From b08a35eceba652850364520f17821710af628cbf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nate Hammer Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:41:41 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] improved main.py, can wrap all names in document now --- pythonCode/main.py | 66 +- pythonCode/output.txt | 157 + pythonCode/output/666_ibm.xml | 16 +- pythonCode/output/9dims.xml | 4 +- pythonCode/output/a-z-cons.xml | 266 +- pythonCode/output/africa.xml | 34 +- pythonCode/output/aids-2.xml | 180 +- pythonCode/output/aids-war.xml | 86 +- pythonCode/output/aids02.xml | 2 +- pythonCode/output/aidsconsp.xml | 76 +- pythonCode/output/air-rail.xml | 34 +- pythonCode/output/alt3.xml | 278 +- pythonCode/output/anti-jew.xml | 42 +- pythonCode/output/aosc_fbi.xml | 60 +- pythonCode/output/art-04.xml | 76 +- pythonCode/output/art-05.xml | 152 +- pythonCode/output/art-06.xml | 226 +- pythonCode/output/art-07.xml | 32 +- pythonCode/output/bankcris.xml | 20 +- pythonCode/output/bcci-1.xml | 336 +- pythonCode/output/bendini.xml | 54 +- 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deletions(-) create mode 100644 pythonCode/output.txt diff --git a/pythonCode/main.py b/pythonCode/main.py index 1b88238..5ca6a2c 100644 --- a/pythonCode/main.py +++ b/pythonCode/main.py @@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import spacy from collections import Counter import re as regex import os +from saxonche import PySaxonProcessor + #### Loads all of the necessary variables and functions. nlp = spacy.load("en_core_web_lg") @@ -12,7 +14,6 @@ outputPath = os.path.join(workingDir, 'output/') insideDir = os.listdir(CollPath) print(insideDir) - # Copies files in case they do not exist def copyTextFiles(file): content = [] @@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ def copyTextFiles(file): with open(CollPath + "/" + file, 'r', encoding='utf8') as inFile: for line in inFile: content.append(line) - print("copying " + file) + print(" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ copying " + file + " ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ") inFile.close() # With the contents copied, a loop will go through the array and write it all in a new file in output folder. with open(outputPath + "/" + file, 'w', encoding='utf8') as f: @@ -29,37 +30,50 @@ def copyTextFiles(file): # Function runs through the tokens of given file. Entities are stored in array, then returned. Called by regexFile(). def entitycollector(tokens): - entities = [] - for entity in tokens.ents: - if entity.label_ == "PERSON": - entities.append(entity.text) + with open('output.txt', 'w') as f: + entities = {} + for ent in sorted(tokens.ents): + # if entity.label_ == "NORP" or entity.label_ == "LOC" or entity.label_=="GPE": + # ebb: The line helps experiment with different spaCy named entity classifiers, in combination if you like: + # When using it, remember to indent the next lines for the for loop. + # print(entity.text, entity.label_, spacy.explain(entity.label_)) + entityInfo = [ent.text, ent.label_, spacy.explain(ent.label_)] + stringify = str(entityInfo) + f.write(stringify) + f.write('\n') + # PRINT TO FILE + # entities.append(entity.text) + entities[ent.text] = ent.label_ return entities # Function runs regex through given file. def regexFile(file): - # First, it reads file given. Supposedly, the newly created file in output folder. - with open(outputPath + "/" + file, 'r', encoding='utf8') as inFile: - rawText = str(inFile.read()) - # Regex finds all elements in a file and deletes them. Then Regex finds anything that is not a letter, and - # deletes. It is stored in a variable that is supposedly clean from anything extra. - cleanedText = regex.sub('[^A-z]+', ' ', regex.sub('<.+?>', ' ', rawText)) - # token stuff + fileDir = os.path.join(outputPath, file) + with PySaxonProcessor(license=False) as proc: + # grabs the original xml file and stores it in a variable for later. + xml = open(fileDir, encoding='utf-8').read() + xp = proc.new_xpath_processor() + node = proc.parse_xml(xml_text=xml) + xp.set_context(xdm_item=node) + xpath = xp.evaluate('//p ! normalize-space() => string-join()') + string = xpath.__str__() + cleanedText = regex.sub('[^A-z]+', ' ', string) tokens = nlp(cleanedText) + wrappedText = xml listEntities = entitycollector(tokens) - # If the listEntity array has content in it, it will go through the list to see if the content is located - # anywhere in the original, raw text. + #print(listEntities) if listEntities: - for entity in listEntities: - wrappedText = regex.sub(str(entity), '' + entity + '',rawText) - # Saves newly wrapped elements and then writes it into the copied file. - with open(outputPath + "/" + file, 'w', encoding='utf8') as f: - f.write(wrappedText) - print("WRAPPING " + entity) - f.close() - else: - print("No names... Probably did not detect any?") + for entity in listEntities.keys(): + #print(entity, listEntities[entity]) + if listEntities[entity] == "PERSON": + key_template = "" + entity + "" + wrappedText = wrappedText.replace(entity, key_template) + # Saves newly wrapped elements and then writes it into the copied file. + with open(fileDir, 'w', encoding='utf8') as f: + f.write(wrappedText) + print("WRAPPING " + entity) -# Goes through all of the original conspiracy texts for file in insideDir: copyTextFiles(file) - regexFile(file) \ No newline at end of file + regexFile(file) + print("File checking finished.") \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output.txt b/pythonCode/output.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..85b108e --- /dev/null +++ b/pythonCode/output.txt @@ -0,0 +1,157 @@ +['Wayne McGuire', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Zionism', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['mideast', 'LOC', 'Non-GPE locations, mountain ranges, bodies of water'] +['the day', 'DATE', 'Absolute or relative dates or periods'] +['Mideast', 'LOC', 'Non-GPE locations, mountain ranges, bodies of water'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['a few years', 'DATE', 'Absolute or relative dates or periods'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['years', 'DATE', 'Absolute or relative dates or periods'] +['Zionism', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Jewish', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Zionism', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Israeli', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Israeli', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Zionist', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Israeli', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Menachem Schneerson', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Kahanism', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Israeli', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Demjanjuk', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Zionist', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Jewish', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['five', 'CARDINAL', 'Numerals that do not fall under another type'] +['Golan Matti', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Israelis', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Jews', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Hebrew', 'LANGUAGE', 'Any named language'] +['Hillel Halkin Leibowitz Yeshayahu', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['the Jewish State Cambridge', 'ORG', 'Companies, agencies, institutions, etc.'] +['Harvard University', 'ORG', 'Companies, agencies, institutions, etc.'] +['Simon Schuster', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Tom The Seventh Million', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Israelis', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['The Holocaust', 'ORG', 'Companies, agencies, institutions, etc.'] +['Wang Sicker', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Martin Judaism', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['the Land of Israel Boulder CO Westview Press', 'ORG', 'Companies, agencies, institutions, etc.'] +['about four', 'CARDINAL', 'Numerals that do not fall under another type'] +['Zionism', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Martin Sicker', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['thousands of years', 'DATE', 'Absolute or relative dates or periods'] +['a few hundred', 'CARDINAL', 'Numerals that do not fall under another type'] +['decades', 'DATE', 'Absolute or relative dates or periods'] +['Zionism', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Zionism', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Mideast', 'LOC', 'Non-GPE locations, mountain ranges, bodies of water'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Arab', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Mary Weiss]I ve', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Mideast', 'LOC', 'Non-GPE locations, mountain ranges, bodies of water'] +['Israeli', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Zionism', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Jews', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['the decade', 'DATE', 'Absolute or relative dates or periods'] +['Jews', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['the day', 'DATE', 'Absolute or relative dates or periods'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Jews', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Jewish', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Zionist', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Jews', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Jewish', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Zionists', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Theodore Herzl', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Karl Marx', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Zionism', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Jewish', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Jews', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Zionism', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['hundreds', 'CARDINAL', 'Numerals that do not fall under another type'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Jews', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Israel Trust', 'ORG', 'Companies, agencies, institutions, etc.'] +['Marty', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['the last year', 'DATE', 'Absolute or relative dates or periods'] +['two', 'CARDINAL', 'Numerals that do not fall under another type'] +['Jews', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Zionism', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Zionists', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Americans', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Jews', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Jews', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Israelis', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Jews', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['the U S', 'LOC', 'Non-GPE locations, mountain ranges, bodies of water'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Semites', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['one', 'CARDINAL', 'Numerals that do not fall under another type'] +['first', 'ORDINAL', '"first", "second", etc.'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['One', 'CARDINAL', 'Numerals that do not fall under another type'] +['one', 'CARDINAL', 'Numerals that do not fall under another type'] +['Rome', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['one', 'CARDINAL', 'Numerals that do not fall under another type'] +['Sabbatai Sevi s', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['one', 'CARDINAL', 'Numerals that do not fall under another type'] +['Karl Marx s', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Menachem Schneerson s', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['David Koresh s', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Arabs', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Mideast', 'LOC', 'Non-GPE locations, mountain ranges, bodies of water'] +['Israelis', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Israelis', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Jewry', 'ORG', 'Companies, agencies, institutions, etc.'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Jews', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Zionism', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Zionism', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Bereft', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Wayne', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Avineri Shlomo Moses Hess Prophet', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Zionism', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['New York', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['London New York University', 'ORG', 'Companies, agencies, institutions, etc.'] +['Friedman Robert', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Meir Kahane', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['FBI Informant', 'ORG', 'Companies, agencies, institutions, etc.'] +['Knesset', 'ORG', 'Companies, agencies, institutions, etc.'] +['Brooklyn Lawrence', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Golan Matti', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Israelis', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Jews', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Hebrew', 'LANGUAGE', 'Any named language'] +['Hillel Halkin', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Harkabi Yehoshafat', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Fateful Hour', 'LOC', 'Non-GPE locations, mountain ranges, bodies of water'] +['the Jewish State Cambridge', 'ORG', 'Companies, agencies, institutions, etc.'] +['Harvard University', 'ORG', 'Companies, agencies, institutions, etc.'] +['Moshe Balaam s Curse', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Simon', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Schuster Lustick', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Ian S', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Jewish', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['Israel', 'GPE', 'Countries, cities, states'] +['Roth', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Simon Schuster Scholem', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Sabbatai Sevi', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Princeton University Press Translated', 'ORG', 'Companies, agencies, institutions, etc.'] +['Seventh', 'ORDINAL', '"first", "second", etc.'] +['Israelis', 'NORP', 'Nationalities or religious or political groups'] +['The Holocaust', 'ORG', 'Companies, agencies, institutions, etc.'] +['Wang Sicker', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['Martin Judaism', 'PERSON', 'People, including fictional'] +['the Land of Israel Boulder CO Westview Press', 'ORG', 'Companies, agencies, institutions, etc.'] diff --git a/pythonCode/output/666_ibm.xml b/pythonCode/output/666_ibm.xml index ce47461..180b04a 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/666_ibm.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/666_ibm.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

I scanned this excerpt in from the book, "The Delicate Balance" , -written by John Zajac. 1989-1990 . ISBN Number 0-910311-57-9 .

+written by John Zajac. 1989-1990 . ISBN Number 0-910311-57-9 .

** Begin Excerpt **

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ It then selects commercials to be shown to that customer to affect his specific buying habits. While most customers claim that they are not affected by these commercials, the advertising companies have spent a lot of money on research proving otherwise. Is this the start of a more modern -version of George Orwell's "1984," the complete control depicted in Vance +version of George Orwell's "1984," the complete control depicted in Vance Packard's 'The Hidden Persuaders' ? Certainly, computers are powerful and indispensable tools. Thanks to computers, paychecks are deposited automatically into checking and savings accounts at predefined rates while @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ their flesh. The computer then keeps track of the codes. Years later, these fish will be detected by the same system as they swim back upstream and are forced through fish ladders and chutes. *

-

Just as impressive is what Walter Wriston, the chairman of CitiCorp did in +

Just as impressive is what Walter Wriston, the chairman of CitiCorp did in 1983. He passed a rule within the bank that was later withdrawn as a result of public outcry. His rule stated that unless you were a depositor of $5,000 or more, you were not entitled to a teller. This meant that the vast @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ military or econonic aid, sanctions, or war. The highest people in government, it would seem, want the government to have total control of everything.

-

In Orwell's 1984, the government "took over," and everyone was controlled by +

In Orwell's 1984, the government "took over," and everyone was controlled by "Big Brother." In reality, government may take over, not through control of transportation and censorship, but through the economy, the lending institutions, and every financial transaction. Is it too far-fetched to @@ -285,10 +285,10 @@ the same in every country in the world, unaffected by language because every computer speaks the same language of "1's" and "0's." Thus, 0110,0110,0110 is 666 universally.

-

In the Book of Revelation; John said that 666 is the mark of the beast. This +

In the Book of Revelation; John said that 666 is the mark of the beast. This number also represents the universal consistency of the computers that will be required to control the world's finances and thus the world's people. -When John wrote 1,900 years ago, he did not know anything about the binary +When John wrote 1,900 years ago, he did not know anything about the binary number system, computers, or why computers would require binary coded decimals. Yet, he stated emphatically that the mark of the beast is 666.

@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ be totally eliminated. Everything would be done through the government, through the computer, giving the government total control. The greatest fear is that when receiving the mark, you also may be forced to pledge allegiance to your flag and (as in the days of kings) to your ruler, but in this case -the world leader would be the Antichrist. Of course, to have allegiance with -the Antichrist is to make a pact with the Devil. If you think that this +the world leader would be the Antichrist. Of course, to have allegiance with +the Antichrist is to make a pact with the Devil. If you think that this unified system is very far away, then you have missed some intriguing news items.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/9dims.xml b/pythonCode/output/9dims.xml index 6575f59..5e3e881 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/9dims.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/9dims.xml @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ the theory you must make compensations on your part. Ok, on with the file...

Volume I: Defining the 9 planes

-

Written by: Starmaster and Locust

+

Written by: Starmaster and Locust

1st dimensional plane: This plane consists of only the single dimension of length. It is not advised to try to envision this dimension for it may @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ gains great intensity, it then is transfered to all other dimensions.

That about does it for this file. That pretty much explains everything that I can think of dealing with the unexplainable. If you can think of any more, -leave mail on Centre of Eternity for Starmaster (#75). I will ponder for the +leave mail on Centre of Eternity for Starmaster (#75). I will ponder for the answer, until I can get a suitable one using this theory. None will be turned away. Who knows, maybe I'll get enough quetions to write another phile. Slatez dudes.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/a-z-cons.xml b/pythonCode/output/a-z-cons.xml index ef14aac..b23e8c9 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/a-z-cons.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/a-z-cons.xml @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ age. Conspiracy theories fill a human need. They make some sense of the cruel narrative that is the 20th century. They turn the random violence of a lone madman into an act of orchestrated malice. In -this way the loss of a figure like Kennedy becomes somehow more +this way the loss of a figure like Kennedy becomes somehow more comprehensible. To be angry is more bearable than to be uncertain. This soothing function can be at odds with truth, however. Alternative conspiracist history is as flawed as the `authorised' @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ version. Worse, a conspiracist view can suppress awkward pieces of information by toying with the notion that events have been covered up by the authorities to suit their own ends: encounters with alien space ships, the real makers of the Lockerbie bomb and the truth -about Rudolf Hess have all been hidden from the public but the +about Rudolf Hess have all been hidden from the public but the higher officers of the state are in the know. Some of the conspiracy theories which date from earlier this century have more ignoble, murkier origins. Anti-semites were @@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ third kind took place on 27 December 1980, when airmen at two RAF stations in East Anglia witnessed something extraordinary. First radar operators at RAF Watton in Norfolk picked up an oddity on their screens. Then RAF Phantom pilots reported seeing intense -bright lights in the sky. Former radar operator Mal Scurrah said: +bright lights in the sky. Former radar operator Mal Scurrah said: `As the Phantoms got close the hovering object shot upwards at phenomenal speed " monitored at more than 1,000 mph.' Later, airmen stationed at RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk investigated a mystery fire -in Rendlesham Forest. Sergeant Jim Penniston witnessed the -encounter with airman John Burroughs. Penniston said: `The air was +in Rendlesham Forest. Sergeant Jim Penniston witnessed the +encounter with airman John Burroughs. Penniston said: `The air was filled with electricity and we saw an object about the size of a tank. It was triangular, moulded of black glass and had symbols on it. Suddenly it shot off faster than any aircraft I have ever @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ intelligence which didn't originate on Earth'. His tape and film were confiscated by visiting US defence officials. Former British Chief of Defence Staff Lord Hill-Norton has claimed: `Someone is sitting on information that should be in the public domain.' -Believability: 9/10 (Possible explanation: what the airmen saw may +Believability: 9/10 (Possible explanation: what the airmen saw may not have been a UFO, but a prototype of the Stealth bomber, which has a black triangular shape, a strange radar print and was, in 1980, ultra-secret. Project Aurora, a new ultra-ultra-secret @@ -93,48 +93,48 @@ responsible for all subsequent UFO sightings.)

B IS FOR THE BILDERBERG GROUP, which organises semi-secret annual three-day meetings of the European-Atlantic great and good from the worlds of business, diplomacy and politics. The first -meetings were organised in 1954 by eminence grise Joseph Retinger, +meetings were organised in 1954 by eminence grise Joseph Retinger, the then secretary general of the newly fledged, CIA-funded -European Movement. Karl Otto Pohl, then president of Deutsche -Bundesbank, David Rockefeller, Lord Carrington and Governor Bill -Clinton of Arkansaswere among recent delegates. Denis Healey was at -that first meeting and, having retired, discusses Bilderberg in his -autobiography, The Time Of My Life. Bilderberg is one of the +European Movement. Karl Otto Pohl, then president of Deutsche +Bundesbank, David Rockefeller, Lord Carrington and Governor Bill +Clinton of Arkansaswere among recent delegates. Denis Healey was at +that first meeting and, having retired, discusses Bilderberg in his +autobiography, The Time Of My Life. Bilderberg is one of the transnational groups suspected by the European-American far Right of being part of the secret elite power structure. Even the -Financial Times column `Lombard' has noted: `If the Bilderberg +Financial Times column `Lombard' has noted: `If the Bilderberg group is not a conspiracy of some sort, it is conducted in such a -way as to give a remarkably good imitation of one.' Believability: +way as to give a remarkably good imitation of one.' Believability: 8/10 C IS FOR CEAUSESCU, who was tried and executed on Christmas Day to hush up the complicity of Romania's new leaders in his crimes. -The videotape of the Christmas Day show trial of Nicolae and Elena +The videotape of the Christmas Day show trial of Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu is an absorbing spectacle. Time and again, Ceausescu and his wife turn on their interrogators and accuse them of knowing the answers to the questions they have posed. Prosecutor: `What do you know about the Securitate?' Elena: `They are sitting across from us here.' The old witch was right, of course, because sitting in the -courtroom were secret police chiefs like Colonel Magureanu, who had +courtroom were secret police chiefs like Colonel Magureanu, who had been party to the attack on civilians in Timisoara which had triggered the revolution. He was later promoted by the leader of -the conspirators, Ion Iliescu " a former Ceausescu crony " to head +the conspirators, Ion Iliescu " a former Ceausescu crony " to head the renamed secret police, the `Romanian Information Service'. Iliescu became and remains president, the tainted hero of a tainted revolution. - Believability: 10/10

+ Believability: 10/10

-

D IS FOR `DEEP THROAT', the mole in the Nixon administration -guiding the Washington Post journalists, Woodward and Bernstein, to +

D IS FOR `DEEP THROAT', the mole in the Nixon administration +guiding the Washington Post journalists, Woodward and Bernstein, to the Watergate story. `Throat' remains unidentified. In his book -Hidden Agenda (1984) Jim Hougan nominated both Nixon's chief of -staff, Alexander Haig, and National Security Agency boss, Admiral -Bobby Ray Inman, as candidates; Colodny and Gettlin also fingered -Haig in their book Silent Coup (1991). Barbara Newman, for Channel +Hidden Agenda (1984) Jim Hougan nominated both Nixon's chief of +staff, Alexander Haig, and National Security Agency boss, Admiral +Bobby Ray Inman, as candidates; Colodny and Gettlin also fingered +Haig in their book Silent Coup (1991). Barbara Newman, for Channel 4's Dispatches, came up with the head of the FBI field office in -Washington, the late Bob Kunkle. He was allegedly leaking for the -FBI, which was disgruntled by the Nixon cover-up. - Believability: 10/10 (Cynics suspect `Deep Throat' was merely a +Washington, the late Bob Kunkle. He was allegedly leaking for the +FBI, which was disgruntled by the Nixon cover-up. + Believability: 10/10 (Cynics suspect `Deep Throat' was merely a dramatic device or a ploy to keep newspaper lawyers quiet.)

E IS FOR ELECTRICITY PYLONS, which fry our brains. A number of @@ -144,25 +144,25 @@ physical ill-health. No government ministry has placed much credence on these complaints. The epidemiology of environmental effect is notoriously hard to prove, but all good conspiracists believe there is no smoke without a secret ray. - Believability: 7/10

+ Believability: 7/10

F IS FOR FREEMASONS, who club together to better themselves in the world. The majority of active freemasons have sworn not to divulge the secrets of the craft, on pain of having their tongues `cut out by the root and buried in the sand below low-water mark'. Other masons who have tried to break ranks have come to sticky -ends, like `God's Banker' Roberto Calvi, found hanging from +ends, like `God's Banker' Roberto Calvi, found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge in 1982. So it is hard to determine just how much influence is wielded by the grown men who like to dress in black suits, wear aprons, bare their breasts and roll up their trouser legs. Not very much, say some sceptics, who suspect that the masons have more control over, say, haberdashery in Herefordshire than the British state. But freemasons still hold -some sway in the corridors of power. The Rt Hon the Lord Templeman -and Rt Hon Lord Justice Balcombe, both freemasons, are two of the +some sway in the corridors of power. The Rt Hon the Lord Templeman +and Rt Hon Lord Justice Balcombe, both freemasons, are two of the most senior judges in the land; junior Foreign Office minister Tony -Baldry, former Tory MP David Trippier and back bench MPs Sir Peter -Emery and Sir Gerard Vaughan are all on the square. +Baldry, former Tory MP David Trippier and back bench MPs Sir Peter +Emery and Sir Gerard Vaughan are all on the square. Many police officers, too, remain true to their masonic oaths of secrecy. In 1993 at a Police Federation conference a motion urging police officers to reveal membership of the masonic brotherhood was @@ -174,14 +174,14 @@ about freemasonry in the ranks, put a paper bag over his head. Finally a member of the Metropolitan branch came to the rostrum to announce the vote. `I'm not telling,' he said to laughter. `It's a secret.' The opponents of freemasonry lost the vote. - Believability: 8/10

+ Believability: 8/10

G IS FOR THE GEMSTONE FILE, the conspiracy theory which first surfaced in 1975. Originally a precis by American journalist -Stephania Caruana of allegations made in letters by American -chemist Bruce Roberts, now deceased, Gemstone attributes much of -post-war America's ills to the power of Aristotle Onassis, who had -the Kennedys and Dr King assassinated, seized the Howard Hughes +Stephania Caruana of allegations made in letters by American +chemist Bruce Roberts, now deceased, Gemstone attributes much of +post-war America's ills to the power of Aristotle Onassis, who had +the Kennedys and Dr King assassinated, seized the Howard Hughes empire, did a deal with the Mafia, etc. The subject of a couple of book-length studies to date, Gemstone has appeared in five or six different versions, each one containing new material. Most striking @@ -189,87 +189,87 @@ is the `Kiwi Gemstone' in which specifically New Zealand incidents have been embedded in the original American narrative. Authorless, floating round the world in samizdat form, Gemstone is a perfect, small-scale disinformation vehicle for anyone who cares to use it. - Believability: 0/10

+ Believability: 0/10

H IS FOR HESS, locked up in Spandau prison because he knew all about the secret 1941 negotiations between Britain and Nazi -Germany. Rudolf Hess's flight in May 1941 remains one of the most +Germany. Rudolf Hess's flight in May 1941 remains one of the most bizarre episodes of the Second World War. Lord James -Douglas-Hamilton, son of the Duke of Hamilton, the Scottish -landowner to whom Hess presented his plans, said: `Hess's proposals +Douglas-Hamilton, son of the Duke of Hamilton, the Scottish +landowner to whom Hess presented his plans, said: `Hess's proposals consisted of a limited peace deal under which Germany would have allowed Britain a free hand in her empire in return for Britain allowing Germany a free hand in Europe and Russia. His so-called -peace plans would have meant the enslavement of Europe.' Hess was +peace plans would have meant the enslavement of Europe.' Hess was arrested, tried to commit suicide, went mad, was sentenced to life imprisonment and, at the age of 93, hanged himself in Spandau prison. Or not, as the case may be. - One theory has it that the Churchill government, in a hideously -clever propaganda campaign against the Nazis, ran a double, `Hess + One theory has it that the Churchill government, in a hideously +clever propaganda campaign against the Nazis, ran a double, `Hess Two'. Evidence supporting the double theory emerged when a Dutch TV -journalist, Karel Hille, disclosed that he had got the Most Secret -file on Hess via an unnamed British historian who had been given it -by the late MI6 spymaster Sir Maurice Oldfield. Oldfield had, +journalist, Karel Hille, disclosed that he had got the Most Secret +file on Hess via an unnamed British historian who had been given it +by the late MI6 spymaster Sir Maurice Oldfield. Oldfield had, allegedly, stolen the file from the MI6 archive. That the man, -`Hess Two', who killed himself in prison was not the real Hess is -backed by Hugh Thomas, a Welsh surgeon, who, in the early 1970s, +`Hess Two', who killed himself in prison was not the real Hess is +backed by Hugh Thomas, a Welsh surgeon, who, in the early 1970s, was consultant to the British Military Hospital in West Berlin. -Thomas examined `Hess Two' and found him to lack the scars the real -Hess should have had after a wound he received in 1917. MI6 had -`Hess Two' hanged because they didn't want the truth to come out. +Thomas examined `Hess Two' and found him to lack the scars the real +Hess should have had after a wound he received in 1917. MI6 had +`Hess Two' hanged because they didn't want the truth to come out. Then the killers burnt the evidence, including an electrical flex, with which he was murdered. - Believability: 5/10 (Hess was mad. His 1917 wound was + Believability: 5/10 (Hess was mad. His 1917 wound was pea-sized.)

I IS FOR THE ILLUMINATI, the secret society controlling all the other secret societies. An 18th-century masonic splinter group -begun by Adam Weishaupt, the Illimunati were said to be the hidden +begun by Adam Weishaupt, the Illimunati were said to be the hidden force behind the French Revolution. After the First World War they were re-launched into the English-speaking world by one Nesta Webster who credited them with organising the Russian October -Revolution too. In 1921 the Spectator described Weishaupt as a +Revolution too. In 1921 the Spectator described Weishaupt as a `Prussian with criminal instincts and lunatic perversions . . . {who} shunted continental freemasonry on to Antinomian and revolutionary lines.' In the demonology of the Anglo-American far Right, the Illuminati largely replaced the Jews as the spider at the centre of the web. These theories were brilliantly parodied in -the Illuminatus! trilogy (1976) by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert +the Illuminatus! trilogy (1976) by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea. - Believability: 0/10

+ Believability: 0/10

-

J IS FOR JAMES JESUS ANGLETON, the orchid-growing, +

J IS FOR JAMES JESUS ANGLETON, the orchid-growing, poetry-writing, paranoid head of CIA counter intelligence -throughout much of the Cold War. Angleton believed the CIA and all +throughout much of the Cold War. Angleton believed the CIA and all other spy networks to be so much gorgonzola, riddled with KGB -moles. In his search for these moles Angleton paralysed large +moles. In his search for these moles Angleton paralysed large chunks of the CIA for years at a stretch and blighted the careers of many senior officers. - It was Angleton who insisted in the 1960s that MI5 investigate -Harold Wilson, a task taken up enthusiastically by Peter Wright and -his circle in MI5. Angleton's overarching idiocy was to believe the -KGB defector Golitsyn, who claimed that the friction between the -Soviet Union and Mao's China in the late 1960s was a fake to + It was Angleton who insisted in the 1960s that MI5 investigate +Harold Wilson, a task taken up enthusiastically by Peter Wright and +his circle in MI5. Angleton's overarching idiocy was to believe the +KGB defector Golitsyn, who claimed that the friction between the +Soviet Union and Mao's China in the late 1960s was a fake to deceive the West. Despite the collapse of the Soviet Union, -Golitsyn remains convinced that it is all a black propaganda ploy. -However, the confession of top CIA man Aldrich Ames that he was a -KGB mole have proved some of Angleton's fears correct. - Believability: 6/10

+Golitsyn remains convinced that it is all a black propaganda ploy. +However, the confession of top CIA man Aldrich Ames that he was a +KGB mole have proved some of Angleton's fears correct. + Believability: 6/10

K IS FOR KENNEDY, killed by almost anyone you care to mention. -According to Captain James T Kirk of the Starship Enterprise, the +According to Captain James T Kirk of the Starship Enterprise, the `first rule of assassination is kill the assassins'. The killing of -Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby set a hare running that has never -stopped. Instead of Oswald's courtroom confession or denial of +Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby set a hare running that has never +stopped. Instead of Oswald's courtroom confession or denial of guilt providing some explanation of the killing of the president, the assassination of the assassin let conjecture reign. So many had a hand in his murder it is too tedious to name them -all. Oliver Stone argued in his film JFK that Lyndon Baines Johnson +all. Oliver Stone argued in his film JFK that Lyndon Baines Johnson was the man behind the conspiracy. The KGB, the Mafia, the Cubans, -the FBI and the masons are all contenders. Perhaps the best JFK +the FBI and the masons are all contenders. Perhaps the best JFK conspiracy theory is that he is, after all, still alive, but kept a permanent prisoner by the National Security Council. - Believability: 1/10

+ Believability: 1/10

L IS FOR LOCKERBIE. On 21 December 1988, 270 people were murdered when Pan Am 103 exploded over Scotland. @@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ investigators on both sides of the Atlantic have consistently pointed the finger at two Libyan intelligence officers who they believe planted the bomb on a plane from Malta before it was transferred at Frankfurt on to the fatal flight. UN sanctions are -enforced against Tripoli until Colonel Gadaffi agrees to hand over +enforced against Tripoli until Colonel Gadaffi agrees to hand over the two for trial. Others are not convinced by the official line. Tales of suitcases of heroin recovered at the crash site by mysterious @@ -289,61 +289,61 @@ spooks were running `controlled' deliveries of Lebanese heroin through Frankfurt airport in return for information about the whereabouts of the hostages in Beirut. The terrorists were aware of this and switched the dope-filled Samsonite case with one -containing the bomb. Among those killed were Matthew Gannon, the -CIA's deputy head of station in Beirut, and Major Charles McKee, a +containing the bomb. Among those killed were Matthew Gannon, the +CIA's deputy head of station in Beirut, and Major Charles McKee, a Defence Intelligence Agency officer allegedly in charge of a hostage rescue team. Some students of the tragedy have gone so far as to suggest that McKee was flying home to blow the whistle, disgusted that deals were being struck with dope dealers in order to gain intelligence on the kidnap victims. - Believability: 8/10

+ Believability: 8/10

M IS FOR DAVID MELLOR, got at by Mossad after his pro-Palestinian outburst in 1988 on the West Bank. The Israelis -were out to topple Mellor after he became the most prominent critic +were out to topple Mellor after he became the most prominent critic in the British Government of their conduct in the Occupied Territories. First, they managed to secure his removal as junior Foreign Office minister, threatening to stop passing on intelligence -information about the hostages in Beirut unless Mellor was moved. +information about the hostages in Beirut unless Mellor was moved. Second, they arranged for the clandestine phone-tapping operation which led to the highly embarrassing `toe-sucking' allegations. - The result: Mellor was forced to quit the Cabinet. - Believability: 5/10 + The result: Mellor was forced to quit the Cabinet. + Believability: 5/10 N IS FOR NOSTRADAMUS, the 16th- century psychic seer who -predicted Napoleon, Hitler and the killing of John Kennedy. The -seer's muddily-written quatrains have spawned more than 200 books, +predicted Napoleon, Hitler and the killing of John Kennedy. The +seer's muddily-written quatrains have spawned more than 200 books, a propaganda war between the Nazis and the Allies during the Second World War, a movie, an American TV spin-off show, Monopoly-style board games, a virtual reality game and even a watch, which ticks down the seconds from 1 January 1995 to the millennium. - Whitstable housewife Valerie Hewitt, author of Nostradamus: His + Whitstable housewife Valerie Hewitt, author of Nostradamus: His Key To The Centuries (Heinemann, 1994), predicts that Prince Charles will be crowned this year. `It will be something sudden -that will affect the Queen, an illness " whether it is political or -genuine it doesn't matter. And Diana will be offered the chance to -become Queen. But Charles's reign will be short and William could -be king before he's 18.' In 1993 she predicted that George Bush +that will affect the Queen, an illness " whether it is political or +genuine it doesn't matter. And Diana will be offered the chance to +become Queen. But Charles's reign will be short and William could +be king before he's 18.' In 1993 she predicted that George Bush would stay as president. - Rival Nostradamus buff John Hogue is more apocalyptic. He plumps + Rival Nostradamus buff John Hogue is more apocalyptic. He plumps for nuclear disaster or terrorism in 1996, World War III before the millennium and Aids " `a very great plague . . . with a great scab' " and the ozone hole killing off two-thirds of the world population. He quotes the prophet's vision of the future: `So many {die} that no one will know the true owners of fields and houses. The weeds in the city streets will rise higher than the knees, and -there shall be a total desolation of the clergy.' Believability: +there shall be a total desolation of the clergy.' Believability: 0/10 (The verses of Nostradamus clearly refer to events and places in the 16th century. For example, nowhere does he mention `Hitler', only `Hister', the contemporary name for the Lower Danube.)

P IS FOR PROMIS SOFTWARE, stolen from a Washington law firm. In -1982 a Washington DC computer firm, Inslaw, developed a programme +1982 a Washington DC computer firm, Inslaw, developed a programme called Promis (Prosecutors' Management Information System) which it supplied to the US Justice Department for $10 million. A year -later, Justice stopped all payments and Inslaw went bankrupt. A +later, Justice stopped all payments and Inslaw went bankrupt. A ruling in 1987 at a bankruptcy court concluded that the Justice Department `took, converted and stole Promis software through trickery, fraud and deceit', which is a little embarrassing for the @@ -354,29 +354,29 @@ prompting one investigator to claim that the case `was a lot dirtier for the department than Watergate had been, both in its breadth and depth'. It turns out that (allegedly) the men behind the theft of the -software were all Reagan appointees who helped engineer the 1980 +software were all Reagan appointees who helped engineer the 1980 `October Surprise', whereby the Republicans struck a deal with the Iranians not to release American Embassy hostages from Tehran until -after Reagan was safely in the White House. The software was then +after Reagan was safely in the White House. The software was then sold on to foreign intelligence agencies across the globe, (a) to generate revenue for covert operations not authorised by Congress; and (b) to make it easier for US operatives to hack into the software. - The story was chased by US freelance Danny Casolaro. A year -after making himself known to the Inslaw people he was found dead + The story was chased by US freelance Danny Casolaro. A year +after making himself known to the Inslaw people he was found dead in a motel room in West Virginia. The official verdict was suicide, -but Elliott Richardson, the Attorney General under Nixon, hired by -Inslaw to investigate the case, concluded: `It's hard to come up -with any reason for Casolaro's death other than he was deliberately +but Elliott Richardson, the Attorney General under Nixon, hired by +Inslaw to investigate the case, concluded: `It's hard to come up +with any reason for Casolaro's death other than he was deliberately murdered because he was so close to uncovering sinister elements in -what he called `the Octopus'.' Believability: 7/10

+what he called `the Octopus'.' Believability: 7/10

Q IS FOR CARROLL QUIGLEY, the granddaddy of all modern American -conspiracists. Quigley's 1,340-page volume Tragedy And Hope " +conspiracists. Quigley's 1,340-page volume Tragedy And Hope " History Of The World In Our Time (1966) included a dozen pages on the existence of a hitherto unknown secret society, run by Alfred, Lord Milner, Lloyd George's Chef de Cabinet, funded by Cecil -Rhodes's estate. The group, said Quigley, who claimed to have +Rhodes's estate. The group, said Quigley, who claimed to have access to its papers, organised the Round Table groups in the Commonwealth, the Royal Institute For International Affairs in London and its counterpart in the US betwen the wars. @@ -384,19 +384,19 @@ London and its counterpart in the US betwen the wars. were proof, from an `insider', of the great conspiracy they had always suspected. Not the communists, not the Jews, not even the Illuminati, but the Perpetual Hidden Government " the PHG! -Quigley's revelations are behind much of the recent talk of One +Quigley's revelations are behind much of the recent talk of One Worlders and New World Orders and are part of Republican -presidential hopeful Pat Robertson's world view. Among Quigley's -students at Georgetown University was Bill Clinton, and the -conspiracists got quite excited when President Clinton referred to -the impact Quigley made on him in his inauguration speech. - Believability: 4/10

+presidential hopeful Pat Robertson's world view. Among Quigley's +students at Georgetown University was Bill Clinton, and the +conspiracists got quite excited when President Clinton referred to +the impact Quigley made on him in his inauguration speech. + Believability: 4/10

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R IS FOR JAMES RUSBRIDGER, killed and framed as a sex pervert by -MI5. Rusbridger was a tremendous irritant to the security services. +

R IS FOR JAMES RUSBRIDGER, killed and framed as a sex pervert by +MI5. Rusbridger was a tremendous irritant to the security services. His letters to newspapers poured scorn on the Official Secrets Act; his books, such as The Intelligence Game, cast doubt on the -official version of events. But where Rusbridger, aged 65 at the +official version of events. But where Rusbridger, aged 65 at the time of his death, really annoyed the spooks was when he unearthed Britain's code-cracking secrets, in particular the story that the British had cracked Japanese naval codes in advance of the attack @@ -409,20 +409,20 @@ His face was covered by a gas mask and he was also wearing a sou'wester. His body was suspended from two ropes, attached to shackles fastened to a piece of wood across the open loft hatch, and was surrounded by pictures of men and mainly black women in -bondage. Consultant pathologist Dr Yasai Sivathondan said he died +bondage. Consultant pathologist Dr Yasai Sivathondan said he died from asphyxia due to hanging `in keeping with a form of sexual strangulation'. His death occasioned a piece by Sunday Times reporter James -Adams, whose own books boast of contacts with British intelligence. -Adams quoted senior intelligence officials as saying Rusbridger +Adams, whose own books boast of contacts with British intelligence. +Adams quoted senior intelligence officials as saying Rusbridger never had any connection with any branch of British intelligence: "His death was as much a fantasy as his life,' said one source . . -. Rusbridger's interest in intelligence seems to have coincided +. Rusbridger's interest in intelligence seems to have coincided with his conviction for theft in 1977.' Such an extensive posthumous demolition job by intelligence officials would perhaps only be merited by someone who had been a serious thorn in their side. - Believability: 7/10

+ Believability: 7/10

S IS FOR THE SUICIDES OF THE SCIENTISTS WHO WORKED FOR MARCONI. In 1988 a host of brilliant researchers working for the defence @@ -442,54 +442,54 @@ employer. When the numbers are crunched, there is no statistical aberration in the number of suicides by Marconi scientists. It is too good a story for a newspaper to kill, however. - Believability: 0/10

+ Believability: 0/10

U IS FOR THE UNIFIED CONSPIRACY THEORY, or the Grand Unified Conspiracy Theory, which knits all the other conspiracy theories into a coherent tapestry. - Believability: 1/10

+ Believability: 1/10

V IS FOR VATICAN, which knocks off the popes it doesn't like. -The markedly short reign of John Paul I has given rise to this +The markedly short reign of John Paul I has given rise to this particular crock of conjecture. Old men can die quite quickly, even if they are popes. However, -rumours persist in the Vatican than John Paul I was going to clean +rumours persist in the Vatican than John Paul I was going to clean out the Augean stables of the pontiff's finances and expose the scandalous links between the Mafia, the freemasons and senior cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church. - Believability: 2/10

+ Believability: 2/10

W IS FOR COLIN WALLACE, who was forced to resign from the Ministry of Defence in 1975 when he leaked information about a -covert MI5 operation, `Clockwork Orange'. Wallace, an Ulsterman, +covert MI5 operation, `Clockwork Orange'. Wallace, an Ulsterman, claimed he had been involved in the operation, which had been designed to destabilise paramilitary organisations in the Province -through disinformation. Wallace alleged that the scope of the +through disinformation. Wallace alleged that the scope of the operation had been extended to include mainland politicians viewed as `politically soft or leftist', a list which included Harold -Wilson, Edward Heath and Jeremy Thorpe. Wallace claims it was in +Wilson, Edward Heath and Jeremy Thorpe. Wallace claims it was in his remit to discredit these `targets' using unfounded smear stories about sexual impropriety. He also alleged, in a memo to army chiefs, that a Belfast boys' home named Kincora was being used as a homosexual trap for intelligence gathering against prominent Unionist politicians. In -1990 an inquiry conducted by James Calcutt QC found Wallace's +1990 an inquiry conducted by James Calcutt QC found Wallace's dismissal to be unsafe and ordered the Ministry to award him pounds 30,000 in compensation. The inquiry was not, however, -empowered to make any judgment on Wallace's allegations. - Believability: 7/10

+empowered to make any judgment on Wallace's allegations. + Believability: 7/10

X IS FOR MR X, the third man who allegedly went to bed with two senior Conservative politicians, now in the Cabinet, all at the same time. This is a conspiracy theory never to be told. - Believability: 10/10

+ Believability: 10/10

Y IS FOR YAKUZA, the Japanese mafia who run the world. The Yakuza are the world's richest and most powerful gangsters. They control many of the big-name Japanese corporations that now have huge leverage in the major western economies. Nothing can be done to loosen the grip of the Yakuza on the world economy. - Believability: 8/10 + Believability: 8/10 Z IS FOR THE ZAGREB OPERATION, when the NKVD inducted Robert Maxwell as a Soviet double agent. Maxwell was never clear about how @@ -508,5 +508,5 @@ came across the truth when they bought up a senior KGB archivist who sold them the Operation Zagreb file. Maxwell " who Mossad thought had been working for them " was terminated by a crack unit of Israeli frogmen. - Believability: 6/10 + Believability: 6/10

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/africa.xml b/pythonCode/output/africa.xml index 151521f..4795620 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/africa.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/africa.xml @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ malignant. Does this strike you as being a peculiar goal for a health organization? Sometimes Americans believe in conspiracies and sometimes the don't. -Was there a conspiracy to kill President Kennedy? Twenty five years later +Was there a conspiracy to kill President Kennedy? Twenty five years later the debate still continues, and people keep changing there minds. One day it's yes and the next it's no - depending upon what was served for lunch, or how the stock market did the day before. @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ National Cancer Institute, and the AIDS epidemic. But what about the green monkey? Some of the best virologist in the world and many of those directly involved in AIDS research, such as -Robert Gallo and Luc Montagnier, have said that the green monkey may be +Robert Gallo and Luc Montagnier, have said that the green monkey may be the culprit. You know the story: A green monkey bit a native on the ass and, bam - AIDS all over central Africa. @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ drug addicts, and through high multiple partner sexual activity such as takes place in Africa and among homosexuals. After repeated transfer it can become a " natural " infection for man, which it has. - Dr. Theodore Strecker's research of the literature indicates that + Dr. Theodore Strecker's research of the literature indicates that the National Cancer Institute ( NCI ) in collaboration with the WHO, made the AIDS virus in there laboratories at Fort Detrick ( now NCI ). They combined the deadly retro-viruses Bovine-Leukemia Virus and Sheep @@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ Detrick, Maryland against the free world, expecially the United States, even using foreign communist agents within the US Army's germ warfare unit euphamistically called the Army Infectious Disease Unit. - You don't believe it? Carlton Gajdusek, an NIH bigshot at Detrick + You don't believe it? Carlton Gajdusek, an NIH bigshot at Detrick admits it. " IN THE FACILITY I HAVE A BUILDING WHERE MORE GOOD AND LOYAL COMMUNIST SCIENTISTS FROM THE USSR AND MAINLAND CHINA WORK, WITH FULL PASSKEYS TO ALL THE LABORATORIES, THAN THERE ARE AMERICAN. EVEN THE ARMY'S INFECTIOUS DISEASE UNIT IS LOADED WITH FOREIGN WORKERS NOT ALWAYS FRIENDLY NATIONALS." - Can you imagine that? A UN-WHO communist trogan horse in our + Can you imagine that? A UN-WHO communist trogan horse in our biological warfare center with the full blessing of the US government? The creation of the AIDS virus by the WHO was not just a diabolical @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ sites chosen in 1972 were Ugunda and other African sites, Haiti, Brazil and Japan. The present and recent past of AIDS epidemiology coincides with these geographical areas. - Dr. Strecker points out that even if the African green monkey could + Dr. Strecker points out that even if the African green monkey could transmit AIDS to humans, the present known amount of infection in Africa makes it statistically impossible for a single episode, such as a monkey biting someone, to have brought this epidemic to this point. The doubling @@ -162,13 +162,13 @@ etc...In 15 years, from a single source of infection there would be about 8000 cases in Africa, not 75 million. We are approaching World War II mortality statistics here - without a shot being fired. - Dr. Theodore A. Strecker is the courageous doctor who has unraveled + Dr. Theodore A. Strecker is the courageous doctor who has unraveled this conundrum, the greatest murder mystery of all time. He should get the Nobel Prize but he'll be lucky not to get "suicided." ( "Prominent California doctor ties his hands behind his back, hangs himself, and jumps from 20th floor. There was no evidence of foul play." ) - Strecker was employed as a consultant to work on a health proposal + Strecker was employed as a consultant to work on a health proposal for Security Pacific Bank. He was to estimate the cost of their health care for the future. Should they form an HMO was the major issue. After investigating the current medical market he advised against the HMO because @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ human cells in a laboratory, did they say it was " bad science " when thats exactly what occurred? As early as 1970 the WHO was growing these deadly animal viruses in -human tissue cultures. Cedric Mims, in 1981, said in a published article +human tissue cultures. Cedric Mims, in 1981, said in a published article that there was a bovive virus contaminating the culture media of th WHO. Was this an accident or a "non-accident"? If it was an accident then why did the WHO continue to use the vaccine? @@ -198,10 +198,10 @@ did the WHO continue to use the vaccine? It was given to monkeys and they died of pneumocystis carni which is typical of AIDS. - Dr. R. J. Biggar said in Lancet ( a Brittish journal ) that the AIDS + Dr. R. J. Biggar said in Lancet ( a Brittish journal ) that the AIDS agent could not have developed de novo. That means in plain english that it didn't come out of thin air. AIDS was engineered in a laboratory by -virologists. It couldn't engineer itself. As Dr. Stricker so colorfully +virologists. It couldn't engineer itself. As Dr. Stricker so colorfully puts it: " If a person has no arms or legs and shows up at a party in a tuxedo, how did he get dressed? Somebody dressed him. " @@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ experimental animals maybe it is appropriate. The London Times should be congratulated for uncovering the smallpox- AIDS connection. But there expose was very misleading. The article states that the African AIDS epidemic was caused by the smallpox vaccine -"triggering" the AIDS in those vaccinated. Dr. Robert Gallo, who has been +"triggering" the AIDS in those vaccinated. Dr. Robert Gallo, who has been mixed up in some very strange scientific snafus, supports this theory. Whether the infection of 75 million Africians was deliberate or accidental can be debated, but there is no room for debate whether the @@ -309,20 +309,20 @@ in 1967 with their deadly AIDS-laced vaccine. The AIDS virus didn't come from Africa, it came from Fort Detrick, Maryland, U.S.A. The situation is extremely desperate and the medical profession is -too frightened and cowed (as usual) to take any action. Dr. Strecker +too frightened and cowed (as usual) to take any action. Dr. Strecker attempted to mobilize the doctors through some of the most respected medical journals in the world. The prestigious Annals of Internal Medicine said that his material "appears to be entirely concerned with maters of virology" and so try some other publication. - In his letter to The Annals, Strecker said, "If correct human + In his letter to The Annals, Strecker said, "If correct human experimental procedures had been followed we would not find half of the world stumbling off on the wrong path to the cure for AIDS with the other half of the world covering up the origination of the dammed disease. It appears to me that your Annals of Internal Medicine is participating in the greatest fraud ever perpetrated." - I guess they didn't like that so Stricker submitted his sensational + I guess they didn't like that so Stricker submitted his sensational and mind-boggling letter with all of the proper documentation to the British journal, Lancet. Their reply : " Thank you for that interesting @@ -331,14 +331,14 @@ publish it. We have no criticism" but their letter section was " over crowded with submissions ". They're too crowded to announce the end of western civilization and -possibly all mandkind? Doesn't seem reasonable. What can we do? The first +possibly all mandkind? Doesn't seem reasonable. What can we do? The first thing that should be done is to close down all laboratories in this country that are dealing with these deadly retro-viruses. Then we must sort out the insane, irresponsible and traitorous scientists involved in these experiments and try them for murder. Then maybe, just ,maybe, we can re-populate and re-civilize the world. - William Campbell Douglass, M.D. + William Campbell Douglass, M.D. P.O. Box 38 Lakemont, GA 30552 diff --git a/pythonCode/output/aids-2.xml b/pythonCode/output/aids-2.xml index e2da74b..2b9e66a 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/aids-2.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/aids-2.xml @@ -8,40 +8,40 @@ New Dawn, GPO Box 3126FF, Melbourne, 3001, Australia.

Shocking Revelations on AIDS Research by Our North American Correspondent

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Dr. Abdul Alim Muhammad, national spokesman for Minister Louis -Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam, dropped a bombshell on the +

Dr. Abdul Alim Muhammad, national spokesman for Minister Louis +Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam, dropped a bombshell on the nation's capital at a mass rally held at All Souls Unitarian Church on September 8. Although the event had been planned for some time to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Washington, -D.C. ministry of Dr. Muhammad, he turned the event into a report +D.C. ministry of Dr. Muhammad, he turned the event into a report on his recent fact-finding mission to the African nation of Kenya.

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Dr. Muhammad startled the standing-room-only audience when he +

Dr. Muhammad startled the standing-room-only audience when he announced that a research team working out of the Kenyan Medical Research Institute, led by the Harvard-trained immunologist Dr. -David Koech, had made dramatic advances in the treatment of AIDS. -Dr. Muhammad also charged that the U.S. government was leading a +David Koech, had made dramatic advances in the treatment of AIDS. +Dr. Muhammad also charged that the U.S. government was leading a major effort by the international medical establishment to suppress this groundbreaking research.

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Among those who packed the church to hear Dr. Muhammad speak on +

Among those who packed the church to hear Dr. Muhammad speak on the theme "Can We Survive Genocide," were clergy from several denominations along the East Coast, civil rights leaders, community activists, leaders of the Nation of Islam, elected officials and political leaders from Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, and hundreds of ordinary citizens. The -introduction of Washington's former Mayor Marion Barry - the man -on whom the Bush administration spent millions to remove him from +introduction of Washington's former Mayor Marion Barry - the man +on whom the Bush administration spent millions to remove him from office - brought the house to its feet in an extended ovation.

A Policy of Genocide

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In his remarks, Dr. Muhammad quoted extensively from a 1985 -article authored by Lyndon LaRouche, "The Looming Extinction of +

In his remarks, Dr. Muhammad quoted extensively from a 1985 +article authored by Lyndon LaRouche, "The Looming Extinction of the 'White Race'". In that piece, LaRouche documents that the imperial policies intrinsic to oligarchism have set into motion the self-destruction of the population levels and economies of -those "white" nations that have complicitly tolerated oligarchical +those "white" nations that have complicitly tolerated oligarchical policies - most specifically the United States and Great Britain. LaRouche states that since what the oligarchs call the "Great White Race" is dying out at an accelerating rate, and threatening @@ -51,37 +51,37 @@ genocide directed against people of colour; a genocide consciously implemented through the conditionalities policies of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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"That," Dr. Muhammad charged, "is one of the reasons they've got +

"That," Dr. Muhammad charged, "is one of the reasons they've got him locked up; because he's got the guts to tell the truth."

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Dr. Muhammad went on to present extensive evidence that the policy +

Dr. Muhammad went on to present extensive evidence that the policy of deliberate genocide is fully operational. He described the CIA's support for the cause of population control during George -Bush's tenure as Director of Central Intelligence, and reported +Bush's tenure as Director of Central Intelligence, and reported the contents of National Security Memorandum 200, written during the Ford administration, which advised that the preservation of U.S. political and commercial interests "will require that the President and Secretary of State treat the subject of population growth control in the third world as a matter of paramount -importance...." To the amazement of the audience, Muhammad -identified the authors of the internal memo as Henry Kissinger and -Gen. Brent Scowcroft, now Bush's national security adviser. (See +importance...." To the amazement of the audience, Muhammad +identified the authors of the internal memo as Henry Kissinger and +Gen. Brent Scowcroft, now Bush's national security adviser. (See The New Dawn Vol.1 No.1, May, 1991)

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Dr. Muhammad used the case of Brazil, which has the second largest +

Dr. Muhammad used the case of Brazil, which has the second largest black population in the world, to prove that the memorandum was being implemented. "Today in Brazil, 40% of the women of childbearing age have been surgically sterilized with funds provided by the USAID," he said, "and 90% of those sterilized women are black."

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He insisted that this genocide was the real agenda of Bush's New +

He insisted that this genocide was the real agenda of Bush's New World Order; that it not only motivated the invasion of Panama and -the kidnapping of Gen. Manuel Noriega, but also the continuing +the kidnapping of Gen. Manuel Noriega, but also the continuing murder of the nation of Iraq. He told the audience that these were just the opening battles in the war of the advanced sector nations of the North against the developing nations of the South. Dr. -Muhammad denounced George Bush as a wicked man who cherished his +Muhammad denounced George Bush as a wicked man who cherished his membership in the satanic secret society Skull and Bones. He reminded the audience that the "skull and bones" was also the emblem on the flag flown by the slave traders who raided Africa, @@ -90,30 +90,30 @@ as well as of the latter day pirates.

AIDS and 'population control'

Given the Anglo-American establishment's commitment to mass -murder, the effort to suppress the promising research of Dr. Koech +murder, the effort to suppress the promising research of Dr. Koech and his colleagues should come as no surprise to anyone, the Nation of Islam leader said. In fact, he contended, there is substantial evidence to indicate that AIDS was developed as a -race-specific population control measure. Dr. Muhammad ridiculed +race-specific population control measure. Dr. Muhammad ridiculed the theory that AIDS originated when the virus made a species jump from the African green monkey to the African population. "We lived with the green monkey for thousands of years and never had any problems. The green monkey isn't our enemy. The IMF is."

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Dr. Muhammad, who is a trained surgeon, said he traveled to Kenya +

Dr. Muhammad, who is a trained surgeon, said he traveled to Kenya to see for himself what the alpha interferon derivative, which goes under the trade name Kemron, was really all about. Dr. -Muhammad reported that he interviewed the research team in their +Muhammad reported that he interviewed the research team in their laboratory, was permitted to review their data, and to examine AIDS patients currently undergoing treatment with Kemron and with a new, more advanced form of Kemron, the drug Immunex, which contains a greater number of alpha interferon components than the -original drug. Dr. Muhammad stressed that although the new drug +original drug. Dr. Muhammad stressed that although the new drug was only a treatment and not a cure for the deadly HIV virus, he was tremendously hopeful and encouraged by the dramatic improvement in the condition of those undergoing treatment.

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Dr. Muhammad introduced Dr. Barbara Justice, a well-known New York +

Dr. Muhammad introduced Dr. Barbara Justice, a well-known New York City-based cancer surgeon who has sent 54 AIDS patients to Kenya for treatment over the past year. Dr. Justice reported that 97% of her patients showed marked improvement within weeks of beginning @@ -124,21 +124,21 @@ normalcy in their ability to function.

administering Kemron on an experimental basis in the to assess the work of the Kenyan team, which has been treatment of AIDS since 1989, since it has been systematically blacked out of the -scientific literature. Dr. Koech was to present his data, first at +scientific literature. Dr. Koech was to present his data, first at the International AIDS Conference in the United States in 1987, and then again at the 1991 AIDS Conference in Italy. On both occasions, his invitation was inexplicably withdrawn.

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Last year, Dr. Koech decided to take his data directly to the U.S. +

Last year, Dr. Koech decided to take his data directly to the U.S. medical community, and an extensive U.S. lecture tour was planned. That tour was abruptly cancelled when the State Department refused -to issue Dr. Koech the necessary permission to enter the United +to issue Dr. Koech the necessary permission to enter the United States.

This is certainly not the first time that important AIDS research has been suppressed. Quite the contrary, it is part of a continuing criminal pattern of lies and cover-up. The importance -of a rapid evaluation of Dr. Koech's work with Kemron and Immunex +of a rapid evaluation of Dr. Koech's work with Kemron and Immunex is obvious. Currently, the only treatment available to AIDS victims is the drug AZT; however, AZT therapy is prohibitively expensive and carries with it extremely destructive side effects, @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ AZT therapy is not only largely ineffective in the treatment of blacks, but that, in fact, AZT seems to aggravate symptoms in an alarming number of black patients.

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Kenya's President Daniel Arap Moi clearly finds the Koech team's +

Kenya's President Daniel Arap Moi clearly finds the Koech team's findings to be convincing. He recently announced that his government was building a factory to allow the mass production of alpha interferon.**

@@ -192,18 +192,18 @@ label, announced "AIDS made in lab. shock." The front-page story said that the virus was created during laboratory experiments which "went disastrously wrong." It added that a massive cover-up had kept the secret from the world. The -Sunday Express quoted a British expert, Dr. John Seale, +Sunday Express quoted a British expert, Dr. John Seale, who first reported his conclusion that the virus was man-made last August, 1986, in the Royal Society of Medicine Journal. He said that his report was met with a "deadly silence" from the medical profession, and that made him very suspicious. The editor of the Journal -agreed, according to Dr. Seale, that "it sounded like a +agreed, according to Dr. Seale, that "it sounded like a conspiracy of silence." The second expert quoted by the -Sunday Express, was Prof. Jacob Segal, retired Director of +Sunday Express, was Prof. Jacob Segal, retired Director of the Institute of Biology in Berlin. It said, "our investigators have revealed that two U.S. Embassy -officials made a two-hour visit to Prof. Segal at his home +officials made a two-hour visit to Prof. Segal at his home two weeks ago questioning him about what he knows, what he thinks, where he got his information, and what he intends doing with his report." The Professor told the reporters, @@ -220,13 +220,13 @@ were unaware of the extent of their terrible creation - the AIDS virus. WHO Involvement? The third expert quoted in the Sunday Express was Dr. -Robert Strecker, an internist and gastroentarologist from +Robert Strecker, an internist and gastroentarologist from Glendale, California, who stated "it must have been -genetically engineered." Strecker believes, after years of +genetically engineered." Strecker believes, after years of exhaustive research, that the AIDS virus is indeed -man-made. Strecker has alleged that AIDS was engineered at +man-made. Strecker has alleged that AIDS was engineered at the request of the World Health Organisation and other -scientific groups who, according to Strecker, injected the +scientific groups who, according to Strecker, injected the disease during preventative vaccines. WHO, he says, along with the International Agency for Research on Cancer and The National Institute on Health, requested the production @@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ leukemia (found in cattle) and a sheep brain virus called visna. This new virus was given as vaccinations in Haiti, Brazil, Africa and the Caribbean by WHO in a 13-year campaign against smallpox in Third World nations, reports -indicate. Strecker, in his 97-minute videotape, "The -Strecker Memorandum," cites specific documentation +indicate. Strecker, in his 97-minute videotape, "The +Strecker Memorandum," cites specific documentation supporting theories that AIDS is a result of that direct request. For example, from Volume 47 of Bulletin of the World Health Organisation (1972), page 259: "The effects @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ unsuspected, dormant human immuno defense virus infection (HIV)." Vaccinia was the actual vaccine given as smallpox deterrents during the WHO project. Were the AIDS infections intentional, accidental or coincidence? -According to Strecker in his "Memorandum," a key part of +According to Strecker in his "Memorandum," a key part of the actual study "was to be the time relationship between infection and antigen administration," which suggests WHO officials - and other agencies who were directly dependent @@ -268,31 +268,31 @@ story (the Sunday Express article) was invented by the Russians "to smear the Americans," and recalled that it had appeared in the Soviet journal, Literary Gazette. It said this paper based its report on the Patriot - and that -the Patriot report did not exist! Professor Segal +the Patriot report did not exist! Professor Segal describes as "ludicrous and scientifically incredible" the theory that the virus came from African green monkeys. One thing is certain: the controversy surrounding the AIDS virus will not die.

A Weapon Against Black People? -Zear Miles, a Black industrial engineer, who has studied +Zear Miles, a Black industrial engineer, who has studied the AIDS virus and its origins for about six years has stated that he has proof from various documentation and letters from other AIDS researchers to prove that the virus was made in an American military lab as a means to suppress Blacks. In his document entitled "Rape Africa", -Miles researched the origin of the AIDS virus from 1952, +Miles researched the origin of the AIDS virus from 1952, when the federal government had enough blood types and characteristics of every nationality in the world up to the King Alfred plan which called for the extinction of -Blacks in national security emergencies. Miles learned +Blacks in national security emergencies. Miles learned that through National Security Council Memorandum 46, dated 1978, which called for a possible way to gauge and control the impact of the growing Black movement, the government was researching possible ways to suppress Black hostility toward the authorities. Later called the King Alfred plan, the scheme called for the extinction of -Blacks by the year 2000 with an AIDS-like virus. Miles +Blacks by the year 2000 with an AIDS-like virus. Miles said he also gauged the increasing number of AIDS cases in which the number of Black contractors have gone up significantly compared with Whites, citing that the AIDS @@ -335,12 +335,12 @@ defence." A precise description of AIDS. The British Observer, on June 30, 1968, quoted from an article in the Journal of General Microbiology by W.D. Lawton of Fort Detrick, and R.C. Morris and T.W. Burrows of the British -microbiological research station at Porton. One paragraph +microbiological research station at Porton. One paragraph said, "By engineering the genetics of individual strains, microbiologists aim to produce a single strain containing the most deadly combination of properties." Again, a description of AIDS. The article says that at that time -Porton, according to the government, was concerned only +Porton, according to the government, was concerned only with defence applications of research, but Fort Detrick was only committed to developing microbiological weapons for offence. The Japanese carried out germ warfare @@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ banning biological weapons, and it came into force in 1972. In its first review conference in 1980, it was reported that 80 countries had ratified. But there is no provision in the Convention to ban research or for -verification. Nichola Sims, who has written a book on +verification. Nichola Sims, who has written a book on biological disarmament, wrote recently, "the failure of the Convention to impose any restrictions even on 'offensive' biological warfare research, has been @@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ research on the question in any country." But so far there is no inspection or verification. A much more recent accusation against the United States for the manufacturing of the AIDS virus comes from the Libyan UN Ambassador, Mr. -Ali Ahmed Elhouderi. On January 9, 1992, at a press +Ali Ahmed Elhouderi. On January 9, 1992, at a press conference, he stated that the AIDS virus was produced in a laboratory probably as a weapon. He said, "We think it is man-made and it was done in laboratories. And it was @@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ crime, the military authorities artificially cause a landslide that buries the town and doom chance survivors to lifelong isolation.

-

This is the plot of Vector, a novel by Henry Sutton, an +

This is the plot of Vector, a novel by Henry Sutton, an American author. This book is based on dramatic events during which the victims were fortunately not people but animals. March 14-20, 1968 was a black week for American @@ -451,9 +451,9 @@ one of the tanks (or so the version ran), and besides, the direction of the wind varied, with the result that part of the nerve gas was carried beyond the proving ground. A cloud of aerosol VX allegedly contaminated pasturelands on -an area of 400-500 sq. km. Skull Valley was not the only +an area of 400-500 sq. km. Skull Valley was not the only area where sheep died, for a cloud of aerosol VX reached -Res Valley, killing sheep 70 km away from where the poison +Res Valley, killing sheep 70 km away from where the poison gas had been released. Anyone who has read publications dealing with the accident in Skull Valley and Res Valley is bound to detect a contradiction between the military @@ -496,8 +496,8 @@ killed. No such effect is possible where the VX contamination level is 0.02 gram per hectare. A publication put out by the Dugway proving ground said that during the test on March 13, 1968, the greatest distance -at which VX drops spilled on the ground had been 5.4 km -and not 70 km, as the official version would have it. The +at which VX drops spilled on the ground had been 5.4 km +and not 70 km, as the official version would have it. The Pentagon's information on one and the same fact varies from document to document and from period to period. Surely this shows that the version is false. A @@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ killed sheep without affecting people. There were also other moot points. Why were the diseased sheep shot dead? Why was no attempt made to save them by evacuating them to an uncontaminated area or by treating them with atropine -or other antidotes? Marr Fawcett, a veterinarian of Utah, +or other antidotes? Marr Fawcett, a veterinarian of Utah, refused to believe that the sheep had been poisoned with VX, for in that case many of them could, in his opinion, have been saved by means of antidotes. Dr. Kent Van @@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ later on someone saw to it that a videotape recording allegedly illustrating the Skull Valley accident was projected widely. The tape showed the death of a single sheep shaking with spasms as a group of civilians looked -on. One year after the accident, Kent Van Kampen and Marr +on. One year after the accident, Kent Van Kampen and Marr Fawcett contributed in collaboration with other experts of Utah an article to the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association setting out the causes and @@ -542,11 +542,11 @@ version tallying with the Pentagon's. There was a footnote saying that in writing their article, the authors had enjoyed expert assistance (it is easy enough to guess what kind of assistance) in particular from Dr. Mortimer -Rothenberg, the science director at Dugway, and Dr. -Bernard MacNamara of Edgewood Arsenal, the chief U.S. Army +Rothenberg, the science director at Dugway, and Dr. +Bernard MacNamara of Edgewood Arsenal, the chief U.S. Army centre for the development of chemical and germ weapons. We might as well note at this point that shortly after the -sheep's death in Skull Valley Dr. Rothenberg, trying to +sheep's death in Skull Valley Dr. Rothenberg, trying to exonerate Dugway from blame for the accident, declared that the symptoms displayed by the sheep had nothing whatever in common with those of nerve gas poisoning. And @@ -581,8 +581,8 @@ gas. The death of livestock so far away from the testing ground, as in the case of Skull Valley, could only be caused by a biological agent. Experts could establish without difficulty that nine litres of biological agent is -enough to generate a pathogenic aerosol cloud five km -long, two km deep and 100 m high. One litre of aerosol +enough to generate a pathogenic aerosol cloud five km +long, two km deep and 100 m high. One litre of aerosol cloud could contain several hundred units of pathogen. Such a cloud can sail many dozens of kilometres without losing its casualty effects. Consideration of the death @@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ typical in the case of biological agents, for researchers are careful to preclude the disastrous impact of sunrays on pathogens. The year 1968, when the Skull Valley accident occurred, has gone down in history as the peak of -U.S. chemical warfare in Vietnam, Laos and Kampuchea. In +U.S. chemical warfare in Vietnam, Laos and Kampuchea. In thelate 1960s, the Pentagon worked at a frantic pace to develop new chemical and germ weapons. A report by the House Committee on Science and Astronautics said that in @@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ development of germ weapons. No visna-caused diseases have been recorded among humans. This virus hardly affects cattle, horses or other animals. Its properties in this respect coincide entirely with those of the agent -responsible for the Skull Valley accident in 1968. Visna +responsible for the Skull Valley accident in 1968. Visna affects the central nervous system of sheep, robbing their body of immunity. The symptoms are progressive weakness, shortness of breath, a wobbly gait, sagging withers and a @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ explains why the epidemiological service of Utah did the right thing by deciding to slaughter the diseased sheep. No antidotes could have helped the animals in the least and were not used, either. If during the March 1968 tests -at Dugway visna was used as a simultant modelling the +at Dugway visna was used as a simultant modelling the properties of germ weapons, it is clear why the men who buried the dead sheep used no gas masks or protective clothes, since visna is harmless to man. And this invites @@ -660,14 +660,14 @@ population of vitally important immunity at the threshold of a major or local armed conflict. The conclusion about the complicity of the U.S. military authorities in the appearance of AIDS, the new dangerous disease which -affects humans, is shared by John Seale of Britain, Jacob -Segal of Germany, Robert Strecker of the United States and +affects humans, is shared by John Seale of Britain, Jacob +Segal of Germany, Robert Strecker of the United States and other noted scientists and experts who have carefully analysed available scientific data. [See New Dawn Vol.2, No.1] For the time being, they have discounted the events and facts connected with the Skull Valley accident. Nevertheless, they have come to the unanimous conclusion -that in designing HIV visna was made use of. Dr. Seale has +that in designing HIV visna was made use of. Dr. Seale has said that a scientist who wanted to evolve a virus capable of destroying man's immunity system and provoking a disease similar to AIDS would have to resort to visna. @@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ military bases. Besides, AIDS was contracted in the United States by Australian and European tourists vacationing there. HIV spread to Middle East and other Arab countries which imported blood from donors stricken with AIDS. In -October 1986, John Seale quoted during an interview with +October 1986, John Seale quoted during an interview with the Guardian an extract from a report prepared by the Pentagon in 1969. It said that in the next five to ten years an infective micro-organism might be evolved that @@ -734,8 +734,8 @@ important of these is that it might be refractory to the immunological and therapeutic processes upon which we depend to maintain our relative freedom from infectious disease." (See A Higher Form of Killing: The Secret Story -of Chemical and Biological Warfare by R. Harris and J. -Paxman, p.266, Hill and Wang, pubs.) The funds were +of Chemical and Biological Warfare by R. Harris and J. +Paxman, p.266, Hill and Wang, pubs.) The funds were approved. AIDS appeared within the requested time frame, and has the exact characteristics specified. In 1972, the World Health Organisation published a similar proposal: @@ -763,12 +763,12 @@ times as swiftly. And over 80% of the children with AIDS and 90% of infants born with it are among these minorities. "Ethnic weapons" that would strike certain racial groups more heavily than others have been a -longstanding U.S. Army BW objective. (Harris and Paxman, +longstanding U.S. Army BW objective. (Harris and Paxman, p.265) Under the current U.S. administration biological warfare research spending has increased 500 percent, primarily in the area of genetic engineering of new disease organisms. The "discovery" of the AIDS virus -(HTLV3) was announced by Dr. Robert Gallo at the National +(HTLV3) was announced by Dr. Robert Gallo at the National Cancer Institute, which is on the grounds of Fort Detrick, Maryland, a primary U.S. Army biological warfare research facility. Actually, the AIDS virus looks and acts much @@ -808,13 +808,13 @@ following WWII. U.S. military priorities were then reorientated from defeating Nazis to "defeating" communism at any cost, and strengthening military control of economic and foreign policy decisions. (See Project -Paperclip by Clarence Lasby, Atheneum 214, NY, and Gehlen: +Paperclip by Clarence Lasby, Atheneum 214, NY, and Gehlen: Spy of the Century by E.H. Cookridge, Random House.) There's no proof those Nazis ever gave up their longterm goals of conquest and genocide, just because they changed countries. Fascism was and is an international phenomenon. It's not as if this was a total reversal of previous U.S. -military policy, however. Hitler claimed to have gotten +military policy, however. Hitler claimed to have gotten his inspiration for the "final solution" from the extermination of Native Americans in the U.S. For that matter the first example of germ warfare in the U.S. was @@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ the Patriot newspaper in New Delhi, India, on July 4, 1984. It is hard to say where the investigations of this story in the Indian press might have led, if they had not been sidetracked by two major domestic disasters shortly -thereafter: the assassination of Indira Gandhi on Oct. 31 +thereafter: the assassination of Indira Gandhi on Oct. 31 and the Bhopal Union Carbide plant "accident" that killed several thousand and injured over 200,000 on Dec. 3. Apparently, homosexuals were an initial target in the U.S. @@ -890,38 +890,38 @@ then pretty much have to do something about it.

Immunex

The North American-based Nation of Islam (NOI) led by Minister -Louis Farrakhan launched an offensive in its battle against the +Louis Farrakhan launched an offensive in its battle against the deadly "man-made" AIDS virus during its recent Saviours' Day weekend. The following report is courtesy of The Final Call. From the rostrum of Christ Universal Temple here, the -Honorable Louis Farrakhan announced that the NOI has +Honorable Louis Farrakhan announced that the NOI has acquired exclusive distribution rights to the AIDS fighting drug Immunex, an oral alpha-interferon treatment developed in Kenya. "I just got a call from our chief of staff 3 minutes before I came on the rostrum," Minister -Farrakhan said, regarding the confirmation of the Immunex -agreement that came from Leonard Muhammad in Kenya. "The +Farrakhan said, regarding the confirmation of the Immunex +agreement that came from Leonard Muhammad in Kenya. "The Nation of Islam is announcing to you that we have the exclusive distribution rights of Immunex throughout the United States of America. "As of this day," he continued, -"Min. Alim will still teach, but he is now the Minister of +"Min. Alim will still teach, but he is now the Minister of Health and Human Services for the Nation of Islam." Dr. -Alim told the cheering audience that the war against AIDS +Alim told the cheering audience that the war against AIDS is being won but total victory will not come "until we deal with those responsible for making the AIDS virus." -Since the early 1970s under the Nixon administration, he +Since the early 1970s under the Nixon administration, he said, the official policy of this government has been to commit genocide against non-white people around the earth. That policy continues under the administration of -President George Bush, he said. Dr. Muhammad and former -Final Call Editor-in-Chief Abdul Wali Muhammad were sent -to Kenya by Minister Farrakhan last year on a fact-finding +President George Bush, he said. Dr. Muhammad and former +Final Call Editor-in-Chief Abdul Wali Muhammad were sent +to Kenya by Minister Farrakhan last year on a fact-finding tour regarding the drug Kemron. While there, the NOI representatives learned about Immunex. Both drugs have shown remarkable effects in relieving AIDS symptoms, but the drugs have received very little media coverage in the -U.S. "We would like FDA approval," said Min. Farrakhan, +U.S. "We would like FDA approval," said Min. Farrakhan, "however we can't wait. We will take any risk, bear any burden to free our people of a man-made disease designed to kill us all." The Minister added that the drug will be diff --git a/pythonCode/output/aids-war.xml b/pythonCode/output/aids-war.xml index ec6d78b..016effa 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/aids-war.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/aids-war.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@

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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@

AIDS as a Weapon of War

-

by Dr. William Campbell Douglas, M.D.

+

by Dr. William Campbell Douglas, M.D.

Introduction & Comments by Jim Shults

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

-

William Campbell Douglass, M.D.

+

William Campbell Douglass, M.D.

Age: 62

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Doctor of the Year: National Health Federation, 1985.

-

Dr. Douglass has studied in England with Dr. Katharina Dalton, +

Dr. Douglass has studied in England with Dr. Katharina Dalton, discoverer of the premenstrual syndrome. He was one of the first doctors in the United States to diagnose and treat PMS. He opened his PMS Clinic in 1981.

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@

AIDS as a Weapon of War

-

William Campbell Douglass, M.D.

+

William Campbell Douglass, M.D.

The great powers renounced chemical and biological warfare 20 years ago -- but kept right on experimenting. The germ warfare @@ -178,14 +178,14 @@ for over 20 years.

In a burst of brotherly love they were invited in by President - Nixon. The astounded communist scientists from Russia, the Eastern + Nixon. The astounded communist scientists from Russia, the Eastern Bloc and Communist china, who had been trying to penetrate this vital security area for 40 years, quickly accepted.

They have been snickering in their beakers ever since, while they prepare for our demise.

-

"It's no secret that they are there," Dr. Carlton Gajdusek, +

"It's no secret that they are there," Dr. Carlton Gajdusek, Nobel Prize winner, a top official at the Fort Detrick Army laboratory in Maryland, said in Onmi Magazine (March 1986): "In the facility I have a building where more good and loyal communist @@ -236,9 +236,9 @@

3. Genetically, AIDS (HIV-1) is not even close to the monkey form of immunodeficiency virus. [Ed. Note: For references on the three items above, - see: Seale, Dr. John J., + see: Seale, Dr. John J., Royal Society of Medicine, Sept. 1987, - Seale, Dr. John J., + Seale, Dr. John J., The Origin of AIDS -- International Conference on AIDS, Cairo, March 1988.]

@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ Iceland, but no other animal was affected.

The virologists deny that the AIDS virus, HIV-1, is of animal - origin. I am sure that you see the paradox here. Aren't monkeys + origin. I am sure that you see the paradox here. Aren't monkeys animals?

They are also united in saying that it's not possible for the @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ appearance.

But the scientists hold fast in their denial of culpability. - Professor William Jarrett said, when asked about the possibility of + Professor William Jarrett said, when asked about the possibility of AIDS arising from animal retroviruses, "That is like someone saying babies come out of cabbages."5

@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@

research on biological warfare in over 100 federal and private laboratories, including those at many prominent universities.8 Yet, - Neil Levitt, who worked for 17 years at the Army Infectious Disease + Neil Levitt, who worked for 17 years at the Army Infectious Disease Institute, says, "It's a joke...there's no defense against these kinds of organisms. And if you can't defend against something, then why are we pouring more and more money in it? There's something @@ -473,16 +473,16 @@

To understand the seeding of AIDS among homosexuals (and eventually to the rest of us through bisexuals unless drastic action is taken), you must know about a character with the strange name of - Wolf Szmuness. His life story will seem bizarre to you unless, like + Wolf Szmuness. His life story will seem bizarre to you unless, like me, you have a conspiratorial turn of mind.

-

Dr. Szmuness was a Polish Jew who supposedly ended up in a +

Dr. Szmuness was a Polish Jew who supposedly ended up in a Siberian labor camp during World War II. But after the war he somehow became a privileged person, was sent to medical school in Tomsk, Russia, and married a Russian woman. Hardly typical treatment of an enemy of the Soviet state [under Stalin.

-

Szmuness' biographer said that Wolf was always reluctant to +

Szmuness' biographer said that Wolf was always reluctant to discuss "those dark years in Siberia." Maybe he wasn't in Siberia. If he [actually] was, he certainly wasn't shoveling salt.

@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ physician friends in Hungary, for example. He can go to a meeting anywhere in the world if she stays home. She can go if he stays home. They can both go if the children are left at home. But in - 1969, the entire Szmuness family was allowed by communist Poland to + 1969, the entire Szmuness family was allowed by communist Poland to go to a medical meeting in Italy. At that time they "defected" and moved to New York City.

@@ -515,11 +515,11 @@ as a dignitary, not a defector.

We tell you this amazing story because in retrospect it is - obvious that Wolf Szmuness was a carefully groomed ... agent, + obvious that Wolf Szmuness was a carefully groomed ... agent, planted here after years of preparation, to instigate biological warfare against the American people.

-

Szmuness, with the full cooperation and financial support of +

Szmuness, with the full cooperation and financial support of the U.S. Center for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health,11 masterminded the hepatitis-B vaccine experimental program used on homosexual men.

@@ -538,10 +538,10 @@ Francisco. Eight years later most of the homosexuals in San Francisco are infected, dead or dying.

-

Szmuness did not live to see the fruition of this larger +

Szmuness did not live to see the fruition of this larger experiment. He died of cancer in 1982.

-

In 1986 Dr. Cladd Stevens, one of Szmuness's collaborators, +

In 1986 Dr. Cladd Stevens, one of Szmuness's collaborators, penned an astonishing report that did not make your local newspaper.

She reported that the majority of the homosexuals in the @@ -552,7 +552,7 @@

AIDS was not the first germ warfare attack against Americans.

In the early '60s, millions of unsuspecting Americans took - either Salk injected polio vaccine or the live Sabin polio vaccine, + either Salk injected polio vaccine or the live Sabin polio vaccine, which was taken by mouth.

BOTH WERE LACED WITH S.V.-40, A CANCER-CAUSING MONKEY VIRUS.14

@@ -563,8 +563,8 @@

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-

Salk didn't like the Sabin vaccine and Sabin didn't like the - Salk vaccine. I think they are both right. It is interesting to +

Salk didn't like the Sabin vaccine and Sabin didn't like the + Salk vaccine. I think they are both right. It is interesting to note that polio was rapidly disappearing WITHOUT a vaccine (J. Trop. Pediat, env. Child. Health 21, 11) ....

@@ -579,12 +579,12 @@

You don't believe it? Call WHO and ask them who is in charge in Europe. If you want to save your nickel I'll tell you. He's a - Russian named Bysencho and he operates out of Copenhagen....

+ Russian named Bysencho and he operates out of Copenhagen....

The Soviets control the response to AIDS of the entire free - world at many levels, including the top. Dr. Sergei Litvinov, + world at many levels, including the top. Dr. Sergei Litvinov, the coordinator of all task forces on AIDS at the WHO, is a high - official in the Soviet Ministry of Health. Allegedly Litvinov + official in the Soviet Ministry of Health. Allegedly Litvinov gave out the order to our scientists and medical organizations in the western world not to discuss the real cause of the epidemic.

@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ lockstepped with Lancet and put all references to the man-made origins of AIDS down the memory hole.

-

Did Comrade Litvinov have a little talk with the +

Did Comrade Litvinov have a little talk with the retrovirologists? They, of course, wouldn't need any encouragement from the Soviet [WHO] bosses to attempt a little coverup of their own heinous crime, but Lancet, the British Medical Journal, and the @@ -615,13 +615,13 @@ respected publications to cover up the crime of the millennium.

The notable exception to this appalling censorship of mass - murder is Professor Harding Rains, Editor of the Journal of the - Royal Society of Medicine. Rains refers to "a conspiracy of + murder is Professor Harding Rains, Editor of the Journal of the + Royal Society of Medicine. Rains refers to "a conspiracy of silence" covering the allegation that AIDS was man-made. I hope - Dr. Rains is watching his backside.

+ Dr. Rains is watching his backside.

-

Dr. Zhores Medvedev, unlike Bysencho and Litvinov, supposedly - is a Russian exile. Medvedev operates out of London at the National

+

Dr. Zhores Medvedev, unlike Bysencho and Litvinov, supposedly + is a Russian exile. Medvedev operates out of London at the National

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@@ -630,12 +630,12 @@ Soviet biowarfare laboratories, but we lack the space to catalog all the details [here].

-

Medvedev is spreading the disinformation that AIDS is rampant +

Medvedev is spreading the disinformation that AIDS is rampant in Russia due to the escape of the virus from a laboratory, a sort of biological Chernobyl.

-

This tends to divert suspicion away from Litvinov, Szmuness and - the other reds that President Nixon allowed to penetrate our +

This tends to divert suspicion away from Litvinov, Szmuness and + the other reds that President Nixon allowed to penetrate our biological warfare laboratories at Fort Detrick, Maryland.

Having the Soviets "control" the spread of AIDS in the West has @@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ U.N.-controlled World "Health" Organization, who needs atomic bombs for world conquest?

-

Cuba, Dr. John Seale informs me, has a strict asylum system for +

Cuba, Dr. John Seale informs me, has a strict asylum system for the AIDS-infected. When their troops come back from "liberating" Africans, they are tested as they get off the boat.

@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@

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1 Project Whitecoat, to be published in Health Freedom News, +

1 Project Whitecoat, to be published in Health Freedom News, P.O. Box 688, Monrovia CA 91016/Subscription $20.00 per year.

2 Bad Blood, J.H. Jones, MacMillan, NY, 1982.

@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@

4 First aids Report, March/April 1988.

-

5 Private communication, John Seale, M.D., 1988

+

5 Private communication, John Seale, M.D., 1988

6 Ibid.

@@ -712,21 +712,21 @@

12 Ibid.

13 Ibid. - 14 Salk/Sabin s.v.-40 Proc. Nat'l Acad. Sci., vol. 77, #8, + 14 Salk/Sabin s.v.-40 Proc. Nat'l Acad. Sci., vol. 77, #8, p. 4861, and Atlantic Monthly, 2/76.

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\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/aids02.xml b/pythonCode/output/aids02.xml index 3f26468..47d050c 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/aids02.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/aids02.xml @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ the body's ability to fight infection. A disgnosis of AIDS is made when a person develops a life-threatening illness not usually found in a person with a normal ability to fight infection. The two diseases most often found in AIDS patients are a lung infection called Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and a rare -form of cancer called Kaposi's sarcoma. It is these diseases, not the AIDS +form of cancer called Kaposi's sarcoma. It is these diseases, not the AIDS virus itself, that can lead to death. To date, more than 50 percent of the persons with AIDS have died.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/aidsconsp.xml b/pythonCode/output/aidsconsp.xml index 2c8fe8e..8e53564 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/aidsconsp.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/aidsconsp.xml @@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ :: PREFACE :: In an extensive article in the Summer-Autumn 1990 issue of "Top Secret", Prof -J. Segal and Dr. L. Segal outline their theory that AIDS is a man-made disease, +J. Segal and Dr. L. Segal outline their theory that AIDS is a man-made disease, originating at Pentagon bacteriological warfare labs at Fort Detrick, Maryland. -Top Secret is the international edition of the German magazine Geheim and is +Top Secret is the international edition of the German magazine Geheim and is considered by many to be a sister publication to the American Covert Action -Information Bulletin (CAIB). In fact, Top Secret carries the Naming Names -column, which CAIB is prevented from doing by the American government, and +Information Bulletin (CAIB). In fact, Top Secret carries the Naming Names +column, which CAIB is prevented from doing by the American government, and which names CIA agents in different locations in the world. The article, named "AIDS: US-Made Monster" and subtitled "AIDS - its Nature and its Origins," is lengthy, has a lot of professional terminology and is dotted with footnotes. @@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ The following is my humble attempt to encapsulate its highlights. It is recommended that all interested read the original, which is available at some bookstores, or can be ordered for $3.50 from: -Top Secret/Geheim Magazine P.O.Box 270324 5000 Koln 1 Germany +Top Secret/Geheim Magazine P.O.Box 270324 5000 Koln 1 Germany - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :: AIDS FACTS :: "The fatal weakening of the immune system which has given AIDS its name -(Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome)," write the Segals, "has been traced back +(Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome)," write the Segals, "has been traced back to a destruction or a functional failure of the T4-lymphocytes, also called 'helper cells`, which play a regulatory role in the production of antibodies in the immune system." In the course of the illness, the number of functional T4- @@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ point opportunistic illnesses occur. Parallel to this syndrome, disorders in various organ systems occur, the most severe in the brain, the symptoms of which range from motoric disorders to severe dementia and death. -This set of symptoms, say the Segals, is identical in every detail with the -Visna sickness which occurs in sheep, mainly in Iceland. (Visna means tiredness +This set of symptoms, say the Segals, is identical in every detail with the +Visna sickness which occurs in sheep, mainly in Iceland. (Visna means tiredness in Icelandic). However, the visna virus is not pathogenic for human beings. -The Segals note that despite the fact that AIDS is transmitted only through +The Segals note that despite the fact that AIDS is transmitted only through sexual intercourse, blood transfusions and non- sterile hypodermic needles, the infection has spread dramatically. During the first few years after its discovery, the number of AIDS patients doubled every six months, and is still @@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ help those already infected. These and following figures have been reached at by several different mainstream sources, such as the US Surgeon General and the Chief of the medical services of the US Army. -Say the Segals: "AIDS does not merely bring certain dangers with it; it is +Say the Segals: "AIDS does not merely bring certain dangers with it; it is clearly a programmed catastrophe for the human race, whose magnitude is comparable only with that of a nuclear war." They later explain what they mean by "programmed," showing that the virus was produced by humans, namely Dr. -Robert Gallo of the Bethesda Cancer Research Center in Maryland. When -proceeding to prove their claims, the Segals are careful to note that: "We have +Robert Gallo of the Bethesda Cancer Research Center in Maryland. When +proceeding to prove their claims, the Segals are careful to note that: "We have given preference to the investigative results of highly renowned laboratories, whose objective contents cannot be doubted. We must emphasize, in this connection, that we do not know of any findings that have been published in @@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ professional journals that contradict our hypotheses." The first KNOWN cases of AIDS occurred in New York in 1979. The first DESCRIBED cases were in California in 1979. The virus was isolated in Paris in May 1983, taken from a French homosexual who had returned home ill from a trip -to the East Coast of the US. One year later, Robert Gallo and his co-workers at +to the East Coast of the US. One year later, Robert Gallo and his co-workers at the Bethesda Cancer Research Center published their discovery of the same virus, which is cytotoxic, i.e poisonous to cells. -Shortly after publishing his discovery, Gallo stated to newspapers that the +Shortly after publishing his discovery, Gallo stated to newspapers that the virus had developed by a natural process from the Human Adult Leukemia virus, HTLV-1, which he had previously discovered. However, this claim was not -published in professional publications, and soon after, Alizon and Montagnier, +published in professional publications, and soon after, Alizon and Montagnier, two researchers of the Pasteur Institute in Paris published charts of HTLV-1 and HIV, showing that the viruses had basically different structures. They also declared categorically that they knew of no natural process by which one of @@ -107,25 +107,25 @@ these two forms could have evolved into the other. According to the professional "science" magazine, the fall 1984 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), was almost entirely devoted to the question of: to what extent new pathogenic agents could -be produced via human manipulation of genes. According to the Segals, AIDS was +be produced via human manipulation of genes. According to the Segals, AIDS was practically the sole topic of discussion. :: THE AIDS VIRUS :: -The Segals discuss the findings of Gonda et al, who compared the HIV, visna +The Segals discuss the findings of Gonda et al, who compared the HIV, visna and other closely-related viruses and found that the visna virus is the most similar to HIV. The two were, in fact, 60% identical in 1986. According to -findings of the Hahn group, the mutation rate of the HIV virus was about a +findings of the Hahn group, the mutation rate of the HIV virus was about a million times higher than that of similar viruses, and that on the average a 10% alteration took place every two years. That would mean that in 1984, the difference between HIV and visna would have been only 30%, in 1982- 20%, 10% in -1980 and zero in 1978. "This means," say the Segals, "that at this time visna +1980 and zero in 1978. "This means," say the Segals, "that at this time visna viruses changed into HIV, receiving at the same time the ability to become parasites in human T4-cells and the high genetic instability that is not known in other retroviruses. This is also consistent with the fact that the first cases of AIDS appeared about one year later, in the spring of 1979." -"In his comparison of the genomes of visna and HIV," add the Segals, "Coffin +"In his comparison of the genomes of visna and HIV," add the Segals, "Coffin hit upon a remarkable feature. The env (envelope) area of the HIV genome, which encodes the envelope proteins which help the virus to attach itself to the host cell, is about 300 nucleotides longer than the same area in visna. This @@ -137,24 +137,24 @@ biochemically. (emphasis mine) The above mentioned work by Gonda et al shows that the HIV virus has a section of about 300 nucleotides, which does not exist in the visna virus. That length -corresponds with what Coffin described. That section is particularly unstable, -which indicates that it is an alien object. According to the Segals, it -"originates in an HTLV-1 genome, (discovered by Gallo-ED) for the likelihood of +corresponds with what Coffin described. That section is particularly unstable, +which indicates that it is an alien object. According to the Segals, it +"originates in an HTLV-1 genome, (discovered by Gallo-ED) for the likelihood of an accidental occurrence in HIV of a genome sequence 60% identical with a section of the HTLV-1 that is 300 nucleotides in length is zero." Since the visna virus is incapable of attaching itself to human T4 receptors, it must have been the transfer of the HTLV-1 genome section which gave visna the capability to do so. In other words, the addition of HTLV-1 to visna made the HIV virus. In addition, the high mutation rate of the HIV genome has been -explained by another scientific team, Chandra et al, by the fact that it is "a +explained by another scientific team, Chandra et al, by the fact that it is "a combination of two genome parts which are alien to each other BY ARTIFICIAL MEANS rather than by a natural process of evolution, because this process would have immediately eliminated, through natural selection, systems that are so replete with disorders." -"These are the facts of the case," say the Segals. "HIV is essentially a visna +"These are the facts of the case," say the Segals. "HIV is essentially a visna virus which carries an additional protein monomer of HTLV-1 that has an epitope -capable of bonding with T4 receptors. Neither Alizon and Montagnier nor any +capable of bonding with T4 receptors. Neither Alizon and Montagnier nor any other biologist know of any natural mechanism that would make it possible for the epitope to be transferred from HTLV-1 to the visna virus. For this reason we can come to only one conclusion: that this gene combination arose by @@ -166,11 +166,11 @@ artificial means, through gene manipulation." extraordinarily expensive, and it requires a large number of highly qualified personnel, complicated equipment and expensive high security laboratories. Moreover, the product would have no commercial value. Who, then," ask the -Segals, "would have provided the resources for a type of research that was +Segals, "would have provided the resources for a type of research that was aimed solely at the production of a new disease that would be deadly to human beings?" -The English sociologist Allistair Hay (as well as Paxman et al in "A Higher +The English sociologist Allistair Hay (as well as Paxman et al in "A Higher Form of Killing"-ED), published a document whose authenticity has been confirmed by the US Congress, showing that a representative of the Pentagon requested in 1969 additional funding for biological warfare research. The @@ -179,29 +179,29 @@ not be susceptible to the immune system, so that the afflicted patient would not be able to develop any defense against it. Ten years later, in the spring of 1979, the first cases of AIDS appeared in New York. -"Thus began a phase of frantic experimentation," say the Segals. +"Thus began a phase of frantic experimentation," say the Segals. One group was working on trying to cause animal pathogens to adapt themselves to life in human beings. This was done under the cover of searching for a cure -for cancer. The race was won by Gallo, who described his findings in 1975. A -year later, Gallo described gene manipulations he was conducting. In 1980 he +for cancer. The race was won by Gallo, who described his findings in 1975. A +year later, Gallo described gene manipulations he was conducting. In 1980 he published his discovery of HTLV. In the fall of 1977, a P4 (highest security category of laboratory, in which human pathogens are subjected to genetic manipulations) laboratory was officially opened in building 550 of Fort Detrick, MD, the Pentagon's main biological warfare research center. "In an article in 'Der Spiegel`, Prof. -Mollings point out that this type of gene manipulation was still extremely -difficult in 1977. One would have had to have a genius as great as Robert Gallo -for this purpose, note the Segals." +Mollings point out that this type of gene manipulation was still extremely +difficult in 1977. One would have had to have a genius as great as Robert Gallo +for this purpose, note the Segals." Lo and behold. In a supposed compliance with the international accord banning the research, production and storage of biological weapons, part of Fort Detrick was "demilitarized" and the virus section renamed the "Frederick Cancer Research Facility". It was put under the direction of the Cancer Research Institute in neighboring Bethesda, whose director was no other than -Robert Gallo. This happened in 1975, the year Gallo discovered HTLV. -Explaining how the virus escaped, the Segals note that in the US, biological +Robert Gallo. This happened in 1975, the year Gallo discovered HTLV. +Explaining how the virus escaped, the Segals note that in the US, biological agents are traditionally tested on prisoners who are incarcerated for long periods, and who are promised freedom if they survive the test. However, the initial HIV infection symptoms are mild and followed by a seemingly healthy @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ exclusively men, many of them having a history of homosexuality and drug abuse, as is often the case in American prisons. 1111 It is understandable why AIDS broke out precisely in 1979, precisely among men -and among drug users, and precisely in New York City," assert the Segals. They +and among drug users, and precisely in New York City," assert the Segals. They go on to explain that whereas in cases of infection by means of sexual contact, incubation periods are two years and more, while in cases of massive infection via blood transfusions, as must have been the case with prisoners, incubation @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ beginning of 1978 and if the experiments began without too much delay, then the first cases of full- blown AIDS in 1979 were exactly the result that could have been expected." -In the next three lengthy chapters, the Segals examine other theories, +In the next three lengthy chapters, the Segals examine other theories, "legends" as they call them, of the origins of AIDS. Dissecting each claim, they show that they have no scientific standing, providing also the findings of other scientists. They also bring up the arguments of scientists and diff --git a/pythonCode/output/air-rail.xml b/pythonCode/output/air-rail.xml index 65facbd..9123c85 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/air-rail.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/air-rail.xml @@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ -------------------------

The ultimate responsibility for this thread :-) belongs to George -Medhurst (1759-1827), of England. During a period of a few years +Medhurst (1759-1827), of England. During a period of a few years about 1810, he invented three distinct forms of air-propelled transport. None of them was implemented during his lifetime; but all of them saw use eventually, reaching their greatest extent in the reverse order of their original invention.

-

Medhurst's first method involved moving air through a tube a few +

Medhurst's first method involved moving air through a tube a few inches in diameter, pushing a capsule along it; this simple idea was the pneumatic dispatch tube. Next he realized that if the same system was built much larger, it could carry passengers (or freight @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ railway (though a distinction between that term and the pneumatic railway was not always observed). The key feature of all versions of the system was a longitudinal valve: some sort of flexible flap running the length of the pipe, which would be held closed by air -pressure except when the piston was actually passing. Medhurst +pressure except when the piston was actually passing. Medhurst did try to raise capital to implement this system, but failed.

Now, while the first operable steam locomotive was built about 1804, @@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ of about 3 years. In order of opening, these were:

* The Paris a St-Germain, from Bois de Vezinet to St-Germain in Paris, France, 1.4 miles long; operated 1847-60. * The South Devon, from Exeter to Teignmouth in Devonshire, - England, 15 miles, then extended to Newton (now Newton Abbot), + England, 15 miles, then extended to Newton (now Newton Abbot), 20 miles altogether; operated 1847-48.

-

I note in passing that while I (as a fan of his) might like Isambard +

I note in passing that while I (as a fan of his) might like Isambard Kingdom Brunel to have invented the atmospheric system used on the South Devon, it is wrong to say that he did so. He did choose it and actively promoted it (well, "actively" is redundant with Brunel). -It was actually developed by Samuel Clegg and Joseph and Jacob Samuda.

+It was actually developed by Samuel Clegg and Joseph and Jacob Samuda.

Both of the longer, if shorter-lived, English lines used atmospheric propulsion in both directions of travel, whereas the French and Irish @@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ Metropolitan, District, Circle, and Hammersmith & City Lines.)

Now there was no thought of operating the Metropolitan with anything but steam locomotives, despite the line being mostly -in tunnel. Sir John Fowler, who later co-designed the Forth Bridge, +in tunnel. Sir John Fowler, who later co-designed the Forth Bridge, did have the idea of a steam locomotive where the heat from the fire would be retained in a cylinder of bricks, and therefore the fire could be put out when traveling in the tunnels. One example of -this design, later called Fowler's Ghost, was tried in 1862. +this design, later called Fowler's Ghost, was tried in 1862. It was thermodynamically absurd: as C. Hamilton Ellis put it, "the trouble was that her boiler not only refrained from producing smoke, it produced very little steam either".

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ but construction was never completed. This was the Waterloo and Whitehall Railway, which planned to connect Waterloo station to Great Scotland Yard, 1/2 mile away, with a 12'9" diameter tunnel passing under the Thames. Considering that the Thames Tunnel project of -Sir Marc Brunel and Isambard Kingdom Brunel -- now now part of +Sir Marc Brunel and Isambard Kingdom Brunel -- now now part of the Underground's East London Line -- had faced massive technical and financial difficulties before its long-delayed completion only about 20 years previously, this was no mean undertaking.

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ the tube.

They were also used within large buildings, and some survive in use to this day.

-

Finally, in 1990, the Brazilian company Sur Coester stunned the +

Finally, in 1990, the Brazilian company Sur Coester stunned the world by opening at a fair in Djakarta, Indonesia, a demonstration line of their Aeromovel system. This is nothing more nor less than an elevated atmospheric railway. The structure is concrete, @@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ is used.

Beach's tunnel was depicted, in rather distorted form, in the 1989 movie "Ghostbusters II"; the modern form of the New York subway has been depicted in many movies, notably the 1974 one "The Taking -of Pelham One Two Three"; but I don't believe the atmospheric or +of Pelham One Two Three"; but I don't believe the atmospheric or pneumatic systems have ever been depicted at work in any movie. Clearly this needs to be rectified! :-)

@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ Clearly this needs to be rectified! :-)

Almost all the information in this posting about the pneumatic and atmospheric systems comes from one book... "Atmospheric -Railways: A Victorian Venture in Silent Speed" by Charles Hadfield, -1967, reprinted 1985 by Alan Sutton Publishing, Gloucester; ISBN +Railways: A Victorian Venture in Silent Speed" by Charles Hadfield, +1967, reprinted 1985 by Alan Sutton Publishing, Gloucester; ISBN 0-86299-204-4.

For other topics, I principally consulted "The Pictorial @@ -318,14 +318,14 @@ Hamlyn Publishing; ISBN 0-600-37585-4; some details came from other books or my memory.

The information about the Djakarta line comes from two postings in -rec.railroad, one last November by Andrew Waugh quoting the November 24 -issue of "New Scientist" magazine, and the recent one by Russell Day +rec.railroad, one last November by Andrew Waugh quoting the November 24 +issue of "New Scientist" magazine, and the recent one by Russell Day citing "Towards 2000".

-- -Mark Brader"Great things are not done by those +Mark Brader"Great things are not done by those SoftQuad Inc., Toronto who sit down and count the cost -utzoo!sq!msb, msb@sq.com of every thought and act." -- Daniel Gooch

+utzoo!sq!msb, msb@sq.com of every thought and act." -- Daniel Gooch

This article is in the public domain.

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-Here's the lowdown on "ALTERNATIVE 3" from a TV-movie compendium. "ALTERNATIVE 3" (GB 1977; 52m, colour) -Amusing spoof do commentary about the disappearance of various high-IQ +Amusing spoof do commentary about the disappearance of various high-IQ citizens, allegedly to form nucleus of a standby civilization on Mars against the coming End of the World. Sly parodies of fashionable breathless TV -journalism sweetened the joke, ex- newscaster Tim Brinton held it all -together with po-faced gravity and needless to say some supernature fanatics +journalism sweetened the joke, ex- newscaster Tim Brinton held it all +together with po-faced gravity and needless to say some supernature fanatics refuse to this day to accept that it was anything but gospel truth, although -it was orignally scheduled for April 1st (1977). Written by David Ambrose; -directed by Chris Miles; for Anglia. Apparently the TV-movie was spawned by a +it was orignally scheduled for April 1st (1977). Written by David Ambrose; +directed by Chris Miles; for Anglia. Apparently the TV-movie was spawned by a book (or assuming the date is accurate, vice versa) of the same name. Written -by Leslie Watkins, it was published by Sphere Books Ltd. in 1978.

+by Leslie Watkins, it was published by Sphere Books Ltd. in 1978.

======================================================================

ALTERNATIVE 003 by -Leslie Watkins

+Leslie Watkins

with -David Ambrose & Christopher Miles

+David Ambrose & Christopher Miles

Section 1

@@ -37,82 +37,82 @@ silence.

On May 3, 1977, the Daily Mirror published this story:

-

President Jimmy Carter has joined the ranks of UFO spotters. He sent -in two written reports stating he had seen a flying saucer when he was the +

President Jimmy Carter has joined the ranks of UFO spotters. He sent +in two written reports stating he had seen a flying saucer when he was the Governor of Georgia.

The President has shrugged off the incident since then, perhaps fearing that electors might be wary of a flying saucer freak.

-

But he was reported as saying after the "sighting"; "I don't laugh at +

But he was reported as saying after the "sighting"; "I don't laugh at people any more when they say they've seen UFOs because I've seen one myself."

-

Carter described his UFO like this: "Luminous, not solid, at first bluish, +

Carter described his UFO like this: "Luminous, not solid, at first bluish, then reddish. It seemed to move towards us from a distance, stopped, then moved partially away."

-

Carter filed two reports on the sighting in 1973, one to the +

Carter filed two reports on the sighting in 1973, one to the International UFO Bureau and the other to the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena.

-

Heydon Hewes, who directs the International UFO Bureau from his +

Heydon Hewes, who directs the International UFO Bureau from his home in Oklahoma City, is making speeches praising the President's "open-mindedness."

-

But during his presidential campaign last year Carter was cautious. He +

But during his presidential campaign last year Carter was cautious. He admitted he had seen a light in the sky but declined to call it a UFO.

He joked: "I think it was a light beckoning me to run in the California primary election."

-

Why this change in Carter's attitude? Because, by then, he had been +

Why this change in Carter's attitude? Because, by then, he had been briefed on Alternative 3?

A 1966 Gallup Poll showed that five million Americans including several highly experienced airline pilots claimed to have seen Flying Saucers. -Fighter pilot Thomas Mantell has already died while chasing one over +Fighter pilot Thomas Mantell has already died while chasing one over Kentucky his F.51 aircraft having disintegrated in the violent wash of his quarry's engines.

The U.S. Air Force, reluctantly bowing to mounting pressure, asked Dr. -Edward Uhler Condon, a professor of astrophysics, to head an investigation +Edward Uhler Condon, a professor of astrophysics, to head an investigation team at Colorado University.

-

Condon's budget was $500,000. Shortly before his report appeared in +

Condon's budget was $500,000. Shortly before his report appeared in 1968, this story appeared in the London Evening Standard:

-

The Condon study is making headlines, but for all the wrong reasons. It +

The Condon study is making headlines, but for all the wrong reasons. It is losing some of its outstanding members, under circumstances which are mysterious to say the least. Sinister rumors are circulating. At least four key -people have vanished from the Condon team without offering a satisfactory +people have vanished from the Condon team without offering a satisfactory reason for their departure.

The complete story behind the strange events in Colorado is hard to decipher. But a clue, at last may be found in the recent statements of Dr. -James McDonald, the senior physicist at the Institute of Atmospheric +James McDonald, the senior physicist at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the University of Arizona and widely respected in his field. In a -wary, but ominous, telephone conversation this week, Dr. McDonald told me -that he is "most distressed." Condon's 1,485-page report denied the +wary, but ominous, telephone conversation this week, Dr. McDonald told me +that he is "most distressed." Condon's 1,485-page report denied the existence of Flying Saucers and a panel of the American National Academy of Sciences endorsed the conclusion that "further extensive study probably cannot be justified."

-

But, curiously, Condon's joint principal investigator, Dr. David Saunders, -had not contributed a word to that report. And on January 11, 1969, the -Daily Telegraph quoted Dr. Saunders as saying of the report:

+

But, curiously, Condon's joint principal investigator, Dr. David Saunders, +had not contributed a word to that report. And on January 11, 1969, the +Daily Telegraph quoted Dr. Saunders as saying of the report:

"It is inconceivable that it can be anything but a cold stew. No matter how long it is, what it includes, how it is said, or what it recommends, it will lack the essential element of credibility."

-

Already there were wide-spread suspicions that the Condon +

Already there were wide-spread suspicions that the Condon investigation had been part of an official coverup, that the government knew the truth but was determined to keep it from the public. We now know that those suspicions were accurate. And that the secrecy was all because of Alternative 3.

-

Only a few months after Dr. Saunders made his "cold stew" statement a +

Only a few months after Dr. Saunders made his "cold stew" statement a journalist with the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch embarrassed the National Aeronautics and Space Agency by photographing a strange craft looking exactly like a Flying Saucer at the White Sands missile range in New Mexico.

@@ -126,67 +126,67 @@ acknowledged designing several models, some with ten and twelve engines. And a NASA official, faced with this information, said, "Actually the engineers used to call it 'The Flying Saucer."

-

That confirmed a statement made by Dr. Garry Henderson, a leading +

That confirmed a statement made by Dr. Garry Henderson, a leading space research scientist: "All our astronauts have seen these objects but have been ordered not to discuss their findings with anyone."

-

Otto Binder was a member of the NASA space team. He has stated that +

Otto Binder was a member of the NASA space team. He has stated that NASA "killed" significant segments of conversation between Mission Control -and Apollo 11, the spacecraft which took Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong to -the Moon and that those segments were deleted from the official record:

+and Apollo 11, the spacecraft which took Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong to +the Moon and that those segments were deleted from the official record:

"Certain sources with their own VHF receiving facilities that by passed -NASA broadcast outlets claim there was a portion of Earth-Moon dialogue +NASA broadcast outlets claim there was a portion of Earth-Moon dialogue that was quickly cut off by the NASA monitoring staff."

-

Binder added:

+

Binder added:

-

"It was presumably when the two moon walkers, Aldrin and Armstrong, -were making the round some distance from the LEM that Armstrong -clutched Aldrin's arm excitedly and exclaimed 'What was it? What the hell +

"It was presumably when the two moon walkers, Aldrin and Armstrong, +were making the round some distance from the LEM that Armstrong +clutched Aldrin's arm excitedly and exclaimed 'What was it? What the hell was it? That's all I want to know.' "

-

Then, according to Binder, there was this exchange:

+

Then, according to Binder, there was this exchange:

MISSION CONTROL: What's there? malfunction(garble).Mission -Control calling Apollo 11.

+Control calling Apollo 11.

APOLLO 11: These babies were huge, sir. enormous, Oh, God you wouldn't believe it! I'm telling you there are other space-craft out there lined up on the far side of the crater edge. -They're on the Moon watching us.

+They're on the Moon watching us.

-

NASA, understandably, has never confirmed Binder's story but Buzz -Aldrin was soon complaining bitterly about the Agency having used him as a +

NASA, understandably, has never confirmed Binder's story but Buzz +Aldrin was soon complaining bitterly about the Agency having used him as a "traveling salesman."

-

And two years after his Moon mission, following reported bouts of heavy +

And two years after his Moon mission, following reported bouts of heavy drinking, he was admitted to hospital with "emotional depression."

"Traveling salesman", that's an odd choice of words, isn't it? What, in -Aldrin's view, were the NASA authorities trying to sell? And to whom? +Aldrin's view, were the NASA authorities trying to sell? And to whom? Could it be that they were using him, and others like him, to sell their official version of the truth to ordinary people right across the world?

-

Was Aldrin's Moon walk one of those great spectaculars, presented with -maximum publicity, to justify the billions being poured into space research?

+

Was Aldrin's Moon walk one of those great spectaculars, presented with +maximum publicity, to justify the billions being poured into space research?

Was it part of the American-Russian cover for Alternative 3?

-

All men who have travelled to the Moon have given indications of +

All men who have travelled to the Moon have given indications of knowing about Alternative 3 and of the reasons which precipitated it.

In May, 1972, James Irwin, officially the sixth man to walk on the -Moon, resigned to become a Baptist missionary. And he said then, "The +Moon, resigned to become a Baptist missionary. And he said then, "The flight made me a deeper religious person and more keenly aware of the fragile nature of our planet."

-

Edgar Mitchell, who landed on the Moon with the Apollo 14 mission in +

Edgar Mitchell, who landed on the Moon with the Apollo 14 mission in February, 1971, also resigned in May, 1972 to devote himself to parapsychology. Later, at the headquarters of his Institute for noetic Sciences near San Francisco, he described looking at this world from the -Moon: "I went into a very deep pathos, a kind of anguish. That incredibly +Moon: "I went into a very deep pathos, a kind of anguish. That incredibly beautiful planet that was Earth, a place no bigger than my thumb was my home.. a blue and white jewel against a velvet black sky...was being killed off."

@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ off."

that society had only three ways in which to go and that the third was "the most viable but most difficult alternative."

-

Another of the Apollo Moon walkers, Bob Grodin, was equally specific -when interviewed by a Sceptre Television reporter on June 20, 1977;

+

Another of the Apollo Moon walkers, Bob Grodin, was equally specific +when interviewed by a Sceptre Television reporter on June 20, 1977;

"You think they need all that crap down in Florida just to put two guys up there on a bicycle? The hell they do! You know why they need us? @@ -206,42 +206,42 @@ We're nothing, man! Nothing!"

On July 11, 1977, the Los Angeles Times came near to the heart of the matter, nearer than any other newspaper, when it published a -remarkable interview with Dr. Gerard O'Neill.

+remarkable interview with Dr. Gerard O'Neill.

-

Dr. O'Neill is a Princeton professor who served, during a 1976 +

Dr. O'Neill is a Princeton professor who served, during a 1976 sabbatical, as Professor of Aerospace at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and who gets nearly $500,000 each year in research grants from NASA. Here is a section from that article:

The United Nations, he says, has conservatively estimated that the -world's population, now more than 4 billion people, will grow to about 6.5 +world's population, now more than 4 billion people, will grow to about 6.5 billion by the year 2000. Today, he adds, about 30% of the world's -population is in developed nations. But, because most of the projected -population growth will occur in underdeveloped countries, that will drop to -22% by the end of the century. The world of 2000 will be poorer and +population is in developed nations. But, because most of the projected +population growth will occur in underdeveloped countries, that will drop to +22% by the end of the century. The world of 2000 will be poorer and hungrier than the world today, he says.

-

Dr. O'Neill also explained the problems caused by the earth's 4,000 mile +

Dr. O'Neill also explained the problems caused by the earth's 4,000 mile atmospheric layer, but presumably because the article was comparatively -short one, he was not quoted on the additional threat posed by the notorious +short one, he was not quoted on the additional threat posed by the notorious "greenhouse" syndrome.

His solution? He called it Island 3. And he added: "There's no debate about the technology involved in doing it. That's been confirmed by NASA's top people."

-

But Dr. O'Neill, a family man with three children who like to fly +

But Dr. O'Neill, a family man with three children who like to fly sailplanes in his spare time, did not realize that he was slightly off target. He was right, of course, about the technology.

-

But he knew nothing of the political ramifications and he would have +

But he knew nothing of the political ramifications and he would have been astounded to learn that NASA was feeding his research to the Russians.

-

Even eminent political specialists, as respected in their sphere as Dr. -O'Neill is in his own, have been puzzled by an undercurrent they have +

Even eminent political specialists, as respected in their sphere as Dr. +O'Neill is in his own, have been puzzled by an undercurrent they have detected in East-West relationships.

-

Professor G. Gordon Broadbent, director of the independently financed +

Professor G. Gordon Broadbent, director of the independently financed Institute of Political Studies in London and author of a major study of U.S.-Soviet diplomacy since the 1950s, emphasized that fact on June 20, 1977, when he was interviewed on Sceptre Television:

@@ -255,41 +255,41 @@ nothing. Now it could just be and I stress the word 'could' that this unknown factor is some kind of massive but covert operation in space. But as for the reasons behind it we are not in the business of speculation."

-

Washington's acute discomfort over O'Neill's revelations through the Los +

Washington's acute discomfort over O'Neill's revelations through the Los Angeles Times can be assessed by the urgency with which a "suppression" -Bill was rushed to the Statute Book.

+Bill was rushed to the Statute Book.

-

On July 27, 1977, only sixteen days after publication of the O'Neill -interview columnist Jeremy Campbell reported in the London Evening -Standard that the Bill would become law that September. He wrote:

+

On July 27, 1977, only sixteen days after publication of the O'Neill +interview columnist Jeremy Campbell reported in the London Evening +Standard that the Bill would become law that September. He wrote:

-

It prohibits the publishing of an official report without permission, +

It prohibits the publishing of an official report without permission, arguing that this obstructs the Government's control of its own information. -That was precisely the charge brought against Daniel Ellsberg for giving the +That was precisely the charge brought against Daniel Ellsberg for giving the Pentagon papers to the New York Times.

-

Most ominous of all, the Bill would make it a crime for any present or +

Most ominous of all, the Bill would make it a crime for any present or former civil servant to tell the Press of Government wrong doing or pass on any news based on information "submitted to the Government in private."

-

Campbell pointed out that this final clause "has given serious pain to +

Campbell pointed out that this final clause "has given serious pain to guardians of American Press freedom because it creates a brand new crime." -Particularly as there was provision in the Bill for offending journalists to be +Particularly as there was provision in the Bill for offending journalists to be sent to prison for up to six years.

-

We subsequently discovered that a man called Harman Leonard Harman +

We subsequently discovered that a man called Harman Leonard Harman read that item in the newspaper and that later, in a certain television -executives' dining room, he expressed regret that a similar Law had not been +executives' dining room, he expressed regret that a similar Law had not been passed years earlier by the British government.

He was eating treacle tart with custard at the time and he reflected -wistfully that he could then have insisted on such a Law being obeyed. That, +wistfully that he could then have insisted on such a Law being obeyed. That, when it came to Alternative 3, would have saved him from a great deal of trouble.

He had chosen treacle tart, not because he particularly liked it, but -because it was 2p(ence) cheaper than the chocolate sponge. That was -typical of Harman.

+because it was 2p(ence) cheaper than the chocolate sponge. That was +typical of Harman.

He was one of the people, as you may have learned already through the Press, who tried to interfere with the publication of this book. We will later @@ -297,12 +297,12 @@ be presenting some of the letters received by us from him and his lawyers together with the replies from our legal advisers.

We decided to print these letters in order to give you a thorough insight -into our investigation for it is important to stress that we, like Professor +into our investigation for it is important to stress that we, like Professor Broadbent, are not in the "business of speculation." We are interested only in the facts.

And it is intriguing to note the pattern of facts relating to astronauts -who have been on Moon missions and who have therefore been exposed to +who have been on Moon missions and who have therefore been exposed to some of the surprises presented by Alternative 3.

A number, undermined by the strain of being party to such a @@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ destroyed what had been secure and successful marriages.

Yet these were men originally picked from many thousands precisely because of their stability. Their training and experience, intelligence and physical fitness all these, of course, were prime considerations in their -selection. But the supremely important quality was their balanced +selection. But the supremely important quality was their balanced temperament.

It would need something stupendous, something almost unimaginable @@ -324,15 +324,15 @@ perfection of Alternative 3.

We are not suggesting that the President of the United States has had personal knowledge of the terror and clinical cruelties which have been an -integral part of the Operation, for that would make him directly responsible +integral part of the Operation, for that would make him directly responsible for murders and barbarous mutilations.

We are convinced, in fact, that this is not the case. The President and the Russian leader, together with their immediate subordinates, have been -concerned only with broad sweep of policy.

+concerned only with broad sweep of policy.

They have acted in unison to ensure what they consider to be the best -possible future for mankind. And the day to day details have been delegated +possible future for mankind. And the day to day details have been delegated to high level professionals.

These professionals, we have now established, have been classifying @@ -358,11 +358,11 @@ prevailing circumstances, they could be justified.

documentary, his conscience finally goaded him into action. He knew the appalling risk he was taking, for he was aware of what had happened to others who had betrayed the secrets of Alternative 3, but he made telephone -contact with television reporter Colin Benson and offered to provide Benson +contact with television reporter Colin Benson and offered to provide Benson with evidence of the most astounding nature.

He was calling, he said, from abroad but he was prepared to travel to -London. They met two days later. And he then explained to Benson that +London. They met two days later. And he then explained to Benson that copies of most orders and memoranda, together with transcripts prepared from tapes of Policy Committee meetings, were filed in triplicate in Washington, Moscow and Geneva where Alternative 3 had its operational @@ -371,31 +371,31 @@ headquarters.

The system had been instituted to ensure there was no misunderstanding between the principal partners. He occasionally had access to some of that material although it was often weeks or even months -old before he saw it and he was willing to supply what he could to Benson. +old before he saw it and he was willing to supply what he could to Benson. He wanted no money. He merely wanted to alert the public, to help stop the mass atrocities.

-

Benson's immediate reaction, after he had assessed the value of this +

Benson's immediate reaction, after he had assessed the value of this offer, was that Sceptre should mount a follow up programme, one which -would expose the horrors of Alternative 3 in far greater depth.

+would expose the horrors of Alternative 3 in far greater depth.

He argued bitterly with his superiors at Sceptre but they were adamant. The company was already in serious trouble with the government and there was some doubt about whether its licence would be renewed. They refused -to consider the possibility of doing another programme. They had officially +to consider the possibility of doing another programme. They had officially disclaimed the Alternative 3 documentary as a hoax and that was where the matter had to rest.

-

Anyway, they pointed out, this character who'd come forward was +

Anyway, they pointed out, this character who'd come forward was probably a nut$ If you saw the documentary, you will probably realize that -Benson is a stubborn man. His friends say he is pig obstinate. They also say +Benson is a stubborn man. His friends say he is pig obstinate. They also say he is a first class investigative journalist.

He was angry about this attempt to suppress the truth and that is why he agreed to co-operate in the preparation of this book. That co-operation has been invaluable.

-

Through Benson we met the telephone caller who we now refer to as +

Through Benson we met the telephone caller who we now refer to as Trojan. And that meeting resulted in our acquiring documents, which we will be presenting, including transcripts of tapes made at the most secret rendezvous in the world, thirty five fathoms beneath the ice cap of the @@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ and that, in breaking his oath of silence, he is prompted by the most honourable of motives.

He stands in relation to the Alternative 3 conspiracy in much the same -position as the anonymous informant "Deep Throat" occupied in the +position as the anonymous informant "Deep Throat" occupied in the Watergate affair. Most of the "batch consignments" have been taken from the area known as the Bermuda Triangle but numerous other locations have also been used.

@@ -419,38 +419,38 @@ story:

The disappearance in bizarre circumstances in the past two weeks of 20 people from small coastal communities in Oregon was being intensively -investigated at the weekend amid reports of an imaginative fraud scheme +investigated at the weekend amid reports of an imaginative fraud scheme involving a "flying saucer" and hints of mass murder.

-

Sheriff's officers at Newport, Oregon, said that the 20 individuals had -vanished without trace after being told to give away all their possessions, -including their children, so that they could be transported in a flying saucer +

Sheriff's officers at Newport, Oregon, said that the 20 individuals had +vanished without trace after being told to give away all their possessions, +including their children, so that they could be transported in a flying saucer "by UFO to a better life."

-

"Deputies under Mr. Ron Sutton, chief criminal investigator in +

"Deputies under Mr. Ron Sutton, chief criminal investigator in surrounding Lincoln County, have traced the story back to a meeting on -September 14 in a resort hotel, the Bayshore Inn at Waldport, Oregon$ -Local police have received conflicting reports as to what occurred (at the +September 14 in a resort hotel, the Bayshore Inn at Waldport, Oregon$ +Local police have received conflicting reports as to what occurred (at the meeting).

But while it is clear that the speaker did not pretend to be from outer space, he told the audience how their souls could be "saved through a UFO.

"The hall had been reserved for a fee of $50 by a man and a woman who -gave false names. Mr. Sutton said witnesses had described them as "fortyish, +gave false names. Mr. Sutton said witnesses had described them as "fortyish, well groomed, straight types."

The Telegraph said that "selected people would be prepared at a special -camp in Colorado for life on another planet" and quoted Investigator Sutton +camp in Colorado for life on another planet" and quoted Investigator Sutton as adding:

"They were told they would have to give away everything, even their -children. I'm checking a report of one family who supposedly gave away +children. I'm checking a report of one family who supposedly gave away 150-acre farm and three children."

"We don't know if it's fraud or whether these people might be killed. There are all sorts of rumours, including some about human sacrifice and -that this is sponsored by the (Charles) Manson family."

+that this is sponsored by the (Charles) Manson family."

"Most of the missing 20 were described as being "hippie types" although there were some older people among them."

@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ although there were some older people among them."

known as "scientifically adjusted" to fit them for a new role as a slave species.

-

There have been equally strange reports of animals, particularly farm +

There have been equally strange reports of animals, particularly farm animals, disappearing in large numbers. And occasionally it appears that aspects of the Alternative 3 operation have been bungled, that attempts to lift "batch consignments" of humans or of animals have failed.

@@ -469,12 +469,12 @@ carried this story:

Men in face masks, using metal detectors and a geiger counter, yesterday scoured a remote Dartmoor valley in a bid to solve a macabre -mystery. Their search centred on marshy grassland where 15 wild ponies +mystery. Their search centred on marshy grassland where 15 wild ponies were found dead, their bodies mangled and torn.

All appeared to have died at about the same time, and many of the bones have been inexplicably shattered. To add to the riddle, their bodies -decomposed to virtual skeletons within only 48 hours.

+decomposed to virtual skeletons within only 48 hours.

Animal experts confess they are baffled by the deaths at Cherry Brook Valley near Postbridge.

@@ -484,20 +484,20 @@ Unidentified Flying Objects centre at Torquay who are trying to prove a link with outer space.

They believe that flying saucers may have flown low over the area and -created a vortex which hurled the ponies to their death. Mr. John Wyse, +created a vortex which hurled the ponies to their death. Mr. John Wyse, head of the four-man team, said:

"If a spacecraft has been in the vicinity, there may still be detectable -evidence. We wanted to see if there was any sign that the ponies had been +evidence. We wanted to see if there was any sign that the ponies had been shot but we have found nothing. This incident bears an uncanny -resemblance to similar events reported in America."

+resemblance to similar events reported in America."

-

The Mail report concluded with a statement from an official +

The Mail report concluded with a statement from an official representing The Dartmoor Livestock Protection Society and the Animal Defence Society:

"Whatever happened was violent. We are keeping an open mind. I am -fascinated by the UFO theory. There is no reason to reject that possibility +fascinated by the UFO theory. There is no reason to reject that possibility since there is no other rational explanation."

These, then, were typical of the threads, which inspired the original @@ -506,9 +506,9 @@ could be embroidered into a clear picture.

Without the specialist guidance of that person the Sceptre television documentary could never have been produced, and Trojan would never have -contacted Colin Benson.

+contacted Colin Benson.

-

And it would have been years, possibly seven years or even longer, +

And it would have been years, possibly seven years or even longer, before ordinary people started to suspect the devastating truth about this planet on which we live. That person, of course, is the old man$

@@ -535,10 +535,10 @@ sanctioned by them.

We have not been able to substantiate these suspicions and allegations so we merely record that an unknown number of people, including -distinguished radio astronomer Sir William Ballantine, have been executed -because of this astonishing agreement between the super-powers.

+distinguished radio astronomer Sir William Ballantine, have been executed +because of this astonishing agreement between the super-powers.

-

Prominent politicians, including two in Britain, were among those who +

Prominent politicians, including two in Britain, were among those who tried to prevent the publication of this book. They insisted that it is not necessary for you, and others like you, to be told the unpalatable facts.

@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ you ought to know. You have a right to know.

Attemps were also made to neuter the television programme which first focused public attention on Alternative 3. Those attemps were partially successful. And, of course, after the programme was transmitted, when -there was that spontaneous explosion of anxiety, Septre Television was +there was that spontaneous explosion of anxiety, Septre Television was forced to issue a formal denial.

It had all been a hoax. That's what they were told to say. That's what @@ -564,14 +564,14 @@ comfortable that way.

In fact, the television researchers did uncover far more disturbing material than they were allowed to transmit. The censored information is -now in our possession. And, as we have indicated, there was a great deal -that Benson and the rest of the television team did not discover, not until +now in our possession. And, as we have indicated, there was a great deal +that Benson and the rest of the television team did not discover, not until after their programme had been screened.

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Copies of Alternative 3 are rare. There is a source in ENGLAND which -we do not currently know, however, you may purchase an imported copy for +we do not currently know, however, you may purchase an imported copy for about $11.00 from Metaphysical Book Store, 9511 E. Colfax, Aurora, CO 80010 (303) 341-7562. Please mention that you got the address from VANGARD SCIENCES or the KeelyNet Bulletin Board System. Thanks.

@@ -586,13 +586,13 @@ KeelyNet (214) 324-3501

======================================================================

The Truth about Alternative 3 -from its author, Leslie Watkins

+from its author, Leslie Watkins

(This article is taken from the $Windwords$ newsletter) address not available

In our June issue, we told you about the controversial book Alternative -3, by British author Leslie Watkins. In out attempt to find out if the +3, by British author Leslie Watkins. In out attempt to find out if the shocking theories in the book were true, we called Avon Books, the American publisher; they said the book was out of print in the states. We called Penguin Books in London and found that it was listed on their @@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ classified as FICTION BASED ON FACT. The author's agent told us it was most definitely fiction. We wrote to the author himself to try to get the real story, and here is the letter he sent us.

-

Dear Ms. Dittrich:

+

Dear Ms. Dittrich:

Thank you for your letter, which reached me today. Naturally, I am delighted by your interest in Alternative 3 and by the fact that you plan to @@ -613,16 +613,16 @@ representative from Penguin Books. The book is based on fact, but uses that fact as a launchpad for a HIGH DIVE INTO FICTION. In answer to your specific questions:

-

1) There is no astronaut named Grodin. -2) There is no Sceptre Television and the reported Benson is also +

1) There is no astronaut named Grodin. +2) There is no Sceptre Television and the reported Benson is also fictional. -3) There is no Dr. Gerstein. +3) There is no Dr. Gerstein. 4) Yes, a "documentary" was televised in June 1977 on Anglia Television, which went out to the entire national network in Britain. -It was called Alternative 3 and was written by David Ambrose and -produced by Christopher Miles (whose names were on the book for +It was called Alternative 3 and was written by David Ambrose and +produced by Christopher Miles (whose names were on the book for contractual reasons). This original TV version, which I EXPANDED -IMMENSELY for the book, was ACTUALLY A HOAX which had been +IMMENSELY for the book, was ACTUALLY A HOAX which had been scheduled for transmission on April Fools' Day. Because of certain problems in finding the right network slot, the transmission was delayed.

@@ -633,18 +633,18 @@ basic premise was so way-out, particularly the way I aimed to present it in the book, that no one would regard it as non-fiction. Immediately after publication, I realized I was totally wrong. In fact, the amazing mountains of letters from virtually all parts of the world -including vast numbers from highly intelligent people in positions of -responsibility-convinced me that I had ACCIDENTALLY trespassed +including vast numbers from highly intelligent people in positions of +responsibility-convinced me that I had ACCIDENTALLY trespassed into a range of top-secret truths.

Documentary evidence provided by many of these -correspondents decided me to write a serious and COMPLETELY +correspondents decided me to write a serious and COMPLETELY NON-FICTION sequel. Unfortunately, a chest containing the bulk of the letters was among the items which were mysteriously LOST IN TRANSIT some four years when I moved from London, England, to Sydney, Australia, before I moved on to settle in New Zealand. For some time after Alternative 3 was originally published, I have -reason to suppose that my home telephone was being tapped and my +reason to suppose that my home telephone was being tapped and my contacts who were experienced in such matters were convinced that certain intelligence agencies considered that I probably knew too much.

@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ that I inadvertently got VERY CLOSE TO A SECRET TRUTH. I hope this is of some help to you and I look forward to hearing from you again.

With best wishes, -Leslie Watkins

+Leslie Watkins

Unfortunately, Alternative 3 is no longer available. We (Windwords) bought all the remaining copies from the British publisher and those quickly diff --git a/pythonCode/output/anti-jew.xml b/pythonCode/output/anti-jew.xml index b569b96..c4f185e 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/anti-jew.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/anti-jew.xml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@

From: San Francisco Chronicle, Wed. Dec. 12, 1990 (Briefing Section) ----

-

The British Zionists were led by Chaim Weizmann, a brilliant chemist who +

The British Zionists were led by Chaim Weizmann, a brilliant chemist who contributed to the war effort by discovering a new process for manufacturing acetone, a substance vital for TNT that was until then only produced in Germany. Weizmann saw a historic opening for Zionism and began to lobby @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Zionists would work for the establishment of a British protectorate there. This suited Britain better than the agreement it had already made with France for an international administration for Palestine.

-

So on November 2, 1917, Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour made his famous +

So on November 2, 1917, Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour made his famous and deeply ambiguous declaration that Britain would "view with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people..." How did the pledge to the Zionists square with what had already been @@ -32,19 +32,19 @@ Turks? The Arabs realized that they had been outmaneuvered.

Zionists (Jews) were given permission by Great Britain to take over Palestine and keep lands which do not belong to them. And the US has not done anything about it. Why? Because of the - better known media, which are all Zionists. (ie. Ted Koppell, - Larry King, etc etc etc) Many large corporations are also run + better known media, which are all Zionists. (ie. Ted Koppell, + Larry King, etc etc etc) Many large corporations are also run by Jews, including many of the large corporations which make stuff for our military.

Note - The American Anti-Jewish League in no way supports the naked - aggression committed by Saddam Hussein against Kuwait. He + aggression committed by Saddam Hussein against Kuwait. He must leave Kuwait, even though Kuwait, contrary to popular opinion, once WAS a PROVINCE of Iraq. There is no doubt about this: just go to your public library and get a good book on Iraq, Kuwait, or British Foreign Policy in the Middle East. Once again, it was the British (and French) who set up the - current boundaries which exist today. However, what Saddam + current boundaries which exist today. However, what Saddam has done must be overruled, exactly as what the Jews have done to Palestine must be stopped. Do you know how much of our TAXES go to Israel every year? Do you know how much @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ TV and at cinemas in which the world is pitted against the Germans, and the Germans always lose. These movies are still shown every day on TV and cable. Just turn on TBS, TNT, etc. Anyway, now it is the Arabs. And now we have and soon will have more movies which bring down the Arabs. -(ie. the new Sally Field movie, which is grossly exaggerated) Don't +(ie. the new Sally Field movie, which is grossly exaggerated) Don't forget who runs most of the TV networks and movie studios. So why do so many people hate Jews (also known as Zionists, semitic people (not very correctly though), Israelites, Israelis) The answer to this question @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ doing the same thing, and when successful, suppressing all opposing views. Now they have finally succeeded in turning the whole world against Iraq, the 2nd biggest anti-Zionist country in the world. This of course, has been done in an indirect manner, and has taken them a -lot of time. But it has worked. Once Saddam is ousted, thanks to +lot of time. But it has worked. Once Saddam is ousted, thanks to our soldiers and money, they will then begin to slowly get control of the region. There is still Iran, Syria, and other countries, but they can be taken care of too. It will not be easy for them, because the @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ a barbarian, uncivilized. Just throw a nuke on you, many say. So what do you do? This is exactly what is happening to the Palestinian people. Please, do something about it. Or at least, next time you hear Jews, Jewish propaganda, or some other Jewish views, question -them, embarass them. Don't believe everything they say. Become +them, embarass them. Don't believe everything they say. Become more informed. STOP THEM BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

American Anti-Jewish League @@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ more informed. STOP THEM BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

----------------------------------

1. Consulate General of Israel - 220 Bush + 220 Bush San Francisco, CA.

(415) 398-8885

@@ -220,14 +220,14 @@ more informed. STOP THEM BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

(415) 752-4979

-

5. Congregation Beth Israel-Judea +

5. Congregation Beth Israel-Judea Rabbi Herbert Morris 625 Brotherhood Way

(415) 586-8833

-

6. Congregation Beth Sholom - Rabbi Alexander Graubart +

6. Congregation Beth Sholom + Rabbi Alexander Graubart 14th Ave & Clement

(415) 221-8736

@@ -235,14 +235,14 @@ more informed. STOP THEM BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

7. Congregation B'Nai B'Rit Ha Mashiach (415) 992-2079

-

8. Congregation B'Nai Emunah (Conservative Jews - Give 'em HELL!) - Rabbi Theodore R. Alexander +

8. Congregation B'Nai Emunah (Conservative Jews - Give 'em HELL!) + Rabbi Theodore R. Alexander 3595 Taraval

(415) 664-7373

9. Congregation B'Nai Israel (also conservative) - Rabbi Malcolm Cohen + Rabbi Malcolm Cohen 1575 Annie

(415) 756-5430

@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ more informed. STOP THEM BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

UPDATE

-

So, now that Saddam Hussein has fired Scud missiles into Israel, and the +

So, now that Saddam Hussein has fired Scud missiles into Israel, and the Jews have shown restraint, they immediately expect something from us. Today they asked for 13 billion more dollars (billion, not million). In addition to this, they have asked for another $10 billion from other countries. @@ -314,9 +314,9 @@ on this planet who have none of the above. Instead, we send this money to a country which from its very beginning has caused trouble. Possibly, no other country has ever caused so many problems for humankind in history. These Jewish pigs are now taking advantage of the circumstances to get many -of their ideas across, and thanks to Saddam, they are being very success- +of their ideas across, and thanks to Saddam, they are being very success- ful. All the TV networks (most of which are run by Jews (many of the news -directors are Jewish, plus anchormen as well, such as Ted Coppel, Larry +directors are Jewish, plus anchormen as well, such as Ted Coppel, Larry King, etc etc)) are interviewing Jewish state figures, and asking them favorable questions. CNN itself constantly interviews many Jewish heads of state. But very few Arab leaders/figures are interviews, and if done @@ -326,11 +326,11 @@ reflect the majority opinion of Arabs) All the Jewish pigs interviewed have been saying: "Now the world knows what we have had to put up with all these years", when in fact, it is exactly the opposite! It is what the Arab people have had to put up with, especially the Palestinians, -who unfortunately supported Saddam's aggression. This is truly sad, +who unfortunately supported Saddam's aggression. This is truly sad, because it has given the Palestinians a very bad image, especially in the USA. Many of you are probably saying, "Oh, those poor Israelis, look what they have to put up with. If San Francisco was bombed, I -would do the same too." And this is somewhat true; Saddam is a brutal +would do the same too." And this is somewhat true; Saddam is a brutal dictator, and the only thing he has done is help the Zionist pigs. So here we go again; we've given them Patriot missile systems (each Patriot missile costs $1 million - this is your TAX money!) Now we're diff --git a/pythonCode/output/aosc_fbi.xml b/pythonCode/output/aosc_fbi.xml index 8e406ad..0077240 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/aosc_fbi.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/aosc_fbi.xml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@

History

The FBI traces its roots back to the year 1908 when then U.S. Attorney General -Charles Bonaparte directed that Department of Justice investigations be handled +Charles Bonaparte directed that Department of Justice investigations be handled by a small group of special investigators. The group was formed as the Bureau of Investigation and, in 1935, the present day name was designated by Congress.

@@ -37,17 +37,17 @@ serves as the basis of the arrest warrant.

jurisdiction. The FBI will, however, render all possible assistance to the local police through the FBI Laboratory and Identification Division. The FBI LID maintains fingerprint files on approximately 70 million (yes, million) -people. The FBI also maintains the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) +people. The FBI also maintains the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) which keeps records of missing persons, serialized stolen property, wanted persons for whom an arrest warrant is outstanding, and criminal histories on individuals arrested and fingerprinted for serious or significant offenses.

-

The NCIC is a computerized information system established by the FBI as a +

The NCIC is a computerized information system established by the FBI as a service to all criminal justice agencies- local, state and Federal. The information can be instantly retrieved over a vast communications network through the use of telecommunications equipment in criminal justice centers in various locations in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Many times when -monitoring the local or county police/sheriff departments a reference to a NCIC +monitoring the local or county police/sheriff departments a reference to a NCIC check is heard.

The FBI is involved in criminal investigations and foreign counterintelligence @@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ this editor.

The list of Field Offices and RA's is not 100% accurate, updates please. The number of RA's may differ from the call letter assignment block for a given -F.O. because many RA's were closed and consolidated during the Carter and early -Regan administrations. The call letters were assigned prior to their +F.O. because many RA's were closed and consolidated during the Carter and early +Regan administrations. The call letters were assigned prior to their administrations.

The F.O. call letters will be the first is an assigned block for a given F.O. @@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ same radio traffic. Chicago F.O. also still uses some remote VHF receive/UHF re-transmit link sites, but most are believed to be converted to microwave links.

-

Also 167.7625 which Randy Strayer and this editor received via skip between KSC +

Also 167.7625 which Randy Strayer and this editor received via skip between KSC 210 and KSC 216. Channel identified as Bravo 1.

Detroit "DE" Field Office - RA's

@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ Johnson City base call is KEV-243 Knoxville Unit Numbers: 99 - Aircraft; mobile units 1 - 69.

Los Angeles F.O.: An excellent complete and detailed listing is available from -Mobile Radio Resources (2661 Carol Drive, San Jose, CA 95125). The FBI in LA +Mobile Radio Resources (2661 Carol Drive, San Jose, CA 95125). The FBI in LA utilizes repeater channels in the 162, 163, 164, and 165 MHZ frequency range. Inputs can be found in the 167 MHz frequencies. The 165 repeater frequencies are 167.5875 and 165.7125.

@@ -434,22 +434,22 @@ the 167 MHz range. The 165 repeater is on 167.5625 MHz.

San Francisco F.O. sampling via MRS GRS directory: Repeaters in the 163 and 167 MHz frequency ranges with inputs in the 167 and 162 MHz ranges respectively.

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Tampa-St. Petersburg from Blaine Brooks: A-2: 167.725; A-3 167.325; A-5 +

Tampa-St. Petersburg from Blaine Brooks: A-2: 167.725; A-3 167.325; A-5 167.3875; A-6 167.275; repeater on 163.9875 and 419.250 UHF satellite receiver link.

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CINCINNATI FIELD OFFICE OPERATIONS

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CINCINNATI FIELD OFFICE OPERATIONS

The Cincinnati Field Office originally had nine Resident Agencies which were located in Athens, Chillicothe, Columbus, Dayton, Hamilton, Portsmouth, Springfield, Steubenville and Zanesville. The Springfield office is closed and I am not sure about the Zanesville R.A.

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The CI F.O. and R.A.'s radio communication systems are DES (Digital Encryption -Standard) capable and are utilized on a regular basis. CI appears to have a 32 +

The CI F.O. and R.A.'s radio communication systems are DES (Digital Encryption +Standard) capable and are utilized on a regular basis. CI appears to have a 32 channel DES system in place as testing was monitored during 1988 and 1989. Most of their frequencies remained the same from the previous DES days. Note that -the CI radios are VHF/UHF mobiles. Refer to the B channel series in the +the CI radios are VHF/UHF mobiles. Refer to the B channel series in the frequency list.

The signal numbers do not appear to be squad base (logically grouping by @@ -457,14 +457,14 @@ general agent function such as bank robbery squad or drug enforcement, or by R.A.'s), but rather a numeric numbering scheme starting with 1 and into the low 100's.

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The CI F.O./R.A. operations still need some work from our southern Ohio members -as allot of holes and gaps remain. The following profile on CI was mainly made +

The CI F.O./R.A. operations still need some work from our southern Ohio members +as allot of holes and gaps remain. The following profile on CI was mainly made possible by the efforts of Bill Gillie, Tony Cono, Rick Poorman, another member -who desires to named Mr. Anonymous, and this editor.

+who desires to named Mr. Anonymous, and this editor.

NOTE: ALL OHIO data is confirmed unless noted otherwise.

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CI Call Letter Assignments

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CI Call Letter Assignments

KQC 390 Cincinnati KQC 391 Dayton @@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ who desires to named Mr. Anonymous, and this editor.

KQC 398 Stubenville KQC 399 Zanesville

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CI Frequency Assignments

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CI Frequency Assignments

167.650 A-1 Operations simplex R.A.'s 167.2375 A-2 " " F.O. @@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ who desires to named Mr. Anonymous, and this editor.

163.8375/167.2375 A-7 Operations Repeater F.O.

The B channels are local option assigned meaning that each office will have a -different set of frequencies. The CI F.O. has Cincinnati PD CH 5, 460.275R, +different set of frequencies. The CI F.O. has Cincinnati PD CH 5, 460.275R, (B-1); Hamilton County Sheriff, 460.500R, (B-2); and several DEA frequencies.

??? D-6 and D-8 channel designators heard, but not confirmed.

@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ different set of frequencies. The CI F.O. has Cincinnati PD CH 5, 460.275R,

163.9875/167.650 ECC-1 (Extended Car-to-Car) repeater R.A.'s 163.8375/167.2375 ECC-2 repeater F.O. 163.8625/167.5375 ECC-3 SWAT/Special Operations nationwide repeater - 164.100/? ? Repeater heard with CI units

+ 164.100/? ? Repeater heard with CI units

167.325, 167.600, 167.625, 167.6625, 167.6875 and 167.725: Simplex operations.

@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ operations.

168.000 - possibly a VHF one-way link.

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CI Signal Numbering

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CI Signal Numbering

390 Signals: 1, 2, 3, 20, 22, 24, 53, 71, 72, 77, 90, 106, 133, 141 and 148. @@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ a surveillance aircraft.

CLEVELAND FIELD OFFICE OPERATIONS

The Cleveland Field Office originally had 10 Resident Agencies located in -Akron, Canton, Elyria, Lima, Mansfield, Mentor, Painesville, Sandusky, Toledo +Akron, Canton, Elyria, Lima, Mansfield, Mentor, Painesville, Sandusky, Toledo and Youngstown. The Mentor R.A. currently is the only R.A. out of service in the CV division.

@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ is complete.

KEX 747 Lima KEX 748 Mansfield KEX 749 Canton - KEX 750 Sandusky

+ KEX 750 Sandusky

CV Frequency Assignments

@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ is complete.

167.2625 " " 167.2875 CV simplex; input to 164.100 167.3375/162.7375 Canton R.A. Repeater - 167.3375/? Lima, Sandusky, Toledo R.A. Repeater + 167.3375/? Lima, Sandusky, Toledo R.A. Repeater 167.3625/162.7625 Akron, Painesville R.A. Repeater 167.3625 Akron, Painesville Simplex 167.3875/? Mansfield Operations Repeater @@ -641,8 +641,8 @@ in CV. Also try 168.000 as it may be a VHF fixed one-way link.

1000 - 1099 Canton and Mansfield R.A.'s Canton - 1000 to 1010; 1030 to 1040 Mansfield - 1005, 1032 and 1033 - 1100 - 1199 Sandusky and Toledo R.A.'s - Sandusky - 1121 - 1129 + 1100 - 1199 Sandusky and Toledo R.A.'s + Sandusky - 1121 - 1129 Toledo - 1100 - 1119, 1130 1200 - 1299 Youngstown R.A. - 1200 to 1209 and 1220 to 1232. 1300 - 1399 Radio Technicians and Vehicle Maintenance @@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ Bird Dog - Surveillance Aircraft C.I. - Confidential Informant Diaper Change - Changing of battery (bug or trailing transmitter) ECC - Extended Car-to-Car -FCI - Foreign Counter Intelligence +FCI - Foreign Counter Intelligence Half Signal - An Agent's spouse H.T. - Handi-Talkies In-the-Pocket - Subject in surveillance net @@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ SWAT - Special Weapons and Tactics Ten Check - Message Check Unit - A vehicle USA - U.S. Attorney -Wagon - Surveillance Van +Wagon - Surveillance Van Wire - Body Transmitter

FEDERAL NEWS - FBI

@@ -747,13 +747,13 @@ microphones or bugs, and if so perhaps others operate on nearby similar frequencies. Give it a listen and let us know.

The FBI Academy, located 40 miles south of Washington, is the host to the most -crime ridden town in the United States - Hogan's Alley. Hogan's Alley is a +crime ridden town in the United States - Hogan's Alley. Hogan's Alley is a "Hollywood" town with a motel, bank, post office, drug store, laundry and even a theater. It is used as a training ground for FBI agent trainees. Various scenarios are enacted under the careful eyes of supervisors. The trainees performance are evaluated with each exercise.

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One thing about Hogan's Alley - it has a 100% success rate in solving of cases, +

One thing about Hogan's Alley - it has a 100% success rate in solving of cases, pretty impressive. Something that is not pretty impressive about the FBI is the starting pay agents earn. According to a 8 January 1990 U.S. News and World Report quirk the starting pay of a FBI agent is $26,261. Consider that an agent diff --git a/pythonCode/output/art-04.xml b/pythonCode/output/art-04.xml index a91244f..37fcef0 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/art-04.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/art-04.xml @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@

Volume : SIRS 1991 History, Article 56 Subject: Keyword(s) : KENNEDY and ASSASSINATION Title : Do Assassinations Alter the Course of History? -Author : Simon Freeman and Ronald Payne +Author : Simon Freeman and Ronald Payne Source : European Publication Date : May 24-26, 1991 Page Number(s) : 9 @@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ May 24-26, 1991, p. 9 "Reprinted courtesy of THE EUROPEAN." DO ASSASSINATIONS ALTER THE COURSE OF HISTORY? - by Simon Freeman and Ronald Payne + by Simon Freeman and Ronald Payne -India faces collapse with the violent death of Rajiv Gandhi--or -does it? Simon Freeman and Ronald Payne analyse the importance of +India faces collapse with the violent death of Rajiv Gandhi--or +does it? Simon Freeman and Ronald Payne analyse the importance of individuals in the march of events They have paid their tributes, expressed their horror and @@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ that democracy will triumph in the face of terrorism. Now, in their weekend retreats, with their foreign affairs advisers and their top secret intelligence reports, world leaders will have to judge the true impact on India of the assassination of Rajiv -Gandhi. +Gandhi. They will conclude, perhaps a little unhappily for them but -fortunately for the rest of us, that Gandhi's death is unlikely +fortunately for the rest of us, that Gandhi's death is unlikely to be more than a footnote, if a substantial one, in the history of his country. India will not disintegrate. There will be no civil war. The Indian military will not stage a coup. Pakistan @@ -49,18 +49,18 @@ and victim were inexorably drawn together to become the catalyst for inevitable change. The most spectacular assassination in modern European -history--the shooting of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife -at Sarajevo in 1914 by a Serbian student, Gavrilo Princip--was +history--the shooting of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife +at Sarajevo in 1914 by a Serbian student, Gavrilo Princip--was undoubtedly the immediate cause of the First World War. But few serious historians today subscribe to the theory that, had -Princip not pressed the trigger that late June day in the cause +Princip not pressed the trigger that late June day in the cause of Serbian nationalism, the 19th-century order would have survived. - Dr Christopher Andrew, of Cambridge University, believes + Dr Christopher Andrew, of Cambridge University, believes that the assassination merely set the timetable for war. He said: -"Even if the Archduke had not been killed then there might have -been a great war anyway." Other experts now talk not of Princip +"Even if the Archduke had not been killed then there might have +been a great war anyway." Other experts now talk not of Princip but of an explosive cocktail of nationalism straining within decrepit empires and of fatally dangerous alliances built by leaders from an earlier world. @@ -73,31 +73,31 @@ stabbed because, so it was thought by the many bands of extremists, that was the only way to force change. While there are no precise ways to assess the real -importance of an assassination, historians like Andrew reckon +importance of an assassination, historians like Andrew reckon that there are some general guidelines. In the stable, advanced democracies of today the murder of a top politician is unlikely to cause more than outrage and pain. When the Irish Republican Army blew up the Grand Hotel in Brighton in 1984 in an attempt to kill Prime Minister Margaret -Thatcher and most of her Cabinet, they hoped that there would be +Thatcher and most of her Cabinet, they hoped that there would be such disgust at the murders that the British public would force their leaders to pull out of Northern Ireland. But, even if -Thatcher had died this would not have happened. Her death would +Thatcher had died this would not have happened. Her death would probably have strengthened her successor's resolve not to bow to terrorism. The IRA should have known this from the reaction to the -killing five years earlier of Lord Louis Mountbatten, +killing five years earlier of Lord Louis Mountbatten, distinguished soldier, public servant and pillar of the British Establishment. The murder changed nothing in the province and only demonstrated, as if it was necessary, that determined terrorists often find ways to murder their chosen targets. Similarly, The Red Brigade anarchists who cold-bloodedly killed -Aldo Moro, the Italian prime minister, in May, 1978, achieved +Aldo Moro, the Italian prime minister, in May, 1978, achieved nothing except to ensure that the Italian authorities would hunt them with even more determination. Nor did the killers of Swedish -Prime Minister Olof Palme accomplish anything. The murder--still +Prime Minister Olof Palme accomplish anything. The murder--still unsolved--drew the usual, but clearly genuine, shocked response from world leaders. But even at the time they were hardpressed to pretend that Palme's murder would fundamentally matter to Sweden. @@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ Pakistan since 1977, was blown up in his plane in the summer of stability of the country, his death seemed to be the fated climax to the era of military rule. - The murder of Egypt's President Sadat in October 1981 seemed + The murder of Egypt's President Sadat in October 1981 seemed then to herald some new dark age of internal repression and -aggression towards Israel. But his successor, Hosni Mubarak, +aggression towards Israel. But his successor, Hosni Mubarak, merely edged closer to the Arab world without returning to the -pre-Sadat hostility towards Israel. +pre-Sadat hostility towards Israel. The killers of kings and dictators in other Arab countries have also discovered that they have murdered in vain. Iraq has @@ -132,22 +132,22 @@ remains immovably in power. violence is deeply embedded in the national consciousness, the grand assassination has been part of the political process for more than a century. Beginning with the murder of President -Abraham Lincoln in 1865, the list of victims is a long and +Abraham Lincoln in 1865, the list of victims is a long and distinguished one. It includes most recently, President John F. -Kennedy in 1963; his brother, Robert, heir apparent, shot in -1968; Martin Luther King, civil rights campaigner and Nobel Peace -Prize winner, gunned down the same year. Ronald Reagan could +Kennedy in 1963; his brother, Robert, heir apparent, shot in +1968; Martin Luther King, civil rights campaigner and Nobel Peace +Prize winner, gunned down the same year. Ronald Reagan could easily have followed in 1981 when he was shot and badly wounded. - John Kennedy's death now appears important for different + John Kennedy's death now appears important for different reasons from those one might have expected at the time. It did not derail any of his vaunted civil rights or welfare programmes; -rather his death guaranteed that his successor, Lyndon Johnson, -would be able to push the Kennedy blueprint for a New America +rather his death guaranteed that his successor, Lyndon Johnson, +would be able to push the Kennedy blueprint for a New America through Congress. Nor did it end the creeping US involvement in Vietnam. - But Kennedy has been immortalised by his assassin and the + But Kennedy has been immortalised by his assassin and the mythology of his unfulfilled promise will endure long after his real accomplishments are forgotten. @@ -160,31 +160,31 @@ and their frailties exposed. Few names of hated tyrants appear on the roll-call of world leaders who fall to the assassin's bomb, knife or bullet, writes -Ronald Payne. One of the curiosities of the trade in political +Ronald Payne. One of the curiosities of the trade in political murder is that those the world generally recognises as bad guys often live to a ripe old age or die quietly in their beds. Few -who mourn the passing of Rajiv Gandhi would have shed so many -tears had President Saddam Hussein been blown to pieces in Iraq. +who mourn the passing of Rajiv Gandhi would have shed so many +tears had President Saddam Hussein been blown to pieces in Iraq. There was a time only a few years ago when Americans and Europeans would have celebrated the violent demise of President -Muammar Gaddafi. Both the Libyan leader and Hussein live on, as -do Idi Amin of Uganda, or Fidel Castro, whom the American Central +Muammar Gaddafi. Both the Libyan leader and Hussein live on, as +do Idi Amin of Uganda, or Fidel Castro, whom the American Central Intelligence Agency plotted so imaginatively and ineffectually to remove. When academics play the game of what might have been, the -consequences of assassinating such monstres sacres as Stalin and -Hitler arise. +consequences of assassinating such monstres sacres as Stalin and +Hitler arise. When the Russian dictator died suddenly of natural causes, the whole Soviet Union was paralysed because no leader dared claim the right to succeed him. That in itself suggests what -might have happened had Stalin been shot unexpectedly at a more +might have happened had Stalin been shot unexpectedly at a more critical moment. The timing of a political murder is crucial. Had Adolf -Hitler been assassinated before he achieved full power or before +Hitler been assassinated before he achieved full power or before his invasion of the Soviet Union, the history of Germany, and indeed of Europe, would have been very different. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/art-05.xml b/pythonCode/output/art-05.xml index 36a2b94..7aafc0e 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/art-05.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/art-05.xml @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@

Volume : SIRS 1991 History, Article 02 Subject: Keyword(s) : KENNEDY and ASSASSINATION Title : Conspiracy Theories: Doubts Refuse to Die -Author : Bob Dudney +Author : Bob Dudney Source : Dallas Times Herald (Dallas, Texas) Publication Date : Nov. 20, 1983 Page Number(s) : Special Sec. 11 @@ -12,19 +12,19 @@ Nov. 20, 1983, Commemorative Section, pp. 11 Reprinted with permission from the author. CONSPIRACY THEORIES: DOUBTS REFUSE TO DIE - by Bob Dudney + by Bob Dudney Special to the Times Herald -Editor's Note: Bob Dudney, a former reporter for the Dallas Times +Editor's Note: Bob Dudney, a former reporter for the Dallas Times Herald, has written hundreds of articles about the investigation -of President Kennedy's assassination. He has covered +of President Kennedy's assassination. He has covered congressional inquiries on the subject, has interviewed dozens of people connected with it, and has examined thousands of government documents. The shots fired in Dealey Plaza on a sunny Dallas day 20 years ago still reverberate in a bizarre way: the belief that -President John F. Kennedy's assassination resulted from a +President John F. Kennedy's assassination resulted from a conspiracy. There is a deep, almost theological assumption by some @@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ still roam at large. The conclusion is strange because there is no solid evidence to support it--and significant reasons to believe it is false. - There is no denying the difficulty of accepting the Warren + There is no denying the difficulty of accepting the Warren Commission's verdict on the events of Nov. 22, 1963--that a -down-and-out, 24-year-old ex-Marine named Lee Harvey Oswald, with +down-and-out, 24-year-old ex-Marine named Lee Harvey Oswald, with no outside assistance, murdered the most glamorous, powerful man in the world at the time. @@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ there was no plot. Undermining the scores of conspiracy theories that have cropped up over the years are three crucial factors: - The scientific, eyewitness and medical data establishing -that Oswald shot Kennedy. +that Oswald shot Kennedy. - - The absence of uncontroverted evidence linking Oswald to + - The absence of uncontroverted evidence linking Oswald to other conspirators. - - The lack of evidence to suggest that Oswald was + - The lack of evidence to suggest that Oswald was unwittingly manipulated by others. So long as these elements remain unshaken, claims that a @@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ ago. one might conclude that the possibility of a conspiracy had never been officially probed. The theories discount thousands of documents and millions of investigative man-hours devoted to that -question by the Warren panel, the FBI and the CIA in 1963 and +question by the Warren panel, the FBI and the CIA in 1963 and 1964; the Rockefeller Commission in 1975; the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in 1975 and the House Committee on Assassinations in 1977-1978. The list of "suspects" the theories implicate is extensive. -Among them: The Soviet KGB; anti-Soviet exiles; Fidel Castro; -pro-Castro Cubans in the United States; anti-Castro Cubans; -loyalists of slain South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem; right +Among them: The Soviet KGB; anti-Soviet exiles; Fidel Castro; +pro-Castro Cubans in the United States; anti-Castro Cubans; +loyalists of slain South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem; right wing fanatics; left wing Marxists; the Mafia; rogue Texas oilmen; labor unions; Southern white racists; the Dallas Police Department; the CIA; the FBI; the Secret Service; the Chinese @@ -86,127 +86,127 @@ communists; reactionary Army officers; and Jewish extremists. benefit from the murder. Theorists must establish participation of two or more people in the murder. This they have not done. - Each theory alters the nature of Oswald's role in the death, + Each theory alters the nature of Oswald's role in the death, but the possible changes are necessarily limited. The principle theories are: - Oswald is innocent: Adherents of this contention maintain + Oswald is innocent: Adherents of this contention maintain that law enforcement officials--cynically or through honest -error--settled on Oswald as the assassin even though there was no -reliable evidence against him. They say Oswald could have +error--settled on Oswald as the assassin even though there was no +reliable evidence against him. They say Oswald could have exonerated himself at a trial had he not been killed by Dallas -nightclub owner Jack Ruby. +nightclub owner Jack Ruby. Challenging this theory is an abundance of evidence. Scientific testing and physical evidence found at the scene show -that shots were fired at Kennedy's limousine from a sixth-floor +that shots were fired at Kennedy's limousine from a sixth-floor window of the Texas School Book Depository building. - Oswald worked in the building at Elm and Houston. He was + Oswald worked in the building at Elm and Houston. He was seen leaving it shortly after the shooting. Crates were found stacked by the sixth-floor window as an apparent gun brace. -Oswald's fingerprints were on the crates. The morning of the -assassination, Oswald was seen carrying a long, paper-wrapped +Oswald's fingerprints were on the crates. The morning of the +assassination, Oswald was seen carrying a long, paper-wrapped object into the building. Wrapping paper found near the window -bore Oswald's fingerprints. +bore Oswald's fingerprints. A rifle was found hidden between boxes in the building. A -bullet and the bullet fragments removed from Kennedy, Connally -and the limousine ballistically matched the rifle. Oswald's palm +bullet and the bullet fragments removed from Kennedy, Connally +and the limousine ballistically matched the rifle. Oswald's palm print was found on the rifle. The rifle, purchased from a Chicago mail order house, had been shipped to a Dallas post office box -rented by Oswald. A photograph showed Oswald holding a rifle +rented by Oswald. A photograph showed Oswald holding a rifle identical to the one found. Proponents of this theory retort that all of the evidence -was fabricated and put credence in Oswald's post-arrest +was fabricated and put credence in Oswald's post-arrest declaration that he hadn't killed anyone. But claims that the incriminating rifle photo was doctored-- -with Oswald's head superimposed over another man's body--were -dispelled by Marina Oswald's confirmation that she took the -picture. And claims that Oswald's rifle was planted in the room +with Oswald's head superimposed over another man's body--were +dispelled by Marina Oswald's confirmation that she took the +picture. And claims that Oswald's rifle was planted in the room after the assassination were refuted by ballistic tests that showed it fired the deadly shots. Given the problems with claims of planted evidence, some theorists have argued that there must have been a "planted -Oswald," or Oswald impersonator on the scene. This contention, -however, has been difficult to reconcile with the Oswald +Oswald," or Oswald impersonator on the scene. This contention, +however, has been difficult to reconcile with the Oswald fingerprints and palmprints found on the evidence. Two years ago, conspiracy theorists, successfully pressed -for the opening of Oswald's grave to show it contained an +for the opening of Oswald's grave to show it contained an imposter--probably a Soviet agent. Subsequent examination, -however, determined the body was the "real" Lee Harvey Oswald. +however, determined the body was the "real" Lee Harvey Oswald. - Oswald had accomplices: Faced with the weight of evidence -indicating Oswald's guilt, quite a few conspiracy theories have + Oswald had accomplices: Faced with the weight of evidence +indicating Oswald's guilt, quite a few conspiracy theories have contended he was only one of those involved. Some theories assert that a person or persons helped put -Oswald in position to shoot the President. They leave unexplained -why Oswald would need such help. As an employee of the book +Oswald in position to shoot the President. They leave unexplained +why Oswald would need such help. As an employee of the book depository, he had easy access to the building. After the shooting, according to witnesses' testimony, he sought no help in fleeing and left downtown Dallas by city bus and then a taxi. Moreover, it would seem unlikely that accomplices could have -helped get Oswald a job that put him on the motorcycle route. -Oswald got his job at the depository on Oct. 15. White House +helped get Oswald a job that put him on the motorcycle route. +Oswald got his job at the depository on Oct. 15. White House planning for the President's motorcade route did not begin until Nov. 4, and the map of the route was not published until Nov. 19. Somewhat more credible is the contention others provided secret financing, planning, direction or encouragement for the -murder that Oswald carried out. +murder that Oswald carried out. In this scenario, the chief suspect over the years has been -the Soviet Union. After all, Oswald defected to Russia in 1959. -He married a Russian woman, Marina Prusakova, in 1961. He was a +the Soviet Union. After all, Oswald defected to Russia in 1959. +He married a Russian woman, Marina Prusakova, in 1961. He was a vociferous Marxist. Even after he returned to the United States -in June 1962, Oswald had several fleeting contacts with Soviet +in June 1962, Oswald had several fleeting contacts with Soviet diplomats. However, no evidence of Soviet complicity has been found. -Investigators who combed Oswald's effects discovered no +Investigators who combed Oswald's effects discovered no unexplained funds, no code books, no messages--nothing to suggest -a Soviet hand in Oswald's actions. Also, had Oswald been +a Soviet hand in Oswald's actions. Also, had Oswald been recruited as a Soviet agent, the Russians would not have been likely to allow him to defect, as he did--thereby exposing his relationship with them. - The other top suspect has been Cuba. Oswald admired Fidel -Castro; he was a member of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee in + The other top suspect has been Cuba. Oswald admired Fidel +Castro; he was a member of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee in the United States; he visited the Cuban embassy in Mexico City a few weeks before the assassination, seeking a travel visa to that country. Because the CIA was backing assassination plots against -Castro at the time, some speculate that Castro may have -retaliated through Oswald. +Castro at the time, some speculate that Castro may have +retaliated through Oswald. But, as with the theory of Soviet involvement, there is no evidence. At one point, there did appear to be some. A young -Central American informant told U.S. authorities he saw Oswald in +Central American informant told U.S. authorities he saw Oswald in the Cuban embassy, talking to two other men, one of whom was -conversing in Spanish. Later, he said, Oswald supposedly received +conversing in Spanish. Later, he said, Oswald supposedly received $6,500 to kill an important person. Under questioning, however, -the informant admitted he had never seen Oswald and had +the informant admitted he had never seen Oswald and had fabricated the transaction, wishing to stir up American hatred -for Castro's Cuba. Subsequently, he retracted his retraction. -Finally, he failed a lie-detector test. Anyway, Oswald did not +for Castro's Cuba. Subsequently, he retracted his retraction. +Finally, he failed a lie-detector test. Anyway, Oswald did not speak Spanish. Another account suggesting possible Cuban involvement was -provided by a Cuban exile who testified before the Warren +provided by a Cuban exile who testified before the Warren commission. She said two Hispanic men and an Anglo man they -identified as "Leon Oswald" came to her Dallas apartment 28 days +identified as "Leon Oswald" came to her Dallas apartment 28 days before the assassination. She said they spoke vaguely of Cuban revolutionary plans before she turned them away. She identified -Oswald in television film as the man she had seen, but federal +Oswald in television film as the man she had seen, but federal investigators said they do not believe it was him. They said they -believe that at that time, Oswald was traveling from his New +believe that at that time, Oswald was traveling from his New Orleans home to Mexico in his quest for a Cuban entry visa. - The most publicized theories involving Oswald accomplices + The most publicized theories involving Oswald accomplices are those that have featured other gunmen. These various versions have assassins firing from other @@ -217,14 +217,14 @@ Courthouse roof; and firing with silencers or automatic weapons. The arguments surrounding these claims: - - One-man, one-bullet: The first shot that wounded Kennedy -in the neck did not also hit John Connally, as the Warren + - One-man, one-bullet: The first shot that wounded Kennedy +in the neck did not also hit John Connally, as the Warren Commission concluded. Rather they were struck by individual bullets simultaneously, requiring that there be two shooters. A team of experts, including a National Aeronautics and Space Administration engineer, conducted an exhaustive study of this question in 1978. The panel's conclusion: It is not only -possible, but almost certain that Kennedy and Connally were hit +possible, but almost certain that Kennedy and Connally were hit by the same bullet. - Filmed accomplices: Photographs of Dealey Plaza taken at @@ -241,14 +241,14 @@ signaling gunmen or that some weapon was hidden in the umbrella. But at a hearing of the House Assassinations Committee in 1978, a mild-mannered Dallas insurance worker identified himself as the mysterious "umbrella man" and said he was only trying to harass -Kennedy. +Kennedy. - Head movement: The famous Zapruder film of the -assassination clearly shows President Kennedy's head lurching +assassination clearly shows President Kennedy's head lurching backward when it was struck by the fatal gunshot. If the shot had come from behind, conspiracy theorists reason, the impact would have driven the President's head forward. Nonetheless, a panel of -medical experts concluded in 1978 that Kennedy's head wounds were +medical experts concluded in 1978 that Kennedy's head wounds were caused by a shot from the rear. Moreover, a panel of wound-ballistics scientists concluded that the backward motion was caused by the sudden tightening of the President's neck @@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ recorded at Dallas police headquarters, shows four noise "spikes." At the behest of the House Assassinations Committee in 1978, three acoustical experts conducted three test gunshot firings in Dealey Plaza, compared the sounds and concluded it was -95 percent certain that four shots had been fired. The Warren +95 percent certain that four shots had been fired. The Warren Commission had concluded that no more than three shots had been fired from the window. The source of the previously unknown one, the acoustical experts said, was the grassy knoll area. @@ -272,30 +272,30 @@ Council reviewed the tapes and concluded the "spikes" were actually recorded about a minute after the assassination. The Assassinations Committee also grappled futily with the -prospect of a likely colleague for Oswald. "The question is with +prospect of a likely colleague for Oswald. "The question is with who," said one member of the now-defunct committee. "If there's a conspirator, then who could it have been? We asked ourselves over -and over: What associates did Oswald have, where was there +and over: What associates did Oswald have, where was there evidence of conspiracy? We found none." - Oswald was manipulated: These theories suggest that Oswald, + Oswald was manipulated: These theories suggest that Oswald, and perhaps other operatives, were unknowingly influenced in their actions. There can be only one reasonable candidate to mastermind such a project--the KGB. It would have been the only organization -with the scientific means and the extended access to Oswald. Even -some Warren Commission lawyers and CIA members briefly toyed with -the possibility. Because Oswald spent some time in a Soviet +with the scientific means and the extended access to Oswald. Even +some Warren Commission lawyers and CIA members briefly toyed with +the possibility. Because Oswald spent some time in a Soviet hospital while residing in Russia, there was the suspicion he might have been brainwashed. Once again, the problem is that there is no evidence to -suggest Oswald was brainwashed. Moreover, the CIA believes KGB +suggest Oswald was brainwashed. Moreover, the CIA believes KGB "mind conditioning" techniques at the time were primitive. Surely, it is impossible to rule out the prospect of a -conspiracy in the assassination. The Warren Commission itself did +conspiracy in the assassination. The Warren Commission itself did not do so. "Because of the difficulty of providing negatives to a certainty," the panel said, proving there was no conspiracy "cannot be established categorically." However, the panel said, diff --git a/pythonCode/output/art-06.xml b/pythonCode/output/art-06.xml index 440e878..dd11393 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/art-06.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/art-06.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

Volume : SIRS 1991 History, Article 02 Subject: Keyword(s) : KENNEDY and ASSASSINATION -Title : The Day John Kennedy Died +Title : The Day John Kennedy Died Author : Bryan Woolley Source : Dallas Times Herald (Dallas, Texas) Publication Date : Nov. 20, 1983 @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Suite 850 of Fort Worth's Texas Hotel. He knocked on the door of the master bedroom. It was 7:30 a.m. "Mr. President," he said, "it's raining out." - President John F. Kennedy, coming out of sleep, replied, + President John F. Kennedy, coming out of sleep, replied, "That's too bad." While he was dressing, he heard the murmur of the crowd @@ -34,18 +34,18 @@ lot where they stood. Mounted police officers wearing yellow slickers moved among them. "Gosh, look at the crowd!" the President said to his wife. "Just look! Isn't that terrific." - In the lobby, he was joined by Vice President Lyndon -Johnson, Gov. John Connally, Sen. Ralph Yarborough, several + In the lobby, he was joined by Vice President Lyndon +Johnson, Gov. John Connally, Sen. Ralph Yarborough, several members of Congress and the president of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. They crossed Eighth Street and plunged into the crowd, shaking hands, smiling. They mounted the truck that was to -serve as the speaker's platform. Kennedy grabbed the microphone +serve as the speaker's platform. Kennedy grabbed the microphone and shouted: "There are no faint hearts in Fort Worth!" The crowd cheered. Somebody yelled, "Where's Jackie?" - Kennedy pointed toward his eighth-floor window. "Mrs. -Kennedy is organizing herself," he replied. "It takes her a + Kennedy pointed toward his eighth-floor window. "Mrs. +Kennedy is organizing herself," he replied. "It takes her a little longer, but, of course, she looks better than we do when she does it." @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ $100-a-plate luncheon at the Dallas Trade Mart, fly to Austin for a banquet and a reception at the Governor's Mansion, and then go to the LBJ ranch for a weekend of rest. - Back inside the Texas Hotel, Kennedy accepted the ceremonial + Back inside the Texas Hotel, Kennedy accepted the ceremonial cowboy hat from his hosts, but refused to wear it for photographers and TV cameramen. He would model it later, he said, at the White House. His breakfast speech was the standard @@ -71,17 +71,17 @@ fence-mending one-- about the greatness of Texas and Fort Worth and the Democratic Party--and it drew a thunderous ovation. The President and the first lady retired to Suite 850 to -prepare for the flight to Dallas. Kennedy placed a call to former -Vice President John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner in Uvalde, Texas, +prepare for the flight to Dallas. Kennedy placed a call to former +Vice President John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner in Uvalde, Texas, to wish him a happy 95th birthday, and an aide showed him a black-bordered full-page ad with a sardonic headline in The -Dallas Morning News. "Welcome Mr. Kennedy to Dallas," it read. In +Dallas Morning News. "Welcome Mr. Kennedy to Dallas," it read. In 13 rhetorical questions, something called the "American Fact-Finding Committee" accused the administration of selling out the world to communism. "Oh, you know, we're heading into nut country today," the -President said. Mrs. Kennedy later told author William Manchester +President said. Mrs. Kennedy later told author William Manchester that he paced the floor and then stopped in front of her. "You know, last night would have been a hell of a night to assassinate a president," he said. "There was the rain and the night, and we @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ two shots. Not many in the presidential party were looking forward to Dallas. Several Texans--some from Dallas--had warned the President not to include Dallas on his Texas tour, that an ugly -incident was likely to occur there. But Kennedy insisted that the +incident was likely to occur there. But Kennedy insisted that the state's second-largest city be placed on the itinerary. So the preparations had been made. Dallas civic leaders had @@ -102,87 +102,87 @@ turnout for the President. Seven hundred law officers--city police officers and firefighters, sheriff's deputies, Texas Rangers and state highway patrol officers--had been assembled to keep order. About the time -that John Kennedy was waking up, Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry +that John Kennedy was waking up, Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry had gone on TV to warn that his officers would take "immediate action to block any improper conduct." If the police were inadequate, he said, even citizen's arrests were authorized. Others were preparing, too, in the early morning. Waiters were setting the places for the Trade Mart luncheon. A warehouse -worker named Lee Harvey Oswald sneaked a rifle and a telescopic +worker named Lee Harvey Oswald sneaked a rifle and a telescopic sight into the Texas School Book Depository. Because of forecasts showing that the rain probably would be past Dallas by the time -the presidential party arrived, a Kennedy aide told the Secret +the presidential party arrived, a Kennedy aide told the Secret Service not to put the bubble-top on the big blue limousine in -which the President and Mrs. Kennedy would ride. +which the President and Mrs. Kennedy would ride. Air Force One had barely left the runway at Carswell before it began its descent toward Love Field. The flight took only 13 minutes. The big plane touched down at 11:38 a.m. Police armed with rifles stood along the roof of the terminal building. A -large crowd waited beyond a chain-link fence. Many in the crowd +large crowd waited beyond a chain-link fence. Many in the crowd were jumping, screaming, waving placards: "We Love Jack," "Hooray -for JFK." Others were less friendly. They held placards, too: -"Help Kennedy Stamp Out Democracy," "In 1964 Goldwater and +for JFK." Others were less friendly. They held placards, too: +"Help Kennedy Stamp Out Democracy," "In 1964 Goldwater and Freedom," "Yankees Go Home And Take Your Equals With You." They booed and hissed when the President and first lady emerged from the plane, smiled, waved and descended the stairs of Air Force One. - For the fourth time in 24 hours, Lyndon and Lady Bird -Johnson were waiting to welcome the Kennedys to a Texas city. The + For the fourth time in 24 hours, Lyndon and Lady Bird +Johnson were waiting to welcome the Kennedys to a Texas city. The presidential couple was introduced to the 12-man official -welcoming committee. Mrs. Earle Cabell, wife of the Dallas mayor, -presented Mrs. Kennedy with a bouquet of red roses. Then Kennedy +welcoming committee. Mrs. Earle Cabell, wife of the Dallas mayor, +presented Mrs. Kennedy with a bouquet of red roses. Then Kennedy broke from the official cluster and moved along the chain-link fence, smiling, shaking hands; letting people touch him. At 11:55, two motorcycle police officers led the motorcade -out of Love Field and turned left on Mockingbird Lane. Police -Chief Curry drove the lead car. With him rode Dallas County -Sheriff Bill Decker and two Secret Service agents. Then came +out of Love Field and turned left on Mockingbird Lane. Police +Chief Curry drove the lead car. With him rode Dallas County +Sheriff Bill Decker and two Secret Service agents. Then came three more motorcycles. Then the blue limousine with two Secret -Service agents in the front, John and Nellie Connally in the jump -seats and the Kennedys in the back seat. Two motorcycles flanked +Service agents in the front, John and Nellie Connally in the jump +seats and the Kennedys in the back seat. Two motorcycles flanked the car on each side. Next was another convertible, full of -Kennedy aides and Secret Service agents, and four more agents +Kennedy aides and Secret Service agents, and four more agents standing on its running boards. Then came the vice presidential convertible, carrying two -Secret Service agents, the Johnsons and Yarborough. A Texas +Secret Service agents, the Johnsons and Yarborough. A Texas highway patrol officer and four Secret Service agents rode in the next car. A press pool car, a press bus, convertibles bearing photographers, and cars carrying lesser dignitaries completed the procession. The motorcade would move through a sizable portion of -Dallas--along Mockingbird to Lemmon Avenue, right on Lemmon to +Dallas--along Mockingbird to Lemmon Avenue, right on Lemmon to Turtle Creek Boulevard, along Turtle Creek and Cedar Springs Road -to Harwood Street, down Harwood to Main Street, where, at City +to Harwood Street, down Harwood to Main Street, where, at City Hall, it would turn right and move westward along Main through the downtown business district. At the west end of downtown, it would turn right onto Houston Street and then immediately left onto Elm Street and move -through the Triple Underpass. A few yards beyond the underpass, -it would turn right again onto Stemmons Expressway and move to -the Trade Mart at the intersection of Stemmons and Harry Hines +through the Triple Underpass. A few yards beyond the underpass, +it would turn right again onto Stemmons Expressway and move to +the Trade Mart at the intersection of Stemmons and Harry Hines Boulevard. After the President's speech, it would proceed out -Harry Hines to Mockingbird, turn right, and return to Love Field. +Harry Hines to Mockingbird, turn right, and return to Love Field. The sidewalk crowds were sparse at first. A few people in -the factories and offices along Mockingbird came out to have a -look. The sun was bright now, and Mrs. Kennedy was regretting +the factories and offices along Mockingbird came out to have a +look. The sun was bright now, and Mrs. Kennedy was regretting that she was wearing the pink wool suit. She had expected woolen weather. It was, after all, late November. She put on sunglasses, but her husband told her to take them off. The people wanted to see her, he said. - At the corner of Lemmon and Lomo Alto, a group of children + At the corner of Lemmon and Lomo Alto, a group of children held a long banner reading, "Please Stop and Shake Our Hands." -Kennedy ordered his driver to stop. He got out and shook their +Kennedy ordered his driver to stop. He got out and shook their hands. Farther along, he ordered another stop and got out to greet a group of nuns. At Lee Park on Turtle Creek, the crowd -began to thicken. And at Harwood and Live Oak, still two blocks +began to thicken. And at Harwood and Live Oak, still two blocks from the turn onto Main, the people in the motorcade heard the downtown crowd murmuring like a distant tide. @@ -204,10 +204,10 @@ table. The presidential seal had been mounted on the rostrum. As the motorcade neared Houston Street, the size of the crowd diminished, but the cheers and applause were still hearty. -Nellie Connally turned in her seat and said, "You can't say +Nellie Connally turned in her seat and said, "You can't say Dallas doesn't love you, Mr. President." - Kennedy replied, "No, you can't." + Kennedy replied, "No, you can't." Workers from the Texas School Book Depository, the Dal-Tex Building and the Dallas County buildings lined the sidewalks at @@ -223,19 +223,19 @@ onto Elm, the Hertz rental car time-and-temperature sign on the roof of the depository red 12:30. A Secret Service man in the motorcade radioed the Trade Mart: "Halfback to Base. Five minutes to destination." He wrote in his shift log: "12:35 p.m. President -Kennedy arrived at Trade Mart." +Kennedy arrived at Trade Mart." Some thought the noises were firecrackers. Others thought a motorcycle was backfiring. Some recognized them as rifle shots. -Pigeons flew from the roof of the depository. Kennedy lurched +Pigeons flew from the roof of the depository. Kennedy lurched forward and grabbed his neck. - Sen. Yarborough, in the vice president's car, cried, "My + Sen. Yarborough, in the vice president's car, cried, "My God! They've shot the President!" Secret Service agent Rufus -Youngblood climbed from the front seat to the back, threw Johnson +Youngblood climbed from the front seat to the back, threw Johnson to the floorboard and covered him with his own body. - In the blue limousine, Gov. Connally had been hit, too. He + In the blue limousine, Gov. Connally had been hit, too. He pitched forward and fell toward his wife. "No, no, no, no, no!" he screamed. @@ -244,181 +244,181 @@ spattered the occupants of the blue car. The first lady, in shock, tried to climb out over the trunk. A Secret Service agent pushed her back. The car slowed and then lurched out of the motorcade line and sped past the Triple Underpass, with Chief -Curry's car and the Secret Service car in pursuit. +Curry's car and the Secret Service car in pursuit. - UPI White House correspondent Merriman Smith was sitting in + UPI White House correspondent Merriman Smith was sitting in the middle of the front seat of the press pool car. He grabbed the mobile phone. He called the wire service's Dallas bureau and dictated the first bulletin: "Three shots were fired at President -Kennedy's motorcade in downtown Dallas." +Kennedy's motorcade in downtown Dallas." The cheers of greeting in Dealey Plaza rose to screams of horror and fear. "They killed him! They killed him! They killed him!" Parents grabbed children and ran. Men and women lay prostrate on the grass and sidewalks, as if dead. The motorcade -was disintegrating, the cars veering hither and yon, trying to +was disintegrating, the cars veering hither and yon, trying to get through the crowd and follow the limousine. Helmeted police officers leaped from motorcycles, pulled guns, looked wildly about. The Hertz clock still read 12:30. - The staff at Parkland Memorial Hospital had only five + The staff at Parkland Memorial Hospital had only five minutes notice of the massive emergency rushing upon them, and many thought the message was a joke. When the blue car arrived, they weren't ready. No one was waiting at the emergency entrance. A Secret Service agent dashed inside to order stretchers. - Connally--whose wounds were serious but not fatal--was -wheeled to Trauma Room No. 2, Kennedy to Trauma Room No. 1. Teams + Connally--whose wounds were serious but not fatal--was +wheeled to Trauma Room No. 2, Kennedy to Trauma Room No. 1. Teams of surgeons and nurses went to work. The Secret Service regrouped -around the Johnsons and hustled them to seclusion in another part +around the Johnsons and hustled them to seclusion in another part of the hospital. Reporters dashed around the halls and offices, -searching for phones. Parkland patients heard the news and rushed +searching for phones. Parkland patients heard the news and rushed to have a look. - "Gentlemen," a weeping Yarborough told reporters, "this has + "Gentlemen," a weeping Yarborough told reporters, "this has been a deed of horror. Excalibur has sunk beneath the waves." -Mrs. Kennedy insisted on being in the trauma room with her +Mrs. Kennedy insisted on being in the trauma room with her husband. A nurse protested, but she was admitted. Outside, more of the motorcade vehicles were arriving. Their passengers tumbled out and stared in horror at the blood-soaked convertible. - At 1 p.m., Dr. Kemp Clark, the senior physician working on + At 1 p.m., Dr. Kemp Clark, the senior physician working on the President, pronounced him dead. A priest administered last rites. At 1:13, the news was carried to the vice president. At 1:26, the Secret Service, fearing the assassination was part of a -massive plot against the government, spirited the Johnsons away +massive plot against the government, spirited the Johnsons away to unmarked cars and sped to Love Field. They boarded Air Force -One at 1:33, while Kennedy press aide Malcolm Kilduff was +One at 1:33, while Kennedy press aide Malcolm Kilduff was announcing the President's death to the press. Police were still combing the Dealey Plaza area for -Kennedy's murderer. Indeed, only a minute after the fatal shot -was fired, Marrion Baker, a Dallas motorcycle officer, had -pointed his pistol at Lee Harvey Oswald. Baker had been riding by +Kennedy's murderer. Indeed, only a minute after the fatal shot +was fired, Marrion Baker, a Dallas motorcycle officer, had +pointed his pistol at Lee Harvey Oswald. Baker had been riding by the Texas School Book Depository when the killing occurred, and -he jumped off his motorcycle and dashed inside with Roy Truly, -the building's superintendent. They encountered Oswald in the -second-floor lunchroom. Baker drew his gun. "Do you know this +he jumped off his motorcycle and dashed inside with Roy Truly, +the building's superintendent. They encountered Oswald in the +second-floor lunchroom. Baker drew his gun. "Do you know this man?" he asked Truly. "Does he work here?" Truly said he did, and -Baker let him go. A minute later, Oswald walked out the front +Baker let him go. A minute later, Oswald walked out the front door of the depository, where he encountered NBC reporter Robert -MacNeil, who was looking for a phone. Oswald told him he could +MacNeil, who was looking for a phone. Oswald told him he could find one inside. Five minutes later, police sealed off the door. - At 12:44, Oswald boarded a bus at Elm and Murphy streets, + At 12:44, Oswald boarded a bus at Elm and Murphy streets, seven blocks from the depository, but got off a few minutes later when the bus was caught in a traffic snarl. By 12:45, Dallas police had questioned the witness who had seen the man standing in the depository window with the rifle and had broadcast his description from a radio car in front of the depository. Two -minutes later, Oswald caught a taxicab at the Greyhound bus -station and rode to Beckley and Neely, a corner near his Oak +minutes later, Oswald caught a taxicab at the Greyhound bus +station and rode to Beckley and Neely, a corner near his Oak Cliff rooming house. He went to his room, got a pistol and left again. - Meanwhile, Roy Truly had drawn up a list of depository -employees and told police that Oswald was missing. At 1:12, + Meanwhile, Roy Truly had drawn up a list of depository +employees and told police that Oswald was missing. At 1:12, sheriff's deputies found three empty cartridge cases near the sixth floor corner window. Ten minutes later, they would find the rifle, hidden between boxes of textbooks in the room. - At 1:15, Dallas officer J.D. Tippett was cruising by a drug -store at 10th and Patton, less than a mile from the Oak Cliff -rooming house, and spotted Oswald walking along the sidewalk. -Tippett, for reasons never determined, pulled over and stopped -him. Oswald jerked his pistol from under his jacket, shot four + At 1:15, Dallas officer J.D. Tippett was cruising by a drug +store at 10th and Patton, less than a mile from the Oak Cliff +rooming house, and spotted Oswald walking along the sidewalk. +Tippett, for reasons never determined, pulled over and stopped +him. Oswald jerked his pistol from under his jacket, shot four times and ran away. Nine people saw the shooting. A pickup truck -driver took the dead officer's radio mike and said, "Hello, +driver took the dead officer's radio mike and said, "Hello, police operator. We've had a shooting out here." On Air Force One, stewards were removing some of the seats -in the tail compartment to make room for President Kennedy's -coffin. In the plane's stateroom, Lyndon Johnson was watching -Walter Cronkite on television and was asking aides and +in the tail compartment to make room for President Kennedy's +coffin. In the plane's stateroom, Lyndon Johnson was watching +Walter Cronkite on television and was asking aides and congressmen whether he should be sworn in immediately or wait until they had returned to Washington. Some thought he should wait. Others thought it might be dangerous for the country to be -without a President while he was en route. Johnson decided he +without a President while he was en route. Johnson decided he would assume the office in Dallas. "Now," he said, "What about the oath?" The aides and congressmen were embarrassed. They could remember neither the words nor where to find them. They couldn't remember who, besides Supreme Court justices, was authorized to -administer the oath. Everyone was in such shock and confusion +administer the oath. Everyone was in such shock and confusion that phone calls were made to several Justice Department officials in Washington and Dallas before someone remembered that a President may be sworn in by any judge and that the oath is in -the Constitution. Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach +the Constitution. Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach dictated it by phone from Washington, and U.S. District Judge -Sarah Hughes, an old friend of Johnson who had been appointed to -the North Texas federal bench by Kennedy, was dispatched to Love +Sarah Hughes, an old friend of Johnson who had been appointed to +the North Texas federal bench by Kennedy, was dispatched to Love Field. - At 1:40, Lee Oswald ran into the Texas Theater on West -Jefferson--eight blocks from officer Tippit's body--without + At 1:40, Lee Oswald ran into the Texas Theater on West +Jefferson--eight blocks from officer Tippit's body--without buying a ticket. The box office attendant called the police. Cruisers began converging on the theater. At 1:50, the house lights went up, and officers moved up and down the aisles, looked into the faces of the few patrons. Officer M.N. McDonald stopped at the 10th row and said to a man sitting alone: "Get up." - "Well, it's all over now," Oswald said, according to -witnesses and he stood up. But when McDonald moved closer, Oswald + "Well, it's all over now," Oswald said, according to +witnesses and he stood up. But when McDonald moved closer, Oswald struck him in the face and went for his pistol. McDonald struck -back and grabbed for the gun. Oswald pulled the trigger, but the +back and grabbed for the gun. Oswald pulled the trigger, but the web of skin between McDonald's thumb and forefinger was caught under the hammer. The gun didn't fire. Other officers joined the -fight. They subdued Oswald and hustled him out of the theater. "I -protest this police brutality!" Oswald shouted. +fight. They subdued Oswald and hustled him out of the theater. "I +protest this police brutality!" Oswald shouted. - Twenty-five minutes later, Capt. Will Fritz, chief of + Twenty-five minutes later, Capt. Will Fritz, chief of homicide, returned to the Police Department and ordered that the missing Texas School Book Depository worker named Lee Harvey -Oswald be arrested as a suspect in the presidential killing. An +Oswald be arrested as a suspect in the presidential killing. An officer pointed to a small young man with a bruised eye who was sitting in a chair. "There he sits," he said. - At Parkland, a Secret Service agent called Oneal's Funeral + At Parkland, a Secret Service agent called Oneal's Funeral Home in Oak Lawn to order a casket. The funeral director, Vernon Oneal, arrived with it at 1:30. After the President's body had -been placed in the casket, Mrs. Kennedy entered Trauma Room No. +been placed in the casket, Mrs. Kennedy entered Trauma Room No. 1, took off her wedding ring and placed it on her husband's finger. The casket was closed and placed on a funeral home cart to be moved to the hearse. - Dr. Earl Rose, the Dallas County medical examiner, -protested. Kennedy was a homicide victim, he said, and the body + Dr. Earl Rose, the Dallas County medical examiner, +protested. Kennedy was a homicide victim, he said, and the body couldn't be released legally until after an autopsy had been performed. A quarrel developed between him and the Secret -Service. Kennedy aides and the Secret Service agents forced the +Service. Kennedy aides and the Secret Service agents forced the casket through the crowd that had gathered at the hospital door -and loaded it into the hearse. Mrs. Kennedy rode in the back with +and loaded it into the hearse. Mrs. Kennedy rode in the back with it. At 2:20, the dead President was carried up the stairs into -Air Force One. Mrs. Kennedy retired to the bedroom. +Air Force One. Mrs. Kennedy retired to the bedroom. - Judge Hughes boarded the plane at 2:35 and was handed a + Judge Hughes boarded the plane at 2:35 and was handed a small white card with the oath scrawled on it. Capt. Cecil Stoughton, an Army Signal Corps photographer, tried to arrange the crowd in the cramped stateroom so that he could take a -picture of the ceremony. "We'll wait for Mrs. Kennedy," Johnson +picture of the ceremony. "We'll wait for Mrs. Kennedy," Johnson said. "I want her here." - Mrs. Kennedy came out of the bedroom still wearing the -blood-soaked pink suit. Johnson pressed her hand and said, "This + Mrs. Kennedy came out of the bedroom still wearing the +blood-soaked pink suit. Johnson pressed her hand and said, "This is the saddest moment of my life." The photographer placed her on -Johnson's left, Lady Bird on his right. Judge Hughes, the first +Johnson's left, Lady Bird on his right. Judge Hughes, the first woman to administer the presidential oath, was shaking. "What about a Bible?" asked one of the witnesses. Someone -remembered that President Kennedy had kept a Bible in the bedroom +remembered that President Kennedy had kept a Bible in the bedroom and went to get it. "I do solemnly swear..." - The oath lasted 28 seconds. At 2:38 p.m., Lyndon B. Johnson + The oath lasted 28 seconds. At 2:38 p.m., Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th President of the United States. The big jet's engines already were screaming. "Now, let's get airborne," he said. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/art-07.xml b/pythonCode/output/art-07.xml index f58ce9d..5862096 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/art-07.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/art-07.xml @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@

Volume : SIRS 1991 History, Article 02 -Subject: Keyword(s) : KENNEDY and ASSASSINATION -Title : A Remembrance of Kennedy -Author : Jim Henderson +Subject: Keyword(s) : KENNEDY and ASSASSINATION +Title : A Remembrance of Kennedy +Author : Jim Henderson Source : Dallas Times Herald (Dallas, Texas) Publication Date : Nov. 20, 1983 Page Number(s) : Special Sec. 1+ @@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ Page Number(s) : Special Sec. 1+ (Dallas, Texas) Nov. 20, 1983, Special Section, pp. 1+ - A REMEMBRANCE OF KENNEDY - by Jim Henderson + A REMEMBRANCE OF KENNEDY + by Jim Henderson Staff Writer `Let the word go forth from this time and place...that the torch @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ a slow-moving caisson, a young boy saluting the honor guard carrying his father to Arlington National Cemetery, the lighting of the eternal flame. - On the day John F. Kennedy was buried, Alistair Cooke wrote: + On the day John F. Kennedy was buried, Alistair Cooke wrote: "He was snuffed out. In that moment, all the decent grief of a nation was taunted and outraged. So along with the sorrow, there is a desperate and howling note from over the land. We may pray @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ duration, seemed endless. bulletin notified the republic that its President had been shot in Dallas, the city stood motionless and helpless, waiting for the firestorm of scorn. It came in searing, overlapping bursts. -"Are these human beings or are these animals?" Adlai Stevenson +"Are these human beings or are these animals?" Adlai Stevenson had asked moments after he escaped from a violent crowd in Dallas a month earlier. @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ cried in public. Rage and shame and guilt and dread melted into one great immobilizing glob of emotional turmoil. An eternity, two hours and 20 minutes, passed before the -truth would be known. Kennedy's assassin was not of Dallas, was +truth would be known. Kennedy's assassin was not of Dallas, was far removed from the nation's perception of the city and the city's own worst fears of itself. @@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ marching into Vietnam and returning in body bags, campus radicals occupying the administration building at Columbia University, rioting outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the fires of Watts and Newark and Detroit, Dr. Strangelove, -Apollo 11, Woodstock, Charles Manson, the cultural revolution, +Apollo 11, Woodstock, Charles Manson, the cultural revolution, the counterculture revolution, the sexual revolution, the yippies, the hippies, the peaceniks and the crazies. - In 1968, Stuart Udall, secretary of interior for both -Kennedy and Johnson, was asked his opinion of the times, which + In 1968, Stuart Udall, secretary of interior for both +Kennedy and Johnson, was asked his opinion of the times, which seemed to be reeling out of control. He offered a sober, but startling, observation. @@ -135,15 +135,15 @@ Wars would be harder to make, nuclear waste harder to conceal, books harder to burn, air harder to pollute, justice harder to deny. - America was starkly different. Kennedy's presidency and his + America was starkly different. Kennedy's presidency and his assassination may have been essential to unlocking the passions of the time, but what the land became was neither his legacy, nor -Oswald's nor Dallas.' +Oswald's nor Dallas.' After the trauma and shame and guilt were gone, the judgment -of history would be that Kennedy and Oswald, Edwin Walker and -Martin Luther King, George Wallace and Stokely Carmichael, Angela -Davis and George Lincoln Rockwell, Dallas and Los Angeles, +of history would be that Kennedy and Oswald, Edwin Walker and +Martin Luther King, George Wallace and Stokely Carmichael, Angela +Davis and George Lincoln Rockwell, Dallas and Los Angeles, Memphis and Birmingham, Detroit and Da Nang were fragments of the American character, slivers of the dream and the nightmare. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/bankcris.xml b/pythonCode/output/bankcris.xml index e5e64b7..c4a22bb 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/bankcris.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/bankcris.xml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ The Issue Whose Name They Dare Not Speak. =========================================

-

Late in June, [the Bush] Administration unleashed a bill that +

Late in June, [the Bush] Administration unleashed a bill that would gut the Community Reinvestment Act (which requires banks to make loans in their own neighborhoods, including low-income areas), ease restrictions on loans to a bank's own officers and @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ========================================= The Issue Whose Name They Dare Not Speak. ========================================= - By Doug Henwood, _The Nation_, July 20/27, 1992 + By Doug Henwood, _The Nation_, July 20/27, 1992 (See below for more about _The Nation_)

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@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ solely responsible for this apparent reversal of fortune.

No, finance owes its recovery mainly to an indulgent government, whose normal generosity has been deepened by election year concerns. The -Bush Administration wants to bury the problem, Congress is happy to go -along and the media aren't asking any unpleasant questions. Clinton -raises the issue with his typical technocratic dullness, and Perot +Bush Administration wants to bury the problem, Congress is happy to go +along and the media aren't asking any unpleasant questions. Clinton +raises the issue with his typical technocratic dullness, and Perot with his usual empty fury -- but neither has made that big a deal of the timely disappearance of the financial crisis. That's odd, -considering that, as Bush campaign officials told Lynda Edwards of +considering that, as Bush campaign officials told Lynda Edwards of _The Village Voice_, people in their focus groups are obsessed with the savings and loan bailout and wonder why the press isn't covering it.

@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ spikes in the 1950s, the gap between long- and short-term rates is the widest it's been since the dislocations of the 1930s and 1940s. This also fattens the banks, which have been buying government bonds (rather than making loans) and pocketing the large spread between what -they pay their depositors and what they can get from Uncle Sam. Should +they pay their depositors and what they can get from Uncle Sam. Should the relation between long-term and short-term rates return to normal, the banks would take a quick turn for the worse.

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Fed chairman Alan Greenspan isn't the banks' only friend. The other is +

Fed chairman Alan Greenspan isn't the banks' only friend. The other is the man who has said he will do anything to get re-elected, George -Bush. Late in June, his Administration unleashed a bill that would gut +Bush. Late in June, his Administration unleashed a bill that would gut the Community Reinvestment Act (which requires banks to make loans in their own neighborhoods, including low-income areas), ease restrictions on loans to a bank's own officers and directors and @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ things are too important to be discussed openly, especially during election season.

************************************************************** -Doug Henwood is Editor of _Left Business Observer_ (see below) +Doug Henwood is Editor of _Left Business Observer_ (see below) **************************************************************

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Article 1577 of misc.activism.progressive: -From: dave@ratmandu.corp.sgi.com (dave "who can do? ratmandu!" ratcliffe) +From: dave@ratmandu.corp.sgi.com (dave "who can do? ratmandu!" ratcliffe) Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive Subject: will BCCI happen again? bank on it. (part 1 of 2) 1991Nov23.064309.14321@pencil.cs.missouri.edu Date: 23 Nov 91 06:43:09 GMT -Sender: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel) +Sender: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel) Followup-To: alt.activism.d Organization: PACH Lines: 586 @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu the dollar .... By 1971, however, U.S. corporations had lost their competitive edge to Japan and the U.S. military had wasted hundreds of - billions of dollars in Vietnam. Nixon's decision to devalue the + billions of dollars in Vietnam. Nixon's decision to devalue the dollar and effectively end the Bretton Woods agreement on fixed exchange rates simply recognized the inevitable--the United States no longer ruled the world .... @@ -38,25 +38,25 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BCCI THE BIG PICTURE A system out of control, not just one bank - By George Winslow + By George Winslow This is the first story in a two-part "In These Times" investigation into the broader economic implication of the BCCI affair. - IN THE EARLY `80S, PAKISTANI IMMIGRANT AZIZ Rehman was overjoyed + IN THE EARLY `80S, PAKISTANI IMMIGRANT AZIZ Rehman was overjoyed to find a job in one of the world's fastest growing banks, the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI). The pay was good and the perks were even better. His employer gave him a lavish expense account to entertain foreign diplomats--and he got - to meet people like Jeb Bush, the U.S. vice president's son. - But Rehman soon discovered that international finance had a less + to meet people like Jeb Bush, the U.S. vice president's son. + But Rehman soon discovered that international finance had a less glamorous side. Often, he had to lug heavy suitcases filled with cash through the sweltering Miami heat. During the day, he worried about being robbed; at night, he wondered about the - bank's strange way of doing business. Bank executives told Rehman + bank's strange way of doing business. Bank executives told Rehman the bags of cash were from a BCCI branch in the Bahamas. But - Rehman knew they were lying. The branch office didn't exist. + Rehman knew they were lying. The branch office didn't exist. Years later, it s clear that BCCI has misplaced a lot more than a bank office. On July 5 1991, bank regulators from several nations shut down BCCI, charging that top executives had lost or @@ -78,26 +78,26 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu HUMBLE BEGINNINGS: The economic context of the BCCI scandal begins with socialism and ends with the creation of a kind of capitalist utopia. - In 1972, BCCI's founder, Agha Hasan Abedi, was under house + In 1972, BCCI's founder, Agha Hasan Abedi, was under house arrest in Pakistan. A socialist government had nationalized - Abedi's United Bank and was investigating allegations of fraud at - the institution. But as police guarded his house, Abedi was + Abedi's United Bank and was investigating allegations of fraud at + the institution. But as police guarded his house, Abedi was already meeting with some of his powerful friends, plotting the creation of a new bank, BCCI. - This bank, Abedi liked to say, would be the world's first + This bank, Abedi liked to say, would be the world's first "genuinely global bank." Bank of America--then the world's largest bank--was trying to expand its international division. The huge U.S. bank was the first investor to jump on board. Bank of America put up only $2.5 million to acquire a 25 percent stake - in BCCI, but its involvement helped Abedi get investment capital + in BCCI, but its involvement helped Abedi get investment capital from powerful Third-World leaders and financiers. One early - investor was Sheik Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan, ruler of oil-rich - Abu Dhabi. Other major investors would eventually include Kamal + investor was Sheik Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan, ruler of oil-rich + Abu Dhabi. Other major investors would eventually include Kamal Adham, former chief of Saudi Arabia's intelligence service; the - bin Mahfouz family, which also controls Saudi Arabia's largest + bin Mahfouz family, which also controls Saudi Arabia's largest bank; and other rulers from the United Arab Emirates. BCCI went into operation with only $10 million in capital, but - Abedi's timing was perfect. Over the next 18 years, BCCI would + Abedi's timing was perfect. Over the next 18 years, BCCI would grow by leaps and bounds. By no coincidence, so would the international financial system. In 1970, only about $60 billion moved through the international financial system each day. Today @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu UNCLE SAM'S FALL: A dramatic period of political and economic disorder produced the global economic revolution that allowed BCCI to thrive. One year before BCCI was founded, President Richard - Nixon announced that the United States would devalue the dollar, + Nixon announced that the United States would devalue the dollar, effectively ending the American government's control over the international financial system. During World War II the United States had emerged as the globe's @@ -123,12 +123,12 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu American corporations. And it could mint money to build up America's military establishment--which, in turn, protected U.S. investments in other countries. It was a "free world based on the - dollar and backed by the atomic bomb," according to Richard Barnet - and Ronald Muller, authors of "The Global Reach: The Power of + dollar and backed by the atomic bomb," according to Richard Barnet + and Ronald Muller, authors of "The Global Reach: The Power of Multinational Corporations." By 1971, however, U.S. corporations had lost their competitive edge to Japan and the U.S. military had wasted hundreds of - billions of dollars in Vietnam. Nixon's decision to devalue the + billions of dollars in Vietnam. Nixon's decision to devalue the dollar and effectively end the Bretton Woods agreement on fixed exchange rates simply recognized the inevitable--the United States no longer ruled the world. @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu international economic system. Massive military expenditures from Vietnam--along with increased imports--caused billions of dollars to flow out of the United States. In the '60s, banks began - loaning these dollars--called "Eurodollars" because they were + loaning these dollars--called "Eurodollars" because they were often held in European banks--to corporations, thus creating the world's first unregulated, international financial market. In 1963, only about $148 million worth of bonds or loans were issued @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu Hong Kong and the Bahamas--operate as a kind of capitalist utopia for transnational corporations. Strict bank-secrecy laws protect depositors from the prying eyes of tax collectors or foreign - investigators. Lax local regulations allow foreign banks to carry + investigators. Lax local regulations allow foreign banks to carry on many activities--such as selling stocks and bonds--that may be illegal or tightly regulated in their home countries. More importantly, taxes are virtually non-existent. @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu illegally shuffled new deposits through various havens to make it look as if hundreds of millions of dollars worth of loans to BCCI executives and large shareholders were being repaid. In fact, - they weren't. As Rep. Charles Schumer (D-NY) recently stated, + they weren't. As Rep. Charles Schumer (D-NY) recently stated, "BCCI fell between the international cracks." These cracks are beginning to look more and more like canyons. Law-enforcement experts say that offshore banks provide essential @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu the FBI) and black-market arms traffickers. (Offshore bank accounts were used in the Iran-contra affair, illegal arms sales to Iraq and several recent illegal sales of technology used to - make nuclear bombs.) Furthermore, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) + make nuclear bombs.) Furthermore, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) contends that "billions" looted from U.S. savings-and-loans ended up in secret offshore accounts. Such accounts were also used by the perpetrators of Watergate, as well as the recent scandals at @@ -243,16 +243,16 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu remembering that some of BCCI's largest crimes were quite legal-- at least in the context of the lawless offshore financial system. - A FREE LUNCH: Consider, for example, taxes. While Aziz Rehman + A FREE LUNCH: Consider, for example, taxes. While Aziz Rehman was carrying large bags of cash around Miami for BCCI, he noticed that many of the bank's clients weren't interested in drugs or arms or weird CIA plots. They simply wanted to avoid taxes. In one case--uncovered by the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations, which is headed by Sen. - Kerry--Modern Health Care had BCCI wire $20 million into an + Kerry--Modern Health Care had BCCI wire $20 million into an account in the Caribbean. "They got interest over there, and they never showed that - interest into the United States [for tax purposes]," Rehman + interest into the United States [for tax purposes]," Rehman remembers. "That's why people deposit outside the United States. But BCCI is by no means the only bank that has been involved in tax fraud. Using offshore havens to avoid the IRS has become @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu taxes. In this case, Citibank created a series of fictitious transactions that made it look as if its subsidiaries in America and Europe were losing money. Then, the profits were recorded in - subsidiaries located in offshore havens. (A Reagan appointee to + subsidiaries located in offshore havens. (A Reagan appointee to the Securities and Exchange Commission eventually dropped charges against the bank, explaining that he did "not subscribe to the theory that a company that violates tax and exchange-control @@ -309,14 +309,14 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu | One major shareholder and a front man for BCCI's | | illegal purchases of various American banks-- | | including First American Bankshares in Washington, | - | D.C.--was Sheikh Kamal Adham, the brother-in-law of | - | the late Saudi King Faisal. During the `60s and | - | `70s, Kamal ran the Saudi equivalent of the FBI and | + | D.C.--was Sheikh Kamal Adham, the brother-in-law of | + | the late Saudi King Faisal. During the `60s and | + | `70s, Kamal ran the Saudi equivalent of the FBI and | | CIA. And like many members of the Saudi ruling | | family, he often demanded commissions (a polite way | | of saying bribe) from multinational corporations | | operating around the mideast. | - | In the `50s and `60s, Kamal accepted kickbacks from | + | In the `50s and `60s, Kamal accepted kickbacks from | | the Japanese in return for cheap oil. He also took | | commissions for arms deals set up for Northrup and | | two other U.S. arms dealers. In the '70s, according | @@ -324,37 +324,37 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu | millions of dollars in commission" by Boeing to | | persuade the Egyptians to buy its planes. | | Besides his extensive ties to the U.S. arms | - | industry, Kamal maintained close ties to Western | + | industry, Kamal maintained close ties to Western | | intelligence agencies. In 1977, the "Washington | - | Post" described Kamal as the CIA's "liason man" in | - | the region and noted that Kamal had hired former CIA | - | station chief Raymond Close as an adviser. In the | - | late `60s, Kamal acted as the CIA's intermediary to | - | funnel payments to Anwar Sadat while Sadat was vice | + | Post" described Kamal as the CIA's "liason man" in | + | the region and noted that Kamal had hired former CIA | + | station chief Raymond Close as an adviser. In the | + | late `60s, Kamal acted as the CIA's intermediary to | + | funnel payments to Anwar Sadat while Sadat was vice | | president of Egypt. According to Larry Gurwin's 1990 | - | article in the business magazine "Regardie's," Kamal | + | article in the business magazine "Regardie's," Kamal | | channeled hundreds of millions of dollars to Egypt | - | after Sadat took power. These funds convinced Sadat | + | after Sadat took power. These funds convinced Sadat | | to expel Soviet military advisers in 1973 and to | | establish a closer relationship with the United | | States. | - | In Kamal's years as the head of Saudi intelligence, | + | In Kamal's years as the head of Saudi intelligence, | | he was responsible for a number of human rights | | abuses, including torture and executions of political | - | opponents. Internal BCCI documents show that Kamal | + | opponents. Internal BCCI documents show that Kamal | | received over $313 million in loans from BCCI, most | | of which have not been repaid. | | Other one-time BCCI shareholders with close | | connections to the CIA and the Western arms industry | - | include Iran's now-ousted ruling family. Shah | + | include Iran's now-ousted ruling family. Shah | | Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, whose family held stock in | | BCCI as late as 1978, was installed in power in 1953 | - | by a CIA-backed coup against Mohammed Mossadeq, who | + | by a CIA-backed coup against Mohammed Mossadeq, who | | had nationalized American oil companies. In the | - | `70s, before he was overthrown, the Shah purchased | + | `70s, before he was overthrown, the Shah purchased | | billions of dollars worth of arms from American | | companies. | - | Kuwaiti businessman Faisal Saud al Fulajj was a | + | Kuwaiti businessman Faisal Saud al Fulajj was a | | small BCCI shareholder. According to the "Wall | | Street Journal," he accepted over $300,000 in bribes | | from Boeing while he was head of the Kuwait Airlines. | @@ -362,53 +362,53 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu | million in bribes to illegally act as a frontman for | | BCCI's illegal and secret purchases of various | | American banks, including First American. | - | Mohammed Irvani was another frontman with ties to | + | Mohammed Irvani was another frontman with ties to | | Western intelligence. He set up a consulting firm | - | with former CIA director Richard Helms in 1977. | - | Ali Mohammed Shorafa was a small BCCI shareholder | + | with former CIA director Richard Helms in 1977. | + | Ali Mohammed Shorafa was a small BCCI shareholder | | and yet another frontman in the First American | - | affair. According to columnist Jack Anderson and | - | "Regardie's" magazine, Shorafa financed a company | + | affair. According to columnist Jack Anderson and | + | "Regardie's" magazine, Shorafa financed a company | | that received an exclusive contract to ship U.S. arms | | to Egypt right after the Camp David accords. | | Internal BCCI documents show that BCCI gave Fulajj at | - | least $113 million in loans and Shorafa $123 million | + | least $113 million in loans and Shorafa $123 million | | in loans. | - | Agha Hasan Abedi, BCCI's founder, kept close ties | + | Agha Hasan Abedi, BCCI's founder, kept close ties | | to Pakistani military and intelligence officials. | - | Abedi hired a number of bank officials with links to | + | Abedi hired a number of bank officials with links to | | the Pakistani military or intelligence services. The | | "Financial Times" of London has reported that the CIA | | used BCCI to funnel payments to the Pakistani | | military. Recently, the "Wall Street Journal | | reported that one top Pakistani official who refused | - | to extradite Abedi to the United States to face | + | to extradite Abedi to the United States to face | | charges of fraud and larceny, "had received (from | | BCCI) a monthly stipend, free travel, a home loan and | | an expensive automobile." | - | Abedi was so close to Pakistani Dictator Zia al- | - | Haq, that Zia rushed to Abedi's bedside when the | - | banker had a heart attack. Zia's term in office | + | Abedi was so close to Pakistani Dictator Zia al- | + | Haq, that Zia rushed to Abedi's bedside when the | + | banker had a heart attack. Zia's term in office | | produced massive human rights violations and | | continual allegations that top Kaistani officials | - | were involved in the lucrative heroin trade. Zia | + | were involved in the lucrative heroin trade. Zia | | overthrew the democratically elected government of | - | Zulfikav Ali Bhutto and executed Bhutto. | - | The U.S. government rewarded Zia's support for the | + | Zulfikav Ali Bhutto and executed Bhutto. | + | The U.S. government rewarded Zia's support for the | | Afghan rebels with $2.1 billion worth of U.S. Agency | | for International Development grants and hundreds of | | millions of dollars in military aid. | - | The bin Mahfouz family--which owns Saudi Arabia's | + | The bin Mahfouz family--which owns Saudi Arabia's | | largest bank--sold its 20 percent stake in BCCI in | | 1990. The family also has a long history of | | corruption and financial fraud. In the late `70s, | - | for example, the family teamed up with the Hunt | + | for example, the family teamed up with the Hunt | | brothers, infamous Texas oil barons, in an illegal | | attempt to manipulate the price of silver by | | cornering the world silver market. The operation | | nearly touched off a worldwide financial panic before | | it was halted by U.S. regulators. More recently, the | - | bin Mahfouz family used BCCI as a private piggy bank, | + | bin Mahfouz family used BCCI as a private piggy bank, | | receiving over $176 million in unsecured loans from | | the bank. | | Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, the ruler of Abu | @@ -420,16 +420,16 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu | development schemes. (Shakbut once justified his | | policies by saying the oil companies needed the money | | more than the citizens of his country did.) | - | Sheik Zayed proved to be the more enlightened | + | Sheik Zayed proved to be the more enlightened | | ruler, spending billions to establish a social | | welfare state for the citizens of Abu Dhabi. But he | | still treats Abu Dhabi's oil revenues (about $1 | | billion a month) as personal income, using it to | | build lavish mansions around the world. As a staunch | | U.S. ally, he has spent billions on U.S. and European | - | arms. President Bush recently asked Congress to | + | arms. President Bush recently asked Congress to | | approve another $648 million U.S. arms deal as a | - | reward for Sheik Zayed's staunch support for the U.S. | + | reward for Sheik Zayed's staunch support for the U.S. | | during the Iraq war. | ------------------------------------------------------------------ @@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu But, as the average Latin American suffered, wealthy elites used banks like BCCI to take hundreds of billions of dollars out of their homelands. Court documents and Senate hearings show that - Panama's Manuel Noriega, Iraq's Saddam Hussein, the Philippines' - Ferdinand Marcos, Haiti's Jean-Claude Duvalier and other dictators + Panama's Manuel Noriega, Iraq's Saddam Hussein, the Philippines' + Ferdinand Marcos, Haiti's Jean-Claude Duvalier and other dictators used BCCI to steal billions of dollars from native countries. The BCCI affair illustrates how large multinational corporations have established close financial and political ties with corrupt @@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu The IMF, the World Bank and the U.S. government have supported a number of projects to establish offshore havens. BCCI's most notorious money-laundering operation occurred in Panama, where one - BCCI official says he acted as Manuel Noriega's "personal banker." + BCCI official says he acted as Manuel Noriega's "personal banker." This, of course, wouldn't have been possible if a U.S. Agency for International Development official hadn't helped Panama set up an offshore haven in 1970. @@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu which BCCI agreed to provide a new $48 million loan to Jamaica. Soon thereafter, Jamaica's central bank agreed to make large deposits with BCCI. - One BCCI employee, Amjad Awan, also told Kerry subcommittee + One BCCI employee, Amjad Awan, also told Kerry subcommittee investigators that the World Bank suggested BCCI provide a loan to Bolivia. After BCCI provided the loan, which was guaranteed by the World Bank, Bolivia's central bank began depositing money in @@ -529,11 +529,11 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu BCCI to help solve the debt crisis in several countries, BCCI was engaging in a number of illegal transactions that actually increased the debt various Third-World countries were paying. - Jack Blum, a former counsel for the Kerry subcommittee, claims + Jack Blum, a former counsel for the Kerry subcommittee, claims that BCCI became very active in "the business of brokering Third- World debt." Many of these debts, which were in arrears, were nearly worthless or were being sold by banks for about 20 cents on - the dollar to outside investors. Blum says that these investors + the dollar to outside investors. Blum says that these investors would contact BCCI, which would intervene with a Third-World government. Under a scheme promoted by the IMF, the World Bank and the United States, many governments would agree to pay back @@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu paid for it), if the debt-purchaser would invest the money in the debtor country or use the money to buy a company the country's government was trying to sell. - But according to Blum, many investors made huge profits while + But according to Blum, many investors made huge profits while investing very little in Third-World nations. An example of such a transaction can be found in Argentina. In the late '80s, BCCI bought Argentinian debt for an unknown discount, then had the @@ -559,12 +559,12 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu a $10 million hotel for $2 million. Argentina, on the other hand, spent $38 million to redeem its debt and received only $2 million in new investment money. - Jack Blum laid out BCCI's illegal Third-World debt operations in - an August 1991 testimony before the Kerry committee. The debt - scam, Blum pointed out, "is a very major business. I think it + Jack Blum laid out BCCI's illegal Third-World debt operations in + an August 1991 testimony before the Kerry committee. The debt + scam, Blum pointed out, "is a very major business. I think it runs to billions of dollars." Yet, like many of the other multibillion-dollar economic scams - covered by this article, Blum's testimony attracted virtually no + covered by this article, Blum's testimony attracted virtually no press attention. Once again, the mainstream media's lack of interest in larger economic issues led it to ignore a scandal that has impoverished many Third-World countries. @@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu government authority. BCCI will happen again. - George Winslow is a New York City freelance writer who regularly + George Winslow is a New York City freelance writer who regularly covers white-collar crime and international finance. In Part II, "In These Times" shows how larger economic issues shed @@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu the CIA, drug dealers, sleazy S&Ls, and influence peddlers. -- - daveus rattus + daveus rattus yer friendly neighborhood ratman @@ -598,12 +598,12 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu 5. a state of life that calls for another way of living. Article 1633 of misc.activism.progressive: -From: dave@ratmandu.corp.sgi.com (dave "who can do? ratmandu!" ratcliffe) +From: dave@ratmandu.corp.sgi.com (dave "who can do? ratmandu!" ratcliffe) Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive Subject: will BCCI happen again? bank on it. (part 2 of 2) 1991Dec5.000939.15744@pencil.cs.missouri.edu Date: 5 Dec 91 00:09:39 GMT -Sender: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel) +Sender: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel) Followup-To: alt.activism.d Organization: PACH Lines: 613 @@ -613,13 +613,13 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu The following is part two of a two-part series on BCCI. Reprinted with permission of "In These Times." - Meanwhile, the Reagan and Bush administrations actively + Meanwhile, the Reagan and Bush administrations actively obstructed a congressional investigation of the scandal. A Senate - subcommittee chaired by Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) has been + subcommittee chaired by Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) has been investigating BCCI for several years. From the start, the subcommittee encountered resistance from the administration. For example, the Justice Department ordered key witnesses not to - cooperate with Kerry. The department also refused to produce + cooperate with Kerry. The department also refused to produce documents subpoenaed by the subcommittee. But these machinations are only part of a much larger political scandal--the growing political power of financial institutions @@ -632,13 +632,13 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BCCI THE BIG PICTURE New capitalism: bank fraud, drug trade, espionage - By George Winslow + By George Winslow In its October 23 issue, "In These Times" began a two-part series on the broader economic and social issues of the BCCI - affair. Author George Winslow argued that the real scandal + affair. Author George Winslow argued that the real scandal was not a lone wayward bank, but a world financial system - out of control. Winslow examined how, during the past two + out of control. Winslow examined how, during the past two decades, multinational corporations rose to global economic dominance. He then documented the way in which operations like BCCI use "offshore havens" to do these corporations @@ -649,38 +649,38 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu leaders loot their own nations, thus increasing those countries debts and putting further strain on the shaky U.S. economy. No matter what happens in the ongoing BCCI - investigation, Winslow concluded, the offshore financial + investigation, Winslow concluded, the offshore financial system that spawned the bank still operates outside of the control of any real government authority. "BCCI will happen again," he wrote. - In the following story, Winslow examines how larger economic + In the following story, Winslow examines how larger economic issues shed new light on BCCI's more notorious operations-- the bank's ties to the CIA, drug dealers, sleazy S&Ls and influence peddlers. - EVEN IN MIAMI, WHERE EXCESS HAS BECOME a fine art, David Paul, the - chairman of CenTrust Savings Bank, stood out from the pack. Paul, + EVEN IN MIAMI, WHERE EXCESS HAS BECOME a fine art, David Paul, the + chairman of CenTrust Savings Bank, stood out from the pack. Paul, who raised lots of money for top Democratic Party politicians, used bank funds to buy a $13 million Rubens that he hung in his opulent estate and insisted that his $7 million yacht be built with 14 carat gold nails. - But by the late '80s, Paul was in trouble. CenTrust, like many + But by the late '80s, Paul was in trouble. CenTrust, like many other S&Ls, had suffered huge losses by speculating in securities and junk bonds. For years he had hidden the losses with - accounting tricks that were legalized by Congress and the Reagan + accounting tricks that were legalized by Congress and the Reagan administration. But, as the public began howling about fraud in - the S&L industry, bank regulators ordered Paul to make the losses + the S&L industry, bank regulators ordered Paul to make the losses public, a move that threatened to ruin his bank. - To buy time, Paul used his political clout to arrange meetings - with top regulators in the Reagan administration. At the - meetings, Paul introduced Ghaith Pharaon, a wealthy Saudi - financier who had already bought 25 percent of CenTrust. Paul + To buy time, Paul used his political clout to arrange meetings + with top regulators in the Reagan administration. At the + meetings, Paul introduced Ghaith Pharaon, a wealthy Saudi + financier who had already bought 25 percent of CenTrust. Paul implied that Pharaon and his wealthy Saudi friends planned to save the bank. Impressed with this display of wealth, regulators let CenTrust - stay in business. CenTrust lost more money and Paul kept throwing + stay in business. CenTrust lost more money and Paul kept throwing lavish parties--at one $122,000 affair he flew six famous chefs first class from the United States to France. When bank regulators finally shut down CenTrust in 1990, taxpayers got stuck @@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu way around the world from Abu Dhabi, where a number of Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) executives are now under house arrest. But the CenTrust affair illustrates how the sun - never sets on the new world of bank fraud. Ghaith Pharaon--the + never sets on the new world of bank fraud. Ghaith Pharaon--the wealthy Saudi financier who was supposed to save CenTrust--was simply one of the front men that BCCI used to secretly buy and loot at least four American banks. @@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu presidents--convinced the Federal Reserve Board to approve the deal on the condition that BCCI would not control the bank. It was a condition BCCI ignored from the start. Over the next - decade, BCCI also used Ghaith Pharaon as a frontman to secretly + decade, BCCI also used Ghaith Pharaon as a frontman to secretly acquire a minority stake in CenTrust, as well as controlling interests in the National Bank of Georgia and the Independence Bank of Encino, Calif. As with its secret purchase of First @@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu Then, BCCI used the same system of offshore finance to loot the banks. For example, soon after BCCI lost over $849 million speculating in U.S. Treasury bonds, BCCI executives had First - American Bankshares (FAB) pay $220 million for Ghaith Pharaon's + American Bankshares (FAB) pay $220 million for Ghaith Pharaon's shares in National Georgia Bank. According to the "Wall Street Journal," FAB paid between $20 million to $60 million more than any other bank was willing to pay. The deal had the effect of @@ -789,56 +789,56 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu ownership or to embezzle millions of dollars. Federal authorities made it easier for investors to buy banks, allowing many shady financiers to move into the industry. Many of - these financiers, such as Charles Keating and David Paul, set up + these financiers, such as Charles Keating and David Paul, set up elaborate business and political ties with BCCI's clients, advisers and shareholders. These ties show that BCCI was not simply a foreign problem--and that the S&L scandal goes far beyond U.S. borders. In the '80s, high-flying institutions like BCCI and CenTrust became magnets for con artists of all kinds. - BCCI AND THE S&L SCANDAL: For example, Charles Keating and his + BCCI AND THE S&L SCANDAL: For example, Charles Keating and his thrift, Lincoln Savings and Loan, invested millions of dollars in Trendinvest, an offshore company that speculated in foreign currencies. According to the "Wall Street Journal," Lincoln suffered "large losses" from trades made at Trendinvest and - "lawyers representing investors ... defrauded by Mr. Keating . . + "lawyers representing investors ... defrauded by Mr. Keating . . . accuse him of shifting money overseas through such mechanisms as foreign exchange losses." - A BCCI executive, Alfred Hartmann, served on Trendinvest's board - of directors and advised Keating on the foreign-exchange + A BCCI executive, Alfred Hartmann, served on Trendinvest's board + of directors and advised Keating on the foreign-exchange transactions. In 1989, Lincoln Savings and Loan filed for bankruptcy--a move that cost taxpayers over $2.5 billion. - Another notorious S&L con artist is Herman Beebe. Beebe had a + Another notorious S&L con artist is Herman Beebe. Beebe had a history of bank fraud as well as alleged business ties to the Mafia--which would normally have prevented him from buying a bank. - But in the '80s world of deregulated banking, Beebe was able to + But in the '80s world of deregulated banking, Beebe was able to secretly buy and loot at least 100 S&Ls. - Beebe's exploits are documented in the book, "Inside Job: The + Beebe's exploits are documented in the book, "Inside Job: The Looting of America's Savings and Loans," by Stephen Pizzo, Mary - Fricker and Paul Muolo. According to the authors, one of Beebe's - closest business associates, Ben Barnes, set up partnership with - John Connally, the former governor of Texas. The partnership + Fricker and Paul Muolo. According to the authors, one of Beebe's + closest business associates, Ben Barnes, set up partnership with + John Connally, the former governor of Texas. The partnership borrowed money from at least 17 S&Ls. But the partnership failed to pay back many of the loans, due to the real-estate crash. - Connally, a one-time US. treasury secretary, was forced into + Connally, a one-time US. treasury secretary, was forced into bankruptcy. - In the late '70s, Connally owned a Texas bank with BCCI front + In the late '70s, Connally owned a Texas bank with BCCI front man Pharaon, according to Stephen Fay's book, "Beyond Greed: The - Hunt Family's Bold Attempt to Corner the Silver Market." Connally - introduced the bin Mafouze family, BCCI's second-largest - shareholder, to the Hunt brothers, the infamous oil barons who + Hunt Family's Bold Attempt to Corner the Silver Market." Connally + introduced the bin Mafouze family, BCCI's second-largest + shareholder, to the Hunt brothers, the infamous oil barons who lost their $10 billion fortune trying to illegally manipulate the - world's silver market. The bin Mafouze family and Pharaon - invested in the Hunt scam and suffered huge losses. + world's silver market. The bin Mafouze family and Pharaon + invested in the Hunt scam and suffered huge losses. Through Pharaon and CenTrust, the BCCI connection also leads - back to the biggest con artists of the S&L scandal--Michael Milken + back to the biggest con artists of the S&L scandal--Michael Milken and his firm, Drexel Burnham Lambert. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has charged that Milken, Drexel, - CenTrust's Paul and BCCI rigged a sale of $150 million worth of + CenTrust's Paul and BCCI rigged a sale of $150 million worth of junk bonds to make it appear as if CenTrust had raised more capital than it actually had. More importantly, a $6.8 billion suit filed by the FDIC alleges - that Milken, Drexel, Keating and Paul set up a network of junk- + that Milken, Drexel, Keating and Paul set up a network of junk- bond buyers at CenTrust and other S&Ls who "wilfully, deliberately and systematically plundered certain S&Ls." This network used "illegal and manipulative secretive trading activities" to trade @@ -875,18 +875,18 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu drug-cartel deposits helped BCCI hide its losses and keep growing. Naturally, BCCI executives worked very hard to keep their customers happy. - Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, for example, received + Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, for example, received millions of dollars in kickbacks from the Medellin drug cartel. - When Noriega set up a $25 million account with BCCI, bank + When Noriega set up a $25 million account with BCCI, bank executives issued him credit cards for his wife and mistress. They booked him into posh New York City hotels and they took him on shopping sprees at the city's largest department stores where - Noriega ran up as much as $100,000 worth of credit-card bills. - Noriega is believed to have laundered at least $90 million through + Noriega ran up as much as $100,000 worth of credit-card bills. + Noriega is believed to have laundered at least $90 million through BCCI. In other cases, BCCI actually helped drug dealers set up sophisticated laundering systems. For example, when a U.S. - undercover agent, Robert Musella, began depositing money from the + undercover agent, Robert Musella, began depositing money from the Medellin cartel at BCCI, the bank sent Musella to Europe for a kind of seminar in laundering. Then, BCCI set up a Byzantine system of offshore corporations and banks that Musella used to @@ -922,12 +922,12 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu DRUGS, GUNS AND IDEOLOGY: BCCI's money-laundering activities also have a political context that has been largely ignored by the - mainstream media. Over the last decade, the Reagan and Bush + mainstream media. Over the last decade, the Reagan and Bush administrations have attempted to portray the war against drugs as - a Cold War crusade. By attacking "narco-terrorists," Reagan + a Cold War crusade. By attacking "narco-terrorists," Reagan attempted to link Latin American revolutionaries and Latin American drug traffickers--thus justifying, for example, U.S. - military intervention in Nicaragua. Likewise, Bush recently sent + military intervention in Nicaragua. Likewise, Bush recently sent military advisers to Peru to fight left-wing guerrillas involved in the drug trade. But, in fact, billionaires who run the drug cartels are hardly @@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu elites who use terror and illegal arms deals to maintain their power. In 1989, for example, Colombian officials raided the farm of - Gonzalo Rodriquez Gacha, one of the founders and a top leader of + Gonzalo Rodriquez Gacha, one of the founders and a top leader of the Medellin drug cartel. Here they found hundreds of assault rifles that had been imported from the Israel Military Industries, the state-owned arms manufacturers. @@ -976,17 +976,17 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu only a small part of BCCI's arms supermarket. BCCI was involved in the sale of guns to the Contras and the CIA-backed Afghan rebels. Gun dealers hired by the National Security Council's - Oliver North used the bank to illegally sell tow missiles to Iran + Oliver North used the bank to illegally sell tow missiles to Iran during the Iran-contra affair. And the banks provided financial services for Silkworm missiles sold to Saudi Arabia, Scud-B - missiles bought by Syria, weapons purchased by the Abu Nidal + missiles bought by Syria, weapons purchased by the Abu Nidal terrorist group, Mirage Jets acquired by India and helicopters sold to Guatemala. Some of the most terrifying deals apparently involved atomic bombs. Sen. Alan Cranston (D-CA), has alleged that BCCI was involved in programs by Argentina, Libya, Pakistan and Iraq to build atomic bombs. In addition, former Senate investigator Jack - Blum says that Munther Bilbeisi, an arms dealer "whose brother was + Blum says that Munther Bilbeisi, an arms dealer "whose brother was a [BCCI] branch bank manager" and a "major" BCCI customer, was involved "in an effort to sell enriched uranium from South Africa to the Middle East." @@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu put BCCI's arms sales in a larger context of American foreign policy and covert operations. The congressional Iran-Contra committee noted that then-CIA - director William Casey "wanted to establish an offshore entity + director William Casey "wanted to establish an offshore entity capable of conducting operations in furtherance of U.S. foreign policy that was `stand-alone'--financially independent of appropriated funds, and, in turn, congressional oversight." @@ -1031,15 +1031,15 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu other corrupt Third-World elites, BCCI's shareholders also had a long history of ties to Western arms dealers and intelligence agencies. - Panama's Manuel Noriega was an important figure in the secret - scheme to illegally fund the Contras. Jose Blandon, a former - Noriega aide, claims that the CIA advised Noriega to use BCCI as + Panama's Manuel Noriega was an important figure in the secret + scheme to illegally fund the Contras. Jose Blandon, a former + Noriega aide, claims that the CIA advised Noriega to use BCCI as his bank. Various published sources say that the CIA was - depositing as much as $200,000 a year in Noriega's account at - BCCI. Noriega, in turn, helped Oliver North set up dummy + depositing as much as $200,000 a year in Noriega's account at + BCCI. Noriega, in turn, helped Oliver North set up dummy corporations and secret bank accounts that were used to finance the Contras. - Israel also played a key role. Israel shipped Noriega more than + Israel also played a key role. Israel shipped Noriega more than $500 million worth of arms during the '80s, supplied the Contras with guns and helped sell weapons to Iran in the Iran-Contra affair. BCCI is known to have worked with Israeli officials on @@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu Soviet-backed Afghan government with about half of their funds. BCCI's longstanding ties to Pakistan's military and to the Saudi royal family made the bank a logical choice to funnel CIA aid in - Afghanistan. Recently, Pakistan's finance minister, Sartaj Aziz, + Afghanistan. Recently, Pakistan's finance minister, Sartaj Aziz, told the "Financial Times" that BCCI was used by the CIA to direct arms and money to the Afghanistan rebels. The official also said that U.S. intelligence agencies had set up a slush fund for @@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu through Pakistan. BANKING ON WAR: But getting rid of BCCI won't hinder those - government officials who, like William Casey and Oliver North, are + government officials who, like William Casey and Oliver North, are determined to undermine American democracy. It's important to remember that the CIA has used banks like BCCI for decades. During the '60s, '70s and '80s, for example, the CIA laundered @@ -1088,24 +1088,24 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu market sales have also touched off a terrifying arms race in the Third World. Consider, for example, the role that BCCI and many other banks - played in a secret operation to build up Saddam Hussein's military + played in a secret operation to build up Saddam Hussein's military might. Last summer, a joint investigation by ABC's "Nightline" - and the "Financial Times" concluded that "Robert Gates was deeply + and the "Financial Times" concluded that "Robert Gates was deeply involved as deputy director of the CIA in a major covert operation that funneled weapons and technology to Iraq. ... The CIA's - covert shipments put into Saddam Hussein's hand some of the most + covert shipments put into Saddam Hussein's hand some of the most dangerous battlefield weapons in the world." To carry out these shipments, Gates--now the CIA director- - designate--allegedly met with Carlos Cardoen, the head of - Industrias Cardoen. This Chilean company, which was the largest + designate--allegedly met with Carlos Cardoen, the head of + Industrias Cardoen. This Chilean company, which was the largest private supplier of weapons to Iraq, shipped more than $500 million worth of weapons to Iraq in the '80s (see "In These Times," April 17 and Oct. 9). - Industrias Cardoen is licensed to build and ship high-tech - artillery guns created by arms dealer Gerald Bull and ArmsCor, an + Industrias Cardoen is licensed to build and ship high-tech + artillery guns created by arms dealer Gerald Bull and ArmsCor, an arms manufacturer owned by the South African government. - In 1990, Gerald Bull was assassinated, allegedly by Israeli - agents because he was working with Saddam Hussein to build a + In 1990, Gerald Bull was assassinated, allegedly by Israeli + agents because he was working with Saddam Hussein to build a "supergun" capable of firing nuclear and chemical weapons. Bull, an expert on advanced artillery, had a long history of illegal arms sales. In the late '70s, a congressional staff report found @@ -1113,12 +1113,12 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu embargo against South Africa by shipping technology that allowed ArmsCor to develop sophisticated artillery guns. In 1990, the Inter Press news service reported that over 200 of - these guns had been sold by Cardoen and ArmsCor to Iraq. At least + these guns had been sold by Cardoen and ArmsCor to Iraq. At least 50 to 70 had been sold to the United Arab Emirates, which is headed by BCCI's largest shareholder. BCCI enters this affair in two ways. In August, Britain's "Independent" newspaper alleged that BCCI had helped Bull's - company, Space Research, smuggle propellant for Hussein's supergun + company, Space Research, smuggle propellant for Hussein's supergun from Belgium to Iraq. The story, largely ignored in the United States, also reported that "a former deputy prime minister [Andre Cools] of Belgium was killed days after being given BCCI bank @@ -1127,19 +1127,19 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu BCCI also loaned at least $72 million to the Atlanta branch of the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL)--Italy's largest bank. This BNL branch loaned Iraq over $4 billion between 1985 and 1989 and - provided financial services that allowed Hussein to illegally buy + provided financial services that allowed Hussein to illegally buy hundreds of millions of dollars worth of arms and military supplies. The BNL branch didn't have enough money to take on such large loans, so it illegally financed them by borrowing money from banks like BCCI. The House Banking Committee says that Bull's Space Research Corporation was one of the companies that received illegal financing from BNL for Iraq's weapons program. - Such deals helped keep Hussein in power and dramatically + Such deals helped keep Hussein in power and dramatically increased the political tensions throughout the Mideast. - Confident that the arms would keep flowing, Hussein invaded Iran + Confident that the arms would keep flowing, Hussein invaded Iran in 1980 and Kuwait a decade later--conflicts that cost more than a million lives. - But in providing financial services to Saddam Hussein, BCCI was + But in providing financial services to Saddam Hussein, BCCI was not alone. In the BNL affair, for example, Bank of America transferred $72 million between BCCI and BNL. J.P. Morgan, a major New York bank, acted as a clearing agent for BNL in the @@ -1156,13 +1156,13 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu denied BCCI key regulatory licenses to expand its operations. Yet BCCI marched on, illegally buying American banks and stealing deposits to cover its huge losses. - Meanwhile, the Reagan and Bush administrations actively + Meanwhile, the Reagan and Bush administrations actively obstructed a congressional investigation of the scandal. A Senate - subcommittee chaired by Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) has been + subcommittee chaired by Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) has been investigating BCCI for several years. From the start, the subcommittee encountered resistance from the administration. For example, the Justice Department ordered key witnesses not to - cooperate with Kerry. The department also refused to produce + cooperate with Kerry. The department also refused to produce documents subpoenaed by the subcommittee. But these machinations are only part of a much larger political scandal--the growing political power of financial institutions @@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu machine has defeated every major attempt to enact tough new U.S. regulations over the financial system. In BCCI's case, the result has been a better cover-up than - anything Oliver North ever concocted. Washington's inaction has + anything Oliver North ever concocted. Washington's inaction has allowed BCCI to continue exploiting an obsolete U.S. regulatory system that was set up in the Some reforms may yet come out of the BCCI scandal--but Congress @@ -1209,11 +1209,11 @@ Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu that created BCCI under control. Given the current political climate, that is unlikely. - George Winslow is a New York City freelance writer who regularly + George Winslow is a New York City freelance writer who regularly covers white-collar crime and international finance. -- - daveus rattus + daveus rattus yer friendly neighborhood ratman diff --git a/pythonCode/output/bendini.xml b/pythonCode/output/bendini.xml index feb6645..1a6504b 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/bendini.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/bendini.xml @@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ #&% #&% &%# The Kromery Converter/Free Electricity &%# %#& %#& -#&% Original articles by John Bedini, Eike Mueller, and Tom Bearden. #&% +#&% Original articles by John Bedini, Eike Mueller, and Tom Bearden. #&% &%# Retyped Without Permission 07/04/86 by (_>Shadow Hawk 1<_) &%# %#& %#& #&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&% &%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%# %#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&

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Tom Bearden

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Tom Bearden

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John Bedini has a prototype free energy motor.

+

John Bedini has a prototype free energy motor.

Imagine having a small D.C. electrical motor sitting on your laboratory bench powered by a common 12 volt battery. Imagine starting with a fully charged battery and @@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ by the conventional rules of electric motors and generators, but it is running.

And it isn't something complex. It's pretty simple, once one gets the hang of the basic idea.

-

Impossible, you say. Not at all. That's precisely what John Bedini has done, and the +

Impossible, you say. Not at all. That's precisely what John Bedini has done, and the motor is running now in his workshop.

-

It's running off the principles of electromagnetics that Nikola Tesla +

It's running off the principles of electromagnetics that Nikola Tesla discovered shortly before 1900 in his Colorado Springs experiments. It's running off the fact that pure empty vacuum - pure "emptiness", so to speak, is filled with riv -ers and oceans of seething energy, just as Nikola Tesla pointed out.

+ers and oceans of seething energy, just as Nikola Tesla pointed out.

It's running off the fact that vacuum space-time itself is nothing but pure masless charge. That is, vacuum has a very high electrostatic scalar potential - it is greatly @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ And if we are clever we don't have to furnish any pushing energy to move pure tential around. (For proof that this is possible, see Bearden's Toward a New Electromagnetics; Part IV; Vectors and Mechanisms Clarified, Tesla Book Co., 1983, Slide 19, Page 43, and the accompanying write-up, pages 10, and 11. Also see Y. -Aharonov an +Aharonov an d V. Bohm, "Significance of Electromagnetic Potentials in the Quantum Theory", Physical Review, Second Series, Vol. 115, No. 3, Aug. 1, 1959, pages 485-491. On page 490 you will find that it's possible to have a field-free reigon of space, and @@ -88,21 +88,21 @@ still have the potential determine the physical properties of the system.)

You don't need big cyclotrons and huge laboratories to do it; you can do it with ordinary D.C. motors, batteries, controllers and trigger circuits.

-

And that's exactly what John Bedini has done. It's real. It works. It's running -now on John's laboratory bench in prototype form.

+

And that's exactly what John Bedini has done. It's real. It works. It's running +now on John's laboratory bench in prototype form.

-

But that's not all. John is also a humanitarian. He's as concerned as I am for that +

But that's not all. John is also a humanitarian. He's as concerned as I am for that little old widow lady at the end of the lane, stretching her meager Social Security check as far as she can, shivering in the cold winter and not daring to turn up her furnace because she can't afford the frightful utility bills.

-

That's simply got to change and John Bedini may well be the fellow who changes it. +

That's simply got to change and John Bedini may well be the fellow who changes it. By openly releasing his work in this paper, he is providing enough information for all the tinkerers and independent inventors around the world to have at it. If he can get a thousand of them to duplicate his device, it simply can't be supressed as so many others have been.

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So here it is. John has deliberately written his paper for the tinkerer and +

So here it is. John has deliberately written his paper for the tinkerer and experimenter, not for the scientist. You must be careful, for the device is a little tricky to adjust in and synchronize all the resonances. You'll have to fiddle with it, @@ -120,29 +120,29 @@ at it. Build it. Tinker with it. Fiddle it into resonant operation. Then lets this thing in quantity, sell it widely, and get those home utilities down to where w e can all afford them - including the shivering little old lady at the end of the lane.

-

And when we do, lets give John Bedini, and men like him the credit and appreciation +

And when we do, lets give John Bedini, and men like him the credit and appreciation they so richly deserve.

-

Tom Bearden

+

Tom Bearden

April 13,1984

-

John Bedini

+

John Bedini

-

[Note: John Bedini developed Two kinds of controller devices. One, being very simple, +

[Note: John Bedini developed Two kinds of controller devices. One, being very simple, is the one I will present here. The other is quite a bit more complex, and would be impossible for me to reproduce here... Anyway if you want to see the all electro -nic controller, get the book "Bedini's Free Energy Generator" by John C. Bedini, +nic controller, get the book "Bedini's Free Energy Generator" by John C. Bedini, Published by the Tesla Book Co. 1580 Magnolia Ave., Millbrae, CA 94030.]

For some time man has been looking for different ways to generate electricity. He has used water power, steam power, nuclear power, and solar power. Recent papers written -by Tom Bearden make a free energy generator possible. Tom Bearden, rather +by Tom Bearden make a free energy generator possible. Tom Bearden, rather than patent his devices, chose to share them with people who had open ears. I -myself have had many conversations with Tom Bearden. He found Tom to be one of +myself have had many conversations with Tom Bearden. He found Tom to be one of the most reasonable men he had ever dealt with in this energy field. Most others woul d tell you stories of great machines they had, but would never present the truth -with circuit diagrams or a look at the machine in question. Tom, on the other hand, +with circuit diagrams or a look at the machine in question. Tom, on the other hand, clearly presents his ideas and clearly presents his ideas and discloses the concepts by means of which they work.

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ at every turn in our lives, so we jump into our cars, turn on lights, etc. In words, we have been conditioned to waste energy and fuels lavishly, not realizing that someday someone will sky-rocket our energy bills to a point where we will not be able to pay for these fuels. Everything will come to a stand-still. But la -ugh as you will, at that time Rube Goldberg machines will power your future. It +ugh as you will, at that time Rube Goldberg machines will power your future. It probably will not be uncommon to see machines from the size of garbage cans to the size of two story apartment houses powering everything in sight. These machines will

@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ energy to get to this point, and gained a lot of resonant energy in return.

we must burn up the excess energy to keep the battery cool. The problem now becomes one of embarrassing excess of energy, not a shortage.

-

The energizer is also a simple machine, but if yu want to, you can make it very +

The energizer is also a simple machine, but if yu want to, you can make it very complex. The simple way is to study the alternator principles. The waves we want to generate are like those that came from old D.C. generators with the exception of armature @@ -321,11 +321,11 @@ copper . Provisions should be made to rotate the brushes in relationship to each other in order to secure the required timing.

-

Eike Mueller

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Eike Mueller

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John Bedini found that the material generally available concerning Kromery's +

John Bedini found that the material generally available concerning Kromery's Converter had been altered. Rebuilding the Kromery Converter from the patent papers -ended up in a non-functioning device. Bedini found the necessary modifications

+ended up in a non-functioning device. Bedini found the necessary modifications

which made this machine perform.

@@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ battery voltage had reached 12.41 V. The measurement is depicted in Figure K-3.

We wanted to find a correction factor for the Kromery Converter by comparing the same effect, i.e. the charging of the same battery from one specific voltage to another specific voltage. The calculation of this factor is avilable in the book "E -xperiments with a Kromery and a Brandt-Tesla converter built by John Bedini" By Eike -Mueller, with Comments by Tom Bearden. Table K-1 shows the combined test results. +xperiments with a Kromery and a Brandt-Tesla converter built by John Bedini" By Eike +Mueller, with Comments by Tom Bearden. Table K-1 shows the combined test results. Because we detected an increase in the speed of the Kromery Converter as well as a decrease in the input energy when we increased the output load, we decided to diff --git a/pythonCode/output/bermutri.xml b/pythonCode/output/bermutri.xml index 2be2ff1..1e78ad9 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/bermutri.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/bermutri.xml @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ -

"The Bermuda Triangle and Parapsychology" By Dave Beall

+

"The Bermuda Triangle and Parapsychology" By Dave Beall

. Although not embraced by the parapsychological community, the Bermuda -Triangle phenomena is an intriguing topic to the public. Jane Roberts' Seth +Triangle phenomena is an intriguing topic to the public. Jane Roberts' Seth claims the mysterious disappearances of ships and planes is the result of a "coordination point", which is a place where time and space meet. Supposed -energy "crystals" from the ancient culture of Atlantis, which Edgar Cayce +energy "crystals" from the ancient culture of Atlantis, which Edgar Cayce predicted would be discovered in the Atlantic Ocean, are suspected by some to be responsible for the peculiar events in this region. Some individuals consider UFOs as the source of the phenomena.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/bkgroun1.xml b/pythonCode/output/bkgroun1.xml index 9468470..3509f3d 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/bkgroun1.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/bkgroun1.xml @@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ No. 4, Rev. 0 All rights reserved by the author. Box 61058, Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA

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by Arthur Kantrowitz

+

by Arthur Kantrowitz

Dartmouth College

"The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness."

-

--Niels Bohr

+

--Niels Bohr

Introduction

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ for the making of public decisions. Increased public access (i.e. less secrecy) also gives information to adversaries, thereby increasing their strength. The "weapon of openness" is the net contribution that increased openness (i.e. less secrecy) makes to the survival of a -society. Bohr believed that the gain in strength from openness in a +society. Bohr believed that the gain in strength from openness in a democracy exceeded the gains of its adversaries, and thus openness was a weapon.

@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ jungle. Thus the strength of the weapon of openness has been tested and proven in battle and in imitation. Technology developed most vigorously in precisely those times, i.e. the industrial revolution, and precisely those places, western Europe and America, where the -greatest openness existed. Gorbachev's glasnost is recognition that +greatest openness existed. Gorbachev's glasnost is recognition that this correlation is alive and well today.

Let us note immediately that secrecy and surprise are clearly essential weapons of war and that even countries like the U.S., which justifiably prided itself on its openness, have made great and frequently successful efforts to use secrecy as a wartime weapon. -Bohr's phrase was coined following WWII when his primary concern was +Bohr's phrase was coined following WWII when his primary concern was with living with nuclear weapons. This paper is concerned with the impact of secrecy vs. openness policy on the development of military technology in a long duration peacetime rivalry.

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ understanding of the power of openness would bolster our faith that open societies would continue to be fittest to survive.

Openness is necessary for the processes of trial and the elimination -of error, Sir Karl Popper's beautiful description of the mechanism of +of error, Sir Karl Popper's beautiful description of the mechanism of progress in science. Let's try to understand what happens to each of these processes in a secret project and perhaps we can shed some light on how the peacetime military was able to justly acquire its @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ international jungle.

Secrecy as an Instrument of Corruption

The other side of the coin is the weakness which secrecy fosters as an -instrument of corruption. This is well illustrated in Reagan's 1982 +instrument of corruption. This is well illustrated in Reagan's 1982 Executive Order #12356 on National Security (alarmingly tightening secrecy) which states {Sec. 1.6(a)};

@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ time, I am convinced that the results would have been quite different.

Secrecy Exacerbates Divisiveness: the SDI Example

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Reagan's Executive Order, previously referred to, provides another +

Reagan's Executive Order, previously referred to, provides another clue to the power of openness. The preamble states;

It [this order] recognizes that it is essential that the public be @@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ unprepared.

We can learn something about the efficiency of secret vs. open programs in peacetime from the objections raised by Adm. Bobby R. -Inman, former director of the National Security Agency, to open +Inman, former director of the National Security Agency, to open programs in cryptography. NSA, which is a very large and very secret agency, claimed that open programs conducted by a handful of matheticians around the world, who had no access to NSA secrets, would @@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ other countries could mount, would miss techniques which would be revealed by even a small open uncoupled program. If this is true for other countries is it not possible that it also applies to us?

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Inman (1985) asserted that "There is an overlap between technical +

Inman (1985) asserted that "There is an overlap between technical information and national security which inevitably produces tension. This tension results from the scientists' desire for unrestrained research and publication on the one hand, and the Federal Government's @@ -316,10 +316,10 @@ military strength of its enemies.

The Weapon of Openness and the Future

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Bohr's phrase which was the keynote of this article was invented in an +

Bohr's phrase which was the keynote of this article was invented in an effort to adapt to the demands for social change required to live with -advancing military technology. Unfortunately Bohr's effort, to -persuade FDR and Churchhill of the desirability of more openness in +advancing military technology. Unfortunately Bohr's effort, to +persuade FDR and Churchhill of the desirability of more openness in living with nuclear weapons, was a complete failure. There can be no doubt that the future will bring even more rapid rates of progress in science-based technology. Let's just mention three possibilities, @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ our ability to forecast limits.

at the Bottom" pointing out that miniaturization could aspire to the huge advances possible with the controlled assembly of individual atoms. When the possibility of the construction of assemblers which -could reproduce themselves was added by Eric Drexler in his book +could reproduce themselves was added by Eric Drexler in his book Engines of Creation, a very large expansion of the opportunities in atomic scale assembly were opened up. This pursuit, today known as nanotechnology, will also be driven by the enormous advantages it @@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ satellites and arms control treaties, we have been able to live with nuclear weapons. We will need much more openness to live with the science-based technologies that lie ahead.

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Dr. Kantrowitz is a professor at the Thayer School of Engineering at +

Dr. Kantrowitz is a professor at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, and former Chairman of Avco-Everett Research Lab. He serves as an Advisor to the Foresight Institute.

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/bnlgate.xml b/pythonCode/output/bnlgate.xml index d196f5b..0380fd7 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/bnlgate.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/bnlgate.xml @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ threat (from both civilian power plants and the military weapons complex), ecological destruction, and peaceful conflict resolution through the structures of the United Nations. If you would like to be placed on our mailing list or receive a copy of our new information packet on nuclear -power, contact Matthew Freedman at 32 Union Square East, New York, NY +power, contact Matthew Freedman at 32 Union Square East, New York, NY 10003-3295 (Tel: 212-777-6626). Contributions are always welcome. All materials may be reproduced without @@ -16,68 +16,68 @@ permission. BNL - IRAQGATE SCANDAL - The Chicago Connection - Bush & Saddam Inc. - Key documents - sought by Gonzalez - withheld + The Chicago Connection - Bush & Saddam Inc. + Key documents - sought by Gonzalez - withheld -With George Bush ready to take America into another war with Iraq to -destroy the nuclear, chemical, biological and missiles weapons that Bush -himself helped Saddam Hussein to build, Congressmen Henry Gonzalez, the +With George Bush ready to take America into another war with Iraq to +destroy the nuclear, chemical, biological and missiles weapons that Bush +himself helped Saddam Hussein to build, Congressmen Henry Gonzalez, the courageous Texas Democrat who heads the House Banking Committee, continues, single-handedly, to peel back layer after layer of cover-up to reveal the monumental proportions of the Iraqgate-BNL (Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro) -scandal that now threatens to bring down the Bush regime. But the most +scandal that now threatens to bring down the Bush regime. But the most explosive documents have been withheld. - Over the past several months Gonzalez has shown the Iraqgate- + Over the past several months Gonzalez has shown the Iraqgate- BNL scandal to be bigger than anyone had imagined. He has uncovered and -reported incontestable evidence that Bush and his associates secretly sold +reported incontestable evidence that Bush and his associates secretly sold nuclear, biological, chemical and missile-related weapons materials to -Saddam Hussein; blocked investigations into the use of such materials by -Hussein; suppressed memos warning of the dangers of such sales; +Saddam Hussein; blocked investigations into the use of such materials by +Hussein; suppressed memos warning of the dangers of such sales; deliberately falsified documents on such sales submitted to Congress and interfered illegally to halt investigations into the criminal activities of the BNL bank in secretly diverting American agricultural loans to buy the -weapons for Hussein. +weapons for Hussein. BNL-BCCI Chicago Branches - Gonzalez has revealed a Bush policy disaster that lead to the first + Gonzalez has revealed a Bush policy disaster that lead to the first Gulf War and a blunder that is now costing the Americans $2 billion to pay -off the loans Bush guaranteed with U.S. taxpayersU money . Bush repeatedly +off the loans Bush guaranteed with U.S. taxpayersU money . Bush repeatedly ignored warnings that Iraq would default on the loans. Now, certain key documents - perhaps the most revealing yet - are being withheld from the -Gonzalez investigation. They are said to be the records of the Chicago +Gonzalez investigation. They are said to be the records of the Chicago branches of BNL and BCCI (Bank of Credit and Commerce International), -through which, some investigators say , George Bush and Saddam Hussein may +through which, some investigators say , George Bush and Saddam Hussein may have been involved in a joint, private enterprise to skim oil profits -arising from Reagan-Bush policies toward Iraq. The documents have been -impounded by a Chicago court and Congressman Gonzalez Banking Committee +arising from Reagan-Bush policies toward Iraq. The documents have been +impounded by a Chicago court and Congressman Gonzalez Banking Committee has been denied access. -Bush's Pennzoil Profits +Bush's Pennzoil Profits Between 1980 and 1990 the Gulf region exported a trillion dollars worth of oil to the West. Hundreds of billions of dollars in kickbacks were involved. Some of the kickbacks were said to be handled by the BNL/BCCI -banks for Pennzoil, an oil company founded by George Bush The Pennzoil -case was (is?) the target of Ross PerotUs much-denied investigation of the -Bush family and friends. Investigators believe the Chicago bank records -could help explain BushUs massive, covert military support for Iraq in the +banks for Pennzoil, an oil company founded by George Bush The Pennzoil +case was (is?) the target of Ross PerotUs much-denied investigation of the +Bush family and friends. Investigators believe the Chicago bank records +could help explain BushUs massive, covert military support for Iraq in the years between 1981-1990. The Chicago BNL /BCCI records could also provide clues to why the -Bush Administration secretly - and possibly illegally - exempted eleven -members of the Bush cabinet from conflict of interest restrictions in their -handling of the Gulf war policy. Bush simply declared that the law +Bush Administration secretly - and possibly illegally - exempted eleven +members of the Bush cabinet from conflict of interest restrictions in their +handling of the Gulf war policy. Bush simply declared that the law regarding conflict of interest would cease to apply to his advisors on the Gulf war policy. He then ordered that his declaration would be not be made -public. Congressman Gonzalez is now asking Bush to explain the deal. Bush +public. Congressman Gonzalez is now asking Bush to explain the deal. Bush has not responded. According to some investigators, the BNL-BCCI bank documents now impounded by a Chicago judge could shed light not only on the Iraqgate case, but on other illegal transactions including Iran-Contra, -October Surprise and the Inslaw case. In all instances monies passed +October Surprise and the Inslaw case. In all instances monies passed through the BNL/BCCI banking network. BNL is an Italian bank now under investigation by Congress for @@ -86,47 +86,47 @@ IraqUs pre-war military buildup. Over the past thirty years, BNL is suspected of involvement in a wide range of international criminal activities. (French Intelligence investigators have even linked the bank to large payments to certain individuals in Europe in late 1963, thought to be -associated with the John Kennedy assassination.) +associated with the John Kennedy assassination.) - On December 28th 1990, when Gonzalez sought the records of the + On December 28th 1990, when Gonzalez sought the records of the Chicago branch of BNL (Case number 90 C 6863 of the U.S. District Court in Chicago: People of the State of Illinois ex re; William C. Harris v. the -Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), Gonzalez was told by -Federal Judge, Brian Duff that he could not have them. Duff, a friend of -both Bush and Reagan, works closely with the Federal Reserve Bank. Duff -impounded the documents and abused GonzalezU attorney for Rbehaving like an -800 -pound gorilla.S That is when Duff impounded the records. +Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), Gonzalez was told by +Federal Judge, Brian Duff that he could not have them. Duff, a friend of +both Bush and Reagan, works closely with the Federal Reserve Bank. Duff +impounded the documents and abused GonzalezU attorney for Rbehaving like an +800 -pound gorilla.S That is when Duff impounded the records. Questions abound. Suspicions arise from the fact that among -officials involved in the BNL bank is Brent Scowcroft, BushUs National -Security advisor who, Gonzalez has now revealed, maintained a million- +officials involved in the BNL bank is Brent Scowcroft, BushUs National +Security advisor who, Gonzalez has now revealed, maintained a million- dollar financial interest in 40 of the biggest U.S. weapons companies that profited from U.S. policies toward Iraq, including General Electric, -General Motors, ITT, and Lockheed. Gonzalez has also revealed that -Assistant Secretary of State Laurence Eagleberger worked closely with BNL -when he and Scowcroft were part of Henry KissingerUs consulting firm. -Kissinger was a member of the board of BNL and his firm represents BNL in +General Motors, ITT, and Lockheed. Gonzalez has also revealed that +Assistant Secretary of State Laurence Eagleberger worked closely with BNL +when he and Scowcroft were part of Henry KissingerUs consulting firm. +Kissinger was a member of the board of BNL and his firm represents BNL in the USA. BNL, P2 and the Vatican Bank The BNL bank was also used for secret arms trade by the outlawed P2 -Masonic Lodge of Rome, whose Grandmaster, Licio Gelli is thought to have +Masonic Lodge of Rome, whose Grandmaster, Licio Gelli is thought to have been the mastermind behind BNLUs illegal, world-wide banking strategies, until his arrest in 1981, for embezzling $1.5 billion from the Vatican -Bank. The Vatican Bank had close ties with BNL. Gelli was recently +Bank. The Vatican Bank had close ties with BNL. Gelli was recently sentenced to 18 years in jail for his role in the case. - Gelli was involved with the PopeUs banker and bodyguard, Bishop -Marcinkus (formerly of Chicago) in the Vatican Bank embezzlement. When the + Gelli was involved with the PopeUs banker and bodyguard, Bishop +Marcinkus (formerly of Chicago) in the Vatican Bank embezzlement. When the Italian government issued a warrant for the BishopUs arrest they were blocked by the Vatican, which claims separate city-state authority. (The -Pope is still closely involved with Marcinkus and the Vatican Bank is still +Pope is still closely involved with Marcinkus and the Vatican Bank is still closely associated with BNL.) - Bush and Gelli are friends. Gelli was guest of honor at the 1981 -Reagan-Bush inaugural ball. (N.Y. Times, June 4, 1981, page 7.) Kissinger -also knew Gelli. When Gelli was arrested in March, 1981, Kissinger + Bush and Gelli are friends. Gelli was guest of honor at the 1981 +Reagan-Bush inaugural ball. (N.Y. Times, June 4, 1981, page 7.) Kissinger +also knew Gelli. When Gelli was arrested in March, 1981, Kissinger immediately sent an agent to Rome with $18,000 to try to buy some of the documents in the P2 case to keep them from becoming public ( In These Times, Sept. 1982). It may be of interest that P2 had a lodge in Chicago. @@ -144,22 +144,22 @@ The Octopus Just as the P2 scandal in Italy brought down the government and destroyed hundred of careers in politics, industry and banking, so too the -BNL/BCCI - Penzzoil case could bring down the Bush administration and send +BNL/BCCI - Penzzoil case could bring down the Bush administration and send dozens of top administration officials to jail. Indeed the P2 and BNL cases overlap in the October Surprise case, and U.S. investigators would do well to examine the Italian government documents in the P2 case as part of their -inquiry into the October Surprise/BNL/BCCI/Penzzoil/Bush/Hussein links. It -is beginning to look as though the late journalist, Danny Casselaro was on +inquiry into the October Surprise/BNL/BCCI/Penzzoil/Bush/Hussein links. It +is beginning to look as though the late journalist, Danny Casselaro was on the right track at the time of his highly suspicious RsuicideS last year, when he was investigating what he called RThe OctopusS, a vast, interlocking, international criminal conspiracy. -Bush's Watergate +Bush's Watergate Congress is now calling for the appointment of a Special Prosecutor to investigate the ballooning BNL-Iraqgate case. In his insightful and -relentless reporting on the case in The New York Times, William Safire says -flatly that BNL will be BushUs Watergate. Saffire is now investigating the +relentless reporting on the case in The New York Times, William Safire says +flatly that BNL will be BushUs Watergate. Saffire is now investigating the Chicago link to the case. (Updates on the case now appear regularly on the recorded telephone hotlines of controversial Chicago investigator, Sherman Scholnick of the RCommittee to Clean Up the CourtsS, who has spearheaded @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ disarmament. Ironically, as we go to press, joint efforts by both houses of Congress in the wake of the Iraqgate revelations to tighten restrictions on the sale of nuclear weapons-related materials to nations like Iraq, Iran -and Syria, have provoked a threat of veto by George Bush, who argues that +and Syria, have provoked a threat of veto by George Bush, who argues that such non- proliferation legislation would mean a loss of business for American nuclear exporters! diff --git a/pythonCode/output/bohemian.xml b/pythonCode/output/bohemian.xml index 2843a6d..40d2a6f 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/bohemian.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/bohemian.xml @@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ movers and shakers in business and government attend the Bohemian Club's summer encampment. Although highly selective, the club has a national membership and is among the most prestigious of affiliations in neoconservative circles. Its membership is known -to include Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Gerald Ford, William F. -Buckley, Jr., Frank Borman, Justin Dart, William Randolph Hearst, +to include Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Gerald Ford, William F. +Buckley, Jr., Frank Borman, Justin Dart, William Randolph Hearst, Jr., Caspar Weinberger, Charles Percy, George Schultz, Edward -Teller, Merv Griffin, and a large proportion of the directors and -chief executive officers of the Fortune 1000. Daniel Ludwig, the +Teller, Merv Griffin, and a large proportion of the directors and +chief executive officers of the Fortune 1000. Daniel Ludwig, the richest private citizen on earth, is a Bohemian. Conspiracy nuts think the Bohemian Club meets each summer to plot to take over the world. These guys ALREADY run the world. @@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ over the Russian River and take the second left. the encampment. Visitors must have invitations and sign in and out; cooks and other workers have to wear ID badges. The club (and hired staff) is all male. There are no black Bohemians and just -one Asian; the former Philippine president Carlos Romulo. +one Asian; the former Philippine president Carlos Romulo. The club does a good job of avoiding publicity, although in -1980 Rick Clogher, a writer for MOTHER JONES magazine, managed to +1980 Rick Clogher, a writer for MOTHER JONES magazine, managed to slip in to the encampment for four days with the help of an unidentified insider. Brooding over the Grove is a giant rock that -looks like an owl. Clogher discovered that the rock is concrete, +looks like an owl. Clogher discovered that the rock is concrete, covered with moss to look natural. The Cremation of Care ritual takes place in front of the owl when, on the first night of camp, robed members burn a doll representing Dull Care. @@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ has its own kitchen-bar building -- there is a lot of drinking -- and sleeping quarters. The members of some camps sleep in tents; other camps have redwood cabins. Daily "Lakeside Talks" on geopolitical topics are given by prominent speakers, both members -and non-members. It is claimed that Richard Nixon and Ronald -Reagan conferred during the 1967 encampment, Reagan agreeing not -to challenge Nixon for the presidential nomination. +and non-members. It is claimed that Richard Nixon and Ronald +Reagan conferred during the 1967 encampment, Reagan agreeing not +to challenge Nixon for the presidential nomination. The highlight of camp is the Grove play, which is written exclusively for the club. All the female roles are played by men in drag. The 1980 play was an adaptation of the Greek myth of Cronus and Zeus supplemented with fireworks, smoke bombs, and a -light show. (One can only wonder if Reagan ever starred in a Grove +light show. (One can only wonder if Reagan ever starred in a Grove play. He certainly has more acting experience than most club members.) The polished productions cost the Bohemians as much as $25,000 -- for one performance.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/bookfile.xml b/pythonCode/output/bookfile.xml index 385fae9..0931515 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/bookfile.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/bookfile.xml @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@

Path: uuwest!spies!apple!usc!samsung!uunet!isis!jsanders -From: jsanders@isis.cs.du.edu (Jim Sanders) +From: jsanders@isis.cs.du.edu (Jim Sanders) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: BOOK FILE! PROVES CIA-MOB-OIL-DRUG-MURDER WORLD CONSPIRACY!!!! 1991Jan21.054207.6954@isis.cs.du.edu Date: 21 Jan 91 05:42:07 GMT -Reply-To: jsanders@isis.UUCP (Jim Sanders) +Reply-To: jsanders@isis.UUCP (Jim Sanders) Organization: Math/CS, University of Denver Lines: 534

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ PARTI=LAWYERS/KILLER BOOKS,PARTII=MOB BOOK,PARTIII=DEA BOOK,PARTIV=ILLUMINATI.PART I:

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LAWYERS/CIA/MOB/BUSH -----> RAPE/MURDER/DRUG SMUGGLE/STEAL

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LAWYERS/CIA/MOB/BUSH -----> RAPE/MURDER/DRUG SMUGGLE/STEAL

Part A:

@@ -37,25 +37,25 @@ hemp paper was and can put out of business because it grows 20 times faster, makes better paper, and needs fewer chemicals to process into paper! They turned U.S. politics into a morbid game for money. In 1700's our founders warned us of political parties and hired farmers for presidents who did not use -CIA hitmen to topple foreign regimes for private business concerns. (Bush's +CIA hitmen to topple foreign regimes for private business concerns. (Bush's international construction company builds oil refineries in Saudi Arabia!*!*!) - Big brother is nothing more than a four eyed wimp called George with a + Big brother is nothing more than a four eyed wimp called George with a lust for megabucks. Death to all who oppose the villain - ex-head of the CIA - turned US Pres! But he made a terrible mistake. He called a war on drugs,but his CIA has imported Heroin from Asia for half a century and brought Coke into the US on Air Amerika planes coming back from Contra Arms deliveries in Central Amerika!

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IMPEACH BUSH NOW - HE'S A DOPE DEALER BETTER YET HANG HIM HIGH FOR TREASON for -working in the Cia when they killed Kennedy so they could escalate the Viet +

IMPEACH BUSH NOW - HE'S A DOPE DEALER BETTER YET HANG HIM HIGH FOR TREASON for +working in the Cia when they killed Kennedy so they could escalate the Viet Nam War and sell heroin to soldiers and JP4 fuel and military jets/helicopters to U.S. TAXPAYERS!

**** SEND THIS TO YOUR FRIENDS AND CONGRESSMAN/WOMAN AND TELL HER/HIM YOU WANT - BUSH IMPEACHED TODAY AND NO EXCUSES !!! + BUSH IMPEACHED TODAY AND NO EXCUSES !!! BESIDES, QUALE WOULD HAVE TROUBLE ESCALATING A BAR FIGHT BY DIALING 911 - HE COULDN'T START A WAR!!! -(MANY UNCONFIRMED THEORIES FORMULATE THAT IF BUSH WERE TO LOSE HIS LIFE OR GET +(MANY UNCONFIRMED THEORIES FORMULATE THAT IF BUSH WERE TO LOSE HIS LIFE OR GET ROUND FILED, THE CIA WOULD HAVE TO ASSASINATE QUALE) ______________________________________________ | | @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ with crimes violent and victimless under a functional measure of control.

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Part C:(Some more facts about lawyers and Mr. CIA dude(G.BUSH!))

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Part C:(Some more facts about lawyers and Mr. CIA dude(G.BUSH!))

In the early 1800's, the professional politicians took over this country and public office went from "A duty and a privilege" to a profession. A @@ -156,18 +156,18 @@ had to go to work in polluted northern factories for pennies a day afterwards (quite handy however for the northern industrial imperialists.) Then the bluecoats killed off the Indians and the buffalo to boot! Then came Korea, Nam, Graneda, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, Kuwait. - Around 1903 a New York oil baron had Nikolai Tesla thrown out of N.Y. + Around 1903 a New York oil baron had Nikolai Tesla thrown out of N.Y. (Tesla was a super inventer of such things as AC current and the Westinghouse electric motor!) It seems Tesla had discovered a way to transmit electricity without wires around NY city! The oilmen knew it would be an end to their -gross profiteering from energy manipulation and tossed Nik outta there! +gross profiteering from energy manipulation and tossed Nik outta there! A book called "The Emperor Wears No Clothes" documents how hemp was needed to win world wars, but soon after became illegal after oil, logging and chemical companies realized hemp made better paper with less petro-chemicals and converted to alcohol easily with extremely high energy per kilo of biomass! (Cars can run on alcohol just as easily as gas-I know-I raced cars & planes!) "The Origin of Consciousness In the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind" by -Dr. Julian Jaynes of Princeton U., shows in his book how leaders of the world +Dr. Julian Jaynes of Princeton U., shows in his book how leaders of the world have confused us for thousands of years with rhetoric, mysticism, music, & theology, so as to better manipulate and tax the poor masses. Then there was the carburetor invented in the 70's that got 100 MPG. All @@ -175,41 +175,41 @@ of a sudden a major U.S. company bought the patent rights to the carb and locked it away. Think of the pollution we now have that we could have avoided if a handful of greedy politicians and oilmen didn't want all of the excess wealth their oil businesses have afforded them at the cost of our health! - And Bush is an Oil Refinery Contractor from Texas! Remember, the place -where LBJ, Carlos Marcello, and the CIA had Kennedy shot. Oh, but Bush was in -the CIA! Oh and Bush became the head of the CIA - the same folks that killed -JFK to escalate war and drug profits in NAM. A book "The politics of Heroin in + And Bush is an Oil Refinery Contractor from Texas! Remember, the place +where LBJ, Carlos Marcello, and the CIA had Kennedy shot. Oh, but Bush was in +the CIA! Oh and Bush became the head of the CIA - the same folks that killed +JFK to escalate war and drug profits in NAM. A book "The politics of Heroin in South East Asia" documents the CIA's selling of narcotics to fund operations. So does the Book "The American Heroin Empire". HOT NEW BOOK ON DRUGWAR SCAM & -COUNTERINSUGENCY IS CALLED "DEEP COVER" BY MICHAEL LEVINE - GET IT NOW!!!!!!!!! -Garrison's book, "On the trail of Assassins" shows how Oswall was indeed also a -CIA agent. Lucky for the CIA & FBI that Oswald died soon after, along with over +COUNTERINSUGENCY IS CALLED "DEEP COVER" BY MICHAEL LEVINE - GET IT NOW!!!!!!!!! +Garrison's book, "On the trail of Assassins" shows how Oswall was indeed also a +CIA agent. Lucky for the CIA & FBI that Oswald died soon after, along with over a dozen very important witnessess and suspects who perished for unexplainably -weird reasons within a year of JFK's murder. (And David Scheim's book "Contract -On America" provides the evidence showing how Mafia chiefs like Marcello worked -together with the CIA to murder JFK, Robert Kennedy(he prosecuted MOB Bosses -as JFK's Attorney General), Martin Luther King and Malcom X(these two were +weird reasons within a year of JFK's murder. (And David Scheim's book "Contract +On America" provides the evidence showing how Mafia chiefs like Marcello worked +together with the CIA to murder JFK, Robert Kennedy(he prosecuted MOB Bosses +as JFK's Attorney General), Martin Luther King and Malcom X(these two were begining to expose the facts that the CIA/MOB drug dealers were taking all the money from the poor people they sold narcotics to!)) - But Bush wants a drug war? But his CIA sells drugs(hard narcotics). Let -us impeach Bush for accessory to a felony to import narcotics(He knew about it) -Or impeach him for accessory to JFK's treasonous murder.(It is supreme high + But Bush wants a drug war? But his CIA sells drugs(hard narcotics). Let +us impeach Bush for accessory to a felony to import narcotics(He knew about it) +Or impeach him for accessory to JFK's treasonous murder.(It is supreme high treason to withhold knowledge of a conspiracy to kill a U.S. President - and treason carries the death penalty!) - Hoover ran the FBI at the time the killing and helped the coverup. Such -twisted justice can be found described in Turner's book, "Hoover's FBI." + Hoover ran the FBI at the time the killing and helped the coverup. Such +twisted justice can be found described in Turner's book, "Hoover's FBI." Ex-CIA agents have written books like "The CIA File" and "Deadly Deceits" which further documents the ruthless activities of drug smuggling and crime by the CIA abroad and at home. (U.S. law strictly forbids CIA operation in U.S.) "The Cocaine Wars" explains that the CIA now imports South American Cocaine -into U.S. The Mafias do too, but then they also work for the CIA in many areas +into U.S. The Mafias do too, but then they also work for the CIA in many areas like drug smuggling, assassinations, and other clandistine, cloak and dagger dirty work no longer needed in the global world of the nineties! According to the book "Poisoning for Profit," by Block and Scarpitti, the -Mafias basically own the nations waste disposal companies and have dumped toxic +Mafias basically own the nations waste disposal companies and have dumped toxic waste illegally into U.S. water supplies for decades. If the CIA and the Mafia work together, then who is committing crimes against the U.S. now? - I would say that the Bush/Oil/CIA/Mafia connection poses the most threat + I would say that the Bush/Oil/CIA/Mafia connection poses the most threat to U.S. national security for choking US with oil pollution in Air and Water, killing our presidents, poisoning our water with toxic waste, and getting our kids hooked on Smack, Coke and Crack - and all for their love of $. @@ -219,10 +219,10 @@ loaded with water balloons! of this. But then no one reads non-fiction books any more either! These books are all available at a good college or city library to read for free! Just when Iraq grabbed the headlines months ago, the Gannett news agency reported in a -small article that mostly Texans including G.Bush received over 500,000 bucks -from failing S&L's. Great smokescreen(sandscreen) George!

+small article that mostly Texans including G.Bush received over 500,000 bucks +from failing S&L's. Great smokescreen(sandscreen) George!

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Oh, and Bush is a life member of the "Skull and Crossbones Club" which is +

Oh, and Bush is a life member of the "Skull and Crossbones Club" which is the American equivalent of the Bavarian Illuminati - the motto of which falls along the lines of "secrecy or death!" These secret sects were formed by Lawyers as far back as 1776 to dominate, manipulate and tax the masses!

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ Lawyers as far back as 1776 to dominate, manipulate and tax the masses!

We the people could all have 2 day work weeks if $.60 out of every $1.00 we spend did not pay for energy costs they have assessed us soley for their own gains-this alone is multiple felony counts of interstate fraud/mail fraud by -Bush & Company. (CIA, & Logging, Oil, Chemical & Financial Industries!) +Bush & Company. (CIA, & Logging, Oil, Chemical & Financial Industries!) I propose a new order, not of imperfect, selfish, egotistical humans, but of and through microprocessors. These machines would not rule the world as most would expect, but would just aid in applying logic to the production of @@ -260,9 +260,9 @@ to world events and whose "solutions" are now tainted by such events.

PART II:

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HOW POLITICIANS/ILLUNINATI USE MAFIAS TO DO THERE DIRTY WORK:

+

HOW POLITICIANS/ILLUNINATI USE MAFIAS TO DO THERE DIRTY WORK:

-

"CONTRACT ON AMERICA" =superexpose on mob/cia/illuminati JFK,King,Malcm X hits!

+

"CONTRACT ON AMERICA" =superexpose on mob/cia/illuminati JFK,King,Malcm X hits!

Well go to a good bookstore and aquire the book "Contract On America" by David E Scheim. Paperback versions have 624 pages and cost 4.95 US bux. @@ -271,21 +271,21 @@ to work with the Mob to take over the U.S.A. and run it for their personal profit.

Chapter 21 "More Assassinations" - Documents how the Mob killed Martin Luther/Malcom X because the two had + Documents how the Mob killed Martin Luther/Malcom X because the two had begun to expose how much the Mob profitted off of ghetto Blacks by selling drugs to the poor People!

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Chapter 22 "Richard Nixon and the Mob." - This chapter documents a multitude of conections between Nixon and +

Chapter 22 "Richard Nixon and the Mob." + This chapter documents a multitude of conections between Nixon and the Mob/Hoffa/Teamsters/and relatives of such. - (in my opinion, Nixon was one of the fuckin greasyest, slimyest, scum + (in my opinion, Nixon was one of the fuckin greasyest, slimyest, scum buckets who pretended to work for the People as a "politician" - - - next to Rea-gun and Bush-wacker of course!)

+ - next to Rea-gun and Bush-wacker of course!)

-

Chapter 23 "The Reagan Administration"

+

Chapter 23 "The Reagan Administration"

-

Obviously deals with CIA/Mob connections that Reagan and his cronies like -G.Bush had in those 8 years of blood sucking!

+

Obviously deals with CIA/Mob connections that Reagan and his cronies like +G.Bush had in those 8 years of blood sucking!

And now for a quote from page 257 of "Contract On America" (read it and weep)

@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ laundry or dry cleaner; the price you pay for food in the market. I have been involved in and know of bad meat being purchased, unfit for human consumption, that has been converted into salami in delicatessens and forced to be sold through grocery stores... - When I testified about Mr DeCarlo, I, too, had the native feel of what + When I testified about Mr DeCarlo, I, too, had the native feel of what organized crime was. I saw photographs of graves dug in New Jersey, with over 35 bodies over a period of years, melted with lye. I sat and heard the voices at dinner @@ -303,12 +303,12 @@ talking over murdering a 12-year-old child and burying bodies in New Jersey... Narcotics, manipulation of businesses that cause prices to spiral, we can go on for a long, long time. . . .It goes on and on.

-

Mob defector Gerald Zelmanowitz, testifying +

Mob defector Gerald Zelmanowitz, testifying in 1973 before a U.S. Senate committee"

-

BUSH & THE MOB:

+

BUSH & THE MOB:

-

page 594 states "Gelli is also "very well aquainted with Vice-President-Bush." +

page 594 states "Gelli is also "very well aquainted with Vice-President-Bush." (in Mobese this translates to "the two fuckin worked together")

page367 states "On August 2, 1980, as resort-bound Italian and foreign tourists @@ -316,28 +316,28 @@ crowded Italy's Bologna R.R. station, a massive bomb ripped through a waiting room. The explosion left 85 dead and 200 others injured. It was the worst terrorist strike in postwar Europe.... ....Another defendent in the pending trial(on the bombing) is P2 -grandmaster Licio Gelli, now a fugitive believed to be hiding in S Amerika. - In 1981, shortly before fleeing multiple criminal indictments, Gelli had -been an honored guest at Reagan's inaugural ball... - ...when police raided Gelli's villa in 1981...they found an exchange of -letters between Gelli and Guarino discussing ways to help "our brother -Michele," refering to Sindona, another P2 member. Sindona, who had curried the -Italian-American vote for Nixon as Guarino did for Reagan, was then on trial -in New York. Gelli also wrote a letter of support to Reagan offering to ensure +grandmaster Licio Gelli, now a fugitive believed to be hiding in S Amerika. + In 1981, shortly before fleeing multiple criminal indictments, Gelli had +been an honored guest at Reagan's inaugural ball... + ...when police raided Gelli's villa in 1981...they found an exchange of +letters between Gelli and Guarino discussing ways to help "our brother +Michele," refering to Sindona, another P2 member. Sindona, who had curried the +Italian-American vote for Nixon as Guarino did for Reagan, was then on trial +in New York. Gelli also wrote a letter of support to Reagan offering to ensure favorable coverage for him in the Italian press. The powerful Italian used his infuence in a major publishing empire to do exactly that.... - ....the president(Reagan-Bush) has countenanced the use of unsavory + ....the president(Reagan-Bush) has countenanced the use of unsavory partnerships and methods to further a political agenda. Moreover, two policy developments of his presidency find disturbing counterparts in Mob ideology and perhaps reflect traces of the Mob's insidious, post-assassination influence on: 1) A classic mob scam is to assume control of a thriving business and drain its wealth through massive loans based on its previoously good finacial -standing. During Reagan's 2 terms, Amerikans have been steered along in an orgy +standing. During Reagan's 2 terms, Amerikans have been steered along in an orgy of consumption that has tripled the national debt from $645 billion to $2 trillion and turned the world's largest creditor nation into the world's largest debtor. 2) Organized crime's "ultimate solution to everything is to kill somebody," -as one defector observed. During the early years of Reagan's presidency, +as one defector observed. During the early years of Reagan's presidency, military force became the prime instrument of U.S. foreign policy. Patterned after a percieved Soviet menace and financed by the ballooning deficit, the biggest peacetime weapons buildup in U.S. history was conducted. This obsessive @@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ sources!

*** NEW DRUGWAR COUNTERINSURGENCY MANUAL - "DEEP COVER": ***

-

"Deep Cover", by Michael Levine (an expose of the +

"Deep Cover", by Michael Levine (an expose of the phony drug war by a former undercover operative) is out in paperback for $6.00. Seems pretty good reading, and should provide lots of ammunition for @@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ World countries from turning to communism ..."

"Once lead the American people into war, and they'll forget there ever was such a thing as tolerance. To fight you must be brutal and ruthless, and the spirit of ruthless brutality will enter into -every fiber of our national life ..." --- President Woodrow Wilson

+every fiber of our national life ..." --- President Woodrow Wilson

----

@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ every fiber of our national life ..." --- President Woodrow Wilson

Hell, I'm Jewish, but it sure as hell to me looks like international banking is a Religious plot to rule the world. After all, the major International Banks are owned by three Jewish families, the -Rosenthauls, the Rockefellers, and the Rothschilds! New York City was -owned by 'em until the Japs bought them out! Read a book by a former -Moussad operative(Israeli SS) called "Moussad" to become more enlightened about +Rosenthauls, the Rockefellers, and the Rothschilds! New York City was +owned by 'em until the Japs bought them out! Read a book by a former +Moussad operative(Israeli SS) called "Moussad" to become more enlightened about this matter! And order the best single source on the Illuminati for *FREE* by asking for the "Rise and Power of the International Bankers" chart from:

@@ -399,10 +399,10 @@ by asking for the "Rise and Power of the International Bankers" chart from:

(Summary of just one-hundredth of the chart is found at end of this document.)

-

Jayne's book and I&O Publishing out of Boulder City Nevada will illustrate that +

Jayne's book and I&O Publishing out of Boulder City Nevada will illustrate that whenever a bunch of religious fanatics do something, they ruin things for all others. Take the Pope's overpopulation of the earth for example, or the -crusades, or the Koran's evil followers in Arabia. Every time We the People +crusades, or the Koran's evil followers in Arabia. Every time We the People are left holding the bag naked. I say lets drop the bag in the dumpster. Ditch religion forever and think for yourself damn-it! I only include this church literature cause they are involved with the Freedom Movement who, yes, are a @@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ expose the Illuminati and live to talk about it!

NOW FOR THE SUM OF A MAN'S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE ILLUMINATI:

-

These folks are more secret than Moussad(the Israeli SS) who is the +

These folks are more secret than Moussad(the Israeli SS) who is the undisputed ultimate "secret agent men/women" experts of the world. Therefore, you will find no reliable sources of information on them. @@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ and note how the Swiss are given International Neutrality to boot so that the Secret accounts will be safe and stable! I would wager a month of Sundays that money in a Swiss account is backed by real gold too!) -Bush belongs to the "Skull and Crossbones Club" which is the American +Bush belongs to the "Skull and Crossbones Club" which is the American Equivalent of the Illuninati. You have to study at Yale and be in a family that is part of the old boy system and then you might get in. It is highly secret, but really is much more well known than the Illuminati. It exists to perpetuate @@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ Amazingly, the only reference to the Illuminati that I have ever seen other than in a few paper back books on mysticism called the Trilogy which actually are probably right 50% of the time, was in the Unabridged Webster's Dictionary, where all it dares say is that they were "the members of an anticlerical, -deistic, republican society founded in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of +deistic, republican society founded in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of law at Ingolstadt in Bavaria. It was suppressed by the Bavarian government in 1785: called also the Order of the Illuminati." @@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ need to know, except their names. Search and destroy!

aristocrats to perpetuate its iron grip on the peasants, to maintain the status quo, to keep the rich rich, and the poor masses poor.

-

J.Jaynes book, "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown Of the Bicameral +

J.Jaynes book, "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown Of the Bicameral Mind," explains how for thousands of years, the masses have been hypnotized into not thinking for themselves by Illuminati like leaders who use mysticism, religion, music and propaganda to accomplish this. A person can still do very @@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ from being so eager to toss the king's tea taxes overboard!)

ACCORDING TO THE RISE AND POWER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BANKERS CHART:

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Beginning in 1795, five of the Rothschild's sons were sent to five different +

Beginning in 1795, five of the Rothschild's sons were sent to five different European countries, were the Illuminati/World Banker scam started to spread in Germany, Vienna, England, Italy, and France. This put them in the top five countries, where they soon rose to positions of immense power and influence. @@ -513,17 +513,17 @@ Thus the manipulation of global affairs began!

8 - Equal liability of all to labor. 9 - Distribution of the population. 10 - Free education to all in "public" schools. - (Sounds like bigbro ta me, Booboo!)

+ (Sounds like bigbro ta me, Booboo!)

The chart shows that in 1798 the following 3 things occurred: 1 - Washington warned of the danger of the Illuminati. -2 - Jefferson wrote to John Adams stating that he agreed with +2 - Jefferson wrote to John Adams stating that he agreed with him that the international bankers were more powerful and dangerous than standing armies. -3 - Professor John Robinson exposed it in his book, " PROOFS OF +3 - Professor John Robinson exposed it in his book, " PROOFS OF A CONSPIRACY."

-

And then in 1836, Andrew Jackson abolished the central bank. If this +

And then in 1836, Andrew Jackson abolished the central bank. If this measure had not been taken, America would have fallen to the International bankers at this time.

@@ -540,6 +540,6 @@ International bankers at this time.

| __ .__ | | |__| |__| " | | | -| DON'T TREAD ON ME! | +| DON'T TREAD ON ME! | |____________________|

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/bor-stat.xml b/pythonCode/output/bor-stat.xml index a86b75a..7e79fdb 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/bor-stat.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/bor-stat.xml @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ keep my name and this sentence on it.

The Bill of Rights, a Status Report - by Eric Postpischil

+ by Eric Postpischil

4 September 1990

@@ -39,25 +39,25 @@ Government for a redress of grievances.

ESTABLISHING RELIGION: While campaigning for his first - term, George Bush said "I don't know that atheists should + term, George Bush said "I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered - patriots." Bush has not retracted, commented on, or + patriots." Bush has not retracted, commented on, or clarified this statement, in spite of requests to do so. - According to Bush, this is one nation under God. And - apparently if you are not within Bush's religious beliefs, + According to Bush, this is one nation under God. And + apparently if you are not within Bush's religious beliefs, you are not a citizen. Federal, state, and local governments also promote a particular religion (or, occasionally, religions) by spending public money on religious displays.

-

FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION: Robert Newmeyer and Glenn - Braunstein were jailed in 1988 for refusing to stand in - respect for a judge. Braunstein says the tradition of +

FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION: Robert Newmeyer and Glenn + Braunstein were jailed in 1988 for refusing to stand in + respect for a judge. Braunstein says the tradition of rising in court started decades ago when judges entered carrying Bibles. Since judges no longer carry Bibles, - Braunstein says there is no reason to stand -- and his + Braunstein says there is no reason to stand -- and his Bible tells him to honor no other God. For this religious - practice, Newmeyer and Braunstein were jailed and are now + practice, Newmeyer and Braunstein were jailed and are now suing.

FREE SPEECH: We find that technology has given the @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ (obscenity, as defined by the Federal Communications Commission [FCC]). The FCC is investigating Boston PBS station WGBH-TV for broadcasting photographs from the - Mapplethorpe exhibit.

+ Mapplethorpe exhibit.

FREE SPEECH: There are also laws to limit political statements and contributions to political activities. In @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ corporation from using its general treasury funds to make independent expenditures in a political campaign. In March, the Supreme Court upheld that law. According to - dissenting Justice Kennedy, it is now a felony in Michigan + dissenting Justice Kennedy, it is now a felony in Michigan for the Sierra Club, the American Civil Liberties Union, or the Chamber of Commerce to advise the public how a candidate voted on issues of urgent concern to their @@ -102,15 +102,15 @@ participated in the copying of the document. Also, the person who copied this document from telephone company computers placed a copy on a bulletin board run by Rich - Andrews. Andrews forwarded a copy to AT&T officials and + Andrews. Andrews forwarded a copy to AT&T officials and cooperated with authorities fully. In return, the Secret - Service (SS) confiscated Andrews' computer along with all - the mail and data that were on it. Andrews was not charged + Service (SS) confiscated Andrews' computer along with all + the mail and data that were on it. Andrews was not charged with any crime.

FREE PRESS: In another incident that would be comical if it were not true, on March 1 the SS ransacked the offices - of Steve Jackson Games (SJG); irreparably damaged property; + of Steve Jackson Games (SJG); irreparably damaged property; and confiscated three computers, two laser printers, several hard disks, and many boxes of paper and floppy disks. The target of the SS operation was to seize all @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Cyberpunk game contains fictitious break-ins in a futuristic world, with no technical information of actual use with real computers, nor is it played on computers. - The SS never filed any charges against SJG but still + The SS never filed any charges against SJG but still refused to return confiscated property.

PEACEABLE ASSEMBLY: The right to assemble peaceably is no @@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ two years in jail. Consider the scene in jail: "What'd you do?" "I was waiting at a bus stop and gave a guy a cigarette." This is not an impossible occurrence: In - Pittsburgh, Eugene Tyler, 15, has been ordered away from - bus stops by police officers. Sherman Jones, also 15, was + Pittsburgh, Eugene Tyler, 15, has been ordered away from + bus stops by police officers. Sherman Jones, also 15, was accosted with a police officer's hands around his neck after putting the last bit of pizza crust into his mouth. The police suspected him of hiding drugs.

@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ based upon the presence of some sexually explicit items. Bars, restaurants, or houses are taken from the owners because employees or tenants sold drugs. In Volusia - County, Florida, Sheriff Robert Vogel and his officers stop + County, Florida, Sheriff Robert Vogel and his officers stop automobiles for contrived violations. If large amounts of cash are found, the police confiscate it on the PRESUMPTION that it is drug money -- even if there is no other evidence @@ -253,19 +253,19 @@ weapons.

Both of the above apply to the warrant the Hudson, New - Hampshire, police used when they broke down Bruce Lavoie's + Hampshire, police used when they broke down Bruce Lavoie's door at 5 a.m. with guns drawn and shot and killed him. The warrant claimed information from an anonymous informant, and it said, among other things, that guns were to be seized. The mention of guns in the warrant was used - as reason to enter with guns drawn. Bruce Lavoie had no - guns. Bruce Lavoie was not secure from unreasonable search + as reason to enter with guns drawn. Bruce Lavoie had no + guns. Bruce Lavoie was not secure from unreasonable search and seizure -- nor is anybody else.

Other infringements on the fourth amendment include roadblocks and the Boston Police detention of people based on colors they are wearing (supposedly indicating gang - membership). And in Pittsburgh again, Eugene Tyler was + membership). And in Pittsburgh again, Eugene Tyler was once searched because he was wearing sweat pants and a plaid shirt -- police told him they heard many drug dealers at that time were wearing sweat pants and plaid shirts. @@ -287,35 +287,35 @@ private property be taken for public use without just compensation.

-

INDICTMENT OF A GRAND JURY: Kevin Bjornson has been +

INDICTMENT OF A GRAND JURY: Kevin Bjornson has been proprietor of Hydro-Tech for nearly a decade and is a leading authority on hydroponic technology and cultivation. On October 26, 1989, both locations of Hydro-Tech were raided by the Drug Enforcement Administration. National - Drug Control Policy Director William Bennett has declared + Drug Control Policy Director William Bennett has declared that some indoor lighting and hydroponic equipment is purchased by marijuana growers, so retailers and wholesalers of such equipment are drug profiteers and - co-conspirators. Bjornson was not charged with any crime, + co-conspirators. Bjornson was not charged with any crime, nor subpoenaed, issued a warrant, or arrested. No illegal substances were found on his premises. Federal officials - were unable to convince grand juries to indict Bjornson. + were unable to convince grand juries to indict Bjornson. By February, they had called scores of witnesses and recalled many two or three times, but none of the grand juries they convened decided there was reason to criminally - prosecute Bjornson. In spite of that, as of March, his + prosecute Bjornson. In spite of that, as of March, his bank accounts were still frozen and none of the inventories or records had been returned. Grand juries refused to - indict Bjornson, but the government is still penalizing + indict Bjornson, but the government is still penalizing him.

TWICE PUT IN JEOPARDY OF LIFE OR LIMB: Members of the - McMartin family in California have been tried two or three - times for child abuse. Anthony Barnaby was tried for + McMartin family in California have been tried two or three + times for child abuse. Anthony Barnaby was tried for murder (without evidence linking him to the crime) three times before New Hampshire let him go.

-

COMPELLED TO BE A WITNESS AGAINST HIMSELF: Oliver North +

COMPELLED TO BE A WITNESS AGAINST HIMSELF: Oliver North was forced to testify against himself. Congress granted him immunity from having anything he said to them being used as evidence against him, and then they required him to @@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ Federal government, see him during questioning. Police screamed "You better tell us what we want to hear and cooperate or you are going to jail," at 14-year-old Antron - McCray, according to Bobby McCray, his father. Antron + McCray, according to Bobby McCray, his father. Antron McCray "confessed" after his father told him to, so that police would release him. These people were coerced into bearing witness against themselves, and those confessions @@ -365,9 +365,9 @@ liberty, and property. Incidents including such violations are described elsewhere in this article. Here are two more: On March 26, 1987, in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, - Jeffrey Miles was killed by police officer John Rucker, who - was looking for a suspected drug dealer. Rucker had been - sent to the wrong house; Miles was not wanted by police. + Jeffrey Miles was killed by police officer John Rucker, who + was looking for a suspected drug dealer. Rucker had been + sent to the wrong house; Miles was not wanted by police. He received no due process. In Detroit, $4,834 was seized from a grocery store after dogs detected traces of cocaine on three one-dollar bills in a cash register. @@ -399,9 +399,9 @@ counsel for his defence. THE RIGHT TO A SPEEDY AND PUBLIC TRIAL: Surprisingly, the - right to a public trial is under attack. When Marion Barry + right to a public trial is under attack. When Marion Barry was being tried, the prosecution attempted to bar Louis - Farrakhan and George Stallings from the gallery. This + Farrakhan and George Stallings from the gallery. This request was based on an allegation that they would send silent and "impermissible messages" to the jurors. The judge initially granted this request. One might argue that @@ -411,34 +411,34 @@ BY AN IMPARTIAL JURY: The government does not even honor the right to trial by an impartial jury. US District Judge - Edward Rafeedie is investigating improper influence on - jurors by US marshals in the Enrique Camarena case. US + Edward Rafeedie is investigating improper influence on + jurors by US marshals in the Enrique Camarena case. US marshals apparently illegally communicated with jurors during deliberations. OF THE STATE AND DISTRICT WHEREIN THE CRIME SHALL HAVE BEEN - COMMITTED: This is incredible, but Manuel Noriega is being + COMMITTED: This is incredible, but Manuel Noriega is being tried so far away from the place where he is alleged to have committed crimes that the United States had to invade another country and overturn a government to get him. Nor is this a unique occurrence; in a matter separate from the - Camarena case, Judge Rafeedie was asked to dismiss charges - against Mexican gynecologist Dr. Humberto Alvarez Machain + Camarena case, Judge Rafeedie was asked to dismiss charges + against Mexican gynecologist Dr. Humberto Alvarez Machain on the grounds that the doctor was illegally abducted from his Guadalajara office in April and turned over to US authorities.

TO BE INFORMED OF THE NATURE AND CAUSE OF THE ACCUSATION: - Steve Jackson Games, nearly put out of business by the raid + Steve Jackson Games, nearly put out of business by the raid described previously, has been stonewalled by the SS. "For the past month or so these guys have been insisting the book wasn't the target of the raid, but they don't say what the target was, or why they were critical of the book, or - why they won't give it back," Steve Jackson says. "They + why they won't give it back," Steve Jackson says. "They have repeatedly denied we're targets but don't explain why - we've been made victims." Attorneys for SJG tried to find + we've been made victims." Attorneys for SJG tried to find out the basis for the search warrant that led to the raid - on SJG. But the application for that warrant was sealed by + on SJG. But the application for that warrant was sealed by order of the court and remained sealed at last report, in July. Not only has the SS taken property and nearly destroyed a publisher, it will not even explain the nature @@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ some charges against Irangate participants because the government refused to provide information subpoenaed by the defendants. And one wonders if the government would go - to the same lengths to obtain witnesses for Manuel Noriega + to the same lengths to obtain witnesses for Manuel Noriega as it did to capture him.

TO HAVE THE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL: The right to assistance @@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ Mississippi charges ten dollars a day to each person who spends time in the jail, regardless of the length of stay or the outcome of their trial. This means innocent people - are forced to pay. Marvin Willis was stuck in jail for 90 + are forced to pay. Marvin Willis was stuck in jail for 90 days trying to raise $2,500 bail on an assault charge. But after he made that bail, he was kept imprisoned because he could not pay the $900 rent Tallahatchie demanded. Nine @@ -512,13 +512,13 @@

CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTS: A life sentence for selling a quarter of a gram of cocaine for $20 -- that is what - Ricky Isom was sentenced to in February in Cobb County, + Ricky Isom was sentenced to in February in Cobb County, Georgia. It was Isom's second conviction in two years, and state law imposes a mandatory sentence. Even the judge pronouncing the sentence thinks it is cruel; Judge Tom - Cauthorn expressed grave reservations before sentencing - Isom and Douglas Rucks (convicted of selling 3.5 grams of - cocaine in a separate but similar case). Judge Cauthorn + Cauthorn expressed grave reservations before sentencing + Isom and Douglas Rucks (convicted of selling 3.5 grams of + cocaine in a separate but similar case). Judge Cauthorn called the sentences "Draconian."

Amendment IX

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/brainwsh.xml b/pythonCode/output/brainwsh.xml index 260cf1a..e347bfe 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/brainwsh.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/brainwsh.xml @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@

NOTE: This is a report on Government and military techniques, notterrorist!

B R A I N W A S H I N G - By Lorenzo Saint Dubois

+ By Lorenzo Saint Dubois

The report that follows is a condensation of a study by training experts of the important information available on this subject.

@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ to shoot him. Usually this storm of emotion ceases as suddenly as it began and the interrogator stalks from the room. These surprising changes create doubt in the prisoner as to his very ability to perceive another person's motivations correctly. His next interrogation probably will be marked by -impassivity in the interrogator's mien.

+impassivity in the interrogator's mien.

A feeling of uncertainty about what is required of him is likewise carefully engendered within the individual. Pleas of the prisoner to learn specifically @@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ understanding of brainwashing.

causative agents rather than chemical agents, electrodes or other more exotic techniques applicable, perhaps, to individuals rather than groups.

-

C. This new trend, observed in the early Soviet post-Stalin period, +

C. This new trend, observed in the early Soviet post-Stalin period, continues. By 1960 the word cybernetics was used by the Soviets to designate this new trend.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/bushbio.xml b/pythonCode/output/bushbio.xml index 3fe77b8..311ed65 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/bushbio.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/bushbio.xml @@ -1,19 +1,19 @@

Article 15189 of alt.activism: -From: covici@ccs.covici.com (John Covici) +From: covici@ccs.covici.com (John Covici) Newsgroups: alt.activism -Subject: Part 1: Unauthorized Biography Of George Bush +Subject: Part 1: Unauthorized Biography Of George Bush 1RokeB1w164w@ccs.covici.com Date: 15 Jan 92 03:55:59 GMT Organization: Covici Computer Systems Lines: 1361

-

George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography

+

George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography

-

by Webster Griffin Tarpley and Anton Chaitkin

+

by Webster Griffin Tarpley and Anton Chaitkin

With this issue of the New Federalist, Vol. V, No. 39, we begin -to serialize the book, {George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography,} -by Webster Griffin Tarpley and Anton Chaitkin. This book will +to serialize the book, {George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography,} +by Webster Griffin Tarpley and Anton Chaitkin. This book will soon be published by {Executive Intelligence Review}.

At the heart of any effort at biography is the attempt to @@ -25,51 +25,51 @@ be provided by the course of a single human life.

During the preparation of the present work, there was one historical moment which more than any other delineated the -character of George Bush. The scene was the Nixon White House +character of George Bush. The scene was the Nixon White House during the final days of the Watergate debacle. White House -officials, including George Bush, had spent the morning of that -Monday, August 5, 1974 absorbing the impact of Nixon's notorious -``smoking gun'' tape, the recorded conversation between Nixon and +officials, including George Bush, had spent the morning of that +Monday, August 5, 1974 absorbing the impact of Nixon's notorious +``smoking gun'' tape, the recorded conversation between Nixon and his chief of staff, H.R. Haldemann, shortly after the original Watergate break-in, which could now no longer be withheld from -the public. In that exchange of June 23, 1972, Nixon ordered +the public. In that exchange of June 23, 1972, Nixon ordered that the CIA stop the FBI from further investigating how various sums of money found their way from Texas and Minnesota via Mexico City to the coffers of the Committee to Re-Elect thePresident (CREEP) and thence into the pockets of the ``Plumbers'' arrested -in the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergatebuilding. +in the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergatebuilding. These revelations were widely interpreted as establishing a -{prima facie} case of obstruction of justice against Nixon. That -was fine with George, who sincerely wanted his patron and -benefactor Nixon to resign. George's great concern was that the +{prima facie} case of obstruction of justice against Nixon. That +was fine with George, who sincerely wanted his patron and +benefactor Nixon to resign. George's great concern was that the smoking gun tape called attention to a money-laundering mechanism which he, together with Bill Liedtke of Pennzoil, and Robert -Mosbacher, had helped to set up at Nixon's request. When Nixon, +Mosbacher, had helped to set up at Nixon's request. When Nixon, in the ``smoking gun'' tape, talked about ``the Texans'' and -``some Texas people,'' Bush, Liedtke, and Mosbacher were among -the most prominent of those referred to. The threat to George's +``some Texas people,'' Bush, Liedtke, and Mosbacher were among +the most prominent of those referred to. The threat to George's political ambitions was great.

-

The White House that morning was gripped by panic. Nixon +

The White House that morning was gripped by panic. Nixon would be gonebeforethe end of the week. In the midst of the -furor, White House Congressional liaison William Timmons wanted +furor, White House Congressional liaison William Timmons wanted to know if everyone who needed to be informed had been briefed about the smoking gun transcript. In a roomful of officials, some of whom were already sipping Scotch to steady their nerves, -Timmons asked Dean Burch,

+Timmons asked Dean Burch,

-

``Dean, does Bush know about the transcript yet?'' - ``Yes,'' responded Burch. - ``Well, what did he do?'' inquired Timmons. +

``Dean, does Bush know about the transcript yet?'' + ``Yes,'' responded Burch. + ``Well, what did he do?'' inquired Timmons. ``He broke out into assholes and shit himself to death,'' -replied Burch. - Inthis exchange, which is recordedin Woodward and -Bernstein's {The Final Days,} we grasp the essential George Bush, +replied Burch. + Inthis exchange, which is recordedin Woodward and +Bernstein's {The Final Days,} we grasp the essential George Bush, in a crisis, and for all seasons.

Introduction

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The thesis of this book is simple: if George Bush were to be +

The thesis of this book is simple: if George Bush were to be re-elected in November 1992 for a second term as the President of the United States, this country and the rest of the world would face a catastrophe of gigantic proportions.

@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ face a catastrophe of gigantic proportions.

The necessity of writing this book became overwhelming in the minds of the authors in the wake of the ghastly slaughter of the Iraq war of January-February 1991. That war was an act of savage -and premeditated genocide on the part of Bush, undertaken in +and premeditated genocide on the part of Bush, undertaken in connivance with a clique in London which has, in its historical continuity, represented boththe worst enemy of the long-term interests of the American people, and the most implacable adversary of the progress of the human species.

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Theauthors observed George Bush as the Gulf crisis and the +

Theauthors observed George Bush as the Gulf crisis and the war unfolded, and had no doubt that his enraged publicoutbursts constituted real psychotic episodes, indicative of a deranged mental state that was full of ominous portent for humanity. The @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ fits. A majority of the American people proved more than willing to lend its support to a despicable enterprise of killing.

By their role-call votes of January 12, 1991, the Senate and -the House ofRepresentatives authorized Bush's planned war +the House ofRepresentatives authorized Bush's planned war measures to restore the Emir of Kuwait, who owns and holds chattel slaves. That vote was a crime against God's justice.

@@ -101,21 +101,21 @@ chattel slaves. That vote was a crime against God's justice.

survive this terrible crime, both for the sake of the world and for their ownsake. It is intended as a contribution to a process of education that might help to save the American people -from the awesome destruction of a second Bush presidency. It is +from the awesome destruction of a second Bush presidency. It is further intended as a warning to all citizens that if they fail -to deny Bush a second term, they will deserve what they get after +to deny Bush a second term, they will deserve what they get after 1993.

As this book goes to press, public awareness of the long-term -depression of the American economy is rapidly growing. If Bush +depression of the American economy is rapidly growing. If Bush were re-elected, he would view himself as beyond the reach of the American electorate; with the federal deficit rising over a -billion dollars a day, a second Bush administration would dictate +billion dollars a day, a second Bush administration would dictate such crushing austerity as to bring the country to thebrink of civil war. Some examples of this point are described in the last chapter of this book.

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Ourgoal has been to assemble as much of the truth about Bush +

Ourgoal has been to assemble as much of the truth about Bush as possible within thetime constraints imposed bythe 1992 election. Time and resources have not permitted us meticulous attention to certain matters of detail; we can say, nevertheless, @@ -124,140 +124,140 @@ betterthan anythinganyoneelse has been able to muster, including news organizationsand intelligence agencies with capabilities that far surpass our own.

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Why do we fight the Bush power cartel with a mere book? We +

Why do we fight the Bush power cartel with a mere book? We have no illusions of easy success, but we were encouraged in our work by the hope that a biography might stimulate opposition to -Bush and his policies.It will certainly pose a new set of -problems for those seeking to get Bush re-elected. For although -Bush is now what journalists call a world leader, no accurate +Bush and his policies.It will certainly pose a new set of +problems for those seeking to get Bush re-elected. For although +Bush is now what journalists call a world leader, no accurate account of his actual career exists in the public domain.

Thevolumewhich we submit to the court of world public opinion is, to the best of our knowledge, the first book-length, -unauthorized biography ofGeorgeBush. It is the first +unauthorized biography ofGeorgeBush. It is the first approximation of the truth about his life. This is the first biography worthy of the name, a fact that says a great deal about the sinister and obsessive secrecy of this personage. None of -the other biographies (including Bush's campaign autobiography) +the other biographies (including Bush's campaign autobiography) can be takenseriously; each of these books is a pastiche of lies, distortions and banalities that run the gamut from campaign panegyric, to the Goebbels Big Lie, to fake but edifying stories for credulous children. Almost without exception, the available -Bush literature is worthless as a portrait of the subject.

+Bush literature is worthless as a portrait of the subject.

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Bush's family pedigree establishes him as a networkasset of -Brown Brothers Harriman, one of the most powerful political +

Bush's family pedigree establishes him as a networkasset of +Brown Brothers Harriman, one of the most powerful political forces in the United States during much of the twentieth century, and for many years the largest private bank inthe world. It -suffices in this context to think of Averell Harriman negotiating +suffices in this context to think of Averell Harriman negotiating duringWorld War IIin the name of the United States with -Churchill and Stalin, or of the role of Brown Brothers Harriman -partner Robert Lovett in guiding John F. Kennedy's choice of his -cabinet, to begin to see the implications of Senator Prescott -Bush's post as managing partner of this bank. Brown Brothers -Harriman networks pervade government and the mass media. Again +Churchill and Stalin, or of the role of Brown Brothers Harriman +partner Robert Lovett in guiding John F. Kennedy's choice of his +cabinet, to begin to see the implications of Senator Prescott +Bush's post as managing partner of this bank. Brown Brothers +Harriman networks pervade government and the mass media. Again and again in the course of the following pages wewill see -stories embarrassing to George Bush refused publication, -documents embarrassing to Bush suspiciously disappear, and -witnesses inculpatoryto Bush be overtaken by mysterious and +stories embarrassing to George Bush refused publication, +documents embarrassing to Bush suspiciously disappear, and +witnesses inculpatoryto Bush be overtaken by mysterious and conveniently timed deaths. The few relevant facts which have found their way into the public domain have necessarily been filtered by this gigantic apparatus. This problemhas been compounded by thecorruption and servility of authors, journalists, news executives and publishers who have functioned more and more as kept advocates for a governmental regime of -which Bush has been a prominent part for a quarter-century.

+which Bush has been a prominent part for a quarter-century.

The Red Studebaker Myth

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George Bush wants key aspects of his life to remain covert. +

George Bush wants key aspects of his life to remain covert. At the same time, he senses thathis need for coverup is a vulnerability.The need to protect this weak flank accounts for the steady stream of fake biographical material concerning -George, as well as the spin given to many studies that may never -mention Georgedirectly. Over the past several months, we have +George, as well as the spin given to many studies that may never +mention Georgedirectly. Over the past several months, we have seen a new book about Watergate that pretends to tell the public -something newby fingering Al Haig as Deep Throat, but ignoring -the central role of George Bush and his business partners in the -Watergate affair. We have a new book by Lt. Col. Oliver North -which alleges that Reagan knew everything about the Iran-Contra -affair, but that George Bush was not part of North's chain of -command. The latter point merely paraphrasesBush'sown lame +something newby fingering Al Haig as Deep Throat, but ignoring +the central role of George Bush and his business partners in the +Watergate affair. We have a new book by Lt. Col. Oliver North +which alleges that Reagan knew everything about the Iran-Contra +affair, but that George Bush was not part of North's chain of +command. The latter point merely paraphrasesBush'sown lame excusethat he was ``out of the loop'' during all those illegal transactions. During the hearings on the nomination of Robert Gates to become director of Central Intelligence, nobody had -anything new to add about the role of George Bush, the boss of +anything new to add about the role of George Bush, the boss of the National Security Council's Special Situation Group crisis staff that was a command center for the whole affair. These charades are peddledto a very credulous public by operatives whose task goes beyond mere damage control to mind control--the ``MK'' in the government's MK-Ultra operation.

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Part of the free ride enjoyed by George Bush during the 1988 +

Part of the free ride enjoyed by George Bush during the 1988 elections is reflected in the fact that at no point in the -campaign was there any serious effort byany of the news +campaign was there any serious effort byany of the news organizations to provide the public with an accurate and complete account of his political career. At least two biographies of -Dukakis appeared which, although hardly critical,were not -uniformly laudatory either. But in the case of Bush, all the -public could turn to was Bush's old 1980 campaign biography and a +Dukakis appeared which, although hardly critical,were not +uniformly laudatory either. But in the case of Bush, all the +public could turn to was Bush's old 1980 campaign biography and a newer campaign autobiography, both of them a tissue of lies.

Early in the course of our research for the present volume it became apparent that all books and most longerarticles dealing -with the life of George Bush had been generated from a single -print-out of thoroughly approved ``facts'' about Bush and his -family. We learned that during 1979-80, Bush aide Pete Roussel -attempted to recruit biographers to prepare a life of Bush based +with the life of George Bush had been generated from a single +print-out of thoroughly approved ``facts'' about Bush and his +family. We learned that during 1979-80, Bush aide Pete Roussel +attempted to recruit biographers to prepare a life of Bush based on a collection of press releases, news summaries, and similar -pre-digested material. Most biographical writing about Bush +pre-digested material. Most biographical writing about Bush consists merely of the points from this printout, strung out chronologically and made into anarrative through the interpretation of comments, anecdotes, embellishments, or special stylistic devices.

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Thecanonical Bush-approved printout is readily identified. +

Thecanonical Bush-approved printout is readily identified. One dead giveaway is the inevitability with which the hacks out -to cover up the substance of Bush's life refer to a 1947 red -Studebaker which George Bush allegedly drove into Odessa, Texas +to cover up the substance of Bush's life refer to a 1947 red +Studebaker which George Bush allegedly drove into Odessa, Texas in 1948. This is the sort of detail which has been introduced -into Bush's real life in a deliberate and deceptive attempt to +into Bush's real life in a deliberate and deceptive attempt to humanize his image.It has been our experience that any text -that features a reference to Bush's red Studebaker has probably -been derived from Bush's list of approved facts, and is therefore -practically worthless for serious research into Bush's life. We +that features a reference to Bush's red Studebaker has probably +been derived from Bush's list of approved facts, and is therefore +practically worthless for serious research into Bush's life. We therefore assign such texts to the ``red Studebaker school'' of coverup and falsification.

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Some examples? This is from Bush's campaign autobiography, -{Looking Forward,} ghost-written by his aide Vic Gold:``Heading +

Some examples? This is from Bush's campaign autobiography, +{Looking Forward,} ghost-written by his aide Vic Gold:``Heading into Texas in my Studebaker, all I knewabout the state's landscape was what I'd seen from the cockpit of a Vultee Vibrator during my training days in the Navy.''s1 - Here is the same moment as recaptured by Bush's crony Fitzhugh -Green, a friend of the Malthusian financier Russell Train, in his -{George Bush: An Intimate Portrait,} published after Bush had won -the presidency: ``He (Bush) gassed up his1948 Studebaker, + Here is the same moment as recaptured by Bush's crony Fitzhugh +Green, a friend of the Malthusian financier Russell Train, in his +{George Bush: An Intimate Portrait,} published after Bush had won +the presidency: ``He (Bush) gassed up his1948 Studebaker, arranged for his wife and son to follow, and headed for Odessa, Texas.''s2

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Harry Hurt III wrote the followinglines in a 1983 Texas +

Harry Hurt III wrote the followinglines in a 1983 Texas magazine article that was even decorated with a drawing of what apparently is supposed to be a Studebaker, but whichdoes not -look like a Studebaker of that vintage at all: ``When George -Herbert Walker Bush drove his battered red Studebaker into Odessa +look like a Studebaker of that vintage at all: ``When George +Herbert Walker Bush drove his battered red Studebaker into Odessa in the summer of 1948, the town's population, though constantly increasing with newly-arrived oil field hands, was still under 30,000.''s3

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We see that Harry Hurt has more imagination than many Bush -biographers, and hisarticle does provide a few useful facts. -More degraded is the version offered by Richard Ben Kramer, whose -biography of Bush is expected to be published during 1992. Cramer +

We see that Harry Hurt has more imagination than many Bush +biographers, and hisarticle does provide a few useful facts. +More degraded is the version offered by Richard Ben Kramer, whose +biography of Bush is expected to be published during 1992. Cramer was given the unenviable task of breathing life once more into -the same tired old printout. But the very fact that the Bush +the same tired old printout. But the very fact that the Bush team feels that it requires another biography indicates that it -still feels that it has a potential vulnerability here. Cramer +still feels that it has a potential vulnerability here. Cramer has attempted to solve his problem byrecasting thesame old garbage into a frenetic and hyperkinetic, we would almost say {hyperthyroid} style. The following is from an excerpt of this @@ -266,91 +266,91 @@ forthcoming book that was published in {Esquire} in June 1991: New Haven, Poppy packed up his new red Studebaker (a graduation gift from Pres), and started driving south.''s4

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Was that Studebakershiny and new, or old andbattered? +

Was that Studebakershiny and new, or old andbattered? Perhaps the printout is not specific on this point; in any case, as we see, our authorities diverge.

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Joe Hyams's 1991 romance of Bush at war, the {Flight of the +

Joe Hyams's 1991 romance of Bush at war, the {Flight of the Avenger,}s5 does notinclude the obligatory ``red Studebaker'' reference, but this is more than compensated for bythe most elaborate fawning over other details of our hero's war service. The publication of {Flight of the Avenger,} which concentrates on -an heroic retelling of Bush's war record,and ignores all +an heroic retelling of Bush's war record,and ignores all evidence thatmight tend to puncture this myth, was timed to -coincide with Bush's war with Iraq. This is a vile tract written -with the open assistance of Bush, Barbara Bush, and the White +coincide with Bush's war with Iraq. This is a vile tract written +with the open assistance of Bush, Barbara Bush, and the White House staff. {Flight of the Avenger} recallsthe practice of totalitarian states according to which a war waged by the regime should be accompanied by propaganda which depicts the regime's strong man ina martial posture. In any case, this book deals -with Bush's life up to the end of World War II; we never reach +with Bush's life up to the end of World War II; we never reach Odessa.

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Only one of the full-length accounts produced by the Bush +

Only one of the full-length accounts produced by the Bush propaganda machine neglects the red Studebaker story. This is -Nicholas King's {George Bush: A Biography,} the first book-length -version of Bush's life, produced as a result of Pete Roussel's +Nicholas King's {George Bush: A Biography,} the first book-length +version of Bush's life, produced as a result of Pete Roussel's efforts for the 1980 campaign. Nicholas King had served as -Bush'sspokesman when he was U.S.Ambassador to the United +Bush'sspokesman when he was U.S.Ambassador to the United Nations. King admits in his preface that he can be impugned for writing a work of the most transparent apologetics: ``In retrospect,'' he says , ``this book may seem open to the charge of puffery, for theview of its subjectis favorable all around.''s6 Indeed.

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Books about Barbara Bush slavishly rehearse the same details +

Books about Barbara Bush slavishly rehearse the same details from the sameprintout. Here is the relevant excerpt from the -warmly admiring {Simply Barbara Bush: A Portrait ofAmerica's -CandidFirst Lady,} writtenby Donnie Radcliffe and published -after Bush's 1988 election victory: ``With $3,000 left over after +warmly admiring {Simply Barbara Bush: A Portrait ofAmerica's +CandidFirst Lady,} writtenby Donnie Radcliffe and published +after Bush's 1988 election victory: ``With $3,000 left over after he graduated in June, 1948, he headed for Texas in the1947 red -Studebaker his father had given him for graduation after George's +Studebaker his father had given him for graduation after George's car died on the highway.''s7

Even foreign journalists attempting to inform their publics about conditions in the United States have fallen victim to the -same old Bushprintout. The German author and reporter Rainer +same old Bushprintout. The German author and reporter Rainer Bonhorst, the former Washingtoncorrespondentof the -{Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung,} in his 1988 book {George Bush: -The New Man in the White House,} named a chapter of this Bush +{Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung,} in his 1988 book {George Bush: +The New Man in the White House,} named a chapter of this Bush political biography ``To Texas in the Red Studebaker.'' Bonhorst writesas follows: ``Then there was still the matter of the red Studebaker. It plays--rightafter the world wareffort--a -central role in thelife history of George Bush. It is the +central role in thelife history of George Bush. It is the history of his rebellion. The step which made a careless Texan out of a stiff NewEnglander, a self-made man out ofa -patrician's son, born into wealth.... Thus, George and Barbara -Bush, 24 and23 years old, he having just finished with his +patrician's son, born into wealth.... Thus, George and Barbara +Bush, 24 and23 years old, he having just finished with his studies, she having prematurely withdrawn from her university and become a mother a few months earlier, packed their baby and their suitcases and loaded them into their glaring red Studebaker coupe.

``Asupermodern, smart car, certainly somewhat loud for the -New England taste,' the Bushes later recalled. But finally it +New England taste,' the Bushes later recalled. But finally it departed towards Texas.''s8 We see that Bonhorst isacutely awareof the symbolic importance assumed by the red Studebaker in these hagiographic -accounts of Bush's life.

+accounts of Bush's life.

What is finally the truth of the matter? There is good reason -to believe that George Bush did not first come to Odessa, Texas, +to believe that George Bush did not first come to Odessa, Texas, in a red Studebaker. One knowledgeable source is the well-known -Texas oil man and Bush campaign contributor Oscar Wyatt of -Houston. In arecentletterto the {Texas Monthly,} Wyatt -specifies that ``when people speak of Mr. Bush's humble +Texas oil man and Bush campaign contributor Oscar Wyatt of +Houston. In arecentletterto the {Texas Monthly,} Wyatt +specifies that ``when people speak of Mr. Bush's humble beginnings in the oil industry, it should be noted that he rode -down to Texas on Dresser's private aircraft. He was accompanied +down to Texas on Dresser's private aircraft. He was accompanied by his father, who at that time was one of the directors of -Dresser Industries.... I hate it when people make statements -about Mr. Bush's humble beginnings in the oil industry. It just -didn'thappenthat way,'' writes Mr. Wyatt.s9 Dresser was a -Harriman company, and Bush got his start working for one of its -subsidiaries.One history of Dresser Industries contains a -photograph of George Bush with his parents, wife, and infant son -``in front of a Dresser company airplane in West Texas.''s1s0 Can -this be a photo of Bush's arrival in Odessa during the summer of -1948? In anycase, this most cherished myth ofthe Bush +Dresser Industries.... I hate it when people make statements +about Mr. Bush's humble beginnings in the oil industry. It just +didn'thappenthat way,'' writes Mr. Wyatt.s9 Dresser was a +Harriman company, and Bush got his start working for one of its +subsidiaries.One history of Dresser Industries contains a +photograph of George Bush with his parents, wife, and infant son +``in front of a Dresser company airplane in West Texas.''s1s0 Can +this be a photo of Bush's arrival in Odessa during the summer of +1948? In anycase, this most cherished myth ofthe Bush biographers is very much open to doubt.

The Roman Propaganda Machine

@@ -358,17 +358,17 @@ biographers is very much open to doubt.

Fawning biographies of bloodthirsty tyrants are nothing new in world literature. The red Studebaker school goes back a long way; these writers of today can be usefullycompared witha -certain Gaius Velleius Paterculus, who lived in the Roman Empire -under the emperors Augustus and Tiberius, and who was thus an -approximate contemporary of Jesus Christ. Velleius Paterculus was +certain Gaius Velleius Paterculus, who lived in the Roman Empire +under the emperors Augustus and Tiberius, and who was thus an +approximate contemporary of Jesus Christ. Velleius Paterculus was an historian and biographer who is known today, if at all, for -his biographical notes on the Emperor Tiberius, which are +his biographical notes on the Emperor Tiberius, which are contained within Paterculus's history of Rome.

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Paterculus,writing underTiberius, gave a very favorable -treatment of Julius Caesar, and became fulsome when he came to -write of Augustus. But the worst excesses of flattery came in -Velleius Paterculus's treatment of Tiberius himself. Here is +

Paterculus,writing underTiberius, gave a very favorable +treatment of Julius Caesar, and became fulsome when he came to +write of Augustus. But the worst excesses of flattery came in +Velleius Paterculus's treatment of Tiberius himself. Here is part of what he writes about that tyrannical ruler:

``Of the transactions of the last sixteen years, which have @@ -401,9 +401,9 @@ rightly by his own practice; and while he is the greatest in power, he is still greater in example.

``Having exhibited a general view of the administration of -Tiberius Caesar, let us now enumerate a few particulars +Tiberius Caesar, let us now enumerate a few particulars respecting it.... How formidable a war, excited by the Gallic -chief Sacrovir and Julius Florius, did he suppress, and with such +chief Sacrovir and Julius Florius, did he suppress, and with such amazing expedition and energy, that the Roman people learned that they were conquerors, before they knew that they were at war, and the news of the victory outstripped the news of the danger! The @@ -414,23 +414,23 @@ direction....''s1s1

All of this was written in praise of the regime that crucified Jesus Christ, and one of the worst genocidal tyrannies in the history of the world.Paterculus, we must sadly conclude, was a -sycophant of the Tiberius administration. Some of his themes are -close parallels to the propaganda of today's Bush machine.

+sycophant of the Tiberius administration. Some of his themes are +close parallels to the propaganda of today's Bush machine.

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In addition to feeding the personality cult ofTiberius, -Paterculus also lavished praise on Lucius Aelius Sejanus, the -Prefect of the Praetorian Guard and for manyyears Tiberius's +

In addition to feeding the personality cult ofTiberius, +Paterculus also lavished praise on Lucius Aelius Sejanus, the +Prefect of the Praetorian Guard and for manyyears Tiberius's number one favorite, second in command, and likely successor. In -many respectsSejanus was not unlike James Baker III under the -Bush regime. While Tiberius spent all of his time inseclusion +many respectsSejanus was not unlike James Baker III under the +Bush regime. While Tiberius spent all of his time inseclusion on his island of Capri near Naples, Sejanus assumed day to day control of the vastempireand its 100 millionsubjects. Paterculus wrote of Sejanusthat he was ``a most excellent -coadjutor in all the toils of government ... aman of pleasing +coadjutor in all the toils of government ... aman of pleasing gravity, and of unaffected cheerfulness ... assuming nothing to himself.'' That was the voice of the red Studebaker school in about 30 A.D. Paterculus should have limited his fawning to -Tiberius himself; somewhat later, the emperor, suspecting a coup +Tiberius himself; somewhat later, the emperor, suspecting a coup plot, condemned Sejanus andhad him tornlimb from limb in gruesome retribution.

@@ -440,24 +440,24 @@ of the United States. Are we not disrespectful to this high office? No. One of the reasons for glancing back at Imperial Rome is to remind ourselves that in times of moral and cultural degradation like our own, rulers of great evil haveinflicted -incalculable sufferingon humanity.In our modern time of war -and depression, this is once again the case.If Caligula was +incalculable sufferingon humanity.In our modern time of war +and depression, this is once again the case.If Caligula was possible then, who could claim that the America of the New World Order should be exempt? Let us therefore tarry for a moment with these old Romans, because they can show us much about ourselves.

In order to find Roman writers who tell us anything reliable about the first dozen emperors, we must wait until the infamous -Julio-Claudian dynastyof Julius Caesar, Augustus,Tiberius, -Caligula, Claudius, Nero, and the rest had entirely passed from -the scene, to be supplanted by new ruling houses. Tiberius -reigned from 14 to 37 A.D.; Caligula, his designated successor, -from 37 to 41 A.D.; and Nero from 54 to 68 A.D. But the first +Julio-Claudian dynastyof Julius Caesar, Augustus,Tiberius, +Caligula, Claudius, Nero, and the rest had entirely passed from +the scene, to be supplanted by new ruling houses. Tiberius +reigned from 14 to 37 A.D.; Caligula, his designated successor, +from 37 to 41 A.D.; and Nero from 54 to 68 A.D. But the first accurate account of the crimes of some of these emperors comes from Publius Cornelius Tacitus in about 115-17 A.D., late in the -reign of the emperor Trajan. It was feasible for Tacitus to write +reign of the emperor Trajan. It was feasible for Tacitus to write and publish a more realistic account of the Julio-Claudian -emperors because oneof the constant themes of Trajan's +emperors because oneof the constant themes of Trajan's propaganda was to glorify himself as an enlightened emperor through comparison with the earlier series of bloody tyrants.

@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ familiar withthe machinery of Roman Imperial power: he was of senatorial rank, served as consul in Italy in 97 A.D., and was the governor of theimportant province of western Anatolia (today's Turkey) which the Romans referred tosimplyas Asia. -Tacitus writes of Tiberius: ``... his criminal lusts shamed him. +Tacitus writes of Tiberius: ``... his criminal lusts shamed him. Their uncontrollable activity was worthy of anoriental tyrant. Free-born children were his victims. He was fascinated by beauty, youthful innocence, and aristocratic birth. New names @@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ for types of perversions were invented. Slaves were charged to locate and procure his requirements.... It was like the sack of a captured city.''

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Tiberius was ableto dominate the legislative branch of his +

Tiberius was ableto dominate the legislative branch of his government, the senate, by subversion and terror: ``It was, indeed, a horrible feature of this period that leading senators became informers evenon trivial matters--some openly, many @@ -497,120 +497,120 @@ one old lady was executed for lamenting her son's death. The senate decidedthis case.... In the same year the high price of corn nearly caused riots....

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``Frenzied with bloodshed, (Tiberius) now ordered the +

``Frenzied with bloodshed, (Tiberius) now ordered the execution of all those arrested for complicity with Sejanus. It was a massacre. Without discrimination of sex or age, eminence or obscurity, therethey lay, strewn about--or in heaps. Relatives and friends were forbidden to stand by or lament them, or even gaze for long. Guards surrounded them, spying on their sorrow, and escorted the rotting bodies until, dragged to the -Tiber,they floated away or grounded--with none to cremate or +Tiber,they floated away or grounded--with none to cremate or touch them. Terror had paralyzed human sympathy. The rising surge of brutality drove compassion away.''s1s2

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This is the sameTiberius administration so extravagantly -praised by Velleius Paterculus. +

This is the sameTiberius administration so extravagantly +praised by Velleius Paterculus. Because of lacunae in the manuscripts of Tacitus's work that have come down to us, much of what we know of the rule of -Caligula (Gaius Caesar, in power from 37 to 41 A.D.) derives from -{The Lives of the Twelve Caesars,} a book by GaiusSuetonius -Tranquillus. The character and administration of Caligula present +Caligula (Gaius Caesar, in power from 37 to 41 A.D.) derives from +{The Lives of the Twelve Caesars,} a book by GaiusSuetonius +Tranquillus. The character and administration of Caligula present some striking parallels with the subject of the present book.

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Asa stoic, Caligula was a great admirer of his own +

Asa stoic, Caligula was a great admirer of his own ``immovable rigor.'' His motto was ``Remember that Ihave the right to do anything to anybody.'' He made no secret of his -bloodthirsty vindictiveness. Caligula was a fan of the green +bloodthirsty vindictiveness. Caligula was a fan of the green team in the Roman arena, and when the crowd applaudeda -charioteer who wore a different color, Caligula criedout, ``I +charioteer who wore a different color, Caligula criedout, ``I wish the Roman people had but a single neck.'' At one of his -state dinnersCaligula burst into a fit of uncontrollable +state dinnersCaligula burst into a fit of uncontrollable laughter, andwhen a consul askedhim what was so funny, he -replied that it was the thought that as emperor Caligula had the +replied that it was the thought that as emperor Caligula had the power to have the throats of the top officials cut at any time he -chose. Caligula carried this same attitude into his personal +chose. Caligula carried this same attitude into his personal life: whenever he kissed or caressed the neck of his wife or one of his mistresses, he liked to remark: ``Off comes this beautiful head whenever I give the word.''

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Above all, Caligula was vindictive. After his death, two +

Above all, Caligula was vindictive. After his death, two notebooks were found among his personal papers, one labelled ``The Sword''and the other labelled ``The Dagger.'' These were lists of the persons he had proscribed and liquidated,and were the forerunners of the enemies lists and discrediting committee -of today. Suetonius frankly calls Caligula ``a monster,'' and +of today. Suetonius frankly calls Caligula ``a monster,'' and speculates on thepyschologicalrootsof his criminal disposition: ``I think I may attributeto mental weakness the existence of two exactly opposite faults in the same person, extreme assurance and, on theotherhand,excessive -timorousness.'' Caligula was``full of threats'' against ``the +timorousness.'' Caligula was``full of threats'' against ``the barbarians,'' but at the same time prone to precipitous retreats -and flights of panic. Caligula worked on his ``body language'' +and flights of panic. Caligula worked on his ``body language'' by ``practicing all kinds of terrible and fearsome expressions before a mirror.''

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Caligula built an extension of his palace to connect with the +

Caligula built an extension of his palace to connect with the Temple of Castor and Pollux, and often went there to exhibit himself as an object of public worship, delighting in being -hailed as ``Jupiter Latiaris'' by the populace. Later Caligula -would officially opentemples in his own name. Caligula was +hailed as ``Jupiter Latiaris'' by the populace. Later Caligula +would officially opentemples in his own name. Caligula was brutal in his intimidation of the senate, whose members he subjected to open humiliations and covert attacks; many senators were ``secretly put to death.'' ``He often inveighed against all the Senators alike.... He treated the other orders with like -insolence and cruelty.'' Suetonius recites whole catalogues of +insolence and cruelty.'' Suetonius recites whole catalogues of ``special instances of his innate brutality'' toward persons of all walks of life. He enjoyed inflicting torture, and revelled in liquidating political opponents or those who had insulted or snubbed him in some way. He had a taste for capital executions -as theperfect backdrop for parties and banquets. Caligula also +as theperfect backdrop for parties and banquets. Caligula also did everything he could to denigrate the memory of the great men of past epochs, so that their fame could not eclipse his own: ``He assailed mankind of almost every epoch with no less envy and malice than insolence and cruelty. He threw down the statues of famous men'' and tried to destroy all the texts of Homer.

-

Caligula ``respected neither his own chastity nor that of any +

Caligula ``respected neither his own chastity nor that of any one else.'' He was reckless in his extravagance, and soon emptied -out the imperial treasury of all the funds that old Tiberius had -squirreled away there. After that, Caligula tried to replenish +out the imperial treasury of all the funds that old Tiberius had +squirreled away there. After that, Caligula tried to replenish his coffers through a system of spies, false accusations, property seizures, and public auctions. He also ``levied new and unheard-of taxes,'' to the point that ``no class of commodities -was exempt from some kind of tax or other.'' Caligula taxed all +was exempt from some kind of tax or other.'' Caligula taxed all foodstuffs, took a fortiethof the award in any lawsuit, an eighth of the daily wages of the porters, and demandedthat the prostitutes pay him a daily fee equal to the average price charged to each individual customer. (It is rumored that this -part of Caligula's career is under study by those planning George -Bush's second term.) Caligula also opened a brothel in his palace +part of Caligula's career is under study by those planning George +Bush's second term.) Caligula also opened a brothel in his palace as anadditional source of income, which may prefigure today's -White House staff. Among Caligula's moresingular hobbies -Suetonius includes his love of rolling and wallowing in piles of +White House staff. Among Caligula's moresingular hobbies +Suetonius includes his love of rolling and wallowing in piles of gold coins.

-

Caligula kept his wife, Caesonia (describedby Suetonius as +

Caligula kept his wife, Caesonia (describedby Suetonius as ``neither beautiful nor young'') with him until the very end. But his greatest devotion was to his horse, whom he made consul -of theRoman state. Ultimately Caligula fell victim to a +of theRoman state. Ultimately Caligula fell victim to a conspiracy of the Praetorian Guard, led by the tribune Gaius -Chaerea, a man whomCaligula had taken special delight in +Chaerea, a man whomCaligula had taken special delight in humiliating.s1s3

The authors of the present study are convinced that these references tothe depravityof the Roman emperors, and to the records of that depravity provided by such authors as Tacitus and -Suetonius, are directly germane to our present task offollowing +Suetonius, are directly germane to our present task offollowing the career of a member of the senatorial class of the Anglo-American elite through the various stages of hisformation and ultimate ascent to imperial power. The Roman Imperial model is germane because the American rulingelite of today is far -closerto the world of Tiberius and Caligula than it is to the +closerto the world of Tiberius and Caligula than it is to the world of the American Revolution or the Constitutional Convention of 1789. The leitmotif of modern American presidential politics is unquestionably an imperial theme, most blatantly expressed by -Bush in his slogan for 1990, ``The NewWorld Order,'' and for -1991, the ``pax universalis.'' The central project of the Bush +Bush in his slogan for 1990, ``The NewWorld Order,'' and for +1991, the ``pax universalis.'' The central project of the Bush presidency isthe creation and consolidation of a single, universal Anglo-American (orAnglo-Saxon) empire very directly modelled on the various phases of the Roman Empire.

@@ -630,18 +630,18 @@ current American political writing, which attempts to present historical events asa series of trivial and banal soap-opera exchanges, which carry on for such interminable lengths as to suggest that the authors are getting paid by the word. Our idea -of fidelity to the classical style has simply been to let George -Bush speak for himself wherever possible, through direct -quotation. We are convinced that by letting Bush express himself +of fidelity to the classical style has simply been to let George +Bush speak for himself wherever possible, through direct +quotation. We are convinced that by letting Bush express himself directly in this way, we afford the reader a more faithful--and -damning--account of Bush's actions.

+damning--account of Bush's actions.

-

George Bush might agreethat ``history is biography,'' +

George Bush might agreethat ``history is biography,'' although we suspect that he would not agree with any of our other conclusions. There may be a few peculiarities of the present work as biography that are worthy of explanation at the outset.

-

Oneof our basic theses is that George Bush is, and considers +

Oneof our basic theses is that George Bush is, and considers himself to be, an oligarch. The notion of oligarchy includes first of all the idea of a patrician and wealthy family capable of introducing its offspring into such elite institutions as @@ -655,10 +655,10 @@ building a case that one's own family tree and racial stock are indeed superior. These notions of ``breeding'' are a constant in the history of the titled feudal aristocracy of Europe, especially Britain, towards inclusion in which an individual like -Bush must necessarily strive.At the very least, oligarchs like -Bush see themselves as demigods occupying a middle ground between +Bush must necessarily strive.At the very least, oligarchs like +Bush see themselves as demigods occupying a middle ground between the immortals above and the {hoi polloi} below. The culmination -of this insane delusion, which Bush has demonstrably long since +of this insane delusion, which Bush has demonstrably long since attained, is the obsessive belief that the principal families of the Anglo-American elite, assembled in their freemasonic orders, by themselves directly constitute an Olympian Pantheon of living @@ -669,60 +669,60 @@ and megalomaniac hubris, the lunatic Anglo-American policies in regardto the Gulf War, international finance, or the AIDS epidemic must defy all comprehension.

-

Part of the ethos of oligarchism as practiced by George Bush +

Part of the ethos of oligarchism as practiced by George Bush is theemphasis on one's own family pedigree.This accounts for the attention we dedicate in the opening chapters of this book to -Bush's family tree, reaching back to the nineteenth century and -beyond. It is impossible to gain insight into Bush's mentality +Bush's family tree, reaching back to the nineteenth century and +beyond. It is impossible to gain insight into Bush's mentality unless we realize that it is important for him to be considered a -cousin, however distant, of Queen Elizabeth II of theHouse of -Mountbatten-Windsor and for his wife Barbara to be viewed in some -sense a descendant of President Franklin Pierce.

+cousin, however distant, of Queen Elizabeth II of theHouse of +Mountbatten-Windsor and for his wife Barbara to be viewed in some +sense a descendant of President Franklin Pierce.

The Family Firm

Forrelated reasons, it is our special duty to illustrate the -role played in the formation of George Bush as a personality by -his maternal grandfather and uncle, George Herbert Walker and -George Herbert Walker, Jr., and by George H.W. Bush's father, the -late Senator Prescott Bush. In the course of this task, we must -speak at length about the institution to which George Bush owes -the most, the Wall Street international investment bank of Brown -Brothers Harriman, the political and financial powerhouse -mentioned above. For George Bush, Brown Brothers Harriman was +role played in the formation of George Bush as a personality by +his maternal grandfather and uncle, George Herbert Walker and +George Herbert Walker, Jr., and by George H.W. Bush's father, the +late Senator Prescott Bush. In the course of this task, we must +speak at length about the institution to which George Bush owes +the most, the Wall Street international investment bank of Brown +Brothers Harriman, the political and financial powerhouse +mentioned above. For George Bush, Brown Brothers Harriman was and remains the family firm in the deepest sense. The formidable power of this bank and its ubiquitous network, wielded by Senator -Prescott Bush up through the time of his death in 1972, and still -activeon George's behalf down to the present day, is the single -most important key to every step of George'sbusiness, covert +Prescott Bush up through the time of his death in 1972, and still +activeon George's behalf down to the present day, is the single +most important key to every step of George'sbusiness, covert operations, and political career.

-

In the case of George Bush, as many who have known him +

In the case of George Bush, as many who have known him personally have noted, the networklooms much larger than -George's own character and will. The reader will search in vain -for strong principled commitments in George Bush's personality; +George's own character and will. The reader will search in vain +for strong principled commitments in George Bush's personality; the most that will be found is a series of characteristic obsessions, of which the most durable are race, vanity, personal ambition, and settling scores with adversaries. What emerges by -contrast is the decisive importance of Bush's network of +contrast is the decisive importance of Bush's network of connections. His response to the Gulf crisis of 1991 will be largely predetermined, not by any great flashes of geopolitical insight, but rather by his connections to the British oligarchy, -to Kissinger, to Israeli and Zionist circles, to Texas oilmen in +to Kissinger, to Israeli and Zionist circles, to Texas oilmen in his fundraising base, to the Saudi Arabian and Kuwaiti royal houses. If the question is one of finance, then the opinions of -J. Hugh Liedtke, Henry Kravis, Robert Mosbacher,T. Boone -Pickens, Nicholas Brady, James Baker III and the City of London +J. Hugh Liedtke, Henry Kravis, Robert Mosbacher,T. Boone +Pickens, Nicholas Brady, James Baker III and the City of London will be decisive. If covert operations and dirty tricks are on the agenda, then there is a whole stable of CIA old boys with whom he will consult, and so on down the line. During much of -1989, despite his control over the presidency, Bush appeared as a +1989, despite his control over the presidency, Bush appeared as a weak and passive executive, waiting for his networks to show him what it was he was supposed to do. When German reunification and the crumblingof the Soviet empire spurred those--primarily -British--networks intoaction, Bush was suddenly capable of +British--networks intoaction, Bush was suddenly capable of violent and daring adventures. As his battle for a second term -approaches, Bush may be showing increasing signs of a rage-driven +approaches, Bush may be showing increasing signs of a rage-driven self-starter capability, especially when it comes to starting new wars designed to secure his re-election.

@@ -731,49 +731,49 @@ wars designed to secure his re-election.

Biography has itsown inherent discipline: Itmust be concerned with the life of its protagonist, and cannot stray too far away. In no way has it been our intention tooffer an -account of American history during the lifetime of George Bush. +account of American history during the lifetime of George Bush. The present study neverthelessreflects manyaspects of that -recent historyof U.S. decline. It will be noted that Bush has +recent historyof U.S. decline. It will be noted that Bush has succeeded in proportion as the country has failed,and that -Bush's advancement has proceeded {paripassu}with the +Bush's advancement has proceeded {paripassu}with the degradation of the national stage upon which he has operated and which he has come to dominate. At various phases in his career, -Bush has come into conflict with persons who were intellectually +Bush has come into conflict with persons who were intellectually and morally superior to him. Onesuch was Senator Ralph -Yarborough, and another was Senator Frank Church. Our study will +Yarborough, and another was Senator Frank Church. Our study will be found to catalogue the constant decline in the qualities of -Bush's adversaries as human types until the 1980s, by which time -his opponents, as in the case of Al Haig, are no better than Bush +Bush's adversaries as human types until the 1980s, by which time +his opponents, as in the case of Al Haig, are no better than Bush himself.

-

Theexception to this trend is Bush's long-standing personal -vendetta against Lyndon LaRouche, his most consistent and capable -adversary. LaRouche was jailed seven days after Bush's +

Theexception to this trend is Bush's long-standing personal +vendetta against Lyndon LaRouche, his most consistent and capable +adversary. LaRouche was jailed seven days after Bush's inauguration in the most infamous political frameup of recent U.S. history. As our study will document, at critical moments in -Bush's career, LaRouche's political interventions have frustrated -some of Bush's best-laid political plans: A very clear example is -LaRouche's role in defeating Bush's 1980 presidential bid in the +Bush's career, LaRouche's political interventions have frustrated +some of Bush's best-laid political plans: A very clear example is +LaRouche's role in defeating Bush's 1980 presidential bid in the New Hampshire primary. Over the intervening years, LaRouche has -become George Bush's ``man in the iron mask,'' the principled -political adversary whom Bush seeks to jail and silence at all +become George Bush's ``man in the iron mask,'' the principled +political adversary whom Bush seeks to jail and silence at all costs.The restoration of justice in this country must include -the freeing of Lyndon LaRouche, LaRouche's political associates, -and all the other political prisoners of the Bush regime.

+the freeing of Lyndon LaRouche, LaRouche's political associates, +and all the other political prisoners of the Bush regime.

As for the political relevance of our project, we think that it is very real. During the Gulf crisis, it would have been -important for the public to know more about Bush's business +important for the public to know more about Bush's business dealings withthe Royal Family ofKuwait. During the 1992 presidential campaign, as Wall Street's recent crop ofjunk-bond assisted leveraged buyouts line up at the entrance to bankruptcy court, and state workers all across the United States are informed that the retirement pensions they had been promised will -never be paid, the relations between George Bush and Henry Kravis +never be paid, the relations between George Bush and Henry Kravis will surely constitute an explosive political issue. Similarly, -once Bush's British and Kissingerian pedigree is recognized, the +once Bush's British and Kissingerian pedigree is recognized, the methods he is likely to pursue in regard to situations such as -the planned Romanian-style overthrow of the Castro regime in +the planned Romanian-style overthrow of the Castro regime in Cuba, or theprovocation of a splendid little nuclear war involving North Korea, or of a new Indo-Pakistani war, will hardly be mysterious.

@@ -782,29 +782,29 @@ hardly be mysterious.

intelligible to readers around the world. We offer this book to those who share our aversion to the imperialist-colonialist New World Order, and our profound horror at the concept ofa return -to a single, worldwide Roman Empire as suggested by Bush's ``pax +to a single, worldwide Roman Empire as suggested by Bush's ``pax universalis'' slogan. This work is tangible evidence that there -is anopposition to Bush inside the United States, and that the -new Caligula is very vulnerable indeed on the level of the +is anopposition to Bush inside the United States, and that the +new Caligula is very vulnerable indeed on the level of the exposure of his own misdeeds.

It will be argued that this book should have been published -before the 1988 election, when a Bush presidency might have been +before the 1988 election, when a Bush presidency might have been avoided. That is certainly true, but it is an objection which should also be directed to many institutions and agencies whose resources far surpassour modest capabilities. We can only remind our fellow citizens that when he asks for their votes for -his re-election, George Bush also enters that court of public +his re-election, George Bush also enters that court of public opinion in which he is obliged to answer their questions. They shouldnot waste this opportunity to grill him on all aspects of -his career and future intentions, since it is Bush who comes +his career and future intentions, since it is Bush who comes forward appealing for their support. To aid in this process, we -have provided a list of TwentyQuestions forCandidate George -Bush on the campaign trail, and this will be found in the +have provided a list of TwentyQuestions forCandidate George +Bush on the campaign trail, and this will be found in the appendix.

We do not delude ourselves that we have said the last word -about George Bush. But we have for the first time sketched out at +about George Bush. But we have for the first time sketched out at least some of the most salient features and gathered them into a comprehensible whole. We encourage an aroused citizenry, as well as specialized researchers, to improve upon what we have been @@ -818,50 +818,50 @@ are wiser.''--Boccaccio, {Genealogy of the National Gods}

Notes

-

1. George Bush andVic Gold, {Looking Forward,} (New York: +

1. George Bush andVic Gold, {Looking Forward,} (New York: Doubleday, 1987), p. 47.

2. - Fitzhugh Green, {Looking Forward,} (New York: Hippocrene, 1989), + Fitzhugh Green, {Looking Forward,} (New York: Hippocrene, 1989), p. 53.

-

3. Harry Hurt III, ``George Bush, Plucky Lad,'' {TexasMonthly,} +

3. Harry Hurt III, ``George Bush, Plucky Lad,'' {TexasMonthly,} June, 1983, p.142.

-

4. Richard Ben Cramer, ``How He Got Here,'' {Esquire,} June, +

4. Richard Ben Cramer, ``How He Got Here,'' {Esquire,} June, 1991, p. 84.

5. Joe Hyams, {Flight of the Avenger} (New York, 1991).

6. - Nicholas King, {George Bush: A Biography} (New York, Dodd, Mead, + Nicholas King, {George Bush: A Biography} (New York, Dodd, Mead, 1980), p. xi.

-

7. Donnie Radcliffe, {Simply Barbara Bush,} (New York: Warner, +

7. Donnie Radcliffe, {Simply Barbara Bush,} (New York: Warner, 1989), p. 103.

-

8. Rainer Bonhorst, {George Bush, Der Neue Mann im Weissen Haus,} +

8. Rainer Bonhorst, {George Bush, Der Neue Mann im Weissen Haus,} (Bergisch Gladbach: Gustav Luebbe Verlag, 1988), pp. 80-81.

9. See ``TheRoar of the Crowd,'' {Texas Monthly,} November, 1991. See also Jan Jarboe, ``Meaner Than a Junkyard Dog,'' {Texas -Monthly,} April 1991, p. 122 ff. Here Wyatt observes: ``I knew -from the beginning George Bush came to Texas only because he was +Monthly,} April 1991, p. 122 ff. Here Wyatt observes: ``I knew +from the beginning George Bush came to Texas only because he was politically ambitious.He flew out here on an airplane owned by -Dresser Industries. His daddy wasa member of the board of -Dresser.''

+Dresser Industries. His daddy wasa member of the board of +Dresser.''

-

10. Darwin Payne, {Initiative in Energy} (NewYork: Simon and -Shuster, 1979), p. 233.

+

10. Darwin Payne, {Initiative in Energy} (NewYork: Simon and +Shuster, 1979), p. 233.

11. John Selby Watson (translator), {Sallust, Florus, and -Velleius Paterculus} (London: George Bell andSon, 1879), pp. +Velleius Paterculus} (London: George Bell andSon, 1879), pp. 542-46.

12. CorneliusTacitus, {The Annals of Imperial Rome} (Penguin, 1962), pp. 193-221.

-

13. Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, {The Lives of the Twelve +

13. Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, {The Lives of the Twelve Caesars} (New York: Modern Library,1931),pp. 165-204, { passim.

@@ -870,54 +870,54 @@ this group.

Thanks.

-

John Covici

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John Covici

coviciccs.covici.com

Article 15244 of alt.activism: -From: covici@ccs.covici.com (John Covici) +From: covici@ccs.covici.com (John Covici) Newsgroups: alt.activism -Subject: Part 2: George Bush Unauthorized Biography +Subject: Part 2: George Bush Unauthorized Biography mV3LeB1w164w@ccs.covici.com Date: 15 Jan 92 21:58:09 GMT Organization: Covici Computer Systems Lines: 1495

The followingis from the New Federalist serialization of a -forthcoming book concerning George Bush.

+forthcoming book concerning George Bush.

For further information or to subscribe to New Federalist, please contact me by e-mail.

CHAPTER 2 THE HITLER PROJECT

-

1. Bush Property Seized--Trading with the Enemy

+

1. Bush Property Seized--Trading with the Enemy

In October 1942, ten months after entering World War II, America was preparingits first assault against Nazi military forces. -Prescott Bush was managing partner of Brown BrothersHarriman. -His 18-year-old son George, the future U.S. President, had just +Prescott Bush was managing partner of Brown BrothersHarriman. +His 18-year-old son George, the future U.S. President, had just begun training to become a naval pilot.

On October 20, 1942, the U.S. government ordered the seizure of Nazi German banking operations in New York City which were -being conducted by Prescott Bush.

+being conducted by Prescott Bush.

Under the {Trading with the Enemy Act}, the government took -over the {Union Banking Corporation,} in which Bush was a +over the {Union Banking Corporation,} in which Bush was a director. The U.S. Alien Property Custodian seized Union Banking -Corp.'s stock shares, all of which were owned by Prescott Bush, -E. Roland ``Bunny'' Harriman, three Nazi executives, and two -other associates of Bush.s1

+Corp.'s stock shares, all of which were owned by Prescott Bush, +E. Roland ``Bunny'' Harriman, three Nazi executives, and two +other associates of Bush.s1

The order seizing the bank ``vest[ed] [seized] all of the capital stock of Union Banking Corporation, aNew York corporation,'' and named the holders of its shares as:

-

sb|``E. Roland Harriman--3991 shares.'' Harriman was chairman +

sb|``E. Roland Harriman--3991 shares.'' Harriman was chairman and director of Union Banking Corp. (UBC); this is``Bunny'' -Harriman, described by Prescott Bush as a place holder who didn't -get much into banking affairs; Prescott managed his personal +Harriman, described by Prescott Bush as a place holder who didn't +get much into banking affairs; Prescott managed his personal investments.

sb|``Cornelis Lievense--4 shares.'' Lievense was president and @@ -925,22 +925,22 @@ director of UBC, and a New York resident banking functionary for the Nazis.

sb|``Harold D. Pennington--1 share.'' Pennington was treasurer -and director of UBC, and an office manager employed by Bush at -Brown Brothers Harriman.

+and director of UBC, and an office manager employed by Bush at +Brown Brothers Harriman.

-

sb|``Ray Morris--1 share.'' Morris was director of UBC, anda -partner of Bush and the Harrimans.

+

sb|``Ray Morris--1 share.'' Morris was director of UBC, anda +partner of Bush and the Harrimans.

-

sb|``Prescott S. Bush--1 share.'' Bush was director of UBC, -which was co-founded and sponsored by his father-in-law George -Walker; he was senior managing partner for E. Roland Harriman and -Averell Harriman.

+

sb|``Prescott S. Bush--1 share.'' Bush was director of UBC, +which was co-founded and sponsored by his father-in-law George +Walker; he was senior managing partner for E. Roland Harriman and +Averell Harriman.

-

sb|``H.J. Kouwenhoven--1 share'' Kouwenhoven was director of +

sb|``H.J. Kouwenhoven--1 share'' Kouwenhoven was director of UBC; he organized UBCas the emissary of Fritz Thyssen in -negotiations with George Walker and Averell Harriman; he was also +negotiations with George Walker and Averell Harriman; he was also managing director ofUBC's Netherlands affiliate under Nazi -occupation; industrial executive inNazi Germany,and also +occupation; industrial executive inNazi Germany,and also director and chief foreign financial executive of the German Steel Trust.

@@ -954,14 +954,14 @@ property of nationals ... of a designated enemy country....''

By October 26, 1942, U.S. troops were underway for North Africa. On October 28, the government issued orders seizing two -Nazi front organizations run by theBush-Harriman bank: the +Nazi front organizations run by theBush-Harriman bank: the {Holland-American Trading Corporation} and the {Seamless Steel Equipment Corporation.}s2

U.S. forces landed under fire nearAlgiers on November 8, 1942; heavy combat raged throughout November. Nazi interests in -the {Silesian-American Corporation,} long managed by Prescott -Bush and hisfather-in-law George Herbert Walker, were seized +the {Silesian-American Corporation,} long managed by Prescott +Bush and hisfather-in-law George Herbert Walker, were seized under the Trading with the Enemy Act on November 17,1942. In this action, the government announced that it was seizing only the Nazi interests, leaving the Nazis' U.S. partners to carry on @@ -969,37 +969,37 @@ the business.s3

These and other actions taken by the U.S. government in wartime were, tragically, too little and too late.President -Bush'sfamily had already played a central role in financing and -arming Adolf Hitler for his takeover of Germany; in financing and +Bush'sfamily had already played a central role in financing and +arming Adolf Hitler for his takeover of Germany; in financing and managing the buildup of Nazi war industries for the conquest of Europe and war against the U.S.A.; and in the development of Nazi genocide theories and racial propaganda, with their well-known results.

The facts presented here must be known, and their implications -reflected upon, for a proper understanding ofPresident George -Herbert Walker Bush and ofthe danger to mankind that he +reflected upon, for a proper understanding ofPresident George +Herbert Walker Bush and ofthe danger to mankind that he represents. The President's family fortune was largely a result -of theHitlerproject. The powerful Anglo-American family +of theHitlerproject. The powerful Anglo-American family associations, which later boosted him into the Central Intelligence Agency and up to the White House, were his father's -partners in the Hitler project.

+partners in the Hitler project.

-

President Franklin Roosevelt's Alien Property Custodian, Leo +

President Franklin Roosevelt's Alien Property Custodian, Leo T. Crowley, signed Vesting Order Number 248 seizing the property -of Prescott Bush under the Trading with Enemy Act. The order, +of Prescott Bush under the Trading with Enemy Act. The order, published in obscure government record books and kept out of the news,s4 explained nothing about the Nazis involved; only that the Union BankingCorporation was run for the ``Thyssen family'' of ``Germany and/or Hungary''--``nationals ... of a designated enemy country.''

-

By deciding that Prescott Bush and the other directors of the +

By deciding that Prescott Bush and the other directors of the Union BankingCorp. were legally {front men for the Nazis}, the government avoided the more important historical issue: In what -way {were Hitler's Nazis themselves hired, armed, and instructed -by} the New York and London clique of which Prescott Bush was an -executive manager? Let us examinethe Harriman-Bush Hitler +way {were Hitler's Nazis themselves hired, armed, and instructed +by} the New York and London clique of which Prescott Bush was an +executive manager? Let us examinethe Harriman-Bush Hitler project from the 1920s until it was partially broken up, to seek an answer for that question.

@@ -1007,52 +1007,52 @@ an answer for that question.

Fritz Thyssen andhis business partners are universally recognized as the most important German financiersof Adolf -Hitler's takeover ofGermany. At the time of the order seizing +Hitler's takeover ofGermany. At the time of the order seizing the Thyssen family's Union Banking Corp., Mr. Fritz Thyssen had -already published his famous book, {I Paid Hitler},s5 admitting -that he had financed Adolf Hitler and the Nazi movement since +already published his famous book, {I Paid Hitler},s5 admitting +that he had financed Adolf Hitler and the Nazi movement since October 1923.Thyssen's role as the leading early backer of -Hitler's grab for power in Germany had been noted by U.S. -diplomats in Berlin in 1932.s6 The order seizing the Bush-Thyssen +Hitler's grab for power in Germany had been noted by U.S. +diplomats in Berlin in 1932.s6 The order seizing the Bush-Thyssen bank was curiously quiet and modest about the identity of the perpetrators who had been nailed.

Buttwo weeks before the official order, government -investigators had reported secretly that ``W. Averell Harriman +investigators had reported secretly that ``W. Averell Harriman was in Europe sometime prior to 1924 and at that time became acquainted with Fritz Thyssen, the German industrialist.'' -Harriman and Thyssen agreed to set up a bank for Thyssen in New -York. ``[C]ertain of[Harriman's] associates would serve as -directors....'' Thyssen agent ``H.J. Kouwenhoven ... came to the -United States ... prior to 1924 for conferences with the Harriman +Harriman and Thyssen agreed to set up a bank for Thyssen in New +York. ``[C]ertain of[Harriman's] associates would serve as +directors....'' Thyssen agent ``H.J. Kouwenhoven ... came to the +United States ... prior to 1924 for conferences with the Harriman Company in this connection....''s7

-

When exactly was ``Harriman in Europe sometimeprior to +

When exactly was ``Harriman in Europe sometimeprior to 1924''? In fact, he was in Berlin in 1922 to set up the Berlin -branch of W.A. Harriman & Co. under George Walker's presidency.

+branch of W.A. Harriman & Co. under George Walker's presidency.

The Union Banking Corporation wasestablished formally in -1924, as a unit in the Manhattan offices of W.A. Harriman & Co., +1924, as a unit in the Manhattan offices of W.A. Harriman & Co., interlocking with the Thyssen-owned {Bank voor Handel en Scheepvaart} (BHS) inthe Netherlands. The investigators concluded that ``theUnion BankingCorporation has since its inception handled funds chiefly supplied to it through the Dutch bank by the Thyssen interests for American investment.''

-

Thus by personal agreement between Averell Harriman and Fritz -Thyssen in 1922, W.A. Harriman & Co. (alias Union Banking +

Thus by personal agreement between Averell Harriman and Fritz +Thyssen in 1922, W.A. Harriman & Co. (alias Union Banking Corporation) would be transferring funds back and forth between New York and the ``Thyssen interests'' in Germany. By putting up -about $400,000, the Harriman organization would be joint owner +about $400,000, the Harriman organization would be joint owner and manager of Thyssen's banking operations outside of Germany.

{How important was the Nazienterprise for whichPresident -Bush's father was the New York banker?}

+Bush's father was the New York banker?}

-

The 1942 U.S. government investigative report said that Bush's +

The 1942 U.S. government investigative report said that Bush's Nazi-front bank was an interlocking concern with the Vereinigte Stahlwerke (United Steel Works Corporation or {German Steel -Trust}) led by FritzThyssen and his two brothers.After the +Trust}) led by FritzThyssen and his two brothers.After the war, congressional investigators probed the Thyssen interests, Union Banking Corp. and related Nazi units.The investigation showed that the Vereinigte Stahlwerke had produced thefollowing @@ -1066,110 +1066,110 @@ explosives.''s8

This accounts for many, many Nazi submarines, bombs, rifles, gas chambers, etc.

-

Prescott Bush became vice president of W.A. Harriman & Co. in -1926. That same year, a friend of Harriman and Bush set upa -giant new organization for their client Fritz Thyssen, prime -sponsor of politician Adolf Hitler. The new {German Steel Trust,} +

Prescott Bush became vice president of W.A. Harriman & Co. in +1926. That same year, a friend of Harriman and Bush set upa +giant new organization for their client Fritz Thyssen, prime +sponsor of politician Adolf Hitler. The new {German Steel Trust,} Germany's largest industrial corporation, was organized in 1926 -by Wall Street banker Clarence Dillon. Dillon was the old comrade -of Prescott Bush's father Sam Bush from the ``Merchants of +by Wall Street banker Clarence Dillon. Dillon was the old comrade +of Prescott Bush's father Sam Bush from the ``Merchants of Death'' bureau in World War I.

In return for putting up $70 millionto create his -organization, majority owner Thyssen gave the Dillon Read company +organization, majority owner Thyssen gave the Dillon Read company two or more representativeson the boardof the new Steel Trust.s9

Thus there is a division of labor: Thyssen's own confidential accounts, forpolitical and related purposes, were run through -the Walker-Bush organization; the Steel Trust did itscorporate -banking through Dillon Read.

+the Walker-Bush organization; the Steel Trust did itscorporate +banking through Dillon Read.

-

TheWalker-Bush firm's banking activities werenot just +

TheWalker-Bush firm's banking activities werenot just politically neutral money-making ventures which happened to coincide withthe aims of German Nazis. All of the firm's European business in those days was organized around anti-democratic political forces.

In 1927, criticism of their support for totalitarianism drew -this retort from BertWalker, written fromKennebunkport to -Averell Harriman: ``It seems to me that the suggestion in -connection with Lord Bearsted's views that we withdraw from +this retort from BertWalker, written fromKennebunkport to +Averell Harriman: ``It seems to me that the suggestion in +connection with Lord Bearsted's views that we withdraw from Russia smacks somewhat of the impertinent.... I think that we have drawn our line and should hew to it.''s1s0

-

Averell Harriman met with Italy's fascistdictator, Benito -Mussolini. A representative of the firm subsequently telegraphed -good news back to his chief executive Bert Walker: ``... During -these last days ... Mussolini ... has examined and approved our +

Averell Harriman met with Italy's fascistdictator, Benito +Mussolini. A representative of the firm subsequently telegraphed +good news back to his chief executive Bert Walker: ``... During +these last days ... Mussolini ... has examined and approved our c[o]ntract 15 June.''s1s1

Thegreat financial collapse of1929-31 shook America, Germany, and Britain,weakening all governments. It also made -the hard-pressed Prescott Bush even more willing to do whatever +the hard-pressed Prescott Bush even more willing to do whatever was necessary to retain his new place in the world.It was in this crisis that certain Anglo-Americans determined on the -installation of a Hitler regime in Germany.

+installation of a Hitler regime in Germany.

-

W.A. Harriman & Co., well-positioned for this enterprise and +

W.A. Harriman & Co., well-positioned for this enterprise and rich in assets from their German and Russianbusiness, merged -with the British-American investment house, Brown Brothers, on -January 1, 1931. Bert Walker retired to his own G.H.Walker& -Co. This left the Harriman brothers, Prescott Bush, and Thatcher -M. Brown as the senior partners ofthe new Brown Brothers -Harriman firm. (The London, England branch of the Brown family -firm continued operating under its historic name--Brown, +with the British-American investment house, Brown Brothers, on +January 1, 1931. Bert Walker retired to his own G.H.Walker& +Co. This left the Harriman brothers, Prescott Bush, and Thatcher +M. Brown as the senior partners ofthe new Brown Brothers +Harriman firm. (The London, England branch of the Brown family +firm continued operating under its historic name--Brown, Shipley.)

-

Robert A. Lovett also came over as a partner from Brown -Brothers. His father, E.H. Harriman's lawyer and railroad chief, -had been on the War Industries Board with Prescott's father. -Though he remained a partner in Brown Brothers Harriman, the -juniorLovettsoon replacedhis father as chief exexcutive of +

Robert A. Lovett also came over as a partner from Brown +Brothers. His father, E.H. Harriman's lawyer and railroad chief, +had been on the War Industries Board with Prescott's father. +Though he remained a partner in Brown Brothers Harriman, the +juniorLovettsoon replacedhis father as chief exexcutive of Union Pacific Railroad.

-

Brown Brothers had a racial tradition that fitted it well for -the Hitler project. American patriots had cursed its name back -in Civil War days. Brown Brothers, with offices in the U.S.A. +

Brown Brothers had a racial tradition that fitted it well for +the Hitler project. American patriots had cursed its name back +in Civil War days. Brown Brothers, with offices in the U.S.A. and in England, had carried on their ships fully 75 percent of the slave cotton from the American South overto British mill owners; through their usurious credit they controlled and manipulated the slave-owners.

Now, in 1931, the virtual dictator of world finance, Bank of -England Governor Montagu Collet Norman, was a former Brown -Brothers partner, whose grandfather had been bossof Brown -Brothers during the U.S. Civil War. Montagu Norman was known as -the most avidof Hitler's supporters within British ruling -circles, and Norman's intimacy with this firm was essential to -his management of the Hitler project.

+England Governor Montagu Collet Norman, was a former Brown +Brothers partner, whose grandfather had been bossof Brown +Brothers during the U.S. Civil War. Montagu Norman was known as +the most avidof Hitler's supporters within British ruling +circles, and Norman's intimacy with this firm was essential to +his management of the Hitler project.

-

In 1931, while Prescott Bush ran the New York office of Brown -Brothers Harriman, Prescott's partner wasMontagu Norman's -intimate friend Thatcher Brown. The Bank of England chief always -stayedat the home of Prescott's partner on his hush-hush trips -to New York. Prescott Bush concentrated on the firm's German -actitivites, and Thatcher Brown saw to their business in old -England, under the guidance of his mentor Montagu Norman.s1s2

+

In 1931, while Prescott Bush ran the New York office of Brown +Brothers Harriman, Prescott's partner wasMontagu Norman's +intimate friend Thatcher Brown. The Bank of England chief always +stayedat the home of Prescott's partner on his hush-hush trips +to New York. Prescott Bush concentrated on the firm's German +actitivites, and Thatcher Brown saw to their business in old +England, under the guidance of his mentor Montagu Norman.s1s2

-

3. Hitler's Ladder to Power

+

3. Hitler's Ladder to Power

-

Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany January 30, 1933, +

Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany January 30, 1933, and absolute dictator in March 1933, after two years of expensive and violent lobbying and electioneering. Two affiliates of the -Bush-Harriman organization played great parts in this criminal +Bush-Harriman organization played great parts in this criminal undertaking:Thyssen's German Steel Trust;and the Hamburg-Amerika Line and several of its executives.s1s3

-

Letus look moreclosely at the Bushfamily's German +

Letus look moreclosely at the Bushfamily's German partners.

{Fritz Thyssen} told Allied interrogators after the war about some of his financial support for the Nazi Party: ``In 1930 or -1931 ... I told [Hitler's deputy Rudolph]Hess ... I would +1931 ... I told [Hitler's deputy Rudolph]Hess ... I would arrange a credit for him with a Dutch bank in Rotterdam, the Bank fuaur Handel und Schiff [i.e. Bank voor Handel en Scheepvaart -(BHS), the Harriman-Bush affiliate].I arranged the credit ... +(BHS), the Harriman-Bush affiliate].I arranged the credit ... he would pay it back in three years.... I chose a Dutch bank because I did not want to be mixed up with German banks in my position, and because I thought it was better to do business with @@ -1185,54 +1185,54 @@ to the Nazis was well over a million dollars, including funds he raised from others--in a period of terrible money-shortage in Germany.

-

{Friedrich Flick} was the major co-owner of the German Steel -Trust with Fritz Thyssen, Thyssen's longtimecollaborator and +

{Friedrich Flick} was the major co-owner of the German Steel +Trust with Fritz Thyssen, Thyssen's longtimecollaborator and sometime competitor. In preparation for the war crimes tribunal -at Nuremberg, the U.S.government said that Flick was``one of +at Nuremberg, the U.S.government said that Flick was``one of leading financiers and industrialists who from 1932 contributed large sums to the Nazi Party ... member of `Circle of Friends' of Himmler who contributed large sums to the SS.''s1s5

-

Flick, like Thyssen, financed the Nazis to maintain their +

Flick, like Thyssen, financed the Nazis to maintain their private armies called Schutzstaffel (S.S. or Black Shirts) and -Sturmabteilung (S.A., storm troops or Brown Shirts).

+Sturmabteilung (S.A., storm troops or Brown Shirts).

-

The Flick-Harriman partnership was directly supervised by -Prescott Bush, President Bush's father, and by George Walker, -President Bush's grandfather.

+

The Flick-Harriman partnership was directly supervised by +Prescott Bush, President Bush's father, and by George Walker, +President Bush's grandfather.

-

The Harriman-Walker Union Banking Corp. arrangements for the -GermanSteel Trust had made them bankers for Flick and his vast +

The Harriman-Walker Union Banking Corp. arrangements for the +GermanSteel Trust had made them bankers for Flick and his vast operations in Germany by no later than 1926.

-

The {Harriman Fifteen Corporation} (George Walker, president, -Prescott Bushand Averell Harriman, sole directors) held a +

The {Harriman Fifteen Corporation} (George Walker, president, +Prescott Bushand Averell Harriman, sole directors) held a substantial stake in the Silesian Holding Co. at the time of the -merger with Brown Brothers, January1, 1931. This holding -correlated to Averell Harriman's chairmanshipof the +merger with Brown Brothers, January1, 1931. This holding +correlated to Averell Harriman's chairmanshipof the {Consolidated Silesian SteelCorporation,} the American group owning one-third of a complex of steelmaking, coal-mining and zinc-mining activities in Germany and Poland, in which Friedrich -Flick owned two-thirds.s1s6

+Flick owned two-thirds.s1s6

-

The Nuremberg prosecutor characterized Flick as follows:

+

The Nuremberg prosecutor characterized Flick as follows:

``Proprietor and head ofa large group of industrial enterprises (coal and iron mines, steel producing and fabricating -plants) ... `Wehrwirtschaftsfuehrer,' 1938[title awarded to +plants) ... `Wehrwirtschaftsfuehrer,' 1938[title awarded to prominent industrialists for merit in armaments drive--`Military Economy Leader']....''s1s7

-

Forthis buildup of the Hitler war machine with coal, steel, -and arms production, using slave laborers, the Nazi Flick was +

Forthis buildup of the Hitler war machine with coal, steel, +and arms production, using slave laborers, the Nazi Flick was condemned to seven years in prison at the Nuremberg trials; he served three years. With friends in New York and London, -however, Flick lived into the 1970s and died a billionaire.

+however, Flick lived into the 1970s and died a billionaire.

-

On March 19, 1934, Prescott Bush--then director of the German +

On March 19, 1934, Prescott Bush--then director of the German Steel Trust's Union Banking Corporation--initiated analert to -the absent Averell Harriman about a problem which had developed -in the Flick partnership.s1s8 Bush sent Harriman a clipping from +the absent Averell Harriman about a problem which had developed +in the Flick partnership.s1s8 Bush sent Harriman a clipping from the {New York Times} of that day, which reported that the Polish government was fighting back against American and German stockholders who controlled ``Poland's largest industrial unit, @@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ accused of mismanagement,excessive borrowing, fictitious bookkeeping and gambling in securities. Warrants were issued in December for several directors accused of tax evasions. They were German citizens and they fled. They were replaced by Poles. -Herr Flick, regarding this as an attempt to make thecompany's +Herr Flick, regarding this as an attempt to make thecompany's board entirely Polish, retaliated by restricting credits until the new Polish directors were unable to pay the workmen regularly.''

@@ -1251,35 +1251,35 @@ regularly.''

The{Times} noted that the company's mines and mills ``employ 25,000 men and account for 45 percent of Poland's total steel output and 12 percent of her coal production.Two-thirds of the -company's stock is owned by Friedrich Flick, a leading German +company's stock is owned by Friedrich Flick, a leading German steel industrialist, and the remainder is owned by interests in the United States.''

In view of the fact that a great deal of Polish output was -being exported to Hitler's Germany under depression conditions, -the Polish government thought that Bush, Harriman, and their Nazi +being exported to Hitler's Germany under depression conditions, +the Polish government thought that Bush, Harriman, and their Nazi partners should at least pay fulltaxes on their Polish holdings. The U.S. and Nazi owners responded with a lockout. -The letter to Harriman in Washington reported a cable from their +The letter to Harriman in Washington reported a cable from their European representative: ``Have undertaken new steps London Berlin... please establishfriendly relations with Polish Ambassador [in Washington].''

-

A 1935 Harriman Fifteen Corporation memo from George Walker +

A 1935 Harriman Fifteen Corporation memo from George Walker announced an agreement had been made ``in Berlin'' to sell an 8,000 block of their shares in Consolidated Silesian Steel.s1s9 -But the dispute with Poland did not deter the Bush family from -continuing its partnership with Flick.

+But the dispute with Poland did not deter the Bush family from +continuing its partnership with Flick.

Nazi tanksand bombs ``settled'' this dispute in September, 1939 with the invasion of Poland, beginning World War II. The -Nazi army had been equipped by Flick, Harriman, Walker, and Bush, +Nazi army had been equipped by Flick, Harriman, Walker, and Bush, with materials essentially stolen from Poland.

There were probably fewpeopleat the time who could appreciate the irony, that when the Soviets also attacked and invaded Poland from the East, their vehicles were fueled by oil -pumpedfrom Baku wells revived bythe Harriman/Walker/Bush +pumpedfrom Baku wells revived bythe Harriman/Walker/Bush enterprise.

Three years later, nearly a year after the Japanese attack on @@ -1292,12 +1292,12 @@ stock of the company.

The order characterized the company as a ``business enterprise within the United States, owned by [a front company in] Zurich, Switzerland, and held for the benefit of Bergwerksgesellschaft -George von Giesche's Erben, a German corporation....''s2s0

+George von Giesche's Erben, a German corporation....''s2s0

-

Bert Walker was still the senior directorof the company, +

Bert Walker was still the senior directorof the company, which he hadfounded back in 1926 simultaneously with the -creation of the German Steel Trust. Ray Morris, Prescott's -partner from Union Banking Corp. and Brown Brothers Harriman, was +creation of the German Steel Trust. Ray Morris, Prescott's +partner from Union Banking Corp. and Brown Brothers Harriman, was also a director.

Theinvestigative report prior to the government crackdown @@ -1314,67 +1314,67 @@ regain control of the European properties after the war.

4. Control of Nazi Commerce

-

Bert Walker had arranged the credits Harriman needed to take -control of the Hamburg-Amerika Line back in 1920. Walker had +

Bert Walker had arranged the credits Harriman needed to take +control of the Hamburg-Amerika Line back in 1920. Walker had organized the {American Ship and Commerce Corp.} as a unit of the -W.A.Harriman & Co., with contractual power over +W.A.Harriman & Co., with contractual power over Hamburg-Amerika's affairs.

-

As the Hitler project went into high gear, Harriman-Bush +

As the Hitler project went into high gear, Harriman-Bush shares in American Ship and Commerce Corp. were held by the -Harriman Fifteen Corp., run by Prescott Bush and Bert Walker.s2s2

+Harriman Fifteen Corp., run by Prescott Bush and Bert Walker.s2s2

It was a convenient stroll for the well-tanned, athletic, -handsome Prescott Bush. From the Brown Brothers Harriman +handsome Prescott Bush. From the Brown Brothers Harriman skyscraper at59 Wall Street--where he was senior managing -partner, confidential investments manager and advisor to Averell -and his brother ``Bunny''--he walked across to the Harriman +partner, confidential investments manager and advisor to Averell +and his brother ``Bunny''--he walked across to the Harriman Fifteen Corporation at One Wall Street, otherwise known as G.H. -Walker& Co.--and around the corner to his subsidiary offices at -39 Broadway, former home of the old W.A. Harriman &Co., and +Walker& Co.--and around the corner to his subsidiary offices at +39 Broadway, former home of the old W.A. Harriman &Co., and still the offices for American Ship and Commerce, and of the Union Banking Corporation.

-

In many ways, Bush's Hamburg-Amerika Line was the pivot for -the entire Hitler project.

+

In many ways, Bush's Hamburg-Amerika Line was the pivot for +the entire Hitler project.

-

Averell Harriman and Bert Walker had gained control over the +

Averell Harriman and Bert Walker had gained control over the steamship company in 1920 in negotiations with its post-World War -I chief executive, {Wilhelm Cuno}, and with the line's bankers, -M.M. Warburg.Cuno was thereafter completely dependent on the +I chief executive, {Wilhelm Cuno}, and with the line's bankers, +M.M. Warburg.Cuno was thereafter completely dependent on the Anglo-Americans, and became a member of the Anglo-German -Friendship Society.In the 1930-32 drive fora Hitler -dictatorship, Wilhelm Cuno contributed important sums to the Nazi +Friendship Society.In the 1930-32 drive fora Hitler +dictatorship, Wilhelm Cuno contributed important sums to the Nazi Party.s2s3

-

{Albert Voegler} was chiefexecutive of the Thyssen-Flick -GermanSteel Trust for which Bush's Union Banking Corp. was the -New York office. He was a director of the Bush-affiliate BHS -Bank in Rotterdam, and a director of the Harriman-Bush -Hamburg-Amerika Line. Voegler joined Thyssen and Flickin their +

{Albert Voegler} was chiefexecutive of the Thyssen-Flick +GermanSteel Trust for which Bush's Union Banking Corp. was the +New York office. He was a director of the Bush-affiliate BHS +Bank in Rotterdam, and a director of the Harriman-Bush +Hamburg-Amerika Line. Voegler joined Thyssen and Flickin their heavy 1930-33Nazi contributions, and helped organize the final Nazi leap into national power.s2s4

-

The {Schroeder} family of bankers was a linchpin for the Nazi -activities ofHarriman and Prescott Bush, closely tied to their -lawyers Allen and John Foster Dulles.

+

The {Schroeder} family of bankers was a linchpin for the Nazi +activities ofHarriman and Prescott Bush, closely tied to their +lawyers Allen and John Foster Dulles.

-

Baron Kurt von Schroeder was co-director of the massive -Thyssen-Huettefoundry alongwith Johann Groeninger, Prescott -Bush's New York bank partner. Kurt von Schroeder wastreasurer +

Baron Kurt von Schroeder was co-director of the massive +Thyssen-Huettefoundry alongwith Johann Groeninger, Prescott +Bush's New York bank partner. Kurt von Schroeder wastreasurer of the support organization for the Nazi Party's private armies, -to which Friedrich Flick contributed.Kurt von Schroeder and -Montagu Norman's proteaageaaHjalmar Schacht together made the -final arrangments for Hitler to enter the government.s2s5

+to which Friedrich Flick contributed.Kurt von Schroeder and +Montagu Norman's proteaageaaHjalmar Schacht together made the +final arrangments for Hitler to enter the government.s2s5

-

Baron Rudolph von Schroeder was vice president and director of -the Hamburg-Amerika Line. Long an intimate contact of Averell -Harriman's inGermany, Baron Rudolph sent his grandson Baron -Johann Rudolph for a tour ofPrescott Bush's Brown Brothers -Harriman offices in New York City in December 1932--on the eve of -their Hitler-triumph.s2s6

+

Baron Rudolph von Schroeder was vice president and director of +the Hamburg-Amerika Line. Long an intimate contact of Averell +Harriman's inGermany, Baron Rudolph sent his grandson Baron +Johann Rudolph for a tour ofPrescott Bush's Brown Brothers +Harriman offices in New York City in December 1932--on the eve of +their Hitler-triumph.s2s6

-

Certain actions taken directly by the Harriman-Bush shipping +

Certain actions taken directly by the Harriman-Bush shipping line in 1932 must be ranked among the gravest acts of treason in this century.

@@ -1386,42 +1386,42 @@ of the German republic movedto defend national freedom by ordering the Nazi Party private armies disbanded. The U.S. Embassy reported that the {Hamburg-Amerika Line was purchasing and distributing propaganda attacks against the German -government, for attempting this last-minute crackdown on Hitler's +government, for attempting this last-minute crackdown on Hitler's forces.}s2s7

-

Thousands of German opponents ofHitlerism were shot or -intimidated by privately armed Nazi BrownShirts. In this +

Thousands of German opponents ofHitlerism were shot or +intimidated by privately armed Nazi BrownShirts. In this connection, we note that the original ``Merchant of Death,'' -SamuelPryor,was a founding director of both the Union Banking -Corp. and the American Ship and Commerce Corp.Since Mr. Pryor +SamuelPryor,was a founding director of both the Union Banking +Corp. and the American Ship and Commerce Corp.Since Mr. Pryor was executive committee chairman of Remington Arms and a central -figure in the world's private arms traffic, his use to the Hitler -project was enhanced as the Bush family's partner in Nazi Party +figure in the world's private arms traffic, his use to the Hitler +project was enhanced as the Bush family's partner in Nazi Party banking and trans-Atlantic shipping.

TheU.S. Senate arms-traffic investigators probed Remington after it was joined in a cartel agreement on explosives to the Nazi firm I.G. Farben. Looking at the period leading up to -Hitler's seizure of power, the senators found that ``German +Hitler's seizure of power, the senators found that ``German political associations, like the Nazi and others, are nearly all armed with American ... guns.... Arms of all kinds coming from America are transshipped in the Scheldt to river barges before the vessels arrive in Antwerp. They then can be carried through Holland without police inspectionor interference. The -Hitlerists and Communists arepresumed to get arms in this +Hitlerists and Communists arepresumed to get arms in this manner. The principal armscomingfrom America are Thompson submachine guns and revolvers.The number is great.''s2s8

-

The beginning of the Hitler regime brought some bizarre +

The beginning of the Hitler regime brought some bizarre changes to the Hamburg-Amerika Line--and more betrayals.

-

Prescott Bush's American Ship and Commerce Corp. notified Max +

Prescott Bush's American Ship and Commerce Corp. notified Max Warburg of Hamburg, Germany, on March 7, 1933, that Warburg was to bethe corporation's official, designated representative on the board of Hamburg-Amerika.s2s9

-

Max Warburg replied on March 27, 1933, assuring his American -sponsors thatthe Hitler government was good for Germany: ``For +

Max Warburg replied on March 27, 1933, assuring his American +sponsors thatthe Hitler government was good for Germany: ``For the last few years business was considerably better than we had anticipated, but a reactionis making itself felt for some months. We are actually suffering also underthe very active @@ -1433,21 +1433,21 @@ resolved to maintain public peace and order in Germany, andI feel perfectly convinced in this respect that there is no cause for any alarm whatsoever.''s3s0

-

This seal of approval for Hitler, coming from a famous Jew, -was just what Harriman and Bush required, for they anticipated +

This seal of approval for Hitler, coming from a famous Jew, +was just what Harriman and Bush required, for they anticipated rather serious ``alarm'' inside the U.S.A. against their Nazi operations.

-

On March 29, 1933, two days after Max's letter to Harriman, -Max's son Erich sent a cable to his cousin Frederick M. Warburg, -a director ofthe Harriman railroad system. He asked Frederick +

On March 29, 1933, two days after Max's letter to Harriman, +Max's son Erich sent a cable to his cousin Frederick M. Warburg, +a director ofthe Harriman railroad system. He asked Frederick to ``use all your influence'' to stop all anti-Nazi activity in America, including ``atrocity news and unfriendly propaganda in foreign press, mass meetings, etc.'' Frederick cabled back to -Erich: ``No responsible groups here [are] urging [a] boycott [of] +Erich: ``No responsible groups here [are] urging [a] boycott [of] Germangoods[,] merely excited individuals.'' Two days after that, On March 31, 1933, the {American-Jewish Committee,} -controlled bythe Warburgs,and the {B'nai B'rith,} heavily +controlled bythe Warburgs,and the {B'nai B'rith,} heavily influenced by the Sulzbergers' ({NewYork Times}),issueda formal, official joint statement of the two organizations, counselling ``that no American boycott against Germany be @@ -1456,36 +1456,36 @@ held or similar forms of agitation be employed.''s3s1

The American Jewish Committee and the B'nai B'rith (mother of the ``Anti-DefamationLeague'') continued with this hardline, -no-attack-on-Hitler stance all through the 1930s, blunting the +no-attack-on-Hitler stance all through the 1930s, blunting the fight mounted by many Jews and other anti-fascists.

Thus the decisive interchange reproduced above, taking place -entirely within the orbit of the Harriman/Bush firm, may explain -something of the relationship of George Bush to American Jewish +entirely within the orbit of the Harriman/Bush firm, may explain +something of the relationship of George Bush to American Jewish and Zionist leaders. Some of them, in close cooperation with his family, played an ugly part in the drama of Naziism. Is this why -``professionalNazi-hunters'' have never discovered how the Bush +``professionalNazi-hunters'' have never discovered how the Bush family made its money?

The executive board of the {HamburgAmerika Line}{(Hapag)} met jointly with the North German Lloyd company board in Hamburg on September 5, 1933. Under official Nazi supervision, the two -firms were merged. Prescott Bush's American Ship and Commerce -Corp.installed Christian J. Beck, a longtime Harriman +firms were merged. Prescott Bush's American Ship and Commerce +Corp.installed Christian J. Beck, a longtime Harriman executive, as manager of freight and operations in North America for the new joint Nazi shipping lines {(Hapag-Lloyd)}) on November 4, 1933.

According to testimony of officials of the companies before Congress in 1934, a supervisor from the {Nazi Labor Front} rode -with every ship of the Harriman-Bush line; employees of the New +with every ship of the Harriman-Bush line; employees of the New York offices were directly organized into the Nazi Labor Front organization; Hamburg-Amerika provided free passage to individuals going abroad for Nazi propaganda purposes; and the line subsidized pro-Nazi newspapers in the U.S.A., as it had done in Germany against the constitutional German government.s3s2

-

In mid-1936, Prescott Bush's American Ship and Commerce Corp. +

In mid-1936, Prescott Bush's American Ship and Commerce Corp. cabled M.M. Warburg, asking Warburg torepresent thecompany's heavyshareinterest atthe forthcoming Hamburg-Amerika stockholders meeting. The Warburg office repliedwith the @@ -1493,102 +1493,102 @@ information that ``we represented you'' at the stockholders meeting and ``exercised on your behalf your voting power for Rm [gold marks] 3,509,600 Hapag stock deposited with us.''

-

The Warburgs transmitted a letter received from Emil -Helfferich, German chief executive of both Hapag-Lloyd and of the +

The Warburgs transmitted a letter received from Emil +Helfferich, German chief executive of both Hapag-Lloyd and of the Standard Oil subsidiary in Nazi Germany: ``It is the intention to -continue the relations with Mr. Harriman on the samebasis as +continue the relations with Mr. Harriman on the samebasis as heretofore....'' In a colorful gesture, Hapag's Nazi chairman -Helfferich sent the line's president across the Atlantic ona +Helfferich sent the line's president across the Atlantic ona Zeppelin to confer with their New York string-pullers.

After the meeting with theZeppelin passenger, the -Harriman-Bush office replied: ``I am glad to learnthat Mr. -Hellferich [sic] hasstated that relations between the Hamburg +Harriman-Bush office replied: ``I am glad to learnthat Mr. +Hellferich [sic] hasstated that relations between the Hamburg American Line and ourselves will be continued on the same basis as heretofore.''s3s3

-

Twomonthsbefore moving against Bush's Union Banking Corp., +

Twomonthsbefore moving against Bush's Union Banking Corp., the U.S. government ordered the seizure of all property of the Hamburg-Amerika Line and North German Lloyd, under the Trading with the Enemy Act. The investigators noted in the pre-seizure reportthat Christian J. Beck was still acting as an attorney representing the Nazi firm.s3s4

-

In May 1933, just after the Hitler regime was consolidated, an +

In May 1933, just after the Hitler regime was consolidated, an agreement was reached in Berlin for the coordination of all Nazi -commerce with the U.S.A. The {Harriman International Co.,} led by -Averell Harriman's first cousin Oliver, was to head a syndicate +commerce with the U.S.A. The {Harriman International Co.,} led by +Averell Harriman's first cousin Oliver, was to head a syndicate of 150 firms and individuals, to conduct {all exports from -Hitler's Germany to the United States}.s3s5

+Hitler's Germany to the United States}.s3s5

-

This pact had been negotiated in Berlin between Hitler's -economics minister, Hjalmar Schacht, and John Foster Dulles, +

This pact had been negotiated in Berlin between Hitler's +economics minister, Hjalmar Schacht, and John Foster Dulles, international attorney for dozens of Nazi enterprises, with the -counsel of Max Warburg and Kurt von Schroeder.

+counsel of Max Warburg and Kurt von Schroeder.

-

John Foster Dulles would later be U.S. Secretary of State, and -the great power in the Republican Party of the 1950s. Foster's -friendship and that of his brother Allen (head of the Central -Intelligence Agency), greatly aided Prescott Bush to become the +

John Foster Dulles would later be U.S. Secretary of State, and +the great power in the Republican Party of the 1950s. Foster's +friendship and that of his brother Allen (head of the Central +Intelligence Agency), greatly aided Prescott Bush to become the Republican U.S. senator from Connecticut. And it was to be of -inestimable value to George Bush, in his ascent to the heights of +inestimable value to George Bush, in his ascent to the heights of ``covert action government,'' that both of these Dulles brothers -were the lawyers for the Bush family's far-flung enterprise.

+were the lawyers for the Bush family's far-flung enterprise.

-

Throughoutthe 1930s, John Foster Dulles arranged debt +

Throughoutthe 1930s, John Foster Dulles arranged debt restructuring for German firms under a series of decrees issued -by Adolf Hitler. In these deals, Dulles struck a balance between +by Adolf Hitler. In these deals, Dulles struck a balance between the interest owed to selected, larger investors, and the needs of the growing Nazi warmaking apparatus for producing tanks, poison gas, etc.

-

Dulles wrote to PrescottBush in 1937 concerning one such +

Dulles wrote to PrescottBush in 1937 concerning one such arrangement. The German-Atlantic Cable Company, owning Nazi Germany's only telegraph channel to the United States, had made -debt and management agreements with the Walker-Harriman bank +debt and management agreements with the Walker-Harriman bank during the 1920s. A new decree would now void those agreements, which had originallybeen reached with non-Nazicorporate -officials. Dulles asked Bush, whomanaged these affairs for -Averell Harriman, to get Averell's signature on a letter to Nazi +officials. Dulles asked Bush, whomanaged these affairs for +Averell Harriman, to get Averell's signature on a letter to Nazi officials, agreeing to the changes. Dulles wrote:

``Sept. 22, 1937 -``Mr. Prescott S. Bush +``Mr. Prescott S. Bush ``59 Wall Street, New York, N.Y.

``Dear Press, ``I have looked over the letter of the German-American [sic] -Cable Companyto Averell Harriman.... It would appear that the +Cable Companyto Averell Harriman.... It would appear that the only rights in the matter are those which inure in the bankers and that no legal embarrassment would result, so far as the bondholders are concerned, by your acquiescence in the modification of the bankers' agreement. ``Sincerely yours, - ``John Foster Dulles''

+ ``John Foster Dulles''

-

Dulles enclosed aproposed draft reply, Bush got Harriman's +

Dulles enclosed aproposed draft reply, Bush got Harriman's signature, and the changes went through.s3s6

In conjunction with these arrangements, the German Atlantic Cable Companyattempted to stop payment on its debts to smaller American bondholders. The money was to be used instead for -arming the Nazi state, under a decree of the Hitler government.

+arming the Nazi state, under a decree of the Hitler government.

-

Despite the busy efforts of Bush and Dulles, a New York court -decided that this particular Hitler ``law'' was invalid in the +

Despite the busy efforts of Bush and Dulles, a New York court +decided that this particular Hitler ``law'' was invalid in the UnitedStates; smallbondholders, not parties to deals between the bankers and the Nazis, were entitled to get paid.s3s7

In this anda fewother of theattempted swindles, the -intended victims cameout with their money. But the Nazi +intended victims cameout with their money. But the Nazi financial and political reorganization went ahead to its tragic climax.

-

Forhis part in the Hitler revolution, Prescott Bush was paid +

Forhis part in the Hitler revolution, Prescott Bush was paid a fortune.

-

This is the legacy he left to his son, President George Bush.

+

This is the legacy he left to his son, President George Bush.

Notes

@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ Signedby Leo T. Crowley, Alien Property Custodian, executed October 20, 1942; F.R. Doc. 42-11568; Filed, November 6, 1942. 7 Fed. Reg. 9097 (November 7, 1942). The {New York City Directory of Directors}, 1930s-40s, list -Prescott Bushas a director of Union Banking Corp. from 1934 +Prescott Bushas a director of Union Banking Corp. from 1934 through 1943.

2. @@ -1620,10 +1620,10 @@ the enemy, and the fact that 120 Broadway was the address of the government's Alien Property Custodian.

5. - FritzThyssen, {I Paid Hitler}, 1941, reprintedin (Port + FritzThyssen, {I Paid Hitler}, 1941, reprintedin (Port Washington, N.Y.: Kennikat Press, 1972), p. 133. Thyssen says his contributions began with 100,000 marks given in October 1923, -for Hitler's attempted ``putsch'' against the constitutional +for Hitler's attempted ``putsch'' against the constitutional government.

6. Confidential memorandum from U.S. Embassy, Berlin, to the @@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ major U.S. libraries.

Officeof Alien Property Custodian, stamped CONFIDENTIAL, from the Division of Investigation and Research, Homer Jones, Chief. Now declassified in United States National Archives, Suitland, -Maryland annex. See Record Group 131, Alien Property Custodian, +Maryland annex. See Record Group 131, Alien Property Custodian, investigative reports, in file boxrelating to Vesting Order Number 248.

@@ -1647,31 +1647,31 @@ Vereinigte Stahlwerke output, figures are percent of German total as of1938; Thyssenorganization including Union Banking Corporation pp. 727-731.

-

9. Robert Sobel, {The Life and Times of Dillon Read} (New York: -Dutton-Penguin, 1991),pp. 92-111.The Dillon Read firm -cooperated in the development of Sobel's book.

+

9. Robert Sobel, {The Life and Times of Dillon Read} (New York: +Dutton-Penguin, 1991),pp. 92-111.The Dillon Read firm +cooperated in the development of Sobel's book.

-

10. George Walker to Averell Harriman, August 11, 1927, in W. -Averell Harriman papers, Library of Congress(hereafter ``WAH +

10. George Walker to Averell Harriman, August 11, 1927, in W. +Averell Harriman papers, Library of Congress(hereafter ``WAH papers'').

-

11. ``Iaccarino'' to G. H. Walker, RCA Radiogram Sept. 12, 1927.

+

11. ``Iaccarino'' to G. H. Walker, RCA Radiogram Sept. 12, 1927.

-

12. Andrew Boyle, {Montagu Norman} (London: Cassell, 1967). - Sir Henry Clay, {Lord Norman} (London, MacMillan & Co., 1957), +

12. Andrew Boyle, {Montagu Norman} (London: Cassell, 1967). + Sir Henry Clay, {Lord Norman} (London, MacMillan & Co., 1957), pp. 18, 57, 70-71. - John A. Kouwenhouven, {Partners in Banking ... Brown Brothers -Harriman} (Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1969).

+ John A. Kouwenhouven, {Partners in Banking ... Brown Brothers +Harriman} (Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1969).

13. - Coordination of much of the Hitler project took place ata + Coordination of much of the Hitler project took place ata single New York address. The Union Banking Corporation had been -set up by George Walker at 39 Broadway. Management of the -Hamburg-Amerika Line,carried out through Harriman's American -Ship and Commerce Corp., was also set up by George Walker at 39 +set up by George Walker at 39 Broadway. Management of the +Hamburg-Amerika Line,carried out through Harriman's American +Ship and Commerce Corp., was also set up by George Walker at 39 Broadway.

-

14. Interrogation of Fritz Thyssen, EF/Me/1 of Sept. 4, 1945 in +

14. Interrogation of Fritz Thyssen, EF/Me/1 of Sept. 4, 1945 in U.S. Control Council records, photostat on page 167 in Anthony Sutton, {An Introduction to The Order} (Billings, Mt.: Liberty House Press, 1986).

@@ -1683,48 +1683,48 @@ Criminality, U. S. Government Printing Office, (Washington, D.C.,

16. ``Consolidated Silesian Steel Corporation - [minutes of the] Meeting of Board of Directors,'' October 31, 1930 (WAH papers), -shows Averell Harriman as Chairman of the Board. - Prescott Bush to W.A. Harriman, Memorandum December 19, 1930 -on their Harriman Fifteen Corp. - Annual Report of United Konigs and Laura Steel and Iron Works -for the year1930 (WAH papers) lists ``Dr. Friedrich Flick ... -Berlin'' and ``William Averell Harriman ... New York'' on the +shows Averell Harriman as Chairman of the Board. + Prescott Bush to W.A. Harriman, Memorandum December 19, 1930 +on their Harriman Fifteen Corp. + Annual Report of United Konigs and Laura Steel and Iron Works +for the year1930 (WAH papers) lists ``Dr. Friedrich Flick ... +Berlin'' and ``William Averell Harriman ... New York'' on the Board of Directors. - ``HarrimanFifteen Coporation Securities Position February -28, 1931,'' WAH papers. This report showsHarriman Fifteen + ``HarrimanFifteen Coporation Securities Position February +28, 1931,'' WAH papers. This report showsHarriman Fifteen Corporation holding 32,576 shares in Silesian Holding Co. V.T.C. worth (in scarce depression dollars) $1,628,800, just over half -the value of the Harriman Fifteen Corporation's total holdings. +the value of the Harriman Fifteen Corporation's total holdings. The {New York City Directory of Directors}volumes for the -1930s (available at the Library of Congress) show Prescott -Sheldon Bush and W.Averell Harriman as the directors of -Harriman Fifteen Corp. +1930s (available at the Library of Congress) show Prescott +Sheldon Bush and W.Averell Harriman as the directors of +Harriman Fifteen Corp. ``Appointments,'' (three typed pages) marked ``Noted May 18 -1931 W.A.H.,'' (among the papers from PrescottBush'sNew York -Officeof Brown Brothers Harriman, WAH papers), lists a meeting -between Averell Harriman and Friedrich Flick in Berlin at 4:00 +1931 W.A.H.,'' (among the papers from PrescottBush'sNew York +Officeof Brown Brothers Harriman, WAH papers), lists a meeting +between Averell Harriman and Friedrich Flick in Berlin at 4:00 P.M., Wednesday April 22, 1931. This was followed immediately by -a meeting with Wilhelm Cuno, chief executive of the +a meeting with Wilhelm Cuno, chief executive of the Hamburg-Amerika Line. - The ``Report To the Stockholders of theHarriman Fifteen -Corporation,'' October19, 1933 (WAH papers) names G.H. Walker -as president of the corporation. It shows theHarriman Fifteen -Corp.'s address as 1 Wall Street--the location of G.H. Walker and + The ``Report To the Stockholders of theHarriman Fifteen +Corporation,'' October19, 1933 (WAH papers) names G.H. Walker +as president of the corporation. It shows theHarriman Fifteen +Corp.'s address as 1 Wall Street--the location of G.H. Walker and Co.

17. {Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression, Supplement B}, {op. cit.,} p. 1686.

-

18. Jim Flaherty (a BBH manager, Prescott Bush's employee), March -19, 1934 to W.A. Harriman. - ``Dear Averell: - ``In Roland's absence Pres[cott] thought it adviseable for me +

18. Jim Flaherty (a BBH manager, Prescott Bush's employee), March +19, 1934 to W.A. Harriman. + ``Dear Averell: + ``In Roland's absence Pres[cott] thought it adviseable for me to let you know that we received the following cable from [our European representative] Rossidated March 17th [relating to conflict with the Polish government]....''

-

19. Harriman Fifteen Corporation notice to stockholders January -7, 1935, under the name of George Walker, President.

+

19. Harriman Fifteen Corporation notice to stockholders January +7, 1935, under the name of George Walker, President.

20. Order No. 370: Silesian-American Corp. Executed November 17, 1942. Signed by Leo T. Crowley, Alien Prop. Custodian.F.R. Doc. @@ -1732,40 +1732,40 @@ conflict with the Polish government]....''

1943). The order confiscated the Nazis' holdings of 98,000 shares of common and 50,000 shares of preferred stock in Silesian-American. - TheNazi parent company in Breslau, Germany wrote to Averell -Harriman at 59 Wall St. on Aug. 5, 1940, with ``an invitation to + TheNazi parent company in Breslau, Germany wrote to Averell +Harriman at 59 Wall St. on Aug. 5, 1940, with ``an invitation to take part in the regular meetingof the members of the Bergwerksgesellsc[h]aft Georgvon Giesche'sErben....'' WAH papers.

21. Sept. 25, 1942, Memorandum To the Executive Committee of the Office of Alien Property Custodian, stamped CONFIDENTIAL, from -the Division of Investigation and Research, Homer Jones, Chief. +the Division of Investigation and Research, Homer Jones, Chief. Now declassified in United States National Archives,Suitland, -Maryland annex. See Record Group 131, Alien Property Custodian, +Maryland annex. See Record Group 131, Alien Property Custodian, investigative reports, in filebox relating to Vesting Order Number 370.

-

22. George Walker was a director of American Ship and Commerce +

22. George Walker was a director of American Ship and Commerce from its organizationthrough 1928.Consult {New York City Directory of Directors}. - ``Harriman FifteenCorporation Securities Position February + ``Harriman FifteenCorporation Securities Position February 28, 1931,'' {op. cit.} The report lists 46,861 shares in the American Ship & Commerce Corp. - See``Message from Mr. Bullfin,'' August 30, 1934 (Harriman -Fifteen section, WAH papers) for the joint supervision of Bush -and Walker,respectively director and president of the + See``Message from Mr. Bullfin,'' August 30, 1934 (Harriman +Fifteen section, WAH papers) for the joint supervision of Bush +and Walker,respectively director and president of the corporation.

-

23. Cuno was later exposed by Walter Funk, Third Reich Press +

23. Cuno was later exposed by Walter Funk, Third Reich Press Chief and Under Secretary of Propaganda, in Funk's postwar jail -cell at Nuremberg; but Cuno had died just as Hitler was taking +cell at Nuremberg; but Cuno had died just as Hitler was taking power. William L. Shirer, L., {The Rise and Fall of the Third -Reich} (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960), p. 144. {Nazi +Reich} (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960), p. 144. {Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression, Supplement B}, {op. cit.,} p. 1688.

24. See ``Elimination of German Resources for War,'' {op. cit.,} -pages 881-882 on Voegler. +pages 881-882 on Voegler. SeeAnnualReport of the (Hamburg-Amerikanische-Packetfahrt-Aktien-Gesel schaft (Hapag or Hamburg-Amerika Line), March 1931, for the board of directors.A @@ -1775,24 +1775,24 @@ Manhattan.

25. {Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression--Supplement B,} {op. cit.,} pp. 1178, 1453-1454, 1597, 1599. See ``Elimination of German Resources for War,'' {op. cit.,} -pp. 870-72 on Schroeder; p. 730 on Groeninger.

+pp. 870-72 on Schroeder; p. 730 on Groeninger.

26. Annual Report of Hamburg-Amerika, {op. cit.} - Baron Rudolph Schroeder, Sr. to Averell Harriman, November 14, + Baron Rudolph Schroeder, Sr. to Averell Harriman, November 14, 1932. K[night] W[ooley] handwritten note and draft reply letter, December 9, 1932. - In his letter, Baron Rudolph refers to the family's American -affiliate, J. Henry Schroder [name anglicized], of which Allen -Dulles was a director, and his brother John Foster Dulles was the + In his letter, Baron Rudolph refers to the family's American +affiliate, J. Henry Schroder [name anglicized], of which Allen +Dulles was a director, and his brother John Foster Dulles was the principal attorney. - Baron Bruno Schroder of the British branch was adviser to Bank -of England Governor MontaguNorman, and Baron Bruno's partner -Frank Cyril Tiarks was Norman's co-directorof the Bank of -England throughout Norman's career. Kurt von Schroeder was + Baron Bruno Schroder of the British branch was adviser to Bank +of England Governor MontaguNorman, and Baron Bruno's partner +Frank Cyril Tiarks was Norman's co-directorof the Bank of +England throughout Norman's career. Kurt von Schroeder was Hjalmar Schacht's delegate to the Bank for International Settlements in Geneva, where many of the financial arrangements -for the Nazi regime were made by Montagu Norman, Schacht and the -Schroeders for several years of the Hitler regime right up to the +for the Nazi regime were made by Montagu Norman, Schacht and the +Schroeders for several years of the Hitler regime right up to the outbreak of World War II.

27. @@ -1802,22 +1802,22 @@ outbreak of World War II.

1197-1198, extracts from letters of Col. William N. Taylor, dated June 27, 1932 and January 9, 1933.

-

29. American Ship and Commerce Corporation to Dr. Max Warburg, +

29. American Ship and Commerce Corporation to Dr. Max Warburg, March 7, 1933. - MaxWarburg had brokeredthe sale of Hamburg-Amerika to -Harriman and Walker in 1920. Max's brothers controlledthe Kuhn + MaxWarburg had brokeredthe sale of Hamburg-Amerika to +Harriman and Walker in 1920. Max's brothers controlledthe Kuhn Loeb investment banking house in New York, the firm which had -staked old E.H. Harriman to his 1890s buyout of the giant Union +staked old E.H. Harriman to his 1890s buyout of the giant Union Pacific Railroad. - Max Warburg had long worked with Lord Milner and others of the + Max Warburg had long worked with Lord Milner and others of the racialist British Round Table concerning joint projects in Africa -and Eastern Europe.He was an advisor to Hjalmar Schacht for -several decades and was a top executive of Hitler's Reichsbank. -The reader may consult David Farrer, {The Warburgs: The Story of +and Eastern Europe.He was an advisor to Hjalmar Schacht for +several decades and was a top executive of Hitler's Reichsbank. +The reader may consult David Farrer, {The Warburgs: The Story of A Family} (New York: Stein and Day, 1975).

-

30. Max Warburg, at M.M. Warburg and Co., Hamburg, to Averill -[sic] Harriman, c/o Messrs.Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 59 +

30. Max Warburg, at M.M. Warburg and Co., Hamburg, to Averill +[sic] Harriman, c/o Messrs.Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 59 Wall Street, New York, N.Y., March 27, 1933.

31. This correspondence, and the joint statement of the Jewish @@ -1831,19 +1831,19 @@ Hearings before A Subcommittee of the Special Committee on Un-American Activities, United States House of Representatives, Seventy Third Congress, New York City, July 9-12, 1934--Hearings No. 73-NY-7 (Washington, D.C., U.S. Govt. Printing Office, 1934). -See testimony of Capt. Frederick C. Mensing, John Schroeder, Paul +See testimony of Capt. Frederick C. Mensing, John Schroeder, Paul von Lilienfeld-Toal, and summaries by Committee members. See {New York Times,} July 16, 1933, p. 12, for organizing of Nazi Labor Front at North German Lloyd, leading to Hamburg-Amerika after merger.

-

33. American Ship and Commerce Corporation telegram to Rudolph +

33. American Ship and Commerce Corporation telegram to Rudolph Brinckmann at M.M. Warburg, June 12, 1936. - Rudolph Brinckmannto Averell Harriman at 59 Wall St., June -20, 1936, with enclosed note transmitting Helferrich's letter. - Reply to Dr. Rudolph Brinkmann c/o M.M. Warburg andCo, July + Rudolph Brinckmannto Averell Harriman at 59 Wall St., June +20, 1936, with enclosed note transmitting Helferrich's letter. + Reply to Dr. Rudolph Brinkmann c/o M.M. Warburg andCo, July 6, 1936, WAH papers. The file copy of this letter carries no -signature, but is presumably from Averell Harriman.

+signature, but is presumably from Averell Harriman.

34. Office of Alien Property Custodian, Vesting Order Number 126. Signed by Leo T. Crowley, Alien Property Custodian, executed @@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@ August 28, 1942. F.R. Doc.42-8774; Filed September 4, 1942, Officeof Alien Property Custodian, stamped CONFIDENTIAL, from the Division of Investigation and Research, Homer Jones, Chief. Now declassified in United States National Archives, Suitland, -Maryland annex. See Record Group 131, Alien Property Custodian, +Maryland annex. See Record Group 131, Alien Property Custodian, investigative reports, in file boxrelating to Vesting Order Number 126.

@@ -1863,9 +1863,9 @@ addressed to Nazi official HjalmarSchacht at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, dated May 11, 1933: ``Much disappointed to have missed seeing you Tueday afternoon....I hope to see you either in Washington or New York before you sail. - with my regards W.A. Harriman'' (WAH papers).

+ with my regards W.A. Harriman'' (WAH papers).

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36. Dulles to Bush, letter and draft reply in WAH papers.

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36. Dulles to Bush, letter and draft reply in WAH papers.

37. {New York Times,} Jan. 19, 1938.

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Article 15394 of alt.activism: -From: covici@ccs.covici.com (John Covici) +From: covici@ccs.covici.com (John Covici) Newsgroups: alt.activism -Subject: Part 3: George bush Unauthorized Biography +Subject: Part 3: George bush Unauthorized Biography 1VVReB1w164w@ccs.covici.com Date: 19 Jan 92 01:12:47 GMT Organization: Covici Computer Systems Lines: 1544

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The following is part 3 of an unauthorized biography of George Bush +

The following is part 3 of an unauthorized biography of George Bush -- a forthcoming book serialized in New Federalist. This article is from Issue 1 V6.

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Chapter 3 RACE HYGIENE: Three Bush Family Alliances ``The +

Chapter 3 RACE HYGIENE: Three Bush Family Alliances ``The [government] must put the most modern medical means in the service of this knowledge.... Those who are physically and mentally unhealthy and unworthy must not perpetuate their @@ -1919,68 +1919,68 @@ must prevent the ``unworthy'' or ``unwanted'' people from living. Letus now further inquire into the family background of our President, so as to help illustrate how the second quoted author, -{George Bush}s1 came to share the outlook of the first, {Adolf -Hitler}.s2 - We shall examine here the alliance of the Bush family with -three other families: {Farish, Draper} and {Gray.} +{George Bush}s1 came to share the outlook of the first, {Adolf +Hitler}.s2 + We shall examine here the alliance of the Bush family with +three other families: {Farish, Draper} and {Gray.} The private associations among these families have led to the President's relationship tohis closest, most confidential -advisers. These alliances were forged in the earlier Hitler +advisers. These alliances were forged in the earlier Hitler project and its immediate aftermath. Understanding them will -help us to explain George Bush's obsession with the supposed +help us to explain George Bush's obsession with the supposed overpopulation of the world's non-Anglo-Saxons, and the dangerous means he has adopted to deal with this ``problem.''

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Bush and Farish

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Bush and Farish

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When George Bush was elected vice president in 1980, Texas -mystery man William Stamps Farish III took over management of all -of George Bush's personal wealth in a ``blind trust.''Known as -one of the richest men in Texas, Will Farish keeps his business +

When George Bush was elected vice president in 1980, Texas +mystery man William Stamps Farish III took over management of all +of George Bush's personal wealth in a ``blind trust.''Known as +one of the richest men in Texas, Will Farish keeps his business affairs under the most intense secrecy. Only the source of his immense wealth is known, not its employment.s3 - Will Farish has long been Bush's closest friend and + Will Farish has long been Bush's closest friend and confidante. He is also the unique private host toBritain's -Queen Elizabeth: Farish owns and boards the studs which mate with +Queen Elizabeth: Farish owns and boards the studs which mate with the Queen's mares. That is her public rationale when she comes -to America and stays in Farish's house. It is a vital link in +to America and stays in Farish's house. It is a vital link in the mind of our Anglophile President. - President Bush can count on Farish not to betray the violent -secrets surrounding the Bush family money. For Farish's own -familyfortune was made inthe same Hitler project, in a -nightmarish partnership with George Bush's father.

+ President Bush can count on Farish not to betray the violent +secrets surrounding the Bush family money. For Farish's own +familyfortune was made inthe same Hitler project, in a +nightmarish partnership with George Bush's father.

On March 25, 1942, U.S. Assistant Attorney General Thurman -Arnoldannounced that William Stamps Farish (grandfather of the +Arnoldannounced that William Stamps Farish (grandfather of the President's money manager) had pleaded ``no contest'' to charges -of criminal conspiracy with the Nazis. Farish was the principal +of criminal conspiracy with the Nazis. Farish was the principal manager of a worldwide cartel between StandardOil Co. of New Jersey and the I.G. Farben concern.The merged enterprise had opened the Auschwitz slave labor camp on June 14,1940, to -produce artificial rubber and gasoline from coal. The Hitler +produce artificial rubber and gasoline from coal. The Hitler government supplied political opponents and Jews as the slaves, who were worked to near death and then murdered. - Arnold disclosed that Standard Oil of New Jersey (later known -as Exxon), of which Farish was president and chief executive, had + Arnold disclosed that Standard Oil of New Jersey (later known +as Exxon), of which Farish was president and chief executive, had agreedto stop hiding fromthe United States patents for artificial rubber which the company had provided to the Nazis.s4 A Senate investigating committeeunder Senator (later U.S. -President) Harry Truman of Missouri had called Arnold to testify +President) Harry Truman of Missouri had called Arnold to testify at hearings on corporations' collaboration with the Nazis. The -Senators expressed outrage at the cynicalway Farish was -continuing an alliance with the Hitler regime that had begun back -in 1933, when Farish became chief of Jersey Standard. Didn't he +Senators expressed outrage at the cynicalway Farish was +continuing an alliance with the Hitler regime that had begun back +in 1933, when Farish became chief of Jersey Standard. Didn't he know there was a war on? The Justice Department laid before the committee a letter, -written to Standard president Farish by his vice president, +written to Standard president Farish by his vice president, shortly after the beginning of World War II (September1, 1939) in Europe. The letter concerned arenewal of their earlier agreements with the Nazis:

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Report on European Trip Oct. 12, 1939 Mr. W.S. Farish 30 +

Report on European Trip Oct. 12, 1939 Mr. W.S. Farish 30 Rockefeller Plaza

-

Dear Mr. Farish: +

Dear Mr. Farish: ... I stayed in France until Sept. 17th.... In England I met by appointment the Royal Dutch [Shell Oil Co.] gentlemen from Holland, and ... a general agreement was reached on the necessary @@ -1990,7 +1990,7 @@ British.... Ialso had several meetings with ... the [British] Air Ministry.... I required help to obtain the necessary permission to go to Holland.... After discussions with the [American] Ambassador -[Joseph Kennedy] the situation was cleared completely.... The +[Joseph Kennedy] the situation was cleared completely.... The gentlemen in the Air Ministry ... very kindly offered to assist me [later] in reentering England.... Pursuant to thesearrangements, I was able to keep my @@ -2003,44 +2003,44 @@ the war, whether or not the U.S. came in....} [emphasis added] Very truly yours, F[rank] A. Howards5

Here are some cold realities behind the tragedy of World War -II, which help explain the Bush-Farish family alliance--and their +II, which help explain the Bush-Farish family alliance--and their peculiar closeness to the Queen of England: sb|Shell Oil is principally owned by the British Royal -family. Shell's chairman, Sir Henri Deterding, helped sponsor -Hitler's rise to power,s6 by arrangement with the Royal Family's -Bank of England Governor, Montagu Norman. Their ally, Standard -Oil, would take part in the Hitler project right up to the +family. Shell's chairman, Sir Henri Deterding, helped sponsor +Hitler's rise to power,s6 by arrangement with the Royal Family's +Bank of England Governor, Montagu Norman. Their ally, Standard +Oil, would take part in the Hitler project right up to the bloody, gruesome end. - sb|When grandfather Farish signed the Justice Department's + sb|When grandfather Farish signed the Justice Department's consent decree in March 1942, the government had already started picking its way through the tangled web of world-monopoly oil and chemical agreements between Standard Oil and the Nazis. Many patents and other Nazi-owned aspects of the partnership had been seized by the U.S. Alien Property Custodian. - Uncle Sam would not seize Prescott Bush's Union Banking + Uncle Sam would not seize Prescott Bush's Union Banking Corporation for another seven months. - The Bush-Farish axis had begun back in 1929. In that year, the -Harriman bank bought Dresser Industries, supplier of oil-pipeline -couplers to Standard and other companies. Prescott Bush became a -director and financialczar of Dresser, installinghis Yale -classmate Neil Mallon as chairman.s7 George Bush would later name -one of his sons after the Dresser executive. - William S. Farish was the main organizer of the Humble Oil Co. -of Texas, which Farish merged into the Standard Oil Company of -New Jersey. Farish built up the Humble-Standard empire of + The Bush-Farish axis had begun back in 1929. In that year, the +Harriman bank bought Dresser Industries, supplier of oil-pipeline +couplers to Standard and other companies. Prescott Bush became a +director and financialczar of Dresser, installinghis Yale +classmate Neil Mallon as chairman.s7 George Bush would later name +one of his sons after the Dresser executive. + William S. Farish was the main organizer of the Humble Oil Co. +of Texas, which Farish merged into the Standard Oil Company of +New Jersey. Farish built up the Humble-Standard empire of pipelines and refineries in Texas.s8 - Thestock market crashed just after the Bush family got into + Thestock market crashed just after the Bush family got into the oil business. The world financial crisis led to the merger -of the Walker-Harriman bank with Brown Brothers in 1931. Former -Brown partner Montagu Norman and his protege Hjalmar Schacht, who -was to become Hitler's economics minister, paid frantic visits to -New York that year and the next, preparing the new Hitler regime +of the Walker-Harriman bank with Brown Brothers in 1931. Former +Brown partner Montagu Norman and his protege Hjalmar Schacht, who +was to become Hitler's economics minister, paid frantic visits to +New York that year and the next, preparing the new Hitler regime for Germany.

The Congress on Eugenics

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The mostimportant American political eventin those -preparations for Hitler was the infamous Third International +

The mostimportant American political eventin those +preparations for Hitler was the infamous Third International Congress on Eugenics, held at NewYork's American Museum of Natural History August 21-23, 1932, supervised by the International Federation of Eugenics Societies.s9 This meeting @@ -2052,40 +2052,40 @@ others. It was recommendedthat these ``dangers'' to the with by sterilization or ``cutting off the bad stock'' of the ``unfit.'' Italy's fascist government sent an official representative. -Averell Harriman's sister Mary, director of ``entertainment'' for +Averell Harriman's sister Mary, director of ``entertainment'' for the Congress, lived down in Virginia fox-hunting country; her -state supplied the speaker on ``racial purity,'' W.A. Plecker, -Virginia commissioner of vital statistics. Plecker reportedly +state supplied the speaker on ``racial purity,'' W.A. Plecker, +Virginia commissioner of vital statistics. Plecker reportedly held the delegates spellbound with his account of the struggle to stop race-mixing and interracial sex in Virginia. - TheCongress proceedings were dedicated to Averell Harriman's + TheCongress proceedings were dedicated to Averell Harriman's mother; she had paidfor the founding ofthe race-science movement in America back in 1910, building the Eugenics Record Office as a branch of the Galton National Laboratory in London. -She and other Harrimans were usually escorted to the horse races -by old George Herbert Walker--they shared with the Bushes and the -Farishes a fascination with ``breeding thoroughbreds'' among +She and other Harrimans were usually escorted to the horse races +by old George Herbert Walker--they shared with the Bushes and the +Farishes a fascination with ``breeding thoroughbreds'' among horses and humans.s1s0 - Averell Harriman personally arranged with the Walker/Bush + Averell Harriman personally arranged with the Walker/Bush Hamburg-Amerika Line to transport Nazi ideologues from Germany to New York for this meeting.s1s1 The most famous among those -transported was Dr. Ernst Rudin, psychiatrist at the Kaiser +transported was Dr. Ernst Rudin, psychiatrist at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Genealogy and Demography in Berlin, where -the Rockefeller family paid for Dr.Rudin to occupy an entire -floor with his eugenics ``research.'' Dr. Rudin had addressed the +the Rockefeller family paid for Dr.Rudin to occupy an entire +floor with his eugenics ``research.'' Dr. Rudin had addressed the International Federation's 1928 Munich meeting, speaking on ``Mental Aberration and Race Hygiene,'' while others (Germans and Americans) spoke on race-mixing and sterilization of the unfit. -Rudin had led the German delegation to the 1930 Mental Hygiene +Rudin had led the German delegation to the 1930 Mental Hygiene Congress in Washington, D.C. - At the Harrimans' 1932 New York Eugenics Congress, Ernst Rudin + At the Harrimans' 1932 New York Eugenics Congress, Ernst Rudin was unanimously elected President of the International Federation -of Eugenics Societies. This was recognition of Rudin as founder +of Eugenics Societies. This was recognition of Rudin as founder of the German Society for Race Hygiene, with his co-founder, -Eugenics Federation vice president Alfred Ploetz. +Eugenics Federation vice president Alfred Ploetz. As depression-maddened financiersschemed in Berlin and New -York, Rudin was now official leader of the world eugenics -movement. Componentsof his movement included groups with +York, Rudin was now official leader of the world eugenics +movement. Componentsof his movement included groups with overlapping leadership, dedicated to: sb|sterilization of mental patients (``mental hygiene societies''); @@ -2099,18 +2099,18 @@ societies'').

British-American-European groups called openly for the elimination of the ``unfit'' by means including force and violence.s1s2 - Ten months later, in June 1933, Hitler's interior minister -Wilhelm Frick spoke to a eugenics meeting in the new Third Reich. -Frick called the Germans a``degenerate''race, denouncing + Ten months later, in June 1933, Hitler's interior minister +Wilhelm Frick spoke to a eugenics meeting in the new Third Reich. +Frick called the Germans a``degenerate''race, denouncing one-fifth of Germany's parentsfor producing``feeble-minded'' and ``defective'' children. The following month, on a commission -by Frick, Dr. Ernst Rudin wrote the ``Law for the Prevention of +by Frick, Dr. Ernst Rudin wrote the ``Law for the Prevention of Hereditary Diseases in Posterity,'' the sterilization law modeled on previous U.S. statutes in Virginia and other states. Special courts were soon established for the sterilization of German mental patients, the blind, the deaf, and alcoholics.A quarter million people in these categorieswere sterilized. -Rudin, Ploetz, and their colleagues trained a whole generation of +Rudin, Ploetz, and their colleagues trained a whole generation of physicians and psychiatrists--as sterilizers and as killers. When thewar started, the eugenicists, doctors, and psychiatrists staffed the new ``T4'' agency, which planned and @@ -2119,68 +2119,68 @@ where the same categories which had firstbeen subject to sterilization were now to be murdered, their brains sent in lots of 200 to experimental psychiatrists; then at slave camps such as Auschwitz; and finally, for Jews andother race victims, at -straight extermination campsin Poland, such as Treblinka and -Belsen.s1s3 - In 1933, as what Hitler called his``New Order''appeared, -John D. Rockefeller,Jr. appointedWilliam S. Farish the +straight extermination campsin Poland, such as Treblinka and +Belsen.s1s3 + In 1933, as what Hitler called his``New Order''appeared, +John D. Rockefeller,Jr. appointedWilliam S. Farish the chairman of Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey (in 1937 he was made -president and chief executive). Farish moved his offices to +president and chief executive). Farish moved his offices to Rockefeller Center, New York, where he spent a good deal of time -with Hermann Schmitz, chairman of I.G. Farben; his company paid a -publicity man,Ivy Lee, to write pro-I.G. Farben and pro-Nazi +with Hermann Schmitz, chairman of I.G. Farben; his company paid a +publicity man,Ivy Lee, to write pro-I.G. Farben and pro-Nazi propaganda and get it into the U.S. press. - Now that he was outside of Texas, Farish found himself in the -shipping business--like the Bush family. He hired Nazi German -crews for Standard Oil tankers. And he hired {Emil Helfferich,} -chairman of the Walker/Bush/Harriman Hamburg-Amerika Line, as + Now that he was outside of Texas, Farish found himself in the +shipping business--like the Bush family. He hired Nazi German +crews for Standard Oil tankers. And he hired {Emil Helfferich,} +chairman of the Walker/Bush/Harriman Hamburg-Amerika Line, as chairman also of the Standard Oil Company subsidiary in Germany. -Karl Lindemann, board member of Hamburg-Amerika, also became a -top Farish-Standard executive in Germany.s1s4 - This interlock between their Nazi German operations put Farish -together with Prescott Bush ina small, select group of men -operating from abroad through Hitler's ``revolution,'' and +Karl Lindemann, board member of Hamburg-Amerika, also became a +top Farish-Standard executive in Germany.s1s4 + This interlock between their Nazi German operations put Farish +together with Prescott Bush ina small, select group of men +operating from abroad through Hitler's ``revolution,'' and calculating that they would never be punished. - In 1939, Farish's daughter Martha married Averell Harriman's -nephew, Edward Harriman Gerry, and Farish in-laws became Prescott -Bush's partners at 59 Broadway.s1s5 - Both Emil Helfferich andKarl Lindemann were authorized to -write checks to Heinrich Himmler, chief of the Nazi SS, ona + In 1939, Farish's daughter Martha married Averell Harriman's +nephew, Edward Harriman Gerry, and Farish in-laws became Prescott +Bush's partners at 59 Broadway.s1s5 + Both Emil Helfferich andKarl Lindemann were authorized to +write checks to Heinrich Himmler, chief of the Nazi SS, ona special Standard Oil account. This account was managed by the -German-British-American banker, Kurt von Schroeder. According to -U.S. intelligence documents reviewed by author Anthony Sutton, -Helfferich continued his payments to the SS into 1944,when the +German-British-American banker, Kurt von Schroeder. According to +U.S. intelligence documents reviewed by author Anthony Sutton, +Helfferich continued his payments to the SS into 1944,when the SS was supervising the mass murder at the Standard-I.G. Farben -Auschwitz and other death camps. Helfferich told Allied +Auschwitz and other death camps. Helfferich told Allied interrogators after the warthat these were not his personal contributions--they were corporate Standard Oil funds.s1s6 After pleading ``no contest'' to charges of criminal -conspiracy with the Nazis, WilliamStampsFarishwas fined +conspiracy with the Nazis, WilliamStampsFarishwas fined $5,000. (Similar fines were levied against Standard Oil--$5,000 each for the parent company and for several subsidiaries.) This of course did not interfere with the millionsof dollars that -Farishhad acquired in conjunction with Hitler's New Order, as a +Farishhad acquired in conjunction with Hitler's New Order, as a large stockholder, chairman, and president of StandardOil. All the government sought was the use of patents which his company had given to the Nazis--the Auschwitz patents--but had withheld from the U.S. military and industry. - Buta warwas on, and if young men were to be asked to die -fighting Hitler something more was needed. Farish was hauled + Buta warwas on, and if young men were to be asked to die +fighting Hitler something more was needed. Farish was hauled beforethe Senate committee investigating the national defense -program. The committee chairman, Senator Harry Truman, told -newsmen before Farish testified: ``I think this approaches +program. The committee chairman, Senator Harry Truman, told +newsmen before Farish testified: ``I think this approaches treason.''s1s7 - Farish began breaking apart at these hearings. He shouted his -``indignation'' at the senators, and claimed hewas not + Farish began breaking apart at these hearings. He shouted his +``indignation'' at the senators, and claimed hewas not ``disloyal.'' After the March-April hearings ended, more dirt came gushing -out of the Justice Department and theCongress on Farish and -Standard Oil.Farishhad deceived the U.S. Navy to prevent the +out of the Justice Department and theCongress on Farish and +Standard Oil.Farishhad deceived the U.S. Navy to prevent the Navy from acquiring certain patents, while supplying them to the Nazi war machine; meanwhile, he was supplying gasoline and tetraethyl lead to Germany's submarines and air force. Communications between Standard and I.G. Farben from the outbreak of World WarII were released tothe Senate, showing that -Farish's organization had arranged to deceive the U.S. government +Farish's organization had arranged to deceive the U.S. government into passing over Nazi-owned assets: They would nominally buy I.G.'sshare in certain patents because ``in the event of war between ourselves and Germany ... it would certainly be very @@ -2189,87 +2189,87 @@ alien property custodian of the U.S. who might sell it to an unfriendly interest.''s1s8 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (father of David, Nelson, and John D. Rockefeller III), the controlling owner of Standard Oil, told -the Rooseveltadministrationthat he knewnothing of the +the Rooseveltadministrationthat he knewnothing of the day-to-day affairs of his company, that all these matters were -handled by Farish and other executives.s1s9 - In August, Farish was brought back for more testimony. He was -now frequently accused of lying. Farish was crushed under the +handled by Farish and other executives.s1s9 + In August, Farish was brought back for more testimony. He was +now frequently accused of lying. Farish was crushed under the intense, public grilling; he became morose, ashen. While -Prescott Bush escaped publicity when the government seized his -Nazi banking organization in October, Farish had been nailed. He +Prescott Bush escaped publicity when the government seized his +Nazi banking organization in October, Farish had been nailed. He collapsed and died of a heart attack on November 29, 1942. - The Farish family was devastated by the exposure. Son William -StampsFarish, Jr., a lieutenant in the Army Air Force, was + The Farish family was devastated by the exposure. Son William +StampsFarish, Jr., a lieutenant in the Army Air Force, was humiliated by the public knowledge that his father was fueling the enemy's aircraft; he died in a training accident in Texas six months later.s2s0 With this double death, the fortune comprising much of Standard Oil's profits from Texas and Nazi Germany was now to be settled upon the littlefour-year-old grandson, William -(``Will'') Stamps Farish III. Will Farish grew up a recluse, the +(``Will'') Stamps Farish III. Will Farish grew up a recluse, the most secretive multimillionaire in Texas, with investments of ``that money'' in a multitude of foreign countries, and a host of exoticcontacts overlapping the intelligence andfinancial worlds--particularly in Britain. - The Bush-Farish axis started George Bush's career.After his + The Bush-Farish axis started George Bush's career.After his 1948 graduation from Yale (and theSkull and Bones secret -society), George Bush flew down to Texas on a corporate jet and -was employed by his father's Dresser Industries. In a couple of -years he gothelp from his uncle, George Walker, Jr., and -Farish's British banker friends, to set him up in the oil -property speculation business. Soon thereafter, George Bush -founded the Zapata Oil Company, which put oil drilling rigs into +society), George Bush flew down to Texas on a corporate jet and +was employed by his father's Dresser Industries. In a couple of +years he gothelp from his uncle, George Walker, Jr., and +Farish's British banker friends, to set him up in the oil +property speculation business. Soon thereafter, George Bush +founded the Zapata Oil Company, which put oil drilling rigs into certain locations of great strategic interest to the Anglo-American intelligence community. - Twenty-five-year-old Will Farish was personal aide to Zapata -chairman George Bushin Bush's unsuccessful 1964 campaign for -Senate. Farish used ``that Auschwitz money'' to back George Bush -financially, investing in Zapata. When Bush was elected to -Congress in 1966, Farish joined the Zapata board.s2s1 - When George Bush became U.S. vicepresident in 1980, the -Farishand Bush family fortunes were again completely, secretly + Twenty-five-year-old Will Farish was personal aide to Zapata +chairman George Bushin Bush's unsuccessful 1964 campaign for +Senate. Farish used ``that Auschwitz money'' to back George Bush +financially, investing in Zapata. When Bush was elected to +Congress in 1966, Farish joined the Zapata board.s2s1 + When George Bush became U.S. vicepresident in 1980, the +Farishand Bush family fortunes were again completely, secretly commingled. As we shall see, the old projects were now being revived on a breathtaking scale.

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Bush and Draper

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Bush and Draper

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Twenty years before he was U.S. President, George Bush +

Twenty years before he was U.S. President, George Bush brought two ``race-science''professors in front of the Republican Task Force on Earth Resources and Population. As -chairman of the Task Force, then-Congressman Bush invited -Professors William Shockley and Arthur Jensen to explain to the +chairman of the Task Force, then-Congressman Bush invited +Professors William Shockley and Arthur Jensen to explain to the committee how allegedly runaway birth-rates for African-Americans were ``down-breeding'' the American population. - Afterwards, Bush personally summed up for the Congress the + Afterwards, Bush personally summed up for the Congress the testimony hisblack-inferiority advocates had given to the Task -Force.s2s2 George Bush held his hearings on the threatposed by +Force.s2s2 George Bush held his hearings on the threatposed by black babies on August 5, 1969, while much of the world was in a better frame of mind--celebrating mankind's progressfrom the -first moon landing 16 days earlier. Bush's obsessive thinking on +first moon landing 16 days earlier. Bush's obsessive thinking on this subject was guided by his family's friend, Gen. William H. Draper, Jr., the founder and chairman of the Population Crisis Committee, and vice chairman of the Planned Parenthood Federation. Draper had long been steering U.S. public discussion about the so-called ``population bomb'' in the non-white areas of the world. - If Congressman Bush had explained to his colleagues {how his + If Congressman Bush had explained to his colleagues {how his family had come to know General Draper,} they would perhaps have felt some alarm, or even panic, and paid more healthy attention -to Bush's presentation. Unfortunately,the Draper-Bush +to Bush's presentation. Unfortunately,the Draper-Bush population doctrine is now official U.S. foreign policy. - William H. Draper, Jr. had joined the Bush team in 1927, when -he was hired by Dillon Read & Co., New York investment bankers. + William H. Draper, Jr. had joined the Bush team in 1927, when +he was hired by Dillon Read & Co., New York investment bankers. Draperwas put intoa new job slot at the firm: handling the Thyssen account. - We recall that in 1924, Fritz Thyssen set up his Union Banking -Corporation in George HerbertWalker's bankat 39Broadway, -Manhattan. Dillon Read & Co.'s boss, Clarence Dillon, had begun -working with Fritz Thyssen some time after Averell Harriman first + We recall that in 1924, Fritz Thyssen set up his Union Banking +Corporation in George HerbertWalker's bankat 39Broadway, +Manhattan. Dillon Read & Co.'s boss, Clarence Dillon, had begun +working with Fritz Thyssen some time after Averell Harriman first met with Thyssen--at about the time Thyssen began financing Adolf -Hitler's political career. - In January 1926, Dillon Read created the {German Credit and +Hitler's political career. + In January 1926, Dillon Read created the {German Credit and Investment Corporation} in Newark,New Jersey and Berlin, -Germany, as Thyssen's short-term banker. That same year, Dillon +Germany, as Thyssen's short-term banker. That same year, Dillon Read created the {Vereinigte Stahlwerke} (German Steel Trust), incorporating the Thyssen family interests under the direction of New York and London finance.s2s3 @@ -2277,21 +2277,21 @@ New York and London finance.s2s3 assistant treasurer of the German Credit and Investment Corp. His business was short-term loans and financial management tricks for Thyssen and the German Steel Trust. Draper's clients sponsored -Hitler's terroristic takeover; his clients led the buildup of the +Hitler's terroristic takeover; his clients led the buildup of the Nazi war industry; his clients madewar against the United States. The Nazis were Draper's direct partners in Berlin and New Jersey: Alexander Kreuter, residingin Berlin, was president; -Frederic Brandi, whose father was a top coal executive in the +Frederic Brandi, whose father was a top coal executive in the German Steel Trust, moved to the United States in 1926 and served as Draper's co-director in Newark. - Draper's role wascrucial for Dillon Read & Co., for whom + Draper's role wascrucial for Dillon Read & Co., for whom Draper was a partner and eventually vice president. The German -Creditand Investment Corp.(GCI) was a ``front'' for Dillon +Creditand Investment Corp.(GCI) was a ``front'' for Dillon Read: It had the same New Jersey address as U.S. & International Securities Corp. (USIS), and the same man served as treasurer of both firms.s2s4 - Clarence Dillon and his son C. Douglas Dillon weredirectors -of USIS, which was spotlighted when Clarence Dillon was hauled + Clarence Dillon and his son C. Douglas Dillon weredirectors +of USIS, which was spotlighted when Clarence Dillon was hauled before the Senate Banking Committee's famous ``Pecora'' hearings in 1933. USIS was shown to be one of the great speculative pyramid schemes which had swindled stockholders of hundreds of @@ -2299,35 +2299,35 @@ millions of dollars. These investment policies had rotted the U.S. economy to the core, and led to the Great Depression of the 1930s. But William H.Draper, Jr.'s GCI ``front'' was not -{apparently} affiliated with the USIS ``front'' or with Dillon, +{apparently} affiliated with the USIS ``front'' or with Dillon, and the GCI escaped the congressmen's limited scrutiny. This oversight was to prove most unfortunate, particularly to the 50 million people who subsequently died in World War II. - Dillon Read hiredpublicrelations man Ivy Lee to prepare + Dillon Read hiredpublicrelations man Ivy Lee to prepare their executives for their testimony and to confuse and further -bafflethe congressmen.s2s5 Lee apparently took enough time out -from his duties as image-maker for William S. Farish and the Nazi +bafflethe congressmen.s2s5 Lee apparently took enough time out +from his duties as image-maker for William S. Farish and the Nazi I.G. Farben Co.; he managed the congressional thinking so that the congressmen did not disturb the Draper operation in Germany--and did not meddle with Thyssen, or interfere with -Hitler's U.S. moneymen. +Hitler's U.S. moneymen. Thus, in 1932, Willam H. Draper, Jr. was free to finance the International Eugenics Congress as a ``Supporting Member.''s2s6 Was heusing his own income as a Thyssen trust banker? Or did -the funds come from Dillon Read corporate accounts, perhaps to be +the funds come from Dillon Read corporate accounts, perhaps to be written off income tax as ``expenses for German project: race -purification''? Draper helped select Ernst Rudin as chief of the +purification''? Draper helped select Ernst Rudin as chief of the world eugenics movement, who used his office to promote what he -called Adolf Hitler's ``holy, national and international racial +called Adolf Hitler's ``holy, national and international racial hygienic mission.''s2s7 - W.S. Farish was publiclyexposed in 1942, humiliated and -destroyed. Just before Farish died, Prescott Bush's Nazi banking -office was quietly seized and shut down. ButPrescott's close -friendand partner in the Thyssen-Hitler business, William H. + W.S. Farish was publiclyexposed in 1942, humiliated and +destroyed. Just before Farish died, Prescott Bush's Nazi banking +office was quietly seized and shut down. ButPrescott's close +friendand partner in the Thyssen-Hitler business, William H. Draper, Jr., {neither died normoved out ofGermanaffairs.} Draperlistedhimself as adirector of the German Credit and Investment Corp. through 1942, and the firm was not liquidated -until November1943.s2s8 Buta war was on.Draper, a colonel +until November1943.s2s8 Buta war was on.Draper, a colonel from previous military service, went off to the Pacific theater and became a general. General Draper apparentlyhad ahobby:magic--illusions, @@ -2345,41 +2345,41 @@ years financing and managing the dirtiest of the Nazi enterprises, was now authorized to decide {who was exposed, who lost and who kept his business, and in practical effect, who was prosecuted for war crimes.}s2s9 - (Draper was not unique within the postwar occupation -government. Consider the case of John J. McCloy, U.S. Military + (Draper was not unique within the postwar occupation +government. Consider the case of John J. McCloy, U.S. Military Governor and High Commissioner of Germany, 1949-1952. Under -instructions from his Wall Street law firm, McCloy had lived for +instructions from his Wall Street law firm, McCloy had lived for a year in Italy, serving as an adviser to the fascist government -of Benito Mussolini. An intimate collaborator of the -Harriman/Bush bank, McCloy had sat in Adolf Hitler's box at the +of Benito Mussolini. An intimate collaborator of the +Harriman/Bush bank, McCloy had sat in Adolf Hitler's box at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, at the invitationof Nazi -chieftains Rudolf Hess and Hermann Goering.)s3s0

+chieftains Rudolf Hess and Hermann Goering.)s3s0

William H. Draper, Jr., as a ``conservative,'' was paired with -the ``liberal'' U.S.Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau in a -vicious game. Morgenthau demanded that Germany be utterly +the ``liberal'' U.S.Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau in a +vicious game. Morgenthau demanded that Germany be utterly destroyed as a nation, that its industry be dismantled and it be reduced to a purely rural country. As the economic boss in 1945 -and 1946, Draper ``protected'' Germany from the Morgenthau Plan +and 1946, Draper ``protected'' Germany from the Morgenthau Plan ... but at a price. Draper and his colleagues demanded that Germany and the world acceptthe {collective guilt of the German people} as {the -}explanation for the rise of Hitler's New Order, and the Nazi war +}explanation for the rise of Hitler's New Order, and the Nazi war crimes. This, of course, was rather convenient for General -Draper himself, as it was for theBush family. It is still -convenient decades later, allowing Prescott's son,President -Bush, to lecture Germany on the danger of Hitlerism. Germans are +Draper himself, as it was for theBush family. It is still +convenient decades later, allowing Prescott's son,President +Bush, to lecture Germany on the danger of Hitlerism. Germans are too slow, it seems, to accept his New World Order. After several years of government service (often working -directly for AverellHarriman in the North Atlantic Alliance), +directly for AverellHarriman in the North Atlantic Alliance), Draper was appointed in 1958 chairman of a committee which was to -advise President Dwight Eisenhower on the proper course for U.S. -military aid to other countries. At that time, Prescott Bush was +advise President Dwight Eisenhower on the proper course for U.S. +military aid to other countries. At that time, Prescott Bush was a U.S. senator from Connecticut, a confidential friend and golf -partner with National Security Director Gordon Gray, and an +partner with National Security Director Gordon Gray, and an important golf partner with Dwight Eisenhoweras well. -Prescott's old lawyer from the Nazi days, John Foster Dulles, was -Secretary of State, and his brother Allen Dulles, formerly of the +Prescott's old lawyer from the Nazi days, John Foster Dulles, was +Secretary of State, and his brother Allen Dulles, formerly of the Schroder bank, was head of the CIA. This friendly environment emboldened our General Draper to pull off a stunt with his military aid advisery committee. He @@ -2393,34 +2393,34 @@ dangerous to the national security of the United States!s3s1 next decade, General Draper foundedthe ``Population Crisis Committee'' and the ``Draper Fund,'' joining with the Rockefeller and DuPont families to promote eugenics as ``population -control.'' The administration of PresidentLyndon Johnson, +control.'' The administration of PresidentLyndon Johnson, advised by Draper on the subject, began financing birth control in the tropical countries through the Agency for International Development. - General William Draper was George Bush's guru on the + General William Draper was George Bush's guru on the population question.s3s2 But there was also Draper's money--from that uniquelyhorrible source--and Draper's connections on Wall Street and abroad. Draper's son and heir, William H. Draper III, was co-chairman for finance(chiefof fundraising) of the -Bush-for-President national campaign organization in 1980. With -George Bush in the White House, the younger Draper heads up the +Bush-for-President national campaign organization in 1980. With +George Bush in the White House, the younger Draper heads up the depopulation activities of the United Nations throughout the world. - Draper was vice president of Dillon Read until 1953. During + Draper was vice president of Dillon Read until 1953. During the 1950s and 1960s, the chief executive there was Frederic Brandi, the German who was Draper's co-director forthe Nazi investments and his personal contact man with the Nazi Steel Trust.Nicholas Brady was Brandi'spartner from 1954, and replaced him as the firm's chief executive in 1971. Nicholas Brady, who knows where all the bodies are buried, was chairman of -his friend George Bush's 1980 election campaign in New Jersey, -and has been United States Treasury Secretary throughout Bush's +his friend George Bush's 1980 election campaign in New Jersey, +and has been United States Treasury Secretary throughout Bush's presidency.s3s3

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Bush and Grey

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Bush and Grey

The U.S. Agency forInternational Development (USAID) says -that surgical sterilization is the Bush administration's ``first +that surgical sterilization is the Bush administration's ``first choice'' method of population reduction in the Third World.s3s4 The United Nations Population Fund claims that 37 percent of contraception users in Ibero-America and the Caribbean have @@ -2433,17 +2433,17 @@ and Panama will be surgically sterilized.s3s5 Mexico is first among targeted nations, on a list which was drawn up in July 1991, at a USAID strategy session.India and Brazil are second and third priorities, respectively. - On contract with the Bush administration, U.S. personnel are + On contract with the Bush administration, U.S. personnel are working from bases in Mexico to perform surgery on millions of Mexican men and women.The acknowledged strategy in this program is to sterilize those young adults who have not already completed their families. - George Bush has a rather deep-seated personal feeling about -this project, in particular as it pits him against Pope John Paul + George Bush has a rather deep-seated personal feeling about +this project, in particular as it pits him against Pope John Paul II in Catholic countries such as Mexico. (See Chapter 4 below, on -the origin of a Bush-family grudge in this regard.) - Thespending for birth control in the non-white countries is -one ofthe few items that is headed upwards inthe Bush +the origin of a Bush-family grudge in this regard.) + Thespending for birth control in the non-white countries is +one ofthe few items that is headed upwards inthe Bush administration budget. As its 1992 budget was being set, USAID said its Population Account would receive $300 million, a 20 percent increase over the previous year. Within this project, a @@ -2454,17 +2454,17 @@ their religions and governments.s3s6 from the victimized nationalities, or fromU.S. taxpayers, especially if the program is somehow given widespread publicity. Quite aside from moral considerations, {legal} questions would -naturally arise, which could be summed up: {How does George Bush +naturally arise, which could be summed up: {How does George Bush think he can get away with this?} In this matter the President has expert advice. Mr. -(Clayland) Boyden Gray has been counsel to George Bush since the +(Clayland) Boyden Gray has been counsel to George Bush since the 1980 election.As chief legal officer in the White House, Boyden -Gray can walk the President through the dangers and complexities +Gray can walk the President through the dangers and complexities of waging such unusual warfare against Third World populations. -Gray knows how these things are done. - When Boyden Gray was four and five years old, his father +Gray knows how these things are done. + When Boyden Gray was four and five years old, his father organized thepilotproject forthe presentworldwide -sterilization program, from the Gray family household in North +sterilization program, from the Gray family household in North Carolina. It started in 1946. The eugenics movement was looking fora way to begin again in America. @@ -2477,23 +2477,23 @@ public nervousness about crackpots proposing toeliminate surface in Iowa, but had to backoff because of negative publicity: a little boy had recently been sterilized there and had died from the operation. - They decided on North Carolina, where the Gray family could + They decided on North Carolina, where the Gray family could play the perfect host.s3s7 Through British imperialcontacts, -BoydenGray's grandfather Bowman Gray had become principal owner -of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Boyden's father, Gordon Gray, -had recently founded the Bowman Gray (memorial) Medical School in +BoydenGray's grandfather Bowman Gray had become principal owner +of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Boyden's father, Gordon Gray, +had recently founded the Bowman Gray (memorial) Medical School in Winston-Salem, using his inherited cigarette stock shares. The medical school was already a eugenics center. - As the experiment began, Gordon Gray's great aunt, Alice -Shelton Gray,who had raised him from childhood, was living in + As the experiment began, Gordon Gray's great aunt, Alice +Shelton Gray,who had raised him from childhood, was living in his household.Aunt Alice hadfounded the ``Human Betterment League,'' theNorth Carolina branch of the national eugenical sterilization movement. Aunt Alicewas the official supervisorof the 1946-47 -experiment. Working under Miss Gray was Dr. Claude Nash Herndon, -whom Gordon Gray had made assistant professor of ``medical -genetics'' at Bowman Gray medical school. - Dr. Clarence Gamble, heir to the Proctorand Gamble soap +experiment. Working under Miss Gray was Dr. Claude Nash Herndon, +whom Gordon Gray had made assistant professor of ``medical +genetics'' at Bowman Gray medical school. + Dr. Clarence Gamble, heir to the Proctorand Gamble soap fortune, was the sterilizers' national field operations chief. The experiment worked as follows.{All children enrolled in the school district of Winston-Salem, N.C., were given a special @@ -2505,14 +2505,14 @@ Winston-Salem and in [nearby] Orange County, North Carolina, the testing projects to identify school age children who should be considered for sterilization. The project in Orange County was conducted by the University of North Carolina and was financed by -a `Mr. Hanes,' a friend of Clarence Gamble and supporter of the +a `Mr. Hanes,' a friend of Clarence Gamble and supporter of the field work project in North Carolina. The Winston-Salem project -was also financed by Hanes. [``Hanes'' was underwear mogul James -Gordon Hanes, a trustee of Bowman Gray Medical School and -treasurer of Alice Gray's group].... +was also financed by Hanes. [``Hanes'' was underwear mogul James +Gordon Hanes, a trustee of Bowman Gray Medical School and +treasurer of Alice Gray's group].... ``The medical school hada long history of interest in eugenics and had compiled extensive histories of families -carrying inheritable disease. In 1946, Dr. C. Nash Herndon ... +carrying inheritable disease. In 1946, Dr. C. Nash Herndon ... made a statement to the press on the use ofsterilization to prevent the spread of inheritable diseases.... ``The first step after giving the mental tests to grade school @@ -2523,10 +2523,10 @@ committee hired a social worker to review each case ... and to present any cases in which sterilization was indicated to the State Eugenics Board, whichunder North Carolina law had the authority to order sterilization....'' - Race science experimenter Dr. Claude NashHerndon provided + Race science experimenter Dr. Claude NashHerndon provided more details in an interview in 1990:s3s8 - ``Alice Gray was the general supervisor of the project. She -and Hanes sent out letterspromoting theprogram to the + ``Alice Gray was the general supervisor of the project. She +and Hanes sent out letterspromoting theprogram to the commissioners of all 100 counties in North Carolina.... What did I do? Nothing besides riding herd onthe whole thing! The social workers operated out of my office. I was at the time also @@ -2542,24 +2542,24 @@ child was eight or ten years old. For the boys, you just make an incision and tie thetube.... Wemore often performed the operation on girls than with boys. Of course, you have to cut open the abdomen, but again, it is relatively minor.'' - Dr.Herndon remarked coolly that ``we had a very good + Dr.Herndon remarked coolly that ``we had a very good relationship with the press'' for theproject. This is not -surprising, since Gordon Gray owned the {Winston-Salem Journal,} +surprising, since Gordon Gray owned the {Winston-Salem Journal,} the {Twin City Sentinel,} and radio station WSJS. - In 1950 and 1951, John Foster Dulles, thenchairman of the + In 1950 and 1951, John Foster Dulles, thenchairman of the Rockefeller Foundation, led John D. Rockefeller III on a series of world tours, focusing on the need to stop the expansion of the non-white populations.In November 1952, Dulles and Rockefeller set up the Population Council, with tens of millions of dollars from the Rockefeller family. At that point, the American Eugenics Society, still cautious -from the recent badpublicity vis-a-vis Hitler, left its old +from the recent badpublicity vis-a-vis Hitler, left its old headquarters at YaleUniversity. The Society moved its headquarters into the office of the Population Council, and the two groups melded together. The long-time secretary of the -Eugenics Society, Frederick Osborne, became the first president -of the Population Council. The Gray family'schild-sterilizer, -Dr. C. Nash Herndon, became president of the American Eugenics +Eugenics Society, Frederick Osborne, became the first president +of the Population Council. The Gray family'schild-sterilizer, +Dr. C. Nash Herndon, became president of the American Eugenics Society in 1953, asits work expanded under Rockefeller patronage. Meanwhile, the International Planned Parenthood Federation was @@ -2567,15 +2567,15 @@ founded in London, in the officesof the British Eugenics Society. The undead enemy from World War II, renamed ``Population Control,'' had now been revived. - George Bush was U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in 1972, -when with prodding from Bush and his friends, the United States + George Bush was U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in 1972, +when with prodding from Bush and his friends, the United States Agency for International Developmentfirst made an official contract with the old Sterilization League of America. The league had changed its name twiceagain,and was now called the ``Association for Voluntary Surgical Contraception.''The U.S. government began paying theold fascist group to sterilize non-whites in foreign countries. - The Gray family experiment had succeeded. + The Gray family experiment had succeeded. In 1988, the U.S. Agency for International Development signed its latest contract with the old Sterilization League (a.k.a. ``Association for Voluntary Sterilization''), committing the @@ -2583,11 +2583,11 @@ U.S. government to spend $80 million over five years. Having gotten away with sterilizing several hundred North Carolina school children, ``not usually less than eight to ten years old,'' the identical group is now authorized by President -Bush to do it to 58 countries in Asia, Africa, and Ibero-America. +Bush to do it to 58 countries in Asia, Africa, and Ibero-America. The group modestly claims it has directly sterilized only2 million people, with87 percent of the bill paid by U.S. taxpayers. - Meanwhile, Dr. Clarence Gamble, Boyden Gray's favorite soap + Meanwhile, Dr. Clarence Gamble, Boyden Gray's favorite soap manufacturer, formed his own ``Pathfinder Fund'' as a split-off from the Sterlization League.Gamble's Pathfinder Fund, with additional millions from USAID, concentrates on penetration of @@ -2598,10 +2598,10 @@ psychological resistance to the surgical sterilization teams.

1. Phyllis Tilson Piotrow, {World Population Crisis: The United StatesResponse} (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1973), -``Forward'' by George H.W. Bush, pp. vii-viii.

+``Forward'' by George H.W. Bush, pp. vii-viii.

2. - AdolfHitler, {MeinKampf} (Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, + AdolfHitler, {MeinKampf} (Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1971), p. 404.

3. ``The Ten Richest People in Houston,'' in {Houston Post @@ -2628,11 +2628,11 @@ Enemy} (New York: Delacorte Press, 1983), p. 36.

cit.,} chapter2. Sir Henri Deterding was among the most notorious pro-Nazis of the early war period.

-

7. See sections on Prescott Bush in Darwin Payne, {Initiative in -Energy: Dresser Industries, Inc.} (New York: Distributed by Simon -and Schuster, 1979) (published by the Dresser Company).

+

7. See sections on Prescott Bush in Darwin Payne, {Initiative in +Energy: Dresser Industries, Inc.} (New York: Distributed by Simon +and Schuster, 1979) (published by the Dresser Company).

-

8. William Stamps Farish obituary, {New York Times,} Nov. 30, +

8. William Stamps Farish obituary, {New York Times,} Nov. 30, 1942.

9. {A Decade of Progress in Eugenics: Scientific Papers of the @@ -2645,32 +2645,32 @@ assumption isthat those who are not ``well-born'' should not exist.

10. - See among other such letters, George Herbert Walker, 39 -Broadway, N.Y., to W. A. Harriman, London, February 21, 1925, in -W.A. Harriman papers.

+ See among other such letters, George Herbert Walker, 39 +Broadway, N.Y., to W. A. Harriman, London, February 21, 1925, in +W.A. Harriman papers.

11. - Averell Harriman to Dr. Charles B. Davenport, President, The + Averell Harriman to Dr. Charles B. Davenport, President, The International Congress of Eugenics,Cold Spring Harbor, L.I., N.Y.:

January 21, 1932 - Dear Dr. Davenport: + Dear Dr. Davenport: I will be only too glad to putyou in touchwith the Hamburg-American Linethey may be able to co-operate in making suggestions which will keep the expenses to a minimum. I have -referred your letter to Mr. Emil Lederer [of the Hamburg-Amerika +referred your letter to Mr. Emil Lederer [of the Hamburg-Amerika executive board in New York] with the request that he communicate with you.

-

Davenport to Mr. W.A. Harriman, 59Wall Street, New York, +

Davenport to Mr. W.A. Harriman, 59Wall Street, New York, N.Y.

January 23, 1932 - Dear Mr. Harriman: + Dear Mr. Harriman: Thank you very much for your kind letter of January 21st and the action you took which has resulted at once in a letter from -Mr. Emil Lederer. This letter will serve as a starting point for +Mr. Emil Lederer. This letter will serve as a starting point for correspondence, which I hope will enable more of our German colleagues tocome to America on the occasion of the congresses of eugenics and genetics, than otherwise.

@@ -2682,11 +2682,11 @@ Nazi Propaganda Activities and Investigation of Certain Other Propaganda Activities,} {op. cit.,} chapter 2.

12. - Alexis Carrel, {Man the Unknown} (New York: Halcyon House, + Alexis Carrel, {Man the Unknown} (New York: Halcyon House, published by arrangement with Harper & Brothers, 1935), pp. 318-19. The battle cry of the New Order was sounded in 1935with the -publication of {Man the Unknown,} by Dr. Alexis Carrel of the +publication of {Man the Unknown,} by Dr. Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller Institute in New York. This Nobel Prize-winner said ``enormous sums are now required to maintain prisons and insane asylums.... Why do we preserve these useless and harmful @@ -2706,7 +2706,7 @@ of criminal acts.'' another dog and kept it alive for quite some time.

13. - Bernhard Schreiber, {The Men Behind Hitler: A German Warning to + Bernhard Schreiber, {The Men Behind Hitler: A German Warning to the World,} France: La Hay-Mureaux, ca. 1975), English language edition supplied by H.& P. Tadeusz, 369 Edgewere Road, London W2. Acopy of this book is now held by Union College Library, @@ -2722,10 +2722,10 @@ See also {Directory of Directors} for New York City, 1930s and

16. Higham, {op. cit.,} pp. 20, 22 and other references to -Schroeder and Lindemann. - Anthony Sutton, {Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler} (Seal +Schroeder and Lindemann. + Anthony Sutton, {Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler} (Seal Beach: '76 Press, 1976). Sutton is also a good source on the -Harrimans.

+Harrimans.

17. {Washington Evening Star,} March 27, 1942, p.1.

@@ -2740,35 +2740,35 @@ Harrimans.

pp. 52-53.

21. - Zapata annual reports, 1950s-1960s, Library of Congress + Zapata annual reports, 1950s-1960s, Library of Congress microforms.

22. - See {Congressional Record} for Bush speech in the House of -Representatives, Sept. 4, 1969. Bush inserted in the record the + See {Congressional Record} for Bush speech in the House of +Representatives, Sept. 4, 1969. Bush inserted in the record the testimony given before his Task Force on August 5, 1969.

-

23. Sobel, {op. cit.,} pp. 92-111. See also Boyle, {op. cit.,} -chapter 1, concerning the Morgan-led Dawes Committee of Germany's +

23. Sobel, {op. cit.,} pp. 92-111. See also Boyle, {op. cit.,} +chapter 1, concerning the Morgan-led Dawes Committee of Germany's foreign creditors. - Like Harriman, Dillon used the Schroeder and Warburg banks to -strike his German bargains. All Dillon Read & Co. affairs in -Germany were supervised by J.P. Morgan & Co. partner Thomas + Like Harriman, Dillon used the Schroeder and Warburg banks to +strike his German bargains. All Dillon Read & Co. affairs in +Germany were supervised by J.P. Morgan & Co. partner Thomas Lamont, and were authorized by Bank of England Governor Montagu -Norman.

+Norman.

24. See {Poor's Register of Directors and Executives,} (New York: Poor's Publishing Company, late 1920s, '30s and '40s).See also {Standard Corporation Records} (New York: Standard & Poor), 1935 edition pp. 2571-25,and 1938 edition pp. 7436-38, for description and history of the German Credit and Investment -Corporation. For Frederic Brandi, See also Sobel, {op. cit.,} p. +Corporation. For Frederic Brandi, See also Sobel, {op. cit.,} p. 213-214.

-

25. Sobel, {op. cit.,} pp. 180, 186.Ivy Lee had been hired to +

25. Sobel, {op. cit.,} pp. 180, 186.Ivy Lee had been hired to improve the Rockefeller family image, particularlydifficult after their 1914 massacre of striking miners and pregnant women -in Ludlow, Colorado. Lee got old John D. Rockefeller to pass out +in Ludlow, Colorado. Lee got old John D. Rockefeller to pass out dimes to poor people lined up at his porch.

26. @@ -2778,21 +2778,21 @@ footnote 7, p.512, ``Supporting Members.''

27. Schreiber, {op. cit.,} p. 160. The Third Int. Eugenics Congress papers, p. 526, lists the officers of the International -Federation as of publication date in September, 1934.Rudin is -listed as president--a year after hehas written the -sterilization law for Hitler.

+Federation as of publication date in September, 1934.Rudin is +listed as president--a year after hehas written the +sterilization law for Hitler.

28. {Directory of Directors for New York City,} 1942. Interview with -Nancy Bowles, librarian of Dillon Read & Co.

+Nancy Bowles, librarian of Dillon Read & Co.

29. Higham, {op. cit.,} p. 129, 212-15, 219-23.

30. - Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas, {The Wise Men: Six Friends and -the World They Made--Acheson, Bohlen, Harriman, Kennan, Lovett, -McCloy} (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1986), pp. 122, 305.

+ Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas, {The Wise Men: Six Friends and +the World They Made--Acheson, Bohlen, Harriman, Kennan, Lovett, +McCloy} (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1986), pp. 122, 305.

31. Piotrow, {op. cit.,} pp. 36-42.

@@ -2804,13 +2804,13 @@ arguments of William H. Draper, Jr.... General Draper continues to lead through his tireless work for the U.N. Population Fund.''

33. - Sobel, {op. cit.,} pp. 298, 354.

+ Sobel, {op. cit.,} pp. 298, 354.

34. - Interview July 16, 1991, with Joanne Grossi, an official with + Interview July 16, 1991, with Joanne Grossi, an official with the USAID's Population Office.

-

35. Dr. Nafis Sadik, ``The State of World Population,'' 1991, New +

35. Dr. Nafis Sadik, ``The State of World Population,'' 1991, New York, United Nations Population Fund.

36. @@ -2828,21 +2828,21 @@ history, written with full cooperation ofthe Sterilization League.

38. - Interview with Dr. C. Nash Herndon, June 20, 1990.

+ Interview with Dr. C. Nash Herndon, June 20, 1990.

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Thanks.

-

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+

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CHAPTER 4: ``THE CENTER OFPOWER IS IN WASHINGTON'' Brown -Brothers Harriman & Co. 59 Wall Street, New York Cable Address +

CHAPTER 4: ``THE CENTER OFPOWER IS IN WASHINGTON'' Brown +Brothers Harriman & Co. 59 Wall Street, New York Cable Address ``Shipley-New York'' Business Established 1818 Private Bankers

September 5, 1944

-

The Honorable W. A. Harriman American Ambassador to the U.S.S.R. +

The Honorable W. A. Harriman American Ambassador to the U.S.S.R. American Embassy, Moscow, Russia

-

Dear Averell:

+

Dear Averell:

Thinking that possibly Bullitt's article in the recent issue of ``LIFE'' may not have come to your attention, I have clipped @@ -2875,26 +2875,26 @@ At present writing all is well here.

`At present writing all is well here.'' Thus the ambassador to Russia was reassured by themanaging partner of his firm, -Prescott Bush. Only 22 anda half months before, the U.S. +Prescott Bush. Only 22 anda half months before, the U.S. government had seized and shut down the Union Banking Corporation, which had been operated on behalf of Nazi Germany by -Bush and theHarrimans. But that was behind them now, and they -were safe. There would be nopublicity on the Harriman-Bush -sponsorship of Hitlerism. - Prescott's son George, the future U.S. President, was also -safe. Three days before this note to Moscow was written, George -Bush had parachuted from a Navy bomber airplane over the Pacific +Bush and theHarrimans. But that was behind them now, and they +were safe. There would be nopublicity on the Harriman-Bush +sponsorship of Hitlerism. + Prescott's son George, the future U.S. President, was also +safe. Three days before this note to Moscow was written, George +Bush had parachuted from a Navy bomber airplane over the Pacific Ocean, killing his two crew members when the unpiloted plane crashed. - Five months later, in February 1945, Prescott's boss Averell -Harriman escorted President Franklin Roosevelt to the fateful -summit meetingwith Soviet leader Joseph Stalin at Yalta. In + Five months later, in February 1945, Prescott's boss Averell +Harriman escorted President Franklin Roosevelt to the fateful +summit meetingwith Soviet leader Joseph Stalin at Yalta. In April Roosevelt died. The agreement reached at Yalta, calling for free elections in Poland oncethe war ended, was never enforced. - Over the next eight years (1945 through 1952), Prescott Bush -was Harriman'sanchorin the New York financial world. The -increasingly powerful Mr. Harriman and his allies gave Eastern + Over the next eight years (1945 through 1952), Prescott Bush +was Harriman'sanchorin the New York financial world. The +increasingly powerful Mr. Harriman and his allies gave Eastern Europe over to Soviet dictatorship. A Cold Warwas then undertaken, to ``counterbalance'' the Soviets. This British-inspired strategy paid several nightmarish @@ -2902,24 +2902,24 @@ dividends. Eastern Europe was to remain enslaved. Germany was ``permanently'' divided. Anglo-American power was jointly exercised over the non-Soviet ``Free World.'' The confidential functions of the British and American governments were merged. -The Harriman clique took possession of the U.S. national security -apparatus, and in doing so, they opened the gate and let the Bush +The Harriman clique took possession of the U.S. national security +apparatus, and in doing so, they opened the gate and let the Bush family in. - * * * -

-

Following his services to Germany's Nazi Party, Averell -Harriman spentseveral yearsmediating between the British, +

Following his services to Germany's Nazi Party, Averell +Harriman spentseveral yearsmediating between the British, American, and Soviet governments in the war to stop the Nazis. He was ambassador to Moscow from 1943 to 1946.

-

President Harry Truman, whom Harriman and his friends held in -amused contempt, appointed Harriman U.S. ambassador to Britain +

President Harry Truman, whom Harriman and his friends held in +amused contempt, appointed Harriman U.S. ambassador to Britain in 1946. - Harriman was at lunch with former British Prime Minister -Winston Churchill oneday in 1946,when Truman telephoned. -Harriman asked Churchill if he should accept Truman's offer to + Harriman was at lunch with former British Prime Minister +Winston Churchill oneday in 1946,when Truman telephoned. +Harriman asked Churchill if he should accept Truman's offer to come back to the U.S. as Secretary of Commerce. According to -Harriman's account, Churchill told him: ``Absolutely. The center +Harriman's account, Churchill told him: ``Absolutely. The center of power is in Washington.''s1

Jupiter Island

@@ -2929,50 +2929,50 @@ II--the creation of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency along British lines, for example--had devastating consequences. We are concerned here with only certain aspects of that overall transformation, thosematters of policy and family which gave -shape to the life and mind of George Bush, and gave him access to +shape to the life and mind of George Bush, and gave him access to power. - It was in these postwar years that George Bush attended Yale + It was in these postwar years that George Bush attended Yale University, and was inducted into the Skull and Bones society. -The Bush family's home at that time was in Greenwich, -Connecticut. But it was just then that George's parents, Prescott -and Dorothy Walker Bush, were wintering in a peculiar spot in +The Bush family's home at that time was in Greenwich, +Connecticut. But it was just then that George's parents, Prescott +and Dorothy Walker Bush, were wintering in a peculiar spot in Florida, a place that is excluded from mention in literature -originating from Bush circles. +originating from Bush circles. Certain national news accounts early in 1991 featured the -observations on President Bush's childhood by his elderly mother -Dorothy. She was said to be a resident of Hobe Sound, Florida. +observations on President Bush's childhood by his elderly mother +Dorothy. She was said to be a resident of Hobe Sound, Florida. More precisely, the President's mother lived in a hyper-security -arrangement created a half-century earlier by Averell Harriman, +arrangement created a half-century earlier by Averell Harriman, adjacent to Hobe Sound. Its correct name is Jupiter Island. - During his political career, George Bush has claimed many + During his political career, George Bush has claimed many different ``home'' states, including Texas, Maine, Massachusetts, -and Connecticut. Ithas not been expedient for him to claim +and Connecticut. Ithas not been expedient for him to claim Florida, though that state has a vital link to his role in the -world, as we shall see. And George Bush's home base in Florida, +world, as we shall see. And George Bush's home base in Florida, throughout his adult life, has been Jupiter Island. - The unique, bizarre setup on Jupiter Island beganin 1931, -following themergerof W.A. Harriman and Co.with the -British-American firm Brown Brothers. - The reader will recall Mr. Samuel Pryor, the ``Merchant of -Death.'' A partner with the Harrimans, Prescott Bush, George -Walker, and Nazi boss Fritz Thyssen in banking and shipping -enterprises, Sam Pryor remained executive committee chairman of + The unique, bizarre setup on Jupiter Island beganin 1931, +following themergerof W.A. Harriman and Co.with the +British-American firm Brown Brothers. + The reader will recall Mr. Samuel Pryor, the ``Merchant of +Death.'' A partner with the Harrimans, Prescott Bush, George +Walker, and Nazi boss Fritz Thyssen in banking and shipping +enterprises, Sam Pryor remained executive committee chairman of Remington Arms. In this period, the Nazi private armies (SA and -SS) were supplied with American arms--most likely by Pryor and +SS) were supplied with American arms--most likely by Pryor and his company--as they moved tooverthrow theGermanrepublic. Such gun-running as an instrument of national policy would later become notorious in the ``Iran-Contra'' affair. - Sam Pryor's daughter Permelia married Yale graduate Joseph V. -Reed on the last day of 1927. Reed immediately went to work for -Prescott Bush and George Walker, as an apprentice at W.A. -Harriman and Co. - During World War II, Joseph V. Reed had served in the + Sam Pryor's daughter Permelia married Yale graduate Joseph V. +Reed on the last day of 1927. Reed immediately went to work for +Prescott Bush and George Walker, as an apprentice at W.A. +Harriman and Co. + During World War II, Joseph V. Reed had served in the ``special services'' section of the U.S. ArmySignalCorps.A -specialist insecurity, codes and espionage, Reed later wrote a +specialist insecurity, codes and espionage, Reed later wrote a book entitled {Fun with Cryptograms}.s2

-

Sam Pryor had had property around Hobe Sound, Florida, for -some time. In 1931, Joseph and Permelia Pryor Reed bought the +

Sam Pryor had had property around Hobe Sound, Florida, for +some time. In 1931, Joseph and Permelia Pryor Reed bought the entirety of Jupiter Island. This is atypically beautiful Atlanticcoast``barrier island,'' a half-milewide and nine miles long. The middle of @@ -2980,13 +2980,13 @@ Jupiter Islandlies just off Hobe Sound. The south bridge connects the island with the town of Jupiter, to the north of Palm Beach. It is about 90 minutes by auto from Miami--today,a few minutes by helicopter. - Early in 1991, a newspaper reporter asked a friend of the Bush + Early in 1991, a newspaper reporter asked a friend of the Bush family about security arrangements on Jupiter Island. He responded, ``If you called up the White House,would they tell you how many security people they had? It's not that Jupiter -Island is the White House, although he [GeorgeBush] does come +Island is the White House, although he [GeorgeBush] does come down frequently.'' - Butfor several decades before Bush was President, Jupiter + Butfor several decades before Bush was President, Jupiter Islandhad an ordinance requiring the registration and fingerprinting of all housekeepers, gardeners, and other non-residents working on the island. The Jupiter Island police @@ -2996,182 +2996,182 @@ street, the police will be there within oneor two minutes. Surveillance is a duty of all employees of the Town of Jupiter Island. News reporters are to be prevented from visiting the island.s3 - To create this astonishing private club, Joseph and Permelia -Pryor Reed sold land only to those who would fit in. Permelia -Reed was still the grande dame of the island when George Bush was + To create this astonishing private club, Joseph and Permelia +Pryor Reed sold land only to those who would fit in. Permelia +Reed was still the grande dame of the island when George Bush was inaugurated Presidentin 1989. In recognition of the fact that -the Reeds know where {all} the bodies are buried, President Bush -appointed Permelia's son, Joseph V. Reed, Jr., chief of protocol +the Reeds know where {all} the bodies are buried, President Bush +appointed Permelia's son, Joseph V. Reed, Jr., chief of protocol for the U.S. State Dept., in charge of private arrangements with foreign dignitaries. - Averell Harriman made Jupiter Island a staging ground for his + Averell Harriman made Jupiter Island a staging ground for his 1940s takeover of the U.S. national security apparatus. It was in that connection that the island became possibly the most secretive private place in America. Let us briefly survey the neighborhood, back then in 1946-48, to see some of theuses various of the residents had for the -Harriman clique.

+Harriman clique.

Residence on Jupiter Island

-

sb|Jupiter Islander {RobertA. Lovett,}s4, Prescott Bush's -partner at Brown Brothers Harriman, had been Assistant Secretary -of War for Air from 1941 to 1945. Lovett was the leading American +

sb|Jupiter Islander {RobertA. Lovett,}s4, Prescott Bush's +partner at Brown Brothers Harriman, had been Assistant Secretary +of War for Air from 1941 to 1945. Lovett was the leading American advocate of the policy of terror-bombing of civilians. He organized theStrategic Bombing Survey, carried out for the American and British governments by the staff of the Prudential Insurance Company, guided by London's Tavistock Psychiatric Clinic. - In the postwar period, Prescott Bush was associated with -Prudential Insurance,one of Lovett's intelligence channels to -the British secret services. Prescott was listed by Prudential + In the postwar period, Prescott Bush was associated with +Prudential Insurance,one of Lovett's intelligence channels to +the British secret services. Prescott was listed by Prudential as a director of the company for about two years in the early 1950s. Their Strategic Bombing Survey failed to demonstrate any real military advantage accruing from suchoutrages as the -fire-bombing of Dresden, Germany. But the Harrimanites +fire-bombing of Dresden, Germany. But the Harrimanites nevertheless persisted in the advocacy of terror from the air. They glorified this as ``psychological warfare,'' a part of the utopian military doctrine opposed to the views of military -traditionalists such as Gen. Douglas MacArthur. - Robert Lovett later advised President Lyndon Johnson to -terror-bomb Vietnam. President George Bush revived the doctrine +traditionalists such as Gen. Douglas MacArthur. + Robert Lovett later advised President Lyndon Johnson to +terror-bomb Vietnam. President George Bush revived the doctrine with the bombing of civilian areas in Panama, and the destruction of Baghdad. - On October 22, 1945, Secretary of War Robert Patterson created -the Lovett Committee, chaired by Robert A. Lovett, to advise the + On October 22, 1945, Secretary of War Robert Patterson created +the Lovett Committee, chaired by Robert A. Lovett, to advise the government on the post-World War II organization of U.S. intelligence activities. The existence of this committee was unknown to the public until an official CIA history was released from secrecy in 1989. But the CIA's author (who wasPresident -Bush'sprep school history teacher; see chapter 5) gives no real -details of the Lovett Committee's functioning, claiming: ``The -recordof the testimony of the Lovett Committee, unfortunately, +Bush'sprep school history teacher; see chapter 5) gives no real +details of the Lovett Committee's functioning, claiming: ``The +recordof the testimony of the Lovett Committee, unfortunately, was not in the archives of the agency when this account was written.''s5 - TheCIA's self-history does inform us of the advice that -Lovett provided to the Truman cabinet, as the official War + TheCIA's self-history does inform us of the advice that +Lovett provided to the Truman cabinet, as the official War Department intelligence proposal. - Lovett decided that there should be aseparate Central + Lovett decided that there should be aseparate Central Intelligence Agency. The new agency would ``consult''with the armed forces,but it must be the sole collecting agency in the field of foreign espionage and counterespionage. The new agency shouldhave an independent budget, and its appropriations should be granted by Congress without public hearings. - Lovett appeared before the Secretaries of State, War, and Navy + Lovett appeared before the Secretaries of State, War, and Navy on November 14, 1945. He spoke highly of the FBI's work because -it had ``thebest personality file in the world.'' Lovett said +it had ``thebest personality file in the world.'' Lovett said the FBI was expert at producing false documents, an art ``which we developed so successfully during the war and at which we -becameoutstandingly adept.'' Lovett pressed for a virtual +becameoutstandingly adept.'' Lovett pressed for a virtual resumption of the wartime Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in a new CIA. U.S. military traditionalists centered around Gen. Douglas -MacArthur opposed Lovett's proposal. The continuation of the OSS +MacArthur opposed Lovett's proposal. The continuation of the OSS had been attacked at the end of the war on the groundsthat the OSS was entirely under British control, and that it would constitute an American Gestapo.s6 But the CIA was established in -1947 according to the prescription of Robert Lovett, of Jupiter +1947 according to the prescription of Robert Lovett, of Jupiter Island. - sb|{Charles Payson} and his wife, {Joan Whitney Payson,} were -extended family members of Harriman's and business associates of -the Bush family. - Joan's aunt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, was a relative of -the Harrimans. Gertrude's son, Cornelius Vanderbilt (``Sonny'') -Whitney, long-time chairman of Pan American Airways (Prescott was + sb|{Charles Payson} and his wife, {Joan Whitney Payson,} were +extended family members of Harriman's and business associates of +the Bush family. + Joan's aunt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, was a relative of +the Harrimans. Gertrude's son, Cornelius Vanderbilt (``Sonny'') +Whitney, long-time chairman of Pan American Airways (Prescott was a Pan Am director), became assistant secretary of theU.S. Air -Force in 1947. Sonny's wife Marie had divorced him and married -Averell Harriman in 1930. Joan and Sonny's uncle, Air Marshal Sir -Thomas Elmhirst, was director of intelligence for the British Air +Force in 1947. Sonny's wife Marie had divorced him and married +Averell Harriman in 1930. Joan and Sonny's uncle, Air Marshal Sir +Thomas Elmhirst, was director of intelligence for the British Air Force from 1945 to 1947. - Joan's brother, John Hay(``Jock'') Whitney, was to be + Joan's brother, John Hay(``Jock'') Whitney, was to be ambassador toGreat Britain from 1955 to 1961 ... when it would -be vital for Prescott and George Bush to have such a friend. -Joan'sfather, grandfather, and uncle were members of the Skull +be vital for Prescott and George Bush to have such a friend. +Joan'sfather, grandfather, and uncle were members of the Skull and Bones secret society. - Charles Payson organized a uranium refinery in 1948. Later, he + Charles Payson organized a uranium refinery in 1948. Later, he was chairman of Vitro Corporation,makers of parts for submarine-launched ballistic missiles, equipment for frequency surveillance and torpedo guidance, and other subsurface weaponry. - Naval warfare haslong been a preoccupation of the British + Naval warfare haslong been a preoccupation of the British Empire. British penetration of theU.S. Naval Intelligence -service has been particularly heavy since the tenure of Joan's +service has been particularly heavy since the tenure of Joan's Anglophile grandfather, William C. Whitney, as secretary of the Navy for President Grover Cleveland. This traditional covert British orientation in the U.S. Navy, Naval Intelligence and the Navy'sincluded service, the Marine Corps, forms a backdrop to -the career of George Bush--and to the whole neighborhood on +the career of George Bush--and to the whole neighborhood on Jupiter Island. Naval Intelligence maintained direct relations -with gangster boss Meyer Lansky forAnglo-Americanpolitical +with gangster boss Meyer Lansky forAnglo-Americanpolitical operations in Cuba during World War II,well before the -establishment of the CIA. Lansky officially moved to Florida in +establishment of the CIA. Lansky officially moved to Florida in 1953.s7 - sb|{George HerbertWalker, Jr.} (Skull and Bones, 1927), was -extremely close to his nephew George Bush, helping to sponsor his -entry into the oil business in the 1950s. ``Uncle Herbie'' was -also a partner of Joan Whitney Payson when they co-founded the -New York Mets baseball team in 1960. His son, G.H. Walker III, -was aYale classmate of {Nicholas Brady} and Moreau D. Brown -(Thatcher Brown's grandson), forming what was called the ``Yale + sb|{George HerbertWalker, Jr.} (Skull and Bones, 1927), was +extremely close to his nephew George Bush, helping to sponsor his +entry into the oil business in the 1950s. ``Uncle Herbie'' was +also a partner of Joan Whitney Payson when they co-founded the +New York Mets baseball team in 1960. His son, G.H. Walker III, +was aYale classmate of {Nicholas Brady} and Moreau D. Brown +(Thatcher Brown's grandson), forming what was called the ``Yale Mafia'' on Wall Street. - sb|{Walter S. Carpenter, Jr.} had been chairman of the finance + sb|{Walter S. Carpenter, Jr.} had been chairman of the finance committee ofthe Du Pont Corporation (1930-40).In 1933, -Carpenter oversaw Du Pont's purchase of Remington Armsfrom Sam -Pryor and the Rockefellers, and led Du Pont into partnership with +Carpenter oversaw Du Pont's purchase of Remington Armsfrom Sam +Pryor and the Rockefellers, and led Du Pont into partnership with the Nazi I.G. Farben company for the manufacture of explosives. -Carpenter became Du Pont's president in 1940. His cartel with the +Carpenter became Du Pont's president in 1940. His cartel with the Nazis was broken up bythe U.S. government. Nevertheless, -Carpenter remained Du Pont's president, as thecompany's +Carpenter remained Du Pont's president, as thecompany's technicians participated massively in the Manhattan Project to produce the first atomic bomb. He was chairman of Du Pont from 1948 to 1962, retaining high-level access toU.S.strategic activities. - Walter Carpenter and Prescott Bush were fellow activists in + Walter Carpenter and Prescott Bush were fellow activists in the Mental Hygiene Society. Originating at Yale University in 1908, the movement had been organized into the World Federation -of Mental Health by Montague Norman, himself a frequent mental -patient, former Brown Brothers partner and Bank of England -Governor. Norman had appointed as the federation'schairman, +of Mental Health by Montague Norman, himself a frequent mental +patient, former Brown Brothers partner and Bank of England +Governor. Norman had appointed as the federation'schairman, Brigadier John Rawlings Rees, director of the Tavistock Clinic, chief psychiatrist and psychologicalwarfare expert for the -British intelligence services. Prescott was a director of the -society in Connecticut; Carpenter was a director in Delaware. - sb|{Paul Mellon} was the leading heir to the Mellon fortune, -and along-time neighbor of Averell Harriman's in Middleburg, -Virginia, as well as Jupiter Island,Florida. Paul's father, +British intelligence services. Prescott was a director of the +society in Connecticut; Carpenter was a director in Delaware. + sb|{Paul Mellon} was the leading heir to the Mellon fortune, +and along-time neighbor of Averell Harriman's in Middleburg, +Virginia, as well as Jupiter Island,Florida. Paul's father, AndrewMellon, U.S. treasury secretary 1921-32, had approved the -transactions of Harriman, Pryor, and Bush with the Warburgs and -the Nazis. Paul Mellon's son-in-law, {David K.E. Bruce,} worked -in Prescott Bush's W.A. Harriman & Co. during the late 1920s; +transactions of Harriman, Pryor, and Bush with the Warburgs and +the Nazis. Paul Mellon's son-in-law, {David K.E. Bruce,} worked +in Prescott Bush's W.A. Harriman & Co. during the late 1920s; was head of the London branch of U.S. intelligence during World -War II; and was Averell Harriman's Assistant Secretary of +War II; and was Averell Harriman's Assistant Secretary of Commerce in 1947-48. Mellon family money and participation would be instrumental in many domestic U.S. projects of the new Central Intelligence Agency. - sb|{Carll Tucker} manufactured electronic guidanceequipment -for the Navy. With the Mellons, Tucker was an owner of South -American oil properties. Mrs. Tucker was the great-aunt of -{Nicholas Brady,} later George Bush's Iran-Contra partner and -U.S. treasury secretary. Their son Carll Tucker, Jr. (Skull and -Bones,1947), was among the 15 Bonesmen who selected George Bush + sb|{Carll Tucker} manufactured electronic guidanceequipment +for the Navy. With the Mellons, Tucker was an owner of South +American oil properties. Mrs. Tucker was the great-aunt of +{Nicholas Brady,} later George Bush's Iran-Contra partner and +U.S. treasury secretary. Their son Carll Tucker, Jr. (Skull and +Bones,1947), was among the 15 Bonesmen who selected George Bush for induction in the class of 1948. - sb|{C. Douglas Dillon} was the boss of William H. Draper, -Jr. in the Draper-PrescottBush-Fritz Thyssen Nazi banking -scheme of the 1930s and 40s. His father, Clarence Dillon, created + sb|{C. Douglas Dillon} was the boss of William H. Draper, +Jr. in the Draper-PrescottBush-Fritz Thyssen Nazi banking +scheme of the 1930s and 40s. His father, Clarence Dillon, created the Vereinigte Stahlwerke (Thyssen's German Steel Trust) in 1926. -C. Douglas Dillon made{Nicholas Brady} thechairman of the -Dillon Read firm in 1971 and himself continued as chairman of the -Executive Committee. C. Douglas Dillon would be a vital ally of -his neighbor Prescott Bush during the Eisenhower administration. - sb|{Publisher Nelson Doubleday} headed his family's publishing -firm, founded under the auspices of J.P. Morgan and other British -Empire representatives. WhenGeorgeBush's``Uncle Herbie'' +C. Douglas Dillon made{Nicholas Brady} thechairman of the +Dillon Read firm in 1971 and himself continued as chairman of the +Executive Committee. C. Douglas Dillon would be a vital ally of +his neighbor Prescott Bush during the Eisenhower administration. + sb|{Publisher Nelson Doubleday} headed his family's publishing +firm, founded under the auspices of J.P. Morgan and other British +Empire representatives. WhenGeorgeBush's``Uncle Herbie'' died, Doubleday took over as majority owner and chief executive of the New York Mets baseball team. Some other specialized corporate owners had theirplace in -Harriman's strange club. - sb|{George W. Merck,} chairman of Merck & Co., drug and +Harriman's strange club. + sb|{George W. Merck,} chairman of Merck & Co., drug and chemical manufacturers, was director of the War Research Service: Merck was the official chief of all U.S. research into biological warfare from 1942 until at least the end of World War II. After @@ -3186,109 +3186,109 @@ Committee on Endowment. produced munitions, chemicals, and firearms. sb|{A.L. Cole} was useful to the JupiterIslanders as an executive of {Readers Digest.} In 1965, just after performing a -rather dirty favor for George Bush [which will be discussed ina +rather dirty favor for George Bush [which will be discussed ina comingchapter--ed.],Cole became chairmanof the executive committee of the {Digest,} the world's largest-circulation periodical. From the late 1940s, Jupiter Island has served as a center for the direction of covert action by the U.S. government and, indeed, for the covert management of the government. Jupiter -Islandwill reappear later on, in our account of George Bush in +Islandwill reappear later on, in our account of George Bush in the Iran-Contra affair.

Target: Washington

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George Bush graduated from Yale in 1948. He soon entered the -family's Dresser oilsupplyconcern in Texas. We shall now +

George Bush graduated from Yale in 1948. He soon entered the +family's Dresser oilsupplyconcern in Texas. We shall now briefly describe the forces that descended onWashington, D.C. -duringthose years when Bush, with the assistance of family and +duringthose years when Bush, with the assistance of family and powerful friends, was becoming ``established in business on his own.'' - From 1948 to 1950, Prescott Bush's boss Averell Harriman was + From 1948 to 1950, Prescott Bush's boss Averell Harriman was U.S. ``ambassador-at-large'' to Europe. He was a non-military ``Theater Commander,'' the administratorof the multi-billion-dollar Marshall Plan, participating in all military/strategic decision-makingby the Anglo-American alliance. - The U.S. secretary of defense, James Forrestal, hadbecomea -problem to the Harrimanites. Forrestal had long been an executive -at Dillon Read on Wall Street. But in recent years he had gone -astray. As secretary of the navy in 1944, Forrestal proposed the + The U.S. secretary of defense, James Forrestal, hadbecomea +problem to the Harrimanites. Forrestal had long been an executive +at Dillon Read on Wall Street. But in recent years he had gone +astray. As secretary of the navy in 1944, Forrestal proposed the racial integration of the Navy. As defense secretary, he pressed for integration in the armed forces and this eventually became the U.S. policy. - Forrestal opposed the utopians' strategy of appeasement + Forrestal opposed the utopians' strategy of appeasement coupled with brinkmanship. He was simply opposed to communism. -On March 28, 1949, Forrestal was forced out of office and flown +On March 28, 1949, Forrestal was forced out of office and flown on an Air Force plane to Florida. He was taken to ``Hobe Sound'' -(Jupiter Island), where Robert Lovett and an army psychiatrist +(Jupiter Island), where Robert Lovett and an army psychiatrist dealt with him.s8 - He was flown back to Washington, locked in Walter Reed Army + He was flown back to Washington, locked in Walter Reed Army Hospital and given insulin shock treatments for alleged ``mental exhaustion.'' He wasdeniedall visitors except his estranged -wife and children--his son had been Averell Harriman's aide in -Moscow. On May 22, Forrestal's body was found, his bathrobe cord +wife and children--his son had been Averell Harriman's aide in +Moscow. On May 22, Forrestal's body was found, his bathrobe cord tied tightly around his neck, afterhe had plunged froma sixteenth-story hospital window. The chief psychiatrist called the death a suicide even before any investigation was started. -The results of the Army's inquest were kept secret. Forrestal's +The results of the Army's inquest were kept secret. Forrestal's diaries were published, 80 percent deleted, after a year of direct government censorship and rewriting. - * * * - North Korean troops invaded South Korea in June 1950, after -U.S. Secretary of State DeanAcheson (Harriman's very close +U.S. Secretary of State DeanAcheson (Harriman's very close friend) publicly specified that Korea would not be defended. -With a new war on, Harriman came back to serve asPresident -Truman's adviser, to ``oversee national security affairs.'' - Harriman replaced Clark Clifford, who had been special counsel -to Truman. Clifford, however, remained close to Harriman and his -partners as they gained more and more power. Clifford later -wrote about his cordial relations with Prescott Bush: - ``Prescott Bush ... had become oneof myfrequent golfing +With a new war on, Harriman came back to serve asPresident +Truman's adviser, to ``oversee national security affairs.'' + Harriman replaced Clark Clifford, who had been special counsel +to Truman. Clifford, however, remained close to Harriman and his +partners as they gained more and more power. Clifford later +wrote about his cordial relations with Prescott Bush: + ``Prescott Bush ... had become oneof myfrequent golfing partners in the fifties, and I had both liked and respected -him.... Bush had a splendid singingvoice,and particularly +him.... Bush had a splendid singingvoice,and particularly loved quartet singing. In the fifties, he organized a quartet that includedmy daughter Joyce.... Theywouldsing in Washington, and, on occasion, he invited the group to Hobe Sound -in Florida to perform. His son [George], though, had never +in Florida to perform. His son [George], though, had never struck me as a strong or forceful person. In 1988, he presented himself successfully to the voters as an outsider--no small trick for a man whose roots wound through Connecticut, Yale, Texas oil, the CIA, a patrician background, wealth, and the Vice Presidency.''s9

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With Forrestal out of the way,Averell Harriman and Dean -Acheson drove to Leesburg, Virginia, on July 1, 1950, to hire the -British-backed U.S. Gen. George C. Marshallas secretary of -defense. At the same time, Prescott's partner, Robert Lovett, +

With Forrestal out of the way,Averell Harriman and Dean +Acheson drove to Leesburg, Virginia, on July 1, 1950, to hire the +British-backed U.S. Gen. George C. Marshallas secretary of +defense. At the same time, Prescott's partner, Robert Lovett, himself became assistant secretary of defense. - Lovett, Marshall, Harriman, and Acheson went to work to -unhorse Gen. DouglasMacArthur, commander of U.S.forces in -Asia. MacArthur kept Wall Street's intelligence agencies away + Lovett, Marshall, Harriman, and Acheson went to work to +unhorse Gen. DouglasMacArthur, commander of U.S.forces in +Asia. MacArthur kept Wall Street's intelligence agencies away from his command, and favored real independence for the non-white -nations. Lovett called for MacArthur's firing on March 23, 1951, -citingMacArthur's insistence on defeating the Communist Chinese -invaders in Korea. MacArthur's famous message, that there was +nations. Lovett called for MacArthur's firing on March 23, 1951, +citingMacArthur's insistence on defeating the Communist Chinese +invaders in Korea. MacArthur's famous message, that there was ``no substitute for victory,'' was read in Congress on April 5; -MacArthur was fired on April 10, 1951. - That September, Robert Lovett replaced Marshall assecretary -of defense. Meanwhile, Harriman was named director of the Mutual +MacArthur was fired on April 10, 1951. + That September, Robert Lovett replaced Marshall assecretary +of defense. Meanwhile, Harriman was named director of the Mutual Security Agency, making him the U.S. chief of the Anglo-American -military alliance. By now,BrownBrothers Harriman was +military alliance. By now,BrownBrothers Harriman was everything but commander-in-chief. - * * * - - These were, of course, exciting times for the Bush family, + These were, of course, exciting times for the Bush family, whose wagon was hitched to the financial gods of Olympus--to Jupiter, that is.

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Brown BrothersHarriman & Co. 59 Wall Street, New York 5, N.Y. +

Brown BrothersHarriman & Co. 59 Wall Street, New York 5, N.Y. Business Established 1818 Cable Address ``Shipley-New York'' Private Bankers April 2, 1951

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The Honorable W.A. Harriman, The White House, Washington, D.C.

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The Honorable W.A. Harriman, The White House, Washington, D.C.

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Dear Averell: +

Dear Averell: I was sorry to miss you inWashington but appreciate your cordial note. I shall hope for better luck another time. I hope you had a good rest at Hobe Sound. @@ -3296,83 +3296,83 @@ cordial note. I shall hope for better luck another time. Sincerely yours,

Pres [signed] - Prescott S. Bush

+ Prescott S. Bush

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A central focus of the Harriman security regime in Washington +

A central focus of the Harriman security regime in Washington (1950-53) wasthe organization of covertoperations, and -``psychological warfare.'' Harriman,together with his lawyers -and business partners, Allen and John Foster Dulles, wanted the -government's secret servicesto conduct extensive propaganda +``psychological warfare.'' Harriman,together with his lawyers +and business partners, Allen and John Foster Dulles, wanted the +government's secret servicesto conduct extensive propaganda campaigns and mass-psychology experiments within the U.S.A., and paramilitary campaignsabroad. This would supposedly ensure a stableworld-wide environment favorable to Anglo-American financial and political interests. - The Harriman security regime created the Psychological + The Harriman security regime created the Psychological Strategy Board (PSB) in 1951. The man appointed director of the -PSB, Gordon Gray, is familiar to the reader as the sponsor of the -child sterilization experiments, carried out by the Harrimanite +PSB, Gordon Gray, is familiar to the reader as the sponsor of the +child sterilization experiments, carried out by the Harrimanite eugenics movement in North Carolina following World War II. - Gordon Gray was an avid Anglophile, whose father had gotten + Gordon Gray was an avid Anglophile, whose father had gotten controlling ownership of theR.J.Reynolds Tobacco Company through alliance with the British Imperial tobacco cartel's U.S. -representatives, the Duke family ofNorth Carolina. Gordon's -brother, R.J. Reynolds chairman Bowman Gray Jr., was also a naval +representatives, the Duke family ofNorth Carolina. Gordon's +brother, R.J. Reynolds chairman Bowman Gray Jr., was also a naval intelligence officer, known around Washington as the ``founder of -operational intelligence.'' Gordon Gray became a close friend and -political ally of Prescott Bush; and Gray's son became for -Prescott's son, George, his lawyer and the shield of his covert +operational intelligence.'' Gordon Gray became a close friend and +political ally of Prescott Bush; and Gray's son became for +Prescott's son, George, his lawyer and the shield of his covert policy. - ButPresident Harry Truman, as malleable ashe was, + ButPresident Harry Truman, as malleable ashe was, constituted anobstacle to the covert warriors. An insular Missouri politician vaguely favorable to the U.S. Constitution, he remained skeptical aboutsecretservice activities that reminded him of the Nazi Gestapo. So, ``covert operations'' could not fully take off withouta change of the Washington regime. And it was with the Republican -Party that Prescott Bush was to get his turn.

+Party that Prescott Bush was to get his turn.

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Prescott Runs for Senate

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Prescott Runs for Senate

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Prescott had made his first attempt to enter national politics +

Prescott had made his first attempt to enter national politics in 1950, as his partners took control of the levers of -governmental power. Remaining in charge of Brown Brothers -Harriman, he ran against Connecticut'sWilliam Benton for his +governmental power. Remaining in charge of Brown Brothers +Harriman, he ran against Connecticut'sWilliam Benton for his seat in the U.S. Senate. (The race was actually for a two-year -unexpired term, leftempty by thedeath of the previous +unexpired term, leftempty by thedeath of the previous senator). - In those days, Wisconsin's drunken Senator Joseph R. McCarthy + In those days, Wisconsin's drunken Senator Joseph R. McCarthy was making a circus-like crusade against communist influence in -Washington. McCarthyattacked liberals and leftists, State +Washington. McCarthyattacked liberals and leftists, State Department personnel, politicians, andHollywood figures. He generally left unscathed the Wall Street and London strategists who donatedEastern Europe and China tocommunist -dictatorship--like George Bush, their geopolitics was beyond left +dictatorship--like George Bush, their geopolitics was beyond left and right. - Prescott Bush hadno public ties to the notorious Joe -McCarthy, and appeared to be neutral about his crusade. But the -Wisconsin senator had his uses.Joe McCarthy came into -Connecticut three times that year to campaign forBush and -against the Democrats. Bushhimself made charges of ``Korea, + Prescott Bush hadno public ties to the notorious Joe +McCarthy, and appeared to be neutral about his crusade. But the +Wisconsin senator had his uses.Joe McCarthy came into +Connecticut three times that year to campaign forBush and +against the Democrats. Bushhimself made charges of ``Korea, Communism and Corruption'' into a slick campaign phrase against -Benton, which then turned up as a national Republican slogan. +Benton, which then turned up as a national Republican slogan. The response was disappointing. Only small crowds turned out -to hear Joe McCarthy, and Benton was not hurt. McCarthy's -pro-Bush rally in New Haven, in a hall that seated 6,000, drew -only 376 people. Benton joked on the radio that ``200 of them +to hear Joe McCarthy, and Benton was not hurt. McCarthy's +pro-Bush rally in New Haven, in a hall that seated 6,000, drew +only 376 people. Benton joked on the radio that ``200 of them were my spies.'' - Prescott Bush resigned from the Yale Board of Fellows for his + Prescott Bush resigned from the Yale Board of Fellows for his campaign, and the board published a statement to the effect that -the ``Yale vote'' should support Bush--despite the fact that -Benton was a Yale man, and in many ways identical in outlook to -Bush. Yale's Whiffenpoofsingers appeared regularly for -Prescott's campaign. None of this was particularly effective, +the ``Yale vote'' should support Bush--despite the fact that +Benton was a Yale man, and in many ways identical in outlook to +Bush. Yale's Whiffenpoofsingers appeared regularly for +Prescott's campaign. None of this was particularly effective, however, with the voting population.s1s0 - Then Papa Bush ran into a completely unexpected problem. At -that time, the old Harriman eugenics movementwas centered at -Yale University. Prescott Bush was a Yale trustee, and his former -Brown Brothers Harriman partner, Lawrence Tighe, was Yale's + Then Papa Bush ran into a completely unexpected problem. At +that time, the old Harriman eugenics movementwas centered at +Yale University. Prescott Bush was a Yale trustee, and his former +Brown Brothers Harriman partner, Lawrence Tighe, was Yale's treasurer. In that connection, a slight glimmer of the truth -about the Bush-Harriman firm's Nazi activities now made its way +about the Bush-Harriman firm's Nazi activities now made its way into the campaign. Notonly was the American Eugenics Society itself headquartered at Yale, but all parts of this undead fascist @@ -3382,54 +3382,54 @@ Yale Medical School their laboratories for hands-on practice in brain surgery and psychological experimentation. And the Birth Control League was there, which had long trumpeted theneed for eugenical births--fewer births for parentswith ``inferior'' -bloodlines. Prescott's partner Tighe was a Connecticut director +bloodlines. Prescott's partner Tighe was a Connecticut director of the league, and the Connecticut league's medical advisor was -the eugenics advocate, Dr. Winternitz of Yale Medical School. - Now in 1950, people who knew something about Prescott Bush -knew that hehad very unsavory roots in the eugenics movement. -There were then, just afterthe anti-Hitler war,few open +the eugenics advocate, Dr. Winternitz of Yale Medical School. + Now in 1950, people who knew something about Prescott Bush +knew that hehad very unsavory roots in the eugenics movement. +There were then, just afterthe anti-Hitler war,few open advocates ofsterilization of ``unfit'' or ``unnecessary'' people. (That would be revived later, with the help of General -Draperand his friend George Bush.) But the Birth Control League +Draperand his friend George Bush.) But the Birth Control League was public--just about then itwas changing its name to the euphemistic ``Planned Parenthood.'' - Then, very late in the 1950 senatorial campaign, Prescott Bush + Then, very late in the 1950 senatorial campaign, Prescott Bush was publicly exposed for being an activist in that section of the -old fascist eugenics movement. Prescott Bush lost the election +old fascist eugenics movement. Prescott Bush lost the election by about 1,000 out of 862,000 votes. He and his family blamed the defeat onthe exposeaa. The defeat was burned into the family's memory, leaving a bitterness and perhaps a desire for revenge. In his foreword to a population control propaganda book, -George Bush wrote about that1950 election: ``My own first +George Bush wrote about that1950 election: ``My own first awareness of birth control as a public policy issue came with a jolt in 1950 when my father was running for United States Senate -in Connecticut. Drew Pearson, on the Sunday before Election day, +in Connecticut. Drew Pearson, on the Sunday before Election day, `revealed' that my father wasinvolved with Planned Parenthod.... Many political observers felt a sufficient number of voters were swayed by his alleged contacts with the birth controllers to cost him the election....''s1s1 - Prescott Bush gave a graphic description ofthese events in + Prescott Bush gave a graphic description ofthese events in his ``oral history'' interview at Columbia University: ``In the -1950 campaign, when I ran against Benton, thevery last week, +1950 campaign, when I ran against Benton, thevery last week, Drew Pearson,famouscolumnist, was running a radio program at that time.... In this particular broadcast, just at the end of -our campaign [Pearson said]: ``I predict that Benton will retain +our campaign [Pearson said]: ``I predict that Benton will retain his seat in the United States Senate, because it has just been -made known that Prescott Bush, his opponent, is president of the +made known that Prescott Bush, his opponent, is president of the Birth Control Society'' or chairman, member of theboard of directors, or something, ``of the Birth Control Society. In this country, and of course with Connecticut's heavy Catholic population, and its laws against birth control ... this is going -to be too much for Bush to rise above.Benton will be elected. +to be too much for Bush to rise above.Benton will be elected. I predict.'' - Thenext Sunday, they handed out, at these Catholic Churches + Thenext Sunday, they handed out, at these Catholic Churches in Waterbury and Torrington and Bridgeport, handbills, quoting -Drew Pearson's statement on the radio about Prescott Bush, you +Drew Pearson's statement on the radio about Prescott Bush, you see--I predict. Well, my telephone started ringing that Sunday -at home, and when I'd answer, or Dotty [Prescott's wife, George's +at home, and when I'd answer, or Dotty [Prescott's wife, George's mother] wouldanswer--``Is this true, what they say about -Prescott Bush?This can't be true. Is it true?'' +Prescott Bush?This can't be true. Is it true?'' She'd say, ``No, it isn't true.'' Of course, it wasn't true. But you never catchup with a thing like this--the election's just day after tomorrow, you see? So there's no doubt, in the @@ -3438,7 +3438,7 @@ many thousand votes--whether it was 1, 3, 5 or 10 thousand we don't know, we can't possibly tell, but it was enough. To have overcome that thousand vote, it would only have had to be 600 switch [sic]. - [Mrs. Bushthen corrected the timing in Prescott Bush's + [Mrs. Bushthen corrected the timing in Prescott Bush's recollections.] ``I'd forgotten the exact sequence, but that was it.... The state then--and I think still is--probably about 55 percent @@ -3449,104 +3449,104 @@ thing. They fought repeal every time itcame up in the legislature, and {we never did get rid of that prohibition until just a year or two ago,} as I recall it [emphasis added].s1s2

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Prescott Bush wasdefeated, while the other Republican +

Prescott Bush wasdefeated, while the other Republican candidates fared well in Connecticut. He attributed his loss to the Catholic Church. After all, he had dependable friends in the news media. The {New YorkTimes}loved him for his bland pleasantness. He just about owned CBS. Twenty years earlier, -Prescott Bushhad personally organized the credit to allow +Prescott Bushhad personally organized the credit to allow William S. Paley to buy the CBS (radio, later television) network -outright. In return, Prescott was made a director and the +outright. In return, Prescott was made a director and the financial leader of CBS; Paley himself became a devoted follower -and servitor of Averell Harriman. - Well, when he tried again, Prescott Bush would not leave the +and servitor of Averell Harriman. + Well, when he tried again, Prescott Bush would not leave the outcome to the blind whims of the public. - Prescott Bush moved into action in 1952 as a national leader + Prescott Bush moved into action in 1952 as a national leader of the push to give the Republican presidential nomination to -Gen. Dwight D. (``Ike'') Eisenhower. Among the other team members -were Bush's Hitler-era lawyer John Foster Dulles, and Jupiter -Islander C. Douglas Dillon. - Dillon and his father were the pivots as the Harriman-Dulles -combination readied Ike for the presidency. As a friend put it: -``When the Dillons ... invited [Eisenhower] to dinner it was to +Gen. Dwight D. (``Ike'') Eisenhower. Among the other team members +were Bush's Hitler-era lawyer John Foster Dulles, and Jupiter +Islander C. Douglas Dillon. + Dillon and his father were the pivots as the Harriman-Dulles +combination readied Ike for the presidency. As a friend put it: +``When the Dillons ... invited [Eisenhower] to dinner it was to introduce him to Wall Street bankers and lawyers.''s1s3 - Ike's higher level backers believed, correctly, that Ike would + Ike's higher level backers believed, correctly, that Ike would not interferewith even the dirtiest of their covert action -programs. The bland, pleasant Prescott Bush was infrom the -beginning: a friend to Ike, and an original backer of his +programs. The bland, pleasant Prescott Bush was infrom the +beginning: a friend to Ike, and an original backer of his presidency. On July 28, 1952, as the election approached, Connecticut's -senior U.S. senator, James O'Brien McMahon, died at the age of -48. (McMahon had been Assistant U.S. Attorney General, in charge +senior U.S. senator, James O'Brien McMahon, died at the age of +48. (McMahon had been Assistant U.S. Attorney General, in charge of the Criminal Division, from 1935 to 1939. Was there a chance he might someday speak out about the unpunished Nazi-era crimes of the wealthy and powerful?) - This was {extremely} convenient for Prescott. He got the + This was {extremely} convenient for Prescott. He got the Republican nomination for U.S. senatorat a specialdelegated meeting, with backing bythe Yale-dominated state party leadership. Now he would run in a special election for the suddenly vacant Senate seat. He could expect to be swept into office, since he would be on the same electoral ticket as the -popular war hero, General Ike. Bya technicality, he would +popular war hero, General Ike. Bya technicality, he would instantly become Connecticut's senior senator, with extra power in Congress. And the next regularly scheduled senatorial race -would be in 1956 (whenMcMahon's term wouldhave ended), so -Prescott could run again in that presidential election year ... -once again on Ike's coattails!

+would be in 1956 (whenMcMahon's term wouldhave ended), so +Prescott could run again in that presidential election year ... +once again on Ike's coattails!

With this arrangement, things worked out very smoothly. In -Eisenhower's 1952 election victory,Ike won Connecticut by a -margin of 129,507 votes out of 1,092,471. Prescott Bush came in +Eisenhower's 1952 election victory,Ike won Connecticut by a +margin of 129,507 votes out of 1,092,471. Prescott Bush came in last among the statewide Republicans, butmanaged to win by 30,373out of 1,088,799, his margin nearly 100,000 behind Eisenhower. He took the traditionally Republican towns. - In Eisenhower's 1956 re-election, Ike won Connecticut by + In Eisenhower's 1956 re-election, Ike won Connecticut by 303,036 out of 1,114,954 votes, the largest presidential margin -in Connecticut's history. Prescott Bush managed to win again, by +in Connecticut's history. Prescott Bush managed to win again, by 129,544 votesout of 1,085,206--his margin this time 290,082 smaller than Eisenhower's.s1s4 In January 1963, when this electoral strategy had been played -out and his second term expired, Prescott Bush retired from -government and returned to Brown Brothers Harriman. - The 1952 Eisenhower victory made John Foster DullesSecretary -of State, and his brother Allen Dulles head of the CIA. The +out and his second term expired, Prescott Bush retired from +government and returned to Brown Brothers Harriman. + The 1952 Eisenhower victory made John Foster DullesSecretary +of State, and his brother Allen Dulles head of the CIA. The reigning Dulles brothers were the ``Republican'' replacements for -their client and businesspartner, ``Democrat'' Averell -Harriman. Occasionalpublicposturings aside, their strategic +their client and businesspartner, ``Democrat'' Averell +Harriman. Occasionalpublicposturings aside, their strategic commitments were identical to his. - Undoubtedly the most important work accomplished by Prescott -Bush in the new regime was on the golf links. - Those who remember the Eisenhower presidency know that Ike + Undoubtedly the most important work accomplished by Prescott +Bush in the new regime was on the golf links. + Those who remember the Eisenhower presidency know that Ike played ... quite a bit of golf! Democrats sneered at him for mindlessness, Republicans defended him for taking this healthy -recreation. Golf was Ike's ruling passion. And there at his -side was the loyal, bland, pleasant Senator Prescott Bush, former +recreation. Golf was Ike's ruling passion. And there at his +side was the loyal, bland, pleasant Senator Prescott Bush, former president of the U.S. Golf Association, son-in-law of the very man who had reformulated the rules of the game. - Prescott Bush was Dwight Eisenhower's favorite golf partner. -Prescott could reassure Ikeabout his counselors, allay his -concerns, and monitor his moods. Ike was very grateful to -Prescott, who never revealed the President's scores. - Thepublicimage of his relationship to the President may be -gleaned from a 1956 newspaper profile of Prescott Bush's role in + Prescott Bush was Dwight Eisenhower's favorite golf partner. +Prescott could reassure Ikeabout his counselors, allay his +concerns, and monitor his moods. Ike was very grateful to +Prescott, who never revealed the President's scores. + Thepublicimage of his relationship to the President may be +gleaned from a 1956 newspaper profile of Prescott Bush's role in the party. The {New York Times,}which 11 years before had consciously protected him from public exposure as a Nazi banker, fawned overhim in an article entitled, ``HisPlatform: Eisenhower'':``A tall, lean, well-dressed man who looks exactly like what he is--a wealthy product of the Ivy League--is chairman of theRepublican Convention's platform committee. As such, -Prescott Bush, Connecticut's senior United States Senator, hasa +Prescott Bush, Connecticut's senior United States Senator, hasa difficult task: he has to take one word and expand it to about 5,000. - ``The one word, of course, is `Ike'--but no party platform + ``The one word, of course, is `Ike'--but no party platform could ever be so simple and direct.... - ``Thus it is that Senator Bushand his fellow committee + ``Thus it is that Senator Bushand his fellow committee members ... find themselves confronted with the job of wrapping aroundthe name Eisenhower sufficient verbiage to persuade the public that it is the principles of the party, and notthe grin of the man at the head of it, which makes itworthy of endorsement in [the] November [election]. - ``For this task Prescott Bush, a singularly practical and + ``For this task Prescott Bush, a singularly practical and direct conservative, may notbe entirely fitted. It is likely that left to his own devices he would simply offer the country the one word and let it go at that. @@ -3574,7 +3574,7 @@ Association.... house has followed conservative policies consistent with his business background. He resigned all his corporate directorships, took a leave from -Brown Brothers, Harriman, and proceeded to go down theline for +Brown Brothers, Harriman, and proceeded to go down theline for the Eisenhower program.... ``Around the Senate, he is known as a man who does his committee work faithfully, defends the Administration stoutly, @@ -3585,12 +3585,12 @@ Hill....''s1s5

Notes

1. - Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas, {The Wise Men}: Six Friends and -the World They Made--Acheson, Bohlen, Harriman, Kennan, Lovett, -McCloy} (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1986), p. 377.

+ Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas, {The Wise Men}: Six Friends and +the World They Made--Acheson, Bohlen, Harriman, Kennan, Lovett, +McCloy} (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1986), p. 377.

2. - Reed was better known in high society as a minor diplomat, the + Reed was better known in high society as a minor diplomat, the founder of the Triton Press and the presidentof the American Shakespeare Theater.

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{Palm Beach Post,} January 13, 1991.

4. - For Lovett'sresidency there see Isaacson and Thomas, {op. + For Lovett'sresidency there see Isaacson and Thomas, {op. cit.,} p. 417. Some Jupiter Island residencies were verified by their inclusion in the 1947 membership list of the Hobe Sound -Yacht Club, in the Harriman papers, Library ofCongress; others +Yacht Club, in the Harriman papers, Library ofCongress; others were established from interviews with long-time Jupiter Islanders.

@@ -3613,27 +3613,27 @@ Pennsylvania State University, 1990), p. 59.

6. The {Chicago Tribune}, Feb 9, 1945,for example, warned of ``Creation of an all-powerful intelligence service to spy on the postwar world and to pry into the lives of citizensat home. -{Cf. Anthony Cave Brown, {Wild Bill Donovan: The Last Hero}, (New -York: Times Books, 1982), p.625, on warnings to FDR about the +{Cf. Anthony Cave Brown, {Wild Bill Donovan: The Last Hero}, (New +York: Times Books, 1982), p.625, on warnings to FDR about the British control of U.S. intelligence.

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7. Dennis Eisenberg, Uri Dan, Eli Landau, {Meyer Lansky: Mogul of +

7. Dennis Eisenberg, Uri Dan, Eli Landau, {Meyer Lansky: Mogul of the Mob} (New York: Paddington Press, 1979) pp. 227-28.

-

8. See John Ranelagh, {The Agency: The Rise and Decline of the -CIA}, (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987), pp. 131-32.

+

8. See John Ranelagh, {The Agency: The Rise and Decline of the +CIA}, (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987), pp. 131-32.

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9. Clark Clifford, {Counsel to the President} (New York: Random +

9. Clark Clifford, {Counsel to the President} (New York: Random House, 1991).

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10. Sidney Hyman, {The Life of William Benton} (Chicago: The +

10. Sidney Hyman, {The Life of William Benton} (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1969), pp. 438-41.

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11. Phyllis Tilson Piotrow, {World Population Crisis: The United +

11. Phyllis Tilson Piotrow, {World Population Crisis: The United StatesResponse} (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1973), -``Forward'' by George H.W. Bush, p. vii.

+``Forward'' by George H.W. Bush, p. vii.

-

12. Interviewwith PrescottBush in the Oral History Research +

12. Interviewwith PrescottBush in the Oral History Research Project conducted by ColumbiaUniversity in1966, Eisenhower Administration Part II; pp. 62-4.

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Thanks.

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John Covici +

John Covici coviciccs.covici.com

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-Wrong Number BBS FILE NAME: BUSHBOMB.TXT +Wrong Number BBS FILE NAME: BUSHBOMB.TXT @@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ Wrong Number BBS FILE NAME: BUSHBOMB.TXT is credited, including publisher's address] - BUSH LINKED TO TERROR BOMBING; + BUSH LINKED TO TERROR BOMBING; WILL U.N. ASK FOR EXTRADITION?: Shocking Evidence Revealed -The evidence pointing to President Bush's role in the terrorist bombing of +The evidence pointing to President Bush's role in the terrorist bombing of a Cuban airliner grows stronger with new revelations. Will the UN Security -Council demand his extradition to Cuba or the World Court, as Bush and the +Council demand his extradition to Cuba or the World Court, as Bush and the UN have done in the case of Libyan suspects in a similar crime? @@ -30,44 +30,44 @@ UN have done in the case of Libyan suspects in a similar crime? Exclusive to The Spotlight Washington, DC, 6/12/92 -- Long-suppressed records have turned up -"shattering" new evidence of the role played by President George Bush in +"shattering" new evidence of the role played by President George Bush in the midair bombing of a Cuban airliner and in its subsequent cover-up, Latin American officials conducting a "preliminary review" of the tragic incident have told the UN Security Council. The secret files reportedly confirm that in mid-1976, while serving as -CIA chief, Bush was in "overall command" of a botched sabotage operation +CIA chief, Bush was in "overall command" of a botched sabotage operation that ended in the crash of a Cuban passenger jet, killing all 73 aboard, The SPOTLIGHT has learned from diplomatic sources close to the investigation. - A CIA agent identified as Luis Posada was arrested by Venezuelan + A CIA agent identified as Luis Posada was arrested by Venezuelan authorities shortly after the Cuban plane exploded in midair during its -takeoff from a Caribbean stopover, these sources say. Posada, a member of +takeoff from a Caribbean stopover, these sources say. Posada, a member of a sizable CIA contingent conducting covert operations from Venezuelan bases at the time, was charged with having smuggled an explosive device aboard the flight, and held for trial. - Bush, anxious to disclaim all responsibility for such an atrocious + Bush, anxious to disclaim all responsibility for such an atrocious terrorist outrage, ordered a "no-holds-barred" cover-up of the crime, the record suggests. - "In order to take the heat off Posada, the CIA targeted another -suspect, Dr. Orlando Bosch, a militant Cuban exile activist who advocated -`armed action' against the Castro dictatorship," recounted Felipe Rivero, + "In order to take the heat off Posada, the CIA targeted another +suspect, Dr. Orlando Bosch, a militant Cuban exile activist who advocated +`armed action' against the Castro dictatorship," recounted Felipe Rivero, the popular Miami broadcaster who is The SPOTLIGHT's correspondent in the region." Venezuela's secret police, known after its Spanish initials as DISIP, maintained close relations with the CIA and followed its lead. Bosch was imprisoned and charged with complicity in the bombing in Venezuela. - BUSH ORCHESTRATION + BUSH ORCHESTRATION - The next move in the cover-up reportedly orchestrated by Bush was to -"recover" Posada, these sources day. In a well-organized and lavishly + The next move in the cover-up reportedly orchestrated by Bush was to +"recover" Posada, these sources day. In a well-organized and lavishly financed jailbreak, the alleged aerial bomber was spirited from Venezuela to Panama, where the CIA issued him a new set of identity documents under -the name of Ramon Medina, a Guatemalan businessman. - In the concluding move of the cover-up, Posada, now known as "Medina," -was handed over to Felix Rodriguez, a senior CIA field agent with whom Bush -had a personal working relationship, the record shows. Rodriguez gave -Posada a series of covert jobs with CIA teams stationed in Central America, +the name of Ramon Medina, a Guatemalan businessman. + In the concluding move of the cover-up, Posada, now known as "Medina," +was handed over to Felix Rodriguez, a senior CIA field agent with whom Bush +had a personal working relationship, the record shows. Rodriguez gave +Posada a series of covert jobs with CIA teams stationed in Central America, largely in order to protect him and "keep him happy," these sources related. "I, for my part, spent 11 years in various maximum security Venezuelan @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ airplane bombing. My case was heard by military, civilian and appellate courts. I was found innocent each time. But after each acquittal, the CIA came up with new `suggestions' about my guilt." - PALE AND FRAIL + PALE AND FRAIL Finally the Venezuelan government told Washington it could no longer hold Bosch. Pale and in frail health, the falsely accused "terrorist" was @@ -91,16 +91,16 @@ SPOTLIGHT. "If I engage in any political activity, or even if I talk too much, I can be tossed back into jail. I am in no position to comment on controversial questions -- not even in my own cause." Living under the assumed name and a small CIA paycheck in Central -America also proved difficult for Posada, SPOTLIGHT correspondent Rivero -reports. "A couple of years ago, two men walked up to Posada in a -Guatemalan restaurant and shot him five times," Rivero related. "He +America also proved difficult for Posada, SPOTLIGHT correspondent Rivero +reports. "A couple of years ago, two men walked up to Posada in a +Guatemalan restaurant and shot him five times," Rivero related. "He survived the shooting by a sheer miracle. Badly injured -- he lives largely on liquefied food and walks with a crutch, I hear -- he has vanished into the `protective custody' of the CIA." - The reason for Posada's attempted assassination is known, however. He + The reason for Posada's attempted assassination is known, however. He "drank a bit and began to talk too much," U.N. sources said. "The CIA -needed an airtight cover-up of that airline bombing. When Posada turned -talkative, his usefulness to Bush was at an end -- and, but for an iron +needed an airtight cover-up of that airline bombing. When Posada turned +talkative, his usefulness to Bush was at an end -- and, but for an iron physique and that miraculous survival, he would have been, too." Now the U.N. Security Council, having assumed jurisdiction over such international terrorist crimes when it clamped harsh sanctions on Libya diff --git a/pythonCode/output/camps.xml b/pythonCode/output/camps.xml index 806e140..c38dec6 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/camps.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/camps.xml @@ -6,17 +6,17 @@ _______________________________________________________________________________<

Nothing has been more effective in establishing the authenticity of the Holocaust in the minds of Americans than the terrible scenes U.S. GI's discovered when they entered the German concentration camps at the close of World War II.

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At Dachau, Buchenwald, Dora, Mauthausen, and other work and detention camps, horrified American infantrymen encountered heaps of dead and dying inmates, emaciated and diseased. Survivors told them hair-raising stories of torture and slaughter, a +

At Dachau, Buchenwald, Dora, Mauthausen, and other work and detention camps, horrified American infantrymen encountered heaps of dead and dying inmates, emaciated and diseased. Survivors told them hair-raising stories of torture and slaughter, a d backed up their claims by showing the GI's crematory ovens, alleged gas chambers, supposed implements of torture, even shrunken heads and lampshades, gloves, and handbags purportedly made from skin flayed from dead inmates.

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U.S. government authorities, mindful that most Americans, who remembered the atrocity stories fed them during World War I, still doubted the Allied propaganda directed against the Hitler regime, resolved to "document" what the GI's had found in +

U.S. government authorities, mindful that most Americans, who remembered the atrocity stories fed them during World War I, still doubted the Allied propaganda directed against the Hitler regime, resolved to "document" what the GI's had found in he camps. Prominent newsmen and politicians were flown in to see the harrowing evidence, while the U.S. Army Signal Corps filmed and photographed the scenes for posterity. The famous journalist Edward R. Murrow reported, in tones of horror, but no lo -ger of disbelief, what he had been told and shown, and Dachau and Buchenwald were branded on the hearts and minds of the American populace as names of infamy unmatched in the sad and bloody history of this planet.

+ger of disbelief, what he had been told and shown, and Dachau and Buchenwald were branded on the hearts and minds of the American populace as names of infamy unmatched in the sad and bloody history of this planet.

For Americans, what was "discovered" at the camps - the dead and the diseased, the terrible stories of the inmates, all the props of torture and terror - became the basis not simply of a transitory propaganda campaign but of the conviction that es, it was true: the Germans DID exterminate six million Jews, most of them in lethal gas chambers. What the GI's found was used, by way of films which were mandatory viewing for the vanquished populace of Germany, to "re-educate" the German people b destroying their national pride and their will to a united, independant national state, imposing in their place overwhelming feelings of collective guilt and political impotence. And when the testimony, and the verdict, at Nuremberg incorporated mos -, if not all, of the horror stories Americans were told about Dachau, Buchenwald, and other places captured by the U.S. Army, the Holocaust could pass for one of the most documented, one of the most authenticated, one of the most proven historical ep +, if not all, of the horror stories Americans were told about Dachau, Buchenwald, and other places captured by the U.S. Army, the Holocaust could pass for one of the most documented, one of the most authenticated, one of the most proven historical ep sodes in the human record.

A Different Reality

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* public information officers, government spokesmen, politicians, * * journalists, and other mouthpieces. *

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When American and British forces overran western and central Germany in the spring of 1945, they were followed by troops charged with discovering and securing any evidence of German war crimes. Among them was Dr. Charles Larson, one of America's +

When American and British forces overran western and central Germany in the spring of 1945, they were followed by troops charged with discovering and securing any evidence of German war crimes. Among them was Dr. Charles Larson, one of America's leading forensic pathologists, who was assigned to the Judge Advocate General's Department. Dr. Larson performed autopsies at Dachau and some twenty other German camps, examining on some days more than 100 corpses. After his grim work at Dachau, he w s questioned for three days by U.S. Army prosecutors.^1

Dr. Larson's findings? According to an interview he gave to an American journalist in 1980, "What we've heard is that six million Jews were exterminated. Part of that is a hoax."^2 And what part was the hoax? Dr. Larson, who told his biographer -hat to his knowledge he "was the only forensic pathologist on duty in the entire European Theater,"^3 informed "Wichita Eagle" reporter Jan Floerchinger that "never was a case of poison gas uncovered."^4 Neither Dr. Larson nor any other forensic spec +hat to his knowledge he "was the only forensic pathologist on duty in the entire European Theater,"^3 informed "Wichita Eagle" reporter Jan Floerchinger that "never was a case of poison gas uncovered."^4 Neither Dr. Larson nor any other forensic spec alist has ever been cited by any Holocaust historian to substantiate a single case of death by poison gas, whether Zyklon-B or any other variety.

Typhus, Not Poison Gas

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If not by gassing, how did the unfortunate victims at Dachau, Buchenwald, and Bergen-Belsen perish? Were they tortured to death? Deliberately starved? The answers to these questions are known as well. As Dr. Larson and other Allied medical men d +

If not by gassing, how did the unfortunate victims at Dachau, Buchenwald, and Bergen-Belsen perish? Were they tortured to death? Deliberately starved? The answers to these questions are known as well. As Dr. Larson and other Allied medical men d scovered, the chief cause of death at Dachau, Belsen, and the other camps was disease, above all typhus, an old and terrible scourge of mankind which until recently flourished in places where populations were crowded together in circumstances where p blic health measures were unknown or had broken down. Such was the case in the overcrowded internment camps in Germany at war's end, where, despite such measures as systematic delousing, quarantine of the sick, and cremation of the dead, the virtual ollapse of Germany's food, transport, and public health systems led to catastrophe.

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Perhaps the most authoritative statement of the facts as to typhus and mortality in the camps has been made by Dr. John E. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of preventive medicine and epidemiology at the Harvard University School of Public Health - who was with U.S. forces in Germany in 1945. Dr. Gordon reported in 1948 that "The outbreaks in concentration camps and prisons made up the great bulk of typhus infection encountered in Germany." Dr. Gordon summarized the causes for the outbreaks as +

Perhaps the most authoritative statement of the facts as to typhus and mortality in the camps has been made by Dr. John E. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of preventive medicine and epidemiology at the Harvard University School of Public Health + who was with U.S. forces in Germany in 1945. Dr. Gordon reported in 1948 that "The outbreaks in concentration camps and prisons made up the great bulk of typhus infection encountered in Germany." Dr. Gordon summarized the causes for the outbreaks as follows:

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Dr. Gordon's findings are corroborated by Dr. Russel Barton, today a psychiatrist of international repute, who entered Bergen-Belsen with British forces as a young medical student in 1945. Barton, who volunteered to care for the diseased survivo -s, testified under sworn oath in a Toronto courtroom in 1985 that "Thousands of prisoners who died at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during World War II weren't deliberately starved to death but died from a rash of diseases."^6 Dr. Barton furth +

Dr. Gordon's findings are corroborated by Dr. Russel Barton, today a psychiatrist of international repute, who entered Bergen-Belsen with British forces as a young medical student in 1945. Barton, who volunteered to care for the diseased survivo +s, testified under sworn oath in a Toronto courtroom in 1985 that "Thousands of prisoners who died at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during World War II weren't deliberately starved to death but died from a rash of diseases."^6 Dr. Barton furth r testified that on entering the camp he had credited stories of deliberate starvations but had decided such stories were untrue after inspecting the well-equipped kitchens and the meticulously maintained ledgers, dating back to 1942, of food cooked nd dispensed each day. Despite noisily publicized claims and widespread popular notions to the contrary, no researcher has been able to document a German policy of extermination through starvation in the German camps.

@@ -63,15 +63,15 @@ nd dispensed each day. Despite noisily publicized claims and widespread popular

What of the ghoulish stories of concentration camp inmates skinned for their tattoos, flayed to make lampshades and handbags, or other artifacts? What of the innumerable "torture racks," "meathooks," whipping posts, gallows, and other tools of t rment and death that are reported to have abounded at every German camp? These allegations, and even more grotesque ones profferred by Soviet prosecutors, found their way into the record at Nuremberg.

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The lampshade and tattooed-skin charges were made against Ilse Koch, dubbed by journalists the "Bitch of Buchenwald," who was reported to have furnished her house with objects manufactured from the tanned hides of luckless inmates. But General L -cius Clay, military governor of the U.S. zone of occupied Germany, who reviewed her case in 1948, told his superiors in Washington: "There is no convincing evidence that she [Ilse Koch] selected inmates for extermination in order to secure tattooed s -ins or that she possessed any articles made of human skin."^7 In an interview General Clay gave years later, he stated about the material for the infamous lampshades: "Well, it turned out actually that it was goat flesh. But at the trial it was still -human flesh. It was almost impossible for her to have gotten a fair trial."^8 Ilse Koch hanged herself in a West German jail in 1967.

+

The lampshade and tattooed-skin charges were made against Ilse Koch, dubbed by journalists the "Bitch of Buchenwald," who was reported to have furnished her house with objects manufactured from the tanned hides of luckless inmates. But General L +cius Clay, military governor of the U.S. zone of occupied Germany, who reviewed her case in 1948, told his superiors in Washington: "There is no convincing evidence that she [Ilse Koch] selected inmates for extermination in order to secure tattooed s +ins or that she possessed any articles made of human skin."^7 In an interview General Clay gave years later, he stated about the material for the infamous lampshades: "Well, it turned out actually that it was goat flesh. But at the trial it was still +human flesh. It was almost impossible for her to have gotten a fair trial."^8 Ilse Koch hanged herself in a West German jail in 1967.

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It would be tedius to itemize and refute the thousands of bizarre claims as to Nazi atrocities. That there were instances of German cruelty, however, is clear from the testimony of Dr. Konrad Morgen, a legal investigator attached to the Reich Cr -minal Police, whose statements on the witness stand at Nuremberg have never been challenged by believers in the Jewish Holocaust. Dr. Morgen informed the court that he had been given full authority by Heinrich Himmler, commander of Hitler's SS and th - dread Gestapo, to enter any German concentration camp and investigate instances of cruelty and corruption on the part of the camp staffs. According to Dr. Morgen's sworn testimony at Nuremberg, he investigated 800 such cases, in which over 200 convi -tions resulted.^9 Punishments included the death penalty for the worst offenders, including Hermann Karl Koch, Ilse's husband, commandant of Buchenwald.

+

It would be tedius to itemize and refute the thousands of bizarre claims as to Nazi atrocities. That there were instances of German cruelty, however, is clear from the testimony of Dr. Konrad Morgen, a legal investigator attached to the Reich Cr +minal Police, whose statements on the witness stand at Nuremberg have never been challenged by believers in the Jewish Holocaust. Dr. Morgen informed the court that he had been given full authority by Heinrich Himmler, commander of Hitler's SS and th + dread Gestapo, to enter any German concentration camp and investigate instances of cruelty and corruption on the part of the camp staffs. According to Dr. Morgen's sworn testimony at Nuremberg, he investigated 800 such cases, in which over 200 convi +tions resulted.^9 Punishments included the death penalty for the worst offenders, including Hermann Karl Koch, Ilse's husband, commandant of Buchenwald.

In reality, while camp commandants in certain cases did inflict physical punishment, such acts had to be approved by authorities in Berlin, and it was required that a camp physician first certify the good health of the prisoner to be disciplined and then be on hand at the actual beating.^10 After all, the camps were throughout most of the war important centers of industrial activity. The good health and morale of the prisoners was critical to the German war effort, as is evidenced by a 1942 @@ -79,22 +79,22 @@ order issued by SS-Brigadefuhrer Richard Glucks, chief of the office which contr

Concentration Camp Survivors - Merely Victims?

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U.S. Army investigators, working at Buchenwald and other camps, quickly ascertained what was common knowledge among veteran inmates: that the worst offenders, the cruelest denizens of the camps were not the guards but the prisoners themselves. C +

U.S. Army investigators, working at Buchenwald and other camps, quickly ascertained what was common knowledge among veteran inmates: that the worst offenders, the cruelest denizens of the camps were not the guards but the prisoners themselves. C mmon criminals of the same stripe as those who populate U.S. prisons today committed many villainies, particularly when they held positions of authority, and fanatical Communists, highly organized to combat their many political enemies among the inma es, eliminated their foes with Stalinist ruthlessness.

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Two U.S. Army investigators at Buchenwald, Egon W. Fleck and Edward A. Tenenbaum, carefully investigated circumstances in the camp before its liberation. In a detailed report submitted to their superiors, they revealed, in the words of Alfred To +

Two U.S. Army investigators at Buchenwald, Egon W. Fleck and Edward A. Tenenbaum, carefully investigated circumstances in the camp before its liberation. In a detailed report submitted to their superiors, they revealed, in the words of Alfred To mbs, their commander, who wrote a preface to the report, "how the prisoners themselves organized a deadly terror within the Nazi terror."^12

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Fleck and Tenenbaum described the power exercised by criminals and Communists as follows: +

Fleck and Tenenbaum described the power exercised by criminals and Communists as follows: * * *

. . . The trusties, who in time became almost exclusively Communist Germans, had the power of life and death over all other inmates. They could sentence a man or a group to almost certain death . . . The Communist trusties were directly responsible f -r a large part of the brutalities at Buchenwald.

+r a large part of the brutalities at Buchenwald.

* * *

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Colonel Donald B. Robinson, chief historian of the American military government in Germany, summarized the Fleck-Tenenbaum report in an article which appeared in "The American Mercury" shortly after the war. Colonel Robinson wrote succinctly of +

Colonel Donald B. Robinson, chief historian of the American military government in Germany, summarized the Fleck-Tenenbaum report in an article which appeared in "The American Mercury" shortly after the war. Colonel Robinson wrote succinctly of he American investigators' findings: "It appeared that the prisoners who agreed with the Communists ate; those who didn't starved to death."^13

Additional corroboration of inmate brutality has been provided by Ellis E. Spackman, who, as Chief of Counter-Intelligence Arrests and Detentions for the Seventh U.S. Army, was involved in the liberation of Dachau. Spackman, later a professor of @@ -102,41 +102,41 @@ history at San Bernardino Valley College in California, wrote in 1966 that at Da

"Gas Chambers"

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On December 9, 1944 Col. Paul Kirk and Lt. Col. Edward J. Gully inspected the German concentration camp at Natzweiler in Alsace. They reported their findings to their superiors at the headquarters of the U.S. 6th Army Group, which subsequently f -rwarded Kirk and Gully's report to the War Crimes Division. While, significantly, the full text of their report has never been published, it has been revealed, by an author supportive of Holocaust claims, that the two investigators were careful to ch +

On December 9, 1944 Col. Paul Kirk and Lt. Col. Edward J. Gully inspected the German concentration camp at Natzweiler in Alsace. They reported their findings to their superiors at the headquarters of the U.S. 6th Army Group, which subsequently f +rwarded Kirk and Gully's report to the War Crimes Division. While, significantly, the full text of their report has never been published, it has been revealed, by an author supportive of Holocaust claims, that the two investigators were careful to ch racterize equipment exhibited to them by French informants as a "SO-CALLED lethal gas chamber," and claim it was "ALLEGEDLY used as a lethal gas chamber"^15 [emphasis added].

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Both the careful phraseology of the Natzweiler report, and its effective suppression, stand in stark contrast to the credulity, the confusion, and the blaring publicity which accompanied official reports of alleged gas chambers at Dachau. At fir -t, a U.S. Army photo depicting a GI gazing mournfully at a steel door marked with a skull and crossbones and the German words for: "Caution! Gas! Mortal danger! Don't open!" was identified as showing the murder weapon. Later, however, it was evidentl +

Both the careful phraseology of the Natzweiler report, and its effective suppression, stand in stark contrast to the credulity, the confusion, and the blaring publicity which accompanied official reports of alleged gas chambers at Dachau. At fir +t, a U.S. Army photo depicting a GI gazing mournfully at a steel door marked with a skull and crossbones and the German words for: "Caution! Gas! Mortal danger! Don't open!" was identified as showing the murder weapon. Later, however, it was evidentl decided that the apparatus in question was merely a standard delousing chamber for clothing, and another alleged gas chamber, this one cunningly disguised as a shower room, was exhibited to American congressmen and journalists as the site where thou ands breathed their last. While there exist numerous reports in the press as to the operation of this second "gas chamber," no official report by trained Army investigators has yet surfaced to reconcile such problems as the function of the shower hea s: Were they "dummies," or did lethal cyanide gas stream through them? (Each theory has appreciable support in journalistic and historiographical literature.)

-

As with Dachau, so with Buchenwald, Bergen-Belsen, and the other camps captured by the Allies. There was no end of propaganda about "gas chambers," "gas ovens," and the like, but so far not a single detailed description of the murder weapon and +

As with Dachau, so with Buchenwald, Bergen-Belsen, and the other camps captured by the Allies. There was no end of propaganda about "gas chambers," "gas ovens," and the like, but so far not a single detailed description of the murder weapon and ts function, not a single report of the kind that is mandatory for the successful prosecution of any assault or murder case in America at the time and today, has come to light.

Furthermore, a number of Holocaust authorities have now publicly decreed that there were no gassings, no extermination camps in Germany after all! All these things, we are told, were located in what is now Poland, in areas captured by the Soviet -Red Army and off-limits to Western investigators. In 1960 Dr. Martin Broszat, who is now director of the Munich-based Institute for Contemporary History, which is funded by the West German government to SUPPORT the Holocaust story, wrote a letter to -he German weekly "Die Zeit" in which he stated categorically: "Neither in Dachau nor in Bergen-Belsen nor in Buchenwald were Jews or other prisoners gassed."^16 Professional Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal wrote in 1975 that "there were no extermination +Red Army and off-limits to Western investigators. In 1960 Dr. Martin Broszat, who is now director of the Munich-based Institute for Contemporary History, which is funded by the West German government to SUPPORT the Holocaust story, wrote a letter to +he German weekly "Die Zeit" in which he stated categorically: "Neither in Dachau nor in Bergen-Belsen nor in Buchenwald were Jews or other prisoners gassed."^16 Professional Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal wrote in 1975 that "there were no extermination camps on German soil."^17 And Dachau "gas chamber" No. 2, which was once presented to a stunned and grieving world as a weapon which claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, is now described in the brochure issued to tourists at the modern Dachau "mem rial site" in these words: "This gas chamber, camouflaged as a shower room, was not used."^18

The Propaganda Intensifies

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More than forty years after American troops entered Dachau, Buchenwald, and the other German camps, and trained American investigators established the facts as to what had gone on in them, the government in Washington, the entertainment media in +

More than forty years after American troops entered Dachau, Buchenwald, and the other German camps, and trained American investigators established the facts as to what had gone on in them, the government in Washington, the entertainment media in Hollywood, and the print media in New York continue to churn out millions of words and images annually on the horrors of the camps and the infamy of the Holocaust. Despite the fact that, with the exception of the defeated Confederacy, no enemy of Ame -ica has ever so suffered so complete and devestating defeat as did Germany in 1945, the mass media and the politicians and bureaucrats behave as if Hitler, his troops, and his concentration camps continue to exist in an eternal present, and our opini +ica has ever so suffered so complete and devestating defeat as did Germany in 1945, the mass media and the politicians and bureaucrats behave as if Hitler, his troops, and his concentration camps continue to exist in an eternal present, and our opini n makers continue to distort, through ignorance or malice, the facts about the camps.

Time for the Truth

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It is time that the government and the professional historians revealed the facts about Dachau, Buchenwald, and the other camps. It is time that they let the American public know how the inmates died, and how they didn't die. It is time that the +

It is time that the government and the professional historians revealed the facts about Dachau, Buchenwald, and the other camps. It is time that they let the American public know how the inmates died, and how they didn't die. It is time that the claims as to mass murder by gassing were clarified and investigated in the same manner as any other claims of murder are dealt with. It is time that the free ride certain groups have enjoyed as the result of unchallenged Holocaust claims be terminate -, just as it is time that other groups, including Germans, eastern Europeans, the Roman Catholic hierarchy, and the wartime leadership of America and Britain stop being scapegoated, either for their alleged role in the Holocaust or their supposed fai +, just as it is time that other groups, including Germans, eastern Europeans, the Roman Catholic hierarchy, and the wartime leadership of America and Britain stop being scapegoated, either for their alleged role in the Holocaust or their supposed fai ure to stop it.

Above all, it is time that the citizens of this great democratic Republic have the facts about the camps, facts which they possess a right to know, a right that is fundamental to the exercise of their authority and their will in the governance o - their country. As citizens and as taxpayers, Americans of all ethnic backgrounds, of all faiths, have a basic right and an overriding interest in determining the facts of incidents which are deemed by those in positions of power to be determinative + their country. As citizens and as taxpayers, Americans of all ethnic backgrounds, of all faiths, have a basic right and an overriding interest in determining the facts of incidents which are deemed by those in positions of power to be determinative n America's foreign policy, in its educational policy, in its selection of past events to be memorialized in our civic life. The alleged facts of the Holocaust are today at issue all over the civilized world: in Germany, in France, in Italy, in Brita n, in the Low Countries and Scandinavia, in Japan, across our border in Canada and in the United States of America itself. The truth will be decided only by recourse to the facts, in the public forum: not by concealing the facts, denying the truth, s onewalling reality. The truth will out, and it is time the government of this country, and governments and international bodies throughout the world, made public and patent the evidence of what actually transpired in the German concentration camps in @@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ r than on guns, barbed wire, prisons, and lies.

4. _Wichita Eagle_, April 1, 1980, p. 4C.

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5. John E. Gordon, "Louse-Borne Typhus Fever in the European Theater of - Operations, U.S. Army, 1945," in Forest Ray Moulton, Ed., _Rickettsial +

5. John E. Gordon, "Louse-Borne Typhus Fever in the European Theater of + Operations, U.S. Army, 1945," in Forest Ray Moulton, Ed., _Rickettsial Diseases of Man_, Am. Acad. for the Advancement of Science, Washington D.C. 1948.

@@ -163,23 +163,23 @@ r than on guns, barbed wire, prisons, and lies.

7. _New York Times_, 24 September 1948, p. 3.

-

8. Interview with Lucius Clay, _Official Proceeding of the George C. Marshall - Research Foundation,_ cited in "Buchenwald: Legend and Reality," Mark +

8. Interview with Lucius Clay, _Official Proceeding of the George C. Marshall + Research Foundation,_ cited in "Buchenwald: Legend and Reality," Mark Weber, _The Journal of Historical Review_, Vol. 7, no. 4.

9. International Military Tribunal, Vol. XVII, p. 556; IMT, Vol. XX, pp. 489, 438.

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10. Cited in _The Theory and Practice of Hell_, Eugen Kogon, Berkley Books, New +

10. Cited in _The Theory and Practice of Hell_, Eugen Kogon, Berkley Books, New York, pp. 108-109.

11. Nuremberg document NO-1523.

-

12. _Buchenwald: A Preliminary Report_, Egon W. Fleck and Edward A. Tenenbaum, +

12. _Buchenwald: A Preliminary Report_, Egon W. Fleck and Edward A. Tenenbaum, U.S. Army, 12th Army Group, 24 April 1945. National Archives, Record Group 331, SHAEF, G-5, 17.11, Jacket 10, Box 151 (8929/163-8929/180).

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13. "Communist Atrocities at Buchenwald," Donald B. Robinson, in _American +

13. "Communist Atrocities at Buchenwald," Donald B. Robinson, in _American Mercury_, October 1946.

14. _San Bernardino Sun-Telegram_, March 13, 1966 (cited in _The Man Who @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ _______________________________________________________________________________< | commanders and guards. | | | | 3. On the other hand, the representations of the newly liberated inmates | -| to have been saints and martyrs of Hitlerism were quite often very far | +| to have been saints and martyrs of Hitlerism were quite often very far | | from the truth; indeed, most of the brutalities inflicted on camp | | detainees were the work of their fellow prisoners, in contravention of | | German policy and German orders. | @@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ _______________________________________________________________________________< | had been used to murder Jews or other human beings is a contemptible | | fabrication. Orthodox, Establishment historians and professional "Nazi- | | hunters" have quietly dropped claims that inmates were gassed at Dachau, | -| Buchenwald, and other camps in Germany. They continue, however, to keep | -| silent regarding the lies about Dachau and Buchenwald, as well as to | +| Buchenwald, and other camps in Germany. They continue, however, to keep | +| silent regarding the lies about Dachau and Buchenwald, as well as to | | evade an open discussion of the evidence for homicidal gassing at | | Auschwitz and the other camps captured by the Soviets. | |_____________________________________________________________________________|

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/carter.xml b/pythonCode/output/carter.xml index ee7002f..d5b34fd 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/carter.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/carter.xml @@ -7,19 +7,19 @@

Washington, DC -- While many frown when they think of the high interest rates, U.S. hostages held abroad and foreign policy giveaways associated -with the Carter administration, former President Jimmy Carter's true legacy +with the Carter administration, former President Jimmy Carter's true legacy may be even more shocking than imagined.

-

Carter seemingly ran an end run around a law passed in the wake of -Watergate and signed before Carter took office, which limited White House +

Carter seemingly ran an end run around a law passed in the wake of +Watergate and signed before Carter took office, which limited White House powers, when he formed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

-

FEMA was based on Richard Nixon's Executive Order (EO) 11490.

+

FEMA was based on Richard Nixon's Executive Order (EO) 11490.

The legislation contained nearly 200,000 words on 32 pages. It pertained to every executive order ever issued unless specifically revoked.

-

When Carter took office, EO 11490 was incorporated into a new order +

When Carter took office, EO 11490 was incorporated into a new order allowing a president to assume dictatorial powers during any self- proclaimed "emergency" situation; these powers will remain with a president until specifically revoked by Congress.

@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ executive orders, which he could write into law in a moment's notice. No group, neither elected officials, business leaders, nor private citizens, had the power to void these laws.

-

Franklin Roosevelt invoked a national emergency in 1933 to deal with -the banking crisis, and Harry Truman responded to the Korean War with an +

Franklin Roosevelt invoked a national emergency in 1933 to deal with +the banking crisis, and Harry Truman responded to the Korean War with an emergency act in 1950.

-

Richard Nixon declared a pair of crises. In March 1970 he declared a -national emergency to deal with the post office strike. The Nixon White +

Richard Nixon declared a pair of crises. In March 1970 he declared a +national emergency to deal with the post office strike. The Nixon White House was at it again 16 months later when it implemented currency restriction in August of 1971 in order to control foreign trade.

@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ learned from the investigation completed, the passage of the National Emergencies Act and the termination today of emergency powers."

Church's warning fell on deaf ears. Less than one year later, -President Jimmy Carter ordered into being an entire apparatus -- +President Jimmy Carter ordered into being an entire apparatus -- unprecedented in American history -- designed to seize and exercise all political, economic and military power in the United States.

-

Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush or any future president could +

Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush or any future president could establish himself as total dictator.

-

Carter did this with an executive order -- EO 12148.

+

Carter did this with an executive order -- EO 12148.

An executive order has never been defined by Congress. The validity of such directives has been questioned many times, but there has never been @@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ has that prerogative. Undoubtedly it would be exercised in the event of an attack on the United States.

An attempt was made to incorporate all the "national emergency" powers -into one law under Nixon. However, in the wake of the Watergate scandal, +into one law under Nixon. However, in the wake of the Watergate scandal, he was unable to pull off the presidential coup.

-

Carter, a Trilateralist, did.

+

Carter, a Trilateralist, did.

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diff --git a/pythonCode/output/castro.xml b/pythonCode/output/castro.xml index 6b6c7ef..b789117 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/castro.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/castro.xml @@ -1,16 +1,16 @@

CUBA, CASTRO, and the UNITED STATES or How One Man With A Cigar Dominated American Foreign Policy

-

In 1959, a rebel, Fidel Castro, overthrew the reign of +

In 1959, a rebel, Fidel Castro, overthrew the reign of -Fulgencia Batista in Cuba; a small island 90 miles off the +Fulgencia Batista in Cuba; a small island 90 miles off the Florida coast. There have been many coups and changes of government in the world since then. Few if any have had the effect on Americans and American foreign policy as this one.

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In 1952, Sergeant Fulgencia Batista staged a successful +

In 1952, Sergeant Fulgencia Batista staged a successful bloodless coup in Cuba .

Batista never really had any cooperation and rarely @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ regime was an odious type of government. It killed its own citizens, it stifled dissent. (1)

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At this time Fidel Castro appeared as leader of the growing +

At this time Fidel Castro appeared as leader of the growing rebellion. Educated in America he was a proponent of the @@ -55,21 +55,21 @@ Marxist-Leninist philosophy. He conducted a brilliant guerilla campaign from the hills of Cuba against Batista. On January 1959, he prevailed and overthrew the Batista government.

-

Castro promised to restore democracy in Cuba, a feat +

Castro promised to restore democracy in Cuba, a feat Batista had failed to accomplish. This promise was looked -upon benevolently but watchfully by Washington. Castro was +upon benevolently but watchfully by Washington. Castro was believed to be too much in the hands of the people to stretch the rules of politics very far. The U.S. government supported -Castro's coup. It professed to not know about Castro's +Castro's coup. It professed to not know about Castro's Communist leanings. Perhaps this was due to the ramifications -of Senator Joe McCarty's discredited anti-Communist diatribes.

+of Senator Joe McCarty's discredited anti-Communist diatribes.

It seemed as if the reciprocal economic interests of the U.S. and Cuba would exert a stabilizing effect on Cuban @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ flow of sugar. (2)

relations. According to American Ambassador to Cuba, Phillip -Bonsal, "From the very beginning of his rule Castro and his +Bonsal, "From the very beginning of his rule Castro and his sycophants bitterly and sweepingly attacked the relations of @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ the United States government with Batista and his regime".(3) He accused us of supplying arms to Batista to help overthrow -Castro's revolution and of harboring war criminals for a +Castro's revolution and of harboring war criminals for a resurgence effort against him. For the most part these were @@ -102,15 +102,15 @@ not true: the U.S. put a trade embargo on Batista in 1957 stopping the U.S. shipment of arms to Cuba. (4) However, his last accusation seems to have been prescient.

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With the advent of Castro the history of U.S.- Cuban +

With the advent of Castro the history of U.S.- Cuban relations was subjected to a revision of an intensity and cynicism which left earlier efforts in the shade. This -downfall took two roads in the eyes of Washington: Castro's +downfall took two roads in the eyes of Washington: Castro's -incessant campaign of slander against the U.S. and Castro's +incessant campaign of slander against the U.S. and Castro's wholesale nationalization of American properties.

These actions and the U.S. reaction to them set the stage @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ wholesale nationalization of American properties.

for what was to become the Bay of Pigs fiasco and the end of U.S.- Cuban relations.

-

Castro promised the Cuban people that he would bring land +

Castro promised the Cuban people that he would bring land reform to Cuba. When he took power, the bulk of the nations @@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ plots of land were to be taken from the monopolistic owners and distributed evenly among the people. Compensation was to be -paid to the former owners. According to Phillip Bonsal, " +paid to the former owners. According to Phillip Bonsal, " -Nothing Castro said, nothing stated in the agrarian reform +Nothing Castro said, nothing stated in the agrarian reform -statute Castro signed in 1958, and nothing in the law that was +statute Castro signed in 1958, and nothing in the law that was promulgated in the Official Gazzette of June 3, 1959, warranted @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ agricultural land to state ownership would take place".(5) Such a notion then would have been inconsistent with many of the -Castro pronouncements, including the theory of a peasant +Castro pronouncements, including the theory of a peasant revolution and the pledges to the landless throughout the @@ -153,11 +153,11 @@ independent farmers or members of cooperatives in the operation of which they would have had a voice are now laborers on the state payroll. (6)

-

After secretly drawing up his Land Reform Law, Castro used +

After secretly drawing up his Land Reform Law, Castro used it to form the National Institute of Agrarian Reform (INRA) -with broad and ill defined powers. Through the INRA Castro +with broad and ill defined powers. Through the INRA Castro methodically seized all American holdings in Cuba. He promised @@ -170,45 +170,45 @@ in the meantime, and then never divulging the results or giving back the control. (7)

These seizures were protested. On January 11 Ambassador -Bonsal delivered a note to Havana protesting the Cuban +Bonsal delivered a note to Havana protesting the Cuban government seizure of U.S. citizens property. The note was rejected the same night as a U.S. attempt to keep economic control over Cuba. (8)

-

As this continued Castro was engineering a brilliant +

As this continued Castro was engineering a brilliant propaganda campaign aimed at accusing the U.S. of "conspiring -with the counter revolutionaries against the Castro regime"(9). +with the counter revolutionaries against the Castro regime"(9). -Castro's ability to whip the masses into a frenzy with wispy +Castro's ability to whip the masses into a frenzy with wispy fallacies about American "imperialist" actions against Cuba was his main asset. He constantly found events which he could work -the "ol Castro magic " on, as Nixon said , to turn it into +the "ol Castro magic " on, as Nixon said , to turn it into another of the long list of grievances, real or imagined, that Cuba had suffered.

-

Throughout Castro's rule there had been numerous minor +

Throughout Castro's rule there had been numerous minor attacks and disturbances in Cuba. Always without any -investigation whatsoever, Castro would blatantly and publicly +investigation whatsoever, Castro would blatantly and publicly blame the U.S..

-

Castro continually called for hearings at the Organization +

Castro continually called for hearings at the Organization of American States and the United Nations to hear charges against the U.S. of "overt aggression". These charges were always denied by the councils. (10)

-

Two events that provided fuel for the Castro propaganda +

Two events that provided fuel for the Castro propaganda furnace stand out. These are the "bombing" of Havana on @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ Coubre on March 4, 1960.(11)

rebel air force, Captain Dian-Lanz, flew over Havana and -dropped a quantity of virulently anti-Castro leaflets. This was +dropped a quantity of virulently anti-Castro leaflets. This was an American failure to prevent international flights in @@ -229,13 +229,13 @@ truth or good faith, the Cuban authorities distorted the facts of the matter and accused the U.S. of a responsibility -going way beyond negligence. Castro, not two days later, +going way beyond negligence. Castro, not two days later, elaborated a bombing thesis, complete with "witnesses", and launched a propaganda campaign against the U.S. Ambassador -Bonsal said, "This incident was so welcome to Castro for his +Bonsal said, "This incident was so welcome to Castro for his purposes that I was not surprised when, at a later date, a @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ somewhat similar flight was actually engineered by Cuban secret agents in Florida."(12)

This outburst constituted "the beginning of the end " in -U.S.- Cuban relations. President Eisenhower stated ,"Castro's +U.S.- Cuban relations. President Eisenhower stated ,"Castro's performance on October 26 on the "bombing" of Havana spelled @@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ when, on March 4, the French munitions ship La Coubre arrived at Havana laden with arms and munitions for the Cuban government. It promptly blew up with serious loss of life. (14)

-

Castro and his authorities wasted no time venomously +

Castro and his authorities wasted no time venomously denouncing the U.S. for an overt act of sabotage. Some @@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ way the Cubans unloaded the cargo. (15) Sabotage was possible but it was preposterous to blame the U.S. without even a pretense of an investigation.

-

Castro's reaction to the La Coubre explosion may have been +

Castro's reaction to the La Coubre explosion may have been what tipped the scales in favor of Washington's abandonment of @@ -286,21 +286,21 @@ government to its representations regarding the cases of Americans victimized by the continuing abuses of the INRA.

The American posture of moderation was beginning to become, -in the face of Castro's insulting and aggressive behavior, a +in the face of Castro's insulting and aggressive behavior, a political liability. (16)

The new American policy, not announced as such, but implicit in the the actions of the United States government was -one of overthrowing Castro by all means available to the U.S. +one of overthrowing Castro by all means available to the U.S. short of open employment of American armed forces in Cuba.

It was at this time that the controversial decision was taken to allow the CIA to begin recruiting and training of -ex-Cuban exiles for anti-Castro military service. (17)

+ex-Cuban exiles for anti-Castro military service. (17)

Shortly after this decision, following in quick steps, aggressive policies both on the side of Cuba and the U.S. led @@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ machines seems to be an excuse to cover up the attempted economic strangulation of Cuba. (The crude worked just fine as is soon to be shown)

-

Upon receiving the refusal Che Gueverra, the newly +

Upon receiving the refusal Che Gueverra, the newly appointed head of the National Bank,and known anti-American, @@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ stone towards increasing the soon to be controversial alliance with Russia.

On July 6, a week after the intervention of the refineries, -President Eisenhower announced that the balance of Cuba's 1960 +President Eisenhower announced that the balance of Cuba's 1960 sugar quota for the supply of sugar to the U.S. was to be @@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ suspended. (18). This action was regarded as a reprisal to the intervention of the refineries. It seems obvious that it -was a major element in the calculated overthrow of Castro.

+was a major element in the calculated overthrow of Castro.

In addition to being an act of destroying the U.S. record for statesmanship in Latin America, this forced Cuba into @@ -379,24 +379,24 @@ Russians not come to the rescue it would have been a serious blow to Cuba. But come to the rescue they did, cementing the -Soviet-Cuban bond and granting Castro a present he could have +Soviet-Cuban bond and granting Castro a present he could have -never given himself. As Ernest Hemingway put it,"I just hope to +never given himself. As Ernest Hemingway put it,"I just hope to Christ that the United States doesn't cut the sugar quota. That will really tear it. It will make Cuba a gift to the Russians." (20) And now the gift had been made.

-

Castro had announced earlier in a speech that action +

Castro had announced earlier in a speech that action against the sugar quota would cost Americans in Cuba "down to -the nails in their shoes" (21) Castro did his best to carry +the nails in their shoes" (21) Castro did his best to carry that out. In a decree made as the Law of Nationalization, he -authorized expropriation of American property at Che Gueverra's +authorized expropriation of American property at Che Gueverra's discretion. The compensation scheme was such that under @@ -409,13 +409,13 @@ economic welfare gave the Russians a politico-military stake in Cuba. Increased arms shipments from the U.S.S.R and -Czechoslovakia enabled Castro to rapidly strengthen and expand +Czechoslovakia enabled Castro to rapidly strengthen and expand his forces. On top of this Cuba now had Russian military -support. On July 9, three days after President Eisenhowers +support. On July 9, three days after President Eisenhowers -sugar proclamation, Soviet Premier Nikita Kruschev announced, +sugar proclamation, Soviet Premier Nikita Kruschev announced, "The U.S.S.R is raising its voice and extending a helpful hand @@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ to the people of Cuba.....Speaking figuratively in case of necessity Soviet artillerymen can support the Cuban people with -rocket fire. (22) Castro took this to mean direct commitment +rocket fire. (22) Castro took this to mean direct commitment made by Russia to protect the Cuban revolution in case of U.S. @@ -437,14 +437,14 @@ supplies. Even these were to be banned within a few months. Other than causing the revolutionaries some inconvenience, all -the embargo accomplished was to give Castro a godsend. For the +the embargo accomplished was to give Castro a godsend. For the -past 25 years Castro has blamed the shortages, rationings, +past 25 years Castro has blamed the shortages, rationings, breakdowns and even some of the unfavorable weather conditions on the U.S. blockade.

-

On January 6, 1961, Castro formally broke relations with +

On January 6, 1961, Castro formally broke relations with the United States and ordered the staff of the U.S. embassy to @@ -456,19 +456,19 @@ invasion from the United States, which he correctly asserted was imminent. For at this time the Washington administration, -under new President-elect Kennedy was gearing up for the Cuban +under new President-elect Kennedy was gearing up for the Cuban exile invasion of Cuba. The fact that this secret was ill kept led to increased arms being shipped to Cuba by Russia in late 1960.

-

President Kennedy inherited from the Eisenhower-Nixon +

President Kennedy inherited from the Eisenhower-Nixon administration the operation that became the Bay of Pigs expedition. The plan was ill conceived and a fiasco.

-

Both Theodore Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger describe the +

Both Theodore Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger describe the President as the victim of a process set in motion before his @@ -476,14 +476,14 @@ inauguration and which he, in the first few weeks of his administration, was unable to arrest in spite of his -misgivings. Mr. Schlesinger writes -"Kennedy saw the project +misgivings. Mr. Schlesinger writes -"Kennedy saw the project in the patios of the bureaucracy as a contingency plan. He did not yet realize how contingency planning could generate its own reality." (23)

-

The fact is that Kennedy had promised to pursue a more +

The fact is that Kennedy had promised to pursue a more successful policy towards Cuba. I fail to see how the proposed @@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ inherited called for 1500 patriots to seize control over their seven million fellow citizens from over 100,000 well trained, -well armed Castroite militia!

+well armed Castroite militia!

As if the plan wasn't doomed from the start, the information the CIA had gathered about the strength of the @@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ uprising in Cuba was outrageously misleading. If we had won, it still would have taken prolonged U.S. intervention to make -it work. This along with Kennedys decision to rule out +it work. This along with Kennedys decision to rule out American forces or even American officers or experts, whose @@ -518,25 +518,25 @@ sank, codes for communication were wrong, the ammunition was the wrong kind - everything that could go wrong, did. As could -be imagined the anti-Castro opposition achieved not one of its +be imagined the anti-Castro opposition achieved not one of its permanent goals. Upon landing at the Bay of Pigs on April 17, 1961, the mission marked a landmark failure in U.S. foreign -politics. By April 20, only three days later, Castro's forces +politics. By April 20, only three days later, Castro's forces had completely destroyed any semblance of the mission: they killed 300 and captured the remaining 1,200!

-

Many people since then have chastised Kennedy for his +

Many people since then have chastised Kennedy for his decision to pull U.S. military forces. I feel that his only mistake was in going ahead in the first place, although, as stated earlier, it seems as if he may not have had much choice.

-

I feel Kennedy showed surer instincts in this matter than +

I feel Kennedy showed surer instincts in this matter than his advisors who pleaded with him not to pull U.S. forces. For @@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ if the expedition had succeeded due to American armed forces rather than the strength of the exile forces and the anti- -Castro movement within Cuba, the post Castro government would +Castro movement within Cuba, the post Castro government would have been totally unviable: it would have taken constant @@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ power, ground forces, and prestige in Vietnam.

Cuban troops have been a major presence as Soviet surrogates all over the world, notably in Angola.

-

The threat of exportation of Castro's revolution permeates +

The threat of exportation of Castro's revolution permeates U.S.-Central and South American policy. (Witness the invasion @@ -598,9 +598,9 @@ U.S. has urged support for government of El Salvador and the right wing Contras in Nicaragua. The major concern underlying -American policy in the area is Castro's influence. The fear of +American policy in the area is Castro's influence. The fear of -a Castro influenced regime in South and Central America had +a Castro influenced regime in South and Central America had such control of American foreign policy as to almost topple the @@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ handled. American intervention should have been held to a minimum. In an atmosphere of concentration on purely Cuban -issues, opposition to Castro's personal dictatorship could be +issues, opposition to Castro's personal dictatorship could be expected to grow. Admittedly, even justified American @@ -651,11 +651,11 @@ revolutionary fervor, leaving the Russians no choice but to give massive support to the Revolution and fortifying the -belief among anti-Castro Cubans that the United States was +belief among anti-Castro Cubans that the United States was rapidly moving to liberate them. The economic pressures -available to the United States were not apt to bring Castro to +available to the United States were not apt to bring Castro to his knees, since the Soviets were capable of meeting Cuban @@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ disorganization and incompetence and by the growing disaffection of an increasing number of the Cuban people. Left -to its own devices, the Castro regime would have withered on +to its own devices, the Castro regime would have withered on the vine. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/celine.xml b/pythonCode/output/celine.xml index b393513..fae923a 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/celine.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/celine.xml @@ -1,15 +1,15 @@

CELINE'S LAWS - by Hagbard Celine

+ by Hagbard Celine

As every thinking person has noticed, our national life has become increasingly weird and surrealistic. The waiting lines at banks and post offices are growing longer all the time, even though demographers tell us US population is no longer rising. The street signs more often than not say WALK on the red and -DON"T WALK on the green. You can't get a plumber on the +DON"T WALK on the green. You can't get a plumber on the weekends. Nobody has been able to explain the cattle mutilations yet. Every survey shows that the price of consumer goods, the -number of violent crimes, and the eerie popularity of THE GONG +number of violent crimes, and the eerie popularity of THE GONG SHOW are ominously accelerating. I believe I have found the explanation these distressing trends. Needless to say, I cannot present, in a short article, @@ -20,16 +20,16 @@ Bonkers." Here I can only mention the thousands of depth interviewws, the innumerable flowcharts and helix-matrix equations, the vast files of computer readouts, the I CHING divinations, and other rigorous scientific techniques used in -developing what I modestly call Celine's Laws of Chaos, Discord +developing what I modestly call Celine's Laws of Chaos, Discord and Confusion. - Celine's First Law is that National Security is the chief + Celine's First Law is that National Security is the chief cause of national insecurity! That may sound like a paradox, but I will explain it at one. Every secret police agency must be monitored by an elite corps of secret-police-of-the-second-order. There are numerous reasons for this, but three are especially noteworthy. ******************************************************************************************** -NATIONAL SECURITY IS THE CHIEF CAUSE OF NATIONAL INSECURITY!!! +NATIONAL SECURITY IS THE CHIEF CAUSE OF NATIONAL INSECURITY!!! *******************************************************************************

1). Infiltration of the secret police, for the purpose of @@ -50,28 +50,28 @@ alarming...yet. Nonetheless, the seeds of Chaos, Discord, Confusion, and Paranoia are already here, for the simple reason that once a human being develops the habits of worry and suspicion, he or she finds increasing justifications for more -worry and more suspicion. For instance, Richard Q. (not his real +worry and more suspicion. For instance, Richard Q. (not his real initial), one of my interview subjects, became concerned, after ten years in the CIA, with the possibility of infiltration by "extraterrestrial" agents. He was eventually retired when he began to claim that demons in the form of dogs wanted him to -assassinate Laverne and Shirley.

+assassinate Laverne and Shirley.

3). Secret-police officials acquire fantastic capacities to blackmail and intimidate others in goverment.

-

Stalin executed three chiefs of his secret police in a row, +

Stalin executed three chiefs of his secret police in a row, because of this danger. One of my informants claims that every president since the National Security Act was passed in 1947 has learned how to have sexual intercourse without making a single audible sound, because of the possible electronic eavesdroppers. -As Nixion says so wistfully on the Watergate transcripts, "Well, -Hoover performed. He would have fought. That was the point. He +As Nixion says so wistfully on the Watergate transcripts, "Well, +Hoover performed. He would have fought. That was the point. He would have defied a few people. He would have scared them to -death. HE HAS A FILE ON EVERYBODY!" Caps added. Thus, those +death. HE HAS A FILE ON EVERYBODY!" Caps added. Thus, those who employ secret-police organizations MUST monitor them th be sure they are not acquiring too much power. - In the United States today, the superelite that monitors the + In the United States today, the superelite that monitors the CIA is the National Security Agency. ( And a group called "The Store" monitors the NSA). Here is where a sinister infinite regress enters the game. @@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ Any such elite, second or third order secret-police agency must be, according to the above pragmatic and necessary rules, subject to infiltration by native subversives or hostile foreign powers, or to acquiring "too much power" in the opinion of its masters. -(It may even be subject, if Richard Q. was correct in his +(It may even be subject, if Richard Q. was correct in his anxieties, to extraterrestrial manipulation). And so, it, too, must be monitored by a secret police of the third order.

-

But this third-order secret-police (such as Nixon's notorious +

But this third-order secret-police (such as Nixon's notorious "plumbers", or more currently, "The Store"). is also subject to infiltration or to acquiring too much power...and thus, with relentless logic, the infinite regress builds. Once a goverment @@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ potentially suspect, and to be safe a secret police of order n+1 must be created. And so on, forever.

****************************************** -* THUS WHO EMPLOY SECRET * -* POLICE MUST MONITOR THEM TO * -* BE SURE THEY ARE NOT ACQUIRING * +* THUS WHO EMPLOY SECRET * +* POLICE MUST MONITOR THEM TO * +* BE SURE THEY ARE NOT ACQUIRING * * TOO MUCH POWER. * ******************************************

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ the logically ideal infinite regress which we have shown is necessary to the achievement of its goal. In that gap between the ideal of "One nation under survillance, with wiretaps and mail covers for all" andthe strictly limited real situation of -finite funding, there is ample encouragement for paranoias of all +finite funding, there is ample encouragement for paranoias of all sorts to flourish. In short, every government that employs secret-police agencies must grow more insecure, not more secure, as the strength, versatility, and power of the secret-police @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ form of anarchist humor; but they can't be sure.

What usually happens in such cases is this: an official receives one of these mystery calls, saying perhaps "Pawn to queen rook five. No wife, no horse, no mustache. A boy has never -wept nor dashed a thousand kim." He knows immediately that +wept nor dashed a thousand kim." He knows immediately that surveillance upon him will be increased tenfold. In the next few days, while memories of all his mistakes, small bribes, incautious remarks, and other incriminating events haunt his @@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ sanctuary, and the secret-police net closes on him.

By the same process of worry leading to more worry and suspicion leading to more suspicion, the very act of joining a ecret-police organization will eventually turn a man or woman -into a clinical paranoi; in layman's terms, "bananas" or "wigged -out." THE AGENT KNOWS WHOM HE IS SPYING ON; BUT HE NEVER KNOWS +into a clinical paranoi; in layman's terms, "bananas" or "wigged +out." THE AGENT KNOWS WHOM HE IS SPYING ON; BUT HE NEVER KNOWS WHO IS SPYING ON HIM! Could it be his wife, his girl friend, his secretary, the newsboy, the Good Humor man? For these reasons, secret-police agents develop elaborate and @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ shown in table 1.

Agents and Underground-Press Readers. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: :: :: UNDERGROUND PRESS :: -::CONSPIRACY THEORY :: CIA :: READERS :: +::CONSPIRACY THEORY :: CIA :: READERS :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::The Yankees (Eastern :: :: :: ::millionaires) run :: 25% :: 30% :: @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ somehow with the alligators in New York's sewers. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

************************************ -* IN RUSSIA, THE GOVERMENT IS * +* IN RUSSIA, THE GOVERMENT IS * * TERRIFIED OF PAINTERS AND POETS! * ************************************

@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ you care to imagine, every branch and department of that country's government becomes suspect, in the eyes of cautious and intelligent people, as a possible front or funnel to the secret police. (That is, the more shrewd citizens will recognize that -something titled a branch of the HEW or even PTA might actually +something titled a branch of the HEW or even PTA might actually be run by the CIA). Inevitably, the government as a whole, and many nongovernmental agencies, will be regarded by reasonable persons with fear and trepidation. Proverbs like "One can't be @@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ context of the secret-police game.

****************************** * SOMETHING PASSING AS A * -* BRANCH OF HEW MIGHT BE A * -* FRONT FOR THE CIA! * +* BRANCH OF HEW MIGHT BE A * +* FRONT FOR THE CIA! * ******************************

(The only alternative was once suggested sarcastically by @@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ trust the people, why does'nt it dissovle them and elect new people?" No way has yet been invented to elect a new people; so the police state will instead spy on the existing people even more vigorously). - This, of course, creates additional paranoia in both the + This, of course, creates additional paranoia in both the governors and the citizens, because a suffciently pugnacious secret police will eventually "have a file on everybody," including its own creators. This leads to another infinite @@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ power will be given to the secret police. Thus, whether any of the hypothetical conspiracies mentioned earlier really exist or not, a system of clandestine goverment inevitably produces, in both the rulers and the ruled, a mood of -paranoia in which such conspiracy theories flourish. +paranoia in which such conspiracy theories flourish. This escalating sense of suspiciousness is accelerated by the fact that every secret-police organization engages in both the collection of information and the production misinformation. @@ -271,23 +271,23 @@ information units) on the other players. This creates the situation which I call Optimum Fuckup, in which every participant has rational (not neurotic) cause to suspect that every other player may be attempting to deceive him, gull him, con him, dupe -him, and generally misinform him. As Henry Kissinger is rumored +him, and generally misinform him. As Henry Kissinger is rumored to have said, "Anybody in Washington these days who isn't -paranoid is crazy!" +paranoid is crazy!" One could generalize the remark: anyone in the United States -today who isn't paranoid must be crazy!!!

+today who isn't paranoid must be crazy!!!

********************************** -* "IF THE GOVERMENT DOESN'T * -* TRUST THE PEOPLE, WHY DOESN'T * -* IT DISSOLVE THEM AND ELECT A * +* "IF THE GOVERMENT DOESN'T * +* TRUST THE PEOPLE, WHY DOESN'T * +* IT DISSOLVE THEM AND ELECT A * * NEW PEOPLE?" * **********************************

The deliberate production of misinformation (or, as intelligence agencies more euphemistically call it, disinformation) creates a situation profoundly disorienting to -the philosopher, the scientist, and the ordinary Joe who wants to +the philosopher, the scientist, and the ordinary Joe who wants to know the best time to go to the bank. The desire to discover "what-the-hell-is-really-going-on" (the definition of science offered by physicist Saul-Paul Sirag) is totally incompatible @@ -299,29 +299,29 @@ told were there. phenomenon is a cover for an intelligence operation. Maybe there are black holes where space and time implode---or maybe the entire black-hole cosmology was created to befuddle and mislead -Russian scientists. Maybe Jimmy Carter really exists---or maybe +Russian scientists. Maybe Jimmy Carter really exists---or maybe he is, as the National Lampoon claims, an actor named Sidney Goldfarb specially trained to project the down-home virtues that the American people nostalgically seek. Perhaps only three men at the top of the National Security Angency REALLY know the answers to these questions---or perhaps those three are being -deceived by certain subordinates (as Lyndon Johnson was deceived +deceived by certain subordinates (as Lyndon Johnson was deceived by the CIA about Vietnam) and are as disoriented as the rest of us. Such is the logic of a Disinformation Matrix. Personally, I find it easier to believe in UFO's than in black -holes or Jimmy Carter; but that may just indicate the damage to +holes or Jimmy Carter; but that may just indicate the damage to my own brain caused by the Optimum Fuckup of the Disinformation Matrix. According to a recent survey 19 per cent of the population -believe the moon landings were faked by Stanley Kubrick and a +believe the moon landings were faked by Stanley Kubrick and a gang of special effects experts. Perhaps these archskeptics are the sanest ones left among us. Who among the readers of this file has a security clearance high enough to be ABSOLUTELY sure -that these ultraparanoids are wrong?

+that these ultraparanoids are wrong?

This general tendency toward chaos discord, and confusion, once a secret police has been established, is complicated and -accelerated by Celine's Second Law, to wit: "Accurate +accelerated by Celine's Second Law, to wit: "Accurate communication is only possible in a nonpunishing situation." This is a very simple statement of the obvious, and means no more than that everybody tends to lie a little, to flatter or to @@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ reality.

* BETWEEN EQUALS. * *************************

-

For instance, in the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover, the agent had +

For instance, in the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover, the agent had to develop the capacity to see godless communists everywhere. Any agent whose perceptions indicated that there were actually very few godless communists anywhere in this country wold @@ -388,11 +388,11 @@ reality becomes unspeakable. (unspeakable) soon becomes subjectively repressed (unthinkable). Nobody likes to feel like a coward and a liar constantly. It is easier to cease to notice where the official reality grid differs -from sensed experience. Thus Optimun Fuckup gradually becomes +from sensed experience. Thus Optimun Fuckup gradually becomes Terminal Fuckup, and rigiditus bureaucraticus sets in; this is the last stage before all brain activity ceases, and the society is intellectually dead. - Celine's Third Law is like unto the first two, and holds that + Celine's Third Law is like unto the first two, and holds that AN HONEST politician is a national calamity. At first glance, this seems preposterous. People of all shades of opinion agree that at least on the axiom that we need @@ -408,8 +408,8 @@ it. ******************************** * NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING, OR IF * -* THEY DO, THEY ARE CAREFUL TO * -* HIDE THE FACT! * +* THEY DO, THEY ARE CAREFUL TO * +* HIDE THE FACT! * ********************************

An honest politician (bocca grande giganticus) is far more @@ -476,10 +476,10 @@ miscommunication and eventual idiocy; and that honest politicians are a plague upon society---will be found to fully explain the Decline and Fall of Rome, the Decline and Fall of the British Empire, and the Decline and Fall of any country you care to name. -They are as universal as Newton's laws of motion and apply to +They are as universal as Newton's laws of motion and apply to ALL cases. Of course, the American Sociological Association says I am mad. Mad, am I? They said the Wright Brothers were mad. -They said Edison was mad. They said Baron Frankenstein was +They said Edison was mad. They said Baron Frankenstein was mad...

HABARD CELINE was trained in contract law and naval engineering diff --git a/pythonCode/output/christ-c.xml b/pythonCode/output/christ-c.xml index 8c4d452..20395d0 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/christ-c.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/christ-c.xml @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ to the pearly gates:

Applicant: Oh! No, that wasn't me. That was the politicians and bureaucrats. I just voted for them, just - like other patriotic Americans. Don't blame me for the + like other patriotic Americans. Don't blame me for the stealing. Just give me credit for all the good that was done with the loot.

@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ to do so.

One of the best examples of this wide ambit of freedom is found in the story of "The Danger of Riches" in the New -Testament. A rich man approached Jesus and asked, "Teacher, +Testament. A rich man approached Jesus and asked, "Teacher, what good must I do to possess everlasting life?" After the -man advised Jesus that he already kept all of the -commandments, Jesus told him, "If you seek perfection, go, +man advised Jesus that he already kept all of the +commandments, Jesus told him, "If you seek perfection, go, sell your possessions, and give to the poor. You will then have treasure in heaven. Afterward, come back and follow me." Unable to let go of his material wealth, however, the man went @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ away sad.

dangers of spiritual or psychological attachment to material things. But the lesson it teaches is important in another way: After the young man chose to reject the suggestion to give -everything he had to the poor, Jesus did not ask the political +everything he had to the poor, Jesus did not ask the political authorities to seize the man's possessions and redistribute them to the poor. In other words, he did not force the man to comply with the suggestion. Since the man had been given the @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ the Welfare State by recapturing the vision of freedom, private property, and limited government which guided our American ancestors.

-

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of +

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, P.O. Box 9752, Denver, CO 80209.

------------------------------------------------------------ diff --git a/pythonCode/output/chron.xml b/pythonCode/output/chron.xml index e43d20d..8a9cc96 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/chron.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/chron.xml @@ -1,26 +1,26 @@

CHRONOLOGY OF SECRET SOCIETIES Excerpted from THE OCCULT CONSPIRACY - by Michael Howard + by Michael Howard Published by Destiny Books Pages 179 - 183 ------------------------------------------------------------------

-

40,000 BCE +

40,000 BCE Early establishment of Mystery schools, as depicted in the Lascaux cave paintings.

-

30,000 BCE +

30,000 BCE According to some occult traditions this period saw the colonization of Asia and Australasia by the inhabitants of the lost continent of Lemuria or Mu. Goddess worship and matriaarchal cultures established worldwide.

-

10,000 BCE +

10,000 BCE Evidence suggestive of early contact between extraterrestials and Stone Age tribes in Tibet.

-

9,000 - 8,000 BCE +

9,000 - 8,000 BCE Estimated date of the destruction of Atlantis, according to some occult traditions. The Atlantean priesthood flee to establish colonies in the British Isles, Western Europe, North Africa and @@ -28,36 +28,36 @@ the island of Thule and the Aryan culture. Invention of the runic alphabet.

-

5,000 BCE +

5,000 BCE First primitive cities established in the Middle East. Agriculture begins with domestication of animals such as sheep and goats. Possible contact between extraterrestials and early Sumerian culture.

-

5,000 - 3,000 BCE +

5,000 - 3,000 BCE Formation of the two lands in pre-dynastic Egypt ruled by - outsiders (Isis and Osiris). The Egyptian pantheon of gods + outsiders (Isis and Osiris). The Egyptian pantheon of gods established including Horus, Thoth, Set, Ra, Ptah and Hathor. Pharoahs regarded as the divine representatives of the Gods.

-

3,000 - 2,000 BCE +

3,000 - 2,000 BCE Building of burial mounds and chambered tombs in Western Europe and the Mediterranean area; the Sphinx and the Great Pyramids of - Giza and Cheops of Egypt; and the ziggurat (Towers of Babel) in + Giza and Cheops of Egypt; and the ziggurat (Towers of Babel) in Ur. Sarmoung Brotherhood founded in Babylon.

-

2,000 - 1,000 BCE +

2,000 - 1,000 BCE Reign of Thothmes III in Egypt (c. 1480). Foundation of the - Rosicrucian Order. Reign of Akhenaton (c. 1370) who establishes + Rosicrucian Order. Reign of Akhenaton (c. 1370) who establishes the mystical Brotherhood of Aton dedicated to the worship of the Sun as a symbol of the Supreme Creator. Erection of Stonehenge and other megalithic stone circles in the British Isles. Reign of - Ankhenaton's son Tutankhamun who re-establishes the old pantheon - of Egyptian gods and goddesses. Moses leads Children of Israel - out of slavery in Egypt during the reign of Ramses II to the + Ankhenaton's son Tutankhamun who re-establishes the old pantheon + of Egyptian gods and goddesses. Moses leads Children of Israel + out of slavery in Egypt during the reign of Ramses II to the promised land of Canaan.

-

1,000 - 500 BCE +

1,000 - 500 BCE Foundation of the Dionysian Artificers. The building of Solomon's temple (c. 950). Establishment of the city states of Greece and the Olympic pantheon of gods to replace earlier Nature worship. @@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ of patriarchal sky gods personified by priest-kings. Rome founded in 750.

-

500 BCE - 001 CE +

500 BCE - 001 CE Celtic culture established in Britain. The foundation of Druidic - wisdom colleges in Gaul and the British Isles. Odin recognized as + wisdom colleges in Gaul and the British Isles. Odin recognized as major god in the Northern Mysteries replacing the Mother Goddess and is credited with inventing the runes. Buddha, Lao Tze, - Confucius, Pythagoras, Plato and Zoroaster preach their new + Confucius, Pythagoras, Plato and Zoroaster preach their new religions and philosophies. Maya culture in South America. Establishment of Eleusinian mystery cults. Rise of the Essene sect in Palestine and Judea. Birth of Jesus of Nazareth.

@@ -80,22 +80,22 @@ Jesus possibly travels to India, Tibet and Britain to be initiated into the esoteric traditions of East and West. Crucified for his radical political and religious ideas (c. 33). Joseph of - Arimanthea establishes first Celtic Church at Glastonbury (c. 37). + Arimanthea establishes first Celtic Church at Glastonbury (c. 37). Invasion of Britain by Roman legions and suppression of the Druids (40 - 60). Paul travels to Asia Minor and Greece preaching his version of the gospel (50). Jewish revolt against Roman rule led by Zealots (66). Essenes suppressed and Dead Sea Scrolls hidden in caves. Temple in Jerusalem destroyed by Romans (70). New - testament written. The Nazarenes break away from Judasim to found + testament written. The Nazarenes break away from Judasim to found the Christian Church (c. 80). Ormus is converted to Esoteric - Christianity by Mark. Mithrasim and the Mysteries of Isis compete + Christianity by Mark. Mithrasim and the Mysteries of Isis compete with Christianity in the Roman Empire. Mani, a Persian high - priest of Zoroastrianism, is crucified (276). Emperor Constantine + priest of Zoroastrianism, is crucified (276). Emperor Constantine declares Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. The Council of Nicea defines heresy, condemns paganism and lays the theological foundation for the Catholic or Universal Church - (325). Constantine's successor Julian the Apostate (361 - 363) - briefly re-establishes the pagan old religion. Emperor Theodosius + (325). Constantine's successor Julian the Apostate (361 - 363) + briefly re-establishes the pagan old religion. Emperor Theodosius outlaws the worship of the pagan gods in Rome and closes the pagan temples (378). Invasion of Rome, Greece and Europe by the barbarians led by Atilla the Hun (395-480). Withdrawal of the @@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ fight heresy (1215). Massacre of the Cathars at Montsegur in Southern France (1241). Troubadours practising their cult of courtly love. Occult schools teaching the Cabbala and alchemy - established in Spain by the Moors. Count Rudolf von Hapsburg + established in Spain by the Moors. Count Rudolf von Hapsburg crowned as Holy Roman Emperor (1273). Knights Templars arrested by King Philip of France on charges of devil worship, heresy and sexual perversion (1307). Last official Grand Master of the - Templars, Jacques de Molay, burnt at the stake and the Order goes + Templars, Jacques de Molay, burnt at the stake and the Order goes underground (1314).

1400 - 1600 CE @@ -135,21 +135,21 @@ of the Order of the Garter by Edward III (1348). First publication of the Corpus Heremeticum by the Medici family in Italy (1460). Publication of Malleus Malifiracum and the papal - bull of Pope Innocent which began the medieval witch hunting - hysteria (1484 and 1486). Martin Luther begins Reformation - (1521). Henry Agrippa refers to the Templars as Gnostics and + bull of Pope Innocent which began the medieval witch hunting + hysteria (1484 and 1486). Martin Luther begins Reformation + (1521). Henry Agrippa refers to the Templars as Gnostics and worshippers of the phallic god Priapus (1530). Life of Dr John Dee (1527-1608). Foundation of the British Secret Service by Sir - Francis Walsingham. Birth of Johann Valenti Andrea (1586). Life - of Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626). Defeat of the Spanish Armada, + Francis Walsingham. Birth of Johann Valenti Andrea (1586). Life + of Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626). Defeat of the Spanish Armada, with magical help from the New Forest Witches (1588).

1600 - 1700 CE - Foundation of the Virginia Company by James I (1606). The - Romanovs become Czars of Russia (1613). Publication of + Foundation of the Virginia Company by James I (1606). The + Romanovs become Czars of Russia (1613). Publication of Rosicrucian manifesto (1614). Life of Elias Ashmole (1617-1692). Voyage of the Mayflower to New England and the publication of Sir - Francis Bacon's novel The New Atlantis (1620). Establishment of + Francis Bacon's novel The New Atlantis (1620). Establishment of the pagan community of Merrymount in Massachusetts by Thomas Morton. English Civil War begins (1642). First English Mason guild accepts non-stonemasons into its meetings (c. 1646). @@ -162,17 +162,17 @@

1700 - 1800 CE Birth of the Comte de Saint-Germain (1710). Masonic Grand Lodge of England and Druid Order founded (1717). First Masonic lodge - founded in France (1721)> Benjamin Franklin initiated as Mason + founded in France (1721)> Benjamin Franklin initiated as Mason (1731). Chevalier Alexander Ramsey informs French Masons that they are heirs to the Templar tradition (1736). Roman Church condemns Masonry (1738). Birth of Count Cagliostro. Comte de Saint-Germain involved in Jacobite plot to restore Stuart dynasty - to the English Throne (1743). Society of Flagellants and Skopski - founded in Russia (1750). George Washington initiated as a Mason - (1752). Sir Francis Dashwood founds the Hell Fire Club. Franklin + to the English Throne (1743). Society of Flagellants and Skopski + founded in Russia (1750). George Washington initiated as a Mason + (1752). Sir Francis Dashwood founds the Hell Fire Club. Franklin visits England to discuss the future of American colonies with Dashwood (1758). Foundation of the Rite of the Strict Observance - by Baron von Hund based on the Templar tradition. Frederick of + by Baron von Hund based on the Templar tradition. Frederick of Prussia founds Order of the Architects of Africa and uses the title Illuminati to describe his neo-Masonic lodges (1768). Franklin elected Grand Master of the Nine Sisters lodge in Paris @@ -189,58 +189,58 @@

1800 - 1900 CE Count Grabinka founds secret society in St. Petersburg based on Martinism and Rosicrucianism (1803). French republican plot to - assassinate Napoleon by placing a bomb under his coach, led by - occultist Fabre d'Olivet. Emperor Napoleon takes control of + assassinate Napoleon by placing a bomb under his coach, led by + occultist Fabre d'Olivet. Emperor Napoleon takes control of French Masonry (1805). Revived Templar Order in France celebrates - the martyrdom of Jacques de Molay with public requiem (1808). - Foundation of the Order of Sublime Perfects (1809). Eliphas Levi + the martyrdom of Jacques de Molay with public requiem (1808). + Foundation of the Order of Sublime Perfects (1809). Eliphas Levi (1810-1875) reveals the secret symbolism of the Templar idol - Baphomet. Czar Alexander I and Emperor Francis von Hapsburg unite + Baphomet. Czar Alexander I and Emperor Francis von Hapsburg unite to defeat Italian revolution incited by secret societies. John Quincy Adams, initiate of the Dragon Society, is elected US - President (1820). Czar Alexander outlaws Masonry in Russia + President (1820). Czar Alexander outlaws Masonry in Russia (1822). Decembrist secret society attempts coup when Czar Alexander allegedly dies (1825). AntiMasonic Party founded in US - to combat secret societies in American politics (1828). Wagner + to combat secret societies in American politics (1828). Wagner joins the Vaterlandsverein, a secret society dedicated to the formation of a pan-European federation of nations. Masonic convention at Strasbourg allegedly plots second French Revolution - (1848). Napoleon III condemns Grand Orient for dabbling in - radical politics (1850). Paschal Randolph founds Hermetic + (1848). Napoleon III condemns Grand Orient for dabbling in + radical politics (1850). Paschal Randolph founds Hermetic Brotherhood of the Light (1858). Abraham Lincoln is assassinated (1865). Klu Klux Klan founded (1866). Society of Rosicrucians in Anglia founded (1867). Foundation of the Theosophical Society by Madame Blavasky on instructions of the Great White Brotherhood. - Birth of Aleister Crowley (1875). Mysterious suicide of ArchDuke + Birth of Aleister Crowley (1875). Mysterious suicide of ArchDuke Rudolph von Hapsburg at a hunting lodge at Mayerling (1889). Foundation of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (1888). - Assassination of Empress Elizabeth von Hapsburg by anarchist + Assassination of Empress Elizabeth von Hapsburg by anarchist (1898).

1900 - 1897 CE Foundation of the Ordo Templi Orientis (1900). International - Order of CoFreemasonry founded in 1902. Publication of The + Order of CoFreemasonry founded in 1902. Publication of The Protocols of the Wise Men of Zion in Russia (1905). Foundation of the Ancient and Mystical Order of the Rose Crucis (1909). Black - Hand Society founded in 1911. Aleister Crowley accepted as head + Hand Society founded in 1911. Aleister Crowley accepted as head of the British OTO. Order of the Temple of the Rosy Cross founded - in 1912. Assassination of ArchDuke Franz Ferdinand and - Archduchess Sophia von Hapsberg. Attempted murder of Rasputin. + in 1912. Assassination of ArchDuke Franz Ferdinand and + Archduchess Sophia von Hapsberg. Attempted murder of Rasputin. WWI begins in 1914. Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates. Hapsburg dynasty is overthrown. Bolshevik Revolution in Russia (1917-1918). Foundation of German Workers Party by Thule Society (1919). Hitler joins GWP and changes its name to the National Socialist Party (1920). Crowley employed by MI6. Cardinal Roncalli, later - Pope John XXIII, allegedly joins Rosicrucian Order. Hitler + Pope John XXIII, allegedly joins Rosicrucian Order. Hitler becomes first chancellor of the Third Reich (1933). Roosevelt places Illuminist symbol of eye in triangle on the dollar bill (1935). Nazi invasion of England prevented by New Forest Witches - (1940). Rudolf Hess lured to Britain on peace mission by fake + (1940). Rudolf Hess lured to Britain on peace mission by fake astrological data (1941). Order of the Temple revived in France (1952). First Bilderberg meeting in 1954. Foundation of the P2 - Lodge (1960). Death of Pope Paul VI, election and alleged murder - of Pope John Paul I, and election of Pope John Paul II (1978). - Exposure of P2 conspiracy. Attempt to assassinate John Paul II + Lodge (1960). Death of Pope Paul VI, election and alleged murder + of Pope John Paul I, and election of Pope John Paul II (1978). + Exposure of P2 conspiracy. Attempt to assassinate John Paul II (1981). L'Ordre Internationale Chevelresque Tradition Solaire founded on instructions of the revived Order of the Temple in France (1984).

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/cia-sws.xml b/pythonCode/output/cia-sws.xml index 5404c41..5ca565d 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/cia-sws.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/cia-sws.xml @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Lines: 321

the following is taken from the June, 1978 issue of "Gallery" magazine: __________________________________________________________________________ THE CIA'S SECRET WEAPONS SYSTEMS - by Andrew Stark

+ by Andrew Stark

Exploding wine bottles, guns constructed out of pipes, bullets made of teeth, aspirin explosives: they sound like @@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ Lines: 321

weapons in the CIA arsenal. "The New York Times" of September 26, 1975 revealed the existence of guns that shoot cobra-venom darts. Then there was the - shoe polish compound intended to make Fidel Castro's beard fall + shoe polish compound intended to make Fidel Castro's beard fall out, so that he would lose his "charisma." And CIA laboratories in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey developed the famous rifle that shoots around corners. Some CIA weapons are designed to kill many people--deadly germs can be released in subways; others are intended to kill a single, - specific individual--the Borgia ring contains deadly poison to be + specific individual--the Borgia ring contains deadly poison to be slipped into a victim's drink; and still others are standard - weapons supplied for such missions as overthrowing the Allende + weapons supplied for such missions as overthrowing the Allende government in Chile in 1973. The information about CIA weapons that you will read in this article generally has not been made public before. It was not @@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ Lines: 321

want to disrupt a nation's economy in the hope that the resulting chaos will lead to civil unrest and the overthrow of the existing government (some of this actually happened in Chile). The original - John Rockefeller used such tactics against his competitors. He + John Rockefeller used such tactics against his competitors. He simply had their refineries blown up. Another pamphlet the CIA would not like you to see is titled - "How to Kill," written by John Minnery, edited by Robert Brown and - Peder Lund, and published by Paladin Press, Box 1307, Boulder, + "How to Kill," written by John Minnery, edited by Robert Brown and + Peder Lund, and published by Paladin Press, Box 1307, Boulder, Colorado 80306. The reason the CIA would prefer that you not see this eighty-eight-page pamphlet, which is unavailable at bookstores and newsstands, is because it contains a number of "ingenious" @@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ Lines: 321

conversation:

"How could you publish the "OSS Sabotage and Demolition Manual," - I asked Peter Lund, editor and publisher of Paladin Press, "if your + I asked Peter Lund, editor and publisher of Paladin Press, "if your organization, at the least, was not dealing with former OSS agents? And what about "How to Kill?" - "I don't talk to journalists," Lund said. + "I don't talk to journalists," Lund said. "You're called the Paladin Press. You must publish books. Can I order them?" "No." @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Lines: 321

"What are the right hands?" I asked. "I don't talk to journalists." "Have you ever heard of Desert Publications?" I asked. - "A fine outfit," Lund said. "If they recommend you, I'll send + "A fine outfit," Lund said. "If they recommend you, I'll send you our material." "That's my problem," I said. "They don't seem to have a phone number." @@ -149,18 +149,18 @@ Lines: 321

euphemistically described as "eliminating the Viet Cong infrastructure." In reality, it was a rampant reign of terror run out of CIA headquarters at Langley, Virginia. Former CIA director - William Colby later termed the program "effective." The Phoenix + William Colby later termed the program "effective." The Phoenix Program was a naked murder campaign, as proved by every realistic report, ranging from the Bertrand Russell Tribunal to the Dellums Committee to admissions by CIA agents themselves. The program killed--and *none* of these killings occurred in combat--18,000 people, mostly women and children. - But what about Peder Lund, editor and publisher of Paladin + But what about Peder Lund, editor and publisher of Paladin Press? The book he edited and published, "How to Kill," outlined a surfeit of murder methods, horrific techniques of causing people to die. For example: "Without getting too deeply into the realm of the bizarre," - wrote John Minnery, the author of "How to Kill" as he proceeded to + wrote John Minnery, the author of "How to Kill" as he proceeded to just that, "a specially loaded bullet made from a human tooth (bicuspid) could be fired under the jaw or through the mouth into the head. The tooth is a very hard bone, and its enamel shell @@ -216,17 +216,17 @@ Lines: 321

materials." Being a contract killer for the CIA is not all roses. You cannot kill in just any way. A number of attempts have been made - on Fidel Castro's life--some with the CIA and the Mafia + on Fidel Castro's life--some with the CIA and the Mafia cooperating--and some of them may have failed because of restrictions imposed on the potential assassins. It would be - unacceptable for Castro's murder to be laid at the door of the CIA. - This would make Castro a martyr in the eyes of his countrymen. + unacceptable for Castro's murder to be laid at the door of the CIA. + This would make Castro a martyr in the eyes of his countrymen. Thus, a method that would suggest death by natural causes must be found. Abundant speculation and considerable evidence suggest that the CIA or some other government agency arranged for the "natural" - deaths of David Ferrie, Jack Ruby, George De Mohrenschildt, and - other potential witnesses into the assassination of John Kennedy. + deaths of David Ferrie, Jack Ruby, George De Mohrenschildt, and + other potential witnesses into the assassination of John Kennedy. Some methods of killing, like the injection of an air bubble into the bloodstream, will often go unnoticed by medical examiners. Another hard-to-trace method of killing is to mail a snake to @@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ Lines: 321

intended to `corner the market' on LSD so that other countries would not be ahead of the U.S. in their potential for `LSD warfare.'" - Dr. Albert Hoffman, an early researcher into the uses of LSD, + Dr. Albert Hoffman, an early researcher into the uses of LSD, was horrified by what the CIA was doing: "I had perfected LSD for medical use, not as a weapon. It can make you insane or even kill you if it is not properly used under medical supervision. In any @@ -283,10 +283,10 @@ Lines: 321

through the CIA, employed germ warfare during the Korean War. A number of captured pilots testified that germ warfare was used, but their testimony was dismissed as brainwashing. A Marine Corps - colonel named Frank H. Schwable signed a germ warfare confession + colonel named Frank H. Schwable signed a germ warfare confession and, according to W.H. Bowart, "named names, cited missions, described meetings and strategy conferences." - Schwable later repudiated his confession. But the charges of + Schwable later repudiated his confession. But the charges of germ warfare were taken up in front of the United Nations, and a number of countries believed them. The United States, incidentally, was later charged with using @@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ Lines: 321

"higher good," can even the President of the United States consider himself safe?

-

Andrew Stark is a pseudonym for a specialist on weaponry.

+

Andrew Stark is a pseudonym for a specialist on weaponry.

-- daveus rattus

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/cia.xml b/pythonCode/output/cia.xml index 7abe5ed..7deae1d 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/cia.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/cia.xml @@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ entirety. Full Disclosure, Box 8275, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48107. $15/yr.

Full Disclosure: I'd like to start out by talking about your well-known book, `The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence.' What edition is that in today?

-

Marchetti: The latest edition came out last summer. Its the Laurel edition, +

Marchetti: The latest edition came out last summer. Its the Laurel edition, Dell paperback.

FD: Its gone through a couple of printings?

-

Marchetti: Yes. It was originally published by Alfred Knopf in hardback and +

Marchetti: Yes. It was originally published by Alfred Knopf in hardback and by Dell in paperback. That was in 1974 with Knopf and 1975 with Dell. Then a few years later we got some more of the deletions back from the government, so Dell put out a second printing. That would have been about 1979. Then @@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ Richmond some months later, and again the Supreme Court did not hear the case. Two years later we sued the CIA on the grounds that they had been arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable in making deletions and were in violation of the injunction they had won in 1972. We went before Judge Albert -V. Bryan Jr., and in that case, he decided in our favor. Bryan was the same +V. Bryan Jr., and in that case, he decided in our favor. Bryan was the same fourth district judge in Alexandria who heard the original case. He said that there was nothing in the book that was harmful to national security or that -was logically classifiable. Bryan said the CIA was being capricious and +was logically classifiable. Bryan said the CIA was being capricious and arbitrary. They appealed, and a few months later down in Richmond the appellate court for the fourth district decided in the government's favor, -and overturned Bryan's decision. Again, the Supreme Court did not hear the +and overturned Bryan's decision. Again, the Supreme Court did not hear the case. It chose not to hear it, and the appellate court's decision stood.

By this time, we had grown weary of the legal process. The book was published @@ -61,17 +61,17 @@ don't make the national security argument because that is too untenable these days. They say that they have a right to classify anything that they want to, and only they know what is classifiable. They are establishing a precedent, and have established a precedent in this case that has been used subsequently -against ex-CIA people like Frank Snepp and John Stockwell and others, and in -particular against Ralph McGee. They've also used it against (laughing), its -kind of ironic, two former CIA directors, one of whom was William Colby. -Colby was the guy behind my case when he was director. In fact, he was sued +against ex-CIA people like Frank Snepp and John Stockwell and others, and in +particular against Ralph McGee. They've also used it against (laughing), its +kind of ironic, two former CIA directors, one of whom was William Colby. +Colby was the guy behind my case when he was director. In fact, he was sued by the CIA and had to pay a fine of I think, about $30,000 for putting -something in that they wanted out about the Glomar Explorer. He thought they +something in that they wanted out about the Glomar Explorer. He thought they were just being, as I would say, ``arbitrary and capricious,'' so he put it -in anyway, was sued, and had to pay a fine. Admiral Stansfield Turner was -another who, like Colby when he was director, was the great defender of +in anyway, was sued, and had to pay a fine. Admiral Stansfield Turner was +another who, like Colby when he was director, was the great defender of keeping everything secret and only allowing the CIA to reveal anything. When -Turner got around to writing his book he had the same problems with them and +Turner got around to writing his book he had the same problems with them and is very bitter about it and has said so. His book just recently came out and he's been on a lot of TV shows saying, ``Hells bells, I was director and I know what is classified and what isn't but these guys are ridiculous, @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ that they helped to establish.

eventually becoming declassified so that they are available to the American people?

-

Marchetti: If I have a publisher, and am willing to go back at the CIA every +

Marchetti: If I have a publisher, and am willing to go back at the CIA every year or two years forcing a review, little by little, everything would come out eventually. I can't imagine anything they would delete. There might be a few items that the CIA would hold onto for principle's sake. Everything that @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ you know its really a big joke.

FD: Looking back on it, what effect did the publication of the `The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence' have on your life?

-

Marchetti: It had a tremendous effect on my life. The book put me in a +

Marchetti: It had a tremendous effect on my life. The book put me in a position where I would forever be persona non grata with the bureaucracy in the federal government, which means, that I cannot get a job anywhere, a job that is, specific to my background and talents. Particularly if the company @@ -117,14 +117,14 @@ in that area I am frequently penalized because of who I worked for.

FD: The government views you as a troublemaker or whistleblower?

-

Marchetti: As a whistleblower, and, I guess, troublemaker. In the +

Marchetti: As a whistleblower, and, I guess, troublemaker. In the intelligence community, as one who violated the code.

FD: The unspoken code?

-

Marchetti: Right. And this has been the fate of all those CIA whistleblowers. -They've all had it hard. Frank Snepp, Stockwell, McGee, and others, have all -suffered the same fate. Whistleblowers in general, like Fitzgerald in the +

Marchetti: Right. And this has been the fate of all those CIA whistleblowers. +They've all had it hard. Frank Snepp, Stockwell, McGee, and others, have all +suffered the same fate. Whistleblowers in general, like Fitzgerald in the Department of Defense, who exposed problems with the C-5A, overruns, have also suffered the same kind of fate. But since they were not dealing in the magical area of national security they have found that they have some leeway @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ these problems to the American public.

writing of `Inside The Company' both before and after publication. Have you run into similar problems with extralegal CIA harassment?

-

Marchetti: Yes. I was under surveillance. Letters were opened. I am sure our +

Marchetti: Yes. I was under surveillance. Letters were opened. I am sure our house was burglarized. General harassment of all sorts, and the CIA has admitted to some of these things. One or two cases, because the Church Committee found out. For example, the CIA admitted to working with the IRS to @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ period.

FD: About your time with the CIA?

-

Marchetti: No, about my case. I only want the information on me after leaving +

Marchetti: No, about my case. I only want the information on me after leaving the agency and they just refuse to do it. They've told me through friends ``You can sue until you're blue in the face but you're not going to get this'' because they know exactly what would happen. It would be a terrible @@ -177,14 +177,14 @@ a lot of attention to it through their attempts to prevent it from being written and their attempts at censorship, which simply increased the appetite of the public, media, and Congress, to see what they were trying to hide and why. All of this was happening at a time when other events were occurring. -Ellsberg's Pentagon Papers had come out about the same time I announced I was +Ellsberg's Pentagon Papers had come out about the same time I announced I was doing my book. Some big stories were broken by investigative journalists. All of these things together, my book was part of it, did lead ultimately to congressional investigations of the CIA. I spent a lot of time behind the scenes on the Hill with senators and congressman lobbying for these investigations and they finally did come to pass.

-

It took awhile. President Ford tried to sweep everything under the rug by +

It took awhile. President Ford tried to sweep everything under the rug by creating the Rockefeller Commission, which admitted to a few CIA mistakes but swept everything under the rug. It didn't wash publicly. By this time, the public didn't buy the government's lying. So we ultimately did have the Pike @@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ murder. There were some changes and I think they were all for the better.

FD: So instead of some of the more harsher critics of the CIA who would want to see it abolished you would want to reform it?

-

Marchetti: Yes. Its one of these things where you can't throw out the baby +

Marchetti: Yes. Its one of these things where you can't throw out the baby with the bathwater. The CIA does do some very good and valuable and worthwhile and legal things. Particularly in the collection of information throughout the world, and in the analysis of events around the world. All of @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ the public, and in particular the American public, from knowing what they're doing. This is done so that the President can deny that we were responsible for sabotaging some place over in Lebanon where a lot of people were killed. So that the President can deny period. Here is a good example: President -Eisenhower denied we were involved in attempts to overthrow the Indonesian +Eisenhower denied we were involved in attempts to overthrow the Indonesian government in 1958 until the CIA guys got caught and the Indonesians produced them. He looked like a fool. So did the N.Y. Times and everybody else who believed him. That is the real reason for secrecy.

@@ -259,16 +259,16 @@ deep cover for the CIA. So it develops into a self-feeding circle.

FD: Spreading disinformation is done through the newsmedia.

-

Marchetti: Yes. Its done through the newsmedia. The fallacy is that the CIA +

Marchetti: Yes. Its done through the newsmedia. The fallacy is that the CIA says the real reason they do this is to con the Soviets. Now I'll give you -some examples. One was a fellow by the name of Colonel Oleg Penkovsky.

+some examples. One was a fellow by the name of Colonel Oleg Penkovsky.

-

FD: Penkovsky Papers?

+

FD: Penkovsky Papers?

-

Marchetti: Yes. I wrote about that in `The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence. -The Penkovsky Papers was a phony story. We wrote the book in the CIA. Now, +

Marchetti: Yes. I wrote about that in `The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence. +The Penkovsky Papers was a phony story. We wrote the book in the CIA. Now, who in the hell are we kidding? The Soviets? Do we think for one minute that -the Soviets, who among other things captured Penkovsky, interrogated him, and +the Soviets, who among other things captured Penkovsky, interrogated him, and executed him, do you think for one minute they believe he kept a diary like that? How could he have possibly have done it under the circumstances? The whole thing is ludicrous. So we're not fooling the Soviets. What we're doing @@ -280,15 +280,15 @@ secret intelligence so that they will continue to get money to continue to operate. Thats the real reason. The ostensible reason is that we were trying to confuse the Soviets. Well that's bullshit because they're not confused.

-

One of the ones I think is really great is `Khruschev Remembers.' If anybody -in his right mind believes that Nikita Khruschev sat down, and dictated his -memoirs, and somebody -- Strobe Talbot sneaked out of the Soviet Union with +

One of the ones I think is really great is `Khruschev Remembers.' If anybody +in his right mind believes that Nikita Khruschev sat down, and dictated his +memoirs, and somebody -- Strobe Talbot sneaked out of the Soviet Union with them they're crazy. That story is a lie. That book was a joint operation between the CIA and the KGB. Both of them were doing it for the exact same reasons. They both wanted to influence their own publics. We did it our way -by pretending that Khruschev had done all of this stuff and we had lucked out +by pretending that Khruschev had done all of this stuff and we had lucked out and somehow gotten a book out of it. The Soviets did it because they could -not in their system allow Khruschev to write his memoirs. Thats just against +not in their system allow Khruschev to write his memoirs. Thats just against everything that the Communist system stands for. But they did need him to speak out on certain issues. Brezhnev particularly needed him to short-circuit some of the initiatives of the right wing, the Stalinist wing @@ -308,9 +308,9 @@ book.

FD: How was this operation initially set up?

-

Marchetti: I don't know all of the ins and outs of it. I imagine what +

Marchetti: I don't know all of the ins and outs of it. I imagine what happened is that it probably started with somebody in the Soviet Politburo -going to Khruschev and saying, ``Hey, behind the scenes we're having lots of +going to Khruschev and saying, ``Hey, behind the scenes we're having lots of trouble with the right-wing Stalinist types. They're giving Brehznev a bad time and they're trying to undercut all of the changes you made and all of the changes Brehznev has made and wants to make. Its pretty hard to deal with @@ -323,18 +323,18 @@ then it will get back to the Soviet Union in a variety of forms. It will get back in summaries broadcast by the Voice of America and Radio Liberty, and copies of the book will come back in, articles written about it will be smuggled in, and this in turn will be a big influence on the intelligentsia -and the party leaders and it will undercut Suslov and the right wingers.'' -Khruschev said okay. The KGB then went to the CIA and explained things to +and the party leaders and it will undercut Suslov and the right wingers.'' +Khruschev said okay. The KGB then went to the CIA and explained things to them and the CIA said, Well that sounds good, we'll get some friends of ours -here, the TIME magazine bureau in Moscow, Jerry Schecter would later have a -job in the White House as a press officer. We'll get people like Strobe +here, the TIME magazine bureau in Moscow, Jerry Schecter would later have a +job in the White House as a press officer. We'll get people like Strobe Talbot, who is working at the bureau there, we'll get these guys to act as the go-betweens. They'll come and see you for the memoirs and everyone will play dumb. You give them two suitcases full of tapes (laughs) or something like that and let them get out of the Soviet Union. Which is exactly what happened.

-

Strobe brought all of this stuff back to Washington and then TIME-LIFE began +

Strobe brought all of this stuff back to Washington and then TIME-LIFE began to process it and put a book together. They wouldn't let anybody hear the tapes, they didn't show anybody anything. A lot of people were very suspicious. You know you can tell this to the public or anybody else who @@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ newspaperman and let him walk out of the country with them. That cannot be done in a closed society, a police state, like the Soviet Union.

The book was eventually published but before it was published there was -another little interesting affair. Strobe Talbot went to Helsinki with the +another little interesting affair. Strobe Talbot went to Helsinki with the manuscript, where he was met by the KGB who took it back to Leningrad, looked at it, and then it was finally published by TIME-LIFE. None of that has ever been explained in my book. A couple of other journalists have made references @@ -359,25 +359,25 @@ they thought the KGB...

FD: Had duped TIME?

-

Marchetti: Exactly. Once they learned this was a deal they quieted down and +

Marchetti: Exactly. Once they learned this was a deal they quieted down and ceased their objections and complaints, and even alibied and lied afterwards -as part of the bigger game. Victor Lewis, who was apparently instrumental in +as part of the bigger game. Victor Lewis, who was apparently instrumental in all of these negotiations, later fit into one little footnote to this story -that I've often wondered about. Lewis is (was)... After all of this happened +that I've often wondered about. Lewis is (was)... After all of this happened and when the little furor that existed here in official Washington began -dying down, Victor Lewis went to Tel Aviv for medical treatment. He came into +dying down, Victor Lewis went to Tel Aviv for medical treatment. He came into the country very quietly but somebody spotted him and grabbed him and said, ``What are you doing here in Israel?'' ``Well I'm here for medical treatment, -'' Lewis said. They said, ``What?! You're here in Israel for medical +'' Lewis said. They said, ``What?! You're here in Israel for medical treatment?'' He said, ``Yes.'' They said, ``Well whats the problem?'' ``I've got lumbago, a back problem, and they can't fix it in the Soviet Union. but there's a great Jewish doctor here I knew in the Soviet Union and I came to see him.'' That sounds like the craziest story you ever wanted to hear. But then another individual appeared in Israel at the same time and some reporter -spotted him. He happened to be Richard Helms, then-director of the CIA. He -asked Helms what he was doing in Israel, and he had some kind of a lame -excuse which started people wondering whether this was the payoff. Helms -acting for the CIA, TIME-LIFE, and the U.S. government, and Lewis acting for +spotted him. He happened to be Richard Helms, then-director of the CIA. He +asked Helms what he was doing in Israel, and he had some kind of a lame +excuse which started people wondering whether this was the payoff. Helms +acting for the CIA, TIME-LIFE, and the U.S. government, and Lewis acting for the KGB, Politburo, and the Soviet government. Its really a fascinating story. I wrote about briefly in the book and it was very short. You'll find it if you look through the book in the section we're talking about. @@ -387,27 +387,27 @@ analysis.

Around the time my book came out, TIME magazine decided that they would do a two-page spread in their news section and give it a boost. Suddenly I started -getting calls from Jerry Schecter and Strobe Talbot about cutting that part +getting calls from Jerry Schecter and Strobe Talbot about cutting that part out. I said I would not cut it out unless they could look me in the eye and say I was wrong. If it wasn't true I would take the book and cut the material out. But neither of them chose to do that. Right before the article appeared in TIME I got a call from one of the editors telling me that some people wanted to kill the article. I asked why and he said one of the reasons is -what you had to say about TIME magazine being involved in the Khruschev -Remembers book. I asked him, ``Thats it?'' I had talked to Jerry and Strobe +what you had to say about TIME magazine being involved in the Khruschev +Remembers book. I asked him, ``Thats it?'' I had talked to Jerry and Strobe and this was their backstab. This editor asked me if I could find somebody who could trump the people who were trying to have the article killed. Somebody who could verify my credentials in telling the story. I said why -don't you call Richard Helms, who by that time had been eased out of office -by Kissinger and Nixon, and was now an ambassador in Teheran. So this editor -called Helms to verify my credentials (laughing) and Helms said, ``Yeah, he's +don't you call Richard Helms, who by that time had been eased out of office +by Kissinger and Nixon, and was now an ambassador in Teheran. So this editor +called Helms to verify my credentials (laughing) and Helms said, ``Yeah, he's a good guy. He just got pissed off and wanted to change the CIA.'' So the article ran in TIME. I think you're one of the very few people I've explained this story to in depth.

FD: Did this operation have a name?

-

Marchetti: It probably did but I was already out of the agency and I don't +

Marchetti: It probably did but I was already out of the agency and I don't know what it was. But I do know it was a very sensitive activity and that people very high up in the White House and State Department who you would have thought would have been aware of it were not aware of it. But then @@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ and were no longer critics and doubters and in fact became defenders of it.

FD: Let me make sure I am clear about the CIA's motivation...

-

Marchetti: The CIA's motivation was that here we have a former Soviet premier +

Marchetti: The CIA's motivation was that here we have a former Soviet premier talking out about the events of his career and revealing some pretty interesting things about his thinking and the thinking of others. All of which shows that the Soviet Union is run by a very small little clique. A @@ -425,13 +425,13 @@ Stalinisn and turn to Stalinism but some of the cooler heads, the more moderate types, are trying to make changes. Its good stuff from the CIA's point of view and from the U.S. government's point of view. This is what we're dealing with. This is our primary rival. Look at how they are. And -Khruschev had to dictate these things in secrecy and they had to be smuggled +Khruschev had to dictate these things in secrecy and they had to be smuggled out of the Soviet Union.

Things like this are very subtle in their consistency. It's not a black and white thing on the surface. You might say, ``Well, what's wrong with that?'' What's wrong with that is that it is a lie. The truth would have been much -more effective. Nikita Khruschev was approached by the KGB and Soviet +more effective. Nikita Khruschev was approached by the KGB and Soviet Politburo to dictate his memoirs, which he did under their supervision, which means we don't know if he is telling the whole story or the complete truth because they had an opportunity to edit it. The Russians were so anxious to @@ -453,10 +453,10 @@ Hebrides under a concept known as the condominium, and before independence, the British and the labor movement in Australia threw their support behind the ubiquitous socialist faction, in this case, the Vanaaka Party. The French offered some behind-the-scenes support to the second faction, which was -basically pro-free market and pro-West. The U.S. under Jimmy Carter went +basically pro-free market and pro-West. The U.S. under Jimmy Carter went along with the British. Do you have any idea why this might have been done?

-

Marchetti: Offhand, I don't. The CIA has learned over the years that you +

Marchetti: Offhand, I don't. The CIA has learned over the years that you sometimes cannot support the people you would prefer to support, because they just do not have the popular power to gain control or maintain control without a revolution and things of that sort. The classic example is West @@ -465,19 +465,19 @@ in Berlin. This was at a time when the Russians and East Germans were putting tremendous pressure on to have West Berlin go almost voluntarily into the Soviet bloc. The United States was struggling mightily to keep West Berlin free. At that point in time the strong power in West Germany were the -Christian Democrats under Konrad Adenauer, and these were the people that we +Christian Democrats under Konrad Adenauer, and these were the people that we were supporting.

The Christian Democrats, however, just did not have the wherewithal to save West Berlin. The situation was such that the Social Democrats were the ones who could save West Berlin. Not getting into all of the whys and wherefores and policy positions, the Social Democrats also had a very charismatic person -named Willy Brandt. So by backing Willy Brandt and the Social Democrats, +named Willy Brandt. So by backing Willy Brandt and the Social Democrats, instead of putting all of our eggs in the Christian Democratic Party basket, -Brandt and the Social Democrats were able to maintain a free West Berlin and +Brandt and the Social Democrats were able to maintain a free West Berlin and we were able to achieve our goal. There were some people in the CIA who thought this was terrible, we were not being ideologically pure, and one of -them happens to be E. Howard Hunt, who actually considered Willy Brandt a KGB +them happens to be E. Howard Hunt, who actually considered Willy Brandt a KGB spy. So there are times when you have to, I guess you would call it, choose the lesser of two evils.

@@ -485,55 +485,55 @@ the lesser of two evils.

maybe the thinking was that if we left the pro-West faction in power we may end up with a goddamned civil war.

-

FD: In retrospect, the Carter administration's decision seems even more +

FD: In retrospect, the Carter administration's decision seems even more tragic and mistaken. Since coming to power the Vanaaka Party has consolidated power in the new country, now known as Vanuatu, and established diplomatic relations with governments like Cuba and Vietnam. Socialist Vanuatu has now come to serve as a beacon of sorts for other independence movements in that part of the world, such as the Kanaks in New Caledonia, who have subsequently -adopted socialism as their ideology. When I asked Jimmy Carter about this +adopted socialism as their ideology. When I asked Jimmy Carter about this during an interview recently he said he was sorry, but he did not remember the episode. Is it possible that this may have been an incompetent blunder on the part of the U.S. government? That somebody didn't do their homework, and as a result those responsible for the decision didn't have all of the facts?

-

Marchetti: Absolutely. Absolutely. Yes. Its not the kind of an issue that -draws the most attention in Washington. As you just pointed out, Jimmy Carter +

Marchetti: Absolutely. Absolutely. Yes. Its not the kind of an issue that +draws the most attention in Washington. As you just pointed out, Jimmy Carter doesn't even remember it. I'm sure that decision was made pretty far down the -line. If Carter ever had to make a decision he probably doesn't even remember +line. If Carter ever had to make a decision he probably doesn't even remember it because it was probably staffed down because it was considered so -inconsequential at the time by Carter and everyone involved. They considered +inconsequential at the time by Carter and everyone involved. They considered it so inconsequential that they don't even remember it. It's something they signed off on. My guess from what you have told me is that it was a mistake.

-

FD: You mentioned E. Howard Hunt earlier. I understand that you wrote an +

FD: You mentioned E. Howard Hunt earlier. I understand that you wrote an article for a Washington-based publication about the assassination of John F. -Kennedy and Hunt sued the publication, charging libel. Could you give us some +Kennedy and Hunt sued the publication, charging libel. Could you give us some background on this matter?

-

Marchetti: The article was written in the summer of 1978 and published by +

Marchetti: The article was written in the summer of 1978 and published by SPOTLIGHT, a weekly newspaper that advertises itself as `The Voice of the American Populist Party.' At the time I wrote the article for SPOTLIGHT the House Select Committee on Assassinations was getting ready to hold its -hearings reviewing the Kennedy and King assassinations. I had picked up some +hearings reviewing the Kennedy and King assassinations. I had picked up some information around town that a memo had recently been uncovered in the CIA, and that the CIA was concerned about it. I believe the memo was from James -Angleton, who at the time was chief of counterintelligence for Richard Helms. +Angleton, who at the time was chief of counterintelligence for Richard Helms. I forget the exact date, but this memo was something like six years old, -while Helms was still in office as director.

+while Helms was still in office as director.

The memo said that at some point in time the CIA was going to have to deal -with the fact that Hunt was in Dallas the day of the Kennedy assassination or +with the fact that Hunt was in Dallas the day of the Kennedy assassination or words to that effect. There was some other information in it, such as did you know anything about it, he wasn't doing anything for me, and back and forth. I had that piece of information, along with information that the House Select Committee was going to come out with tapes that indicated there was more than -one shooter during the Kennedy assassination and that the FBI, or at least +one shooter during the Kennedy assassination and that the FBI, or at least certain people in the FBI, believed these tapes to be accurate and had always believed that there was more than one shooter.

I was in contact with the House Select Committee, and they were probing real -deeply into things and they were very suspicious of the Kennedy +deeply into things and they were very suspicious of the Kennedy assassination. There were some other reporters working on the story at the time, one in particular who has a tremendous reputation, and he felt there was something to it. So we rushed into print at SPOTLIGHT with a story @@ -544,15 +544,15 @@ information that there was more than one shooter and probably come up with this memo, this internal CIA memorandum, and there will be some other things. Then the CIA will conduct a limited hangout, and will admit to some error or mistake, but then sweep everything else under the rug, and in the process -they may let a few people dangle in the wind like E. Howard Hunt, Frank -Sturgis, Jerry Hemming, and other people who have been mentioned in the past -as being involved in something related to the Kennedy assassination. It was +they may let a few people dangle in the wind like E. Howard Hunt, Frank +Sturgis, Jerry Hemming, and other people who have been mentioned in the past +as being involved in something related to the Kennedy assassination. It was that kind of speculative piece.

What happened is that about a week after my article appeared in SPOTLIGHT the -Wilmington News-Journal published an article by Joe Trento. This was a longer +Wilmington News-Journal published an article by Joe Trento. This was a longer and more far-ranging article, in which he discussed the memo too but in -greater detail. A couple of weeks after that Hunt informed SPOTLIGHT that he +greater detail. A couple of weeks after that Hunt informed SPOTLIGHT that he wanted a retraction. I checked with my sources and said I don't think we should retract. I said we should do a follow-up article. Now by this time some CIA guy was caught stealing pictures in the committee, some spy, so @@ -560,11 +560,11 @@ things were really hot and heavy at the time. There was a lot of expectation that the committee was going to do something, some really good work to bring their investigation around. So I said to SPOTLIGHT let's do a follow-up piece, but the publisher chickened out and said, nah, what we'll do is tell -Hunt we'll give him equal space. He can say whatever he wants to in the same +Hunt we'll give him equal space. He can say whatever he wants to in the same amount of space.

-

Hunt ignored the offer. A couple of months later Hunt comes to town for -secret hearings with the committee, and was heard in executive session. Hunt +

Hunt ignored the offer. A couple of months later Hunt comes to town for +secret hearings with the committee, and was heard in executive session. Hunt was suing the publisher of the book `Coup D'Etat in America,' and deposed me in relation to that case, and then he brought in, he tried to slip in, this SPOTLIGHT article. I was under instructions from my lawyer not to comment. My @@ -573,42 +573,42 @@ privilege, and also on the grounds of my relationship with the CIA. My lawyer had on his own gone to the CIA before I gave my deposition and asked them about this, and they said to tell me to just hide behind my injunction. I told my lawyer I don't understand it, and he told me all that the CIA said is -that they hate Hunt more than they hate you and they're not going to give -Hunt any help. So that's what I did, and that was the end of it. We thought.

+that they hate Hunt more than they hate you and they're not going to give +Hunt any help. So that's what I did, and that was the end of it. We thought.

-

Two years after it ran Hunt finally sued SPOTLIGHT over my article. SPOTLIGHT +

Two years after it ran Hunt finally sued SPOTLIGHT over my article. SPOTLIGHT thought it was such a joke, all things considered, that they really didn't pay any attention. I never even went to the trial. I never even submitted an -affidavit. I was not deposed or anything. The Hunt people didn't even try to -call me as a witness or anything. I was left out of everything. Hunt ended up +affidavit. I was not deposed or anything. The Hunt people didn't even try to +call me as a witness or anything. I was left out of everything. Hunt ended up winning a judgment for $650,000. Now SPOTLIGHT got worried. They appealed and the Florida Appellate Court overturned the decision on certain technical grounds, and sent it back for retrial. The retrial finally occurred earlier this year. When it came time for the retrial, which we had close to a year to prepare for, SPOTLIGHT got serious, and went out and hired themselves a good -lawyer, Mark Lane, who is something of an expert on the Kennedy +lawyer, Mark Lane, who is something of an expert on the Kennedy assassination. They got me to become involved in everything, and we ended up -going down there and just beating Hunt's pants off. The jury came in, I +going down there and just beating Hunt's pants off. The jury came in, I think, within several hours with a verdict in our favor. The interesting thing was the jury said we were clearly not guilty of libel and actual -malice, but they were now suspicious of Hunt and everything he invoked -because we brought out a lot of stuff on Hunt.

+malice, but they were now suspicious of Hunt and everything he invoked +because we brought out a lot of stuff on Hunt.

-

Hunt lost, and was ordered to pay our court costs in addition to everything +

Hunt lost, and was ordered to pay our court costs in addition to everything else. He has subsequently filed an appeal and that's where its at now. It's up for appeal. I imagine it will probably be another six months to a year -before we hear anything further on it. Based on everything I have seen, Hunt +before we hear anything further on it. Based on everything I have seen, Hunt doesn't have a leg to stand on because the deeper he gets into this the more he runs the risk of exposing himself. We had just all kinds of material on -Hunt. We had a deposition from Joe Trento saying, yes, he saw the internal -CIA memo. We produced one witness in deposition, Marita Lorenz, who was -Castro's lover at one point, and she said that Hunt was taking her and people -like Sturgis and Jerry Hemmings and others and running guns into Dallas. -Lorenz said that a couple of days before the assassination Hunt met them in +Hunt. We had a deposition from Joe Trento saying, yes, he saw the internal +CIA memo. We produced one witness in deposition, Marita Lorenz, who was +Castro's lover at one point, and she said that Hunt was taking her and people +like Sturgis and Jerry Hemmings and others and running guns into Dallas. +Lorenz said that a couple of days before the assassination Hunt met them in Dallas and made a payoff. What they all were doing, whether it was connected to the assassination, we don't know.

-

I think if Hunt keeps pursuing this, all that he's doing is setting the stage +

I think if Hunt keeps pursuing this, all that he's doing is setting the stage for more and more people to come forward and say bad things about him, and raise more evidence that he was in Dallas that day and that he must have been involved in something. If it wasn't the assassination it must have been some @@ -617,93 +617,93 @@ assassination and the wires just got crossed and it was a coincidence at the time.

One of the key points in the mind of the jury as far as we`ve been able to -tell at SPOTLIGHT is that Hunt to this day still cannot come up with an alibi -for where he was the day of the assassination. Hunt comes up with the +tell at SPOTLIGHT is that Hunt to this day still cannot come up with an alibi +for where he was the day of the assassination. Hunt comes up with the weakest, phoniest stories that he can't corroborate. Some guy who was drunk came out of a bar and waved at him. His story doesn't match with that guy's -story. Hunt says he can produce his children to testify he was in Washington. +story. Hunt says he can produce his children to testify he was in Washington. None of his children appeared at the trial. It's a very, very strange thing. -Hunt clearly was, in my mind, not in Washington doing what he says he was +Hunt clearly was, in my mind, not in Washington doing what he says he was doing Nov. 22, 1963. He was certainly not at work that day at the CIA. This subject has come up before, whether he was on sick leave, an annual leave, or -where the hell he was. Hunt just cannot come up with a good alibi.

+where the hell he was. Hunt just cannot come up with a good alibi.

-

Hunt has gone before committees. The Rockefeller Committee, I believe he was +

Hunt has gone before committees. The Rockefeller Committee, I believe he was before the Church Committee, and before the House Select Committee. Nobody -will give Hunt a clean bill of health. They always weasel words. Their -comment on Hunt is always some sort of a way that can be interpreted anyway +will give Hunt a clean bill of health. They always weasel words. Their +comment on Hunt is always some sort of a way that can be interpreted anyway that you want. You can say this indicates the committee looked into it and they feel he wasn't involved. Or you can look at it and say the committee -looked into it and they have a lot of doubts about Hunt, and they're just -being very careful about what they are saying. Hunt himself will not tell you +looked into it and they have a lot of doubts about Hunt, and they're just +being very careful about what they are saying. Hunt himself will not tell you what happened before these committees. He says that his testimony is -classified information. Well, if the testimony vindicates Hunt and provides +classified information. Well, if the testimony vindicates Hunt and provides him with an alibi then why can't he tell us? The mystery remains.

-

FD: Do you believe it possible that the CIA knows where Hunt was Nov. 22, +

FD: Do you believe it possible that the CIA knows where Hunt was Nov. 22, 1963, but just do not want to release that information?

-

Marchetti: That's my guess. I think that subsequently, by now, the CIA may -not have known where Hunt was at the time, and they may not have even +

Marchetti: That's my guess. I think that subsequently, by now, the CIA may +not have known where Hunt was at the time, and they may not have even realized what he was up to until years after and years later when his name started to be commonly mentioned in connection with the assassination. I -think by now the CIA probably knows where Hunt was and what he was doing or +think by now the CIA probably knows where Hunt was and what he was doing or have some very strong feelings about that, and they're not too happy about -it. But whatever it was, and is, that Hunt was involved in, it seems to be, +it. But whatever it was, and is, that Hunt was involved in, it seems to be, or would appear, that he was in or around Dallas about the time of the assassination, involved in some kind of clandestine activity. It may have been an illegal clandestine activity, even something the CIA was unaware of. -The CIA acts very strangely about this. The CIA will not give Hunt any help. +The CIA acts very strangely about this. The CIA will not give Hunt any help. He got no help at all from the CIA in the preparation of his case against us -or in the presentation of his case. They just left him out there. Hunt +or in the presentation of his case. They just left him out there. Hunt managed to scrounge up a couple of his CIA friends who on their own were willing to give some help, but caved in right away. One guy didn't testify. Another guy gave a stupid deposition in the middle of the night to us (laughs) which wasn't worth the paper it was written on.

-

Helms gave a deposition which said nothing. No way would he go out on a limb -for Hunt. In my own mind, I have a feeling that the CIA knows where Hunt was +

Helms gave a deposition which said nothing. No way would he go out on a limb +for Hunt. In my own mind, I have a feeling that the CIA knows where Hunt was and what he was doing, and while they're not going to prosecute him for a lot of reasons, they're involved in the cover-up themselves and don't want to bring any embarrassment upon the agency. On the other hand, they feel if he screws around and gets his own mit in the ringer, that's his own fault, and -we can cover our ass. Hunt, for his own part, apparently feels he has some +we can cover our ass. Hunt, for his own part, apparently feels he has some sort of pressure on the CIA that while it might not be strong enough to bring them forward to defend him before any committee or in a court of law, its at least strong enough for them not to take any overt action against him. So it -seems to me to be some kind of double graymail. Hunt's graymailing the CIA on +seems to me to be some kind of double graymail. Hunt's graymailing the CIA on one hand and they're graymailing him on the other hand. Its a very, very strange thing.

-

FD: Did Jerry Hemmings give a deposition? I understand he is still in prison.

+

FD: Did Jerry Hemmings give a deposition? I understand he is still in prison.

-

Marchetti: I think Jerry might still be in. He asked not to give a deposition +

Marchetti: I think Jerry might still be in. He asked not to give a deposition or be called as a witness unless it was absolutely necessary, because he was either coming toward the end of his term, or he was up for parole. He preferred not to get involved. This was pretty much the attitude of another individual who was mentioned, but I was left with the feeling that if push really came to shove, these people could be brought forward. Now what they know, or whether they were going to risk perjury, which is a pretty big -gamble when you`re dealing with Mark Lane, particularly on this subject. He's +gamble when you`re dealing with Mark Lane, particularly on this subject. He's not only a brilliant lawyer, but this is a subject he has a lot of background in.

-

FD: Did Gordon Novel fit into this at all?

+

FD: Did Gordon Novel fit into this at all?

-

Marchetti: No.

+

Marchetti: No.

FD: You mentioned that it is possible the CIA is withholding information on -Hunt's whereabouts Nov. 22, 1963. The CIA has been accused many times in the -past of engaging in a cover-up of the JFK assassination. Do you believe they +Hunt's whereabouts Nov. 22, 1963. The CIA has been accused many times in the +past of engaging in a cover-up of the JFK assassination. Do you believe they are still covering up in a lot of ways?

-

Marchetti: Oh yeah, I think so, I'd think not only they and the FBI, I think +

Marchetti: Oh yeah, I think so, I'd think not only they and the FBI, I think everybody is covering up.

FD: Are they covering up necessarily to just keep the American people in the dark about the episode, or cover-up because of their own guilt and complicity?

-

Marchetti: I think its both. I think it all started with when it happened. I +

Marchetti: I think its both. I think it all started with when it happened. I don't think anybody was really sure in Washington who was behind the assassination. I think they were very fearful that if they didn't come up with a lone nut theory, and in this case a lone nut who was removed from the @@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ institutions. They might begin to point fingers at all kinds of people. The Russians. The Cubans. Other elements of our society like the right wing and organized crime and so on. I think there was a consensus in the minds of the establishmentarians in our government which was that we should put this to -bed as quickly and as quietly as possible. We'll make a hero out of Kennedy +bed as quickly and as quietly as possible. We'll make a hero out of Kennedy and let's forget about it. And then of course they did have to have a Warren Commission, a blue-ribbon panel which would have the right people on it and then we'll lay the thing to rest officially. Which is essentially what @@ -721,17 +721,17 @@ happened. They didn't hear a lot of evidence. They ignored evidence. Evidence was hidden. Evidence was destroyed. I think it was pretty much clear that nobody was being absolutely forthcoming.

-

The former head of the CIA, Allen Dulles, even said he would lie to the -people about anything he considered to pertain to national security. Dulles -said he would lie to the people if he had to. I think the Kennedy +

The former head of the CIA, Allen Dulles, even said he would lie to the +people about anything he considered to pertain to national security. Dulles +said he would lie to the people if he had to. I think the Kennedy assassination was laid to rest by the establishment and it became just a suspicion in the minds of the people. Then came the revelations. I think by now everybody involved was deeply involved in the coverup, that that maybe -became even more paramount than the question of who did kill Kennedy and why. +became even more paramount than the question of who did kill Kennedy and why. To admit that we covered up from the very begining, and that we've been covering up ever since, I think, would be more devastating than it would have been a few years ago to say O.K., we've looked into it, and figured it out, -it was CIA renegades, or whoever was responsible for murdering Kennedy. I +it was CIA renegades, or whoever was responsible for murdering Kennedy. I think by now there are just too many people that feel they may have started out originally for the most noble of motives but they cannot adjust to it. We saw it with the Watergate affair, and see it every day in life. Once somebody @@ -744,9 +744,9 @@ answer, frankly. I don't think we're every going to get the answer to the story.

FD: You're pessimistic about the American people discovering the real truth -about the JFK assassination?

+about the JFK assassination?

-

Marchetti: This is not to say that 50 years from now that some historian may +

Marchetti: This is not to say that 50 years from now that some historian may get access to some material when everybody is dead and buried, and might be able to put together a pretty accurate story. But even then, with all of the time that has gone by, the myth will have been established. You have those @@ -754,18 +754,18 @@ people that will say, ``Ugh. Conspiracy theorists,'' while other people will say, ``I never believe the government.'' But it will have no effect.

FD: So you believe it will only be time that will reveal the full truth about -the JFK assassination? The truth won't be revealed because of another big +the JFK assassination? The truth won't be revealed because of another big government scandal like Watergate, or a president who is committed to seeing that the case is solved?

-

Marchetti: One of the presidents who might have unearthed all this, actually -a potential president was Bobby Kennedy, but he got rubbed out.

+

Marchetti: One of the presidents who might have unearthed all this, actually +a potential president was Bobby Kennedy, but he got rubbed out.

-

FD: Bobby Kennedy made a statement three days before he was murdered that he +

FD: Bobby Kennedy made a statement three days before he was murdered that he felt only the office of the presidency could get at the truth.

-

Marchetti: I'm not sure if thats possible. I wonder in my own mind if, let's -say, Teddy Kennedy would be elected president. I wonder if he, one, would +

Marchetti: I'm not sure if thats possible. I wonder in my own mind if, let's +say, Teddy Kennedy would be elected president. I wonder if he, one, would have the courage to reopen the case at this point in time knowing everything he knows about it probably. And two, if he had the courage, would he have the muscle to be able to resolve it completely and fully to the satisfaction of @@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ difficult until it is impossible.

government. Is this true, or is it the invisible state within a state, the intelligence community?

-

Marchetti: I don't think the intelligence community, although it is an +

Marchetti: I don't think the intelligence community, although it is an invisible arm of the government, runs it. I think the people who run the country are the same people who usually run things not only here but all over the world. The powerful economic interests, whether they are bankers, or @@ -789,20 +789,20 @@ it. Generally speaking, they have more influence on the government than the other people do. Its manifested itself in all sorts of ways. There are all of these forces at work.

-

FD: One last question: PSI. Both the CIA and the KGB had a great interest in +

FD: One last question: PSI. Both the CIA and the KGB had a great interest in this area. One of the things I know the CIA did, attempt to recruit KGB agents in the afterlife. Are you familiar with this?

-

Marchetti: I do know there was great interest in this whole area of +

Marchetti: I do know there was great interest in this whole area of parapsychology, for whatever benefit may have been achieved. Not only the CIA, but the Pentagon was involved, and for that matter, the KGB. Everybody has apparently examined it. There were a lot of stories floating around the -CIA that they had tried to contact old agents like Penkovsky, who had been +CIA that they had tried to contact old agents like Penkovsky, who had been captured and killed, executed by the Soviet Union, in the hope that they could derive additional information. To my knowledge none of this stuff really worked.

-

FD: Thank you, Victor Marchetti. +

FD: Thank you, Victor Marchetti. could derive additional information. To my knowledge none of this stuff really worked.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/cia_info.xml b/pythonCode/output/cia_info.xml index 1847756..459e4f5 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/cia_info.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/cia_info.xml @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ operations which violate our principles, jeopardize our rights, and have not been subject to the checks and balances which normally keep policies in line."

-

Morton Halperin +

Morton Halperin Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Affairs

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ bureaucratic, congressional, and public debate."

"The nation must to a degree take it on faith that we too are honorable men, devoted to her service." - Richard Helms, then DCI + Richard Helms, then DCI April, 1971 Table of Contents

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ are honorable men, devoted to her service."

CHAPTER THREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Project NKNAOMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 - Project MKULTRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 + Project MKULTRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 LSD Experimentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Project BLUEBIRD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Project ARTICHOKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

@@ -65,17 +65,17 @@ are honorable men, devoted to her service."

INTRODUCTION

-

On January 22, 1946, President Harry S. Truman issued an +

On January 22, 1946, President Harry S. Truman issued an executive order setting up a National Intelligence Authority, and under it, a Central Intelligence Group, which was the -forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency. Truman +forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency. Truman recognized the need for a centralized intelligence apparatus in peacetime to help ensure that nothing like the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor would ever again happen. The organization that was to become the CIA took on a life of its own and over the past four decades has become the secret army of the President of the United States. Presidents from -Truman to Ronald Reagan have used this secret army whenever +Truman to Ronald Reagan have used this secret army whenever they found it impossible to achieve their policy goals through overt means. Over the years, the CIA has evolved from an agency whose @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ channeled money directly or indirectly into a multitude of business, labor, and church groups; universities; charitable organizations; and educational and cultural groups. - PROPAGANDA

+ PROPAGANDA

Propaganda is any action that is "intended to undermine the beliefs, perceptions, and value systems of the people under the @@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ printers, publishers, and so forth through money, exchanges of favors, or other means. In the case of radio, covert action involves the operation of "black radio" which will be discussed in a moment. - In their book The Invisible Government, authors David Wise + In their book The Invisible Government, authors David Wise and Thomas B. Ross make the following observations about the radio activities of the Central Intelligence Agency:

@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ activity is assassination. From time to time, a dictator unfriendly to the United States or its interests will take control of a country that the U.S. deems to be of vital significance. Perhaps the leader has a heavy Marxist bent -like Fidel Castro or a somewhat unpredictable tendency to -cause turmoil in the world like Moammar Gadhafi. In cases +like Fidel Castro or a somewhat unpredictable tendency to +cause turmoil in the world like Moammar Gadhafi. In cases where such a person has seized power, the U.S. is often interested in removing the dictator by any means available. In cases where the leaders in the United States feel that the @@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ activities. The Church Committee (as it become known) issued a report in 1975 entitled "Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders" which provided a unique inside account of how such plans originate. The CIA was allegedly -involved in assassination plots against Fidel Castro of Cuba, -Patrice Lumumba of the Congo, and Ngo Din Diem of South +involved in assassination plots against Fidel Castro of Cuba, +Patrice Lumumba of the Congo, and Ngo Din Diem of South Vietnam. The Agency also allegedly schemed to assassinate President Sukarno of Indonesia and Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier of Haiti. The Agency had provided arms to @@ -282,23 +282,23 @@ the CIA often supplied dissidents within foreign countries controlled by unfriendly governments with arms and ammunition. In Chile, the CIA passed three .45 calibre machine guns, ten tear-gas grenades, and five-hundred rounds -of ammunition. For Castro dissidents, the Agency prepared a +of ammunition. For Castro dissidents, the Agency prepared a cache composed of a rifle with a telescope and silencer and several bombs which could be concealed in a suitcase. Finally, in the Dominican Republic, where the United States -disliked Rafael Trujillo, the CIA prepared to drop twelve +disliked Rafael Trujillo, the CIA prepared to drop twelve untraceable rifles with scopes. That drop was never executed. In all of the plots in which the Agency was involved, it made sure that its role was indirect. Never once did an American CIA agent actually make any of the assassination -attempts. According to Loch Johnson in A Season of Inquiry:

+attempts. According to Loch Johnson in A Season of Inquiry:

In no case was an American finger actually on the trigger of these weapons. And even though the officials of the United States had clearly -initiated assassination plots against Castro and -Lumumba, it was technically true--as Richard Helms +initiated assassination plots against Castro and +Lumumba, it was technically true--as Richard Helms had claimed--that neither the CIA nor any other agency of the American government had murdered a foreign leader. Through others, however, we had @@ -340,14 +340,14 @@ upon the shoulders of the CIA. paramilitary capability after World War II, with the exception of an operation in Guatemala in 1954, the scale of activities was minimal before 1961. When President John F. -Kennedy took office in 1961, he and his closest advisors were +Kennedy took office in 1961, he and his closest advisors were convinced of the need for the U.S. to develop an unconventional warfare capability to counter the growing evidence of communist guerilla activities in Southeast Asia and Africa. The aim of "counterinsurgency" (as it became known) was to prevent communist supported military victories without causing a major U.S./Soviet confrontation. -Simultaneously, Kennedy directed the CIA to develop and use +Simultaneously, Kennedy directed the CIA to develop and use its paramilitary capabilities around the world. Thus, in the decade of the 1960s, developing a paramilitary capability became the primary objective of the CIA's clandestine @@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ amount of budgetary allocation. In the early 1960s, the decolonization of Africa sparked an increase in the scale of CIA clandestine activities on that continent. CIA activities there paralleled the growing -interest within the State Department and the Kennedy +interest within the State Department and the Kennedy Administration in Third World Countries, which were regarded as the first line of defense against the Soviets. The U.S. Government assumed that the Soviets would attempt to encroach @@ -377,21 +377,21 @@ Cuba. Many of the CIA's undertakings were either unsuccessful or without any clear result and some of them will be discussed later. Before leaving this category of covert operations, it is interesting to consider a story -recounted by Fred Branfman, in a book entitled Uncloaking the -CIA by Howard Frazier.

+recounted by Fred Branfman, in a book entitled Uncloaking the +CIA by Howard Frazier.

There are many stories I could tell about him, but I will tell just one. In the late 1960s a friend of mine was a pilot for a private CIA airline. The agent threw a box on the airplane one day and said -"Take this to Landry in Udorn". (Pat Landry was +"Take this to Landry in Udorn". (Pat Landry was the head of the CIA in Udorn, coordinating the Burma-Thailand-Laos-North Vietnam theatre). My friend started flying the plane and noticed a bad odor coming from the box. After some time he could not stand it anymore and opened up the box. Inside was a fresh human head. This was a joke. The idea -was to see what Pat Landry would do when someone +was to see what Pat Landry would do when someone put this box on his desk. You cannot throw a human head in the wastepaper basket, you cannot throw it in the garbage can. CIA paramilitary activities @@ -435,11 +435,11 @@ against crops and animals. Indeed, a CIA memo written in at least three methods of covert attack against crops which had been developed and evaluated under field conditions. Project NKNAOMI was discontinued in 1970, and on -November 25, 1969, President Richard Nixon renounced the use +November 25, 1969, President Richard Nixon renounced the use of any form of biological weapons that could kill or -incapacitate. Nixon also ordered the disposal of existing +incapacitate. Nixon also ordered the disposal of existing stockpiles of bacteriological weapons. On February 14, 1970, -Nixon clarified the extent of his earlier order and indicated +Nixon clarified the extent of his earlier order and indicated that toxins--chemicals that are not living organisms but produced by living organisms--were considered bacteriological weapons subject to his previous directive. Despite the @@ -447,12 +447,12 @@ presidential order, a CIA scientist acquired around 11 grams of a deadly shellfish toxin from SOD personnel at Fort Detrick and stored it in a little-used CIA laboratory where it remained, undetected, for over five years. - Another project, MKULTRA, provided for the research and + Another project, MKULTRA, provided for the research and development of chemical, biological, and radiological materials which could be employed in clandestine operations to control human behavior. According to the Church Committee, a CIA memo was uncovered which stated the purpose -of the project. The memo indicated that MKULTRA's purpose +of the project. The memo indicated that MKULTRA's purpose was

to develop a capability in the covert use of @@ -489,16 +489,16 @@ THIRD CHANCE and DERBY HAT, involved the interrogation of eighteen unwitting non-volunteers in Europe and the Far East who had received LSD as part of operational field tests. A tragic twist in the LSD experimentation occurred on -November 27, 1953. Dr. Frank Olson, a civilian employee of +November 27, 1953. Dr. Frank Olson, a civilian employee of the U.S. Army died following participation in a CIA experiment with LSD. He unknowingly received 70 micrograms -of LSD which was placed in his drink by Dr. Robert Lashbrook, +of LSD which was placed in his drink by Dr. Robert Lashbrook, a CIA officer, as part of an experiment. Shortly after the -experiment, Olson exhibited the symptoms of paranoia and -schizophrenia. Accompanied by Lashbrook, Olson began -visiting Dr. Harold Abrahamsom for psychological assistance. -Abrahamson's research on LSD had been funded indirectly by -the CIA. Olson jumped to his death from a ten-story window +experiment, Olson exhibited the symptoms of paranoia and +schizophrenia. Accompanied by Lashbrook, Olson began +visiting Dr. Harold Abrahamsom for psychological assistance. +Abrahamson's research on LSD had been funded indirectly by +the CIA. Olson jumped to his death from a ten-story window in the Statler Hotel while receiving treatment. It was disclosed by Senate Committees investigating the activities of the CIA in 1977 that the Agency was involved in @@ -507,9 +507,9 @@ situations". In some situations, heroin addicts were enticed into participating in order to get a reward--heroin. Perhaps most disturbing of all is the fact that the extent of experimentation on human subjects cannot readily be -determined, since the records of all MKULTRA activities were +determined, since the records of all MKULTRA activities were destroyed in January 1973 at the instruction of then CIA -director Richard Helms. +director Richard Helms. At least one project undertaken by the CIA in 1950 was aimed at finding ways to protect the security of agents in the field. Project BLUEBIRD attempted to discover means of @@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ of the people in the target countries in hopes that such action would undermine European regimes by weakening the control of the Communist party. The broadcasts were also intended to give the targeted listeners the strength to hold -on to their hope for ultimate freedom. Later, after Stalin +on to their hope for ultimate freedom. Later, after Stalin died and relations between the East and West began to improve, U.S. leaders began to realize that slow change was more likely than a dramatic shift in power. Therefore, the @@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ program helping to build prestige and political contacts for the Nationalist Chinese, it also provided a demonstration of what Chinese people working under a free market system were capable of doing. The prosperity of the Taiwanese as seen -against the backdrop of the economic shortcomings of Mao's +against the backdrop of the economic shortcomings of Mao's programs on the mainland was the kind of creative propaganda campaign that supported U.S. policies and principles. The CIA's role was to use its contacts in the other developing @@ -648,10 +648,10 @@ U.S. sponsorship would have caused some governments to shy away from it. Furthermore, an overt pushing of the program by the United States might have embarrassed Taiwan by giving the impression that it was forced to do the job by the U.S. - Ray Cline, then a touring case officer for the CIA, + Ray Cline, then a touring case officer for the CIA, explained the project in "off the record talks with Chiang Ching-kuo, the savvy son of Chiang Kai-shek, who was perhaps -the most far-sighted political leader in Taiwan." Cline +the most far-sighted political leader in Taiwan." Cline added,

Ching-kuo grasped the concept immediately and saw @@ -670,46 +670,46 @@ actions conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency.

In order to get a better idea of the kind of planning that went into the assassination schemes devised by the CIA, -we will look at the case of Fidel Castro. In addition, at +we will look at the case of Fidel Castro. In addition, at the end of this work appears a number of messages that were transmitted between the CIA station chief in Leopoldville and headquarters in Washington regarding the CIA attempts to -assassinate Patrice Lumumba (Appendix II). Now let us look +assassinate Patrice Lumumba (Appendix II). Now let us look at the story behind Operation Mongoose, the CIA plan to -eliminate Fidel Castro. - When Castro took power in Cuba in 1959, U.S. leadership +eliminate Fidel Castro. + When Castro took power in Cuba in 1959, U.S. leadership made it a top priority to remove him. According to Ray -Cline, former Deputy-Director of the CIA,

+Cline, former Deputy-Director of the CIA,

The CIA had advocated the 'elimination of Fidel -Castro' as early as December 1959, and the matter +Castro' as early as December 1959, and the matter was discussed at Special Group meetings in January and March of 1960. At an NSC meeting on March 10, 1960, terminology was used suggesting that the -assassination of Castro, his brother Raul, and Che +assassination of Castro, his brother Raul, and Che Guevara was at least theoretically considered.

-

Describing the political climate by the time Kennedy took -office, Cline comments in his book Secrets, Spies, and +

Describing the political climate by the time Kennedy took +office, Cline comments in his book Secrets, Spies, and Scholars, "There was almost an obsession with Cuba on the part of policy matters" and it was widely believed in the -Kennedy Administration "that the assassination of Castro by a +Kennedy Administration "that the assassination of Castro by a Cuban might have been viewed as not very different in the benefits that would have accrued from the assassination of -Hitler in 1944." It should also be noted that after the +Hitler in 1944." It should also be noted that after the failure at the Bay of Pigs in 1961, the pride of the United States was hurt and U.S. leaders wanted more than ever to -dispose of Castro. +dispose of Castro. The number of strategies devised by the CIA to carry out the deed and the diversity of their applications illustrates the creativity and shrewdness of planners within the agency. -Johnson points out a number of ingenious plots that were at +Johnson points out a number of ingenious plots that were at least considered by planners within the agency at one time or another. This brief excerpt from his book is by no means an exhaustive list.

The several plots planned at CIA headquarters -included treating a box of Castro's favorite cigars +included treating a box of Castro's favorite cigars with a botulinum toxin so potent that it would cause death immediately upon being placed to the lips; concocting highly poisonous tablets that @@ -718,8 +718,8 @@ anything but boiling soup; contaminating a diving suit with a fungus guaranteed to produce a chronic skin disease called Madura foot and, through and intermediary, offering the suit as a gift to -Castro; constructing an exotic seashell that could -be placed in reefs where Castro often went skin- +Castro; constructing an exotic seashell that could +be placed in reefs where Castro often went skin- diving and then exploded at the right moment from a small submarine nearby; and providing an agent with a ballpoint pen that contained a hypodermic needle @@ -729,37 +729,37 @@ victim without his knowledge.

Perhaps more frightening than any of the above plots was the revelation that the CIA also attempted to launch a plot -against Castro through its contacts with underworld figures +against Castro through its contacts with underworld figures with connections in Cuba. The fact that the agency was willing to resort to such desperate action illustrates the desire of the men in charge in Washington to eliminate -Castro. One source told a reporter in 1962 that then -Attorney-General Robert Kennedy had stopped a deal between -the CIA and the Mafia to murder Fidel Castro. - The CIA asked a mobster named Roselli to go to Florida +Castro. One source told a reporter in 1962 that then +Attorney-General Robert Kennedy had stopped a deal between +the CIA and the Mafia to murder Fidel Castro. + The CIA asked a mobster named Roselli to go to Florida on its behalf in 1961 and 1962 to organize assassination teams of Cuban exiles who would infiltrate their homeland and -assassinate Castro. Rosselli called upon two other crime -figures, Sam Giancana, a mobster from Chicago, and the Costra -Nostra chieftain for Cuba, Santos Trafficante, to help him. -Giancana, using the name "Sam Gold" in his dealings with the +assassinate Castro. Rosselli called upon two other crime +figures, Sam Giancana, a mobster from Chicago, and the Costra +Nostra chieftain for Cuba, Santos Trafficante, to help him. +Giancana, using the name "Sam Gold" in his dealings with the CIA, was on the Attorney General's "Ten Most Wanted Criminals" list. - Castro was still permitting the Mafia gambling syndicate + Castro was still permitting the Mafia gambling syndicate to operate in Havana, for tourists only, and Trafficante traveled back and forth between Havana and Miami in that connection. The mobsters were authorized to offer $150,000 -to anyone who would kill Castro and were promised any support -the Agency could yield. Giancana was to locate someone who -was close enough to Castro to be able to drop pills into his +to anyone who would kill Castro and were promised any support +the Agency could yield. Giancana was to locate someone who +was close enough to Castro to be able to drop pills into his food while Trafficante would serve as courier to Cuba, helping to make arrangements for the murder on the island. -Rosselli was to be the main link between all of the +Rosselli was to be the main link between all of the participants in the plot. Fortunately for the CIA, the Attorney General intervened before the plan was carried out. Had the plan succeeded and it then become public knowledge that the CIA and the Mafia -worked together intimately to murder Castro, the startling +worked together intimately to murder Castro, the startling revelation might have been too much for the American public to stomach. It most likely would have done serious damage to the credibility of an agency which was already beginning to @@ -767,66 +767,66 @@ rouse public suspicion.

GUATEMALA: THE OVERTHROW OF ARBENZ

-

In 1951, leftist leader Juan Jose Arevalo was succeeded -by his minister of defense, Jacobo Arbenz, who continued to +

In 1951, leftist leader Juan Jose Arevalo was succeeded +by his minister of defense, Jacobo Arbenz, who continued to pursue Arevalo's hard leftist policy both domestically and in -Foreign Affairs. The United States Government found Arbenz's +Foreign Affairs. The United States Government found Arbenz's policy objectives unacceptable and cut off all military aid -to Guatemala. President Eisenhower encouraged the CIA to -overthrow the Arbenz government in 1954. - Arbenz had angered the Eisenhower Administration by +to Guatemala. President Eisenhower encouraged the CIA to +overthrow the Arbenz government in 1954. + Arbenz had angered the Eisenhower Administration by legalizing the Communist party and inviting it to join his government. The real trigger for the action in Guatemala, -however, was Arbenz's brazen rejection on September 5, 1953, +however, was Arbenz's brazen rejection on September 5, 1953, of an American protest denouncing Guatemala's proposed "expropriation " from the American owned United Fruit Company of 355,000 acres on the Pacific and 174,000 acres on the Atlantic side of the country. The protest said that the $600,000 in agrarian bonds proposed to be paid for these acres "bears not the slightest resemblance to a true -evaluation." In addition, John Foster Dulles, who by that +evaluation." In addition, John Foster Dulles, who by that time realized there would be no roll-back of communism in Eastern Europe, was determined to block communist regimes from taking power elsewhere in the world, and especially in -the Western Hemisphere. As a matter of fact, the Eisenhower +the Western Hemisphere. As a matter of fact, the Eisenhower administration had earmarked $20 million for an operation against Guatemala. The U.S. put political and economic pressure on the -Arbenz government at the public level while the CIA +Arbenz government at the public level while the CIA diligently worked behind the scenes. On the covert level, the CIA began trying to convince top Guatemalan military officers to defect while simultaneously launching a campaign -of radio and leaflet propaganda against Arbenz. The CIA +of radio and leaflet propaganda against Arbenz. The CIA engineered a brilliant campaign (considered as much a propaganda success as a paramilitary one) using small-scale military action along with psychological warfare to cause quite a disturbance in the Latin American country. The main attempt by the CIA was to support a military plot to overthrow the government that was already in -progress. Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas had begun plotting a -coup against the Arbenz regime in 1952 with the help of +progress. Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas had begun plotting a +coup against the Arbenz regime in 1952 with the help of leaders in Nicaragua and Honduras, and the encouragement of the United Fruit Company. The CIA action was aimed mainly at -alienating the Guatemalan Army from Arbenz. CIA operatives +alienating the Guatemalan Army from Arbenz. CIA operatives sought to attain this goal by inciting the Army through radio broadcasts and other propaganda, and by supplying arms to the insurgents. The operation began on May 1, 1954, a Guatemalan holiday. Steadily escalating psychological pressures were -brought to bear on the Arbenz government. It was no secret -that Castillo Armas was training an army of several hundred +brought to bear on the Arbenz government. It was no secret +that Castillo Armas was training an army of several hundred men in Honduras, and the United States officially denounced -the Arbenz regime, leading the Guatemalan dictator to believe +the Arbenz regime, leading the Guatemalan dictator to believe that a large-scale U.S. effort to help overthrow him was underway. Since the poorly equipped Guatemalan Army was no -match for a U.S.-backed invasion, Arbenz was alarmed and his +match for a U.S.-backed invasion, Arbenz was alarmed and his top advisors were divided over how to deal with the situation. - On June 17, 1954, Colonel Castillo, using about 450 -troops, initiated a paramilitary operation against Arbenz -which ended on the 18th. Castillo and his men crossed over -into Guatemala from Honduras to attack the Arbenz government. -Castillo set-up camp six miles inside Guatemala, and his Air- + On June 17, 1954, Colonel Castillo, using about 450 +troops, initiated a paramilitary operation against Arbenz +which ended on the 18th. Castillo and his men crossed over +into Guatemala from Honduras to attack the Arbenz government. +Castillo set-up camp six miles inside Guatemala, and his Air- Force, a mixed handful of B-26s and P-47 fighters, dropped leaflets, made strafing runs in outlying districts, and dropped a few bombs. The attacks were militarily @@ -834,21 +834,21 @@ insignificant, but they contributed to the wide-spread fear of all-out raids. Meanwhile, the Voice of Liberation, the CIA-run broadcasting station, was active around the clock, reporting -phantom "battles" and spreading rumors. Arbenz was bombarded +phantom "battles" and spreading rumors. Arbenz was bombarded with conflicting reports. Without even one serious military -engagement having occurred, Arbenz found himself confused, +engagement having occurred, Arbenz found himself confused, excited, undecided, and alone. - In mid-campaign, Castillo Armas had lost two of his + In mid-campaign, Castillo Armas had lost two of his three P-47s without which he would be incapable of maintaining a show of force. The United States negotiated the "sale" of a number of planes to the Nicaraguan Air-Force. -Sorties were flown in the planes for Castillo Armas by CIA +Sorties were flown in the planes for Castillo Armas by CIA pilots. - Arbenz was forced to flee, and on June 25, 1954, he + Arbenz was forced to flee, and on June 25, 1954, he sought asylum in the Mexican Embassy. Two days later, he -resigned. A few days later, Castillo Armas, having taken +resigned. A few days later, Castillo Armas, having taken charge, arrived victorious in Guatemala on the plane of U.S. -Ambassador John Peurifoy. Peurifoy's wrote the following +Ambassador John Peurifoy. Peurifoy's wrote the following jingle which appeared in Time magazine July 28, 1954, which seemed to sum up nicely the U.S. attitude about the CIA- sponsored operation in Guatemala:

@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ sponsored operation in Guatemala:

The junta's in the palace, they've taken out a lease. The Commies are in hiding, just across the street; To the embassy of Mexico they beat a quick retreat. -And pistol-packing Peurifoy looks mighty optimistic +And pistol-packing Peurifoy looks mighty optimistic For the land of Guatemala is no longer Communistic.

CUBA: THE BAY OF PIGS

@@ -867,11 +867,11 @@ example of how to conduct a covert action, the debacle in Cuba was a primary example of what not to do. The disaster at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba seriously altered the perception of the CIA's ability to plan and conduct covert paramilitary operations. -Indeed, as Satish Kumar pointed out in his book The CIA in the +Indeed, as Satish Kumar pointed out in his book The CIA in the Third World: A Study in Crypto-Diplomacy, "it is certain that the Cuban operation cast serious doubts as to the efficacy of large-scale para-military operations as an instrument of covert -action." Says Harry Rositzke, a former CIA operative,

+action." Says Harry Rositzke, a former CIA operative,

Para-military operations are the "noisiest" of all covert actions. When they fail, they become public @@ -885,24 +885,24 @@ Cuba. The idea of a Soviet-oriented communist dictatorship a mere ninety miles from the United States was a grave concern for U.S. leaders in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Neither President -Eisenhower nor his predecessor John Fitzgerald Kennedy were +Eisenhower nor his predecessor John Fitzgerald Kennedy were pleased to have a neighbor with such undemocratic ideals. As -early as 1959, the CIA had advocated the elimination of Castro, +early as 1959, the CIA had advocated the elimination of Castro, and as has already been pointed out, the Agency began an operation (Operation MONGOOSE) aimed at accomplishing just that. The alternative of initiating guerilla operations against -Castro had been abandoned by the CIA in 1960. Instead, -Eisenhower set-up a CIA-run program for training hundreds of -highly motivated anti-Castro Cuban refugees in the arts of +Castro had been abandoned by the CIA in 1960. Instead, +Eisenhower set-up a CIA-run program for training hundreds of +highly motivated anti-Castro Cuban refugees in the arts of guerilla combat, planning to possibly use the force to overthrow -the Castro government. Vice President Richard Nixon was a strong -supporter of a program to topple the Castro regime, and -Eisenhower, upon the advice of the NSC Subcommittee responsible +the Castro government. Vice President Richard Nixon was a strong +supporter of a program to topple the Castro regime, and +Eisenhower, upon the advice of the NSC Subcommittee responsible for reviewing covert action schemes, approved the paramilitary training project as a contingency plan, leaving the decision of -whether or not to execute it up to the incoming Kennedy +whether or not to execute it up to the incoming Kennedy administration. - President Kennedy decided to go ahead with the plan after + President Kennedy decided to go ahead with the plan after taking office. Senate Foreign Relations Chairman William Fulbright, upon learning of plans for the proposed invasion, sent a memorandum to the White House that said that if American forces @@ -916,20 +916,20 @@ United States is constantly denouncing the Soviet Union in the United Nations and elsewhere. This point will not be lost on the rest of the world nor our own consciences. And remember always, the -Castro regime is a thorn in the side but not a +Castro regime is a thorn in the side but not a dagger in the heart.

-

The Senator's views were no doubt on Kennedy's mind when he +

The Senator's views were no doubt on Kennedy's mind when he later declined to commit American troops after the invasion began to fall apart. The CIA trained some 1400 Cuban emigres for action -against Castro. Some of the Cubans were trained as ground +against Castro. Some of the Cubans were trained as ground forces and the remainder as pilots. It was eventually decided that the guerilla brigade would make an amphibious landing in the Bay of Pigs. Air support for the operation was to be supplied for the operation by emigre pilots flying in American B-26s made up to look like Cuban Air Force -planes. This would help create the illusion that Castro's +planes. This would help create the illusion that Castro's own men were rebelling against him. On April 15, 1961, eight U.S.-made planes conducted air strikes against three Cuban air bases with the intention of destroying the Cuban Air @@ -940,12 +940,12 @@ the Cuban guerrillas and the CIA. met considerably more resistance than had been expected. Despite broadcasts by the CIA run Radio Swan, the Cuban militia and citizens were not incited to rebel against the -Castro regime as the CIA had estimated. Instead, the Cuban -forces fought valiantly against the exile force. The Castro +Castro regime as the CIA had estimated. Instead, the Cuban +forces fought valiantly against the exile force. The Castro Air Force, which had not been completely destroyed, began to inflict severe damages on both the rebel air and ground forces. For all intents and purposes, the invasion was over -almost as quickly as it had begun, with Castro's forces +almost as quickly as it had begun, with Castro's forces easily quashing the rebellion. Fatal to the operation were a number of bad breaks. U.S. air cover that was to be provided for one hour at the @@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ Even before the operation was a confirmed failure, the CIA cover story began to fall apart and later revelations about U.S. involvement in the fiasco greatly embarrassed the United States. - The Castro forces took more than eleven-hundred + The Castro forces took more than eleven-hundred prisoners during the fighting. Most of them were traded on Christmas eve of 1962 to the United States for $10 million in cash and $53 million in medicines, baby foods, and other @@ -982,11 +982,11 @@ over two million tons of bombs, as much as had been loosed on all Europe and the Pacific Theatre in World War II". The CIA involvement in Laos began with a presence in the country in the late 1950s. Initially, the operation involved -air supply and paramilitary training of the Meo tribesmen to +air supply and paramilitary training of the Meo tribesmen to help them defend their country against the North Vietnamese. However, the operation gradually evolved into a full-scale management of the ground war in Laos by the CIA. - According to Fred Branfman, what the CIA did in Laos was + According to Fred Branfman, what the CIA did in Laos was very simple.

It created an army of its own, an army paid, @@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ that the core of our program in Laos would be to win the "minds and hearts" of the people. Indeed, a tremendous attempt was made to do just that through land reform, education, and economic assistance. However, by the time -President Nixon took office, winning the "hearts and minds" +President Nixon took office, winning the "hearts and minds" of the people had failed and the emphasis was shifted to controlling their behavior. The reasoning behind the shift in emphasis was simple. Although the United States might not @@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ indistinguishable from the general population. The end result of these two problems was an increase in the numbers of innocent persons rounded up, detained, imprisoned, and murdered in an effort to show results. - William Colby, the director of the Phoenix Program, + William Colby, the director of the Phoenix Program, testified before Congress in 1971 that Phoenix was an American responsibility:

@@ -1066,23 +1066,23 @@ forth...maybe more than half the initiative came from us originally.

- According to Fred Branfman, high-ranking American + According to Fred Branfman, high-ranking American officials in South Vietnam bear the sole responsibility for the practice of setting quotas of civilians to be rounded up -under the program each month. Branfman continues, "The +under the program each month. Branfman continues, "The United States clearly set quotas in an attempt to force the GVN (Government of South Vietnam) officials into something they preferred not to undertake". As a matter of fact, Vietnam Information Notes, published by the U.S. State Department in July 1969 reported that, "The target for 1969 -calls for the elimination of 1800 VCI per month" as +calls for the elimination of 1800 VCI per month" as fulfillment of the quotas set by those running the Phoenix Program. The CIA-backed Phoenix Program assassinated and jailed large numbers of Vietnamese civilians without evidence of -judicial procedure. This fact was confirmed by Colby in an -admission to Representative Reid in his July 1971 testimony -before Congress. According to Colby, the Phoenix Program had +judicial procedure. This fact was confirmed by Colby in an +admission to Representative Reid in his July 1971 testimony +before Congress. According to Colby, the Phoenix Program had resulted in the deaths of 20,587 persons as of May 1971. That number, proportionate to population, would have totaled over 200,000 Americans deliberately assassinated over a @@ -1095,14 +1095,14 @@ States.

action mentioned above is the Agency's involvement in the internal political affairs of Chile beginning in 1963 and reaching a climax in 1973. In 1964, the United States became -involved in a covert assistance program to Eduardo Frei in -his campaign for the presidency of Chile. Frei was running -against Salvador Allende, a candidate disliked by U.S. +involved in a covert assistance program to Eduardo Frei in +his campaign for the presidency of Chile. Frei was running +against Salvador Allende, a candidate disliked by U.S. leaders for his leftist leanings. The CIA had judged -previously that Frei would come to power regardless, with a -plurality of the vote, and the assistance given by it to Frei +previously that Frei would come to power regardless, with a +plurality of the vote, and the assistance given by it to Frei was supposedly to help strengthen the Democratic process in -Chile. Although Frei won the election, the United States +Chile. Although Frei won the election, the United States continued to meddle in the internal affairs of Chile for another nine years. The largest covert operation in Chile from 1963-1973 was @@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ anti-Soviet propaganda on eight radio news stations and in five provincial newspapers. The most significant contribution in this area of covert activity was the money provided to El Mercurio, the major Santiago daily newspaper -during the Allende regime. The CIA spent over $12 million on +during the Allende regime. The CIA spent over $12 million on the Chilean operation. Another category of CIA involvement in Chile was that of political action. The most impressive of these actions @@ -1128,24 +1128,24 @@ Communist-dominated labor union in Chile and wrested control of Chilean university student organizations from the Communists. As was discussed earlier, the United States never liked -Salvador Allende, and in 1970, the CIA began covert political -operations against the government of Allende under express -orders from President Richard Nixon and his National Security -Assistant, Dr. Henry Kissinger. Both the CIA and the State +Salvador Allende, and in 1970, the CIA began covert political +operations against the government of Allende under express +orders from President Richard Nixon and his National Security +Assistant, Dr. Henry Kissinger. Both the CIA and the State Department were apparently reluctant to become involved in what appeared to be an infeasible program to keep President -Salvador Allende out of office, even though he had won by +Salvador Allende out of office, even though he had won by plurality in the September, 1970 election. - Nevertheless, the President and Mr. Kissinger directed + Nevertheless, the President and Mr. Kissinger directed the CIA, much against its officers' better judgments, to stage a coup in Chile. The project never developed into anything substantial. However, the CIA provided large sums of money (around $8 million) to support parliamentary -opposition to Allende and to keep alive an opposition press. +opposition to Allende and to keep alive an opposition press. For all its efforts, the CIA was unsuccessful in defeating -Allende although on September 11, 1973, he was overthrown in +Allende although on September 11, 1973, he was overthrown in a coup which, though not under U.S. control, may well have -been caused by U.S. anti-Allende pressures.

+been caused by U.S. anti-Allende pressures.

CHAPTER FIVE

@@ -1164,8 +1164,8 @@ widespread abuses of power that occurred in the CIA before the Intelligence Reform Era in the mid-1970s. It led the agency to believe that CIA officers had a green light to conduct almost any actions they saw fit to reach their goals. -McGeorge Bundy, a former Special Assistant for National -Security Affairs to President's Kennedy and Johnson, has +McGeorge Bundy, a former Special Assistant for National +Security Affairs to President's Kennedy and Johnson, has stated:

While in principle it has always been the @@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ Commander in Chief. However, instead of informing the president of the progress of the covert planning, the officers would be tempted to keep him unaware of it, thereby enabling him to "plausibly deny" any knowledge of the scheme. - Darrel Garwood, the author of a comprehensive work on + Darrel Garwood, the author of a comprehensive work on CIA activities entitled Under Cover writes,

"Plausible deniability" could be regarded as one of @@ -1210,17 +1210,17 @@ can occur is the so-called "Iran-Contra Affair" which made the headlines in late 1986 and earlier this year. The fiasco was an embarrassing illustration of the example which was discussed above. Although the CIA itself was not directly -implicated in the scandal, Colonel Oliver North and other +implicated in the scandal, Colonel Oliver North and other members of the government were discovered to have been carrying out the aims of the President--by channeling funds from arms sales to Iran to the Contras in Nicaragua-- supposedly without his knowledge. Whether or not President -Reagan actually knew about the diversion of funds is unclear, +Reagan actually knew about the diversion of funds is unclear, but in any event, top level planners of the operation believed that the President would be able to plausibly deny any knowledge of the diversion of funds. However, because of the intense scrutiny placed upon the operation by the media -and Congress, President Reagan was unable to convince them +and Congress, President Reagan was unable to convince them and the country as a whole that he had no knowledge of the diversion. As the president and his men learned the hard way, "inevitably, the truth prevails and policies pursued on @@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ and subsequently instituted more stringent oversight procedures, the CIA of today is once again an agency that is able to do almost as it pleases. The strictures placed on the CIA by the Ford and Carter Administrations were relaxed -in 1981 when Ronald Reagan took office. To understand how +in 1981 when Ronald Reagan took office. To understand how the Agency has become so omnipotent since 1947 will require a look back to a time when the Agency really did as it pleased. To get an idea of the characteristics of the men in the @@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ happened, they could not imagine a nationwide furor over actions which to them seemed unimportant.

In a speech before the American Society of Newspaper Editors -in April, 1971, then DCI Richard Helms said, "The nation must +in April, 1971, then DCI Richard Helms said, "The nation must to a degree take it on faith that we too are honorable men, devoted to her service." CIA officials were not the only ones who believed that @@ -1267,17 +1267,17 @@ champions in the Congress of the United States as well. Feelings about the sanctity of sensitive information dealt with by the Agency led to wide support for a laissez faire policy in Congress regarding the CIA. For example, Richard -Russell, the Democratic Senator from Georgia, once gave the +Russell, the Democratic Senator from Georgia, once gave the following explanation of why he led the fight against a resolution to provide for closer Congressional surveillance of the CIA.

-

Russell noted that the statement had been made on +

Russell noted that the statement had been made on the floor that the Armed Services subcommittee of which he was a member had not revealed to the country what it had learned about CIA operations.

-

"No, Mr. President," Russell said, "we have not +

"No, Mr. President," Russell said, "we have not told the country, and I do not propose to tell the country in the future, because if there is anything in the United States which should be held sacred @@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ is small wonder that the CIA got away with the things that it did prior to 1975. CIA officers cleverly played upon the fears of Congress to consolidate the power of the Agency. Former CIA director -Allen Dulles, speaking before a Congressional committee, +Allen Dulles, speaking before a Congressional committee, warned, Any investigation, whether by a congressional committee or any other body, which results in @@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ or uncovers our personnel, will help a potential enemy just as if the enemy had been able to infiltrate his own agents right into our shop.

-

Such statements led Senators like John Stennis to comment, +

Such statements led Senators like John Stennis to comment, "If you are going to have an intelligence agency, you have to protect it as such...and shut your eyes some, and take what's coming".

@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ coming".

The following is a partial list of United States Covert action abroad to impose or restore favorable political -conditions, 1946-1983. The list was prepared by Tom Gervasi +conditions, 1946-1983. The list was prepared by Tom Gervasi of the Center for Military Research and Analysis in 1984, and it was compiled using information available in the public domain.

@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ domain.

1946-1955: WEST GERMANY. Average of $6 million annually to support former Nazi intelligence network of General - Reinhard Gehlen. Successful.

+ Reinhard Gehlen. Successful.

1948-1968: ITALY. Average of $30 million annually in payments to political and labor leaders to supportanti- @@ -1335,13 +1335,13 @@ domain.

resistance movement. Unsuccessful.

1949-1961: BURMA. Support 12,000 Nationalist China troops - in Burma under General Li Mi as an incursion force into + in Burma under General Li Mi as an incursion force into People's Republic of China. Unsuccessful.

1950-1952: POLAND. Financial and military assistance for Polish Freedom and Independence Movement. Unsuccessful.

-

1950: ALBANIA. Overthrow government of Enver Hoxha. +

1950: ALBANIA. Overthrow government of Enver Hoxha. Unsuccessful.

1951-1954: CHINA. Airdrop guerilla teams into People's @@ -1357,21 +1357,21 @@ domain.

@Copyright 1984 by the Center for Military Research and Analysis

-

1953: COSTA RICA. Overthrow government of Jose Figueres. +

1953: COSTA RICA. Overthrow government of Jose Figueres. Unsuccessful.

-

1954: SOUTH VIETNAM. Install government of Ngo Dinh Diem. +

1954: SOUTH VIETNAM. Install government of Ngo Dinh Diem. Successful.

1954: WEST GERMANY. Arrange abduction and discreditation of - West German intelligence chief Otto John, and replace - with Reinhard Gehlen. Successful. + West German intelligence chief Otto John, and replace + with Reinhard Gehlen. Successful. -1954: GUATEMALA. Overthrow government of Jacobo Arbenz - Guzman and replace with Carlos Castillo Armas. +1954: GUATEMALA. Overthrow government of Jacobo Arbenz + Guzman and replace with Carlos Castillo Armas. Successful.

-

1955: CHINA. Assassinate Zhou Enlai en route to Bandung +

1955: CHINA. Assassinate Zhou Enlai en route to Bandung Conference. Unsuccessful.

1956: HUNGARY. Financial and military assistance to @@ -1383,13 +1383,13 @@ Analysis

Represion Actividades Communistas (BRAC) under Batista regime. Successful.

-

1956: EGYPT. Overthrow Nasser government. Unsuccessful. +

1956: EGYPT. Overthrow Nasser government. Unsuccessful. -1956: SYRIA. Overthrow Ghazzi government. Aborted by +1956: SYRIA. Overthrow Ghazzi government. Aborted by Israeli invasion of Egypt.

1956-1957: JORDAN. Average of $750,000 annually in personal - payments to King Hussein. According to United States + payments to King Hussein. According to United States government, payments ceased when disclosed in 1976.

1957: LEBANON. Financial assistance for the election of @@ -1407,11 +1407,11 @@ Analysis

Unsuccessful.

1960: GUATEMALA. Military assistance, including the use of - B-26 bombers for government of Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes + B-26 bombers for government of Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes to defeat rebel forces. Successful.

1960: ANGOLA. Financial and military assistance to rebel - forces of Holden Roberto. Inconclusive.

+ forces of Holden Roberto. Inconclusive.

1960: LAOS. Military assistance, including 400 United States Special Forces troops, to deny the Plain of Jars @@ -1419,30 +1419,30 @@ Analysis

1961-1965: LAOS. Average of $300 million annually to recruit and maintain L'Armee Clandestine of 35,000 Hmong - and Meo tribesmen and 17,000 Thai mercenaries in support - of government of Phoumi Nosavan to resist Pathet Lao. + and Meo tribesmen and 17,000 Thai mercenaries in support + of government of Phoumi Nosavan to resist Pathet Lao. Successful.

-

1961-1963: CUBA. Assassinate Fidel Castro. Six attempts in +

1961-1963: CUBA. Assassinate Fidel Castro. Six attempts in this period. Unsuccessful.

1961: CUBA. Train and support invasion force of Cuban - exiles to overthrow Castro government, and assist their + exiles to overthrow Castro government, and assist their invasion at the Bay of Pigs. Cost: $62 million. Unsuccessful.

-

1961: ECUADOR. Overthrow government of Hose Velasco Ibarra. +

1961: ECUADOR. Overthrow government of Hose Velasco Ibarra. Successful.

1961: CONGO. Precipitate conditions leading to - assassination of Patrice Lumumba. Successful.

+ assassination of Patrice Lumumba. Successful.

1961: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Precipitate conditions leading to - assassination of Rafael Trujillo. Successful.

+ assassination of Rafael Trujillo. Successful.

1961-1966: CUBA. Broad sabotage program, including terrorist attacks on coastal targets and bacteriological - warfare, in effort to weaken Castro government. + warfare, in effort to weaken Castro government. Unsuccessful.

1962: THAILAND. Brigade of 5,000 United States Marines to @@ -1460,24 +1460,24 @@ Analysis

Bosch in military coup. Successful.

1963: SOUTH VIETNAM. Precipitate conditions leading to - assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem. Successful.

+ assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem. Successful.

1963: ECUADOR. Overthrow government of Carlos Julio Arosemena. Successful.

1963-1984: EL SALVADOR. Organize ORDEN and ANSESAL domestic intelligence networks under direction of General Jose - Alberto Medrano and Colonel Nicolas Carranza, and + Alberto Medrano and Colonel Nicolas Carranza, and provide intelligence support and training in surveillance, interrogation and assassination techniques. Successful.

1963-1973: IRAQ. Financial and military assistance for - Freedom Party of Mulla Mustafa al Barzani in effort to + Freedom Party of Mulla Mustafa al Barzani in effort to establish independent Kurdistan. Unsuccessful.

-

1964: CHILE. $20 million in assistance for Eduardo Frei to - defeat Salvador Allende in Chilean elections.Successful.

+

1964: CHILE. $20 million in assistance for Eduardo Frei to + defeat Salvador Allende in Chilean elections.Successful.

1964: BRAZIL, GUATEMALA, URUGUAY, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Provide training in assassination and interrogation @@ -1486,9 +1486,9 @@ Analysis

1964: CONGO. Financial and military assistance, including B-26 and T-28 aircraft, and American and exiled Cuban - pilots, for Joseph Mobutu and Cyril Adoula, and later - for Moise Tshombe in Katanga, to defeat rebel forces - loyal to Lumumba. Successful.

+ pilots, for Joseph Mobutu and Cyril Adoula, and later + for Moise Tshombe in Katanga, to defeat rebel forces + loyal to Lumumba. Successful.

1964-1967: SOUTH VIETNAM. Phoenix Program to eliminate Viet Cong political infrastructure through more than 20,000 @@ -1501,11 +1501,11 @@ Analysis

1965-1971: LAOS. Under Operations Shining Brass and Prairie Fire, sabotage and ambush missions by United States - Special Forces personnel and Nung and Meo tribesmen - under General Bang Pao. Inconclusive.

+ Special Forces personnel and Nung and Meo tribesmen + under General Bang Pao. Inconclusive.

1965: THAILAND. Recruit 17,000 mercenaries to support - Laotian government of Phoumi Nosavan resisting Pathet + Laotian government of Phoumi Nosavan resisting Pathet Lao. Successful. 1965: PERU. Provide training in assassination and interrogation techniques for Peruvian police and @@ -1517,19 +1517,19 @@ Analysis

overthrow Sukarno government, and precipitate conditions leading to massacre of more than 500,000 members of Indonesian Communist Party, in order to eliminate - opposition to new Suharto government. Successful.

+ opposition to new Suharto government. Successful.

1967: BOLIVIA. Assist government in capture of Ernesto Che Guevara. Successful.

-

1967: GREECE. Overthrow government of George Papandreou and +

1967: GREECE. Overthrow government of George Papandreou and install military government of Colonel George Papadopolous after abdication of King Constantine. Successful.

-

1967-1971: CAMBODIA. Under Projects Daniel Boone and Salem +

1967-1971: CAMBODIA. Under Projects Daniel Boone and Salem House, sabotage and ambush missions by United States - Special Forces personnel and Meo tribesmen. + Special Forces personnel and Meo tribesmen. Inconclusive.

1969-1970: CAMBODIA. Bombing campaign to crush Viet Cong @@ -1540,17 +1540,17 @@ Analysis

1970-1973: CHILE. Campaign of assassinations, propaganda, labor strikes and demonstrations to overthrow government - of Salvador Allende. Cost: $8,400,000. Successful.

+ of Salvador Allende. Cost: $8,400,000. Successful.

1973-1978: AFGHANISTAN. Military and financial assistance - to government of Mohammed Duad to resist rise to power - of Noor Mohammed Taraki. Unsuccessful.

+ to government of Mohammed Duad to resist rise to power + of Noor Mohammed Taraki. Unsuccessful.

-

1975: PORTUGAL. Overthrow government of General Vasco dos - Santos Goncalves. Successful.

+

1975: PORTUGAL. Overthrow government of General Vasco dos + Santos Goncalves. Successful.

1975: ANGOLA. Military assistance to forces of Holden - Roberto and Jonas Savimbi to defeat forces of Popular + Roberto and Jonas Savimbi to defeat forces of Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) during Angolan civil war, and prevent MPLA from forming new government. Unsuccessful.

@@ -1559,24 +1559,24 @@ Analysis

dissolution of labor government of Gough Whitlam. Successful. 1976: JAMAICA. Military coup to overthrow government of - Michael Manley. Unsuccessful.

+ Michael Manley. Unsuccessful.

1976-1984: ANGOLA. Financial and military assistance to - forces of Jonas Savimbi to harass and destabilize Neto + forces of Jonas Savimbi to harass and destabilize Neto and succeeding governments. Inconclusive.

-

1979: IRAN. Install military government to replace Shah and +

1979: IRAN. Install military government to replace Shah and resist growth of Moslem fundamentalism. Unsuccessful.

1979-1980: JAMAICA. Financial pressure to destabilize - government of Michael Manley, and campaign propaganda + government of Michael Manley, and campaign propaganda and demonstrations to defeat it in elections. Successful.

1979: AFGHANISTAN. Military aid to rebel forces of Zia Nezri, Zia Khan Nassry, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Sayed Ahmed Gailani and conservative mullahs to overthrow government - of Hafizullah Amin. Aborted by Soviet intervention and + of Hafizullah Amin. Aborted by Soviet intervention and installation of new government.

1980-1984: AFGHANISTAN. Continuing military aid to same @@ -1587,17 +1587,17 @@ Analysis

Rene. Successful.

1980: GRENADA. Mercenary coup to overthrow government of - Maurice Bishop. Successful.

+ Maurice Bishop. Successful.

1980: DOMINICA. Financial support to Freedom Party of - Eugenia Charles to defeat Oliver Seraphim in Dominican + Eugenia Charles to defeat Oliver Seraphim in Dominican elections. Successful.

-

1980: GUYANA. Assassinate opposition leader Walter Rodney +

1980: GUYANA. Assassinate opposition leader Walter Rodney to consolidate power of government of Forbes Burnham. Successful.

-

1980-1984: NICARAGUA. Military assistance to Adolfo Colero +

1980-1984: NICARAGUA. Military assistance to Adolfo Colero Portocarrero, Alfonso Robelo, Alfonso Callejas, Fernando Chamorro Rappacioli, Eden Pastora Gomez, Adrianna Guillen, Steadman Fagoth and former Somoza National @@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@ Analysis

Ortega Saavedra.

1981: SEYCHELLES. Military coup to overthrow government of - France Albert Rene. Unsuccessful. + France Albert Rene. Unsuccessful. 1981-1982: MAURITIUS. Financial support to Seewoosagar Ramgoolam to bring him to power in 1982 elections. Unsuccessful.

@@ -1619,8 +1619,8 @@ Analysis

exiles to destabilize government of Muammar Qaddafi. Inconclusive.

-

1982: CHAD. Military assistance to Hissen Habre to - overthrow government of Goukouni Oueddei. Successful.

+

1982: CHAD. Military assistance to Hissen Habre to + overthrow government of Goukouni Oueddei. Successful.

1982: GUATEMALA. Military coup to overthrow government of Angel Anibal Guevara. Successful.

@@ -1646,20 +1646,20 @@ Analysis

Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders" provides a rare inside account of how such operations are planned and carried out--in this case, the CIA's attempt to assassinate -Patrice Lumumba in the Congo in 1960. Lumumba, a popular +Patrice Lumumba in the Congo in 1960. Lumumba, a popular politician considered pro-Soviet by U.S. policymakers, had briefly served as prime minister after the Congo gained its independence from Belgium in June of that year. According to the Senate report, "It is likely that President -Eisenhower's...strong...concern about Lumumba...was taken by -[CIA director] Allen Dulles as authority to assassinate -Lumumba." CIA officials ordered a staff scientist (code- -named "Joe") to prepare "toxic biological materials" that +Eisenhower's...strong...concern about Lumumba...was taken by +[CIA director] Allen Dulles as authority to assassinate +Lumumba." CIA officials ordered a staff scientist (code- +named "Joe") to prepare "toxic biological materials" that would "produce a disease...indigenous to that area [of Africa]" and to deliver the poison to the CIA station chief -in Leopoldville, who was to assassinate Lumumba. But before -the station chief could carry out his orders, Lumumba was -captured by the forces of Joseph Mobutu, the U.S. supported +in Leopoldville, who was to assassinate Lumumba. But before +the station chief could carry out his orders, Lumumba was +captured by the forces of Joseph Mobutu, the U.S. supported nationalist leader who is still dictator of the country, and delivered to his archenemies in Katanga, where he was murdered. Following are excerpts from the cables, published @@ -1695,15 +1695,15 @@ ON YOUR AUTHORITY...

September 19. Headquarters to Leopoldville, announcing the arrival of the poison:

-

["JOE"] SHOULD ARRIVE APPROX. 27 SEPT...WILL ANNOUNCE HIMSELF -AS "JOE FROM PARIS"...URGENT YOU SHOULD SEE ["JOE"] +

["JOE"] SHOULD ARRIVE APPROX. 27 SEPT...WILL ANNOUNCE HIMSELF +AS "JOE FROM PARIS"...URGENT YOU SHOULD SEE ["JOE"] SOONEST...HE WILL FULLY IDENTIFY HIMSELF AMD EXPLAIN HIS ASSIGNMENT TO YOU. ALL CABLE TRAFFIC THIS OP...HOLD ENTIRELY TO YOURSELF.

October 7. Leopoldville to headquarters:

-

[JOE] LEFT CERTAIN ITEMS OF CONTINUING USEFULNESS. [STATION +

[JOE] LEFT CERTAIN ITEMS OF CONTINUING USEFULNESS. [STATION OFFICER] PLANS CONTINUE TRY IMPLEMENT OP.

October 15. Headquarters to Leopoldville:

@@ -1723,27 +1723,27 @@ AND SILENCER. HUNTING GOOD HERE WHEN LIGHT IS RIGHT.

DAY AND NIGHT...TARGET HAS DISMISSED MOST OF SERVANTS SO ENTRY THIS MEANS SEEMS REMOTE.

-

January 13. Fearing that Lumumba, who had been imprisoned by +

January 13. Fearing that Lumumba, who had been imprisoned by Mobutu's forces in December, would soon be freed by his supporters and seize power, Leopoldville cables headquarters:

THE COMBINATION OF [LUMUMBA'S] POWERS AS DEMAGOGUE, HIS ABLE -USE OF OF GOON SQUADS AND PROPAGANDA AND SPIRIT OF DEFEAT +USE OF OF GOON SQUADS AND PROPAGANDA AND SPIRIT OF DEFEAT WITHIN [GOVERNMENT]...WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY INSURE [LUMUMBA] VICTORY IN PARLIAMENT...REFUSAL TAKE DRASTIC STEPS AT THIS TIME WILL LEAD TO DEFEAT OF [UNITED STATES] POLICY IN CONGO.

-

January 17. Mobutu and his ally Joseph Kasavubu send Lumumba +

January 17. Mobutu and his ally Joseph Kasavubu send Lumumba to his enemies in Katanga province, the forces of local -leader Moise Tshombe. Two days later, the CIA base chief in +leader Moise Tshombe. Two days later, the CIA base chief in Elizabethville cables headquarters:

-

THANKS FOR PATRICE. IF WE HAD KNOWN HE WAS COMING WE WOULD +

THANKS FOR PATRICE. IF WE HAD KNOWN HE WAS COMING WE WOULD HAVE BAKED A SNAKE. -A U.N. inquiry later concluded Lumumba was killed by his +A U.N. inquiry later concluded Lumumba was killed by his enemies on or shortly after his arrival in Katanga. The Church Committee investigation found that "the toxic substances were never used. But there is, however, no suggestion of a connection between the assassination plot and -the events which actually led to Lumumba's death".

\ No newline at end of file +the events which actually led to Lumumba's death".

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/ciabwash.xml b/pythonCode/output/ciabwash.xml index d9cc804..38f2b619 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/ciabwash.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/ciabwash.xml @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 25 APR 1956 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-

MEMORANDUM FOR: The Honorable J. Edgar Hoover +

MEMORANDUM FOR: The Honorable J. Edgar Hoover Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

SUBJECT : Brainwashing

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ available on this subject.

Brainwashing, as a technique, has been used for centuries and is no mystery to psychologists. In this sense, brainwashing means involuntary re-education of basic beliefs and values. All people -are being re-educated continually. New information changes one's +are being re-educated continually. New information changes one's beliefs. Everyone has experienced to some degree the conflict that ensues when new information is not consistent with prior belief. The experience of the brainwashed individual differs in that the in- @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ lightly can change them easily. Since the brainwasher-interrogators aim to have the individuals undergo profound emotional change, they force their victims to seek out painfully what is desired by the controlling individual. During this period the victim is likely to -have a mental breakdown characterized by delusions and hallucinat- +have a mental breakdown characterized by delusions and hallucinat- ions.

4. Discovery that there is an acceptable solution to his prob- @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ states in the brainwashed adult are

pitiful. His new value-system, his manner of perceiving,organizing,and ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -giving meaning to events, is virtually independent of his former value- +giving meaning to events, is virtually independent of his former value- system.He is no longer capable of thinking or speaking in concepts other than those he has adopted. He tends to identify by expressing thanks to his captors for helping him see the light.Brainwashing can be achieved @@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ getfulness, and decreased ability to maintain orderly thought processes.

6. Control of Food,Water and Tobacco. The controlled individual is made intensely aware of his dependence upon his interrogator for the quality and quantity of his food and tobacco. The exercise of this con- -trol usually follows a pattern. No food and little or no water is per- +trol usually follows a pattern. No food and little or no water is per- mitted the individual for several days prior to interrogation.When the prisoner first complains of this to the interrogator, the latter expresses surprise at such inhumane treatment. He makes a demand of the prisoner. @@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ approaches the main interrogator with mixed feelings of relief and fright.

Surprise is commonly used in the brainwashing process. The prisoner -is rarely prepared for the fact that the interrogators are usually friendly +is rarely prepared for the fact that the interrogators are usually friendly and considerate at first. They make every effort to demonstrate that they are reasonable human beings. Often they apologize for bad treatment received by the prisoner and promise to improve his lot if he, too, is @@ -411,11 +411,11 @@ The first occasion he balks at satisfying a request of the interrogator , however, he is in for another surprise. The formerly reasonable inter- rogator unexpectedly turns into a furious maniac. The interrogator is likely to slap the prisoner or draw his pistol and threaten to shoot him. -Usually this storm of emotion ceases as suddenly as it began and the in- +Usually this storm of emotion ceases as suddenly as it began and the in- terrogator stalks from the room. These surprising changes create doubt in the prisoner as to his very ability to perceive another person's moti- vations correctly. His next interrogation probably will be marked by im- -passivity in the interrogator 's mien.

+passivity in the interrogator 's mien.

A feeling of uncertainty about what is required of him is likewise carefully engendered within the individual . Pleas of the prisoner to @@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ learn specifically of what he is accused and by whom are side-stepped by

he is held and what he feels he is guilty of. If the prisoner fails to come up with anything, he is accused in terms of broad generalities (e.g., espionage, sabotage,acts of treason against the "people"). This us- -ually provokes the prisoner to make some statement about his activities. -If this take the form of a denial, he is usually sent to isolation on +ually provokes the prisoner to make some statement about his activities. +If this take the form of a denial, he is usually sent to isolation on further decreased food rations to "think over" his crimes. This process can be repeated again and again. As soon as the prisoner can think of something that might be considered self-incriminating, the interrogator @@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ depression when the interrogator is being kind and becomes euphoric when the interrogator is threatening the direst penalties. Then the cycle is reversed. The prisoner finds himself in a constant state of anxiety which prevents him from relaxing even when he is permitted to sleep. -Short periods of isolation now bring on visual and auditory hallucinations. +Short periods of isolation now bring on visual and auditory hallucinations. The prisoner feels himself losing his objectivity. It is in this state that the prisoner must keep up an endless argument with the interrogator . He may be faced with the confessions of other individuals who "collabo- @@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ willingness to write a confession.

If this were truly the end, no brainwashing would have occurred. The individual would simply have given in to intolerable pressure. Ac- -tually, the final stage of the brainwashing process has just begun. No +tually, the final stage of the brainwashing process has just begun. No matter what the prisoner writes in his confession the interrogator is not satisfied. The interrogator questions every sentence of the confes- sion. He begins to edit it with the prisoner. The prisoner is forced @@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ tions. Practice in being the victim of interrogation is a sound train- ing device.

Torture. The trainee should learn something about the principles of -pain and shock. There is a maximum to the amount of pain that can actually +pain and shock. There is a maximum to the amount of pain that can actually be felt. Any amount of pain can be tolerated for a limited period of time. In addition, the trainee can be fortified by the knowledge that there are legal limitations upon the amount of torture that can be inflicted @@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ always be enough to maintain survival. Sometimes the victim gets unex- pected opportunities to supplement his diet with special minerals,vitamins and other nutrients (e.g.,"iron" from the rust of prison bars). In some instances, experience has shown that individuals could exploit refusal to -eat. Such refusal usually resulted in the transfer of the individual to +eat. Such refusal usually resulted in the transfer of the individual to a hospital where he received vitamin injections and nutritious food. Evi- dently attempts of this kind to commit suicide arouse the greatest concern in communist officials. If deprivation of tobacco is the control being @@ -636,13 +636,13 @@ overcome them insofar as possible. For example, mild physical exercise

Writing Personal Accounts and Self-Criticism. Experience has in- dicated that one of the most effective ways of combatting these pressures is to enter into the spirit with an overabundance of enthusiasm. Endless -written accounts of inconsequential material have virtually "smothered" +written accounts of inconsequential material have virtually "smothered" some eager interrogators. In the same spirit, sober, detailed self- criticisms of the most minute "sins" has sometimes brought good results.

Guidance as to the priority of positions he should defend. Perfectly compatible responsibilities in the normal execution of an individual's -duties may become mutually incompatible in this situation. Take the ex- +duties may become mutually incompatible in this situation. Take the ex- ample of a senior grade military officer. He has the knowledge of sensitive strategic intelligence which it is his duty to protect. He has the respon- sibility of maintaining the physical fitness of his men and serving as @@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ ward thwarting the techniques themselves.

(SIGNED)

-

(DECLASSIFIED) Richard Helms +

(DECLASSIFIED) Richard Helms (By C.I.A.) Deputy Director for Plans (letter of ___________) (---------------------)

@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ ward thwarting the techniques themselves.

a. The adoption of a multidisciplinary approach integrating biological,social and physical-mathematical research in attempts - better to understand, and eventually, to control human behavior in a + better to understand, and eventually, to control human behavior in a manner consonant with national plans.

b. The outstanding feature, in addition to the inter- @@ -845,17 +845,17 @@ ward thwarting the techniques themselves.

The second letter and attachment are from the Warren Commission documents. Notice should be paid to the different - tone Helms gives to his letter, keeping in mind he was found + tone Helms gives to his letter, keeping in mind he was found guilty of lying to Congress. He places greater emphasis on "Soviet" practices and tries to diminish breakthroughs gained by Americans. Some thought should be given as to WHY the Warren Commission sought such documents (remembering that - ALLEN DULLES was a member of that Commission). They were + ALLEN DULLES was a member of that Commission). They were exploring the Manchurian candidate theory. It was revealed - during the Church Committee hearings of 1975 that Helms had + during the Church Committee hearings of 1975 that Helms had been in charge of Project AMLASH, a program to assassinate - Castro (Cuba),Trujillo (Dominican Republic), Diem (RVN), - Schneider (Chile) using MAFIA figures John Roselli and Santos + Castro (Cuba),Trujillo (Dominican Republic), Diem (RVN), + Schneider (Chile) using MAFIA figures John Roselli and Santos Trafficante to do the job.

Care was used to insure lines appear in same length and order. @@ -866,10 +866,10 @@ ward thwarting the techniques themselves.

Another file downloaded from: NIRVANAnet(tm)

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& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Jeff Hunter 510-935-5845 +

& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Jeff Hunter 510-935-5845 Salted Slug Systems Strange 408-454-9368 Burn This Flag Zardoz 408-363-9766 - realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 + realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 415-583-4102 Tomorrow's 0rder of Magnitude Finger_Man 408-961-9315 My Dog Bit Jesus Suzanne D'Fault 510-658-8078

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works from the bottom, using all of its guile with security and "need to know"--a euphemism for "keep the scheme away from anyone at any level of government who might stand in its way." Hand and - Lansdale, among others, were almost always able to line up enough + Lansdale, among others, were almost always able to line up enough support in the right places to make it possible for the CIA to get a favorable reading from the "Forty Committee" on any subject, legal or not. In fact, this is the great weakness of such a @@ -28,37 +28,37 @@ Lines: 573

the following appeared in the 7/75 issue of "Genesis:" _____________________________________________________________________ - How the CIA Controls President Ford - By L. Fletcher Prouty + How the CIA Controls President Ford + By L. Fletcher Prouty reprinted here with permission of the author

In this monstrous U.S. government today, it's not so much what comes down from the top that matters as what you can get away with from the bottom or from the middle--the least scrutinized level. (Contrary to the current CIA propaganda as preached by William - Colby, Ray Cline, Victor Marchetti and Philip Agee, who say, + Colby, Ray Cline, Victor Marchetti and Philip Agee, who say, incorrectly, "What the Agency does is ordered by the President.") As with the Mafia, crime is a cinch if you know the cops and the courts have been paid off. With the Central Intelligence Agency, anything goes when you have a respected boss to sanctify and bless your activities and to shield them from outside eyes. - Such a boss in the CIA was old Allen Dulles, who ran the Agency + Such a boss in the CIA was old Allen Dulles, who ran the Agency like a mother superior running a whorehouse. He knew the girls were happy, busy, and well fed, but he wasn't quite sure what they were doing. His favorites, all through the years of his prime as Director of Central Intelligence, were such stellar performers as - Frank Wisner, Dick Bissell, George Doole, Sheffield Edwards, Dick - Helms, Red White, Tracy Barnes, Desmond Fitzgerald, Joe Alsop, Ted - Shannon, Ed Lansdale and countless others. They were the great + Frank Wisner, Dick Bissell, George Doole, Sheffield Edwards, Dick + Helms, Red White, Tracy Barnes, Desmond Fitzgerald, Joe Alsop, Ted + Shannon, Ed Lansdale and countless others. They were the great operators. He just made it possible for them to do anything they came up with. - When Wisner and Richard Nixon came up with the idea of mounting + When Wisner and Richard Nixon came up with the idea of mounting a major rebellion in Indonesia in 1958, Dulles saw that they got - the means and the wherewithal. When General Cabell and his Air - Force friends plugged the U-2 project for Kelly Johnson of - Lockheed, Dulles tossed it into the lap of Dick Bissell. When Dick - Helms and Des Fitzgerald figured they could play fun and games in - Tibet, Dulles talked to Tom Gates, then Secretary of Defense, and + the means and the wherewithal. When General Cabell and his Air + Force friends plugged the U-2 project for Kelly Johnson of + Lockheed, Dulles tossed it into the lap of Dick Bissell. When Dick + Helms and Des Fitzgerald figured they could play fun and games in + Tibet, Dulles talked to Tom Gates, then Secretary of Defense, and the next we knew CIA agents were spiriting the Dalai Lama out of Lhasa, CIA undercover aircraft were clandestinely dropping tons of arms, ammunitions, and supplies deep into Tibet and other planes @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Lines: 573

leaders, Dulles dropped off minor miracles along the way to titillate those in high places. If you win the heart of the queen and convert her to your faith, you can control the king. This - works for the Jesuits. It worked well for the CIA. Allen Dulles + works for the Jesuits. It worked well for the CIA. Allen Dulles was no casual student and practitioner of the ancient art of religion. He was an expert in the art of mind-control. He learned how to operate his disciples and his Agency in the ways of the @@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ Lines: 573

hundreds of faceless, nameless minions whose only satisfaction was the job well done and the furtherance of the cause. One of the most remarkable--and surely the best--of these was an agent named - Frank Hand. + Frank Hand. In my book, "The Secret Team," written during 1971 and 1972, I mentioned that the most important agent in the CIA was an almost unknown individual who spent most of his time in the Pentagon. At that time I did not reveal his name; but a small item in a recent obituary column stated that:

-

"Frank Hand, 61, a former senior official of the CIA, died in +

"Frank Hand, 61, a former senior official of the CIA, died in Marshall, Minn. . . . (he was) a graduate of Harvard Law School. He had served with the CIA from 1950 until retirement in 1971."

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After a life devoted to quiet, effective, skillful performance of one of the most important jobs in the worldwide structure of that unparalleled agency, all that the CIA would publicly say of - Frank Hand was that he was a "senior official." - Ask Dick Helms, Ed Lansdale, Bob McNamara, Tom Gates or Allen - Dulles or John Foster Dulles, if they were with us today, and they - all would tell us stories about Frank Hand. They would do more to + Frank Hand was that he was a "senior official." + Ask Dick Helms, Ed Lansdale, Bob McNamara, Tom Gates or Allen + Dulles or John Foster Dulles, if they were with us today, and they + all would tell us stories about Frank Hand. They would do more to characterize the nature and the sources of power which make use of and control the CIA than has ever been told before. He was that superior operative who made big things work unobtrusively. - You might have been one of the grass-green McNamara "whiz kids," + You might have been one of the grass-green McNamara "whiz kids," lost in the maze of the Pentagon Puzzle Palace, who came upon a short, Hobbit-like, pleasant man who knew the Pentagon so well that you got the feeling he was brought in with the original load of concrete. Thousands of career men to this day will never realize - that Frank Hand was a "Senior Official" of the CIA and not one of + that Frank Hand was a "Senior Official" of the CIA and not one of their civilian cohorts. To my knowledge he never worked anywhere else. I was there in 1955 and he was there. I left in December 1963, and he was at my farewell party. He must have spent some of @@ -114,17 +114,17 @@ Lines: 573

Pentagon and the CIA he would have died a very wealthy man. He popularized the Agency term "across the river" and the "Acme Plumbers" nickname for agents of the CIA. (A term later to be - confused by Colson and John Ehrlichman, among others, with the use + confused by Colson and John Ehrlichman, among others, with the use of the term "White House Plumbers" of Watergate fame. Someone knew that Hunt, McCord, the Cubans, Haig, Butterfield and others all had CIA backgrounds and connections and therefore were "Plumbers." Only the insiders knew about the real "Acme Plumbers.") - Frank was as much at home with Allen Dulles as he was with the - famous old supersleuth, General Graves B. Erskine, and as he was - with Helms, Colby, or Fitzgerald. Ian Fleming may have popularized - the spy and the undercover agent as a flashing James Bond type; + Frank was as much at home with Allen Dulles as he was with the + famous old supersleuth, General Graves B. Erskine, and as he was + with Helms, Colby, or Fitzgerald. Ian Fleming may have popularized + the spy and the undercover agent as a flashing James Bond type; but in the reality of today's world the great ones are more in the - mold of Frank Hand and "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold." + mold of Frank Hand and "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold." There has long existed a "golden key" group of agency and agency-related supermen. They came from the CIA, the Pentagon, the Department of State, the White House and other places in government @@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ Lines: 573

going into action when the price of petroleum and wheat is doubled or tripled by avaricious international monopolies. Some of these "gold key" members have surfaced and have accepted - publicity, as did Des Fitzgerald, Allen Dulles, Tracy Barnes and - others. Frank never did. He was so anonymous that even his + publicity, as did Des Fitzgerald, Allen Dulles, Tracy Barnes and + others. Frank never did. He was so anonymous that even his friends could not find him. - The Agency covered for Frank Hand as it did for few others. The - James Bonds of this world may be the idols of the Intelligence - coterie; but if you are a Bill Colby, Dick Helms, or Allen Dulles, - you know the real value of an indispensable agent. Frank was their + The Agency covered for Frank Hand as it did for few others. The + James Bonds of this world may be the idols of the Intelligence + coterie; but if you are a Bill Colby, Dick Helms, or Allen Dulles, + you know the real value of an indispensable agent. Frank was their man in the Pentagon, and the Pentagon was always the indispensable prime target of the CIA. When the chips are down, the CIA could care less about overturning "Communism" in Cuba or Chile. What @@ -175,24 +175,24 @@ Lines: 573

being able to move heavy war-making equipment into Vietnam. The helicopters were actually U.S. Marine Corps property on "loan" from Okinawa to the CIA for clandestine operations in Laos. - At that time my immediate superior was General Graves Erskine, + At that time my immediate superior was General Graves Erskine, the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Special (Clandestine) Operations, and the man then responsible for all military support - of clandestine operations of the CIA. Also at that time, Frank - Hand, "worked for" Erskine. Of course, this was a cover + of clandestine operations of the CIA. Also at that time, Frank + Hand, "worked for" Erskine. Of course, this was a cover assignment--"cover slot" as it was known to us and to the CIA. - Frank had a regular office in the Pentagon. + Frank had a regular office in the Pentagon. No sooner had the CIA request been turned down than someone near - the top of the agency called Frank and told him about it. In his + the top of the agency called Frank and told him about it. In his smiling and friendly way he came into my office, carrying two cups of coffee, and began some talk about music, travel, or golf. Then, as was his practice, he would get the subject around to his point - with such a comment as, "Fletch, who do you suppose took a call + with such a comment as, "Fletch, who do you suppose took a call here about the choppers in Laos?" and we would be off. The special ability he possessed was best evidenced by the process he would set in motion once he discovered a problem that affected the ambitions of the agency. He would talk about the - choppers with Erskine. Then he would drop in to see the Chief of + choppers with Erskine. Then he would drop in to see the Chief of Naval Operations and perhaps the Commandant of the Marine Corps. He would talk with some of the other civilian Assistant Secretaries. In other words, he would go from office to office @@ -208,11 +208,11 @@ Lines: 573

officers had been with the CIA. Then he would drop out of the picture for awhile to travel back to the old CIA headquarters, on the hill that overlooks what is now - the Watergate complex, for a long talk with Allen Dulles or the - Deputy Director, General Cabell. On matters involving the + the Watergate complex, for a long talk with Allen Dulles or the + Deputy Director, General Cabell. On matters involving the clandestine services he would also stop by the old headquarters buildings, that lined the reflecting pool near the Lincoln - Memorial, to talk with Dick Helms, Desmond Fitzgerald, and other + Memorial, to talk with Dick Helms, Desmond Fitzgerald, and other operators. Within a day or two he would have them fully briefed on the steps to be taken in order to win over the Defense Department; or failing that, how to overpower and outmaneuver the Pentagon in @@ -230,38 +230,38 @@ Lines: 573

beneath and behind the White House to effect policies that could influence the survival of the nation and the world. "Gold Key" operatives are, at this very moment, carrying out CIA game plans - entirely outside the power of President Ford's ability to affect + entirely outside the power of President Ford's ability to affect their activities. He is totally without knowledge of most of them, and therefore powerless to stop or alter them. - In the case of the helicopters, Frank Hand was able to convince - Allen Dulles that the disapproval from the Secretary of Defense, + In the case of the helicopters, Frank Hand was able to convince + Allen Dulles that the disapproval from the Secretary of Defense, via my office, was real and that the Secretary would, at that time, - be unlikely to change his mind. Frank also could report that the + be unlikely to change his mind. Frank also could report that the position of other top-level assistants was so cool to stepping up the hardware *involvement* of the military in Vietnam, in 1960, that none of them would likely attempt to persuade the Secretary to change his policy of limited involvement. - Fortified with the information gleaned by Frank Hand, Allen + Fortified with the information gleaned by Frank Hand, Allen Dulles would have two primary options: drop the idea of moving helicopters into Vietnam, or bypass the Secretary of Defense for the time being by going to the White House for support. In 1960 this was a crucial decision. The huge attempt to support a rebellion in Indonesia had failed utterly, the U-2 operations had - been curtailed because of the Gary Powers incident, the far- + been curtailed because of the Gary Powers incident, the far- reaching operations into Tibet had come to a halt by Presidential - directive and anti-Castro activities were limited to minor forays. + directive and anti-Castro activities were limited to minor forays. And at that time the large-scale (large for CIA) war in Laos had become such a disaster that the CIA wanted no more of it. Dick Bissell, the chief of the Clandestine Services, had written strong, - personal letters to Tom Gates, the Secretary of Defense, wondering - openly what to do about the 50,000 or more miserable Laotian Meo + personal letters to Tom Gates, the Secretary of Defense, wondering + openly what to do about the 50,000 or more miserable Laotian Meo tribesmen the CIA had moved into the battle zones of Laos and then had deserted with no plans for their protection, resupply, care or feeding. The CIA badly wanted to be relieved of the war that they had started and then found they could not handle. They wanted to transfer and thus preserve the agency's assets, including the helicopters, to the bigger prospects in Vietnam. - So, in 1960, if Allen Dulles dropped the idea of moving his + So, in 1960, if Allen Dulles dropped the idea of moving his assets from Laos, he would not only have lost those helicopters back to the Marine Corps but he would have seriously jeopardized the CIA's undercover leadership role in the development of the war @@ -280,21 +280,21 @@ Lines: 573

important in that decade. Typically, in his unwitting Mother Superior-style, which included bulldog tenacity, Dulles chose the route to the White - House. Here again he could rely strongly on Frank Hand. Working - with Hand in Erskine's office was the CIA's other best agent, Major - General Edward G. Lansdale, who had long served in the CIA. Like + House. Here again he could rely strongly on Frank Hand. Working + with Hand in Erskine's office was the CIA's other best agent, Major + General Edward G. Lansdale, who had long served in the CIA. Like Hand, he had unequalled contacts in the Department of State and in the White House. In support of Dulles, they contacted their friends there and began a subtle and powerful move destined to prepare the way for what would appear to be a decision by President - Eisenhower. This was an important feature of the "case study": + Eisenhower. This was an important feature of the "case study": The *apparent* Presidential decision. When the CIA wants to do something for which it does not have prior approval and for which it does not have legal sanction, it works from the bottom, using all of its guile with security and "need to know"--a euphemism for "keep the scheme away from anyone at any level of government who might stand in its way." Hand and - Lansdale, among others, were almost always able to line up enough + Lansdale, among others, were almost always able to line up enough support in the right places to make it possible for the CIA to get a favorable reading from the "Forty Committee" on any subject, legal or not. In fact, this is the great weakness of such a @@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ Lines: 573

fact it did not. Thus it was that, about two weeks from the day that I received that first call requesting the movement of the squadron of - helicopters, received word from General Erskine that he had been + helicopters, received word from General Erskine that he had been "officially" informed that the White House (Forty Committee) had approved the secret operation. The helicopters were moved into Vietnam. They were the first of thousands. @@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ Lines: 573

of our government to get anything it wants done. But the anecdote shows only the surface coating of the application of the CIA apparatus. - One year earlier, in 1959, Frank Hand had directed a Boston + One year earlier, in 1959, Frank Hand had directed a Boston banker to my office. At that time I worked in the Directorate of Plans in Air Force headquarters and my work was top secret. Few of my contemporaries in the Pentagon knew that I was in charge of a @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ Lines: 573

now was, "What would be the future of the military helicopter, and would the use of helicopters in South East Asia escalate if given a little boost--such as moving a squadron from Laos to Vietnam?" The - CIA could tell them about that, and Frank Hand would be the man who + CIA could tell them about that, and Frank Hand would be the man who could get them to the right people in the Pentagon. The banker from Boston phrased his questions as though he believed that the helicopters in Laos were somehow operating under @@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ Lines: 573

who instructs the CIA. The CIA is a great, monstrous machine with tremendous and terrible power. It can be set in motion from the outside like a programmer setting a computer in operation, and then - it covers up what it is doing when men like Frank Hand--the real + it covers up what it is doing when men like Frank Hand--the real movers--put grease on the correct gears. And in a majority of cases, the power behind it all is big business, big banks, big law firms and big money. The agency exists to be used by them. @@ -380,36 +380,36 @@ Lines: 573

knowledge has been recently confirmed by Defense Secretary James Schlesinger (who is a former head of the CIA) and others by their admission that they told the agency to end all "terminations." But - Lyndon Johnson was powerless to do anything about it. This is an + Lyndon Johnson was powerless to do anything about it. This is an astounding admission from a President, the very man from whom, the CIA says, it always gets its instructions. The present concern over "domestic surveillance" and such other lean tidbits--most important to you and me as they are--is not - important to the CIA. It can easily dispense with a James Angleton - or even a Helms or a Colby (just look at the list of CIA bigwigs - who have been fired--Allen Dulles, Frank Wisner, Dick Bissell, Dick - Helms, and now perhaps Colby); but the great machine will live on + important to the CIA. It can easily dispense with a James Angleton + or even a Helms or a Colby (just look at the list of CIA bigwigs + who have been fired--Allen Dulles, Frank Wisner, Dick Bissell, Dick + Helms, and now perhaps Colby); but the great machine will live on while Congress digs away at the Golden Apples tossed casually aside by the CIA--the supreme Aphrodite of them all. Notice that the agency cares little about giving away "secrets" in the form of - cleverly written insider books such as those by Victor Marchetti - and Philip Agee. The CIA just makes it look as though it cared + cleverly written insider books such as those by Victor Marchetti + and Philip Agee. The CIA just makes it look as though it cared with some high-class window dressing. Actually the real harm to the American public from those books is to make people believe that certain carefully selected propaganda is true. - In the story of Frank Hand we come much closer to seeing exactly + In the story of Frank Hand we come much closer to seeing exactly how the CIA operates to control this government and other foreign governments. It is still operating that way. Today it is - President Ford who is the unwitting accessory.

+ President Ford who is the unwitting accessory.

* * * * * * * *

-

the following is taken from an article Fletcher Prouty wrote +

the following is taken from an article Fletcher Prouty wrote for the February 1986 issue of "Freedom" magazine, entitled, "Why Vietnam? The Selection and Preparation of the Battlefield For America's Entry into the Indochina War," Part 7 in a Series on the Central Intelligence Agency. i include - it to amplify on the curious visit Colonel Prouty received in + it to amplify on the curious visit Colonel Prouty received in 1959 from the vice president of the First National Bank of Boston and how it demonstrates that

@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ Boston and how it demonstrates that

executives of America's biggest businesses, and it works for them at home and abroad. It is always successful in the highest echelons of government and finance. . . . - Translated into everyday terms, Casey's CIA, as was Allen + Translated into everyday terms, Casey's CIA, as was Allen Dulles' CIA, is one of the true bastions of power as a servant of the American and transnational business and financial community.

@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ Boston and how it demonstrates that

| Toward the end of World War II, a small number of | | helicopters made their appearance in military operations. | | During the costly battle for Okinawa, in the summer of 1945, | - | General Joseph Stilwell--famed for his role as commander in | + | General Joseph Stilwell--famed for his role as commander in | | the China-Burma-India theater of the war--began to use an | | early model of the Sikorsky helicopter as a"command car." | | During the early 1950s, the Korean War gave the | @@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ Boston and how it demonstrates that

| | | Air Force Plans | | "Team B" | - | Chief--Lt. Col. L. F. Prouty | + | Chief--Lt. Col. L. F. Prouty | | | | That card by the door drew little attention, and it was | | meant to be that way. Then how did this civilian visitor | @@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ Boston and how it demonstrates that

| Because of the role being played by my office in support | | of the use of helicopters in Southeast Asia, I already knew | | the Bell people well both in Washington, D.C., and Buffalo. | - | I knew Bill Gesel, the president of Bell Helicopter. I knew | + | I knew Bill Gesel, the president of Bell Helicopter. I knew | | they were competent, but in trouble for lack of orders. | | I described the helicopter as a useful vehicle of limited | | potential, but rather well suited for covert operations. In | @@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ Boston and how it demonstrates that

| now, the Bell "Huey" helicopter was the unsung hero of the | | struggle in Vietnam. Thousands were used there. | | On one occasion, while I was at lunch at the Army and | - | Navy Club in Washington, Bill Gesel, still president of | + | Navy Club in Washington, Bill Gesel, still president of | | Bell, came by my table and pulled a check out of his pocket | | that was in the range of nine figures--hundreds of millions | | of dollars. Needless to say, Bell was doing well. Textron | @@ -531,17 +531,17 @@ Boston and how it demonstrates that

| highest echelons of government and finance. | | This is the way things were more than 25 years ago. You | | may be assured these successes have not diminished under the | - | current director of central intelligence, William J. Casey, | + | current director of central intelligence, William J. Casey, | | a true friend of business. | | During a speech, delivered in December 1979 before an | | American Bar Association workshop on "Law, Intelligence and | - | National Security," Casey said that he would like to see the | + | National Security," Casey said that he would like to see the | | CIA be a place "in the United States government to | | systematically look at the economic opportunities and | | threats in a long-term perspective, . . . [to] recommend, or | | act on the use of economic leverage, either offensively or | | defensively for strategic purposes." | - | Translated into everyday terms, Casey's CIA, as was Allen | + | Translated into everyday terms, Casey's CIA, as was Allen | | Dulles' CIA, is one of the true bastions of power as a | | servant of the American and transnational business and | | financial community. | diff --git a/pythonCode/output/ciawars.xml b/pythonCode/output/ciawars.xml index eebc494..cb99ef5 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/ciawars.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/ciawars.xml @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@

- John Stockwell + John Stockwell The Secret Wars of the CIA

[The Other Americas Radio; A two-part speech.]

-

John Stockwell is the highest-ranking CIA official ever to leave the agency +

John Stockwell is the highest-ranking CIA official ever to leave the agency and go public. He ran a CIA intelligence-gathering post in Vietnam, was the task-force commander of the CIA's secret war in Angola in 1975 and 1976, and was awarded the Medal of Merit before he resigned. Stockwell's book "In Search @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ well) at:

For the on-line (electronic) version of this transcription, contact toad@spice.cs.cmu.edu on the ARPA network, or retrieve, via FTP, the -file /usr/toad/text/talk/speech.doc or /usr/toad/text/talk/speech.mss +file /usr/toad/text/talk/speech.doc or /usr/toad/text/talk/speech.mss from the SPICE.CS.CMU.EDU vax. Also available as a paper manuscript, or digitally on disk. Write to P.O.Box 81795, Pittsburgh, PA 15217.

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ digitally on disk. Write to P.O.Box 81795, Pittsburgh, PA 15217.

I did 13 years in the CIA altogether. I sat on a subcommittee of the NSC, so I was like a chief of staff, with the GS-18s (like 3-star generals) Henry -Kissinger, Bill Colby (the CIA director), the GS-18s and the CIA, making the +Kissinger, Bill Colby (the CIA director), the GS-18s and the CIA, making the important decisions and my job was to put it all together and make it happen and run it, an interesting place from which to watch a covert action being done....

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ syndrome. We're going to talk about how and why the U.S. manipulates the press. We're going to talk about how and why the U.S. is pouring money into El Salvador, and preparing to invade Nicaragua; how all of this concerns us so directly. I'm going to try to explain to you the other side of terrorism; -that is, the other side of what Secretary of State Shultz talks about. In +that is, the other side of what Secretary of State Shultz talks about. In doing this, we'll talk about the Korean war, the Vietnam war, and the Central American war.

@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ heart of Africa. I concluded that I just couldn't see the point.

We were doing things it seemed because we were there, because it was our function, we were bribing people, corrupting people, and not protecting the -U.S. in any visible way. I had a chance to go drinking with this Larry Devlin, -a famous CIA case officer who had overthrown Patrice Lumumba, and had him +U.S. in any visible way. I had a chance to go drinking with this Larry Devlin, +a famous CIA case officer who had overthrown Patrice Lumumba, and had him killed in 1960, back in the Congo. He was moving into the Africa division Chief. I talked to him in Addis Ababa at length one night, and he was giving me an explanation - I was telling him frankly, 'sir, you know, this stuff @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ point, then you will understand national security, and you can make the big decisions. Now, get to work, and stop, you know, this philosophizing.

And I said, `Aye-aye sir, sorry sir, a bit out of line sir'. It's a very -powerful argument, our presidents use it on us. President Reagan has used it +powerful argument, our presidents use it on us. President Reagan has used it on the American people, saying, `if you knew what I know about the situation in Central America, you would understand why it's necessary for us to intervene.'

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ life, began to get a little bit more serious. They assigned me a country. It was during the cease-fire, '73 to '75. There was no cease-fire. Young men were being slaughtered. I saw a slaughter. 300 young men that the South Vietnamese army ambushed. Their bodies brought in and laid out in a lot next -to my compound. I was up-country in Tay-ninh. They were laid out next door, +to my compound. I was up-country in Tay-ninh. They were laid out next door, until the families could come and claim them and take them away for burial.

I thought about this. I had to work with the sadistic police chief. When I @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ dramatic end of our long involvement in Vietnam....

I had been designated as the task-force commander that would run this secret war [in Angola in 1975 and 1976].... and what I figured out was that in this job, I would sit on a sub-committee of the National Security Council, this -office that Larry Devlin has told me about where they had access to all the +office that Larry Devlin has told me about where they had access to all the information about Angola, about the whole world, and I would finally understand national security. And I couldn't resist the opportunity to know. I knew the CIA was not a worthwhile organization, I had learned that the hard @@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ job.... Suffice it to say I wouldn't be standing in front of you tonight if I had found these wise men making these tough decisions. What I found, quite frankly, was fat old men sleeping through sub-committee meetings of the NSC in which we were making decisions that were killing people in Africa. I mean -literally. Senior ambassador Ed Mulcahy... would go to sleep in nearly every +literally. Senior ambassador Ed Mulcahy... would go to sleep in nearly every one of these meetings....

You can change the names in my book [about Angola] and you've got @@ -216,14 +216,14 @@ have been defended that way.

There was never a study run that evaluated the MPLA, FNLA and UNITA, the three movements in the country, to decide which one was the better one. The -assistant secretary of state for African affairs, Nathaniel Davis, no +assistant secretary of state for African affairs, Nathaniel Davis, no bleeding-heart liberal (he was known by some people in the business as the butcher of Santiago), he said we should stay out of the conflict and work with whoever eventually won, and that was obviously the MPLA. Our consul in -Luanda, Tom Killoran, vigorously argued that the MPLA was the best qualified +Luanda, Tom Killoran, vigorously argued that the MPLA was the best qualified to run the country and the friendliest to the U.S.

-

We brushed these people aside, forced Nat Davis to resign, and proceeded with +

We brushed these people aside, forced Nat Davis to resign, and proceeded with our war. The MPLA said they wanted to be our friends, they didn't want to be pushed into the arms of the Soviet Union; they begged us not to fight them, they wanted to work with us. We said they wanted a cheap victory, they wanted @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ to create this picture of Cubans raping Angolans, Cubans and Soviets introducing arms into the conflict, Cubans and Russians trying to take over the world.

-

Our ambassador to the United Nations, Patrick Moynihan, he read continuous +

Our ambassador to the United Nations, Patrick Moynihan, he read continuous statements of our position to the Security Council, the general assembly, and the press conferences, saying the Russians and Cubans were responsible for the conflict, and that we were staying out, and that we deplored the @@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ events, to create this impression of Soviet and Cuban aggression in Angola. When they were in fact responding to our initiatives.

And the CIA director was required by law to brief the Congress. This CIA -director Bill Colby - the same one that dumped our people in Vietnam - he gave +director Bill Colby - the same one that dumped our people in Vietnam - he gave 36 briefings of the Congress, the oversight committees, about what we were doing in Angola. And he lied. At 36 formal briefings. And such lies are perjury, and it's a felony to lie to the Congress.

@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ still mucking around in Northern Angola.

You can't trust a communist, can you? They proceeded to buy five 737 jets from Boeing Aircraft in Seattle. And they brought in 52 U.S. technicians to install the radar systems to land and take-off those planes. They didn't buy -[the Soviet Union's] Aeroflot.... David Rockefeller himself tours S. Africa +[the Soviet Union's] Aeroflot.... David Rockefeller himself tours S. Africa and comes back and holds press conferences, in which he says that we have no problem doing business with the so-called radical states of Southern Africa.

@@ -322,16 +322,16 @@ having been taught to fight communists all my life. I went to see what communists were all about. I went to Cuba to see if they do in fact eat babies for breakfast. And I found they don't. I went to Budapest, a country that even national geographic admits is working nicely. I went to Jamaica to -talk to Michael Manley about his theories of social democracy.

+talk to Michael Manley about his theories of social democracy.

-

I went to Grenada and established a dialogue with Maurice Bishop and Bernard -Coard and Phyllis Coard, to see - these were all educated people, and +

I went to Grenada and established a dialogue with Maurice Bishop and Bernard +Coard and Phyllis Coard, to see - these were all educated people, and experienced people - and they had a theory, they had something they wanted to do, they had rationales and explanations - and I went repeatedly to hear them. And then of course I saw the U.S., the CIA mounting a covert action against them, I saw us orchestrating our plan to invade the country. 19 days before he -was killed, I was in Grenada talking to Maurice Bishop about these things, -these indicators, the statements in the press by Ronald Reagan, and he and I +was killed, I was in Grenada talking to Maurice Bishop about these things, +these indicators, the statements in the press by Ronald Reagan, and he and I were both acknowledging that it was almost certain that the U.S. would invade Grenada in the near future.

@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ who have been shot, or hit, or blown up....

since 1961]. What I found was that lots and lots of people have been killed in these things.... Some of them are very, very bloody.

-

The Indonesian covert action of 1965, reported by Ralph McGehee, who was in +

The Indonesian covert action of 1965, reported by Ralph McGehee, who was in that area division, and had documents on his desk, in his custody about that operation. He said that one of the documents concluded that this was a model operation that should be copied elsewhere in the world. Not only did it @@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ fleeing communism. And on and on, until they got us into the Vietnam war, and

There is a mood, a sentiment in Washington, by our leadership today, for the past 4 years, that a good communist is a dead communist. If you're killing 1 -to 3 million communists, that's great. President Reagan has gone public and +to 3 million communists, that's great. President Reagan has gone public and said he would reduce the Soviet Union to a pile of ashes. The problem, though, is that these people killed by our national security activities are not communists. They're not Russians, they're not KGB. In the field we used @@ -420,10 +420,10 @@ troops into the Soviet Union during that same period of time.

Nicaragua....

The next three leaders of Guatemala [after the CIA installed the puppet, -Colonel Armas in a coup] died violent deaths, and amnesty international tells +Colonel Armas in a coup] died violent deaths, and amnesty international tells us that the governments we've supported in power there since then, have killed 80,000 people. You can read about that one in the book "Bitter Fruit", by -Kinzer and Schlesinger. Kinzer's a New York Times Journalist... or Jonathan +Kinzer and Schlesinger. Kinzer's a New York Times Journalist... or Jonathan Kwitny, the Wall Street Journal reporter, his book "Endless Enemies" all discuss this....

@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ and the other one in or around the genitals and you could crank and submit the individual to the greatest amount of pain, supposedly, that the human body can register.

-

Now how do you teach torture? Dan Mitrione: `I can teach you about torture, +

Now how do you teach torture? Dan Mitrione: `I can teach you about torture, but sooner or later you'll have to get involved. You'll have to lay on your hands and try it yourselves.'

@@ -485,16 +485,16 @@ they've slaughtered and killed. Genocide is genocide!

Now we're pouring money into El Salvador. A billion dollars or so. And it's a documented fact that the... 14 families there that own 60% of the country are taking out between 2 to 5 billion dollars - it's called de-capitalization -- and putting it in banks in Miami and Switzerland. Mort Halperin, testifying +- and putting it in banks in Miami and Switzerland. Mort Halperin, testifying to a committee of the Congress, he suggested we could simplify the whole thing politically just by investing our money directly in the Miami banks in their names and just stay out of El Salvador altogether. And the people would be better off.

Nicaragua. What's happening in Nicaragua today is covert action. It's a -classic de-stabilization program. In November 16, 1981, President Reagan +classic de-stabilization program. In November 16, 1981, President Reagan allocated 19 million dollars to form an army, a force of contras, they're -called, ex-Somoza national guards, the monsters who were doing the torture and +called, ex-Somoza national guards, the monsters who were doing the torture and terror in Nicaragua that made the Nicaraguan people rise up and throw out the dictator, and throw out the guard. We went back to create an army of these people. We are killing, and killing, and terrorizing people. Not only in @@ -514,19 +514,19 @@ to prepublication censorship of books. They challenged 360 items in his 360 page book. He fought it in court, and eventually they deleted some 60 odd items in his book.

-

The Frank Snepp ruling of the Supreme Court gave the government the right to +

The Frank Snepp ruling of the Supreme Court gave the government the right to sue a government employee for damages. If s/he writes an unauthorized account of the government - which means the people who are involved in corruption in -the government, who see it, who witness it, like Frank Snepp did, like I did - +the government, who see it, who witness it, like Frank Snepp did, like I did - if they try to go public they can now be punished in civil court. The -government took $90,000 away from Frank Snepp, his profits from his book, and +government took $90,000 away from Frank Snepp, his profits from his book, and they've seized the profits from my own book....

-

[Reagan passed] the Intelligence Identities Protection act, which makes it a +

[Reagan passed] the Intelligence Identities Protection act, which makes it a felony to write articles revealing the identities of secret agents or to write about their activities in a way that would reveal their identities. Now, what does this mean? In a debate in Congress - this is very controversial - the -supporters of this bill made it clear.... If agents Smith and Jones came on +supporters of this bill made it clear.... If agents Smith and Jones came on this campus, in an MK-ultra-type experiment, and blew your fiance's head away with LSD, it would now be a felony to publish an article in your local paper saying, `watch out for these 2 turkeys, they're federal agents and they blew @@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ my loved one's head away with LSD'. It would not be a felony what they had done because that's national security and none of them were ever punished for those activities.

-

Efforts to muzzle government employees. President Reagan has been banging +

Efforts to muzzle government employees. President Reagan has been banging away at this one ever since. Proposing that every government employee, for the rest of his or her life, would have to submit anything they wrote to 6 committees of the government for censorship, for the rest of their lives. To @@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ keep the scandals from leaking out... to keep the American people from knowing what the government is really doing.

Then it starts getting heavy. The `Pre-emptive Strikes' bill. President -Reagan, working through the Secretary of State Shultz... almost 2 years ago, +Reagan, working through the Secretary of State Shultz... almost 2 years ago, submitted the bill that would provide them with the authority to strike at terrorists before terrorists can do their terrorism. But this bill... provides that they would be able to do this in "this" country as well as @@ -556,15 +556,15 @@ all of that, with impunity.

Now, there was a tremendous outcry on the part of jurists. The New York Times columns and other newspapers saying, `this is no different from Hitler's "night and fog" program', where the government had the authority to haul -people off at night. And they did so by the thousands. And President Reagan -and Secretary Shultz have persisted.... Shultz has said, `Yes, we will have +people off at night. And they did so by the thousands. And President Reagan +and Secretary Shultz have persisted.... Shultz has said, `Yes, we will have to take action on the basis of information that would never stand up in a court. And yes, innocent people will have to be killed in the process. But, we must have this law because of the threat of international terrorism'.

Think a minute. What is `the threat of international terrorism'? These things catch a lot of attention. But how many Americans died in terrorist -actions last year? According to Secretary Shultz, 79. Now, obviously that's +actions last year? According to Secretary Shultz, 79. Now, obviously that's terrible but we killed 55,000 people on our highways with drunken driving; we kill 2,500 people in far nastier, bloodier, mutilating, gang-raping ways in Nicaragua last year alone ourselves. Obviously 79 peoples' death is not @@ -576,25 +576,25 @@ pre-emptive striking have already been created, and trained in the defense department.

They're building detention centers. There were 8 kept as mothballs under the -McCarran act after World War II, to detain aliens and dissidents in the next +McCarran act after World War II, to detain aliens and dissidents in the next war, as was done in the next war, as was done with the Japanese people during World War II. They're building 10 more, and army camps, and the... executive memos about these things say it's for aliens and dissidents in the next national emergency....

-

FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, headed by Loius Guiffrida, a -friend of Ed Meese's.... He's going about the country lobbying and demanding +

FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, headed by Loius Guiffrida, a +friend of Ed Meese's.... He's going about the country lobbying and demanding that he be given authority, in the times of national emergency, to declare martial law, and establish a curfew, and gun down people who violate the curfew... in the United States.

-

And then there's Ed Meese, as I said. The highest law enforcement officer in -the land, President Reagan's closest friend, going around telling us that the +

And then there's Ed Meese, as I said. The highest law enforcement officer in +the land, President Reagan's closest friend, going around telling us that the constitution never did guarantee freedom of speech and press, and due process of the law, and assembly.

What they are planning for this society, and this is why they're determined to -take us into a war if we'll permit it... is the Reagan revolution.... So he's +take us into a war if we'll permit it... is the Reagan revolution.... So he's getting himself some laws so when he puts in the troops in Nicaragua, he can take charge of the American people, and put people in jail, and kick in their doors, and kill them if they don't like what he's doing....

@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ it to them, I would have gone to jail, without trial - blow off juries and all that sort of thing - for having violated our censorship laws....

In that job [Angola] I sat on a sub-committee of the NSC, so I was like a -chief of staff, with the GS-18s (like 3-star generals) Henry Kissinger, Bill +chief of staff, with the GS-18s (like 3-star generals) Henry Kissinger, Bill Colby (the CIA director), the GS-18s and the CIA, making important decisions and my job was to put it all together and make it happen and run it, an interesting place from which to watch a covert action being done....

@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ targets, meaning, break up the economy of the country. Of course, they're attacking a lot more.

To destabilize Nicaragua beginning in 1981, we began funding this force of -Somoza's ex-national guardsmen, calling them the contras (the +Somoza's ex-national guardsmen, calling them the contras (the counter-revolutionaries). We created this force, it did not exist until we allocated money. We've armed them, put uniforms on their backs, boots on their feet, given them camps in Honduras to live in, medical supplies, @@ -684,8 +684,8 @@ make a society simply cease to function.

Systematically, the contras have been assassinating religious workers, teachers, health workers, elected officials, government administrators. You remember the assassination manual? that surfaced in 1984. It caused such a -stir that President Reagan had to address it himself in the presidential -debates with Walter Mondale. They use terror. This is a technique that +stir that President Reagan had to address it himself in the presidential +debates with Walter Mondale. They use terror. This is a technique that they're using to traumatize the society so that it can't function.

I don't mean to abuse you with verbal violence, but you have to understand @@ -700,14 +700,14 @@ watch while they do these things to the children.

for peace who have gone down there and they have filmed and photographed and witnessed these atrocities immediately after they've happened, and documented 13,000 people killed this way, mostly women and children. These are the -activities done by these contras. The contras are the people president Reagan +activities done by these contras. The contras are the people president Reagan calls `freedom fighters'. He says they're the moral equivalent of our founding fathers. And the whole world gasps at this confession of his family traditions.

-

Read "Contra Terror" by Reed Brody former assistant Attorney General of New -York State. Read "The Contras" by Dieter Eich. Read "With the Contras" by -Christopher Dickey. This is a main-line journalist, down there on a grant +

Read "Contra Terror" by Reed Brody former assistant Attorney General of New +York State. Read "The Contras" by Dieter Eich. Read "With the Contras" by +Christopher Dickey. This is a main-line journalist, down there on a grant with the Council on Foreign Relations, a slightly to the right of the middle of the road organization. He writes a book that sets a pox on both your houses, and then he accounts about going in on patrol with the contras, and @@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ of War on Both Sides" by the Americas Watch. And there are many, many more documentations of details, of names, of the incidents that have happened.

Part of a de-stabilization is propaganda, to dis-credit the targeted -government. This one actually began under Jimmy Carter. He authorized the +government. This one actually began under Jimmy Carter. He authorized the CIA to go in and try to make the Sandinistas look to be evil. So in 1979 [when] they came in to power, immediately we were trying to cast them as totalitarian, evil, threatening Marxists. While they abolished the death @@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ custody that they could have kept in prison, they said `no. Unless we have evidence of individual crimes, we're not going to hold someone in prison just because they were associated with the former administration.' While they set out to launch a literacy campaign to teach the people to read and write, which -is something that the dictator Somoza, and us supporting him, had never +is something that the dictator Somoza, and us supporting him, had never bothered to get around to doing. While they set out to build 2,500 clinics to give the country something resembling a public health policy, and access to medicines, we began to label them as totalitarian dictators, and to attack @@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ them in the press, and to work with this newspaper `La Prensa', which - it's finally come out and been admitted, in Washington - the U.S. government is funding: a propaganda arm.

-

[Reagan and the State dept. have] been claiming they're building a war machine +

[Reagan and the State dept. have] been claiming they're building a war machine that threatens the stability of Central America. Now the truth is, this small, poor country has been attacked by the world's richest country under conditions of war, for the last 5 years. Us and our army - the death they @@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ stability of all of Central America.

We claim the justification for this is the arms that are flowing from Nicaragua to El Salvador, and yet in 5 years of this activity, President -Reagan hasn't been able to show the world one shred of evidence of any arms +Reagan hasn't been able to show the world one shred of evidence of any arms flowing from Nicaragua into El Salvador.

We launched a campaign to discredit their elections. International observer @@ -762,10 +762,10 @@ because it was a totalitarian system. Instead we said, the elections that were held in El Salvador were models of democracy to be copied elsewhere in the world. And then the truth came out about that one. And we learned that the CIA had spent 2.2 million dollars to make sure that their choice of -candidates - Duarte - would win. They did everything, we're told, by one of +candidates - Duarte - would win. They did everything, we're told, by one of their spokesmen, indirectly, but stuff the ballot boxes....

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I'll make a footnote that when I speak out, he [Senator Jesse Helms] calls me +

I'll make a footnote that when I speak out, he [Senator Jesse Helms] calls me a traitor, but when something happens he doesn't like, he doesn't hesitate to go public and reveal the secrets and embarrass the U.S.

@@ -789,26 +789,26 @@ humanitarian aid, which were arms, and it would fly back out with heroin. And the first target, market, of this heroin was the U.S. GI's in Vietnam. If anybody in Nicaragua is smuggling drugs, it's the contras. Now i've been saying that since the state department started waving this red herring around -a couple of years ago, and the other day you notice President Reagan said that +a couple of years ago, and the other day you notice President Reagan said that the Nicaraguans, the Sandinistas, were smuggling drugs, and the DEA said, `it ain't true, the contras are smuggling drugs'.

We claim the Sandinistas are responsible for the terrorism that's happening anywhere in the world. `The country club of terrorism' we call it. There's an -incident in Rome, and Ed Meese goes on television and says, `that country club +incident in Rome, and Ed Meese goes on television and says, `that country club in Nicaragua is training terrorists'. We blame the Sandinistas for the misery that exists in Nicaragua today, and there is misery, because the world's richest nation has set out to create conditions of misery, and obviously we're bound to have some effect. The misery is not the fault of the Sandinistas, it's the result of our destabilization program. And despite that, and despite some grumbling in the country, the Sandinistas in their elections got a much -higher percentage of the vote than President Reagan did, who's supposed to be +higher percentage of the vote than President Reagan did, who's supposed to be so popular in this country. And all observers are saying that people are still hanging together, with the Sandinistas.

Now it gets tricky. We're saying that the justification for more aid, -possibly for an invasion of the country - and mind you, president Reagan has -begun to talk about this, and the Secretary of Defense Weinberger began to say +possibly for an invasion of the country - and mind you, president Reagan has +begun to talk about this, and the Secretary of Defense Weinberger began to say that it's inevitable - we claim that the justification is that the Soviet Union now has invested 500 million dollars in arms in military to make it its big client state, the Soviet bastion in this hemisphere. And that's true. @@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ They do have a lot of arms in there now. But the question is, how did they get invited in? You have to ask yourself, what's the purpose of this destabilization program? For this I direct you back to the Newsweek article in Sept. 1981, where they announce the fact that the CIA was beginning to put -together this force of Somoza's ex-guard. Newsweek described it as `the only +together this force of Somoza's ex-guard. Newsweek described it as `the only truly evil, totally unacceptable factor in the Nicaraguan equation'. They noted that neither the white house nor the CIA pretended it ever could have a chance of winning. So then they asked, rhetorically, `what's the point?' and @@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ ammunition to attack them.

And that's what we've accomplished now. They've had to get Soviet aid to defend themselves from the attack from the world's richest country, and now we can stand up to the American people and say, `see? they have all the Soviet -aid'. Make no doubt of it, it's the game plan of the Reagan Administration to +aid'. Make no doubt of it, it's the game plan of the Reagan Administration to have a war in Nicaragua, they have been working on this since 1981, they have been stopped by the will of the American people so far, but they're working harder than ever to engineer their war there.

@@ -857,9 +857,9 @@ we know about, some of them very bloody indeed. Guatemala 1954, Brazil, Guyana, Chile, The Congo, Iran, Panama, Peru, Bolivia, Equador, Uruguay - the CIA organized the overthrow of constitutional democracies. Read the book "Covert Action: 35 years of Deception" by the journalist Godswood. Remember -the Henry Kissinger quote before the Congress when he was being grilled to +the Henry Kissinger quote before the Congress when he was being grilled to explain what they had done to overthrow the democratic government in Chile, in -which the President, Salvador Allende had been killed. And he said, `The +which the President, Salvador Allende had been killed. And he said, `The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to be left to decide for themselves'.

@@ -868,10 +868,10 @@ Nicaragua today, that led us directly into the Korean war, where we fought China in Korea. We had a long covert action in Vietnam, very much like the one that we're running in Nicaragua today, that tracked us directly into the Vietnam war. Read the book, "The Hidden History of the Korean War" by I. F. -Stone. Read "Deadly Deceits" by Ralph McGehee for the Vietnam story. In +Stone. Read "Deadly Deceits" by Ralph McGehee for the Vietnam story. In Thailand, the Congo, Laos, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Honduras, the CIA put together large standing armies. In Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, the Congo, Iran, -Nicaragua, and Sri Lanca, the CIA armed and encouraged ethnic minorities to +Nicaragua, and Sri Lanca, the CIA armed and encouraged ethnic minorities to rise up and fight. The first thing we began doing in Nicaragua, 1981 was to fund an element of the Miskito indians, to give them money and training and arms, so they could rise up and fight against the government in Managua. In @@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ citizens. They see themselves - they have been functioning above the laws, of God, and the laws of man - they've come back to this country, and they've continued their operations as far as they can get by with them. And we have abundant documentation of that as well. The MH-Chaos program, exposed in the -late 60's and shut down, re-activated by President Reagan to a degree - we +late 60's and shut down, re-activated by President Reagan to a degree - we don't have the details yet - in which they were spending a billion dollars to manipulate U.S. student, and labor organizations. The MK-ultra program. For 20 years, working through over 200 medical schools and mental hospitals, @@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ couldn't see straight - and hid cameras in the walls - to see what would happen at rush hour when the trains are zipping past - if everybody has vertigo and they can't see straight and they're bumping into each other.

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Colonel White - oh yes, and I can't not mention the disease experimentations - +

Colonel White - oh yes, and I can't not mention the disease experimentations - the use of deadly diseases. We launched - when we were destabilizing Cuba for 7 years - we launched the swine fever epidemic, in the hog population, trying to kill out all of the pigs - a virus. We experimented in Haiti on the people @@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ experimenting on people, with viruses. And now we have some deadly, killer viruses running around in society. And it has to make you wonder, and it has to make you worry.

-

Colonel White wrote from retirement - he was the man who was in charge of this +

Colonel White wrote from retirement - he was the man who was in charge of this macabre program - he wrote, `I toiled whole-heartedly in the vineyards because it was fun, fun fun. Where else could a red-blooded American boy lie, kill, cheat, steal, rape and pillage with the blessings of the all highest?' Now @@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ that program, the MK-ultra program, was eventually exposed by the press in dig up the Congressional record and read it for yourself.

There's one book called `In Search of the Manchurian Candidate'. It's written -by John Marks, based on 14,000 documents gotten out of the government under +by John Marks, based on 14,000 documents gotten out of the government under the Freedom of Information Act. Read for yourselves. The thing was shut down but not one CIA case officer who was involved was in any way punished. Not one case officer involved in these experimentations on the American public, @@ -979,9 +979,9 @@ lost a single paycheck for what they had done.

The Church committee found that the CIA had co-opted several hundred journalists, including some of the biggest names in the business, to pump its -propaganda stories into our media, to teach us to hate Fidel Castro, and Ho +propaganda stories into our media, to teach us to hate Fidel Castro, and Ho Chi Minh, and the Chinese, and whomever. The latest flap or scandal we had -about that was a year and a half ago. Leslie Gelb, the heavyweight with the +about that was a year and a half ago. Leslie Gelb, the heavyweight with the New York Times, was exposed for having been working covertly with the CIA in 1978 to recruit journalists in Europe, who would introduce stories, print stories that would create sympathy for the neutron bomb.

@@ -1027,11 +1027,11 @@ laws....

So now we have the CIA running the operation in Nicaragua, lying to us, running 50 covert actions, and gearing us up for our next war, the Central -American war. Let there be no doubt about it, President Reagan has a fixation +American war. Let there be no doubt about it, President Reagan has a fixation on Nicaragua. He came into office saying that we shouldn't be afraid of war, saying we have to face and erase the scars of the Vietnam war. He said in 1983, `We will do whatever is necessary to reverse the situation in -Nicaragua', meaning get rid of the Sandinistas. Admiral LaRocque, at the +Nicaragua', meaning get rid of the Sandinistas. Admiral LaRocque, at the Center for Defense Information in Washington, says this is the most elaborately prepared invasion that the U.S. has ever done. At least that he's witnessed in his 40 years of association with our military.

@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ in which they said that it was just 2 hours from Managua to Texas. All of this getting us ready for the invasion of Nicaragua, for our next war.

Most of the people - 75% of the people - are polled as being against this -action. However, President Eisenhower said, `The people of the world +action. However, President Eisenhower said, `The people of the world genuinely want peace. Someday the leadership of the world are going to have to give in and give it to them'. But to date, the leaders never have, they've always been able to outwit the people, us, and get us into the wars when @@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ that would flash, that would make people angry enough that we could go in and do....

We have a feeling that the Vietnam war was the first one in which the people -resisted. But once again, we haven't read our history. Kate Richards-O'Hare. +resisted. But once again, we haven't read our history. Kate Richards-O'Hare. In 1915, she said about WW I, `The Women of the U.S. are nothing but brutesalles, producing sons to be put in the army, to be made into fertilizer'. She was jailed for 5 years for anti-war talk.

@@ -1100,23 +1100,23 @@ wrapped around their necks because that's what war is really all about.

tell about the Vietnam veterans. More of whom died violent deaths from suicide after they came back from Vietnam then died in the fighting itself.

-

Then you have President Reagan.... He talks about the glory of war, but you +

Then you have President Reagan.... He talks about the glory of war, but you have to ask yourself, where was he when wars were being fought that he was young enough to fight in them? World War II, and the Korean war. Where he was was in Hollywood, making films, where the blood was catsup, and you could wash it off and go out to dinner afterwards....

-

Where was Gordon Liddy when he was young enough to go and fight in a war? He +

Where was Gordon Liddy when he was young enough to go and fight in a war? He was hiding out in the U.S. running sloppy, illegal, un-professional breaking and entering operations. Now you'll forgive my egotism, at that time I was running professional breaking and entering operations....

-

What about Rambo himself? Sylvester Stallone. Where was Sylvester Stallone +

What about Rambo himself? Sylvester Stallone. Where was Sylvester Stallone during the Vietnam war? He got a draft deferment for a physical disability, and taught physical education in a girls' school in Switzerland during the war.

-

Getting back to President Reagan. He really did say that `you can always call +

Getting back to President Reagan. He really did say that `you can always call cruise missiles back'.... Now, you can call back a B-52, and you can call back a submarine, but a cruise missile is different.... When it lands, it goes boom ! And I would prefer that the man with the finger on the button could @@ -1132,27 +1132,27 @@ Nicaragua. And the Jewish leaders go on TV the next day in this country and say there are 5 Jewish families in Nicaragua, and they're not having any problems at all. This is the man who says that they're financing their revolution by smuggling drugs into the U.S. And the DEA says, `It ain't true, -it's president Reagan's Contras that are doing it'....

+it's president Reagan's Contras that are doing it'....

-

[When Reagan was governor of California, Reagan] said `If there has to be a +

[When Reagan was governor of California, Reagan] said `If there has to be a bloodbath then let's get it over with'. Now you have to think about this a minute. A leader of the U.S. seriously proposing a bloodbath of our own youth. There was an outcry of the press, so 3 days later he said it again to make sure no-one had misunderstood him.

Read. You have to read to inform yourselves. Read "The Book of Quotes"; "On -Reagan: The Man and the Presidency" by Ronnie Dugger. It gets heavy. Dugger -concludes in his last chapter that President Reagan has a fixation on -Armageddon. The Village Voice 18 months ago published an article citing the -11 times that President Reagan publicly has talked about the fact that we are -all living out Armageddon today....

+Reagan: The Man and the Presidency" by Ronnie Dugger. It gets heavy. Dugger +concludes in his last chapter that President Reagan has a fixation on +Armageddon. The Village Voice 18 months ago published an article citing the +11 times that President Reagan publicly has talked about the fact that we are +all living out Armageddon today....

-

[Reagan] has Jerry Falwell into the White House. This is the man that +

[Reagan] has Jerry Falwell into the White House. This is the man that preaches that we should get on our knees and beg for God to send the rapture down. Hell's fires on earth so the chosen can go up on high and all the other -people can burn in hell's fires on earth. President Reagan sees himself as +people can burn in hell's fires on earth. President Reagan sees himself as playing the role of the greatest leader of all times forever. Leading us into -Armageddon. As he goes out at the end of his long life, we'll all go out with +Armageddon. As he goes out at the end of his long life, we'll all go out with him....

Why does the CIA run 10,000 brutal covert actions? Why are we destabilizing a @@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ the football pep-rally factor. When you get people worked up to hate, they'll let you spend huge amounts of money on arms.

Read "The Power Elite" by C. Wright Mills. Read "The Permanent War Complex" -by Seymour Melman. CIA covert actions have the function of keeping the world +by Seymour Melman. CIA covert actions have the function of keeping the world hostile and unstable....

We can't take care of the poor, we can't take care of the old, but we can @@ -1190,14 +1190,14 @@ choice. They have to find some other way to do business other than to motivate us through hate and paranoia and anger and killing, or we'll find other leaders to run the country.

-

Now, Helen Caldicott, at the end of her lectures, I've heard her say, very +

Now, Helen Caldicott, at the end of her lectures, I've heard her say, very effectively, "Tell people to get out and get to work on the problem.... You'll feel better" ....

'What can I do?'.... If you can travel, go to Nicaragua and see for yourself. Go to the Nevada test site and see for yourself. Go to Pantex on Hiroshima day this summer, and see the vigil there. The place where we make 10 -nose-cones a day, 70 a week, year in and year out. He [Admiral LaRocque] +nose-cones a day, 70 a week, year in and year out. He [Admiral LaRocque] said, "I'd tell them, if they feel comfortable lying down in front of trucks with bombs on them, to lie down in front of trucks with bombs on them." But he said, "I'd tell them that they can't wait. They've got to start tomorrow, @@ -1213,10 +1213,10 @@ today, and do it, what they can, every day of their lives."

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-

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It was written for a predominately Christian audience (which may or may not be your cup of tea), and some of the information may be a little dated (the figures for the debt, for example, -have increased astronomically since it was penned) but regardless +have increased astronomically since it was penned) but regardless of that -- it is a clear and URGENT message that needs to be listened to by the American people.

@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ share it with your friends!

by - Pastor Sheldon Emry

+ Pastor Sheldon Emry

"For the love of money is the root of all evil..." - 1 Timothy 6:10 + 1 Timothy 6:10

Produced and Distributed by:

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ share it with your friends!

INTRODUCTION

-

"The love of money is the root of all evil": (1 Timothy 6:10)

+

"The love of money is the root of all evil": (1 Timothy 6:10)

"If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ share it with your friends!

money upon usury." Leviticus 25:36-37

"Unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: That the Lord - they God bless thee." Deuteronomy 23:20

+ they God bless thee." Deuteronomy 23:20

In the early Church, any interest on debt was considered usury. Read below to see what interest (usury) on debts, a violation of @@ -268,10 +268,10 @@ share it with your friends!

by - Pastor Sheldon Emry + Pastor Sheldon Emry - [Cartoon showing a mother standing in front of a judge in divorce + [Cartoon showing a mother standing in front of a judge in divorce court, holding the hand of her small boy and girl -- with her husband sitting in the witness chair, holding his head in gloom. The mother says to the judge, "AND JUDGE, WE WERE ALWAYS IN DEBT!."]

@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ ____________________________________________________________________________ gave that function to The Federal Reserve Corporation. This was done with appropriate fanfare and propaganda that this would "remove money from politics" (they didn't say "and therefore from the people's control") and - prevent "Boom and Bust" from hurting our citizens.

+ prevent "Boom and Bust" from hurting our citizens.

The people were not told then, and most still do not know today, that the Federal Reserve Corporation is a private corporation controlled by bankers @@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ ____________________________________________________________________________ only to deceive the people.

- MORE DISASTROUS THAN PEARL HARBOR

+ MORE DISASTROUS THAN PEARL HARBOR

Since that "day of infamy", more disastrous to us than Pearl Harbor, the small group of "privileged" people who lend us "our" money have accrued to @@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ _____________________________________________________________________________

-

To understand that it really is a "conquest," go back to the front +

To understand that it really is a "conquest," go back to the front and read the "Three Types of Conquest" again. _____________________________________________________________________________

@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ _____________________________________________________________________________

Our new "rulers" are trying to change our whole racial, social, religious, and political order, but they will not change the debt- - money economic system by which they ron and rule. Our people have + money economic system by which they ron and rule. Our people have become tenants and "debt-slaves" to the Bankers and their agents in the land our fathers conquered. It is conquest through the most gigantic fraud and swindle in the history of mankind.

@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ _____________________________________________________________________________

+ Solomon's words are:

"The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender." Proverbs 22.7

@@ -923,10 +923,10 @@ _____________________________________________________________________________

"The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high, and thou shalt come down very low. He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him; he shall be - the head, and thou shalt be the tail." Deut. 28:44-45

+ the head, and thou shalt be the tail." Deut. 28:44-45

Most of the owners of the largest banks in America are of Eastern - European ancestry and connected with the Rothschild European banks. + European ancestry and connected with the Rothschild European banks. Has that warning come to fruition in America?

Let us now consider the correct method of providing the medium of @@ -972,11 +972,11 @@ _____________________________________________________________________________

The money-creators (Bankers) know that if we ever tried a Constitutional issue of debt-free, interest-free currency, even a limited issue, the benefits would be apparent immediately. That they - must prevent. Abraham Lincoln was the last President to issue such + must prevent. Abraham Lincoln was the last President to issue such debt-free and interest-free currency (in 1863) and he was assassinated - shortly thereafter. [Transcriber's note: JFK also made an issue of some + shortly thereafter. [Transcriber's note: JFK also made an issue of some interest-free U.S. Treasury currency notes in 1963, and he quickly met - the same fate as Lincoln].

+ the same fate as Lincoln].

___________________________________________________________________________ @@ -1001,8 +1001,8 @@ _____________________________________________________________________________

Abraham Lincoln did it in 1863 to help finance the Civil War. He was + later assassinated by an agent of the Rothschild Bank. No debt-free or interest-free money has been issued in America since then.

Several Arab nations issue interest free loans to their citizens today. @@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ ___________________________________________________________________________

As history shows, the stability and responsibility of government issuing it is the deciding factor in the acceptance of that government's - currency -- not gold, silver, or iron buried in some hole in the ground. + currency -- not gold, silver, or iron buried in some hole in the ground. Proof is America's currency today. Our gold and silver are practically gone, but our currency is accepted. But if the government was about to collapse our currency would be worthless.

@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ ___________________________________________________________________________

CITIZEN CONTROL

-

If Federal Congress failed to act, or acted wrongly, in the supply of +

If Federal Congress failed to act, or acted wrongly, in the supply of money, the citizens would use the ballot or recall petitions to replace those who prevented correct action with others whom the people believe would pursue a better money policy. Since the creation of money and its @@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ ___________________________________________________________________________

Nehemiah 5:1-13.) WHY YOU HAVEN'T KNOWN

@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ ____________________________________________________________________________

NOTEABLE MONEY QUOTES

-

PRESIDENT JAMES A. GARFIELD: "whoever controls the volume of money in +

PRESIDENT JAMES A. GARFIELD: "whoever controls the volume of money in in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce."

HORACE GREELRY: "While boasting of our noble deeds, we are careful to @@ -1359,10 +1359,10 @@ ____________________________________________________________________________

conviction and vote of the majority, but a Government by the opinion and duress of small groups of dominant men." - (Just before he died, Wilson is reported to have stated to friends + (Just before he died, Wilson is reported to have stated to friends that he had been "deceived" and that "I have betrayed my Country." He referred to the Federal Reserve Act, passed during his - Presidency) [<--note by the author, Emry.] + Presidency) [<--note by the author, Emry.] SIR JOSIAH STAMP: (President of the Bank of England in the 1920's, the second richest man in Britain): "Banking was conceived in iniquity @@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ ____________________________________________________________________________

it is impersonal -- that there is no human relation between master and slave."

-

THOMAS JEFFERSON (Letter to Elbridge Gerry, Jan. 26, 1779): "Banking +

THOMAS JEFFERSON (Letter to Elbridge Gerry, Jan. 26, 1779): "Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies."

WILLIAM CORBETT: (In Advice to Yound Men, 1, 1829): "The power @@ -1444,8 +1444,8 @@ ____________________________________________________________________________

Presidents, Vice-Presidents, or potential candidates [except for Harry Browne -- JS]; Cabinet members, U.S. Judges, or other appointed U.S. officials; Any U.S. Senator or Representative, except Robert - Lafoliete, Charles Binderup, Charles Lindberg Sr., Louis McFadden, - Wright-Patman, or John Rarick? (All now gone).

+ Lafoliete, Charles Binderup, Charles Lindberg Sr., Louis McFadden, + Wright-Patman, or John Rarick? (All now gone).

State Governors or members of State Legislatures?

@@ -1513,14 +1513,14 @@ ____________________________________________________________________________

The hundreds of "civil rights," "student," "Women's Lib." and similar "protest" organizations or publications? They protest "racism," atomic weapons, war, pollution, and scores of other supposed - "wrongs," but NEVER, NEVER, expose or object to the robbery of the + "wrongs," but NEVER, NEVER, expose or object to the robbery of the people by the Billionaire Bankers!

Masonic Orders, Lodges or publications;

Knights of Columbus;

-

Any Catholic Pope, Bishop or Priest? (Father Coughlin of Michigan +

Any Catholic Pope, Bishop or Priest? (Father Coughlin of Michigan spoke on radio and wrote books in the 1930's protesting the Bankers' plunder of America. He was silenced in a few years on direct orders of the Pope. Since then few Priests have mentioned the plunder).

@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ ____________________________________________________________________________

"Who among you will give ear to this? Who will hearken, and hear for the time - to come?" (the "last days") Isaiah 42:22-23

+ to come?" (the "last days") Isaiah 42:22-23

___________________________________________________________________________

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Date: Sun, 8 Jan 1995 08:21:07 -0500 -From: James Daugherty jhdaugh@a-albionic.com +From: James Daugherty jhdaugh@a-albionic.com Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy -Subject: Carroll Quigley Examined; Multicultural Strategy of Ruling Class?

+Subject: Carroll Quigley Examined; Multicultural Strategy of Ruling Class?

A-albionic Research Weekly Up-date of January 8, 1995 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ***************Contents**********************

-

1. Clinton, Quigley, and Conspiracy: What's going on here? by Daniel Brandt +

1. Clinton, Quigley, and Conspiracy: What's going on here? by Daniel Brandt ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

-

2. Multiculturalism and the Ruling Elite by Daniel Brandt +

2. Multiculturalism and the Ruling Elite by Daniel Brandt ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

*********************************************

@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ researchers around the world. For a brochure write to:

From NameBase NewsLine, No. 1, April-June 1993:

-

Clinton, Quigley, and Conspiracy: What's going on here?

+

Clinton, Quigley, and Conspiracy: What's going on here?

-

by Daniel Brandt

+

by Daniel Brandt

-

When Bill Clinton delivered his acceptance speech at the Democratic +

When Bill Clinton delivered his acceptance speech at the Democratic convention on July 16, 1992, it didn't contain any surprises, nor were any expected. There were the usual feel-good platitudes: he wanted to talk with us "about my hope for the future, my faith in the American people, @@ -43,75 +43,75 @@ your side.... It is time to heal America." Any speech writer could have pulled boiler-plate from the files and pasted together something similar. Speeches for occasions like this one aren't meant to be long on specifics.

-

Toward the end of the speech Clinton mentioned that "as a teenager -I heard John Kennedy's summons to citizenship. And then, as a student at +

Toward the end of the speech Clinton mentioned that "as a teenager +I heard John Kennedy's summons to citizenship. And then, as a student at Georgetown, I heard that call clarified by a professor named Carroll -Quigley, who said to us that America was the greatest country in the +Quigley, who said to us that America was the greatest country in the history of the world because our people have always believed in two things: that tomorrow can be better than today and that every one of us has a personal, moral responsibility to make it so."

-

This was not the first time that Clinton had paid tribute to the +

This was not the first time that Clinton had paid tribute to the memory of his Georgetown professor. A few days earlier, a story on -Clinton's background mentioned that he had never forgotten Quigley's last +Clinton's background mentioned that he had never forgotten Quigley's last lecture. "Throughout his career he has evoked [this lecture] in speeches as the rhetorical foundation for his political philosophy," according to -the Washington Post, which offered another Clinton quotation praising -Quigley's perspective and influence.[1] A kindly old professor appreciated +the Washington Post, which offered another Clinton quotation praising +Quigley's perspective and influence.[1] A kindly old professor appreciated as a mentor by an impressionable, idealistic student? This is how it was -interpreted by almost everyone who heard it, particularly since Quigley's +interpreted by almost everyone who heard it, particularly since Quigley's name was not exactly a household word.

-

But in certain rarified circles among conspiracy theorists, Clinton's -reference to Quigley was surprising. Now that Clinton had one foot in the +

But in certain rarified circles among conspiracy theorists, Clinton's +reference to Quigley was surprising. Now that Clinton had one foot in the White House, the conservative Washington Times soon ran an item that tried -to clear matters up. Professor Quigley, according to the Times, +to clear matters up. Professor Quigley, according to the Times, specialized in the history of a secret group of elite Anglo-Americans who had a decisive influence on world affairs during the first half of this -century. Quigley, in other words, was a conspiracy theorist -- but one who +century. Quigley, in other words, was a conspiracy theorist -- but one who had an impeccable pedigree as "one of the few insiders who came out and exposed the Eastern establishment plan for world government." These words -belong to Tom Eddlam, research director for the John Birch Society. As -someone who had sold two of Quigley's books, Eddlam knew plenty about -Quigley. But we can't have a Democratic draft-dodging liberal candidate +belong to Tom Eddlam, research director for the John Birch Society. As +someone who had sold two of Quigley's books, Eddlam knew plenty about +Quigley. But we can't have a Democratic draft-dodging liberal candidate who admires a Birch Society conspiracy hero, so the Times quickly resolved -the issue by noting that Quigley wanted the conspiracy to succeed, whereas +the issue by noting that Quigley wanted the conspiracy to succeed, whereas the Birchers wanted it to fail.[2] Thus the Times summed matters up, in six column inches.

-

Clinton's supporters depict him as an intellectual, someone whose -heroes traffic in solemn ideals. If so, Clinton presumably read Tragedy -and Hope, Quigley's best-known book, which appeared while Clinton was at -Georgetown. At any rate, Quigley's work is well worth looking at, along -with Clinton's early career, for its possible clues to Clinton's thought.

+

Clinton's supporters depict him as an intellectual, someone whose +heroes traffic in solemn ideals. If so, Clinton presumably read Tragedy +and Hope, Quigley's best-known book, which appeared while Clinton was at +Georgetown. At any rate, Quigley's work is well worth looking at, along +with Clinton's early career, for its possible clues to Clinton's thought.

-

Reading Quigley may turn you into a student of high-level conspiracy, -which is exactly what many influential people around Clinton and elsewhere +

Reading Quigley may turn you into a student of high-level conspiracy, +which is exactly what many influential people around Clinton and elsewhere say you shouldn't be. Almost all of the 3,000 members of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) will go on record ridiculing any of the conspiracy theories that, according to all polls, are taken seriously by large -majorities of average people. CFR member Daniel Schorr will tell you again -and again that Oswald was a lone nut, and CFR member Steven Emerson will +majorities of average people. CFR member Daniel Schorr will tell you again +and again that Oswald was a lone nut, and CFR member Steven Emerson will write article after article debunking Pan Am 103 and October Surprise theories. It's not that people in high places know better, it's simply that they have more to protect and cannot afford to be candid.

-

As new research is published about the JFK assassination, for +

As new research is published about the JFK assassination, for example, it becomes clear that virtually all the high-level players, from LBJ on down, assumed it was a conspiracy from the moment the shots were fired. It took until recently for dedicated researchers to dig this fact out.[3] But thirty years later many journalists still find it useful to defend the Warren Commission or belittle its critics.

-

Carroll Quigley was a conspiracy historian, but he was unusual in +

Carroll Quigley was a conspiracy historian, but he was unusual in that he avoided criticism. Most of his conspiracy research concerned the role of the Rhodes-Milner Round Table Groups in Britain from 1891 through World War II. His major work, Tragedy and Hope (1966), contains scattered references to his twenty years of research in this area, but his detailed history of the Round Table was written in 1949. The major reason he avoided criticism is because his work wasn't threatening to people in high -places. Quigley's research was too obscure, and too much had happened in -the world since the events he described. Quigley was also an insider, so +places. Quigley's research was too obscure, and too much had happened in +the world since the events he described. Quigley was also an insider, so his criticisms of the groups he studied are subdued. He did his undergraduate and graduate work at Harvard, where he received a doctorate in 1938. He later taught at Princeton and Harvard before settling in at @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Navy,[4] and taught western civilization and history. In 1962 the Center for Strategic and International Studies was established on the Georgetown campus, where it maintained close ties with the School of Foreign Service. CSIS included a number of people on its staff who had high-level CIA -connections. Quigley moved in these circles until his death in 1977:

+connections. Quigley moved in these circles until his death in 1977:

I know of the operations of this network [the Round Table Groups] because I have studied it for twenty years and was permitted for two @@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ connections. Quigley moved in these circles until his death in 1977:

remain unknown, and I believe its role in history is significant enough to be known.[5]

-

In his 1949 detailed look at the Cecil Rhodes - Oxford - Alfred +

In his 1949 detailed look at the Cecil Rhodes - Oxford - Alfred (Lord) Milner - Round Table nexus, published posthumously in 1981 as -The Anglo-American Establishment, Quigley was more forceful with his +The Anglo-American Establishment, Quigley was more forceful with his criticism. While endorsing this elite's high-minded internationalist -goals, Quigley wrote that "I cannot agree with them on methods," and added +goals, Quigley wrote that "I cannot agree with them on methods," and added that he found the antidemocratic implications of their inherited wealth and power "terrifying." This is as tough as he got with his comments:

@@ -151,57 +151,57 @@ and power "terrifying." This is as tough as he got with his comments:

should be able to monopolize so completely the writing and the teaching of the history of their own period.[6]

-

Quigley also avoided criticism because his books are the product of +

Quigley also avoided criticism because his books are the product of years of painstaking research into primary diplomatic sources. To qualify as a critic of his analysis, someone would have to duplicate that research --- and so far no one has. It also helped that Quigley was doing most of +-- and so far no one has. It also helped that Quigley was doing most of his work at a time when conspiracy theories were considered curious and -quaint, but not threatening. Clinton, at any rate, had no reason to feel -uneasy about citing the virtually unknown Quigley in his convention +quaint, but not threatening. Clinton, at any rate, had no reason to feel +uneasy about citing the virtually unknown Quigley in his convention acceptance speech.

-

But serious researchers can hardly afford to pass over Quigley's +

But serious researchers can hardly afford to pass over Quigley's potential significance so lightly. The Washington Times, to begin with, is -clearly mistaken to brush Quigley off as simply one more liberal elitist +clearly mistaken to brush Quigley off as simply one more liberal elitist one-worlder. Certainly he is no streetcorner agitator, whether of the right or left. But his understated critique of his elite colleagues is nevertheless a searching one.

In the years following the publication of Tragedy and Hope in 1966, writers on both the right and left began to recognize this. For example, -New Left writer and activist Carl Oglesby came to realize that some of his -ideas about elite power in the U.S. had been anticipated by Quigley.[7] -On the far right, meanwhile, Quigley found a convert in W. Cleon Skousen, +New Left writer and activist Carl Oglesby came to realize that some of his +ideas about elite power in the U.S. had been anticipated by Quigley.[7] +On the far right, meanwhile, Quigley found a convert in W. Cleon Skousen, a former FBI agent who later became a star of the John Birch Society's -lecture circuit. In 1970, Skousen published a book-length review of -Quigley's Tragedy and Hope that was titled The Naked Capitalist. It -quoted so heavily from Quigley's work that Quigley threatened to sue for +lecture circuit. In 1970, Skousen published a book-length review of +Quigley's Tragedy and Hope that was titled The Naked Capitalist. It +quoted so heavily from Quigley's work that Quigley threatened to sue for copyright infringement.

-

Skousen chose to emphasize Quigley's mention of subterranean +

Skousen chose to emphasize Quigley's mention of subterranean financial arrangements between certain Wall Street interests and certain -groups on the U.S. left, in particular the Communist Party.[8] Oglesby, -meanwhile, shared Quigley's interest in the challenge posed to Wall +groups on the U.S. left, in particular the Communist Party.[8] Oglesby, +meanwhile, shared Quigley's interest in the challenge posed to Wall Street's Eastern elite by newer oil and defense-aerospace money -concentrated in the Southwest.[9] But as Oglesby recognized, Quigley's +concentrated in the Southwest.[9] But as Oglesby recognized, Quigley's meticulous research into elite power shaded insensibly over into the study of "conspiracy":

-

Am I borrowing on Quigley then to say with the far right that this +

Am I borrowing on Quigley then to say with the far right that this one conspiracy rules the world? The arguments for a conspiracy theory are indeed often dismissed on the grounds that no one conspiracy could possibly control everything. But that is not what this theory - sets out to show. Quigley is not saying that modern history is the + sets out to show. Quigley is not saying that modern history is the invention of an esoteric cabal designing events omnipotently to suit its ends. The implicit claim, on the contrary, is that a multitude of - conspiracies contend in the night. Clandestinism is not the usage of + conspiracies contend in the night. Clandestinism is not the usage of a handful of rogues, it is a formalized practice of an entire class in which a thousand hands spontaneously join. Conspiracy is the normal continuation of normal politics by normal means.[10]

But it's a bad word for polite editors, so the issues surrounding the "C" word are almost never discussed in print. One needs to tease out -Oglesby's observation that there is a qualitative difference between the +Oglesby's observation that there is a qualitative difference between the way that the left and right in the U.S. have addressed this issue. Both tendencies can at least get together on which groups deserve attention: the Council on Foreign Relations, which became the American branch of the @@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ always members of CFR also.

curse off their interest in such groups by calling their investigations "power-structure research." The implication seems to be that tracing interlocking directorates, let's say, belongs to science in a way that -tracing Lee Harvey Oswald's intelligence connections never could. Still, -G. William Domhoff, the most prominent of the "power structure" +tracing Lee Harvey Oswald's intelligence connections never could. Still, +G. William Domhoff, the most prominent of the "power structure" researchers, admits that attempting to maintain this quarantine can itself become unscientific:

@@ -236,24 +236,24 @@ become unscientific:

And what makes Domhoff's middle ground on the problem of conspiracy so difficult to maintain is precisely the existence of inconveniently -concrete cases like Oswald's. If there was a conspiracy and cover-up, then +concrete cases like Oswald's. If there was a conspiracy and cover-up, then it was carried out by interested individuals rather than by blind social -forces. The best that Domhoff can do with the JFK assassination is to +forces. The best that Domhoff can do with the JFK assassination is to ignore it, which he does.

-

But this won't do for Michael Albert, editor of the leftist Z +

But this won't do for Michael Albert, editor of the leftist Z Magazine and a Domhoffian "structuralist," who has attempted to finesse -this problem. His argument on the JFK assassination, as best I can -understand it, goes something like this: JFK was a predictable product of +this problem. His argument on the JFK assassination, as best I can +understand it, goes something like this: JFK was a predictable product of established institutions; these institutions wanted a war in Vietnam; it's -inconceivable that JFK would have disagreed with this because his behavior +inconceivable that JFK would have disagreed with this because his behavior was determined (that is, he could not have changed his mind), and -therefore, the assassination of JFK, conspiracy or not, made no difference -to our history and is unimportant. The problem with Albert's approach is +therefore, the assassination of JFK, conspiracy or not, made no difference +to our history and is unimportant. The problem with Albert's approach is that he's fairly close to vulgar Marxism, which by now has been thoroughly discredited.

-

To my thinking, the reason why the JFK assassination is so important +

To my thinking, the reason why the JFK assassination is so important is this: It's one thing to believe that there are rich people who become richer because their environment tells them to behave that way, and quite another to believe that there is a powerful, secret government that @@ -261,58 +261,58 @@ doesn't have to play by the rules. If you can prove that the assassination was a conspiracy, then the first notion becomes silly and insignificant. Essentially, conspiracy theories restore notions of freedom and responsibility that have been stripped from from the "value free" social -science establishment. Quigley is between Domhoff and Oglesby on our +science establishment. Quigley is between Domhoff and Oglesby on our spectrum, which is not a left-right spectrum but rather a conspiracy -spectrum. Oglesby deals seriously with the JFK assassination while Quigley -does not. But Quigley at least follows the money trail and believes that +spectrum. Oglesby deals seriously with the JFK assassination while Quigley +does not. But Quigley at least follows the money trail and believes that human agency and individual actors are important forces in history. Domhoff, on the other hand, is more interested in class distinctions and general behavior.

-

Skousen is much more conspiratorial than Oglesby. He applies +

Skousen is much more conspiratorial than Oglesby. He applies conspiracy thinking to complex issues where a middle ground would be productive (such as CFR, Bilderberg, and Trilateralism), and treats them -in an either/or fashion as if they were similar to the JFK assassination. +in an either/or fashion as if they were similar to the JFK assassination. It doesn't work very well. The New World Order may be a bad idea, but to assume as a starting point that it's a Communist plot doesn't help us understand the who or why behind it.

-

Before returning to Clinton, it will help to fill out our spectrum a -bit. So far we have Domhoff, Quigley, and Oglesby in a line, and Skousen +

Before returning to Clinton, it will help to fill out our spectrum a +bit. So far we have Domhoff, Quigley, and Oglesby in a line, and Skousen off further on the pro-conspiracy end. On the anti-conspiracy end we -should add Erwin Knoll, longtime editor of The Progressive. According to +should add Erwin Knoll, longtime editor of The Progressive. According to Knoll, "none of the conspiracy theories we have scrutinized meets the test of accuracy -- or even plausibility -- we normally apply to material published in The Progressive, so none has appeared in the pages of this magazine.[12] Knoll's advisory board includes three members of the Council -on Foreign Relations, so this fits okay. There's also Chip Berlet, who +on Foreign Relations, so this fits okay. There's also Chip Berlet, who berates unwitting leftists for falling prey to conspiracy theories that the devious right has conspired to foist on them. He isn't critical of conspiracy thinking on the basis of the evidence, but waits until the -theorist can be shown to have incorrect political associations.[13] Berlet +theorist can be shown to have incorrect political associations.[13] Berlet doesn't fit anywhere on our spectrum; he's running his own show.

-

A conspiracy bookseller named Lloyd Miller[14] is farther out than -Skousen. Miller is aware of Quigley and sells his books. While Oglesby is +

A conspiracy bookseller named Lloyd Miller[14] is farther out than +Skousen. Miller is aware of Quigley and sells his books. While Oglesby is toying with an American ruling-class Yankee-Cowboy split that goes back a -generation or so, Miller dwells on a split between the Knights of Malta +generation or so, Miller dwells on a split between the Knights of Malta and the Knights Templar going back to the year 1307. The modern derivative of this struggle provides his hypothesis that "the overt and covert organs of the Vatican and British Empire are locked in mortal combat for control -of the world." In Miller's theory, Jesuit-controlled Georgetown is the -Vatican headquarters on the American front, and Quigley is a Vatican agent -exposing the Anglo-American connection. Miller is more sophisticated than +of the world." In Miller's theory, Jesuit-controlled Georgetown is the +Vatican headquarters on the American front, and Quigley is a Vatican agent +exposing the Anglo-American connection. Miller is more sophisticated than this description allows, but I have difficulties with him. On a case by case basis, the theory produces as many questions as answers. More importantly, perhaps, my historical interests and imagination don't extend much beyond the last 100 years.

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Miller is mentioned because there are similarities between his -analysis and the theories of Lyndon LaRouche. For anyone who wants to +

Miller is mentioned because there are similarities between his +analysis and the theories of Lyndon LaRouche. For anyone who wants to figure out what LaRouche is talking about, it is necessary to be conversant with esoterica concerning Freemasonry, the Knights of Malta, and British imperialism. The alternative is to see all of the above as -code words for Jews, and LaRouche's enemies -- namely Chip Berlet, Dennis +code words for Jews, and LaRouche's enemies -- namely Chip Berlet, Dennis King, and the Anti-Defamation League -- tend to take this easy way out. I don't believe that right-wing globalist conspiracy theories in general, or LaRouche's theories in particular, can be dismissed by claiming that they @@ -320,46 +320,46 @@ are disguised anti-Semitism -- that is to say, code-word versions of the old international Jewish banking conspiracies. While there is some anti-Semitism on the right, it is no longer the driving force it might have once been. Most right-wing theories are more sophisticated than -Berlet, King, or the ADL are ready to believe.

+Berlet, King, or the ADL are ready to believe.

I don't consider any of the people I've mentioned as crackpots, because I'm convinced that there are vital issues at stake. All of them are doing their best with checkered evidence, and for the most part I share their instincts if not always their conclusions. Regardless of where -we decide to place Bill Clinton on the spectrum, which will be discussed +we decide to place Bill Clinton on the spectrum, which will be discussed after a review of his career, at least two other former (and future?) -presidential candidates have staked out positions. Ross Perot believes +presidential candidates have staked out positions. Ross Perot believes that there is massive corruption and occasional conspiracies in high -places; he belongs somewhere close to Quigley. Pat Robertson is a less -hysterical version of Skousen, modified for post anti-Communism, and -should also be taken seriously. Along with Ross Perot's movement, some see -Robertson's Christian Coalition as a populist challenge to our one-party +places; he belongs somewhere close to Quigley. Pat Robertson is a less +hysterical version of Skousen, modified for post anti-Communism, and +should also be taken seriously. Along with Ross Perot's movement, some see +Robertson's Christian Coalition as a populist challenge to our one-party Republocrat system.

-

Most of Pat Robertson's latest book, The New World Order (1991), is +

Most of Pat Robertson's latest book, The New World Order (1991), is a popularized yet articulate presentation of recent American history as controlled by the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, Bilderberg, the Federal Reserve System, and Wall Street. Several pages -are spent on Quigley's theories, which provide the background for an +are spent on Quigley's theories, which provide the background for an understanding of the Rhodes Trust, CFR, and the foundations with their "One World agenda." Unfortunately, the only mention of this book in the -left press ignores the analytical material that Robertson draws on, and +left press ignores the analytical material that Robertson draws on, and dismisses "its more bizarre conspiracy theories such as those targeting mainstream figures as dupes of the Devil."[15]

-

Yes, Robertson finally couches his theories in a Biblical context +

Yes, Robertson finally couches his theories in a Biblical context (after keeping the Bible out of it for the first two-thirds of the book), and most of us don't find the Bible necessary or compelling. But when leftists skip to the end in order to belittle his critique, at a time when they have lost the capacity to provide an alternative critique, this -is self-defeating. My main objection to Robertson is that he doesn't +is self-defeating. My main objection to Robertson is that he doesn't deserve to have a monopoly on these important issues; his vision is too apocalyptic and too narrow. Unlike the politically-correct "progressive" press, however, I consider him potentially closer to populism than to fascism.

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Robertson spends several pages recounting the 1976 campaign of Jimmy -Carter, and describes how he concluded that Carter's strings were being +

Robertson spends several pages recounting the 1976 campaign of Jimmy +Carter, and describes how he concluded that Carter's strings were being pulled by the same Trilateralists who created him. A similar analysis -- much more detailed and convincing -- can also be found from a leftist perspective.[16] It wasn't too many years ago, before politically-correct @@ -369,79 +369,79 @@ a Canadian professor.[17] His Gramscian categories tend to be academically overbearing, but he took the trouble to interview 100 Trilateral Commission members.

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The Jimmy Carter story is depressing. Hamilton Jordan reportedly -said, "If, after the inauguration you find Cy Vance as secretary of state -and Zbigniew Brzezinski as head of national security, then I would say +

The Jimmy Carter story is depressing. Hamilton Jordan reportedly +said, "If, after the inauguration you find Cy Vance as secretary of state +and Zbigniew Brzezinski as head of national security, then I would say that we failed." That's exactly what happened, and seventeen other key members of the administration were also Trilateralists. For his entire administration, every move on foreign policy was cleared with the hard-liner Brzezinski.

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Robertson's book was written just one year before Clinton's name -became a household word. One wonders how Robertson reacted to Clinton's -reference to Quigley in his acceptance speech. And then what Robertson -thought when he learned that Clinton checked off on almost every group +

Robertson's book was written just one year before Clinton's name +became a household word. One wonders how Robertson reacted to Clinton's +reference to Quigley in his acceptance speech. And then what Robertson +thought when he learned that Clinton checked off on almost every group you care to name: he is a Rhodes Scholar, a CFR member, a Trilateral Commission member, a Bilderberg participant, and most of his appointees -are at least one of the above. If Clinton's mention of Quigley in July +are at least one of the above. If Clinton's mention of Quigley in July 1992 had been an isolated case, then one might interpret this as simply a -ploy to disguise his elitist loyalties. But Clinton has mentioned Quigley +ploy to disguise his elitist loyalties. But Clinton has mentioned Quigley many times over the years, and I suspect that on this he is sincere. Then -again, it's hard to believe that Clinton is unaware of Quigley's +again, it's hard to believe that Clinton is unaware of Quigley's anti-elitist tendencies. What's going on here?

-

After shaking John Kennedy's hand, they say that William Jefferson -Clinton never doubted that he was headed for the White House. A band major +

After shaking John Kennedy's hand, they say that William Jefferson +Clinton never doubted that he was headed for the White House. A band major in high school, he was favored by his school principal, who encouraged him to run for class offices and to participate in a leadership program that sponsored his trip to Washington. He attended Georgetown from 1964-1968, majoring in international affairs and immediately running for student -office ("Hello, I'm Bill Clinton. Will you help me run for president of -the freshman class?"). When he wasn't listening to Quigley or networking +office ("Hello, I'm Bill Clinton. Will you help me run for president of +the freshman class?"). When he wasn't listening to Quigley or networking and glad-handing his way through a student council election, he was working in the Senate Foreign Relations Office of Senator J. William Fulbright, an Arkansas Democrat and former Rhodes Scholar who started criticizing the CIA and Vietnam policy in 1966. During his first two -years, Clinton was a trainee in Georgetown's ROTC unit, and could be seen +years, Clinton was a trainee in Georgetown's ROTC unit, and could be seen around campus in Army fatigues.

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Between Quigley and his Georgetown connections, Fulbright and his -Rhodes Trust connections, and Clinton's keen interest in his own political -power, it's not surprising that the big, bearded, amiable Clinton became a +

Between Quigley and his Georgetown connections, Fulbright and his +Rhodes Trust connections, and Clinton's keen interest in his own political +power, it's not surprising that the big, bearded, amiable Clinton became a Rhodes Scholar in 1968 and went off to spend two years at Oxford. Another -power behind Clinton was Winthrop Rockefeller (1912-1973), two-time +power behind Clinton was Winthrop Rockefeller (1912-1973), two-time Republican governor of Arkansas, who reportedly functioned as a father -figure. At Oxford, Clinton participated in one or more demonstrations +figure. At Oxford, Clinton participated in one or more demonstrations against U.S. policy in Vietnam in front of the American embassy, and used his connections to stay out of the draft. After Oxford he went to Yale Law -School. In the fall of 1972 he directed McGovern's campaign in Texas. He +School. In the fall of 1972 he directed McGovern's campaign in Texas. He ran for Congress in Arkansas in 1974 after finishing Yale, but barely lost. Then he taught law in Arkansas until 1976, when he was elected state attorney general after running unopposed. That year he also headed up the -state campaign for Jimmy Carter. Two years later he won the race for +state campaign for Jimmy Carter. Two years later he won the race for governor.

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The anti-war sentiments among Clinton's Oxford colleagues did not -produce an antipathy toward the CIA. Robert Earl, later an assistant to -Oliver North at the National Security Council, was one of these -colleagues. And while governor, Clinton was aware that an airfield in +

The anti-war sentiments among Clinton's Oxford colleagues did not +produce an antipathy toward the CIA. Robert Earl, later an assistant to +Oliver North at the National Security Council, was one of these +colleagues. And while governor, Clinton was aware that an airfield in Mena, Arkansas played a major role in secret contra logistics involving -gun and drug running. Clinton's security chief is being sued for an +gun and drug running. Clinton's security chief is being sued for an alleged Mena-related frame-up, and many believe that there were cover-ups by both state and federal agencies.[18]

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Bill Clinton is promoted as the first baby boomer and anti-war +

Bill Clinton is promoted as the first baby boomer and anti-war activist in the White House. Yet I was also these things, and I cannot -identify with Clinton at all. In order for this piece to make any sense, +identify with Clinton at all. In order for this piece to make any sense, it's important that I show how two different anti-war protesters might have stood together in a demonstration for different reasons, after arriving from different directions.

To begin with, one has to divide the student movement into two -periods, before and after 1968. This year was pivotal: the McCarthy +periods, before and after 1968. This year was pivotal: the McCarthy campaign, the RFK and MLK assassinations, the police riot in Chicago. Anti-war protesters on conservative campuses such as my University of -Southern California and Clinton's Georgetown, were almost always bona fide +Southern California and Clinton's Georgetown, were almost always bona fide prior to 1968. There was no percentage in it otherwise, as the polls were overwhelmingly in favor of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. At USC I organized a peaceful draft card turn-in ceremony in 1968. We were physically ejected @@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ couldn't get more than a handful of votes by taking an anti-war position.

In 1969 everything suddenly changed. Major anti-war organizing efforts appeared on campus, coordinated through national networks. I guessed that these new activists, who seemed to come out of nowhere to -organize the Vietnam Moratorium, were former McCarthy-Kennedy campaign +organize the Vietnam Moratorium, were former McCarthy-Kennedy campaign workers. Although I had been co-chairman of our SDS chapter the previous year, these were all new faces to me. I was astounded and a little suspicious. Everything had turned around completely: now no student @@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ Sometimes they pulled strings to secure a place in the overbooked National Guard, but most got out clean. Almost half of all undergraduate men were released when the first lottery was held at the end of the year, which of course brought our anti-draft movement to a halt. I now refer to my -1969 experience as the "Sam Hurst syndrome," after the articulate and +1969 experience as the "Sam Hurst syndrome," after the articulate and good-looking student body president who sat on the edge of the stage and rode into power on the post-1968 wave. It's my euphemism for slick, well-disguised self-interest and a great head of hair.

@@ -479,20 +479,20 @@ inquired about my number -- they would find it amusing if my number was also safe, now that I had been convicted for refusing induction. It was every man for himself. Then it got worse. By September 1970 the big movement on campus centered on Timothy Leary's old colleague Richard -Alpert, who now called himself Baba Ram Dass and told overflow crowds that +Alpert, who now called himself Baba Ram Dass and told overflow crowds that the best way to do revolution was to sit in the lotus position and do -nothing. Soon Rennie Davis of Chicago Eight fame was spending his time +nothing. Soon Rennie Davis of Chicago Eight fame was spending his time puppy-dogging a teenaged guru from India. Within another year there was no discernible movement at all, just embarrassing burnouts like the Weather Underground and eventually the Symbionese Liberation Army, which kidnapped -and brainwashed Patty Hearst.

+and brainwashed Patty Hearst.

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Bill Clinton is even slicker than Sam Hurst. His anti-war activism, +

Bill Clinton is even slicker than Sam Hurst. His anti-war activism, as well as everything else he did, developed from a focused interest in -his own future. After 1968 it would have been unthinkable for Clinton to +his own future. After 1968 it would have been unthinkable for Clinton to ignore the anti-war movement and face political obsolescence -- not because of his revulsion over carpet bombing, but because it was time to -hedge his bets. Clinton is not an intellectual, he's merely very clever. +hedge his bets. Clinton is not an intellectual, he's merely very clever. A clever person can manipulate his environment, while an intellectual can project beyond it and, for example, identify with the suffering of the Vietnamese people. But this involves some risk, whereas power politics is @@ -505,15 +505,15 @@ the possibility that by 1969 a significant sector of the ruling class had decided to buy into the counterculture for purposes of manipulation and control:

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* Student leaders James Kunen[19] and Carl Oglesby[20] both report that +

* Student leaders James Kunen[19] and Carl Oglesby[20] both report that in the summer of 1968, the organization Business International, which had links to the CIA, sent high-level representatives to meet with SDS. These people wanted to help organize demonstrations for the upcoming conventions in Chicago and Miami. SDS refused the offer, but - the experience convinced Oglesby that the ruling class was at war + the experience convinced Oglesby that the ruling class was at war with itself, and he began developing his Yankee-Cowboy theory.

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* Tom Hayden, who by 1986 was defending his state assembly seat against +

* Tom Hayden, who by 1986 was defending his state assembly seat against those trying to oust him because of his anti-war record, was quoted as saying that while he was protesting against the Vietnam War, he was also cooperating with U.S. intelligence agents.[21]

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evidence that it was later involved in the distribution of LSD within the counterculture.[22]

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* Feminist leader Gloria Steinem[23] and congressman Allard Lowenstein - both had major CIA connections. Lowenstein was president of the +

* Feminist leader Gloria Steinem[23] and congressman Allard Lowenstein + both had major CIA connections. Lowenstein was president of the National Student Association, which was funded by the CIA until - exposed by Ramparts magazine in 1967. He and another NSA officer, Sam - Brown, were key organizers behind the 1969 Vietnam Moratorium.[24] - (In 1977 Brown became the director of ACTION under Jimmy Carter; his - activism, which was more intense and more sincere than Clinton's, + exposed by Ramparts magazine in 1967. He and another NSA officer, Sam + Brown, were key organizers behind the 1969 Vietnam Moratorium.[24] + (In 1977 Brown became the director of ACTION under Jimmy Carter; his + activism, which was more intense and more sincere than Clinton's, didn't hurt his career either.)

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* Symbionese Liberation Army leader Donald DeFreeze appears to have +

* Symbionese Liberation Army leader Donald DeFreeze appears to have been conditioned in a behavior modification program sponsored by elements of U.S. intelligence.[25]

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organizations, from labor to students to religion. I submit that if an anti-war activist was involved in this type of international jet-setting, the burden is on them to show that they were not - compromised. Clinton comes close to assuming this burden.

+ compromised. Clinton comes close to assuming this burden.

The major point here is that by 1969, protest was not necessarily anti-Establishment. When thousands of students are in the streets every day, and the troops you sent to Vietnam are deserting, sooner or later it's going to cut into your profits. If you can't beat them, then you have -to co-opt them. Clinton's mentors and sponsors realized this, Clinton +to co-opt them. Clinton's mentors and sponsors realized this, Clinton himself sensed the shift, and until more evidence is available it's fair to assume that his anti-war activity was at a minimum self-serving, and perhaps even duplicitous.

@@ -556,113 +556,113 @@ Council on Foreign Relations in 1989, attended a Bilderberg meeting in 1991, is currently a member of the Trilateral Commission, and has appointed numerous Rhodes Scholars, CFR members, and Trilateralists to key positions. These are the very groups whose historical roots, according to -Quigley, are essentially conspiratorial and antidemocratic. A cynic would -say that Clinton appropriated from Quigley what he needed -- which was a +Quigley, are essentially conspiratorial and antidemocratic. A cynic would +say that Clinton appropriated from Quigley what he needed -- which was a precise description of where the power is -- and ignored those aspects of -Quigley that did not fit his agenda. He may have read a book or two by -Quigley, but he didn't inhale them.

+Quigley that did not fit his agenda. He may have read a book or two by +Quigley, but he didn't inhale them.

-

On February 2, when Clinton's nominee for CIA director was asked some -polite questions, Senator John Chafee (R-RI) joked about what he called +

On February 2, when Clinton's nominee for CIA director was asked some +polite questions, Senator John Chafee (R-RI) joked about what he called "a Mafia that's taking over the administration."[26] Be sure to smile when -you say that, Senator. The new director, R. James Woolsey, was an early -supporter of the contras and served as defense attorney for Michael Ledeen +you say that, Senator. The new director, R. James Woolsey, was an early +supporter of the contras and served as defense attorney for Michael Ledeen and Charles E. Allen, he has Georgetown-CSIS connections, and he's a Rhodes Scholar, CFR member, and Yale Law School graduate, several years -ahead of Clinton. Yale, of course, is thick with CIA connections.[27] The -new CIA director was close to Brent Scowcroft at the Bush White House, and +ahead of Clinton. Yale, of course, is thick with CIA connections.[27] The +new CIA director was close to Brent Scowcroft at the Bush White House, and is a director of Martin Marietta, the eighth-largest defense corporation, whose contracts include the MX missle and Star Wars weapons.

It's becoming clear that on inauguration day we merely had a changing of the guard. But it's still the same old team at headquarters, wherever that is, and you won't find any television cameras there. Ultimately, -then, Clinton's references to Quigley are worth as much as his anti-war +then, Clinton's references to Quigley are worth as much as his anti-war record. And both are worth nothing at all.

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1. David Maraniss, "Bill Clinton: Born to Run...and Run...and Run. +

1. David Maraniss, "Bill Clinton: Born to Run...and Run...and Run. Washington Post, July 13, 1992, p. A1.

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2. "Clinton a Bircher?", Washington Times, July 22, 1992, p. A6. For a - more useful discussion of the right and Quigley, see Frank P. Mintz, +

2. "Clinton a Bircher?", Washington Times, July 22, 1992, p. A6. For a + more useful discussion of the right and Quigley, see Frank P. Mintz, The Liberty Lobby and the American Right: Race, Conspiracy and Culture (Westport CT: Greenwood Press, 1985), pp. 145-51.

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3. This conclusion in inescapable after reading Dick Russell, The Man +

3. This conclusion in inescapable after reading Dick Russell, The Man Who Knew Too Much (New York: Carroll & Graf, 1992).

4. Who's Who in America, 1976-1977 (Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1976).

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5. Carroll Quigley, Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time +

5. Carroll Quigley, Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time (New York: Macmillan Company, 1966), p. 950.

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6. Carroll Quigley, The Anglo-American Establishment (New York: Books in +

6. Carroll Quigley, The Anglo-American Establishment (New York: Books in Focus, 1981), pp. xi, 197.

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7. Carl Oglesby, The Yankee and Cowboy War (New York: Berkley Publishing, +

7. Carl Oglesby, The Yankee and Cowboy War (New York: Berkley Publishing, 1977), pp.6-7.

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8. Quigley, Tragedy and Hope, pp. 945-9.

+

8. Quigley, Tragedy and Hope, pp. 945-9.

9. Ibid., pp. 1245-6.

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10. Oglesby, p. 25.

+

10. Oglesby, p. 25.

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11. G. William Domhoff, "Who Made American Foreign Policy, 1945-1963?" In +

11. G. William Domhoff, "Who Made American Foreign Policy, 1945-1963?" In David Horowitz, ed., Corporations and the Cold War (New York: Monthly Review, 1969), p.34.

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12. Erwin Knoll, "Memo from the Editor," The Progressive, March 1992, +

12. Erwin Knoll, "Memo from the Editor," The Progressive, March 1992, p. 4.

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13. Chip Berlet, Right Woos Left (Political Research Associates, 678 +

13. Chip Berlet, Right Woos Left (Political Research Associates, 678 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 205, Cambridge MA 02139), July 28, 1992, $6.50.

14. A-albionic Research, P.O. Box 20273, Ferndale MI 48220.

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15. Kate Cornell, "The Covert Tactics and Overt Agenda of the New +

15. Kate Cornell, "The Covert Tactics and Overt Agenda of the New Christian Right," Covert Action Quarterly, No. 43, Winter 1992-93, p. 51.

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16. Laurence H. Shoup, "Jimmy Carter and the Trilateralists: Presidential - Roots"; Laurence H. Shoup and William Minter, "Shaping a New World +

16. Laurence H. Shoup, "Jimmy Carter and the Trilateralists: Presidential + Roots"; Laurence H. Shoup and William Minter, "Shaping a New World Order: The Council on Foreign Relations' Blueprint for World Hegemony, 1939-1945"; and several other relevant articles. In Holly Sklar, ed., Trilateralism: The Trilateral Commission and Elite Planning for World Management (Boston: South End Press, 1980).

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17. Stephen Gill, American Hegemony and the Trilateral Commission (New +

17. Stephen Gill, American Hegemony and the Trilateral Commission (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991).

18. Association of National Security Alumni, Unclassified, February-March 1992, pp. 6-9.

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19. James Simon Kunen, The Strawberry Statement: Notes of a College +

19. James Simon Kunen, The Strawberry Statement: Notes of a College Revolutionary (New York: Avon Books, 1970), pp. 130-1.

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20. Steve Weissman, Big Brother and the Holding Company (Palo Alto CA: - Ramparts Press, 1974), pp. 298-9.

+

20. Steve Weissman, Big Brother and the Holding Company (Palo Alto CA: + Ramparts Press, 1974), pp. 298-9.

21. AP in San Francisco Examiner, June 21, 1986.

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22. Martin A. Lee and Bruce Shlain, Acid Dreams: The CIA, LSD, and the +

22. Martin A. Lee and Bruce Shlain, Acid Dreams: The CIA, LSD, and the Sixties Rebellion (New York: Grove Press, 1985).

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23. Kai Bird, The Chairman: John J. McCloy, The Making of the American +

23. Kai Bird, The Chairman: John J. McCloy, The Making of the American Establishment (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992), pp. 483-4, 727.

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24. Richard Cummings, The Pied Piper: Allard K. Lowenstein and the +

24. Richard Cummings, The Pied Piper: Allard K. Lowenstein and the Liberal Dream (New York: Grove Press, 1985).

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25. Douglas Valentine, The Phoenix Program (New York: William Morrow, +

25. Douglas Valentine, The Phoenix Program (New York: William Morrow, 1990), p. 337.

-

26. Douglas Jehl, "CIA Nominee Wary of Budget Cuts," New York Times, +

26. Douglas Jehl, "CIA Nominee Wary of Budget Cuts," New York Times, February 3, 1993, p. A18.

-

27. Robin W. Winks, Cloak and Gown: Scholars in the Secret War, 1939-1961 - (New York: William Morrow, 1987). +

27. Robin W. Winks, Cloak and Gown: Scholars in the Secret War, 1939-1961 + (New York: William Morrow, 1987). ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This article is from NameBase NewsLine, which is distributed to users of @@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ researchers around the world. For a brochure write to:

Multiculturalism and the Ruling Elite

-

by Daniel Brandt +

by Daniel Brandt _____

Opportunity is rapidly vanishing, poorly masked by an institutionalized @@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ created magazines, published books, and conducted conferences throughout the world, in an effort to wean intellectuals to democratic liberalism.[1]

The CIA was also busy in Africa. In an article titled "The CIA as an -Equal Opportunity Employer" that first appeared in 1969 in Ramparts and +Equal Opportunity Employer" that first appeared in 1969 in Ramparts and was reprinted in the Black Panther newspaper and elsewhere, members from the Africa Research Group presented convincing evidence that "the CIA has promoted black cultural nationalism to reinforce neo-colonialism in @@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ Afro-American culture."[2]

But this is lost history, found today only on dusty library shelves or buried in obscure databases. None of it is mentioned in the current debate over diversity, not even in one of the most lucid essays, an -opinion piece by David Rieff that appeared in a recent Harper's.[3] Rieff +opinion piece by David Rieff that appeared in a recent Harper's.[3] Rieff paints a picture of multiculturalism and shows, in broad strokes, how multiculturalism serves capitalism. To appreciate the significance of multiculturalism we must, as Rieff does, look at the academic arguments @@ -744,8 +744,8 @@ multiculturalism.

Some defenders of academic diversity pretend that the elitist shoe is on the other foot, and note that their critics are funded by certain -conservative foundations. Sara Diamond tracks the Olin Foundation and -Smith-Richardson money behind Dinesh D'Souza and the National Association +conservative foundations. Sara Diamond tracks the Olin Foundation and +Smith-Richardson money behind Dinesh D'Souza and the National Association of Scholars (NAS), two of the more vocal critics of multiculturalism.[5] Diamond points out that the Smith-Richardson Foundation has its own CIA connections, even though they pale in significance alongside the Carnegie @@ -763,10 +763,10 @@ source of power, the elite globalists. This began with the Reece Committee on the role of foundations in 1954, continued through the 1960s with the John Birch Society's attacks on the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), and later on the Trilateral Commission, and continues today with Pat -Robertson,[6] Pat Buchanan, Ross Perot, Spotlight, and others. It's not +Robertson,[6] Pat Buchanan, Ross Perot, Spotlight, and others. It's not a right-left problem, but rather a top-bottom problem.[7]

-

Secondly, whatever the funding enjoyed by D'Souza and NAS, one +

Secondly, whatever the funding enjoyed by D'Souza and NAS, one must recognize that the ideological right has long been motivated by a Constitutionally-based, protectionist patriotism that hates big government. Too often the patriotic component has devolved into what can @@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ left-right categories.

it's worthwhile noting that the Ford Foundation began supporting feminist groups and women's studies programs in the early 1970s. Just ten years earlier they were busy training Indonesian elites (using Berkeley -professors as instructors) to take over from Sukarno,[8] which occurred +professors as instructors) to take over from Sukarno,[8] which occurred soon after a CIA-sponsored coup in 1965 that led to the slaughter of hundreds of thousands. Did the folks at Ford Foundation have a bleeding change of heart, or are they continuing the same battle on another front? @@ -796,11 +796,11 @@ Pillsbury,[9] began his new career co-opting the next generation after spending four years at the Ford Foundation.[10] The ruling elite knows exactly what it's doing, and they are remarkably consistent.

-

When Ramparts blew the whistle on the CIA's domestic cultural -activities in 1967, President Johnson appointed a committee consisting of +

When Ramparts blew the whistle on the CIA's domestic cultural +activities in 1967, President Johnson appointed a committee consisting of elitists Nicholas Katzenbach (Rhodes scholar and former Ford Foundation -fellow), OSS old-boy John Gardner (Carnegie Corporation president, -1955-1965), and CIA director Richard Helms to study the problem. The +fellow), OSS old-boy John Gardner (Carnegie Corporation president, +1955-1965), and CIA director Richard Helms to study the problem. The Katzenbach Committee reported that they expected private foundations, which had grown from 2,200 in 1955 to 18,000 in 1967, to take over the CIA's funding of international organizations, and recommended a @@ -837,20 +837,20 @@ Moynihan, no less:

More American women are working just to keep the family going, while more Japanese women can afford to stay home and are choosing to do so. The flip side of increased opportunities for American women is that they can -no longer choose to stay out of the labor force. As David Rieff asks, "If +no longer choose to stay out of the labor force. As David Rieff asks, "If multiculturalism is what its proponents claim it is, why has its moment seen the richest one percent of Americans grow richer and the deunionization of the American workplace? There is something wrong with this picture."[12]

Consider, too, the situation of African-Americans. As soon as the -ghettos erupted in the mid-1960s, Johnson's war on poverty began pouring -funds on the flames. This was followed with Nixon's "black capitalism," +ghettos erupted in the mid-1960s, Johnson's war on poverty began pouring +funds on the flames. This was followed with Nixon's "black capitalism," and by the early 1970s affirmative action was institutionalized by edict from above in both the public sector and in major private corporations that held government contracts. But twenty years later only the politicians, pundits, and movie stars pretend that any of this is -significant; it's the Jesse Jacksons and black personalities on television +significant; it's the Jesse Jacksons and black personalities on television who justify what they've got by emphasizing how far we've come thanks to the civil rights struggle. Meanwhile the young in the ghettos, and increasingly even on campuses, know that these front-office PR slots were @@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ the proponents of diversity seem irrelevant and even a bit suspicious. It's as if the multiculturalists are protesting too much. Trapped by the cognitive dissonance engendered by hard evidence and common sense, their words lash out reactively in an effort to justify themselves. What else -can they do? As David Rieff notes, their relationship to the real world +can they do? As David Rieff notes, their relationship to the real world is peripheral:

For all their writings on power, hegemony, and oppression, the campus @@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ insisting on diversity as a challenge to the canon, new slots are forced open for tenure-track spin doctors. Pressure from the administration for departmental affirmative action dovetails nicely with the fact that only victims can preach this new canon; presto, tenure at last! Elizabeth -Fox-Genovese, who resigned as chair of Emory's women's studies program +Fox-Genovese, who resigned as chair of Emory's women's studies program because of complaints she wasn't sufficiently radical, admits as much:

In real terms, however, the battle over multiculturalism is a battle @@ -924,12 +924,12 @@ draft.

years ago, without opposition from entrenched interests, should have provided a clue. It may have been designed to defuse civil unrest, but this remedy was forced from above, not from below. In a poll commissioned -by Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition, which plans to organize minorities +by Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition, which plans to organize minorities in support of traditional family values, only 36.6 percent of Hispanics, 37.6 percent of blacks, and 10 percent of whites agreed with the statement that "African-Americans, Hispanics and other minorities should received special preference in hiring to make up for past inequalities."[15] The -agenda of victimology, defined by George Will as "the proliferation of +agenda of victimology, defined by George Will as "the proliferation of groups nursing grievances and demanding entitlements,"[16] is not an agenda shared widely off campus.

@@ -1042,9 +1042,9 @@ recent court decisions that have declared them unconstitutional. But political correctness and multiculturalism is still rampant inside some classrooms. Scholars from NAS have expressed concern over standards of scholarship and rising campus tensions.[22] Thoughtful progressives like -Barbara Epstein worry that "a politics that is organized around defending +Barbara Epstein worry that "a politics that is organized around defending identities ... forces people's experience into categories that are too -narrow."[23] Todd Gitlin, a former 1960s student leader who now teaches +narrow."[23] Todd Gitlin, a former 1960s student leader who now teaches at Berkeley, echoes similar sentiments:

The academic left has degenerated into a loose aggregation of margins @@ -1057,18 +1057,18 @@ at Berkeley, echoes similar sentiments:

principle is undermining everyone's capacity to see, or change, the world as a whole.[24]

-

Even Mother Jones magazine is having second thoughts. Karen Lehrman, +

Even Mother Jones magazine is having second thoughts. Karen Lehrman, a thirtyish conservative who visited 20 women's studies classes at Berkeley, Iowa, Smith, and Dartmouth, delivered a withering critique of course content in a recent issue.[25] The same Mother Jones issue also -tantalizes with a teaser for future articles: "Is Hillary our friend?" -and "Did someone get to Bill?" At this rate the magazine may eventually -(sometime after the next election, naturally) figure out who the Clintons -really represent. Or at least discover that Donna Shalala, FOH (friend of -Hillary) and chancellor of the University of Wisconsin (before Hillary +tantalizes with a teaser for future articles: "Is Hillary our friend?" +and "Did someone get to Bill?" At this rate the magazine may eventually +(sometime after the next election, naturally) figure out who the Clintons +really represent. Or at least discover that Donna Shalala, FOH (friend of +Hillary) and chancellor of the University of Wisconsin (before Hillary appointed her HHS secretary), is a member of both the Council on Foreign -Relations and the super-elitist Trilateral Commission (as is Hillary's -husband). Shalala has called for "a basic transformation of American +Relations and the super-elitist Trilateral Commission (as is Hillary's +husband). Shalala has called for "a basic transformation of American higher education in the name of multiculturalism and diversity."[26]

The critics of course content object to some of the sensitivity @@ -1172,18 +1172,18 @@ until grad school.

But perhaps learning has always occurred more frequently outside of the classroom. In 1968 I noticed from a puff piece in our campus yearbook -that a university trustee, John McCone, was a former CIA director. In the +that a university trustee, John McCone, was a former CIA director. In the library there was exactly one book to be found that was critical of the -CIA (The Invisible Government by David Wise and Thomas B. Ross, published -in 1964) and it included some material on McCone. Then I began looking at +CIA (The Invisible Government by David Wise and Thomas B. Ross, published +in 1964) and it included some material on McCone. Then I began looking at the other University of Southern California trustees, and discovered some -of the people behind Governor Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon.

+of the people behind Governor Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon.

No one ever assigned me readings on power-structure research; the established order never encourages anyone to research or expose its inner workings. I became interested on my own, with help from soon-defunct -magazines like Ramparts. (Years later a former postal worker told me that -at his post office, the feds collected lists of Ramparts subscribers.) +magazines like Ramparts. (Years later a former postal worker told me that +at his post office, the feds collected lists of Ramparts subscribers.) When it comes to naming and describing the ruling elite, the facts are inconvenient for those who are nursing careers. Students at Columbia published impressive research on the trustees at their university in 1968, @@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ themselves about the role of the university. This support by the administration ought to clearly suggest that multiculturalism is endorsed by the ruling elite because they find it useful.

-

Donna Shalala, now secretary of Health and Human Services, once +

Donna Shalala, now secretary of Health and Human Services, once remarked:

The university is institutionally racist. American society is racist @@ -1216,46 +1216,46 @@ less than the Balkanization of the American middle class. Comparatively speaking, this class is one of world's few remaining reservoirs of unprotected, unexploited wealth.

-

1. Peter Coleman, The Liberal Conspiracy: The Congress for Cultural +

1. Peter Coleman, The Liberal Conspiracy: The Congress for Cultural Freedom and the Struggle for the Mind of Postwar Europe (New York: Free Press, 1989), 333 pages.

-

2. Dan Schechter, Michael Ansara, and David Kolodney, "The CIA as an - Equal Opportunity Employer," Ramparts, June 1969, pp. 25-33. +

2. Dan Schechter, Michael Ansara, and David Kolodney, "The CIA as an + Equal Opportunity Employer," Ramparts, June 1969, pp. 25-33. Reprinted with an introduction in Ellen Ray, William Schaap, Karl - van Meter, and Louis Wolf, eds., Dirty Work 2: The CIA in Africa - (Secaucus NJ: Lyle Stuart, 1979), pp. 50-69.

+ van Meter, and Louis Wolf, eds., Dirty Work 2: The CIA in Africa + (Secaucus NJ: Lyle Stuart, 1979), pp. 50-69.

-

3. David Rieff, "Multiculturalism's Silent Partner: It's the newly - globalized consumer economy, stupid." Harper's, August 1993, +

3. David Rieff, "Multiculturalism's Silent Partner: It's the newly + globalized consumer economy, stupid." Harper's, August 1993, pp. 62-72.

4. Sigmund Diamond, Compromised Campus: The Collaboration of Universities with the Intelligence Community, 1945-1955 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1992), 371 pages; David Horowitz, "Sinews of - Empire," Ramparts, October 1969, pp. 32-42.

+ Empire," Ramparts, October 1969, pp. 32-42.

-

5. Sara Diamond, "The Funding of the NAS." In Patricia Aufderheide, ed., +

5. Sara Diamond, "The Funding of the NAS." In Patricia Aufderheide, ed., Beyond PC: Toward a Politics of Understanding (Saint Paul MN: Graywolf Press, 1992), pp. 89-96. This essay first appeared in Z Magazine, February 1991.

6. Compare Sigmund Diamond's discussion of the Reece Committee in - Compromised Campus and Pat Robertson's discussion of same in The New + Compromised Campus and Pat Robertson's discussion of same in The New World Order (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1991).

-

7. I'm indebted to Ace Hayes for this sentence.

+

7. I'm indebted to Ace Hayes for this sentence.

8. David Ransom, "Ford Country: Building an Elite for Indonesia." In - Steve Weissman, ed., The Trojan Horse: A Radical Look at Foreign Aid - (Palo Alto CA: Ramparts Press, 1975), pp. 93-116.

+ Steve Weissman, ed., The Trojan Horse: A Radical Look at Foreign Aid + (Palo Alto CA: Ramparts Press, 1975), pp. 93-116.

-

9. Kathleen Teltsch, "Adviser Helping the Rich Discover Worthy Causes," +

9. Kathleen Teltsch, "Adviser Helping the Rich Discover Worthy Causes," New York Times, 14 October 1984, p. 50.

10. Who's Who in America, 1984-1985 (Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1984).

-

11. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, "Deficit by Default" (14th edition of an +

11. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, "Deficit by Default" (14th edition of an annual series beginning with Fiscal Year 1976), July 31, 1990, pp. xiv - xvii.

@@ -1263,43 +1263,43 @@ unprotected, unexploited wealth.

13. Ibid., p. 66.

-

14. Pat Aufderheide, ed., Beyond PC: Toward a Politics of Understanding +

14. Pat Aufderheide, ed., Beyond PC: Toward a Politics of Understanding (Saint Paul MN: Graywolf Press, 1992), p. 232.

15. Ralph Z. Hallow, "Christian Coalition to Court Minorities: Blacks, Hispanics Back Key Stands," Washington Times, 10 September 1993, p. A5.

-

16. George F. Will, "Literary Politics." In Aufderheide, ed., p. 24.

+

16. George F. Will, "Literary Politics." In Aufderheide, ed., p. 24.

17. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Handbook of Labor Statistics (Washington: 1985), p. 435, Table 132.

-

18. Carol Innerst, "America's Illiterates Increasing: Survey Disputes +

18. Carol Innerst, "America's Illiterates Increasing: Survey Disputes U.S. Self-Image," Washington Times, 9 September 1993, p. A1, A10.

-

19. C. Vann Woodward, "Freedom and the Universities." In Aufderheide, +

19. C. Vann Woodward, "Freedom and the Universities." In Aufderheide, ed., p. 32.

-

20. Janet Naylor, "'Potential Rapists' Flier Stirs UMd. Flap," Washington +

20. Janet Naylor, "'Potential Rapists' Flier Stirs UMd. Flap," Washington Times, 7 May 1993, p. A1, A7.

-

21. Carol Innerst, "The Hackney Hubbub: PC Debate at Penn Trails - Clinton's Pick for NEH," Washington Times, 14 June 1993, p. D1, D2.

+

21. Carol Innerst, "The Hackney Hubbub: PC Debate at Penn Trails + Clinton's Pick for NEH," Washington Times, 14 June 1993, p. D1, D2.

22. National Association of Scholars, "The Wrong Way to Reduce Campus - Tensions." In Aufderheide, ed., pp. 7-10.

+ Tensions." In Aufderheide, ed., pp. 7-10.

-

23. Barbara Epstein, "Political Correctness and Identity Politics." In - Aufderheide, ed., pp. 148-54.

+

23. Barbara Epstein, "Political Correctness and Identity Politics." In + Aufderheide, ed., pp. 148-54.

-

24. Todd Gitlin, "On the Virtues of a Loose Canon." In Aufderheide, ed., +

24. Todd Gitlin, "On the Virtues of a Loose Canon." In Aufderheide, ed., pp. 185-90.

-

25. Karen Lehrman, "Off Course," Mother Jones, September-October 1993, +

25. Karen Lehrman, "Off Course," Mother Jones, September-October 1993, pp. 45-51, 64, 66, 68.

-

26. Shalala is quoted in Dinesh D'Souza, Illiberal Education: The +

26. Shalala is quoted in Dinesh D'Souza, Illiberal Education: The Politics of Race and Sex on Campus (New York: Vintage Books, 1992), p. 13.

@@ -1310,18 +1310,18 @@ unprotected, unexploited wealth.

29. Ibid., p. 66.

30. Mortimer J. Adler, "Multiculturalism, Transculturalism, and the Great - Books." In Aufderheide, ed., pp. 59-64.

+ Books." In Aufderheide, ed., pp. 59-64.

-

31. Shalala is quoted in D'Souza, p. 16.

+

31. Shalala is quoted in D'Souza, p. 16.

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diff --git a/pythonCode/output/cncia010.xml b/pythonCode/output/cncia010.xml index 876ac04..afbf844 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/cncia010.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/cncia010.xml @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SUBJECT: FEMA GULAG

The September issue of THE OSTRICH reprinted a story from the CBA BULLETIN which listed the following principal civilian concentra- - tion camps established in GULAG USA under the =Rex '84= program: + tion camps established in GULAG USA under the =Rex '84= program: Ft. Chaffee, Arkansas; Ft. Drum, New York; Ft. Indian Gap, Penn- sylvania; Camp A. P. Hill, Virginia; Oakdale, California; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Vendenberg AFB, California; Ft. Mc Coy, @@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ SUBJECT: FEMA GULAG

as THE OSTRICH has been reporting. The map on this page and the list of executive orders available for imposition of an "emergency" are from 1970s files of the late Gen. =P. A. Del Valle's= ALERT, - sent us by =Merritt Newby=, editor of the now defunct AMERICAN + sent us by =Merritt Newby=, editor of the now defunct AMERICAN CHALLENGE. - =Wake up Americans!= The Bushoviks have approved =Gorbachev's= - imposition of "Emergency" to suppress unrest. =Henry Kissinger= + =Wake up Americans!= The Bushoviks have approved =Gorbachev's= + imposition of "Emergency" to suppress unrest. =Henry Kissinger= and his clients hardly missed a day's profits in their deals with the butchers of Tiananmen Sqaure. Are you next? *************************************************************************

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ SUBJECT: FEMA GULAG

Budget.

E. O. 11490 is a compilation of some 23 previous Executive Orders, - signed by Nixon on Oct. 28, 1969, and outlining emergency functions + signed by Nixon on Oct. 28, 1969, and outlining emergency functions which are to be performed by some 28 Executive Departments and Agencies whenever the President of the United States declares a national emergency (as in defiance of an impeachment edict, @@ -125,19 +125,19 @@ SUBJECT: FEMA GULAG

--> Executive Order 11647 provides the regional and local mechanisms --> and manpower for carrying out the provisions of E. O. 11490. ---> Signed by Richard Nixon on Feb. 10, 1972, this Order sets up Ten +--> Signed by Richard Nixon on Feb. 10, 1972, this Order sets up Ten --> Federal Regional Councils to govern Ten Federal Regions made up --> of the fifty still existing States of the Union. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -Don sez:

+Don sez:

*Check out this book for the inside scoop on the "secret" Constitution.* SUBJECT: - "The Proposed Constitutional Model" Pages 595-621 Book Title - The Emerging Constitution -Author - Rexford G. Tugwell -Publisher - Harpers Magazine Press,Harper and Row +Author - Rexford G. Tugwell +Publisher - Harpers Magazine Press,Harper and Row Dewey Decimal - 342.73 T915E ISBN - 0-06-128225-10 Note Chapter 14 @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ Note Chapter 14 Virginia, District of Columbia. Regional Capitol: Philadelphia REGION IV: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, - North Carolina, Tennessee. + North Carolina, Tennessee. Regional Capitol: Atlanta REGION V: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin. Regional Capitol: Chicago @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Note Chapter 14 Regional Capitol: Dallas-Fort Worth REGION VII: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska. Regional Capitol: Kansas City - REGION VIII: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, + REGION VIII: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming. Regional Capitol: Denver REGION IX: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada. @@ -203,13 +203,13 @@ Note Chapter 14

################################################################################ --------------------------------REF2:FEMA---------------------------------------

-

Bushie-Tail used the Gulf War Show to greatly expand the powers of the +

Bushie-Tail used the Gulf War Show to greatly expand the powers of the presidency. During this shell game event, the Executive Orders signed - into "law" continued Bushie's methodical and detailed program to bury + into "law" continued Bushie's methodical and detailed program to bury any residual traces of the constitutional rights and protections of U.S. citizens. The Bill of Rights--[almost too late to] use 'em or lose 'em:

-

|| The record of Bush's fast and loose approach to || +

|| The record of Bush's fast and loose approach to || || constitutionally guaranteed civil rights is a history of || || the erosion of liberty and the consolidation of an imperial || || executive. ||

@@ -219,26 +219,26 @@ Note Chapter 14 bottom 2 pages for subscription & back issues info on this quarterly):

Domestic Consequences of the Gulf War - Diana Reynolds - Reprinted with permission of CAIB. Copyright 1991

+ Diana Reynolds + Reprinted with permission of CAIB. Copyright 1991

-

Diana Reynolds is a Research Associate at the Edward R. Murrow Center, +

Diana Reynolds is a Research Associate at the Edward R. Murrow Center, Fletcher School for Public Policy, Tufts University. She is also an Assistant Professor of Politics at Broadford College and a Lecturer at Merrimack College.

A war, even the most victorious, is a national misfortune. - --Helmuth Von Moltke, Prussian field marshall

+ --Helmuth Von Moltke, Prussian field marshall

-

George Bush put the United States on the road to its second war in +

George Bush put the United States on the road to its second war in two years by declaring a national emergency on August 2,1990. In - response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, Bush issued two Executive + response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, Bush issued two Executive Orders (12722 and 12723) which restricted trade and travel with Iraq and froze Iraqi and Kuwaiti assets within the U.S. and those in the possession of U.S. persons abroad. At least 15 other executive orders followed these initial restrictions and enabled the President to mobilize the country's human and productive resources for war. Under - the national emergency, Bush was able unilaterally to break his 1991 + the national emergency, Bush was able unilaterally to break his 1991 budget agreement with Congress which had frozen defense spending, to entrench further the U.S. economy in the mire of the military- industrial complex, to override environmental protection regulations, @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ Note Chapter 14 Security Council and administered, where appropriate, under the general umbrella of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).[1] There is no requirement that Congress be consulted before an emergency - is declared or findings signed. The only restriction on Bush is that + is declared or findings signed. The only restriction on Bush is that he must inform Congress in a "timely" fashion--he being the sole arbiter of timeliness. Ultimately, the president's perception of the severity of a @@ -271,30 +271,30 @@ Note Chapter 14 appointed officers determine the nature of any state of emergency. For this reason, those who were aware of the modern development of presidential emergency powers were apprehensive about the domestic - ramifications of any national emergency declared by George Bush. In - light of Bush's record (see "Bush Chips Away at Constitution" Box + ramifications of any national emergency declared by George Bush. In + light of Bush's record (see "Bush Chips Away at Constitution" Box below) and present performance, their fears appear well-founded.

The War at Home It is too early to know all of the emergency powers, executive orders and findings issued under classified National Security - Directives[2] implemented by Bush in the name of the Gulf War. In + Directives[2] implemented by Bush in the name of the Gulf War. In addition to the emergency powers necessary to the direct mobilization of active and reserve armed forces of the United States, there are some 120 additional emergency powers that can be used in a national emergency or state of war (declared or undeclared by Congress). The "Federal Register" records some 15 Executive Orders (EO) signed by - Bush from August 2,1990 to February 14,1991. (See "Bush's Executive + Bush from August 2,1990 to February 14,1991. (See "Bush's Executive Orders" box, below) It may take many years before most of the executive findings and use of powers come to light, if indeed they ever do. But evidence is - emerging that at least some of Bush's emergency powers were activated + emerging that at least some of Bush's emergency powers were activated in secret. Although only five of the 15 EOs that were published were directed at non-military personnel, the costs directly attributable to the exercise of the authorities conferred by the declaration of national emergency from August 2, 1990 to February 1, 1991 for non- military activities are estimated at approximately $1.3 billion. - According to a February 11, 1991 letter from Bush to congressional + According to a February 11, 1991 letter from Bush to congressional leaders reporting on the "National Emergency With Respect to Iraq," these costs represent wage and salary costs for the Departments of Treasury, State, Agriculture, and Transportation, U.S. Customs, @@ -307,21 +307,21 @@ Note Chapter 14

____________________________________________________________________ | | - | Bush Chips Away at Constitution | + | Bush Chips Away at Constitution | | | - | George Bush, perhaps more than any other individual in | + | George Bush, perhaps more than any other individual in | | U.S. history, has expanded the emergency powers of | | presidency. In 1976, as Director of Central Intelligence, | | he convened Team B, a group of rabidly anti-communist | | intellectuals and former government officials to reevaluate | | CIA inhouse intelligence estimates on Soviet military | | strength. The resulting report recommended draconian civil | - | defense measures which led to President Ford's Executive | + | defense measures which led to President Ford's Executive | | Order 11921 authorizing plans to establish government | | control of the means of production, distribution, energy | | sources, wages and salaries, credit and the flow of money | | in U.S. financial institutions in a national emergency.[1] | - | As Vice President, Bush headed the Task Force on | + | As Vice President, Bush headed the Task Force on | | Combatting Terrorism, that recommended: extended and | | flexible emergency presidential powers to combat terrorism; | | restrictions on congressional oversight in counter- | @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ Note Chapter 14 | President's use of force in a terrorist situation, and | | lifted the requirement that the President consult Congress | | before sanctioning deadly force. | - | From 1982 to 1988, Bush led the Defense Mobilization | + | From 1982 to 1988, Bush led the Defense Mobilization | | Planning Systems Agency (DMPSA), a secret government | | organization, and spent more than $3 billion upgrading | | command, control, and communications in FEMA's continuity | @@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ Note Chapter 14 | planning for martial rule. Under this state, the executive | | would take upon itself powers far beyond those necessary to | | address national emergency contingencies.[5] | - | Bush's "anything goes" anti-drug strategy, announced | + | Bush's "anything goes" anti-drug strategy, announced | | on September 6, 1989, suggested that executive emergency | | powers be used: to oust those suspected of associating | | with drug users or sellers from public and private housing; | @@ -367,27 +367,27 @@ Note Chapter 14 | drugs in the continental U.S.; to confiscate private | | property belonging to drug users, and to incarcerate first | | time offenders in work camps.[6] | - | The record of Bush's fast and loose approach to | + | The record of Bush's fast and loose approach to | | constitutionally guaranteed civil rights is a history of | | the erosion of liberty and the consolidation of an imperial | | executive. | | | | 1. Executive Order 11921, "Emergency preparedness Functions, | | June 11, 1976. Federal Register, vol. 41, no. 116. The | - | report was attacked by such notables as Ray Cline, the | + | report was attacked by such notables as Ray Cline, the | | CIA's former Deputy Director, retired CIA intelligence | | analyst Arthur Macy Cox, and the former head of the U.S. | - | Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Paul Warnke for | + | Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Paul Warnke for | | blatantly manipulating CIA intelligence to achieve the | - | political ends of Team B's rightwing members. See Cline, | - | quoted in "Carter to Inherit Intense Dispute on Soviet | - | Intentions," Mary Marder, "Washington Post," January 2, | + | political ends of Team B's rightwing members. See Cline, | + | quoted in "Carter to Inherit Intense Dispute on Soviet | + | Intentions," Mary Marder, "Washington Post," January 2, | | 1977; Arthur Macy Cox, "Why the U.S. Since 1977 Has | | Been Mis-perceiving Soviet Military Strength," "New York | - | Times," October 20, 1980; Paul Warnke, "George Bush and | + | Times," October 20, 1980; Paul Warnke, "George Bush and | | Team B," "New York Times," September 24, 1988. | | | - | 2. George Bush, "Public Report of the Vice President's Task | + | 2. George Bush, "Public Report of the Vice President's Task | | Force On Combatting Terrorism" (Washington, D.C.: U.S. | | Government Printing Office), February 1986. | | | @@ -396,22 +396,22 @@ Note Chapter 14 | Border Control Committee" (Washington, DC), October 1, | | 1988. | | | - | 4. Steven Emerson, "America's Doomsday Project," "U.S. News | + | 4. Steven Emerson, "America's Doomsday Project," "U.S. News | | & World Report," August 7, 1989. | | | - | 5. See: Diana Reynolds, "FEMA and the NSC: The Rise of the | - | National Security State," "CAIB," Number 33 (Winter 1990); | - | Keenan Peck, "The Take-Charge Gang," "The Progressive," | + | 5. See: Diana Reynolds, "FEMA and the NSC: The Rise of the | + | National Security State," "CAIB," Number 33 (Winter 1990); | + | Keenan Peck, "The Take-Charge Gang," "The Progressive," | | May 1985; Jack Anderson, "FEMA Wants to Lead Economic | | War," "Washington Post," January 10, 1985. | | | | 6. These Presidential powers were authorized by the Anti- | | Drug Abuse Act of 1988, Public Law 100-690: 100th | - | Congress. See also: Diana Reynolds, "The Golden Lie," | - | "The Humanist," September/October 1990; Michael Isikoff, | - | "Is This Determination or Using a Howitzer to Kill a | + | Congress. See also: Diana Reynolds, "The Golden Lie," | + | "The Humanist," September/October 1990; Michael Isikoff, | + | "Is This Determination or Using a Howitzer to Kill a | | Fly?" "Washington Post National Weekly," August 27-, | - | September 2, 1990; Bernard Weintraub, "Bush Considers | + | September 2, 1990; Bernard Weintraub, "Bush Considers | | Calling Guard To Fight Drug Violence in Capital," "New | | York Times," March 21, 1989. | | | @@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ Note Chapter 14

Even those Executive Orders which have been made public tend to raise as many questions as they answer about what actions were - considered and actually implemented. On January 8, 1991, Bush signed + considered and actually implemented. On January 8, 1991, Bush signed Executive Order 12742, National Security Industrial Responsiveness, which ordered the rapid mobilization of resources such as food, energy, construction materials and civil transportation to meet @@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ Note Chapter 14

Wasting the Environment In one case the use of secret powers was discovered by a watchdog group and revealed in the press. In August 1990, correspondence - passed between Colin McMillan, Assistant Secretary of Defense for - Production and Logistics and Michael Deland, Chair of the White House + passed between Colin McMillan, Assistant Secretary of Defense for + Production and Logistics and Michael Deland, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. The letters responded to presidential and National Security Council directives to deal with increased industrial production and logistics arising from the @@ -472,12 +472,12 @@ Note Chapter 14 also defer destruction of up to 10 percent of lethal chemical agents and munitions that existed on November 8, 1985.[10] One Executive Order which was made public dealt with "Chemical and - Biological Weapons Proliferation." Signed by Bush on November 16, - 1990, EO 12735 leaves the impression that Bush is ordering an + Biological Weapons Proliferation." Signed by Bush on November 16, + 1990, EO 12735 leaves the impression that Bush is ordering an increased effort to end the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons. The order states that these weapons "constitute a threat to national security and foreign policy" and declares a national - emergency to deal with the threat. To confront this threat, Bush + emergency to deal with the threat. To confront this threat, Bush ordered international negotiations, the imposition of controls, licenses, and sanctions against foreign persons and countries for proliferation. Conveniently, the order grants the Secretaries of @@ -485,14 +485,14 @@ Note Chapter 14 In February of 1991, the Omnibus Export Amendments Act was passed by Congress compatible with EO 12735. It imposed sanctions on countries and companies developing or using chemical or biological - weapons. Bush signed the law, although he had rejected the identical + weapons. Bush signed the law, although he had rejected the identical measure the year before because it did not give him the executive power to waive all sanctions if he thought the national interest - required it.[11] The new bill, however, met Bush's requirements.

+ required it.[11] The new bill, however, met Bush's requirements.

____________________________________________________________________ | | - | BUSH'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS | + | BUSH'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS | | | | * EO 12722 "Blocking Iraqi Government Property and | | Prohibiting Transactions With Iraq," Aug. 2, 1990. | @@ -546,16 +546,16 @@ Note Chapter 14 --------------------------------------------------------------------

Going Off Budget - Although some of the powers which Bush assumed in order to conduct + Although some of the powers which Bush assumed in order to conduct the Gulf War were taken openly, they received little public discussion or reporting by the media. In October, when the winds of the Gulf War were merely a breeze, - Bush used his executive emergency powers to extend his budget + Bush used his executive emergency powers to extend his budget authority. This action made the 1991 fiscal budget agreement between Congress and the President one of the first U.S. casualties of the war. While on one hand the deal froze arms spending through 1996, it - also allowed Bush to put the cost of the Gulf War "off budget." Thus, - using its emergency powers, the Bush administration could:

+ also allowed Bush to put the cost of the Gulf War "off budget." Thus, + using its emergency powers, the Bush administration could:

* incur a deficit which exceeds congressional budget authority;

@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ Note Chapter 14

* and exempt the Pentagon from congressional restrictions on hiring private contractors.[13]

-

While there is no published evidence on which powers Bush actually +

While there is no published evidence on which powers Bush actually invoked, the administration was able to push through the 1990 Omnibus Reconciliation Act. This legislation put a cap on domestic spending, created a record $300 billion deficit, and undermined the Gramm- @@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ Note Chapter 14 companion "dire emergency supplemental appropriation,"[14] it specified that the supplemental budget should not be used to finance costs the Pentagon would normally experience.[15] - Lawrence Korb, a Pentagon official in the Reagan administration, + Lawrence Korb, a Pentagon official in the Reagan administration, believes that the Pentagon has already violated the spirit of the 1990 Omnibus Reconciliation Act. It switched funding for the Patriot, Tomahawk, Hellfire and HARM missiles from its regular budget to the @@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ Note Chapter 14

Pool of Disinformation Emergency powers to control the means of communications in the U.S. in the name of national security were never formally declared. There - was no need for Bush to do so since most of the media voluntarily and + was no need for Bush to do so since most of the media voluntarily and even eagerly cooperated in their own censorship. Reporters covering the Coalition forces in the Gulf region operated under restrictions imposed by the U.S. military. They were, among other things, barred @@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ Note Chapter 14 domestic affairs. It is likely, however, that with a post-war presidential approval rating exceeding 75 percent, the domestic casualties will continue to mount with few objections. Paradoxically, - even though the U.S. public put pressure on Bush to send relief for + even though the U.S. public put pressure on Bush to send relief for the 500,000 Iraqi Kurdish refugees, it is unlikely the same outcry will be heard for the 37 million Americans without health insurance, the 32 million living in poverty, or the country's five million hungry @@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ Note Chapter 14

FOOTNOTES:

-

1. The administrative guideline was established under Reagan in Executive +

1. The administrative guideline was established under Reagan in Executive Order 12656, November 18,1988, "Federal Register," vol. 23, no. 266.

2. For instance, National Security Council policy papers or National @@ -670,26 +670,26 @@ Note Chapter 14 a top security classified state and are not shared with Congress. For an excellent discussion see: Harold C. Relyea, The Coming of Secret Law, "Government Information Quarterly," Vol. 5, November 1988; see - also: Eve Pell, "The Backbone of Hidden Government," "The Nation," + also: Eve Pell, "The Backbone of Hidden Government," "The Nation," June 19,1990.

3. "Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the National Emergency With Respect to Iraq," February, 11, 1991, "Weekly Compilation of - Presidential Documents: Administration of George Bush," (Washington, + Presidential Documents: Administration of George Bush," (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office), pp. 158-61.

4. The U.S. now has states of emergency with Iran, Iraq and Syria.

-

5. Allanna Sullivan, "U.S. Oil Concerns Confident Of Riding Out Short Gulf +

5. Allanna Sullivan, "U.S. Oil Concerns Confident Of Riding Out Short Gulf War," "Wall Street Journal Europe," January 7, 1991.

-

6. Colin McMillan, Letter to Michael Deland, Chairman, Council on +

6. Colin McMillan, Letter to Michael Deland, Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality (Washington, DC: Executive Office of the President), August 24, 1990; Michael R. Deland, Letter to Colin McMillan, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Production and Logistics (Washington, DC: Department of Defense), August 29,1990.

-

7. Keith Schneider, "Pentagon Wins Waiver Of Environmental Rule," "New York +

7. Keith Schneider, "Pentagon Wins Waiver Of Environmental Rule," "New York Times," January 30, 1991.

8. 33 U.S. Code (USC) sec. 1902 9(b).

@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ Note Chapter 14

10. 50 USC sec. 1521(b) (3)(A).

-

ll. Adam Clymer, "New Bill Mandates Sanctions On Makers of Chemical Arms," +

ll. Adam Clymer, "New Bill Mandates Sanctions On Makers of Chemical Arms," "New York Times," February 22, 1991.

12. 31 USC O10005 (f); 2 USC O632 (i), 6419 (d), 907a (b); and Public @@ -716,12 +716,12 @@ Note Chapter 14 the Congressional Budget office estimates that cost at only $40 billion, $16 billion less than allied pledges.

-

15. Michael Kamish, "After The War: At Home, An Unconquered Recession," - "Boston Globe," March 6, 1991; Peter Passell, "The Big Spoils From a - Bargain War," "New York Times," March 3, 1991; and Alan Abelson, "A - War Dividend For The Defense Industry?" "Barron's," March 18, 1991.

+

15. Michael Kamish, "After The War: At Home, An Unconquered Recession," + "Boston Globe," March 6, 1991; Peter Passell, "The Big Spoils From a + Bargain War," "New York Times," March 3, 1991; and Alan Abelson, "A + War Dividend For The Defense Industry?" "Barron's," March 18, 1991.

-

16. Lawrence Korb, "The Pentagon's Creative Budgetry Is Out of Line," +

16. Lawrence Korb, "The Pentagon's Creative Budgetry Is Out of Line," "International Herald Tribune," April 5, 199l.

17. Many of the powers against aliens are automatically invoked during a @@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ Note Chapter 14 imposition of travel restrictions on aliens within the U.S. (8 USC sec. 1185); and requiring aliens to be fingerprinted (8 USC sec. 1302).

-

18. Ann Talamas, "FBI Targets Arab-Americans," "CAIB," Spring 1991, p. 4.

+

18. Ann Talamas, "FBI Targets Arab-Americans," "CAIB," Spring 1991, p. 4.

19. "Anti-Repression Project Bulletin" (New York: Center for Constitutional Rights), January 23, 1991.

@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ Note Chapter 14

20. James DeParle, "Long Series of Military Decisions Led to Gulf War News Censorship," "New York Times," May 5, 1991.

-

21. James LeMoyne, "A Correspondent's Tale: Pentagon's Strategy for the +

21. James LeMoyne, "A Correspondent's Tale: Pentagon's Strategy for the Press: Good News or No News," "New York Times," February 17, 1991.

______________________________________________________________________________ @@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ Note Chapter 14

No. 1 (July 1978): Agee on CIA; Cuban exile trial; consumer research-Jamaica.* No. 2 (Oct. 1978): How CIA recruits diplomats; researching undercover officers; double agent in CIA.* -No. 3 (Jan. 1979): CIA attacks CAIB; secret supp. to Army field manual; +No. 3 (Jan. 1979): CIA attacks CAIB; secret supp. to Army field manual; spying on host countries.* No. 4 (Apr.-May 1979): U.S. spies in Italian services; CIA in Spain; CIA recruiting for Africa; subversive academics; Angola.* @@ -766,28 +766,28 @@ No. 6 (Oct. 1979): U.S. in Caribbean; Cuban exile terrorists; CIA plans No. 7 (Dec. 1979-Jan. 1980): Media destabilization in Jamaica; Robert Moss; CIA budget; media operations; UNITA; Iran.* No. 8 (Mar.-Apr. 1980): Attacks on Agee; U.S. intelligence legislation; - CAIB statement to Congress; Zimbabwe; Northern Ireland. -No. 9 (June 1980): NSA in Norway; Glomar Explorer; mind control; NSA. + CAIB statement to Congress; Zimbabwe; Northern Ireland. +No. 9 (June 1980): NSA in Norway; Glomar Explorer; mind control; NSA. No. 10 (Aug.-Sept. 1980): Caribbean; destabilization in Jamaica; Guyana; - Grenada bombing; "The Spike"; deep cover manual. + Grenada bombing; "The Spike"; deep cover manual. No. 11 (Dec. 1980): Rightwing terrorism; South Korea; KCIA; Portugal; Guyana; Caribbean; AFIO; NSA interview. No. 12 (Apr. 1981): U.S. in Salvador and Guatemala; New Right; William Casey; CIA in Mozambique; mail surveillance.* No. 13 (July-Aug. 1981): South Africa documents; Namibia; mercenaries; the Klan; Globe Aero; Angola; Mozambique; BOSS; Central America; - Max Hugel; mail surveillance. + Max Hugel; mail surveillance. No. 14-15 (Oct. 1981): Complete index to nos. 1-12; review of intelligence - legislation; CAIB plans; extended Naming Names. + legislation; CAIB plans; extended Naming Names. No. 16 (Mar. 1982): Green Beret torture in Salvador; Argentine death squads; CIA media ops; Seychelles; Angola; Mozambique; the Klan; Nugan Hand.* -No. 17 (Summer 1982): CBW History; Cuban dengue epidemic; Scott Barnes +No. 17 (Summer 1982): CBW History; Cuban dengue epidemic; Scott Barnes and yellow rain lies; mystery death in Bangkok.* No. 18 (Winter 1983): CIA & religion; "secret" war in Nicaragua; Opus Dei; Miskitos; evangelicals-Guatemala; Summer Inst. of Linguistics; World Medical Relief; CIA & BOSS; torture S. Africa; Vietnam defoliation.* No. 19 (Spring-Summer 1983): CIA & media; history of disinformation; - "plot" against Pope; Grenada airport; Georgie Anne Geyer. + "plot" against Pope; Grenada airport; Georgie Anne Geyer. No. 20 (Winter 1984): Invasion of Grenada; war in Nicaragua; Ft. Huachuca; Israel and South Korea in Central America; KAL flight 007. No. 21 (Spring 1984): N.Y. Times and the Salvador election; Time and @@ -801,11 +801,11 @@ No. 24 (Summer 1985): State repression, infiltrators, provocateurs; NASSCO strike; Arnaud de Borchgrave, Moon, and Moss; Tetra Tech. No. 25 (Winter 1986): U.S., Nazis, and the Vatican; Knights of Malta; Greek civil war and Eleni; WACL and Nicaragua; torture. -No. 26 (Summer 1986): U.S. state terrorism; Vernon Walters; Libya bombing; +No. 26 (Summer 1986): U.S. state terrorism; Vernon Walters; Libya bombing; contra agents; Israel and South Africa; Duarte; media in Costa Rica; democracy in Nicaragua; plus complete index to nos. 13-25.* No. 27 (Spring 1987): Special: Religious Right; New York Times and Pope - Plot; Carlucci; Southern Air Transport; Michael Ledeen.* + Plot; Carlucci; Southern Air Transport; Michael Ledeen.* No. 28 (Summer 1987): Special: CIA and drugs: S.E. Asia, Afghanistan, Central America; Nugan Hand; MKULTRA in Canada; Delta Force; special section on AIDS theories and CBW.* @@ -817,21 +817,21 @@ No. 30 (Summer 1989): Special: Middle East: The intifada, Israeli arms Buckley; the Afghan arms pipeline and contra lobby. No. 31 (Winter 1989): Special issue on domestic surveillance. The FBI; CIA on campus; Office of Public Diplomacy; Lexington Prison; Puerto Rico. -No. 32 (Summer 1989): Tenth Year Anniversary Issue: The Best of CAIB. +No. 32 (Summer 1989): Tenth Year Anniversary Issue: The Best of CAIB. Includes articles from our earliest issues, Naming Names, CIA at home, - abroad, and in the media. Ten-year perspective by Philip Agee. -No. 33 (Winter 1990): The Bush Issue: CIA agents for Bush; Terrorism Task + abroad, and in the media. Ten-year perspective by Philip Agee. +No. 33 (Winter 1990): The Bush Issue: CIA agents for Bush; Terrorism Task Force; El Salvador and Nicaragua intervention; Republicans and Nazis. No. 34 (Summer 1990): Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr; Nicaraguan elections; South African death squads; U.S. and Pol Pot; Pan Am Flight 103; Noriega and the CIA; Council for National Policy. No. 35 (Fall 1990): Special: Eastern Europe; Analysis-Persian Gulf and - Cuba; massacres in Indonesia; CIA and Banks; Iran-contra + Cuba; massacres in Indonesia; CIA and Banks; Iran-contra No. 36 (Spring 1991): Racism & Nat. Security: FBI v. Arab-Americans & Black - Officials; Special: Destabilizing Africa: Chad, Uganda, S. Africa, + Officials; Special: Destabilizing Africa: Chad, Uganda, S. Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Zaire; Haiti; Panama; Gulf War; COINTELPRO "art." No. 37 (Summer 1990): Special: Gulf War: Media; U.N.; Libya; Iran; - Domestic costs; North Korea Next? Illegal Arms Deals.

+ Domestic costs; North Korea Next? Illegal Arms Deals.

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@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ No. 37 (Summer 1990): Special: Gulf War: Media; U.N.; Libya; Iran;

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@@ -881,18 +881,18 @@ No. 37 (Summer 1990): Special: Gulf War: Media; U.N.; Libya; Iran; An excellent book which deals with the REX 84 detention plan is:

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -``Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North,'' by Ben -Bradlee Jr. (Donald I. Fine, $21.95. 573 pp.) +``Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North,'' by Ben +Bradlee Jr. (Donald I. Fine, $21.95. 573 pp.) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Reviewed by Dennis M. Culnan Copyright 1990, Gannett News Service All Rights Reserved Short excerpt posted here under applicable copyright laws

-

[Oliver] North managed to network himself into the highest levels of +

[Oliver] North managed to network himself into the highest levels of the CIA and power centers around the world. There he lied and -boastfully ignored the constitutional process, Bradlee writes.

+boastfully ignored the constitutional process, Bradlee writes.

-

Yet more terrifying is the plan hatched by North and other Reagan +

Yet more terrifying is the plan hatched by North and other Reagan people in the Federal Emergency Manpower Agency (FEMA): A blueprint for the military takeover of the United States. The plan called for FEMA to become ``emergency czar'' in the event of a national emergency @@ -903,8 +903,8 @@ commanders and run state and local governments. Finally, it would have the authority to order suspect aliens into concentration camps and seize their property.

-

When then-Attorney General William French Smith got wind of the plan, -he killed it. After Smith left the administration, North and his FEMA +

When then-Attorney General William French Smith got wind of the plan, +he killed it. After Smith left the administration, North and his FEMA cronies came up with the Defense Resource Act, designed to suspendend the First Amendment by imposing censorship and banning strikes.

@@ -914,20 +914,20 @@ with the president's declaration of a state of national emergency concurrent with a mythical U.S. military invasion of an unspecified Central American country, presumably Nicaragua.''

-

Bradlee writes that the Rex exercise was designed to test FEMA's +

Bradlee writes that the Rex exercise was designed to test FEMA's readiness to assume authority over the Department of Defense, the National Guard in all 50 states, and ``a number of state defense forces to be established by state legislatures.'' The military would then be ``deputized,'' thus making an end run around federal law forbidding military involvement in domestic law enforcement.

-

Rex, which ran concurrently with the first annual U.S. show of force +

Rex, which ran concurrently with the first annual U.S. show of force in Honduras in April 1984, was also designed to test FEMA's ability to round up 400,000 undocumented Central American aliens in the United States and its ability to distribute hundreds of tons of small arms to ``state defense forces.''

-

Incredibly, REX 84 was similar to a plan secretly adopted by Reagan +

Incredibly, REX 84 was similar to a plan secretly adopted by Reagan while governor of California. His two top henchmen then were Edwin Meese, who recently resigned as U.S. attorney general, and Louis Guiffrida, the FEMA director in 1984.

@@ -950,15 +950,15 @@ patriots. ------------------------------------------------------------------

WILL GULF WAR LEAD TO REPRESSION AT HOME? - by Paul DeRienzo and Bill Weinberg

+ by Paul DeRienzo and Bill Weinberg

On August 2, 1990, as Saddam Hussein's army was consolidating control -over Kuwait, President George Bush responded by signing two executive +over Kuwait, President George Bush responded by signing two executive orders that were the first step toward martial law in the United States and suspending the Constitution.

On the surface, Executive Orders 12722 and 12723, declaring a -"national emergency," merely invoked laws that allowed Bush to freeze +"national emergency," merely invoked laws that allowed Bush to freeze Iraqi assets in the United States.

The International Emergency Executive Powers Act permits the president @@ -966,11 +966,11 @@ to freeze foreign assets after declaring a "national emergency," a move that has been made three times before -- against Panama in 1987, Nicaragua in 1985 and Iran in 1979.

-

According to Professor Diana Reynolds, of the Fletcher School of -Diplomacy at Boston's Tufts University, when Bush declared a national +

According to Professor Diana Reynolds, of the Fletcher School of +Diplomacy at Boston's Tufts University, when Bush declared a national emergency he "activated one part of a contingency national security emergency plan." That plan is made up of a series of laws passed since -the presidency of Richard Nixon, which Reynolds says give the +the presidency of Richard Nixon, which Reynolds says give the president "boundless" powers.

According to Reynolds, such laws as the Defense Industrial @@ -1009,22 +1009,22 @@ agency.

and corporate leaders who helped mobilize the nation's industries to support the war effort. The idea of a central national response to large-scale emergencies was reintroduced in the early 1970s by Louis -Giuffrida, a close associate of then-California Gov. Ronald Reagan and -his chief aide Edwin Meese.

+Giuffrida, a close associate of then-California Gov. Ronald Reagan and +his chief aide Edwin Meese.

-

Reagan appointed Giuffrida head of the California National Guard in -1969. With Meese, Giuffrida organized "war-games" to prepare for +

Reagan appointed Giuffrida head of the California National Guard in +1969. With Meese, Giuffrida organized "war-games" to prepare for "statewide martial law" in the event that Black nationalists and anti-war protesters "challenged the authority of the state." In 1981, -Reagan as president moved Giuffrida up to the big leagues, appointing +Reagan as president moved Giuffrida up to the big leagues, appointing him director of FEMA.

-

According to Reynolds, however, it was the actions of George Bush in +

According to Reynolds, however, it was the actions of George Bush in 1976, while he was the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), that provided the stimulus for centralization of vast powers in FEMA.

-

Bush assembled a group of hawkish outsiders, called Team B, that +

Bush assembled a group of hawkish outsiders, called Team B, that released a report claiming the CIA ("Team A") had underestimated the dangers of Soviet nuclear attack. The report advised the development of elaborate plans for "civil defense" and post-nuclear government. @@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ Three years later, in 1979, FEMA was given ultimate responsibility for developing these plans.

Aware of the bad publicity FEMA was getting because of its role in -organizing for a post-nuclear world, Reagan's FEMA chief Giuffrida +organizing for a post-nuclear world, Reagan's FEMA chief Giuffrida publicly argued that the 1865 Posse Comitatus Act prohibited the military from arresting civilians.

@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ to arrest civilians. The National Guard, under the control of state governors in peace time, is also exempt from the act and can arrest civilians.

-

FEMA Inspector General John Brinkerhoff has written a memo contending +

FEMA Inspector General John Brinkerhoff has written a memo contending that the government doesn't need to suspend the Constitution to use the full range of powers Congress has given the agency. FEMA has prepared legislation to be introduced in Congress in the event of a @@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ right to "deputize" National Guard and police forces is included in the package. But Reynolds believes that actual martial law need not be declared publicly.

-

Giuffrida has written that "Martial Rule comes into existence upon a +

Giuffrida has written that "Martial Rule comes into existence upon a determination (not a declaration) by the senior military commander that the civil government must be replaced because it is no longer functioning anyway." He adds that "Martial Rule is limited only by the @@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ know how many are enacted."

DOMESTIC SPYING

Throughout the 1980s, FEMA was prohibited from engaging in -intelligence gathering. But on July 6, 1989, Bush signed Executive +intelligence gathering. But on July 6, 1989, Bush signed Executive Order 12681, pronouncing that FEMA's National Preparedness Directorate would "have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work." Recent events indicate that @@ -1114,23 +1114,23 @@ York, NY 10011

DATE OF UPLOAD: November 17, 1989 ORIGIN OF UPLOAD: Omni Magazine -CONTRIBUTED BY: Donald Goldberg

+CONTRIBUTED BY: Donald Goldberg

======================================================== PARANET INFORMATION SERVICE BBS ======================================================== Although this article does not deal directly with UFOs, -ParaNet felt it important as an offering to our readers who +ParaNet felt it important as an offering to our readers who depend so much upon communications as a way to stay informed. This article raises some interesting implications for the future of communications.

THE NATIONAL GUARDS (C) 1987 OMNI MAGAZINE MAY 1987 -(Reprinted with permission and license to ParaNet Information +(Reprinted with permission and license to ParaNet Information Service and its affiliates.)

-

By Donald Goldberg

+

By Donald Goldberg

The mountains bend as the fjord and the sea beyond stretch out before the viewer's eyes. First over the water, then a sharp @@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ databases. military's increasing efforts to keep information not only from the public but from industry experts, scientists, and even other government officials as well. "That's like classifying a road -map for fear of invasion," says Paul Wolff, assistant +map for fear of invasion," says Paul Wolff, assistant administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, of the attempted restrictions. These attempts to keep unclassified data out of the hands of @@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ are a part of an alarming trend that has seen the military take an ever-increasing role in controlling the flow of information and communications through American society, a role traditionally -- and almost exclusively -- left to civilians. Under the -approving gaze of the Reagan administration, Department of +approving gaze of the Reagan administration, Department of Defense (DoD) officials have quietly implemented a number of policies, decisions, and orders that give the military unprecedented control over both the content and public use of @@ -1207,13 +1207,13 @@ emergency is restricted to times of natural disaster, war, or when national security is specifically threatened. Now the military has attempted to redefine emergency. The point man in the Pentagon's onslaught on communications -is Assistant Defense Secretary Donald C. Latham, a former NSA -deputy chief. Latham now heads up an interagency committee in +is Assistant Defense Secretary Donald C. Latham, a former NSA +deputy chief. Latham now heads up an interagency committee in charge of writing and implementing many of the policies that have put the military in charge of the flow of civilian information and communication. He is also the architect of National Security Decision Directive 145 (NSDD 145), signed by Defense Secretary -Caspar Weinberger in 1984, which sets out the national policy on +Caspar Weinberger in 1984, which sets out the national policy on telecommunications and computer-systems security. First NSDD 145 set up a steering group of top-level administration officials. Their job is to recommend ways to @@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ agencies but by private companies as well. And last October the steering group issued a memorandum that defined sensitive information and gave federal agencies broad new powers to keep it from the public. - According to Latham, this new category includes such data as + According to Latham, this new category includes such data as all medical records on government databases -- from the files of the National Cancer Institute to information on every veteran who has ever applied for medical aid from the Veterans Administration @@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ has ever applied for medical aid from the Veterans Administration the Internal Revenue Service's computers. Even agricultural statistics, he argues, can be used by a foreign power against the United States. - In his oversize yet Spartan Pentagon office, Latham cuts + In his oversize yet Spartan Pentagon office, Latham cuts anything but an intimidating figure. Articulate and friendly, he could pass for a network anchorman or a television game show host. When asked how the government's new definition of @@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ sensitive information will be used, he defends the necessity for it and tries to put to rest concerns about a new restrictiveness. "The debate that somehow the DoD and NSA are going to monitor or get into private databases isn't the case at all," -Latham insists. "The definition is just a guideline, just an +Latham insists. "The definition is just a guideline, just an advisory. It does not give the DoD the right to go into private records." Yet the Defense Department invoked the NSDD 145 guidelines @@ -1248,18 +1248,18 @@ sale of data that are now unclassified and publicly available from privately owned computer systems. The excuse if offered was that these data often include technical information that might be valuable to a foreign adversary like the Soviet Union. - Mead Data Central -- which runs some of the nation's largest -computer databases, such as Lexis and Nexis, and has nearly + Mead Data Central -- which runs some of the nation's largest +computer databases, such as Lexis and Nexis, and has nearly 200,000 users -- says it has already been approached by a team of agents from the Air Force and officials from the CIA and the FBI -who asked for the names of subscribers and inquired what Mead +who asked for the names of subscribers and inquired what Mead officials might do if information restrictions were imposed. In -response to government pressure, Mead Data Central in effect +response to government pressure, Mead Data Central in effect censured itself. It purged all unclassified government-supplied technical data from its system and completely dropped the National Technical Information System from its database rather than risk a confrontation. - Representative Jack Brooks, a Texas Democrat who chairs the + Representative Jack Brooks, a Texas Democrat who chairs the House Government Operations Committee, is an outspoken critic of the NSA's role in restricting civilian information. He notes that in 1985 the NSA -- under the authority granted by NSDD 145 @@ -1268,19 +1268,19 @@ local and federal elections in 1984. The computer system was used to count more than one third of all votes cast in the United States. While probing the system's vulnerability to outside manipulation, the NSA obtained a detailed knowledge of that -computer program. "In my view," Brooks says, "this is an +computer program. "In my view," Brooks says, "this is an unprecedented and ill-advised expansion of the military's influence in our society." There are other NSA critics. "The computer systems used by counties to collect and process votes have nothing to do with national security, and I'm really concerned about the NSA's -involvement," says Democratic congressman Dan Glickman of Kansas, +involvement," says Democratic congressman Dan Glickman of Kansas, chairman of the House science and technology subcommittee concerned with computer security. Also, under NSDD 145 the Pentagon has issued an order, virtually unknown to all but a few industry executives, that affects commercial communications satellites. The policy was -made official by Defense Secretary Weinberger in June of 1985 and +made official by Defense Secretary Weinberger in June of 1985 and requires that all commercial satellite operators that carry such unclassified government data traffic as routine Pentagon supply information and payroll data (and that compete for lucrative @@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ affect the data over satellite channels, but it does make the NSA privy to vital information about the essential signals needed to operate a satellite. With this information it could take control of any satellite it chooses. - Latham insists this, too, is a voluntary policy and that + Latham insists this, too, is a voluntary policy and that only companies that wish to install protection will have their systems evaluated by the NSA. He also says industry officials are wholly behind the move, and argues that the protective @@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ argue, could cripple a company competing against less expensive communications networks. Americans get much of their information through forms of electronic communications, from the telephone, television and -radio, and information printed in many newspapers. Banks send +radio, and information printed in many newspapers. Banks send important financial data, businesses their spreadsheets, and stockbrokers their investment portfolios, all over the same channels, from satellite signals to computer hookups carried on @@ -1354,9 +1354,9 @@ Department officials. (The bill failed to pass the House for unrelated reasons.) "I think it is quite clear that they have snuck in there some powers that are dangerous for us as a company and for the -public at large," said MCI vice president Kenneth Cox before the +public at large," said MCI vice president Kenneth Cox before the Senate vote. - Since President Reagan took office, the Pentagon has stepped + Since President Reagan took office, the Pentagon has stepped up its efforts to rewrite the definition of national emergency and give the military expanded powers in the United States. "The declaration of 'emergency' has always been vague," says one @@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ after ten years in top policy posts. "Different presidents have invoked it differently. This administration would declare a convenient 'emergency.'" In other words, what is a nuisance to one administration might qualify as a burgeoning crisis to -another. For example, the Reagan administration might decide +another. For example, the Reagan administration might decide that a series of protests on or near military bases constituted a national emergency. Should the Pentagon ever be given the green light, its base @@ -1418,9 +1418,9 @@ day Ma Bell's monopoly over the telephone network of the entire United States was finally broken. The timing was no coincidence. Pentagon officials had argued for years along with AT&T against the divestiture of Ma Bell, on grounds of national security. -Defense Secretary Weinberger personally urged the attorney +Defense Secretary Weinberger personally urged the attorney general to block the lawsuit that resulted in the breakup, as had -his predecessor, Harold Brown. The reason was that rather than +his predecessor, Harold Brown. The reason was that rather than construct its own communications network, the Pentagon had come to rely extensively on the phone company. After the breakup the dependence continued. The Pentagon still used commercial @@ -1445,11 +1445,11 @@ staff the National Coordinating Center. The meetings, which continued over the next three years, were held at the White House, the State Department, the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, and at the -North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado +North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado Springs. The industry officials attending constituted the National -Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee -- called NSTAC -(pronounced N-stack) -- set up by President Reagan to address +Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee -- called NSTAC +(pronounced N-stack) -- set up by President Reagan to address those same problems that worried the Pentagon. It was at these secret meetings, according to the minutes, that the idea of a communications watch center for national emergencies -- the NCC @@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ military's peacetime communications center. control over the nation's vast communications and information network. For years the Pentagon has been studying how to take over the common carriers' facilities. That research was prepared -by NSTAC at the DoD's request and is contained in a series of +by NSTAC at the DoD's request and is contained in a series of internal Pentagon documents obtained by Omni. Collectively this series is known as the Satellite Survivability Report. Completed in 1984, it is the only detailed analysis to date of the @@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ of all information in the United States. As one high-ranking White House communications official put it: "Whoever controls communications, controls the country." His remark was made after our State Department could not communicate directly with our -embassy in Manila during the anti-Marcos revolution last year. +embassy in Manila during the anti-Marcos revolution last year. To get through, the State Department had to relay all its messages through the Philippine government. Government officials have offered all kinds of scenarios to diff --git a/pythonCode/output/cncia022.xml b/pythonCode/output/cncia022.xml index 7da97ae..8a9d8b3 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/cncia022.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/cncia022.xml @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ plaintiffs, you the People of the United States. The civil action number is 76-H-667. It is entitled, "Complaint Against the Concentration Camp Program of the Dept. of Defense." It was filed in the U.S. District Court for the southern district of Texas, Houston division. The judge -responsible for the case was Judge Carl Beau (phonetic spelling).

+responsible for the case was Judge Carl Beau (phonetic spelling).

You have no doubt heard the story: Once upon a time, under the Nazi regime in Germany, a man worked on an assembly line in a baby @@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ time. The center for the Study for Democratic Institutions recently completed a proposed constitution for the "Newstates of America." The Center is Rockefeller funded. To give you an indication of the type of constitution proposed, the term "national emergency" is mentioned 134 -times. The document did not have a Bill of Rights and the right to own +times. The document did not have a Bill of Rights and the right to own arms was taken away. At the same time, House Concurrent Resolution #28 awaited for calling a constitutional convention on or before July 4, 1976. The presiding officer of such an event would have been Nelson -Rockefeller, Vice President and president pro tem of the Senate. This +Rockefeller, Vice President and president pro tem of the Senate. This particular resolution awaited in committee. Obviously, money would not be spent on these massive programs unless there would be the chance for the actual implementation of such a scheme.

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ may be declared based upon this frightening decree, dated October Executive Order that established the federal regions and their capitals. All the departments of the government were involved, including the L.E.A.A. (Law Enforcement Assistance Administration) and H.E.W. -(Health, Education, and Welfare). Congressman Larry McDonald has +(Health, Education, and Welfare). Congressman Larry McDonald has revealed to Congress that various guerrilla and terrorist groups were being financed by the federal government. If they (the terrorist groups) actually began in search of activities, Executive Order #11490 would @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ registrant, "Look there is nothing I can do. The truck behind the building will take you to a work camp where you have been assigned. Your wife has been assigned to a factory and there's nothing I can do." Then your son or daughter looks up at you with a quivering voice and -asks, "Dad, why are we here?"

+asks, "Dad, why are we here?"

IMPLEMENTING THE NEW GOVERNMENT

@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ U.S. Army's forces command, and continental Army Reserve & National Guard. And under that we have the four armies dividing up the United States. Under the Fifth Army we have the provost marshal, who is directly connected to the Deputy Chief of Staff for law enforcement -personnel. Under the provost Marshall for the Fifth Army we have the +personnel. Under the provost Marshall for the Fifth Army we have the 300 Military Police Prisoner-of War (POW) Command at Lebonia, Michigan.

-

At this point I quote from retired Admiral Elmo Zumoff's (phonetic -spelling) book, "On Watch": Kissinger states, 'I believe the American +

At this point I quote from retired Admiral Elmo Zumoff's (phonetic +spelling) book, "On Watch": Kissinger states, 'I believe the American people lack the will to do the things necessary to achieve parity and to maintain maritime superiority. I believe we must get the best deal we can in our negotiations before the United States and the Soviets both @@ -144,26 +144,26 @@ perceptions are in agreement, and both sides know the U.S. is inferior, we must have gotten the best deal we can. Americans at that time will not be happy that I have settled for second, but it will be too late. "

-

Zumoff said, 'Then why not take it to the American people? They will +

Zumoff said, 'Then why not take it to the American people? They will not accept the decision to become second best while we are in a position of Gross National Product twice that of the U.S.S.R."

-

Kissinger responds, "That's a question of judgment. I judge that we will +

Kissinger responds, "That's a question of judgment. I judge that we will not get their support, and if we seek it and tell the fact as we would have to, we would lose our negotiating leverage with the Soviets."

-

Zumoff stated, "But isn't that the ultimate immorality in a democracy; to +

Zumoff stated, "But isn't that the ultimate immorality in a democracy; to make a decision for the people of such importance without consulting them?"

-

Kissinger stated, "Perhaps, but I doubt that there are one million who +

Kissinger stated, "Perhaps, but I doubt that there are one million who could even understand the issue.

-

Zumoff responded, "Even if that presumption is correct, those one +

Zumoff responded, "Even if that presumption is correct, those one million can influence the opinions of the majority of the people. I believe it is my duty to take the other course."

-

Kissinger responded, "You should take care, lest your words result in a +

Kissinger responded, "You should take care, lest your words result in a reduction in the Navy budget."

So we see what the intention of the State Dept. is regarding the people. @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ provide it_although they say it is public information.

The training spoken of for the California National Guard covers such subjects as dealing with individual civilians/civil population, detention procedures, citizen's rights, and similar matters. You know as well as I -do that when there is Martial Law, or Martial Rule, citizens have no +do that when there is Martial Law, or Martial Rule, citizens have no rights-because the Constitution is pre-empted. Even the uniforms of the National Guards who participate in this program are different from the regular uniforms. Army spokesmen will not reveal more about the @@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ instructions from appropriate authorities. This includes law enforcement duties. The manual mentions something called "Garden plot Forces," which will discuss at length in a few minutes.

-

Don Bell (who writes a weekly report) reported on July 25, 1975 that in +

Don Bell (who writes a weekly report) reported on July 25, 1975 that in May of '75 the 303 Civil Affairs group of the U.S. Army Reserves in Kearny, NJ conducted an exercise to sharpen plans for a military takeover of the state government in NJ. According to Colonel Frances @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ definitely not the situation at this time...

On February 16, 1975, in 'San Gabriel Valley Tribune' it was reported that the L.E.A.A. (funded by the Dept. of Justice) and the Police -Foundation (funded by the Ford Foundation) were prime movers toward +Foundation (funded by the Ford Foundation) were prime movers toward implementing a national police force. Each, however, contends they support local police agencies. The total program involves military units that have the function of taking ova the administration of local and state @@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ troops in the state's war against political protesters and demonstrators.

"I saw a full-dress exhibition of what the California National Guard has planned for the next American revolution. Helicopters, SWAT -teams, civilian military policemen in jackboots and helmets, twelve- +teams, civilian military policemen in jackboots and helmets, twelve- gauge shotguns, .38 and .45 caliber pistols, radios, walkie-talkies, and electrically controlled intelligence centers wired for instant communications with any police force in one state.

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ communications with any police force in one state.

"L.E.A.F. is a 1,000 member unit put together this year to handle unique law enforcement problems such a mass civil disobedience, protest demonstrations and riots. In other words, breaking heads and taking -names. L.E.A.F. has the support of Governor Brown, a quarter million +names. L.E.A.F. has the support of Governor Brown, a quarter million dollars worth of grants from the federal government, and no public opposition from civil liberties' groups.

@@ -298,10 +298,10 @@ held as late as 1975 so far, as many public records show. These were the conferences which Counter-Spy magazine had identified as California's "Garden Plot Sub-plan."

-

'Gary Davis, Governor Brown's right hand man, says L.E.A.F. is to -assist civil police, not to replace them. Gary says, "Civilians could +

'Gary Davis, Governor Brown's right hand man, says L.E.A.F. is to +assist civil police, not to replace them. Gary says, "Civilians could expect a civilian type law enforcement rather than what is commonly -known as Martial Law." Despite this assurance, L.E.A.F.'s exercises +known as Martial Law." Despite this assurance, L.E.A.F.'s exercises look disturbingly like the military coup described in the novel, "Seven Days In May. "

@@ -314,12 +314,12 @@ there has already been a number of incidents where the L.E.A.F. troops used excessive force to quell disturbances - even though their orders forbade it.' (That ends the quotation.)

-

Former L.E.A.A. Administrator, Charles Ross Dovan (phonetic +

Former L.E.A.A. Administrator, Charles Ross Dovan (phonetic spelling), is on record as having stated that local law enforcement has -failed and must be replaced by a national police force. Patrick Murphy, +failed and must be replaced by a national police force. Patrick Murphy, the administrator of the Police Foundation, states, "I have no fear of a national police force. Our 40,000 police departments are not sacred." -Ex-Attorney General William Saxby warned that if we can go on as we +Ex-Attorney General William Saxby warned that if we can go on as we are, crime will invade us and the national police will take over.

For the policemen who do not cooperate and still want to be policemen, @@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ governments by the federal government.

An investigation was completed in Nov., 1975 by four sources: The Conservative publication, 'American Challenge' the leftist 'New Times'; -the foundation financed Fund for Investigative Journalism, and, Don +the foundation financed Fund for Investigative Journalism, and, Don Wood of the trustworthy 'Ozark Sunbeam. ' It involves the potential creation of a Police State through the use of the Pentagon and its computerized intelligence dossier (lodged in the Pentagon basement) of @@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ Orders.

The cadre of specialized persons to enforce this plan are found in the U. S. Army Reserves Military Police POW Command at Lebonia, -Michigan. Mr. Fenren (phonetic spelling) of the 300th Military Police +Michigan. Mr. Fenren (phonetic spelling) of the 300th Military Police POW Command at Lebonia told me, when I called him from the Federal Information Center at Houston, that the camps in the Command were for foreign prisoners-of-war and for "enemies of the United States." I @@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ people of that area.

At Montgomery, AL we have a federal civilian prison camp at Maxwell Air Force Base. Now does that sound right? There's one at Tucson, -AZ, David Munson Air Base. In Alaska we have Elmendorf at +AZ, David Munson Air Base. In Alaska we have Elmendorf at Eielson Air Force Base.

That brings us to a facility in Florida, called Avon Park, FL. He found @@ -523,13 +523,13 @@ marshal of the Fifth Army.

In 1976, as well as on March 20, 1979,1 went to the sheriffs Dept. in Houston to see if our local sheriff's Dept. had been infiltrated by these -plans. Well, it appears so. I was put in contact with a Lt. Kiljan +plans. Well, it appears so. I was put in contact with a Lt. Kiljan (phonetic spelling) who is in charge of some secret unit in the department. I asked him if he had participated in military training with military personnel here in the Sheriff s Dept. He denied it, and when I asked him if he would testify so under oath he became angry and stated, "You are just an ordinary citizen. I don't have to tell you anything." I -later discovered that Lt. Kiljan is the ex-director of the Houston branch +later discovered that Lt. Kiljan is the ex-director of the Houston branch office of the U. S . Secret Service. Now where does his money come from? The area is administered by the Houston-Galveston Area Council.

@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ exact), Community Health Centers that are all part of this program.

This is how they are part of the program. (It has already happened): In the mid-1950's, there were set into motion an interesting chain of -events. About 1956, the Alaska Mental Health Bill was proposed and +events. About 1956, the Alaska Mental Health Bill was proposed and later passed. It granted approximately $12 million and one million acres of public land to Alaska so that it could develop its own mental health program. Now this was a little abnormal since Alaska only had a little @@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ were no provisions for jury trial in it or anything else. You would just be picked up and taken to the Alaskan-Siberian Asylum- incommunicado_and the state would also confiscate all of your personal and real property! They actually tried to do it in 1954 in the -case of Ford vs. Milinak (phonetic spelling), which declared the act as +case of Ford vs. Milinak (phonetic spelling), which declared the act as adopted in another state (the state of Missouri) as unconstitutional.

But the act itself still exists_and modified_but essentially in the same @@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ This was part of the national program at that time.

In this act, the governor could have anyone picked up and sent to the Mental Health Institution in Alaska or elsewhere. The results of rumors -back in the '50s, were that there was in fact a sinister, Frankenstein-type +back in the '50s, were that there was in fact a sinister, Frankenstein-type mental health person in Alaska. I wrote to Alaska (the officials, that is) and asked them for a description of the kind of one million acres that they were eligible to receive under the Alaska Mental Health Act. I also @@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ adherence to any political or religious doctrine.

Let's look a little further into the type of program that the L.E.A.A. is paying for through the Dept. of Justice. The Federal Bureau of Prisons-- located in the backwoods of North Carolina, near a tiny village called -Butner--is constructing a mammoth 42 acre research complex for +Butner--is constructing a mammoth 42 acre research complex for prisoners from throughout the East. Who will be sent for experiments to test new behavioral programs and techniques? Target date for completion of the entire system is ironically 1984.

@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ filed a denial of my allegations.

I filed a motion in the meantime to take the deposition of the person who writes the training programs for the concentration camp guards, -Mr. Richard Burrage--the 75th Maneuver Air Command at Army +Mr. Richard Burrage--the 75th Maneuver Air Command at Army Reserve Center at Houston, Texas--stating that in light of all the recent activity of government agents, one of the agencies involved might attempt to murder this key witness, the author of the training camp @@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ also aware as that there were no cases existing on this set of facts, but as you will see as I go along with this report, he chose to ignore it.

I then made an agreement with the assistant U. S. Attorney to take the -deposition to Mr. Burrage. After I'd made the arrangements, the U.S. +deposition to Mr. Burrage. After I'd made the arrangements, the U.S. Attorney refused to voluntarily go along with taking the deposition. It is very difficult to find justice in our system of courts. It is a corruption- driven system founded upon the buddy system, and hence, the court @@ -766,8 +766,8 @@ injury.

Now, on July 23 I had placed in the 'Houston Post' and in the 'Houston Chronicle' newspapers the following advertisement in the legal section. Quote: "Solicitation for witnesses in Civil Action 78-H 667, Federal -District Court of Houston, People extemporal William Pabst vs. Gerald -Ford et d. The action titled: Complaint Against the Concentration Camp +District Court of Houston, People extemporal William Pabst vs. Gerald +Ford et d. The action titled: Complaint Against the Concentration Camp Program of the Dept. of Defense. Attention: If you have participated in Operation Garden Plot, Operation Cable Splicer, the 300th Military Police Prisoner of War Command, or the Army Reserve Civil Affairs @@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ with the president and various vice presidents because a refusal from that paper had come up from their own lawyers. Both newspapers finally carried it, but only after two days of complaining. The initial response of both papas was, "We don't carry stories like that" and: -"Don't you think that the people planning the concentration camps have +"Don't you think that the people planning the concentration camps have our best interest in mind?" As you will hear for yourselves, the policies definitely do not reflect our best interests.

@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ letter from the Dept. of the Army, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff of Personnel, signed by 1B Sergeant, Colonel G.S., Action Director of Human Resources Development.

-

Quoting: "On behalf of President Ford, I am replying to your letter 27 +

Quoting: "On behalf of President Ford, I am replying to your letter 27 May, 1976, regarding a news article in the Dallas Morning News. As much as he would like to, the president cannot reply personally to every communication he receives. Therefore, he has asked the departments @@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ first discrepancy.

not set up any requirements or authorizations for military units of any type and does not even suggest it. Hence, the second discrepancy.

-

The next problem with the letter from President Ford's representative +

The next problem with the letter from President Ford's representative is that it states that the prisoner of war guard program is set up for the implementation for "conditions of war between the U.S. and one or more (foreign) countries." However, Article III of the Geneva @@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ procedures for setting up the concentration camps.

Article LXVIII of the Convention states (and I paraphrase): If you commit an offense that is solely intended to harm the occupying power, not harming the life or limb of members of the occupying power, but -merely talking against such a force_such as the Martial Law situation +merely talking against such a force_such as the Martial Law situation you can be imprisoned provided that the duration of such imprisonment is proportionate to the offense committed. Well, President Dwight Eisenhower didn't feel that provision was strong enough. So he had the @@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ They met with the 82nd Airborne and part of the 101st Airborne; the Civil Affairs brigade from Dallas, TX; the 431st Civil Affairs company from Little Rock, AR headquarters; the 306th Civil Affairs group, U.S. Army Reserves, Fayetteville,AR commanded by Lt. Colonel N. -McQuire (phonetic spelling) and William Highland. The 486th Civil +McQuire (phonetic spelling) and William Highland. The 486th Civil Affairs company from Tulsa, OK; the 418th Civil Affairs company from Kansas City, MO; the 307th Civil Affairs group from Abilene, IX; the 413th company from Hanlin, LA, the 12th S.S. group, 2nd Battalion @@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ Protection of War Victims/Civilian Persons.

* 5)Nevertheless, Article IV of both titles does of provide for the creation of any military programs for concentration camps.

-

* 6) Whether Mr. Fenren of the 300th Military Police POW Command +

* 6) Whether Mr. Fenren of the 300th Military Police POW Command has stated that the purpose of the Command is for the detention of foreign prisoners of war and enemies of the United States.

@@ -1088,20 +1088,20 @@ assumption of full or partial executive, legislative and judicial authority over a country or an area and there is no specific exclusion of the U. S. as such a country or area.

-

* 9) Said manual defines country along certain geographical population +

* 9) Said manual defines country along certain geographical population basis, county, state regions and national government.

-

*10) Said organization in fact conducted practiced takeovers of local +

*10) Said organization in fact conducted practiced takeovers of local and state governments in the continental U.S., including but not limited to the state of New Jersey.

-

* 11) Said organization includes in its study outline page j-24 a section +

* 11) Said organization includes in its study outline page j-24 a section on concentration camps and labor camps.

-

* 12) Said organization includes in it operations composite service +

* 12) Said organization includes in it operations composite service operations and psychological operations organizations.

-

*13) Said psychological operation is working with the U. S. Public +

*13) Said psychological operation is working with the U. S. Public Health Service, are prepared to operate any and/or all mental health facilities in the U. S. as tools of repression against outspoken but nonviolent political conduct of the U. S. citizens in conjunction with all @@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ across the United States.

I obtained the 1945 report of the O. S. S. (Office of Strategic Services)- -the precursor of the C.I.A.-7th Army, William W. Quinn, Colonel -G.F.CA.C.of the G2, on the liberation of Dachau, a concentration camp +G.F.CA.C.of the G2, on the liberation of Dachau, a concentration camp during the liberation in Germany. It contains much groupings of information, but the relevant portion of the report concerns itself with the section on the townspeople. Quoting from his report, on why the @@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ told it was all army material and booty from France.'

"It is established that anyone who stated that he was only one train come in in the daytime was telling a flat lie. There are quite a few such -people in Dachau."

+people in Dachau."

The analysis of the anti-Nazi element of the town: 1) The people knew what was going on in the camp, even ten years prior to liberation; 2) @@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ innocent human beings; 4) The people are to blame for their cowardice-- they were all too cowardly. They didn't want to risk anything--and that was the way it was in all of Germany.

-

The conclusion of this report written on Dachau written in 1945 on the +

The conclusion of this report written on Dachau written in 1945 on the liberation of the concentration camp applies today. The conclusion is as follows: If one is to attempt tremendous task and accept the terrible responsibility of judging a whole town, assess it in mass as to collective @@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ circumstances.

against one single aspect of the total program: The enforcement arm of the conspiracy. The people who makeup the cadre that is going to occupy the concentration camps where enemies of the U. S. will be -placed. Remember Solzhenitsyn's words in the 'Gulag Archipelago': +placed. Remember Solzhenitsyn's words in the 'Gulag Archipelago': "Resistance should have begun right there but it did not begin. You aren't gagged, you really can and you really ought to cry out that arrests are being made on the strength of false accusations. If many such diff --git a/pythonCode/output/cncia024.xml b/pythonCode/output/cncia024.xml index 7cf57cf..9dd3fe7 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/cncia024.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/cncia024.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -

From: Bill Cooper dont.tread.on.me@usa.com +

From: Bill Cooper dont.tread.on.me@usa.com Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: READ BEFORE "THEY" DELETE! Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 22:12:01 -0400 @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ processing system was necessary which could race ahead of the society and predict when society would arrive for capitulation.

Relay computers were to slow, but the electronic computer, -invented in 1946 by J. Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly, filled +invented in 1946 by J. Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly, filled the bill.

The next breakthrough was the development of the simplex method @@ -250,11 +250,11 @@ and emotional strengths and weaknesses.

Give me control over a nation's currency, and I care not who makes its laws.

-

Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1743 - 1812)

+

Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1743 - 1812)

Today's silent weapons technology is an outgrowth of a simple idea discovered, succinctly expressed, and effectively applied by -the quoted Mr. Mayer Amschel Rothschild. Mr. Rothschild discovered +the quoted Mr. Mayer Amschel Rothschild. Mr. Rothschild discovered the missing passive component of economic theory known as economic inductance. He, of course, did not think of his discovery in these 20th-century terms, and, to be sure, mathematical analysis had to @@ -313,22 +313,22 @@ economics).

MR. ROTHSCHILD'S ENERGY DISCOVERY

-

What Mr. Rothschild had discovered was the basic principle of +

What Mr. Rothschild had discovered was the basic principle of power, influence, and control over people as applied to economics. That principle is "when you assume the appearance of power, people soon give it to you."

-

Mr. Rothschild had discovered that currency or deposit loan +

Mr. Rothschild had discovered that currency or deposit loan accounts had the required appearance of power that could be used to induce people (inductance, with people corresponding to a magnetic field) into surrendering their real wealth in exchange for a promise of greater wealth (instead of real compensation). They would put up real collateral in exchange for a loan of promissory notes. Mr. -Rothschild found that he could issue more notes than he had backing +Rothschild found that he could issue more notes than he had backing for, so long as he had someone's stock of gold as a persuader to show his customers.

-

Mr. Rothschild loaned his promissory notes to individual and to +

Mr. Rothschild loaned his promissory notes to individual and to governments. These would create overconfidence. Then he would make money scarce, tighten control of the system, and collect the collateral through the obligation of contracts. The cycle was then @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ economic system got his support.

Collection of debts was guaranteed by economic aid to the enemy of the debtor. The profit derived from this economic methodology mad -Mr. Rothschild all the more able to expand his wealth. He found that +Mr. Rothschild all the more able to expand his wealth. He found that the public greed would allow currency to be printed by government order beyond the limits (inflation) of backing in precious metal or the production of goods and services.

@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ creditors (the public which we have taught to exchange true value for inflated currency) and falling back on whatever is left of the resources of nature and regeneration of those resources.

-

Mr. Rothschild had discovered that currency gave him the power to +

Mr. Rothschild had discovered that currency gave him the power to rearrange the economic structure to his own advantage, to shift economic inductance to those economic positions which would encourage the greatest economic instability and oscillation.

@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ likewise never be underestimated. It got women the vote in 1920.

The emotional pressure for self-preservation during the time of war and the self-serving attitude of the common herd that have an option to avoid the battlefield - if junior can be persuaded to go - -is all of the pressure finally necessary to propel Johnny off to +is all of the pressure finally necessary to propel Johnny off to war. Their quiet blackmailings of him are the threats: "No sacrifice, no friends; no glory, no girlfriends."

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/cncia028.xml b/pythonCode/output/cncia028.xml index cbd6dee..b880209 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/cncia028.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/cncia028.xml @@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ http://www.natvan.com/radio/radio.html

The History and Significance of the New World Order

-

by Scott Spencer

+

by Scott Spencer

-

The author of this series, Scott Spencer, is a writer and researcher +

The author of this series, Scott Spencer, is a writer and researcher who lives in Toronto, Canada.

Introduction

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ organized Jewry is inherently hostile toward nationalism.

An early milestone of the New World Order was the French Revolution. The French monarchy, and the causes of its downfall, have been widely and deliberately misrepresented. The truth about the French monarchy -was stated by the Scottish philosopher David Hume in 1742:

+was stated by the Scottish philosopher David Hume in 1742:

Though all kinds of government be improved in modern times, yet monarchical government seems to have made the greatest advance to @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ was stated by the Scottish philosopher David Hume in 1742:

industry is encouraged; the arts flourish; and the prince lives among his subjects like a father among his children.

-

Hume added that he saw more "sources of degeneracy" in representative +

Hume added that he saw more "sources of degeneracy" in representative republics like that of England than in France, which he called "the most perfect model of pure monarchy."

@@ -100,28 +100,28 @@ Lafayette and many others had merely wanted to establish a constitutional monarchy, but as in all revolutions, the moderates did not determine the outcome.

-

But in spite of any conspiracy, Louis XVI could not have been +

But in spite of any conspiracy, Louis XVI could not have been overthrown unless he allowed himself to be overthrown.

-

This may seem a peculiar thing to say, that Louis XVI allowed himself +

This may seem a peculiar thing to say, that Louis XVI allowed himself to be overthrown, allowed his kingdom to be ruined, and subjected -himself and many others to the whim of filthy degenerates, but Louis +himself and many others to the whim of filthy degenerates, but Louis XVI was a liberal, much like the liberals we encounter today. He was an enemy to his friends and a friend to his enemies. The entire French Revolution could have been stifled on several occasions if only the King had allowed his bodyguards and his troops to deal with the gangs -of hired ruffians in the manner they so richly deserved. But no, Louis +of hired ruffians in the manner they so richly deserved. But no, Louis was a "humanitarian." In the Siege of the Tuileries the King's own Swiss guards were brutally murdered simply because he had forbidden them to raise their weapons, even in self-defense, against those hired thugs whom the King naively regarded as "the people."

-

Louis was not a congenitally stupid man, but from childhood his head +

Louis was not a congenitally stupid man, but from childhood his head had been filled with wrong ideas, the same kind of wrong ideas which public schools and the mass-media impress upon us and our children today.

-

The fate of Louis XVI should be a cautionary tale about the deadliness +

The fate of Louis XVI should be a cautionary tale about the deadliness of wrong ideas. Some wrong ideas, the "brotherhood of man," for example, are highly infectious because they appeal to wishful thinking; it is soothing and pleasant to think that violence, @@ -129,26 +129,26 @@ conflict, and death are mere vestiges of an unenlightened past, and that all unpleasantness can be avoided simply by being nice to everyone. This mode of thinking is a deadly form of self-indulgence.

-

Louis XVI had far more armed forces than were needed to crush the +

Louis XVI had far more armed forces than were needed to crush the Revolution, but he chose not to crush it. Over one million Frenchmen, many of whom were the best in the nation, were murdered -- as a consequence of his "humanitarianism."

The Bolshevik Revolution

-

Czarist Russia was naturally a prime target of Jewish malice and +

Czarist Russia was naturally a prime target of Jewish malice and defamation, since it was the last absolute monarchy in Europe. In -addition, the government of the Czar (Czar is the Russian equivalent +addition, the government of the Czar (Czar is the Russian equivalent of Kaiser or Caesar), more than any other government, had taken steps to protect its people from Jewish exploitation. The Japanese victory -over Czarist Russia in 1905 was the first great blow to the confidence -of the White world; it was brought about with the financial assistance -of Jewish bankers. Czarist Russia's defeat in 1905 was part of a long +over Czarist Russia in 1905 was the first great blow to the confidence +of the White world; it was brought about with the financial assistance +of Jewish bankers. Czarist Russia's defeat in 1905 was part of a long pattern of events, including numerous assassinations, attempted assassinations, and bombings. In the end there was the bloody ritual -murder of Czar Nicholas II and most of his family.

+murder of Czar Nicholas II and most of his family.

-

It should be noted, however, that the Czar, like Louis XVI, +

It should be noted, however, that the Czar, like Louis XVI, essentially permitted his own rule to be replaced. At first, it was replaced by a republic. The republic was weak and dissolute and ended up paving the way for a reign of terror. As in France, the better @@ -157,18 +157,18 @@ racial elements were murdered.

The preponderance of Jewish influence in the Bolshevik Revolution is thoroughly documented. Additionally, Zionism played a part. Zionism is, and was, an integral aspect of the largely Jewish New World Order. -Rabbi Moses Hess, one of the primary instigators of Zionism, was a -mentor of Karl Marx.

+Rabbi Moses Hess, one of the primary instigators of Zionism, was a +mentor of Karl Marx.

The Destruction of Britain

Zionism contributed to the destruction of Britain as a world power. -Zionism helped to dismantle the White-dominated world of our +Zionism helped to dismantle the White-dominated world of our grandfathers, ushering in the Jews' New World Order of multiracialism, the absolute rule of money, and cultural chaos.

-

In 1914 the greatest power in the White world was the British Empire. -After the First World War the alleged "victor," Great Britain, was a +

In 1914 the greatest power in the White world was the British Empire. +After the First World War the alleged "victor," Great Britain, was a second-rate power. After the Second World War, which Britain also supposedly "won," she was a third-rate power and quickly stripped of almost all her possessions. How was this great empire destroyed?

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ almost all her possessions. How was this great empire destroyed?

bankers raked in a huge debt. Britain in particular was ruinously indebted. Britain's plight would not have been so grievous had the Jewish bankers not succeeded in prolonging the war by involving the -United States. Even Winston Churchill later stated that it would have +United States. Even Winston Churchill later stated that it would have been better if the United States had stayed out of World War I.

However, it was the moral weakness of Britain's leaders which allowed @@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ bring the United States into the war against Germany if, after the war, they would be given Palestine. How were the Jews able to bring the United States into the war? Firstly, even at that time, they owned many newspapers in the United States which they used for pro-war -propaganda. And secondly, through Woodrow Wilson. Wilson was a +propaganda. And secondly, through Woodrow Wilson. Wilson was a weak-willed and self-indulgent man. He was the first U.S. president to be surrounded by Jewish "advisors" and to be thoroughly beholden to Jewish interests.

@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ Orwellian-sounding title carries the mark of one of their operations.

The New World Order and Egalitarianism

-

World War I was the first of the many wars in which young White men +

World War I was the first of the many wars in which young White men were required to shed their blood and end their lives, not to defend their borders from invaders, not to gain an increase in the territory controlled by their people, and not even to enrich their national @@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ post-war period, wrote in The Rising Tide of Color in 1920:

The European powers, while they displayed an unlimited capacity for treachery toward defeated Germany, whose people were certainly not granted self-determination, did abide by their foolish feel-good -propaganda of a "New World Order" when it came to the non-White world. -Unrest by non-Whites in British and French colonies was met with +propaganda of a "New World Order" when it came to the non-White world. +Unrest by non-Whites in British and French colonies was met with concessions, and the European empires were gradually dissolved.

It is ironic that Britain was a leading promoter of the League of @@ -265,19 +265,19 @@ bankers, who did not give a hoot about Britain's destiny. Once the Britons had developed and pacified the dark continent sufficiently for safe operation of Jewish-owned gold, copper, and diamond mines, they were disposable. Beyond this -trail-blazing function, all those White colonists were just in the -way. And the destruction of White political power in Africa +trail-blazing function, all those White colonists were just in the +way. And the destruction of White political power in Africa was an explicit part of the New World Order agenda.

A collection of essays entitled "The New World Order" was published by Oxford University Press in 1932. In the essay entitled Race Problems -in Industry and Culture, F. S. Marvin states:

+in Industry and Culture, F. S. Marvin states:

Until South Africa can not only contemplate, but insist on having, a Bantu as one of its delegation to Geneva, it has not recognized the principle.

-

Marvin also advocated the admission of the non-White hordes into White +

Marvin also advocated the admission of the non-White hordes into White homelands. He wrote:

But there does exist a teeming population in Japan, pressing for @@ -295,18 +295,18 @@ homelands. He wrote:

tasks are at hand, but to keep steadily before the eyes of all parties the hopes and duties of cooperating mankind.

-

F.S. Marvin was a professor of history and a member of the Royal +

F.S. Marvin was a professor of history and a member of the Royal Historical Society. It is absolutely terrifying that there have been, and are, men who hold positions of respect who speak such idiocy. Similarly, in more recent times, the Queen of England, in her Christmas address of 1994, praised the recent introduction of -"democracy" to South Africa. F.S. Marvin's prescription was a +"democracy" to South Africa. F.S. Marvin's prescription was a toned-down version of the tirades of lunatic abolitionists one hundred years earlier. They said the same things because they suffered from the same syndrome: sadomasochistic race-treason clothed in the sanctimonious pretension of Judaic otherworldliness.

-

The conspiracy theorists who make so much noise about Cecil Rhodes and +

The conspiracy theorists who make so much noise about Cecil Rhodes and say the New World Order is a British conspiracy are trafficking information that is not only incomplete and misleading, but grossly out of date. One of these groups is the Lyndon Larouche organization @@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ phenomena. The biggest lie, however, is that the New World Order is some sort of German or "Nazi" plot. It is primarily Jewish in origin. "Patriots" who tell you otherwise are ill-informed or liars.

-

Hitler's New European Order

+

Hitler's New European Order

Perhaps the biggest lie on the God, country, and gold coin circuit is that the National Socialist German government was a progenitor of @@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ Bolshevism was a serious menace. A Judeo-Communist regime even seized power briefly in Bavaria shortly after the war.

The liberal Weimar constitution imposed on Germany after the war was -written by Hugo Preuss, a Jew. The dominant political party of the +written by Hugo Preuss, a Jew. The dominant political party of the Weimar period was the Social Democratic Party, founded by Ferdinand Lasalle, also a Jew.

@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ ugliness. Nihilistic creeds of self-destruction were made popular by the mostly Jewish-controlled magazines and newspapers. Drug use skyrocketed. Homosexuality suddenly became "fashionable." Modern "art" replaced the beautiful images of the pre-1918 period. Pornography of -the grossest and most indecent kind was popularized. Marxism was +the grossest and most indecent kind was popularized. Marxism was preached from university lecterns and even many church pulpits. Sound familiar?

@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ simply by undergoing the ritual of baptism. For many Jews, this ritual was meaningless. It was simply submitted to as a means to achieve power.

-

In opposition to the New World Order, Hitler erected his New Order of +

In opposition to the New World Order, Hitler erected his New Order of Europe. It had some of the characteristics of the Old Order; for example, it preserved the nation-state and traditional morality. It also preserved many of Old Order's trappings, such as the customary @@ -382,20 +382,20 @@ primarily based, not on religion, but on race.

Misinformation about National Socialist Germany

A tremendous amount of malicious dishonesty has been directed against -the memory of Hitler's New European Order. For example, there has been -an effort to manipulate Christians with the lie that Adolf Hitler was -a scourge of Christianity. In fact, Adolf Hitler received a great deal +the memory of Hitler's New European Order. For example, there has been +an effort to manipulate Christians with the lie that Adolf Hitler was +a scourge of Christianity. In fact, Adolf Hitler received a great deal of support from Christian clergymen, Catholic and Lutheran. Among the smaller sects, the Seventh Day Adventist and New Apostolic churches were among the most ardent supporters of National Socialism, long before the party actually came to power.

-

Another lie is that Hitler was a member of the Thule Society. Such a -society did exist, but Hitler regarded it as an embarrassment. You may +

Another lie is that Hitler was a member of the Thule Society. Such a +society did exist, but Hitler regarded it as an embarrassment. You may read his opinion of its freakish "occult" characters in the last chapter of Book I of Mein Kampf.

-

It is also a lie that Hitler took away the guns from the German +

It is also a lie that Hitler took away the guns from the German people. The promoters of this falsehood usually make the insinuation by means of a verbal shell-game, in which they distort the actual disarming of non-citizen, non-German, Jewish deportees during the war @@ -407,22 +407,22 @@ fact, private ownership of guns persisted in Germany until the New World Order forces of the Allies rolled in and confiscated guns, and converted Germany into a brainwashed province of the New World Order.

-

This myth of Hitler the gun-grabber has been promoted most +

This myth of Hitler the gun-grabber has been promoted most vociferously by an organization calling itself "Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership." It should be clear that Jews in general are a very biased source of information about -Hitler.

+Hitler.

-

Why Is Hitler Demonized?

+

Why Is Hitler Demonized?

-

Hitler is accused of many things he did not do, but there is one thing +

Hitler is accused of many things he did not do, but there is one thing he did do. He broke the Jews' grip on Germany and restored Germany to the German people. This fact is reflected in his popularity; during -most of his administration, Adolf Hitler was favorably regarded by +most of his administration, Adolf Hitler was favorably regarded by more than 90% of the German people -- a popularity which no American President has ever matched.

-

Because Hitler put the interests of his own people first, and freed +

Because Hitler put the interests of his own people first, and freed them from the New World Order, World Jewry declared war on Germany in 1933. They revived essentially the same propaganda they had used against the Kaiser. With appropriate changes, the same kind of @@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ propaganda is used to rouse us against whoever the current enemy of the New World Order happens to be.

Heaven forbid that our people should ever have a strong leader who -cares for our survival as a people, as Hitler cared for +cares for our survival as a people, as Hitler cared for Germany. That would not suit the New World Order at all!

And that is why the obsession with the democratic republic as a form @@ -447,12 +447,12 @@ government should not be whether it is a "big government" or a "democratic" government, but whether it is a government which serves us -- or serves our enemies.

-

It is absurd to moralize against Adolf Hitler for setting up a strong +

It is absurd to moralize against Adolf Hitler for setting up a strong government to preserve his people from the New World Order. It is absurd to criticize him for not acting like a typical American conservative -- for not using approaches that have always failed. Conservatives always compromise; they use half-measures and try to be -nice to everyone. It is to Hitler's credit that he saw clearly what +nice to everyone. It is to Hitler's credit that he saw clearly what had to be done and did it, with very little compromise. Let us no longer make virtues of irresolution and weakness; let us no longer moralize against success.

@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ moralize against success.

The New World Order Is Here Now

All of those so called "patriots," with their flag-waving and their -knee-jerk tendency to link everything bad to Hitler -- including, most +knee-jerk tendency to link everything bad to Hitler -- including, most ironically, the New World Order -- have built their house on quicksand, for it is the United States of America since 1933 which has been the enforcer of the New World Order, and it was Germany and her @@ -472,18 +472,18 @@ New World Order is not some future threat. It rules now.

The New World Order crowd has been at the levers of power in the United States during most of this century. They experienced a -temporary setback in the 1920s, during the Harding and Coolidge +temporary setback in the 1920s, during the Harding and Coolidge administrations, when popular sentiment recognized that the First World War had been a grievous error. During the 1920s immigration was drastically reduced, and a number of Jewish subversives were even -deported. But since the Great Depression swept Franklin Roosevelt and +deported. But since the Great Depression swept Franklin Roosevelt and his retinue of Jews and Communists into power, the New World Order has had uninterrupted control of the United States Government. -The McCarthy era marked the last important attempt to regain control -of the United States government for the American people. McCarthyism +The McCarthy era marked the last important attempt to regain control +of the United States government for the American people. McCarthyism failed because the full depth and racial nature of the problem were not recognized and faced in a forthright manner. Most of the patriotic -efforts since McCarthy have been far more timid, far less inclined to +efforts since McCarthy have been far more timid, far less inclined to call a spade a spade and, as a consequence, have failed utterly.

The Scare Word "Nazi"

@@ -507,8 +507,8 @@ documentary "proving" the evil "racism" and "oppression" that were omnipresent in the Old America. However, anyone over 40 can remember America was freer, safer, more cultured, more prosperous, and more optimistic then than now. Exempt from demonization, of course, are New -World Order change agents like the Marxist profligate "Martin Luther" -King and the unspeakable Franklin Roosevelt, who were doing their best +World Order change agents like the Marxist profligate "Martin Luther" +King and the unspeakable Franklin Roosevelt, who were doing their best to destroy the Old America and everything it stood for. They are not demonized, but are regarded as heroes, if not saints!

@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ rest of it.

The real reason, and in fact the only reason, National Socialist Germany is demonized is the same reason that pre-1965 -America is demonized: Both favored the survival of the White race. +America is demonized: Both favored the survival of the White race. This is a crime that the New World Order cannot forgive.

Resistance to the New World Order

@@ -591,31 +591,31 @@ schools and the Jewish-controlled media have made sure that we know by heart: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . ." Now, it is obvious to almost everyone that individual human beings are not born equal to each other. On the face -of it, Thomas Jefferson's statement is blatantly, and even -embarrassingly, untrue. Jefferson himself later advocated repatriation +of it, Thomas Jefferson's statement is blatantly, and even +embarrassingly, untrue. Jefferson himself later advocated repatriation of Blacks to Africa. This may give us some insight into his more mature and considered views. Unfortunately however, he did write that phrase.

-

During the Enlightenment, leading philosophers such as John Locke and -Jean Jacques Rousseau seriously argued that everyone was born mentally -identical. Locke's term for the condition of the mind at birth was +

During the Enlightenment, leading philosophers such as John Locke and +Jean Jacques Rousseau seriously argued that everyone was born mentally +identical. Locke's term for the condition of the mind at birth was tabula rasa, Latin for "blank slate." Racial differences were thought to be due to environmental influence over the course of just a few generations. These fallacies, part of the intellectual universe in -which Thomas Jefferson lived, were overturned in the nineteenth -century. Many scientists, including Charles Darwin, began making -discoveries that showed human equality was a myth. Darwin dealt a +which Thomas Jefferson lived, were overturned in the nineteenth +century. Many scientists, including Charles Darwin, began making +discoveries that showed human equality was a myth. Darwin dealt a death blow to the superstitions of the Enlightenment by providing evidence that man was part of the animal kingdom in which all are clearly not created equal.

-

Darwin wrote that men are not tabulae rasae; human motivations and +

Darwin wrote that men are not tabulae rasae; human motivations and emotions are based on instincts. These are at least partially hereditary, and differ from one race to another. More recently, mainstream psychology has largely acknowledged that the characteristics of the mind are largely hereditary, although the -Politically Correct adherents of the Boas school still +Politically Correct adherents of the Boas school still argue the point.

Science should have utterly dispelled the belief that all men are @@ -626,10 +626,10 @@ regarded as a holy relic until about the 1840s, when it was put on display in the National Portrait Gallery, at the urging of Daniel Webster.

-

When "Martin Luther" King Jr. spoke in Washington, DC, in 1963, he +

When "Martin Luther" King Jr. spoke in Washington, DC, in 1963, he used the words in the Declaration as if they were a debt instrument. He said, 'you claim to believe this; you must act accordingly.' -(Perhaps his Jewish and Communist associate, Stanley Levison, had +(Perhaps his Jewish and Communist associate, Stanley Levison, had something to do with it.) It is a dramatic illustration of the latent destructive power of wrong ideas.

@@ -648,8 +648,8 @@ equal."

level. We are indeed fortunate to have the rights which the Constitution expresses, but that piece of paper did not create them. These rights are part of the Anglo Saxon tradition and spring from the -soul of our branch of the White race. The republican form of -government has hardly existed outside of the White world (except in +soul of our branch of the White race. The republican form of +government has hardly existed outside of the White world (except in name) because it presupposes a self-discipline and independence of thought which are characteristic primarily of our race. When the republican form is transplanted to Africa or Asia, it simply does not @@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ on the Jews' good side, to point to some Gentile stooge as an excuse to avoid implicating the Jews. The so-called Jewish "patriots" can also be counted on to do this. The fact that these essentially Jewish organizations try to ensnare Gentile stooges is not at all surprising -in light of Isaiah 61, which states:

+in light of Isaiah 61, which states:

Aliens shall stand and feed your flocks, foreigners shall be your plowmen and vine dressers; but you shall be called the priests of @@ -702,41 +702,41 @@ in light of Isaiah 61, which states:

or some equivalent thereof.

Grand Orient Freemasonry and quasi-Masonic secret societies such as -Adam Weishaupt's Order of Illuminati had an important role in inciting +Adam Weishaupt's Order of Illuminati had an important role in inciting the French Revolution. The Grand Orient Lodge of Freemasonry, notorious for being Jewish-controlled, horrified Europe by ordering -that Louis XVI be executed.

+that Louis XVI be executed.

-

Jewish writer Max Dimont states in Jews, God, and History that there +

Jewish writer Max Dimont states in Jews, God, and History that there was an addition to Cabalism in the 16th century, which has significant implications:

A new metaphysical philosophy was injected into Cabalism in the sixteenth century by one of the great Cabalistic scholars, Isaac - Luria (1534-1572), known as Ari, 'the lion.' Luria held that all + Luria (1534-1572), known as Ari, 'the lion.' Luria held that all matter and thought evolved through a three stage cycle: tzimtzum, - literally 'contraction' or thesis; shevirat hakeilim, literally + literally 'contraction' or thesis; shevirat hakeilim, literally 'breaking of the vessels' or antithesis; and tikkun, literally 'restoration' or synthesis.

That last Hebrew term, tikkun, you have heard before: It is the name -of Rabbi Michael Lerner's Jewish magazine. It was Rabbi Lerner who was -the spiritual advisor of First Lady Hillary Clinton. It was Rabbi -Lerner who put the words "politics of meaning" into her mouth.

+of Rabbi Michael Lerner's Jewish magazine. It was Rabbi Lerner who was +the spiritual advisor of First Lady Hillary Clinton. It was Rabbi +Lerner who put the words "politics of meaning" into her mouth.

-

Also notable is Jacob Frank, a Jew and the leader of the Frankists. +

Also notable is Jacob Frank, a Jew and the leader of the Frankists. They also called themselves the "Illuminated." This group was part of what is called the "Jewish Reformation," which also included Hasidic Judaism. Jewish writer, Norman F. Cantor, states in The Sacred Chain: the History of the Jews:

-

Central to Frank's doctrine, and practiced by him and some of his +

Central to Frank's doctrine, and practiced by him and some of his followers, was the legitimacy of sexual promiscuity based on the assumption, from Cabalistic derivation, that sexual activity was a form of cosmic healing, unifying the spiritual and material realms.

-

The "free love" advocated and practiced by Jacob Frank and his ilk was +

The "free love" advocated and practiced by Jacob Frank and his ilk was echoed in the French Revolution, in the Bolshevik Revolution, in the radical abolitionist movement of the American Civil War era, and in the hippie movement of the 60s.

@@ -753,46 +753,46 @@ example of the Jewish "ideals" of universal human equality, which are vended to the gullible.

The general character of the abolitionists is suggested by a memoir of -Henry B. Stanton, who attended a convention of abolitionists in +Henry B. Stanton, who attended a convention of abolitionists in Boston:

There was a representative array on the front seats, near the - platform. First was Garrison, his countenance calling to mind the - pictures of the prophet Isaiah in a rapt mood; next was the fine - Roman head of Wendell Phillips; at his right was Father Lampson, + platform. First was Garrison, his countenance calling to mind the + pictures of the prophet Isaiah in a rapt mood; next was the fine + Roman head of Wendell Phillips; at his right was Father Lampson, so called, a crazy loon -- his hair and flowing beard as white as the driven snow. He was the inventor of the valuable scythe-snath, and invariably carried a snath in his hand. His forte was selling his wares on secular days and disturbing - religious meetings on Sunday. Next to Lampson sat - Edmund Quincy, high born and wealthy, the son of the famous - President Quincy [of Harvard]. Next to Quincy was Abigail Folsom, + religious meetings on Sunday. Next to Lampson sat + Edmund Quincy, high born and wealthy, the son of the famous + President Quincy [of Harvard]. Next to Quincy was Abigail Folsom, another lunatic, with a shock of unkempt hair reaching down to her - waist. At her right was George W. Mellen, clad in the military + waist. At her right was George W. Mellen, clad in the military costume of the Revolution, and fancying himself to be General - Washington, because he was named after him. Poor Mellen died in + Washington, because he was named after him. Poor Mellen died in an asylum.

Another prominent figure in Radical Abolitionism was Victoria Woodhull, who was also a feminist, an occultist, and a -Communist. Stanton continues:

+Communist. Stanton continues:

As if her time did not pass spectacularly enough, Victoria Woodhull organized an American section of the International Workingmen's Association [the First Communist International]. In - this endeavor her chief ally was William West . . . Their section + this endeavor her chief ally was William West . . . Their section of the International advocated woman's suffrage and sexual - freedom as well as Stephen Pearl Andrews' pet theories of + freedom as well as Stephen Pearl Andrews' pet theories of universal language and "pantarchical" order."

-

These flakes were an embarrassment even to the Marxists. In the -interests of party orthodoxy, Victoria Woodhull's section was expelled -from the party when Marx relocated the center of World Communism from +

These flakes were an embarrassment even to the Marxists. In the +interests of party orthodoxy, Victoria Woodhull's section was expelled +from the party when Marx relocated the center of World Communism from London to New York City in 1872.

-

In 1863 Henry C. Wright published The Self-Abnegationist, which was a -reaction against the findings of Charles Darwin vis a vis the -implications for man. Wright defined self-abnegation in these terms: +

In 1863 Henry C. Wright published The Self-Abnegationist, which was a +reaction against the findings of Charles Darwin vis a vis the +implications for man. Wright defined self-abnegation in these terms: "Suffer rather than inflict suffering; die, rather than kill."

He further explains:

@@ -805,10 +805,10 @@ implications for man. Wright defined self-abnegation in these terms: law of his nature, to which he will find his heaven in being obedient.

-

Mainstream historian Lewis Perry states that there was behind radical +

Mainstream historian Lewis Perry states that there was behind radical abolitionism a religious movement called "Perfectionism," which is "the quest for perfect holiness and the idea that such perfection -might be immediately possible." Perry further states:

+might be immediately possible." Perry further states:

Perfectionist ideas permeated the major denominations and inspired a variety of shockingly radical splinter movements. It @@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ might be immediately possible." Perry further states:

to be perfect to attack the practices of institutional churches and hold themselves to new standards of morality. Rumors of sexual promiscuity particularly haunted the career of - perfectionism in upstate New York. John Humphrey Noyes + perfectionism in upstate New York. John Humphrey Noyes proceeded from the development of perfectionist religious theories to preach common marriage among the saints, a belief which, as practiced by Noyes and his followers at the Oneida @@ -828,23 +828,23 @@ might be immediately possible." Perry further states:

The combination of the term "perfectionism" with the advocacy of sexual promiscuity is a suggestive parallel to Jewish Cabalism. Adam -Weishaupt's Order of the Illuminati was also known as the -Perfektibilisten. We return to Perry:

+Weishaupt's Order of the Illuminati was also known as the +Perfektibilisten. We return to Perry:

-

The most notorious perfectionist was John Humphrey Noyes. Noyes +

The most notorious perfectionist was John Humphrey Noyes. Noyes had been brought up as an orthodox New Englander and educated in the 'New Divinity' at Yale." After a meeting with abolitionist - leader William Lloyd Garrison, Noyes announced that he had + leader William Lloyd Garrison, Noyes announced that he had retracted his allegiance to the United States government and now - championed the claim of Jesus Christ to the throne of the world. + championed the claim of Jesus Christ to the throne of the world. He depicted the government as a fat libertine flogging Negroes and torturing Indians. . . . "My hope of the millennium," he - wrote, "begins where Dr. Beecher's expires -- viz, at the + wrote, "begins where Dr. Beecher's expires -- viz, at the overthrow of this nation."

-

James Russell Lowell, a prominent abolitionist, explicitly advocated +

James Russell Lowell, a prominent abolitionist, explicitly advocated race-mixing, on the grounds that mulatto offspring would be more -submissive -- more "Christian" -- than the White race. He wrote:

+submissive -- more "Christian" -- than the White race. He wrote:

We have never had any doubt that the African race was intended to introduce a new element of civilization, and that the Caucasian @@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ submissive -- more "Christian" -- than the White race. He wrote:

seemingly humble, but truly more noble, qualities which teach it to obey.

-

Abolitionist Henry C. Wright stated in 1857 what would become the +

Abolitionist Henry C. Wright stated in 1857 what would become the actual agenda of the Reconstruction period:

A baptism of blood awaits the slave holder and his abettors. So @@ -870,27 +870,27 @@ actual agenda of the Reconstruction period:

willingly and penitently let their slaves go free.

It should be noted that, aside from the grotesque dream of forced -miscegenation, Wright's vision is not essentially different -from that of Karl Marx; it was an axiom of Marxist anarchism that +miscegenation, Wright's vision is not essentially different +from that of Karl Marx; it was an axiom of Marxist anarchism that workers were in fact slaves, who would one day change places with their masters.

-

Marxism: Illuminism Reincarnate

+

Marxism: Illuminism Reincarnate

-

Karl Marx, though he disclaimed the Jewish religion, was the +

Karl Marx, though he disclaimed the Jewish religion, was the descendent of a long line of rabbis. Both his father and mother -were Jews. His father, Heinrich, a well-to-do lawyer who was a dutiful +were Jews. His father, Heinrich, a well-to-do lawyer who was a dutiful follower of the Enlightenment philosophers, was faced with a choice of being baptized or giving up his profession. He chose the former.

-

Karl Marx had no mystical pretensions whatsoever; he called his +

Karl Marx had no mystical pretensions whatsoever; he called his ideology "dialectical materialism," incorporating a semblance of the Hegelian philosophy which was the popular, mainstream philosophy of that time.

One often hears patriotic broadcasters refer vaguely to "the Hegelian dialectic," as if Hegelianism itself were a tool of conspiracy. In -fact, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels both stated repeatedly that the +fact, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels both stated repeatedly that the Hegelian dialectic, as espoused by Hegel, was not and could not be an instrument of conspiracy. I consider it important to exonerate Hegel because it appears as part of a general knee-jerk tendency to dump on @@ -906,23 +906,23 @@ and "left" in politics. They claim that the left stands for "more government" and that the right stands for "less government," that Communism is the extreme of the left and Anarchy the extreme of the right. This conception of the political spectrum is a false one. -Historically, Marxism has embraced both Communism and Anarchism. The -Anarchists of 100 years ago, such as Alexander Birkman and "Red Emma" -Goldman, were called "Reds," and they were indeed Marxists who used -the familiar Marxist slogans. On the ostensible premise that society -makes men bad, the Marxist ideal is precisely the elimination of all +Historically, Marxism has embraced both Communism and Anarchism. The +Anarchists of 100 years ago, such as Alexander Birkman and "Red Emma" +Goldman, were called "Reds," and they were indeed Marxists who used +the familiar Marxist slogans. On the ostensible premise that society +makes men bad, the Marxist ideal is precisely the elimination of all government, and of all other social barriers -- the same ideal which -Adam Weishaupt espoused. The real motive behind this abhorrence of +Adam Weishaupt espoused. The real motive behind this abhorrence of social barriers is simply the Jews' desire to recreate our society in their own image, so that they will have a free hand to engage in -power-seeking activities without the barriers that traditional White +power-seeking activities without the barriers that traditional White societies imposed on them. They would like to freely engage in all the abhorrent practices which emanate from the Jewish soul and are condoned by their Jewish lawbook, the Talmud.

Perhaps it is clear now why laissez faire is so widely touted by Jews -like Milton Friedman and Ayn Rand. Laissez faire and Marxism are not -the opposites that most of our people assume them to be. Marxism +like Milton Friedman and Ayn Rand. Laissez faire and Marxism are not +the opposites that most of our people assume them to be. Marxism actually goes farther than laissez faire, advocating a never-never land in which there is no government whatsoever.

@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ land in which there is no government whatsoever.

1889 book Anarchy and Anarchists: a History of the Red Terror and the Social Revolution in America and Europe:

-

It [anarchism] is founded upon the teachings of Karl Marx and his +

It [anarchism] is founded upon the teachings of Karl Marx and his disciples, and it aims directly at the complete destruction of all forms of government and religion. It offers no solution of the problems which will arise when society, as we understand it, @@ -939,26 +939,26 @@ Social Revolution in America and Europe:

later.

When one considers that anarchism is, in fact, laissez faire carried a -step farther, it becomes apparent that Marxism and the beloved laissez +step farther, it becomes apparent that Marxism and the beloved laissez faire doctrine of today's so-called Conservatives are intimately related. The two philosophies are in fact striving toward the same impossible goal: a world without any constraints or conflict, and with -plenty for everyone. The salient element in Marxism and laissez faire -is the drive to abolish the constraints and the order of healthy White +plenty for everyone. The salient element in Marxism and laissez faire +is the drive to abolish the constraints and the order of healthy White society. The bribe which these Jewish doctrines offer to their Gentile adherents is a license for self-indulgence In the name of laissez faire, our millionaires justify stabbing American workingmen in the -back by importing workers from the non-White world. And under Marxist +back by importing workers from the non-White world. And under Marxist inspiration, the so-called "civil rights" movement was organized. Now, it is obvious that the so-called "civil rights" movement resulted in -less freedom for White people, but it has on the whole, by its +less freedom for White people, but it has on the whole, by its destruction of communities and social norms, increased the level of anarchy, in the sense of chaos, in our society.

Furthermore, although it did produce an expansion of government, the really significant thing is that the government has been perverted. -The big government we have today is distinctly anti-White and is -pernicious in ways that a pro-White government of equal proportions +The big government we have today is distinctly anti-White and is +pernicious in ways that a pro-White government of equal proportions would not be. Indeed if an equally powerful state had been organized for the purpose of fighting off the enemies of our race, perhaps we would not have been conquered by infiltration as we have been today.

@@ -968,21 +968,21 @@ would not have been conquered by infiltration as we have been today.

Any people which is at war will necessarily have a big government, and that is true whether the enemy is internal or external. The reason why our enemies, the enemies of our race, have built up a big government -is that they have marked us, racially conscious White men and women -(and really all White people) as enemies in our own land. Big +is that they have marked us, racially conscious White men and women +(and really all White people) as enemies in our own land. Big government has been built up to wage war against us. Should we ever gain control of the seat of power, any scruples about using "big government" against our enemies will be a disaster, a snatching of defeat from the jaws of victory. The redefinition of "conservative" to mean "laissez faire" would be crippling at the very brink of victory. -A government in the hands of White patriots will have to be a +A government in the hands of White patriots will have to be a powerful government if it is to correct all the damage that has been -done by the current anti-White regime.

+done by the current anti-White regime.

So the question of left and right is not a question of more or less government. The original "rightists," were supporting the big -government (for its time) of Louis XVI, and the original "leftists" -like Weishaupt advocated anarchy. But anarchism is always +government (for its time) of Louis XVI, and the original "leftists" +like Weishaupt advocated anarchy. But anarchism is always a transitional ideology; anarchy is a power-vacuum, and Nature abhors a vacuum. Ultimately, the question is whether we will live in a society ordered according to the character of our own race or @@ -990,8 +990,8 @@ according to the demands of that vastly different Middle Eastern race.

This anti-government attitude among patriots is understandable, because in the United States our experiences with big government are -almost all bad. Really big government in the U.S. began with Franklin -Roosevelt. In the U.S., more government has always meant more racially +almost all bad. Really big government in the U.S. began with Franklin +Roosevelt. In the U.S., more government has always meant more racially destructive policies. This is simply because of the malevolent entity which controls our government. A government that is truly of, by, and for our people would not be of that nature, so the axiom that @@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ our people, or whether it is run by and for the enemies of our people.

Today in the United States both political parties are universalist, and both see man as a mainly economic entity. They share -these characteristics with Marxism. The only valid alternative, the +these characteristics with Marxism. The only valid alternative, the only true antithesis to the New World Order, is a society based on race. Only by establishing a race-based society can America and the civilization of the West survive. Only by establishing a race-based @@ -1022,9 +1022,9 @@ Great Depression. The abrupt stock-market crash which heralded the Depression did not take the leaders of Jewry by surprise. Some have argued that the Jews used their control of credit through the Federal Reserve System, which they had in place from the days of their puppet -Woodrow Wilson, to engineer the stock-market crash. Regardless of +Woodrow Wilson, to engineer the stock-market crash. Regardless of whether the Jews caused the crash, manipulated it, or merely had -inside knowledge of it; evidence suggests that Bernard Baruch (an +inside knowledge of it; evidence suggests that Bernard Baruch (an extremely wealthy Jewish speculator who had been one of the Jewish string pullers behind Wilson and virtual economic czar during World War I), knew exactly when the crash was coming. He abruptly pulled all @@ -1034,10 +1034,10 @@ able to buy up American industry for practically nothing.

It is an old saw that money is the mother's milk of political campaigns. With their vastly increased share of the American pie, -and with a smear campaign, the Jews were able to blame Herbert Hoover -for the depression and replace him with their puppet Roosevelt, who -had run as a Conservative but governed as a Marxist socialist and did -not let the Constitution get in his way. Roosevelt was also notorious +and with a smear campaign, the Jews were able to blame Herbert Hoover +for the depression and replace him with their puppet Roosevelt, who +had run as a Conservative but governed as a Marxist socialist and did +not let the Constitution get in his way. Roosevelt was also notorious for stocking the executive branch with large numbers of Communists and Jews; many of whom remained for decades.

@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ to this day.

At the end of the Second Fratricidal War in Europe, genuine patriotic Americans like George S. Patton urged that Bolshevism be finished off -by military means. Several years later, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy +by military means. Several years later, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy published America's Retreat from Victory, which argued that the reason why the opportunity to destroy Bolshevism had not been grasped was that the American government was controlled by Communist sympathizers @@ -1100,16 +1100,16 @@ not about "rights" but about enforcing equality. This movement was planned by the Jews after the Second World War and was carried out at the tactical level by Jewish agitators and fellow travelers who held positions of influence in the media and universities. This war against -the White race was also waged by Gentile stooges like Dwight David -Eisenhower, who appointed Earl Warren to the Supreme Court, then said +the White race was also waged by Gentile stooges like Dwight David +Eisenhower, who appointed Earl Warren to the Supreme Court, then said "Oops!" with a pretended look of surprise. Nevertheless, he did not neglect to send paratroopers to Little Rock to enforce the Warren -Court's anti-White agenda. Eisenhower, the protege of Bernard Baruch, +Court's anti-White agenda. Eisenhower, the protege of Bernard Baruch, had also been the first "supreme commander" of the Soviet-American alliance that called itself the "United Nations" even before Communist -agent Alger Hiss chaired the nominal founding meeting of that -organization in San Francisco several years later. Eisenhower's mentor -Baruch was also a leader of the Jewish community in the Western +agent Alger Hiss chaired the nominal founding meeting of that +organization in San Francisco several years later. Eisenhower's mentor +Baruch was also a leader of the Jewish community in the Western Hemisphere; at this point it is very clear how everything ties together.

@@ -1118,31 +1118,31 @@ together.

What threatens America most today is immigration. The United States government has for years been under-funding its border patrol and refusing to take adequate measures to curb the illegal immigration of -fast-breeding mestizos. You will recall that non-White immigration was -part of the New World Order program described by F.S. Marvin in 1932. +fast-breeding mestizos. You will recall that non-White immigration was +part of the New World Order program described by F.S. Marvin in 1932. In Canada this destructive immigration is part of official government -policy. Almost one-quarter of a million largely non-White immigrants +policy. Almost one-quarter of a million largely non-White immigrants enter Canada legally every year, despite horrendous unemployment among -the White population. The U.S. government pursues by subterfuge the +the White population. The U.S. government pursues by subterfuge the very same New World Order policy which the Canadian government pursues openly, and which the British government pursued by bringing Blacks into Britain.

One would have to be brain-dead to believe that the motive for -bringing these fast-breeding non-White populations into our +bringing these fast-breeding non-White populations into our homelands is in any way charitable, since any relief afforded to Mexico by emigration will quickly be cancelled by population increase. The population of Mexico doubles every nineteen years! Current policies will lead to the entire world being overpopulated with brown men and women.

-

As America becomes increasingly non-White, it will also become +

As America becomes increasingly non-White, it will also become increasingly unfree. A people united by common blood and common values need few laws, few prisons, and few policemen to get along peaceably. Multicultural empires are not known for their freedom.

-

Non-White America, populated by mulattos and mestizos, will be easier -for our enemies to control and exploit, and whatever White minority +

Non-White America, populated by mulattos and mestizos, will be easier +for our enemies to control and exploit, and whatever White minority remains, if it adheres to the representative process, will be perennially behind the eight-ball, always outvoted by racial aliens being manipulated by our enemies. It seems to me that those @@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ direction: toward a United States in which the Constitution is a revered artifact with even less influence than it has today.

We do not have to accept this fate, nor will the fight be impossible! -Louis XVI and Czar Nicholas II died because they lacked the will to +Louis XVI and Czar Nicholas II died because they lacked the will to resist and didn't even really try. We understand what is happening. A highly motivated and disciplined minority can change the course of history. It has happened before. In fact, it has seldom happened any diff --git a/pythonCode/output/cncja006.xml b/pythonCode/output/cncja006.xml index f808407..059f60b 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/cncja006.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/cncja006.xml @@ -7,12 +7,12 @@

A two-part speech.

Copyright (C) 1987 The Other Americas Radio - John Stockwell is the highest-ranking CIA official ever to leave the + John Stockwell is the highest-ranking CIA official ever to leave the agency and go public. He ran a CIA intelligence-gathering post in Vietnam, was the task-force commander of the CIA's secret war in Angola in 1975 and 1976, and was awarded the Medal of Merit before he resigned. Stockwell's book In Search of Enemies, published by W.W. -Norton 1978, is an international best-seller. This is a transcript of +Norton 1978, is an international best-seller. This is a transcript of a lecture he gave in June, 1986.

The policy of The Other Americas Radio regarding reproducing this @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Santa Barbara, CA 93102

For the on-line (electronic) version of this transcription, contact toad@nl.cs.cmu.edu on the ARPA network, or retrieve, via FTP, the file -/usr/toad/text/talk/speech.doc or /usr/toad/text/talk/speech.mss from +/usr/toad/text/talk/speech.doc or /usr/toad/text/talk/speech.mss from the NL.CS.CMU.EDU vax. Also available as a paper manuscript, or digitally on disk. Write to P.O.Box 81795, Pittsburgh, PA 15217.

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ digitally on disk. Write to P.O.Box 81795, Pittsburgh, PA 15217.

"I did 13 years in the CIA altogether. I sat on a subcommittee of the NSC, so I was like a chief of staff, with the GS-18s (like 3-star -generals) Henry Kissinger, Bill Colby (the CIA director), the GS-18s +generals) Henry Kissinger, Bill Colby (the CIA director), the GS-18s and the CIA, making the important decisions and my job was to put it all together and make it happen and run it, an interesting place from which to watch a covert action being done....

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ manipulates the press. We're going to talk about how and why the U.S. is pouring money into El Salvador, and preparing to invade Nicaragua; how all of this concerns us so directly. I'm going to try to explain to you the other side of terrorism; that is, the other side of what -Secretary of State Shultz talks about. In doing this, we'll talk +Secretary of State Shultz talks about. In doing this, we'll talk about the Korean war, the Vietnam war, and the Central American war.

Everything I'm going to talk to you about is represented, one way or @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ just couldn't see the point.

We were doing things it seemed because we were there, because it was our function, we were bribing people, corrupting people, and not protecting the U.S. in any visible way. I had a chance to go drinking -with this Larry Devlin, a famous CIA case officer who had overthrown +with this Larry Devlin, a famous CIA case officer who had overthrown Patrice Lumumba, and had him killed in 1960, back in the Congo. He was moving into the Africa division Chief. I talked to him in Addis Ababa at length one night, and he was giving me an explanation - I was @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ understand national security, and you can make the big decisions. Now, get to work, and stop, you know, this philosophizing.'

And I said, `Aye-aye sir, sorry sir, a bit out of line sir'. It's a -very powerful argument, our presidents use it on us. President Reagan +very powerful argument, our presidents use it on us. President Reagan has used it on the American people, saying, `if you knew what I know about the situation in Central America, you would understand why it's necessary for us to intervene.'

@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ end of our long involvement in Vietnam....

I had been designated as the task-force commander that would run this secret war [in Angola in 1975 and 1976].... and what I figured out was that in this job, I would sit on a sub-committee of the -National Security Council, this office that Larry Devlin has told me +National Security Council, this office that Larry Devlin has told me about where they had access to all the information about Angola, about the whole world, and I would finally understand national security. And I couldn't resist the opportunity to know. I knew the CIA was not @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ say I wouldn't be standing in front of you tonight if I had found these wise men making these tough decisions. What I found, quite frankly, was fat old men sleeping through sub-committee meetings of the NSC in which we were making decisions that were killing people in -Africa. I mean literally. Senior ambassador Ed Mulcahy... would go +Africa. I mean literally. Senior ambassador Ed Mulcahy... would go to sleep in nearly every one of these meetings....

You can change the names in my book [about Angola] [13] and you've @@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ to create this picture of Cubans raping Angolans, Cubans and Soviets introducing arms into the conflict, Cubans and Russians trying to take over the world.

-

Our ambassador to the United Nations, Patrick Moynihan, he read +

Our ambassador to the United Nations, Patrick Moynihan, he read continuous statements of our position to the Security Council, the general assembly, and the press conferences, saying the Russians and Cubans were responsible for the conflict, and that we were staying @@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ create this impression of Soviet and Cuban aggression in Angola. When they were in fact responding to our initiatives.

And the CIA director was required by law to brief the Congress. -This CIA director Bill Colby - the same one that dumped our people in +This CIA director Bill Colby - the same one that dumped our people in Vietnam - he gave 36 briefings of the Congress, the oversight committees, about what we were doing in Angola. And he lied. At 36 formal briefings. And such lies are perjury, and it's a felony to lie @@ -352,18 +352,18 @@ earnest, after having been taught to fight communists all my life. I went to see what communists were all about. I went to Cuba to see if they do in fact eat babies for breakfast. And I found they don't. I went to Budapest, a country that even national geographic admits is -working nicely. I went to Jamaica to talk to Michael Manley about his +working nicely. I went to Jamaica to talk to Michael Manley about his theories of social democracy.

-

I went to Grenada and established a dialogue with Maurice Bishop and -Bernard Cord and Phyllis Cord, to see - these were all educated +

I went to Grenada and established a dialogue with Maurice Bishop and +Bernard Cord and Phyllis Cord, to see - these were all educated people, and experienced people - and they had a theory, they had something they wanted to do, they had rationales and explanations - and I went repeatedly to hear them. And then of course I saw the U.S., the CIA mounting a covert action against them, I saw us orchestrating our plan to invade the country. 19 days before he was -killed, I was in Grenada talking to Maurice Bishop about these things, -these indicators, the statements in the press by Ronald Reagan, and he +killed, I was in Grenada talking to Maurice Bishop about these things, +these indicators, the statements in the press by Ronald Reagan, and he and I were both acknowledging that it was almost certain that the U.S. would invade Grenada in the near future.

@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ performed since 1961]. What I found was that lots and lots of people have been killed in these things.... Some of them are very, very bloody.

-

The Indonesian covert action of 1965, reported by Ralph McGehee, who +

The Indonesian covert action of 1965, reported by Ralph McGehee, who was in that area division, and had documents on his desk, in his custody about that operation. He said that one of the documents concluded that this was a model operation that should be copied @@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ killed.

There is a mood, a sentiment in Washington, by our leadership today, for the past 4 years, that a good communist is a dead communist. If you're killing 1 to 3 million communists, that's great. President -Reagan has gone public and said he would reduce the Soviet Union to a +Reagan has gone public and said he would reduce the Soviet Union to a pile of ashes. The problem, though, is that these people killed by our national security activities are not communists. They're not Russians, they're not KGB. In the field we used to play chess with @@ -462,10 +462,10 @@ Soviet Union during that same period of time.

marines in Nicaragua....

The next three leaders of Guatemala [after the CIA installed the -puppet, Colonel Armaz in a coup] died violent deaths, and amnesty +puppet, Colonel Armaz in a coup] died violent deaths, and amnesty international tells us that the governments we've supported in power there since then, have killed 80,000 people. You can read about that -one in the book Bitter Fruit, by Schlesinger and Kinzer. [5] Kinzer's +one in the book Bitter Fruit, by Schlesinger and Kinzer. [5] Kinzer's a New York Times Journalist... or Jonathan Kwitny, the Wall Street Journal reporter, his book Endless Enemies [7] - all discuss this....

@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ payroll, trained by the CIA and the United States.

We had the `public safety program' going throughout Central and Latin America for 26 years, in which we taught them to break up subversion by interrogating people. Interrogation, including torture, -the way the CIA taught it. Dan Metrione, the famous exponent of these +the way the CIA taught it. Dan Metrione, the famous exponent of these things, did 7 years in Brazil and 3 in Uruguay, teaching interrogation, teaching torture. He was supposed to be the master of the business, how to apply the right amount of pain, at just the right @@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ wire between the teeth and the other one in or around the genitals and you could crank and submit the individual to the greatest amount of pain, supposedly, that the human body can register.

-

Now how do you teach torture? Dan Metrione: `I can teach you about +

Now how do you teach torture? Dan Metrione: `I can teach you about torture, but sooner or later you'll have to get involved. You'll have to lay on your hands and try it yourselves.'

@@ -541,8 +541,8 @@ better off.

Nicaragua. What's happening in Nicaragua today is covert action. It's a classic de-stabilization program. In November 16, 1981, -President Reagan allocated 19 million dollars to form an army, a force -of contras, they're called, ex-Somoza national guards, the monsters +President Reagan allocated 19 million dollars to form an army, a force +of contras, they're called, ex-Somoza national guards, the monsters who were doing the torture and terror in Nicaragua that made the Nicaraguan people rise up and throw out the dictator, and throw out the guard. We went back to create an army of these people. We are @@ -559,26 +559,26 @@ keep the world unstable, and to propagandize the American people to hate, so we will let the establishment spend any amount of money on arms....

-

The Victor Marquetti ruling of the Supreme Court gave the government +

The Victor Marquetti ruling of the Supreme Court gave the government the right to prepublication censorship of books. They challenged 360 items in his 360 page book. He fought it in court, and eventually they deleted some 60 odd items in his book.

-

The Frank Snep ruling of the Supreme Court gave the government the +

The Frank Snep ruling of the Supreme Court gave the government the right to sue a government employee for damages. If s/he writes an unauthorized account of the government - which means the people who are involved in corruption in the government, who see it, who witness -it, like Frank Snep did, like I did - if they try to go public they +it, like Frank Snep did, like I did - if they try to go public they can now be punished in civil court. The government took $90,000 away -from Frank Snep, his profits from his book, and they've seized the +from Frank Snep, his profits from his book, and they've seized the profits from my own book....

-

[Reagan passed] the Intelligence Identities Protection act, which +

[Reagan passed] the Intelligence Identities Protection act, which makes it a felony to write articles revealing the identities of secret agents or to write about their activities in a way that would reveal their identities. Now, what does this mean? In a debate in Congress - this is very controversial - the supporters of this bill made it -clear.... If agents Smith and Jones came on this campus, in an +clear.... If agents Smith and Jones came on this campus, in an MK-ultra-type experiment, and blew your fiance's head away with LSD, it would now be a felony to publish an article in your local paper saying, `watch out for these 2 turkeys, they're federal agents and @@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ they blew my loved one's head away with LSD'. It would not be a felony what they had done because that's national security and none of them were ever punished for those activities.

-

Efforts to muzzle government employees. President Reagan has been +

Efforts to muzzle government employees. President Reagan has been banging away at this one ever since. Proposing that every government employee, for the rest of his or her life, would have to submit anything they wrote to 6 committees of the government for censorship, @@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ to keep the American people from knowing what the government is really doing.

Then it starts getting heavy. The `Pre-emptive Strikes' bill. -President Reagan, working through the Secretary of State Shultz... +President Reagan, working through the Secretary of State Shultz... almost 2 years ago, submitted the bill that would provide them with the authority to strike at terrorists before terrorists can do their terrorism. But this bill... provides that they would be able to do @@ -611,15 +611,15 @@ jury, and all of that, with impunity.

York Times columns and other newspapers saying, `this is no different from Hitler's "night in fog" program', where the government had the authority to haul people off at night. And they did so by the -thousands. And President Reagan and Secretary Shultz have -persisted.... Shultz has said, `Yes, we will have to take action on +thousands. And President Reagan and Secretary Shultz have +persisted.... Shultz has said, `Yes, we will have to take action on the basis of information that would never stand up in a court. And yes, innocent people will have to be killed in the process. But, we must have this law because of the threat of international terrorism'.

Think a minute. What is `the threat of international terrorism'? These things catch a lot of attention. But how many Americans died in -terrorist actions last year? According to Secretary Shultz, 79. Now, +terrorist actions last year? According to Secretary Shultz, 79. Now, obviously that's terrible but we killed 55,000 people on our highways with drunken driving; we kill 2,500 people in far nastier, bloodier, mutilating, gang-raping ways in Nicaragua last year alone ourselves. @@ -638,18 +638,18 @@ more, and army camps, and the... executive memos about these things say it's for aliens and dissidents in the next national emergency....

FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, headed by Loius -Guiffrida, a friend of Ed Meese's.... He's going about the country +Guiffrida, a friend of Ed Meese's.... He's going about the country lobbying and demanding that he be given authority, in the times of national emergency, to declare martial law, and establish a curfew, and gun down people who violate the curfew... in the United States.

-

And then there's Ed Meese, as I said. The highest law enforcement -officer in the land, President Reagan's closest friend, going around +

And then there's Ed Meese, as I said. The highest law enforcement +officer in the land, President Reagan's closest friend, going around telling us that the constitution never did guarantee freedom of speech and press, and due process of the law, and assembly.

What they are planning for this society, and this is why they're -determined to take us into a war if we'll permit it... is the Reagan +determined to take us into a war if we'll permit it... is the Reagan revolution.... So he's getting himself some laws so when he puts in the troops in Nicaragua, he can take charge of the American people, and put people in jail, and kick in their doors, and kill them if they @@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ censorship laws....

In that job [Angola] I sat on a sub-committee of the NSC, so I was like a chief of staff, with the GS-18s (like 3-star generals) Henry -Kissinger, Bill Colby (the CIA director), the GS-18s and the CIA, +Kissinger, Bill Colby (the CIA director), the GS-18s and the CIA, making important decisions and my job was to put it all together and make it happen and run it, an interesting place from which to watch a covert action being done....

@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ economic targets, meaning, break up the economy of the country. Of course, they're attacking a lot more.

To destabilize Nicaragua beginning in 1981, we began funding this -force of Somoza's ex-national guardsmen, calling them the contras (the +force of Somoza's ex-national guardsmen, calling them the contras (the counter-revolutionaries). We created this force, it did not exist until we allocated money. We've armed them, put uniforms on their backs, boots on their feet, given them camps in Honduras to live in, @@ -751,8 +751,8 @@ cease to function.

Systematically, the contras have been assassinating religious workers, teachers, health workers, elected officials, government administrators. You remember the assassination manual? that surfaced -in 1984. It caused such a stir that President Reagan had to address -it himself in the presidential debates with Walter Mondale. They use +in 1984. It caused such a stir that President Reagan had to address +it himself in the presidential debates with Walter Mondale. They use terror. This is a technique that they're using to traumatize the society so that it can't function.

@@ -770,12 +770,12 @@ witnesses for peace who have gone down there and they have filmed and photographed and witnessed these atrocities immediately after they've happened, and documented 13,000 people killed this way, mostly women and children. These are the activities done by these contras. The -contras are the people president Reagan calls `freedom fighters'. He +contras are the people president Reagan calls `freedom fighters'. He says they're the moral equivalent of our founding fathers. And the whole world gasps at this confession of his family traditions.

-

Read Contra Terror by Reed Brodie [1], former assistant Attorney -General of New York State. Read The Contras by Dieter Eich. [4] Read +

Read Contra Terror by Reed Brodie [1], former assistant Attorney +General of New York State. Read The Contras by Dieter Eich. [4] Read With the Contras by Christopher Dickey. [2] This is a main-line journalist, down there on a grant with the Council on Foreign Relations, a slightly to the right of the middle of the road @@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ kept in prison, they said `no. Unless we have evidence of individual crimes, we're not going to hold someone in prison just because they were associated with the former administration.' While they set out to launch a literacy campaign to teach the people to read and write, -which is something that the dictator Somoza, and us supporting him, +which is something that the dictator Somoza, and us supporting him, had never bothered to get around to doing. While they set out to build 2,500 clinics to give the country something resembling a public health policy, and access to medicines, we began to label them as @@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ with this newspaper `La Prensa', which - it's finally come out and been admitted, in Washington - the U.S. government is funding: a propaganda arm.

-

[Reagan and the State dept. have] been claiming they're building a +

[Reagan and the State dept. have] been claiming they're building a war machine that threatens the stability of Central America. Now the truth is, this small, poor country has been attacked by the world's richest country under conditions of war, for the last 5 years. Us and @@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ America.

We claim the justification for this is the arms that are flowing from Nicaragua to El Salvador, and yet in 5 years of this activity, -President Reagan hasn't been able to show the world one shred of +President Reagan hasn't been able to show the world one shred of evidence of any arms flowing from Nicaragua into El Salvador.

We launched a campaign to discredit their elections. International @@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ Instead we said, the elections that were held in El Salvador were models of democracy to be copied elsewhere in the world. And then the truth came out about that one. And we learned that the CIA had spent 2.2 million dollars to make sure that their choice of candidates - -Duarte - would win. They did everything, we're told, by one of their +Duarte - would win. They did everything, we're told, by one of their spokesmen, indirectly, but stuff the ballot boxes....

I'll make a footnote that when I speak out, he [Senator Jesse @@ -869,13 +869,13 @@ target, market, of this heroin was the U.S. GI's in Vietnam. If anybody in Nicaragua is smuggling drugs, it's the contras. Now i've been saying that since the state department started waving this red herring around a couple of years ago, and the other day you notice -President Reagan said that the Nicaraguans, the Sandinistas, were +President Reagan said that the Nicaraguans, the Sandinistas, were smuggling drugs, and the DEA said, `it ain't true, the contras are smuggling drugs'.

We claim the Sandinistas are responsible for the terrorism that's happening anywhere in the world. `The country club of terrorism' we -call it. There's an incident in Rome, and Ed Meese goes on television +call it. There's an incident in Rome, and Ed Meese goes on television and says, `that country club in Nicaragua is training terrorists'. We blame the Sandinistas for the misery that exists in Nicaragua today, and there is misery, because the world's richest nation has set out to @@ -883,14 +883,14 @@ create conditions of misery, and obviously we're bound to have some effect. The misery is not the fault of the Sandinistas, it's the result of our destabilization program. And despite that, and despite some grumbling in the country, the Sandinistas in their elections got -a much higher percentage of the vote than President Reagan did, who's +a much higher percentage of the vote than President Reagan did, who's supposed to be so popular in this country. And all observers are saying that people are still hanging together, with the Sandinistas.

Now it gets tricky. We're saying that the justification for more aid, possibly for an invasion of the country - and mind you, president -Reagan has begun to talk about this, and the Secretary of Defense -Weinberger began to say that it's inevitable - we claim that the +Reagan has begun to talk about this, and the Secretary of Defense +Weinberger began to say that it's inevitable - we claim that the justification is that the Soviet Union now has invested 500 million dollars in arms in military to make it its big client state, the Soviet bastion in this hemisphere. And that's true. They do have a @@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ lot of arms in there now. But the question is, how did they get invited in? You have to ask yourself, what's the purpose of this destabilization program? For this I direct you back to the Newsweek article in Sept. 1981, where they announce the fact that the CIA was -beginning to put together this force of Somoza's ex-guard. Newsweek +beginning to put together this force of Somoza's ex-guard. Newsweek described it as `the only truly evil, totally unacceptable factor in the Nicaraguan equation'. They noted that neither the white house nor the CIA pretended it ever could have a chance of winning. So then @@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ ammunition to attack them.

aid to defend themselves from the attack from the world's richest country, and now we can stand up to the American people and say, `see? they have all the Soviet aid'. Make no doubt of it, it's the game -plan of the Reagan Administration to have a war in Nicaragua, they +plan of the Reagan Administration to have a war in Nicaragua, they have been working on this since 1981, they have been stopped by the will of the American people so far, but they're working harder than ever to engineer their war there.

@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ from these things, classic CIA operations that we know about, some of them very bloody indeed. Guatemala 1954, Brazil, Guyana, Chile, the Congo, Iran, Panama, Peru, Bolivia, Equador, Uruguay - the CIA organized the overthrow of constitutional democracies. Read the book -Covert Action: 35 years of Deception by the journalist Godswood. [6] +Covert Action: 35 years of Deception by the journalist Godswood. [6] Remember the Henry Kissinger quote before the Congress when he was being grilled to explain what they had done to overthrow the democratic government in Chile, in which the President, Salvador @@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ where we fought China in Korea. We had a long covert action in Vietnam, very much like the one that we're running in Nicaragua today, that tracked us directly into the Vietnam war. Read the book, The Hidden History of the Korean War by I. F. Stone. [14] Read Deadly -Deceits by Ralph McGehee [9] for the Vietnam story. In Thailand, the +Deceits by Ralph McGehee [9] for the Vietnam story. In Thailand, the Congo, Laos, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Honduras, the CIA put together large standing armies. In Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, the Congo, Iran, Nicaragua, and Sri Lanka, the CIA armed and encouraged ethnic @@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ functioning above the laws, of God, and the laws of man - they've come back to this country, and they've continued their operations as far as they can get by with them. And we have abundant documentation of that as well. The MH-Chaos program, exposed in the late 60's and shut -down, re-activated by President Reagan to a degree - we don't have the +down, re-activated by President Reagan to a degree - we don't have the details yet - in which they were spending a billion dollars to manipulate U.S. student, and labor organizations. The MK-ultra program. For 20 years, working through over 200 medical schools and @@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ cameras in the walls - to see what would happen at rush hour when the trains are zipping past - if everybody has vertigo and they can't see straight and they're bumping into each other.

-

Colonel White - oh yes, and I can't not mention the disease +

Colonel White - oh yes, and I can't not mention the disease experimentations - the use of deadly diseases. We launched - when we were destabilizing Cuba for 7 years - we launched the swine fever epidemic, in the hog population, trying to kill out all of the pigs - @@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ viruses. And now we have some deadly, killer viruses running around in society. And it has to make you wonder, and it has to make you worry.

-

Colonel White wrote from retirement - he was the man who was in +

Colonel White wrote from retirement - he was the man who was in charge of this macabre program - he wrote, `I toiled whole-heartedly in the vineyards because it was fun, fun fun. Where else could a red-blooded American boy lie, kill, cheat, steal, rape and pillage @@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ investigated by the Congress, and shut down by the Congress. You can dig up the Congressional record and read it for yourself.

There's one book called `In Search of the Manchurian Candidate'. -It's written by John Marks, based on 14,000 documents gotten out of +It's written by John Marks, based on 14,000 documents gotten out of the government under the Freedom of Information Act. Read for yourselves. The thing was shut down but not one CIA case officer who was involved was in any way punished. Not one case officer involved @@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ paycheck for what they had done.

The Church committee found that the CIA had co-opted several hundred journalists, including some of the biggest names in the business, to pump its propaganda stories into our media, to teach us to hate Fidel -Castro, and Ho Chi Minh, and the Chinese, and whomever. The latest +Castro, and Ho Chi Minh, and the Chinese, and whomever. The latest flap or scandal we had about that was a year and a half ago. Lesley Gelp, the heavyweight with the New York Times, was exposed for having been working covertly with the CIA in 1978 to recruit journalists in @@ -1132,11 +1132,11 @@ for having violated our censorship laws....

So now we have the CIA running the operation in Nicaragua, lying to us, running 50 covert actions, and gearing us up for our next war, the Central American war. Let there be no doubt about it, President -Reagan has a fixation on Nicaragua. He came into office saying that +Reagan has a fixation on Nicaragua. He came into office saying that we shouldn't be afraid of war, saying we have to face and erase the scars of the Vietnam war. He said in 1983, `We will do whatever is necessary to reverse the situation in Nicaragua', meaning get rid of -the Sandinistas. Admiral LaRoque, at the Center for Defense +the Sandinistas. Admiral LaRoque, at the Center for Defense Information in Washington, says this is the most elaborately prepared invasion that the U.S. has ever done. At least that he's witnessed in his 40 years of association with our military.

@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ hours from Managua to Texas. All of this getting us ready for the invasion of Nicaragua, for our next war.

Most of the people - 75% of the people - are polled as being against -this action. However, President Eisenhower said, `The people of the +this action. However, President Eisenhower said, `The people of the world genuinely want peace. Someday the leadership of the world are going to have to give in and give it to them'. But to date, the leaders never have, they've always been able to outwit the people, us, @@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ enough that we could go in and do....

We have a feeling that the Vietnam war was the first one in which the people resisted. But once again, we haven't read our history. -Kate Richards-O'Hare. In 1915, she said about WW I, `The Women of the +Kate Richards-O'Hare. In 1915, she said about WW I, `The Women of the U.S. are nothing but brutesalles, producing sons to be put in the army, to be made into fertilizer'. She was jailed for 5 years for anti-war talk.

@@ -1212,25 +1212,25 @@ they would tell about the Vietnam veterans. More of whom died violent deaths from suicide after they came back from Vietnam then died in the fighting itself.

-

Then you have President Reagan.... He talks about the glory of war, +

Then you have President Reagan.... He talks about the glory of war, but you have to ask yourself, where was he when wars were being fought that he was young enough to fight in them? World War II, and the Korean war. Where he was was in Hollywood, making films, where the blood was catsup, and you could wash it off and go out to dinner afterwards....

-

Where was Gordon Liddy when he was young enough to go and fight in a +

Where was Gordon Liddy when he was young enough to go and fight in a war? He was hiding out in the U.S. running sloppy, illegal, un-professional breaking and entering operations. Now you'll forgive my egotism, at that time I was running professional breaking and entering operations....

-

What about Rambo himself? Sylvester Stallone. Where was Sylvester +

What about Rambo himself? Sylvester Stallone. Where was Sylvester Stallone during the Vietnam war? He got a draft deferment for a physical disability, and taught physical education in a girls' school in Switzerland during the war.

-

Getting back to President Reagan. He really did say that `you can +

Getting back to President Reagan. He really did say that `you can always call cruise missiles back'.... Now, you can call back a B-52, and you can call back a submarine, but a cruise missile is different.... When it lands, it goes boom!. And I would prefer that @@ -1248,28 +1248,28 @@ on TV the next day in this country and say there are 5 Jewish families in Nicaragua, and they're not having any problems at all. This is the man who says that they're financing their revolution by smuggling drugs into the U.S. And the DEA says, `It ain't true, it's president -Reagan's Contras that are doing it'....

+Reagan's Contras that are doing it'....

-

[When Reagan was governor of California, Reagan] said `If there has +

[When Reagan was governor of California, Reagan] said `If there has to be a bloodbath then let's get it over with'. Now you have to think about this a minute. A leader of the U.S. seriously proposing a bloodbath of our own youth. There was an outcry of the press, so 3 days later he said it again to make sure no one had misunderstood him.

Read. You have to read to inform yourselves. Read The Book of -Quotes [12]. Read On Reagan: The Man and the Presidency [3] by Ronnie -Dugger. It gets heavy. Dugger concludes in his last chapter that -President Reagan has a fixation on Armageddon. The Village Voice 18 +Quotes [12]. Read On Reagan: The Man and the Presidency [3] by Ronnie +Dugger. It gets heavy. Dugger concludes in his last chapter that +President Reagan has a fixation on Armageddon. The Village Voice 18 months ago published an article citing the 11 times that President -Reagan publicly has talked about the fact that we are all living out -Armageddon today....

+Reagan publicly has talked about the fact that we are all living out +Armageddon today....

-

[Reagan] has Jerry Falwell into the White House. This is the man +

[Reagan] has Jerry Falwell into the White House. This is the man that preaches that we should get on our knees and beg for God to send the rapture down. Hell's fires on earth so the chosen can go up on high and all the other people can burn in hell's fires on earth. -President Reagan sees himself as playing the role of the greatest -leader of all times forever. Leading us into Armageddon. As he goes +President Reagan sees himself as playing the role of the greatest +leader of all times forever. Leading us into Armageddon. As he goes out at the end of his long life, we'll all go out with him....

Why does the CIA run 10,000 brutal covert actions? Why are we @@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ When you get people worked up to hate, they'll let you spend huge amounts of money on arms.

Read The Power Elite by C. Wright Mills. [11] Read The Permanent War -Complex by Seymour Melman. [10] CIA covert actions have the function +Complex by Seymour Melman. [10] CIA covert actions have the function of keeping the world hostile and unstable....

We can't take care of the poor, we can't take care of the old, but @@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ problem.... You'll feel better'....

yourself. Go to the Nevada test site and see for yourself. Go to Pantex on Hiroshima day this summer, and see the vigil there. The place where we make 10 nose-cones a day, 70 a week, year in and year -out. He [Admiral LaRock] said, `I'd tell them, if they feel +out. He [Admiral LaRock] said, `I'd tell them, if they feel comfortable lying down in front of trucks with bombs on them, to lie down in front of trucks with bombs on them.' But he said, `I'd tell them that they can't wait. They've got to start tomorrow, today, and @@ -1328,24 +1328,24 @@ do it, what they can, every day of their lives'.

Contra Terror. ??, .

-

[2] Christopher Dickey. +

[2] Christopher Dickey. With the Contras. ??, .

-

[3] Dugger, Ronnie. - On Reagan: The Man and the Presidency. +

[3] Dugger, Ronnie. + On Reagan: The Man and the Presidency. McGraw-Hill, 1983.

[4] Eich, Dieter. The Contras: Interviews with Anti-Sandinistas. Synthesis, 1985.

-

[5] Kinzer, Stephan and Stephen Schlesinger. +

[5] Kinzer, Stephan and Stephen Schlesinger. Bitter Fruit: The Untold Story of the American Coup in Guatemala. Doubleday, 1983.

-

[6] Godswood, Roy (editor). +

[6] Godswood, Roy (editor). Covert Actions: 35 Years of Deception. Transaction, 1980.

@@ -1356,15 +1356,15 @@ do it, what they can, every day of their lives'.

[8] LaFeber, Walter. Inevitable Revolutions; The United States in Central America. - Norton, 1984.

+ Norton, 1984.

[9] McGehee, Ralph. - Deadly Deceits: My Twenty-Five Years in the CIA. + Deadly Deceits: My Twenty-Five Years in the CIA. Sheridan Square, 1983.

[10] Melman, Seymour. The Permanent War Complex. - Simon and Shuster, 1974.

+ Simon and Shuster, 1974.

[11] Mills, C. Wright. The Power Elite. @@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ do it, what they can, every day of their lives'.

[13] Stockwell, John. In Search of Enemies. - Norton, 1978.

+ Norton, 1978.

[14] Stone, I.F. Hidden History of the Korean War. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/cncjb017.xml b/pythonCode/output/cncjb017.xml index edda8f3..d73b9e0 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/cncjb017.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/cncjb017.xml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@

The Real Reason the Government Won't Debate Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Re-legalization

-

An Open Letter to All Americans By R. William Davis

+

An Open Letter to All Americans By R. William Davis

Documented Evidence of a Secret Business and Political Alliance Between the U.S. "Establishment" and the Nazis - Before, During and @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ the mid-1800s, and our state's number one crop, industry, and most important source of revenue, for over 150 years.

Today, thanks to the efforts of pioneer hemp researchers and public -advocates such as Galbraith, Jack Fraizer, Jack Herer, Chris Conrad, -Ed Rosenthal, Don Wirtshafter and others, the federal government's +advocates such as Galbraith, Jack Fraizer, Jack Herer, Chris Conrad, +Ed Rosenthal, Don Wirtshafter and others, the federal government's unjustifiable suppression of our state's right to develop our most valuable and versatile natural resource, is facing increasing opposition from an informed public. Hemp is now recognized as the @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ number one agriculturally renewable raw material in the world, and perhaps the only crop / industry which can guarantee us industrial and economic independence from the trans-national corporations.

-

"Shadow of the Swastika" is a follow-up to my earlier work, +

"Shadow of the Swastika" is a follow-up to my earlier work, "Cannabis Hemp: the Invisible Prohibition Revealed," which I wrote and published in support of the Galbraith Campaign. Since publication of that booklet, there has been growing public @@ -63,15 +63,15 @@ material for the production of thousands of products, including fuel and plastics, which, if allowed to compete in the free-market, would threaten the future profits of the oil companies. As Secretary of the Treasury he created the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, and -appointed his own future nephew-in-law, Harry Anslinger, as -director. Anslinger would later use the sensational, and totally +appointed his own future nephew-in-law, Harry Anslinger, as +director. Anslinger would later use the sensational, and totally fabricated, articles published by Hearst, to push the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 through Congress, which successfully destroyed the rebirth of the cannabis hemp industry.

A prominent member of one Congressional subcommittee who voted in -favor of this bill was Joseph Guffey of Pennsylvania, an oil tycoon -and former business partner of Andrew Mellon in the Spindletop oil +favor of this bill was Joseph Guffey of Pennsylvania, an oil tycoon +and former business partner of Andrew Mellon in the Spindletop oil fields in Texas.

THE DU PONT CHEMICAL CORPORATION,

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ structure of the New World Order is being built upon the Foundation of Marijuana Prohibition, and only the relegalization of free-market hemp competition can save us.

-

R. William Davis July 4, 1996 Louisville, Kentucky

+

R. William Davis July 4, 1996 Louisville, Kentucky

INTRODUCTION

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ that it was also a clash between Northern industrialists and Southern agriculturists, over control of the expansion into the newly opened West.

-

In 1845, Abraham Lincoln wrote, "I hold it a paramount duty of us +

In 1845, Abraham Lincoln wrote, "I hold it a paramount duty of us in the free states due to the union of the states, and perhaps to liberty itself, to let the slavery of other states alone." (1)

@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ the Southern agriculturists would be unable to compete, and would be forced to leave Western expansion, and its potential profits, to the Northern industrialists.

-

Quoting "The Irony of Democracy," by Thomas R. Dye and T. Harmon -Zeigler,

+

Quoting "The Irony of Democracy," by Thomas R. Dye and T. Harmon +Zeigler,

"The importance of the Civil War for America's elite structure was the commanding position that the new industrial capitalists won @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ Revolution to protect and preserve the lives, property and freedoms of all Americans from repressive government, it was transformed into an agency to protect the economic future of Northern industrialists.

-

"[T]he industrial elites," according to Dye and Zeigler, "saw no +

"[T]he industrial elites," according to Dye and Zeigler, "saw no objection to legislation if it furthered their success in business. Unrestricted competition might prove who was the fittest, but as an added precaution to insure that the industrial capitalists @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Northern industrialists is a good example. To protect their interests, citizens created "the Grange," an organization which helped to enact state laws regulating the "ruthless aggression" of the railroads. In 1877, these laws were upheld by the Supreme Court -in the Munn v. Illinois decision. But, a few years later, Justice +in the Munn v. Illinois decision. But, a few years later, Justice Stephen A. Field changed the role, and the very definition, of the corporation. He gave a new interpretation to the Fourteenth Amendment that actually gave corporations legal status as citizens . @@ -210,15 +210,15 @@ refineries in America. (6)

The roots of 20th Century American politics can best be illustrated by the 1896 Presidential Election, won by Republican William -McKinley by a landslide. The McKinley campaign was directed by -Marcus Alonzo Hanna of Standard Oil and raised a $16,000,000 +McKinley by a landslide. The McKinley campaign was directed by +Marcus Alonzo Hanna of Standard Oil and raised a $16,000,000 campaign fund from wealthy fellow industrialists, (an amount that was unmatched in Presidential campaigns until the 1960s). The major theme of the campaign, and one that would echo far into the future, was "what's good for business is good for the country." (7)

This emerging political and judicial misuse of power in America was -feared by Thomas Jefferson who, in 1787, wrote, "I think our +feared by Thomas Jefferson who, in 1787, wrote, "I think our governments will remain virtuous for many centuries; as long as they remain chiefly agricultural; and this will be as long as there shall be vacant lands in any part of America. When they get piled upon one @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ corporation and by the corporation."

A few years later, World War I would forge an even closer relationship between corporations and government in the United -States, as well as around the world. Anthony Sampson, in his book +States, as well as around the world. Anthony Sampson, in his book "The Arms Bazaar," notes that "the American companies, led by US Steel and du Pont, were transformed by war orders. US Steel, which had absorbed Carnegie's old steel company, had made average annual @@ -259,11 +259,11 @@ the next "war to end all war?"

NOTES: INTRODUCTION

1.American Political Tradition, Hofstadter, p. 109. (As reprinted -in The Irony of Democracy, Thomas R. Dye and L. Harmon Zeigler, p. +in The Irony of Democracy, Thomas R. Dye and L. Harmon Zeigler, p. 72) 2.American Political Tradition, p. 113. (As reprinted in The -Irony of Democracy, p. 72) 3.Irony of Democracy, p. 73 4.Ibid., p. -74 5.Ibid., p. 75 6.Ibid., p. 76 7.Ibid., p. 82 8.Ibid., p. 62 9.The -Arms Bazaar, Anthony Sampson, p. 65

+Irony of Democracy, p. 72) 3.Irony of Democracy, p. 73 4.Ibid., p. +74 5.Ibid., p. 75 6.Ibid., p. 76 7.Ibid., p. 82 8.Ibid., p. 62 9.The +Arms Bazaar, Anthony Sampson, p. 65

U.S. CORPORATIONS AND THE NAZIS

@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ American ruling families are to the Nazi regime. . . .

"Certain American industrialists had a great deal to do with bringing fascist regimes into being in both Germany and Italy. They extended aid to help Fascism occupy the seat of power, and they are -helping to keep it there." - William E. Dodd, U.S. Ambassador to +helping to keep it there." - William E. Dodd, U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1937.(1)

A large volume of documentary evidence exists that reveals that @@ -300,44 +300,44 @@ order to force world-wide dependance on oil-based petrochemicals.

Hearst, who was so concerned about the American public's health and safety on the matter of marijuana use, apparently had no such fears -when it came to Hitler and the Nazis. According to journalist George -Seldes:

+when it came to Hitler and the Nazis. According to journalist George +Seldes:

-

". . . Hitler had the support of the most widely circulated +

". . . Hitler had the support of the most widely circulated magazine in history, 'Readers Digest,' as well as nineteen big-city newspapers and one of the three great American news agencies, the $220-million Hearst press empire.

-

". . . William Randolph Hearst, Sr., . . . was the lord of all the +

". . . William Randolph Hearst, Sr., . . . was the lord of all the press lords in the United States. The millions who read the Hearst newspapers and magazines and saw Hearst newsreels in the nation's -moviehouses had their minds poisoned by Hitler propaganda.

+moviehouses had their minds poisoned by Hitler propaganda.

-

"It was . . . disclosed first to President Roosevelt [by Ambassador -Dodd] almost on the day it happened, in September 1934, and it is -detailed in the book 'Ambassador Dodd's Diary,' published in 1941, +

"It was . . . disclosed first to President Roosevelt [by Ambassador +Dodd] almost on the day it happened, in September 1934, and it is +detailed in the book 'Ambassador Dodd's Diary,' published in 1941, and again in libel-proof documents on file in the courts of the -state of New York. William E. Dodd, professor of history [at the +state of New York. William E. Dodd, professor of history [at the University of Chicago], told me about the Hearst sell-out . . .

-

"According to Ambassador Dodd, Hearst came to take the waters at -Bad Nauheim in September 1934, and Dodd somehow learned immediately -that Hitler had sent two of his most trusted Nazi propagandists, -Hanfstangel and Rosenberg, to ask Hearst how Nazism could present a +

"According to Ambassador Dodd, Hearst came to take the waters at +Bad Nauheim in September 1934, and Dodd somehow learned immediately +that Hitler had sent two of his most trusted Nazi propagandists, +Hanfstangel and Rosenberg, to ask Hearst how Nazism could present a better image in the United States. When Hearst went to Berlin later -in the month, he was taken to see Hitler."

+in the month, he was taken to see Hitler."

-

Seldes reports that a $400,000 a year deal was struck between -Hearst and Hitler, and signed by Doctor Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi -propaganda minister. "Hearst," continues Seldes, "completely changed +

Seldes reports that a $400,000 a year deal was struck between +Hearst and Hitler, and signed by Doctor Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi +propaganda minister. "Hearst," continues Seldes, "completely changed the editorial policy of his nineteen daily newspapers the same month he got the money."

-

In the court documents filed on behalf of Dan Gillmor, publisher of +

In the court documents filed on behalf of Dan Gillmor, publisher of a magazine named "Friday," in response to a lawsuit by Hearst, under item 61, he states: "Promptly after this said visit with Adolf -Hitler and the making of said arrangements. . . said plaintiff, -William Randolph Hearst, instructed all Hearst press correspondents +Hitler and the making of said arrangements. . . said plaintiff, +William Randolph Hearst, instructed all Hearst press correspondents in Germany, including those of INS [Hearst's International News Service] to report happenings in Germany only in a friendly' manner. All of such correspondents reporting happenings in Germany @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ accurately and without friendliness, sympathy and bias for the actions of the then German government, were transferred elsewhere, discharged, or forced to resign. . . ."

-

In the late 1930s, Seldes recounts, when "several sedition +

In the late 1930s, Seldes recounts, when "several sedition indictments [were brought by] the Department of Justice . . . against a score or two of Americans, the defendants included an unusually large minority of newspaper men and women, most of them @@ -353,11 +353,11 @@ Hearst employees." (2)

ANDREW MELLON

-

"Thurman Arnold, as assistant district attorney of the United -States, his assistant, Norman Littell, and several Congressional +

"Thurman Arnold, as assistant district attorney of the United +States, his assistant, Norman Littell, and several Congressional investigations, have produced incontrovertible evidence that some of our biggest monopolies entered into secret agreements with the Nazi -cartels and divided the world up among them," states Seldes in his +cartels and divided the world up among them," states Seldes in his book, "Facts and Fascism," published in 1943. "Most notorious of all was Alcoa, the Mellon-Davis-Duke monopoly which is largely responsible for the fact America did not have the aluminum with @@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ which to build airplanes before and after Pearl Harbor, while Germany had an unlimited supply." (3)

Alcoa sabotage of American war production had already cost the U.S. -"10,000 fighters or 1,665 bombers," according to Congressman Pierce +"10,000 fighters or 1,665 bombers," according to Congressman Pierce of Oregon speaking in May 1941, because of "the effort to protect Alcoa's monopolistic position. . ."

@@ -373,10 +373,10 @@ Alcoa's monopolistic position. . ."

[Harold] Ickes, June 26, 1941, "it can thank the Aluminum Corporation of America."

-

"By its cartel agreement with I.G. Farben, controlled by Hitler," -writes Seldes, "Alcoa sabotaged the aluminum program of the U.S. air -force. The Truman Committee [on National Defense, chaired by then- -Senator Harry S. Truman in 1942] heard testimony that Alcoa's +

"By its cartel agreement with I.G. Farben, controlled by Hitler," +writes Seldes, "Alcoa sabotaged the aluminum program of the U.S. air +force. The Truman Committee [on National Defense, chaired by then- +Senator Harry S. Truman in 1942] heard testimony that Alcoa's representative, A.H. Bunker, $1-a-year head of the aluminum section of O.P.M., prevented work on our $600,000,000 aluminum expansion program." (4)

@@ -388,20 +388,20 @@ corporation had acquired controlling interest in, and had interlocking directorships with, General Motors.

Irenee du Pont, "the most imposing and powerful member of the -clan," according to biographer and historian Charles Higham, "was -obsessed with Hitler's principles." "He keenly followed the career -of the future Fuhrer in the 1920s, and on September 7, 1926, in a +clan," according to biographer and historian Charles Higham, "was +obsessed with Hitler's principles." "He keenly followed the career +of the future Fuhrer in the 1920s, and on September 7, 1926, in a speech to the American Chemical Society, he advocated a race of supermen, to be achieved by injecting special drugs into them in -boyhood to make their characters to order." Higham's book on this +boyhood to make their characters to order." Higham's book on this subject, "Trading with the Enemy: An Expose of the Nazi-American Money Plot 1933-1949," is highly recommended.

-

Du Pont's anti-Semitism "matched that of Hitler" and, in 1933, the +

Du Pont's anti-Semitism "matched that of Hitler" and, in 1933, the Du Ponts "began financing native fascist groups in America . . ." -one of which Higham identifies as the American Liberty League: "a +one of which Higham identifies as the American Liberty League: "a Nazi organization whipping up hatred of blacks and Jews," and the -"love of Hitler.

+"love of Hitler.

"Financed . . . to the tune of $500,000 the first year, the Liberty League had a lavish thirty-one-room office in New York, branches in @@ -419,35 +419,35 @@ They linked to the Ku Klux Klan. . . . It was brought out that at least fifty people, many of them blacks, had been butchered by the Legion." (5)

-

Du Pont support of Hitler extended into the very heart of the Nazi -war machine as well, according to Higham, and several other +

Du Pont support of Hitler extended into the very heart of the Nazi +war machine as well, according to Higham, and several other researchers: "General Motors, under the control of the Du Pont family of Delaware, played a part in collaboration" with the Nazis.

"Between 1932 and 1939, bosses of General Motors poured $30 million -into I.G. Farben plants . . ." Further, Higham informs us that by +into I.G. Farben plants . . ." Further, Higham informs us that by "the mid-1930s, General Motors was committed to full-scale production of trucks, armored cars, and tanks in Nazi Germany." (6)

-

Researchers Morton Mintz and Jerry S. Cohen, in their book, "Power +

Researchers Morton Mintz and Jerry S. Cohen, in their book, "Power Inc.," describe the Du Pont-GM-Nazi relationship in these terms:

". . . In 1929, [Du Pont-controlled] GM acquired the largest -automobile company in Germany, Adam Opel, A.G. This predestined the +automobile company in Germany, Adam Opel, A.G. This predestined the subsidiary to become important to the Nazi war effort. In a heavily documented study presented to the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly in February 1974, Bradford C. Snell, an assistant subcommittee counsel, wrote:

"'GM's participation in Germany's preparation for war began in -1935. That year its Opel subsidiary cooperated with the Reich in +1935. That year its Opel subsidiary cooperated with the Reich in locating a new heavy truck facility at Brandenburg, which military officials advised would be less vulnerable to enemy air attacks. During the succeeding years, GM supplied the Wehrmact with Opel "Blitz" trucks from the Brandenburg complex. For these and other contributions to [the Nazis] wartime preparations, GM's chief -executive for overseas operations [James Mooney] was awarded the -Order of the German Eagle (first class) by Adolf Hitler.'"

+executive for overseas operations [James Mooney] was awarded the +Order of the German Eagle (first class) by Adolf Hitler.'"

Du Pont-GM Nazi collaboration, according to Snell, included the participation of Standard Oil of New Jersey [now Exxon] in one, very @@ -472,27 +472,27 @@ Germany, they were involved in a Fascist plot to overthrow the United States government.

"Along with friends of the Morgan Bank and General Motors," in -early 1934, writes Higham, "certain Du Pont backers financed a coup +early 1934, writes Higham, "certain Du Pont backers financed a coup d'etat that would overthrow the President with the aid of a $3 million-funded army of terrorists . . ." The object was to force -Roosevelt "to take orders from businessmen as part of a fascist +Roosevelt "to take orders from businessmen as part of a fascist government or face the alternative of imprisonment and execution . . ."

-

Higham reports that "Du Pont men allegedly held an urgent series of +

Higham reports that "Du Pont men allegedly held an urgent series of meetings with the Morgans," to choose who would lead this "bizarre conspiracy." "They finally settled on one of the most popular -soldiers in America, General Smedly Butler of Pennsylvania." Butler -was approached by "fascist attorney" Gerald MacGuire (an official of -the American Legion), who attempted to recruit Butler into the role -of an American Hitler.

+soldiers in America, General Smedly Butler of Pennsylvania." Butler +was approached by "fascist attorney" Gerald MacGuire (an official of +the American Legion), who attempted to recruit Butler into the role +of an American Hitler.

-

"Butler was horrified," but played along with MacGuire until, a -short time later, he notified the White House of the plot. Roosevelt +

"Butler was horrified," but played along with MacGuire until, a +short time later, he notified the White House of the plot. Roosevelt considered having "the leaders of the houses of Morgan and Du Pont" arrested, but feared that "it would create an unthinkable national crisis in the midst of a depression and perhaps another Wall Street -crash." Roosevelt decided the best way to defuse the plot was to +crash." Roosevelt decided the best way to defuse the plot was to expose it, and leaked the story to the press.

"The newspapers ran the story of the attempted coup on the front @@ -502,12 +502,12 @@ Activities - 74th Congress, first session, House of Representatives, Investigation of Nazi and other propaganda - was begun later that same year.

-

"It was four years," continues Higham, "before the committee dared +

"It was four years," continues Higham, "before the committee dared to publish its report in a white paper that was marked for 'restricted circulation.' They were forced to admit that 'certain persons made an attempt to establish a fascist organization in this country . . . [The] committee was able to verify all the pertinent -statements made by General Butler.' This admission that the entire +statements made by General Butler.' This admission that the entire plan was deadly in intent was not accompanied by the imprisonment of anybody. Further investigations disclosed that over a million people had been guaranteed to join the scheme and that the arms and @@ -516,25 +516,25 @@ subsidiary." (8)

The names of important individuals and groups involved in the conspiracy were suppressed by the committee, but later revealed by -Seldes, Philadelphia Record reporter Paul French, and Jules Archer, +Seldes, Philadelphia Record reporter Paul French, and Jules Archer, author of the book, "The Plot to Seize the White House." Included were John W. Davis (attorney for the J.P. Morgan banking group), -Robert Sterling Clark (Wall Street broker and heir to the Singer -sewing machine fortune), William Doyle (American Legion official), +Robert Sterling Clark (Wall Street broker and heir to the Singer +sewing machine fortune), William Doyle (American Legion official), and the American Liberty League (backed by executives from J.P. Morgan and Co., Rockefeller interests, E.F. Hutton, and Du Pont- controlled General Motors). (9)

-

THE US/NAZI CARTEL AGREEMENT

+

THE US/NAZI CARTEL AGREEMENT

-

"On November 23, 1937," states Higham, "representatives of General +

"On November 23, 1937," states Higham, "representatives of General Motors held a secret meeting in Boston with Baron Manfred von Killinger, who was . . . in charge of West Coast espionage [for the Nazis], and Baron von Tipplekirsch, Nazi consul general and Gestapo leader in Boston. This group signed a joint agreement showing total commitment to the Nazi cause for the indefinite future. . . ." (10)

-

Seldes describes the plotters as "the great owners and rulers of +

Seldes describes the plotters as "the great owners and rulers of America who planned world domination through political and military Fascism" including "several leading American industrialists, members of the Congress of the United States, and representatives of large @@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ business and political organizations . . ."

He obtained the text of the agreement, and published it in his newsletter, "In Fact," on July 13, 1942. The plan "goes much further than the mere cartel conspiracies of Big Business of both -countries," writes Seldes, "because it has political clauses and +countries," writes Seldes, "because it has political clauses and points to a bigger conspiracy of money and politicians such as helped betray Norway and France and other lands to the Nazi machine. The most powerful fortress in America is the production monopolies, @@ -553,50 +553,50 @@ as well as the industrial world." (11)

STANDARD OIL OF NEW JERSEY (Now Exxon)

-

"On February 27, 1942," according to Higham, "Arnold, with +

"On February 27, 1942," according to Higham, "Arnold, with documents stuffed under his arms, . . . strode into the lion's den of Standard at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Just behind him were Secretary -of the Navy Franklin Knox and Secretary of the Army Henry L. -Stimson." They confronted Standard official William Farish and -"Arnold sharply laid down his charges" that "by continuing to favor -Hitler in rubber deal and patent arrangements," Standard Oil "had +of the Navy Franklin Knox and Secretary of the Army Henry L. +Stimson." They confronted Standard official William Farish and +"Arnold sharply laid down his charges" that "by continuing to favor +Hitler in rubber deal and patent arrangements," Standard Oil "had acted against the interests of the American government . . . suggested a fine of $1.5 million and a consent decree whereby Standard would turn over for the duration all the patents" in question.

-

"Farish rejected the proposal on the spot. He pointed out that +

"Farish rejected the proposal on the spot. He pointed out that Standard" was also selling the U.S. a "high percentage" of the fuel being used by the Army, Navy, and Air Force "making it possible for America to win the war. Where would America be without it?"

-

Blackmail? Yes, says Higham. And effective. Arnold was finally +

Blackmail? Yes, says Higham. And effective. Arnold was finally reduced to asking the oil company official "to what Standard Oil would agree. After all, there had to be at least token punishment. . -. . Arnold, Stimson, and Knox soon realized they had no power to +. . Arnold, Stimson, and Knox soon realized they had no power to compare with that of Standard."

The price Standard Oil "agreed" to pay for its crime? A modest fine -of a few thousand dollars divided up among ten defendants. "Farish +of a few thousand dollars divided up among ten defendants. "Farish paid $1,000, or a quarter of one week's salary, for having betrayed America."

In New Jersey, charges of "criminal conspiracy with the enemy" were filed against Standard, then "dropped in return for Standard -releasing its patents and paying the modest fine." But Arnold, and -his ally, Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, weren't finished -with Standard Oil just yet. They approached Senator Truman, chairman +releasing its patents and paying the modest fine." But Arnold, and +his ally, Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, weren't finished +with Standard Oil just yet. They approached Senator Truman, chairman of the Senate Special Committee Investigating the National Defense -Program. "With great enthusiasm Give 'em Hell Harry embarked on a +Program. "With great enthusiasm Give 'em Hell Harry embarked on a series of hearings in March 1942, in order to disclose the truth about Standard."

-

Between the 26th and the 28th of March, 1942, Arnold "produced +

Between the 26th and the 28th of March, 1942, Arnold "produced documents showing that Standard and Farben in Germany had literally carved up the world markets, with oil and chemical monopolies all -over the map," according to Higham. (12)

+over the map," according to Higham. (12)

-

Mintz and Cohen describe the confrontation:

+

Mintz and Cohen describe the confrontation:

"Four months after the United States entered World War II, the Justice Department obtained an indictment of Exxon and its principal @@ -616,16 +616,16 @@ entered no-contest pleas - the legal equivalent of guilty pleas - and were fined the minor sums which were the maximum amounts permitted by law. A few days later, on March 26, 1942, the Senate Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program held a -hearing at which Thurman Arnold, chief of the Antitrust Division, +hearing at which Thurman Arnold, chief of the Antitrust Division, put into the record documents on which the [criminal] indictment had been based, including a memo from a Standard Oil official on the 'modus vivendi' agreed to in Holland. After the hearing, the -committee chairman, Harry S. Truman, characterized the arrangements +committee chairman, Harry S. Truman, characterized the arrangements as treasonable." (13)

Another source book on this subject of US / Nazi corporate -activities is "The Secret War Against the Jews," by Mark Aarons and -John Loftus. Here is their version of the events:

+activities is "The Secret War Against the Jews," by Mark Aarons and +John Loftus. Here is their version of the events:

"Before the war Standard of New Jersey had forged a synthetic oil and rubber cartel with the Nazi-controlled I.G. Farben," which @@ -636,12 +636,12 @@ had provided Farben with its synthetic rubber patents and technical knowledge, while Farben had kept its patents to itself, under strict instructions from the Nazi government."

-

Evidence which Thurman Arnold turned over to the Truman Committee, -which Truman would declare "treasonous," included "Standard's 1939 +

Evidence which Thurman Arnold turned over to the Truman Committee, +which Truman would declare "treasonous," included "Standard's 1939 letter renewing its agreement, which made it clear that the Rockefellers' company was prepared to work with the Nazis whether -their own government was at war with the Third Reich or not. -Truman's Senate Committee on the National Defense was outraged and +their own government was at war with the Third Reich or not. +Truman's Senate Committee on the National Defense was outraged and began to probe into the whole scandalous arrangement, much to the discomfort of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Suddenly, however, the whole matter was dropped.

@@ -649,22 +649,22 @@ matter was dropped.

"There was a reason for Rockefeller's escape: blackmail. According to the former intelligence officers we interviewed on this point, the blackmail was simple and powerful: The Dulles brothers [John -Foster, later Secretary of State, and Allen, later director of the +Foster, later Secretary of State, and Allen, later director of the CIA] had one of their clients threaten to interrupt the U.S. oil supply during wartime."

-

When confronted by Arnold on the Standard - Farben arrangement +

When confronted by Arnold on the Standard - Farben arrangement "Standard executives made it clear that the entire U.S. war effort was fueled by their oil and it could be stopped. . . . The American government had no choice but to go along if it wanted to win the war." (14)

-

July 13, 1944, Ralph W. Gallagher, attorney for Standard Oil, filed +

July 13, 1944, Ralph W. Gallagher, attorney for Standard Oil, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government's seizure of the contested patents. "On November 7, 1945, Judge Charles E. Wyzanski gave his -verdict," according to Higham. "He decided that the government had -been entitled to seize the patents. Gallagher appealed. On September -22, 1947, Judge Charles Clark delivered the final word on the +verdict," according to Higham. "He decided that the government had +been entitled to seize the patents. Gallagher appealed. On September +22, 1947, Judge Charles Clark delivered the final word on the subject. He said, 'Standard Oil can be considered an enemy national in view of its relationships with I.G. Farben after the United States and Germany had become active enemies.' The appeal was @@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ restricted production of methanol, a wood alcohol that was sometimes used as motor fuel." (16)

The restriction against methanol production apparently did not -apply to the Nazis, however. "As late as April 1943," Higham +apply to the Nazis, however. "As late as April 1943," Higham reveals, "General Motors in Stockholm [Sweden] was reported as trading with the enemy. . . . Further documents show that, as with Ford, repairs on German army trucks and conversion from gasoline to @@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ wood-gasoline production were being handled by GM in Switzerland." revealed in the pamphlet "The Humorous Hemp Primer," published in Berlin, also in 1943. This document, recently re-published in the 1995 edition of "Hemp and the Marijuana Conspiracy: The Emperor -Wears No Clothes," by veteran hemp conspiracy researcher Jack Herer, +Wears No Clothes," by veteran hemp conspiracy researcher Jack Herer, states that:

"Crops should not only provide food in large quantities, they can @@ -742,11 +742,11 @@ alternative, and competing, industrial raw material, by these very same corporations which sold America out to the Nazis for profit and control of world resources and markets.

-

"Just after Pearl Harbor," writes Seldes, "the Assistant Attorney -General, Mr. Thurman Arnold, issued a sensational report of the +

"Just after Pearl Harbor," writes Seldes, "the Assistant Attorney +General, Mr. Thurman Arnold, issued a sensational report of the sabotage of the national [war production] program, the first report naming the practices which were later to be referred to as the -treason of big business in wartime. Said Mr. Arnold:

+treason of big business in wartime. Said Mr. Arnold:

"Looking back over 10 months of defense effort we can now see how much it has been hampered by the attitude of powerful basic @@ -771,17 +771,17 @@ not yet complete.

THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY

-

Henry Ford, writes Higham, "admired Hitler from the beginning, when -the future Fuhrer was a struggling and obscure fanatic. He shared -with Hitler a fanatical hatred of Jews."

+

Henry Ford, writes Higham, "admired Hitler from the beginning, when +the future Fuhrer was a struggling and obscure fanatic. He shared +with Hitler a fanatical hatred of Jews."

"Ford's book 'The International Jew' was issued in 1927. A virulent anti-Semitic tract, it was still being distributed in Latin America -and the Arab countries as late as 1945. Hitler admired the book and -it influenced him deeply. Visitors to Hitler's headquarters at the -Brown House in Munich noticed a large photograph of Henry Ford +and the Arab countries as late as 1945. Hitler admired the book and +it influenced him deeply. Visitors to Hitler's headquarters at the +Brown House in Munich noticed a large photograph of Henry Ford hanging in his office. Stacked high on the table outside were copies -of Ford's book. As early as 1923," when Hitler heard that Ford was +of Ford's book. As early as 1923," when Hitler heard that Ford was planning to run for President, he "told an interviewer from the 'Chicago-Tribune,' 'I wish that I could send some of my shock troops to Chicago and other big American cities to help'."

@@ -794,13 +794,13 @@ trucks that were the backbone of German army transportation." (20)

an alternative industrial resource, devoting many years research to the subject.

-

In a 1989 ABC Radio broadcast, Hugh Downs reported that in the +

In a 1989 ABC Radio broadcast, Hugh Downs reported that in the 1930s, "the Ford Motor Company also saw a future in biomass fuels. Ford operated a successful biomass conversion plant that included hemp at their Iron Mountain facility in Michigan. Ford engineers extracted methanol, charcoal fuel, tar, pitch, ethyl acetate, and creosote - all fundamental ingredients for modern industry, and now -supplied by oil-related industries. . . . Henry Ford's experiments +supplied by oil-related industries. . . . Henry Ford's experiments with methanol promised cheap, readily-available fuel." (21)

As reported in "Popular Mechanics" in December, 1941, Ford's @@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ revolution in materials that will affect every home." (22)

So, it is possible, even likely, that Ford and General Motors conversion "from gasoline to wood-gasoline production" for Nazi -Germany, as earlier reported by Higham, involved at least some +Germany, as earlier reported by Higham, involved at least some consideration of hemp as a resource, if not actual production of "wood-gas" from hemp. After all, Ford had already committed several years and significant research dollars to the subject.

@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ production of vital war materials.

This view of hemp, not as a "dangerous drug" but as a vital war material, was acknowledged by the Kentucky Legislature a little over 100 years before the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1841, -according to Professor James F. Hopkins, author of "A History of the +according to Professor James F. Hopkins, author of "A History of the Hemp Industry in Kentucky," published by the University of Kentucky Press in 1951:

@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ industry endures.]

INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH

Even after Pearl Harbor, ITT was working for the Nazis, reports -Higham: ". . . the German army, navy, and air force contracted with +Higham: ". . . the German army, navy, and air force contracted with ITT for the manufacture of switchboards, telephones, alarm gongs, buoys, air raid warning devices, radar equipment, and thirty thousand fuses per month for artillery shells used to kill British @@ -885,13 +885,13 @@ Italy, France, and Germany, for England to have been bombed, or for Allied ships to have been attacked at sea." (24)

In 1938, "following a series of meetings with Luftwaffe chief -Herman Goring, [ITT founder and chairman Sosthenes] Behn encouraged +Herman Goring, [ITT founder and chairman Sosthenes] Behn encouraged ITT's Lorenz subsidiary to purchase 28 percent of the Focke-Wulf firm, manufacturer of the bombers that were to sink so many Allied ships during the war," according to researcher and author Jim Hougan. (25)

-

Anthony Sampson, in "The Sovereign State of ITT," reports on what +

Anthony Sampson, in "The Sovereign State of ITT," reports on what is perhaps the most bizarre aspect of the US/Nazi corporate partnership, war reparations:

@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ American property bombed by Allied bombers." (26)

The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission was responsible for this payment to ITT, and other U.S. corporations as well.

-

Bradford Snell reports that "After the cessation of hostilities, GM +

Bradford Snell reports that "After the cessation of hostilities, GM and Ford demanded reparations from the U.S. Government for wartime damages sustained by their Axis facilities as a result of Allied bombing. By 1967 GM had collected more than $33 million in @@ -914,38 +914,38 @@ motor vehicle properties in formerly Axis territories . . . Ford received a little less than $1 million, primarily as a result of damages sustained by its military truck complex at Cologne." (27)

-

ALLEN DULLES: ARCHITECT OF THE US-NAZI NETWORK

+

ALLEN DULLES: ARCHITECT OF THE US-NAZI NETWORK

-

Contemporary history records Allen Dulles as one of America's top +

Contemporary history records Allen Dulles as one of America's top spymasters, from his early days in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in World War II, to his position as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the 1950s and early 1960s (until -President John F. Kennedy fired him over the Bay of Pigs disaster in +President John F. Kennedy fired him over the Bay of Pigs disaster in 1961), and finally to his membership on the controversial Warren -Commission, which investigated President Kennedy's assassination. +Commission, which investigated President Kennedy's assassination. Until recently, his pivotal role in promoting a U.S. corporate -relationship with the Nazis was little known. Loftus and Aarons -describe the post-World War I role of Allen, and his brother, John +relationship with the Nazis was little known. Loftus and Aarons +describe the post-World War I role of Allen, and his brother, John Foster, in the following terms:

"We first turn to Dulles's creation of international finance networks for the benefit of the Nazis. In the beginning, moving -money into the Third Reich was quite legal. Lawyers saw to that. And -Allen and his brother John Foster were not just any lawyers. They +money into the Third Reich was quite legal. Lawyers saw to that. And +Allen and his brother John Foster were not just any lawyers. They were international finance specialists for the powerful Wall Street -law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell. . . .

+law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell. . . .

"The Dulles brothers were the ones who convinced American businessmen to avoid U.S. government regulation by investing in Germany. It began with the Versailles Treaty, in which they played no small role. After World War I the defeated German government promised to pay war reparations to the Allies in gold, but Germany -had no gold. It had to borrow the gold from Sullivan & Cromwell's +had no gold. It had to borrow the gold from Sullivan & Cromwell's clients in the United States. Nearly 70 percent of the money that flowed into Germany during the 1930s came from investors in the -United States, many of them Sullivan & Cromwell clients. . .

+United States, many of them Sullivan & Cromwell clients. . .

-

"Foster Dulles, as a member of the board of I.G. Farben, seems to +

"Foster Dulles, as a member of the board of I.G. Farben, seems to have had little difficulty in getting along with whoever was in charge. Some of our sources insist that both Dulles brothers made substantial but indirect contributions to the Nazi party as the @@ -954,28 +954,28 @@ price of continued influence inside the new German order. . . ."

NOTES: U.S. CORPORATIONS AND THE NAZIS

-

1.Facts and Fascism, George Seldes, p. 122 Trading with the Enemy, -Charles Higham, p. 167 2.Even the Gods Can't Change History, Seldes, -pp. 140-144 3.Facts and Fascism, p. 68 4.Ibid., p. 262 5.Trading -with the Enemy, pp. 162-165 6.Ibid., p. 166 7.Power, Inc., Morton +

1.Facts and Fascism, George Seldes, p. 122 Trading with the Enemy, +Charles Higham, p. 167 2.Even the Gods Can't Change History, Seldes, +pp. 140-144 3.Facts and Fascism, p. 68 4.Ibid., p. 262 5.Trading +with the Enemy, pp. 162-165 6.Ibid., p. 166 7.Power, Inc., Morton and Mintz, pp. 497-499 8.Trading with the Enemy, pp. 163-165 9.The -Plot to Seize the White House, Jules Archer, Hawthorn Books, 1973 +Plot to Seize the White House, Jules Archer, Hawthorn Books, 1973 (Quoted from It's A Conspiracy, National Insecurity Council, EarthWorks Press, 1992, pp. 179-184) 10.Trading with the Enemy, pp. 167-168 11.Facts and Fascism, pp. 68-70 12.Trading with the Enemy, pp. 45-46 13.Power, Inc, pp. 499-500 14.The Secret War Against The -Jews, Aarons and Loftus, pp. 44-65 15.Trading with the Enemy, pp. -61-62 16.Ibid., pp. 49-52 17.Ibid., p. 176 18.The Emperor Wears No -Clothes, Jack Herer, pp. 127-130 19.One Thousand Americans, Seldes, +Jews, Aarons and Loftus, pp. 44-65 15.Trading with the Enemy, pp. +61-62 16.Ibid., pp. 49-52 17.Ibid., p. 176 18.The Emperor Wears No +Clothes, Jack Herer, pp. 127-130 19.One Thousand Americans, Seldes, pp. 142-143 20.Trading with the Enemy, pp. 154-156 21.Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do, p. 734 22.Popular Mechanics Magazine, Vol. 76, No. 6, Dec. 1941 (The Emperor Wears No Clothes, 1995 edition, p. 199) 23.A History of the Hemp Industry in Kentucky, Professor James F. Hopkins, University of Kentucky Press, 1951 24.Trading with the -Enemy, p. 99 25.Spooks, Jim Hougan, pp. 423-424 26.The Sovereign -State of ITT, Anthony Sampson, p. 47 (Power, Inc., pp. 500-501) +Enemy, p. 99 25.Spooks, Jim Hougan, pp. 423-424 26.The Sovereign +State of ITT, Anthony Sampson, p. 47 (Power, Inc., pp. 500-501) 27.GM and the Nazis, by Bradford C. Snell, Ramparts Magazine, June -1974, pp. 14-16 (Democracy for the Few, Michael Parenti, pp. 91-92) +1974, pp. 14-16 (Democracy for the Few, Michael Parenti, pp. 91-92) 28.The Secret War Against the Jews, pp. 55-60

THE NEW WORLD (DIS)ORDER

@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ essence, is fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling power.

"Among us today a concentration of private power without equal in -history is growing." - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1)

+history is growing." - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1)

As mentioned earlier, the secret U.S./Nazi corporate alliance during World War II was the result of substantial American @@ -1007,10 +1007,10 @@ Government." The excuse, of course, was Communism.

THE BUGGING OF WALL STREET

-

Aarons and Loftus' research, which documents the Dulles brothers' +

Aarons and Loftus' research, which documents the Dulles brothers' pro-Nazi activities, did not go unnoticed. "Before his death, former -Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg granted one of the authors an -interview. Justice Goldberg had served in U.S. intelligence during +Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg granted one of the authors an +interview. Justice Goldberg had served in U.S. intelligence during World War II. Although he said little in public, he had collected information on the Dulles boys' activities over the years. His verdict was blunt. 'The Dulles brothers were traitors.' They had @@ -1021,8 +1021,8 @@ time of war." (2)

brothers and other American Nazi collaborators in banking and industry came as a result of a top-secret joint U.S.-British intelligence program known as the Ultra Project. "Prior to the -United States' entry into the war," write Loftus and Aarons, -"Roosevelt permitted British intelligence to wiretap American +United States' entry into the war," write Loftus and Aarons, +"Roosevelt permitted British intelligence to wiretap American targets.

"According to our sources in the intelligence community, the area @@ -1030,106 +1030,106 @@ of coverage included a good bit of the New York financial district, several floors of Rockefeller Plaza, part of the RCA Building, two prominent clubs, and various shipping firms. . . .

-

"The wiretap unit reported to Sir William Stephenson, a Canadian +

"The wiretap unit reported to Sir William Stephenson, a Canadian electronics genius better known by his code name, 'Intrepid.' From -his headquarters in the Rockefeller building, Stephenson's job was +his headquarters in the Rockefeller building, Stephenson's job was to identify U.S. companies that were aiding the Nazis." (3)

"Several months before the United States declared war," continue -Loftus and Aarons, "Bill Donovan invited Allen Dulles to head up the +Loftus and Aarons, "Bill Donovan invited Allen Dulles to head up the New York branch of the Office of the Coordinator of Information -(COI), President Roosevelt's new intelligence agency and the +(COI), President Roosevelt's new intelligence agency and the precursor to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Its primary mission was to collect information against the Nazis and their collaborators. In other words, Dulles was asked to inform on his own clients in New York. . . ."

-

"Roosevelt had approved his selection as head of the COI Manhattan +

"Roosevelt had approved his selection as head of the COI Manhattan branch because he wanted Dulles where the British wiretappers could keep an eye on him. . . .

-

"One floor below Dulles was Stephenson's wiretap shop. Inside -Dulles's operation was one of Roosevelt's spies, Arthur Goldberg . . +

"One floor below Dulles was Stephenson's wiretap shop. Inside +Dulles's operation was one of Roosevelt's spies, Arthur Goldberg . . ." who, "confirmed . . . that Dulles's appointment was a setup. . . .

-

"Roosevelt was giving Dulles enough rope to hang himself. From -Stephenson's Manhattan wiretaps, it is known that Dulles was +

"Roosevelt was giving Dulles enough rope to hang himself. From +Stephenson's Manhattan wiretaps, it is known that Dulles was continuing to work with his German business clients, who wanted to -remove Hitler and install a puppet of their own who would make peace -with the West while forging an alliance against Stalin. It was to be -a kinder, gentler Third Reich, favorably disposed to American +remove Hitler and install a puppet of their own who would make peace +with the West while forging an alliance against Stalin. It was to be +a kinder, gentler Third Reich, favorably disposed to American financial interests. . . . (4)

"The wiretap evidence against Dulles originally was collected by a -special section of Operation Safehaven, the U.S. Treasury +special section of Operation Safehaven, the U.S. Treasury Department's effort to trace the movement of stolen Nazi booty -towards the end of the war. Roosevelt and Treasury Secretary Henry +towards the end of the war. Roosevelt and Treasury Secretary Henry Morganthau had set up Dulles by giving him the one assignment - intelligence chief in Switzerland - where he would be most tempted to aid his German clients with their money laundering."

-

Roosevelt had one thing in mind: "The sudden release of the -Safehaven intercepts would force a public outcry to bring treason +

Roosevelt had one thing in mind: "The sudden release of the +Safehaven intercepts would force a public outcry to bring treason charges against those British and American businessmen who aided the -enemy in time of war." Among the targets were Allen Dulles, Henry +enemy in time of war." Among the targets were Allen Dulles, Henry Ford, and other U.S. industrialists. (5)

The plan failed, however, due to Dulles being "tipped off . . . that he was under surveillance" in time to cover his tracks. One -possible source of the leak was Vice President Henry Wallace, "who +possible source of the leak was Vice President Henry Wallace, "who constantly shared information with his brother-in-law, the Swiss minister in Washington during the war."

-

"Wallace," the authors reveal, "gave many details of his secret -meetings with Roosevelt to the Swiss diplomat." The problem was +

"Wallace," the authors reveal, "gave many details of his secret +meetings with Roosevelt to the Swiss diplomat." The problem was that, at the time, the Nazis "had recruited the head of the Swiss secret service."

-

It is, perhaps, no coincidence that Roosevelt dropped Wallace -during the 1944 election, choosing instead Senator Harry S. Truman +

It is, perhaps, no coincidence that Roosevelt dropped Wallace +during the 1944 election, choosing instead Senator Harry S. Truman as his new running mate. (6)

THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY

-

"After the Nazis' 1943 defeat at Stalingrad," write Loftus and -Aarons, "various Nazi businessmen realized they were on the losing -side and made plans to evacuate their wealth. The Peron government +

"After the Nazis' 1943 defeat at Stalingrad," write Loftus and +Aarons, "various Nazi businessmen realized they were on the losing +side and made plans to evacuate their wealth. The Peron government in Argentina was receiving the Nazi flight capital with open arms, and Dulles helped it hide the money. . . .

-

"The Guinness Book of Records lists the missing Reichsbank treasure +

"The Guinness Book of Records lists the missing Reichsbank treasure [estimated at $2.5 billion dollars] as the greatest unsolved bank robbery in history. Where did it go? . . . .

"According to our source, the bulk of the treasure was simply shipped a very short distance across Austria and through the Brenner Pass into Italy. Dulles's contacts were waiting at the Vatican. The -German-Vatican connection was how Allen Dulles and the Nazi +German-Vatican connection was how Allen Dulles and the Nazi industrialists planned to get away with it. . . ." (7)

The effort was successful, according to the authors, who state that the "vast bulk of the wealth of the Nazi empire" which "disappeared before the end of World War II" reappeared "within a decade in the -hands of the same men who financed Hitler's war against the Jews. -Allen Dulles's clients were not defeated, only inconvenienced." The -authors identify two of Dulles's accomplices as James Jesus Angleton -and his father, Hugh Angleton. The Angletons were members of X-2, +hands of the same men who financed Hitler's war against the Jews. +Allen Dulles's clients were not defeated, only inconvenienced." The +authors identify two of Dulles's accomplices as James Jesus Angleton +and his father, Hugh Angleton. The Angletons were members of X-2, the OSS counterintelligence branch in Italy, in 1943.

-

Like Dulles, Hugh Angleton was financially involved with Axis +

Like Dulles, Hugh Angleton was financially involved with Axis powers. He was the European representative for National Cash Register in Italy before the war and business associate of Dulles. When World War II broke out, the authors write,

-

". . . Angleton was crushed financially as all his investments were +

". . . Angleton was crushed financially as all his investments were in enemy hands.

-

"Like Dulles's clients, he wanted his money back. Like Dulles, Hugh +

"Like Dulles's clients, he wanted his money back. Like Dulles, Hugh offered his services to the OSS." With high-placed contacts in -Mussolini's Interior Ministry, Hugh was accepted and "promoted +Mussolini's Interior Ministry, Hugh was accepted and "promoted rapidly in U.S. intelligence. He became second in command to Colonel -Clifton Carter, the OSS commander in Italy at the end of World War +Clifton Carter, the OSS commander in Italy at the end of World War II." (8)

Perhaps the most controversial information which is now emerging @@ -1137,31 +1137,31 @@ with the release of recently declassified documents concerning World War II, is the role of the Vatican, both in its pre-war German investments, and its role in helping Nazi war criminals escape justice after the war. Concerning the Vatican-German investments, -Loftus and Aarons are quite clear:

+Loftus and Aarons are quite clear:

"That the Vatican encouraged such investments and even donated -money to Hitler himself cannot be denied. A German nun, Sister +money to Hitler himself cannot be denied. A German nun, Sister Pascalina, was present at its creation. In the early 1920s she was the housekeeper for Archbishop of the Vatican-Nazi connection . . . -Eugenio Pacelli, then the papal nuncio in Munich. Sister Pascalina -vividly recalls receiving Adolf Hitler late one night and watching -the archbishop give Hitler a large amount of Church money."

+Eugenio Pacelli, then the papal nuncio in Munich. Sister Pascalina +vividly recalls receiving Adolf Hitler late one night and watching +the archbishop give Hitler a large amount of Church money."

-

In addition, Eugenio Pacelli

+

In addition, Eugenio Pacelli

"later convinced the Vatican to invest millions of dollars in the rising German economy, money from the Vatican's land settlement that ended the Pope's claim of sovereignty over territory outside the -walls of Vatican City. It was Pacelli who negotiated the Concordat +walls of Vatican City. It was Pacelli who negotiated the Concordat with Germany and then had to deal with the consequences of his own mistakes when he became pope on the eve of World War II.

"The Vatican and the Dulles brothers had the same problem. Once -their money was in Hitler's hands, how would they get it back?"

+their money was in Hitler's hands, how would they get it back?"

The authors interviewed "a former colonel in U.S. Military Intelligence who specialized in tracing enemy assets. He claimed -that only a tiny portion of the Reichbank's gold ingots actually +that only a tiny portion of the Reichbank's gold ingots actually reached the Vatican Bank, while the rest was held in cooperative banks in Belgium, Liechtenstein, and especially Switzerland." It was only necessary to transfer the paperwork on the gold, not the gold @@ -1174,37 +1174,37 @@ immunity to move back and forth across both Nazi and Allied lines. . . ." (9)

". . . . The Vatican's eminence grise for Balkan intelligence, the -Bosnian-Croat priest Krunoslav Draganovic, was involved in +Bosnian-Croat priest Krunoslav Draganovic, was involved in transporting large quantities of Nazi booty, especially gold bullion, from Austria to the safety of the Holy See with the help of -the Dulles-Angleton clique in Rome. Some of the booty was +the Dulles-Angleton clique in Rome. Some of the booty was transported in truck convoys run by British troops. Other shipments -were carried in U.S. Army jeeps provided to Father Draganovic so +were carried in U.S. Army jeeps provided to Father Draganovic so that he could conduct pastoral visits' on behalf of the Vatican.

"Another ardent Nazi propagandist and agent, Slovenian bishop -Gregory Rozman, was sent to Bern with the help of Dulles's friends +Gregory Rozman, was sent to Bern with the help of Dulles's friends in U.S. intelligence. Declassified U.S. intelligence files confirm -that Bishop Rozman was suspected of trying to arrange the transfer +that Bishop Rozman was suspected of trying to arrange the transfer of huge quantities of Nazi-controlled gold and Western currency that had been discreetly secreted in Swiss banks during the war. For a -few months the Allies prevented Rozman from gaining access to this +few months the Allies prevented Rozman from gaining access to this treasure, but then the way was mysteriously cleared. In fact, the Dulles-Vatican connection had fixed it, and before too long the bishop obtained the loot for his Nazi friends, who were hiding in Argentina.

"Such instances turned out to be only the tip of the iceberg. It -has long been acknowledged that it was Allen Dulles who tipped off -General Patton about the buried German treasure that lay in the path -of the U.S. Third Army. Patton explicitly urged General Eisenhower +has long been acknowledged that it was Allen Dulles who tipped off +General Patton about the buried German treasure that lay in the path +of the U.S. Third Army. Patton explicitly urged General Eisenhower to conceal as much of the gold as possible, but his advice was refused.

"Our sources claim that Dulles and his colleagues exerted a great deal of influence to ensure that Western investments in Nazi Germany were not seized by the Allies as reparations for the Jews. After -all, much of 'Hitler's Gold' had originally belonged to the bankers +all, much of 'Hitler's Gold' had originally belonged to the bankers in London and New York. The . . . captured Nazi loot went underground. . . .

@@ -1213,8 +1213,8 @@ in Germany, the Vatican agreed to become part of Dulles's smuggling window, through which the Nazis and their treasure could be moved to safety." (10)

-

On April 12th, 1945, Roosevelt died, and Truman became President. -May 7th, Nazi Germany surrendered after the suicide of Adolf Hitler. +

On April 12th, 1945, Roosevelt died, and Truman became President. +May 7th, Nazi Germany surrendered after the suicide of Adolf Hitler. September 2nd, Japan surrendered.

World War II finally ended, but at the cost of more than 35,000,000 @@ -1225,9 +1225,9 @@ United States was 294,000. (11)

"Dulles and some of his friends volunteered for postwar service with the government not out of patriotism but of necessity," -according to Loftus and Aarons. "They had to be in positions of +according to Loftus and Aarons. "They had to be in positions of power to suppress the evidence of their own dealings with the Nazis. -The Safehaven investigation was quickly stripped from Treasury . . . +The Safehaven investigation was quickly stripped from Treasury . . . and turned over to the State Department. There Dulles's friends shredded the index to the interlocking corporations and blocked further investigations.

@@ -1237,17 +1237,17 @@ was ever going to be convicted of treason for helping the Nazis. None ever was, despite the evidence. According to one of our sources in the intelligence community, the U.S. Army Counter Intelligence Corps had two large 'Civilian Internment Centers' in Occupied -Germany, code named 'Ashcan' and 'Dustbin.' The CIC had identified +Germany, code named 'Ashcan' and 'Dustbin.' The CIC had identified and captured a large number of U.S. citizens who had stayed in -Germany and aided the Third Reich all through World War II. The +Germany and aided the Third Reich all through World War II. The evidence of their treason was overwhelming. The captured German records were horribly incriminating.

-

"Yet Victor Wohreheide, the young Justice Department attorney +

"Yet Victor Wohreheide, the young Justice Department attorney responsible for preparing the treason trials, suddenly ordered the prisoners' release. All of the Nazi collaborators were allowed to return to the United States and reclaim their citizenship. At the -same time, another Justice Department attorney, O. John Rogge, who +same time, another Justice Department attorney, O. John Rogge, who dared to make a speech about Nazi collaborators in the United States was quickly fired. However, the attorney who buried the treason cases was later promoted to special assistant attorney general.

@@ -1255,36 +1255,36 @@ cases was later promoted to special assistant attorney general.

"Dulles and his clients had won. The proof is in the bottom line. Forty years after World War II, Fortune magazine published a list of the hundred richest men in the world. There were no Jews on the -list. The great fortunes of the Rothschilds and Warburgs had been +list. The great fortunes of the Rothschilds and Warburgs had been diminished to insignificance by the Depression, the Nazis, and World War II.

"Near the top of the list were several multibillionaires who had -been prominent members of Hitler's inner circle. A few even had +been prominent members of Hitler's inner circle. A few even had served time in Allied prisons as Nazi war criminals, but they were all released quickly. The bottom line is that the Nazi businessmen survived the war with their fortunes intact and rebuilt their industrial empires to become the richest men in the world. Dulles's -clients got away with it. President Roosevelt's dream of putting the +clients got away with it. President Roosevelt's dream of putting the Nazis' moneymen on trial died with him."

England also failed to see justice done, according to the authors: "The British authorities in Germany ordered the U.S. Army to release all of the VIP British Nazis and hand over the evidence against -them. Even before Roosevelt's death, Churchill had already begun to +them. Even before Roosevelt's death, Churchill had already begun to withdraw from his commitment to prosecute Nazis." The reason?" Too many British industries might be seized as Nazi fronts. Too many upper-class collaborators might have to be prosecuted. The Germans were defeated, and the Soviets were now the enemy.

"Funding for British war crimes investigations suddenly dried up. -Nazi bankers such as Herman Abs were released from prison to work as +Nazi bankers such as Herman Abs were released from prison to work as economic advisers in the British zone of Germany. The history of British 'efforts' to punish Nazis after the war is aptly summarized in Tom Bower's book, 'The Pledge betrayed'. . . .

-

"The pattern was repeated all over the remnants of the Third Reich. -Despite direct orders from President Truman and General Eisenhower, +

"The pattern was repeated all over the remnants of the Third Reich. +Despite direct orders from President Truman and General Eisenhower, I.G. Farben, the citadel of the Nazi industrialists, was never dismantled. Dulles's clients demanded, and received, Allied compensation for bomb damage to their factories in Germany. Only a @@ -1298,15 +1298,15 @@ the Nazis were in no way inconvenienced by war crimes trials, and even received compensation for damages to their Nazi war plants. Some Nazi industrialists were charged and convicted by the Nuremberg war crimes trials but, in their book, "The American Establishment," -authors Leonard and Mark Silk observe that in the late 1940s "the +authors Leonard and Mark Silk observe that in the late 1940s "the United States and its leaders faced an agonizing moral problem in coming to terms with those German industrialists who had willingly done business with the Nazis and who were now just as willing to do business with the Americans in the reconstruction of Germany. The problem was dramatized when those German industrialists who had been convicted of war crimes at Nuremberg were all released from -Landsberg prison in early 1951, their sentences commuted by the -American High Commissioner [of German Occupation], John J. McCloy.

+Landsberg prison in early 1951, their sentences commuted by the +American High Commissioner [of German Occupation], John J. McCloy.

". . . . Whatever the motivation," the authors continue, "the blanket release of the convicted industrialists was taken within @@ -1326,27 +1326,27 @@ together with the old Wehrmacht officers, started an all-out campaign for the immediate release of all war criminals. It was a superbly organized blackmail action, enjoying wide support from the public, from all parties, and carried toward success by Dr. -Adenauer's astute maneuverings.

+Adenauer's astute maneuverings.

"The Chancellor suggested an inconspicuous way to solve the problem with 'parole,' 'sick leave,' and other roundabout methods. The more the U.S. High Commission in Germany showed leniency, however, the stronger the pressure became: either 'all so-called war criminals are released or there will be no German army.' American diplomats -followed Dr. Adenauer's plan to feed the nationalistic monster +followed Dr. Adenauer's plan to feed the nationalistic monster piecemeal. Every few days we quietly released one or two more from prison - the Krupps, the I.G. Farben directors, and dozens of former Wehrmacht Generals. On friendly advice from Washington, the British and the French, extremely reluctant, had to follow suit. When the supply dried up, there remained behind bars only the SS, the mass -murderers from Dachau, Belsen, and Buchenwald, and the toughs from +murderers from Dachau, Belsen, and Buchenwald, and the toughs from the Waffen SS who had massacred American, British, and Canadian -prisoners of war. This put High Commissioner John McCloy in a most +prisoners of war. This put High Commissioner John McCloy in a most embarrassing position. . . ."

-

Tetens explains how Chancellor Adenauer helped High Commissioner -McCloy and the U.S. State Department avoid this embarrassment: -Adenauer "suggested the formation of a review board, with three +

Tetens explains how Chancellor Adenauer helped High Commissioner +McCloy and the U.S. State Department avoid this embarrassment: +Adenauer "suggested the formation of a review board, with three German members sitting in and having equal voice in making recommendations. The whole procedure was to be shrouded in secrecy, and it was decided that the names of those released should not be @@ -1354,26 +1354,26 @@ revealed to the public. In this way the last few hundred 'poor devils,' those SS mass killers and sadists, were quietly set free within two or three years." (14)

-

Christopher Simpson, in his extensively documented book on the +

Christopher Simpson, in his extensively documented book on the subject of U.S. recruitment of Nazis, "Blowback," goes into more detail of the backgrounds of those released:

"The beneficiaries of this act included, for example, all of the convicted concentration camp doctors; all of the top judges who had administered the Nazis' 'special courts'" and dozens of similar -cases. In addition, "McCloy's clemency decisions for the Landsberg +cases. In addition, "McCloy's clemency decisions for the Landsberg inmates set in motion a much broader process that eventually freed hundreds of other convicted Nazi war criminals over the next five years. . . . By the winter of 1950-1951 the most senior levels of the U.S. government had decided to abrogate their wartime pledge to bring Nazi war criminals to justice. . . . in the interests of preserving West German military support for American leadership in -the cold war. While nazism and Hitler's inner circle continued to be +the cold war. While nazism and Hitler's inner circle continued to be publicly condemned throughout the West, the actual investigation and prosecution of specific Nazi crimes came to a standstill." (15)

-

One case merits special attention: Sepp Dietrich, "the organizer of -the Fuehrer's bodyguard. Dietrich carried out Hitler's personal +

One case merits special attention: Sepp Dietrich, "the organizer of +the Fuehrer's bodyguard. Dietrich carried out Hitler's personal murder assignments" and, Tetens continues, "was in charge of the liquidation of the Jewish population in the city of Kharkov. During the Battle of the Bulge his troops committed the Malmedy massacre, @@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ government with the homecoming pay of 6,000 marks." (16)

prominent American expressed support for the reduction of sentences for those responsible for the mass murder of the 600 unarmed prisoners of war at Malmedy, describing the decision as "extremely -wise." The American was Senator Joseph McCarthy, Republican from +wise." The American was Senator Joseph McCarthy, Republican from Wisconsin.

Tetens observes that, despite the wide-spread fear by "the French, @@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ Staff, camouflaged under the name Blank Office. Supported by Bonn and tolerated by the United States, a nation-wide network was created to reactivate the experienced officers and the man power of the old Wehrmacht. The short period of 1950-51 must be marked as the -time when Hitler's old officers, SS leaders, and [Nazi] party +time when Hitler's old officers, SS leaders, and [Nazi] party functionaries returned to power and influence." (17)

Tetens' comment that the Nazi's return to power in Germany was @@ -1418,89 +1418,89 @@ in charge of, many U.S. government covert operations -- international weapons smuggling, drug cartels, Central American death squads, right wing anti-communist dictatorships, LSD mind control experiments -- the Republican National Committee's Ethnic -Heritage Councils, and the Presidential campaigns of Richard Nixon, -Ronald Reagan, and George Bush.

+Heritage Councils, and the Presidential campaigns of Richard Nixon, +Ronald Reagan, and George Bush.

THE GEHLEN ORGANIZATION

Probably the most influential Nazi to come to work for the United -States intelligence agencies during the Cold War was named Gehlen.

+States intelligence agencies during the Cold War was named Gehlen.

-

"Reinhard Gehlen," writes author Christopher Simpson, "Hitler's +

"Reinhard Gehlen," writes author Christopher Simpson, "Hitler's most senior military intelligence officer on the eastern front, had begun planning his surrender to the United States at least as early as the fall of 1944." Of "several hundred" high-ranking Nazi -officers who switched sides at the end of World War II, Gehlen +officers who switched sides at the end of World War II, Gehlen "proved to be the most important of them all.

-

"In early March 1945 Gehlen and a small group of his most senior +

"In early March 1945 Gehlen and a small group of his most senior officers carefully microfilmed the vast holdings on the USSR in the . . . military intelligence section of the German army's general staff. They packed the film in watertight steel drums and secretly buried it in remote mountain meadows scattered through the Austrian -Alps. Then, on May 22, 1945, Gehlen and his top aides surrendered to +Alps. Then, on May 22, 1945, Gehlen and his top aides surrendered to an American Counter-intelligence Corps [CIC] team." (18)

-

According to Tetens: ". . . [Gehlen] immediately asked for an +

According to Tetens: ". . . [Gehlen] immediately asked for an interview with the commanding officer . . ." and offered the United States "his intelligence staff, spy apparatus, and the priceless files for future service."

-

Gehlen was sent to Washington and his offer was taken. "The -Pentagon-Gehlen agreement," states Tetens, "in practice guaranteed +

Gehlen was sent to Washington and his offer was taken. "The +Pentagon-Gehlen agreement," states Tetens, "in practice guaranteed the continuation of the all-important Abwehr division of the German General Staff. Hundreds of German army and SS officers were quietly -released from internment camps and joined Gehlen's headquarters in +released from internment camps and joined Gehlen's headquarters in the Spessart Mountains in central Germany. When the staff had grown -to three thousand men, the Bureau Gehlen opened a closely guarded +to three thousand men, the Bureau Gehlen opened a closely guarded twenty-five-acre compound near Pullach, south of Munich, operating under the innocent name of the South German Industrial Development Organization. . . .

-

"Within a few years the Gehlen apparatus had grown by leaps and +

"Within a few years the Gehlen apparatus had grown by leaps and bounds. In the early fifties it was estimated that the organization employed up to 4,000 intelligence specialists in Germany, mainly former army and SS officers, and that more than 4,000 V-men (undercover agents) were active throughout the Soviet-bloc -countries. Gehlen's spy network stretches from Korea to Cairo, from +countries. Gehlen's spy network stretches from Korea to Cairo, from Siberia to Santiago de Chile. . . . When the Federal Republic [of -West Germany] became a sovereign state in 1955, the Bureau Gehlen +West Germany] became a sovereign state in 1955, the Bureau Gehlen was openly recognized as the official intelligence arm of the Bonn government." (19)

-

How important was the Gehlen Org, as it became known, to the +

How important was the Gehlen Org, as it became known, to the history of the Cold War? Simpson's research documents that it was perhaps the most significant element of all:

". . . . The Org became the most important eyes and ears for U.S. intelligence inside the closed societies of the Soviet bloc. 'In 1946 [U.S.] intelligence files on the Soviet Union were virtually -empty,' says Harry Rositzke, the CIA's former chief of espionage +empty,' says Harry Rositzke, the CIA's former chief of espionage inside the Soviet Union. '. . . . Rositzke worked closely with -Gehlen during the formative years of the CIA and credits Gehlen's +Gehlen during the formative years of the CIA and credits Gehlen's organization with playing a "primary role" in filling the empty file folders during that period. . . .'

-

"'Gehlen had to make his money by creating a threat that we were -afraid of,' says Victor Marchetti, formerly the CIA's chief analyst +

"'Gehlen had to make his money by creating a threat that we were +afraid of,' says Victor Marchetti, formerly the CIA's chief analyst of Soviet strategic war plans and capabilities, 'so we would give him more money to tell us about it.' He continues: 'In my opinion, -the Gehlen Organization provided nothing worthwhile for the +the Gehlen Organization provided nothing worthwhile for the understanding or estimating Soviet military or political -capabilities in Eastern Europe or anywhere else.' Employing Gehlen +capabilities in Eastern Europe or anywhere else.' Employing Gehlen was 'a waste of time, money, and effort, except that maybe he had some CI [counter- intelligence] value, because practically everybody in his organization was sucking off both tits.'" (20)

-

By 'sucking off both tits' Marchetti is referring to the fact that -Gehlen's elaborate operation was penetrated by Soviet spies at the +

By 'sucking off both tits' Marchetti is referring to the fact that +Gehlen's elaborate operation was penetrated by Soviet spies at the very time it was our most important source of intelligence upon which the Cold War was based. In fact, the Communists had -infiltrated Nazi intelligence long before Gehlen switched sides.

+infiltrated Nazi intelligence long before Gehlen switched sides.

TRIPLE CROSS

-

"In each generation," write Aarons and Loftus,"Soviet intelligence +

"In each generation," write Aarons and Loftus,"Soviet intelligence created 'anti-Communist' emigre front groups, ostensibly to foment revolution and topple Bolshevism. The front groups attracted support from the West. Considerable financial assistance was supplied and @@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ British, German, and even the Vatican intelligence services before the end of World War II.

"After World War II, Turkel worked for West German intelligence -(the Gehlen Org), collaborated with many of the spy services of +(the Gehlen Org), collaborated with many of the spy services of NATO, including the American Military Intelligence Service (MIS - for offensive intelligence), the US Army Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC - for defensive purposes), the ultra-secret State Department @@ -1530,49 +1530,49 @@ Office of Policy Co-ordination and the Central Intelligence Agency. . ." (21)

"Just before World War II began," according to the authors, "an -Austrian Jew named Richard Kauder created a secret intelligence -network, code named MAX." Kauder, using the name of [Max] Klatt - -Turkel's intelligence chief ["Unholy Trinity," Aarons and Loftus, p. -166] - "worked exclusively for Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, the German +Austrian Jew named Richard Kauder created a secret intelligence +network, code named MAX." Kauder, using the name of [Max] Klatt - +Turkel's intelligence chief ["Unholy Trinity," Aarons and Loftus, p. +166] - "worked exclusively for Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, the German spy chief who collaborated with the Vatican and the British to -topple Hitler during the war [the group known as the Black +topple Hitler during the war [the group known as the Black Orchestra]."

-

The Nazis thought the Max network was made up of "so-called Fascist +

The Nazis thought the Max network was made up of "so-called Fascist Jews" who "were willing to spy against the Soviet Union, not for the -glory of the Third Reich but to save themselves and their families -from the concentration camps." The Max network was supposed to have +glory of the Third Reich but to save themselves and their families +from the concentration camps." The Max network was supposed to have had "the only communication link to a secret network of 'White' Russian Fascists inside the Kremlin [Turkel's NTS], who had -supposedly infiltrated Stalin's military headquarters prior to World -War II." But, the authors continue, "the Max network was not made up +supposedly infiltrated Stalin's military headquarters prior to World +War II." But, the authors continue, "the Max network was not made up of Fascist Jews. They were, in fact, Communist Jews who risked their -lives inside the heart of the Third Reich's intelligence service."

+lives inside the heart of the Third Reich's intelligence service."

-

The Max network actually misled the Nazis, feeding them false +

The Max network actually misled the Nazis, feeding them false intelligence on the capabilities and intentions of the Soviet Union, leading "the Nazi divisions into a series of death traps on the -Eastern front." The Max double-agents were responsible for the Nazis -defeats at Stalingrad, "the giant battle of Kursk where Hitler's +Eastern front." The Max double-agents were responsible for the Nazis +defeats at Stalingrad, "the giant battle of Kursk where Hitler's tank divisions were slaughtered. The final sting," continue the authors, "was to mislead Germany into believing that the Red army was on the verge of collapse in 1944, when in fact the Soviets were preparing for the most massive onslaught of the war.

"It would not be an exaggeration to say that the 'Fascist Jews' of -the Max network did more to defeat the German army than all the +the Max network did more to defeat the German army than all the Western intelligence services combined. Seventy percent of all -Hitler's divisions were destroyed on the Eastern front, largely as a -result of the misleading intelligence supplied by Max." (22)

+Hitler's divisions were destroyed on the Eastern front, largely as a +result of the misleading intelligence supplied by Max." (22)

-

When Gehlen was recruited by the United States, Allen Dulles -ordered the ex-Nazi spymaster to "revive the Max network." Gehlen -already had plans to do just that, intending "to make Turkel's Max +

When Gehlen was recruited by the United States, Allen Dulles +ordered the ex-Nazi spymaster to "revive the Max network." Gehlen +already had plans to do just that, intending "to make Turkel's Max network the centerpiece of his new West German intelligence agency. As soon as a Republican president was elected in the United States, -Dulles intended to take over the CIA and make Gehlen and Turkel the +Dulles intended to take over the CIA and make Gehlen and Turkel the heart of his anti-Soviet network. The Soviets, of course, were -delighted as they watched Dulles and Gehlen attempt to plant a +delighted as they watched Dulles and Gehlen attempt to plant a Communist spy ring in the heart of Western intelligence. . . .

". . . [E]ventually, in 1956, the Allies decided that the whole @@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ Dulles's Nazi 'freedom fighters' had sold him out." (23)

COLD WARRIORS

-

It was Harry Rositze who best described the attitude of the United +

It was Harry Rositze who best described the attitude of the United States military-intelligence establishment after the end of World War II: "Any bastard as long as he was anti-Communist." Rositze, the "former head of secret operations inside the USSR" for the CIA, was @@ -1610,35 +1610,35 @@ organizations, in the 1940s and 1950s.

Perhaps the most publicized program of Nazi recruitment is that of Project Paperclip, which involved the collection of Nazi rocket scientists and facilities, all of which were later incorporated into -the U.S. Space Program. Klaus Barbie's employment by the U.S. State -Department in the 1940s is another well-known incident. Barbie, head -of the Gestapo in Lyons, France, was known as the "Butcher of Lyons" +the U.S. Space Program. Klaus Barbie's employment by the U.S. State +Department in the 1940s is another well-known incident. Barbie, head +of the Gestapo in Lyons, France, was known as the "Butcher of Lyons" and was sought by the French Government for atrocities committed -against French Resistance fighters captured by the Nazis. Barbie was +against French Resistance fighters captured by the Nazis. Barbie was recruited as a U.S. intelligence "asset" in 1947 by one branch of the State Department's Counter-intelligence Corps (CIC), while another branch, the Operation Selection Board, a joint U.S./British project, was trying to put him in prison for war crimes.

-

Eventually, according to Aarons and Loftus, "Barbie's employment +

Eventually, according to Aarons and Loftus, "Barbie's employment (and protection) by the Americans began to reach French newspapers and politicians at least as early as 1948. They, in turn brought increasing pressure on the U.S. government through publicity and -eventually through official notes requesting Barbie's extradition +eventually through official notes requesting Barbie's extradition from Germany. That, in the final analysis, is why the CIC chose to -provide Barbie with a new identity and safe passage to Argentina in +provide Barbie with a new identity and safe passage to Argentina in 1951, while thousands of other ex-Nazis who had been 'of interest' to the CIC at one time or another have simply lived out their lives -in Germany. If the CIC had dumped Barbie when the French government +in Germany. If the CIC had dumped Barbie when the French government began requesting his extradition, he would have had plenty of compromising things to say about the CIC. . ." (25)

-

But when Barbie was eventually captured by Bolivian authorities in +

But when Barbie was eventually captured by Bolivian authorities in the early 1980s, and returned to France to face charges of war crimes, the U.S. government was forced to conduct an investigation -into the Barbie affair. The official position? ". . . [T]his +into the Barbie affair. The official position? ". . . [T]his investigation concluded that the United States had indeed protected -Barbie in Europe and engineered his escape but that Barbie was the +Barbie in Europe and engineered his escape but that Barbie was the only such Nazi who had been assisted in this fashion." (26)

As documented previously, this statement was false. Hundreds, @@ -1651,141 +1651,141 @@ U.S.-Nazi connection is well-documented, and deserves closer attention by the mainstream press.

One of the first researchers to reveal the connections between the -U.S. government and the Nazis, was a lady named Mae Brussell of +U.S. government and the Nazis, was a lady named Mae Brussell of Carmel, California. Her career as a conspiracy researcher and host of the weekly radio program "World Watchers International" began -with the Kennedy assassination. "In ferreting out every morsel from -the Warren Report," writes Jonathan Vankin, author of the book +with the Kennedy assassination. "In ferreting out every morsel from +the Warren Report," writes Jonathan Vankin, author of the book "Conspiracies, Cover-ups and Crimes," "supplementing her research with untold amounts of reading from the 'New York Times' to 'Soldier -of Fortune,' Brussell discovered not merely a conspiracy of a few -renegade CIA agents, Mafiosi, and Castro haters behind Kennedy's +of Fortune,' Brussell discovered not merely a conspiracy of a few +renegade CIA agents, Mafiosi, and Castro haters behind Kennedy's death, but a vast, invisible institutional structure layered into the very fabric of the U.S. political system.

"Comprising the government within a government were not just spies, -gangsters, and Cubans, but Nazis. Mae found that many of the -commission witnesses -- whose testimony established Oswald as a lone -nut' -- had never even spoken to Oswald, or knew him only slightly. +gangsters, and Cubans, but Nazis. Mae found that many of the +commission witnesses -- whose testimony established Oswald as a lone +nut' -- had never even spoken to Oswald, or knew him only slightly. The bulk of them were White Russian emigres living in Dallas. Extreme in their anti-Communism, they were often affiliated with groups set up by the SS in World War II -- Eastern European ethnic armies used by the Nazis to carry out their dirtiest work.

-

"Brussell also discovered an episode from history rarely reported +

"Brussell also discovered an episode from history rarely reported in the media, and not often taught in universities. Those same collaborationist groups were absorbed by United States intelligence agencies. They hooked up with the spy net of German General Reinhard -Gehlen, Hitler's Eastern Front espionage chief."

+Gehlen, Hitler's Eastern Front espionage chief."

"'This is a story of how key Nazis . . . anticipated military disaster and laid plans to transplant nazism, intact but disguised, -in havens in the West,' wrote Mae Brussell in 1983. She didn't +in havens in the West,' wrote Mae Brussell in 1983. She didn't author too many articles, but this one, 'The Nazi Connection to the -John F. Kennedy Assassination' (in 'The Rebel,' a short-lived -political magazine published by 'Hustler' impresario Larry Flynt), +John F. Kennedy Assassination' (in 'The Rebel,' a short-lived +political magazine published by 'Hustler' impresario Larry Flynt), was definitive, albeit convoluted.

"'It is a story that climaxes in Dallas on November 22, 1963, when -John Kennedy was struck down,' Brussell's article continued. 'And it +John Kennedy was struck down,' Brussell's article continued. 'And it is a story with an aftermath -- America's slide to the brink of Fascism.'"

-

Mae Brussell quit broadcasting her radio show in Spring of 1988, +

Mae Brussell quit broadcasting her radio show in Spring of 1988, after receiving a death threat from a "man who is said to have identified himself as 'a fascist and proud of it.'"

The last project she worked on, before her death from cancer on October 3, 1988, writes the author, "was a study of Satanic cults -- within the U.S. military. The hidden fascist oligarchy had -progressed far beyond the need for patsies like Oswald. They were -now able, Brussell asserted, to hypnotically program assassins.

+progressed far beyond the need for patsies like Oswald. They were +now able, Brussell asserted, to hypnotically program assassins.

"Satanic cults are the state of the art in brainwashing. With drugs, sex, and violence, they strip any semblance of moral thought. They are perfect for use in creating killers. The United States -military, Brussell found, was using them." (27)

+military, Brussell found, was using them." (27)

NOTES: THE NEW WORLD (DIS)ORDER

-

1.One Thousand Americans, George Seldes, p. 5-6 2.The Secret War -Against the Jews, Loftus and Aarons, p. 71 3.Ibid., pp. 73-74 -4.Ibid., pp. 75-76 5.Ibid., p. 77 6.Ibid., p. 78 7.Ibid., pp. 79-80 -8.Ibid., pp. 82-83 9.Ibid., pp. 84-85 10.Ibid., pp. 85-86 11.Tragedy -and Hope, Prof. Carrol Quigley, p. 827 12.Secret War Against the -Jews, pp. 100-102 13.The American Establishment, Leonard and Mark +

1.One Thousand Americans, George Seldes, p. 5-6 2.The Secret War +Against the Jews, Loftus and Aarons, p. 71 3.Ibid., pp. 73-74 +4.Ibid., pp. 75-76 5.Ibid., p. 77 6.Ibid., p. 78 7.Ibid., pp. 79-80 +8.Ibid., pp. 82-83 9.Ibid., pp. 84-85 10.Ibid., pp. 85-86 11.Tragedy +and Hope, Prof. Carrol Quigley, p. 827 12.Secret War Against the +Jews, pp. 100-102 13.The American Establishment, Leonard and Mark Silk, p. 249 14.The New Germany and the Old Nazis, T.H. Tetens, pp. 99-102 15.Blowback: America's recruitment of Nazis and its effects -on the Cold War, Christopher Simpson, pp. 191-192 16.The New Germany -and the Old Nazis, p. 103 17.Ibid., pp. 112-113 18.Blowback, pp. 40- +on the Cold War, Christopher Simpson, pp. 191-192 16.The New Germany +and the Old Nazis, p. 103 17.Ibid., pp. 112-113 18.Blowback, pp. 40- 41 19.The New Germany and the Old Nazis, pp. 42-43 20.Blowback, pp. -54-55 21.Unholy Trinity, Mark Aarons and John Loftus, pp. 151-152 -22.The Secret War Against the Jews, pp. 135-136 23.Ibid., pp. 151- -152 24.Blowback, p. 159 25.Ibid., pp. 187-189 26.Ibid., pp. 192-193 -27.Conspiracies, Cover-ups and Crimes, Jonathan Vankin, pp. 101-104

+54-55 21.Unholy Trinity, Mark Aarons and John Loftus, pp. 151-152 +22.The Secret War Against the Jews, pp. 135-136 23.Ibid., pp. 151- +152 24.Blowback, p. 159 25.Ibid., pp. 187-189 26.Ibid., pp. 192-193 +27.Conspiracies, Cover-ups and Crimes, Jonathan Vankin, pp. 101-104

-

RICHARD MILHOUSE NIXON

+

RICHARD MILHOUSE NIXON

In this section we will explore the Nazi connections of Richard -Nixon. To do so we must return to the years just after the end of +Nixon. To do so we must return to the years just after the end of World War II and, of course, a man named Dulles.

-

The irony of Nixon's political career ending with a cover-up can +

The irony of Nixon's political career ending with a cover-up can only be appreciated with the knowledge that this turbulent career -also began with one. Loftus and Aarons state that:

+also began with one. Loftus and Aarons state that:

"According to several of our sources among the 'old spies,' Richard -Nixon's political career began in 1945, when he was the navy officer +Nixon's political career began in 1945, when he was the navy officer temporarily assigned to review . . . captured Nazi documents." The -documents in question revealed the wartime record of Karl Blessing, -"former Reichsbank officer and then head of the Nazi oil cartel, -Kontinentale Ol A.G. 'Konti' was in partnership with Dulles's +documents in question revealed the wartime record of Karl Blessing, +"former Reichsbank officer and then head of the Nazi oil cartel, +Kontinentale Ol A.G. 'Konti' was in partnership with Dulles's principal Nazi client, I.G. Farben. Both companies had despicable records regarding their treatment of Jews during the Holocaust. -After the war Dulles not only 'lost' Blessings Nazi party records, +After the war Dulles not only 'lost' Blessings Nazi party records, but he helped peddle a false biography in the ever-gullible 'New York Times.'"

The authors' sources reveal that not only did Dulles help cover up -his Nazi client's record, he "personally vouched for Blessing as an +his Nazi client's record, he "personally vouched for Blessing as an anti-Nazi in order to protect continued control of German oil -interests in the Middle East. Blessing's Konti was the Nazi link to -Iben Saud [King of Saudi Arabia] and Aramco [the Arabian- American -Oil Company]. If Blessing went down, he could have taken a lot of -people with him, including Allen Dulles. The cover-up worked, except -that U.S. Naval Intelligence scrutinized a set of the captured Konti +interests in the Middle East. Blessing's Konti was the Nazi link to +Iben Saud [King of Saudi Arabia] and Aramco [the Arabian- American +Oil Company]. If Blessing went down, he could have taken a lot of +people with him, including Allen Dulles. The cover-up worked, except +that U.S. Naval Intelligence scrutinized a set of the captured Konti records."

-

According to the "old spies," Allen Dulles made a deal with the -young navy officer who was reviewing the Konti files - Richard -Nixon. Nixon would help Dulles bury the Konti files. In return, -Allen Dulles "arranged to finance [Nixon's] first congressional +

According to the "old spies," Allen Dulles made a deal with the +young navy officer who was reviewing the Konti files - Richard +Nixon. Nixon would help Dulles bury the Konti files. In return, +Allen Dulles "arranged to finance [Nixon's] first congressional campaign against Jerry Voorhis." (1)

-

Dulles's support for Nixon paid off in 1947 when, as the freshman -congressman from California, he "saved John Foster Dulles +

Dulles's support for Nixon paid off in 1947 when, as the freshman +congressman from California, he "saved John Foster Dulles considerable embarrassment by privately pointing out that confidential government files showed that one of Foster's foundation -employees, Alger Hiss, was allegedly a Communist. The Dulles -brothers took Nixon under their wing and escorted him on a tour of +employees, Alger Hiss, was allegedly a Communist. The Dulles +brothers took Nixon under their wing and escorted him on a tour of Fascist 'freedom fighter' operations in Germany, apparently in -anticipation that the young congressman would be useful after Dewey +anticipation that the young congressman would be useful after Dewey became president." [He would be useful anyway, despite the fact that -incumbent President Truman won reelection in 1948, defeating Dewey.] +incumbent President Truman won reelection in 1948, defeating Dewey.] (2)

-

After Truman's victory, write the authors, "Nixon became Allen -Dulles's mouthpiece in Congress. Both he and Senator Joseph McCarthy +

After Truman's victory, write the authors, "Nixon became Allen +Dulles's mouthpiece in Congress. Both he and Senator Joseph McCarthy received volumes of classified information to support the charge -that the Truman administration was filled with 'pinkos.' When -McCarthy went too far in his Communist investigations, it was Nixon -who worked with his next-door neighbor, CIA director Bedell Smith, +that the Truman administration was filled with 'pinkos.' When +McCarthy went too far in his Communist investigations, it was Nixon +who worked with his next-door neighbor, CIA director Bedell Smith, to steer the investigations away from the intelligence community.

-

"The CIA was grateful for Nixon's assistance, but did not know the +

"The CIA was grateful for Nixon's assistance, but did not know the reason for it. Dulles had been recruiting Nazis under the cover of the State Department's Office of Policy Coordination, whose chief, -Frank Wisner, had systematically recruited the Eastern European +Frank Wisner, had systematically recruited the Eastern European emigre networks that had worked first for the SS, then the British, and finally Dulles.

@@ -1794,109 +1794,109 @@ United States less for intelligence purposes than for political advantage. The Nazis' job quickly became to get out the vote for the Republicans. One Israeli intelligence officer joked that when Dulles used the phrase 'Never Again,' he was not talking about the -Holocaust but about Dewey's narrow loss to Truman. In the eyes of -the Israelis, Allen Dulles was the demon who infected Western +Holocaust but about Dewey's narrow loss to Truman. In the eyes of +the Israelis, Allen Dulles was the demon who infected Western intelligence with Nazi recruits.

-

"In preparation for the 1952 Eisenhower-Nixon campaign, the +

"In preparation for the 1952 Eisenhower-Nixon campaign, the Republicans formed an Ethnic Division, which, to put it bluntly, recruited the 'displaced Fascists' who arrived in the United States after World War II. Like similar migrant organizations in several Western countries, the Ethnic Division attracted a significant number of Central and Eastern European Nazis, who had been recruited by the SS as political and police leaders during the Holocaust. -These Fascist emigres supported the Eisenhower-Nixon 'liberation' +These Fascist emigres supported the Eisenhower-Nixon 'liberation' policy as the quickest means of getting back into power in their former homelands and made a significant contribution 'in its first operation (1951/1952).'"

The authors point out that "over the years the Democrats had -acquired one or two Nazis of their own, such as Tscherim Soobzokov, +acquired one or two Nazis of their own, such as Tscherim Soobzokov, a former member of the Caucasian SS who worked as a party boss in -New Jersey. But in 90 percent of the cases, the members of Hitler's +New Jersey. But in 90 percent of the cases, the members of Hitler's political organization went to the Republicans. In fact, from the very beginning, the word had been put around among Eastern European -Nazis that Dulles and Nixon were the men to see, especially if you +Nazis that Dulles and Nixon were the men to see, especially if you were a rich Fascist . . ." (3)

-

This relationship between Richard Nixon and the Nazis developed -because both he and Allen Dulles "blamed Governor Dewey's razor-thin -loss to Truman in the 1948 presidential election on the Jewish vote. -When [Nixon] became Eisenhower's vice president in 1952, Nixon was +

This relationship between Richard Nixon and the Nazis developed +because both he and Allen Dulles "blamed Governor Dewey's razor-thin +loss to Truman in the 1948 presidential election on the Jewish vote. +When [Nixon] became Eisenhower's vice president in 1952, Nixon was determined to build his own ethnic base.

-

"Vice President Nixon's secret political war of Nazis against Jews +

"Vice President Nixon's secret political war of Nazis against Jews in American politics was never investigated at the time. The foreign language-speaking Croatian and other Fascist emigre groups had a ready-made network for contacting and mobilizing the Eastern European ethnic bloc. There is a very high correlation between CIA domestic subsidies to Fascist 'freedom fighters' during the 1950s and the leadership of the Republican party's ethnic campaign groups. -The motive for under-the-table financing was clear: Nixon used Nazis +The motive for under-the-table financing was clear: Nixon used Nazis to offset the Jewish vote for the Democrats.

-

"In 1952 Nixon had formed an Ethnic Division within the Republican +

"In 1952 Nixon had formed an Ethnic Division within the Republican National Committee. 'Displaced Fascists, hoping to be returned to -power by an Eisenhower-Nixon "liberation" policy signed on' with the +power by an Eisenhower-Nixon "liberation" policy signed on' with the committee. In 1953, when Republicans were in office, the immigration laws were changed to admit Nazis, even members of the SS. They -flooded into the country. Nixon himself oversaw the new immigration +flooded into the country. Nixon himself oversaw the new immigration program. As vice president, he even received Eastern European Fascists in the White House. After a long, long journey, the Croatian Nazis had found a new home in the United States, where they reestablished their networks.

-

"In 1968 Nixon promised that if he won the presidential election, +

"In 1968 Nixon promised that if he won the presidential election, he would create a permanent ethnic council within the Republican party. Previously the Ethnic Division was allowed to surface only -during presidential campaigns. Nixon's promise was carried out after -the 1972 election, during [George] Bush's tenure as chairman of the +during presidential campaigns. Nixon's promise was carried out after +the 1972 election, during [George] Bush's tenure as chairman of the Republican National Committee. The Croatian Ustashis became an integral part of the campaign structure of Republican politics, along with several other Fascist organizations." (4)

-

The authors describe Nixon's pro-Nazi activities in no uncertain -terms: "Nixon himself personally recruited ex-Nazis for his 1968 -presidential campaign. Moreover, Vice President Nixon became the -point man for the Eisenhower administration on covert operations and -personally supervised Allen Dulles's projects while Ike was ill in +

The authors describe Nixon's pro-Nazi activities in no uncertain +terms: "Nixon himself personally recruited ex-Nazis for his 1968 +presidential campaign. Moreover, Vice President Nixon became the +point man for the Eisenhower administration on covert operations and +personally supervised Allen Dulles's projects while Ike was ill in 1956 and 1957." (5)

-

One of the Nazis recruited by candidate Nixon was Laszlo Pasztor, -described by Aarons and Loftus as "the founding chair of Nixon's +

One of the Nazis recruited by candidate Nixon was Laszlo Pasztor, +described by Aarons and Loftus as "the founding chair of Nixon's Republican Heritage Groups council" who, "during World War II . . . was a diplomat in Berlin representing the Arrow Cross government of Nazi Hungary, which supervised the extermination of the Jewish population.

-

"[A]fter Nixon won [the 1968 Presidential Election], he approved +

"[A]fter Nixon won [the 1968 Presidential Election], he approved Pasztor's appointment as chief organizer of the ethnic council. Not surprisingly, Pasztor's 'choices for filling emigre slots as the council was being formed included various Nazi collaborationist organizations.' The former Fascists were coming out of the closet in droves.

-

"The policy of the Nixon White House was an 'open door' for emigre -Fascists, and through the door came such guests as Ivan Docheff, +

"The policy of the Nixon White House was an 'open door' for emigre +Fascists, and through the door came such guests as Ivan Docheff, head of the Bulgarian National Front and chairman of the American Friends of the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations (ABN). . . . an organization dominated by war criminals and fugitive Fascists. Yet -Nixon welcomed them with open arms and even had Docheff to breakfast +Nixon welcomed them with open arms and even had Docheff to breakfast for a prayer meeting to celebrate Captive Nations Week." (6)

-

"During Nixon's 'Four More Years' campaign in 1971-1972, Laszlo +

"During Nixon's 'Four More Years' campaign in 1971-1972, Laszlo Pasztor again played a key role in marshaling the ethnic vote. No longer a marginal player on the fringes, now he held a key position as the Republican National Committee's nationalities director. . . .

"The Republican leadership cannot claim ignorance as a defense. -[Syndicated Columnist Jack] Anderson's famous expose of Nixon's +[Syndicated Columnist Jack] Anderson's famous expose of Nixon's Nazis appeared in 'The Washington Post' at the same time as the -November 1971 convention. Among those mentioned was Laszlo Pasztor, +November 1971 convention. Among those mentioned was Laszlo Pasztor, 'the industrious head of the GOP ethnic groups, [who] was never asked about his wartime activities in Hungary by the four GOP officials who interviewed him for his job.' It was too embarrassing -for Nixon to admit that Pasztor had been a ranking member of a +for Nixon to admit that Pasztor had been a ranking member of a Fascist government at war with the United States.

". . . . It is one thing to promote obscure Eastern European @@ -1907,43 +1907,43 @@ Waffen SS could immigrate to the United States as long as they claimed only to have fought the Communists on the Eastern Front." (7)

-

The Republican/Nixon attraction to Nazism was also observed by -Robert J. Groden and Harrison Edward Livingstone, authors of the -book, "High Treason," dealing with the Kennedy Assassination. Groden -and Livingstone write: "Nixon surrounded himself with what was known +

The Republican/Nixon attraction to Nazism was also observed by +Robert J. Groden and Harrison Edward Livingstone, authors of the +book, "High Treason," dealing with the Kennedy Assassination. Groden +and Livingstone write: "Nixon surrounded himself with what was known as the Berlin Wall, a long succession of advisors with Germanic names: We recall at the top of his 'German General Staff' as it was -also known, Haldeman, Erlichman, Krogh, Kliendienst, Kissinger (the +also known, Haldeman, Erlichman, Krogh, Kliendienst, Kissinger (the Rockefellers' emissary) and many others.

"The selection of German names was no accident. Many of the -brighter staff people close to Nixon came to him from the University +brighter staff people close to Nixon came to him from the University of Southern California, and the University of California at Los Angeles, where there were fraternities that kept alive the vision of -a new Reich. America has for a long time harbored this dark side of -its character, one of violence and the Valhalla of Wagner and -Hitler.

+a new Reich. America has for a long time harbored this dark side of +its character, one of violence and the Valhalla of Wagner and +Hitler.

-

"But Gordon Liddy was the one in whose mind 'Triumph of the Will' +

"But Gordon Liddy was the one in whose mind 'Triumph of the Will' was the most alive. Some of these men would watch the great Nazi propaganda films in the basement of the White House until all hours of the night, and drink, in fact, get drunk with their power, with blind ambition, as one of them wrote." (8)

"According to several of our sources in the intelligence community -who were in a position to know," continue Loftus and Aarons, "the +who were in a position to know," continue Loftus and Aarons, "the secret rosters of the Republican party's Nationalities Council read like a Who's Who of Fascist fugitives. The Republican's Nazi connection is the darkest secret of the Republican leadership. The rosters will never be disclosed to the public. As will be seen in -Chapter 16 dealing with George Bush, the Fascist connection is too +Chapter 16 dealing with George Bush, the Fascist connection is too widespread for damage control.

-

"According to a 1988 study by Russ Bellant of Political Research +

"According to a 1988 study by Russ Bellant of Political Research Associates, virtually all of the Fascist organizations of World War -II opened up a Republican party front group during the Nixon +II opened up a Republican party front group during the Nixon administration. The caliber of the Republican ethnic leaders can be -gauged by one New Jersey man, Emanuel Jasiuk, a notorious mass +gauged by one New Jersey man, Emanuel Jasiuk, a notorious mass murderer from what is today called the independent nation of Belarus, formerly part of the Soviet Union. But not all American ethnic communities are represented in the GOP's ethnic section; @@ -1962,61 +1962,61 @@ matter of mass-media attention. After the Watergate Break-in, as the Congressional Hearings began to reveal the slush-funds, money- laundering, illegal corporate campaign contributions, the political sabotage of the 1972 Presidential election process, the involvement -of ITT and the Nixon Administration into the assassination of -Salvador Allende, the democratically elected president of Chile, and -many other aspects of Nixonism, the floodgates of truth were about +of ITT and the Nixon Administration into the assassination of +Salvador Allende, the democratically elected president of Chile, and +many other aspects of Nixonism, the floodgates of truth were about to open. Only one thing averted this wholesale learning of the truth -by the American people: Nixon's resignation and subsequent pardoning -by his hand-picked successor, Gerald Ford.

+by the American people: Nixon's resignation and subsequent pardoning +by his hand-picked successor, Gerald Ford.

-

NOTES: RICHARD MILHOUSE NIXON

+

NOTES: RICHARD MILHOUSE NIXON

-

1.The Secret War Against the Jews, p. 221 2.Ibid., pp. 221-222 -3.Ibid., pp. 222-223 4.Ibid., pp. 122-123 5.Ibid., pp. 224-225 -6.Ibid., pp. 297-298 7.Ibid., pp. 298-299 8.High Treason, Robert J. -Groden and Harrison Edward Livingstone, pp. 417-418 9.The Secret War +

1.The Secret War Against the Jews, p. 221 2.Ibid., pp. 221-222 +3.Ibid., pp. 222-223 4.Ibid., pp. 122-123 5.Ibid., pp. 224-225 +6.Ibid., pp. 297-298 7.Ibid., pp. 298-299 8.High Treason, Robert J. +Groden and Harrison Edward Livingstone, pp. 417-418 9.The Secret War Against the Jews, pp. 300-301

-

GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH

+

GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH

-

Like Richard Nixon, George Bush was a strong anti-marijuana/hemp -president, escalating the so-called "war on drugs" begun by Nixon. -And, like Nixon, George Bush was deeply involved with supporting the +

Like Richard Nixon, George Bush was a strong anti-marijuana/hemp +president, escalating the so-called "war on drugs" begun by Nixon. +And, like Nixon, George Bush was deeply involved with supporting the Nazis in the Republican's closet. In fact, support for the Nazis was -a Bush family tradition which goes back more than six decades and, -once again, to Allen Dulles.

+a Bush family tradition which goes back more than six decades and, +once again, to Allen Dulles.

-

Loftus and Aarons write: "The real story of George Bush starts well +

Loftus and Aarons write: "The real story of George Bush starts well before he launched his own career. It goes back to the 1920s, when the Dulles brothers and the other pirates of Wall Street were making their deals with the Nazis. . . ."

-

THE BUSH-DULLES-NAZI CONNECTION

+

THE BUSH-DULLES-NAZI CONNECTION

-

"George Bush's problems were inherited from his namesake and -maternal grandfather, George Herbert 'Bert' Walker, a native of St. -Louis, who founded the banking and investment firm of G. H. Walker +

"George Bush's problems were inherited from his namesake and +maternal grandfather, George Herbert 'Bert' Walker, a native of St. +Louis, who founded the banking and investment firm of G. H. Walker and Company in 1900. Later the company shifted from St. Louis to the prestigious address of 1 Wall Street. . . .

-

"Walker was one of Hitler's most powerful financial supporters in +

"Walker was one of Hitler's most powerful financial supporters in the United States. The relationship went all the way back to 1924, -when Fritz Thyssen, the German industrialist, was financing Hitler's +when Fritz Thyssen, the German industrialist, was financing Hitler's infant Nazi party. As mentioned in earlier chapters, there were American contributors as well.

"Some Americans were just bigots and made their connections to -Germany through Allen Dulles's firm of Sullivan and Cromwell because +Germany through Allen Dulles's firm of Sullivan and Cromwell because they supported Fascism. The Dulles brothers, who were in it for profit more than ideology, arranged American investments in Nazi Germany in the 1930s to ensure that their clients did well out of the German economic recovery. . . .

-

"Sullivan & Cromwell was not the only firm engaged in funding +

"Sullivan & Cromwell was not the only firm engaged in funding Germany. According to 'The Splendid Blond Beast,' Christopher Simpson's seminal history of the politics of genocide and profit, Brown Brothers, Harriman was another bank that specialized in -investments in Germany. The key figure was Averill Harriman, a +investments in Germany. The key figure was Averill Harriman, a dominating figure in the American establishment. . . .

"The firm originally was known as W. A. Harriman & Company. The @@ -2024,63 +2024,63 @@ link between Harriman & Company's American investors and Thyssen started in the 1920s, through the Union Banking Corporation, which began trading in 1924. In just one three-year period, the Harriman firm sold more than $50 million of German bonds to American -investors. 'Bert' Walker was Union Banking's president, and the firm -was located in the offices of Averill Harriman's company at 39 +investors. 'Bert' Walker was Union Banking's president, and the firm +was located in the offices of Averill Harriman's company at 39 Broadway in New York.

-

"In 1926 Bert Walker did a favor for his new son-in-law, Prescott -Bush. It was the sort of favor families do to help their children -make a start in life, but Prescott came to regret it bitterly. -Walker made Prescott vice president of W. A. Harriman. The problem -was that Walker's specialty was companies that traded with Germany. -As Thyssen and the other German industrialists consolidated Hitler's +

"In 1926 Bert Walker did a favor for his new son-in-law, Prescott +Bush. It was the sort of favor families do to help their children +make a start in life, but Prescott came to regret it bitterly. +Walker made Prescott vice president of W. A. Harriman. The problem +was that Walker's specialty was companies that traded with Germany. +As Thyssen and the other German industrialists consolidated Hitler's political power in the 1930s, an American financial connection was needed. According to our sources, Union Banking became an out-and- out Nazi money-laundering machine. . . .

"In [1931], Harriman & Company merged with a British-American -investment company to become Brown Brothers, Harriman. Prescott Bush +investment company to become Brown Brothers, Harriman. Prescott Bush became one of the senior partners of the new company, which relocated to 59 Broadway, while Union Banking remained at 39 -Broadway. But in 1934 Walker arranged to put his son-in-law on the +Broadway. But in 1934 Walker arranged to put his son-in-law on the board of directors of Union Banking.

-

"Walker also set up a deal to take over the North American +

"Walker also set up a deal to take over the North American operations of the Hamburg-Amerika Line, a cover for I.G. Farben's Nazi espionage unit in the United States. The shipping line smuggled in German agents, propaganda, and money for bribing American -politicians to see things Hitler's way. The holding company was -Walker's American Shipping & Commerce, which shared the offices at +politicians to see things Hitler's way. The holding company was +Walker's American Shipping & Commerce, which shared the offices at 39 Broadway with Union Banking. In an elaborate corporate paper trail, Harriman's stock in American Shipping & Commerce was controlled by yet another holding company, the Harriman Fifteen -Corporation, run out of Walker's office. The directors of this -company were Averill Harriman, Bert Walker, and Prescott Bush. . . .

+Corporation, run out of Walker's office. The directors of this +company were Averill Harriman, Bert Walker, and Prescott Bush. . . .

". . . In a November 1935 article in Common Sense, retired marine -general Smedley D. Butler blamed Brown Brothers, Harriman for having +general Smedley D. Butler blamed Brown Brothers, Harriman for having the U.S. marines act like 'racketeers' and 'gangsters' in order to exploit financially the peasants of Nicaragua. . . .

-

". . . A 1934 congressional investigation alleged that Walker's +

". . . A 1934 congressional investigation alleged that Walker's 'Hamburg-Amerika Line subsidized a wide range of pro-Nazi propaganda -efforts both in Germany and the United States.' Walker did not know -it, but one of his American employees, Dan Harkins, had blown the +efforts both in Germany and the United States.' Walker did not know +it, but one of his American employees, Dan Harkins, had blown the whistle on the spy apparatus to Congress. Harkins, one of our best -sources, became Roosevelt's first double agent . . . [and] kept up +sources, became Roosevelt's first double agent . . . [and] kept up the pretense of being an ardent Nazi sympathizer, while reporting to Naval Intelligence on the shipping company's deals with Nazi intelligence.

-

"Instead of divesting the Nazi money," continue the authors, "Bush +

"Instead of divesting the Nazi money," continue the authors, "Bush hired a lawyer to hide the assets. The lawyer he hired had -considerable expertise in such underhanded schemes. It was Allen -Dulles. According to Dulles's client list at Sullivan & Cromwell, +considerable expertise in such underhanded schemes. It was Allen +Dulles. According to Dulles's client list at Sullivan & Cromwell, his first relationship with Brown Brothers, Harriman was on June 18, 1936. In January 1937 Dulles listed his work for the firm as 'Disposal of Stan [Standard Oil] Investing stock.'

-

"As discussed in Chapter 3, Standard Oil of New Jersey had +

"As discussed in Chapter 3, Standard Oil of New Jersey had completed a major stock transaction with Dulles's Nazi client, I.G. Farben. By the end of January 1937 Dulles had merged all his cloaking activities into one client account: 'Brown Brothers @@ -2093,57 +2093,57 @@ Harriman, their 'Securities Custodian Accounts.'

"If Dulles was trying to conceal how many Nazi holding companies Brown Brothers, Harriman was connected with, he did not do a very good job. Shortly after Pearl Harbor, word leaked from Washington -that affiliates of Prescott Bush's company were under investigation +that affiliates of Prescott Bush's company were under investigation for aiding the Nazis in time of war. . . .

-

". . . The government investigation against Prescott Bush -continued. Just before the storm broke, his son, George, abandoned +

". . . The government investigation against Prescott Bush +continued. Just before the storm broke, his son, George, abandoned his plans to enter Yale and enlisted in the U.S. Army. It was, say our sources among the former intelligence officers, a valiant attempt by an eighteen-year-old boy to save the family's honor.

-

"Young George was in flight school in October 1942, when the U.S. +

"Young George was in flight school in October 1942, when the U.S. government charged his father with running Nazi front groups in the United States. Under the Trading with the Enemy Act, all the shares of the Union Banking Corporation were seized, including those held -by Prescott Bush as being in effect held for enemy nationals. Union +by Prescott Bush as being in effect held for enemy nationals. Union Banking, of course, was an affiliate of Brown Brothers, Harriman, -and Bush handled the Harrimans' investments as well.

+and Bush handled the Harrimans' investments as well.

-

"Once the government had its hands on Bush's books, the whole story +

"Once the government had its hands on Bush's books, the whole story of the intricate web of Nazi front corporations began to unravel. A few days later two of Union Banking's subsidiaries -- the Holland American Trading Corporation and the Seamless Steel Equipment Corporation -- also were seized. Then the government went after the -Harriman Fifteen Holding Company, which Bush shared with his father- -in-law, Bert Walker, the Hamburg-Amerika Line, and the Silesian- +Harriman Fifteen Holding Company, which Bush shared with his father- +in-law, Bert Walker, the Hamburg-Amerika Line, and the Silesian- American Corporation. The U.S. government found that huge sections -of Prescott Bush's empire had been operated on behalf of Nazi +of Prescott Bush's empire had been operated on behalf of Nazi Germany and had greatly assisted the German war effort." (1)

EDWIN PAULEY

-

"Try as he did," continue the authors, "George Bush could not get +

"Try as he did," continue the authors, "George Bush could not get away from Dulles's crooked corporate network, which his grandfather -and father had joined in the 1920s. Wherever he turned, George found +and father had joined in the 1920s. Wherever he turned, George found that the influence of the Dulles brothers was already there. Even when he fled to Texas to become a successful businessman on his own, he ran into the pirates of Wall Street.

-

"One of Allen Dulles's secret spies inside the Democratic party -later became George Bush's partner in the Mexican oil business. -Edwin Pauley, a California oil man, was . . . one of Dulles's covert -agents in the Roosevelt and Truman administrations . . . a 'big +

"One of Allen Dulles's secret spies inside the Democratic party +later became George Bush's partner in the Mexican oil business. +Edwin Pauley, a California oil man, was . . . one of Dulles's covert +agents in the Roosevelt and Truman administrations . . . a 'big business' Democrat. . . ."

-

Among the key posts held by Pauley were: treasurer of the +

Among the key posts held by Pauley were: treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, director of the Democratic convention -in 1944 and, after Truman's election, Truman appointed him the +in 1944 and, after Truman's election, Truman appointed him the "Petroleum Coordinator of Lend-Lease Supplies for the Soviet Union and Britain."

-

Just after the end of World War II, "in April 1945 Truman appointed -Pauley as the U.S. representative to the Allied Reparations +

Just after the end of World War II, "in April 1945 Truman appointed +Pauley as the U.S. representative to the Allied Reparations Committee, with the rank of ambassador," as well as "industrial and commercial advisor to the Potsdam Conference, 'where his chief task was to renegotiate the reparations agreements formulated at Yalta.' @@ -2151,134 +2151,134 @@ As one historian noted, the 'oil industry has always watched reparations activities carefully.' There was a lot of money involved, and much of it belonged to the Dulles brothers' clients."

-

At the same time, report Loftus and Aarons,

+

At the same time, report Loftus and Aarons,

"the Dulles brothers were still shifting Nazi assets out of Europe for their clients as well as for their own profit. They didn't want the Soviets to get their hands on these assets or even know that -they existed. Pauley played a significant role in solving this +they existed. Pauley played a significant role in solving this problem for the Dulles brothers. The major part of Nazi Germany's industrial assets was located in the zones occupied by the West's -forces. As Washington's man on the ground, Pauley managed to deceive -the Soviets for long enough to allow Allen Dulles to spirit much of +forces. As Washington's man on the ground, Pauley managed to deceive +the Soviets for long enough to allow Allen Dulles to spirit much of the remaining Nazi assets out to safety. . . .

-

"Pauley, a key player in the plan to hide the Dulles brothers' Nazi +

"Pauley, a key player in the plan to hide the Dulles brothers' Nazi assets, then moved into another post where he could help them further. After successfully keeping German assets in Fascist hands, -Pauley was given the job of 'surveying Japan's assets and +Pauley was given the job of 'surveying Japan's assets and determining the amount of its war debt.' Again, it was another job that was crucial to the Dulles clique's secret financial and intelligence operations." (2)

-

After Pauley retired from government work he went back to being an -independent oil man. Loftus and Aarons state that: "In 1958 he -founded Pauley Petroleum which: . . . teamed up with Howard Hughes +

After Pauley retired from government work he went back to being an +independent oil man. Loftus and Aarons state that: "In 1958 he +founded Pauley Petroleum which: . . . teamed up with Howard Hughes to expand oil production in the Gulf of Mexico.

-

"Pauley Petroleum discovered a highly productive offshore petroleum +

"Pauley Petroleum discovered a highly productive offshore petroleum reserve and in 1959 became involved in a dispute with the Mexican Government, which considered the royalties from the wells to be too low.

"According to our sources in the intelligence community, the oil dispute was really a shakedown of the CIA by Mexican politicians. -Hughes and Pauley were working for the CIA from time to time, while +Hughes and Pauley were working for the CIA from time to time, while advancing their own financial interests in the lucrative Mexican oil -fields. Pauley, say several of our sources, was the man who invented +fields. Pauley, say several of our sources, was the man who invented an intelligence money-laundering system in Mexico, which was later -refined in the 1970s as part of Nixon's Watergate scandal. At one +refined in the 1970s as part of Nixon's Watergate scandal. At one point CIA agents used Pemex, the Mexican government's oil monopoly, as a business cover at the same time Pemex was being used as a money -laundry for Pauley's campaign contributions. As we shall see, the +laundry for Pauley's campaign contributions. As we shall see, the Mexican-CIA connection played an important part in the development -of George Bush's political and intelligence career. . . .

+of George Bush's political and intelligence career. . . .

-

"Pauley, say the 'old spies,' was the man who brought all the -threads of the Mexican connection together. He was Bush's business -associate, a front man for Dulles's CIA [Allen Dulles was CIA +

"Pauley, say the 'old spies,' was the man who brought all the +threads of the Mexican connection together. He was Bush's business +associate, a front man for Dulles's CIA [Allen Dulles was CIA director then], and originator of the use of Mexican oil fronts to -create a slush fund for Richard Nixon's various campaigns. . . .

+create a slush fund for Richard Nixon's various campaigns. . . .

-

"Although it is not widely known, Pauley, in fact, had been a -committed, if 'secret,' Nixon supporter since 1960. It should be -recalled that Nixon tried to conceal his Mexican slush fund during +

"Although it is not widely known, Pauley, in fact, had been a +committed, if 'secret,' Nixon supporter since 1960. It should be +recalled that Nixon tried to conceal his Mexican slush fund during the Watergate affair by pressuring the CIA into a 'national security' cover-up. The CIA, to its credit, declined to participate. -Unfortunately, others were so enmeshed in Pauley's work for Nixon +Unfortunately, others were so enmeshed in Pauley's work for Nixon that they could never extricate themselves. According to a number of -our intelligence sources, the deals Bush cut with Pauley in Mexico -catapulted him into political life. In 1960 Bush became a protege of -Richard Nixon, who was then running for president of the United +our intelligence sources, the deals Bush cut with Pauley in Mexico +catapulted him into political life. In 1960 Bush became a protege of +Richard Nixon, who was then running for president of the United States. . . .

-

"The most intriguing of Bush's early connections was to Richard -Nixon, who as vice president had supervised Allen Dulles's covert +

"The most intriguing of Bush's early connections was to Richard +Nixon, who as vice president had supervised Allen Dulles's covert planning for the Bay of Pigs [invasion]. For years it has been -rumored that Dulles's client, George Bush's father, was one of the -Republican leaders who recruited Nixon to run for Congress and later -convinced Eisenhower to take him on as vice president. There is no -doubt that the two families were close. George Bush described Nixon -as his 'mentor.' Nixon was a Bush supporter in his very first tilt +rumored that Dulles's client, George Bush's father, was one of the +Republican leaders who recruited Nixon to run for Congress and later +convinced Eisenhower to take him on as vice president. There is no +doubt that the two families were close. George Bush described Nixon +as his 'mentor.' Nixon was a Bush supporter in his very first tilt at politics, during his unsuccessful run for the Senate in 1964, and turned out again when he entered the House two years later.

-

"After Nixon's landslide victory in 1972, he ordered a general +

"After Nixon's landslide victory in 1972, he ordered a general house cleaning on the basis of loyalty. 'Eliminate everyone,' he -told John Ehrlichman about reappointments, 'except George Bush. Bush -will do anything for our cause.' . . . According to Bush's account, +told John Ehrlichman about reappointments, 'except George Bush. Bush +will do anything for our cause.' . . . According to Bush's account, the president told him that 'the place I really need you is over at -the National Committee running things.' So, in 1972, Nixon appointed -George Bush as head of the Republican National Committee.

+the National Committee running things.' So, in 1972, Nixon appointed +George Bush as head of the Republican National Committee.

-

"It was Bush who fulfilled Nixon's promise to make the 'ethnic' -emigres a permanent part of Republican politics. In 1972 Nixon's +

"It was Bush who fulfilled Nixon's promise to make the 'ethnic' +emigres a permanent part of Republican politics. In 1972 Nixon's State Department spokesman confirmed to his Australian counterpart that the ethnic groups were very useful to get out the vote in -several key states. Bush's tenure as head of the Republican National -Committee exactly coincided with Laszlo Pasztor's 1972 drive to +several key states. Bush's tenure as head of the Republican National +Committee exactly coincided with Laszlo Pasztor's 1972 drive to transform the Heritage Groups Council into the party's official -ethnic arm. The groups Pasztor chose as Bush's campaign allies were +ethnic arm. The groups Pasztor chose as Bush's campaign allies were the emigre Fascists whom Dulles had brought to the United States. . . .

". . . Nearly twenty years later, and after expose's in several -respectable newspapers, Bush continued to recruit most of the same +respectable newspapers, Bush continued to recruit most of the same ethnic Fascists, including Pasztor, for his own 1988 ethnic outreach program when he first ran for president.

"According to our sources in the intelligence community," state the -authors, "it was Bush who told Nixon that the Watergate +authors, "it was Bush who told Nixon that the Watergate investigations might start uncovering the Fascist skeletons in the -Republican party's closet. Bush himself acknowledges that he wrote -Nixon a letter asking him to step down. The day after Bush did so, -Nixon resigned.

+Republican party's closet. Bush himself acknowledges that he wrote +Nixon a letter asking him to step down. The day after Bush did so, +Nixon resigned.

-

"Bush had hoped to become Gerald Ford's vice president upon Nixon's +

"Bush had hoped to become Gerald Ford's vice president upon Nixon's resignation, but he was appointed U.S. ambassador to the UN. Nelson Rockefeller became vice president and chief damage controller. He formed a special commission in an attempt to preempt the Senate's investigation of the intelligence community. The Rockefeller Commission into CIA abuses was filled with old OPC [Dulles's Office -of Policy Coordination] hands like Ronald Reagan, who had been the +of Policy Coordination] hands like Ronald Reagan, who had been the front man back in the 1950s for the money-laundering organization, the Crusade for Freedom, which was part of Dulles's Fascist 'freedom fighters' program." (3)

In 1988, Project Censored, a news media censorship research organization, awarded the honor of "Top Censored story" to the -subject of George Bush. The article revealed "how the major mass +subject of George Bush. The article revealed "how the major mass media ignored, overlooked or undercovered at least ten critical stories reported in America's alternative press that raised serious -questions about the Republican candidate, George Bush, dating from +questions about the Republican candidate, George Bush, dating from his reported role as a CIA 'asset' in 1963 to his Presidential campaign's connection with a network of anti-Semites with Nazi and fascist affiliations in 1988." (4)

-

NOTES: GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH

+

NOTES: GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH

-

1.The Secret War Against the Jews, pp. 357-361 2.Ibid., pp. 362-364 -3.Ibid., pp. 365-371 4.The 1993 Project Censored Yearbook: The News +

1.The Secret War Against the Jews, pp. 357-361 2.Ibid., pp. 362-364 +3.Ibid., pp. 365-371 4.The 1993 Project Censored Yearbook: The News That Didn't Make The News - And Why, Project Censored; Dr. Carl Jensen, Director., pp. 230.

@@ -2304,7 +2304,7 @@ wondered why the U.S. federal government would train and finance Central American death squads; or why, while waging the so-called "war on drugs," the U.S. federal government would operate cocaine and heroin smuggling operations around the world, bringing in tons -of drugs to places like Mena, Arkansas; or why the U.S. federal +of drugs to places like Mena, Arkansas; or why the U.S. federal government would "spread democracy" throughout the world by assassinating democratically elected politicians - both at home and abroad - replacing them with right-wing dictators and training their @@ -2321,61 +2321,61 @@ you now have the answer.

INTRODUCTION

The Irony of Democracy: An Uncommon Introduction to American -Politics - Second Edition, By Thomas R. Dye and L. Harmon Zeigler - +Politics - Second Edition, By Thomas R. Dye and L. Harmon Zeigler - Duxbury Press, CA. 1972

-

The Arms Bazaar: From Lebanon to Lockheed - By Anthony Sampson - +

The Arms Bazaar: From Lebanon to Lockheed - By Anthony Sampson - The Viking Press, NY. 1977

U. S. CORPORATIONS AND THE NAZIS

-

Facts and Fascism - By George Seldes (Assisted by Helen Seldes) - +

Facts and Fascism - By George Seldes (Assisted by Helen Seldes) - Sixth Edition - In Fact, Inc., NY. 1943

Trading with the Enemy: An Expose of the Nazi-American Money Plot -1933-1949 - By Charles Higham - Delecorte Press, NY. 1983

+1933-1949 - By Charles Higham - Delecorte Press, NY. 1983

Even the Gods Can't Change History: The Facts Speak for Themselves -- By George Seldes - Lyle Stuart, Inc., NJ. 1976

+- By George Seldes - Lyle Stuart, Inc., NJ. 1976

Power, Inc.: Public and Private Rulers and How to Make Them -Accountable - By Morton Mintz & Jerry S. Cohen - Viking Press, NY. +Accountable - By Morton Mintz & Jerry S. Cohen - Viking Press, NY. 1976

-

The Plot to Seize the White House - By Jules Archer - Hawthorn +

The Plot to Seize the White House - By Jules Archer - Hawthorn Books, 1973

It's A Conspiracy!: The Shocking Truth About America's Favorite -Conspiracy Theories - By Michael Litchfield/The National Insecurity +Conspiracy Theories - By Michael Litchfield/The National Insecurity Council - EarthWorks Press, CA. 1992

The Secret War Against The Jews: How Western Espionage Betrayed The -Jewish People - By John Loftus and Mark Aarons - St. Martin's Press, +Jewish People - By John Loftus and Mark Aarons - St. Martin's Press, NY. 1994

HEMP & the Marijuana Conspiracy: The Emperor Wears No Clothes - By -Jack Herer (Editors: C. Conrad, L. & J. Osburn, E. Komp , and J. +Jack Herer (Editors: C. Conrad, L. & J. Osburn, E. Komp , and J. Stout)

H.E.M.P. (Help Eliminate Marijuana Prohibition), CA. 1995

-

One Thousand Americans - By George Seldes - BONI & GAER, NY. 1947

+

One Thousand Americans - By George Seldes - BONI & GAER, NY. 1947

Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do: The Absurdity of Consentual Crimes in a Free Society - By Peter McWilliams - Prelude Press, CA. 1993

-

A History of the Hemp Industry in Kentucky - By Professor James F. +

A History of the Hemp Industry in Kentucky - By Professor James F. Hopkins - University of Kentucky Press, Lexington, KY. 1951

Spooks: The Haunting of America - The Private Use of Secret Agents -- By Jim Hougan - First Bantam Edition - William Morrow and Co., NY. +- By Jim Hougan - First Bantam Edition - William Morrow and Co., NY. 1979

-

The Sovereign State of ITT - By Anthony Sampson - Stein and Day, +

The Sovereign State of ITT - By Anthony Sampson - Stein and Day, NY. 1973

-

Democracy for the Few - By Michael Parenti - Fourth Edition - St. +

Democracy for the Few - By Michael Parenti - Fourth Edition - St. Martin's Press, NY. 1983

THE NEW WORLD (DIS)ORDER

@@ -2383,7 +2383,7 @@ Martin's Press, NY. 1983

Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time - By Carroll Quigley, Second Printing - Wm. Morrison, NY. 1974

-

The American Establishment - By Leonard Silk & Mark Silk, First +

The American Establishment - By Leonard Silk & Mark Silk, First Discus Printing - Avon Books (by arrangement with Basic Books), NY. 1981

@@ -2391,30 +2391,30 @@ Discus Printing - Avon Books (by arrangement with Basic Books), NY. NY. 1961

Blowback: America's Recruitment of Nazi's and Its Effect on the -Cold War - By Christopher Simpson - Weidenfeld & Nicolson, NY. 1988

+Cold War - By Christopher Simpson - Weidenfeld & Nicolson, NY. 1988

Unholy Trinity: The Vatican, the Nazis, and Soviet Intelligence - -By Mark Aarons & John Loftus, First U.S. Edition - St. Martin's +By Mark Aarons & John Loftus, First U.S. Edition - St. Martin's Press, NY. 1992

-

Conspiracies, Cover-Ups and Crimes: From JFK to the CIA Terrorist -Connection - By Jonathan Vankin - Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing +

Conspiracies, Cover-Ups and Crimes: From JFK to the CIA Terrorist +Connection - By Jonathan Vankin - Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., NY. 1992

-

RICHARD MILHOUSE NIXON

+

RICHARD MILHOUSE NIXON

-

High Treason: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy and +

High Treason: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the New Evidence of Conspiracy - By Robert J. Groden and Harrison -Edward Livingstone, Berkley Edition - Berkley Books, NY. 1990

+Edward Livingstone, Berkley Edition - Berkley Books, NY. 1990

-

GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH

+

GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH

Censored: The News That Didn't Make the News - And Why - By Carl Jensen - Shelburne Press, Inc., NY. 1993

Dedicated to the principals of an open discussion of the issues. Copy and distribute freely. Please credit direct quotations where -appropriate. R. William Davis - Founder and Director, The Elkhorn +appropriate. R. William Davis - Founder and Director, The Elkhorn Project "Restoring Kentucky's Proud Heritage and Bright Future" All email responses should be directed to: randy@ka.net Hemp for Victory! Thank you r

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TRANSCRIPT OF AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. BRIAN MEE

+

TRANSCRIPT OF AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. BRIAN MEE

CONCERNING THE FAMOUS BACKYARD RIFLE PHOTOGRAPHS

@@ -6,26 +6,26 @@ Introduction ------------

-

On Tuesday, 16 August, 1994, I met with Mr. Brian Mee in my home +

On Tuesday, 16 August, 1994, I met with Mr. Brian Mee in my home for the better part of three hours to discuss the famous backyard -rifle photos, which seem to show Oswald wearing a pistol belt +rifle photos, which seem to show Oswald wearing a pistol belt and holding a rifle in one hand and some radical newspapers in the other hand. There are three backyard photographs currently in evidence. They are labeled CE 133-A, B, and C. -Each shows the Oswald figure in a different pose. Although the +Each shows the Oswald figure in a different pose. Although the Dallas police said they found two negatives, one for A and one for B, only the B negative is known to exist. An important backyard snapshot was discovered in the late 1970s when the House -Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) was conducting its -investigation. This photo, known as 133-A, DeMohrenschildt, is +Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) was conducting its +investigation. This photo, known as 133-A, DeMohrenschildt, is much clearer than 133-A and was printed full negative.

-

Prior to our interview, I supplied Mr. Mee with a 22-page extract +

Prior to our interview, I supplied Mr. Mee with a 22-page extract from the file PHOTOS.ZIP, which at the time was available on -CompuServe's JFK Assassination Forum. This file contains the -HSCA testimony of two members of the Committee's photographic -panel, Calvin S. McCamy and Cecil W. Kirk, who testified in -defense of the backyard pictures. I also supplied Mr. Mee with +CompuServe's JFK Assassination Forum. This file contains the +HSCA testimony of two members of the Committee's photographic +panel, Calvin S. McCamy and Cecil W. Kirk, who testified in +defense of the backyard pictures. I also supplied Mr. Mee with sections on the photos from two books that dispute their authenticity.

@@ -45,22 +45,22 @@ notes.

I should make it clear at the outset that we did not examine copies directly from the National Archives. Of course, we did not study the original photos and the 133-B negative either. -Just about the first thing Mr. Mee asked me when he came through +Just about the first thing Mr. Mee asked me when he came through the door was if I had access to the originals, and if I had my -own copies from the National Archives. Mr. Mee stated that in +own copies from the National Archives. Mr. Mee stated that in some cases he would be unable to provide a firm judgment due to the nature of the copies we had available to examine.

-

I will say, though, that in his video White uses copies of good- +

I will say, though, that in his video White uses copies of good- quality reproductions of the backyard photos that he obtained from the National Archives. I used the freeze-frame function on my VCR and also made several long video segments of the photos -from Jack White's video. We viewed these on my 19-inch color TV, +from Jack White's video. We viewed these on my 19-inch color TV, which has a very high-quality picture. Additionally, I made -available to Mr. Mee an enlarged copy of 133-A from a fairly good -reproduction in Matthew Smith's book JFK: THE SECOND PLOT. Our +available to Mr. Mee an enlarged copy of 133-A from a fairly good +reproduction in Matthew Smith's book JFK: THE SECOND PLOT. Our other source for copies of the backyard photographs was Robert -Groden's book THE KILLING OF A PRESIDENT. Mr. Mee felt that in +Groden's book THE KILLING OF A PRESIDENT. Mr. Mee felt that in several cases the copies I was able to show him enabled him to reach firm conclusions. On the other hand, as mentioned above, he also made it clear that he could not provide a firm opinion on @@ -68,90 +68,90 @@ certain issues due to the nature of these copies and to his not being able to view the original materials.

For the sake of convenience and organization, I placed subject -headings in the 22-page extract that I provided to Mr. Mee. +headings in the 22-page extract that I provided to Mr. Mee. All testimony from PHOTOS.ZIP pertaining to these subjects was included. The headings were as follows: "On Using Frame Edge Markings and Scratches for Authentication"; "Frame Edge Markings on 133-A (DeM) and the 133-B Negative"; "Imperial Reflex -Scratches on the Backyard Photos"; "Photogrammetry and the +Scratches on the Backyard Photos"; "Photogrammetry and the Backyard Photos"; "Lines in the Chin Area?"; "The Shape of the Chin"; "Varying Exposure Analysis and Faked Shadows"; "Digital Image Processing"; "Nose Shadow vs. Body and Rifle Shadows"; "Duplicating the Nose Shadow?"; "Change of Expression?"; -"Backyard Measurements and Stereo Pairs"; "Answering Jack White"; -"General Comments"; "McCamy on the Possibility of Fakery."

+"Backyard Measurements and Stereo Pairs"; "Answering Jack White"; +"General Comments"; "McCamy on the Possibility of Fakery."

-

Mr. Mee stated that the opinions he expressed were his own, and +

Mr. Mee stated that the opinions he expressed were his own, and that he was not speaking on behalf of any government agency.

The reader will notice that during the interview I read several -lengthy sections from Kirk and McCamy's testimony. I explained -to Mr. Mee before we went on tape that I would be reading +lengthy sections from Kirk and McCamy's testimony. I explained +to Mr. Mee before we went on tape that I would be reading extensively from the extract in order to provide those who would read this transcript with the necessary context and background.

There is one issue about which I would like to further consult -with Mr. Mee, and that is his theory of how the backyard photos +with Mr. Mee, and that is his theory of how the backyard photos could have been faked. In explaining his theory, he drew diagrams and referred to them throughout his explanation. This was the only point in our interview when I wished I had video taped it as well as audio taped it. The reader might find it -somewhat hard to follow Mr. Mee's explanation without being able +somewhat hard to follow Mr. Mee's explanation without being able to see the diagrams to which he was referring. I should say, however, that I think one can still get the general idea of what -Mr. Mee was saying on this subject.

+Mr. Mee was saying on this subject.

-

Following my interview with Mr. Mee, I spoke with other +

Following my interview with Mr. Mee, I spoke with other professional photographers and photo lab technicians, as well as with serious, experienced amateur photographers. They did not know that the questions they were answering were related to the -Kennedy assassination. I posed my questions in relation to a +Kennedy assassination. I posed my questions in relation to a hypothetical photo of a doll in someone's yard. When it came to the issue of water spots and the nearly straight line that -runs across Oswald's chin, I simply asked what the chances +runs across Oswald's chin, I simply asked what the chances were that the edge of a water spot would form a nearly straight line. Some of the people with whom I consulted included the following:

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* Mr. Konrad Mandl, a professional photographer and photo +

* Mr. Konrad Mandl, a professional photographer and photo lab technician, and a certified member of the British Institute of Professional Photography.

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* Miss Davette Johnson, a professional photographer and photo +

* Miss Davette Johnson, a professional photographer and photo lab technician, and a computer graphics technician.

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* Mr. Jerry Finzi, professional photographer

+

* Mr. Jerry Finzi, professional photographer

-

* Mr. Mark Loundy, professional photographer.

+

* Mr. Mark Loundy, professional photographer.

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* Mr. Arthur Kramer, a professional photographer who has taught -photography at the collegiate level. In addition, Mr. Kramer +

* Mr. Arthur Kramer, a professional photographer who has taught +photography at the collegiate level. In addition, Mr. Kramer wrote a column for MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY magazine for 20 years -called "The View from Kramer."

+called "The View from Kramer."

-

* Mr. Steven Newbould, a photo lab technician at the Harrogate +

* Mr. Steven Newbould, a photo lab technician at the Harrogate Photographic Laboratories, Harrogate, England.

All of the professionals and serious amateurs with whom I spoke -corroborated Mr. Mee's views on the issues about which I asked +corroborated Mr. Mee's views on the issues about which I asked them.

-

For example, Mr. Mee expressed considerable skepticism about the +

For example, Mr. Mee expressed considerable skepticism about the photographic panel's claim that the irregular line across the chin was actually the edge of a water spot. This line, as it -appears in Jack White's video, is nearly straight, and Mr. Mee +appears in Jack White's video, is nearly straight, and Mr. Mee said this was one of the reasons that he doubted the panel's -assertion. Miss Johnson told me that in all her years in +assertion. Miss Johnson told me that in all her years in photography she had never seen the edge of a water spot form a -nearly straight line. Mr. Mandl said it would be unusual for the +nearly straight line. Mr. Mandl said it would be unusual for the edge of a water spot to form a nearly straight line. Similarly, -Mr. Kramer stated that such an occurrence would be "unlikely."

+Mr. Kramer stated that such an occurrence would be "unlikely."

-

Mr. Mee disputed the photographic panel's claim that a vanishing +

Mr. Mee disputed the photographic panel's claim that a vanishing point analysis could explain the conflicting shadows in the backyard photos. I did not discuss this subject with Miss -Johnson or Mr. Mandl, but I did question my other photographic +Johnson or Mr. Mandl, but I did question my other photographic sources on the issue, and their responses were quite revealing. I asked them if a vanishing point analysis could explain why the facial and body shadows on my hypothetical doll did not fall in @@ -164,24 +164,24 @@ different light sources, and none of them expressed the view that the variant shadows could be explained by a vanishing point analysis.

-

Mr. Mee said that the film grain patterns in the backyard photos +

Mr. Mee said that the film grain patterns in the backyard photos could have been matched if the forger knew what he was doing and -took care to match the film speed. Mr. Mandl agreed that a +took care to match the film speed. Mr. Mandl agreed that a skillful forger could match film grain patterns in a composite -picture. Mr. Newbould said he believed that grain patterns could +picture. Mr. Newbould said he believed that grain patterns could be matched in a fake photo, but he added that he wanted more -information before commenting further on my question. Mr. Mandl -and Mr. Newbould were the only two persons that I asked to -comment on this topic.

+information before commenting further on my question. Mr. Mandl +and Mr. Newbould were the only two persons that I asked to +comment on this topic.

------------------------ -Mr. Mee's Qualifications +Mr. Mee's Qualifications ------------------------

-

Mr. Mee is a professional photographer and photo lab technician. +

Mr. Mee is a professional photographer and photo lab technician. He has worked in photography for 18 years. He has worked as photographer and photo lab technician for the U.S. Government for -the last ten years. Among other things, Mr. Mee has studied and +the last ten years. Among other things, Mr. Mee has studied and had on-the-job training in negative retouching, print development, shadows, and negative analysis.

@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ Photographers of America School. He has also had courses in automatic printing and in using computer video analyzers at the KODAK School of Photography in Rochester, New York.

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Mr. Mee asked me to make it clear that the views he expressed +

Mr. Mee asked me to make it clear that the views he expressed were his own, and that he was not speaking on behalf of any government agency.

@@ -200,49 +200,49 @@ government agency.

Transcript of Interview -----------------------

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[Mr. Mee and MTG watch a segment on the DeMohrenschildt photo -from Jack White's video FAKE: THE FORGED PHOTO THAT FRAMED LEE -HARVEY OSWALD. The segment is about the DeMohrenschildt photo +

[Mr. Mee and MTG watch a segment on the DeMohrenschildt photo +from Jack White's video FAKE: THE FORGED PHOTO THAT FRAMED LEE +HARVEY OSWALD. The segment is about the DeMohrenschildt photo and how its superior detail and clarity indicate that it was taken with a different, better camera.]

-

MTG. All right, the thing about the DeMohrenschildt photo not +

MTG. All right, the thing about the DeMohrenschildt photo not being a copy of 133-A because it has much better detail and a larger background. Does that make sense?

-

MR. MEE. It wouldn't be a copy of 133-A if it had more detail +

MR. MEE. It wouldn't be a copy of 133-A if it had more detail because, if anything, the reverse would be true, since you always lose, you never gain, when you copy something. You lose detail, definition, and contrast is built up. You start to lose your gray tones, which hold most of your detail, and it starts to go into shadow or [tape unclear]. So, it wouldn't be a copy. -The DeMohrenschildt photo would not be a copy of 133-A.

+The DeMohrenschildt photo would not be a copy of 133-A.

MTG. Could it have been printed off of the negative of 133-A, even though it has better contrast and everything? I mean, Jack -White seems to think that because the DeMohrenschildt photo +White seems to think that because the DeMohrenschildt photo has such better quality, that it must have been made with a better camera. Is it logical to assume that it was taken with a better camera?

-

MR. MEE. There are two possibilities that come to mind. That is +

MR. MEE. There are two possibilities that come to mind. That is one of them--that it was done with a better camera. The other one is that it was an earlier copy of the negative and that 133-A is a second- or third-generation copy. To say that the -DeMohrenschildt photo was done with a better quality camera is +DeMohrenschildt photo was done with a better quality camera is possible, and, it is likely, in this situation, the more probable of the two choices.

MTG. Let me just see how we're sounding so far.

[Audio tape is stopped, rewound some, and then played back to -check sound quality. Mr. Mee and MTG then watch Jack White video +check sound quality. Mr. Mee and MTG then watch Jack White video segment on how the frame edge markings and scratches could have been produced.]

-

MTG. Your comments on that?

+

MTG. Your comments on that?

-

MR. MEE. One comment is on the theory that you an oval cutout +

MR. MEE. One comment is on the theory that you an oval cutout area was filled in with a figure. Cutting an oval out and then inserting a body and then a head--I think that would be just too difficult to accomplish without leaving tell-tale signs. You're @@ -254,11 +254,11 @@ when you have to retouch such a large area, I think that would be picked up. It would leave too many tell-tale signs. I wouldn't really agree with that.

-

MTG. So, then, the first way that White suggested, of making an +

MTG. So, then, the first way that White suggested, of making an exposure with just the edge markings on it, and then combining this with the composite photo. . . .

-

MR. MEE. Yes, that could be done. It's feasible to do something +

MR. MEE. Yes, that could be done. It's feasible to do something like that. The process of the sandwiching, though, might be a little difficult to hide. This is not to say that it couldn't be done, but then you'd be dealing with another negative and @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ but it could have been done in this fashion.

film plane aperture, but did not snap a picture? Then, they took the film out and that would have given them an overlay?

-

MR. MEE. Yes, that would give you an acetate overlay, a clear +

MR. MEE. Yes, that would give you an acetate overlay, a clear film. Once you develop it, since it hasn't been struck by light, it will come out clear. So then, you could place your composite onto the acetate overlay and make a print and then copy @@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ that.

MTG. So what would. . . .

-

MR. MEE. But there's one thing: Keep in mind that if you +

MR. MEE. But there's one thing: Keep in mind that if you copied the print with the IR, you would have multiple streaks and edge marks. And you would probably have a shadowing type of effect, or a ghosting type of effect, where you'd get one and @@ -306,13 +306,13 @@ marks with a microscope.

MTG. Okay.

-

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on the fact +

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on the fact that the photographic panel omitted the nose, earlobe, and chin -measurements in the backyard photos from its Penrose study.]

+measurements in the backyard photos from its Penrose study.]

-

MTG. Comments?

+

MTG. Comments?

-

MR. MEE. Just pretty much what I said last time. You don't do +

MR. MEE. Just pretty much what I said last time. You don't do that kind of a study and then leave out relevant measurements. I'm surprised that the chin measurement wasn't considered. The guys on that panel knew that the chin in these pictures was a @@ -321,30 +321,30 @@ disputed area, according to the other articles that you gave me.

MTG. Oh, yes. They knew. The chin had been disputed for a long time before that.

-

MR. MEE. Uh-huh. Well, that just makes it harder to understand +

MR. MEE. Uh-huh. Well, that just makes it harder to understand how they could have left it out when they did their calculations.

MTG. Could they have done this because the chin, and the other things, threw off the total measurements too much?

-

MR. MEE. Let me put it this way: I don't know why they would +

MR. MEE. Let me put it this way: I don't know why they would have left out ANY measurements, especially the chin, of all things.

-

[Mr. Mee and MTG then view Jack White video segment on the -idea that the DeMohrenschildt photo was somehow produced without +

[Mr. Mee and MTG then view Jack White video segment on the +idea that the DeMohrenschildt photo was somehow produced without the IR camera negative, and that the backyard photos could have been made prior to being made with the IR camera.]

-

MTG. Any comments on that?

+

MTG. Any comments on that?

-

MR. MEE. It's quite possible.

+

MR. MEE. It's quite possible.

-

MTG. So the DeMohrenschildt picture indicates that the backyard +

MTG. So the DeMohrenschildt picture indicates that the backyard photos could have been made before they were made with the IR camera and that a better camera was used? I mean. . . .

-

MR. MEE. I think I know what you're getting at. When you +

MR. MEE. I think I know what you're getting at. When you start talking about high-quality cameras, you're talking about the lens not as much as the camera, and you would use a high- quality lens to copy things, because you want to try to reduce @@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ from a full negative. That's not to say that would be the original print, or the original negative. You could take a print and copy it, and you would still get the edge markings, but it would be printed full negative, as in the case of the -DeMohrenschildt photo. That would be the only difference, +DeMohrenschildt photo. That would be the only difference, whereas with the other pictures you might not be seeing the full print.

@@ -378,11 +378,11 @@ expect to be cropped? I mean, like, if you were going to give a percentage, would you say it would be cropped 20 percent? Ten percent?

-

MR. MEE. Well, you can't really say, because it depends on the +

MR. MEE. Well, you can't really say, because it depends on the format. It depends on a lot of factors. It depends on the machine you're using. It depends on the enlarger you're using, and the operator who's using it. It gets back to format. For -example, say you've got a 35mm negative. To get a 35mm print, +example, say you've got a 35mm negative. To get a 35mm print, full negative--for instance in a 7 X 10. . . . [pauses] But most people don't have 7 X 10 frames; they have 8 X 10 frames. So, what has to happen is that it has to be blown up so that the 7 @@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ a lot of variables. It's hard to say.

MTG. Okay. So now. . . .

-

MR. MEE. I would say that normally, when you're copying a +

MR. MEE. I would say that normally, when you're copying a picture, you'll want to crop in enough to where you can't see the edging. Your attempt is to try to get in as much of the original picture as possible, if you're trying to get the fullest picture @@ -409,20 +409,20 @@ that it is your position that the presence of the frame edge markings and the scratches alone is not absolute proof of the backyard photos' authenticity?

-

MR. MEE. Right. I'm not convinced that those markings prove +

MR. MEE. Right. I'm not convinced that those markings prove that the photos weren't doctored.

MTG. Okay. The next area, then.

-

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on Oswald's -expression in the backyard photos. White's view is that the +

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on Oswald's +expression in the backyard photos. White's view is that the person in the picture could not have gone from the smile to the frown without noticeably moving surrounding facial muscles.]

-

MTG. Any comments on that?

+

MTG. Any comments on that?

-

MR. MEE. Well, I don't think that's a significant piece of +

MR. MEE. Well, I don't think that's a significant piece of evidence. Every person is different. The degree that you're smiling or frowning can be ever so subtle. The facial muscles don't have to change that much. They [the other muscles] @@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ retouched.

expressions--the smile and the frown--showed that this was not the same head pasted onto separate photographs.

-

MR. MEE. Right. Well, it's possible that the mouth was +

MR. MEE. Right. Well, it's possible that the mouth was retouched. The heads in the photos could be the same head. But, I don't think that that argument alone is a strong argument for saying that the same head appears in all the photos. There are @@ -449,18 +449,18 @@ other things that are more compelling as evidence that the same head was used. The mouth could have been retouched.

Or, there could have been more than one photograph taken of his -[Oswald's] head, and then those pictures could have been used in +[Oswald's] head, and then those pictures could have been used in the photos. You could use two heads just as easily as you could use one. But that wouldn't change the problems with the lighting characteristics, the shadows. If two photos of the head were used, they were photographed in one setting, and with the head in the same position in each picture.

-

MTG. Right. Oh, by the way, it's interesting that Kirk and -McCamy criticized Jack White's use of overlays, but in order to +

MTG. Right. Oh, by the way, it's interesting that Kirk and +McCamy criticized Jack White's use of overlays, but in order to detect the smile and the frown they themselves used overlays.

-

MR. MEE. Yeah. [Mr. Mee smiles noticeably as he says this.]

+

MR. MEE. Yeah. [Mr. Mee smiles noticeably as he says this.]

MTG. Okay, let's see. Where's my copy of the extract? Oh, yes. I'd like to ask you about the two other things that were @@ -469,11 +469,11 @@ differences in the eyes and the puffing of the lower lip in the frown. The argument is that this is more evidence that the heads aren't all the same.

-

MR. MEE. Well, you could make that argument. I'm not ruling out +

MR. MEE. Well, you could make that argument. I'm not ruling out the possibility that two heads were used. The differences in the eyes would indicate that more than one photo of the head was used. But, from looking at these photographs here, it's hard for -me to tell. [Mr. Mee points to the mouth and the eyes, and then +me to tell. [Mr. Mee points to the mouth and the eyes, and then pauses to examine the photos.]

Could we look at that segment again? What I want to see is that @@ -482,25 +482,25 @@ part that shows the head enlarged.

MTG. Sure.

[The portion of the video segment showing the head enlargements -is replayed twice. Mr. Mee then looks at the book copies of the +is replayed twice. Mr. Mee then looks at the book copies of the photos again.]

-

MR. MEE. I can see a slight difference in the eyes. But, you +

MR. MEE. I can see a slight difference in the eyes. But, you can't say that these things couldn't have been retouched either. I really wish. . . .

MTG. Including the. . . . Oh, I'm sorry.

-

MR. MEE. No, go ahead.

+

MR. MEE. No, go ahead.

MTG. Including the eyes? The eyes could have been retouched?

-

MR. MEE. The eyes could have been retouched. But, on the other +

MR. MEE. The eyes could have been retouched. But, on the other hand, when you're looking at a negative, and you're trying to determine which photo goes with which negative, one of the things you look for is the subtlety of the smile, because it can change, ever so slightly. So, it's possible that more than one -photograph of Oswald's head was used.

+photograph of Oswald's head was used.

It's hard to tell from the pictures I'm looking at here. If I had the originals, I could make a better determination. After @@ -520,19 +520,19 @@ lip. . . .

MTG. Okay. We got cut off there. I was going to ask you about the puffing out of the lower lip.

-

MR. MEE. Yes. That really doesn't say a whole lot in terms of +

MR. MEE. Yes. That really doesn't say a whole lot in terms of whether or not there's been retouching or if more than one photo of the head was used.

MTG. Okay. I've got another segment I'd like to show you.

-

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on the stance +

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on the stance of the figure in the backyard photos.]

MTG. Okay. The problem with the center of weight and also with -the stance when the figure is reversed--any comments?

+the stance when the figure is reversed--any comments?

-

MR. MEE. Well, I'm not sure exactly what Mr. White's trying to +

MR. MEE. Well, I'm not sure exactly what Mr. White's trying to say by pointing this out. Granted, the figure is standing there in an awkward position, regardless of the head. The head here doesn't seem to have any bearing on how this person is standing. @@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ But I don't know that you can say that the stance is not natural.

lies outside his weight-bearing foot? If this is actually the case, what would that mean?

-

MR. MEE. Well, to me it is a moot point. People don't always +

MR. MEE. Well, to me it is a moot point. People don't always stand perfectly balanced. You see this all the time. I don't know exactly what the suggestion is here. If it's that the body was retouched in some way, I'd have a problem with that. I don't @@ -560,17 +560,17 @@ know why, if someone went to such lengths to fake these photographs--I don't know why they would need to retouch the legs or the upper body.

-

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on the conflicting +

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on the conflicting body shadows.]

-

MR. MEE. Can we watch that segment again?

+

MR. MEE. Can we watch that segment again?

[Video segment is shown several times.]

-

MTG. Comments?

+

MTG. Comments?

-

MR. MEE. Well, something is definitely wrong with the body -shadows. I don't see quite the difference that Mr. White does, +

MR. MEE. Well, something is definitely wrong with the body +shadows. I don't see quite the difference that Mr. White does, but I do see a difference. I don't know that I would say that one body shadow is right at ten o'clock and that the other one is right at twelve o'clock.

@@ -580,13 +580,13 @@ of approximations. In other words, he's not saying that one's in a perfect ten o'clock position and that the other's right at a twelve o'clock position. Let's watch the segment again.

-

MR. MEE. Okay.

+

MR. MEE. Okay.

[Video segment is reviewed again.]

MTG. You see what I mean?

-

MR. MEE. Right. Okay. And, as I said, I can see that there's a +

MR. MEE. Right. Okay. And, as I said, I can see that there's a difference in the body shadows. They seem to have been made at different times of the day.

@@ -599,12 +599,12 @@ conclusion.

MTG. Uh-huh.

-

MR. MEE. Now, the shadows cast by the head and the neck in +

MR. MEE. Now, the shadows cast by the head and the neck in 133-A--they look odd to me.

MTG. How so?

-

MR. MEE. Well, the shadow of the neck looks too narrow. And the +

MR. MEE. Well, the shadow of the neck looks too narrow. And the head--I don't know if its shadow should angle off that much, when it doesn't do that in B or C. The shadow cast by the neck is thicker in B and C too. These could be real shadows, mind you, @@ -612,18 +612,18 @@ but they do look a little off to me.

MTG. Uh-huh.

-

MR. MEE. It's hard to say, though. It would really help if I +

MR. MEE. It's hard to say, though. It would really help if I could look at the originals. Again, they could be real shadows. I'm just saying that looking at them here, they do seem a little strange.

-

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on the fact that +

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on the fact that in 133-C the body shadow runs up onto the fence, whereas the body shadows in A and B don't.]

-

MTG. Comments?

+

MTG. Comments?

-

MR. MEE. Well, to say that these photographs were taken within +

MR. MEE. Well, to say that these photographs were taken within seconds of each other, I think, is impossible. There's just too much variance in the directions in the body shadows. They [the body shadows] have definitely changed positions.

@@ -643,19 +643,19 @@ a little bit.

MTG. Okay. So the body shadow on the fence, that is, the head going up onto the fence, could be due to a slight shift or lean?

-

MR. MEE. Right. And, by the way, I think the suggestion that +

MR. MEE. Right. And, by the way, I think the suggestion that two different people were used, wearing the same clothes, is really unlikely. I don't think they would have used two different bodies, especially ones that were different heights.

MTG. Right. That makes sense.

-

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on the blurriness +

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on the blurriness of the right-hand fingers in 133-A.]

MTG. Okay. On the blurriness of the fingers on his right hand.

-

MR. MEE. Well, yeah, that's the way it appears. But that could +

MR. MEE. Well, yeah, that's the way it appears. But that could have been caused by a couple different things. He could have been moving that hand. Or, light might have been reflecting off the newspaper and into the shadow areas of the hand, which would @@ -669,13 +669,13 @@ area.

MTG. Yeah, you'd think they would have had the guy just hold the newspapers, and so they wouldn't have to do any retouching there.

-

MR. MEE. Right.

+

MR. MEE. Right.

MTG. Okay. Now, in this next segment. . . . Well, let's take a look at it.

-

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on White's finding -that when he enlarged the figure in 133-A to match Oswald's +

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on White's finding +that when he enlarged the figure in 133-A to match Oswald's height of 5 feet 9 inches, the length of the rifle was too long, and that when be brought the rifles to the same size, to match the alleged murder weapon's official size of 40.2 inches, the @@ -683,18 +683,18 @@ figure appeared to be six inches too short.]

MTG. Okay. What are your thoughts on this?

-

MR. MEE. The person's height could be different, and that would +

MR. MEE. The person's height could be different, and that would be another indication of fraud in these photos. I don't know why they would have used a stand-in who was so much shorter than -Oswald, though. You'd think they would have gotten someone who -was about Oswald's height.

+Oswald, though. You'd think they would have gotten someone who +was about Oswald's height.

-

MTG. Along that line, one of the Oswald impersonators was +

MTG. Along that line, one of the Oswald impersonators was said by two or three witnesses to be quite a bit shorter than -Oswald.

+Oswald.

-

MR. MEE. Huh. That's interesting. Well, I'd have to examine -Mr. White's methodology more closely before I reached any +

MR. MEE. Huh. That's interesting. Well, I'd have to examine +Mr. White's methodology more closely before I reached any conclusions here, though. When you're doing these kinds of comparisons, you've got to figure in other factors, like whether or not there was any tilting of the camera, how the @@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ picture, that sort of thing. But. . . .

MTG. Does the figure look like it's leaning or tilted very much?

-

MR. MEE. Well, I was just about to say that the figure doesn't +

MR. MEE. Well, I was just about to say that the figure doesn't look like he's leaning to the point that it would be that hard to determine the height. He appears to be standing pretty much straight up. Now, you don't know exactly how the camera was @@ -716,9 +716,9 @@ accidentally left on pause. After about a minute, MTG realizes that tape recorder is still on pause.]

MTG. Okay. We had a little snafu there. Let me ask you -this again. What is your opinion of Jack White's work overall?

+this again. What is your opinion of Jack White's work overall?

-

MR. MEE. Well, overall, I'd say it's pretty good. I don't agree +

MR. MEE. Well, overall, I'd say it's pretty good. I don't agree with some of it. I think he's reading too much into certain things. But, in general, I think he's on the right track. I mean, from everything I've seen so far, from all the copies and @@ -726,55 +726,55 @@ everything that I've looked at so far, I would say he's made some valid arguments.

MTG. Well, you know that British photographic expert mentioned -in the video, Jeffrey Crowley, looked at White's work and was +in the video, Jeffrey Crowley, looked at White's work and was quite impressed with it.

-

MR. MEE. Uh-huh. Yeah, I remember that. I mean, the guy [Jack -White] does make some mistakes, but overall he makes a pretty +

MR. MEE. Uh-huh. Yeah, I remember that. I mean, the guy [Jack +White] does make some mistakes, but overall he makes a pretty good case.

MTG. Okay. Fair enough.

-

[Mr. Mee and MTG view the Jack White video segment on the -conflict between the backyard figure's chin and Oswald's chin, +

[Mr. Mee and MTG view the Jack White video segment on the +conflict between the backyard figure's chin and Oswald's chin, and on the line that goes from one side of the neck, across the chin, to the other side of the neck.]

MTG. Okay. I think I'll bracket the issue of the shape of the -chin. I've got a lot of pictures of Oswald, going clear back +chin. I've got a lot of pictures of Oswald, going clear back into his junior high or high school days, and they all show him with a sharp, cleft chin. I know in his testimony, McCamy said -he found some pictures of Oswald as a youth in which his chin was +he found some pictures of Oswald as a youth in which his chin was a little broader and slightly flat. Even Congressman Fithian wasn't convinced, and I haven't found that to be the case at all -in the photos that I have of Oswald as a youth. This isn't the -issue anyway, since the backyard photos supposedly show Oswald -as an adult. And all the photos of Oswald as an adult show +in the photos that I have of Oswald as a youth. This isn't the +issue anyway, since the backyard photos supposedly show Oswald +as an adult. And all the photos of Oswald as an adult show him with a sharp, cleft chin. I'd like to return to the issue of the chin later when we discuss McCamy's claim that the edge of the chin disappears in shadow.

-

MR. MEE. Okay.

+

MR. MEE. Okay.

MTG. I'd also like to hold off on discussing the line across the chin until we review McCamy's argument that it was caused by a water spot. All right?

-

MR. MEE. That's fine.

+

MR. MEE. That's fine.

MTG. I just wanted to show you that segment to provide some background for when we get to those issues in a few minutes.

-

MR. MEE. All right.

+

MR. MEE. All right.

-

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on the conflicts +

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on the conflicts between the nose shadow and the neck and body shadows, and on the non-movement of the nose shadow even when the head is tilted.]

-

MTG. Comments?

+

MTG. Comments?

-

MR. MEE. Well, I think this is the area where you get into the +

MR. MEE. Well, I think this is the area where you get into the most convincing evidence that these photographs have been doctored--the lighting characteristics. You can see in these photographs that the nose and eye shadows do not match the neck @@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ like to ask you if you think that an analysis of that kind can overrule what you're able to see in the photos themselves as far as the contrasting shadows?

-

MR. MEE. No, not at all. The shadows themselves, the different +

MR. MEE. No, not at all. The shadows themselves, the different angles that they show, their shape, the areas that they should cover but don't--these have got to be dealt with directly. No form of analysis is going to convince me that those shadows are @@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ not different shadow groups.

MTG. Okay. Now. . . .

-

MR. MEE. Let me give you a little background on why I say this. +

MR. MEE. Let me give you a little background on why I say this. There are a lot of ways to alter shadows in photography. But in this situation, where the figure was outdoors, during the day, and where there was only one light source, there is just no way @@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ and. . . .

MTG. The patch of light is still there. . . .

-

MR. MEE. It's still there. It's still consistent. And that +

MR. MEE. It's still there. It's still consistent. And that shouldn't be. Most of the neck on both sides should be in shadow, to be consistent with the eye and nose shadows.

@@ -833,23 +833,23 @@ in the nose shadow, but you would see some difference. The shape and the angle would change. It [the nose shadow] shouldn't look like that with the head tilted.

-

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on two unnatural +

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on two unnatural bulges in the backyard photos, one in the neck in 133-A and the other in the post in 133-B, and on the fact that these bulges are parallel to each other.]

-

MR. MEE. Can we see that again?

+

MR. MEE. Can we see that again?

[Video segment is replayed several times.]

-

MTG. On the bulges. Any comments on the bulges and on the fact +

MTG. On the bulges. Any comments on the bulges and on the fact that they're parallel to each other? Could it be that a retoucher might have goofed on the neck, spotted it, and then decided to move the goof to the post in the hope that if he moved it to a background image it would be less noticeable?

-

MR. MEE. Even good retouchers sometimes make small errors. I -can see the bulges. I can see what he's [Mr. White's] talking +

MR. MEE. Even good retouchers sometimes make small errors. I +can see the bulges. I can see what he's [Mr. White's] talking about here. This goes along with the theory that these are composite photographs and that they would have required retouching.

@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ the explanation given by the photographic panel:

Okay, and you said you have a problem with that.

-

MR. MEE. Well, the problem I have with that, keeping in mind +

MR. MEE. Well, the problem I have with that, keeping in mind the angle of the body shadows and others, is that a branch or a leaf here would have been struck by sun coming from around a four o'clock position. Therefore, a branch or leaf shadow here would @@ -884,10 +884,10 @@ this in the video again?

MTG. Sure.

-

[Video segment is replayed. Afterwards, Mr. Mee then examines +

[Video segment is replayed. Afterwards, Mr. Mee then examines the book and xeroxed copies of the photos again.]

-

MR. MEE. No, I don't see how that bulge could have been caused +

MR. MEE. No, I don't see how that bulge could have been caused by a shadow from a branch or a leaf. I don't see it. The shadow angle would be wrong. The sun's in the wrong position to do that. I'd like to see the originals, though. For a small detail @@ -899,30 +899,30 @@ shining the way it is in these pictures.

What about the bulge in the neck? How do they explain it? I didn't see that discussed anywhere in the extract.

-

MTG. No, Kirk and McCamy didn't deal with that. There's nothing +

MTG. No, Kirk and McCamy didn't deal with that. There's nothing about it in that file [PHOTOS.ZIP]. I don't know if the panel's report deals with it either. I don't think the panel tried to -explain it. If they had offered an explanation, I think Groden +explain it. If they had offered an explanation, I think Groden and Livingstone would have tried to answer it. I could be wrong, though. It's kind of hard to believe they wouldn't have tried to explain this, but I don't know. I still haven't gotten a copy of the panel's report. So I really don't know.

-

MR. MEE. Okay. Well, that neck bulge needs to be explained. It +

MR. MEE. Okay. Well, that neck bulge needs to be explained. It doesn't look natural, and it's parallel to the bulge in the post. It disappears in 133-B, but then you have an indentation in the post [in B].

-

MTG. Uh-huh. In his HSCA testimony, Jack White suggested that +

MTG. Uh-huh. In his HSCA testimony, Jack White suggested that the forger's knife slipped and caused the post bulge. Could something like that have caused the bulge in the neck?

-

MR. MEE. Possibly. Something's definitely off there.

+

MR. MEE. Possibly. Something's definitely off there.

MTG. Oh, I wanted to ask you about McCamy's explanation of the indentation in the post.

-

MR. MEE. All right.

+

MR. MEE. All right.

MTG. Let me read it here. He was referring to a computer printout that was produced by digital image processing.

@@ -934,16 +934,16 @@ printout that was produced by digital image processing.

just a slight darkening. So that was merely a shadow. -MR. MEE. No, I don't think that's consistent with the direction +MR. MEE. No, I don't think that's consistent with the direction of the sun in the pictures. It's not consistent with the way the bulge looks.

-

MTG. So, just to summarize, you're saying that the sun, +

MTG. So, just to summarize, you're saying that the sun, according to the body shadow, isn't in a position where it could cause a shadow that would produce the indentation in the post?

-

MR. MEE. That's how it looks to me.

+

MR. MEE. That's how it looks to me.

MTG. Just to let you know, to my knowledge the panel never identified which leaf or branch could have possibly caused such a @@ -951,9 +951,9 @@ shadow. They simply said the bulge COULD have been caused by the shadow from a leaf or a branch, but they didn't say which leaf or branch.

-

MR. MEE. Okay.

+

MR. MEE. Okay.

-

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on the fact that +

[Mr. Mee and MTG view Jack White video segment on the fact that a patch of sunlight on the side of the house beside the post holding the stairway does not change shape in any of the backyard pictures, indicating that the camera making the photo did not @@ -964,46 +964,46 @@ post and is roughly parallel with the figure's right elbow.]

the stairway. If it doesn't change shape or position, even though the pictures were supposedly taken with a hand-held camera, what does that say? I'm asking this because, supposedly, -she [Marina] took the first picture. Snap. Then, Oswald came, +she [Marina] took the first picture. Snap. Then, Oswald came, took the camera from her, advanced the film, handed it back to her, and then went back to where he was. She then had to and position the camera again. And then this process was REPEATED for the third picture. So how could that patch of light not change in some way?

-

MR. MEE. The possibility that that patch of light would stay +

MR. MEE. The possibility that that patch of light would stay in the same position and maintain the same shape after all that movement is remote. You'd need a tripod, and even then you'd have to be careful. Can we see that again?

[Video segment is replayed several times.]

-

MR. MEE. I think I can see what he's talking about, but can we +

MR. MEE. I think I can see what he's talking about, but can we look at that a couple more times?

[Video segment is replayed two more times.]

-

MR. MEE. Okay, let me take another look at these pictures really +

MR. MEE. Okay, let me take another look at these pictures really quickly.

MTG. Oh, sure. Take your time.

-

[Mr. Mee studies pictures for approximately one minute.]

+

[Mr. Mee studies pictures for approximately one minute.]

MTG. Do you see what he's talking about?

-

MR. MEE. Yes. I would agree with that.

+

MR. MEE. Yes. I would agree with that.

MTG. So wouldn't that be almost impossible using a hand-held camera, especially given the way that these pictures were supposedly taken?

-

MR. MEE. I would say it would be nearly impossible. The chances +

MR. MEE. I would say it would be nearly impossible. The chances of something like that happening would be astronomically small.

MTG. All right. . . .

-

MR. MEE. Even if you were using a modern camera, one that would +

MR. MEE. Even if you were using a modern camera, one that would automatically advance the film after each shot, and were taking a series of pictures, your chances of achieving that effect would be low. They'd be better, but still very low.

@@ -1016,11 +1016,11 @@ more video segments.]

MTG. Nope. That was it. That was the last of the segments.

-

MR. MEE. All right.

+

MR. MEE. All right.

MTG. Okay. Now, a little while back, I got a message on -CompuServe from a gentleman named Paul Burke. In reference to -Jack White's secondary method for producing the frame edge +CompuServe from a gentleman named Paul Burke. In reference to +Jack White's secondary method for producing the frame edge markings on the photos, he said, "Copying a photo assembled from a group of photos as you and others have postulated using the Imperial Reflex camera has a problem. Its focus ability, if any, @@ -1028,13 +1028,13 @@ is limited, so the master montage would have to be large, a couple of feet or so," which you said last time you didn't argue with. . . .

-

MR. MEE. Right.

+

MR. MEE. Right.

MTG. Okay, and then he continues, "and it would have all sorts of granular discontinuities between the segments making it up, such as sharp lines for the cuts, etc., etc."

-

MR. MEE. Well, I'd have to know more about the scenario he +

MR. MEE. Well, I'd have to know more about the scenario he has in mind. What are we talking about here? I mean, how were the first pictures taken? What was in them? How many copies are we talking about?

@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ from your original, the more quality you're going to lose.

MTG. Okay. . . .

-

MR. MEE. Another thing--these pictures ARE grainy. I'm talking +

MR. MEE. Another thing--these pictures ARE grainy. I'm talking about A, B, and C. They are not that sharp. They do have a lot of texture and grain to them. Plus, you've got that tell-tale line running across the chin, and the other things @@ -1071,20 +1071,20 @@ the report it says that the cause of the lines has not been definitely determined. But I wanted to ask you what you thought of McCamy's explanation?

-

MR. MEE. Well, I was reading through that, and I had some +

MR. MEE. Well, I was reading through that, and I had some problems with it. The. . . .

MTG. Okay. So you said you had some problems with McCamy's explanation, with his claim that the irregular line across the chin was caused by a water spot. This is the line that -Jack White mentions as well.

+Jack White mentions as well.

-

MR. MEE. Well, there are a couple things. One thing is the +

MR. MEE. Well, there are a couple things. One thing is the sheer coincidence that this line just happens to fall in the chin area; that this one edge of this one particular water spot is supposed to have left deposits in such a way as to form a line that coincidentally starts at one side of the neck, crosses the -chin, and then ends at the other side--right where Oswald's head +chin, and then ends at the other side--right where Oswald's head could have been attached to the body. I mean, this would be a good place to join a head to a body in a composite, in the chin area, and here we have a line in that region, and it's supposed @@ -1097,18 +1097,18 @@ his statements about the line as a photographic image.

spots. You're talking about where he says the line isn't a photographic image.

-

MR. MEE. Right.

+

MR. MEE. Right.

-

MTG. Again, that line is the one that Jack White discusses in +

MTG. Again, that line is the one that Jack White discusses in the video, the one that starts off on one side of the upper neck, crosses the chin, and then goes to the other side of the neck.

-

MR. MEE. Right.

+

MR. MEE. Right.

MTG. Just to give us some context here, why don't I go ahead and read exactly what he said about the line.

-

MR. MEE. Okay.

+

MR. MEE. Okay.

MTG. Let's see. . . . Here it is. This was McCamy.

@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ ahead and read exactly what he said about the line.

follow this line down up to here and then back around to here. It is a closed loop. -MR. MEE. Now, when you talk about what has been photographed-- +MR. MEE. Now, when you talk about what has been photographed-- what you see in the picture--that has no bearing on the grains in the negative emulsion. The grains are more a characteristic of the film itself than what has been produced from a photographic @@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ to be a photographic line"--this, to me, holds no water at all. He's looking at the A print, not at the negative, so his argument holds no water.

-

[Mr. Mee again reads from the extract] "A line that had been +

[Mr. Mee again reads from the extract] "A line that had been photographed from some kind of montage would have had the grain pattern of a discontinuous line." Now, again, that's coming from a print, but what you'd need to look at would be the @@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ that would be so obvious that there would be no doubt about it.

When he says the line on the chin is part of a closed loop, I'm sort of at a disadvantage because I don't have the exhibit he was -using. So it's hard for me to comment. But if that irregular +using. So it's hard for me to comment. But if that irregular line is part of a closed loop and was caused by a water spot, then the loop is the outline of the water spot. Now that line is almost straight, and water spots don't normally have edges like @@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ point concerning what they saw when they examined the negative, the 133-B negative, with a phase contrast microscope. Let me just read that part, okay?

-

MR. MEE. Sure.

+

MR. MEE. Sure.

MTG. [Reading from the extract]

@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ that they checked the negative with that high-powered microscope and didn't find any changes in thickness in the chin area in the negative.

-

MR. MEE. Well, the thickness of the negative is not necessarily +

MR. MEE. Well, the thickness of the negative is not necessarily going to be relevant. What I'm saying is that the original photograph could have been copied and then a negative could have been made from that. So you're not going to see any difference @@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ photo.

second if we could. I wanted to ask you something else about what McCamy said about it.

-

MR. MEE. Okay.

+

MR. MEE. Okay.

MTG. He said, "We did not see water spots. . . ." Now, in the extract the word "not" is missing, but it's obvious that that's @@ -1209,9 +1209,9 @@ what he was saying. [Resumes reading]

generation prints of the A negative, so we know that the spot must have been on the negative. -Any comments on that?

+Any comments on that?

-

MR. MEE. Well, to me, what he's saying is inconsistent. He's +

MR. MEE. Well, to me, what he's saying is inconsistent. He's saying that the water spot had to be on the A negative because it's on the print, and that it's not part of the photographic image. But unless you see the negative, you can't really say @@ -1220,34 +1220,34 @@ that.

MTG. Now, just for the record here, let me read what the [photographic] panel said about the irregular lines that appeared on the scanned image of the B negative. I'm reading -from Groden and Livingstone's book HIGH TREASON.

+from Groden and Livingstone's book HIGH TREASON.

-

MR. MEE. Yes.

+

MR. MEE. Yes.

MTG. Let me go ahead and read that out of the book.

-

MR. MEE. Okay.

+

MR. MEE. Okay.

MTG. They're quoting directly from the photographic panel's report. Let's see. . . . Here it is. [Reads from page 201 of HIGH TREASON]

Under very carefully adjusted display conditions, - the scanned image of the Oswald backyard negative + the scanned image of the Oswald backyard negative did exhibit irregular, very fine lines in the chin area. The panel went on to say that the lines were probably caused -by "very faint water stains." Comments?

+by "very faint water stains." Comments?

-

MR. MEE. Yes, I meant to ask you about their reference to +

MR. MEE. Yes, I meant to ask you about their reference to "lines," not just a single line. What other lines did they find?

MTG. You know, to be honest, I don't know. I've wondered about that myself, because McCamy only mentioned one line that was found with digital image scanning.

-

MR. MEE. Huh. Well, as far as what we just read, I would +

MR. MEE. Huh. Well, as far as what we just read, I would say it's evidence of tampering. I don't accept the idea that that line across the chin was caused by a water spot, at least not at this stage I don't. Now, again, I haven't seen the @@ -1260,8 +1260,8 @@ of a line.

with digital image processing and that they didn't find any granular inconsistencies.

-

MR. MEE. Well, if you matched the film speed, using the kind of -film that was common back then, it would be hard to prove +

MR. MEE. Well, if you matched the film speed, using the kind of +film that was common back then, it would be hard to prove something either way. Back then there was pretty much one way of making film.

@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ making film.

of things that would be checked for later on, you'd have to guess that he would have done his best to match the grain characteristics. This wouldn't have been impossible. If -he had access to the negatives of the pictures of Oswald's +he had access to the negatives of the pictures of Oswald's head, it could have been done.

What I'm saying is that the tampering, the pasting of the head @@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ again.

found nothing remarkable about the grain pattern. This was the same type of grain pattern. -MR. MEE. But, again, if the forger matched up the film, there +MR. MEE. But, again, if the forger matched up the film, there wouldn't be any noticeable difference in the grain. It [digital image processing] would be inconclusive. Now, I'm not saying this would be an easy process. It would all depend on if you had @@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ the negatives of the pictures of the head.

MTG. To match the film, you mean.

-

MR. MEE. Right. But it could be done. With the way film was +

MR. MEE. Right. But it could be done. With the way film was made back then--there was pretty much one way of making film--if you matched the film speed, assuming you had access to the negative of each head shot you were using, you could match the @@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ film characteristics.

have observed through digital image processing in and of themselves cannot prove that these are authentic photographs?

-

MR. MEE. No, I don't think that digital image processing alone +

MR. MEE. No, I don't think that digital image processing alone can prove these photographs are authentic. With the technology that was available back then [in the late 1970s], I don't think they could have proven this. I don't know that it could be done @@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ coming out, you could do it. It would depend on how carefully the forger matched the film and on what steps he went through to fake the photographs. There are a lot of variables.

-

MTG. All right. Vanishing point analysis. I'm a layman, and +

MTG. All right. Vanishing point analysis. I'm a layman, and when I read this, I got the impression that they didn't want to deal with the shadow angles themselves, so they resorted to this vanishing point analysis. They tried to explain all the @@ -1326,14 +1326,14 @@ shadow problems in the pictures--the neck, the nose and the eyes, the body shadows--with vanishing point analysis. Let me read this so we have some context here:

-

Mr. GOLDSMITH. Mr. McCamy, how did the panel +

Mr. GOLDSMITH. Mr. McCamy, how did the panel address the question of the shadows in the backyard pictures? Mr. MCCAMY. This was addressed by a vanishing point analysis. - Mr. GOLDSMITH. What do you mean by "vanishing + Mr. GOLDSMITH. What do you mean by "vanishing point analysis"? Mr. MCCAMY. The sun is very distant, so far away @@ -1376,13 +1376,13 @@ this so we have some context here:

muzzle of the rifle, the shadow of the muzzle of the rifle, and so on down the line. - Mr. GOLDSMITH. Mr. McCamy, if the lines were not + Mr. GOLDSMITH. Mr. McCamy, if the lines were not parallel, would they all meet at one point as they do in these two exhibits? Mr. MCCAMY. No. - Mr. GOLDSMITH. If the lines in these two exhibits + Mr. GOLDSMITH. If the lines in these two exhibits had not met at one point, what conclusion or inference might you have drawn? @@ -1390,12 +1390,12 @@ this so we have some context here:

that something had been drawn in rather than traced in by the hand of nature. - Mr. GOLDSMITH. Did you do a similar vanishing + Mr. GOLDSMITH. Did you do a similar vanishing point analysis for 133-C? Mr. MCCAMY. Yes. - Mr. GOLDSMITH. And what were the results? + Mr. GOLDSMITH. And what were the results? Mr. MCCAMY. The results were the same. @@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ guy to ask any challenging questions. He [Fithian] said,

distances. Yet, there are some very, very sharp angles that - those lines from the bush and the nose and the + those lines from the bush and the nose and the rest of it come in, all within 2 feet on your chart. Could you explain that optical problem that I am having? @@ -1463,8 +1463,8 @@ Now, I didn't quite understand exactly how McCamy explained the fact that the angles in his chart were so sharp and converged in such a short distance.

-

MR. MEE. Well, not having looked at his chart, it's hard for -me to comment on it. I'd have to look at it and see exactly what +

MR. MEE. Well, not having looked at his chart, it's hard for +me to comment on it. I'd have to look at it and see exactly what we're talking about. Those lines and sharp angles do sound odd, but I'd need to see the chart itself before I could really form an opinion here.

@@ -1472,14 +1472,14 @@ an opinion here.

But, really, I understand the principle of vanishing points, and I don't think it's relevant in this case. The real issue is the conflicts between the shadows. And, another thing, I can -tell you that the sun that hit Oswald's face wasn't in a four +tell you that the sun that hit Oswald's face wasn't in a four o'clock position. You've also get to deal with the absence of shadow where there should be shadow. You've got to look at the shadows themselves--study their angles, determine the direction of your light source, those kinds of things.

I mean, a vanishing point analysis is not about to explain -why Oswald's nose shadow doesn't move or change form in the +why Oswald's nose shadow doesn't move or change form in the photographs. It's not going to explain why you seem to have two separate light sources hitting the body and the face. It's not going to explain those bulges [in the neck and the post].

@@ -1487,18 +1487,18 @@ not going to explain those bulges [in the neck and the post].

MTG. Okay. The disappearing chin. McCamy said that the edge of the chin disappeared in shadow. Now, the problem he was trying to explain is the fact that in the backyard photos -the chin is broad and flat, but in all other pictures of Oswald-- +the chin is broad and flat, but in all other pictures of Oswald-- in all those that were taken from any kind of a frontal viewpoint--his chin is sharp and cleft.

-

MR. MEE. It HAS disappeared in shadow, but not to the extent -that Oswald's would have, and that's the difference.

+

MR. MEE. It HAS disappeared in shadow, but not to the extent +that Oswald's would have, and that's the difference.

-

MTG. Okay. He [McCamy] was saying that Oswald's chin form +

MTG. Okay. He [McCamy] was saying that Oswald's chin form vanished to the point that in the picture it looks like he has a broad, flat chin.

-

MR. MEE. No, I would disagree with that. The sun was not in +

MR. MEE. No, I would disagree with that. The sun was not in a position to have that much of an affect on the appearance of the chin.

@@ -1513,7 +1513,7 @@ with McCamy:

I wonder, Mr. Chairman, if we could ask that that multiple photograph, that chart with half a dozen - Oswalds on it, plus the two, could be put back up. + Oswalds on it, plus the two, could be put back up. While we are doing this, let me preface my question by saying that sitting here and looking @@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ Then they went on for a bit, and then Fithian continued:

teeth or your mouth position it really makes that much difference--is it then that the point of the chin disappears in the shadow of the chin in - layman's terms? + layman's terms? Is that what you are saying happens in that photograph? @@ -1560,20 +1560,20 @@ Then they went on for a bit, and then Fithian continued:

MTG. Do you accept that?

-

MR. MEE. Well, such a thing is possible, but not in this +

MR. MEE. Well, such a thing is possible, but not in this instance, because of the position of the sun.

MTG. And that is what?

-

MR. MEE. The position of the sun?

+

MR. MEE. The position of the sun?

MTG. Yeah.

-

MR. MEE. Well, the sun is overhead and to his left.

+

MR. MEE. Well, the sun is overhead and to his left.

MTG. Based on the body shadows, you mean?

-

MR. MEE. Yeah. The sunlight is coming down at him from about +

MR. MEE. Yeah. The sunlight is coming down at him from about a four o'clock position. So I don't see how it could have made that much of his chin disappear. I mean, the underside of the chin is in shadow, but the edge hasn't vanished. The form [of @@ -1582,19 +1582,19 @@ the chin] is still there.

MTG. What if the sun came from right around a twelve o'clock position?

-

MR. MEE. Well, then you'd have to explain why both sides of the +

MR. MEE. Well, then you'd have to explain why both sides of the neck aren't in the same amount of shadow, and why the body shadow falls off to his right.

MTG. Uh-huh.

-

MR. MEE. I mean, if anything, it seems like there's more chin +

MR. MEE. I mean, if anything, it seems like there's more chin there, more than there should be, in terms of width, even if you ignore how flat it is.

MTG. Yeah, I think so too.

-

MR. MEE. That's how it looks to me. I would say the chin is a +

MR. MEE. That's how it looks to me. I would say the chin is a serious problem.

MTG. Uh-huh. Okay. Now, I'd like to ask you about the @@ -1603,9 +1603,9 @@ distances between objects in the background of the pictures. Given the way that these photos were supposedly taken, does that seem possible?

-

MR. MEE. No, the variations would be greater if these +

MR. MEE. No, the variations would be greater if these photographs were taken the way Marina said they were. I mean, -like they showed in the video: She snaps a picture; Oswald walks +like they showed in the video: She snaps a picture; Oswald walks over and takes the camera from her; he advances the film; he hands the camera back to her; he goes back over and assumes another pose; she aims with the camera again and then takes the @@ -1617,11 +1617,11 @@ just a tiny fraction of an inch.

camera as still as possible, you're going to have more variations in distance than what they're talking about in these pictures.

-

MTG. Now, Jack White mentioned that the small differences in +

MTG. Now, Jack White mentioned that the small differences in distance could have been produced by keystoning. What do you think about that?

-

MR. MEE. Oh, I think he's right. Now, when he was demonstrating +

MR. MEE. Oh, I think he's right. Now, when he was demonstrating the keystoning effect in the video, he was exaggerating a little bit to help you understand what he was talking about, but he's got the right idea. It would be a simple matter of tilting the @@ -1659,20 +1659,20 @@ stereoscopically. Let me just read some of what McCamy said:

So stereo viewing is an excellent way of checking up on the authenticity of the photograph. - Mr. GOLDSMITH. Is any special viewer necessary to + Mr. GOLDSMITH. Is any special viewer necessary to enable someone to see in stereo? Mr. MCCAMY. It is not necessary but it makes it more convenient for most people. - Mr. GOLDSMITH. How many panel members examined + Mr. GOLDSMITH. How many panel members examined these photographs in stereo? Mr. MCCAMY. At least, oh, a half dozen. MTG. Any thoughts about that?

-

MR. MEE. If you have slight movement during the enlarging +

MR. MEE. If you have slight movement during the enlarging process or during the copying process, I think you could get a different perspective in the photographs that would cause that effect. So, that doesn't prove. . . . It doesn't convincingly @@ -1691,79 +1691,79 @@ you your 3-D effect, the slight movement of those prints.

MTG. The backyard photographs.

-

MR. MEE. Right. In this case, if you had slight movement in +

MR. MEE. Right. In this case, if you had slight movement in the enlarger or during the copying process, you could get the right amount of difference between the photos so that you would be able to view them in stereo.

MTG. Okay. One thing that I'd really like to ask you about -has to do with the DeMohrenschildt photograph and the frame edge +has to do with the DeMohrenschildt photograph and the frame edge markings. Actually, it doesn't just involve the frame edge -markings. It involves matching the DeMohrenschildt photo to the +markings. It involves matching the DeMohrenschildt photo to the IR camera's film plane aperture. We talked about this briefly -last time. Now, when Jack White testified before the Committee, -the House Select Committee. . . .

+last time. Now, when Jack White testified before the Committee, +the House Select Committee. . . .

-

MR. MEE. Uh-huh.

+

MR. MEE. Uh-huh.

MTG. Okay. Now, this involves the finding of the edge markings -on the edges of the DeMohrenschildt photo and the determination +on the edges of the DeMohrenschildt photo and the determination that the photo is genuine because those markings are unique to -the IR camera. Now, Jack White, when he testified back then, +the IR camera. Now, Jack White, when he testified back then, said. . . . Well, let me read what he said. [Reads from page 205 of HIGH TREASON]

-

The DeMohrenschildt picture shows a much larger +

The DeMohrenschildt picture shows a much larger amount of background around the edges than any of the photographs, 133-A, B, or C. To me, this - indicates that the DeMohrenschildt picture is + indicates that the DeMohrenschildt picture is printed full negative. In fact, we can verify this because it is printed with a black border around the edge, the black border being the clear area around the edge of the negative. According to the FBI, the picture, CE-133-B, was - identified as being taken with Oswald's camera + identified as being taken with Oswald's camera because it could be matched to the film plane - aperture. Yet, if the DeMohrenschildt picture + aperture. Yet, if the DeMohrenschildt picture shows a larger background area and it is taken from the same camera viewpoint, then 133-A, B, and C have been cropped and, therefore, if there is more background area in the picture, then it [the - DeMohrenschildt photo] could not possibly be + DeMohrenschildt photo] could not possibly be matched to the film plane aperture. Do you understand his point?

-

MR. MEE. Yes.

+

MR. MEE. Yes.

-

MTG. Can you explain it in layman's terms? Do you think he's +

MTG. Can you explain it in layman's terms? Do you think he's right?

-

MR. MEE. Well, there are certain things I'd have to know +

MR. MEE. Well, there are certain things I'd have to know before I could say whether or not he's right. I'll put it this -way: If the DeMohrenschildt photo has a lot more background than +way: If the DeMohrenschildt photo has a lot more background than the B negative, and if both were taken from the same camera -viewpoint, then, yes, that would tend to tell me that Mr. White +viewpoint, then, yes, that would tend to tell me that Mr. White is correct. What you'd have to do is make precise measurements -of the DeMohrenschildt picture and the B negative, and then +of the DeMohrenschildt picture and the B negative, and then compare them. You'd also need to know if they were taken from the same camera viewpoint. You'd want a good, uncropped print of the B negative. These are the kinds of things I'd need to check -out before I could really say anything about what he [White] +out before I could really say anything about what he [White] says here.

-

MTG. In his video, Jack White suggests that the DeMohrenschildt +

MTG. In his video, Jack White suggests that the DeMohrenschildt photo is a composite made up of 133-A and the border of the film plane aperture of the IR camera.

-

MR. MEE. Can we see that segment again?

+

MR. MEE. Can we see that segment again?

MTG. Yeah.

[Video segment is located on the tape and then replayed.]

-

MR. MEE. No, that explanation. . . . I see what he's saying, +

MR. MEE. No, that explanation. . . . I see what he's saying, but if you do that, you're going to have sort of a line of demarcation all the way around. This would be very easy to identify. Or, let's put it this way: It would be very difficult @@ -1773,16 +1773,16 @@ It would be almost impossible to do that.

MTG. Okay. Now to get back to the other point, about the fact that it's so much clearer than 133-A and. . . .

-

MR. MEE. It's an earlier generation than the ones that have +

MR. MEE. It's an earlier generation than the ones that have been cropped.

MTG. Right. Now how would they have gotten the two scratch -marks onto it [the DeMohrenschildt photo]?

+marks onto it [the DeMohrenschildt photo]?

-

MR. MEE. Well, this gets into how these pictures could have +

MR. MEE. Well, this gets into how these pictures could have been made. I'll tell you what I think they might have done.

-

[Mr. Mee starts to draw a diagram, using squares to represent +

[Mr. Mee starts to draw a diagram, using squares to represent pictures and/or negatives. As he presents his explanation, he points back and forth to the different squares. For instance, when he refers to "this one" or says "here," he points to a @@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ this one over here," he points to a different square, etc., etc.]

You see, what I'm thinking is that there was a group of backyard -photographs made long before the DeMohrenschildt photograph, and +photographs made long before the DeMohrenschildt photograph, and that at some point in this earlier group you have composites.

The first pictures, the very first ones, would be taken with a @@ -1800,7 +1800,7 @@ pictures are all very high quality. Okay?

MTG. Uh-huh.

-

MR. MEE. And then this group here would be taken from those +

MR. MEE. And then this group here would be taken from those pictures, again using a high-quality camera. Now the pictures in this group would be smaller than the first ones.

@@ -1810,7 +1810,7 @@ along the way you're losing a generation.

MTG. Uh-huh.

-

MR. MEE. And, you never can tell, there may have been more then +

MR. MEE. And, you never can tell, there may have been more then a couple generations in between these photos.

Now, in the early stages, we're just talking about the @@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ Okay?

MTG. All right.

-

MR. MEE. Now, there may have been more originals. You don't +

MR. MEE. Now, there may have been more originals. You don't know how many could have existed before that.

At this stage here, you introduce one or two heads, and you @@ -1838,14 +1838,14 @@ or two down. Okay, then you've got these photos here--they've had the art work done on them and they've been reworked. Until now you're using a very high-quality camera. Then, you photograph one of these photos with the IR camera to make, for -example, the DeMohrenschildt picture, which would give you the +example, the DeMohrenschildt picture, which would give you the edge markings and the scratches.

MTG. Now, what would happen if you were to analyze, say, the negative of this photo right here with digital image processing after all this stuff had been done?

-

MR. MEE. Well, you've got to remember that you have these other +

MR. MEE. Well, you've got to remember that you have these other pictures up here, where the heads are included. The grain pattern of this photo--the one that you're talking about--is going to be dependent on the film that has been used. If you @@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@ have the negative of the photo of the head, then you know what kind of film to use.

Let's say you saw that the film used for the head was, oh, 100- -speed Kodak. That was a pretty common film back then, 100-speed. +speed Kodak. That was a pretty common film back then, 100-speed. It might have even been less than that. Now, you would have to be sure, then, to use 100-speed Kodak to shoot the prints of the background and of the guy standing with the rifle and the @@ -1866,7 +1866,7 @@ seventies?

MTG. 1978 to 1979.

-

MR. MEE. Right. I don't think they had the technology back then +

MR. MEE. Right. I don't think they had the technology back then to be able to discern the small differences you'd have if you kept your film consistent. Today, possibly, with the sophistication of the computers and the scanning capabilities @@ -1880,18 +1880,18 @@ think these photographs could have been made.

MTG. Do you think there was only one forger?

-

MR. MEE. No, I think you would have needed a team, a group of +

MR. MEE. No, I think you would have needed a team, a group of professionals.

MTG. I'd like to show you a couple doctored prints that were released by Dallas authorities in 1992.

-

[MTG shows Mr. Mee the two prints, both of which show a white -human silhouette where Oswald is supposed to be. The whited-out +

[MTG shows Mr. Mee the two prints, both of which show a white +human silhouette where Oswald is supposed to be. The whited-out figure corresponds closely in size and outline to the figure in the backyard photos.]

-

MR. MEE. Is that right? Well, somebody was doing something. +

MR. MEE. Is that right? Well, somebody was doing something. Now, this doesn't prove that this is how it was done. But these prints might represent an early attempt to produce the backyard photos. You never know.

@@ -1912,17 +1912,17 @@ of the ways that they considered.

MTG. All right. I'd like to ask you about varying exposure analysis.

-

MR. MEE. Well, I understand what they were doing. The theory +

MR. MEE. Well, I understand what they were doing. The theory is that you're trying to. . . .

MTG. Can I go ahead and read a little bit first?

-

MR. MEE. Sure.

+

MR. MEE. Sure.

MTG. Okay, I'm going to read some of what McCamy said about this.

-

Mr. GOLDSMITH. Please explain the results of this +

Mr. GOLDSMITH. Please explain the results of this varying exposure analysis. Mr. MCCAMY. Yes. In these illustrations, the @@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@ this.

into the highlights, so we can see all the detail there. - Mr. GOLDSMITH. After applying this method, did + Mr. GOLDSMITH. After applying this method, did the panel discern anything unusual about these pictures? @@ -1949,9 +1949,9 @@ this.

is a newspaper lying back here. You can see the detail on it. -Any comments?

+Any comments?

-

MR. MEE. I don't think it's an issue. I mean, I don't think the +

MR. MEE. I don't think it's an issue. I mean, I don't think the shadows were added. Now, I haven't had time to study these pictures long enough to give a firm opinion in this area. But, just from what I can see--again, without looking at the @@ -1973,10 +1973,10 @@ angles and the bulges in the post and the neck.

MTG. Right.

-

MR. MEE. And I still have some questions about the shadow +

MR. MEE. And I still have some questions about the shadow of the neck and the head in 133-A. It looks a little odd, but that might be due to using a different head. But the shadows of -the bushes, the stairway, and all that--I don't see why a +the bushes, the stairway, and all that--I don't see why a retoucher would have bothered with them. It would have been taking an unnecessary risk. So, really, I'd tend to agree with him [McCamy]. From what I can see, I don't think the shadows @@ -1984,7 +1984,7 @@ were added.

MTG. Okay. . . .

-

MR. MEE. Now, if he's saying that this analysis explains the +

MR. MEE. Now, if he's saying that this analysis explains the shadow angles and those neck and post bulges, then I would disagree with him. You're not going to explain away those problems with that sort of analysis.

@@ -1993,7 +1993,7 @@ problems with that sort of analysis.

different body shadows would be to assume that they were photographed at different times of the day.

-

MR. MEE. Yeah, I think they were just taken at different times +

MR. MEE. Yeah, I think they were just taken at different times of the day.

You see, I understand what some of these guys [conspiracists] are @@ -2011,10 +2011,10 @@ on the figure. That would be a lot easier.

but I'd like to ask you again about the reenactment that McCamy cited to show that the nose shadow could remain the same even with the head tilted. I've already discussed this reenactment -in detail in the forum [the JFK Assassination Forum on +in detail in the forum [the JFK Assassination Forum on CompuServe]. I'd just like to get some of your views on it.

-

MR. MEE. [Begins shaking his head from side to side in the +

MR. MEE. [Begins shaking his head from side to side in the typical "No" motion.] Right. Well. . . . [pauses and continues to shake his head]

@@ -2024,7 +2024,7 @@ time were very low. [Fithian was referring to the manipulated and unrealistic head and camera movements that were done in the reenactment.]

-

MR. MEE. Yeah. Well, let's put it this way: What they did +

MR. MEE. Yeah. Well, let's put it this way: What they did wasn't realistic. The bottom line is that the [nose] shadow should have shifted when the head tilted. I mean, with the head tilted like that, you wouldn't have a drastic change, but you'd @@ -2035,19 +2035,19 @@ There's just no way that shadow should look like that.

here. Okay, here it is. What I have here is a picture. . . .

[Side two of the third tape runs out. The portion follows is -reconstructed from notes taken by MTG. MTG showed Mr. Mee the -notes at the conclusion of the interview, and Mr. Mee said +reconstructed from notes taken by MTG. MTG showed Mr. Mee the +notes at the conclusion of the interview, and Mr. Mee said they accurately reflected what he had said.]

-

MTG. I'd like to show you a picture from Gerald Posner's book +

MTG. I'd like to show you a picture from Gerald Posner's book CASE CLOSED. The picture shows the grain structure analysis that -was done on the right side of Oswald's face. Would you take a +was done on the right side of Oswald's face. Would you take a look at it and tell me what you think?

-

[MTG shows Mr. Mee the bottom photo on the sixth page of pictures -in Posner's book. Mr. Mee studies it for about a minute.]

+

[MTG shows Mr. Mee the bottom photo on the sixth page of pictures +in Posner's book. Mr. Mee studies it for about a minute.]

-

MR. MEE. I can see some variation in the grain pattern. +

MR. MEE. I can see some variation in the grain pattern. However, I wouldn't form an opinion just from looking at a copy of a picture of this nature in a book. I would need to study the originals with a high-powered microscope so that I could see the @@ -2059,11 +2059,11 @@ matched, it would be difficult to reach a definite conclusion about the grain in terms of the authenticity of the backyard photos.

-

MTG. When McCamy recognized that Mr. Scott's photograph was +

MTG. When McCamy recognized that Mr. Scott's photograph was a fake, he did so because the shadows on the suit didn't match the shadows on the railing. McCamy explained:

-

He [Mr. Scott, a fellow panel member] spent 40 +

He [Mr. Scott, a fellow panel member] spent 40 hours with an assistant preparing a fake photograph of a man standing in a backyard. When he presented the photograph, he mailed it to me, I @@ -2079,7 +2079,7 @@ the shadows on the railing. McCamy explained:

But there was a thing that caught my eye instantly; that is, that there were shadows that were cast by parts of a dark suit. There were - shadows cast by parts of a railing immediately + shadows cast by parts of a railing immediately behind the man. When the suit was in full sunlight, it exactly @@ -2092,16 +2092,16 @@ the shadows on the railing. McCamy explained:

When I read this, I thought it was strange that this was the same man who had just gone to such great lengths to dismiss the implications of the variant shadows in the backyard photos. Yet, -he admitted that he concluded that Mr. Scott's picture was a fake +he admitted that he concluded that Mr. Scott's picture was a fake because some of the shadows didn't match. What is your opinion on this matter?

-

MR. MEE. McCamy was saying the same thing about Scott's photo +

MR. MEE. McCamy was saying the same thing about Scott's photo that others have said about the backyard pictures. He was not consistent.

Inconsistent shadows in a photo are a clear indication of fakery. -McCamy was absolutely correct in immediately branding Mr. Scott's +McCamy was absolutely correct in immediately branding Mr. Scott's picture a fake based on the conflicting shadows, because we only have one sun. The shadow conflicts in the backyard photographs are at least, if not more, serious and telling. The @@ -2112,7 +2112,7 @@ They were taken at two different times of the day.

have done his pasting in a different part of the body, such as in the stomach or in the chest?

-

MR. MEE. For one thing, in order to attach an upper body onto +

MR. MEE. For one thing, in order to attach an upper body onto someone else's lower body in the stomach or chest area, you would have to match the shirt widths exactly. You would need to maintain consistency in any wrinkles or folds that came up to the @@ -2121,8 +2121,8 @@ builds and figures were compatible. Also, the larger the object that your attaching, the harder it will be to hide the pasting.

There is also the matter of the figure's pose. In order to -attach Oswald's upper body onto a lower body, the forgers would -have needed a picture of Oswald with his arms and hands in the +attach Oswald's upper body onto a lower body, the forgers would +have needed a picture of Oswald with his arms and hands in the necessary positions. They would have needed photos of him with his hands held in such a way that the rifle and the newspapers could have been inserted into them.

@@ -2136,7 +2136,7 @@ the pasting.

The chin area would be a logical place to do the joining, for a number of reasons. Most people have a natural cleft or indentation of some form in the chin, beneath the lower lip, and -I notice that the line across Oswald's chin runs through this +I notice that the line across Oswald's chin runs through this area. In joining only about 4/5 of a head onto a chin, the object to be attached would be small, much smaller than part or all of a man's upper body.

@@ -2146,23 +2146,23 @@ The object to be attached would still be relatively small, at least when compared to an upper body. But, you would need to have necks that were identical in size and shape.

-

MTG. Finally, what would you say in summary about the backyard +

MTG. Finally, what would you say in summary about the backyard photographs?

-

MR. MEE. I am convinced they are fake. They show impossible +

MR. MEE. I am convinced they are fake. They show impossible shadows. The shadow conflicts are serious and telling. There is no way the backyard photos could have identical, or even nearly identical, backgrounds if they were taken in the manner described -by Marina Oswald. The figure's chin is not Oswald's chin. This +by Marina Oswald. The figure's chin is not Oswald's chin. This is readily apparent. Even if we were to accept the claim that the line across the chin was caused by a water spot, that would not change the fact that the chin itself is noticeably different -from Oswald's chin. The neck bulge and the post indentation are +from Oswald's chin. The neck bulge and the post indentation are further indications of tampering.

MTG. I would like to thank you for coming here tonight and for taking so much of your time to answer my questions.

-

MR. MEE. You're quite welcome, and it was my pleasure.

+

MR. MEE. You're quite welcome, and it was my pleasure.

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PROOF THAT OSWALD DID NOT SHOOT JFK:

+

PROOF THAT OSWALD DID NOT SHOOT JFK:

-

THE BAKER-OSWALD ENCOUNTER

+

THE BAKER-OSWALD ENCOUNTER

Michael T. Griffith 1996 @All Rights Reserved

-

The fact that Officer Marrion Baker saw Lee Harvey Oswald on +

The fact that Officer Marrion Baker saw Lee Harvey Oswald on the second floor of the Texas School Book Depository (TSBD) -building less than 90 seconds after President Kennedy was shot is -proof that Oswald could not have been the assassin. Officer -Baker claimed that he spotted Oswald just inside the foyer door -leading to the second-floor lunchroom. Baker said he saw Oswald -through the foyer door's window. If so, then Oswald could not +building less than 90 seconds after President Kennedy was shot is +proof that Oswald could not have been the assassin. Officer +Baker claimed that he spotted Oswald just inside the foyer door +leading to the second-floor lunchroom. Baker said he saw Oswald +through the foyer door's window. If so, then Oswald could not have been on the sixth floor during the shooting, and therefore -could not have shot President Kennedy from the window identified +could not have shot President Kennedy from the window identified by the Warren Commission (WC) as the point from which all the shots were allegedly fired.

-

Let us begin by analyzing Officer Baker's actions after he -heard the shots. Here is how the WC described what Baker did +

Let us begin by analyzing Officer Baker's actions after he +heard the shots. Here is how the WC described what Baker did after he heard gunfire:

When the shots were fired, a Dallas motorcycle - patrolman, Marrion L. Baker, was riding in the + patrolman, Marrion L. Baker, was riding in the motorcade at a point several cars behind the President. He had turned right from Main Street onto Houston Street and was about 200 feet south of - Elm Street when he heard a shot. Baker, having + Elm Street when he heard a shot. Baker, having recently returned from a week of deer hunting, was certain the shot came from a high-powered rifle. He looked up and saw pigeons scattering in the @@ -35,27 +35,27 @@ after he heard gunfire:

Depository Building. He RACED his motorcycle to the building, dismounted, scanned the area to the west and pushed his way through the spectators toward the - entrance. There he encountered Roy Truly, the building - superintendent, who offered Baker his help. They + entrance. There he encountered Roy Truly, the building + superintendent, who offered Baker his help. They entered the building, and RAN toward the two elevators in the rear. Finding that both elevators were on an - upper floor, they DASHED up the stairs. (WCR 5, emphasis + upper floor, they DASHED up the stairs. (WCR 5, emphasis added) The evidence is clear that on the day of the shooting -Patrolman Baker encountered Oswald less than 90 seconds after the -shots were fired. During the WC's reenactments, Baker's fastest +Patrolman Baker encountered Oswald less than 90 seconds after the +shots were fired. During the WC's reenactments, Baker's fastest time was 75 seconds; this was the time for his second, and final, -simulation. Although Baker claimed to the Commission that his +simulation. Although Baker claimed to the Commission that his 75-second reenactment time was the "minimum" time in which he could have reached the second-floor landing, the evidence -strongly indicates otherwise. For example, Baker admitted to the +strongly indicates otherwise. For example, Baker admitted to the WC that in that test he merely "kind of ran" outside the Book Depository and that he moved only at "kind of a trot" inside the building. And these were not the only aspects of the WC's simulations that were unrealistic.

-

Roy Truly, the building manager who ran ahead of Baker +

Roy Truly, the building manager who ran ahead of Baker through the building, likewise said his simulation time was the minimum time. But Truly did not seem certain about this. When asked if his simulation pace had even been "about" the same @@ -67,33 +67,33 @@ simulation time was the "minimum" possible time. At one point he described his simulation pace as a WALK, but then said it was a "trot." Whenever Truly referred to his 11/22/63 pace through the building, he consistently used the word "ran" (e.g., 3 H 221, -222, 223, 224, 227). As with Baker's simulation speeds, the +222, 223, 224, 227). As with Baker's simulation speeds, the evidence indicates that Truly's reenactment pace was slower than his pace on the day of the assassination.

-

Pauline Sanders' testimony and Baker's own filmed statements -in 1988 indicate that Baker ran quite fast after he dismounted +

Pauline Sanders' testimony and Baker's own filmed statements +in 1988 indicate that Baker ran quite fast after he dismounted from his motorcycle. In the frames from the Couch film in which -Baker is visible, he is seen to be running rapidly. During the +Baker is visible, he is seen to be running rapidly. During the WC's reenactments, moving slower, and quite possibly starting -slightly earlier than he did on the day of the shooting, Baker +slightly earlier than he did on the day of the shooting, Baker made it to the TSBD's entrance in just 15 seconds.

WC supporters note that the simulations did not attempt to -duplicate Baker's pushing people aside en route to the entrance, -and that therefore in the reenactment Baker made it to the +duplicate Baker's pushing people aside en route to the entrance, +and that therefore in the reenactment Baker made it to the entrance as fast or faster than he did on the day of the shooting. But it stands to reason that this action took no more than 5-6 seconds, and possibly as little as 2-4 seconds. Whatever small difference in time this action would have made in the simulation was substantially, if not completely, offset by -the fact that in the simulation Baker moved more slowly than he +the fact that in the simulation Baker moved more slowly than he did after the shooting.

WC defenders also note that the Commission's simulations did -not take into account the fact that Baker and Truly had to push +not take into account the fact that Baker and Truly had to push their way through a few people as they approached the front of -the TSBD. Truly, however, indicated it took he and Baker very +the TSBD. Truly, however, indicated it took he and Baker very little time to do this, and that therefore omitting this action from the simulation didn't really matter:

@@ -102,30 +102,30 @@ from the simulation didn't really matter:

so--we possibly were slowed a little bit more coming in than we were when he and I came in March 20th [during the simulation]. I DON'T BELIEVE SO. - BUT IT WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TO MATTER THERE. (3 H + BUT IT WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TO MATTER THERE. (3 H 228, emphasis added) WC supporters point out that the simulations did not take -into account the fact that Baker looked down Elm Street for a +into account the fact that Baker looked down Elm Street for a moment before he ran toward the TSBD's entrance. But this action -surely took no more than a second or two. Moreover, Baker said +surely took no more than a second or two. Moreover, Baker said he did this WHILE HE WAS DISMOUNTING (3 H 248). The omission of this momentary action, like the omission of the action of pushing -people aside, was at least somewhat offset by the fact that Baker +people aside, was at least somewhat offset by the fact that Baker moved considerably slower in the simulations than he did on the -day of the shooting. Baker's FASTEST pace outside the building +day of the shooting. Baker's FASTEST pace outside the building during the simulations was only "kind of a run." Yet, in the -Couch film Baker is seen to be running at a rapid pace.

+Couch film Baker is seen to be running at a rapid pace.

-

During the abovementioned 1988 filmed interview, Baker said +

During the abovementioned 1988 filmed interview, Baker said it took him only "a very few seconds" to reach the TSBD's -entrance. If Baker was referring to the time it took him AFTER +entrance. If Baker was referring to the time it took him AFTER he dismounted his motorcycle, this would still indicate that he was running at a rapid pace and that it didn't take him very long at all to reach the entrance, since it would have taken him no more than 10 or 15 seconds, and perhaps less, to "race" his bike 200 feet, dismount, and briefly look down the street. -Similarly, Truly indicated that it didn't take Baker very long at +Similarly, Truly indicated that it didn't take Baker very long at all to reach the entrance. Truly told the Commission that as soon as the third shot rang out the crowd around him began to scream and surge backward, pushing him back to the first step of @@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ the stairs leading to the building's front entrance; then, he heard a policeman holler. As Truly was pushed back to the first step, "JUST MOMENTS LATER--I saw a young motorcycle policeman run up to the building, up the steps to the entrance of our building" -(3 H 221, emphasis added). (Notice Truly said Baker was +(3 H 221, emphasis added). (Notice Truly said Baker was "running"--not "trotting" or "kind of trotting," but RUNNING, -which is what we see Baker doing in the Couch film.)

+which is what we see Baker doing in the Couch film.)

-

Now let us examine Baker's movements from the time he went +

Now let us examine Baker's movements from the time he went through the entrance until the time he headed up the stairs. On -November 22, Baker said the following in a sworn statement:

+November 22, Baker said the following in a sworn statement:

As I entered the door I saw several people standing around. I asked these people where the stairs were. @@ -149,20 +149,20 @@ November 22, Baker said the following in a sworn statement:

said, "Let's take the elevator." The elevator was hung several floors up so we used the stairs instead.

-

As mentioned, in the WC's reenactments Baker's FASTEST time +

As mentioned, in the WC's reenactments Baker's FASTEST time was 75 seconds, and that was when he "kind of ran" outside the building and moved at "kind of a trot" inside the building. Yet, -both Baker and Roy Truly described exactly what one would expect +both Baker and Roy Truly described exactly what one would expect under the circumstances--a mad dash. In fact, they were running so fast that when they encountered a swinging office door on the first floor that jammed momentarily because the door's bolt had -slid out, Baker ran into Truly's back (3 H 222, 249). So a more -reasonable estimate for Baker's trip to the point where he said -he saw Oswald would be 60-65 seconds. One could make a strong -case that Baker reached the second-floor landing in 50-60 +slid out, Baker ran into Truly's back (3 H 222, 249). So a more +reasonable estimate for Baker's trip to the point where he said +he saw Oswald would be 60-65 seconds. One could make a strong +case that Baker reached the second-floor landing in 50-60 seconds. But, for the sake of argument, let's assume a time closer to 60 seconds. Therefore, a fair estimate for the time it -took Baker to go from the front door to the first-floor stairs +took Baker to go from the front door to the first-floor stairs would be around 30-40 seconds. As will be discussed below, it could have taken him LESS than 30 seconds.

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ stopped for only a few seconds to hide the rifle, and then continued his dash, he could have reached the sixth-floor stairs in less than 30 seconds. So, if at least 150 feet could have been covered in well under 30 seconds on the sixth floor, there -is certainly no reason that Baker and Truly could not have made +is certainly no reason that Baker and Truly could not have made it to the first-floor stairs in the same amount of time. (From the front door to the elevator shaft would have been a distance of around 90-100 feet. Moving at just a moderate running pace, @@ -186,41 +186,41 @@ the average man can easily cover this distance in around 15 seconds or less. From the elevators to the stairs leading up to the second floor would have been about 18 feet.)

-

Baker's trip breaks down as follows (bearing in mind that, +

Baker's trip breaks down as follows (bearing in mind that, on balance, this timing breakdown is generous to the lone-gunman theory): 15-25 seconds to go from his bike to the entrance, 25-40 seconds to reach the first-floor stairs, and 5-10 seconds to go up one flight of stairs. (However, I would guess that it took -the running Baker closer to 5 seconds to reach the second-floor +the running Baker closer to 5 seconds to reach the second-floor landing area.) More specific times are provided in the time lines presented below.

-

Baker said he spotted Oswald from the second-floor landing -just after he (Baker) reached the landing, when he looked -through the small window of the foyer door. Recounted Baker,

+

Baker said he spotted Oswald from the second-floor landing +just after he (Baker) reached the landing, when he looked +through the small window of the foyer door. Recounted Baker,

. . . I was coming out this one on the second floor, and I don't know, I was kind of sweeping [visually] this area as I come up, I was looking from right to left and as I got to this door here I caught a glimpse of this man, just, you know, a - sudden glimpse. . . . (WCR 151) + sudden glimpse. . . . (WCR 151) - Baker said Oswald was about 20 feet away when he caught a -glimpse of him, which would have put Oswald right next to the -foyer door. Baker, according to the Warren Commission, then -walked through the foyer door and saw Oswald in the lunchroom -(WCR 151). Oswald had continued walking and thus was still -about 20 feet from Baker. [1] Is this how it happened? There -are problems with Baker's account.

+ Baker said Oswald was about 20 feet away when he caught a +glimpse of him, which would have put Oswald right next to the +foyer door. Baker, according to the Warren Commission, then +walked through the foyer door and saw Oswald in the lunchroom +(WCR 151). Oswald had continued walking and thus was still +about 20 feet from Baker. [1] Is this how it happened? There +are problems with Baker's account.

With the foyer door shut, the window would have been at a -45-degree angle to Baker. In all probability, that door, which -was an automatic door, was already closed when Baker looked -through its small window. However, in his WC testimony, Baker +45-degree angle to Baker. In all probability, that door, which +was an automatic door, was already closed when Baker looked +through its small window. However, in his WC testimony, Baker suggested that the door "might" have been moving. There is reason to question his word on this point. Among other things, -this was the first and only time that Baker suggested the door +this was the first and only time that Baker suggested the door might have been in motion. Truly said nothing about the door having been in motion, and his testimony indicates that he looked at the door when he reached the landing (the door would have @@ -228,157 +228,157 @@ been right in the middle of his field of view; more will be said on this point further below).

If the door was still moving, it must have been nearly shut, -or else Baker would have had an even harder time seeing anything -through the window. Baker himself said that the door "might have +or else Baker would have had an even harder time seeing anything +through the window. Baker himself said that the door "might have been . . . closing AND ALMOST SHUT AT THAT TIME." In other -words, even Baker indicated that if the door was in fact moving -it was "almost shut at that time." Additionally, if Oswald was -20 feet from Baker when Baker spotted him, then Oswald would have +words, even Baker indicated that if the door was in fact moving +it was "almost shut at that time." Additionally, if Oswald was +20 feet from Baker when Baker spotted him, then Oswald would have been no more than a foot past the foyer door, in which case the door--with its slow automatic closing mechanism--would not have -had enough time to close or nearly close if Oswald had just gone +had enough time to close or nearly close if Oswald had just gone through it.

-

Another problem with Baker's account is that Baker said he -wasn't even sure if Oswald had gone through the foyer door (3 H -255). Now this is very odd indeed. If Baker spotted Oswald +

Another problem with Baker's account is that Baker said he +wasn't even sure if Oswald had gone through the foyer door (3 H +255). Now this is very odd indeed. If Baker spotted Oswald through the foyer door a second or two after reaching the top of -the stairs, and if the door was "almost shut" when Baker looked -at it, and if Oswald was no more than a foot beyond the door at -the time (as he would have had to be for Baker to see him), -how, then, could Baker have had any doubt about whether Oswald +the stairs, and if the door was "almost shut" when Baker looked +at it, and if Oswald was no more than a foot beyond the door at +the time (as he would have had to be for Baker to see him), +how, then, could Baker have had any doubt about whether Oswald had walked through that door? (If someone wants to propose that -Baker was referring to the lunchroom door, though he clearly +Baker was referring to the lunchroom door, though he clearly wasn't, then his uncertainty becomes even more astounding. How -in the world could Baker have had any doubt that Oswald had just +in the world could Baker have had any doubt that Oswald had just gone through the lunchroom door to reach the lunchroom?)

-

Perhaps the most serious problem with Baker's account is -that if Oswald was only a foot past the foyer door when he -spotted him, then Roy Truly, who was running AHEAD of Baker, -surely would have seen Oswald either coming off the stairs, or +

Perhaps the most serious problem with Baker's account is +that if Oswald was only a foot past the foyer door when he +spotted him, then Roy Truly, who was running AHEAD of Baker, +surely would have seen Oswald either coming off the stairs, or walking across the landing toward the door, or opening the door. -The Commission itself admitted that Oswald must have gone through +The Commission itself admitted that Oswald must have gone through the foyer door only "a second or two" before being spotted by -Baker:

+Baker:

Since the vestibule [foyer] door is only a few - feet from the lunchroom door, the man [Oswald] + feet from the lunchroom door, the man [Oswald] must have entered the vestibule door only a second - or two before Baker arrived at the top of the + or two before Baker arrived at the top of the stairwell. Yet he must have entered the vestibule door before Truly reached the top of the stairwell [leading to the second-floor landing], since Truly - did not see him. (WCR 151) + did not see him. (WCR 151) - But the Commission never explained HOW Oswald could have -done this. If Oswald had gone through the foyer door BEFORE + But the Commission never explained HOW Oswald could have +done this. If Oswald had gone through the foyer door BEFORE Truly reached the top of the stairs, he would have been several -feet beyond the door by the time Baker reached the landing, and -thus would not have been visible to Baker through the window. -And, if Oswald had entered the door "only a second or two" before -Baker reached the top of the stairwell, then Truly could not have -missed seeing him. Nor did the Commission explain how Baker -could have been the least bit unsure about whether or not Oswald -had gone through the foyer door if Baker spotted Oswald right +feet beyond the door by the time Baker reached the landing, and +thus would not have been visible to Baker through the window. +And, if Oswald had entered the door "only a second or two" before +Baker reached the top of the stairwell, then Truly could not have +missed seeing him. Nor did the Commission explain how Baker +could have been the least bit unsure about whether or not Oswald +had gone through the foyer door if Baker spotted Oswald right next to the door and if the door was in any kind of motion at the time.

Truly told the WC that he had already started up the stairs -to the third floor when he noticed that Baker was no longer +to the third floor when he noticed that Baker was no longer running behind him. Truly also said there was slightly more -distance between him and Baker on the second floor than there was +distance between him and Baker on the second floor than there was on the first floor. So, it is reasonable to assume that Truly gained a view of the second-floor landing a minimum of 2 seconds -before Baker did. Truly's account suggests that Baker was +before Baker did. Truly's account suggests that Baker was beginning to tire on his way up the stairs. (This is -understandable, given the fact that Baker had been running very -fast virtually every second after he got off his bike.) Baker +understandable, given the fact that Baker had been running very +fast virtually every second after he got off his bike.) Baker himself said that when he arrived to the landing and began to scan it, Truly "had already started around the bend to come to -the next elevation going up" (3 H 255). Thus, if Oswald had gone -through the foyer door "a second or two" before Baker spotted -him, Truly could not possibly have missed seeing Oswald coming +the next elevation going up" (3 H 255). Thus, if Oswald had gone +through the foyer door "a second or two" before Baker spotted +him, Truly could not possibly have missed seeing Oswald coming off the stairs, or approaching the door, or starting to open the door.

Truly told the Commission that he was already in the process -of "going around" to the third-floor stairs at the time Baker +of "going around" to the third-floor stairs at the time Baker would have seen the alleged movement in the foyer door's window (3 H 226; cf. 3 H 223-224). Interestingly, Truly testified that -he knew nothing about Baker's having supposedly spotted movement +he knew nothing about Baker's having supposedly spotted movement through the door's window until a few days before he testified (3 H 226). Said Truly, "I never knew until a day or two ago that he said he saw a movement, saw a man going away from him" (3 H 226). -Does it not seem odd that Baker would not have mentioned this to -Truly when he asked Truly if he knew Oswald when they were +Does it not seem odd that Baker would not have mentioned this to +Truly when he asked Truly if he knew Oswald when they were standing there in the lunchroom? Does it not seem somewhat -curious that Baker didn't say anything about this to Truly as the +curious that Baker didn't say anything about this to Truly as the two of them continued up the stairs and to other parts of the -building? One can't be faulted for wondering why Baker, if he -had just seen Oswald right next to and walking away from the +building? One can't be faulted for wondering why Baker, if he +had just seen Oswald right next to and walking away from the foyer door, didn't ask Truly, when Truly arrived to the lunchroom, something along the lines of "Hey, I just saw this guy walking away from that door over there, so are you sure he's OK?" -Nor can one be faulted for wondering why Baker, as he and Truly +Nor can one be faulted for wondering why Baker, as he and Truly continued their search of the building, didn't say to Truly, "About that guy we just saw downstairs in that lunchroom, you know I saw him right next to that foyer door, and he was walking away from it. So are you sure he's legit? You're sure he's OK?" At this point it should be noted out that in two of his -statements Baker said Oswald was walking away from him when he -spotted him. But, in another statement, Baker said Oswald was +statements Baker said Oswald was walking away from him when he +spotted him. But, in another statement, Baker said Oswald was STANDING in the lunchroom when he saw him there. Moreover, on -November 22, Truly said Baker didn't see Oswald until Baker +November 22, Truly said Baker didn't see Oswald until Baker "stuck his head into the lunchroom area." After studying a -photograph of the view Baker would have had of the foyer door +photograph of the view Baker would have had of the foyer door just after he reached the second-floor landing, I do not believe -Baker spotted Oswald in the manner he described to the WC. This -photo can be seen on page 286 of Gary Savage's book JFK: FIRST +Baker spotted Oswald in the manner he described to the WC. This +photo can be seen on page 286 of Gary Savage's book JFK: FIRST DAY EVIDENCE (photo number 140). It is clear from this picture -that in order for Baker to have "spotted" any kind of "movement" -by Oswald near that door, Oswald would have had to be no more +that in order for Baker to have "spotted" any kind of "movement" +by Oswald near that door, Oswald would have had to be no more than a foot beyond the door. But, again, the door would not have had time to close or nearly close by that time, and Truly could -not have missed seeing Oswald coming off the stairs or crossing +not have missed seeing Oswald coming off the stairs or crossing the landing as he approached the door. Another telling photograph is CE 741, which is a picture taken of the foyer door from inside the lunchroom. This photo likewise makes it clear -that Oswald would have had to be no more than a foot past the -foyer door in order for Baker to have seen any "movement" on his +that Oswald would have had to be no more than a foot past the +foyer door in order for Baker to have seen any "movement" on his part through the door's window (see Savage 289, photo number -143). I believe Baker ran over to the door in order to glance -through the window and then saw Oswald in the lunchroom. -Nevertheless, I have assumed for the sake of argument that Baker -spotted Oswald just after he reached the second-floor landing.

+143). I believe Baker ran over to the door in order to glance +through the window and then saw Oswald in the lunchroom. +Nevertheless, I have assumed for the sake of argument that Baker +spotted Oswald just after he reached the second-floor landing.

-

In the Commission's reenactments of Oswald's alleged +

In the Commission's reenactments of Oswald's alleged movements from the sixth floor to the second floor, the fastest -time of the Oswald stand-in, SSA John Howlett, was 74 seconds. -In this test, Howlett moved at "a fast walk" so that he would not +time of the Oswald stand-in, SSA John Howlett, was 74 seconds. +In this test, Howlett moved at "a fast walk" so that he would not be out of breath when he reached the lunchroom. This was -necessary because Baker said that Oswald did not appear to be out -of breath but looked "calm and collected." However, Howlett -skipped or fudged on several actions that Oswald allegedly +necessary because Baker said that Oswald did not appear to be out +of breath but looked "calm and collected." However, Howlett +skipped or fudged on several actions that Oswald allegedly performed on the sixth floor. For example, instead of carefully -hiding the rifle, as the evidence clearly shows Oswald would have -had to do, Howlett simply "leaned over as if he were putting a +hiding the rifle, as the evidence clearly shows Oswald would have +had to do, Howlett simply "leaned over as if he were putting a rifle there" (3 H 239, 253; although another account of the -simulation claimed that Howlett did carry a rifle and just leaned -over and dropped it). In addition, Howlett did not chamber a -round in a rifle, as Oswald allegedly did after supposedly firing -the fatal head shot. Nor did Howlett slowly withdraw a rifle -from the window and casually step away from it, as Oswald -allegedly did. Nor did Howlett remain at the window for a few -seconds to gloat over his feat, as Oswald allegedly did. Nor did -Howlett have to squeeze through the tight entrance to the -sniper's nest, as Oswald would have had to do. Nor did Howlett +simulation claimed that Howlett did carry a rifle and just leaned +over and dropped it). In addition, Howlett did not chamber a +round in a rifle, as Oswald allegedly did after supposedly firing +the fatal head shot. Nor did Howlett slowly withdraw a rifle +from the window and casually step away from it, as Oswald +allegedly did. Nor did Howlett remain at the window for a few +seconds to gloat over his feat, as Oswald allegedly did. Nor did +Howlett have to squeeze through the tight entrance to the +sniper's nest, as Oswald would have had to do. Nor did Howlett attempt to simulate even a cursory effort to wipe off the rifle. Many WC supporters claim that the rifle was not wiped off at all after it was fired. To be specific, WC apologists opine that -"Oswald" made no effort whatsoever to wipe off the weapon after +"Oswald" made no effort whatsoever to wipe off the weapon after he fired it. This is an unlikely scenario. It is hard to believe that any gunman in that situation would have failed to at least hurriedly wipe off those parts of the rifle that he had @@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ rifle's metal was not an ideal surface to retain prints, but prints were found on the magazine housing, yet not even a smudge was found on the bolt, on the trigger, on the rear part of the trigger guard, or on the magazine. Before Lt. J. C. Day of the -Crime Lab would allow Captain Fritz to operate the bolt, he +Crime Lab would allow Captain Fritz to operate the bolt, he examined it with a magnifying glass and did not report seeing even a tiny smudge thereon (4 H 258-259). WC supporters do not believe the alleged lone gunman used gloves. So, why were prints @@ -405,21 +405,21 @@ assumed in the time lines that the gunman hurriedly tried to wipe off those parts of the weapon that he would have handled while firing it.

-

How could Oswald have come down the stairs without being -seen by Roy Truly? WC supporters have never been able to provide +

How could Oswald have come down the stairs without being +seen by Roy Truly? WC supporters have never been able to provide a plausible answer to this crucial question. If, as the WC -claimed, Oswald went through the foyer door a second or two -before Baker reached the landing, then (1) Truly should and would +claimed, Oswald went through the foyer door a second or two +before Baker reached the landing, then (1) Truly should and would have seen him, and (2) the door would not have had time to shut -or nearly shut behind Oswald by the time Baker looked at it. The -simple fact of the matter is that Oswald could not possibly have +or nearly shut behind Oswald by the time Baker looked at it. The +simple fact of the matter is that Oswald could not possibly have come down the stairs without being seen by Truly. This fact -alone proves that Oswald did not shoot JFK. Moreover, Oswald +alone proves that Oswald did not shoot JFK. Moreover, Oswald could not have done all the things the WC said he did on the sixth floor and still have made it to the second-floor lunchroom -in time to be seen by Baker just after Baker reached the landing.

+in time to be seen by Baker just after Baker reached the landing.

-

It should be noted that Truly and Baker were looking for +

It should be noted that Truly and Baker were looking for someone, a gunman. One can perhaps debate the exact degree to which Truly was "searching," but there is no doubt that he looked at the second-floor landing as he was moving and that he would @@ -435,15 +435,15 @@ ascending the stairs (3 H 223). Truly replied,

(3 H 223) So although Truly didn't go over and look through the door, -since he was trying to get Baker up the stairs, he did see the +since he was trying to get Baker up the stairs, he did see the landing area and would have seen anyone IN THAT AREA, i.e., on the landing, had someone been there. Coming up the stairs and onto the landing, the foyer door would have been virtually in the -middle of Truly's view of the landing area. If Oswald had been -in BAKER's view in the door's window, and if the door had been -nearly shut when Baker spotted him, then, at the very least, the +middle of Truly's view of the landing area. If Oswald had been +in BAKER's view in the door's window, and if the door had been +nearly shut when Baker spotted him, then, at the very least, the door would have been halfway open when Truly saw it, and at least -half of Oswald's body in profile would have been in plain view of +half of Oswald's body in profile would have been in plain view of Truly.

When Truly said he would have seen anyone in the landing @@ -451,9 +451,9 @@ area "on the outside," he probably meant he would have spotted anyone ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR. One leading WC supporter acknowledged this point to me in e-mail. This is important because it suggests the door was CLOSED when Truly saw it. If -the door was closed when Truly saw it, and if Oswald had gone -through it after allegedly coming down the stairs, then Oswald -would have been well out of Baker's view by the time Baker +the door was closed when Truly saw it, and if Oswald had gone +through it after allegedly coming down the stairs, then Oswald +would have been well out of Baker's view by the time Baker reached the second-floor landing. If the door had been even partially open when Truly saw it, one would expect that he would have mentioned this in his testimony. But he never once @@ -462,10 +462,10 @@ and his testimony suggests that the door was in fact shut when he reached the landing.

--------------------------------------------------------- -New Lone-Gunman Theories About the Baker-Oswald Encounter +New Lone-Gunman Theories About the Baker-Oswald Encounter ---------------------------------------------------------

-

A few WC supporters have suggested that Oswald got inside +

A few WC supporters have suggested that Oswald got inside the foyer door even BEFORE Truly reached THE LANDING. Among other things, this theory would require us to believe that our alleged fleeing assassin, who was supposedly desperate to provide @@ -474,22 +474,22 @@ door while Truly came up the stairs, while Truly reached the landing, while Truly looked at the landing area (including the door), while Truly started up the third-floor stairs (or at least arrived to within a few feet of the foot of those stairs), and -while Baker came up the stairs at least a couple seconds behind -him. What's more, this theory would appear to refute Baker's +while Baker came up the stairs at least a couple seconds behind +him. What's more, this theory would appear to refute Baker's tentative claim that the foyer door was in motion when he looked at it, since the door was apparently closed when Truly saw it. -If so, this would mean that Oswald unbelievably just stood there +If so, this would mean that Oswald unbelievably just stood there and waited for the door to close, and that this suicidal 3-6 second wait occurred even BEFORE Truly had a view of the landing. -Why would Oswald have waited by the foyer door when he was +Why would Oswald have waited by the foyer door when he was supposedly trying to give himself an alibi by getting as far -away from the stairs as possible? Why wouldn't Oswald have moved -away from the door upon hearing Baker and Truly running up the -stairs? If one assumes Oswald didn't hear them running up the +away from the stairs as possible? Why wouldn't Oswald have moved +away from the door upon hearing Baker and Truly running up the +stairs? If one assumes Oswald didn't hear them running up the stairs, then surely he would have started to move away from the foyer door when Truly came through the stairway door to the -landing, in which case Oswald would not have been visible to -Baker when Baker looked through the foyer door's window a few +landing, in which case Oswald would not have been visible to +Baker when Baker looked through the foyer door's window a few seconds later. The very idea that any fleeing gunman would have stood by the foyer door seems wholly implausible. His most important mission in life at that time would have been to get as @@ -500,48 +500,48 @@ foyer door's window.

An even more implausible scenario, offered by a few WC supporters, goes something like this:

-

Oswald was coming down the stairs when Truly called +

Oswald was coming down the stairs when Truly called for the elevator. Upon hearing Truly holler, or - perhaps after hearing Baker and Truly running up - the stairs, Oswald ducked into the lunchroom and + perhaps after hearing Baker and Truly running up + the stairs, Oswald ducked into the lunchroom and then moments later went back to the foyer door to see if the way was clear to continue on down the stairs (in the hope of exiting the building - from the rear door). When Oswald went back to the + from the rear door). When Oswald went back to the foyer door, he might have even begun to open it, but then, after seeing Truly, turned around and was just in the process of starting to walk back toward - the lunchroom when Baker spotted him, which would - explain why Baker said he might have seen the door + the lunchroom when Baker spotted him, which would + explain why Baker said he might have seen the door in motion. - For starters, why would Oswald have returned so quickly + For starters, why would Oswald have returned so quickly to the foyer door? Why wouldn't he have stood away from the door -so as to be out of sight but close enough to hear Baker and Truly +so as to be out of sight but close enough to hear Baker and Truly run up the stairs? Then, once they had passed, he could have gone down the stairs in the hope of leaving the building from the -rear exit. Why would Oswald have started to open the door before +rear exit. Why would Oswald have started to open the door before he was sure the way was clear? If it is suggested that he started to open the door just before Truly reached the landing -but then pulled back when he saw and/or heard Truly, then Oswald +but then pulled back when he saw and/or heard Truly, then Oswald would have had ample time to duck away from the door, and thus -get out of sight, by the time Baker reached the landing.

+get out of sight, by the time Baker reached the landing.

-

If it is theorized that Oswald didn't start to open the door +

If it is theorized that Oswald didn't start to open the door but that he merely began to turn around when he saw Truly, he -still would have had time to duck out of view by the time Baker -reached the landing. And wouldn't Oswald have heard Baker and +still would have had time to duck out of view by the time Baker +reached the landing. And wouldn't Oswald have heard Baker and Truly running up the stairs as they neared the landing? If so, why would he have even gotten close to the foyer door? Wouldn't he have stayed away from the door, out of view, until he heard -Baker and Truly continue up the stairs?

+Baker and Truly continue up the stairs?

-

What's more, in his WC testimony Baker indicated that Oswald +

What's more, in his WC testimony Baker indicated that Oswald had his back to the door when he spotted him. This claim causes several problems for the traditional lone-gunman version of the -Baker-Oswald encounter. It also creates difficulties for any -theory that puts Oswald on the second floor before Truly reached -the landing. For example, if Oswald had returned to the foyer +Baker-Oswald encounter. It also creates difficulties for any +theory that puts Oswald on the second floor before Truly reached +the landing. For example, if Oswald had returned to the foyer door and started to push it open but then pulled back when he saw or heard Truly, why on earth would he have bothered to turn around before heading back to the lunchroom? Why wouldn't he @@ -549,16 +549,16 @@ have simply stepped backwards as soon as he saw or heard Truly? For that matter, why wouldn't he have just ducked below the window as soon as he saw or heard Truly? Then, he could have easily rushed back into the lunchroom and been out of sight when -Baker reached the landing. And, again, wouldn't Oswald have -heard Baker and Truly running up the stairs as he began to return +Baker reached the landing. And, again, wouldn't Oswald have +heard Baker and Truly running up the stairs as he began to return to the foyer door? And wouldn't he have therefore stayed away -from the door, and out of sight, until he heard Baker and Truly -continue up the stairs? Also, how could Oswald have reached the -second floor so quickly in the first place? How could Baker +from the door, and out of sight, until he heard Baker and Truly +continue up the stairs? Also, how could Oswald have reached the +second floor so quickly in the first place? How could Baker and Truly have reached the elevator shaft or the stairs before -Oswald reached the second-floor landing if Oswald arrived there +Oswald reached the second-floor landing if Oswald arrived there as early as some WC supporters have suggested he did? According -to some WC defenders, Oswald only had to chamber a bullet, bolt +to some WC defenders, Oswald only had to chamber a bullet, bolt out of the sniper's nest, sprint across the sixth floor, stop momentarily and literally "throw" the rifle into its hiding place, and then dash down the stairs. Such a scenario would @@ -581,132 +581,132 @@ Dashes down four flights of stairs

Obviously, this scenario is markedly unrealistic. However, if we assume it is correct, how can we accept the theory that -Oswald was on the stairs when Truly yelled for the elevator or -when Baker and Truly were running up the stairs to the second -floor? Baker and Truly could not have reached the elevator shaft +Oswald was on the stairs when Truly yelled for the elevator or +when Baker and Truly were running up the stairs to the second +floor? Baker and Truly could not have reached the elevator shaft so soon after the shots were fired. These are just some of the -problems associated with any theory that assumes Oswald somehow +problems associated with any theory that assumes Oswald somehow made it to the second floor before Truly reached the landing.

-

If Oswald had reached the second floor in less than 40 +

If Oswald had reached the second floor in less than 40 seconds, why wouldn't he have just continued going down the -stairs and exited the building's rear door? Baker and Truly +stairs and exited the building's rear door? Baker and Truly could not have even been at the elevator shaft by that time. So -why would Oswald have bothered to go to the second-floor +why would Oswald have bothered to go to the second-floor lunchroom?

A third scenario proposed by some WC supporters involves the -idea that Oswald WALKED from the window to the rifle's hiding -place. According to this theory, Oswald "walked briskly" after +idea that Oswald WALKED from the window to the rifle's hiding +place. According to this theory, Oswald "walked briskly" after he allegedly fired the shots.

-

Wouldn't Harold Norman and the two other men who were with +

Wouldn't Harold Norman and the two other men who were with him just below the sniper's nest have heard a grown man "walking briskly" above them? Walking quickly creates almost as much noise as running makes. Yet, the three men didn't hear a sound come from the sniper's nest after the shooting.

-

And wouldn't Oswald have RUN for dear life? One would think +

And wouldn't Oswald have RUN for dear life? One would think that he would have wanted to get as far away from the sniper's nest as quickly possible. Why, then, wouldn't he have run from the sniper's nest and then dashed down the stairs? Again, though, walking briskly makes almost as much noise as running -makes. How could Norman, with his supposedly superhuman hearing, +makes. How could Norman, with his supposedly superhuman hearing, not have heard a grown man speed-walking across the floor?

-

Anyway, if Oswald had walked briskly, and if we accept for +

Anyway, if Oswald had walked briskly, and if we accept for the sake of argument the other assumptions about his movements made the WC supporters who advance this theory, he would have been behind the foyer door around 50 seconds after the shooting. -If we assume that Oswald exited the foyer door 10-15 seconds +If we assume that Oswald exited the foyer door 10-15 seconds later but then turned around when he heard Truly yell or heard -Baker and Truly running up the stairs, a number of problems come +Baker and Truly running up the stairs, a number of problems come to mind: For starters, if he heard Truly yell, he would have had plenty of time to get back in the lunchroom and well out of -Baker's sight.

+Baker's sight.

-

The only other option is to assume that Oswald heard Baker +

The only other option is to assume that Oswald heard Baker and Truly coming up the stairs and had just barely gone back -through the foyer door when Baker looked at it. But, and this is +through the foyer door when Baker looked at it. But, and this is an important point, then we're right back to square one with -having to explain how Truly could have missed seeing Oswald and -how Oswald would or could have been visible to Baker by the time -Baker looked at the door. +having to explain how Truly could have missed seeing Oswald and +how Oswald would or could have been visible to Baker by the time +Baker looked at the door. - Only if Oswald had been standing right next to the door -would Baker have had any chance of "spotting" him through the + Only if Oswald had been standing right next to the door +would Baker have had any chance of "spotting" him through the door's window. This scenario becomes even more problematic with -Baker's claim that Oswald was walking away from the door, in +Baker's claim that Oswald was walking away from the door, in which case the door would not have had time to close or nearly -close behind him by the time Baker allegedly spotted him. This, +close behind him by the time Baker allegedly spotted him. This, in turn, brings us right back to the issue of how Truly possibly -could have missed seeing Oswald since Oswald would, at the very +could have missed seeing Oswald since Oswald would, at the very least, have been in the middle of the doorway, with the door plainly open, when Truly saw the door. Truly said if there had been anyone in the landing area, he would have seen him; and to judge from Truly's testimony, the door was shut when he looked at it. And if the door was shut when Truly looked at it, and/or if -Oswald had ducked back through the door when he heard Baker and +Oswald had ducked back through the door when he heard Baker and Truly running up the stairs, he would not have been visible -through the foyer door's window by the time Baker looked toward +through the foyer door's window by the time Baker looked toward the door.

-

One could, out of desperation, assume that Oswald just stood +

One could, out of desperation, assume that Oswald just stood there inside the door and didn't start to move away until a -second before Baker looked at the door, but this idea is -impossible from the outset unless we also assume that Oswald was +second before Baker looked at the door, but this idea is +impossible from the outset unless we also assume that Oswald was back inside the door BEFORE TRULY reached the landing area. But -surely Oswald would have stepped away from the door (if not +surely Oswald would have stepped away from the door (if not ducked down) when he saw Truly arrive to the landing, and thus he -would not have been visible through the window when Baker reached -the landing. And, if Oswald, incredibly, just stood by the door -until a second before Baker looked at it, how could Oswald have +would not have been visible through the window when Baker reached +the landing. And, if Oswald, incredibly, just stood by the door +until a second before Baker looked at it, how could Oswald have been facing AWAY from the door, i.e., with his back to the door, -when Baker supposedly spotted him through the window?

+when Baker supposedly spotted him through the window?

------------------------------------ -Victoria Adams: An Important Witness +Victoria Adams: An Important Witness ------------------------------------

Another problem confronting WC supporters is the fact that -Victoria Adams went down the stairs shortly after the last shot +Victoria Adams went down the stairs shortly after the last shot was fired, and neither saw nor heard anyone else on those -stairs. Miss Adams was with Sandra Styles on the fourth floor +stairs. Miss Adams was with Sandra Styles on the fourth floor during the shooting. After the shots were fired, she said that -she and Miss Styles waited 15-30 seconds by the window and then -"ran" down the stairs to the first floor. Miss Adams testified +she and Miss Styles waited 15-30 seconds by the window and then +"ran" down the stairs to the first floor. Miss Adams testified that as she entered the first floor from the stairway she saw -Bill Lovelady and William Shelley standing near the elevator. -Realizing the implications of Miss Adams' account, the WC -suggested that Miss Adams' recollection of her movements was in +Bill Lovelady and William Shelley standing near the elevator. +Realizing the implications of Miss Adams' account, the WC +suggested that Miss Adams' recollection of her movements was in error--and not by just a little bit, but by "several minutes." -This is highly unlikely. Moreover, Lovelady and Shelley gave +This is highly unlikely. Moreover, Lovelady and Shelley gave sworn statements on the day of the shooting that tend to support her account.

-

Miss Adams said that from her position on the fourth floor +

Miss Adams said that from her position on the fourth floor she "ran" down the back stairs to the first floor very soon after the last shot. She told the Commission that "at the most" it took her no longer than a minute to reach the bottom of the stairs on the first floor after she waited at the window. She further informed the Commission that she RAN down the stairs.

-

If Miss Adams remained at the window for 15-30 seconds +

If Miss Adams remained at the window for 15-30 seconds before taking "no more than a minute" to reach the first floor, -she could have arrived there before Baker and Truly did, as these +she could have arrived there before Baker and Truly did, as these time lines show:

Action Time ------------------------------------------------- Last shot is fired........00:00-00:00 -Waits at window...........00:00-00:15 +Waits at window...........00:00-00:15 Reaches fourth-floor landing....00:15-00:30 Reaches bottom of first-floor stairs...........00:30-00:42 Moves several feet away from first-floor stairs...........00:42-00:44

-

From her position on the fourth floor, Miss Adams would have +

From her position on the fourth floor, Miss Adams would have had to run about 60 feet, which a normal female of her age could have done in 15 seconds or less. After that, she only had to go down three flights of stairs. Since she was going DOWN, and @@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ since it is always easier to go down stairs than to go up them, it is entirely possible that she "ran" down the stairs in 12 seconds. Even we want to stretch her stair-running time to 15 seconds, that could still get her away from the first-floor -stairs before Baker and Truly neared the stairs. Surely no one +stairs before Baker and Truly neared the stairs. Surely no one will dispute the fact that a healthy young female adult could have "run" and gotten several feet away from the first-floor stairs in 3 seconds. In any event, let's add a second here and @@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ there and see what we get:

Action Time ------------------------------------------------- Last shot is fired........00:00-00:00 -Waits at window...........00:00-00:15 +Waits at window...........00:00-00:15 Reaches fourth-floor landing....00:15-00:30 Reaches bottom of first-floor stairs...........00:30-00:45 @@ -734,129 +734,129 @@ Moves several feet away from to go down the stairs, and 2 seconds to the time it took her to move several feet away from the first-floor stairs. Even with the extra time, she still could have reached the first floor -before Baker and Truly entered the landing area. Now, let's bend +before Baker and Truly entered the landing area. Now, let's bend a little more and see what we get:

Action Time ------------------------------------------------- Last shot is fired........00:00-00:00 -Waits at window...........00:00-00:17 +Waits at window...........00:00-00:17 Reaches fourth-floor landing....00:17-00:32 Reaches bottom of first-floor stairs...........00:32-00:47 Moves several feet away from first-floor stairs...........00:47-00:49

-

Even in this time line, we see that Miss Adams still could -have reached the first floor 3 seconds before Baker and Truly +

Even in this time line, we see that Miss Adams still could +have reached the first floor 3 seconds before Baker and Truly reached the first-floor landing area.

-

What if Miss Adams literally raced from the window after +

What if Miss Adams literally raced from the window after pausing at it for 15 seconds? The following would be the fastest scenario:

Action Time ------------------------------------------------- Last shot is fired........00:00-00:00 -Waits at window...........00:00-00:15 +Waits at window...........00:00-00:15 Reaches fourth-floor landing....00:15-00:30 Reaches bottom of first-floor stairs...........00:30-00:39 Moves several feet away from first-floor stairs...........00:39-00:40

-

What about Lovelady and Shelley? Judging from their +

What about Lovelady and Shelley? Judging from their November 22 statements, they made it to the first floor in well -under a minute. Lovelady, who was standing on the steps of the +under a minute. Lovelady, who was standing on the steps of the Depository, said that after the shots were fired he went -back into the building. Shelley said that after he heard shots, -he ran across the street, encountered a girl who said JFK had +back into the building. Shelley said that after he heard shots, +he ran across the street, encountered a girl who said JFK had been shot, and then went back to the TSBD to call his -wife. One would imagine that Shelley was anxious to phone his +wife. One would imagine that Shelley was anxious to phone his wife with this shocking news and that therefore he moved at a -fairly quick pace. So both Lovelady and Shelley, according to +fairly quick pace. So both Lovelady and Shelley, according to their November 22 statements, could have been on the first floor -in time to be seen by Miss Adams 40-50 seconds after the +in time to be seen by Miss Adams 40-50 seconds after the shooting.

-

WC defenders argue that since Miss Adams did not report -hearing Truly yell for the elevator and did not see Baker and +

WC defenders argue that since Miss Adams did not report +hearing Truly yell for the elevator and did not see Baker and Truly, she must have been on the stairs much later than she thought she was. However, this is not necessarily correct. There were other people in that area of the first floor (the -vicinity of the stairs) at the time, and if Miss Adams reached +vicinity of the stairs) at the time, and if Miss Adams reached the foot of the first-floor stairs at the early times that I've -suggested, then Baker and Truly would have been a good 20 feet +suggested, then Baker and Truly would have been a good 20 feet away from her when she arrived. With the other people that were there, and given the excitement at the time, it is understandable -that Miss Adams didn't notice Baker and Truly, just as she +that Miss Adams didn't notice Baker and Truly, just as she undoubtedly didn't notice certain other people who were there. Under such circumstances, nobody takes note of every single -person around them. Similarly, Shelley was very unsure that he -had seen Miss Adams on the first floor, and Lovelady said he +person around them. Similarly, Shelley was very unsure that he +had seen Miss Adams on the first floor, and Lovelady said he "couldn't swear" that he had seen her, yet she noticed both of them.

-

As for Miss Adams not hearing Truly yell, this is entirely +

As for Miss Adams not hearing Truly yell, this is entirely understandable. The elevator shaft was some 15-20 feet from the stairs, and the shaft and the stairs were separated by a -wall. Miss Adams' running down the stairs would have created +wall. Miss Adams' running down the stairs would have created noise by itself, which might have further obscured the sound of Truly's voice. And, if she was near or at the foot of the stairs when Truly yelled, noise from the other people who were on the floor could have also partially obscured the sound of Truly's -voice. There is also the distinct possibility that Miss Adams +voice. There is also the distinct possibility that Miss Adams reached the first floor BEFORE Truly yelled for the elevator, as the above time lines show.

-

As mentioned, Sandra Styles was with Miss Adams on the +

As mentioned, Sandra Styles was with Miss Adams on the fourth floor and accompanied her down the stairs. Yet, incredibly, the Commission not only failed to call her as a witness, but it didn't even have the FBI obtain a statement from -her concerning her movements after the shooting. Sylvia Meagher -rightly asks, "Why was . . . Sandra Styles--who was in a position -to confirm or contradict . . . [Miss Adams'] testimony--not -called before the Commission and questioned?" (Meagher 73). -Surely it must have occurred to the WC that Miss Styles was a +her concerning her movements after the shooting. Sylvia Meagher +rightly asks, "Why was . . . Sandra Styles--who was in a position +to confirm or contradict . . . [Miss Adams'] testimony--not +called before the Commission and questioned?" (Meagher 73). +Surely it must have occurred to the WC that Miss Styles was a crucial witness. One can't help but suspect that the Commission -ignored her because it feared she would confirm that Miss Adams +ignored her because it feared she would confirm that Miss Adams went down the stairs less than a minute after the shots rang out.

-

It should be noted that it is possible that Oswald could +

It should be noted that it is possible that Oswald could have come down the stairs without being seen or heard by Miss -Adams. This seems unlikely, but it is possible. The value -of Miss Adams' testimony is that if she made it to the first +Adams. This seems unlikely, but it is possible. The value +of Miss Adams' testimony is that if she made it to the first floor around 40-50 seconds after the shots were fired, this would appear to refute, or at least cast strong doubt on, any attempt -to put Oswald in or near the lunchroom before Truly had a view of +to put Oswald in or near the lunchroom before Truly had a view of the second-floor landing. If nothing else, her testimony indicates that she was on the fourth-floor stairs no later than 50 seconds after the shooting but neither saw nor heard anyone else on the stairs.

Now let us consider three timing scenarios to reinforce the -fact that Oswald could not have made it from the sixth floor to +fact that Oswald could not have made it from the sixth floor to the second-floor lunchroom without being seen by Truly or in time -to be seen by Baker within inches of the foyer door just after -Baker reached the second-floor landing.

+to be seen by Baker within inches of the foyer door just after +Baker reached the second-floor landing.

-

Before we do so, a word needs to be said about Oswald's +

Before we do so, a word needs to be said about Oswald's supposed route and the distance he would have had to cover in going from the sniper's nest to the rifle's hiding place. In previous versions of this article, it was assumed for the sake of -argument that Oswald would have had a straight path from the +argument that Oswald would have had a straight path from the sniper's nest to the rifle's hiding place (as is claimed by -Gerald Posner in his book CASE CLOSED). This would have required +Gerald Posner in his book CASE CLOSED). This would have required him to walk or run around 75 feet to arrive at the spot where the rifle was hidden. However, photos taken of the sixth floor shortly after the shooting prove that this would have been impossible (see, for example, Savage 165-172; Groden 65). The photos show that the sixth floor was crowded with rows of stacks -of book boxes, and that Oswald would have had to run down the +of book boxes, and that Oswald would have had to run down the east wall and then along the north wall in order to reach the rifle's hiding place. This was the only clear path to the rifle's hiding place (cf. Savage 294; Savage posits the same -route). Using this route, Oswald would have had to cover at +route). Using this route, Oswald would have had to cover at least 150 feet to go from the sniper's nest to the stack of boxes where the rifle was later found. Yet, although I assumed a distance of only 75 feet for this journey in earlier versions of @@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ the doubt.

SCENARIO #1: TIMES FAVORABLE TO THE LONE-GUNMAN THEORY ------------------------------------------------------

-

Notice that in this scenario it is assumed that Oswald RAN +

Notice that in this scenario it is assumed that Oswald RAN across the sixth floor and down the stairs, and that he only took 8 seconds to hide the rifle. These times, along with two or three others, are more than generous in order to give the @@ -908,10 +908,10 @@ Opens foyer door and goes through it........01:02-01:03

Action Time ------------------------------------------------------------- Last shot is fired..............00:00 -Baker races motorcycle, dismounts, runs to +Baker races motorcycle, dismounts, runs to TSBD, and comes through building's entrance...............00:00-00:25 -Leads Baker across the first floor and arrives +Leads Baker across the first floor and arrives to entrance to first-floor stairs........00:15-00:55 Opens and goes through door to first-floor stairs.................00:55-00:56 @@ -920,24 +920,24 @@ Runs up stairs and gets far enough

Thus, even after making generous allowances in favor of the lone-gunman theory, we see that Truly would have had a view of -the second-floor landing BEFORE Oswald would gone through the -the foyer door. Not only would Truly have seen Oswald going +the second-floor landing BEFORE Oswald would gone through the +the foyer door. Not only would Truly have seen Oswald going through the door, but he would have also seen the slow -automatic door closing behind Oswald.

+automatic door closing behind Oswald.

-

Of course, if Oswald had RUN 150 feet from the sniper's nest +

Of course, if Oswald had RUN 150 feet from the sniper's nest to the rifle's hiding place, raced down four flights of stairs, and then bolted across the second-floor landing to dash through the foyer door, he surely would have been at least somewhat out -of breath, and not "calm and collected," when Baker encountered +of breath, and not "calm and collected," when Baker encountered him.

-

Furthermore, as indicated above, it is possible that Baker +

Furthermore, as indicated above, it is possible that Baker and Truly took less than 40 seconds to get to the foot of the -first-floor stairs. We have assumed that it took "Oswald" only +first-floor stairs. We have assumed that it took "Oswald" only 16 seconds to run the roughly 150 feet from the sniper's nest to the spot where the rifle was hidden. Why, then, would it have -taken Baker and Truly, who were running at a fast pace, 40 +taken Baker and Truly, who were running at a fast pace, 40 seconds to reach the entrance to the first-floor stairs? I think one could plausibly argue that it took them as little as 25 seconds to do so, bearing in mind that they probably spent 5-10 @@ -946,13 +946,13 @@ decided to go up the stairs. Or, one could bend a little more and assume it took them 35 seconds to reach the first-floor stairs. This is a plausible estimate.

-

Now let us see why Baker's story about seeing Oswald 20 feet -away just after Baker reached the second-floor landing would, if -true, prove that Oswald did not shoot Kennedy. Keep in mind that -Oswald would have been opening and then walking through the foyer +

Now let us see why Baker's story about seeing Oswald 20 feet +away just after Baker reached the second-floor landing would, if +true, prove that Oswald did not shoot Kennedy. Keep in mind that +Oswald would have been opening and then walking through the foyer door 62-63 seconds after the shots were fired.

-

BAKER TIME LINE #1:

+

BAKER TIME LINE #1:

Action Time ------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -963,37 +963,37 @@ Races motorcycle, dismounts, runs to Goes with Truly across the first floor and arrives to entrance to first-floor stairs......00:15-00:55 Truly opens door to first-floor stairs and - Baker follows................00:55-00:57 + Baker follows................00:55-00:57 Runs up stairs and reaches second-floor landing about 2-3 seconds after Truly does...................00:57-01:04

-

It is apparent that Oswald would have just finished walking -through the foyer door when Baker reached the second-floor +

It is apparent that Oswald would have just finished walking +through the foyer door when Baker reached the second-floor landing and began to scan the area, and that therefore the foyer -door would have just barely started to close behind Oswald when -Baker looked at it. Also, Truly was running well ahead of Baker -by that time and would have easily spotted Oswald crossing the +door would have just barely started to close behind Oswald when +Baker looked at it. Also, Truly was running well ahead of Baker +by that time and would have easily spotted Oswald crossing the landing, or reaching for the door, or going through the door.

What follows is a time line that is extremely favorable to -the lone-gunman theory, which we will call Oswald Time Line #2. -In it we have eliminated some of Oswald's alleged actions and +the lone-gunman theory, which we will call Oswald Time Line #2. +In it we have eliminated some of Oswald's alleged actions and have shortened the times given for a number of the remaining activities. However, we have also taken the reasonable step of allowing a few seconds--actually only 2 seconds--for the slow -automatic door to close or "nearly close" behind Oswald. We have -further assumed that it took Baker and Truly somewhat less than +automatic door to close or "nearly close" behind Oswald. We have +further assumed that it took Baker and Truly somewhat less than 40 seconds to reach the first-floor stairway. Then, let us -compare this second Oswald time line with more plausible -time lines for Baker and Truly. Although these Baker and Truly +compare this second Oswald time line with more plausible +time lines for Baker and Truly. Although these Baker and Truly time lines are more plausible, and hence less favorable to the lone-gunman hypothesis, they will include the assumptions that -(1) it took Baker 15 seconds to reach the TSBD's entrance, and +(1) it took Baker 15 seconds to reach the TSBD's entrance, and (2) that Truly didn't have a view of the second-floor landing until 7 seconds after he started running up the stairs. I would like to emphasize that the following time line is NOT realistic, -since, as stated above, it omits some of Oswald's alleged actions +since, as stated above, it omits some of Oswald's alleged actions and contains shortened times for a number of his remaining supposed activities.

@@ -1037,16 +1037,16 @@ seconds to do so.

Action Time ------------------------------------------------------------- Last shot is fired..............00:00 -Baker races motorcycle, dismounts, and comes +Baker races motorcycle, dismounts, and comes through TSBD entrance..............00:00-00:15 -Leads Baker across the first floor and arrives +Leads Baker across the first floor and arrives to entrance to first-floor stairs........00:10-00:40 Opens and goes through door to first-floor stairs.................00:40-00:41 Runs up stairs and gets far enough on stairs to see second-floor landing........00:41-00:48

-

BAKER TIME LINE #2:

+

BAKER TIME LINE #2:

Action Time ------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -1057,23 +1057,23 @@ Races motorcycle, dismounts, runs to TSBD, Goes with Truly across the first floor and arrives to entrance to first-floor stairs......00:10-00:40 Truly opens door to first-floor stairs and - Baker follows................00:40-00:42 + Baker follows................00:40-00:42 Runs up stairs and reaches second-floor landing about 2-3 seconds after Truly does...................00:42-00:51

-

Even these Baker and Truly time lines are not as fast as +

Even these Baker and Truly time lines are not as fast as they could be (and probably should be), yet we still see that -Oswald could not have made it from the sixth floor without being -seen by Truly and in time to be spotted by Baker.

+Oswald could not have made it from the sixth floor without being +seen by Truly and in time to be spotted by Baker.

-------------------------------------------------------------- SCENARIO #2: MORE PLAUSIBLE TIMES FOR OSWALD'S ALLEGED ACTIONS --------------------------------------------------------------

-

In this scenario, "Oswald" does not run across the sixth +

In this scenario, "Oswald" does not run across the sixth floor and down the stairs; he walks at a fast pace, as did SSA -Howlett for his FASTEST time in the WC's reenactments. Also, +Howlett for his FASTEST time in the WC's reenactments. Also, notice that it is assumed that the hiding of the rifle took 10 seconds. This is a very reasonable time, since the evidence clearly shows that the weapon was very carefully concealed. The @@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ Opens foyer door and goes through it........01:10-01:12

theory when it is kept in mind that Truly surely was on the second-floor landing 60 seconds after the shots were fired, as shown in Truly Time Line #1. It should also be remembered that -in the WC's simulations, the Oswald stand-in, skipping some +in the WC's simulations, the Oswald stand-in, skipping some actions and fudging on others, made it from the sniper's nest to the lunchroom in 1 minute and 14 seconds.

@@ -1120,18 +1120,18 @@ the lunchroom in 1 minute and 14 seconds.

SCENARIO #3: CONSIDERING THE COUCH FILM ---------------------------------------

-

Officer Baker appears in the Couch film. He is seen running +

Officer Baker appears in the Couch film. He is seen running toward the TSBD. In the segment of the film in which he appears, he is within a few seconds of the building's entrance. According to W. Anthony Marsh, the Couch film shows that it might have -taken Baker as long as 30 seconds to reach the front door. -Howard Roffman, on the other hand, suggests the film shows that -it took Baker 10-15 seconds to do so. I propose a compromise +taken Baker as long as 30 seconds to reach the front door. +Howard Roffman, on the other hand, suggests the film shows that +it took Baker 10-15 seconds to do so. I propose a compromise figure of 25 seconds, although I believe the film could indicate -that Baker reached the door a little sooner than this.

+that Baker reached the door a little sooner than this.

-

When Baker parked his motorcycle, he was only 45 feet from -the TSBD's front entrance (WCR 149, 152). By the time he +

When Baker parked his motorcycle, he was only 45 feet from +the TSBD's front entrance (WCR 149, 152). By the time he appears in the Couch film he has clearly long since dismounted (he parked his motorcycle about 10 feet from the traffic signal, at the northwest corner of Elm and Houston, which would have put @@ -1140,27 +1140,27 @@ seen running toward the TSBD and appears to be very close to the entrance, since, among other things, he's near a car that is parked on the NORTH side of Elm Street, i.e., the side closest to the building, and he's clearly beyond and well to the right of -the traffic light (Trask 424; compare with Trask 500, 548, 551, -and 587, and with WCR 62).

+the traffic light (Trask 424; compare with Trask 500, 548, 551, +and 587, and with WCR 62).

-

Even allowing for Baker's having to push his way through a +

Even allowing for Baker's having to push his way through a few people at the foot of the entrance, I don't see how it could have taken him longer than 5 or 6 seconds to reach the front door from the point at which he appears in the Couch film. If you -correlate the Couch frame on page 424 of Trask's PICTURES OF THE -PAIN with the photo on page 62 of the WCR, it's clear that Baker +correlate the Couch frame on page 424 of Trask's PICTURES OF THE +PAIN with the photo on page 62 of the WCR, it's clear that Baker was very close to the entrance in this frame when Couch captured him on film.

-

The exact time that Couch filmed Baker running toward the +

The exact time that Couch filmed Baker running toward the TSBD cannot be established. Couch said he started filming immediately after he saw a rifle barrel being slowly withdrawn -from the sixth-floor window. Baker appears in the segment that +from the sixth-floor window. Baker appears in the segment that Couch filmed while Couch was still in the car. The in-car -segment is only 22.5 seconds long, and the frames with Baker in +segment is only 22.5 seconds long, and the frames with Baker in them are NOT the last ones that Couch took from the car. Since -Baker was only a few seconds away from the Depository's entrance -when Couch filmed him, and given the fact that the Baker segment +Baker was only a few seconds away from the Depository's entrance +when Couch filmed him, and given the fact that the Baker segment was not the last in-car footage, a time of 25 seconds seems reasonable.

@@ -1172,11 +1172,11 @@ rifle after he hit the President in the back or after firing all the shots he was supposed to fire. In other words, the sixth-floor shooter could have been withdrawing his rifle by around frame 225 of the Zapruder film, i.e., nearly five seconds -before Kennedy was shot in the head.

+before Kennedy was shot in the head.

In any event, in the time lines below we will use the figure -of 25 seconds for Baker's dash to the front door. At the same -time, however, we will also use more realistic times for Baker +of 25 seconds for Baker's dash to the front door. At the same +time, however, we will also use more realistic times for Baker and Truly's sprint from the front door to the first-floor stairs, and for their dash up the stairs.

@@ -1185,10 +1185,10 @@ and for their dash up the stairs.

Action Time ------------------------------------------------------------- Last shot is fired..............00:00 -Baker races motorcycle, dismounts, runs to TSBD, +Baker races motorcycle, dismounts, runs to TSBD, and comes through building's entrance...............00:00-00:25 -Leads Baker across the first floor and arrives +Leads Baker across the first floor and arrives to entrance to first-floor stairs........00:25-00:50 Opens and goes through door to first-floor stairs.................00:50-00:51 @@ -1198,65 +1198,65 @@ Runs up stairs and gets far enough

If the landing door was closed, it would have taken Truly an extra second or two to gain a view of the landing area.

-

BAKER TIME LINE #3:

+

BAKER TIME LINE #3:

Action Time ------------------------------------------------------------- Last shot is fired..............00:00 -Baker races motorcycle, dismounts, runs to TSBD, +Baker races motorcycle, dismounts, runs to TSBD, and comes through building's entrance...............00:00-00:25 Runs with Truly across the first floor and arrives to entrance to first-floor stairs......00:25-00:50 Truly opens door to first-floor stairs and - Baker follows................00:50-00:52 + Baker follows................00:50-00:52 Runs up stairs and reaches second-floor landing about 2-3 seconds after Truly does...................00:52-00:59

When we compare these times lines with the first and third -Oswald time lines, we once again see that Oswald could not have +Oswald time lines, we once again see that Oswald could not have gone through the foyer door without being seen by Truly and in -time to be spotted by Baker.

+time to be spotted by Baker.

-

If we consider the second Oswald time line, which is much +

If we consider the second Oswald time line, which is much too favorable to the lone-gunman theory (so much so that it is unrealistic), we see that Truly would have arrived far too LATE for the WC's version of the event to be possible, since the -Commission admitted that if Oswald had come down the stairs and +Commission admitted that if Oswald had come down the stairs and had gone through the foyer door, then he would have had to walk -through the door just "a second or two" before BAKER reached the +through the door just "a second or two" before BAKER reached the second-floor landing. This problem becomes even more pronounced -if we assume that it took Baker 5 more seconds, i.e., 30 seconds, +if we assume that it took Baker 5 more seconds, i.e., 30 seconds, to reach the front door.

On the other hand, if we add 5 seconds to the time for -Baker's run to the entrance, which would give us 30 seconds for +Baker's run to the entrance, which would give us 30 seconds for that action, and then compare that figure with the first and -third Oswald time lines, we see that Oswald still would have +third Oswald time lines, we see that Oswald still would have been unable to reach the foyer door without being seen by Truly and without, at the very least, having the door clearly and -visibly open when Baker looked at it.

+visibly open when Baker looked at it.

And I would ask the reader to remember that the times given -for Oswald's alleged run from the sniper's nest to the rifle's +for Oswald's alleged run from the sniper's nest to the rifle's hiding place were originally proposed for a journey of only around 75 feet. So it cannot be said that I haven't made every effort to be fair to the lone-gunman scenario. The problem is -that the WC's theory about how Oswald came to be in the second- +that the WC's theory about how Oswald came to be in the second- floor lunchroom is impossible. He could not have made it there -in time to be "spotted" by Baker and without being seen by Truly.

+in time to be "spotted" by Baker and without being seen by Truly.

-

Oswald wasn't seen or heard by Victoria Adams or Roy Truly +

Oswald wasn't seen or heard by Victoria Adams or Roy Truly on the stairs because he never came down those stairs. He was at the soda machine buying a Coke, just as he told the authorities during his interrogations, which was one reason that early news -reports put the Coke in his hand when Baker saw him, as did Chief -Curry on November 23, and as Baker himself initially did during +reports put the Coke in his hand when Baker saw him, as did Chief +Curry on November 23, and as Baker himself initially did during his last sworn statement to the FBI.

The simple, irrefutable fact of the matter is that Lee -Harvey Oswald could not have shot President Kennedy because he +Harvey Oswald could not have shot President Kennedy because he could not have been at the alleged sniper's nest at the time of the shooting. He was in the second-floor lunchroom buying a Coke.

@@ -1266,34 +1266,34 @@ WAS SOMEONE IN THE SIXTH-FLOOR WINDOW AT THE SAME TIME OSWALD WAS SPOTTED DOWNSTAIRS IN THE LUNCHROOM? -------------------------------------------------------------

-

Harold Norman was watching the motorcade from the window +

Harold Norman was watching the motorcade from the window directly beneath the sniper's window. With him were Bonnie Ray -Williams and James Jarman. Norman told the WC that he could hear -shells hitting the floor above him during the shooting (WCR, p. +Williams and James Jarman. Norman told the WC that he could hear +shells hitting the floor above him during the shooting (WCR, p. 70). This was quite an accomplishment given the fact that the TSBD's floors were built to support tons of book boxes, and given the noise being emitted at the time from the motorcycles and the -crowd less than 180 feet from the window. (Incredibly, Norman +crowd less than 180 feet from the window. (Incredibly, Norman also said he could hear the rifle's bolt being operated!) Nevertheless, the Commission said it confirmed in a simulation -that Norman could have heard shells hitting the floor, although +that Norman could have heard shells hitting the floor, although the simulation was not done over the noise of a cheering crowd and of 18 motorcycles idling along less than 180 feet away. -However, if we assume that Norman really did hear shells hitting +However, if we assume that Norman really did hear shells hitting the floor above him during the shooting, then it is surely -significant that neither Norman nor Williams nor Jarman mentioned +significant that neither Norman nor Williams nor Jarman mentioned hearing any movement above them after the shots were fired. -Jarman, in fact, was asked if he heard "any steps" or "any noise +Jarman, in fact, was asked if he heard "any steps" or "any noise at all" above him after the shots were fired. "No, sir," he replied, "none."

-

In light of the testimony of Mrs. Lillian Mooneyham, this is -not surprising. Mrs. Mooneyham was a law clerk who worked in +

In light of the testimony of Mrs. Lillian Mooneyham, this is +not surprising. Mrs. Mooneyham was a law clerk who worked in the Criminal Courts Building. She told the FBI soon after the assassination that she saw a man standing in the sixth-floor window 4-5 minutes after the shots had been fired (see, for -example, Marrs 52-53). From her position at the window on the -west side of the County Courts Building, Mrs. Mooneyham had an +example, Marrs 52-53). From her position at the window on the +west side of the County Courts Building, Mrs. Mooneyham had an excellent view of the TSBD. She was a highly credible witness who reported what she had seen in a straightforward, matter-of-fact manner. The Commission made no effort to refute @@ -1301,9 +1301,9 @@ her account. It could not attack her credibility, nor could it claim that she could not have seen what she said she had seen. So, what did the Commission do with this credible and important account? Nothing. The Commission simply ignored it, and did not -even call Mrs. Mooneyham as a witness.

+even call Mrs. Mooneyham as a witness.

-

In 1968 researcher David Lifton obtained an FBI report from +

In 1968 researcher David Lifton obtained an FBI report from the National Archives which said that a witness at a window on an upper floor of a nearby building had told a Dallas lawyer that she saw "some boxes moving" in the sixth-floor window, presumably @@ -1314,14 +1314,14 @@ Committee on Assassinations studied photographs of the sixth-floor window taken within moments of the shooting and concluded the pictures showed "an apparent rearranging of boxes within 2 minutes after the last shot was fired at President -Kennedy" (6 HSCA 109). Obviously, Oswald could not have been +Kennedy" (6 HSCA 109). Obviously, Oswald could not have been moving boxes around in the window less than 2 minutes after the shooting, nor could he have been the man who was seen by Mrs. -Mooneyham.

+Mooneyham.

-

So not only could Oswald not have made it to the lunchroom +

So not only could Oswald not have made it to the lunchroom in the required amount of time, but we also have credible -testimony and evidence that someone other than Oswald was in the +testimony and evidence that someone other than Oswald was in the sixth-floor window moments after the shots were fired.

Recommend Reading for Important Facts Mentioned Herein @@ -1329,74 +1329,74 @@ sixth-floor window moments after the shots were fired.

1. The alleged murder weapon was very carefully hidden and could not have been simply "thrown" to its hiding place as some WC -defenders have suggested: Weisberg, CASE OPEN, pp. 110-117.

+defenders have suggested: Weisberg, CASE OPEN, pp. 110-117.

-

2. Victoria Adams' account of her movements after the shots were +

2. Victoria Adams' account of her movements after the shots were fired is accurate and is not refuted by the WC testimony of -Lovelady and Shelley: Meager, ACCESSORIES AFTER THE FACT, pp. 72- +Lovelady and Shelley: Meager, ACCESSORIES AFTER THE FACT, pp. 72- 74.

-

3. The WC's reenactments of the Baker-Oswald encounter were -flawed and unrealistic, and actually proved that Baker reached +

3. The WC's reenactments of the Baker-Oswald encounter were +flawed and unrealistic, and actually proved that Baker reached the second-floor landing much earlier than he did in the -reenactments: Weisberg, SELECTIONS FROM "WHITEWASH," pp. 53-57; -Weisberg, CASE OPEN, pp. 117-124.

+reenactments: Weisberg, SELECTIONS FROM "WHITEWASH," pp. 53-57; +Weisberg, CASE OPEN, pp. 117-124.

-

4. Oswald would have had to literally "squeeze" out of the -alleged sniper's nest: Meagher, ACCESSORIES AFTER THE FACT, p. -42; Trask, PICTURES OF THE PAIN, p. 525. Some have disputed this -fact because, Luke Mooney, the police officer who said he had to +

4. Oswald would have had to literally "squeeze" out of the +alleged sniper's nest: Meagher, ACCESSORIES AFTER THE FACT, p. +42; Trask, PICTURES OF THE PAIN, p. 525. Some have disputed this +fact because, Luke Mooney, the police officer who said he had to "squeeze" through the entrance to the nest, was somewhat heavy- set. However, the boxes that formed the entrance were at leg -level, and Mooney's legs, to judge from his appearance, were -probably right about the same size as Oswald's legs (see Trask, -PICTURES OF THE PAIN, p. 521). If nothing else, Oswald would +level, and Mooney's legs, to judge from his appearance, were +probably right about the same size as Oswald's legs (see Trask, +PICTURES OF THE PAIN, p. 521). If nothing else, Oswald would have had to slow down and negotiate his way through the narrow entrance to the nest.

-

5. Oswald did not appear to be out of breath but was "calm and -collected" when Baker saw him: Meagher, ACCESSORIES AFTER THE +

5. Oswald did not appear to be out of breath but was "calm and +collected" when Baker saw him: Meagher, ACCESSORIES AFTER THE FACT, p. 71.

6. The sixth-floor shooter remained at the window for a few seconds and then slowly withdrew the rifle as he casually moved -away from the window: Posner, CASE CLOSED, p. 248; Hurt, -REASONABLE DOUBT, p. 89; Brown, THE PEOPLE V. LEE HARVEY OSWALD, +away from the window: Posner, CASE CLOSED, p. 248; Hurt, +REASONABLE DOUBT, p. 89; Brown, THE PEOPLE V. LEE HARVEY OSWALD, pp. 113-117.

7. The foyer door (and therefore its window) would have been at a -45-degree angle to Officer Baker from his position on the +45-degree angle to Officer Baker from his position on the second-floor landing: Groden, THE KILLING OF A PRESIDENT, p. 121; -Weisberg, SELECTIONS FROM "WHITEWASH," p. 56; Savage, FIRST DAY +Weisberg, SELECTIONS FROM "WHITEWASH," p. 56; Savage, FIRST DAY EVIDENCE, pp. 286, 289.

-

8. In two statements, Baker said Oswald was walking away from him +

8. In two statements, Baker said Oswald was walking away from him when he saw him in the lunchroom, but in another statement, his -final one, Baker said he saw Oswald standing in the lunchroom, -and on the day of the shooting, Roy Truly said that Baker didn't -see Oswald until Baker "stuck his head into the lunchroom area": -Weisberg, SELECTIONS FROM "WHITEWASH," p. 54; Meagher, +final one, Baker said he saw Oswald standing in the lunchroom, +and on the day of the shooting, Roy Truly said that Baker didn't +see Oswald until Baker "stuck his head into the lunchroom area": +Weisberg, SELECTIONS FROM "WHITEWASH," p. 54; Meagher, ACCESSORIES AFTER THE FACT, pp. 72, 74 n.

Notes -----

1. The Warren Commission seemingly contradicted itself on exactly -where Baker was when he observed Oswald in the lunchroom. On -page 151 of the WCR, we read that Baker saw Oswald in the -lunchroom AFTER Baker went through the foyer/vestibule door. -However, on page 3 of the report, we read that Baker saw him in -the lunchroom when Baker "rushed" to the foyer door, and the -Commission's own diagram of Baker's movements likewise puts Baker -just in front of the door when he observed Oswald.

+where Baker was when he observed Oswald in the lunchroom. On +page 151 of the WCR, we read that Baker saw Oswald in the +lunchroom AFTER Baker went through the foyer/vestibule door. +However, on page 3 of the report, we read that Baker saw him in +the lunchroom when Baker "rushed" to the foyer door, and the +Commission's own diagram of Baker's movements likewise puts Baker +just in front of the door when he observed Oswald.

Bibliography ------------ - Brown, Walt, THE PEOPLE V. LEE HARVEY OSWALD, New York: + Brown, Walt, THE PEOPLE V. LEE HARVEY OSWALD, New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1992.

Groden, Robert J., THE KILLING OF A PRESIDENT: THE COMPLETE -PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF THE JFK ASSASSINATION, THE CONSPIRACY, AND +PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF THE JFK ASSASSINATION, THE CONSPIRACY, AND THE COVER-UP, New York: Viking Studio Books, 1993.

Hurt, Henry, REASONABLE DOUBT: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE @@ -1405,14 +1405,14 @@ and Winston, 1985. Lifton, David, BEST EVIDENCE, New York: Carroll & Graf, 1988

-

Marrs, Jim, CROSSFIRE: THE PLOT THAT KILLED KENNEDY, New +

Marrs, Jim, CROSSFIRE: THE PLOT THAT KILLED KENNEDY, New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1989.

-

Meagher, Sylvia, ACCESSORIES AFTER THE FACT, New York: +

Meagher, Sylvia, ACCESSORIES AFTER THE FACT, New York: Vintage Books edition, 1992.

-

Posner, Gerald, CASE CLOSED: LEE HARVEY OSWALD AND THE -ASSASSINATION OF JFK, New York: Random House, 1993.

+

Posner, Gerald, CASE CLOSED: LEE HARVEY OSWALD AND THE +ASSASSINATION OF JFK, New York: Random House, 1993.

Savage, Gary, FIRST DAY EVIDENCE, Monroe, Louisiana: The Shoppe Press, 1993,

@@ -1421,11 +1421,11 @@ Shoppe Press, 1993,

Printing Office, 1964. I am using the Barnes & Noble printing of the report.

-

Trask, Richard, PICTURES OF THE PAIN: PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE +

Trask, Richard, PICTURES OF THE PAIN: PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY, Danvers, Massachusetts: Yeoman Press, 1994.

-

Weisberg, Harold, NEVER AGAIN, New York: Carroll & Graf +

Weisberg, Harold, NEVER AGAIN, New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1995.

-----, SELECTIONS FROM "WHITEWASH," New York: Carroll & Graf @@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ Publishers, 1994.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Michael T. Griffith is a two-time graduate of the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, and the author of three books on Mormonism and ancient texts. His -articles on the JFK assassination have appeared in DATELINE: +articles on the JFK assassination have appeared in DATELINE: DALLAS and in DALLAS '63. (CompuServe ID: 74274,650; Internet address: mtgriff@ironrod.win-uk.net or 74274.650@compuserve.com) diff --git a/pythonCode/output/coldfusi.xml b/pythonCode/output/coldfusi.xml index 4d679f1..96fc7b0 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/coldfusi.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/coldfusi.xml @@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ Copyright (c) 1990 Earl Laurence Lovings

-

1. Proton (1 Hydrogen 1) Energy: 938.3 Mev = 1.007825 amu -2. Neutron (1 Neutron 0) Energy: 939.6 Mev = 1.008665 amu +

1. Proton (1 Hydrogen 1) Energy: 938.3 Mev = 1.007825 amu +2. Neutron (1 Neutron 0) Energy: 939.6 Mev = 1.008665 amu 3. Deuterium (2 Hydrogen 1) = 2.014102 amu 4. [(1 Neutron 0) + (1 Hydrogen 1) - electron] = - (939.6 Mev + 938.3 Mev - .511 Mev) = 1877.389 Mev = + (939.6 Mev + 938.3 Mev - .511 Mev) = 1877.389 Mev = 2.015447128 amu 5. [(1 Neutron 0) - (1 Hydrogen 1) + electron] = - (939.6 Mev - 938.3 Mev + .511 Mev) = 1.811 Mev = + (939.6 Mev - 938.3 Mev + .511 Mev) = 1.811 Mev = 1.9441763 x 10 - 03 amu 6. (105 Palladium 46) = 104.905064 amu 7. (103 Rhodium 45) = 102.905511 amu

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ This is done by this process:

102.905511 amu - 102.8916 amu = 1.394653 x 10-02 amu.

To find out how many electrons that is equivalent to: -(1.394653 x 10-02 amu x 931.5 Mev/amu)/(.511 Mev/electrons) = +(1.394653 x 10-02 amu x 931.5 Mev/amu)/(.511 Mev/electrons) = 25.42309 electrons

This is the amount of electrons required to be ionized to enable @@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ fusion.

The Equation:

Q = [(2 Hydrogen 1) + (2 Hydrogen 1) + (25.423 e) - -(1877.389 Mev) + (1.811 Mev) - (2 Hydrogen 1)] x 931.5 Mev or,

+(1877.389 Mev) + (1.811 Mev) - (2 Hydrogen 1)] x 931.5 Mev or,

Q = [(2.014102 amu + 2.014102 amu + .01394653 amu - 2.015447 amu - + 1.944176 x 10-03 amu - 2.014102 amu)] x 931.5 Mev

+ + 1.944176 x 10-03 amu - 2.014102 amu)] x 931.5 Mev

-

Q = 13.55 Mev

+

Q = 13.55 Mev

You must realize for this process to work for host element fusion, you have to have a host element before Deuterium will fuse. @@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ processes.

(1 Neutron 0)] = or,

[(2.014102 amu + 2.014102 amu - 3.016030 amu - 1.008665 amu) x - (931.5 Mev/amu)] = Q = 3.27 Mev

+ (931.5 Mev/amu)] = Q = 3.27 Mev

My Equation:

Host Element = (3 Helium 2) + (1 Neutron 0) -[(3 Helium 2) + (1 Neutron 0) - 1877.389 Mev + 1.811 Mev] = +[(3 Helium 2) + (1 Neutron 0) - 1877.389 Mev + 1.811 Mev] = [3.016030 amu + 1.008665 amu - 2.015447 amu + 1.944176x10-03 amu] = 2.011192 amu

@@ -87,27 +87,27 @@ processes.

(2.014102 amu) - 2.011192 amu = 2.909899 x 10-03 amu excess mass convert to electrons

-

(2.909899 x 10-03 amu x 931.5 Mev/amu) /(.511 Mev/electrons) = +

(2.909899 x 10-03 amu x 931.5 Mev/amu) /(.511 Mev/electrons) = 5.304445 electrons

Now the fusion of Deuterium atoms -[(2 Hydrogen 1) + (2 Hydrogen 1) + 5.30444e - 1877.389 Mev - + 1.811 Mev - (2 Hydrogen 1)] x 931.5 Mev = +[(2 Hydrogen 1) + (2 Hydrogen 1) + 5.30444e - 1877.389 Mev + + 1.811 Mev - (2 Hydrogen 1)] x 931.5 Mev = [(2.014102 amu + 2.014102 amu + 2.909899x10-03 amu - 2.015447 amu - + 1.944176x10-03 amu - 2.014102 amu)] x (931.5 Mev/amu)

+ + 1.944176x10-03 amu - 2.014102 amu)] x (931.5 Mev/amu)

-

Q = 3.27 Mev

+

Q = 3.27 Mev

Known Equation:

2. [(2 Hydrogen 1) + (2 Hydrogen 1) -> (4 Helium 2)] = or, [(2.014102 amu + 2.014102 amu - 4.002603 amu)] x - (931.5 Mev/amu) = Q = 23.85 Mev + (931.5 Mev/amu) = Q = 23.85 Mev My Equation:

Host Element = (4 Helium 2) -[(4 Helium 2) - 1877.389 Mev + 1.811 Mev] = +[(4 Helium 2) - 1877.389 Mev + 1.811 Mev] = [(4.002603 amu - 2.015447 amu + 1.944176x10-03 amu)] = 1.9891 amu

The element whose mass is closest to the new unstable "element" is @@ -116,16 +116,16 @@ My Equation:

(2.014102 amu) - 1.9891 amu = 2.500188 x 10-02 amu excess mass convert to electrons

-

(2.500188 x 10-02 amu x 931.5 Mev/amu) /(.511 Mev/electrons) = +

(2.500188 x 10-02 amu x 931.5 Mev/amu) /(.511 Mev/electrons) = 45.57585 electrons

Now the fusion of Deuterium atoms -[(2 Hydrogen 1) + (2 Hydrogen 1) + 45.58 electrons - 1877.389 Mev -+ 1.811 Mev - (2 Hydrogen 1)] x 931.5 Mev = +[(2 Hydrogen 1) + (2 Hydrogen 1) + 45.58 electrons - 1877.389 Mev ++ 1.811 Mev - (2 Hydrogen 1)] x 931.5 Mev = [(2.014102 amu + 2.014102 amu + 2.500188x10-02 amu - 2.015447 amu - + 1.944176x10-03 amu - 2.014102 amu)] x (931.5 Mev/amu) =

+ + 1.944176x10-03 amu - 2.014102 amu)] x (931.5 Mev/amu) =

-

Q = 23.85 Mev

+

Q = 23.85 Mev

Known Equation:

@@ -133,12 +133,12 @@ convert to electrons

(1 Hydrogen 1) = or,

[(2.014102 amu + 2.014102 amu - 3.016050 amu - 1.007825 amu)] x - (931.5 Mev/amu) = Q = 4.03 Mev

+ (931.5 Mev/amu) = Q = 4.03 Mev

My Equation:

Host Element = (3 Hydrogen 1) + (1 Hydrogen 1) -[(3 Hydrogen 1) + ( 1 Hydrogen 1) - 1877.389 Mev + 1.811 Mev] = +[(3 Hydrogen 1) + ( 1 Hydrogen 1) - 1877.389 Mev + 1.811 Mev] = [3.016050 amu + 1.007825 amu - 2.015447 amu + 1.944176x10-03 amu] = 2.010372 amu

@@ -148,26 +148,26 @@ convert to electrons

(2.014102 amu - 2.010372 amu) = 3.729582x10-03 amu excess mass convert to electrons

-

(3.729582x10-03 amu x 931.5 Mev/amu)/(.511 Mev/electrons) = +

(3.729582x10-03 amu x 931.5 Mev/amu)/(.511 Mev/electrons) = 6.798641 electrons

Now the fusion of Deuterium atoms -[(2 Hydrogen 1) + (2 Hydrogen 1) + 6.799 electrons - 1877.389 Mev -+ 1.811 Mev - (2 Hydrogen 1)] x 931.5 Mev = +[(2 Hydrogen 1) + (2 Hydrogen 1) + 6.799 electrons - 1877.389 Mev ++ 1.811 Mev - (2 Hydrogen 1)] x 931.5 Mev = [(2.014102 amu + 2.014102 amu + 3.7296x10-03 amu - 2.015447 amu + - 1.944176x10-03 amu - 2.014102 amu)] x (931.5 Mev/amu) = -Q = 4.03 Mev

+ 1.944176x10-03 amu - 2.014102 amu)] x (931.5 Mev/amu) = +Q = 4.03 Mev

Known Equation:

4. [(1 Hydrogen 1) + (1 Hydrogen) -> (2 Hydrogen 1) +(electron)= [(1.007825 amu + 1.007825 amu - 2 electrons - 2.014102 amu)] - x (931.5 Mev/amu) = Q = .42 Mev

+ x (931.5 Mev/amu) = Q = .42 Mev

My Equation:

Host Element = (2 Hydrogen 1) -[(2 Hydrogen 1) - 1877.389 Mev + 1.811 Mev] = +[(2 Hydrogen 1) - 1877.389 Mev + 1.811 Mev] = [(2.014102 amu - 2.015447128 amu + 1.9441763x10-03 amu)] = 5.990302x10-04 amu

@@ -177,14 +177,14 @@ is (1 Hydrogen 1)

(1.007825 amu - 5.990302x10-03 amu) = 1.007226 amu excess mass convert to neutrinos

-

(1.007226 amu x 931.5 Mev/amu) / (.42 Mev/neutrinos) = +

(1.007226 amu x 931.5 Mev/amu) / (.42 Mev/neutrinos) = 2,233.884 neutrinos

Now the fusion of 1 Hydrogen 1 atoms

[(1 Hydrogen 1) + (1 Hydrogen 1) + 2,234 neutrinos - 2 electrons -- 1877.389 Mev + 1.811 Mev - (1 Hydrogen)] x 931.5 Mev/amu = +- 1877.389 Mev + 1.811 Mev - (1 Hydrogen)] x 931.5 Mev/amu = [(1.007825 amu + 1.007825 amu + 1.007226 amu - .001097 amu -2.015447128 amu + 1.9441763x10-03 amu - 1.007825 amu)] -x 931.5 Mev/amu = Q = .42 Mev +x 931.5 Mev/amu = Q = .42 Mev

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/compse.xml b/pythonCode/output/compse.xml index aa81733..5ea7891 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/compse.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/compse.xml @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ seem to me to provide a framework for thinking about the self of self psychology and then invite you all to let me know whether what I have said has made sense and whether you can see directions for the development of these notions. -Freud's effort to explain mental life on the basis of drives +Freud's effort to explain mental life on the basis of drives that are the psychological representations of biological disequilibria fell on hard times as he tried to work out the theory in detail. He introduced a new entity, the ego, dangerously close @@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ its so called synthetic function. The concept of the ego became the center of American psychoanalytic theory in the forties ,fifties and sixties. Despite heroic, rigorous efforts to sharpen the terms's meaning, the -confusion Freud left between the ego and the subjective experience +confusion Freud left between the ego and the subjective experience of the self continued. This persistent confusions was not merely the result of intellectual sloppiness. Nor was it, as Bruno -Bettleheim proposes, the result of Freud's English translators' -discomfort the soul-like implications of the Freud's original idea. +Bettleheim proposes, the result of Freud's English translators' +discomfort the soul-like implications of the Freud's original idea. The difficult is more fundamental. The terminologic and theoretic confusion reflected a clinical reality. It often happens that people who functioned badly in the areas @@ -50,23 +50,23 @@ The systematic exploration of the self experience began in psychoanalysis in the years following the second world war, though, of course the concept of self has been the object of study since the dawn of civilization. Although he had significant -psychoanalytic precursors, notably in the work of Paul Federn, Erik -Erikson was the first to propose that the core of much -psychopathology lies in disorders of self experience. Erikson's +psychoanalytic precursors, notably in the work of Paul Federn, Erik +Erikson was the first to propose that the core of much +psychopathology lies in disorders of self experience. Erikson's concept of identity, which amalgamated the many sources of beliefs about who one is is both evocative of common experience and proved clinically useful. Many kinds of difficultly, as well a normal, and supernormal psychological development can be usefully explored as experiences of loss or diffusion of identity or attempts to establish a satisfactory identity where one was lacking. -Erikson's work is problematic from a psychoanalytic point of -view for two reasons. First, reading Erikson carefully one +Erikson's work is problematic from a psychoanalytic point of +view for two reasons. First, reading Erikson carefully one discovers that his wonderful portrayal of emotional states through imagery, metaphor and clinical detail is not matched by explicit, clear theoretical formulations. Second, his writings often focus on external environmental effects rather than people's psychological worlds and the manner of their construction. -Erikson never systematically described his therapeutic +Erikson never systematically described his therapeutic approach to his patients. However, it is clear that he consistently placed a positive connotation on his patients' struggles. He demonstrated how manifest psychopathology could be understood as @@ -74,24 +74,24 @@ potentially successful attempts to achieve valuable identities, that while there might be difficulties in the way the patient's basic project and his ways of attempting to accomplish it were closer to healthy development than the patient or the society might -recognize. Erikson's psychobiographical studies of Luther, Gandhi, -Hitler and Shaw are messages to readers, many of them young, about -the value of their struggles to form workable identities. Erikson's +recognize. Erikson's psychobiographical studies of Luther, Gandhi, +Hitler and Shaw are messages to readers, many of them young, about +the value of their struggles to form workable identities. Erikson's implicit view is that an appreciative stance toward the patients' struggles which include or dominated by external realities is therapeutic. In the years following the second world war Harry Stack -Sullivan, observed that the experience of the self of many of his +Sullivan, observed that the experience of the self of many of his schizophrenic patients was grossly disturbed. Borrowing from the Chicago School of Sociology, most notably George Herbert Mead, -Sullivan conceptualized the self as a summation of social roles, +Sullivan conceptualized the self as a summation of social roles, some of them retained without full awareness from archaic periods of development. In this "interpersonal theory" of psychology pathology resulted from a self system that was internal incongruent or problematic in terms of the environment. Therapeutic intervention consisted in understanding and appropriately revising the self system in the light of more mature and current -understanding. What is central to our discussion is Sullivan's view +understanding. What is central to our discussion is Sullivan's view that the self system was both the product of the external environment and made no sense whatever outside of a social system. Several analysts, notably Klein, Winnicott, Khan, Fairburn, @@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ difficulties in the first two years of life, could work out their problems if provided with an analytic situation that allowed them to reengage those phases with the analyst experienced as the archaic maternal environment of that era. Some of these analysts -believed, like Melaine Klein, that these very early situations +believed, like Melaine Klein, that these very early situations involved inherent conflicts that now be resolved through -interpretation in analysis. Others like Donald Winnicott held that +interpretation in analysis. Others like Donald Winnicott held that new experiences, "beyond interpretation," with a good-enough object were needed so that the developmental failure could be righted through new development. The theoretical formulations of many of @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ or so unsystematic that their work has had relatively little influence on psychoanalytic theory beyond the range of their immediate followers. It is only now being integrated into the mainstream of psychoanalytic thought. -Margaret Mahler and her coworkers also concerned themselves +Margaret Mahler and her coworkers also concerned themselves with he early development of the self. They centered their attention on the era of late toddlerhood that involved the difficulties of the child emerging from a state they called @@ -126,16 +126,16 @@ taking environment into a state of being an individual in one's own right. Based on treatment experiences with youngsters and adults who seemed to have difficulties in the area of the self experience and observations of toddlers, which unfortunately were dominated -by their preexisting theory, Mahler and her group concluded that +by their preexisting theory, Mahler and her group concluded that much of the difficulty in self experience arose from a failure to adequately separate from the mother of infancy. Although there are many well informed analysts who would disagree with me, I will assert that the overwhelming data of infant and later developmental -studies demonstrate that Mahler's symbiotic phase is not part of +studies demonstrate that Mahler's symbiotic phase is not part of normal development nor is separateness, in the sense she meant it, characteristic of ordinary or healthy more mature psychological function. -However the clinical observations that lead to Mahler's +However the clinical observations that lead to Mahler's thinking and that have been explained in terms of her theories are certainly common. That is, there are many people who seem to have shaky experiences of themselves and function with a conflicting @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ notions that on the one hand they desperately need other people if they are to function at all reasonably and that some core aspect of themselves is in danger precisely in these urgently needed interactions. -Starting in the sixties in Chicago Heinz Kohut initiated a +Starting in the sixties in Chicago Heinz Kohut initiated a psychoanalytic study of disorders of the self. His approach to these researches was methodologically distinct and is worth a moment's pause. First he took a radical position, that he claimed, @@ -153,37 +153,37 @@ sciences. He asserted that it is possible and usually to immediately comprehend complex psychological configurations in others and that such understanding ordinary mode of operation of the working analyst. Empathy for other's internal states, as a mode -of comprehension, was, for Kohut, similar to the way we perceive +of comprehension, was, for Kohut, similar to the way we perceive faces - as a complete and immediate gestalt. Analytic training and technique are designed to maximize the analyst's ability to use this investigative tool and to overcoming its pitfalls, just a training in microscopy enables us to vastly extend ordinary visual -capacities. While Kohut claimed to be making explicit what everyone +capacities. While Kohut claimed to be making explicit what everyone did anyway, his position, right or wrong, was deeply antithetical -to Freud's view of psychoanalysis as a natural science-like -investigation and also Hartman's explicit statements that empathy -in the sense that Kohut meant it had no appropriate role in +to Freud's view of psychoanalysis as a natural science-like +investigation and also Hartman's explicit statements that empathy +in the sense that Kohut meant it had no appropriate role in psychoanalytic investigation. A second, and less problematically, position about -psychoanalytic investigative method was Kohut's position on -transference. In his early writings on self psychology Kohut +psychoanalytic investigative method was Kohut's position on +transference. In his early writings on self psychology Kohut assumed that the only data to be taken seriously in psychoanalysis were the data of the transference. The various stories the patient told, the analyst's conceptual framework and responses and all the other stuff the analyst commonly use to frame a picture of the patient's psychology was of minimal importance compared to the job of describing and understanding the interaction between patient -and analyst. Kohut also believed that premature interpretations to +and analyst. Kohut also believed that premature interpretations to the effect that the patient was avoiding knowing something about himself often interfered with the full blossoming of the -transference. According to Kohut, premature interpretations, +transference. According to Kohut, premature interpretations, particularly premature interpretations of defense often resulted in the analyst discovering evidence that confirmed their preexisting notions because they misunderstood possibly contrary clinical facts as representative of the patients' avoidance of already known realities. Using empathy and the exploration of transference as their -primary tools, Kohut and his students treated a group of patients +primary tools, Kohut and his students treated a group of patients whose distress took three overlapping forms. One group of patients suffered from feelings of depletion, emptiness, triviality and/or fragmentation. These experiences often took symbolic expression in @@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ sexual promiscuity and perversion, shop lifting, desperately clinging relations to other people and substance abuse. Finally, some of the patients had chronic and acute states of tantrum like rage. -In analysis, at least as conducted by Kohut and his followers, +In analysis, at least as conducted by Kohut and his followers, these patients developed characteristic attitudes to the analyst -that Kohut labeled selfobject transferences. Characteristically, +that Kohut labeled selfobject transferences. Characteristically, often against considerable internal resistance, these patients came to experience the analyst as essential to their well being. His physical or psychological absence variously precipitated great @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ experienced every weekend as "like being sent away to live in the Sahara in a desert" and the return to the analysis as "like coming back to the oasis." When their feelings are not interrupted these patients like -these experience the analyst in characteristic ways that Kohut +these experience the analyst in characteristic ways that Kohut described with oversimplifying systemticity. Some patients idealized the analyst seeing in him the embodiment of strength and good and feeling alive and whole in his presence. Others find @@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ states of mind commonly bring with them inordinate distress or symptoms which could be reasonably understood as experiences of a fragmented or devitalized self or attempts to avoid those experiences. -From these clinical experiences Kohut posited that there were +From these clinical experiences Kohut posited that there were a group of people for whom the maintenance of a satisfactory self experience was centrally important because it was so problematic. The analyses of these patients was characterized by the use of the @@ -246,26 +246,26 @@ self. Any interruption in the capacity to use the analyst in this manner lead to the reemergence of problems in this area. The situation within the analysis was equated with postulated normal developmental states in which the caretaker ordinarily performs the -functions for the self. These functions Kohut called selfobject +functions for the self. These functions Kohut called selfobject functions and he believed his patients to be suffering from disorders of the self resultant on traumatic failures of early selfobject functions. As in normal development small, empathically supported, failures in the selfobject function allow patients to identify with the image of the way the analyst should have functioned and to make those functions more their own. However -mental health does not consist in giving up self objects. Kohut +mental health does not consist in giving up self objects. Kohut asserted that selfobject functions normally continue across the course of life and that it is their qualities, not their existence, -that is altered with maturity. (Having made this assertion Kohut -never elaborated or demonstrated it. Recently Bertram Cohler and +that is altered with maturity. (Having made this assertion Kohut +never elaborated or demonstrated it. Recently Bertram Cohler and myself have undertaken the task of exploring the empirical evidence -for Kohut's position.) -Kohut's findings, and the findings of many of those who have +for Kohut's position.) +Kohut's findings, and the findings of many of those who have examined the psychology of the self from other viewpoints, have been questioned in too apparently distinct ways, whose interconnection I will show you in a moment. -The first objection is that Kohut's theories serve to avoid -painful psychological truths. Many of the phenomena Kohut observed +The first objection is that Kohut's theories serve to avoid +painful psychological truths. Many of the phenomena Kohut observed had been observed previously and classified as defensive operations. For example, idealizations of the analyst were commonly understood as ways both to avoid knowing of the unconscious @@ -278,25 +278,25 @@ rationalize wishes whose non-fulfillment may be extremely frustrating but not inherently, must less psychologically fatally, damaging. The second set of objections has to do with the theory of the -self. Kohut never clearly defines his central concept of the self. +self. Kohut never clearly defines his central concept of the self. Essentially he says that everyone knows from experience what the self is and leaves it at that. After studying the many discussions of the meaning of the "self" in the psychoanalytic literature one -is reminded of the Buddha's comments on the self. He said that +is reminded of the Buddha's comments on the self. He said that those who believe in the self are like "a man who says that he is in love with the most beautiful woman in the land, but is unable -to specify her name, her family or her appearance" (Digha Nikaya +to specify her name, her family or her appearance" (Digha Nikaya I 193, quoted in Carrithers (1983).) The essential theoretical -difficulty was clarified by Meissner who pointed out that the term -self as habitually used by Kohut and most other writers whose work +difficulty was clarified by Meissner who pointed out that the term +self as habitually used by Kohut and most other writers whose work places the self at the center of psychological life, is consistently used to refer to both a psychological representation and also a psychological agent. Although more systematic -researchers, for example Hartman, limit the concept of self to a +researchers, for example Hartman, limit the concept of self to a psychological representation of the person, they also give the self -a markedly subsidiary role in psychology. Meissner's argument is -quite similar to Schafer's later discussions of internalization in -which Schafer observed that the elaborate analytic theories of +a markedly subsidiary role in psychology. Meissner's argument is +quite similar to Schafer's later discussions of internalization in +which Schafer observed that the elaborate analytic theories of internalization were in fact nothing more then the translation into psychoanalytic jargon of unconscious fantasies and did not, in his view represent, represent actual psychological mechanism and in @@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ the activity of a caretaker who is but a cry away or requires some elaborate undertaking - say a few years of psychoanalysis - can be regarded as involving no essential difference in this function. Although he never would have put it in this way this is an -essential aspect of what Kohut was trying to point to in the idea +essential aspect of what Kohut was trying to point to in the idea of the selfobject - something that functions as an essential aspect of the self or of the support of the self but which because of the mechanics of its availability is at times less efficiently @@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ of her presence. It is only her failure of availability that makes her of interest, just as we are generally unaware of our memories except when we have difficulty recollecting something we need to continue our thinking. -Those of you familiar with Marvin Minsky's work recently +Those of you familiar with Marvin Minsky's work recently summarized in The Society of Mind will recognize in these ideas a particular application of the multi-hierarchy computational model that can be used to explore processing within many levels of human @@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ constitutes a major area of psychoanalytic investigation that encompasses much of object relations theory, including self psychology, attachment theory, the concept of the transitional object and the role of cultural experience. -In the von Neumann architecture computer design was dominated +In the von Neumann architecture computer design was dominated by the wish to avoid programming errors. This was accomplished by carefully separating data, programs and processing functions and forcing sequential processing so that except in terms of the @@ -457,12 +457,12 @@ anticipation at least the basic architecture of the system from its beginning. It cannot result of the evolutionary piecing together of elements designed for other functions as the brain must have evolved. -The von Neuman architecture is so excellent an environment for +The von Neuman architecture is so excellent an environment for humans to design programs for that it dominated computer design for -almost four decades. However as von Neumann noted from early on +almost four decades. However as von Neumann noted from early on this architecture is a poor model for brain functioning. The microsecond firing times of neurons are much to slow to allow -brains to do the things they do all the time with a von Neumann +brains to do the things they do all the time with a von Neumann machines. Furthermore brains are the result of a bioevolutionary process, not a unitary design and its programmer is not an individual who sets out to explicitly specify processes but an @@ -471,12 +471,12 @@ brains. Of course we know from direct study of brains that they operate through massively parallel processing. Fortunately for those of us interested in brains and their productions it has become clear that the technological limitations -inherent in the von Neumann architecture make it essential that +inherent in the von Neumann architecture make it essential that other architectures be explored in depth to make more capable computers. The last five years has seen an explosion of publications about parallel processing architecture and we will be among the beneficiaries of the resultant intellectual advances. -But, of course, the problems that von Neumann sought to avoid +But, of course, the problems that von Neumann sought to avoid in computer design are precisely the problems that emerge in parallel processing. It is simply much more difficult to predict what is going to happen when things do not go on sequentially, when @@ -566,13 +566,13 @@ the programs we are most familiar with from the study of computers. The self is self developing. Here my opinions are somewhat different from many of my psychoanalytic colleagues, so let me spell them out briefly. As she attempted to explore the concepts -of normality and pathology in childhood, Anna Freud discovered that +of normality and pathology in childhood, Anna Freud discovered that the presence or absence of symptoms per se was not an adequate guide in assessing children. She concluded that childhood was normatively a period of change and development and these were its primary tasks. The failure of such for such development to be ongoing was the essence of psychological disturbance in childhood. -For Anna Freud, who had a clear picture of what psychological +For Anna Freud, who had a clear picture of what psychological health was like in adulthood, the task of childhood was move toward such mature functioning and she posited a drive to "the completion of development." @@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ Oedipus complex or the end of late adolescence or whenever else is mistaken. Second there seem to be quite diverse ways to be psychologically healthy which becomes readily apparent if we avoid employing a priori notions of the meaning of health. Finally the -work begun by Marsh to the effect that programs can be written not +work begun by Marsh to the effect that programs can be written not with specific goals in mind but rather that proceed to explore and develop in area that are vaguely defined by such criteria as "interestingness" corresponded so well to the observations of @@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ of the rewriting occur. A combination of the two approaches would seem to be necessary. In a sequential system for example a fatal error occurs if a real interminable loop is introduced into a program. Here, however, parallelism and conflict can be of -considerable help. Freud's idea of a tripartite model of mind +considerable help. Freud's idea of a tripartite model of mind essentially involves the parallel processing of data, the consequent development and resolution of conflict so that a variety of needs can be met through these various modes of processing. In @@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ unnecessary, or at least peculiar phenomenon, while from the point of view of classical psychoanalysis precisely what is most interesting about people is barred from the conscious awareness. Thus subjective reports about experience should be relatively -uninteresting to both groups. However, following Vygotsky and +uninteresting to both groups. However, following Vygotsky and Basch, I take a different point of view about consciousness. Consciousness is a state that we employ when automatic functioning becomes problematic. For example we only become aware of walking @@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ when we stumble or when we are learning how to do it and only attend to it in detail if something impedes are ability to walk. It is thus precisely in areas of difficulty that we expect awareness to appear. So it is the areas of difficulty that we -should find well represented in consciousness. Freud's idea of +should find well represented in consciousness. Freud's idea of bringing the unconscious into awareness then is nothing more then the extension of this normal process into areas in which it is not employed. In particular the mechanism of repression reflects a @@ -660,14 +660,14 @@ I am well aware of having painted the picture of the computational self with extremely broad strokes and having done violence to many subtle and important issues in the process. At the same time I am impressed that psychoanalysts having discovered that -the Freudian and ego-psychological paradigms are inadequate have +the Freudian and ego-psychological paradigms are inadequate have largely abandoned the attempt to develop broad theories that encompass the particular data of the psychoanalytic field, choosing instead to focus on smaller more tractable problems and maintaining an unavowed theoretical agnosticism. An exception to this abandonment of theory lies in the work of the self psychologists. However their conceptualizations, -especially those of Kohut, while evocative remain vague. I think +especially those of Kohut, while evocative remain vague. I think it is clear that the computational properties of the mind must find representation in personal psychology. I have suggested one possibility for how this may occur using the computational self as diff --git a/pythonCode/output/consp.xml b/pythonCode/output/consp.xml index 1c3619e..f0eb874 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/consp.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/consp.xml @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ American city

E. Presley & J. Morrison, Propietors.

-

W. Casey & J.E. Hoover, Curators

+

W. Casey & J.E. Hoover, Curators

THE CONTENTS: (AMERICAN WING)

@@ -63,16 +63,16 @@ American city

The dead aliens from a crippled UFO the gov't captured.

-

Several Elvis clones awaiting activation (might be ElvisDroids).

+

Several Elvis clones awaiting activation (might be ElvisDroids).

-

Hundred of huge crates marked with the name Craig Shergold (containing +

Hundred of huge crates marked with the name Craig Shergold (containing Business cards and getwell cards by the million).

H.G. Wells' working time machine from "Time After Time"

The UFO that purportedly crashed in the early '50s in New Mexico

-

Evidence providing the TRUE story of the Kennedy assassination

+

Evidence providing the TRUE story of the Kennedy assassination

Judge Crater

@@ -93,16 +93,16 @@ The dinosaur skull with a bullet hole in it

The steel that the T1000 fell into

-

Microscope slide labelled "Turin Shroud section No. 325", with piece +

Microscope slide labelled "Turin Shroud section No. 325", with piece of material reading "Made In Korea" in tiny letters

Thunderbird 9

-

The Wild Card virus (Xenovirus Takis-A)

+

The Wild Card virus (Xenovirus Takis-A)

-

The contents of a house previously owned by the Adams family

+

The contents of a house previously owned by the Adams family

-

The contents of a house previously owned by the Munster family

+

The contents of a house previously owned by the Munster family

An formula/equation that allows for the creation of negative-life energy

@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ had at one time or another analyzed the Necronomicon

head whose face is a mass of tentacles, a scaly, rubbery-looking body, claws on its hind and fore feet, and long, narrow wings

-

An authorization for the assassination of Norma Jean Baker. It is signed -by President John F. Kennedy and is dated 4 August 1962

+

An authorization for the assassination of Norma Jean Baker. It is signed +by President John F. Kennedy and is dated 4 August 1962

A gun recovered from a grassy knoll in Dallas, Texas by CIA agents on 22 November 1963

@@ -187,20 +187,20 @@ men to sabotage cold fusion experiments

A house made out of stale candy

-

Evidence showing that the reason JFK didn't support the Bay of Pigs +

Evidence showing that the reason JFK didn't support the Bay of Pigs Invasion was that the Illuminati threatened to expose several scandals if he did

A stuffed Ravenous BugBlatter Beast of Traal

-

Confirmed photo of Adolf Hitler living high on the hog in Argentina

+

Confirmed photo of Adolf Hitler living high on the hog in Argentina

-

Confirmed photo of Adolf Hitler breaking a glass with his foot in his +

Confirmed photo of Adolf Hitler breaking a glass with his foot in his marraige ceremony to Eva Braun

-

Several volumes with the title WHAT THE SHADOW KNOWS

+

Several volumes with the title WHAT THE SHADOW KNOWS

-

Proof that President Bush chose Quayle as his running mate to prevent +

Proof that President Bush chose Quayle as his running mate to prevent future assassination attempts

Equipment recovered from the laboratory of Dr. Frankenstein

@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ invented as government misinformation)

A gaunlet with six gems that provide the wearer with near-omnipotence

-

Proof that Milli Vanilli *did* sing their album

+

Proof that Milli Vanilli *did* sing their album

A heave metal box, 75cm on a side, painted in military green. Each side has the words, "This side towards enemy" printed on it. @@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ has the words, "This side towards enemy" printed on it. not human) corpse in the trunk, and with black-and-whice cans labelled simply "BEER" and "FOOD" in the back seat

-

All of Dan Quayle's clones (they decided one DQ was bad enough!)

+

All of Dan Quayle's clones (they decided one DQ was bad enough!)

-

Robbie the Robot

+

Robbie the Robot

The Transience Disk

@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ simply "BEER" and "FOOD" in the back seat

One Tesla Radio Power distribution system

-

John Galt

+

John Galt

The top 10 vaporware products of all time

@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@ simply "BEER" and "FOOD" in the back seat

Lassie

-

The pen used to sign the Hitler-Stalin pact

+

The pen used to sign the Hitler-Stalin pact

-

What's left of the apple that fell on Newton's head

+

What's left of the apple that fell on Newton's head

The reliable version of the space shuttle (threatened job security)

@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ simply "BEER" and "FOOD" in the back seat

Jimmy Hoffa

-

A Cloudbuster (a rainmaking machine built by Wilhelm Reich - see -the Kate Bush video "Cloudbusting")

+

A Cloudbuster (a rainmaking machine built by Wilhelm Reich - see +the Kate Bush video "Cloudbusting")

An N-ray detector

@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ the Kate Bush video "Cloudbusting")

A box full of scrolls - written in Aramaic. Box says "Gnostic II."

-

Ronald Reagan Mark I and the animatronics to make him work

+

Ronald Reagan Mark I and the animatronics to make him work

Bill Gates' Porsche 959

@@ -360,9 +360,9 @@ the Kate Bush video "Cloudbusting")

Some plants from the Brazilian rain forest that can cure just about anything

-

The "magic gun" that fired the "magic bullet" that killed JFK

+

The "magic gun" that fired the "magic bullet" that killed JFK

-

Part of a Soviet Sub recovered by Howard Hughes' Glomar Explorer back +

Part of a Soviet Sub recovered by Howard Hughes' Glomar Explorer back in 1971

A Typhoon-class submarine with Caterpillar Drive

@@ -375,11 +375,11 @@ in 1971

A three-eyed fish named Blinky

-

JFK's Brain

+

JFK's Brain

The gold from the lost Dutchman mine

-

The Marylin Monroe Diaries

+

The Marylin Monroe Diaries

The Holy Grail

@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ in 1971

The Rhinegold

-

The FBI and CIA files detailing the Career of "Special Agent Elvis"

+

The FBI and CIA files detailing the Career of "Special Agent Elvis"

A mountain of letters addressed to Santa Claus

@@ -402,33 +402,33 @@ one coon skin cap

In a corner a Zoltar Fortune Telling Machine

-

A strange looking submarmine named Natulis

+

A strange looking submarmine named Natulis

-

A row of robots, one marked Gort and another marked Robbie

+

A row of robots, one marked Gort and another marked Robbie

200 year old crate (damaged) of tea marked "Boston"

-

Joseph Raymond McCarthy in cryogenic suspension. -(Due to be woken 2000 AD)

+

Joseph Raymond McCarthy in cryogenic suspension. +(Due to be woken 2000 AD)

Contents of a television studio once based in a desert. Props include Mars landscape sections and lifesized fibreglass spaceships

-

Ted Kennedy's driver license

+

Ted Kennedy's driver license

-

Yoko Ono's talent

+

Yoko Ono's talent

Diogene's Zippo

The Lincoln Savings and Loan cash reserves

-

A portrait, in GIF format, showing Helen of Troy was a real dog

+

A portrait, in GIF format, showing Helen of Troy was a real dog

-

Micheal Jackson's original nose

+

Micheal Jackson's original nose

A petrified turd, left by one of the mounts of the Four Horsemen

-

Indisputable proof that Oswald acted alone

+

Indisputable proof that Oswald acted alone

All the people who have ever voted in a Chicago election while dead (required an annex)

@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ Props include Mars landscape sections and lifesized fibreglass spaceships

Oliver North's diary

-

A brain laleled "Ronald Reagan"

+

A brain laleled "Ronald Reagan"

Ten crates of clothes labeled "Liberace"

@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ of the Third Kind"

The missing pages from the logbook of the abandoned Marie Celeste

-

Adolf Hitler's body... intact

+

Adolf Hitler's body... intact

The Blob... in a large freezer of course

@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ of the Third Kind"

All the books which were checked out when the Library at Alexandria burned

-

Undeniable authentication documents for the Shroud of Turin

+

Undeniable authentication documents for the Shroud of Turin

A map showing where the Time Tunnel desert base's drive-in door is located

@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ of the Third Kind"

Used hypodermic needle; once injected a miniaturized submarine into a neck

-

Copy of hostage-withholding agreement between Bush and the Ayatollah

+

Copy of hostage-withholding agreement between Bush and the Ayatollah

Saucer pieces, mostly melted from magnesium flares, found in (Ant)artic

@@ -510,9 +510,9 @@ of the Third Kind"

Three "telepods", non-working, along with a grotesque fly/human/metal body

-

Spy satellite photos, detailing the location of Noah's Ark

+

Spy satellite photos, detailing the location of Noah's Ark

-

A working orgone energy machine (see theories of Nicola Tesla +

A working orgone energy machine (see theories of Nicola Tesla for more details)

A real, live unicorn

@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ Earth theory

What REALLY happened on the Hindenberg

Two strange electronic devices, found with a set of identifcation for -"Commander Pavel Chekov, Starfleet."

+"Commander Pavel Chekov, Starfleet."

A set of photographs of a tall (6'3"), muscular man wearing sunglasses. Some appear to have been taken at a police station, the rest at a mall

@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ DeLorean sports car. Among the papers is a photograph of two men standing by a clock, dating back to 1888

A female android, dressed in a pink gown, with her left arm torn out of -place. She looks remarkably like Olivia d'Abo

+place. She looks remarkably like Olivia d'Abo

Several hundred issues of "Playboy" confiscated from American servicemen in the Persian Gulf

@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ in the Persian Gulf

A green meteorite attatched to a chain, found in a sewer by the Metropolis department of Public Works

-

Two CDs, one marked "Elvis" and the other marked "Bruce." These are kept +

Two CDs, one marked "Elvis" and the other marked "Bruce." These are kept with two identically-marked reels of tape and a strange machine

Plans and a prototype of a reactionless engine. The notes say it puts @@ -592,9 +592,9 @@ York City

About 60,000 tapes and CDs by the 2 Live Crew

Hundreds of issues of a comic shop newsletter bearing the headline, -"DeFalco and Macchio found in adult movie house."

+"DeFalco and Macchio found in adult movie house."

-

Captain Hook's hand

+

Captain Hook's hand

A listing of pi which gets to a long stretch of ones and then ends

@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ York City

Formula 7x

-

The recipie for Macdonald's secret sauce

+

The recipie for Macdonald's secret sauce

KFC's 11 secret herbs and spices

@@ -634,13 +634,13 @@ prophecies!

A box containing proof that Salem really did have witches

-

The REAL McCarthy list, before the politicain's saw it

+

The REAL McCarthy list, before the politicain's saw it

-

The recording of Nixon saying "I'm not a crook"

+

The recording of Nixon saying "I'm not a crook"

Proof that Daylight savings, and flouridation really ARE communist plotS

-

The missing part of Kennedy's head

+

The missing part of Kennedy's head

The true identity of the kidnaper of the Lindbergh baby

@@ -657,13 +657,13 @@ is a version of 'Gin 'n Tonic'.

The formula for Coca-Cola

-

The missing 80 points of Dan Quayle's IQ

+

The missing 80 points of Dan Quayle's IQ

Every taxicab in the Metropolitan New York area (only while it's raining)

The Golden Fleece

-

A broadsword from roughly 1000 AD with a woman's hand still gripping the handle

+

A broadsword from roughly 1000 AD with a woman's hand still gripping the handle

A grafitti-free subway car

@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ as Shirley McLean

duck-shooting

A reciept for a rifle and ammo from Dallas Texas, to the account of L.B. -Johnson

+Johnson

A note from a member of the French Govt. saying they were sorry for the Rainbow Warrior

@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ the other

The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything

-

The lost notice to tell Arthur the bulldozers were coming

+

The lost notice to tell Arthur the bulldozers were coming

The message from the Vogons warning the Earth of the Hyperspace Bypass

@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ the other

"That Loving Feeling"

-

Plane tickets proving George Bush was in Paris in the fall of 1980

+

Plane tickets proving George Bush was in Paris in the fall of 1980

Recordings of a mysterious five-tone musical work, left over from a certain project that took place at Devil's Rock

@@ -737,23 +737,23 @@ from a certain project that took place at Devil's Rock

A slightly radioactive safe marked "S.S. Titanic"

Pay stubs with the words "Central Intelligence Agency" and "Lee Harvey -Oswald"

+Oswald"

-

The autopsy records for JFK (sealed for 50 years!)

+

The autopsy records for JFK (sealed for 50 years!)

-

The totally innocuous file on MLKjr that +

The totally innocuous file on MLKjr that was sealed -- because it was totally innocuous!

-

The report given to FDR on the Japanese fleet steaming toward Hawaii

+

The report given to FDR on the Japanese fleet steaming toward Hawaii

-

George Washington's membership card for the Masons

+

George Washington's membership card for the Masons

Birth certificates for several mulatto children, with the "Father" space marked "Thomas Jefferson"

Autopsy records for President Zachary Taylor

-

Telegram from Andrew Johnson to John Wilkes Booth saying "Great opportunity +

Telegram from Andrew Johnson to John Wilkes Booth saying "Great opportunity at Ford's Theater -- a definite Do-Not-Miss"

a prototype (or working model!) of Alpha Complex's @@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ the "Philadelphia Experiment"

Plans for the "Wildfire" research station

-

Set of printer plates for the Lyons UNIX book

+

Set of printer plates for the Lyons UNIX book

Atlantis

@@ -784,13 +784,13 @@ the "Philadelphia Experiment"

The plan for a balanced US budget

-

Several letters signed "George Washington" and "Adam -Weisshaupt", and a memo signed by a grafologist claiming that both sets +

Several letters signed "George Washington" and "Adam +Weisshaupt", and a memo signed by a grafologist claiming that both sets were written by the same person.

The unicorn scene from "Blade Runner"

-

Laserdisc copies of all Hayao Miyazaki films -- UNCUT and in ENGLISH

+

Laserdisc copies of all Hayao Miyazaki films -- UNCUT and in ENGLISH

Schubert's last symphony (complete)

@@ -801,9 +801,9 @@ solved in polynomial time

A pouch of sand, a red ruby on a chain, and a strange insect-like mask

-

The last 7 presidents and vice presidents, frozen -- including Bush & Quayle

+

The last 7 presidents and vice presidents, frozen -- including Bush & Quayle

-

Several Caroline clones (they work there)

+

Several Caroline clones (they work there)

a Kirelean photograph of Stonhenge -- showing auras on all the stones, including the missing ones

@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ body of a Red Army corporal

have the letter M engraved on them

The financial records of Stemple's Mill, Seattle, Washington - signed -"Ishmael Marx"

+"Ishmael Marx"

A large number of Swords

@@ -857,11 +857,11 @@ are kept

The coordinates of a rain-swept planet far out in the galaxy, inhabited by a little old man who likes cats (even though he doesn't believe in them)

-

Aristotle's treatise on humor

+

Aristotle's treatise on humor

The Freemasons' Ultimate Secret

-

King Arthur's perfectly preserved body

+

King Arthur's perfectly preserved body

God's pair of dice

@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ tennis shoes with the name "M. Martian" on both

The Beethoven manuscripts that disapeared at his death.

-

The first draft of Adam Weishaupt's inagural address

+

The first draft of Adam Weishaupt's inagural address

The allied plans for the bombing of Russian oil fields, early '41

@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ titus in Rome) with report detailing the contents of the Vatican warehouse

An archive containing every issue to date of the WEEKLY WORLD NEWS, with -marginal notations like, "Hoo boy, we *really* fooled this one!" +marginal notations like, "Hoo boy, we *really* fooled this one!" and "He's getting too close; exchange him."

A large tank containing some sort of preservative solution and several @@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ When any name is typed in, the COMPLETE history of the subject is displayed, including what he is doing at this moment, with constant updating

The CIA's report on Psychotronic Weaponry, with the Soviet's explaination -to what happened to Nixon and Carter, as well athe death of Brezhnev, +to what happened to Nixon and Carter, as well athe death of Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko, and the meteoric rise to power of one Mikhail Gorbachev, who happened to be head of the KGB when the research was being done

@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ Found in the basement of a church in Detroit

Directions to Midian

-

Definitive proof of the Carter thesis that states that petroleum, rather +

Definitive proof of the Carter thesis that states that petroleum, rather than being a diminishing resource, is constantly replenished naturally by the earth

@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ deficiency Virus

Joseph Smith's golden tablets, containing the Book of Mormon

-

The missing 23 minutes of Nixon's tape recordings

+

The missing 23 minutes of Nixon's tape recordings

Parcelsus' notebooks (that were supposedly buried with him, but weren't there when his tomb was opened, later---for that matter, how about his body?)

@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ when his tomb was opened, later---for that matter, how about his body?)

A couple of those computer chips they've supposedly found embedded in the arms of Egyptian mummies

-

All that runic graffiti saying things like "Sven Redbeard was here" from the +

All that runic graffiti saying things like "Sven Redbeard was here" from the upper Mississippi

A parrot-headed umbrella

@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ carved out of it

The "Greatest American Hero" suit (with instructions)

-

Rudy Wells' lab notes

+

Rudy Wells' lab notes

Several hypodermic needles, labelled "Lot Six"

@@ -1027,8 +1027,8 @@ animals with fan-shaped wings and lots of tentacles. Also contains what looks like a frozen block of blackish protoplasm marked "Do not defrost under ANY circumstances"

-

Photo showing the "Illuminated Five" (Nikola Tesla, Howard Hughes, -Adam Weishaupt, H.P. Lovecraft, and Nostradamus) having a beer bash +

Photo showing the "Illuminated Five" (Nikola Tesla, Howard Hughes, +Adam Weishaupt, H.P. Lovecraft, and Nostradamus) having a beer bash at the Eye In The Pyramid pub in Ingolstadt

The Overthruster and Buckaroo Banzai's jet car. Also a strange @@ -1037,9 +1037,9 @@ alien

Proof that Orson Wells' War of the Worlds broadcast was no joke

-

The *complete* manuscript of Coleridge's Kubla Khan

+

The *complete* manuscript of Coleridge's Kubla Khan

-

Everything dropped by aliens that Eric Von Daniken claims to have seen (which +

Everything dropped by aliens that Eric Von Daniken claims to have seen (which is usually guarded by "wild tribesmen" or drug runners, etc.)

One of those movie revolvers that fires twelve or fifteen shots, or at least @@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ the inventor to be executed, to keep the glassblowers in business

of Civilization as We Know It (suppressed because the world is not prepared)

-

The sequel to Gone With the Wind that Margaret Mitchell supposedly burned, +

The sequel to Gone With the Wind that Margaret Mitchell supposedly burned, after finding she didn't like "all the trouble *this* book has brought me."

The lightbulbs they used for illumination, in painting Egyptian tombs

@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ Sea, dated at approximately 6 million years old)

A dodo bird

A disk pack containing the personnel database for Yoyodyne Propulsion -Systems, listing lots of people named John who all applied for social +Systems, listing lots of people named John who all applied for social security numbers on November 1, 1938 in Grover's Mill, NJ

Boxes of proposal, progress report, and design review documents for @@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ name of an elaborate cover for yet another internal security service -- as yet unknown

UNIX; a nearly-mythical, small, simple, fully-functional multiuser -operating system (mentioned in some theoretical papers by Ritchie and +operating system (mentioned in some theoretical papers by Ritchie and Thompson, c. 1978). Possibly found squished in the very bottom left back corner of one of several huge crates labelled "BSD," "SYS5," etc

@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ beasties

The Gordian knot. Beside it, a much simpler knot, cut in two

-

Docmuments from the 1960's describing Isaac Asimov's process to "grow" a +

Docmuments from the 1960's describing Isaac Asimov's process to "grow" a positronic brain, using a revolutionary crystal-growing process amazingly similar to biological cell reproduction

@@ -1155,11 +1155,11 @@ by subversive nature. All Email, too, of course

The crashed UFO from White Sands, 1947

-

A statement stating that Iran-Contra was "all my idea", signed Ronald Reagan

+

A statement stating that Iran-Contra was "all my idea", signed Ronald Reagan

-

George Bush's travelogue from October, 1980

+

George Bush's travelogue from October, 1980

-

Professor Azland's time bubble

+

Professor Azland's time bubble

A spaceship powered entirely by steam

@@ -1176,22 +1176,22 @@ containing some water and a sad-looking yellow fish

A battered and aged working copy of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

-

CIA pay stubs, made out in the name of Mikhail Gorbachev

+

CIA pay stubs, made out in the name of Mikhail Gorbachev

A complete set of Majestic Twelve (aka MJ-12 aka MAJIC) documents, marked "Exempt: not to be declassified Top Secret Burn before reading"

-

A stack of memos to Joe Malik (regarding the Illuminati)

+

A stack of memos to Joe Malik (regarding the Illuminati)

A cat. No one can tell whether it is alive or dead

-

A gigantic submarine made of gold. Leif Erikson is written on the side

+

A gigantic submarine made of gold. Leif Erikson is written on the side

A sacred cow

-

The collected writings of Kilgore Trout +

The collected writings of Kilgore Trout The only writings to appear by him are excerpts and brief quotes in several -Kurt Vonnegut stories, except for the novel "Venus on the Half Shell"

+Kurt Vonnegut stories, except for the novel "Venus on the Half Shell"

And, of course, the warehouse would need to have, as a relief from all the clutter, a vial containing a perfect vacuum

@@ -1204,13 +1204,13 @@ sing once in awhile. A sign hangs in front of the cage saying; And DO NOT feed after midnight!!!

A small glass vile that seems to contain plain water. The label reads; -"property of R. Reagan, from fountain of youth, FL"

+"property of R. Reagan, from fountain of youth, FL"

This list

(BRITISH WING)

-

All the gadgets designed by Q, including the ones James Bond didn't use

+

All the gadgets designed by Q, including the ones James Bond didn't use

All the gadgets designed by q (Q's little brother), such as a vacuum cleaner which, when carefully dismantled and cunningly reassembled, @@ -1222,22 +1222,22 @@ becomes a hair dryer

Complete inventory of the U. S. Government warehouse

-

The first telephone, invented by Percy forbes-Hamilton. It wasn't much -use until Alexander Graham Bell invented the second one

+

The first telephone, invented by Percy forbes-Hamilton. It wasn't much +use until Alexander Graham Bell invented the second one

A map showing the exact location of Thunderbirds' Island H.Q.

-

A copy of a blackmail note addressed to Pons and Fleischmann, sent by the +

A copy of a blackmail note addressed to Pons and Fleischmann, sent by the head of B.P.

-

Plans for converting the Scott Monument into a rocket capable of travelling +

Plans for converting the Scott Monument into a rocket capable of travelling to Mars and back

The date and time of the revolution

Geoffrey Boycott's missing test years

-

The real Jules Verne trophy

+

The real Jules Verne trophy

The location of the *first* tunnel under the Channel (built back in Napoleon's time)

@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ a Commander Straker

The diary of one "S. Holmes, Consulting Detective."

-

A similar (but often contradictory) diary by a Dr. Watson

+

A similar (but often contradictory) diary by a Dr. Watson

Several infernal devices created by a Dr. Manchu, in crates shipped in from Hong Kong

@@ -1258,12 +1258,12 @@ in from Hong Kong

The manuscripts of all those unwritten Sherlock Holmes adventures, such as the Adventure of the Aluminium Crutch, and The -Giant Rat of Sumatra, that Watson kept tempting us with!

+Giant Rat of Sumatra, that Watson kept tempting us with!

A "Norwegian Blue" parrot nailed to a perch in a birdcage

A device, similar to a laptop computer, wrapped in a dirty towel, -with the words "Don't panic" written in friendly letters

+with the words "Don't panic" written in friendly letters

A Babel fish

@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ operating instructions for Stonehenge

An electronic thumb

A number of typewritten manuscripts bearing titles such -as "Hamlet", "Macbeth" and "George", with the author +as "Hamlet", "Macbeth" and "George", with the author given as A. Simian

Documents detailing payments made to an advertising agency @@ -1287,20 +1287,20 @@ to manufacture a front man to sell the above manuscripts

A device for flattening areas of corn

-

The mumified remains of the original M. Thatcher

+

The mumified remains of the original M. Thatcher

-

Mark Thatcher's road map

+

Mark Thatcher's road map

A copy of "The Nice and accurate prophecies of Agnes Nutter: Witch"

A sonic screwdriver (nonfunctional, with a note explaining that it was found in -London, AD 1666)

+London, AD 1666)

-

An Eyes-Only Scottland Yard File re: a serious of prostitute murders +

An Eyes-Only Scottland Yard File re: a serious of prostitute murders in London in the 1890's

-

A file cabinet, formerly belongong to one Brigadier Arthur Gordon -Lethbridge-Stewart, containing detailed documents of encounters with +

A file cabinet, formerly belongong to one Brigadier Arthur Gordon +Lethbridge-Stewart, containing detailed documents of encounters with assorted aliens and creatures on the British Isles, all stamped with the words "TOP SECRET:UNIT"

@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ the bottom

The school transcripts and transfer forms of one Vislor Turlough, which gives his home address as "Trion"; and similar, older documents for a -girl named Susan whose grandfather claimed on her records that she'd +girl named Susan whose grandfather claimed on her records that she'd attended "West Gallifrey Junior High."

A letter from Downing Street to Argentina, promising @@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ capture some unspecified islands

moving one disc at a time Diagrams for a semi-functionnal mind control device, and (pessimistic) progress reports for control of subject -"John M."

+"John M."

Details of the massive conspiracy which seems to have resulted in most of the British secrets ending up in the US warehouse

@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ pill if you are in a small two-man shuttle craft

A bloodstained apron embroydered with masonic regalia and three feathers

-

Margret Thatcher's conscience

+

Margret Thatcher's conscience

A report on an MI5 operation involving a poisoned apple, a known homosexual and an infinite tape

@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ fallen towers

Some very old burned cakes

-

John Major's personality

+

John Major's personality

The phone number of International Rescue

@@ -1372,16 +1372,16 @@ fallen towers

A biochemical report proving that one should put the milk in first

-

Neil Kinnock's ideals

+

Neil Kinnock's ideals

-

Satelite photographs showing that the General Galtiari was, in fact, +

Satelite photographs showing that the General Galtiari was, in fact, somewhere in the Indian Ocean when sunk

A report on the spontanious self-disassembly of an early experimental British nuclear weapon as it was being transported through inner London, and why no one noticed

-

A gene analysis on the reamins of Winston Churchil, showing that he +

A gene analysis on the reamins of Winston Churchil, showing that he was, in fact, a chicken

A map and latitude-longitude coordinates showing the exact location of @@ -1396,12 +1396,12 @@ the Village

A door, above which is the brightly lit word "EXIT", and which bears a small plate upon which is written "101"

-

Nigel Lawson's calculator

+

Nigel Lawson's calculator

-

A parchment letter from James I to a group of biblical scholars +

A parchment letter from James I to a group of biblical scholars starting with the words "Thou Creeps"

-

A large leathery egg found on the shores of a Scottish loch

+

A large leathery egg found on the shores of a Scottish loch

Authur Skargil's Tory party membership

@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ lifted out of Aukland harbour

all British submarines pointing out that, contrary to earlier orders, issued due to a previous minister having his hair shampooed and set while typing, it is _Soviet_ trawlers that pose a thright to British -security and not, as stated, _Scottish_ ones

+security and not, as stated, _Scottish_ ones

The final page of the Communist Manefesto containing the punch line, found inside a volume in the British library where it had seemingly @@ -1429,14 +1429,14 @@ been dropped in the haste of getting the book to the publisher

The original plans for the analytical engine clearly labeled as "Automatic bacon slicer and piano key carving machine"

-

The launch control system for the Scott monument

+

The launch control system for the Scott monument

The formula for the additive inserted into Welsh water supplies 25 years ago to induce small mutations into unborn children which makes the retina and optic lobes much less sensitive to fast moving ovoid objects

-

The minutes of the final session of the Scotish parliament wherein the +

The minutes of the final session of the Scotish parliament wherein the members decided to take the money and run before the Irish made good on their promise to sue for royalties on Whiskey

@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ by apointment, intrnl. removals"

A shard of crystal found wedged in a crevice on Rockall

-

The complete transcript of Joan of Ark's trial

+

The complete transcript of Joan of Ark's trial

The recipe for British Rail sausage rolls, confiscated for national security reasons

@@ -1464,9 +1464,9 @@ security reasons

A suppressed letter from St. Paul apologizing to the female members of the church at Corinth

-

A complete transscript of Gallieo's trial (including the non-public parts)

+

A complete transscript of Gallieo's trial (including the non-public parts)

-

The Fatima Prophesies (One look at those, and the Pope in office at +

The Fatima Prophesies (One look at those, and the Pope in office at the time locked himself up for three days)

Obviously a copy of the Necronomicon (Know thine enemies!)

@@ -1482,9 +1482,9 @@ blood. When the blood was scanned for DNA, none was found...)

Lazarus, in a cage

-

A paystub to one Mr. Salmon Rushdie, commenting, "Job Well Done."

+

A paystub to one Mr. Salmon Rushdie, commenting, "Job Well Done."

-

A paystub to Lee Harvey Oswald, commenting "Job Well Done."

+

A paystub to Lee Harvey Oswald, commenting "Job Well Done."

The bill for the Last Supper

@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ blood. When the blood was scanned for DNA, none was found...)

A big ol' hourglass that _cannot_ be turned over, slowly running out

-

A very large key, inset with pearls, inscribed (in Aramaic) "To Peter, +

A very large key, inset with pearls, inscribed (in Aramaic) "To Peter, Sorry, you can't take it with you."

A dartboard, with most of the space being taken up with signs for Italy, @@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ one for the USA. Oh, yeaH, there's a dart in it now, pierced through Poland

Copies of all the books put on the "Banned" lists (Know Thine Enemies!)

-

An ancient map, dated AD 476 that points to the major locations where all +

An ancient map, dated AD 476 that points to the major locations where all the books were taken (Damn the *^$#$ Dark Ages!)

A strange account of a man who appeared before the Inquisition saying, "No, @@ -1512,18 +1512,18 @@ The report goes on to show that the man was summarily tortured for Heresy, and when he did not repent, was killed. Strangely, though, it also comments that the body of the heretic disappeared soon after

-

An ancient tome, dating to AD 30, written in a bastardization of Arabic, +

An ancient tome, dating to AD 30, written in a bastardization of Arabic, Aramaic, Greek, and Latin, proposing complex differential equations, and signed QED, JC. (Prince of Darkness)

Complete records on all major exorcisms, visitations, and miracles

-

One part of a strange machine built by Da Vinci, which used solar energy to +

One part of a strange machine built by Da Vinci, which used solar energy to remarkable ends

-

Tons of Stuff by Raphael, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michaelangelo, and Donatello, +

Tons of Stuff by Raphael, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michaelangelo, and Donatello, along with a few others, deemed "inappropriate" for the general populace, -but which looked spiffy on the Pope's bedroom wall

+but which looked spiffy on the Pope's bedroom wall

A bottle of water that says "Taken from top of Everest...Remember!"

@@ -1534,22 +1534,22 @@ but which looked spiffy on the Pope's bedroom wall

Various bottles containing insects, frogs, lice, etc., and the last labelled, "Azrael. Open in case of Emergency."

-

The char-broiled corpse of a non-levite, "Don't touch it."

+

The char-broiled corpse of a non-levite, "Don't touch it."

-

A horn, reading, "DON'T BLOW!!!!"

+

A horn, reading, "DON'T BLOW!!!!"

A sling and several stones

Ark of the Covenant, with a note in Italian reading, "Switch made...replica en route to USA."

-

Samples of the excellent 'shrooms that only grow on Patmos (as in St. John)

+

Samples of the excellent 'shrooms that only grow on Patmos (as in St. John)

The Sybilline Books

The Lost Centuries of Nostradamus

-

The Grimoire of Pope Honorius

+

The Grimoire of Pope Honorius

The Third Prophecy of Fatima

@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@ en route to USA."

All the material on the Russian ESP "remote viewing" project (which, of course, was stolen by our own remote viewers)

-

The bodies of the executed Romanoff royal family, including Anastasia

+

The bodies of the executed Romanoff royal family, including Anastasia

All the missing Old Masters paintings that the Nazis commandeered

@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@ course, was stolen by our own remote viewers)

The sword given to the first Emperor by the goddess Amaterasu

-

A copy of the telegram from Tojo to Roosevelt giving warning of the +

A copy of the telegram from Tojo to Roosevelt giving warning of the Pearl Harbor attack

An oxygen destroyer

@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ That Can Say No"

Godzilla

To Europe and the so-called Gas Chambers with eager -scientists from 'round the world, Fred Leuchter, and all +scientists from 'round the world, Fred Leuchter, and all Revisionists beg. Questions answered NOW. The Sun could steal the mist of mystery. IT COULD BE SO SIMPLE. Truth denied; investigation denied. Every day the Zionist Giant @@ -1605,5 +1605,5 @@ through the long wait; the cattle WILL find their way home.

Pete Faust -Institute For Relearning +Institute For Relearning

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/conspire.xml b/pythonCode/output/conspire.xml index 52f7c96..2700ee9 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/conspire.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/conspire.xml @@ -203,11 +203,11 @@ Go to a library. Take a book at random. Skim it. Then, decide how that book is either for you or against you. If it is for you, quote liberally and out of context. If against you, do the same. -DON"T LET YOURSELF GET CONFUSED BY THE FACTS! We certainly don't! +DON"T LET YOURSELF GET CONFUSED BY THE FACTS! We certainly don't! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Alan LustigerINTERNET:lustiger@att.com UUCP:att!pruxp!alu ATTMAIL:!alustiger CIS:72657,366 -- -Selected by Maddi Hausmann. MAIL your joke (jokes ONLY) to funny@clarinet.com.

 \ No newline at end of file +Selected by Maddi Hausmann. MAIL your joke (jokes ONLY) to funny@clarinet.com.

 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/contra.xml b/pythonCode/output/contra.xml index 911b1b0..4ec600a 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/contra.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/contra.xml @@ -1,57 +1,57 @@

SOLDIER OF FORTUNE DIES MYSTERIOUSLY AFTER TALKING TO CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS

-

by Vince Bielski and Dennis Bernstein

+

by Vince Bielski and Dennis Bernstein

A county coroner in Los Angeles has yet to announce the -cause of death of Steven Carr, a 27-year-old U.S. mercenary who +cause of death of Steven Carr, a 27-year-old U.S. mercenary who has provided Congress with much of what it knows about weapons -shipments to the contras. Had Carr lived, he was also expected to +shipments to the contras. Had Carr lived, he was also expected to testified in federal court against 29 contra supporters allegedly involved in cocaine trafficking, an assassination attempt on -former contra leader Eden Pastora and a scheme to kill U.S +former contra leader Eden Pastora and a scheme to kill U.S Ambassador to Costa Rica Lewis Tambs.

-

While Detective Mel Arnold of the Los Angeles Police +

While Detective Mel Arnold of the Los Angeles Police Department said the department is investigating the possibility -that Carr was murdered, at this point he said there doesn't +that Carr was murdered, at this point he said there doesn't appear to be any evidence of "foul play." But in the days before -his death, Carr told several people that he feared he would be +his death, Carr told several people that he feared he would be assassinated. He was "very paranoid and frightened" because of -his role as a witness, Carr's sister Ann of Naples, Fla., said.

+his role as a witness, Carr's sister Ann of Naples, Fla., said.

-

Here is what the police are saying about Carr's death. He +

Here is what the police are saying about Carr's death. He died at 4 am on December 13 in a parking lot near his friend's apartment in Van Nuys, Calif., where he was staying. In the predawn hours on this Saturday morning, while his friend, -Jacqueline Scott, was asleep, Carr left the apartment for an +Jacqueline Scott, was asleep, Carr left the apartment for an unknown reason. After spending an undetermined amount of time -outside, Carr began making noise which awoke Scott. Arnold said -he could not describe the type of noise Carr was making. Scott -found Carr in the parking lot, who was "distressed and having +outside, Carr began making noise which awoke Scott. Arnold said +he could not describe the type of noise Carr was making. Scott +found Carr in the parking lot, who was "distressed and having coordination problems." Soon after he died from a "probable cocaine overdose." Asked if the police found any physical evidence of cocaine use in the area of the apartment or parking -lot, Arnold said "no comment."

+lot, Arnold said "no comment."

-

Dan Sheehan, an attorney with the Christic Institute in +

Dan Sheehan, an attorney with the Christic Institute in Washington which filed the law suit against the 29 contra -supporter, said Carr used cocaine, but called him "an educated -user." Martha Honey, a reporter for the BBC, became friends with -Carr while he was a mercenary in Costa Rica. She said Carr was +supporter, said Carr used cocaine, but called him "an educated +user." Martha Honey, a reporter for the BBC, became friends with +Carr while he was a mercenary in Costa Rica. She said Carr was not the type of person who would kill himself because he was -under pressure. "Stevie was a survivor. He had this ability to get +under pressure. "Stevie was a survivor. He had this ability to get himself in trouble but he always seemed to bounce back. He had a great sense of humor."

The source of his fears were not just the contra supporters whose alleged crimes he revealed, but also the U.S. -government. Carr said that while he was in Costa Rica, U.S. +government. Carr said that while he was in Costa Rica, U.S. embassy officials threatened to jail him if he squealed on their contra operation in Costa Rica.

-

In April 1985 Carr was arrested by Costa Rican authorities -for violating the country's neutrality and sent to prison. Carr +

In April 1985 Carr was arrested by Costa Rican authorities +for violating the country's neutrality and sent to prison. Carr was one of several mercenaries based in northern Costa Rica on land owned and managed by a U.S. citizen and reported CIA operative named John Hull. Evidence from several sources suggests @@ -59,43 +59,43 @@ that the contras operate what amounts to a military base on property controlled by Hull as well as an airbase for the movement of cocaine from Columbia into the United States.

-

While in jail, Carr spilled the beans about the contra +

While in jail, Carr spilled the beans about the contra operation. To reporters, he claimed that Hull had told him that Hull was the CIA liaison to the contras and was receiving $10,000 a month from the National Security Council to help finance the -operation. Carr told Honey why he was revealing such secrets: -"Carr said that the mercenaries had been led to believe that +operation. Carr told Honey why he was revealing such secrets: +"Carr said that the mercenaries had been led to believe that their mercenary activity was sanctioned by top U.S. military and Costa Rican officials. He was extremely bitter at having been arrested."

-

Honey compiled information from Carr and other sources into +

Honey compiled information from Carr and other sources into a book focusing on the role of Hull and other contra supporters in the May 1984 assassination attempt against Pastora in Nicaragua in which a bomb explosion killed eight people and injured -Pastora. Hull sued Honey, and her colleague Tony Avirgan, for -libel in May 1986. Carr received a subpoena to appear at the +Pastora. Hull sued Honey, and her colleague Tony Avirgan, for +libel in May 1986. Carr received a subpoena to appear at the trial, where he was to be a key witness for the reporters' defense.

-

On May 16, Carr was released from jail. He later described +

On May 16, Carr was released from jail. He later described the events which took place in his life over the course of the next week to Honey and an U.S. congressional aide involved in an investigation of the arms supply network to the contras.

-

Carr said that Hull bailed him out of jail as a way of +

Carr said that Hull bailed him out of jail as a way of persuading him to testify on Hull's behalf. Hull requested that -Carr testify that the reporters forced him to make the charges -against Hull, Carr said.

+Carr testify that the reporters forced him to make the charges +against Hull, Carr said.

-

That same day, Carr said he went to the U.S. embassy to +

That same day, Carr said he went to the U.S. embassy to determine why he was arrested for participating in a war that the -U.S. supports. He said he met with two officials, Kirk Kotula, -the counsel general and John Jones, the acting chief of the +U.S. supports. He said he met with two officials, Kirk Kotula, +the counsel general and John Jones, the acting chief of the consulute.

-

According to Honey's notes of her conversation with Carr -about his meeting with the officials, Carr said: "The officials +

According to Honey's notes of her conversation with Carr +about his meeting with the officials, Carr said: "The officials told me they knew all about Hull's contra operation and they had me call him. He picked up the phone instantly, as if he had been waiting for my call.

@@ -106,60 +106,60 @@ the matter. The embassy told me to get the hell out of Dodge or I'd go back to La Reforma prison. They told me that the bus to Panama leaves at 7:30 pm and to be on it," he said.

-

Carr spent the next three days staying at Honey's house. On -night of May 19, Carr left the house to visit a friend, and the -following day, the U.S. embassy told the court that Carr was in +

Carr spent the next three days staying at Honey's house. On +night of May 19, Carr left the house to visit a friend, and the +following day, the U.S. embassy told the court that Carr was in their custody and that he would appear at the trial, Honey said. -However, Carr said on May 20, following U.S. embassy orders, he +However, Carr said on May 20, following U.S. embassy orders, he took a bus to Panama, and with the help to the U.S. embassy -there, flew to Miami a few days later. Upon his return, Carr was +there, flew to Miami a few days later. Upon his return, Carr was put in jail in Naples, Fla., for a prior offense.

-

Kotula said he had talked with Carr, but denied the he had +

Kotula said he had talked with Carr, but denied the he had threatened him or forced him to leave Costa Rica. "That's not true, at least by me. I did not threaten him with any such thing. I couldn't do that, what would be the possible motive. I can't put people in jail and I can't get people out of jail.

-

"I tried to convince Steve Carr when I first met him not to +

"I tried to convince Steve Carr when I first met him not to go and join up with some bunch of guys. He was nothing but a -overgrown child who had read too many John Wayne comic books."

+overgrown child who had read too many John Wayne comic books."

-

Jonathan Winer, an aide to Sen. John Kerry D-Mass., said +

Jonathan Winer, an aide to Sen. John Kerry D-Mass., said the Senator's office is investigating the matter. "There are obviously some very serious questions regarding the U.S. -embassy's role in Steven Carr leaving Costa Rica," he said.

+embassy's role in Steven Carr leaving Costa Rica," he said.

-

After Carr's return to the U.S., congressional investigators +

After Carr's return to the U.S., congressional investigators said they had planned on bringing him before Congress. His testimony, based on his participation on a March 6, 1985 arms shipment from Fort Lauderdale to Ilogango Air Base in El -Salvador, would have linked Felix Rodriguez--the ex-CIA agent who -reportedly met with Donald Gregg, aide to Vice President George -Bush--to that weapons shipment, Sheehan said.

+Salvador, would have linked Felix Rodriguez--the ex-CIA agent who +reportedly met with Donald Gregg, aide to Vice President George +Bush--to that weapons shipment, Sheehan said.

"He is the guy that can prove that the March 6 shipment of weapons that flew out of the Fort Lauderdale Airport -went to Ilopango airport," said Sheehan. "He witnessed and can -identify Felix Rodriguez as the guy who off loaded the weapons to +went to Ilopango airport," said Sheehan. "He witnessed and can +identify Felix Rodriguez as the guy who off loaded the weapons to smaller planes which were then flown to Hull's ranch in Costa Rica."

-

In early 1986, Carr and two other eye-witnesses told federal +

In early 1986, Carr and two other eye-witnesses told federal authorities that several major players in the arms supply network -were involved in the shipment, including Tom Posey, head of the -mercenary group Civilian Materiel Assistance, Robert Owen, -reportedly a liaison to fired Lt. Col. Oliver North, and Hull, -Sheehan said.

+were involved in the shipment, including Tom Posey, head of the +mercenary group Civilian Materiel Assistance, Robert Owen, +reportedly a liaison to fired Lt. Col. Oliver North, and Hull, +Sheehan said.

-

With no criminal indictment by October, Sheehan alleged +

With no criminal indictment by October, Sheehan alleged before a congressional committee that the Justice Department had engaged in a "willfull conspiracy...to obstruct justice....A -number of telephone calls were then placed to Mr. Kellner (the -U.S. Attorney in Miami) personally by Edwin Meese...instructing -Mr. Kellner 'to proceed very, very, very slowly' in any -investigation of this case." Kellner has said he -has talked with Meese about the case, but denied Sheehan's +number of telephone calls were then placed to Mr. Kellner (the +U.S. Attorney in Miami) personally by Edwin Meese...instructing +Mr. Kellner 'to proceed very, very, very slowly' in any +investigation of this case." Kellner has said he +has talked with Meese about the case, but denied Sheehan's allegation.

A grand jury has recently formed in Miami to reportedly hear @@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ Salvador--evidence which is essential in making a case that the U.S. Neutrality Act and the Arms Export Control Act were violated--is now dead.

-

"A great deal of the information Carr provided did check +

"A great deal of the information Carr provided did check out. It will now be harder for anyone to bring a prosecution with -Steven's testimony now unavailable, and I think that is very -unfortunate," Winer said. +Steven's testimony now unavailable, and I think that is very +unfortunate," Winer said. ----------------------------------------------------------------- e, and I think that is very diff --git a/pythonCode/output/contrcia.xml b/pythonCode/output/contrcia.xml index e12f34d..0e786ba 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/contrcia.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/contrcia.xml @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@

SECRET TEAM OF WEAPONS DEALERS -by Vince Bielski

+by Vince Bielski

A "secret team" of former CIA and military officials and arms dealers are responsible for the covert weapons shipments to Iran and the contras under the direction of fired White House -aide Lt. Col. Oliver North.

+aide Lt. Col. Oliver North.

Members of the "secret team" came together in the secret war against Cuba in 1961, and have since been involved in "political @@ -15,26 +15,26 @@ Nicaragua.

leaders, has resorted to opium and cocaine trafficking to finance their operations.

-

Edwin Wilson, the ex-CIA operative convicted for selling -explosives to Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, was an active member.

+

Edwin Wilson, the ex-CIA operative convicted for selling +explosives to Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, was an active member.

These allegations are part of a lengthy affidavit filed this week in a Miami federal court in support of a law suit brought -by Dan Sheehan, an attorney with the Christic Institute in +by Dan Sheehan, an attorney with the Christic Institute in Washington. The suit names 29 alledged operatives in the contras arms network as defendants.

The suit alleges that the defendants supplied the C-4 explosives which were used in the May 1984 assassination attempt -against contra leader Eden Pastora in Nicaragua in which eight -people were killed and Pastora injured. The plaintiffs, Martha -Honey and Tony Avirgan, are American journalists who are sueing +against contra leader Eden Pastora in Nicaragua in which eight +people were killed and Pastora injured. The plaintiffs, Martha +Honey and Tony Avirgan, are American journalists who are sueing for personal injuries they suffered from the bombing.

The Christic Institute, a church funded public interest law firm, has taken on controversial cases in the past, such as the suit against Kerr McGree Nuclear Corporation on behalf of Karen -Silkwood. And it was while Sheehan was defending a sanctuary +Silkwood. And it was while Sheehan was defending a sanctuary worker that he received information which led him into the investigation of the contra arms supply opertation.

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ into the investigation of the contra arms supply opertation.

Emergency Management Agency that FEMA had a highly secret plan to "deputize" government and State National Guard personnel for the purpose of interning 400,000 undocumented Central -Americans in detention centers in the event that President Reagan +Americans in detention centers in the event that President Reagan launched "Operation Night-train"--a military invasion into Central America.

@@ -50,40 +50,40 @@ Central America.

bases of hundreds of tons of weapons to be used by newly created State Defense Forces, composed of civilians, who would help enforce the "State of Domestic National Emergency" during the -invasion. Sheehan learned from a Louisiana State National Guard +invasion. Sheehan learned from a Louisiana State National Guard Colonel that a State Defense Force in Louisiana planned to give half of the weapons it received to the contras.

In Miami, former U.S. military personnel and active National Guard units had organized a para-military organization, called Civilian Military Assistance, to arm, train and fight with the -contras. The group, headed by Tom Posey, obtained "surplus" +contras. The group, headed by Tom Posey, obtained "surplus" military equipment from the 20th Special Forces Unit of the U.S. -Army in Alabama, Sheehan learned from a member of the group.

+Army in Alabama, Sheehan learned from a member of the group.

-

In June 1984, Sheehan was informed a man who +

In June 1984, Sheehan was informed a man who working with the para-military organization in helping arm the contras also claimed to be a "personal representative to the -Contras of...Lt. Col. Oliver North." His name is Robert Owen.

+Contras of...Lt. Col. Oliver North." His name is Robert Owen.

-

One year later, Sheehan began putting this information into +

One year later, Sheehan began putting this information into a law suit when he learned that Posey, Owen and others -were allegedly involved in the bombing of the Pastora press +were allegedly involved in the bombing of the Pastora press conference which caused physical and personal injury to the two American reporters.

-

Sheehans investigation also led him to the discovery of a +

Sheehans investigation also led him to the discovery of a "secret team" of former high ranking U.S. officials and officers who oversaw the procurement and shipment of weapons to the contras to to Iran. Through Posey, Owen and other they allegedly supplied the explosives for the press conference bombing. The "secret team" includes former high-ranking CIA officials Theodore -Shackley and Thomas Clines, ret. Air Force Gen. Richard Secord, -ex-CIA operative Edwin Wilson, and two arms dealers, Albert Hakim -(of Los Gatos) and Rafael Quintero, both of whom are U.S. +Shackley and Thomas Clines, ret. Air Force Gen. Richard Secord, +ex-CIA operative Edwin Wilson, and two arms dealers, Albert Hakim +(of Los Gatos) and Rafael Quintero, both of whom are U.S. citizens.

-

In the affidavit, which cites 79 seperate sources, Sheehan +

In the affidavit, which cites 79 seperate sources, Sheehan said he learned of the "secret team" from a former U.S. intelligence officer who worked in Iran, a retired CIA officer, and a former Air Force officer.

@@ -98,18 +98,18 @@ will of Congress,...the President,...or the (CIA)," the affidavit reads.

The source said the "secret team" was set up in -1977 under the supervision of Shackley and Cline, who were then -with the CIA. Wilson worked with Gadhafi "to secretly train +1977 under the supervision of Shackley and Cline, who were then +with the CIA. Wilson worked with Gadhafi "to secretly train Libyan anti-Shah of Iran terrorists in the use of deadly C-4 -explosives," the affidavit reads. Wilson's real purpose was to +explosives," the affidavit reads. Wilson's real purpose was to gather intelligence on the anti-Shah terrorist missions, and then -pass the information to Quintero, "who was responsible for the +pass the information to Quintero, "who was responsible for the assassination of these Libyan terrorists,"

-

Wilson was convicted for his dealings with Gadhafi, and -Shackley and Clines resigned under pressure from then-CIA -director Stansfield Turner. Shackley and Clines then join with -Secord and Hakim and "went private" continuing to run their +

Wilson was convicted for his dealings with Gadhafi, and +Shackley and Clines resigned under pressure from then-CIA +director Stansfield Turner. Shackley and Clines then join with +Secord and Hakim and "went private" continuing to run their "secret team," the affidavit reads.

This group--initially through the Egyptian-American @@ -117,16 +117,16 @@ Transport and Service Company--was "responsible for the entire supply of weapons...to the Contras," when the CIA wasn't directly providing them. They began arming the contras in August 1979, after entering "into a formal contractual agreement with -Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza" despite President Carter's -order banning the sending of weapons to Somoza, the affidavit +Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza" despite President Carter's +order banning the sending of weapons to Somoza, the affidavit reads.

The CIA took over in 1981, but when the 1984 ban on U.S. support went into effect, North reactivated the private -merchants. Quintero, operating through a Florida based +merchants. Quintero, operating through a Florida based corporation named Orca Supply Company--a company earlier set up -by Edwin Wilson--saw to it that the supplies were delivered to -the contras through John Hull, a U.S. citizen, who reportedly +by Edwin Wilson--saw to it that the supplies were delivered to +the contras through John Hull, a U.S. citizen, who reportedly operates a contra base in northern Costa Rica on land he owns. Among the delivered weapons were the explosives used in the Pastor bombing, the CIA source said.

@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ equipment is bought from the U.S. government at the manufacturer's cost and sold to Iran at replacement cost. The profits are then laundered through front companies.

-

The Examiner reported in July that Secord, partners with -Hakim in Standford Technology Trading Group International, was +

The Examiner reported in July that Secord, partners with +Hakim in Standford Technology Trading Group International, was involved in the 1981 sale of AWACS to Saudi Arabia, in which money from that sale financed the contra operation.

@@ -148,45 +148,45 @@ cocaine dealers in which the drug moves from Columbia, through Hull's land, into the U.S at a level of one ton each week.

-

When the Reagan Administration decided to undertake the -secret sales of arms to Iran in 1985, it was Shackley, Clines, -Hakim and Secord whom they used to carry out the mission, the +

When the Reagan Administration decided to undertake the +secret sales of arms to Iran in 1985, it was Shackley, Clines, +Hakim and Secord whom they used to carry out the mission, the affidavit reads.

BACKGROUND

In 1961, Shackley, a CIA station chief in Miami, and his -deputy Clines, directed the covert war against Cuba. A special -unit formed to assassinate Castro, supervised by the "Mafia -Lieutenant Santo Trafficante," included Quintero--and Felix -Rodreguez and Luis Pasada Carillo--two ex-CIA agent who +deputy Clines, directed the covert war against Cuba. A special +unit formed to assassinate Castro, supervised by the "Mafia +Lieutenant Santo Trafficante," included Quintero--and Felix +Rodreguez and Luis Pasada Carillo--two ex-CIA agent who reportedly operate the contras arms network at an El Salvador air base. Pasada was involved in the 1976 mid-air bombing of a Cuban passenger airliner.

After the covert war activists were caught smuggling narcotics into the U.S. from Cuba, the operation was shut down, and Shackley -and Clines were transfered to Laos, where Shackley was made CIA -Deputy Chief of Station and Clines continued as his deputy.

+and Clines were transfered to Laos, where Shackley was made CIA +Deputy Chief of Station and Clines continued as his deputy.

-

According to the affidavit, Shackley and Clines directed a -secret program which trained and used Meo tribesmen "to +

According to the affidavit, Shackley and Clines directed a +secret program which trained and used Meo tribesmen "to secretly assassinated over 100,000 non-combatant village mayors, book-keepers, clerks and other civilian bureaucrats in Laos, Cambodia and Thailand." The operation was funded by profits from an illegal opium trade.

A commander the political assassination program was ret. -Army General John Singlaub, who has said publicly that he is +Army General John Singlaub, who has said publicly that he is helping arm the contras. North, a Marine Corps Major at the time, -was one of Singlaub's deputies. Also involved with Shackley in -Laos was Secord, then an Air Force General, the affidavit +was one of Singlaub's deputies. Also involved with Shackley in +Laos was Secord, then an Air Force General, the affidavit reads.

-

In 1971, Shackley and Clines, from their post the CIA's +

In 1971, Shackley and Clines, from their post the CIA's Western Hemisphere operations, directed the "Track II" operation in Chile which played a role in the assassination of Chilean -President Salvador Allende, the affidavit reads.

+President Salvador Allende, the affidavit reads.

In 1974, the two directed the Phoenix project in Vietnam, which carried out the political assassination of some 60,000 non- diff --git a/pythonCode/output/control.xml b/pythonCode/output/control.xml index 41e304d..1ca45f8 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/control.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/control.xml @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ examples involves one of the most controversial activities in

The story of rock and roll has been told in many books, among which are You Say You Want a Revolution by Robert G. Pielke -and The Story of Rock by Carl Belz. From the very beginning, +and The Story of Rock by Carl Belz. From the very beginning, it was the music of the young, and was hated and reviled by the old. Why? Not simply because the music itself was distasteful to adults. The animosity against rock and roll @@ -98,17 +98,17 @@ music, but teenagers would carefully search the radio band for the few that did. (My favorite was an Oklahoma City station more than 500 miles from my home.)

-

And along came Sam Phillips, the entrepreneur par excellence, +

And along came Sam Phillips, the entrepreneur par excellence, who shook the world by looking for a white man who sang like a black man. One day the invisible hand of the market brought into his studio the man who would become the King of Rock and -Roll, Elvis Presley. Elvis was hated and condemned by grown- -ups. But teenagers didn't care, and Elvis became the social +Roll, Elvis Presley. Elvis was hated and condemned by grown- +ups. But teenagers didn't care, and Elvis became the social phenomenon of the century. (While on our way to a national student council convention when I was in the 9th grade, a few -of us discovered that Elvis was staying in our motel. I -knocked on his door and asked if Elvis would come out to -visit. At about midnight, Elvis Presley came down to the pool +of us discovered that Elvis was staying in our motel. I +knocked on his door and asked if Elvis would come out to +visit. At about midnight, Elvis Presley came down to the pool and spent some time visiting with a few of us. It did not take long to see that he was a great person and that what grown-ups were saying about him was untrue.)

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ together in other ways. Buddy Holly, who created some of the most beautiful music ever written, shocked the black audience at the Apollo Theater in New York City. (No white act had ever played the Apollo!) And they loved him! White teenagers were -flocking to see Chuck Berry sing "Roll Over Beethoven," +flocking to see Chuck Berry sing "Roll Over Beethoven," "Maybellene," and "Sweet Little Sixteen." And, horror of horrors, white and black musicians were even travelling together!

@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ came in the form of a Congressional investigation of an activity that was harming no one.

While the political investigation cast a wide net over rock -and roll, its ultimate brunt was felt by Alan Freed, a disc +and roll, its ultimate brunt was felt by Alan Freed, a disc jockey who was the first to coin the term "rock and roll." Freed was one of the earliest and most successful promoters of rock and roll, is generally recognized as the "Father of Rock @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ and Roll," and appeared in the rock and roll movie, Rock Around the Clock. But all that ended with the Congressional attempt to destroy rock and roll. In one of the ugliest abuses of political power in American history, U.S. Congressmen -brutalized and butchered Alan Freed. He died a broken man in +brutalized and butchered Alan Freed. He died a broken man in 1965 at the age of 43.

But the politicians and the racists, despite their fervent @@ -210,13 +210,13 @@ heritage of the world. It also sent deep and profound quakes through some of the most wrongful beliefs of American adults. The social upheaval began with challenges to racial prejudice but it did not end there. A few years later, appeared an -individual named Boy Dylan, one of the world's greatest poets +individual named Boy Dylan, one of the world's greatest poets and ironically a product of America's government schools. -Through the message of his music, Dylan pierced the conscience +Through the message of his music, Dylan pierced the conscience of a generation during the most controversial war in American history.

-

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of +

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, P.O. Box 9752, Denver, CO 80209. ------------------------------------------------------------ diff --git a/pythonCode/output/corpdem.xml b/pythonCode/output/corpdem.xml index c6077ab..75ed17c 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/corpdem.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/corpdem.xml @@ -4,8 +4,8 @@

****************************** >From the SF Examiner, Monday July 20, 1992. -Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon (Jeff Cohen is founder -of FAIR, a media watchdog group; Norman Solomon is +Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon (Jeff Cohen is founder +of FAIR, a media watchdog group; Norman Solomon is a media critic.)

The Takeover of the Democratic Party

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ invisible. Their political maneuvers are generally not news.

dealing by various groups. In the days before the convention, political reporters scrutinized teachers unions, black activists, senior-citizen groups, feminists, gay-rights advocates - denigrating -them as ``special interests'' who could ruin ``Clinton's convention'' +them as ``special interests'' who could ruin ``Clinton's convention'' by ``alienating middle-class voters.'' With so much media focus on these relatively powerless grass-roots groups, powerful corporations - the country's REAL special @@ -54,18 +54,18 @@ virtually every corporate interest needing a government favor. The message to anti-poverty or consumer-rights activists: No need for you to come on board. You can wait at the station.

-

ITEM: The Clinton-Gore ticket represents the seizure of the +

ITEM: The Clinton-Gore ticket represents the seizure of the party hierarchy by the Democratic Leadership Council, which is typically euphemized in the media as a group of ``moderate'' Democratic politicians who want the party to -``speak for the middle class.'' (Clinton and Gore were -founders of the DLC; Clinton was its chair in 1990-91.) +``speak for the middle class.'' (Clinton and Gore were +founders of the DLC; Clinton was its chair in 1990-91.) The problem is that the DLC has no middle-class constituents. It is bankrolled by - and speaks for - corporate America: -ARCO, Dow Chemical, Georgia Pacific, Martin Marietta, the +ARCO, Dow Chemical, Georgia Pacific, Martin Marietta, the Tobacco Institute, the Petroleum Institute, etc.

-

ITEM: Clinton became the media-designated ``front-runner'' in +

ITEM: Clinton became the media-designated ``front-runner'' in large part because he raised so much money early in the campaign. The cash didn't come from middle-class folks. As reported by the weekly In These Times, most of it @@ -73,31 +73,31 @@ came from conservative business interests; investment bankers, corporate lobbyists and Wall Street firms which fund both major political parties.

-

ITEM: Two of Clinton's key fund-raisers were Robert Barry, -a longtime General Electric lobbyist, and Thomas H. Boggs +

ITEM: Two of Clinton's key fund-raisers were Robert Barry, +a longtime General Electric lobbyist, and Thomas H. Boggs Jr., who ears $1.5 million a year as a lawyer-lobbyist -for the Washington firm of Patton, Boggs, and Blow. -Boggs' parents were members of Congress; his sister is -media pundit Cokie Roberts. His law firm boasts a computer +for the Washington firm of Patton, Boggs, and Blow. +Boggs' parents were members of Congress; his sister is +media pundit Cokie Roberts. His law firm boasts a computer program that matches corporate donors with Congress members who seek his help in raising money; a match depends on what legislation is pending before Congress.

-

ITEM: The Boggs law firm also boasts partner Ron Brown, +

ITEM: The Boggs law firm also boasts partner Ron Brown, chair of the Democratic Party. Some pundits have suggested -that since Brown in an African-American, the Clinton-Gore -ticket has less need of Jesse Jackson to mobilize the -black vote in November. But Ron Brown is far more familiar +that since Brown in an African-American, the Clinton-Gore +ticket has less need of Jesse Jackson to mobilize the +black vote in November. But Ron Brown is far more familiar with corporate boardrooms and government corridors than grass-roots organizing. His clients have included an array of U.S. and foreign business interests, as well as -the regime of Haitian dictator Jean Claude Duvalier.

+the regime of Haitian dictator Jean Claude Duvalier.

-

When Jerry Brown spent his campaign denouncing +

When Jerry Brown spent his campaign denouncing ``Washington sleaze,'' he was referring to these kinds of cozy corporate-government relations. But mainstream media have demonstrated far less animus -toward corporate influence than toward Jerry Brown, who +toward corporate influence than toward Jerry Brown, who was routinely described by journalists covering the convention as ``disruptive,'' ``egotistical'' and a ``party pooper.'' diff --git a/pythonCode/output/cotd9311.xml b/pythonCode/output/cotd9311.xml index ad41cdc..b8a9764 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/cotd9311.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/cotd9311.xml @@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ Date: 3 Nov 1993 00:02:07 GMT

The Search for the "Manchurian Candidate": The CIA and Mind Control -by John Marks +by John Marks [Excerpts]

By the 1950s, most "Americans knew something about the famous -trial of the Hungarian Josef Cardinal Mindszenty, at which the -Cardinal appeared zombielike, as though drugged or hypnotized. +trial of the Hungarian Josef Cardinal Mindszenty, at which the +Cardinal appeared zombielike, as though drugged or hypnotized. Other defendants at Soviet 'show trials' had displayed similar symptoms as they recited unbelievable confessions in dull, cliche-ridden monotones. Americans were familiar with the idea @@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ both domestic and foreign captives, [it was argued that] there must be a technique involved that would yield its secrets under objective investigation."

-

Harold Wolff and Lawrence Hinkle "became the chief brainwashing +

Harold Wolff and Lawrence Hinkle "became the chief brainwashing studiers for the U.S. government... Their secret report to [CIA -chief] Allen Dulles, later published in a declassified version, +chief] Allen Dulles, later published in a declassified version, was considered the definitive U.S. Government work on the subject."

@@ -57,16 +57,16 @@ borders of experimental psychiatry (which are hazy in their own right) that Agency officials thought it prudent to have much of the work done outside the United States."

-

Montreal hospital. One of Cameron's projects was an attempt to -"depattern" experimental subjects. "Cameron defined +

Montreal hospital. One of Cameron's projects was an attempt to +"depattern" experimental subjects. "Cameron defined 'depatterning' as breaking up existing patterns of behavior... by means of particularly intensive electroshocks, usually combined -with prolonged, drug-induced sleep... Cameron claimed he could +with prolonged, drug-induced sleep... Cameron claimed he could generate 'differential amnesia.' Creating such a state in which a man who knew too much could be made to forget had long been a prime objective [of CIA] programs."

-

Cameron's depatterning "normally started with 15 to 30 days of +

Cameron's depatterning "normally started with 15 to 30 days of 'sleep therapy.' As the name implies, the patient slept almost the whole day and night. According to a doctor at the hospital who used to administer what he calls the 'sleep cocktail,' a @@ -77,39 +77,39 @@ Another staff doctor would also awaken the patient two or sometimes three times daily for electroshock treatments... In standard, professional electroshock, doctors gave the subject a single dose of 110 volts, lasting a fraction of a second, once a -day or every other day. By contrast, Cameron used a form 20 to 40 +day or every other day. By contrast, Cameron used a form 20 to 40 times more intense, two or three times daily, with the power turned up to 150 volts."

"The frequent screams of patients that echoed through the -hospital did not deter Cameron or most of his associates in their +hospital did not deter Cameron or most of his associates in their attempts to 'depattern' their subjects completely. Other hospital -patients report beinng petrified by the 'sleep rooms,' where the +patients report beinng petrified by the 'sleep rooms,' where the treatment took place, and they would usually creep down the opposite side of the hall."

"The Agency sent the psychiatrist research money to take the treatment *beyond this point*. Agency officials wanted to know -if, once Cameron had produced a blank mind, he could then program +if, once Cameron had produced a blank mind, he could then program in new patterns of behavior, as he claimed he could. As early as 1953 -- the year he headed the American Psychiatric Association --- Cameron conceived a technique he called 'psychic driving,' by +-- Cameron conceived a technique he called 'psychic driving,' by which he would bombard the subject with repeated verbal messages."

-

The CIA continued to fund Cameron's research. Then, in 1964, he -retired abruptly. "His successor, Dr. Robert Cleghorn, made a +

The CIA continued to fund Cameron's research. Then, in 1964, he +retired abruptly. "His successor, Dr. Robert Cleghorn, made a virtually unprecedented move in the academic world of mutual back-scratching and praise. He commissioned a psychiatrist and a -psychologist, unconnected to Cameron, to study his electroshock +psychologist, unconnected to Cameron, to study his electroshock work."

"The study-team members couched their report in densely academic jargon, but one of them speaks more clearly now. He talks -bitterly of one of Cameron's former patients who needs to keep a +bitterly of one of Cameron's former patients who needs to keep a list of her simplest household chores to remember how to do them... He continues, 'I probably shouldn't talk about this, but -Cameron -- for him to do what he did -- he was a very +Cameron -- for him to do what he did -- he was a very schizophrenic guy, who totally detached himself from the human implications of his work... God, we talk about concentration camps. I don't want to make this comparison, but God, you talk @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ our back yard.'"

Details are scarce, since many of the principal witnesses have died, will not talk about what went on, or lie about it. In what -ways the CIA applied work like Cameron's is not known. What is +ways the CIA applied work like Cameron's is not known. What is known, however, is that the intelligence community, including the CIA, changed the face of the scientific community during the 1950s and early 1960s by its interest in such experiments."

@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ CIA, changed the face of the scientific community during the

-!--------------------------------------------------------------- Today's conspiracy brought to you by....... -Brian Francis Redman +Brian Francis Redman ..................... - : Aperi os tuum muto, : - : et causis omnium filiorum qui pertranseunt. : + : Aperi os tuum muto, : + : et causis omnium filiorum qui pertranseunt. : : Aperi os tuum, decerne quod justum est, : - : et judica inopem et pauperem. : + : et judica inopem et pauperem. : : -- Liber Proverbiorum XXXI: 8-9 : :...................: (bfrg9732@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu) (72567.3145@compuserve.com) diff --git a/pythonCode/output/cowtown.xml b/pythonCode/output/cowtown.xml index 66871d8..fac5655 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/cowtown.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/cowtown.xml @@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ M. Duke Lane (CIS ID: 76004,2356)

-

Harold Weisberg once said about his Whitewash works that "there are no +

Harold Weisberg once said about his Whitewash works that "there are no theories in my books... they're factual."[1] The sentiment about factuality -has been echoed by many respectable researchers, who insist that "the Kennedy +has been echoed by many respectable researchers, who insist that "the Kennedy case ought to be treated as a homicide, which is what it is." Aren't we -pressing for a final, legal investigation of the JFK murder to view all of +pressing for a final, legal investigation of the JFK murder to view all of the evidence, new and old, holding it to the constraints of our legal system? A common refrain, after all, is that the Warren Commission's investigation -and "conviction" of Lee Oswald would never have held up in a true adversarial +and "conviction" of Lee Oswald would never have held up in a true adversarial judicial proceeding.

Interestingly, we don't seem to hold ourselves to the same constraints. If @@ -25,32 +25,32 @@ whether researchers' conclusions ought to be held up to critical peer review or whether we should be allowed to follow our intuition and reach reasonable conclusions... which can't be anything more than speculation, by definition.[2] That we accept such speculation and/or incomplete -investigation as "fact" is exemplified by Robert Morrow's recently published -First Hand Knowledge (FHK),[3] in which he suggests that an apparent CIA -operative was detained in Fort Worth only a couple of hours after Kennedy's +investigation as "fact" is exemplified by Robert Morrow's recently published +First Hand Knowledge (FHK),[3] in which he suggests that an apparent CIA +operative was detained in Fort Worth only a couple of hours after Kennedy's assassination.

-

FHK is, by most people's estimation, a reprint of Morrow's earlier Betrayal, +

FHK is, by most people's estimation, a reprint of Morrow's earlier Betrayal, this time, however, naming names and adding new information. One piece of this "new information" is that an "unidentified suspect" taken into custody -in Fort Worth, 30 miles west of Dallas, was, in fact, David Atlee Phillips, a -former CIA operative who was based in Mexico City while Lee Harvey Oswald was +in Fort Worth, 30 miles west of Dallas, was, in fact, David Atlee Phillips, a +former CIA operative who was based in Mexico City while Lee Harvey Oswald was purportedly visiting Soviet and Cuban embassies in that city, and/or the -"Maurice Bishop" character said to be Cubans refugees' CIA contact for the +"Maurice Bishop" character said to be Cubans refugees' CIA contact for the Bay of Pigs operation. What, the reader must wonder, was this man--of all people--doing in that place at that time? This is information with curious implications indeed!

-

As evidence of Phillips' apparent complicity in the murder, Morrow includes a +

As evidence of Phillips' apparent complicity in the murder, Morrow includes a photo of Phillips beside the House Assassinations Committee's sketch of "Bishop," which many researchers agree look strikingly similar. The photo is -included with the Phillips and "Bishop" pictures. The man, Morrow asserts, +included with the Phillips and "Bishop" pictures. The man, Morrow asserts, bears an "uncanny resemblance" to Phillips/Bishop. Even while the angles of the men's faces are different, making a direct comparison difficult if not impossible, there does indeed appear to be a resemblance between them.

What was Phillips/Bishop doing in Fort Worth? The reader is left to wonder, -for Morrow cites Gary Shaw and Larry Ray Harris' Cover-Up[4] to state that no +for Morrow cites Gary Shaw and Larry Ray Harris' Cover-Up[4] to state that no record of this man's arrest exists and, in fact, the negatives of the pictures taken of the arrest have disappeared from the files of The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Who but the government could manage such an obvious @@ -58,21 +58,21 @@ cover-up, one must wonder. Who indeed?

Since I live near Fort Worth, I decided to look into this. This article will take the reader roughly through the steps of my investigation into this -question. In the end, we will find that not only was Morrow "reaching," but +question. In the end, we will find that not only was Morrow "reaching," but also that previous information was incomplete at best. While I cannot possibly clear Phillips from any sort of involvement in the Bay of Pigs -episode or the Kennedy hit, it is quite clear that he was NOT the man in the -photo Morrow uses to implicate him. This is perhaps an abject lesson for the +episode or the Kennedy hit, it is quite clear that he was NOT the man in the +photo Morrow uses to implicate him. This is perhaps an abject lesson for the reader not to take everything he reads at face value, no matter what the credentials of an author may seem to be....

-

Let us pause for a moment to consider Morrow's works. Morrow, as we know, +

Let us pause for a moment to consider Morrow's works. Morrow, as we know, claims to be a former CIA contract agent who supposedly delivered four -Mannlicher- Carcano 7.65mm rifles to David Ferrie for what he later -determined to be the JFK assassination, one of which he says he kept. In both -FHK and Betrayal, he discusses the purchase and delivery of these rifles to -Ferrie, who of course, cannot confirm or deny Morrow's allegation since he is -dead. Nor can Morrow's CIA connection be affirmed or refuted; we have no +Mannlicher- Carcano 7.65mm rifles to David Ferrie for what he later +determined to be the JFK assassination, one of which he says he kept. In both +FHK and Betrayal, he discusses the purchase and delivery of these rifles to +Ferrie, who of course, cannot confirm or deny Morrow's allegation since he is +dead. Nor can Morrow's CIA connection be affirmed or refuted; we have no choice but to either take the man at his word or not, since it is impossible to prove one way or the other. That is simply the nature of the beast.

@@ -82,42 +82,42 @@ of the assassination. Certainly, the dust jacket overview and the author's own preface to his new book paint a reasonably credible picture of the man who claims to have "first hand knowledge" of the assassination. Knowing, however, that there is no statute of limitations against prosecution in a -murder, how is it that Morrow can publicly come forward with an admission of +murder, how is it that Morrow can publicly come forward with an admission of having participated in the most notorious murder of our time? Even aside from prosecution, surely one must wonder at what repercussions he might suffer at the hands of those whom he names as his accomplices, including the CIA.

These questions are handled adroitly enough even before the reader reaches -the book's introduction. "Mr Morrow," the dust jacket states, "has now come +the book's introduction. "Mr Morrow," the dust jacket states, "has now come forward with the truth because he believes the danger to his family is reduced due to the impending release of the Congressional files on the -assassination," thereby assuring us that Morrow doesn't expect to become +assassination," thereby assuring us that Morrow doesn't expect to become another "mysterious death."

But what of the others he names? His own preface makes this clear: "More than half the characters about to come to life on these pages have already been put to death, tortured, exiled or silenced in strange and horrible ways." They are either dead or otherwise will not rise to their own defense against -Morrow's accusations. It is worthwhile to note that David Atlee Phillips is +Morrow's accusations. It is worthwhile to note that David Atlee Phillips is among the former, having died of cancer at his Arlington, VA, home on July 7, 1988.[5] He will not be stepping forward to clear his name, nor will Tracy -Barnes, another of the people Morrow names in FHK and who is also dead. The -rest of the "more than half" of Morrow's characters will likewise not be +Barnes, another of the people Morrow names in FHK and who is also dead. The +rest of the "more than half" of Morrow's characters will likewise not be coming forward to correct the record and provide true facts since they've either been "put to death, tortured, exiled or silenced in strange and horrible ways." The other half, we may reasonably conclude, have but bit -parts in Morrow's narrative, and aren't connected with the assassination, and +parts in Morrow's narrative, and aren't connected with the assassination, and so have nothing to "fear."

Returning to the question of Phillips (or Bishop) having been arrested in -Fort Worth, we must bear these factors in mind. Gary Shaw and Larry Harris +Fort Worth, we must bear these factors in mind. Gary Shaw and Larry Harris have already told us that no record of the arrest exists and that negatives of the photographs taken of this man have "disappeared" from the -Star-Telegram's files. Morrow has only added to the mystery by connecting the +Star-Telegram's files. Morrow has only added to the mystery by connecting the CIA to this man, a factor which can apparently not be proven nor disproven. Or can it?

-

Tom Tilson Tells Tall Tales +

Tom Tilson Tells Tall Tales ===========================

One of the first things I was curious about was whether this arrest had any @@ -129,29 +129,29 @@ to the slayer."[6] Fort Worth was the apparent destination of the driver of the black sedan headed westbound on the DFW Turnpike and chased by an off-duty Dallas policeman.

-

This incident was first reported by Earl Golz in The Dallas Morning News[7] -nearly twenty years after the fact, and repeated by Jim Marrs in +

This incident was first reported by Earl Golz in The Dallas Morning News[7] +nearly twenty years after the fact, and repeated by Jim Marrs in Crossfire,[8] to which the reader is referred for additional information. In addition, rumblings of a car having been found abandoned in Fort Worth later in the day_naturally tied to the "black car chase"_raised even more -interesting possibilities. Was the man in the FHK photo the same one who -off-duty officer Tom Tilson chased from Dealey Plaza, and who may +interesting possibilities. Was the man in the FHK photo the same one who +off-duty officer Tom Tilson chased from Dealey Plaza, and who may subsequently have abandoned the car before having been arrested?

Unequivocally not. To begin with, it is apparent that there never was a car, black or otherwise, where Tilson claimed he initially saw it. His interview -with Golz clearly states that he was driving along Commerce Street just -beyond the Stemmons Freeway bridge but not yet as far as the Triple Underpass +with Golz clearly states that he was driving along Commerce Street just +beyond the Stemmons Freeway bridge but not yet as far as the Triple Underpass (the railroad bridge) when he saw a man run down the bridge abutment, toss a long object (a rifle?) into the back seat, run around to jump into the driver's seat and take off.

According to his daughter who was riding with him, "seconds before she saw the fleeing man, the presidential limousine had just sped past his parked car -on the grass... and the limousine was turning onto Stemmons Freeway."[9] This -time roughly corresponds to the time that Mel McIntire took two photographs +on the grass... and the limousine was turning onto Stemmons Freeway."[9] This +time roughly corresponds to the time that Mel McIntire took two photographs of the limo emerging from under the railroad bridge and, shortly thereafter, -the Secret Service follow-up car turning onto Stemmons.[10] In neither photo +the Secret Service follow-up car turning onto Stemmons.[10] In neither photo is there a "parked car on the grass." With the rest of the motorcade still in Dealey Plaza, it is impossible that a car could have gotten to that spot in time for Tilson to have seen it before passing under the Triple Underpass. It @@ -179,31 +179,31 @@ reports from ordinary citizens, yet ignore one from "one of their own?"

through city streets to get on a highway when there was and is an entrance ramp onto the same highway, going in the same direction, within 100 yards of where his car was supposedly parked and immediately to the left of the -Stemmons Freeway entrance taken by the motorcade? I think not.

+Stemmons Freeway entrance taken by the motorcade? I think not.

If Tilson's story is a fabrication, however, that doesn't preclude that a car was found abandoned in Fort Worth, and in fact, one was. Almost by accident, -I met a retired Fort Worth police officer, WD Roberts, who had called in a +I met a retired Fort Worth police officer, WD Roberts, who had called in a report of an abandoned and presumably stolen car only a few minutes after the -time that Kennedy was being shot thirty miles away.[14]

+time that Kennedy was being shot thirty miles away.[14]

-

Officer Roberts, who is now retired from the force, was on patrol in the +

Officer Roberts, who is now retired from the force, was on patrol in the Riverside section of east Fort Worth and had come across the vehicle. He called it in to the dispatcher at about 12:45 to 1:00. (It was later -determined to have been stolen in Houston the previous week.) Roberts is +determined to have been stolen in Houston the previous week.) Roberts is certain that the car was not black (ergo not related to Tilson's "black sedan"), but only recalls it as being "a light color, perhaps even two-toned." Since it had been parked there for a number of days, we can -reasonably conclude that it was not related to the JFK murder, thereby +reasonably conclude that it was not related to the JFK murder, thereby removing it from consideration in relation to the arrest in question.

-

If At First You Don't Succeed... +

If At First You Don't Succeed... ================================

-

Between the apparent fact that Tom Tilson's black sedan never existed and +

Between the apparent fact that Tom Tilson's black sedan never existed and that the car found abandoned in Fort Worth wasn't connected to this pseudo-event, it was quite certain that this avenue of inquiry would not lead -to a conclusion about the photo in FHK. Who, then, was the man in the photo, +to a conclusion about the photo in FHK. Who, then, was the man in the photo, and what could be learned about him? After all, he could be just about anyone: how can an unidentified man be found thirty years later from his image that is bound to have changed in the interim? There are more than two @@ -226,12 +226,12 @@ person based upon the recollection of only one or two of his contemporaries... even if they're trained observers, as police are frequently termed.

-

The officer who found the abandoned car mentioned earlier, WD Roberts, also -turned out to be the arresting officer in the case of Donald Wayne House, +

The officer who found the abandoned car mentioned earlier, WD Roberts, also +turned out to be the arresting officer in the case of Donald Wayne House, which many readers are familiar with. For the sake of those who aren't and -for putting Roberts' observations and impressions on the record (since +for putting Roberts' observations and impressions on the record (since nobody's ever asked him about this before), we'll once again depart our main -focus on the FHK photo to recap the story of this arrest; interestingly, it +focus on the FHK photo to recap the story of this arrest; interestingly, it will lead us directly back to the photo.

In addition to the brief mention of the "2-city manhunt" in The Dallas @@ -239,20 +239,20 @@ Morning News on the morning after the assassination, there was one (and only one) other account of someone being arrested in Fort Worth. It appeared in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram the day after the assassination, and related that a 22-year-old man had been picked up as a possible suspect in the -assassination of President Kennedy.[15] While it didn't identify the man by +assassination of President Kennedy.[15] While it didn't identify the man by name, it did indicate that he was from Ranger, a small town southwest of Fort -Worth. It also identified the arresting officers (WD Roberts and BG Whistler) +Worth. It also identified the arresting officers (WD Roberts and BG Whistler) and noted that the man had been arrested in the 3400 block of East Belknap Street in the city.

Reconstructing this arrest from a variety of sources, it happened something like this:

-

On the morning of November 22, Donald Wayne House left his home in Ranger, TX +

On the morning of November 22, Donald Wayne House left his home in Ranger, TX bound for Mesquite (a Dallas suburb) to visit an old Army buddy, Randall -Hunsaker.[16] He had parked his car in a lot on Commerce Street at about -10:30[17] and called Hunsaker, who was apparently not home. Hearing that JFK -was due to ride through downtown, he decided to get a glimpse of Kennedy, +Hunsaker.[16] He had parked his car in a lot on Commerce Street at about +10:30[17] and called Hunsaker, who was apparently not home. Hearing that JFK +was due to ride through downtown, he decided to get a glimpse of Kennedy, whom he says he had long admired.[18] After the motorcade had passed, he headed toward Fort Worth on the DFW Turnpike to visit a cousin.[19]

@@ -260,14 +260,14 @@ headed toward Fort Worth on the DFW Turnpike to visit a cousin.[19]

where two women who had heard about the assassination asked him if he knew anything more about it. House told them that he'd heard the alleged assassin's description, which he then related to the women. The description -he gave them of Oswald describes House as well, a resemblance that can be +he gave them of Oswald describes House as well, a resemblance that can be clearly seen in photos taken of him that day except that House is much -shorter than Oswald.[20] It is also possible that the women had heard the +shorter than Oswald.[20] It is also possible that the women had heard the description themselves and felt that House matched it closely enough to arouse their suspicions.

-

One of the two women he spoke with was apparently the "Mrs Cunningham" -identified in Dallas County Deputy Sheriff JC Watson's report who called the +

One of the two women he spoke with was apparently the "Mrs Cunningham" +identified in Dallas County Deputy Sheriff JC Watson's report who called the Grand Prairie PD after House had left the filling station. The Grand Prairie PD then notified the Dallas County sheriffs, who in turn made a general broadcast including his description and that of his car and its license plate @@ -276,42 +276,42 @@ sheriffs that the car and driver had been taken into custody.[21]

The green and white Ford was heading westbound on the DFW Turnpike toward Fort Worth.[22] At about the same time or just shortly after the Sheriff's -broadcast had gone out, FWPD officer WD Roberts had pulled into the Shady +broadcast had gone out, FWPD officer WD Roberts had pulled into the Shady Oaks Drive-in on Riverside Drive just after having called in his report of the abandoned car. While waiting for a cup of coffee, he happened to glance in his mirror and noticed the car going by. He took off after it, leaving the carhop standing there with his order in hand.[23]

-

Roberts called into FWPD dispatch to verify House's license plate number, and +

Roberts called into FWPD dispatch to verify House's license plate number, and because he was driving an underpowered cruiser, he also requested assistance -in case the driver attempted to evade him.[24] Officer BG Whistler, who was +in case the driver attempted to evade him.[24] Officer BG Whistler, who was patrolling an adjoining sector, sped to his assistance and met up with him a short distance away at the "Five Points" intersection of East Belknap and -Bonnie Brae;[25] officer BL Harbour also fell in behind Whistler.[26] Upon -seeing he had assistance, Roberts notified dispatch that he was going to +Bonnie Brae;[25] officer BL Harbour also fell in behind Whistler.[26] Upon +seeing he had assistance, Roberts notified dispatch that he was going to "curb" the car.[27]

-

Roberts pulled around House and forced him to pull over in the 3400 block of -East Belknap Street near Sylvania Park; Whistler came up behind House, got +

Roberts pulled around House and forced him to pull over in the 3400 block of +East Belknap Street near Sylvania Park; Whistler came up behind House, got out of his squad car, and trained his shotgun on House, telling him to get -out of the car and keep his hands where they could be seen. Roberts frisked -him and put him in handcuffs before putting him in the back of Whistler's +out of the car and keep his hands where they could be seen. Roberts frisked +him and put him in handcuffs before putting him in the back of Whistler's car. By this time (shortly before 1:57 pm CST, the time on House's arrest report[28]), a number of other officers had also arrived, including Lt -Lawrence Wood who immediately took charge as the ranking officer. Harbour -joined Whistler in the latter's car and the two transported the prisoner to -city hall where they were photographed by newsmen.[29] Wood accompanied these -officers to city hall on his motorcycle[30] while Roberts remained behind to +Lawrence Wood who immediately took charge as the ranking officer. Harbour +joined Whistler in the latter's car and the two transported the prisoner to +city hall where they were photographed by newsmen.[29] Wood accompanied these +officers to city hall on his motorcycle[30] while Roberts remained behind to secure the scene and inventory the vehicle.[31]

All of the officers involved described the arrest as "odd" because, during -all of this time, House never said a word. Roberts in particular thought so, +all of this time, House never said a word. Roberts in particular thought so, and "couldn't imagine how you could pull a man out of his car, frisk him, handcuff him and put him in the back of a patrol car in a matter of just seconds, all the time with a shotgun aimed at him and he never even asked why he was being arrested!"[32]

-

Roberts' account was confirmed by Whistler, who added that Lt Wood had +

Roberts' account was confirmed by Whistler, who added that Lt Wood had instructed them not to ask House any questions or make any statements to him, but to "leave that to the Feds," who had apparently been notified to meet the officers at city hall.[33] House's arrest report also indicated that "the @@ -319,32 +319,32 @@ subject never once appeared nervous and in fact he was unusually calm," and that he had never asked the officers why he was being arrested or taken into jail.

-

Among the police, only Wood's account differed. He told a reporter that House +

Among the police, only Wood's account differed. He told a reporter that House was "hysterical" and that "the guy stuttered, he was so scared he couldn't get a single word out, no matter how long he tried,"[34] descriptions the -arresting officers adamantly denied. In Wood's defense, however, that +arresting officers adamantly denied. In Wood's defense, however, that recollection was nearly twenty years old by the time it was made.

(House's own account of it, published ten months after his arrest, says that he'd asked why he was being arrested and was told by officers "You're being -arrested for the assassination of President Kennedy,"[35] which also +arrested for the assassination of President Kennedy,"[35] which also contradicts the officers' statements. I consider this to be a relatively minor point since House was "in the spotlight" during the interview and may have tended to meld details. He was undoubtedly told at some time why he'd been brought in; whether it was before or after he arrived at city hall seems more a matter of how he told the story than how it actually happened.)

-

Another oddity, Roberts recalled, was that House's car was "absolutely +

Another oddity, Roberts recalled, was that House's car was "absolutely spotless, there wasn't even a slip of paper in the glove box," although he found an empty dynamite box in the trunk, which House claimed to have been -using as a tool chest[36] (Wood, in his account, said that "we found several +using as a tool chest[36] (Wood, in his account, said that "we found several boxes of dynamite in the back seat,"[37] which the arresting officers also -disputed). Roberts was surprised to learn that House supposedly junked the +disputed). Roberts was surprised to learn that House supposedly junked the car a short while later[38], saying that he couldn't imagine why he did since the car was "immaculate."

House was transported to city hall (which also housed police headquarters at -the time) by Officers Whistler and Harbour, and photographs[39] show the two +the time) by Officers Whistler and Harbour, and photographs[39] show the two taking him inside. House was then put in the "shakedown" room and searched, where the only belongings that were recorded having been taken from him was a wallet containing $23 in cash and a knife.[40] According to House, he was @@ -352,12 +352,12 @@ interrogated by federal officers for three hours and remained alone in his cell for another hour before being cleared and released,[41] although the jail report indicates the time was slightly shorter.[42]

-

Another apparent "oddity" came up when Roberts also recalled that, when he +

Another apparent "oddity" came up when Roberts also recalled that, when he arrived at city hall later in the day, he had gone to the chief's secretary to dictate his report. About midway into his report, he says, the chief came in and told him "not to bother" completing his report, that the man had -already been cleared by the Feds.[43] Whistler also did not recall writing a -report, corroborating Roberts' memory.

+already been cleared by the Feds.[43] Whistler also did not recall writing a +report, corroborating Roberts' memory.

Again, there is nothing "sinister" about this. The official record of federal agents interviewing him exists, and was published by the Warren @@ -372,14 +372,14 @@ of the afternoon, it is hardly surprising that this occurred.

A Second Arrest in Fort Worth =============================

-

While there is a relative wealth of information about Donald Wayne House +

While there is a relative wealth of information about Donald Wayne House available, as we've already learned, nothing was known about the second man -who is pictured in FHK. As I've already noted, in Cover-Up, Shaw and Harris +who is pictured in FHK. As I've already noted, in Cover-Up, Shaw and Harris relate that "a second Fort Worth arrest was made at the same time House was taken into custody, but other than photographs from The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, there is no record of the arrest." They continue that -"negatives of these photos [which include the one that appears in FHK and -also in Cover-Up] are now missing from the newspaper's files."[45] Morrow +"negatives of these photos [which include the one that appears in FHK and +also in Cover-Up] are now missing from the newspaper's files."[45] Morrow added his opinion that the man looked like someone associated with the CIA and/or the Bay of Pigs operation. It all sounds very mysterious, almost sinister.

@@ -388,18 +388,18 @@ sinister.

who this man was, and no account of this second arrest appeared in any of the local papers. None of the photos were published by local newspapers, although there were at least four other photos taken of him in addition to the one in -FHK. A second picture, which appears in Cover-Up,[46] shows the man being -taken from the FWPD patrol car by Lt Wood, and a third on file at the -Star-Telegram offices depicts him being led by Wood and another officer (the -same one in the FHK photo) into city hall; two others show the back of the +FHK. A second picture, which appears in Cover-Up,[46] shows the man being +taken from the FWPD patrol car by Lt Wood, and a third on file at the +Star-Telegram offices depicts him being led by Wood and another officer (the +same one in the FHK photo) into city hall; two others show the back of the man and the arresting officers as they entered the building.

-

Neither of the two photos in Cover-Up (one of which is the one in FHK) were +

Neither of the two photos in Cover-Up (one of which is the one in FHK) were taken by Star-Telegram photographers, which explains why the negatives are not on file there. Most likely, they were taken by its rival newspaper, The Fort Worth Press, which ceased printing in May 1976 (although a new weekly paper has been recently started under the same banner). The Star-Telegram, as -Shaw noted, no longer has all of the negatives of the photos they had taken, +Shaw noted, no longer has all of the negatives of the photos they had taken, but I was able to find photos on contact sheets (positives made directly from the film strips) there, and most did indeed have negatives available. The photo archives of the Press are said to be in private hands, so I have as yet @@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ more likely that the photographers did not turn them all in, or removed them after realizing that they may have some historical value. "We don't polygraph them to make sure they do," he said. In any case, they were not removed by any official body as part of either an investigation or a cover-up, nor most -certainly, to protect David Phillips.

+certainly, to protect David Phillips.

While negatives are not available for a number of photos, there is nothing particularly noteworthy about the ones that are missing versus those that are @@ -425,31 +425,31 @@ sheets can generally be viewed by the public on request, although it isn't always easy to get copies of them.

The contact sheets turned out to be the solution to the question of who the -officer in the FHK photo actually was since, in one of the photos, I was able +officer in the FHK photo actually was since, in one of the photos, I was able to read the name plate on one of the men in one of the contact sheet photos: it read "HW Sinclair," one of the four officers named by his associates. After making a number of phone calls, I was able to locate Sinclair, and phoned him an arranged to visit with him at his home in rural East Texas. Now retired and raising cattle, he doesn't seem to have aged much in the past 29 years and looks very much the same as he did the day the photo was taken. -Both he and his wife positively identified him in the FHK photo, and also -identified Lt Lawrence Wood as the man with him in a photocopy I'd been able +Both he and his wife positively identified him in the FHK photo, and also +identified Lt Lawrence Wood as the man with him in a photocopy I'd been able to make of a Star-Telegram photo showing both officers.

(Two of the other officers who had been identified later called me and identified Sinclair as well. It is also worth noting that, in head-on photos -of the man in custody, the similarity between him and "Maurice Bishop" and/or -David Atlee Phillips is no longer evident. One such photo can be seen in Shaw +of the man in custody, the similarity between him and "Maurice Bishop" and/or +David Atlee Phillips is no longer evident. One such photo can be seen in Shaw and Harris' Cover-Up,[47] and another is on file at The Fort Worth Star-Telegram.)

Sinclair is a private man and wouldn't allow our interview to be taped. He was, however, very forthcoming in his recollections of that period. In addition to arresting the man in the picture, Sinclair had also performed -security at Miller's Funeral Home while Lee Oswald was being prepared for -burial, and also at Rose Hill Cemetery when Oswald was buried. He also +security at Miller's Funeral Home while Lee Oswald was being prepared for +burial, and also at Rose Hill Cemetery when Oswald was buried. He also pointed out that FWPD kept a guard at the gravesite for many months following -Oswald's burial, citing various threats of people digging up the body and +Oswald's burial, citing various threats of people digging up the body and dragging it through the streets of the city.

It was a quirk of fate that got Sinclair involved in these events. Since he @@ -466,16 +466,16 @@ FWPD.

the east side of Fort Worth, although he couldn't recall the exact location. He had assisted two officers who he thought were on motorcycles to transport the prisoner to city hall. "There were a lot of cops there," he said, adding -that he had arrived after the other officers. Lt Wood, whom Sinclair +that he had arrived after the other officers. Lt Wood, whom Sinclair diplomatically said was "not shy of the media," appeared "out of nowhere" -when he arrived at city hall with the prisoner. (In fact, Wood was already at -city hall, having escorted officers Whistler and Harbour with Donald House -from the arrest scene. In the NBC film footage, Wood can be seen alighting -from his motorcycle in front of the police cruiser) Wood then helped Sinclair -take the man out of the patrol car and escorted him into city hall. Wood is +when he arrived at city hall with the prisoner. (In fact, Wood was already at +city hall, having escorted officers Whistler and Harbour with Donald House +from the arrest scene. In the NBC film footage, Wood can be seen alighting +from his motorcycle in front of the police cruiser) Wood then helped Sinclair +take the man out of the patrol car and escorted him into city hall. Wood is also pictured taking the man out of the cruiser's front seat in one of the photos in Cover-Up,[48] and it is his fingers that can be seen at the -prisoner's right elbow in the FHK photo.

+prisoner's right elbow in the FHK photo.

Because he had merely assisted in the arrest, Sinclair did not believe that he had filed an arrest report, that duty falling to the actual arresting @@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ is no longer available. Beyond these facts and his recollection that it was the only time in his career that he had loosed the shotgun officers carried in their cruisers, he couldn't remember anything particularly striking about the arrest and he was unable to remember what the man's name might have been. -He noted that Wood is now deceased, and that he didn't know who the arresting +He noted that Wood is now deceased, and that he didn't know who the arresting officers might have been.[49]

The Unidentified Man

@@ -525,24 +525,24 @@ started out like any other day for FWPD (aside from the President's visit that morning). Of the thirty or so arrests officers made that day, many were listed as "juvenile fugitives," and a roughly equal number were for "investigation of theft under $50 (shoplifting)." There was also a report of -a man who'd been taken into custody because the police had learned he had VD, +a man who'd been taken into custody because the police had learned he had VD, and one of a man who had been arrested in the men's room of the local bus station while injecting nitroglycerine into his arm. Maybe the day wasn't so "typical" after all....

-

Midway through the day's reports was the arrest report for Donald Wayne +

Midway through the day's reports was the arrest report for Donald Wayne House, which I decided to make a copy of since, after all, I'd been told it hadn't been filed. The very next arrest report was for another man named -Kenneth Glenn Wilson, then of 6121 Broadway in Haltom City to the east of +Kenneth Glenn Wilson, then of 6121 Broadway in Haltom City to the east of Fort Worth. Interestingly, he had also been arrested at the 3400 block of East Belknap Street, 23 minutes after House had been. The arresting officers -were listed as Lt LE Wood and HW Sinclair.[50]

+were listed as Lt LE Wood and HW Sinclair.[50]

This was an odd coincidence: nobody had mentioned two men having been arrested in that place at that time. Who was this man, and what had he been arrested for? That the arresting officers were the same two men who had been photographed bringing the "unidentified suspect" into city hall made this -record all the more intriguing. (It is worth noting that Wood couldn't have +record all the more intriguing. (It is worth noting that Wood couldn't have actually been an arresting officer since he'd already left the scene before the man was taken into custody. He was, however, one of the two officers who escorted him into city hall and booked him, and so was included in the @@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ he was traveling to Fort Worth to visit his cousin, in addition to mentioning his intent to visit his Army buddy in Dallas.[52] This man Wilson--or rather, his wife--must be who House was going to see.

-

When I was talking with WD Roberts earlier, neither of us could figure out +

When I was talking with WD Roberts earlier, neither of us could figure out why he had gotten off of the highway and driven up Riverside Drive since his home was a number of miles farther out the same road. I drove to 6121 Broadway, the address given on Wilson's arrest record. While the house no @@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ how Wilson knew House had been arrested in the first place, an answer I knew only Wilson could provide.

I was finally able to locate and contact Wilson (he no longer lives in Fort -Worth), who verified that he was the same Kenneth Glenn Wilson who had lived +Worth), who verified that he was the same Kenneth Glenn Wilson who had lived at the 6121 Broadway address nearly 30 years ago. I explained the reason I was calling, to identify a man in a photo which I believed to be him, and wondered if he would be willing to help me. We discussed the circumstances @@ -593,8 +593,8 @@ assassination with his picture in it; did I perhaps have the same one? It turned out to be Cover-Up, which of course, I had. I asked him to turn to page 89 where the photos of House and the "unidentified suspect" were, and asked him if he recognized any of them. "Sure," he said. "The three across -the top are Don, and the two below that are of me."[53] One of these two -photos is the same as that which appears in FHK, as we've already discussed.

+the top are Don, and the two below that are of me."[53] One of these two +photos is the same as that which appears in FHK, as we've already discussed.

Satisfied that Wilson and the "unidentified suspect" were one and the same, I arranged to meet with him the following weekend when I could make the time to @@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ restaurant near the interstate; he was accompanied by his wife and young grandson, who was visiting for the weekend. We talked for nearly three hours.

Wilson now wears glasses and is, in his words, "a little fatter and deeper in -debt," but the similarity with the man in the FHK photo was unmistakable. He +debt," but the similarity with the man in the FHK photo was unmistakable. He parts his hair differently, but facial characteristics like the nose, chin and forehead don't change, and_despite his denial_he still has the same slim build he had back then. When he later posed in the same semi-profile as in @@ -620,58 +620,58 @@ Dallas police had contacted his mother_with whom he was living at the time_to determine his whereabouts. After two or three such calls, Mrs House became concerned, and called her niece, Mrs Wilson. (Mrs House is now deceased, so I was unable to determine what DPD had talked with her about during those -calls.) Mrs House called the Wilsons' because, whenever Don came to Fort +calls.) Mrs House called the Wilsons' because, whenever Don came to Fort Worth, he would spend the night with the Wilsons and she expected he would do so this night too. After the calls from DPD, she became worried.

Shortly after the call from her aunt, Mrs Wilson heard a radio broadcast of a -suspect, identified as "22-year-old Donald House of Ranger, Texas" having +suspect, identified as "22-year-old Donald House of Ranger, Texas" having been arrested at 3408 East Belknap in Fort Worth.[55] At first, she said, she -didn't recognize the name since "nobody called him Donald," but realized +didn't recognize the name since "nobody called him Donald," but realized after a moment that it had been her cousin who'd been taken into custody in connection with the slaying.

She noted that the address was only a couple of blocks from where her husband -worked selling auto parts, and called to ask him to check on Don since it +worked selling auto parts, and called to ask him to check on Don since it appeared he was in some sort of trouble. He excused himself from work and walked the short distance to where House had been arrested. There, he told officers that he thought the car belonged to his wife's cousin, and was taken -into custody at 2:20 pm.[56] "I was looking out for Don," Ken Wilson told me, +into custody at 2:20 pm.[56] "I was looking out for Don," Ken Wilson told me, "and they ended up taking me to jail!"

He was not charged with a crime, and as the record of his arrest shows, he was brought in solely as a witness. He was questioned about his relationship -with Don House and released 90 minutes later, at 3:50.[57] He returned home +with Don House and released 90 minutes later, at 3:50.[57] He returned home with his wife, where House joined them a couple of hours later (House wasn't released until 5:15[58]).

-

(Mrs Wilson recalled an amusing anecdote from that day: when Don had finally +

(Mrs Wilson recalled an amusing anecdote from that day: when Don had finally come to their house, everyone wanted to know if he'd been nervous. "Nervous? Of course not, I didn't do anything," he said, sitting down... missing the chair completely and sprawling on the floor. Nervous? Who me? I guess not.)

Wilson's account also clears up questions about HW Sinclair's recollection of the event and in reconstructing the "arrest:" House had been curbed by -Roberts and hurried into Whistler's cruiser with Harbour in the back with -House. They in turn sped off to city hall with their prisoner with Lt Wood in +Roberts and hurried into Whistler's cruiser with Harbour in the back with +House. They in turn sped off to city hall with their prisoner with Lt Wood in the lead, who may well have given orders to secure the scene before departing. Other officers began arriving during and after this period, one of whom was Sinclair. Whether he arrived before or after Wilson is difficult to determine and not really important. He was nevertheless selected to transport Wilson to headquarters, which he did. Obviously, Sinclair did not feel threatened by the mild-mannered Wilson, who rode beside him unmanacled and -volunteering information about his wife's cousin, Don House, during the five- +volunteering information about his wife's cousin, Don House, during the five- or ten-minute ride downtown. From all accounts, it was a relatively pleasant trip, if being under arrest or dealing with suspected Presidential assassins can ever be called "pleasant!"

-

On arriving at city hall, the two men were met by Lt Wood, who had escorted -Whistler, Roberts and House to city hall less than a half-hour before. -Undoubtedly, Wood felt a need for additional police presence ushering Wilson +

On arriving at city hall, the two men were met by Lt Wood, who had escorted +Whistler, Roberts and House to city hall less than a half-hour before. +Undoubtedly, Wood felt a need for additional police presence ushering Wilson into city hall because a crowd of people had gathered,[59] and under the circumstances, it wouldn't have been unreasonable to suspect they might have become unruly at the sight of a "suspect" in the assassination being led -before them. In fact, Ken Wilson recalled the scene as "a little frightening +before them. In fact, Ken Wilson recalled the scene as "a little frightening with all those people standing around yelling."[60]

Photos of both House and Wilson were taken by photographers from both the @@ -684,9 +684,9 @@ Wilson exists, I haven't seen it.

==========

Beginning with a photograph of an "unidentified man" said to have been -arrested in Fort Worth and connected with both the Kennedy murder and the +arrested in Fort Worth and connected with both the Kennedy murder and the CIA, along with a vague rumor or two of how the "black sedan" described by -Tom Tilson may have been found in Fort Worth, we've come to find that not +Tom Tilson may have been found in Fort Worth, we've come to find that not only is there no evidence to support such a connection, but also that it is quite apparent that the black sedan never actually existed and is either a figment of Tilson's imagination, a mis-recollection, or an attempt to portray @@ -702,30 +702,30 @@ he was able to leave to visit his cousin. A couple of women at a gas station thought he matched the broadcast description of a suspect, and he was taken into custody, cleared and released.

-

The second man, Ken Wilson, was only trying to help House, his wife's cousin. +

The second man, Ken Wilson, was only trying to help House, his wife's cousin. He was taken into city hall as a witness, and not as a suspect. He wasn't charged with any crime, and wasn't even handcuffed as he rode to city hall in the front seat with HW Sinclair. He was questioned about his relationship to House, released and went home. He's hardly given a second thought to these events afterward until I spoke with him about them.

-

That Ken Wilson remained "unidentified" for nearly 30 years is surprising +

That Ken Wilson remained "unidentified" for nearly 30 years is surprising when you consider that I was able to locate and identify him within two weeks -of the time his photo in FHK was brought to my attention, using records which +of the time his photo in FHK was brought to my attention, using records which "don't exist" long after others had apparently attempted the same. None of -the police officers involved in these arrests_save Lawrence Wood, who was +the police officers involved in these arrests_save Lawrence Wood, who was interviewed by The Fort Worth Star-Telegram 20 years later_had ever been contacted by anyone, and it's apparent that the search for the men's arrest records was neither thorough nor tenacious since they were, in fact, quite readily available.

-

I must admit I had been somewhat surprised that Ken Wilson had never +

I must admit I had been somewhat surprised that Ken Wilson had never attempted to identify himself, especially having seen his photo in Cover-Up along with what could be considered "mysterious" if not "sinister" insinuations made about his being taken into custody. Then again, maybe I shouldn't have been so surprised, since there are many people who are apprehensive or skeptical, even cautious and suspicious of anything to do -with the JFK murder, and don't want their names associated with it.

+with the JFK murder, and don't want their names associated with it.

On the other hand, we've also got to ask ourselves who would Wilson have gone to even had he wished to identify himself? It's not an easy task to reach an @@ -734,15 +734,15 @@ and widely circulated, it is not an easy matter to change bits of material, especially when it doesn't add to the story. It is unlikely that Cover-Up will be amended, but will First Hand Knowledge be corrected because we now know for certain that the "unidentified suspect" is no longer unidentified, -was never in fact a suspect, and was absolutely not either David Phillips or -"Maurice Bishop?" We'll have to wait for the second printing to find out.

+was never in fact a suspect, and was absolutely not either David Phillips or +"Maurice Bishop?" We'll have to wait for the second printing to find out.

While the underlying concern of whether it is "better" from a publishing standpoint to maintain the intrigue and aura of mystery, or to ascertain that -mundane details_as this has turned out to be_are accurately portrayed remains +mundane details_as this has turned out to be_are accurately portrayed remains an important one, it is in truth of little consequence whether Wilson's "story" is corrected since, to all those thousands of people who've bought -Cover-Up and FHK and not read this article, Ken Wilson will always be a +Cover-Up and FHK and not read this article, Ken Wilson will always be a "mysterious CIA agent" involved in the assassination whose "arrest" was "covered up" by sinister forces. Certainly, I'd like to see the record amended, but I don't expect it will be. I just hope the same mistake won't be @@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ made by future authors.

It is perhaps unfortunate in some respects that I have brought these men and women to the fore, even despite the fact that it has "cleared" an innocent man from any involvement with the crime, and set the record straight about -his detention. Wilson, for example, told me how his wife's cousin, Don House, +his detention. Wilson, for example, told me how his wife's cousin, Don House, had been "harassed" over the peripheral role he had played in the events of November 22, 1963, and no longer wishes to talk to anyone about it; indeed, Cover-Up states that when the authors attempted to interview House during the @@ -777,22 +777,22 @@ aren't we?

Copyright c 1993, M. Duke Lane

The author gratefully acknowledges the advice, assistance and encouragement -of Gary Mack, Mary Ferrell, Dave Perry, and other Dallas area researchers in +of Gary Mack, Mary Ferrell, Dave Perry, and other Dallas area researchers in this investigation.

NOTES -----

-

1. Interview with Gary Null, WBAI-FM New York, 99.5 FM, October 1992

+

1. Interview with Gary Null, WBAI-FM New York, 99.5 FM, October 1992

2. See Letters to the Editor of The Third Decade, Volume 9, Number 1, November 1992, pp 36-40; Number 2, January 1993, pp 9-11; and Number 3, March 1993, pp 27-28 (all related).

-

3. Robert Morrow, First Hand Knowledge, 1992, S.P.I Books/Shapolsky +

3. Robert Morrow, First Hand Knowledge, 1992, S.P.I Books/Shapolsky Publishers, Inc, New York

-

4. Gary Shaw and Larry Ray Harris, Cover-Up, self-published, Cleburne TX, +

4. Gary Shaw and Larry Ray Harris, Cover-Up, self-published, Cleburne TX, 1976, page 89

5. Obituary, The Washington Post, July 9, 1988, pG5

@@ -804,29 +804,29 @@ arrested several persons, among them a Fort Worth man who was said to be driving a car linked to the slayer." There was no additional coverage of this event in the paper.

-

7. Earl Golz, "Ex-officer suspect he chased `2nd gun'," The Dallas Morning +

7. Earl Golz, "Ex-officer suspect he chased `2nd gun'," The Dallas Morning News, August 20, 1978, p 42A.

-

8. Jim Marrs, Crossfire: The Plot that Killed Kennedy, 1989, Carroll & Graf +

8. Jim Marrs, Crossfire: The Plot that Killed Kennedy, 1989, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, pp 325-327. This is a nearly verbatim recounting of the -aforementioned Golz article.

+aforementioned Golz article.

-

9. Golz, "`2nd gun'"

+

9. Golz, "`2nd gun'"

10. "Scenes From an Assassination" (photographic essay), The Dallas Times-Herald, November 20, 1983

-

11. Golz, "`2nd gun'"

+

11. Golz, "`2nd gun'"

12. See Decker Exhibit 5323 (affidavits to Dallas County Sheriffs): 19H500, -Malcolm Summers, November 23, 1963; 19H497-98, Jesse James Williams, November -22, 1963; 19H501, William Clifford Anderson, November 25, 1963; 19H522-23, +Malcolm Summers, November 23, 1963; 19H497-98, Jesse James Williams, November +22, 1963; 19H501, William Clifford Anderson, November 25, 1963; 19H522-23, November 22, 1963; and Cover-Up, p 88 (reference to DPD radio logs for 11/22/63, time not indicated)

-

13. Golz, "`2nd gun'"

+

13. Golz, "`2nd gun'"

-

14. Interview with WD Roberts by author, December 22, 1992

+

14. Interview with WD Roberts by author, December 22, 1992

15. "Man Arrested Here Released," The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November 23, 1963, p9

@@ -845,17 +845,17 @@ September 28, 1964, page 1 and Cover-Up, p 88.

21. 19H522-23, November 22, 1963.

-

22. Ibid, and arrest report #19560, FWPD, Donald Wayne House. November 22, 1963

+

22. Ibid, and arrest report #19560, FWPD, Donald Wayne House. November 22, 1963

-

23. Roberts interview

+

23. Roberts interview

-

24. A six cylinder Plymouth: Roberts interview and House arrest report

+

24. A six cylinder Plymouth: Roberts interview and House arrest report

-

25. Interview with BG Whistler, January 5, 1993

+

25. Interview with BG Whistler, January 5, 1993

26. House arrest report

-

27. Roberts interview; Whistler interview

+

27. Roberts interview; Whistler interview

28. House arrest report. Note that this may be "official" as opposed to actual time since an NBC newscast transcript notes the first broadcast that @@ -866,20 +866,20 @@ House had already been pulled over and perhaps already taken to city hall.

29. Cover-up, p 89, upper row of photos

-

30. Wood is now deceased and surviving officers do not recall who the +

30. Wood is now deceased and surviving officers do not recall who the motorcycle officers were, but news footage taken by KXAS-TV (then WBAP-TV) -made available to me by Fort Worth researcher Gary Mack shows Wood getting +made available to me by Fort Worth researcher Gary Mack shows Wood getting off of his motorcycle as House is being driven up in the squad car

-

31. House arrest report; Roberts and Whistler interviews

+

31. House arrest report; Roberts and Whistler interviews

-

32. Roberts interview

+

32. Roberts interview

-

33. Whistler interview

+

33. Whistler interview

-

34. Elston Brooks, "An Arrest He'll Never Forget," The Fort Worth +

34. Elston Brooks, "An Arrest He'll Never Forget," The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November 20, 1983, p 20F (Sunday special section: "Turning -Point: The Assassination of JFK")

+Point: The Assassination of JFK")

35. "'Suspect' Seized Here Made History"

@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ Point: The Assassination of JFK")

were dropped after House was questioned, and he was released at 5:15 pm, 3 hours and 18 minutes after he'd been arrested

-

43. Roberts interview

+

43. Roberts interview

44. CD 301

@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ hours and 18 minutes after he'd been arrested

48. Ibid

-

49. Interview with Mr and Mrs HW Sinclair, December 20, 1992

+

49. Interview with Mr and Mrs HW Sinclair, December 20, 1992

50. Wilson arrest record #19561, FWPD (shown on back cover), and accompanying disposition report and property record #19561

@@ -920,9 +920,9 @@ disposition report and property record #19561

52. "'Suspect' Arrested Here Makes History."

-

53. Telephone interview with Kenneth Glenn Wilson, January 9, 1993

+

53. Telephone interview with Kenneth Glenn Wilson, January 9, 1993

-

54. Interview with Mr and Mrs Kenneth Glenn Wilson, January 23, 1993

+

54. Interview with Mr and Mrs Kenneth Glenn Wilson, January 23, 1993

55. Live WBAP radio broadcast, November 22, 1963 at the time House was brought into the jail. In addition to the newspaper reporters and diff --git a/pythonCode/output/crybaby.xml b/pythonCode/output/crybaby.xml index c7705cb..539c91c 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/crybaby.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/crybaby.xml @@ -1,25 +1,25 @@ -

I notice the now-ancient Gauquelin "Mars Effect" affair continues to +

I notice the now-ancient Gauquelin "Mars Effect" affair continues to crop up, perennially, with considerable time-honoured but still-fuzzy rhetoric about an alleged CSICOP "cover up", including copious -laudatory mentions of Dennis Rawlins's ALSO-ancient jeremiad +laudatory mentions of Dennis Rawlins's ALSO-ancient jeremiad "sTARBABY", which appeared in "Fate" magazine. Essentially all treatments of the affair since then have been loose (and even MORE -careless) descendants of the Rawlins article, often committing gross +careless) descendants of the Rawlins article, often committing gross distortions, such as confusing the test of European athletes with the later one based on U.S. data.

-

The ONLY proper rejoinder I've ever seen to Rawlins was a reply piece +

The ONLY proper rejoinder I've ever seen to Rawlins was a reply piece by CSICOP Fellow P. J. Klass, which "Fate" refused to publish, and -which far too few have seen, over the years since. Robert Sheaffer +which far too few have seen, over the years since. Robert Sheaffer and I have now scanned in the text, and are attempting to distribute it more widely. The full text may be downloaded or File REQuested, -but not FTP'd from my BBS as CRYBABY.ZIP (as Robert mentions in his +but not FTP'd from my BBS as CRYBABY.ZIP (as Robert mentions in his comments, which follow), and I'll be mailing it to other skeptics' groups on diskette, as well as uploading it to CompuServe.

-

-- Rick Moen +

-- Rick Moen Vice-Chair, Bay Area Skeptics -Sysop, The Skeptic's Board BBS, San Francisco +Sysop, The Skeptic's Board BBS, San Francisco (also reachable at 76711.243@CompuServe.com)

"CRYBABY"

@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP).

[Note: This article, written in 1981, was submitted for - publication to FATE Magazine, in reply to Dennis Rawlins' + publication to FATE Magazine, in reply to Dennis Rawlins' accusations against CSICOP in his Oct., 1981 FATE article "sTARBABY". FATE adamantly refused to publish this article. - Meanwhile, Rawlins was given the opportunity to make a + Meanwhile, Rawlins was given the opportunity to make a rambling, six-page statement in the SKEPTICAL INQUIRER (Winter, 1981-82, p.58), which was published exactly as received, presenting his accusations of a "coverup." This @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal this day, supporters of the paranormal still charge CSICOP with perpetrating a "coverup" on this matter. Only a relatively few people ever saw Klass's "CRYBABY", the long - and detailed answer to Rawlins' "sTARBABY" charges. Now that + and detailed answer to Rawlins' "sTARBABY" charges. Now that you have the opportunity to read Klass's rebuttal, you can make up your own mind.

@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal typed, with the author's permission. Spelling and punctuation have not been changed. Text that was underlined in the original appears in capital letters. - - Robert Sheaffer, Bay Area Skeptics, 1991. + - Robert Sheaffer, Bay Area Skeptics, 1991. This article is brought to you courtesy of the Bay - Area Skeptics' BBS, 415-648-8944, from which it is + Area Skeptics' BBS, 415-648-8944, from which it is available for downloading, although not via FTP.]

"They call themselves the Committee for the Scientific @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal. In fact, they are a group of would-be-debunkers who bungled their major investigation, falsified the results , covered up their errors and gave the boot to a colleague who threatened to tell the -truth." Thus began a 32-Page article in the October 1981 issue of +truth." Thus began a 32-Page article in the October 1981 issue of FATE magazine, which a a press release headlined: "SCIENTIST BLOWS THE WHISTLE ON PARANORMAL COVERUP."

@@ -70,60 +70,60 @@ thorn in the side of those who promote belief in "psychic phenomena," in astrology, UFOs, and similar subjects and it has been criticized sharply by FATE whose articles generally cater to those who are eager to believe. However, this FATE article was -written by skeptic Dennis Rawlins, who was one of the original +written by skeptic Dennis Rawlins, who was one of the original Fellows in CSICOP and for nearly four years had been a member of its Executive Council. This would seem to give credence to -Rawlins' charges -- except to those of us with first-hand +Rawlins' charges -- except to those of us with first-hand experience in trying to work with him and who are familiar with his modus-operandi.

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Because Rawlins proposed my election to CSICOP's Executive +

Because Rawlins proposed my election to CSICOP's Executive Council I cannot be charged with animosity toward him, except what he later engendered by his actions. And in a recent letter -to me, Rawlins volunteered that I "was less involved than any +to me, Rawlins volunteered that I "was less involved than any other active Councillor" in the alleged misdeeds.

The FATE article, entitled "sTARBABY" prompted my own -investigation into Rawlins' charges. But unlike Rawlins, who +investigation into Rawlins' charges. But unlike Rawlins, who relies heavily on his recollection of conversations several years earlier, I chose to use hard evidence - published articles, -memoranda and letters, some of which Rawlins cites in his +memoranda and letters, some of which Rawlins cites in his article. When I requested copies of these letters and memoranda from the several principals involved, all of them responded -promptly and fully except for one -- Dennis Rawlins, who had +promptly and fully except for one -- Dennis Rawlins, who had accused the others of "cover-up" and "censorship." RAWLINS REFUSED MY REPEATED REQUESTS TO SUPPLY HARD DATA THAT MIGHT CONFIRM HIS CHARGES, AND WHICH ALSO COULD DENY THEM!

The results of my investigation, based on hard data, -prompted me to conclude that the Rawlins article should have been +prompted me to conclude that the Rawlins article should have been entitled "CRYBABY," and that an appropriate subtitle would have been: "A wounded ego is the root of much evil."

If the editors of FATE had spent only a few hours reading -published articles cited in the Rawlins article they could not in +published articles cited in the Rawlins article they could not in good conscience have accused CSICOP of "cover-up" or of having "falsified the results." Instead, FATE chose to ignore the traditional journalistic practice of investigating both sides of a controversial issue and publishing both sides, as those accused -by Rawlins had done.

+by Rawlins had done.

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Rawlins' charges result from two tests intended to assess +

Rawlins' charges result from two tests intended to assess whether the position of the planet Mars at the time of a person's birth has a significant influence on whether he/she becomes a "sports champion." This "Mars effect" hypothesis was first -proposed by France's Michel Gauquelin, who directs the laboratory +proposed by France's Michel Gauquelin, who directs the laboratory for the Study of Relations between Cosmic and Psychophysiological Rhythms, based on a study of European champions.

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The first of the two tests was performed by Gauquelin +

The first of the two tests was performed by Gauquelin himself, with results that generally were supportive of the Mars effect hypothesis by eliminating a possible objection that first had been raised by others, i,e, not CSICOP. The only way in which CSICOP, or persons affiliated with it, could be guilty of -Rawlins' charges would be if they had refused to publish -Gauquelin's results or had intentionally altered the data in his -report. NEITHER OCCURRED. Nor did Gauquelin accuse CSICOP or its +Rawlins' charges would be if they had refused to publish +Gauquelin's results or had intentionally altered the data in his +report. NEITHER OCCURRED. Nor did Gauquelin accuse CSICOP or its members of trying to "cover-up" his results or altering the data of this first test whose calculations he himself performed, although there were some differences of interpretation of the @@ -131,52 +131,52 @@ implication of these results.

HOWEVER, GAUQUELIN DID PUBLICLY ACCUSE RAWLINS OF DISTORTION AND MISREPRESENTATION, with implied criticism of CSICOP because -Rawlins then was a member of its Executive Council. There would +Rawlins then was a member of its Executive Council. There would be other occasions when CSICOP would be criticized because of -Rawlins' intemperate statements and actions.

+Rawlins' intemperate statements and actions.

This criticism was published by CSICOP in the Winter l978 issue of its publication, THE SKEPTICAL INQUIRER (p. 80). In it -Gauquelin wrote: "How, in spite of all this data could one +Gauquelin wrote: "How, in spite of all this data could one distort and misrepresent the effect in question and sow doubts on -the subject? Dennis Rawlins, a member of CSICP ... has done just +the subject? Dennis Rawlins, a member of CSICP ... has done just this in a polemic which appeared in the Fall-Winter 1977 issue of -that (CSICOP's) journal." In "sTARBABY," Rawlins tries to shift +that (CSICOP's) journal." In "sTARBABY," Rawlins tries to shift the blame for his transgressions to CSICOP.

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According to "sTARBABY," CSICOP Chairman Prof. Paul Kurtz +

According to "sTARBABY," CSICOP Chairman Prof. Paul Kurtz was the principal architect of the alleged cover-up. Yet in -reality it was Kurtz, then editor of THE HUMANIST magazine +reality it was Kurtz, then editor of THE HUMANIST magazine (published by the American Humanist Assn.) who printed the -lengthy paper by Gauquelin describing the seemingly favorable- +lengthy paper by Gauquelin describing the seemingly favorable- for-him results of the first test in the Nov/Dec,l977 issue (p. -30). What kind of doubletalk is this when Rawlins and FATE charge -that Kurtz's decision to publish test results favorable to an -"adversary" represents a "cover-up"? Rawlins might better have +30). What kind of doubletalk is this when Rawlins and FATE charge +that Kurtz's decision to publish test results favorable to an +"adversary" represents a "cover-up"? Rawlins might better have waited until "l984" to resort to such "double-speak" accusations.

Because the issues are complex and because two different publications and organizations were involved, it is useful to recount briefly the events that led to the first Mars effect -test, which is at the root of the Rawlins/FATE charges, and the +test, which is at the root of the Rawlins/FATE charges, and the second tests performed using data for outstanding U.S. athletes. -Based on calculations performed by Rawlins himself, the U.S. +Based on calculations performed by Rawlins himself, the U.S. champions test showed a very UNFAVORABLE result for the claimed -Mars effect, which Rawlins confirms in "sTARBABY." And these -Rawlins-computed results were published, without change, by +Mars effect, which Rawlins confirms in "sTARBABY." And these +Rawlins-computed results were published, without change, by CSICOP.

The Sept/Oct. l975 issue of THE HUMANIST carried an article -by L.E. Jerome that was critical of astrology in general and of -the Mars effect in particular. When Gauquelin sought an -opportunity for rebuttal, Kurtz provided it in the Jan./Feb. 1976 +by L.E. Jerome that was critical of astrology in general and of +the Mars effect in particular. When Gauquelin sought an +opportunity for rebuttal, Kurtz provided it in the Jan./Feb. 1976 issue of THE HUMANIST, which also carried several other articles -on astrology. Because Gauquelin's article claimed that the +on astrology. Because Gauquelin's article claimed that the Mars effect had been confirmed by Belgian Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Alleged Paranormal Phenomena (created -some 25 years earlier), that group also was invited by Kurtz to +some 25 years earlier), that group also was invited by Kurtz to submit an article for publication. Belgian Comite Para, as it is -called, confirmed Gauquelin's calculations. But it questioned his +called, confirmed Gauquelin's calculations. But it questioned his statistical assumption "that the frequency distribution of the hours of birth during the day (the nych-themeral curve) is a constant distribution...", i.e. that there is an equal @@ -192,41 +192,41 @@ one of the 24 hours, then 4/24, or l6.7%,of the general population should be born when Mars is in one of these two "key sectors." (Because of combined orbital motions of Earth and Mars, the percentage of the day in which Mars is in two key sectors is -approximately l7%. But Gauquelin reported that 22% European +approximately l7%. But Gauquelin reported that 22% European champions in his data base had been born when Mars was in the two key sectors, significantly higher than the l7% "benchmark."

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Because of the issue raised by Comite' Para, Kurtz -consulted statistics professor Marvin Zelen who in turn proposed a +

Because of the issue raised by Comite' Para, Kurtz +consulted statistics professor Marvin Zelen who in turn proposed a control test that could resolve the statistical issue raised by -Comite' Para. This Zelen proposed test, also published in the +Comite' Para. This Zelen proposed test, also published in the same (Jan./Feb. 1976) issue of THE HUMANIST, suggested that -Gauquelin should gather birth data for "non-champions" who had +Gauquelin should gather birth data for "non-champions" who had been born in the same local areas and within three days of a -RANDOMLY SELECTED sub-sample of Gauquelin's "champions" who +RANDOMLY SELECTED sub-sample of Gauquelin's "champions" who seemed to show the Mars effect.

If only 17% of these NON-champions were born when Mars was in the two key sectors, this would void the issue raised by Comite Para. But if roughly 22% of the NON-champions also were born when Mars was in the two key sectors, this would undercut -the Mars effect hypothesis. Zelen's article concluded that the +the Mars effect hypothesis. Zelen's article concluded that the proposed test offered "an objective way for unambiguous corroboration or dis-confirmation." In retrospect it would have been more precise had he added: "...of the issue raised by -Belgian Comite Para." If Gauquelin's sample of "champions" data -was "biased," as Rawlins first suspected, this could not possibly -be detected by the Zelen-proposed test.

+Belgian Comite Para." If Gauquelin's sample of "champions" data +was "biased," as Rawlins first suspected, this could not possibly +be detected by the Zelen-proposed test.

The same issue of The Humanist carried another article, by -astronomy professor George O. Abell, which was very skeptical of -astrology in general. But unlike Rawlins who dismissed the Mars +astronomy professor George O. Abell, which was very skeptical of +astrology in general. But unlike Rawlins who dismissed the Mars effect out-of-hand and "didn't believe that it merited serious -investigation yet" (FATE: p. 74), Abell wrote that if Gauquelin's +investigation yet" (FATE: p. 74), Abell wrote that if Gauquelin's findings were correct, they were "extremely interesting."

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However, Abell included the following note of caution: "If -all of Gauquelin's work is re-checked, and his results hold up, +

However, Abell included the following note of caution: "If +all of Gauquelin's work is re-checked, and his results hold up, then it is necessary to repeat the experiment with a new sample, say in the United States. If that sample should give the same result, then further verification is in order, until it is @@ -235,181 +235,181 @@ That is the way science works; reproducibility of results is necessary before fundamental new laws can be inferred." This sage advice clearly indicated the limits of what conclusions could be drawn, and could not be drawn, from the results of the upcoming -Zelen test, and even from a complete re-check of Gauquelin's +Zelen test, and even from a complete re-check of Gauquelin's original data on European champions, which was not attempted. It -should be stressed that at the time this first (Zelen) test was +should be stressed that at the time this first (Zelen) test was proposed, CSICOP did not yet exist. Several months later, when it was formed (initially under the auspices of the American Humanist -Assn.), Kurtz became its co-chairman and later its chairman. -Zelen and Abell were named Fellows, but not to CSICOP's Executive -Council. In l980, Abell was elected to replace Rawlins on the +Assn.), Kurtz became its co-chairman and later its chairman. +Zelen and Abell were named Fellows, but not to CSICOP's Executive +Council. In l980, Abell was elected to replace Rawlins on the Council.

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The results of this first (Zelen) test were published in the +

The results of this first (Zelen) test were published in the Nov./Dec., l977 issue of THE HUMANIST, where the issue first was raised, although by this time CSICOP had its own publication. -Gauquelin and his wife Francoise were given nearly six large-size +Gauquelin and his wife Francoise were given nearly six large-size magazine pages to present their findings without censorship. -Gauquelin reported having difficulties in obtaining data for non- +Gauquelin reported having difficulties in obtaining data for non- champions born within several days of champions in small towns, so he said that non-champions birth data had been obtained only -from the large cities in France and Belgium, The Gauquelins +from the large cities in France and Belgium, The Gauquelins reported that these data showed that only l7% of the non- champions had been born when Mars was in the two sectors which seemed to resolve the issue earlier raised by Belgium's Comite Para in favor of the Mars effect.

The same issue of THE HUMANIST carried an article jointly -authored by Zelen, Kurtz, and Abell, that began: "Is there a -'Mars Effect'? The preceding article by Michel and Francoise -Gauquelin discusses the experiment proposed by Marvin Zelen and +authored by Zelen, Kurtz, and Abell, that began: "Is there a +'Mars Effect'? The preceding article by Michel and Francoise +Gauquelin discusses the experiment proposed by Marvin Zelen and its subsequent outcome. Their conclusions come out in favor of the existence of a 'Mars effect' related to sports champions. It is the purpose of this article to discuss the analysis of the data and to point out the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence in favor of the 'Mars effect.'"

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The Zelen/Kurtz/Abell article raised some questions about +

The Zelen/Kurtz/Abell article raised some questions about the results. For example, that "the 'Mars effect' only appears in Paris, not in Belgium or in the rest of France." The article concluded: "lf one had a high prior 'belief' that there is a Mars -effect, then the Gauquelin data would serve confirm this prior +effect, then the Gauquelin data would serve confirm this prior belief. In the other hand, if the prior belief in the existence of a Mars effect was low, then this data may raise the posterior belief, but not enough to accept the existence of the Mars effect."

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Rawlins charges that publication of this article, following -the uncensored Gauquelin paper,"commited CSICOP to a cover-up." +

Rawlins charges that publication of this article, following +the uncensored Gauquelin paper,"commited CSICOP to a cover-up." (FATE: p.76) Yet is characteristic of scientific controversy for one party to question or challenge another's interpretation of -the data. And Gauquelin would do so following the second test +the data. And Gauquelin would do so following the second test without being accused of a "cover-up" in "sTARBABY."

In the same issue of THE HUMANIST, in a brief introduction -written by Kurtz, the first "linkage" with CSICOP occurred. Kurtz +written by Kurtz, the first "linkage" with CSICOP occurred. Kurtz wrote: "Thus, members of CSICOP involved in this inquiry believe that the claim that there is a statistical relationship between the position of Mars at the time of birth of individuals and the incidence of sports champions among them has not been established .. to further the cause of scientific inquiry, the committee has -agreed (with Gauquelin) to make an independent test of the +agreed (with Gauquelin) to make an independent test of the alleged Mars effect by a study of sports champions in the United States."

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In "sTARBABY," Rawlins charges that the U. S, champions test -was a "diversion." Clearly the Gauquelins themselves did not view +

In "sTARBABY," Rawlins charges that the U. S, champions test +was a "diversion." Clearly the Gauquelins themselves did not view it in this light, judging from the concluding statement in their article which said: "Let us hope that these positive results may induce other scientists to study whether this effect, discovered with the European data, appears also with the U.S. data."

On March 28, 1978, SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE RESULTS OF THE -FIRST TEST WERE PUBLISHED, Rawlins sent Kurtz a copy of a three- +FIRST TEST WERE PUBLISHED, Rawlins sent Kurtz a copy of a three- page memorandum he had prepared a year earlier (March 29, 1977). It contained a very technical analysis of the issue raised by -Comite Para, which prompted Rawlins to conclude that the 22% +Comite Para, which prompted Rawlins to conclude that the 22% figure reported for European champions was not the result of a disproportionate share of births of the general population during the early morning hours when Mars often was in one of the two key -sectors. In this analysis, Rawlins concluded that Gauquelin had +sectors. In this analysis, Rawlins concluded that Gauquelin had "made fair allowance for the effect."

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But Rawlins had not written this three-page memo until -several month AFTER the Zelen test had been proposed in THE -HUMANIST. Shortly after preparing the analysis, Rawlins had sent -a copy to Prof. Marcello Truzzi, then editor of CSICOP's -publication. Truzzi had decided not to publish it but sent a copy -to Gauquelin. IF the Rawlins analysis of 1977 took account of all +

But Rawlins had not written this three-page memo until +several month AFTER the Zelen test had been proposed in THE +HUMANIST. Shortly after preparing the analysis, Rawlins had sent +a copy to Prof. Marcello Truzzi, then editor of CSICOP's +publication. Truzzi had decided not to publish it but sent a copy +to Gauquelin. IF the Rawlins analysis of 1977 took account of all possible demographic factors -- and there is some disagreement on this question -- it was much too technical to be understood by persons without expertise in statistics and celestial mechanics.

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When Rawlins finally got around to sending this analysis to -Kurtz on March 28, 1978, his letter of that date did NOT -criticize Truzzi or CSICOP for not having published it earlier. -Rather, Rawlins admitted, "I should not have kept my (Mar. 19, +

When Rawlins finally got around to sending this analysis to +Kurtz on March 28, 1978, his letter of that date did NOT +criticize Truzzi or CSICOP for not having published it earlier. +Rather, Rawlins admitted, "I should not have kept my (Mar. 19, 1977) memo..private after all." He did suggest that perhaps it -might now be published in THE HUMANIST. But by this time Kurtz no +might now be published in THE HUMANIST. But by this time Kurtz no longer was its editor. More important, the results of the first -(Zelen) test already had been published several months earlier.

+(Zelen) test already had been published several months earlier.

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If, as Rawlins would later charge in "sTARBABY," the -Zelen/Kurtz/Abell article published several months earlier in THE -HUMANIST amounted to a "cover- up," Rawlins did not make such an -accusation to Kurtz when he wrote him April 6, 1978. Instead, -Rawlins wrote; "I think our best bets now are 1. The main +

If, as Rawlins would later charge in "sTARBABY," the +Zelen/Kurtz/Abell article published several months earlier in THE +HUMANIST amounted to a "cover- up," Rawlins did not make such an +accusation to Kurtz when he wrote him April 6, 1978. Instead, +Rawlins wrote; "I think our best bets now are 1. The main European investigation might seek to discover how the Eur. samp -(of Gauquelin) was (hypothetically) fudged -- check orig. records +(of Gauquelin) was (hypothetically) fudged -- check orig. records microscopically for some sort of Soal trick. 2. Proceed with the U.S, test, where we know we have a clean (unbiased) sample."

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This April 6, 1978, letter clearly shows that while Rawlins -suspected that Gauquelin had manipulated his European champions +

This April 6, 1978, letter clearly shows that while Rawlins +suspected that Gauquelin had manipulated his European champions data ("Soal trick") he found no evidence of wrong-doing by -Zelen/Kurtz/Abell. On April 26, 1978, in another letter to Kurtz, -following his visit with Rawlins in San Diego, Rawlins wrote that -he "was certain" that Gauquelin's original data "was biased, but -not sure how." Rawlins concluded this letter on a cordial note: +Zelen/Kurtz/Abell. On April 26, 1978, in another letter to Kurtz, +following his visit with Rawlins in San Diego, Rawlins wrote that +he "was certain" that Gauquelin's original data "was biased, but +not sure how." Rawlins concluded this letter on a cordial note: "Now, wasn't it great visiting sunny, funny, California -- and getting to see a real live nut religion launch itself in San Diego? ... hope you'll get back this way soon again."

It was at about this time that CSICOP came under fire for -Rawlins' actions in another matter. In the summer of 1977, -Rawlins and Abell had been invited to be panelists in a symposium +Rawlins' actions in another matter. In the summer of 1977, +Rawlins and Abell had been invited to be panelists in a symposium on astrology to be held March 18, 1978 at the University of -Toronto at which Gauquelin, among others, would participate. The -invitation came from Dr. Howard Eisenberg on the stationary of -the University's School of Continuing Studies. Both Rawlins and -Abel had accepted. Then, in late September, 1977, Eisenberg +Toronto at which Gauquelin, among others, would participate. The +invitation came from Dr. Howard Eisenberg on the stationary of +the University's School of Continuing Studies. Both Rawlins and +Abel had accepted. Then, in late September, 1977, Eisenberg withdrew the invitations on the grounds that "the response from potential speakers...has yielded an incredible acceptance rate of 100%. This places us in the embarassing position of not being able to sponsor all of you," i.e. pay travel expenses and allow formal presentations.

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On Feb. 6, 1978, Rawlins wrote to the president of the +

On Feb. 6, 1978, Rawlins wrote to the president of the University of Toronto, protesting what he said were "a number of oddities" associated with the symposium, including an imbalance between the number of astrology supporters and skeptics. The -Rawlins letter charged that "this conference looks to be a pretty +Rawlins letter charged that "this conference looks to be a pretty phoney confrontation, which will therefore give the irrational pseudo-science of astrology an evidentially-unmerited 'academic' -boost in public credibility..." Rawlins sent a copy of his letter +boost in public credibility..." Rawlins sent a copy of his letter to another university official.

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Rawlins' suspicion of a loaded panel may have been +

Rawlins' suspicion of a loaded panel may have been justified. But the letter of protest was written on CSICOP -stationery and signed "Dennis Rawlins, Executive Council, -CSICOP." Another regretable action was a Rawlins telephone call -late at night to a university astronomy professor, Robert -Garrison, which gave the impression that Rawlins was speaking in -behalf of CSICOP. In fact, Rawlins had taken these actions +stationery and signed "Dennis Rawlins, Executive Council, +CSICOP." Another regretable action was a Rawlins telephone call +late at night to a university astronomy professor, Robert +Garrison, which gave the impression that Rawlins was speaking in +behalf of CSICOP. In fact, Rawlins had taken these actions without consulting other Council members and without official approval to use CSICOP's name. In early April 1978, a copy of the -Rawlins letter had reached Truzzi, who also had been invited and -dis-invited to participate in the conference. The Rawlins letter -claimed that Truzzi had co-authored "an astrology-supporting -paper...and so rates as a strange sort of skeptic." Truzzi sent -Kurtz a copy of this Rawlins letter with a note that said: "Since -Dennis' letter is on Committee stationery, would appear he is +Rawlins letter had reached Truzzi, who also had been invited and +dis-invited to participate in the conference. The Rawlins letter +claimed that Truzzi had co-authored "an astrology-supporting +paper...and so rates as a strange sort of skeptic." Truzzi sent +Kurtz a copy of this Rawlins letter with a note that said: "Since +Dennis' letter is on Committee stationery, would appear he is writing on behalf of the Committee, I trust that will not happen again."

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Rawlins' actions were reported in the Canadian magazine +

Rawlins' actions were reported in the Canadian magazine SCIENCE FORUM July/August 1978, in an article written by Lydia Dotto. The article, entitled "Science Confronts 'Pseudo- Science'", began; "It was after midnight on a Saturday night when -University of Toronto astronomer Bob Garrison was awakened by a +University of Toronto astronomer Bob Garrison was awakened by a phone call. The caller identified himself as a member of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the -Paranormal, and according to Garrison, he spent the best part of +Paranormal, and according to Garrison, he spent the best part of the next hour urging the U of T scientist not to participate in -the conference on astrology...Dennis Rawlins, a California +the conference on astrology...Dennis Rawlins, a California astronomer and science writer and a member of the Committee, acknowledged in an interview that he made the call, but denied he -was trying to talk Garrison out of attending the +was trying to talk Garrison out of attending the conference...this and other incidents surrounding the conference have become something of a cause celebre, particularly since the event was cancelled shortly before it was to have taken place in @@ -420,10 +420,10 @@ FREEDOM OF SPEECH." (Emphasis added.)

Indeed they did, much to CSICOP's embarassment. Britain's New Scientist magazine, in its June 29, 1978, issue, quoted the Canadian magazine in an article that began: "Earlier this year an -astronomer at the University of Toronto, Dr. Bob Garrison, was +astronomer at the University of Toronto, Dr. Bob Garrison, was awakened by a phone call from a member of Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal. The caller -allegedly spent most of the next hour trying to dissuade Garrison +allegedly spent most of the next hour trying to dissuade Garrison from taking part in a conference on astrology."

This New Scientist account was picked up by FATE magazine, @@ -434,161 +434,161 @@ dedicated group of witch-hunters seeking to burn nonbelievers at the stake." (How ironic that FATE now is promoting the views of the same person whose intemperate earlier actions had provoked FATE's harsh criticism.) The same criticism of CSICOP, because of -Rawlins' actions surfaced again in a feature article in THE +Rawlins' actions surfaced again in a feature article in THE WASHINGTON POST (Aug. 26, 1979). The article, syndicated and -published elsewhere, was written by Ted Rockwell who was +published elsewhere, was written by Ted Rockwell who was identified as a member of the Parapsychological Association.

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When I learned of the Rawlins incident, I was shocked as +

When I learned of the Rawlins incident, I was shocked as were others on the Council. But all of us hoped that Council members had learned an important lesson from the incident and -that it would have a maturing effect on Rawlins. Yet before -another year had passed Rawlins would once again demonstrate his +that it would have a maturing effect on Rawlins. Yet before +another year had passed Rawlins would once again demonstrate his inability to distinguish between official CSICOP actions and those of its individual members.

Originally it was expected that the required calculations of Mars' position at the time of birth of U.S. champions (for the -second test) would be performed by Prof. Owen Gingerich of +second test) would be performed by Prof. Owen Gingerich of Harvard University. But during the summer of 1978 the Harvard -astronomer was on an extended leave so Kurtz asked Rawlins to -perform the celestial mechanics computations. Rawlins did so and -found in sharp contrast to Gauquelin's findings that 22% of the +astronomer was on an extended leave so Kurtz asked Rawlins to +perform the celestial mechanics computations. Rawlins did so and +found in sharp contrast to Gauquelin's findings that 22% of the European champions were born when Mars was in the two key sectors, and compared to the "chance" benchmark figure of 17%, only 13.5% of the U.S. champions were born when Mars was in the -two key sectors. Thus, Rawlins' calculations showed that if Mars +two key sectors. Thus, Rawlins' calculations showed that if Mars had any effect on champions, it was a pronounced NEGATIVE effect for U.S. athletes.

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On Sept, 18, 1978, Rawlins prepared a four-page report +

On Sept, 18, 1978, Rawlins prepared a four-page report describing the procedures he had used in his calculations and a -summary of the results. But Rawlins could not resist including -some denigrating charges against Gauquelin. For example: -"Gauquelin was well known in his teens for his casting of +summary of the results. But Rawlins could not resist including +some denigrating charges against Gauquelin. For example: +"Gauquelin was well known in his teens for his casting of horoscopes (a practice he has since disowned)..." The comments were both gratuitous and inappropriate.

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Relations between Rawlins and Gauquelin had been strained -since CSICOP published a long, rambling Rawlins attack -(Fall/Winter 1977) in which he accused Gauquelin of "misgraphing +

Relations between Rawlins and Gauquelin had been strained +since CSICOP published a long, rambling Rawlins attack +(Fall/Winter 1977) in which he accused Gauquelin of "misgraphing the results of the Belgian Comite Para check on his Mars-athletes -link..." Gauquelin had responded with the charge that Rawlins had +link..." Gauquelin had responded with the charge that Rawlins had distorted and misrepresented the facts in a letter which then was scheduled to be published shortly in the Winter 1978 issue of THE SKEPTICAL INQUIRER. The same issue also would carry a sharp -rejoinder from Rawlins.

+rejoinder from Rawlins.

-

Thus it is hardly surprising that Kurtz decided that it +

Thus it is hardly surprising that Kurtz decided that it would be best if the upcoming summary report on the results of -the U.S. champions test should be written by Zelen, Abell and +the U.S. champions test should be written by Zelen, Abell and himself -- especially since the three of them had jointly -authored the earlier article and Abell had proposed the U.S. -test. If Kurtz instead had suggested that the U.S. champions test -report be jointly authored with Rawlins instead of Abell, +authored the earlier article and Abell had proposed the U.S. +test. If Kurtz instead had suggested that the U.S. champions test +report be jointly authored with Rawlins instead of Abell, "sTARBABY" might never have been published. This is evident from -numerous Rawlins complaints in "sTARBABY." For example, Rawlins -complains that the day after Kurtz received his Sept. 18, 1978, -report (with the ad hominem attack on Gauquelin) "Kurtz wrote -Abell to suggest KZA (Kurtz, Zelen and Abell) confer and prepare +numerous Rawlins complaints in "sTARBABY." For example, Rawlins +complains that the day after Kurtz received his Sept. 18, 1978, +report (with the ad hominem attack on Gauquelin) "Kurtz wrote +Abell to suggest KZA (Kurtz, Zelen and Abell) confer and prepare the test report for publication (EXCLUDING ME)." (Emphasis added.) (P.79.)

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Rawlins also complains that Kurtz asked Zelen and Abell "to -verify the work," i.e. Rawlins' calculations. (P.80.) Because of +

Rawlins also complains that Kurtz asked Zelen and Abell "to +verify the work," i.e. Rawlins' calculations. (P.80.) Because of the importance of test, it was good scientific protocol to ask -other specialists to at least spot-check Rawlins' computations. -Then Rawlins reveals he was angered because "Abell asked +other specialists to at least spot-check Rawlins' computations. +Then Rawlins reveals he was angered because "Abell asked countless questions about my academic training." (P. 8O.) -Inasmuch as Rawlins lists his academic training as being in -physics rather than astronomy, Abell's questions seem justified.

+Inasmuch as Rawlins lists his academic training as being in +physics rather than astronomy, Abell's questions seem justified.

-

Further evidence of Rawlins' wounded ego is his complaint -that "not only was Abell being invited to the press conference +

Further evidence of Rawlins' wounded ego is his complaint +that "not only was Abell being invited to the press conference (at the upcoming Council in Washington, D.C.), he was to be the -CSICOP spokesman on astrology in Washington." (P.81) Rawlins said -he "strongly protested the high-handedness of the choice of Abell +CSICOP spokesman on astrology in Washington." (P.81) Rawlins said +he "strongly protested the high-handedness of the choice of Abell as the speaker at the annual meeting...I emphasized that CSICOP -had plenty of astronomers associated with it (Carl Sagan, Bart +had plenty of astronomers associated with it (Carl Sagan, Bart Bok, Edwin Krupp and others), all of them nearer Washington than -Abell who lived all the way across the country, in the Los +Abell who lived all the way across the country, in the Los Angeles area." (In fact, Krupp also lived in Southern California, -Bok lived Arizona, and Sagan then was working in California on +Bok lived Arizona, and Sagan then was working in California on his "Cosmos" television series.)

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In "sTARBABY," Rawlins claims that Abell had been invited to -speak because "Kurtz was trying to suppress my dissenting report +

In "sTARBABY," Rawlins claims that Abell had been invited to +speak because "Kurtz was trying to suppress my dissenting report (of Sept. 18, 1978) and (by not paying my travel fare) to keep me from the December Council meeting while inviting to Washington as a prominent CSICOP authority the very person whose appointed task I HAD MYSELF PERFORMED" (his italics, p. 81). In reality, there -was no question that Rawlins' Sept, 18, 1978, report, describing +was no question that Rawlins' Sept, 18, 1978, report, describing his analytical procedures, needed to be published. The only question was whether it should include the ad hominem attack on -Gauquelin.

+Gauquelin.

It was not until approximately one year AFTER the results of -the Zelen test were published in THE HUMANIST that Rawlins first +the Zelen test were published in THE HUMANIST that Rawlins first charged the use of "bait-and-switch" tactics--what he calls -"BS"--had been employed. This allegation was contained in his -letter of Nov. 2, 1978, to Zelen, with a copy to Kurtz. BUT +"BS"--had been employed. This allegation was contained in his +letter of Nov. 2, 1978, to Zelen, with a copy to Kurtz. BUT RAWLINS STILL DID NOT CHARGE THAT THIS AMOUNTED TO A "COVER-UP," OR THAT CSICOP WAS INVOLVED. Quite the opposite. A few weeks later when the Winter 1978 issue of THE SKEPTICAL INQUIRER was -published, there was a Rawlins response which said: "It SHOULD BE +published, there was a Rawlins response which said: "It SHOULD BE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD THAT CSICOP AS A BODY NEVER HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE HUMANIST ZELEN TEST 'CHALLENGE'...PUBLISHED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE WAS FOUNDED"(Emphasis added.)

Like most members of CSICOP's Executive Council who had not -been involved either in the first (Zelen) test or the subsequent +been involved either in the first (Zelen) test or the subsequent U.S. champions test, and who were not sufficiently expert in celestial mechanics, statistics or astrology to take a prior interest, my first exposure to the controversy came during the Council meeting in Washington in early December, 1978, when -Rawlins unleashed a rambling harrangue. Understandably I was -confused by Rawlins' charge that CSICOP somehow was involved in a -Zelen test-results cover-up that had occurred more than a year +Rawlins unleashed a rambling harrangue. Understandably I was +confused by Rawlins' charge that CSICOP somehow was involved in a +Zelen test-results cover-up that had occurred more than a year before which contradicted his just-published statement in THE -SKEPTICAL INQUIRER stating that the original Zelen test was NOT a +SKEPTICAL INQUIRER stating that the original Zelen test was NOT a CSICOP-sponsored effort.

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Despite my efforts to understand Rawlins' allegations, it +

Despite my efforts to understand Rawlins' allegations, it was not clear to me (and to many other Council members) just what it was that he now was claiming had been"covered-up." After three -years of working with Rawlins I was well aware of his proclivity +years of working with Rawlins I was well aware of his proclivity for making harsh, exaggerated charges. Most often these were directed against supporters of the para-normal, but sometimes also against Council members who disagreed with his proposals for -intemperate actions against "the believers." For example, Rawlins -had charged that Truzzi was involved with the "Church of Satan."

+intemperate actions against "the believers." For example, Rawlins +had charged that Truzzi was involved with the "Church of Satan."

Beyond having difficulty in understanding the specifics of -Rawlins' charges, I failed to grasp what he thought should be +Rawlins' charges, I failed to grasp what he thought should be done to correct the alleged problem. Because the hour was getting late and Council members had to leave to catch flights back home, -I suggested to Rawlins that he write a memorandum that clearly +I suggested to Rawlins that he write a memorandum that clearly and concisely set forth the basic issues and that he recommend appropriate corrective action. In this way Council members could better comprehend the matter and consider corrective action if -such were justified. Rawlins cites this in "sTARBABY" and claims +such were justified. Rawlins cites this in "sTARBABY" and claims he was the only party who had put the issues in writing. BUT HE DID NOT SEND COPIES OF SUCH MEMORANDA TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. ONE LOGICAL EXPLANATION FOR THIS IS THAT PREVIOUSLY HE DID NOT BELIEVE THE MATTER INVOLVED CSICOP OR REQUIRED COUNCIL MEMBERS' ATTENTION.

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Rawlins was the last one to leave my apartment (where we had +

Rawlins was the last one to leave my apartment (where we had been meeting that night) and he continued his earlier harrangue but without clarifying the issues. Later, he called me from the airport to continue the discussion. Again I asked that he clarify the issues for me and other Council members by preparing a -memorandum. I assured Rawlins that since I had not been involved +memorandum. I assured Rawlins that since I had not been involved in either of the two tests and since he had recommended my election to Council, he could expect me to be at least neutral if not sympathetic.

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Rawlins never responded to my request. About six weeks later +

Rawlins never responded to my request. About six weeks later (Jan. 17, 1979), he did circulate a five-page memo to CSICOP Fellows and Council members. It was a "baby sTARBABY" which cited a number of ALLEGED mistakes that had been made by OTHERS @@ -602,201 +602,201 @@ as closely as you have done." My letter concluded: "Skip the invective...outline the problem clearly, concisely, and offer your recommendations."

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Rawlins never responded to this request. Today, following my +

Rawlins never responded to this request. Today, following my recent investigation, I know why. There was no cover-up, except -in Rawlins' troubled mind, fed by the fires of a wounded ego and, +in Rawlins' troubled mind, fed by the fires of a wounded ego and, perhaps, by embarassment over his unauthorized intervention in -the University of Toronto symposium. Rawlins was unable to +the University of Toronto symposium. Rawlins was unable to recommend specific corrective action because nothing could have saved his wounded ego unless it were possible to turn back the -clock and to have invited Rawlins to be the CSICOP speaker on -astrology in Washington and to replace Abell in writing the +clock and to have invited Rawlins to be the CSICOP speaker on +astrology in Washington and to replace Abell in writing the report on the results of the U.S. champions test.

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Readers of "sTARBABY" might easily conclude that Rawlins -believes that Zelen/Kurtz/Abell, in the Nov/Dec. 1977 issue of -THE HUMANIST, should have conceded "Gauquelin has won" and +

Readers of "sTARBABY" might easily conclude that Rawlins +believes that Zelen/Kurtz/Abell, in the Nov/Dec. 1977 issue of +THE HUMANIST, should have conceded "Gauquelin has won" and cancelled plans for the U.S. champions test. Yet had they done -so, Rawlins would have been outraged because such a concession -would imply that the Zelen test had proved the Mars effect beyond -all doubt and this was not true. Had Zelen/Kurtz/Abell even -contemplated such a concession, I am certain that Rawlins would +so, Rawlins would have been outraged because such a concession +would imply that the Zelen test had proved the Mars effect beyond +all doubt and this was not true. Had Zelen/Kurtz/Abell even +contemplated such a concession, I am certain that Rawlins would have urged that they be ousted from CSICOP.

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"sTARBABY" reveals that Rawlins imagines many things that +

"sTARBABY" reveals that Rawlins imagines many things that simply are not true, such as his charge that I was involved in a -plot to suppress his discussions of the Gauquelin test at the +plot to suppress his discussions of the Gauquelin test at the 1978 Council meeting. His article implies that Council meetings are characterized by attempts to suppress dissenting views. In reality one usually hears almost as many different viewpoints as -there are Council members present. And Kurtz is the most +there are Council members present. And Kurtz is the most unconstraining group chairman I have ever known in the many organizations of which I have been a member.

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Even on easily ascertainable matters, Rawlins chooses to +

Even on easily ascertainable matters, Rawlins chooses to rely on his vivid imagination or recollections rather than take -time to check the facts. For example, in "sTARBABY," Rawlins +time to check the facts. For example, in "sTARBABY," Rawlins claims that he was an "associate editor" of THE SKEPTICAL INQUIRER, as well as being a member of its editorial board -- -which he was [not]. Rawlins makes that claim in seven different +which he was [not]. Rawlins makes that claim in seven different places in his article. One would expect that a person who imagines himself to be an associate editor of a publication over a period of several years would at least once look at that publication's masthead, where its editorial staff is listed. Had -Rawlins done so he would not have made this spurious claim.

+Rawlins done so he would not have made this spurious claim.

This is not an error of great consequence. But when I pointed it out to him, his response was revealing, especially because he accuses others of being unwilling to admit to error -and of resorting to "cover-up." Rawlins' letter of Sept. 21, +and of resorting to "cover-up." Rawlins' letter of Sept. 21, 1981, explained that at a Council meeting HELD FOUR YEARS EARLIER -he remembers that "Kurtz called all Ed. Board members 'Associate -Editors'...I adopted to save syllables." Rawlins tries to justify +he remembers that "Kurtz called all Ed. Board members 'Associate +Editors'...I adopted to save syllables." Rawlins tries to justify his misstatement of fact on the grounds that he was able to save approximately 42 characters in his 75,000-character-long article!

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In "sTARBABY," Rawlins claims that the full-day meeting of +

In "sTARBABY," Rawlins claims that the full-day meeting of the Council in Washington was held at the National Press Club because this was "the temple of CSICOP's faith." (P. 86.) Had -Rawlins asked me, I would have informed him that I had selected +Rawlins asked me, I would have informed him that I had selected the National Press Club because it was the lowest-cost facility -in downtown Washington that I could find. But Rawlins decided he +in downtown Washington that I could find. But Rawlins decided he knew the answer without bothering to investigate. This is neither good science nor good journalism.

-

In the previously cited Rawlins memorandum of Jan. 17, 1979, +

In the previously cited Rawlins memorandum of Jan. 17, 1979, following the Washington meeting, he wrote that he planned to reduce his involvement with CSICOP. He added that there was no reason to "hide" CSICOP's problems "from the public. So I may inform a neutral, responsible, unsensational member of the press -re the foregoing." In reality Rawlins already had taken such +re the foregoing." In reality Rawlins already had taken such steps at the December Council meeting whose press seminar was attended by an experienced journalist with a known empathy for -some paranormal claims. During the early afternoon Rawlins and +some paranormal claims. During the early afternoon Rawlins and this journalist left the meeting together and returned together several hours later. But this journalist never published anything on the matter, possibly because he has as much difficulty in -understanding Rawlins' charges as did Council members.

+understanding Rawlins' charges as did Council members.

-

According to "sTARBABY," in mid-1979, Rawlins received a -letter from Jerome Clark of FATE magazine, expressing an interest -in learning more about Rawlins' complaints against CSICOP. -Rawlins claims that shortly afterward "I told the Council I'd be +

According to "sTARBABY," in mid-1979, Rawlins received a +letter from Jerome Clark of FATE magazine, expressing an interest +in learning more about Rawlins' complaints against CSICOP. +Rawlins claims that shortly afterward "I told the Council I'd be open with FATE." I question the truthfulness of his statement -because Rawlins did not bother to attend the next Council meeting -in December, 1979, nor have I been able to locate any Rawlins +because Rawlins did not bother to attend the next Council meeting +in December, 1979, nor have I been able to locate any Rawlins letter or memorandum to substantiate this claim.

"sTARBABY" claims that "as the FATE-story realization set in, Council reacted like the White House when it learned that -John Dean had sat down with the prosecution (during the Watergate +John Dean had sat down with the prosecution (during the Watergate scandal). (P.91) This claim I know to be false. The prospect of a -Rawlins article in FATE was never discussed at the 1979 or 1980 +Rawlins article in FATE was never discussed at the 1979 or 1980 Council meetings, nor by memorandum during the two intervening years. Otherwise CSICOP would have prepared a response which it could have released immediately following publication of -"sTARBABY," preventing Rawlins from boasting that failure of +"sTARBABY," preventing Rawlins from boasting that failure of CSICOP to respond quickly to his many charges indicated an inability to do so.

Returning, chronologically, to the fall of 1979, CSICOP was preparing to publish the results of the U.S. champions test in -the Winter 1979-80 issue of THE SKEPTICAL INQUIRER. Rawlins +the Winter 1979-80 issue of THE SKEPTICAL INQUIRER. Rawlins demanded the right to revise and expand his original Sept, 18, 1978, paper, and was given that opportunity. Furthermore, -according to "sTARBABY," Rawlins informed Ken Frazier, editor of +according to "sTARBABY," Rawlins informed Ken Frazier, editor of THE SKEPTICAL INQUIRER, "that if there were any alterations not cleared with me, I wanted a note printed with the paper stating that deletions had occurred over the author's protest and that the missing portions could be obtained directly from me." (P. 92.)

-

Frazier (who had been recommended for the position by -Rawlins himself), acting on the recommendation of Prof. Ray -Hyman, a Council member who reviewed the Rawlins paper and the -others, and on Frazier's own long editorial experience, decided -to delete the sentence referring to Gauquelin's earlier interest -in traditional astrology. Frazier also opted to delete another +

Frazier (who had been recommended for the position by +Rawlins himself), acting on the recommendation of Prof. Ray +Hyman, a Council member who reviewed the Rawlins paper and the +others, and on Frazier's own long editorial experience, decided +to delete the sentence referring to Gauquelin's earlier interest +in traditional astrology. Frazier also opted to delete another sentence that read: "In this connection I must also say that, given the self piekill upshot (sic) of their European (nonchampions) adventure plus their failure to perform independently the U.S. study's technical foundations (sector -position, expectation curve), I find it amusing that ZKA (Zelen, -Kurtz, Abell) are the main commentators on this test in THE -SKEPTICAL INQUIRER." Once again Rawlins' wounded-ego had +position, expectation curve), I find it amusing that ZKA (Zelen, +Kurtz, Abell) are the main commentators on this test in THE +SKEPTICAL INQUIRER." Once again Rawlins' wounded-ego had manifested itself.

-

On Nov, 6, 1979, Rawlins sent a memo to other members of the +

On Nov, 6, 1979, Rawlins sent a memo to other members of the Editorial Board complaining that his article "has been neatly censored here and there, so I have asked to add a statement saying so and suggesting that readers who wish to consult the original version may do so by contacting me. This sentence has itself been bowdlerized (so that it reads as if no tampering -occurred)." Frazier had proposed an alternative sentence, which -was published at the end of the Rawlins paper, that read: +occurred)." Frazier had proposed an alternative sentence, which +was published at the end of the Rawlins paper, that read: "Further commentary on the issues raised in this paper and in -these notes is available from the author." Rawlins' address also +these notes is available from the author." Rawlins' address also was published.

-

This is the basis for Rawlins' harsh charges of "censorship" -against Frazier, the man whom he had so highly recommended for the -position. If Rawlins' complaint were justified, every working +

This is the basis for Rawlins' harsh charges of "censorship" +against Frazier, the man whom he had so highly recommended for the +position. If Rawlins' complaint were justified, every working journalist could make the same accusations regularly against those who edit his/her copy to assure clarity and good taste and -to avoid libel. In response to Rawlins' charges, Frazier wrote to +to avoid libel. In response to Rawlins' charges, Frazier wrote to members of the Editorial Board explaining what had transpired. -Frazier noted, "Dennis seems to believe his position as a member +Frazier noted, "Dennis seems to believe his position as a member of the Editorial Board gives his writings special status exempt from normal editorial judgment. None of the rest of you has ever suggested this," i.e. demanded privileged treatment. So because -Rawlins was not given privileged treatment, he charges +Rawlins was not given privileged treatment, he charges "censorship."

In the same Nov. 6, 1979, letter charging censorship, -Rawlins complained that he alone among Council members had not +Rawlins complained that he alone among Council members had not been reimbursed for his travel expenses of $230 to the previous -Council meeting in Washington. Rawlins said that he would need +Council meeting in Washington. Rawlins said that he would need $400.00 for travel to attend the upcoming Council meeting in New York and added "I won't do that unless all 63O dollars are here -beforehand." Kurtz promptly sent Rawlins a check for $350 as a +beforehand." Kurtz promptly sent Rawlins a check for $350 as a travel advance and assured him he would be reimbursed for previous travel expense as soon as he submitted an expense -account--which Rawlins had never done (In "sTARBABY," Rawlins +account--which Rawlins had never done (In "sTARBABY," Rawlins characterizes this as a "ridiculous excuse" for failure to -reimburse him earlier.) Rawlins cashed the $350 check but did not +reimburse him earlier.) Rawlins cashed the $350 check but did not attend the New York Council meeting, nor did he inform the -Council that he would not attend. Rawlins never refunded the $120 +Council that he would not attend. Rawlins never refunded the $120 difference between $230 he claimed was due him and the $350 he -received. Yet Rawlins professes to have been shocked and +received. Yet Rawlins professes to have been shocked and surprised when the Council voted unanimously not to reelect -Rawlins at its New York meeting. (Since Rawlins seems so easily +Rawlins at its New York meeting. (Since Rawlins seems so easily shocked and surprised, I suspect he was equally surprised at the resignation of Richard M. Nixon.)

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Two months later, Rawlins wrote to Frazier saying he wished +

Two months later, Rawlins wrote to Frazier saying he wished to resign from the Editorial Board. But he insisted that the resignation should not take effect until his statement complaining about not being reelected "in absentia" was -published. This Rawlins statement claimed that he had not been +published. This Rawlins statement claimed that he had not been reelected solely because he had criticized "CSICOP's conduct -during ITS FOUR YEAR INVOLVEMENT in testing Gauquelin's neo- +during ITS FOUR YEAR INVOLVEMENT in testing Gauquelin's neo- astrology..." (Emphasis added.)

-

Had Frazier opted to publish this grossly inaccurate +

Had Frazier opted to publish this grossly inaccurate statement, which he did not, readers might well have wondered if -there were really two different Dennis Rawlins, recalling barely -a year earlier when a Rawlins letter had been published which +there were really two different Dennis Rawlins, recalling barely +a year earlier when a Rawlins letter had been published which said: "It should be clearly understood that CSICOP as a body -never had anything to do with the Humanist Zelen test -'challenge'..." When Frazier accepted Rawlins' resignation, this -prompted Rawlins to complain that he had been removed from the +never had anything to do with the Humanist Zelen test +'challenge'..." When Frazier accepted Rawlins' resignation, this +prompted Rawlins to complain that he had been removed from the Editorial Board without "cause or written notice." Later, following a mail ballot of Council members, CSICOP dropped -Rawlins from its list of Fellows. (The vote against Rawlins was +Rawlins from its list of Fellows. (The vote against Rawlins was 6:1.)

The foregoing highlights the key issues and actions that -prompted FATE and Rawlins to charge that CSICOP "bungled their +prompted FATE and Rawlins to charge that CSICOP "bungled their major investigation, falsified the results, covered up their errors and gave the boot to a colleague who threatened to tell the truth." (After my investigation, a re-reading of "sTARBABY" @@ -805,8 +805,8 @@ explaining that the Soviets moved into Afghanistan to help the Afghans prevent an invasion by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.)

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Were it possible to turn back the clock, undoubtedly Kurtz, -Zelen and Abell would try to be more precise in defining test +

Were it possible to turn back the clock, undoubtedly Kurtz, +Zelen and Abell would try to be more precise in defining test objectives and protocol and would do so in writing. And more time would be spent in more carefully phrasing articles dealing with such tests. But all CSICOP Council members and Fellows have other @@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ full-time professions that seriously constrain time available for CSICOP efforts.

Were it possible to turn back the clock, the Council should have -insisted in the spring of 1978 that Rawlins issue a public +insisted in the spring of 1978 that Rawlins issue a public statement that he had erred in using CSICOP's name in support of his personal actions connected with the University of Toronto's planned astrology symposium. Failure to do this has resulted in @@ -831,10 +831,10 @@ to provide a counter-balance to those who espouse a variety of claims, ranging from UFOs to astrology, from the "Bermuda Triangle" to psychic phenomena. With the benefit of experience, it was apparent that there was an extreme spectrum of viewpoints -on the Council. Rawlins was at the "hit-'em-hard" extreme, while -Truzzi was at the opposite pole and resigned after a couple +on the Council. Rawlins was at the "hit-'em-hard" extreme, while +Truzzi was at the opposite pole and resigned after a couple years, partially as a result of behind-the scenes plotting by -Rawlins which he admits in "sTARBABY." Now Rawlins has departed +Rawlins which he admits in "sTARBABY." Now Rawlins has departed and, in my view, CSICOP is much the better for it.

CSICOP never has tried to destroy those organizations that @@ -842,27 +842,27 @@ promote belief in paranormal causes. But individuals in these organization have tried to discredit CSICOP, even going so far in one instance as to circulate a forged letter.

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FATE magazine made wide distribution of the Rawlins +

FATE magazine made wide distribution of the Rawlins "sTARBABY" article in reprint form, together with its press -release. Prof. R.A. McConnell, University of Pittsburgh, founding +release. Prof. R.A. McConnell, University of Pittsburgh, founding President of the Parapsychological Association, also distributed copies to CSICOP Fellows and Council members, among others. In -his accompanying letter, McConnell said he believed the "Rawlins +his accompanying letter, McConnell said he believed the "Rawlins report is certainly true in broad outline and probably true in every detail...He has created a document of importance for the -history and philosophy of science." McConnell quoted an "unnamed -scientist" as claiming that "Rawlins has uncovered the biggest -scandal in the history of rationalism." McConnell characterized +history and philosophy of science." McConnell quoted an "unnamed +scientist" as claiming that "Rawlins has uncovered the biggest +scandal in the history of rationalism." McConnell characterized CSICOP as "an intellectually dishonest enterprise."

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FATE and McConnell have demonstrated the intrinsic flaw in +

FATE and McConnell have demonstrated the intrinsic flaw in the basic approach of those who promote claims of the paranormal -- THEIR EAGERNESS TO ACCEPT CLAIMS OF EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS -WITHOUT RIGOROUS INVESTIGATION. Neither FATE nor McConnell -contacted CSICOP officials to check out Rawlins' charges. This +WITHOUT RIGOROUS INVESTIGATION. Neither FATE nor McConnell +contacted CSICOP officials to check out Rawlins' charges. This demonstrates why CSICOP is so sorely needed.

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The late President Harry Truman phrased it well: "If you +

The late President Harry Truman phrased it well: "If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen." CSICOP is "in the kitchen" by choice and intends to remain there despite the heat. The response of CSICOP's Council and its Fellows to recent events @@ -878,73 +878,73 @@ foolish as to try.

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[In the years following "sTARBABY", Rawlins has continued to +

[In the years following "sTARBABY", Rawlins has continued to receive publicity by making sensational charges of scientific coverup and fraud. In 1988 he made national headlines by renewing an earlier charge he had made before CSICOP's founding, this time supposedly supported by a new- - found document: that Admiral Peary never actually reached + found document: that Admiral Peary never actually reached the North Pole during his famous expedition in 1909, but instead fabricated his navigational records to make it appear as if he had. A New York Times article of October 13, - 1988 carries the headline: "Peary's Notes Said to Imply He + 1988 carries the headline: "Peary's Notes Said to Imply He Fell Short of Pole." It begins: "New evidence based on - navigational notes by Robert E. Peary indicates that the + navigational notes by Robert E. Peary indicates that the Arctic explorer fell short of his goal and deliberately faked his claim in 1909 that he was the first person to reach the North Pole, according to an analysis by a - Baltimore astronomer and historian ... Dennis Rawlins, an + Baltimore astronomer and historian ... Dennis Rawlins, an independent scholar who trained as an astronomer and who has - a long-standing interest in Peary's expedition, said + a long-standing interest in Peary's expedition, said yesterday that his analysis of the navigational notes, mainly sextant readings of the sun to establish geographic - position, indicated that Peary knew that he had come no + position, indicated that Peary knew that he had come no closer than 121 miles from the Pole." Officials of the - National Geographic Society promised to examine Rawlins' - data, but added "We believe Mr. Rawlins has been too quick + National Geographic Society promised to examine Rawlins' + data, but added "We believe Mr. Rawlins has been too quick to cry fake."

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After a three-month investigation of Rawlins' charges, a +

After a three-month investigation of Rawlins' charges, a press conference was sponsored by The Navigation Foundation at which they dismissed his "sensational claims". As reported in a Baltimore Sun story syndicated Feb. 2, 1989, "Since October [Natl. Geographic] Society President Gilbert - M. Grosvenor and others had quietly endured Rawlins' public - calls for debate and unconditional surrender on the Peary + M. Grosvenor and others had quietly endured Rawlins' public + calls for debate and unconditional surrender on the Peary issue." The Society was willing to take seriously an - analysis by the British explorer Wally Herbert, based on + analysis by the British explorer Wally Herbert, based on other evidence, that a navigation error may have caused - Peary to miss the pole by about 45 miles. "Suggesting that - Peary might not have reached the Pole is one thing," said - Grosvenor. "Declaring Peary a fraud is quite another." - Rawlins held his own "informal press conference" afterwards, - reports The Sun, in which Rawlins "admitted he had confused + Peary to miss the pole by about 45 miles. "Suggesting that + Peary might not have reached the Pole is one thing," said + Grosvenor. "Declaring Peary a fraud is quite another." + Rawlins held his own "informal press conference" afterwards, + reports The Sun, in which Rawlins "admitted he had confused time readings for chronometer checks with altitudes of the sun and had mistaken serial numbers on the chronometers for - navigational observations." Rawlins conceded, "My + navigational observations." Rawlins conceded, "My interpretation has some problems, and I acknowledge that. - It's fair to say that, if I'm saying Peary was a fraud, I + It's fair to say that, if I'm saying Peary was a fraud, I think I have not yet met the burden of proof."

Finally, in December, 1989, a 230-page report commissioned by the National Geographic Society was released, concluding - that Peary actually did reach the Pole. As reported in a + that Peary actually did reach the Pole. As reported in a story on p.1 of the New York Times, Dec. 12, 1989, a new - analysis of Peary's records by professional navigators - concluded that Peary's final camp was not more than five + analysis of Peary's records by professional navigators + concluded that Peary's final camp was not more than five miles from the Pole. "The report said, there was no evidence of fraud and deception in the explorer's records. But one - critic, Dennis Rawlins, a Baltimore astronomer and + critic, Dennis Rawlins, a Baltimore astronomer and historian, said he remained convinced, despite the new - study, that Admiral Peary did not reach his goal and had + study, that Admiral Peary did not reach his goal and had faked his claim."

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 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/dallas.xml b/pythonCode/output/dallas.xml index c5fb0e0..12e9665 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/dallas.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/dallas.xml @@ -1 +1,1030 @@ - xml p Path uuwest spies mips spool mu edu olivea sgigate odin ratmandu esd sgi com person dave person From person dave person ratmandu esd sgi com person dave person who can do ratmandu ratcliffe Newsgroups alt conspiracy jfk alt conspiracy alt activism Subject The Guns of Dallas by L Fletcher Prouty Keywords conspiracy is only effective as long as the trick is a secret info type Message ID Mar odin corp sgi com info Date Mar GMT Sender news odin corp sgi com Net News Organization Silicon Graphics Inc Lines Article I D odin Mar Nntp Posting Host ratmandu esd sgi com p p the reason for the assassination was to control the power of the presidency p p p p The following appeared in the October issue of Gallery a porno magazine which billed Fletcher Prouty as the National Affairs Editor Some people feel there is no credible way to justify associating oneself with such exploitative and demeaning media Fletcher Prouty has told me that since the Ballentine paperback edition of The Secret Team was disappeared soon after it came out in February of it was very difficult for him to find publishers who would print his writings from to he was able to get articles published in Genesis another porno magazine and from to he got articles printed in Gallery Up until the Ballentine paperback was squelched he had been published in the likes of The Nation The New Republic including cover story features and Air Force Magazine It is a telling indictment of the reality of the lack of public access to the mainstream corporate press that a man like Fletcher Prouty who served in the Air Force for years rose to the rank of Colonel was a briefing officer in the Pentagon from thru serving also as Focal Point Officer liason between the DOD and the CIA first in the Headquarters of the Air Force to where he set up and then ran the structures that supplied Air Force logistical military hardware support for CIA clandestine operations world wide then in the Office of the Secretary of Defense into and then in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff thru where he ran the same support for all branches of the military that a man possessing such critical first hand experience and knowledge of the mechanisms methodogy and factual history of CIA covert operations in this seminal period would find his writings and analysis of these important issues essentially barred from the most generally accessible publications As long as the conglomerate press in this country continues to increasingly restrict the range and variety of points of view being published writers will resort to certain types of publishers they would not choose to go to if they had a better alternative p p p p THE GUNS OF DALLAS c by L Fletcher Prouty Reprinted here this one time only with permission by of the author p p The shocking nature of what you are about to read in this article makes it imperative that you be aware of some of the credentials and experience of the author From to December Col L Fletcher Prouty was the Focal Point liason officer between the Pentagon and the CIA During and he was Director of Special Plans clandestine operations in the office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff In he was the president of the Financial Marketing Council Washington D C He is the author of numerous articles and of The Secret Team published by Prentice Hall and Ballantine Books p p This article included a great deal of photograhic evidence of the events in Dealey Plaza The photographic research was by Richard E Sprague Unfortunately I will only be able to include the text in this post However the captions are included in square braces and an asterisk character delimits pictures not seen by Warren Commission ratitor p p p p How was the Warren Commission kept from investigating and seeing evidence This is the real issue This is a crime to top the crime p p As we prepare now to celebrate the beginning of the third century of the founding of this country we wonder if we live in the land of the free We wonder if at least we still have a government of the people and by the people Certainly it is no longer a government for the people The sound throughout the land is ugly there is frustration hate and fear We must act while there may still be time There is a grave conspiracy over the land The people have come alive because of Vietnam and Watergate but they have scarcely scratched the surface A President and a Vice President have been forced to resign A President has been shot to death Two Presidential candidates have been shot one of them killed Many of the President s men have been forced to leave some have gone to jail others are still under indictment Yes history has been made by a series of murders but not enough has been done to solve them The trial of Watergate was the trial of the cover up There has been no trial about the real crime of Watergate There has been no trial of the big power behind Watergate The Hunts Liddys McCords and the Cubans were not drawn into that drama solely for their own interests They were working for someone much higher up They were all pawns just like Nixon was This is a game for the biggest stake of all absolute control of the government of the United States of America and with control of this government control of the world And yet the real crime underlying all of this has not even been identified stated and charged The real criminals still walk the streets run their corporations control their banks and pull strings throughout their political and financial machines p p This control mechanism did not start in with Watergate It began in a tentative way in the Korean War era when the military and the executive branch found out how easy it was to fool the Congress and the American public And with that recognition power hungry and money mad industrialists began to usurp more and more power And when those rifles crackled over Dealey Plaza in Dallas Texas on November and John F Kennedy s brain was splattered across the road they had made their move into the big time They took over control of the President and of the Presidency The man they had killed was no longer a problem and they had made certain that his successor Lyndon Johnson heard and remembered the sound of those guns It is the sound of those guns in Dallas and their ever present threat which is the real mechanism of control over the American government It is possible now to reconstruct the scenario of that day and with new information to show why the murder of JFK may properly be called the Crime of the Century If we the people of the United States do not demand its resolution this year it will stand in the way of a free election in It will doom a third century of democratic government in this country Almost everyone who has taken the time to do any reading and thinking about that crime knows by now that John Kennedy was killed not by a lone assassin but by a group of hired mechanics Let s look at some of the hard facts of this murder and put to rest once and for all the cover up report of the Warren Commission The Warren Commission categorically stated that Lee Harvey Oswald was the killer of JFK and that he acted alone The Warren Commission says that Oswald fired three shots only three shots from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository Building and that his lair was at a window number one from the right eastern most on the south side on that sixth floor See photo NUMBER The Texas School Book Depository Building Arrow points to window from which Oswald supposedly shot Kennedy photo by Willis p p If one breaks this contrived Warren Commission story then the fundament of the lone assassin theory is undermined Break this weak theory and you are confronted immediately with an awareness of the existence of a massive conspiracy And we are equally convinced that this group hired at least four expert mechanics assassins This group wielded control over elements of the Dallas police the Sheriff s office the FBI the Secret Service and the CIA This great cabal had control high enough in government or at least in the councils of government to be able to influence the travel plans of the President the Vice President and a Presidential candidate Nixon and all members of the Kennedy cabinet They were powerful enough to have orders issued to the Army and they were able to mount a massive campaign to control the media during and after the assassination They were able to have Jack Ruby kill Oswald and to transfer jurisdiction of the murder from Texas and then to effectively control the outcome of the Warren Commission review Then as soon as JFK was dead they began an even larger campaign to cover up that crime forever Penn Jones the tenacious editor of the Midlothian Texas Mirror has devoted his life to researching the hell out of this conspiracy He has a list of some eighty five people who because they knew too much or got too close have died sudden and unnatural deaths since the JFK murder This great cabal had seen to it that Vice President Lyndon Johnson was in the Kennedy procession and they saw to it that he heard those hired guns that he saw Kennedy die and that he lived through that terrible nightmare of the trip back to Washington on Air Force One From that day on LBJ never again was that self confident swash buckling free wheeling Texan Before he died LBJ told his old friend Tom Janos that he knew Oswald had not killed JFK alone The American public is now ready enough to have the cloak torn from the lies about the Kennedy murder and the cover up but the American public has not had the guts to face the fact of the massive conspiracy that arranged for that murder and which to this day perpetuates its cover up p p Many of us have been convinced as a result of careful and detailed study that the first of these glass barricades the Warren Commission report is a lie And we are equally convinced that the cover up of the murder can be smashed and the conspiracy exposed But if we don t act now there will be consequences These will begin with either the cancellation of elections in or with elections that will be a total sham For who will dare run against the candidate of the conspiracy Will it be Wallace with his wounds and from his wheelchair or another Kennedy or Ed Muskie who was badly roughed up in or George McGovern who was twice scheduled for assassination in Who unless he sells his soul to the cabal can face those hired guns Today our country is being run by a President and a Vice President who have not been elected to office This is merely a process to condition the American public Let s begin here by breaking apart the whole fabric of the lone killer thesis On November less than one week after Kennedy s death the Secret Service the agency closest to the scene reported that three shots were fired The Secret Service said that the first hit the President the second hit Governor John Connally of Texas and the third struck the President There were no other shots according to the Secret Service The Secret Service was wrong On December the FBI reported that three shots had been fired and that two hit the President and that one hit John Connally The FBI says there were no other shots The FBI was less specific than the Secret Service The FBI was wrong Then much later on September ten months after the crime the Warren Commission issued its report along with twenty six huge volumes of random data This report states that there were three shots The Warren Commission was wrong p p According to the Warren Commission the first shot the miracle bullet designed and dreamed up by one of its lawyers Arlen Specter is one of the most fascinating contrivances of our generation Forced to account for a series of unrelated events Arlen Specter came up with a weird solution He says the first bullet hit JFK passed through the muscle of his upper back exited from his lower throat traveled a few feet in the air changed course and entered Connally s back plunged through his body broke about five inches of one of his right rib bones came out again and then slammed into his right wrist where it broke two more bones exited again and then pierced his thigh and ended its strange journey embedded in his thigh bone An interpretation of this thesis based on photographic and medical evidence means the bullet would have had to have made a right and upward turn upon leaving JFK s throat paused in midair for more than two seconds made a left and steep downward turn as it entered Connally s back made a right and upward turn as it left Connally s chest passed through Connally s wrist in the direction backward from the way his wrist was facing made another left and downward turn then wound up in Connally s left thigh Right here we see the brazen To Hell with the Public character of the Commission report Can you imagine some lawyer even the persuasive and imaginative Specter selling that bullet and its bumble bee flight to any jury of intelligent Americans The Commission was stuck with a three bullet crime because the Secret Service and the FBI had both reported three bullets because there were only seconds of shooting as proven precisely by a film of the event made by Abraham Zapruder and because the character who planted the shells at the Oswald lair had only put three there Furthermore if they were going to stick with the lone assassin solution they were faced with the hard task of making it appear feasible that Oswald alone could have gotten off just three bullets in seconds let alone four five or six The Zapruder movie film which shows the entire scene from beginning to end became invaluable as a master clock of the whole affair It established a foolproof chronology of the crime It is not too difficult to determine precisely when what frame of the movie film the first shot was fired and it is equally simple to determine exactly the elapsed time until the last shot was fired So unless the Commission could accept that there might have been other gunmen who fired during the same seconds and this the Commission categorically denied it was going to have to show that Oswald could have fired three bullets from that sixth floor window and that he performed this feat in super marksmanship time of seconds It is significant to stress here that the supposed murder weapon was a cheap Italian Mannlicher Carcano mail order rifle a single shot bolt action antique Another complication crept into the Commission s connivance One of the bystanders at Dealey Plaza that day was a man named James Tague He was hit by a fragment of concrete knocked off the curb by a bullet that had hit a curbstone near where he stood See photo NUMBER James Tague on the far right with cut on face after he was hit by a fragment of concrete that was knocked off the curb by errant bullet photo by Allen He reported his injury to a hospital So there was another man on record as having been hit during these same seconds This forced the Commission to accept that one bullet the second by their count missed both JFK and Connally This complicated their task Remember neither the Secret Service nor the FBI has accounted for that missed bullet and there were only three shell cases and no clips at Oswald s window They both had said that three shots were fired and that two hit JFK and one hit Connally The FBI later found the nick in the curbstone took a section of it back to their labs in Washington analyzed it and decided that a bullet had indeed hit the curb The Zapruder film makes it abundantly clear that the top of the President s head was blown off and the skull and brain spattered as far as thirty seven yards away by a third shot Thus the Commission gives the official version three shots The third shot the missed second shot and none other than the contrived Specter Miracle Bullet the first shot See photos NUMBER Z showing impact and explosion of third shot which killed Kennedy NUMBER The Miracle bullet Commission exhibit a portion was sliced from for FBI spectrographic comparison with other bullet fragments The results were never released NUMBER X ray of fragment of the miracle bullet still in John Connally s thigh This fragment is larger than any piece missing from the miracle bullet As if this were not fantasy enough and as if this were not carrying their To Hell with the Public role far enough the Commission reports that this same miracle bullet was found forty five minutes later in the Parkland Hospital more than three hectic miles from the scene of the murder It was on a stretcher which somebody presumed Connally had been lying on This is the stuff of the Commission solution and this is what we have been asked and forced to believe for the past eleven years Any ballistics expert worth his gunpowder would shrink from the task of developing the theory of that bullet Pictures of that undamaged bullet show it as clean as a brand new slug It looks as though it had hardly been fired at all let alone having traveled through two men broken three bones and lodged in a fourth p p How the Zapruder Film Created a Time Clock for the Assassination in Dealey Plaza Abraham Zapruder s camera was running at a determinable speed frames per second The camera had a governor control so its speed was constant Each frame of the film was th of a second apart Since John Kennedy appeared in every frame of the relevant sequence of the film the FBI was able to plot on a surveyor s map of Dealey Plaza Kennedy s exact position at each frame number This map perfectly coordinated two functions time and place where Kennedy was at each moment within th of a second accuracy and a distance error of no more than inches The Zapruder film was used to determine the speed of the President s car the elapsed time between events especially between the first and last shots seconds and the timing of events in the background Richard E Sprague Z denotes Zapruder film and frame number p p I have worked with the CIA and military officials in testing special rifles I have seen countless bullets fired into gelatin and paraffin to simulate body hits on humans I have seen goats shot under controlled conditions to show what impact will do In my own experience admittedly limited I have never seen an undamaged slug no matter what substance it had been fired into except when fired carefully into cotton But even then there are scars lines and even deformity The Specter Miracle Bullet does not even show that much damage There is no point in dwelling on this in more detail here except for the most important fact that if any of the major Commission conclusions are shattered then the whole house of cards comes down and the whole Commission solution is exploded And because this solution is wrong then Lee Harvey Oswald was not the lone assassin and because he was not the lone assassin there was a conspiracy This incredulous miracle bullet then is the key to opening the whole can of worms Let s look at bullet Number Two the one which hit a curb and injured bystander James Tague The Secret Service and the FBI ignored it and the Commission passed over it lightly Now if you were told that the assassin missed the President and that the bullet hit a curb and if you were told that the assassin fired from high above from the sixth floor you would not have been wrong to have concluded that this errant bullet hit the curb on the far side of the street beside the President s car Wrong This bullet hit the curb on the far side of the next street and more than twice as far away as the car was from the sixth floor window The President s car was traveling down Elm Street and Tague was standing on Main Street If that bullet was fired by Oswald in the first window then he missed JFK by twenty one feet on the right and thirty three feet overhead and the shot went feet rather than ninety feet This is a fantastic and unbelievable miss for a man who was supposedly able to fire the Specter Miracle Bullet on his first try and then to knock the entire right side of the President s head off with his third shot after pumping two bullets into that ancient single shot rifle in seconds It is much more plausible to believe that this missed shot was fired from a point much lower down and on a line with the nick on the curbstone and the President s head In other words a near miss This would have placed the gunman s lair somewhere in the adjacent Dal Tex Building perhaps under the second floor fire escape This establishes a second lair a second gun and a second mechanic See photo NUMBER Commission s Shaneyfelt Exhibit Lyndal Shaneyfelt the FBI s ballistics and photographic expert took this picture from the spot where the shot that missed hit the curb By sighting back to the sixth floor window the degree of miss can be seen By sighting directly over JFK s position the top of the white car in the center lane anyone can see where the shot came from the second floor window of the Dal Tex building See Altgen s photo number It is not hard to find another shot that Oswald could not have made The Zapruder film clearly fixes the time of the first shot at frame Z Also the Zapruder film clearly fixes the location of the car and thus the President at Z See photo NUMBER This is Z JFK was slowly waving his right hand to the crowd There were broken white lines on the road and it can be shown exactly where the car was at the time of each shot by its position relative to these lines Knowing this it is possible to draw a line from the precise position of the President at Z up to the Oswald lair In this process another unexplained oversight of the Commission is discovered There is a huge oak tree in front of the Book Depository building In November that tree was so large that it made it impossible for anyone to have lined up a shot from the Oswald window at the President at Z See photos NUMBER The Altgens photo The building in the rear with a fire escape is the Dal Tex building NUMBER The Secret Service reenactment photo from the sixth floor window taken two weeks after the assassination through Oswald s actual telescopic lens on his rifle This would have been his exact view of the limousene and JFK s head in the crosshairs at Z The earliest time a shot could line up with the President was at Z At that time the tree was no longer in the way What did the Warren Commission think Apparently nothing It ignored the tree See photos NUMBERs Two pictures confirming that a shot struck JFK at Z Compare photo number with number Picture number is Z JFK s right hand snaps slightly forward in second From here until he goes behind sign Z JFK s right hand drops steadily and begins to clench into a fist This motion continues until Z after he comes out from behind the sign Conclusion a shot struck JFK at Z Who then fired at Z Was it the mechanic who missed later and hit Tague This is impossible See photo NUMBER This is Phil Willis fifth photo showing JFK approaching sign Zapruder in background on grassy knoll pedestal camera at eye Willis said he snapped photo in reaction to hearing first shot Photo was sanpped at Z confirming Z was time of first shot A similar photo taken by Hugh Betzner confirms the timing of this shot The trajectory of that first bullet did not correspond to a line from the President to that lair In fact the medical evidence statements from the doctors at Parkland Hospital as well as other evidence indicates that the shot came from the front So there had to be a third mechanic At this point it is important to make certain that we have laid all of this out with reasonable credibility I have been working on this problem since Many others have been working that long doing very specialized and very detailed work See photos NUMBERs This series of frames from the Zapruder film show that JFK s right hand is still falling and clenched as he emerges from behind the sign up to frame Z Note the drastic change in his position hands head elbows shoulders and arms between Z and Z in just of a second This indicates a second shot striking him in the back at Z One of the best of these investigators is Richard Sprague a most experienced computer technician and photographic analyst We know of at least photographs taken either before during or after the shooting all within the space of one hour Sprague has accounted for seventy five photographers on the scene thirty of whom were professionals from newspapers television studios and photographic agencies Other men such as R B Cutler Ray Marcus Josiah Thompson David Lifton Fred Newcomb and Jones Harris working both independently and together with Sprague have done the most professional work on this case Ed Berkeley published much of this work in his magazine Computers and Automation notably in the May and October issues It is astounding to learn that in their entire work the Commission was permitted to see only twenty six of these pictures and that the FBI limited its examination to some fifty of the The Commission principals interviewed only four of the thirty professional photographers and saw only about a dozen of their several hundred photographs Here was evidence enough to arouse the interest and curiosity of any investigator How could all of this vital most essential evidence have been kept from the Commission Today one of the members of this Commission is President of the United States He is an intelligent and experienced man How could it have been arranged so that men such as Gerald Ford did not have the chance to see all of these photographs In all there were more than frames of pictures exposed within that crucial hour at Dealey Plaza This includes the frames of movie camera film some of which have been so vitally important when studied frame by frame See photos NUMBERs This sequence of Zapruder frames shows that the final and fatal shot striking JFK at Z which caused an enormous explosion drove his head and upper body back and to his left until he bounced off the rear seat cushion at Z The acceleration back to the left in the first two frames following Z have been calculated by Josiah Thompson in Six Seconds in Dallas at more than feet per second per second The shot came from the grassy knoll right to front Consider what real professionals can do with such evidence It is possible to build a time phased chronological moving panorama of all events on Dealey Plaza from five minutes before the murder to ninety minutes after it Sprague and his associates have done this It reveals some amazingly accurate sequences For example there is the umbrella man See photos NUMBER View of umbrella Photo by Willis NUMBER View of umbrella Z NUMBER Umbrella man Note that umbrella is folded Photo by Bond As the President s car rounds the corner from Houston Street turning left onto the fatal Elm Street pictures show a man near a road sign right next to where the President was killed This man is holding a closed umbrella in a walking cane position It was high noon and no rain No one else at Dealey Plaza had an umbrella As the shots are fired this man is seen in several pictures with his umbrella open and over his head some sort of signal Then other pictures show him later with the umbrella lowered to his side Although everyone else runs from the scene and races around in the excitement the umbrella man stays there calmly looking around He is one of the last to leave the scene This man shows up on a number of photographs His actions certainly do arouse suspicion and yet the Commission did not see these pictures did not know about this strange man He was never queried or identified in any way This is no ordinary oversight This is a strange and dangerous subversion of justice Who did this How could such evidence have been withheld from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and other singularly respected men who were serving with him It begs credulity to attribute such gross errors to oversight How was this Commission kept from investigating and seeing such things This is the real issue When you arrive at this question you are facing the issue of conspiracy A conspiracy that took over right from the beginning and began to control action even within the chambers of the Commission It is ridiculous to say that all of the Commission members were that dumb They were not It is ridiculous to say that they did not have the authority to demand more assistance more facts more investigation and more results For too long people have attributed such failings to the Commission If you do then you make the Commission part of the conspiracy It is much more logical to recognize that the conspiracy controlled the Commission too The single bullet theory is overly contrived especially when one is attempting to solve a major crime such as the murder of a President Consider the following p p The fact that the Secret Service and the FBI both state three bullets were fired but account for no miss p p The fact that the Commission states that three bullets were fired including the near miss p p The fact that the Warren Commission missed the back to left motion of JFK s head see photos p p The fact that only three members of the Commission ever saw the Zapruder film in motion p p The fact that the Warren Commission missed seeing the evidence of three separate bullets hitting JFK and a fourth hitting Connally and then disregarding the umbrella man p p All of the discrepancies one after the other stagger the mind Of course the umbrella man could have been a perfectly innocent guy why not find out Then there was the communications man Photo Number NUMBER Note first large figure on the right He is the communications man shows a man across the street from the umbrella man This man was in the crowd near Houston and Elm Streets at the time of the shots The photo shows a two way radio in the man s left hip pocket with a wire dangling down This wire is an antenna What did the Warren Commission say about this Not a word They did not see the pictures This man is known He is James Hicks currently in an insane asylum See photo NUMBER James Hicks the communications man There is no need to trace each error and oversight in the twenty six volume report which was thrown together by the staff of the Commission Once one sees the hand of the conspiracy and the evidence that Oswald was made the patsy and then murdered to cover his true role it does not take too much deduction to see that the whole thing was the work of a major conspiracy and that the cover up has been an even more weighty threat to our freedom See photos NUMBER Oswald holding rifle Photos found in Oswald s garage the day after the assassination NUMER These two photos are enlargements of the two photos found in the garage The line where Oswald s real head was glued onto the two photos of another man s body at the chin line can be seen A whole series of mistakes was made by the team who did this work One of the most obvious is the way the shadow under Oswald s nose in the two photos tilts with his head This shows that the same head photo was glued on at two different angles These fake photos taken with a camera that didn t belong to Oswald were accepted as totally valid by the Warren Commission and the FBI Marina Oswald was forced by the assassination team to testify that she took these two photos Why an assassination conspiracy in the first place Once you decide that it was not the work of a lone nut then there is no turning away from the next step Why was the President killed and who would want to do it These questions must be faced cost what they may and then having faced them they must be resolved This is what we have a government for Individuals cannot subpoena cross examine or pursue for the sake of justice It is up to an honest government to do this But why has the government for all of these long years avoided this essential work This conspiracy has the power in the face of public apathy to control investigation and prosecution or the lack thereof I said earlier that it is now possible to trace the scenario of this master plot I ll try as best one man can and I ll leave it to you to see how far you can go along this road with me I ll say right now that the more we know about this the more we begin to think of today s problems and the less we think of the JFK murder but it takes an understanding of one to face squarely the issue of the other Kennedy had been in Miami in September Prior to that a Miami police informer had uncovered the existence of a plot to kill JFK either in Miami or in some other city The Miami police in accordance with good practice turned this information over to the FBI and the FBI informed the Miami Police that they had turned that information over to the Secret Service When JFK went to Miami he was well protected to and from the airport because he traveled by helicopter This was the beginning of the plot and from that time on the FBI and the Secret Service should have been on maximum alert Why weren t they Who pulled them off the job Certainly not Oswald Certainly not Castro Certainly not Khrushchev Before that time plans were being made to have Kennedy visit Texas for political purposes In accordance with this plan Eugene Zuchert then Secretary of the Air Force had suggested perhaps unwittingly that JFK should visit San Antonio and make a speech at the opening of an Air Force medical facility at Brooks Air Force Base With this first step planned someone else suggested that JFK should visit Fort Worth A bitter multi billion dollar contest over the award of the TFX F airplane had ended with the contract being given to the General Dynamics Corporation s facility in that city The idea was that it would make good sense for Kennedy to make political hay out of the good will that Fort Worth might have for the President JFK went from San Antonio to Fort Worth Considering Texas politics it would not have been right for the President to go to Fort Worth and not go to Dallas so plans were made for the President to mend fences there too and there were a lot of anti Kennedy fences in Dallas at that time This was done despite the warnings from Miami and the Miami police Jerry Bruno Kennedy s advance man went to Dallas Kenneth O Donnell another Kennedy aide worked on the trip too But somehow after their initial work the plans were changed By whom Who selected that unusual and devious route around Dealey Plaza It was not Bruno or O Donnell Then things began to get complicated Someone decided that the Vice President Texan Lyndon B Johnson should go to Dallas with the President and that he and his friend John Connally should be in the procession with Kennedy and other Democratic bigwigs Also someone else saw to it that another useful tool Richard M Nixon should be in Dallas that day Indoctrination and near complicity is an excellent form of discipline spelled BLACKMAIL Here we must stop and begin another analysis The Secret Service was founded on June It is an old proud and highly professional organization I have traveled to foreign countries and have worked in support of the Secret Service I am familiar with its operating procedures I am familiar with what is called Protection in its most elaborate sense I was at the Cairo Conference and the Teheran Conference both in I participated in actions designed to safeguard the lives of the chiefs of state who attended those conferences I traveled to Mexico City during the tenure of President Eisenhower as part of a mission to prepare for the security of his visit there I was in Lima Peru in while that city went through more than three months of preparation for a de Gaulle visit by the famous gorillas whose skilled work kept Charles de Gaulle alive in the face of repeated attempts on his life Because of my familiarity with these highly skilled and meticulous organizations I have been doubly concerned over some of the events that did not take place in San Antonio Fort Worth and Dallas during and before the visit by Kennedy in This is of extreme significance It is hard to teach an old dog new tricks It is even harder to keep an old dog from doing his old tricks How could it have happened that the Secret Service contrary to all good sense and all professional Protection practice permitted the President and the Vice President to be in close proximity in the same city in the same procession This is unheard of The Secret Service dates back more than a century and they had never permitted that to take place before Why this time Here we must go back to our scientific and systematic perusal of the thousands of pictures available about this incident One of the most remarkable and important pictures taken of the entire was one taken by James Altgens a professional photographer from the Associated Press See photo By cross referencing this remarkable photograph with the Zapruder film chronology it is possible to determine that this picture was taken seconds after the first shot was fired and seconds before the last shot This is very important This picture clearly shows JFK beginning to clench his fists It shows Jackie s gloved hand holding his left arm just above the wrist she begins to sense something is wrong It shows Connally sitting directly in front of JFK just beginning to turn to the rear as if to see what the trouble was Then it shows a carload of Secret Service men immediately behind the Presidential car and save for three of those eight men one would say that they were at that moment unconcerned and more or less unaware that anything was happening The three men are looking to the rear either because they had been looking to the rear as they are supposed to do at all times or because they may have heard something from that direction But then events in the third car show something quite startling The third car was the Vice President s automobile The driver and Lady Bird Johnson are smiling and unconcerned at seconds into the assassination Lyndon and his bodyguard are sitting in their seats in this photo but are partially obscured by the edge of the car on the left Then we look at the fourth car in the procession This was the Secret Service car following the Vice President Here we can see that a Secret Service agent by the name of Jerry Kivett has already opened the door of that car and that he is preparing to jump out all by seconds This one indelible record of a fragment in history tells a truer story than all twenty six volumes of the Warren report It is possible to place the first shot at Zapruder film frame and the Altgens photograph at Z It is interesting to note that nearly one half of the background of the Altgens photo is filled with that huge oak tree we mentioned earlier It has keen carefully researched that a rifleman in the Oswald window could not possibly have shot at the President through that tree and thus could not have fired at the President until at least Z In fact under the prevailing physical conditions no one could have fired from that window See photos NUMBERs Two photographs showing that no one could have fired any shots from the sixth floor window and that the cartons in the window were arranged to look like a sniper s nest three days after the assassination Photo number is the official photo of the sniper s nest taken by Dallas police photographer Robert Studebaker It was probably taken on November three days later Photo number was taken by Dallas Morning News photographer Jack Beers at P M on the day of the assassination The most important thing the photos show is that the real position of the boxes at the time of the shots did not allow enough space for anyone to be in a firing position As important as this Altgens photograph is it was found that it had been severely cropped when it was tucked into the Warren report Why did someone go to that trouble Here again is the tricky hand of the conspiracy reaching into the Commission chambers We have wandered a little because of the extreme importance of that Altgens photo Our objective was to show the seriousness of the Secret Service oversight in permitting the President and Vice President to be under the same guns These were not the only oversights I have always been concerned about the failure of the Secret Service to act in accordance with their long established and highly professional standard operating procedures on Kennedy s Texas trip We know that the Secret Service does not have the numbers to permit it to cover every possible avenue and angle of danger but what we also know is that over the years it has keen the practice of the Secret Service to call upon trained elements of the Armed Forces and other technical assistance to flesh out their strength in compliance with Protection policy In there was in Washington D C the th Army Intelligence Unit which was highly trained for this purpose A counterpart of this unit was the th at th Army Headquarters at Fort Sam Houston Texas The th had a detachment the th in San Antonio Its commanding officer among others complained bitterly that his unit was not used in protection along with the Secret Service after he had keen told that the services of his unit would not be needed On more than one occasion he called his headquarters and called Washington to correct this oversight Like the old dog he and his men had keen well trained and they were ready to go into action It takes strong and deft control from the top to keep a unit out of the action for which it has been trained After the assassination some of the men of the th dug into the unit s files and found that they had note cards on a Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas Texas I do not know what other records they had but failure to utilize this unit and its files was part of the conspiracy and an indication of how far up the hand of the conspirators went Not only did the Secret Service disregard experienced and qualified assistance from the Armed Forces but they did not act in accordance with their own time tested regulations I recall when we walked down Avenida Reforma in Mexico City before Eisenhower s trip being told that if we found a place where Eisenhower could not be properly protected the Secret Service manual stated that the President s car must maintain not less than mph until clear of any danger zones I joked with the Secret Service officer about the mph Why not mph or mph He answered that tests had determined that a car traveling mph was going fast enough to guarantee all but percent assurance that the President would be safe It was Secret Service men working under the provisions of the same manual who let the President s car creep around that corner at Dealey Plaza at mph Why p p Army Aid to Help Protect President Kennedy Was Refused Trained U S Army Intelligence Units were told their assisstance was not needed in Dallas during the JFK visit William McKinney a former member of the crack th Military Intelligence Group at th Army Headquarters Fort Sam Houston Texas has revealed that both Col Maximillian Reich and his deputy Lt Col Joel Cabaza protested violently when they were told to Stand Down rather than to report with their units for duty in augmentation of the Secret Service in Dallas McKinney said All the Secret Service had to do was nod and these units which had been trained at the Army s top Intelligence school at Camp Holabird Maryland would have performed their normal function of Protection for the President in Dallas The th the Texas unit which would have been involved if its support had not been turned down had records in its files according to McKinney on Lee Harvey Oswald The th had a Dallas office and its records were up to date McKinney added that Highly specialized classes were given at Camp Holabird on the subject of Protection This included training designed to prepare this army unit to assist the Secret Service If our support had not been refused we would have been in Dallas L F P p p Also as we looked up at the high buildings on Mexico City s main street he told me that agents would check and secure each floor and each window of each building This is not as big a job as it may seem The Secret Service knows the exact timing of the movements of the President and they see to it using radios and men on rooftops that his progress is covered all the way This is their business and they are good at it But in Dallas for some strange reason someone picked a dangerous turn in the road The procession passed slowly to the right and then it turned slowly to the left and all of the time the President s car was right under hostile windows How simple and how correct it would have keen for Secret Service men aided by all of the Armed Forces required to have checked those buildings to have sealed any unused floors such as that famous deserted sixth floor and then to have shut all of the front windows Then by placing a radio equipped man in the Plaza all he would have had to do was to watch if a single window opened If it did he would call to the man on the roof and have someone dispatched to check that window and with that same call he would have alerted the whole force especially those with the President s party This chronology and theme need not be pursued further here What is important is to point out that trained and experienced organizations such as the Secret Service and the Army were somehow given instructions not to take part In bureaucratic terms alone this is hard to do Each organization fights for its prerogatives and for its role Yet someone ordered them to stand down The power to keep units from operating automatically would have to have been extreme and must have originated close to the top Someone had to put out the word to the Secret Service and through them to the Army and then that same power was able to rebuff repeated attempts to right that wrong Recognition of this fact leads to the delineation of the origin and source of the conspiracy which was strong enough to directly influence the role of major government organizations even before the President was shot I have spoken with men of these units Many had keen trained at Fort Holabird the Army s top intelligence school There can be no interpretation of this suppression of the forces created to protect the President other than that it was a part of the whole conspiracy Turning once more to the infallible evidence of press photographs we find an excellent picture of the Texas Book Depository Building taken by Thomas C Dillard See photos NUMBER Photo by Dillard shows black men on floor beneath the one from where Oswald supposedly fired NUMBER This enlargement of the Dillard photo was used by the Warren Commission in connection with the testimony of the black men in the fifth floor windows However the Warren Commission did not realize that the photo was taken within seconds after the fatal head shot and therefore showed that the witnesses who said they saw a rifle sticking out of that window after the fatal shot were imagining things Nor does the original Dillard photo show any rifle or anyone holding a rifle in any window of the building seconds after the last shot In the procession he was in camera car number three He took the picture only three seconds after the shooting about ten seconds after the first shot In this one picture one can see which windows were open and which were closed at that time Actually the Commission severely cropped this picture before it went into the report however Richard Sprague was able to obtain a copy of the full original Again why did the Commission see a cropped photo rather than the full original The importance of this picture is that it shows how easily and how effectively the role of the Secret Service can be performed when it is done correctly and in accordance with Protection doctrine An agent or an Army man placed properly in the Plaza could have observed all of the buildings around the Plaza and all of their windows Further evidence of the hand of the conspiracy is found immediately after the shooting Security on the scene was almost nonexistent Photographic evidence including the famous tramp photographs show that ten men were arrested at Dealey Plaza No record of these arrests exists and there is none in the Warren report In the case of the tramps those three men who were rounded up on orders of Police Inspector J Herbert Sawyer the man in charge of security activity at Dealey Plaza we find a sequence of astounding actions A Sergeant D V Harkness was ordered to stop a freight train and remove the men Harkness arrested the three men and turned them over to policemen Marvin Wise and Billy Bass who marched them all the way from the west side of the Book building around the north side of the Plaza and into the vehicle entrance of the Sheriff s office Few people realize this entire procedure took place almost on the steps of the Sheriff s office While Wise and Bass were marching these men to the Sheriff s office William Allen George Smith and Jack Beers of the Dallas Times Herald the Fort Worth Star Telegram and the Dallas Morning News took several pictures of them Their remarkable pictures show clearly that Wise and Bass took them to the Sheriff s office Yet Harkness and Sheriff Harold Elkins couldn t remember that there were any other policemen with Harkness This is utterly ridiculous in the face of so many clear pictures Why was this done And why weren t these amazing pictures shown to the Commission so that it could order the men before them And worse still there is absolutely no record anywhere that these men were booked that day There are no blotter records at all The men have simply vanished See photos NUMBERs Policeman with tramps None of these pictures were seen by the Warren Commission I have been given a list of the names of these men Also the pictures show three policemen Did the Sheriff or someone in that office spirit them away And why did the Sheriff who had all of these men in his custody permit them to get away within minutes of the time that the President of the United States had been shot and killed on his doorstep These are tough questions but let s go a bit further Why didn t the all powerful Warren Commission which included the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court the former Director of Central Intelligence the man who is now our President etc why didn t they have an opportunity to see these pictures The photos would have led them to ask these questions and then to demand answers It is this type of grossly irrational action that leads any concerned and level headed person to conclude that a massive conspiracy had taken over and was strong enough during to control the Warren Commission No one can buy the idea that the Warren Commission was that incurious that inexperienced and that stupid Having gone this far it is not a long step to realize that this same cabal has been able to control these things for the past eleven years This is the greater crime I happened to be far away in New Zealand at the time of JFK s murder I was on my way to breakfast the crime occured at A M on the rd of November there with a member of Congress from Ohio As soon as possible we purchased the first newspaper available the Christchurch Star It is amazing to re read the front page of that paper today and find all of the detail the remarkable detail about Lee Harvey Oswald about his service in the Marine Corps about his living in Russia about his Russian wife and then the full scenario of the crime Then one begins to wonder understanding full well the capability of modern day communications and reporting who it was that was able in so short a time to come up with such a life history of so obscure a twenty four year old loner Even the Dallas police had not charged him with any crime by the time that paper had hit the streets In the crime scenario it states that two Dallas cops J D Tippit and M N McDonald had chased Oswald into a theater and that Tippit was shot dead as he ran into the cinema Who fabricated all of that news Who was at the right place at that moment to flood the whole world with all of this news about Lee Harvey Oswald when even the Dallas police weren t too sure of their man they said because he carried two identities Oswald and Alek Hidell in his pocket See photo NUMBER Oswald is arrested Actually fifteen policemen one of them the Chief of Police for Personnel a man who had never made an arrest before and an FBI man stormed the theater in that strange episode and Tippit did not He was dead outside All of this proves that the American people in their desire to be loyal can be had For eleven years we have been fed this pap The Warren Commission report is trash Because it is trash the Warren Commission either was part of the conspiracy and as part of the conspiracy they used their report to cover and obfuscate the crime or they too had been put under the control of that powerful cabal I prefer to believe the latter I have known some of the men of that Commission and I have known about many others There was not an ignorant or stupid man on that Commission So they may have been persuaded that the better part of discretion was to put out the report to soothe the public But is that the way to solve a crime or to prevent others Did that Commission agree nobly to let a whole team of criminals walk the streets This is a big question By the end of LBJ was President and he was being carried along on the crest of a surging wave called Vietnam Few people have ever been able to understand our involvement in Vietnam It may be that clearing up the mystery of Dealey Plaza will help to clear up the mystery of Vietnam By Lyndon Johnson had had all that one man could take of his ordeal Uncharacteristically he announced that he was through and that he would devote his time to ending the war Then the guns rang out again Martin Luther King was shot dead on a motel balcony in Memphis and again we have had doubtful treatment about that crime Hardly had the dust the flames and the seething anger settled over the country when Bobby Kennedy was ambushed in Los Angeles It was becoming harder and harder to get good men to run for President Then out of the wreckage of came Richard M Nixon the man who had been kicked around but who was ready when called He became President because his real opposition had recently been buried in Arlington After a defeat in the mid term elections during that winter of our discontent in Nixon faced a panel of reporters on an ABC broadcast in January When asked why he had been unable to bring the country the lift of a driving dream he had promised during the New Hampshire primaries Nixon in one of his rare human moments looked at the reporters and then mumbled When you have inherited nightmares you are unable to bring the country the lift of a driving dream A few years later that lonely abused and quite properly so captive man won one of the strangest elections this country has ever seen and then was driven from the White House by a nightmare of tapes spun by someone with the power to plant tape recorders in the White House without giving the President a switch that would at least enable him to turn them off when he swore at his brood of worldbeaters It is fitting to note that Nixon s own prosecutors were from among the old gang who worked with the Warren Commission and that he was replaced as President by a man who was the most vociferous member of the Warren Commission and who had the best attendance record at the Commission s meetings All of these things are not random All of these things did not just happen accidentally We are caught up in this maelstrom and we must rise and rend this cloak Like the great magician conspiracy is only effective as long as the trick is a secret We have the knowledge we have the facts we have the desire and we have the power It is now up to the American people to throw off this dreaded bondage We have work to do We want free elections in and we want to begin a glorious new century of the free p p Even the tests which prove it could have been done in seconds are faulty The shots in Dallas were not fired evenly this is proved by the Zapruder film and by the Commission s own figures Zapruder film frames Tests were made with a clip of three bullets No clip was found in the Book Depository Building p p The Warren Commission allowed even less time according to their report the elapsed time was seconds p p X rays show a piece of the bullet is still in Connally s thigh bone yet there is no fragment that size missing from that bullet p p It is entirely possible that some technician did fire that bullet in this manner from that gun in order to obtain a laboratory perfect ballistics specimen Then when some eager conspirators accomplice got it he planted it as the Miracle bullet p p This is a highly technical point Strangely in its manipulations the Commission notes that a gap occurred in the leaves of the tree at Z then says nothing If there was this split second gap then the gun would have had to have been aimed and fired in that split second about th of a second and the Zapruder film tree would have to confirm that possibility It does not p p Edmund C Berkeley is the publisher of the magazine People and the Pursuit of Truth Newtonville Mass p p First news reports that day said There were three bursts of gunfire from automatic weapons These reports were nearly correct p p person dave person us rattus p p yer friendly neighborhood ratman p p KOYAANISQATSI ko yan nis qatsi from the Hopi Language n crazy life life in turmoil life out of balance life disintegrating a state of life that calls for another way of living p xml \ No newline at end of file +

Path: uuwest!spies!mips!spool.mu.edu!olivea!sgigate!odin!ratmandu.esd.sgi.com!dave +From: dave@ratmandu.esd.sgi.com (dave "who can do? ratmandu!" ratcliffe) +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism +Subject: "The Guns of Dallas" by L. Fletcher Prouty +Keywords: conspiracy is only effective as long as the trick is a secret + 1992Mar27.161114.26346@odin.corp.sgi.com +Date: 27 Mar 92 16:11:14 GMT +Sender: news@odin.corp.sgi.com (Net News) +Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc. +Lines: 1028 +Article-I.D.: odin.1992Mar27.161114.26346 +Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

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the reason for the assassination was to control the power of the presidency.

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The following appeared in the October, 1975 issue of "Gallery," a porno + magazine which billed Fletcher Prouty as the "National Affairs Editor." + Some people feel there is no credible way to justify associating oneself + with such exploitative and demeaning media. Fletcher Prouty has told me + that since the Ballentine paperback edition of "The Secret Team" was + "disappeared" soon after it came out in February of 1974, it was very + difficult for him to find publishers who would print his writings (from + 9/74 to 7/75 he was able to get 7 articles published in "Genesis" (another + porno magazine), and from 9/75 to 6/78 he got 14 articles printed in + "Gallery)". Up until the Ballentine paperback was squelched, he had been + published in the likes of "The Nation," "The New Republic," (including + cover-story features), and "Air Force Magazine." It is a telling + indictment of the reality of the lack of public access to the mainstream + corporate press, that a man like Fletcher Prouty--who served in the Air + Force for 23 years, rose to the rank of Colonel, was a briefing officer in + the Pentagon from 1955 thru 12/31/63, serving also as Focal Point Officer + (liason) between the DOD and the CIA, first in the Headquarters of the Air + Force (1955 to 1960), where he set up and then ran the structures that + supplied Air Force logistical (military hardware) support for CIA + clandestine operations world-wide, then in the Office of the Secretary of + Defense (1960 into 1961), and then in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of + Staff (1961 thru 12/31/63) where he ran the same support for all branches + of the military--that a man possessing such critical first-hand experience + and knowledge of the mechanisms, methodogy and factual history of CIA + covert operations in this seminal period, would find his writings and + analysis of these important issues essentially barred from the most + generally accessible publications. As long as the conglomerate press in + this country continues to increasingly restrict the range and variety of + points of view being published, writers will resort to certain types of + publishers they would not choose to go to if they had a better alternative.

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THE GUNS OF DALLAS + (c) 1975 by L. Fletcher Prouty + Reprinted here this one time only with permission by of the author

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The shocking nature of what you are about to read in this article + makes it imperative that you be aware of some of the credentials + and experience of the author. + From 1955 to December 31, 1963, Col. L. Fletcher Prouty was the + Focal Point (liason) officer between the Pentagon and the CIA. + During 1962 and 1963 he was Director of Special Plans (clandestine + operations) in the office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. + In 1971 he was the president of the Financial Marketing Council, + Washington, D.C. + He is the author of numerous articles and of "The Secret Team," + published by Prentice Hall (1973) and Ballantine Books (1974). +

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This article included a great deal of photograhic evidence of the events + in Dealey Plaza. The photographic research was by Richard E. Sprague. + Unfortunately, I will only be able to include the text in this post. + However, the captions are included in square braces, and an asterisk + character, `*', delimits pictures not seen by Warren Commission. + --ratitor

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How was the Warren Commission kept + from investigating and seeing evidence? + This is the real issue. + This is a crime to top the crime. + ________________________________________________

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As we prepare now to celebrate the beginning of the third century + of the founding of this country, we wonder if we live in the land + of the free. We wonder if at least we still have a government of + the people and by the people. Certainly, it is no longer a + government for the people. The sound throughout the land is ugly: + there is frustration, hate, and fear. We must act while there may + still be time. + There is a grave conspiracy over the land. The people have come + alive because of Vietnam and Watergate; but they have scarcely + scratched the surface. A President and a Vice-President have been + forced to resign. A President has been shot to death. Two + Presidential candidates have been shot, one of them killed. Many + of the President's men have been forced to leave, some have gone to + jail; others are still under indictment. + Yes, history has been made by a series of murders, but not + enough has been done to solve them. The trial of Watergate was the + trial of the cover-up. There has been no trial about the real + crime of Watergate. There has been no trial of the big power + behind Watergate. The Hunts, Liddys, McCords, and the Cubans were + not drawn into that drama solely for their own interests. They + were working for someone much higher up. They were all pawns, just + like Nixon was. This is a game for the biggest stake of all-- + absolute control of the government of the United States of America; + and, with control of this government, control of the world. And + yet the real crime underlying all of this has not even been + identified, stated, and charged. The real criminals still walk the + streets, run their corporations, control their banks, and pull + strings throughout their political and financial machines.

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This control mechanism did not start in 1972 with Watergate. It + began, in a tentative way, in the Korean War era, when the military + and the executive branch found out how easy it was to fool the + Congress and the American public. And with that recognition, + power-hungry and money-mad industrialists began to usurp more and + more power. And when those rifles crackled over Dealey Plaza, in + Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 and John F. Kennedy's brain was + splattered across the road, they had made their move into the big + time. They took over control of the President and of the + Presidency. The man they had killed was no longer a problem and + they had made certain that his successor, Lyndon Johnson, heard and + remembered the sound of those guns. It is the sound of those guns + in Dallas, and their ever-present threat, which is the real + mechanism of control over the American government. + It is possible now to reconstruct the scenario of that day, and, + with new information, to show why the murder of JFK may properly be + called the "Crime of the Century." If we the people of the United + States do not demand its resolution this year, it will stand in the + way of a free election in 1976. It will doom a third century of + democratic government in this country. + Almost everyone who has taken the time to do any reading and + thinking about that crime knows by now that John Kennedy was killed + not by a lone assassin, but by a group of hired "mechanics." Let's + look at some of the hard facts of this murder and put to rest once + and for all the "cover-up" report of the Warren Commission. + The Warren Commission categorically stated that Lee Harvey + Oswald was the killer of JFK and that he acted alone. The Warren + Commission says that Oswald fired three shots, only three shots, + from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository Building + and that his lair was at a window, number one from the right + (eastern-most on the south side) on that sixth floor. (See photo + 1. [NUMBER 1. The Texas School Book Depository Building. Arrow + points to window from which Oswald supposedly shot Kennedy. (photo + by Willis.)])

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If one breaks this contrived Warren Commission story, then the + fundament of the "lone assassin" theory is undermined. Break this + weak theory and you are confronted immediately with an awareness of + the existence of a massive conspiracy. And we are equally + convinced that this group hired at least four expert "mechanics" + (assassins). This group wielded control over elements of the + Dallas police, the Sheriff's office, the FBI, the Secret Service, + and the CIA. This great cabal had control high enough in + government, or at least in the councils of government, to be able + to influence the travel plans of the President, the Vice-President + and a Presidential candidate (Nixon), and all members of the + Kennedy cabinet. They were powerful enough to have orders issued + to the Army, and they were able to mount a massive campaign to + control the media during and after the assassination. They were + able to have Jack Ruby kill Oswald and to transfer jurisdiction of + the murder from Texas and then to effectively control the outcome + of the Warren Commission review. + Then as soon as JFK was dead, they began an even larger campaign + to cover up that crime forever. Penn Jones, the tenacious editor + of the Midlothian, Texas, "Mirror," has devoted his life to + "researching the hell" out of this conspiracy. He has a list of + some eighty-five people who, because they knew too much or got too + close, have died sudden and unnatural deaths since the JFK murder. + This great cabal had seen to it that Vice-President Lyndon + Johnson was in the Kennedy procession, and they saw to it that he + heard those hired guns, that he saw Kennedy die, and that he lived + through that terrible nightmare of the trip back to Washington on + Air Force One. From that day on, LBJ never again was that self- + confident, swash-buckling, free-wheeling Texan. Before he died, + LBJ told his old friend Tom Janos that he knew Oswald had not + killed JFK alone. + The American public is now ready enough to have the cloak torn + from the lies about the Kennedy murder and the cover-up; but the + American public has not had the guts to face the fact of the + massive conspiracy that arranged for that murder and which to this + day perpetuates its cover-up.

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Many of us have been convinced, as a result of careful and + detailed study that the first of these glass barricades, the Warren + Commission report, is a lie. And, we are equally convinced that + the cover-up of the murder can be smashed and the conspiracy + exposed. But if we don't act now, there will be consequences. + These will begin with either the cancellation of elections in 1976 + or with elections that will be a total sham. For who will dare run + against the candidate of the conspiracy? Will it be Wallace with + his wounds and from his wheelchair, or another Kennedy, or Ed + Muskie, who was badly roughed up in 1972, or George McGovern, who + was twice scheduled for assassination in 1972? + Who, unless he sells his soul to the cabal, can face those hired + guns? + Today, our country is being run by a President and a Vice- + President who have not been elected to office. This is merely a + process to condition the American public. + Let's begin here by breaking apart the whole fabric of the + lone-killer thesis. On November 28, 1963, less than one week after + Kennedy's death, the Secret Service, the agency closest to the + scene, reported that three shots were fired. The Secret Service + said that the first hit the President, the second hit Governor John + Connally of Texas, and the third struck the President. There were + no other shots according to the Secret Service. *The Secret + Service was wrong*! + On December 9, 1963, the FBI reported that three shots had been + fired and that two hit the President and that one hit John + Connally. The FBI says there were no other shots. The FBI was + less specific than the Secret Service. *The FBI was wrong*. + Then, much later, on September 27, 1964 (ten months after the + crime), the Warren Commission issued its report along with twenty- + six huge volumes of random data. This report states that there + were three shots. *The Warren Commission was wrong*.

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According to the Warren Commission, the first shot, the "miracle + bullet" designed and dreamed up by one of its lawyers (Arlen + Specter), is one of the most fascinating contrivances of our + generation. Forced to account for a series of unrelated events, + Arlen Specter came up with a weird solution. He says the first + bullet hit JFK, passed through the muscle of his upper back exited + from his lower throat, traveled a few feet in the air, changed + course, and entered Connally's back, plunged through his body, + broke about five inches of one of his right rib bones, came out + again, and then slammed into his right wrist, where it broke two + more bones, exited again, and then pierced his thigh and ended its + strange journey embedded in his thigh bone. + An interpretation of this thesis, based on photographic and + medical evidence, means the bullet would have had to have made a + right and upward turn upon leaving JFK's throat, paused in midair + for more than two seconds, made a left and steep downward turn as + it entered Connally's back, made a right and upward turn as it left + Connally's chest, passed through Connally's wrist in the direction + backward from the way his wrist was facing, made another left and + downward turn, then wound up in Connally's left thigh. + Right here we see the brazen, "To Hell with the Public" + character of the Commission report. Can you imagine some lawyer, + even the persuasive and imaginative Specter, selling that bullet + and its bumble-bee flight to any jury of intelligent Americans? + The Commission was stuck with a "three bullet" crime because the + Secret Service and the FBI had both reported three bullets, because + there were only 6.8 seconds of shooting[1], as proven precisely by + a film of the event made by Abraham Zapruder, and because the + character who planted the shells at the "Oswald lair" had only put + three there. Furthermore, if they were going to stick with the + "lone assassin" solution, they were faced with the hard task of + making it appear feasible that Oswald alone could have gotten off + just three bullets in 6.8 seconds, let alone four, five, or six. + The Zapruder movie film, which shows the entire scene from + beginning to end, became invaluable as a master clock of the whole + affair. It established a foolproof chronology of the crime. It is + not too difficult to determine precisely when (what frame of the + movie film) the first shot was fired; and it is equally simple to + determine exactly the elapsed time until the last shot was fired. + So, unless the Commission could accept that there might have been + other gunmen who fired during the same 6.8 seconds--and this the + Commission categorically denied--it was going to have to show that + Oswald could have fired three bullets from that sixth-floor window, + and that he performed this feat in super-marksmanship time of 6.8 + seconds. It is significant to stress here that the supposed murder + weapon was a cheap Italian Mannlicher-Carcano mail-order rifle, a + single-shot, bolt-action antique. + Another complication crept into the Commission's connivance. + One of the bystanders at Dealey Plaza that day was a man named + James Tague. He was hit by a fragment of concrete knocked off the + curb by a bullet that had hit a curbstone near where he stood. + (See photo 2. [NUMBER 2.* James Tague, on the far right, with cut + on face after he was hit by a fragment of concrete that was knocked + off the curb by errant bullet. (photo by Allen.)] ) He reported + his injury to a hospital. So there was another man on record as + having been hit during these same 6.8 seconds. This forced the + Commission to accept that one bullet, the second by their count, + missed both JFK and Connally. This complicated their task. + Remember, neither the Secret Service nor the FBI has accounted for + that "missed" bullet and there were only three shell cases and no + clips at Oswald's window. They both had said that three shots were + fired and that two hit JFK and one hit Connally. The FBI later + found the nick in the curbstone, took a section of it back to their + labs in Washington, analyzed it, and decided that a bullet had + indeed hit the curb. + The Zapruder film makes it abundantly clear that the top of the + President's head was blown off and the skull and brain spattered as + far as thirty-seven yards away by a third shot. Thus the + Commission gives the "official" version: three shots. The third + shot, the missed second shot, and none other than the contrived + "Specter Miracle Bullet"--the first shot. (See photos 3,4,5. + [NUMBER 3. Z-313, showing impact and explosion of third shot, which + killed Kennedy. NUMBER 4. "The Miracle bullet." Commission + exhibit 399: a portion was sliced from for FBI spectrographic + comparison with other bullet fragments. The results were never + released. NUMBER 5.* X-ray of fragment of the "miracle bullet" + still in John Connally's thigh. This fragment is larger than any + piece missing from the "miracle bullet."]) + As if this were not fantasy enough, and as if this were not + carrying their "To Hell with the Public" role far enough, the + Commission reports that this same miracle bullet was found forty- + five minutes later in the Parkland Hospital more than three hectic + miles from the scene of the murder. It was on a stretcher which + "somebody" presumed Connally had been lying on. + This is the stuff of the Commission solution and this is what we + have been asked and forced to believe for the past eleven years. + Any ballistics expert worth his gunpowder would shrink from the + task of developing the theory of that bullet. Pictures of that + undamaged bullet show it as clean as a brand-new slug. It looks as + though it had hardly been fired at all, let alone having traveled + through two men, broken three bones, and lodged in a fourth. [3]

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____________________________________________________________________ + | How the Zapruder Film Created a Time Clock | + | for the Assassination in Dealey Plaza | + | | + | Abraham Zapruder's camera was running at a determinable | + | speed: 18.3 frames per second. The camera had a | + | governor control, so its speed was constant. Each frame | + | of the film was 1/18th of a second apart. Since John | + | Kennedy appeared in every frame of the relevant sequence | + | of the film, the FBI was able to plot on a surveyor's map | + | of Dealey Plaza, Kennedy's exact position at each frame | + | number. This "map" perfectly coordinated two functions: | + | time and place--where Kennedy was at each moment, within | + | 1/18th of a second accuracy, and a distance error of no | + | more than 7.3 inches. The Zapruder film was used to | + | determine the speed of the President's car, the elapsed | + | time between events, especially between the first and last | + | shots (6.8 seconds), and the timing of events in the | + | background. --Richard E. Sprague | + | | + | Z denotes Zapruder film and frame number. | + |___________________________________________________________________|

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I have worked with the CIA and military officials in testing + special rifles. I have seen countless bullets fired into gelatin + and paraffin to simulate body hits on humans. I have seen goats + shot under controlled conditions to show what impact will do. In + my own experience, admittedly limited, I have never seen an + undamaged slug, no matter what substance it had been fired into, + except when fired carefully into cotton.[4] But even then there + are scars, lines, and even deformity. The "Specter Miracle Bullet" + does not even show that much damage. + There is no point in dwelling on this in more detail here except + for the most important fact that, if any of the major Commission + conclusions are shattered, then the whole house of cards comes down + and the whole Commission solution is exploded. And because this + solution is wrong, then Lee Harvey Oswald was not the lone + assassin, and because he was not the lone assassin, there was a + conspiracy. + This incredulous miracle bullet, then, is the key to opening the + whole can of worms. Let's look at bullet Number Two, the one which + hit a curb and injured bystander James Tague. The Secret Service + and the FBI ignored it and the Commission passed over it lightly. + Now, if you were told that the assassin missed the President and + that the bullet hit a curb; and if you were told that the assassin + fired from high above from the sixth floor, you would not have been + wrong to have concluded that this errant bullet hit the curb on the + far side of the street beside the President's car. *Wrong*! + This bullet hit the curb on the far side of the next street and + more than twice as far away as the car was from the sixth-floor + window. The President's car was traveling down Elm Street, and + Tague was standing on Main Street. If that bullet was fired by + Oswald in the first window, then he missed JFK by twenty-one feet + on the right and thirty-three feet overhead and the shot went 260 + feet rather than ninety feet. This is a fantastic and unbelievable + miss for a man who was supposedly able to fire the "Specter Miracle + Bullet" on his first try and then to knock the entire right side of + the President's head off with his third shot after pumping two + bullets into that ancient single-shot rifle in 6.8 seconds! + It is much more plausible to believe that this missed shot was + fired from a point much lower down and on a line with the nick on + the curbstone and the President's head. In other words, a near + miss. This would have placed the gunman's lair somewhere in the + adjacent Dal Tex Building, perhaps under the second-floor fire + escape. This establishes a second lair, a second gun, and a second + "mechanic." (See photo 6. [NUMBER 6. (Commission's Shaneyfelt + Exhibit.) Lyndal Shaneyfelt, the FBI's ballistics and photographic + expert, took this picture from the spot where the shot that missed + hit the curb. By sighting back to the sixth floor window, the + degree of miss can be seen. By sighting directly over JFK's + position, the top of the white car in the center lane, anyone can + see where the shot came from: the second floor window of the Dal + Tex building. See Altgen's photo, number 8.]) + It is not hard to find another shot that Oswald could not have + made. The Zapruder film clearly fixes the time of the first shot + at frame Z-189. Also, the Zapruder film clearly fixes the location + of the car--and thus the President--at Z-189. (See photo 7. + [NUMBER 7. This is Z-189. JFK was slowly waving his right hand to + the crowd.]) There were broken white lines on the road and it can + be shown exactly where the car was at the time of each shot by its + position relative to these lines. Knowing this, it is possible to + draw a line from the precise position of the President at Z-189 up + to the Oswald "lair." In this process, another unexplained + oversight of the Commission is discovered. There is a huge oak + tree in front of the Book Depository building. In November 1963 + that tree was so large that it made it impossible for anyone to + have lined up a shot from the Oswald window at the President at + Z-189.[5] (See photos 8,9. [NUMBER 8. The Altgens photo. The + building in the rear with a fire escape is the Dal Tex building. + NUMBER 9. The Secret Service reenactment photo from the sixth floor + window taken two weeks after the assassination through Oswald's + actual telescopic lens on his rifle. This would have been his + exact view of the limousene and JFK's head in the crosshairs at + Z-189.]) The earliest time a shot could line up with the President + was at Z-210. At that time the tree was no longer in the way. + What did the Warren Commission think? Apparently, nothing. It + ignored the tree. (See photos 10,11. [NUMBERs 10, 11. Two pictures + confirming that a shot struck JFK at Z-189. Compare photo number 7 + with number 10. Picture number 10 is Z-190. JFK's right hand + snaps slightly forward in 1/18 second. From here until he goes + behind sign (Z-204) JFK's right hand drops steadily and begins to + clench into a fist. This motion continues until Z-225, after he + comes out from behind the sign. Conclusion: a shot struck JFK at + Z-189.]) + Who then fired at Z-189? Was it the mechanic who missed later, + and hit Tague? This is impossible. (See photo 12. [NUMBER 12.* + This is Phil Willis' fifth photo, showing JFK approaching sign; + Zapruder in background on grassy knoll pedestal, camera at eye. + Willis said he snapped photo in reaction to hearing first shot. + Photo was sanpped at Z-202, confirming Z-189 was time of first + shot. A similar photo taken by Hugh Betzner confirms the timing of + this shot.]) The trajectory of that first bullet did not + correspond to a line from the President to that lair. In fact, the + medical evidence, statements from the doctors at Parkland Hospital, + as well as other evidence indicates that the shot came from the + front. So there had to be a third mechanic. + At this point it is important to make certain that we have laid + all of this out with reasonable credibility. I have been working + on this problem since 1963. Many others have been working that + long doing very specialized and very detailed work. (See photos + 13-16. [NUMBERs 13-16. This series of frames from the Zapruder + film show that JFK's right hand is still falling and clenched as he + emerges from behind the sign (up to frame Z-225). Note the drastic + change in his position: hands, head, elbows, shoulders, and arms + (between Z-225 and Z-227) in just 2/18 of a second. This indicates + a second shot striking him in the back at Z-225.]) One of the best + of these investigators is Richard Sprague, a most experienced + computer technician and photographic analyst. We know of at least + 510 photographs taken either before, during, or after the shooting + --all within the space of one hour. Sprague has accounted for + seventy-five photographers on the scene, thirty of whom were + professionals from newspapers, television studios, and photographic + agencies. Other men, such as R.B. Cutler, Ray Marcus, Josiah + Thompson, David Lifton, Fred Newcomb, and Jones Harris, working + both independently and together with Sprague, have done the most + professional work on this case. Ed Berkeley[6] published much of + this work in his magazine "Computers and Automation," notably in + the May 1970 and October 1973 issues. + It is astounding to learn that in their entire work the + Commission was permitted to see only twenty-six of these pictures, + and that the FBI limited its examination to some fifty of the 510. + The Commission principals interviewed only four of the thirty + professional photographers and saw only about a dozen of their + several hundred photographs. Here was evidence enough to arouse + the interest and curiosity of any investigator. How could all of + this vital, most essential evidence have been kept from the + Commission? Today, one of the members of this Commission is + President of the United States. He is an intelligent and + experienced man. How could it have been arranged so that men such + as Gerald Ford did not have the chance to see all of these + photographs? In all there were more than 25,000 frames of pictures + exposed within that crucial hour at Dealey Plaza. (This includes + the frames of movie camera film, some of which have been so vitally + important when studied frame by frame.) (See photos 17-20. + [NUMBERs 17-20. This sequence of Zapruder frames shows that the + final and fatal shot striking JFK at Z-313, which caused an + enormous explosion, drove his head and upper body back and to his + left until he bounced off the rear seat cushion at Z-321. The + acceleration back to the left in the first two frames following + Z-313 have been calculated by Josiah Thompson in "Six Seconds in + Dallas" at more than 75 feet per second per second. The shot + came from the grassy knoll, right to front.]) + Consider what real professionals can do with such evidence. It + is possible to build a time-phased chronological moving panorama of + all events on Dealey Plaza from five minutes before the murder to + ninety minutes after it. Sprague and his associates have done + this. It reveals some amazingly accurate sequences. For example, + there is the "umbrella" man. (See photos 21-23. [NUMBER 21. View + of umbrella. (Photo by Willis.) NUMBER 22.* View of umbrella, + Z-227. NUMBER 23.* Umbrella man. Note that umbrella is folded. + (Photo by Bond.)]) + As the President's car rounds the corner from Houston Street + turning left onto the fatal Elm Street, pictures show a man near a + road sign, right next to where the President was killed. This man + is holding a closed umbrella in a walking-cane position. It was + high noon and no rain. No one else at Dealey Plaza had an + umbrella. As the shots are fired, this man is seen in several + pictures with his umbrella open and over his head (some sort of + signal). Then other pictures show him later with the umbrella + lowered to his side. Although everyone else runs from the scene + and races around in the excitement, the umbrella man stays there + calmly, looking around. He is one of the last to leave the scene. + This man shows up on a number of photographs. His actions + certainly do arouse suspicion, and yet the Commission did not see + these pictures, did not know about this strange man. He was never + queried or identified in any way. This is no ordinary oversight. + This is a strange and dangerous subversion of justice. Who did + this? How could such evidence have been withheld from the Chief + Justice of the Supreme Court and other singularly respected men who + were serving with him? It begs credulity to attribute such gross + errors to oversight. How was this Commission kept from + investigating and "seeing" such things? This is the real issue. + When you arrive at this question you are facing the issue of + conspiracy. A conspiracy that took over right from the beginning + and began to control action even within the chambers of the + Commission. It is ridiculous to say that all of the Commission + members were that dumb. They were not. It is ridiculous to say + that they did not have the authority to demand more assistance, + more facts, more investigation, and more results. For too long, + people have attributed such failings to the Commission. If you do, + then you make the Commission part of the conspiracy. It is much + more logical to recognize that the conspiracy controlled the + Commission, too. + The single-bullet theory is overly contrived, especially when + one is attempting to solve a major crime such as the murder of a + President. Consider the following:

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* The fact that the Secret Service and the FBI both + state three bullets were fired, but account for no + miss.

+ +

* The fact that the Commission states that three + bullets were fired, including the near miss.

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* The fact that the Warren Commission missed the + back-to-left motion of JFK's head (see photos).

+ +

* The fact that only three members of the Commission + ever saw the Zapruder film in motion.

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* The fact that the Warren Commission missed seeing + the evidence of three separate bullets hitting JFK + and a fourth hitting Connally; and then + disregarding the "umbrella man."

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All of the discrepancies, one after the other, stagger the mind. + Of course, the umbrella man could have been a perfectly innocent + guy, why not find out? + Then there was the "communications man." Photo Number 24 + [NUMBER 24. Note first large figure on the right. He is the + "communications man."] shows a man across the street from the + umbrella man. This man was in the crowd near Houston and Elm + Streets at the time of the shots. The photo shows a two-way radio + in the man's left hip pocket with a wire dangling down. This wire + is an antenna. What did the Warren Commission say about this? Not + a word. They did not see the pictures. This man is known. He is + James Hicks, currently in an insane asylum. (See photo 25. [NUMBER + 25.* James Hicks, the "communications man."]) + There is no need to trace each error and oversight in the + twenty-six volume report which was thrown together by the staff of + the Commission. Once one sees the hand of the conspiracy and the + evidence that Oswald was made the patsy and then murdered to cover + his true role, it does not take too much deduction to see that the + whole thing was the work of a major conspiracy and that the cover- + up has been an even more weighty threat to our freedom. (See + photos 26,27. [NUMBER 26. Oswald holding rifle. Photos found in + Oswald's garage the day after the assassination. NUMER 27.* These + two photos are enlargements of the two photos found in the garage. + The line where Oswald's real head was glued onto the two photos of + another man's body at the chin line can be seen. A whole series + of mistakes was made by the team who did this work. One of the + most obvious is the way the shadow under Oswald's nose in the two + photos tilts with his head. This shows that the same head photo + was glued on at two different angles. These fake photos taken + with a camera that didn't belong to Oswald were accepted as totally + valid by the Warren Commission and the FBI. Marina Oswald was + forced by the assassination team to testify that she took these two + photos.]) + Why an assassination conspiracy in the first place? Once you + decide that it was not the work of a lone nut, then there is no + turning away from the next step. Why was the President killed and + who would want to do it? These questions must be faced, cost what + they may, and then having faced them, they must be resolved. This + is what we have a government for. Individuals cannot subpoena, + cross-examine, or pursue for the sake of justice. It is up to an + honest government to do this. But why has the government for all + of these long years avoided this essential work? This conspiracy + has the power--in the face of public apathy--to control + investigation and prosecution, or the lack thereof. + I said earlier that it is now possible to trace the scenario of + this master plot. I'll try as best one man can and I'll leave it + to you to see how far you can go along this road with me. I'll say + right now that the more we know about this, the more we begin to + think of *today's* problems and the *less* we think of the JFK + murder; but it takes an understanding of one to face squarely the + issue of the other. + Kennedy had been in Miami in September 1963. Prior to that, a + Miami police informer had uncovered the existence of a plot to kill + JFK either in Miami or in some other city. The Miami police, in + accordance with good practice, turned this information over to the + FBI and the FBI informed the Miami Police that they had turned that + information over to the Secret Service. When JFK went to Miami, he + was well protected to and from the airport because he traveled by + helicopter. This was the beginning of the plot and from that time + on the FBI and the Secret Service should have been on maximum + alert. Why weren't they? Who pulled them off the job? Certainly + not Oswald. Certainly not Castro. Certainly not Khrushchev. + Before that time, plans were being made to have Kennedy visit + Texas "for political purposes." In accordance with this plan, + Eugene Zuchert, then Secretary of the Air Force, had suggested, + perhaps unwittingly, that JFK should visit San Antonio and make a + speech at the opening of an Air Force medical facility at Brooks + Air Force Base. With this first step planned, someone else + suggested that JFK should visit Fort Worth. A bitter multi- + billion-dollar contest over the award of the TFX (F-111) airplane + had ended with the contract being given to the General Dynamics + Corporation's facility in that city. The idea was that it would + make good sense for Kennedy to make political hay out of the "good + will" that Fort Worth might have for the President. JFK went from + San Antonio to Fort Worth. + Considering Texas politics, it would not have been right for the + President to go to Fort Worth and not go to Dallas; so plans were + made for the President to mend fences there, too, and there were a + lot of anti-Kennedy fences in Dallas at that time. This was done + despite the warnings from Miami and the Miami police. Jerry Bruno, + Kennedy's advance man, went to Dallas. Kenneth O'Donnell, another + Kennedy aide, worked on the trip, too. But somehow, after their + initial work, the plans were changed. By whom? Who selected that + unusual and devious route around Dealey Plaza? It was not Bruno or + O'Donnell. + Then things began to get complicated. Someone decided that the + Vice-President, Texan Lyndon B. Johnson, should go to Dallas with + the President, and that he and his friend John Connally should be + in the procession with Kennedy and other Democratic bigwigs. Also, + someone else saw to it that another useful tool--Richard M. Nixon- + -should be in Dallas that day. Indoctrination and near-complicity + is an excellent form of discipline, spelled BLACKMAIL. Here we + must stop and begin another analysis. + The Secret Service was founded on June 23, 1860. It is an old, + proud, and highly professional organization. I have traveled to + foreign countries and have worked in support of the Secret Service. + I am familiar with its operating procedures. I am familiar with + what is called "Protection" in its most elaborate sense. I was at + the Cairo Conference and the Teheran Conference, both in 1943. I + participated in actions designed to safeguard the lives of the + chiefs of state who attended those conferences. I traveled to + Mexico City during the tenure of President Eisenhower as part of a + mission to prepare for the security of his visit there. I was in + Lima, Peru in 1964 while that city went through more than three + months of preparation for a de Gaulle visit by the famous + "gorillas" whose skilled work kept Charles de Gaulle alive in the + face of repeated attempts on his life. + Because of my familiarity with these highly skilled and + meticulous organizations, I have been doubly concerned over some of + the events that did not take place in San Antonio, Fort Worth, and + Dallas during and before the visit by Kennedy in 1963. This is of + extreme significance. It is hard to teach an old dog new tricks. + It is even harder to keep an old dog from doing his old tricks. + How could it have happened that the Secret Service, contrary to + all good sense and all professional "Protection" practice, + permitted the President and the Vice-President to be in close + proximity in the same city, in the same procession? This is + unheard of. The Secret Service dates back more than a century and + they had never permitted that to take place before. Why this time? + Here we must go back to our scientific and systematic perusal of + the thousands of pictures available about this incident. One of + the most remarkable and important pictures taken of the entire + 25,000 was one taken by James Altgens, a professional photographer + from the Associated Press. (See photo 8.) By cross-referencing + this remarkable photograph with the Zapruder film chronology, it is + possible to determine that this picture was taken 3.6 seconds after + the first shot was fired and 3.2 seconds before the last shot. + This is very important. This picture clearly shows JFK + beginning to clench his fists. It shows Jackie's gloved hand + holding his left arm just above the wrist (she begins to sense + something is wrong). It shows Connally sitting directly in front + of JFK just beginning to turn to the rear as if to see what the + trouble was. Then it shows a carload of Secret Service men + immediately behind the Presidential car, and save for three of + those eight men, one would say that they were, at that moment, + unconcerned and more or less unaware that anything was happening. + The three men are looking to the rear either because they had been + looking to the rear, as they are supposed to do at all times, or + because they may have heard something from that direction. + But then events in the third car show something quite startling. + The third car was the Vice-President's automobile. The driver and + Lady Bird Johnson are smiling and unconcerned at 3.6 seconds into + the assassination; Lyndon and his bodyguard are sitting in their + seats in this photo, but are partially obscured by the edge of the + car on the left. + Then we look at the fourth car in the procession. This was the + Secret Service car following the Vice-President. Here we can see + that a Secret Service agent by the name of Jerry Kivett has already + opened the door of that car and that he is preparing to jump out-- + all by 3.6 seconds. + This one indelible record of a fragment in history tells a truer + story than all twenty-six volumes of the Warren report. It is + possible to place the first shot at Zapruder film frame 189 and the + Altgens photograph at Z-255. It is interesting to note that nearly + one half of the background of the Altgens photo is filled with that + huge oak tree we mentioned earlier. It has keen carefully + researched that a rifleman in the Oswald window could not possibly + have shot at the President through that tree and thus could not + have fired at the President until at least Z-210. In fact, under + the prevailing physical conditions, no one could have fired from + that window. (See photos 28,29. [NUMBERs 28, 29. Two photographs + showing that no one could have fired any shots from the sixth-floor + window and that the cartons in the window were arranged to look + like a sniper's nest three days after the assassination. Photo + number 28 is the official photo of the sniper's nest taken by + Dallas police photographer Robert Studebaker. It was probably + taken on November 25, three days later. Photo number 29* was taken + by "Dallas Morning News" photographer Jack Beers at 3:30 P.M. on + the day of the assassination. The most important thing the photos + show is that the real position of the boxes at the time of the + shots did not allow enough space for anyone to be in a firing + position.]) As important as this Altgens photograph is, it was + found that it had been severely cropped when it was tucked into the + Warren report. Why did someone go to that trouble? Here again is + the tricky hand of the conspiracy reaching into the Commission + chambers. + We have wandered a little because of the extreme importance of + that Altgens photo. Our objective was to show the seriousness of + the Secret Service oversight in permitting the President and Vice- + President to be under the same guns. + These were not the only oversights. I have always been + concerned about the failure of the Secret Service to act in + accordance with their long-established and highly professional + standard operating procedures on Kennedy's Texas trip. We know + that the Secret Service does not have the numbers to permit it to + cover every possible avenue and angle of danger; but what we also + know is that over the years it has keen the practice of the Secret + Service to call upon trained elements of the Armed Forces and other + technical assistance to flesh out their strength in compliance with + "Protection" policy. + In 1963 there was in Washington, D.C. the 113th Army + Intelligence Unit, which was highly trained for this purpose. A + counterpart of this unit was the 112th at 4th Army Headquarters at + Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The 112th had a detachment, the 315th, in + San Antonio. Its commanding officer, among others, complained + bitterly that his unit was not used in protection along with the + Secret Service after he had keen told that the services of his unit + would not be needed. On more than one occasion he called his + headquarters and called Washington to correct this "oversight." + Like the old dog, he and his men had keen well trained and they + were ready to go into action. It takes strong and deft control + from the top to keep a unit out of the action for which it has been + trained. + After the assassination, some of the men of the 112th dug into + the unit's files and found that they had note cards on a Lee Harvey + Oswald in Dallas, Texas. I do not know what other records they + had; but failure to utilize this unit and its files was part of + the conspiracy and an indication of how far up the hand of the + conspirators went. + Not only did the Secret Service disregard experienced and + qualified assistance from the Armed Forces, but they did not act in + accordance with their own time-tested regulations. I recall, when + we walked down Avenida Reforma in Mexico City before Eisenhower's + trip, being told that if we found a place where Eisenhower could + not be properly protected, the Secret Service "manual" stated that + the "President's car must maintain not less than 44 mph until clear + of any danger zones." I joked with the Secret Service officer + about the "44 mph." Why not "45 mph" or "50 mph." He answered + that tests had determined that a car traveling 44 mph was going + fast enough to guarantee all but 100 percent assurance that the + President would be safe. It was Secret Service men working under + the provisions of the same manual who let the President's car creep + around that corner at Dealey Plaza at 8-9 mph. Why?

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____________________________________________________________________ + | Army Aid to Help Protect President Kennedy Was Refused | + | | + | Trained U.S. Army Intelligence Units were told their | + | assisstance was not needed in Dallas during the JFK visit. | + | William McKinney, a former member of the crack 112th | + | Military Intelligence Group at 4th Army Headquarters, Fort | + | Sam Houston, Texas, has revealed that both Col. | + | Maximillian Reich and his deputy, Lt. Col. Joel Cabaza, | + | protested violently when they were told to "Stand Down" | + | rather than to report with their units for duty in | + | augmentation of the Secret Service in Dallas. McKinney | + | said, "All the Secret Service had to do was nod and these | + | units [which had been trained at the Army's top | + | Intelligence school at Camp Holabird, Maryland] would have | + | performed their normal function of Protection for the | + | President in Dallas." | + | The 315th, the Texas unit which would have been involved | + | if its support had not been turned down, had records in | + | its files, according to McKinney, on Lee Harvey Oswald. | + | The 315th had a Dallas office and its records were up to | + | date. | + | McKinney added that, "Highly specialized classes were | + | given at Camp Holabird on the subject of Protection. This | + | included training designed to prepare this army unit to | + | assist the Secret Service. If our support had not been | + | refused, we would have been in Dallas." --L.F.P. | + |___________________________________________________________________|

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Also, as we looked up at the high buildings on Mexico City's + main street, he told me that agents would check and secure each + floor and each window of each building. This is not as big a job + as it may seem. The Secret Service knows the exact timing of the + movements of the President and they see to it, using radios and men + on rooftops, that his progress is covered all the way. This is + their business and they are good at it. + But in Dallas, for some strange reason, someone picked a + dangerous turn in the road. The procession passed slowly to the + right, and then it turned slowly to the left, and all of the time + the President's car was right under hostile windows. How simple + and how correct it would have keen for Secret Service men, aided by + all of the Armed Forces required, to have checked those buildings, + to have sealed any unused floors (such as that famous deserted + sixth floor), and then to have shut all of the front windows. + Then, by placing a radio-equipped man in the Plaza, all he would + have had to do was to watch if a single window opened. If it did, + he would call to the man on the roof and have someone dispatched to + check that window, and with that same call he would have alerted + the whole force, especially those with the President's party. + This chronology and theme need not be pursued further here. + What is important is to point out that trained and experienced + organizations such as the Secret Service and the Army were somehow + given instructions not to take part. In bureaucratic terms alone + this is hard to do. Each organization fights for its prerogatives + and for its role. Yet someone ordered them to stand down. The + power to keep units from operating automatically would have to have + been extreme and must have originated close to the top. Someone + had to put out the word to the Secret Service and through them to + the Army; and then that same power was able to rebuff repeated + attempts to right that wrong. + Recognition of this fact leads to the delineation of the origin + and source of the conspiracy, which was strong enough to directly + influence the role of major government organizations even before + the President was shot. I have spoken with men of these units. + Many had keen trained at Fort Holabird, the Army's top intelligence + school. There can be no interpretation of this suppression of the + forces created to protect the President other than that it was a + part of the whole conspiracy. + Turning once more to the infallible evidence of press + photographs, we find an excellent picture of the Texas Book + Depository Building taken by Thomas C. Dillard. ( See photos + 30, 31. [NUMBER 30.* Photo by Dillard shows black men on floor + beneath the one from where Oswald supposedly fired. NUMBER 31. + This enlargement of the Dillard photo was used by the Warren + Commission in connection with the testimony of the black men in the + fifth-floor windows. However, the Warren Commission did not + realize that the photo was taken within 3.5 seconds after the fatal + head shot and therefore showed that the witnesses--who said they + saw a rifle sticking out of that window after the fatal shot--were + imagining things. Nor does the original Dillard photo show any + rifle or anyone holding a rifle in any window of the building 3 + seconds after the last shot.]) In the procession, he was in camera + car number three. He took the picture only three seconds after the + shooting, about ten seconds after the first shot. In this one + picture one can see which windows were open and which were closed + at that time. Actually, the Commission severely cropped this + picture before it went into the report; however, Richard Sprague + was able to obtain a copy of the full original. Again, why did the + Commission see a cropped photo rather than the full original? + The importance of this picture is that it shows how easily and + how effectively the role of the Secret Service can be performed + when it is done correctly and in accordance with "Protection" + doctrine. An agent or an Army man placed properly in the Plaza + could have observed all of the buildings around the Plaza and all + of their windows. + Further evidence of the hand of the conspiracy is found + immediately after the shooting. Security on the scene was almost + nonexistent. Photographic evidence, including the famous "tramp" + photographs, show that ten men were "arrested" at Dealey Plaza. No + record of these arrests exists and there is none in the Warren + report. + In the case of the "tramps," those three men who were rounded up + on orders of Police Inspector J. Herbert Sawyer (the man in charge + of security activity at Dealey Plaza), we find a sequence of + astounding actions. A Sergeant D.V. Harkness was ordered to stop a + freight train and remove the men. Harkness arrested the three men + and turned them over to policemen Marvin Wise and Billy Bass, who + marched them all the way from the west side of the Book building, + around the north side of the Plaza, and into the vehicle entrance + of the Sheriff's office. Few people realize this entire procedure + took place almost on the steps of the Sheriff's office. While Wise + and Bass were marching these men to the Sheriff's office, William + Allen, George Smith, and Jack Beers of the "Dallas Times Herald," + the Fort Worth "Star Telegram," and the "Dallas Morning News," took + several pictures of them. Their remarkable pictures show clearly + that Wise and Bass took them to the Sheriff's office. Yet Harkness + and Sheriff Harold Elkins couldn't remember that there were any + other policemen with Harkness. This is utterly ridiculous in the + face of so many clear pictures. Why was this done? And why + weren't these amazing pictures shown to the Commission so that it + could order the men before them. And worse still, there is + absolutely no record anywhere that these men were booked that day. + There are no "blotter" records at all. The men have simply + vanished. (See photos 32-35 [NUMBERs 32-35.* Policeman with + "tramps." None of these pictures were seen by the Warren + Commission.]). + I have been given a list of the names of these men. Also, the + pictures show three policemen. Did the Sheriff, or someone in that + office, spirit them away? And why did the Sheriff, who had all of + these men in his custody, permit them to get away within minutes of + the time that the President of the United States had been shot and + killed on his doorstep? These are tough questions, but let's go a + bit further. Why didn't the all-powerful Warren Commission--which + included the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the former + Director of Central Intelligence, the man who is now our President, + etc.--why didn't they have an opportunity to see these pictures? + The photos would have led them to ask these questions and then to + demand answers. + It is this type of grossly irrational action that leads any + concerned and level-headed person to conclude that a massive + conspiracy had taken over and was strong enough during 1964 to + control the Warren Commission. No one can buy the idea that the + Warren Commission was that incurious, that inexperienced, and that + stupid. Having gone this far, it is not a long step to realize + that this same cabal has been able to control these things for the + past eleven years. This is the greater crime. + I happened to be far away in New Zealand at the time of JFK's + murder. I was on my way to breakfast (the crime occured at + 6:30A.M. on the 23rd of November there) with a member of Congress + from Ohio. As soon as possible, we purchased the first newspaper + available--the "Christchurch Star." It is amazing to re-read the + front page of that paper today and find all of the detail, the + remarkable detail, about Lee Harvey Oswald, about his service in + the Marine Corps, about his living in Russia, about his Russian + wife, and then the full scenario of the crime.[7] + Then one begins to wonder--understanding full well the + capability of modern-day communications and reporting--who it was + that was able in so short a time to come up with such a life + history of so obscure a twenty-four-year-old "loner." Even the + Dallas police had not charged him with any crime by the time that + paper had hit the streets. In the crime scenario it states that + two Dallas cops, J.D. Tippit and M.N. McDonald, had chased Oswald + into a theater and that Tippit was shot dead "as he ran into the + cinema." Who fabricated all of that news? Who was at the right + place at that moment to flood the whole world with all of this news + about Lee Harvey Oswald, when even the Dallas police weren't too + sure of their man, they said, because he carried two identities + (Oswald and Alek Hidell) in his pocket. (See photo 36. [NUMBER + 36.* Oswald is arrested.]) Actually fifteen policemen, one of them + the Chief of Police for Personnel (a man who had never made an + arrest before), and an FBI man stormed the theater in that strange + episode, and Tippit did not. He was dead outside. + All of this proves that the American people, in their desire to + be "loyal," can be had. For eleven years we have been fed this + pap. The Warren Commission report is trash. Because it is trash, + the Warren Commission either was part of the conspiracy, and as + part of the conspiracy they used their report to cover and + obfuscate the crime, or they, too, had been put under the control + of that powerful cabal. + I prefer to believe the latter. I have known some of the men of + that Commission and I have known about many others. There was not + an ignorant or stupid man on that Commission. So they may have + been persuaded that the better part of discretion was to put out + the report "to soothe the public." But is that the way to solve a + crime or to prevent others? Did that Commission agree, nobly, to + let a whole team of criminals walk the streets? This is a big + question. + By the end of 1964, LBJ was President and he was being carried + along on the crest of a surging wave called Vietnam. Few people + have ever been able to understand our involvement in Vietnam. It + may be that clearing up the mystery of Dealey Plaza will help to + clear up the mystery of Vietnam. By 1968, Lyndon Johnson had had + all that one man could take of his ordeal. Uncharacteristically, + he announced that he was through and that he would "devote his time + to ending the war." + Then the guns rang out again. Martin Luther King was shot dead + on a motel balcony in Memphis and again we have had doubtful + treatment about that crime. Hardly had the dust, the flames, and + the seething anger settled over the country when Bobby Kennedy was + ambushed in Los Angeles. It was becoming harder and harder to get + good men to run for President. Then out of the wreckage of 1968 + came Richard M. Nixon, the man who had been kicked around but who + was ready when called. He became President because his real + opposition had recently been buried in Arlington. + After a defeat in the mid-term elections during that winter of + our discontent in 1970-71, Nixon faced a panel of reporters on an + ABC broadcast in January 1971. When asked why he had been unable + to bring the country "the lift of a driving dream" he had promised + during the New Hampshire primaries, Nixon--in one of his rare human + moments--looked at the reporters and then mumbled, "When you have + inherited nightmares you are unable to bring the country the lift + of a driving dream." A few years later that lonely, abused and-- + quite properly so--captive man won one of the strangest elections + this country has ever seen, and then was driven from the White + House by a nightmare of tapes spun by someone with the power to + plant tape recorders in the White House without giving the + President a switch that would at least enable him to turn them off + when he swore at his brood of worldbeaters. + It is fitting to note that Nixon's own prosecutors were from + among the old gang who worked with the Warren Commission, and that + he was replaced as President by a man who was the most vociferous + member of the Warren Commission and who had the best attendance + record at the Commission's meetings. All of these things are not + random. All of these things did not just happen accidentally. We + are caught up in this maelstrom and we must rise and rend this + cloak. Like the great magician, conspiracy is only effective as + long as the trick is a secret. We have the knowledge, we have the + facts, we have the desire, and we have the power. It is now up to + the American people to throw off this dreaded bondage. We have + work to do. We want free elections in 1976 and we want to begin a + glorious new century of the free.

+ +

[1] Even the tests which "prove" it could have been done in 5.7 seconds are + faulty. The shots in Dallas were not fired evenly; this is proved by + the Zapruder film and by the Commission's own figures--Zapruder film + frames 186-215-313. Tests were made with a "clip" of three bullets. + No clip was found in the Book Depository Building.

+ +

[2] The Warren Commission allowed even less time; according to their + report, the elapsed time was 5.7 seconds.

+ +

[3] X-rays show a piece of the bullet is still in Connally's thigh bone, + yet there is no fragment that size missing from that bullet.

+ +

[4] It is entirely possible that some technician did fire that bullet in + this manner from that gun in order to obtain a "laboratory perfect" + ballistics specimen. Then, when some eager conspirators' accomplice + got it, he "planted" it as the "Miracle" bullet.

+ +

[5] This is a highly technical point. Strangely, in its manipulations, + the Commission "notes" that a "gap occurred in the leaves of the tree + at Z-186," then says nothing. If there was this split-second gap, + then the gun would have had to have been aimed and fired in that + split second (about 1/20th of a second), and the Zapruder film tree + would have to confirm that possibility. It does not!

+ +

[6] Edmund C. Berkeley is the publisher of the magazine "People and the + Pursuit of Truth," Newtonville, Mass.

+ +

[7] First news reports that day said, "There were three bursts of gunfire + from automatic weapons." These reports were nearly correct.

+ +

-- + daveus rattus

+ +

yer friendly neighborhood ratman

+ +

KOYAANISQATSI + + ko.yan.nis.qatsi (from the Hopi Language) n. 1. crazy life. 2. life + in turmoil. 3. life out of balance. 4. life disintegrating. + 5. a state of life that calls for another way of living. +

 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/dark1.xml b/pythonCode/output/dark1.xml index f3f1b17..635fcb3 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/dark1.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/dark1.xml @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ device is DARKSUCKER. This newsletter introduces a brief synopsis of the darksucker theory, which proves the existence of dark and establishes the fact that dark has great mass, and further, that dark is the fastest known particle in the -universe. Apparently, even the celebrated Dr. Albert Einstein did not +universe. Apparently, even the celebrated Dr. Albert Einstein did not suspect the truth.. that just as COLD is the absence of HEAT, LIGHT is actually the ABSENCE of DARK... light does not really exist! diff --git a/pythonCode/output/deaths.xml b/pythonCode/output/deaths.xml index 2c6a57d..022683b 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/deaths.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/deaths.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -

From "CROSSFIRE" by Jim Marrs +

From "CROSSFIRE" by Jim Marrs ISBN 0-88184-524-8 -Copyright (c) 1989 by Jim Marrs +Copyright (c) 1989 by Jim Marrs First published by Carroll & Graf 1989

Reprinted without permission

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ First published by Carroll & Graf 1989

CONVENIENT DEATHS

In the three-year period which followed the murder of President - Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald, 18 material witnesses died - six by + Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald, 18 material witnesses died - six by gunfire, three in motor accidents, two by suicide, one from a cut throat, one from a karate chop to the neck, five from natural causes. An actuary, engaged by the London Sunday Times, concluded that on @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ First published by Carroll & Graf 1989

The above comment on the deaths of assassination witnesses was published in a tabloid companion piece to the movie _Execution Action_, released in 1973. -By that time, part of the mythology of the Kennedy assassination included the +By that time, part of the mythology of the Kennedy assassination included the mysterious deaths of people who were connected with it. By the mid-1960s, people in Dallas already were whispering about the number of persons who died under strange or questionable circumstances. Well @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ of deaths. The Committee said it could not make a valid actuarial study due to the broad number and types of persons that had to be included in such a study. In response to a letter from the Committee, London Sunday Times legal -manager Anthony Whitaker stated:

+manager Anthony Whitaker stated:

-

Our piece about the odds against the deaths of the Kennedy witnesses +

Our piece about the odds against the deaths of the Kennedy witnesses was, I regret to say, based on a careless journalistic mistake and should not have been published. This was realized by The Sunday Times editorial staff after the first edition - the one which goes to the @@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ manager Anthony Whitaker stated:

This settled the matter for the House Committee, which apparently made little or no attempt to seriously study the number of deaths that followed -the JFK assassination. - Jacqueline Hess, the Committee's chief of research for the JFK +the JFK assassination. + Jacqueline Hess, the Committee's chief of research for the JFK investigation, reported:

Our final conclusion on the issue is that the available evidence does not establish anything about the nature of these deaths which would indicate that the deaths were in some manner, either direct or - peripheral, caused by the assassination of President Kennedy or by + peripheral, caused by the assassination of President Kennedy or by any aspect of the subsequent investigation.

However, an objective look at both the number and the causes of death @@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ causes raised eyebrows among those who study such a list. with the assassination and who are now dead are listed according to date of death. This is dealing only with deaths, not with the numerous persons - such as -Warren Reynolds, Roger Craig, and Richard Carr - who claim to have been shot +Warren Reynolds, Roger Craig, and Richard Carr - who claim to have been shot at or attacked. This chapter has been entitled "Convenient Deaths" because these deaths certainly would have been convenient for anyone not wishing the truth of the -JFK assassination to become public. +JFK assassination to become public. The CIA has gone to some lengths to discredit the idea of mysterious deaths plaguing assassination witnesses. A 1967 memo from CIA headquarters to station chiefs advised:

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ result of sophisticated chemicals. It states:

While it is obvious that the CIA - and hence the mob through operatives who work for both - has the capability of killing, it is less well known that the Agency has developed drugs to induce cancer. - Recall that Jack Ruby died of sudden lung cancer just as he had been granted + Recall that Jack Ruby died of sudden lung cancer just as he had been granted a new trial. A 1952 CIA memo reported on the cancer-causing effects of beryllium: "This is certainly the most toxic inorganic element and it produces a @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Others are ruled due to natural causes, such as heart attack. earliest deaths came during the time of the Warren Commission investigation or just afterwards. More deaths took place in the late 1960s as New Orleans District Attorney -Jim Garrison was launching his investigation. Other suspicious deaths +Jim Garrison was launching his investigation. Other suspicious deaths occurred during the mid-1970s, as the Senate Intelligence Committee was looking into assassinations by U.S. intelligence agencies. And finally, another spate of deaths came around 1977, just as the House Select Committee @@ -153,103 +153,103 @@ begin?

Date Name Connection with Case Cause of Death

11/63 Karyn Kupcinet* TV host's daughter who was Murdered - overheard telling of JFK's + overheard telling of JFK's death prior to 11/22/63

The Warren Commission Investigation

-

12/63 Jack Zangretti* Expressed foreknowledge of Gunshot victim - Ruby shooting Oswald

+

12/63 Jack Zangretti* Expressed foreknowledge of Gunshot victim + Ruby shooting Oswald

-

2/64 Eddy Benavides* Look-alike brother to Tippit Gunshot to head +

2/64 Eddy Benavides* Look-alike brother to Tippit Gunshot to head shooting witness, Domingo Benavides

-

3/64 Betty McDonald* Former Ruby employee who Suicide by hanging - alibied Warren Reynolds in Dallas jail +

3/64 Betty McDonald* Former Ruby employee who Suicide by hanging + alibied Warren Reynolds in Dallas jail shooting suspect

-

3/64 Bill Chesher Thought to have information Heart attack - linking Oswald and Ruby

+

3/64 Bill Chesher Thought to have information Heart attack + linking Oswald and Ruby

-

3/64 Hank Killam* Husband of Ruby employee, Throat cut - knew Oswald acquaintance

+

3/64 Hank Killam* Husband of Ruby employee, Throat cut + knew Oswald acquaintance

-

4/64 Bill Hunter* Reporter who was in Ruby's Accidental shooting +

4/64 Bill Hunter* Reporter who was in Ruby's Accidental shooting apartment on 11/24/63 by policeman

-

5/64 Gary Underhill* CIA agent who claimed Gunshot in head, +

5/64 Gary Underhill* CIA agent who claimed Gunshot in head, Agency was involved Ruled suicide

-

5/64 Hugh Ward* Private investigator working Plane crash in - with Guy Banister and David Mexico - Ferrie

+

5/64 Hugh Ward* Private investigator working Plane crash in + with Guy Banister and David Mexico + Ferrie

5/64 DeLesseps Morrison* New Orleans mayor Passenger in Ward's plane

-

8/64 Teresa Norton* Ruby employee Fatally shot

+

8/64 Teresa Norton* Ruby employee Fatally shot

-

6/64 Guy Banister* Ex-FBI agent in New Orleans Heart attack - connected to Ferrie, CIA, - Carlos Marcello and Oswald

+

6/64 Guy Banister* Ex-FBI agent in New Orleans Heart attack + connected to Ferrie, CIA, + Carlos Marcello and Oswald

-

9/64 Jim Koethe* Reporter who was in Ruby's Blow to neck +

9/64 Jim Koethe* Reporter who was in Ruby's Blow to neck apartment on 11/24/63

9/64 C.D. Jackson Life Magazine senior vice Unknown president who bought Zapruder film and locked it away

-

10/64 Mary Pinchot Meyer* JFK mistress whose diary was Murdered +

10/64 Mary Pinchot Meyer* JFK mistress whose diary was Murdered taken by CIA chief James Angleton after her death

-

1/65 Paul Mandal Life writer who told of JFK Cancer +

1/65 Paul Mandal Life writer who told of JFK Cancer turning to rear when shot in throat

-

3/65 Tom Howard* Ruby's first lawyer, was in Heart attack - Ruby's apartment on 11/24/63

+

3/65 Tom Howard* Ruby's first lawyer, was in Heart attack + Ruby's apartment on 11/24/63

-

5/65 Maurice Gatlin* Pilot for Guy Banister Fatal Fall

+

5/65 Maurice Gatlin* Pilot for Guy Banister Fatal Fall

8/65 Mona B. Saenz* Texas Employment clerk who Hit by Dallas bus - interviewed Oswald

+ interviewed Oswald

?/65 David Goldstein Dallasite who helped FBI Natural causes - trace Oswald's pistol

+ trace Oswald's pistol

-

9/65 Rose Cheramie* Knew of assassination in Hit/run victim +

9/65 Rose Cheramie* Knew of assassination in Hit/run victim advance, told of riding to Dallas with Cubans

-

11/65 Dorothy Kilgallen* Columnist who had private Drug overdose - interview with Ruby, pledged - to "break" JFK case

+

11/65 Dorothy Kilgallen* Columnist who had private Drug overdose + interview with Ruby, pledged + to "break" JFK case

-

11/65 Mrs. Earl Smith* Close friend to Dorothy Unknown - Kilgallen, died two days +

11/65 Mrs. Earl Smith* Close friend to Dorothy Unknown + Kilgallen, died two days after columnist, may have - kept Kilgallen's notes

+ kept Kilgallen's notes

12/65 William Whaley* Cabdriver who reportedly Motor Collision - drove Oswald to Oak Cliff (the only Dallas + drove Oswald to Oak Cliff (the only Dallas taxi driver to die on duty)

-

1966 Judge Joe Brown Presided over Ruby's trial Heart attack

+

1966 Judge Joe Brown Presided over Ruby's trial Heart attack

-

1966 Karen "Little Lynn" Ruby employee who last talked Gunshot victim - Carlin* with Ruby before Oswald shooting

+

1966 Karen "Little Lynn" Ruby employee who last talked Gunshot victim + Carlin* with Ruby before Oswald shooting

-

1/66 Earline Roberts Oswald's landlady Heart attack

+

1/66 Earline Roberts Oswald's landlady Heart attack

-

2/66 Albert Bogard* Car salesman who said Oswald Suicide +

2/66 Albert Bogard* Car salesman who said Oswald Suicide test drove new car

-

6/66 Capt. Frank Martin Dallas police captain who Cancer - witnessed Oswald slaying, +

6/66 Capt. Frank Martin Dallas police captain who Cancer + witnessed Oswald slaying, told Warren Commission, "There's a lot to be said, but probably be better if I @@ -258,27 +258,27 @@ begin?

8/66 Lee Bowers, Jr.* Witnessed men behind picket Motor accident fence on Grassy Knoll

-

9/66 Marilyn "Delilah" Ruby dancer Shot by husband - Walle* after one month +

9/66 Marilyn "Delilah" Ruby dancer Shot by husband + Walle* after one month of marriage

-

10/66 William Pitzer* JFK autopsy photographer Gunshot, ruled +

10/66 William Pitzer* JFK autopsy photographer Gunshot, ruled who described his duty as suicide "horrifying experience"

-

11/66 Jimmy Levens Fort Worth nightclub owner Natural causes - who hired Ruby employee

+

11/66 Jimmy Levens Fort Worth nightclub owner Natural causes + who hired Ruby employee

11/66 James Worrell, Jr.* Saw man flee rear of Texas Motor accident School Book Depository

1966 Clarence Oliver D.A. investigator who Unknown - worked Ruby case

+ worked Ruby case

12/66 Hank Suydam Life magazine official in Heart attack - charge of JFK stories

+ charge of JFK stories

-

The Garrison Inquiry

+

The Garrison Inquiry

Date Name Connection with Case Cause of Death

@@ -286,61 +286,61 @@ begin?

helped film _Last Two Days_ about assassination

-

1/67 Jack Ruby Oswald's slayer Lung cancer (He +

1/67 Jack Ruby Oswald's slayer Lung cancer (He told family he was injected with cancer cells.)

-

2/67 Harold Russell* Saw escape of Tippit killer Killed by cop in +

2/67 Harold Russell* Saw escape of Tippit killer Killed by cop in bar brawl

-

2/67 David Ferrie* Acquaintance of Oswald, Blow to neck, - Garrison suspect, and ruled accidental - employee of Guy Banister

+

2/67 David Ferrie* Acquaintance of Oswald, Blow to neck, + Garrison suspect, and ruled accidental + employee of Guy Banister

-

2/67 Eladio Del Valle* Anti-Castro Cuban associate Gunshot wound, - of David Ferrie being sought ax wound to head - by Garrison

+

2/67 Eladio Del Valle* Anti-Castro Cuban associate Gunshot wound, + of David Ferrie being sought ax wound to head + by Garrison

-

3/67 Dr. Mary Sherman* Ferrie associate working on Died in fire +

3/67 Dr. Mary Sherman* Ferrie associate working on Died in fire cancer research (possibly shot)

-

1/68 A.D. Bowie Assistant Dallas D.A. Cancer - prosecuting Ruby

+

1/68 A.D. Bowie Assistant Dallas D.A. Cancer + prosecuting Ruby

-

4/68 Hiram Ingram Dallas deputy sheriff, close Cancer - friend to Roger Craig

+

4/68 Hiram Ingram Dallas deputy sheriff, close Cancer + friend to Roger Craig

-

5/68 Dr. Nicholas Chetta New Orleans coroner who ruled Heart attack - on death of Ferrie

+

5/68 Dr. Nicholas Chetta New Orleans coroner who ruled Heart attack + on death of Ferrie

8/68 Phillip Geraci* Friend of Perry Russo, told of Electrocution - Oswald/Shaw connection

+ Oswald/Shaw connection

-

1/69 Henry Delaune* Brother-in-law to coroner Murdered +

1/69 Henry Delaune* Brother-in-law to coroner Murdered Chetta

-

1/69 E.R. Walthers* Dallas deputy sheriff who Shot by felon +

1/69 E.R. Walthers* Dallas deputy sheriff who Shot by felon was involved in Depository search, claimed to have found .45-cal slug

-

1969 Charles Mentesana Filmed rifle other than Heart attack +

1969 Charles Mentesana Filmed rifle other than Heart attack Mannlicher-Carcano being taken from Depository

-

4/69 Mary Bledsoe Neighbor to Oswald, also Natural causes - knew David Ferrie

+

4/69 Mary Bledsoe Neighbor to Oswald, also Natural causes + knew David Ferrie

-

4/69 John Crawford* Close friend to both Ruby and Crash of private - Wesley Frazier, who gave ride plane - to Oswald on 11/22/63

+

4/69 John Crawford* Close friend to both Ruby and Crash of private + Wesley Frazier, who gave ride plane + to Oswald on 11/22/63

-

7/69 Rev. Clyde Johnson* Scheduled to testify about Fatally shot - Clay Shaw/Oswald connection

+

7/69 Rev. Clyde Johnson* Scheduled to testify about Fatally shot + Clay Shaw/Oswald connection

-

1970 George McGann* Underworld figure, connected Murdered - to Ruby friends; wife, Beverly, +

1970 George McGann* Underworld figure, connected Murdered + to Ruby friends; wife, Beverly, took film in Dealey Plaza

1/70 Darrell W. Garner Arrested for shooting Warren Drug overdose @@ -348,22 +348,22 @@ begin?

alibi from Betty McDonald

8/70 Bill Decker Dallas sheriff who saw bullet Natural causes - hit street in front of JFK

+ hit street in front of JFK

-

8/70 Abraham Zapruder Took famous film of JFK Natural causes +

8/70 Abraham Zapruder Took famous film of JFK Natural causes assassination

-

12/70 Salvatore Granello* Mobster linked to Hoffa, Murdered - Trafficante, and Castro +

12/70 Salvatore Granello* Mobster linked to Hoffa, Murdered + Trafficante, and Castro assassination plots

1971 James Plumeri* Mobster tied to mob-CIA Murdered assassination plots

-

3/71 Clayton Fowler Ruby's chief defense attorney Unknown

+

3/71 Clayton Fowler Ruby's chief defense attorney Unknown

-

4/71 Gen. Charles Cabell* CIA deputy director connected Collapsed and - to anti-Castro Cubans died after +

4/71 Gen. Charles Cabell* CIA deputy director connected Collapsed and + to anti-Castro Cubans died after physical at Ft. Myers

@@ -376,60 +376,60 @@ begin?

to publicly express doubts flight doubts about findings

-

5/72 J. Edgar Hoover* FBI director who pushed "Lone Heart attack (no - assassin" theory in JFK autopsy) +

5/72 J. Edgar Hoover* FBI director who pushed "Lone Heart attack (no + assassin" theory in JFK autopsy) assassination

9/73 Thomas E. Davis* Gun runner connected to both Electrocuted - Ruby and CIA trying to steal + Ruby and CIA trying to steal wire

2/74 J.A. Milteer* Miami right-winger who Heater explosion - predicted JFK's death and + predicted JFK's death and capture of scapegoat

-

1974 Dave Yaras* Close friend to both Hoffa Murdered - and Jack Ruby

+

1974 Dave Yaras* Close friend to both Hoffa Murdered + and Jack Ruby

-

7/74 Earl Warren Chief justice who reluctantly Heart failure +

7/74 Earl Warren Chief justice who reluctantly Heart failure chaired Warren Commission

-

8/74 Clay Shaw* Prime suspect in Garrison Possible cancer +

8/74 Clay Shaw* Prime suspect in Garrison Possible cancer case, reportedly a CIA - contact with Ferrie and E. - Howard Hunt

+ contact with Ferrie and E. + Howard Hunt

1974 Earle Cabell Mayor of Dallas on 11/22/63, Natural causes whose brother, Gen. Charles Cabell, was fired from CIA by - JFK

+ JFK

-

6/75 Sam Giancana* Chicago Mafia boss slated to Murdered +

6/75 Sam Giancana* Chicago Mafia boss slated to Murdered tell about CIA-mob death plots to Senate Committee

-

1975 Clyde Tolson J. Edgar Hoover's assistant Natural causes +

1975 Clyde Tolson J. Edgar Hoover's assistant Natural causes and roommate

-

7/75 Allan Sweatt Dallas deputy sheriff involved Natural causes +

7/75 Allan Sweatt Dallas deputy sheriff involved Natural causes in investigation

-

12/75 Gen. Earl Wheeler Contact between JFK and CIA Unknown

+

12/75 Gen. Earl Wheeler Contact between JFK and CIA Unknown

-

1976 Ralph Paul Ruby's business partner Heart attack +

1976 Ralph Paul Ruby's business partner Heart attack connected with crime figures

-

4/76 James Chaney Dallas motorcycle officer Heart attack - to JFK's right rear who said - JFK "struck in the face" with +

4/76 James Chaney Dallas motorcycle officer Heart attack + to JFK's right rear who said + JFK "struck in the face" with bullet

-

4/76 Dr. Charles Gregory Governor John Connally's Heart attack +

4/76 Dr. Charles Gregory Governor John Connally's Heart attack physician

-

6/76 William Harvey* CIA coordinator for CIA-mob Complications of +

6/76 William Harvey* CIA coordinator for CIA-mob Complications of assassination plans against heart surgery - Castro

+ Castro

7/76 John Roselli* Mobster who testified to Stabbed and Senate committee, was to stuffed in metal @@ -438,32 +438,32 @@ begin?

1977 - A Terrible Year for Many

The year 1977 produced a bumper crop of candidates for listing under -convenient deaths connected with the JFK assassination - including the deaths +convenient deaths connected with the JFK assassination - including the deaths of six top FBI officials all of whom were scheduled to testify before the House Select Committee on Assassinations. Topping this list was former number-three man in the FBI, William C. -Sullivan, who had already had a preliminary meeting with the investigators -for the House Committee. Sullivan was shot with a high-powered rifle near +Sullivan, who had already had a preliminary meeting with the investigators +for the House Committee. Sullivan was shot with a high-powered rifle near his New Hampshire home by a man who claimed to have mistaken him for a deer. The man was charged with a misdemeanor - "shooting a human being by accident" - and released to the custody of his father, a state policeman. -There was no further investigation of Sullivan's death. - Louis Nichols was a special assistant to J. Edgar Hoover as well as +There was no further investigation of Sullivan's death. + Louis Nichols was a special assistant to J. Edgar Hoover as well as Hoover's liaison with the Warren Commission. Alan H. Belmont also was a special assistant to Hoover. James Cadigan was a document expert with access to many classified assassination documents, while J.M. English headed the FBI -laboratory where Oswald's rifle and pistol were tested. Donald Kaylor was +laboratory where Oswald's rifle and pistol were tested. Donald Kaylor was the FBI fingerprint expert who examined prints found at the assassination scene. None of these six Bureau officials lived to tell what they knew to the House Committee. - Other key assassination witnesses, such as George DeMohrenschildt and -former Cuban president Carlos Prio Soccaras, died within weeks of each other + Other key assassination witnesses, such as George DeMohrenschildt and +former Cuban president Carlos Prio Soccaras, died within weeks of each other in 1977, just as they, too, were being sought by the House Committee. The ranks of both organized crime and U.S. intelligence agencies were thinned by deaths beginning in 1975, the time of the Senate Intelligence Hearings, and 1978, the closing months of the House Committee. - Charles Nicoletti, a mobster connected with the CIA-Mafia assassination -plots, was murdered in Chicago, while William Pawley, a former diplomat + Charles Nicoletti, a mobster connected with the CIA-Mafia assassination +plots, was murdered in Chicago, while William Pawley, a former diplomat connected with both organized crime and CIA figures, reportedly committed suicide. Adding to rumors that "hit teams" may have been at work, a Time magazine @@ -474,37 +474,37 @@ activities." One FBI source was quoted as saying: "Our main concern is that we may be facing a revival of the old `Murder, Inc.' days." A New York News story concerning this official fear of roving -assassination squads even mentions the death of Sam Giancana, who was killed +assassination squads even mentions the death of Sam Giancana, who was killed one day before he was scheduled to testify about mob-CIA connections and while under government protection. - Prior to the House Committee investigation into the JFK assassination, + Prior to the House Committee investigation into the JFK assassination, the news media reported the following deaths:

Date Name Connection with Case Cause of Death

-

1/77 William Pawley* Former Brazilian ambassador Gunshot, ruled - connected to anti-Castro suicide +

1/77 William Pawley* Former Brazilian ambassador Gunshot, ruled + connected to anti-Castro suicide Cubans, crime figures

-

3/77 George Close friend to both Oswald Gunshot wound, - DeMohrenschildt* and Bouvier family (Jackie ruled suicide - Kennedy's parents), CIA +

3/77 George Close friend to both Oswald Gunshot wound, + DeMohrenschildt* and Bouvier family (Jackie ruled suicide + Kennedy's parents), CIA contract agent

-

3/77 Carlos Prio Former Cuban president, Gunshot wound, - Soccaras* money man for anti-Castro ruled suicide +

3/77 Carlos Prio Former Cuban president, Gunshot wound, + Soccaras* money man for anti-Castro ruled suicide Cubans

-

3/77 Paul Raigorodsky Business friend of George Natural causes - DeMohrenschildt and wealthy +

3/77 Paul Raigorodsky Business friend of George Natural causes + DeMohrenschildt and wealthy oilmen

-

5/77 Lou Staples* Dallas radio talk show host Gunshot to head, +

5/77 Lou Staples* Dallas radio talk show host Gunshot to head, who told friends he would ruled suicide break case

-

6/77 Louis Nichols Former number-three man in Heart attack - FBI, worked on JFK +

6/77 Louis Nichols Former number-three man in Heart attack + FBI, worked on JFK investigation

8/77 Alan Belmont FBI official who testified to "Long illness" @@ -513,62 +513,62 @@ the news media reported the following deaths:

8/77 James Cadigan FBI document expert who Fall in home testified to Warren Commission

-

8/77 Joseph C. Ayres* Chief steward on JFK's Shooting accident +

8/77 Joseph C. Ayres* Chief steward on JFK's Shooting accident Air Force One

8/77 Francis G. Powers* U-2 pilot downed over Russia Helicopter crash in 1960 (he reportedly ran out of fuel)

-

9/77 Kenneth O'Donnell JFK's closest aide Natural causes

+

9/77 Kenneth O'Donnell JFK's closest aide Natural causes

-

10/77 Donald Kaylor FBI fingerprint chemist Heart attack

+

10/77 Donald Kaylor FBI fingerprint chemist Heart attack

10/77 J.M. English Former head of FBI Forensic Heart attack Sciences Laboratory

-

11/77 William Sullivan* Former number-three man in Hunting accident +

11/77 William Sullivan* Former number-three man in Hunting accident FBI, headed Division 5, counterespionage and domestic intelligence

1978 C.L. "Lummie" Lewis Dallas deputy sheriff who Natural causes - arrested Mafia man Braden in + arrested Mafia man Braden in Dealey Plaza

9/78 Garland Slack Man who said his target was Unknown - fired at by Oswald at rifle + fired at by Oswald at rifle range

-

1/79 Billy Lovelady Depository employee said to be Complications +

1/79 Billy Lovelady Depository employee said to be Complications the man in the doorway in AP from heart attack photograph

-

6/80 Dr. John Holbrook Psychiatrist who testified Heart attack, but - Ruby was not insane pills, notes found

+

6/80 Dr. John Holbrook Psychiatrist who testified Heart attack, but + Ruby was not insane pills, notes found

-

1/81 Marguerite Oswald Mother of accused assassin Cancer

+

1/81 Marguerite Oswald Mother of accused assassin Cancer

-

10/81 Frank Watts Chief felony prosecutor for Natural causes +

10/81 Frank Watts Chief felony prosecutor for Natural causes Dallas D.A.

1/82 Peter Gregory Original translator for Natural causes - Marina Oswald and Secret + Marina Oswald and Secret Service

-

5/82 Dr. James Weston Pathologist allowed to see Died while - JFK autopsy material for jogging, ruled +

5/82 Dr. James Weston Pathologist allowed to see Died while + JFK autopsy material for jogging, ruled HSCA natural causes

-

8/82 Will H. Griffin FBI agent who reportedly Cancer - said Oswald was "definitely" +

8/82 Will H. Griffin FBI agent who reportedly Cancer + said Oswald was "definitely" an FBI informant

10/82 W. Marvin Gheesling FBI official who helped Natural causes - supervise JFK investigation

+ supervise JFK investigation

-

3/84 Roy Kellerman Secret Service agent in charge Unknown - if JFK limousine +

3/84 Roy Kellerman Secret Service agent in charge Unknown + if JFK limousine --- end

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/democ-pr.xml b/pythonCode/output/democ-pr.xml index d8d771c..e882148 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/democ-pr.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/democ-pr.xml @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ DEMOCRATIZED PRIVILEGE

By RICHARD M. EBELING

-

In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith constructed some of the +

In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith constructed some of the most devastating arguments against the then-prevailing system of economic policy--mercantilism. In practically every country in Europe, governments regulated, controlled and planned the @@ -14,18 +14,18 @@ Austria, the state limited the period in which people could be in mourning so that the dye-makers would not lose the business of selling colored cloth.

-

Adam Smith demonstrated that rather than bringing prosperity, +

Adam Smith demonstrated that rather than bringing prosperity, mercantilism had retarded economic progress. Governments, he argued, had neither the wisdom nor the ability to plan the economic affairs of a multitude of people. If governments primarily limited themselves to the protection of life, -liberty and property, Smith said, men could be trusted to +liberty and property, Smith said, men could be trusted to manage their own affairs. And when left to do so in an open, competitive market, the natural forces of supply and demand would generate a rising prosperity for all. Free men in free markets were the ultimate source of the wealth of nations.

-

But having presented the case for free markets, Adam Smith was +

But having presented the case for free markets, Adam Smith was not optimistic about the future. To expect that a regime of free trade would ever be established was, he said, as likely as the establishment of a utopia. "Not only the prejudices of @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ open competition. Special-interest groups, with their government-bestowed privileges, were too strong ever to be defeated.

-

Within one lifetime, however, Smith was proven to be wrong. By +

Within one lifetime, however, Smith was proven to be wrong. By the middle of the 19th century, England was a free-trade nation and many other nations were following its path.

@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ era of democratized privilege.

Why have free societies all around the world become battlegrounds for political privilege and economic plunder?

-

The answer is to be found in one of Adam Smith's most famous -ideas: the division of labor. "The division of labor," Smith +

The answer is to be found in one of Adam Smith's most famous +ideas: the division of labor. "The division of labor," Smith explained, "so far as it can be introduced, occasions in every art, a proportionate increase of the productive powers of labor." By specializing in various lines of production, the @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ we follow in politics will the age of democratized privilege and plunder come to an end. And, alas, we seem a long way off from seeing that day!

-

Professor Ebeling is the Ludwig von Mises Professor of +

Professor Ebeling is the Ludwig von Mises Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan, and also serves as vice-president of academic affairs for The Future of Freedom Foundation, P.O. Box 9752, Denver, CO 80209.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/deskgen.xml b/pythonCode/output/deskgen.xml index ba74f1c..ffc2401 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/deskgen.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/deskgen.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

Desktop genetic engineering.

-

By Kevin Kelly

+

By Kevin Kelly

I spent a day recently a biotechnology trade show, snooping around the aisles of plumbing and lob gear to see how close we ore to having gene @@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ cumbersome laboratory research instruments, or massive industrial/chemical plumbing for production purposes, there are o couple of items that hove miniaturized the research methods into o suggestive desktop space. The leader in self-contained DNA coding gear is Applied Biosystems. Their star -contraption is a table-top box linked to a Macintosh computer that will -assemble a short string of DNA from the order that you type into the Mac. +contraption is a table-top box linked to a Macintosh computer that will +assemble a short string of DNA from the order that you type into the Mac. The unit generates the DNA sequence from the some four amino acids that cellular DNA does. in this case the amino acids are provided in small bottles in the front of the box, along with bottles of solvent to drive the @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ systems ore the heart of the hard work; they automate what was tedious and unpredictable toil just a few years ago. I'd guess that true basement biotechnology is still at least a decade away, if only because of the price $50,000 for each of these machines alone)aond the expertise Ph.0) needed to -get them going. -Kevin Kelly Information from: Applied Biosystems, inc., +get them going. -Kevin Kelly Information from: Applied Biosystems, inc., 850 Lincoln Center Drive, Foster City, CA 94404.

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@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ get them going. -Kevin Kelly Information from: Applied Biosyst

& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Jeff Hunter 510-935-5845 Rat Head Ratsnatcher 510-524-3649 Burn This Flag Zardoz 408-363-9766 - realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 + realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 415-583-4102

Specializing in conversations, obscure information, high explosives, diff --git a/pythonCode/output/dictator.xml b/pythonCode/output/dictator.xml index 3d01870..0d229dd 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/dictator.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/dictator.xml @@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ Exclusive to The SPOTLIGHT

Washington, DC -- During the Persian Gulf war and the military buildup -leading to it, President George Bush began using the term "New World +leading to it, President George Bush began using the term "New World Order," often suggesting that the commitment of so-called multinational forces involved in the military effort was the beginning of this alleged worldwide utopia.

-

Supposedly using the vehicle of the United Nations, Bush's New World +

Supposedly using the vehicle of the United Nations, Bush's New World Order would be the arbitrator of all world problems and the apparatus to enforce globalist dictates through the use of armed forces combined from the armies of member nations. The UN law would be, regardless of the @@ -24,20 +24,20 @@ leaders and civil libertarians.

SINISTER TECHNOLOGY

It is also surprising to many critics of the move toward one-world -government that Bush would even dare choose the term "New World Order" to +government that Bush would even dare choose the term "New World Order" to define his globalist schemes. However, most Americans alive today were born after World War II, when propaganda of the so-called Allied powers used the terms of "New Order" or "New World Order" to describe in a sinister way the military efforts of Japan and, in particular, Germany -under Adolf Hitler.

+under Adolf Hitler.

-

Few, it seems, have taken the time to analyze just what Bush has in +

Few, it seems, have taken the time to analyze just what Bush has in mind for his New World Order, of which America is to become an integral part, starting with supplying about 90 percent of the muscle, and young lives, that tackled and defeated Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein's Arab legions.

-

However, patriotic Constitutional scholars know that Bush's New World +

However, patriotic Constitutional scholars know that Bush's New World Order is the worst attack ever on America as a sovereign, independent and free nation.

@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ free nation.

Efforts to form a global government are certainly nothing new. American political leaders, who were concerned with America first, were able to overcome the internationalist, one-world government machinations of -President Woodrow Wilson following World War I. Wilson was prevented from +President Woodrow Wilson following World War I. Wilson was prevented from realizing his visions of a New World Order, through the League of Nations, by a powerful Senate opposition, which refused to rubber-stamp for Wilson U.S. membership in the world body.

-

A few decades later, however, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, +

A few decades later, however, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, near the end of World War II, was able to get his one-world plans under way by laying the groundwork for today's United Nations, which was completed under his successor, Harry S. Truman.

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ America 35,000 young lives.

the U.S. Constitution, which has stood as a bulwark against any globalist schemes.

-

Nevertheless, American presidents since Roosevelt have insidiously +

Nevertheless, American presidents since Roosevelt have insidiously chipped away at the great powers of the people, written into the Constitution by America's immortal Founding Fathers, with the use of so- called executive orders.

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ suspend the Constitution and convert the nation into a virtual dictatorship. Dissent, peaceful or otherwise, is eliminated.

Those backing efforts to circumvent the Constitution may have gotten -the idea from President Abraham Lincoln, whose use of various extraordinary +the idea from President Abraham Lincoln, whose use of various extraordinary powers of his office -- which many Constitutional scholars still insist was illegal -- suspended various civil rights to curb such problems as draft riots during the Civil War.

@@ -98,21 +98,21 @@ never intended by the Founding Fathers.

INDIANS VICTIMIZED

-

President John Tyler used such powers in 1842 to round up Seminole +

President John Tyler used such powers in 1842 to round up Seminole Indians in Georgia and Florida and force-march them -- men, women and children -- to Arkansas. This was probably the first use of internment in America to deal with unpopular minorities. It was not the last.

In 1886, the Geronimo Chiricahua Apache Indians surrendered to U.S. -troops in the West, were rounded up by order of President Grover Cleveland, +troops in the West, were rounded up by order of President Grover Cleveland, and shipped to internment in Florida and Alabama.

Earlier, during the War Between the States, Sioux Indians in Minnesota, when there was a delay in paying them their yearly allowance, began attacking nearby white settlements. Lincoln sent in a hastily raised -force of volunteers under Col. H. H. Sibley. Little Crow, leader of the +force of volunteers under Col. H. H. Sibley. Little Crow, leader of the Kaposia band, was decisively defeated by the Union troops on September 23, -1862, and more than 2,000 Sioux were taken captive, although Little Crow +1862, and more than 2,000 Sioux were taken captive, although Little Crow himself and a few followers escaped.

Through the process of a military tribunal, sanctioned by Lincoln, 36 @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ within German-American communities in the United States, were banned.

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, within days the FBI rounded up tens of thousands of Japanese-Americans, guilty only of being of Japanese ancestry, under the authority of an executive -order issued by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The lists of those to +order issued by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The lists of those to be apprehended had been drawn up months earlier, before the war.

Held in concentration camps, the perimeters guarded by U.S. soldiers @@ -151,18 +151,18 @@ their years of confinement.

However, no apology or compensation has ever been extended to the more than 8,000 German-Americans who were confined in dozens of jails and camps -across the United States, also by order of Roosevelt.

+across the United States, also by order of Roosevelt.

Many were not released until 1947, a full two years after the end of the war, in total violation of the Geneva Conventions.

"What happened to me and thousands of others is old history," said -Eberhard Fuhr of Cincinnati, who was interned at 17 years of age, "but the +Eberhard Fuhr of Cincinnati, who was interned at 17 years of age, "but the next time it could be any other group, which is then not politically correct, or out of favor for any other reason (SPOTLIGHT, May 20, 1991).

-

Fuhr's warning, of course, had already been proved correct just -several months earlier when, under orders of Bush, the FBI hounded +

Fuhr's warning, of course, had already been proved correct just +several months earlier when, under orders of Bush, the FBI hounded thousands of innocent Arab-Americans as the U.S. prepared for the Persian Gulf conflict.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/dicthere.xml b/pythonCode/output/dicthere.xml index 1bd0545..d820835 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/dicthere.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/dicthere.xml @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DICTATORSHIP POSSIBLE HERE

-

By Lawrence Wilmot and Martin Mann +

By Lawrence Wilmot and Martin Mann Exclusive to The SPOTLIGHT

Washington, DC -- Hidden in the bureaucratic maze Washington politicians @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ to:

* Take over all farms, ranches or timberland in order to "utilize them more effectively" as decreed in Executive Order (EO) 11490, the so- called omnibus emergency preparedness decree promulgated by President - Richard Nixon on October 28, 1969.

+ Richard Nixon on October 28, 1969.

* Seize all sources of public power: electric, nuclear, petroleum, etc.

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ to:

direction, not just in the face of a cataclysmic upheaval, but "[w]henever necessary for assuring the continuity of the federal government in any national emergency type situation," decreed a subsequent White House ukase, -EO 11921, issued by President Gerald Ford in April 1976.

+EO 11921, issued by President Gerald Ford in April 1976.

Can such a blueprint for tyranny be clamped on the United States by a force of faceless federal officials? It is the role of FEMA has been @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ explanation of its purpose, aping the secret CIA appropriation."

FEMA can draw on the defense budget and on the protection of the secrecy reserved for national security projects because it came into being -under President Jimmy Carter in a move that merged the civil defense and +under President Jimmy Carter in a move that merged the civil defense and disaster relief responsibilities formerly shared by the Pentagon, the Commerce Department and the General Services Administration under a single powerful agency.

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@@ -50,16 +50,16 @@ --------------------------------------------------------------------

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Carolee Boyles-SprenkelAbout 2650 words +

Carolee Boyles-SprenkelAbout 2650 words Route 3, Box 2180Copyright 1989 -Quincy, FL 32351Carolee Boyles-Sprenkel +Quincy, FL 32351Carolee Boyles-Sprenkel (904) 627-2254Second Serial Rights

WILD DISEASES By - Carolee Boyles-Sprenkel

+ Carolee Boyles-Sprenkel

-

A few days after Patsy M. returned home from a trip to +

A few days after Patsy M. returned home from a trip to Hawaii, she came down with what she thought was intestinal flu. After a week of nausea and vile-smelling diarrhea she went to her doctor. He couldn't find anything wrong with her and put her on @@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ not establish the cause of her illness. Finally she mentioned her symptoms to a colleague at work who recognized them as something he'd heard of before. A little research turned up information on an organism that parasitizes the human digestive -tract, Giardia. After only 24 hours on the antibiotic Flagyl, -Patsy knew she'd solved the problem. She recovered without +tract, Giardia. After only 24 hours on the antibiotic Flagyl, +Patsy knew she'd solved the problem. She recovered without further incident.

-

Patsy was only one of a number of people who bring back more +

Patsy was only one of a number of people who bring back more from their outdoor experiences that they bargain for. Any time we go into the woods, we run the risk of encountering illnesses and discomforts our urban neighbors don't ever run into. Few @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ physicians even think about testing for these "exotic" diseases. Untreated, some will run their course in a few days or a few weeks. But not all are so benign.

-

According to epidemiologist Dr. Lisa Conti, doctors term +

According to epidemiologist Dr. Lisa Conti, doctors term these diseases "zoonotic." That means they're caused by organisms that infect both animals and humans. Though most affect humans only rarely, a few are relatively common.

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ will, in some cases, kill you.

Lyme Disease may be the most visible of the little shop of horrors found in the woods. Unlike some other diseases, Lyme -Disease is not rare. Dr. Robert Craven, a Centers for Disease +Disease is not rare. Dr. Robert Craven, a Centers for Disease Control researcher studying Lyme, says doctors reported more than 2400 cases during 1988. He believes it's spreading throughout the country.

@@ -57,17 +57,17 @@ animals to people.

the tick attached itself to you. The spot grows. Then fever, headache, and muscle aches start. The spot increases in size until it become a red ring several inches across with a light- -colored center. "It's kind of like a bull's-eye," says Craven.

+colored center. "It's kind of like a bull's-eye," says Craven.

If you don't get treatment, the effects can be severe. "It can eventually cause cardiac problems, usually rhythm -disturbances," Craven says. "It can cause arthritis, which can +disturbances," Craven says. "It can cause arthritis, which can be fairly severe and debilitating. It can cause a whole host of neurologic problems - encephalitis, meningitis type problems, paralyses, that sort of thing."

Lyme Disease is easy to treat with antibiotics. According -to Craven, researchers are trying to produce a vaccine, but none +to Craven, researchers are trying to produce a vaccine, but none is available at this time.

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Infected ticks can pass the organism from generation to generation without feeding on a sick animal.

-

According to Dr. Michael Wilder, a state public health +

According to Dr. Michael Wilder, a state public health clinician, the first symptoms are fever, cramping stomach pain and rash. "Stomach-ache seems to be a common early symptom," he says. "There may be some vomiting, but no diarrhea." The rash @@ -92,14 +92,14 @@ or hemorrhaging.

Several different types of encephalitis cause problems from time to time. St. Louis Encephalitis follows a 10-year cycle in -the Mississippi Valley, according to Craven. Eastern Equine +the Mississippi Valley, according to Craven. Eastern Equine Encephalitis and Western Equine Encephalitis appear in small scattered outbreaks each summer.

Birds carry the viruses that cause encephalitis, which mosquitoes spread from the birds to humans and other mammals. Early symptoms include confusion and fever. Some varieties of -the ailment cause nausea and vomiting. Then, Craven says, +the ailment cause nausea and vomiting. Then, Craven says, convulsions, coma, and other neurologic involvement may occur.

"Eastern Equine is a particularly virulent form of @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ epidemic conditions. Tularemia

-

According to Dr. Thomas Quan with the CDC's Fort Collins, +

According to Dr. Thomas Quan with the CDC's Fort Collins, Colorado unit, most people acquire tularemia infections from rabbits and hares, and the ticks associated with them. He says people can pick up the versatile organism in a number of ways.

@@ -136,12 +136,12 @@ follow a tick bite or infection through a cut. For untreated cases, the fatality rate is about 5 to 7 per cent. With antibiotic treatment, patients can expect complete recovery. "The people who get sick with it wish they'd die, but they -usually don't," Quan says. "But eventually they overcome it." +usually don't," Quan says. "But eventually they overcome it." - Giardia

+ Giardia

-

CDC worker Dr. David Addiss says the biggest source of -Giardia is contaminated water. Biologists have found the +

CDC worker Dr. David Addiss says the biggest source of +Giardia is contaminated water. Biologists have found the organism from many streams and rivers. "It's found fairly commonly throughout the United States in untreated surface water," he says. "You don't find it very much in wells or big @@ -151,19 +151,19 @@ lakes, but you do see it in streams."

the protozoan that causes the illness. Symptoms include loose stools or full-blown diarrhea, cramping, gas and burping, and rarely nausea and vomiting. The disease may be more chronic than -acute. Giardia attaches itself to the wall of the small +acute. Giardia attaches itself to the wall of the small intestine, where it lives and reproduces. Untreated, the ailment may go away on its own. In many people, through, the infection persists until it's treated with a course of antibiotic.

-

Don't rely on iodine or chlorine tablets to treat stream +

Don't rely on iodine or chlorine tablets to treat stream water. They may work if the water is warm and only contains a -few Giardia cysts. But in cold or heavily infested water, +few Giardia cysts. But in cold or heavily infested water, they're not particularly effective.

Relapsing Fever

-

Craven also works with relapsing fever another tick-borne +

Craven also works with relapsing fever another tick-borne disease related to Lyme Disease. He says it's fairly rare in the United States.

@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ does.

brucellosis is one problem you probably don't need to worry about. This is not to say the disease isn't found in other species; biologists have reported it in desert rats and other -rodents, hares, foxes, goats, sheep, deer, elk and bison, and -even dogs and cats. But Dr. Arnold Kaufmann, a physician with +rodents, hares, foxes, goats, sheep, deer, elk and bison, and +even dogs and cats. But Dr. Arnold Kaufmann, a physician with the CDC in Atlanta, says he's never heard of hunters contracting brucellosis from any animal except hogs.

@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ animals such as cattle are found to have brucellosis, one cure is to send the animals to the slaughterhouse.

In humans, brucellosis is a vague sort of illness, according -to Kaufmann. It causes headache, fever, and exhaustion. You may +to Kaufmann. It causes headache, fever, and exhaustion. You may have achy joints and in general feel like you have a severe case of the flu.

-

"It goes on and on and doesn't go away," says Kaufmann. +

"It goes on and on and doesn't go away," says Kaufmann. "It's a very complex disease. It can involved a variety of organs." Untreated, most patients eventually recover; for a few, though, it continues as a chronic illness. Treatment is simply a @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ course of antibiotics.

Q Fever

Q or Query Fever may be under reported, according to CDC -microbiologist Russell Regnery. As a result, the CDC doesn't +microbiologist Russell Regnery. As a result, the CDC doesn't have any good data on how many cases occur in this country each year.

@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ threat. Unlike most of the other diseases you can acquire in the woods, rabies has no treatment - if you get it, you die. It's that simple.

-

"Any warm-blooded animal can get rabies," says Wilder. "But +

"Any warm-blooded animal can get rabies," says Wilder. "But certain animals seem to play a more important role as a reservoir. The main ones throughout most of the country are insectivorous bats, skunks, foxes, and of course raccoons." Even @@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ In rare cases, spelunkers have become infected from inhaling the virus in bat caves.

If you're bitten by a rabid animal, the first symptom of the -disease is what Wilder terms "an unusual sensation" at the site +disease is what Wilder terms "an unusual sensation" at the site of the bite. "It's an increased sensitivity, a feeling of prickliness, just an odd sensation arising from the healing wound." A fever and stiffening of the neck follow. Then you'll @@ -277,20 +277,20 @@ swallow. Death will follow in of days or weeks.

A post-exposure vaccine for people has been available for many years. Recently, scientists have developed a pre-exposure -vaccine. Wilder says whether or not you need to get vaccinated +vaccine. Wilder says whether or not you need to get vaccinated depends on what you're hunting. Most people don't need to worry about it. But if you're a woodchuck or raccoon hunter, he recommends it. At a cost of about $100, it's cheap insurance.

-

Wilder also stresses that hunters need to have their dogs +

Wilder also stresses that hunters need to have their dogs vaccinated against the disease. Some raccoon hunters in particular fear the inoculation will affect the dogs' ability to hunt, and so don't have them vaccinated.

-

Don't do the vaccination yourself. In Florida and perhaps a +

Don't do the vaccination yourself. In Florida and perhaps a few other state, rabies vaccine is available over the counter at feed stores. "We've been most fortunate that no identified cases -of rabies have occurred from this practice," Wilder says.

+of rabies have occurred from this practice," Wilder says.

Plague Remember the bubonic plague, the disease that decimated @@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ Europe in the Middle Ages? It's still with us in the western US.

Any rodent in the west can harbor the plague organism. "Most people in the United States who acquire plague are getting -it from ground squirrels," Quan says. "On the west coast, it's +it from ground squirrels," Quan says. "On the west coast, it's the California Ground Squirrel. In the Rocky Mountains it's the Rock Squirrel. Then you have other smaller squirrels and chipmunks." Even if you don't have direct contact with rodents, @@ -323,12 +323,12 @@ it out.

"People who see a physician early on after symptoms, and who have the savvy to know they were possibly exposed tend to -survive," Quan says. "A large percentage of those who die have +survive," Quan says. "A large percentage of those who die have septicemic plague, which does not have a bubo." These cases look like a lot of other diseases, are hard to diagnose, and as a result often don't get treated early enough.

-

Fortunately, plague is rare. Quan says in 1983 doctors +

Fortunately, plague is rare. Quan says in 1983 doctors reported a high of 40 cases, but in general the number is 10 to 20. This compares to 200-plus for tularemia each year.

@@ -340,19 +340,19 @@ water or soft drinks with you.

Second, any time you dress game, don't do it bare-handed; wear gloves. "If you don't wear gloves, you're really taking -your chances," Quan says.

+your chances," Quan says.

Third, avoid contact with mosquitoes, ticks and fleas. -"Most of these things can be prevented with repellents," Craven -says. He notes especially Permanone, a permethrin compound that +"Most of these things can be prevented with repellents," Craven +says. He notes especially Permanone, a permethrin compound that is both an insecticide and a repellent useful for ticks.

If, after being in the woods, you begin to show symptoms like any of the ones described here, go straight to the doctor. -Don't wait to see if you get better on your own. And be sure you +Don't wait to see if you get better on your own. And be sure you tell him or her what you suspect.

-

"Be sure you tell the physician you had the contact," Quan +

"Be sure you tell the physician you had the contact," Quan says. "It's one way we have of making an early, proper diagnosis. Tell the doctor you had contact with such-and-such an animal. Then the physician is at least alerted that tularemia is @@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ avoid bringing home these unwanted freeloaders from the woods.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE SPG:

-

The SPG shown in Fig. 1 is a further developed form of the machines +

The SPG shown in Fig. 1 is a further developed form of the machines described [2,3] in earlier issues of this magazine.

A non-magnetic shaft interconnects two mild steel rotors on which @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ the shaft through d-c shunts that enable measurements of high d-c current.

-

The SPG weighs about 150 Kg. and is fabricated out of 120 mm thick +

The SPG weighs about 150 Kg. and is fabricated out of 120 mm thick mild steel plate. The two units enable generation of power at more than 3 volt d-c by appropriate series connections between the two coils. The electromagnet's coils are 16 swg super enamelled wire @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@

CONCLUSION:

-

Mass-energy equation of Einstein brought forth an universal law that +

Mass-energy equation of Einstein brought forth an universal law that an electron like all matter contains in its structure energy. A further enlargement of this law is that electron is itself energy, where "energy" in physical terms is a state of vacuum in rotation.

@@ -172,16 +172,16 @@

REFERENCES:

-

1. Paramahamsa Tewari - "Beyond Matter", Printwell Publications, - Aligarh, India (1984).

+

1. Paramahamsa Tewari - "Beyond Matter", Printwell Publications, + Aligarh, India (1984).

-

2. Paramahamsa Tewari - "Generation of Electrical Power from +

2. Paramahamsa Tewari - "Generation of Electrical Power from Absolute Vacuum by High Speed Rotation of conducting Magnetic Cylinder", Magnets in Your Future, Vol. 1 No. 8, August 1986, P.O. Box 580, Temecula, CA 92390, USA.

-

3. Paramahamsa Tewari - "Interaction of Electron and Magnetic Field +

3. Paramahamsa Tewari - "Interaction of Electron and Magnetic Field in Space Power Generation Phenomenon", Magnets in Your Future, Vol. 2 No. 12, December 1987, P.O. Box 580, Temecula, Ca. 92390, USA.

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@

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- HOMOPOLAR "FREE-ENERGY" GENERATOR TEST

+ HOMOPOLAR "FREE-ENERGY" GENERATOR TEST

Robert Kincheloe Professor of Electrical Engineering (Emeritus) @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@

--------------------------------------------------------------------

-

HOMOPOLAR "FREE-ENERGY" GENERATOR TEST +

HOMOPOLAR "FREE-ENERGY" GENERATOR TEST Robert Kincheloe

ABSTRACT

@@ -41,17 +41,17 @@ tests on this particular machine, summarizes and presents tentative conclusions from the resulting data.

-

THE SUNBURST HOMOPOLAR GENERATOR

+

THE SUNBURST HOMOPOLAR GENERATOR

In July, 1985, I became aware of and was invited to examine and test a so-called free-energy generator known as the Sunburst N Machine.

-

This device, shown in Figs 1a and 1b, was proposed by Bruce - DePalma and constructed by Charya Bernard of the Sunburst +

This device, shown in Figs 1a and 1b, was proposed by Bruce + DePalma and constructed by Charya Bernard of the Sunburst Community in Santa Barbara, CA, about 1979.

-

The term "free-energy" refers to the claim by DePalma [1] +

The term "free-energy" refers to the claim by DePalma [1] (and others [2]) that it was capable of producing electrical output power that was not reflected as a mechanical load to the driving mechanism but derived from presumed latent spatial @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@

GENERATOR DESCRIPTION

-

Details of the generator construction are shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

+

Details of the generator construction are shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

It consists essentially of an electromagnet formed by a coil of 3605 turns of #10 copper wire around a soft iron core which @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ symmetrical around the axis of rotation.

At each end of the magnet are conducting bronze cylindrical - plates, on one of which are arranged (as shown in Fig. 3) + plates, on one of which are arranged (as shown in Fig. 3) one set of graphite brushes for extracting output current between the shaft and the outer circumference and a second set of metering brushes for independently measuring the induced @@ -87,8 +87,8 @@

The generator may be recognized as a so-called homopolar, or acyclic machine, a device first investigated and described - by Michael Faraday [3] in 1831 (Figs. 4,5) and shown - schematically in Fig. 6.

+ by Michael Faraday [3] in 1831 (Figs. 4,5) and shown + schematically in Fig. 6.

It consists of a cylindrical conducting disk immersed in an axial magnetic field, and can be operated as a generator with @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ the magnetic field in which the conducting disk (or cylinder) is rotated.

-

Faraday found, however, (Fig 7) that it does not matter whether +

Faraday found, however, (Fig 7) that it does not matter whether the magnet itself is stationary or rotating with the disk as long as the conductor is moving in the field, but that rotating the magnet with the conducting disk stationary did not produce an @@ -125,20 +125,20 @@ itself, not attached to the magnet which serves to induce the field [6].

-

DePalma stated [7] that when the conducting disk is attached +

DePalma stated [7] that when the conducting disk is attached to a rotating magnet, the interaction of the primary magnetic field with that produced by the radial output current results in torque between the disk and the magnet structure which is not reflected back to the mechanical driving source.

-

Lenz's law therefore does not apply, and the extraction of +

Lenz's law therefore does not apply, and the extraction of output energy does not require additional driving power. This is the claimed basis for extracting "free" energy.

Discussions of the torque experienced by a rotating magnet are also discussed in the literature [8].

-

Because the simple form shown in Fig. 6 has essentially +

Because the simple form shown in Fig. 6 has essentially one conducting path, such a homopolar device is characterized by low voltage and high current requiring a large magnetic field for useful operation.

@@ -185,16 +185,16 @@ from this point of view efficiency in producing external power was not required or relevant.

-

DEPALMA'S RESULTS WITH THE SUNBURST HOMOPOLAR GENERATOR

+

DEPALMA'S RESULTS WITH THE SUNBURST HOMOPOLAR GENERATOR

-

In 1980 DePalma conducted tests with the Sunburst +

In 1980 DePalma conducted tests with the Sunburst generator, describing his measurement technique and results in an unpublished report [10].

The generator was driven by a 3 phase a-c 40 horsepower motor by a belt coupling sufficiently long that magnetic fields of the motor and generator would not interact. A table from this - report giving his data and results is shown in Fig. 8.

+ report giving his data and results is shown in Fig. 8.

For a rotational speed of 6000 rpm an output power of 7560 watts was claimed to require an increase of 268 watts of drive power @@ -237,25 +237,25 @@

Of these, the first assumption seems the most serious, and it is my opinion that the results of this particular test were inaccurate.

-

Tim Wilhelm of Stelle, Illinois, who witnessed tests of the Sunburst +

Tim Wilhelm of Stelle, Illinois, who witnessed tests of the Sunburst generator in 1981, had a similar opinion [11].

RECENT TESTS OF THE SUNBURST GENERATOR

-

Being intrigued by DePalma's hypothesis, I accepted the offer by - Mr. Norman Paulsen, founder of the Sunburst Community, to +

Being intrigued by DePalma's hypothesis, I accepted the offer by + Mr. Norman Paulsen, founder of the Sunburst Community, to conduct tests on the generator which apparently had not been - used since the tests by DePalma and Bernard in 1979.

+ used since the tests by DePalma and Bernard in 1979.

Experimental Setup

-

A schematic diagram of the test arrangement is shown in Fig. 9, - with the physical equipment shown in Fig. 10. The generator +

A schematic diagram of the test arrangement is shown in Fig. 9, + with the physical equipment shown in Fig. 10. The generator is shown coupled by a long belt to the drive motor behind it, together with the power supplies and metering both contained within and external to the Sunburst power and metering cabinet.

-

Figure 10b shows the panel of the test cabinet which provided +

Figure 10b shows the panel of the test cabinet which provided power for the generator magnet and motor field. The 4-1/2 digit meters on the panel were not functional and were not used; external meters were supplied.

@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@

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-

Referring to Figure 9, variacs and full-wave bridge +

Referring to Figure 9, variacs and full-wave bridge rectifiers provided variable d-c supplies for the motor armature and field and the homopolar generator magnet.

@@ -303,39 +303,39 @@ direction of rotation were reversed.

Tracking of Vbr and Vg with variation of magnetic field is shown - in Fig. 11, in which it is seen that the output voltages are not + in Fig. 11, in which it is seen that the output voltages are not quite linearly related to magnet current, probably due to core saturation.

The more rapid departure of Vg from linearity may be due to - the different brush locations as seen on Fig 3, differences + the different brush locations as seen on Fig 3, differences in the magnetic field at the different brush locations, or other causes not evident. An expanded plot of this voltage - difference is shown in Fig. 12, and is seen to considerably + difference is shown in Fig. 12, and is seen to considerably exceed meter error tolerances.

-

Figure 11 also shows an approximate 300 watt increase in drive +

Figure 11 also shows an approximate 300 watt increase in drive motor armature power as the magnet field was increased from 0 to 19 amperes.

(The scatter of input power measurements shown in the upper curve - of Fig. 11 resulted from the great sensitivity of the motor + of Fig. 11 resulted from the great sensitivity of the motor armature current to small fluctuations in power line voltage, since the large rotary inertia of the 400 pound generator did not allow speed to rapidly follow line voltage changes).

At first it was thought that this power loss might be due to the fact that the outer output brushes were arranged in a - rectangular array as shown in Fig. 3.

+ rectangular array as shown in Fig. 3.

Since they were connected in parallel but not equidistant from the axis the different generated voltages would presumably result in circulating currents and additional power dissipation.

Measurement of the generated voltage as a function of - radial distance from the axis as shown in Fig. 13, however, + radial distance from the axis as shown in Fig. 13, however, showed that almost all of the voltage differential occurred - between 5 and 12 cm, presumably because this was the region of + between 5 and 12 cm, presumably because this was the region of greatest magnetic field due to the centralized iron core.

The voltage in the region of the outer brushes was almost @@ -349,7 +349,7 @@

In any event, the increase in drive power was only about 10% for the maximum magnet current of 19 amperes.

-

Figure 14 typifies a number of measurements of input power +

Figure 14 typifies a number of measurements of input power and generator performance as a function of speed and various generator conditions.

@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ no output power dissippation).

This component of power (which is related to the increase of - drive motor power with increased magnet current as shown in Fig. + drive motor power with increased magnet current as shown in Fig. 11 as discussed above) might also be present whether or not the generator is producing output current and power, although this is not so evident since the output current may affect the @@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ The measured output current at 6500 rpm was 4776 amperes; the voltage at the metering brushes was 1.07 volts.

-

Using a correction factor derived from Fig. 12 and assuming a +

Using a correction factor derived from Fig. 12 and assuming a common internal voltage drop due to a calculated disk resistance of 38 microohms, a computed internal generated potential of 1.28 volts is obtained which if multiplied by @@ -442,19 +442,19 @@ motor armature power to obtain total system input power).

It would thus seem that if the above assumptions are valid - that DePalma correctly predicted that much of the generated + that DePalma correctly predicted that much of the generated power with this kind of machine is not reflected back to the - motive source. Figure 15 summarizes the data discussed above.

+ motive source. Figure 15 summarizes the data discussed above.

To further examine the question of the equivalence between the internally generated voltage at the main output brushes and that measured at the metering brushes, a test was made of the metered voltage as a function of speed with the generator magnet energized with a current of 20 amperes both with the output - switch open and closed. The resulting data is shown in Fig. 16.

+ switch open and closed. The resulting data is shown in Fig. 16.

The voltage rises to about 1.32 volts at 6000 rpm with the - switch open (which is close to that obtained by DePalma) and + switch open (which is close to that obtained by DePalma) and drops 0.14 volts when the switch is closed and the measured output current is 3755 amperes, corresponding to an effective internal resistance of 37 microohms.

@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ voltage was calculated by subtracting the IR drop due to the output current in the known (meter shunt) and calculated (disk, shaft, and brush lead) resistances from the assumed - internally generated output voltage. The result in Fig. 17 + internally generated output voltage. The result in Fig. 17 shows that the brush drop obtained in this way is even less than that usually assumed, as typified by the superimposed curve taken from one text.

@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@

As discussed above the various data do not seem to support this possibility.

-

3. DePalma may have been right in that there is indeed a +

3. DePalma may have been right in that there is indeed a situation here whereby energy is being obtained from a previously unknown and unexplained source.

@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@

4. Perhaps other possibilities will occur to the reader.

-

The data obtained so far seems to have shown that while DePalma's +

The data obtained so far seems to have shown that while DePalma's numbers were high, his basic premise has not been disproved. While the Sunburst generator does not produce useful output power because of the internal losses inherent in the design, a @@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ losses, increase the total generated voltage and the fraction of generated power delivered to an external load.

-

DePalma's claim of free energy generation could perhaps then +

DePalma's claim of free energy generation could perhaps then be examined.

I should mention, however, that the obvious application of using @@ -567,21 +567,21 @@

FOOTNOTES

-

1. DePalma, 1979a,b,c, 1981, 1983, 1984, etc. - 2. For example, Satelite News, 1981, Marinov, 1984, etc. - 3. Martin, 1932, vol. 1, p.381. +

1. DePalma, 1979a,b,c, 1981, 1983, 1984, etc. + 2. For example, Satelite News, 1981, Marinov, 1984, etc. + 3. Martin, 1932, vol. 1, p.381. 4. Das Gupta, 1961, 1962; Lamme, 1912, etc. - 5. See, for example, Bumby, 1983; Bewley, 1952; Kosow, 1964; Nasar, + 5. See, for example, Bumby, 1983; Bewley, 1952; Kosow, 1964; Nasar, 1970. 6. There has been much discussion on this point in the literature, and about interpretation of flux lines. Bewley, - 1949; Cohn, 1949a,b; Crooks, 1978; Cullwick, 1957; Savage, + 1949; Cohn, 1949a,b; Crooks, 1978; Cullwick, 1957; Savage, 1949. - 7. DePalma, op. cit. - . Kimball, 1926; Zeleny, 1924. + 7. DePalma, op. cit. + . Kimball, 1926; Zeleny, 1924. 9. Bumby, Das Gupta, op. cit. - 10. DePalma, 1980. - 11. Wilhelm, 1980, and personal communication. + 10. DePalma, 1980. + 11. Wilhelm, 1980, and personal communication. 12. The increase in motor losses with increased load are neglected in this discussion because of a lack of accurate values for armature and brush resistances, magnetic field @@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ losses, while small, would be appreciable, however; their inclusion would further increase the ratio of generated to drive power so that the results described are conservative. - 13. Wilhelm, 1981, and personal communication.

+ 13. Wilhelm, 1981, and personal communication.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ ENGINEERING, Dec. 1949, p.1113-4. (Claims error in Cohn's paper)

[Bewley, 1952] - L. V. Bewley, FLUX LINKAGES & ELECTROMAGNETIC - INDUCTION, Macmillan, NY, 1952. (Explanation of induction + INDUCTION, Macmillan, NY, 1952. (Explanation of induction phenomena and the Faraday generator)

[Bumby, 1983] - J. R. Bumby, SUPERCONDUCTING ROTATING ELECTRICAL @@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, May 1949, p441-7. (Unipolar generator as paradox)

-

[Cohn, 1949b] - George Cohn, letter re [Savage, 1949]; ELECTRICAL +

[Cohn, 1949b] - George Cohn, letter re [Savage, 1949]; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, Nov 1949, p1018. (Responds to criticism by Savage)

[Crooks, 1978] - M. J. Crooks et al, "One-piece Faraday generator: @@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ 1978, p729-31. (Derives Faraday generator performance using Maxwell's equations)

-

[Cullwick, 1957] - E. G. Cullwick, ELECTROMAGNETISM AND RELATIVITY, +

[Cullwick, 1957] - E. G. Cullwick, ELECTROMAGNETISM AND RELATIVITY, Longmans & Green, London, 1957. (Chapter 10, "A Rotating Conducting Magnet", pp.141-60, discusses question of flux rotation with magnet)

@@ -633,40 +633,40 @@ AIEE Trans. Oct 1962, p399-402. (Discusses very high current low voltage Faraday generators)

-

[DePalma, 1979a] - Bruce DePalma, EXTRACTION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY +

[DePalma, 1979a] - Bruce DePalma, EXTRACTION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY DIRECTLY FROM SPACE: THE N-NACHINE, Simularity Institute, Santa Barbara CA, 6 Mar 1979. (Discusses homopolar generator or N- Machine as free-energy source)

-

[DePalma, 1979b] - Bruce DePalma, "The N-Machine", Paper given at +

[DePalma, 1979b] - Bruce DePalma, "The N-Machine", Paper given at the World Symposium on Humanity, Pasadena, CA, 12 April 1979. (Describes background, development of "free-energy" theories)

-

[DePalma, 1979c] - Bruce DePalma, ROTATION OF A MAGNETIZED +

[DePalma, 1979c] - Bruce DePalma, ROTATION OF A MAGNETIZED GYROSCOPE, Simularity Institute Report #33, 16 July 1979. (Describes design of Sunburst homopolar generator)

-

[DePalma, 1980] - Bruce DePalma, "Performance of the Sunburst N +

[DePalma, 1980] - Bruce DePalma, "Performance of the Sunburst N Machine", Simularity Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, 17 December 1980. (Description of tests and results)

-

[DePalma, 1981] - Bruce DePalma, "Studies on rotation leading to the - N-Machine", DePalma Institute, 1981 (transcript of talk?) +

[DePalma, 1981] - Bruce DePalma, "Studies on rotation leading to the + N-Machine", DePalma Institute, 1981 (transcript of talk?) (Discusses experiments with gravity that led to development of idea of free-energy machine)

-

[DePalma, 1983] - Bruce DePalma, THE ROTATION OF THE UNIVERSE, - DePalma Institute Report #83, Santa Barbara, CA, 25 July 1983. +

[DePalma, 1983] - Bruce DePalma, THE ROTATION OF THE UNIVERSE, + DePalma Institute Report #83, Santa Barbara, CA, 25 July 1983. (Uses Faraday disc to discuss universal principles).

-

[DePalma, 1984] - Bruce DePalma, THE SECRET OF THE FARADAY DISC, - DePalma Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, 2 Feb 1984. (Claims +

[DePalma, 1984] - Bruce DePalma, THE SECRET OF THE FARADAY DISC, + DePalma Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, 2 Feb 1984. (Claims explanation of Faraday disc as a free-energy device)

[Kimball, 1926] - A. L. Kimball, Jr., "Torque on revolving cylindrical magnet", PHYS. REV. v.28, Dec 1928, p.1302-8. (Alternative analysis of torque in a homopolar device to that of - Zeleny and Page, 1924)

+ Zeleny and Page, 1924)

[Kosow, 1964] - Irving L. Kosow, ELECTRICAL MACHINERY & CONTROL, Prentice-Hall, 1964. (Discusses high current homopolar (acyclic) @@ -677,35 +677,35 @@ p1811-40. (Early discussion of design of high power homopolar generator)

-

[Marinov, 1984]- Stefan Marinov, THE THORNY WAY OF TRUTH, Part II; +

[Marinov, 1984]- Stefan Marinov, THE THORNY WAY OF TRUTH, Part II; Graz, Austria, 1984 (Advertisement in NATURE). (Claims free- - energy generator proved by DePalma, Newman)

+ energy generator proved by DePalma, Newman)

-

[Martin, 1932] - Thomas Martin (ed), FARADAY'S DIARY, Bell, 1932, +

[Martin, 1932] - Thomas Martin (ed), FARADAY'S DIARY, Bell, 1932, in 5 vols. (Transcription and publication of Faraday's original diaries)

-

[Nasar, 1970] - S. Nasar, ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES +

[Nasar, 1970] - S. Nasar, ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES & SYSTEMS, Prentice-Hall, 1970. (Discusses principles and applications of acyclic (homopolar) machines)

[Satellite News, 1981] - "Researchers see long-life satellite power systems in 19th century experiment", Research news, SATELLITE - NEWS, 15 June 1981. (Reports DePalma's claim for free-energy + NEWS, 15 June 1981. (Reports DePalma's claim for free-energy generator)

[Savage, 1949] - Norton Savage, letter re [Cohn, 1949a]; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, July 1949, p645. (Claims error in Cohn's paper)

-

[Wilhelm, 1980] - Timothy J. Wilhelm, INVESTIGATIONS OF THE N-EFFECT - ONE-PIECE HOMOPOLAR DYNAMOS, ETC. (Phase I), Stelle, IL, 12 Sept - 1980. (Discusses tests on DePalma's N-Machine)

+

[Wilhelm, 1980] - Timothy J. Wilhelm, INVESTIGATIONS OF THE N-EFFECT + ONE-PIECE HOMOPOLAR DYNAMOS, ETC. (Phase I), Stelle, IL, 12 Sept + 1980. (Discusses tests on DePalma's N-Machine)

-

[Wilhelm, 1981] - Timothy J. Wilhelm, INVESTIGATIONS OF THE N-EFFECT - ONE-PIECE HOMOPOLAR DYNAMOS, ETC. (Phase II), Stelle, IL, 10 June +

[Wilhelm, 1981] - Timothy J. Wilhelm, INVESTIGATIONS OF THE N-EFFECT + ONE-PIECE HOMOPOLAR DYNAMOS, ETC. (Phase II), Stelle, IL, 10 June 1981. (Design and tests of improved homopolar generator/motor)

-

[Zeleny, 1924] - John Zeleny & Leigh Page, "Torque on a cylindrical +

[Zeleny, 1924] - John Zeleny & Leigh Page, "Torque on a cylindrical magnet through which a current is passing", PHYS. REV. v.24, 14 July 1924, p.544-59. (Theory and experiment on torque in a homopolar device)

@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@

(Sysop note: The following figure also had an accompanying drawing)

-

Figure 5 - Transcription of the first experiment showing generation +

Figure 5 - Transcription of the first experiment showing generation of electrical power in a moving conductor by Michael Faraday

@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@

(Sysop note: The following figure also had an accompanying drawing)

-

Figure 7 - Test of a rotating magnet by Michael Faraday, December +

Figure 7 - Test of a rotating magnet by Michael Faraday, December 26, 1831.

255. A copper disc was cemented on the top of a cylinder magnet, @@ -774,9 +774,9 @@

(Sysop note: The following figure also had an accompanying drawing)

-

Figure 8 - Test data from report by Bruce DePalma

+

Figure 8 - Test data from report by Bruce DePalma

-

PERFORMANCE OF THE SUNBURST HOMOPOLAR GENERATOR

+

PERFORMANCE OF THE SUNBURST HOMOPOLAR GENERATOR

machine speed: 6000 r.p.m. drive motor current no load 15 amperes @@ -801,14 +801,14 @@ appeared in this area) R(brush) = 114.25 " " R(shunt) = 31.25 " "

-

BRUCE DEPALMA +

BRUCE DEPALMA 17 DECEMBER 1980

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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-

Figure 15 - Summary of test results at 6500 rpm

+

Figure 15 - Summary of test results at 6500 rpm

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@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ GENERATED POWER 0 0 (6113) WATTS

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HOMOPOLAR GENERATOR TEST - BIG SPRINGS RANCH APRIL 26, 1986

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HOMOPOLAR GENERATOR TEST - BIG SPRINGS RANCH APRIL 26, 1986

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@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@

& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Jeff Hunter 510-935-5845 Rat Head Ratsnatcher 510-524-3649 Burn This Flag Zardoz 408-363-9766 - realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 + realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 415-583-4102

Specializing in conversations, obscure information, high explosives, diff --git a/pythonCode/output/dpalma6.xml b/pythonCode/output/dpalma6.xml index 351e277..bcd6e0f 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/dpalma6.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/dpalma6.xml @@ -61,11 +61,11 @@

But, he says, it would have been difficult for him to go on with work on the SVT and the generator were it not for encouragement from two US physicists, John A. Wheeler, director of the Centre for - Theoretical Physics at the University of Texas, Austin, and Bruce - DePalma, formerly a lecturer in physics at the Massachusetts + Theoretical Physics at the University of Texas, Austin, and Bruce + DePalma, formerly a lecturer in physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

-

"But for DePalma, I wouldn't have been able to tie up my theory," +

"But for DePalma, I wouldn't have been able to tie up my theory," says Tewari. "He was working on similar ideas and kept sending his results to me."

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@

The SPG was built under Tewari's supervision at the Tarapur Atomic Plant. "Tewari's prototype SPG can be considered a major - breakthrough," says S. L. Kati, managing director of NPC.

+ breakthrough," says S. L. Kati, managing director of NPC.

Before leaving for Hanover, Tewari addressed a meeting of scientists and engineers at the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre on his theory.

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ since it will extract energy from space - as the Hanover conference demonstrated.

-

In fact, DePalma, the first inventor to create such a machine, is +

In fact, DePalma, the first inventor to create such a machine, is presently conducting experiments in California in anticipation of a breakthrough which could lead to commercial production.

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@

& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Jeff Hunter 510-935-5845 Rat Head Ratsnatcher 510-524-3649 Burn This Flag Zardoz 408-363-9766 - realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 + realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 415-583-4102

Specializing in conversations, obscure information, high explosives, diff --git a/pythonCode/output/drug-cia.xml b/pythonCode/output/drug-cia.xml index 356a80f..d9c7c68 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/drug-cia.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/drug-cia.xml @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@

WBAI Pacifica Radio New York - Interview with Mark Swaney + Interview with Mark Swaney By: Paul DeRienzo.

--------------------------------

-

WBAI radio interview with Mark Swaney from "Faithful Arkansas" -a citizens group, speaking of Bill Clinton's and George Bush's +

WBAI radio interview with Mark Swaney from "Faithful Arkansas" +a citizens group, speaking of Bill Clinton's and George Bush's connection with the CIA covert drug smuggling operation in -Mena Arkansas in support of the Contras. +Mena Arkansas in support of the Contras. MARK SWANEY: . . . . [they] set up a front company in Guadalahara Mexico. @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Resupply stopped when the revelations were made in '86, but they actually continued. Anyway in the summer of '87, even as the hearings were going -on in Congress, Terry Reed began to suspect they were using +on in Congress, Terry Reed began to suspect they were using his front company for something other than smuggling weapons. And one day he was looking for a lathe in one of his warehouses by the airport there in Guadalahara and he went in and opened @@ -37,26 +37,26 @@ realized he was in a very precarious situation because he was the only one on paper who had anything to do with that company, and if they had ever gotten caught -- there was nobody to stand up and say well this guy didn't know anything -- he was going -to be a patsy if anything went wrong. So he decided he wasn't -going to play the part of the patsy. The man who was his contact -man for the CIA in Mexico was Felix Rodrigez. So he confronted -Felix Rodrigez and said well listen I didn't bargain on getting +to be a patsy if anything went wrong. So he decided he wasn't +going to play the part of the patsy. The man who was his contact +man for the CIA in Mexico was Felix Rodrigez. So he confronted +Felix Rodrigez and said well listen I didn't bargain on getting into Narcotics smuggling and I'm outa this all together guys -- I'm leaving now -- I refuse to have anything further to do -with this. And Felix Rodrigez said ok fine if you want to be +with this. And Felix Rodrigez said ok fine if you want to be out your out. Now before he was able to return even to Little -Rock Arkansas where his home was at the time, Governor Clinton's -Chief of Security, a man named Raymond Buddy Young, and -another man Tommy Baker, Private Investigator and I'm told +Rock Arkansas where his home was at the time, Governor Clinton's +Chief of Security, a man named Raymond Buddy Young, and +another man Tommy Baker, Private Investigator and I'm told former member of the Arkansas State Police, were framing -Terry Reid for mail fraud. What this involved was the so -called project donation that Oliver North had set up. Terry +Terry Reid for mail fraud. What this involved was the so +called project donation that Oliver North had set up. Terry Reid's plane had been stolen a number of years earlier -- and used in drug missions and such without his knowledge -- and he claimed the insurance money for his plane being stolen -- and so to set him up what they did was took the airplane and put it back in his hangar before he got back to Arkansas. -Governor Clinton's Chief of Security just supposedly happened +Governor Clinton's Chief of Security just supposedly happened --and this is what he tells the press -- he say's "one day I just happened to be walking by this hangar, and the wind just happened to blow the door open and I just happened to look in @@ -64,54 +64,54 @@ and see this airplane that was stolen four years earlier in another state and I realized -that was the plane." And so this is how the case got started. -PAUL DeRIENZO: +PAUL DeRIENZO: How would he have known that was the plane? MARK SWANEY:

Oh that's never been explained. Along with a number of aspects -in this famous story. We're in contact with Terry Reid's defense -attorney in Witchita and she's promised to send us all of the +in this famous story. We're in contact with Terry Reid's defense +attorney in Witchita and she's promised to send us all of the documents --we have some of the documents already that indicate --he was found not guilty --well he never went to trial. -PAUL DeRIENZO:

+PAUL DeRIENZO:

Is that the same Buddy Young by the way who's head of Governor -Clinton's security detail. +Clinton's security detail. MARK SWANEY:

Yes he is. -PAUL DeRIENZO: +PAUL DeRIENZO: Buddy Young, let's keep his name in mind because I want to come back to him. Let's jump now to the sight in Arkansas that was used as the landing sight, the airport in Arkansas in the town -of Mena Arkansas --that was determinates of a lot of these +of Mena Arkansas --that was determinates of a lot of these Iran-Contra resupply flights. MARK SWANEY:

-

Yes, in fact Terry Reid has stated in that same article that +

Yes, in fact Terry Reid has stated in that same article that you have that it was the *hub* of the Contra resupply effort. Many people are not aware that Arkansas was very heavily and very deeply involved in the Iran-Contra affair all during the -time that Governor Clinton ???? Governor of the state. +time that Governor Clinton ???? Governor of the state. And there were numerous stories written about it in the press. -Well the story about Mena is that Mena is a very small town +Well the story about Mena is that Mena is a very small town in the middle of the the Washitah (sp) mountains in Southwestern Arkansas and not coincidentally it happens to be in Congressman -John Paul Hammerschmidt's district, the Third Congressional -district. John Paul Hammerschmidt just happens to be one -of George Bush's very closest friend's. He was George Bush's -Presidential Campaign Manager for Bush's campaign in '76 and -again in 1980. The two people are very close. Anyway Mena +John Paul Hammerschmidt's district, the Third Congressional +district. John Paul Hammerschmidt just happens to be one +of George Bush's very closest friend's. He was George Bush's +Presidential Campaign Manager for Bush's campaign in '76 and +again in 1980. The two people are very close. Anyway Mena has an airport and it looks from the outside like an ordinary, -normal airport. The thing that separates Mena's airport from +normal airport. The thing that separates Mena's airport from any other is the fact that there are row upon row of hangars --buildings which house aircraft refitting facilities. Now aircraft refitting is an industry that is in demand by two @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ you're a CIA guy and you're going to do covert actions overseas Particularly if you're going to covertly resupply an army that's over a thousand miles away. -PAUL DeRIENZO: +PAUL DeRIENZO: Hassenfusse's plane was based there. @@ -130,16 +130,16 @@ MARK SWANEY:

Pardon me. -PAUL DeRIENZO: +PAUL DeRIENZO: Hassenfusse's plane, the plane that was shot down, was based -in Mena Arkansas. +in Mena Arkansas. MARK SWANEY:

-

That plane was based there formally before Barry Seal was +

That plane was based there formally before Barry Seal was murdered just a few months before it was shot down. That -was Barry Seal's own personal airplane. But anyway what +was Barry Seal's own personal airplane. But anyway what you need to do, if you're a CIA or a drug smuggler is you need an airplane that can do things that normally airplanes of the civilian variety are not allowed to do. Things like @@ -155,51 +155,51 @@ to be able to modify a civilian aircraft that is not legally allowed to have such capability so that it does have those capabilities. -PAUL DeRIENZO: +PAUL DeRIENZO: -And this was done in Mena -- a smalltown airport. +And this was done in Mena -- a smalltown airport. MARK SWANEY: -Right. Now Mena has the second or third largest --I don't +Right. Now Mena has the second or third largest --I don't know which, but one of the largest aircraft refitting facilities in the United States. And as such it was --long before the Nicaruguan episode happened, it was a base of CIA covert operation and remains to this very minute a base of CIA covert operation. -PAUL DeRIENZO: +PAUL DeRIENZO: Let's jump to another name that comes up in this -- a fella -by the name of Larry Nichols, former employee of the state +by the name of Larry Nichols, former employee of the state of Arkansas. He was a employee of the Arkansas Development and Finance Authority now I have an Associated Press article -that came out just a couple of days ago that Larry Nichols +that came out just a couple of days ago that Larry Nichols has dropped a lawsuit that he had instituted in 1990 against -Governor Clinton that came after his 1988 dismissal from that +Governor Clinton that came after his 1988 dismissal from that state job for miss-use of agency telephones.

-

Can you tell us who Larry Nichols was. +

Can you tell us who Larry Nichols was. MARK SWANEY: Yeah this is probably the most interesting part of the story --- you see Larry Nichols is the source of all these rumors -and the Jennifer Flowers thing and the Governor's sex life. +-- you see Larry Nichols is the source of all these rumors +and the Jennifer Flowers thing and the Governor's sex life. The story that the press has yet not picked up on is the -fact that Larry Nichols was a big time Contra supporter. +fact that Larry Nichols was a big time Contra supporter. He has close connections to Mario Collero, Adolpho Collero -and Jack Singlove. In fact he served with General Singlove +and Jack Singlove. In fact he served with General Singlove in Vietnam. He spent the first half of the decade working for the Contras in a connection with an organization that General Singlove had. He spent time with the Contra's on the ground in Honduras. His job was to collect military information. -Now I've met with Larry Nichols -- this information that I'm +Now I've met with Larry Nichols -- this information that I'm about to give you he has told me directly. And we have checked out a great deal of what he's told us and everything that he has told us has checked out totally accurate. -PAUL DeRIENZO: +PAUL DeRIENZO: So what we're seeing here is a connection between the mistress sex scandal and the Iran-Contra and the Governor of Arkansas. @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Well what you find out here in a minute is that the sex scandals really have nothing to do with it. I saw his lawsuit several months ago when I was in Little Rock and it was of no interest to me I didn't even bother to make a copy of it. -But Larry Nichols, the man, and his relationship to the +But Larry Nichols, the man, and his relationship to the Governor is extremely interesting. You see what it is --is that his job was to make military analysis of the situation in Honduras with the Contras. And to take that information @@ -220,15 +220,15 @@ Congressmen who are in favor of Contra Aid with a view toward convincing them that the Contra's were an effective military fighting force --that they could win militarily against the Sandanistas. At some point around '85 I believe this job for -Larry ran out, and he didn't have any money and he approached -Governor Clinton. Now according to Larry, he and Governor Clinton +Larry ran out, and he didn't have any money and he approached +Governor Clinton. Now according to Larry, he and Governor Clinton are close friends, have known each other for a long time. In fact before the Governor was the Governor. He asked Governor -Clinton --hey I'm broke I need a job. Well it's not too usual +Clinton --hey I'm broke I need a job. Well it's not too usual that somebody could just call up the Governor and say I want a job and the Governor says sure we'll make you Marketing Director for ADFA. That's the Arkansas Development Finance -Authority --which figures centrally in Bill Clinton's +Authority --which figures centrally in Bill Clinton's relationship to the Contra Resupply network that the state of Arkansas was so heavily involved in. In any case he was there working at ADFA and someone at ADFA a fellow employee @@ -236,59 +236,59 @@ had found out about this guy that was working with them who was this romantic jungle fighter type of character. And eventually she began to talk to some friends about it and word reached the ears of a reporter and a reporter began -to investigate Larry Nichols --wondering what this big Contra +to investigate Larry Nichols --wondering what this big Contra supporter was doing working for ADFA. Everyone who holds a -top position at ADFA is directly appointed by Bill Clinton --in -fact ADFA is a total invention of Bill Clinton's --he created +top position at ADFA is directly appointed by Bill Clinton --in +fact ADFA is a total invention of Bill Clinton's --he created the agency out of thin air and appoints all of the top -directors. In any case a reporter approached Bill Clinton -in Japan and started to question him about Larry Nichols +directors. In any case a reporter approached Bill Clinton +in Japan and started to question him about Larry Nichols --wanted to know what this guy was doing on state payroll --if he was lobbying for the Contra's or just what the story -was. Mr. Clinton, rather precipitously fired Larry Nichols +was. Mr. Clinton, rather precipitously fired Larry Nichols directly after that. And the story that was put out was that he was fired for misusing state telephones that he'd supposedly made hundreds of calls to the Contras and ran up thousands of dollars worth of bills to the Contras -- uhmm that is an -unsubstantiated allegation --in fact on Larry Nichols suggestion +unsubstantiated allegation --in fact on Larry Nichols suggestion the organization I work with received his entire phone records from ADFA through freedom of information act and went over those phone records with him call by call and we did not find any records of calls by him outside the United States on -those phone records so it was a phony charge and Larry Nichols +those phone records so it was a phony charge and Larry Nichols was in fact wrongfully fired and they made up this story that he was calling the Contras in order to get rid of him. -PAUL DeRIENZO: +PAUL DeRIENZO: Why do you think that was? MARK SWANEY: Well I don't know the exact reason but I can tell you this -that Larry Nichols and Buddy Young the man I mentioned earlier, +that Larry Nichols and Buddy Young the man I mentioned earlier, are very close friends. -PAUL DeRIENZO: +PAUL DeRIENZO: Well that's a point that you just mentioned that Buddy Young was the State Security man who discovered the airplane -- the allegedly -stolen airplane belonging to Terry Reid was in fact in a certain +stolen airplane belonging to Terry Reid was in fact in a certain airport hangar. MARK SWANEY: Everything to do with that in fact the federal judge is on record -for calling Buddy Young a liar in Terry Reid's trial. But see Larry -Nichols and Buddy Young knew each other and are close friends +for calling Buddy Young a liar in Terry Reid's trial. But see Larry +Nichols and Buddy Young knew each other and are close friends according to the newspaper accounts that were in the newspaper down here in Arkansas yesterday -- they're old buddies. -PAUL DeRIENZO: +PAUL DeRIENZO: Yes, well that's what the Associated Press report that I'm looking -at right now says that Nichols dropped his lawsuit after consulting +at right now says that Nichols dropped his lawsuit after consulting with Buddy Young. MARK SWANEY: @@ -297,45 +297,45 @@ Yes, Now I'm going to say something right now which is rather shocking -- this is the first time this has been made public to my knowledge. A member of my organization who is going to be at a press conference that we're having tomorrow --spoke -with Larry Nichols --we've been in contact with him for several +with Larry Nichols --we've been in contact with him for several months off and on on the telephone, and he's had a conversation with him sometime around the first week of January -- during -which Larry Nichols tolde this member of my organization -- that +which Larry Nichols tolde this member of my organization -- that Buddy Young had called him and told him that he in fact was a dead man -- that was under threat of death. -PAUL DeRIENZO: +PAUL DeRIENZO: Buddy Young was? MARK SWANEY: -No. Larry Nichols. And at that time Buddy Young was frightened --- he was not threatening Larry Nichols personally he was saying +No. Larry Nichols. And at that time Buddy Young was frightened +-- he was not threatening Larry Nichols personally he was saying that we're all in trouble with this because there's a move in the Governor's office to get rid of me. So Buddy Young was -afraid that Governor Clinton was about to axe him in the same -way that he axed Larry Nichols. And so serious did he take -this possibility that he informed Larry Nichols directly that +afraid that Governor Clinton was about to axe him in the same +way that he axed Larry Nichols. And so serious did he take +this possibility that he informed Larry Nichols directly that he was a dead man. -PAUL DeRIENZO: +PAUL DeRIENZO: -So Larry Nichols is now saying that Buddy Young the Chief of -Governor Clinton's gubernatorial campaign has told him that +So Larry Nichols is now saying that Buddy Young the Chief of +Governor Clinton's gubernatorial campaign has told him that he's a dead man. MARK SWANEY: -Yes, that is the information that Larry Nichols gave to us +Yes, that is the information that Larry Nichols gave to us -- now as I say that has not been reported anywhere else and -I would not bet a lot right now on Mr. Nichols backing that +I would not bet a lot right now on Mr. Nichols backing that statement up, but I back it up. -PAUL DeRIENZO: +PAUL DeRIENZO: And this is prior to him dropping this lawsuit against Governor -Clinton. +Clinton. MARK SWANEY: @@ -345,11 +345,11 @@ Magazine, and it was approximately two days after the Nation Magazine actually decided to take the information that we had collected on this case very seriously and in fact are now pursuing their own investigative journalism on this, it was -about two days after that that Larry Nichols declared that he +about two days after that that Larry Nichols declared that he was going to drop his lawsuit. Uh, so there's some very strange things that are going on. There's a great deal of other -information --uh, connecting Governor Clinton to the operation -in Mena. We don't have what you'd call a smoking gun on this +information --uh, connecting Governor Clinton to the operation +in Mena. We don't have what you'd call a smoking gun on this -- I have in front of me a piece of paper that I've written 17 questions for the Governor on that the media has totally overlooked in their haste to salivate over all these sexual @@ -357,14 +357,14 @@ stories --they've totally missed what's available. For example, the organization that I work for has been --I don't say I work for, nobody pays us we're getting broke doing this, but in any case we've collected just about everything that's publicly available -about Mena and all of its ramifications and its a tremendous +about Mena and all of its ramifications and its a tremendous story, and I'd like to emphasize right now that Governor -Clinton's part in this is very minor -- the real big fish in this -story is George Bush. The damage that could come from this +Clinton's part in this is very minor -- the real big fish in this +story is George Bush. The damage that could come from this information coming out is in fact far more damaging to George -Bush than anyone else, because he's directly responsible for this +Bush than anyone else, because he's directly responsible for this -- this operation was run out of the then Vice President George -Bush's office. And I'd also like to add that the Arkansas chapter +Bush's office. And I'd also like to add that the Arkansas chapter of the Iran-Contra story was the one that was most heavily covered up at the time -- it was part of the story they had that they took the most care to see to it that nothing ever @@ -373,37 +373,37 @@ it involves massive cocaine smuggling -- we had one pilot that came to the University and spoke directly to us and said "I personally flew for the CIA, guns, Panamanian Defense forces and approximately one ton of cocaine per flight. -I flew seven of these flights into Mena Arkansas." So they +I flew seven of these flights into Mena Arkansas." So they wanted to cover it up because it was the one thing that would have exposed the drug connection within the United States most heavily. 2) And the other reason that they were very -anxious to coverup Mena's involvement was because the base +anxious to coverup Mena's involvement was because the base of operations that the CIA was using was in fact still active at the time the hearings were going on. And that base of operations supports covert operations all around the world not just in Central America. For example, there's a current covert operation that was going on there at least as late as May of last year that killed a man from Arkansas and Angola -- -so the entire time that Barry Seal was operating out of that +so the entire time that Barry Seal was operating out of that airport the CIA was supporting there covert war with Jonason(sp) and Manunita(sp) in Angola. And we have sources within the United States government that there is covert activity going on in it this very day. -PAUL DeRIENZO: +PAUL DeRIENZO: -Thank you very much Mark Swaney --this is an amazing story and +Thank you very much Mark Swaney --this is an amazing story and the amazing thing about it is that this is the *real* story about -Governor Bill Clinton and that what we're getting served to us from +Governor Bill Clinton and that what we're getting served to us from all the media from start to finish from morning to night headlines -in all the New York papers, is this thing about Governor Clinton -and this woman Jennifer Flowers and her association with the +in all the New York papers, is this thing about Governor Clinton +and this woman Jennifer Flowers and her association with the Governor who is married for 14 years, and the real story which you get on WBAI underneath it all from our contacts in Arkansas is that in fact the Governor of Arkansas is covering up an illegal operation that began in the Vice President's office who is now -President of the United States -- George Bush. Which makes me +President of the United States -- George Bush. Which makes me wonder why should I even bother voting -- who's there to vote for. I mean both sides the Democrats and the Republicans are involved. @@ -411,17 +411,17 @@ MARK SWANEY:

That's another part of the story --you know the best way to buy off an election is to pay off both candidates. There's significant -Republican interest in seeing Bill Clinton get the nomination +Republican interest in seeing Bill Clinton get the nomination from the standpoint that they will be assured then that none of the issues of the Iran-Contra affair are likely to be talked -about. Certainly Clinton doesn't want to talk about them.

+about. Certainly Clinton doesn't want to talk about them.

-

We tried before we knew that Mr. Clinton was involved in this -- +

We tried before we knew that Mr. Clinton was involved in this -- we only came across this information 5 or 6 months ago and for two years now we've been doing demonstrations, writing letters collecting petitions holding informational gatherings to try to get this story to the people, and we have on several -occasions sent Bill Clinton signatures, petitions of Arkansan's +occasions sent Bill Clinton signatures, petitions of Arkansan's asking for a state investigation and he refused to do anything about them he would do nothing more than have an aide send us a two sentence letter saying we have received your petition and @@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ we'd be willing to talk to you or any one of your aides so that we could talk to you about this major crime problem in our state that we're concerned about that we'd like to get to the bottom of -- and he refused that. During the 4 or 5 years now that -the press has covered this story about Mena and Barry Seal -- +the press has covered this story about Mena and Barry Seal -- you know this is a story about people who have been murdered -- this is a very, very serious affair and during all of this time talk of massive Cocaine smuggling, corruption of local officials @@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ there was total silence from the Governor, not a word. And it was not until our organization had a large demonstration -- it wasn't really a large demonstration but it was very well covered in the Arkansas press --that reporters approached -Mr. Clinton about Mena. He talked about it for the first time +Mr. Clinton about Mena. He talked about it for the first time in 4 or 5 years and what he had to say at that time was that he had in fact authorized some money for lonely little Polk County, which is a poor county in Southwestern Arkansas to run an @@ -459,6 +459,6 @@ people along...all you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.

-

Hermann Goering, 1936 +

Hermann Goering, 1936

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-

WASHINGTON--Senator John Kerry (D-Mass) and his staff said recently +

WASHINGTON--Senator John Kerry (D-Mass) and his staff said recently they are "confident" that money from the sale of narcotics helped finance -the contras and that the arms network set up by Lt. Col. Oliver North could +the contras and that the arms network set up by Lt. Col. Oliver North could be involved.

North was fired from the staff of the National Security Council by -President Reagan this week after the Administration discovered that North +President Reagan this week after the Administration discovered that North arranged for the transfer $30 million from the sale of arms to Iran to Swiss bank accounts controlled by the contras.

"I'm confident that the contras have received drug money. They have received illegal shipments of weapons and that U.S. officials knew of it," -Kerry said, in calling for a special prosecutor to look into these other +Kerry said, in calling for a special prosecutor to look into these other allegations.

-

John Weiner, a Kerry aide, said while congressional investigators do +

John Weiner, a Kerry aide, said while congressional investigators do not know if North was directly involved, they do have evidence linking the "North network" to the cocaine-arms operation. According to a report -produced by Kerry's staff, North established a network, involving retired -Army Gen. John Singlaub, U.S. mercenaries and Cuban-Americans, to provide +produced by Kerry's staff, North established a network, involving retired +Army Gen. John Singlaub, U.S. mercenaries and Cuban-Americans, to provide arms to the contras during the two-year congressional ban on U.S. support. After the downing of the C-123 cargo plane over Nicaragua, Administration officials also acknowledged that North set up the private arms operation to the contras.

-

Weiner and several other sources charge that individuals involved in +

Weiner and several other sources charge that individuals involved in the network traffic in cocaine to help buy weapons for the contras.

"We have received a variety of allegations about drug connections to -the contras and to parts of the North network. As to whether Oliver North +the contras and to parts of the North network. As to whether Oliver North was directly involved in that I can't say. But parts of the North network allegedly were. And that needs to be looked at very seriously," he said.

@@ -40,19 +40,19 @@ these charges when Congress reconvenes in January.

The role that cocaine played in funding the network has been part of a two-year investigation carried out by the Christic Institute, a Washington- -based law firm. Dan Sheehan, the attorney directing the investigation, said +based law firm. Dan Sheehan, the attorney directing the investigation, said the proceeds from the sale of cocaine has been "one significant source of funding for the contras. He said he has subsantial evidence to prove that the contras and their Cuban-American supporters are smuggling one ton of cocaine into the United States each week.

The Drug Enforcement Administration estimates that one ton of cocaine -has a street value of between $26 and $50 million. Sheehan said a portion +has a street value of between $26 and $50 million. Sheehan said a portion the profits are used to purchase weapons.

The cocaine ring, involving mostly major Columbian cocaine trafficker, or "cocaine lords," and Cuban-Americans from Miami had been operating for -years before the North network began in 1984. John Mattes, an attorney for +years before the North network began in 1984. John Mattes, an attorney for one of the Cuban-Americans involved in the North network, said that the cocaine traffickers and the arms network "got together as a marriage of convenience."

@@ -66,52 +66,52 @@ each plane carry cocaine which landed in Costa Rica for refueling. The Christic Institute's allegations are all contained in a civil suit filed in May 1986 in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida.

-

The suit is brought by two U.S. journalists, Martha Honey and Tony +

The suit is brought by two U.S. journalists, Martha Honey and Tony Avirgan, who charge that the cocaine/arms conspiracy was responsible for the May 1984 assassination attempt on contra leader Eden Pastora in La Penca, Nicaragua. The journalists are sueing for personal injuries they suffered resulting from a bomb explosion at a press conference which killed -8 people and injured Pastora. "As amazing as it sounds," Sheehan said, "the +8 people and injured Pastora. "As amazing as it sounds," Sheehan said, "the conspiracy is continuing to bring about one ton or 1,000 kilos of cocaine -into the United States each week." Jesus Garcia, a former corrections +into the United States each week." Jesus Garcia, a former corrections officer in Dade County, Florida, said he was actively involved in the cocaine-arms operation.

-

He is one of Sheehan and Kerry's main sources of information. In a -telephone interview from prison, where Garcia is no serving a three-year +

He is one of Sheehan and Kerry's main sources of information. In a +telephone interview from prison, where Garcia is no serving a three-year term for possession of a firearm, he said "it is common knowledge here in Miami that that this whole contra operation in Costa Rica was paid for with cocaine. Everyone involved knows it. I actually saw the cocaine and the weapons together under one roof, weapons that I helped ship to Costa Rica." -In May of 1983, according to the suit, two Cuban-Americans, Rene Corbo and -Felipe Vidal joined forces with John Hull, a U.S. citizen who owns 1,750 +In May of 1983, according to the suit, two Cuban-Americans, Rene Corbo and +Felipe Vidal joined forces with John Hull, a U.S. citizen who owns 1,750 acres of land in northern Costa Rica, "to recruit, train, finance (and) arm" a Cuban-American mercenary force to attack Nicaragua.

To finance the mercenary force, the Cuban-Americans, Hull and others made arrangements with two known Columbian cocaine trafficers, Pablo -Escobar and Jorge Ochoa, "to provide hundreds of pounds of cocaine on a -regular basis," according to the suit. Garcia said that individuals -involved in the arms supply operation told him that Ochoa was supplying +Escobar and Jorge Ochoa, "to provide hundreds of pounds of cocaine on a +regular basis," according to the suit. Garcia said that individuals +involved in the arms supply operation told him that Ochoa was supplying cocaine to the contras.

-

The cocaine was flown from Columbia to Hull's ranch, Sheehan said, -where the planes would refuel. Sheehan said he has obtained records of +

The cocaine was flown from Columbia to Hull's ranch, Sheehan said, +where the planes would refuel. Sheehan said he has obtained records of Corbo buying huge gasoline tanks in Costa Rica which are used for refueling the planes. The Christic Institute learned about the cocaine shipments from members of Costa Rican Rural Guard, workers on Hull's land who unloaded the illegal substance from the small planes, and the pilots who transported the cocaine.

-

Corbo and Vidal belong to the Brigade 2506, an anti-Castro group in +

Corbo and Vidal belong to the Brigade 2506, an anti-Castro group in Miami whose members were recruited and hired by the CIA to fight in the Bay -of Pigs invasion agaisnt Cuba. Kerry's staff report charges that "Hull... +of Pigs invasion agaisnt Cuba. Kerry's staff report charges that "Hull... has been identified by a wide range of sources, including Eden Pastora, mercenaries, Costa Rican officials, and contra supporters as "deeply involved with military support for the contras...and has been identified by a wide-range of sources...as a CIA or NSC liaison to the contras."

-

According to Steven Carr and Peter Glibbery, two mercenaries based on +

According to Steven Carr and Peter Glibbery, two mercenaries based on land operated by Hull who were captured by the Costa Rican Rural Guard in 1985, Hull introduced himself to them as "the chief liaison for the FDN (National Democratic Force) and the CIA." Hull received $10,000 a month @@ -121,70 +121,70 @@ to Hull.

Hull has denied that he is assisting the contras and that he is working for the U.S. government.

-

Sheehan said that the cocaine is flown from the land operated by Hull +

Sheehan said that the cocaine is flown from the land operated by Hull to Memphis and then to Denver. The drug is also packed into container ships -at the Costa Rican port of Limon and transported to Miami, New Orleans and +at the Costa Rican port of Limon and transported to Miami, New Orleans and San Francisco.

-

Francisco Chanes, a Cuban-American, is the major importer and +

Francisco Chanes, a Cuban-American, is the major importer and distributor of the cocaine coming in from Costa Rica, according to the -suit. Sheehan said he learned of Chanes' role from Drug Enforcement -Administration agents who investigated Chanes, Corbo and Vidal.

+suit. Sheehan said he learned of Chanes' role from Drug Enforcement +Administration agents who investigated Chanes, Corbo and Vidal.

-

During a January 1986 interview with FBI agents, Garcia said he told +

During a January 1986 interview with FBI agents, Garcia said he told the agents that Chanes and Corbo were also involved in the contra supply operation.

-

Garcia said the agents responded by saying that Chanes and Corbo were +

Garcia said the agents responded by saying that Chanes and Corbo were already the subjects of a FBI narcotics trafficing investigation. Mattes, -Garcia's attorney who was present at the interview, said he also heard the +Garcia's attorney who was present at the interview, said he also heard the agents say that the FBI was investigating Chanes and Corbo.

-

Sheehan said money from the sale of cocaine is deposited in one bank +

Sheehan said money from the sale of cocaine is deposited in one bank in Miami and two in Central America and then withdrawn to purchase weapons and explosives.

-

Garcia said he was personally involved in a March 1985 shipment of 6 +

Garcia said he was personally involved in a March 1985 shipment of 6 tons of arms to Costa Rica from Miami. In July 1986, an official from the U.S. Attorney's office in Miami confirmed to the Miami Herald that "we now believe there were some weapons" illegally shipped to the contras by their U.S. supporters from the Fort Lauderdale International airport in 1985.

-

Garcia said he saw both these weapons and three kilograms of cocaine -stored at the home of Chanes in Miami in the company of Chanes and Carr.

+

Garcia said he saw both these weapons and three kilograms of cocaine +stored at the home of Chanes in Miami in the company of Chanes and Carr.

"They cocaine was kept in a dresser, about ten feet away from the -weapons. Carr told me that the three keys (kilograms) was what was left -from a larger shipment," Garcia said.[EP

+weapons. Carr told me that the three keys (kilograms) was what was left +from a larger shipment," Garcia said.[EP

He said he had no direct evidence that the weapons in Chanes' home were purchased with the proceeds from the sale of cocaine. He said that -Carr told him that the three kilograms were part of a larger shipment of +Carr told him that the three kilograms were part of a larger shipment of cocaine brought to the United States from Costa Rica in container ships belonging Ocean Hunter, a seafood importing company owned by Chanes.

-

Garcia said he helped load the weapons into a van which were then -taken to the aiport in Miami. Glibbery said he witnessed the arrival of +

Garcia said he helped load the weapons into a van which were then +taken to the aiport in Miami. Glibbery said he witnessed the arrival of these weapons on airstrips located on land operated by Hull in Costa Rica, -according to the Kerry report.

+according to the Kerry report.

-

The suit also names Theodore Shackley, former CIA associate deputy +

The suit also names Theodore Shackley, former CIA associate deputy director for world wide covert operations, and retired Army Gen. John -Singlaub as the main weapons suppliers.

+Singlaub as the main weapons suppliers.

According to the suit, Shackley "knowingly accept(ed) the proceeds from illegal sales of narcotics in payment for illegal arms shipments." -Singlaub has made "admissions to various reporters that he has sent guns +Singlaub has made "admissions to various reporters that he has sent guns and bullets to the contras," according to the report.

******************** -Reasearch and Editorial Assistance: Connie Blitt

+Reasearch and Editorial Assistance: Connie Blitt

-

Articles by Vince Bielski (San Fransisco-based) and Dennis Bernstein +

Articles by Vince Bielski (San Fransisco-based) and Dennis Bernstein (new York) have appeared in Newsday, Philadelphia Inquirer, Plain Dealer, Denver Post, Dallas Times Herald, Dallas Morning News, Baltimore Sun, San Fransisco Examiner, Oakland Tribune, San Jose Mercury, Arizona Daily Star, -Seattle Times, Minnieapolis Star and Tribune, and others. +Seattle Times, Minnieapolis Star and Tribune, and others. --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Seattle Times, Minnieapolis Star and Tribune, and others.

& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Jeff Hunter 510-935-5845 Rat Head Ratsnatcher 510-524-3649 Burn This Flag Zardoz 408-363-9766 - realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 + realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 415-583-4102

Specializing in conversations, obscure information, high explosives, diff --git a/pythonCode/output/embalm.xml b/pythonCode/output/embalm.xml index a242abf..8901a88 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/embalm.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/embalm.xml @@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ MORTUARY INDUSTRY, BUT HE IS A FORMER CHIEF OF PATHOLOGY AT SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL AND PROFESSOR OF PATHOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MEDICAL SCHOOL, AND HERE'S WHAT HE HAS TO SAY ABOUT IT:

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AN EXHUMED BODY IS A REPUGNANT, MOLDY, FOUL-LOOKING OBJECT. IT'S NOT - THE IMAGE OF ONE WHO HAS BEEN LOVED . . . THE BODY ITSELF MAY BE +

AN EXHUMED BODY IS A REPUGNANT, MOLDY, FOUL-LOOKING OBJECT. IT'S NOT + THE IMAGE OF ONE WHO HAS BEEN LOVED . . . THE BODY ITSELF MAY BE INTACT, AS FAR AS CONTOURS AND SO ON; BUT THE SILK LINING OF THE CASKET IS ALL STAINED WITH BODY FLUIDS, THE WOOD IS ROTTING, AND THE - BODY IS COVERED WITH MOLD . . . IF YOU SEAL UP A CASKET SO IT IS + BODY IS COVERED WITH MOLD . . . IF YOU SEAL UP A CASKET SO IT IS MORE OR LESS AIRTIGHT, YOU SEAL IN THE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA - THE KIND THAT THRIVE IN AN AIRLESS ATMOSPHERE, YOU SEE. THESE ARE THE PUTREFACTIVE BACTERIA, AND THE RESULTS OF THEIR GROWTH ARE PRETTY @@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ MEDICAL SCHOOL, AND HERE'S WHAT HE HAS TO SAY ABOUT IT:

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@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ MEDICAL SCHOOL, AND HERE'S WHAT HE HAS TO SAY ABOUT IT:

& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Jeff Hunter 510-935-5845 Rat Head Ratsnatcher 510-524-3649 Burn This Flag Zardoz 408-363-9766 - realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 + realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 415-583-4102

Specializing in conversations, obscure information, high explosives, diff --git a/pythonCode/output/evol-110.xml b/pythonCode/output/evol-110.xml index 54b38e1..40e0376 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/evol-110.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/evol-110.xml @@ -15,34 +15,34 @@ Jupiter missiles, the Americans set up elaborate listening devices in Turkey to monitor Soviet activity. Cat and mouse games to gauge Soviet readiness were played out almost on a daily basis. The Americans sent fighter planes to the proximity of the Soviet border while the men on the ground checked the -responses of the Soviet defenses. Captain Gregor Schwinghammer, now a Pan Am +responses of the Soviet defenses. Captain Gregor Schwinghammer, now a Pan Am instructor and pilot, was one of the players in this game. Since Ararat is near the Soviet border, there were many fly-bys around the mountain. During one such excursion, a Turkish pilot participating in the maneuvers volunteered -to show some of the American pilots Noah's Ark. Schwinghammer took all this in +to show some of the American pilots Noah's Ark. Schwinghammer took all this in a light vein but went along.

-

The editor of AR discussed this incident with Schwinghammer about two years +

The editor of AR discussed this incident with Schwinghammer about two years ago. The only thing really clear in his memory was that it definitely looked like a structure of some kind. He likened it to the long rectangular chicken houses he had seen in the midwest. It didn't really hit him that this could -be Noah's Ark until he saw the movie In Search of Noah's Ark on TV. -Schwinghammer still is not sure what it was but he maintains it definitely was +be Noah's Ark until he saw the movie In Search of Noah's Ark on TV. +Schwinghammer still is not sure what it was but he maintains it definitely was a structure.

-

An interesting thing to note here about Schwinghammer is that he later flew +

An interesting thing to note here about Schwinghammer is that he later flew many bombing missions in Vietnam with the particular responsibility of spotting the targets on the ground. We mention this to point out that the man was trained to spot objects from a plane. - To read more on the Schwinghammer experience, see Berlitz' first book + To read more on the Schwinghammer experience, see Berlitz' first book Doomsday 1999 A.D. and the update in his latest book mentioned in this issue. -Schwinghammer now claims that the object he saw looked like the Hagopian +Schwinghammer now claims that the object he saw looked like the Hagopian description as drawn by Elfred Lee.

-

Schwinghammer had a recollection of the U-2 pilots also seeing something in +

Schwinghammer had a recollection of the U-2 pilots also seeing something in photos. They flew out of the same base in Adana. As you will recall from the -Gary Powers' incident the Americans were flying reconnoissance missions deep +Gary Powers' incident the Americans were flying reconnoissance missions deep into the heart of the Soviet Union. On many occasions this took them right over Ararat.

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ perplexity these men had over a certain object high in the snows of Ararat.

It seems they could not figure out what the Turks could have built of that size at that extreme altitude. What could it be? Finally, he recalled -hearing one of them jokingly exclaim: "It must be Noah's Ark!" Being a +hearing one of them jokingly exclaim: "It must be Noah's Ark!" Being a Christian at the time, our friend pricked up his ears and went over for a closer look. Basically, what he remembers is a barge-like object sticking out of the ice with most of it still buried. Since he was in top security he told @@ -75,99 +75,99 @@ Ark's whereabouts.

college near this Air Force base to prepare for the ministry. While at this college, he recalls another incident while strolling around the student lounge one day. To his surprise he noticed on the bulletin board a photo cut out of -a newspaper with the caption "Could this be Noah's Ark?" He did a double take +a newspaper with the caption "Could this be Noah's Ark?" He did a double take when he realized it was from the roll he had processed only a few years previously in the lab. He wondered who dared disclose the photograph because he remembered how his superiors drilled into them the subject of secrecy and the penalty involved.

-

To this day he does not know if it was Noah's Ark but he wonders what else +

To this day he does not know if it was Noah's Ark but he wonders what else it could have been. This man (who wishes to remain anonymous) was once a pastor of a large Baptist church in Kansas City. Today he is a marriage and family counselor in a large clinic in Dallas. We know this man personally and can attest that his reputation is impeccable. To add further authenticity to this story, in the summer of '85, Col. Jim -Irwin met an American two-star General in Turkey who also claimed to have seen -a file labeled Noah's Ark and a slide purporting to be the Ark while stationed +Irwin met an American two-star General in Turkey who also claimed to have seen +a file labeled Noah's Ark and a slide purporting to be the Ark while stationed at an Air Force base in the midwest (not the same base). We are not privy to all the details of the General's testimony, but as far as we know, nothing new has turned up despite the General's promise to try and locate the photographs.

In 1953 an American employed by an American oil company not only claimed to have seen the Ark while flying by in a helicopter, he also took a number of -photographs. Upon returning to the states this man, George J. Greene, was +photographs. Upon returning to the states this man, George J. Greene, was unsuccessful in trying to raise support for a ground expedition. Some time later he died, or was murdered in South America. Many people however, saw his photographs, too many in fact for this to have been a fictitious story. A -more complete account of Greene's discovery can be found in Noah's Ark: Fact -or Fable by Violet Cummings (213ff).

+more complete account of Greene's discovery can be found in Noah's Ark: Fact +or Fable by Violet Cummings (213ff).

-

For two very good reasons we are now 99% convinced that what George Greene +

For two very good reasons we are now 99% convinced that what George Greene saw was a large rock formation that is known to most Ark researchers. The particular formation we refer to came to light in the mid-seventies as a -result of an expedition led by Tom Crotser of the Holy Ground Mission. The -movie, In Search of Noah's Ark, which we refer to elsewhere in this issue, -zooms in on the Crotser photograph and shows an object with planking clearly +result of an expedition led by Tom Crotser of the Holy Ground Mission. The +movie, In Search of Noah's Ark, which we refer to elsewhere in this issue, +zooms in on the Crotser photograph and shows an object with planking clearly visible. Ark researchers have looked this photo over carefully and have questioned its authenticity. It appeared to have been retouched. We now know for a fact that it was indeed retouched, but not with any fraudulent intent, -so says Mr. David Fry, of Cleburne, TX a former acquaintance of Crotser's.

+so says Mr. David Fry, of Cleburne, TX a former acquaintance of Crotser's.

-

Fry met Crotser in a photo print shop in Dallas where he noticed Crotser's +

Fry met Crotser in a photo print shop in Dallas where he noticed Crotser's scenic mountain photos. When he was informed that the mountain scenery was -Ararat, the two learned they had a mutual interest in Biblical history. Fry -agreed to assist Crotser in the analysis of the photo containing an +Ararat, the two learned they had a mutual interest in Biblical history. Fry +agreed to assist Crotser in the analysis of the photo containing an interesting ship-shaped object. Since they had shots of the object from -different angles Fry studied it stereo-scopically. While doing so, he noticed +different angles Fry studied it stereo-scopically. While doing so, he noticed lines that seemed to run parallel length-wise on the object when viewed -through a magnifying lense. Fry simply enhanced these lines and presented the -photo to Crotser who then proceded to publicly proclaim the lines as planking +through a magnifying lense. Fry simply enhanced these lines and presented the +photo to Crotser who then proceded to publicly proclaim the lines as planking on a structure. He also began announcing to the press that the structure was -Noah's Ark.

+Noah's Ark.

The object in question is positively located on the eastern rim of the -Ahora Gorge at approximately 12,000 feet. It was photographed by Bob Stuplich +Ahora Gorge at approximately 12,000 feet. It was photographed by Bob Stuplich from the air in 1983 and by expeditions on the ground.

-

There are two reasons to link the Greene and Crotser sightings. Our first -reason for concluding that Greene's and Crotser's objects are one and the same -is their similarity to the sketch made by Fred Drake who claimed to have -viewed Greene's photographs.

+

There are two reasons to link the Greene and Crotser sightings. Our first +reason for concluding that Greene's and Crotser's objects are one and the same +is their similarity to the sketch made by Fred Drake who claimed to have +viewed Greene's photographs.

-

Mr. Fry was kind enough to lend us a photograph of the object which he -said was made from one of the Crotser's slides. The object was shot at eye -level from the western rim of the gorge much the same as Greene would have +

Mr. Fry was kind enough to lend us a photograph of the object which he +said was made from one of the Crotser's slides. The object was shot at eye +level from the western rim of the gorge much the same as Greene would have done from the helicopter, only from further away.

To us the similarity is striking! The object lies almost due north and -south exactly as Greene described it. The object is on a kind of rock shelf +south exactly as Greene described it. The object is on a kind of rock shelf over-looking a shear drop-off. When viewing Stuplich's aerial photos it -appears that a side shot would also look just as Drake sketched it. Cummings -also reports that Greene was flying over the northeastern side of the mountain +appears that a side shot would also look just as Drake sketched it. Cummings +also reports that Greene was flying over the northeastern side of the mountain (p.219).

The fact that the object is at about 12,000 feet also supports our contention. This is about the ceiling for a helicopter in the early '50s. We did some checking on this awhile back and found that there was a high performance French helicopter that could have flown to the summit of the -mountain, but it is doubtful that Greene would have had one of these at his +mountain, but it is doubtful that Greene would have had one of these at his disposal.

This of course does not seal the case in concrete. We will never know for -certain until we actually see Greene's photos. However, we said that there -were two reasons why we are convinced that Greene saw the same rock formation -that Crotser photographed in 1974.

+certain until we actually see Greene's photos. However, we said that there +were two reasons why we are convinced that Greene saw the same rock formation +that Crotser photographed in 1974.

Rod Younquist, engineer and veteran of several trips to Ararat, related to -AR that he once met members of Crotser's expedition who informed him that they -had shown their photographs to people who had also viewed Greene's missing +AR that he once met members of Crotser's expedition who informed him that they +had shown their photographs to people who had also viewed Greene's missing photographs. Upon viewing the Holy Ground Mission photographs their response -was: "Oh, where did you get George Greene's photographs?" Hence our second -reason is the fact that Greene's friends mistakenly identified the Crotser -photographs as Greene's.

+was: "Oh, where did you get George Greene's photographs?" Hence our second +reason is the fact that Greene's friends mistakenly identified the Crotser +photographs as Greene's.

-

When Fry saw some of our slides of this object from different vantage +

When Fry saw some of our slides of this object from different vantage points he too became doubtful. However, he said it really looks convincing when viewed stereo-scopically. He would like to see more photographs to have added confirmation. We agree. Perhaps one of our readers may have a close up @@ -221,13 +221,13 @@ arises.

ARK MOVIES

We've had several responses to our inquiry in the January issue concerning -the Bart LaRue movie, The Ark of Noah. We now have our own copy and have +the Bart LaRue movie, The Ark of Noah. We now have our own copy and have viewed it several times with great interest. Our tape library now contains quite a few hours of various Ark films and we thought it might be a service to our readers to review what we've learned about other Ark films and where our readers might have access to them.

-

What intrigues us is that more than four films about the search for Noah's +

What intrigues us is that more than four films about the search for Noah's Ark appeared in one year, 1976! Incidentally, we know of at least eight or nine books on the subject of the Ark and the Flood that appeared between '72 and '76. Certainly this must have inspired film-makers to take advantage of @@ -235,35 +235,35 @@ the interest generated by the books.

We don't know who qualifies as being first, but two of the films produced that year are feature-length and were shown in theaters. A videotape of the -aforementioned Bart LaRue film can still be ordered from: United -Entertainment, Inc., 6535 E. Skelley Dr., Tulsa, OK 74145. The cost is +aforementioned Bart LaRue film can still be ordered from: United +Entertainment, Inc., 6535 E. Skelley Dr., Tulsa, OK 74145. The cost is $39.95. Their phone number is 918-622-6460.

This movie is of interest to Ark researchers because of its historic footage from Navarra, Search Foundation, and the Archaeological Research Foundation. The movie itself plods along, contains many historical -inaccuracies, and is anti-Turkish in tone. LaRue himself is persona non-grata +inaccuracies, and is anti-Turkish in tone. LaRue himself is persona non-grata in Turkey due to his illegal climb of the mountain while filming for the movie. Viewers will also have difficulty discerning the real thing from what is re-enactment.

-

Another major feature length movie, In Search of Noah's Ark, was made in +

Another major feature length movie, In Search of Noah's Ark, was made in 1976 by Sunn Classic Pictures. A major book of the same title was released -the same year. The authors of the book are Dave Balsiger and Charles E. +the same year. The authors of the book are Dave Balsiger and Charles E. Sellier, Jr. Balsiger was the ghost-writer for the English version of -Navarra's book: Noah's Ark: I Touched It. Sellier is also the producer of the +Navarra's book: Noah's Ark: I Touched It. Sellier is also the producer of the family-oriented TV show "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams." In Search of -Noah's Ark has been seen by millions and is frequently shown on late night TV. +Noah's Ark has been seen by millions and is frequently shown on late night TV. A video of this movie can probably be ordered from your local video store. This is a better film, but it leaves you with the impression that the Ark has been found and that the evidence is more credible than we would allow.

-

Ken Anderson Films of Winona Lake, IN produced the film Noah's Ark and the -Genesis Flood. Jack Dabner, now with Seven Star Productions, in Long Beach, +

Ken Anderson Films of Winona Lake, IN produced the film Noah's Ark and the +Genesis Flood. Jack Dabner, now with Seven Star Productions, in Long Beach, CA headed up the research effort and narrated this film. It appeared first in 1976. It is approximately an hour in length and rents for $52. Unfortunately, it is not available on videotape. The film can be rented -through local rental agencies who handle Ken Anderson films.

+through local rental agencies who handle Ken Anderson films.

Films for Christ, distributes a film mainly dealing with the Genesis Flood. It has been translated into many languages and is still used @@ -273,27 +273,27 @@ presentation of the many flood stories found in cultures on all the continents of the world. On the whole, it is a very instructional film. It is about 35 minutues in length. A video of this film can be rented for $27 from Films for Christ, 2628 W. Birchwood Cir., Mesa, AZ 85202. We were told that this film -is based on a book of the same name authored by Dr. John Whitcomb of Grace +is based on a book of the same name authored by Dr. John Whitcomb of Grace Theological Seminary. We are acquainted with this book, and can attest that it is a work of high quality. We highly recommend it to our readers.

-

Last summer, a Dutch film crew joined the Irwin team for the purpose of +

Last summer, a Dutch film crew joined the Irwin team for the purpose of making a documentary for Dutch television. A video (VHS) of this is available from High Flight Foundation, Box 1387, Colorado Springs, CO 80901. Purchase -price is $20, or $10 to rent. The title of this video is: Waar is De Ark Van +price is $20, or $10 to rent. The title of this video is: Waar is De Ark Van Noach? Some of the dialogue is in Dutch but the majority is English. It contains footage from a rare flight over the mountain, has a sense of drama, -and contains clear gospel testimonies by Col. Irwin and his team members.

+and contains clear gospel testimonies by Col. Irwin and his team members.

We are also aware of another film released in '86 produced by Montana Film, a German Company. This film is 43 minutes in length and has been shown on German television. This company films mountain-climbing events all over the world and the fact that they included footage about the search for the Ark -was incidental to their purpose. Dr. John Baumgardner and Ron Wyatt are +was incidental to their purpose. Dr. John Baumgardner and Ron Wyatt are interviewed on the film. It also apparently contains some spectacular footage shot on the summit of Ararat and the Parrot glacier area. It leaves you with the impression that the ship-shaped formation southeast of Ararat is likely -the Ark of Noah. An English-version video cassette is available, but we are +the Ark of Noah. An English-version video cassette is available, but we are not aware of any U.S. distributors at this time. Inquiries can be sent to their German address: Montana Film, Am Fort Elisabeth 15, D-6500 Mainz, W. Germany.

@@ -310,22 +310,22 @@ share that information.

GOPHER WOOD---A PROCESS?

submitted by - Dr. Don Shockey + Dr. Don Shockey Albuquerque, NM

-

When asked what the Ark of Noah was constructed from we all immediately +

When asked what the Ark of Noah was constructed from we all immediately know the answer. We can respond without hesitation by replying--"gopher wood." That is correct, and is exactly what the KJV of the Bible states. Genesis 6:14: "make thee an ark of gopher wood." The New International -Version says it a little differently: "So make yourself an ark of cypress -wood." The footnote tells the reader that cypress would be more likely the -wood of choice since the Hebrew meaning of go'phir is uncertain. Still no -problem since we know without reservation that whatever God told Noah would be +Version says it a little differently: "So make yourself an ark of cypress +wood." The footnote tells the reader that cypress would be more likely the +wood of choice since the Hebrew meaning of go'phir is uncertain. Still no +problem since we know without reservation that whatever God told Noah would be the absolute best to sustain the craft during the deluge to follow. One of the primary objectives of the re-discovery of the Ark will be to scientifically examine the wood and attempt to resolve once and for all what type of wood was used in its construction. All seem to agree that it would be -some type of hard wood. Guesses have included white oak, cypress, etc. even a +some type of hard wood. Guesses have included white oak, cypress, etc. even a type of tree no longer on earth has been suggested.

The following is offered to our AR readers and Ark researchers as a @@ -342,15 +342,15 @@ the joint between two pieces of wood. After letting it dry over-night, he will not be able to break the joint. The wood will break before the joined seam. This has been used in our area of the world for centuries, although it is not used very often in modern times since this sap will discolor any wood -it happens to come into contact with. This is what Noah used to construct the +it happens to come into contact with. This is what Noah used to construct the Ark. `Gopher wood' or `gophering' is a process not a particular tree." (Emphasis mine).

-

He further suggested that Noah used the "gophering process" to fashion the +

He further suggested that Noah used the "gophering process" to fashion the large timbers from many different pieces of hardwood that could have been some type of hard oak tree. What, specifically, we can only guess. This information turned on a light within my thinking. What he described would be -like our process of making plywood. If this is a valid assumption, then Noah +like our process of making plywood. If this is a valid assumption, then Noah could have constructed large timbers needed of any size, thickness, or length, without being dependent upon single, mammoth trees to accomplish God's command. The original meaning should be traced back to determine if a gopher @@ -360,13 +360,13 @@ about this resin which we will test. I will update AR on this project.

BOOKS

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In the November issue we noted that Charles Berlitz, author of the Bermuda -Triangle would be authoring a book on Noah's Ark and the Flood. We are +

In the November issue we noted that Charles Berlitz, author of the Bermuda +Triangle would be authoring a book on Noah's Ark and the Flood. We are pleased to announce that this book is now available in major bookstore chains. -The book is titled The Lost Ship of Noah. It is published by G.P. Putnam's +The book is titled The Lost Ship of Noah. It is published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, and sells for $17.95 (hardback), 187 pp.

-

Berlitz is an author of the Erich von Daniken mold. He is particularly +

Berlitz is an author of the Erich von Daniken mold. He is particularly interested in the myths and symbols of ancient cultures. It is his thesis that behind them are actual historical events from which they arose.

@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ prophecies from a variety of cultures and religions. He sees the majority of these prophecies as being authentic revelations that are this very moment moving toward fulfillment.

-

In The Lost Ship of Noah Berlitz seeks to bring his readers up-to-date on -the search for Noah's Ark on Mt. Ararat, and sets forth the cases for a +

In The Lost Ship of Noah Berlitz seeks to bring his readers up-to-date on +the search for Noah's Ark on Mt. Ararat, and sets forth the cases for a previous world-wide deluge, and the probability of future global destruction. Since most of the previous books on the Ark were written in the 70s Berlitz does those who are interested in the search a service. He is not writing from @@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ catastrophic flood-waters. In fact, he cites evidence of other ships being found in mountains and anticipates that more will undoubtedly be uncovered (see p. 166ff).

-

All Ark enthusiasts will appreciate the many photos by Ahmet Arslan and Jay +

All Ark enthusiasts will appreciate the many photos by Ahmet Arslan and Jay Bitzer, who was this editor's photographer in a 1985 expedition. While most Christians will not accept his multiple ark theory we commend him for making a clear case for a universal flood. SUMMER OF '87

@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ much prayer to pull this off.

It is also our hope that the ship-shaped formation southeast of Ararat will be properly excavated this summer. We will also endeavor to keep you up-to- date on this strange shape which the Turkish government is claiming to be the -Ark of Noah. +Ark of Noah.

POLITICAL AND WEATHER WATCH

@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ Party, Kurdish Workers Party and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.

According to Western analysts, following the Turkish bombing of Kurdish camps in Iraq last August, the flow of arms (some believed to be a gift of -Libya's Col. Muammar Quaddafi) across the Syrian border is beginning to +Libya's Col. Muammar Quaddafi) across the Syrian border is beginning to increase in numbers and sophistication."

This one appeared in the Rocky Mountain News, 3/9/87:

@@ -465,8 +465,8 @@ southeastern Turkey."

A note of interest with regard to the previous news article: The incident referred to took place very close to one of the traditional resting places of -Noah's Ark--Nisibis. We will be doing a major article on the other -traditional resting places of Noah's Ark in a future issue.

+Noah's Ark--Nisibis. We will be doing a major article on the other +traditional resting places of Noah's Ark in a future issue.

BITS AND PIECES

@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ June.

* Back issues of ARARAT REPORT are available on the same donation basis.

* A continuously updated outline and bibliography is available on the search -for Noah's Ark. Please send $2.00 for postage and copying.

+for Noah's Ark. Please send $2.00 for postage and copying.

* A comprehensive bibliography on the subject of "Kibowtology" (Ark research) is under preparation. Target date: early summer.

@@ -488,9 +488,9 @@ REPORT, is a faith ministry. That is, we depend on the gifts of God's people to sustain us. The ARARAT REPORT is sent as a free gift to those who enable this ministry to continue through their giving. If you own a personal computer equipped with a modem and are interested in knowing more about THE -INFORMED CHRISTIAN NETWORK, write or call to receive a password. All back +INFORMED CHRISTIAN NETWORK, write or call to receive a password. All back issues of ARARAT REPORT are downloadable from our database. THE INFORMED -CHRISTIAN NETWORK is a growing library of Christian Information that we are +CHRISTIAN NETWORK is a growing library of Christian Information that we are seeking to make available to the Body of Christ.

* We would like to make our readers aware of Origins Research & Information diff --git a/pythonCode/output/exec_ord.xml b/pythonCode/output/exec_ord.xml index f80c147..cabd26c 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/exec_ord.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/exec_ord.xml @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ their use.

The September issue of THE OSTRICH reprinted a story from the CBA BULLETIN which listed the following principal civilian concentra- - tion camps established in GULAG USA under the =Rex '84= program: + tion camps established in GULAG USA under the =Rex '84= program: Ft. Chaffee, Arkansas; Ft. Drum, New York; Ft. Indian Gap, Penn- sylvania; Camp A. P. Hill, Virginia; Oakdale, California; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Vendenberg AFB, California; Ft. Mc Coy, @@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ their use.

as THE OSTRICH has been reporting. The map on this page and the list of executive orders available for imposition of an "emergency" are from 1970s files of the late Gen. =P. A. Del Valle's= ALERT, - sent us by =Merritt Newby=, editor of the now defunct AMERICAN + sent us by =Merritt Newby=, editor of the now defunct AMERICAN CHALLENGE. - =Wake up Americans!= The Bushoviks have approved =Gorbachev's= - imposition of "Emergency" to suppress unrest. =Henry Kissinger= + =Wake up Americans!= The Bushoviks have approved =Gorbachev's= + imposition of "Emergency" to suppress unrest. =Henry Kissinger= and his clients hardly missed a day's profits in their deals with the butchers of Tiananmen Sqaure. Are you next? ************************************************************************* @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ SUBJECT: Executive Orders Budget.

E. O. 11490 is a compilation of some 23 previous Executive Orders, - signed by Nixon on Oct. 28, 1969, and outlining emergency functions + signed by Nixon on Oct. 28, 1969, and outlining emergency functions which are to be performed by some 28 Executive Departments and Agencies whenever the President of the United States declares a national emergency (as in defiance of an impeachment edict, @@ -145,19 +145,19 @@ SUBJECT: Executive Orders

--> Executive Order 11647 provides the regional and local mechanisms --> and manpower for carrying out the provisions of E. O. 11490. ---> Signed by Richard Nixon on Feb. 10, 1972, this Order sets up Ten +--> Signed by Richard Nixon on Feb. 10, 1972, this Order sets up Ten --> Federal Regional Councils to govern Ten Federal Regions made up --> of the fifty still existing States of the Union. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -Don sez:

+Don sez:

*Check out this book for the inside scoop on the "secret" Constitution.* SUBJECT: - "The Proposed Constitutional Model" Pages 595-621 Book Title - The Emerging Constitution -Author - Rexford G. Tugwell -Publisher - Harpers Magazine Press,Harper and Row +Author - Rexford G. Tugwell +Publisher - Harpers Magazine Press,Harper and Row Dewey Decimal - 342.73 T915E ISBN - 0-06-128225-10 Note Chapter 14 @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ Note Chapter 14 Virginia, District of Columbia. Regional Capitol: Philadelphia REGION IV: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, - North Carolina, Tennessee. + North Carolina, Tennessee. Regional Capitol: Atlanta REGION V: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin. Regional Capitol: Chicago @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ Note Chapter 14 Regional Capitol: Dallas-Fort Worth REGION VII: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska. Regional Capitol: Kansas City - REGION VIII: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, + REGION VIII: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming. Regional Capitol: Denver REGION IX: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada. @@ -228,19 +228,19 @@ Followup-To: alt.activism.d Lines: 691

>Sender: Activists Mailing List ACTIV-L@UMCVMB.BITNET ->From: dave 'who can do? ratmandu!' ratcliffe -> dave@ratmandu.corp.sgi.com

+>From: dave 'who can do? ratmandu!' ratcliffe +> dave@ratmandu.corp.sgi.com

Keywords: "To preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution, so help me God." Lines: 696

-

Bushie-Tail used the Gulf War Show to greatly expand the powers of the +

Bushie-Tail used the Gulf War Show to greatly expand the powers of the presidency. During this shell game event, the Executive Orders signed - into "law" continued Bushie's methodical and detailed program to bury + into "law" continued Bushie's methodical and detailed program to bury any residual traces of the constitutional rights and protections of U.S. citizens. The Bill of Rights--[almost too late to] use 'em or lose 'em:

-

|| The record of Bush's fast and loose approach to || +

|| The record of Bush's fast and loose approach to || || constitutionally guaranteed civil rights is a history of || || the erosion of liberty and the consolidation of an imperial || || executive. ||

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bottom 2 pages for subscription & back issues info on this quarterly):

Domestic Consequences of the Gulf War - Diana Reynolds - Reprinted with permission of CAIB. Copyright 1991

+ Diana Reynolds + Reprinted with permission of CAIB. Copyright 1991

-

Diana Reynolds is a Research Associate at the Edward R. Murrow Center, +

Diana Reynolds is a Research Associate at the Edward R. Murrow Center, Fletcher School for Public Policy, Tufts University. She is also an Assistant Professor of Politics at Broadford College and a Lecturer at Merrimack College.

A war, even the most victorious, is a national misfortune. - --Helmuth Von Moltke, Prussian field marshall

+ --Helmuth Von Moltke, Prussian field marshall

-

George Bush put the United States on the road to its second war in +

George Bush put the United States on the road to its second war in two years by declaring a national emergency on August 2,1990. In - response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, Bush issued two Executive + response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, Bush issued two Executive Orders (12722 and 12723) which restricted trade and travel with Iraq and froze Iraqi and Kuwaiti assets within the U.S. and those in the possession of U.S. persons abroad. At least 15 other executive orders followed these initial restrictions and enabled the President to mobilize the country's human and productive resources for war. Under - the national emergency, Bush was able unilaterally to break his 1991 + the national emergency, Bush was able unilaterally to break his 1991 budget agreement with Congress which had frozen defense spending, to entrench further the U.S. economy in the mire of the military- industrial complex, to override environmental protection regulations, @@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ Lines: 696

Security Council and administered, where appropriate, under the general umbrella of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).[1] There is no requirement that Congress be consulted before an emergency - is declared or findings signed. The only restriction on Bush is that + is declared or findings signed. The only restriction on Bush is that he must inform Congress in a "timely" fashion--he being the sole arbiter of timeliness. Ultimately, the president's perception of the severity of a @@ -302,30 +302,30 @@ Lines: 696

appointed officers determine the nature of any state of emergency. For this reason, those who were aware of the modern development of presidential emergency powers were apprehensive about the domestic - ramifications of any national emergency declared by George Bush. In - light of Bush's record (see "Bush Chips Away at Constitution" Box + ramifications of any national emergency declared by George Bush. In + light of Bush's record (see "Bush Chips Away at Constitution" Box below) and present performance, their fears appear well-founded.

The War at Home It is too early to know all of the emergency powers, executive orders and findings issued under classified National Security - Directives[2] implemented by Bush in the name of the Gulf War. In + Directives[2] implemented by Bush in the name of the Gulf War. In addition to the emergency powers necessary to the direct mobilization of active and reserve armed forces of the United States, there are some 120 additional emergency powers that can be used in a national emergency or state of war (declared or undeclared by Congress). The "Federal Register" records some 15 Executive Orders (EO) signed by - Bush from August 2,1990 to February 14,1991. (See "Bush's Executive + Bush from August 2,1990 to February 14,1991. (See "Bush's Executive Orders" box, below) It may take many years before most of the executive findings and use of powers come to light, if indeed they ever do. But evidence is - emerging that at least some of Bush's emergency powers were activated + emerging that at least some of Bush's emergency powers were activated in secret. Although only five of the 15 EOs that were published were directed at non-military personnel, the costs directly attributable to the exercise of the authorities conferred by the declaration of national emergency from August 2, 1990 to February 1, 1991 for non- military activities are estimated at approximately $1.3 billion. - According to a February 11, 1991 letter from Bush to congressional + According to a February 11, 1991 letter from Bush to congressional leaders reporting on the "National Emergency With Respect to Iraq," these costs represent wage and salary costs for the Departments of Treasury, State, Agriculture, and Transportation, U.S. Customs, @@ -338,21 +338,21 @@ Lines: 696

____________________________________________________________________ | | - | Bush Chips Away at Constitution | + | Bush Chips Away at Constitution | | | - | George Bush, perhaps more than any other individual in | + | George Bush, perhaps more than any other individual in | | U.S. history, has expanded the emergency powers of | | presidency. In 1976, as Director of Central Intelligence, | | he convened Team B, a group of rabidly anti-communist | | intellectuals and former government officials to reevaluate | | CIA inhouse intelligence estimates on Soviet military | | strength. The resulting report recommended draconian civil | - | defense measures which led to President Ford's Executive | + | defense measures which led to President Ford's Executive | | Order 11921 authorizing plans to establish government | | control of the means of production, distribution, energy | | sources, wages and salaries, credit and the flow of money | | in U.S. financial institutions in a national emergency.[1] | - | As Vice President, Bush headed the Task Force on | + | As Vice President, Bush headed the Task Force on | | Combatting Terrorism, that recommended: extended and | | flexible emergency presidential powers to combat terrorism; | | restrictions on congressional oversight in counter- | @@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ Lines: 696

| President's use of force in a terrorist situation, and | | lifted the requirement that the President consult Congress | | before sanctioning deadly force. | - | From 1982 to 1988, Bush led the Defense Mobilization | + | From 1982 to 1988, Bush led the Defense Mobilization | | Planning Systems Agency (DMPSA), a secret government | | organization, and spent more than $3 billion upgrading | | command, control, and communications in FEMA's continuity | @@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ Lines: 696

| planning for martial rule. Under this state, the executive | | would take upon itself powers far beyond those necessary to | | address national emergency contingencies.[5] | - | Bush's "anything goes" anti-drug strategy, announced | + | Bush's "anything goes" anti-drug strategy, announced | | on September 6, 1989, suggested that executive emergency | | powers be used: to oust those suspected of associating | | with drug users or sellers from public and private housing; | @@ -398,27 +398,27 @@ Lines: 696

| drugs in the continental U.S.; to confiscate private | | property belonging to drug users, and to incarcerate first | | time offenders in work camps.[6] | - | The record of Bush's fast and loose approach to | + | The record of Bush's fast and loose approach to | | constitutionally guaranteed civil rights is a history of | | the erosion of liberty and the consolidation of an imperial | | executive. | | | | 1. Executive Order 11921, "Emergency preparedness Functions, | | June 11, 1976. Federal Register, vol. 41, no. 116. The | - | report was attacked by such notables as Ray Cline, the | + | report was attacked by such notables as Ray Cline, the | | CIA's former Deputy Director, retired CIA intelligence | | analyst Arthur Macy Cox, and the former head of the U.S. | - | Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Paul Warnke for | + | Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Paul Warnke for | | blatantly manipulating CIA intelligence to achieve the | - | political ends of Team B's rightwing members. See Cline, | - | quoted in "Carter to Inherit Intense Dispute on Soviet | - | Intentions," Mary Marder, "Washington Post," January 2, | + | political ends of Team B's rightwing members. See Cline, | + | quoted in "Carter to Inherit Intense Dispute on Soviet | + | Intentions," Mary Marder, "Washington Post," January 2, | | 1977; Arthur Macy Cox, "Why the U.S. Since 1977 Has | | Been Mis-perceiving Soviet Military Strength," "New York | - | Times," October 20, 1980; Paul Warnke, "George Bush and | + | Times," October 20, 1980; Paul Warnke, "George Bush and | | Team B," "New York Times," September 24, 1988. | | | - | 2. George Bush, "Public Report of the Vice President's Task | + | 2. George Bush, "Public Report of the Vice President's Task | | Force On Combatting Terrorism" (Washington, D.C.: U.S. | | Government Printing Office), February 1986. | | | @@ -427,22 +427,22 @@ Lines: 696

| Border Control Committee" (Washington, DC), October 1, | | 1988. | | | - | 4. Steven Emerson, "America's Doomsday Project," "U.S. News | + | 4. Steven Emerson, "America's Doomsday Project," "U.S. News | | & World Report," August 7, 1989. | | | - | 5. See: Diana Reynolds, "FEMA and the NSC: The Rise of the | - | National Security State," "CAIB," Number 33 (Winter 1990); | - | Keenan Peck, "The Take-Charge Gang," "The Progressive," | + | 5. See: Diana Reynolds, "FEMA and the NSC: The Rise of the | + | National Security State," "CAIB," Number 33 (Winter 1990); | + | Keenan Peck, "The Take-Charge Gang," "The Progressive," | | May 1985; Jack Anderson, "FEMA Wants to Lead Economic | | War," "Washington Post," January 10, 1985. | | | | 6. These Presidential powers were authorized by the Anti- | | Drug Abuse Act of 1988, Public Law 100-690: 100th | - | Congress. See also: Diana Reynolds, "The Golden Lie," | - | "The Humanist," September/October 1990; Michael Isikoff, | - | "Is This Determination or Using a Howitzer to Kill a | + | Congress. See also: Diana Reynolds, "The Golden Lie," | + | "The Humanist," September/October 1990; Michael Isikoff, | + | "Is This Determination or Using a Howitzer to Kill a | | Fly?" "Washington Post National Weekly," August 27-, | - | September 2, 1990; Bernard Weintraub, "Bush Considers | + | September 2, 1990; Bernard Weintraub, "Bush Considers | | Calling Guard To Fight Drug Violence in Capital," "New | | York Times," March 21, 1989. | | | @@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ Lines: 467

Even those Executive Orders which have been made public tend to raise as many questions as they answer about what actions were - considered and actually implemented. On January 8, 1991, Bush signed + considered and actually implemented. On January 8, 1991, Bush signed Executive Order 12742, National Security Industrial Responsiveness, which ordered the rapid mobilization of resources such as food, energy, construction materials and civil transportation to meet @@ -478,8 +478,8 @@ Lines: 467

Wasting the Environment In one case the use of secret powers was discovered by a watchdog group and revealed in the press. In August 1990, correspondence - passed between Colin McMillan, Assistant Secretary of Defense for - Production and Logistics and Michael Deland, Chair of the White House + passed between Colin McMillan, Assistant Secretary of Defense for + Production and Logistics and Michael Deland, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. The letters responded to presidential and National Security Council directives to deal with increased industrial production and logistics arising from the @@ -510,12 +510,12 @@ Lines: 467

also defer destruction of up to 10 percent of lethal chemical agents and munitions that existed on November 8, 1985.[10] One Executive Order which was made public dealt with "Chemical and - Biological Weapons Proliferation." Signed by Bush on November 16, - 1990, EO 12735 leaves the impression that Bush is ordering an + Biological Weapons Proliferation." Signed by Bush on November 16, + 1990, EO 12735 leaves the impression that Bush is ordering an increased effort to end the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons. The order states that these weapons "constitute a threat to national security and foreign policy" and declares a national - emergency to deal with the threat. To confront this threat, Bush + emergency to deal with the threat. To confront this threat, Bush ordered international negotiations, the imposition of controls, licenses, and sanctions against foreign persons and countries for proliferation. Conveniently, the order grants the Secretaries of @@ -523,14 +523,14 @@ Lines: 467

In February of 1991, the Omnibus Export Amendments Act was passed by Congress compatible with EO 12735. It imposed sanctions on countries and companies developing or using chemical or biological - weapons. Bush signed the law, although he had rejected the identical + weapons. Bush signed the law, although he had rejected the identical measure the year before because it did not give him the executive power to waive all sanctions if he thought the national interest - required it.[11] The new bill, however, met Bush's requirements.

+ required it.[11] The new bill, however, met Bush's requirements.

____________________________________________________________________ | | - | BUSH'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS | + | BUSH'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS | | | | * EO 12722 "Blocking Iraqi Government Property and | | Prohibiting Transactions With Iraq," Aug. 2, 1990. | @@ -584,16 +584,16 @@ Lines: 467

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Going Off Budget - Although some of the powers which Bush assumed in order to conduct + Although some of the powers which Bush assumed in order to conduct the Gulf War were taken openly, they received little public discussion or reporting by the media. In October, when the winds of the Gulf War were merely a breeze, - Bush used his executive emergency powers to extend his budget + Bush used his executive emergency powers to extend his budget authority. This action made the 1991 fiscal budget agreement between Congress and the President one of the first U.S. casualties of the war. While on one hand the deal froze arms spending through 1996, it - also allowed Bush to put the cost of the Gulf War "off budget." Thus, - using its emergency powers, the Bush administration could:

+ also allowed Bush to put the cost of the Gulf War "off budget." Thus, + using its emergency powers, the Bush administration could:

* incur a deficit which exceeds congressional budget authority;

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* and exempt the Pentagon from congressional restrictions on hiring private contractors.[13]

-

While there is no published evidence on which powers Bush actually +

While there is no published evidence on which powers Bush actually invoked, the administration was able to push through the 1990 Omnibus Reconciliation Act. This legislation put a cap on domestic spending, created a record $300 billion deficit, and undermined the Gramm- @@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ Lines: 467

companion "dire emergency supplemental appropriation,"[14] it specified that the supplemental budget should not be used to finance costs the Pentagon would normally experience.[15] - Lawrence Korb, a Pentagon official in the Reagan administration, + Lawrence Korb, a Pentagon official in the Reagan administration, believes that the Pentagon has already violated the spirit of the 1990 Omnibus Reconciliation Act. It switched funding for the Patriot, Tomahawk, Hellfire and HARM missiles from its regular budget to the @@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ Lines: 467

Pool of Disinformation Emergency powers to control the means of communications in the U.S. in the name of national security were never formally declared. There - was no need for Bush to do so since most of the media voluntarily and + was no need for Bush to do so since most of the media voluntarily and even eagerly cooperated in their own censorship. Reporters covering the Coalition forces in the Gulf region operated under restrictions imposed by the U.S. military. They were, among other things, barred @@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ Lines: 467

domestic affairs. It is likely, however, that with a post-war presidential approval rating exceeding 75 percent, the domestic casualties will continue to mount with few objections. Paradoxically, - even though the U.S. public put pressure on Bush to send relief for + even though the U.S. public put pressure on Bush to send relief for the 500,000 Iraqi Kurdish refugees, it is unlikely the same outcry will be heard for the 37 million Americans without health insurance, the 32 million living in poverty, or the country's five million hungry @@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ Lines: 467

FOOTNOTES:

-

1. The administrative guideline was established under Reagan in Executive +

1. The administrative guideline was established under Reagan in Executive Order 12656, November 18,1988, "Federal Register," vol. 23, no. 266.

2. For instance, National Security Council policy papers or National @@ -708,26 +708,26 @@ Lines: 467

a top security classified state and are not shared with Congress. For an excellent discussion see: Harold C. Relyea, The Coming of Secret Law, "Government Information Quarterly," Vol. 5, November 1988; see - also: Eve Pell, "The Backbone of Hidden Government," "The Nation," + also: Eve Pell, "The Backbone of Hidden Government," "The Nation," June 19,1990.

3. "Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the National Emergency With Respect to Iraq," February, 11, 1991, "Weekly Compilation of - Presidential Documents: Administration of George Bush," (Washington, + Presidential Documents: Administration of George Bush," (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office), pp. 158-61.

4. The U.S. now has states of emergency with Iran, Iraq and Syria.

-

5. Allanna Sullivan, "U.S. Oil Concerns Confident Of Riding Out Short Gulf +

5. Allanna Sullivan, "U.S. Oil Concerns Confident Of Riding Out Short Gulf War," "Wall Street Journal Europe," January 7, 1991.

-

6. Colin McMillan, Letter to Michael Deland, Chairman, Council on +

6. Colin McMillan, Letter to Michael Deland, Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality (Washington, DC: Executive Office of the President), August 24, 1990; Michael R. Deland, Letter to Colin McMillan, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Production and Logistics (Washington, DC: Department of Defense), August 29,1990.

-

7. Keith Schneider, "Pentagon Wins Waiver Of Environmental Rule," "New York +

7. Keith Schneider, "Pentagon Wins Waiver Of Environmental Rule," "New York Times," January 30, 1991.

8. 33 U.S. Code (USC) sec. 1902 9(b).

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10. 50 USC sec. 1521(b) (3)(A).

-

ll. Adam Clymer, "New Bill Mandates Sanctions On Makers of Chemical Arms," +

ll. Adam Clymer, "New Bill Mandates Sanctions On Makers of Chemical Arms," "New York Times," February 22, 1991.

12. 31 USC O10005 (f); 2 USC O632 (i), 6419 (d), 907a (b); and Public @@ -754,12 +754,12 @@ Lines: 467

the Congressional Budget office estimates that cost at only $40 billion, $16 billion less than allied pledges.

-

15. Michael Kamish, "After The War: At Home, An Unconquered Recession," - "Boston Globe," March 6, 1991; Peter Passell, "The Big Spoils From a - Bargain War," "New York Times," March 3, 1991; and Alan Abelson, "A - War Dividend For The Defense Industry?" "Barron's," March 18, 1991.

+

15. Michael Kamish, "After The War: At Home, An Unconquered Recession," + "Boston Globe," March 6, 1991; Peter Passell, "The Big Spoils From a + Bargain War," "New York Times," March 3, 1991; and Alan Abelson, "A + War Dividend For The Defense Industry?" "Barron's," March 18, 1991.

-

16. Lawrence Korb, "The Pentagon's Creative Budgetry Is Out of Line," +

16. Lawrence Korb, "The Pentagon's Creative Budgetry Is Out of Line," "International Herald Tribune," April 5, 199l.

17. Many of the powers against aliens are automatically invoked during a @@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ Lines: 467

imposition of travel restrictions on aliens within the U.S. (8 USC sec. 1185); and requiring aliens to be fingerprinted (8 USC sec. 1302).

-

18. Ann Talamas, "FBI Targets Arab-Americans," "CAIB," Spring 1991, p. 4.

+

18. Ann Talamas, "FBI Targets Arab-Americans," "CAIB," Spring 1991, p. 4.

19. "Anti-Repression Project Bulletin" (New York: Center for Constitutional Rights), January 23, 1991.

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20. James DeParle, "Long Series of Military Decisions Led to Gulf War News Censorship," "New York Times," May 5, 1991.

-

21. James LeMoyne, "A Correspondent's Tale: Pentagon's Strategy for the +

21. James LeMoyne, "A Correspondent's Tale: Pentagon's Strategy for the Press: Good News or No News," "New York Times," February 17, 1991.

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No. 1 (July 1978): Agee on CIA; Cuban exile trial; consumer research-Jamaica.* No. 2 (Oct. 1978): How CIA recruits diplomats; researching undercover officers; double agent in CIA.* -No. 3 (Jan. 1979): CIA attacks CAIB; secret supp. to Army field manual; +No. 3 (Jan. 1979): CIA attacks CAIB; secret supp. to Army field manual; spying on host countries.* No. 4 (Apr.-May 1979): U.S. spies in Italian services; CIA in Spain; CIA recruiting for Africa; subversive academics; Angola.* @@ -804,28 +804,28 @@ No. 6 (Oct. 1979): U.S. in Caribbean; Cuban exile terrorists; CIA plans No. 7 (Dec. 1979-Jan. 1980): Media destabilization in Jamaica; Robert Moss; CIA budget; media operations; UNITA; Iran.* No. 8 (Mar.-Apr. 1980): Attacks on Agee; U.S. intelligence legislation; - CAIB statement to Congress; Zimbabwe; Northern Ireland. -No. 9 (June 1980): NSA in Norway; Glomar Explorer; mind control; NSA. + CAIB statement to Congress; Zimbabwe; Northern Ireland. +No. 9 (June 1980): NSA in Norway; Glomar Explorer; mind control; NSA. No. 10 (Aug.-Sept. 1980): Caribbean; destabilization in Jamaica; Guyana; - Grenada bombing; "The Spike"; deep cover manual. + Grenada bombing; "The Spike"; deep cover manual. No. 11 (Dec. 1980): Rightwing terrorism; South Korea; KCIA; Portugal; Guyana; Caribbean; AFIO; NSA interview. No. 12 (Apr. 1981): U.S. in Salvador and Guatemala; New Right; William Casey; CIA in Mozambique; mail surveillance.* No. 13 (July-Aug. 1981): South Africa documents; Namibia; mercenaries; the Klan; Globe Aero; Angola; Mozambique; BOSS; Central America; - Max Hugel; mail surveillance. + Max Hugel; mail surveillance. No. 14-15 (Oct. 1981): Complete index to nos. 1-12; review of intelligence - legislation; CAIB plans; extended Naming Names. + legislation; CAIB plans; extended Naming Names. No. 16 (Mar. 1982): Green Beret torture in Salvador; Argentine death squads; CIA media ops; Seychelles; Angola; Mozambique; the Klan; Nugan Hand.* -No. 17 (Summer 1982): CBW History; Cuban dengue epidemic; Scott Barnes +No. 17 (Summer 1982): CBW History; Cuban dengue epidemic; Scott Barnes and yellow rain lies; mystery death in Bangkok.* No. 18 (Winter 1983): CIA & religion; "secret" war in Nicaragua; Opus Dei; Miskitos; evangelicals-Guatemala; Summer Inst. of Linguistics; World Medical Relief; CIA & BOSS; torture S. Africa; Vietnam defoliation.* No. 19 (Spring-Summer 1983): CIA & media; history of disinformation; - "plot" against Pope; Grenada airport; Georgie Anne Geyer. + "plot" against Pope; Grenada airport; Georgie Anne Geyer. No. 20 (Winter 1984): Invasion of Grenada; war in Nicaragua; Ft. Huachuca; Israel and South Korea in Central America; KAL flight 007. No. 21 (Spring 1984): N.Y. Times and the Salvador election; Time and @@ -839,11 +839,11 @@ No. 24 (Summer 1985): State repression, infiltrators, provocateurs; NASSCO strike; Arnaud de Borchgrave, Moon, and Moss; Tetra Tech. No. 25 (Winter 1986): U.S., Nazis, and the Vatican; Knights of Malta; Greek civil war and Eleni; WACL and Nicaragua; torture. -No. 26 (Summer 1986): U.S. state terrorism; Vernon Walters; Libya bombing; +No. 26 (Summer 1986): U.S. state terrorism; Vernon Walters; Libya bombing; contra agents; Israel and South Africa; Duarte; media in Costa Rica; democracy in Nicaragua; plus complete index to nos. 13-25.* No. 27 (Spring 1987): Special: Religious Right; New York Times and Pope - Plot; Carlucci; Southern Air Transport; Michael Ledeen.* + Plot; Carlucci; Southern Air Transport; Michael Ledeen.* No. 28 (Summer 1987): Special: CIA and drugs: S.E. Asia, Afghanistan, Central America; Nugan Hand; MKULTRA in Canada; Delta Force; special section on AIDS theories and CBW.* @@ -855,21 +855,21 @@ No. 30 (Summer 1989): Special: Middle East: The intifada, Israeli arms Buckley; the Afghan arms pipeline and contra lobby. No. 31 (Winter 1989): Special issue on domestic surveillance. The FBI; CIA on campus; Office of Public Diplomacy; Lexington Prison; Puerto Rico. -No. 32 (Summer 1989): Tenth Year Anniversary Issue: The Best of CAIB. +No. 32 (Summer 1989): Tenth Year Anniversary Issue: The Best of CAIB. Includes articles from our earliest issues, Naming Names, CIA at home, - abroad, and in the media. Ten-year perspective by Philip Agee. -No. 33 (Winter 1990): The Bush Issue: CIA agents for Bush; Terrorism Task + abroad, and in the media. Ten-year perspective by Philip Agee. +No. 33 (Winter 1990): The Bush Issue: CIA agents for Bush; Terrorism Task Force; El Salvador and Nicaragua intervention; Republicans and Nazis. No. 34 (Summer 1990): Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr; Nicaraguan elections; South African death squads; U.S. and Pol Pot; Pan Am Flight 103; Noriega and the CIA; Council for National Policy. No. 35 (Fall 1990): Special: Eastern Europe; Analysis-Persian Gulf and - Cuba; massacres in Indonesia; CIA and Banks; Iran-contra + Cuba; massacres in Indonesia; CIA and Banks; Iran-contra No. 36 (Spring 1991): Racism & Nat. Security: FBI v. Arab-Americans & Black - Officials; Special: Destabilizing Africa: Chad, Uganda, S. Africa, + Officials; Special: Destabilizing Africa: Chad, Uganda, S. Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Zaire; Haiti; Panama; Gulf War; COINTELPRO "art." No. 37 (Summer 1990): Special: Gulf War: Media; U.N.; Libya; Iran; - Domestic costs; North Korea Next? Illegal Arms Deals.

+ Domestic costs; North Korea Next? Illegal Arms Deals.

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** Written 8:11 pm Jan 17, 1991 by nlgclc in cdp:mideast.forum ** An excellent book which deals with the REX 84 detention plan is: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -``Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North,'' by Ben -Bradlee Jr.(Donald I. Fine, $21.95. 573 pp.) +``Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North,'' by Ben +Bradlee Jr.(Donald I. Fine, $21.95. 573 pp.) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Reviewed by Dennis M. Culnan Copyright 1990, Gannett News Service All Rights Reserved Short excerpt posted here under applicable copyright laws

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[Oliver] North managed to network himself into the highest levels of +

[Oliver] North managed to network himself into the highest levels of the CIA and power centers around the world. There he lied and -boastfully ignored the constitutional process, Bradlee writes.

+boastfully ignored the constitutional process, Bradlee writes.

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Yet more terrifying is the plan hatched by North and other Reagan +

Yet more terrifying is the plan hatched by North and other Reagan people in the Federal Emergency Manpower Agency (FEMA): A blueprint for the military takeover of the United States. The plan called for FEMA to become ``emergency czar'' in the event of a national emergency @@ -939,8 +939,8 @@ commanders and run state and local governments. Finally, it would have the authority to order suspect aliens into concentration camps and seize their property.

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When then-Attorney General William French Smith got wind of the plan, -he killed it. After Smith left the administration, North and his FEMA +

When then-Attorney General William French Smith got wind of the plan, +he killed it. After Smith left the administration, North and his FEMA cronies came up with the Defense Resource Act, designed to suspendend the First Amendment by imposing censorship and banning strikes.

@@ -950,20 +950,20 @@ with the president's declaration of a state of national emergency concurrent with a mythical U.S. military invasion of an unspecified Central American country, presumably Nicaragua.''

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Bradlee writes that the Rex exercise was designed to test FEMA's +

Bradlee writes that the Rex exercise was designed to test FEMA's readiness to assume authority over the Department of Defense, the National Guard in all 50 states, and ``a number of state defense forces to be established by state legislatures.'' The military would then be ``deputized,'' thus making an end run around federal law forbidding military involvement in domestic law enforcement.

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Rex, which ran concurrently with the first annual U.S. show of force +

Rex, which ran concurrently with the first annual U.S. show of force in Honduras in April 1984, was also designed to test FEMA's ability to round up 400,000 undocumented Central American aliens in the United States and its ability to distribute hundreds of tons of small arms to ``state defense forces.''

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Incredibly, REX 84 was similar to a plan secretly adopted by Reagan +

Incredibly, REX 84 was similar to a plan secretly adopted by Reagan while governor of California. His two top henchmen then were Edwin Meese, who recently resigned as U.S. attorney general, and Louis Guiffrida, the FEMA director in 1984.

@@ -991,15 +991,15 @@ patriots. ------------------------------------------------------------------

WILL GULF WAR LEAD TO REPRESSION AT HOME? - by Paul DeRienzo and Bill Weinberg

+ by Paul DeRienzo and Bill Weinberg

On August 2, 1990, as Saddam Hussein's army was consolidating control -over Kuwait, President George Bush responded by signing two executive +over Kuwait, President George Bush responded by signing two executive orders that were the first step toward martial law in the United States and suspending the Constitution.

On the surface, Executive Orders 12722 and 12723, declaring a -"national emergency," merely invoked laws that allowed Bush to freeze +"national emergency," merely invoked laws that allowed Bush to freeze Iraqi assets in the United States.

The International Emergency Executive Powers Act permits the president @@ -1007,11 +1007,11 @@ to freeze foreign assets after declaring a "national emergency," a move that has been made three times before -- against Panama in 1987, Nicaragua in 1985 and Iran in 1979.

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According to Professor Diana Reynolds, of the Fletcher School of -Diplomacy at Boston's Tufts University, when Bush declared a national +

According to Professor Diana Reynolds, of the Fletcher School of +Diplomacy at Boston's Tufts University, when Bush declared a national emergency he "activated one part of a contingency national security emergency plan." That plan is made up of a series of laws passed since -the presidency of Richard Nixon, which Reynolds says give the +the presidency of Richard Nixon, which Reynolds says give the president "boundless" powers.

According to Reynolds, such laws as the Defense Industrial @@ -1050,22 +1050,22 @@ agency.

and corporate leaders who helped mobilize the nation's industries to support the war effort. The idea of a central national response to large-scale emergencies was reintroduced in the early 1970s by Louis -Giuffrida, a close associate of then-California Gov. Ronald Reagan and -his chief aide Edwin Meese.

+Giuffrida, a close associate of then-California Gov. Ronald Reagan and +his chief aide Edwin Meese.

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Reagan appointed Giuffrida head of the California National Guard in -1969. With Meese, Giuffrida organized "war-games" to prepare for +

Reagan appointed Giuffrida head of the California National Guard in +1969. With Meese, Giuffrida organized "war-games" to prepare for "statewide martial law" in the event that Black nationalists and anti-war protesters "challenged the authority of the state." In 1981, -Reagan as president moved Giuffrida up to the big leagues, appointing +Reagan as president moved Giuffrida up to the big leagues, appointing him director of FEMA.

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According to Reynolds, however, it was the actions of George Bush in +

According to Reynolds, however, it was the actions of George Bush in 1976, while he was the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), that provided the stimulus for centralization of vast powers in FEMA.

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Bush assembled a group of hawkish outsiders, called Team B, that +

Bush assembled a group of hawkish outsiders, called Team B, that released a report claiming the CIA ("Team A") had underestimated the dangers of Soviet nuclear attack. The report advised the development of elaborate plans for "civil defense" and post-nuclear government. @@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ Three years later, in 1979, FEMA was given ultimate responsibility for developing these plans.

Aware of the bad publicity FEMA was getting because of its role in -organizing for a post-nuclear world, Reagan's FEMA chief Giuffrida +organizing for a post-nuclear world, Reagan's FEMA chief Giuffrida publicly argued that the 1865 Posse Comitatus Act prohibited the military from arresting civilians.

@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ to arrest civilians. The National Guard, under the control of state governors in peace time, is also exempt from the act and can arrest civilians.

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FEMA Inspector General John Brinkerhoff has written a memo contending +

FEMA Inspector General John Brinkerhoff has written a memo contending that the government doesn't need to suspend the Constitution to use the full range of powers Congress has given the agency. FEMA has prepared legislation to be introduced in Congress in the event of a @@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ right to "deputize" National Guard and police forces is included in the package. But Reynolds believes that actual martial law need not be declared publicly.

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Giuffrida has written that "Martial Rule comes into existence upon a +

Giuffrida has written that "Martial Rule comes into existence upon a determination (not a declaration) by the senior military commander that the civil government must be replaced because it is no longer functioning anyway." He adds that "Martial Rule is limited only by the @@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ know how many are enacted."

DOMESTIC SPYING

Throughout the 1980s, FEMA was prohibited from engaging in -intelligence gathering. But on July 6, 1989, Bush signed Executive +intelligence gathering. But on July 6, 1989, Bush signed Executive Order 12681, pronouncing that FEMA's National Preparedness Directorate would "have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work." Recent events indicate that @@ -1162,22 +1162,22 @@ The NY Transfer BBS 718-448-2358 & 718-448-2683

DATE OF UPLOAD: November 17, 1989 ORIGIN OF UPLOAD: Omni Magazine -CONTRIBUTED BY: Donald Goldberg +CONTRIBUTED BY: Donald Goldberg ======================================================== PARANET INFORMATION SERVICE BBS ======================================================== Although this article does not deal directly with UFOs, -ParaNet felt it important as an offering to our readers who +ParaNet felt it important as an offering to our readers who depend so much upon communications as a way to stay informed. This article raises some interesting implications for the future of communications.

THE NATIONAL GUARDS (C) 1987 OMNI MAGAZINE MAY 1987 -(Reprinted with permission and license to ParaNet Information +(Reprinted with permission and license to ParaNet Information Service and its affiliates.)

-

By Donald Goldberg

+

By Donald Goldberg

The mountains bend as the fjord and the sea beyond stretch out before the viewer's eyes. First over the water, then a sharp @@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ databases. military's increasing efforts to keep information not only from the public but from industry experts, scientists, and even other government officials as well. "That's like classifying a road -map for fear of invasion," says Paul Wolff, assistant +map for fear of invasion," says Paul Wolff, assistant administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, of the attempted restrictions. These attempts to keep unclassified data out of the hands of @@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ are a part of an alarming trend that has seen the military take an ever-increasing role in controlling the flow of information and communications through American society, a role traditionally -- and almost exclusively -- left to civilians. Under the -approving gaze of the Reagan administration, Department of +approving gaze of the Reagan administration, Department of Defense (DoD) officials have quietly implemented a number of policies, decisions, and orders that give the military unprecedented control over both the content and public use of @@ -1254,13 +1254,13 @@ emergency is restricted to times of natural disaster, war, or when national security is specifically threatened. Now the military has attempted to redefine emergency. The point man in the Pentagon's onslaught on communications -is Assistant Defense Secretary Donald C. Latham, a former NSA -deputy chief. Latham now heads up an interagency committee in +is Assistant Defense Secretary Donald C. Latham, a former NSA +deputy chief. Latham now heads up an interagency committee in charge of writing and implementing many of the policies that have put the military in charge of the flow of civilian information and communication. He is also the architect of National Security Decision Directive 145 (NSDD 145), signed by Defense Secretary -Caspar Weinberger in 1984, which sets out the national policy on +Caspar Weinberger in 1984, which sets out the national policy on telecommunications and computer-systems security. First NSDD 145 set up a steering group of top-level administration officials. Their job is to recommend ways to @@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ agencies but by private companies as well. And last October the steering group issued a memorandum that defined sensitive information and gave federal agencies broad new powers to keep it from the public. - According to Latham, this new category includes such data as + According to Latham, this new category includes such data as all medical records on government databases -- from the files of the National Cancer Institute to information on every veteran who has ever applied for medical aid from the Veterans Administration @@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ has ever applied for medical aid from the Veterans Administration the Internal Revenue Service's computers. Even agricultural statistics, he argues, can be used by a foreign power against the United States. - In his oversize yet Spartan Pentagon office, Latham cuts + In his oversize yet Spartan Pentagon office, Latham cuts anything but an intimidating figure. Articulate and friendly, he could pass for a network anchorman or a television game show host. When asked how the government's new definition of @@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ sensitive information will be used, he defends the necessity for it and tries to put to rest concerns about a new restrictiveness. "The debate that somehow the DoD and NSA are going to monitor or get into private databases isn't the case at all," -Latham insists. "The definition is just a guideline, just an +Latham insists. "The definition is just a guideline, just an advisory. It does not give the DoD the right to go into private records." Yet the Defense Department invoked the NSDD 145 guidelines @@ -1295,18 +1295,18 @@ sale of data that are now unclassified and publicly available from privately owned computer systems. The excuse if offered was that these data often include technical information that might be valuable to a foreign adversary like the Soviet Union. - Mead Data Central -- which runs some of the nation's largest -computer databases, such as Lexis and Nexis, and has nearly + Mead Data Central -- which runs some of the nation's largest +computer databases, such as Lexis and Nexis, and has nearly 200,000 users -- says it has already been approached by a team of agents from the Air Force and officials from the CIA and the FBI -who asked for the names of subscribers and inquired what Mead +who asked for the names of subscribers and inquired what Mead officials might do if information restrictions were imposed. In -response to government pressure, Mead Data Central in effect +response to government pressure, Mead Data Central in effect censured itself. It purged all unclassified government-supplied technical data from its system and completely dropped the National Technical Information System from its database rather than risk a confrontation. - Representative Jack Brooks, a Texas Democrat who chairs the + Representative Jack Brooks, a Texas Democrat who chairs the House Government Operations Committee, is an outspoken critic of the NSA's role in restricting civilian information. He notes that in 1985 the NSA -- under the authority granted by NSDD 145 @@ -1315,19 +1315,19 @@ local and federal elections in 1984. The computer system was used to count more than one third of all votes cast in the United States. While probing the system's vulnerability to outside manipulation, the NSA obtained a detailed knowledge of that -computer program. "In my view," Brooks says, "this is an +computer program. "In my view," Brooks says, "this is an unprecedented and ill-advised expansion of the military's influence in our society." There are other NSA critics. "The computer systems used by counties to collect and process votes have nothing to do with national security, and I'm really concerned about the NSA's -involvement," says Democratic congressman Dan Glickman of Kansas, +involvement," says Democratic congressman Dan Glickman of Kansas, chairman of the House science and technology subcommittee concerned with computer security. Also, under NSDD 145 the Pentagon has issued an order, virtually unknown to all but a few industry executives, that affects commercial communications satellites. The policy was -made official by Defense Secretary Weinberger in June of 1985 and +made official by Defense Secretary Weinberger in June of 1985 and requires that all commercial satellite operators that carry such unclassified government data traffic as routine Pentagon supply information and payroll data (and that compete for lucrative @@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ affect the data over satellite channels, but it does make the NSA privy to vital information about the essential signals needed to operate a satellite. With this information it could take control of any satellite it chooses. - Latham insists this, too, is a voluntary policy and that + Latham insists this, too, is a voluntary policy and that only companies that wish to install protection will have their systems evaluated by the NSA. He also says industry officials are wholly behind the move, and argues that the protective @@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ argue, could cripple a company competing against less expensive communications networks. Americans get much of their information through forms of electronic communications, from the telephone, television and -radio, and information printed in many newspapers. Banks send +radio, and information printed in many newspapers. Banks send important financial data, businesses their spreadsheets, and stockbrokers their investment portfolios, all over the same channels, from satellite signals to computer hookups carried on @@ -1401,9 +1401,9 @@ Department officials. (The bill failed to pass the House for unrelated reasons.) "I think it is quite clear that they have snuck in there some powers that are dangerous for us as a company and for the -public at large," said MCI vice president Kenneth Cox before the +public at large," said MCI vice president Kenneth Cox before the Senate vote. - Since President Reagan took office, the Pentagon has stepped + Since President Reagan took office, the Pentagon has stepped up its efforts to rewrite the definition of national emergency and give the military expanded powers in the United States. "The declaration of 'emergency' has always been vague," says one @@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ after ten years in top policy posts. "Different presidents have invoked it differently. This administration would declare a convenient 'emergency.'" In other words, what is a nuisance to one administration might qualify as a burgeoning crisis to -another. For example, the Reagan administration might decide +another. For example, the Reagan administration might decide that a series of protests on or near military bases constituted a national emergency. Should the Pentagon ever be given the green light, its base @@ -1465,9 +1465,9 @@ day Ma Bell's monopoly over the telephone network of the entire United States was finally broken. The timing was no coincidence. Pentagon officials had argued for years along with AT&T against the divestiture of Ma Bell, on grounds of national security. -Defense Secretary Weinberger personally urged the attorney +Defense Secretary Weinberger personally urged the attorney general to block the lawsuit that resulted in the breakup, as had -his predecessor, Harold Brown. The reason was that rather than +his predecessor, Harold Brown. The reason was that rather than construct its own communications network, the Pentagon had come to rely extensively on the phone company. After the breakup the dependence continued. The Pentagon still used commercial @@ -1492,11 +1492,11 @@ staff the National Coordinating Center. The meetings, which continued over the next three years, were held at the White House, the State Department, the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, and at the -North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado +North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado Springs. The industry officials attending constituted the National -Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee -- called NSTAC -(pronounced N-stack) -- set up by President Reagan to address +Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee -- called NSTAC +(pronounced N-stack) -- set up by President Reagan to address those same problems that worried the Pentagon. It was at these secret meetings, according to the minutes, that the idea of a communications watch center for national emergencies -- the NCC @@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@ military's peacetime communications center. control over the nation's vast communications and information network. For years the Pentagon has been studying how to take over the common carriers' facilities. That research was prepared -by NSTAC at the DoD's request and is contained in a series of +by NSTAC at the DoD's request and is contained in a series of internal Pentagon documents obtained by Omni. Collectively this series is known as the Satellite Survivability Report. Completed in 1984, it is the only detailed analysis to date of the @@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ of all information in the United States. As one high-ranking White House communications official put it: "Whoever controls communications, controls the country." His remark was made after our State Department could not communicate directly with our -embassy in Manila during the anti-Marcos revolution last year. +embassy in Manila during the anti-Marcos revolution last year. To get through, the State Department had to relay all its messages through the Philippine government. Government officials have offered all kinds of scenarios to @@ -1613,5 +1613,5 @@ courtesy of the Pentagon.

*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@* The accountability of government has gone to the point where the very use of the law is the instrument of illegality. --- Ralph Nader @ Harvard Law School, 1/15/92 +-- Ralph Nader @ Harvard Law School, 1/15/92

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The September issue of THE OSTRICH reprinted a story from the CBA BULLETIN which listed the following principal civilian concentra- - tion camps established in GULAG USA under the =Rex '84= program: + tion camps established in GULAG USA under the =Rex '84= program: Ft. Chaffee, Arkansas; Ft. Drum, New York; Ft. Indian Gap, Penn- sylvania; Camp A. P. Hill, Virginia; Oakdale, California; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Vendenberg AFB, California; Ft. Mc Coy, @@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ SUBJECT: FEMA GULAG

as THE OSTRICH has been reporting. The map on this page and the list of executive orders available for imposition of an "emergency" are from 1970s files of the late Gen. =P. A. Del Valle's= ALERT, - sent us by =Merritt Newby=, editor of the now defunct AMERICAN + sent us by =Merritt Newby=, editor of the now defunct AMERICAN CHALLENGE. - =Wake up Americans!= The Bushoviks have approved =Gorbachev's= - imposition of "Emergency" to suppress unrest. =Henry Kissinger= + =Wake up Americans!= The Bushoviks have approved =Gorbachev's= + imposition of "Emergency" to suppress unrest. =Henry Kissinger= and his clients hardly missed a day's profits in their deals with the butchers of Tiananmen Sqaure. Are you next? ************************************************************************* @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ SUBJECT: Executive Orders Budget.

E. O. 11490 is a compilation of some 23 previous Executive Orders, - signed by Nixon on Oct. 28, 1969, and outlining emergency functions + signed by Nixon on Oct. 28, 1969, and outlining emergency functions which are to be performed by some 28 Executive Departments and Agencies whenever the President of the United States declares a national emergency (as in defiance of an impeachment edict, @@ -124,19 +124,19 @@ SUBJECT: Executive Orders

--> Executive Order 11647 provides the regional and local mechanisms --> and manpower for carrying out the provisions of E. O. 11490. ---> Signed by Richard Nixon on Feb. 10, 1972, this Order sets up Ten +--> Signed by Richard Nixon on Feb. 10, 1972, this Order sets up Ten --> Federal Regional Councils to govern Ten Federal Regions made up --> of the fifty still existing States of the Union. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -Don sez:

+Don sez:

*Check out this book for the inside scoop on the "secret" Constitution.* SUBJECT: - "The Proposed Constitutional Model" Pages 595-621 Book Title - The Emerging Constitution -Author - Rexford G. Tugwell -Publisher - Harpers Magazine Press,Harper and Row +Author - Rexford G. Tugwell +Publisher - Harpers Magazine Press,Harper and Row Dewey Decimal - 342.73 T915E ISBN - 0-06-128225-10 Note Chapter 14 @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ Note Chapter 14 Virginia, District of Columbia. Regional Capitol: Philadelphia REGION IV: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, - North Carolina, Tennessee. + North Carolina, Tennessee. Regional Capitol: Atlanta REGION V: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin. Regional Capitol: Chicago @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ Note Chapter 14 Regional Capitol: Dallas-Fort Worth REGION VII: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska. Regional Capitol: Kansas City - REGION VIII: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, + REGION VIII: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming. Regional Capitol: Denver REGION IX: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada. @@ -207,19 +207,19 @@ Followup-To: alt.activism.d Lines: 691

>Sender: Activists Mailing List ACTIV-L@UMCVMB.BITNET ->From: dave 'who can do? ratmandu!' ratcliffe -> dave@ratmandu.corp.sgi.com

+>From: dave 'who can do? ratmandu!' ratcliffe +> dave@ratmandu.corp.sgi.com

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Bushie-Tail used the Gulf War Show to greatly expand the powers of the +

Bushie-Tail used the Gulf War Show to greatly expand the powers of the presidency. During this shell game event, the Executive Orders signed - into "law" continued Bushie's methodical and detailed program to bury + into "law" continued Bushie's methodical and detailed program to bury any residual traces of the constitutional rights and protections of U.S. citizens. The Bill of Rights--[almost too late to] use 'em or lose 'em:

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|| The record of Bush's fast and loose approach to || +

|| The record of Bush's fast and loose approach to || || constitutionally guaranteed civil rights is a history of || || the erosion of liberty and the consolidation of an imperial || || executive. ||

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bottom 2 pages for subscription & back issues info on this quarterly):

Domestic Consequences of the Gulf War - Diana Reynolds - Reprinted with permission of CAIB. Copyright 1991

+ Diana Reynolds + Reprinted with permission of CAIB. Copyright 1991

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Diana Reynolds is a Research Associate at the Edward R. Murrow Center, +

Diana Reynolds is a Research Associate at the Edward R. Murrow Center, Fletcher School for Public Policy, Tufts University. She is also an Assistant Professor of Politics at Broadford College and a Lecturer at Merrimack College.

A war, even the most victorious, is a national misfortune. - --Helmuth Von Moltke, Prussian field marshall

+ --Helmuth Von Moltke, Prussian field marshall

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George Bush put the United States on the road to its second war in +

George Bush put the United States on the road to its second war in two years by declaring a national emergency on August 2,1990. In - response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, Bush issued two Executive + response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, Bush issued two Executive Orders (12722 and 12723) which restricted trade and travel with Iraq and froze Iraqi and Kuwaiti assets within the U.S. and those in the possession of U.S. persons abroad. At least 15 other executive orders followed these initial restrictions and enabled the President to mobilize the country's human and productive resources for war. Under - the national emergency, Bush was able unilaterally to break his 1991 + the national emergency, Bush was able unilaterally to break his 1991 budget agreement with Congress which had frozen defense spending, to entrench further the U.S. economy in the mire of the military- industrial complex, to override environmental protection regulations, @@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ Lines: 696

Security Council and administered, where appropriate, under the general umbrella of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).[1] There is no requirement that Congress be consulted before an emergency - is declared or findings signed. The only restriction on Bush is that + is declared or findings signed. The only restriction on Bush is that he must inform Congress in a "timely" fashion--he being the sole arbiter of timeliness. Ultimately, the president's perception of the severity of a @@ -281,30 +281,30 @@ Lines: 696

appointed officers determine the nature of any state of emergency. For this reason, those who were aware of the modern development of presidential emergency powers were apprehensive about the domestic - ramifications of any national emergency declared by George Bush. In - light of Bush's record (see "Bush Chips Away at Constitution" Box + ramifications of any national emergency declared by George Bush. In + light of Bush's record (see "Bush Chips Away at Constitution" Box below) and present performance, their fears appear well-founded.

The War at Home It is too early to know all of the emergency powers, executive orders and findings issued under classified National Security - Directives[2] implemented by Bush in the name of the Gulf War. In + Directives[2] implemented by Bush in the name of the Gulf War. In addition to the emergency powers necessary to the direct mobilization of active and reserve armed forces of the United States, there are some 120 additional emergency powers that can be used in a national emergency or state of war (declared or undeclared by Congress). The "Federal Register" records some 15 Executive Orders (EO) signed by - Bush from August 2,1990 to February 14,1991. (See "Bush's Executive + Bush from August 2,1990 to February 14,1991. (See "Bush's Executive Orders" box, below) It may take many years before most of the executive findings and use of powers come to light, if indeed they ever do. But evidence is - emerging that at least some of Bush's emergency powers were activated + emerging that at least some of Bush's emergency powers were activated in secret. Although only five of the 15 EOs that were published were directed at non-military personnel, the costs directly attributable to the exercise of the authorities conferred by the declaration of national emergency from August 2, 1990 to February 1, 1991 for non- military activities are estimated at approximately $1.3 billion. - According to a February 11, 1991 letter from Bush to congressional + According to a February 11, 1991 letter from Bush to congressional leaders reporting on the "National Emergency With Respect to Iraq," these costs represent wage and salary costs for the Departments of Treasury, State, Agriculture, and Transportation, U.S. Customs, @@ -317,21 +317,21 @@ Lines: 696

____________________________________________________________________ | | - | Bush Chips Away at Constitution | + | Bush Chips Away at Constitution | | | - | George Bush, perhaps more than any other individual in | + | George Bush, perhaps more than any other individual in | | U.S. history, has expanded the emergency powers of | | presidency. In 1976, as Director of Central Intelligence, | | he convened Team B, a group of rabidly anti-communist | | intellectuals and former government officials to reevaluate | | CIA inhouse intelligence estimates on Soviet military | | strength. The resulting report recommended draconian civil | - | defense measures which led to President Ford's Executive | + | defense measures which led to President Ford's Executive | | Order 11921 authorizing plans to establish government | | control of the means of production, distribution, energy | | sources, wages and salaries, credit and the flow of money | | in U.S. financial institutions in a national emergency.[1] | - | As Vice President, Bush headed the Task Force on | + | As Vice President, Bush headed the Task Force on | | Combatting Terrorism, that recommended: extended and | | flexible emergency presidential powers to combat terrorism; | | restrictions on congressional oversight in counter- | @@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ Lines: 696

| President's use of force in a terrorist situation, and | | lifted the requirement that the President consult Congress | | before sanctioning deadly force. | - | From 1982 to 1988, Bush led the Defense Mobilization | + | From 1982 to 1988, Bush led the Defense Mobilization | | Planning Systems Agency (DMPSA), a secret government | | organization, and spent more than $3 billion upgrading | | command, control, and communications in FEMA's continuity | @@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ Lines: 696

| planning for martial rule. Under this state, the executive | | would take upon itself powers far beyond those necessary to | | address national emergency contingencies.[5] | - | Bush's "anything goes" anti-drug strategy, announced | + | Bush's "anything goes" anti-drug strategy, announced | | on September 6, 1989, suggested that executive emergency | | powers be used: to oust those suspected of associating | | with drug users or sellers from public and private housing; | @@ -377,27 +377,27 @@ Lines: 696

| drugs in the continental U.S.; to confiscate private | | property belonging to drug users, and to incarcerate first | | time offenders in work camps.[6] | - | The record of Bush's fast and loose approach to | + | The record of Bush's fast and loose approach to | | constitutionally guaranteed civil rights is a history of | | the erosion of liberty and the consolidation of an imperial | | executive. | | | | 1. Executive Order 11921, "Emergency preparedness Functions, | | June 11, 1976. Federal Register, vol. 41, no. 116. The | - | report was attacked by such notables as Ray Cline, the | + | report was attacked by such notables as Ray Cline, the | | CIA's former Deputy Director, retired CIA intelligence | | analyst Arthur Macy Cox, and the former head of the U.S. | - | Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Paul Warnke for | + | Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Paul Warnke for | | blatantly manipulating CIA intelligence to achieve the | - | political ends of Team B's rightwing members. See Cline, | - | quoted in "Carter to Inherit Intense Dispute on Soviet | - | Intentions," Mary Marder, "Washington Post," January 2, | + | political ends of Team B's rightwing members. See Cline, | + | quoted in "Carter to Inherit Intense Dispute on Soviet | + | Intentions," Mary Marder, "Washington Post," January 2, | | 1977; Arthur Macy Cox, "Why the U.S. Since 1977 Has | | Been Mis-perceiving Soviet Military Strength," "New York | - | Times," October 20, 1980; Paul Warnke, "George Bush and | + | Times," October 20, 1980; Paul Warnke, "George Bush and | | Team B," "New York Times," September 24, 1988. | | | - | 2. George Bush, "Public Report of the Vice President's Task | + | 2. George Bush, "Public Report of the Vice President's Task | | Force On Combatting Terrorism" (Washington, D.C.: U.S. | | Government Printing Office), February 1986. | | | @@ -406,22 +406,22 @@ Lines: 696

| Border Control Committee" (Washington, DC), October 1, | | 1988. | | | - | 4. Steven Emerson, "America's Doomsday Project," "U.S. News | + | 4. Steven Emerson, "America's Doomsday Project," "U.S. News | | & World Report," August 7, 1989. | | | - | 5. See: Diana Reynolds, "FEMA and the NSC: The Rise of the | - | National Security State," "CAIB," Number 33 (Winter 1990); | - | Keenan Peck, "The Take-Charge Gang," "The Progressive," | + | 5. See: Diana Reynolds, "FEMA and the NSC: The Rise of the | + | National Security State," "CAIB," Number 33 (Winter 1990); | + | Keenan Peck, "The Take-Charge Gang," "The Progressive," | | May 1985; Jack Anderson, "FEMA Wants to Lead Economic | | War," "Washington Post," January 10, 1985. | | | | 6. These Presidential powers were authorized by the Anti- | | Drug Abuse Act of 1988, Public Law 100-690: 100th | - | Congress. See also: Diana Reynolds, "The Golden Lie," | - | "The Humanist," September/October 1990; Michael Isikoff, | - | "Is This Determination or Using a Howitzer to Kill a | + | Congress. See also: Diana Reynolds, "The Golden Lie," | + | "The Humanist," September/October 1990; Michael Isikoff, | + | "Is This Determination or Using a Howitzer to Kill a | | Fly?" "Washington Post National Weekly," August 27-, | - | September 2, 1990; Bernard Weintraub, "Bush Considers | + | September 2, 1990; Bernard Weintraub, "Bush Considers | | Calling Guard To Fight Drug Violence in Capital," "New | | York Times," March 21, 1989. | | | @@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ Lines: 467

Even those Executive Orders which have been made public tend to raise as many questions as they answer about what actions were - considered and actually implemented. On January 8, 1991, Bush signed + considered and actually implemented. On January 8, 1991, Bush signed Executive Order 12742, National Security Industrial Responsiveness, which ordered the rapid mobilization of resources such as food, energy, construction materials and civil transportation to meet @@ -457,8 +457,8 @@ Lines: 467

Wasting the Environment In one case the use of secret powers was discovered by a watchdog group and revealed in the press. In August 1990, correspondence - passed between Colin McMillan, Assistant Secretary of Defense for - Production and Logistics and Michael Deland, Chair of the White House + passed between Colin McMillan, Assistant Secretary of Defense for + Production and Logistics and Michael Deland, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. The letters responded to presidential and National Security Council directives to deal with increased industrial production and logistics arising from the @@ -489,12 +489,12 @@ Lines: 467

also defer destruction of up to 10 percent of lethal chemical agents and munitions that existed on November 8, 1985.[10] One Executive Order which was made public dealt with "Chemical and - Biological Weapons Proliferation." Signed by Bush on November 16, - 1990, EO 12735 leaves the impression that Bush is ordering an + Biological Weapons Proliferation." Signed by Bush on November 16, + 1990, EO 12735 leaves the impression that Bush is ordering an increased effort to end the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons. The order states that these weapons "constitute a threat to national security and foreign policy" and declares a national - emergency to deal with the threat. To confront this threat, Bush + emergency to deal with the threat. To confront this threat, Bush ordered international negotiations, the imposition of controls, licenses, and sanctions against foreign persons and countries for proliferation. Conveniently, the order grants the Secretaries of @@ -502,14 +502,14 @@ Lines: 467

In February of 1991, the Omnibus Export Amendments Act was passed by Congress compatible with EO 12735. It imposed sanctions on countries and companies developing or using chemical or biological - weapons. Bush signed the law, although he had rejected the identical + weapons. Bush signed the law, although he had rejected the identical measure the year before because it did not give him the executive power to waive all sanctions if he thought the national interest - required it.[11] The new bill, however, met Bush's requirements.

+ required it.[11] The new bill, however, met Bush's requirements.

____________________________________________________________________ | | - | BUSH'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS | + | BUSH'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS | | | | * EO 12722 "Blocking Iraqi Government Property and | | Prohibiting Transactions With Iraq," Aug. 2, 1990. | @@ -563,16 +563,16 @@ Lines: 467

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Going Off Budget - Although some of the powers which Bush assumed in order to conduct + Although some of the powers which Bush assumed in order to conduct the Gulf War were taken openly, they received little public discussion or reporting by the media. In October, when the winds of the Gulf War were merely a breeze, - Bush used his executive emergency powers to extend his budget + Bush used his executive emergency powers to extend his budget authority. This action made the 1991 fiscal budget agreement between Congress and the President one of the first U.S. casualties of the war. While on one hand the deal froze arms spending through 1996, it - also allowed Bush to put the cost of the Gulf War "off budget." Thus, - using its emergency powers, the Bush administration could:

+ also allowed Bush to put the cost of the Gulf War "off budget." Thus, + using its emergency powers, the Bush administration could:

* incur a deficit which exceeds congressional budget authority;

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* and exempt the Pentagon from congressional restrictions on hiring private contractors.[13]

-

While there is no published evidence on which powers Bush actually +

While there is no published evidence on which powers Bush actually invoked, the administration was able to push through the 1990 Omnibus Reconciliation Act. This legislation put a cap on domestic spending, created a record $300 billion deficit, and undermined the Gramm- @@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ Lines: 467

companion "dire emergency supplemental appropriation,"[14] it specified that the supplemental budget should not be used to finance costs the Pentagon would normally experience.[15] - Lawrence Korb, a Pentagon official in the Reagan administration, + Lawrence Korb, a Pentagon official in the Reagan administration, believes that the Pentagon has already violated the spirit of the 1990 Omnibus Reconciliation Act. It switched funding for the Patriot, Tomahawk, Hellfire and HARM missiles from its regular budget to the @@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ Lines: 467

Pool of Disinformation Emergency powers to control the means of communications in the U.S. in the name of national security were never formally declared. There - was no need for Bush to do so since most of the media voluntarily and + was no need for Bush to do so since most of the media voluntarily and even eagerly cooperated in their own censorship. Reporters covering the Coalition forces in the Gulf region operated under restrictions imposed by the U.S. military. They were, among other things, barred @@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ Lines: 467

domestic affairs. It is likely, however, that with a post-war presidential approval rating exceeding 75 percent, the domestic casualties will continue to mount with few objections. Paradoxically, - even though the U.S. public put pressure on Bush to send relief for + even though the U.S. public put pressure on Bush to send relief for the 500,000 Iraqi Kurdish refugees, it is unlikely the same outcry will be heard for the 37 million Americans without health insurance, the 32 million living in poverty, or the country's five million hungry @@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ Lines: 467

FOOTNOTES:

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1. The administrative guideline was established under Reagan in Executive +

1. The administrative guideline was established under Reagan in Executive Order 12656, November 18,1988, "Federal Register," vol. 23, no. 266.

2. For instance, National Security Council policy papers or National @@ -687,26 +687,26 @@ Lines: 467

a top security classified state and are not shared with Congress. For an excellent discussion see: Harold C. Relyea, The Coming of Secret Law, "Government Information Quarterly," Vol. 5, November 1988; see - also: Eve Pell, "The Backbone of Hidden Government," "The Nation," + also: Eve Pell, "The Backbone of Hidden Government," "The Nation," June 19,1990.

3. "Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the National Emergency With Respect to Iraq," February, 11, 1991, "Weekly Compilation of - Presidential Documents: Administration of George Bush," (Washington, + Presidential Documents: Administration of George Bush," (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office), pp. 158-61.

4. The U.S. now has states of emergency with Iran, Iraq and Syria.

-

5. Allanna Sullivan, "U.S. Oil Concerns Confident Of Riding Out Short Gulf +

5. Allanna Sullivan, "U.S. Oil Concerns Confident Of Riding Out Short Gulf War," "Wall Street Journal Europe," January 7, 1991.

-

6. Colin McMillan, Letter to Michael Deland, Chairman, Council on +

6. Colin McMillan, Letter to Michael Deland, Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality (Washington, DC: Executive Office of the President), August 24, 1990; Michael R. Deland, Letter to Colin McMillan, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Production and Logistics (Washington, DC: Department of Defense), August 29,1990.

-

7. Keith Schneider, "Pentagon Wins Waiver Of Environmental Rule," "New York +

7. Keith Schneider, "Pentagon Wins Waiver Of Environmental Rule," "New York Times," January 30, 1991.

8. 33 U.S. Code (USC) sec. 1902 9(b).

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10. 50 USC sec. 1521(b) (3)(A).

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ll. Adam Clymer, "New Bill Mandates Sanctions On Makers of Chemical Arms," +

ll. Adam Clymer, "New Bill Mandates Sanctions On Makers of Chemical Arms," "New York Times," February 22, 1991.

12. 31 USC O10005 (f); 2 USC O632 (i), 6419 (d), 907a (b); and Public @@ -733,12 +733,12 @@ Lines: 467

the Congressional Budget office estimates that cost at only $40 billion, $16 billion less than allied pledges.

-

15. Michael Kamish, "After The War: At Home, An Unconquered Recession," - "Boston Globe," March 6, 1991; Peter Passell, "The Big Spoils From a - Bargain War," "New York Times," March 3, 1991; and Alan Abelson, "A - War Dividend For The Defense Industry?" "Barron's," March 18, 1991.

+

15. Michael Kamish, "After The War: At Home, An Unconquered Recession," + "Boston Globe," March 6, 1991; Peter Passell, "The Big Spoils From a + Bargain War," "New York Times," March 3, 1991; and Alan Abelson, "A + War Dividend For The Defense Industry?" "Barron's," March 18, 1991.

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16. Lawrence Korb, "The Pentagon's Creative Budgetry Is Out of Line," +

16. Lawrence Korb, "The Pentagon's Creative Budgetry Is Out of Line," "International Herald Tribune," April 5, 199l.

17. Many of the powers against aliens are automatically invoked during a @@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ Lines: 467

imposition of travel restrictions on aliens within the U.S. (8 USC sec. 1185); and requiring aliens to be fingerprinted (8 USC sec. 1302).

-

18. Ann Talamas, "FBI Targets Arab-Americans," "CAIB," Spring 1991, p. 4.

+

18. Ann Talamas, "FBI Targets Arab-Americans," "CAIB," Spring 1991, p. 4.

19. "Anti-Repression Project Bulletin" (New York: Center for Constitutional Rights), January 23, 1991.

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20. James DeParle, "Long Series of Military Decisions Led to Gulf War News Censorship," "New York Times," May 5, 1991.

-

21. James LeMoyne, "A Correspondent's Tale: Pentagon's Strategy for the +

21. James LeMoyne, "A Correspondent's Tale: Pentagon's Strategy for the Press: Good News or No News," "New York Times," February 17, 1991.

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No. 1 (July 1978): Agee on CIA; Cuban exile trial; consumer research-Jamaica.* No. 2 (Oct. 1978): How CIA recruits diplomats; researching undercover officers; double agent in CIA.* -No. 3 (Jan. 1979): CIA attacks CAIB; secret supp. to Army field manual; +No. 3 (Jan. 1979): CIA attacks CAIB; secret supp. to Army field manual; spying on host countries.* No. 4 (Apr.-May 1979): U.S. spies in Italian services; CIA in Spain; CIA recruiting for Africa; subversive academics; Angola.* @@ -783,28 +783,28 @@ No. 6 (Oct. 1979): U.S. in Caribbean; Cuban exile terrorists; CIA plans No. 7 (Dec. 1979-Jan. 1980): Media destabilization in Jamaica; Robert Moss; CIA budget; media operations; UNITA; Iran.* No. 8 (Mar.-Apr. 1980): Attacks on Agee; U.S. intelligence legislation; - CAIB statement to Congress; Zimbabwe; Northern Ireland. -No. 9 (June 1980): NSA in Norway; Glomar Explorer; mind control; NSA. + CAIB statement to Congress; Zimbabwe; Northern Ireland. +No. 9 (June 1980): NSA in Norway; Glomar Explorer; mind control; NSA. No. 10 (Aug.-Sept. 1980): Caribbean; destabilization in Jamaica; Guyana; - Grenada bombing; "The Spike"; deep cover manual. + Grenada bombing; "The Spike"; deep cover manual. No. 11 (Dec. 1980): Rightwing terrorism; South Korea; KCIA; Portugal; Guyana; Caribbean; AFIO; NSA interview. No. 12 (Apr. 1981): U.S. in Salvador and Guatemala; New Right; William Casey; CIA in Mozambique; mail surveillance.* No. 13 (July-Aug. 1981): South Africa documents; Namibia; mercenaries; the Klan; Globe Aero; Angola; Mozambique; BOSS; Central America; - Max Hugel; mail surveillance. + Max Hugel; mail surveillance. No. 14-15 (Oct. 1981): Complete index to nos. 1-12; review of intelligence - legislation; CAIB plans; extended Naming Names. + legislation; CAIB plans; extended Naming Names. No. 16 (Mar. 1982): Green Beret torture in Salvador; Argentine death squads; CIA media ops; Seychelles; Angola; Mozambique; the Klan; Nugan Hand.* -No. 17 (Summer 1982): CBW History; Cuban dengue epidemic; Scott Barnes +No. 17 (Summer 1982): CBW History; Cuban dengue epidemic; Scott Barnes and yellow rain lies; mystery death in Bangkok.* No. 18 (Winter 1983): CIA & religion; "secret" war in Nicaragua; Opus Dei; Miskitos; evangelicals-Guatemala; Summer Inst. of Linguistics; World Medical Relief; CIA & BOSS; torture S. Africa; Vietnam defoliation.* No. 19 (Spring-Summer 1983): CIA & media; history of disinformation; - "plot" against Pope; Grenada airport; Georgie Anne Geyer. + "plot" against Pope; Grenada airport; Georgie Anne Geyer. No. 20 (Winter 1984): Invasion of Grenada; war in Nicaragua; Ft. Huachuca; Israel and South Korea in Central America; KAL flight 007. No. 21 (Spring 1984): N.Y. Times and the Salvador election; Time and @@ -818,11 +818,11 @@ No. 24 (Summer 1985): State repression, infiltrators, provocateurs; NASSCO strike; Arnaud de Borchgrave, Moon, and Moss; Tetra Tech. No. 25 (Winter 1986): U.S., Nazis, and the Vatican; Knights of Malta; Greek civil war and Eleni; WACL and Nicaragua; torture. -No. 26 (Summer 1986): U.S. state terrorism; Vernon Walters; Libya bombing; +No. 26 (Summer 1986): U.S. state terrorism; Vernon Walters; Libya bombing; contra agents; Israel and South Africa; Duarte; media in Costa Rica; democracy in Nicaragua; plus complete index to nos. 13-25.* No. 27 (Spring 1987): Special: Religious Right; New York Times and Pope - Plot; Carlucci; Southern Air Transport; Michael Ledeen.* + Plot; Carlucci; Southern Air Transport; Michael Ledeen.* No. 28 (Summer 1987): Special: CIA and drugs: S.E. Asia, Afghanistan, Central America; Nugan Hand; MKULTRA in Canada; Delta Force; special section on AIDS theories and CBW.* @@ -834,21 +834,21 @@ No. 30 (Summer 1989): Special: Middle East: The intifada, Israeli arms Buckley; the Afghan arms pipeline and contra lobby. No. 31 (Winter 1989): Special issue on domestic surveillance. The FBI; CIA on campus; Office of Public Diplomacy; Lexington Prison; Puerto Rico. -No. 32 (Summer 1989): Tenth Year Anniversary Issue: The Best of CAIB. +No. 32 (Summer 1989): Tenth Year Anniversary Issue: The Best of CAIB. Includes articles from our earliest issues, Naming Names, CIA at home, - abroad, and in the media. Ten-year perspective by Philip Agee. -No. 33 (Winter 1990): The Bush Issue: CIA agents for Bush; Terrorism Task + abroad, and in the media. Ten-year perspective by Philip Agee. +No. 33 (Winter 1990): The Bush Issue: CIA agents for Bush; Terrorism Task Force; El Salvador and Nicaragua intervention; Republicans and Nazis. No. 34 (Summer 1990): Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr; Nicaraguan elections; South African death squads; U.S. and Pol Pot; Pan Am Flight 103; Noriega and the CIA; Council for National Policy. No. 35 (Fall 1990): Special: Eastern Europe; Analysis-Persian Gulf and - Cuba; massacres in Indonesia; CIA and Banks; Iran-contra + Cuba; massacres in Indonesia; CIA and Banks; Iran-contra No. 36 (Spring 1991): Racism & Nat. Security: FBI v. Arab-Americans & Black - Officials; Special: Destabilizing Africa: Chad, Uganda, S. Africa, + Officials; Special: Destabilizing Africa: Chad, Uganda, S. Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Zaire; Haiti; Panama; Gulf War; COINTELPRO "art." No. 37 (Summer 1990): Special: Gulf War: Media; U.N.; Libya; Iran; - Domestic costs; North Korea Next? Illegal Arms Deals.

+ Domestic costs; North Korea Next? Illegal Arms Deals.

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** Written 8:11 pm Jan 17, 1991 by nlgclc in cdp:mideast.forum ** An excellent book which deals with the REX 84 detention plan is: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -``Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North,'' by Ben -Bradlee Jr.(Donald I. Fine, $21.95. 573 pp.) +``Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North,'' by Ben +Bradlee Jr.(Donald I. Fine, $21.95. 573 pp.) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Reviewed by Dennis M. Culnan Copyright 1990, Gannett News Service All Rights Reserved Short excerpt posted here under applicable copyright laws

-

[Oliver] North managed to network himself into the highest levels of +

[Oliver] North managed to network himself into the highest levels of the CIA and power centers around the world. There he lied and -boastfully ignored the constitutional process, Bradlee writes.

+boastfully ignored the constitutional process, Bradlee writes.

-

Yet more terrifying is the plan hatched by North and other Reagan +

Yet more terrifying is the plan hatched by North and other Reagan people in the Federal Emergency Manpower Agency (FEMA): A blueprint for the military takeover of the United States. The plan called for FEMA to become ``emergency czar'' in the event of a national emergency @@ -918,8 +918,8 @@ commanders and run state and local governments. Finally, it would have the authority to order suspect aliens into concentration camps and seize their property.

-

When then-Attorney General William French Smith got wind of the plan, -he killed it. After Smith left the administration, North and his FEMA +

When then-Attorney General William French Smith got wind of the plan, +he killed it. After Smith left the administration, North and his FEMA cronies came up with the Defense Resource Act, designed to suspendend the First Amendment by imposing censorship and banning strikes.

@@ -929,20 +929,20 @@ with the president's declaration of a state of national emergency concurrent with a mythical U.S. military invasion of an unspecified Central American country, presumably Nicaragua.''

-

Bradlee writes that the Rex exercise was designed to test FEMA's +

Bradlee writes that the Rex exercise was designed to test FEMA's readiness to assume authority over the Department of Defense, the National Guard in all 50 states, and ``a number of state defense forces to be established by state legislatures.'' The military would then be ``deputized,'' thus making an end run around federal law forbidding military involvement in domestic law enforcement.

-

Rex, which ran concurrently with the first annual U.S. show of force +

Rex, which ran concurrently with the first annual U.S. show of force in Honduras in April 1984, was also designed to test FEMA's ability to round up 400,000 undocumented Central American aliens in the United States and its ability to distribute hundreds of tons of small arms to ``state defense forces.''

-

Incredibly, REX 84 was similar to a plan secretly adopted by Reagan +

Incredibly, REX 84 was similar to a plan secretly adopted by Reagan while governor of California. His two top henchmen then were Edwin Meese, who recently resigned as U.S. attorney general, and Louis Guiffrida, the FEMA director in 1984.

@@ -970,15 +970,15 @@ patriots. ------------------------------------------------------------------

WILL GULF WAR LEAD TO REPRESSION AT HOME? - by Paul DeRienzo and Bill Weinberg

+ by Paul DeRienzo and Bill Weinberg

On August 2, 1990, as Saddam Hussein's army was consolidating control -over Kuwait, President George Bush responded by signing two executive +over Kuwait, President George Bush responded by signing two executive orders that were the first step toward martial law in the United States and suspending the Constitution.

On the surface, Executive Orders 12722 and 12723, declaring a -"national emergency," merely invoked laws that allowed Bush to freeze +"national emergency," merely invoked laws that allowed Bush to freeze Iraqi assets in the United States.

The International Emergency Executive Powers Act permits the president @@ -986,11 +986,11 @@ to freeze foreign assets after declaring a "national emergency," a move that has been made three times before -- against Panama in 1987, Nicaragua in 1985 and Iran in 1979.

-

According to Professor Diana Reynolds, of the Fletcher School of -Diplomacy at Boston's Tufts University, when Bush declared a national +

According to Professor Diana Reynolds, of the Fletcher School of +Diplomacy at Boston's Tufts University, when Bush declared a national emergency he "activated one part of a contingency national security emergency plan." That plan is made up of a series of laws passed since -the presidency of Richard Nixon, which Reynolds says give the +the presidency of Richard Nixon, which Reynolds says give the president "boundless" powers.

According to Reynolds, such laws as the Defense Industrial @@ -1029,22 +1029,22 @@ agency.

and corporate leaders who helped mobilize the nation's industries to support the war effort. The idea of a central national response to large-scale emergencies was reintroduced in the early 1970s by Louis -Giuffrida, a close associate of then-California Gov. Ronald Reagan and -his chief aide Edwin Meese.

+Giuffrida, a close associate of then-California Gov. Ronald Reagan and +his chief aide Edwin Meese.

-

Reagan appointed Giuffrida head of the California National Guard in -1969. With Meese, Giuffrida organized "war-games" to prepare for +

Reagan appointed Giuffrida head of the California National Guard in +1969. With Meese, Giuffrida organized "war-games" to prepare for "statewide martial law" in the event that Black nationalists and anti-war protesters "challenged the authority of the state." In 1981, -Reagan as president moved Giuffrida up to the big leagues, appointing +Reagan as president moved Giuffrida up to the big leagues, appointing him director of FEMA.

-

According to Reynolds, however, it was the actions of George Bush in +

According to Reynolds, however, it was the actions of George Bush in 1976, while he was the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), that provided the stimulus for centralization of vast powers in FEMA.

-

Bush assembled a group of hawkish outsiders, called Team B, that +

Bush assembled a group of hawkish outsiders, called Team B, that released a report claiming the CIA ("Team A") had underestimated the dangers of Soviet nuclear attack. The report advised the development of elaborate plans for "civil defense" and post-nuclear government. @@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ Three years later, in 1979, FEMA was given ultimate responsibility for developing these plans.

Aware of the bad publicity FEMA was getting because of its role in -organizing for a post-nuclear world, Reagan's FEMA chief Giuffrida +organizing for a post-nuclear world, Reagan's FEMA chief Giuffrida publicly argued that the 1865 Posse Comitatus Act prohibited the military from arresting civilians.

@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ to arrest civilians. The National Guard, under the control of state governors in peace time, is also exempt from the act and can arrest civilians.

-

FEMA Inspector General John Brinkerhoff has written a memo contending +

FEMA Inspector General John Brinkerhoff has written a memo contending that the government doesn't need to suspend the Constitution to use the full range of powers Congress has given the agency. FEMA has prepared legislation to be introduced in Congress in the event of a @@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ right to "deputize" National Guard and police forces is included in the package. But Reynolds believes that actual martial law need not be declared publicly.

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Giuffrida has written that "Martial Rule comes into existence upon a +

Giuffrida has written that "Martial Rule comes into existence upon a determination (not a declaration) by the senior military commander that the civil government must be replaced because it is no longer functioning anyway." He adds that "Martial Rule is limited only by the @@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ know how many are enacted."

DOMESTIC SPYING

Throughout the 1980s, FEMA was prohibited from engaging in -intelligence gathering. But on July 6, 1989, Bush signed Executive +intelligence gathering. But on July 6, 1989, Bush signed Executive Order 12681, pronouncing that FEMA's National Preparedness Directorate would "have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work." Recent events indicate that @@ -1141,22 +1141,22 @@ The NY Transfer BBS 718-448-2358 & 718-448-2683

DATE OF UPLOAD: November 17, 1989 ORIGIN OF UPLOAD: Omni Magazine -CONTRIBUTED BY: Donald Goldberg +CONTRIBUTED BY: Donald Goldberg ======================================================== PARANET INFORMATION SERVICE BBS ======================================================== Although this article does not deal directly with UFOs, -ParaNet felt it important as an offering to our readers who +ParaNet felt it important as an offering to our readers who depend so much upon communications as a way to stay informed. This article raises some interesting implications for the future of communications.

THE NATIONAL GUARDS (C) 1987 OMNI MAGAZINE MAY 1987 -(Reprinted with permission and license to ParaNet Information +(Reprinted with permission and license to ParaNet Information Service and its affiliates.)

-

By Donald Goldberg

+

By Donald Goldberg

The mountains bend as the fjord and the sea beyond stretch out before the viewer's eyes. First over the water, then a sharp @@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ databases. military's increasing efforts to keep information not only from the public but from industry experts, scientists, and even other government officials as well. "That's like classifying a road -map for fear of invasion," says Paul Wolff, assistant +map for fear of invasion," says Paul Wolff, assistant administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, of the attempted restrictions. These attempts to keep unclassified data out of the hands of @@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ are a part of an alarming trend that has seen the military take an ever-increasing role in controlling the flow of information and communications through American society, a role traditionally -- and almost exclusively -- left to civilians. Under the -approving gaze of the Reagan administration, Department of +approving gaze of the Reagan administration, Department of Defense (DoD) officials have quietly implemented a number of policies, decisions, and orders that give the military unprecedented control over both the content and public use of @@ -1233,13 +1233,13 @@ emergency is restricted to times of natural disaster, war, or when national security is specifically threatened. Now the military has attempted to redefine emergency. The point man in the Pentagon's onslaught on communications -is Assistant Defense Secretary Donald C. Latham, a former NSA -deputy chief. Latham now heads up an interagency committee in +is Assistant Defense Secretary Donald C. Latham, a former NSA +deputy chief. Latham now heads up an interagency committee in charge of writing and implementing many of the policies that have put the military in charge of the flow of civilian information and communication. He is also the architect of National Security Decision Directive 145 (NSDD 145), signed by Defense Secretary -Caspar Weinberger in 1984, which sets out the national policy on +Caspar Weinberger in 1984, which sets out the national policy on telecommunications and computer-systems security. First NSDD 145 set up a steering group of top-level administration officials. Their job is to recommend ways to @@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ agencies but by private companies as well. And last October the steering group issued a memorandum that defined sensitive information and gave federal agencies broad new powers to keep it from the public. - According to Latham, this new category includes such data as + According to Latham, this new category includes such data as all medical records on government databases -- from the files of the National Cancer Institute to information on every veteran who has ever applied for medical aid from the Veterans Administration @@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ has ever applied for medical aid from the Veterans Administration the Internal Revenue Service's computers. Even agricultural statistics, he argues, can be used by a foreign power against the United States. - In his oversize yet Spartan Pentagon office, Latham cuts + In his oversize yet Spartan Pentagon office, Latham cuts anything but an intimidating figure. Articulate and friendly, he could pass for a network anchorman or a television game show host. When asked how the government's new definition of @@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ sensitive information will be used, he defends the necessity for it and tries to put to rest concerns about a new restrictiveness. "The debate that somehow the DoD and NSA are going to monitor or get into private databases isn't the case at all," -Latham insists. "The definition is just a guideline, just an +Latham insists. "The definition is just a guideline, just an advisory. It does not give the DoD the right to go into private records." Yet the Defense Department invoked the NSDD 145 guidelines @@ -1274,18 +1274,18 @@ sale of data that are now unclassified and publicly available from privately owned computer systems. The excuse if offered was that these data often include technical information that might be valuable to a foreign adversary like the Soviet Union. - Mead Data Central -- which runs some of the nation's largest -computer databases, such as Lexis and Nexis, and has nearly + Mead Data Central -- which runs some of the nation's largest +computer databases, such as Lexis and Nexis, and has nearly 200,000 users -- says it has already been approached by a team of agents from the Air Force and officials from the CIA and the FBI -who asked for the names of subscribers and inquired what Mead +who asked for the names of subscribers and inquired what Mead officials might do if information restrictions were imposed. In -response to government pressure, Mead Data Central in effect +response to government pressure, Mead Data Central in effect censured itself. It purged all unclassified government-supplied technical data from its system and completely dropped the National Technical Information System from its database rather than risk a confrontation. - Representative Jack Brooks, a Texas Democrat who chairs the + Representative Jack Brooks, a Texas Democrat who chairs the House Government Operations Committee, is an outspoken critic of the NSA's role in restricting civilian information. He notes that in 1985 the NSA -- under the authority granted by NSDD 145 @@ -1294,19 +1294,19 @@ local and federal elections in 1984. The computer system was used to count more than one third of all votes cast in the United States. While probing the system's vulnerability to outside manipulation, the NSA obtained a detailed knowledge of that -computer program. "In my view," Brooks says, "this is an +computer program. "In my view," Brooks says, "this is an unprecedented and ill-advised expansion of the military's influence in our society." There are other NSA critics. "The computer systems used by counties to collect and process votes have nothing to do with national security, and I'm really concerned about the NSA's -involvement," says Democratic congressman Dan Glickman of Kansas, +involvement," says Democratic congressman Dan Glickman of Kansas, chairman of the House science and technology subcommittee concerned with computer security. Also, under NSDD 145 the Pentagon has issued an order, virtually unknown to all but a few industry executives, that affects commercial communications satellites. The policy was -made official by Defense Secretary Weinberger in June of 1985 and +made official by Defense Secretary Weinberger in June of 1985 and requires that all commercial satellite operators that carry such unclassified government data traffic as routine Pentagon supply information and payroll data (and that compete for lucrative @@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ affect the data over satellite channels, but it does make the NSA privy to vital information about the essential signals needed to operate a satellite. With this information it could take control of any satellite it chooses. - Latham insists this, too, is a voluntary policy and that + Latham insists this, too, is a voluntary policy and that only companies that wish to install protection will have their systems evaluated by the NSA. He also says industry officials are wholly behind the move, and argues that the protective @@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ argue, could cripple a company competing against less expensive communications networks. Americans get much of their information through forms of electronic communications, from the telephone, television and -radio, and information printed in many newspapers. Banks send +radio, and information printed in many newspapers. Banks send important financial data, businesses their spreadsheets, and stockbrokers their investment portfolios, all over the same channels, from satellite signals to computer hookups carried on @@ -1380,9 +1380,9 @@ Department officials. (The bill failed to pass the House for unrelated reasons.) "I think it is quite clear that they have snuck in there some powers that are dangerous for us as a company and for the -public at large," said MCI vice president Kenneth Cox before the +public at large," said MCI vice president Kenneth Cox before the Senate vote. - Since President Reagan took office, the Pentagon has stepped + Since President Reagan took office, the Pentagon has stepped up its efforts to rewrite the definition of national emergency and give the military expanded powers in the United States. "The declaration of 'emergency' has always been vague," says one @@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ after ten years in top policy posts. "Different presidents have invoked it differently. This administration would declare a convenient 'emergency.'" In other words, what is a nuisance to one administration might qualify as a burgeoning crisis to -another. For example, the Reagan administration might decide +another. For example, the Reagan administration might decide that a series of protests on or near military bases constituted a national emergency. Should the Pentagon ever be given the green light, its base @@ -1444,9 +1444,9 @@ day Ma Bell's monopoly over the telephone network of the entire United States was finally broken. The timing was no coincidence. Pentagon officials had argued for years along with AT&T against the divestiture of Ma Bell, on grounds of national security. -Defense Secretary Weinberger personally urged the attorney +Defense Secretary Weinberger personally urged the attorney general to block the lawsuit that resulted in the breakup, as had -his predecessor, Harold Brown. The reason was that rather than +his predecessor, Harold Brown. The reason was that rather than construct its own communications network, the Pentagon had come to rely extensively on the phone company. After the breakup the dependence continued. The Pentagon still used commercial @@ -1471,11 +1471,11 @@ staff the National Coordinating Center. The meetings, which continued over the next three years, were held at the White House, the State Department, the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, and at the -North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado +North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado Springs. The industry officials attending constituted the National -Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee -- called NSTAC -(pronounced N-stack) -- set up by President Reagan to address +Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee -- called NSTAC +(pronounced N-stack) -- set up by President Reagan to address those same problems that worried the Pentagon. It was at these secret meetings, according to the minutes, that the idea of a communications watch center for national emergencies -- the NCC @@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ military's peacetime communications center. control over the nation's vast communications and information network. For years the Pentagon has been studying how to take over the common carriers' facilities. That research was prepared -by NSTAC at the DoD's request and is contained in a series of +by NSTAC at the DoD's request and is contained in a series of internal Pentagon documents obtained by Omni. Collectively this series is known as the Satellite Survivability Report. Completed in 1984, it is the on

 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/fakeaids.xml b/pythonCode/output/fakeaids.xml index d106be5..b0d71bf 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/fakeaids.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/fakeaids.xml @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ important of these is that it might be refractory to the immunological and therapeutic processes upon which we depend to maintain our relative freedom from infectious diseases." (See - A Higher Form of Killing: The Secret Story of Chemical and -Biological Warfare by R. Harris and J. Paxman, p 266, Hill and +Biological Warfare by R. Harris and J. Paxman, p 266, Hill and Wang, pubs.) The funds were approved.

AIDS appeared within the requested time frame, and has the exact @@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ times as swiftly. And over 80% of the children with AIDS and 90% of infants born with it are among these minorities. "Ethnic weapons" that would strike certain racial groups more heavily than others have been a long-standing U.S. Army BW objective. -(Harris and Paxman, p 265)

+(Harris and Paxman, p 265)

Under the current U.S. administration biological warfare research spending has increased 500 percent, primarily in the area of genetic engineering of new disease organisms.

The "discovery" of the AIDS virus (HTLV3) was announced by Dr. -Robert Gallo at the National Cancer Institute, which is on the +Robert Gallo at the National Cancer Institute, which is on the grounds of Fort Detrick, Maryland, a primary U.S. Army biological warfare research facility. Actually, the AIDS virus looks and acts much more like a cross between a bovine leukemial virus and @@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ intelligence establishment following WW II. U.S. military priorities were then re-oriented from defeating Nazis to "defeating" communism at any cost, and strengthening military control of economic and foreign policy decisions (See - Project -Paperclip by Clarence Lasby, Atheneum 214, NY, and Gehlen: Spy of +Paperclip by Clarence Lasby, Atheneum 214, NY, and Gehlen: Spy of the Century by E.H. Cookridge, Random House.) There's no proof those Nazis ever gave up their long-term goals of conquest and genocide, just because they changed countries. Fascism was and is an international phenomenon.

It's not as if this was total reversal of previous U.S. military -policy, however. Hitler claimed to have gotten his inspiration +policy, however. Hitler claimed to have gotten his inspiration for the "final solution" from the extermination of Native Americans in the U.S. For that matter the first example of germ warfare in the U.S. was in 1763 when some of the European @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ published in the Patriot newspaper in New Delhi, India, on July 4, 1984. It is hard to say where the investigations of this story in the Indian press might have led, if they had not been sidetracked by two major domestic disasters shortly thereafter: -the assassination of Indira Gandhi on Oct. 31 and the Bhopal +the assassination of Indira Gandhi on Oct. 31 and the Bhopal Union Carbide plant "accident" that killed several thousand and injured over 200,000 on Dec. 3.

@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ have to do something about it.

are: Covert Action Information Bulletin #28 ($5), Box 50272, Washington, D.C. 20004; Bio-Attack Alert ($20), Dr. Robert Strecker, 1501 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90041; Radio Free -America #16 by Dave Emery and Nip Tuck (3 tapes, $10), Davkore +America #16 by Dave Emery and Nip Tuck (3 tapes, $10), Davkore Co., 1300-D Space Park Way, Mountain View, CA 94043.

This report was originally printed in - Critique - Exposing diff --git a/pythonCode/output/fbi-fone.xml b/pythonCode/output/fbi-fone.xml index 17121dc..c36a14d 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/fbi-fone.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/fbi-fone.xml @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ that communications systems and service providers continue to accomodate lawful government communications intercepts. The regulations are not intended to cover federal government communications systems. Procedure already exist by which -the Federal Bureau of Investigation amy obtain federal agency +the Federal Bureau of Investigation amy obtain federal agency cooperation in implementing lawful orders or authorizations applicable to such systems. Further, there would be no obligation on the part of the service providers or any other party diff --git a/pythonCode/output/fema-1.xml b/pythonCode/output/fema-1.xml index 4c0424b..518ecfe 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/fema-1.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/fema-1.xml @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SUBJECT: FEMA GULAG The September issue of THE OSTRICH reprinted a story from the CBA BULLETIN which listed the following principal civilian concentra- - tion camps established in GULAG USA under the =Rex '84= program: + tion camps established in GULAG USA under the =Rex '84= program: Ft. Chaffee, Arkansas; Ft. Drum, New York; Ft. Indian Gap, Penn- sylvania; Camp A. P. Hill, Virginia; Oakdale, California; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Vendenberg AFB, California; Ft. Mc Coy, @@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ SUBJECT: FEMA GULAG as THE OSTRICH has been reporting. The map on this page and the list of executive orders available for imposition of an "emergency" are from 1970s files of the late Gen. =P. A. Del Valle's= ALERT, - sent us by =Merritt Newby=, editor of the now defunct AMERICAN + sent us by =Merritt Newby=, editor of the now defunct AMERICAN CHALLENGE. - =Wake up Americans!= The Bushoviks have approved =Gorbachev's= - imposition of "Emergency" to suppress unrest. =Henry Kissinger= + =Wake up Americans!= The Bushoviks have approved =Gorbachev's= + imposition of "Emergency" to suppress unrest. =Henry Kissinger= and his clients hardly missed a day's profits in their deals with the butchers of Tiananmen Sqaure. Are you next? ************************************************************************* @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ SUBJECT: Executive Orders Budget. E. O. 11490 is a compilation of some 23 previous Executive Orders, - signed by Nixon on Oct. 28, 1969, and outlining emergency functions + signed by Nixon on Oct. 28, 1969, and outlining emergency functions which are to be performed by some 28 Executive Departments and Agencies whenever the President of the United States declares a national emergency (as in defiance of an impeachment edict, @@ -127,19 +127,19 @@ SUBJECT: Executive Orders --> Executive Order 11647 provides the regional and local mechanisms --> and manpower for carrying out the provisions of E. O. 11490. ---> Signed by Richard Nixon on Feb. 10, 1972, this Order sets up Ten +--> Signed by Richard Nixon on Feb. 10, 1972, this Order sets up Ten --> Federal Regional Councils to govern Ten Federal Regions made up --> of the fifty still existing States of the Union. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -Don sez: +Don sez: *Check out this book for the inside scoop on the "secret" Constitution.* SUBJECT: - "The Proposed Constitutional Model" Pages 595-621 Book Title - The Emerging Constitution -Author - Rexford G. Tugwell -Publisher - Harpers Magazine Press,Harper and Row +Author - Rexford G. Tugwell +Publisher - Harpers Magazine Press,Harper and Row Dewey Decimal - 342.73 T915E ISBN - 0-06-128225-10 Note Chapter 14 @@ -207,13 +207,13 @@ Note Chapter 14 --------------------------------REF2:FEMA--------------------------------------- - Bushie-Tail used the Gulf War Show to greatly expand the powers of the + Bushie-Tail used the Gulf War Show to greatly expand the powers of the presidency. During this shell game event, the Executive Orders signed - into "law" continued Bushie's methodical and detailed program to bury + into "law" continued Bushie's methodical and detailed program to bury any residual traces of the constitutional rights and protections of U.S. citizens. The Bill of Rights--[almost too late to] use 'em or lose 'em: - || The record of Bush's fast and loose approach to || + || The record of Bush's fast and loose approach to || || constitutionally guaranteed civil rights is a history of || || the erosion of liberty and the consolidation of an imperial || || executive. || @@ -223,26 +223,26 @@ Note Chapter 14 bottom 2 pages for subscription & back issues info on this quarterly): Domestic Consequences of the Gulf War - Diana Reynolds - Reprinted with permission of CAIB. Copyright 1991 + Diana Reynolds + Reprinted with permission of CAIB. Copyright 1991 - Diana Reynolds is a Research Associate at the Edward R. Murrow Center, + Diana Reynolds is a Research Associate at the Edward R. Murrow Center, Fletcher School for Public Policy, Tufts University. She is also an Assistant Professor of Politics at Broadford College and a Lecturer at Merrimack College. A war, even the most victorious, is a national misfortune. - --Helmuth Von Moltke, Prussian field marshall + --Helmuth Von Moltke, Prussian field marshall - George Bush put the United States on the road to its second war in + George Bush put the United States on the road to its second war in two years by declaring a national emergency on August 2,1990. In - response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, Bush issued two Executive + response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, Bush issued two Executive Orders (12722 and 12723) which restricted trade and travel with Iraq and froze Iraqi and Kuwaiti assets within the U.S. and those in the possession of U.S. persons abroad. At least 15 other executive orders followed these initial restrictions and enabled the President to mobilize the country's human and productive resources for war. Under - the national emergency, Bush was able unilaterally to break his 1991 + the national emergency, Bush was able unilaterally to break his 1991 budget agreement with Congress which had frozen defense spending, to entrench further the U.S. economy in the mire of the military- industrial complex, to override environmental protection regulations, @@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ Note Chapter 14 Security Council and administered, where appropriate, under the general umbrella of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).[1] There is no requirement that Congress be consulted before an emergency - is declared or findings signed. The only restriction on Bush is that + is declared or findings signed. The only restriction on Bush is that he must inform Congress in a "timely" fashion--he being the sole arbiter of timeliness. Ultimately, the president's perception of the severity of a @@ -275,30 +275,30 @@ Note Chapter 14 appointed officers determine the nature of any state of emergency. For this reason, those who were aware of the modern development of presidential emergency powers were apprehensive about the domestic - ramifications of any national emergency declared by George Bush. In - light of Bush's record (see "Bush Chips Away at Constitution" Box + ramifications of any national emergency declared by George Bush. In + light of Bush's record (see "Bush Chips Away at Constitution" Box below) and present performance, their fears appear well-founded. The War at Home It is too early to know all of the emergency powers, executive orders and findings issued under classified National Security - Directives[2] implemented by Bush in the name of the Gulf War. In + Directives[2] implemented by Bush in the name of the Gulf War. In addition to the emergency powers necessary to the direct mobilization of active and reserve armed forces of the United States, there are some 120 additional emergency powers that can be used in a national emergency or state of war (declared or undeclared by Congress). The "Federal Register" records some 15 Executive Orders (EO) signed by - Bush from August 2,1990 to February 14,1991. (See "Bush's Executive + Bush from August 2,1990 to February 14,1991. (See "Bush's Executive Orders" box, below) It may take many years before most of the executive findings and use of powers come to light, if indeed they ever do. But evidence is - emerging that at least some of Bush's emergency powers were activated + emerging that at least some of Bush's emergency powers were activated in secret. Although only five of the 15 EOs that were published were directed at non-military personnel, the costs directly attributable to the exercise of the authorities conferred by the declaration of national emergency from August 2, 1990 to February 1, 1991 for non- military activities are estimated at approximately $1.3 billion. - According to a February 11, 1991 letter from Bush to congressional + According to a February 11, 1991 letter from Bush to congressional leaders reporting on the "National Emergency With Respect to Iraq," these costs represent wage and salary costs for the Departments of Treasury, State, Agriculture, and Transportation, U.S. Customs, @@ -311,21 +311,21 @@ Note Chapter 14 ____________________________________________________________________ | | - | Bush Chips Away at Constitution | + | Bush Chips Away at Constitution | | | - | George Bush, perhaps more than any other individual in | + | George Bush, perhaps more than any other individual in | | U.S. history, has expanded the emergency powers of | | presidency. In 1976, as Director of Central Intelligence, | | he convened Team B, a group of rabidly anti-communist | | intellectuals and former government officials to reevaluate | | CIA inhouse intelligence estimates on Soviet military | | strength. The resulting report recommended draconian civil | - | defense measures which led to President Ford's Executive | + | defense measures which led to President Ford's Executive | | Order 11921 authorizing plans to establish government | | control of the means of production, distribution, energy | | sources, wages and salaries, credit and the flow of money | | in U.S. financial institutions in a national emergency.[1] | - | As Vice President, Bush headed the Task Force on | + | As Vice President, Bush headed the Task Force on | | Combatting Terrorism, that recommended: extended and | | flexible emergency presidential powers to combat terrorism; | | restrictions on congressional oversight in counter- | @@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ Note Chapter 14 | President's use of force in a terrorist situation, and | | lifted the requirement that the President consult Congress | | before sanctioning deadly force. | - | From 1982 to 1988, Bush led the Defense Mobilization | + | From 1982 to 1988, Bush led the Defense Mobilization | | Planning Systems Agency (DMPSA), a secret government | | organization, and spent more than $3 billion upgrading | | command, control, and communications in FEMA's continuity | @@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ Note Chapter 14 | planning for martial rule. Under this state, the executive | | would take upon itself powers far beyond those necessary to | | address national emergency contingencies.[5] | - | Bush's "anything goes" anti-drug strategy, announced | + | Bush's "anything goes" anti-drug strategy, announced | | on September 6, 1989, suggested that executive emergency | | powers be used: to oust those suspected of associating | | with drug users or sellers from public and private housing; | @@ -371,27 +371,27 @@ Note Chapter 14 | drugs in the continental U.S.; to confiscate private | | property belonging to drug users, and to incarcerate first | | time offenders in work camps.[6] | - | The record of Bush's fast and loose approach to | + | The record of Bush's fast and loose approach to | | constitutionally guaranteed civil rights is a history of | | the erosion of liberty and the consolidation of an imperial | | executive. | | | | 1. Executive Order 11921, "Emergency preparedness Functions, | | June 11, 1976. Federal Register, vol. 41, no. 116. The | - | report was attacked by such notables as Ray Cline, the | + | report was attacked by such notables as Ray Cline, the | | CIA's former Deputy Director, retired CIA intelligence | | analyst Arthur Macy Cox, and the former head of the U.S. | - | Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Paul Warnke for | + | Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Paul Warnke for | | blatantly manipulating CIA intelligence to achieve the | - | political ends of Team B's rightwing members. See Cline, | - | quoted in "Carter to Inherit Intense Dispute on Soviet | - | Intentions," Mary Marder, "Washington Post," January 2, | + | political ends of Team B's rightwing members. See Cline, | + | quoted in "Carter to Inherit Intense Dispute on Soviet | + | Intentions," Mary Marder, "Washington Post," January 2, | | 1977; Arthur Macy Cox, "Why the U.S. Since 1977 Has | | Been Mis-perceiving Soviet Military Strength," "New York | - | Times," October 20, 1980; Paul Warnke, "George Bush and | + | Times," October 20, 1980; Paul Warnke, "George Bush and | | Team B," "New York Times," September 24, 1988. | | | - | 2. George Bush, "Public Report of the Vice President's Task | + | 2. George Bush, "Public Report of the Vice President's Task | | Force On Combatting Terrorism" (Washington, D.C.: U.S. | | Government Printing Office), February 1986. | | | @@ -400,22 +400,22 @@ Note Chapter 14 | Border Control Committee" (Washington, DC), October 1, | | 1988. | | | - | 4. Steven Emerson, "America's Doomsday Project," "U.S. News | + | 4. Steven Emerson, "America's Doomsday Project," "U.S. News | | & World Report," August 7, 1989. | | | - | 5. See: Diana Reynolds, "FEMA and the NSC: The Rise of the | - | National Security State," "CAIB," Number 33 (Winter 1990); | - | Keenan Peck, "The Take-Charge Gang," "The Progressive," | + | 5. See: Diana Reynolds, "FEMA and the NSC: The Rise of the | + | National Security State," "CAIB," Number 33 (Winter 1990); | + | Keenan Peck, "The Take-Charge Gang," "The Progressive," | | May 1985; Jack Anderson, "FEMA Wants to Lead Economic | | War," "Washington Post," January 10, 1985. | | | | 6. These Presidential powers were authorized by the Anti- | | Drug Abuse Act of 1988, Public Law 100-690: 100th | - | Congress. See also: Diana Reynolds, "The Golden Lie," | - | "The Humanist," September/October 1990; Michael Isikoff, | - | "Is This Determination or Using a Howitzer to Kill a | + | Congress. See also: Diana Reynolds, "The Golden Lie," | + | "The Humanist," September/October 1990; Michael Isikoff, | + | "Is This Determination or Using a Howitzer to Kill a | | Fly?" "Washington Post National Weekly," August 27-, | - | September 2, 1990; Bernard Weintraub, "Bush Considers | + | September 2, 1990; Bernard Weintraub, "Bush Considers | | Calling Guard To Fight Drug Violence in Capital," "New | | York Times," March 21, 1989. | | | diff --git a/pythonCode/output/fema-2.xml b/pythonCode/output/fema-2.xml index 5547136..34f91d6 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/fema-2.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/fema-2.xml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Even those Executive Orders which have been made public tend to raise as many questions as they answer about what actions were - considered and actually implemented. On January 8, 1991, Bush signed + considered and actually implemented. On January 8, 1991, Bush signed Executive Order 12742, National Security Industrial Responsiveness, which ordered the rapid mobilization of resources such as food, energy, construction materials and civil transportation to meet @@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ Wasting the Environment In one case the use of secret powers was discovered by a watchdog group and revealed in the press. In August 1990, correspondence - passed between Colin McMillan, Assistant Secretary of Defense for - Production and Logistics and Michael Deland, Chair of the White House + passed between Colin McMillan, Assistant Secretary of Defense for + Production and Logistics and Michael Deland, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. The letters responded to presidential and National Security Council directives to deal with increased industrial production and logistics arising from the @@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ also defer destruction of up to 10 percent of lethal chemical agents and munitions that existed on November 8, 1985.[10] One Executive Order which was made public dealt with "Chemical and - Biological Weapons Proliferation." Signed by Bush on November 16, - 1990, EO 12735 leaves the impression that Bush is ordering an + Biological Weapons Proliferation." Signed by Bush on November 16, + 1990, EO 12735 leaves the impression that Bush is ordering an increased effort to end the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons. The order states that these weapons "constitute a threat to national security and foreign policy" and declares a national - emergency to deal with the threat. To confront this threat, Bush + emergency to deal with the threat. To confront this threat, Bush ordered international negotiations, the imposition of controls, licenses, and sanctions against foreign persons and countries for proliferation. Conveniently, the order grants the Secretaries of @@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ In February of 1991, the Omnibus Export Amendments Act was passed by Congress compatible with EO 12735. It imposed sanctions on countries and companies developing or using chemical or biological - weapons. Bush signed the law, although he had rejected the identical + weapons. Bush signed the law, although he had rejected the identical measure the year before because it did not give him the executive power to waive all sanctions if he thought the national interest - required it.[11] The new bill, however, met Bush's requirements. + required it.[11] The new bill, however, met Bush's requirements. ____________________________________________________________________ | | - | BUSH'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS | + | BUSH'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS | | | | * EO 12722 "Blocking Iraqi Government Property and | | Prohibiting Transactions With Iraq," Aug. 2, 1990. | @@ -132,16 +132,16 @@ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Going Off Budget - Although some of the powers which Bush assumed in order to conduct + Although some of the powers which Bush assumed in order to conduct the Gulf War were taken openly, they received little public discussion or reporting by the media. In October, when the winds of the Gulf War were merely a breeze, - Bush used his executive emergency powers to extend his budget + Bush used his executive emergency powers to extend his budget authority. This action made the 1991 fiscal budget agreement between Congress and the President one of the first U.S. casualties of the war. While on one hand the deal froze arms spending through 1996, it - also allowed Bush to put the cost of the Gulf War "off budget." Thus, - using its emergency powers, the Bush administration could: + also allowed Bush to put the cost of the Gulf War "off budget." Thus, + using its emergency powers, the Bush administration could: * incur a deficit which exceeds congressional budget authority; @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ * and exempt the Pentagon from congressional restrictions on hiring private contractors.[13] - While there is no published evidence on which powers Bush actually + While there is no published evidence on which powers Bush actually invoked, the administration was able to push through the 1990 Omnibus Reconciliation Act. This legislation put a cap on domestic spending, created a record $300 billion deficit, and undermined the Gramm- @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ companion "dire emergency supplemental appropriation,"[14] it specified that the supplemental budget should not be used to finance costs the Pentagon would normally experience.[15] - Lawrence Korb, a Pentagon official in the Reagan administration, + Lawrence Korb, a Pentagon official in the Reagan administration, believes that the Pentagon has already violated the spirit of the 1990 Omnibus Reconciliation Act. It switched funding for the Patriot, Tomahawk, Hellfire and HARM missiles from its regular budget to the @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ Pool of Disinformation Emergency powers to control the means of communications in the U.S. in the name of national security were never formally declared. There - was no need for Bush to do so since most of the media voluntarily and + was no need for Bush to do so since most of the media voluntarily and even eagerly cooperated in their own censorship. Reporters covering the Coalition forces in the Gulf region operated under restrictions imposed by the U.S. military. They were, among other things, barred @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ domestic affairs. It is likely, however, that with a post-war presidential approval rating exceeding 75 percent, the domestic casualties will continue to mount with few objections. Paradoxically, - even though the U.S. public put pressure on Bush to send relief for + even though the U.S. public put pressure on Bush to send relief for the 500,000 Iraqi Kurdish refugees, it is unlikely the same outcry will be heard for the 37 million Americans without health insurance, the 32 million living in poverty, or the country's five million hungry @@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ FOOTNOTES: - 1. The administrative guideline was established under Reagan in Executive + 1. The administrative guideline was established under Reagan in Executive Order 12656, November 18,1988, "Federal Register," vol. 23, no. 266. 2. For instance, National Security Council policy papers or National @@ -256,26 +256,26 @@ a top security classified state and are not shared with Congress. For an excellent discussion see: Harold C. Relyea, The Coming of Secret Law, "Government Information Quarterly," Vol. 5, November 1988; see - also: Eve Pell, "The Backbone of Hidden Government," "The Nation," + also: Eve Pell, "The Backbone of Hidden Government," "The Nation," June 19,1990. 3. "Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the National Emergency With Respect to Iraq," February, 11, 1991, "Weekly Compilation of - Presidential Documents: Administration of George Bush," (Washington, + Presidential Documents: Administration of George Bush," (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office), pp. 158-61. 4. The U.S. now has states of emergency with Iran, Iraq and Syria. - 5. Allanna Sullivan, "U.S. Oil Concerns Confident Of Riding Out Short Gulf + 5. Allanna Sullivan, "U.S. Oil Concerns Confident Of Riding Out Short Gulf War," "Wall Street Journal Europe," January 7, 1991. - 6. Colin McMillan, Letter to Michael Deland, Chairman, Council on + 6. Colin McMillan, Letter to Michael Deland, Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality (Washington, DC: Executive Office of the President), August 24, 1990; Michael R. Deland, Letter to Colin McMillan, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Production and Logistics (Washington, DC: Department of Defense), August 29,1990. - 7. Keith Schneider, "Pentagon Wins Waiver Of Environmental Rule," "New York + 7. Keith Schneider, "Pentagon Wins Waiver Of Environmental Rule," "New York Times," January 30, 1991. 8. 33 U.S. Code (USC) sec. 1902 9(b). @@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ 10. 50 USC sec. 1521(b) (3)(A). - ll. Adam Clymer, "New Bill Mandates Sanctions On Makers of Chemical Arms," + ll. Adam Clymer, "New Bill Mandates Sanctions On Makers of Chemical Arms," "New York Times," February 22, 1991. 12. 31 USC O10005 (f); 2 USC O632 (i), 6419 (d), 907a (b); and Public @@ -302,12 +302,12 @@ the Congressional Budget office estimates that cost at only $40 billion, $16 billion less than allied pledges. - 15. Michael Kamish, "After The War: At Home, An Unconquered Recession," - "Boston Globe," March 6, 1991; Peter Passell, "The Big Spoils From a - Bargain War," "New York Times," March 3, 1991; and Alan Abelson, "A - War Dividend For The Defense Industry?" "Barron's," March 18, 1991. + 15. Michael Kamish, "After The War: At Home, An Unconquered Recession," + "Boston Globe," March 6, 1991; Peter Passell, "The Big Spoils From a + Bargain War," "New York Times," March 3, 1991; and Alan Abelson, "A + War Dividend For The Defense Industry?" "Barron's," March 18, 1991. - 16. Lawrence Korb, "The Pentagon's Creative Budgetry Is Out of Line," + 16. Lawrence Korb, "The Pentagon's Creative Budgetry Is Out of Line," "International Herald Tribune," April 5, 199l. 17. Many of the powers against aliens are automatically invoked during a @@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ imposition of travel restrictions on aliens within the U.S. (8 USC sec. 1185); and requiring aliens to be fingerprinted (8 USC sec. 1302). - 18. Ann Talamas, "FBI Targets Arab-Americans," "CAIB," Spring 1991, p. 4. + 18. Ann Talamas, "FBI Targets Arab-Americans," "CAIB," Spring 1991, p. 4. 19. "Anti-Repression Project Bulletin" (New York: Center for Constitutional Rights), January 23, 1991. @@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ 20. James DeParle, "Long Series of Military Decisions Led to Gulf War News Censorship," "New York Times," May 5, 1991. - 21. James LeMoyne, "A Correspondent's Tale: Pentagon's Strategy for the + 21. James LeMoyne, "A Correspondent's Tale: Pentagon's Strategy for the Press: Good News or No News," "New York Times," February 17, 1991. ______________________________________________________________________________ @@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ ______________________________________________________________________________ No. 1 (July 1978): Agee on CIA; Cuban exile trial; consumer research-Jamaica.* No. 2 (Oct. 1978): How CIA recruits diplomats; researching undercover officers; double agent in CIA.* -No. 3 (Jan. 1979): CIA attacks CAIB; secret supp. to Army field manual; +No. 3 (Jan. 1979): CIA attacks CAIB; secret supp. to Army field manual; spying on host countries.* No. 4 (Apr.-May 1979): U.S. spies in Italian services; CIA in Spain; CIA recruiting for Africa; subversive academics; Angola.* @@ -352,28 +352,28 @@ No. 6 (Oct. 1979): U.S. in Caribbean; Cuban exile terrorists; CIA plans No. 7 (Dec. 1979-Jan. 1980): Media destabilization in Jamaica; Robert Moss; CIA budget; media operations; UNITA; Iran.* No. 8 (Mar.-Apr. 1980): Attacks on Agee; U.S. intelligence legislation; - CAIB statement to Congress; Zimbabwe; Northern Ireland. -No. 9 (June 1980): NSA in Norway; Glomar Explorer; mind control; NSA. + CAIB statement to Congress; Zimbabwe; Northern Ireland. +No. 9 (June 1980): NSA in Norway; Glomar Explorer; mind control; NSA. No. 10 (Aug.-Sept. 1980): Caribbean; destabilization in Jamaica; Guyana; - Grenada bombing; "The Spike"; deep cover manual. + Grenada bombing; "The Spike"; deep cover manual. No. 11 (Dec. 1980): Rightwing terrorism; South Korea; KCIA; Portugal; Guyana; Caribbean; AFIO; NSA interview. No. 12 (Apr. 1981): U.S. in Salvador and Guatemala; New Right; William Casey; CIA in Mozambique; mail surveillance.* No. 13 (July-Aug. 1981): South Africa documents; Namibia; mercenaries; the Klan; Globe Aero; Angola; Mozambique; BOSS; Central America; - Max Hugel; mail surveillance. + Max Hugel; mail surveillance. No. 14-15 (Oct. 1981): Complete index to nos. 1-12; review of intelligence - legislation; CAIB plans; extended Naming Names. + legislation; CAIB plans; extended Naming Names. No. 16 (Mar. 1982): Green Beret torture in Salvador; Argentine death squads; CIA media ops; Seychelles; Angola; Mozambique; the Klan; Nugan Hand.* -No. 17 (Summer 1982): CBW History; Cuban dengue epidemic; Scott Barnes +No. 17 (Summer 1982): CBW History; Cuban dengue epidemic; Scott Barnes and yellow rain lies; mystery death in Bangkok.* No. 18 (Winter 1983): CIA & religion; "secret" war in Nicaragua; Opus Dei; Miskitos; evangelicals-Guatemala; Summer Inst. of Linguistics; World Medical Relief; CIA & BOSS; torture S. Africa; Vietnam defoliation.* No. 19 (Spring-Summer 1983): CIA & media; history of disinformation; - "plot" against Pope; Grenada airport; Georgie Anne Geyer. + "plot" against Pope; Grenada airport; Georgie Anne Geyer. No. 20 (Winter 1984): Invasion of Grenada; war in Nicaragua; Ft. Huachuca; Israel and South Korea in Central America; KAL flight 007. No. 21 (Spring 1984): N.Y. Times and the Salvador election; Time and @@ -387,11 +387,11 @@ No. 24 (Summer 1985): State repression, infiltrators, provocateurs; NASSCO strike; Arnaud de Borchgrave, Moon, and Moss; Tetra Tech. No. 25 (Winter 1986): U.S., Nazis, and the Vatican; Knights of Malta; Greek civil war and Eleni; WACL and Nicaragua; torture. -No. 26 (Summer 1986): U.S. state terrorism; Vernon Walters; Libya bombing; +No. 26 (Summer 1986): U.S. state terrorism; Vernon Walters; Libya bombing; contra agents; Israel and South Africa; Duarte; media in Costa Rica; democracy in Nicaragua; plus complete index to nos. 13-25.* No. 27 (Spring 1987): Special: Religious Right; New York Times and Pope - Plot; Carlucci; Southern Air Transport; Michael Ledeen.* + Plot; Carlucci; Southern Air Transport; Michael Ledeen.* No. 28 (Summer 1987): Special: CIA and drugs: S.E. Asia, Afghanistan, Central America; Nugan Hand; MKULTRA in Canada; Delta Force; special section on AIDS theories and CBW.* @@ -403,10 +403,10 @@ No. 30 (Summer 1989): Special: Middle East: The intifada, Israeli arms Buckley; the Afghan arms pipeline and contra lobby. No. 31 (Winter 1989): Special issue on domestic surveillance. The FBI; CIA on campus; Office of Public Diplomacy; Lexington Prison; Puerto Rico. -No. 32 (Summer 1989): Tenth Year Anniversary Issue: The Best of CAIB. +No. 32 (Summer 1989): Tenth Year Anniversary Issue: The Best of CAIB. Includes articles from our earliest issues, Naming Names, CIA at home, - abroad, and in the media. Ten-year perspective by Philip Agee. -No. 33 (Winter 1990): The Bush Issue: CIA agents for Bush; Terrorism Task + abroad, and in the media. Ten-year perspective by Philip Agee. +No. 33 (Winter 1990): The Bush Issue: CIA agents for Bush; Terrorism Task Force; El Salvador and Nicaragua intervention; Republicans and Nazis. No. 34 (Summer 1990): Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr; Nicaraguan elections; South African death squads; U.S. and Pol Pot; Pan Am @@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ No. 34 (Summer 1990): Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr; Nicaraguan No. 35 (Fall 1990): Special: Eastern Europe; Analysis-Persian Gulf and Cuba; massacres in Indonesia; CIA and Banks; Iran-contra No. 36 (Spring 1991): Racism & Nat. Security: FBI v. Arab-Americans & Black - Officials; Special: Destabilizing Africa: Chad, Uganda, S. Africa, + Officials; Special: Destabilizing Africa: Chad, Uganda, S. Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Zaire; Haiti; Panama; Gulf War; COINTELPRO "art." No. 37 (Summer 1990): Special: Gulf War: Media; U.N.; Libya; Iran; Domestic costs; North Korea Next? Illegal Arms Deals. @@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ No. 37 (Summer 1990): Special: Gulf War: Media; U.N.; Libya; Iran; BACK ISSUES: Circle above, or list below. $6 per copy in U.S. Airmail: Canada/Mexico add $2; other countries add $4. - CAIB, P.O. Box 34583, Washington, DC 20043 + CAIB, P.O. Box 34583, Washington, DC 20043 -- daveus rattus diff --git a/pythonCode/output/fema-3.xml b/pythonCode/output/fema-3.xml index a70fb4f..4adbfb2 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/fema-3.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/fema-3.xml @@ -9,18 +9,18 @@ An excellent book which deals with the REX 84 detention plan is: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -``Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North,'' by Ben -Bradlee Jr. (Donald I. Fine, $21.95. 573 pp.) +``Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North,'' by Ben +Bradlee Jr. (Donald I. Fine, $21.95. 573 pp.) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Reviewed by Dennis M. Culnan Copyright 1990, Gannett News Service All Rights Reserved Short excerpt posted here under applicable copyright laws -[Oliver] North managed to network himself into the highest levels of +[Oliver] North managed to network himself into the highest levels of the CIA and power centers around the world. There he lied and -boastfully ignored the constitutional process, Bradlee writes. +boastfully ignored the constitutional process, Bradlee writes. -Yet more terrifying is the plan hatched by North and other Reagan +Yet more terrifying is the plan hatched by North and other Reagan people in the Federal Emergency Manpower Agency (FEMA): A blueprint for the military takeover of the United States. The plan called for FEMA to become ``emergency czar'' in the event of a national emergency @@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ commanders and run state and local governments. Finally, it would have the authority to order suspect aliens into concentration camps and seize their property. -When then-Attorney General William French Smith got wind of the plan, -he killed it. After Smith left the administration, North and his FEMA +When then-Attorney General William French Smith got wind of the plan, +he killed it. After Smith left the administration, North and his FEMA cronies came up with the Defense Resource Act, designed to suspendend the First Amendment by imposing censorship and banning strikes. @@ -42,20 +42,20 @@ with the president's declaration of a state of national emergency concurrent with a mythical U.S. military invasion of an unspecified Central American country, presumably Nicaragua.'' -Bradlee writes that the Rex exercise was designed to test FEMA's +Bradlee writes that the Rex exercise was designed to test FEMA's readiness to assume authority over the Department of Defense, the National Guard in all 50 states, and ``a number of state defense forces to be established by state legislatures.'' The military would then be ``deputized,'' thus making an end run around federal law forbidding military involvement in domestic law enforcement. -Rex, which ran concurrently with the first annual U.S. show of force +Rex, which ran concurrently with the first annual U.S. show of force in Honduras in April 1984, was also designed to test FEMA's ability to round up 400,000 undocumented Central American aliens in the United States and its ability to distribute hundreds of tons of small arms to ``state defense forces.'' -Incredibly, REX 84 was similar to a plan secretly adopted by Reagan +Incredibly, REX 84 was similar to a plan secretly adopted by Reagan while governor of California. His two top henchmen then were Edwin Meese, who recently resigned as U.S. attorney general, and Louis Guiffrida, the FEMA director in 1984. @@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ patriots. ------------------------------------------------------------------ WILL GULF WAR LEAD TO REPRESSION AT HOME? - by Paul DeRienzo and Bill Weinberg + by Paul DeRienzo and Bill Weinberg On August 2, 1990, as Saddam Hussein's army was consolidating control -over Kuwait, President George Bush responded by signing two executive +over Kuwait, President George Bush responded by signing two executive orders that were the first step toward martial law in the United States and suspending the Constitution. On the surface, Executive Orders 12722 and 12723, declaring a -"national emergency," merely invoked laws that allowed Bush to freeze +"national emergency," merely invoked laws that allowed Bush to freeze Iraqi assets in the United States. The International Emergency Executive Powers Act permits the president @@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ to freeze foreign assets after declaring a "national emergency," a move that has been made three times before -- against Panama in 1987, Nicaragua in 1985 and Iran in 1979. -According to Professor Diana Reynolds, of the Fletcher School of -Diplomacy at Boston's Tufts University, when Bush declared a national +According to Professor Diana Reynolds, of the Fletcher School of +Diplomacy at Boston's Tufts University, when Bush declared a national emergency he "activated one part of a contingency national security emergency plan." That plan is made up of a series of laws passed since -the presidency of Richard Nixon, which Reynolds says give the +the presidency of Richard Nixon, which Reynolds says give the president "boundless" powers. According to Reynolds, such laws as the Defense Industrial @@ -137,22 +137,22 @@ FEMA has its roots in the World War I partnership between government and corporate leaders who helped mobilize the nation's industries to support the war effort. The idea of a central national response to large-scale emergencies was reintroduced in the early 1970s by Louis -Giuffrida, a close associate of then-California Gov. Ronald Reagan and -his chief aide Edwin Meese. +Giuffrida, a close associate of then-California Gov. Ronald Reagan and +his chief aide Edwin Meese. -Reagan appointed Giuffrida head of the California National Guard in -1969. With Meese, Giuffrida organized "war-games" to prepare for +Reagan appointed Giuffrida head of the California National Guard in +1969. With Meese, Giuffrida organized "war-games" to prepare for "statewide martial law" in the event that Black nationalists and anti-war protesters "challenged the authority of the state." In 1981, -Reagan as president moved Giuffrida up to the big leagues, appointing +Reagan as president moved Giuffrida up to the big leagues, appointing him director of FEMA. -According to Reynolds, however, it was the actions of George Bush in +According to Reynolds, however, it was the actions of George Bush in 1976, while he was the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), that provided the stimulus for centralization of vast powers in FEMA. -Bush assembled a group of hawkish outsiders, called Team B, that +Bush assembled a group of hawkish outsiders, called Team B, that released a report claiming the CIA ("Team A") had underestimated the dangers of Soviet nuclear attack. The report advised the development of elaborate plans for "civil defense" and post-nuclear government. @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ Three years later, in 1979, FEMA was given ultimate responsibility for developing these plans. Aware of the bad publicity FEMA was getting because of its role in -organizing for a post-nuclear world, Reagan's FEMA chief Giuffrida +organizing for a post-nuclear world, Reagan's FEMA chief Giuffrida publicly argued that the 1865 Posse Comitatus Act prohibited the military from arresting civilians. @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ to arrest civilians. The National Guard, under the control of state governors in peace time, is also exempt from the act and can arrest civilians. -FEMA Inspector General John Brinkerhoff has written a memo contending +FEMA Inspector General John Brinkerhoff has written a memo contending that the government doesn't need to suspend the Constitution to use the full range of powers Congress has given the agency. FEMA has prepared legislation to be introduced in Congress in the event of a @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ right to "deputize" National Guard and police forces is included in the package. But Reynolds believes that actual martial law need not be declared publicly. -Giuffrida has written that "Martial Rule comes into existence upon a +Giuffrida has written that "Martial Rule comes into existence upon a determination (not a declaration) by the senior military commander that the civil government must be replaced because it is no longer functioning anyway." He adds that "Martial Rule is limited only by the @@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ know how many are enacted." DOMESTIC SPYING Throughout the 1980s, FEMA was prohibited from engaging in -intelligence gathering. But on July 6, 1989, Bush signed Executive +intelligence gathering. But on July 6, 1989, Bush signed Executive Order 12681, pronouncing that FEMA's National Preparedness Directorate would "have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work." Recent events indicate that @@ -243,13 +243,13 @@ York, NY 10011 DATE OF UPLOAD: November 17, 1989 ORIGIN OF UPLOAD: Omni Magazine -CONTRIBUTED BY: Donald Goldberg +CONTRIBUTED BY: Donald Goldberg ======================================================== PARANET INFORMATION SERVICE BBS ======================================================== Although this article does not deal directly with UFOs, -ParaNet felt it important as an offering to our readers who +ParaNet felt it important as an offering to our readers who depend so much upon communications as a way to stay informed. This article raises some interesting implications for the future of communications. @@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ of communications. THE NATIONAL GUARDS (C) 1987 OMNI MAGAZINE MAY 1987 -(Reprinted with permission and license to ParaNet Information +(Reprinted with permission and license to ParaNet Information Service and its affiliates.) -By Donald Goldberg +By Donald Goldberg The mountains bend as the fjord and the sea beyond stretch out before the viewer's eyes. First over the water, then a sharp @@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ databases. military's increasing efforts to keep information not only from the public but from industry experts, scientists, and even other government officials as well. "That's like classifying a road -map for fear of invasion," says Paul Wolff, assistant +map for fear of invasion," says Paul Wolff, assistant administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, of the attempted restrictions. These attempts to keep unclassified data out of the hands of @@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ are a part of an alarming trend that has seen the military take an ever-increasing role in controlling the flow of information and communications through American society, a role traditionally -- and almost exclusively -- left to civilians. Under the -approving gaze of the Reagan administration, Department of +approving gaze of the Reagan administration, Department of Defense (DoD) officials have quietly implemented a number of policies, decisions, and orders that give the military unprecedented control over both the content and public use of @@ -337,13 +337,13 @@ emergency is restricted to times of natural disaster, war, or when national security is specifically threatened. Now the military has attempted to redefine emergency. The point man in the Pentagon's onslaught on communications -is Assistant Defense Secretary Donald C. Latham, a former NSA -deputy chief. Latham now heads up an interagency committee in +is Assistant Defense Secretary Donald C. Latham, a former NSA +deputy chief. Latham now heads up an interagency committee in charge of writing and implementing many of the policies that have put the military in charge of the flow of civilian information and communication. He is also the architect of National Security Decision Directive 145 (NSDD 145), signed by Defense Secretary -Caspar Weinberger in 1984, which sets out the national policy on +Caspar Weinberger in 1984, which sets out the national policy on telecommunications and computer-systems security. First NSDD 145 set up a steering group of top-level administration officials. Their job is to recommend ways to @@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ agencies but by private companies as well. And last October the steering group issued a memorandum that defined sensitive information and gave federal agencies broad new powers to keep it from the public. - According to Latham, this new category includes such data as + According to Latham, this new category includes such data as all medical records on government databases -- from the files of the National Cancer Institute to information on every veteran who has ever applied for medical aid from the Veterans Administration @@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ has ever applied for medical aid from the Veterans Administration the Internal Revenue Service's computers. Even agricultural statistics, he argues, can be used by a foreign power against the United States. - In his oversize yet Spartan Pentagon office, Latham cuts + In his oversize yet Spartan Pentagon office, Latham cuts anything but an intimidating figure. Articulate and friendly, he could pass for a network anchorman or a television game show host. When asked how the government's new definition of @@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ sensitive information will be used, he defends the necessity for it and tries to put to rest concerns about a new restrictiveness. "The debate that somehow the DoD and NSA are going to monitor or get into private databases isn't the case at all," -Latham insists. "The definition is just a guideline, just an +Latham insists. "The definition is just a guideline, just an advisory. It does not give the DoD the right to go into private records." Yet the Defense Department invoked the NSDD 145 guidelines @@ -378,18 +378,18 @@ sale of data that are now unclassified and publicly available from privately owned computer systems. The excuse if offered was that these data often include technical information that might be valuable to a foreign adversary like the Soviet Union. - Mead Data Central -- which runs some of the nation's largest -computer databases, such as Lexis and Nexis, and has nearly + Mead Data Central -- which runs some of the nation's largest +computer databases, such as Lexis and Nexis, and has nearly 200,000 users -- says it has already been approached by a team of agents from the Air Force and officials from the CIA and the FBI -who asked for the names of subscribers and inquired what Mead +who asked for the names of subscribers and inquired what Mead officials might do if information restrictions were imposed. In -response to government pressure, Mead Data Central in effect +response to government pressure, Mead Data Central in effect censured itself. It purged all unclassified government-supplied technical data from its system and completely dropped the National Technical Information System from its database rather than risk a confrontation. - Representative Jack Brooks, a Texas Democrat who chairs the + Representative Jack Brooks, a Texas Democrat who chairs the House Government Operations Committee, is an outspoken critic of the NSA's role in restricting civilian information. He notes that in 1985 the NSA -- under the authority granted by NSDD 145 @@ -398,19 +398,19 @@ local and federal elections in 1984. The computer system was used to count more than one third of all votes cast in the United States. While probing the system's vulnerability to outside manipulation, the NSA obtained a detailed knowledge of that -computer program. "In my view," Brooks says, "this is an +computer program. "In my view," Brooks says, "this is an unprecedented and ill-advised expansion of the military's influence in our society." There are other NSA critics. "The computer systems used by counties to collect and process votes have nothing to do with national security, and I'm really concerned about the NSA's -involvement," says Democratic congressman Dan Glickman of Kansas, +involvement," says Democratic congressman Dan Glickman of Kansas, chairman of the House science and technology subcommittee concerned with computer security. Also, under NSDD 145 the Pentagon has issued an order, virtually unknown to all but a few industry executives, that affects commercial communications satellites. The policy was -made official by Defense Secretary Weinberger in June of 1985 and +made official by Defense Secretary Weinberger in June of 1985 and requires that all commercial satellite operators that carry such unclassified government data traffic as routine Pentagon supply information and payroll data (and that compete for lucrative @@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ affect the data over satellite channels, but it does make the NSA privy to vital information about the essential signals needed to operate a satellite. With this information it could take control of any satellite it chooses. - Latham insists this, too, is a voluntary policy and that + Latham insists this, too, is a voluntary policy and that only companies that wish to install protection will have their systems evaluated by the NSA. He also says industry officials are wholly behind the move, and argues that the protective @@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ argue, could cripple a company competing against less expensive communications networks. Americans get much of their information through forms of electronic communications, from the telephone, television and -radio, and information printed in many newspapers. Banks send +radio, and information printed in many newspapers. Banks send important financial data, businesses their spreadsheets, and stockbrokers their investment portfolios, all over the same channels, from satellite signals to computer hookups carried on @@ -484,9 +484,9 @@ Department officials. (The bill failed to pass the House for unrelated reasons.) "I think it is quite clear that they have snuck in there some powers that are dangerous for us as a company and for the -public at large," said MCI vice president Kenneth Cox before the +public at large," said MCI vice president Kenneth Cox before the Senate vote. - Since President Reagan took office, the Pentagon has stepped + Since President Reagan took office, the Pentagon has stepped up its efforts to rewrite the definition of national emergency and give the military expanded powers in the United States. "The declaration of 'emergency' has always been vague," says one @@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ after ten years in top policy posts. "Different presidents have invoked it differently. This administration would declare a convenient 'emergency.'" In other words, what is a nuisance to one administration might qualify as a burgeoning crisis to -another. For example, the Reagan administration might decide +another. For example, the Reagan administration might decide that a series of protests on or near military bases constituted a national emergency. Should the Pentagon ever be given the green light, its base @@ -548,9 +548,9 @@ day Ma Bell's monopoly over the telephone network of the entire United States was finally broken. The timing was no coincidence. Pentagon officials had argued for years along with AT&T against the divestiture of Ma Bell, on grounds of national security. -Defense Secretary Weinberger personally urged the attorney +Defense Secretary Weinberger personally urged the attorney general to block the lawsuit that resulted in the breakup, as had -his predecessor, Harold Brown. The reason was that rather than +his predecessor, Harold Brown. The reason was that rather than construct its own communications network, the Pentagon had come to rely extensively on the phone company. After the breakup the dependence continued. The Pentagon still used commercial @@ -575,11 +575,11 @@ staff the National Coordinating Center. The meetings, which continued over the next three years, were held at the White House, the State Department, the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, and at the -North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado +North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado Springs. The industry officials attending constituted the National -Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee -- called NSTAC -(pronounced N-stack) -- set up by President Reagan to address +Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee -- called NSTAC +(pronounced N-stack) -- set up by President Reagan to address those same problems that worried the Pentagon. It was at these secret meetings, according to the minutes, that the idea of a communications watch center for national emergencies -- the NCC @@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ military's peacetime communications center. control over the nation's vast communications and information network. For years the Pentagon has been studying how to take over the common carriers' facilities. That research was prepared -by NSTAC at the DoD's request and is contained in a series of +by NSTAC at the DoD's request and is contained in a series of internal Pentagon documents obtained by Omni. Collectively this series is known as the Satellite Survivability Report. Completed in 1984, it is the only detailed analysis to date of the @@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ of all information in the United States. As one high-ranking White House communications official put it: "Whoever controls communications, controls the country." His remark was made after our State Department could not communicate directly with our -embassy in Manila during the anti-Marcos revolution last year. +embassy in Manila during the anti-Marcos revolution last year. To get through, the State Department had to relay all its messages through the Philippine government. Government officials have offered all kinds of scenarios to diff --git a/pythonCode/output/femabust.xml b/pythonCode/output/femabust.xml index c621cf4..767a0cd 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/femabust.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/femabust.xml @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@

HELP BUNGLED AND DISORGANIZED

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By Martin Mann and George Nicholas +

By Martin Mann and George Nicholas Exclusive to The SPOTLIGHT

Washington, DC -- One after another, two violent, cataclysmic disasters @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ damage in its wake.

were entitled to expect "quick and efficient help" from it in the face of such shattering calamities. But the response by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to these upheavals was "bungled" and -"disorganized," says Ray Groover, who reported on the hurricane for a San +"disorganized," says Ray Groover, who reported on the hurricane for a San Juan, Puerto Rico, newspaper and is now studying for a graduate degree in journalism at Columbia University in New York.

@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ yet been provided with housing assistance from FEMA."

DIRECTORS SHELL GAME

Warned that the GAO report will expose FEMA as incompetent and -wasteful, President George Bush fired agency Director Julius Becton, an +wasteful, President George Bush fired agency Director Julius Becton, an elderly three-star general, whose principal qualifications for flag rank -was Henry Kissinger's wish to promote "minority" officers, Defense +was Henry Kissinger's wish to promote "minority" officers, Defense Department sources say.

-

Becton was replace by Wallace Stickney, a former New Hampshire state +

Becton was replace by Wallace Stickney, a former New Hampshire state official whose colorless and low-profile reputation is expected to dampen the fireworks the GAO report might otherwise touch off about the inadequacy of federal relief operations.

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Groover.

The answer, a SPOTLIGHT investigation has found, is that FEMA's leadership is developing programs that will not merely "[ensure] the continuity of the federal government in any national emergency-type -situation," as decreed by President Gerald Ford in Executive Order 11921, +situation," as decreed by President Gerald Ford in Executive Order 11921, but REPLACE the nation's Constitutional statecraft with a centralized "command system."

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/feverf.xml b/pythonCode/output/feverf.xml index c0f158e..1003e18 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/feverf.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/feverf.xml @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ -

FEVERFEW: A HERBAL REMEDY FOR MIGRAINE? +

FEVERFEW: A HERBAL REMEDY FOR MIGRAINE? "Some of the world's most effective medicines began their careers as herbal remedies: digitalis came from foxglove, aspirin from willow bark, and morphine from poppy blossoms. Potentially the newest plant to cross over from folklore to mainstream -treatment is a member of the chyrsanthemum family known as common +treatment is a member of the chyrsanthemum family known as common feverfew or, botanically, Tanacetum parthenium. "The name 'feverfew' indicates the belief, dating from the @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ effective in preventing migraine attacks. feverfew, but that was to be expected, as they had been taking the herb for some time. People who had tried the plaint and then quit because they couldn't tolerate would have been excluded from -this study. Feverfew is capable of producing rather marked +this study. Feverfew is capable of producing rather marked allergic reactions; some people who try it develop sores in the mouth or, less commonly, a generalized inflammation of the mouth and tongue. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/fgn-plcy.xml b/pythonCode/output/fgn-plcy.xml index 4f8ae08..55c120e 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/fgn-plcy.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/fgn-plcy.xml @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ was considered essential if the human inclination toward political abuse of power was to be prevented. "No political truth is certainly of greater intrinsic value, or is stamped with the authority of more enlightened patrons of liberty," -stated James Madison in The Federalist Papers, "than that +stated James Madison in The Federalist Papers, "than that . . . [t]he accumulation of all power, legislative, executive and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may @@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ or minorities.

deep concern to the Founding Fathers for the same reason. When the matter came up at the convention as to which branch of government would have the authority to "make war," -disagreement arose. Pierce Butler of South Carolina wanted +disagreement arose. Pierce Butler of South Carolina wanted that power to reside in the President who, he said, "will have -all the requisite qualities." James Madison and Elbridge Gerry +all the requisite qualities." James Madison and Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts were for "leaving to the Executive the power to repel sudden attacks" but proposed changing the wording to "declare" rather than "make war," and then only with the -approval of both Houses of Congress. Oliver Ellsworth of +approval of both Houses of Congress. Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut agreed, saying that "It should be more easy to get -out of war than into it." And George Mason of Virginia also +out of war than into it." And George Mason of Virginia also was "against giving the power of war to the Executive, because [he was] not safely to be trusted with it." Mason "was for clogging rather than facilitating war."

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ execution.

The Founding Fathers possessed no misconceptions about the potentially aggressive nature of governments toward their -neighbors. John Jay, in The Federalist Papers, insightfully +neighbors. John Jay, in The Federalist Papers, insightfully enumerated the various motives, rationales and passions that had led nations down the road to war through the ages.

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Why, then, did we intervene?

the years preceding World War I, and then again in the 1930s, American intellectuals and politicians undertook grand experiments in social engineering. The Progressive Era of -Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, and the New Deal days +Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, and the New Deal days of Franklin D. Roosevelt, were the crucial decades for the implementation of the politics of government intervention and economic regulation. It was the duty and responsibility of the @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ suffering in squalor and ignorance, the victims of tribal despots and imperialist exploitors--easy prey to that even greater threat of communist propaganda and revolution?

-

America's first crusade was in 1917, when Woodrow Wilson, +

America's first crusade was in 1917, when Woodrow Wilson, insisting that the United States had the moral duty to take the lead and "make the world safe for democracy," had asked for, and got, a declaration of war from Congress. Americans, @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ spoils for the victorious European allies.

But World War II seemed to offer the opportunity for a second chance. The American "arsenal of democracy" would free the -world of Hitler and Imperial Japan and then pursue an +world of Hitler and Imperial Japan and then pursue an international course of permanent foreign intervention to create "a better world." What the world got was the Cold War, with the Soviet Union gaining an Eastern European empire, and @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ the private sector for four decades; and even more tens of billions of dollars in military and foreign aid to any government, in any part of the world, no matter how corrupt, just as long as it declared itself "anti-communist." And as -one of the founders of Human Events, Felix Morley, pointed out +one of the founders of Human Events, Felix Morley, pointed out in his book, Freedom and Federalism, in the heyday of Keynesian economics in the 1950s and 1960s, defense spending became a tool for "priming the pump" and guaranteeing "full @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ military entanglements, and follow George Washington's wise advice of free commercial relationships with all, but foreign alliances and intrigues with none.

-

Professor Ebeling is the Ludwig von Mises Professor of +

Professor Ebeling is the Ludwig von Mises Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan, and also serves as vice-president of academic affairs of The Future of Freedom Foundation, P.O. Box 9752, Denver, CO 80209. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/foia.xml b/pythonCode/output/foia.xml index 7ad107f..22f34ee 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/foia.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/foia.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -

FOIA FILES KIT - INSTRUCTIONS

+

FOIA FILES KIT - INSTRUCTIONS

USING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REVISED EDITION @@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ Be sure to keep a copy of each letter. Step 3: Addressing the letters: Consult list of agency addresses. FBI: A complete request requires a minimum of two letters. -Sen done letter to FBI Headquarters and separate letter to each +Sen done letter to FBI Headquarters and separate letter to each FBI field office nearest the location of the individual, the -organization or the subject matter/event. Consdier the location +organization or the subject matter/event. Consdier the location of residences, schools, work and other activities. - INS: Send a request letter to each district office nearest + INS: Send a request letter to each district office nearest the location of the individual, the organization or the subject matter/event. Address each letter to the FOIA/PA office of the appropraite @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ to those you requested. Next step: Check your original request to be sure you have not overlooked anything. If you receive documents from other agencies, review them for indications that there is matieral in -teh files of the agency claiming it has none. For example, look +teh files of the agency claiming it has none. For example, look for correspondence, or references to correspondence, to or from that agency. If you determine that there are reasonable grounds, file an administrative appeal (see instructions below).

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ serial number and separated the documents into their proper office batches, make a list of all the serial numbers in each batch to see if there any any missing numbers. If there are missing serial numbers and some documents have been withheld, try -to determine if teh missing numbers might reasonably correspond +to determine if teh missing numbers might reasonably correspond to the withheld documents. If not, the realease may be incomplete and an administrative appeal should be made. Step 2: Read all the document released to you. Keep a list @@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ conclusions from discrepancies in the totals and missing document numbers. Another thing to look for when reading the released documents if the names of persons or agencies to whom the -document has been disseminated. the lower left-hadn corncer is a +document has been disseminated. the lower left-hadn corncer is a common location for the typed list of agencies or offices to whom the document has been directed. In addition, there may be additional distribution recorded by hand, there or elsewhere on @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ that will help in deciphering these notaitons when they are not clear. Contact FOIA, Inc., if you need assistance in deciphering the text. Finally, any other file numbers that appear on the document -should be noted, particularaly in the subject of the file is of +should be noted, particularaly in the subject of the file is of interest and is one you have not requested. You may want to make an additional request for some of these files.

@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ sub files, "DO NOT FILE" files, and control files. I also request a search of the ELSUR Index,a nd the COINTELPRO Index. I request that all records be produced with the administrative pges. I wish to be sent copies of "see reference" cards, -abstracts, serach slips, including search slips used to process +abstracts, serach slips, including search slips used to process this request, file covers, multiple copies of the same documents if they appear in a file, and tapes of any electronic surveillances. @@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ document denied. Please provide a complete itemized inventory and a detailed factual justification of total or partial denial of documents. Give the number of pages in each document and the total number of pages pertaining to this request. For -"classified" material denied pleae include the following +"classified" material denied pleae include the following information: the classification (confidential, secret or top secret); identity of the classifer; date or event for automatic declassification, classification review, or down-grading; if @@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ secregable portion of a record shall be provided to any eprson requesting such record after deletion of the portions which are exempt," I believe that your agency has not complied with the FOIA. I believe that there must be (additional) segregble -portions which do not fall wihtin FOIA exemptions and which must +portions which do not fall wihtin FOIA exemptions and which must be released. [Optional paragraph, to be used in the agency has used the (b)(1) exemption for national security, to withhold information] @@ -487,12 +487,12 @@ ultimately not to file suit.]

signature: ___________________________________________

-

[Mark clearly on envelope: Attention: Freedom of Information +

[Mark clearly on envelope: Attention: Freedom of Information Appeals]

FBI ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS

-

FBI Headquarters, J. Edgar Hoover Bldg, Washington, D.C., 20535, +

FBI Headquarters, J. Edgar Hoover Bldg, Washington, D.C., 20535, 202-324-5520 (FOI/PA Unit)

Field Offices @@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ Boston, MA 02203, J.F. Kennedy Federal Office Bldg., 617-742-5533 Buffalo, NY 14202, 111 W. Huron St., 716-856-7800 Butte, MT 59701, U.S. Courthouse and Federal Bldg., 406-792-2304 Charlotte, NC 28202, Jefferson Standard Life Bldg., 704-372-5485 -Chicago, IL 60604, Everett McKinley Dirksen Bldg., 312-431-1333 +Chicago, IL 60604, Everett McKinley Dirksen Bldg., 312-431-1333 Cincinnati, OH 45202, 400 U.S. Post Office & Crthse Bldg., 513-421-4310 Cleveland, OH 44199, Federal Office Bldg., 216-522-1401 Columbia, SC 29201, 1529 Hampton St., 803-254-3011 @@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ Dallas TX 75201, 1810 Commrce St., 214-741-1851 Denver, CO 80202, Federal Office Bldg., 303-629-7171 Detroit, MI 48226, 477 Michigan Ave., 313-965-2323 El Paso, TX 79901, 202 U.S. Courthosue Bldg., 915-533-7451 -Honolulu, HI 96850, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., 808-521-1411 +Honolulu, HI 96850, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., 808-521-1411 Houston, TX 77002, 6015 Fed. Bldg and U.S.Courthouse, 713-224-1511 Indianapolis, IN 46202, 575 N. Pennsylvania St., 317-639-3301 Jackson, MS 39205, Unifirst Federal and Loan Bldg., 601-948-5000 @@ -526,12 +526,12 @@ Las Vegas, NV 89101, Federal Office Bldg., 702-385-1281 Little Rock, AR 72201, 215 U.S Post Office Bldg., 501-372-7211 Los Angeles, CA 90024, 11000 Wilshire Blvd, 213-272-6161 Louisville, KY 40202, Federal Bldg., 502-583-3941 -Memphis, TN 38103, Clifford Davis Federal bldg., 901-525-7373 +Memphis, TN 38103, Clifford Davis Federal bldg., 901-525-7373 Miami, FL 33137, 3801 Biscayne Blvd., 305-573-3333 Milwaukee, WI 53202, Federal Bldg and U.S. Courthouse, 414-276-4681 Minneapolis, MN 55401, 392 Federal Bldg., 612-339-7846 Mobile, AL 36602, Federal Bldg., 205-438-3675 -Newark, NJ 07101, Gateway I, Market St., 201-622-5613 +Newark, NJ 07101, Gateway I, Market St., 201-622-5613 New Haven, CT 06510, 170 Orange St., 203-777-6311 New Orleans, LA 70113, 701 Loyola Ave., 504-522-4671 New York, NY 10007, 26 Federal Plaza, 212-553-2700 diff --git a/pythonCode/output/forg0int.xml b/pythonCode/output/forg0int.xml index d2b10e0..e6088f9 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/forg0int.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/forg0int.xml @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@

TO Henry L. Mencken - Dean of American Letters and Critics + Dean of American Letters and Critics Theologian Emeritus of a Treaties on the Gods

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@

"The time has come for honest men to denounce false teachers and attack false gods." - Luther Burbank

+ Luther Burbank

MAN IS A RELIGIOUS ANIMAL -- is incurably religious," are commonplaces of clerical rhetoric. The priestly "Doctors of @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ their thralling dominion over the mind and money of man. The first recorded priestly ban -- by threat and fear of death -- was on Nature's own Golden Specific for superstition and priestcraft, -- the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge: "Thou shalt not eat of it: for -in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." (Gen. +in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." (Gen. ii, 17.) A warden with a flaming sword was posted to guard the Tree: sword, and rack, and stake, civil and political outlawry, social and business ostracism and loss of living, odious Odium @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Theologicum and foul calumny, have ever since been -- so far as possible yet are the consecrated weapons of priestcraft to keep mankind ignorant and obedient to the priests. "No beast in nature is so implacable as an offended saint," is axiomatic of those who -prate of loving their enemies. As Jurgen picturesquely says: "The +prate of loving their enemies. As Jurgen picturesquely says: "The largest lake in Hell is formed by the blood which the followers of the 'Prince of Peace' have shed in advancing his cause," -- and their selfish own, -- as we shall abundantly see in the following @@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ pages.

FAITH IN A FATAL DECLINE

Howbeit, their pulpits and their press are lugubriously vocal -with Jeremiads bewailing the ever-swelling tide of Unbelief in the +with Jeremiads bewailing the ever-swelling tide of Unbelief in the land, -- throughout Christendom. The Church statistics, notoriously padded after the Biblical model of the Censuses in the Wilderness, can claim at most some forty-odd millions of adherents -- many of them by lip-service and non-paying (therefore negligible), and others many non-distinguished for piety or common honesty -- out of the hundred and twenty-odd millions of our American population. The -Reverend Rector of Trinity Church in New York City -- (one of the +Reverend Rector of Trinity Church in New York City -- (one of the wealthiest dead-hand tax-free land monopolists in America) -- thus bewails: "In America we are dealing with a country, the majority of whose inhabitants are pagans. ... Only forty percent of the @@ -174,18 +174,18 @@ interest in religion among women of the United States. ... It was also found [in this present Survey] that only 18 percent of the country population is in Church membership, although it is customary to think of country people as highly religious. -- [They, -too, are becoming more educated.] In New York City, the Church +too, are becoming more educated.] In New York City, the Church population is reported equally divided among Protestants, Roman Catholics and Jews. Only about eight percent of the population are members of the Protestant churches," -- thus only some 24% of the -people of New York City among all three much-divided sects. (N.Y. +people of New York City among all three much-divided sects. (N.Y. Times, May 5, 1930.) In a recent abusive set of letters by three True Believers of the same family name (one a Rev.), addressed to the Editor of a Metropolitan paper for writing sanely about the Tabooed Subject of Birth Control, this was denounced as an "insult to over 2,000,000" Faithful in this City. (Herald-Tribune, April 12, 1930.) But the Faithful boast of their 444 churches in Greater -New York: if each had the exaggerated membership of 1,000, -- let +New York: if each had the exaggerated membership of 1,000, -- let the reader do his own figuring and note the result. And foreign immigration of the Faithful has been sadly curtailed of late by law.

@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@ we shall see, -- is not so much to be wondered.

So far as Russia is concerned -- (and the fact and the reason for it apply as well to every other "Christian" country), -- the reason is truly stated by the pious Editor of Atlantis in a -Jeremiad of confession before the Institute of Citizenship just +Jeremiad of confession before the Institute of Citizenship just held in Atlanta: "For a thousand years, ever since Russia became a Christian country, and more especially in the last 200 years, when -the Czar became the official head of the Church, the State religion +the Czar became the official head of the Church, the State religion in Russia was one of the means whereby the Russian people were oppressed, exploited and kept in ignorance. The Russian people had a score to settle with the Church after the revolution, and they @@ -231,9 +231,9 @@ took full advantage of it" (N.Y. Times, April 8, 1930), a like chance for which all Christendom is looking. The very religious Editor continues to confess: "It is useless to deny that the Church, in most instances, has lost its hold upon vast majorities -of the people." (Ibid.) At the Christian Herald Institute of +of the people." (Ibid.) At the Christian Herald Institute of Religion held this year at Buck Hill Falls, Pa., a perfect -symposium of Jeremiads bewailed Faith on the Toboggan: "Unless +symposium of Jeremiads bewailed Faith on the Toboggan: "Unless emphasis on elaborate creeds does not cease, we will deliver ourselves into the hands of the Humanists for the defeat which we deserve." ... "The Church is simply going to pieces in the small @@ -245,11 +245,11 @@ in personalities and prejudices." (Herald-Tribune, May 15, 1930.) Thus today, after nearly two thousand years of the "Sweetness and light" of our Divine Christian religion, "personalities and prejudices" among those taught to love even their enemies persist -and keep the Fold of Christ divided into mutually-hating Flocks; -precisely so that the olden Pagan sneer at the early Christians is +and keep the Fold of Christ divided into mutually-hating Flocks; +precisely so that the olden Pagan sneer at the early Christians is perfectly befitting their successors today: "There is no wild beast so ferocious as Christians who differ concerning their faith." -(Lecky, Rationalism in Europe, ii, 31.)

+(Lecky, Rationalism in Europe, ii, 31.)

BANK of WISDOM Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -267,12 +267,12 @@ the divine inspiration and authority of the Bible," -- Due to increasing knowledge of its true character, as herein revealed. (Herald-Tribune, May 26, 1930.) And the ghastly irony and joke of the whole huge bankruptcy of Faith is thus exposed by the egregious -Pastor of a Brooklyn Baptist Flock, who images the Missionary +Pastor of a Brooklyn Baptist Flock, who images the Missionary "selling" the Faith to the benighted Heathen: "'I have a religion here that will do you poor heathen a lot of good. Of course it hasn't succeeded very well at home, but we are sure it will do you -a lot of good.'" (Ibid.) It's just like God told the Jews: You -shan't sell the dead carcasses found by the way to the Chosen; "but +a lot of good.'" (Ibid.) It's just like God told the Jews: You +shan't sell the dead carcasses found by the way to the Chosen; "but thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayst sell it unto an alien"! (Deut. xiv, 21.) So the dead cats of Faith are flung out of the sanctuary as unfit @@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ for the Knowing, but are peddled to the ignorant heathen for whatever the refuse may bring of clerical revenue.

Like conditions exist in all priest-ridden lands. The Rt. Rev. -Archbishop of Canterbury in his call for the decennial Lambeth +Archbishop of Canterbury in his call for the decennial Lambeth Conference for 1930, at which over sixty of the Episcopal bishops of this country are to attend, sounds a fateful monition: "The new knowledge of the Bible and still more of the universe in which we @@ -307,10 +307,10 @@ people in the pews as well as among the parsons, does it become more difficult and embarrassing for the pulpiteers to "put over" their tales of myth and magic to the hearers of the Word. Even the clergy are becoming awakened to the stinging truth aimed at priests -and the priest-taught by Prof. Shotwell: "Where we can understand, +and the priest-taught by Prof. Shotwell: "Where we can understand, it is a moral crime to cherish the ununderstood," and are beginning to feel the humiliation of their false Position. A noted clerical -educator, Dr. Reinold Niebuhr, professor of Christian Ethics in +educator, Dr. Reinold Niebuhr, professor of Christian Ethics in that hotbed of every heresy, the Union Theological Seminary, in his textbook suggestively entitled 'Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic,' makes this confession of recognized Dishonesty in the mass

@@ -328,11 +328,11 @@ circumspectly with the whole religious inheritance lest the virtues [?] which are involved in the older traditions perish through your iconoclasm. That is a formidable task and a harassing one; for one can never be quite sure where pedagogical caution ends AND -DISHONESTY BEGINS"! (Quoted by Alva Johnston in N.Y. Herald- +DISHONESTY BEGINS"! (Quoted by Alva Johnston in N.Y. Herald- Tribune, March 8, 1930.)

-

The great Church Father, Bishop St. Augustine (of whom more -hereafter), was wise to the psychology of -- at least -- Pagan +

The great Church Father, Bishop St. Augustine (of whom more +hereafter), was wise to the psychology of -- at least -- Pagan religion -- the mode of its incipience and the manner of its age- long persistence. The priests and the priest-taught, he tells, instilled the virus of superstition into their victims when "small @@ -340,26 +340,26 @@ and weak," when they knew not to resist or healthily to react against the contaminating inoculation; "then, afterwards, it was necessary that succeeding generations should preserve the traditions of their ancestors, drinking in this superstition with -their mother's milk." (Augustine, City of God, xxii, 6.) Thinks one -that this cunning modus operandi is confined only to Pagan +their mother's milk." (Augustine, City of God, xxii, 6.) Thinks one +that this cunning modus operandi is confined only to Pagan priestcrafts and superstitions?

If, instead of the saintly Doctors of Hebrew-Christian Divinity, injecting their saving "opiate of the people" into the -cradled babes of Christ, it were the abhorred Doctors of Mohammedan +cradled babes of Christ, it were the abhorred Doctors of Mohammedan or Mormon Divinity who got to the cradles first, -- those infant souls would all but surely be lost to the Christ, and in their -God's tender mercy, as assured by the sainted Augustine, would +God's tender mercy, as assured by the sainted Augustine, would spend eternity crawling on the candent floors of Hell, playing with the "worm that never dies": hardly from the cradle to the grave -could all the Christian purges for Sin and pills for Salvation of +could all the Christian purges for Sin and pills for Salvation of Soul, later administered, serve for effective catharsis of the venom of those Christianly-hated "superstitions, drunk in with their mother's milk."

This truth is strikingly stated in an eloquent period by Ingersoll, and stunningly confirmed and confessed by the syndicated -Prophet of Protestantism below to be quoted. The former opens his +Prophet of Protestantism below to be quoted. The former opens his classic Why I Am an Agnostic, with these trenchant words:

"For the most part we inherit our opinions. We are the heirs @@ -368,10 +368,10 @@ garments, depend on where we were born. We are molded and fashioned by our surroundings. Environment is a sculptor -- a painter.

"If we had been born in Constantinople, the most of us would -have said: 'There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his +have said: 'There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet.' If our parents had lived on the banks of the Ganges, we would have been worshippers of Siva, longing for the heaven of -Nirvana.

+Nirvana.

"As a rule, children love their parents, believe what they teach, and take great pride in saying that the religion of mother @@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ Children are sometimes superior to their parents, modify their ideas, change their customs, and arrive at different conclusions."

The truth thus uttered by the great Agnostic finds its -confirmation curiously wrung from the lips of the Bellwether of +confirmation curiously wrung from the lips of the Bellwether of would-be "reconciliationists" of primitive Superstition and modern Science. In a metropolitan newspaper carrying his syndicated "Daily Counsel" to the lovelorn and the misty-minded, a Virginia Believer @@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ had chanced to be "born that way"! Allah would to him -- and to millions -- be true and living God and Jehovah a crude barbarian myth, but for the accident of birth and teaching, -- a reversal of the whole scheme of salvation! Thus the Cradle determines the -Creed; it is the virus of the superstition-germ first injected +Creed; it is the virus of the superstition-germ first injected which infects the credulity-center of the brain and colors too-oft through life the whole concept of "religious truth" in the mind of the patient.

@@ -422,10 +422,10 @@ the patient.

The psychology of the priestly maxim -- "Disce primum quod credendum est -- Learn first what is to be believed," and the persistent virulence of the virus thus injected, is aptly signified -by the Rev. Wenner, 83-year old Bellwether of Lutheranism in +by the Rev. Wenner, 83-year old Bellwether of Lutheranism in America, and for 61 years pastor of one of its oldest sheep-folds -in New York City: "I do not think that time has produced many -changes in the attitude of Lutheran worshippers, -- because of the +in New York City: "I do not think that time has produced many +changes in the attitude of Lutheran worshippers, -- because of the stable nature of the religious education we give the youth of our sect. From the age of six onward we instruct them in the tenets of our faith, and they usually abide." (N.Y. Herald-Tribune, Oct. 10, @@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ we've got it cinched for life," is the ghoulish axiom of all the

FORGERY IN CHRISTIANITY

Faiths: "Suffer little children to come unto me, for of such is the -Kingdom of Heaven," -- as of the heathen Nirvana. How godly a work +Kingdom of Heaven," -- as of the heathen Nirvana. How godly a work is it to sear the thoughtless child mind with the brand of Faith; how infamous and damnable to offer to the "immature" and inept youth in college freedom from the stigma of credulity! How crude @@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ to Catholic and non-Catholic alike, is forbidden to Catholic children," as such a school is not "a fit place for Catholic students," who must be baited with "the supernatural." (Current History, March 1930, p. 1091, passim.) Yet the banned and cursed -Public Schools of New York City, forbidden to the Faithful child, +Public Schools of New York City, forbidden to the Faithful child, the ecclesiastical' City government fills with Faithful teachers for the purpose of "boot-legging" the forbidden supernaturalism into them; a work so wide-spread and active, that the Cardinal @@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ priestcraft.

In an ironical letter to the English press, in which he "enters the lists against the British critics of Moscow's anti- -clerical policy," George Bernard Shaw, writing under a transparent +clerical policy," George Bernard Shaw, writing under a transparent Russian pseudonym, says: "In Russia we take religious questions

BANK of WISDOM @@ -529,23 +529,23 @@ means nothing but hypocrisy and humbug." (Herald-Tribune, April 7, 1930.)

Thus the Church enchains the Reason. The proudest boast today -of the Church for its ex-Pagan Saint Augustine, is that: "as soon +of the Church for its ex-Pagan Saint Augustine, is that: "as soon as a contradiction -- [between his "philosophy" and his religious doctrines] -- arises, he never hesitates to subordinate his philosophy to religion, reason to faith"! (Cath. Encyc. ii, 86.) So -this great ex-Pagan Saint of the Church surrenders his reason to -faith, and avers: "I would not believe the Gospels to be true, +this great ex-Pagan Saint of the Church surrenders his reason to +faith, and avers: "I would not believe the Gospels to be true, unless the authority of the Catholic Church constrained me"! -(Augustine, De Genesi.)

+(Augustine, De Genesi.)

Ingersoll, in one of his glowing, devastating periods of oratory, said: "Somebody ought to tell the truth about the Bible!" That I have already essayed quite comprehensively to do. In my -recent work, Is It God's Word? (Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, +recent work, Is It God's Word? (Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, 1926, 2nd and 3rd Editions), I devote some five hundred pages to "An Exposition of the Fables and Mythology of the Bible and of the Impostures of Theology," as my thesis is defined in my sub-title. -"A farrago of palpable nonsense," in the words of the Dean of +"A farrago of palpable nonsense," in the words of the Dean of American critics, is about all that remains of Holy Writ as the pretended "Word of God," as the result of that searching analysis.

@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ and forgeries of religion and the Church.

Taking up now more particularly the second phase of my subject, I here propose to treat of the inveterate forgeries, -frauds, impostures, and mendacities of Priestcraft and its +frauds, impostures, and mendacities of Priestcraft and its Theology. I shall be explicit and plain spoken, and unmistakably state my purpose and my proofs. For nearly two thousand years the priestcraft of Christendom, for purposes of domination by fear and @@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ to dissent or to protest; the priestly word "miscreant,"

misbeliever, has become the synonym for everything foul and criminal in human nature. The day of reckoning and of repudiation -is at hand; Priestcraft has here its destroying answer, in very +is at hand; Priestcraft has here its destroying answer, in very plain and unafraid words.

This book is a grave indictment, impossible to be made or to @@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ ecclesiastical graft and aggrandizement through conscious and most unconscionable imposture.

6. That every conceivable form of religious lie, fraud and -imposture has ever been the work of Priests; and through all the +imposture has ever been the work of Priests; and through all the history of the Christian Church, as through all human history, has been -- and, so far as they have not been shamed out of it by skeptical ridicule and exposure, yet is, the age-long stock in @@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ priestcraft are concerned.

. FORGERY IN CHRISTIANITY

-

As the Catholic-Protestant-Skeptic Bayle, of seventeenth +

As the Catholic-Protestant-Skeptic Bayle, of seventeenth century fame, said: "I am most truly a Protestant; for I protest indifferently against all systems and all sects" of religious imposture.

@@ -655,8 +655,8 @@ he doth never know." The same critical cleric at another place said: "Still less was it ever intended that men should so prostitute their reason, as to believe with infallible faith what they are unable to prove with infallible arguments." -(Chillingworth, Religion of Protestants, pp. 66, 412.) With -infallible facts I purpose to blast the false pretenses of Priest- +(Chillingworth, Religion of Protestants, pp. 66, 412.) With +infallible facts I purpose to blast the false pretenses of Priest- forged Faith.

It is matter of fact, that for some 1500 years of this Era @@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ which had come under his notice." (CE. vi, 136.)

Ages; they begin even with the beginning of the Church and infest every period of its history for fifteen hundred years and defile nearly every document, both of "Scriptures" and of Church -aggrandizement. As truly said by Collins, in his celebrated +aggrandizement. As truly said by Collins, in his celebrated Discourse of Free Thinking:

"In short, these frauds are very common in all books which are @@ -789,8 +789,8 @@ may plead the authority of the Fathers for Forgery, Corruption and mangling of Authors, with more reason than for any of their Articles of Faith." (p. 96.)

-

Bishop Eusebius of Caesarea, the great "Father of Church -History" (324 A.D.) whom Niebuhr terms "a very dishonest writer," +

Bishop Eusebius of Caesarea, the great "Father of Church +History" (324 A.D.) whom Niebuhr terms "a very dishonest writer," -- of which we shall see many notable instances, -- says this: "But it is not our place to describe the sad misfortunes which finally came upon [the Christians], as we do not think it proper, moreover, @@ -802,28 +802,28 @@ introduce into this history in general only those events which may be useful first to ourselves and afterwards to posterity." (Ecclesiastical History, viii, 2; N&PNF. i, 323-324.)

-

Eusebius himself fraudulently "subscribed to the [Trinitarian] -Creed formed by the Council of Nicra, but making no secret, in the +

Eusebius himself fraudulently "subscribed to the [Trinitarian] +Creed formed by the Council of Nicra, but making no secret, in the letter which he wrote to his own Church, of the non-natural sense -in which he accepted it." (Cath. Encyc. v, 619.) As St. Jerome -says, "Eusebius is the most open champion of the Arian heresy," -which denies the Trinity. (Jerome, Epist. 84, 2; N&PNF. vi, 176.) -Bishop Eusebius, as we shall see, was one of the most prolific +in which he accepted it." (Cath. Encyc. v, 619.) As St. Jerome +says, "Eusebius is the most open champion of the Arian heresy," +which denies the Trinity. (Jerome, Epist. 84, 2; N&PNF. vi, 176.) +Bishop Eusebius, as we shall see, was one of the most prolific forgers and liars of his age of the Church, and a great romancer; in his hair-raising histories of the holy Martyrs, he assures us "that on some occasions the bodies of the martyrs who had been devoured by wild beasts, upon the beasts being strangled, were found alive in their stomachs, even after having been fully -digested"! (quoted, Gibbon, History, Ch. 37; Lardner, iv, p. 91; +digested"! (quoted, Gibbon, History, Ch. 37; Lardner, iv, p. 91; Diegesis, p. 272). To such an extent had the "pious frauds of the theologians been thus early systematized and raised to the dignity -of a regular doctrine," that Bishop Eusebius, "in one of the most +of a regular doctrine," that Bishop Eusebius, "in one of the most learned and elaborate works that antiquity has left us, the Thirty- second Chapter of the Twelfth Book of his Evangelical Preparation, bears for its title this scandalous proposition: 'How it may be Lawful and Fitting to use Falsehood as a Medicine, and for the Benefit of those who Want to be Deceived'" -- (quoting the Greek -title; Gibbon, Vindication, p. 76).

+title; Gibbon, Vindication, p. 76).

BANK of WISDOM Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -831,31 +831,31 @@ title; Gibbon, Vindication, p. 76).

. FORGERY IN CHRISTIANITY

-

St. John Chrysostom, the "'Golden Mouthed," in his work 'On -the Priesthood,' has a curious panegyric on the clerical habit of +

St. John Chrysostom, the "'Golden Mouthed," in his work 'On +the Priesthood,' has a curious panegyric on the clerical habit of telling lies -- "Great is the force of deceit! provided it is not excited by a treacherous intention."' (Comm. on I Cor. ix, 19; Diegesis, p. 309.) Chrysostom was one of the Greek Fathers of the -Church, concerning whom Dr. (later Cardinal) Newman thus +Church, concerning whom Dr. (later Cardinal) Newman thus apologetically spoke: "The Greek Fathers thought that, when there was a justa causa, an untruth need not be a lie. ... Now, as to the just cause, ... the Greek Fathers make them such as these self- -defense, charity, zeal for God's honor, and the like." (Newman, +defense, charity, zeal for God's honor, and the like." (Newman, Apology for His Life, Appendix G, p. 345-6.) He says nothing of his favorites, the Latin Fathers; but we shall hear them described, and amply see them at work lying in their zeal for God's honor, and to their own dishonor.

-

The Great Latin Father St. Jerome (c. 340-420), who made the +

The Great Latin Father St. Jerome (c. 340-420), who made the celebrated Vulgate Version of the Bible, and wrote books of the most marvelous Saint-tales and martyr-yarns, thus describes the approved methods of Christian propaganda, of the Fathers, Greek and -Latin alike, against the Pagans:

+Latin alike, against the Pagans:

"To confute the opposer, now this argument is adduced and now that. One argues as one pleases, saying one thing while one means -another. ... Origen, Methodius, Eusebius, and Apollinaris write at -great length against Celsus and Porphyry. Consider how subtle are +another. ... Origen, Methodius, Eusebius, and Apollinaris write at +great length against Celsus and Porphyry. Consider how subtle are the arguments, how insidious the engines with which they overthrow what the spirit of the devil has wrought. Sometimes, it is true, they are compelled to say not what they think but what is needful. @@ -872,17 +872,17 @@ your Epistles. We see passages taken captive by your pen and pressed into service to win you a victory, which in volumes from which they are taken have no controversial bearing at all ... the line so often adopted by strong men in controversy -- of justifying -the means by the result." (Jerome, Epist. to Pammachus, xlviii, 13; +the means by the result." (Jerome, Epist. to Pammachus, xlviii, 13; N&PNF. vi, 72-73; See post, p. 230.)

-

Of Eusebius and the others he again says, that they "presume +

Of Eusebius and the others he again says, that they "presume at the price of their soul to assert dogmatically whatever first -comes into their head." (Jerome, Epist. li, 7; id. p. 88.) And +comes into their head." (Jerome, Epist. li, 7; id. p. 88.) And again, of the incentive offered by the gullible ignorance of the Faithful, for the glib mendacities of the priests: "There is nothing so easy as by sheer volubility to deceive a common crowd or an uneducated congregation." (Epist. lii, 8; p. 93.) Father -Jerome's own high regard for truth and his zeal in propaganda of +Jerome's own high regard for truth and his zeal in propaganda of fables for edification of the ignorant ex-pagan Christians is illustrated in numberless instances. He tells us of the river Ganges in India, which "has its source in Paradise"; that in India @@ -898,57 +898,57 @@ reason of the griffins, dragons, and huge monsters which haunt

them; for such are the guardians which avarice needs for its treasures." (Epist. cxxv, 6; N&PNF. vi, 245.) He reaches the climax in his famous Lives of sundry Saints. He relates with all fervor -the marvelous experiences of the "blessed hermit Paulus," who was +the marvelous experiences of the "blessed hermit Paulus," who was 113 years of age, and for sixty years had lived in a hole in the ground in the remotest recesses of the desert; his nearest neighbor -was St. Anthony, who was only ninety and lived in another hole four -days' journey away. The existence and whereabouts of Paulus being -revealed to Anthony in a vision, he set out afoot to visit the holy -Paulus. On the way, "all at once he beholds a creature of mingled -shape, half horse half man, called by the poets Hippo-centaur," +was St. Anthony, who was only ninety and lived in another hole four +days' journey away. The existence and whereabouts of Paulus being +revealed to Anthony in a vision, he set out afoot to visit the holy +Paulus. On the way, "all at once he beholds a creature of mingled +shape, half horse half man, called by the poets Hippo-centaur," with whom be holds friendly converse. Later "he sees a mannikin with hooked snout, horned forehead, and extremities like goat's feet," this being one of the desert tribe "whom the Gentiles worship under the names of Fauns, Satyrs, and Incubi," and whose -strange, language Anthony was rejoiced to find that he could +strange, language Anthony was rejoiced to find that he could understand, as they reasoned together about the salvation of the Lord. "Let no one scruple to believe this incident," pleads Father -Jerome'; "its truth is supported by" one of these creatures that, +Jerome'; "its truth is supported by" one of these creatures that, was captured and brought alive to Alexandria and sent embalmed to -the emperor at Antioch. Finally holy Anthony reached the retreat of -the blessed Paulus, and was welcomed. As they talked, a raven flew +the emperor at Antioch. Finally holy Anthony reached the retreat of +the blessed Paulus, and was welcomed. As they talked, a raven flew down and laid a whole loaf of bread at their feet. "Sec," said -Paulus, "the Lord truly loving, truly merciful, has sent us a meal. +Paulus, "the Lord truly loving, truly merciful, has sent us a meal. For the last sixty years I have always received half a loaf; but at your coming the Lord has doubled his soldier's rations." During the -visit Paulus died; Anthony "saw Paulus in robes of snowy white +visit Paulus died; Anthony "saw Paulus in robes of snowy white ascending on high among a band of angels, and the choirs of -prophets and apostles." Anthony dragged the body out to bury it, +prophets and apostles." Anthony dragged the body out to bury it, but was without means to dig a grave; as he was lamenting this unhappy circumstance, "behold, two lions from the recesses of the desert with manes flying on their necks came rushing along; they came straight to the corpse of the blessed old man," fawned on it, roared in mourning, then with their paws dug a grave just wide and deep enough to bold the corpse; came over and licked the hands and -feet of Anthony, and ambled away. (Jerome, Life of Paulus the First +feet of Anthony, and ambled away. (Jerome, Life of Paulus the First Hermit, N&PNF. vi, 299 seq.)

So gross and prevalent was the clerical habit of pious lies -and pretenses "to the glory of God," that St. Augustine, about 395 +and pretenses "to the glory of God," that St. Augustine, about 395 A.D., wrote a reproving treatise to the Clergy, De Mendacio (On Lying), which he found necessary to supplement in 420 with another book, Contra Mendacium (Against Lying). This work, says Bishop Wordsworth, "is a protest against these 'pious frauds' which have -brought discredit and damage on the cause of the Gospel, and have -created prejudice against it, from the days of Augustine to our own -times." (A Church History, iv, 93, 94.) While Augustine disapproves +brought discredit and damage on the cause of the Gospel, and have +created prejudice against it, from the days of Augustine to our own +times." (A Church History, iv, 93, 94.) While Augustine disapproves of downright lying even to trap heretics, -- a practice seemingly much in vogue among the good Christians: "It is more pernicious for Catholics to lie that they may catch heretics, than for heretics to lie that they may not be found out by Catholics" (Against Lying, ch. 5; N&PNF. iii, 483); yet this Saint heartily approves and argues in support of the chronic clerical characteristics of -suppressio veri, of suppression or concealment of the truth for the +suppressio veri, of suppression or concealment of the truth for the sake of Christian "edification," a device for the encouragement of credulity among the Faithful which has run riot through the centuries and flourishes today among the priests and the ignorant

@@ -964,33 +964,33 @@ disputes, and preaches of things eternal, or to him that narrates or speaks of things temporal pertaining to edification of religion or piety, to conceal at fitting times whatever seems fit to be concealed; but to tell a lie is never lawful, therefore neither to -conceal by telling a lie." (Augustine, On Lying, ch. 19; N&PNF. +conceal by telling a lie." (Augustine, On Lying, ch. 19; N&PNF. iii, 466.) The great Bishop did not, however, it seems, read his own code when it came to preaching unto edification, for in one of his own sermons he thus relates a very notable experience: "I was -already Bishop of Hippo, when I went into Ethiopia with some -servants of Christ there to preach the Gospel. In this country we +already Bishop of Hippo, when I went into Ethiopia with some +servants of Christ there to preach the Gospel. In this country we saw many men and women without heads, who had two great eyes in their breasts; and in countries still more southly, we saw people -who had but one eye in their foreheads." (Augustine, Sermon 37; -quoted in Taylor, Syntagma, p. 52; Diegesis, p. 271; Doane, Bible +who had but one eye in their foreheads." (Augustine, Sermon 37; +quoted in Taylor, Syntagma, p. 52; Diegesis, p. 271; Doane, Bible Myths, p. 437.) To the mind's eye the wonderful spectacle is represented, as the great Saint preached the word of God to these accphalous faithful: we see the whole congregation of devout and intelligent Christians, without heads, watching attentively without eyes, listening intently without ears, and understanding perfectly without brains, the spirited and spiritual harangue of the eloquent -and veracious St. Augustine. And every hearer of the Sermon in +and veracious St. Augustine. And every hearer of the Sermon in which he told about it, believed in furness of faith and infantile -credulity every word of the noble Bishop of Hippo, giving thanks to +credulity every word of the noble Bishop of Hippo, giving thanks to God that the words of life and salvation had been by him carried to so remarkable a tribe of God's curious children.

-

Pope Gregory the Great (590-604), in one momentary lapse in +

Pope Gregory the Great (590-604), in one momentary lapse in his own arduous labors of propagating "lies to the glory of God," made the pious gesture, "God does not need our lies"; but His Church evidently did, for the pious work went lyingly on; a work -given immense impetus by His Holiness Gregory himself, in his +given immense impetus by His Holiness Gregory himself, in his mendacious Dialogues and other papal output, -- with little abatement unto this day.

@@ -1022,12 +1022,12 @@ historical authorities.

. FORGERY IN CHRISTIANITY

-

Middleton, in his epochal Free Inquiry into the lying habits +

Middleton, in his epochal Free Inquiry into the lying habits and miracles of the Churchmen, says: "Many spurious books were forged in the earliest times of the Church, in the name of Christ and his apostles, which passed upon all the Fathers as genuine and -divine through several successive ages." (Middleton, Free Inquiry, -Int. Disc. p. xcii; London, 1749.)

+divine through several successive ages." (Middleton, Free Inquiry, +Int. Disc. p. xcii; London, 1749.)

The same author, whose book set England ringing with its exposures of the lies and fraudulent miracles of the Church, makes @@ -1045,16 +1045,16 @@ ages of using the hyperbolical style to advance the honor of God and the salvation of men." (Free Inq. p. 83; citing Jo., Hist. Eccles. p. 681.)

-

Lecky, the distinguished author of the History of European +

Lecky, the distinguished author of the History of European Morals, devotes much research into what he describes as "the deliberate and apparently perfectly unscrupulous forgery, of a whole literature, destined to further the propagation either of Christianity as a whole, or of some particular class of tenets." -(Lecky, Hist. of European Morals, vol. i, p. 375.)

+(Lecky, Hist. of European Morals, vol. i, p. 375.)

In his very notable History of Rationalism speaking of that Christian "epoch when faith and facts did not cultivate an -acquaintance," the same author, Lecky, thus describes the state of +acquaintance," the same author, Lecky, thus describes the state of intellectual and moral obliquity into which the Church had forced even the ablest classes of society:

@@ -1066,10 +1066,10 @@ histories, became tissues of the wildest fables, so grotesque and at the same time so audacious, that they were the wonder of succeeding ages, And the very men who scattered these fictions broadcast over Christendom, taught at the same time that credulity -was a virtue and skepticism a crime." (Lecky, Hist. of Rationalism, +was a virtue and skepticism a crime." (Lecky, Hist. of Rationalism, i, 896.)

-

In the same work last quoted, Lecky again, speaking of what he +

In the same work last quoted, Lecky again, speaking of what he terms "the pious frauds of theologians," which, he shows were "systematized and raised to the dignity of a regular doctrine," says of the pious Fathers:

@@ -1091,11 +1091,11 @@ combatted, and therefore prophecies of Christ by Orpheus and the Sibyls -- were forged, lying wonders were multiplied. ... Heretics were to be convinced, and therefore interpolations of old writings or complete forgeries were habitually opposed to the forged -Gospels. ... The tendency ... triumphed wherever the supreme +Gospels. ... The tendency ... triumphed wherever the supreme importance of dogmas was held. Generation after generation it became more universal; it continued till the very sense of truth and the very love of truth seemed blotted out from the minds of -men." (Lecky, Rationalism in Europe, i, 396-7.)

+men." (Lecky, Rationalism in Europe, i, 396-7.)

There is thus disclosed a very sharp and shaming contrast between the precept of the Lord Buddha: "Thou shalt not attempt, @@ -1112,14 +1112,14 @@ society than the strict practice of its moral precepts"! (CE. vii,

With its consciousness of the shifty and shady practices of it's "sacred" profession, the Christian priestcraft differs not -from the Pagan in the sneer of Cicero: "Cato mirari se aiebat, quod -non rideret haruspex, cum haruspicem vidisset, -- Cato used to +from the Pagan in the sneer of Cicero: "Cato mirari se aiebat, quod +non rideret haruspex, cum haruspicem vidisset, -- Cato used to wonder how one of our priests can forbear laughing when he sees another." (Quoted Opera, Ed. Gron., p. 3806.) We shall see all too -well that the Pagan estimate holds good for the Christian; that, as +well that the Pagan estimate holds good for the Christian; that, as said by the "universal scholar" Grotius: "Ecclesiastical history consists of nothing but the wickedness of the governing clergy, -- -Qui legit historiam Ecclesiasticam, quid legit nisi Episcoporum +Qui legit historiam Ecclesiasticam, quid legit nisi Episcoporum vicia?" (Epistolae, p. 7, col. 1).

The universality of the frauds and impostures of the Church, @@ -1127,12 +1127,12 @@ above barely hinted at, and the contaminating influence of such example, are by now sufficiently evident; they will be seen to taint and corrupt every phase of the Church and of the ecclesiastical propaganda of the Faith. As is well said by -Middleton in commenting on these and like pious practices of the +Middleton in commenting on these and like pious practices of the Holy Church: "And no man surely can doubt, but that those, who would either forge, or make use of forged books, would, in the same cause, and for the same ends, make use of forged miracles" (A Free Inquiry, Introd. Discourse, p. lxxxvii); -- as well as of forged -Gospels, Epistles, Creeds, Saint-tales -- vast extensions of pious +Gospels, Epistles, Creeds, Saint-tales -- vast extensions of pious frauds of which we shall see a plethora of examples.

The proofs here to be arrayed for conviction are drawn from @@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ These clerical works of confession and confusion are for the most part three ponderous sets of volumes; they are readily accessible for verification of my recitals, and for further instances, in good libraries and bookshops; the libraries of the Union Theological -Seminary and of Columbia University, in New York City, were the +Seminary and of Columbia University, in New York City, were the places of the finds here recorded. Cited so often, space will be saved for more valuable uses by citing by their initials, -- which will become very familiar -- my chief ecclesiastical authorities, @@ -1171,12 +1171,12 @@ volumes. The Christian Literature Publishing Co., Buffalo, N.Y., Second Series; many volumes; same publishers.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, cited as CE.; fifteen volumes and -index, published under the Imprimatur of Archbishop Farley; New -York, Robert Appleton Co., 1907-9.

+index, published under the Imprimatur of Archbishop Farley; New +York, Robert Appleton Co., 1907-9.

The Encyclopedia Biblica, cited as EB., four volumes; Adam & Charles Black, London, 1899; American Reprint, The Macmillan Co., -New York, 1914.

+New York, 1914.

The clerical confessions of lies and frauds in the ponderous volumes of the Catholic Encyclopedia alone suffice, and to spare, @@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ in token of his engagement to speak the truth, as he hopes to be saved in the way and method of salvation pointed out in that blessed volume, and in further token that, if he should swerve from the truth, he may be justly deprived of all the blessings of the -Gospel, and be made liable to that vengeance which he has +Gospel, and be made liable to that vengeance which he has imprecated on his own head." (Consol. Stat. N.C., 1919, sec. 3189.)

BANK of WISDOM @@ -1235,8 +1235,8 @@ State of Arkansas -- ("Now laugh!") -- declares infamously in its Constitution: "No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil government of this State, nor be competent to testify as a witness in any court"! (Const. Ark., Art. XIX, sec. -26.) Under this accursed act of outlawry, Charles Lee Smith, of New -York City, a native of Arkansas, went to his home city of Little +26.) Under this accursed act of outlawry, Charles Lee Smith, of New +York City, a native of Arkansas, went to his home city of Little Rock in the Fall of 1928 to oppose the degrading proposition proposed as a law in a popular initiative election, forbidding the teaching of Evolution in the State-supported schools and @@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ Arkansas Bar, and appealed to him to "start something" to get rid of it. He shrugged his shoulders, smiled in sympathy, and said: "It is in the Constitution, and too difficult to get it out." Then, dropping into Spanish, so that others at the table might not -understand, he added: "Yo no creo nada, -- y no digo nada -- I +understand, he added: "Yo no creo nada, -- y no digo nada -- I believe nothing -- and I say nothing"! While these infamies are inflicted upon the citizens of this country by law imposed by a bigoted and ignorant minority of superstitious parsons and their @@ -1293,8 +1293,8 @@ indicted, tried and convicted within the past two years! Throughout the Union are odious religious statutes, "Blue Laws" and Sunday Laws, penalizing innocuous diversions and activities of the people on days of religious Voodoo: Sunday, as we shall see, being a -plagiarization from the religion of Mithras, and created a secular -holiday -- not a religious Holy Day -- by law of the Pagan +plagiarization from the religion of Mithras, and created a secular +holiday -- not a religious Holy Day -- by law of the Pagan Constantine. Such laws sometimes prove troublesome to the pious Puritans themselves; an amusing instance of their boomerang effect being now chronicled to the annoyed and sneering world. Some "400" @@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ Consternation reigned, with much confusion and hurried telephoning by the management. In the midst of it came a 'phone call from the driver of the roll-delivery truck, from the local Hoosgow: "I've been arrested for the violation of section 316 of the Laws of 1798, -which prohibits the delivery of bread and rolls on the Sabbath and +which prohibits the delivery of bread and rolls on the Sabbath and also forbids a man to kiss his wife on that day"! Some of the sachems called the chief of police and angrily demanded that this holy law be violated by delivering the blessed rolls; the driver @@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ Jersey," and recorded: "hundreds of names and addresses were in the possession of the police today because their owners played golf, tennis or radios, bought or sold gasoline, cigarettes or groceries, or operated trolley cars, busses or trains in this capital city (of -Trenton) on the Sabbath," with much more of detail; and in the same +Trenton) on the Sabbath," with much more of detail; and in the same column, a dispatch from Dover, Ohio, that the police used tear-gas bombs to dislodge the operator from the projection-box of a local "movie" theater, who, with the owner and four employees, was @@ -1378,14 +1378,14 @@ cynical frankness he asserts its right and discloses its odious methods.

These odious things are all the work and blighting effects of -the unholy 'Odium Theologicum' of Priestcraft, poisoning men's +the unholy 'Odium Theologicum' of Priestcraft, poisoning men's minds with the rancor of obsolete superstitious beliefs.

Remove the cause, the cure is automatically and quickly effected. To contribute to the speedier consummation of this supreme boon is the motive and justification of this book. It gives to the unctuous quack "Doctors of Divinity" a copious dose out of -their own nauseous Pharmacopaeia of Priestly Mendacity. As it takes +their own nauseous Pharmacopaeia of Priestly Mendacity. As it takes its deadly effect upon themselves, haply their "incurably religious" duped patients may begin to evidence hopeful symptoms of a wholesome, speedy and complete cure from their priest-made @@ -1396,10 +1396,10 @@ compelling proofs of duplicitous fraud of priestcraft and Church exposed in this book must convince even the most credulous and devout Believer, that the system of "revealed religion" which he "drew in with his mother's milk" and has in innocent ignorance -suffered in his system ever since, is simply a veneered Paganism, +suffered in his system ever since, is simply a veneered Paganism, unrevealed and untrue; is a huge scheme of priestly imposture to exploit the credulous and to live in power and wealth at his -expense. Luther hit the bull's-eye of the System -- before he

+expense. Luther hit the bull's-eye of the System -- before he

BANK of WISDOM Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ money to the priests would kill the whole scheme in a couple of years. This is the sovereign remedy. Let him that hath ears to hear, hear; and govern himself accordingly. Every awakened Believer must feel outraged in his dignity and self-respect, and in disgust -must repudiate the Creed and its impostors.

+must repudiate the Creed and its impostors.

When a notorious Criminal is arraigned at the bar of Justice and put to trial for deeds of crime and shame, it is his crimes, @@ -1422,12 +1422,12 @@ his criminal career and record, which are the subject of inquiry , attenuation is accorded to sundry sporadic instances -- (if any) -- between crimes or as cloaks for crime -- of his canting piety and gestures of benevolence towards his victims, the dupes of his -duplicity. Thus the Church and its Creed are here arraigned on +duplicity. Thus the Church and its Creed are here arraigned on their record of Crime, -- "extenuating naught, naught setting down in malice"; -- simply exposing truly its own convicting record and confessions of its criminality, for condign judgment upon it.

-

Goliath of Gath was a very big Giant; but a small pebble, +

Goliath of Gath was a very big Giant; but a small pebble, artfully slung, brought him to a sudden and violent collapse, a huge corpse. This TNT. bomb of a book, loaded with barbed facts, is flung full in facie ecclesiae -- into the face of the Forgery- @@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ will be exploded!

JOSEPH WHELESS

-

New York City +

New York City 780 Riverside Drive June 1, 1930

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You are reading FORGERY IN CHRISTIANITY by - Joseph Wheliss

+ Joseph Wheliss

1930

In order to better understand the text, it is necessary to -know the abreviated referances that Mr. Wheliss uses throughout the +know the abreviated referances that Mr. Wheliss uses throughout the text. If you are interested in knowing the source material it is adviseable to take note of these oft-used references now. EFF

Abbreviations for most often used sources:

The libraries of the Union Theological Seminary and of -Columbia University, in New York City, were the places of the finds +Columbia University, in New York City, were the places of the finds here recorded. Cited so often, space will be saved for more valuable uses by citing by their initials, -- which will become very familiar -- my chief ecclesiastical authorities, towit:

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First and Second Series; many volumes; same publishers.

CE.; The Catholic Encyclopedia, cited as CE.; fifteen volumes - and index, published under the Imprimatur of Archbishop - Farley; New York, Robert Appleton Co., 1907-9.

+ and index, published under the Imprimatur of Archbishop + Farley; New York, Robert Appleton Co., 1907-9.

EB., The Encyclopedia Biblica, cited as EB., four volumes; Adam & Charles Black, London, 1899; American Reprint, The - Macmillan Co., New York, 1914.

+ Macmillan Co., New York, 1914.

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"Being crafty, I caught you with guile" ... - For if the truth of God hath more abounded + For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my LIE unto his glory; why yet am I also adjudged a sinner?" - St. Paul.

+ St. Paul.

"What profit has not that fable of Christ brought us!" - Pope Leo X.

+ Pope Leo X.

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@@ -28,16 +28,16 @@ fraudulent in practice. The Jews, however, excluded by those who have expropriated their ancient faith, make the same imputations of falsity and fraud against the Christian religion, based on their own ancient sacred Scriptures, and founded, as the Christians -claim, by a Jewish Incarnation of the Hebrew God, -- which, say the +claim, by a Jewish Incarnation of the Hebrew God, -- which, say the Jews, is a horrid blasphemy; and they brand the Sacred Books of Christian origin as false and forged.

The Christians, all their hundreds of warring Sects, in their turn impute to the Jews the blasphemous repudiation and monstrous -murder of the Son of the ancient Hebrew God, Yahweh; and with ample +murder of the Son of the ancient Hebrew God, Yahweh; and with ample usury of blood and torture have visited that fabulous iniquity upon the hapless sons and daughters of Jewry unto half a hundred -generations of "God's Chosen People."

+generations of "God's Chosen People."

But, of the countless Sects of Christians, one alone, it avers, is of the True Faith; all the others are false and beyond @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ venerable forged Athanasian Creed. (CE. ii, 33, 34.) The Protestant Sects, however, though they all admit the same origin and accept in full fatuity of faith most of the same forged sacred writings for their rule of faith as the One True Church, yet apply the scornful -epithet "Antichrist" to their venerable Mother in Christ; freely +epithet "Antichrist" to their venerable Mother in Christ; freely dub a dozen of her canonical sacred Books of Jewish origin, and most of her thousands of canonized Saints, forgeries and frauds; and assert many of her most holy dogmas and sacraments to be @@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ Christian claims of Truth.

suggested by dreams." -- Herbert Spencer.

Lo, the poor Indian, with his untutored mind, saw his god in -clouds and heard him in the wind. Ages before him, the Dawn-man, -the earliest Cave-man, saw his shadow in the sun, his reflection in +clouds and heard him in the wind. Ages before him, the Dawn-man, +the earliest Cave-man, saw his shadow in the sun, his reflection in the water, and crudely thought that he had a sort of shadowy double, which accompanied him and at times showed itself visible to -him. At night, when the Dawn-man, gorged with raw and often putrid +him. At night, when the Dawn-man, gorged with raw and often putrid flesh, in a night-mare dream saw terrible monsters assailing him, or in more normal sleep wandered forth and visited distant scenes of his previous roamings, or saw, as in the flesh living and acting @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ by whatever name and in whatever age and guise pursued.

A very modern instance comes to hand and is added for confirmation. Fortunately, or lamentably for Christian pretensions, there yet exist in the world races of very primitive descendants of -Adam, who yet preserve their primeval forms of superstition and +Adam, who yet preserve their primeval forms of superstition and priestcraft, wherein may be seen their origins in yet active reality of operation. In no more remote a region of these our United States than the Diomede Islands of the Aleutian archipelago @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ of priest-craft, -- what difference in kind and craft is discernible between the one and the others of the god-placating, devil-chasing Genus Shamanensis? Bombarding the irate god with eggs, as with the Diomedes, or by the prayer of faith as with more -up-to-date God-compellers, the cause is the same, and the effect is +up-to-date God-compellers, the cause is the same, and the effect is equally ineffective and desultory.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, describing the Doctors of Divinity @@ -230,13 +230,13 @@ no end of deception and hallucination when it is a question of dealing with the unseen powers"! (CE. i, 142). Thus the System is yet in vogue; and its priestcraft has waxed very powerful and very wealthy. Artificial Fear and Credulity are its sole source and -sustenance. As the Roman poet Lucretius said: "Fear was the first +sustenance. As the Roman poet Lucretius said: "Fear was the first thing on earth to make gods."

-

Reinach, after a critique of many varied definitions of +

Reinach, after a critique of many varied definitions of Religion, thus formulates his own -- which a moment's reflection upon the infinite sacred "Thou Shalt Not's" of Faith will fully -justify: "A sum of scruples (Taboos) which impede the, free +justify: "A sum of scruples (Taboos) which impede the, free exercise of our faculties." (Orpheus, 1930 ed. p. 3.)

As primitive society progressed towards organization, the @@ -255,23 +255,23 @@ the subjection of the ruled. Later yet, as government and

priestcraft developed, the ruler was also priest or the priest ruler, as in early Egypt and Assyria, and as in ancient theocratic -Israel before the Kings and after the return from Captivity. So +Israel before the Kings and after the return from Captivity. So too, later, in Greece and Rome. In Egypt and under the Empire in -Rome the King was God, in Egypt by divine descent, in Rome by -apotheosis. Even Alexander of Macedon was a god by divine -generation, as declared by the Pagan Oracle of Jupiter Ammon, to -the great scandal of Alexander's mother Olympias, who was wont to -complain, "I wish that Alexander would cease from incessantly +Rome the King was God, in Egypt by divine descent, in Rome by +apotheosis. Even Alexander of Macedon was a god by divine +generation, as declared by the Pagan Oracle of Jupiter Ammon, to +the great scandal of Alexander's mother Olympias, who was wont to +complain, "I wish that Alexander would cease from incessantly embroiling me with the wife of Jupiter!" Thus priestcraft thrived and gained immense dominion over the superstitious minds of men, to say nothing of powers and prestige unlimited, privileges, immunities, wealth and aggrandizement beyond rivalry -- in ancient Pagan times.

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The temples of the ancient gods throughout Pagandom were +

The temples of the ancient gods throughout Pagandom were marvels of sumptuous wealth and beauty, thanks to the lavish munificence of rulers and the offerings of the votaries of the -respective false gods. The Temple of Diana at Ephesus, the +respective false gods. The Temple of Diana at Ephesus, the Parthenon or Temple of the Virgin-goddess at Athens, were wonders of the ancient world. The greatest ruins of antiquity yet standing in splendid ruin or unearthed by the excavations of the @@ -282,34 +282,34 @@ their decayed grandeur to their pristine magnificence and wealth.

"Thus saith our god" was the awful sanction of their commands and of their legal enactments. The Hebrews had no word for religion"; their nearest approximation to the idea is the oft-repeated Bible -phrase, "The fear of Yahweh [the Lord]." The ancient Code of -Hammurabi, graven on the stela discovered by De Morgan in the ruins -of Susa at the beginning of this century and now preserved in the -Louvre at Paris, represents the King humbly receiving the Code of -Laws from the great god Bel through the Sun-god Shamash; this for +phrase, "The fear of Yahweh [the Lord]." The ancient Code of +Hammurabi, graven on the stela discovered by De Morgan in the ruins +of Susa at the beginning of this century and now preserved in the +Louvre at Paris, represents the King humbly receiving the Code of +Laws from the great god Bel through the Sun-god Shamash; this for its greater sanction to obedience by the superstitious people, who knew no better than to believe the pious fraud of the priests and -King. A thousand years more or less later, the Hebrew God Yahweh, -along with many divine laws, delivered to Moses his Code of +King. A thousand years more or less later, the Hebrew God Yahweh, +along with many divine laws, delivered to Moses his Code of Commandments neatly scratched with his own finger on two stone -slabs; of these, like the grave of Moses, no man knoweth the +slabs; of these, like the grave of Moses, no man knoweth the whereabouts unto this day. It was plain but pious fraud for Hammurabi to issue his laws under the name of his god. Common sense and common honesty make us disbelieve and condemn the Hammurabi fraud, and no one chides us for disbelieving it. Perforce we must -believe the Moses-tale of identical import, or be dubbed atheists, +believe the Moses-tale of identical import, or be dubbed atheists, reviled and ostracized, and be damned in the Christian Hell forever, to boot. Both fables of Divine enactment were invented for and served the same purpose to dupe the credulous to believe and -obey King and Priest. Is it honest?

+obey King and Priest. Is it honest?

This principle, involved in the pretense of divine Sanctions, -and effective through the cooperation of King and Priest for +and effective through the cooperation of King and Priest for dominion over the ruled, was frankly recognized by many ancient writers, and even by some lauded as salutary for the ignorant. Critics, friend of Socrates, saw the State "with false reason covering truth," which by this device "quenched lawlessness,; with -laws." Diodorus Siculus admitted it to be the duty of the State "to

+laws." Diodorus Siculus admitted it to be the duty of the State "to

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ laws." Diodorus Siculus admitted it to be the duty of the State "to

establish effective gods to do the work of police," and laid it down, that "It is to the interest of States to be deceived in -religion." Livy admires the wisdom of Numa, who "introduced the +religion." Livy admires the wisdom of Numa, who "introduced the fear of the gods as a most efficacious means of controlling an ignorant and barbarous populace." Polybius, the celebrated Greet historian, gives his philosophic admiration to the religious system @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ opinions about the gods and the belief in the punishments in Hades." (Historiae, quoted by Grover, The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire, pp. 3-4.)

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This pious notion of God and religion as the Big Policeman of +

This pious notion of God and religion as the Big Policeman of the common herd, is not yet extinct. the Attorney General of England, in a celebrated State trial for the sale of it copy of Thomas Paine's The Age of Reason, urged to the jury the necessity @@ -345,10 +345,10 @@ Thomas Paine's The Age of Reason, urged to the jury the necessity declaimed, "Of all human beings they stand most in need of the consolations of religion; ... because no man can be expected to be faithful to the authority of man who revolts against the government -of God"! (Williams' Case, 26 Howard's State Trials, p. 719; +of God"! (Williams' Case, 26 Howard's State Trials, p. 719; 1798-99.) But times and creeds change; this is the Twentieth century. The professional religionists of today, however, forever -dingdong the old "Morality Lie," that without the God-given Ten +dingdong the old "Morality Lie," that without the God-given Ten Commandments and like divine laws, ministered by them and reenacted and enforced by the State there can be no morality, no human virtues, no decent government. The "True Church" makes mighty boast @@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ peoples who rose -- despite the Church -- on the ruins of Rome, --

Before all eyes beneath Religion -- who Would show her head along the region skies, Glowering on mortals with her hideous face." - (Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, I.)

+ (Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, I.)

PAGANISM AT THE CROSS-ROADS WITH CHRISTIANITY

@@ -370,10 +370,10 @@ peoples who rose -- despite the Church -- on the ruins of Rome, --

later called Christianity," the Greeco-Roman world seethed with religions in a great state of flux and re-formation. Wonder- workers, miracle-mongers, impostors in the guise of gods and -Christs abounded. Simon Magus, Apollonius of Tyana, Apuleius, -Alexander, Porphyry, Iamblichus, -- performed prodigies of divine -power and were hailed as genuine gods, -- just as were Paul and -Barnabas (Acts xiv, 11-12), and, later, Jesus the Christ. Of these

+Christs abounded. Simon Magus, Apollonius of Tyana, Apuleius, +Alexander, Porphyry, Iamblichus, -- performed prodigies of divine +power and were hailed as genuine gods, -- just as were Paul and +Barnabas (Acts xiv, 11-12), and, later, Jesus the Christ. Of these

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ stimulating the faith, or credulity, of the ignorant and superstitious masses. The images of the gods were believed to be endowed with supernatural power. Of some, the wounds could bleed; of others, the eyes could wink, of others, the heads could nod, the -limbs could be raised; the statues of Minerva could brandish +limbs could be raised; the statues of Minerva could brandish spears, those of Venus could weep; others could sweat; paintings there were which could blush. The Holy Crucifix of Boxley, in Kent, moved, lifted its head, moved its lips and eyes; it was broken up @@ -413,11 +413,11 @@ was the vocal statue of Memnon, whose divine voice was heard at the first dawn of day, "the sweet voice of Memnon" which greeted the sun, as sung by poets and attested by inscriptions on the statue made by noted visitors, who credited the assertion of the priests -that the voice was that of the god Ammon; the secret was discovered -by Wilkinson: a cavity in which a priest was concealed, who struck +that the voice was that of the god Ammon; the secret was discovered +by Wilkinson: a cavity in which a priest was concealed, who struck a stone at sunrise when the worshippers were assembled, thus giving out a melodious ringing sound. Very famous was the Palladium or -statute of Minerva, thrown down from heaven by Zeus into Troy, and +statute of Minerva, thrown down from heaven by Zeus into Troy, and guarded sacredly in the citadel as protection of the city, which was believed to be impregnable so long as the statue was in the city; Ulysses and Diomede entered the city in disguise and stole @@ -425,18 +425,18 @@ out the sacred statue to the Greek camp; thence AEneas is said to have taken it to Italy, where it was preserved in the Temple of Vesta. Many cities of Greece and Rome claimed to have the genuine original. Another miraculous statue of like divine origin was that -of "the great goddess, Diana" at Ephesus, which the Town-clerk (in +of "the great goddess, Diana" at Ephesus, which the Town-clerk (in Acts 3 xix, 35) declared that all men knew "fell down from Jupiter." Other holy relics galore were preserved and shown to the -pious: The AEgis of Jove, forged by Vulcan and ornamented with the +pious: The AEgis of Jove, forged by Vulcan and ornamented with the head of the Gorgon; the very tools with which the Trojan horse was made, at Metapontum; the scepter of Pelops, at Chaeronea; the spear -of Achilles, at Pharselis; the sword of Memnon, at Nicomedia; the +of Achilles, at Pharselis; the sword of Memnon, at Nicomedia; the hide of the Chalcydonian boar, among the Tegeates; the stone bearing the authentic marks of the trident of Neptune, at Athens; -the Cretans exhibited the tomb of Zeus, which earned for them their -reputation as Liars. But Mohammedans show the tomb of Adam and -Christians that of Peter! There were endless shrines and +the Cretans exhibited the tomb of Zeus, which earned for them their +reputation as Liars. But Mohammedans show the tomb of Adam and +Christians that of Peter! There were endless shrines and sanctuaries at which miracle-cures could be performed: oracular

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temples full of caverns, and secret passages, -- that of the -Cumaean Sibyl has recently been explored, and its fraudulent +Cumaean Sibyl has recently been explored, and its fraudulent devices exposed. The gods themselves came down regularly and ate the fine feasts spread before their statues. In the apocryphal -History of Bel and the Dragon, interpolated in the True Church's +History of Bel and the Dragon, interpolated in the True Church's Book of Daniel (Chapter xiv), the Holy Ghost tells how this hero trapped the priests who stole at night through secret passages into the throne-room of the god and ate the good things furnished by the -pious King and people. The gods came frequently to earth, too, and +pious King and people. The gods came frequently to earth, too, and with the connivance of the priests kept amorous tryst in the temples with unsuspecting pious ladies, edifying instances of which -are related by Herodotus and Josephus, among other chroniclers of +are related by Herodotus and Josephus, among other chroniclers of the wiles of priestcraft.

Pagan prodigies of every conceivable kind were articles of popular credulity, affectitig the commonalty as well as many of the -highest category. The great Emperor Augustus, obedient to dreams, +highest category. The great Emperor Augustus, obedient to dreams, went begging money through the streets of Rome, and used to wear the skin of a sea-calf to protect himself against lightning. -Tiberius placed greater faith in the efficacy of laurel leaves; -both remedies are highly praised by Pliny. Caligula would crawl +Tiberius placed greater faith in the efficacy of laurel leaves; +both remedies are highly praised by Pliny. Caligula would crawl under the bed in thunder storms; the augurs had listed eleven kinds of lightning with different significations. Comets and dreanis -portended the gravest crises. Cicero and Valerius Alaximus cite -numerous instances of dreams being verified by the event. Livy +portended the gravest crises. Cicero and Valerius Alaximus cite +numerous instances of dreams being verified by the event. Livy relates with perfect faith innumerable prodigies, though he acutely observed, that "the more prodigies are believed, the more they are announced." The Emperors made numerous enactments against sorcery, divination, and all kinds of magic; the "Christian" Emperor, -Constantine, prohibited all forms of magic, but specially excepted +Constantine, prohibited all forms of magic, but specially excepted and authorized "that which was intended to avert hail and lightning," one of the specialties of the Christian priests. Such puerilities of the prevalent superstitions might be multiplied to @@ -482,26 +482,26 @@ fill volumes. (See case, Experiences with the Supernatural, etc.)

APOLLONIUS OF TYANA

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Apollonius of Tyana was one of the most notable of these +

Apollonius of Tyana was one of the most notable of these wonder-working Christs. So extremely moral and pure were his doctrines and his conduct, and so mighty the works he wrought, that -the Pagans insisted that Apollonius was the actual personage whom -the Christians called Jesus Christ. By all reports, implicitly -credited, Apollonius had raised the dead, healed the sick, cast out +the Pagans insisted that Apollonius was the actual personage whom +the Christians called Jesus Christ. By all reports, implicitly +credited, Apollonius had raised the dead, healed the sick, cast out devils, freed a young man from a lamia or vampire with whom he was enamored, prophesied, seen in one country events which were -occurring in another, as from Ephesus the assassination of Domitian +occurring in another, as from Ephesus the assassination of Domitian at Rome, and had filled the world with the fame of his miracles and -of his sanctity, just as did Jesus Christ. Apollonius was born -about the same time as Jesus of Nazareth; the legends of their +of his sanctity, just as did Jesus Christ. Apollonius was born +about the same time as Jesus of Nazareth; the legends of their lives and deeds were very similar; the former, at least, has been justly described as "among that least obnoxious class of impostors, who pretend to be divinely gifted, with a view to secure attention and obedience to precepts, which, delivered in the usual way, would -be generally neglected." (Anthon, Clairsical Dictintiary, p. 165; -see generally, Lecky, Hist. of European Morals, i, 372, passim; any -good Encyclopedia.) Recall the current histories of Mohammed, the -Mormon Joseph Smith, Mother Eddy -- Jesus Christ -- for instances +be generally neglected." (Anthon, Clairsical Dictintiary, p. 165; +see generally, Lecky, Hist. of European Morals, i, 372, passim; any +good Encyclopedia.) Recall the current histories of Mohammed, the +Mormon Joseph Smith, Mother Eddy -- Jesus Christ -- for instances of analogous pretensions.

Bank of Wisdom @@ -511,49 +511,49 @@ of analogous pretensions.

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This customary pretense of wonder-workers is confirmed by the -great Church Fathers Lactantius, in his Divine Institutes, -dedicated to the "Christian" Emperor Constantine, in which he -combated the Pagan imputation that Jesus was a magician, like -Apollonius and Aputeius, whose wonder-workings he admits. Like all -the Fathers, as we shall see, Lactantius, an ex-Pagan, had firm +great Church Fathers Lactantius, in his Divine Institutes, +dedicated to the "Christian" Emperor Constantine, in which he +combated the Pagan imputation that Jesus was a magician, like +Apollonius and Aputeius, whose wonder-workings he admits. Like all +the Fathers, as we shall see, Lactantius, an ex-Pagan, had firm faith in magic, and believed all the magical wonders of the Pagan magicians as veritable miracles wrought by the divine power of demons or devils. He says that the Pagans "endeavored to overthrow -his [Jesus'] wonderful deeds [by showing] that Appllonius performed +his [Jesus'] wonderful deeds [by showing] that Appllonius performed equal or even greater deeds." But, "It is strange," he argues, "that he omitted to mention Apuleius, of whom many and wonderful things are accustomed to be related. ... If Christ is a magician -because He performed wonderful deeds, it is plain that Apollonius, -who, according to your description, when Domitian wished to punish +because He performed wonderful deeds, it is plain that Apollonius, +who, according to your description, when Domitian wished to punish him, suddenly disappeared on his trial, was more skilful than He who was both arrested and crucified. ... It was evident, therefore, -that he [Apollonius] was both a man and a magician; and for this +that he [Apollonius] was both a man and a magician; and for this reason he affected divinity under the title of a name belonging to another [Hercules], for in his own name he was unable to attain -it." (Lact. Div. Inst. Bk. V, ch. iii; ANP. vii, 138, 139,)

+it." (Lact. Div. Inst. Bk. V, ch. iii; ANP. vii, 138, 139,)

SIMON MAGUS

Most notorious and important, from the viewpoint of the rising -Christianity, was the Samaritan impostor, Simon Magus, the "great -power of God," vouched for by divine inspiration as having "used +Christianity, was the Samaritan impostor, Simon Magus, the "great +power of God," vouched for by divine inspiration as having "used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria," he having "of a long -time bewitched them with sorceries," as the Holy Ghost of God +time bewitched them with sorceries," as the Holy Ghost of God ridiculously assures us in Acts viii. Not content with his own -"great power of God," Simon, heaving seen some of the apostles at +"great power of God," Simon, heaving seen some of the apostles at work bestowing the holy Ghost on the peasants, offered money for the gift of like power to himself, but was curtly rebuked and -refused by Peter. The especial importance of Simon Magus is his -legendary Scriptural contact with the fisherman Peter, which +refused by Peter. The especial importance of Simon Magus is his +legendary Scriptural contact with the fisherman Peter, which developed, under the early Christian propensity for expansive mendacity, into a veritable literature of pious lies and prodigies -associated with Simon and Peter, which was the chiefest if not sole +associated with Simon and Peter, which was the chiefest if not sole basis, be it remembered for the false pretense, later developed, as -we shall duly see, of the "sojourn" of Peter at Rome as Bishop and -Pope. As legends of the Samaritan impostor are wholly Christian -impostures, the Catholic Encyclopedia will be called upon for an +we shall duly see, of the "sojourn" of Peter at Rome as Bishop and +Pope. As legends of the Samaritan impostor are wholly Christian +impostures, the Catholic Encyclopedia will be called upon for an account of the Patristic canards. "By his magic arts," says our -exponent of "Catholic Truth," Simon was called Magus, or the +exponent of "Catholic Truth," Simon was called Magus, or the Magician, the account just given from Acts is "the sole authoritative [?] report that we have about him": and it confesses the chronic mendadacity of the Fathers by the remark, "The @@ -562,8 +562,8 @@ concerning him are largely legendary, and it is difficult or rather impossible to extract from them any historical fact the details of which are established with certainty." Let us remember this characterization of these same Fatherly writers, who, lying about -Simon and Peter together, in Rome, yet tell unvarnished truth about -Peter alone, or Peter and Paul together, in Rome.

+Simon and Peter together, in Rome, yet tell unvarnished truth about +Peter alone, or Peter and Paul together, in Rome.

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -571,63 +571,63 @@ Peter alone, or Peter and Paul together, in Rome.

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I may remark, that serious argument is made, that Paul himself +

I may remark, that serious argument is made, that Paul himself is maliciously intended by some of the Fathers under the name of -Simon, the constant conflict between Paul and Peter being disguised -under the accounts of the inveterate struggles of Simon and Peter, -(See Ency. Bib. vol. iv, Art, Simon Magus.) The childish and -fabulous histories of the Fathers regarding Simon and Peter and -Paul in Rome and their contests of magic powers, are thus related:

+Simon, the constant conflict between Paul and Peter being disguised +under the accounts of the inveterate struggles of Simon and Peter, +(See Ency. Bib. vol. iv, Art, Simon Magus.) The childish and +fabulous histories of the Fathers regarding Simon and Peter and +Paul in Rome and their contests of magic powers, are thus related:

"St. Justin of Rome ('First Apolog.' xxvi, lvi; 'Dialog. c. -Tryphonem, cxx), describes Simon as a man who, at the instigation -of demons, claimed to be a god. Justin says further that Simon came -to Rome during the reign of the Emperor Claudius and by his magic +Tryphonem, cxx), describes Simon as a man who, at the instigation +of demons, claimed to be a god. Justin says further that Simon came +to Rome during the reign of the Emperor Claudius and by his magic arts won many followers so that these erected on an island in the -Tiber a statue to him as a divinity with the inscription 'Simon the -Holy God.' The statue, however, that Justin took for one dedicated -to Simon was undoubtedly one to the old Sabine divinity Semo Sancus -(797) ... The later anti-heretical writers who report Simon's -residence at Rome, take Justin and the apocryphal Acts of Peter as +Tiber a statue to him as a divinity with the inscription 'Simon the +Holy God.' The statue, however, that Justin took for one dedicated +to Simon was undoubtedly one to the old Sabine divinity Semo Sancus +(797) ... The later anti-heretical writers who report Simon's +residence at Rome, take Justin and the apocryphal Acts of Peter as their authority, so that their testimony is of no value. [p. 798.]

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"Simon plays an important part in the 'Pseudo- - Clementines.' He appears here as the chief antagonist of the - Apostle Peter, by whom he is everywhere followed and opposed. - The alleged magical arts of the magician and Peter's efforts +

"Simon plays an important part in the 'Pseudo- + Clementines.' He appears here as the chief antagonist of the + Apostle Peter, by whom he is everywhere followed and opposed. + The alleged magical arts of the magician and Peter's efforts against him are described in a way that is absolutely imaginary. The entire account lacks all historical basis - [citing several WORKS] ... The apocryphal Acts of St. Peter - give an entirely different account of Simon's condition at + [citing several WORKS] ... The apocryphal Acts of St. Peter + give an entirely different account of Simon's condition at Rome and of his death. In this work also great stress is laid - upon the straggle between Simon and the Apostles Peter and - Paul at Rome. By his magic arts Simon had also sought to win - the Emperor Nero for himself, an attempt in which he had been + upon the straggle between Simon and the Apostles Peter and + Paul at Rome. By his magic arts Simon had also sought to win + the Emperor Nero for himself, an attempt in which he had been thwarted by the apostles. As proof of the truth of his - doctrines Simon offered to ascend into the heavens before the - eyes of Nero and the Roman populace; by magic did he rise in + doctrines Simon offered to ascend into the heavens before the + eyes of Nero and the Roman populace; by magic did he rise in the air in the Roman Forum, but the prayers of the Apostles - Peter and Paul caused him to fall, so that he was severely + Peter and Paul caused him to fall, so that he was severely injured and shortly afterwards died miserably. ... This legend led later to the erection of a church dedicated to the - apostles on the alleged spot of Simon's fall near the Via + apostles on the alleged spot of Simon's fall near the Via Sacra above the Forum. The stones of the pavement on which the apostles knelt in prayer and which are said to contain the impression of their knees, are now in the wall of the Church of Santa Francesca Romana." (CE. xiii, 797, 798.)

-

With respect to that statue erected in the Tiber to "Simon the +

With respect to that statue erected in the Tiber to "Simon the Holy Hod," the account, above mentioned, does not do justice to -Father Justin's invention; it is thus explicit: he says that Simon +Father Justin's invention; it is thus explicit: he says that Simon "performed feats of magic by demonic arts in Rome during the reign -of Claudius, was held to be a god, and was honored by Senate and -people with a statue in the middle of the Tiber, between the two -bridges, bearing the inscription in Latin: 'Simoni, Deo sancto ... -To Simon the holy God.' The base of the pillar refereed to was dug -up on the island in the Tiber, at the place indicated by Justin, in +of Claudius, was held to be a god, and was honored by Senate and +people with a statue in the middle of the Tiber, between the two +bridges, bearing the inscription in Latin: 'Simoni, Deo sancto ... +To Simon the holy God.' The base of the pillar refereed to was dug +up on the island in the Tiber, at the place indicated by Justin, in 1574; the inscription, which was deciphered, runs: 'Semoni Sanco deo fidio sacrum ... Sex. Pompeius ... donum dedit.' Thus the -pillar was dedicated to the Sabine god Semo Sancus, and not by the +pillar was dedicated to the Sabine god Semo Sancus, and not by the Senate and people, but by the piety of a private individual." (EB.

Bank of Wisdom @@ -638,15 +638,15 @@ Senate and people, but by the piety of a private individual." (EB.

iv, 4538-9; cf. CE. xiii, 797-8.) The same authority, referring to the clerical fabrications above mentioned, says: "The Pseudo- -Clementine Homilies and Recognitions contain yet another element of -the very greatest importance. In them Simon displays features which -are unquestionably derived from Paul, and plainly show him to be a +Clementine Homilies and Recognitions contain yet another element of +the very greatest importance. In them Simon displays features which +are unquestionably derived from Paul, and plainly show him to be a caricature of that apostle drawn by an unfriendly hand." (EB. iv, -4540, with citations in proof.) Simon proclaimed as his doctrine -- +4540, with citations in proof.) Simon proclaimed as his doctrine -- "asserting that none could possibly have salvation without being baptized in his name" (Tert., adv. Haereyes, c.i; ANF. iii, 649); which group plagiarized the sentiment from the other, Christians, -or Simoneans, I cannot verify.

+or Simoneans, I cannot verify.

SUPERSTITIONS AND REVELATIONS

@@ -655,23 +655,23 @@ they had their gods, (whom they fondly called Savior and Messiah) the death and resurrections of gods; devils, angels, and spirits good, bad and indifferent; their heavens, hells and purgatories; they believed in immortality of the soul, -- witness the Pyramids -and the tombs of the Kings, as of Tut-ankh-Amen in Egypt, and of +and the tombs of the Kings, as of Tut-ankh-Amen in Egypt, and of the Queen Shub-Ad, just unearthed in Ur of the Chaldees; their elaborate sacrifices, animal and human, even of their dear little children to appease their gods, as in Carthage and Canaan, -- a chronic Hebrew practice. Virgin-births of demigods by the intervention of gods and human maids were common-places of Pagan faith, as were Virgin-mothers and god-child: the Christians -imported theirs from Egypt -- the Madonna statues of Isis and the +imported theirs from Egypt -- the Madonna statues of Isis and the Child Horus -- of universal vogue at the beginning of this era of the Christ -- may be seen in almost any first-class Museum, as the Metropolitan in New York and the University in Philadelphia. This -popular Pagan device, the "Mother of God" and her God-baby-in-arms, +popular Pagan device, the "Mother of God" and her God-baby-in-arms, was taken over as a Christian sop to the crowds of Pagans who were being enticed and forced into the Church; it was violently opposed by many of the more intelligent Churchmen: "Nestorius [Bishop of Constantinople about 404] had declared against the new and, as he -asserted, idolatrous expression 'Mother of God' (Theotokos), +asserted, idolatrous expression 'Mother of God' (Theotokos), thereby opposing the sentiments and wishes of the humbler people" (CE. iii, 101); and in protest Nestorius left the Catholic Church and founded one of the most wide-spread and powerful "heresies," @@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ been identically ancient Pagan delusions and the inventions and common holy stock in trade of all Pagan priestcrafts. Indeed and in truth, there can be no divine revelation of miraculous "facts" and "heavenly dogmas" which for centuries had been, and in the early -Christian ages were, the current mythology of credulous Pagandom. +Christian ages were, the current mythology of credulous Pagandom. this I shall make exceeding clear.

CHRISTIAN "REVELATION" DEFINED AND DISPROVED

@@ -715,12 +715,12 @@ this I shall make exceeding clear.

This paragraph is one of the most important in this book, and to it I invite Specially serious attention and thought. It will disclose the substantial identity of Christianity with the most -popular and wide-spread "Pagan" religion of the times, Mithraism, +popular and wide-spread "Pagan" religion of the times, Mithraism, or the Persian Zoroastrian religion, the closest and all but successful rival of Christianity in the Roman world, and which -might indeed have been successful, but that, soon after Constantine +might indeed have been successful, but that, soon after Constantine prostituted the Empire to the Church, -- "with the triumph of -Christianity Mythraism came to a sudden end. The laws of Theodosius +Christianity Mythraism came to a sudden end. The laws of Theodosius signed its death warrant." (CE. x, 402.) That there may be no suspicion that the recital of these remarkable identities of Christian "revelation" with Pagan inventions is fanciful or @@ -729,12 +729,12 @@ Catholic Encyclopedia, which naively makes so many extraordinary admissions without seeming to be aware of their fatal Implications.

"The essence of Revelation lies in the fact that it is the -direct speech of God to man," says the Holy Ghost speaking through +direct speech of God to man," says the Holy Ghost speaking through the Vatican Council (1870), thus confirming what I have above said, that "divine revelation" cannot be of Pagan myths already current and long known to everyone. The same Heavenly Instructor tells us what Revelation is: "Revelation may be defined as the communication -of some truth by God to a rational creature through means which are +of some truth by God to a rational creature through means which are beyond the ordinary course of nature. The truths thus revealed may be such as are otherwise inaccessible to the human mind -- mysteries, which even when revealed, the intellect of man is @@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ application for a patent is presented, the first act is to search the records to ascertain whether a similar art or article has ever previously been known and in use: if so, no patent can be obtained: the thing lacks novelty. So exactly with "revelation": if some -impostor or deluded person (e.g. Mohammed or Joseph Smith) claims

+impostor or deluded person (e.g. Mohammed or Joseph Smith) claims

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -780,45 +780,45 @@ credulity.

MITHRAISM -- AND CHRISTIAN MYTH

-

The religion of Zoroaster, known as Mithraism, is confessed by -CE. to be a divinely revealed Monotheism, or worship of a One God, +

The religion of Zoroaster, known as Mithraism, is confessed by +CE. to be a divinely revealed Monotheism, or worship of a One God, and having a divinely revealed Moral Code comparable to the Christian, -- a sacred system claimed by Christians to be a monopoly of the Hebrew-Christian religion to the exclusion of all -heathen systems. This notable confession reads: "The Avesta system +heathen systems. This notable confession reads: "The Avesta system may be best defined as MONOTHEISM, modified by a physical and moral dualism, with an ethical system based on a Divinely revealed moral code and human free will." (CE. ii, 156.) Though it quotes a Jesuit -as saying: "Mithraism is the highest religious result to which +as saying: "Mithraism is the highest religious result to which human reason unaided by Revelation, can attain." (Id.) Revealed or invented, it is virtually identical with Christianity; but as the -mythic Mithraic god could not "reveal" anything, the human reason -which devised Mithraism was quite equal to the Christian God so far +mythic Mithraic god could not "reveal" anything, the human reason +which devised Mithraism was quite equal to the Christian God so far as devising mythology and ethics is an attribute of godhead.

-

Mithraism is one of the oldest religious systems on earth, as +

Mithraism is one of the oldest religious systems on earth, as it dates from the dawn of history before the primitive Iranian race divided into the sections which became Persian and Indian, as this -same religion is contained both in the Persian Avesta and Indian +same religion is contained both in the Persian Avesta and Indian Vedas. This its "revealed" or invented Monotheism by ages outdates -the "revelation" of Yahweh to Moses; and it is yet a living faith +the "revelation" of Yahweh to Moses; and it is yet a living faith to some thousands of surviving Parsees: "The religious cult is [yet] scrupulously maintained as of old. The ancient traditional and nationally characteristic national virtues of truth and open-handed generosity flourish exceedingly in the small, but highly intelligent community" of Parsees in India. (CE. ii, 156.)

-

The religion of Mithra anciently dominated Persia and the vast +

The religion of Mithra anciently dominated Persia and the vast regions of the Orient; it entered Europe following the conquests of -Alexander the Great. When in 65-63 B.C. the conquering armies of -Pompey were largely converted by its high precepts, they brought it -with them into the Roman Empire. Mithraism spread with great +Alexander the Great. When in 65-63 B.C. the conquering armies of +Pompey were largely converted by its high precepts, they brought it +with them into the Roman Empire. Mithraism spread with great rapidity throughout the Empire, and was adopted patronized and protected by a number of the Emperors up to the time of -Constantine; it was only overthrown by the prescriptive laws and -sword of Constantine and Theodosius, who "signed its death warrant" +Constantine; it was only overthrown by the prescriptive laws and +sword of Constantine and Theodosius, who "signed its death warrant" at the behest of the triumphant and intolerant Christians, who -absorbed virtually the entire system of Mithraism. But let CE, +absorbed virtually the entire system of Mithraism. But let CE, proceed with the story. The reader is asked to cheek mentally each of the uninspired details of Pagan invention with the "divinely revealed" identities of the Christian Faith.

@@ -831,57 +831,57 @@ revealed" identities of the Christian Faith.

"MITHRAISM" -- PRE-CHRISTIAN CHRISTIANITY

-

"Mithraism is a pagan religion consisting mainly of the cult -of the ancient Indo-Iranian Sun-God Mithra. It entered Europe from -Asia Minor after Alexander's conquest, spread rapidly over the +

"Mithraism is a pagan religion consisting mainly of the cult +of the ancient Indo-Iranian Sun-God Mithra. It entered Europe from +Asia Minor after Alexander's conquest, spread rapidly over the whole Roman Empire at the beginning of our era, reached its zenith during the third century, and vanished under the repressive -regulations of Theodosius at the end of the fourth, [Of late it has +regulations of Theodosius at the end of the fourth, [Of late it has been] brought into prominence mainly because of its supposed [?] similarity to Christianity.

-

"The origin of the cult of Mithra dates from the time that -Hindus and Persians still formed one people, for the god Mithra +

"The origin of the cult of Mithra dates from the time that +Hindus and Persians still formed one people, for the god Mithra occurs in the religion and sacred books of both races, i.e. in the -Vedas and in the Avesta. ... After the conquest of Babylon (538 +Vedas and in the Avesta. ... After the conquest of Babylon (538 B.C.) this Persian cult came into contact with Chaldean astrology -and with the national worship of Marduk. For a time the two -priesthood of Mithra and Marduk coexisted in the capital and -Mithraism borrowed much from this intercourse. ... This religion, +and with the national worship of Marduk. For a time the two +priesthood of Mithra and Marduk coexisted in the capital and +Mithraism borrowed much from this intercourse. ... This religion, in which the Iranian element remained predominant, came, after -Alexander's conquest, in touch with the Western world. When finally -the Romans took possession of the Kingdom of Pergamum (in 133 +Alexander's conquest, in touch with the Western world. When finally +the Romans took possession of the Kingdom of Pergamum (in 133 B.C.), occupied Asia Minor, and stationed two legions of soldiers -on the Euphrates, the success of Mithraism was secured. It spread +on the Euphrates, the success of Mithraism was secured. It spread rapidly from the Bosphorus to the Atlantic, from Illyria to Britain. Its foremost apostles were the legionaries; hence it spread first to the frontier stations of the Roman army.

-

"Mithraism was emphatically a soldier religion; Mithra, its +

"Mithraism was emphatically a soldier religion; Mithra, its hero, was especially a divinity of fidelity, manliness, and bravery; the stress it laid on good-fellowship and brotherliness, its exclusion of women, and the secret bond among its members have -suggested the idea that Mithraism was Masonry among the Roman -soldiery." Several of the Roman Emperors, down to Licinius, -colleague of Constantine, built temples to Mithra, and issued coins +suggested the idea that Mithraism was Masonry among the Roman +soldiery." Several of the Roman Emperors, down to Licinius, +colleague of Constantine, built temples to Mithra, and issued coins with his symbols. "But with the triumph of Christianity [after -Constantine] Mithraism came to a sudden end. The laws of Theodosius +Constantine] Mithraism came to a sudden end. The laws of Theodosius [proscribing it under penalty of death, to please the Christians] signed its death warrant. Though he was still worshiped a thousand years later by the Manichees (p. 402). ...

-

"Ahura Mazda and Ahriman. -- This incarnate evil (Ahriman) +

"Ahura Mazda and Ahriman. -- This incarnate evil (Ahriman) rose; with the army of darkness to attack and depose Oromasdes -(Ahura Mazda) They were however thrown back into hell, whence they +(Ahura Mazda) They were however thrown back into hell, whence they escape, wander over the face of the earth and afflict man. ... As evil spirits ever lie in wait for hapless man, he needs a friend -and savior, who is Mithra. ... Mithra is the Mediator between God -and Man. The Mithraists... battled on Mithra's side against all +and savior, who is Mithra. ... Mithra is the Mediator between God +and Man. The Mithraists... battled on Mithra's side against all impurity, against all evil within and without. They believed in the immortality of the soul; sinners after death were dragged down to hell; the just passed through the seven spheres of the planets, leaving at each planet a part of their lower humanity until, as -pure spirits, they stood before God. At the end of the world Mithra +pure spirits, they stood before God. At the end of the world Mithra will desectid to earth, ... and will make all drink the beverage of immortality. He will thus have proved himself Nabarses, 'the never conquered.' ...

@@ -896,37 +896,37 @@ conquered.' ...

a sort of pope, who always lived at Rome, was called 'Pater Patratus' ... The members below the grade of pater called one another 'brother,' and social distinctions were forgotten in -Mithraic unity. ... A sacred meal was celebrated of bread and haoma +Mithraic unity. ... A sacred meal was celebrated of bread and haoma juce for which in the West wine was substituted. This meal was supposed to give the participants supernatural virtue. ...

"Three times a day prayer was offered the sun towards east, south, or west according to the hour. SUNDAY was kept holy in honor -of Mithra, and the sixteenth of each month was sacred to him as +of Mithra, and the sixteenth of each month was sacred to him as Mediator. The 25 December was observed as his birthday, the Natalis Invictis, the rebirth of the winter-sun, unconquered by the rigors of the season." (pp. 403-104.) It may be noted that Sunday was made -a Pagan holiday by edict of Constantine, In the fifth Tablet of the -Babylonian (Chaldean) Epic of Creation, by the great God Marduk, we +a Pagan holiday by edict of Constantine, In the fifth Tablet of the +Babylonian (Chaldean) Epic of Creation, by the great God Marduk, we read, lines 17 and 18: "On the seventh day he appointed a holy day, And to cease from all work he commanded." (Records of the Past, vol. ix; quoted, Clarke, Ten Great Religions, ii, p. 383.)

To resume with CE.: "No proof of immorality or obscene -practices has ever been established against Mithraism; and as far +practices has ever been established against Mithraism; and as far as can be ascertained, or rixther conjectured, it had an elevating and invigorating effect on its followers. [So different from Christianity!] ...

-

"Relation to Christianity. -- A similarity between Mithra and +

"Relation to Christianity. -- A similarity between Mithra and Christ struck even early observers, such as Justin, Tertullian, and other Fathers, and in recent times has been urged to prove that -Christianity is but an adaptation of Mithraism, or at least the +Christianity is but an adaptation of Mithraism, or at least the outcome of the same religious ideas and aspirations. Some apparent [they are very apparent] similarities exist; but in a number of details -- [it is substance that is identical] -- it is quite as -probable that Mithraism was the borrower from Christianity. -- [But -these essential identities are found in the Vedas and Avesta, of +probable that Mithraism was the borrower from Christianity. -- [But +these essential identities are found in the Vedas and Avesta, of maybe two thousand years before Christianity; Zoroaster, who, gave final form to the creed, lived some 600 years before the Christ!] -- It is not unnatural to suppose that a religion which swept the @@ -937,13 +937,13 @@ and names means nothing; it is the sense that matters. [To be sure; we proceed to see more of the sense, -- the essence -- to be identical] ...

-

"Mithra is called a mediator; and so is Christ ... And so in -similar instances. Mithraism had a Eucharist, but the idea of the +

"Mithra is called a mediator; and so is Christ ... And so in +similar instances. Mithraism had a Eucharist, but the idea of the sacred banquet is as old as the human race and existed at all ages and amongst all peoples. -- [Not much "divine revelation" in this -greatest of Christian mysteries!]. Mithra saved the world by +greatest of Christian mysteries!]. Mithra saved the world by sacrificing a bull -- [just as the Jews saved themselves] Christ by -sacrificing himself. ... Mithraism was all comprehensive and +sacrificing himself. ... Mithraism was all comprehensive and tolerant of every other cult; Christianity was essentially exclusive, condemning every other religion in the world, alone and unique in its majesty." (CE. x, 402-404.)

@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ persecuted to death every other religion because rivals for the rich perquisites of priestcraft and dominion.

The above striking analogies, or identities, between the ages- -old Mithraism and the "newer Paganism called Christianity," +old Mithraism and the "newer Paganism called Christianity," compelling as they are of the certainty of "borrowing" by Christianity, are dwarfed by the evidences now to be presented in the confessions of CE., that the Jews first, then the Christians, @@ -969,13 +969,13 @@ the entire celestial and infernal systems of those two closely related religions, but virtually that high ethic, or moral code -- "the highest religious result to which human reason, unaided by revelation, can attain'" -- which Christians so loudly pretend is, -by "divine revelation" of their God -- theirs alone, while all +by "divine revelation" of their God -- theirs alone, while all other peoples "sat in darkness and in the shadow of death" without -its saving light. Christianity looks with disdain on the Mithraic +its saving light. Christianity looks with disdain on the Mithraic religion because it is a "dualism"; that is, the Evil Spirit was -separately created apart from the Good God; while it is a -fundamental tenet of the Christian Faith, that its God himself -created the Christian Devil and all evil -- and is therefore +separately created apart from the Good God; while it is a +fundamental tenet of the Christian Faith, that its God himself +created the Christian Devil and all evil -- and is therefore morally responsible for all his deviltry,

Speaking particularly of Angiology, -- though the admission @@ -984,18 +984,18 @@ CE. shows that all this is an importation into Judaism from the Persians and Babylonians: "That the Persian domination and the Babylonian Captivity exercised a large influence upon the Hebrew conception -- [not, therefore, a revelation] -- of the angels is -acknowledge in the Talmud of Jerusalem (Rosh Haschanna, 56) where +acknowledge in the Talmud of Jerusalem (Rosh Haschanna, 56) where it is said that [even] the names of the angels were introduced from Babylon. ... Stress has been laid upon the similarity of the 'seven -who stand before God' and the seven Amesha-Spentas of the Zend- -Avesta. ... it is easy for the student to trace the influence of +who stand before God' and the seven Amesha-Spentas of the Zend- +Avesta. ... it is easy for the student to trace the influence of surrounding nations and of other religions in the Biblical account of angels" (CE. i, 481); -- which seriously cripples the notion of -divine revelation regarding these celestial messengers of God. +divine revelation regarding these celestial messengers of God. Again it indicates the "connection between the angels of the Bible, -and the greatt archangels' or 'Amesha-Spentas' of the Zend-Avesta"; +and the greatt archangels' or 'Amesha-Spentas' of the Zend-Avesta"; also "we find an interesting parallel to the 'angel of the Lord' in -Nebo, 'the minister of Merodach.' ... The Babylonian sukalli +Nebo, 'the minister of Merodach.' ... The Babylonian sukalli corresponded to the spirit-messengers of the Bible; they declared their Lord's will and executed his behests." ... "The belief in guardian angels ... was also the belief of the Babylonians and @@ -1005,10 +1005,10 @@ now in the British Museum might well serv for a modern representation." For detailed accounts, see the articles "Angels" and Guardian Angels." in CE. And so of Demons and Demonology, and Demoniac possession: "In many ways one of the most remarkable -demonologies is that presented in the Avesta"; Ahriman being their -chief devil, or Daeva; "the original meaning of the word is +demonologies is that presented in the Avesta"; Ahriman being their +chief devil, or Daeva; "the original meaning of the word is 'shinning one,' and it comes from a primitive Aryan root 'div,' -which is likewise the source of the Greek Zeus and the Latin Deus. +which is likewise the source of the Greek Zeus and the Latin Deus. But while these words, like the Sanskrit 'deva,' retain the good meaning, 'daeva' has come to mean 'an evil spirit.' There is at

@@ -1019,55 +1019,55 @@ meaning, 'daeva' has come to mean 'an evil spirit.' There is at

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least a coincidence, if no deeper significance, in the fact that, -while the word in its original sense was synonymous with 'Lucifer,' +while the word in its original sense was synonymous with 'Lucifer,' it has now come to mean much the same as devil" (CE iv, 714-15, -pasism; 764). Lucifer, in the Bible, having also been originally "a +pasism; 764). Lucifer, in the Bible, having also been originally "a shinning one" in Heaven, was cast out into Hell and is now the -Devil.

+Devil.

With these preliminaries of identity between the invention of -angels and devils of Mathraic Paganism and Hebrew-Christian +angels and devils of Mathraic Paganism and Hebrew-Christian "revelation," we will now let CE. confess further identities, both of "revelation" and of the "divinely revealed moral codes," -- -summarized from the Mithraic Zend-Avesta. We seem to be reading the +summarized from the Mithraic Zend-Avesta. We seem to be reading the Catechism or a tract on "Christian Evidences."

-

"The name of the Supreme God of the Avestic system is Ahura -Mazda, which probably signifies the All-Wise Lord. ... Ahura Mazda +

"The name of the Supreme God of the Avestic system is Ahura +Mazda, which probably signifies the All-Wise Lord. ... Ahura Mazda is a pure Spirit; his chief attributes are eternity, wisdom, truth, goodness, majesty, power. He is the creator of all good creatures -- not, however, of Evil, of evil being, -- [as is the Christian -God]. He is the supreme Lawgiver, the Rewarder of moral good, and +God]. He is the supreme Lawgiver, the Rewarder of moral good, and the Punisher of moral evil. He dwells in Eternal Light, ... a kind of manifestation of His presence, like the Old Testament Shekinah. -... We find frequent enumerations of the attributes of Ahura Mazda; +... We find frequent enumerations of the attributes of Ahura Mazda; thus these are said to be 'omniscience, all-sovereignty, all goodness.' Again He is styled 'Supreme Sovereign, Wise Creator, Supporter, Protector, Giver of good things, Virtuous in acts, Merciful, Pure Lawgiver, Lord of the Good Creations.' ...

-

"Opposed to Ahura Mazda, or Ormuzd, is His rival, Anro -Mainyus, (later Ahriman), the Evil Spirit. He is conceived as -existing quite independently of Ahura Mazda, apparently from +

"Opposed to Ahura Mazda, or Ormuzd, is His rival, Anro +Mainyus, (later Ahriman), the Evil Spirit. He is conceived as +existing quite independently of Ahura Mazda, apparently from eternity, but destined to destruction at the end of time. Evil by -nature and in every detail the exact opposite of Ahura Mazda, he is +nature and in every detail the exact opposite of Ahura Mazda, he is the creator of all both moral and physical. -- [But of the -Christian God: "I Jehovah create evil"; Isa. xlv, 7]. ...

+Christian God: "I Jehovah create evil"; Isa. xlv, 7]. ...

-

"The specific name of Ahura Mazda in opposition to the Evil -Spirit is Spento Mainyus, THE HOLY SPIRIT: and Ahura Mazda and -Spento Mainyus are synonymous throughout the Avesta. [p. 154] ...

+

"The specific name of Ahura Mazda in opposition to the Evil +Spirit is Spento Mainyus, THE HOLY SPIRIT: and Ahura Mazda and +Spento Mainyus are synonymous throughout the Avesta. [p. 154] ...

-

"Around Ahura Mazda is a whole hierarchy of spirits, +

"Around Ahura Mazda is a whole hierarchy of spirits, corresponding very closely to our 'angels.' ... Of the good spirits -who surround Ahura, the most important are the Amesha Spentas +who surround Ahura, the most important are the Amesha Spentas ('Holy Immortals' or 'Holy Saints'), generally reckoned as six in -number (but seven when Ahura Mazda is included). ... Most of all -Vohu Manah rises to a position of unique importance. ... Vohu Manah +number (but seven when Ahura Mazda is included). ... Most of all +Vohu Manah rises to a position of unique importance. ... Vohu Manah is conceived as the 'SON OF THE CREATOR,' and identified with the -Alexandrian LOGOS [of John i, 1]. Asha, also, is the Divine Law, +Alexandrian LOGOS [of John i, 1]. Asha, also, is the Divine Law, Right, Sanctity (cf. Psalm 118), and occupies a most conspicuous -place throughout the Avesta. ... With him are associated in a trio +place throughout the Avesta. ... With him are associated in a trio [TRINITY], Rashnu (Right, Justice), and MITHRA. -- [These Aryan names sound unfamiliar; but as CE. has assured, "names mean nothing; it is the sense that matters"; -- and here we have the @@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ years before Jewish-Christian "revelation" identities!l ...

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"Face to face with the hierarchy of celestial spirits is a -diabolical one, that of the daevas (Pers. div or dev) and druj's of +diabolical one, that of the daevas (Pers. div or dev) and druj's of the Evil Spirit. They fill exactly the places of the devils in Christian and Jewish theology. ... perhaps the most frequently mentioned of all is Aesmma, the Demon of Wrath or Violence, whose @@ -1091,8 +1091,8 @@ of Tobias [Tobit]...

"In the midst of the secular warfare that has gone on from the beginning between the two hosts of good and Evil stands Man. Man is the creature of the Good Spirit, but endowed with a free will and -power of choice, able to place himself on the side of Ahura Mazda -or on that of Anro Mainyus. The former has given him, through His +power of choice, able to place himself on the side of Ahura Mazda +or on that of Anro Mainyus. The former has given him, through His Prophet Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) His Divine Revelation and law. According as man obeys or disobeys this Divine Law his future lot will be decided; by it he will be judged at his death. The whole @@ -1102,11 +1102,11 @@ sanctity (asha) is according to the Divine will and decrees; Man by his free will conforms to, or transgresses, these. The Evil Spirit and his innumerable hosts tempt Man to deny or transgress the Divine Law, as he tempted Zoroaster himself, promising him as a -reward the sovereignty of the whole world. -- [Exactly Jesus and -the Devil.] -- 'No,' replied the Prophet, 'I will not renounce it, -even if body and soul and life should be severed!' (Vendidad, xix, -25, 26). -- ["Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God, for it is -written," -- way sound more Godlike but maybe little more heroic.] +reward the sovereignty of the whole world. -- [Exactly Jesus and +the Devil.] -- 'No,' replied the Prophet, 'I will not renounce it, +even if body and soul and life should be severed!' (Vendidad, xix, +25, 26). -- ["Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God, for it is +written," -- way sound more Godlike but maybe little more heroic.] ...

"The moral teaching is closely akin to our own. Stress is @@ -1120,15 +1120,15 @@ the poor (p. 155). Heresy, untruthfulness perjury, sexual sins, violence, tyranny, are especially reprobated. ...

"The soul of the just passes over the bridge into a happy -eternity, into heaven, the abode of Ahura and His blessed angels. +eternity, into heaven, the abode of Ahura and His blessed angels. The wicked soul falls from the fatal bridge and is precipitated into hell. Of this abode of misery a lively description occurs in -the later Pahlavi 'Vision of Arda Viraf,' whose visit to the +the later Pahlavi 'Vision of Arda Viraf,' whose visit to the Inferno, with realistic description of the torments, vividly -recalls that of Dante. ...

+recalls that of Dante. ...

"At the end of time, the approach of which is described in the -Pahlavi literature in terms strikingly like those of our +Pahlavi literature in terms strikingly like those of our Apocalypse, will come Saoshyant (SAVIOR) under whom will occur the Resurrection of the dead, the General Judgment, the renewal of the whole world -- ["a new heaven and a new earth"] -- by a general @@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ cleansed and added to the 'new heavens and new earth.' Meanwhile a

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mighty combat takes place between Soashyant [the "Savior"] and his +

mighty combat takes place between Soashyant [the "Savior"] and his followers and the demon hosts of the Evil Spirit, who are utterly routed and destroyed forever. ...

@@ -1152,46 +1152,46 @@ routed and destroyed forever. ...

Revelation can attain"! (CE. ii, 154-156, passim.)

Thus "human reason unaided by revelation" had attained, ages -before Moses, the Prophets, and Jesus Christ, a system of religious +before Moses, the Prophets, and Jesus Christ, a system of religious beliefs and a moral code in substantial identity with the "divine -revelations" of God to Moses, the Prophets, and his Son Jesus +revelations" of God to Moses, the Prophets, and his Son Jesus Christ. At the time of the Advent of the Latter, and for three hundred years later, throughout the Roman Empire, that is, throughout the then known world, this wonderful Pagan invention, -with its "Pope" and Scat in Imperial Rome, and patronized by the +with its "Pope" and Scat in Imperial Rome, and patronized by the Emperors, lived along side with and mightily rivalled the struggling Faith hid in the catacombs, -- until its rival -Christians got hold of the sword under Constantine, and +Christians got hold of the sword under Constantine, and "triumphed," its "death warrant was signed" in blood by the laws of -the persecuting Christians. Did any God wondrously "reveal" to the +the persecuting Christians. Did any God wondrously "reveal" to the Christians these holy Pagan dreams and myths? What a waste of while -for a God to mysteriously "reveal" these "heathen deceits" +for a God to mysteriously "reveal" these "heathen deceits" thousands of years old, and that everybody in the world already knew!

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-

The account given by CE. of the Lord Buddha and of Buddhism, +

The account given by CE. of the Lord Buddha and of Buddhism, by the simple substitution of the names Christ -- [the Savior of Buddhism is Crishna, the 'incarnation" of the supreme god Vishnu] -- and Christianity, might well be mistaken for a homily on our own holy faith and its Founder -- who would no more recognize present- -day Christianity than would Buddha the crass superstition which is +day Christianity than would Buddha the crass superstition which is today tagged with his holy name. Says CE.:

-

"It is note worthy that Buddha was a contemporary of two other -famous religious philosophers, Pythagoras and Confucius. In the -sacred books of later times Buddha is depicted as a character +

"It is note worthy that Buddha was a contemporary of two other +famous religious philosophers, Pythagoras and Confucius. In the +sacred books of later times Buddha is depicted as a character without a flaw, adorned with every grace of mind and heart. There may be some hesitation in taking the highly colored portrait of Buddhist tradition as an exact representation of the original, but -Buddha may be credited with the qualities of a great and good man. +Buddha may be credited with the qualities of a great and good man. ... In all pagan antiquity no character has been depicted as so noble and attractive. ...

-

"Buddha's order was composed only of those who renounced the +

"Buddha's order was composed only of those who renounced the world to live a life of contemplation as monks and nuns. ... [In -the time of King Asoka, 3rd century B.C.) Buddhism was in a most +the time of King Asoka, 3rd century B.C.) Buddhism was in a most flourishing condition; it had become a formidable rival of the older religion [Brahmanism), while a tolerant and kindly spirit -- [unknown to Christianity] -- was displayed towards other forms of @@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ religion. ... [By the seventh century A.D. -- here it parallels Christianity again] an excessive devotion to statues and relies, the employment of magic arts to keep off evil spirits, and the observance of many gross superstitions, complete the picture of -Buddhism, a sorry representation of what Buddha made known to men. +Buddhism, a sorry representation of what Buddha made known to men. ... The vast majority of the adherents of Buddhism cling to forms

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of creed and worship that Buddha, if alive, would reprobate -- [as +

of creed and worship that Buddha, if alive, would reprobate -- [as would Christ in the case of Christianity]. Northern Buddhism became -the very opposite of what Buddha taught to men, and in spreading to +the very opposite of what Buddha taught to men, and in spreading to foreign lands accommodated itself to the degrading superstition of the people it Sought to win -- [precisely as we shall see that Christianity did to inveigle the Pagans). ...

@@ -1219,10 +1219,10 @@ Christianity did to inveigle the Pagans). ...

resemblances, at first sight striking. The Buddhist order of monks and nuns offers points of similarity with Christian monastic systems, particularly the mendicant orders. There are moral -aphorisms ascribed to Buddha that are not unlike some of the -sayings of Christ. Most of all, in the legendary life of Buddha ... +aphorisms ascribed to Buddha that are not unlike some of the +sayings of Christ. Most of all, in the legendary life of Buddha ... there are many parallelisms, some more, some less striking, to the -Gospel stories of Christ. A few third rate scholars [contend that +Gospel stories of Christ. A few third rate scholars [contend that these are borrowings from Buddhism. Why not, as everything else is "borrowed" or filched?]. ...

@@ -1234,12 +1234,12 @@ monopoly of "Christian charity." (CE. iii, 28-34, passim.)

As elsewhere recounted, the Holy Ghost made a curious mistake in inspiring the certification of sundry Saints, and the lord -Buddha was himself canonized by Holy Church, as St. Josaphat, and +Buddha was himself canonized by Holy Church, as St. Josaphat, and the "Life" of this holy Saint was highly edifying to the Faithful as well as effective in spreading the Christian truth: "During the -Middle Ages the 'life of Barlaam and Josaphat' had been translated +Middle Ages the 'life of Barlaam and Josaphat' had been translated into some twenty languages, English included, so that in reality -the story of Buddha became the vehicle of Christian truth in many +the story of Buddha became the vehicle of Christian truth in many nations"' (CE. i, 713.)

It is now evident, and will further so appear, that there is @@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ no single novel feature nor "revealed truth" in all the Christian religion: our Holy Faith is all a hodgepodge or pot pourri of the credulitles of every superstition from Afric Voodooism to the latest one anywhere in holy vogue among the credulous. Even our -"idea" of God with its superlatives of "revealed" high attributes +"idea" of God with its superlatives of "revealed" high attributes is very primitive: "The idea of a Being higher than man, invisible, inaccessible, master of life and death, orderer of all things, seems to exist everywhere, among the Negritos, the Hottentots, the @@ -1257,11 +1257,11 @@ the 'Bright one,' the 'Master,' sometimes the 'Author' or 'Creator'. ... Nowhere is He represented under any image, for He is incapable of representation." (CE. i, 183, 184.)

-

Cardinal Newman, commenting on Dean Milman's "History of the +

Cardinal Newman, commenting on Dean Milman's "History of the Jews," groups a number of these Paganisms in Christianity, and says -that Milman arrays facts "admitted on all hands," to wit: "that the -doctrine of the Logos is Platonic; that of the Incarnation Indian; -that of a divine Kingdom Judaic; that of angels and demons (and a +that Milman arrays facts "admitted on all hands," to wit: "that the +doctrine of the Logos is Platonic; that of the Incarnation Indian; +that of a divine Kingdom Judaic; that of angels and demons (and a Mediator) Persian; that, the connection of sin with the body is Gnostic; the idea of a new birth Chinese and Eleusinian; that of sacramental virtue Pythagorian; that of Trinity common to East and

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West; and that of the rites of baptism and sacrifice equally -ubiquitous"! (Newman, Essays, Critical and Historical, 7th ed., p. +ubiquitous"! (Newman, Essays, Critical and Historical, 7th ed., p. 231; as summarized by the Rt. Hon. J.M. Robertson in A History of Freethought in the XIXth Century, p. 145-6. London, 1929.)

@@ -1289,46 +1289,46 @@ consciously and purposely, in furtherance of the Imperial policy of salient features of all the fluxing religions of the Empire so as to bring all Pagans within the one State-Church, is accredited by secular and Church history; and is quite ingenuously revealed by -CE., treating of the influence of Constantine on Christianity:

+CE., treating of the influence of Constantine on Christianity:

"Long before this, belief in the old polytheism had been shaken. The world was fully ripe for monotheism or its modified form, henotheism; but this monotheism offered itself in varied guises, under the forms of Oriental religions; in - the worship of the Sun, in the veneration of Mithras, in + the worship of the Sun, in the veneration of Mithras, in Judaism, and in Christianity. Whoever wished to make a violent break with the past and his surroundings sought out some, Oriental form of worship which did not demand from him too great a sacrifice. Some ... believed that they could appropriate [the truth contained in Judaism and Christianity] without being obliged on that account to renounce the beauty - of other worships. Such a man was the Emperor Alexander + of other worships. Such a man was the Emperor Alexander Severus (222-235); another so minded was Aurelian (270-275), - whose opinions were confirmed by Christians like Paul of + whose opinions were confirmed by Christians like Paul of Samosata. Not only Gnostics and other heretics, but Christians who considered themselves faithful, held in a measure to the worship of the Sun. Leo the Great in his day (440-461) says that it was the custom of many Christians to stand on the - steps of the Church of St. Peter and pay homage to the Sun by + steps of the Church of St. Peter and pay homage to the Sun by obeisance and prayers.

"When such conditions prevailed it is easy to understand that many of the emperors yielded to the delusion that they could unite all their subjects in the adoration of the one - San-god who combined in himself the Father-God of the - Christians and the much-worshipped Mithras; thus the empire + San-god who combined in himself the Father-God of the + Christians and the much-worshipped Mithras; thus the empire could be founded anew on the unity of religion. It looks almost as though the last persecution of the Christians were directed more against all irreconcilable and extremists than against the great body of Christians. ...

"It was especially in the West that the veneration of - Mithras predominated -- [after centuries of Christianity!]. + Mithras predominated -- [after centuries of Christianity!]. Would it not be possible to gather all the different - nationalities around his altars? Could not Sol Deus Invictus, - to whom even Constantine dedicated his coins for a long time, - or Sol Mithras Deus Invictus, venerated by Diocletian and - Galerius, become the supreme god of the empire? Constantine

+ nationalities around his altars? Could not Sol Deus Invictus, + to whom even Constantine dedicated his coins for a long time, + or Sol Mithras Deus Invictus, venerated by Diocletian and + Galerius, become the supreme god of the empire? Constantine

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... had not absolutely rejected the thought even after a miraculous -event [!] had strongly influenced him in favor of the God of the +event [!] had strongly influenced him in favor of the God of the Christians, -- (who, however, worshipped the Sun!).

"For a time it seemed as if merely tolerance and equality - were to prevail. Constaintine showed equal favor to both + were to prevail. Constaintine showed equal favor to both religions. As pontifex maximus he watched over the heathen worship and protected its rights. ... In the dedication of Constantinople in 330 a ceremonial half pagan, half Christian @@ -1350,35 +1350,35 @@ Christians, -- (who, however, worshipped the Sun!).

[not the original, which his mother had not yet been reputed by the priests to have discovered -- i.e. "invented," -- of which more anon], while the Kyrie Eleison was sung. Shortly - before his death Constantine confirmed the privileges of the + before his death Constantine confirmed the privileges of the priests of the ancient gods. ...

"In the same way religious freedom and tolerance could not continue as a form of equality; the age was not ready for such a conception; [with more of the like, p. 299; -- which is - untrue, as Constantine himself had proclaimed religious + untrue, as Constantine himself had proclaimed religious freedom in the Edict of Milan of 313 and we have just seen it admitted in Buddhism, and it prevailed at all tunes in the Roman Empire, until the "Christian Emperors" gave the Church the sword, as in Chapter VII exemplified]. ... Without - realizing the full import of his actions, Constantine granted + realizing the full import of his actions, Constantine granted the Church one privilege, after another. As early as 313 the Church obtained immunity for its ecclesiastics, including - freedom from taxation. ... Constantine moreover placed Sunday + freedom from taxation. ... Constantine moreover placed Sunday under the protection of the State [as a Pagan holiday, as - cited. post]. It is true that the believers in Mithras also - observed Sunday as well as Christmas. Consequently Constantine + cited. post]. It is true that the believers in Mithras also + observed Sunday as well as Christmas. Consequently Constantine speaks not of the day of the lord, but of the everlasting day of the Sun. ...

-

"Of Constantine's sons the eldest, Constantine II, showed +

"Of Constantine's sons the eldest, Constantine II, showed decided leanings to heathenism, and his coins bear many pagan - emblems; the second and favorite son, Constantius, was a more - pronounced Christian, but it was Arian -- [anti-Divinity of - Christ] -- Christianity to which he adhered. Constantius was + emblems; the second and favorite son, Constantius, was a more + pronounced Christian, but it was Arian -- [anti-Divinity of + Christ] -- Christianity to which he adhered. Constantius was an unwavering opponent of paganism; he closed all the temples and forbade, sacrifices under pain of death. His maxim was: - 'Cesset superstitio; sacrificiorum aboleatur insania' -- ('Let + 'Cesset superstitio; sacrificiorum aboleatur insania' -- ('Let superstition cease; let the folly of sacrifices be abolished'). Their successors had recourse to persecution against heretics and pagans. Their laws (Cod. Theod. XVI v; @@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ a thousand years until the renaissance of Pagan culture and freedom

of thought darkly dawned over the world, and has fearfully struggled into a brightening day, whose motto of Hope is again -"Cesset Superstitio"! when Constantine's funest "League with Death +"Cesset Superstitio"! when Constantine's funest "League with Death and Covenant with Hell" of State and Church will soon in reality be a forgotten Scrap of Paper!

@@ -1412,16 +1412,16 @@ a forgotten Scrap of Paper!

The pious Christian Fathers were themselves sorely puzzled and scandalized by these same things; their books are replete with naive attempts to explain the mystery of it, -- which they -attributed to the blasphemous wiles of the Devil, -- that "the -Devil had blasphemously imitated the Christian rites and +attributed to the blasphemous wiles of the Devil, -- that "the +Devil had blasphemously imitated the Christian rites and doctrines"; -- "always seeing in pagan analogies the trickery of -devils." (CE. 393.) "It having reached the Devil's ears," says the -devout Father Justin Martyr, "that the prophets had foretold the -coming of Christ, the Son of God, he set the heathen Poets to bring -forward a great many who should be called the sons of Jove. The -Devil laying his scheme in this, to get men to imagine that, the +devils." (CE. 393.) "It having reached the Devil's ears," says the +devout Father Justin Martyr, "that the prophets had foretold the +coming of Christ, the Son of God, he set the heathen Poets to bring +forward a great many who should be called the sons of Jove. The +Devil laying his scheme in this, to get men to imagine that, the true history of Christ was of the same character as the prodigious -fables related of the sons of Jove." (I Apology, ch. 54; INF. i, +fables related of the sons of Jove." (I Apology, ch. 54; INF. i, 181-182.)

Not only the Fathers, but the Bible, Hebrew and Christian, @@ -1430,33 +1430,33 @@ the Pagan gods, though the late post-exilic writer of the 95th Psalm maliciously dubs them devils: "All the gods [Heb. elohim] of the nations are devils" (Heb. elilim -- not much difference between them -- in Hebrew; Ps. xevi, 5); and this view the Christian forger -of the Epistle under the name of Paul to the Corinthians confirms: +of the Epistle under the name of Paul to the Corinthians confirms: "The things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils" (I Cor. x, 20). Though these malevolent flings at the venerable -divinities of Pagandom are in direct violation of the Siniatic Law -of God -- "Thou shalt not revile the gods" (Ex. xxii, 28); -- the +divinities of Pagandom are in direct violation of the Siniatic Law +of God -- "Thou shalt not revile the gods" (Ex. xxii, 28); -- the Hebrew Yahvah being, according to divine revelation, simply one of -many gods -- "a God above all gods," even "God of gods and Lord of +many gods -- "a God above all gods," even "God of gods and Lord of lords," who "judgeth among the [other] gods."

Father Justin, Tertullian, and many another, says the CE., -could "see in all the gods, Moses"; the error and folly of which +could "see in all the gods, Moses"; the error and folly of which notions argues our authority, is demonstrated by reference to -Middleton's letter from Rome, in which he, with Calvin, "saw an +Middleton's letter from Rome, in which he, with Calvin, "saw an exact conformity between popery and paganism." (CE. xii, 393.) -Whether Middleton and Calvin were so far in error and folly in this -opinion, our researches will reveal. Collins, too, in his -Discourse, supports with good authorities the opinions of Middleton -and Calvin. He cites Father Origen as "so far from disowning an +Whether Middleton and Calvin were so far in error and folly in this +opinion, our researches will reveal. Collins, too, in his +Discourse, supports with good authorities the opinions of Middleton +and Calvin. He cites Father Origen as "so far from disowning an agreement between [Pagan] Plutonism and Christianity, that a great part of his book Contra Celsum consists in showing the conformity -between them." Likewise, he says, Amelius, a heathen Platonist, who +between them." Likewise, he says, Amelius, a heathen Platonist, who flourished in the third century, upon reading the first verses of -St. John the Evangelist, exclaimed: "Per Jovem, barbarous iste cum -nostro Platone sentit -- By Jove, this barbarian agrees with -Plato"; and he quotes the celebrated saying of Cardinal Palavicino --- "Senza Aristotele noi mancavamo di molti Articoli di Fede -- -Without, Aristotle we should be without many Articles of Faith" +St. John the Evangelist, exclaimed: "Per Jovem, barbarous iste cum +nostro Platone sentit -- By Jove, this barbarian agrees with +Plato"; and he quotes the celebrated saying of Cardinal Palavicino +-- "Senza Aristotele noi mancavamo di molti Articoli di Fede -- +Without, Aristotle we should be without many Articles of Faith" (Colins, Discourse of Free Thinking, p. 127.)

Bank of Wisdom @@ -1470,28 +1470,28 @@ faith the living reality of the gods of heathendom, their powers, oracles, miracles and other "analogies" to the Christian faith, they even made of such anthologies their strongest apologies, or arguments, in defense of the truth of the Christian tenets. In his -Apologia addressed to the Emperor Hadrian, Father Justin reasons +Apologia addressed to the Emperor Hadrian, Father Justin reasons from analogy thus:

-

"By declaring the Logos, the first-begotten of God, our -Master, Jesus Christ, to be born of a Virgin, without any human +

"By declaring the Logos, the first-begotten of God, our +Master, Jesus Christ, to be born of a Virgin, without any human mixture, we [Christians] may no more in this than what you [Pagans] -say of those whom you style the Sons of Jove. For you need not be +say of those whom you style the Sons of Jove. For you need not be told what a parcel of sons the writers most in vogue among you -assign to Jove. ...

+assign to Jove. ...

-

"As to the Son of God, called Jesus, should we allow him to be -nothing more than man, yet the title of 'the Son of God' is very +

"As to the Son of God, called Jesus, should we allow him to be +nothing more than man, yet the title of 'the Son of God' is very justifiable, upon the account of his wisdom, considering that you [Pagans] have your Mercury in worship under the title of The Word, -a messenger of God. ...

+a messenger of God. ...

-

"As to his [Jesus] being born of a Virgin, you have your +

"As to his [Jesus] being born of a Virgin, you have your Perseus to balance that." (Justin, Apologia, I. ch. xxii; ANF. i, 170.)

The good Fathers carried their argument by analogy into proof -of all sorts of holy Christian mysteries; the Pagan Oracles and +of all sorts of holy Christian mysteries; the Pagan Oracles and miracles were undeniably valid and true, why not therefore their new Christian counterparts? "Without a single exception," says the historian of European Mortals, "the Fathers maintained the reality @@ -1500,13 +1500,13 @@ ridiculed and rejected by numbers of the philosophers, but the Christians unanimously admitted their reality. They appealed to a long series of Oracles as predictions of their faith; not until 1696 was there a denial of their supernatural character, when a -Dutch Anabaptist minister, Van Dale, in a remarkable book, De -Origine Progressu Idolatriae, asserted in opposition to the +Dutch Anabaptist minister, Van Dale, in a remarkable book, De +Origine Progressu Idolatriae, asserted in opposition to the unanimous voice of ecclesiastical authority, that they were simple -impostures." (Lecky, History of European Morals, i, 374-375, et +impostures." (Lecky, History of European Morals, i, 374-375, et seq.; see pp. 378-381, et seq.) The Christian Fathers and their followers made themselves so ridiculous by their fatuous faith in -the Sibyls that they were derisively called "Sibyllists" by the +the Sibyls that they were derisively called "Sibyllists" by the Pagans.

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@@ -1515,11 +1515,11 @@ Pagans.

most instructive of the ancient Pagan religious frauds, are the Sibtlline Oracles, which, extensively reinforced by Jewish and Christian forgeries, were perhaps the most potent and popular -"proofs" of the early Church for the divinity of Jesus Christ and +"proofs" of the early Church for the divinity of Jesus Christ and the truth of the Christian religion; thus they derive special notice here. All will remember, from their school histories of -ancient Rome, the well-known legend of one of the Sibyls who came -to King Tarquin the Second with nine volumes of Oracles, which she +ancient Rome, the well-known legend of one of the Sibyls who came +to King Tarquin the Second with nine volumes of Oracles, which she offered to sell to him for a very high price; being refused, she went away and burned three of the books, and returning offered the

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remaining six at the same price; again the King refused to buy, and +

remaining six at the same price; again the King refused to buy, and she departed, burned three more of the books, and returned with the last three for which she demanded the original price. Astonished at -this conduct and greatly impressed, the King consulted his augurs +this conduct and greatly impressed, the King consulted his augurs and was advised to secure the remaining treasures of prophecy before it was too late; he did So, and immediately the Seeress disappeared and was never seen again. The precious tomes were @@ -1541,15 +1541,15 @@ Jupiter Capitolinus; a college of priests was instituted to have charge of them; and the divine Oracles were consulted with great solemnity only in times of the greatest crises of the State. The books were finally destroyed when the Capitol was burned during the -wars of Sylla, but many ethers continued in existence.

+wars of Sylla, but many ethers continued in existence.

The oracles were composed in Alexandrine verse, and claimed to -be the work of inspired Pagan prophetesses called Sibyls; they +be the work of inspired Pagan prophetesses called Sibyls; they enjoyed the greatest vogue and were believed with the most implicit faith by Pagans and Christians alike. There were a number of these -Sibyls, and the number of the volumes of oracles is differently +Sibyls, and the number of the volumes of oracles is differently estimated as a dozen or more; those with which we are chiefly -concerned are the Roman Cumaean and Greek Erythraean Sibyls and the +concerned are the Roman Cumaean and Greek Erythraean Sibyls and the Oracles going under their names. The inveterate bent of the priestly mind for forgery in furtherance of its holy mission of imposture, led to the prompt adoption and corruption of these Pagan @@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ among the Pagans as a means of diffusing Judaistic doctrines and teaching. This custom was continued down into Christian times, and was borrowed by some Christians, so that in the second or third century, a new class of Oracles emanating from Christian sources -came into being, Hence the Sibylline Oracles can be classed as +came into being, Hence the Sibylline Oracles can be classed as Paggan, Jewish, or Christian. In many cases, however, the Christians merely revised or interpolated the Jewish documents, and thus we have two classes of Christian oracles, those adopted from @@ -1573,11 +1573,11 @@ from Jewish sources all emanated from the same circle [or band of Christian forgers] and were intended to aid in the diffusion of Christianity.

-

"The Sibyls are quoted frequently by the early Fathers and -Christian writers, Justin, Athenagoras, Theophilus, Clement of +

"The Sibyls are quoted frequently by the early Fathers and +Christian writers, Justin, Athenagoras, Theophilus, Clement of Alexandria, etc. ... They were known and used during the Middle Ages in both the East and the West. ... They all purport to be the -work of the Sibyls." (CE. v. xiii, p. 770.)

+work of the Sibyls." (CE. v. xiii, p. 770.)

Most notable of these forged Christian addenda to the Pagan- Jewish forged Oracles, 'Is found in Book VIII, a lengthy composite @@ -1597,57 +1597,57 @@ Ichthus is undoubtedly Christian, and dates most probably from the

fish, and the fish was the fitting and universal symbol of the early Christians as typical of the "catch" of the Apostolic fishers of men. This cabalistic word Ichthus, worked into the professedly -Pagan Oracle in the form of an acrostic, is composed of the initial +Pagan Oracle in the form of an acrostic, is composed of the initial letters of the popular name and title of the Son of the Christian -God, in the Greek: "Iesous Christos Theou Uios Soter -- Jesus -Christ, Son of God, Savior" This fish anagram was an ancient Pagan +God, in the Greek: "Iesous Christos Theou Uios Soter -- Jesus +Christ, Son of God, Savior" This fish anagram was an ancient Pagan symbol of fecundity, of great vogue and veneration throughout -Pagandom, and was adopted by Christendom for the double reason that +Pagandom, and was adopted by Christendom for the double reason that the initials acrostically formed the name and title of its new deity, and that in the ancient science fish were supposed to be generated in the water without carnal copulation, and were thus -peculiarly symbolic of the Virgin-born Christ. Says Tertuilian: +peculiarly symbolic of the Virgin-born Christ. Says Tertuilian: "We, little fishes, after the example of our Ichthus, are born in -water." (On Baptism, ch. i; ANP. iii, 669.)

+water." (On Baptism, ch. i; ANP. iii, 669.)

-

The Church historian, Bishop Eusebius, preserves the Acrostic, -taken from the Erythraean Sibyl, but says: "Many people, though -they allowed the Erythrian Sibyl to have been a prophetess, yet +

The Church historian, Bishop Eusebius, preserves the Acrostic, +taken from the Erythraean Sibyl, but says: "Many people, though +they allowed the Erythrian Sibyl to have been a prophetess, yet reject this Acrostic, suspecting it to have been forged by the Christians"; which suspicion the good Bishop refutes by an appeal -to Cicero, who, he assures, had read and translated it into Latin. -(Eusebius, Oration on Const., chs. 18-19; I, 274-5.) Father St. -Augustine quotes the verses and says: "The Erythraean Sibyl has +to Cicero, who, he assures, had read and translated it into Latin. +(Eusebius, Oration on Const., chs. 18-19; I, 274-5.) Father St. +Augustine quotes the verses and says: "The Erythraean Sibyl has indeed written some things clearly and manifestly relating to Christ. ... There are some, who suspected all these prophecies -which relate to Christ and passed under the name of the Sibyl, to +which relate to Christ and passed under the name of the Sibyl, to have been forged by the Christians." (Aug., De Civ. Dei, xviii, 23; -N,&PNF. ii, 3723.) Father Clement of Alexandria attributes to the -Sibyls the same inspiration as the Old Testament, and cites Peter -and Paul as appealing to them for a prediction of the life and -character of Jesus Christ, Peter and Paul speaking thus: "Take the -Greek books in your hand, and look into the Sibyl. How clearly she -speaks of one God, and of the things to come; then take Hystaspes -also and read, and you will find the Son of God much more clearly -and evidently described." (Strom. I, 6, p. 761, Ed. Oxon.; also +N,&PNF. ii, 3723.) Father Clement of Alexandria attributes to the +Sibyls the same inspiration as the Old Testament, and cites Peter +and Paul as appealing to them for a prediction of the life and +character of Jesus Christ, Peter and Paul speaking thus: "Take the +Greek books in your hand, and look into the Sibyl. How clearly she +speaks of one God, and of the things to come; then take Hystaspes +also and read, and you will find the Son of God much more clearly +and evidently described." (Strom. I, 6, p. 761, Ed. Oxon.; also Lact., De ver. sap., I, 4, 15; Free Inquiry, p. 34.)

-

The importance of the Sibylline Oracles, speaking through +

The importance of the Sibylline Oracles, speaking through countless "interpolations" forged by Christian pens, for not only the propagation of the faith among the Pagans, but as actual proofs of the truth of the fictitious "facts" of Christianity, cannot be overestimated; this justifies the following extracts from the -Divine Institutes of Lactantius. The greater part, I dare say, of +Divine Institutes of Lactantius. The greater part, I dare say, of the seven Books of that notable work, addressed to the "mighty -Emperor Constantine," is devoted to arguments and proofs of Jesus +Emperor Constantine," is devoted to arguments and proofs of Jesus Christ and the principal events of his recorded life and acts, drawn copiously from the heathen gods and the forged Oracles of the -Sibyls. These proofs, to the minds of Father Lactantius and of all +Sibyls. These proofs, to the minds of Father Lactantius and of all the Fathers, as to the Pagans generally, were "more strong than proofs of Holy Writ"; for, he says, "perhaps the sacred writings [in the Old Testament] speak falsely when they teach [such and so -about Jesus); ... the Sibyls before taught the same things in their -verses." Citing scores of Sibylline "prophecies" forged by the +about Jesus); ... the Sibyls before taught the same things in their +verses." Citing scores of Sibylline "prophecies" forged by the Christians for the belief and persuasion of the Pagans, who were effectively "refuted by these testimonies" and thus "brought to

@@ -1657,57 +1657,57 @@ effectively "refuted by these testimonies" and thus "brought to

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-

Christ," some of them, says Lactantius, urge that these prophetic -verses "were not by the Sibyls, but made up and composed by our own +

Christ," some of them, says Lactantius, urge that these prophetic +verses "were not by the Sibyls, but made up and composed by our own writers," as the fact is above confessed by CE.; but not so, argues -the great Apologist; "do not Cicero and other Pagan authors, dead -long before Jesus, testify to the Sibyls?" -- Yes, to the Sibyls +the great Apologist; "do not Cicero and other Pagan authors, dead +long before Jesus, testify to the Sibyls?" -- Yes, to the Sibyls and their utterances then extant; not to the later Christian forgeries in their names. Moreover, these Christian -"interpolations" imputed to the Sibyls, exactly as the muddled, +"interpolations" imputed to the Sibyls, exactly as the muddled, ambiguous, meaningless "prophecies" of the Old Testament writings, -meant nothing and were not understood to mean anything, until Jesus +meant nothing and were not understood to mean anything, until Jesus Christ came along, and these Jewish and Pagan mummeries were seized upon by the avid forging Christians to make up and pad out the pretended life and wondrous acts of the Christ. Even a cursory examination and the marginal cross-references will demonstrate, -that virtually every act imputed in the New Testament Gospels to +that virtually every act imputed in the New Testament Gospels to the Nazarene, was cut to fit of some scrap of mummery or pretended -"prophecy" of Hebrew Scriptures and Sibylline Oracles. Of +"prophecy" of Hebrew Scriptures and Sibylline Oracles. Of numberless instances of the latter quoted in the, Divine Institutes, a few typical ones only can be here cited, but they are illuminating of the Christ-tales.

In Book I, chapter vi is entitled, "Of Divine Testimonies, and -of the Sibyls and their Predictions." Appealing for faith to -Constantine, the chapter begins: "Now let us pass to divine +of the Sibyls and their Predictions." Appealing for faith to +Constantine, the chapter begins: "Now let us pass to divine testimonies?; and he cites and quotes, in numerous chapters, the Pagan gods Mercury, Hermes Trismegistus, Apollo, and other mystic -deities and personages, all testifying to the One Christian God and -to his Son Jesus. After infinite such appeals for proofs, we come +deities and personages, all testifying to the One Christian God and +to his Son Jesus. After infinite such appeals for proofs, we come to Book IV, a veritable arsenal of manufactured "divine testimonies"; and we pause to con with wonder chapter xv, "Of the -life and Miracles of Jesus, and Testimonies concerning Him." Jesus, -after his baptism, says Lactantius, "began to perform the greatest +life and Miracles of Jesus, and Testimonies concerning Him." Jesus, +after his baptism, says Lactantius, "began to perform the greatest miracles, not by magical powers, but by heavenly strength and power. ... His powers were those which Apollo called wonderful. ... And he performed all these things not by His hands, or the application of any remedy, but by His word and command, as the -Sibyl had foretold: 'Doing all things by His word, and healing +Sibyl had foretold: 'Doing all things by His word, and healing every disease.'"

Many chapters are replete with instances of the miracles of -Jesus, alleged each of them to have been foretold by one or another -of the Sibyls, and quoting the Christian-forged prophetic verses in -proof. The Christ came to fulfill the Law; "and the Sibyl shows +Jesus, alleged each of them to have been foretold by one or another +of the Sibyls, and quoting the Christian-forged prophetic verses in +proof. The Christ came to fulfill the Law; "and the Sibyl shows that it would come to pass that this law would be destroyed by the -Son of God: 'But when all these things which I told you shall be +Son of God: 'But when all these things which I told you shall be accomplished, then all the law is fulfilled with respect to Him.'" (c. xvii.) Of a few others, and the arguments above sketched, I quote the text:

"What can be more wonderful, either in narration or in - action? But the Sibyl had before foretold that it would take + action? But the Sibyl had before foretold that it would take place, whose verses are related to this effect.

"With five loaves at the same time, and with two fishes, @@ -1724,7 +1724,7 @@ quote the text:

"But perhaps the sacred writings speak falsely when they teach that there was such power in Him, that by His command He compelled the winds to obey Him, the seas to serve Him, disease to depart, -the dead to be submissive. Why should I say that the Sibyls before +the dead to be submissive. Why should I say that the Sibyls before had taught the same things in their one verses? One of whom, already mentioned, thus speaks:

@@ -1741,23 +1741,23 @@ already mentioned, thus speaks:

"Some, refuted by these testimonies, are accustomed to have recourse to the assertion that these poems were not by - the Sibyls, but made up and composed by our own writers. But - he, will assuredly not think this who has read Cicero [De - Natura Deorum, ii], and Varro, and other ancient writers, who - make mention of the Erythraean and other Sibyls from whose + the Sibyls, but made up and composed by our own writers. But + he, will assuredly not think this who has read Cicero [De + Natura Deorum, ii], and Varro, and other ancient writers, who + make mention of the Erythraean and other Sibyls from whose books we bring forth these examples; And these authors died before the birth of Christ according to the flesh. But I do not doubt that these poems were in former times regarded as ravings, since no one understood them. For they announced some marvelous wonders, of which neither the manner, nor the time, - nor the author was signified. Lastly the Erythraean Sibyl says + nor the author was signified. Lastly the Erythraean Sibyl says that it would come to pass that she would be called mad and deceitful. But assuredly

-

'They will say that the Sibyl +

'They will say that the Sibyl is mad, and deceitful: but when all things shall come to pass, Then ye will remember me; and no one will any longer - Say that I, the prophetess of the great God, am mad.'

+ Say that I, the prophetess of the great God, am mad.'

"Therefore they were neglected for many ages; but they received attention after the nativity and passion of Christ @@ -1770,11 +1770,11 @@ already mentioned, thus speaks:

understood, unless they had been altogether fulfilled." (Lact., Div. Inst., Bk. IV, chap. xv; ANF. vii, 115, 116.)

-

In view of these "divine testimonies" of Pagan Oracles forged +

In view of these "divine testimonies" of Pagan Oracles forged by pious Christians in proof of their Christ, need one wonder that -the like testimonies in the Gospels themselves may be under +the like testimonies in the Gospels themselves may be under suspicion of like forgery? We shall have the proofs in their due -order. Father Justin Martyr treats these Pagan books of Christian +order. Father Justin Martyr treats these Pagan books of Christian evidences, as prophetic Scriptures and divine, and speaking of their prohibition by the Roman Emperors, says: "By the contrivance

@@ -1789,29 +1789,29 @@ deter men from coming to a knowledge of what is good." (Apologia, I, ch. 77; ANF. i, 178.)

That heathens and even devils may be specially endued with the -gift of prophecy by God for his glory, and God may make use of the -Devil-in-Chief for this purpose, is expressly asserted by Pope -Benedict XIV" (Heroic Virtue, III, 144, 150). And "the Angelic -Doctor," St. Thomas Aquinas, "in order to prove that the heathens -were capable of prophecy, refers to the instance of the Sibyls, who +gift of prophecy by God for his glory, and God may make use of the +Devil-in-Chief for this purpose, is expressly asserted by Pope +Benedict XIV" (Heroic Virtue, III, 144, 150). And "the Angelic +Doctor," St. Thomas Aquinas, "in order to prove that the heathens +were capable of prophecy, refers to the instance of the Sibyls, who make clear mention of the mysteries of the Trinity, of the Incarnation of the Word, of the Life, Passion, and Resurrection of -Christ. It is true that the Sibylline poems now extant became in -course of time interpolated; but as Benedict XIV (1740-1758) +Christ. It is true that the Sibylline poems now extant became in +course of time interpolated; but as Benedict XIV (1740-1758) remarks, this does not hinder much of them, especially what the early Fathers referred to, from being genuine and in no wise apocryphal"! (CE. xii, 474.)

-

Thus the Holy Ghost of God, speaking through its official -mouthpiece, its Vive-God on earth, infallibly guarded by the Spirit +

Thus the Holy Ghost of God, speaking through its official +mouthpiece, its Vive-God on earth, infallibly guarded by the Spirit against the possibility of error, in the year 1742 of our Era of Christ, sings the Doxology of these admitted frauds of paganish and -forging Christianity, and canonizes them as the God-inspired origin +forging Christianity, and canonizes them as the God-inspired origin of the holiest mysteries of Christian revelation. The inference is -inevitable, that Pagan Sibyls, Christian Church Fathers, and Vicars -of God, are strongly characterized by Ignorance and Imposture.

+inevitable, that Pagan Sibyls, Christian Church Fathers, and Vicars +of God, are strongly characterized by Ignorance and Imposture.

-

A noted classical and critical authority, Anthon, +

A noted classical and critical authority, Anthon, contemplating the shifts of the new Christianity rising from the debacle of Paganism, falls into a philosophical reflection, pertinent alike to the old and the new systems of priestcraft:

@@ -1824,19 +1824,19 @@ pertinent alike to the old and the new systems of priestcraft:

days, some have chanced to find a remarkable accomplishment; and the pious but ill-judging Christian, unable to ascribe them to deities in whom men no longer believes, is driven to - create for them a different origin. 'God,' says Rollin, 'in + create for them a different origin. 'God,' says Rollin, 'in order to punish the blindness of the heathen, sometimes permits evil spirits to give responses conformable to the - truth.' (Rollin, Histoire Ancienne, I, 887.) The only evil + truth.' (Rollin, Histoire Ancienne, I, 887.) The only evil spirit which had an agency in the oracular responses of antiquity was that spirit of craft imposture which finds so congenial a home among an artful and cunning priesthood." - (Anthon, Classical Dictionary, 4th ed., p. 929; Art. Orv + (Anthon, Classical Dictionary, 4th ed., p. 929; Art. Orv alum.)

The historian of European Morals, in his amazing review of the infinite variety and number of superstitions, frauds, forgeries, -false miracles and lying oracles of Pagandom, which were taken over +false miracles and lying oracles of Pagandom, which were taken over almost 'in masse' by the Christians, and implicitly and with childlike credulity accepted and believed, taught and preached by every Christian Father of the Church, by the infallible popes, and @@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ origins of the Christian faith:

place in Judaea in the first century, is grossly absurd; nor would the conviction of their reality have made any great impression on their minds at a time when miracles were - supposed to be so abundantly diffused." (Lecky, Hist. Europ. + supposed to be so abundantly diffused." (Lecky, Hist. Europ. Morals, i, 375.)

The confession that the vast mass of Christian miracles were @@ -1874,12 +1874,12 @@ similarities between gods and saints. For the often maintained metamorphosis of gods into saints no proof is to be found." This immense confession of Christian fraudulence and imposture, in conjuring fictitious Pagan gods -- which according to Christian -faith were all actual devils -- into canonized Saints of God and +faith were all actual devils -- into canonized Saints of God and Holy Church, is several times reported by CE., of which this instance is before me: "It has indeed been said that the 'Saints -are the successors to the Gods.' Instances have been cited ... of -statues of pagan Gods baptized and transformed into Christian -Saints"! (CE. xv. 710; cf. Is It God's Word? 5, 7-9.) This truly +are the successors to the Gods.' Instances have been cited ... of +statues of pagan Gods baptized and transformed into Christian +Saints"! (CE. xv. 710; cf. Is It God's Word? 5, 7-9.) This truly wonderful psycho-religious miracle is thereupon wrought: The idolatrous Pagan who just before the "baptism" actually worshipped these "statues of the Pagan gods," immediately afterwards simply @@ -1905,7 +1905,7 @@ reads:

lord of the elements, who commands the water, rain, fire, mountain, and rock; he changes, enlarges, or diminishes objects; flies through the air; delivers from dungeons -- - (examples, Peter, Paul) -- and gallows; takes part in battles, + (examples, Peter, Paul) -- and gallows; takes part in battles, Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -1918,9 +1918,9 @@ reads:

as a beast of burden; the ring in the fish; the frogs becoming silent, etc.); his birth is glorified by a miracle; a voice, or letters, from Heaven proclaim his identity -- [all these - score for Jesus the Christ]; bells ring of themselves; the + score for Jesus the Christ]; bells ring of themselves; the heavenly ones enter into personal intercourse with him - (betrothal of Mary); he speaks with the dead and beholds + (betrothal of Mary); he speaks with the dead and beholds heaven, hell, and purgatory; forces the devil to release people from compacts; he is victorious over dragons; etc. Of all this the authentic [?] Christian narratives know nothing @@ -1957,13 +1957,13 @@ guardians of divine truth, has ever said a word to prevent or put end to this shameful prostitution of mind of their poor grovelling dupes, but to this day perpetuate them in it. Far from ending the shameful thing, many bishops and popes have won the title Mendax -Maximus by peddling these Pagan lies as God's truth; as witness +Maximus by peddling these Pagan lies as God's truth; as witness this one instance from the article we are quoting: "St. Augustine -(De Cura, xii) and also [Pope] St. Gregory the Great (Dialogues, +(De Cura, xii) and also [Pope] St. Gregory the Great (Dialogues, IV, xxxvi) -- [the greatest book of Lies outside the Bible] -- relate of a man, who died by an error of the Angel of Death and was again restored to life, the same story which is already given by -Lucian in his 'Philopseudes.'" (Ib. p. 130.) Such, verily for +Lucian in his 'Philopseudes.'" (Ib. p. 130.) Such, verily for shame, is "that new Paganism later called Christianity."

Mythology has well been called the Theology of dead religions. @@ -1987,10 +1987,10 @@ unconscionable falsifier and impostor, -- a common liar for his god. All plied their artful, unholy priestcraft in the name of gods; for power and pelf, those grafting Pagan priests. No Christian will, or truthfully can, deny their portentous fact, The -verdict of lying guilt of Pagan Priestcraft is unanimous.

+verdict of lying guilt of Pagan Priestcraft is unanimous.

-

No one can now doubt that Lecky, after voluminous review of -pre-Christian frauds and impostures, spoke the precise historical +

No one can now doubt that Lecky, after voluminous review of +pre-Christian frauds and impostures, spoke the precise historical truth: "Christianity floated into the Roman Empire on the wave of credulity that brought with it this long train of Oriental superstitions and legends." (Hist. of European Morals, i, 373-4.)

@@ -2000,7 +2000,7 @@ will now be seen to swell with the turgid flood of Hebrew fables and forgery, before pouring the mingled flood of myth and fraud into the pure tide of Christian Truth; -- where, Presto! change! it is beheld transformed -- "baptized" -- into the "revealed -mysteries" and "Catholic Truth" of God!

+mysteries" and "Catholic Truth" of God!

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@@ -2024,10 +2024,10 @@ volumes. The Christian Literature Publishing Co., Buffalo, N.Y., Second Series; many volumes; same publishers.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, cited as CE.; fifteen volumes and -index, published under the Imprimatur of Archbishop Farley; New +index, published under the Imprimatur of Archbishop Farley; New York, Robert Appleton Co., 1907-9.

-

The Encyclopedia Biblica, cited as EB., four volumes; Adam & +

The Encyclopedia Biblica, cited as EB., four volumes; Adam & Charles Black, London, 1899; American Reprint, The Macmillan Co., New York, 1914.

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HEBREW HOLY FORGERIES

-

"Hinneh lash-sheqer asah et sheqer sepharim -- Behold, the -lying pen of the scribes hath wrought lies." Jeremiah, viii. 8.

+

"Hinneh lash-sheqer asah et sheqer sepharim -- Behold, the +lying pen of the scribes hath wrought lies." Jeremiah, viii. 8.

SUNDRY HOLY HEBREW men of old, we are told on the authority of the name of the pseudo-first Jewish-Christian Pope, "spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost" (2 Peter, i, 21). These literary movings of the Spirit were sometime reduced to writing in "Sacred -Scriptures"; and again later Christian authority assures: "All -scripture is given by inspiration of God" (2 Tim. iii, 16), -- -though this is a falsified rendition: the true reading is: "Every +Scriptures"; and again later Christian authority assures: "All +scripture is given by inspiration of God" (2 Tim. iii, 16), -- +though this is a falsified rendition: the true reading is: "Every scripture suitable for edification is divinely inspired," as the original Greek text is quoted by Father Tertullian. (ANF. iv, 16.)

@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ and "treated by the Church as canonical." The term "canonical" in ecclesiastical parlance means Books accepted as divinely inspired; books which "were definitely canonized, or adjudged to have a uniquely Divine or authoritative quality," as is the authorative -definition. (CE. iii, 267.) "Canonicity depends on inspiration." +definition. (CE. iii, 267.) "Canonicity depends on inspiration." (EB. i, 653.) The holy Hebrew "canon" was closed, or the last inspired Book of the Old Testament written, according to Jewish -"Tradition," by Ezra, about 444 B.C. (Ib. i, 658, 662.) In truth, +"Tradition," by Ezra, about 444 B.C. (Ib. i, 658, 662.) In truth, however, several of the Books of the Old Testament were written -much later, and were never heard of by Ezra; and "some found their +much later, and were never heard of by Ezra; and "some found their way in, others not, on grounds of taste -- the taste of the period," says Wellhausen. (Einleitung, p. 652, 6th Ed.)

@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ faith as of the highest inspired sanctity and accredited with the full rank of "canonical" truth of God.

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The term apocryphal or forged "takes in those compositions which profess to have been written either by Biblical personages or -men in intimate relation with them." (CE. i, 601.) "Since these +men in intimate relation with them." (CE. i, 601.) "Since these [apocryphal] books were forgeries, the epithet in common parlance today denotes any story or document which is false or spurious, ... apocryphal in the disparaging sense of bearing names to which they @@ -100,14 +100,14 @@ forgeries in the course of our treatment.

"that the early Fathers and the Church, during the first three centuries, were more indulgent towards Jewish pseudograph [i.e. forged writings] circulating under venerable Old Testament, names. -The Book of Henoch [Enoch] and the Assumption of Moses had been -cited by the canonical Epistle of Jude. Many Fathers admitted the -inspiration of Fourth Esdras. Not to mention the Shepherd of -Hermas, the Acts of St. Paul (at least in the Thecla portion) and +The Book of Henoch [Enoch] and the Assumption of Moses had been +cited by the canonical Epistle of Jude. Many Fathers admitted the +inspiration of Fourth Esdras. Not to mention the Shepherd of +Hermas, the Acts of St. Paul (at least in the Thecla portion) and the Apocalypse of St. Peter were highly revered at this and later periods. ... In the Middle Ages ... many pseudographic [i.e. forged] writings enjoyed a high degree of favor among both clerics -and laity." (CE. i, 615.)

+and laity." (CE. i, 615.)

A curious and edifying side-light on the chronic clerical flair for forgery is thrown by a sentence from the paragraph above @@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ quoted from the Catholic Encyclopedia. The earliest papal decree condemning certain of these pious forgeries is itself a Christian forgery! "The so-called 'Decretum de recipiendis et non recipiendis libris,' which contained a catalogue of some half-hundred works -condemned as apocryphal, was attributed to Pope Gelasius (495), +condemned as apocryphal, was attributed to Pope Gelasius (495), but, in reality is a compilation dating from the beginning of the -Sixth century." (CE,. i, 615.)

+Sixth century." (CE,. i, 615.)

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@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ doctrinal purity." (lb. p. 615.)

The same authority cautiously and clerically explains, that "ancient literature, especially in the Orient, used methods much more free and clastic than those permitted by our modern and -occidetital culture. Pseudographic [falsified] compositions was in +occidetital culture. Pseudographic [falsified] compositions was in vogue among the Jews in the two centuries before Christ and for some time later. This holds good for the so-called 'Wisdom of Solomon,' written in and belonging to the Church's sacred cannon. @@ -155,24 +155,24 @@ from about 200 B.C. to about 150 A.D.," the latter being the approximate date of the new "canonical" Books of the New Testament, Their general subject is the problem of the final triumph of what is called the Kingdom of God. Speaking particularly of the -apocalypses, the best known of which are the Hebrew Book of Daniel, +apocalypses, the best known of which are the Hebrew Book of Daniel, written about 165 B.C., and the Jewish-Christian Book of Revelation -imputed to the Apostle John of Patmos, a recent secular authority +imputed to the Apostle John of Patmos, a recent secular authority (corroborated at all points by clerical authorities) points out that many if not all of the Jewish apocalypses are adulterated with "alterations and interpolations by Christian hands, making the -alleged predictions, point more definitely to Jesus," which pious +alleged predictions, point more definitely to Jesus," which pious tempering "gave certain of these Jewish works a very wide circulation in the early Church. ... The revelations and predictions are set forth as though actually received and written -or spoken by ancient worthies, as Enoch, Moses, etc. ... They were +or spoken by ancient worthies, as Enoch, Moses, etc. ... They were once widely accepted as genuine prophecies, and found a warm reception in Jewish and early Christian circles." (The New International, Encyclopedia, vol. i, p. 745.) This form of pious fraud is admitted as quite the expected thing: "Naturally baaing -itself upon the Pentateuch and the Prophets, it clothed itself -fictitiously with the authority of a patriarch or prophet who was -made to reveal the transcendent future" (CE. i, 602), -- most +itself upon the Pentateuch and the Prophets, it clothed itself +fictitiously with the authority of a patriarch or prophet who was +made to reveal the transcendent future" (CE. i, 602), -- most usually long ex post facto.

The vast and varied extent of Jewish-Christian forgery of @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ popular Britannica and New International Encyclopedias, where the subject is fully discussed. "Speaking broadly," says the first,

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@@ -195,13 +195,13 @@ apocrypha of the New Testament. The subject will be treated ["according to their origin"] -- as follows: (I) Apocrypha of Jewish origin: (II) Jewish Apocrypha with Christian accretions; (III) apocrypha of Christian origin, comprising (1) apocryphal -Gospels; (2) Pilate literature and other apocrypha concerning -Christ; (3) apocryphal Acts of Apostles; (4) apocryphal doctrinal -works; (5) apocryphal Epistles; (6) apocryphal Apocalypses, (IV) -the apocrypha and the Church." (CE. i, 601.)

+Gospels; (2) Pilate literature and other apocrypha concerning +Christ; (3) apocryphal Acts of Apostles; (4) apocryphal doctrinal +works; (5) apocryphal Epistles; (6) apocryphal Apocalypses, (IV) +the apocrypha and the Church." (CE. i, 601.)

What a catalogue of confessed ecclesiastical forgers, and -fraud in the name of God, Christ and his Apostles, and the Church +fraud in the name of God, Christ and his Apostles, and the Church of God, for the propaganda of priestly frauds as "our Most Holy Faith"!

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ Faith"!

to come -- be appreciated by many as a peculiarly rare bit of apocrypha (in its secondary sense) is the following, uttered apparently with the due and usual ecclesiastical solemnity, in the -celebrated Dictatus of Pope Gregory VII (1073-1085), stating the +celebrated Dictatus of Pope Gregory VII (1073-1085), stating the presumptuous pretenses of the Papacy:

"The Roman Church has never erred, nor will it err to all @@ -233,22 +233,22 @@ chapters or parts, interpolated probably by the same industry into the equally apocryphal books of the accepted Jewish canon. The names of these books, original and interpolations, and which are not included in the Hebrew Old Testament, -- but are in the True -Church Bible, -- are: Tobit, Judith, Baruch, with the Epistle of -Jeremiah, Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach (or +Church Bible, -- are: Tobit, Judith, Baruch, with the Epistle of +Jeremiah, Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach (or Ecclesiastics), I and II Maccabees, Prayer of Manasseh, Additions -to Esther, and Additions to the Book of Daniel, consisting of the -Prayer of Azarias, the Song of the Three Holy Children (in the -Fiery Furnace), the History of Susannah, the History of Bel and the -Dragon, and sundry such precious fables. (See CE. iii, pp. 267, +to Esther, and Additions to the Book of Daniel, consisting of the +Prayer of Azarias, the Song of the Three Holy Children (in the +Fiery Furnace), the History of Susannah, the History of Bel and the +Dragon, and sundry such precious fables. (See CE. iii, pp. 267, 270; iv, 624, passim.) These are all included in the Greek -Septuagint and in the Latin Vulgate, were read as Scripture in +Septuagint and in the Latin Vulgate, were read as Scripture in early Christian Church, and were declared by the Council of Trent, at its Fourth Session, in 1546, -- under the Curse of God on all skeptical doubters, -- to be "inspired and canonical"; and they are so held by the Roman, and some of the Greek and Oriental Catholic

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the rest of Christendom. To several of these extra-revelations of Judaism included in the Christian True Bible, head-notes apologetic for their inclusion are attached, of which that to the celebrated -Book of Tobit or Tobias is typical: "Protestants have left it out +Book of Tobit or Tobias is typical: "Protestants have left it out of their modern Bibles, alleging that it is not in the canon of the -Jews. But the Church of Christ, which received the Scriptures not -from the Jews, but from the Apostles of Christ, -- [who were all +Jews. But the Church of Christ, which received the Scriptures not +from the Jews, but from the Apostles of Christ, -- [who were all Jews, to believe the Christian record] -- by traditions from them, has allowed this book a place in the Christian [sic] Bible from the -beginning." (See Cath. Bible, Tobit, et passim). We may admire in +beginning." (See Cath. Bible, Tobit, et passim). We may admire in synopsis the divine inspiration of

THE INSPIRED FABLE OF TOBIT

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This Book of Tobit, or Tobias, scoffed both by Jews and -Protestants as a ridiculous fable, but held by all True Believers +

This Book of Tobit, or Tobias, scoffed both by Jews and +Protestants as a ridiculous fable, but held by all True Believers as a precious revelation of God, to disbelieve which is to be damned, is a veritable treasure-trove of exalted heavenly inspiration, for the preservation of which Jew and Gentile alike -may be dubiously grateful to the pious "tradition" of the Apostles -of Christ, as above said. This Tobias was a very pious and stubborn +may be dubiously grateful to the pious "tradition" of the Apostles +of Christ, as above said. This Tobias was a very pious and stubborn Israelite of the Captivity, who, before departing, had cached all -his available cash with his kinsman Gabelus, of Rages, a city of +his available cash with his kinsman Gabelus, of Rages, a city of the Medes, "taking a note of his hand" for its repayment on demand. -While captive in a strange and pagan land, Tobias wan visited by a +While captive in a strange and pagan land, Tobias wan visited by a piteous calamity, for "as he was sleeping, hot dung out of a swallows nest fell upon his eves, and he was made blind"; which -affliction Tobias looked reverently to the Lord as visiting upon -him as "revenge for my sins"; as a result Tobias became extremely +affliction Tobias looked reverently to the Lord as visiting upon +him as "revenge for my sins"; as a result Tobias became extremely poor, and his wife took in work. At that time there lived in the -city of Rages another pious Israelite by name Raguel, who had a -marriageable -- or rather muchly married daughter, Sara, who was +city of Rages another pious Israelite by name Raguel, who had a +marriageable -- or rather muchly married daughter, Sara, who was under grave reproach and even imputation of murder, "Because she -had been given to seven husbands, and a devil named Asmodeus had +had been given to seven husbands, and a devil named Asmodeus had killed them, at their first going in unto her," so that she complained that though sevenfold a widow she remained yet a virgin.

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At this juncture Tobias bethought himself of the good money he -had left with Gabelus of Rages, and after much palaver decided to -send his son, Tobias, Jr., a comely youth, with the note of hand in +

At this juncture Tobias bethought himself of the good money he +had left with Gabelus of Rages, and after much palaver decided to +send his son, Tobias, Jr., a comely youth, with the note of hand in his pocket, and his dog (name unrevealed), on the long journey to -recoup the fortune of ten talents of silver. As Tobias, Jr. started +recoup the fortune of ten talents of silver. As Tobias, Jr. started on the journey, a beautiful young man, who was really the Archangel -Raphael, met him and introduced himself as Azarias, son of Ananias, --- (Ananias must have written the account) -- and offered to +Raphael, met him and introduced himself as Azarias, son of Ananias, +-- (Ananias must have written the account) -- and offered to accompany and guide him upon his journey, which offer was gratefully accepted. As the two journeyed they came to the river -Tigris; Tobias waded in to wash his feet, when, lo, "a monstrous -fish came up to devour him," whereat Tobias called to his companion -for help. The Angel told him to take the monster fish by the gill -and haul him out, which Tobias seems to have had no trouble in -doing. The Angel then directed Tobias to open the yet live and +Tigris; Tobias waded in to wash his feet, when, lo, "a monstrous +fish came up to devour him," whereat Tobias called to his companion +for help. The Angel told him to take the monster fish by the gill +and haul him out, which Tobias seems to have had no trouble in +doing. The Angel then directed Tobias to open the yet live and "panting" fish, "and lay up his heart, his gall, and his liver, for thee; for these are necessary for useful medicines"; this done, they cooked the fish and carried it all along for provisions for -the trip. As they journeyed, Tobias asked the Angel what these

+the trip. As they journeyed, Tobias asked the Angel what these

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medicinal scraps were good for; "and the Angel answering said, if +

medicinal scraps were good for; "and the Angel answering said, if thou put a little piece of its heart upon coals, the smoke thereof driveth away all kinds of devils, either from man or from woman, so that they come no more to them. And the gull is good for anointing @@ -325,79 +325,79 @@ the eyes, in which there is a white speck, and they shall be cured."

So discoursing pleasantly and instructively, the twain arrived -at Rages, and the Angel guided Tobias straight to the house of -Raguel and his daughter Sara, his sole heiress, and told Tobias to -ask for her in marriage. Tobias said that he was afraid of Sara, +at Rages, and the Angel guided Tobias straight to the house of +Raguel and his daughter Sara, his sole heiress, and told Tobias to +ask for her in marriage. Tobias said that he was afraid of Sara, for he had heard of what happened to those seven other men; but the -Angel reassured him, that he would show him how to overcome the -devil Asmodeus; that he should marry Sara and go to bed with her +Angel reassured him, that he would show him how to overcome the +devil Asmodeus; that he should marry Sara and go to bed with her for three nights, but should continently confine his activities "to -nothing else but to prayers with her", and, assured the Angel, on +nothing else but to prayers with her", and, assured the Angel, on the first night "lay the liver of the fish on the fire, and the devil shall be driven away," other holy marvels happening on the succeeding nights; "and when the third night is past, thou shalt -take the virgin with the fear of the Lord, moved rather for love of +take the virgin with the fear of the Lord, moved rather for love of children than for lust." The affair was arranged according to these -prescriptions; with Sara and her parents; after the wedding supper, -the newlyweds were left alone in their boudoir; Tobias did nothing +prescriptions; with Sara and her parents; after the wedding supper, +the newlyweds were left alone in their boudoir; Tobias did nothing but pray and put a part of the fish liver in the fire, whereupon -"the Angel Raphael took the devil, and bound him in the desert of +"the Angel Raphael took the devil, and bound him in the desert of Upper Egypt"; then both prayed some more, the fervid prayers being -repeated verbatim. In the morning, Raguel, out of force of habit, +repeated verbatim. In the morning, Raguel, out of force of habit, called his servants and ordered them to go into the garden and dig -an eighth grave for the reception of Tobias; when the maidservant +an eighth grave for the reception of Tobias; when the maidservant went to the room to arrange for the removal of the corpse, she to her great surprise "found them safe and sound, sleeping both together." The empty grave was filled up, a big banquet prepared, and the happy bridal couple spent two weeks with the bride's -family, while the Angel took the note of hand, went to Gabelus, -collected the money, and paid it over to Tobias; Raguel gave Tobias +family, while the Angel took the note of hand, went to Gabelus, +collected the money, and paid it over to Tobias; Raguel gave Tobias one-half of all his property, and executed a writing to give him -one-half of the remainder upon the death of Raguel and wife. Tobias -sent the Angel back to Gabelus, to invite him to his wedding, and -the Angel made him Come.

+one-half of the remainder upon the death of Raguel and wife. Tobias +sent the Angel back to Gabelus, to invite him to his wedding, and +the Angel made him Come.

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To proceed swiftly to the climax of marvel, Tobias; and the -Angel, leaving the hymeneal cortege to follow as best it could, +

To proceed swiftly to the climax of marvel, Tobias; and the +Angel, leaving the hymeneal cortege to follow as best it could, with such impedimenta of wealth, hastened back to the home of -Tobias, Sr., where blind father and the mother were in great grief +Tobias, Sr., where blind father and the mother were in great grief over the supposed loss of their son and the money with him. But at -the behest of the Angel, Tobias, Jr. ran into the house, though +the behest of the Angel, Tobias, Jr. ran into the house, though "the dog, which had been with them in the way, ran before, and coming as if he had brought the news, showed his joy by his fawning and wagging his tail," an act which has since become habitual with dogs which have enough tail to wag. After kissing his mother and -father, as the Angel had suggested, Tobias, Jr. took the remaining +father, as the Angel had suggested, Tobias, Jr. took the remaining fish gall out of his traveling bag, and anointed with it the eyes of his father; "and he stayed about half an hour; and a white skin -began to come out of his eyes, like the skin of an egg. And Tobias +began to come out of his eyes, like the skin of an egg. And Tobias took hold of it, and drew it from his eyes, and immediately he -recovered his sight. And they glorified God," and Tobias, Sr. -dutifully said "I bless thee, Lord God of Israel, because thou hast

+recovered his sight. And they glorified God," and Tobias, Sr. +dutifully said "I bless thee, Lord God of Israel, because thou hast

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chastised me, and thou hast saved me: and behold I see Tobias my -son." Then, "after seven days Sara his son's wife, and all the +

chastised me, and thou hast saved me: and behold I see Tobias my +son." Then, "after seven days Sara his son's wife, and all the family arrived safe, and the cattle, and the camels, and abundance of money of his wife's, and that money also which he had received -of Gabelus"; they all feasted for seven days "and rejoiced with all -great joy"; then, when Tobias, Sr. suggested doing something +of Gabelus"; they all feasted for seven days "and rejoiced with all +great joy"; then, when Tobias, Sr. suggested doing something handsome for the "holy man" through whom all their good fortune had -come, the Angel introduced himself as really not Azariah, son of -Ananias, but "The Angel Raphael, one of the Seven, who stand before -the Lord"; and he explained, "I seemed indeed to eat, and to drink +come, the Angel introduced himself as really not Azariah, son of +Ananias, but "The Angel Raphael, one of the Seven, who stand before +the Lord"; and he explained, "I seemed indeed to eat, and to drink with you, but I use an invisible meat and drink, which cannot be seen by men"; thereupon in true angel style he dissipated into thin -air and they could see him no more. The whole Tobias family then, +air and they could see him no more. The whole Tobias family then, "lying prostrate for three hours upon their face, blessed God: and rising up they told all his wonderful works." Thus endeth happily the reading of the lesson, dictated by the Holy Ghost to the pious -Ananias who recorded it for the edification of True Believers. Let +Ananias who recorded it for the edification of True Believers. Let us pray that it is true.

THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING

@@ -409,17 +409,17 @@ or lest; eclectically accepted and used in the True Church; but, as said: "The Tridentine decree from which the above list is extracted was the first infallible and effectually promulgated pronouncement on the Canon, addressed to the Church universal. Being dogmatic in -its purport, it implies that the Apostles bequeathed the same Canon +its purport, it implies that the Apostles bequeathed the same Canon to the Church as a part of the depositum fidei. ... We should search the pages of the New, Testament in vain for any trace of such action. ... We affirm that such a status points to Apostolic sanction, which in turn must have rested on revelation either by -Christ or the Holy Spirit." (CE. iii, 270.)

+Christ or the Holy Spirit." (CE. iii, 270.)

This is luminous clerical reasoning: a lot of anonymous Jewish fables, derided by Jews and all the rest of the world for want of even common plausibility of fact or truth, and as to which the -"inspired" Christian books said to emanate from Apostles, are +"inspired" Christian books said to emanate from Apostles, are silent as the grave, are declared after 1500 years to have the ear- marks of Apostolic sanction, which "must have" been founded on divine revelation to them "either by Christ or the Holy Spirit," -- @@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ which the Church claims are one and the same person; and it is curious that the "infallible" Council couldn't say which was which, but vaguely and uncertainly opined it must have been one or the other. So much for infallible cock-suredness as to "inspiration" of -holy Scriptures. Even the Old Testament itself, says our logician +holy Scriptures. Even the Old Testament itself, says our logician of inspiration, "reveals no formal notion of inspiration," though, again, "the later Jews must have possessed the idea." (Ib. p. 269.) The cursory notice which we shall take of the Old Testament books @@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ canonical fellowship by the inerrant True Church, there are several other Jewish apocrypha which are only semi-canonical and admitted

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Among these are two very celebrated books forged in the name -of the great Restorer of Israel, Ezra, under the titles of Third -and Fourth Esdras, as the name is written in the True Bibles. -"Third Esdras," says the Encyclopedia, "Is, one of the three +of the great Restorer of Israel, Ezra, under the titles of Third +and Fourth Esdras, as the name is written in the True Bibles. +"Third Esdras," says the Encyclopedia, "Is, one of the three uncanonical books appended to the official edition of the Vulgate. ... It enjoyed exceptional favor in the early ages of the Church, -being quoted as Scripture with implicit faith by the leading Greek -and Latin Fathers." (CE,. i, 605.) In like errant faith was -regarded its companion forgery, Fourth Esdras, of which the same +being quoted as Scripture with implicit faith by the leading Greek +and Latin Fathers." (CE,. i, 605.) In like errant faith was +regarded its companion forgery, Fourth Esdras, of which the same ecclesiastical authority says: "The personage serving as the screen -of the author of this book is Esdras (Ezra). ... Both Greek and -Latin Fathers cite it as prophetical. ... Notwithstanding this +of the author of this book is Esdras (Ezra). ... Both Greek and +Latin Fathers cite it as prophetical. ... Notwithstanding this widespread reverence for it, in early times, it is a REMARKABLE FACT that the book never got a foothold in the Canon or liturgy of the Church ... and even after the Council of Trent, together with -Third Esdras. it was placed in the appendix to the official edition +Third Esdras. it was placed in the appendix to the official edition of the Vulgate. ... The dominant critical dating assigns it to a Jew writing in the reign of Domitian, A.D. 81-98," -- the "screen" -Ezra being gathered to his fathers since about 444 B.C. (Ib. p. +Ezra being gathered to his fathers since about 444 B.C. (Ib. p. 603-604; v, 537-8; EB. i, 653, 1393.) It is curious that it is regarded as "remarkable" that the Holy Ghost did not "fall" for this particular forgery, when it did for so many others!

EZRA "RESTORES" THE LAW

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A remarkable apocryphal tale relating to the Hebrew Scriptures +

A remarkable apocryphal tale relating to the Hebrew Scriptures is enshrined by pseudo-inspiration in chapter 14 of this Fourth of -Esdras, regarding the miraculous restoration of Hebrew Holy Writ +Esdras, regarding the miraculous restoration of Hebrew Holy Writ after its total perishment. In the calamity of the capture and destruction of the Holy City by Nebuchadnezzar, 586 B.C., the Temple of Solomon was destroyed, together with the entire -collection of the sacred Rolls of Scriptures, so that not a scratch +collection of the sacred Rolls of Scriptures, so that not a scratch of inspired pen remained to tell the tale of theocratic Hebrew history and its "revealed" religion. This inconsolable and apparently irreparable loss affected the holy People all the time of the of the Babylonian captivity. But upon their return to the restored City of God, and over a century after their loss, God, we -are told in Fourth Esdras, inspired Ezra and commissioned him to +are told in Fourth Esdras, inspired Ezra and commissioned him to reproduce the sacred lost Books, which, judging from the result, of his inspired labors, were many more than the supposed twenty and -two of the supposed old Hebrew canon. Accordingly Ezra, employing +two of the supposed old Hebrew canon. Accordingly Ezra, employing five scribes, dictated to them (from inspired memory) the textual contents of the lost sacred books, and in just forty days and nights reproduced a total of 94 sacred books, of which he designated 24 as the sacred canon, the remaining 70 being termed esoteric and reserved fir the use of only the wisest. This inspired fable was eagerly accepted for truth by the early Church Fathers, -many of whom, from Irenaeus on, "admitted its inspiration"; and it +many of whom, from Irenaeus on, "admitted its inspiration"; and it was frequently quoted and commented on as canonical by such Church luminaries as Tertullian, St. Ambrose, Clement Alexandrensis,

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Origen, Eusebius, St. Jerome, et als., and was prevalently accepted -as Scripture throughout the scholastic period. (EB. i, 654, 139 2- -94; CE. i 537-8, 601-615.)

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Origen, Eusebius, St. Jerome, et als., and was prevalently accepted +as Scripture throughout the scholastic period. (EB. i, 654, 139 2- +94; CE. i 537-8, 601-615.)

This legend, however, had, through a better understanding of "the powers of ordinary human memory," quite faded out by the time of the Reformation, but only to make way for a more modern and rationalistic one, invented by the Jew Levita, who died in 1549. -According to his new fable Ezra and the Talmudic "Men of Great +According to his new fable Ezra and the Talmudic "Men of Great Synagogue" simply united into one volume the 24 books which until that time had circulated separately, and divided them into the -three great divisions yet recognized, of the Law the Prophets, and +three great divisions yet recognized, of the Law the Prophets, and the Hagiography or holy writings. This fabulous statement of Levita "became the authoritative doctrine of the orthodoxy of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries." (EB. i, 654.) This new @@ -533,41 +533,41 @@ by.

Another ancient priestly fiction, which to this day passes current among the credulous as inspired truth of God, is the fabled -"finding of the Law" as recorded in the Word of God. We are all -familiar with the notable "finding" by the late lamented Prophet. -Joseph Smith -- thereto led by the Angel Moroni -- of the golden +"finding of the Law" as recorded in the Word of God. We are all +familiar with the notable "finding" by the late lamented Prophet. +Joseph Smith -- thereto led by the Angel Moroni -- of the golden plates containing the hieroglyphic text of Book of Mormon, near Palmyra N.Y. in 1823-1827. (Book of Mormon, Introd.) History repeated itself. A like remarkable discovery was made in the year 621 B.C., this time by a priest, with the help of a witch or lady fortune-teller. As related in 2 Kings xxii, corroborated by 2 -Chronicles xxxiv, in the eighteenth year of the "good king" Josiah +Chronicles xxxiv, in the eighteenth year of the "good king" Josiah of Judah, while some repair work was being done in the Temple, -Hilkiah the priest of a sudden "found the book of the law of Yahweh -given by Moses," over 800 years before, and never heard of since. +Hilkiah the priest of a sudden "found the book of the law of Yahweh +given by Moses," over 800 years before, and never heard of since. Hilkiah called in Shaphan the scribe, and they took the great -"find" to Josiah the King. To verify the veracity of the high- -priest, Huldah the lady prophet was consulted; being intimately +"find" to Josiah the King. To verify the veracity of the high- +priest, Huldah the lady prophet was consulted; being intimately familiar with the sentiments of God, she at once declared that -Yahweh was very angry about it, "because," as the King said, "our +Yahweh was very angry about it, "because," as the King said, "our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do after all that is written in this book"; and the King at once set about to carry into effect the laws prescribed in Deuteronomy, -- just then for the first time in the history of Israel ever heard of or -acted upon. This "book of the law given to Moses" 800 years before +acted upon. This "book of the law given to Moses" 800 years before was doubtless the priestly work of Hilkiah, palmed off under the -potent name of Moses to force its very reluctant observance and +potent name of Moses to force its very reluctant observance and belief on the superstitious Jews. That this is the fact is the consensus of the scholars, as summarized in the Encyclopedia Biblies, and any modern work of O.T. criticism. An examination of the Bible texts themselves, as made in my previous work, demonstrates that this holy "law of Mosses" was totally unknown and unobserved through all the History of Israel from its beginnings -until Josiah, and was composed by his priests and enlarged into the -present Pentateuch during and after the captivity in Babylon.

+until Josiah, and was composed by his priests and enlarged into the +present Pentateuch during and after the captivity in Babylon.

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origin and preservation of the sacred Hebrew Books, so like pious fraud was adopted to account for their very notable translation into Greek, in what is known as the Sepuagint, Version. After the -conquests by Alexander the Great and his establishment of the city +conquests by Alexander the Great and his establishment of the city of Alexandria in Egypt, immense numbers of Jews were settled in the new city, which quickly became the commercial and intellectual center of the ancient world, with Greek the universal language. The holy Hebrew language had became a dead language to the Jews of the "Dispersion"; their synagogue services could not be conducted in the mother tongue. The Alexandrian Jews were accordingly under -necessity to render the "Law" into Greek for their public use; and +necessity to render the "Law" into Greek for their public use; and this was gradually done by such of them as thought themselves able to do such work. But this common-place mode of rendering the sacred Hebrew into a Gentile speech did not satisfy the pious wonder- @@ -599,21 +599,21 @@ to be addressed to his brother, Philocrates, and giving a marvelous history of the Translation.

Here, in substance, is what we read of the first origin of the -Version, limited therein to the "law" of Moses, as first related by -Josephus. Ptolemy had recently established a library at Alexandria, +Version, limited therein to the "law" of Moses, as first related by +Josephus. Ptolemy had recently established a library at Alexandria, which he purposed should contain a copy of every obtainable literary work extant. This Library became the most extensive and celebrated of the ancient world, containing some 700,000 manuscript books at the time it was savagely destroyed, in 391 A.D., by the -benighted Christian zeal and fury of Bishop Theophilus of -Alexandria and his crazy monks of Nitria, as related in Kingsley's -Hypatia or any history of the times. CE. xiv, 625.) At the +benighted Christian zeal and fury of Bishop Theophilus of +Alexandria and his crazy monks of Nitria, as related in Kingsley's +Hypatia or any history of the times. CE. xiv, 625.) At the suggestion of Demetrius, his Librarian, fables the pseudo-Aristeas -through Josephus, that he should enrich the Library with a copy of -the sacred law of the Jews Ptolemy wrote to Eleazar the chief +through Josephus, that he should enrich the Library with a copy of +the sacred law of the Jews Ptolemy wrote to Eleazar the chief priest at Jerusalem, sending the letter and magnificent presents "to God" by the hand of a delegation including Aristeas, requesting -a copy of the Law and a number of learned Jews competent to +a copy of the Law and a number of learned Jews competent to translate it into Greek. The embassy was successful; a richly ornamented copy of the holy law, written in letters of gold, was sent to the King, together with seventy-two Doctors of Israel, @@ -626,12 +626,12 @@ shore, and was a quiet place, and fit for their discoursing together about their work, ... Accordingly they made an accurate interpretation, with great zeal and great pains," working until the ninth hour each day, and visiting Ptolemy every morning. "Now when -the Law was transcribed, and the labor of interpretation was over, +the Law was transcribed, and the labor of interpretation was over, which came to its conclusion in seventy-two days," the work was read over to the assembled Jews, who rejoiced that "the

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interpretation was happily finished"; they were enjoined to report any errors or emissions which they might discover, to the "Seventy," who would make the necessary corrections in their work. -(Josephus, Antiq. Jews, Bk. XII, chap. 2; CE. xiii, 722.) Thus the -translation wag only of "The Law," the Five Books of Moses; and it +(Josephus, Antiq. Jews, Bk. XII, chap. 2; CE. xiii, 722.) Thus the +translation wag only of "The Law," the Five Books of Moses; and it was open team-work, all the Seventy-two working together, comparing and discussing as they proceeded, and expressly enjoining the Jews to note and report for correction all errors of omission or commission which they might discover.

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Thus the pseudo-Aristeas, as cited by Josephus; though, as a +

Thus the pseudo-Aristeas, as cited by Josephus; though, as a matter of fact, this Septuagint Version, so-called because of the legendary Seventy-(two), was in the grossest manner inaccurate, and imported innumerable errors into the Christian religion which was @@ -654,8 +654,8 @@ based upon and propagated for several centuries only through the Septuagint texts. Indeed, "the text of the Septuagint was regarded as so unreliable, because of its freedom in rendering, and of the alterations which had been introduced into it, etc., that, during -the second century of our era it was discarded by the Church." (CE. -iv, 625.) We shall notice the fearful error of Isaiah's "virgin- +the second century of our era it was discarded by the Church." (CE. +iv, 625.) We shall notice the fearful error of Isaiah's "virgin- birth" text; for other well-known instances, it makes out Creation 1195 years earlier than the Hebrew and Vulgate, 4004 B.C., and the venerable Methuselah is made to survive the Flood by fourteen @@ -663,16 +663,16 @@ years.

Despite, however, its patently legendary character, the pseudo-Aristeas' account, the forged letter and the story, were -eagerly accepted as genuine and authentic by Fathers, Popes and +eagerly accepted as genuine and authentic by Fathers, Popes and ecclesiastic writers until the sixteenth century, when their spurious character was revealed by the nascent modern criticism. -"The authenticity of the letter, called in question first by Louis -Vives (1492-1540), professor at Louvain, is now universally -denied." (CE. xiii, 722.)

+"The authenticity of the letter, called in question first by Louis +Vives (1492-1540), professor at Louvain, is now universally +denied." (CE. xiii, 722.)

The Fathers, however, could not rest content with this unvarnished original fabrication in the name of Aristeas, of an -ordinary human and errant translation of the "Law"; they avidly set +ordinary human and errant translation of the "Law"; they avidly set about embellishing it in the accepted clerical style, adding fanciful and lying details to emphasize the miraculous and inspired origin of the Version. As this notable instance serves admirably to @@ -682,52 +682,52 @@ untruth or fable quotable to pander to the glory of God and enhance the pious superstition of the Faithful, let us here watch the growth of this simple human yarn of the Jewish aristeas-forger into the wonderful and ever more embellished miracle as it passes from -Father to Father, -- exactly as the Gospel-fables grew from "Mark" -to "John." According to Fathers Tertullian, St. Augustine, St. -Jerome, et als., the 72 were inspired by God each severally for the +Father to Father, -- exactly as the Gospel-fables grew from "Mark" +to "John." According to Fathers Tertullian, St. Augustine, St. +Jerome, et als., the 72 were inspired by God each severally for the entire work; in translating they did not consult with one another; they had been shut up incomunicados in separate cells on Pharos, either singly or in pairs, and their several translations, when finished and compared, were found to agree entirely both as to sense and the expressions employed, with the original Hebrew text -and with each other (St. Clement of Alexandria, St. Irenaeus, -Justin Martyr). Finally, the 72 translated not only the Law, but +and with each other (St. Clement of Alexandria, St. Irenaeus, +Justin Martyr). Finally, the 72 translated not only the Law, but the entire Old Testament, -- several of whose Books were not yet at the time written.

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Father Justin Martyr adds near-eye-witness verification to the +

Father Justin Martyr adds near-eye-witness verification to the false and already embroidered history, saying that the "Seventy" were, by order of the King, "shut up in as many separate cells, and were obliged by him, each to translate the whole Bible apart, and without any communication with each other, yet all their several translations were found to agree verbatim from the beginning to the end, and were by that means demonstrated to be of divine -inspiration"; and he adds, for confirmation of faith! -- like Paul, +inspiration"; and he adds, for confirmation of faith! -- like Paul, protesting he is not lying in anticipation of the accusation: "These things, ye men of Greece, are no fable, nor do we narrate fictions; but we ourselves having been in Alexandria, saw the remains of the little [cells] at the Pharos still preserved." (Ad Graec. ch. xiii; ANF. i, 278-9.) But in repeating the tale to the -Roman Emperor, Father Justin makes the unhappy blunder of saying, -that Ptolemy "sent to Herod, who was at that time king of the Jews, -requesting that the books of the prophets [pseudo-Aristeas said the -"Law"] be sent to him; and the king did indeed send them" (I Apol. -ch. xxxi; ANF. i, 173); whereas Herod lived some 300 years after +Roman Emperor, Father Justin makes the unhappy blunder of saying, +that Ptolemy "sent to Herod, who was at that time king of the Jews, +requesting that the books of the prophets [pseudo-Aristeas said the +"Law"] be sent to him; and the king did indeed send them" (I Apol. +ch. xxxi; ANF. i, 173); whereas Herod lived some 300 years after Ptolemy died. This forged fable is time and again repeated as sober -truth. Bishop Saint Irenaeus emphasizes the miraculous nature of +truth. Bishop Saint Irenaeus emphasizes the miraculous nature of the translation of all the Books, saying that when the 72 identical translations were compared, "God was indeed glorified, and the -Scriptures were acknowledged an truly divine; ... even the Gentiles -present perceived that the Scriptures had been interpreted by the +Scriptures were acknowledged an truly divine; ... even the Gentiles +present perceived that the Scriptures had been interpreted by the inspiration of God. And there was nothing astonishing in God having -done this. ... He inspired Esdras the priest (after the return from -captivity) to recast all the words of the former prophets, and to +done this. ... He inspired Esdras the priest (after the return from +captivity) to recast all the words of the former prophets, and to reestablish with the people of God the Mosaic legislation." (Adv. Haer. III, xxi, 2; ANF. i, 451-2.)

@@ -735,12 +735,12 @@ Haer. III, xxi, 2; ANF. i, 451-2.)

the other Hebrew sacred books were likewise translated into Greek for the use of the Greek-speaking Jews of "the Dispersion," together with numbers of the forged Jewish apocrypha, and all these -were added to the rolls of "Scriptures." This final and adulterated +were added to the rolls of "Scriptures." This final and adulterated form of the Septuagint "was the vehicle which conveyed these -additional Scriptures [i.e. the apocryphal Tobias, etc.] into the -Catholic Church." (CE. iii, 271.) This vagary of the Holy Ghost in +additional Scriptures [i.e. the apocryphal Tobias, etc.] into the +Catholic Church." (CE. iii, 271.) This vagary of the Holy Ghost in certifying the ill-translated and tempered Septuagint for the -foundations of Christian Faith, was very disastrous, as CE. points +foundations of Christian Faith, was very disastrous, as CE. points out: "The Church had adopted the Septuagint as its own; this differed from the Hebrew not only by the addition of several books and passages but also by innumerable variations of text, due partly @@ -751,40 +751,40 @@ it, of correctors who used not a little freedom in making translation, and finally in great part to the fact that the original Septuagint had been made from a Hebrew text quite different from that fixed at Jamnia as the one standard by the -Jewish Rabbis." (CE. vii, 316.) So Yahveh only knows what he +Jewish Rabbis." (CE. vii, 316.) So Yahveh only knows what he actually said and did in the 4004 years up to the time his Son came to try to "redeem" his people from some of the tangles of his Holy -Law.

+Law.

Matters grew worse as time progressed: the ex-Pagan Greek Fathers who founded Christianity, propagated the new Faith for several centuries only from the tortuous texts of this falsified

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Septuagint, which was the only Old Testament "Scriptures" known to +

Septuagint, which was the only Old Testament "Scriptures" known to and used by them as the source of the "prophecies fulfilled by -Jesus Christ" and the holy mysteries of the Jewish-Christian Faith. -"Copies of the Septuagint." says CE., "were multiplied, and, as +Jesus Christ" and the holy mysteries of the Jewish-Christian Faith. +"Copies of the Septuagint." says CE., "were multiplied, and, as might be expected, many changes, deliberate as well as involuntary, -crept in." (CE. xiii, 723.) Indeed, the itch for Scripture- +crept in." (CE. xiii, 723.) Indeed, the itch for Scripture- scribbling was so rife among such ex-Pagan Christians as could write and get hold of a copy, that St. Augustine complains: "It is -possible to enumerate those who have translated the Scriptures from +possible to enumerate those who have translated the Scriptures from Hebrew into Greek, but not those who have translated them into Latin. In sooth, in the curly days of the faith whoso possessed a Greek manuscript and thought he had some knowledge of both tongues was daring enough to undertake a translation." (De Doct. Christ. -II, xi; CE. ix, 20.) So the Faith was founded on befuddlement of +II, xi; CE. ix, 20.) So the Faith was founded on befuddlement of the Blessed Word of God as any nondescript scribbler palmed it off to be.

We shall more than abundantly see that Holy Church never -possessed or used a single book of "Scripture" or other document of +possessed or used a single book of "Scripture" or other document of importance, to the glory of God and the glorification of the Church, which was not a rank original forgery and bristled besides with "many deliberate changes" or forged interpolations.

@@ -794,39 +794,39 @@ with "many deliberate changes" or forged interpolations.

The most colossal of the blunders of the Septuagint translators, supplemented by the most insidious, persistent and purposeful falsification of text, is instanced in the false -translation of the notoriously false pretended "prophecy" of Isaiah +translation of the notoriously false pretended "prophecy" of Isaiah vii, 14, -- frauds which have had the most disastrous and fatal consequences for Christianity, and to humanity under its blight; the present exposure of which should instanter destroy the false Faith built on these frauds.

-

The Greek priest who forged the "Gospel according to St. -Matthew," having before him the false Septuagint translation of -Isaiah, fables the Jewish Mary yielding to the embraces of the -Angel Gabriel to engender Jesus, and backs it up by appeal to the -Septuagint translation of Isaiah vii, 14:

+

The Greek priest who forged the "Gospel according to St. +Matthew," having before him the false Septuagint translation of +Isaiah, fables the Jewish Mary yielding to the embraces of the +Angel Gabriel to engender Jesus, and backs it up by appeal to the +Septuagint translation of Isaiah vii, 14:

"Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel." (Matt. i, 23.)

-

Isaiah's original Hebrew, with the mistranslated words -underscored, reads: "Hinneh ha-almah harah ve-yeldeth ben ve-karath +

Isaiah's original Hebrew, with the mistranslated words +underscored, reads: "Hinneh ha-almah harah ve-yeldeth ben ve-karath shem-o immanuel"; -- which, falsely translated by the false pen of the pious translators, runs thus in the English: "Behold, a virgin -shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel" +shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel" (Isa. vii, 14.) The Hebrew words ha-almah mean simply the young -woman; and harah is the Hebrew past or perfect tense, "conceived," +woman; and harah is the Hebrew past or perfect tense, "conceived," which in Hebrew, as in English, represents past and completed action. Honestly translated, the verse reads: "Behold, the young woman has conceived -- [is with child) -- and beareth a son and -calleth his name Immanuel."

+calleth his name Immanuel."

Almah means simply a young woman, of marriageable age, whether married or not, or a virgin or not; in a broad general sense exactly like girl or maid in English, when we say shop-girl,

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@@ -838,46 +838,46 @@ Hebrew almah was erroneously rendered into the Greek parthenos, virgin, with the definite article 'ha' in Hebrew, and e in Greek, (the), rendered into the indefinite "a" by later falsifying translators. (See Is It God's Word? pp. 277-279; EB. ii, 2162; New -Commentary on the Holy Scripture, Pt. I, p. 439.) And St. Jerome +Commentary on the Holy Scripture, Pt. I, p. 439.) And St. Jerome falsely used the Latin word virgo.

"As early as the second century B.C.," says the distinguished -Hebrew scholar and critic, Salomon Reinach, "the Jews perceived the +Hebrew scholar and critic, Salomon Reinach, "the Jews perceived the error and pointed it out to the Greeks; but the Church knowingly persisted in the false reading, and for over fifteen centuries she has clung to her error." (Orpheus, p, 197.) The truth of this accusation of conscious persistence in known error through the -centuries is proved by confession of St. Jerome, who made the +centuries is proved by confession of St. Jerome, who made the celebrated Vulgate translation from the Hebrew into Latin, and -intentionally "clung to the error," though Jerome well knew that it +intentionally "clung to the error," though Jerome well knew that it was an error and false; and thus he perpetuated through fifteen -hundred years the myth of the "prophetic virgin birth" of Jesus +hundred years the myth of the "prophetic virgin birth" of Jesus called Christ.

-

Being criticized by many for this falsification, St. Jerome +

Being criticized by many for this falsification, St. Jerome thus replies to one of his critics, Juvianus: "I know that the Jews are accustomed to meet us with the objection that in Hebrew the word Almah does not mean a virgin, but a young woman. And, to speak truth, a virgin is properly called Bethulah, but a young woman, or -a girl, is not Almah, but Naarah"! (Jerome, Adv. Javianum I, 32; +a girl, is not Almah, but Naarah"! (Jerome, Adv. Javianum I, 32; N&PNF, vi, 370.) So insistent was the criticism, that he was driven to write a book on the subject, in which he makes a very notable confession of the inherent incredibility of the Holy Ghost paternity-story "For who at that time would have believed the Virgin's word that she had conceived of the Holy Ghost, and that -the angel Gabriel had come and announced the purpose of God? and +the angel Gabriel had come and announced the purpose of God? and would not all have given their opinion against her as an -adulteress, like Susanna? For at the present day, now that the +adulteress, like Susanna? For at the present day, now that the whole world has embraced the faith, the Jews argue, that when -Isaiah says, 'Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son,' the +Isaiah says, 'Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son,' the Hebrew the Hebrew word denotes a young woman, not a virgin, that is -to say, the word is ALMAH, not BETHULAH"! (Jerome, The Perpetual -Virginity of Blessed Mary, N&PNF, vi, 336.)

+to say, the word is ALMAH, not BETHULAH"! (Jerome, The Perpetual +Virginity of Blessed Mary, N&PNF, vi, 336.)

So the Greek Father or priest who forged the false "virgin- -birth" interpolation into the manuscript of "Matthew," drags in -maybe ignorantly the false Septuagint translation of Isaiah vii, -14, which the Latin Father St. Jerome purposely perpetuated as a +birth" interpolation into the manuscript of "Matthew," drags in +maybe ignorantly the false Septuagint translation of Isaiah vii, +14, which the Latin Father St. Jerome purposely perpetuated as a pious "lie to the glory of God." The Catholic and King James Versions purposely retain this false translation; the Revised Version keeps it in, but with a gesture of honesty, which is itself @@ -886,62 +886,62 @@ virgin" and "shall conceive," the words, "Or, the maiden is with child and beareth," -- which not one in thousands would ever see or understand the significance of. So it is not some indefinite "a virgin" who 750 years in the future "shall conceive" and "shall -bear" a son whose name she "shall call" Immanuel, Jesus; but it was +bear" a son whose name she "shall call" Immanuel, Jesus; but it was some known and definite young female, married or un-married -- but

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not a "virgin" -- who had already conceived and was already -pregnant, and who beareth a son and calleth his name Immanuel, ... -who should be the "sign" which "my lord" should give to Ahaz of the -truth of Isaiah's false prophecy regarding the pending war with -Israel and Syria, as related in Isaiah vii, and of which the total -falsity is proven in 2 Chronicles xxviii, as all may read.

+pregnant, and who beareth a son and calleth his name Immanuel, ... +who should be the "sign" which "my lord" should give to Ahaz of the +truth of Isaiah's false prophecy regarding the pending war with +Israel and Syria, as related in Isaiah vii, and of which the total +falsity is proven in 2 Chronicles xxviii, as all may read.

-

Although Papal Infallibility has declared that "it will never +

Although Papal Infallibility has declared that "it will never be lawful to grant ... that the sacred writers could have made a -mistake" (Leo XIII, Eneyc. Provid. Deus; CE. ii, 543), yet, the +mistake" (Leo XIII, Eneyc. Provid. Deus; CE. ii, 543), yet, the fraud being notorious and exposed to the scorn of the world, and -being driven by force of modern criticism, CE. definitely and +being driven by force of modern criticism, CE. definitely and positively -- though with the usual clerical soft-soaping, confesses this age-long clerical fraud and falsification of Holy Writ, and relegates it to the junk-heap of discredited -- but not discarded -- dogmatic myth:

-

"Modern theology does not grant that Isaiah vii, 14, contains +

"Modern theology does not grant that Isaiah vii, 14, contains a real prophecy fulfilled in the virgin birth of Christ; it must -maintain, therefore, that St. Matthew misunderstood the passage +maintain, therefore, that St. Matthew misunderstood the passage when he said: 'Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled -which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall -be with child, and bring forth a son, etc."! (CE. xv, 451.)

+which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall +be with child, and bring forth a son, etc."! (CE. xv, 451.)

-

Thus is apparent, and confessed, the dishonesty of "Matthew" +

Thus is apparent, and confessed, the dishonesty of "Matthew" and of the Church of Christ in perverting this idle, false and -falsified text of Isaiah into a "prophecy of the virgin birth of -Jesus Christ," and in persisting in retaining this falsity in their +falsified text of Isaiah into a "prophecy of the virgin birth of +Jesus Christ," and in persisting in retaining this falsity in their dishonest Bibles as the basis of their own bogus theology unto this day of the Twentieth Century. The Church, full knowing its falsity, yet, clings to this precious lie of Virgin Birth and all the concatenated consequences. Thus it declares its own condemnation as -false. Some other viciously false translations of sacred Scripture +false. Some other viciously false translations of sacred Scripture will be duly noticed in their place.

-

As Thomas Jefferson prophetically wrote, -- as is being +

As Thomas Jefferson prophetically wrote, -- as is being verified:

-

"The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus by +

"The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus by the Supreme Being as his father, in the womb of a virgin, will be -classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of +classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of Jupiter"!

OTHER HEBREW SACRED FORGERIES

The marvels of the canonical apocrypha of the Hebrew sacred -Books, or of the whole 94 miraculously "restored" by Ezra, could +Books, or of the whole 94 miraculously "restored" by Ezra, could not slake the thirst of the Jewish intellect for such edifying histories, and their priests were very industrious in supplying the demands of piety and marvel-craving. Making use, as above admitted, @@ -949,18 +949,18 @@ of the most "venerable Old Testament names," they forged a voluminous literature of fanciful and fantastic fairy-tales in the guise of sacred history, revelations, oracles or predictions, all solemnly "set forth as thought actually received, and written or -spoken by ancient worthies, as Enoch, Moses, etc., which were +spoken by ancient worthies, as Enoch, Moses, etc., which were widely accepted as genuine, and found a warm reception in Jewish and early Christian circles." Scarcely is there a Biblical notable

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of Israel in whose name these pious false writings were not forged, -including Adam and Eve and most of the ante- and post-Diuvian +including Adam and Eve and most of the ante- and post-Diuvian Patriarchs. It is impossible here to much more than mention the names of some of the principal ones of these extra-canonical apocrypha and forgeries of the Jews, as listed in the Catholic @@ -970,52 +970,52 @@ pious propaganda.

The names of these "intriguing" volumes of forgotten lore, listed somewhat after the order of their distinguished pretended -authors and times, are: Life of Adam and Eve; Testament of Adam; -The Book of Creation; the Books of Seth (son of Adam); Book of -Enoch (grandson of Adam); Secrets of Enoch; Parables of Enoch; Book -of Lamech; Book of Noah; Book of Zoroaster (identified with Ham, -son of Noah); Apocalypse of Noah; Apocalypse of Abraham; Testament -of Abraham; Testament of Isaac; Testament of Jacob; The Testaments +authors and times, are: Life of Adam and Eve; Testament of Adam; +The Book of Creation; the Books of Seth (son of Adam); Book of +Enoch (grandson of Adam); Secrets of Enoch; Parables of Enoch; Book +of Lamech; Book of Noah; Book of Zoroaster (identified with Ham, +son of Noah); Apocalypse of Noah; Apocalypse of Abraham; Testament +of Abraham; Testament of Isaac; Testament of Jacob; The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs; Testament of the Three Patriarchs; Testament of Naphthali; The Prayer of Menassch; The Prayer of -Joseph; The Story of Asenath (wife of Joseph); Prayer of Asenath; -The Marriage of Asenath; The Assumption of Moses; The Testament of -Moses; Book of Jannes and Mambres (the Egyptian magicians with whom -Moses contended); Penitence of Jannes and Mambres; The Magical -Books of Moses; The Book of Jubilees. or Little Genesis; Book of Og +Joseph; The Story of Asenath (wife of Joseph); Prayer of Asenath; +The Marriage of Asenath; The Assumption of Moses; The Testament of +Moses; Book of Jannes and Mambres (the Egyptian magicians with whom +Moses contended); Penitence of Jannes and Mambres; The Magical +Books of Moses; The Book of Jubilees. or Little Genesis; Book of Og the Giant, Treatise of the Giants, Josippon; Book of Jasher; The -Liber Antiquitatem Bibliarum, ascribed to Philo; The Chronicles of -Jerameel; Testament of Job; Psalm CLI of David, "when he fought -with Goliath"; Testament of Solomon; The Contradictio Salomonis (a +Liber Antiquitatem Bibliarum, ascribed to Philo; The Chronicles of +Jerameel; Testament of Job; Psalm CLI of David, "when he fought +with Goliath"; Testament of Solomon; The Contradictio Salomonis (a contest in wisdom between Solomon and Hiram); The Psalms of -Solomon; Apocalypse of Elijah; Apocalypse of Baruch; The Rest of -the Words of Baruch; History of Daniel; Apocalypse of Daniel; -Visions of Daniel; Additions to Daniel, viz.: The History of -Susanne (Chap. 13), the Song of the Three Children, Story of Bel -and the Dragon (Chap. 14); Tobit; Judith; Additions to Esther; The -Martyrdom of Isaiah; The Ascension of Isaiah; III and IV Esdras; -Apocalypse of Esdras; Story of the Three Pagans, in I Esdras; I, -II, III, and IV Mitceabee"; The Prophecy of Eldad and Medad; +Solomon; Apocalypse of Elijah; Apocalypse of Baruch; The Rest of +the Words of Baruch; History of Daniel; Apocalypse of Daniel; +Visions of Daniel; Additions to Daniel, viz.: The History of +Susanne (Chap. 13), the Song of the Three Children, Story of Bel +and the Dragon (Chap. 14); Tobit; Judith; Additions to Esther; The +Martyrdom of Isaiah; The Ascension of Isaiah; III and IV Esdras; +Apocalypse of Esdras; Story of the Three Pagans, in I Esdras; I, +II, III, and IV Mitceabee"; The Prophecy of Eldad and Medad; Apocalypse of Zephaniah, Stories of Artaphanus; Eupolemus; Story of -Aphikia, wife of Jesus Sirach; The Letter of Aristeas to +Aphikia, wife of Jesus Sirach; The Letter of Aristeas to Philocrates; The Sibylline Oracles.

Quite half of the above Jewish false-writings, separately -listed under the grouping of "Jewish with Christian Accretions," +listed under the grouping of "Jewish with Christian Accretions," the Catholic Encyclopedia describes with comments such as "recast or freely interpolated by Christians," "many Christian interpolations," etc., "presenting in their ensemble a fairly full -Christology" (CE. i, 606). If the pious Christians, confessedly, +Christology" (CE. i, 606). If the pious Christians, confessedly, committed so many and so extensive forgeries and frauds to adapt these popular Jewish fairy-tales of their God and holy Worthies to -the new Christian Jesus and his Apostles, we need feel no surprise +the new Christian Jesus and his Apostles, we need feel no surprise when we discover these same Christians forging outright new wonder- tales of their Christ under the fiction of the most noted Christian -names and in the guise of inspired Gospels, Epistles, Acts and +names and in the guise of inspired Gospels, Epistles, Acts and Apocalypses.

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@@ -1023,53 +1023,53 @@ Apocalypses.

THE "INSPIRED" HEBREW SCRIPTURES

The processes of the formation of the Hebrew Old Testament -Scriptures are, however, interesting and intriguing, if sacred -tradition is true. According to priestly lore, the man Moses, +Scriptures are, however, interesting and intriguing, if sacred +tradition is true. According to priestly lore, the man Moses, "learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians" (another Christian assurance; Acts vii, 22), sat down in the Wilderness of Sinai and under divine inspiration wrote his Five Books of prehistorical -history, codes of post-exilic divine Law, and chronicles of +history, codes of post-exilic divine Law, and chronicles of contemporary and future notable events, including four different names of his father-in-law -- (Wz.: Jethro, Ex. iii, 1; Reuel, Ex. -ii, 18; Jether, Ex. iv, 18, and Raguel, Num. x, 29, while a fifth -name, Hobab, is awarded him in Judges iv, II), together with a +ii, 18; Jether, Ex. iv, 18, and Raguel, Num. x, 29, while a fifth +name, Hobab, is awarded him in Judges iv, II), together with a graphic account of his own death and burial, and of the whole month afterwards spent by all Israel mourning his death. He also records -the death of his brother Aaron at Mt. Hor (Num. xx, 28; xxxiii, +the death of his brother Aaron at Mt. Hor (Num. xx, 28; xxxiii, 38), just six months before his own death; though, in amazing -contradiction, he elsewhere records Aaron as having died at Mosera, +contradiction, he elsewhere records Aaron as having died at Mosera, just after leaving Sinai (Deut. x, 6), thirty-nine years previously -- and thus nullifies the entire history of the wonderful career -and deeds of Aaron as high priest during the whole 40 years of +and deeds of Aaron as high priest during the whole 40 years of wandering in the Wilderness, of which the Books of Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers are largely filled; as also many other matters and things occurring for some centuries after his death, -and known as "post-Mosaica" to the scholars.

+and known as "post-Mosaica" to the scholars.

-

Joshua, the successor of Moses, next wrote the history of his +

Joshua, the successor of Moses, next wrote the history of his life and times, working in, too, a sketch of his own death and funeral obsequies (Josh. xxiv, 29-30), and quoting the celebrated miracle of the nun standing still, of which he says, "Is it not written in the Book of Jasher?" -- which Book of Jasher was not itself written until several hundred years later, at least in or -after the time of David; for it is recorded: "And he [David] bade +after the time of David; for it is recorded: "And he [David] bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow; behold, it is written in the Book of Jasher." (2 Sam. i, 18.)

The Book of Judges was written by nobody knows whom, nor when, except that it was long "post-exilic." It relates that, "Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it" -(Jud. i, 18); whereas it was not until David had reigned seven +(Jud. i, 18); whereas it was not until David had reigned seven years and six months in Hebron, that "the King and his men went to -Jerusalem" and failed to capture it, "nevertheless, David took the -stronghold of Zion, and called it the City of David." (2 Sam. v, -5-9.) It is further recorded in Judges that the tribe of Dan made -a silver idol of the Hebrew God and hired a grandson of Moses to -serve it, and "he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan +Jerusalem" and failed to capture it, "nevertheless, David took the +stronghold of Zion, and called it the City of David." (2 Sam. v, +5-9.) It is further recorded in Judges that the tribe of Dan made +a silver idol of the Hebrew God and hired a grandson of Moses to +serve it, and "he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the captivity of the land" (Jud. xviii, 30) -- about a thousand years later.

-

The gifted Samuel. Prophet of the heathen High Places of Baal +

The gifted Samuel. Prophet of the heathen High Places of Baal worship, gives his name and inspiration to two books of mythical history written piecemeal until the "return from captivity," as above indicated, and early in his work he records the historic @@ -1077,12 +1077,12 @@ episode of the calling up of his own ghost from the dead by the famous Witch of En-dor. (I Sam. xviii, 1, 7-19.)

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The ex-bandit David, "man after God's own heart" -- after +

The ex-bandit David, "man after God's own heart" -- after murdering a man to get his adulterous wife, and engendering of her his all-wise son and hero, Solomon, wrote the 150 songs of the Hebrew Hymn Book, many of his psalms singing of the long posthumous @@ -1093,16 +1093,16 @@ heathen nations round about who had eligible daughters, wrote the wisdom of the ages into his Book of Proverbs, though not one of them is by Solomon, and in his lighter (headed or hearted) spells penned his erotic Canticles, which for realistic lubricity quite -outdo Boccaccio, and would be really unmailable under the Postal +outdo Boccaccio, and would be really unmailable under the Postal laws if they weren't in the Holy Bible and clerically captioned -"The Church's Love unto Christ." These are indeed but one +"The Church's Love unto Christ." These are indeed but one collection out of the great many pornographic stories of The Holy Ghost's Decameron, enshrined in God's Holy Word for delectation of the Puritans of Faith.

Other divinely inspired and anonymous writers, falsely -entitling their effusions under the names of this or that Prophet -or other wholly fictitious personage, as Job, Esther, Ruth, Daniel, +entitling their effusions under the names of this or that Prophet +or other wholly fictitious personage, as Job, Esther, Ruth, Daniel, gave forth yet other inspired histories, books of oracles or prophecies, apocalypses or high powered visions into Futurity, and a miscellany of sacred novels, love-stories and nondescript musings @@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ that every one of them is a composite work of many hands "interpolating" the most anachronistic and contradictory matters into the original writings, and often reciting as accomplished facts things which occurred many centuries after the time of the -supposed writer, as Psalms, isaiah, Daniel, and the so-called +supposed writer, as Psalms, isaiah, Daniel, and the so-called "historical" books. For scientific detailed demonstration of this the Encyclopedia Biblica digests the most competent authorities; my own Is It God's Word? makes the proofs from the sacred texts @@ -1123,59 +1123,59 @@ themselves. See the recent "Religions Book of the Month Club's" notable Unraveling the Book of Books, by Trattner. (1929.)

But as the Christian religion depends more vitally on Genesis -and Moses than on all the other sacred writings and writers, we may -appeal to the admissions of CE., thereto driven by force of modern -criticism, for the destruction and abandonment of the Moses Myths.

+and Moses than on all the other sacred writings and writers, we may +appeal to the admissions of CE., thereto driven by force of modern +criticism, for the destruction and abandonment of the Moses Myths.

-

"It is true that the Pentateuch, so long attributed to Moses, +

"It is true that the Pentateuch, so long attributed to Moses, is now held by the vast majority of non-Catholic, and by an increasing number of Catholic, scholars to be a compilation of four independent sources put together in final shape soon after the -Captivity." (CE. i, 622.)

+Captivity." (CE. i, 622.)

This scores strongly for Hebrew-Christian forgery and fraud in attributing this primitive system of Bible "science" and barbarous -law to a god as a pretext for priestly domination of the +law to a god as a pretext for priestly domination of the superstitious people. That God-given forged law thus prescribes for priestcraft: "The man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest, ... even that man shall die." (Deut. xvii,

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12.) The whole Five Books of Moses are thus a confessed forgery in -the names of Moses and of God; every one of the Thus saith the Lord +

12.) The whole Five Books of Moses are thus a confessed forgery in +the names of Moses and of God; every one of the Thus saith the Lord a thousand times repeated, with speeches and laws put into the mouth of the God, are false and forged. Speaking of the "difficulty, in the present condition of Old Testament criticism, -of recognizing more than a small portion of the Peritateuch as -documentary evidence contemporary with Moses," -- who, if he ever +of recognizing more than a small portion of the Peritateuch as +documentary evidence contemporary with Moses," -- who, if he ever lived, which may be confidently denied, -- never wrote a line of -it, CE. further confesses to the natural evolution -- not the +it, CE. further confesses to the natural evolution -- not the "divine revelation" -- of the Hebrew mythology into a (no less mythological) monotheistic religion: "The Hegelian principle of evolution ... applied to religion, has powerfully helped to beget a tendency to regard the religion of Israel as evolved by processes not transcending nature, from a polytheistic worship of the -elements to a spiritual and ethical monotheism." (CE. i, 493.) But +elements to a spiritual and ethical monotheism." (CE. i, 493.) But this finally and very late evolved monotheism is neither a tardy divine revelation to the Jews, nor a novel invention by them; it -was a thousand years antedated by Amenhotep IV and Tut-ankh-amen in +was a thousand years antedated by Amenhotep IV and Tut-ankh-amen in Egypt, -- nor were even they the pioneers. We have seen the admission that the Zoroastrian Mithra religion was "a divinely -revealed Monotheism" (CE., ii, 156). But the Hebrews were confessed +revealed Monotheism" (CE., ii, 156). But the Hebrews were confessed and notorious idolaters and polytheists until after the Captivity; -that fact is a thousand times alleged throughout the Scriptures as +that fact is a thousand times alleged throughout the Scriptures as the sole reason for their troubles and captivity. As above suggested, and as thoroughly demonstrated by the texts in my other -book, the Hebrew God Yahveh was but one of the many gods worshipped -by the Hebrews; and Yahveh never claimed more than to be a "God -above all gods," to be preferred before them all; -- as at Sinai he -enacted: "Thou shalt have no other gods before [in preference to] -me," -- thus admitting the other gods.

+book, the Hebrew God Yahveh was but one of the many gods worshipped +by the Hebrews; and Yahveh never claimed more than to be a "God +above all gods," to be preferred before them all; -- as at Sinai he +enacted: "Thou shalt have no other gods before [in preference to] +me," -- thus admitting the other gods.

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@@ -1187,34 +1187,34 @@ vital ones as cited in "deadly parallel" in my Is It God's Word? as one of the most conclusive proofs of uninspired human origin and of confusion worse confounded of tinkering, "interpolation" and forgery outright, by the pious priests of Israel and Judah, and the -Ezra "school" of forgers of the "Law and the Prophets."

+Ezra "school" of forgers of the "Law and the Prophets."

-

OUR "PHONY" CHRISTIAN ERA

+

OUR "PHONY" CHRISTIAN ERA

"It was a monk of the 6th century, named Dionysiug Exiguus (Dennis the Little), who fixed our present Christian era, laying -down that Jesus Christ was born on the 25th of December, A.U.C. +down that Jesus Christ was born on the 25th of December, A.U.C. 753, and commencing the new era from the following year, 754. That date, as we shall see, cannot be correct and, instead of being an improvement on, is farther from the truth than the dates assigned -by the early Fathers, St. Irenaeus and Tertullian, who fixed the -date of the Nativity in the 41st year of Augustus, that is to say, +by the early Fathers, St. Irenaeus and Tertullian, who fixed the +date of the Nativity in the 41st year of Augustus, that is to say, 3 years B.C., or A.U.C, 751 ... All this points to the fact that -Herod died in the year 4 B.C., and that our Savior must have been +Herod died in the year 4 B.C., and that our Savior must have been born before that date ... Our Savior was born some time before -Herod's death, probably two years or more. So that, if Herod died

+Herod's death, probably two years or more. So that, if Herod died

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in the year 4 B.C., we should be taken to 6 or 7 B.C. as the year -of the Nativity" (CE. 735-6).

+of the Nativity" (CE. 735-6).

This, of course, discredits the date given by the inspiration -of [71] Luke, and demonstrates that both he and Matthew merely +of [71] Luke, and demonstrates that both he and Matthew merely alleged fictitious dates for what in all human probability was a purely fictitious event. The new Era of Christ was, however, very slow in gaining recognition; the first official secular document @@ -1222,14 +1222,14 @@ dating by it was a charter of Charlemagne, after 800 A.D., and it did not come into general use until about 1000 A.D. I may mention a fiery sermon I once heard, in which the expounder of truth vindicated the glory of God by declaiming that every Jew and -Infidel confessed to Jesus Christ every time he dated a letter or +Infidel confessed to Jesus Christ every time he dated a letter or mentioned the year of an event. Being simply a hearer of the Word, I could not rise to suggest, that by the same token we confess more -to the Pagan gods than to the Christian, -- for more than half the +to the Pagan gods than to the Christian, -- for more than half the months and every day of the week are named for Pagan deities, and we name them much more often than we do the years of grace and -salvation of Christ. After this bad start from Gospel error and -contradiction, we now turn to further evidences of "Gospel truth" +salvation of Christ. After this bad start from Gospel error and +contradiction, we now turn to further evidences of "Gospel truth" in contradictions and forgery.

Among the most signal of these incessant contradictions and @@ -1238,38 +1238,38 @@ relating to the capital matter, -- for the credit of the Christian Religion, of the time and manner of Creation of earth and Man, based on Holy Writ and on the "chronology" worked out, with several hundred disparate results, from the inspired pedigrees of the ante- -Diluvian Patriarchs. So fatally important is this to Christianity, +Diluvian Patriarchs. So fatally important is this to Christianity, that the 'True Church -- "which never deceived anyone" and "has -never erred," -- speaking through CE., thus admits that +never erred," -- speaking through CE., thus admits that Christianity stands or falls with -- "the literal, historical sense of the first three chapters of Genesis in as far as they bear on the facts touching the foundations of the Christian religion, e.g., the creation of all things by God at the beginning of time, the especial creation of man, the formation of the first woman from the first man, the unity of the human race"! (Papal Biblical -Commission, June 30, 1909; CE. vii, 313). Thus: No Adam and Eve, no +Commission, June 30, 1909; CE. vii, 313). Thus: No Adam and Eve, no Garden of Eden and Talking Snake, no "Fall" and Curse -- therefore: -No Savior Jesus Christ, no Plan of Salvation, no truth in the +No Savior Jesus Christ, no Plan of Salvation, no truth in the Christian Religion! The fatal point is elucidated with inexorable -logic and dogmatic truth by the "Reformed" ex-Father Peter Martyr: +logic and dogmatic truth by the "Reformed" ex-Father Peter Martyr: "So important is it to comprehend the work of creation that we see the creed of the Church take this as its starting point. Were this Article taken away, there would be no original sin; the promise of Christ would become void, and all the vital force of our religion -would be destroyed"! Father Luther inherited the same faith and -bequeathed it to his dissident following: "Moses spoke properly and +would be destroyed"! Father Luther inherited the same faith and +bequeathed it to his dissident following: "Moses spoke properly and plainly, and neither allegorically nor figuratively; and therefore -the world with all creatures was created in six days." Calvin, in +the world with all creatures was created in six days." Calvin, in his "Commentary on Genesis," argues that the Genesis account of Creation is literally true, and warns those who dare to believe otherwise, and thus "basely insult the Creator, to expect a Judge who will annihilate them." Again he says: "We know on the authority -of Moses, that longer ago than 6000 years the world did not exist." +of Moses, that longer ago than 6000 years the world did not exist." So too, the Westminster Confession of Faith, in full Protestant force and effect today -- specially lays it down as "necessary to

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@@ -1280,18 +1280,18 @@ Churches have murdered countless thousands to impress this beautiful impossible truth.

Notwithstanding the crushing disproofs of those primitive -forged "Fables of Moses," by every fact of astronomy, geology, +forged "Fables of Moses," by every fact of astronomy, geology, anthropology, biology, and kindred sciences, known to schoolboys today, Faith clings fatuously to its fetches: Arkansas ("Now laugh!"), Mississippi, Tennessee, three States of the Twentieth -Century United States, have made it crime by Law to teach the +Century United States, have made it crime by Law to teach the sciences which discredit the Genesis Myths, upon which Christian Superstition utterly depends;, and like medieval laws are sought to be imposed in all our States. The True Church, like all the others, still founds its "Faith and Morals" upon these old Hebrew forgeries of Genesis and peddles them to its Faithful; but it knows better. Thus the whole True Faith is shipwrecked by these heretical -confessions of CE., forced from it by the truths of heretical +confessions of CE., forced from it by the truths of heretical Modernism, in full face of the fierce inspired fulminations of the Syllabus of Errors: "In an article on Bible chronology it is hardly necessary in these days to discuss the date of the Creation. At @@ -1299,18 +1299,18 @@ least two hundred dates have been suggested, varying from 3483 to 6934 year B.C. all based on the supposition that the Bible enables us to settle the point. But it does nothing of the kind. ... The literal interpretation has now been entirely abandoned; and the -world is admitted to be of immense antiquity"! (CE. iii, 731.) +world is admitted to be of immense antiquity"! (CE. iii, 731.) Again the "sacred science" of Genesis and of Christianity is further admitted to be false, and the fabulous "Septuagint" Bible on which Christianity was founded before the era of the second -century forgeries of Gospels and Epistles, to be a holy fraud, in +century forgeries of Gospels and Epistles, to be a holy fraud, in these further excerpts accrediting the true revelations of modern -Science as against those of Moses:

+Science as against those of Moses:

"The church ... does not attach decisive influence to the chronology of the Vulgate, the official version of the Western Church, since in the Martyrology for Christmas day, the creation of -Adam is put down in the year 5199 B.C., which is the reading of the +Adam is put down in the year 5199 B.C., which is the reading of the Septuagint. It is, however, certain that we cannot confine the years of man's sojourn on earth to that usually set down. ... Various explanations have been given of chapter v (Genesis) to @@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ traditional or critical view, the numbers obtained from the genealogy of the Patriarchs in chapter xi must be greatly augmented, in order to allow time for such a development of civilization, language, and race type as had been reached by the -time of Abraham." (CE. iii, 731-3.)

+time of Abraham." (CE. iii, 731-3.)

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@@ -1333,16 +1333,16 @@ consciously and unconscionably adopting and perpetuating the false translation in the Septuagint, of the "virgin shall conceive"

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pretended prophecy of Isaiah vii, 14. Indisputably the whole forged +

pretended prophecy of Isaiah vii, 14. Indisputably the whole forged fabric of supernatural Christianity is based on, and depends upon, this one monumental forgery falsely used to give credit to the -Christian forgery of "the Gospel according to Matthew" as to the -Divine and miraculous "Virgin birth of Jesus Christ." Out of scores +Christian forgery of "the Gospel according to Matthew" as to the +Divine and miraculous "Virgin birth of Jesus Christ." Out of scores of other notoriously falsified translations of the sacred Old Testament texts, attention is here called only to several of the most signal ones which vitally affect and destroy the validity of @@ -1358,9 +1358,9 @@ imposture.

If the Hebrew originals had been truthfully translated, we should have no such false pretenses for faith as the Hebrew One God -anciently revealed to Adam, and to Moses, no Adam, no man "but +anciently revealed to Adam, and to Moses, no Adam, no man "but little lower than the angels" because of his immortal soul, no -unique "revelation' of the "Ineffable Name" Jehovah to Moses; all +unique "revelation' of the "Ineffable Name" Jehovah to Moses; all that we would have, -- all that the Hebrew texts reveal -- is a primitive polytheistic idolatry of the crudest and most superstitious order. Let us see.

@@ -1371,78 +1371,78 @@ superstitious order. Let us see.

and forgery of the highest importance. We read with awed solemnity of faith: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Gen. i, 1). The Hebrew word for God is el; the plural is elohim, -gods. The Hebrew text of Genesis i, 1, reads: "Bereshith bara -elohim," etc., -- "In-beginning created gods the-heavens and-the- +gods. The Hebrew text of Genesis i, 1, reads: "Bereshith bara +elohim," etc., -- "In-beginning created gods the-heavens and-the- earth." And, in the same chapter we read in Hebrew honestly -translated, -- thirty times the word "elohim" gods, to whom are +translated, -- thirty times the word "elohim" gods, to whom are attributed all the works of creation in the six peculiar "days" of Genesis. This is plainly evident from the Hebrew texts of Genesis i, which even false intention could not hide in the translation, -"And-said elohim (gods), let-US-make man (adam) in-image-OUR, -after-likeness-OUR" (i, 26). And when "adam" had eaten of the -forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge, "the Lord God" said, +"And-said elohim (gods), let-US-make man (adam) in-image-OUR, +after-likeness-OUR" (i, 26). And when "adam" had eaten of the +forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge, "the Lord God" said, "Behold, the-man has become like one of US, to know good and evil" -(iii, 27). And when the Tower of Babel was abuilding, "The Lord -[Heb. Yahveh] said ... Come, let US go down," etc. And thus, some -2570 times the plural, elohim, gods, is used in the Hebrew texts, +(iii, 27). And when the Tower of Babel was abuilding, "The Lord +[Heb. Yahveh] said ... Come, let US go down," etc. And thus, some +2570 times the plural, elohim, gods, is used in the Hebrew texts, but is always falsely translated "God" in the false singular, when -speaking of the Hebrew deity, Yahveh.

+speaking of the Hebrew deity, Yahveh.

In the three Genesis verses above quoted, we have three different designations of the Hebrew deity or deities: elohim, -gods, falsely translated "God"; "Lord God" (Heb. Yahveh-elohim); -and "Lord" (Heb. Yahveh). Yahveh is the proper name of the Hebrew -God, in English rendered Jehovah: Yahveh-elohim is a Hebrew -"construct-form" honestly meaning "Yahveh-of-the-gods." Invariably +gods, falsely translated "God"; "Lord God" (Heb. Yahveh-elohim); +and "Lord" (Heb. Yahveh). Yahveh is the proper name of the Hebrew +God, in English rendered Jehovah: Yahveh-elohim is a Hebrew +"construct-form" honestly meaning "Yahveh-of-the-gods." Invariably (with rare exceptions to be noted), these personal names are

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falsely rendered "Lord" and "Lord God," respectively, for purposes +

falsely rendered "Lord" and "Lord God," respectively, for purposes of pious fraud which we shall now expose to the shame of a theology of imposture. We will return to this after noting a pair of others.

-

(b) The "Adam" Forgery

+

(b) The "Adam" Forgery

-

There was no first man "Adam," according to the Hebrew texts -of the story. The word adam in Hebrew is a common noun, meaning man +

There was no first man "Adam," according to the Hebrew texts +of the story. The word adam in Hebrew is a common noun, meaning man in a generic sense; in Genesis i, 26, we have read: "And elohim -(gods) said, Let us make adam (man)"; and so "elohim created ha- -adam (the-man); ... male and female created he them" (i. 27). And -in the second story, where man is first made alone: "Yahveh formed -ha-adan (the-man) out of the dust of ha-adamah-the ground" (ii, 7). -Man is called in Hebrew adam because formed out of adamah, the +(gods) said, Let us make adam (man)"; and so "elohim created ha- +adam (the-man); ... male and female created he them" (i. 27). And +in the second story, where man is first made alone: "Yahveh formed +ha-adan (the-man) out of the dust of ha-adamah-the ground" (ii, 7). +Man is called in Hebrew adam because formed out of adamah, the ground; just as in Latin man is called homo because formed from humus, the ground, -- homo ex humo, in the epigram of Father Lactantius. (Lact., Divine Institutes, ii, 58; ANF. vii, 58.) The -forging by the common noun adam into a mythical proper name Adam, +forging by the common noun adam into a mythical proper name Adam, was a post-exilic fraud in the forging of fictitious genealogies -from "in the beginning" to Father Abraham.

+from "in the beginning" to Father Abraham.

(c) The "Soul" Forgery

-

In Genesis i is the account of the creation of elohim -- gods --- on the fifth day, of "nephesh hayyah -- the moving creature that -hath life," and of "nephesh hayyah -- every living creature" -- out -of the waters (i, 20, 21); and on the sixth day of "nephesh hayyah +

In Genesis i is the account of the creation of elohim -- gods +-- on the fifth day, of "nephesh hayyah -- the moving creature that +hath life," and of "nephesh hayyah -- every living creature" -- out +of the waters (i, 20, 21); and on the sixth day of "nephesh hayyah -- the living creature" out of the ground (i, 24); and he gave to -ha-adam -- the-man dominion over "kol nephesh hagyah, -- everything +ha-adam -- the-man dominion over "kol nephesh hagyah, -- everything wherein there is life," (i, 30.) So reads the Hebrew text -- all these dumb animal living creatures are by God called "nephesh hayyah," "literally "living soul," as will be found stuck into the margins of the Authorized Version. In chapter ii we have the -history of ha-adam made from ha-adamah; and, in wonderful contrast -to these lowly "living creatures" (nephesh hayyah), Yahveh-clohim -"breathed into his nostrils nishmath hayyim -- (living breaths), -and ha-adam became nephesh hayyah -- a living soul"! (ii, 7.) In +history of ha-adam made from ha-adamah; and, in wonderful contrast +to these lowly "living creatures" (nephesh hayyah), Yahveh-clohim +"breathed into his nostrils nishmath hayyim -- (living breaths), +and ha-adam became nephesh hayyah -- a living soul"! (ii, 7.) In Hebrew nephesh everywhere and simply means soul, and hayyah (living) is the feminine singular adjective from hai, life. Man, therefore, was created exactly the same as the other animals; all -had or were nephesh hayyah -- living souls, indistinctly. The +had or were nephesh hayyah -- living souls, indistinctly. The "false pen of the scribes," who in translation made the dumb animals merely living creatures, and "Creation's micro-cosmical masterpiece, Man," a "living soul," falsely altered these plain @@ -1451,9 +1451,9 @@ in man, far different from the brute animal that perisheth.

(d) The "Mosaic Revelation" Forgery

-

When Yahveh appeared to Moses in the Burning Bush, and +

When Yahveh appeared to Moses in the Burning Bush, and announced himself as "the God of thy fathers," he was a total -stranger to Moses; Moses did not at all know him, had never heard +stranger to Moses; Moses did not at all know him, had never heard of him; so that he asked, "What is thy name?" -- so that he could report it to the people back home in Egypt, who had never heard it. After some intermission, the God came directly to the point, and @@ -1461,79 +1461,79 @@ declared -- l quote the exact words -- one of the most notorious falsities in Holy Writ:

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"And elohim spake unto Moses, and said unto him., anoki Yahveh --- I am the Lord!

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"And elohim spake unto Moses, and said unto him., anoki Yahveh +-- I am the Lord!

-

"And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by +

"And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of el-shaddai, but by my name Yahvch (JEHOVAH) was I not known to them." (Ex. vi, 2, 8.)

Here we have the positive averment of the Hebrew God himself to the effect that here, for the first time since the world began, -is "revealed" to mankind the "ineffable name" of Yahveh, here first +is "revealed" to mankind the "ineffable name" of Yahveh, here first appearing in the Bible translations, and there printed as JEHOVAH in capital letters; for more vivid and awe-inspiring impression. -But this is a capital Lie of the Lord, or of his biographer who -imputed it to him. In verse 4 of Genesis ii, the name YAHVEH first -appears; "in the day that Yahveh-elohim made the earth and the +But this is a capital Lie of the Lord, or of his biographer who +imputed it to him. In verse 4 of Genesis ii, the name YAHVEH first +appears; "in the day that Yahveh-elohim made the earth and the heavens." Its first recorded use in the mouth of a mystical -personage, was when Mother Eve "conceived, and bare Cain, and said, -I have gotten a man from Yahveh -- the Lord." (Gen. iv, 1.) One -hundred and fifty-six times the personal name YAHVEH occurs in the +personage, was when Mother Eve "conceived, and bare Cain, and said, +I have gotten a man from Yahveh -- the Lord." (Gen. iv, 1.) One +hundred and fifty-six times the personal name YAHVEH occurs in the Book of Genesis alone; and scores of times in the mouths of -Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, as any one may read in Genesis, -with the assurance that every single time that the title "the Lord" -and "the Lord God" appears, it is a false translation by the -priests for the Hebrew personal name YAHVEH. Throughout the Hebrew -"Scriptures" the Divine Name thousands of times occurs: "The sacred +Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, as any one may read in Genesis, +with the assurance that every single time that the title "the Lord" +and "the Lord God" appears, it is a false translation by the +priests for the Hebrew personal name YAHVEH. Throughout the Hebrew +"Scriptures" the Divine Name thousands of times occurs: "The sacred name occurs in Genesis about 156 times; ... in round numbers it is found in the Old Testament 6000 times, either alone or in -conjunction with another Divine name." (CE. viii, 829, 331.) More +conjunction with another Divine name." (CE. viii, 829, 331.) More exactly, "What is called the Tetragrammaton, YHVH, appears in the Old Testament 6823 times as the proper name of God as the God of -Israel. As such it serves to distinguish him from the gods of the -other nations." (EB. iii, 3320.) Thus was the Hebrew tribal god -YAHVEH distinguished from Bel, and Chemosh, and Dagon, and Shamash, -and the scores of "gods of the nations"; just as Bill distinguishes -its bearer from Tom, Dick, and Harry. This was precisely the Hebrew -usage -- to distinguish one heathen god from another. And this the +Israel. As such it serves to distinguish him from the gods of the +other nations." (EB. iii, 3320.) Thus was the Hebrew tribal god +YAHVEH distinguished from Bel, and Chemosh, and Dagon, and Shamash, +and the scores of "gods of the nations"; just as Bill distinguishes +its bearer from Tom, Dick, and Harry. This was precisely the Hebrew +usage -- to distinguish one heathen god from another. And this the false translators sought to hide, giving names to all the "other -gods," but suppressing a name for the Hebrew deity, who as "the -Lord," or "the Lord God," was high and unique, "a god above all -gods," -- the one and only true God.

+gods," but suppressing a name for the Hebrew deity, who as "the +Lord," or "the Lord God," was high and unique, "a god above all +gods," -- the one and only true God.

But yet more malicious and evil-intentioned of deception: 6828 times is the name of the Hebrew God concealed by false rendition for the deliberate purpose of forging the whole Hebrew Bible, as translated, into semblance of harmony with the false avowal of -Exodus vi, 3, that "by my name YAHVEH was I not know unto them." -Search as one may, outside Exodus vi, 3, the god-name YAHVEH +Exodus vi, 3, that "by my name YAHVEH was I not know unto them." +Search as one may, outside Exodus vi, 3, the god-name YAHVEH (Jehovah) is never to be found in the translations in a single -instance, except in Psalm lxxxiii, 18, and Isaiah xii, 2 and xxvi, +instance, except in Psalm lxxxiii, 18, and Isaiah xii, 2 and xxvi, 4. The false translations thus "make truth to be a liar," the lie of Exodus vi, 3 to seem the truth; and a barbarous heathen tribal -god among a hundred neighbor and competitive gods to be the -nameless One Lord God of the Universe. The Hebrew-Christian One God -is a patent Forgery and Myth; a mycological Father-god can have no -"only begotten Son"; Jesus Christ is a myths even before he is +god among a hundred neighbor and competitive gods to be the +nameless One Lord God of the Universe. The Hebrew-Christian One God +is a patent Forgery and Myth; a mycological Father-god can have no +"only begotten Son"; Jesus Christ is a myths even before he is mythically born in the fancies of the Church Fathers, as we shall soon have ample evidence to prove.

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With respect to the mythical Hebrew-Christian God or gods, we -may safely say, as says Father Justin Martyr apropos of the other -mythic Pagan gods: "And we confess that we are atheists, so far as -gods of this sort are concerned." (First Apology, ch. vi; ANF. i, +

With respect to the mythical Hebrew-Christian God or gods, we +may safely say, as says Father Justin Martyr apropos of the other +mythic Pagan gods: "And we confess that we are atheists, so far as +gods of this sort are concerned." (First Apology, ch. vi; ANF. i, 169.)

THE ANCIENT IDEA OF "HISTORY"

@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ stories, myths, folk-lore and fables, -- "in short, everything which seemed to testify to the past," -- which formed the raw material of the early historians, the Encyclopedia Biblica gives a graphic picture of primitive history-writing, not only Hebraic but -Gentilic:

+Gentilic:

"Their sources, like those of the Greek logographers with whom it is natural to compare them, were poems, genealogies, often @@ -1579,17 +1579,17 @@ legends which they collected were common property, and did not cease to be so when they were committed to writing; the written book was in every sense the property of the scribe or the possessor of the roll. Only a part of the great volume of tradition was -included in the first books. Transcribers freely added new matter +included in the first books. Transcribers freely added new matter from the same sources on which the original authors had drawn, the traditions of their own locality or sanctuary, variants of -historical traditions or legend. Every new copy was thus in some +historical traditions or legend. Every new copy was thus in some measure a fresh rescension. ... Scribes compared different copies, and combined their contents according to their own judgment or interests. ... Of records or monuments there are but a few traces, and these for the most part doubtful." (EB. ii, 2075-76.)

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To say nothing now of the Old or New Testament "canonical" and "apocryphal" literature, countless examples of this imaginative method of history-writing abound in all the ancient writers, as all -who are familiar with such classics as Herodotus, Thucydides, -Xenophon, Josephus, Livy, will readily recall. One of the most +who are familiar with such classics as Herodotus, Thucydides, +Xenophon, Josephus, Livy, will readily recall. One of the most inveterate forms of imaginative creation on the part of the old historiographers was the invention of sayings and whole speeches which, just as do the fiction-writers of today, they put entire @@ -1606,14 +1606,14 @@ into the mouths of the personages of whom they were writing, which discourses they not only invented whole, but always wrought them in the style and manner of the writer and his epoch, and not in those of their ancient subjects. All are familiar with such instances in -Homer, Dante, Shakespeare and Milton, and which we all known are -pure inventions of those writers. Naming several of the ancient +Homer, Dante, Shakespeare and Milton, and which we all known are +pure inventions of those writers. Naming several of the ancient historians above mentioned, and others, a distinguished philosopher of history thus describes the art:

"Such speeches as we find in Thucydides (for example), of which we can positively assert that they are not bona-fide - records. ... Thus Livy puts into the mouths of the old Roman + records. ... Thus Livy puts into the mouths of the old Roman Kings, Consuls, and generals, such orations as would be delivered by an accomplished advocate of the Livian era... In the same way he gives us descriptions of battles, as if he had @@ -1633,33 +1633,33 @@ as an example of the kind of "history" written by the most learned and illustrious historian of Jewry, fellow-countryman and contemporary of the supposed Apostolic writers of the New Testament books, it is of the highest significance to cite some of the solemn -historical recordation of Josephus, from two of his most famous +historical recordation of Josephus, from two of his most famous works; they will make more appreciated at their real value some of the inspired historical recitals of contemporaneous sacred history.'

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In his Antiquities of the Jews Josephus follows closely the +

In his Antiquities of the Jews Josephus follows closely the subject matter and order of narration of the early Old Testament, books, beginning with the Creation, giving the full substance of those histories, and adding quaint comments all his own and -expansions and embellishments unknown to or unrecorded by Moses. In +expansions and embellishments unknown to or unrecorded by Moses. In Eden, not only the Talking Snake could speak, but all the now dumb animals: "All living creatures had one language, at that time" (I, i, 4). After our parents had eaten of the Fruit of Knowledge and, discovering themselves naked, hid themselves from the Creator, "This behavior surprised God," who delivers a lengthy speech of -reprieval not recorded by Moses (Ib.); and such orations are +reprieval not recorded by Moses (Ib.); and such orations are plentiful and detailed between God and all the other notables who -came into personal contact with him; a gem is his oration to Noah.

+came into personal contact with him; a gem is his oration to Noah.

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He relates the wars waged by the wicked posterity of Cain, to the -great distress of Adam, who predicted the two-fold destruction of +

He relates the wars waged by the wicked posterity of Cain, to the +great distress of Adam, who predicted the two-fold destruction of the earth, once by water and again by fire. As the Sethites were good people and intelligent, and had made great discoveries in astronomy, which they wished preserved for such posterity as might @@ -1669,9 +1669,9 @@ both, that in case the pillar of brick should be destroyed by the Flood, the pillar of stone might remain, and exhibit these discoveries to mankind; and also inform them that there was another pillar of brick erected by them. Now this remains in the land of -Siriad to this day." (lb., I, ii, 2.) He relates with naive and -realistic garnishment the tale of Sodom, and Lot and his daughters, -and of Lot's wife turned to a pillar of salt, which is Gospel +Siriad to this day." (lb., I, ii, 2.) He relates with naive and +realistic garnishment the tale of Sodom, and Lot and his daughters, +and of Lot's wife turned to a pillar of salt, which is Gospel truth, "for I have seen it, and it remains at this day"! (Ib. 1, xi, 4.) These historical drolleries might be quoted ad infinitum from Jewry's greatest historian.

@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ amulets and fetishes inscribed with his mystic symbol and pronounced in his name, were the terror of all the devils who so populated the Jewish mind, and the Christian. A noted instance of the potency of this Name, exhibited before the Roman Emperor -Vespasian and his court and army, and witnessed by Josephus +Vespasian and his court and army, and witnessed by Josephus himself, so circumstantial, so faith-compelling, so artless and childishly fabling, that I am constrained to quote it for the lightit sheds on the "historical" methods of the "age of apocryphal @@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@ literature":

exorcisms, by which they drive away demons, so that they never return, and this method of cure is of great force unto this day; for I have seen a certain man of my own country, whose - name was Eleazar, relieving people that were demoniacs in the + name was Eleazar, relieving people that were demoniacs in the presence of Vespasian, and his sons, and his captains, and the whole multitude of his soldiers. The manner of the cure was this: he put a ring, that had a root of one of the sorts @@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@ literature":

which he drew out the demon through his nostrils; and when the man fell down immediately, he abjured him to return into him no more, making still mention of Solomon, and reciting the - incantation which he composed. And when Eleazar would persuade + incantation which he composed. And when Eleazar would persuade and demonstrate to the spectators that he had such a power, he set a little way off a cup or basin full of water, and commanded the demon, as he went out of the man, to overturn @@ -1715,10 +1715,10 @@ literature":

of every kind with which this king was endowed, may not be unknown to any people under the sun; for this reason, I say, it is that we have proceeded to speak so largely of these - matters." (Josephus, Antiq. Jews, Bk. VIII, Ch. ii, 5; + matters." (Josephus, Antiq. Jews, Bk. VIII, Ch. ii, 5; Whiston's trans.) Bank of Wisdom - Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 + Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 82 . FORGERY IN CHRISTIANITY @@ -1727,10 +1727,10 @@ literature":

between Solomon and Hiram regarding the building of the Temple.

Whether the same kind of root of Solomon's magical powers just -above used by Eleazar, or one of another species of like power, it +above used by Eleazar, or one of another species of like power, it was very difficult to obtain and the quest was attended with many dangers, which of course enhanced the value and potency of its -magic; but here is Josephus's solemn description of the plant and +magic; but here is Josephus's solemn description of the plant and account of the eerie and risky manner of securing this treasure, known locally as Baaras root:

@@ -1753,7 +1753,7 @@ known locally as Baaras root:

brought to sick persons, it quickly drives away those called demons, which are no other than the spirits of the wicked, that enter into any men that are alive and kill them, unless - they can obtain some help against them." (Josephus, Wars of + they can obtain some help against them." (Josephus, Wars of the Jews, Book VII. Chap. iv, 3.)

Instead of artful mendacity, some readers, in view of this, @@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@ Fathers who forged its Books.

historians, distinguished for nobility of lineage, for statesmanship and for literary ability, what may be expected from the admittedly "ignorant and unlearned men" such as traditionally -wrote those Gospels and Epistles of the Christians? We may now +wrote those Gospels and Epistles of the Christians? We may now appreciate the full significance of the admission of the Catholic Encyclopedia, speaking of the Church Fathers and writers through all the Ages of Faith "before the eighteenth century," of whom it @@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@ says:

The early ecclesiastical writers were unconscious of nearly all the problems to which criticism has given rise. ... - Looking at the Divine side, they deemed as of trifling account + Looking at the Divine side, they deemed as of trifling account questions of authorship, date, composition, accepting unreservedly for these points such traditions as the Jewish Church had handed down. ... The Fathers saw in every sentence @@ -1782,7 +1782,7 @@ says:

taking possible human imperfections into view. Except in

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regard to the preservation of the sacred text there was nothing to elicit a critical view of the Bible in the age of the Fathers, and this applies also to the Scholastic period." - (CE. iv, 492.)

+ (CE. iv, 492.)

CHRISTIAN "REVELATIONS" IN JEWISH FORGERIES

Christians no doubt believe in simple faith that the wonderful inspired truths of their New Testament were original pronouncements -of Jesus Christ or directly revealed by him to his holy apostles, +of Jesus Christ or directly revealed by him to his holy apostles, who in turn revealed them to the populace for the first time as the "good news" of the new religion for the salvation of sinful man. -Even a brief glance at a few of the most, notable of the Jewish +Even a brief glance at a few of the most, notable of the Jewish forgeries of the "age of apocryphal literature" will dispel that pious belief, and show the most characteristic and essential doctrines and dogmas of Christianity to be but refurbished vagaries @@ -1820,97 +1820,97 @@ Christianity, especially since these doctrines have, in a purified form, found a permanete place in the Christian system." (New Int. Enyc. i, 745.)

-

The Book of Enoch, forged in the name of the grandson of Adam, +

The Book of Enoch, forged in the name of the grandson of Adam, is the fragmentary remains of a whole literature which circulated under the pretended authorship of that mythical Patriarch. In its present form, the work, of 104 chapters, is composed of five Books, with the following titles, of which those of Books 3 and 4 are of particular significance, namely: 1. The Rape of Women by Fallen -Angels, and the Giants that were Begotten of Them; 2. The Visions -of Enoch begun; 3. The Visions continued, with Views of the +Angels, and the Giants that were Begotten of Them; 2. The Visions +of Enoch begun; 3. The Visions continued, with Views of the essiah's Kingdom; 4. Man's Destiny revealed in Dreams from the beginning to the End of the Messianic Kingdom; 5. The Warnings of -Enoch to his own Family and to Mankind. This work is a composite of +Enoch to his own Family and to Mankind. This work is a composite of at least five unknown Jewish writers, and was composed during the -last two centuries B.C. The forged Book of Enoch is quoted as -genuine and inspired in the Christian Epistle of Jude (14, ef -seq.), and as "Scripture" in the near canonical Epistle of +last two centuries B.C. The forged Book of Enoch is quoted as +genuine and inspired in the Christian Epistle of Jude (14, ef +seq.), and as "Scripture" in the near canonical Epistle of Barnabas; with the early Church Fathers and Apologists, among whom -Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Athenagoras, Tertullian, Clement of +Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Athenagoras, Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, Anatolius, Origen, St, Augustine, etc., "it, had all the wright of a canonical book," but was finally condemned as a forgery by the forged Apostolic Constitutions, -- an instance of the very dubious divine guidance of the inspired Church against all error. Father Tertullian devotes an entire chapter "Concerning the -Genuineness of the Prophecy of Enoch." in which he gives fantastic -patristic reasons as to how the Book survived Noah's Flood, either

+Genuineness of the Prophecy of Enoch." in which he gives fantastic +patristic reasons as to how the Book survived Noah's Flood, either

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by the providence of Noah himself or by the Providence of God as in -the mythical case of Esdras. In answer to the scoffing objections +

by the providence of Noah himself or by the Providence of God as in +the mythical case of Esdras. In answer to the scoffing objections that the Jews rejected the Book, "I suppose," he seriously argues, "that they do not think that, having been published before the -Deluge, it could have safely survived that world-wide calamity, the +Deluge, it could have safely survived that world-wide calamity, the abolisher of all things." But, he urges, "let them recall to their -memory that Noah, the survivor of the deluge, was the great-grand- -son of Enoch himself," and that Noah probably preserved it at the -behest of Methuselah. But, again, "If Noah had not preserved it in +memory that Noah, the survivor of the deluge, was the great-grand- +son of Enoch himself," and that Noah probably preserved it at the +behest of Methuselah. But, again, "If Noah had not preserved it in this way, there would still be this consideration to warrant our -assertion of the genuineness of this Scripture: he could equally +assertion of the genuineness of this Scripture: he could equally renewed it, under the Spirit's inspiration, after it, had been -destroyed by the violence of the Deluge, as, after the destruction +destroyed by the violence of the Deluge, as, after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonian storming of it, every document of the Jewish literature is generally agreed to have been restored -through Ezra." But the good Father had other and equally cogent -clerical reasons for accepting the Book as inspired Scripture: "But -since Enoch in the same Scripture has preached likewise concerning -the Lord, nothing at all must be rejected by us which pertains to -us; and we read that 'every Scripture suitable for edification is +through Ezra." But the good Father had other and equally cogent +clerical reasons for accepting the Book as inspired Scripture: "But +since Enoch in the same Scripture has preached likewise concerning +the Lord, nothing at all must be rejected by us which pertains to +us; and we read that 'every Scripture suitable for edification is divinely inspired.' ... To these considerations is added the fact -that Enoch possesses a testimony in the Apostle Jude." (On the +that Enoch possesses a testimony in the Apostle Jude." (On the Apparel of Women, II, ii; ANF. iv, 15-16.) By this excerpt from the -pious Father may be judged the value of the "testimony" of Apostles +pious Father may be judged the value of the "testimony" of Apostles and Church Fathers as to the inspiration, truth and authenticity of -holy "Scriptures," -- which is nil.

+holy "Scriptures," -- which is nil.

Of the immense significance of these forged Jewish "sacred writings" in general upon Christian "revelation," and of the -fabulous Book of Enoch in particular, with its elaborated myth of -the Messiah, CE. thus confesses: "Jewish Apocalyptic is an attempt +fabulous Book of Enoch in particular, with its elaborated myth of +the Messiah, CE. thus confesses: "Jewish Apocalyptic is an attempt to supply the place of prophecy, which had been dead for centuries, and has its roots in the sacred oracles of Israel. ... Naturally -basing itself upon the Pentateuch and the Prophets, it clothed -itself fictitiously with the authority of a patriarch or prophet +basing itself upon the Pentateuch and the Prophets, it clothed +itself fictitiously with the authority of a patriarch or prophet who was made to reveal the transcendent future. ... Messianism of Course plays an important part in apocalyptic eschatology, and the -idea of the Messiahs in certain books received a very high +idea of the Messiahs in certain books received a very high development. ... The parables of Henoch, with their pre-existent -Messiahs, mark the highest point of development -- (hence not +Messiahs, mark the highest point of development -- (hence not Divine Revelation) -- of the Messianic concept to be found in the -whole range of Hebrew literature." (CE. i, 601, 602.) From these +whole range of Hebrew literature." (CE. i, 601, 602.) From these uninspired ravings of Jewish forgers came thus the "divine revelation" of the co-eternal "Son of God" worked up instead of the -old "revealed" human King "of the seed of David."

+old "revealed" human King "of the seed of David."

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The forged Book of Enoch, thus vouched for, is notable for +

The forged Book of Enoch, thus vouched for, is notable for being "the earliest appearance of the Messiah in non-canonical literature." It is of the greatest importance for its doctrine of the Jewish Messiah, who here appears as wholly an earthly human deliverer and King over Israel forever, and for the origin of the exalted titles applied to the Messiah in the New Testament Books, as well as of a number of supposedly distinctive Christian -doctrines, first "revealed" by Jesus the Christ. In this Book we +doctrines, first "revealed" by Jesus the Christ. In this Book we first find the lofty titles: "Christ" or "the Anointed One," "Son of Man," "the Righteous One," "the Elect One," -- all of which were -boldly plagiarized by the later Christians and bestowed on Jesus of

+boldly plagiarized by the later Christians and bestowed on Jesus of

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Nazareth The Messiah, just as in the New Testament of later times, exists from the beginning (48, 2); he sits on the throne of God (45,3); and all judgment is committed unto him (69, 27). The -acceptance of Enoch as a Messianic prophet by the Christians led to +acceptance of Enoch as a Messianic prophet by the Christians led to his rejection by the Jews. Here is the earliest invention of the Christian Hell of fire and brimstone for eternal torture: "The -wicked shall go down into the Sheol of darkness and fire and dwell -there forever"; this being "one of the earliest mentions of Sheol -as a hell of torment" (CE. i, 602-3; EB. i, 223-5). It is the +wicked shall go down into the Sheol of darkness and fire and dwell +there forever"; this being "one of the earliest mentions of Sheol +as a hell of torment" (CE. i, 602-3; EB. i, 223-5). It is the oldest piece of Jewish literature which teaches the general resurrection of Israel, a doctrine expanded to include Gentiles in later "interpolations" into New Testament books. It abounds in such @@ -1933,13 +1933,13 @@ Millennium, all of which have here their apocryphal Jewish promulgation, after being plagiarized bodily from the Persian and Babylonian myths superstitions, as we have seen confessed. There are numerous quotations, phrases, clauses, or thoughts derived from -Enoch, or of closest kin with it, in several of the New Testament -Gospels and Epistles, which may be readily found and compared as +Enoch, or of closest kin with it, in several of the New Testament +Gospels and Epistles, which may be readily found and compared as catalogued in the authorities below cited; -- Pagan-Jewish myths and doctrines which shared in molding the analogous New Testament "revelations" or formed the necessary link in the development of -doctrines from the Old to the New Testament. The CE. says of the -Book of Enoch:

+doctrines from the Old to the New Testament. The CE. says of the +Book of Enoch:

"It had left its imprint on the New Testament and the works of the early Fathers. ... Clement of Alexandria, @@ -1947,85 +1947,85 @@ Book of Enoch:

be a genuine one of the patriarch. ... The work is a compilation, and its component parts were written in Palestine by Jews of the orthodox school ... in the latter part of the. - second century before Christ. (See CE. i, 602. passim; EB. v, + second century before Christ. (See CE. i, 602. passim; EB. v, 220-224.)

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In Fourth Esdras, as in the Apocalypse of Baruch, we find for +

In Fourth Esdras, as in the Apocalypse of Baruch, we find for the first time, the fatal phrase and doctrine, "all mankind sinned -with Adam" (CE. i, 604), whence Paul forged his fearful and +with Adam" (CE. i, 604), whence Paul forged his fearful and accursed dogma of original sin and eternal damnation. Fourth -Marcabees, erroneously ascribed by Eusebius and others to Josephus, -dates from about 4 B.C., just after the death of Harod. It is +Marcabees, erroneously ascribed by Eusebius and others to Josephus, +dates from about 4 B.C., just after the death of Harod. It is strongly indoctrinated with the Stoic philosophy, from which the -author "derived his four cardinal virtues, Prudence, Justice, +author "derived his four cardinal virtues, Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance; and it was through Fourth Maccabees that this category was appropriated by early Christian ascetical -writers" (CE. i, 605-6), and later "canonized" by the Church. (CE. +writers" (CE. i, 605-6), and later "canonized" by the Church. (CE. xi, 391.)

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The Assumption of Moses was forged in the name of that worthy +

The Assumption of Moses was forged in the name of that worthy as its genuine author, about the beginning of, or early in the Christian era, with the ostensible purpose of confirming the Mosaic -Laws in Deuteronomy. It gives the parting communications of Moses -to his successor, Joshua, and unfolds, in a series of oretended +Laws in Deuteronomy. It gives the parting communications of Moses +to his successor, Joshua, and unfolds, in a series of oretended predictions, delivered in written from, the course of Israel's -history down to Herold's time. Here is found the legend of the -dispute between Michael Archangel and Satan over the body of Moses, -which the Christian Epistle of Jude (v. 9) cites as God-inspired

+history down to Herold's time. Here is found the legend of the +dispute between Michael Archangel and Satan over the body of Moses, +which the Christian Epistle of Jude (v. 9) cites as God-inspired

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truth. (CE. i, 602-3.) The book of Jubilees, or little Geneses, is +

truth. (CE. i, 602-3.) The book of Jubilees, or little Geneses, is a fabricated embellishment of the Old Testament Genesis, written in -the name of Moses somewhere between 135 B.C., or 60 A.D., and -purports to be a revelation made to Moses by the 'Angel of the -Face' of events from Adam to Moses' own day; the Patriarchs are +the name of Moses somewhere between 135 B.C., or 60 A.D., and +purports to be a revelation made to Moses by the 'Angel of the +Face' of events from Adam to Moses' own day; the Patriarchs are made the exponents of the writer's own Pharisaic views and hopes. -It is quoted as good "Scripture" by Greek and Latin Fathers down to +It is quoted as good "Scripture" by Greek and Latin Fathers down to the twelfth century, when its forged character was discovered.

One of the most important of apocryphal forgeries is the -Apocalypse of Baruch, "a pseudograph with evident Christian -interpolations" (CE. i, 604), written by a Jewish Pharisee about -50-90 A.D., who speaks in the first person in the name of Baruch, -secretary of the Prophet Jeremiah. The book begins by declaring -that the word of the Lord came to him in the 25th year of King +Apocalypse of Baruch, "a pseudograph with evident Christian +interpolations" (CE. i, 604), written by a Jewish Pharisee about +50-90 A.D., who speaks in the first person in the name of Baruch, +secretary of the Prophet Jeremiah. The book begins by declaring +that the word of the Lord came to him in the 25th year of King Jeconiah, -- who reigned only three months, and was carried away captive to Babylon eleven years before the fall of Jerusalem, 586 B.C., which event the forgery bewails; it is filled with the Messianic hopes of Jewry at the time of the fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. The book furnishes a setting and background of many distinctive New Testament doctrines and problems, treating of -Original Sin, which it traces to the sin of Adam, Forgiveness, +Original Sin, which it traces to the sin of Adam, Forgiveness, Works, Justification, Free Will, etc., and this enables us to estimate the contributions made in this respect by Jewish forgeries -to inspired Christian thought as developed in the so-called Pauline -Epistles, -- which Paul never wrote. Some notable Fathers, such as -Athenagoras, St. Justin Martyr, and St. Irenaeus, cite Beruch as a -Prophet, and vouch for him as on the same footing as Jeremiah, just -as Irenaeus vouches for Susanna and Bel and the Dragon as the -inspired work of Daniel. (CE. i, 604; iii, 271; EB. i 220.)

+to inspired Christian thought as developed in the so-called Pauline +Epistles, -- which Paul never wrote. Some notable Fathers, such as +Athenagoras, St. Justin Martyr, and St. Irenaeus, cite Beruch as a +Prophet, and vouch for him as on the same footing as Jeremiah, just +as Irenaeus vouches for Susanna and Bel and the Dragon as the +inspired work of Daniel. (CE. i, 604; iii, 271; EB. i 220.)

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Father Justin, in several chapters, accuse the Jews of having -"removed from Esdras and Jeremiah passages clearly mentioning the +

Father Justin, in several chapters, accuse the Jews of having +"removed from Esdras and Jeremiah passages clearly mentioning the Savior," as also from Psalms; he says: "they have altogether taken -away many Scriptures from the translation affected by those Seventy +away many Scriptures from the translation affected by those Seventy elders who were with Ptolemy, and by which this very man was crucified is proved to have been set forth expressly as God, and man, and as having been crucified, and as dying." (Dial. Trypho, chs. lxxi-lxxiv; ANF. i, 234-235.) But these passages, says -Middleton, were never in the Hebrew Scriptures; "they were not +Middleton, were never in the Hebrew Scriptures; "they were not erased by the Jews, but added [to their copies] by the Christians, -or forged by Justin." (Op. cit., 41, 42.)

+or forged by Justin." (Op. cit., 41, 42.)

To which extent these pious Jewish forgeries formed the background and basis of the Christian doctrines and dogmas of pretended direct "revelation," and informed the thought and -utterance of Jesus Christ -- the raw material and working tools of +utterance of Jesus Christ -- the raw material and working tools of the Christian propagandist, may be realized from this acknowledgement:

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@@ -2048,21 +2048,21 @@ orthodox Judaism. progress of Jewish theology and fill what would otherwise be a gap, though a small one, between the advanced stage marked by the deutero-canonical -- [i.e. long doubted but finally accepted] -- -books and its full maturity so relatively perfect that Jesus could +books and its full maturity so relatively perfect that Jesus could suppose as existing in the popular consciousness, without teaching de novo, the doctrines of Future Retribution, the Resurrection of -the body, and the existence, nature and office of angels." (CE. i, +the body, and the existence, nature and office of angels." (CE. i, 601.)

All these divine and "revealed" doctrines of Christian faith we have seen to be originally heathen Zoroastrian mythology, taken over first by the Jews, then boldly plagiarized by the ex-Pagan -Christians. Dean Milman, of St. Paul's, thus describes the +Christians. Dean Milman, of St. Paul's, thus describes the universality of these notions among the heathens and the borrowing by the Jews and Christians of what were originally Pagan superstitions -- now become articles of Christian revelation:

-

"Satan, angels, immortality, resurrection -- all Persian +

"Satan, angels, immortality, resurrection -- all Persian and Zoroastrian doctrines imbibed by the Jews. ... During the whole life of Christ, and the early propagation of the religion, it must be borne in mind, that they took place in an @@ -2074,12 +2074,12 @@ superstitions -- now become articles of Christian revelation:

Thus, again, the most precious Christian truths, of supposed divine "revelation" through God, Christ and apostles -- were -plagiarizations from forged Jewish pseudo-Scriptures, taken over +plagiarizations from forged Jewish pseudo-Scriptures, taken over into them from long contact with the Zoroastrian Pensions. These -myths and superstitions Jesus the Son of God found ready at hand +myths and superstitions Jesus the Son of God found ready at hand "in the popular consciousness" of the ignorant wonder-craving -Jewish peasantry; and, Lo, our "revealed" Christian religion! We -may begin to suspect the later "inspired" books of the "Apostles" +Jewish peasantry; and, Lo, our "revealed" Christian religion! We +may begin to suspect the later "inspired" books of the "Apostles" as not beyond the taint of Pagan superstition and of the suspicion of Christian forgery.

@@ -2089,7 +2089,7 @@ of Christian forgery.

The UNITED STATES of America must again become - The Free Market-Place of Ideas.

+ The Free Market-Place of Ideas.

The Bank of Wisdom is always looking for more of these old, hidden, suppressed and forgotten books that contain needed facts @@ -2099,6 +2099,6 @@ us, we need to give them back to America.

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Bank of Wisdom - Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 + Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 88

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/forg3.xml b/pythonCode/output/forg3.xml index 2332f5c..73b4079 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/forg3.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/forg3.xml @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ historic truth from the tangle.

The 27 New Testament booklets, attributed to eight individual "Apostolic" writers, and culled from some 200 admitted forgeries -called Gospels, Acts, and Epistles, constitute the presient +called Gospels, Acts, and Epistles, constitute the presient "Canonical" or acceptedly inspired compendium of the primitive history of Christianity. The only available method to extract from them approximately just judgments as to the risie and progress of @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ By relative truth of any tentatively assumed "fact," I mean such "fact" with relation always to its contradictory, -- one or the other must necessarily be false -- while both may be -- and probably are. For, as virtually every alleged "fact" recorded in -Gospels, Acts and Epistles is off-set by a contradictory recital, +Gospels, Acts and Epistles is off-set by a contradictory recital, rendering one or the other untrue, neather can be assumed with assurance; the actuality of either, and of all, is thus made doubtful, and is subject to total rejection as our study of the @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ecclesiatitical "history"-writing and propaganda, we may be prepared for some rude upsettings of our inherited traditions of Christian fact and faith.

-

The central character of the Christian faith, Jesus, to assume +

The central character of the Christian faith, Jesus, to assume him as a historical personage, was a Jew, as were, by tradition, his disciples and entourage. As is, of course, well known: "Christianity took its rise in Judaism; its Founder and His @@ -47,17 +47,17 @@ disciples were orthodox Jews, and the latter maintained their Jewish practices, at least for a time, after the day of Pentecost. The Jews themselves looked upon the followers of Christ as a mere Israelitish sect, ... 'the sect of the Nazarenes' (Acts xxiv, 15)," --- the believers in the Promised Messiah. (CE. iii, 713.) In this +-- the believers in the Promised Messiah. (CE. iii, 713.) In this they were grievously deceived and disappointed, as, too the world knows; "Christ's humble and obscure life, ending in the ignominious death on the cross, was the very opposite of what the Jews expected -of their Christ." (CE. i, 620.)

+of their Christ." (CE. i, 620.)

-

Jesus was a native of Galilee, "his own country" (Mt. ii, 23; -xiii, 54-55), or of Judaea, "his own country" (.John iv, 43-44). He -was born "in the days of Herod the King" (Mt. ii, 1), about 6 B.C., -or "when Cyrenius was governor of Syria" (Luke ii, 1-7), about 7 -A.D., or some 13 years later. (CE. viii, 377; EB. i, 307-8.) The +

Jesus was a native of Galilee, "his own country" (Mt. ii, 23; +xiii, 54-55), or of Judaea, "his own country" (.John iv, 43-44). He +was born "in the days of Herod the King" (Mt. ii, 1), about 6 B.C., +or "when Cyrenius was governor of Syria" (Luke ii, 1-7), about 7 +A.D., or some 13 years later. (CE. viii, 377; EB. i, 307-8.) The destructive contradictions as to his lineage and parentage, and

Bank of Wisdom @@ -67,19 +67,19 @@ destructive contradictions as to his lineage and parentage, and

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other essential particulars, are reserved for opportune notice. -Jesus became a Jewish sectarian religious teacher of the zealot +Jesus became a Jewish sectarian religious teacher of the zealot reformer type; so zealous that his own family thought him insane -and sent out to apprehend him (Mark iii, 31); many of the people -said of him, "He hath a devil, and is mad" (John x, 20); his own +and sent out to apprehend him (Mark iii, 31); many of the people +said of him, "He hath a devil, and is mad" (John x, 20); his own disciples, seeing his raid into the Temple after the money- changers, shook their heads and muttered the proverb: "The zeal of -thine house hath eaten me up" (John ii, 17).

+thine house hath eaten me up" (John ii, 17).

His ministry, of about one year, according to the first three -Gospels, of some three yeurs according to the fourth, was, by his +Gospels, of some three yeurs according to the fourth, was, by his own repeated assertion, limited exclusively to his own Jewish people: "I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of -Israel" (Mt. xv, 24; ef. Acts iii, 25-26; xiii, 46; Rom. xv, 8); +Israel" (Mt. xv, 24; ef. Acts iii, 25-26; xiii, 46; Rom. xv, 8); and he straitly enjoined on his Twelve Aposties: "Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (Mt. @@ -90,30 +90,30 @@ xv, 22-28; vii, 6). His own announcement, and his command to the Twelve, was "Preach, saying, The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand" (Mt. x, 7), -- the exclusively Hebraic Kingdom of the Baptist (Mt. iii, 2), as of the Jewish Messianic apocrypha which we have noticed. -Jesus lived at the height of the "age of apocryphal literature," +Jesus lived at the height of the "age of apocryphal literature," and in due time got into it, voluminously.

Before his death, time and again he made and repeated the assurance -- the most positive and iterated of all the sayings attributed to him -- of the immediate end of the world, and of his quick triumphant return to establish the Kingdom of God in the new -earth and reign on the reestablished throne of David forever. Time +earth and reign on the reestablished throne of David forever. Time and again he said and repeated: "Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his Kingdom" (Mt. xvi, 28; Mk. ix, I; Lk. ix, 27); "This generation shall not pass, till all these things be -done" Mk. xiii, 30). -- So quickly would this "second coming" be, +done" Mk. xiii, 30). -- So quickly would this "second coming" be, that when the Twelve were sent out on their first preaching tour in little Palestine, their Master assured them: "Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man be come" (Mt. x, -23). Caiaphag, the high priert before whom Jesus was led after his +23). Caiaphag, the high priert before whom Jesus was led after his capture in the Garden, solemnly conjured him "By the living God" -for the truth; and Jesus replied: "Nevertheless I say unto you, +for the truth; and Jesus replied: "Nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man ... coming in the clouds of heaven." (Mt. xxvi, 63, 64; Mk. xiv, 61, 62.) Some people are expecting him yet. Of course, there were, could be, none but Jews in heaven, or in this new Kingdom of Heaven on the new earth: -"Salvation is of the Jews." (John iv, 22.) It was 144,000 Jews, the +"Salvation is of the Jews." (John iv, 22.) It was 144,000 Jews, the "scaled" saints, who alone constituted the original Jewish "Kingdom of God" (Rev. vii).

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ positive conclusion: With the expectation of a quick and sudden end of the world and of all things human, no books were written on the subject in that generation or, for a little leeway, the next or so, after the death of the expected returning King. The scant, number -of credulous Jews who accepted this preachment as "Gospel truth"

+of credulous Jews who accepted this preachment as "Gospel truth"

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ gossip and oral traditions of the "good news," and needed and had no written books of inspired record of these things. Thus many years passed. Only as the dread consummation was delayed, and the hope deferred sickened the hearts of the expectant Jews and they -waned in faith, and as aecused by Paul and Barnabas, "put it from +waned in faith, and as aecused by Paul and Barnabas, "put it from you," did the defeated propagandists of the "Faith that failed at the Cross," give the shoulder to the Jews and "turn to the -Gentiles" (Acts xiii, 46), and begin to expand the failing new +Gentiles" (Acts xiii, 46), and begin to expand the failing new Jewish faith among the superstitious Pagans of the countries round about. But this was still by the spoken word; on all the supposititious "missionary tours" the Word was spread by word of @@ -151,41 +151,41 @@ written, by ascertaining when they were not yet written.

We have seen that for a century and more the only "Scriptures" used by the Jewish propagandists of the Christ were the Greek Septuagint translations of the old hebrew sacred writings, "the Law -and the Prophets" (CE. v, 702; i, 635); supplemented by sundry -Jewish apocrypha and the Pagan Sibylline Oracles; these were the +and the Prophets" (CE. v, 702; i, 635); supplemented by sundry +Jewish apocrypha and the Pagan Sibylline Oracles; these were the only "authorities" appealed to by the early "Fathers" for the propaganda of the new faith. Indubitably, if the wonderful "histories" of their Christ and the inspired pretended writings of -his first, Apostles, forming noew the New Testament, had then +his first, Apostles, forming noew the New Testament, had then existed, even in scraps of writing, they would have been the most precious and potent documents of propaganda, would have been snatched at and quoted and appealed to with infinate zeal and ardor, as they have been through the centuries since. But, for some 150 years, as we shall see, little or nothing besides Old Testament -and Pagan Oracles were known or quoted. As said by the great -critic, Solomon Reinach, "With the exception of Papias, who speaks -of a narrative by Mark, and a collection of sayings of Jesus, no +and Pagan Oracles were known or quoted. As said by the great +critic, Solomon Reinach, "With the exception of Papias, who speaks +of a narrative by Mark, and a collection of sayings of Jesus, no Christian writer of the first half of the second century (i.e., up -to 150 A.D.) quotes the Gospels or their reputed authors." -(Reinach, Orpheus, p. 218.) So, patently, as yet no "Gospels" and -but few if any "Epistles" of our "canon" had as yet been written. +to 150 A.D.) quotes the Gospels or their reputed authors." +(Reinach, Orpheus, p. 218.) So, patently, as yet no "Gospels" and +but few if any "Epistles" of our "canon" had as yet been written. Again, we read the 23 booklets from and including Acts to Revelation: there is not a solitary referance to a word of -quotation from, any of our four Gospels; scarce a trace of the -wonderful career and miracles of Jesus the Christ; not a word of -his "gospel" or teachings mentioned or quoted. These Epistles, +quotation from, any of our four Gospels; scarce a trace of the +wonderful career and miracles of Jesus the Christ; not a word of +his "gospel" or teachings mentioned or quoted. These Epistles, indeed, "preach Christ Crucified" (from oral tradition), as the -basis of the propagandists' own "gospel." But the written "Gospel -of Jesus Christ" (his life and words and deeds), was unknown: -indeed, jealous of the so-called Petrine preaching which "perverts -the gospel of Christ" as preached by him, the soi-disant Apostle -Paul fulminates: "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach +basis of the propagandists' own "gospel." But the written "Gospel +of Jesus Christ" (his life and words and deeds), was unknown: +indeed, jealous of the so-called Petrine preaching which "perverts +the gospel of Christ" as preached by him, the soi-disant Apostle +Paul fulminates: "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached, let, -him be accursed" (Gal. i, 7, 8); -- so early did priestly +him be accursed" (Gal. i, 7, 8); -- so early did priestly intolerance and priestly curses on opponents come into holy vogue. Therefore the conclusion is inevitable that when those 23 Acts and -Epistles were written, none of the four "Gospel" biographies of -Jesus the Christ had yet seen the light. "Written Gospels are +Epistles were written, none of the four "Gospel" biographies of +Jesus the Christ had yet seen the light. "Written Gospels are neither mentioned nor implied in the NT epistles, nor in that, of

Bank of Wisdom @@ -194,18 +194,18 @@ neither mentioned nor implied in the NT epistles, nor in that, of

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-

Clemens Romanus, nor, probably, in that of Barnabas, nor in the +

Clemens Romanus, nor, probably, in that of Barnabas, nor in the Didache. luke (i, 1-4) implies that 'many gospels' were current" -(EB. ii, 1809), at the time that Gospel was written.

+(EB. ii, 1809), at the time that Gospel was written.

-

The Acts and Epistles, therefore, with Revelation, were -written before any of the Gospel biographies. If these Christ- +

The Acts and Epistles, therefore, with Revelation, were +written before any of the Gospel biographies. If these Christ- histories had existed, how eagerly would they have been seized upon to garnish and glorify the preachment of the early propagandists of the Faith that failed at the Cross, -- and would have perished -wholly but. for the allbelieving Pagan Gentiles, who, when they +wholly but. for the allbelieving Pagan Gentiles, who, when they heard it, "were glad, and glorified the word of the lord" (Acts -xiii, 48), as orally delivered.

+xiii, 48), as orally delivered.

"THE AGE OF APOCRYPHAL LITERATURE"

@@ -215,19 +215,19 @@ another, the believers in the promised "second coming" for the establishment of the Jewish Kingdom grew restles, and made pertinent complaint, "Saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were -from the beginning of the creation" (2 Peter ii, 4), -- and as they +from the beginning of the creation" (2 Peter ii, 4), -- and as they yet continue. Dubbing these reasonable but disturbing inquirers -"scoffers," the crafty Peter tried in typical priestly form to +"scoffers," the crafty Peter tried in typical priestly form to squirm out of the embarrassing situation created by the positive promises of the Christ and the inspired preachments of himself and his apostolic confreres, by the shifty rejoinder: "But, beloved ["scoffers"], be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand yearn, and a thousand years as one day" -(2 Peter ii, 8) -- which doesn't mean anything for an honest +(2 Peter ii, 8) -- which doesn't mean anything for an honest answer; and time and again they cajole the impatient eredtilous: "Ye have need of patience; ... for yet a little while, and he that shall come, will come." (Heb. x, 36, 37; cf. 1 Thess. iv, l6-18; 2 -Thess. iii, 5; James v, 7, 8; et passim.) But he isn't come yet, +Thess. iii, 5; James v, 7, 8; et passim.) But he isn't come yet, these 2000 years.

It was at this critical juncture, to revive and stimulate the @@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ jaded hope of the Jewish believers and to spread the propaganda amongst the all-believing Pagaiis, that the written Christ-tales began to be worked up by the Christian propagandists. Before their admiring eyes they had for models the "whole literature" of Jewish -apocryphal or forged writings, plus the Pagan Oracles: with immense +apocryphal or forged writings, plus the Pagan Oracles: with immense zeal and industry they set about to imitate the example before them, and to reforge these Jewish and heathen forgeries to more definite Chriiitian uses, and to forge anew another whole @@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ literature of distinctively Christian forgeries and fabulous histories of the Christ. "In this form of propaganda the Christians proved themselves to be apt pupils of the Jews. So common, indeed, had become in early Christian times, the invention of such oracles -that Celsus terms Christians Sibyllistai, believers in sibyls, or +that Celsus terms Christians Sibyllistai, believers in sibyls, or sibyl-mongerrs" (EB. i, 246), that is, peddlers of Christian forgeries in Pagan form (Ib. p. 261). How great was this pious fabrication we can only judge from the two hundred, more or less, @@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ yet asserted sanctity. These admissions are very illuminating.

We have aeen that the Hebrew Old Testament itself "reveals no formal notion of inspiration," though, we are assured, "the later -Jews must have possessed the idea" (CE. iii, 269); -- thus only an +Jews must have possessed the idea" (CE. iii, 269); -- thus only an idea or notion somehow acquired, but not through divine illumination, for as we read, of all the mass of Jewish holy forgeries "each of them has at one tune or another been treated as @@ -278,11 +278,11 @@ canonical" or divinely inspired. (EB. i, 250.) Whether the Christian notion or idea as to the divine inspiration of their own new forgeries was of any better quality may now appear.

-

The New Testament and the inspired Apostles are silent on the +

The New Testament and the inspired Apostles are silent on the subject and left the matter to serious doubts and disputations for many centuries: "There are no indications in the New Testament ... -of a definite new Canon bequeathed by the Apostles to the Church, -or of a strong self-witness to Divine inspiration," admits the CE,. +of a definite new Canon bequeathed by the Apostles to the Church, +or of a strong self-witness to Divine inspiration," admits the CE,. (iii, 274); that is, there is nothing in the 27 booklets which would lead to the suspicion of their "inspiration" or truth. There was then no Church for them to bequeath to, nor was the Canon @@ -292,9 +292,9 @@ second century -- [when we shall see the books were really written] were assimilated to the Old. ... But it should be remembered that the inspired character of the New Testament in a Catholic dogma, and must therefore in some way have been revealed to, and taught -by, Apostles"! (Ib. p. 275.) This is a strikingly queer bit of +by, Apostles"! (Ib. p. 275.) This is a strikingly queer bit of clerical dialectic, and leaves the question of the "some way" of -revelation to the Apostles and of their transmission of the "dogma" +revelation to the Apostles and of their transmission of the "dogma" to posterity, in a nebulously unsatisfying state.

Further, the dubious and disputed status of the sacred @@ -310,10 +310,10 @@ doubters, both within and without the Church, and retarded by certain obscurities and natural hesitations, and which did not reach its final term until the dogmatic defination of the Tridentine Council. ... And this want of a organized distribution, -secondarily to the absence of an early fixation of the Canonm, left +secondarily to the absence of an early fixation of the Canonm, left room for variations and doubts which lasted far into the -centuries." (CE., iii, 274.) The 'modus operandi' of the Holy -Council in ultimately "canonizing" Jerome's old Vulgate Version, +centuries." (CE., iii, 274.) The 'modus operandi' of the Holy +Council in ultimately "canonizing" Jerome's old Vulgate Version, and its motive for doing so, are thus exposed by the keen pen of the author of the Rise and Fall:

@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ was discussed, the majority of the theologians urged, with confidence and success, that it was absoutely necessary to receive the Vulgate as authentic and inspired, unless they wished to abandon the victory to the Lutherans, and the honors of the Church -to the Grammarians." (Gibbon, A Vindication, v, 2; Istoria del +to the Grammarians." (Gibbon, A Vindication, v, 2; Istoria del consiglio Tridentino, L. ii, p. 147.) A number of these books were bitterly disputed and their authenticity and inspiration denied by the leading Reformers, Luther, Grotius, Calvin, etc., and excluded @@ -348,36 +348,36 @@ described: "Like the Old Testament, the New has its deutero- canonical [i.e. doubted] books and portions of books, their canonicity having formally been a subject of some controversy in the Church. These are, for entire books: the Epistle to the -Hebrews, that od James, the Second and Third of John, Jude, and +Hebrews, that od James, the Second and Third of John, Jude, and Apocalypse; giving seven in all as the number of the N.T. contested books. The formerly disputed passages are three: the closing -section of St. Mark's Gospel, xvi, 9-20, about the apparitions of -Christ after the resurrection; the verses in Luke about the bloody -sweat of Jesus, xxii, 43, 44; the Pericope Adulterae, or narrative -of the woman taken in adultery, St. John, vii, 53 to viii, 11. +section of St. Mark's Gospel, xvi, 9-20, about the apparitions of +Christ after the resurrection; the verses in Luke about the bloody +sweat of Jesus, xxii, 43, 44; the Pericope Adulterae, or narrative +of the woman taken in adultery, St. John, vii, 53 to viii, 11. Since the Council of Trent it is not permitted for a Catholic to -question the inspiration of these passages." (CE. iii, 274.) +question the inspiration of these passages." (CE. iii, 274.) Besides the forgery of the above and other books as a whole, we shall see many other instances of "interpolated" or forged passages in the Christian books.

"THE LYING PEN OF THE SCRIBES"

-

Speaking of the doubtful historicity of the celebrated AEsop +

Speaking of the doubtful historicity of the celebrated AEsop of the famous Fables which go under his name, a critic well states a valid test of historicity: "We may well doubt, however, whether -he (AEsop) ever existed; we have the most varied accounts of him, +he (AEsop) ever existed; we have the most varied accounts of him, many of which are on their face pure inventions; and the fables which passed under his name were certainly not written until long after the period in which he is supposed to have lived." (NIE. i, 191.) We may have occasion to apply this test to the personality of -Jesus of Nazareth and sundry apostolic personages; in any event it +Jesus of Nazareth and sundry apostolic personages; in any event it is peculiarly applicable to the numerous Christian stories and fables treating of them, which on their face are pure inventions, -and which were admittedly forged in the names of Jesut; himself and -of all of his Apostles and of many of the shining lights of the new +and which were admittedly forged in the names of Jesut; himself and +of all of his Apostles and of many of the shining lights of the new Christian faith, just as we have seen was done in the Jewish -forgerier; in the names of the Old Testament notables from Adam on +forgerier; in the names of the Old Testament notables from Adam on down the catalogue.

Bank of Wisdom @@ -388,9 +388,9 @@ down the catalogue.

Leaving for the moment aside the 27 presently accepted booklets of the N.T., and admitting the many Christian forgeries of -Christ-fables, CE. thus apologetically explains: "The genuine -Gospels are silent about long stretches of the life of our Lord, -the Blessed Virgin, and St. Joseph. This reserve of the Evangelists +Christ-fables, CE. thus apologetically explains: "The genuine +Gospels are silent about long stretches of the life of our Lord, +the Blessed Virgin, and St. Joseph. This reserve of the Evangelists did not satisfy the pardonable curiosity of many Christians eager for details. ... Enterprising spirits responded to this natural craving by pretended gospels full of romantic fables, and fantastic @@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ accepted as true by common folk who were devoid of any critical faculty and who were predisposed to believe what so luxuriously fed their pious curiosity. Both Catholics and Gnostics were concerned in writing these fictions. The former had no motive other than that -of a PIOUS FRAUD." (CE. i, 606.) The motive above admitted for +of a PIOUS FRAUD." (CE. i, 606.) The motive above admitted for feeding with pious frauds the "natural craving" of the ignorant and superstitiouts Christians for marvel-mongering by the Church, is confirmed by a distinguished historign: "A vast and ever-increasing @@ -415,35 +415,35 @@ very face." (Draper, The Intellectaal Development of Europe, i, describes the general character of these pious frauds: "The Christian apocryphal writings in general imitate the books of the N.T.) and therefore, with a few exceptions, fall under the -description of Gospels, Acts, Epistles, and Apocalypses." (CE. i, +description of Gospels, Acts, Epistles, and Apocalypses." (CE. i, 606.) Further apologizing for these Christian forgeries, and giving a smear of clerical whitewash to the forgers, it is speciously pleaded, that "the term apocryphal in connection with special gospels must be understood as bearing no more unfavorable an import than uncanonical." They were forgeries pure and simple; and their -pious value is urged, that "the apocryphal Gospels help us to +pious value is urged, that "the apocryphal Gospels help us to understand the religious conditions of the second and third centuries," -- as indeed they do, in a light very damaging to any suspicion of truthfulness, common honesty, or anything above the most mediocre intelligence of the pious Fathers and Faithful who put these gross fabrications into circulation in the name and for -the sake of Christ. Their pious plea is: "Amor Christi est cui +the sake of Christ. Their pious plea is: "Amor Christi est cui satisfecimus." (Ib. p. 606.) Of these pious frauds it adds: "The quasi-evangelistic compositions concerning Christ ... are all of Orthodox origin." (Ib. p. 607.)

-

"CHRISTIAN EVIDENCES" -- FORGED

+

"CHRISTIAN EVIDENCES" -- FORGED

When the new Faith went forth to conquer the Pagan world for Christ, the pious Greek Fathers and priests of the Propaganda soon felt the need of something of more up-to-date effectiveness than -Old Testament text and Sibylline Oracles, they needed something +Old Testament text and Sibylline Oracles, they needed something concrete out of the New Dispensation to "show" to the superstitious Pagans to win them to the Christ and his Church: something tangible, visible; compellingly authentic proofs. Like arms of proof for the holy warfare, the invincible weapons of truth -- "the whole armour of God" -- they forged outright for the conquest of -the unbeliever. What more convincing and compelling proofs of Jesus

+the unbeliever. What more convincing and compelling proofs of Jesus

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -451,14 +451,14 @@ the unbeliever. What more convincing and compelling proofs of Jesus

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-

the Christ, his holy Apostles, and their wondrous works of over a +

the Christ, his holy Apostles, and their wondrous works of over a century ago, than the following authentic and autograph documents and records, held before doubting eyes:

A "GOSPEL" WRITTEN BY JESUS CHRIST'S OWN HAND;

LETTERS AND PORTRAITS OF JESUS CHRIST AND HIS PERSONAL -CORRESPONDENCE;

+CORRESPONDENCE;

LETTERS WRITTEN BY HIS VIRGIN MOTHER;

@@ -469,12 +469,12 @@ CRUCIFICTION OF JESUS, WITH PILATE'S CONFESSION OF FAITH;

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS OF THE ROMAN SENATE ABOUT JESUS,

-

GOSPELS, EPISTLES, ACTS, BY EVERY ONE OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES;

+

GOSPELS, EPISTLES, ACTS, BY EVERY ONE OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES;

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS; OF CHURCH LAW AND GOVERNMENT, WRITTEN IN -GREEK, BY THE APOSTLES;

+GREEK, BY THE APOSTLES;

-

RECORDS OF THE EARLIEST "POPES" AND "APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION;

+

RECORDS OF THE EARLIEST "POPES" AND "APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION;

SCORES OF OTHER PIOUS FORGED DOCUMENTS TO BE RELATED BELOW.

@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ fully, and look into some of the more notorious.

FORGED GOSPELS, ACTS, EPISTLES

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Half a hundred of false and forged Apostolic "Gospels of Jesus +

Half a hundred of false and forged Apostolic "Gospels of Jesus Christ," together with more numerous orher "Scripture" forgeries, was the output, so far as known now, of the lying pens of the pious Christians of the first two centuries of the Christian "Age of @@ -498,15 +498,15 @@ craving for the occult and marvelous or to embellish the stories of the saints." (NIE., i, 746.) These N.T. apocryplia include "numerous works purporting to have been written by apostles or their associates, but not able to secure a general or permanent -recognition. These may be classified thus: (a) Gospels; (b) Acts of -Apostles; (c) Epistles; (d) Apocalypses; (e) Didactic Works; (f) -Hymns. (Ib. p. 748.) "The name Gospel," says CE. (vi, 656), "as +recognition. These may be classified thus: (a) Gospels; (b) Acts of +Apostles; (c) Epistles; (d) Apocalypses; (e) Didactic Works; (f) +Hymns. (Ib. p. 748.) "The name Gospel," says CE. (vi, 656), "as indicating a written account of Christ's words and deeds, has been, and still is, applied to a large number of narratives of Christ's life, which circulated both before and after the composition of our -Third Gospel (cf. Luke i, 1-4). The titles of some fifty such works +Third Gospel (cf. Luke i, 1-4). The titles of some fifty such works have come down to us. ... It is only, however, in connection with -some twenty of these 'Gospels' that some information has been +some twenty of these 'Gospels' that some information has been preserved. ... Most of them, as far as can be made out, are late

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productions, the apocryphal character of which is generally admitted by contemporary [i.e., present day] scholars." Naming -first as Nos. 1-4 "The Canonical Gospels," now falsely labelled -with the names of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the twenty best -known ones are listed as follows; viz: The Gospels according to the -Hebrews; of Peter; According to the Egyptians; of Matthias; of -Philip; of Thomas; the Proto-Evangelium of James, Gospel of -Nicodemus (Acta Pilati); of the Twelve Apostles; of Basilides; of -Valentius; of Marcion; of Eve; of Judas; the Writing Genna Marias; -the Gospel Teleioseos. (CE. vi, 656.)

+first as Nos. 1-4 "The Canonical Gospels," now falsely labelled +with the names of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the twenty best +known ones are listed as follows; viz: The Gospels according to the +Hebrews; of Peter; According to the Egyptians; of Matthias; of +Philip; of Thomas; the Proto-Evangelium of James, Gospel of +Nicodemus (Acta Pilati); of the Twelve Apostles; of Basilides; of +Valentius; of Marcion; of Eve; of Judas; the Writing Genna Marias; +the Gospel Teleioseos. (CE. vi, 656.)

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Individual Gospels were forged in the names of each of the -Twelve Apostles, severally, and a joint fabrication under the name -of "The Gospel of the Twelve," was put into the mouths of the -twelve Apostles, using the first person to give the ear-marks of +

Individual Gospels were forged in the names of each of the +Twelve Apostles, severally, and a joint fabrication under the name +of "The Gospel of the Twelve," was put into the mouths of the +twelve Apostles, using the first person to give the ear-marks of authenticity to their forged utterances; and separately, "Almost -every one of the Apostles had a Gospel fathered upon him by one +every one of the Apostles had a Gospel fathered upon him by one early sect or another." (EB. i, 259.) Several seem to have been -fathered upon Matthew besides the one that wrongly heads the list -of the "canonical Four," such as the Gospel of Matthias, Traditions -of Matthias, also a supposed and probably non-existent writing in +fathered upon Matthew besides the one that wrongly heads the list +of the "canonical Four," such as the Gospel of Matthias, Traditions +of Matthias, also a supposed and probably non-existent writing in Hebrew hypothesized as the basic document of the Four; probably, also the so-called Logia, a papyrus scrap of one sheet discovered -at Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, and containing alleged sayings of Jesus +at Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, and containing alleged sayings of Jesus which in part correspond with, in part radically differ from the sayings attributed to him in the Four. He was also made responsible -for a so-called Gospel of St. Matthew, dating from the 4th or 5th -century, which "purports to have been written by Matthew and -translated by St. Jerome." (CE.. i, 608,)

+for a so-called Gospel of St. Matthew, dating from the 4th or 5th +century, which "purports to have been written by Matthew and +translated by St. Jerome." (CE.. i, 608,)

This authority also lists the famous Protevangetium Jacobi, or -Infancy Gospel of James, the Arabic Gospel of the Infancy, that of -Gamaliel, the Gospel according to the Hebrews, also According to -the Egyptians; of the Nazarenes; Gospels of St. Peter, of St. -Philip, of St. Thomas, of St. Bartholomew, of St. Andrew, of -Barnabas, of Thaddeus, even notable forged Gospels of Judas -Iscariot, and of Mother Eve; also the Gospel by Jesus Christ. We -have the Gospel of Nicodemus, the History of Joseph the Carpenter, -the Descent into Hades, the Desicent of Mary, the Ascents of James, -the Prophecy of Hystaspes, the Didache or Teachings of the -Apostles; the Gospel of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, the -Transitum Mariae or Evangelium Joannin. This last named pious -Christian work, as described by CE. (i, 607-8) is forged in the -name of St. John the Apostle, and is "prefaced with a spurious -Letter of the Bishop of Sardis, Melito"; it records how "the -Apostles are preternaturally transported from different quarters of +Infancy Gospel of James, the Arabic Gospel of the Infancy, that of +Gamaliel, the Gospel according to the Hebrews, also According to +the Egyptians; of the Nazarenes; Gospels of St. Peter, of St. +Philip, of St. Thomas, of St. Bartholomew, of St. Andrew, of +Barnabas, of Thaddeus, even notable forged Gospels of Judas +Iscariot, and of Mother Eve; also the Gospel by Jesus Christ. We +have the Gospel of Nicodemus, the History of Joseph the Carpenter, +the Descent into Hades, the Desicent of Mary, the Ascents of James, +the Prophecy of Hystaspes, the Didache or Teachings of the +Apostles; the Gospel of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, the +Transitum Mariae or Evangelium Joannin. This last named pious +Christian work, as described by CE. (i, 607-8) is forged in the +name of St. John the Apostle, and is "prefaced with a spurious +Letter of the Bishop of Sardis, Melito"; it records how "the +Apostles are preternaturally transported from different quarters of the globe to the Virgin's deathbed, those who have died being resurrected for the purpose"; a Jew who dares touch the sacred body instantly loses both hands, which are restored through the -mediation of the Apostles. Christ, accompanied by a band of angels, -comes down to receive his mother's soul, "the Apostles bear the +mediation of the Apostles. Christ, accompanied by a band of angels, +comes down to receive his mother's soul, "the Apostles bear the body to Gethsemane and deposit it in a tomb, whence it is taken up alive to heaven"; this being an extraordinary miracle, for the body was dead and the soul carried to heaven from her home and the dead body laid in the grave, where it comes to life again for the -Heaven-trip. This clumsy fable, says CE., considerably "influenced +Heaven-trip. This clumsy fable, says CE., considerably "influenced the Fathers" (Ib. i, 608), who were notoriously ehildish-minded. A

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very noted and notorious forgery was the Gospel of Paul and Thecla, +

very noted and notorious forgery was the Gospel of Paul and Thecla, of which Father Tertullian relates, that this story wag fabricated by an Elder of Asia Minor, who, when convicted of the fraud -- [this being the only known instance of such action], -- confessed -that he had perpetrated it "for the love of St. Paul." (Reinach, +that he had perpetrated it "for the love of St. Paul." (Reinach, Orpheus, p. 235.) The Protevangelium Jacobi was "an Apocryphal work by a fanciful fabulist, urhampered by knowledge of Jewish affairs, contposed before the end of the second century with a view to -removing the glaring contradictions between Matthew and Mark," -regarding the birth and life of Jesus CHrist. (EB. iii, 3343.) An -"Epistle on the Martyrdom of the Apostles Peter and Paul was at a +removing the glaring contradictions between Matthew and Mark," +regarding the birth and life of Jesus CHrist. (EB. iii, 3343.) An +"Epistle on the Martyrdom of the Apostles Peter and Paul was at a later period attributed to St. Linus. ... It is apoeryphal, and of -later date than the history of the Martyrdom of the two Apostles, -by some attributed to Marcellus, which is also apocryphal." (CE. -ix, 273; see Acta Apostolorum, Apoerypha, xiv.) Other noted -Fatherly fabrications were the celebrated Epistles I and II of +later date than the history of the Martyrdom of the two Apostles, +by some attributed to Marcellus, which is also apocryphal." (CE. +ix, 273; see Acta Apostolorum, Apoerypha, xiv.) Other noted +Fatherly fabrications were the celebrated Epistles I and II of Clement to the Corinthians, and the Pseudo-Clementine Recognitions -and Homilies, purporting to be written by the very doubtful Bishop +and Homilies, purporting to be written by the very doubtful Bishop of Rome of that name; very voluminous, and written about 140 A.D., not a line of New Testament "scriptures" do they quote, but they quote freely from the O.T. and from various Jewish, Christian and Pagan works. (EB. iii, 3486.)

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Besides the above complete "Gospel" forgeries, there are +

Besides the above complete "Gospel" forgeries, there are several more, and fragments of others, which purport to contain -"sayings" attributed to Jesus which are not contained in the Four -Gospels; and which are known as Agrapha, that is, things not +"sayings" attributed to Jesus which are not contained in the Four +Gospels; and which are known as Agrapha, that is, things not written. Among these are the Logia of Oxyrhynchus above mentioned; -the Fayum gospel-fragment, a papyrus purporting to give words of -Christ to Peter at the Last Supper, "in a form which diverges +the Fayum gospel-fragment, a papyrus purporting to give words of +Christ to Peter at the Last Supper, "in a form which diverges largely by omissions from any in the canonical gospels." (EB. i, 258.) These Agrapha "do not embrace the lenghy sections ascribed to -Jesus in the 'Didiscalin' and the 'Pistis Sophia'; these works also -contain some brief quotations of alleged words of Jesus; ... nor +Jesus in the 'Didiscalin' and the 'Pistis Sophia'; these works also +contain some brief quotations of alleged words of Jesus; ... nor the Sayings contained in religious romances, such as we find in the -apocryphal Gospels, the apocryphal Acts, or the Letter of Christ to -Abgar. ... In patristic citations ... Justin Martyr, Clement of +apocryphal Gospels, the apocryphal Acts, or the Letter of Christ to +Abgar. ... In patristic citations ... Justin Martyr, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, make fslse quotations," -- citing instances. -(CE. i, 225, 226.) In the class of Agrapha are also "words in the -Gospels not regarded as genuine, as Mt. vi, 13b; xvii, 21; Mk. xvi, -9-20; John vii, 53; viii, 2; also alleged quotations from the Old +(CE. i, 225, 226.) In the class of Agrapha are also "words in the +Gospels not regarded as genuine, as Mt. vi, 13b; xvii, 21; Mk. xvi, +9-20; John vii, 53; viii, 2; also alleged quotations from the Old Testament in the New Testament not found in the Old Testament." (NIE. 1, 240.)

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Of apocryphal Acts of Apostles we are edified by the Acts, or -Travels, (Greek, Pereodui) of Peter, (and separately) of John, of -Thomas, of Andrew, and of Paul; another Acts of Philip, Acts of -Matthew, of Bartholomew, of John, of judas Thomas. There is a whole -collection of Martyrdoms of the several Apostles. Of apocryphal -Epistles, the most famous is the Correspondence between the Abgar -of Edessa, and Jesus; between the Roman Philosopher Seneca and -Paul; apocryphal Epistles of Paul, to the Laodiceans, to the +

Of apocryphal Acts of Apostles we are edified by the Acts, or +Travels, (Greek, Pereodui) of Peter, (and separately) of John, of +Thomas, of Andrew, and of Paul; another Acts of Philip, Acts of +Matthew, of Bartholomew, of John, of judas Thomas. There is a whole +collection of Martyrdoms of the several Apostles. Of apocryphal +Epistles, the most famous is the Correspondence between the Abgar +of Edessa, and Jesus; between the Roman Philosopher Seneca and +Paul; apocryphal Epistles of Paul, to the Laodiceans, to the Alexandrians, the Third Epistle to the Corinthians. Forged -Apocalypses abound, of which that of Peter, the Vision of Hermas, -the Vision of Paul, the Apocalypge of Paul, the Apocalypse of the -Virgin Mary. The didactic Preaching of Peter, the Teaching of the -Apostles, or Didache, containing warnings against Judaism and

+Apocalypses abound, of which that of Peter, the Vision of Hermas, +the Vision of Paul, the Apocalypge of Paul, the Apocalypse of the +Virgin Mary. The didactic Preaching of Peter, the Teaching of the +Apostles, or Didache, containing warnings against Judaism and

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polytheism, and words of Jesus to the Apostles; another set -containing a lament of Peter for his denial of Jesus, and various -ethical maxims a Syriac Preaching of Simon Cephas; a collection of +

polytheism, and words of Jesus to the Apostles; another set +containing a lament of Peter for his denial of Jesus, and various +ethical maxims a Syriac Preaching of Simon Cephas; a collection of Hymns or Odes of Solomon. As if these were not enough for Christian edification, "many heretical or Gnostic works of the same apocryphal kind were changed into orthodox by expurgation of objectionable matter or by rewriting, using the same outlines; thus a series of Catholic Acts was produced, written from an orthodox standpoint." (NIE. i, 748.) A very celebrated forgery was the -Shepherd of Hermas, forged by Hermas,' supposed brother of Pius, -Bishop of Rome, about 150 A.D. See the vast catalogue (CE. i, +Shepherd of Hermas, forged by Hermas,' supposed brother of Pius, +Bishop of Rome, about 150 A.D. See the vast catalogue (CE. i, 601-615).

A whole literature of Christian forgery grew up and had immense vogue under the designation of Acts Pilati, or Acts of -Pilate. One of the most popular of these was called the Gospel of -Nicodemus, of which CE,. says: "The alleged Hebrew orignal is +Pilate. One of the most popular of these was called the Gospel of +Nicodemus, of which CE,. says: "The alleged Hebrew orignal is attributed to Nicodemius; the title is of medieval origin. The apocryphon gained wide credit in the Middle Ages. ... The 'Acta' are of orthodox composition. The book aimed at gratifying the desire for extra-evangelical details concerning oar Lord, and at the same time, to strengthen faith in the Resurrection of Christ, and at general edification." (i, 3.) The Descent into Hades is an -enlargement of the reputed official acts or repots of Pilate to the -Roman Emperor. Speaking of the Pilate Literature as a whole, the +enlargement of the reputed official acts or repots of Pilate to the +Roman Emperor. Speaking of the Pilate Literature as a whole, the Catholic Encyclopedia. in a paragraph which pointedly admits the falsifying frauds of three luminous liars and forgers of the Faith, -Justin Martyr, the great Bishop Eusebius, and Father Tertullian, +Justin Martyr, the great Bishop Eusebius, and Father Tertullian, explains that these Acta "dwell upon the part which a reresentative -[Pilate] of the Roman Empire played in the supreme events of our -Lord's life, and to shape the testimony of Pontius Pilate, even at +[Pilate] of the Roman Empire played in the supreme events of our +Lord's life, and to shape the testimony of Pontius Pilate, even at the cost of exaggeration and amplification -- [hear the soft- pedaling note], into a weapon of apologetic defense, making the official bear witness to the miracles, Crucifixion, and -Resurrection of Jesus Christ. ... It is characterized by -exaggerating Pilate's weak defense of Jesus into a strong dympathy -and practical belief in his Divinity." (CE. i, 609.) Father -Tertullian, in his Apologia (xxi), relates the Report of Pilate to -the Emperor, sketching the miracles and death of Jesus Christ, and -says, "All these things Pilate announced to Tiberius Caesar." -Bishop Eusebius thus relates the fable as taken from the Apologia +Resurrection of Jesus Christ. ... It is characterized by +exaggerating Pilate's weak defense of Jesus into a strong dympathy +and practical belief in his Divinity." (CE. i, 609.) Father +Tertullian, in his Apologia (xxi), relates the Report of Pilate to +the Emperor, sketching the miracles and death of Jesus Christ, and +says, "All these things Pilate announced to Tiberius Caesar." +Bishop Eusebius thus relates the fable as taken from the Apologia of Father Tertullian: "The fame of Our Lord's remarkable -resurrection and ascension being now spread abroad, ... Pontius -Pilate transmits to Tiberius an account of the circumstances +resurrection and ascension being now spread abroad, ... Pontius +Pilate transmits to Tiberius an account of the circumstances concerning the resurrection of our Lord from the dead. ... In this account, he also intimated that he had ascertained other miracies respecting him, and that having now risen from the dead, he was -believed to be a God by the great mass of the people. Tiberius +believed to be a God by the great mass of the people. Tiberius referred the matter to the Senate, ... being obviously pleased with the doctrine; but the Senate, as they had not proposed the matter, [rejected it]. But he continued in his opinion, threatening death to the accusers of the Chriatians; a divine providence infusing -this into his mind, that the Gospel having freer scope in its -commencement, might spread everywhere over the world." (Eusebius, -HE. II, 2.) Father Justin Martyr, in his Apologia, "appeals -confidently as a proof of them to the 'Acta' or records of Pilate, -existing in the imperial archives." Eusebius, relates spurious

+this into his mind, that the Gospel having freer scope in its +commencement, might spread everywhere over the world." (Eusebius, +HE. II, 2.) Father Justin Martyr, in his Apologia, "appeals +confidently as a proof of them to the 'Acta' or records of Pilate, +existing in the imperial archives." Eusebius, relates spurious

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anti-Christian Acts of Pilate composed in the fourth century, the -Acta Pilati or Gospel of Nicodemus, Anphora Pilati, Paradoseis; a +

anti-Christian Acts of Pilate composed in the fourth century, the +Acta Pilati or Gospel of Nicodemus, Anphora Pilati, Paradoseis; a still later fabrication is the Latin Epistola Pilati ad Tiberium, -Also the Letter of Herod to Pilate and Letter of Pilate to Herod; -the Narrative of Joseph of Arimathea. The pseudo-Correspondence of -Jesus with Abgar, King of Edessa, is found in Eusebius (Hist. -Eccles., I, xiii), "who vouches that he himself translated it from +Also the Letter of Herod to Pilate and Letter of Pilate to Herod; +the Narrative of Joseph of Arimathea. The pseudo-Correspondence of +Jesus with Abgar, King of Edessa, is found in Eusebius (Hist. +Eccles., I, xiii), "who vouches that he himself translated it from the Syriac documunis in the archives of Edessa, the metropolis, of -Eastern Syria. ... 'This,' adds Eusebius, 'happened in the year 340 -of the Seleucid era, corresponding to A.D. 28-29.'" (CE. i, 609, +Eastern Syria. ... 'This,' adds Eusebius, 'happened in the year 340 +of the Seleucid era, corresponding to A.D. 28-29.'" (CE. i, 609, 610.) More monumental lies to the glory of God than those of the distinguialied Church Fathers are not "A collection of apocryphal -Acts of the Apostles was formed in the Frankish Church in the sixth +Acts of the Apostles was formed in the Frankish Church in the sixth century, probably by a monk." (Ib. p. 610.) There were also "the works accredited to Dionysius the Areopagite, who was not the author of the works bearing his name." (lb. p. 638.)

Of highest importance because "these Acts are the chief source -for details of the martyrdom of the two great Apostles," as admits -the CE., special notice is made of the "Catholic" Acts of Sts. -Peter and Paul, of which many MSS of "the legend" existed, the +for details of the martyrdom of the two great Apostles," as admits +the CE., special notice is made of the "Catholic" Acts of Sts. +Peter and Paul, of which many MSS of "the legend" existed, the material import of which is thus not quite honestly summarized: -"The Jews have been aroused by the news of Paul's intended visit -(to Rome), and induce Nero to forbid it. Nevertheless the Apostle +"The Jews have been aroused by the news of Paul's intended visit +(to Rome), and induce Nero to forbid it. Nevertheless the Apostle secretly enters Italy; his companion is mistaken for himself at -Puteoli and beheaded. In retribution that city is swallowed up by -the sea. Peter receives Paul at Rome with joy. The preaching of the -Apostles converts multitudes and even the Empress. Simon Magus +Puteoli and beheaded. In retribution that city is swallowed up by +the sea. Peter receives Paul at Rome with joy. The preaching of the +Apostles converts multitudes and even the Empress. Simon Magus traduces the Christian teachers, and there is a test of strength in -miracles between that magician and the Apostles, which takes place -in the presence of Nero. Simon essays a flight to heaven but falls -in the Via Sacra and is dashed to pieces, Nevertheless, Nero is -bent on the destruction of Peter and, Paul. The latter is beheaded -on the Ostian Way, and Peter is cruciffed at his request head +miracles between that magician and the Apostles, which takes place +in the presence of Nero. Simon essays a flight to heaven but falls +in the Via Sacra and is dashed to pieces, Nevertheless, Nero is +bent on the destruction of Peter and, Paul. The latter is beheaded +on the Ostian Way, and Peter is cruciffed at his request head downward. Before his death he relates to the people the 'Quo -Vadis?' story. Three men from the East carry off the Apostles' -bodies but are overtaken. St. Peter is buried at 'the place called -the Vatican,' and Paul on the Ostian Way. These Acts are the chief -source for details of the martyrdom of the two great Apostles. They +Vadis?' story. Three men from the East carry off the Apostles' +bodies but are overtaken. St. Peter is buried at 'the place called +the Vatican,' and Paul on the Ostian Way. These Acts are the chief +source for details of the martyrdom of the two great Apostles. They are also noteworthy as emphasizing the close concord between the -Apostolic founders of the Roman Church." (CE. i, 611-12.)

+Apostolic founders of the Roman Church." (CE. i, 611-12.)

The reader is desired to bear well in mind the foregoing paragraph, and particularly the last two sentences, the former of immense significance when we come to review the falsified fiction -of the foundation of the Roman Church by Peter, -- the "chief +of the foundation of the Roman Church by Peter, -- the "chief source" of which portentous claim is confessedly founded on the crude and fantastic "legend"' of an admittedly forged document. Another admission of forgery by the Fathers, before introducing them formally, may be noted:, "Such known works as the Shepherd of -Hermas, the Epistle of Barnabas, the Didache or Teaching of the -Twelve Apostles, and the Apostolic Canons and Constitutions, though -formally apocryphal, really belong to patristic literature" (CE. i, +Hermas, the Epistle of Barnabas, the Didache or Teaching of the +Twelve Apostles, and the Apostolic Canons and Constitutions, though +formally apocryphal, really belong to patristic literature" (CE. i, 601), -- that is, they are forged writings of the Fathers.

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The "Apotitles' Creed," forged by the Fathers several -centuries after the Apostles, must be added to the Patristic list. -Of this famous Creed, which every Christian presumably knows by -rote and piously recites in numberless services, CE. again +

The "Apotitles' Creed," forged by the Fathers several +centuries after the Apostles, must be added to the Patristic list. +Of this famous Creed, which every Christian presumably knows by +rote and piously recites in numberless services, CE. again confesses it spurious: "Throughout the Middle Ages it was generally -believed that the Apostles, on the day of Pentecost, while still +believed that the Apostles, on the day of Pentecost, while still under the direct inspiration of the Holy Ghost, composed our -present Creed, each of the Apostles contributing one of the Twelve +present Creed, each of the Apostles contributing one of the Twelve articles. This legend dates back to the sixth century, and is -foreshadowed still earlier in a sermon attributed to St. Ambrose, -which takes notice that the Creed was 'pieced out by twelve -separate workmen.'" (CE. i, 629.) Indeed, "not a few works have -been falsely attributed to St. Ambrose." (CE. i, 387; cf. p. 406.)

+foreshadowed still earlier in a sermon attributed to St. Ambrose, +which takes notice that the Creed was 'pieced out by twelve +separate workmen.'" (CE. i, 629.) Indeed, "not a few works have +been falsely attributed to St. Ambrose." (CE. i, 387; cf. p. 406.)

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We may smile at the peculiarly clerical way in which CE. would -"whitewash" the great Bishop of Milan, St. Ambrose (e. 340-397), +

We may smile at the peculiarly clerical way in which CE. would +"whitewash" the great Bishop of Milan, St. Ambrose (e. 340-397), from the lie direct which admittedly he told in that Sermon, -- -saying that the Bishop simply "takes notice that the creed was -pieced out," etc.; the truth being that Ambrose positively affirmed +saying that the Bishop simply "takes notice that the creed was +pieced out," etc.; the truth being that Ambrose positively affirmed the fable as truth, and may have invented it. His poisitive words -are; "that the Twelve Apostles, as skilled artificers, assembled +are; "that the Twelve Apostles, as skilled artificers, assembled together, and made a key by their common advice, that is, the -Creed; by which the darkness of the devil is disclosed, that the -light of Christ may appear." (Ambrose, Opera, tom. iii., Sermon 38, +Creed; by which the darkness of the devil is disclosed, that the +light of Christ may appear." (Ambrose, Opera, tom. iii., Sermon 38, p. 265; quoted in The New Testament Apocrypha, New York, The Truth Seeker Co.) -- a work which I feel impelled to commend to all who -wish to know at first hand the 25 remarkable Chureh "Gospel" +wish to know at first hand the 25 remarkable Chureh "Gospel" forgeries there collected.

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In likewise the celebrated Athanasian Creed of the Church, +

In likewise the celebrated Athanasian Creed of the Church, attributed to St. Athanasius and so held by the Church "until the -seventeenth century" (CE. ii, 34), with most evil resiilts, is now -an admitter forgery. In words of Gibbon: "St. Athanasius is not the +seventeenth century" (CE. ii, 34), with most evil resiilts, is now +an admitter forgery. In words of Gibbon: "St. Athanasius is not the author of the creed; it does not appear to have existed within a century after his death; it was composed in Latin, therefore in one -of the Western provinces. Gennadius, patriarch of Constitantinoble, +of the Western provinces. Gennadius, patriarch of Constitantinoble, was so much amazed by this extraordinary composition, that he frankly pronounced it to be the work of a drunken man." (Petav. -Dogmat. Theologica, tom. ii, 1, vii, c. 8, p. 687; Gibbon, p. 598.)

+Dogmat. Theologica, tom. ii, 1, vii, c. 8, p. 687; Gibbon, p. 598.)

JESUS CHRIST'S FORGED LETTERS

We may look for a moment at several of the most notorious of the forgeries perpetrated for the glory of God and for imposture -upon the superstitious Christians to enhance Pagan credtulity in -the tales of Christ. If the Gospel tales were true, why should God +upon the superstitious Christians to enhance Pagan credtulity in +the tales of Christ. If the Gospel tales were true, why should God need pious lies to give them credit? Lies and forgeries are only needed to bolster up falsebood: "Nothing stands in need of lying -but a lie." But Jesus Christ must needs be propagated by lies; upon +but a lie." But Jesus Christ must needs be propagated by lies; upon lies, and what better proof of his actuality than to exhibit letters written by him in his own handwriting? The "Little Liars of the Lord" were equal to the forgery of the signature of their God, @@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ the Lord" were equal to the forgery of the signature of their God,

mine of clerical falsities, the Catholic Encyclopedia, which again describes them, and proves that they 'Were forged by their great -Bisbop of Caesaria: "The historian Eusebius records [HE. I, xii], +Bisbop of Caesaria: "The historian Eusebius records [HE. I, xii], a legend which he himself firmly believes concerning a correspondence that took place between Our Lord and the local potentate (Abgar) at Edessa. Three documents relate to this @@ -842,34 +842,34 @@ correspondence: (1) the Letter of Abgar to Our Lord; (2) Our Lord's answer; (3) a picture of Our Lord, painted from life. This legend enjoyed a great popularity, both in the East, and in the West, during the Middle Ages. Our Lord's Letter was copied on parchment, -marble, and metal, and used as a talisman or an amulet." (CE. i, +marble, and metal, and used as a talisman or an amulet." (CE. i, 42.) But it is not true, as we have seen already confessed, that -Eusebius innocently believed that these forgeries were genuine -- -for they were all shamelessly forged by Eusebius himself: "who +Eusebius innocently believed that these forgeries were genuine -- +for they were all shamelessly forged by Eusebius himself: "who vouches that he himself translated it from the Syriac documents in -the archives of Edessa." (CE. i, 610.) Again it is said by CE., +the archives of Edessa." (CE. i, 610.) Again it is said by CE., that these forged letters, with the portrait, were "accepted by -Eusebius without hesitation, and used by Addision in his work on +Eusebius without hesitation, and used by Addision in his work on Christian Evidences as genuine" (Ib. vi, 217).

It should be mentioned, first, that Abgar was not a personal name of a King of Edessa, but was a generic title of all the rulers of that small state: "By this title all the toparchs of Edessa were -called, just as the Roman Emperors were called Caesars, the Kings +called, just as the Roman Emperors were called Caesars, the Kings of Egypt Pharaohs or Ptolemies, the Kings of Syria Antiochi." (ANF. -viii, 651, note.) With this first check on the forging Bishop, here +viii, 651, note.) With this first check on the forging Bishop, here is what he said in his Church history, Book I, chapter the -thirteenth. (p. 63 seq.) Note the false fervor of the holy Bishop +thirteenth. (p. 63 seq.) Note the false fervor of the holy Bishop to sugar-coat his circumstantial and commodious lie and fraud: -"While the Godhead of our Saviour and Lord Jesut, Christ was +"While the Godhead of our Saviour and Lord Jesut, Christ was proclaimed among all men by reason of the astonishing mighty-works which He wrought, and myriads, even from countries remote from the land of Judaea, who were afflicted with sicknesses and diseases of every kind, were coming to him in the hope of being healed, King Abgar sent him a letter asking Him to come and heal him of his -disease. But our Saviour at the time he asked Him did not comply +disease. But our Saviour at the time he asked Him did not comply with his request. Yet He deigned to give him a letter in reply. ... -Thou hast in writing the evidence of these things, which is taken +Thou hast in writing the evidence of these things, which is taken from the Book of Records which was at Edessa; for at that time the Kingdom was still standing. In the documents, then, which were there, in which was contained whatever was done by those of old @@ -879,17 +879,17 @@ hearing the very letters themselves, which have been taken by us from the archives, and are in words to this effect, translated from Aramaic into Greek.

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"'Copy of the letter which was written by King Abgar to Jesus, -and sent to him by the hand of Ananias -- [the Bishop was the -Ananias in this tale, and aptly named his letter-carrier], -- the +

"'Copy of the letter which was written by King Abgar to Jesus, +and sent to him by the hand of Ananias -- [the Bishop was the +Ananias in this tale, and aptly named his letter-carrier], -- the Tabularius, to Jerusalem:

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'Abgar the Black, sovereign of the country, to Jesus, the good -Saviour, who has appeared in the country of Jerusalem: Peace. I +

'Abgar the Black, sovereign of the country, to Jesus, the good +Saviour, who has appeared in the country of Jerusalem: Peace. I have heard about Thee, and about the healing which is wrought by -Thy hands without drugs and roots. For, as it is reported, Thou -makest the blind to see, and the lame to walk; and Thou cleansest -the lepers, and Thou castest out unclean spirits and demons, and

+Thy hands without drugs and roots. For, as it is reported, Thou +makest the blind to see, and the lame to walk; and Thou cleansest +the lepers, and Thou castest out unclean spirits and demons, and

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Thou healest those who are tormented with lingering diseases, and -Thou raisest the dead. And when I heard all these things about -Thee, I settled in my mind one of two things: either that Thou art +

Thou healest those who are tormented with lingering diseases, and +Thou raisest the dead. And when I heard all these things about +Thee, I settled in my mind one of two things: either that Thou art God, who has come down from heaven, and doest these things; or that -Thou art the Son of God, and doest these things. On this account, -therefore, I have written to beg of Thee that Thou wouldest weary +Thou art the Son of God, and doest these things. On this account, +therefore, I have written to beg of Thee that Thou wouldest weary Thyself to come to me, and heal this disease which I have. For I have also heard that the Jews murmur against Thee, and wish to do Thee harm. But I have a city, small and beautiful, which is sufficient for two.'

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"Copy of those things which were written by Jesus in reply by -the hand of Ananias, the Tabularius, to Abgar, sovereign of the +

"Copy of those things which were written by Jesus in reply by +the hand of Ananias, the Tabularius, to Abgar, sovereign of the country: --

'Blessed is he that believeth in me, not having seen me. For @@ -930,26 +930,26 @@ wonderful works in Edessa. "These things were done in the year 340. In order, moreover that these things may not have been translated to no purpose word for word from the Aramaic into Greek, they are placed in their order of time here. Here endeth the first book." -(HE. i, 13; ANF. viii, 651-653.) Bishop Eusebius is thus seen to +(HE. i, 13; ANF. viii, 651-653.) Bishop Eusebius is thus seen to have been a most circumstantial liar and a well-skilled forger for God. From this episcopal lie sprouted like toadstools a whole -literature of "various books concerning Abgar the King and -Thaddaeus the Apostle," in which are preserved to posterity a +literature of "various books concerning Abgar the King and +Thaddaeus the Apostle," in which are preserved to posterity a series of five letters -- very much in the style of modern patent- -medicine testimonials -- written by Abgar to Tiberius Caesar and to -neighboring potentates, endorsing Jesus and his healing powers; -with a reply from Tiberius declaring that "Pilate has officially -informed us of the miracles of Jesus.". With respect to the other +medicine testimonials -- written by Abgar to Tiberius Caesar and to +neighboring potentates, endorsing Jesus and his healing powers; +with a reply from Tiberius declaring that "Pilate has officially +informed us of the miracles of Jesus.". With respect to the other letters testimonial, it is recorded: "Abgar had not yet received answers to these letters when he died, having reigned thirty-eight years." (Ibid. pp. 657-741, 706.)

These crass episcopal forgeries were welcomed into the Church, -and for fifteen centuries have gone unrebuked by Pope or Church. +and for fifteen centuries have gone unrebuked by Pope or Church. Even since the Reformation so strong was the belief in the Abgar- -Jesus forgeries, that notable prelates in England including -Archbishop Cave, have "strenuously contended for their admission -into the canon scripture. ... The Reverend Jeremiah Jones observes, +Jesus forgeries, that notable prelates in England including +Archbishop Cave, have "strenuously contended for their admission +into the canon scripture. ... The Reverend Jeremiah Jones observes, that common people in England have this Epistle in their houses, in many places, fixed in a frame, with the picture of Christ before it; and that they generally, with much honesty and devotion, regard @@ -961,40 +961,40 @@ it as the word of God, and the genuine Epistle of Christ." (Quoted

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in editorial note to the Epistles, in The Lost Books of the Bible, +

in editorial note to the Epistles, in The Lost Books of the Bible, p. 62.) To such state of superstitious credulity does the Church with its pious impostures prostitute the minds of its ignorant and -credulous votaries. The portrait of Jesus, referred to above, is -said, in other versions of the Letter, to have been sent by Jesus +credulous votaries. The portrait of Jesus, referred to above, is +said, in other versions of the Letter, to have been sent by Jesus to the King; this portrait is now displayed at both Rome and Genoa. (NIE. i, 38.)

OTHER FORGERIES FOR CHRIST'S SAKE

The pious fancy of the Fathers forged another official Letter, -in the name of what CE. calls "a fictitious person," one Lentulus, -pretended predecessor of Pilate as governor of Judaea, to the Roman -Senate, giving a description of the personal appearance of Jesus +in the name of what CE. calls "a fictitious person," one Lentulus, +pretended predecessor of Pilate as governor of Judaea, to the Roman +Senate, giving a description of the personal appearance of Jesus Christ, and closing with the words, "He is the most beautiful of -the sons of men." This letter, says CE. "was certainly apocryphal"; -it was first printed in the Life of Christ, by Ludolph the +the sons of men." This letter, says CE. "was certainly apocryphal"; +it was first printed in the Life of Christ, by Ludolph the Christian; though it is thought to be traceable to the time of -Diocletian. (CE. ix, 154.) This notion of the personal beauty of -Jesus is not shared by the "tradition" of the Fathers; for Jesus -Christ is declared by Cyril of Alexandria to have been "the ugliest +Diocletian. (CE. ix, 154.) This notion of the personal beauty of +Jesus is not shared by the "tradition" of the Fathers; for Jesus +Christ is declared by Cyril of Alexandria to have been "the ugliest of the sons of men"; a tradition also declared by Fathers Justin Martyr and Tertullian; to offset which evil notion there was forged "a beautiful Letter, purporting to have been written by Lentulus to -the Roman Senate." (Ib. vi, 235.) But St. Augustine, says CE., +the Roman Senate." (Ib. vi, 235.) But St. Augustine, says CE., "mentions that in his time there was no authentic portrait of Christ, and that the type of features was still undetermined, so that we have absolutely no knowledge of His appearance." (De -Trinitate, lib. vii, ch. 4,5; CE. vi, 211, n.)

+Trinitate, lib. vii, ch. 4,5; CE. vi, 211, n.)

This, however, is contrary to the venerated Church fable and artistic forgery current under the title of "St. Veronica's Veil," -based on the tale in Luke (xxvii, 27) of the woman of Jerusalem who -offered to Jesus a linen cloth to wipe his face as he was carrying +based on the tale in Luke (xxvii, 27) of the woman of Jerusalem who +offered to Jesus a linen cloth to wipe his face as he was carrying his cross towards Calvary. On wiping his sweating face, the supposed authentic likeness of the features of the Christ was miraculously impressed upon the cloth. The lucky lady "went to @@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ other relies of the Blessed Virgin venerated in several Churches of the West. To distinguish at Rome the oldest and best known of these images it was called vera icon (true image), which ordinary language soon made veronica ... By degrees popular Imagination -mistook this word for the name of a person" (CE. xv, 362), -- and, +mistook this word for the name of a person" (CE. xv, 362), -- and, Lo! Saint Veronica emerges from the canonizing Saint-mill of Holy Church. Here we plainly see myth-in-the-making; and may appreciate the moral splendor as well as crafty thriftiness of the Church of @@ -1015,9 +1015,9 @@ fake on March 19, 1930, when he preached his crusade against Russia. But the Church also, in the Roman Martyrology, credits this holy icon to Milan, so as to fool many other Faithful. (Ib. p. 363.) This mythical female Saint "has also been confounded with a -pious woman who, according to [Bishop] Gregory of Tours, brought to -the neighboring town of Bazas some drops of the blood of John the -Baptist, at whose beheading she was present," and CE. doesn't even +pious woman who, according to [Bishop] Gregory of Tours, brought to +the neighboring town of Bazas some drops of the blood of John the +Baptist, at whose beheading she was present," and CE. doesn't even wink. (Ib.)

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JOSEPHUS FORGERY TESTIFIES OF JESUS

So many confessed Christian forgeries in Pagan and Christian -names having been wrought to testify to Jesus Christ, it was, "one -naturally expects," says CE., that a Jewish "writer so well -informed as Josephus" must know and tell about Jesus; "one -naturally expects, therefore, a notice about Jesus Christ in -Josephus." And with pride it pursues: "Antiquities, VIII, iii, 3, +names having been wrought to testify to Jesus Christ, it was, "one +naturally expects," says CE., that a Jewish "writer so well +informed as Josephus" must know and tell about Jesus; "one +naturally expects, therefore, a notice about Jesus Christ in +Josephus." And with pride it pursues: "Antiquities, VIII, iii, 3, seems to satisfy this expectation." It proceeds to quote the passage, which differeth only as one translation naturally differs -from another, from that in the Whitson translation; so I follow CE. -In Chapter iii Josephus treats of "Sedition of the Jews against -Pontius Pilate"; in section 1. he relates the cause and the +from another, from that in the Whitson translation; so I follow CE. +In Chapter iii Josephus treats of "Sedition of the Jews against +Pontius Pilate"; in section 1. he relates the cause and the suppression of the mutiny, the ensigns of the army displaying the -idolatrous Roman Eagle, brought into the Holy City; in section 2. -he tells of the action of Pilate in bringing "a current of water to +idolatrous Roman Eagle, brought into the Holy City; in section 2. +he tells of the action of Pilate in bringing "a current of water to Jerusalem, and did it with the sacred money," thus again arousing a clash with the fanatics; "there were great numbers of them slain by this means." Passing for the moment the notorious section 3, -Josephus the Jew begins section 4: "About the same time, also, +Josephus the Jew begins section 4: "About the same time, also, another sad calamity put the Jews in disorder," which he proceeds to relate, ending the long chapter. Note that these section numbers -were not put in by Josephus, but are modern editor's devices to +were not put in by Josephus, but are modern editor's devices to facilitate citation, like the chapters and verses in the Bible. And now for the much-debated section, sandwiched, in a whole chapter on "Seditions of the Jews," between the accounts of two massacres of his countrymen and "another sad calamity"; and thus we read -- note -the parentheses of CE. (viii, 376): --

+the parentheses of CE. (viii, 376): --

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"About this time," quotes CE., "appeared Jesus, a wise man (if +

"About this time," quotes CE., "appeared Jesus, a wise man (if indeed it is right to call Him a man; for He was a worker of astonishing deeds, a teacher of such men an receive the truth with joy), and He drew to Himself many Jews (and many also of the -Greeks. This was the Christ). And when Pilate, at the denunciation +Greeks. This was the Christ). And when Pilate, at the denunciation of those that are foremost among us, had condemned Him to the cross, those who had first loved Him did not abandon Him. (For He appeared to them alive on the third day, the holy prophets having @@ -1067,22 +1067,22 @@ foretold this and countless other marvels about Him.) The tribe of Christians named after Him did not cease to this day." (see. 3.)

About this time, also "another sad calamity [?] put the Jews -into disorder," (sec. 4). continues Josephus. CE. devotes over +into disorder," (sec. 4). continues Josephus. CE. devotes over three long columns to the task of trying to prove that this section 3, or at least "the portions not in parentheses," -- is genuine, and was written, sometime before his death in 94 A.D., by the -Jewish Pharisee, Josephus. "A testimony so important," well says -CE., "could not escape the critics," -- and it has not. We cannot +Jewish Pharisee, Josephus. "A testimony so important," well says +CE., "could not escape the critics," -- and it has not. We cannot follow the lengthy and labored arguments; the simple reading or the section, in its bizarre context, and a moment's reflection, condemn -it as a pious Christian forgery. If the Pharisee Josephus wrote -that paragraph, he must have believed that Jesus was the Prophesied -Messiah of his people -- "This was the Christ." Josephus is made to +it as a pious Christian forgery. If the Pharisee Josephus wrote +that paragraph, he must have believed that Jesus was the Prophesied +Messiah of his people -- "This was the Christ." Josephus is made to aver, he must then needs have been of "the tribe of Christians -named after Him." But whatever Josephus may have said about Jesus +named after Him." But whatever Josephus may have said about Jesus is, indeed, not "a testimony so important" -- when we remember what he did aver that he saw with his own eyes; the pillar of salt into -which Mrs. Lot was turned; and Eleazar the magician drawing the

+which Mrs. Lot was turned; and Eleazar the magician drawing the

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devil by a ring and Solomonic incantations, through the nose of one -possessed, before Vespasian and all his army. If Josephus had -written that he knew Jesus the Christ personally, and had +possessed, before Vespasian and all his army. If Josephus had +written that he knew Jesus the Christ personally, and had personally seen him ascend into heaven through the roof of the room in Jerusalem (Mk. xvi, 19, 20), or from the open countryside by -Bethany (Lk. xxiv, 50, 51), or "on the mount called Olivet" (Acts +Bethany (Lk. xxiv, 50, 51), or "on the mount called Olivet" (Acts i, 9, 12), -- we should remember that pillar of salt and that devil-doctor, and smile.

But, when and how did this famous passage get into The Antiquities of the Jews? it, is pertinent to ask. The first mention ever made of this passage, and its text, are in the Church History -of that "very dishonest writer," Bishop Eusebius, in the fourth -century, -- he who forged the Letters between Abgar and Jesus, +of that "very dishonest writer," Bishop Eusebius, in the fourth +century, -- he who forged the Letters between Abgar and Jesus, falsely declaring that he had found the original documents in the official archives, whence he had copied and translated them into -his Ecclesiastical History. CE. admits, and I have the Contra +his Ecclesiastical History. CE. admits, and I have the Contra Celsum here before me, -- that "the above cited passage was not known to Origen and the earlier patristic writers," -- though they -copied from Josephus the forged tale of the Letter of Aristeas +copied from Josephus the forged tale of the Letter of Aristeas about the translating of the Septuagint; and "its very place in the -Josephan text is uncertain, since Eusebius (Hist. Eccl., II, vi) -must have found it before the notices concerning Pilate, while it +Josephan text is uncertain, since Eusebius (Hist. Eccl., II, vi) +must have found it before the notices concerning Pilate, while it now stands after them" (HE. I, ii, p. 63); and it makes the curious argument, which implies a confession: "But the spuriousness of the -disputed Josephan passage does not imply the historian's ignorance -of the facts connected with Jesus Christ"! For a wonder, that "a -writer so well informed as Josephus" should not, perhaps, know by -hearsay, sixty years after Jesus Christ, some of the remarkable +disputed Josephan passage does not imply the historian's ignorance +of the facts connected with Jesus Christ"! For a wonder, that "a +writer so well informed as Josephus" should not, perhaps, know by +hearsay, sixty years after Jesus Christ, some of the remarkable things circulated about him in current country-side gossip -- (if, indeed, it were then current). But the fact is, that with the exception of this one incongruous forged passage, section 3, the -wonder-mongering Josephus makes not the slightest mention of his -wonder-working fellow-countryman, Jesus the Christ, -- though some -score of other Joshuas, or Jesuses, are recorded by him, nor does -he mention any of his transcendent wonders, But, as CE. and I were -saying, none of the Fathers, before Eusebius (about 324), knew or -could find a word in the works of Josephus, of this momentous -"testimony to Jesus," over a century after Origen. That it did not +wonder-mongering Josephus makes not the slightest mention of his +wonder-working fellow-countryman, Jesus the Christ, -- though some +score of other Joshuas, or Jesuses, are recorded by him, nor does +he mention any of his transcendent wonders, But, as CE. and I were +saying, none of the Fathers, before Eusebius (about 324), knew or +could find a word in the works of Josephus, of this momentous +"testimony to Jesus," over a century after Origen. That it did not exist in the time of Origen is explicit by his own words; he cites -the supposed references by Josephus to John the Baptist and to -James, and expressly says that Josephus ought to have spoken of -Jesus instead of James; though Origen does not correctly describe -the reference to James; and the James passage, if not that also -about John, has a suspicious savor of interpolation.

+the supposed references by Josephus to John the Baptist and to +James, and expressly says that Josephus ought to have spoken of +Jesus instead of James; though Origen does not correctly describe +the reference to James; and the James passage, if not that also +about John, has a suspicious savor of interpolation.

For a clear understanding of this, I will quote the passage of -Origen in his work against Celsus; it completely refutes the claim -that Josephus wrote the disputed and forged section 3. Origen says:

+Origen in his work against Celsus; it completely refutes the claim +that Josephus wrote the disputed and forged section 3. Origen says:

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"I would like to say to Celsus, who represents the Jew -accepting John somehow as a Baptist, who baptized Jesus, that the -existence of John the Baptist, baptizing for the remission of sins, -is related by one who lived no great time after John and Jesus. For -in the 18th book of his Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus bears -witness to John as having been a Baptist, and as promising +

"I would like to say to Celsus, who represents the Jew +accepting John somehow as a Baptist, who baptized Jesus, that the +existence of John the Baptist, baptizing for the remission of sins, +is related by one who lived no great time after John and Jesus. For +in the 18th book of his Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus bears +witness to John as having been a Baptist, and as promising purification to those who underwent the rite. Now this writer,

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although not believing in Jesus as the Christ, in seeking after the +

although not believing in Jesus as the Christ, in seeking after the cause of the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple -[said that it was 'to avenge James the Just'], whereas he ought to -have said that the conspiracy against Jesus was the cause of these +[said that it was 'to avenge James the Just'], whereas he ought to +have said that the conspiracy against Jesus was the cause of these calamities befalling the people, since they put to death Christ, who was a prophet, says nevertheless -- being, although against his will, not far from the truth -- that these disasters happened to -the Jews as a punishment for the death of James the Just, who was -a brother of Jesus (called Christ), -- the Jews having put him to +the Jews as a punishment for the death of James the Just, who was +a brother of Jesus (called Christ), -- the Jews having put him to death, although he was a man most distinguished for his justice." (Origen, Contra Celsum, I, xlvii; ANF. iv, 416.)

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Josephus is thus quoted as bearing witness to John the +

Josephus is thus quoted as bearing witness to John the Baptist, not as the Heaven-sent "forerunner" of the Christ, but simply as a Jewish religious teacher and baptizer on his own -account; and not a word by Josephus about the Christ, in whom it is +account; and not a word by Josephus about the Christ, in whom it is admitted that he did not believe as such, nor even mentions as the -most illustrious of those baptized by John, to the wondrous +most illustrious of those baptized by John, to the wondrous accompaniment of a voice from Heaven and the Holy Ghost in dove- like descent upon his head as he came up from the water. But Origen, in his effort to get some Christian testimony from him, -misquotes Josephus and makes him say that John was baptizing "for -the remission of sins," whereas Josephus expressly says that the -efficacy of John's baptism was not for remission of sin but for the +misquotes Josephus and makes him say that John was baptizing "for +the remission of sins," whereas Josephus expressly says that the +efficacy of John's baptism was not for remission of sin but for the purification of the body, as any washing would be. To vindicate -Josephus against Origen, the former's words are quoted. Josephus -recounts the defeat of Herod by Aretas, king of Arabia Petrea; and +Josephus against Origen, the former's words are quoted. Josephus +recounts the defeat of Herod by Aretas, king of Arabia Petrea; and goes on to say: --

"Now some of the Jews thought that the destruction of - Herod's army came from God, and that very justly, as a - punishment of what he did against John, that was called the - Baptist; for Herod slew him, who was a good man, and commanded + Herod's army came from God, and that very justly, as a + punishment of what he did against John, that was called the + Baptist; for Herod slew him, who was a good man, and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness toward one another, and piety toward God, and so to come to baptism; for that the washing would be acceptable to him, if they made @@ -1194,23 +1194,23 @@ goes on to say: --

for the purification of the body: supposing still that the soul was thoroughly purified beforehand by righteousness. Now, when many others came in crowds about him, for they were - greatly moved by hearing his words, Herod, who feared lest the - great influence John had over the people might put it into his + greatly moved by hearing his words, Herod, who feared lest the + great influence John had over the people might put it into his power and inclination to raise a rebellion, (for they seemed ready to do anything he should advise,) thought it best, by putting him to death, to prevent any mischief he might cause, and not bring himself into difficulties, by sparing a man who might make him repent of it when it should be too late. - Accordingly, he was sent a prisoner, out of Herod's suspicious + Accordingly, he was sent a prisoner, out of Herod's suspicious temper, to Macherus, the castle I before mentioned, and was - there put to death." (Josephus, Antiq. Jews, Bk. XVIII, v, 2.)

+ there put to death." (Josephus, Antiq. Jews, Bk. XVIII, v, 2.)

Beginning in section 4. of the same Book, and at length in -various chapters, Josephus goes into details regarding Salome; but -never a word of the famous dance-act and of the head of John the +various chapters, Josephus goes into details regarding Salome; but +never a word of the famous dance-act and of the head of John the Baptist being brought in on a charger to gratify her murderous -whim: the historical reason for the murder of John was political, -not amorous or jealous, as related by Gospel-truth.

+whim: the historical reason for the murder of John was political, +not amorous or jealous, as related by Gospel-truth.

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Father Origen again falls into error in citing Josephus, this -time in the dubious passage where Josephus, who does not believe in +

Father Origen again falls into error in citing Josephus, this +time in the dubious passage where Josephus, who does not believe in the Christ, yet gives him that title in speaking of the death of -James. With typical clerical bent Father Origen imputes the fall of +James. With typical clerical bent Father Origen imputes the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple to the sin of the Jews -in crucifying the Christ; and says that Josephus, in seeking the +in crucifying the Christ; and says that Josephus, in seeking the cause of the disasters which befell the Holy City and people, attributes them to the killing of the Christ's brother. The Holy City and temple were destroyed in 70 A.D., which was well after the -time of the supposititious James, as his demise is recorded in the -suspected passage of Josephus. He related the death of Festus, -which was in 62 A.D., the appointment by Nero of Albinus as his -successor, and the murder of James at the instigation of the high -priest Ananus, before Albinus can arrive. this sentence is to be -read in the text of Josephus:

+time of the supposititious James, as his demise is recorded in the +suspected passage of Josephus. He related the death of Festus, +which was in 62 A.D., the appointment by Nero of Albinus as his +successor, and the murder of James at the instigation of the high +priest Ananus, before Albinus can arrive. this sentence is to be +read in the text of Josephus:

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"Festus was now dead, and Albinus was but upon the road; - so he (Ananus) assembled the sanhedrin of judges, and brought - before them the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ, whose - name was James, and some others; and when he had formulated an +

"Festus was now dead, and Albinus was but upon the road; + so he (Ananus) assembled the sanhedrin of judges, and brought + before them the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ, whose + name was James, and some others; and when he had formulated an accusation against them all breakers of the law, he delivered them to be stoned." (Jos., Antiq. Jews, Bk. XX, ix, i.)

-

Bishop Eusebius cannot pass over this chance to turn another +

Bishop Eusebius cannot pass over this chance to turn another Jewish testimony for his Christ; he says that "The wiser part of -the Jews were of the opinion that this -- (the killing of James) -- -was the cause of the immediate siege of Jerusalem ... Josephus also +the Jews were of the opinion that this -- (the killing of James) -- +was the cause of the immediate siege of Jerusalem ... Josephus also has not hesitated to superadd his testimony in his works. "These -things,' he says, 'happened to the Jews to avenge James the Just, +things,' he says, 'happened to the Jews to avenge James the Just, who was the brother of him that is called Christ, and whom the Jews had slain, notwithstanding his preeminent justice.'" (Euseb. Hist. -Eccles. Bk. II, ch. 23.)

+Eccles. Bk. II, ch. 23.)

The reader may judge of the integrity of these pretended Jewish testimonies to the Baptist and to the brother of the Christ, both suspicious per se, and both falsely cited by Father Origen, who in all this could not find the famous section 3, first found a -century later by Bishop Eusebius; and which Origen makes it -positive Josephus had not written and could not have written. Is it +century later by Bishop Eusebius; and which Origen makes it +positive Josephus had not written and could not have written. Is it a violent suspicion, and uncharitable, to suggest that the holy -Bishop who forged the Letter of his Christ, and lied about finding +Bishop who forged the Letter of his Christ, and lied about finding it in the Edessa archives, really "found," in the sense of -invented, or forged, the Josephus passages first heard of in his +invented, or forged, the Josephus passages first heard of in his Church History?

-

But Bishop Eusebius, with a sort of "stop thief" forethought, +

But Bishop Eusebius, with a sort of "stop thief" forethought, himself imputes forgery to those who would question or discredit his own pious inventions, while with unctuous fervor pretended -truth he appeals to the wonderful "testimonies of Josephus," which -he has just fabricated. After quoting and misquoting Josephus with -respect to John the Baptist and Jesus Christ, he thur solemnly +truth he appeals to the wonderful "testimonies of Josephus," which +he has just fabricated. After quoting and misquoting Josephus with +respect to John the Baptist and Jesus Christ, he thur solemnly couches for their false witness: "When such testimony as this is transmitted to us by an historian who sprung from the Hebrews -themselves, both respecting John the Baptist and our Savior, what +themselves, both respecting John the Baptist and our Savior, what subterfuge can be left, to prevent those from being convicted destitute of all shame, who have forged the acts against them?" -(Eusebius, HE. I, xi.) The Bishop justly pronounces his own

+(Eusebius, HE. I, xi.) The Bishop justly pronounces his own

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -1282,62 +1282,62 @@ destitute of all shame, who have forged the acts against them?" . FORGERY IN CHRISTIANITY

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condemnation. This, says Gibbon, "is an example of no vulgar +

condemnation. This, says Gibbon, "is an example of no vulgar forgery." (Chap. xvi.) In view of the convicting circumstances, and of his notoriously bad record, it, is not uncharitable to impute -this Josephus forgery to Bishop Eusebius.

+this Josephus forgery to Bishop Eusebius.

THE OWL-ANGEL FORGERY

-

Another story of Pagan superstition related by Josephus, and -twisted by the Christian invention of Bishop Eusebius and the +

Another story of Pagan superstition related by Josephus, and +twisted by the Christian invention of Bishop Eusebius and the sacred writers of Acts into inspired "history" and truth of God, is the celebrated angel-owl passage relating to the tragic death of -the King, Herod Agrippa. Josephus tells that Herod went to Caesarea -to attend a celebration in honor of Caesar; that as Herod entered +the King, Herod Agrippa. Josephus tells that Herod went to Caesarea +to attend a celebration in honor of Caesar; that as Herod entered the stadium, clad in a robe of silver tissue, the rays of the sun shone upon it resplendently, making him look like a supernatural being; whereupon the crowd cried out hailing him as more than mortal, as a god; but his mortality was quickly made evident by his sudden illness and death. It may be explained that the word "angel" (Greek, angelos) means simply "messenger" or herald. Thus proceeds -Josephus:

+Josephus:

-

"But" he [Herod] presently afterward looked up, he saw an +

"But" he [Herod] presently afterward looked up, he saw an owl sitting upon a certain rope over his head, and immediately understood that this bird was a messenger [Gr. angelos] of - ill-tidings." Herod was shortly seized with "severe pains in + ill-tidings." Herod was shortly seized with "severe pains in his belly," and died after five days of suffering." (Jos. Antiq. Jews, XIX, viii, 2.)

-

This was too Paganish and prosaic for the pious Christian -fancy of Bishop Eusebius; so while he was forging the "Jesus +

This was too Paganish and prosaic for the pious Christian +fancy of Bishop Eusebius; so while he was forging the "Jesus passage," he proceeded to give Christian embellishment for edification to the "owl" story, with its use of the word "angelos." -So he quotes in full the narration of Josephus, under the chapter -heading "Herod Agrippa persecuting the Apostles, immediately +So he quotes in full the narration of Josephus, under the chapter +heading "Herod Agrippa persecuting the Apostles, immediately experienced divine Judgment." he first relates the "martyrdom of -James" by Herod, and the imprisonment of Peter, as recorded in +James" by Herod, and the imprisonment of Peter, as recorded in Acts, and proceeds: "The consequences, however, of the king's attempts against the apostles, were not long deferred, but the avenging minister of divine justice soon overtook him. ... As it is -also recorded in the book of Acts, he proceeded to Caesarea, and +also recorded in the book of Acts, he proceeded to Caesarea, and there on a noted festival, being clad in a splendid and royal dress, he harangued the people. ... The whole people applauding him for his harangue, as it were the voice of a god, and not of a man, the Scriptures relate, 'that the angel of the Lord immediately smote him and being consumed by worms, he gave up the ghost.' It is wonderful to observe, likewise, in this singular event, the -coincidence of the history given by Josephus, with that of the -sacred Scriptures. In this he [Josephus] plainly adds his testimony +coincidence of the history given by Josephus, with that of the +sacred Scriptures. In this he [Josephus] plainly adds his testimony to the truth, in the nineteenth book of his Antiquities, where he -relates the miracles in the following words: [here quoting Josephus +relates the miracles in the following words: [here quoting Josephus in full, until he reaches the owl-story, when he thus falsifies]: -- 'After a little While, raising himself, he saw an angel [angelos] hanging over his head upon a rope,, and this he knew -immediately to be an omen of evil'! Thus far Josephus: in which +immediately to be an omen of evil'! Thus far Josephus: in which statement, as in others, I can but admire his agreement with the -divine Scriptures"! (Eusebius, HE. II, x.) An angel hanging on a +divine Scriptures"! (Eusebius, HE. II, x.) An angel hanging on a rope over one's head might well have been taken by a superstitious

Bank of Wisdom @@ -1348,17 +1348,17 @@ rope over one's head might well have been taken by a superstitious

person as ominous of something -- maybe of a hung angel. This pious story, with the owl piously metamorphosed into an angel, was -apparently cribbed from Josephus also by the writer of Acts, or -maybe "interpolated" into it by the fanciful Bishop. There we find +apparently cribbed from Josephus also by the writer of Acts, or +maybe "interpolated" into it by the fanciful Bishop. There we find this Pagan-Jewish anecdote retold by divine inspiration thus -embellished over Josephus and Eusebius: "And immediately the angel -of the Lord [Gr. angelos Kurioul smote him, because he gave not God +embellished over Josephus and Eusebius: "And immediately the angel +of the Lord [Gr. angelos Kurioul smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms and gave up the ghost"! (Acts -xii, 20-23.) Note the almost identical words, except for the -progressive embellishments: Josephus' owl thus became first an +xii, 20-23.) Note the almost identical words, except for the +progressive embellishments: Josephus' owl thus became first an angel of evil omen, then the avenging minister of the wrath of God, aided by devouring worms to give true Christian zest and spite to -the simple Pagan superstition. Herod probably died from acute +the simple Pagan superstition. Herod probably died from acute indigestion caused by the excesses of the festivities, or from an attack of peritonitis or appendicitis. Profane history of the event does not chronicle the devouring, avenging worms of God.

@@ -1373,33 +1373,33 @@ A fitting close to this review is the following omnibus confession

"Indeed, in later times, we hear of recovered autographs of Apostolic writings in the controversies about the Apostolic origin of some Churches or about claims for metropolitan - dignity. So the autograph of the Gospel of St. Matthew was - said to have been found in Cyprus. ... Eusebius (Hist. Eccles. - vii, 19) relates that in his time the seat of St. James was as - yet extant in Jerusalem. Of old pictures of Apostles, see - Eusebius, ibid, vii, 18. Whether or not even the oldest of + dignity. So the autograph of the Gospel of St. Matthew was + said to have been found in Cyprus. ... Eusebius (Hist. Eccles. + vii, 19) relates that in his time the seat of St. James was as + yet extant in Jerusalem. Of old pictures of Apostles, see + Eusebius, ibid, vii, 18. Whether or not even the oldest of these statements are historically true remains still a mooted question. We regard it as useless to record what may be found on these topirg in the vast amount of matter that makes up the - apocryphal Acts of the Apostles and other legendary - documents." (CE. 635.)

+ apocryphal Acts of the Apostles and other legendary + documents." (CE. 635.)

Among some of these not already mentioned are found "The -Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Canons of Pseudo-Hippolytus, -The Egyptian Church Ordinance." (CE. i, 636.) Also: "In the last -years of the fifth century a famous document attributed to Popes +Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Canons of Pseudo-Hippolytus, +The Egyptian Church Ordinance." (CE. i, 636.) Also: "In the last +years of the fifth century a famous document attributed to Popes Gelasius and Hormisdas adds ... a list of books disapproved, the -works of heretics, and forged Scriptural documents." (CE. vi, 4.) -A glance at the Index-volume of CE. reveals the numerous forged +works of heretics, and forged Scriptural documents." (CE. vi, 4.) +A glance at the Index-volume of CE. reveals the numerous forged works attributed to many of the Fathers of the early Church, listed under the word Pseudo, or false, which word is to be understood as prefixed to each of the following names: Pseudo-Alquin, Ambrosius, -Antoninus, Areopagite, Athanasius, Augustine, Barnabas, +Antoninus, Areopagite, Athanasius, Augustine, Barnabas, Callisthenes, Chrysostom, Clement, Epiphanius, Gelasius, Gregory, Nazianzen, Hegesippus, Hippolytus, Ignatius, Isidore, Jonathan, -Justin, Matthew, Prochorus, Tertullian, Zaeharius. The pious +Justin, Matthew, Prochorus, Tertullian, Zaeharius. The pious ignorant "Christians, who for the most part are untrained and -illiterate persons," as shown in the Octavius of Minucius Felix (V, +illiterate persons," as shown in the Octavius of Minucius Felix (V, xi), and the whole Church, were gulled by these frauds for a thousand years.

@@ -1438,11 +1438,11 @@ volumes. The Christian Literature Publishing Co., Buffalo, N.Y.,

The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, cited as N&PNF.; First and Second Series; many volumes; same publishers.

-

The Catholic Encyclopedia, cited as CE.; fifteen volumes and -index, published under the Imprimatur of Archbishop Farley; New +

The Catholic Encyclopedia, cited as CE.; fifteen volumes and +index, published under the Imprimatur of Archbishop Farley; New York, Robert Appleton Co., 1907-9.

-

The Encyclopedia Biblica, cited as EB., four volumes; Adam & +

The Encyclopedia Biblica, cited as EB., four volumes; Adam & Charles Black, London, 1899; American Reprint, The Macmillan Co., New York, 1914.

@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ New York, 1914.

The UNITED STATES of America must again become - The Free Market-Place of Ideas.

+ The Free Market-Place of Ideas.

The Bank of Wisdom is always looking for more of these old, hidden, suppressed and forgotten books that contain needed facts @@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ us, we need to give them back to America.

You are reading FORGERY IN CHRISTIANITY by - Joseph Wheliss + Joseph Wheliss 1930

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THE SAINTLY "FATHERS" OF THE FAITH

-

"The greater Saint, the greater Liar." Diegesis. +

"The greater Saint, the greater Liar." Diegesis. "The principal historians of the patristic period cannot -always be completely trusted." (CE. vi, 14.)

+always be completely trusted." (CE. vi, 14.)

-

EMBRACED WITIFIN CE.'s confession of patristic +

EMBRACED WITIFIN CE.'s confession of patristic untrustworthines and perversion of truth is every "Father" and Founder of the Church of Christ of the first three centuries of the fabrication of the new Faith, -- as by their own words will now be -demonstrated. Yet upon these self-same not-to-be-trusted fabulists +demonstrated. Yet upon these self-same not-to-be-trusted fabulists and forgers do the truth and validity of the Christ and the Christian religion solely and altogether depend. They dertroy it.

@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ Christian religion solely and altogether depend. They dertroy it.

form of government, were men of personal honor and of public probity; the most of them were Infidels. The "Fathers" and founders of the Christian religion and Church of Christ were, all of them, -ex-Pagan charlatans -- "we who formerly used magical arts," as -Father Justin Martyr admits (I Apology, xiv), who took up the new +ex-Pagan charlatans -- "we who formerly used magical arts," as +Father Justin Martyr admits (I Apology, xiv), who took up the new Christian superstition and continued to ply the same old magical arts under a new veneer, upon the ignorant and superstitious pagans and near-pagans, as the ensuing pages will demonstrate. The, -Fathtrs will show themselves to be wholly destitute of common sense +Fathtrs will show themselves to be wholly destitute of common sense of opinion and of common honesty of statement, credulous and mendacious to the n-th degree.

@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ Church. We shall see them to be grotesquely credulous of every fable, many of which themselves fabricated: reckless of truth to the highest degree; fluent and unscrupulous Liars of the Lord, whose lies, if thereby the "glory of God" were made the more to -abound, they, like Paul, counted it no sin (Rom. iii, 7), as we -have seen confessed. lake Paul, "being crafty," they made a holy -craft of catching the credulous with guile; and like Paul, they +abound, they, like Paul, counted it no sin (Rom. iii, 7), as we +have seen confessed. lake Paul, "being crafty," they made a holy +craft of catching the credulous with guile; and like Paul, they boasted of it. (2 Cor. xii, 16.)

For the ampler appreciation of the utter incapacity of these -pious ex-Pagan and ex-Magician Fathers to comprehend truth or to +pious ex-Pagan and ex-Magician Fathers to comprehend truth or to tell it, and of their childish and reckless irresponsibility in relating as truth what they knew was not true, we need but look briefly at their records and wonder at their moronic mentality. For @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ them or in their sainted names.

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An admirable norm and test of trustworthiness is stated by -Middleton, one of the keenest critics of the Miracle-mongering of +Middleton, one of the keenest critics of the Miracle-mongering of the Feathers: "The authority of a writer who affirms any questionable fact, must depend on the character of his veracity and judgment. In many cases the want of judgment alone has all the same @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ is absurd; the fact is certain, because it is impossible." (De Carne Christi, ch. v, ANF. iii, 525.)

The mental limitations of the Fathers we have seen several -times admitted and apologized for by CE.; further it confesses of +times admitted and apologized for by CE.; further it confesses of them: "It was natural that in the early days of the Church, the Fathers, writing with little scientific knowledge, should have a tendency" to fall into sundry comical and preposterous errors "now @@ -95,21 +95,21 @@ history, and even yet!

The childlike mental processes of the Fathers, their all- accepting credulity, and the utter worthlessness of their opionns and "traditions" as to things divine and human, is oft-admitted and -will be made manifest. We shall soon see that the Four Gospels +will be made manifest. We shall soon see that the Four Gospels which Christans, with childlike faith accept as the genuine handiwork of the apostles and immediate companions of Christ, are anonymous forgeries of a century and more after their time, and -that the other New Testament booklets, Acts and Epistles of the +that the other New Testament booklets, Acts and Epistles of the alleged apostles, are so many other forgeries made long after their times.

The forged New Testament booklets and the foolish writings of the Fathers, are the sole "evidence" we have for the alleged facts -and doctrines of our most holy Faith, as is admited by (CE.: "Our +and doctrines of our most holy Faith, as is admited by (CE.: "Our documentary sources of knowledge about the origins of Christianity and its earliest development, are chiefly the New Testament -Scriptures and various sub-Apostolic writings, the authenticity of -which we must to a great extent take for granted here. (CE, iii, +Scriptures and various sub-Apostolic writings, the authenticity of +which we must to a great extent take for granted here. (CE, iii, 712.) The Christian religion and the Church thus confessedly exist upon data and documents the authenticity and verity of which "must be taken for granted," -- but which are well known, and are here @@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ then, is "tradition"? Of what value is "tradition," as evidence of things naturally incredible and unverifiable, -- of alleged events and miraculous happenings over a century before the "traditions" -- invariably contradictory -- which first allege them as facts for -Faith? For instance: "The famous texts of Irenaeus on Apostolic +Faith? For instance: "The famous texts of Irenaeus on Apostolic Succession are a testimony to the faith [i.e. "traditions"] of the second century, rather than an example of historical narrative." -(CE. vii, 341.)

+(CE. vii, 341.)

Tradition is popular stories and hand-me-down reports or gossip current in the community or passing current among any @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ garnishments of the Fathers to the forged Aristeas-tale regarding the Septuagint; we shall see the Fatherly "traditions" suddenly crop up a century or two after some alleged event, embroider and expand -- and contradict themselves from Father to Father in the -telling, with respect to every single instance: Gospel-tales, +telling, with respect to every single instance: Gospel-tales, forged "apocrypha" narratives, false foundations of churches, bishops, popes, apostolic successions. Thus the Fathers inflated their originally fictitious "traditions" of this and that, and on @@ -162,17 +162,17 @@ truth.

In a note to one instance of patristic tradition recorded in the bulky collection, the editors of the ANF., to which we are indebted for most of what follows regarding these fatuous Fathers, -make fhis sententious comment: "Hearsay at second-hand, and handed +make fhis sententious comment: "Hearsay at second-hand, and handed about among many, amounts to nothing as evidence." And this is the -comment of Father Bishop Eusebius, the first Church historian, on -the "traditions" of good Father Bishop Papias, firist of the sub- -Apostolic Fathers: "These sayings [of Jesus Christ and apostles] +comment of Father Bishop Eusebius, the first Church historian, on +the "traditions" of good Father Bishop Papias, firist of the sub- +Apostolic Fathers: "These sayings [of Jesus Christ and apostles] consisted of a number of strange parables, and doctrines of our -Saviour, which the authority of so venerable a person, who had +Saviour, which the authority of so venerable a person, who had lived with the apostles, imposed on the Church as genuine." (Mist. Eccles. Bk. III, ch. 39.) But this is simply another fictitious -"tradition," that Papias "lived with the apostles," for he did not, -as his own words and CE. will disclose when we come to sketch that +"tradition," that Papias "lived with the apostles," for he did not, +as his own words and CE. will disclose when we come to sketch that pious fabulist of a Father. Such are patristic and ecclesiastical "traditions," of which sufficient examples are yet to be noticed,

@@ -184,11 +184,11 @@ pious fabulist of a Father. Such are patristic and ecclesiastical

THE TWELVE "TRADITIONAL" APOSTLES

-

There were Twelve Tribes of Israel: and Moses, coming down -from Sinai, appointed twelve young men "according to the twelve +

There were Twelve Tribes of Israel: and Moses, coming down +from Sinai, appointed twelve young men "according to the twelve tribes of Israel" to sacrifice at the twelve phallic pillars which -he get up to celebrate the giving of the Law. (Ex. xxiv, 4-5.) So -"tradition" has it that Jesus appointed Twelve Apostles: "The +he get up to celebrate the giving of the Law. (Ex. xxiv, 4-5.) So +"tradition" has it that Jesus appointed Twelve Apostles: "The number twelve was symbolical, corresponding to the twelve tribes of Israel" (EB. i, 264); but the whole story is fictitious, says EB. (iii, 2987), with the soundest Scriptural basis for its conclusion. @@ -199,13 +199,13 @@ Twelve, for the purpose of showing their wholly fictitious character,

After the same "symbolical" fashion the legendary "Seventy -Elders of Israel," commanded by Yahveh and chosen by Moses (Num. +Elders of Israel," commanded by Yahveh and chosen by Moses (Num. xi, 16, 24), had their counterpart in the equally legendary -"Seventy Disciples, whom also the lord appointed" (Luke x, 1), -- +"Seventy Disciples, whom also the lord appointed" (Luke x, 1), -- and who furnished so many zealous missionaries and early church- founders, as their "records" pretend, and so many of which are by -CE,. declared to be fraudulent and forged. Bear in mind that the -"Gospel"' records, as we shall see, are anonymous forgeries of a +CE,. declared to be fraudulent and forged. Bear in mind that the +"Gospel"' records, as we shall see, are anonymous forgeries of a century and more after the "traditional" events recorded; and the unreliable nature of "tradition" is further illutitrated.

@@ -214,30 +214,30 @@ we proceed with the Fathers and with the "sacred writings," that the Holy Twelve had no exintence in the flesh, but their "cue" being taken from the Old Testament legends, they were mere names -- dramatic persons, -- masks of the play, -- of "tradition," such as -Shakespeare and all playwrights and fiction-writers create for the +Shakespeare and all playwrights and fiction-writers create for the actors of their plays and works of admitted fiction.

-

A very curious and challenging admission is made by CE. in +

A very curious and challenging admission is made by CE. in speaking of the noted forgeries, long regarded as inspired, of the -"Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagitc," who "clove unto Paul" after his +"Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagitc," who "clove unto Paul" after his Mar's Hill harangue (Acts xvii, 34), and all whose name many -precious forgeries -- "a series of famous writings" (CE. v, 13) -- +precious forgeries -- "a series of famous writings" (CE. v, 13) -- were forged by pious Christians "at the very earliest in the latter half of the fifth century," and which were "of highest and universully acknowledged authority, both in the Western and in the Eastern Church, lasting until the beginning of the fifteenth century," followed by a "period of aharp conflict Waged about their -authenticity, begun by Laurentius Valla, and closing only within -recent years." (CE. v, 15.) "Those writings," says CE. -- with more +authenticity, begun by Laurentius Valla, and closing only within +recent years." (CE. v, 15.) "Those writings," says CE. -- with more far-reaching suggestion than intinded "with intent to deceive, weave into their narrative certain fictitious personages, such as -Peter, James, John, Timothy, Carpus, and others." (CE. vii, 345.) -If these great Apostles and "pillars of the Faith" are "fictitious +Peter, James, John, Timothy, Carpus, and others." (CE. vii, 345.) +If these great Apostles and "pillars of the Faith" are "fictitious personages" in the long-revered but now admitted forgeries of Pseudo-Dionysius, by what token may they be any the less fictitious personages in the hundreds of other equally forged Christian writings Which we shall notice, -- as also in the to-be- -deomonstrated forgeries of Gospel, Acts and Epistles, in which the +deomonstrated forgeries of Gospel, Acts and Epistles, in which the identical personages, or dramatis personae, play their imaginary

Bank of Wisdom @@ -250,15 +250,15 @@ identical personages, or dramatis personae, play their imaginary

hundred years, and until "only within recent years," were the Dionysian forguries tenaciously proclaimed as genuine by the Holy- Ghost-guided Church; may it not have been equally misguided as to -the "suthenticity" of its Gospels and other "sacred writings"? If, -in the venerated "pseudo-Areopagite," the sainted Peter, Paul, -John, et als., are admittedly "fictitious personages," how do they -acquire the flesh and blood of actual persons in Gospels and -Epistles? We shall see.

+the "suthenticity" of its Gospels and other "sacred writings"? If, +in the venerated "pseudo-Areopagite," the sainted Peter, Paul, +John, et als., are admittedly "fictitious personages," how do they +acquire the flesh and blood of actual persons in Gospels and +Epistles? We shall see.

-

I. The Apostles

+

I. The Apostles

-

Two of them, the principal, Peter anh John, are described to +

Two of them, the principal, Peter anh John, are described to be "anthropoi agrammatoi kai idiotai -- unlearned and ignorant men" (Acts iv, 13); all Twelve were of the same type and well matched. They were variously picked up from among the humblest and most @@ -269,19 +269,19 @@ establishment of his earthly and heavenly Kingdoms -- of Jews. As for the King-to-be and his prospective Court, a saddening and repellent portraiture is sketched in the inspired Biographics: though it is true, "The chronology of the birth of Christ and the -subsequent Bibical events is most uncertain." (CE. vii, 419.) His +subsequent Bibical events is most uncertain." (CE. vii, 419.) His parents and family regarded him as insane and sought to resrtrain -him by foree. (Mark iii, 21; cf. John x, 20.) He and his Apostle- +him by foree. (Mark iii, 21; cf. John x, 20.) He and his Apostle- band toured Palestine with a retinue of bare-foot and unwrshed peasant men and women, shocking polite people by their habits of not washing even their hands to eat when invited as guests, and by the violence of their language. These traits ran in his peasant -family and relatives, His cousin, known as John the Baptist, was a +family and relatives, His cousin, known as John the Baptist, was a desert dervish, unwashed and unshorn, who wore a leather loin-strap for clothes and whose regular diet, was wild bumble-bee honey and -raw grasshoppers. His own brother James was an unkempt and filthy -as any Saint in the calendar; of him Bishop Eusebius records: -"James, the brother of the Lord, ... a razor never came upon his +raw grasshoppers. His own brother James was an unkempt and filthy +as any Saint in the calendar; of him Bishop Eusebius records: +"James, the brother of the Lord, ... a razor never came upon his head, he never anointed with oil, and never used a bath"! (HE. II, 23.) With the Master at their hend, the Troupe wandered up and down the little land, proclaiming the immediate end of the world, @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ playing havoc with the legions of devils who infested the peasantry, and preaching Hell and Damnation for all who would not heed their fanatical preachments.

-

APOSTOLIC GREED AND STRIFE.

+

APOSTOLIC GREED AND STRIFE.

As for the Twelve, the hope of great reward was the inspiredly recorded motive of these peanants; who left their petty crafts for @@ -297,11 +297,11 @@ hope of greater gain by following the lowly King-to-be. The zeal and greed for personal aggrandizement of the Chosen Twelve is constantly revealed throughout the inspired record. hardly had the Holy Twelve gotten organized and into action, when the cunning and -crafty Peter, spokesman for the craft, boldly came forward and -advanced the itching palm: "Then answered Peter and said unto him, +crafty Peter, spokesman for the craft, boldly came forward and +advanced the itching palm: "Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have -therefore?" (Matt. xix, 27.) And the Master came back splendidly -with the Promise: "And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, +therefore?" (Matt. xix, 27.) And the Master came back splendidly +with the Promise: "And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son

Bank of Wisdom @@ -311,61 +311,61 @@ That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son

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of Man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon -twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel" (Matt. xix, +twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel" (Matt. xix, 28). But even these brillant future rewards could not satisfy the greed of the Holy Ones, and led not to gratitude, but to greater greed and strife.

-

The Mother of James and John, probably inspired by them, and +

The Mother of James and John, probably inspired by them, and zealous for their greater glory, came secretly with her two sons, -to Jesus, "worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him" -(Matt. xx, 20); and when Jesus asked her what it was, "she saith -unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy +to Jesus, "worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him" +(Matt. xx, 20); and when Jesus asked her what it was, "she saith +unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom." (v. 21.) -But Mark contradicts the assurance of Matthew that it was Mrs. -Zebedee who came and made the request, and avers that "James and -John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, stying, Maister, we would +But Mark contradicts the assurance of Matthew that it was Mrs. +Zebedee who came and made the request, and avers that "James and +John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, stying, Maister, we would that thou shouldst do for us whatsoever we shall desire," and -stated their own modest demands for preferment. (Mark x, 35-37.) +stated their own modest demands for preferment. (Mark x, 35-37.) But, in either contradictory event, both agree that "when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two -brethren." (Matt. xxix, 24; Mark x, 41.)

+brethren." (Matt. xxix, 24; Mark x, 41.)

Not during the whole one -- or three -- years of association -with their Master, did these holy Apostles abate their greed and +with their Master, did these holy Apostles abate their greed and strife. Several times are recorded desputes among them as to "who -should be greatest among them" (Matt. xviii, 1; Mark ix, 33-34; -Luke ix, 46) -- here again the "harmony of the Gospels" assuring -the constant inharmony of the Apostles. And even at the Last -Supper, when Jesus had announced that one of them would that night +should be greatest among them" (Matt. xviii, 1; Mark ix, 33-34; +Luke ix, 46) -- here again the "harmony of the Gospels" assuring +the constant inharmony of the Apostles. And even at the Last +Supper, when Jesus had announced that one of them would that night betray him to death, "there was also strife among them, which of -them should be accounted the greatest." (Luke xxii, 24.) And great -was the disgust of the Master at his miserable Apostles, and -especially at the craven and crafty Peter, Jesus had spurned him -with blasting scorn, "and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, -Satan; thou art an offense to me" (Matt. xvi, 23); and again the -Gospels are in harmony (Mt. xvi, 23; Mk. viii, 33). Such are the -Holy Apostles of Jesus Christ, said to be painted by some of -themselves through inspiration. This "Satan" Peter, later -constituted "Saint" Peter, shall again deserve our attention.

+them should be accounted the greatest." (Luke xxii, 24.) And great +was the disgust of the Master at his miserable Apostles, and +especially at the craven and crafty Peter, Jesus had spurned him +with blasting scorn, "and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, +Satan; thou art an offense to me" (Matt. xvi, 23); and again the +Gospels are in harmony (Mt. xvi, 23; Mk. viii, 33). Such are the +Holy Apostles of Jesus Christ, said to be painted by some of +themselves through inspiration. This "Satan" Peter, later +constituted "Saint" Peter, shall again deserve our attention.

II. The Apostolic Fathers

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Under this rubric CE. lists, as those who were "converted with +

Under this rubric CE. lists, as those who were "converted with the apostles," and, after them. were the first propagandists of the -Truth, the Catholic Saints Clement, Ignatiut;, Polycarp, Barnabas, -and Hermas; they fill up the first half of the second century of -the era. Tte "traditions" preserved of these saintly Fathers of the +Truth, the Catholic Saints Clement, Ignatiut;, Polycarp, Barnabas, +and Hermas; they fill up the first half of the second century of +the era. Tte "traditions" preserved of these saintly Fathers of the Church are very scanty and dubious; but from what exists they were -all within the apostolic description of Peter and John, "ignorant -and unlearned men," and like Bishop Pipias, as described by Bishop -Eusebius, "men of very small minds, if we may judge from their own +all within the apostolic description of Peter and John, "ignorant +and unlearned men," and like Bishop Pipias, as described by Bishop +Eusebius, "men of very small minds, if we may judge from their own words," of which we shall now read for ourselves. It will be noted that all these Fathers, like all the sub-apostolic Fathers for the -first two centuries and more, were ex-Pagans, and (with the alleged -exception of "Pope" Clement), were Greeks, of scattered parts of +first two centuries and more, were ex-Pagans, and (with the alleged +exception of "Pope" Clement), were Greeks, of scattered parts of the Empire, who wrote and taught in Greek, and with the very -questionable exception of Clement, had nothing to do with "the +questionable exception of Clement, had nothing to do with "the Church which sojourns at Rome." Each was the Bishop and hend of his

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own local, and independent, Church; and never once does one of them -(except Clement of Rome, in a forged Epistle), speak of or mention -the Church of Rome, or more than barely mention Peter (and only as -one of the Apostles), nor mention or quote a single book of the New +(except Clement of Rome, in a forged Epistle), speak of or mention +the Church of Rome, or more than barely mention Peter (and only as +one of the Apostles), nor mention or quote a single book of the New Testament, -- though they are profuse in quoting the Old Testament -books, canonical and apoeryphal, the Pagan gods, and the Sibylline -oracles, as inspired testimonies of Jesus Christ. The significance +books, canonical and apoeryphal, the Pagan gods, and the Sibylline +oracles, as inspired testimonies of Jesus Christ. The significance of all this will appear.

1. CLEMENT OF ROME (about 30-96 A.D.). He is alleged to be the -first, second, third, or fourth, Bishop, or Pope, of Rome (CE. iv, -13); and to be the author of two Epistles to the Corinthians, +first, second, third, or fourth, Bishop, or Pope, of Rome (CE. iv, +13); and to be the author of two Epistles to the Corinthians, besides other bulky and important forgeries, thus confessed and -catalogued by CE:

+catalogued by CE:

-

"Many writings have been faslely attributed to Pope St. -Clement: (1) The 'Second Clementine Epistle to the Corinthians.' +

"Many writings have been faslely attributed to Pope St. +Clement: (1) The 'Second Clementine Epistle to the Corinthians.' Many critics have believed them genuine [they having been read in the Churches]. ... But it is now admitted on all hands that they -cannot be by the same author as the genuine [?] Epistle to the -Corinthians. ... (2) Two Epistles to Virgins.' (3) At the head of +cannot be by the same author as the genuine [?] Epistle to the +Corinthians. ... (2) Two Epistles to Virgins.' (3) At the head of the Pscudo-Isidorian Decretals stand five letters attributed to St. -Clement. (4) Ascribed to Clement are the 'Apostolic Constitutions,' +Clement. (4) Ascribed to Clement are the 'Apostolic Constitutions,' 'Apostolic Canons,' and the "Testament of our lord.' (5) The -'Clementines' or 'Pseudo-Clementines,' including the Recognitions -and Homilies," hereafter to be noticed. (CE. iv, 14-15; cf. 17, +'Clementines' or 'Pseudo-Clementines,' including the Recognitions +and Homilies," hereafter to be noticed. (CE. iv, 14-15; cf. 17, 39.)

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The second of these alleged Epistles of Clement to the +

The second of these alleged Epistles of Clement to the Corinthians is thus admittedly a forgery, together with everything -else in his name but the alleged First Epistle. The case for this -First Epistle is little if any better; but as it is the very flimsy +else in his name but the alleged First Epistle. The case for this +First Epistle is little if any better; but as it is the very flimsy basis of one of the proudest claims of Holy Church -- though suppressed as "proof" of another claim which it disproves, -- it is, as it were, plucked as a brand from the burning of all the -other Clementine forgeries, and placed at the head of all the -writings of the Fathers. Of this I Clement EB. says: "The author is -certainly not Clement of Rome, whatever may be our judgment as to -whether or not Clement was a bishop, a martyr, a disciple of the +other Clementine forgeries, and placed at the head of all the +writings of the Fathers. Of this I Clement EB. says: "The author is +certainly not Clement of Rome, whatever may be our judgment as to +whether or not Clement was a bishop, a martyr, a disciple of the apostles. The martyrdom, set forth in untrustworthy Acts, has for -its sole foundation the identification of Clement of Rome with -Flavius Clement the consul, who was executed by cominand of -Domitian," -- A.D. 81-96. (EB. iii, 3486.) This First Epistle is -supposed to have been written about the year 96-98, by Clement, -friend and coworker of Paul, according to the late "tradition" -first set in motion by Dionysius, A.D. 170. But "This Clement," -says CE., after citing the Fathers, "was probably a Philippian." -(CE. iv, 13.) "Who the Clement was to whom the writings were +its sole foundation the identification of Clement of Rome with +Flavius Clement the consul, who was executed by cominand of +Domitian," -- A.D. 81-96. (EB. iii, 3486.) This First Epistle is +supposed to have been written about the year 96-98, by Clement, +friend and coworker of Paul, according to the late "tradition" +first set in motion by Dionysius, A.D. 170. But "This Clement," +says CE., after citing the Fathers, "was probably a Philippian." +(CE. iv, 13.) "Who the Clement was to whom the writings were asscribed, cannot with absolute certainty be determined." (ANF. i, 2.)

-

It is notable that the pretendedly genuine "First Epistle" +

It is notable that the pretendedly genuine "First Epistle" does not contain or mention the name of any one as its author, nor -name Clement; its address is simply: "The Church of God which +name Clement; its address is simply: "The Church of God which sojourns at Rome, to the Church of God sojurning at Corinth." There is only one MS. of it in existence, a translation into Latin from -the original Greek. This is the celebrated MS. of "Holy Scripture"

+the original Greek. This is the celebrated MS. of "Holy Scripture"

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-

known as Codex A, which was discovered and presented to Charles I -of England by Cyril of Alexandria, in 1628; the Fathers cited both -I and II Clement as Seripture. On this MS., at the end of I -Clement, is written, "The First Epistle of Clement to the +

known as Codex A, which was discovered and presented to Charles I +of England by Cyril of Alexandria, in 1628; the Fathers cited both +I and II Clement as Seripture. On this MS., at the end of I +Clement, is written, "The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians": a subscription which proves itself a forgery and that -it was not written by Clement, who could not know that a later -forger would write a "Second Clement," so as to give him occasion +it was not written by Clement, who could not know that a later +forger would write a "Second Clement," so as to give him occasion to call his own the First. (ANF. viii, 55-56.)

-

By whomever this "First Epistle" was written, by Father, -Bishop, or Pope of Rome, his zeal and his intelligence are +

By whomever this "First Epistle" was written, by Father, +Bishop, or Pope of Rome, his zeal and his intelligence are demonstrated by his argument, in Chapter xxv, of the truth of the -Resurrection; in proof of which he makes this powerful and faith- +Resurrection; in proof of which he makes this powerful and faith- compelling plea: "Let us consider that wonderful sign [of the resurrection) which takes place in Eastern lands, that is, in Arabia and the countries round about. There is a certain bird which @@ -472,29 +472,29 @@ respecting the phoenix is mentioned by Herodotus (ii, 73) and by Pliny (Nat. X, 2), and is used as above by Tertullian (De Resurr., see. 13), and by others of the Fathers." CF,. iv, 15.)

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The occasion for the pretended writing of this Epistle, and +

The occasion for the pretended writing of this Epistle, and the very high significance of it, will be noticed when we treat of the origin of the Church which sojourns at Roine.

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2. IGNATIUS: Saint, Bishop of Antioch (born in Syria, c. 50 -- +

2. IGNATIUS: Saint, Bishop of Antioch (born in Syria, c. 50 -- died rather latitudinously "between 98 and 117"). "More than one of the early ecclesiastical writers has given credence, though -apparently without good reason, to the legend that Ignatius was the -child whom the Saviour took up in his armos, as described in Mark, -ix, 35." (CE. vii, 644.) "If we include St. Peter, Ignatius was the -third Bishop of Antioch," (CE, vii, 644), -- thus casting doubt on +apparently without good reason, to the legend that Ignatius was the +child whom the Saviour took up in his armos, as described in Mark, +ix, 35." (CE. vii, 644.) "If we include St. Peter, Ignatius was the +third Bishop of Antioch," (CE, vii, 644), -- thus casting doubt on another and a most monumental but confused Church "tradition." He -was the subject of very extensive forgeries; fifteen Epistles bear -the name of Ignatius, including one to the Virgin Mary, and her -reply; two to the apostle John, others to the Philippians, +was the subject of very extensive forgeries; fifteen Epistles bear +the name of Ignatius, including one to the Virgin Mary, and her +reply; two to the apostle John, others to the Philippians, Tarsians, Antiocheans, Ephesians, Magnesians, Trallians, Romans, Philadelphians, Smyrneans, and to Polycarp, besides a forged Martyrium; the clerical forgers were very active with the name of -Saint Ignatius. Of these, eight Epistles and the Martyrium are +Saint Ignatius. Of these, eight Epistles and the Martyrium are confessedly forgeries; "they are by common consent set aside as forgeries, which were at various dates and to serve special purposes, put forth under the name of the celebrated Bil;hop of -Antioch" (ANF. i, 46; CE. vii, 645); though, says CE., "if the

+Antioch" (ANF. i, 46; CE. vii, 645); though, says CE., "if the

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -506,9 +506,9 @@ Antioch" (ANF. i, 46; CE. vii, 645); though, says CE., "if the

to the seven supposed by some to be genuine, "even the genuine epistles were greatly interpolated to lend weight to the personal views of its author. For this reason they are incapable of bearing -witness to the original form" (CE. vii, 645); and even the +witness to the original form" (CE. vii, 645); and even the authenticity of the "genuine seven" was warmly disputed for several -centuries. The dubious best that CE. can say is: "Perhaps the best +centuries. The dubious best that CE. can say is: "Perhaps the best evidence for their authenticity is to be found in the letter of Polycarp to the Philippians, which mentions each of them by name ... UNLESS, indeed, that of Polycarp itself be regarded as @@ -517,44 +517,44 @@ interpolated or FORGED." (Ib. p. 646.)

As good proofs as may be that these "seven genuine" are late forgeries, are: of each one of them, as printed in the ANF., there are "two recensions, a shorter and a longer," printed in parallel -columno, thus demonstrating that the longer at least is "greatly -interpolated"; the most significant being a refercnce to Peter and -Paul, constituting the "interpolated" part of Chap. vii of the -Epistle to the Romans, hereafter noticed. That as a whole they are +columno, thus demonstrating that the longer at least is "greatly +interpolated"; the most significant being a refercnce to Peter and +Paul, constituting the "interpolated" part of Chap. vii of the +Epistle to the Romans, hereafter noticed. That as a whole they are late forgeries, is further proved by the fact, stated by Cardinal Newman, that "the whole system of Catholic doctrine may be discovered, at least in outline, not to say in parts filled up, in -the course of his seven Epistles" (CE, vii, 646); this including +the course of his seven Epistles" (CE, vii, 646); this including the impossibilities -- for that epoch -- of the claborated hierarchy of the Imperial Chureh as having been instituted by the humble Nazarene, -- who was to "come again" and put an end to all earthly things within the generation; the infallibility of the Church, the supernatural virtue of virginity, and the primacy of -the See of Rome, -- at the supposed time of Ignatius, a little +the See of Rome, -- at the supposed time of Ignatius, a little horde of nondescripts burrowing in the Catacombs of imperial Rome! Oh, Church of God: never a scrap of paper even touched by you but was a loathsome forgery to the glory of your fictitious God and -Christ! So as Father Saint Ignatius did not write anything +Christ! So as Father Saint Ignatius did not write anything authentic, he escapes the self-condemnation of the other Apostolic Fathers. May his martyred remains rest in peace.

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3. POLYCARP: (69 -- 155). Saint, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr. -Only one Epistle, addressed to the Philippians, remains of -Polycarp, and of it CE. discusses the "serious qucstion" of its -genuineness, which depends upon that of the Ignatian Epistles, and +

3. POLYCARP: (69 -- 155). Saint, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr. +Only one Epistle, addressed to the Philippians, remains of +Polycarp, and of it CE. discusses the "serious qucstion" of its +genuineness, which depends upon that of the Ignatian Epistles, and vice versa, above discussed; it says: "If the former were forgeries, the latter, which supports -- it might almost be said -presupposes -- them, must be a forgery from the same hand." (CE. +presupposes -- them, must be a forgery from the same hand." (CE. xii, 219.) Poor Church of God, cannot you produce something of your -Saints that isn't a forgery?

+Saints that isn't a forgery?

-

But if Saint Polycarp did not write anything genuine, his +

But if Saint Polycarp did not write anything genuine, his Church of Smyrna did itself proud in doing honor to his pretended -Martyrtioin, in A.D. 154-5, or 165-6 (lb.) -- so exact is Church +Martyrtioin, in A.D. 154-5, or 165-6 (lb.) -- so exact is Church "tradition." In one of the earliest Encyclicals -- (not issued by -a Pope) -- the wondrous tale is told. It it; addressed: "The "The +a Pope) -- the wondrous tale is told. It it; addressed: "The "The Church of God which sojourns at Smyrna, to the Church of God -sojourning in Philomelium, and to all the congregations of the holy +sojourning in Philomelium, and to all the congregations of the holy and Catholic -- [first use of term] -- Church in every place"; and proceeds in glowing words to recount the virtues, capture, trial and condemnation to death by fire, of the holy St. Polycarp. Just @@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ before his capture, polycarp dreamed that his pillow was afire; he

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exclaimed to those around, "prophetically, 'I am to be burned -alive.'" The forged and fabling Epistle proceeds: "Now, as Polycerp +alive.'" The forged and fabling Epistle proceeds: "Now, as Polycerp was entering into the stadium, there came to him a voice from heaven, saying, 'Be strong, and show thyself a man, O Polycarp.' No one saw who it was that spoke to him; but those of our brethren who @@ -586,43 +586,43 @@ when led to his fate (xiv). Then (Chap. xv):

within not like flesh which is burnt, but as bread that is baked, or as gold and silver glowing in a furnsce. Moreover, we prececived such a sweet odor (coming from the pile), as if - frankincene or some such precious spices had been smoking + frankincene or some such precious spices had been smoking there. (Ch. xvi.) At length, when those wicked men perceived that his body could not be consumed by the fire, they commanded an executioner to go near and pierce him through with a dagger. And on his doing this, there came forth a dove, and a great quantity of blood, so that the fire was extinguished"! (Letter of the Church at Smyrna, ANF. i. 39-44; - CE. xii, 221.)

+ CE. xii, 221.)

-

Even this holy Encyclical, at least as to its appended date, +

Even this holy Encyclical, at least as to its appended date, is not without suspicion; for, "The possibility remains that the subscription was tampered with by a later hand. But 155 must be -approximately correct." (CE. xii, 221.) Oh, for something saintly +approximately correct." (CE. xii, 221.) Oh, for something saintly above suspicion!

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4. BARNABAS: (no dates given): Saint, a Jew; styled an -Apostle, and variously a Bishop, and wholly "traditional." "Though -nothing is recorded of Barnabas for some years, he evidently +

4. BARNABAS: (no dates given): Saint, a Jew; styled an +Apostle, and variously a Bishop, and wholly "traditional." "Though +nothing is recorded of Barnabas for some years, he evidently acquired a high position in the Church"; for "a rather late -tradition recorded by Clement of Alexandria and Eusebius -- [over +tradition recorded by Clement of Alexandria and Eusebius -- [over 200 years later] -- says he was one of the Seventy Disciples; but Acts (iv, 36-37)" indicates the contrary. "Various traditions represent him as the first Bishop of Milan, as preaching at -Alexandria and at Rome, whose fourth Bishop, St. Clement, he is +Alexandria and at Rome, whose fourth Bishop, St. Clement, he is said to have converted, and as having suffered martyrdom in Cyprus. The traditions are all late and untrustworthy. He is credited by -Tertullian (probably falsely) with the authorship of the Epistle to -the Hebrews, and the so-called Epistle attributed to him." (CE. ii, -300, 301.) Saint Barnabas, or his clerical counterfeiter, had some -queer notions of natural history. Expounding the reasons why Moses +Tertullian (probably falsely) with the authorship of the Epistle to +the Hebrews, and the so-called Epistle attributed to him." (CE. ii, +300, 301.) Saint Barnabas, or his clerical counterfeiter, had some +queer notions of natural history. Expounding the reasons why Moses banned certain animals as "unclean" and unfit for "Kosher" food, -the Saintly writer says: that Moses banned the hare, "Because the +the Saintly writer says: that Moses banned the hare, "Because the hare multiplies, year by year, the places of its conception; for as many years as it lives, so many it has"; and the hyena, "Wherefore? Because that animal annually changes its sex, and is at one time male, and at another female"; and the weasel, "For this animal -conceives by the mouth." (Epist. Barnabas, Ch. x,; ANF. i, 143.)

+conceives by the mouth." (Epist. Barnabas, Ch. x,; ANF. i, 143.)

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -632,59 +632,59 @@ conceives by the mouth." (Epist. Barnabas, Ch. x,; ANF. i, 143.)

Perhaps from this, other holy Fathers derived the analogous idea, to save the rather imperiled virginity of "the proliferous but ever -Virgin mother of God," Mary, that she "per aurem concepit -- +Virgin mother of God," Mary, that she "per aurem concepit -- conceived through her ear" -- as sung in the sacred Hymn of the Church:

-

"Gaude Virgo, mater Christi, +

"Gaude Virgo, mater Christi, Quae per aurem concepisti, - Gabriels nuntio." - (Lecky, Rationalism in Europe, 1, p. 212.)

+ Gabriels nuntio." + (Lecky, Rationalism in Europe, 1, p. 212.)

-

Thus we have, in CE. (supra) several Fathers imputed as liars, -and a suspicion suggested as to Paul's inspired Epistle to the +

Thus we have, in CE. (supra) several Fathers imputed as liars, +and a suspicion suggested as to Paul's inspired Epistle to the Hebrews (which is another forgery), and the admission of a forged -Epistle of Saint Barnabas. Poor Church of Christ!

+Epistle of Saint Barnabas. Poor Church of Christ!

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5. HERMAS: Saint, Martyr, seems to have missed being Bishop, -"first or second century," -- though the Church Saint record is so +

5. HERMAS: Saint, Martyr, seems to have missed being Bishop, +"first or second century," -- though the Church Saint record is so confused that I cannot vouch whether this one is the reputed author -of the forged Epistle of Barnabas. But "in the lists of the Seventy -Apostles by the Pseudo-Doretheus and the Pseudo-Hippolytus [two -more forgeries], Hermas figures as Bishop of Philippi. No one any -longer supposes that he was the author of the Shepherd of Hermas, -the date of which is about 40 A.D., though from Origen onwards +of the forged Epistle of Barnabas. But "in the lists of the Seventy +Apostles by the Pseudo-Doretheus and the Pseudo-Hippolytus [two +more forgeries], Hermas figures as Bishop of Philippi. No one any +longer supposes that he was the author of the Shepherd of Hermas, +the date of which is about 40 A.D., though from Origen onwards Church-writers have expressed this view, and accordingly have given that allegorical work a place among the writings of the apostolic -Fathers." (EB. ii, 2021; cf. CE. vii, 268.) The latter says that +Fathers." (EB. ii, 2021; cf. CE. vii, 268.) The latter says that this "work had great authority in ancient times and was ranked with -Holy Scripture" and included as such in the MSS. of Holy Writ; but +Holy Scripture" and included as such in the MSS. of Holy Writ; but it is called "apocryphal and false," -- like everything else the -Holy Church has ever had for "Scripture" or for self- -aggrandizement. The pious author quotes the quaint forged Eldad and -Medad as Scripture, and the Pagan Sibyls as inspired Oracles of +Holy Church has ever had for "Scripture" or for self- +aggrandizement. The pious author quotes the quaint forged Eldad and +Medad as Scripture, and the Pagan Sibyls as inspired Oracles of God.

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6. PAPIAS: (about 70-155 A.D.); Bishop of Hieropolis, in -Phrygia, of whose "life nothing is known" (CE. xi, 459); who, after -the Apostles and contemporary with the early Presbyters, was the -first of the sub-Apostolic Fathers. He was an ex-Pagan Greek, who +Phrygia, of whose "life nothing is known" (CE. xi, 459); who, after +the Apostles and contemporary with the early Presbyters, was the +first of the sub-Apostolic Fathers. He was an ex-Pagan Greek, who flourished as a Christian Father and Bishop during the first half of the second Christian century; the dates of his birth and death are unknown. He is said to have written five Books entitled "Expositions of the Oracles of the Lord" -- that is, of the Old Testament "prophecies"; these are now lost, "except a few precious -fragments" (CE. vi, 5), whether fortunately or otherwise may be +fragments" (CE. vi, 5), whether fortunately or otherwise may be judged from the scanty "precious fragments" preserved in quotations -by some of the other Fathers. According to Bishop Eusebius (HE. -iii, 39), quoted by CE. (xi, 549), "Papias was a man of very small +by some of the other Fathers. According to Bishop Eusebius (HE. +iii, 39), quoted by CE. (xi, 549), "Papias was a man of very small mind, if we may judge by his own words"; -- though again he calls him "a man well skilled in all manner of learning, and well -acquainted with the [O.T.] Scriptures." (HE. iv, 36,) As examples, -Eusebius cites "a wild and extraordinary legend about Judas -Iscariot attributed to Papias," wherein he says of Judas; "his body +acquainted with the [O.T.] Scriptures." (HE. iv, 36,) As examples, +Eusebius cites "a wild and extraordinary legend about Judas +Iscariot attributed to Papias," wherein he says of Judas; "his body having swollen to such extent that he could not pass where a chariot could pass easily, he was crushed by the chariot, so that

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his bowels gushed out." (ANF. i, 153.) This Papian "tradition" of course impeaches both of the other contradictory Scriptural -traditions of Judas, towit, that "he went and hanged himself" -(Matt. xxvii, 5), and Peter's alleged statement that "falling +traditions of Judas, towit, that "he went and hanged himself" +(Matt. xxvii, 5), and Peter's alleged statement that "falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst and all his bowels gushed -out." (Acts i, 15-18.) Bishop Eusebius says that Bishop Papias +out." (Acts i, 15-18.) Bishop Eusebius says that Bishop Papias states that "those who were raised to life by Christ lived on until -the age of Trajan," -- Roman Emperor from 98-117 A.D. Father Papias +the age of Trajan," -- Roman Emperor from 98-117 A.D. Father Papias falls into what would by the Orthodox be regarded as "some" error, in disbelieving and denying the early crucifixion and resurrection -of Jesus Christ -- evidently not then a belief; for he assures us, +of Jesus Christ -- evidently not then a belief; for he assures us, on the authority of what "the disciples of the Lord used to say in -the old days," that Jesus Christ lived to be an old man; and so +the old days," that Jesus Christ lived to be an old man; and so evidently died in peace in the bosom of his family, as we shall see -explicitly confessed by Bishop Irenaeus. Father Papias relates the -raising to life of the mother of Manaimos; also the drinking of -poison without harm by Justus Barsabas; which fables he supported +explicitly confessed by Bishop Irenaeus. Father Papias relates the +raising to life of the mother of Manaimos; also the drinking of +poison without harm by Justus Barsabas; which fables he supported by "strange parables of the Savior and teachings of his, and other -mythical matters," says Bishop Eusebius (quoted by CE.), which the +mythical matters," says Bishop Eusebius (quoted by CE.), which the authority of so venerable a person, who had lived with the -Apostles, imposed upon the Church as genuine." (Eusebius, Hist. -Eccles. Bk. III, ch. 39.) But Father Papias -- this is important to +Apostles, imposed upon the Church as genuine." (Eusebius, Hist. +Eccles. Bk. III, ch. 39.) But Father Papias -- this is important to remember -- is either misunderstood or misrepresented, in his claim -to have known the Apostles, or at least the Apostle John; for, says -CE., in harmony with EB. and other authorities: "It is admitted -that he could not have known many Apostles. ... Irenaeus and -Eusebius, who had the works of Papias before them, understood the -presbyters not to be Apostles, but disciples of disciples of the -Lord, or even disciples of disciples of the Apostles." (CE. xi, -458; see Euseb. HE. III, 39.) This fact Papias himself admits, that +to have known the Apostles, or at least the Apostle John; for, says +CE., in harmony with EB. and other authorities: "It is admitted +that he could not have known many Apostles. ... Irenaeus and +Eusebius, who had the works of Papias before them, understood the +presbyters not to be Apostles, but disciples of disciples of the +Lord, or even disciples of disciples of the Apostles." (CE. xi, +458; see Euseb. HE. III, 39.) This fact Papias himself admits, that he got his "apostolic" lore at second and third hand: "If, then, any one who had attended on the elders came, I asked minutely after -their sayings, -- what Andrew or Peter said, or what was said by -Philip, or by Thomas, or by James, or by John, or by Matthew, or by +their sayings, -- what Andrew or Peter said, or what was said by +Philip, or by Thomas, or by James, or by John, or by Matthew, or by any other of the Lord's disciples: which things Aristion and the -presbyter John, the disciples of the Lord, say. For I imagined that +presbyter John, the disciples of the Lord, say. For I imagined that what was to be got from books was not so profitable to me as what -came from the living and abiding voice." (Papias, Frag. 4; ANF. i, +came from the living and abiding voice." (Papias, Frag. 4; ANF. i, 153.)

One of the "wild and mythical matters" which good Father -Papias relates of Jesus Christ, which is a first-rate measure of -the degree of his claimed intimacy with John the Evangelist, and of -the value of his pretended testimony to the "Gospels" of Matthew -and Mark, to be later noticed, is the "curious prophecy of the -miraculous vintage in the Millennium which he attributes to Jesus -Christ," as described and quoted by CE. In this, Papias assures us, -on the authority of his admirer Bishop Irenaeus, that he "had -immediately learned from the Evangelist St. John himself," that: +Papias relates of Jesus Christ, which is a first-rate measure of +the degree of his claimed intimacy with John the Evangelist, and of +the value of his pretended testimony to the "Gospels" of Matthew +and Mark, to be later noticed, is the "curious prophecy of the +miraculous vintage in the Millennium which he attributes to Jesus +Christ," as described and quoted by CE. In this, Papias assures us, +on the authority of his admirer Bishop Irenaeus, that he "had +immediately learned from the Evangelist St. John himself," that: "the Lord taught and said, That the days shall come in which vines shall spring up, each having 10,000 branches, and in each branch shall be 10,000 arms, and on each arm of a branch 10,000 tendrils, and on each tendril 10,000 bunches, and on each bunch 10,000 grapes, and each grape, on being pressed, shall yield five and -twenty gallons of wine; and when any one of the Saints shall take +twenty gallons of wine; and when any one of the Saints shall take hold of one of these bunches, another shall cry out, 'I am a better bunch, take me, and bless the Lord by me.'" The same infinitely

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pious twaddle of multiplication by 10,000 is continued by Father -Papias with respect to grains of wheat, apples, fruits, flowers and +Papias with respect to grains of wheat, apples, fruits, flowers and animals, precisely like the string of jingles in the nursery tale -of The House that Jack Built; even Jesus got tired of such his own +of The House that Jack Built; even Jesus got tired of such his own alleged inanities and concluded by saying: "And those things are -believable by all believers; but the traitor Judas, not believing, +believable by all believers; but the traitor Judas, not believing, asked him, 'But how shall these things that shall propagate thus be brought to an end by the Lord?' And the Lord answered him and said, 'Those who shall live in those times shall see.'" "This, -indicates," explains Bishop Irenaeus, who devotes a whole chapter +indicates," explains Bishop Irenaeus, who devotes a whole chapter to the repetition and elaboration of this Christ-yarn as "proof" of -the meaning of Jesus, that he would drink of the fruit of the vine +the meaning of Jesus, that he would drink of the fruit of the vine with his disciples in his father's Kingdom, -- "this indicates the -large size and rich quality of the fruits." (CE. xi, 458; Iren. +large size and rich quality of the fruits." (CE. xi, 458; Iren. Adv. Haer. IV, xxxiii, 4; ANF. i, 564.) How far less wild a myth, one may wonder, is this prolific propagation than that fabled by -this same John the Evangelist in his supposed "Revelation," wherein +this same John the Evangelist in his supposed "Revelation," wherein he saw in heaven the River of Life proceeding out of the Throne of -God and of the Lamb, and "in the midst of the street of it, and on -either side of the River, was there the Tree of Life, which bare +God and of the Lamb, and "in the midst of the street of it, and on +either side of the River, was there the Tree of Life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the -leaves of the Tree were for the healing of the nations." (Rev. +leaves of the Tree were for the healing of the nations." (Rev. xxii, 1, 2.) Verily, "out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise"! (Mt. xxi, 16.)

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7. JUSTIN MARTYR: (c. 100-165): Saint, Martyr, a foremost -Christian Apologist. A Gentile ex-Pagan of Samaria, turned +

7. JUSTIN MARTYR: (c. 100-165): Saint, Martyr, a foremost +Christian Apologist. A Gentile ex-Pagan of Samaria, turned Christian, and supposed to have suffered martyrdom in the reign of -Marcus Aurelius, in whose name he forged a very preposterous +Marcus Aurelius, in whose name he forged a very preposterous rescript. His principal works, in Greek, are his two Apologies, the -first addressed to the Emperor Antoninus Pius, whose reply he also +first addressed to the Emperor Antoninus Pius, whose reply he also forged; the second to "the sacred Senate" of Rome; his Dialogue with Trypho the Jew, and his Hortatory Address to the Greeks. He describes himself and fellow Christian Fathers as "we who formerly used magical arts." (I Apol. ch. xiv.) The burden of his arguments -is Pagan "analogies" of Christianity, the contents of many of his +is Pagan "analogies" of Christianity, the contents of many of his chapters being indicated by their captions, as "The Demons Imitate Christian Doctrine," and "Heathen Analogies to Christian Doctrine," in chapters xiv and xv of his First Apology, and elsewhere. His whole faith in Christ and in Christianity, he declares, is confirmed by these heathen precedents and analogies: "Be well assured, then, Trypho, that I am established in the knowledge of -and faith in the Scriptures by those counterfeits which he who is -called the Devil is said to have performed among the Greeks; just -as some were wrought by the Magi in Egypt, and others by the false -prophets in Elijah's days. For when they tell that Bacchus, son of -Jupiter, was begotten by [Jupiter's) intercourse with Semele, and +and faith in the Scriptures by those counterfeits which he who is +called the Devil is said to have performed among the Greeks; just +as some were wrought by the Magi in Egypt, and others by the false +prophets in Elijah's days. For when they tell that Bacchus, son of +Jupiter, was begotten by [Jupiter's) intercourse with Semele, and that he was the discoverer of the vine; and when they relate, that being torn in pieces, and having died, he rose again, and ascended to heaven; and when they introduce wine into his mysteries, do I not perceive that [the devil] has imitated the prophecy announced -by the patriarch Jacob, and recorded by Moses? ... And when he [the +by the patriarch Jacob, and recorded by Moses? ... And when he [the devil] brings forward AEsculapius as the raiser of the dead and healer of all diseases, may I not say in this matter likewise he has imitated the prophecies about Christ? ... And when I hear that -Perseus was begotten of a virgin, I understand that the deceiving +Perseus was begotten of a virgin, I understand that the deceiving serpent counterfeited this also." (Dial, with Trypho, ch. lxix; ANF. i, 233.) Bank of Wisdom @@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ ANF. i, 233.) . FORGERY IN CHRISTIANITY

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Father Justin accepts the heathen gods as genuine divine +

Father Justin accepts the heathen gods as genuine divine beings; but says they are only wicked demons who lead men astray; and he says that these "evil demons, effecting apparitions of themselves, both defiled women and corrupted boys." (I Apol. ch. v, @@ -833,16 +833,16 @@ to be called the sons of Jupiter, under the impression that they would be able to produce in men the idea that the things which were said in regard to Christ were more marvelous tales, like the things which were said by the poets. The devils, accordingly, when they -heard these prophetic words, said that Bacchus was the son of +heard these prophetic words, said that Bacchus was the son of Jupiter, and gave out that he was the discoverer of the vine"; and so through many twaddling chapters, repeating the argument with -respect to Bellerophon and his horse Pegasus, of Perseus, of +respect to Bellerophon and his horse Pegasus, of Perseus, of Hercules, of AEsculapius, etc., as "analogies" prophetic of baptism, sacraments, the eucharist, resurrection, etc., etc. The -Pagan myths and miracles are true; therefore like fables of the +Pagan myths and miracles are true; therefore like fables of the Christ are worthy of belief: "And when we say also that the Word, who is the first-born of God, was produced without sexual union, -and that He, Jesus Christ, our Teacher, was crucified. and rose +and that He, Jesus Christ, our Teacher, was crucified. and rose again, and ascended into heaven, we propound nothing different from what you believe regarding those whom you esteem sons of Jupiter. ... But as we have said above, wicked devils perpetrated these @@ -851,35 +851,35 @@ peculiar manner, different from ordinary generation, let this, as said above, be no extraordinary thing to you, who say that Mercury is the angelic word [Logos] of God. ... And if we even affirm that He was born of a virgin, accept this in common with what you accept -of Perseus. And in what we say that he made whole the lame, the +of Perseus. And in what we say that he made whole the lame, the paralytic, and those born blind, we seem to say what is very similar to the deeds said to have been done by AEsculapius." (I Apol., chs. xxi, xxii; ANF. i, 170; cf. Add. ad Grace. ch. lxix; Ib. 233.)

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Father Justin also retails to the Emperor the old fable of -Simon Magus and his magical miracles at Rome, and attributes it all +

Father Justin also retails to the Emperor the old fable of +Simon Magus and his magical miracles at Rome, and attributes it all to the work of the devils. For "the evil spirits, not being satisfied with saying, before Christ's appearance, that those who were said to be sons of Jupiter were born of him, but after he appeared, ... and when they learned how He had been foretold by the -prophets, put forward again other men, the Samaritans Simon and -Menander, who did many mighty works by magic; ... and so greatly +prophets, put forward again other men, the Samaritans Simon and +Menander, who did many mighty works by magic; ... and so greatly astonished the sacred Senate and people of the Romans that he was considered a god, and honored with a statue; ... which statue was -erected in the river Tiber, between the two bridges, and bore this -inscription in the language of Rome: 'Simoni Deo Sancto -- To Simon +erected in the river Tiber, between the two bridges, and bore this +inscription in the language of Rome: 'Simoni Deo Sancto -- To Simon the holy God" (I Apol. chs. xxvi, lvi; ANF. i, 171, 182; cf. Iren. Adv. Haer. ch. xxiii; ANF. i, 347-8; Euseb. HE. II, 13.) We have seen this much embroidered "tradition" myth exploded, and the statue discovered and deciphered, it being a simple private pious -monument to a Pagan god!

+monument to a Pagan god!

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Father Justin in many chapters cites and appeals for Christian -proofs to "The Testimony of the Sibyl," of Homer, of Sophocles, of -Pythagoras, of Plato. (Add. ad Grace. chs. 18-20; ANF. i, 279-280.) -Of the Sibyl, so often quoted: "And you may in part learn the right -religion from the ancient Sibyl, who by some kind of potent

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Father Justin in many chapters cites and appeals for Christian +proofs to "The Testimony of the Sibyl," of Homer, of Sophocles, of +Pythagoras, of Plato. (Add. ad Grace. chs. 18-20; ANF. i, 279-280.) +Of the Sibyl, so often quoted: "And you may in part learn the right +religion from the ancient Sibyl, who by some kind of potent

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -888,30 +888,30 @@ religion from the ancient Sibyl, who by some kind of potent

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inspiration teaches you, through her oracular predictions, truths -which seem to be much akin to the teachings of the prophets. ... Ye +which seem to be much akin to the teachings of the prophets. ... Ye men of Greece, ... do ye henceforth give heed to the words of the -Sibyl, ... predicting, as she does in a clear and patent manner, -the advent of our Savior Jesus Christ," quoting long verses of +Sibyl, ... predicting, as she does in a clear and patent manner, +the advent of our Savior Jesus Christ," quoting long verses of Christian-forged nonsense. (Ib. chs. 37-38; ANF. i, 288-289.)

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8. IRENAEUS (120-c. 200) Saint, Martyr, Bishop of Lyons; ex- -Pagan of Smyrna, who emigrated to Gaul and became Bishop; +

8. IRENAEUS (120-c. 200) Saint, Martyr, Bishop of Lyons; ex- +Pagan of Smyrna, who emigrated to Gaul and became Bishop; "information of his life is scarce, and [as usual] in some measure inexact. ... Nothing is known of the date of his death, which may have occurred at the end of the second or beginning of the third -century." (CE., vii, 130.) How then is it known that he was a +century." (CE., vii, 130.) How then is it known that he was a Martyr? Of him Photius, ablest early critic in the Church, warns that in some of his works "the purity of truth, with respect to ecclesiastical traditions, is adulterated by his false and spurious readings" (Phot.; Bibl. ch. cxx); -- though why this invidious -distinction of Irenaeus among all the clerical corruptors of -"tradition" is not clear. The only surviving work of Irenaeus in -four prolific Books is his notable Adversus Haereses, or, as was +distinction of Irenaeus among all the clerical corruptors of +"tradition" is not clear. The only surviving work of Irenaeus in +four prolific Books is his notable Adversus Haereses, or, as was its full title, "A Refutation and Subversion of Knowledge falsely so Called," -- though he succeeds in falsely subverting no little real knowledge by his own idle fables. This work is called "one of the most precious remains of early Christian antiquity." Bishop St. -Irenaeus quotes one apt sentiment from Homer, the precept of which +Irenaeus quotes one apt sentiment from Homer, the precept of which he seems to approve, but which he and his Church confreres did not much put into practice:

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JESUS DIED OF OLD AGE!

Most remarkable of the "heresies" attacked and refuted by -Bishop Irenaeus, is one which had just gained currency in written -form in the newly published "Gospels of Jesus Christ," in the form -of the "tradition" that Jesus had been crucified to death early in +Bishop Irenaeus, is one which had just gained currency in written +form in the newly published "Gospels of Jesus Christ," in the form +of the "tradition" that Jesus had been crucified to death early in the thirties of his life, after a preaching career of only about -one year, according to three of the new Gospels, of about three +one year, according to three of the new Gospels, of about three years, according to the fourth. This is rankly false and fictitious, on the "tradition" of the real gospel and of all the -Apostles, avows Bishop Irenaeus, like Bishop Papias earlier in the +Apostles, avows Bishop Irenaeus, like Bishop Papias earlier in the century; and he boldly combated it as "heresy." It is not true, he -asserts, that Jesus Christ died so early in life and after so brief +asserts, that Jesus Christ died so early in life and after so brief a career. "How is it possible," be demands, "that the Lord preached -for one year only?"; and on the quoted authority of John the -Apostle himself, of "the true Gospel," and of "all the elders," the -saintly Bishop urges the falsity and "heresy" of the Four Gospels -on this crucial point. Textually, and with quite fanciful -reasonments, he says that Jesus did not die so soon:

+for one year only?"; and on the quoted authority of John the +Apostle himself, of "the true Gospel," and of "all the elders," the +saintly Bishop urges the falsity and "heresy" of the Four Gospels +on this crucial point. Textually, and with quite fanciful +reasonments, he says that Jesus did not die so soon:

"For he came to save all through means of Himself -- all, I say, who through Him are born again to God -- infants, and @@ -975,12 +975,12 @@ reasonments, he says that Jesus did not die so soon:

every one will admit; but from the fortieth and fiftieth year a man begins to decline towards old age, which our Lord possessed while He still fulfilled the office of a Teacher, - even as the Gospel and all the elders testify; those who were - conversant in Asia with John, the disciple of the Lord, - (affirming) that John conveyed to them that information. AND + even as the Gospel and all the elders testify; those who were + conversant in Asia with John, the disciple of the Lord, + (affirming) that John conveyed to them that information. AND HE REMAINED AMONG THEM UP TO THE TIMES OF TRAJAN [Roman Emperor, A.D. 98-117]. Some of them, moreover, saw not only - John, but the other Apostles also, and heard the very same + John, but the other Apostles also, and heard the very same account from them, and bear testimony as to [the validity of ] the statement. Whom then should we rather believe?" (Iren. Adv. Haer. Bk. II, ch. xxii, secs. 3, 4, 5; ANF. I, 891-2.)

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The Bishop's closing question is pertinent, and we shall come back to it in due course.

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Irenaeus also vouches his belief in magic arts, repeating as -true the fabulous stories of Simon Magus and his statue in the -Tiber and the false recital of the inscription on it; and as a -professional heresy-hunter he falls upon Simon as the Father of -Heresy: "Now this Simon of Samaria, from whom all heresies derive -their origin. ... The successor of this man was Menander, also a +

Irenaeus also vouches his belief in magic arts, repeating as +true the fabulous stories of Simon Magus and his statue in the +Tiber and the false recital of the inscription on it; and as a +professional heresy-hunter he falls upon Simon as the Father of +Heresy: "Now this Simon of Samaria, from whom all heresies derive +their origin. ... The successor of this man was Menander, also a Samaritan by birth; and he, too, was a perfect adept in the practice of magic." (Adv. Haer. I, xxiii; ANF. i, 348.)

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9. TERTULLIAN: Bishop of Carthage, in Africa; ex-Pagan born +

9. TERTULLIAN: Bishop of Carthage, in Africa; ex-Pagan born about 160, died 220. He was "the first of the Latin theological writers; ... and the first witness to the existence of a Latin Bible ... Tertullian's canon of the O.T. included the deutero- canonical books -- [i.e. the forged apocrypha]. ... He also cites -the Book of Henoch [Enoch] as inspired, ... also recognizes IV -Esdras and the Sibyl." (CE. xiv, 525.)

+the Book of Henoch [Enoch] as inspired, ... also recognizes IV +Esdras and the Sibyl." (CE. xiv, 525.)

He was the most violent distribist of them all in promoting the Christian religion, but renounced Christianity after 200 and @@ -1025,8 +1025,8 @@ has succeeded in finding definite truth, when he belie lies. ... After we have believed, search should cease." (Against Heresies, ch. xi; ANF. iii, 248.) Tertullian is noted for several declamations regarding the assurance of faith which have become -famous, as they are fatuous: "Credo quia incredibilis est -- I -believe because it is unbelievable"; and, like Paul's "I am become +famous, as they are fatuous: "Credo quia incredibilis est -- I +believe because it is unbelievable"; and, like Paul's "I am become a fool in glorying," he vaunts thus his own folly: "Other matters for shame I find none which can prove me to be shameless in a good sense, and foolish in a happy one, by my own contempt for shame. @@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ is witness -- who went to the theater, and came back possessed. In the outcasting (exorcism), accordingly, when the unclean creature was upbraided with having dared to attack a believer, he firmly replied: 'And in truth I did most righteously, for I found her in -my domain.'" (De Spectaculis, ch. xxvi; ANF. iii, 90.) In one of +my domain.'" (De Spectaculis, ch. xxvi; ANF. iii, 90.) In one of his sumptuary diatribes on woman's dress -- yet a favorite theme of the Vicars of God, though nowadays the complaint is of nether brevity -- he warns and assures: "to us the Lord has, even by @@ -1068,8 +1068,8 @@ Itself Impugned as akin to Adultery." (On Chastity, chs. ix, x; ANF. iv, 55.)

Strongly, and upon what seems good physiological reason, he -"denies the virginity of Mary, the mother of Christ, in part, -though he affirms it [oddly] ante partum." (CE. xiv, 523.) Father +"denies the virginity of Mary, the mother of Christ, in part, +though he affirms it [oddly] ante partum." (CE. xiv, 523.) Father Tertullian was strong in advocacy of virginity not alone feminine, but of the men, exclaiming, "So many men-virgins, so many voluntary

@@ -1082,48 +1082,48 @@ but of the men, exclaiming, "So many men-virgins, so many voluntary

eunuchs" (Ib.). He commends with marked approval the fanatical incitation of the Christ to self-mutilation "for the kingdom of heaven's sake" (Mt. xix, 11), and avers that to this same cause was -due Paul's much-complained-of "thorn in the flesh," saying: "The +due Paul's much-complained-of "thorn in the flesh," saying: "The Lord Himself opens the kingdoms of heaven to eunuchs, as being -Himself a virgin; to whom looking, the apostle [Paul] also -- for +Himself a virgin; to whom looking, the apostle [Paul] also -- for this reason -- gives the preference to continence (I Cor. vii, 1, 7, 37, 40). ... 'Good,' he says, 'it is for a man not to have contact with her, for nothing is contrary to good except evil."' (On Monogamy, ch. iii; ANF. iv, 60.) For like reason it was, he -assures, that Noah was ordered to take two of each animal into the +assures, that Noah was ordered to take two of each animal into the ark, "for fear that even beasts should be born of adultery. ... -Even unclean birds were not allowed to enter with two females +Even unclean birds were not allowed to enter with two females each." (Ib. ch. iv; p. 62.) Father Tertullian shares the fantastic -notions of natural history stated by Bishop St. Barnabas; in proof +notions of natural history stated by Bishop St. Barnabas; in proof of the eternal renovation of all things, Tertullian says: "The serpent crawls into a cave and out of his skin, and uncoils himself in a new youth; with his scales, his years, too, are repudiated. The hyena, if you observe, is of annual sex, alternately masculine and feminine. ... The stag, feeding on the serpent, languishes -- from the effects of the poison -- into youth." (On the Pallium, ch. -iii; ANF. iv, 7.) Magic admirably supplements nature and medical +iii; ANF. iv, 7.) Magic admirably supplements nature and medical remedies as cure for the scorpion's sting, assures Father Tertullian: "Among cures certain substances supplied by nature have -very great efficacy; magic also puts on some bandages." (Scorpiace, +very great efficacy; magic also puts on some bandages." (Scorpiace, ch. i; ANF. iii, 633.)

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Like all the credulous ex-Pagan Fathers of Christianity, -Tertullian is a confirmed Sibyllist, and believes the forged Pagan +

Like all the credulous ex-Pagan Fathers of Christianity, +Tertullian is a confirmed Sibyllist, and believes the forged Pagan oracles as inspired truth of God. Citing several of her -"prophecies," he assures with confidence: "And the Sibyl is thus +"prophecies," he assures with confidence: "And the Sibyl is thus proved no liar." (Pallium, ch. ii; ANF. iv, 6.)

Tertullian admits, in a tu quoque argument, that the -Christians are sun-worshippers: "You [Pagans] say we worship the -sun; so do you." (CE. xiv, 525; Ad. Nationes, xiii; ANF. iii, 123.) +Christians are sun-worshippers: "You [Pagans] say we worship the +sun; so do you." (CE. xiv, 525; Ad. Nationes, xiii; ANF. iii, 123.) He is in common with the Fathers in the belief in magic and astrology, which since Christ, however, are turned into holier -channels in token of His divinity: "But Magi and astrologers came -from the East (Matt. ii). We know the mutual reliance of magic and +channels in token of His divinity: "But Magi and astrologers came +from the East (Matt. ii). We know the mutual reliance of magic and astrology. The interpreters of the stars, then, were the first to announce Christ's birth, the first to present gifts. ... Astrology now-a-days, forsooth, treats of Christ -- is the science of the stars of Christ; not of Saturn, or of Mars. But, however, that -science has been allowed until the Gospel, in order that after +science has been allowed until the Gospel, in order that after Christ's birth no one should thenceforward interpret anyone's nativity by the heaven." (On Idolatry, ch. ix; ANF. iii, 65.)

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just now out of existence; another, yet the same. What can be more express and more significant for our subject; or to what other thing can such a phenomenon bear witness? God even in - His own Scripture says: 'The righteous shall flourish like the + His own Scripture says: 'The righteous shall flourish like the phoenix' [Greek Septuagint: Dikaios os phoenix anthesei; Ps. xcii, 12]. Must men die once for all, while birds in Arabia - are sure of a resurrection?" (Tert., On the Resurrection of + are sure of a resurrection?" (Tert., On the Resurrection of the Flesh, ch. xiii; ANF. iii, 554.)

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Father Tertullian vouches, too, with the other Fathers, for +

Father Tertullian vouches, too, with the other Fathers, for the bogus official Report of Pilate to Caesar, and for Pilate's conversion to Christianity, saying: "All these things Pilate did to Christ; and now in fact a Christian in his own convictions, he sent -word of Him to the reigning Caesar, who was at the time Tiberius. -Yes, and even the Caesars would have believed on Christ, if either +word of Him to the reigning Caesar, who was at the time Tiberius. +Yes, and even the Caesars would have believed on Christ, if either the Caesars had not been necessary for the world, or if Christians could have been Caesars." (Apol. ch. xxi; ANF. iii,. 35.) Father Tertullian gives fall credence to the fable of the Septuagint, and -assures the Emperors: "To this day, at the temple of Serapis, the +assures the Emperors: "To this day, at the temple of Serapis, the librariis of Ptolemy are to be seen, with the identical Hebrew originals in them." (Apology, to the Rulers of the Roman Empire, I, -xviii; ANF. iii, 32.) And, as all the other Fathers, he gives full -faith and credit to the Pagan gods, as "effective witnesses for -Christ"; -- "Yes, and we shall prove that your own gods are -effective witnesses for Christ ... "Yes, and we shall prove that +xviii; ANF. iii, 32.) And, as all the other Fathers, he gives full +faith and credit to the Pagan gods, as "effective witnesses for +Christ"; -- "Yes, and we shall prove that your own gods are +effective witnesses for Christ ... "Yes, and we shall prove that your own gods are effective witnesses for Christ. ... Against the Greeks we urge that Orpheus, at Piera, Musaeus at Athens, (etc.) -imposed religious rites. ... Numa Pompilius laid on the Romans a +imposed religious rites. ... Numa Pompilius laid on the Romans a heavy load of costly superstitions. Surely Christ, then, had a right to reveal Deity." (Apol. ch. xxi; ANF. iii, 36.) Like the other Fathers, Tertullian is also in the ranks of patristic forgers of holy fables, being either the author or the publisher of "The Passion of the Holy Martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas," the fabulous -Martyrdom of two of the Church's most celebrated bogus Saints, +Martyrdom of two of the Church's most celebrated bogus Saints, annexed to his accredited works. (ANF. iii, 699-706.)

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10. CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA: (c. 153-c. 215). Ex-Pagan; head of -the catechetical school of Alexandria; tutor of Origen. He wrote an +

10. CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA: (c. 153-c. 215). Ex-Pagan; head of +the catechetical school of Alexandria; tutor of Origen. He wrote an Exhortation to the Heathen, the Poedagogus, or Instructor, and eight books called Stromata, or Miscellanies. From the latter a few random assays are taken which fully accredit him among the simple- minded and credulous Fathers of Christianity.

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Clement devotes ample chapters to showing the 'Plagiarism by +

Clement devotes ample chapters to showing the 'Plagiarism by the Greeks of the Miracles related in the Sacred Books of the -Hebrews"; he quotes as inspired the forged book "Peter's -Preaching," and the heathen Sibyls and Hystaspes; he assures us, -with his reason therefor, that "The Apostles, following the Lord, -preached the Gospel to those in Hades. For it was requisite, in my +Hebrews"; he quotes as inspired the forged book "Peter's +Preaching," and the heathen Sibyls and Hystaspes; he assures us, +with his reason therefor, that "The Apostles, following the Lord, +preached the Gospel to those in Hades. For it was requisite, in my opinion, that as here, so also there, the rest of the disciples

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should be imitators of the Master." Abraham was a great scientist: -"As thin in astronomy we have Abraham as an instance, so also in -arithmetic we have the same Abraham," the latter diploma being -founded on the feat that Abraham, "hearing that Lot had been taken +

should be imitators of the Master." Abraham was a great scientist: +"As thin in astronomy we have Abraham as an instance, so also in +arithmetic we have the same Abraham," the latter diploma being +founded on the feat that Abraham, "hearing that Lot had been taken captive, numbered his own. servants, 318"; this mystic number, expressed in Greek letters T I E, used as numerals: "the character representing 300 (T) is the Lord's sign (Cross), and I and E indicate the Savior's name," et cetera, of cabalistic twaddle. -(Strom. VI, xi; ANF. ii, 499.) Clement believes the heathen gods -and the Sibyls, and all the demigods and myths of Greece: "We have -also demonstrated Moses to be more ancient, not only than those +(Strom. VI, xi; ANF. ii, 499.) Clement believes the heathen gods +and the Sibyls, and all the demigods and myths of Greece: "We have +also demonstrated Moses to be more ancient, not only than those called, poets and wise men, but than most of their deities. Not -alone he, but the Sibyl, is more ancient than Orpheus. ... On her +alone he, but the Sibyl, is more ancient than Orpheus. ... On her arrival at Delphi she sang:

'O Delphians, ministers of far-darting Apollo, @@ -1229,19 +1229,19 @@ arrival at Delphi she sang:

11. ORIGEN: born in Alexandria, Egypt, about, 165; a wild fanatic, he made himself "a eunuch for the Kingdom of Heaven's -sake"; died at Tyre or Caesarea about 254; was the first of the' +sake"; died at Tyre or Caesarea about 254; was the first of the' Fathers said to be born of Christian parents; he was a pupil and -protege of Clement of Alexandria. Origen was the greatest +protege of Clement of Alexandria. Origen was the greatest theologian and biblical scholar of the Church up to his time; he was the author of the famous Hexapla, or comparative edition of the Bible in Hebrew, with Greek transliteration and the Greek texts of -the Septuagint and other versions. in six parallel columns. Origen +the Septuagint and other versions. in six parallel columns. Origen was badly tainted with the Arian heresy which denied the divinity -of Jesus Christ, and was deposed from the priesthood, but his +of Jesus Christ, and was deposed from the priesthood, but his deposition was not generally recognized by all the Churches, -- which again proves that they were not then subject to Rome. For -sheer credulity and nonsense Father Origen was the peer of any of -the Pagan-born Patriarchs of "the new Paganism called, +sheer credulity and nonsense Father Origen was the peer of any of +the Pagan-born Patriarchs of "the new Paganism called, Christianity," as is evidenced by the following extracts from his chief works.

@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ only devils; that the Hebrews viewed. "with contempt all those who were considered as gods by the heathen" as not being gods, but demons, 'For all the gods of the nations are demons' (Ps, xcvi, 5). ... In the next place, miracles were performed in all countries, or -at least in many of them, as Celsus himself admits, instancing the +at least in many of them, as Celsus himself admits, instancing the case, of AEsculapius, who conferred benefits on many, and who foretold future events to entire cities," -- citing instances. If there had been no miracles among the Hebrews "they would @@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ thus -- (with my own polite omissions) -- describes:

they drive them away out of the images, and from the bodies and souls of men." (Ib. c. xliii, p. 655.)

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Father Origen clung to the pagan superstition that comets and +

Father Origen clung to the pagan superstition that comets and new stars portend and herald great world-events, and urges that this undoubted fact gives credibility to the fabled Star of Bethlehem: "It has been observed that, on the occurrence of great @@ -1292,9 +1292,9 @@ events, and of mighty changes in terrestrial things, such stars are wont to appear, indicating either the removal of dynasties or the breaking out of wars, or the happening of such circumstances as may cause commotions upon the earth" -- why not then the Star of -Bethlehem? (Contra Celsum, I, lix; ANP. iv, 422.) All the stars and +Bethlehem? (Contra Celsum, I, lix; ANP. iv, 422.) All the stars and heavenly bodies are living, rational beings, having souls, as he -curiously proves by Job and Isaiah, as well as upon clerical +curiously proves by Job and Isaiah, as well as upon clerical reason:

"Let us see what reason itself can discover respecting sun, @@ -1309,20 +1309,20 @@ cease from illuminating the world. ... We think, then, that they may be designated as living beings, for this reason, that they are said to receive commandments from God, which is ordinarily the case only with rational beings: 'I have given commandments to all the -stars' (Isa, xiv, 12), says the Lord." (De Principiis, I, vii; ANF. +stars' (Isa, xiv, 12), says the Lord." (De Principiis, I, vii; ANF. iv, 263.)

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12. LACTANTIUS: (-?-330). Ex-Pagan, and eminent Christian +

12. LACTANTIUS: (-?-330). Ex-Pagan, and eminent Christian author and defender of the faith. On account of his great -reputation for learning, he was invited by the Emperor Constantine -to become the tutor of his son Crispus, about 312-318 A.D. Thus, +reputation for learning, he was invited by the Emperor Constantine +to become the tutor of his son Crispus, about 312-318 A.D. Thus, omitting two entire volumes (V and VI) of the Fathers, we are brought to the beginning of Christianity as the official or state religion -- accredited yet by fables and propagated by -superstitious myth. The great work of Lactantius, The Divine +superstitious myth. The great work of Lactantius, The Divine Institutes, dedicated to the Emperor, was thus addressed: "We now commence this work under the auspices of your name, O mighty -Emperor Constantine, who were the first of the Roman princes to +Emperor Constantine, who were the first of the Roman princes to repudiate errors, and to acknowledge and honor the majesty of the one and only true God." (I, i.) This work, in seven lengthy Books, occupies over 200 double-columns of vol. VII of the Ante-Nicene @@ -1333,25 +1333,25 @@ Fathers. . FORGERY IN CHRISTIANITY

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Written for the purpose of confirming Constantine in his very +

Written for the purpose of confirming Constantine in his very uncertain "Christian" faith, and to appeal for conversion of the -higher classes of the Pagans under the imperial favor, no work of -the Fathers is more positive in the recognition of the Pagan gods +higher classes of the Pagans under the imperial favor, no work of +the Fathers is more positive in the recognition of the Pagan gods as divine realities, who are rather demons of very active -malignity; and none equalled him in profuse appeals to the Pagan -gods and the Sibyls as their prophetesses, as divine "testimonies" -to Jesus Christ and virtually every natural and supernatural act -attributed to him in the romantic Gospels. In fact, his whole work +malignity; and none equalled him in profuse appeals to the Pagan +gods and the Sibyls as their prophetesses, as divine "testimonies" +to Jesus Christ and virtually every natural and supernatural act +attributed to him in the romantic Gospels. In fact, his whole work is a sort of digest of Paran mythology taken as divinely true and inspired antecedents and evidences of the fictitious "facts" of the -new Paganism called Christianity. We have already noticed some of -his tributes to the Sibyls as prophecies of Jesus Christ; as it is +new Paganism called Christianity. We have already noticed some of +his tributes to the Sibyls as prophecies of Jesus Christ; as it is impossible to cite but a few out of exceeding many, these are selected, demonstrating the origins of the heathen gods as actually demons; the verity of their being, words and deeds, and that they -one and all testify of Jesus Christ and the holy mysteries of the +one and all testify of Jesus Christ and the holy mysteries of the Christian faith. In a word, Christianity is founded on and proved -by Pagan myths. And first, of the demon-gods, for whom he thus +by Pagan myths. And first, of the demon-gods, for whom he thus vouches:

"God in his forethought, lest the devil, to whom from the @@ -1403,29 +1403,29 @@ vouches:

He assures us, in chapter headings, and much detail of text: "That Demons have no Power over Those who are Established in the -Faith" (Ch. xvi); "That Astrology, Soothsaying, and Similar Arts +Faith" (Ch. xvi); "That Astrology, Soothsaying, and Similar Arts are the Inventions of Demons" (Ch. xvii). These demon-gods are the most potent witnesses to the Christian faith, and scores of times -he cites and appeals to them. The Hermes Trismegistus so often +he cites and appeals to them. The Hermes Trismegistus so often quoted and vouched for, is the god Mercury "Thrice Greatest," and is the greatest of the Christian witnesses. In many chapters the "divine testimonies" of Trismegistus, Apollo, and the other demon- gods, are confidently appealed to and their proofs recited. He proves the immortality of the soul and the resurrection of the dead -by renewed appeals to Hermes, Apollo, and the Sibyl: "Of the Soul, +by renewed appeals to Hermes, Apollo, and the Sibyl: "Of the Soul, and the Testimonies concerning its Eternity" (Ch. xiii). "And I -will now allege the testimony of the prophets. ... Hermes, +will now allege the testimony of the prophets. ... Hermes, describing the nature of man, that he might know that he was made by God, introduced this statement. ... Let us therefore seek greater testimony. A certain Polites asked Apollo of Miletus whether the soul remains after death or goes to dissolution; and he replied in these verses [quoting the response]. What do the -Sibylline poems say? Do they not declare that this is so, when they +Sibylline poems say? Do they not declare that this is so, when they say that the time will come when God will judge the living and the dead? -- whose authority we will hereafter bring forward. ... Therefore the Son of the most high and mighty God shall come to -judge the quick and the dead, as the Sibyl testifies and says -[quoting]. ... 'Dies irae, dies illa, Teste David et Sibylla.'" +judge the quick and the dead, as the Sibyl testifies and says +[quoting]. ... 'Dies irae, dies illa, Teste David et Sibylla.'" (Ibid, VII, chs. xiii, xxii; ANF. vii, 210, 218.)

Malignantly powerful as these demon-gods are, the simple but @@ -1436,24 +1436,24 @@ conjured.

As for man -- here occurring the famous epigram Homo ex humo: "He formed man out of the dust of the ground, from which he was -called man, because he was made from the earth. Finally Plato says -that the human form was godlike; as does the Sibyl, who says, -- -'Thou are my image, O man, possessed of right reason.' (Ib. II, +called man, because he was made from the earth. Finally Plato says +that the human form was godlike; as does the Sibyl, who says, -- +'Thou are my image, O man, possessed of right reason.' (Ib. II, lviii; p. 58.) Chapter vi is entitled, "Almighty God begat His Son; -and the Testimonies of the Sibyls and of Trismegistus concerning +and the Testimonies of the Sibyls and of Trismegistus concerning Him"; and he urges: "But that there is a Son of the Most High God is shown not only by the unanimous utterances of the prophets, but also by the declaration of Trismegistus and the predictions of the -Sibyls [quoting them at length]. The Erythrean Sibyl proclaims the +Sibyls [quoting them at length]. The Erythrean Sibyl proclaims the Son of God as the leader and commander of all [quoting] ... And -another Sibyl enjoins: 'Know him as your God, who is the Son of -God'; and the Sibyl calls Him 'Counsellor.'" (Ib. IV, vi; p. 105.)

+another Sibyl enjoins: 'Know him as your God, who is the Son of +God'; and the Sibyl calls Him 'Counsellor.'" (Ib. IV, vi; p. 105.)

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Treating at length of the prolific adoption and adaptation by -"that new Paganism later called Christianity," of the terms, rites -and ceremonies of Paganism, CE. says: "Always the Church has

+"that new Paganism later called Christianity," of the terms, rites +and ceremonies of Paganism, CE. says: "Always the Church has

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -1463,12 +1463,12 @@ and ceremonies of Paganism, CE. says: "Always the Church has

forcefully molded words, and even concepts (as Savior, Epiphany, Baptism, Illimination, Mysteries, Logos, to suit her own Dogma and -its expression. It was thus that John could take the [Pagan] +its expression. It was thus that John could take the [Pagan] expression 'Logos,' mould it to his Dogma, cut short all perilous speculation among Christians, and assert once for all that the -'Word was made Flesh' and was Jesus Christ." (CE. xi, 392.) And -thus Father Lactantius, appealing to Pagan gods and Sibyls for -cogent confirmation, deals with the ancient Pagan notion of the +'Word was made Flesh' and was Jesus Christ." (CE. xi, 392.) And +thus Father Lactantius, appealing to Pagan gods and Sibyls for +cogent confirmation, deals with the ancient Pagan notion of the "Logos," converted now into a "revealed" and most holy Christian Mystery and the Son of God:

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retained the mysteries of true religion. But we will show this plainly and clearly. ... Unless by chance we shall profanely imagine, as Orpheus supposed, that God is both male and - female. ... But Hermes also was of the same opinion, when he + female. ... But Hermes also was of the same opinion, when he says that He was 'His own father' and 'His own mother' [self- - father and self-mother']. ... John also thus taught: 'In the + father and self-mother']. ... John also thus taught: 'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything @@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ Mystery and the Son of God:

"But the Greeks speak of Him as the Logos, more befittingly than we do as the word, or speech: for Logos signifies both speech and reason inasmuch as He is both the - speech and reason of God. ... Zeno represents the Logos as the + speech and reason of God. ... Zeno represents the Logos as the arranger of the established order of things, and the framer of the universe. ... For it is the spirit of God which he named the soul of Jupiter. For Trismegistus, who by some means or @@ -1499,23 +1499,23 @@ Mystery and the Son of God:

viii-ix; ANF. vii, 106-7.)

As there can be no more positive and convincing proof that the -Christ was and is a Pagan Myth, -- the old Greek "Logos" of -Heraclitus and the Philosophers revamped by the Greek priest who -wrote the first chapter of the "Gospel according to St. John" and +Christ was and is a Pagan Myth, -- the old Greek "Logos" of +Heraclitus and the Philosophers revamped by the Greek priest who +wrote the first chapter of the "Gospel according to St. John" and worked up into the "Incarnate Son" of the old Hebrew God for Christian consumption as the most sacred Article of Christian Faith -and Theology, I append to the admission of Father Lactantius the -culminating evidences of the "Gospel" and the further confession of +and Theology, I append to the admission of Father Lactantius the +culminating evidences of the "Gospel" and the further confession of the Church through the Catholic Encyclopedia. The inspired -"revelation" of the Holy Ghost concerning the holy Pagan doctrine -of the "Creative, Logos" or "Word of God," made flesh in Jesus -Christ, is thus "taken and molded to his dogma" by the Holy Saint -John:

+"revelation" of the Holy Ghost concerning the holy Pagan doctrine +of the "Creative, Logos" or "Word of God," made flesh in Jesus +Christ, is thus "taken and molded to his dogma" by the Holy Saint +John:

"In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him [i.e. by the Logos); and - without him was not anything made that was made." (John, i, + without him was not anything made that was made." (John, i, 1-3.)

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The doctrine of the Logos was a Pagan speculation or invention -of the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, who lived 535-475 Before +

The doctrine of the Logos was a Pagan speculation or invention +of the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, who lived 535-475 Before Christ, and had never heard of Christ. From it the science of Logic takes its name; and on it the first principle of Stoicism and the Christian doctrine of "The Word" are based. If this startling -statement out of secular history is questioned, let CE. bear its -clerical witness to the Pagan origin of the Logos and the curious -Christian metamorphosis of it wrought by "St. John" and the Church +statement out of secular history is questioned, let CE. bear its +clerical witness to the Pagan origin of the Logos and the curious +Christian metamorphosis of it wrought by "St. John" and the Church Fathers:

"The word Logos (Gr. Logos; Lat. Verbum) is the term by which Christian theology in the Greek language designates the Word of God, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. Before - St. John had consecrated this term by adopting it, the Greeks + St. John had consecrated this term by adopting it, the Greeks and the Jews had used it to express religious conceptions which, under divers titles, have exercised a certain influence - on Christian theology. ... It was in Heraclitus that the + on Christian theology. ... It was in Heraclitus that the theory of the Logos appears for the first time, and it is doubtless for this reason that, first among the Greek - philosophers, Heraclitus was regarded by St. Justin (Apol. I, + philosophers, Heraclitus was regarded by St. Justin (Apol. I, 46) as a Christian before Christ. ... It reappears in the writings of the Stoics, and it is especially by them that this theory is developed. God, according to them, 'did not make the @@ -1556,32 +1556,32 @@ Fathers:

same time a force and a law -- [How, then, a Second Person Trinitarian God?]. ... Conformably to their exegetical habit, the Stoics made of the different gods personifications of the - Logos, e.g. of Zeus and above all of Hermes. ... In the + Logos, e.g. of Zeus and above all of Hermes. ... In the [apocryphal] Book of Wisdom this personification is more directly implied, and a parallel is established between Wisdom and the Word. in Palestinian Robbinism the Word (Memra) is very often mentioned. ... it is the Memra of Jehovah which - lives, speaks, and acts. ... Philo's problem was of the + lives, speaks, and acts. ... Philo's problem was of the philosophical order; God and man are infinitely distant from each other; and it is necessary to establish between them the relations of action and of prayer; the Logos is here the - intermediary. ... Throughout so many diverse [Pagan and + intermediary. ... Throughout so many diverse [Pagan and Jewish] concepts may be recognized a fundamental doctrine: the Logos is an intermediary between God and the world; through it God created the world and governs it; through it also men know God and pray to Him. ... The term Logos is found only in the - Johannine writings. ... This resemblance [to the notion in the + Johannine writings. ... This resemblance [to the notion in the Book of Wisdom] suggests the way by which the doctrine of the - Logos entered into Christian theology." (CE. ix, 328-9.)

+ Logos entered into Christian theology." (CE. ix, 328-9.)

Thus confessedly is the Divine Revelation of the "Word made -flesh" a Pagan-Jewish Myth, and the very Pagan Demiurge is the +flesh" a Pagan-Jewish Myth, and the very Pagan Demiurge is the Christian Christ -- "Very God" -- and the "Second Person of the -Blessed Trinity"! Here is the evolution of a Pagan speculation into -a Christian revelation: Heraclitus first devised "the theory of the +Blessed Trinity"! Here is the evolution of a Pagan speculation into +a Christian revelation: Heraclitus first devised "the theory of the Logos"; by the Stoics "this theory is developed" into the Demiurge -- "at the same time a force and a law" -- which wrought the -several works of creation instead of Zeus or Hermes. In the

+several works of creation instead of Zeus or Hermes. In the

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admittedly forged Book of Wisdom, -- which is nevertheless part of -the inspired Canon of the Catholic Bible, -- the Pagan Demiurge +the inspired Canon of the Catholic Bible, -- the Pagan Demiurge becomes Divine Wisdom and "paralleled" with "the Word" of the Hebrew God, and "is the Memra of Jahveh which lives, speaks, acts." -The Jewish philosopher Philo evolved it into "an intermediary -- +The Jewish philosopher Philo evolved it into "an intermediary -- [Mediator] -- between God and the world, through which God created -the world." This Pagan notion echoes in: "There is one mediator -between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." (1 Tim. ii, 5.) Then +the world." This Pagan notion echoes in: "There is one mediator +between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." (1 Tim. ii, 5.) Then comes the Christian Greek priest who wrote the first chapter of -"the Gospel according to John," and, Lo! "the Logos [Word] was God. -... All things were made by him"! The Pagan speculation is first +"the Gospel according to John," and, Lo! "the Logos [Word] was God. +... All things were made by him"! The Pagan speculation is first philosophized, then personified, then Deified into the "Second Person" of a Blessed Trinity which was first dogmatized in 381 A.D.; and the blasphemy laws of England and a number of American States decree imprisonment for ridiculing this Most Holy Mystery of -Christian Faith. Yet Christians decry the doctrine of Evolution and +Christian Faith. Yet Christians decry the doctrine of Evolution and pass laws to outlaw teaching it.

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Having pursued these incontestable Pagan "proofs" through his +

Having pursued these incontestable Pagan "proofs" through his seven Books, and so vindicated the truth and divinity of -Christianity, the eminent Doctor Lactantius concludes with this -strange apostrophe to the near-Pagan Emperor, assuring him of the +Christianity, the eminent Doctor Lactantius concludes with this +strange apostrophe to the near-Pagan Emperor, assuring him of the overthrow now of all error and the triumph of Catholic Truth: "But all fictions have now been hushed, Most Holy Emperor, since the time when the great God raised thee up for the restoration of the house of justice, and for the protection of the human race. ... -Since the truth now comes forth from obscurity, and is brought into -light"! (Ib. VII, xxvi; p. 131.) Father Lactantius then quite +Since the truth now comes forth from obscurity, and is brought into +light"! (Ib. VII, xxvi; p. 131.) Father Lactantius then quite correctly, from a clerical viewpoint, defines truth and superstition, but oddly enough confuses and misapplies the terms so far as respects the Christian religion: "Truly religion is the @@ -1624,28 +1624,28 @@ cultivation of the truth, but superstition is that which is false. ... But because the worshippers of the gods imagine themselves to be religious, though they are superstitious, they are neither able to distinguish religion from superstition, nor to express the -meaning of the names." (Ib. IV, xxviii; p. 131.)

+meaning of the names." (Ib. IV, xxviii; p. 131.)

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13. AUGUSTINE (354-430): Bishop of Hippo, in Africa; "Saint, +

13. AUGUSTINE (354-430): Bishop of Hippo, in Africa; "Saint, Doctor of the Church; a philosophical and theological genius of the first order, dominating, like a pyramid, antiquity and the succeeding ages. ... Compared with the great philosophers of past centuries and modern times, he is the equal of them all; among theologians he is undoubtedly the first, and such has been his influence that none of the Fathers, Scholastics, or Reformers has -surpassed it." (CE. ii, 84.) This fulsome paean of praise sung by +surpassed it." (CE. ii, 84.) This fulsome paean of praise sung by the Church of its greatest Doctor, justifies a sketch of the fiery -African Bishop and a look into his monumental work, De Civitate Dei +African Bishop and a look into his monumental work, De Civitate Dei -- "The City of God," written between the years 413-426 A.D. This will well enough show the quality of mind of the man, a monumentally superstitious and credulous Child of Faith; and throw some light on the psychology of the Church which holds such a mind as its greatest Doctor, towering like a pyramid over the puny thinkers and philosophers of past centuries and of modern times. We -may let CE. draw the biographical sketch in its own words, simply -abbreviated at places to save space. Augustine's father, Patricius, -was a Pagan, his mother, Monica, a convert to Christianity; when -Augustine was born "she had him signed with the cross and enrolled

+may let CE. draw the biographical sketch in its own words, simply +abbreviated at places to save space. Augustine's father, Patricius, +was a Pagan, his mother, Monica, a convert to Christianity; when +Augustine was born "she had him signed with the cross and enrolled

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -1660,21 +1660,21 @@ years old he was sent to Cartage for study to become a lawyer; "Here he formed a sinful liaison with the person who bore him a son (372) -- [Adeodatus, "the gift of God"] -- 'the son of his sin' -- an entanglement from which he only delivered himself, at Milan, -after fifteen years of its thralldom." During this time Augustine -became an ardent heretic: "In this same year Augustine fell into -the snares of the Manichaeans. ... Once won over to this sect, -Augustine devoted himself to it with all the ardor of his +after fifteen years of its thralldom." During this time Augustine +became an ardent heretic: "In this same year Augustine fell into +the snares of the Manichaeans. ... Once won over to this sect, +Augustine devoted himself to it with all the ardor of his character; he read all its books, adopted and defended all its opinions. His furious proselytism drew into error [several others -named]. it was during this Manichaean period that Augustine's +named]. it was during this Manichaean period that Augustine's literary faculties reached their full development." ...

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In 383 Augustine, at the age of twenty-nine, went to Italy, +

In 383 Augustine, at the age of twenty-nine, went to Italy, and came to Milan, where he met and fell under the influence of -Bishop Ambrose -- [he who forged the Apostles' Creed]. "However, -before embracing the Faith, Augustine underwent a three years' +Bishop Ambrose -- [he who forged the Apostles' Creed]. "However, +before embracing the Faith, Augustine underwent a three years' struggle. ... But it was only a dream; his passions still enslaved -him. Monica, who had joined her son at Milan, prevailed upon him +him. Monica, who had joined her son at Milan, prevailed upon him [to abandon his mistress]; and though he dismissed the mother of Adeodatus, her place was soon filled by another. At first he prayed, but without the sincere desire of being heard. -- [In his @@ -1683,16 +1683,16 @@ chaste but not quite yet"! Finally he resolved to embrace Christianity and to believe as the Church believed.] -- The grand stroke of grace, at the age of thirty-three, smote him to the ground in the garden at Milan, in 386. ... From 386 to 395 -Augustine gradually became acquainted with the Christian doctrine, -and in his mind the fusion of Platonic philosophy with revealed +Augustine gradually became acquainted with the Christian doctrine, +and in his mind the fusion of Platonic philosophy with revealed dogmas was taking place. ... So long, therefore, as his philosophy -agrees with his religious doctrines, St. Augustine is frankly neo- -Platonist; as soon as a contradiction arises, he never hesitates to +agrees with his religious doctrines, St. Augustine is frankly neo- +Platonist; as soon as a contradiction arises, he never hesitates to subordinate his philosophy to religion, reason to faith! (p. 86) -... He thought too easily to find Christianity in Plato, or -Platonism in the Gospel. Thus he had imagined that in Platonism he +... He thought too easily to find Christianity in Plato, or +Platonism in the Gospel. Thus he had imagined that in Platonism he had discovered the entire doctrine of the Word and the whole -prologue of St. John." Augustine was baptized on Easter of 387. He +prologue of St. John." Augustine was baptized on Easter of 387. He did not think of entering the priesthood; but being in church one day at prayer, the clamor of the crowd caused him to yield, despite his tears, to the demand, and he was consecrated in 391, and @@ -1707,8 +1707,8 @@ holiness, tolerate sinners within its pale for the sake of converting them" [?] -- or their property.

In the City of God, which "is considered his most important -work," Augustine "answers the Pagans, who attributed the fall of -Rome (410) to the abolition of Pagan worship. In it, considering +work," Augustine "answers the Pagans, who attributed the fall of +Rome (410) to the abolition of Pagan worship. In it, considering the problem of Divine Providence with regard to the Roman Empire,

Bank of Wisdom @@ -1720,26 +1720,26 @@ the problem of Divine Providence with regard to the Roman Empire,

in a burst of genius he creates the philosophy of history, embracing as he does with a glance the destinies of the world grouped around the Christian religion, the only one which goes back -to the beginning and leads humanity to its final term." (CE. ii, +to the beginning and leads humanity to its final term." (CE. ii, 84-89.) Let us now admire

AUGUSTINE "PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY"

-- whereof, says His present Holiness in a special Encyclical on -the great Philosopher: "The teaching of St. Augustine constitutes +the great Philosopher: "The teaching of St. Augustine constitutes a precious statement of sublime truths.", (Herald-Tribune, Apr. 22, 1930.)

The City of God, by which he intends the Christianized. World --- City of Rome, is a ponderous tome, which cost Augustine some +-- City of Rome, is a ponderous tome, which cost Augustine some thirteen years to write. Like the work of all the Fathers it is an embellished rehash of the myths of the Old Testament, highly spiced -with "proofs" from the Pagan gods and their prophetic Sibyls, the -same style of exegesis being also used for the Gospels, all of -which he accepts as Gospel truth. He begins his philosophizing of +with "proofs" from the Pagan gods and their prophetic Sibyls, the +same style of exegesis being also used for the Gospels, all of +which he accepts as Gospel truth. He begins his philosophizing of history by swallowing the "Sacred Science" of Genesis whole; he entitles a chapter: "Of the Falseness of the History which allots -Many Thousand Years to the World's Past"; and thus sneeringly +Many Thousand Years to the World's Past"; and thus sneeringly dismisses those who knew better: "They are deceived, too, by those highly mendacious documents which profess to give the history of many thousand years, though reckoning by the sacred writings, we @@ -1748,11 +1748,11 @@ again, who are of opinion that this is not the only world, but that there are numberless worlds." (Civ. Dei, Bk. xii, 10, 11; N&PNF. ii, 232, 233.) Such persons are not to be argued with but to be ridiculed: "For as it is not yet 6,000 years since the first man, -who is called Adam, are not those to be ridiculed rather than +who is called Adam, are not those to be ridiculed rather than refuted who try to persuade us of anything regarding a space of time so different from, so contrary to, the ascertained truth?" -(Ib. xviii, 40; p. 384.) To prove that "there were giants in those -days," and that the ante-Diluvians were of greater size than men of +(Ib. xviii, 40; p. 384.) To prove that "there were giants in those +days," and that the ante-Diluvians were of greater size than men of his times, he vouches: "I myself, along with others, saw on the shore at Utica a man's molar tooth of such a size, that if it were cut down into teeth such as we have, a hundred, I fancy, could have @@ -1761,15 +1761,15 @@ found by exposure of sepulchres." (xv, 9; p. 291.) And he shows how, "according to the Septuagint, Methuselah survived the Flood by fourteen years." (xv, 11; p. 292.) He accepts the earth as flat and inhabited on the upper side only: "As to the fable that there are -Antipodes, that is to say, men who are on the opposite side of the +Antipodes, that is to say, men who are on the opposite side of the earth, where the sun rises when it sets to us, men who walk with their feet opposite ours, is on no ground credible." (xvi, 9; p. 315.)

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Augustine is credited with a scientific leaning towards the +

Augustine is credited with a scientific leaning towards the doctrine of Evolution and as recognizing the origin of species; but some of his species are truly singular, and withal are but -variations from the original divine norm of Father Adam, who is +variations from the original divine norm of Father Adam, who is father of them all. In all soberness, tinged with a breath of skepticism with respect to some, he thus philosophizes: "It is reported that some monstrous races of men have one eye in the @@ -1797,19 +1797,19 @@ have descended from that one man, ... that one first father of all. ... Accordingly, it ought not to seem absurd to us, that as in the individual races there are monstrous births, so in the whole race there are monstrous races; ... if they are human, they are -descended from Adam." (xvi, 8; p. 315.)

+descended from Adam." (xvi, 8; p. 315.)

It is not alone in the realm of the genus homo that oddities exist, in the animal world there are some very notable -singularities, for which the Saint vouches with all confidence as +singularities, for which the Saint vouches with all confidence as out of his personal knowledge and experience. Several times he repeats the marvel of the peacock, "which is so favored by the Almighty that its flesh will not decay," and "which triumphs over -that corruption from which even the flesh of Plato is not exempt." +that corruption from which even the flesh of Plato is not exempt." He says: "It seems incredible, but a peacock was cooked and served to me in Carthage; and I kept the flesh one year and it was as fresh as ever, only a little drier." (xxi, 4, 5; pp. 455, 458.) The -now exploded doctrine of abiogenesis was strong with Augustine; +now exploded doctrine of abiogenesis was strong with Augustine; some animals are born without sexual antecedents: "Frogs are produced from the earth, not propagated by male and female parents" (xvi, 7; p. 314); "There are in Cappadocia mares which are @@ -1820,10 +1820,10 @@ philosopher of all time solves the knotty problem in two chapters, under the titles: "2. Whether it is Possible for Bodies to last Forever in Burning Fire," and, "4. Examples from Nature proving that Bodies may remain Unconsumed and Alive in Fire." In the first -place, before the lamentable Fall of Adam, our own bodies were -imperishable; in Hell we will again get unconsumable bodies: "Even +place, before the lamentable Fall of Adam, our own bodies were +imperishable; in Hell we will again get unconsumable bodies: "Even this human flesh was constituted in one fashion before there was -Sin, -- was constituted, in fact, so that it could not die." (xxi, +Sin, -- was constituted, in fact, so that it could not die." (xxi, 8; p. 459.) But there are other proofs of this than theological say-so, the skeptical may have the proofs with their own eyes in present-day Nature: "There are animals which live in the midst of @@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@ suffer," -- an argument which "does not suit our purpose" on the point of painless existence in fire of these animals, in which particular the wisdom of God has differentiated the souls of the damned, that they may suffer exquisitely forever; in which argument -Augustine implies the doctrine, as feelingly expressed by another

+Augustine implies the doctrine, as feelingly expressed by another

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holy Saint, the "Angelic Doctor" Aquinas: "In order that nothing +

holy Saint, the "Angelic Doctor" Aquinas: "In order that nothing may be wanting to the felicity of the blessed spirits in heaven, a perfect view is granted to them of the tortures of the damned"; all these holy ones in gleeful praise to God look down at the damned disbelievers "tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of -the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb: and the smoke of +the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb: and the smoke of their torment ascendeth for ever and ever; and they have no rest day nor night." (Rev. xiv., 10, 11.)

@@ -1866,42 +1866,42 @@ indeed that it cannot be cut or worked "by anything, except goat's blood." (p. 455.)

The greatest of Christian Doctors, pyramid of philosophers, -has abiding faith in the reality of the Pagan gods, who, however, +has abiding faith in the reality of the Pagan gods, who, however, as held by all the Fathers, are really demons or devils; they are very potent as wonder-workers and magicians. Some of them, however, are evidently not of a malicious nature: "The god of Socrates. if he had a god, cannot have belonged to this class of demons." (xiii, -27; p. 165.) Time and again he vouches for and quotes the famous -Hermes Trismegistus, who he assures us was the grandson of the +27; p. 165.) Time and again he vouches for and quotes the famous +Hermes Trismegistus, who he assures us was the grandson of the "first Mercury." (viii, 23, 24; pp. 159, 161.) And for history he -says, that "At this time, indeed, when Moses was born, Atlas is +says, that "At this time, indeed, when Moses was born, Atlas is found to have lived, that great astronomer, the brother of -Prometheus, and maternal grandson of the elder Mercury, of whom -that Mercury Trismegistus was the grandson." (xviii, 39; p. 384.) -Also that "Picus, son of Saturn, was the first king of Argos." -(xviii, 15; p. 368.) He accepts as historic truth the fabulous -founding of Rome by Romulus and Remus, their virgin-birth by the +Prometheus, and maternal grandson of the elder Mercury, of whom +that Mercury Trismegistus was the grandson." (xviii, 39; p. 384.) +Also that "Picus, son of Saturn, was the first king of Argos." +(xviii, 15; p. 368.) He accepts as historic truth the fabulous +founding of Rome by Romulus and Remus, their virgin-birth by the god Mars, and their nursing by the she-wolf, but attributes the last to the provident interference of the Hebrew God. Some of his -comments might be applicable to One later Virgin-born. "Rhea, a +comments might be applicable to One later Virgin-born. "Rhea, a vestal virgin, who conceived twin sons of Mars, as they will have it, in that way honoring or excusing her adultery, adding as a -proof that a she-wolf nursed the infants when exposed. ... Yet, +proof that a she-wolf nursed the infants when exposed. ... Yet, what wonder is it, if, to rebuke the king who had cruelly ordered them to be thrown into the water, God was pleased, after divinely delivering them from the water, to succor, by means of a wild beast giving milk, these infants by whom so great a City was to be -founded?" (xviii, 21; p. 372.)

+founded?" (xviii, 21; p. 372.)

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The great philosopher, at one with Cicero in this respect, +

The great philosopher, at one with Cicero in this respect, distinguishes between the ancient fables of the gods in an age of ignorance and superstition, and those true histories of their later deeds in a time, such as that of the Founding of the City, when intelligence reigned among men. A singular reversion to the mental -state of the Homeric ages would seem to have come upon men with the -advent of the new Faith. Cicero had related the fables of Homer and +state of the Homeric ages would seem to have come upon men with the +advent of the new Faith. Cicero had related the fables of Homer and contrasted them with the true history of Romulus and his more -enlightened times, saying: "Homer had flourished long before

+enlightened times, saying: "Homer had flourished long before

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@ generally diffused an enlightenment, that scarcely any room was left for fable. For antiquity admitted fables, and sometimes very clumsy ones; but this age of Romulus was sufficiently enlightened to reject whatever had not the air of truth"! On this the great -Saint Augustine thus philosophizes, -- accounting, indeed, for the +Saint Augustine thus philosophizes, -- accounting, indeed, for the age-long persistence of all superstitions, as due to inheritance and early teaching: "But who believed that Romulus was a god except Rome, which was then small and weak? Then afterwards it was @@ -1922,33 +1922,33 @@ necessary that succeeding generations should preserve the traditions of their ancestors; that, drinking in this superstition with their mother's milk, their nation should grow great and dominate the world"? (xxii, 6; p. 483.) In likewise it may be -queried: Who believed that Jesus was a virgin-born god except -superstitious Pagans who already believed such things of Romulus, +queried: Who believed that Jesus was a virgin-born god except +superstitious Pagans who already believed such things of Romulus, Apollo, AEsculapius, et id omne genus? and the succeeding generations, "drawing in this superstition with their mother's milk," have passed it on through the Dark Ages of Faith even unto -our own day. Even the great St. Jerome has said, that no one would -have believed the Virgin-birth of Jesus or that his mother was not +our own day. Even the great St. Jerome has said, that no one would +have believed the Virgin-birth of Jesus or that his mother was not an adulteress, "until now, that the whole world has embraced the faith" -- and would therefore believe anything -- except the truth!

All who did not believe such things, when related by the ex- -Pagan Christians, were heretics instigated by the devil; for "the +Pagan Christians, were heretics instigated by the devil; for "the devil, seeing the temples of the gods deserted, and the human race running to the name of the living Mediator, has moved the heretics -under the Christian name to resist the Christian doctrine." (xviii, -51; p. 392.) Whether St. Augustine, in his earlier Pagan years, -practiced the arts of magic, as did many of the other ex-Pagan +under the Christian name to resist the Christian doctrine." (xviii, +51; p. 392.) Whether St. Augustine, in his earlier Pagan years, +practiced the arts of magic, as did many of the other ex-Pagan Christian Fathers, he maintained a firm Christian faith in magic and magicians, and explains how the gift is acquired. He gives an account of a remarkable lamp which hung in a temple of Venus in a great candelabra; although exposed to the open air, even the strongest winds could not blow out the flame. But that is nothing -strange to the philosophic mind of the Saint: "For to this +strange to the philosophic mind of the Saint: "For to this [inextinguishable lamp] we add a host of marvels wrought by man, or by magic, that is, by man under the influence of devils, or by the devils directly, -- for such marvels we cannot deny without -impugning the truth of the sacred Scriptures we believe. ... Now, +impugning the truth of the sacred Scriptures we believe. ... Now, devils are attracted to dwell in certain temples by means of the creatures who present to them the things which suit their various tastes. ... The devils cunningly seduce men and make of a few of @@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@ means, as where sundry inn-keepers used to put a drug into food which would work the transformation of their guests into wild or domestic animals.

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The philosopher Saint vouches for such magical metamorphoses +

The philosopher Saint vouches for such magical metamorphoses as of his own knowledge and on unimpeachable authority. At much length he relates: "A certain man named Praestantius used to tell that it happened to his father in his own house, that he took that @@ -1979,48 +1979,48 @@ from persons we might deem unworthy of credit, but from informants we could not suppose to be deceiving us. Therefore, what men say and have committed to writing about the Arcadians being often changed into wolves by the Arcadian gods, or demons rather, and -what is told in the song about Circe transforming the companions of -Ulysses, if they were really done, may, in my opinion, have been in +what is told in the song about Circe transforming the companions of +Ulysses, if they were really done, may, in my opinion, have been in the way I have said -- [that is, by demons through the permission of God]. ... As for Diomede's birds, that they bring water in their beaks and sprinkle it on the temple of Diomede, and that they fawn on men of Greek race and persecute aliens, is no wonderful thing to -be done by the inward influence of demons." (xviii, 18; p. 370.) To -the Saint and to all the Fathers, the air was full of devils: "All +be done by the inward influence of demons." (xviii, 18; p. 370.) To +the Saint and to all the Fathers, the air was full of devils: "All diseases of Christians are to be ascribed to these demons; chiefly do they torment fresh-baptized Christians, yea, even the guiltless -new-born infant." (De Divinatione Daemonorum, ch. iii), -- a whole -tome devoted to the prophetic works of the Devil, "after the -working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders," as +new-born infant." (De Divinatione Daemonorum, ch. iii), -- a whole +tome devoted to the prophetic works of the Devil, "after the +working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders," as avouched in Holy Writ (II Thess. ii, 9); for: "The responses of the gods are uttered by impure demons with a strong animus against the Christians." (De Civ. Dei, xix, 23; p. 416.) And no wonder, for "by -the help of magicians, whom Scripture calls enchanters and +the help of magicians, whom Scripture calls enchanters and sorcerers, the devils could gain such power. ... The noble poet -Vergil describes a very powerful magician in these lines," +Vergil describes a very powerful magician in these lines," (quoting; xxi, 6; p. 457).

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Again, like all the holy Fathers and Popes down at least to -Benedict XIV, elsewhere quoted, the great philosopher and Saint is -a devoted Sibyllist, and frequently quotes and approves the -utterances of these Pagan Seeresses, inspired by the devil through +

Again, like all the holy Fathers and Popes down at least to +Benedict XIV, elsewhere quoted, the great philosopher and Saint is +a devoted Sibyllist, and frequently quotes and approves the +utterances of these Pagan Seeresses, inspired by the devil through the permission of the Christian God to reveal the holy mysteries of -the Christian Faith. Augustine devotes a chapter, entitled "Of the -Erythraean Sibyl, who is known to have sung many things about -Christ more plainly than the other Sibyls," to these signal Pagan +the Christian Faith. Augustine devotes a chapter, entitled "Of the +Erythraean Sibyl, who is known to have sung many things about +Christ more plainly than the other Sibyls," to these signal Pagan proofs of the Christ; and he dwells with peculiar zest on the -celebrated "Fish Anagram." On this theme he enlarges: "This Sibyl +celebrated "Fish Anagram." On this theme he enlarges: "This Sibyl certainly wrote some things concerning Christ which are quite manifest [citing instances]. ... A certain passage which had the initial letters of the lines so arranged that these words could be -read in them: 'Iesous Xristos Theou Uios Soter' -- [quoting the +read in them: 'Iesous Xristos Theou Uios Soter' -- [quoting the verses at length]. ... If you join the initial letters in these -five Greek words, they will make the word Ixthus, that is, 'fish,' +five Greek words, they will make the word Ixthus, that is, 'fish,' in which word Christ is mystically understood, because he was able to live, that is, to exist, without sin, in the abyss of this -mortality as in the depths of water." (xviii, 23; p. 372-3.)

+mortality as in the depths of water." (xviii, 23; p. 372-3.)

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With full faith the great Doctor Augustine accepts the old +

With full faith the great Doctor Augustine accepts the old fable of the miraculous translation of the Septuagint, and to it adds some new trimmings betraying his intimate knowledge of the processes and purposes of God in bringing it about: "It is reported @@ -2037,7 +2037,7 @@ deed the one Spirit had been in them all. And they received so

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wonderful a gift of God, in order that these Scriptures might be +

wonderful a gift of God, in order that these Scriptures might be commended not as human but divine, for the benefit of the nations. who should at some time believe, as we now see them doing. ... If anything is in the Hebrew copies and not in the version of the @@ -2045,9 +2045,9 @@ Seventy, the Spirit of God did not choose to say it through them, but only through the prophets. But whatever is in the Septuagint and not in the Hebrew copies, the same Spirit chose rather to say it through the latter, thus showing that both were prophets." -(xviii, 42, 43; pp. 385-387.) If this latter be true, that some +(xviii, 42, 43; pp. 385-387.) If this latter be true, that some divine revelation is found in the Septuagint which is not in the -Hebrew, and vice versa how then can it be true, as the Saint has +Hebrew, and vice versa how then can it be true, as the Saint has just said, and as all the Fathers say, that there was perfect agreement between the Hebrew original and the Greek translations? If matters in the Hebrew text were omitted in the Greek, then the @@ -2056,16 +2056,16 @@ else what was inspired truth in the Hebrew became now false; and if there was new matter now in the Greek, such portions were not translation but were interpolations or plain forgeries of the translators, yet inspired by God. The divine origin of the Hebrew -language, as invented by God for the use of Adam and Eve and their +language, as invented by God for the use of Adam and Eve and their posterity, is thus fabled by the great Doctor: "When the other races were divided by their own peculiar languages [at Babel], Heber's family preserved that language which is not unreasonably believed to have been the common language of the race, and that on this account it was henceforth called Hebrew." (p. 122.) As for the -origin of writing, our Saint agrees with St. Chrysostom, St. -Jerome, and other erudite Saints, that "God himself showed the -model and method of all writing when he delivered the Law written -with his own finger to Moses." (White, Warfare of Science against +origin of writing, our Saint agrees with St. Chrysostom, St. +Jerome, and other erudite Saints, that "God himself showed the +model and method of all writing when he delivered the Law written +with his own finger to Moses." (White, Warfare of Science against Theology, ii, 181.)

This greatest philosopher of all time attacks with profound @@ -2079,20 +2079,20 @@ instances, that they can and do. There are, be points out, "many proven instances, that Sylvans and Fauns, who are commonly called 'Incubi,' had often made wicked assaults upon women, and satisfied their lusts upon them: and that certain devils, called Duses by the -Gauls, are constantly attempting and effecting this impurity." +Gauls, are constantly attempting and effecting this impurity." (City of God, xv, 23; p. 303.) As the greatest Doctor and Theologian of the Church, he discusses weightily what books of -Scripture are inspired and canonical, which are fables and -apocryphal: "Let us omit, then, the fables of those Scriptures -which are called apocryphal. ... We cannot deny that Enoch, the -seventh from Adam, left some divine writings, for this is asserted -by the Apostle Jude in his canonical Epistle"! (Ibid,, p. 305.) +Scripture are inspired and canonical, which are fables and +apocryphal: "Let us omit, then, the fables of those Scriptures +which are called apocryphal. ... We cannot deny that Enoch, the +seventh from Adam, left some divine writings, for this is asserted +by the Apostle Jude in his canonical Epistle"! (Ibid,, p. 305.) Thus the great Doctor vindicates the potentiality of the Holy -Ghost, in the guise of the angel Gabriel, to maintain carnal -copulation with the "proliferous yet Ever Virgin" Mother of God; +Ghost, in the guise of the angel Gabriel, to maintain carnal +copulation with the "proliferous yet Ever Virgin" Mother of God; and vouches for the divinity of the crude Jewish forgery of the -Book of Enoch, which is duly canonized as genuine and authentic -work of the mythical Patriarch, by the equally mythical "Apostle"

+Book of Enoch, which is duly canonized as genuine and authentic +work of the mythical Patriarch, by the equally mythical "Apostle"

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author of the forged Epistle of Jude. So great a Doctor of the +

author of the forged Epistle of Jude. So great a Doctor of the Church looks, by now, very much like an extraordinary "quack doctor" peddler of bogus nostrums.

Such are a few picked from numberless examples of the quasi- -divine wisdom and philosophy of this unparalleled, pyramidal Saint +divine wisdom and philosophy of this unparalleled, pyramidal Saint and Doctor of the Church, who "never hesitated to subordinate his reason to Faith." Most luminously and profoundly of all the Fathers -and Doctors, Augustine spoke the mind and language of the Church -and of its Pagan-born Christianity; more ably than them all he used +and Doctors, Augustine spoke the mind and language of the Church +and of its Pagan-born Christianity; more ably than them all he used the same methods of propaganda of the Faith among the superstitious -ex-Pagan Christians; with greater authority and effect than all the +ex-Pagan Christians; with greater authority and effect than all the others, he exploited the same fables, the same falsehoods, the same absurdities, exhibited to the n-th degree the same fathomless fatuity of faith and subjugation of reason to credulity.

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A final appeal to the Pagan Sibyls and to the fabulous Phoenix +

A final appeal to the Pagan Sibyls and to the fabulous Phoenix for "proofs" of the Christian mysteries, I add from the famous -forged Constitutions of the Holy Apostles, falsely through the +forged Constitutions of the Holy Apostles, falsely through the centuries attributed as the individual and collective inspired work of the mythic Twelve: "If the Gentiles laugh at us, and disbelieve -our Scriptures, let at least their own prophetess Sibylla oblige +our Scriptures, let at least their own prophetess Sibylla oblige them to believe, who says thus in express words: [quoting]. If, -therefore, this prophetess confesses the Resurrection ... it is +therefore, this prophetess confesses the Resurrection ... it is vain for them to deny our doctrine. They say there is a bird single in its kind which affords a copious demonstration of the -Resurrection. ... They call it a phoenix, and relate [here -repeating the old Pagan fable of the self-resurrecting phoenix]. +Resurrection. ... They call it a phoenix, and relate [here +repeating the old Pagan fable of the self-resurrecting phoenix]. If, therefore, as even themselves say, a resurrection is exhibited by means of an irrational bird, wherefore do they disparage our accounts, when we profess that He who by His power brings that into @@ -2137,16 +2137,16 @@ vii; ANF. vii, 440-441.)

CHRISTIAN PAGANISM

-

The whole of Paganism we have seen taken over bodily into -"that new Paganism later called Christianity," by the ex-Pagan +

The whole of Paganism we have seen taken over bodily into +"that new Paganism later called Christianity," by the ex-Pagan Fathers of the Christ's Church, and all its myths and fables urged by them as the credible and only "evidence of things not seen" of the new Faith. What does it all signify for proof of Christian Truth? "Nothing stands in need of lying but a Lie"; and by that unholy means we see the holy false new Faith established among the -ignorant and superstitious Pagans.

+ignorant and superstitious Pagans.

-

These sainted ex-Pagan Fathers of Christianity, one and all, +

These sainted ex-Pagan Fathers of Christianity, one and all, fully and explicitly accepted and believed in childlike simplicity of faith the reality and potency of their old heathen gods, reducing them only in immortal rank to demons or devils of @@ -2157,7 +2157,7 @@ to "imitate' -- hundreds of years in advance -- its most holy rites and sacraments; to endow their votaries with the gift of magic and the powers of magical practices, -- practices to this day performed by their priestly successors under more refined euphemisms of -thaumaturgy. To the malignant works of the Devil and the hordes of

+thaumaturgy. To the malignant works of the Devil and the hordes of

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -2169,18 +2169,18 @@ thaumaturgy. To the malignant works of the Devil and the hordes of

impute, the working of mighty lying wonders designed to thwart, and often very effective in "queering" the inscrutable plans and providences of their Almighty God. "When pious Christians," -mordantly says Middleton, "are arrived at this pitch of Credulity, +mordantly says Middleton, "are arrived at this pitch of Credulity, as to believe that evil spirits or evil men can work real miracles, -in defiance and opposition to the authority of the Gospels, their +in defiance and opposition to the authority of the Gospels, their very piety will oblige them to admit as miraculous whatever is wrought in the defense of it, and so of course make them the implicit dupes of their wonder-workers." (A Free Inquiry, p. 71.)

-

This review of the ex-Pagan Fathers of Christ's True Church is +

This review of the ex-Pagan Fathers of Christ's True Church is made at some length because of its capital, fatal importance to the notion of the "authority," veracity and credibility of these the sole witnesses and vouchers for the pretended truth and validity of -the new faith, and the "Gospel" wonders reputed as having occurred +the new faith, and the "Gospel" wonders reputed as having occurred a century and more before their times, and for the foundation of the Church and the miraculous fundamentals of the Christian religion. Fabling, false and fatuous in point of every single @@ -2192,19 +2192,19 @@ believed as to the miracles and miraculous and incredible basic "truths" of Christianity? False in one thing, false and discredited in all, must be the verdict of every one concerned to know the truth of the new Faith sponsored and established alone through the -mongering of Pagan myths of these fatuous, childishly credulous, -unscrupulous ex-Pagan Fathers of Christianity. They knew not fable +mongering of Pagan myths of these fatuous, childishly credulous, +unscrupulous ex-Pagan Fathers of Christianity. They knew not fable from fact, and scrupled not to assert fable for fact, recklessly lying to the greater glory of God and glorification of themselves -and their Paganized Church, in the name of Divinely revealed Truth +and their Paganized Church, in the name of Divinely revealed Truth of God. But, as we have seen, there can be no "divine revelation" of fanciful "fact" and dogma which for centuries had been, and in the early Christian ages were, the current mythology of credulous -Pagandom. Thus the system of veneered Paganism which the ex-Pagan +Pagandom. Thus the system of veneered Paganism which the ex-Pagan Fathers revamped under the name of Christianity, cannot be true; by a thousand tokens and tests of truth it is not true.

-

In the words of Macbeth is the whole mythical scheme to be +

In the words of Macbeth is the whole mythical scheme to be appraised, and adjudged -- and junked:

"...... It is a tale @@ -2217,12 +2217,12 @@ appraised, and adjudged -- and junked:

brings us through, the epoch of the establishment of Christianity -- the whole of the second and third centuries of the Christ, -- the epoch (in the latter half of the second), when the forged -"Gospel" biographies of the Demiurge-Christ, and the forged -Epistles of the Apostles, were, out of hundreds of like pious +"Gospel" biographies of the Demiurge-Christ, and the forged +Epistles of the Apostles, were, out of hundreds of like pious Christian forgeries, worked into shape and put into circulation by the growing Churches zealously gathering swarms of illiterate and -superstitious ex-Pagan "converts" into the Fold of Christ. With -Eusebius and Lactantius, contemporaries and retainers of the

+superstitious ex-Pagan "converts" into the Fold of Christ. With +Eusebius and Lactantius, contemporaries and retainers of the

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -2230,16 +2230,16 @@ Eusebius and Lactantius, contemporaries and retainers of the

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-

"Christian" Constantine, we see the official "triumph" of -Christianity in the early fourth century; with the Sainted -Augustine, late in the fourth and early in the fifth centuries, we +

"Christian" Constantine, we see the official "triumph" of +Christianity in the early fourth century; with the Sainted +Augustine, late in the fourth and early in the fifth centuries, we see the new Faith, by dint of Christian persecuting laws and of patristic lying, well established in the Empire, -- "the human race running to the name of the living Mediator," but yet, at the -instigation of the Devil, disturbed and threatened with extinction -by the Christian "heretics," of whom Augustine says there were +instigation of the Devil, disturbed and threatened with extinction +by the Christian "heretics," of whom Augustine says there were ninety-three warring sects up to his time; and against whom this -great Doctor and Saint produced that fearful text of the Wedding +great Doctor and Saint produced that fearful text of the Wedding Feast, "Compel them to come in," and that other fatal bloody precept of the Christ: "Those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me," -- @@ -2249,16 +2249,16 @@ Faith, as we shall soon see.

Others of the noted Fathers of the epochs under review will be noticed as the occasion arises. There are many of them; the four -"great Latin Fathers ... are undoubtedly Sts. Augustine, Jerome, -Ambrose, and Gregory the Great"; died 604. (CE. vi, 1.) Vast is +"great Latin Fathers ... are undoubtedly Sts. Augustine, Jerome, +Ambrose, and Gregory the Great"; died 604. (CE. vi, 1.) Vast is their output of puerile superstition and pettifogging dialectic, of which we have seen but some random examples. The overwhelming volume of patristic palaver of nonsense is evidenced by the "Migne Collection." of their writings, which comprises 222 ponderous tomes -in Latin and 161 in Greek. (CE. vi, 16.)

+in Latin and 161 in Greek. (CE. vi, 16.)

-

In the next chapter we shall consider the "canonical" Gospels -and Epistles, and the palpable convincing and convicting evidences +

In the next chapter we shall consider the "canonical" Gospels +and Epistles, and the palpable convincing and convicting evidences of their forgery by the priests and Fathers -- original forgeries themselves with multiplied forged "interpolations" or purpose- serving later additions to each of the original sacred forgeries.

@@ -2269,7 +2269,7 @@ serving later additions to each of the original sacred forgeries.

The UNITED STATES of America must again become - The Free Market-Place of Ideas.

+ The Free Market-Place of Ideas.

The Bank of Wisdom is always looking for more of these old, hidden, suppressed and forgotten books that contain needed facts diff --git a/pythonCode/output/forg5.xml b/pythonCode/output/forg5.xml index 8e89fb9..0bb2a92 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/forg5.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/forg5.xml @@ -4,26 +4,26 @@

THE "GOSPEL" FORGERIES

"Whether a Church which stands convicted of having forged its -Creed, would have any scruple of forging its Gospels, is a problem +Creed, would have any scruple of forging its Gospels, is a problem that the reader will solve according to the influence of prejudice -or probability on his mind." Taylor, Diegesis, p. 10.

+or probability on his mind." Taylor, Diegesis, p. 10.

-

LET us now take up the holy Evangels and Epistles of Christ- +

LET us now take up the holy Evangels and Epistles of Christ- propaganda. After even our cursory examination of the welter of -Gospels, Acts, Epistles and other pious frauds of Christian +Gospels, Acts, Epistles and other pious frauds of Christian missionary-work, all admittedly forged by holy hands in the early -Christian "age of apocryphal literature" in the names of Jesus +Christian "age of apocryphal literature" in the names of Jesus Christ himself, of the Twelve pseudo-apostles and other Worthies, including Mother Eve, even the most credulous and uncritical -Believer must feel the intrusion of some question: How came the -four "Gospels according to" Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, to be +Believer must feel the intrusion of some question: How came the +four "Gospels according to" Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, to be sometime accepted as genuine and inspired? and, Why are there only Four out of so much greater a number, as we have seen in circulation and acceptance? The questions are pertinent, and shall be given fair answer.

This entire aggregation of forged religious writings, under -the guise of genuine Gospels, Acts, Epistles, Apocalypses, falsely +the guise of genuine Gospels, Acts, Epistles, Apocalypses, falsely attributed to apostolic writers, is know together as "Old Christian Literature," whether now called "canonical" or apocryphal. Of it EB. says that this present distinction "does not, in point of fact, @@ -37,25 +37,25 @@ presentment, or real or supposed spiritual equipment, it, was proposed to set before the reader, was then just us usual as was the other practice of introducing the same persons into narratives and reporting their 'words' in the manner of which we have -examples, in the case of Jesus, in the Gospels, and, in the case of -Peter, Paul, and other apostles, in the Acts." (EB. iii, 3481.)

+examples, in the case of Jesus, in the Gospels, and, in the case of +Peter, Paul, and other apostles, in the Acts." (EB. iii, 3481.)

-

"The Gospel has come down to us," says Bishop Irenaeus (about +

"The Gospel has come down to us," says Bishop Irenaeus (about 185 A.D.), which the apostles did at one time proclaim in public, and, at a later period, by the will of God, handed down to us in -the Scriptures, to be the ground and pillar of our faith. ... For, +the Scriptures, to be the ground and pillar of our faith. ... For, after our Lord rose from the dead [the apostles] departed to the ends of the earth, preaching the glad tidings of the good things sent from God to us, who indeed do equally and individually possess -the Gospel of God." (Iren., Adv. Haer, Bk. III, ch. i; ANF. i, -414.) Bishop Irenaeus and Bishop Papias have both averred that the +the Gospel of God." (Iren., Adv. Haer, Bk. III, ch. i; ANF. i, +414.) Bishop Irenaeus and Bishop Papias have both averred that the Christ lived to old age (even as late as 98-117 A.D.), flatly -denying thus as "heresy" the Gospel stories as to his crucifixion -at about thirty years of age. In any event, the Apostles, according +denying thus as "heresy" the Gospel stories as to his crucifixion +at about thirty years of age. In any event, the Apostles, according to the record, scattered "to the ends of the earth, preaching," orally, before they wrote anything at all.

-

But, says CE., although "the New Testament was not written all +

But, says CE., although "the New Testament was not written all at once, the books that compose it appeared one after another in the space of fifty years, i.e., in the second half of the first

@@ -65,46 +65,46 @@ the space of fifty years, i.e., in the second half of the first

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-

century." (CE. xiv, 530.) That this last clause is untrue will be +

century." (CE. xiv, 530.) That this last clause is untrue will be fully and readily demonstrated. This statement, too, contradicts -Bishops Papias and Irenaeus, who are, positively, the only two of +Bishops Papias and Irenaeus, who are, positively, the only two of the second century Fathers who up to their times at all mention -written Gospels or their supposed authors, as we have seen and +written Gospels or their supposed authors, as we have seen and shall more particularly notice.

-

And CE. says, as is true, of the earliest existing manuscripts +

And CE. says, as is true, of the earliest existing manuscripts of any New Testament books: "We have New Testament MSS. written not much more than 300 years after the composition of the books"; and it admits (though with much diminution of truth, as we shall see): "And in them we find numerous differences, though but few of them -are important." (CE. xiv, 526.) In this CE. at another place, and +are important." (CE. xiv, 526.) In this CE. at another place, and speaking much more nearly the truth, contradicts itself, saying: "The existence of numerous and, at times, considerable differences -between the four canonical Gospels is a fact which has long been +between the four canonical Gospels is a fact which has long been noticed and which all scholars readily admit. ... Those evangelical -records (SS. Matthew, Mark, Luke) whose mutual resemblances are -obvious and striking, and ... the narrative (that of St. John) +records (SS. Matthew, Mark, Luke) whose mutual resemblances are +obvious and striking, and ... the narrative (that of St. John) whose relation with the other three is that of dissimilarity rather -than that of likeness." (CE. vi, 658.)

+than that of likeness." (CE. vi, 658.)

But the so-called "canonical" books of the New Testament, as of the Old, are a mess of contradictions and confusions of text, to the present estimate of 150,000 and more "variant readings," as is -well known and admitted. Thus CE.: "It is easy to understand how +well known and admitted. Thus CE.: "It is easy to understand how numerous would be the readings of a text transcribed as often as the Bible, and, as only one reading can represent the original, it follows that all the others are necessarily faulty. Mill estimated the variants of the New Testament at 30,000, and since the discovery of so many MSS. unknown to Mill, this number has greatly -increased." (CE. iv, 498.) Who, then, is "inspired" to distinguish -true from false readings, and thus to know what Jesus Christ and +increased." (CE. iv, 498.) Who, then, is "inspired" to distinguish +true from false readings, and thus to know what Jesus Christ and his entourage really said and did, or what some copyist's error or priest's forgery make them say or do, falsely? Of the chaos and -juggling of sacred texts in the Great Dioceses of Africa, CE. says: +juggling of sacred texts in the Great Dioceses of Africa, CE. says: "There never existed in early Christian Africa an official Latin text known to all the Churches, or used by the faithful to the exclusion of all others. The African bishops willingly allowed -corrections to be made in a copy of the Sacred Scriptures, or even +corrections to be made in a copy of the Sacred Scriptures, or even a reference, when necessary, to the Greek text. With some exceptions, it was the Septuagint text that prevailed, for the O.T., until the fourth century. In the case of the New, the MSS. @@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ were of the Western type. On this basis there arose a variety of translations and interpretations. ... Apart from the discrepancies to be found in two quotations from the same text in the works of two different authors, and sometimes of the same author, we now -know that of several books of Scripture there were versions wholly -independent of each other." (CE. i, 193.)

+know that of several books of Scripture there were versions wholly +independent of each other." (CE. i, 193.)

-

Bishop Victor of Tunnunum, who died about 569 A.D. and whose -work, says CE., "is of great historical value," says that in the +

Bishop Victor of Tunnunum, who died about 569 A.D. and whose +work, says CE., "is of great historical value," says that in the fifth century, "In the consulship of Messala, at the command of the -Emperor Anastasius, the Holy Gospels, as written Idiotis -Evangelists, are corrected and amended." (Victor of T., Chronica, +Emperor Anastasius, the Holy Gospels, as written Idiotis +Evangelists, are corrected and amended." (Victor of T., Chronica, p. 89-90; cited by Dr. Mills, Prolegom. to R.V., p. 98.) This would indicate some very substantial tinkering with Holy Writ; which

@@ -129,20 +129,20 @@ indicate some very substantial tinkering with Holy Writ; which

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-

process was a continuing one, for, says CE., "Under Sixtus V (1585- -90) and Clement VIII (1592-1605) the Latin Vulgate after years of -revision attained its present shape." (CE., xii, 769.) And the -Vulgate, which was fiercely denounced as fearfully corrupt, was +

process was a continuing one, for, says CE., "Under Sixtus V (1585- +90) and Clement VIII (1592-1605) the Latin Vulgate after years of +revision attained its present shape." (CE., xii, 769.) And the +Vulgate, which was fiercely denounced as fearfully corrupt, was only given sanction of divinity by the Council of Trent in 1546, under the Curse of God against any who questioned it. Though this amendatory tinkering of their two Holinesses was after the Council -of Trent had put the final Seal of the Holy Ghost on the Vulgate in +of Trent had put the final Seal of the Holy Ghost on the Vulgate in 1546!

STILL TINKERING AT IT!

The ancient clerical trick of tempering with the "Word of God" -and amending its plenary Divine Inspiration and Inerrancy, goes on +and amending its plenary Divine Inspiration and Inerrancy, goes on apace today, even to the extent of putting a veneer of civilization on the barbarian Hebrew God, and warping his own barbarian words so as to make a semblance of a "God of Mercy" out of the self-styled @@ -150,28 +150,28 @@ as to make a semblance of a "God of Mercy" out of the self-styled

In 1902, after the sacred Council of Trent, in 1546, had put the Curse of God on any further tinkering with the Inerrant Bible, -His Holiness Leo XIII appointed a Commission of Cardinals, known as +His Holiness Leo XIII appointed a Commission of Cardinals, known as the Pontifical Biblical Commission, to further amend Divine Inspiration; in 1907, "the Commission, with the approval of the sovereign pontiff, invited the Benedictine Order to undertake a -collection of the variant readings of the Latin Vulgate as a remote -preparation for a thoroughly amended edition." (CE. ii, 557.) This +collection of the variant readings of the Latin Vulgate as a remote +preparation for a thoroughly amended edition." (CE. ii, 557.) This august body has recently laid before His Holiness, after all these -years of labor, the revised text of the revelations of Moses in the -Book of Genesis; and is now worrying with Exodus and the "Ten +years of labor, the revised text of the revelations of Moses in the +Book of Genesis; and is now worrying with Exodus and the "Ten Commandments" in chapter XX thereof.

Associated Press dispatches published to the world today, relate that "the Vatican's International Commission on the revision of the Bible [is] taking steps to correct one of the most famous -Biblical passages, Exodus xx, 5, now believed to have been +Biblical passages, Exodus xx, 5, now believed to have been mistranslated"! (N.Y. Times, May 18, 1930.) The actual text, and "what the Vatican Commission thinks it should read," are here quoted so that all may judge of the immense farce and fraud of this capital falsification; -- the material tampering being indicated by italics.

-

Exodus xx, 5 -- as is.

+

Exodus xx, 5 -- as is.

"For I the Lord thy God am a Jealous God, visiting the iniquities of the fathers upon the children unto the third and @@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ meaningless and redundant.

But the two simple Hebrew words chiefly involved make this fraudulent "correction" ridiculous and impossible. In Hebrew, -Yahweh says from Sinai: "Anoki yahweh elohe-ka EL QANNA -- I Yahweh +Yahweh says from Sinai: "Anoki yahweh elohe-ka EL QANNA -- I Yahweh thy God [am a] Jealous God." The only false translation in this -verse is "Lord thy God" for the 6,000-times falsified "Yahweh thy +verse is "Lord thy God" for the 6,000-times falsified "Yahweh thy God," as elsewhere noted. Always "qanna" means "jealous' -- and is used of the "jealous god," husband, wife, etc. The "joker" in this false "correction" is apparent from the word "chesed -- mercy," @@ -221,20 +221,20 @@ concordance and see -- that "el qanna ... visiting iniquity" -- cannot be twisted into "et chesed and chesed ... showing chesed -- mercy" to only those that love him. And how many thousands of "corrections" of words "now believed mistranslated," would be -necessary to whitewash the barbarian Yahweh of Holy Writ into a +necessary to whitewash the barbarian Yahweh of Holy Writ into a "whited sepulchre" of civilized deity!

SOME TESTS FOR FORGERY

We have seen the debauchery of forgery out of which the Four -Gospels were born. This makes pertinent the critical statement of +Gospels were born. This makes pertinent the critical statement of one of the latest authorities on the subject: "Few genuine texts have come down to us from beyond the Middle Ages -- most documents reaching us in the form of later copies made by scribes in monasteries"; and he adds: "The mere fact that documents have been accepted for centuries does not itself protect them from the tests -of historical criticism." (Shotwell, See of Peter, Gen. Introd. -xix, xxii.) It is pertinent to add here a paragraph from CE. which +of historical criticism." (Shotwell, See of Peter, Gen. Introd. +xix, xxii.) It is pertinent to add here a paragraph from CE. which states with entire accuracy the elementary principles upon which literary criticism rests; due to the application of just these principles by honest and fearless critics, the Bible has been @@ -242,12 +242,12 @@ stripped of every clerical pretense of inspired inerrancy and of even common literary and historical honesty; so that even the inerrant Church has been driven to confess countless errors and forgeries; even, as we have seen, to the frank repudiation of the -fables of Creation, the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch, and +fables of Creation, the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch, and the divine revelation of the Hebrew religion, which is thus shown to be a very human evolution. These critical principles have destroyed the vast mass of Hebrew and Christian apocrypha; and may now be applied to the New Testament booklets which yet make false -pretense to divine inspiration of truth. Says CE.:

+pretense to divine inspiration of truth. Says CE.:

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ pretense to divine inspiration of truth. Says CE.:

distinctions of viewpoint or discrepancies in a double treatment of the same subject. A third received canon holds to a radical dissimilarity between ancient Semitic and modern - Occidental, or Aryan, methods of composition." (CE. iv. 492.)

+ Occidental, or Aryan, methods of composition." (CE. iv. 492.)

The lines last above in italics point to the most fatal of all proofs -- that of "double treatment" or forged "interpolations," @@ -294,24 +294,24 @@ that of the original, and/or betrays "distinctions of viewpoint or discrepancies" from the earlier version, inevitably the latter convicts itself of being forged. With these established and admitted principles in mind, we may now look a bit closely at these -questioned documents of the Four Gospels.

+questioned documents of the Four Gospels.

THE GOSPEL TITLES

These Four are themselves forgeries and apocryphal "in. the sinister sense of bearing names to which they have no right," as well as by their contents being false, with many forged -"interpolations" or spurious additions. Even if the Four Gospels +"interpolations" or spurious additions. Even if the Four Gospels were themselves genuine, as we shall see they are not, yet admittedly their present titles are not original and given to them by the writers. The present clerical position, seeking to save the -works, is that, like the Acts of the Apostles, "the name was +works, is that, like the Acts of the Apostles, "the name was subsequently attached to the book, just as the headings of the -several Gospels were affixed to them." (CE. i, 117.) More -particularly speaking of the Gospel titles, the same authority +several Gospels were affixed to them." (CE. i, 117.) More +particularly speaking of the Gospel titles, the same authority says: "The first four historical books of the New Testament are -supplied with titles (Gospel According to [Gr. kata] Matthew, -According to Mark, etc.) which, however ancient, do not go back to

+supplied with titles (Gospel According to [Gr. kata] Matthew, +According to Mark, etc.) which, however ancient, do not go back to

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -323,42 +323,42 @@ According to Mark, etc.) which, however ancient, do not go back to

they do not go back to the first century of the Christian era, or at least that they are not original, is a position generally held at the present day. ... It thus appears that the titles of the -Gospels are not traceable to the Evangelists themselves." (CE. vi, -655, 656.) The very fact that the late second century Gospel-titles -are of Gospels "according to" this or that alleged apostle, rather -than "The Gospel of Mark" etc., is itself confession and plenary -proof that "Mark," et als., were not -- and were not intended to be -represented as -- the real authors of those "according to" Gospels. -The form of the titles to the Epistles -- also later tagged to -them, -- as "The Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans," etc. makes -this clear and convincing, that no Apostles wrote the "according -to" Gospel-biographies of the Christ.

+Gospels are not traceable to the Evangelists themselves." (CE. vi, +655, 656.) The very fact that the late second century Gospel-titles +are of Gospels "according to" this or that alleged apostle, rather +than "The Gospel of Mark" etc., is itself confession and plenary +proof that "Mark," et als., were not -- and were not intended to be +represented as -- the real authors of those "according to" Gospels. +The form of the titles to the Epistles -- also later tagged to +them, -- as "The Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans," etc. makes +this clear and convincing, that no Apostles wrote the "according +to" Gospel-biographies of the Christ.

It is obvious, too, from an attentive reading of the Four -Gospels, that they are not arranged in our present collection in -their order of composition; "Matthew" certainly is not first in +Gospels, that they are not arranged in our present collection in +their order of composition; "Matthew" certainly is not first in order, and is only put first because it begins with the "Book of -the Generation of Jesus Christ." The Gospel "according to Mark" is +the Generation of Jesus Christ." The Gospel "according to Mark" is now well established as the earliest of the first three, the -"Synoptics," and "John" is clearly the latest. There has been much +"Synoptics," and "John" is clearly the latest. There has been much dispute on this point: "The ancient lists, versions, and ecclesiastical writings are far from being at one with regard to the order of these (4) sacred records of Christ's words and deeds. -In early Christian literature the canonical Gospels are given in no -less than eight orders, besides the one (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) -with which we are familiar." (CE. vi, 657.)

+In early Christian literature the canonical Gospels are given in no +less than eight orders, besides the one (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) +with which we are familiar." (CE. vi, 657.)

Let us pause a moment to catch the full force of these -admissions by CE. and note their consequences fatal to the pretense -of Apostolic authorship or origin of these Gospels. We shall +admissions by CE. and note their consequences fatal to the pretense +of Apostolic authorship or origin of these Gospels. We shall shortly see amplest proofs that none of the Four existed until well into the last half of the second century after so-called Christ and -Apostles; but here we have, by clearest inference, an admission -that the Gospels were not written by Apostles or their +Apostles; but here we have, by clearest inference, an admission +that the Gospels were not written by Apostles or their contemporaries. These titles "do not go back to the respective authors of those sacred writings; ... do not go back to the first century; ... are not original; ... are not traceable to the -Evangelists." What an anomaly, in all literature! most especially +Evangelists." What an anomaly, in all literature! most especially in apostolic "sacred records of Christ's words and deeds"!

Here we have these wonderful and "only true" inspired writings @@ -368,13 +368,13 @@ floating around loose and anonymous for a century and a half, without the slightest indication of their divine source and sanction! All the flood of forged and spurious gospels, epistles, acts and revelations -- "the apocryphal and pseudo-Biblical -writings with which the East especially had been flooded" (CE. iii, +writings with which the East especially had been flooded" (CE. iii, 272), bore the names of the pretended writers, from the false Books -of Adam and Enoch to the forged "Gospel of Jesus Christ" and the -"Apocalypse of St. Peter." But the authentic and true Gospels of -the genuine Apostles of Christ, are nameless and dateless scraps of +of Adam and Enoch to the forged "Gospel of Jesus Christ" and the +"Apocalypse of St. Peter." But the authentic and true Gospels of +the genuine Apostles of Christ, are nameless and dateless scraps of papyrus! Imagine the great Fathers and Bishops of the Churches, the -inspired and all-wise "Popes" of the Church at Rome, rising in +inspired and all-wise "Popes" of the Church at Rome, rising in their pulpits before the gaping Faithful; taking up an anonymous roll of manuscript, and announcing: "Our lesson today is from,

@@ -384,12 +384,12 @@ roll of manuscript, and announcing: "Our lesson today is from,

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(ahem!) one of the wonderful Gospels of our Lord and Savior Jesus +

(ahem!) one of the wonderful Gospels of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; but, (ahem!) I don't really know which one. It is by either -Matthew, or Mark, or Luke, or John, I'm sure; but the writer forgot +Matthew, or Mark, or Luke, or John, I'm sure; but the writer forgot to sign or insert his name. We will, however, worship God by reading it anonymously in faith. No, here is one with a name to it; -we will now read from the inspired 'Gospel of Barnabas,' or the +we will now read from the inspired 'Gospel of Barnabas,' or the sacred 'Shepherd of Hermas.' Let us sing that grand and reassuring old Hymn, 'How firm a foundation, ye Saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in His wonderful Word!' Let us pray for more faith; @@ -398,12 +398,12 @@ It's all over, beat it!"

Books, evidently, do not go the rounds of readers nor of inspired Churches for over a century without a title or name. The -first mention of the names or titles, as of the "Gospels" to which +first mention of the names or titles, as of the "Gospels" to which they were "supplied" was, as we shall see, not until about 185 -A.D., when the "Gospels according to" the Four first appear in +A.D., when the "Gospels according to" the Four first appear in ecclesiastical literature, and thereupon began their career in the current use of the Churches, and therefore, evidently, then first -came into existence. The Four Gospels thus, self-evidently, did not +came into existence. The Four Gospels thus, self-evidently, did not -- could not for more than a century exist anonymous, without the Apostolic titles certifying their origin and authenticity. To pretend otherwise is sheer deceit and false pretense.

@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ pretend otherwise is sheer deceit and false pretense.

THE "CANONICITY" OF THE FOUR GOSPELS

The only possible pretext whereby generations of men should be -persuaded or cozened or compelled to accept and believe the Gospels +persuaded or cozened or compelled to accept and believe the Gospels (as well as the other N.T. books), even under the genial threat "he that believeth not shall be damned," is that these books were written by immediate companions and apostles of the Christ, @@ -419,25 +419,25 @@ faithful eye-witnesses to his work and word, commanded and inspired by Christ, God, or the Holy Ghost (which one is not explicit), to write and publish these wonderful biographies of the Christ. This is explicitly the teaching and dogma of the Church: no real -Apostolic author, no true Gospel.

+Apostolic author, no true Gospel.

Through pious Christian fraud and forgery, there were fraudulently in vogue some couple of hundred "books current under -an Apostle's name in the Early Church, such as the Epistle of -Barnabas and the Apocalypse of St. Peter," as CE. (iii, 274) admits +an Apostle's name in the Early Church, such as the Epistle of +Barnabas and the Apocalypse of St. Peter," as CE. (iii, 274) admits of these fraudulent "sacred writings" -- with Apostolic titles. Our Ecclesiastical authority then states the "certain indubitable marks" whereby true Apostolic authenticity, essential to validity and credence, must be known: "For the primitive Church, evangelical character was the test of Scriptural sacredness. But to guarantee this character it was necessary that a book should be known as -composed by the official witnesses and organs of the Evangel; hence +composed by the official witnesses and organs of the Evangel; hence to certify the Apostolic authorship, or at least sanction, of a -work purporting to contain the Gospel of Christ." (CE. iii, 274.) -All purported "Gospels" as to which Apostolic authorship or +work purporting to contain the Gospel of Christ." (CE. iii, 274.) +All purported "Gospels" as to which Apostolic authorship or sanction could not be guaranteed and certified were, of course, spurious, as is natural and proper. Yet, for centuries, false and -forged "Gospels," etc., as the two just named, bore the Apostolic +forged "Gospels," etc., as the two just named, bore the Apostolic certificates of authenticity -- now confessed to be false.

Bank of Wisdom @@ -449,59 +449,59 @@ certificates of authenticity -- now confessed to be false.

THE "MARK" FABLE BELIES "CANONICITY"

The impossibility of the pretense that the precious Four -Gospels circulated nondescript and anonymous in the Churches for a +Gospels circulated nondescript and anonymous in the Churches for a century and a half, is patently belied by the specific instance of -the "Gospel according to Mark," of which Gospel we have the precise +the "Gospel according to Mark," of which Gospel we have the precise "history" recorded three centuries after the alleged notorious -event. Bishop Eusebius is our witness, in his celebrated Church -History. He relates that Peter preached orally in Rome, Mark being +event. Bishop Eusebius is our witness, in his celebrated Church +History. He relates that Peter preached orally in Rome, Mark being his "disciple" and companion. The people wanted a written record of -Peter's preachments, and (probably because Peter couldn't write), -they importuned Mark to write down "that history which is called -the Gospel according to Mark." Mark having done so, "the Apostle -(Peter) having ascertained what was done by revelation of the +Peter's preachments, and (probably because Peter couldn't write), +they importuned Mark to write down "that history which is called +the Gospel according to Mark." Mark having done so, "the Apostle +(Peter) having ascertained what was done by revelation of the Spirit, was delighted ... and that history obtained his authority for the purpose of being read in the Churches." (HE. Bk. II, ch. -15.) Thus Peter was dead at the time, but his ghost got the news +15.) Thus Peter was dead at the time, but his ghost got the news and somehow communicated its delight and approval for the document -to be a "Gospel" for the Churches. But in a later section the -Bishop gives another version: the people who heard Peter "requested -Mark, who remembered well what he [Peter] had said, to reduce these -things to writing. ... Which, when Peter understood, he directly -neither hindered nor encouraged it." (HE. Bk. VI, ch. 14.) Peter, -thus, was alive, but wholly indifferent about his alleged Gospel.

+to be a "Gospel" for the Churches. But in a later section the +Bishop gives another version: the people who heard Peter "requested +Mark, who remembered well what he [Peter] had said, to reduce these +things to writing. ... Which, when Peter understood, he directly +neither hindered nor encouraged it." (HE. Bk. VI, ch. 14.) Peter, +thus, was alive, but wholly indifferent about his alleged Gospel.

The impossibilities of these contradictory fables need not -detain us now. But both join in declaring that the "Gospel -according to Mark" was publicly given to the Churches, at Rome, -just before or after the death of Peter, 64-67 A.D. The moment, +detain us now. But both join in declaring that the "Gospel +according to Mark" was publicly given to the Churches, at Rome, +just before or after the death of Peter, 64-67 A.D. The moment, then, that this famous manuscript fell from the inspired pen -- -(but it was not inspired: Mark only "remembered well"), -- the +(but it was not inspired: Mark only "remembered well"), -- the Great Seal of the Holy Ghost was upon it, and it bore before the world the notorious crown of Canonicity, -- And this fact was of course known to all the Roman Church. And so, of course, of the other three; every papyrus containing these precious productions of Divine Inspiration must ipso facto be "canonized" and notoriously sacred and of Divine sanction from the very day they were written. -Every Church, Father, Bishop, and Pope must certainly have known +Every Church, Father, Bishop, and Pope must certainly have known the fact, and have glorified in their precious possession.

-

But so it was -- not. Pope Peter evidently did not and could +

But so it was -- not. Pope Peter evidently did not and could not know it; he was "martyred in Rome" 64-67, the Church tells us; -and the earliest date clerically claimed for "Mark" is some years -after the fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. The great Pope Clement I -(died 97 A.D.?), first-to-fourth "successor" to Pope Peter, knew -nothing of his great Predecessor's "Gospel according to Mark"; for, -admits the CE.: "The New Testament he never quotes verbally. +and the earliest date clerically claimed for "Mark" is some years +after the fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. The great Pope Clement I +(died 97 A.D.?), first-to-fourth "successor" to Pope Peter, knew +nothing of his great Predecessor's "Gospel according to Mark"; for, +admits the CE.: "The New Testament he never quotes verbally. Sayings of Christ are now and then given, but not in the words of -the Gospels. It cannot be proved, therefore, that he used any one -of the Synoptic Gospels." (CE. iv, 14.) Of course, he did not, -could not; they were not then written. And no other Pope, Bishop or -Father (except Papias and until Irenaeus), for nearly a century -after "Pope Clement," ever mentions or quotes a Gospel, or names -Matthew, Mark, Luke or John. So for a century and a half -- until -the books bobbed up in the hands of Bishop St. Irenaeus and were -tagged as "Gospels according to" this or that Apostle, there exists +the Gospels. It cannot be proved, therefore, that he used any one +of the Synoptic Gospels." (CE. iv, 14.) Of course, he did not, +could not; they were not then written. And no other Pope, Bishop or +Father (except Papias and until Irenaeus), for nearly a century +after "Pope Clement," ever mentions or quotes a Gospel, or names +Matthew, Mark, Luke or John. So for a century and a half -- until +the books bobbed up in the hands of Bishop St. Irenaeus and were +tagged as "Gospels according to" this or that Apostle, there exists not a word of them in all the tiresome tomes of the Fathers. It is

Bank of Wisdom @@ -513,56 +513,56 @@ not a word of them in all the tiresome tomes of the Fathers. It is

humanly and divinely impossible that the "Apostolic authorship" and hence "canonicity" or divine inspiration of these Sacred Four should have remained, for a century and a half, unknown and -unsuspected by every Church, Father, Pope and Bishop of Christendom +unsuspected by every Church, Father, Pope and Bishop of Christendom -- if existent. Even had they been somewhat earlier in existence, never an inspired hint or human suspicion was there, that they were "Divine" or "Apostolic," or any different from the scores of "apocryphal or pseudo-Biblical writings with which the East especially had been flooded," -- that they were indeed "Holy -Scripture." Hear this notable admission: "It was not until about -the middle of the second century that under the rubric of Scripture -the New Testament writings were assimilated to the Old"! (CE. iii, +Scripture." Hear this notable admission: "It was not until about +the middle of the second century that under the rubric of Scripture +the New Testament writings were assimilated to the Old"! (CE. iii, 275), -- that is, became regarded as apostolic, sacred, inspired -and canonical, -- or "Scriptures."

+and canonical, -- or "Scriptures."

To argue and prove that the Four were regarded as "Apostolic" and hence "canonical" after the middle of the second century, argues and proves that until that late date they were not so regarded, -- which we have seen is impossible if they had been -written by Apostles a hundred years and more previously and +written by Apostles a hundred years and more previously and authorized by them "for the purpose of being read in the Churches," as the very ground and pillar of their foundation and faith.

Follow the proofs and argument of the Church to its own -undoing: "From the testimony of St. Irenaeus (A.D. 185) alone there -can be no reasonable doubt that the Canon of the Gospel was +undoing: "From the testimony of St. Irenaeus (A.D. 185) alone there +can be no reasonable doubt that the Canon of the Gospel was inalterably fixed in the Catholic Church by the last quarter of the -second century ... to the exclusion of any pretended Evangels. +second century ... to the exclusion of any pretended Evangels. [Sundry writings mentioned] presuppose the authority enjoyed by the -Fourfold Gospel towards the middle of the second century. ... Even -Rationalistic scholars like Harnack admit the canonicity of the -quadriform Gospel between the years 140-175." (CE. iii, 275.) Even -CE. does not prove or claim that it was any earlier; so here the +Fourfold Gospel towards the middle of the second century. ... Even +Rationalistic scholars like Harnack admit the canonicity of the +quadriform Gospel between the years 140-175." (CE. iii, 275.) Even +CE. does not prove or claim that it was any earlier; so here the Church and the Rationalists are in accord on this fatal fact! -Certainly Popes Peter and Clement I, not to review the silent +Certainly Popes Peter and Clement I, not to review the silent others, would have "inalterably fixed" the Divine Canonicity of the Four a century before, if they had known about these precious -productions of the Apostles; -- if, in fact, they had existed, the -known works of Holy Apostles and apostolic men! But until "towards +productions of the Apostles; -- if, in fact, they had existed, the +known works of Holy Apostles and apostolic men! But until "towards the middle of the second century" there was no "canon" or notion of -divinely inspired Apostolic Gospels -- simply for the reason that +divinely inspired Apostolic Gospels -- simply for the reason that until just about that period they were not in existence.

The sudden appearance at a certain late date, of a previously unknown document, which is then attributed to an earlier age and long since dead writers, is one of the surest earmarks of forgery. -Thus CE. speaking of another monumental Church forgery -- (the -"False Decretals" of Isidore, hereafter noticed) -- urges this very +Thus CE. speaking of another monumental Church forgery -- (the +"False Decretals" of Isidore, hereafter noticed) -- urges this very fact as one of the most cogent grounds of the detection of that forgery: "These documents appeared suddenly in the ninth century and are nowhere mentioned before that time. ... Then again there -are endless anachronisms," -- just as in the Gospels and Epistles. -(CE. vi, 773.) More ample and compelling proofs of this destroying +are endless anachronisms," -- just as in the Gospels and Epistles. +(CE. vi, 773.) More ample and compelling proofs of this destroying fact will soon be made.

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THE GOSPELS "ACCORDING TO" GREEK PRIESTS

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According to the names "supplied" to the Four Gospels, as to +

According to the names "supplied" to the Four Gospels, as to the other New Testament books, the "Apostolic" authors were all of them Jews; the same is supposedly true of most of the now confessed apocrypha. All these were forgeries in the names of Jewish pseudo- -apostles. But all of the Gospels, the other New Testament Books, +apostles. But all of the Gospels, the other New Testament Books, and the forged apocrypha, were written in Greek. Self-evidently, -these "ignorant and unlearned" peasant Apostles, speaking a vulgar +these "ignorant and unlearned" peasant Apostles, speaking a vulgar Aramaic-Jewish dialect, could neither speak nor write Greek, -- if they could write at all. The Old Testament books were written mostly in Hebrew, which was a "dead language," which only the priests could read; thus in the synagogues of Palestine the rolls were read in Hebrew, and then "expounded" to the hearers in their -Aramaic dialect. But these Hebrew "Scriptures" had been translated +Aramaic dialect. But these Hebrew "Scriptures" had been translated into Greek, in the famous Septuagint version which we have admired. -Here is another significant admission by CE.: it speaks of "the -supposed wholesale adoption and approval, by the Apostles, of the +Here is another significant admission by CE.: it speaks of "the +supposed wholesale adoption and approval, by the Apostles, of the Greek, and therefore larger Old Testament," that is, the Greek version containing the Jewish apocrypha; and then admits the fact: "The New Testament undoubtedly shows a preference for the Septuagint; out of about 350 texts from the Old Testament [in the -New], 300 favor the Greek version rather than the Hebrew." (CE. +New], 300 favor the Greek version rather than the Hebrew." (CE. iii, 271.) It was also the Greek Septuagint and Greek forged Oracles, that were exclusively used by the Greek Fathers and -priests in all the Gospel-propaganda work of the first three -centuries. Obviously, the Gospels and other New Testament booklets, +priests in all the Gospel-propaganda work of the first three +centuries. Obviously, the Gospels and other New Testament booklets, written in Greek and quoting 300 times the Greek Septuagint, and -several Greek Pagan authors, as Aratus, and Cleanthes, were +several Greek Pagan authors, as Aratus, and Cleanthes, were written, not by illiterate Jewish peasants, but by Greek-speaking -ex-Pagan Fathers and priests far from the Holy Land of the Jews.

+ex-Pagan Fathers and priests far from the Holy Land of the Jews.

-

There is another proof that the Gospels were not written by -Jews. Traditionally, Jesus and all the "Apostles" were Jews; all +

There is another proof that the Gospels were not written by +Jews. Traditionally, Jesus and all the "Apostles" were Jews; all their associates and the people of their country with whom they -came into contact, were Jews. But throughout the Gospels, scores of +came into contact, were Jews. But throughout the Gospels, scores of times, "the Jews" are spoken of, always as a distinct and alien people from the writers, and mostly with a sense of racial hatred and contempt. A few instances only need be given; they all betray that the writers were not Jews speaking of their fellow Jews. The -Greek writer of "Matthew" says: "this saying is commonly reported +Greek writer of "Matthew" says: "this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day" (Mt. xxviii, 15), -- showing, too, that it was written long afterwards; a Jew must have said "among -our people," or some such. It is recorded by "Mark": "For the +our people," or some such. It is recorded by "Mark": "For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands of it, eat not, holding to the tradition of the elders" (Mk. vii, 3); no Jew writing for his fellow-Jews would explain or need to explain -this Jewish custom, known to and practiced by "all the Jews." Luke +this Jewish custom, known to and practiced by "all the Jews." Luke names a Jew and locates geographically his place of residence: -"Joseph, of Arimathea, a city of the Jews"; an American writer, +"Joseph, of Arimathea, a city of the Jews"; an American writer, speaking of Hoboken, could not say "a city of the Americans" nor -did Jews need to be told by a Jew that Arimathea was a "city of the -Jews." The Greek priest who wrote "John" is the most prolific in -telling his Pagan readers about Jewish customs and personalities; +did Jews need to be told by a Jew that Arimathea was a "city of the +Jews." The Greek priest who wrote "John" is the most prolific in +telling his Pagan readers about Jewish customs and personalities; absurd in a Jew writing for Jews: "After the manner of the purifying of the Jews" (ii, 6); "And the Jews' passover was at -hand" (ii, 13) "Then answered the Jews, and said unto Jesus" (iii,

+hand" (ii, 13) "Then answered the Jews, and said unto Jesus" (iii,

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -635,57 +635,57 @@ hand" (ii, 13) "Then answered the Jews, and said unto Jesus" (iii,

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1); "Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples +

1); "Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples -- [all Jews] -- and the Jews about purifying" (iii, 25); "And -therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus" (v, 16); "Therefore the +therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus" (v, 16); "Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him" (v, 18). More: "And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh" vi, 4); no American would say "the Fourth of July, a holiday of the Americans," though a French writer -might properly so explain. "After these things Jesus would not walk +might properly so explain. "After these things Jesus would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him" (vii, 1); "for they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already" (ix, 22); "His disciples said unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee with stones" (xi, 8); "As the manner of the Jews is to bury" (xix, 40), which need be explained to no Jew. These and many like -passages prove that no Jews wrote the Gospels; that they were +passages prove that no Jews wrote the Gospels; that they were written by foreigners for foreigners; these foreigners were Greek- speaking aliens unfamiliar with Jewish customs; the writers were -therefore ex-Pagan Greek priests who were zealously "selling" the -"glad tidings of great joy" to the ignorant and superstitious Pagan +therefore ex-Pagan Greek priests who were zealously "selling" the +"glad tidings of great joy" to the ignorant and superstitious Pagan populace.

THE FOUR GOSPELS -- "CHOSEN"

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The Four Gospels are thus demonstrated as: not written by -Jews; not written by any of the "Twelve Apostles"; not written nor -in existence for over a century after the supposed Apostles. When -finally the Gospel "according to" Luke came to be written, already, -as "Luke" affirms, there were "many" other like pseudo-Apostolic -Gospel-biographies of the Christ afloat (Luke, i, 1); he added just -another. In his Commentary on Luke, Father Origen confirms this -fact as well known: "And not four Gospels, but very many, out of +

The Four Gospels are thus demonstrated as: not written by +Jews; not written by any of the "Twelve Apostles"; not written nor +in existence for over a century after the supposed Apostles. When +finally the Gospel "according to" Luke came to be written, already, +as "Luke" affirms, there were "many" other like pseudo-Apostolic +Gospel-biographies of the Christ afloat (Luke, i, 1); he added just +another. In his Commentary on Luke, Father Origen confirms this +fact as well known: "And not four Gospels, but very many, out of which these we have chosen and delivered to the churches, we may -perceive." (Origen, In Proem. Luc., Hom. 1, vol. 2, p. 210.) How, -and why, out of half a hundred of other lying forgeries of Gospels, +perceive." (Origen, In Proem. Luc., Hom. 1, vol. 2, p. 210.) How, +and why, out of half a hundred of other lying forgeries of Gospels, were these sacred Four finally "chosen" as truly "Apostolic," -inspired, and canonical? Nobody knows, as CE. confesses.

+inspired, and canonical? Nobody knows, as CE. confesses.

It is a very strange and fatal confession, in view of the insistent false pretense of the Church for centuries of the patent -Divinity of the Four Gospels, and of its own infallible inspiration +Divinity of the Four Gospels, and of its own infallible inspiration and Divine guidance against all doubt and error; but it confesses:

"It is indeed impossible, at the present day, to describe the precise manner in which out of the numerous works ascribed - to some Apostle, or simply bearing the name of gospel, only - four, two of which are not ascribed to Apostles, came to be + to some Apostle, or simply bearing the name of gospel, only + four, two of which are not ascribed to Apostles, came to be considered as sacred and canonical. It remains true, however, that all the early testimony which has a distinct bearing on - the number of the canonical Gospels recognizes four such - Gospels and none besides. Thus, Eusebius (d. 340) ... Clement + the number of the canonical Gospels recognizes four such + Gospels and none besides. Thus, Eusebius (d. 340) ... Clement of Alexandria (d. about 220), ... and Tertullian (d. 220), - were familiar with our four Gospels, frequently quoting and - commenting on them." (CE. vi, 657.)

+ were familiar with our four Gospels, frequently quoting and + commenting on them." (CE. vi, 657.)

The statement as to "all the early testimony" in favor of these Four only, is not only untrue, but it is contradicted by a @@ -706,18 +706,18 @@ the destructive admission:

"In the writings of the Apostolic Fathers one does not, indeed, meet with unquestionable evidence in favor of only - four canonical gospels. ... The canonical Gospels were + four canonical gospels. ... The canonical Gospels were regarded as of Apostolic authority, two of them being ascribed - to the Apostles St. Matthew and St. John, respectively, and - two to St. Mark and St. Luke, the respective companions of St. - Peter and St. Paul. Many other gospels indeed claimed + to the Apostles St. Matthew and St. John, respectively, and + two to St. Mark and St. Luke, the respective companions of St. + Peter and St. Paul. Many other gospels indeed claimed Apostolic authority, but to none of them was this claim universally allowed in the early Church. The only apocryphal work which was at all generally received, and relied upon, in - addition to our four canonical Gospels, is the 'Gospel + addition to our four canonical Gospels, is the 'Gospel according to the Hebrews.' It is a well-known fact that St. - Jerome regards it as the Hebrew original of our Greek - Canonical Gospel according to St. Matthew." (CE. vi, 657.)

+ Jerome regards it as the Hebrew original of our Greek + Canonical Gospel according to St. Matthew." (CE. vi, 657.)

Thus, admittedly, "numerous works" of pretended and false "gospels," some fifty, were forged and falsely "ascribed to some @@ -727,34 +727,34 @@ of divine utterance and sanction. Why? one may well wonder.

WHY FOUR GOSPELS?

-

Why Four Gospels, then, -- when only one would have been +

Why Four Gospels, then, -- when only one would have been aplenty and much safer, as fewer contradictions -- out of the fifty ascribed by pious forging hands to the Holy Twelve? The pious Fathers are ready here, as ever, with fantastic reasons to explain things whereof they are ignorant or are not willing to give honest -reasons for. "The saintly Bishop of Lyons," says CE. with +reasons for. "The saintly Bishop of Lyons," says CE. with characteristic clerical solemnity when anyone else would laugh, -"Irenaeus (died about 202), who had known Polycarp in Asia Minor, -not only admits and quotes our four Gospels, [he is the very first +"Irenaeus (died about 202), who had known Polycarp in Asia Minor, +not only admits and quotes our four Gospels, [he is the very first to mention them!] -- but argues that there must be just four, no -more and no less. He says: 'It is not possible that the Gospels be +more and no less. He says: 'It is not possible that the Gospels be either more or fewer than they are. For since there are four zones of the world in which we live, and four principal winds, while the Church is scattered throughout the world. ... and the pillar and -ground of the Church is the Gospel. ... it is fitting that we +ground of the Church is the Gospel. ... it is fitting that we should have four pillars, breathing out immortality on every side and vivifying our flesh. ... The living creatures are quadriform, -and the Gospel is quadriform, as is also the course followed by our -Lord"! (CE. vi, 659.) Thus far CE. quoting the good Bishop; but we +and the Gospel is quadriform, as is also the course followed by our +Lord"! (CE. vi, 659.) Thus far CE. quoting the good Bishop; but we may follow the Bishop a few lines further in his very innocent ratiocinations from ancient Hebrew mythology, in proof of the divine Four:

"For this reason were four principal covenants given to - the human race: One prior to the deluge, under Adam; the - second, that after the deluge, under Noah; the third, the - giving of the law, under Moses; the fourth, that which - renovates man, and sums up all things by means of the Gospel, + the human race: One prior to the deluge, under Adam; the + second, that after the deluge, under Noah; the third, the + giving of the law, under Moses; the fourth, that which + renovates man, and sums up all things by means of the Gospel, raising and bearing men upon its wings into the heavenly

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Kingdom. ... But that these Gospels alone are true and +

Kingdom. ... But that these Gospels alone are true and reliable, and admit neither an increase nor diminution of the aforesaid number, I have proved by so many and such arguments. For, since God made all things in due proportion and adaptation, it was fit also that the outward aspect of the - Gospel should be well arranged and harmonized. The opinion of - those men, therefore, who handed the Gospel down to us, having + Gospel should be well arranged and harmonized. The opinion of + those men, therefore, who handed the Gospel down to us, having been investigated, from their very fountainheads, let us proceed also [to the remaining apostles), and inquire into their doctrine with regard to God." (Iren. Adv. Haer. III, xi, 8, 9; ANF. i, 428-29.)

The true reason, however, for four finally "chosen" and -accepted Gospels, is that stated by Reinach, after quoting Irenaeus +accepted Gospels, is that stated by Reinach, after quoting Irenaeus and other authorities: "The real reason was to satisfy each of the -four principal Churches each of which possessed its Gospel: Matthew -at Jerusalem, Mark at Rome, or Alexandria, Luke at Antioch, and -John at Ephesus." (Reinach, Orpheus, p. 217.) This reason for the -use of a different Gospel by each of the principal and independent +four principal Churches each of which possessed its Gospel: Matthew +at Jerusalem, Mark at Rome, or Alexandria, Luke at Antioch, and +John at Ephesus." (Reinach, Orpheus, p. 217.) This reason for the +use of a different Gospel by each of the principal and independent Churches, -- for the special uses of each of which the respective -Gospels were no doubt worked up by forging Fathers in each Fold, -- -is confirmed by Bishop Irenaeus himself in this same argument. Each +Gospels were no doubt worked up by forging Fathers in each Fold, -- +is confirmed by Bishop Irenaeus himself in this same argument. Each of the four principal sects of heretics, he says, makes use in their Churches of one or the other of these Four for its own uses, -for instance: Matthew by the Ebionites; Mark by "those who separate -Jesus from Christ"; Luke by the Marcionites; and John by the +for instance: Matthew by the Ebionites; Mark by "those who separate +Jesus from Christ"; Luke by the Marcionites; and John by the Valentinians; and this heretical use of the Four, argues the Bishop, confirms their like acceptance and use by the True -Churches: "So firm is the ground upon which these Gospels rest, +Churches: "So firm is the ground upon which these Gospels rest, that the very heretics bear witness to them, and starting from these documents, each of them endeavors to establish his own peculiar doctrine [citing the use by each sect of a different -Gospel as above named]. Since, then, our opponents do bear +Gospel as above named]. Since, then, our opponents do bear testimony to us, and make use of these documents, our proof derived from them is firm and true." (Iren., op. cit. sec. 7.) The -"canonical Four," verily, as CE. confesses, were manufactured +"canonical Four," verily, as CE. confesses, were manufactured precisely for the purpose of meeting and confuting the heretics, as were the gradually developed and defined sacred dogmas of the Orthodox Church, even that of the Trinity. The fabrication of the Four can be seen working out under our very eyes, in the light of -the foregoing statement of Irenaeus, and of that of CE. to be +the foregoing statement of Irenaeus, and of that of CE. to be quoted.

In the next section we shall see proven, that no written, -Gospels existed until shortly before 185 A.D., when Irenmus wrote; +Gospels existed until shortly before 185 A.D., when Irenmus wrote; they are first mentioned in chapter xxii of his Book II; the above quotation is from Book III, when use of them became constant. -Evident we see it to be, from what Irenaeus has just said, that the +Evident we see it to be, from what Irenaeus has just said, that the sects of heretics named were making use, each of them of one of the just-published Four as well as of other "spurious gospels"; the Orthodox claimed the Four as their own, and finally established the claim. The "gospel" up to about this time, a century and a half -after Jesus Christ, was entirely oral and "traditional"; the +after Jesus Christ, was entirely oral and "traditional"; the Gnostics and other heretics evidently were first to reduce some "gospels" to writing; the Orthodox quickly followed suit, in order to combat the heretics by "apostolic" writings. This is clear from @@ -827,63 +827,63 @@ the following, that "the spurious gospels of the Gnostics prepared

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the way for the canon of Scripture," -- meaning, for the now -"canonical Scripture"; for, as the "canon" was not dogmatically -established until 1546, the Four were not "canonized" when Irenaeus +

the way for the canon of Scripture," -- meaning, for the now +"canonical Scripture"; for, as the "canon" was not dogmatically +established until 1546, the Four were not "canonized" when Irenaeus wrote in 185, -- when the "way was prepared" for them by the -earlier heretical "spurious gospels." Thus CE. writes:

+earlier heretical "spurious gospels." Thus CE. writes:

"The endless controversies with heretics have been indirectly the cause of most important doctrinal developments and definitions formulated by councils to the edification of the body of Christ. Thus the spurious gospels of the Gnostics - prepared the way for the canon of Scripture: the Patri- + prepared the way for the canon of Scripture: the Patri- passian, Sabellian, Arian, and Macedonian heresies drew out a - clearer concept of the Trinity; the Nestorian and Eutychian + clearer concept of the Trinity; the Nestorian and Eutychian errors led to definite dogmas on the nature and Person of Christ. And so on down to Modernism, which has called forth a solemn assertion of the claims of the supernatural in - history." (CE. vii, 261.)

+ history." (CE. vii, 261.)

Heresy means "Choice"; heretics are those who choose what they will believe, or whether they will believe at all. It was to foreclose all choice on the part of believers, that the divinely- -inspired, apostolic fictions of the Four Gospels were drawn up for +inspired, apostolic fictions of the Four Gospels were drawn up for the first time to combat the "spurious gospels" of the free -choosers. Heresy could not exist in the time of Jesus Christ, for +choosers. Heresy could not exist in the time of Jesus Christ, for he laid down nothing for belief, except "He that believeth on me shall be saved" against his immediate "second coming" and end of the world. The gospels are thus anti-heretical documents of the second century, after Gnosticism first appeared.

In this connection it may be mentioned, as complained by -Augustine, that there were some 93 sects of heretics during the +Augustine, that there were some 93 sects of heretics during the first three centuries of the Christian Faith; all these were -Christian sects, believing in the tales of Jesus Christ and him +Christian sects, believing in the tales of Jesus Christ and him crucified, but each of them as rivals struggling for the profits and power of religion and warring to suppress all others, and make -itself master in pelf and power. Hence the Fathers thundered -against the heretics. The inspired Four Gospels, contradictory at +itself master in pelf and power. Hence the Fathers thundered +against the heretics. The inspired Four Gospels, contradictory at every point, were impossible to believe in all points; they left every one free to disbelieve all, or to believe such as he could.

So incredible, even on their face, were one and all of these -canonical Four Gospels, that the fanatic Father Tertullian thus +canonical Four Gospels, that the fanatic Father Tertullian thus stated the grounds of his holy faith in them: "Credo quia incredibilis est -- I believe because it is unbelievable"; and St. -Augustine, greatest of the Fathers, declared himself in these -terms: "Ego vero Evangelio non crederem, nisi me Catholicae +Augustine, greatest of the Fathers, declared himself in these +terms: "Ego vero Evangelio non crederem, nisi me Catholicae Ecclesiae conmoveret Auctoritas. ... Ego me ad eos teneam, quibus -praecipientibus Evangelio credidi -- I would not believe the Gospel +praecipientibus Evangelio credidi -- I would not believe the Gospel true, unless the authority of the Catholic Church constrained me. ... I hold myself bound to those, through whose teachings I have -believed the Gospel." (Augustine, On the Foundation, sec. 5, Ed. +believed the Gospel." (Augustine, On the Foundation, sec. 5, Ed. Vives, vol. xxv, p. 435; Orpheus, p. 223.)

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In the work often cited, Bishop Irenaeus either falsely quotes -the Gospel of Mark, or the sacred text has been seriously altered -in our present copies; he says: "Mark commences with a reference to -the prophetical spirit, saying, 'The beginning of the Gospel of

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In the work often cited, Bishop Irenaeus either falsely quotes +the Gospel of Mark, or the sacred text has been seriously altered +in our present copies; he says: "Mark commences with a reference to +the prophetical spirit, saying, 'The beginning of the Gospel of

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Jesus Christ, as it is written in Esaias the prophet"' (sec. 8, p. -428), as if Isaiah testified to the Gospel. The Bishop also quotes -two long passages, one a written letter of the Apostles "unto those +

Jesus Christ, as it is written in Esaias the prophet"' (sec. 8, p. +428), as if Isaiah testified to the Gospel. The Bishop also quotes +two long passages, one a written letter of the Apostles "unto those brethren from among the Gentiles who are in Antioch, and Syria, and -Silicia, greeting," -- which are not in the Acts of the Apostles or +Silicia, greeting," -- which are not in the Acts of the Apostles or any other New Testament book as we now have them. (Iren., Adv. Maer. III, xi, 14; p. 436.) The good Bishop seems either to have -fabricated this alleged Epistle and passage, or other pious hands -falsified the sacred Scriptures by forging them out of its pages. +fabricated this alleged Epistle and passage, or other pious hands +falsified the sacred Scriptures by forging them out of its pages. So it is evident that these inspired booklets, as we now know them, at least differ in very many material respects from the -"traditional Gospel" and from the form in which the Four Gospels +"traditional Gospel" and from the form in which the Four Gospels were first reduced to writing. Many other instances exist, of which some of the most notorious will be shown in the course of the chapter.

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In this connection a few words may be said as to the chronological order and manner of composition of the first three or -Synoptic Gospels. "Historically Mark is the earliest, and its study +Synoptic Gospels. "Historically Mark is the earliest, and its study the foundation of critical enquiry. But the ordinary Christian is not a historical critic." (New Commentary, Pt. III, p. 126; ef. pp. 33, 45.) With the latter statement all will agree; with the first -CE. is in agreement with the leading critics, though holding to the -exploded "tradition" that one Mark wrote "Mark," or, in its words: +CE. is in agreement with the leading critics, though holding to the +exploded "tradition" that one Mark wrote "Mark," or, in its words: "If, then, a consistent and widespread early tradition is to count -for anything, St. Mark wrote a work based upon St. Peter's -Preaching." (CE. ix, 676.) The later writers of "Matthew" and -"Luke" copied bodily from "Mark," with the utmost literality in +for anything, St. Mark wrote a work based upon St. Peter's +Preaching." (CE. ix, 676.) The later writers of "Matthew" and +"Luke" copied bodily from "Mark," with the utmost literality in many places, but with the greatest freedom of changes, additions and suppressions at others, to suit their own purposes. But one -comparison, that between "Mark" and "Matthew," can here be given; -the method extends quite as notably to "Luke." Thus CE. discloses -the process: "Mark is found complete in Matthew, with the exception +comparison, that between "Mark" and "Matthew," can here be given; +the method extends quite as notably to "Luke." Thus CE. discloses +the process: "Mark is found complete in Matthew, with the exception of numerous slight omissions and the following periscopes. ... In all, 31 verses are omitted"; and so with respect to the "analogies" -with the other two. "Parts peculiar to Matthew are numerous, as -Matthew has 330 verses that are distinctly his own." (CE,. x, 60, +with the other two. "Parts peculiar to Matthew are numerous, as +Matthew has 330 verses that are distinctly his own." (CE,. x, 60, 61; cf. for thorough examination, New Comm. Pt. III, pp. 33, seq.) -"These 'Matthean additions,' as they are called. ... seem to be +"These 'Matthean additions,' as they are called. ... seem to be authentic when they relate our Lord's words; but, when they relate incidents, they are extremely questionable." (New Comm. Pt. III, p. 127-128.)

We have just seen the same authority admit the want of -authenticity of one set of words imputed by Matthew to his Lord; -our next section will demonstrate another famous "Matthean +authenticity of one set of words imputed by Matthew to his Lord; +our next section will demonstrate another famous "Matthean addition" to be a gross and bungling forgery. This bodily copying -from Mark, with so many "additions and suppressions," implies, as -we have seen, "a very free treatment of the text of Mark in Matthew -and Luke (a freedom which reaches a climax in the treatment of Mk. -x, 17f. in Mt. xix, 16f.). ... Just as the latter (Matthew) -tampered more with the Markan order than St. Luke did." (New Comm. +from Mark, with so many "additions and suppressions," implies, as +we have seen, "a very free treatment of the text of Mark in Matthew +and Luke (a freedom which reaches a climax in the treatment of Mk. +x, 17f. in Mt. xix, 16f.). ... Just as the latter (Matthew) +tampered more with the Markan order than St. Luke did." (New Comm. Pt. III, 36, 40.) But this textual tampering is well explained, for -clerical apologists: "Nor need such freedom surprise us. Mark, at +clerical apologists: "Nor need such freedom surprise us. Mark, at the time when the others used it, had not attained anything like

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the status of Scripture, and an evangelist using it would feel +

the status of Scripture, and an evangelist using it would feel free, or might indeed feel bound, to bring its contents into line with the traditions of the particular Church in which he lived and worked"! (Ib. p. 36.)

This perfectly confirms the position taken in the section "Why -Four Gospels?" that these Gospels were framed up each in a +Four Gospels?" that these Gospels were framed up each in a different Church, to meet its own uses and special purposes, and in -answer to the "gospels" of the Heretics. "Mark," being first in +answer to the "gospels" of the Heretics. "Mark," being first in order, was probably in the hands of several Churches, some of whose "traditions" did not accord with the "gospel" narratives therein -retailed; the local gospel-mongers, therefore, taking "Mark" as +retailed; the local gospel-mongers, therefore, taking "Mark" as good "copy" for a start, took their blue-pencil styluses in hand and "edited" its text by profuse "tampering" until they produced, -severally, the "gospels according to" Matthew and Luke, for use in +severally, the "gospels according to" Matthew and Luke, for use in more "orthodox" and approved form according to the local -traditions. The "John" gospel-fabrication alone of the Four quite -disregarded the "Mark" document, and is in the most complete +traditions. The "John" gospel-fabrication alone of the Four quite +disregarded the "Mark" document, and is in the most complete contradiction with it, and with all the first three. The "Big Four" gradually won their way against and were "chosen" from all the other fifty or more in circulation, which then became "apocrypha," @@ -980,35 +980,35 @@ or admitted forgeries.

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We have seen the admissions of CE. that the earliest notice of the -Four Gospel's now known to us was towards the close of the second +

We have seen the admissions of CE. that the earliest notice of the +Four Gospel's now known to us was towards the close of the second century, quoting as the earliest witnesses the African Bishops, -Clement of Alexandria and Tertullian, both of whom died about 220 -A.D. It presents, however, one earlier witness to Gospels going in +Clement of Alexandria and Tertullian, both of whom died about 220 +A.D. It presents, however, one earlier witness to Gospels going in the name of the Four: "Irenrus, in his work Against Heresies (A.D. 182-188), testified to the existence of a Tetramorph or Quadriform -Gospel, given by the Word and unified by one Spirit," (CE. iii, +Gospel, given by the Word and unified by one Spirit," (CE. iii, 275), -- of which we have just had occasion to admire his quaint -and cogent proofs. This first mention, by Irenaeus, of Four -Gospels, with the names of their supposed writers, we shall in a +and cogent proofs. This first mention, by Irenaeus, of Four +Gospels, with the names of their supposed writers, we shall in a moment quote; first we will get the record in honest and correct form by citing an even earlier partial naming of something like -Gospels, and their reputed writers.

+Gospels, and their reputed writers.

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1. Bishop Papias, about 145 A.D., is the very first name of -something like written "Gospels" and writers; and this is what he +

1. Bishop Papias, about 145 A.D., is the very first name of +something like written "Gospels" and writers; and this is what he says, quoting his anonymous gossipy old friends, the presbyters:

"And the presbyter said this. MARK having become the - interpreter of PETER, wrote down accurately whatsoever he + interpreter of PETER, wrote down accurately whatsoever he remembered. It was not, however, in exact order that he related the sayings or deeds of Christ. For he neither heard the Lord, nor accompanied him. ... For one thing he took especial care, not to omit anything he had heard, and not to put anything fictitious into the statements. MATTHEW put the Oracles (of the Lord) in the Hebrew language, and each one - interpreted them as best he could." (Papias, quoted by - Eusebius, Hist. Eccles. iii, 39; ANF. i, 154-5.)

+ interpreted them as best he could." (Papias, quoted by + Eusebius, Hist. Eccles. iii, 39; ANF. i, 154-5.)

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Here, then, over one hundred years after Christ, we have the -first mention of written gospels and of Mark, and the recital, by +first mention of written gospels and of Mark, and the recital, by hearsay on hearsay, that he wrote down "whatsoever he remembered" -that Peter had said the Lord had said and done. This is rather a +that Peter had said the Lord had said and done. This is rather a far cry from divine inspiration of inerrant truth in this first -hearsay by memory recital of the supposed Gospel-writers. Thus -"Mark" is admittedly not "inspired," but is hearsay, haphazard +hearsay by memory recital of the supposed Gospel-writers. Thus +"Mark" is admittedly not "inspired," but is hearsay, haphazard "traditions," pieced together a generation and more afterwards by -some unknown priestly scribe. But note well, even if Mark may have -written some things, alleged as retailed by Peter, yet this is not, +some unknown priestly scribe. But note well, even if Mark may have +written some things, alleged as retailed by Peter, yet this is not, and is not an intimation even remotely, that this by-memory record -of Mark is the "Gospel according to Mark" which half a century -after Papias came to be known. Indeed, such an idea is expressly -excluded; Mark's notes were "not in exact order," but here and -there, as remembered; while the "Gospel according to Mark" is, or +of Mark is the "Gospel according to Mark" which half a century +after Papias came to be known. Indeed, such an idea is expressly +excluded; Mark's notes were "not in exact order," but here and +there, as remembered; while the "Gospel according to Mark" is, or purports to be, very orderly, proceeding from "The beginning of the -gospel of Jesus Christ" orderly and consecutively through to his +gospel of Jesus Christ" orderly and consecutively through to his death, resurrection and ascension. It includes the scathing rebuke -administered by the Christ to Peter: "Get thee behind me, Satan: +administered by the Christ to Peter: "Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God" (Mk. viii, 33) ; -one may be sure that Peter never related these eminently deserved -"sayings of Christ" to Mark or to anyone.

+one may be sure that Peter never related these eminently deserved +"sayings of Christ" to Mark or to anyone.

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Moreover, the present "Gospel according to Mark" relates the -crucifixion of Jesus at about thirty years of age, after one year's -ministry; which is wholly false, as Jesus died at home in bed of -old age, in effect says Bishop Papias, on the "tradition" of these -same presbyters. So, every other consideration here aside, Papias -is not a witness to "The Gospel according to Mark." As for Matthew, -Papias simply reports the elders as saying that Matthew wrote down -the "ORACLES" or words of the Lord, and in Hebrew; the "Gospel -according to Matthew" is much more than mere "words of the Lord"; +

Moreover, the present "Gospel according to Mark" relates the +crucifixion of Jesus at about thirty years of age, after one year's +ministry; which is wholly false, as Jesus died at home in bed of +old age, in effect says Bishop Papias, on the "tradition" of these +same presbyters. So, every other consideration here aside, Papias +is not a witness to "The Gospel according to Mark." As for Matthew, +Papias simply reports the elders as saying that Matthew wrote down +the "ORACLES" or words of the Lord, and in Hebrew; the "Gospel +according to Matthew" is much more than mere "words of the Lord"; it is the longest and most palpably fictitious of the "Lives" of the Christ; it was written in Greek, and very obviously by a Greek -priest or Father, many years after the reputed time of Jesus -Christ. And Bishop Papias, more than a century after Christ, did +priest or Father, many years after the reputed time of Jesus +Christ. And Bishop Papias, more than a century after Christ, did not have in his important church, and had never seen, these alleged apostolic writings, and only knew of some such by the gossip of the -elders at second or third hand. So we must count Papias out as a -witness for these two of our written Gospels. None of the present -Four Gospels was thus in existence in about A.D. 145. And it is -obvious that, even by "tradition," the Gospels in the names of Luke -and John did not exist in the time of Papias.

+elders at second or third hand. So we must count Papias out as a +witness for these two of our written Gospels. None of the present +Four Gospels was thus in existence in about A.D. 145. And it is +obvious that, even by "tradition," the Gospels in the names of Luke +and John did not exist in the time of Papias.

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2. Justin Martyr (145-149) quotes sundry "sayings" of Jesus +

2. Justin Martyr (145-149) quotes sundry "sayings" of Jesus which we find here and there in the present Four, -- just as like alleged "sayings" identically are to be found in almost any of the confessedly forged or apocryphal gospels; but he names no names nor -Gospels, but only says "memoirs of the apostles," or simply "it is +Gospels, but only says "memoirs of the apostles," or simply "it is said." (See all instances cited, in EB. ii, 1819.) So Justin is no -witness to our present Four Gospels, which evidently did not exist -in his time about 150 years after Jesus Christ, -- though he -assiduously quotes the Sibyl and the heathen gods as proofs of -Jesus Christ, as we have seen.

+witness to our present Four Gospels, which evidently did not exist +in his time about 150 years after Jesus Christ, -- though he +assiduously quotes the Sibyl and the heathen gods as proofs of +Jesus Christ, as we have seen.

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3. Irenaeus (182-188) makes the very first mention of Four -Gospels and names the reputed authors. These are textually the +

3. Irenaeus (182-188) makes the very first mention of Four +Gospels and names the reputed authors. These are textually the interesting, and as we shall see, at least in part, spurious words -of Bishop Irenaeus:

+of Bishop Irenaeus:

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"Matthew also issued a Gospel -- [see it grow -- Papias +

"Matthew also issued a Gospel -- [see it grow -- Papias said only "oracles of the Lord"] among the Hebrews in their - own dialect, while Peter and Paul were preaching at Rome, and + own dialect, while Peter and Paul were preaching at Rome, and laying the foundations of the Church. After their departure, - Mark, the disciple and interpreter of Peter, did also hand - down to us in writing what had been preached by Peter. Luke - also, the companion of Paul, recorded in a book the Gospel - preached by him. Afterwards, John, the disciple of the Lord, + Mark, the disciple and interpreter of Peter, did also hand + down to us in writing what had been preached by Peter. Luke + also, the companion of Paul, recorded in a book the Gospel + preached by him. Afterwards, John, the disciple of the Lord, who also had leaned upon his breast, did himself publish a - Gospel during his residence at Ephesus in Asia." (Iren. Adv. + Gospel during his residence at Ephesus in Asia." (Iren. Adv. Haer. Bk. III, Ch. 1, i; ANF. i, 414.)

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Irenaeus, therefore, about the year 185 of our Lord, to use a +

Irenaeus, therefore, about the year 185 of our Lord, to use a medium date, or some one hundred and fifty years after his death, is the first of all the zealous Christ-bearers to record the fact that, at the time he wrote, there were in existence four wonderful -biographies or histories of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, two -under the names of holy Apostles, and, he "implies that the Gospels -of Mark and Luke were, in effect, apostolic, as being written by -companions of Peter and Paul." (EB. i, 1830.) If any such apostolic +biographies or histories of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, two +under the names of holy Apostles, and, he "implies that the Gospels +of Mark and Luke were, in effect, apostolic, as being written by +companions of Peter and Paul." (EB. i, 1830.) If any such apostolic and authentic works had been in existence before the years, we will say, 150-180 A.D., it is beyond comprehension and possibility that the zealous Fathers, who so eagerly quoted, and misquoted, the Old Testament and its apocrypha, the forged New Testament apocrypha, and the heathen Oracles, in proof of their Christ, should have been -silent as clams about the apostolic Jesus-histories "according to" -Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Even all the later Fathers, and -ecclesiastical writers, and the CE., admittedly are unable to trace +silent as clams about the apostolic Jesus-histories "according to" +Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Even all the later Fathers, and +ecclesiastical writers, and the CE., admittedly are unable to trace their genealogy further back into "the age of apocryphal literature" than about 150 A.D. or later. It is impossible, -therefore, to believe or to pretend, that these Four Gospels were +therefore, to believe or to pretend, that these Four Gospels were written by apostles and their personal disciples, some hundred years and more before they were ever heard of by the zealous and myth-mongering Fathers. A confused medley of alleged words and @@ -1122,18 +1122,18 @@ were worn threadbare by rote repetition; but never a written word of the Four for a century and a half after the apostles had their say, and had handed down that wonderful and inexhaustible "Deposit of Faith," which, oral and unedited, is yet drawn upon until this -day by the inspired Successors of Peter for their every new Dogma.

+day by the inspired Successors of Peter for their every new Dogma.

One may turn the thousands of pages of the Ante-Niacin Fathers -before Irenaeus in vain to find a direct word of quotation from -written Gospels, nor (except as above, recorded) even bare mention -of the names of Matthew, Mark, Luke or John, as writers of Gospels. -The above words of Irenaeus are registered in his Book III, chapter +before Irenaeus in vain to find a direct word of quotation from +written Gospels, nor (except as above, recorded) even bare mention +of the names of Matthew, Mark, Luke or John, as writers of Gospels. +The above words of Irenaeus are registered in his Book III, chapter i; in the first two Books, while, like Justin, he quotes "sayings" which are to be found in our present texts, as in the apocryphas, -he does not mention "Gospel" or any of the four reputed +he does not mention "Gospel" or any of the four reputed evangelists, until chapter xxii of Book II, where he mentions the -word "Gospels" and those of John and Luke, and assails their record

+word "Gospels" and those of John and Luke, and assails their record

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of the early death of Jesus as "heresy." But beginning with chapter +

of the early death of Jesus as "heresy." But beginning with chapter x of Book III, he bristles with the names of and direct quotations from all Four; and so with all the following Fathers. It seems, -therefore, a fair inference that Irenaeus had just heard of these -Four Gospels at the time the last chapters of the second of the two +therefore, a fair inference that Irenaeus had just heard of these +Four Gospels at the time the last chapters of the second of the two Books were composed; and that they came into existence, or to his knowledge, just before the time be began to compose Book III. And -certainly these Four Gospels could not have been in existence and +certainly these Four Gospels could not have been in existence and circulation very long before they would come to the eager hands of -the active and prolific Bishop of Lyons, who had recently come from -the tutelage of his friend Polycarp, -- "disciple of the Apostle -John" -- venerable Bishop of Smyrna, who sent him to Lyons, and +the active and prolific Bishop of Lyons, who had recently come from +the tutelage of his friend Polycarp, -- "disciple of the Apostle +John" -- venerable Bishop of Smyrna, who sent him to Lyons, and who, for his part, shows not a suspicion of knowledge of them. And -these Gospels, just now come into existence, were immediately and -fiercely attacked by Bishop Irenaeus as false and "heresy" in the -vital points of the crucifixion and early death of Jesus, who, says +these Gospels, just now come into existence, were immediately and +fiercely attacked by Bishop Irenaeus as false and "heresy" in the +vital points of the crucifixion and early death of Jesus, who, says the Bishop, lived to very old age, even maybe till the times of -Trajan, 98-117, as vouched for by the Apostle John and other -apostles and by the [oral] "Gospel." This, too, casts discredit on -these Gospels as containing authentic record of the apostolic +Trajan, 98-117, as vouched for by the Apostle John and other +apostles and by the [oral] "Gospel." This, too, casts discredit on +these Gospels as containing authentic record of the apostolic "traditions," condemned in this vital particular by the only two -Bishops, Papias and Irenaeus, who -- for a century and a half -- -mention any Gospel-writings at all.

+Bishops, Papias and Irenaeus, who -- for a century and a half -- +mention any Gospel-writings at all.

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-

Moreover, at the time that the Gospel bearing the name of Luke -was published, already many Gospels or purported histories and -sayings of Jesus Christ were in active circulation: "Forasmuch as +

Moreover, at the time that the Gospel bearing the name of Luke +was published, already many Gospels or purported histories and +sayings of Jesus Christ were in active circulation: "Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word; it has seemed to me good also, having had a perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to -write unto thee, in order, most excellent Theophilus, that thou +write unto thee, in order, most excellent Theophilus, that thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been -instructed." (Luke, i, 1-4). Now, these "many" Gospels were clearly -not by any of the apostles, else Luke would certainly have so +instructed." (Luke, i, 1-4). Now, these "many" Gospels were clearly +not by any of the apostles, else Luke would certainly have so stated; they were not "inspired" writings, but they were by sundry anonymous "eye-witnesses and ministers of the word"; they are either totally lost to posterity, or are among the fifty admittedly -forged and apocryphal Gospels which we have previously noticed. -Thus we see two of the "Four," i.e., "Mark," and "Luke" are, on +forged and apocryphal Gospels which we have previously noticed. +Thus we see two of the "Four," i.e., "Mark," and "Luke" are, on their face, uninspired, hear-say, and long ex post facto.

-

That neither apostle nor contemporary of Jesus wrote a line of -"gospel" is thus perfectly evidenced by Luke: "According to the -prologue of Luke, no eye-witness of the life of Jesus took pen in +

That neither apostle nor contemporary of Jesus wrote a line of +"gospel" is thus perfectly evidenced by Luke: "According to the +prologue of Luke, no eye-witness of the life of Jesus took pen in hand -- none at least appear to have produced any writings which -Luke would have called a 'narrative.'" (EB. ii, 1892.) These +Luke would have called a 'narrative.'" (EB. ii, 1892.) These conclusions are confirmed by the learned clerical translators and editors of the ANF, respectively, as follows:

-

"Though a few of the Apocryphal Gospels are of +

"Though a few of the Apocryphal Gospels are of comparatively early origin, there is no evidence that any - Gospels purporting to be what our Four Gospels are, existed in + Gospels purporting to be what our Four Gospels are, existed in the first century, or that any other than fragmentary

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literature of this character existed even in the second - century." (Ed. note to Apocrypha of the New Testament, ANF. + century." (Ed. note to Apocrypha of the New Testament, ANF. viii, 349.) -- "There is abundant evidence of the existence of many of these traditions in the second century, though it cannot be made out that any of the books were then in existence in their present form." (Translator's Introductory - Notice to Apocryphal Gospels. ANF. viii, 351.)

+ Notice to Apocryphal Gospels. ANF. viii, 351.)

Such apocryphal gospels would naturally contain -- as they do -- many of the same reputed words and deeds of the Christ as those -now reported by Luke and the others; many are indeed in large -sections in the very same words. Luke does not say or imply that +now reported by Luke and the others; many are indeed in large +sections in the very same words. Luke does not say or imply that these "many" were false, but, on the contrary, being by alleged "eye-witnesses" they were necessarily more or less the same things -which Luke undertook, not to belie or correct, but simply to repeat -in good order for the edification of his friend Theophilus. It is -very significant, for the date of the authorship of "Luke," to note -the fact that the only Theophilus known to early Church history is -a certain ex-Pagan by that name, who, after becoming Christian, and +which Luke undertook, not to belie or correct, but simply to repeat +in good order for the edification of his friend Theophilus. It is +very significant, for the date of the authorship of "Luke," to note +the fact that the only Theophilus known to early Church history is +a certain ex-Pagan by that name, who, after becoming Christian, and very probably before being instructed in the certainty of the faith -by "Luke," himself turned Christian instructor and Father, and -wrote the Tract, in three Books, under the title Epistle to +by "Luke," himself turned Christian instructor and Father, and +wrote the Tract, in three Books, under the title Epistle to Antolychus, preserved in the Collection of Ante-Niacin Fathers, -vol. ii, pp. 89-121. This Theophilus became Bishop of Antioch about -169-177 A.D. (CE. xiv, 625); and thus illuminates the date of -"Luke."

+vol. ii, pp. 89-121. This Theophilus became Bishop of Antioch about +169-177 A.D. (CE. xiv, 625); and thus illuminates the date of +"Luke."

-

That these Four Gospels, then, are forgeries, falsely ascribed -to Apostles and their companions, a century and a half after Christ +

That these Four Gospels, then, are forgeries, falsely ascribed +to Apostles and their companions, a century and a half after Christ and the apostles, and were compounded of very conflicting "traditions" and out of the existing 50 or more forgeries circulating in apostolic names -- is proven as positively as negative proofs permit, and "beyond a reasonable doubt" -- which is proof ample for conviction of capital crime.

-

Most people, says Bishop Papias, took pleasure in "voluminous -falsehoods" in reporting or writing of Jesus Christ and his life +

Most people, says Bishop Papias, took pleasure in "voluminous +falsehoods" in reporting or writing of Jesus Christ and his life and deeds, for which reason, says the Bishop, he was driven to "the living voice of tradition" for his own accounts, -- samples of which we have seen. These fanciful and distorted oral traditions, finally reduced into some fifty fantastic written records of "voluminous falsehoods," were later, about the time of Book III of -Bishop Irenaeus, crystallized into four documents, one each of +Bishop Irenaeus, crystallized into four documents, one each of which was held by one of the principal churches as its authoritative biography of the Christ, or "gospel"; to which, the -titles "According to" Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, were tacked for +titles "According to" Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, were tacked for pretended apostolic sanction.

-

The truth of the late second century origin of the Gospels and -Epistles may be garnered from the guarded words of a standard +

The truth of the late second century origin of the Gospels and +Epistles may be garnered from the guarded words of a standard theological textbook on Christian Evidences: "The Christian literature which has survived from the latter part of the first century and the beginning of the second is scanty and fragmentary --- [which could not be true if the Gospels and Epistles had then +-- [which could not be true if the Gospels and Epistles had then existed]. But when we come into the light of the last quarter of -the second century, we find the Gospels of the canon in undisputed +the second century, we find the Gospels of the canon in undisputed possession of the field.". (The Grounds of Theistic and Christian -Belief, by George Parker Fisher, D.D., LL.D.; 1902.)

+Belief, by George Parker Fisher, D.D., LL.D.; 1902.)

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-

Summarizing the results of critical study of the four Gospels, +

Summarizing the results of critical study of the four Gospels, upon all the evidences, internal and external, which are there fully reviewed, the conclusions of modern Biblical scholarship are thus recorded by the Encyclopedia Biblica:

-

As to Matthew: "The employment of various sources, the +

As to Matthew: "The employment of various sources, the characteristic difference of the quotations from the LXX (Septuagint) and the original (Hebrew), the indefiniteness of the determinations of time and place, the incredibleness of the contents, the introduction of later conditions, as also the artificial arrangement, and so forth, have long since led - to the conclusion that for the authorship of the first Gospel - the apostle Matthew must be given up." (EB. ii, 1891.)

+ to the conclusion that for the authorship of the first Gospel + the apostle Matthew must be given up." (EB. ii, 1891.)

-

As to Mark: "According to Papias, the second gospel was - written by Mark. ... In what Papias says the important point - is not so much the statement that Mark wrote the gospel as the - further statement that Peter supplied the contents orally. ... +

As to Mark: "According to Papias, the second gospel was + written by Mark. ... In what Papias says the important point + is not so much the statement that Mark wrote the gospel as the + further statement that Peter supplied the contents orally. ... The supposition that the gospel is essentially a repetition of - oral communications by Peter, will at once fall to the ground. - ... Should Mark have written in Aramaic then he cannot be held - to have been the author of canonical Mark, which is certainly + oral communications by Peter, will at once fall to the ground. + ... Should Mark have written in Aramaic then he cannot be held + to have been the author of canonical Mark, which is certainly not a translation, nor yet, in view of the LXX quotations which have passed over into all three gospels, can he be held - to have been the author of the original Mark." (EB. ii, 1891.)

+ to have been the author of the original Mark." (EB. ii, 1891.)

-

As to Luke: "This tradition [that Luke was the author of +

As to Luke: "This tradition [that Luke was the author of the third gospel and of Acts] cannot be traced farther back - than towards the end of the second century (Irenaeus, - Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, and the Muratorian + than towards the end of the second century (Irenaeus, + Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, and the Muratorian fragment). ... It has been shown that it is impossible to - regard Luke with any certainty as the writer even of the 'we' + regard Luke with any certainty as the writer even of the 'we' sections of Acts, not to speak of the whole book of Acts, or - of the Third Gospel. ... If Luke cannot have been the author + of the Third Gospel. ... If Luke cannot have been the author of Acts, neither can he have been the author of the Third - Gospel." (EB. ii, 1893, 2831.)

+ Gospel." (EB. ii, 1893, 2831.)

-

As to John: "No mention of the Fourth Gospel which we can +

As to John: "No mention of the Fourth Gospel which we can recognize as such carries us further than to 140 A.D. As late as 152, Justin, who nevertheless lays so great value upon the - 'Memorabilia of the Apostles, regards John -- if indeed he + 'Memorabilia of the Apostles, regards John -- if indeed he knows it at all -- with distrust, and appropriates from it a very few sayings. ... If on independent grounds some period shortly before 140 A.D. can be set down as the approximate date of the production of the gospel [a certain statement in it is explained]. ... The Apostolic authorship of the gospel remains impossible, and that not merely from the consideration - that it cannot be the son of Zebedee who has introduced + that it cannot be the son of Zebedee who has introduced himself as writer in so remarkable a fashion, but also from the consideration that it cannot be an eye-witness of the - facts of the life of Jesus who has presented, as against the + facts of the life of Jesus who has presented, as against the synoptists, an account so much less credible, nor an original apostle who has shown himself so readily accessible to - Alexandrian and Gnostic ideas, nor a contemporary of Jesus who + Alexandrian and Gnostic ideas, nor a contemporary of Jesus who survived so late into the second century and yet was capable of composing so profound a work." (EB. ii, 2550, 2553.)

@@ -1333,10 +1333,10 @@ thus recorded by the Encyclopedia Biblica:

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-

None of these Four Gospels, then, being of apostolic +

None of these Four Gospels, then, being of apostolic authorship or even of the apostolic age, but anonymous productions of over a century after the apostles, all are exactly of like -origin and composition as all the other fifty apocryphal Jesus- +origin and composition as all the other fifty apocryphal Jesus- writings: the Four "do not, in point of fact, rest upon any real difference in the character or origin of the writings concerned," from all the other fifty admittedly apocryphal and forged gospels @@ -1346,18 +1346,18 @@ Christian forgeries of the Catholic Church.

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-

That the Four Gospels, as we have them, are very late +

That the Four Gospels, as we have them, are very late productions, issued in the names of apostles a century and more dead, and are therefore forgeries, is now proven beyond peradventure. That they are not, even in the form that Bishop -Irenaeus first knew them, each the work of one inspired mind and +Irenaeus first knew them, each the work of one inspired mind and pen, is as readily and conclusively provable. They are, each and all Four, clumsy compilations framed by different persons and at very different times, as is patent on their face; they are thus concatenations of forgeries within forgeries. This we shall now demonstrate.

-

The Church claims these Four Gospels to be apostolic and +

The Church claims these Four Gospels to be apostolic and divine works, and together with all the other books of the Trentine Bible, to be throughout divinely inspired, having God himself for their Author. This 1546 Dogma of the Infallible Church has been @@ -1366,22 +1366,22 @@ thus reaffirmed by the Sacred Vatican Council (A.D. 1870):

"These books are sacred and canonical because they contain revelation without error, and because, written by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, they have God for their - Author." (CE. fi, 543.)

+ Author." (CE. fi, 543.)

-

More recently, Pope Leo XIII, in his Encyclical Prov. Deus. +

More recently, Pope Leo XIII, in his Encyclical Prov. Deus. (1893), thus reaffirms the plenary inspiration and inerrancy of Holy Writ:

"It will never be lawful to restrict inspiration merely - to certain portions of the Holy Scriptures, or to grant that + to certain portions of the Holy Scriptures, or to grant that the sacred writers could have made a mistake. ... They render in exact language, with infallible truth, all that God commanded, and nothing else"! (Ib.)

For the Protestant sects the notion of divine inspiration and -inerrant truth of Scripture -- excepting always the dozen and more -of Old Testament "apocryphap' Books and parts, as Tobias and the -history of the Assyrian great god Bel and the Dragon, -- a typical +inerrant truth of Scripture -- excepting always the dozen and more +of Old Testament "apocryphap' Books and parts, as Tobias and the +history of the Assyrian great god Bel and the Dragon, -- a typical profession is that of the first Article of the Baptist Declaration of Faith: "The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired, and is a perfect treasure of heavenly instruction. ... It has God for @@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ matter."

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All this priestly "confidence stuff" must remind one of what -Cicero said of the Roman augurs. Even CE., valiant but often +Cicero said of the Roman augurs. Even CE., valiant but often perplexed defender of the orthodox Faith, can not give full credit to that inspired canard, which even the infallible authors of it could not have themselves believed. Timorously "reasoning in @@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ Holiness:

narrated by the same writer, or narrated by several writers, there is some slight [sic] divergency, as it is natural there should be with those who spoke or wrote from memory. Divine - inspiration covers the substance of the narration." (CE. i, + inspiration covers the substance of the narration." (CE. i, 122.)

Those sacred writers, putting on papyrus rolls from errant and @@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ simply notice only those most vital ones which are pertinent and incidental to our present subject of apostolic forgeries.

In a work accompanying the Revised Version of the Bible, in -which the Revisers pointed out some 30,000 (now over 150,000) +which the Revisers pointed out some 30,000 (now over 150,000) variant readings in the New Testament, the reverend author makes this naive explanation: "In regard to the New Testament, no miracle has been wrought to preserve the text as it came from the pens of @@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ Remember that in the "age of apocryphal literature" there were no printed books, thus fixing the text, and no "copyright" existed. All books, sacred and profane, were manuscripts, tediously written by hand on rolls of papyrus or sheets of parchment-skin; like the -manuscripts of the Gospels, Epistles, etc., they were usually +manuscripts of the Gospels, Epistles, etc., they were usually unsigned and undated, and frequently gave no clue to the anonymous writers. When one man came into possession of a manuscript which he

@@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@ alterations or insertions into the text, to suit the taste or purpose of the copyist. Religious books were written, and copied, by priests, monks or Fathers; religious notions and doctrines were very diversely held, and developed or were modified incessantly. -Traditions of what was said or done by Jesus Christ and the +Traditions of what was said or done by Jesus Christ and the apostles were, as we have seen, very variant and conflicting. Very often, as we shall see, conflicting traditions or accounts are found in the same book. As no honest writer of intelligence and @@ -1474,28 +1474,28 @@ contradictory statements regarding the same fact, the only way in which such contradictions can occur in what purports to be an original or genuine manuscript, is by the intentional insertion by a later copyist of the new and contradictory material, euphoniously -called "interpolations" (CE. iv, 498, post), -- without the +called "interpolations" (CE. iv, 498, post), -- without the critical sense to perceive the contradiction, and omit the original statement with which his addition conflicts.

Father Tertullian, in his work Against Heresies, denying that 'Christians do such things -- do not need to, he says, because the -Scriptures are favorable to the Orthodox -- accuses the Heretics of +Scriptures are favorable to the Orthodox -- accuses the Heretics of such practices, and naively explains how such interpolations or forgeries of text are done, and why they needs must be:

"All interpolation must be believed to be a later process. ... -One man perverts the Scriptures with his hand, another their +One man perverts the Scriptures with his hand, another their meaning by his exposition. ... Unquestionably, the Divine -Scriptures are more fruitful in resources of all kinds for this +Scriptures are more fruitful in resources of all kinds for this sort of facility [of introducing interpolations]. Nor do I risk -contradiction in saying that the very Scriptures were even arranged +contradiction in saying that the very Scriptures were even arranged by the will of God in such a manner as to furnish materials for heretics, inasmuch as I read that 'there must be heresies' (I Cor. -xi, 19), which there cannot be without Scriptures"! (Praes. +xi, 19), which there cannot be without Scriptures"! (Praes. xxxviii-xxxix; ANF. iii, 262.) Speaking of instances related to the -birth of Jesus Christ, EB. makes a remark, which it extends to -others, and is generally applicable to the conflicting Gospel +birth of Jesus Christ, EB. makes a remark, which it extends to +others, and is generally applicable to the conflicting Gospel narratives:

"From the nature of the case both canonical narratives @@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ narratives:

"For Christian orthodoxy," says the same authority, "reconcilability of the two canonical accounts was always a -necessary dogma"; and on this point, the orthodox CE. makes a +necessary dogma"; and on this point, the orthodox CE. makes a quaint but typically clerical argument, in effect that the confessed contradictions of Holy Writ make it all the more credible: "As can readily be seen, variations are naturally to be @@ -1523,62 +1523,62 @@ of Christ's words and deeds, so that their presence, instead of

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going against, rather makes for the substantial value of the -evangelical narratives"! (CE. vi, 659.) Fanciful and disingenuous +evangelical narratives"! (CE. vi, 659.) Fanciful and disingenuous as this is, and derogatory of the Papal theory that it is not possible that "the sacred writers could have made a mistake," the argument loses even its rhetorical force when we find the most monumental contradictions in the inspired words of the same writer in the same inspired little book. We will notice some of the most -obvious and fatal forgeries by "interpolations" into the Gospel +obvious and fatal forgeries by "interpolations" into the Gospel Christ-tales.

-

JESUS -- MAN OR GOD?

+

JESUS -- MAN OR GOD?

The Jews, in their "canonical," more definitely in their -apocryphal or admittedly forged Scriptures, expected a "Messiah," -or anointed King of the race and lineage of David, who should +apocryphal or admittedly forged Scriptures, expected a "Messiah," +or anointed King of the race and lineage of David, who should deliver them from the rule of their enemies, -- at the time of the -Gospel tales, the Romans; previously, the Assyrians, Persians, and -Greeks, successively. This King, says Isaiah, shall sit and reign -"upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it" +Gospel tales, the Romans; previously, the Assyrians, Persians, and +Greeks, successively. This King, says Isaiah, shall sit and reign +"upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it" (Isa. ix, 7); and that this prophecy was in order of fulfillment, -Gabriel the Angel announced to Mary the Ever-Virgin Mother of eight +Gabriel the Angel announced to Mary the Ever-Virgin Mother of eight sons and daughters: "Thou shalt bring forth a son, and shalt call -his name Jesus; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of -his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob +his name Jesus; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of +his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever." (Lk. i, 32, 33.) There is not a word of "prophecy" anywhere that this King should be divine, a Son of the God of -Israel; he was to be a human king of the house of Jacob, of David. -There were many false pretenders to the still vacant Messiahship, -and even Jesus was not the last to proclaim himself the Messiah or +Israel; he was to be a human king of the house of Jacob, of David. +There were many false pretenders to the still vacant Messiahship, +and even Jesus was not the last to proclaim himself the Messiah or Christ: "For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many." (Mt. xxiv, 4, 23, 24; Mk. xiii, 6, 21, 22.)

-

That this Messiah Jesus who was come was mere man, but -instinct with the spirit of God, is positively avowed by both Peter -and Paul. Says Peter in his first sermon at Pentecost: "Ye men of -Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God -among you [etc.]. The patriarch David ... therefore being a +

That this Messiah Jesus who was come was mere man, but +instinct with the spirit of God, is positively avowed by both Peter +and Paul. Says Peter in his first sermon at Pentecost: "Ye men of +Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God +among you [etc.]. The patriarch David ... therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loam according to the flesh, he would raise up -Christ to sit upon his throne." (Acts, ii, 22, 29, 30.) And Paul: +Christ to sit upon his throne." (Acts, ii, 22, 29, 30.) And Paul: "There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man -Christ Jesus" (1 Tim. ii, 5); and again: "Jesus Christ of the seed -of David" (2 Tim. ii, 8); Therefore, in the times when the two -cited sacred books were, by whomever, written, Jesus was at that -time regarded simply as a man, a "son" or descendant of David. So, -when, many years later, the Gospels "according to" Matthew and Luke -came to be by whomever written, in their original form Jesus Christ +Christ Jesus" (1 Tim. ii, 5); and again: "Jesus Christ of the seed +of David" (2 Tim. ii, 8); Therefore, in the times when the two +cited sacred books were, by whomever, written, Jesus was at that +time regarded simply as a man, a "son" or descendant of David. So, +when, many years later, the Gospels "according to" Matthew and Luke +came to be by whomever written, in their original form Jesus Christ was mere man.

-

Matthew's first chapter begins very humanly and explicitly: -"The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the -son of Abraham"; and Matthew gives an unbroken line of human -begettings, father of son, until "And Jacob begat Joseph the -husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ"! -(Matt. i, 1-16.) And Matthew names and catalogues twenty-eight -generations between David and Jesus, to-wit: David, Solomon ... -Jacob, Joseph, -- Jesus, -- a purely human ancestry. Also Luke

+

Matthew's first chapter begins very humanly and explicitly: +"The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the +son of Abraham"; and Matthew gives an unbroken line of human +begettings, father of son, until "And Jacob begat Joseph the +husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ"! +(Matt. i, 1-16.) And Matthew names and catalogues twenty-eight +generations between David and Jesus, to-wit: David, Solomon ... +Jacob, Joseph, -- Jesus, -- a purely human ancestry. Also Luke

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-

still reflected the belief, held at the time he wrote, that Jesus +

still reflected the belief, held at the time he wrote, that Jesus was of human ancestry; he gives his human genealogy all the way -back to Adam, and through many mythical patriarchs who assuredly -never existed. This human genealogy by Luke vastly differs, -however, from that of Matthew; instead of twenty-eight generations -from David, through Solomon ... Jacob and Joseph, our Luke +back to Adam, and through many mythical patriarchs who assuredly +never existed. This human genealogy by Luke vastly differs, +however, from that of Matthew; instead of twenty-eight generations +from David, through Solomon ... Jacob and Joseph, our Luke genealogist makes out in detail forty-two generations, to wit: -David, Nathan. ... Heli, Joseph, Jesus; and only three of the +David, Nathan. ... Heli, Joseph, Jesus; and only three of the intermediate names are the same in the two lists. So one or the other of the two inspired genealogies is fictitious, false and -forged, necessarily: both are, of course, if Jesus was not the son -of David, but the immediate "Son of God." The truth is thus stated: -"The genealogy could not have been drawn up after Joseph ceased to -be regarded as the real father of Jesus." (EB. iii, 2960.)

+forged, necessarily: both are, of course, if Jesus was not the son +of David, but the immediate "Son of God." The truth is thus stated: +"The genealogy could not have been drawn up after Joseph ceased to +be regarded as the real father of Jesus." (EB. iii, 2960.)

-

And CE. thus 'Scraps the inspired genealogy of Luke: "The -artificial character of Luke's genealogy may be seen in the -following table [copying Luke's list] ... The artificial character" -is shown by details cited. (CE. vi, 411.) It also explodes the +

And CE. thus 'Scraps the inspired genealogy of Luke: "The +artificial character of Luke's genealogy may be seen in the +following table [copying Luke's list] ... The artificial character" +is shown by details cited. (CE. vi, 411.) It also explodes the seventeenth century clerical pretense, -- heard often today -- in attempted explanation of these glaring contradictions, that one or -the other of these sacred genealogies, preferably that of Luke, was -the genealogy, not of Joseph, but of Mary: "It may be safely said -that patristic tradition does not regard St. Luke's list as -representing the genealogy of the Blessed Virgin." (CE. vi, 411.) -And, as CE. itself points out, Mary is not mentioned as in the line -of descent from David in either list. To bring her into the +the other of these sacred genealogies, preferably that of Luke, was +the genealogy, not of Joseph, but of Mary: "It may be safely said +that patristic tradition does not regard St. Luke's list as +representing the genealogy of the Blessed Virgin." (CE. vi, 411.) +And, as CE. itself points out, Mary is not mentioned as in the line +of descent from David in either list. To bring her into the genealogy, in one list or the other, it must have been written: -"And Jacob begat Mary the wife of Joseph," instead of "And, Jacob -begat Joseph the husband of Mary": or "And Jesus ... being the son -of Mary, which was the daughter of Heli," instead of the recorded -"the son of Joseph (as was supposed), which was the son of Heli" -(Luke iii, 22-31). Both the genealogies are false and forged lists -of mostly fictitious names, in the original Gospel-forgeries, -fabricated to prove Jesus a direct son or descendant of David, and +"And Jacob begat Mary the wife of Joseph," instead of "And, Jacob +begat Joseph the husband of Mary": or "And Jesus ... being the son +of Mary, which was the daughter of Heli," instead of the recorded +"the son of Joseph (as was supposed), which was the son of Heli" +(Luke iii, 22-31). Both the genealogies are false and forged lists +of mostly fictitious names, in the original Gospel-forgeries, +fabricated to prove Jesus a direct son or descendant of David, and thus to fulfill the terms of the pretended prophecies that the -human Messiah should be of the race and lineage of David the king.

+human Messiah should be of the race and lineage of David the king.

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Moreover, Joseph and Mary both knew nothing of the Holy- -Ghostly paternity of their child Jesus. The celebrated Angelic +

Moreover, Joseph and Mary both knew nothing of the Holy- +Ghostly paternity of their child Jesus. The celebrated Angelic "Annunciation" of this Fable to the "prolific yet ever-virgin -Mother of God," recorded by Dr. Luke (i, 28), is itself a forgery, -admits CE.: "The words: 'Blessed art thou among women' (v. 28) are +Mother of God," recorded by Dr. Luke (i, 28), is itself a forgery, +admits CE.: "The words: 'Blessed art thou among women' (v. 28) are spurious and taken from verse 42, the account of the Visitation ... -[Adding] The opinion that Joseph at the time of the Annunciation -was an aged widower and Mary 12 or 15 years of age, is founded only +[Adding] The opinion that Joseph at the time of the Annunciation +was an aged widower and Mary 12 or 15 years of age, is founded only upon apocryphal documents" -- like all the rest of these Fables of -Christ. (CE. i, 542.) Simon came into the temple when Joseph and -Mary had brought the child there "to do for him after the custom of +Christ. (CE. i, 542.) Simon came into the temple when Joseph and +Mary had brought the child there "to do for him after the custom of the law," and indulged in some ecstasies which would have been -quite intelligible if Gabriel had made the revelations attributed -to him; but, hearing them, "Joseph and his mother marvelled at +quite intelligible if Gabriel had made the revelations attributed +to him; but, hearing them, "Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him" (Lk. ii, 33). It is false, the original says: "His father and his mother marvelled." etc. Here -is another holy forgery stuck into Luke ii, as is the later verse, -"and Joseph and his mother knew not of it" (v. 43). The true +is another holy forgery stuck into Luke ii, as is the later verse, +"and Joseph and his mother knew not of it" (v. 43). The true original reads "and his parents knew not of it," -- just as in

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verse 41; "Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover"; and as in verse 48, "thy father and I have -sought thee sorrowing." In "John," Jesus is twice: expressly called -the son of Joseph; Philip say's to Nathaniel, "We have found him of -whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of -Nazareth, the son of Joseph" (i, 45); and again: "Is not this -Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know'?" (vi, +sought thee sorrowing." In "John," Jesus is twice: expressly called +the son of Joseph; Philip say's to Nathaniel, "We have found him of +whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of +Nazareth, the son of Joseph" (i, 45); and again: "Is not this +Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know'?" (vi, 42) all which "convincingly proves that in the mind of the narrator -Joseph and Mary were and knew themselves to be, in the natural -sense of the words, the parents of Jesus." (EB. iii, 3344.) The +Joseph and Mary were and knew themselves to be, in the natural +sense of the words, the parents of Jesus." (EB. iii, 3344.) The same authority thus sums up the whole of the New Testament evidence prior to the "interpolations" of miraculous birth: "The remark has -long ago and often been made that, like Paul, even the Gospels +long ago and often been made that, like Paul, even the Gospels themselves know nothing of the miraculous birth of our Savior. On the contrary, their knowledge of his natural filial relationship to -Joseph the carpenter, and to Mary, his wife, is still explicit." -(Ibid.) And if Jesus had been a God he could hardly have been +Joseph the carpenter, and to Mary, his wife, is still explicit." +(Ibid.) And if Jesus had been a God he could hardly have been crazy; yet his own family thought him so and sent to arrest him as a madman, as above noticed. It is therefore self-evident, that the -original Jesus "tradition," down as late as Papias and Irenaeus, -regarded Jesus simply as a man, and as a very old man when he died +original Jesus "tradition," down as late as Papias and Irenaeus, +regarded Jesus simply as a man, and as a very old man when he died a peaceful and natural death. But the zeal to Combat and win the -Pagans, when, after the failure with the Jews, the Gospel "turned -to the Gentiles," and to exalt the man Jesus into a God, as was -Perseus or Apollo, grew with the Fathers; by the same token Jesus +Pagans, when, after the failure with the Jews, the Gospel "turned +to the Gentiles," and to exalt the man Jesus into a God, as was +Perseus or Apollo, grew with the Fathers; by the same token Jesus was now made to be the son of the Hebrew God Yahveh: we have heard the Fathers so argue. So later pious tampering grafted the "Virgin- -birth" and "son of God" Pagan myths onto the simple original -"traditions" of merely human origin as the "son of David," -carelessly letting the primitively forged Davidic genealogies +birth" and "son of God" Pagan myths onto the simple original +"traditions" of merely human origin as the "son of David," +carelessly letting the primitively forged Davidic genealogies remain to contradict and refute them. These "interpolations" are -self-apparent forgeries for Christ's sake, in two of the Gospels.

+self-apparent forgeries for Christ's sake, in two of the Gospels.

But if Tertullian spoke truly (if the passage is genuine with -him), the other Gospels have been yet further tampered with; for -Tertullian explicitly says: "Of the apostles, John and Matthew, and -apostolic men, Luke and Mark, these all start with the same +him), the other Gospels have been yet further tampered with; for +Tertullian explicitly says: "Of the apostles, John and Matthew, and +apostolic men, Luke and Mark, these all start with the same principles of the faith ... how that He was born of the Virgin, and came to fulfill the law and the prophets." (Adv. Marcion, IV, ii; -ANF. iii, 347.) As these Gospels now stand, Mark and John say not -a word of the Virgin-birth, but throughout assume Jesus to have +ANF. iii, 347.) As these Gospels now stand, Mark and John say not +a word of the Virgin-birth, but throughout assume Jesus to have been of human birth, and only "son of God" in a popular religious sense; for "son of God" was in current usage to mean any person -near and dear to God. Indeed, the Greek text of the Gospels makes +near and dear to God. Indeed, the Greek text of the Gospels makes this plain, that no supernatural progeneration and actual God- sonship was intended. In most instances the Greek texts read simply "son of God -- huios Theou," not "the Son -- o huious": the @@ -1702,8 +1702,8 @@ definite article is a clerical falsification.

"UPON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH"

Of transcendent importance as the sole basis of the Church's -most presumptuous False Pretense -- its Divine founding by Jesus -Christ -- this Peter-Rock imposture, the most notorious, and in its +most presumptuous False Pretense -- its Divine founding by Jesus +Christ -- this Peter-Rock imposture, the most notorious, and in its evil consequences the most far-reaching and fatal of them all, will now be exposed to its deserved infamy and destruction.

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Upon a forged, and forced, Greek Pun put into the mouth of the -Jewish Aramaic-speaking Jesus, speaking to Aramaic peasants, the +

Upon a forged, and forced, Greek Pun put into the mouth of the +Jewish Aramaic-speaking Jesus, speaking to Aramaic peasants, the Church of Christ is falsely founded. "The proof that Christ -constituted St. Peter the head of His Church is found in the two -famous Petrine texts, Matt. xvi, 17-19, and John xxi, 15-19." (CE. -xii, 261.) The text in John is that about "Feed my Lambs"; but this +constituted St. Peter the head of His Church is found in the two +famous Petrine texts, Matt. xvi, 17-19, and John xxi, 15-19." (CE. +xii, 261.) The text in John is that about "Feed my Lambs"; but this forgery is not of present interest. The more notorious "proof" is -Matthew's forged punning passage: "Thou art Peter, and upon this +Matthew's forged punning passage: "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church," etc.

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It may first be noticed, that "Matthew" is the only one of the -three "Synoptic" gospelers to record this "famous Petrine text." -And he records this pun as made in Greek, by Jesus -- just before +

It may first be noticed, that "Matthew" is the only one of the +three "Synoptic" gospelers to record this "famous Petrine text." +And he records this pun as made in Greek, by Jesus -- just before his crucifixion, under very exceptional circumstances, and upon the inspiration of a "special divine revelation" then and there first -made by God to Peter, as below to be noted. But in this, "Matthew" -is flatly contradicted by "John," who ascribes this as an Aramaic -pun by Jesus in the very first remark that he made to Peter, upon -his being introduced by his brother Andrew, on the self-same day of -the baptism of Jesus; when "Andrew first findeth his brother Simon -... and brought him to Jesus"; whereupon, "when Jesus beheld him, -he said, Thou art Simon son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, -which is by interpretation, A stone." (John i, 42.) Thus was Simon -Barjona nick-named "Cephas -- Rock" by Jesus on the very first day -of the public appearance and mission both of Jesus and of Peter, +made by God to Peter, as below to be noted. But in this, "Matthew" +is flatly contradicted by "John," who ascribes this as an Aramaic +pun by Jesus in the very first remark that he made to Peter, upon +his being introduced by his brother Andrew, on the self-same day of +the baptism of Jesus; when "Andrew first findeth his brother Simon +... and brought him to Jesus"; whereupon, "when Jesus beheld him, +he said, Thou art Simon son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, +which is by interpretation, A stone." (John i, 42.) Thus was Simon +Barjona nick-named "Cephas -- Rock" by Jesus on the very first day +of the public appearance and mission both of Jesus and of Peter, and not a year or more later, towards the close of the career of -Jesus! So the famous Petrine Pun, if ever made by Jesus -- as it +Jesus! So the famous Petrine Pun, if ever made by Jesus -- as it was not -- was made in the Aramaic speech spoken by these Galilean -peasants; the Greek Father who forged the "Gospel according to -John" had to attach the translation into Greek of the Aramaic -"Cephas," into "Petros, a stone," for the benefit of his Greek +peasants; the Greek Father who forged the "Gospel according to +John" had to attach the translation into Greek of the Aramaic +"Cephas," into "Petros, a stone," for the benefit of his Greek readers.

After this first explosion of the famous Greek "Rock" pun on which the Church is founded, and as the matter is of highest -consequence, let us expose the "Matthew" forgery of the whole -"Petrine text" by arraying the three Synoptics in sequence in the +consequence, let us expose the "Matthew" forgery of the whole +"Petrine text" by arraying the three Synoptics in sequence in the order of their composition and evolution from simple to complex fabrication:

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Mark (viii, 27-38).

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Mark (viii, 27-38).

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"And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of +

"And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?

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"And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, - Elias; and others, One of the prophets. +

"And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, + Elias; and others, One of the prophets. "And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And - Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. + Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. "And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. "And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. - "And he spak that saying openly. And Peter took him, and + "And he spak that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.

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"But when he had turned about and looked on his - disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, - Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but + disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, + Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men."

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Luke (ix, 18-22).

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Luke (ix, 18-22).

"And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him; and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? - "They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, - Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen + "They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, + Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. - "He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter + "He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God. "And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing. @@ -1798,42 +1798,42 @@ fabrication:

rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day."

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Matthew (xvi, 13-22).

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Matthew (xvi, 13-22).

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"When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he +

"When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? - "And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: - some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. - "He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon - Peter answered and said, Thou are the Christ, the Son of the + "And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: + some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. + "He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon + Peter answered and said, Thou are the Christ, the Son of the living God. - "And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, - Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto + "And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, + Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. - "And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this + "And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. [Here about the Keys, and "binding and loosing"]. "Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no - man that he was Jesus the Christ. - "From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his + man that he was Jesus the Christ. + "From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. - "Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be + "Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. - "But he turned and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me. - Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the + "But he turned and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me. + Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men."

Let it be noted, in passing, that all three of the Synoptists expressly aver in the above narration, as elsewhere in their texts, -that Jesus positively declared and predicted, that he should be put +that Jesus positively declared and predicted, that he should be put to death, and after three days rise again: distinctly, his Resurrection from the dead. All three on this important point are -liars, if John be believed; for after the crucifixion and burial of -Jesus, and the discovery on the third day of his empty grave by the

+liars, if John be believed; for after the crucifixion and burial of +Jesus, and the discovery on the third day of his empty grave by the

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Magdalene, which she immediately reported to Peter and John, they +

Magdalene, which she immediately reported to Peter and John, they ran doubting to the grave, looked in, and "saw, and believed"; and -John positively avers: "For as yet they knew not the scripture, -that he must rise again from the dead." (John xx, 9.) But this +John positively avers: "For as yet they knew not the scripture, +that he must rise again from the dead." (John xx, 9.) But this inspired assertion contains a grave anachronism: for "as yet" there was, of course, no "scripture" about the death and resurrection at all, nor for well over a century afterwards, as in this chapter is proven.

Let us examine for a moment into the context of this "famous -Petrine text" and into its antecedents, in order to get the "stage -setting of this dramatic climacteric Pun of such vast and serious +Petrine text" and into its antecedents, in order to get the "stage +setting of this dramatic climacteric Pun of such vast and serious consequences unto this day.

The original simple narrative is told in the earlier writer, -"Mark," and copied almost verbatim into "Luke." There Jesus is +"Mark," and copied almost verbatim into "Luke." There Jesus is reported to have put a sort of conundrum to the Twelve, "saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?" The answer showed a very superstitious belief in reincarnations or "second comings" of dead -persons to earth; for "they answered, John the Baptist: but some -say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets, or Jeremias," to fuse -the somewhat disparate replies. Jesus himself shared this +persons to earth; for "they answered, John the Baptist: but some +say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets, or Jeremias," to fuse +the somewhat disparate replies. Jesus himself shared this reincarnation superstition, for he had positively asserted that -John the Baptist was Elijah redivivus: "This is Elias, which was -for to come," (Matt. xi, 14; xvii, 11-13); though John, being -questioned about it, "Art thou Elias?" contradicted the Christ, -"and he saith, I am not." (John i, 20, 21.)

+John the Baptist was Elijah redivivus: "This is Elias, which was +for to come," (Matt. xi, 14; xvii, 11-13); though John, being +questioned about it, "Art thou Elias?" contradicted the Christ, +"and he saith, I am not." (John i, 20, 21.)

After hearing the disciples report what others said about him, -who he was, Jesus then "saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? -And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. And he +who he was, Jesus then "saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? +And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. And he charged them that they should tell no man of him" (Mk. viii, 27-30; Lk. ix, 18-22). There was certainly nothing novel or unexpected in -this alleged reply of Peter; it was exactly the proclaimed mission -of Jesus as the "promised Messiah," as the precedent texts of -"Mark" verify. On the day of his baptism by John, before all the +this alleged reply of Peter; it was exactly the proclaimed mission +of Jesus as the "promised Messiah," as the precedent texts of +"Mark" verify. On the day of his baptism by John, before all the people, "the heavens opened ... And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son" (i, 2); what the devils cried out in the synagogue, "I know thee who thou art, the Holy one of God" @@ -1884,19 +1884,19 @@ in the synagogue, "I know thee who thou art, the Holy one of God" disciples and all hearers, "And unclean spirits, when they saw him. ... cried, saying, Thou art the son of God" (iii, 2); just what the possessed man with the legion of devils cried out before all the -disciples, "What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the -most high God" (v, 7); -- all as recorded by "Mark" prior to the -above reply by Peter. So, naturally, Peter's "confession" caused no -surprise; it was the expected thing: so Jesus made no remark on +disciples, "What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the +most high God" (v, 7); -- all as recorded by "Mark" prior to the +above reply by Peter. So, naturally, Peter's "confession" caused no +surprise; it was the expected thing: so Jesus made no remark on hearing it, except the peculiar injunction that "they should tell no man" -- what all men and devils already knew by much-repeated -hearsay. So Jesus at once proceeded to speak of his coming -persecution, death, and resurrection; "And Peter took him, and +hearsay. So Jesus at once proceeded to speak of his coming +persecution, death, and resurrection; "And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. But when he had turned about and looked on his -disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for +disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men" (Mk. viii, 31-33). The identical story in its same -simple form, minus the Satan colloquy, is told also in Luke (ix, +simple form, minus the Satan colloquy, is told also in Luke (ix, 18-22). This is the round, unvarnished tale of the first Greek

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Father "gospel" writers, a century after the reputed conversation, -and long before the "primacy of Peter" idea dawned as a "good +and long before the "primacy of Peter" idea dawned as a "good thing" upon the Fathers of the Church. There is not a word about "church" in the passage, nor in the entire "gospel according to -Mark," nor in Luke, nor in even the much later "John."

+Mark," nor in Luke, nor in even the much later "John."

The later Church Father who wrote up the original of the -"gospel according to Matthew," copied Mark's story substantially -verbatim, Mark's verses 27-33, being nearly word for word -reproduced in Matthew's 13-16, 20-24 of chapter xvi; the only -material verbal difference being in Peter's answer, in verse 16, -where Peter's words are expanded: "Thou art the Christ, the Son of +"gospel according to Matthew," copied Mark's story substantially +verbatim, Mark's verses 27-33, being nearly word for word +reproduced in Matthew's 13-16, 20-24 of chapter xvi; the only +material verbal difference being in Peter's answer, in verse 16, +where Peter's words are expanded: "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God," -- obviously padded in by the "interpolator" of verses 17-19, which we now examine.

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As the years since "Mark" rolled by, the zeal of the Fathers -to exalt Peter increased; we have seen many admitted forgeries of +

As the years since "Mark" rolled by, the zeal of the Fathers +to exalt Peter increased; we have seen many admitted forgeries of documents having that purpose in view. So it was, obviously, a new -forging Father who took a manuscript of "Matthew," and turning to -the above verses copied from "Mark," added in, or made a new +forging Father who took a manuscript of "Matthew," and turning to +the above verses copied from "Mark," added in, or made a new manuscript copy containing, the notable forgery of verses 17-19. -There, onto the commonplace and unnoticed reply of Peter, "Thou art +There, onto the commonplace and unnoticed reply of Peter, "Thou art the Christ," the pious interpolator tacked on:

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"the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said - unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood +

"the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said + unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in - heaven. And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and + heaven. And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the Kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatsoever thou shalt - loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." (Matt. xvi, + loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." (Matt. xvi, 16b-19.)

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It is impossible that the original writer of "Matthew" should +

It is impossible that the original writer of "Matthew" should have written those remarkable and preposterous verses, in which -Jesus is made to take Peter's commonplace announcement, "Thou art -the Christ," as a "special revelation from heaven" to Peter and a +Jesus is made to take Peter's commonplace announcement, "Thou art +the Christ," as a "special revelation from heaven" to Peter and a great secret mystery here first "revealed"; -- this matter of common notoriety and even devil-gossip throughout Israel, as we -have seen from "Mark's" numerous Christ-texts; the same is true in -Luke. These avowals that Jesus was the Christ are even more -numerous and explicit in "Matthew" up to the interpolation. That -Jesus was "Christ" is the identical disclosure and announcement, -which had been declared by Gabriel to Mary; by a dream to the -suspicious Joseph; by wicked Herod, who "demanded of them where +have seen from "Mark's" numerous Christ-texts; the same is true in +Luke. These avowals that Jesus was the Christ are even more +numerous and explicit in "Matthew" up to the interpolation. That +Jesus was "Christ" is the identical disclosure and announcement, +which had been declared by Gabriel to Mary; by a dream to the +suspicious Joseph; by wicked Herod, who "demanded of them where Christ should be born" (ii, 4); by the voice from heaven proclaiming to the world, "This is my beloved Son" (iii, 17); that was declared by the Devil in the wilderness, "If thou be the Son of God" (iv, 6); that the Legion of Devils cried aloud, "What have we -to do with thee, Jesus, thou son of God" (viii, 29); that Jesus +to do with thee, Jesus, thou son of God" (viii, 29); that Jesus himself avowed of himself time and again, "All things are delivered unto me by my Father, Lord of heaven and earth" (xi, 25-27) that -all the crew of Peter's fishing-boat acclaimed when they +all the crew of Peter's fishing-boat acclaimed when they "worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God" (xiv, -33). 'Just two chapters earlier in Matthew, is the fable of Jesus

+33). 'Just two chapters earlier in Matthew, is the fable of Jesus

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and Peter "walking on the water," as "foretold" by the Sibyls; when -Peter began to sink, he was rescued and dragged aboard the little -fishing boat by Jesus; -- "and they that were in the ship came and +

and Peter "walking on the water," as "foretold" by the Sibyls; when +Peter began to sink, he was rescued and dragged aboard the little +fishing boat by Jesus; -- "and they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the son of God." (Mt. -xiv, 29-33.) So that Peter's wonderful information was no novelty +xiv, 29-33.) So that Peter's wonderful information was no novelty and special divine revelation, to himself, but was the common credulity and gossip of the whole crew of fishermen, devils and Palestinian peasantry. And long before, on the very next day after -his baptism by John, and before Peter was "called" or even found, -and when his brother Andrew went and found him to bring him to -Jesus, Andrew declared to Peter. "We have found the Messiah, which -is, being interpreted, the Christ"! (John i, 41.) And, on the next -day Nathaniel said to Jesus: "Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou -art the King of Israel"! (John i, 49.) Peter's wonderful "special +his baptism by John, and before Peter was "called" or even found, +and when his brother Andrew went and found him to bring him to +Jesus, Andrew declared to Peter. "We have found the Messiah, which +is, being interpreted, the Christ"! (John i, 41.) And, on the next +day Nathaniel said to Jesus: "Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou +art the King of Israel"! (John i, 49.) Peter's wonderful "special revelation" and confession thus lose an originality and are without -merit of the great "reward" which CE. (xii, 261) says Jesus +merit of the great "reward" which CE. (xii, 261) says Jesus bestowed upon him for this pretended original and inspired discovery, as we shall in due order notice.

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That Jesus Christ never spoke the words of those forged +

That Jesus Christ never spoke the words of those forged verses, that they are a late Church forgery, is beyond any intelligent or honest denial. The first mention of them in "patristic literature," and that only a reference to the "keys," is this scant line of Father Tertullian, in a little tract called -Scorpiace or "The Scorpion's Sting," written about 211 A.D., in +Scorpiace or "The Scorpion's Sting," written about 211 A.D., in which he says: "For, though you think heaven is still shut, -remember that the Lord left to Peter and through him to the Church, -the keys of it." (Scorpiace, x; ANF. iii, 643.) That Jesus did not +remember that the Lord left to Peter and through him to the Church, +the keys of it." (Scorpiace, x; ANF. iii, 643.) That Jesus did not use the words of those verses, interpolated into a paragraph of -Matthew copied bodily and verbatim by the original "Matthew" writer -from "Mark," and repeated in their original form by "Luke,"' is +Matthew copied bodily and verbatim by the original "Matthew" writer +from "Mark," and repeated in their original form by "Luke,"' is thus conclusive from "internal" evidences; the later and embroidered form is a visible interpolation and forgery. That this is true, is demonstrated, moreover, by the inherent impossibility @@ -2007,12 +2007,12 @@ of the thing itself.

THE "CHURCH" FOUNDED ON THE "ROCK"

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First of all, in proof that Jesus Christ never made this Pun, +

First of all, in proof that Jesus Christ never made this Pun, did not establish any Christian Church -- nor even a Jewish -reformed synagoguel, -- are his own alleged positive statements to +reformed synagoguel, -- are his own alleged positive statements to be quoted in refutation of the other forged "missionary" passage in -Matthew: "Go ye into all the world, and teach all nations." The -avowed mission of Jesus, as we have seen from his reputed words, +Matthew: "Go ye into all the world, and teach all nations." The +avowed mission of Jesus, as we have seen from his reputed words, was exclusively to his fellow Jews: "I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel"; and he expressly commanded his disciples not to preach to the Gentiles, nor even to the near- @@ -2020,9 +2020,9 @@ Jewish Samaritans. He proclaimed the immediate end of the world, and his quick second coming to establish the exclusively Jewish Kingdom of Heaven, even before all the Jews of little Palestine could be warned of the event -- that "the Kingdom of Heaven is at -hand." It is impossible, therefore, that Jesus could have so +hand." It is impossible, therefore, that Jesus could have so flagrantly contradicted the basic principles of his exclusive -mission as the Jewish promised Messiah, and could have commanded +mission as the Jewish promised Messiah, and could have commanded the institution of a permanent and perpetual religious organization an ecclesia" or "Church," to preach his exclusively Jewish

@@ -2038,55 +2038,55 @@ later "interpolation" or forgery of this punning passage.

On this point says EB.:

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"It would be a great mistake to suppose that Jesus +

"It would be a great mistake to suppose that Jesus himself founded a new religious community" (c. 3103). -- "A further consideration which tells against the genuineness of Mt. xvi, 18b, is the occurrence in it of the word ecclesia. It - has been seen to be impossible to maintain that Jesus founded + has been seen to be impossible to maintain that Jesus founded any distinct religious community. ...

"As for the word itself, it occurs elsewhere in the - Gospels only in Mt. xviii, 17. There, however, it denotes + Gospels only in Mt. xviii, 17. There, however, it denotes simply the Jewish local community to which every one belongs; for what is said relates not to the future but to the present, in which a Christian ecclesia cannot, of course, be thought of." (c. 3105) ... "It is impossible to regard as historical - the employment of the word ecclesia by Jesus as the + the employment of the word ecclesia by Jesus as the designation of the Christian community." (EB. iii, 3103, 3105, 3117.)

Indeed, as said by a contemporary wit, the truth is that -"Jesus Christ did not found the Church -- he is its Foundling. His +"Jesus Christ did not found the Church -- he is its Foundling. His parent, the Jewish church, abandoned the child; the Roman church took it in, adopted it, and gave his mother a certificate of good character." (The Truth Seeker, 10/23/26.)

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Jesus spoke Aramaic, a dialect of the ancient and "dead" -Hebrew. The true name of the fisherman "Prince of the Apostles," -just repudiated by Jesus as "Satan," was Shimeon, or in its Greek -form, Simon, who was later "surnamed Peter." He attained somehow -the Aramaic nickname Kepha, or in its Greek form, Cephas, meaning +

Jesus spoke Aramaic, a dialect of the ancient and "dead" +Hebrew. The true name of the fisherman "Prince of the Apostles," +just repudiated by Jesus as "Satan," was Shimeon, or in its Greek +form, Simon, who was later "surnamed Peter." He attained somehow +the Aramaic nickname Kepha, or in its Greek form, Cephas, meaning a rock; this evidently furnished to the Greek punster the cue for his play on words: "Thou art Petro, [Greek, petros, a rock; cf. Eng. petrify, petroleum, etc.), and upon this petros [rock] I will -build my ecclesia [church]." Jesus could not have made this Greek -play on words; neither Peter nor any of the other "ignorant and +build my ecclesia [church]." Jesus could not have made this Greek +play on words; neither Peter nor any of the other "ignorant and unlearned" Jewish peasant disciples could have understood it. Much -less could Jesus have said, or the apostles have understood, this -other Greek word "ecclesia," even had it been possible for Jesus, +less could Jesus have said, or the apostles have understood, this +other Greek word "ecclesia," even had it been possible for Jesus, facing the immediate end of the world -- proclaimed by himself -- to have dreamed of founding any permanent religious sect. There was nothing like ecclesia known to the Jews; it was a technical Greek term designating the free political assemblies of the Greek republics. This is illustrated by one sentence from the Greek -Father Origen, about 245 A.D., when the Church had taken over the +Father Origen, about 245 A.D., when the Church had taken over the Greek political term ecclesia to denote its own religious -organization. Says Origen, using the word in both its old meaning +organization. Says Origen, using the word in both its old meaning and in its new Christian adaptation: "For the Church [ecclesia] of God, e.q., which is at Athens; ... Whereas the assembly [ecclesia] -of the Athenians," etc. (Origen, Contra Celsum, iii, 20; ANF. iv, +of the Athenians," etc. (Origen, Contra Celsum, iii, 20; ANF. iv, 476.) The Greek Fathers who, a century later, founded the Church -among the Pagan Greek-speaking Gentiles, adopted the Greek word +among the Pagan Greek-speaking Gentiles, adopted the Greek word ecclesia for their organizations because the word was familiar for popular assemblies, and because the translators of the Septuagint

@@ -2112,7 +2112,7 @@ and even of the great assemblage of the dead: "The man that -- in the Greek Septuagint translation.

Thus no established and permanent organization of disciples of -the Christ is implied by the term ecclesia, even if Jesus could +the Christ is implied by the term ecclesia, even if Jesus could have used the Aramaic equivalent of that Greek term; at most it would have only meant the small group of Jews which might adopt the "Kingdom of Heaven" watchword and watchfully wait until the speedy @@ -2121,38 +2121,38 @@ proclaimed Kingdom, -- not yet come to be, these 2000 years.

This only possible meaning is made indisputable by the one other instance of the use of the Greek word ecclesia attributed to -Jesus, -- and that also by the myth-mongering "Matthew." Here Jesus +Jesus, -- and that also by the myth-mongering "Matthew." Here Jesus is made to lay down some rules for settling the incessant discords among his peasant believers in the Kingdom: "Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee ... tell it to the church [ecclesia] but if he neglect to hear the ecclesial let him be unto -thee as an heathen man and a publican" (Matt. xviii, 15-17); -- +thee as an heathen man and a publican" (Matt. xviii, 15-17); -- that is, kick him like a dog out of your holy company and exclude him from share in the coming Kingdom. There was, of course, no -organized Christian "Church" in the lifetime of Jesus; he could +organized Christian "Church" in the lifetime of Jesus; he could only have meant -- (if he said it), that disputes were to be referred to the others of the little band of Kingdom-watchers, who should drop the "trespasser" out of their holy group if he proved recalcitrant and insisted upon the right of his opinion or action. -But Jesus never said even this; it is a forged later companion- +But Jesus never said even this; it is a forged later companion- piece to the "Rock and Keys" forgery, as is proven by the following verse 18 -- (a repetition of xvi, 19) -- regarding the "binding and loosing" powers given to itself by the later forging Church when it assumed this preposterous prerogative of domination.

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The "On this Rock" forgery of Matt. xvi, says Reinach, "is +

The "On this Rock" forgery of Matt. xvi, says Reinach, "is obviously an interpolation, made at a period when a church, separated from the synagogue, already existed. In the parallel -passages in Mark (vii, 27, 32) and in Luke (ix, 18-22), there is -not a word of the primacy of Peter, a detail which Mark, the -disciple of Peter, could hardly have omitted if he had known of it. -The interpolation is posterior to the compilation of Luke's +passages in Mark (vii, 27, 32) and in Luke (ix, 18-22), there is +not a word of the primacy of Peter, a detail which Mark, the +disciple of Peter, could hardly have omitted if he had known of it. +The interpolation is posterior to the compilation of Luke's gospel." (Orpheus, pp. 224-225.)

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As aptly said by Dr. McCabe; "It [the word ecclesia] had no +

As aptly said by Dr. McCabe; "It [the word ecclesia] had no meaning whatever as a religious institution until decades after the -death of Jesus Christ. In the year 30 A.D. no one on earth would -have known what Jesus meant if he had said that he was going to

+death of Jesus Christ. In the year 30 A.D. no one on earth would +have known what Jesus meant if he had said that he was going to

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'found' an ecclesia or church, and that the powers of darkness would not prevail against it, and so on. It would sound like the -talk of the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland." (The Story of +talk of the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland." (The Story of Religious Controversy, p. 294.) Indeed, it may be remarked, it is the "powers of darkness" of mind which have so far prevailed to perpetuate this fraud; the powers of the light of reason are hastening to its final overthrow.

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PETER-ROCK-CHURCH" DENIED AB SILIENCIO

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PETER-ROCK-CHURCH" DENIED AB SILIENCIO

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"Luke" was not present when this monumental pronouncement of -the "Rock and Keys" was allegedly made; Peter may have forgotten to -tell him of it, or "Luke" may have forgotten that Peter told him. -And Peter may have forgotten to tell of it and of his peerless -"primacy" to his own "companion" and "interpreter" Mark, or Mark -may have forgotten that Peter told him, and thus have failed to -record so momentous an event. But John, the "Beloved Disciple" was -right there, with Matthew, himself, one of the speakers and hearers -in the historic colloquy, -- and John totally ignores it. The +

"Luke" was not present when this monumental pronouncement of +the "Rock and Keys" was allegedly made; Peter may have forgotten to +tell him of it, or "Luke" may have forgotten that Peter told him. +And Peter may have forgotten to tell of it and of his peerless +"primacy" to his own "companion" and "interpreter" Mark, or Mark +may have forgotten that Peter told him, and thus have failed to +record so momentous an event. But John, the "Beloved Disciple" was +right there, with Matthew, himself, one of the speakers and hearers +in the historic colloquy, -- and John totally ignores it. The silence of all three discredits and repudiates it. Moreover, and -most significantly, Peter himself, in his two alleged Epistles, has +most significantly, Peter himself, in his two alleged Epistles, has not a word of his tremendous dignity and importance conferred on him by his Master; never once does he describe himself in the pride -of priestly humility, "Peter, Servant of the servants of God," or -"Prince of Apostles: or even "Bishop of the Church which sojourns +of priestly humility, "Peter, Servant of the servants of God," or +"Prince of Apostles: or even "Bishop of the Church which sojourns at Rome," or any such to distinguish himself from the common herd -of peasant apostles. Peter must have been very modest, even more so +of peasant apostles. Peter must have been very modest, even more so than his "Successors."

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Furthermore, the official "Acts of the Apostles" never once -notes this divinely commissioned "primacy" of Peter; and every -other book of the New Testament utterly ignores it. Paul is said to -have written a sententious "Epistle to the Romans," and to have -written two or three Epistles from Rome, where Peter is supposed to +

Furthermore, the official "Acts of the Apostles" never once +notes this divinely commissioned "primacy" of Peter; and every +other book of the New Testament utterly ignores it. Paul is said to +have written a sententious "Epistle to the Romans," and to have +written two or three Epistles from Rome, where Peter is supposed to have been, enthroned as divine Vicar of God and Head of the Church -Universal; and yet never a word of this tremendous fact; Paul did -not know it, or ignores it. The "Epistles of Paul," fourteen of -them, and the "Acts," are replete with defiances of Paul to Peter, +Universal; and yet never a word of this tremendous fact; Paul did +not know it, or ignores it. The "Epistles of Paul," fourteen of +them, and the "Acts," are replete with defiances of Paul to Peter, -- "I withstood him to his face"; and in all the disputes between them, over matters of the faith and the fortunes of the new -"Church," not a single one of the Apostles rises in his place and -suggests that Peter is Prince and Primate, and that Peter's view of +"Church," not a single one of the Apostles rises in his place and +suggests that Peter is Prince and Primate, and that Peter's view of the matters was ex-cathedra the voice of God, and he, having -spoken, the matter was settled. Paul, in all his Epistles, never -gives a suspicion that he had ever heard, even from Peter, of the +spoken, the matter was settled. Paul, in all his Epistles, never +gives a suspicion that he had ever heard, even from Peter, of the latter's superior authority.

Thus the admitted principal, if not only "proof" which the -Church urges for its Divine and "Petrine" foundation is found to be +Church urges for its Divine and "Petrine" foundation is found to be -- like every other Church muniment and credential, a clerical forgery, a priestly imposture. We shall glance at some other like -examples of the Christian art of "Scripture" falsification.

+examples of the Christian art of "Scripture" falsification.

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -2223,19 +2223,19 @@ examples of the Christian art of "Scripture" falsification.

Applying Tertullian's test of authenticity, that contradictory passages betray a later "interpolation," the closing verses, 16-20, -of the last chapter of Matthew -- as of Mark 9-20, -- are +of the last chapter of Matthew -- as of Mark 9-20, -- are themselves late interpolations or forged passages.

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Matthew previously quotes Jesus as declaring: "I am not sent +

Matthew previously quotes Jesus as declaring: "I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (xv, 24; x, 6); and his command to the Twelve: "Go not into the way of the Gentiles. ... but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (x, 5, -6). Also Matthew (as Mark) has reiterated the assurance of the +6). Also Matthew (as Mark) has reiterated the assurance of the immediacy of the end of the world and the "second coming" in glory: "Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of Man be come." (Mt. x, 23; cf. x, 7; xxvi, 28, 34, passim.) So that neither in reason nor in truthful statement could it be possible -for Jesus to have met the Eleven a few days after his resurrection, +for Jesus to have met the Eleven a few days after his resurrection, in Galilee, and commanded them in this wonderful language: "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: ... and, lo, I am @@ -2244,38 +2244,38 @@ just, and repeatedly, averred should happen in the life-time of his hearers and before they could preach even to the Jews of little Palestine. (Mt. xxviii, 18, 20; cf. Mk. xvi, 15-16.) This "command" could only have been "interpolated" into the forged ending of -Matthew and Mark long after the original form of the tradition of -Jesus had been first written, and when the "second coming" in the +Matthew and Mark long after the original form of the tradition of +Jesus had been first written, and when the "second coming" in the "Kingdom of God" and the immediate "end of the world" had become impossible of further credit by lapse of long years of time and disappointed expectation. It could also only have been written after the gospel of the "Kingdom" for the Jews had failed, and the apostles had "turned to the Gentiles," which was not, even on the -face of Scripture, until after the so-called "Council of +face of Scripture, until after the so-called "Council of Jerusalem," when the Jewish apostles, after bitter quarrel with the -interloper Paul, had recognized Paul's pretended "revelation" of +interloper Paul, had recognized Paul's pretended "revelation" of mission to the Gentiles and had parcelled out the propaganda work, -Paul to the uncircumcised Gentiles, all the others, Peter included, +Paul to the uncircumcised Gentiles, all the others, Peter included, to "the circumcision" only; though the entire story of the Council is itself a contradictory fabrication, as demonstrated by EB. (i, 916, et seq.)

ACTS BELIES THE "GO, TEACH ALL NATIONS" FORGERY

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Culminating proof that Jesus Christ never uttered this -command, to "Go, teach all nations," of Matthew and Mark, and that +

Culminating proof that Jesus Christ never uttered this +command, to "Go, teach all nations," of Matthew and Mark, and that it is a forgery long after interpolated into the original forged texts, is found in the positive "history" of the inspiredly forged -Acts of the Apostles, in Holy Writ itself. If Jesus Christ, just +Acts of the Apostles, in Holy Writ itself. If Jesus Christ, just arisen from the dead, had given that ringing and positive command -to Peter and the Eleven, utterly impossible would it have been for +to Peter and the Eleven, utterly impossible would it have been for the remarkable "history" recorded in Acts to have occurred. Acts, -too, disproves the assertion of Mark that, straightway, after the +too, disproves the assertion of Mark that, straightway, after the command was given to the Eleven, "they went forth, and preached everywhere" (Mk. xvi, 20), -- that is, to all nations thereabouts, -the Pagan Gentiles. A further contradiction may he noted: Matthew +the Pagan Gentiles. A further contradiction may he noted: Matthew says that the command was given to the Eleven in Galilee, on "a -mountain where Jesus had appointed them" (Mt. xxviii, 16-19), --

+mountain where Jesus had appointed them" (Mt. xxviii, 16-19), --

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and some days after the resurrection; whereas Mark records that the +

and some days after the resurrection; whereas Mark records that the command was given to the Eleven "as they sat at meat," evidently in -a house in Jerusalem, through the roof of which Jesus immediately +a house in Jerusalem, through the roof of which Jesus immediately afterwards ascended into heaven (Mk. xvi, 14-19); after which they immediately "went forth, and preached everywhere" (verse 20). But -they did not, as the silence of the other two Gospels, and the -positive evidence of Acts and several of the Epistles, proves; +they did not, as the silence of the other two Gospels, and the +positive evidence of Acts and several of the Epistles, proves; together with the promised disproof of the "Go, teach all nations" -command, for preaching the Kingdom to the Gentile Pagans, now to be +command, for preaching the Kingdom to the Gentile Pagans, now to be produced.

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Cornelius, the leader of the Italian Band at Coesarea, a Roman -Gentile Pagan, had a "revelation" that he should go to Joppa to -find Peter, evidently with a view to "conversion" and admission +

Cornelius, the leader of the Italian Band at Coesarea, a Roman +Gentile Pagan, had a "revelation" that he should go to Joppa to +find Peter, evidently with a view to "conversion" and admission into the new all-Jewish sect. A companion vision in a trance was -awarded to Peter, seemingly to prepare him for the novel notion of -community with Gentiles; though "Peter doubted in himself what this +awarded to Peter, seemingly to prepare him for the novel notion of +community with Gentiles; though "Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean"; but at this juncture the -messengers came from Cornelius, and related to Peter the vision of -Cornelius, and his request that Peter come to see him. Evidently, -Peter had never heard of the Master's command alleged to have been -given by Jesus to Peter himself, and the others: "Go, teach all +messengers came from Cornelius, and related to Peter the vision of +Cornelius, and his request that Peter come to see him. Evidently, +Peter had never heard of the Master's command alleged to have been +given by Jesus to Peter himself, and the others: "Go, teach all nations" of the uncircumcised, for he said to the messengers: "Ye know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation"; but recalling the vision from which he had just awaked, be added: "but God hath showed me" that it was permissible now to deal with "one of another -nation." So, Peter went along to Cornelius, and he asked "For what -intent ye have sent for me?" Cornelius repeated the vision, and +nation." So, Peter went along to Cornelius, and he asked "For what +intent ye have sent for me?" Cornelius repeated the vision, and said, "Now we are all here present before God, to hear all things -that are commanded thee by God." At this, Peter was evidently +that are commanded thee by God." At this, Peter was evidently greatly surprised, and "opened his mouth, and replied; Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But that in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted -with him." Thus clearly Peter had never heard his Jesus command: +with him." Thus clearly Peter had never heard his Jesus command: "Go, teach all nations"; it required this new "revelation" -- some years later -- for him to tardily and finally "perceive" that God accepted even "one of another nation." Clearer yet is this, that up -to this time salvation is of the Jews" only, by Peter's next words: +to this time salvation is of the Jews" only, by Peter's next words: "The word which God sent unto the children of Israel ... which was published throughout Judaea -- [not to "all nations"], and began in -Galilee, after the baptism which John preached -- [not baptism "in -the name" of the Trinity]. ... And be [Jesus] commanded us to +Galilee, after the baptism which John preached -- [not baptism "in +the name" of the Trinity]. ... And be [Jesus] commanded us to preach unto all the people" -- of the children of Israel. And now -for proof positive: Peter was now "showed" the new dispensation: a -visitation of the Holy Ghost came upon the Pagans present, who -thereupon all "spake with tongues," to the great amazement of Peter +for proof positive: Peter was now "showed" the new dispensation: a +visitation of the Holy Ghost came upon the Pagans present, who +thereupon all "spake with tongues," to the great amazement of Peter and his Jewish companions: "They of the circumcision which believed -were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the +were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles was also poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost," which had been promised only to all believing Jews. Ignorant thus of the Christ's preascension command to him and the Eleven, to teach all men, but now convinced that "one of another nation" was acceptable -with God, and should be baptized, Peter yielded, and argued for his -companions to consent: "Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid +with God, and should be baptized, Peter yielded, and argued for his +companions to consent: "Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And he commanded them to be baptized in

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the name of the Lord" (Acts x), -- not in the name of the Trinity, -as Matthew alleges that Jesus himself had commanded Peter himself -to do. So this bit of Scripture "history" is positive refutation of +as Matthew alleges that Jesus himself had commanded Peter himself +to do. So this bit of Scripture "history" is positive refutation of the "Go, teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost" forgery.

And none of the others of the Twelve had ever heard the command. For immediately that they learned of this flagrant -"heresy" of Peter, "that the Gentiles have also received the word -of God," they were piously outraged and furious against Peter: "And -when Peter had come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the -circumcision contended with him, Saying, Thou wentest in to men -uncircumcised, and didst eat with them." Peter put up a long -argument in defense, urging the "revelation" to Cornelius and his -own trance vision, quoted the gospels of Matthew and John -- (not +"heresy" of Peter, "that the Gentiles have also received the word +of God," they were piously outraged and furious against Peter: "And +when Peter had come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the +circumcision contended with him, Saying, Thou wentest in to men +uncircumcised, and didst eat with them." Peter put up a long +argument in defense, urging the "revelation" to Cornelius and his +own trance vision, quoted the gospels of Matthew and John -- (not yet in existence!), -- and wound up: "Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, ... what am I, that I could withstand God?" This line of argument pacified the other apostles; "When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life." (Acts xi.) Perfect proof is this, that the alleged "Go, -teach all nations" command of the Christ to Peter and the other -apostles, is a falsification, a late forgery into Matthew and Mark: -for if Jesus had so commanded these same apostles, the special -revelations would not have been necessary; Peter's doubt and -hesitation, and the row of the others with Peter for baptizing -Cornelius and his Band could not have occurred, would have been +teach all nations" command of the Christ to Peter and the other +apostles, is a falsification, a late forgery into Matthew and Mark: +for if Jesus had so commanded these same apostles, the special +revelations would not have been necessary; Peter's doubt and +hesitation, and the row of the others with Peter for baptizing +Cornelius and his Band could not have occurred, would have been impossible and absurd; as would have been the apostolic rows of the -"Council of Jerusalem," recorded in Acts xv and belied by Paul in +"Council of Jerusalem," recorded in Acts xv and belied by Paul in Galatians ii, as is made evident in EB. (i, 916.)

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This incontrovertible fact, that Jesus Christ never uttered +

This incontrovertible fact, that Jesus Christ never uttered that command, "Go, teach all nations," and that the texts so reciting are later forgeries to serve the Gentilic propaganda of -the Faith after the Jews had rejected it, -- is confessed by CE. in +the Faith after the Jews had rejected it, -- is confessed by CE. in these destructive words: "The Kingdom of God had special reference to Jewish beliefs. ... A still further expansion resulted from the -revelation directing St. Peter to admit to baptism Cornelius, a -devout Gentile." (CE. iii, 747.) If Jesus Christ, preaching the +revelation directing St. Peter to admit to baptism Cornelius, a +devout Gentile." (CE. iii, 747.) If Jesus Christ, preaching the exclusive Jewish Kingdom, had revised and reversed his God-ordained program, and had commanded "Go, teach all nations, baptizing them," the "expansion" would have resulted then and there from the command @@ -2395,7 +2395,7 @@ it was unseemly. Thus another pious lie and forgery is exposed and confessed.

Even more plain and comprehensive are the words of this same -divine forged command of the Christ, as recorded by Mark: "Go ye +divine forged command of the Christ, as recorded by Mark: "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. And he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." (Mk. xvi, 15-16.) It should be a @@ -2413,32 +2413,32 @@ the fraud. FORGERY IN CHRISTIANITY

Thus this whole section, says Reinach, is a "late addition" to -Mark, ."and is not found in the best manuscripts." (Orpheus, p. -221.) We have seen that CE. includes this section among those +Mark, ."and is not found in the best manuscripts." (Orpheus, p. +221.) We have seen that CE. includes this section among those rejected as spurious up to the time that the Holy Ghost belatedly vouched for it at the Council of Trent in 1546, putting the seal of divine truth upon this lie. Both these parallel but exceedingly -contradictory closing sections of Matthew and Mark, are spurious +contradictory closing sections of Matthew and Mark, are spurious additions made after the "end of the world" and "second coming" predictions had notoriously failed, in order to give pretended divine sanction to the "turning to the Gentiles," after the Jews, to whom alone the Christ was sent and had expressly and repeatedly -limited his mission, had rejected his claim to be Messiah.

+limited his mission, had rejected his claim to be Messiah.

The Gentile Church of Christ has therefore no divine sanction; -was never contemplated nor created by Jesus Christ. The Christian +was never contemplated nor created by Jesus Christ. The Christian Church is thus founded on a forgery of pretended words of the pretended Christ. This proposition is of such immense significance and importance, that I array here the admissions of the forgery, in addition to the demonstration of its falsity above given. The -virtual admissions of CE. totally destroy the authenticity of the -entire spurious section, Mark xvi, 9-20, together with the -correlated passages of the equally spurious "Matthean addition," -copied from Mark, with embellishments into Matthew.

+virtual admissions of CE. totally destroy the authenticity of the +entire spurious section, Mark xvi, 9-20, together with the +correlated passages of the equally spurious "Matthean addition," +copied from Mark, with embellishments into Matthew.

THE FORGED GOSPEL ENDINGS

-

"The conclusion of Mark (xvi, 9-20) is admittedly not genuine. +

"The conclusion of Mark (xvi, 9-20) is admittedly not genuine. Still less can the shorter conclusion lay claim to genuineness. ... Almost the entire section is a compilation, partly even from the fourth gospel and Acts." (EB. ii, 1880; 1767, n. 3; 1781, and n. 1, @@ -2451,18 +2451,18 @@ literature as to anything following verse 8." (New Standard Bible Dictionary, p. 551.) The acute and careful critical reasonings and evidences upon which the foregoing conclusions are based, I have omitted from these extracts, to present them in full in the -following ample review from CE., which, "reasoning in chains" +following ample review from CE., which, "reasoning in chains" fettered upon it by the Trentine Decree, yet fully establishes the impeaching facts and substantially confesses the forgery into -"Mark," while "saving its face" for the "inspiration" of the +"Mark," while "saving its face" for the "inspiration" of the forgery by clerical assumption of "some other inspired pen" as the source of the text, which makes it "just as good" as any other, when invested with the sanctity of the sanction of the Council of -Trent. Says CE.:

+Trent. Says CE.:

-

"But the great textual problem of the Gospel (Mark) +

"But the great textual problem of the Gospel (Mark) concerns the genuineness of the last twelve verses. Three - conclusions of the Gospel are known: the long: conclusion, as + conclusions of the Gospel are known: the long: conclusion, as in our Bibles, containing verses 9-20, the short one ending with verse 8, and an intermediate form [described]. ... Now this third form way be dismissed at once -- [as an admitted @@ -2478,15 +2478,15 @@ Trent. Says CE.:

"We may pass on, then, to consider how the case stands between the long conclusion and the short, i.e. between accepting xvi, 9-20, as a genuine portion of the original - Gospel, or making the original end with xvi, 8. Eusebius ... - pointing out that the passage in Mark beginning with verse 9 - is not contained in all the MSS. of the Gospel. The historian + Gospel, or making the original end with xvi, 8. Eusebius ... + pointing out that the passage in Mark beginning with verse 9 + is not contained in all the MSS. of the Gospel. The historian then goes on himself to say that in nearly all the MSS. of - Mark, at least in the accurate ones, the Gospel ends with xvi, - 8. ... St. Jerome also says in one place that the passage was + Mark, at least in the accurate ones, the Gospel ends with xvi, + 8. ... St. Jerome also says in one place that the passage was wanting in nearly all Greek MSS. ... As we know, he - incorporated it in the Vulgate. ... If we add to this that the - Gospel ends with xvi, 8, in the two oldest Greek MSS. -- [ + incorporated it in the Vulgate. ... If we add to this that the + Gospel ends with xvi, 8, in the two oldest Greek MSS. -- [ Siniatic and Vatican] -- [also in the Siniatic Syriac, some Ethiopic, Armenian, and other MSS.] indicate doubt as to whether the true ending is at verse 8 or verse 20. (p. 678.) @@ -2496,7 +2496,7 @@ Trent. Says CE.:

and fourth century Fathers, their silence being interpreted to mean that they either did not know the passage or rejected it. Thus Tertullian, SS. Cyprian, Athanasius, Basil the Great, - Gregory of Nazianzus, and Cyril of Alexandria.

+ Gregory of Nazianzus, and Cyril of Alexandria.

"When we turn to the internal evidence, the number, and still more the character, of the peculiarities is certainly @@ -2508,28 +2508,28 @@ Trent. Says CE.:

room for doubt as to the Marcan authorship of the verses. (p. 679.) ...

-

"Whatever the fact be, it is not at all certain that Mark did +

"Whatever the fact be, it is not at all certain that Mark did not write the disputed verses. It may be that he did not; that they are from the pen of some other inspired writer [!], and were -appended to the Gospel in the first century or the beginning of the +appended to the Gospel in the first century or the beginning of the second. ... Catholics are not bound to hold that the verses were -written by St. Mark. But they are canonical Scripture, for the +written by St. Mark. But they are canonical Scripture, for the Council of Trent (Sess. IV), in defining that all parts of the Sacred Books are to be received as sacred and canonical, had -especially in view the disputed parts of the Gospels, of which this -conclusion of Mark is one. Hence, whoever wrote the verses, they -are inspired, and must be received as such by every Catholic." (CE. +especially in view the disputed parts of the Gospels, of which this +conclusion of Mark is one. Hence, whoever wrote the verses, they +are inspired, and must be received as such by every Catholic." (CE. ix, 677, 678, 679.)

-

The New Commentary on the Holy Scripture has a special section -entitled "The Ending of St. Mark's Gospel," in which it reviews the -evidences in much the same manner as CE., with additional new and +

The New Commentary on the Holy Scripture has a special section +entitled "The Ending of St. Mark's Gospel," in which it reviews the +evidences in much the same manner as CE., with additional new and able criticism; it thus concludes, -- not being fettered by the -dogmatic decision of the Council of Trent, which CE. so clerically +dogmatic decision of the Council of Trent, which CE. so clerically yields to in the letter but evades in the spirit:

-

"It is practically certain that neither Matthew nor Luke - found it in their copies of Mark [from which they copied in +

"It is practically certain that neither Matthew nor Luke + found it in their copies of Mark [from which they copied in making up the gospels under those names: see pp. 33, 45). ... The Last Twelve Verses are constructed as an independent

@@ -2542,56 +2542,56 @@ yields to in the letter but evades in the spirit:

summary with total neglect of the contents of xvi, 1-8. ... It is as certain as anything can be in the domain of criticism that the Longer Ending did not come from the pen of the - evangelist Mark. ... We conclude that it is certain that the - Longer Ending is no part of the Gospel." (New Commentary, Pt. + evangelist Mark. ... We conclude that it is certain that the + Longer Ending is no part of the Gospel." (New Commentary, Pt. III, pp. 122, 123.)

More shaming proofs and confessions of forgery of pretended words of the Christ there could not be, than of this falsified -command to preach a forged Gospel to the credulous dupes of -Paganism. Gentile Christianity collapses upon its forged +command to preach a forged Gospel to the credulous dupes of +Paganism. Gentile Christianity collapses upon its forged foundations.

THE BAPTISMAL FORGERY

The contradictory "baptismal formulas," the simple "in the -name of the Lord" of Peter in Acts, and the elaborated forgery of -Matthew, "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the +name of the Lord" of Peter in Acts, and the elaborated forgery of +Matthew, "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost," are sufficiently branded with falsity in the preceding paragraphs, and may be dismissed without further notice. This "Trinitarian Formula" is most palpably a late forgery, never -uttered by Jesus Christ; for the Holy "Trinity" was not itself +uttered by Jesus Christ; for the Holy "Trinity" was not itself officially invented until the Council of Constantinople, in 381 A.D. Admittedly, "of all revealed truths this is the most -impenetrable to reason"; it is therefore called a "mystery." (CE. -xv, 52.) Of this Baptism-formula of Matthew, the ex-priest scholar, -McCabe, says: "It was fraudulently added to the gospel when the -priesthood was created." (LBB. 1121, p. 4.) Bishop Gore's English -Divines thus cautiously confess the fraud: "Matthew's witness to +impenetrable to reason"; it is therefore called a "mystery." (CE. +xv, 52.) Of this Baptism-formula of Matthew, the ex-priest scholar, +McCabe, says: "It was fraudulently added to the gospel when the +priesthood was created." (LBB. 1121, p. 4.) Bishop Gore's English +Divines thus cautiously confess the fraud: "Matthew's witness to the teaching of the risen Lord in these verses is widely rejected on two grounds. The witness of Acts makes it almost certain that -baptism at first was into the name of Jesus Christ, and not +baptism at first was into the name of Jesus Christ, and not formally into the name of the Blessed Trinity. ... It is quite -likely that Matthew here expresses our Lord's teaching in language +likely that Matthew here expresses our Lord's teaching in language which the Lord Himself did not actually use." (New Comm., Pt. III, p. 204; ef. EB. i, 474.) Another blasting priestly fraud of -"Scripture" forgery is thus exposed and confessed!

+"Scripture" forgery is thus exposed and confessed!

-

A MEDLEY OF FORGERIES

+

A MEDLEY OF FORGERIES

After the foregoing colossal forgeries within the originally -forged Gospels of Jesus Christ, there yet remain many other +forged Gospels of Jesus Christ, there yet remain many other viciously dishonest falsifications of text. A little trinity of them only will be noted.

THE "WOMAN IN ADULTERY" FORGERY

-

The CE. has admitted that the so-called pericope adulterae, +

The CE. has admitted that the so-called pericope adulterae, was regarded as spurious until the Council of Trent, in 1546, -declared it divine truth; but Reinach says: "The episode of Jesus -and the woman taken in adultery, which was inserted in John's +declared it divine truth; but Reinach says: "The episode of Jesus +and the woman taken in adultery, which was inserted in John's gospel in the fourth century, was originally in the [apocryphal] -'Gospel according to the Hebrews.'" (Orpheus, p. 235.)

+'Gospel according to the Hebrews.'" (Orpheus, p. 235.)

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-

THE JOHN XXI FORGERY

+

THE JOHN XXI FORGERY

-

The entire chapter xxi of John is likewise a surcharge of +

The entire chapter xxi of John is likewise a surcharge of forgery in that gospel; it may be disposed of with this terse comment of EB.: "As xx, 30-31 constitutes a formal and solemn conclusion, xxi is beyond question a later appendix. We may go on @@ -2611,32 +2611,32 @@ the book." (EB. ii, 2543.)

THE "LORD'S PRAYER" FORGERY

As may be seen by mere comparison, the "Doxology" at the end -of the Lord's Prayer in Matthew (vi, 13): "For thine is the +of the Lord's Prayer in Matthew (vi, 13): "For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen," is an interpolation into the original text, and is omitted as spurious by the Revised Version; it is not in the Catholic "True" Version. But, it may be remarked, the whole of the so-called Lord's Prayer is not the Lord's at all; it is a late patch-work of pieces out of the Old Testament, as readily shown by the marginal cross-references, -- -just as we have seen that the "Apostles Creed" was said to have +just as we have seen that the "Apostles Creed" was said to have been patched up by inspired lines from each apostle. The Sermon on the Mount, in which its most used form is found, is a concatenation -of supposed logia or "sayings" of Jesus, drawn out through three -chapters of "Matthew"; it was delivered before "the multitudes" +of supposed logia or "sayings" of Jesus, drawn out through three +chapters of "Matthew"; it was delivered before "the multitudes" which surrounded the Master and his disciples, and in the middle of -the fictitious discourse. This is not true, according to "Luke," +the fictitious discourse. This is not true, according to "Luke," who makes it out a private talk in reply to a question by one of -the Twelve: "And it came to pass, that, as (Jesus) was praying in +the Twelve: "And it came to pass, that, as (Jesus) was praying in a certain place, when he ceased one of his disciples said to him, -Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And be -said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father," etc. (Luke xi, 1- -228 2.) Indeed, the entire "Lord's Prayer" in Matthew, copied from -Luke and expanded with considerable new material, is as to such new -matter a forgery, confesses CE.: "Thus it is that the shorter form -of the Lord's Prayer in Luke, xi, 2-4, is in almost all Greek -manuscripts lengthened out in accordance with Matthew, vi, 9-13. -Most errors of this kind proceed," etc. (CE. iv, 498.) I shall -quote now the whole of CE.'s paragraph, admitting this and other +Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And be +said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father," etc. (Luke xi, 1- +228 2.) Indeed, the entire "Lord's Prayer" in Matthew, copied from +Luke and expanded with considerable new material, is as to such new +matter a forgery, confesses CE.: "Thus it is that the shorter form +of the Lord's Prayer in Luke, xi, 2-4, is in almost all Greek +manuscripts lengthened out in accordance with Matthew, vi, 9-13. +Most errors of this kind proceed," etc. (CE. iv, 498.) I shall +quote now the whole of CE.'s paragraph, admitting this and other "deliberate corruptions" of the New Testament texts, with clerical apologetic reasons therefor:

@@ -2655,7 +2655,7 @@ apologetic reasons therefor:

for the elucidation of the meaning, that he substitutes a more correct grammatical expression, and that he harmonizes parallel passages. Thus it is that the shorter form of the - Lord's Prayer in Luke, xi, 2-4, is in almost all Greek

+ Lord's Prayer in Luke, xi, 2-4, is in almost all Greek

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-

manuscripts lengthened out in accordance with Matthew, vi, +

manuscripts lengthened out in accordance with Matthew, vi, 9-13. Most errors of this kind proceed from inserting in the text marginal notes which, in the copy to be transcribed, were but variants, explanations, parallel passages, simple remarks, @@ -2672,52 +2672,52 @@ apologetic reasons therefor:

most verbose texts and their tendency to complete citations that are too brief; hence it is that an interpolation stands a far better chance of being perpetuated than an omission." - (CE. iv, 498.)

+ (CE. iv, 498.)

-

Thus, as to the "Lord's Prayer" in Matthew, its "variants" -from Luke are confessed forgeries; every circumstance of the two +

Thus, as to the "Lord's Prayer" in Matthew, its "variants" +from Luke are confessed forgeries; every circumstance of the two origins is in contradiction. Like the whole "Sermon on the Mount," -the Prayer is a composite of ancient sayings of the Scripture +the Prayer is a composite of ancient sayings of the Scripture strung together to form it, as the marginal cross-references show throughout.

-

THE "UNKNOWN GOD" FORGERY

+

THE "UNKNOWN GOD" FORGERY

At this point I may call attention to a notable instance in -Acts of a fraudulent perversion of text; Paul's use of the +Acts of a fraudulent perversion of text; Paul's use of the pretended inscription on the statue on Mars' Hill, "To the Unknown God," on which is based his famous harangue to the Athenians: "Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you." This omits the truth, for the whole inscription would have been fatal to his cause. The actual words of the inscription, together with some -uncomplimentary comment on "Paul's" manipulation of the truth, are +uncomplimentary comment on "Paul's" manipulation of the truth, are presented by the famous Catholic "Humanist" Erasmus. First he -states the chronic clerical propensity to warp even Scripture to +states the chronic clerical propensity to warp even Scripture to their deceptive schemes: "In general it is the public charter of all divines, to mould and bend the sacred oracles till they comply with their own fancy, spreading them (as Heaven by its Creator) like a curtain, closing together, or drawing them back as they -please." Then he discloses the dishonest dodge of the great Apostle -of Persecution: "Indeed, St. Paul minces and mangles some citations +please." Then he discloses the dishonest dodge of the great Apostle +of Persecution: "Indeed, St. Paul minces and mangles some citations which he makes use of, and seems to wrest them to a different sense from that for which they were first intended, as is confessed by -the great linguist St. Jerome. Thus when that apostle saw at Athens +the great linguist St. Jerome. Thus when that apostle saw at Athens the inscription of an altar, he draws from it an argument for the proof of the Christian religion; but leaving out a great part of the sentence, which perhaps if fully recited might have prejudiced his cause, he mentions only the last two words, viz., 'To the Unknown God'; and this, too, not without alteration, for the whole -inscription runs thus: 'TO THE GODS OF ASIA, EUROPE, AND AFRICA, TO -ALL FOREIGN AND UNKNOWN GODS'"! (Erasmus, The Praise of Folly, p. +inscription runs thus: 'TO THE GODS OF ASIA, EUROPE, AND AFRICA, TO +ALL FOREIGN AND UNKNOWN GODS'"! (Erasmus, The Praise of Folly, p. 292.) That the original Greek text of Acts used the plural "gods" -is shown by the marginal note to Acts xvii, 23, in the King James -Version. From this dreary, exposure of "Gospel" forgeries we pass -to the forged "Epistles of the Apostles."

+is shown by the marginal note to Acts xvii, 23, in the King James +Version. From this dreary, exposure of "Gospel" forgeries we pass +to the forged "Epistles of the Apostles."

THE FORGED EPISTLES, ETC.

-

There are 21 so-called Epistles or Letters found in the New -Testament under the names of five different "apostles" of Jesus +

There are 21 so-called Epistles or Letters found in the New +Testament under the names of five different "apostles" of Jesus Christ. Making a significant reservation which seems to question the plenary inspiration of the Council of Trent, "There are," says

@@ -2727,28 +2727,28 @@ the plenary inspiration of the Council of Trent, "There are," says

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-

CE., "thirteen Epistles of St. Paul, and perhaps fourteen, if, with -the Council of Trent, we consider him the author of the Epistle to -the Hebrews." (CE. xiv, 530.) If Paul, the "apostle of the +

CE., "thirteen Epistles of St. Paul, and perhaps fourteen, if, with +the Council of Trent, we consider him the author of the Epistle to +the Hebrews." (CE. xiv, 530.) If Paul, the "apostle of the Gentiles," didn't write the Letter to the Hebrews, some Church Father must have forged it in his name. This was admitted by the -early Fathers: "Tertullian ascribed it to Barnabas, and Origen +early Fathers: "Tertullian ascribed it to Barnabas, and Origen confessed that the author was not known." (Reinach, Orpheus, p. -235; CE. xiv, 525; New Comm. Pt. III, p. 596.) "The Epistle to the +235; CE. xiv, 525; New Comm. Pt. III, p. 596.) "The Epistle to the Hebrews," says EB., "had already been excluded from the group [of -then supposed Pauline Epistles] by Carlstadt (1520), and among +then supposed Pauline Epistles] by Carlstadt (1520), and among those who followed him in this were Luther, Calvin, Grotius, etc." -(EB. iii, 3605.) So CE.'s cautious clerical reservation is -justified, and the forgery of Hebrews in the name of Paul may be +(EB. iii, 3605.) So CE.'s cautious clerical reservation is +justified, and the forgery of Hebrews in the name of Paul may be taken as established, the inspired Council of Trent to the contrary notwithstanding.

-

But the entire "Pauline group" is in the same forged class +

But the entire "Pauline group" is in the same forged class with Hebrews, says EB. after exhaustive consideration of the proofs, internal and external:

-

"With respect to the canonical Pauline Epistles, ... - there are none of them by Paul; neither fourteen, nor +

"With respect to the canonical Pauline Epistles, ... + there are none of them by Paul; neither fourteen, nor thirteen, nor nine or eight, nor yet even the four so long 'universally' regarded as unassailable. They are all, without distinction, pseudographia [false-writings, forgeries]; -- [it @@ -2760,28 +2760,28 @@ proofs, internal and external:

of authorship." (EB. iii, 3625, 3626.) They are thus all uninspired anonymous church forgeries for Christ's sweet sake!

-

Besides the so-called Pauline Epistles, another group, i.e. -those attributed to Peter, John, Jude and James, is known as -"Catholic Epistles," so called because addressed to the Church at +

Besides the so-called Pauline Epistles, another group, i.e. +those attributed to Peter, John, Jude and James, is known as +"Catholic Epistles," so called because addressed to the Church at large; "not one of them is authentic." (Reinach, Orpheus, p. 239; cf. EB., under the various titles.) A third small group, Titus and -2 Timothy, are called Pastoral Epistles" because they are addressed +2 Timothy, are called Pastoral Epistles" because they are addressed to pastors of churches. These, with Acts and the Book of -Revelation, complete the tale of the Old-Christian Literature +Revelation, complete the tale of the Old-Christian Literature finally approved, in 1546, by the Council of Trent as divinely -inspired, along with the inspired nonsense of Tobias, Judith, Bel +inspired, along with the inspired nonsense of Tobias, Judith, Bel and the Dragon, and like late Hebrew pious forgeries. With respect -to the Apocalypse Revelation, attributed to the Apostle John, this -has long been held to be impossible; nor is Revelation by the same -writer as the Fourth Gospel falsely attributed to John, as we have +to the Apocalypse Revelation, attributed to the Apostle John, this +has long been held to be impossible; nor is Revelation by the same +writer as the Fourth Gospel falsely attributed to John, as we have seen. The results of ancient patristic denials and of modern -critical scholarship are thus summed up: "John ... is not the -author of the Fourth Gospel; so, in like manner, in the Apocalypse +critical scholarship are thus summed up: "John ... is not the +author of the Fourth Gospel; so, in like manner, in the Apocalypse we may have here and there a passage that may be traced to him, but -the book as a whole is not from his pen. Gospel, Epistles, and +the book as a whole is not from his pen. Gospel, Epistles, and Apocalypse all come from the same school." (EB. i, 199.) "The -author of Revelation calls himself John the Apostle. As he was not -John the Apostle, who died perhaps in Palestine about 66, he was a +author of Revelation calls himself John the Apostle. As he was not +John the Apostle, who died perhaps in Palestine about 66, he was a forger." (Orpheus p. 240.) The same can truly be said as to all the others.

@@ -2792,17 +2792,17 @@ others.

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It is impossible here to review the criticism of the twenty- -three booklets individually. The comment of EB. on the Epistle to -the Philippians, as not written by Paul, is, fairly applicable to +three booklets individually. The comment of EB. on the Epistle to +the Philippians, as not written by Paul, is, fairly applicable to them all: "What finally puts an end to all doubt is the presence of unmistakable traces of the conditions of a later period. ... More particularly, everything that points to a considerably advanced stage in the development of doctrine." (EB. iii, 3709.) This principle of criticism will be admitted by anyone; we have read it -from CE. as "universally admitted" to wit: "A fundamental one is +from CE. as "universally admitted" to wit: "A fundamental one is that a literary work always betrays the imprint of the age and -environment in which it was produced." (CE. iv, 492.) Paul and -Peter are reputed to have died together in Rome under Nero, in 64 +environment in which it was produced." (CE. iv, 492.) Paul and +Peter are reputed to have died together in Rome under Nero, in 64 (67) A.D. We have shown the impossibility of the existence of "New Testament" writings, and of a "church" during the first several generations which daily expected the end of the world and the @@ -2811,12 +2811,12 @@ Kingdom of God, among, of, and for Jews only. More especially impassible is it, that a Catholic or "universal" Church among the far-scattered cities and nations of the Gentiles should have existed even in embryo within the scant, say 35 years between the -reputed death of Jesus about 30 A.D. and the deaths of Paul and -Peter in 64 (67) A.D. Most impossible would it have been for such +reputed death of Jesus about 30 A.D. and the deaths of Paul and +Peter in 64 (67) A.D. Most impossible would it have been for such Gentile Church then to have had the intricate hierarchical organization of Bishops, presbyters, deacons, priests, and "damnable heresies," portrayed as actually existing and in active -function, by these apocryphal Epistles. They are self-evidently the +function, by these apocryphal Epistles. They are self-evidently the product of an elaborately organized church, -- just as they are more elaborately laid out and their several jurisdictions and functions defined in the admittedly forged Apostolic Constitutions @@ -2825,29 +2825,29 @@ centuries. Nothing from ancient times can be or is more positively proven false and forged than every book and text of the New Testament, attributed to apostles. Who can now deny this?

-

THE "EPISTLE OF PETER" FORGERIES

+

THE "EPISTLE OF PETER" FORGERIES

Owing to the peculiar importance attributed to them by the Church, as among the most unquestionable of its "proofs" of -authentic divine foundation and sanction, the so-called Epistles I -and II of Peter call for a few words of special refutation. These -two Peter books were, in truth, questioned and denied from the -early days. Bishop Eusebius, the first Church Historian, (HE. III, -iii, 25), says of II Peter that it was "controverted and not +authentic divine foundation and sanction, the so-called Epistles I +and II of Peter call for a few words of special refutation. These +two Peter books were, in truth, questioned and denied from the +early days. Bishop Eusebius, the first Church Historian, (HE. III, +iii, 25), says of II Peter that it was "controverted and not admitted into the canon"; and, says EB., "The tardy recognition of -II Peter in the early church supports the judgment of the critical +II Peter in the early church supports the judgment of the critical school as to its un-apostolic origin." (EB. iii, 3684.)

The critical considerations which lead to the rejection of -both Epistles as "not Petrine" and "not of the apostolic age," may -be very briefly summarized: That I Peter is addressed to the -"Sojourners of the Dispersion" in Asia Minor, which was Paul's +both Epistles as "not Petrine" and "not of the apostolic age," may +be very briefly summarized: That I Peter is addressed to the +"Sojourners of the Dispersion" in Asia Minor, which was Paul's reserved territory. "There is no trace of the questions mooted in the apostolic age. ... The historical conditions and circumstances -implied in the Epistle indicate, moreover, a time far beyond the -probable duration of Peter's life. ... The history of the spread of -Christianity imperatively demands for I Peter a later date than 64 -A.D.," the alleged date of Peter's death. The second Epistle, II

+implied in the Epistle indicate, moreover, a time far beyond the +probable duration of Peter's life. ... The history of the spread of +Christianity imperatively demands for I Peter a later date than 64 +A.D.," the alleged date of Peter's death. The second Epistle, II

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Peter, is vaguely addressed to Christians in general (i, 1), yet in -iii, 1, the writer inconsistently assumes that the First Epistle +

Peter, is vaguely addressed to Christians in general (i, 1), yet in +iii, 1, the writer inconsistently assumes that the First Epistle was addressed to the same readers; and he tells them (i, 6 and iii, 15) that they had already received instructions from him -(ostensibly Peter), and also letters from Paul. "The relation of II -Peter to I Peter renders a common authorship extremely doubtful. +(ostensibly Peter), and also letters from Paul. "The relation of II +Peter to I Peter renders a common authorship extremely doubtful. The name and title of the author are different. ... The style of the two epistles is different. ... It is late and un-apostolic." -(EB. Peter, Epistles of, iii, 3678-3685; cf. New Comm. Pt. III, pp. -639, 653, 654.) "The genuineness of I Peter cannot be maintained. +(EB. Peter, Epistles of, iii, 3678-3685; cf. New Comm. Pt. III, pp. +639, 653, 654.) "The genuineness of I Peter cannot be maintained. Most probably it was not written before 112 A.D." (EB. 2940.) The -two letters of Peter are Graeco-Egyptian forgeries." (Reinach, -Orpheus, p. 240.) The Church pretense that I Peter was written at +two letters of Peter are Graeco-Egyptian forgeries." (Reinach, +Orpheus, p. 240.) The Church pretense that I Peter was written at Rome ("Babylon") will be judged in its more appropriate place. In the early list of supposedly apostolic Books drawn up by Tertullian as accepted and read in the several Churches, while he "cites the -Book of Enoch as inspired, ... also recognizes IV Esdras, and the -Sibyl, ... he does not know James and II Peter. ... He attributes -Hebrews to St. Barnabas." (CE. xiv, 525.) Bishop Dionysius +Book of Enoch as inspired, ... also recognizes IV Esdras, and the +Sibyl, ... he does not know James and II Peter. ... He attributes +Hebrews to St. Barnabas." (CE. xiv, 525.) Bishop Dionysius complains that his own writings "had been falsified by the apostles -of the devil; no wonder, he adds, 'that the Scriptures were -falsified by such persons.'" (CE. v, 10.) The "Peter" Books are +of the devil; no wonder, he adds, 'that the Scriptures were +falsified by such persons.'" (CE. v, 10.) The "Peter" Books are other instances.

-

THE "GOD MANIFEST" FORGERY

+

THE "GOD MANIFEST" FORGERY

-

In the King James or "Authorized" Version we read: "Great is +

In the King James or "Authorized" Version we read: "Great is the mystery of Godliness: God was manifest in the flesh," etc. (1 Tim. iii, 16.) In the "Revised Version" this "God manifest" forged interpolation is shamed out of the text, which there honestly @@ -2892,25 +2892,25 @@ zealous Christian forger, seeking to bolster up an "apostolic" pedigree for the later "tradition" of the divinity of the Christ, is confessed. This pious "interpolation" was probably made at the time and by the same holy hands which forged the "Virgin-birth" -interpolations into "Matthew" and "Luke." This passage is but one +interpolations into "Matthew" and "Luke." This passage is but one of a whole series of "Spurious Passages in the New Testament," -catalogued by Taylor, in the appendix to his Diegesis, (p. 421). +catalogued by Taylor, in the appendix to his Diegesis, (p. 421). This pious fraud was first detected and exposed by Sir Isaac Newton.

THE "THREE HEAVENLY WITNESSES" FORGERY

-

Bishop Clement of Alexandria, writing around 200 A.D., thus +

Bishop Clement of Alexandria, writing around 200 A.D., thus quotes a comparatively trivial and innocuous passage from the -forged First Epistle of St. John (v, 7), -- which, through +forged First Epistle of St. John (v, 7), -- which, through fraudulent tampering later became one of the "chief stones of the -corner" of the Holy Church that the Fathers built: "John says: 'For +corner" of the Holy Church that the Fathers built: "John says: 'For there are three that bear witness, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three are one.'" (Clem. Alex., Fragment from Cassiodorus, ch. iii; ANF. iii, 576.) This is self-evidently the original text of this now famous, or infamous, passage. Turning now to the Word of God as found in the "Authorized" Protestant and in -the Chaloner-Douay Version of the Catholic Vulgate, we read with +the Chaloner-Douay Version of the Catholic Vulgate, we read with wonder:

Bank of Wisdom @@ -2923,7 +2923,7 @@ wonder:

Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. "8. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in - one." (I John, v, 7, 8.)

+ one." (I John, v, 7, 8.)

Let us now turn to the same text, or what is left of it, in the Revised Version. Here we read, with more wonder (if we do not @@ -2937,34 +2937,34 @@ garbled text:

in his edition of the Greek Testament in 1516. (New Comm. Pt. III, p. 718-19.) This verse 7, bluntly speaking, is a forgery: "It had been wilfully and wickedly interpolated, to sustain the Trinitarian -doctrine; it has been entirely omitted by the Revisers of the New +doctrine; it has been entirely omitted by the Revisers of the New Testament." (Roberts, Companion to the Revised Versions p. 72.) -"This memorable text," says Gibbon, "is condemned by the silence of +"This memorable text," says Gibbon, "is condemned by the silence of the Fathers, ancient versions, and authentic manuscripts, of all the manuscripts now extant, above four score in number, some of which are more than 1200 years old." (Ch. xxvii, p. 598.) Speaking -of this and another, Reinach says: "One of these forgeries (I John +of this and another, Reinach says: "One of these forgeries (I John v, 7) was subjected to interpolation of a later date. ... If these two verses were Authentic, they would be an affirmation of the doctrine of the Trinity, at a time when the gospels, and Acts and -St. Paul ignore it. It was first pointed out in 1516 that these +St. Paul ignore it. It was first pointed out in 1516 that these verses were an interpolation, for they do not appear in the best manuscripts down to the fifteenth century. The Roman Church refused to bow to the evidence. ... The Congregation of the Index, on -January 13, 1897, with the approbation of Leo XIII, forbade any +January 13, 1897, with the approbation of Leo XIII, forbade any question of the authenticity of the text relating to the 'Three Heavenly Witnesses.' It showed in this instance a wilful ignorance to which St. Gregory's rebuke is specially applicable: "God does not need our lies."' (Orpheus, p. 239.) But His Church does; for without them it would not be; and without the forged "Three -Heavenly Witnesses," and the forged "Baptism Formula" of Matthew +Heavenly Witnesses," and the forged "Baptism Formula" of Matthew (xxviii, 19), there would be not a word in the entire New Testament hinting the existence of the Three-in-One God of Christianity. The Holy Trinity is an unholy Forgery!

Lest it be thought by some pious but uninformed persons that the foregoing imputation may be either false or malicious, we shall -let CE. make the confession of shame, with the usual clerical +let CE. make the confession of shame, with the usual clerical evasions to "save the face" of Holy Church confronted with this proven forgery and fraud. From a lengthy and detailed review, under separate headings, of all the ancient MSS., Greek, Syriac, @@ -2972,9 +2972,9 @@ Ethiopia, Armenian, Old Latin, and of the Fathers, the following is condensed, but in the exact words of the text:

"The famous passage of the Three Witnesses [quoting I - John, v, 7]. Throughout the past three hundred years, effort - has been made to expunge from our Clementine Vulgate edition - of the canonical Scriptures the words that are bracketed. Let + John, v, 7]. Throughout the past three hundred years, effort + has been made to expunge from our Clementine Vulgate edition + of the canonical Scriptures the words that are bracketed. Let us examine the facts of the case. [Here follows the thorough

Bank of Wisdom @@ -2986,22 +2986,22 @@ condensed, but in the exact words of the text:

review of the MSS, closed in each instance by such words as: "The disputed part is found in none"; "no trace"; "no knowledge until the twelfth century," etc. etc.] The silence - of the great and voluminous St. Augustine, [etc.] are admitted + of the great and voluminous St. Augustine, [etc.] are admitted facts that militate against the canonicity of the Three - Witnesses. St. Jerome does not seem to know the text, -- - [Jerome made the Vulgate Official Version].

+ Witnesses. St. Jerome does not seem to know the text, -- + [Jerome made the Vulgate Official Version].

"Trent's is the first certain ecumenical decree, whereby - the Church established the Canon of Scripture. We cannot say + the Church established the Canon of Scripture. We cannot say that the Decree of Trent necessarily included the Three Witnesses" -- [for reasons elaborately stated, and upon two conditions discussed, saying): "Neither condition has yet been verified with certainty; quite the contrary, textual criticism seems to indicate that the Comma Johanninum was not at all times and everywhere wont to be read in the Catholic Church, - and it is not contained in the Old Latin Vulgate. However, the + and it is not contained in the Old Latin Vulgate. However, the Catholic theologian must take into account more than textual - criticism"! (CE. viii, 436.)

+ criticism"! (CE. viii, 436.)

A confessed forgery of Holy Writ consciously kept in the "canonical" text as a fraudulent voucher for a false Trinity -- @@ -3030,11 +3030,11 @@ volumes. The Christian Literature Publishing Co., Buffalo, N.Y.,

The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, cited as N&PNF.; First and Second Series; many volumes; same publishers.

-

The Catholic Encyclopedia, cited as CE.; fifteen volumes and -index, published under the Imprimatur of Archbishop Farley; New +

The Catholic Encyclopedia, cited as CE.; fifteen volumes and +index, published under the Imprimatur of Archbishop Farley; New York, Robert Appleton Co., 1907-9.

-

The Encyclopedia Biblica, cited as EB., four volumes; Adam & +

The Encyclopedia Biblica, cited as EB., four volumes; Adam & Charles Black, London, 1899; American Reprint, The Macmillan Co., New York, 1914.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/forg6.xml b/pythonCode/output/forg6.xml index d80e675..7d4d0cc 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/forg6.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/forg6.xml @@ -4,17 +4,17 @@

THE CHURCH FORGERY MILL

"Nevertheless, the forging of papal letters was even more -frequent in the Middle Ages than in the early Church." (CE. ix, +frequent in the Middle Ages than in the early Church." (CE. ix, 203.)

-

LYINGLY FOUNDED on forgery upon forgery, as has been made +

LYINGLY FOUNDED on forgery upon forgery, as has been made manifest by manifold admissions and proofs, the Church of Christ perpetuated itself and consolidated its vast usurped powers, and amassed amazing wealth, by a series of further and more secular forgeries and frauds unprecedented in human history -- faintly approximated only by its initial forgeries of the fundamental gospels and epistles of the "New Testament of our Lord and Savior -Jesus Christ," and of the countless other forged religious +Jesus Christ," and of the countless other forged religious documents which we have so far reviewed. These first relate to the infance of the Church -- constitute its false certificates of Heavenly birth and of Divine civil status. They are, as it were, @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ committed against them. Into this chapter we shall compress in as summary manner as possible the revolting record of Christian fraud by means of forged title deeds to vast territories, forged documents of ecclesiastical power spiritual and temporal, forged -and false Saints, Martyrs,'Miracles and Relics -- surpassing the +and false Saints, Martyrs,'Miracles and Relics -- surpassing the power of imagination or accomplishment by any other than a divinely inspired Church which "has never deceived anyone," and which "never has erred" -- in its profound, cynical knowledge and exploitation @@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ were credulous and ignorant," says Buckle; "they therefore produced a religion which required great belief and little knowledge." Again he says: "The only remedy for superstition is knowledge. ... Nothing else can wipe out that plague-spot of the human mind." It -was, indeed, agrees CE. -- (from 432 to 1461) -- "an age of +was, indeed, agrees CE. -- (from 432 to 1461) -- "an age of terrible corruption and social decadence" (xiv, 318); and of its mental state it says: "To such an extent had certain imaginary concepts become the common property of the people, that they -repeated themselves as auto-suggestions and dreams." (CE. ix, 130.) +repeated themselves as auto-suggestions and dreams." (CE. ix, 130.) But exactly this period -- the "Dark Ages of Catholic ascendancy,"

Bank of Wisdom @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ History of European Morals, ii, 15.) Indeed, "few people realize the degree in which these superstitions were encouraged by the Church which claims infallibility." (Lecky, Hist. Rationalism, i, 79, n.) It is confessed: "The Church is tolerant of 'pious beliefs' -which have halved to further Christianity"! (CE. xix,341.)

+which have halved to further Christianity"! (CE. xix,341.)

THE FORGED APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTIONS

@@ -92,19 +92,19 @@ commodious forgeries formed the groundwork and foundation of some of the most extravagant pretensions of the Church and its most potent instrument of establishment and dominion of its monarchical government The Apostolic Constitutions, which we have admitted for -naivete of invention with respect to the Apostolic Prince Peter and -Simon Magus in their magic contests in Rome, is in fact "a fourth- +naivete of invention with respect to the Apostolic Prince Peter and +Simon Magus in their magic contests in Rome, is in fact "a fourth- century pseudo-Apostolic collection. ... It purports to be the work -of the Apostles, whose instructions, whether given by them +of the Apostles, whose instructions, whether given by them individually or as a body, are supposed to be gathered and handed -down by the pretended compiler, [Pope] St. Clement of Rome, the +down by the pretended compiler, [Pope] St. Clement of Rome, the authority of whose name gave fictitious weight to more than one such piece of early Christian literature. ... The Apostolic Constitutions were held generally in high esteem and served as the basis for much ecclesiastical legislation. ... As late as 1563 ... despite the glaring archaisms and incongruities of the collection -it was contended that it was the genuine work of the Apostles ... -could yet pretend, in an uncritical age, to Apostolic origin." (CE. +it was contended that it was the genuine work of the Apostles ... +could yet pretend, in an uncritical age, to Apostolic origin." (CE. i, 636.)

The Constitutions, pretending to be written by the apostles, @@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ papal aggression, may be seen by the following passage in the apostolic first person: "Wherefore we, the twelve apostles of the Lord, who are now together, give you in charge those divine constitutions concerning every ecclesiastical form, there being -present with us Paul, the chosen vessel, our fellow apostle, and -James the bishop, and the rest of the presbyters, and the seven

+present with us Paul, the chosen vessel, our fellow apostle, and +James the bishop, and the rest of the presbyters, and the seven

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ James the bishop, and the rest of the presbyters, and the seven

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deacons. In the first place, therefore, I Peter say, that a bishop +

deacons. In the first place, therefore, I Peter say, that a bishop to be ordained is to be, as we have already, all of us, appointed, ... chosen by the whole people, who, when he is named and approved, let the people assemble, with the presbyters and bishops that are @@ -140,52 +140,52 @@ ANF. vii, 481-482.)

THE FORGED "APOSTOLIC CANONS"

-

From the same pious forging hand, says CE. (i, 637), comes the +

From the same pious forging hand, says CE. (i, 637), comes the related Apostolic Canons (composed about 400), "a collection of ancient ecclesiastical decrees concerning the government and discipline of the Church; ... in a word, they are a handy summary of the statutory legislation of the primitive Church. ... The claim -to be the very legislation of the Apostles themselves, at least as -promulgated by their great disciple Clement. Nevertheless, their +to be the very legislation of the Apostles themselves, at least as +promulgated by their great disciple Clement. Nevertheless, their claim to genuine Apostolic origin is quite false and untenable. ... -The text passed into Pseudo-Isidore, and eventually Gratian +The text passed into Pseudo-Isidore, and eventually Gratian included (about 1140) some excerpts of these canons in his 'Decretum,' whereby a universal recognition and use were gained for them in the law schools. At a much earlier date, Justinian (in his -sixth Novel) had recognized them as the work of the Apostles, and -confirmed them as ecclesiastical law." (CE. iii, 279, 280.) Here +sixth Novel) had recognized them as the work of the Apostles, and +confirmed them as ecclesiastical law." (CE. iii, 279, 280.) Here the pious priests of God palmed off these self-serving forgeries on -the great but superstitious Emperor and fraudulently secured their +the great but superstitious Emperor and fraudulently secured their enactment into imperial law. In the same article is a description of "a larger number of forged documents appearing about the middle -of the ninth century," among which "the Capitula of Benedict +of the ninth century," among which "the Capitula of Benedict Levita, Capitula Angilrammi, Canons of Isaac of Langres, -- above -all the collection of Pseudo-Isidore" (Ib. 285), which arch-forgery +all the collection of Pseudo-Isidore" (Ib. 285), which arch-forgery we shall describe in its turn.

THE FORGED LIBER PONTIFICALIS

This famous, or infamous, official fabrication, "The Book of -the Popes," is notorious for its spurious accounts of the early and -mythical "successors of St. Peter." The Liber Pontificalis purports -to be "a history of the popes, beginning with St. Peter and +the Popes," is notorious for its spurious accounts of the early and +mythical "successors of St. Peter." The Liber Pontificalis purports +to be "a history of the popes, beginning with St. Peter and continued down to the fifteenth century, in the form of -biographies" of their respective Holinesses of Rome. (CE. ix, 224.) +biographies" of their respective Holinesses of Rome. (CE. ix, 224.) It is an official papal work, written and kept in the papal archives, and preserves for posterity the holy lives and wonderful doings of the heads of the Church universal. "Historical -criticism," says CE., "has for a long time dealt with this ancient +criticism," says CE., "has for a long time dealt with this ancient text in an exhaustive way ... especially in recent decades." The Liber starts off in a typically fraudulent clerical manner: "In most of its manuscript copies there is found at the beginning a -spurious correspondence between Pope Damasus and St. Jerome. These +spurious correspondence between Pope Damasus and St. Jerome. These letters were considered genuine in the Middle Ages. ... Duchesne has proved exhaustively and convincingly that the first series of -biographies, from St. Peter to Felix III (IV, died 530) were -compiled at the latest under Felix's successor, Boniface II +biographies, from St. Peter to Felix III (IV, died 530) were +compiled at the latest under Felix's successor, Boniface II (530-532). ... The compiler of the Liber Pontificalis utilized also some historical writings, a number of apocryphal fragments (e.g. -the Pseudo-Clementine Recognitions), the Constitutum Sylvestri, the +the Pseudo-Clementine Recognitions), the Constitutum Sylvestri, the spurious Acts of the alleged Synod of the 275 Bishops under

Bank of Wisdom @@ -194,62 +194,62 @@ spurious Acts of the alleged Synod of the 275 Bishops under

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Sylvester, etc., and the fifth century Roman Acts of Martyrs. +

Sylvester, etc., and the fifth century Roman Acts of Martyrs. Finally, the compiler distributed arbitrarily along his list of popes a number of papal decrees taken from unauthentic sources, he likewise attributed to earlier popes liturgical and disciplinary regulations of the sixth century. ... The authors were Roman -ecclesiastics, and some were attached to the Roman Court." (CE. ix, +ecclesiastics, and some were attached to the Roman Court." (CE. ix, 225.) The general falsity of the Liber is again shown and the fraudulent use made of it by the later Church forgers, thus indicated: For instances, "in the 'Liber' it is recorded that such a pope issued a decree that has been lost, or mislaid, or perhaps -never existed at all. Isidore seized the opportunity to supply a +never existed at all. Isidore seized the opportunity to supply a pontifical letter suitable for the occasion, attributing it to the -pope whose name was mentioned in the 'Liber."' (CE. v. 774.) Thus +pope whose name was mentioned in the 'Liber."' (CE. v. 774.) Thus confessed forgery and fraud taint to the core this basic record for some five centuries of the official "histories" and Acts of Their Holinesses of the primitive and adolescent years of the Holy -Church. Pope Peter and his "Successors" for a century or more are +Church. Pope Peter and his "Successors" for a century or more are thus again proven pious fictions and frauds.

THE "CONVERSION OF CONSTANTINE" FRAUD

As several of the most monumental of these holy Church -forgeries are associated with the first "Christian" Emperor, -Constantine, and His contemporary Holiness, Pope Sylvester I +forgeries are associated with the first "Christian" Emperor, +Constantine, and His contemporary Holiness, Pope Sylvester I (314-335), we may first notice the pious forged miracles which -brought Constantine to Christ -- rather to the Christians, and thus -blightingly changed the history of the world. Constantine, Augustus -of Rome, was the bastard son of the Imperator Constantius Chlorus +brought Constantine to Christ -- rather to the Christians, and thus +blightingly changed the history of the world. Constantine, Augustus +of Rome, was the bastard son of the Imperator Constantius Chlorus and a Bythnian barmaid who became his mistress, and, later, by virtue of opulent gifts to the Church, was raised to Heaven as St. -Helena. Constantine was a picturesque "barbarian" Pagan, with a +Helena. Constantine was a picturesque "barbarian" Pagan, with a very bloody record of family -- and other -- murders to his credit, mostly made to further his political ambitions. He was rival of the -four Caesars who shared the divided government, against whom he was +four Caesars who shared the divided government, against whom he was engaged in titanic struggle, to win the sole crown of empire. The Christians were now become rather numerous in East and West, some two and a half or three millions out of the hundred millions of the Empire, sufficient to make their adherence and support important to the contestant who could gain control of them. To curry their favor -and support Constantine adopted the tactics of his sportive father, -Constantius, and made show of friendly disposition to them and even +and support Constantine adopted the tactics of his sportive father, +Constantius, and made show of friendly disposition to them and even of possible adoption of the new faith.

The occasion and the purely selfish and superstitious motive -for the alliance of Constantine with the Christians and their God, +for the alliance of Constantine with the Christians and their God, are described by the three noted Church historians of the period, --- all writing after his death, -- Eusebius, Socrates and Sozomen, +-- all writing after his death, -- Eusebius, Socrates and Sozomen, all of whom give substantially the following account, here -abbreviated from Eusebius, "Father of Church History," and an -intimate of the Emperor, in his ludicrously laudatory Life of -Constantine:

+abbreviated from Eusebius, "Father of Church History," and an +intimate of the Emperor, in his ludicrously laudatory Life of +Constantine:

"Being convinced that he needed some more powerful aid than his military forces could afford him, on account of the wicked and magical enchantments which were so diligently - practiced by the tyrant Maxentius, he sought divine + practiced by the tyrant Maxentius, he sought divine assistance. ... He considered, therefore, on what God he might

@@ -269,11 +269,11 @@ Constantine:

... Reviewing, I may say, all these considerations, he judged it to be folly indeed to join in the idle worship of those who were no gods, and therefore felt it incumbent on him to honor - his father's God alone." (Eusebius, Life of Constantine, I, + his father's God alone." (Eusebius, Life of Constantine, I, 27; N&PNF. I, 489; cf. Socrates, Eccles. Hist. I, 2; Ib. II, - 1-2; Sozomen, Eccles. Hist. I, 3; Ib. p. 241.) So, Constantine + 1-2; Sozomen, Eccles. Hist. I, 3; Ib. p. 241.) So, Constantine chose the Christian's God to offset the "magical enchantments" - of the Pagan gods in favor of his rival, Maxentius. The + of the Pagan gods in favor of his rival, Maxentius. The Christians flocked to his court and armies, and proud prelates of the Church hung around him and flattered his hopes. After several military successes aided by the Christians, the rival @@ -281,26 +281,26 @@ Constantine:

Bridge, in the environs of Rome, in the year 312. All are familiar with the fabulous priestly story of the miraculous Fiery Cross said to have been hung out in heaven just before - the battle in the sight of Constantine and all his army, + the battle in the sight of Constantine and all his army, blazing with the famous device "In Hoc Signo Vinces -- By this Sign Conquer" -- though it was in Greek and read "En Touto - Nika," -- and by virtue of which Constantine was himself + Nika," -- and by virtue of which Constantine was himself conquered for Christ or for His Church.

Here we may again see the "god in the machine' -- a pious Christian fraud in the making, and watch its growth from nothing in proportion of wonder from lying Father to Father as it is handed -on. Very remarkable it is, that Father Bishop Eusebius wholly omits +on. Very remarkable it is, that Father Bishop Eusebius wholly omits this portentous event, though he devotes a large part of Book IX and all of Book X of his History of the Church (written in 324), to -Constantine, and enthusiastically describes the Battle of the +Constantine, and enthusiastically describes the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. Although he lugs divine intervention by the Christian God into every phase of the campaign, he is content with -this colorful, naive, account: "But the emperor (Constantine), +this colorful, naive, account: "But the emperor (Constantine), stimulated by the divine assistance, proceeded against the tyrant, and defeating him in the first, second, and third engagements, he advanced through the greatest part of Italy, and came almost to the -very gates of Rome. Then God himself drew the tyrant [Maxentius], +very gates of Rome. Then God himself drew the tyrant [Maxentius], as if bound in fetters, to a considerable distance from the gates [i.e. to the Milvian Bridge]; and here He confirmed those miraculous events performed of old against the wicked, and which @@ -309,11 +309,11 @@ fable, but which have been established in the sacred volume, as credible to the believer. He confirmed them, I say, as true, by an immediate interposition of his power, addressed alike I may say to the eyes of believers and unbelievers. As, therefore, anciently in -the days of Moses, the chariots of Pharaoh and his forces were cast -into the Red Sea, thus also Maxentius, and his combatants and +the days of Moses, the chariots of Pharaoh and his forces were cast +into the Red Sea, thus also Maxentius, and his combatants and guards about him, sunk into the depths like a stone, when he fled -before the power of God which was with Constantine." And, in -commemoration of such signal divine aid, Constantine "immediately +before the power of God which was with Constantine." And, in +commemoration of such signal divine aid, Constantine "immediately commanded a trophy of the Savior's passion [a Cross] to be placed

Bank of Wisdom @@ -322,62 +322,62 @@ commanded a trophy of the Savior's passion [a Cross] to be placed

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in the hand of his own statue" in Rome. (Eusebius, HE. IX, ix, p. +

in the hand of his own statue" in Rome. (Eusebius, HE. IX, ix, p. 397-9.) And with all this miraculous embellishment, not a word of the Fiery Cross in Heaven, nor of the "miraculous conversion" of -Constantine.

+Constantine.

The pious fable, whether by him invented or not, is first -recorded by Father Lactantius, tutor to Constantine's son Crispus +recorded by Father Lactantius, tutor to Constantine's son Crispus before the pious father murdered his son; he tells it -- after -Constantine's death -- in its primitive and more modest form -- a +Constantine's death -- in its primitive and more modest form -- a simple dream by night, in which Jesus the Christ appeared to -Constantine, and was seen or heard -- or was fabled -- to tell -Constantine to decorate the shields of his soldiers with the holy +Constantine, and was seen or heard -- or was fabled -- to tell +Constantine to decorate the shields of his soldiers with the holy "sign of the Cross" before they went into the fight; this he did -and won the battle-post hoc, ergo propter hoc. Constantine may +and won the battle-post hoc, ergo propter hoc. Constantine may perhaps quite naturally have had such a dream -- dreams have many vagaries, and the priests were ever at his ear. But the "heavenly -sign," the Labarum or Monogram of Christ, which Constantine was by +sign," the Labarum or Monogram of Christ, which Constantine was by divine revelation or priestly suggestion directed to place on the shields of his soldiers, was no novel thing requiring a divine revelation, even in a dream, to suggest to the Christian priests of a Pagan emperor; "for it had been a familiar Christian symbol prior -to his conversion." (CE. viii, 718.) By a similar divine revelation +to his conversion." (CE. viii, 718.) By a similar divine revelation or priest-prompting, the Persian Cambyses had tied cats to the shields of his soldiers in their campaign in 525 B.C. against the cat-worshipping Egyptians, who thus dared not strike with their swords; the Christians worshipped the Cross of which the Pagans were superstitiously afraid, as we have seen from Father -Lactantius. The result was at least the same, as related by Father -Lactantius:

+Lactantius. The result was at least the same, as related by Father +Lactantius:

-

"And now a civil war broke out between Constantine and - Maxentius. ... At length Constantine ... led his whole forces +

"And now a civil war broke out between Constantine and + Maxentius. ... At length Constantine ... led his whole forces to the neighborhood of Rome, and encamped them opposite to the - Milvian Bridge. ... Constantine was directed in a dream to + Milvian Bridge. ... Constantine was directed in a dream to cause the heavenly sign to be delineated on the shields of his soldiers, and to proceed to battle. He did as he had been commanded, and he marked on their shields the letter X, with a perpendicular line drawn through it and turned round thus at the top, being the cipher of Christ. ... The bridge in the - rear (of Maxentius) was broken down. The hand of the Lord - prevailed, and the forces of Maxentius were routed." (Lact., + rear (of Maxentius) was broken down. The hand of the Lord + prevailed, and the forces of Maxentius were routed." (Lact., On the Death of the Persecutors, ch. xliv; ANF. vii, 318.)

These Christ-monogram crosses were probably, to the mind's eye -of Lactantius, simple wooden or painted miniatures like the more +of Lactantius, simple wooden or painted miniatures like the more life-sized one which a modern Holiness specially exorcised and sent along as an amulet or pious fetich of success on a recent -disastrous Polar Expedition. But by the time Bishop Eusebius came +disastrous Polar Expedition. But by the time Bishop Eusebius came on to embellish the tale, the model at least was a thing truly of -beauty and wonder. In his Life of Constantine, the holy Bishop, who -was on the Emperor's pay-roll, thus in substance relates:

+beauty and wonder. In his Life of Constantine, the holy Bishop, who +was on the Emperor's pay-roll, thus in substance relates:

-

"Constantine, having resolved to liberate Rome from the -tyranny of Maxentius, and having meditated on the unhappiness of +

"Constantine, having resolved to liberate Rome from the +tyranny of Maxentius, and having meditated on the unhappiness of those who worshipped a multitude of idols, as contrasted with the -good fortune of his own father Constantius, who had favored +good fortune of his own father Constantius, who had favored Christianity, resolved to worship the One True God; and while he

Bank of Wisdom @@ -389,24 +389,24 @@ Christianity, resolved to worship the One True God; and while he

was in prayer to God that He would reveal Himself to him, and stretch forth His right hand to succor him, he had a vision after midday, when the sun was declining, in a luminous forin over the -sun, and an inscription annexed to it, 'Touto Nika' -- (by this +sun, and an inscription annexed to it, 'Touto Nika' -- (by this conquer), and at the sight of it he and all his forces were astounded, who were spectators of the miracle. ... The following -night, when Constantine was asleep, Christ appeared to him with +night, when Constantine was asleep, Christ appeared to him with that sign, which had been displayed to him in the heavens, and commanded him to make a standard according to the pattern of what he had seen, and to use it as a defense against his enemies; and as -soon as it was day Constantine called together the workers in gold +soon as it was day Constantine called together the workers in gold and precious stones, and ordered them to fashion it accordingly" -- (it being, by his description, certainly rich, if not gaudy). And -bishop Eusebius states that Constantine, "a long time after the +bishop Eusebius states that Constantine, "a long time after the event affirmed with an oath the truth of what the Bishop had -recorded" of this wonderful unhistorical fact. (Eusebius, Life of -Constantine, I, 26-31; N&PNF. i, 489-491; CE. viii, 717-8; +recorded" of this wonderful unhistorical fact. (Eusebius, Life of +Constantine, I, 26-31; N&PNF. i, 489-491; CE. viii, 717-8; Wordsworth, op. cit. i, 358-9.) In a note to the last reference, the acute Protestant clerical mind, in eager defense of even the most absurd Catholic fables, is seen at play: "It has been objected -(by Dean Milman and others) that it is incredible that a warlike +(by Dean Milman and others) that it is incredible that a warlike motto on the Cross, converted into a military standard, should be suggested by Him who is Prince of Peace. But He Who is Prince of Peace is also Lord of Hosts; and Christ is revealed not only in the @@ -414,9 +414,9 @@ Psalms, but also in the Apocalypse, as a Mighty Warrior going forth conquering and to conquer." Clerical persons are really Funny- mentalists!

-

The pious Bishop Eusebius, exemplar of Christian historical +

The pious Bishop Eusebius, exemplar of Christian historical un-veracity to the glory of God and Church, begins his Life of -Constantine with this rhapsody over Constantine dead: "When I raise +Constantine with this rhapsody over Constantine dead: "When I raise my thoughts even to the arch of heaven, and there contemplate his thrice-blessed soul in communion with God himself, freed from every mortal and earthly vesture, and shining in a refulgent robe of @@ -425,22 +425,22 @@ endless and blessed existence, I stand as it were without power of speech or thought and unable to utter a single phrase, but condemning my own weakness, and imposing silence on myself, I resign the task of speaking his praises worthily to the immortal -God, who alone has power to confirm his own sayings." (Eusebius, +God, who alone has power to confirm his own sayings." (Eusebius, Life, 1, 2; N&PNF. i, 481-2.)

-

Here is the thrice-blessed Holy Emperor's record before he was +

Here is the thrice-blessed Holy Emperor's record before he was "freed from every mortal and earthly vesture," and before his blood-stained earthly vestments were exchanged for that refulgent robe of light in which he communed with God himself; this record is of the one item only of family murderings: Maximian, his wife's -father, 310; Bassianus, his sister Anastasia's husband, 314; -Licinianus, his nephew, son of his sister Constantina, 319; Fausta, -his wife, in a bath of boiling water, 320; Sopater, Pagan -philosopher and his former intimate Counsellor, 321; Licinius, his -colleague Caesar and his sister Constantine's husband, 325; with -this last, and the beheading of his own son Crispus, 326, he fitly +father, 310; Bassianus, his sister Anastasia's husband, 314; +Licinianus, his nephew, son of his sister Constantina, 319; Fausta, +his wife, in a bath of boiling water, 320; Sopater, Pagan +philosopher and his former intimate Counsellor, 321; Licinius, his +colleague Caesar and his sister Constantine's husband, 325; with +this last, and the beheading of his own son Crispus, 326, he fitly inaugurated and consecrated the celebrated Council of Nicaea, which -he invoked to settle the famous puzzle, whether Jesus Christ, the +he invoked to settle the famous puzzle, whether Jesus Christ, the Son, being born of the Father, were not consequently less ancient than his Sire, so that there was a time when the Begotten Son did

@@ -451,59 +451,59 @@ than his Sire, so that there was a time when the Begotten Son did

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not exist, and whether they were "of the same substance," or -different. It may be noticed, that the devout "Christian" Emperor +different. It may be noticed, that the devout "Christian" Emperor regarded this as a trifling matter of dispute not justifying the terrible row which it kicked up among the clericals, splitting the subjects of the Empire into throat-cutting factions for four centuries. In his opening Address to the Council which he called to -establish peace among the priests, he turned to Alexander, Bishop +establish peace among the priests, he turned to Alexander, Bishop of Alexandria, and to Arius, his presbyter, and their respective howling factions, and declared: "I understand, then, that the origin of this controvers is this -- [the question stated by -Alexander on this point, and the negative reply of Arius]. Let +Alexander on this point, and the negative reply of Arius]. Let therefore both the unguarded question and the inconsiderate answer receive your mutual forgiveness. ... For as long as you continue to contend about these small and insignificant questions, it is not fitting that so large a portion of God's people should be under the direction of your judgment, since you are thus divided among -yourselves"! (Eusebius, Life of Constantine, II, 69-71; N&PNF. i, +yourselves"! (Eusebius, Life of Constantine, II, 69-71; N&PNF. i, 516-7.)

-

With respect to the Christian Emperor's murderings, the good -Bishop Lardner, with truly Christian modern moderation, admits that -the murderous atrocities of Constantine above listed "seem to cast -a reflection upon him"! But the holy Emperor was truly +

With respect to the Christian Emperor's murderings, the good +Bishop Lardner, with truly Christian modern moderation, admits that +the murderous atrocities of Constantine above listed "seem to cast +a reflection upon him"! But the holy Emperor was truly conscientious and scrupulously concerned for his soul's salvation on account of them; for it is recorded by the Church historian -Sozomen, that Constantine is said to have sought first Pagan, then -Christian, absolution from these murders, first from Sopater, then +Sozomen, that Constantine is said to have sought first Pagan, then +Christian, absolution from these murders, first from Sopater, then from the Christian bishops. He relates the anxious solicitations of -the murderer thus: "It is reported by the Pagans that Constantine, +the murderer thus: "It is reported by the Pagans that Constantine, after slaying some of his nearest relations, and particularly after -assenting to the murder of his own son Crispus, repented of the -evil deeds, and inquired of Sopater, the philosopher, concerning +assenting to the murder of his own son Crispus, repented of the +evil deeds, and inquired of Sopater, the philosopher, concerning the means of purification from guilt. The philosopher, so the story goes, replied that such moral defilement could admit of no -purification, The Emperor was grieved at this repulse; but +purification, The Emperor was grieved at this repulse; but happening to meet some bishops who told him that he would be cleansed from sin, on repentance and on baptism, he was delighted with their representations, and admired their doctrines, and became a Christian, and led his subjects to the same faith. It appears to me that this story was the invention of persons who desired to vilify the Christian religion. ... It cannot be imagined the -philosopher was ignorant that Hercules obtained purification at +philosopher was ignorant that Hercules obtained purification at Athens by the celebration of the mysteries of Ceres after the murder of his children, and of Iphitus, his guest and friend. That the Greeks held that purification from guilt of this nature could be obtained, is obvious from the instance I have just alleged, and -he is a false calumniator who represents that Sopater taught the +he is a false calumniator who represents that Sopater taught the contrary, ... for he was at that period esteemed the most learned man in Greece." (Sozomen, i, 5; ii, 242-3.) It is said that the -rebuff of Sopater denying Pagan absolution was the motive of his -murder by the Christian Emperor. Howbeit, Constantine cautiously +rebuff of Sopater denying Pagan absolution was the motive of his +murder by the Christian Emperor. Howbeit, Constantine cautiously denied himself the saving Christian rite of baptism until he was on his deathbed, in Nicomedia, in the year of his forgiving Lord 337. -(Euseb., Life, iv, 62; Soc., i, 39; Soz., ii, 34; CE. i, 709.) But +(Euseb., Life, iv, 62; Soc., i, 39; Soz., ii, 34; CE. i, 709.) But none can deny the superiority of Christianity over Paganism in this point of saving grace. The Christian historian, however, clearly avers that some of the divinest sacraments of Christian Revelation,

@@ -518,48 +518,48 @@ avers that some of the divinest sacraments of Christian Revelation,

features of the Pagan "Mysteries," of which even sinful Pagan demigods might be the beneficiaries.

-

But "the mighty and victorious Constantine, adorned with every -virtue of religion, with his most pious son, Crispus Caesar, +

But "the mighty and victorious Constantine, adorned with every +virtue of religion, with his most pious son, Crispus Caesar, resembling in everything his father," -- as his doxology is sung -- -before the murder of Crisptis -- by good Bishop Eusebius (HE. ix, +before the murder of Crisptis -- by good Bishop Eusebius (HE. ix, p. 443), -- was rather dubiously a "practicing" Christian; he -remained until death Pontifex Maximus, or Sovereign Pontiff of the +remained until death Pontifex Maximus, or Sovereign Pontiff of the Pagan religion, a title which the Christian Bishops could not -arrogate until the Christian Emperors abandoned it; he ordered the +arrogate until the Christian Emperors abandoned it; he ordered the auspices or divination by inspection of the entrails of birds, and on his death, amply baptized with blood and by the deathbed heretic Christian rite, he was apotheoisized according to Pagan custom and raised as a god to heaven -- to rank along with his Christian -Sainted Mother, St. Helena, of whom more anon.

+Sainted Mother, St. Helena, of whom more anon.

In this ecstatic vision of the celestial beatitude of -Constantine, the good Bishop Eusebius was, from the orthodox or -"right-thinking" viewpoint sadly mistaken. Constantine went +Constantine, the good Bishop Eusebius was, from the orthodox or +"right-thinking" viewpoint sadly mistaken. Constantine went unshriven to Hell and everlasting torment; not indeed for his crimes but for his errant creed, as a disbeliever in the Divinity -of Jesus Christ and in the Holy Trinity -- which, indeed, had not +of Jesus Christ and in the Holy Trinity -- which, indeed, had not been yet invented. The majority of the Council of Niceea had by -force and terrorism decreed that Jesus Christ was of the "same +force and terrorism decreed that Jesus Christ was of the "same substance" as his father God, co-eternal and coequal, ergo also -God. But Constantine heretically disbelieved this inspired dogma; -he banished Athanasius and other "Trinitarian?' prelates; even "the -death of Arius did not stay the plague. Constantine now favored +God. But Constantine heretically disbelieved this inspired dogma; +he banished Athanasius and other "Trinitarian?' prelates; even "the +death of Arius did not stay the plague. Constantine now favored none but Arians; he was baptized in his last moments by the shifty [Arian] prelate of Nicomedia; and he bequeathed to his three sons [themselves either Pagans or Arian heretics] an empire torn by -dissensions which his weakness and ignorance had aggravated." (CE. -i, 709.) To such a "weak and ignorant" Emperor is due, however, the +dissensions which his weakness and ignorance had aggravated." (CE. +i, 709.) To such a "weak and ignorant" Emperor is due, however, the salvation of Christianity from oblivion, and upon him is lavished the adulations of the now "indefectible Church" which his favor -alone made possible. As for the pious Bishop Eusebius, he was +alone made possible. As for the pious Bishop Eusebius, he was himself an Arian heretic, and from his point of view he may have -thought that he visioned Constantine glorious in Heaven. So much +thought that he visioned Constantine glorious in Heaven. So much for divergent religious standpoints, which at the first Church Council "proved a beginning of strife, ... bequeathed an empire torn with dissensions, ... [until] the Catholic bishops, the monks, -the sword of Clovis, and the action of the Papacy, made an end of -it before the eighth century" (CE. i, 710), -- thus nearly four -hundred years of throat-cutting and persecutions before Constantine +the sword of Clovis, and the action of the Papacy, made an end of +it before the eighth century" (CE. i, 710), -- thus nearly four +hundred years of throat-cutting and persecutions before Constantine was finally proved a villainous heretic, the fatal effects of his "weakness and ignorance" overcome, and "Catholic Truth" began to assume its full sway undisputed through the long intellectual night @@ -586,55 +586,55 @@ populations under its sway.

A series of Church forgeries of the greatest magnitude and most far-reaching evil consequences grew up around the name of -Constantine, forged in his name or falsely associated with it in +Constantine, forged in his name or falsely associated with it in the nefarious work of almost limitless larceny of territorial possessions and of papal sovereignty. A bit of historical background is necessary to properly appreciate the underground workings of Providence in disposing the success of these designs, --- whereby, as said by Dr. McCabe, "Pope Adrian I induced -Charlemagne to found the papal states by producing two of the most +-- whereby, as said by Dr. McCabe, "Pope Adrian I induced +Charlemagne to found the papal states by producing two of the most notorious and most shameless forgeries ever perpetrated: 'The Acts -of St. Sylvester,' and 'The Donation of Constantine,' documents -which mendaciously represented the emperor Constantine as giving +of St. Sylvester,' and 'The Donation of Constantine,' documents +which mendaciously represented the emperor Constantine as giving most of Italy to the papacy, and which were fabricated in Rome in the eighth century and were used by the popes to maintain this gigantic fraud."

The intricate intriguing and conspiracies of the embryo papacy -under their Holinesses Zacharias, Stephen II, Adrian I, Leo III, +under their Holinesses Zacharias, Stephen II, Adrian I, Leo III, and of the semi-barbarian aspirants for the Frankish monarchy, -Clovis, Charles Martel, Pepin, Charlemagne, cannot be here +Clovis, Charles Martel, Pepin, Charlemagne, cannot be here recounted. According to the picturesque account of Bishop St. -Gregory of Tours -- whose History is a thesaurus of the revolting -social and moral degradation of the times, Clovis was converted as -the result of his vow to the God of his Christian wife Clotilda, +Gregory of Tours -- whose History is a thesaurus of the revolting +social and moral degradation of the times, Clovis was converted as +the result of his vow to the God of his Christian wife Clotilda, that if victory were granted to him in a great battle against the Alemanni, in which he was hard pressed, he would become a -Christian. Miracles at once attested the Divine favor: "St. Martin +Christian. Miracles at once attested the Divine favor: "St. Martin showed him a ford over the Vienne by means of a hind; St. Hilary -preceded his armies in a column of fire." (Von Ranke, i, 12.) It +preceded his armies in a column of fire." (Von Ranke, i, 12.) It will be remembered that all the barbarian nations of the time were "heretic" Christians of the hated Arian sect, who denied the divinity of Christ and derided the Holy Trinity; the Franks thus became the only "orthodox" Christians and the defenders of the True -Faith on behalf of the Popes. Winning the fight, Clovis and 3000 of +Faith on behalf of the Popes. Winning the fight, Clovis and 3000 of his army were baptized on Christmas day by Bishop St. Remigius of Rheims. When this good Bishop came to perform the baptismal ceremony on the king in the cathedral of Rheims, "the chrism for the baptismal ceremony was missing, and was brought from heaven in a vase (ampulla) borne by a dove. This is what is known as the -Sainte Ampoule of Rheims, preserved in the treasury of the +Sainte Ampoule of Rheims, preserved in the treasury of the Cathedral of that City, and used for the coronation of the kings of -France from Philip Augustus down to Charles X"! (CE. v, 71.)

+France from Philip Augustus down to Charles X"! (CE. v, 71.)

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The Merovingian kings of the Franks had become mere puppets in the hands of their "Mayors of the Palace," in league with the -bishops of Rome. At last "Pepin addressed to the pope the +bishops of Rome. At last "Pepin addressed to the pope the suggestive question: 'In regard to the Kings of the Franks who no longer possess the royal power, is this state of things proper?' -... Pope Zacharias replied that such a state of things was not

+... Pope Zacharias replied that such a state of things was not

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -643,30 +643,30 @@ longer possess the royal power, is this state of things proper?' FORGERY IN CHRISTIANITY

proper -- [that "he should be king who possessed the royal power"]. -After this decision the place Pepin desired was declared vacant. +After this decision the place Pepin desired was declared vacant. ... Still this external cooperation of the pope in the transfer of the Kingdom would necessarily enhance the importance of the Church. -Pepin was also obliged to acknowledge the increased power of the -Church by calling on it for moral [?] support." (CE. xi, 663.) In -pay or reward for this "moral support" given by the Church, Pepin, +Pepin was also obliged to acknowledge the increased power of the +Church by calling on it for moral [?] support." (CE. xi, 663.) In +pay or reward for this "moral support" given by the Church, Pepin, it is said, gave to the Church some considerable territories around -Rome, which at the incitation of the Pope he had wrested by arms +Rome, which at the incitation of the Pope he had wrested by arms from the neighboring Lombards.

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-

To this alleged gift Pepin was induced not alone by the -sentiment of guilty gratitude to Zacharias and Stephen, the latter +

To this alleged gift Pepin was induced not alone by the +sentiment of guilty gratitude to Zacharias and Stephen, the latter of whom crowned him King of the Franks in 751; for further -persuasion His Holiness Stephen II procured from the Vatican -Forgery Mill the identical autograph letter of St. Peter himself, +persuasion His Holiness Stephen II procured from the Vatican +Forgery Mill the identical autograph letter of St. Peter himself, prophetically addressed "To the King of the Franks," and so -mystically worded that: "When Stephen II performed the ceremony of -anointing Pepin and his son at St. Denis, it was St. Peter who was -regarded as the mystical giver of the secular power"! (CE. xi, +mystically worded that: "When Stephen II performed the ceremony of +anointing Pepin and his son at St. Denis, it was St. Peter who was +regarded as the mystical giver of the secular power"! (CE. xi, 663.) This cunning Papal forgery and fraud is thus described by a high authority: "The pontiff dictated his letter in the name of the -apostle Peter, closely imitating his epistles, and speaking in a +apostle Peter, closely imitating his epistles, and speaking in a language which implied that he was possessed of an authority to anoint or dethrone kings, and to perform the offices, not of a messenger, of a teacher sent from God, which is the highest @@ -675,16 +675,16 @@ power and justice." (Historians' History of the World, vol. viii, p. 557.)

Also: "The Frankish king received the title of the former -representative of the Byzantine Empire in Italy, i.e. 'Patricius,' +representative of the Byzantine Empire in Italy, i.e. 'Patricius,' and was also assigned the duty of protecting the privileges of the Holy See. ... After the acknowledgment of his territorial claims the pope was in reality a ruling sovereign, but he had placed himself under the protection of the Frankish ruler, and had sworn -that he and his people would be true to the king" (CE. xi, 663), -- +that he and his people would be true to the king" (CE. xi, 663), -- the divine birthright thus swapped for a mess of political potage: for over a thousand years since it has been a mess indeed. Thus by conspiracy, fraud, and unrighteous conquest was laid the foundation -of the sacred "Patrimony of Peter," and the unholy league between +of the sacred "Patrimony of Peter," and the unholy league between the papacy and the French kings, which reached full fruition in the holy massacres of the Albigenses, of the Vendee, and of St. Bartholomew.

@@ -693,12 +693,12 @@ Bartholomew.

The next step in the progress "conquering and to conquer" of Christ's prostituted Church was on a broader stage and with yet -vaster consequences. Pepin died in 768, dividing his realms between -his two sons, Carloman and Charles, later "by the Grace of God" and -great villainy known to fame as Charles the Great or Charlemagne; -Charles receiving the German part, Carloman the French. On the -death of Carloman, in 771, Charles seized the Frankish kingdom. The -widow and young heirs of Carloman fled for protection and aid to

+vaster consequences. Pepin died in 768, dividing his realms between +his two sons, Carloman and Charles, later "by the Grace of God" and +great villainy known to fame as Charles the Great or Charlemagne; +Charles receiving the German part, Carloman the French. On the +death of Carloman, in 771, Charles seized the Frankish kingdom. The +widow and young heirs of Carloman fled for protection and aid to

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -706,41 +706,41 @@ widow and young heirs of Carloman fled for protection and aid to

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Desiderius, king of the Lombards, part of whose stolen territory -the pope held for God and Church. Desiderius was also father of the -repudiated first wife of Charles; the holy matrimonial mess is thus -defined: "Charles was already, in foro conscientiae, if not in -Frankish law, wedded to Himiltrude. In defiance of the pope's -protest, Charles married Desiderata, daughter of Desiderius (770); -three years later he repudiated her and married Hildegarde, the -beautiful Swabian. Naturally, Desiderius was furious at this +

Desiderius, king of the Lombards, part of whose stolen territory +the pope held for God and Church. Desiderius was also father of the +repudiated first wife of Charles; the holy matrimonial mess is thus +defined: "Charles was already, in foro conscientiae, if not in +Frankish law, wedded to Himiltrude. In defiance of the pope's +protest, Charles married Desiderata, daughter of Desiderius (770); +three years later he repudiated her and married Hildegarde, the +beautiful Swabian. Naturally, Desiderius was furious at this insult, and the dominions of the Holy See bore the first brunt of -his wrath." (CE. iii,.612.) Charles thereupon "had to protect Rome +his wrath." (CE. iii,.612.) Charles thereupon "had to protect Rome against the Lombard"; finally the Lombards were "put to utter -rout"; Charles proceeded to Rome; and "history records with vivid -eloquence the first visit of Charles to the Eternal City. ... -Charles himself forgot pagan Rome and prostrated himself to kiss -the threshold of the Apostles, and then spent seven days in -conference with the successor of Peter. It was then that he +rout"; Charles proceeded to Rome; and "history records with vivid +eloquence the first visit of Charles to the Eternal City. ... +Charles himself forgot pagan Rome and prostrated himself to kiss +the threshold of the Apostles, and then spent seven days in +conference with the successor of Peter. It was then that he undoubtedly formed many great designs for the glory of God and the exaltation of Holy Church, which, in spite of human weaknesses, and, still more, ignorance, he did his best to realize." (Ib. 612.) -The principal fruit of this weakness and ignorance of Charles seems +The principal fruit of this weakness and ignorance of Charles seems to be that he could so easily let himself be duped by His Holiness through the enormous forgeries for Christ's sake that were now -imposed upon him. In 774 Charles finally defeated Desiderius and -"assumed the crown of Lombardy, and renewed to Adrian [now Holiness -of Rome] the donation of territory made by Pepin." The "genuineness -of this donation," as well as of "the original gift of Pepin," have -been much questioned, says CE., but are "now generally admitted," +imposed upon him. In 774 Charles finally defeated Desiderius and +"assumed the crown of Lombardy, and renewed to Adrian [now Holiness +of Rome] the donation of territory made by Pepin." The "genuineness +of this donation," as well as of "the original gift of Pepin," have +been much questioned, says CE., but are "now generally admitted," -- which is none too assuring; but another document, this time -favorable to Charles, is just the other way: "The so-called -'Privilegium Hadriani pro Carolo' granting him full right to -nominate the pope and to invest all bishops, is a forgery." (CE. +favorable to Charles, is just the other way: "The so-called +'Privilegium Hadriani pro Carolo' granting him full right to +nominate the pope and to invest all bishops, is a forgery." (CE. xi, 612). Here is precisely the reason and only effective use of -this forged "Donation of Constantine" -- it was the basis for the -inducement to Charlemagne to win the Lombard territories for the -Church and to reinstate it in the "Patrimony of Peter," largely +this forged "Donation of Constantine" -- it was the basis for the +inducement to Charlemagne to win the Lombard territories for the +Church and to reinstate it in the "Patrimony of Peter," largely swollen by the pretended new gifts of the ambitious king, who, in the seven days' conference with His Holiness, had, undoubtedly, formed together "some great designs for the glory of God and the @@ -748,17 +748,17 @@ exaltation of Holy Church," now begun to be realized.

The quarter of a century passed, and much history was made. The Roman emperors ruled from Constantinople; Roman popes and kings -were legitimately their liegemen; "the Emperor of Constantinople, +were legitimately their liegemen; "the Emperor of Constantinople, legitimate heir of the imperial title," now becomes the victim of papal and kingly conspiration, thus brought to its climax: "On Christmas Day, 800, took place the principal event of the life of -Charles. During the Pontifical Mass celebrated before the high -altar beneath which lay the bodies of Sts. Peter and Paul, the pope -(Leo III) approached him, placed upon his head the imperial crown, +Charles. During the Pontifical Mass celebrated before the high +altar beneath which lay the bodies of Sts. Peter and Paul, the pope +(Leo III) approached him, placed upon his head the imperial crown, did him formal reverence after the ancient manner, saluted him as -Emperor and Augustus and anointed him," while the Roman rabble +Emperor and Augustus and anointed him," while the Roman rabble shouted its approval. Thus, again by collusion and usurpation, -began that Holy Roman Empire, of nefast history, which Bryce +began that Holy Roman Empire, of nefast history, which Bryce qualifies as "neither holy, nor Roman, nor empire"; but the Vicars of God were now well started on their way to worldly grandeur and moral degradation. Now for their forgeries.

@@ -772,54 +772,54 @@ moral degradation. Now for their forgeries.

THE POPE SYLVESTER FORGERIES

The monumental forgeries which were boldly used by their -Holinesses to dupe Charlemagne and Christendom into recognizing the +Holinesses to dupe Charlemagne and Christendom into recognizing the papal claim of right of ownership and sovereignty over a great part of Italy are a series of spurious documents harking in pretended -date and origin back to the "first Christian emperor" Constantine -and to His Holiness Pope St. Sylvester (314-335). About the name of -Sylvester arose "the Sylvester Legend later surrounded with that +date and origin back to the "first Christian emperor" Constantine +and to His Holiness Pope St. Sylvester (314-335). About the name of +Sylvester arose "the Sylvester Legend later surrounded with that network of myth, that gave rise to the forged document known as the -Donation of Constantine." (CE. xiv, 257.) This fable, says Prof. -Shotwell, "made its way, gathering volume as it went, reinforced +Donation of Constantine." (CE. xiv, 257.) This fable, says Prof. +Shotwell, "made its way, gathering volume as it went, reinforced eventually by a forged Donation, until it had imposed upon all -Europe the conception of Sylvester as the potent influence behind -Constantine's most striking measures and of Constantine himself as -the dutiful servant of the See of Peter." (See of Peter, xxvi.) The -extensive variety but common general nature of these Sylvester +Europe the conception of Sylvester as the potent influence behind +Constantine's most striking measures and of Constantine himself as +the dutiful servant of the See of Peter." (See of Peter, xxvi.) The +extensive variety but common general nature of these Sylvester forgeries is thus indicated:

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"At an early date legend brings Pope St. Sylvester into +

"At an early date legend brings Pope St. Sylvester into close relationship with the first Christian emperor, but in a way that is contrary to historical fact. These legends were introduced especially into the 'Vita beati Sylvestri,' and in the 'Constitutum Sylvestri' -- an apocryphal account of an - alleged Roman council which belongs to the Symmachian + alleged Roman council which belongs to the Symmachian forgeries and appeared between 501 and 508, and also in the - 'Donatio Constantini.' The accounts given in all these - writings concerning the persecution of Sylvester, the healing - and baptism of Constantine, the emperor's gift to the pope, + 'Donatio Constantini.' The accounts given in all these + writings concerning the persecution of Sylvester, the healing + and baptism of Constantine, the emperor's gift to the pope, the rights granted to the latter, and the council of 275 - bishops at Rome, are entirely legendary" (CE. xiv, 370-371).

+ bishops at Rome, are entirely legendary" (CE. xiv, 370-371).

THE FORGED "DONATION OF CONSTANTINE"

-

"Ah, Constantine! to how much ill gave birth, +

"Ah, Constantine! to how much ill gave birth, Not thy conversion, but that plenteous dewer, Which the first wealthy Father gained from thee!" Dante, Inferno, xix, 115.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, artless revealer of the frauds of the Church for which it is an authorized spokesman, gives this -account of the famous Donatio Constantini, which is describes as "a -forged document of Emperor Constantine the Great, by which large +account of the famous Donatio Constantini, which is describes as "a +forged document of Emperor Constantine the Great, by which large privileges and rich possessions were conferred on the pope and the -Roman Church. ... It is addressed by Constantine to Pope Sylvester -I (314-35), and consists of two parts. ... Constantine is made to -confer on Sylvester and his successors the following privileges and -possessions: the pope, as successor of St. Peter, has the primacy +Roman Church. ... It is addressed by Constantine to Pope Sylvester +I (314-35), and consists of two parts. ... Constantine is made to +confer on Sylvester and his successors the following privileges and +possessions: the pope, as successor of St. Peter, has the primacy over the four Patriarchs of Antioch, Alexandria, Constantinople, and Jerusalem, also over all the bishops in the world. ... The -document goes on to say that for himself the Emperor has +document goes on to say that for himself the Emperor has established in the East a new capital which bears his name, and thither he removes his capital, since it is inconvenient that a secular emperor have power where God has established the residence @@ -834,41 +834,41 @@ placed them on the tomb of St.

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-

Peter. This document is without doubt a forgery, fabricated +

Peter. This document is without doubt a forgery, fabricated somewhere between the years 750 and 850. As early as the 15th century its falsity was known and demonstrated. ... Its genuinity was yet occasionally defended, and the document still further used -as authentic, until Baronius in his Annals Ecclesiastici admitted +as authentic, until Baronius in his Annals Ecclesiastici admitted that the 'Donatio' was a forgery, whereafter it was soon universally admitted to be such. It is so clearly a fabrication that there is no reason to wonder that, with the revival of historical criticism in the 15th century, the true character of the document was at once recognized. ... The document obtained wider circulation by its incorporation with the 'False Decretals' -(840-850)." (CE. v, 118, 119, 120.)

+(840-850)." (CE. v, 118, 119, 120.)

-

By Lord Bryce a graphic sketch of this notorious fraud is +

By Lord Bryce a graphic sketch of this notorious fraud is given, with comments as to the mental and moral qualities of the priestcraft which it reflects. It is, he says, the -- "most stupendous of medieval forgeries, which under the name of Donation -of Constantine commanded for seven centuries the unquestioning +of Constantine commanded for seven centuries the unquestioning belief of mankind. Itself a portentous falsehood, it is the most unimpeachable evidence of the thoughts and beliefs of the priesthood which framed it, sometime between the middle of the eighth and the middle of the tenth century. It tells how -Constantine the Great, cured of his leprosy by the prayers of -Sylvester, resolved, on the fourth day of his baptism, to forsake +Constantine the Great, cured of his leprosy by the prayers of +Sylvester, resolved, on the fourth day of his baptism, to forsake the ancient seat for a new capital on the Bosphorus, lest the continuance of the secular government should cramp the freedom of -the spiritual, and how he bestowed therewith upon the Pope and his +the spiritual, and how he bestowed therewith upon the Pope and his successors the sovereignty over Italy and the countries of the -West." (Bryce, Holy Roman Empire, Ch. vii, p. 97; Latin text, +West." (Bryce, Holy Roman Empire, Ch. vii, p. 97; Latin text, extracts, p. 98.) In addition to these extraordinary investitures, all forms of imperial pomp, privileges and dignities were -spuriously granted to the Pope and his clerics, "all of them -enjoyed by the Emperor and his senate, all of them showing the same +spuriously granted to the Pope and his clerics, "all of them +enjoyed by the Emperor and his senate, all of them showing the same desire to make the pontifical a copy of the imperial office. The -Pope is to inhabit the Lateran palace, to wear the diadem, the +Pope is to inhabit the Lateran palace, to wear the diadem, the collar, the purple cloak, to carry the scepter, and to be attended by a body of chamberlains. Similarly his clergy are to ride on white horses and receive the honors and immunities of the senate @@ -877,19 +877,19 @@ foot, adopted in imitation of the old imperial court." (Ib. pp. 97-98.)

The grossness and absurdity of these stupendous forgeries, -with their pious recitals of Constantine's leprosy cured by -Sylvester's prayers, the consequent conversion and baptism of the -Emperor in the Lateran font, and the abandonment of Rome by -Constantine in order to leave it free for God's Vicar, just up from +with their pious recitals of Constantine's leprosy cured by +Sylvester's prayers, the consequent conversion and baptism of the +Emperor in the Lateran font, and the abandonment of Rome by +Constantine in order to leave it free for God's Vicar, just up from the catacombs, to ape imperial pomp, is made manifest by a moment's notice of dates, and recollection of contemporary history. -Sylvester's Holiness dates from 314, he died in 335; Constantine in -337. Constantine's "conversion" by the "In Hoc Signo" miracle, was -in 312, before Sylvester became pope; at no time did Constantine +Sylvester's Holiness dates from 314, he died in 335; Constantine in +337. Constantine's "conversion" by the "In Hoc Signo" miracle, was +in 312, before Sylvester became pope; at no time did Constantine have leprosy, other than moral, therefore no physical cure was -wrought by Sylvester's prayers, and certainly no moral cleansing -worthy of note; Constantine was not baptized by Sylvester in Rome, -but heretically received that rite long after Sylvester's death, +wrought by Sylvester's prayers, and certainly no moral cleansing +worthy of note; Constantine was not baptized by Sylvester in Rome, +but heretically received that rite long after Sylvester's death, and just before his own, in Nicomedia of

Bank of Wisdom @@ -898,22 +898,22 @@ and just before his own, in Nicomedia of

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-

Asia Minor. (CE. i, 709.) But Christians were too sodden in +

Asia Minor. (CE. i, 709.) But Christians were too sodden in ignorance to know these things, and it was only with the "revival of historical criticism" which marked the beginning of the end of the Ages of Faith, that the truth was disclosed, or could have been perceived. In words that blast and sear with infamy the perpetrators and the conscious beneficiaries of this monumental -fraud and forgery, Gibbon says:

+fraud and forgery, Gibbon says:

"Fraud is the resource of weakness and cunning; and the strong, though ignorant barbarian, was often entangled in the net of sacerdotal policy. ... The Decretal and the Donation of - Constantine, the two magical pillars of the spiritual and + Constantine, the two magical pillars of the spiritual and temporal monarchy of the popes. This memorable donation was - first introduced to the world by an epistle of Adrian the - first, who exhorts Charlemagne to imitate the liberality, and - revive the name, of the great Constantine. ... So deep was, + first introduced to the world by an epistle of Adrian the + first, who exhorts Charlemagne to imitate the liberality, and + revive the name, of the great Constantine. ... So deep was, the ignorance and credulity of the times, that the most absurd of fables was received, with equal reverence, in Greece and in France, and is still enrolled among the decrees of the canon @@ -922,36 +922,36 @@ fraud and forgery, Gibbon says:

... The popes themselves have indulged a smile at the credulity of the vulgar; but a false and obsolete title still sanctifies their reign; and, by the same fortune which has - attended the decretals and the Sibylline Oracles, the edifice + attended the decretals and the Sibylline Oracles, the edifice has subsisted after the foundations have been undermined." - (Gibbon, Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, ch. xiv, pp. 740, + (Gibbon, Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, ch. xiv, pp. 740, 741, 742.)

The falsity of the Donation was first alleged and proved, in -1440, by the acute Humanist critic Lorenzo Valla, who has the +1440, by the acute Humanist critic Lorenzo Valla, who has the exposure of more than one Church forgery to his credit, and who narrowly escaped the Holy Inquisition; and yet the document "was still used as authentic" by Holy Church until the great Churchman -critic Baronius forced the confession of the fraud, but the Church +critic Baronius forced the confession of the fraud, but the Church still for centuries clung to the fruits of its fraud, and would not give them up, with their revenues and rotten "sovereignty." The ancient forgery of "Donation" was finally canceled by Italian -patriot bayonets in 1870, and the stolen territories of "Peter's +patriot bayonets in 1870, and the stolen territories of "Peter's Patrimon" restored to United Italy. That these Papal territories -were not of "divine" right, nor of even forged muniments which can +were not of "divine" right, nor of even forged muniments which can be plausibly urged, is thus confessed: "All of this, of course, is based upon painstaking deductions since no document has come down -to us either from the time of Charlemagne or from that of Pepin." -(CE. xiv, 261.) This is confirmed, and the precarious nature of the -usurped tenure thus stated: "Nominally, Adrian I (772-775) was now +to us either from the time of Charlemagne or from that of Pepin." +(CE. xiv, 261.) This is confirmed, and the precarious nature of the +usurped tenure thus stated: "Nominally, Adrian I (772-775) was now monarch of about two-thirds of the Italian peninsula, but his sway was little more than nominal. ... It was in no slight degree owing -to Adrian's political sagacity, vigilance, and activity, that the +to Adrian's political sagacity, vigilance, and activity, that the temporal power of the Papacy did not remain a fiction of the -imagination. ... The temporal power of the popes, of which Adrian -I must be considered the real founder." (CE. i, 155-156.)

+imagination. ... The temporal power of the popes, of which Adrian +I must be considered the real founder." (CE. i, 155-156.)

-

In a paragraph which gives a word of credit to Valla for his +

In a paragraph which gives a word of credit to Valla for his exposure of the forgeries of the "Donation" and the immense and remarkable "Pseudo-Areopagite" Forgeries, previously mentioned,

@@ -963,55 +963,55 @@ remarkable "Pseudo-Areopagite" Forgeries, previously mentioned,

the vast extent of the output of the Vatican Forgery-Mill -- and the evil persistence of the Church in clinging to them after -exposure, is thus admitted: "Lorenzo Valla, 1440, counselled -Engenius IV not to rely on the Donation of Constantine, which he -proved to be spurious. ... It was Valla who first denied the +exposure, is thus admitted: "Lorenzo Valla, 1440, counselled +Engenius IV not to rely on the Donation of Constantine, which he +proved to be spurious. ... It was Valla who first denied the authenticity of those writings which for centuries had been going about as the treatises composed by Dionysius the Areopagite. Three -centuries later the Benedictines of St. Maur and the Bollandists +centuries later the Benedictines of St. Maur and the Bollandists were still engaged in sifting out the true from the false in patristic literature, in hagiology, in the story of the foundation -of local churches" (CE. xii, 768), -- such Liars of the Lord were +of local churches" (CE. xii, 768), -- such Liars of the Lord were the pious parasites of Holy Church.

THE "SYMMACHIAN FORGERIES"

-

Among the sheaf of forged documents above confessed by CE. are -the so-called "Symmachian Forgeries," forged by or in behoof of His -Holiness Pope St. Symmachus (498-514), products of the Church -Forgery Mill operated by the Pope to further papal pretensions of +

Among the sheaf of forged documents above confessed by CE. are +the so-called "Symmachian Forgeries," forged by or in behoof of His +Holiness Pope St. Symmachus (498-514), products of the Church +Forgery Mill operated by the Pope to further papal pretensions of the independence of the Bishops of Rome from the just criticisms and judgment of ecclesiastical tribunals, and putting them above law clerical and secular. Whenever there was need for false precedents, a simple turn of the crank of the wheel of the papal forgery-mill produced them just to order. Thus, in this instance: -"During the dispute between Pope St. Symmachus and the anti-pope -Laurentius, the adherents of Symmachus drew up four apocryphal -writings called the 'Symmachian Forgeries'. ... The object of these +"During the dispute between Pope St. Symmachus and the anti-pope +Laurentius, the adherents of Symmachus drew up four apocryphal +writings called the 'Symmachian Forgeries'. ... The object of these forgeries was to produce alleged instances from earlier times to -support the whole procedure of the adherents of Symmachus, and, in +support the whole procedure of the adherents of Symmachus, and, in particular, the position that the Roman bishop could not be judged -by any court composed of other bishops." (CE. xiv, 378.) Our +by any court composed of other bishops." (CE. xiv, 378.) Our Confessor is careful twice to impute these confessed forgeries to the "adherents" of His Holiness; but they were forged for him, used, of course with his knowledge and consent, to further his cause in the dispute; they are thus distinctly forgeries by His Holiness.

-

THE "FALSE DECRETALS" FORGERIES

+

THE "FALSE DECRETALS" FORGERIES

A "record of forgery in the interest of the Church which -resembles nothing else in history," in the words of Dr. McCabe, has +resembles nothing else in history," in the words of Dr. McCabe, has so far been presented; the climax and capstone is now to be seen in what Voltaire terms "the boldest and most magnificent forgery which has deceived the world for centuries," the so-called "False -Decretals of Isidore." While it is true, as said by Reinach, that +Decretals of Isidore." While it is true, as said by Reinach, that "never yet has the papacy acknowledged that for 1000 years it made use of forged documents for its own benefit," yet we have seen a thousand confessions of the fact of forgery, and either the admission or the inevitable inference, that they were used by the Church in the fraudulent obtention of viciously illicit ends. The -following brief paragraph of further confession from CE., is +following brief paragraph of further confession from CE., is pregnant with suggestion of the moral depravity of popes and priests, the whole Church, the sodden ignorance of the votaries of Holy Church, cleric and lay, the darkness of the life of mind and @@ -1025,13 +1025,13 @@ to expose the Church in its forgeries,

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-

frauds, and vices. The tone of CE. is quite apologetical for this +

frauds, and vices. The tone of CE. is quite apologetical for this particular monument of Church fraud; it seeks palliation in the conditions of ignorance of the Middle Ages; but it forgets that -Holy Church purposely produced this ignorance, and that Popes and +Holy Church purposely produced this ignorance, and that Popes and Church are illumined by the Holy Ghost of their God against all ignorance and error so that its "Church never has erred and never -shall": but maybe this statement is itself an error. CE. now speaks +shall": but maybe this statement is itself an error. CE. now speaks for this gigantic fraud of Holy Church, the False Isidorian Decretals:

@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ Decretals:

every one agrees that these so-called papal letters are forgeries. These documents, about 100 in number, appeared suddenly in the ninth century and are nowhere mentioned before - that time. ... The pseudo-Isidore makes use of documents + that time. ... The pseudo-Isidore makes use of documents written long after the times of the popes to whom he attributed them. The popes of the first three centuries are made to quote documents that did not appear until the fourth @@ -1050,11 +1050,11 @@ Decretals:

forgery, but during the Renaissance men of learning and the canonists generally began to recognize the fraud. ... Nevertheless the official edition of the 'Corpus Juris,' in - 1580, upheld the genuineness of the false decretals." (CE. vi, + 1580, upheld the genuineness of the false decretals." (CE. vi, 773.) But the God-guided Vicars of God knew they were forgeries.

-

"Upon these spurious decretals," says Hallam, "was built +

"Upon these spurious decretals," says Hallam, "was built the great fabric of papal supremacy over the different national churches; a fabric which has stood after its foundations crumbled beneath it; for no one has pretended to @@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ Decretals:

their face affecting only matters spiritual and causes ecclesiastical, they soon had all Europe strangled as in the tentacles of a giant octopus, by a process thus described by - Lord Bryce: "By the invention and adoption of the False + Lord Bryce: "By the invention and adoption of the False Decretals it (the Church) had provided itself with a legal system suited to any emergency, and which gave it unlimited authority through the Christian world in causes spiritual and @@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ Decretals:

in one way or another to make this include all causes and persons whatsoever; for crime is always and wrong is often sin, nor can aught be done anywhere which may not affect the - clergy." (Holy Roman Empire, ch. x, 152.) "The Forgery," says + clergy." (Holy Roman Empire, ch. x, 152.) "The Forgery," says Dr. Draper, "produced an immense extension of papal power, it displaced the old Church government, divesting it of the republican attributes it had possessed, and transforming it @@ -1094,25 +1094,25 @@ Decretals:

documents included were genuine papal letters and decretals of the earliest popes, thus carrying back the Church's late pretensions to the very first of the Church and to the pretended and fictitious -associates and "Successors" of Peter. These spurious documents are -taken up seriatim by the critical Father Dupin, as outlined in +associates and "Successors" of Peter. These spurious documents are +taken up seriatim by the critical Father Dupin, as outlined in ANF., viii, and each in its turn pronounced a forgery. From the "Introductory Notice to the Decretals," I think it pertinent to quote the following paragraph:

"These frauds, which, pretending to be a series of 'papal - edicts' from Clement and his successors during the ante-Niccne + edicts' from Clement and his successors during the ante-Niccne ages, are, in fact, the manufactured product of the ninth century, -- the most stupendous imposture of the world's history, the most successful and the most stubborn in its hold upon enlightened nations. Like the mason's framework of lath and scantlings, on which he turns an arch of massive stone, - the Decretals served their purpose, enabling Nicholas I to + the Decretals served their purpose, enabling Nicholas I to found the Papacy by their insignificant aid. That swelling arch of vanity once reared, the framework might be knocked out; but the fabric stood, and has borne up every weight imposed upon it for ages. Its strong abutments have been - ignorance and despotism. Nicholas produced his flimsy + ignorance and despotism. Nicholas produced his flimsy framework of imposture, and amazed the whole Church by the audacity of the claims he founded upon it. The age, however, was unlearned and uncritical; and, in spite of remonstrances @@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ quote the following paragraph:

the essential, part. The East never accepted them for a moment. ... The Papacy created the Western schism, and contrived to call it 'the schism of the Greeks.' The Decretals - had created the Papacy, and they enabled the first Pope to + had created the Papacy, and they enabled the first Pope to assume that communion with himself was the test of Catholic communion: hence his excommunication of the Easterns, which, after brief intervals of relaxation, settled into the chronic @@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ of texts and official collections were available for Roman law, or therefore adopted the plan of inserting the texts in the body of his general treatise; from the disordered mass of canons, collected from the earliest days, he selected the law actually in force. ... -The science of canon law was at length established." (CE. ix, 57.) +The science of canon law was at length established." (CE. ix, 57.) But this disordered mass out of which Gratian selected was very largely the old

@@ -1154,11 +1154,11 @@ largely the old

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forged reliances of the Church; thus in making his selections -"Gratian alleges forged decretals" (CE. iv,), -- including the -Constantine Donation, the Isidore forgeries, etc. Yet, withal, "the +"Gratian alleges forged decretals" (CE. iv,), -- including the +Constantine Donation, the Isidore forgeries, etc. Yet, withal, "the 'Decretum' of Gratian was considered in the middle of the twelfth century as a corpus juris canonici, i.e. a code of ecclesiastic -laws then in force." (CE. iv, 671.) It clinched the rivets in the +laws then in force." (CE. iv, 671.) It clinched the rivets in the forged fetters of the Church upon the neck of Christendom, and sanctioned the principles which in the next century were invoked to found and justify the Holy Inquisition. Of this celebrated @@ -1176,14 +1176,14 @@ Science and Religion, ch. x, p. 273.)

THE FULL FRUITION OF FORGERY

-

As said by Dr. McCabe: "There was no need of further +

As said by Dr. McCabe: "There was no need of further forgeries. Now securely established on its basis of forged donations of temporal power and territory, forged decretals stating its spiritual powers, and forged lives of saints and martyrs, the papacy was so strong and prosperous that the popes actually dreamed of forming a sort of United States of Europe with themselves as virtual presidents. Nearly every country was in some ingenious way -made out to be a fief of the Papacy and bound to recognize the Pope +made out to be a fief of the Papacy and bound to recognize the Pope as its feudal monarch." (LBB. 1130, 44-5.)

Founding thus its religion, that newer form of Paganism called @@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ between these archbishops and the Roman pontiff. ... On 25 August, 'Punctation of Ems,, consisting of twenty-three articles, which aimed at making the German archbishops practically independent of Rome. Assuming that Christ gave unlimited power of binding and -loosing to the Apostles and their successors, the bishops, the +loosing to the Apostles and their successors, the bishops, the 'Punctation' maintains that all prerogatives and reservations which were not actually connected with the primacy during the first three centuries owe their origin, to the Pseudo-Isidorian decretals, @@ -1249,21 +1249,21 @@ honorary one and advocate an independence of the arch-bishops in regard to the pope which is entirely incompatible with the Unity and Catholicity of the Church of Christ," -- such are the unctuous objections made by Christ's Church. However, the Punctations were -"ratified by the Archbishops, and sent to Emperor Joseph ii for his -support. The Emperor was pleased with the articles, and would have +"ratified by the Archbishops, and sent to Emperor Joseph ii for his +support. The Emperor was pleased with the articles, and would have pledged his unqualified support if his councillors had not for -political reasons advised him otherwise." (CE. v, 409-10.) +political reasons advised him otherwise." (CE. v, 409-10.) Rejecting the "assumption," now known to be false and forged, that -Christ had anything at all to do with Peter and the Rock-and-Keys +Christ had anything at all to do with Peter and the Rock-and-Keys forgery, all may now feel free to discard these primitive "Scripture" frauds just as all the others of the Church which have been exposed as false and abandoned.

-

FORGED SAINTS, MARTYRS AND MIRACLES

+

FORGED SAINTS, MARTYRS AND MIRACLES

"Throughout Church History there are miracles so well -authenticated that their truth cannot be denied." (CE. x, 345.) - " ... after the working of Satan with all power and signs and +authenticated that their truth cannot be denied." (CE. x, 345.) + " ... after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders." (2 Thess. ii, 9.)

Look we for a moment 'on this picture and on that, the @@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ superstition, taken advantage of by greedy priests to exploit their credulous dupes. Only benighted heathen Buddhists religiously believe the following:

-

"Peasant says Buddha Arose and Cured Him. +

"Peasant says Buddha Arose and Cured Him. "Chinese Tale of a 'Miracle' by Stone Image Causes Religious "Revival at Peking

@@ -1291,25 +1291,25 @@ believe the following:

superstition is being experienced by the Buddhists of Peking and vicinity, because an aged peasant vows that he was cured (last week) of a long-standing ailment when one of the stone images of -the sitting Buddha at Palichwang Pagoda rose to its feet, stepped +the sitting Buddha at Palichwang Pagoda rose to its feet, stepped forward, and then raised its arm in sign of benediction.

-

"The old peasant, named Chang Chi-kuang, is a farmer, living +

"The old peasant, named Chang Chi-kuang, is a farmer, living near Palichwang Pagoda [a short distance from the Peking gate of -the Great Wall]. Chang Chi-kuang, who, his neighbors say, has long +the Great Wall]. Chang Chi-kuang, who, his neighbors say, has long suffered from lung trouble [passing by with a load of garden-truck which he was carrying afoot into the city], became exhausted, and stopped for rest and for refuge from the heat in the shade of an old tree near the Pagoda, which is thirteen stories high and was -built 500 years ago, and in the days of the Ming emperors.

+built 500 years ago, and in the days of the Ming emperors.

-

"Chang Chi-kuang, as he lay resting in the shade, found his -gaze focused on the figure of the sitting Buddha, in the third -story of the Pagoda. ... The figure rose, Chang says, took two +

"Chang Chi-kuang, as he lay resting in the shade, found his +gaze focused on the figure of the sitting Buddha, in the third +story of the Pagoda. ... The figure rose, Chang says, took two steps, and raised its arms with a gesture of blessing. At this -point, according to Chang, he nearly swooned. He then fell to his +point, according to Chang, he nearly swooned. He then fell to his knees in devout worship, and when he raised his head after a long -prayer the Buddha had gone back to the place and position of the +prayer the Buddha had gone back to the place and position of the last few hundred years.

"The story of this miracle has spread rapidly. Every day now @@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ villages and farms in this part of the province.

"Both sides of the road from the Peking gate to the Pagoda are now lined with booths where incense is sold, and hundreds of Lama priests, with their begging bowls, now reap a rich gathering from -the pious pilgrims. ... And old Chang swears that he is now in +the pious pilgrims. ... And old Chang swears that he is now in better health than he has enjoyed since he was a boy." (Special Correspondence of the New York Times, October 14, 1928.)

@@ -1388,8 +1388,8 @@ thousands, millions perhaps, of them recorded for faith and edification in the innumerable "Acts" and "Lives" and wonder-works of the Holy Church of God. Those which are here mentioned are picked at random from a turning of the pages of the fifteen -ponderous tomes of CE., where they may be verified under the -respective names of the Saints. With scarcely an exception they are +ponderous tomes of CE., where they may be verified under the +respective names of the Saints. With scarcely an exception they are soberly recounted as actual verities of the past and living realities of the present.

@@ -1405,61 +1405,61 @@ articles of Christian faith, may be known by the mere fact of the

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existence in limitless numbers of these precious myths. Founded by -Jean Bolland, of Belgium, in the early years of the 1600's, an +Jean Bolland, of Belgium, in the early years of the 1600's, an important Church Society, known as the Bollandists, yet exists and industriously carries on its labors. "This monumental work, the -Acta Sanctorum of the Bollandists, has become the foundation of all -investigation in hagiography and legend." (CE. ix, 129.) For some +Acta Sanctorum of the Bollandists, has become the foundation of all +investigation in hagiography and legend." (CE. ix, 129.) For some three centuries its task has been and yet is, to edit and publish -in official Acta Sanctorum the Lives and "Acts" -- authenticated -records -- of every Saint in the Holy Roman Calendar. Arranged in +in official Acta Sanctorum the Lives and "Acts" -- authenticated +records -- of every Saint in the Holy Roman Calendar. Arranged in order of dates of their "feast days," so numerous is this heavenly mill-made host that up to the month of October over 25,000 -officially authenticated Saints are recorded; the Saint-library of +officially authenticated Saints are recorded; the Saint-library of the Society has over 150,000 saintly volumes. As it costs about -$50,000 to turn out one Saint by canonization, and "not less than +$50,000 to turn out one Saint by canonization, and "not less than $20,000" for beatification or the bestowal of the title of Blessed -(CE. ii, 369), -- the Church revenue from this single source is +(CE. ii, 369), -- the Church revenue from this single source is seen to have been considerable.

Holy Church is very careful and conscientious in its processes -of certifying Saints; at least two allegedly genuine and fully +of certifying Saints; at least two allegedly genuine and fully authenticated miracles must be proven to have been performed by the candidate alive or worked by his relics after death, before final -payment is required and the name certified as a Saint to the +payment is required and the name certified as a Saint to the Calendar. A fairly modern instance showing this clerical -scrupulosity may be cited, that of the Venerable Mary de Sales, who +scrupulosity may be cited, that of the Venerable Mary de Sales, who died in 1875 -- "Wishing to save the world over again, Jesus Our Lord had to use means till then unknown," that is, "The Way" -invented by Mary; but no miracles were satisfactorily proved to -justify making her a Saint; however, her sanctity was proved, and +invented by Mary; but no miracles were satisfactorily proved to +justify making her a Saint; however, her sanctity was proved, and she was decreed Venerable; some miracles must later have been proved up in her behalf, or the requisite $20,000 paid, -- for in -1897 her Beatification was decreed. (CE. ix, 754.)

+1897 her Beatification was decreed. (CE. ix, 754.)

However, even Infallibility may be fooled sometimes, even if not all the time. The most notorious instance is that of the holy -Saint Josaphat, "under which name and due to an odd slip of -inerrant inspiration, the great Lord Buddha, "The Light of Asia," -was duly certified a Saint in the Roman Martyrology (27 Nov.; CE. +Saint Josaphat, "under which name and due to an odd slip of +inerrant inspiration, the great Lord Buddha, "The Light of Asia," +was duly certified a Saint in the Roman Martyrology (27 Nov.; CE. iii, 297). More modernly, in 1802, an old grave was found containing a cadaver and a bottle "supposed to contain the blood of a martyr"; the relies were enshrined in an altar, and the erstwhile -owner of the remains was duly and solemnly canonized as Saint +owner of the remains was duly and solemnly canonized as Saint Philomena; but this was "by mistake"; and thus were fooled two -infallible Holinesses, Gregory XVI and Leo III. (CE. xii, 25.)

+infallible Holinesses, Gregory XVI and Leo III. (CE. xii, 25.)

-

"SPECULA STULTORUM"

+

"SPECULA STULTORUM"

-

Before thumbing the wonder-filled pages of CE. to pick out +

Before thumbing the wonder-filled pages of CE. to pick out from thousands, sundry examples of the inspired and truthful -histories of Saints and Martyrs, recorded for the moral edification +histories of Saints and Martyrs, recorded for the moral edification and mental stultification of the Faithful of the Twentieth Century, -- when only the miracles of Science in benefit of humanity are recognized by many as real, -- we may note the comment of that Exponent of "Catholic Truth" conscientiously questioning a case or -two of the certified Saint-

+two of the certified Saint-

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records. With respect to one of the notable female Saints, St. -Catherine of Alexandria, it is candidly explained: "Unfortunately +

records. With respect to one of the notable female Saints, St. +Catherine of Alexandria, it is candidly explained: "Unfortunately these Acts have been transformed and distorted by fantastic and diffuse descriptions which are entirely due to the imagination of the narrators -- [a notable one of whom was the great Bossuet of France], -- who cared less to state authentic facts than to charm -their readers by recitals of the marvelous." (CE. iii, 445.) +their readers by recitals of the marvelous." (CE. iii, 445.) Speaking of another case, St. Emmeram: "The improbability of the -tale, the fantastic details of the Saint's martyrdom, and the +tale, the fantastic details of the Saint's martyrdom, and the fantastic account of the prodigies attending his death, show that the writer, infected by the pious mania of his time, simply added to the facts imaginary details supposed to redound to the glory of @@ -1492,17 +1492,17 @@ example, the bubbling blood of the sixteen-hundred-year-old martyred St. Januarius, and its frequent efficacy in stopping eruptions of the Volcano Mt. Vesuvius, are explicitly affirmed by the Catholic Encyclopedia, which is now to be quoted. It may be -suspected, however, that even these certified Saint-tales, like so +suspected, however, that even these certified Saint-tales, like so many others, are fakes and "belong to the common foundation of all -legends of saints" (CE. i, 40), the fraud of which is confessed.

+legends of saints" (CE. i, 40), the fraud of which is confessed.

Very portentous is this St. Januarius, "martyred" about 305: "His holy blood is kept unto this day in a phial of glass, which being set near his head, bubbles up as though it were fresh," in the church of St. Januarius at Naples; a long article is replete -with plenary proofs of this and other miracles of the Saint. He was +with plenary proofs of this and other miracles of the Saint. He was thrown into a fiery furnace, but the flames would not touch him and -his companions; his executioner was struck blind, but the Saint +his companions; his executioner was struck blind, but the Saint cured him. His holy remains were brought to Naples, and are famous on account of many miracles, as recorded in the official papal "present Roman Martyrology," a longer account being given in the @@ -1521,9 +1521,9 @@ miracle. "It has had much to do with many conversations to Catholicism. Unfortunately, however, allegations have often been made as to the favorable verdict expressed by scientific men of note, which are not always verifiable. The supposed testimony of -the great chemist, Sir Humphrey Davy, who is declared to have +the great chemist, Sir Humphrey Davy, who is declared to have expressed his belief in the genuineness of -the miracle, is a case in point." (CE. viii, 295-7.)

+the miracle, is a case in point." (CE. viii, 295-7.)

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -1548,11 +1548,11 @@ local AEtna-stopper, the Holy Veil of St. Agatha, "which, according to tradition, has arrested the flow of lava toward Catania in the past." This sacred and potent relic, a bit tardily, after several large towns have been wiped out, has now "been exposed in the -cathedral by order of the Archbishop Cardinal Nava, who also issued +cathedral by order of the Archbishop Cardinal Nava, who also issued an appeal for prayers by all in the diocese. He exhorted the population to remain calm and maintain their faith. On previous occasions prayers to St. Agatha were said when an eruption -occurred, and the lava stopped short before Nicolosi and +occurred, and the lava stopped short before Nicolosi and Linguaglossa, twenty-five miles north of Catania." (N.Y. Sun, Nov. 13, 1928.) This tardy exposition of the Relics and order for prayers, -- after scientific examinations and airplane explorations @@ -1562,21 +1562,21 @@ mountain lessening," -- is somewhat posthumous, or humorous; the devastation was already wrought. If St. Agatha's anti-volcano Veil had been gotten out of storage and waved or hung up on the first signs of eruption, some of this history, one way or another, would -have been different. But if the Saint can stop volcanoes after the +have been different. But if the Saint can stop volcanoes after the evil deed is done, -- Well, one miracle of prevention is better than a larger number of miracles of cure, -- which are ineffective to repair the havoc in such cases. Like miracles of 'liquefaction of Holy Blood yet occur abundantly, as in the noted cases of -"'Saints John the Baptist, Stephen, Pantaleone, Patricia, Nicholas, +"'Saints John the Baptist, Stephen, Pantaleone, Patricia, Nicholas, Aloysius," et id omne genus; so with the bottled "Milk of our Lady" and the canned "fat of St. Thomas Aquinas," on their respective -Saint-days!. (CE. viii, 297.)

+Saint-days!. (CE. viii, 297.)

The sacred Council of Trent, in 1546, decreed: "That the saints who reign with Christ offer to God their prayers for men; that it is good and useful to invoke them by supplication and to have recourse to their aid and assistance in order to obtain from -God His benefits through His Son and Our Savior Jesus Christ, who +God His benefits through His Son and Our Savior Jesus Christ, who alone is our Savior and Redeemer." (Session xxv.) But the sacred Council, in its preoccupation of combating the nascent outraged revolt and protest of Protestantism, which was filching its most @@ -1593,45 +1593,45 @@ the great painting "The Intercession of the

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Saints," in the Royal Gallery at Naples: In the background is the +

Saints," in the Royal Gallery at Naples: In the background is the plague-stricken city; in the foreground the people are praying to the city authorities to avert the plague; the city authorities are praying to the Carthusian monks; the monks are praying to the Blessed Virgin; the Virgin prays to Christ; and Christ prays to his Father Almighty. The Holy Ghost, who "itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered," is quite left out -of the picture. Just how good and useful it is to invoke the Saints +of the picture. Just how good and useful it is to invoke the Saints directly, saving Doctor's bills and other inconveniences, will be -noticed in the catalogue of Saints below inscribed.

+noticed in the catalogue of Saints below inscribed.

-

It was in the fifth century, says Dr. McCabe, that "Rome began +

It was in the fifth century, says Dr. McCabe, that "Rome began on a large scale the forgery of lives of martyrs. Relics of martyrs were now being 'discovered' in great numbers to meet the pious demand of ignorant Christendom, and legends were fabricated by the thousands to authenticate the spurious bits of bone." (LBB. 1130, -p. 40.) "Such," says CE., "are the 'Martyrium S. Polycarpi,' +p. 40.) "Such," says CE., "are the 'Martyrium S. Polycarpi,' admitting, though it does, much that may be due to the pious fancy of the eye-witness"; also "the 'Acta SS. Perpetuae et Felicitas.'"

-

The Saint-mill of Holy Church began operations very early, or +

The Saint-mill of Holy Church began operations very early, or reached for grist far back into antiquity for the beginnings of its -Calendar of Saints. The first Saint who greets us among the +Calendar of Saints. The first Saint who greets us among the countless hordes of canonized Holy Ones is no less a primitive -personage that St. Abel, the younger son and second heir of our -mythical Father Adam, of Eden, who was canonized by Jesus Christ +personage that St. Abel, the younger son and second heir of our +mythical Father Adam, of Eden, who was canonized by Jesus Christ himself, we are told, "as the first of a long line of prophets martyred for justice's sake," as is the clerical interpretation of Matt. xxiii, 34-35, "That upon you may come all the righteous blood -shed upon the earth, from the blood of Abel unto the blood of -Zacharias," -- a bloody invocation in later centuries peculiarly -appropriate to the Church of Jesus Christ. This is a genuine -surprise, for no miracles wrought by St. Abel are recorded, and no +shed upon the earth, from the blood of Abel unto the blood of +Zacharias," -- a bloody invocation in later centuries peculiarly +appropriate to the Church of Jesus Christ. This is a genuine +surprise, for no miracles wrought by St. Abel are recorded, and no generous canonization fees seem to have been paid for his account into the Treasury of the Lord in Rome.

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OLD PAGAN STUFF

+

OLD PAGAN STUFF

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Many of the Pagan gods were converted into Christian Saints, +

Many of the Pagan gods were converted into Christian Saints, and seem to have brought over with them the special curative or prophylactic attributes for which they were invoked as specifics. Indeed, the whole system was purely Pagan: "Cures, apparitions, @@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@ tells of Aristeas of Proconnessus, Hermotimus of Claxomenae, Epimenides of Crete, that they were ascetics and thereby became ecstatic, even to the degree of the soul leaving the body, remaining far removed from it, and being able to appear in other -places." (CE. ix, 129.) The pious plan of temporal salvation in the +places." (CE. ix, 129.) The pious plan of temporal salvation in the Ages of Faith is thus historically vouched: "The whole social life of the Catholic world before the Reformation was animated with the idea of protection from the citizens of heaven. There were patrons @@ -1656,8 +1656,8 @@ or protectors in various forms of

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illness, as for instance: St. Agatha, diseases of the breast; -Apollonia, toothache; Blaise, sore throat; Clare and Lucy, eyes; -Benedict, against poison; Hubert, against bites of dogs." (CE. xi, +Apollonia, toothache; Blaise, sore throat; Clare and Lucy, eyes; +Benedict, against poison; Hubert, against bites of dogs." (CE. xi, 566.) "Catania honours St. Agatha as her patron saint, and throughout the region around Mt. AEtna she is invoked against the eruptions of the volcano, as elsewhere against fire and lightning." @@ -1673,17 +1673,17 @@ with the marks of crucifixion upon it; nineteen Jews were infamously put to death for the fabulous crime, and ninety others were condemned to death but released, for the sake of greed, upon payment of large fines; "Copin, the leader, stated that it was a -Jewish custom to crucify a boy once a year"! (CE. vii, 515); +Jewish custom to crucify a boy once a year"! (CE. vii, 515); similar infamies of falsehood are related in connection with St. -William of Norwich. (CE. xv, 635.)

+William of Norwich. (CE. xv, 635.)

Here is a monumental miracle with every assurance of verity. "St. Winefride was a maiden of great personal charm and endowed with rare gifts of intellect. The fame of her beauty and -accomplishments reached the ears of Caradoc, son of the neighboring +accomplishments reached the ears of Caradoc, son of the neighboring Prince Alen." She refused all his advances; frightened by his threats she fled towards the church where her uncle St. Beuno was -celebrating Mass. "Maddened by a disappointed passion, Caradoc +celebrating Mass. "Maddened by a disappointed passion, Caradoc pursued her and, overtaking her on the slope above the site of the present well, he drew his sword and at one blow severed her head from the body. The head rolled down the incline and, where it @@ -1692,13 +1692,13 @@ tragedy, left the altar, and accompanied by the parents came to the spot where the head lay beside the spring. "Taking up the maiden's head be carried it to where the body lay, covered both with his cloak, and then re-entered the church to finish the Holy Sacrifice. -When Mass was ended he knelt beside the Saint's body, offered up a +When Mass was ended he knelt beside the Saint's body, offered up a fervent prayer to God, and ordered the cloak which covered it to be removed. Thereupon Winefride, as if awakening from a deep slumber, rose up with no sign of the severing of the head except a thin white circle round her neck. Seeing the murderer leaning on his sword with an insolent and defiant air, St. Beuno invoked the -chastisement of heaven, and Caradoc fell dead on the spot, the +chastisement of heaven, and Caradoc fell dead on the spot, the popular belief being that the earth opened and swallowed him. Miraculously restored to life, Winefride seems to have lived in almost perpetual ecstasy and to have had familiar converse with @@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ changed to Holywell, and it stands there in Wales to this day, a bubblingly vocal witness to the verity of this holy yarn. Born in 600, beheaded and reheaded at sweet sixteen, she died Nov. 3, 660; "her death was foreshown to her in a vision by Christ Himself." -(CE. xv, 656-657.) "For more than a thousand years this Miraculous +(CE. xv, 656-657.) "For more than a thousand years this Miraculous Well has attracted numerous pilgrims; documents preserved in the British Museum give us its history, with the

@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@ British Museum give us its history, with the

earliest record of the miraculous cures effected by its waters. These ancient cures included cases of dropsy, paralysis, gout, melancholia, sciatica, cancer, alienation of mind, blood spitting, -etc. etc., also deliverance from evil spirits." (CE. repeats the +etc. etc., also deliverance from evil spirits." (CE. repeats the history of St. Winefride, or Gwenfrewi, in vii, 438.)

St. Wolfgang, by a unique miracle, "forced the devil to help @@ -1735,25 +1735,25 @@ only went unrebuked and unchecked by the Vicars of God; many of the vice-Gods were among the most prolific miracle-mongers of the ages of Faith. One of the most notorious wonder-workers and wonder- forgers of Holy Church was no less a personage than His Holiness -Pope St. Gregory the Great (590-604). He has the doubtful +Pope St. Gregory the Great (590-604). He has the doubtful distinction of being the author of four celebrated volumes of Dialogi, which are a veritable thesaurus of holy wonders. From this treasury of nature-fakery we have seen the old Pagan example, -affirmed as Christian fact by Gregory, as quoted by CE., of the man +affirmed as Christian fact by Gregory, as quoted by CE., of the man carried off by mistake by the Angel of Death, but restored to life when the oversight was discovered. He also relates a great flood of -the Tiber which threatened to destroy Rome, until a copy of His +the Tiber which threatened to destroy Rome, until a copy of His Holiness's "Dialogi" was thrown into the swollen waters, which immediately subsided, and the Holy City was thus saved. His Holiness solemnly records the case of an awful belly-ache suffered by a holy nun, which he avers was caused by her having swallowed a devil along with a piece of lettuce which she was eating without having taken the due precaution of making the sign of the cross -over it to scare away any lurking imps of Satan; and this devil, +over it to scare away any lurking imps of Satan; and this devil, when commanded by a holy monk to come out of the nun, derisively replied: "How am I to blame? I was sitting on the lettuce, and this woman, not having made the sign of the cross, ate me along with -it!" (Dial. lib. i, c. 4.) When elected Pope in 590 the city of +it!" (Dial. lib. i, c. 4.) When elected Pope in 590 the city of Rome was afflicted by a dreadful pestilence; the angels of the angry God of all mercies were relentlessly flinging fiery darts among the devout Christian populace. To conjure away the pestilence @@ -1762,17 +1762,17 @@ inhabitants -- His Holiness headed a monkish parade through the stricken city, when of a sudden he saw the Archangel Michael hovering over the great Pagan mausoleum of Hadrian, just in the act of sheathing his flaming sword, while three angels with him chanted -the original verses of the Regina Caeli; the great Pope made the +the original verses of the Regina Caeli; the great Pope made the Sign of the Cross and broke into Hallelujahs -- (that is, "Praise to Yahveh," the old Hebrew war-god). In commemoration of the -wondrous event, the pious Pope built a Christian chapel, dedicated +wondrous event, the pious Pope built a Christian chapel, dedicated to St. Michael, atop the Pagan monument, and over it erected the colossal statue of the Archangel in the sword-sheathing act, which -stands there in Rome to this day -- the Castel Saint' Angelo, in +stands there in Rome to this day -- the Castel Saint' Angelo, in enduring proof of the miracle and of the veracity of papal -narratives. (CE. vi, 782.) The authorship of this monkish Hymn to +narratives. (CE. vi, 782.) The authorship of this monkish Hymn to the Queen of Heaven being unknown, pious invention supplied its -true history: "that St. Gregory the Great heard the first three +true history: "that St. Gregory the Great heard the first three lines chanted by angels on a certain Easter

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morning in Rome while he walked barefoot in a great religious -procession, and that the Saint thereupon added the fourth line." +procession, and that the Saint thereupon added the fourth line." (C.E. xii, 719.) Such is ecclesiastical "history."

-

The literary attainments of His Holiness Gregory were +

The literary attainments of His Holiness Gregory were tempered, if not corrupted, by his holy zeal, for "in his -commentary on Job, Gregory I warns the reader that he need not be +commentary on Job, Gregory I warns the reader that he need not be surprised to find mistakes of Latin Grammar, since in dealing with so holy a work as the Bible a writer should not stop to make sure whether his cases and tenses are right." (Robinson, The Ordeal of Civilization, p. 62.) However, his zeal for more material things -was not thus hampered: "Pope Gregory I contrived to make his real +was not thus hampered: "Pope Gregory I contrived to make his real belief in the approaching end of the world yield the papacy about 1800 square miles of land and a revenue of about $2,000,000. He used bribes, threats and all kinds of stratagems to attain his -ends." (McCabe, LBB. 1130, p. 40.)

+ends." (McCabe, LBB. 1130, p. 40.)

-

His Holiness Gregory I was himself one of the greatest +

His Holiness Gregory I was himself one of the greatest thaumatur-gists of the Ages of Faith: "the miracles attributed to -Gregory are very many." (CE. vi, 786.) When Mohammed was forging +Gregory are very many." (CE. vi, 786.) When Mohammed was forging his inspired Book of Koran, the illuminating spirit, in the guise of a dove, would perch on his shoulder and whisper the divine revelations into his ear, -- a miracle which none but quite devout -Mohammedans believe. But Peter the Deacon, in his Vita of His -wonder-working Holiness, records that when St. Gregory was +Mohammedans believe. But Peter the Deacon, in his Vita of His +wonder-working Holiness, records that when St. Gregory was dictating his Homilies On Ezekiel: "A veil was drawn between his secretary and himself. As, however, the pope remained silent for long periods at a time, the servant made a hole in the curtain and, -looking through, beheld a dove seated on Gregory's head with his +looking through, beheld a dove seated on Gregory's head with his beak between his lips. When the dove withdrew its beak the holy pontiff spoke and the secretary took down his words; but when he became silent the secretary again applied his eye to the hole and -saw that the dove had replaced its beak between his lips." (CE. vi, +saw that the dove had replaced its beak between his lips." (CE. vi, 786.) No good Christian can doubt, after this proof, that their Holinesses are constantly and directly inspired and guided by the Holy Ghost, as Holy Church assures. Wonderful as this bit of -Gregory's history is, to recommend him to lasting remembrance, "his +Gregory's history is, to recommend him to lasting remembrance, "his great claim to remembrance lies in the fact that he is the real father of the medieval papacy." (Ibid.) These qualities of the Holy Father which we have noticed may to an extent explain some of the @@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ eccentricities of the Medieval Papacy.

Lecky, History of Rationalism, i, 164.

As loathsome an example as is to be found in the annals of -Christian apologetics for fraud and imposture is this from CE., +Christian apologetics for fraud and imposture is this from CE., following a long and revolting exposition of the Christian frauds with respect to holy Relics of the Church:

@@ -1847,8 +1847,8 @@ with respect to holy Relics of the Church:

continuance of a cult which extends back into remote antiquity. [i. e. into Paganism.] ... "Supposing the relic to be spurious, NO DISHONOR IS DONE - TO GOD by the continuance of an error handed down in perfect - good faith for many centuries"! (CE. xii, 387.)

+ TO GOD by the continuance of an error handed down in perfect + good faith for many centuries"! (CE. xii, 387.)

It may well be that the holy God of the Christians is immune to dishonor by worship through lying Christian frauds; but one may @@ -1861,7 +1861,7 @@ fostered all these degrading Churchly cheats.

Before viewing some of these priestly impostures, never once rebuked or prevented by pope or priest, but, rather, industriously stimulated by them for purposes of perpetuating ignorance and -superstition, and of feeding their own insatiate avarice, CE. will +superstition, and of feeding their own insatiate avarice, CE. will be invoked to give a graphic, though clerically casuistic and apologetic review of the debauchery of morals and mind which made possible these scandalous unholy practices of Holy Church.

@@ -1872,14 +1872,14 @@ possible these scandalous unholy practices of Holy Church.

occasional occurrence of many, grave abuses. ... In the Theodosian Code the sale of relics is forbidden (vii, ix, 17), but numerous stories, of which it would be easy to collect a - long series, beginning with the writings of Pope St. Gregory - the Great and St. Gregory of Tours, prove to us that many + long series, beginning with the writings of Pope St. Gregory + the Great and St. Gregory of Tours, prove to us that many unprincipled persons found a means of enriching themselves by a sort of trade in these objects of devotion, the majority of which no doubt were fraudulent. At the beginning of the ninth century the exportation of the bodies of martyrs from Rome had assumed the proportions of a regular commerce, and a certain - deacon, Deusdona, acquired an unenviable notoriety in these + deacon, Deusdona, acquired an unenviable notoriety in these transactions. What was in the long run hardly less disastrous than fraud or avarice, was the keen rivalry between religious centers, and the eager credulity fostered by the desire to be @@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ possible these scandalous unholy practices of Holy Church.

remains accidentally discovered near a church or in the catacombs as the body of a martyr ... the custom of making facsimiles and imitations, a custom which persists to our own - day in the replicas of the Vatican statue of St. Peter -- + day in the replicas of the Vatican statue of St. Peter -- [itself a fraud] or of the Grotto of Lourdes -- all these are causes adequate to account for the multitude of unquestionably spurious relics with which the treasuries of great medieval @@ -1923,7 +1923,7 @@ possible these scandalous unholy practices of Holy Church.

Maggiore -- can only be considered to be of doubtful authenticity. ... Strangely enough, an inscription in Greek uncials of the eighth century is found on one of the boards, - the inscription having nothing to do with the Crib but being + the inscription having nothing to do with the Crib but being apparently concerned with some commercial transaction. It is hard to explain its presence on the supposition that the relic is authentic. Similar difficulties might be urged against the @@ -1934,7 +1934,7 @@ possible these scandalous unholy practices of Holy Church.

of the Cross, is authentic; but she approves of honor being paid to those relics which with reasonable probability are believed to be genuine, and which are invested with due - ecclesiastical sanctions." (CE. xii, 737.) Such sophistry!

+ ecclesiastical sanctions." (CE. xii, 737.) Such sophistry!

The pettifogging sophistry of the foregoing argumentation, as of that which follows from the same clerical source, needs no @@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@ following:

to ascertain, or to effect in a general way, one of two possible events, the law of probabilities gives an equal chance to success and failure, and success does more to - support than failure would do to destroy superstition." (CE. + support than failure would do to destroy superstition." (CE. xiv, 340, 341.) All these holy cults are thus confessed frauds and superstitions fostered by ecclesiastic greed.

@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ built and consecrated without a box of dead man's bones or other fetid human scraps and relics deposited under the holy altar of God. The decree of the second council of Nice, A.D. 787, reaffirmed by the Council of Trent in 1546, forbade the consecration of any -Church without a supply of relics. (CE. xii, 737.) Thus the ancient +Church without a supply of relics. (CE. xii, 737.) Thus the ancient superstition is sanctioned and its observance made mandatory; an unceasing demand is created, and the market supply is more than equal to the pious demand. Hence the great and valuable, and @@ -2002,7 +2002,7 @@ fraudulent, traffic above confessed and clerically palliated.

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"The Legend as to the discovering of the Cross of Christ" (CE. +

"The Legend as to the discovering of the Cross of Christ" (CE. vii, 203). The Holy City, Jerusalem, was, twice destroyed by the Romans, in 70 A.D. by Titus, and again as the result of the rebellion of Bar-Cochba, 132-135 A.D. The work was peculiarly @@ -2012,14 +2012,14 @@ with salt so that nothing might ever grow there again: though pious myths soon flourished exuberantly. Later a pagan city was established on the site, named AElia Capitoline, and a great Temple of Venus was erected on a suitable spot. Over two centuries later, -about 326 A.D., a great and venerated Catholic lady Saint made a +about 326 A.D., a great and venerated Catholic lady Saint made a pious pilgrimage to the Holy City, namely, St. Helena, sainted -mother of the new "Christian" Emperor Constantine. This is the St. +mother of the new "Christian" Emperor Constantine. This is the St. Helena who got her start as a Pagan barmaid in a wild country village; she fell into the graces of the Roman Imperator -Constantius as he marched through the country, became his mistress +Constantius as he marched through the country, became his mistress by "concubinatus," and bore unto him who was afterwards the godly -Emperor Constantine. (CE. iv, 300.) Upon the pilgrimage of the +Emperor Constantine. (CE. iv, 300.) Upon the pilgrimage of the pious Dowager-mother to Jerusalem, great pomp and ceremony attended her visit, under the auspices of

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the good Bishop Macarius. By order of the Bishop and in honor of -the Christian Saint, the Temple of Venus was torn down; it was +

the good Bishop Macarius. By order of the Bishop and in honor of +the Christian Saint, the Temple of Venus was torn down; it was found to have been built over an empty rock grave therefore -identically the authentic sepulchre of Jesus Christ. is it true, +identically the authentic sepulchre of Jesus Christ. is it true, that this destroyed Temple of Venus and the inclosed Holy Sepulchre were inside the walls of the City, while the Gospels inspiredly aver that the grave was outside the walls: a trifling discrepancy @@ -2059,9 +2059,9 @@ N&PNF. II, p. 258.)

Due to its unfortunate separation from its original position, it was for the moment impossible to distinguish the True Cross of -Christ from those of the thieves. A miracle was vouchsafed, +Christ from those of the thieves. A miracle was vouchsafed, however, to identify the real Cross of the Christ: the True Cross -bowed itself down before the Saintly Empress; or, a sick woman -- +bowed itself down before the Saintly Empress; or, a sick woman -- or a sick man -- was cured upon touching the True Cross after having tried the other two in vain -- according to which priestly version is the more truthful. Sozomen (supra) says that it was "a @@ -2069,13 +2069,13 @@ certain lady of rank in Jerusalem who was inflicted with a most grievous and incurable disease," whose miraculous curing attested the True Cross; "a dead person was also restored to life" by its thaumaturgic touch: -- "all as predicted by the prophets and by the -Sibyl." Some tinge of dubiety may be thrown upon the report of -Bishop Macarius, who made the wondrous discoveries first recorded +Sibyl." Some tinge of dubiety may be thrown upon the report of +Bishop Macarius, who made the wondrous discoveries first recorded by the Church historians Socrates, about 439 A.D. (Eccles. Hist. I, xvii), and Sozomen, who wrote a little later (Eccles. Hist. II, i), by the fact that the earliest Church Historian, the very -informative and fabling Bishop Eusebius (d. 340), in his Life of -Constantine (III, iii, and III, xxviii), gives a very +informative and fabling Bishop Eusebius (d. 340), in his Life of +Constantine (III, iii, and III, xxviii), gives a very circumstantial account of the visit of the ex-Empress St. Helena to Jerusalem, and of the erection of a Christian Church over the Holy Sepulchre, but he is silent as the grave about the discovery of any @@ -2092,27 +2092,27 @@ which exactly it was.

The subsequent "history" of the Cross of Christ is a tangle of typically clerical contradictions and impossibilities. "Very soon after the discovery of the True Cross, its wood was cut up -into small relics and scattered throughout Christendom." (CE. iv, +into small relics and scattered throughout Christendom." (CE. iv, 524.)

"We learn from St. Cyril of Jerusalem (before 350) that the wood of the Cross, discovered about 318, [it was in 326] was -already distributed throughout the world." (CE. xii, 736.) But -these assurances of St. Cyril and of CE. seem out of harmony with +already distributed throughout the world." (CE. xii, 736.) But +these assurances of St. Cyril and of CE. seem out of harmony with the accredited history of the capture and asportation of the reputed integral True Cross by Chosroes (Khosru) II, King of Persia, who took Jerusalem in 614, massacring 90,000 good Christians, captured the Cross of Christ among his booty, and -carried it off whole in triumph to Persia! (CE. iii, 105), -- with +carried it off whole in triumph to Persia! (CE. iii, 105), -- with results very disastrous to the Faith: "The shock which religious men received through this dreadful event can hardly now be -realized. The imposture of Constantine bore bitter fruit; the +realized. The imposture of Constantine bore bitter fruit; the sacred wood which had filled the world with its miracles was detected to be a helpless counterfeit, borne off in triumph by deriding blasphemers. All confidence in the apostolic powers of the Asiatic bishops was lost; not one of them could work a wonder for his own salvation in the dire extremity." (Draper, The Intellectual -Development of Europe, i, 328; Gibbon, p. 451.) The truly +Development of Europe, i, 328; Gibbon, p. 451.) The truly miraculous nature of this True Cross is thus described by Draper: "The wood of the Cross displayed a property of growth, and hence furnished an abundant supply for the demands of pilgrims and an @@ -2121,31 +2121,31 @@ course of subsequent years there was accumulated in the various churches of Europe, from this particular relic, a sufficiency to have constructed many hundred crosses." (Op. cit. i, 309.) On a great porphyry column before the Church of St. Sophia at -Constantinople, stood a statue of the Pagan god Apollo; the face -was altered into the features of the Emperor Constantine, and the +Constantinople, stood a statue of the Pagan god Apollo; the face +was altered into the features of the Emperor Constantine, and the Nails of the True Cross, set around like rays, were used to garnish the crown upon his head. Another of these holy Nails has for centuries adorned and consecrated the crown of the emperors of the -Holy Roman Empire. The horses of a regiment of cavalry could +Holy Roman Empire. The horses of a regiment of cavalry could probably be shod with the copious supply of these Holy Nails now venerated as sacred relies.

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"It is remarkable," says CE., "that St. Jerome, who expatiates +

"It is remarkable," says CE., "that St. Jerome, who expatiates upon the Cross, the Title, and the Nails, discovered by St. Helena, -says nothing either of the Lance or of the Crown. of Thorns, and -the silence of Andreas of Crete in the eighth century is still more +says nothing either of the Lance or of the Crown. of Thorns, and +the silence of Andreas of Crete in the eighth century is still more surprising." But in due time this oversight was piously repaired. -Bishop Gregory of Tours, among other faithful Church chroniclers, +Bishop Gregory of Tours, among other faithful Church chroniclers, produces the Crown of Thorns, and, as an eyewitness to it, "avers that the thorns in the Crown still looked green, a freshness which was miraculously renewed every day"; which episcopal assurance, -skeptically remarks CE., "does not much strengthen the historical +skeptically remarks CE., "does not much strengthen the historical testimony for the authenticity of the relic." But, "in any case, Justinian, who died in 565, is stated to have given a thorn to St. -Germanus, which was long preserved at Saint-Germain-des-Pres, while -the Empress Irene sent Charlemagne several thorns which were -deposited by him at Aachen. ... In 1238 Baldwin II, the Latin -Emperor of Constantinople,

+Germanus, which was long preserved at Saint-Germain-des-Pres, while +the Empress Irene sent Charlemagne several thorns which were +deposited by him at Aachen. ... In 1238 Baldwin II, the Latin +Emperor of Constantinople,

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -2157,7 +2157,7 @@ Emperor of Constantinople,

Crown of Thorns to St. Louis, King of France. It was then actually [in pawn] in the hands of the Venetians as security for a heavy loan, but it was redeemed and conveyed to Paris, where St. Louis -built the Sainte Chapelle for its reception." The further history +built the Sainte Chapelle for its reception." The further history of the holy spurious relic is traced in detail; as late as 1896 "a magnificent new reliquary of rock crystal was made for it"; but by that time the holy relic, like a fighting-cock with his tail- @@ -2166,25 +2166,25 @@ consists only of a circlet of rushes, without any trace of thorns." A ray of light on Church fakery is thrown by the closing comment: "That all the reputed holy thorns of which notice has survived cannot by any possibility be authentic will be disputed by no one; -more than 700 such relics have been enumerated"! (.CE. iv, 540, +more than 700 such relics have been enumerated"! (.CE. iv, 540, 541.)

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As for the Holy Lance, which pierced the side of the dying +

As for the Holy Lance, which pierced the side of the dying God, also resurrected by pious diligence of "invention," its devious and dubious history is thus traced by our modern ecclesiastical mummery" monger: "A spear believed to be identical with that which pierced our Savior's body, was venerated at Jerusalem at the close of the sixth century. The sacred relics of the Passion fell into the bands of the pagans. Many centuries -afterwards (i.e. in 1241), the point of the Lance was presented by -Baldwin to St. Louis, and it was enshrined with the Crown of Thorns -in the Sainte Chapelle. Another part of the Lance is preserved -under the dome of St. Peter's in Rome. ... Rival lances are known +afterwards (i.e. in 1241), the point of the Lance was presented by +Baldwin to St. Louis, and it was enshrined with the Crown of Thorns +in the Sainte Chapelle. Another part of the Lance is preserved +under the dome of St. Peter's in Rome. ... Rival lances are known to be preserved at Nuremberg, Paris, etc. Another lance claiming to be that which produced the wound in Christ's side is now preserved among the imperial insignia at Vienna; another is preserved at Cracow. Legend assigns the name of Longinus to the soldier who -thrust the Lance into our Savior's side; according to the same +thrust the Lance into our Savior's side; according to the same tradition, he was healed of ophtbalmia and converted by a drop of the precious blood spurting from the wound." (viii, 773-4.)

@@ -2192,20 +2192,20 @@ the precious blood spurting from the wound." (viii, 773-4.)

miracle, the very stairway, "consisting of twenty-eight white marble steps, ... the stairway leading once to the Praetorium of Pilate, hence sanctified by the footsteps of Our Lord during his -Passion," as we are assured by CE. (viii, 505.) This famous relic, +Passion," as we are assured by CE. (viii, 505.) This famous relic, the "Holy Stairs," which somehow escaped the two destructions of Jerusalem and the ravages of time for nearly three centuries, was "brought from Jerusalem to Rome about 326 by St. Helena, mother of -Constantine the Great. ... It is now before the Sancta Sanctorum +Constantine the Great. ... It is now before the Sancta Sanctorum (Holy of Holies) of the Lateran Palace. The Sancta Sanctorum receiving its name from the many precious relics preserved there, also contains the celebrated image of Christ, 'not made with hands,' which on certain occasions used to be carried through Rome in procession. ... The Holy Stairs may only be ascended on the -knees. ... Finally Pius X, on 26 February, 1908, granted a plenary +knees. ... Finally Pius X, on 26 February, 1908, granted a plenary indulgence [i.e. a permanent escape from Purgatory] -- to be gained as often as the Stairs are devoutly ascended after confession and -communion." (CE. viii, 505.) It is related that Father Luther was +communion." (CE. viii, 505.) It is related that Father Luther was performing this holy penitential climb of the "Scala Sancta," when suddenly the vast sham and fraud of his religion burst upon his consciousness: the

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Reformation was a consequence. In passing this famous "Mother of -Churches," St. John Lateran, we may admire the wonderful portrait -of Jesus Christ which adorns its sacred walls; the painting of it +Churches," St. John Lateran, we may admire the wonderful portrait +of Jesus Christ which adorns its sacred walls; the painting of it was begun by Dr. St. Luke himself, but being left incomplete, it was finished by an angel.

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discarded in shame by the Church now that their fraudulent origin and purpose are exposed to public obloquy and ridicule. In full blaze of world attention and publicity of the Twentieth Century, -God's own Vicar vouches before the world for these tawdry +God's own Vicar vouches before the world for these tawdry impostures, brought forth before the world to lend climax of superstitious solemnity to his crazy Crusade of prayer and incited pious hatred against the brave efforts of the Russians to undo the fell work of the Church in that unhappy land. Associated Press dispatches from Vatican City announce: "To lend emphasis to the -protest here, celebrated relics kept at St. Peter's -- a portion of +protest here, celebrated relics kept at St. Peter's -- a portion of the true cross; St. Veronica's Veil, with which Christ is said to have wiped His face on His way to Calvary, and the centurion's lance which pierced His Side -- will be displayed." (N.Y. Herald- Tribune, March 19, 1930.) "After the ceremony those present will receive benediction with the sacred relics." (N.Y. Sun, Mch. 13, -1930.) Nearby, "the stones of the pavement on which the Apostles -[Peter and Paul] knelt in prayer and which are said to contain the +1930.) Nearby, "the stones of the pavement on which the Apostles +[Peter and Paul] knelt in prayer and which are said to contain the impression of their knees, are now in the wall of the Church of -Santa Francesca Romana." (CE. xiii, 797.) Such lying vouchers are +Santa Francesca Romana." (CE. xiii, 797.) Such lying vouchers are fit setting for the crusade of unholy lies and hate against a people which for centuries has been kept in grossest ignorance and superstition by greedy priestcraft, now repudiated by its victims.

@@ -2258,14 +2258,14 @@ splendor of the Pagan Pontifex Maximum to celebrate the Event, and by his Infallible presence to vouch again for the genuineness of these holy spurious Relics. Probably he wore and ostentated in the joy of its recovery, the celebrated "so-called Episcopal Ring of -St. Peter, rich with sapphires and diamonds," stolen from the +St. Peter, rich with sapphires and diamonds," stolen from the Vatican treasury in 1925, and recently recaptured with the thief. (Herald-Tribune, Dec. 3, 1929.) It is possible that he sat in state -in the very Throne or "Chair of St. Peter," which the Fisherman -Pope used, as dubiously vouched by CE. under that caption. In any +in the very Throne or "Chair of St. Peter," which the Fisherman +Pope used, as dubiously vouched by CE. under that caption. In any event, whatever throne he used was planted immediately above the -grave where lies the headless cadaver of St. Peter himself, for -"the skulls of Sts. Peter and Paul" were later viewed at the +grave where lies the headless cadaver of St. Peter himself, for +"the skulls of Sts. Peter and Paul" were later viewed at the Lateran, and there "shown for the adoration of the Faithful." As announced in several Press dispatches, an inventory of the holy Relies and ceremonials is here recorded. In preparation for the @@ -2281,9 +2281,9 @@ Cradle of

Bethlehem [made out of an eighth century packing case] will be brought forth. Those attending mass at the Lateran will be able to -view the skulls of Sts. Peter and Paul, and a bit of what is +view the skulls of Sts. Peter and Paul, and a bit of what is believed [by whom, not stated] to be the True Cross -- [carried off -entire in 614 by the Persians]; ... the reputed Lance of the Roman +entire in 614 by the Persians]; ... the reputed Lance of the Roman centurion who speared the side of Christ, and the 'Holy Veil' or napkin offered to Christ by St. Veronica," -- who is a myth forged from "vera icon." (A.P. dispatch, Apl. 19, 1930.) Also: "A fragment @@ -2291,10 +2291,10 @@ of the Cross and two Thorns from the crown of the Savior. ... The Sancta Scala (Holy Stairs), ... drew the usual Good Friday throngs of the Faithful today. ... Processions were held inside the ancient edifices to honor the relics, [including] what, according to -tradition, are the heads of the apostles St. Peter and St. Paul ... +tradition, are the heads of the apostles St. Peter and St. Paul ... shown for the adoration of the Faithful." (Herald-Tribune, Apl. 19, 1930.) Then came the consummation and solemn Infallible accrediting -of these "most precious relics": -- "Pope Celebrates Easter Mass. +of these "most precious relics": -- "Pope Celebrates Easter Mass. ... Relics of the Passion [surrounded him], -- a reputed fragment of the Cross, a piece of the Spear which pierced [reputedly] the side of the Savior, and the Veil of St. Veronica. ... were @@ -2304,16 +2304,16 @@ finita est" -- and these originally bogus frauds are genuine and authentic Relics -- for the Faithful who may believe it.

Samples of the "seed of the Serpent" of Eden, the scales that -fell from the eyes of Elijah's servant, the original wicked flea, -the two dwarf mummies of Bildad the Shu-hite and Ne-hi-miah, the -200 Philistine trophies (foreskins) brought in by David as his +fell from the eyes of Elijah's servant, the original wicked flea, +the two dwarf mummies of Bildad the Shu-hite and Ne-hi-miah, the +200 Philistine trophies (foreskins) brought in by David as his marriage dot (1 Sam. xviii, 25-27), the horn of salvation, and the instruments of Cornelius's Italian Band, are about the only honest- to-goodness authentic Biblical relics which seem not to be preserved among the countless holy fake treasures of Holy Church. -The famous juvenile pocket-inventories of Tom Sawyer and -Huckleberry Finn, and the monstrous fakeries of the late lamented -Phineas Barnum, are paltry trivialities beside the countless and +The famous juvenile pocket-inventories of Tom Sawyer and +Huckleberry Finn, and the monstrous fakeries of the late lamented +Phineas Barnum, are paltry trivialities beside the countless and priceless Relic-treasures of Holy Church, religiously guarded for "veneration" by True Believers blessed by the privilege of paying -- the more you pay the more you merit" is the maxim - to gaze in @@ -2330,10 +2330,10 @@ churches and superstitious dupes through Europe.

Yet in existence are several portraits of the Mother of God, "said to have been painted by St. Luke; they belong to the Sixth -century." (CE. xv, 471.) "There is still preserved at Messina a +century." (CE. xv, 471.) "There is still preserved at Messina a letter attributed to the Blessed Virgin, which, it is claimed, was written by her to the Messenians when Our Lady heard of their -conversion by St. Paul" (x, 217; cf. list of several: i, 613.) "The +conversion by St. Paul" (x, 217; cf. list of several: i, 613.) "The Shroud of the Blessed Virgin is preserved in the Church of

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Gethsemane." (xiv, 775.) The Holy Winding Sheet or shroud of the Christ was formerly "exposed for veneration" at Troyes; but the Bishop "declared after due inquiry that the relic was nothing but -a painting and opposed its exposition. Clement VI, by four Bulls +a painting and opposed its exposition. Clement VI, by four Bulls (1390), approved the exposition as lawful." After being stolen and hawked about, this sacred relic "is now exposed and honored at Turin." (xv, 67-68.) There must be something wrong about this, for @@ -2353,17 +2353,17 @@ Turin." (xv, 67-68.) There must be something wrong about this, for Christ, brought back after the first crusade. An official investigation in 1444 asserted the authenticity of the relic." (xi, 668.) The Minster treasury of the Cathedral of Aix-la-Chapelle, or -Aachen, where Charlemagne enshrined the Holy Thorns, "includes a +Aachen, where Charlemagne enshrined the Holy Thorns, "includes a large number of relics, vessels, and vestments, the most important being those known as the four 'Great Relics,' namely, the cloak of the Blessed Virgin, the swaddling-clothes of the infant Jesus, the loin-cloth worn by Our Lord on the Cross, and the cloth on which -lay the head of John the Baptist after his beheading. They are +lay the head of John the Baptist after his beheading. They are exposed every seven years, and venerated by thousands of Pilgrims (139,628 in 1874, and 158,968 in 1881")! (i, 92.)

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Without comment we let CE. record for the faith of its +

Without comment we let CE. record for the faith of its readers, several of the very notable and most remunerative Relics treasured by Holy Church. That they are all impossible, are all bogus, all crude forgeries and fakes only possible of credit by the @@ -2377,15 +2377,15 @@ vastness of the grand larceny thus perpetrated in the name of God,

"The possession of the seamless garment of Christ is claimed by the Cathedral of Trier and by the parish church of Argenteuil; the former claims that the relic was sent by the Empress St. -Helena, basing their claim on a document sent by Pope Sylvester to +Helena, basing their claim on a document sent by Pope Sylvester to the Church of Trier, but this cannot be considered genuine. ... The relic itself offers no reason to doubt its genuineness. Plenary indulgences were granted to all pilgrims who should visit the cathedral of Trier at the time of the exposition of the Holy Coat, which was to take place every seven years." (vii, 400-1.) "The Church venerates the Holy Innocents, or Martyrs, the children -massacred by Herod, estimated in various Liturgies as 14,000, -64,000, 144,000 boys. The Church of Paul's Outside the Walls is +massacred by Herod, estimated in various Liturgies as 14,000, +64,000, 144,000 boys. The Church of Paul's Outside the Walls is believed to possess the bodies of several of the Holy Innocents. A portion of these relics was transferred by Sixtus V to Santa Maria Maggiore. The Church of St. Justina at Padua, the cathedrals of @@ -2393,7 +2393,7 @@ Lisbon and Milan, and other Churches also preserve bodies which they claim to be those of some of the Holy Innocents. It is impossible to determine the day or the year of the death of the Holy Innocents, since the chronology of the birth of Christ and the -subsequent Biblical events is most uncertain"' (CE. vii, 419.)

+subsequent Biblical events is most uncertain"' (CE. vii, 419.)

In the cathedral of Cologne are preserved the skulls of the Three Wise Men who followed the Star of Bethlehem. In the @@ -2406,7 +2406,7 @@ neighboring Church of St. Gereon are distributed over the walls

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the bones from a whole cemetery, dug up and displayed as those of -that mythical Saint and his Theban Band of 10,000 Martyrs; in +that mythical Saint and his Theban Band of 10,000 Martyrs; in fitting competition are the spoils of the neighboring graveyard, yielding the bones of St. Ursula and her 11,000 Virgin Martyrs. The miraculous bones of Santa Rosalia in Palermo are the bones of a @@ -2414,17 +2414,17 @@ deceased goat!

"The city of Tarascon has for its patron, St. Martha, who, according to the legend, delivered the country from a monster -called 'Tarasque.' The Church of 'Saintes Marias de la Mer' +called 'Tarasque.' The Church of 'Saintes Marias de la Mer' contains three venerated tombs; according to a tradition which is -attached to the legends concerning the emigration of St. Lazarus, -St. Martha, St. Mary Magdalene, and St. Maximus, these tombs -contain the bodies of the three Marys of the Gospels." (CE. i, +attached to the legends concerning the emigration of St. Lazarus, +St. Martha, St. Mary Magdalene, and St. Maximus, these tombs +contain the bodies of the three Marys of the Gospels." (CE. i, 238.)

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The Abbot Martin obtained for his monastery in Alsace the +

The Abbot Martin obtained for his monastery in Alsace the following inestimable articles: A spot of the blood of our Savior; -a piece of the True Cross; the arm of the Apostle James; part of -the skeleton of John the Baptist; a bottle of the Milk of the +a piece of the True Cross; the arm of the Apostle James; part of +the skeleton of John the Baptist; a bottle of the Milk of the Mother of God. (Draper, The Intellectual Development of Europe, ii, 57.) But perhaps none of these impostures surpassed in audacity that offered by a monastery in Jerusalem, which presented to the @@ -2433,33 +2433,33 @@ between Science and Religion, p. 270.) Also there were displayed sundry choice collections of the wing and tail feathers of the said Holy Ghost, from time to time shed off or pulled out when, in the disguise of a Dove, It (or He or She) came down and perched on -people. In England at the time of Henry VIII (1501), Our Lady's +people. In England at the time of Henry VIII (1501), Our Lady's girdle was shown in not less than eleven places, and Our Lady's milk, in a condensed form, in eight places. One of these girdles -the good Queen-mother procured for Catherine of Aragon, on her -marriage with Henry, to present to her when the expected time -should come. During the plague of 1531, Henry VIII, for a goodly +the good Queen-mother procured for Catherine of Aragon, on her +marriage with Henry, to present to her when the expected time +should come. During the plague of 1531, Henry VIII, for a goodly price, bought some precious relic waters to avert the plague from -himself: a tear which Our Lord shed over Lazarus, preserved by an -angel who gave it in a phial to Mary Magdalene; and a phial of the -sweat of St. Michael when he contended with Satan, as recorded in +himself: a tear which Our Lord shed over Lazarus, preserved by an +angel who gave it in a phial to Mary Magdalene; and a phial of the +sweat of St. Michael when he contended with Satan, as recorded in the Book of Enoch and vouched for in the sacred Book of Jude. -(Hackett, Henry VIII, pp. 11, 234.) The Cathedral of Arras, in +(Hackett, Henry VIII, pp. 11, 234.) The Cathedral of Arras, in France, possesses some highly venerated and remarkable relies, to wit, some of the Holy Manna which fell from Heaven in the year 371 during a severe famine; and the identical Holy Candle, a wax taper, -which was presented by the Blessed Virgin to Bishop Lambert, in -1105, to stop an epidemic. (CE. i, 752.) This same waxen Holy +which was presented by the Blessed Virgin to Bishop Lambert, in +1105, to stop an epidemic. (CE. i, 752.) This same waxen Holy Candle has burned continuously from 1105 to at least 1713 without being to the slightest degree diminished, as his view of it was -then reported by Anthony Collins, in his Discourse of Free +then reported by Anthony Collins, in his Discourse of Free Thinking; he expresses the doubt whether the attendant clergy would permit a careful scrutiny to be made of the phenomenon.

A final job lot of these holy fetishes as recorded by Dr. -McCabe with some pertinent comments, may be admired: "At Laon the +McCabe with some pertinent comments, may be admired: "At Laon the chief treasures shown to the public were some milk and hair of the -Virgin Mary. This was Laon's set-off to the rival attraction at +Virgin Mary. This was Laon's set-off to the rival attraction at Soissons, a neighboring town, which had secured one of the

Bank of Wisdom @@ -2479,17 +2479,17 @@ sets of baby-linen of the infant Jesus, in Italy, France and Spain, that one could have opened a shop with them. One of the greatest churches in Rome had Christ's manger-cradle. Seven churches had his authentic umbilical cord, and a number of churches had his foreskin -(removed at circumcision and kept as a souvenir by Mary). One +(removed at circumcision and kept as a souvenir by Mary). One church had the miraculous imprint of his little bottom on a stone -on which he had sat. Mary herself had left enough wedding rings, +on which he had sat. Mary herself had left enough wedding rings, shoes, stockings, shirts, girdles, etc. to fill a museum; one of her shifts is still in the Chartres cathedral. One church had -Aaron's rod. Six churches had the six heads cut off John the +Aaron's rod. Six churches had the six heads cut off John the Baptist. ... Every one of these things was, remember, in its origin, a cynical blasphemous swindle. Each of these objects was at first launched upon the world with deliberate mendacity. ... One is almost disposed to ask for an application to the clergy of the law -about obtaining money under false pretenses." (McCabe, The Story of +about obtaining money under false pretenses." (McCabe, The Story of Religious Controversy, p. 353.)

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These sacred and sanctified wonder-working objects are too numerous to more than mention a few of the most celebrated. Miraculous "waters" were in great profusion distilled or in some -weird way extracted from numbers of dead Saints, "blessed" for a +weird way extracted from numbers of dead Saints, "blessed" for a variety of purposes, and vended under the names of the productive -Saints; as "The Water of St. Ignatius," of Sts. Adelhaid, Vincent -Ferrer, Willibrord, etc. That of St. Hubert was notably a specific +Saints; as "The Water of St. Ignatius," of Sts. Adelhaid, Vincent +Ferrer, Willibrord, etc. That of St. Hubert was notably a specific for the bite of mad dogs. The formula for these holy extracts or emulsions, with their properties and miraculous effects, are set -forth in the official "Rituale Romanum." (CE. xv, 564.) The widely -celebrated "Oil of Saints" was in immense vogue and possessed -wonderful properties, as vouched by CE. under that title. This holy +forth in the official "Rituale Romanum." (CE. xv, 564.) The widely +celebrated "Oil of Saints" was in immense vogue and possessed +wonderful properties, as vouched by CE. under that title. This holy unction was "an oily substance which is said to have flowed, or still flows, from the relics or burial places of certain saints, and water which has in some way come in contact with their relics. @@ -2513,7 +2513,7 @@ These oils are or have been used by the faithful, with the belief that they will cure bodily and spiritual ailments the custom prevailed of pouring oil over the relics or reliquaries of martyrs and then gathering it in vases, sponges or pieces of cloth. This -oil, oleum martyris, was distributed among the faithful as a remedy +oil, oleum martyris, was distributed among the faithful as a remedy against sickness. ... At present the most famous of the oils of saints is the oil of St. Walburga (Walburgis oleum). It flows from the stone slab and the surrounding metal plate on which rest the @@ -2522,7 +2522,7 @@ fluid is caught in a silver cup and is distributed to the faithful for use against diseases of the body and soul. Similarly of the Oil of St. Menas, of which thousands of little flasks have recently been discovered, found at many Places in Europe and Africa; there -is also a like Oil of St. Nicholas of Myra, which emanates from his

+is also a like Oil of St. Nicholas of Myra, which emanates from his

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relics at Bari in Italy, whither they were brought in 1087. A -certain substance like flour, is recorded by St. Gregory of Tours, -to emanate from the sepulchre of St. John the Evangelist; also that +certain substance like flour, is recorded by St. Gregory of Tours, +to emanate from the sepulchre of St. John the Evangelist; also that from the sepulchre of the Apostle St. Andrew emanated manna in the form of flour and fragrant oil." A list half a column long is given of other saints from whose relics or sepulchres oil is said to have -flowed. (CE. xi, 228-9.)

+flowed. (CE. xi, 228-9.)

THE AGNUS DEI

"These are discs of wax impressed with the figure of a lamb; -and blessed at stated seasons by the Pope. The rule still followed +and blessed at stated seasons by the Pope. The rule still followed is that the great consecration of the Agnus Dei takes place only in the first year of each pontificate and every seventh year afterwards. It seems probable that they had their beginning in some @@ -2560,14 +2560,14 @@ stayed. They were much subject to counterfeit, the making of which has been strictly prohibited by various papal bulls," -- (this proving the obtaining of money by false pretenses in the papal. monopoly of peddling them to the moron Faithful). "There are also -Agnus Deis made from wax mingled with the dust which is, believed +Agnus Deis made from wax mingled with the dust which is, believed to be that of the bones of martyrs; these are called Paste de' SS. -Martiri, or Martyrs' Paste." (CE. i, 220.) The peddling of these +Martiri, or Martyrs' Paste." (CE. i, 220.) The peddling of these frauds has not yet been forbidden by the criminal code, nor by the Vicars of God who gain by them. Three pages of a separate article, -are devoted to the potent prayers in Liturgies, several in doggerel +are devoted to the potent prayers in Liturgies, several in doggerel Latin verse, on pages 221-223. One of these inspired Papal -invocations over the sacred amulets is quoted by Dr. White:

+invocations over the sacred amulets is quoted by Dr. White:

"O God, ... we humbly beseech thee that thou wilt bless these waxen forms, figured with the image of an innocent lamb, @@ -2576,7 +2576,7 @@ invocations over the sacred amulets is quoted by Dr. White:

the blast of hurricanes, the violence of tempests, the fury of winds, and the malice of thunderbolts may be tempered, and evil spirits flee and tremble before the standard of the holy - cross, which is graven upon them." (White, Warfare between + cross, which is graven upon them." (White, Warfare between Science and Religion. i, 343.)

The recurrence in modern times of the above recited @@ -2596,7 +2596,7 @@ on hand at the time and place of the flagellations of the Evil One.

What to a Rationalist may seem a very inhuman superstition -- though often attenuated by the clerical formula "With all my worldly goods I thee endow," pronounced to his earthly vicar by the -happy "Bride of Jesus Christ," is the unctuously so-called Mystical +happy "Bride of Jesus Christ," is the unctuously so-called Mystical Marriage, the nuptial ceremony whereby a deluded female enters into the joys of her Lord without actually sharing them. This holy mummery is thus described by the oft-cited Exponent of Catholic @@ -2604,11 +2604,11 @@ Truth:

"Christian virginity has been considered from the earliest centuries as a special offering made by the soul to - its spouse, Christ. ... In many of the lives of the Saints, + its spouse, Christ. ... In many of the lives of the Saints, the mystical marriage consists of a vision in which Christ tells a soul that He takes it for His bride, presenting it with the customary ring, and the apparition is accompanied by - a ceremony; the Blessed Virgin Mary, saints and angels are + a ceremony; the Blessed Virgin Mary, saints and angels are present. ... Moreover, as a wife should share in the life of her husband, and as Christ suffered for the redemption of mankind, the mystical bride enters into a more intimate @@ -2619,8 +2619,8 @@ Truth:

[priest-written, of course] has recorded seventy-seven mystical marriages, in connection with female saints, blesseds and venerables"; -- a number of whom are named, including, - appropriately, St. Mary Magdalene dei Pazza -- "of the Crazy - Ones" -- as were they all. (CE. ix, 703.)

+ appropriately, St. Mary Magdalene dei Pazza -- "of the Crazy + Ones" -- as were they all. (CE. ix, 703.)

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THE "TRIUMPH" OF CHRISTIANITY

"Destruction to the Triumphant Beast!" - Giordano Bruno.

+ Giordano Bruno.

"Ecrasez l'Infame!" Voltaire.

-

Even MORE INDUCIVE than its own sweet reasonableness and +

Even MORE INDUCIVE than its own sweet reasonableness and persuasive truth, as accredited by the records and vouchers we have examined, were several very effective forcible aids to the propagation of the new Faith in the hearts and minds -- and upon @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Persia, their superstitions of angels and devils and hell-fire, and had invented the infernal doctrines of Original Sin and eternal damnation therefor, -- all which counterfeit passed to and became current among the religious zealots of the debased Judaism then in -vogue. Attributing their "revelation" or invention to Jesus Christ +vogue. Attributing their "revelation" or invention to Jesus Christ himself, the second-century forging Fathers of the new Faith bodily plagiarized these ready-made Pagan-Jewish superstitions, and by the potent "Sign of the Cross" metamorphosed them into holy @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ death." (Num. iii, 10.) Murder was God-decreed: "The man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest. ... even that man shall die." (Deut. xvii, 12.) Again the Jealous God decrees: "He that sacrificeth to any other god -- [thus admitting -the other gods] -- save unto Yahweh alone, he shall be utterly +the other gods] -- save unto Yahweh alone, he shall be utterly destroyed." (Ex. xxii, 20; Deut. xvii, 2-5.) The ne plus ultra of inspired atrocity of Divine legislation is this infamy devised by priests and attributed to their mythic God: "If thy brother, the @@ -58,18 +58,18 @@ pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him: But thou shalt surely kill him: thine hand shall be the first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die"! (Deut. xiii, 6, -8-10; xvii, 2-7.) Old Elijah murdered by his God's help two

+8-10; xvii, 2-7.) Old Elijah murdered by his God's help two

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companies of soldiers and their captains by calling down fire from -heaven, and 450 priests of Baal and 400 priests of the phallic +heaven, and 450 priests of Baal and 400 priests of the phallic Asherahs, to prove by these 850 murders "if I be a man of the -gods." (2 Kings, i, 12.) His old side-partner Elisha stood by and +gods." (2 Kings, i, 12.) His old side-partner Elisha stood by and watched God-sent bears which he had invoked tear and eat forty small children who ill-manneredly thumbed their noses at his old bald pate; and throughout the blessed Old Testament of God some @@ -78,36 +78,36 @@ by his holy priestly agents, simply for differences of opinion or of conduct with respect -- or disrespect -- to the holy Hebrew God and religion. Only, fortunately, probably little of it is true.

-

The Son of the Hebrew God came in course of time to Jewry +

The Son of the Hebrew God came in course of time to Jewry ostensibly to make amends for some of his Father's damning -vengeances. He came "to fulfill the law"; not only that, he overdid +vengeances. He came "to fulfill the law"; not only that, he overdid it and added to it sundry fiery climaxes of cursing and damnation, -religious bigotry and intolerance unique to the "Gospel of Love" +religious bigotry and intolerance unique to the "Gospel of Love" and of redemptive salvation. For sanctions ad terrorem of the new preachments of Christ who "came to bring not peace but the sword," -Jesus himself kindled the fires of Hell and decreed eternal +Jesus himself kindled the fires of Hell and decreed eternal damnation for unbelief: "He that believeth not shall be damned"; "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire"; "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish"; "He that believeth not the -Son, the wrath of God abideth on him"! These genial persuasions to -belief in the priests were added to by Paul the Persecutor; harking -back to his God's Law of Sinai: "He that despised Moses' law died +Son, the wrath of God abideth on him"! These genial persuasions to +belief in the priests were added to by Paul the Persecutor; harking +back to his God's Law of Sinai: "He that despised Moses' law died without mercy; ... Of how much sorer punishment ... shall he be -thought worthy who hath trodden under foot the Son of God?" -- "The +thought worthy who hath trodden under foot the Son of God?" -- "The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, and shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy -angels and of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment aseendeth +angels and of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment aseendeth forever and ever: and they shall have no rest day or night" from "the fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God"! All this is for the happy Hereafter; but the pious deviltry begins by Hell-on-earth, as -the gentle Jesus himself prescribed: "Those mine enemies, which +the gentle Jesus himself prescribed: "Those mine enemies, which would not that I reign over them, bring hither, and slay them -before me." (Luke, xix, 27.) The whole body of Apostles appealed +before me." (Luke, xix, 27.) The whole body of Apostles appealed for Divine permit, that "we command fire to come down from heaven, -and consume them" (Luke ix, 54), who sought to imitate their pious -devil-enchantments. Peter, Prince of Apostles, takes up the bloody -cue: Every soul which will not hear that prophet shall be -destroyed" (Acts, iii, 23); and Bigot Paul enjoins persecution, +and consume them" (Luke ix, 54), who sought to imitate their pious +devil-enchantments. Peter, Prince of Apostles, takes up the bloody +cue: Every soul which will not hear that prophet shall be +destroyed" (Acts, iii, 23); and Bigot Paul enjoins persecution, boycott and murder for the dissentient: "For there are many unruly and vain talkers ... whose mouths must be stopped" (Titus, i, 10, 11): and "He that troubleth you ... I would they were even cut off" @@ -119,19 +119,19 @@ death to heretics was proclaimed by the "Prince" and executed by sword and stake by his holy "Successors" so long as they were let: "There shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in heresies, ... and bring upon themselves swift destruction" (2 -Peter, ii, 1); and his arch-coadjutor Paul continued to go up and +Peter, ii, 1); and his arch-coadjutor Paul continued to go up and down the land "breathing out threatenings and slaughter" against all who despised his holy preachments.

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As we shall hear confessed: "Toleration came in only when Faith went out; lenient measures were resorted to only where power -to apply more severe measures was wanting"! (CE. vii, 262.) The +to apply more severe measures was wanting"! (CE. vii, 262.) The infernal fact that Intolerance is the "natural accompaniment" of Religion, and that obsessed religionists are no different from a man-burning mob of lynchers, is thus again confessed: "A kind of @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ True Church, who were there schooled and drilled in the infamies] -- against those who differed from them in matters of belief. ... Moreover, ... the spirit of intolerance prevalent in many of the American colonies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries -may be cited in proof thereof." (CE. viii, 35, 36.) The only way to +may be cited in proof thereof." (CE. viii, 35, 36.) The only way to kill the pernicious flower of Faith is to uproot and destroy the noxious weed with truth!

@@ -160,13 +160,13 @@ noxious weed with truth!

Such as this, repeated ad infinitum for terror, coupled with the threats of the quick "Second Coming," when the Unbelievers -should receive reward "unto the resurrection of damnation" (John v, +should receive reward "unto the resurrection of damnation" (John v, 29), effectively seared the Gospel of fear and trembling into the superstitious Pagan dupes of Christianity.

-

Hear for a moment the zealous Father Tertullian throw the fear +

Hear for a moment the zealous Father Tertullian throw the fear of Hell into the trembling Pagan patrons of the theater and the -circus. As quoted by Gibbon from the De Spectaculis (Ch. 30), they +circus. As quoted by Gibbon from the De Spectaculis (Ch. 30), they are introduced with some pertinent words descriptive of the spirit of bigoted Christianity: "These rigid sentiments, which had been unknown to the ancient world, appear to have infused a spirit of @@ -176,19 +176,19 @@ religious faith; and the Christians, who, in this world, found themselves oppressed by the power of the Pagans, were sometimes seduced by resentment and spiritual pride to delight in the prospect of their future triumph. 'You are fond of spectacles, -exclaims the stern Tertullian; 'expect the greatest of all +exclaims the stern Tertullian; 'expect the greatest of all spectacles, the last and eternal judgment of the universe. How shall I admire, how laugh, how rejoice, how exult, when I behold so many proud monarchs, and fancied gods, groaning in the lowest abyss of darkness; so many magistrates, who persecuted the name of the -Lord, liquefying in fiercer fires than they ever kindled against +Lord, liquefying in fiercer fires than they ever kindled against Christians; so many sage philosophers blushing in red-hot flames with their deluded scholars; so many celebrated poets trembling before the tribunal, not of Minos, but of Christ; so many tragedians, more tuneful in the expression of their own sufferings;

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@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ tragedians, more tuneful in the expression of their own sufferings;

so many dangers --.' But the humanity of the reader will permit me to draw a veil over the rest of this infernal description, which the zealous African pursues in a long variety of affected and -unfeeling witticisms." (Gibbon, Ch. xv, p. 146-7.)

+unfeeling witticisms." (Gibbon, Ch. xv, p. 146-7.)

UNBORN BABES TO BURN FOREVER

@@ -206,17 +206,17 @@ victims into the fold of Christ. Infamous enough was the earlier doctrine of exclusive salvation, that the unbaptized adult, the individual outside Church was the heir to eternal damnation. But soon the terror was extended to the just-born infant, to even the -fetus in its womb. St. Augustine affirmed this atrocity with all +fetus in its womb. St. Augustine affirmed this atrocity with all his vehemence; all the Fathers without exception dinned it eternally, -- as yet today. A treatise of the greatest authority, -De Fide, long attributed to Augustine, but now known to be the work -of Bishop St. Fulgentius (CE. vi, 317) thus states the horrid +De Fide, long attributed to Augustine, but now known to be the work +of Bishop St. Fulgentius (CE. vi, 317) thus states the horrid doctrine: "Be assured, and doubt not, that not only men who have attained the use of their reason, but also little children who have begun to live in their mothers' womb and have there died, or who, having been just born, have passed away from the world without the sacrament of holy baptism, administered in the name of the Father, -Son and Holy Ghost, must be punished by the eternal torture of +Son and Holy Ghost, must be punished by the eternal torture of undying fire; for although they have committed no sin by their own will, they have nevertheless drawn with them the condemnation of original sin, by their carnal conception and nativity." (sec. 70.) @@ -238,9 +238,9 @@ they were born; willed by the Deity who had foreordained their birth and premature death, before His Holy Church could come at the Baptismal fees!

-

A CONTRAST IN TOLERANCE

+

A CONTRAST IN TOLERANCE

-

With the miraculous "conversion of Constantine" -- to at least +

With the miraculous "conversion of Constantine" -- to at least the practical advantages of Christianity as providing numerous partisans to his ambitious cause and great numbers of recruits to his armies, the Church of Christ emerged from obscurity and @@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ dominated the superstitious court and populace. This was a signal triumph for Faith, which now became popular and the means to preferment; the truth of the Christ did now more rapidly spread and

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@@ -263,32 +263,32 @@ cause of Christ and are its most powerful propaganda, is thus delicately confessed: "When a Government, for instance, reserves its favors and functions for the adherents of the State religion, the army of civil servants becomes a more powerful body of -missionaries than the ordained ministers"! (CE. vii, 259.) Thus +missionaries than the ordained ministers"! (CE. vii, 259.) Thus began that fullest League with Death and Covenant with Hell between State and Church, persistent yet to this day!

THE EDICT OF MILAN (313)

But until the Christian priests poisoned his mind with their -arrogant pretensions, Constantine was truly liberal in his policy +arrogant pretensions, Constantine was truly liberal in his policy of "religious indifferentism" or toleration. His broad-minded and states-man-like grasp of the principles of liberty of belief in any and all forms of religious superstition, or in none at all, rose to heights never since attained until Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, reflected in Art. VI and Amendment -I of the Federal Constitution. Constantine's Edict of Milan, of +I of the Federal Constitution. Constantine's Edict of Milan, of 313, was the first charter of religious freedom and toleration, securing equality and liberty of worship to the Christians, -- and very quickly repudiated by them as against all others; it is -preserved and thus quoted by Lactantius:

+preserved and thus quoted by Lactantius:

-

"Not many days after the victory, Licinius ... on the - ides of June (13th), while he and Constantine were consuls for +

"Not many days after the victory, Licinius ... on the + ides of June (13th), while he and Constantine were consuls for the third time, he commanded the following edict for the restoration of the Church, directed to the president of the province, to be promulgated --

-

"When we, Constantine and Licinius, emperors, had an +

"When we, Constantine and Licinius, emperors, had an interview at Milan, and conferred together with respect to the good and security of the commonweal, it seemed to us that, amongst those things that are profitable to mankind in @@ -309,29 +309,29 @@ preserved and thus quoted by Lactantius:

choice, to worship the Divinity; and we mean not to derogate aught from the honor due to any religion or its votaries." (Lact., Of the Manner in Which the Persecuters Died, ch. - xlviii; ANF. VII, 320; Eusebius, HE. viii, 17.)

+ xlviii; ANF. VII, 320; Eusebius, HE. viii, 17.)

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CHRISTIAN INTOLERANCE

+

CHRISTIAN INTOLERANCE

But no sooner had the priests of the new Superstition foisted themselves securely into power, and by their threats of hell-fire -dominated the superstitious minds of the ex-Pagan Constantine and +dominated the superstitious minds of the ex-Pagan Constantine and his sons and successors, than the old decrees of persecution under which the Christians had themselves suffered, were revamped and with fiendish ferocity turned by them into engines of fearful torture and destruction of Pagans, Jews, and "heretic" Christians alike; and religious intolerance became the corner-stone of the -Church Persecutrix. In the famous Code of Theodosius, about 384, it +Church Persecutrix. In the famous Code of Theodosius, about 384, it was at priestly instigation enacted:

"We desire that all the people under our clemency should - live by that religion which divine Peter the apostle is said + live by that religion which divine Peter the apostle is said to have given the Romans. ... We desire that heretics and schismatists be subjected to various fines. ... We decree also that we shall cease making sacrifices to the gods. And if @@ -342,21 +342,21 @@ was at priestly instigation enacted:

granting religious liberty and tolerance to all! In these laws of the now "Christian" empire priestly intolerance is made the law of the land; the accursed words "Inquisition of the Faith" and -"Inquisitors" first appear in this Christian Code. "Theodosius I +"Inquisitors" first appear in this Christian Code. "Theodosius I was called the Great because he was the first Emperor to act against heathenism, and also because he contributed to the victory -over the Arians." (CE. iii, 101.)

+over the Arians." (CE. iii, 101.)

-

Even the "Infidel" Moslem, in his crude Koran, teaches a +

Even the "Infidel" Moslem, in his crude Koran, teaches a doctrine of tolerance to shame the Bible and the Christians: "Those -who follow the Jewish religion, the Christians, the Sabeans, and +who follow the Jewish religion, the Christians, the Sabeans, and whatever others believe in God and practice doing good, all these -shall receive their recompense from the Lord. ... Virtue does not +shall receive their recompense from the Lord. ... Virtue does not consist in turning the face towards the East nor towards the West -to pray, but in being tolerant." (Quran, ix, 59, 76; -- from +to pray, but in being tolerant." (Quran, ix, 59, 76; -- from Spanish text.)

-

FAITH ENFORCED BY LAWS OF MURDER

+

FAITH ENFORCED BY LAWS OF MURDER

Holy Fraud and Forgery having achieved their initial triumph for the Faith, the "Truth of Christ" must now be maintained and @@ -372,28 +372,28 @@ vocal and insistent advocates of liberty of conscience and freedom to worship whatever God one chose; the Christian "Apologies" to the Emperors abound in eloquent pleas for religious tolerance; and this was granted to them and to all by the Edict of Milan and other -imperial Decrees. But when by the favor of Constantine they got +imperial Decrees. But when by the favor of Constantine they got into the saddle of the State, they at once grasped the sword and

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began to murder and despoil all who would not pretend to believe as the Catholic priest commanded them to believe. When today the -Church screams "Persecution!" and "Bigotry!" at every criticism and +Church screams "Persecution!" and "Bigotry!" at every criticism and every attempt to restrict it in some of its presumptuous usurpations, let it recall a few of the laws of intolerance, plunder and death which it procured and enforced from the moment it got the prostituted power, so long as that power lasted.

-

Beginning with Constantine, and under succeeding "Christian" +

Beginning with Constantine, and under succeeding "Christian" emperors, there is a series of scores of laws which the Christians procured to be enacted for the suppression and persecution to death of Pagans, heretics and Jews. These laws and edicts are to be found -in the Codes of Theodosius and of Justinian, the two famous +in the Codes of Theodosius and of Justinian, the two famous codifleations of Roman Law. To exhibit the progressive and persistent system of proscription to which all but themselves were persecutingly subjected by the "Orthodox" Christians, I shall @@ -403,25 +403,25 @@ laws, and the Code or other source in which it is preserved.

LAWS OF CONSTANTINE

-

The earliest laws of Constantine were those granting religious +

The earliest laws of Constantine were those granting religious toleration, as the Edict of Milan (313) already quoted, and laws for the redress of injuries done to Christians; such as release of prisoners and those in servitude, and the restoration of property; chapter 36 declares that "The Church is the heir of those who leave no kindred; and free gifts to it are confirmed"; chapter 41: "Those who have purchased property belonging to the Church or received it -as a gift, are to restore it." (Eusebius, Vita Constantine, N&PNF. +as a gift, are to restore it." (Eusebius, Vita Constantine, N&PNF. Bk. II, chs. xxiv-xliii.)

"Edict to the People of the Provinces Concerning the Error of Polytheism." (Ib. chs. xlviii-xlix.)

-

"Granting Money to the Churches." (Ib. Bk, x, ch. vi.)

+

"Granting Money to the Churches." (Ib. Bk, x, ch. vi.)

"Catholic Clergy exempt from Certain Civic Duties." (Code Theod. xvi, 2, 1; 313.) "The Catholic Church freed from Tribute." (Id. xi, 1, 1; 815.) "Clergymen freed from Financial Burdens." (Id. -xvi, 2, 2; 319.) "The Church allowed to Receive Bequests." (Id. +xvi, 2, 2; 319.) "The Church allowed to Receive Bequests." (Id. xvi, 2, 4; 321.)

"Bishop's Powers as Judges and Witnesses": "Whatever may be @@ -439,8 +439,8 @@ folk and all craftsmen shall rest on the venerated day of the Sun." famous by its venerable character, ... Therefore on the festive day." (Cod. Theod. ii, 8, 1; 321.)

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@@ -448,19 +448,19 @@ day." (Cod. Theod. ii, 8, 1; 321.)

A number of laws follow in favor of the Pagans, and while prohibiting "private divination and soothsaying," and "Malevolent Magic Prohibited, but Beneficial Magic Encouraged"; also exempting -Pagan Flamens, priests and magistrates from sundry restrictions and -disabilities. No law of Constantine seems to be preserved which +Pagan Flamens, priests and magistrates from sundry restrictions and +disabilities. No law of Constantine seems to be preserved which prescribes active persecution; he seems to have sought to hold an even balance of toleration to Pagans and Christians. But that he did enact such laws seems to be proved by recital in the first of -the laws of his sons, Constantius and Constans, who were Arian +the laws of his sons, Constantius and Constans, who were Arian heretics.

LAWS OF CONSTANTIUS AND CONSTANS

"Sacrifice Prohibited.": "Let superstition cease and the folly of sacrifices be abolished. Whoever has dared in the face of the -law of the divine prince, our father [Constantine] ... to make +law of the divine prince, our father [Constantine] ... to make sacrifices, shall have appropriate penalty, and immediate sentence dealt to him." (Cod. Theod. xvi, 10, 2; 341.)

@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ shall suffer capital punishment." (Id. xvi, 10, 6; 356.)

making a will shall be taken from Christians who become pagans; and if such persons make wills, they shall be set aside without regard to circumstances." (Cod. Theod. xvi, 7, 1; 381: -cf. Cod. Justin. i, 7, 2; 382.)

+cf. Cod. Justin. i, 7, 2; 382.)

"The Right to Bequeath or Inherit Property Denied Apostates": "We deny to Christians and the faithful who have adopted pagan @@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ a Will Denied Christians Who enter Temples." ( Id. xvi, 7, 3; 383.)

LAWS OF THEODOSIUS AND VALENTINIAN

"Testamentary Disqualification for Christian Apostates," and -Outlawry as Witnesses. -- "Those who betray the sacred faith and +Outlawry as Witnesses. -- "Those who betray the sacred faith and profane holy baptism are shut off from association of all and from giving testimony. ... They may not exercise the right of making a will, nor enter upon any inheritance; they may not be made anyone's @@ -503,8 +503,8 @@ heir." (Id. xvi, 7, 4; 391.)

10; 391.) -- "Sacrifices Forbidden and Temples Closed." (Id. xvi, 10, 11; 391.)

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@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ one guilty of lese majeste, ... for it is sufficiently a crime."

LAWS OF HONORIUS AND ARCADIUS

"Pagan Holidays Abolished." (Cod. Theod. ii, 8, 22; 895.) -- -"Privileges of Pagan Priests Abolished." (Id. xvi, 10, 14; 396.) -- +"Privileges of Pagan Priests Abolished." (Id. xvi, 10, 14; 396.) -- "Rural Temples to be Destroyed." (Id. xvi. 10, 16; 399.) -- "Temples to be Appropriated by the Churches." (Id. xvi, 5, 43; 408.) -- "Temples to be Appropriated by the Churches. Temple @@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ fail to carry out all decrees against such persons." (Id. xvi,. 5, 21; 416.)

"Existing Laws against Pagans to be Enforced." (Id. xvi, 10, -22; 423.) -- "Pagans Who Sacrifice Shall Lose their Property and be +22; 423.) -- "Pagans Who Sacrifice Shall Lose their Property and be Exiled"' (Id. xvi, 10, 23; 423.)

"Pagan Superstition to be Rooted Out": "We are extirpating all @@ -557,19 +557,19 @@ right of pleading a case in court or of serving as soldiers."

LATER LAWS AGAINST PAGANISM

-

"Pagan Rites Forbidden and Bequests for Pagan Cults +

"Pagan Rites Forbidden and Bequests for Pagan Cults Prohibited." (Cod. Just. i, 11, 9; 472.)

-

"Baptized Persons who follow Pagan Practices to Suffer Death. +

"Baptized Persons who follow Pagan Practices to Suffer Death. Provisions for the Conversion of the Unbaptized. Pagans Forbidden to Give Instruction." (Cod. Just. 1, 11, 10; no date given.)

"Pagans Barred from Office and their Real Property -Confiscated." "The Emperors Justin and Justinian. ... It is our +Confiscated." "The Emperors Justin and Justinian. ... It is our intention to restore the existing laws which affect the rest of the

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Thus was Pagan Superstition proscribed and destroyed by Christian law and sword; and the identical Pagan Superstitions under the veneer of the name of Christian established and -enthroned. The subject is thoroughly examined by Prof. Maude A. +enthroned. The subject is thoroughly examined by Prof. Maude A. Huttmann, in The Establishment of Christianity Through the Proscription of Paganism; (Columbia University Press, 1914).

@@ -594,21 +594,21 @@ Proscription of Paganism; (Columbia University Press, 1914).

A graphic sketch of the origin, the universal scope, and the crushing effect of the early imperial laws, supplemented and expanded by those of medieval and more modern times, is given by -CE., related with all the sinister and cynical insolence, sophistry +CE., related with all the sinister and cynical insolence, sophistry and hypocrisy of intolerant bigotry. To its Christ it imputes the horrid justification of the sword and the infernal principles of butchery whereby the Church Murderess has "made a hell of earth to merit heaven." This recital is not alone of ancient sacred history; -CE. admits: "These primitive views on heresy have been faithfully +CE. admits: "These primitive views on heresy have been faithfully transmitted and acted on by the Church in subsequent ages; there is -no break in the tradition from St. Peter to Pious X." (vii, 259.) +no break in the tradition from St. Peter to Pious X." (vii, 259.) The principles are yet alive and cherished, their practical application has only for the time being "fallen into abeyance," only, for the reason that in these modern times "the power to apply more severe measures is wanting." he admitted ecclesiastical record of repression and murder in its forged and fraudulent faith:

-

Constantine had taken upon himself the office of lay +

Constantine had taken upon himself the office of lay bishop (episcopus externus) and put the secular arm at the service of the Church, the laws against heretics became more and more rigorous. Under the purely ecclesiastical discipline @@ -617,10 +617,10 @@ of repression and murder in its forged and fraudulent faith:

dignity through being deprived of all intercourse with his former brethren. But under the Christian emperors rigorous measures were enforced against the goods and persons of - heretics. From the time of Constantine to Theodosius and - Valentinian III (313-424) various penal laws were enacted + heretics. From the time of Constantine to Theodosius and + Valentinian III (313-424) various penal laws were enacted against heretics as being guilty of crime against the State. - In both the Theodosian and Justinian codes they were styled + In both the Theodosian and Justinian codes they were styled infamous persons; all intercourse was forbidden to be held with them; they were deprived of all offices of profit and dignity in the civil administration, while all burdensome @@ -632,15 +632,15 @@ of repression and murder in its forged and fraudulent faith:

fines were imposed upon them; they were often proscribed and banished, and in many cases scourged before being sent into

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exile. In some particularly aggravated cases sentence of death was pronounced upon heretics, though seldom executed in the - time of the Christian emperors of Rome. Theodosius is said to + time of the Christian emperors of Rome. Theodosius is said to be the first who pronounced heresy a capital crime; this law was passed in 382 against [several named sects of heretics]. Heretical teachers were forbidden to propagate their @@ -661,24 +661,24 @@ invaders on the ruins of the Roman Empire in the West. The burning of heretics was first decreed in the eleventh century. The Synod of Verona (1184) imposed on bishops the duty to search out heretics in their dioceses and hand them over to the secular power. Other -Synods, and the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) under Pope Innocent +Synods, and the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) under Pope Innocent III, repeated and enforced this decree, especially the Synod of Toulouse (1229), which established inquisitors in every parish (one -priest and two laymen). Everyone was bound to denounce heretics, +priest and two laymen). Everyone was bound to denounce heretics, the names of the witnesses were kept secret; after 1243, when -Innocent III sanctioned the laws of Emperor Frederick, II and of -Louis IX against heretics, torture was applied in trials; the +Innocent III sanctioned the laws of Emperor Frederick, II and of +Louis IX against heretics, torture was applied in trials; the guilty persons were delivered up to the civil authorities and actually burnt at the stake.

-

"Paul III (1542) established, and Sixtus V organized, the +

"Paul III (1542) established, and Sixtus V organized, the Roman Congregation of the Inquisition, or Holy Office, a regular court of justice [!] dealing with heresy and heretics. (See Roman Congregations.) The Congregation of the Index, instituted by St. Pius V, has for its province the care of faith and morals in literature; it proceeds against, printed matter very much as the Holy Office proceeds against persons (see Index of Prohibited -Books). The present pope, Pius X (1909), has decreed the +Books). The present pope, Pius X (1909), has decreed the establishment in every diocese of a board of censors and of a vigilance committee whose functions are to find out and report on writings and persons tainted with the heresy of Modernism (Encycl. @@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ reason for this flagrant attempt against the mind and its liberty of inquiry is thus with unctuous priestly speciousness stated: "for it is notorious that clever sophistry coated with seductive language may render even gross errors of faith palatable to a -guilele and innocent heart"! (CE. xiv, 766).] -- The present-day +guilele and innocent heart"! (CE. xiv, 766).] -- The present-day legislation against heresy has lost nothing of its ancient severity; but the penalties on heretics are now only of the spiritual order; all the punishments which require the intervention @@ -697,8 +697,8 @@ of the secular arm have fallen into abeyance. ...

reproached with cruelty and intolerance. Intolerant it is; in fact its raison d'etre is intolerance of doctrines subversive of the

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@@ -714,12 +714,12 @@ Church!].

were resorted to ONLY WHERE POWER TO APPLY MORE SEVERE MEASURES WAS WANTING. ... Christ says: 'Do not think that I am come to send peace upon earth,: I came not to send peace, but a sword.' The -history of heresy verifies this prediction"! (CE. vii, 256-262, +history of heresy verifies this prediction"! (CE. vii, 256-262, passim.)

The Church Persecutrix, under this forged Christ-Lie, has shed oceans more of blood than of its boasted "light" upon religion- -cursed Christendom. The only "light" it has diffused has been from +cursed Christendom. The only "light" it has diffused has been from the flames of "heretic" cities, and the lurid fires of myriads of Autos-da-Fe, kindled by hypocrite priests, burning in agony the bodies of countless heroic men and women who scorned to prostitute @@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ sanctimonious Formula of Judgment whereby its Holy Inquisition handed over the racked and broken errant Child of Faith to the prostituted Secular Arm for the final Act of Murder -- the blessed Auto-da-Fe, with a prayer for the hated heretics: "Ut quam -clementissime et sine sanguinis effusionem puniretur -- should be +clementissime et sine sanguinis effusionem puniretur -- should be punished as mildly as possible and without the shedding of blood"! The while Their Holinesses kept a standing Decree of Indulgences from the pangs of Purgatory for all the hoodlum Faithful who would @@ -758,8 +758,8 @@ admission that "the theocratic State was called upon [by its prostituted mistress the Church] to avenge with the pyre" defiance of the lying fraudulent pretensions of the Church:

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@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ of the lying fraudulent pretensions of the Church:

"During the Middle Ages the Church guarded the purity and genuineness of her Apostolic doctrine through the institution of the ecclesiastical (and State) Inquisition. ... Following - the example of the Apostles, the Church today watches + the example of the Apostles, the Church today watches zealously over the purity and integrity of her doctrine, since on this rests her whole system of faith and morals, the whole edifice of Catholic thought, ideals, and life. For this @@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ of the lying fraudulent pretensions of the Church:

may render even gross errors of faith palatable to a guileless and innocent heart. (p. 766.) ... Now, formal heresy was likewise strongly condemned by the Catholic Middle Ages; and - so the argument ran: Apostacy and heresy are, as criminal + so the argument ran: Apostacy and heresy are, as criminal offenses against God, far more serious crimes than high treason, murder, or adultery. ... But, according to Romans xiii, 11, seq., the secular authorities have the right to @@ -787,28 +787,28 @@ of the lying fraudulent pretensions of the Church:

(juste) put to death' (St. Thomas, II-II, Q; xi, a, 3). ... The earliest example of the execution of a heretic was the beheading of the ring leader of the Priscillianists by the - usurper Maximum at Trier (385). Even St. Augustine, towards + usurper Maximum at Trier (385). Even St. Augustine, towards the end of his life, favored State reprisals against the Donatists. ... Influenced by the Roman code, which was rescued - from oblivion, Frederick II introduced the penalty of burning + from oblivion, Frederick II introduced the penalty of burning for heretics by imperial law of 1224. The popes, especially - Gregory IX, favored the execution of this imperial law, in + Gregory IX, favored the execution of this imperial law, in which they saw an effective means for the preservation of the Faith. ... Unfortunately, neither the secular nor the ecclesiastical authorities drew the slightest distinction between dangerous and harmless heretics, seeing forthwith in every (formal) heresy a 'contumelia Creatoris,' which the theocratic State was called upon to avenge with the pyre." - (CE. xiv, 766, 768.)

+ (CE. xiv, 766, 768.)

"THE SECULAR ARM"

"Hypocrites! Ye compass land and sea to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell -than yourselves!" Jesus. (Matt. xxiii, 15.)

+than yourselves!" Jesus. (Matt. xxiii, 15.)

"The barbarous penal forms of the Middle Ages are to be -credited, not to the Church, but to the State"! (CE. xiv, 768.) It +credited, not to the Church, but to the State"! (CE. xiv, 768.) It is a monstrous hypocritical perversion of truth to pretend, as the Church ever does, that these inhuman and devastating legal enactments and deeds of fire and blood, which ad horrendum we have @@ -823,8 +823,8 @@ under her ignominious domination, and forced them by her threats, as we have seen proved and admitted, to make and enforce these infernal enactments and destructions. "This is the stale pretense

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@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ government to make penal laws against those they call heretics, or schismaties, and prompted the magistrates to a vigorous execution, then to lay all the odium on the civil power; for whom they have no excuse to allege, but that such men suffered, not for religion, but -for disobedience to the laws." (Somers Tracts, vol. xii, p. 534; +for disobedience to the laws." (Somers Tracts, vol. xii, p. 534; cited by Buckle, Hist. of Civilization in England, i, p. 246.):

But the Church waited not for the secular rulers to obey her @@ -842,28 +842,28 @@ murderous behests to "avenge with the pyre" the crime of disbelieving and deriding the Faith, nor did she lose time while watching the execution of her commands of murder by the secular arm. The Church was then itself a secular ruler over vast -territories, the stolen "Patrimony of Peter" or States of the +territories, the stolen "Patrimony of Peter" or States of the Church; and for those territories their Royal-Holinesses set the example of murder and burning of their own heretics. His Holiness -Pope Gregory IX (1227-41) was, we are told" "very severe towards +Pope Gregory IX (1227-41) was, we are told" "very severe towards heretics, who in those times were universally looked upon as -traitors and punished accordingly. ... When in 1224 Frederick II -ordered that heretics in Lombard should be burnt at the stake, -Gregory IX, then Papal Legate, approved and published the imperial -law. In 1231 the Pope enacted a law for Rome that heretics +traitors and punished accordingly. ... When in 1224 Frederick II +ordered that heretics in Lombard should be burnt at the stake, +Gregory IX, then Papal Legate, approved and published the imperial +law. In 1231 the Pope enacted a law for Rome that heretics condemned by an ecclesiastical court should be delivered to the secular power to receive their 'due punishment.' This 'due punishment' was death by fire for the obstinate and imprisonment for life for the penitent. In pursuance of this law a number were -arrested in Rome, burnt at the stake, and imprisoned." (CE. vi, +arrested in Rome, burnt at the stake, and imprisoned." (CE. vi, 797.) And it was in Rome, by law and command of His Royal-Holiness -Clement VIII, that the defier of 'the "Triumphant Beast," Giordano +Clement VIII, that the defier of 'the "Triumphant Beast," Giordano Bruno, was burned alive in Rome in 1600.

The hypocritical lie is repeated -- and in the same breath belied. "Officially it was not the Church that sentenced unrepenting heretics to death, more particularly to the stake ... -Gregory IX ... admitted the opinion, then prevalent among legists, +Gregory IX ... admitted the opinion, then prevalent among legists, that heresy should be punished with death, seeing that it was confessedly no less serious an offense than high treason. ... [The succeeding popes went from opinions to acts.] In the Bull 'Ad @@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ heresy have been given up to the civil power by the bishop or his representative, or the Inquisition, the podesta or chief magistrate of the city shall take them at once, and shall within five days at the most, execute the laws made against them.' Moreover, he directs -that this Bull and the corresponding regulations of Frederick II +that this Bull and the corresponding regulations of Frederick II [for burning heretics] be entered in every city among the municipal statutes under pain of excommunication, which was also visited on those who failed to execute both the papal and the imperial @@ -880,15 +880,15 @@ decrees. ... The passages [of the imperial decrees] which ordered the burning of impenitent heretics were inserted in the papal decretals. ... The aforesaid Bull 'Ad Extirpanda' remained thenceforth a fundamental document of the Inquisition, renewed or -reinforced by several popes, Alexander IV (1254-61), Clement IV -(1265-68), Nicholas IV (1288-92), Boniface VIII (1294-1303), and +reinforced by several popes, Alexander IV (1254-61), Clement IV +(1265-68), Nicholas IV (1288-92), Boniface VIII (1294-1303), and others. The civil authorities, therefore, were enjoined by the popes, under pain of excommunication to execute the legal sentences that condemned impenitent heretics to the stake. It is to be noted that excommunication itself was no trifle, for, if the person

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@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ that excommunication itself was no trifle, for, if the person

excommunicated did not free himself from excommunication within a year, he was held by the (papal) legislation of that period to be a heretic, and incurred all the penalties that affected heresy." -(CE. viii, 34.)

+(CE. viii, 34.)

Here it may be remarked, that prescription or statute of limitations runs not against the murderer. Thus Holy Church, who @@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ intention, she reeks yet with the blood of her slain; their ghosts, like Banquo's, will never down. They cry yet to Humanity: Ecrasez l'Infame!

-

We have just read from CE. the confession that "the theocratic +

We have just read from CE. the confession that "the theocratic State was called upon to avenge with the pyre" all forms of heresy -- or hate for the Church -- as a "contumelia Creatoris." Again it says -- again contradicting its false pretense that the State is @@ -916,11 +916,11 @@ Christianized Roman Empire had developed into a theocratic (religious) State, it was compelled -- [by whom but by the Church with its terrorizing threats to the superstitious rulers] -- to stamp crimes against faith (apostasy, heresy, schism) as offenses -against the State. (cf. Cod. Justin., 1, 5, de Haer.: 'Quod in -religionem divinam commttitur, in omnium fertur injuriam.') +against the State. (cf. Cod. Justin., 1, 5, de Haer.: 'Quod in +religionem divinam commttitur, in omnium fertur injuriam.') Catholic and citizen of the State became identical terms. Consequently crimes against faith were high treason, and as such -were punishable with death." (CE. xiv, p. 768.) A truer statement +were punishable with death." (CE. xiv, p. 768.) A truer statement of the direful consequences of this enforced prostitution of the "secular arm" of the State to the criminal purposes of the Church in coercing its false and accursed religion upon humanity, cannot @@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ in corrupted human nature. It has come over the Church as predicted by her Divine Founder; it has rent asunder the bonds of charity in families, provinces, states, and nations; the sword has been drawn and pyres erected both for its defense and its repression; misery -and ruin have followed in its track"! (CE. vii, 261.) The confessed +and ruin have followed in its track"! (CE. vii, 261.) The confessed accursed record of Christianity!

The utter dependence of the Church for the beginnings and for @@ -944,13 +944,13 @@ the same year, 375, he abolished all the privileges of the pagan pontiffs and the grants for the support of the pagan worship. Deprived of the assistance of the State, paganism rapidly lost influence. ... He made apostasy a crime punishable by the State." -(CE. vi, 729.) With a clerical slur at the "fanciful speculations +(CE. vi, 729.) With a clerical slur at the "fanciful speculations of the Eastern sects so dear to the Eastern mind," oblivious of the equally fanciful "Oriental speculations" which are the only source of the holy dogmas of Western Christianism, it is cynically

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@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ of the holy dogmas of Western Christianism, it is cynically

oblivion] -- under the anathema of the guardians of the deporecorded: "but, lacking the support of the temporal power, they sank -- [just as "orthodox" Christianity would have sunk to situm -fidei" -- holding the sword. (CE. vii, 259.)

+fidei" -- holding the sword. (CE. vii, 259.)

As elsewhere suggested, it is pertinent to remark, that history would quickly repeat itself in this highly-to-be-desired @@ -967,24 +967,24 @@ power," through the immense and illegal support yet given to the Beggar Church through deadhead tax exemption on its thousands of millions of dollars of ill-gotten, idle and hoarded properties.

-

"St. Augustine seems to have originated the application of the +

"St. Augustine seems to have originated the application of the words 'Compel them to enter in,' to religious persecution. Religious liberty he emphatically cursed: 'Quid est enim pejor, -mors animae quam libertas erroris? -- For which is worse, the death +mors animae quam libertas erroris? -- For which is worse, the death of the soul than the liberty of error?' (Epistle clxvi.) Boniface III decreed excommunication of any magistrate who either altered the sentence of the Inquisition, or delayed more than six days in carrying it into execution. In the beginning of the thirteenth -century, Innocent III instituted the Inquisition, and issued the +century, Innocent III instituted the Inquisition, and issued the first appeal to princes to employ their power for the suppression -of heresy. In 1209, De Montfort (at Innocent's instigation), began +of heresy. In 1209, De Montfort (at Innocent's instigation), began the massacre of the Albigenses. In 1215, the Fourth Council of the Lateran enjoined all rulers, 'as they desired to be esteemed faithful, to swear a public oath that they would labor earnestly, and to the full extent of their power, to exterminate from their dominions all those who were branded as heretics by the Church.' The Council of Avignon, in 1209, enjoined all bishops to call upon -the civil power to exterminate heretics. The Bull of Innocent III +the civil power to exterminate heretics. The Bull of Innocent III threatened any prince who failed to extirpate heretics from his realm with excommunication, and with the loss of his realm." (Lecky, History of the Rise and Progress of Rationalism in Europe, @@ -998,30 +998,30 @@ self.

England was rather distant from Rome and the English spirit did not yield so debasedly as some others did to the orders and -dominion of priestcraft; but so early as Alfred the Great, so +dominion of priestcraft; but so early as Alfred the Great, so vaunted by the Church for his piety and learning, we have this picture of prostitution of State to Church; and the effects on -both: "In the joint code of laws published by Alfred and Guthrum, -apostasy was declared a crime, the payment of Peter's Pence was +both: "In the joint code of laws published by Alfred and Guthrum, +apostasy was declared a crime, the payment of Peter's Pence was commanded, and the practice of heathen rites was forbidden. ... But the clergy, ... discharging in each district the functions of local state officials, seem never to have quite regained the religious -spirit." (CE. i, 507.)

+spirit." (CE. i, 507.)

Out of scores of instances of legal enactments made by superstitious rulers under the terrors of papal threats, I cite here but one, in the quaint words of a militant philosopher: -"Consequent to this claim of the Pope to be the Vicar Generall of

+"Consequent to this claim of the Pope to be the Vicar Generall of

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Christ in the present Church is the doctrine of the fourth Counsell -of Lateran, held under Pope Innocent the third (Chap. 3, de -Haereticis), That if a King at the Popes admonition, doe not purge +of Lateran, held under Pope Innocent the third (Chap. 3, de +Haereticis), That if a King at the Popes admonition, doe not purge his Kingdom of Haeresies, and being excommunicate for the same, doe not give satisfaction within a year, his Subjects are absolved of the bond of their obedience. Where, by Haeresies are understood all @@ -1043,10 +1043,10 @@ terms of the famous Bull of the "Two Swords":

secular power, and also to judge it when it does not act rightly. ... This authority, although granted to man, and exercised by man, is not a human authority, but rather a - Divine one granted to Peter by Divine commission and confirmed + Divine one granted to Peter by Divine commission and confirmed in him and his successors. Consequently, whoever opposes this power ordained of God opposes the law of God." (Bull Unam - Sanctam, Boniface VIII, Nov. 18, 1302; CE. xv, 126.)

+ Sanctam, Boniface VIII, Nov. 18, 1302; CE. xv, 126.)

Our review of the Forgery Founded Church having demonstrated the monstrous falsity of every divine premise of this "Bull," the @@ -1055,56 +1055,56 @@ They are priestly lies!

COMPULSORY AND WHOLESALE CONVERSION

-

"And the Lord said unto his servant, Go into the highway +

"And the Lord said unto his servant, Go into the highway and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be - filled." Jesus. (Luke xiv, 28.)

+ filled." Jesus. (Luke xiv, 28.)

-

Disparaging the commands of its Lord to force them in, his +

Disparaging the commands of its Lord to force them in, his Vicarate apologizes: "Instances of compulsory conversions such as have occurred at different periods of the Church's history must be -ascribed to the misplaced zeal of autocratic individuals." (CE. xi, -703.) The facts of history, as cited by CE. itself, belie this +ascribed to the misplaced zeal of autocratic individuals." (CE. xi, +703.) The facts of history, as cited by CE. itself, belie this apologetic clerical passing of the odium for such felonious duress to autocratic individuals uninfluenced by the "moral" constraint of the Church-beneficiary and unswayed by its anathemas and threats of formal excommunication. A criminal who resorts to murder to prevent the escape of the victims who support him, would readily threaten murder to add greatly to the number of his supporting victims. It -was St. Augustine himself, greatest pillar and authority of the +was St. Augustine himself, greatest pillar and authority of the Church Persecutrix, who first invoked, the Christ's fatal fanatic command, "Compel them to come in," as complementary to the bloody edicts of the earlier "Christian" emperors and of his own fatuous fulminations against the "liberty of error," as above noticed. The first temptation to come to Christ was by bribes, as when -Constantine offered a gold coin and a clean baptismal robe to all

+Constantine offered a gold coin and a clean baptismal robe to all

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who would undergo that process; and the example of the Emperor in favoring Christianity drew great numbers of servile subjects to the -feast of the Lord. We have read the cynical confession: that when +feast of the Lord. We have read the cynical confession: that when governments favor a religious sect by giving its adherents all the offices and honors of the State and excluding all opponents, "the army of civil servants becomes a more powerful body of missionaries than the ordained ministers." When Clovis came to Christ he tolled 3000 of his retainers into the baptismal font with him at one time. -Pepin "had been filled with this lofty conception, consequently +Pepin "had been filled with this lofty conception, consequently extraordinary success attended the missionary labors of the Church. ... The conversion of the Avars had been attempted by the Bavarian Duke; after their subjugation, they were placed under the -jurisdiction" of high prelates of the Church. (CE. v, 611.) "When +jurisdiction" of high prelates of the Church. (CE. v, 611.) "When the conversion of their prince was publicly known, the (people) of his kingdom are said to have flocked in crowds to receive the -Christian faith." (CE. i, 669.)

+Christian faith." (CE. i, 669.)

-

When Charlemagne spent those seven days in Rome with His +

When Charlemagne spent those seven days in Rome with His Holiness, who tricked him into believing that "his imperial dignity was an act of God, made known, of course, through the agency of the -Vicar of Christ" (CE. iii, 615), and they together formed those +Vicar of Christ" (CE. iii, 615), and they together formed those "many great designs for the glory of God and the exaltation of the Church," due execution of the command of the Christ, "Compel them to come in," was one of the great designs conspired with His Vicar: @@ -1123,37 +1123,37 @@ meat in Lent. To the pagan German his sword was a grim, but convincing missionary." (Draper, The Intellectual Development of Europe, i, 374.) This secular authority is confirmed by this clerical admission; that under the Carlovingian Empire, "in war -conversion went hand in hand with victory; in peace Charles ruled +conversion went hand in hand with victory; in peace Charles ruled through bishops. ... The Teutonic Order began the great conflict which after more than half a century of bloodshed dealt the death- -blow to paganism in Prussia." (CE. iii, 700, 705.) Conversion by +blow to paganism in Prussia." (CE. iii, 700, 705.) Conversion by force and arms continued through the Ages of Faith and brought entire nations to Christ: "More lasting success followed the attempts, patterned on the Crusades, to carry on wars of conversion and conquest in those territories of north-eastern Europe peopled by tribes that had lapsed from the Faith or that were still. heathen; among such pagans were the Obotrites, Pomeranians, Wiltzi, -Serbs, Letts, Livonians, Finns, and Prussians. The preliminary work +Serbs, Letts, Livonians, Finns, and Prussians. The preliminary work was done in the twelfth century by missionaries. They were aided with armed forces [by several kings and rulers]. From the beginning of the thirteenth century Crusades were undertaken against Livonia, Courland, Esthonia, and Prussia. In Lithuania Christianity did not -win until 1368." (CE. v, 612.) In Hungary, during the tenth and +win until 1368." (CE. v, 612.) In Hungary, during the tenth and eleventh centuries, "the new religion was spread by the sword. ...

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With these laws King St. Stephen brought over almost all his people +

With these laws King St. Stephen brought over almost all his people to the Catholic Faith. ... He [a later King] took strong measures -against those who had fallen away from the Faith." (CE. vii, +against those who had fallen away from the Faith." (CE. vii, 548-9.)

Thus it was that by war and bloody imposition rather than by -washing in the Blood of the Lamb, "vast tribes of savages who had +washing in the Blood of the Lamb, "vast tribes of savages who had always been idolaters, who were perfectly incapable, from their low state of civilization, of forming any but anthropomorphic conceptions of the Deity, or of concentrating their attention @@ -1169,21 +1169,21 @@ barbarians; and if the wrong kind got them first, it made all the difference in the world in point of whether the result was the intelligent working of the Holy Ghost or sheer ignorance. The, great Bishop "Ulphilas (311-388) taught the Goths the Arian -theology; Arian kingdoms arose in Spain, Africa, Italy. The -Gepidae, Heruli, Vandals, Alans, and Lombards received a system +theology; Arian kingdoms arose in Spain, Africa, Italy. The +Gepidae, Heruli, Vandals, Alans, and Lombards received a system which they were as little capable of understanding as they were of defending, and the Catholic bishops, the monks, the sword of Clovis, the action of the papacy, made an end of it before the -eighth century." (CE. i, 707.) Arianism was very simple; it held +eighth century." (CE. i, 707.) Arianism was very simple; it held that there was but a One-Person God, and denied the Blessed Trinity of Three-in-One. Thus Arianism was "an attempt to rationalize the -Creed by stripping it of mystery so far as the relation of Christ +Creed by stripping it of mystery so far as the relation of Christ to God was concerned" (Ib.). But this simple and de-mystified theology, the non-Catholic barbarians were too ignorant to understand; whereas, the other barbarians whose, minds were enlightened by the Holy Ghost at the point of the Catholic sword, were perfectly intelligent to comprehend the Mystery of the Holy -Trinity, -- which would have stumped Aristotle. The Arians had only +Trinity, -- which would have stumped Aristotle. The Arians had only to follow the ordinary Multiplication Table -- "One times One is One"; whereas the Orthodox. had to multiply curiously, -- "Three times One is One!" The true formula is -- Three times Naught is @@ -1195,19 +1195,19 @@ Nothing!

the surface, their conversion being indicated by little more than their making the sign of the cross." (Draper, Op. cit., i, 365.) True, indeed, it is, as is scores of times confessed: "Paganism had -not been renewed in Christ." (CE. iii, 700.) "Christians who +not been renewed in Christ." (CE. iii, 700.) "Christians who considered themselves faithful, held in a measure to the worship of the sun. Leo the Great in his day says that it was the custom of -many Christians to stand on the steps of the Church of St. Peter -and pay homage to the Sun by obeisance and prayers." (CE. iv, 297; +many Christians to stand on the steps of the Church of St. Peter +and pay homage to the Sun by obeisance and prayers." (CE. iv, 297; cf, iii, 724-727.) And generally was it true: "The pagani retained the worship of the old gods even after they were all -Christianized." (CE. vi, 12.) Among the Germans, and it is exactly +Christianized." (CE. vi, 12.) Among the Germans, and it is exactly as with all others, "the acceptance of the Christian name and ideas -was at first a purely mechanical one." (CE. vi, 485.)

+was at first a purely mechanical one." (CE. vi, 485.)

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when persecution occasionally broke out, and offering incense to the statue of Dea Roma or the Emperor was the test of Pagan patriotism, great numbers of laity and even of clergy "flocked at -once to the altars of the heathen idols to offer sacrifice." (CE. +once to the altars of the heathen idols to offer sacrifice." (CE. ix, 2.) "The apostates and the timid who had bought a certificate of apostasy, became so numerous as to fancy that they could lay down the law to the Church, ... a state of affairs which gave rise to controversies and deplorable troubles. A bishop, followed by his -whole community, was to be seen sacrificing to the gods." (CE. i, +whole community, was to be seen sacrificing to the gods." (CE. i, 191.) At first the Church "imposed perpetual penance and excommunication without hope of pardon" on the backsliders; -"however, the great number of Lapsi and Libellatici ... led to a +"however, the great number of Lapsi and Libellatici ... led to a relaxation of the rigor of ecclesiastical discipline, leaving the -forgiveness of the sin to God alone" (CE. i, 624), while their easy +forgiveness of the sin to God alone" (CE. i, 624), while their easy return to the decimated fold of Holy Church immensely increased its sacred revenues and extended its sway. However, "when the Roman Empire became Christian, apostates were punished by deprivation of all civil rights. They could not give evidence in a court of law, and could neither bequeath nor inherit property. To induce anyone to apostatize was an offense punishable with death, under the -Theodosian Code, XVI, 7, De Apostasis." (CE. i, 625.)

+Theodosian Code, XVI, 7, De Apostasis." (CE. i, 625.)

Thus by centuries of fraud, fear and force was the "house of God" filled from the highways and the hedges, the forests and the @@ -1242,23 +1242,23 @@ Christianity." Heathen superstitions veneered with the Pagan superstitions called Christianity, blended together for the further bestialization of the Faithful of Holy Church of the Christ, and the pall of the Dark Ages of Faith settled down over benighted, -Church-ruled Christendom, -- that "civilization thoroughly +Church-ruled Christendom, -- that "civilization thoroughly saturated with Christianity," and "fully absorbed in the supernatural." Two holy characteristics of the Age of Faith, the grovelling fear of guilt and devout concern for the devil, are thus commended: "Superstition is abject and crouching, it is full of thoughts of guilt; it distrusts God and dreads the power of evil" -(CE. i, 555); and, with the pious Christians, "as among all +(CE. i, 555); and, with the pious Christians, "as among all savages, disease and death were commonly ascribed to evil spirits -or witchcraft." (CE. xiv, 26.) So through the Ages of Faith!

+or witchcraft." (CE. xiv, 26.) So through the Ages of Faith!

Holy Church and Divine Christianity being now in full power -and possession over mind and body of Christendom, it had free scope +and possession over mind and body of Christendom, it had free scope to bring forth fruits unto perfection of "Christian Civilization."

THE "FRUITS" OF CHRISTIANITY

-

"Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them." Jesus.

+

"Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them." Jesus.

What Christianity did for [to] Civilization

@@ -1268,21 +1268,21 @@ prevailing civilizing conditions; essentially, on the system of moral and intellectual education of the peoples subject to it. This is recognized by the Church: "As in many other respects, so for the work of education, the advent of Christianity is the most important -epoch in the history of mankind." (CE. v, 299.) Alas, this is

+epoch in the history of mankind." (CE. v, 299.) Alas, this is

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disastrously true, as the Church's own history demonstrates. Jesus -Christ, says CE., was the "Perfect Teacher"; "to His Apostles He +

disastrously true, as the Church's own history demonstrates. Jesus +Christ, says CE., was the "Perfect Teacher"; "to His Apostles He gave the command, 'Going, therefore, teach ye all nations.' These words are the charter of the Christian Church as a teaching institution" (ib.). Here it got its Divine License to teach, and it taught. How effective was the Church as the Divinely instituted -Pedagogue of Christendom, can be justly appreciated only through a +Pedagogue of Christendom, can be justly appreciated only through a knowledge of what kind of education, moral and mental, previously and at the time existed, and what educational system the Church inherited from the "heathens" when it assumed its sacred monopoly @@ -1298,20 +1298,20 @@ teacher of faith and morals and of secular education. Before the advent of Christianity, the nations of the Pagan Empire were -- we are told -- "such as sit in darkness and the shadow of death"; the "Perfect Teacher" came "to give light to them that sat in darkness -and in the shadow of death" (Luke, i, 79; cf. Matt. iv, 16). A +and in the shadow of death" (Luke, i, 79; cf. Matt. iv, 16). A dismal picture is thus presented, and for centuries was touched up with the darkest colors by Christian preachments, of the moral depravity if not intellectual benightedness of the poor heathens before the "Light of the World" was shed upon them from the Cross -on Calvary. The Greeks and Romans knew naught of Moses and the -Prophets, had never conned the Ten Commandments, and had never +on Calvary. The Greeks and Romans knew naught of Moses and the +Prophets, had never conned the Ten Commandments, and had never murdered any one "who hearkeneth not unto the priest," as commanded in Deut. xvii, 12. Deplorable indeed must have been their state before the Divine Teacher undertook their enlightenment. The picture of their actual moral and intellectual plight we will scan as drawn by Christian scholars. Here is faintly a sketch of --

-

"THE GLORY THAT WAS GREECE"

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"THE GLORY THAT WAS GREECE"

"The education of the Greeks exhibits a progressive development. ... The ideal of Athenian education was the completely @@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ developed man. Beauty of mind and body, the cultivation of every inborn faculty and energy, harmony between thought and life, decorum, temperance, and regularity -- such were the results aimed at in the home and in the school, in social intercourse, and in -civic relations. 'We are lovers of the beautiful,' said Pericles, +civic relations. 'We are lovers of the beautiful,' said Pericles, 'yet simple in our tastes,' and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness' (Thucydides, II, 40). ...

@@ -1334,8 +1334,8 @@ damnation] -- for the principles they formulated and the counsels they gave their youth. ... The practice of religion, whether in public services or in household worship, exercised but little

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"Thus the motive for virtuous action was found, not in respect for Divine law nor in the hope of eternal reward, but simply in the desire to temper in due proportion the elements of human nature. -Virtue is not self-possession for the sake of duty, but, as Plato +Virtue is not self-possession for the sake of duty, but, as Plato says, 'a kind of health and good habit of the soul,' while vice is 'a disease and deformity and sickness of it.' The just man 'will so regulate his own character as to be on good terms with himself, and @@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ has to do' (Republic, IV, 443). This conception of virtue as a self-balancing was closely bound up with that idea of personal worth which has already been mentioned as the central element in Greek life and education. ... The aim of education, therefore, is -to develop knowledge of the GOOD." (CE. v, 296-7.)

+to develop knowledge of the GOOD." (CE. v, 296-7.)

Saving their depraved want of respect for "Divine law" -- (proclaimed by priests), and their woeful neglect to provide @@ -1375,7 +1375,7 @@ mankind, of personal and civic virtue, due alone to their high "idea of personal worth," rather than to the revealed concept of humanity pre-damned, "conceived in sin and born in iniquity," crawling through this Vale of Tears as "Vile worms of the dust," of -Christian self-confession. But then, God in his inscrutable Wisdom +Christian self-confession. But then, God in his inscrutable Wisdom had withheld his precious revelation of Total Depravity from the Greeks, -- knowing, probably, that they did not need it, and had bestowed it only on the obscure tribe of barbarian polygamous @@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ revelationless skies of Greek Culture, the most splendrous Stars of intellect and soul which ever -- (before the Star of Bethlehem arose) -- shone down the vistas of Time, blazed in its zenith. The name of every star in that Pagan Greek galaxy is known to every -intelligent person throughout Christendom today; the light from +intelligent person throughout Christendom today; the light from these or those of them illuminates every page and every phase of Art, Literature and Science known today to the inestimable glory of man and boon of humanity. The living germ of some, the unsurpassed @@ -1397,8 +1397,8 @@ of the poor Pagan Greeks who had no Divine Revelation and were bereft of the priceless "benefit of Clergy" as a teaching institution.

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@@ -1418,17 +1418,17 @@ Divine Right of Kings -- (anointed by priests) -- to rule mankind, invented Democracy, the right of the people to rule themselves, -- a heresy recognized in the Declaration as a self-evident proposition, that all just powers of government are derived from -the consent of the governed. News about Moses and his Divine laws +the consent of the governed. News about Moses and his Divine laws not having penetrated into Pagan Greece, a scheme of purely human codes for human conduct was devised by the heathen Lawgivers, -Draco, Solon, Lycurgus. The revealed Mosaic History of the Hebrews +Draco, Solon, Lycurgus. The revealed Mosaic History of the Hebrews not being available as a model, the poor Pagan Greeks had to make shift with Herodotus, "Father of History," Thucydides, Xenophon, Strabo, Plutarch, Pausanius, Polybius, Claudius Ptolemy, Dion Cassius. The God-drafted plans of the Tabernacle in the Wilderness and of Solomon's Temple not being at hand to imitate, uninspired Greeks planned and built the Parthenon, the Erechtheum, the -Prophylaea, the Temple of Diana of Ephesus, the Temple of Apollo at +Prophylaea, the Temple of Diana of Ephesus, the Temple of Apollo at Corinth, the Serapion and the Museum, "Home of all the Muses," at Alexandria. The summit of human art in sculpture was reached in Pagan Greece, the Apollo Belvidere, the Venus de Milo, the Winged @@ -1438,31 +1438,31 @@ Callimachus, Scopas, Polyclitus, with the chisel; Apelles, Zeuxis, Polygnotus, Parrhasius, Pausias, with the brush. Statesmen and military leaders unknown to Hebrew History, yet whose names are immortal, led the Pagan Greeks to greatness and glory: -Themistocles, Pericles, Aristides the Just, Lycurgus, Miltiades, -Leonidas, Alexander the Great, who conquered the God-led Jews. Poor +Themistocles, Pericles, Aristides the Just, Lycurgus, Miltiades, +Leonidas, Alexander the Great, who conquered the God-led Jews. Poor heathen orators, who never heard Jehovah speak from Sinai, nor the Christ on the Mount, -- their supreme eloquence has echoed down the -ages: Demosthenes, Democrates, AEschines, Lysias, Isocrates.

+ages: Demosthenes, Democrates, AEschines, Lysias, Isocrates.

Literature and the Theater were born in Pagan Greece; the "Classics" of Pagan thought and dramatic majesty came from the minds and pens of uninspired heathen who knew no line of the -inspired "Law and Prophets" of the Hebrews, made semi-intelligible +inspired "Law and Prophets" of the Hebrews, made semi-intelligible and sonorous only by the very free treatment of skilled translators into Elizabethan English; they are the immortal and inimitable standards of literary form, style, culture, in every university, -high school, play-house, and cultured home in Christendom today. +high school, play-house, and cultured home in Christendom today. For poetry: Homer, Hesiod, Pindar, Anacreon, Theocritus, the -burning Sappho; for drama: Esebylus, Sophocles, Euripides, +burning Sappho; for drama: Esebylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, besides the historians and orators named, the delightful old resop, the philosophers and scholars yet to name. The drama, tragedy, comedy, the chorus, melodrama; the epic, the ode, the lyric, the elegy, poetic form and measure, the very words for all these things, pure Pagan Greek. Philosophy -- the love of -Wisdom -- the highest reach of the uninspired human intellect into

+Wisdom -- the highest reach of the uninspired human intellect into

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@@ -1471,13 +1471,13 @@ Wisdom -- the highest reach of the uninspired human intellect into

search of the first principles of being, -- the "ousia of the on," and for the Supreme Good, the noblest rules of human conduct and happiness: Thales, Anaximander, Anaxagoras, Empedocles, Heraclitus, -Xenophanes, Leucippus, Democritus, Protagoras, Socrates, Plato of -the Academy, Aristotle of the Lyceum, Epicurus, Pythagoras, Zeno +Xenophanes, Leucippus, Democritus, Protagoras, Socrates, Plato of +the Academy, Aristotle of the Lyceum, Epicurus, Pythagoras, Zeno the Stoic, Antisthenes the Cynic, whose lofty moral systems have exalted mankind ever since, and whose words and works have dominated civilization and made their names immortal, though none -of them knew of Moses, the Christ, or the Apostles, -- although -Heraclitus invented the "Logos" which St. John worked up into the +of them knew of Moses, the Christ, or the Apostles, -- although +Heraclitus invented the "Logos" which St. John worked up into the creative "Word of God" for Christian consumption.

Science, supremest handmaid of civilization, the true "God of @@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ this world," its splendid dawn was in Pagan Greece, unshackled by Genesis and Divine Mosaic revelation. Here Greek thought, undeterred by priestly ban and unafrighted by Popish Inquisition, sought to fathom the secrets of Creation and of Nature, to explain -the Riddle of the Universe, to make the forces of Nature the +the Riddle of the Universe, to make the forces of Nature the obedient servitors of Man. Astronomy was born with Thales [640-546 B.C.], the first of the Seven Sages of Greece. Utterly ignorant of the Divine handiwork of the Six Days, and of universal creation out @@ -1495,11 +1495,11 @@ Corners, guardians of the Four Winds, he sought for the First Principle, the arche', of Creation, attributing all matter to changes in atoms; not knowing the revelation that the sun was set in a solid "firmament" arched over the flat earth, and somehow -trundled across it daily to light Adam and his progeny, and had -been stopped still for Joshua and turned backward ten degrees for +trundled across it daily to light Adam and his progeny, and had +been stopped still for Joshua and turned backward ten degrees for Hezekiab, but fancying that it was governed by fixed natural law, by unaided power of mind he calculated and predicted the eclipse of -565 B.C., and discovered the Solstices and Equinoxes; he calculated +565 B.C., and discovered the Solstices and Equinoxes; he calculated so nearly the solar revolutions, that he corrected the calendar and divided the year into 365 days, which it still has; he taught the Egyptians to measure the height of the Pyramids by triangulation @@ -1523,10 +1523,10 @@ central fire, and had inhabitable Antipodes, -- heathen notions which got several Christian gentlemen into more or less trouble some 2000 years later when they revived the idea. He speculated on eclipses as natural phenomena rather than special dispensations of -Providence; he disputed Moses on Geology by claiming that the

+Providence; he disputed Moses on Geology by claiming that the

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@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ continents; that mountains were forever being washed down by rivers and new mountains thus formed; that volcanoes were outlets for subterranean fires, rather than public entrances into Hell; that fossils were the buried remains of ancient plants and animals -turned into stone, rather than theological proofs of Noah's Flood +turned into stone, rather than theological proofs of Noah's Flood embedded for confutation of Infidels in the Rock of Faith.; Democritus (e. 460 B.C.), the "Laughing Philosopher," the most learned thinker of his day and renowned for all the moral virtues; @@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ all curing was the monopoly of the priests, the friends and favorites of the gods and possessors of all godly lore. As the only physicians, the priests had great revenues and a fine livelihood from the offerings made by patients who flocked for relief to the -temples of Esculapius, which filled the ancient world. Hippocrates. +temples of Esculapius, which filled the ancient world. Hippocrates. sought to separate medicine from religion, thus incurring the venomous attacks of the priests and pious quacks. Never having heard of "fig leaf poultices," or spittle to oust devils, "He laid @@ -1589,22 +1589,22 @@ all ills are such as would heal themselves if let alone, or if treated with simple hygienic means, and many cures are greatly aided by "faith" even in Pagan gods, the element of the miraculous

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is greatly discounted in the successes of the priests of -Esculapius, and possibly in those of Loreto and Lourdes. He had no -real successor until Vesalius, the first real surgeon; the +Esculapius, and possibly in those of Loreto and Lourdes. He had no +real successor until Vesalius, the first real surgeon; the Inquisition nearly got him because his anatomical researches disclosed that man had the same number of ribs as woman, not one -less to represent that taken for Eve; and he disproved the Church's +less to represent that taken for Eve; and he disproved the Church's sacred science of the "Resurrection Bone."

-

Aristotle (384-322 iii. c.) the Stagarite, friend and tutor of -Alexander the Great, besides being one of the greatest +

Aristotle (384-322 iii. c.) the Stagarite, friend and tutor of +Alexander the Great, besides being one of the greatest philosophers, was the foremost man of science of his day, and in his encyclopedic works laid the foundation of Natural science or physics, Natural History, meteorology or the phenomena of the @@ -1622,36 +1622,36 @@ Leaning Tower and dropped two iron balls, one of one pound weight, the other of one hundred, and both struck the ground at the same instant, they refused to accept the demonstration, and drove him out of the city; so strong was the hold of even the errors of Pagan -Aristotle on Christian credulity.

+Aristotle on Christian credulity.

-

Aristotle had not read the cosmic revelations of Moses, and +

Aristotle had not read the cosmic revelations of Moses, and was ignorant of the true history of Creation as revealed through him. He discovered sea shells and the fossil remains of marine animals on the tops of the mountains of Greece, and embedded far down from the surface in the sides of the mountain gorges; he noted that the rocks lay in great layers or strata one above another, with different kinds of fossils in the several strata. In his Pagan -imagination Aristotle commented on this: that if sea-shells were on +imagination Aristotle commented on this: that if sea-shells were on the tops of mountains far from the sea, why, to get there the tops of the mountains must once have been in the bottom of the sea, the rocks formed under the sea, and the shells and other animal remains embedded in them must once have lived and died in the sea and there have been deposited in the mud of the bottom before it hardened -into rock. If Aristotle had climbed Pike's Peak be would have found +into rock. If Aristotle had climbed Pike's Peak be would have found great beds of ocean coral in the rocks there; sea shell-fish and -sponges -- (which Aristotle himself first discovered to be animals) +sponges -- (which Aristotle himself first discovered to be animals) -- in the rocky walls of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado.

Theophrastus (c. 373-287 B.C.), disciple and successor of -Aristotle as head of the Peripatetic School of philosophy; his +Aristotle as head of the Peripatetic School of philosophy; his chief renown was as the first of the botanists, on which study he left some sixteen books; for 1800 years after his death the science lay dormant; not a single new discovery in that subject was made until after the close of the millennium of the Christian Ages of Faith.

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@@ -1662,17 +1662,17 @@ the earth revolved around the sun, and how the plane of the ecliptic was designed; he calculated the inclination of earth's axis to the pole as the angle of 23 1/2 degrees, and thus verified the obliquity of the ecliptic, and explained the succession of the -seasons. Aristarchus had not read Moses on the solid firmament and +seasons. Aristarchus had not read Moses on the solid firmament and flat earth; he clearly maintained that day and night were due to the spinning of the earth on its own axis every twenty-four hours; his only extant work is "On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and -Moon," wherein by rigorous and elegant geometry and reasoning he +Moon," wherein by rigorous and elegant geometry and reasoning he reached results inaccurate only because of the imperfect state of knowledge in his time. By exquisite calculations he added 1/1623 of a day to Callipsus' estimate of 365 1/2 days for the length of the solar year; and is said to have invented a hemispherical sundial.

-

Hipparchus (c. 150 B.C.) made the first catalogue of stars, to +

Hipparchus (c. 150 B.C.) made the first catalogue of stars, to the number of over 1,000; but his master achievement was the discovery and calculation of the "precession of the equinoxes" about 130 B.C. Without telescope or instruments, and with no Mosaic @@ -1714,8 +1714,8 @@ at noon on the summer solstice, while a similar pillar at Syene cast no shadow at that time, and was thus on the tropic; he measured the distance between the two places, as 5,000 stadia,

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@@ -1727,16 +1727,16 @@ represented the arc of the earth's circle between Alexandria and Syene; multiplying the distance by 50 he obtained 28,700 miles as the circumference of the earth; a figure excessive due to mis- measurement, but a magnificent intellectual accomplishment. -Erastosthenes was also the founder of scientific chronology, +Erastosthenes was also the founder of scientific chronology, calculating the dates of the chief political and literary events back to the supposed time of the fall of Troy; a date quite as -uncertain as that of the later birth of Jesus Christ from which the +uncertain as that of the later birth of Jesus Christ from which the monk Dennis the Little essayed to fix the subsequent chronology of Christian history.

Hero of Alexandria (c. 130 B.C.) discovered the principle of the working-power of steam and devised the first steam-engines. In -his Pneumatica he describes the aeolipyle, which may be called a +his Pneumatica he describes the aeolipyle, which may be called a primitive steam reaction turbine; he also mentions another device which may be described as the prototype of the pressure engine. (Encyc. Brit. xxi, 351-2.)

@@ -1748,13 +1748,13 @@ over much of it, and described what be saw. From a comparison of the shape of Vesuvius, not then a "burning mountain," with the active Etna, he forecast that it might some day become active, as it did in 79 A.D. to the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum, -described by the Roman philosopher and natural historian, Pliny, +described by the Roman philosopher and natural historian, Pliny, who overlooked the Star of Bethlehem, and the earthquake and -eclipse of Calvary. Strabo was ignorant of the cosmogony of Moses -and the Flood of Noah; so he declared that the fossil shells which +eclipse of Calvary. Strabo was ignorant of the cosmogony of Moses +and the Flood of Noah; so he declared that the fossil shells which he discovered in rocks far inland from the sea proved that those rocks had been formed under the sea by silt brought down by rivers, -in which living shell animals had become embedded. If Moses had +in which living shell animals had become embedded. If Moses had revealed this interesting fact, much human persecution and suffering would have been avoided.

@@ -1772,14 +1772,14 @@ Agrigentum (495-435 B.C.) "may justly be called the father of the evolution idea. ... All organisms arose through the fortuitous play of the two great forces of Nature upon the four elements." Anaxagoras (500-428) "was the first to trace the origin of animals -and plants to preexisting germs in the air and ether." Aristotle +and plants to preexisting germs in the air and ether." Aristotle (384-322 B.C.), the first great naturalist, shows "in his four essays upon the parts, locomotion, generation, and vital principles of animals, that he fully understood adaptation in its modern sense; ... he rightly conceived of life as the function of the

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@@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@ sense; ... he rightly conceived of life as the function of the

purposive progresses in the development of bodily parts and functions." The doctrine is very substantially developed by the Roman Lucretius, 99-55 B.C. (H.F. Osborn, From the Greeks to -Darwin, pp. 50, et seq.)

+Darwin, pp. 50, et seq.)

The vital germs of virtually every modern science had thus their origin and some notable development in the fertile minds of @@ -1837,14 +1837,14 @@ Tutor.

courage, reverence, firmness, and earnestness. These qualities were to be developed, not by abstract or philosophical reasoning, but through the imitation of worthy models and, as - far as possible of living concrete examples. 'Vitae discimus, + far as possible of living concrete examples. 'Vitae discimus, We learn for life,' said Seneca; and this sentence sums up the whole purpose of Roman education -- [in contrast to "We learn for heaven," as we shall see the Christian ideal of education].

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reappeared. Under the direction of the literatus and the gramniaticus education took on a literary character, while in the school of the rhetor the art of oratory was carefully - cultivated." (CE. v, 298; see p. 358-9.)

+ cultivated." (CE. v, 298; see p. 358-9.)

PAGAN CULTURAL RESULTS

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how much and how little human reason can accomplish when it seeks no guidance higher than itself and strives for no purposes other than those which find, or might find, their - realization in the present phase of existence." (CE. v, 298.)

+ realization in the present phase of existence." (CE. v, 298.)

The splendors of the intellect and culture of Pagan Greece, its whole harmonious system of education, mental, moral and physical, which were the glory that was Greece, were transported -thus to Rome and kindled anew there the torch of Reason which +thus to Rome and kindled anew there the torch of Reason which illumined and made splendid the power that was Rome. With clerical disparagement that all this intellectual and moral grandeur was accomplished by human reason alone with "no guidance higher than itself," that is, without the heaven-endowed tutorship of -priestcraft, CE. yet confesses, that "Pagan education ... was the +priestcraft, CE. yet confesses, that "Pagan education ... was the product of the highest human wisdom ... that the world has ever known," pursuing "the ideals that appeal most strongly to the human mind." It was in literature and in law, in history, in government, @@ -1898,17 +1898,17 @@ legislators," yet governs the actions of men and nations throughout the civilized world. A few illustrious names of universal renown must suffice to put into high relief the culture of Rome from the dawn of the Christian era till the pall of the Christian Ages of -Faith fell over the Roman world. Augustus Caesar (not to mention -Julius), Cicero, Cato, Seneca, the Plinys, Tacitus, Livy, Horace, -Vergil, Lucretius, the Scipios, Gaius, Paulus, Papinian, Tribonius, +Faith fell over the Roman world. Augustus Caesar (not to mention +Julius), Cicero, Cato, Seneca, the Plinys, Tacitus, Livy, Horace, +Vergil, Lucretius, the Scipios, Gaius, Paulus, Papinian, Tribonius, Antoninius Pius, Marcus Aurelius; the roster may be mightily extended and every glorious name be known to every schoolboy.

Thus was the Pagan Roman world intellectually and morally illumined when there befell --

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@@ -1925,15 +1925,15 @@ millennium, as will be soon admitted, Christian "education" was virtually limited to candidates for the priesthood and to the vain mummeries of monks; with few and straggling exceptions no one but a churchman was taught a word: the simple proof is, that scarce one -person in a thousand of the population of Christendom except +person in a thousand of the population of Christendom except priests, could read or write his own name. The "education" of the Clergy will be known by its fruits, of which we shall have some -tastes. Thus CE. discloses

+tastes. Thus CE. discloses

THE AIM OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

-

"To these Apostles He gave the command, 'Going therefore, - teach ye all nations' (Matt. xxviii, 19) -- [a forged Mandate, +

"To these Apostles He gave the command, 'Going therefore, + teach ye all nations' (Matt. xxviii, 19) -- [a forged Mandate, as we have seen]. These [forged] words are the charter of the Christian Church as a teaching institution. While they refer directly to the doctrine of salvation, and therefore to the @@ -1944,7 +1944,7 @@ tastes. Thus CE. discloses

educational problems (p. 299-300). ...

"The Educational Work of the Church. Apart from the - preaching of the Apostles, the earliest form of Christian + preaching of the Apostles, the earliest form of Christian instruction was that given to the catechumens in preparation for baptism. Its object was twofold: to impart a knowledge of Christian truth, and to train the candidate in the practice of @@ -1969,8 +1969,8 @@ tastes. Thus CE. discloses

influence of pagan literature had more and more alienated Christians from such studies. ...

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"Two other movements form the climax of the Church's activity during the Middle Ages. The development of Scholasticism meant the revival of Greek philosophy, and in - particular that of Aristotle; but it also meant that + particular that of Aristotle; but it also meant that philosophy was now to serve the cause of Christian truth. ... Having used the subtleties of Greek thought to sharpen the student's mind, the Church thereupon presented to him her @@ -2011,21 +2011,21 @@ tastes. Thus CE. discloses

branches of science were represented. ... The university was thus, in the educational sphere, the highest expression of that completeness which had all along characterized the - teaching of the Church." (CE. v, 299-303, passim.)

+ teaching of the Church." (CE. v, 299-303, passim.)

All these "universities were devoted for the most part to the -development of theology." (CE. vii, 368; i, 264.) The "greatest" of +development of theology." (CE. vii, 368; i, 264.) The "greatest" of these Christian universities was that of Paris, which originated about 1211; "legends of foundation of universities by Alfred, -Charlemagne, and Theodosius II, are myths. The students were not -boys, but mature men, many clergy. ... Barbarous Latin of the -universities and the wretched translations of Aristotle used in +Charlemagne, and Theodosius II, are myths. The students were not +boys, but mature men, many clergy. ... Barbarous Latin of the +universities and the wretched translations of Aristotle used in commentaries and lectures: the Scholastic method of teaching with its endless hair-splitting and disputations; much time was spent in gaining very little knowledge or hardly any value," were the charges made by the new school of Humanists, headed by Erasmus, "Prince of Humanists," which destroyed the old Christian ideals of -education. (CE. xv, 194.)

+education. (CE. xv, 194.)

The wonderful Middle Ages universities, so scorned by the Humanists of the Renaissance, and so fondly cherished by the @@ -2033,8 +2033,8 @@ Church, are not to be confounded in thought with such modernistic institutions as Oxford, Cambridge, Columbia or Harvard -- (which all started on a purely "Christian" standard). A revealing pen-

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@@ -2051,15 +2051,15 @@ sentence by sentence, and the students listened and sometimes took notes.

"The most striking peculiarity of the instruction of the -medieval university was the supreme deference paid to Aristotle. -... Aristotle was, of course, a pagan. He was uncertain whether the +medieval university was the supreme deference paid to Aristotle. +... Aristotle was, of course, a pagan. He was uncertain whether the soul existed after death; he had never heard of the Bible and knew nothing of the salvation of man through Christ. One would suppose that he would have been rejected with horror by the ardent Christian believers of the Middle Ages. But the teachers of the thirteenth century were fascinated by his logic and astonished at his learning. ... He was called 'The Philosopher'; and so fully -were scholars convinced that it had pleased God to permit Aristotle +were scholars convinced that it had pleased God to permit Aristotle to say the last word upon each and every branch of knowledge that they humbly accepted him, along with the Bible, the Church Fathers, and the canon and Roman law, as one of the unquestionable @@ -2073,7 +2073,7 @@ Civilization, pp. 207-208.)

preceded and followed him brought the Renaissance to its fullness of glory in emancipating the mind from the fetters of the Dark Ages of Faith, and destroyed the rotten fruits of a millennium of -"Christian education." Thereupon, says CE., painfully confessing +"Christian education." Thereupon, says CE., painfully confessing the truth, with reservations, once the schools were secularized, they fell rapidly under influences which transformed ideals, systems and methods. Philosophy detached from theology, formulated @@ -2096,18 +2096,18 @@ school that has served in recent times as an essential factor in the work of religion. ... Sound moral instruction is impossible apart from religious education. ... Catholic parents are bound in

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conscience to provide for the education of their children, either -at home or in schools of the right sort." (CE. v, 295-304, passim.) +at home or in schools of the right sort." (CE. v, 295-304, passim.) "Parochial schools ... aimed at fostering vocations to the -priesthood." (CE. xiii, 555.)

+priesthood." (CE. xiii, 555.)

-

The high Christian educational ideal of fettering Reason with +

The high Christian educational ideal of fettering Reason with Faith, and the underlying objective of all Church teaching, is again strongly insisted upon by our spokesman for Christian education:

@@ -2125,54 +2125,54 @@ education:

ordained to her, but self-arrogated] -- the task of teaching the secular branches in such a way that religion is the centralizing, unifying, and vitalizing force in the - educational process." (CE. xiii, 555.)

+ educational process." (CE. xiii, 555.)

A. THE MORAL "FRUITS" OF CHRISTIANITY

THE CHRISTIAN "MORALITY LIE")

"Apart from Religion the observance of the Moral Law is -impossible." (CE. x, 559.)

+impossible." (CE. x, 559.)

"The wonderful efficacy displayed by the religion of Christ in -purifying the morals of Europe has no parallel." (CE. iii, 34.)

+purifying the morals of Europe has no parallel." (CE. iii, 34.)

"Her holiness appears in the fruits which she brings forth." -(CE. iii, 759.)

+(CE. iii, 759.)

The above gems of pious self-gratulation are culled from the plethoric treasure-chest of like paste jewels of ecclesiastical false pretense, and are set in high relief as tribute to the presumptuous genius of Pharisaism. A few more out of many may be displayed as a foil to what follows: "Sound moral instruction is -impossible apart from religious education" (CE. v, 304), -- though +impossible apart from religious education" (CE. v, 304), -- though this seems to be discounted by this formal admission of the entire -efficacy of purely secular ethic of Plato and the Pagans: "All +efficacy of purely secular ethic of Plato and the Pagans: "All moral conduct may be summed up in the rule: Avoid evil and do good" -(CE. v, 28); and by this self-evident truth: "Material prosperity +(CE. v, 28); and by this self-evident truth: "Material prosperity and a high degree of civilization may be found where the Church -does not exist." (CE. iii, 760.) Whether either of these highly +does not exist." (CE. iii, 760.) Whether either of these highly beneficent conditions have been found where the Church in plenitude of power and pride did exist, will soon be disclosed. However, these disproofs to the contrary, "The Church has ever affirmed that the beliefs of Theism and morality are essentially connected, and that apart from religion the observance of the moral law is -impossible." (CE. x, 559.)

+impossible." (CE. x, 559.)

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-

Yet we have just read from the teeming pages of CE. the +

Yet we have just read from the teeming pages of CE. the glowing tributes to the morally "exalted ideals" of the Pagan Greeks, and that with the Pagan Romans "the moral element predominated"; that "Pagan education, as a whole, was the product of the highest human wisdom that the world has ever known," -- and withal without the Light of the Cross to illumine the Pagan mind and conscience. Indeed, in the next sentences after the last above, -CE., waxing philosophical, belies fully its "Morality Lie" thesis, +CE., waxing philosophical, belies fully its "Morality Lie" thesis, that "apart from religion the observance of the moral law is impossible," by this explicit admission of the natural source and origin of Morality: "The Church admits that the moral law is @@ -2183,7 +2183,7 @@ classical times were in moral questions influenced rather by non- religious conceptions such as that of natural shame than the fear of the gods; while one great religious system, namely Buddhism, explicitly taught the entire independence of the moral code from -any belief in God." (CE. x, 559.) We shall wonder, as we read the +any belief in God." (CE. x, 559.) We shall wonder, as we read the Christian record, how far the "beliefs of Theism" make for morality in higher or more wholesome degree than "the entire independence of the moral code from any belief in God." Morals is from mores, @@ -2197,7 +2197,7 @@ example given by their preceptors and their environment.

and sanctions of morals, of the Moral Law, are perfectly valid and convincing; a more formal and incontrovertible statement of the fact and the principle, taken from a special study of the subject, -under the title "Ethics" in CE., by a Jesuit Professor of Moral +under the title "Ethics" in CE., by a Jesuit Professor of Moral Philosophy, is added for the complete refutation of the Christian "Morality Lie":

@@ -2210,21 +2210,21 @@ Philosophy, is added for the complete refutation of the Christian general practical judgments and principles: 'Do good and avoid evil,' 'Lead a life according to reason,' etc., from which all the Commandments of the Decalogue are derived, are the basis - of the natural law, of which St. Paul (Rom. ii, 14) says, it + of the natural law, of which St. Paul (Rom. ii, 14) says, it is written in the hearts of all men, made known to all men by - nature herself." (CE. v, 557, 562.)

+ nature herself." (CE. v, 557, 562.)

It is because only of the nauseating persistence of the dingdonging of this pestilent "Christian Morality Lie," by priest, parson and press, that the loathsome record of the unparalleled -moral corruption of the Church and of Christendom under the Church, +moral corruption of the Church and of Christendom under the Church, is here in very summary and imperfect manner displayed in refutation of this immense False Pretense. It rings false from every pulpit and Christian apologist today as it has through all -the centuries of Creed and Crime of the Church. Here in thumbnail

+the centuries of Creed and Crime of the Church. Here in thumbnail

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sketch is the summary of Christian results after a millennium of undisputed moral sway: "The Church was the guide of the Western nations from the close of the seventh century to the beginning of -the sixteenth" (CE. vii, 370); and for result: "At the beginning of +the sixteenth" (CE. vii, 370); and for result: "At the beginning of the Reformation, the condition of the clergy, and consequently of the people, was a very sad one. ... The unfortunate state of the -clergy, their corrupt morals." (CE. vii, 387.) "The Lateran was +clergy, their corrupt morals." (CE. vii, 387.) "The Lateran was spoken of as a brothel, and the moral corruption of Rome became the -subject of general odium." (CE. viii, 426.) That there may be no +subject of general odium." (CE. viii, 426.) That there may be no mistake about the insistent pretense of the Church to teach and impose morality, "The Roman Pontiffs have always, as their office demands, guarded the Christian faith and morals," as admitted by the Apostolic Letter of His Holiness Pius IX, dated June 29, 1868, by which he summoned the celebrated Vatican Council which decreed -Papal Infallibility in all matters of faith and morals. (CE. i, +Papal Infallibility in all matters of faith and morals. (CE. i, 176.) Therefore it was, that "the Church of the Middle Ages, having now attained to power, continued through her priests to propagate the Gospel. ... In the wake of religion follows her inseparable -companion, morality." (CE. xii, 418.) We shall now see the Church +companion, morality." (CE. xii, 418.) We shall now see the Church at work for morality and the moral "fruits" of Christianity through the Dark Ages of Faith. "Those were indeed golden days for the ecclesiastical profession, since the credulity of men reached a @@ -2256,18 +2256,18 @@ dominion, -- until the prospects of the Church were suddenly darkened, and human reason began to rebel ... with the rise of that secular and skeptical spirit to which European civilization owes its origin," as Buckle says and demonstrates and I will briefly -sketch, after first letting CE. reveal facts which are the harvest- +sketch, after first letting CE. reveal facts which are the harvest- fruits of Christian Morality.

How, then, are we surprised to read the official confession, that these same Middle Ages were, of all human epochs, "an age of -terrible corruption and social decadence"? (CE. i, 318.) Surely the +terrible corruption and social decadence"? (CE. i, 318.) Surely the good cleric who penned these shaming words was a moral dyspeptic or must have developed a pessimistic in-growing conscience. We turn the pages of this ponderous Apology for the Faith to find the records of Church history giving the lie to this scandalous and disgraceful confession. There are fifteen great quarto tomes of -CE., of over 700 double-column pages each; and surely if this +CE., of over 700 double-column pages each; and surely if this confession is mistaken or untrue, the glorious facts of Church morality, its ever-radiant and redolent "sweetness and light," which cannot be hid, will be made manifest for the confusion of @@ -2281,31 +2281,31 @@ one sample volume is the true assay of the "fruits" conserved in them all; a typical cross-section of Church history. Multiply by fifteen the product of these revelations of the "fruits which she brings forth," and even the most unregenerate critic of -Christianity must agree with CE, that "the wonderful efficacy of +Christianity must agree with CE, that "the wonderful efficacy of the religion of Christ in purifying the morals of Europe has no parallel" in any religion or history known to mankind. The following passages are word for word from Volume I -- (unless otherwise indicated), -- of the Catholic Encyclopedia, arranged

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roughly in chronological order, through part only of one letter of the Alphabet. They give thus a sort of segmentary cross-cut and -bird's-eye-view of the moral and social conditions of Christendom +bird's-eye-view of the moral and social conditions of Christendom through the centuries, with quite imperfect glimpses of that sweet charity one to another which distinguishes those who love their -enemies -- in the fashion of King Richard to his brother: "For I do -love my brother Clarence so, That I would see his sweet soul In the +enemies -- in the fashion of King Richard to his brother: "For I do +love my brother Clarence so, That I would see his sweet soul In the bosom of good old Abraham!"

Countless instances of Christian "morality" we have already seen in the myriad holy forgeries of the Church throughout fifteen centuries; again are confessed "the many apocryphal [forged] -writings in the first five centuries of the Christian era." (CE. i, +writings in the first five centuries of the Christian era." (CE. i, 132.) Whoever would forge for Christ's sake or his own profit would as readily commit any other crime for the same ends, as we shall see to the limit of abhorrence. But the predilect perversity of the @@ -2349,10 +2349,10 @@ was, doubtless, extremely rare among the early Christians. In the fourth century, when men grew bolder, the number of wife-captors became exceedingly numerous. To cheek this" -- a long line of Church enactments listed, down to the Council of Trent (1500's) was -futile. (CE. i, 33.) While some of the following descriptions are

+futile. (CE. i, 33.) While some of the following descriptions are

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content and ensemble, like conditions existed "always and everywhere" through the Middle Ages, that delectable "civilization thoroughly saturated with Christianity." Thus "even in the fourth -century, St. John Chrysostom testifies to the decline of fervor in +century, St. John Chrysostom testifies to the decline of fervor in the Christian family, and contends that it is no longer possible for children to obtain proper religious and moral training in their own homes" (555), already so debased was Christianity.

-

Loving Christian differences of opinion, enhanced by corporal +

Loving Christian differences of opinion, enhanced by corporal methods of seeking each to force the other to the same opinion, were so ubiquitous and universal that birth was given to a special and deadly new species of human hatred and a distinctive name coined for it: Odium Theologicum -- Theological Hatred, and the maxim: "Hell hath no fury like an offended Saint." The Father of -Church History, Bishop Eusebius, has scathing passages, and he +Church History, Bishop Eusebius, has scathing passages, and he refuses "to record the dissensions and follies which they exercised against each other before the (Diocletian) persecution." (Hist. Eccles. Bk. VIII, chap. 2.) And in Chapter 12, entitled "The -Prelates of the Church," Eusebius wordily and in figured speech +Prelates of the Church," Eusebius wordily and in figured speech thus in substance describes them: "the different heads of the churches, who from being shepherds of the reasonable flocks of Christ. ... were condemned by divine justice as unworthy of such a @@ -2388,35 +2388,35 @@ affliction upon affliction: all this I have resolved to pass by," as too shameful to be preserved in detail. Speaking of the Church historian Socrates, who died about 400: "Living as he did in an age of bitter polemics, he strove to avoid the animosities and hatreds -engendered by theological differences." (CE. xiv, 119.)

+engendered by theological differences." (CE. xiv, 119.)

We recall the embittered and bloody strifes which waged from the early days of the fourth century between the partizans of -Arius, who denied the Divinity of Jesus Christ and consequently the +Arius, who denied the Divinity of Jesus Christ and consequently the existence of the Blessed Trinity or Three-in-One Godhead, and the "orthodox" or "right-thinking" faction which vociferated that -Father and Son were of the same eternal age and "homoousion" or "of +Father and Son were of the same eternal age and "homoousion" or "of the same substance," -- of which puzzle it is assured: "It is manifest that a dogma so mysterious presupposes a divine -revelation." (CE. ix, 309.) But that "divine revelation" was let +revelation." (CE. ix, 309.) But that "divine revelation" was let into the clerical mind through the efficacious grace of clubs, stones and knives, by force of fraud and deviltry, as thus witnessed: "The great definition of the Homoousion, promulgated at Nicaea in 325, so far from putting an end to further scussion, became rather the occasion of keener debate and for still more distressing confusion of statement in the formulation of theories -on the relationship of Our Lord to His Father. [Other angry +on the relationship of Our Lord to His Father. [Other angry Councils with the Holy Ghost were held on the "theory"] at Ariminum -for the West, and at Seleucia for the East, in 359. At both +for the West, and at Seleucia for the East, in 359. At both Councils, as the result of dishonest intrigue and an unscrupulous -use of intimidation, ... the Homoousion was given up and the Son +use of intimidation, ... the Homoousion was given up and the Son was declared to be merely similar to -- no longer identical in substance with -- the Father. St. Jerome's characterization of the issue still affords the best commentary: 'The whole world groaned -in wonderment to find itself Arian'" (CE. i, 79.) Thus are divine

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@@ -2424,20 +2424,20 @@ in wonderment to find itself Arian'" (CE. i, 79.) Thus are divine

revelations made manifest! The Christian trait of love for enemies is exemplified: "The sudden death of Arius [attributed to poison] was looked upon by contemporary Catholics as an answer to the -prayers of the good bishop." (CE. i, 285.) All the "new nations" -except the Franks, converted under Clovis, were "Arian heretics"; +prayers of the good bishop." (CE. i, 285.) All the "new nations" +except the Franks, converted under Clovis, were "Arian heretics"; and for some four centuries maybe a million throats were cut in the name of One God or Three, before the "divine revelation" of Three- in-One won out.

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"The accession of Constantine found the African Church rent by +

"The accession of Constantine found the African Church rent by controversies and heresies: Catholics and Donatists contended not only in a wordy warfare, but also in a violent and sanguinary way. ... Attempts at reconciliation, at the suggestion of the Emperor -Constantius, only widened the breach, and led to armed repression, +Constantius, only widened the breach, and led to armed repression, an ever-growing discontent, and an enmity that became more and more embittered. ... One act of violence followed another and begot new -conflicts. ... Even in such condition of peril -- [the bitter +conflicts. ... Even in such condition of peril -- [the bitter reprisals of the Arian Vandals which filled the fifth century], the Christians of Africa were far from showing those virtues which might be looked for in a time of persecution. ... Crimes of all @@ -2449,73 +2449,73 @@ energies in fruitless theological discussions, others failed of their duty. The last forty years of the seventh century witnessed the gradual fall of the fragments of Byzantine Africa into the hands of the Arabs. ... In this overwhelming disaster the African -Church was blotted out." (CE. i) 191-2.) God failed to protect his +Church was blotted out." (CE. i) 191-2.) God failed to protect his Holy own!

If prelates and priests, the shepherds of the flocks, wallowed in moral defilement, judge of the state of the witless sheep of the heavenly fold. "Valence, the central see of the Kingdom, had been -scandalized by the dissolute Bishop Maximum, and the see in +scandalized by the dissolute Bishop Maximum, and the see in consequence had been vacant for fifty years," till 486. (616.) -"Pope St. Agapetus I (535-536) was the son of a Roman priest slain -during the riots in the days of Pope Symmachus. His first official +"Pope St. Agapetus I (535-536) was the son of a Roman priest slain +during the riots in the days of Pope Symmachus. His first official act was to burn in the presence of the assembled clergy the -anathema which Boniface II had propounded against the latter's -rival Dioseurus" (202). St. Angilbert, Abbott, "at this period -[about 790] was leading a very worldly life. ... Angilbert -undoubtedly had an intrigue with Charlemagne's unmarried daughter -Bertha, and became by her the father of two children" (490). "On -the death of Pope Formosus (896) there began for the papacy a time +anathema which Boniface II had propounded against the latter's +rival Dioseurus" (202). St. Angilbert, Abbott, "at this period +[about 790] was leading a very worldly life. ... Angilbert +undoubtedly had an intrigue with Charlemagne's unmarried daughter +Bertha, and became by her the father of two children" (490). "On +the death of Pope Formosus (896) there began for the papacy a time of the deepest humiliation, such as it has never experienced before -or since. After the successor of Formosus, Boniface VI, had ruled -only fifteen days, Stephen VI (properly, VII), was raised to the -Papal Chair. In his blind rage, Stephen not only abused the memory -of Formosus but also treated his body with indignity. Stephen was +or since. After the successor of Formosus, Boniface VI, had ruled +only fifteen days, Stephen VI (properly, VII), was raised to the +Papal Chair. In his blind rage, Stephen not only abused the memory +of Formosus but also treated his body with indignity. Stephen was strangled in prison in the summer of 897, and the six following popes (to 904) owed their elevation to the struggles of the political parties. Christophorus, the last of them, was overthrown -by Sergius III (904-911)." (ii, 147.) Pope Agapetus II, (946-956), +by Sergius III (904-911)." (ii, 147.) Pope Agapetus II, (946-956), "for ten years, during what has been termed the period of deepest humiliation for the papacy. ... He labored incessantly to restore the decadent discipline in churches and cloisters; and in quieting

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disturbances in the metropolitan see of Rheims; and at putting an end to anarchy in Italy" (i, 203). Such periods of "deepest -humiliation to the papacy" were quite recurrent: "The Popes -Benedict from the fourth to the ninth inclusive belong to the -darkest period of papal history (900-1048) ... Benedict VI was -thrown into prison by the anti-pope Boniface VII, and strangled by -his orders, in 974. Benedict VII was a layman and became pope by -force, and drove out Boniface VII; died 983. ... Pope Benedict IX +humiliation to the papacy" were quite recurrent: "The Popes +Benedict from the fourth to the ninth inclusive belong to the +darkest period of papal history (900-1048) ... Benedict VI was +thrown into prison by the anti-pope Boniface VII, and strangled by +his orders, in 974. Benedict VII was a layman and became pope by +force, and drove out Boniface VII; died 983. ... Pope Benedict IX had long caused scandal to the Church by his disorderly life. His -immediate successor, Pope Gregory VI (1044-46) had persuaded -Benedict IX to resign the Chair of Peter, and to do so bestowed +immediate successor, Pope Gregory VI (1044-46) had persuaded +Benedict IX to resign the Chair of Peter, and to do so bestowed valuable possessions on him" (31).

"There can be no doubt that at this period (800's) the law of celibacy was ill observed by priests" (507). St. Arialdo was 'martyred at Milan in 1065, for his attempt to reform the simoniacal and immoral clergy of that city. ... For inveighing -against abuses he was excommunicated by the bishop" (707). Pope -Alexander II (1061-73) was a leader in "that great agitation +against abuses he was excommunicated by the bishop" (707). Pope +Alexander II (1061-73) was a leader in "that great agitation against simony and clerical incontinence. ... A faction elected -Honorius II as pope -- public opinion clamoring for reform. -Alexander was omnipresent, through his legates, punishing +Honorius II as pope -- public opinion clamoring for reform. +Alexander was omnipresent, through his legates, punishing simoniacal bishops and incontinent clergy" (286). "The Church at that time (1072) was torn by the schisms of anti-popes" (541). -- -"The desperate moral barbarism of the age." (vii, 229.) ]Pope +"The desperate moral barbarism of the age." (vii, 229.) ]Pope Anacletus II (1130-38) had before his election supported the popes in their fifty years' war for reform. If we can believe his enemies, he disgraced his office by gross immorality and by his greed in the accumulation of lucre. There can be no doubt that he determined to buy or force his way into the Papal Chair. ... On the -death of Honorius, two popes, Anacletus II and Innocent II were +death of Honorius, two popes, Anacletus II and Innocent II were elected and consecrated on the same day, by the factions in the Sacred College. ... When Anaeletus died, another anti-pope, Victor IV, was elected by one faction" (447).

@@ -2531,87 +2531,87 @@ Catholic clergy, caused by the ignorance and the worldly, too frequently scandalous lives of the latter" (268). "With the zeal of an apostle St. Anthony [d. 1231] undertook to reform the morality of his time; ... enormous scandals were repaired" (557). "The -barons of the Campagna fought with each other and with the Pope +barons of the Campagna fought with each other and with the Pope and, issuing from their castles, raided the country in every direction, and even robbed the pilgrims on their way to the tombs -of the Apostles. ... William I took captive many wealthy Greeks, +of the Apostles. ... William I took captive many wealthy Greeks, the greater number of whom he sold into slavery" (157). "A period of decline followed after the middle of the thirteenth century, when war and rapine did much injury ... suffered again in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries from the prevailing social -disturbances" (145). "Pope Alexander IV (1254-61) was easily led +disturbances" (145). "Pope Alexander IV (1254-61) was easily led away by the whisperings of flatterers, and inclined to listen to the wicked suggestions of avaricious persons. ... He continued

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Innocent IV's policy of a war of extermination against the progeny -of Frederick II. ... The pecuniary assistance these measures +of Frederick II. ... The pecuniary assistance these measures brought him was dearly bought by the embitterment of the English clergy and people against the Holy See. ... The unity of -Christendom was a thing of the past" (288). About 1300, "all looked +Christendom was a thing of the past" (288). About 1300, "all looked forward to the time when the religious orders, whose laxity had been occasioned in great measure by the general looseness of the times, would be restored to their former discipline"

-

Under Pope Alexander V (1409-1410) "The Great Schism (1378- +

Under Pope Alexander V (1409-1410) "The Great Schism (1378- 1417) rent the Church. As cardinal he had sanctioned the agreement of the rival Colleges of Cardinals to join in a common effort for -unity. He thus incurred the displeasure of Gregory XII [who deposed +unity. He thus incurred the displeasure of Gregory XII [who deposed him]. At, the Council of Pisa (1409) he preached the opening sermon, a scathing condemnation of the rival popes, and presided at the deliberations of the theologians who declared those popes heretics and schismatics ... in the riven Catholic world. ... His legitimacy was soon questioned, and the world was chagrined to find that instead of two popes it now had three. ... Whether or not -Alexander was a true pope is a question still discussed" (288-9).

+Alexander was a true pope is a question still discussed" (288-9).

Speaking of "moral" conditions in the Holy City and prevailing -in the age, CE. thus summarizes the "sweetness and light" of -Christendom in the time of His Holiness Sixtus IV (died 1484): "His +in the age, CE. thus summarizes the "sweetness and light" of +Christendom in the time of His Holiness Sixtus IV (died 1484): "His dominating passion was nepotism, heaping riches and favors on his -unworthy relatives. His nephew, the Cardinal Rafael Riario, plotted +unworthy relatives. His nephew, the Cardinal Rafael Riario, plotted to overthrow the Medici; the pope was cognizant of the plot, though probably not of the intention to assassinate, and even laid Florence under an interdict because it rose in fury against the -conspirators and brutal murderers of Giuliano dei Medici. +conspirators and brutal murderers of Giuliano dei Medici. Henceforth, until the Reformation, the secular interests of the papacy were of paramount importance. The attitude of Sixtus towards -the conspiracy of the Pazzi, his wars and treachery, his promotion +the conspiracy of the Pazzi, his wars and treachery, his promotion to the highest offices in the Church of such men as ... are blots upon his career. Nevertheless, there is a praiseworthy side to his pontificate. He took measures to suppress abuses in the -Inquisition, vigorously opposed the Waldenses, and annulled the +Inquisition, vigorously opposed the Waldenses, and annulled the decrees of the Council of Constance Under him Rome became once more habitable, and he did much to improve the sanitary conditions of -the city." (CE. xiv, 32, 33.)

+the city." (CE. xiv, 32, 33.)

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Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503) was so notoriously infamous and +

Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503) was so notoriously infamous and his history is so large and so well known, with his six bastards, -including Caesar and Lucrezia Borgia, and his numerous Vatican +including Caesar and Lucrezia Borgia, and his numerous Vatican mistresses and dissolute Papal Court, under whose regime again "the Vatican was a brothel," that he is simply mentioned in his order. -When one of his bastard sons "was fished out of the Tiber with his +When one of his bastard sons "was fished out of the Tiber with his throat cut ... that it was a warning from Heaven to repent, no one -felt more keenly than the Pope himself. He spoke of resigning; and +felt more keenly than the Pope himself. He spoke of resigning; and proclaimed his determination to set about that reform of the Church 'in Head and members' for which the world had so long been clamoring"; but his grief was assuaged by the attentions of his -lady loves, notably pretty Guilia Farnese, niece of the Cardinal, +lady loves, notably pretty Guilia Farnese, niece of the Cardinal, and whose picture as an angel now adorns one of the great frescos -of the Vatican. "Long ago Leo the Great (440-461) declared, 'the

+of the Vatican. "Long ago Leo the Great (440-461) declared, 'the

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dignity of Peter suffers no diminution even in an unworthy +

dignity of Peter suffers no diminution even in an unworthy successor.'" (289, 294, passim.) Maybe so; but, the question, simply is, "the unparalleled purification of morals" produced by the religion of Christ!

@@ -2619,13 +2619,13 @@ the religion of Christ!

About this juncture, and after a thousand years of such conditions in the Church and the Heads of the Church, popes, prelates, priests, and monks, and rife among the degraded people, -the protests of Christendom swelling steadily for several centuries +the protests of Christendom swelling steadily for several centuries broke into the Protestant Reformation by force and arms. A thumbnail sketch of the culmination and the causes leading up to it throughout the Middle Age "civilization thoroughly saturated with -Christianity," is drawn by CE. in two paragraphs here quoted:

+Christianity," is drawn by CE. in two paragraphs here quoted:

-

"At the time of Gregory VII's elevation to the papacy +

"At the time of Gregory VII's elevation to the papacy (1073-85), the Christian world was in a deplorable condition. During the desolating period of transition -- the terrible period of warfare and rapine, violence, and corruption in high @@ -2638,13 +2638,13 @@ Christianity," is drawn by CE. in two paragraphs here quoted:

characterized by the vivid remark of [Cardinal] Baronius that Christ was as asleep in the vessel of the Church. At the time of Leo IX's election in 1049, according to the testimony of - St. Bruno, Bishop of Segni, 'the whole worldly in wickedness, + St. Bruno, Bishop of Segni, 'the whole worldly in wickedness, holiness had disappeared, justice had perished, and truth had - been buried; Simon Magus was lording it over the Church, whose - bishops were given to luxury and fornication.' St. Peter + been buried; Simon Magus was lording it over the Church, whose + bishops were given to luxury and fornication.' St. Peter Damien, the fiercest censor of his age, unrolls a frightful picture of the decay of clerical morality in the lurid pages - of his 'Book of Gomorrah.' Writing in 1075, Gregory himself + of his 'Book of Gomorrah.' Writing in 1075, Gregory himself laments the unhappy state of the Church. 'The Eastern Church has fallen away from the Faith and is now assailed on every side by infidels. Wherever I turn my eyes -- to the west, to @@ -2653,46 +2653,46 @@ Christianity," is drawn by CE. in two paragraphs here quoted:

conversations are strangely at variance with their sacred calling; who go through their duties not for the love of Christ but from motives of worldly gain. And those among whom - I live are worse than Jews or Pagans.' ... Gregory made every + I live are worse than Jews or Pagans.' ... Gregory made every effort to stamp out of the Church the two consuming evils of - the age, simony and clerical incontinency. ... Gregory began + the age, simony and clerical incontinency. ... Gregory began his great work of purifying the Church by a reformation of the clergy. In 1074 he enacted the following decrees [a series aimed at the two universal vices named]. But they met with vigorous resistance, ... called forth a most violent storm of opposition throughout Italy, Germany, and France. And the reason for this opposition on the part of the vast throng of - immoral and simoniacal clerics is not far to seek." (CE. vi, + immoral and simoniacal clerics is not far to seek." (CE. vi, 793-4.) Still, nearly five centuries later:

"Churchmen in high places were constantly unmindful of truth, justice, purity, self-denial; many had lost all sense of Christian ideals; not a few were deeply stained by Pagan - [?] vices. ... The earlier years of AEneas Sylvius [Pope Pius

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II, 1458-64], the whole career of Rodrigo Borgia (Alexander - VI), the life of Farnese, afterwards Paul III, until he was +

II, 1458-64], the whole career of Rodrigo Borgia (Alexander + VI), the life of Farnese, afterwards Paul III, until he was compelled to reform himself as well as the Curia, ... all with - disregard for the most elementary virtues. Julius II fought - and intrigued like a mere secular prince; Leo X, although + disregard for the most elementary virtues. Julius II fought + and intrigued like a mere secular prince; Leo X, although certainly not an unbeliever -- [it was His Holiness who framed the famous "witty epigram: 'What profit has not that Fable of Christ brought us,"; Encyc. Brit., 14th Ed. xix, 217] -- was - frivolous in the extreme; Clement VII drew on himself the + frivolous in the extreme; Clement VII drew on himself the contempt as well as hatred of all who had dealings with him, by his crooked ways and cowardly subterfuges which led to the taking and pillage of Rome. Now, it is not unfair to trace in these popes, as in their advisers, a certain common type, the - pattern of which was Caesar Borgia, sometime cardinal, but + pattern of which was Caesar Borgia, sometime cardinal, but always in mind and action a condottiere [bandit], while its - philosopher was Machiavelli. We may express it in the words of - Villari as a 'prodigious intellectual activity accompanied by + philosopher was Machiavelli. We may express it in the words of + Villari as a 'prodigious intellectual activity accompanied by moral decay.' ... Not only did they fall away from monastic severities, they lost all manly and decent self-control. ... Worse things than Savonarola had seen were to happen. And a @@ -2704,19 +2704,19 @@ Christianity," is drawn by CE. in two paragraphs here quoted:

of Italy. ... [Some] demanded reform according to Catholic principles [Others] taught education in principle and practice on orthodox lines. ... The Sorbonne objected, however, to any - publication of Scripture without approved Catholic notes; and + publication of Scripture without approved Catholic notes; and this in a day which might be justly termed one of rebuke and - blasphemy. ... Poggio, the mocking adversary of the clergy, - was for half a century in the service of the popes. Filelfo, - a pagan unabashed and foul, was rewarded by Nicholas V for his + blasphemy. ... Poggio, the mocking adversary of the clergy, + was for half a century in the service of the popes. Filelfo, + a pagan unabashed and foul, was rewarded by Nicholas V for his abominable satires. Pius II had the faults of a smart society journalist, and took neither himself nor his age seriously. - Platina, with whom Paul II quarreled on political grounds, + Platina, with whom Paul II quarreled on political grounds, wrote a vindicative slanderous book, 'The Lives of the Roman Pontiffs,' which, however, was in some degree justified by the project of reformation 'in Head and members' constantly put - forth and never fulfilled until Christendom had been rent in - twain." (CE. xii, 767-768.)

+ forth and never fulfilled until Christendom had been rent in + twain." (CE. xii, 767-768.)

Speaking again of prevailing conditions at the end of a thousand years of inspired care of the Christian morals, by @@ -2735,8 +2735,8 @@ Christianity," is drawn by CE. in two paragraphs here quoted:

at the fountain head, it necessarily decayed elsewhere. ... In

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This vast ecclesiastical wealth, ... such riches in the hands of the clergy. ... Higher intellectual culture was confined in a great measure to the higher clergy. ... The parochial clergy - were to a great extent ignorant and indifferent." (CE. xii, + were to a great extent ignorant and indifferent." (CE. xii, 700-703, passim.)

The Church leaped to arms to prevent any reform of these degrading conditions to which her holy guidance had brought -Christendom, and for over a century, until the Religious Peace of +Christendom, and for over a century, until the Religious Peace of 1648, with fire and sword made Europe a slaughter-pen in the desperate effort to suppress the revolt and force its forged faith and its creed of love and morals, which we have just seen exemplified, down the throats of revolted and disgusted humanity. -The Dominican "Dogs of the Lord" were let loose in all the bloody -fiery fury of the Holy Inquisition; Alva, Tilly and Wallenstein +The Dominican "Dogs of the Lord" were let loose in all the bloody +fiery fury of the Holy Inquisition; Alva, Tilly and Wallenstein ravaged and destroyed Europe, culminating in the glories of Magdeburg and St. Bartholomew for which His Holiness and his Church sang Te Dewms. "Soon the Counter-Reformation, called into life by the Council of Trent (1545-63) to prevent the loss of the whole of middle Europe, appeared; its success was assured by the aid of the -Society of Jesus." (CE. v, 612.) Abetted by the crafty and cruel -Society of Jesus, under its renowned leader this miracle is said to +Society of Jesus." (CE. v, 612.) Abetted by the crafty and cruel +Society of Jesus, under its renowned leader this miracle is said to have been wrought: "St. Ignatius, alive to the causes which had provoked so many nations to revolt from the clergy ... did the most astonishing feat recorded in modern history' He reformed the Church @@ -2772,12 +2772,12 @@ by means of the papacy when sunk to its lowest ebb; and he took the heathen classics from neo-pagans to make them the instruments of Catholic education. ... In May, 1527, Rome was laid waste, its churches profaned, its libraries pillaged, by a rabble of -miscreants.' But,' said the Cardinal Cajetan,'it was a just +miscreants.' But,' said the Cardinal Cajetan,'it was a just judgment on the Romans.' ... It was a change so marked that -Scaliger termed the Italians generally hypocrites. ... The papacy +Scaliger termed the Italians generally hypocrites. ... The papacy aimed henceforth at becoming an 'ideal government under spiritual and converted men.' Urban VIII (1623-44) was the last who could be -deemed a Renaissance pontiff." (CE. xii, 769.) This was over one +deemed a Renaissance pontiff." (CE. xii, 769.) This was over one hundred years after the boasted "reformation in Head and members."

So here the Augean stables were at length cleansed; the papacy @@ -2787,7 +2787,7 @@ converted men," and the chronic millennial infamies of Holy Church washed out by a baptism of Faith and "good works meet unto repentance." But was it so?

-

Adrian VI was Holiness of Rome in 1522-1523: "Appalling tasks +

Adrian VI was Holiness of Rome in 1522-1523: "Appalling tasks lay before him in this [again] darkest hour of the Papacy. To extirpate inveterate abuses; to reform a court which thrived on corruption, and detested the very name of reform; to hold in leash @@ -2795,32 +2795,32 @@ the young and warlike princes, ready to bound at each other's throats, -- these were herculean labors. ... His nuncio to Germany, Chierigati, [made the exaggerated] acknowledgment, that the Roman Court had been the fountain-head of all the corruptions in the -Church. Cardinal Adrian of Costello (in 1517) was implicated in a -charge of conspiring with Cardinal Petrucci to poison the pope Leo +Church. Cardinal Adrian of Costello (in 1517) was implicated in a +charge of conspiring with Cardinal Petrucci to poison the pope Leo X, and confessed" (i, 160). "Under the direct orders of the pope,

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Clement VII, Archbishop B. [in 1538] caused many [Protestants in +

Clement VII, Archbishop B. [in 1538] caused many [Protestants in Scotland] to ... be put to death. Modern humanity condemns the cruel manner of their execution; but such severities were the result of the spirit of the age (ii, 374), -- which quite as thoroughly inspired the same Protestants and was as villainously practiced by them when they had the chance. The sixteenth century -was "a scandalous age." (CE. ii, 375.) About 1600 a special Papal +was "a scandalous age." (CE. ii, 375.) About 1600 a special Papal representative "was commissioned to reform a convent at Naples, which by the laxity of its discipline had become a source of great scandal. Certain wicked men were accustomed to have clandestine -meetings with the nuns" (i, 472). Pope Alexander VII (1655-1667) +meetings with the nuns" (i, 472). Pope Alexander VII (1655-1667) was "elected after a struggle of eighty days; at a time when churchmen were being forced to realize the deplorable consequences, moral and financial, of nepotism; ... nepotic abuses came to weigh as heavily as ever upon the papacy ... endeavors to enrich their -families" (294). Pope Alexander VIII (1689-1691) "bestowed on his +families" (294). Pope Alexander VIII (1689-1691) "bestowed on his relations the riches they were eager to accumulate; in their behalf, and to the discredit of his pontificate, he revived sinecure offices. Out of compassion for the poor of well-nigh @@ -2834,11 +2834,11 @@ indifferent and sometimes scandalous secular clergy, and 17 more or less relaxed religious houses ... a field so overgrown with weeds that they seemed the only crop" (337). In 1799 "people were already rejoicing that the Papacy and the Church had come to an end. But -the priest, Count Antonio Rosmini ... published his ideas in 1848 +the priest, Count Antonio Rosmini ... published his ideas in 1848 in the treatise 'Of the Five Plagues of the Church,' in which he also particularly recommended the reform of the Church. ... The demand for reform in the States of the Church was in fact not -unjustified." (CE. xiv, 264, 265.) Much later like data could be +unjustified." (CE. xiv, 264, 265.) Much later like data could be added.

Thus in our search for its sweetness and light, we have as it @@ -2847,30 +2847,30 @@ thousand five hundred years, as recorded by itself; thus in one volume out of fifteen have we verified the priestly boast: "Her holiness appears in the fruits which she brings forth." The most lurid features, as under long lines of Holinesses, for example, -Benedicts, Eugenes, and Johns, fall outside our limited +Benedicts, Eugenes, and Johns, fall outside our limited alphabetical scope; we have made no note of the interminable political wars and throat-outtings joyously moted by fifteen -hundred years of Popes; nor of the infinite blood-lust and greed of +hundred years of Popes; nor of the infinite blood-lust and greed of the execrated Holy Inquisition and of interminable successions of -Popes, papal Curias and blood-sodden prelates. The choice of every -Pope is guided by the Holy Ghost itself, aided indirectly but -effectively in a hundred instances by bribery and the dagger. Even +Popes, papal Curias and blood-sodden prelates. The choice of every +Pope is guided by the Holy Ghost itself, aided indirectly but +effectively in a hundred instances by bribery and the dagger. Even this trinity of Holy Electors of the Vicars of God has not always -kept the "Succession of Peter" in a straight line; a goodly number +kept the "Succession of Peter" in a straight line; a goodly number of times the Spirit has descended upon numerous doublets and triplets of Holinesses at one and the same time: "At various times in the history of the Church illegal pretenders to the Papal Chair have arisen, and frequently exercised pontifical functions in defiance of the true occupant. According to Hergenrother, there are

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29 [doublet and triplet sets] in the following order," -- naming -them, beginning about 200 A.D. and extending down to 1449. (CE. i, +them, beginning about 200 A.D. and extending down to 1449. (CE. i, 582.) The turmoils and scandals leading to and resulting from these, the priestly anathemas spit at each other, the blood and terror, and the unspeakably debased social conditions which made it @@ -2892,21 +2892,21 @@ Church and its Dark Ages of Faith?

THE CHRISTIAN "EDUCATION LIE,"

"Of course, the beginnings of all profane knowledge can be -traced back to the time when 'Priest' and 'scholar' meant one and -the same thing." (CE. vi, 447.)

+traced back to the time when 'Priest' and 'scholar' meant one and +the same thing." (CE. vi, 447.)

"There is nothing more despicable than an ignorant priest." -Cardinal Farness. (CE. v, 788-9.)

+Cardinal Farness. (CE. v, 788-9.)

A panoramic view, sketched by pious clerical pens, has passed before us, depicting in high light the outlines of moral and intellectual culture of two civilizations: the one Pagan, secular, brilliant, of Pre-Christian Greece and Rome; the other "a civilization thoroughly saturated with Christianity," with -Christian morality and culture this section, added from CE., must +Christian morality and culture this section, added from CE., must determine its intellectual achievements. So insistent and ever- proclaimed are the clerical claims for the education of -Christendom, and its "Christian civilization," which, without its +Christendom, and its "Christian civilization," which, without its glorious and heroic activities, "would have been retarded for a thousand years," that it is but just and fair to let the Church repeat several times what it claims to have done; then let it tell @@ -2919,42 +2919,42 @@ of human knowledge. But the truth unfolded by reason cannot contradict the truth revealed by God! The Encyclical next shows, by extracts from many Fathers of the Church, what reason helped by revelation can do for [to] the progress of human knowledge"! -(Encyc. AEterni-Patris, Leo XIII, 1879; CE. i, 177.) "The Christian +(Encyc. AEterni-Patris, Leo XIII, 1879; CE. i, 177.) "The Christian Church during this era -- a fact of the greatest importance -- was -the guardian of the remains of classical literature." (CE. vi, +the guardian of the remains of classical literature." (CE. vi, 485.) "The preservation of the fragments of Greek and Roman classics now extant is largely due to the monasteries, which for twelve centuries after the fall of the Western Empire were the

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custodians of manuscripts of the ancient Greek philosophy and the -Latin rhetoricians." (CE. i, 696.) "In addition to their prescribed +Latin rhetoricians." (CE. i, 696.) "In addition to their prescribed studies, the monks were constantly occupied in copying the classic -texts." (CE. v, 303.)

+texts." (CE. v, 303.)

THE MONKS "PRESERVED THE CLASSICS"

In the sweet-sounding music of this clerical chorus, a rudely jarring discord is struck by these dissonant notes: "The revival of -the classics, lost for a thousand years in Western Christendom. ... +the classics, lost for a thousand years in Western Christendom. ... The loss of Greek authors and the decline of Church Latin into -barbarism were misfortunes in a universal ruin." (CE. xii, 277.) An -attempt by Charlemagne to establish even rudimentary education was +barbarism were misfortunes in a universal ruin." (CE. xii, 277.) An +attempt by Charlemagne to establish even rudimentary education was abortive, and "the accumulated wisdom of the past ... was in danger of perishing," but "When the permanent renaissance of learning came several centuries later, the light began again to pierce through -the storm-clouds of feudal strife and anarchy." (CE. i, 277.) We +the storm-clouds of feudal strife and anarchy." (CE. i, 277.) We shall see that every scrap of Greek and Latin learning which, after -twelve centuries, slowly filtered into Christendom, came from the +twelve centuries, slowly filtered into Christendom, came from the hated Arabs through the more hated Jews, after Christians first made contact with civilization through the Crusades: "Indeed, whatever influence came from the Mosque passed through the -Synagogue before it reached the Church." (CE. i, 676.)

+Synagogue before it reached the Church." (CE. i, 676.)

In one singular and unintentional way, however, is it true that "the preservation of fragments of Greek and Roman classics is @@ -2966,7 +2966,7 @@ the Cross dimmed Pagan culture, and its learning became abhorrent to the pious Christian, the monks needed papyrus for their literary efforts, so they gathered in the manuscripts wherever found; -- and thus they "preserved" them: "Due to cost of vellum, old books were -scraped and used again" -- (that is the meaning of "Palimpsest") -- +scraped and used again" -- (that is the meaning of "Palimpsest") -- for the scribbling of the precious monkish chronicles and theological folderol soon to be noticed. "In the West much use was made of old manuscripts from the seventh to the ninth century, @@ -2975,23 +2975,23 @@ was some scarcity of material, and the old volumes of neglected authors were used for more popular works. ... The practice continued down to the sixteenth century. Many Latin and most Greek manuscripts are on reused vellum. A manuscript in the Vatican -contained part of the 91st Book of Livy's 'Roman History.' The +contained part of the 91st Book of Livy's 'Roman History.' The famous Sinai Bible discovered by Tischendorff was written over by lives of female saints. Parts of the Iliad and the 'Elements' of Euclid were covered by monkish treatises. The 'De Republica' of -Cicero, was discovered under the Commentary of Augustine on Psalms, +Cicero, was discovered under the Commentary of Augustine on Psalms, and several of his Orations under the Acts of the Council of Chalcedon." Other such monkish palimpsests were discovered to contain the Institutes of Gaius; eight orations of the Roman -senator Symmachus, the Comedies of Plautus, parts of Euripides, -epistles of Antoninus Pius, Lucius Verus, Marcus Aurelius, and +senator Symmachus, the Comedies of Plautus, parts of Euripides, +epistles of Antoninus Pius, Lucius Verus, Marcus Aurelius, and others, the 'Fasti Consolaris' of 486, the Codex Theodosianus, are among the precious remains of Greek and Roman erudition which were "Preserved" in this monkish fashion in the erudite monasteries. (NIE. xvii, 762-3.) As for "monks constantly occupied in copying

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@@ -3003,17 +3003,17 @@ loathed Pagan culture and literature.

The Church, however, got an early and fair start on its wonderful career as the organizer and creator of civilization. In -529 [by priest-prompted edict of Justinian] "the schools of +529 [by priest-prompted edict of Justinian] "the schools of philosophy were closed. From that date Christianity had no rival." -(CE. ii, 43.) We have read the Imperial Law of Justinian with the +(CE. ii, 43.) We have read the Imperial Law of Justinian with the fatal title: "Pagans Forbidden to give Instruction"; consequently -"the State schools of the Empire had fallen into decay." (CE. xiii, +"the State schools of the Empire had fallen into decay." (CE. xiii, 555.) Thenceforth the Church, inspired by its Holy Ghost, was the -sole Mentor and Instructor of Christendom. Before the dazzling +sole Mentor and Instructor of Christendom. Before the dazzling Light diffused by the Church blinds us to the view, let us take a farewell look at the Pagan civilization of the Roman world, as -recorded under the Antonine Emperors and their successors, such -conditions prevailing quite up to the era of Justinian and the +recorded under the Antonine Emperors and their successors, such +conditions prevailing quite up to the era of Justinian and the Church; -- it will be a millennium and a half before we see a spark of such like:

@@ -3036,26 +3036,26 @@ that of the 'Puellae Faustinianae' is a sure indication of a general softening of manners and a truer sense of humanity. The period was also one of considerable literary and scientific activity. ... The most lasting influence of the life and reign of -Antoninus was that which he exercised in the sphere of law. Five +Antoninus was that which he exercised in the sphere of law. Five great Stoic jurisconsults [named] were the constant advisers of the Emperor, and under his protection they infused a spirit of leniency and mildness into Roman legislation which effectually safeguarded the weak and unprotected, slaves, wards, and orphans, against aggressions of the powerful. ... An impulse was given in this direction which produced the later golden period of Roman -jurisprudence under Septimus Severus, Caracalla, and Alexander -Severus." (CE. i, 587.)

+jurisprudence under Septimus Severus, Caracalla, and Alexander +Severus." (CE. i, 587.)

For vivid contrast, we may here recall the "vivid remark" of Bishop St. Bruno, in the year 1049, that "justice had perished" -(CE. vi, 793) and the confession, relating to the beginning of the +(CE. vi, 793) and the confession, relating to the beginning of the Reformation five hundred years later: "Churchmen in high places -were constantly unmindful of justice." (CE. xii, 767.) The "golden +were constantly unmindful of justice." (CE. xii, 767.) The "golden period of Roman jurisprudence" had been replaced by Christian "superstitions in the administration of justice during many

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@@ -3064,9 +3064,9 @@ period of Roman jurisprudence" had been replaced by Christian God.' ... These 'judgments of God' gave rise to new superstitions. Whether guilty or not, persons subjected to the trials would often put more confidence in charms, magic formulas, and ointments than -in the Providence of God." (CE. xiv, 341,) Up to as late as 1538 +in the Providence of God." (CE. xiv, 341,) Up to as late as 1538 "the legal lore had hitherto been presented in a very barbarous -form." (CE. i, 273.) As for benevolence,: charity, the care of the +form." (CE. i, 273.) As for benevolence,: charity, the care of the poor, the protection of the weak against the strong, the cursory Pagan record just quoted must suffice; their continuance in the Christian Dark Ages is sufficiently belied by the shocking social @@ -3085,18 +3085,18 @@ and the world knows the part which the Christian soul-savers took in the United States in upholding slavery as a God-ordained institution of the Blessed Bible. But the Church not only aided and abetted slavery; it owned slaves, and it actively engaged in the -most revolting forms of slave-trade: "Clement V (1309) decreed that -resisting Venetians should be sold into slavery, and Gregory XI and +most revolting forms of slave-trade: "Clement V (1309) decreed that +resisting Venetians should be sold into slavery, and Gregory XI and Sixtus IV [of blessed memory] decreed the same for the Florentines, -and Julius II for both Florence and Bologna. The Bull by which -Nicholas V (1442) encouraged Portugal to what became the organized -trade in negro slaves. ... In 1538 Paul III decreed slavery against -all Englishmen who should dare to support Henry VIII against the +and Julius II for both Florence and Bologna. The Bull by which +Nicholas V (1442) encouraged Portugal to what became the organized +trade in negro slaves. ... In 1538 Paul III decreed slavery against +all Englishmen who should dare to support Henry VIII against the pope"! (Encyc. Brit., 14th ed. xix, 35.)

The Church mightily prides itself on its suppression of the bloody sports of the arena, the gladiatorial combats, because the -monk Telemachus, after 400 A.D., jumped into the arena (with two +monk Telemachus, after 400 A.D., jumped into the arena (with two Pagan companions) and protested against them, which act incited the Pagan throng in the Ampitheatre to urge their abolition. But for four hundred years not Church nor Christian had raised a voice of @@ -3107,29 +3107,29 @@ torturings and slow burnings of countless human beings for Christ's sweet sake: while bull-fights adorn every holiday and holy day of the "Most Christian" countries today. Fie for Christian "reforms"!

-

Following upon the Pagan cultural civilization depicted by CE. +

Following upon the Pagan cultural civilization depicted by CE. existing in the closing epoch of the Roman Empire, we have a lengthy account by the same clerical scholars of the Christian culture of the ensuing Age of Faith: "The learning and opinions of the first [Christian] few hundred years were comprehensively set -forth in the tremendous work of Isidore of Seville (d. 636). During +forth in the tremendous work of Isidore of Seville (d. 636). During the next few centuries, which were comparatively barren of literary achievements, the only men to achieve any celebrity were [five named up to 1003]." ... Others are named up to 1280, -- "For all -these Albertus Magnus had opened the door to the rich treasure-

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house of Greek and Arabian learning." (CE. vi, 449, 450.) The +

house of Greek and Arabian learning." (CE. vi, 449, 450.) The principal product of Christian erudition up to these times was ludicrous lying legends and saint and martyr tales: "Needless to say that they do not embody any real historical information, and their chief utility is to afford an example of the pious popular -credulity of the times" (CE. i, 131). The state of Christian +credulity of the times" (CE. i, 131). The state of Christian historical lore through these ages may be appreciated by the following summary:

@@ -3143,7 +3143,7 @@ following summary:

was the narration of the misfortunes undergone by the Jewish nation, a subject ignored by the Roman historians. Christians had need of a new general history in sympathy with their - ideal. ... Under Charlemagne ... the great internal + ideal. ... Under Charlemagne ... the great internal misfortunes and dissensions of the kingdom are carefully ignored, so as not to cast discredit on the reigning princes. ... The majority of these local chronicles reproduce the @@ -3168,7 +3168,7 @@ following summary:

tradition, but sometimes invented for the purpose of embellishing the early history of the monastery, and of thus increasing the devotion of the faithful. ... Chronology - especially was often treated carelessly." (CE. 1, 531-536, + especially was often treated carelessly." (CE. 1, 531-536, passim.)

With respect to literature and history we have thus a @@ -3183,8 +3183,8 @@ following clerical summarization.

towards ours,' were of interest to the Fathers of the early Church only in so far as they seemed to encroach upon the

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fundamental Christian dogma of the unity of the human race, and the consequent universality of original sin and redemption. This is clearly seen from the following passage of - St. Augustine (De Civitate Dei, xvi, 9): For Scripture, which + St. Augustine (De Civitate Dei, xvi, 9): For Scripture, which confirms the truth of its historical statements by the accomplishment of its prophecies, teaches no falsehood; and it is too absurd to say ... there is a race of human beings not descended from that one first man.' This opinion of St. - Augustine was commonly held until the progress of science ... + Augustine was commonly held until the progress of science ... dissipated the scruples arising from a defective knowledge of geography. A singular exception occurs to us in the middle of - the eighth century. From a letter of Pope St. Zachary (1 May, + the eighth century. From a letter of Pope St. Zachary (1 May, 748), addressed to St. Boniface, we learn that the great - Apostle of Germany had invoked the papal censure upon - Vergilius. Among other alleged misdeeds and errors was + Apostle of Germany had invoked the papal censure upon + Vergilius. Among other alleged misdeeds and errors was numbered that of holding 'that beneath the earth there was another world and other men, another sun and moon.' In reply, - the Pope directs St. Boniface to convoke a council and, 'if it - be made clear' that Vergilius adheres to this 'perverse - teaching, contrary to the Lord and to his own soul,' to expel + the Pope directs St. Boniface to convoke a council and, 'if it + be made clear' that Vergilius adheres to this 'perverse + teaching, contrary to the Lord and to his own soul,' to expel him from the Church, deprived of his priestly dignity'! This is the only information that we possess regarding an incident which is made to figure largely in the imaginary warfare @@ -3216,7 +3216,7 @@ following clerical summarization.

who suffered the penalty of being several centuries ahead of his age remains on the page of history, like the parallel case of Galileo, as a solemn admonition against a hasty resort to - ecclesiastical censure," as CE,. naively remarks. (CE. i, + ecclesiastical censure," as CE,. naively remarks. (CE. i, 581-2.)

Summing up the vivifying cultural achievements of over a @@ -3231,7 +3231,7 @@ in the constant politico-religious disturbances of the Middle Ages. ... Medieval Rome was certainly no place for learned academies. ... From the earliest days of the Renaissance the Church was the highest type of such an academy, that is, of the broadest kind of -culture"! (CE. i, 83, 84.) Yet despite this highest type of academy +culture"! (CE. i, 83, 84.) Yet despite this highest type of academy as was the Church, the broadest kind of culture which, it personified and radiated, the full splendor of the Renaissance had been reacting upon and illuminating the Church for two or three @@ -3240,15 +3240,15 @@ and intelligence confessed by the Church. The Protestant heresy was at its zenith; in 1559-74 the Protestants published an Ecclesiastical History called "Centuriators," in thirteen volumes, "showing century by century, how far the Catholic Church had -departed from primitive teaching and practices," as CE. describes +departed from primitive teaching and practices," as CE. describes it. This heretic work caused "keen distress and dismay in Catholic circles; and provided the Reformers with a formidable weapon of attack on the Catholic Church. It did much harm. The feasibility of a counter-attack appealed to Catholic scholars, but nothing adequate was provided, for the science of history was still a thing

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@@ -3259,43 +3259,43 @@ Annales, 12 volumes, "which he had foreseen in a vision would be the term of his work," and by which the "Centuries were eclipsed," -- but in which he ruthlessly destroyed by sane and fearless criticism so many thousands of Church saint-and-martyr myths, that -"the Annals were condemned by the Spanish Inquisition" (CE. ii, +"the Annals were condemned by the Spanish Inquisition" (CE. ii, 305, 306).

Such was the net -- and gross result of fifteen hundred years of the much-boasted zeal for learning and teaching of the Divinely- -appointed sole Teacher of Christendom, in the broad fields of +appointed sole Teacher of Christendom, in the broad fields of historical knowledge, literature, and general intellectual culture. In the grand realm of the Sciences, which the Church has ever cherished and encouraged, may we hope for bigger and better results?

-

CHRISTIAN "SCIENCE"

+

CHRISTIAN "SCIENCE"

"The Church, far from hindering the pursuit of the sciences, -fosters and promotes them in many ways." (CE. xiii, 609.)

+fosters and promotes them in many ways." (CE. xiii, 609.)

"When a dogma contradicts a scientific assertion, the latter -has to be revised"! (CE. xiii, 607.)

+has to be revised"! (CE. xiii, 607.)

The Middle Ages, as generally understood, "is a term used to designate that period of European history between the Fall of the -Roman Empire and about the middle of the fifteenth century," (CE. +Roman Empire and about the middle of the fifteenth century," (CE. x, 235), -- the era of the discovery of printing, -- a full thousand years. The highly significant and evidently unstudied explanation is made: "The Middle Ages have become an interlude, clearly bounded on both extremities by a more civilized or humane idea of life, which men are endeavoring to realize in politics, -education, manners, literature, and religion." (CE. xii, 765.) +education, manners, literature, and religion." (CE. xii, 765.) Those two clearly bounded extremities are the Pagan civilization of the dying Roman Empire and the secular, skeptical, rationalistic -"Renaissance of Knowledge," which CE. clerically complains embodied +"Renaissance of Knowledge," which CE. clerically complains embodied "the ideas and spirit of classic paganism." (i, 34.) We have just seen that during this Millennium "thoroughly saturated with -Christianity" there was, in Christendom, no literature, other than +Christianity" there was, in Christendom, no literature, other than theological treatises, monkish chronicles and Saint-tales, and no science of whatever category, -- except "sacred science" or -theology: "Theology is the very science of faith itself" (CE. xiii, +theology: "Theology is the very science of faith itself" (CE. xiii, 598); and we have seen to what intellectual status that sacred science led the human mind. The zeal with which the Church pursued its propagation of the Faith as the central feature of its @@ -3306,11 +3306,11 @@ and promotes sciences in many ways," and inferentially always has encouraged and protected science in all its manifold forms of utilitarian humanism. But Holy Church has some naive notions of science and of the ecclesiastical limitations imposed upon it. -While thus fostering and promoting the sciences, "Yet", says CE., +While thus fostering and promoting the sciences, "Yet", says CE., "while acknowledging the freedom due to them, she tries to preserve

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@@ -3318,7 +3318,7 @@ While thus fostering and promoting the sciences, "Yet", says CE.,

them from falling into errors contrary to Divine doctrine, and from overstepping their boundaries and throwing into confusion matters that belong to the domain of faith"! (Vatican Decrees, Sess. III, -De Fide, ch. 4; CE. xiii, 609.)

+De Fide, ch. 4; CE. xiii, 609.)

The priestly principle of the subordination of scientific fact to dogmatic faith is thus naively posed:

@@ -3330,7 +3330,7 @@ to dogmatic faith is thus naively posed:

extermination. ... Ethics is more important for mankind than science. Those who believe in revelation, know that the Commandments are the criteria by which men will be judged. - (Matt. xxv, 35-46.) ...

+ (Matt. xxv, 35-46.) ...

"The demand for unlimited freedom in science is unreasonable and unjust, because it leads to license and @@ -3340,15 +3340,15 @@ to dogmatic faith is thus naively posed:

prevailing postulates of science. ...

"When a clearly defined dogma contradicts a scientific - assertion, THE LATTER HAS TO BE REVISED"! (CE. xiii, 598-607, + assertion, THE LATTER HAS TO BE REVISED"! (CE. xiii, 598-607, passim.)

Than this last sentence, a more palpable and ridiculous -untruth has never been tittered by the clerical Liars of the Lord. +untruth has never been tittered by the clerical Liars of the Lord. No single scientific fact ever discovered and proclaimed, in all the struggling history of Science in defiance of Church, has ever been "revised," altered or withdrawn in deference to religious -Dogma. Every fact of science has proudly and triumphantly defied +Dogma. Every fact of science has proudly and triumphantly defied and refuted Dogma and Church, and made them both cheap and ridiculous. Faith hates facts; they are forever divorced on grounds of congenital incompatibility. The Church, True Church, and @@ -3357,88 +3357,88 @@ which was ever discovered; with high priestly anathema, the curse of God, with prison, rack, and stake, it has sought to suppress and kill every thought of the human mind, every bold thinker, whose truths for the benefit of mankind have contradicted and ridiculed -it and its holy dogmas. Every single one; I challenge the +it and its holy dogmas. Every single one; I challenge the production of a solitary instance of exception. The catalogue is too vast to even summarize here; for details and proofs the monumental works of Dr. Andrew D. White, The Warfare between -Science and Theology, and Dr. John W. Draper's Conflict between +Science and Theology, and Dr. John W. Draper's Conflict between Science and Religion, -- (the latter on the Church's Index of Prohibited Books), may be profitably consulted and are cheerfully recommended in refutation of this example of priestly mendacity. We have read what happened to that "singular exception," the Irish -monk Bishop Vergilius.

+monk Bishop Vergilius.

But let the false pretense be exposed by a few examples given by the American apologist for "the Holy See, deservedly known as the nursing mother of schools and universities," such as we have above admired. Until these "universities" began, about the year

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1211 (CE. xii, 766) of the Christian epoch, no one had dared to -think; Christendom was too steeped in ignorance and credulity to -think. These Middle Ages, says CE. (xii, 38), were "a civilization +

1211 (CE. xii, 766) of the Christian epoch, no one had dared to +think; Christendom was too steeped in ignorance and credulity to +think. These Middle Ages, says CE. (xii, 38), were "a civilization thoroughly saturated with Christianity," and therefore incapable of scientific thought or feeling. "All Greek learning [had been] lost -for a thousand years in Western Christendom. ... The loss of Greek +for a thousand years in Western Christendom. ... The loss of Greek authors and the decline of Church Latin [as well as the Latin -Church] into barbarism were misfortunes in a universal ruin." (CE. +Church] into barbarism were misfortunes in a universal ruin." (CE. xii, 765.) But men's minds could not forever be kept in the chains -of priestly dominance; Gulliver began to wake and rouse and to +of priestly dominance; Gulliver began to wake and rouse and to struggle against the multiplied strands of theological cobwebs with which the Lilliputs of Faith had fast bound him while in his millennial sleep of the Christian Dark Ages of Faith. "Under these -circumstances," admits CE,. "a revival of learning so soon as the -West was capable of it, might have been foreseen." (CE. xxi, 765.) +circumstances," admits CE,. "a revival of learning so soon as the +West was capable of it, might have been foreseen." (CE. xxi, 765.) The Church was keen and hostile, and did forsee what was coming. The first University was founded in 1211; in identically that time -the Holy Inquisition was established by His Holiness Innocent III +the Holy Inquisition was established by His Holiness Innocent III to guard against heretics and "other innovators." "The taking of Constantinople in 1204, the introduction of Arabian, Jewish, and Greek works into the Christian schools, the rise of the universities -- these are the events which led to the extraordinary -intellectual activity of the thirteenth century. ... Even in the +intellectual activity of the thirteenth century. ... Even in the Christian schools there were declared Pantheists ... who bade fair to prejudice the cause of Aristotelianism. These developments were suppressed by the most stringent disciplinary measures during the -first few decades of the thirteenth century. ... Roger Bacon +first few decades of the thirteenth century. ... Roger Bacon demonstrated by his unsuccessful attempts to develop the natural sciences the possibilities of another kind which were latent in -Aristotelianism." (CE. xiii, 548, 549.)

+Aristotelianism." (CE. xiii, 548, 549.)

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Roger Bacon (1214-1294), the "Doctor Mirabilis," whose +

Roger Bacon (1214-1294), the "Doctor Mirabilis," whose "attempts to develop the natural sciences" were so drastically suppressed, was the genius of the dawning "Revival of Learning" -- the Renaissance. He wrote over eighty books, a number of the most important in a secret cryptogram for fear of the ecclesiastical consequences -- which he finally suffered. "It is in these -treatises that Bacon speaks of the reflection of light, mirages, +treatises that Bacon speaks of the reflection of light, mirages, burning-mirrors, of the diameters of the celestial bodies and their distances from one another, of their conjunction and eclipses; that he explains the laws of ebb and flow, proves the Julian calendar to be wrong; he explains the composition and effects of gunpowder, discusses and affirms the possibility of steam-vessels and aerostats, of microscopes and telescopes, and some other inventions -made many centuries later. ... 'Pope Nicholas IV, on the advice of +made many centuries later. ... 'Pope Nicholas IV, on the advice of many brethren condemned and rejected the doctrine of the English -brother Roger Bacon, Doctor of Divinity, which contains many -suspect innovations, by reason of which Roger was imprisoned' 12 or -14 years" (CE. xiii, 112), until death released him from the +brother Roger Bacon, Doctor of Divinity, which contains many +suspect innovations, by reason of which Roger was imprisoned' 12 or +14 years" (CE. xiii, 112), until death released him from the strangling clutches of the "nursing-mother of schools and Universities," -- which always "encourages Science"!

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Roger's great German contemporary "Blessed Albertus Magnus" +

Roger's great German contemporary "Blessed Albertus Magnus" (c. 1206-1280), was "accused of magic and of neglecting the sacred -sciences. ... Albert respected authority and traditions, was +sciences. ... Albert respected authority and traditions, was prudent in proposing the results of his investigations. ... sometimes he hesitates and does not express his own opinion,

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for those times -- [when Church was "far from hindering the pursuit of the sciences"], -- would excite surprise and occasion unfavorable comment." Among the products of his "magic," Blessed -Albert "gives an elaborate demonstration of the sphericity of the -earth. ... More important than Albert's development of the physical +Albert "gives an elaborate demonstration of the sphericity of the +earth. ... More important than Albert's development of the physical sciences was his influence on the study of philosophy and theology. -'All inferior (i.e. natural) setences should be servants (ancellas) -of Theology, which is superior and the mistress' (Aquinas)." (CE. +'All inferior (i.e. natural) setences should be servants (ancellas) +of Theology, which is superior and the mistress' (Aquinas)." (CE. i, 265-6.) Thus the Church thwarted and prevented what would have been the much earlier "triumph of scientific discovery, with which, as a rule, ... the seats of academic authority had too little -sympathy." (CE. xiii, 549.)

+sympathy." (CE. xiii, 549.)

The criminal ignorance and bigotry of the Church are nowhere more convincingly evident than in its repression of medical science through the ages when pestilence and plague swept unchecked through -Christendom, while holy priests and monks chanted litanies and +Christendom, while holy priests and monks chanted litanies and scared devils as the sole means of staying the ravages of Disease and Death. Listen to the same old story: "Modern medical science rests upon a Greek foundation. ... The secret of the immortality of @@ -3474,34 +3474,34 @@ Christian rise, in Spain] -- began the decay of medicine. ... In 1085 Toledo was taken from the Moors, and Spain became the transmitter of Arabian medicine." Here comes in the first medical scientist to defy the Church and escape its Holy Inquisition. -Vesalius (born 1511), became physician to the Emperor Charles V; +Vesalius (born 1511), became physician to the Emperor Charles V; "his eagerness to learn went so far that he stole corpses from the gallows to work on at night in his room. ... The supreme service of -Vesalius is that he for the first time [in 1500 years of Church +Vesalius is that he for the first time [in 1500 years of Church cherishing of Science], with information derived from the direct study of the dead body, attacked with keen criticism the hitherto -unassailable Galen, and thus brought about its overthrow. Vesalius +unassailable Galen, and thus brought about its overthrow. Vesalius is the founder of scientific anatomy and of the technique of modern dissection. Unfortunately, he himself destroyed a part of his scripts on learning that his enemies intended to submit his work to -ecclesiastical censure"! (CE. x, 123-130, passim.) Indeed, "at that +ecclesiastical censure"! (CE. x, 123-130, passim.) Indeed, "at that era a scholar ... who generally struck out so many new ideas in opposition to the commonly held opinion, could easily be accused of heresy. So many of his relations with Protestant scholars appeared suspicious. ... Personally he avoided expressing his opinion, in -order not to fall under suspicion of heresy"! (CE. xv, 379.) In +order not to fall under suspicion of heresy"! (CE. xv, 379.) In defiance of the ban of the Holy Ghost on dissection and anatomy, -Vesalius dissected the stolen corpses: his work disproved the Luz, +Vesalius dissected the stolen corpses: his work disproved the Luz, or "Resurrection Bone," the nucleus of the heavenly restoration of -the human body, and disclosed that Adam's missing rib, lost since -Eve was carved from it some 4500 years previously, was still there. +the human body, and disclosed that Adam's missing rib, lost since +Eve was carved from it some 4500 years previously, was still there. These impious refutations of the Church's sacred science so enraged the clerical savants that it required all the efforts of the -Emperor to save his great physician from the Dogs of the Lord and +Emperor to save his great physician from the Dogs of the Lord and the Holy Inquisition.

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@@ -3575,20 +3575,20 @@ her Apostolic doctrine" intact for the "guileless and innocent hearts" of the Babes of Faith, and to prevent them from learning anything which might put them "on inquiry" as to the "purity and genuineness" of these holy "Apostolic" myths, includes the immortal -works of Gibbon, Sterne, Dumas, Victor Hugo, our own Dr. Draper, +works of Gibbon, Sterne, Dumas, Victor Hugo, our own Dr. Draper, Anatole France, La Fontaine, Lamartine, Balzac, Rousseau, Steele, Addison, Talleyrand, Henry Hallam, Voltaire, Zola, Maeterlincki -- (this my Book will probably be added by special Decree); -- in a word every book by -- (mine excluded) -- the brilliant and fearless thinkers of the world who have scorned Holy Church, and have been laureated by winning inclusion in this Holy Index of Inspired -Ignorance. It is a vain and foolish gesture of Bigotry, defeating +Ignorance. It is a vain and foolish gesture of Bigotry, defeating its own malicious purpose: "Prohibited Books illuminate the world; words suppressed or condemned are repeated from one end of the world to the other," as Emerson admirably has expressed. But no wonder that "a [Faithful] Christian child knows more of the important truths [of a certain brand] than did Kant, Herbert -Spencer, or Huxley," as is the "sour grapes" sneer of CE. (xiii, +Spencer, or Huxley," as is the "sour grapes" sneer of CE. (xiii, 607) at those whose minds are free to seek and find the truths of Nature and work from them true Miracles of Science; for the boundless benefit of Man.

@@ -3598,12 +3598,12 @@ Ghost for keeping men ignorant, dates from the foundation of the Faith; it deserves a word of admiration, which may be spoken by its learned apologist: "Before the art of printing was discovered, it sufficed to burn a few manuscript copies to prevent the spreading -of a doctrine. So it was done at Ephesus in the presence of St. -Paul (Acts xix, 19). It is known that the other Apostles, the +of a doctrine. So it was done at Ephesus in the presence of St. +Paul (Acts xix, 19). It is known that the other Apostles, the Fathers of the Church, and the Council of Nice (325) exercised the same authority; [citing] the various censures, prohibitions, and indexes issued by cities, universities, bishops, provincial -councils, and popes, through the Christian centuries." (CE. xiii, +councils, and popes, through the Christian centuries." (CE. xiii, 607.) Who wonders that they were "The Dark Ages"?

With the final childish, senile sneer of the Church we will. @@ -3613,13 +3613,13 @@ Rock of Faith: "It is true, the believer is less free in his knowledge than the unbeliever, but only because he [which one?] knows more. Hence it is, that a well-instructed Christian child knows more of the important truths than did Kant, Herbert Spencer, -or Huxley. Believing scientists -- [a self-stultification] do not +or Huxley. Believing scientists -- [a self-stultification] do not wish to be free-thinkers just as respectable people do not wish to -be vagabonds"! (CE. xiii, 607.)

+be vagabonds"! (CE. xiii, 607.)

So be it! But the vagabonds of Freethought are those who, at infinite cost of torture and blood, through all the centuries of -Creed and Crime of the Church, and in heroic scorn of the Church +Creed and Crime of the Church, and in heroic scorn of the Church and her "sacred science," have made our dearly-earned civilization what even it is to-day. Step by step, from contest to ultimate conquest, in every single conflict of Fact with Faith, the Church @@ -3629,8 +3629,8 @@ been a slow and tortuous progress, --

"For faith, fanatic faith, once wedded fast To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last"!

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@@ -3647,14 +3647,14 @@ entirely in accord with its "sacred science," and tries to steal all credit for it as one of its very own grand contributions to "Christian civilization," and sanctimoniously wheezes, "How much grander a concept it gives of the infinite knowledge and glory of -Gawd in His wonderful process of Nature"! Oh, Hypocrisy! Thou art +Gawd in His wonderful process of Nature"! Oh, Hypocrisy! Thou art the Church of God! "Semper eadem" -- lying and shameless!

A thrilling retrospect, and inspirational look into the Future, are thus expressed: "It is to scientific devotion more than to any other cause that man owes his present position on a new earth and under new heavens. Nothing else has so immeasurably -enlarged his conception. Everywhere his experiments have opened up +enlarged his conception. Everywhere his experiments have opened up stretches of infinity ... Personified Science might indeed be proud to have begun so humbly and to have achieved so much. By the use of her method men have weighed the planets as in scales, they have @@ -3669,7 +3669,7 @@ the comfort of men and their joy. ... Scientific devotion has broadened the horizon of man at every step. In the course of time humanity must leave the shrines of its cherished idols behind and push steadily on! Sensing the poetic nature of this truth, James -Russell Lowell spoke in verse to those of his fellow men who could +Russell Lowell spoke in verse to those of his fellow men who could understand:

'New times demand new measures and new men; @@ -3679,37 +3679,37 @@ understand:

Will be shaped out by wiser men then we, Made wiser by the steady growth of truth.'" ...

-

(Dr. Ernest R. Trattner: The Autobiography of God, pp. 289 et seq., +

(Dr. Ernest R. Trattner: The Autobiography of God, pp. 289 et seq., passim. Scribners; 1930. Cf. Science Remaking the World: Caldwell -and Slosson; Doubleday, Page; 1924; Two Thousand Years of Science: +and Slosson; Doubleday, Page; 1924; Two Thousand Years of Science: Harvey-Gibson; Macmillan; 1929).

In glorious contrast to the murderous principles, and practices of Faith --

-

"Reason did never sentence or condemn +

"Reason did never sentence or condemn Faith to the torture. Freedom all she claims For larger understanding of her aims; Hers no evasion, sleight, or stratagem, But only fearless quest our ignorance to stem."

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THE REBIRTH OF CIVILIZATION

-

Gulliver Awakes

+

Gulliver Awakes

-

"The RENAISSANCE -- the achievements of the modern spirit in +

"The RENAISSANCE -- the achievements of the modern spirit in opposition to the spirit which prevailed during the Middle Ages"! -(CE. xii. 765.)

+(CE. xii. 765.)

During the Dark Ages of Faith men were born into the world with the same capacities and potentialities of intellect as were -the Sages of Greece and the Jurisconsults and Statesmen of Rome. +the Sages of Greece and the Jurisconsults and Statesmen of Rome. The poles are not farther apart, however, day and night not more different in volume of light, than the prechristian and Christian eras in point of intellectual product. Why so vast a difference? @@ -3720,10 +3720,10 @@ world in which Pagan man lived for the benefit of himself and of his kind: while the Christian mind was bound by what it regarded as revealed Truth and shackled by theology and priestcraft, which closed every highway and bypath of approach to Nature with the -warning sign: "No Thoroughfare. Moses." "When one has once -believed, search should cease," as Father Tertullian said. The ban +warning sign: "No Thoroughfare. Moses." "When one has once +believed, search should cease," as Father Tertullian said. The ban of Eden -- "Of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge thou shalt not -eat," was enforced by the Priest by ecclesiastical censorship and +eat," was enforced by the Priest by ecclesiastical censorship and burning of books, by the Inquisition of Faith, the Index, the rack, the stake. The ingrained aim and end of Man was Heaven; for that other-worldly destiny alone was he taught and trained; that was the @@ -3744,7 +3744,7 @@ greed and ambition, keep the squalid population of Europe at a standstill, so that it took a century to double the miserable masses, fed on black rye bread and slops, and on lying saint-tales, martyr-myths and forged relics for increase of stupid and credulous -devotion to its faithless Faith and Priests, the while they were +devotion to its faithless Faith and Priests, the while they were brutalized and kept savage by the almost daily free spectacles furnished by Holy Church of public torturings and burnings by slow priest-set fires of countless heroic men and women who were @@ -3755,23 +3755,23 @@ ruin. As none but priests could read and write, while kings and public men were mere soldiers and illiterates, and public business must be carried on through written documents, the public offices of State, from the King's chancellor and ambassadors to the lowliest -clerks, were priests, and thus Priestcraft and Church increased

+clerks, were priests, and thus Priestcraft and Church increased

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their sinister power and dominance and wealth. These facts explain the sinister motive of the priestly monopoly of literacy, and fully -account for the crass ignorance of Christendom which the vaunted +account for the crass ignorance of Christendom which the vaunted Teaching Mission of the Church entailed.

BENEFIT OF CLERGY

For a long dark span of centuries Holy Church, as sole and -unique, Divinely inspired and guided Teacher of Christendom, plied +unique, Divinely inspired and guided Teacher of Christendom, plied the gentle art of Pedagogy for the Faithful. The net result of the intellectual efforts of the Inspired Teacher may be summed up and made luminous by a couple of descriptions of the wonderful "benefit @@ -3779,7 +3779,7 @@ of clergy" as a Teaching Institution. Says first Dr. James Harvey Robinson: "For six or seven centuries after the overthrow of the Roman government in the West [476], very few outside of the clergy ever dreamed of studying, or even of learning to read and write. -Even in the Thirteenth Century an offender who wished to prove that +Even in the Thirteenth Century an offender who wished to prove that he belonged to the clergy in order that he might be tried by a church court, had only to show that he could read a single line; for it was assumed by the judges that no one unconnected with the @@ -3808,7 +3808,7 @@ abolished in England in 1827. In the Colonies it had been recognized, but by Act of Congress of 30 April, 1790, it was taken away in the Federal courts of the United States. Traces of it are found in some courts of different States, but it has been -practically outlawed by statutes or by adjudication." (CE. ii, +practically outlawed by statutes or by adjudication." (CE. ii, 446-7.) All this serves to confirm the truth of the statement, that the Church and the clergy imposed and perpetuated Ignorance as the basis of their sordid greed for power and control over the @@ -3818,24 +3818,24 @@ Ignorant.

But -- for a wonder under such conditions, and after a thousand years, a slow but portentous change began to manifest -itself in sodden Christendom. Note this pregnant statement: "Up to +itself in sodden Christendom. Note this pregnant statement: "Up to this time (1250) almost wholly absorbed in the supernatural, [men

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now] took more interest in worldly things. Unconditional renunciation of the world came to an end, and men grew more matter- -of-fact and practical." (CE. vi, 493.) As the result of this +of-fact and practical." (CE. vi, 493.) As the result of this "extraordinary change ... education found its way among laymen, and it developed trade." (Ib.) This confirms the fact that only priests could read and write or had any sort of "education," in all those Church-taught ages when "scholar and priest meant one and the same thing." Indeed, it is stated: "Only the clergy were generally able -to read." (CE. ii, 446.) About that time it was that the feeling of +to read." (CE. ii, 446.) About that time it was that the feeling of nationality first began to stir in minds of civil rulers and of people able to realize the imperial schemes of Holy Church for one great Empire under the rule of the Vicar of God.

@@ -3848,20 +3848,20 @@ gigantic folly and crime of the Crusades, for the pretended rescue of the empty and apocryphal "Sepulchre of Christ from the Infidel." This titanic scheme and its purposes are naively thus confessed: "The idea of the Crusades corresponds to a political conception -which was realized in Christendom only from the eleventh to the +which was realized in Christendom only from the eleventh to the fifteenth century: this supposes a union of all peoples and sovereigns under the direction of the popes. ... The history of the Crusades is therefore intimately connected with that of the popes and the Church. These Holy Wars were essentially a papal enterprise. The idea of quelling all dissensions among Christians, of uniting them under the same standard and sending them forth -against the Mohammedans was conceived in the eleventh century, at -a time when there were as yet no organized states in Europe." (CE. +against the Mohammedans was conceived in the eleventh century, at +a time when there were as yet no organized states in Europe." (CE. iv, 543, 556.) A more gigantic crime and overwhelming failure of ambitious design was probably never recorded in history. But far different and more transcendent results for civilization were brought about. Indeed, the Crusades were the beginning of European -civilization. Says CE.: "The Crusades brought about results of +civilization. Says CE.: "The Crusades brought about results of which the popes had never dreamed, and which were perhaps the most important of all. They reestablished traffic between the East and West which, after having been suspended for several centuries, was @@ -3874,11 +3874,11 @@ as the end of the twelfth century, the development of general culture was the direct result of these Holy Wars. ... If, indeed, the Christian civilization of Europe has become universal culture, in the highest sense, the glory redounds, in no small measure, to -the Crusades"! (CE. iv, 556.) "The original aim of the Crusades, it +the Crusades"! (CE. iv, 556.) "The original aim of the Crusades, it is true, was not attained. But the civilization of Western Europe gained from the Orient the best the East had to give and thus was -greatly aided in its development" (CE. v, 612). The yet quasi- -barbarian rulers and rabbles of Christendom were thus brought into +greatly aided in its development" (CE. v, 612). The yet quasi- +barbarian rulers and rabbles of Christendom were thus brought into direct contact with a real civilization; had their first glimpse of Arabian culture and civilized refinements of life, saw the men with whom they were in deadly conflict who were vastly their superiors @@ -3886,8 +3886,8 @@ in every ideal and practical accomplishment, and infinitely more humane. One instance will illustrate the difference between Christian brutality and Moslem humanity. When the Christian

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@@ -3896,8 +3896,8 @@ Christian brutality and Moslem humanity. When the Christian

rescue the tomb of their dead God from the Infidel, the streets of the Holy City ran with human blood up to the horses' bridles; "the Christians entered Jerusalem from all sides [July 15, 1099] and -slew its inhabitants regardless of age or sex"! (CE. iv, 547.) When -nearly a century later (September 17, 1187), Saladin and his +slew its inhabitants regardless of age or sex"! (CE. iv, 547.) When +nearly a century later (September 17, 1187), Saladin and his "Infidel hosts" recaptured the City and overthrew the Christian. Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a murder nor act of violence or outrage was committed on the inhabitants, and the murderous hordes of @@ -3908,7 +3908,7 @@ Church, brought huge masses of people into contact with the Orient. ... They were the means of spreading ... the theories and methods of Arabian scholarship, at that time quite advanced, and thereby placing the researches of Western scholars on entirely new bases, -and putting before them new aims and objects." (CE. vi, 448.) An +and putting before them new aims and objects." (CE. vi, 448.) An immense confession of Christian failure!

THE "INFIDEL" REDEEMS CHRISTENDOM

@@ -3917,7 +3917,7 @@ immense confession of Christian failure!

Learning, a paragraph will be devoted to a summary notice of Arabian culture and its saving influence on Christian ignorance; for it was, the Arabs who brought learning, literature and science -to benighted,Christendom and created the Renaissance which ended +to benighted,Christendom and created the Renaissance which ended the Dark Ages of Faith.

"When the Arabs came in contact with other civilizations (in @@ -3929,12 +3929,12 @@ of foreign culture. ... They made ample use of Greek philosophy, and in their free inquiries into the secrets of nature, in which they soon outstripped the Greeks themselves, they paid little attention to the precepts of the Koran. The Arabians translated -[the works of Plato, Galen, and Aristotle]. ... The Arabians +[the works of Plato, Galen, and Aristotle]. ... The Arabians developed Greek philosophy in its relation to medicine, and in this regard they exerted the most far-reaching influence in Europe. ... The Arabian philosophy, as is well known, exercised a profound influence on the Scholastic philosophy of the twelfth and -succeeding centuries." (CE. i, 675-6.) "The Arabian conquerors had +succeeding centuries." (CE. i, 675-6.) "The Arabian conquerors had learned from the Syrians the arts and sciences of the Greek world. They became especially proficient in medicine, mathematics, and philosophy, for the study of which they erected in every part of @@ -3950,8 +3950,8 @@ chronology, and physical science. The result was a reaction against the very essentials of Christianity. ... Biblical chronology, as then [19th century] understood, and the literal historic

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@@ -3961,7 +3961,7 @@ the advancing sciences -- astronomy, with its grand nebular hypothesis; biology, with its even more fruitful theory of evolution; geology, and prehistoric archaeology. ... But able apologists were forthcoming to assay a conciliation of science and -religion"! (CE. i, 621, 622.) Be it noted, that it was not until +religion"! (CE. i, 621, 622.) Be it noted, that it was not until late nineteenth century, when natural Science had made the "sacred science" of the Bible ridiculous, that the "conciliators" came forth with the Big False Pretense that "the Holy Bible was never @@ -3977,28 +3977,28 @@ the Garden of Eden and its Four Rivers, the Flood and the Divine original and purpose of the Rainbow; the differentiation of languages at Babel; the cause of disease as the reactions to malignant devils in the inner works of men, and the Divine -prescriptions for cure of the "Great Physician," the "Lord who -healeth thee," by spit-salve, prayers of faith, ointment, holy +prescriptions for cure of the "Great Physician," the "Lord who +healeth thee," by spit-salve, prayers of faith, ointment, holy water, and devil-exorcism by ignorant priests? If the Holy Ghost of God wrote or inspired the Bible, funny it is that it talked such foolishness, which was exactly what ignorant priests would have written out of the ignorance and superstitions of their times, without any inspiration of God to confirm them in the nonsense. If -the All-Wise God who dictated the Blessed Bible and its foolish +the All-Wise God who dictated the Blessed Bible and its foolish "science falsely so called," had just spoken the facts of his own divine Creation, truthfully, -- had just once said that the earth is round instead of flat, and revolves on its axis and around the sun instead of standing still while the sun went around it; that disease is caused by dirt and germs, instead of by devils; and had given sensible precepts of prophylaxis and of cure; in a word, had -"revealed" out of his supposed Infinite Wisdom some of the things +"revealed" out of his supposed Infinite Wisdom some of the things which are just now, after some thousands of years of Bible-worship and bloody Church-repression, being painfully and dearly worked out by heroic human effort, -- Who would not gladly and proudly hail the "Holy Bible, Book Divine," and for a certainty know that it was truly the intellectual work of a God? But! The priests and the parsons pretend yet that it is Divine; men of science and the -coming generation know that it is ignorant priestly Imposture.

+coming generation know that it is ignorant priestly Imposture.

But to return to the Arabs, who "in their free inquiries into the secrets of Nature paid little attention to the precepts of the @@ -4006,56 +4006,56 @@ Koran," and were destined to "throw into confusion" the "sacred science" of the Blessed Bible. "It cannot be exactly said when the first translations of Arabic writings began to be received by the Christians of the West: probably about 1000. In the beginning of -the twelfth century the contributions of Mohammedan science and -philosophy to Latin Christendom became more and more frequent and -important. ... About 1134 John of Luna translated Al-Fergani's +the twelfth century the contributions of Mohammedan science and +philosophy to Latin Christendom became more and more frequent and +important. ... About 1134 John of Luna translated Al-Fergani's treatise 'Astronomy,' which was an abridgement of Ptolemy's 'Almagest,' thereby introducing Christians to the Ptolemaic system," -- followed by a page of other Arabian works translated -for the Christians. (CE, xii, 49; cf. ib. xv, 184.) Thus

+for the Christians. (CE, xii, 49; cf. ib. xv, 184.) Thus

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Christendom got even its grand fable of the earth as the center of +

Christendom got even its grand fable of the earth as the center of the universe from the Greek Ptolemy through the Arabs, -- and damned Copernicus and martyred Galileo for daring to disprove it. "In 1085 Toledo was taken from the Moors, and Spain became the -transmitter of Arabian medicine." (CE. x, 130.) Gerard of Cremona +transmitter of Arabian medicine." (CE. x, 130.) Gerard of Cremona (died 1187), "a twelfth century student of Arabic science and translator from Arabic into Latin, went to Toledo, and soon acquired a great proficiency in Arabic; he translated not only the -'Almagest,' but also the entire works of Avicenna, into Latin; he +'Almagest,' but also the entire works of Avicenna, into Latin; he translated 76 books from Arabic into Latin. His activities, and that of a group of men who formed a regular college of translators at Toledo, brought the world of Arabian learning within reach of -the scholars of Latin Christendom, and prepared the way for that +the scholars of Latin Christendom, and prepared the way for that conflict of ideas out of which sprang the Scholasticism of the -thirteenth century." (CE. vi, 468.) At this late period of +thirteenth century." (CE. vi, 468.) At this late period of Christian intellectual awakening, now for the first time -"Aristotle's philosophy was finding its way through Moorish and -Jewish channels into the Christian schools of Europe." (CE. vi, -555.) Even "the compass was invented in the East and brought to -Europe by the Arabs." (CE. i, 379.) And so of scores of inventions +"Aristotle's philosophy was finding its way through Moorish and +Jewish channels into the Christian schools of Europe." (CE. vi, +555.) Even "the compass was invented in the East and brought to +Europe by the Arabs." (CE. i, 379.) And so of scores of inventions and branches of learning which were known to and cultivated by the Infidel Arabs, which through them became elements of the slow -civilizing of quasi-barbarian Christendom so long under the divine +civilizing of quasi-barbarian Christendom so long under the divine tutelage of Holy Church and the priests.

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Thus Christendom had wallowed through a thousand years of +

Thus Christendom had wallowed through a thousand years of Christian ignorance until it was awakened by the shock of contact with Araban civilization and learning through the Crusades. Then, slowly and dangerously, "as might have been foreseen, a revival of -learning, so soon as the West was capable of it," occurred. (CE. +learning, so soon as the West was capable of it," occurred. (CE. xii, 765.) One can only wonder why the Christian West, instructed by God's own Teacher, was not sooner capable of learning anything but monkish lore or religious lies. The Church apologizes, that "the middle Ages occupy those tumultuous years when barbarians turned Christians were learning slowly to be civilized, from 476 -[the end of the Roman Empire] to 1400." (CE. xii, 765.) But, the +[the end of the Roman Empire] to 1400." (CE. xii, 765.) But, the Eastern Empire, dominated by the original "Orthodox" Eastern Catholic Church, was never "overthrown by the barbarians," but remained in quiet and undisputed possession of its Faith and @@ -4063,24 +4063,24 @@ remained in quiet and undisputed possession of its Faith and and besotted, blood-reddened and Christian-barbarous as the Western Empire. And, since the closing of the Pagan schools in 529 at Christian behest, "the Church had no rival" as sole and inspired -civilizer and instructor of Christendom. The poor Arabs were at +civilizer and instructor of Christendom. The poor Arabs were at that time disunited and ever-warring tribes of idolatrous -barbarians, steeped in ignorance and "sin." Mohammed fled from +barbarians, steeped in ignorance and "sin." Mohammed fled from their fury in the Great Hegira in 622; he died ten years later, in 632. Yet, in exactly 100 years, even before they were checked by -the Christian Charles Martel at the battle of Tours in the heart of -France, in the year 732, the Mohammedan Arabs became and remained +the Christian Charles Martel at the battle of Tours in the heart of +France, in the year 732, the Mohammedan Arabs became and remained the most highly civilized people in the world, the masters of an -illustrious Empire of far greater extent than Christendom, -- and -which embraced the greater part of Christendom; and minions of good +illustrious Empire of far greater extent than Christendom, -- and +which embraced the greater part of Christendom; and minions of good Christians quickly dropped God and Christ and became worshippers of -Allah and his Prophet Mohammed. A strange Providence of the +Allah and his Prophet Mohammed. A strange Providence of the Christian God! This leads to a moment's disposal of one of the most pretentious and specious clerical claims, that the "divinity" of the Christian religion is proved by its "miraculous spread and preservation." - Bank of Wisdom - Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 + Bank of Wisdom + Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 301 . FORGERY IN CHRISTIANITY

@@ -4089,9 +4089,9 @@ preservation."

One of the Church's most precious platitudes is its oft-used plea of "the demonstration of the truth of Christianity based on -the wonderful propagation of His religion." (CE. i, 621.) Starting +the wonderful propagation of His religion." (CE. i, 621.) Starting with a handful of Galilean peasants, in three centuries, up to the -time of Constantine, it claims to have been "preached to every +time of Constantine, it claims to have been "preached to every creature which is under heaven" (Gal. i, 23), and to have won maybe a million or two out of the hundred millions of the Roman Empire. We have seen the mode and manner of "conversion" of very many of @@ -4102,7 +4102,7 @@ is a "triumphant proof of the divinity and truth of Christianity"! It is also a familiar and threadbare "proof," the "miraculous" persistence and preservation of the Christian religion through some nineteen centuries. If this be a proof, many "false" religions are -even more divine and true; for the religions of Brahma, Buddha, +even more divine and true; for the religions of Brahma, Buddha, Confucius, Zoroaster, have existed and persisted, all for many centuries, some for a millennium, before Christianity, and ever since until now, and they embrace together countless millions more @@ -4110,11 +4110,11 @@ of devout worshippers than does Christianity. And we have seen the conditions of ignorance in which Christianity flourished and the terror by which it was preserved during the ages of Faith; and all world knows what the Church has become, and is faster becoming, -with the advent and advance of the Age of Reason.

+with the advent and advance of the Age of Reason.

But if the slow and tortuous spread of Christianity by force and arms is proof of its "miraculous" character, what shall we say -of Mohammedanism? "Its uninterrupted spread, from the seventh +of Mohammedanism? "Its uninterrupted spread, from the seventh century to the present time, among all the races of the continent, is one of the most remarkable facts of history. Today a Mussulman may travel from Monrovia to Mecca, and thence to Batavia without @@ -4125,74 +4125,74 @@ Mediterranean coast, from Egypt to Morocco, a conquest greatly aided by the exploitation of the country by Byzantine [Christian] governors, the divisions among the Christians, and political disorganization. The second period (1050-1750) -- all Africa except -Ethiopia. ... The last period of the Mohammedan expansion extends -to the present time. ... Daily, one may say, Islam spreads." (CE. +Ethiopia. ... The last period of the Mohammedan expansion extends +to the present time. ... Daily, one may say, Islam spreads." (CE. i, 187.) Christianity retrogresses. Aye, worse than that, for the vaunted miraculous nature and preservation of Christianity: "The one dangerous rival with which Christianity had to contend in the -Middle Ages was the Mohammedan religion. Within a century of its -birth, it had torn from Christendom some of its fairest lands, and +Middle Ages was the Mohammedan religion. Within a century of its +birth, it had torn from Christendom some of its fairest lands, and extended like a huge crescent from Spain over Northern Africa, Egypt, PALESTINE, Arabia, Persia, and Syria, to the eastern part of Asia Minor. The danger which this fanatic religion offered to Christian faith, in countries where the two religions come in -contact, was not to be lightly treated." (CE. i, 620-1.) Thus at -the first onrush of the champions of Mohammed the Impostor, of a +contact, was not to be lightly treated." (CE. i, 620-1.) Thus at +the first onrush of the champions of Mohammed the Impostor, of a notoriously false Faith, the "Infidels" wrested from the devotees of the True Faith their holiest shrines, the empty Sepulchre of their dead God, the sites of his birth, crucifixion and resurrection; and they hold them unto this day. During three

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hundred years of bloody and fanatic "Holy Wars" united Christendom +

hundred years of bloody and fanatic "Holy Wars" united Christendom lost millions of lives and treasure in efforts to "rescue" this empty grave of its Christ from the impudent impostors; but for three hundred years the armies of the Cross were beaten and driven away from their sacred goal. "This immense fact," says Ingersoll, -"sowed the seeds of distrust throughout Christendom, and millions +"sowed the seeds of distrust throughout Christendom, and millions began to lose confidence in a God who had been vanquished by -Mohammed. ... At that time the world believed in trial by battle -- +Mohammed. ... At that time the world believed in trial by battle -- that God would take the side of the right -- and there had been a -trial by battle between the Cross and the Crescent, and Mohammed +trial by battle between the Cross and the Crescent, and Mohammed had been victorious." In their Westward course of conquest, "the Moslems even crossed the Pyrennees, threatening to stable their -horses in St. Peter's at Rome, but were at last defeated by Charles +horses in St. Peter's at Rome, but were at last defeated by Charles Martel at Tours, in 732, just one hundred years from the death of -Mohammed. This defeat arrested their western conquests and saved +Mohammed. This defeat arrested their western conquests and saved Europe. ... They were finally conquered by the Mongols and Turks, in the thirteenth century, but the new conquerors adopted -Mohammed's religion, and in the fifteenth century, overthrew the +Mohammed's religion, and in the fifteenth century, overthrew the tottering Byzantine Empire (1453). From that stronghold (Constantinople) they even threatened the German Empire, but were successfully defeated at the gates of Vienna, and driven back -across the Danube, in 1683." (CE. x, 425.) The Christian God had +across the Danube, in 1683." (CE. x, 425.) The Christian God had failed to protect and save the vast majority of his own people. As -Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes aptly says: "If the test of the validity of +Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes aptly says: "If the test of the validity of a religion is to be its growth, spread and proselyting capacity, -then Mohammedanism can make a more impressive appeal than +then Mohammedanism can make a more impressive appeal than Christianity. Christianity had the advantage of being launched six -and a half centuries before Mohammedanism. Yet today the -Mohammedans far outnumber the Christians, and the Mohammedans have, +and a half centuries before Mohammedanism. Yet today the +Mohammedans far outnumber the Christians, and the Mohammedans have, moreover, reconquered the very areas in which Christianity arose and established its first strongholds." (Barnes, The Twilight of Christianity, p. 416.) This may close with a quaint specimen of medieval Christian historical learning, from that great literary -light of the Church, Monk Matthew Paris (died 1259), who, says CE., +light of the Church, Monk Matthew Paris (died 1259), who, says CE., "as an historian holds the first place among English chroniclers." -In "his great work, 'Chronica Majora,' from the Creation until the -year of his death," the erudite Monk explains the unworthy motives -why Mohammed quit the True Church and became an impious Infidel: -"It is well known that Mohammed was once a cardinal, and became +In "his great work, 'Chronica Majora,' from the Creation until the +year of his death," the erudite Monk explains the unworthy motives +why Mohammed quit the True Church and became an impious Infidel: +"It is well known that Mohammed was once a cardinal, and became heretic because he failed to be elected pope. Also having drunk to excess, he fell by the roadside, and in this condition was killed by swine. And for that reason, his followers abhor pork even unto this day"! This notable occurrence was probably later than the time -when Buddha was canonized a Catholic Saint.

+when Buddha was canonized a Catholic Saint.

"THE MARKS OF THE BEAST"

@@ -4204,11 +4204,11 @@ lake of fire burning with brimstone." (Rev. xix, 20.)

ecclesiastical sophism into the pretended "Four Marks of the Church": Apostolicity, Sanctity, Unity, Catholicity, as branded upon the "Visible Body of Christ" by the Formula of the Council of -Constantinople in 381 A.D. (CE. iii, 450-758). The first two of +Constantinople in 381 A.D. (CE. iii, 450-758). The first two of these Marks we have seen totally obliterated by the processes of

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@@ -4219,21 +4219,21 @@ stained them beyond recognition; and the third is simply a frayed figure of clerical speech. Probably no one will envy The Church the fourth and only remaining of its holy Marks. As for "Unity," it is a very relative term; as long as even two units cohere there is -unity -- of those two. Christendom was once coextensive with the +unity -- of those two. Christendom was once coextensive with the Roman Empire, and was then by force and arms further extended over all the north of Europe; we have seen the process. Then came the Arab incursion, and within one century the Church lost its most splendid fields and Churches, the vast Christian territories of Asia and Africa, and Spain. The "Great Schism" between East and West tore the immense Eastern Empire from the "Unity" of the True -"Catholic" Church. The Turks, turned Mohammedan, in turn wrested +"Catholic" Church. The Turks, turned Mohammedan, in turn wrested the lost Eastern Empire from Christianity and it became Infidel, as mostly it remains today. Then came the "so-called Reformation" -revolt of Luther: "The effect of the Reformation was to separate +revolt of Luther: "The effect of the Reformation was to separate from the Church all the Scandinavian, most of the Teutonic, and a -few of the Latin-speaking populations of Europe." (CE. iii, 704.) +few of the Latin-speaking populations of Europe." (CE. iii, 704.) To these must be added England, Scotland, Wales, a good part of -"Ever Faithful" Ireland; much of the Americas followed in the train +"Ever Faithful" Ireland; much of the Americas followed in the train of disaster. The age-long causes of this last destruction are well known; they have cried out on nearly every page of this book. Succinctly: "Since the twelfth century, the Church was losing much @@ -4242,13 +4242,13 @@ of the clergy must have contributed something. ... The growth of national divisions, the increased secularism of everyday life, the diminished influence of the Church and the papacy, all these interdependent influences had broken up the spiritual unity of -Christendom at least two centuries before the Reformation. ... At -the beginning of the seventeenth century, Christendom was weary of +Christendom at least two centuries before the Reformation. ... At +the beginning of the seventeenth century, Christendom was weary of religious war and persecution. ... Religious divisions were too deep-seated to permit the reconstruction of a Christian polity." -(CE. iii, 704.) The final note of despair of the Church, -- of +(CE. iii, 704.) The final note of despair of the Church, -- of rejoicing for all freed from it, -- is the conclusion of its review -of Christendom: "The word Christian has come in recent times to +of Christendom: "The word Christian has come in recent times to express our common civilization rather than a religion which so many Europeans now no longer profess"! (Ib.) Let us be rid of the hateful Word!

@@ -4262,21 +4262,21 @@ in the Church is the fast disappearing coherence of decaying particles in face of the general debacle attendant upon the Articles of Death.

-

WHY -- AND WHAT PRICE -- RELIGION?

+

WHY -- AND WHAT PRICE -- RELIGION?

-

"Leave thy gift upon the Altar, and go thy way." Jesus.

+

"Leave thy gift upon the Altar, and go thy way." Jesus.

"They which minister about holy things, live of the things of the Temple; and they which wait at the Altar are partakers of the -things of the Altar." Paul.

+things of the Altar." Paul.

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"The Lord loveth a cheerful giver." Anon.

+

"The Lord loveth a cheerful giver." Anon.

All ancient religions we have seen are admittedly false, all Pagan priestcrafts fraudulent. The Pagan priestcraft held the @@ -4288,7 +4288,7 @@ power and privilege. When Paganism later was called Christianity, too many analogies and identities. At the advent of Christianity, scores of religions flourished throughout the Roman Empire; the Roman world was thick covered with sumptuous Temples and swarmed -with plutocratic Priestcraft. So rich were the "pickings" from the +with plutocratic Priestcraft. So rich were the "pickings" from the superstitious masses and rulers and so alluring the "Get-rich- quick" possibilities of religion, that new creeds and cults were ever in the making. Christianity came along, born in poverty and @@ -4297,13 +4297,13 @@ ever in the making. Christianity came along, born in poverty and meed: the believers in the quick end of the world and the Second Coming in the Kingdom, pooled their poor belongings "and laid them down at the apostles' feet"; and these holy ones operated this -first pool. But "the Lord added to the Church daily such as should +first pool. But "the Lord added to the Church daily such as should be saved," and it gradually increased in strength if not in grace. As the numbers grew and prestige and contributions increased, many -"false teachers" arose among the "Sheep" and brought "damnable +"false teachers" arose among the "Sheep" and brought "damnable heresies" into the Fold. Scores of the Fathers filled parchments with dreary diatribes "Against all Heresies," of which over ninety -flourished in the first three centuries which CE. catalogues and +flourished in the first three centuries which CE. catalogues and describes the hair-splitting differences of doctrine which gave excuse to splitting the Fold and dividing the spoil, And for cutting throats and beating out brains until the end of the seventh @@ -4314,7 +4314,7 @@ others divided Europe and the contributions of the credulous for centuries, until suppressed by law and sword of the Orthodox. It is the latter, the True Church, which "gathered. gear by every wile (un)-justified by honor." An authoritative summary, gleaned at -random from CE., of the grafting results is instructive.

+random from CE., of the grafting results is instructive.

"When peace was given to the Church by Constintine, at the beginning of the fourth century, an era of temporal prosperity for @@ -4329,13 +4329,13 @@ later, when the conquering barbarians in their turn were converted to Christianity. ... The wealth of the Church at this period [the "so-called Reformation"] his sometimes been made a matter of reproach to her, ... admitting that abuses were indeed at times -unquestionable." (CE. iii, 762.) Such "abuses" and the ghoulish +unquestionable." (CE. iii, 762.) Such "abuses" and the ghoulish clerical greed were exactly why some of the later Roman emperors "placed restrictions" on grafting the Faithful. Lecky gives a graphic picture of the priests with the itching palm: "Rich widows

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@@ -4364,13 +4364,13 @@ process of clerical greed.

"The early Christians were lavish in their support of religion, and frequently turned their possessions over to the -Church. ... Towards the end of Charlemagne's reign the regenerated +Church. ... Towards the end of Charlemagne's reign the regenerated peoples contributed generously to the support of ecclesiastical institutions." (v, 421.) Indeed, so great had its volume then become, that "Church property excited the cupidity of the various -factions, upon the death of Charlemagne." (v, 774.) Even a hundred +factions, upon the death of Charlemagne." (v, 774.) Even a hundred years previously the Church estates could make a prince's rewards: -"Charles Martel is charged with secularizing many ecclesiastical +"Charles Martel is charged with secularizing many ecclesiastical estates, which he took from the churches and abbeys and gave in fief to his warriors as a recompense for their services, This land actually remained the property of the ecclesiastical establishments @@ -4379,11 +4379,11 @@ a result, "Naturally there was a desire on the part of the king and princes to force the Church to take her share in the national burdens and duties." (vi, 63.) "To this age belongs the famous grant to the Church of one-tenth of his land by Ethelburt, father -of Alfred the Great" (i, 507). "On the authority of the Doomsday -Book [of William the Conqueror], the possessions of the Church +of Alfred the Great" (i, 507). "On the authority of the Doomsday +Book [of William the Conqueror], the possessions of the Church represented 25% of the assessment in the country [England] in 1066, and 26 1/2% of its cultivated area in 1086." (v, 103.) "In 1127 -Stephen gave to these monks his forest in Furness. This grant was +Stephen gave to these monks his forest in Furness. This grant was most munificent, for it included large possessions in woods, pastures, fisheries, and mills, with a large share in the salt works and mines of the district." (vi, 324.) "The see of Exeter was @@ -4396,8 +4396,8 @@ monks and the people of F., who complained of the abbey's imposts and exactions." (vi, 20.) "Vast sum of money extorted from the English clergy in 1531." (iv, 26.)

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@@ -4433,10 +4433,10 @@ contributed something. The spiritual ruler seemed almost merged in the sovereign of Rome and the feudal lord of Sicily. Money was needed, and in order to obtain it funds had to be raised ... and by means which aroused much discontent and affected the credit of -Rome. ... Even in the twelfth century complaints of venality were +Rome. ... Even in the twelfth century complaints of venality were frequent and bitter." (iii, 703.) "Simony, the most abominable of crimes ... was the evil so prevalent daring the Middle Ages." (xiv, -1, 2.) Hundreds of instances are recited in CE. of the teeming +1, 2.) Hundreds of instances are recited in CE. of the teeming wealth wrung by the Church and clergy from the fears of the Faithful; of the inordinate riches of popes and prelates, abbots and monks, Churches and their plethoric treasuries. The Church @@ -4453,15 +4453,15 @@ the jobs of the meanest servitors of the Servants of God; and the sale of Indulgences, or remissions of the pains of Purgatory. This non-existent place of expiation of "Sin," acquired or "Original," to fit the befouled soul for Heaven, was first charted if not -invented by His holiness Gregory the Great, about 600 A.D. "An +invented by His holiness Gregory the Great, about 600 A.D. "An indulgence offers the penitent sinner the means of discharging this -debt [to God] during the life on earth" (CE. vii, 783), -- provided +debt [to God] during the life on earth" (CE. vii, 783), -- provided that "debt" is adequately liquidated by cash into the coffers of God's Vicars on earth. These indulgences are of various kinds, efficacy and price: "The most important distinction, however, is

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@@ -4472,10 +4472,10 @@ due to sin so that no further expiation is required in Purgatory. A partial indulgence commutes only a certain portion of the penalty. ... Some indulgences are granted in behalf of the living only, while others may be applied in behalf of the souls of the -departed" (Ib. 783-4). Leo X, he who perpetrated the celebrated +departed" (Ib. 783-4). Leo X, he who perpetrated the celebrated aphorism -- "What profit has not that Fable of Christ brought us," -rose in defense of the revenues, and in his Bull "Exurge Domine," -1520, "condemned Luther's assertions that 'Indulgences are pious +rose in defense of the revenues, and in his Bull "Exurge Domine," +1520, "condemned Luther's assertions that 'Indulgences are pious frauds of the faithful'; ... the Council of Trent, 1563, pronounces anathema against those who either declare that indulgences are useless or deny that the Church has power to grant them" (Ib.). The @@ -4486,7 +4486,7 @@ the power of granting indulgences is logically inferred" (p. 785); but logically perfect inferences can readily be made from false premises; the premises must be true to yield valid and truthful "inference" or conclusion. Not only were genuine but false -indulgences hawked throughout Christendom, resulting in immense +indulgences hawked throughout Christendom, resulting in immense revenues -- and abuses, for "one of the worst abuses that of inventing or falsifying grants of indulgence. Previous to the Reformation, such practices abounded" (p. 787). The Council of @@ -4501,7 +4501,7 @@ them several times in Mexico, for souvenirs, -- there being no Purgatory for unbelievers in that fiery near-Hell.

A graphic picture is drawn by the great historian of the -Middle Ages, which shows Avarice as the cornerstone and effective +Middle Ages, which shows Avarice as the cornerstone and effective motive of the Church. Hallam, Von Ranke, and many historians, give revolting examples in the concrete through many ages; here is their summary:

@@ -4517,15 +4517,15 @@ above all, the doctrine of purgatory and masses for the relief of the dead. A creed thus contrived, operating upon the minds of barbarians, lavish though rapacious, and devout though dissolute, naturally caused a torrent of opulence to flow in upon the Church. -... Even those legacies to charitable purposes. ... were frequently +... Even those legacies to charitable purposes. ... were frequently applied to their own benefit. They failed not, above all, to inculcate upon the wealthy sinner that no atonement could be so acceptable to Heaven as liberal presents to its earthly delegates. To die without allotting of worldly wealth to pious uses was accounted almost like suicide, or a refusal of the last sacraments;

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@@ -4547,38 +4547,38 @@ passim.)

"STOP! THIEF!"

Ambitious and avaricious Christians who had been unable to get -their hands into the "orthodox" Treasury of the Lord, were incited +their hands into the "orthodox" Treasury of the Lord, were incited by the vision of the seas of easy money which flowed into it and by -the ostentatious opulence of the partakers of the Lord's Altar, to +the ostentatious opulence of the partakers of the Lord's Altar, to emulate the zeal for riches displayed by the truly Faithful. A lengthy article under the title Impostors -- [or is it "Stop! -Thief!"?] -- is devoted by CE. to the long line of hypocrites with +Thief!"?] -- is devoted by CE. to the long line of hypocrites with itching palms who broke away from the True Fold the better to fleece the Faithful by their impostures. The period of the Great Schism of the West, particularly, "was also an epoch when many fanatical or designing persons reaped a rich harvest out of the -credulity of the populace." (CE. vii, 699.) Many thousands left the +credulity of the populace." (CE. vii, 699.) Many thousands left the True Church and flocked after religious Pretenders of every sort, pouring treasures into their uncanonical coffers, to the great pecuniary deprivation of Holy Church. Dozens of these perverters of the Sacred Revenue through the succeeding centuries are catalogued, coming down to our own near-secular times. Invidiously included under the opprobrious designation of "Impostors" are the inspired -Prophet of the Mormons, Joseph Smith, and the inspired Prophetess, +Prophet of the Mormons, Joseph Smith, and the inspired Prophetess, Mother Mary Baker-Glover-Patterson-Eddy, -- the immense financial success of whose respective religions may well excite envy, and bring them within the terminology of Orthodox Odium Theologicum -- a "BITTER ENEMY, THE HEAD OF THE RIVAL RELIGION," as is the -approved form, to credit CE. (vii, 620), in speaking of one's +approved form, to credit CE. (vii, 620), in speaking of one's religious rivals. The point of the moral is, that according to -Orthodox criteria all these Harvesters in the Vineyard of the Lord +Orthodox criteria all these Harvesters in the Vineyard of the Lord are unscrupulous Impostors for revenue only, and batten only by preying on "the credulity of the populace," -- which is the by- product of Religion, as we have seen it exemplified. When Ignorance -is ended Credulity ceases, and Ecclesiastical Pelf and Power +is ended Credulity ceases, and Ecclesiastical Pelf and Power languishing die. If, as profanely jibed, "Without Hell Christianity isn't worth a damn," a fortiori -- without Revenue, is not Religion -with out Reason to be?

+with out Reason to be?

Made wise by the history of the past, in modern times most constitutions and governments, all in which the Church is not still @@ -4588,14 +4588,14 @@ ministers. Indeed, "In most European countries the civil authority restricts in three ways the right of the Church to receive donations: by imposing forms and conditions; by reserving the right

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to say what institutions may receive donations, and by requiring -the approval of the civil authority." (CE. v, 117.) In this +the approval of the civil authority." (CE. v, 117.) In this country, Federal and State constitutions ordain separation of State and Church, forbid the establishment of any religion, and prohibit grants of money in support of it. But withal, so inveterate is the @@ -4616,7 +4616,7 @@ public favors would soon perish off the land, for its own membership could not and would not keep it going if it had to pay the taxes, the burden of which it now shifts to the unbelieving or indifferent majority. The system is unjust and undemocratic, is -immoral. In his Annual Message to Congress in 1875, President Grant +immoral. In his Annual Message to Congress in 1875, President Grant pointed out that the tax-free property of Churches was at the time about one billion dollars; that "by 1900, without check, it is safe to say this property will reach a sum exceeding three billions of @@ -4643,8 +4643,8 @@ Italy, Spain and France, the "most favored nations" of Holy Church. Russia and Mexico have followed suit; they had been ground into desperation by the luxurious exactions of their respective Churches, and the debased ignorance and poverty which were thus -imposed on their peoples. Every country of Europe, even the "Most -Christian," where the Society of Jesus has grasped wealth and +imposed on their peoples. Every country of Europe, even the "Most +Christian," where the Society of Jesus has grasped wealth and power, has been forced to expel the parasites; and to "padlock" the vast establishments of religious orders. If one would take a census of illiteracy and poverty, just in those countries where the Church @@ -4653,8 +4653,8 @@ ignorant and impoverished. It may be a "coincidence," but it is a very suspicious matter of fact. All these things are of the "fruits," moral and educational, of Christianity.

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@@ -4662,10 +4662,10 @@ very suspicious matter of fact. All these things are of the

Until now the "damning things of the Church" arrayed in these pages, have been known only as the result of laborious research by a limited number: I broadcast them now so that they may be known to -all. Even the "Man of God" may plead ignorance heretofore of the +all. Even the "Man of God" may plead ignorance heretofore of the frauds of his Church and the falsity of his religion. Here it is demonstrated to him. To beg money now on the plea that the giver -"lendeth to the Lord," that money paid for prayers for the dead +"lendeth to the Lord," that money paid for prayers for the dead relieves the souls in Purgatory, -- both these coin-cajoling pleas are now known to be false; obtaining money by these false pretenses, now, is Larceny. This is timely and serious warning, @@ -4673,10 +4673,10 @@ which it may be salutary to heed.

AN APPEAL TO REASON

-

"If any man is ignorant, let him be ignorant." Paul.

+

"If any man is ignorant, let him be ignorant." Paul.

"Were we can understand, it is a moral crime to cherish the - un-understood." Shotwell.

+ un-understood." Shotwell.

These two quotations represent the difference between the viewpoints of the cleric and the scholar. "A mere recital of facts @@ -4694,13 +4694,13 @@ those suffered by the poor Pagan without any revelation, the same Apologist makes this deprecatory comment: "That he should learn to think for himself was of course out of the question. With such a training, the development of free personality was of course out of -the question." (CE. v, 296.) Such a disparaging verdict much rather +the question." (CE. v, 296.) Such a disparaging verdict much rather condemns the Christian system and its aims and results, which obviously are, that its devotees, or victims should be "able to believe automatically a number of things which -- [in reason] -- they know are not true," and which they must therefore accept "of faith," subjecting their reason to the priest-instilled Faith. It -is to the awakening of Reason, in the light of the facts herein +is to the awakening of Reason, in the light of the facts herein presented, that I appeal against the preoccupations or prejudices of Faith, -- those "superstitions drunk in with their mother's milk," and never since questioned with open mind.

@@ -4709,16 +4709,16 @@ milk," and never since questioned with open mind.

the new Faith, and propagandists of it among their fellow Pagans, were very fervid and eloquent in their appeals to the reason of the Pagans as against their mother-inherited superstitions. In his -First Apology to the Emperor Antoninus Pius, Father Justin Martyr +First Apology to the Emperor Antoninus Pius, Father Justin Martyr makes a fine appeal for the use of reason in defiance of tradition and authority, -- a fine gesture to the Pagan, -- but a principle seldom applied by a Christian in point of his own imposed creeds: -"Reason directs those who are truly pious and philosophical to +"Reason directs those who are truly pious and philosophical to honor and love only what is true, declining to follow the opinions of the ancients, if these be worthless." (Chap. ii, ANF. i, 63.) As

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had not yet snatched the cynical power whereby, ever since, it "requires the acceptance and practice not of the religion one may choose, but of that which God prescribes ... to be the only true -one," as asserted by His Holiness Leo XIII, in the Encyclical -Immortale Dei, of November 1, 1885. (CE. xiv, 764.) Whereupon, the +one," as asserted by His Holiness Leo XIII, in the Encyclical +Immortale Dei, of November 1, 1885. (CE. xiv, 764.) Whereupon, the "choosers" of their religion became "heretics," and were quite -"justly burned," as that same Pope admits. But before the -successors of Constantine gave the Church the sword and the stake +"justly burned," as that same Pope admits. But before the +successors of Constantine gave the Church the sword and the stake for persuasions unto faith, it was necessary that the Christian Apologists should appeal to reason with the intelligent classes of -Pagans. Father Lactantius uses argument in his great Apology -addressed to Constantine and intended for the learned Pagans of the +Pagans. Father Lactantius uses argument in his great Apology +addressed to Constantine and intended for the learned Pagans of the imperial entourage, which I would earnestly address now to those who yet hesitate in their inherited Christianity:

@@ -4767,61 +4767,61 @@ those who became Christians were dubbed "atheists" by those remaining faithful to the old gods, -- until they too changed to the new. Then these ex-Pagan ancestors of ours were Catholics, of the "orthodox" or one of the ninety-odd "heretic" brands which -finally perished or conformed by Grace of God and the Orthodox +finally perished or conformed by Grace of God and the Orthodox sword. Others many of our good Catholic ancestors just a few hundred years ago became "heretics" of the Protestant brands, and so continue or until lately continued, -- and then threw off the -old tradition of faith, and became Rationalists. Every gradation of +old tradition of faith, and became Rationalists. Every gradation of change was due to one pregnant cause: increasing intelligence of the individual. Each advance sloughed off sundry inherited articles -of faith, which then became discarded superstitions. Dean Milman +of faith, which then became discarded superstitions. Dean Milman spoke truly of the reason for the decadence of the Pagan religions; his reasons apply as aptly to the Christian: "The progress of knowledge was fatal to the religions of Greece and Rome. ... Poetry had been religion; religion was becoming mere poetry." (Hist. of Christianity, I, 33.)

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Father Lactantius has a Chapter entitled "Cicero and Other Men +

Father Lactantius has a Chapter entitled "Cicero and Other Men of Learning Erred in not Turning Away the People from Error." It is -a moral crime, as Dr. Shotwell says, to cling to error when we can -come to understand it as error. Not only that, urges Lactantius, it +a moral crime, as Dr. Shotwell says, to cling to error when we can +come to understand it as error. Not only that, urges Lactantius, it is wrong for those who know a vital truth to refrain from striving to turn men away from harmful error. His argument was much applauded by the Church, and is the argument of every missionary to -the "heathen" today. Lactantius thus justly chides:

+the "heathen" today. Lactantius thus justly chides:

"Cicero was well aware that the deities which men worshipped were false. For when he had spoken many things which tended to the overthrow of religious ceremonies, he said nevertheless that these matters ought not; to be discussed by the vulgar, lest such discussion should extinguish the system - of religion which was publicly received. ... Nay, rather, if - you have any virtue, Cicero, endeavor to make the people Wise: + of religion which was publicly received. ... Nay, rather, if + you have any virtue, Cicero, endeavor to make the people Wise: that is a befitting subject, on which you may expend all the powers of your eloquence ... in the dispersion of the errors of mankind, and the recalling of the minds of men to a healthy - state." (Lactantius, Divine Institutes, II, iii; ANF. VII, + state." (Lactantius, Divine Institutes, II, iii; ANF. VII, 43.)

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To this ideal of the use of Reason, which Lactantius and the +

To this ideal of the use of Reason, which Lactantius and the earlier Fathers of the weakling Church held before the intelligent Pagans to incite them to discard the errors and superstitions of Paganism, this book is devoted in the earnest hope and purpose to -evoke the use of Reason to the discard of the identical errors and +evoke the use of Reason to the discard of the identical errors and superstitions of "that newer Paganism later called Christianity," -which yet persist among the priest-taught masses of Christendom.

+which yet persist among the priest-taught masses of Christendom.

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That Christian Appeal to Reason was not with the intelligent +

That Christian Appeal to Reason was not with the intelligent classes of Pagandom very effective; more persuasive methods must, therefore, be divised to bring the Pagans to the Altar and Treasury -of the Lord. We have read the succession of laws of the now -"Christian Emperors," which at the behest of the Priests proscribed +of the Lord. We have read the succession of laws of the now +"Christian Emperors," which at the behest of the Priests proscribed Paganism upon pain of death and confiscation, made outlaws of all who refused to take the name of Christian, or continued to offer incense to the old gods, or became "heretics" to the official @@ -4829,30 +4829,30 @@ Faith; all who were guilty of these "crimes -- let them be stricken by the avenging sword." As the newer "barbarian"' nations came upon the Christian scene, "the Catholic Faith was spread by the sword" among and upon them, and all who hesitated or backslid were -murdered by Christian law and sword. Crass ignorance, credulity and -superstition were then imposed and enforced upon Christendom in +murdered by Christian law and sword. Crass ignorance, credulity and +superstition were then imposed and enforced upon Christendom in order to "preserve the purity of the faith" in the unthinking minds -of unknowing dupes of the Church and the Priests who waxed in -wealth and in dominion over witless Christendom. When after a +of unknowing dupes of the Church and the Priests who waxed in +wealth and in dominion over witless Christendom. When after a millennium during which men were too ignorant to be heretic, the light of thought and reason began to dawn upon the horizon of the Dark Ages of Faith, the Inquisition and the Index, the tortures of the rack and the stake, were providentially provided for the further preservation of Faith by augment of Ignorance and Terror. In all these holy Ages of Faith, in this "civilization thoroughly -saturated with Christianity," the Siamese Twins of Creed and Crime, +saturated with Christianity," the Siamese Twins of Creed and Crime, Faith and Filth, popular Poverty and Ecclesiastical Opulence, stalked hand in hand -- "the inseparable companions of Religion." The Renaissance and the Reformation came to enfranchise men from

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Authority and blind Obedience, and the way was blazed for -Rationalism and the Age of Reason. The unquestionable record of all +Rationalism and the Age of Reason. The unquestionable record of all this we have read in the amazing and unblushing confessions of Holy Church itself.

@@ -4862,7 +4862,7 @@ Christian religious ideal -- [never a matter of practice] -- was to a great extent lost sight of; higher intellectual culture, previously confined in great measure to the clergy, but now common among the laity, assumed a secular character. ... Only a faint -interest in the supernatural life survived." (CE. xii, 703.) +interest in the supernatural life survived." (CE. xii, 703.) Education is now becoming universal; the hateful history of the Church and of Religion is becoming general knowledge; the Church, forced by ever-growing Secularism and Rationalism, has lost the @@ -4872,15 +4872,15 @@ and is itself almost secularized, held together as a sort of social center for the masses without other social contacts, and as matter of "good form" for the pretentiously pious, were infantile hymns are vocalized to an empty Heaven, and the unco gude chorus their -petitions to the inhering and unheeding Throne of Grace, -"beseeching the Lord upon the universal prayer-theme of 'Gimme!'" -Universally, too, as old John Duffy poetizes it, "The rich they +petitions to the inhering and unheeding Throne of Grace, +"beseeching the Lord upon the universal prayer-theme of 'Gimme!'" +Universally, too, as old John Duffy poetizes it, "The rich they pray for pounds, and the poor they pray for pence."

The utter futility of prayer in objective sense for the obtaining of the subject-matter of the supplication, even of the "Give us this day our daily bread," -- which many do get and many -and more others miserably go without, is confessed by CE., which +and more others miserably go without, is confessed by CE., which frankly attributes all these things to the operation of the Law of Chance: "The apparent success which so often attends superstition can mostly be accounted for by natural causes, although [it piously @@ -4892,7 +4892,7 @@ success does more to support than failure would do to destroy superstition, for, on its side, there are arrayed the religious instinct, sympathy and apathy, confidence and distrust, encouragement and discouragement, and, -- perhaps strongest of all --- the healing power of nature." (CE. xiv, 341.) There, in a +-- the healing power of nature." (CE. xiv, 341.) There, in a nutshell, is the profound psychology of the priest-instilled "religious instinct," and of the hit-or-miss "efficacy of prayer" for the cajoling of "heavenly gifts" of earthly benefits and of the @@ -4909,8 +4909,8 @@ the relief of their torments and the cure of their diseases, -- which their loving Father God inflicts or prevents. From the earliest times of priestcraft until this very year of grace, the

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@@ -4934,11 +4934,11 @@ the so-called mind cure or cure by suggestion. It explains naturally many extraordinary cures recorded in the annals of many religions. Still it has its recognized limits. It cannot restore of a sudden a half-decayed organ, or heal instantly a gaping wound -caused by a cancer." (CE. xii, 743.)

+caused by a cancer." (CE. xii, 743.)

This thus confesses the huge false pretense of "miracle of God" in such cases of relief or cure of nervous or mental maladies -as are claimed for the impostures of Lourdes, St. Anne's, Maiden, +as are claimed for the impostures of Lourdes, St. Anne's, Maiden, the Calvary Baptist Holy Rollers and all such shrines of religious imposture and superstition. In antiquity, the fictitious Pagan gods did not exist, -- the cures attributed to them and paid for to the @@ -4973,8 +4973,8 @@ task of final demolition. For nigh two thousand years it has cast its baleful shadow upon civilization, stunting and dwarfing the minds and faculties of men clouded by its worthless bulk. Though

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@@ -4986,18 +4986,18 @@ lingering disease of priest-imposed delusions and the hateful miasma of religious intolerance in every land cursed yet by priestcraft, parsonate, and the odium of theology.

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"When the Devil was sick, the Devil a Saint would be!" The +

"When the Devil was sick, the Devil a Saint would be!" The Church is dying now; has been forced despite itself and its enginery of torture and murder, to desist from the worst of its deviltry, to appear a bit civilized; some of its partizans and dupes think it "reformed," pure-minded and clean-handed. It is only -measurably so perforce, and reluctantly. Even today the Law of God, +measurably so perforce, and reluctantly. Even today the Law of God, conserved in the latest Edition of the holy Canon Law, commands murder for unbelief; these infamous "principles are in their own nature irreformable; ... owing to changed conditions [forced upon it by secular civilization] are to all practical intents and purposes obsolete ... The custom of burning heretics is really not -a question of justice, but a question of civilization"! (CE. xiv, +a question of justice, but a question of civilization"! (CE. xiv, 769.) Thus the Church confesses itself uncivilized; it retains and insists upon the God-ordained justice of burning and murder; but is forced by heretic civilization, acquired in bloody despite of the @@ -5013,7 +5013,7 @@ power and dominion over mind and spirit of men. In present default of rack and stake, it struggles yet to impose itself through such unholy means as it can still partially command, -- fines and imprisonment under ridiculous medieval laws for the absurd priestly -"crimes" of blasphemy and sacrilege, "desecration of the Lord's +"crimes" of blasphemy and sacrilege, "desecration of the Lord's Day" by innocent diversions instead of attending dull preachings and paying the priests by the gift upon the Altar or in the contribution plate. Odious laws for the repression of human @@ -5030,15 +5030,15 @@ intolerance of each other, while all unite in utter abhorrence and damnation of the Liberal and the Unbeliever, condemned alike by private Christian spite and public obloquy, of a vocal and intolerant minority; by political disqualifications for public -office wherever this or that Sect is yet in a majority and can +office wherever this or that Sect is yet in a majority and can enforce its intolerance by law. "A careful study of the history of religious toleration," says the historian of Civilization, "will prove, that in every Christian country where it has been adopted, it has been forced upon the clergy by the authority of the secular classes. At the present day it is still unknown to those nations

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@@ -5047,11 +5047,11 @@ classes. At the present day it is still unknown to those nations

power." In quite half the countries of Latin America and several of Europe -- the most backward and poverty-stricken and priest-ridden of them -- yet today public office and honors can be attained only -by the votaries of the Sect in power, and the free and public +by the votaries of the Sect in power, and the free and public practice of any other than the official cult is prohibited by law. I have the codes of these "Christian" countries.

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Even in our own "tolerant" country today, religious fanaticism +

Even in our own "tolerant" country today, religious fanaticism succeeds in its attacks, to impose by law the "sacred science of Genesis" in the universities and schools to the outlawry of the teachings of the truths of Nature. Preachers and teachers who dare @@ -5068,7 +5068,7 @@ and despite all, the Twentieth Century is still under the hang-over spell of medieval theology and an the holy spites and intolerance of rancorous Religiosity.

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The fatal work of Church and Priest through the Christian Era +

The fatal work of Church and Priest through the Christian Era -- as herein revealed, has wrought ignorance, superstition and vice: it has been and remains a supreme failure. Faith is become obsolete before Facts. Christianity is proved to be a fraudulent @@ -5076,13 +5076,13 @@ Bankrupt; this is its final adjudication before the bar of Civilization.

The Christian Religion -- shown to be a congeries of revamped -Pagan Superstitions and of Priestly Lies -- is not respectable for +Pagan Superstitions and of Priestly Lies -- is not respectable for belief: every honest and self-respecting mind must repudiate it in disgust. We can all "Do good, for good is good to do"!

Faith -- fondly called "the most precious heritage of the race," is not a thing whereof to be proud; it is not Intelligent or -of Reason. Not a flicker of intelligence is required to believe: +of Reason. Not a flicker of intelligence is required to believe: millions of the most illiterate and ignorant of earth's teeming populations are the firmest in their "faith" in every form of religious superstition known to the priests of the world, the most @@ -5092,7 +5092,7 @@ what they are most ignorant" withal. Indeed, as aptly quoted: guilty of." Buckle truly says, that to the secular and skeptical spirit European civilization owes its origin: that "it is evident, that until doubt began, progress was impossible" (Ch. vii, 242); -and CE. has confessed, as is also self-evident, -- "Toleration only +and CE. has confessed, as is also self-evident, -- "Toleration only came in when Faith went out." What a boon then to humanity to hasten and complete its going!

@@ -5101,8 +5101,8 @@ is distinctly an act of Intelligence; it often requires heroic virtue of bravery and independence of mind to disbelieve, to revolt against and reject the creeds and credulities of the ignorant

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@@ -5111,7 +5111,7 @@ against and reject the creeds and credulities of the ignorant

religious rancor and intolerance which has so inadequately but shockingly been reviewed. It is the bravest men and the finest minds, with high courage to dare and defy Holy Church, whom that -unholy Hoodlum has murdered, but who have saved and recreated +unholy Hoodlum has murdered, but who have saved and recreated Civilization, as even yet inadequately it has been achieved.

Think to what Civilization might have attained by this @@ -5119,7 +5119,7 @@ Twentieth Century. For nigh two thousand years Christianity has held sway and thrall over the most dominant part of the world and portion of the human race. In each generation for most of the two thousand years there have been hundreds of thousands of men and -women -- Priests, monks, nuns, and "religious" nondescripts, +women -- Priests, monks, nuns, and "religious" nondescripts, devoted through life to the unrealities of "Other-worldliness" to the utter neglect of the world in which they lived, resolved, all too oft, "to make of earth a hell that they might merit heaven." In @@ -5165,8 +5165,8 @@ delusion of disability, -- hobbling on crutches, or with frequent injections of "dope" to allay real or imagined pain. Either by mental means or by "mind cure" he is healed of the real or

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@@ -5201,16 +5201,16 @@ last priest!"

A new and free Civilization rises from the ruins of the Ages of Faith; with heart aglow and high purpose set on the attainment of the ancient "Supreme Good," it hails the glorious possibilities -of the scientific Age of Reason, which will redeem humanity from +of the scientific Age of Reason, which will redeem humanity from the blight of the centuries of Unreason. Men may now know and freely and unafraid make known the truth: and the Truth shall make mankind Free.

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In the fine imagery of Dr. Trattner, his autobiographic God +

In the fine imagery of Dr. Trattner, his autobiographic God looks into the now not so distant Future, and thus communes: "Before Me is the Scroll of Destiny. See! Man has already scaled the foot-hills. Not one man alone, or two, or three, but all the -nations. Everywhere men and women together are now leading their +nations. Everywhere men and women together are now leading their children forward consecrated to the Ideal. ... I am satisfied. It is the day -- the day of complete Emancipation!"

@@ -5224,13 +5224,13 @@ is the day -- the day of complete Emancipation!"

must again become The Free Market-Place of Ideas.

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The Bank of Wisdom is always looking for more of these old, hidden, suppressed and forgotten books that contain needed facts and information for today. If you have such books please contact us, we need to give them back to America.

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@@ -5248,7 +5248,7 @@ FORGERY DEFINED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 RELIGIOUS LAWS OF OUTLAWRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 CHAPTER I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 -PAGAN FRAUDS -- CHRISTIAN PRECEDENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 +PAGAN FRAUDS -- CHRISTIAN PRECEDENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 THE DAWN-MAN AND THE SHAMAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 PAGANISM AT THE CROSS-ROADS WITH CHRISTIANITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 @@ -5273,10 +5273,10 @@ THE SEPTUAGINT AND THE "VIRGIN-BIRTH" FRAUD. . . . . . . . . 68 OTHER HEBREW SACRED FORGERIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 THE "INSPIRED" HEBREW SCRIPTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 FORGERY BY CONTRADICTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 -OUR "PHONY" CHRISTIAN ERA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 +OUR "PHONY" CHRISTIAN ERA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 FORGERY BY FALSE TRANSLATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 The "God" Forgery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 -The "Adam" Forgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 +The "Adam" Forgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 The "Soul" Forgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 The "Mosaic Revelation" Forgery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 THE ANCIENT IDEA OF "HISTORY". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 @@ -5286,16 +5286,16 @@ CHRISTIAN "SCRIPTITRE" FORGERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 "THE AGE OF APOCRYPHAL LITERATURE" . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 "THE IDEA OF INSPIRATION". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 "THE LYING PEN OF THE SCRIBES" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 -"CHRISTIAN EVIDENCES" -- FORGED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 +"CHRISTIAN EVIDENCES" -- FORGED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 FORGED GOSPELS, ACTS, EPISTLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 -THE FORGFD "APOSTLES' CREED" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 +THE FORGFD "APOSTLES' CREED" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 THE FORGED ATHANASIAN CREED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 JESUS CHRIST'S FORGED LETTERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 OTHER FORGERIES FOR CHRIST'S SAKE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 JOSEPHUS FORGERY TESTIFIES OF JESUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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CHAPTER IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 THE SAINTLY "FATHERS" OF THE FAITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 PATRISTIC "TRADITION". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 -THE TWELVE "TRADITIONAL" APOSTLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 -The Apostles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 +THE TWELVE "TRADITIONAL" APOSTLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 +The Apostles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 APOSTOLIC GREED AND STRIFE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 The Apostolic Fathers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 The Sub-Apostolic Fathers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 @@ -5331,7 +5331,7 @@ CONTRADICTIONS AND TRUTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 JESUS -- MAN OR GOD? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 "UPON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH". . . . . . . . . . . 174 THE "CHURCH" FOUNDED ON THE "ROCK" . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 -PETER-ROCK-CHURCH" DENIED AB SILIENCIO . . . . . . . . . . . 182 +PETER-ROCK-CHURCH" DENIED AB SILIENCIO . . . . . . . . . . . 182 "GO, TEACH ALL NATIONS" FORGERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 ACTS BELIES THE "GO, TEACH ALL NATIONS" ORGERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 @@ -5343,7 +5343,7 @@ THE JOHN XXI FORGERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 THE "LORD'S PRAYER" FORGERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 THE "UNKNOWN GOD" FORGERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 THE FORGED EPISTLES, ETC.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 -THE "EPISTLE OF PETER" FORGERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 +THE "EPISTLE OF PETER" FORGERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 THE "GOD MANIFEST" FORGERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 THE "THREE HEAVENLY WITNESSES" FORGERY . . . . . . . . . . . 193 CHAPTER VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 @@ -5352,27 +5352,27 @@ THE FORGED APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 THE FORGED "APOSTOLIC CANONS". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 THE FORGED LIBER PONTIFICALIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 THE "CONVERSION OF CONSTANTINE" FRAUD. . . . . . . . . . . . 199 -CHRISTIAN FORGERIES FOR POWER AND PELF . . . . . . . . . . . 204 +CHRISTIAN FORGERIES FOR POWER AND PELF . . . . . . . . . . . 204 THE "CONSTANTINE" FORGERIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 FORGED DEEDS OF EMPIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 -THE FORGED LETTER OF ST. PETER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 +THE FORGED LETTER OF ST. PETER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 A HOLY CONSPIRATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 THE POPE SYLVESTER FORGERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

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THE FORGED "DONATION OF CONSTANTINE" . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 THE "SYMMACHIAN FORGERIES" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 -THE "FALSE DECRETALS" FORGERIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 +THE "FALSE DECRETALS" FORGERIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 THE FORGED DECRETUM OF GRATIAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 -THE FULL FRUITION OF FORGERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 +THE FULL FRUITION OF FORGERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 THE FRUSTRATED EMS REVOLT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 -FORGED SAINTS, MARTYRS AND MIRACLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 -"SPECULA STULTORUM". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 +FORGED SAINTS, MARTYRS AND MIRACLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 +"SPECULA STULTORUM". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 OLD PAGAN STUFF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 FORGED AND FAKED RELICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 THE "INVENTION OF THE CROSS," ET AL. . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 @@ -5386,10 +5386,10 @@ PRIESTLY TERRORISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 GOD-ORDAINED MURDER FOR UNBELIEF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 THE GOSPEL OF FEAR AND TREMBLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 UNBORN BABES TO BURN FOREVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 -A CONTRAST IN TOLERANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 +A CONTRAST IN TOLERANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 THE EDICT OF MILAN (313) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 -CHRISTIAN INTOLERANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 -FAITH ENFORCED BY LAWS OF MURDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 +CHRISTIAN INTOLERANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 +FAITH ENFORCED BY LAWS OF MURDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 LAWS OF CONSTANTINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 LAWS OF CONSTANTIUS AND CONSTANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 LAWS OF GRATIAN AND THEODOSIUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 @@ -5401,7 +5401,7 @@ BLOODY RECORD BOASTED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 COMPULSORY AND WHOLESALE CONVERSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 CONVERSION SKIN DEEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 THE "FRUITS" OF CHRISTIANITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 -"THE GLORY THAT WAS GREECE". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 +"THE GLORY THAT WAS GREECE". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 THE POWER THAT WAS ROME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 PAGAN CULTURAL RESULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 THE CHRISTIAN AGE OF FAITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 @@ -5411,20 +5411,20 @@ THE CHRISTIAN "MORALITY LIE"). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 THE INTELLECTUAL "FRUITS" OF CHRISTIANITY. . . . . . . . . . 283 THE CHRISTIAN "EDUCATION LIE," . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 THE MONKS "PRESERVED THE CLASSICS" . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 -CHRISTIAN "SCIENCE". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 +CHRISTIAN "SCIENCE". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 THE REBIRTH OF CIVILIZATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 -Gulliver Awakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 +Gulliver Awakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 BENEFIT OF CLERGY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 THE CRIMINAL CRUSADES STARTED THE REVOLT . . . . . . . . . . 297 THE "INFIDEL" REDEEMS CHRISTENDOM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 THE "MIRACULOUS ATTESTATIONS" OF CHRISTIANITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 "THE MARKS OF THE BEAST" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 -WHY -- AND WHAT PRICE -- RELIGION? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 +WHY -- AND WHAT PRICE -- RELIGION? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 "STOP! THIEF!" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 AN APPEAL TO REASON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

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from royalty publishers are welcome. Zees is a bootstrap

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production, Dollink --- my apologies to Zsa Zsa.

+

production, Dollink --- my apologies to Zsa Zsa.

END OF FORWARD

@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ have no doubt that God inspires all His chosen publishers, but I wonder whether He chose every publisher; after all, the Bible is in public domain. If God inspired the American Constitution, in which I believe more than the Bible, He is the Source of the -First Amendment --- entitling Larry Flint to turn a dollar in +First Amendment --- entitling Larry Flint to turn a dollar in the pre-eminently profitable religious market. It isn't belief in the Bible that fomented the most vicious wars, but belief in the infallible veracity of the publishers.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/free-trd.xml b/pythonCode/output/free-trd.xml index 7644919..9d80d23 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/free-trd.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/free-trd.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

FREE TRADE VERSUS PROTECTIONISM

-

By RICHARD M. EBELING

+

By RICHARD M. EBELING

A specter is haunting the economies of the world. It is the specter of protectionism. In one country after the other, @@ -173,14 +173,14 @@ changing circumstances, free trade between nations ultimately benefits all who participate. Protectionism can only lead us down a road of impoverishment and international commercial tensions. To paraphrase the great 18th century, free-market -thinker, David Hume, when he criticized the protectionists of +thinker, David Hume, when he criticized the protectionists of his time: Not only as a man, but as an American, I pray for the flourishing commerce of Germany, France, England and even Japan. Why? Because America's prosperity and economic future are dependent upon the economic prosperity of all of those with whom it trades in the international division of labor.

-

Professor Ebeling is the Ludwig von Mises Professor of +

Professor Ebeling is the Ludwig von Mises Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan, and also serves as vice-president of academic affairs for The Future of Freedom Foundation, P.O. Box 9752, Denver, CO 80209. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/freeasoc.xml b/pythonCode/output/freeasoc.xml index 3a67fa0..e38553a 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/freeasoc.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/freeasoc.xml @@ -62,6 +62,6 @@ contrary to the principles of Freemasonry.

* In ordinary conversation there is very little about Freemasonry which may not be discussed. -* On inquiry for acceptable reasons, Freemsons are free and will be +* On inquiry for acceptable reasons, Freemsons are free and will be proud to acknowledge their own membership.

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/freetrd2.xml b/pythonCode/output/freetrd2.xml index 2cf92ed..4702747 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/freetrd2.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/freetrd2.xml @@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ capitalists--and to workers--is one in which there exists a minimum of governmental interference.

The protectionist argument is almost as widespread today as it -was two hundred years ago when Adam Smith in his treatise An +was two hundred years ago when Adam Smith in his treatise An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of The Wealth of Nations so brilliantly demonstrated its fallacies. Fortunately, we have -the work of Smith and his many successors, plus the empirical +the work of Smith and his many successors, plus the empirical lessons on the benefits of free trade--our fifty states united in one common market are a notable example--to demonstrate the advantages of free exchange.

-

No improvement can be made on Smith's understanding:

+

No improvement can be made on Smith's understanding:

It is the highest impertinence of kings and ministers, to pretend to watch over the economy of @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ advantages of free exchange.

merchants and manufacturers confounded the common sense of mankind.

-

The "sophistry" of which Smith speaks is in essence that being +

The "sophistry" of which Smith speaks is in essence that being advanced today by protectionists: "The U.S. is a high-wage country; its industry is unable to compete with that in low- wage countries; imports are increasing, and unless remedial @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ above the market price.

unemployment, i.e., induced by the economic doctor. For example, when the stock market crashed in 1929, it precipitated a deflation and concomitant lowering of all -prices. Presidents Hoover and Roosevelt, believing in the so- +prices. Presidents Hoover and Roosevelt, believing in the so- called "purchasing power theory," cooperated with major industrialists and union leaders to do everything in their power to prevent wages from falling--even though prices in @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ to increased exports, full employment, higher standards of living, peace, and so many other benefits associated with economic freedom.

-

Mr. Law is chairman of the board of Cudahy Tanning Company in +

Mr. Law is chairman of the board of Cudahy Tanning Company in Cudahy, Wisconsin. ------------------------------------------------------------ diff --git a/pythonCode/output/frgtimpt.xml b/pythonCode/output/frgtimpt.xml index eb7eb36..fec6301 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/frgtimpt.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/frgtimpt.xml @@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ part of freedom in general.

For example, a tremendous intellectual assault on civil liberties took place last year in a series of articles -entitled "Crime and Punishment" by Robert James Bidinotto. +entitled "Crime and Punishment" by Robert James Bidinotto. The assault was made more meaningful because the articles -appeared in The Freeman, a journal published by The Foundation +appeared in The Freeman, a journal published by The Foundation for Economic Education of Irvington, New York, an organization long known for its principled commitment to economic freedom.

Concerned with ever-increasing crime rates in America, Mr. -Bidinotto argued that the solution, at least in part, turned +Bidinotto argued that the solution, at least in part, turned on the curtailment of the safeguards enunciated in the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. -Mr. Bidinotto suggested that if Americans just loosened some +Mr. Bidinotto suggested that if Americans just loosened some of the strictures in the Bill of Rights which enabled so many criminals to go free, the crime problem could be significantly -alleviated. Unspared from Mr. Bidinotto's attack were civil +alleviated. Unspared from Mr. Bidinotto's attack were civil liberties lawyers as well as such rights as trial by jury, right to bail, right to counsel, protection from unreasonable searches and seizures, and protection from self-incrimination.

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ If Americans in the latter part of this century forget this vital principle, they do so at their peril.

I used to be a civil and criminal trial attorney. I was often -asked, "Don't you lose sleep when you get guilty people off +asked, "Don't you lose sleep when you get guilty people off the hook?" My answer was, "Never." In fact, of all the criminal cases I handled--drug, murder, theft, assault, embezzlement, fraud--I lost sleep for several weeks in only @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ to be punished. But what they also recognized is what those on the Right so often do not: that sometimes people are wrongly accused of violating the rights of others.

-

Mr. Bidinotto is right to be concerned about crime and other +

Mr. Bidinotto is right to be concerned about crime and other crises which periodically beset us. However, historically it is crises that have furnished the excuse for some of government's most monumental assaults on human freedom. It is @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ that economic liberty, which they have fought so hard to achieve, has been sacrificed back to government under the guise of the criminal law.

-

Mr. Hornberger is the founder and president of The Future of +

Mr. Hornberger is the founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, P.O. Box 9752, Denver, CO 80209. ------------------------------------------------------------ diff --git a/pythonCode/output/gatamp.xml b/pythonCode/output/gatamp.xml index 701137e..b28dec1 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/gatamp.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/gatamp.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@

- STACKING THE JURY IN GEORGIA

+ STACKING THE JURY IN GEORGIA

We have been informed by an alert correspondent of a likely jury-rigging scheme in south Georgia. It may be that variants of diff --git a/pythonCode/output/germ.xml b/pythonCode/output/germ.xml index 2a4d5fe..f14f7a2 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/germ.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/germ.xml @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Part 1, U.S. Government Practices Germ Warfare on U.S. Population ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: ..... also would say that they would go to Argentina, and they would work with farm workers, and they would allow people to consume milk without any evidence that it was safe. No one can verify that @@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ serious for me because I remember, long before this episode, finding that the Pan American Health Organization and one of its individuals had made a very, very aggressive and assertive effort to destroy the reputation, the background and the credibility of -one Doctor Lawrence Burton of the Bahamas. And it was upon the +one Doctor Lawrence Burton of the Bahamas. And it was upon the recommendation of that Pan American Health Organization -- claiming -that Burton's therapy didn't work and that they had come in and +that Burton's therapy didn't work and that they had come in and investigated his work -- that the Bahamian Government was willing -to, in effect, close down Burton's clinic. I remember writing +to, in effect, close down Burton's clinic. I remember writing extensively -- after I went down to the Bahamas, and followed up on THEIR work, and interviewed people from their organization -- that they had done sloppy work. And their work was unscientific, when it -concerned Burton, and it should never have been given credibility. +concerned Burton, and it should never have been given credibility. I considered it scandalous. And I wrote about it. And I wrote about the people involved.

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ journalism, when there are so many red flags, and this kind of logic is used, and it is not followed through on.

While commenting on the Wistar Institute's conduct in the matter, -the New York Times cites Doctor David Kingsbury[sp], Assistant +the New York Times cites Doctor David Kingsbury[sp], Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation, who was instrumental in the creation of the current regulations governing the testing of genetically-engineered products. He said:

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ of genetically-engineered products. He said:

just don't do things like that." (unquote)

-

I would challenge Doctor Kingsbury. I find it appalling that we +

I would challenge Doctor Kingsbury. I find it appalling that we would assume that we could go abroad to do testing if other countries don't have the knowledge of the conseqeunces of testing. If they had been given an opportunity to determine the pros and @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ oversee the experiment

"because the actual trial itself did not use Government money." (unquote)

-

That was according to Warren Leary on a report titled "Argentines +

That was according to Warren Leary on a report titled "Argentines Report Infection by Altered Farm Virus" on January 22, 1988. That was later. (to be continued only if someone will volunteer @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ was later.

This INFO was taken off of:

-

Prowler's DOMAIN +

Prowler's DOMAIN 1.7+ Gigabytes/4 phone lines 100% RIP GRAPHICS SUPPORTED GREAT NEW RIP GRAPHICS GAME Online @@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ was later. (509) 327-8922 14.4k Ring-Down to all four lines (509) 327-8827 28.8k Hayes Optima 288 Largest Collection of HOME IMPROVEMENT/DIY Files around - Over 186 Megs of Programs for Windows + Over 186 Megs of Programs for Windows Medical/Religion/Educational/UFOs files International Message Networks: PrimeNet (the only 100% Christian Network) CCi (great subjects for everyone) ZoNet (Enviromental, Natural Law, Politics, - RPG, Starwars, UFO's, more) + RPG, Starwars, UFO's, more) Search-Net (UFO's, New Age, Conspiracy, Cover-Ups, etc) House Plant Care and Help message base And all the Best Online games many are registered

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/global.xml b/pythonCode/output/global.xml index 30836c0..0acfad4 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/global.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/global.xml @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ and more powerful by confiscating both our money and our freedom.

of information -- Pacifica Radio, WBAI-FM, 99.5 in New York City. The reality vs. unreality contrast was strikingly obvious this morning. On my way to work, I was listening to a Swedish environmentalist. -Helen Norberg Hodge is probably how her name is spelled. +Helen Norberg Hodge is probably how her name is spelled. These are some of her points that I can recall:

** All the nations of the world are bankrupt. Consequently, @@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ These are some of her points that I can recall:

LARGE ENERGY GENERATING CENTERS **

** INTER-LOCKING THE DISCRETE NATION-TOWNSHIPS OF THE - GLOBAL ECONOMIC STATE INTO A TIGHT WEB OF STREAMLINED - TRANSPORTATION THROUGHWAYS ** + GLOBAL ECONOMIC STATE INTO A TIGHT WEB OF STREAMLINED + TRANSPORTATION THROUGHWAYS ** We consumers will be forced to pay much higher prices for food and goods because the global expressway will bring us bananas from Australia and oranges from Israel. Naturally, we consumers @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Why would anyone want to rob your apartment or house? Why would anyone want to rob one-point-two trillion dollars from the American people's paychecks to repay the $1.2 trillion that they robbed from the people's S & L savings accounts? -That was the Reagan-Bush looting decade of the 1980s wherein +That was the Reagan-Bush looting decade of the 1980s wherein the robber-barons got wildly wealthier by making us much poorer.

If you're ignorant of that fact, then you need to turn off @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ coughing their guts out. Fight the TV addiction and vanquish it. Your human dignity and liberty depend upon it. Indeed, our children and our grandchildren are depending upon us. If we let them down, the consequences will be far worse for them. -Don't deny high probability. Soon enough, you'll probably be +Don't deny high probability. Soon enough, you'll probably be taking on the responsibility of bringing them into this world and looking toward their well-being.

@@ -117,6 +117,6 @@ articles through the nationwide inter-library loan network.

Ranting by: - John DiNardo

+ John DiNardo

 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/goldtrig.xml b/pythonCode/output/goldtrig.xml index 6385b0f..127f97e 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/goldtrig.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/goldtrig.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@

-Lt. Col. James Bo Gritz (ret.) +Lt. Col. James Bo Gritz (ret.) Verses Those U.S. Government Officials Whose Golden Triangle Heroin Trafficking Has Prevented the @@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ rescue of American Missing In Action I learned of a major heroin smuggling opperation involving past and present U.S. government officials which has obstructed the return of known American MIAs from Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam. I reported this to the WHITE HOUSE and all appropriate congressional -committees. I am now taking to the public the information these government +committees. I am now taking to the public the information these government officials refuse to act upon.

-

(The Overview File is not ready at this time. My letter to George Bush and -Khun Sa's letter to the Justice Department may serve to introduce this subject +

(The Overview File is not ready at this time. My letter to George Bush and +Khun Sa's letter to the Justice Department may serve to introduce this subject until Overview is finished.)

February 1988 -Sandy Valley, NV

+Sandy Valley, NV

-

Honorable George Bush +

Honorable George Bush Vice President United States of America Washington, D.C.

@@ -30,50 +30,50 @@ Washington, D.C.

AWhy does it seem that you are saying "YES" to illegal narcotics in America?

-

I turned over video tapes to your NSC staff assistant, Tom Harvey, January +

I turned over video tapes to your NSC staff assistant, Tom Harvey, January 1987, wherein General KHUN SA, overlord of Asia's "Golden Triangle", offered -to stop 900 tons of heroin/opium from entering the free world in 1987. Harvey -told me, "...there is no interest here in doing that." General Khun Sa also +to stop 900 tons of heroin/opium from entering the free world in 1987. Harvey +told me, "...there is no interest here in doing that." General Khun Sa also offered to identify U.S. Government officials who, he says, have been trafficking in heroin for more than 20 years.

-

November 1986, Scott Weekly and I went into Burma in coordination and -cooperation with The White House. Tom Harvey told me you received a letter +

November 1986, Scott Weekly and I went into Burma in coordination and +cooperation with The White House. Tom Harvey told me you received a letter from Arthur Suchesk, Orange County, CA, dated 29 August 1986. Dr. Suchesk -said that Gen Khun Sa had access to U.S. POWs. Harvey said the letter had +said that Gen Khun Sa had access to U.S. POWs. Harvey said the letter had received "highest attention". He gave me a copy along with other case documents. I was asked if it was possible to verify the information. -According to Harvey, the CIA said Khun Sa had been assassinated some months -before. Harvey supplied Scott and myself with language under White House and -NSC letterhead that would help us gain access to Khun Sa. It worked. -Unfortunately, Khun Sa knew nothing about US POWs. He did, however, offer to +According to Harvey, the CIA said Khun Sa had been assassinated some months +before. Harvey supplied Scott and myself with language under White House and +NSC letterhead that would help us gain access to Khun Sa. It worked. +Unfortunately, Khun Sa knew nothing about US POWs. He did, however, offer to trade his nation's poppy dependence for a legitimate economy.

Instead of receiving an "Atta Boy" for bringing back video tape showing Khun Sa`s offer to stop 900 tons of illegal narcotics and expose dirty USG -officials, Scott was jailed and I was threatened. I was told that if I didn't +officials, Scott was jailed and I was threatened. I was told that if I didn't "erase and forget" all that we had discovered, I would, ~hurt the government". Further, I was promised a prison sentence of "15 years".

-

I returned to Burma with two other American witnesses, Lance Trimmer, a -private detective from San Francisco, and Barry Flynn from Boston. Gen Khun +

I returned to Burma with two other American witnesses, Lance Trimmer, a +private detective from San Francisco, and Barry Flynn from Boston. Gen Khun Sa identified some of those in government service he says were dealing in heroin and arms sales. We video taped this second interview and I turned -copies over in June 1987, to the Chairman of the Select Committee on +copies over in June 1987, to the Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence; Chairman of the House on Foreign Affairs Task Force on Narcotics -Control; Co)Chairman, Senate Narcotics Committee; Senator Harry Reid, NV; +Control; Co)Chairman, Senate Narcotics Committee; Senator Harry Reid, NV; Representative James Bilbray, NV; and other Congressional members. Mister -Richard Armitage, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security -Affairs, is one of those USG officials implicated by Khun Sa. Nothing was +Richard Armitage, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security +Affairs, is one of those USG officials implicated by Khun Sa. Nothing was done with this evidence that indicated that anyone of authority, including yourself, had intended to do anything more than protect Mr. Armitage. I was -charged with "Mis)use of Passport". Seems that it is alright for Oliver north -and Robert MacFarlane to go into Iran on Irish Passports to negotiate an +charged with "Mis)use of Passport". Seems that it is alright for Oliver north +and Robert MacFarlane to go into Iran on Irish Passports to negotiate an illegal arms deal that neither you nor anyone else admits condoning, but I can't use a passport that brings back drug information against your friends.

-

Lance Trimmer and I submitted a "Citizen Complaint of Wrongdoing by Federal -Officers" to Attorney General Edwin Meese, III on 17 September 1987. +

Lance Trimmer and I submitted a "Citizen Complaint of Wrongdoing by Federal +Officers" to Attorney General Edwin Meese, III on 17 September 1987. Continuous private and Legislative inquiries to date indicate that the Attorney General's Office has "lost" the document. Congressional requests to the Government Accounting Office have resulted in additional government snares @@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ possibility that political appointees close to you are guilty of by)passing our Constitutional process, and for purposes of promoting illegal covert operations, conspired in the trafficking of narcotics and arms.

-

Please answer why a respected American Citizen like Mister H. Ross Perot can +

Please answer why a respected American Citizen like Mister H. Ross Perot can bring you a pile of evidence of wrongdoing by Armitage and others, and you, according to TIME magazine (May 4, page 18), not only offer him no support, -but have your Secretary of Defense, Frank Carlucci tell Mr. Perot to "stop +but have your Secretary of Defense, Frank Carlucci tell Mr. Perot to "stop pursuing Mr. Armitage". Why Sir, will you not look into affidavits gathered by The Christic Institute (Washington, D.C.), which testify that Armitage not only trafficked in heroin, but did so under the guise of an officer charged @@ -108,21 +108,21 @@ running for public office and didn't feel the POW ) Vietnam association would be a plus in his resume. It was about the same time a CIA agent named by Khun Sa turned up dead in Bangkok under "mysterious circumstances". Also about this time, as an agent of NSC's Intelligence Support Activity, I was told by -ISA Chief Jerry King, "...there are still too many bureaucrats in Washington +ISA Chief Jerry King, "...there are still too many bureaucrats in Washington who don't want to see POWs returned alive". I failed to realize the fullness -of his meaning, or these other events, until in May 1987, Gen Khun Sa, in his -jungle headquarters, named Richard Armitage as a key connection in a ring of +of his meaning, or these other events, until in May 1987, Gen Khun Sa, in his +jungle headquarters, named Richard Armitage as a key connection in a ring of heroin trafficking mobsters and USG officials. A U.S. agent I have known for many years stopped by my home last month enroute to his next overseas assignment. He remarked that he had worked for those CIA chiefs named by Khun -Sa, and that by his own personal knowledge, he knew what Khun Sa said was +Sa, and that by his own personal knowledge, he knew what Khun Sa said was true. He was surprised it had taken so long to surface.

I am a registered Republican. I voted for you twice. I will not do so again. If you have any love or loyalty in your heart for this nation; if you have not completely sold out, then do something positive to determine the truth of these most serious allegations. You were Director of the CIA in 1975, during -a time Khun Sa says Armitage and CIA officials were trafficking in heroin. As +a time Khun Sa says Armitage and CIA officials were trafficking in heroin. As Director of Intelligence you were responsible to the American people for the activities of your assistant ) even as you should know what some of these same people are doing who are close to you now as our Vice President because i feel @@ -130,38 +130,38 @@ these "parallel government" types will only be promoted by you, giving them more reason to bury our POWs.

I am enclosing some documentation that supports the charges made. Chief is a -letter from Khun Sa to the U.S. Justice Department dated 28 June 1987, wherein -Richard Armitage is named along with Theodore Shackley (your former Deputy -Director CIA fro Covert Operations) and others. Please also note William -Stevenson's article, "Bank of Intrigue ) Circles of Power". You, Armitage, -and General Richard Secord are prominently mentioned. Stevenson, you might -remember, authored A MAN CALLED INTREPID. Also Tom Fitzpatrick's article, -"From Burma to Bush, a Heroin Highway", should interest you. Both of these +letter from Khun Sa to the U.S. Justice Department dated 28 June 1987, wherein +Richard Armitage is named along with Theodore Shackley (your former Deputy +Director CIA fro Covert Operations) and others. Please also note William +Stevenson's article, "Bank of Intrigue ) Circles of Power". You, Armitage, +and General Richard Secord are prominently mentioned. Stevenson, you might +remember, authored A MAN CALLED INTREPID. Also Tom Fitzpatrick's article, +"From Burma to Bush, a Heroin Highway", should interest you. Both of these men are prize winning journalists. The book, CRIMES of PATRIOTS, "A True Tale -of Dope, Dirty Money, and the CIA", by Jonathan Kwitny, reporter for the Wall -Street Journal, details for you the bank connections that Khun Sa mentions. +of Dope, Dirty Money, and the CIA", by Jonathan Kwitny, reporter for the Wall +Street Journal, details for you the bank connections that Khun Sa mentions. Finally, the basic primer that spells out exactly how this dope for covert -operations gambit began, is Alfred McCoy's THE POLITICS OF HEROIN IN SOUTHEAST +operations gambit began, is Alfred McCoy's THE POLITICS OF HEROIN IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. All of these should be required reading for the man appointed chief cop by our President to safeguard America from illegal narcotics. These are just a sampling of many works now available that chronical disgraceful conduct by those sworn to protect and defend our Constitution.

-

Parting shot Mr. Vice President: On 28 January 1988, General Khun Sa tendered +

Parting shot Mr. Vice President: On 28 January 1988, General Khun Sa tendered an offer to turn over to me one metric ton (2,200 pounds) of heroin. He says this is a good faith gesture to the American people that he is serious about stopping all drugs coming from the infamous Golden Triangle. I you and Nancy -Reagan are really serious about saying "NO" to drugs, why not test Gen Khun +Reagan are really serious about saying "NO" to drugs, why not test Gen Khun Sa? I challenge you to allow me in the company of agents of your choice to arrange to receive this token offer worth over $4 billion on the streets of New York City. It will represent the largest "legal" seizure of heroin on record. You can personally torch it, dump it in the ocean, or turn it into legal medication; as I understand there is a great shortage of legal opiates -available to our doctors. I think Gen Khun Sa's offer is most interesting. +available to our doctors. I think Gen Khun Sa's offer is most interesting. If you say "YES" then the ever increasing flow of heroin from Southeast Asia (600 tons ) '86, 900 tons ) '87, 1200 tons ) '88) may dry up ) not good for -business in the parallel government and super CIA circles Oliver North -mentioned. If you say "NO" to Khun Sa, you are showing colors not fit for a +business in the parallel government and super CIA circles Oliver North +mentioned. If you say "NO" to Khun Sa, you are showing colors not fit for a man who would be President.

What is your decision? I challenge you to demonstrate exactly where you stand @@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ or anyone else as Chairman of the Board.

Respecting Your Office,

-

James "Bo" Gritz

+

James "Bo" Gritz

Concerned American Box 472 HCR)31 -Sandy Valley, NV 89019

+Sandy Valley, NV 89019

(702) 723)5266

@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ well as the world to know the truth that for the past (15) year they have been misled to look upon us as the main source of all the drug problems. A A1. The refusal of the United State government to accept our "SIX YEARS DRUGS ERADICATION PLAN " presented at the Congressional Hearing by Congressman Mr. -Lester Wolff after his visit to Thailand in April 1977, was really a great +Lester Wolff after his visit to Thailand in April 1977, was really a great disappointment for us. Even after this disappointment, we continued writing -letters to President Carter and President Reagan forwarding our sincere wish +letters to President Carter and President Reagan forwarding our sincere wish to help and participate in eradicating drugs. We are really surprised and doubtful as to "why the US government refuses our participation and help to make a success of the drugs eradication program. Furthermore, "why the world @@ -211,19 +211,19 @@ so as to be able to retain their profitable self)interest from the continuation of the drug problems. Thus, the US government and the American people as well as the world have been hoodwinked.

-

During the period (1965 )1975) CIA Chief in Laos, Theodore Shackley was in the +

During the period (1965 )1975) CIA Chief in Laos, Theodore Shackley was in the drug business, having contacts with the Opium Warlord Lor Sing Han and his followers. Santo Trafficante acted as his buying and transporting agent while -Richard Armitage handled the financial section with the Banks in Australia. -Even after the Vietnam War ended, when Richard Armitage was being posted to +Richard Armitage handled the financial section with the Banks in Australia. +Even after the Vietnam War ended, when Richard Armitage was being posted to the US Embassy in Thailand, his dealings in the drug business continued as before. He was then acting as the US government official concerning with the -drugs problems in South East Asia. After 1979, Richard Armitage resigned from +drugs problems in South East Asia. After 1979, Richard Armitage resigned from the US Embassy's posting and set up the "Far East Trading Company" as a front for his continuation in the drug trade and to bribe CIA agents in Laos and -around the world. Soon After, Daniel Arnold was made to handle the drug -business as well as the transportation of arms sales. Jerry Daniels then took -over the drug trade from Richard Armitage. For over 10 years, Armitage +around the world. Soon After, Daniel Arnold was made to handle the drug +business as well as the transportation of arms sales. Jerry Daniels then took +over the drug trade from Richard Armitage. For over 10 years, Armitage supported his men in Laos and Thailand with the profits from his drug trade and most of the cash were deposited with the banks in Australia which was to be used in buying his way for quicker promotions to higher positions. A @@ -248,9 +248,9 @@ THAILAND REVEOLUTIONARY COUNCIL

We are engaged in a silent war. Those waging this brutal conflict have not the decency to inform their victims ))) who include ourselves and - almost everyone we know. Their standard bearers include George Bush and - David Rockefeller. As the high priced professional liars in the mass - media assure us all is well, the common people of the world are being + almost everyone we know. Their standard bearers include George Bush and + David Rockefeller. As the high priced professional liars in the mass + media assure us all is well, the common people of the world are being crushed ))) like foot soldiers over run by a panzer division.

And yet, the only real power of these perpetrators derives only from this @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ THAILAND REVEOLUTIONARY COUNCIL

REVIEW. I am also the Director of Research for INTELLIGENCE CONNECTION a speakers agency that arranges events on university campuses for front line researchers, like those mentioned in these articles. My name is - Brian Quig.

+ Brian Quig.

You can arrange speaking events with any of these legendary people by calling

@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ THAILAND REVEOLUTIONARY COUNCIL

Intelligence Connection 6950 E. Continental Blvd Ste. 7000 - Scottsdale AZ 85257

+ Scottsdale AZ 85257

CITY OF WASHINGTON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0

@@ -282,21 +282,21 @@ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0

AFFIDAVIT OF DANIEL P. SHEEHAN

Below, the Plaintiffs' attorney, Daniel P. Sheehan, sets forth for the -Court in the following Affidavit, the explanation of the evidence presently in +Court in the following Affidavit, the explanation of the evidence presently in his possession )) which evidence does, in fact, rise to the level of "probable cause" to believe that the Defendants named in this federal civil lawsuit are -guilty of the commission of the federal criminal violations set forth in the -Amended Complaint of October 4, 1986. The Plaintiffs move that this Affidavit +guilty of the commission of the federal criminal violations set forth in the +Amended Complaint of October 4, 1986. The Plaintiffs move that this Affidavit of Counsel be deemed a Supplemental Filing to their October 4, 1986, Amended Complaint if the Court deems this to be legally required and that it be deemed by the Court to set forth the evidentiary basis upon which a reasonable person )) drawing all logical inferences from the facts adduced in the direction of the Plaintiffs )) would conclude that it is more probable than not that each of the Defendants named in this civil suit is guilty of violating the Federal -RICO Statute and that he is civilly liable to the Plaintiffs Tony Avirgan and -Martha Honey for having fortuitously contributed to the civil wrongs committed +RICO Statute and that he is civilly liable to the Plaintiffs Tony Avirgan and +Martha Honey for having fortuitously contributed to the civil wrongs committed against them as charged in this Amended Complaint )) as Supplemented by the -Affidavit of Counsel.

+Affidavit of Counsel.

ATTORNEY DANIEL SHEEHAN'S AFFIDAVIT

@@ -323,82 +323,82 @@ American Government, writing my Honors Thesis in the field of Constitutional Law, and was the Harvard University nominee for the Rhodes Scholarship from New York in 1967. I graduated from Harvard School of Law in 1970, having served as an Editor of the Harvard Civil Rights)Civil Liberties Law Review and -as the Research Associate of Professor Jerome Cohen, the Chair of the +as the Research Associate of Professor Jerome Cohen, the Chair of the International Law Department of Harvard.

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5. While at Harvard School of Law, I served as a summer associate at the -State Street law firm of Goodwin, Proctor and Hoar under the supervision of +

5. While at Harvard School of Law, I served as a summer associate at the +State Street law firm of Goodwin, Proctor and Hoar under the supervision of Senior Partner, Donald J. Hurley, the President of the Boston Chamber of -Commerce and Massachusetts Senatorial Campaign Chairman for John F. Kennedy. -At this firm I participated in the case of BAIRD v EISENSTAT, under Roger +Commerce and Massachusetts Senatorial Campaign Chairman for John F. Kennedy. +At this firm I participated in the case of BAIRD v EISENSTAT, under Roger Stockey, General Counsel for the Massachusetts Planned Parenthood League (establishing the unconstitutionality of the Massachusetts anti)birth control law) and in the Nevada case, under Charles Goodhue, III (establishing the constitutional right to bail in criminal extradition cases, including capital cases). While at Harvard School of Law, I authored "The Pedestrian Sources of Civil Liberties" in the Harvard Civil Rights)Civil Liberties Law Review and I -served under Professor Milton Katz, the President of the International Law -Association, as the Chairman of the Nigerian Biafran Relief Commission +served under Professor Milton Katz, the President of the International Law +Association, as the Chairman of the Nigerian Biafran Relief Commission responsible for successfully negotiating the admission of mercy flights of food into Biafra in 1968.

6. While serving as a legal Associate at the Wall Street law firm of -Cahill, Gordon, Sonnett, Rheindle and Ohio under partner Theodore Shackley and -Thomas Clines directed the Phoenix Project in Vietnam, in 1974 and 1975, which +Cahill, Gordon, Sonnett, Rheindle and Ohio under partner Theodore Shackley and +Thomas Clines directed the Phoenix Project in Vietnam, in 1974 and 1975, which carried out the secret mission of assassinating members of the economic and political bureaucracy inside Vietnam to cripple the ability of that nation to function after the total US withdrawal from Vietnam. This Phoenix Project, during its history, carried out the political assassination, in Vietnam, of some 60,000 village mayors, treasurers, school teachers and other non)Viet -Cong administrators. Theodore Shackley and Thomas Clines financed a highly +Cong administrators. Theodore Shackley and Thomas Clines financed a highly intensified phase of the Phoenix project, in 1974 and 1975, by causing an -intense flow of Vang Pao opium money to be secretly brought into Vietnam for -this purpose. This Vang Pao opium money was administered for Theodore -Shackley and Thomas Clines by a US Navy official based in Saigon's US office -of Naval Operations by the name of Richard Armitage. However, because -Theodore Shackley, Thomas Clines and Richard Armitage knew that their secret -anti)communist extermination program was going to be shut down in Vietnam, +intense flow of Vang Pao opium money to be secretly brought into Vietnam for +this purpose. This Vang Pao opium money was administered for Theodore +Shackley and Thomas Clines by a US Navy official based in Saigon's US office +of Naval Operations by the name of Richard Armitage. However, because +Theodore Shackley, Thomas Clines and Richard Armitage knew that their secret +anti)communist extermination program was going to be shut down in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand in the very near future, they, in 1973, began a highly secret non)CIA authorized program Thus, from late 1973 until April of -1975, Theodore Shackley, Thomas Clines and Richard Armitage disbursed, from -the secret, Laotian)based, Vang Pao opium fund, vastly more money than was +1975, Theodore Shackley, Thomas Clines and Richard Armitage disbursed, from +the secret, Laotian)based, Vang Pao opium fund, vastly more money than was required to finance even the highly intensified Phoenix Project in Vietnam. The money in excess of that used in Vietnam was secretly smuggled out of -Vietnam in large suitcases, by Richard Secord and Thomas Clines )) and carried +Vietnam in large suitcases, by Richard Secord and Thomas Clines )) and carried into Australia, where it was deposited in a secret, personal bank account -(privately accessible to Theodore Shackley, Thomas Clines and Richard Secord). -During this same period of time between 1973 and 1975, Theodore Shackley and -Thomas Clines caused thousands of tons of US weapons, ammunition, and +(privately accessible to Theodore Shackley, Thomas Clines and Richard Secord). +During this same period of time between 1973 and 1975, Theodore Shackley and +Thomas Clines caused thousands of tons of US weapons, ammunition, and explosives to be secretly taken from Vietnam and stored at a secret "cache" hidden inside Thailand.

The "liaison officer" to Shackley and Clines and the Phoenix Project in -Vietnam, during this 1973 to 1975 period, from the "40 Committee" in the Nixom -White House was one Eric Von Arbod )) an Assistant Secretary of State for Far -Eastern Affairs. Von Arbod shared his information about the Phoenix Project -directly with his supervisor Henry Kissinger.

+Vietnam, during this 1973 to 1975 period, from the "40 Committee" in the Nixom +White House was one Eric Von Arbod )) an Assistant Secretary of State for Far +Eastern Affairs. Von Arbod shared his information about the Phoenix Project +directly with his supervisor Henry Kissinger.

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Saigon fell to the Vietnamese in April of 1975. The Vietnam War was over.

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Saigon fell to the Vietnamese in April of 1975. The Vietnam War was over.

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Immediately upon the conclusion of the evacuation of U.S. personnel from -Vietnam, Richard Armitage was dispatched, by Theodore Shackley and Thomas +

Immediately upon the conclusion of the evacuation of U.S. personnel from +Vietnam, Richard Armitage was dispatched, by Theodore Shackley and Thomas Clines, from Vietnam to Tehran, Iran. In Iran, Armitage (the "bursar" for the -Vang Pao opium money for Shackley and Clines' planned "Secret Team" covert +Vang Pao opium money for Shackley and Clines' planned "Secret Team" covert operations program), between May and August of 1975, set up a secret -"financial conduit" inside Iran, into which secret Vang Pao drug funds could +"financial conduit" inside Iran, into which secret Vang Pao drug funds could be deposited from Southeast Asia. The purpose of this conduit was to serve as the vehicle for secret funding by Shackley's "Secret Team," of a private, non)CIA authorized "Black" operations inside Iran )) disposed to seek out, -identify, and assassinate socialist and communist sympathizers )) who were +identify, and assassinate socialist and communist sympathizers )) who were viewed by Shackley and his "Secret Team" members to be "potential terrorists" against the Shah of Iran`s government in Iran. In late 1975 and early 1976, -Theodore Shackley and Thomas Clines retained Edwin Wilson to travel to Tehran, +Theodore Shackley and Thomas Clines retained Edwin Wilson to travel to Tehran, Iran to head up the "Secret Team" covert "anti)terrorist" assassination program in Iran. This was not a U.S. government)authorized operation. This was a private operations supervised, directed and participated in by Shackley, -Clines, Secord and Armitage in their purely private capacities.

+Clines, Secord and Armitage in their purely private capacities.

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At the end of 1975, Richard Armitage took the post of a "Special Consultant" +

At the end of 1975, Richard Armitage took the post of a "Special Consultant" to the U.S. Department of Defense regarding American military personnel Missing In Action (MIAs) in Southeast Asia. In this capacity, Armitage was posted in the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. There Armitage had top @@ -406,32 +406,32 @@ responsibility for locating and retrieving American MIA's in Southeast Asia. He worked at the Embassy with an associate, one Jerry O. Daniels. From 1975 to 1977, Armitage held this post in Thailand. However, he did not perform the duties of this office. Instead, Armitage continued to function as the -"bursar" for Theodore Shackley's "Secret Team," seeing to it that secret Vang +"bursar" for Theodore Shackley's "Secret Team," seeing to it that secret Vang Pao opium funds were conducted from Laos, through Armitage in Thailand to both Tehran and the secret Shackley bank account in Australia at the Nugen)Hand -Bank. The monies conducted by Armitage to Tehran were to fund Edwin Wilson's +Bank. The monies conducted by Armitage to Tehran were to fund Edwin Wilson's secret anti)terrorist "seek and destroy" operation on behalf of Theodore Shackely. Armitage also devoted a portion of his time between 1975 and 1977, in Bangkok, facilitating the escape from Laos, Cambodia and Thailand and the -re)location elsewhere in the world, of numbers of the secret Meo tribesmen +re)location elsewhere in the world, of numbers of the secret Meo tribesmen group which had carried out the covert political assassination program for -Theodore Shackley in Southeast Asia between 1966 and 1975. Assisting Richard +Theodore Shackley in Southeast Asia between 1966 and 1975. Assisting Richard Armitage in this operation was Jerry O. Daniels. Indeed, Jerry O. Daniels was -a "bag)man" for Richard Armitage, assisting Armitage by physically -transporting out of Thailand millions of dollars of Vang Pao's secret opium -money )) to finance the re)location of Theodore Shackley's Meo tribesmen and -to supply funds to Theodore Shackley's "Secret Team" operations. At the U.S. -Embassy in Bangkok, Richard Armitage also supervised the removal of arms, -ammunition and explosives from the secret Shackley)Clines cache of munitions +a "bag)man" for Richard Armitage, assisting Armitage by physically +transporting out of Thailand millions of dollars of Vang Pao's secret opium +money )) to finance the re)location of Theodore Shackley's Meo tribesmen and +to supply funds to Theodore Shackley's "Secret Team" operations. At the U.S. +Embassy in Bangkok, Richard Armitage also supervised the removal of arms, +ammunition and explosives from the secret Shackley)Clines cache of munitions hidden inside Thailand between 1973 and 1975 )) for use by Shackley's "Secret -Team". Assisting Armitage in this latter operations was one Daniel Arnold, +Team". Assisting Armitage in this latter operations was one Daniel Arnold, the CIA Chief of Station in Thailand )) who joined Shackley's "Secret Team" )) in his purely private capacity.

One of the officers in the U.S. Embassy in Thailand, one Abranowitz came to -know of Armitage's involvement in the secret handling of Vang Pao opium funds +know of Armitage's involvement in the secret handling of Vang Pao opium funds and caused to be initiated an internal State Department heroin smuggling -investigations directed against Richard Armitage. Armitage was the target of +investigations directed against Richard Armitage. Armitage was the target of Embassy personnel complaints to the effect that he was utterly failing to perform his duties on behalf of American MIAs, and he reluctantly resigned as the D.O.D. Special Consultant on MIA's at the end of 1977.

@@ -439,55 +439,55 @@ the D.O.D. Special Consultant on MIA's at the end of 1977.

From 1977 until 1979, Armitage remained in Bangkok opening and operating a business named The Far East Trading Company. This company had offices only in Bangkok and in Washington, D.C. This company was, in fact, from 1977 to 1979, -merely a "front" for Armitage's secret operations conducting Vang Pao opium +merely a "front" for Armitage's secret operations conducting Vang Pao opium money out of Southeast Asia to Tehran and the Nugen)Hand Bank in Australia to -fund the ultra right)wing, private anti)communist "anti)terrorist" +fund the ultra right)wing, private anti)communist "anti)terrorist" assassination program and "unconventional warfare" operation of Theodore Shackley's and Thomas Cline's "Secret Team". During this period, between 1975 -and 1979, in Bangkok, Richard Armitage lived in the home of Hynnie Aderholdt -)) the former Air Wing Commander of Shackley`s "Special Operations Group" in -Laos )) who, between 1966 and 1968, had served as the immediate superior to -Richard Secord, the Deputy Air Wing Commander of MAG)SOG. Secord, in 1975, +and 1979, in Bangkok, Richard Armitage lived in the home of Hynnie Aderholdt +)) the former Air Wing Commander of Shackley`s "Special Operations Group" in +Laos )) who, between 1966 and 1968, had served as the immediate superior to +Richard Secord, the Deputy Air Wing Commander of MAG)SOG. Secord, in 1975, was transferred from Vietnam to Tehran, Iran.

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In 1976, Richard Secord moved to Tehran, Iran and became the Deputy Assistant +

In 1976, Richard Secord moved to Tehran, Iran and became the Deputy Assistant Secretary of defense in Iran, in charge of the Middle Eastern Division of the -Defense Security Assistance Administration. In this capacity, Secord +Defense Security Assistance Administration. In this capacity, Secord functioned as the chief operations officer for the U.S. Defense Department in the Middle East in charge of foreign military sales of U.S. aircraft, weapons -and military equipment to Middle Eastern nations allied to the U.S.. Secord's -immediate superior was Eric Van Marbad )) the former 40 Committee liaison -officer to Theodore Shackley's Phoenix program in Vietnam from 1973 to 1975.

+and military equipment to Middle Eastern nations allied to the U.S.. Secord's +immediate superior was Eric Van Marbad )) the former 40 Committee liaison +officer to Theodore Shackley's Phoenix program in Vietnam from 1973 to 1975.

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From 1976 to 1979, in Iran, Richard Secord supervised the sale of U.S. +

From 1976 to 1979, in Iran, Richard Secord supervised the sale of U.S. military aircraft and weapons to Middle Eastern nations. However, Richard -Secord did not authorize direct nation)to)nation sales of such equipment +Secord did not authorize direct nation)to)nation sales of such equipment directly from the U.S. government to said Middle Eastern governments. -Instead, Richard Secord conducted such sales through a "middle)man", one -Albert Hakim. By the use of middle)man Albert Hakim, Deputy Assistant -Secretary of Defense Richard Secord purchased U.S. military aircraft and +Instead, Richard Secord conducted such sales through a "middle)man", one +Albert Hakim. By the use of middle)man Albert Hakim, Deputy Assistant +Secretary of Defense Richard Secord purchased U.S. military aircraft and weapons from the U.S. governament at the low "manufacturer's cost" )) but sold these U.S. aircraft and weapons to the client Middle Eastern nations at the -much higher "replacement cost". Secord then caused to be paid to the U.S. +much higher "replacement cost". Secord then caused to be paid to the U.S. government, out of the actual sale price obtained, only the lower amount equal to the lower manufacturer's cost. The difference, was secreted from the U.S. -government and Secord and Albert Hakim secretly transferred these millions of +government and Secord and Albert Hakim secretly transferred these millions of dollars into Shackley's "Secret Team" operations inside Iran )) and into Shackley's secret Nugen)Hand bank account in Australia. Thus, by 1976, -Defendant Albert Hakim had become a partner with Thomas Clines, Richard Secord -and Richard Armitage in Theodore Shackley's "Secret Team".

+Defendant Albert Hakim had become a partner with Thomas Clines, Richard Secord +and Richard Armitage in Theodore Shackley's "Secret Team".

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Between 1976 and 1979, Shackley, Clines, Secord, Hakim, Wilson, and Armitage +

Between 1976 and 1979, Shackley, Clines, Secord, Hakim, Wilson, and Armitage set up several corporations and subsidiaries around the world through which to conceal the operations of the "Secret Team". Many of these corporations were set up in Switzerland. Some of these were: (1) Lake Resources, Inc.; (2) The Stanford Technology Trading Group, Inc.; and (3) Companie de Services Fiduciaria. Other companies were set up in Central America, such as: (4) CSF, Investments, Ltd. and (5) Udall research Corporation. Some were set up inside -the United States by Edwin Wilson. Some of these were: (6) Orca Supply +the United States by Edwin Wilson. Some of these were: (6) Orca Supply Company in Florida and (7) Consultants International in Washington, D.C.. -Through these corporations, members of Theodore Shackley's "Secret Team" -laundered hundreds of millions of dollars of secret Vang Pao opium money +Through these corporations, members of Theodore Shackley's "Secret Team" +laundered hundreds of millions of dollars of secret Vang Pao opium money pilfered Foreign Military Sales proceeds between 1976 and 1979. named in this federal civil suit to be placed under oath and asked about their participation in the criminal "enterprise" alleged in this Complaint is probative of the @@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ Complaint are guilty of the conduct charged.

If further detailed evidence is required by the Court to allow the Plaintiffs to begin the standard process of discovery in this case, the failure to place -it in this Affidavit is the function of the short time allowed by the Court +it in this Affidavit is the function of the short time allowed by the Court for the preparation of this filing )) it is not because the Plaintiffs lack such evidence.

@@ -512,9 +512,9 @@ such evidence.

We are engaged in a silent war. Those waging this brutal conflict have not the decency to inform their victims ))) who include ourselves and - almost everyone we know. Their standard bearers include George Bush and - David Rockefeller. As the high priced professional liars in the mass - media assure us all is well, the common people of the world are being + almost everyone we know. Their standard bearers include George Bush and + David Rockefeller. As the high priced professional liars in the mass + media assure us all is well, the common people of the world are being crushed ))) like foot soldiers over run by a panzer division.

And yet, the only real power of these perpetrators derives only from this @@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ such evidence.

REVIEW. I am also the Director of Research for INTELLIGENCE CONNECTION a speakers agency that arranges events on university campuses for front line researchers, like those mentioned in these articles. My name is - Brian Quig.

+ Brian Quig.

You can arrange speaking events with any of these legendary people by calling

@@ -538,17 +538,17 @@ such evidence.

Intelligence Connection 6950 E. Continental Blvd Ste. 7000 - Scottsdale AZ 85257

+ Scottsdale AZ 85257

-

James Bo Gritz

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James Bo Gritz

U.S. DRUG TRAFFICKING: BURMA REPORT

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My team mate, Mr. Scott Weekly, and I infiltrated Burma in November- December +

My team mate, Mr. Scott Weekly, and I infiltrated Burma in November- December 1986 in cooperation with the White House to ascertain whether or not heroin -"king-pin" Khun Sa had access to U.S. Prisoners of War as was reported. 1;e -found no POWs, but Khun Sa agreed to send patrols throughout western Laos to +"king-pin" Khun Sa had access to U.S. Prisoners of War as was reported. 1;e +found no POWs, but Khun Sa agreed to send patrols throughout western Laos to check for POW presence. During our interview with him, he stated he wanted to eliminate the 700- 900, tons of opium/heroin that is trafficked through his area (the Golden Triangle") each year. He stated that he would also expose @@ -556,46 +556,46 @@ U.S. Government officials involved in the drug trafficking. Mr. Weekly and I returned to the U.S. in December 1986. I submitted the video taped conversations to the White House, excited about the potential dialogue on drug suppression. I received a telephone call from my White House liaison, lauding -our successful interview with drug warlord Khun Sa who had previously been +our successful interview with drug warlord Khun Sa who had previously been reported killed by the CIA. When asked about the reaction and planned response -to Khun Sa's proposal to eliminate drug flow into the free world I was told, +to Khun Sa's proposal to eliminate drug flow into the free world I was told, "There is no interest here in doing that". This seemed most strange, since -Vice-President Bush is appointed as the nations top policeman for drug -control. Immediately thereafter, my partner (Mr. Weekly) was arrested. He was +Vice-President Bush is appointed as the nations top policeman for drug +control. Immediately thereafter, my partner (Mr. Weekly) was arrested. He was told by federal agents and members of the attorney general s office that I was the true target of an investigation connecting me with White House misdeeds -(i.e., Oliver North etc.). A proffer was made that guaranteed Mr. Weekly +(i.e., Oliver North etc.). A proffer was made that guaranteed Mr. Weekly probation without supervision, so that he could join me oVerseas in the -on-going POW liberation effort. Instead of this, Scott Weekly was subsequently +on-going POW liberation effort. Instead of this, Scott Weekly was subsequently sentenced to 5 years in prison for a technical violation of the law, which act several federal offices and authorities admitted having sanctioned. Simultaneously, the U.S. Government criticized Thailand and Burma for failure -to destroy Khun Sa , and declared no mercy . The ambassador for narcotic +to destroy Khun Sa , and declared no mercy . The ambassador for narcotic control went to Bangkok, Thailand and announced: "The U.S. will never -negotiate with the free world's worst enemy, Khun Sa." For 60 days, newspapers +negotiate with the free world's worst enemy, Khun Sa." For 60 days, newspapers in Thailand headlined the efforts of tens of thousands of Thai and Burmese -troops deployed against Khun Sa's stronghold.

+troops deployed against Khun Sa's stronghold.

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I returned to Burma to visit Khun Sa in May 1987, and see if he would release +

I returned to Burma to visit Khun Sa in May 1987, and see if he would release his information on corrupt and drug dealing U.S. officials. Instead of finding a war zone in his area, I found a new road, built by the Thai -government - with heavy equipment, leading directly to Khun Sa s Shan State +government - with heavy equipment, leading directly to Khun Sa s Shan State headquarters. When questioned about the lack of evidence of any bomb, bullet, damage to the heavy-duty truck route, he laughed at the headlines we d seen and explained: "It was only a newspaper war." I observed thousands of teak -trees along the entryway on the Thai side of the border. Obviously, Khun Sa +trees along the entryway on the Thai side of the border. Obviously, Khun Sa had traded teak to the Thais'' for a 'phony' war and high-speed road. The Thais and Burmese were praised by the U.S. Government, insuring millions in drug suppression funds.

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During our eight-day stay, Khun Sa and his staff gave us names of past and +

During our eight-day stay, Khun Sa and his staff gave us names of past and present U.S. officials involved in drug buying and trafficking.

It is unconscionable that American tax payers are funding millions on a suppression program infected with corrupt officials. Drug traffic has steadily increased each year. In 1986 it was estimated at 700 tons of opium/heroin. -This year - with the new road - Khun Sa should reach his stated goal of 900 -tons. Khun Sa says that for one tenth of the Burmese drug suppression money, +This year - with the new road - Khun Sa should reach his stated goal of 900 +tons. Khun Sa says that for one tenth of the Burmese drug suppression money, he will use his 40,000-man army to completely eliminate all opium/heroin traffic through the Golden Triangle and Shan territory. His desire is to safeguard his 8 million Shan people from the Burmese spraying of "Agent @@ -607,26 +607,26 @@ Shanland (160,000 square miles) comprises 40% of the Burma landmass and it is estimated that 80% of the Burmese economy comes from the natural resources of the Shan States.

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The attached tapes and news copies detail this story. Additionally, 8mm sound +

The attached tapes and news copies detail this story. Additionally, 8mm sound movies, stills, video masters and accompanying audio are available.

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The bottom line is that Khun Sa has been besieged by corrupt U.S. ploys, -Scott Weekly has been railroaded, and I myself have been federally indicted +

The bottom line is that Khun Sa has been besieged by corrupt U.S. ploys, +Scott Weekly has been railroaded, and I myself have been federally indicted for use of a false passport. Now that I have been to Burma and learned who in the U.S. Government Executive Branch have been involved with drug trafficking, it is easy to understand the frantic efforts to prevent disclosure of this report.

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Lt. Col. James "Bo" Gritz +

Lt. Col. James "Bo" Gritz U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret.

THE SILENT WAR

We are engaged in a silent war. Those waging this brutal conflict have not the decency to inform their victims ))) who include ourselves and - almost everyone we know. Their standard bearers include George Bush and - David Rockefeller. As the high priced professional liars in the mass - media assure us all is well, the common people of the world are being + almost everyone we know. Their standard bearers include George Bush and + David Rockefeller. As the high priced professional liars in the mass + media assure us all is well, the common people of the world are being crushed ))) like foot soldiers over run by a panzer division.

And yet, the only real power of these perpetrators derives only from this @@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret.

REVIEW. I am also the Director of Research for INTELLIGENCE CONNECTION a speakers agency that arranges events on university campuses for front line researchers, like those mentioned in these articles. My name is - Brian Quig.

+ Brian Quig.

You can arrange speaking events with any of these legendary people by calling

@@ -650,11 +650,11 @@ U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret.

Intelligence Connection 6950 E. Continental Blvd Ste. 7000 - Scottsdale AZ 85257

+ Scottsdale AZ 85257

STATEMENT -by Lt.Col James Bo Gritz, USA (Ret) -for U.S. Congress, House Foreign Affairs Committee, +by Lt.Col James Bo Gritz, USA (Ret) +for U.S. Congress, House Foreign Affairs Committee, International Narcotics Control Task Force. Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. @@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ Tuesday, 30 June 1987

NINE HUNDRED TONS OF HEROIN & OPIUM WILL ENTER THE FREE WORLD FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA'S "GOLDEN TRIANGLE" THIS YEAR. The reason is because U.S. taxpayer dollars and American equipment have been used to construct a new road that -will allow narcotics to pour out of General Khun Sa's Shan Territories rather +will allow narcotics to pour out of General Khun Sa's Shan Territories rather than trickle out by horse and mule as has been the case until the beginning of this year.

@@ -676,8 +676,8 @@ Government using money, manpower, time and materials furnished by our drug suppression funds.

Moreover, there are serious implications that elements within the U.S. -Government are Khun Sa's biggest customers. The facts are that for 15 years -U.S. taxpayers through legislative bodies like this committee and executive +Government are Khun Sa's biggest customers. The facts are that for 15 years +U.S. taxpayers through legislative bodies like this committee and executive agencies such as have testified here today, have dumped hundres of millions of dollars into drug suppression programs within Thailand and Burma which have done nothing but nourish the flow of narcotics from Asia into the United @@ -687,17 +687,17 @@ reasons, while multi)faceted, boil down to one word, "money".

Certain high level Thai and Burmese officials are packing their pockets with U.S. supplied drug suppression funds; political pay*offs, and other spin)off -profits like the thousands of Teak trees felled during the Khun Sa road -effort. Khun Sa has no outlet for teak, but it is a protected and highly -valued commodity in Thailand. More shameful are the serious allegations -raised by General Khun Sa and his staff that corrupt U.S. officials allow this +profits like the thousands of Teak trees felled during the Khun Sa road +effort. Khun Sa has no outlet for teak, but it is a protected and highly +valued commodity in Thailand. More shameful are the serious allegations +raised by General Khun Sa and his staff that corrupt U.S. officials allow this travesty and in certain cases are directly involved.

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After meeting with General Khun Sa and others, I am convinced that a secret +

After meeting with General Khun Sa and others, I am convinced that a secret combination exists today within the U.S. Government that was officially -germinated during the Nixon ) Vietnam years and has, through illicit drug +germinated during the Nixon ) Vietnam years and has, through illicit drug profits, propagated itself today into a self)serving righteous monster of -global proportions. I believe Ed Wilson was a member of this combination and +global proportions. I believe Ed Wilson was a member of this combination and that his activities represent only one of many tentacles. I believe the Contra)Iran situation is merely another visible lesion that has emerged from this extra)governmental organism.

@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ from this extra)governmental organism.

I say "would be righteous" because those within this secret combination I believe honestly think they are serving America by offering an established model of sabotage, subversion, and assassination to areas threatened by -communism. They are in existence because normal government process is too +communism. They are in existence because normal government process is too cumbersome, time consuming and oft times impotent. These persons who are intelligent and well seeded in our governmental structure think they are smarter than our elected officials and can expedite accomplishment of national @@ -717,36 +717,36 @@ Congress was officially unaware of. Besides my personal experiences, all of these conclusions are spelled out in the book, THE POLITICS OF HEROIN IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.

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I have good reason to believe that after President Nixon got the U.S. out of -Vietname "with honor", while bringing home "all the POW's" in 1973 that either -with his concurrance, or on the initiative of those "Best and Brightest" +

I have good reason to believe that after President Nixon got the U.S. out of +Vietname "with honor", while bringing home "all the POW's" in 1973 that either +with his concurrance, or on the initiative of those "Best and Brightest" included within the "President's 40", the war continued to be fought through -Project Phoenix. The insiders knew the North Vietnamese would not abide by +Project Phoenix. The insiders knew the North Vietnamese would not abide by the tri)accord and continue to consolidate their position in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Since the war was over there was no Congressional funding and home)grown drug trafficking offered the most expedient solution. Ideally the -communist takeover in 1975 would fall like a house)of)cards since the +communist takeover in 1975 would fall like a house)of)cards since the infrastructure would be eliminated by extreme prejudice through the Phoenix operation. Even so, an estimated 150,000 non)military persons were terminated, the program failed to meet the expectations of those in charge.

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Next, I believe the Phoenix model was moved to help stabilize a toppling Shaw +

Next, I believe the Phoenix model was moved to help stabilize a toppling Shaw who happened to be close to the Administration ) and to people in the secret combination society, many of whom held high positions within the Executive -Branch. The Shaw fell. By this time the model was self)perpetuating.

+Branch. The Shaw fell. By this time the model was self)perpetuating.

Rather than shut down after failing in Iran, there was a re*focus on the -building communist threat in Central America. The Contra)Iran)Oliver +building communist threat in Central America. The Contra)Iran)Oliver North)White House disclosures are only protrusions that have become visible because of the extent and intensity of this para)government organization. Even as these hearings are underway, representatives of this secret -combination are at work in the "Philippines, offering "anti)communist +combination are at work in the "Philippines, offering "anti)communist solutions" to that struggling democracy. I believe that.

As years and changing administrations have gradually thinned the society's active duty status within the U.S. Government, I believe those who still steer the society have become more self*serving, making huge personal profitunder the guise of fighting -worldwide communism. Further, I believe they are maximizing their\j\influence to protect those of t brotherhood who still hold active +worldwide communism. Further, I believe they are maximizing their\j\influence to protect those of t brotherhood who still hold active office in the government.

I have been told for years that U.S. POW's would never be allowed to return @@ -760,13 +760,13 @@ people will be to examine those within the government responsible for their return. American will want to know why these individuals failed in their official capactities; why the burden fell on the private sector; and what took so long if the POW issue is truly "Top National Priority" as designated by -President Reagan. Upon investigation it will be revealed that responsible +President Reagan. Upon investigation it will be revealed that responsible officials were more interested in actuating their secret society than accounting for our POW and MIA.

The fact is that all of the Heroin and Opiates could be shut off at the Golden Triangle if America`s responsible elected and appointed officials would do -their job. General Khun Sa is recognized as the drug king)pin and controls +their job. General Khun Sa is recognized as the drug king)pin and controls the Golden Triangle with a well disciplined army of 40,000 Shan soldiers. He has stated to me before three other American witnesses on video tape that he greatly desires to stop the drug trafficking, but we won't let him. He has @@ -774,54 +774,54 @@ promised that if we will give him any economic alternative, he will not just stem, but stop the flow of narcotics through his areas of control. He has said for example that for one)tenth the money we now give the Burmese for drug suppression turned into economic aid and crop substitution, he will use his -force to enforce what we cannot and have not. In addition, Khun Sa has +force to enforce what we cannot and have not. In addition, Khun Sa has stipulated that the Burmese must be stopped from using the 12 Bell Helicopters and fixed wing aircraft given them by the U.S. to spray the Shan State people, animals, food and water with Agent Orange and herbicides. All that I have presented thus far is backed up by written and recorded documents made -available to the Committee.

+available to the Committee.

-

It has been reported to me by committee personnel that Khun Sa has made these -offers before. They say the CIA has expressed doubt and mistrust that Khun Sa +

It has been reported to me by committee personnel that Khun Sa has made these +offers before. They say the CIA has expressed doubt and mistrust that Khun Sa will carry out his part of the bargain. I and three other Americans have met -with Khun Sa. We all believe him to be sincere. Certainly in view of the +with Khun Sa. We all believe him to be sincere. Certainly in view of the dismal failure of the CIA and DEA to slow, stop or even deter the flood of drugs from the Golden Triangle, it seems that a change in dynamics is in -order. Especially since Khun Sa has directly implicated persons within the +order. Especially since Khun Sa has directly implicated persons within the CIA as some of his best customers. The video tapes show testimony of a -frustrated medical doctor who, under orders from Khun Sa, did everything from -offer radio links to Khun Sa's headquarters to present a horse that might be +frustrated medical doctor who, under orders from Khun Sa, did everything from +offer radio links to Khun Sa's headquarters to present a horse that might be used to alert DEA of drug movements. The low level agents supported these initatives, but in every case they were rejected at DEA headquarter levels. \j\

I have strived at the invitation of the Executive Branch for eight years to convince political skeptics that American POWs are alive in the hands -of Communist forces in Laos and Vietnam. I abhore drugs and dopes that are -users, yet in the past two weeks I've been told by committee staff and others +of Communist forces in Laos and Vietnam. I abhore drugs and dopes that are +users, yet in the past two weeks I've been told by committee staff and others that "federal sources and a Los Angeles State Department employee have said that I am a "drug trafficker", and I will be in prison before July 4th. I know this level of federal employee would never make such slanderous statements unless encouraged by higher)ups. While following the classic model of "deny)defame)divert," it is disappointing that law enforcement agencies would reveal such low life practices as directly as they have, and then avoid -comment when confronted.

+comment when confronted.

-

I have tried in every way to cooperate with the committee and its membership. +

I have tried in every way to cooperate with the committee and its membership. I've furnished video tapes, only to be informed that the chairman has blocked -their distribution. I've supplied the Suchesk letter to Vice President Bush, -and requested a written transcript of the file from which Khun Sa's secretary -read from. I received a letter in the mail last week. It was from Khun Sa. +their distribution. I've supplied the Suchesk letter to Vice President Bush, +and requested a written transcript of the file from which Khun Sa's secretary +read from. I received a letter in the mail last week. It was from Khun Sa. The stapled and sealed envelope had been opened. Inside, the pamphlet, which had also been stapled shut, had been opened and the contents removed. I had -asked Khun Sa to translate his record; sign it himself with two additional +asked Khun Sa to translate his record; sign it himself with two additional witnesses. I was assured this document was part of the opened package. I have requested my contacts furnish me with a FAX of their copy. It serves to supplement in writing the verbal and video accounts.

-

I'm disillusioned that this committee which represents the interest of 240 +

I'm disillusioned that this committee which represents the interest of 240 million Americans in controling illegal drug trafficking, would take such a -negative and skeptical position on such a critical issue as Khun Sa's proposal +negative and skeptical position on such a critical issue as Khun Sa's proposal and my deliverance of the information he gave us. I've been told that I must "sell my case" to you. Facts are, I am a citizen who has been twice to see a warlord who is recognized as the world's most powerful Heroin kingpin. This @@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ dollars being mishandled; one recipient has made use of U.S. assets to build a major road, and secures that road from outside infiltration; 900 tons of opiates entering the free world; rampant corruption of allied officials. At worst in addition to the best case, we have officials within the USG who -won't, as Khun Sa says, let him get out of the drug business, because they are +won't, as Khun Sa says, let him get out of the drug business, because they are his biggest buyers.

Your business is representing American interest in drug control. You greatly @@ -841,8 +841,8 @@ Neither one of us has been able to make much head way because I'm convinced there are persons within the government that are opposing us both. If POWs came home, the resulting investigation will expose their drug involvement; if the drugs are stopped, their source of income dries up. I agree that -communism threatens the liberty of free people everywhere, but in my opinion -drugs are even a bigger and more immediate threat. To\j\fuel these +communism threatens the liberty of free people everywhere, but in my opinion +drugs are even a bigger and more immediate threat. To\j\fuel these self)righteous freedom fighters with drug money is to steal, cheat, and mislead every American taxpayer, and circumnavigate the greatest governmental system in the world. While it may appear slow, and at times fickle and @@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ your constituents with all honesty in thoroughly investigating the proposal for eliminating all drug trafficking from the Golden Triangle, and seeing to the objective investigation and prosecution of any American officials found to be guilty of maliciously dealing in drugs. I personally don't believe the -Americans named by Khun Sa as conspiritors in traffickings could pass an +Americans named by Khun Sa as conspiritors in traffickings could pass an honest security background check. I believe if you do your job as our representative body, you will uncover and topple those members of this secret combination like a line of dominos. If you give this hearing only a cameo @@ -866,13 +866,13 @@ appearance, the combination will be strengthened and our nation could be in for a period like the Vietnam era. Your positive attention to this matter should also speed the safe return of our POWs.

-

I believe we can stop the heroin and opium by working with Kuhn Sa instead of +

I believe we can stop the heroin and opium by working with Kuhn Sa instead of against him. At worst we lose 10 percent of the Burmese Socialist State -suppression funds. You don't have to be from Las Vegas to recognize Khun Sa's +suppression funds. You don't have to be from Las Vegas to recognize Khun Sa's offer as a good bet. I believe in him and that he will keep his word. We can't hardly afford not to take the chance. I believe the American public would be outraged to discover we by)passed such an opportunity because people -who are suspect as traffickers say they "don't trust Khun Sa." Their line +who are suspect as traffickers say they "don't trust Khun Sa." Their line should be added to other greats such as, "I'm from the government, I'm here to help you"; and "your check is in the mail."

@@ -883,9 +883,9 @@ germain documents that attest to the allegations made in the video tapes.

We are engaged in a silent war. Those waging this brutal conflict have not the decency to inform their victims ))) who include ourselves and - almost everyone we know. Their standard bearers include George Bush and - David Rockefeller. As the high priced professional liars in the mass - media assure us all is well, the common people of the world are being + almost everyone we know. Their standard bearers include George Bush and + David Rockefeller. As the high priced professional liars in the mass + media assure us all is well, the common people of the world are being crushed ))) like foot soldiers over run by a panzer division.

And yet, the only real power of these perpetrators derives only from this @@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ germain documents that attest to the allegations made in the video tapes.

REVIEW. I am also the Director of Research for INTELLIGENCE CONNECTION a speakers agency that arranges events on university campuses for front line researchers, like those mentioned in these articles. My name is - Brian Quig.

+ Brian Quig.

You can arrange speaking events with any of these legendary people by calling

@@ -909,9 +909,9 @@ germain documents that attest to the allegations made in the video tapes.

Intelligence Connection 6950 E. Continental Blvd Ste. 7000 - Scottsdale AZ 85257

+ Scottsdale AZ 85257

-

THE HONORABlE GEORGE H. BUSH August 29, 1986 +

THE HONORABlE GEORGE H. BUSH August 29, 1986 VICE)PRESIDENT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WHITE HOUSE @@ -924,8 +924,8 @@ VILLAGE OF HO)MONG LOCATED NEAR THE THAI BURMA BORDER. (REFERENCE: EXHIBIT " A " ) " CERTIFICATION OF VISIT"). TOPICS COVERED WERE;

1: A PROPOSAL TO ERADICATE OPIUM IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE -2: THE CORRUPTION OF THE THAI, BURMA AND D.E.A. OFFICIALS -3: THE AMERICAN M.I.A./ P.O.W.'S IN LAOS +2: THE CORRUPTION OF THE THAI, BURMA AND D.E.A. OFFICIALS +3: THE AMERICAN M.I.A./ P.O.W.'S IN LAOS 4: THE REGISTRATION OF A TRADE MISSION 5: A HERBAL MEDICAL CUR FOR NARCOTIC ADDICTS.

@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ A " ) " CERTIFICATION OF VISIT"). TOPICS COVERED WERE;

BACKGROUND:

THE SHAN STATE IN BURMA, (APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES THE SIZE OF TAIWAN) HAD -BEEN UNDER BRITISH PROTECTION PRIOR TO 1948. THE SHAN PEOPLE, POPULATION OF 8 +BEEN UNDER BRITISH PROTECTION PRIOR TO 1948. THE SHAN PEOPLE, POPULATION OF 8 MILLION, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF KHUN SA SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO UNIFY WITH THE BURMESE GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO OBTAIN INDEPENDENCE FROM THE BRITISH. THE PINLONG AGREEMENT , REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED NATIONS, CONTAINED A CONTAINED @@ -948,8 +948,8 @@ BEGAN.

IN EARLY 1949 THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF BURMA MOVED INTO THE NORTHERN TERRITORIES OF THE SHAN STATE AND ESTABLISHED MILITARY STRONGHOLDS WHILE ENGAGING IN THE -BUSINESS OF; OPIUM CULTIVATION, PROCESSING, TRANSPORTATION AND SALE. IN 1950 -REMNANTS OF CHAING KAI)SHEK'S KMT ARMY MOVED FROM MAINLAND CHINA INTO THE SAME +BUSINESS OF; OPIUM CULTIVATION, PROCESSING, TRANSPORTATION AND SALE. IN 1950 +REMNANTS OF CHAING KAI)SHEK'S KMT ARMY MOVED FROM MAINLAND CHINA INTO THE SAME AREA. THEY ALSO ESTABLISHED STRONGHOLDS AND FREELY ENGAGED IN THE OPIUM BUSINESS TO SUPPORT THEIR ARMIES.

@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ PRESSING SHAN PEOPLE INTO THEIR SERVICE AS FARMERS, PORTERS AND GUIDES. THESE FORCES SHARED LITTLE OF THEIR FINANCIAL GAINS WITH THE SHAN POPULATION, BUT WERE FREE TO DISPENSE TORTURE, RAPE AND MURDER TO ALL WHO WOULD NOT CO)OPERATE WITH THEM. TO PROVIDE FOOD AND FREEDOM FOR HIS PEOPLE, KHUN SA ORGANIZED HIS -ARMY AND TURNED TO OPIUM CULTIVATION FOR HIS INCOME.

+ARMY AND TURNED TO OPIUM CULTIVATION FOR HIS INCOME.

AS THE YEARS PASSED KHUN SA GAINED MILITARY SUPERIORITY IN THE SHAN STATE. HE BEGAN TO SLOWLY PHASE OUT THE)CULTIVATION OF OPIUM AMONG THE SHAN POPULATION. @@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ TO REPLACE THAT BLOCK OF INCOME HE STARTED TO COLLECT TAXES WHILE PROVIDING SAFE TRANSPORTATION AND PASSAGE THROUGH HIS TERRITORY TO THE DAILY CARAVANS OF NARCOTIC TRAFFICKERS ON THEIR WAY TO THE SOUTHERN OUTLETS OF THAILAND.

-

TODAY, KHUN SA STILL HAS SOME SMALL ISOLATED POCKETS OF OPIUM CULTIVATION +

TODAY, KHUN SA STILL HAS SOME SMALL ISOLATED POCKETS OF OPIUM CULTIVATION AMONG THE SHAN PEOPLES. HE IS ATTEMPTING TO ERADICATE THESE FIELDS AS QUICKLY AS HE CAN PROVIDE ALTERNATE INCOME PROGRAMS FOR HIS FARMERS.

@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ AS HE CAN PROVIDE ALTERNATE INCOME PROGRAMS FOR HIS FARMERS.

KHUN SA IS PREPARED TO IMPLEMENT A PHASE OUT PROGRAM TO COMPLETELY STOP THE CULTIVATION OF OPIUM IN THE SHAN TERRITORIES. HE IS PREPARED TO ESTABLISH A MILITARY CONTROL SYSTEM TO COMPLETELY STOP THE PASSAGE OR NARCOTIC TRAFFICKERS -FROM CHINA, BURMA AND LAOS ON THEIR TRAVELS TO THE THAILAND OUTLETS THROUGH +FROM CHINA, BURMA AND LAOS ON THEIR TRAVELS TO THE THAILAND OUTLETS THROUGH THE SHAN TERRITORIES.

TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROPOSAL, KHUN SA STATES THAT HE COULD MAINTAIN MILITARY @@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ U.S. BUDGET EXPENDED BY THE D.E.A. FORCES NOW STATIONED IN THAILAND. A PROPOSAL TO REALIZE INCOME FOR HIS PEOPLE THROUGH THE SALE OF THE TERRITORIES NATURAL RESOURCES WILL BE PRESENTED IN ITEM # FOUR, "TRADE MISSION".

-

2: THE CORRUPTION OF THAI, BURMA AND D.E.A. OFFICIALS.

+

2: THE CORRUPTION OF THAI, BURMA AND D.E.A. OFFICIALS.

BACKGROUND:

@@ -1005,40 +1005,40 @@ SURROUNDING WATER SUPPLIES AND SUBSEQUENT NEW PLANT GROWTH. HUNDREDS OF VILLAGERS HAVE SUFFERED CRUEL AND SLOW DEATHS BY DRINKING POLLUTED WATERS\j\AND EATING NEWLY GROWN VEGETABLES RAISED IN POISONED FIELDS. 082986

-

THAI AND D.E.A. CORRUPT OFFICIALS ARE USING U.S. FUNDS TO PURCHASE NARCOTICS +

THAI AND D.E.A. CORRUPT OFFICIALS ARE USING U.S. FUNDS TO PURCHASE NARCOTICS FOR RE SALE, SELLING U.S. ARMS TO KHUN SA'S FORCES AND ARE INVOLVED IN A HOST -OF OTHER ILLEGAL ACTIVES. AS LONG AS THESE CORRUPT OPERATIONS CONTINUE , IT +OF OTHER ILLEGAL ACTIVES. AS LONG AS THESE CORRUPT OPERATIONS CONTINUE , IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO ELIMINATE THE OPIUM OPERATIONS IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE.

PROPOSAL:

-

KHUN SA IS PREPARING HARD DOCUMENTATION OF THE CORRUPT ACTS OF THE THAI AND +

KHUN SA IS PREPARING HARD DOCUMENTATION OF THE CORRUPT ACTS OF THE THAI AND D.E.A. OFFICIALS CONCERNED. HE PROPOSES THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WITHDRAW THE -CORRUPT D.E.A. PERSONNEL FROM THAT OPERATIONAL AREA AND REPLACE THEM WITH A +CORRUPT D.E.A. PERSONNEL FROM THAT OPERATIONAL AREA AND REPLACE THEM WITH A NEW CADRE OF TRUSTED U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENTS. KHUN SA WELCOMES THE CONCEPT OF HAVING OBSERVERS TO MONITOR HIS NARCOTIC ERADICATION ACTIVITIES IN THE SHAN TERRITORIES.

-

3: AMERICAN M.I.A./P.O.W.'S IN LAOS.

+

3: AMERICAN M.I.A./P.O.W.'S IN LAOS.

BACKGROUND

DURING THE RAINY SEASON IN THE LATE 1978 KHUN SA'S FORCES FOUND 4 U.S. M/I/A/ -PERSONNEL IN THE NORTHERN JUNGLES OF LAOS. HIS FORCES ESCORTED THE 4 MEN TO +PERSONNEL IN THE NORTHERN JUNGLES OF LAOS. HIS FORCES ESCORTED THE 4 MEN TO THE MEKONG RIVER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS THE RAIN SWOLLEN RIVER, THE 4 U.S. PERSONNEL. THREE OF KHUN SA'S SOLDIERS AND TWO HORSES WERE SWEPT AWAY BY THE RAGING WATERS AND ALL WERE DROWNED.

KHUN SA HAS HAD REPEATED INTELLIGENCE REPORTS OF THE LOCATION OF U.S. AND -FOREIGN PERSONNEL HELD CAPTIVE IN LAOS. HAVING NO SPECIAL USE FOR THIS +FOREIGN PERSONNEL HELD CAPTIVE IN LAOS. HAVING NO SPECIAL USE FOR THIS INFORMATION, IT WAS IGNORED.

AT MY REQUEST, KHUN SA CONFIRMED THE EXISTENCE OF SOME 70 U.S. M.I.A./P.O.W.'S -AND APPROXIMATELY 12 KOREANS, 5 FILIPINOS AND A HOST OF LAOSIAN'S BEING +AND APPROXIMATELY 12 KOREANS, 5 FILIPINOS AND A HOST OF LAOSIAN'S BEING CONFINED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. ONE GROUP IS WORKING AS FORCED LABORERS IN A -GOLD MINE IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR OF LAOS. THIS INFORMATION WAS INDEPENDENTLY +GOLD MINE IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR OF LAOS. THIS INFORMATION WAS INDEPENDENTLY CONFIRMED IN MY MEETING WITH THE LEADERS OF THE UNITED LAO PEOPLE FRONT FOR -THE LIBERATION OF LAOS. (UFLLL).

+THE LIBERATION OF LAOS. (UFLLL).

PROPOSAL:

@@ -1065,12 +1065,12 @@ POPULACE.

PROPOSAL:

-

KHUN SA HAS COMMISSIONED THE UNDERSIGNED TO ESTABLISH TRADE MISSIONS IN THE +

KHUN SA HAS COMMISSIONED THE UNDERSIGNED TO ESTABLISH TRADE MISSIONS IN THE FREE WORLD. A REQUEST FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES IN RECOGNIZING THE TRADE MISSION IS MADE BY KHUN SA IN A TAPED MESSAGE TO THE VICE PRESIDENT . A COPY OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION IS ATTACHED. (REFERENCE: EXHIBIT " B ")" LETTER OF APPOINTMENT", AND EXHIBIT "C" ) " TAPED MESSAGE TO VICE PRESIDENT -BUSH, FROM KHUN SA" ).

+BUSH, FROM KHUN SA" ).

5: HERBAL MEDICAL CURE FOR NARCOTIC ADDICTS.

@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ KHUN SA REGARDING THE U.S. POSITION ON THE MATTERS LISTED HEREIN. IF WE FAIL TO RESPOND, TOTALLY IGNORE HIM,, HE WILL IN TIME, BE FORCED FOR ECONOMIC SURVIVAL TO TURN TO THE RUSSIANS.

-

I AWAIT YOUR PERSONAL INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE PRESENTATION OF A FULL AND +

I AWAIT YOUR PERSONAL INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE PRESENTATION OF A FULL AND DETAILED BRIEFING OF THE KHUN SA MEETING.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY:

@@ -1129,27 +1129,27 @@ DETAILED BRIEFING OF THE KHUN SA MEETING.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

-

KHUN SA TO GEORGE BUSH

+

KHUN SA TO GEORGE BUSH

8)12)88

-

TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDED MESSAGE FROM SAO KHUN SA, SHANLAND TO GEORGE BUSH, VICE +

TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDED MESSAGE FROM SAO KHUN SA, SHANLAND TO GEORGE BUSH, VICE PRESIDENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. DATED: 08-12-1986 IN THE VILLAGE OF HO-MONG, SHAN TERRITORY, BURMA. TO THE HONORABLE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED -STATES OF AMERICA, MR. BUSH.

+STATES OF AMERICA, MR. BUSH.

SINCE MR. SUCHESK CAME TO OUR PLACE TO MEET ME IN THE VILLAGE OF HO-MONG, WE DISCUSSED THE SITUATION IN CHINA, BURMA AND THAILAND AND ABOUT THE D.E.A. AND -OPIUM AND ALSO THE AMERICAN P.0.W. IN LAOS.

+OPIUM AND ALSO THE AMERICAN P.0.W. IN LAOS.

THEREFORE I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE LIBERTY TO EXPRESS MY INTENTIONS AND IN VIEW OF YOUR SITUATION TO YOUR EXCELLENCY VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, I BELIEVE YOUR EXCELLENCY IS AN HONORABLE MAN.

-

WHEN MR. JOSEPH NELLIS ( U.S. CONGRESS ) CAME TO MEET ME.IN 1977, I PROPOSED A +

WHEN MR. JOSEPH NELLIS ( U.S. CONGRESS ) CAME TO MEET ME.IN 1977, I PROPOSED A GUARANTEED SIX YEAR PLAN TO END THE OPIUM PRODUCTION IN SHAN STATE. I KNOW THAT OPIUM IS HARMFUL TO SO MANY PEOPLE. I WANT TO HELP SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I -TELL THEM (JOE NELLIS ) THAT THE METHODS THE AMERICANS HAVE BEEN PURSUING SO +TELL THEM (JOE NELLIS ) THAT THE METHODS THE AMERICANS HAVE BEEN PURSUING SO FAR WAS AN INEFFECTIVE PRUNING METHOD. TO CUT OFF LEAVES OF SOME ISOLATED BRANCHES, BUT THE TREE NEVER DIES!

@@ -1158,10 +1158,10 @@ PROBLEM. SO IF D.E.A. REALLY WANT TO END IT, THEY SHOULD HAVE APPROACHED US, INSTEAD THEY SENT OUR OWN BROTHERS THE THAI MILITARY UNITS TO HUNT ME DOWN, ALL TOGETHER FOR 36 TIMES! IF THEY AIM TO GO ON DOING THE JOB THIS WAY, WE CAN BET THEY CAN GO ON FOR ANOTHER 60 YEARS AND NEVER SUCCEED. I HAVE SHOWN A -DRAFT OF MY PLAN TO MR. NELLIS AND AGAIN SEND IT TO YOU THROUGH MR. SUCHESK.

+DRAFT OF MY PLAN TO MR. NELLIS AND AGAIN SEND IT TO YOU THROUGH MR. SUCHESK.

NOW PLEASE LET ME PRESENT A SHORT ACCOUNT OF HOW THE REBELLION AND THE OPIUM -PROBLEM IN BURMA HAVE DEVELOPED TO THIS DATE. SHAN STATE HAS BEEN A +PROBLEM IN BURMA HAVE DEVELOPED TO THIS DATE. SHAN STATE HAS BEEN A PROTECTORATE STATE UNDER BRITISH RULE BEFORE 1948. SHAN PEOPLE MADE AN AGREEMENT TO TAKE INDEPENDENCE WITH THE BURMESE ON A CONDITION THAT SHAN STATE COULD SUCCEED FROM BURMA AS AN INDEPENDENT STATE AFTER 10 YEARS. THAT WAS @@ -1172,9 +1172,9 @@ SINCE THEN THE SHAN REBELLION BEGAN.

NORTHERN SHAN STATE ITS STRONGHOLD, AND THE KMT REMNANTS CAME IN FROM CHINA IN EARLY 1950. BEING OPPRESSED BY NE WIN REGIME, THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF BURMA AND THE KMT REMNANTS, THE PEOPLE OF SHAN STATE WERE ON THE VERGE OF STARVATION SO -THEY TURNED TO OPIUM CULTIVATION WHICH THE KMT ENCOURAGED THEM TO DO

+THEY TURNED TO OPIUM CULTIVATION WHICH THE KMT ENCOURAGED THEM TO DO

-

SINCE THEN, OPIUM HAS BEEN AN EVER GROWING PROBLEM. THE PEOPLE GROW.IT NEVER +

SINCE THEN, OPIUM HAS BEEN AN EVER GROWING PROBLEM. THE PEOPLE GROW.IT NEVER KNOW WHERE THEIR OPI0M IS HEADING FOR. THEY JUST SELL TO WHOM EVER BUY IT AND WITH THAT MONEYS THEY WILL BUY OTHER LIFE NECESSITIES.

@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ FROM GROWING OPIUM, THEY SHOULD STOP GROWING WHEAT, WHERE THEN ARE THEY GOING TO GET THEIR BREAD?. ( MONEY ) FORGIVE ME FOR SAYING THIS SIR, I'M NOT MEANING TO BE RUDE, I ONLY WANT YOU TO BE SYMPATHETIC.

-

OUR COUNTRY IS SURROUNDED BY CHINA, LAOS, THAILAND AND THE LOW LANDS OF BURMZ. +

OUR COUNTRY IS SURROUNDED BY CHINA, LAOS, THAILAND AND THE LOW LANDS OF BURMZ. AGAIN THEY ( OPIUM DEALERS) COME FROM THAILAND, FROM CHINA. WHEN EVER THE THAI'S DO SOMETHING BAD TO OUR PEOPLE, THEY SAY THAT IT IS D.E.A., AND D.E.A. IS AMERICANS! IN THIS WAY THE HATE TOWARDS AMERICAN PEOPLE GROWS.

@@ -1249,9 +1249,9 @@ DICK HSU TO COME AND HELP US IN THIS FIELD.

We are engaged in a silent war. Those waging this brutal conflict have not the decency to inform their victims ))) who include ourselves and - almost everyone we know. Their standard bearers include George Bush and - David Rockefeller. As the high priced professional liars in the mass - media assure us all is well, the common people of the world are being + almost everyone we know. Their standard bearers include George Bush and + David Rockefeller. As the high priced professional liars in the mass + media assure us all is well, the common people of the world are being crushed ))) like foot soldiers over run by a panzer division.

And yet, the only real power of these perpetrators derives only from this @@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ DICK HSU TO COME AND HELP US IN THIS FIELD.

REVIEW. I am also the Director of Research for INTELLIGENCE CONNECTION a speakers agency that arranges events on university campuses for front line researchers, like those mentioned in these articles. My name is - Brian Quig.

+ Brian Quig.

You can arrange speaking events with any of these legendary people by calling

@@ -1275,11 +1275,11 @@ DICK HSU TO COME AND HELP US IN THIS FIELD.

Intelligence Connection 6950 E. Continental Blvd Ste. 7000 - Scottsdale AZ 85257

+ Scottsdale AZ 85257

September 17, 1987

-

Mr. Edwin Meese, III +

Mr. Edwin Meese, III Attorney General Main Justice Building 10th & Constitution Avenue Northwest @@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ Washington, D.C. 20530

Re: Citizen Complaint of Wrongdoing by Federal Officers

-

Dear Mr. Meese:

+

Dear Mr. Meese:

I am writing to you to register my complaints about certain actions that have been carried out against me and my associates. I believe these actions @@ -1303,20 +1303,20 @@ between 1964 and 1970. I consider myself to be a patriot and am proud of my service to this country. Since the end of the Vietnam War, I have been actively involved in seeking to locate and free American POW's and MIA's left behind in Southeast Asia. I have been associated in these activities with Lt. -Col. James "Bo" Gritz and others, including Scott Weekly. I believe our +Col. James "Bo" Gritz and others, including Scott Weekly. I believe our efforts have been carried out with the tacit ) if not always, overt ) approval of certain elements within our government. These government and military officials share our goal of freeing these forgotten Americans.

-

In the fall of 1986 Col. Gritz and Mr. Weekly went to Burma. They had +

In the fall of 1986 Col. Gritz and Mr. Weekly went to Burma. They had received intelligence from the "Basement of the White House", which led them to believe certain Burmese had information about American POW's. These leads -proved to be unfounded. However, on that trip Col Gritz learned about illegal +proved to be unfounded. However, on that trip Col Gritz learned about illegal furg trafficking directed by U.S. government)related operatives. These drup dealing activities were on such a scale that they were used to fund covert, para)military operations in Southeast Asia and in other parts of the world.

-

In May of 1987 I went to Burma with Col. Gritz and others. We brought back +

In May of 1987 I went to Burma with Col. Gritz and others. We brought back startling evidence directly linking American officials with illegal drug trafficking. A report on this Burma trip is attached hereto as Exhibit "A."

@@ -1328,15 +1328,15 @@ attention to covert activities in the are. Government)sponsored drug trafficking is an explosive subject. Obviously, many government elements want the story left untold.

-

Scott Weekly was charged with illegal transportation of explosives. He was -made promises by ATF Agent Thomas Hahn which induced him to plead guilty to +

Scott Weekly was charged with illegal transportation of explosives. He was +made promises by ATF Agent Thomas Hahn which induced him to plead guilty to the charges. It is, of course, highly improper for law enforcement officials to make promises, especially false promises, to criminal defendants to persuade them to plead to criminal charges. This was done in Mr. Weekly's case. Pages were extracted from his pre)sentence report which would, very likely have mitigated his sentence. This action would have to have been known -about and approved by the Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Korotash. In -Montana, Mr. Korotash's activities would have violated the Canons of +about and approved by the Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Korotash. In +Montana, Mr. Korotash's activities would have violated the Canons of Professional Ethics, which hold:

``"a public prosecutor or other government lawyer in criminal litigation shall @@ -1348,21 +1348,21 @@ degree of the offense, or reduce the punishment." DR 7*103(b)^E^

``"A lawyer shall not suppress any evidence that he or his client has a legal obligation to reveal or produce." DR 7)109(A)^E^

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I believe Agent Hahn and Attorney Korotash conspired to violate \Mr. Weekly's +

I believe Agent Hahn and Attorney Korotash conspired to violate \Mr. Weekly's rights by persuading him not to retain effective counsel and to plead guilty.

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Thereafter, Col. Gritz was charged with a passport violation and has +

Thereafter, Col. Gritz was charged with a passport violation and has registered his own complaint, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit -"B." Col. Gritz recently informed me that U.S. government representatives +"B." Col. Gritz recently informed me that U.S. government representatives offered him government employment and dismissal of the charges against him if he would cease activities relative to the POW's and stay out of Southeast -Asia. In other words, if Col. Gritz would shut up and cease his activities in +Asia. In other words, if Col. Gritz would shut up and cease his activities in Southeast Asia everything would be all right ) for him. As usual no thought was given to the POW's and MIA's nor their families and loved ones.

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Following my return from Burma on June 1, 1987, Col. Gritz was charged. I set +

Following my return from Burma on June 1, 1987, Col. Gritz was charged. I set out to investigate facts relative to the passport violation charge as well as -the Scott Weekly situation. During the course of my short investigation there +the Scott Weekly situation. During the course of my short investigation there were several incidents which took place that were certainly blatant violations of my rights as a U.S. citizen. Itt is my opinion that the reason these violations took place is because I had in my possession\j\reports, documents @@ -1376,163 +1376,163 @@ associates to keep the lid on the drug trafficking evidence we have uncovered. Short of that, they seek to discredit us and the information we've obtained.

I traveled to Seattle, Washington, on June 27, 1987, to interview a U.S. -Customs Agent named James Foley. Mr. Foley's telephone number is (206) +Customs Agent named James Foley. Mr. Foley's telephone number is (206) 442)1974. His address is 1580 South 156th Street, Seattle.

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I spoke with Inspector Foley and told him I needed to locate the customs agent -who passed Col. Gritz used, which was stamped at SEA)TAC Airport by Agent +

I spoke with Inspector Foley and told him I needed to locate the customs agent +who passed Col. Gritz used, which was stamped at SEA)TAC Airport by Agent 1099. Attached hereto as Exhibit "C" is a copy of the passport. I told him -that Col. Gritz had had several passports with him and the agent had taken him -to an interrogation room. There he told Col. Gritz he hoped he had a -telephone number they could call. Col. Gritz gave them a number and one of +that Col. Gritz had had several passports with him and the agent had taken him +to an interrogation room. There he told Col. Gritz he hoped he had a +telephone number they could call. Col. Gritz gave them a number and one of the customs men left. Returning a few minutes later, he said "Okay Col. -Gritz, you're free to go". Inspector Foley told me he may know hwo the -customs agent was that finally cleared Col. Gritz through. He said that the +Gritz, you're free to go". Inspector Foley told me he may know hwo the +customs agent was that finally cleared Col. Gritz through. He said that the number stamped in the passport may or may not mean anything but he may possibly recognize the handwriting.

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The next day, June 27th, I contacted Inspector Foley at his home. He told me -he had spoken with another Inspector named Arthur Henning. He said he had -asked Henning if he could remmeber an incident about five years ago when a +

The next day, June 27th, I contacted Inspector Foley at his home. He told me +he had spoken with another Inspector named Arthur Henning. He said he had +asked Henning if he could remmeber an incident about five years ago when a Green Beret Colonel came through customs with several passports. Inspector -Foley told me Inspector Henning immediately told him, "James `Bo` Gritz." -Henning said he remembered the incident because of the publicity Col. Gritz -received on the POW issue shortly thereafter. Henning said he had taken Col. -Gritz to an interview room along with another customs agent, John Hood. Col. -Gritz had given them a telephone number whihc Henning said was to the State -Department. Henning told Foley he handled the incident. He said Agent Hood -may have written down the telephone number Gritz had given them a telephone -number which Henning said was to the State Department. Henning told Foley he -handled the incident. He said Agent Hood may have written down the telephone -number Gritz gave them in his notes and could still possibly have it. He told -Foley the call to the State Department would have been made by a supervisor, -possibly Lynne Robson, who is now dead. Henning told Foley he remembered Col. -Gritz was carrying at least three passports. He, also, said there would be a +Foley told me Inspector Henning immediately told him, "James `Bo` Gritz." +Henning said he remembered the incident because of the publicity Col. Gritz +received on the POW issue shortly thereafter. Henning said he had taken Col. +Gritz to an interview room along with another customs agent, John Hood. Col. +Gritz had given them a telephone number whihc Henning said was to the State +Department. Henning told Foley he handled the incident. He said Agent Hood +may have written down the telephone number Gritz had given them a telephone +number which Henning said was to the State Department. Henning told Foley he +handled the incident. He said Agent Hood may have written down the telephone +number Gritz gave them in his notes and could still possibly have it. He told +Foley the call to the State Department would have been made by a supervisor, +possibly Lynne Robson, who is now dead. Henning told Foley he remembered Col. +Gritz was carrying at least three passports. He, also, said there would be a "Negative Search Report" on the incident. I sought this information because -we had been led by U.S. Attorney Wulfson that this type evidence should have -been sufficient to result in the dismissal of the charges against Col. Gritz +we had been led by U.S. Attorney Wulfson that this type evidence should have +been sufficient to result in the dismissal of the charges against Col. Gritz regarding the fraudulent passport. After receiving this\j\information from -me, Col. Gritz's attorney, Lamond Mills, contacted Wulfson. Wulfson told -Mills he had already talked to Customs Inspector Henning about the incident, +me, Col. Gritz's attorney, Lamond Mills, contacted Wulfson. Wulfson told +Mills he had already talked to Customs Inspector Henning about the incident, but that he wasn't dropping any charges, despite what he had said earlier.

About that same time I was contacted by an investigative reporter named Tony -Kimerey from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Kimerey told me he was in the office of -the Assistant U.S. Attorney, Stephen Korotash. Jerry Bohnen, a KTOK news -reporter, was there too. Kimerey can be reached at telephone number (404) -525)6780. Jerry Bohnen can be reached at (405) 840)1948. Also present in the -office was Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms Agent Tom Hahn. Kimerey said that ATF -Agent Tom Hahn told him, in the presence of Korotash and Bohnen, that he -(Hahn) had removed 9 pages from the documents that went before Federal Judge -Alley, before the sentencing of Scott Weekly. The pages that Hahn removed +Kimerey from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Kimerey told me he was in the office of +the Assistant U.S. Attorney, Stephen Korotash. Jerry Bohnen, a KTOK news +reporter, was there too. Kimerey can be reached at telephone number (404) +525)6780. Jerry Bohnen can be reached at (405) 840)1948. Also present in the +office was Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms Agent Tom Hahn. Kimerey said that ATF +Agent Tom Hahn told him, in the presence of Korotash and Bohnen, that he +(Hahn) had removed 9 pages from the documents that went before Federal Judge +Alley, before the sentencing of Scott Weekly. The pages that Hahn removed were letters from several different Government agencies corroborating the -story that Scott Weekly was involved in the Afghan traiing program which was +story that Scott Weekly was involved in the Afghan traiing program which was sanctioned by the U.S. Government. If it were so, that the program was sanctioned by the government, then no laws would have been broken in shipping -the C)4 by commercial air carrier. Kimerey also said that a U.S. Government +the C)4 by commercial air carrier. Kimerey also said that a U.S. Government investigator, who has done investigations for the U.S. Attorney's Office in -Oklahoma City, told him he could not understand why ATF Agent Hahn and U.S. -Attorney Korotash were being so malicious in prosecuting and railroading Scott +Oklahoma City, told him he could not understand why ATF Agent Hahn and U.S. +Attorney Korotash were being so malicious in prosecuting and railroading Scott Weekly.

On July 18th, I traveled to Vancouver, British Columbia to find a man named -Ahmad Rashid and his wife, Margaret. Ahmad was Scott Weekly and Col. Gritz's -government contact in the Afghan training program. A meeting with Ahmad, -Scott Weekly and Col. Gritz was set up in August 1986 by William Bode, then +Ahmad Rashid and his wife, Margaret. Ahmad was Scott Weekly and Col. Gritz's +government contact in the Afghan training program. A meeting with Ahmad, +Scott Weekly and Col. Gritz was set up in August 1986 by William Bode, then Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance. -Assistant U.S. Attorney Korotash and ATF Agent Hahn have been saying all along -that there was no Afghan traiing. They claim Weekly and Col. Gritz were +Assistant U.S. Attorney Korotash and ATF Agent Hahn have been saying all along +that there was no Afghan traiing. They claim Weekly and Col. Gritz were selling explosives ot the Iranians. This is utterly ridiculous. I had thought at one time that maybe they really didn't know about the Afghan training. Maybe they were being lied to by persons in the government. But -now I find that Agent Hahn has been in contact with William Bode since the -early days, even before Weekly was arrested in December of 1986. Hahn was -given a training schedule of the Afghan training by William Bode. Bode -admitted this to Col. Gritz.

+now I find that Agent Hahn has been in contact with William Bode since the +early days, even before Weekly was arrested in December of 1986. Hahn was +given a training schedule of the Afghan training by William Bode. Bode +admitted this to Col. Gritz.

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Upon my arrival in Vancouver, British Columbia, I contacted Margaret Rashid, -wife of Ahmad. Margaret had assisted her husband in the briefing of Col. -Gritz and Scott Weekly. Margaret and Ahmad were to have given Gritz and -Weekly all of their knowledge on the Mujahadeen Afghan Freedom Fighters so +

Upon my arrival in Vancouver, British Columbia, I contacted Margaret Rashid, +wife of Ahmad. Margaret had assisted her husband in the briefing of Col. +Gritz and Scott Weekly. Margaret and Ahmad were to have given Gritz and +Weekly all of their knowledge on the Mujahadeen Afghan Freedom Fighters so that they could use this knowledge in training several different factions of -Mujahadeen in hopes of unifying them. I was lucky to have reached Margaret +Mujahadeen in hopes of unifying them. I was lucky to have reached Margaret when I did because she was getting ready to leave Vancouver within a few days -to join her husband in\j\Montreal. Ahmad was in Montreal looking for a place +to join her husband in\j\Montreal. Ahmad was in Montreal looking for a place for them to live.

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Margaret and I talked about her role in giving the information to Weekly and -Gritz about the Mujahadeen in August of 1986. Margaret told me that she and -Ahmad were in constant contact with William Bode. She said that Bode was -their U.S. Government contact. As a matter of fact Bode was the one that gave -her and Ahmad the money to move to Montreal. This evidence would provce that +

Margaret and I talked about her role in giving the information to Weekly and +Gritz about the Mujahadeen in August of 1986. Margaret told me that she and +Ahmad were in constant contact with William Bode. She said that Bode was +their U.S. Government contact. As a matter of fact Bode was the one that gave +her and Ahmad the money to move to Montreal. This evidence would provce that this was a government)sponsored program. That being the case, Weekly should -not have been convicted of the crime he was charged with. Bode and his -associates were trying to get the Rashids out of Vancouver before Col. Gritz -or anyone tried to contact them. Margaret said she also knew of Gritz and +not have been convicted of the crime he was charged with. Bode and his +associates were trying to get the Rashids out of Vancouver before Col. Gritz +or anyone tried to contact them. Margaret said she also knew of Gritz and Weekly's problem. She knew Weekly was in jail but she did not exactly know -why. She said she had a three way telephone conversation with Bode and +why. She said she had a three way telephone conversation with Bode and another man from the U.S. Government some time ago. The man from the U.S. Government was the one who suggested they move to Montreal away from -Vancouver. He was also the one who suggested that Bode give them the money to -move on so that we could not find them. Margaret could not remember the name +Vancouver. He was also the one who suggested that Bode give them the money to +move on so that we could not find them. Margaret could not remember the name of the U.S. Government official they had the conversation with, but I found -out later it was ATF Agent Tom Hahn.

+out later it was ATF Agent Tom Hahn.

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William Bode had called Col. Gritz about the same time I was visiting -MArgaret. He had no idea I had been talking to her. He told Col. Gritz he -had just heard of Weekly`s being in jail. He told Col. Gritz he was no longer -working in Afghan studies or in the State Department. He told Gritz that he +

William Bode had called Col. Gritz about the same time I was visiting +MArgaret. He had no idea I had been talking to her. He told Col. Gritz he +had just heard of Weekly`s being in jail. He told Col. Gritz he was no longer +working in Afghan studies or in the State Department. He told Gritz that he hadn't been there since last February. He said that if someone had contacted him before he would have at least given ATF a copy of the Afghan training schedule to prove Weekly was working under the auspices of the Government.

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A few days later, when Bode had found out I had talked to Margaret Rashid, he -again called Col. Gritz. He asked Col. Gritz who Lance Trimmer was. He told -Col. Gritz he had tried helping all he could. He said he had given Agent Hahn +

A few days later, when Bode had found out I had talked to Margaret Rashid, he +again called Col. Gritz. He asked Col. Gritz who Lance Trimmer was. He told +Col. Gritz he had tried helping all he could. He said he had given Agent Hahn a copy of the training schedule. In the prior converstaion he had said he may -have given him a copy. He also stated then that ATF Agent Hahn was the third +have given him a copy. He also stated then that ATF Agent Hahn was the third person on the three way telephone conversation with him and the Rashids.

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The above information are all lies told by Government employees ATF Agent Hahn -and Assistant U.S. Attorney Korotash have lied from the beginning and they -continue to lie. My attorney in Oklahoma City, Frank Miskovski, who is a very +

The above information are all lies told by Government employees ATF Agent Hahn +and Assistant U.S. Attorney Korotash have lied from the beginning and they +continue to lie. My attorney in Oklahoma City, Frank Miskovski, who is a very prominent attorney in that area, told me that he has not once talked to ATF -Agent Hahn that Hahn had not lied to him.

+Agent Hahn that Hahn had not lied to him.

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Hahn admitted to two reporters that he omitted several pages of documents to -be presented to a U.S. Federal Judge in recommending a long jail term for -Scott Weekly. This was a clear violation of Weekly's rights. Hahn was -instrumental in trying to hide\j\witnesses that could prove Scott Weekly's +

Hahn admitted to two reporters that he omitted several pages of documents to +be presented to a U.S. Federal Judge in recommending a long jail term for +Scott Weekly. This was a clear violation of Weekly's rights. Hahn was +instrumental in trying to hide\j\witnesses that could prove Scott Weekly's innocence. Those witnesses could have proven that Weekly was involved in a -legitimate, U.S. Governemnt)approved, training program of Mujahadeen Afghan +legitimate, U.S. Governemnt)approved, training program of Mujahadeen Afghan Freedom Fighters. It seems very clear to me that Assistant U.S. Attorney -Korotash was also involved in the hiding of these documents.

+Korotash was also involved in the hiding of these documents.

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I have continuously tried to determine why ATF Agent Hahn and U.S. Attorney -Korotash would want so badly to put Col. Gritz and Scott Weekly in jail. The +

I have continuously tried to determine why ATF Agent Hahn and U.S. Attorney +Korotash would want so badly to put Col. Gritz and Scott Weekly in jail. The only conclusion that I have is that some persons or people higher up in the -Government are pressuring them to muzzle Col. Gritz. Col. Gritz is a proven +Government are pressuring them to muzzle Col. Gritz. Col. Gritz is a proven American hero, whose only goal in life is to bring home American Prisoners of War left behind in Southeast Asia after the Vietnam War. The government wants -to stop him from giving to the Americna people documents and evidence that +to stop him from giving to the Americna people documents and evidence that show U.S. Government officials are now, and have been, dealing in drugs.

These are acts of governmental agents involving the obstruction of justice and illegal suppression of evidence, which would show the charges against both -Weekly and Gritz to be ill)founded.

+Weekly and Gritz to be ill)founded.

Now, let me address the acts which have carried out against me.

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I was arrested at the U.S./Canadian Point of Entry, Blaine, Washinton, on +

I was arrested at the U.S./Canadian Point of Entry, Blaine, Washinton, on August 13, 1987, by U.S. Customs officials. I was arrested on a warrant, issued out of the federal district court of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. There were no charges. I was wanted as a material witness to testify before the grand jury in Oklahoma.

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Immediately following my arrest, I was searched and placed in a holding cell. +

Immediately following my arrest, I was searched and placed in a holding cell. I was told by a Customs Agent that they were going to look in my car. Much later, three agents came to my cell. One of them, who appeared to be in -charge, introduced himself as Jim Williams. He read me my rights and asked me +charge, introduced himself as Jim Williams. He read me my rights and asked me a couple of questions. I would not answer his questions but told him I was sure he had read a report that was in my bag that would answer all the questions he had. He insinuated that what he had read was interesting. One @@ -1544,29 +1544,29 @@ handcuffs and taken to Whatcom County Jail where I was booked in, finger)printed and mugged. I was told that ATF Agents would pick me up in the morning and take me before a magistrate in Seattle.

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The next day two ATF Agents, Norm Prins and Jane Heffner, picked me up for -transfer to the Seattle U.S. Marshall's Office. Agent Prins handcuffed me +

The next day two ATF Agents, Norm Prins and Jane Heffner, picked me up for +transfer to the Seattle U.S. Marshall's Office. Agent Prins handcuffed me with my hands behind my back, put me in leg irons and escorted me to his vehicle for the 1 1/2 hour drive to Seattle. He told me he had two of my bags in their trunk. He also said that he had been to the Canadian Border where -they had picked up my bags from Customs. I asked where the other two were and +they had picked up my bags from Customs. I asked where the other two were and was told he knew nothing about them. Obviously, they had searched my car and seized and searched my personal property.

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On the way in Agent Prins said he'd like me to answer some personal questions +

On the way in Agent Prins said he'd like me to answer some personal questions he had. He said they had nothing to do with my case because he knew nothing about it. He said his questions had to do with POW's. If he knew nothing about my case, he would not have known to ask me about POW's. I assume he had read the papers in my briefcase and clothes bag. We talked about POW's and also about my Burma Report.

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When we arrived at the U.S. Marshall's Office, where I had to appear before +

When we arrived at the U.S. Marshall's Office, where I had to appear before the Magistrate, my hands and arms were asleep from having to sit handcuffed with my arms behind my back. The marks and bruises were still on my hands -from the cuffs four days later. Agent Prins got my two bags out of the trunk +from the cuffs four days later. Agent Prins got my two bags out of the trunk of his car. I noticed the center section of my clothes bag was still zipped open. I never was allowed to look in my bags. They said they had brought -them to turn over to the U.S. Marshall's Office, but the Marshall's Office +them to turn over to the U.S. Marshall's Office, but the Marshall's Office refused to accept them. They obviously argued over them for some time until the ATF agents said they would take them and hold them in their office. I asked again about my briefcase and clothes bag but was told that Customs had @@ -1575,18 +1575,18 @@ them. I asked what, and was told just "something, but I shouldn't worry about it." I said abviously they are making copies of my diary and reports. They said they didn't know but admitted it was possible.

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Before appearing before the Magistrate one of the U.S. Marshalls called the -Customs Agent Williams and asked about my briefcase and camera case. I could -not hear what Agent Williams was saying but when he hung up the Marshall told -me that Williams would have my bags sent to whatever address I wanted. I told +

Before appearing before the Magistrate one of the U.S. Marshalls called the +Customs Agent Williams and asked about my briefcase and camera case. I could +not hear what Agent Williams was saying but when he hung up the Marshall told +me that Williams would have my bags sent to whatever address I wanted. I told him I wanted my bags brought to me because they also contained my credit cards and identification which the agents had kept when they took my wallet, also I -told them they had no reason to keep them. The Marshall then told me they +told them they had no reason to keep them. The Marshall then told me they were "doing something with them." When I asked "what," he said he had no idea.

I was then taken to the Magistrate where I was admitted to a $10,000 bail. I -told them I could make bail immediately if I could make a phone call. This -was approximately 4:30 p.m. The Marshalls then took me from the courtroom +told them I could make bail immediately if I could make a phone call. This +was approximately 4:30 p.m. The Marshalls then took me from the courtroom back up the elevator to their office. When we passed a phone I asked if I could make that call. They said I could when I got to the office. When we reached the office, they had me go into their little holding room and then @@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ told, "in a minute." It was obvious they were stalling for time since it was close to 5:00 p.m. When I was finally allowed to call it was too late for anything to be done. This meant I was stuck in jail for the weekend.\j\

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I was then allowed to call Custons Agent Williams. I asked him about my +

I was then allowed to call Custons Agent Williams. I asked him about my briefcase and camera bag. He said he would send them somewhere for me. I told him I had to have them in my hands. I needed my identification and credit cards to bail out of jail. He said there was no way to get them to me @@ -1615,31 +1615,31 @@ fingerprinted and mugged for the third time.

While in the Kent Corrections Center I made four written requests. The first one was made on August 15. I requested they return my briefcase and personal -belongings being held by Customs immediately. This included my credit cards +belongings being held by Customs immediately. This included my credit cards and other identification. I was told they could do nothing. They said I must contact the agency that had them, although those agencies wouldn't accept a collect call. I wrote another request on August 16 and was told the same thing. Copies of all four requests are attached as Exhibit "D." On August 17 they would not answer my request and on August 18 I was not allowed to make a -phone call. They did finally tell me that a U.S. Marshall had brought my +phone call. They did finally tell me that a U.S. Marshall had brought my identification cards from Customs on that day after I had told them I would not leave the jail without my identification even if I was bailed out, because it was clear they could arrest me for vagrancy.

While in the jail there were two phone calls I made which were very important regarding my bail. On one occasion, I was right at the point of learning a -phone number that I needed to call to have bail brought immediately, when the +phone number that I needed to call to have bail brought immediately, when the conversation was cut off by whoever was monitoring the call. Several persons called the jail with messages for me, with regard to bailing me out, but the messages were never given to me. Finally on Tuesday afternoon, August 18, I was allowed to bail out on a $10,000 cash bond. The attorney who was instrumental in bailing me out had to drive me to the Canadian Border at -Blaine, Washington, which was more than 125 miles away in order for me to get +Blaine, Washington, which was more than 125 miles away in order for me to get my briefcase and camera bag.

All of the contents in those bags obviously had been removed. My notes and papers were thrown back in completely out of order and it looked as though -several typewritten notes were missing. The Customs Agent, Joe Rydell, stated +several typewritten notes were missing. The Customs Agent, Joe Rydell, stated that I either had to sign an inventory list they had made up or he would not return my belongings. There was no way I could tell if every piece of paper was there. I was never given an inventory list of what they took from me. @@ -1667,77 +1667,77 @@ in a voucher on the day I appeared before the Grand Jury. I then left for Oklahoma City. I needed to find a lawyer for my appearance.

When I appeared at the U.S. Attorney's Office with my attorney, Frank -Miskovski in Oklahoma City, we were met by ATF Agent Tom Hahn. Tom Hahn -stated that U.S. Attorney Korotash was out of town. I asked if he was also on -vacation and Hahn replied he didn't know. He told me Korotash was out of town -and could not be reached. Hahn said he had been trying to contact me for the +Miskovski in Oklahoma City, we were met by ATF Agent Tom Hahn. Tom Hahn +stated that U.S. Attorney Korotash was out of town. I asked if he was also on +vacation and Hahn replied he didn't know. He told me Korotash was out of town +and could not be reached. Hahn said he had been trying to contact me for the past ten days. I called him a liar. He said he was not lying. I told him I -called in twice to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Hahn stated that I only called +called in twice to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Hahn stated that I only called in once. I told him I called on Monday August 24 and checked in with a woman secretary. I also called in on August 26 and told a male I would be coming to -Oklahoma City and wanted to know about travel arrangements. Hahn said he only +Oklahoma City and wanted to know about travel arrangements. Hahn said he only heard of one time I called. He said that he had called my attorney several -times in Washington. I called Mike Jordan, my attorney in Washington, on -August 30 from Oklahoma City. He told me that Hahn had called him on Friday +times in Washington. I called Mike Jordan, my attorney in Washington, on +August 30 from Oklahoma City. He told me that Hahn had called him on Friday trying to contact me to tell me they postponed the Grand Jury Hearing.

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On September 1st, the day of my scheduled appearance, Hahn gave me a new +

On September 1st, the day of my scheduled appearance, Hahn gave me a new subpoena for September 14. I asked if my bail would now be returned. He said -he didn't see why not. He would check. I waited for some time before Hahn +he didn't see why not. He would check. I waited for some time before Hahn returned and told my attorney that they were going to hold my cash bail of $10,000 until I appeared on September 14.

I left to make a phone call and then returned with my attorney and asked for -Agent Hahn. I was told he was no longer around. My attorney asked to speak -with the U.S. Attorney Price. He was not around. This was at 11:30 a.m. We +Agent Hahn. I was told he was no longer around. My attorney asked to speak +with the U.S. Attorney Price. He was not around. This was at 11:30 a.m. We asked to speak with any U.S. Attorney who could make a decision. We were taken to a Chief U.S. Attorney whom I told I wanted my bail returned or to be put back in jail. I told him the bail I received was promised to be sent back to the person it came from on September 1 and I had appeared as promised. -This U.S. Attorney called Agent Hahn who, just a few minutes earlier, could -not be found, and had Hahn come to his office. He told Hahn I was there to be +This U.S. Attorney called Agent Hahn who, just a few minutes earlier, could +not be found, and had Hahn come to his office. He told Hahn I was there to be put in jail so my bail would be returned.

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Hahn immediately made many calls. A long time later he came out ant told my +

Hahn immediately made many calls. A long time later he came out ant told my attorney that they would either return my bail and place me in jail, return my bail and release me on my own recognizance or schedule the hearing in the morning. He was to call my attorney at his office. Later in the afternoon, -my attorney contacted me about 4:30 p.m. and said that Hahn was obviously a -habitual liar. He had finally talked to Hahn after 4:00 p.m. and Hahn told +my attorney contacted me about 4:30 p.m. and said that Hahn was obviously a +habitual liar. He had finally talked to Hahn after 4:00 p.m. and Hahn told him he called 4 or 5 times but couldn't reach him. My attorney's secretary -said that Hahn had called once. My attorney was not in and Hahn did not call -back. My attorney called Hahn back twice but could not find him. He finally -reached Hahn about 4:10 p.m. and Hahn told him they reset the Grand Jury +said that Hahn had called once. My attorney was not in and Hahn did not call +back. My attorney called Hahn back twice but could not find him. He finally +reached Hahn about 4:10 p.m. and Hahn told him they reset the Grand Jury Hearing for the following morning, September 2. I appeared at 9;00 a.m. on September 2nd before the Grand Jury. I talked about U.S. Officials dealing in -drugs., about General Khun Sa of Burma, about a statement I made of a -complaint being filed regarding charges oif wrongdoing by AFT Agent Hahn. +drugs., about General Khun Sa of Burma, about a statement I made of a +complaint being filed regarding charges oif wrongdoing by AFT Agent Hahn. Halfway through the U>S> Attorney's questions, they stopped the hearing and tol;d me there would be no more questions. It was approximately 11:00 a.m. I was told that I was free to go and would have to return on Oct. 5. I believe -that is less than coincidental that Col. Gritz passport violation case is +that is less than coincidental that Col. Gritz passport violation case is scheduled for trial in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the very same date.

My attorney and I asked that my bail be returned along with my passport. AFT -Agent Hahn said he saw no problem with that. He said he would clear it with -U.S. Attorney Blair Watson. We waited about 45 minutes. Hahn came later and +Agent Hahn said he saw no problem with that. He said he would clear it with +U.S. Attorney Blair Watson. We waited about 45 minutes. Hahn came later and said he would have it taken care of after lunch. My Attorney called him after lunch but, as usual, he was not around then. He talked to the U.S. Attorney -Watson who said he didn't know about the bail and it would have to stay +Watson who said he didn't know about the bail and it would have to stay whereever it was. He believed it was being held in Washington State where it was posted. My attorney called the U.S. Attorney`s office in Seattle, Waashington and was tiold it had been sent to Oklahoma. My attorney talked -with the U.S. Attorney in Seattle later and was told Hahn had told them that +with the U.S. Attorney in Seattle later and was told Hahn had told them that because it took so long for them to find me he didn't think they should -release my bail. There was never andy agreement to release my bail until +release my bail. There was never andy agreement to release my bail until Sept. 14th. At this writing I still don't have it back. Since recovering my property I have discovered that several items are missing, including typed -notes and a tape\j\of conversations with Margaret Rashid and Tony Kimerey. I +notes and a tape\j\of conversations with Margaret Rashid and Tony Kimerey. I spent more than ten years of my life serving my country as a soldier. I risked my life in combat in support of our government. I worked as a court officer a police officer and as an investigator for a prperiod of 15 years. I have a college degree in criminal justice. I believe in our system and have -proven my commitment by my service. I cannot tolerate nor abide the +proven my commitment by my service. I cannot tolerate nor abide the perversion and subvertion of our system, especially by those)like me)who have taken an oath to defend it.

@@ -1770,22 +1770,22 @@ have done theirs.

Sincerely,

-

Lance Trimmer +

Lance Trimmer Suite 316, 600 Central Plaza Great FAlls, Montana 59401

Subscribed and Sworn to before me this day of Sept. 1987 (Linda Cooper) Notary Public for the State of Montana

-

My commision expires : 4/1/89

+

My commision expires : 4/1/89

cc:

ATF, Washington, D.C ATF, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -U.S. Attorney William Price, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma +U.S. Attorney William Price, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma U.S. Customs Service, Washington, D.C. -U.S. Customs Service, Blaine, Washington, D.C. +U.S. Customs Service, Blaine, Washington, D.C. U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. DEA, Washington, D.C. Members of the United States Congress

@@ -1794,9 +1794,9 @@ Members of the United States Congress

We are engaged in a silent war. Those waging this brutal conflict have not the decency to inform their victims ))) who include ourselves and - almost everyone we know. Their standard bearers include George Bush and - David Rockefeller. As the high priced professional liars in the mass - media assure us all is well, the common people of the world are being + almost everyone we know. Their standard bearers include George Bush and + David Rockefeller. As the high priced professional liars in the mass + media assure us all is well, the common people of the world are being crushed ))) like foot soldiers over run by a panzer division.

And yet, the only real power of these perpetrators derives only from this @@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@ Members of the United States Congress

REVIEW. I am also the Director of Research for INTELLIGENCE CONNECTION a speakers agency that arranges events on university campuses for front line researchers, like those mentioned in these articles. My name is - Brian Quig.

+ Brian Quig.

You can arrange speaking events with any of these legendary people by calling

@@ -1820,33 +1820,33 @@ Members of the United States Congress

Intelligence Connection 6950 E. Continental Blvd Ste. 7000 - Scottsdale AZ 85257

+ Scottsdale AZ 85257

DRUG STORY HARD TO BELIEVE

Since the earlier publication of evidence of US government officials trafficking in drugs in SE asia, evidence has been piling up in the Digest office. There is so much of it, from widely diverse sources ranging from -Mother Jones and the Christic Institute on the left, to Reuters and US News +Mother Jones and the Christic Institute on the left, to Reuters and US News and World Report, to first)hand testimony from a warlord of the Golden Triangle, that it seems that there must be a real fire somewhere under all this smoke. Since the evidence is massive and the trail of the players -twisted, let us attempt to summarize. Opium and heroin have been imported +twisted, let us attempt to summarize. Opium and heroin have been imported into the US from SE Asia in huge quantities by US and allied government officials since the 1940s.

This activity became especially heavy from the 1960s forward. A great deal of the money generated by this drug trade, particularly after it became monstrous -in the '60s and '70s, was apparently laundered through the Nugan)Hand Bank in +in the '60s and '70s, was apparently laundered through the Nugan)Hand Bank in Australia. Upon the failure of this bank some 7 years ago, and at the same -time as the alleged suicide of one of the partners, Frank Nugan (1980), it +time as the alleged suicide of one of the partners, Frank Nugan (1980), it became clear that CIA and US military officers were deeply involved in the bank and its nefarious operations. A full)blown investigation by the Australian government produced a 4)volume report. It showed that some $50 million in losses were suffered when the bank went down, but untold amounts of illicit drug money were undoubtedly not accounted for at the time because the owners of that money didn't want to draw attention to themselves. Strangely -enough, the whole affair of the Nugan)Hand failure was hushed up by our +enough, the whole affair of the Nugan)Hand failure was hushed up by our government and many bank records were shredded by former US officials.

Now to Central America. Cocaine from this area has apparently been imported @@ -1854,47 +1854,47 @@ into the US in large quantities for years by officials of the US and allied nations. Some of the funds from these drug sales have apparently supported the Contra's in Central America, along with funds from arms sales to Iran. Here's the mind)blower: The central players in these arms and drug deals seem -always to be the same people: Theodore Shackley, a former high CIA official, -Thomas Clines, always Shackley's assistant, Richard Secord, retired Air Force +always to be the same people: Theodore Shackley, a former high CIA official, +Thomas Clines, always Shackley's assistant, Richard Secord, retired Air Force major general, and shifting cast of support players. With the exception of -Secord, these same people show up in the testimony of Gen. Khun Sa, the +Secord, these same people show up in the testimony of Gen. Khun Sa, the recognized drug kingpin of the Golden Triangle (Thailand)Laos)Burma).

-

Khun Sa describes the sale of huge amounts of drugs to some of these US +

Khun Sa describes the sale of huge amounts of drugs to some of these US officials and even notes that the funds were run through Australian banks. -Lt. Col. "Bo" Gritz, who first exposed this story on a radio talkshow in +Lt. Col. "Bo" Gritz, who first exposed this story on a radio talkshow in southern California, has continued his campaign on talkshows throughout the -United States. In almost every show, says Gritz, he will get one or more +United States. In almost every show, says Gritz, he will get one or more calls from Vietnam vets who describe how they participated or knew of drugs being shipped either under US auspices or at a minimum with a "wink and a nod" from officials on the scene.

-

We should note here that Gen. Khun Sa has offered to stop this drug traffic in +

We should note here that Gen. Khun Sa has offered to stop this drug traffic in his part of the world but says that for 15 years, he can get "no interest" -from our government. In the videotaped interview with Gritz, Khun Sa even +from our government. In the videotaped interview with Gritz, Khun Sa even agreed to provide security for the US and/or UN inspection teams if -they\j\wanted to come in to verify his efforts. Khun Sa's offer is connected +they\j\wanted to come in to verify his efforts. Khun Sa's offer is connected to his request for help for his people in the form of agricultural instruction, etc. His point is that if he stops the growing of opium, his 8 million people will need help in replacing the income that crop is generating.

To date, his offer has stirred not one iota of interest in Washington. -Unbeknownst to Gritz, H. Ross Perot had been working on this same story since -some time in late 1986. Perot took the evidence to Washington, presented it +Unbeknownst to Gritz, H. Ross Perot had been working on this same story since +some time in late 1986. Perot took the evidence to Washington, presented it to the Vice President, the FBI, and to the White House, and got no help -whatsoever. He even received a call from Frank Carlucci, now head of the -National Security Council, telling him to "stop pursuing" Richard Armitage, -whom Gen Khun Sa named as a big buyer of drugs in Burma.

+whatsoever. He even received a call from Frank Carlucci, now head of the +National Security Council, telling him to "stop pursuing" Richard Armitage, +whom Gen Khun Sa named as a big buyer of drugs in Burma.

Armitage is now Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security. -Former Chief of Special Operations for the US Air Force L. Fletcher Prouty +Former Chief of Special Operations for the US Air Force L. Fletcher Prouty says many CIA officials knew all about the use of drugs to pay some troops in -Burma during WW II. One who knew was Sam Wilson who ended up as head of the -Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Prouty also states that this drug trade -was the reason for the start of the Nugan)Hand Bank in Australia, and further -states that Michael Hand (one of the partners in the bank) worked out of his +Burma during WW II. One who knew was Sam Wilson who ended up as head of the +Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Prouty also states that this drug trade +was the reason for the start of the Nugan)Hand Bank in Australia, and further +states that Michael Hand (one of the partners in the bank) worked out of his office in the Pentagon before he went to Vietnam and Laos where he met the -Nugan brothers. Prouty, by the way, assisted Alfred McCoy in the preparation +Nugan brothers. Prouty, by the way, assisted Alfred McCoy in the preparation of his monumental book The Politics of Heroin in SouthEast Asia (Harper & Row, 1972). A lawsuit filed by the leftist Christic Institute alleges many of the above events, naming these and other players. The Institute alludes to a @@ -1903,25 +1903,25 @@ above events, naming these and other players. The Institute alludes to a

Much of the outline of this informal organization (if that's what it is) is also fully covered in US News and World Report (8/10/87, p. 16), with only a casual mention of the drug trade in the last paragraph. But at least it was -mentioned. An article by the Wall Street Journal reporter Jonathan Kwitny -appears in the August)September issue of Mother Jones. Both the reporter and -the magazine are leftist, to say the least. However, Kwitny's recounting of -the Nugan)Hand Bank failure was accurate so far as we can tell.

+mentioned. An article by the Wall Street Journal reporter Jonathan Kwitny +appears in the August)September issue of Mother Jones. Both the reporter and +the magazine are leftist, to say the least. However, Kwitny's recounting of +the Nugan)Hand Bank failure was accurate so far as we can tell.

-

Among the names mentioned by Kwitny are (brace yourself): Shackley, Clines, -Secord, Eric von Marbod (another Pentagon official), 3)star US Gen. LeRoy -Manor (former chief of staff for the entire US Pacific Command), Gen. Edwin +

Among the names mentioned by Kwitny are (brace yourself): Shackley, Clines, +Secord, Eric von Marbod (another Pentagon official), 3)star US Gen. LeRoy +Manor (former chief of staff for the entire US Pacific Command), Gen. Edwin Black (high)ranking intelligence officer and Assistant Army chief of staff for -the Pacific), Gen. Earl Cocke, Jr. (former commander of the American Legion), -William Colby (former CIA director), Adm. Earl "Buddy Yates, Michael Hand (CIA +the Pacific), Gen. Earl Cocke, Jr. (former commander of the American Legion), +William Colby (former CIA director), Adm. Earl "Buddy Yates, Michael Hand (CIA veteran), and numerous bit)part players. Then there's the strange story of -former CIA agent Edwin Wilson, currently serving a 55)year sentence in -solitary confinement for arms dealing. Wilson has consistently asserted that +former CIA agent Edwin Wilson, currently serving a 55)year sentence in +solitary confinement for arms dealing. Wilson has consistently asserted that his own questionable activities were part of a larger pattern of corruption -and subversion among high CIA and Pentagon officials. According to Wilson, 5 -conspirators ) Shackley, Clines, Secord, von Marbod, and Wilson himself ) met +and subversion among high CIA and Pentagon officials. According to Wilson, 5 +conspirators ) Shackley, Clines, Secord, von Marbod, and Wilson himself ) met secretly in 1978, setting up a partnership to run arms, using the power of -these top bureaucrats. Wilson himself put up $500,000 for the operation, and +these top bureaucrats. Wilson himself put up $500,000 for the operation, and he says he has a tape recording of the whole transaction. Not only did he lose his investment, he ended up in the dungeon."

@@ -1929,22 +1929,22 @@ lose his investment, he ended up in the dungeon."

convicted, I realized that I was being buried for the rest of my life in a solitary cell so that my former partners could shut me up. I was afraid to talk," he said. To add to this mystery, it appears clear that the Mafia -serves as the retail distribution for the drugs. Richard Armitage, Santo -Trafficante (Mafia chieftain, now deceased), Shackley, Daniel Arnold, and -Jerry Daniels (said by Khun Sa to have taken over Armitage's drug duties) are -listed by Khun Sa as handling the enormous drug trade from the Golden +serves as the retail distribution for the drugs. Richard Armitage, Santo +Trafficante (Mafia chieftain, now deceased), Shackley, Daniel Arnold, and +Jerry Daniels (said by Khun Sa to have taken over Armitage's drug duties) are +listed by Khun Sa as handling the enormous drug trade from the Golden Triangle, and he says, they used Australian banks to launder the money. Khun Sa also notes that Thailand's English)language newspaper Bangkok Post reported that CIA agents were using Australia as a transit base for the drug business and using banks in Australia for the funds.

Finally, in this strange line up of sources, it's of interest to note that the -US Communist Party newspapers, People's Daily World, and the communist +US Communist Party newspapers, People's Daily World, and the communist Guardian, have been playing up this story for months. We can attribute this interest in our "drug problem" by the Reds as an attempt to divert attention -from the fact that since 1962 it has been official Communist policy to use +from the fact that since 1962 it has been official Communist policy to use drugs to help being down the United States. Nicaragua, Cuba, Bulgaria, etc., -have all been working from an edict issued by Nikita Khrushchev at a secret +have all been working from an edict issued by Nikita Khrushchev at a secret Warsaw Pact meeting in Moscow in 1962.

It may be only coincidence that involvement by our government officials seemed @@ -1958,12 +1958,12 @@ present, exists which has for decades been a major ) if not the major ) importer of heroin and cocaine into the US.

Third, the same players show up nearly everywhere where drugs and arms are -involved. The only place Gen. Secord's name has not appeared is in connection -with the Khun Sa story in Burma. It's also of interest that much of this -activity occurred while Vice President George Bush was in charge of the CIA. -It's strange that Bush does not seem to be interested (based on the lack of -cooperation given Perot when he visited him) in stopping this drug business. -And Bush is "the top cop" appointed by President Reagan to handle this drug +involved. The only place Gen. Secord's name has not appeared is in connection +with the Khun Sa story in Burma. It's also of interest that much of this +activity occurred while Vice President George Bush was in charge of the CIA. +It's strange that Bush does not seem to be interested (based on the lack of +cooperation given Perot when he visited him) in stopping this drug business. +And Bush is "the top cop" appointed by President Reagan to handle this drug problem.

The mere fact that the mass media has completely ignored this abundance of @@ -1973,8 +1973,8 @@ broadcasts have dealt with the Central American connection and that show ranks at the bottom in the ratings. The Golden Triangle connection has yet to be looked into. We were told by a Washington reporter for the Christian Broadcast Network (CBN) that one reason the major TV networks have not touched -the Gritz story is that lawyers for Richard Armitage called each of them\j\and -said: "If you run the story, we'll sue". With the Westmoreland case still +the Gritz story is that lawyers for Richard Armitage called each of them\j\and +said: "If you run the story, we'll sue". With the Westmoreland case still vividly imprinted on the minds of network executives, the threat has apparently worked. We have heard that a major overseas network is planning a story sometime in the next 6 months. If this story is correct in it's broad @@ -1996,7 +1996,7 @@ little evidence to support it, that there is an involvement by the big international banks.

The closest we`ve come to proof is in the book The Underground Empire: Where -Crime and Government Embrace, by James Mills (Doubleday, $22.95). Perhaps the +Crime and Government Embrace, by James Mills (Doubleday, $22.95). Perhaps the most discouraging aspect of this whole grimy situation is that there is so little interest among government officials and the mass media. It seems that only a demand from the grass)roots, reaching some critical mass of mail, can @@ -2011,9 +2011,9 @@ or is stopped.

We are engaged in a silent war. Those waging this brutal conflict have not the decency to inform their victims ))) who include ourselves and - almost everyone we know. Their standard bearers include George Bush and - David Rockefeller. As the high priced professional liars in the mass - media assure us all is well, the common people of the world are being + almost everyone we know. Their standard bearers include George Bush and + David Rockefeller. As the high priced professional liars in the mass + media assure us all is well, the common people of the world are being crushed ))) like foot soldiers over run by a panzer division.

And yet, the only real power of these perpetrators derives only from this @@ -2026,7 +2026,7 @@ or is stopped.

REVIEW. I am also the Director of Research for INTELLIGENCE CONNECTION a speakers agency that arranges events on university campuses for front line researchers, like those mentioned in these articles. My name is - Brian Quig.

+ Brian Quig.

You can arrange speaking events with any of these legendary people by calling

@@ -2037,35 +2037,35 @@ or is stopped.

Intelligence Connection 6950 E. Continental Blvd Ste. 7000 - Scottsdale AZ 85257

+ Scottsdale AZ 85257

THE DEATH IN ARIZONA OF THE KEMPER MARLEY MACHINE

I expected the sky to fall after my July article linking the activities of -Charles Keating and General Singlaub. Nothing happened. The reaction to my -September article exposing Terry Burke, former top DEA in Arizona as a +Charles Keating and General Singlaub. Nothing happened. The reaction to my +September article exposing Terry Burke, former top DEA in Arizona as a possible key element in the illegal narcotics network in Arizona, however, was -immediate and unmistakable. Within days of my FAXing this story I was served -with a court summons, a nasty death threat was left on my answering machine +immediate and unmistakable. Within days of my FAXing this story I was served +with a court summons, a nasty death threat was left on my answering machine and my offices were entered, my files, book cases and furniture dumped and overturned.

The last few days there has been a 6 foot 6 inch Latino following myself and an associate. He makes the top hit man for the Medellin cartel look like a -sissy. Since Terry Burke, the former CIA station chief in Laos who +sissy. Since Terry Burke, the former CIA station chief in Laos who administered the Phoenix Assassination Program has been closely associated -with Theodore Shackley since 1962, this revelation coming in the wake of the +with Theodore Shackley since 1962, this revelation coming in the wake of the unsolved Buddhist murders must have sent shock waves far and wide. Ted -Shackley was George Bush's number 2 man at CIA when Bush was CIA Director. -Among those in the know, Ted Shackley and an operative named Richard Armitage -are the weakest points in the armor of George Bush and the New World Order.

+Shackley was George Bush's number 2 man at CIA when Bush was CIA Director. +Among those in the know, Ted Shackley and an operative named Richard Armitage +are the weakest points in the armor of George Bush and the New World Order.

More significantly, I am tempted to speculate that this revelation, coupled with my suggestion of a probable heroin connection to the military style execution of the 9 Buddhist monks, lead to the panic arrest of five innocent Tucson kids for the murder of the monks. Supposedly, on the basis of a tip received Sept. 3 from a patient in a mental hospital, the deputies of Maricopa -County Sheriff, Tom Agnos, arrested and charged four hispanic and one black +County Sheriff, Tom Agnos, arrested and charged four hispanic and one black youth, all selected from the poorest neighborhoods of Tucson. It was apparent from the start that this action was bogus.

@@ -2082,7 +2082,7 @@ there.

working at a dog track during the murders and was video taped performing his duties. He had to be released. It soon became clear that there was no physical evidence linking the youths to the crime ))) only their confessions -)))), confessions that the Dean of the Law School at ASU says can not be used +)))), confessions that the Dean of the Law School at ASU says can not be used in court because they were so obviously coerced. It turns out that the deputies worked on the youths for 12 hours in separate rooms with no windows ))) no food or water ))) in the midst of serious threats.

@@ -2102,8 +2102,8 @@ Equally as disingenuous was the statement of the Sheriff that there was no racism involved in the crime )))) (but only in the selection process of the scapegoats.)

-

When Lt. Col. James Bo Gritz returned to the Golden Triangle of Burma in 1987 -to video tape the drug overlord, General Khun Sa, naming the names of the U.S. +

When Lt. Col. James Bo Gritz returned to the Golden Triangle of Burma in 1987 +to video tape the drug overlord, General Khun Sa, naming the names of the U.S. officials who were the general's largest customers for heroin, he was startled to find that a two lane highway had been constructed in the 5 months since he was last there. This highway, which went right to the general's front door, @@ -2116,27 +2116,27 @@ smiling Thai ambassador has an accounting of every truck.

The importance of the discovery of this heroin highway lies in the fact that what had trickled out on the backs of horses and mules now flows out in 10 ton trucks. This highway, which is easily verifiable with satellite imaging, is -to this day denied by our government. When Col. Gritz's team lead Tom -Jerrills of CBS 20\20 in to meet with Khun Sa, none of the trucks seen in the +to this day denied by our government. When Col. Gritz's team lead Tom +Jerrills of CBS 20\20 in to meet with Khun Sa, none of the trucks seen in the Colonel's video tapes were seen by American viewers. There was even phoney footage of Jarrells riding on a mule and no shot of the Toyota pick)up that actually carried him there.

It so happens that the people associated with the Temple think there was a -narcotics connection. Fong Miller lost both her mother and daughter in the +narcotics connection. Fong Miller lost both her mother and daughter in the massacre. When I told her that I thought the Phoenix\Bangkok heroin connection factored into the slayings, her words were, "That is what we think also." Absolutely no speculation to this effect has surfaced in newspapers here.

Last year Phoenicians were shocked to find that the state government had -committed to a $30 million toxic waste incinerator which was well under +committed to a $30 million toxic waste incinerator which was well under construction by the time anyone learned of it. The selected management company, ENSCO, had an abysmal safety record everywhere they had existed.

In order to satisfy the public hearing requirement, a remote hearing site -located 40 miles outside Phoenix was selected. The deputies of Tom Agnos were -issued stun guns and pictures of GREENPEACE toxics expert, Brad Angel, and +located 40 miles outside Phoenix was selected. The deputies of Tom Agnos were +issued stun guns and pictures of GREENPEACE toxics expert, Brad Angel, and instructed to respond with "maximum force" to "environmental terrorism".

In order to further stifle public outcry, the high school auditorium was @@ -2146,386 +2146,386 @@ for them. TV viewers that night were horrified at the spectacle of a 65 year old lady being repeatedly zapped by the deputies with the stun guns. She was not even one of the environmentalists. This incident coupled with the arrests of the innocent Tucson kids would insure a speedy trip down the toilet for -Agnos and his top confederates in any other municipality in the nation.

+Agnos and his top confederates in any other municipality in the nation.

The previous sheriff distinguished himself by placing an ad in the classified section of the ARIZONA REPUBLIC for truck drivers, then busting two respondents for trucking cargos arranged by the sheriff. He also had one of his informers fly a plane load of marijuana in from Mexico so that he could have members of the press available at the landing site to witness the arrest -of those meeting the plane. He survived both incidents. Hopefully Agnos will +of those meeting the plane. He survived both incidents. Hopefully Agnos will not be as lucky.

The reader is probably asking how could such things happen. For the answer to -this we must do what Col. Fletcher Prouty advises, "Go back and examine the -beginnings." Arizona is Kemper Marley territory. Kemper Marley was the big +this we must do what Col. Fletcher Prouty advises, "Go back and examine the +beginnings." Arizona is Kemper Marley territory. Kemper Marley was the big man in Arizona.

-

In 1948 fifty two employees of Kemper Marley's Arizona liquor monopoly, UNITED -LIQUOR, went to prison on federal liquor violations, including Jim Hensley, -the father)in)law of Senator John McCain. Hensley was the General Manager of +

In 1948 fifty two employees of Kemper Marley's Arizona liquor monopoly, UNITED +LIQUOR, went to prison on federal liquor violations, including Jim Hensley, +the father)in)law of Senator John McCain. Hensley was the General Manager of UNITED LIQUOR. On the basis of this, some people might feel UNITED LIQUOR -could be described as organized crime. The slick attorney who kept Marley out -of this trial and out of prison and sent McCain's father)in)law to prison in -his place was William Rendquist )))) currently the Chief Justice of the U.S. +could be described as organized crime. The slick attorney who kept Marley out +of this trial and out of prison and sent McCain's father)in)law to prison in +his place was William Rendquist )))) currently the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court!

-

It was the judgement of this court that Jim Hensley would be prohibited from +

It was the judgement of this court that Jim Hensley would be prohibited from working in the liquor industry from then on. Of course such judgments meant -nothing to Marley. After Jim Hensley got out of prison, Marley arranged a +nothing to Marley. After Jim Hensley got out of prison, Marley arranged a BUDWIESSER distributorship for Hensley which is now in the hands of Senator -John McCain and reported to be worth $200 million.

+John McCain and reported to be worth $200 million.

The best source for an introduction to the environment of total corruption which exists in Arizona is THE ARIZONA PROJECT: HOW A TEAM OF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS GOT REVENGE ON DEADLINE. This expose was written by Michael Wendland who was part of the group called INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS that came to Phoenix in the aftermath of the car bombing of the ARIZONA -REPUBLIC's investigative reporter, Don Bolles. It was the conclusion of this -group that Marley, by far the wealthiest man in Arizona, was behind this +REPUBLIC's investigative reporter, Don Bolles. It was the conclusion of this +group that Marley, by far the wealthiest man in Arizona, was behind this murder.

-

There are many reasons to believe that Don Bolles was not killed because he +

There are many reasons to believe that Don Bolles was not killed because he was a white knight. When Bolles testified before the HOUSE ORGANIZED CRIME -COMMITTEE, he required immunity. Why? The best clue to his death lies in his -last words ))) "Adamson, EMPRISE the mafia". John Adamson was the hit man -contracted by the establishment attorney, Neal Roberts. EMPRISE was a dog +COMMITTEE, he required immunity. Why? The best clue to his death lies in his +last words ))) "Adamson, EMPRISE the mafia". John Adamson was the hit man +contracted by the establishment attorney, Neal Roberts. EMPRISE was a dog track interest which had changed its name from SPORTSERVICE. There existed the Maricopa County Superior Court Case # C)286651 SPORTSERVICE v. JARVIS, STEIGER which was available to anyone interested in the motive for this crime. Exhibits in this case allege that Bolles, who was visibly living beyond his means, was wheeling and dealing with the gangsters. Today the EMPRISE CORPORATION continues to flourish in Arizona under the name DELAWARE NORTH. -John McCain has been observed visiting the principals.

+John McCain has been observed visiting the principals.

A good companion reader to the ARIZONA PROJECT is THE LAST RAMPAGE OF GARY TYSON. Written by a journalism professor from the UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, this -book documents how top authorities in Arizona let Gary Tyson escape from +book documents how top authorities in Arizona let Gary Tyson escape from prison after he succeeded in carrying out a contract hit on another inmate, -Tony Sera. Sera was giving affidavits regarding the land fraud of Ned Warren. +Tony Sera. Sera was giving affidavits regarding the land fraud of Ned Warren. It is the thesis of this book that this contract was given by establishment -attorney, Neal Roberts, who was described in the ARIZONA PROJECT as the murder +attorney, Neal Roberts, who was described in the ARIZONA PROJECT as the murder broker in the Bolles killing.

According to intelligence sources of the Phoenix police, who prepared a -background profile of Kemper Marley the week following the Bolles murder, -Marley was at one time directly connected to the remnants of the old Al Capone +background profile of Kemper Marley the week following the Bolles murder, +Marley was at one time directly connected to the remnants of the old Al Capone mob, operating the TRANSAMERICA WIRE SERVICE. This betting service was -originally established in 1941 for Capone's heirs by Gus Greenbaum. Greenbaum +originally established in 1941 for Capone's heirs by Gus Greenbaum. Greenbaum was a Phoenix socialite seen at all the society balls in Phoenix, usually in -the company of the Barry Goldwaters and Harry Rosenzweigs. In 1958 Greenbaum +the company of the Barry Goldwaters and Harry Rosenzweigs. In 1958 Greenbaum and his wife were found dead in their bed )))) their throats cut. This inaugurated a series of grisly gangland)style slayings.

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When Marley died, July 1990, he owned 5 square miles of Carefree ))) the +

When Marley died, July 1990, he owned 5 square miles of Carefree ))) the highest priced real estate in Arizona. The smallest lot in this most exclusive township is zoned for one acre. By some coincidence the Tax -Accessors made the same mistake evaluating Marley's properties as he did on -Charlie Keating's properties. This oversight was saving Marley a million +Accessors made the same mistake evaluating Marley's properties as he did on +Charlie Keating's properties. This oversight was saving Marley a million dollars a year. Of course the official investigation showed no wrongdoing in either case.

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For the last 40 years Marley bankrolled Harry Rosenzweig who doled out -Marley's great wealth to a slate of Republican candidates who were almost -universally successful in obtaining high political office. Marley was able to +

For the last 40 years Marley bankrolled Harry Rosenzweig who doled out +Marley's great wealth to a slate of Republican candidates who were almost +universally successful in obtaining high political office. Marley was able to control the Democratic party as well. Every congressman and every senator in -Arizona currently owes his position to the Marley machine.

+Arizona currently owes his position to the Marley machine.

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Dennis DeConcini was facing a tough reelection in 1990, seeing as how he was +

Dennis DeConcini was facing a tough reelection in 1990, seeing as how he was nailed creaming off a cool $5 million with his family on an Arizona land deal dependent on the Senator's inside senatorial knowledge. The last thing in the -world the Republicans wanted was to loose DeConcini's seniority. Before any +world the Republicans wanted was to loose DeConcini's seniority. Before any other Republicans could announce, the party hierarchy formally announced their support for the weakest candidate that one could imagine. The opponent, Keith DeGreen, had ties to the Republican Party that were so weak he had not even voted in the last 2 elections.

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At one point Marley served as Chairman of the Board of the VALLEY NATIONAL -BANK. When Bugsy Siegel, on instructions from Meyer Lansky, built the +

At one point Marley served as Chairman of the Board of the VALLEY NATIONAL +BANK. When Bugsy Siegel, on instructions from Meyer Lansky, built the FLAMINGO CLUB, Las Vegas's first casino, the money was borrowed from the VALLEY NATIONAL BANK. Involvements in narcotics trafficking on the part of VALLEY NATIONAL BANK are hinted in the ARIZONA PROJECT.

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Al Lizanetz, who served as Kemper's public relations man for 25 years, is one +

Al Lizanetz, who served as Kemper's public relations man for 25 years, is one of the richest sources for background on the liquor magnate. The Bolles -murder was part of a package deal that was to include a hit on Lizanetz. -According to Lizanetz, the Marley machine placed the highest priority on +murder was part of a package deal that was to include a hit on Lizanetz. +According to Lizanetz, the Marley machine placed the highest priority on placing lawyers in all the key state and municipal positions. Former Attorney -General Bob Corbin, who accepted a $55,000 campaign contribution from Charles -Keating in a race where he was unopposed, worked for Marley (in the insurance +General Bob Corbin, who accepted a $55,000 campaign contribution from Charles +Keating in a race where he was unopposed, worked for Marley (in the insurance industry) in the 50s as did the preceding 2 AGs.

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Marley placed his people in the top positions of the Department of Public -Safety. The county prosecutor was also key to him. Lizanetz claims that -Marley recruited Eugene Pullium to come to Phoenix to start the ARIZONA -REPUBLIC/PHOENIX GAZZETT, the monopoly newspaper here which has succeeded in +

Marley placed his people in the top positions of the Department of Public +Safety. The county prosecutor was also key to him. Lizanetz claims that +Marley recruited Eugene Pullium to come to Phoenix to start the ARIZONA +REPUBLIC/PHOENIX GAZZETT, the monopoly newspaper here which has succeeded in covering up these matters. Pullium then started the PHOENIX 40 a group of the -largest business interests who virtually run the state. Eugene Pullium is the -grandfather of Dan Quayle. The ARIZONA REPUBLIC/PHOENIX GAZZETT together with -the INDIANAPOLIS STAR are reported to be worth $5 billion. Lizanetz claims -that Ned Warren, responsible for half a billion dollars of land fraud in -Arizona, was another agent of Kemper Marley.

+largest business interests who virtually run the state. Eugene Pullium is the +grandfather of Dan Quayle. The ARIZONA REPUBLIC/PHOENIX GAZZETT together with +the INDIANAPOLIS STAR are reported to be worth $5 billion. Lizanetz claims +that Ned Warren, responsible for half a billion dollars of land fraud in +Arizona, was another agent of Kemper Marley.

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Marley's mentor was Sam Bronfman, the progenitor of the SEAGRAMS empire. When -Bronfman visited Marley in Arizona he came in the company of Al Capone. -Lizanetz claims that Jack Ruby, assassin of Lee Harvey Oswald, was also on the -Bronfman payroll.

+

Marley's mentor was Sam Bronfman, the progenitor of the SEAGRAMS empire. When +Bronfman visited Marley in Arizona he came in the company of Al Capone. +Lizanetz claims that Jack Ruby, assassin of Lee Harvey Oswald, was also on the +Bronfman payroll.

Perhaps by now readers are beginning to understand how a phenomena like -Charles Keating could arise in such a political climate. It is not necessary -to mention how lavishly Keating paid off the local politicians. DeConcini -$72,000 ))) McCain $112,000 ))) a shopping center deal with McCain's wife that +Charles Keating could arise in such a political climate. It is not necessary +to mention how lavishly Keating paid off the local politicians. DeConcini +$72,000 ))) McCain $112,000 ))) a shopping center deal with McCain's wife that netted almost a half million in 6 months ))) a $200 million dollar unsecured -load to DeConcini's campaign manager, Ron Ober. This only scratches the +load to DeConcini's campaign manager, Ron Ober. This only scratches the surface. All cannot be told in so short an article. With this background let us examine more in more detail.

There is a certain law firm in Phoenix which includes as principals two former -Arizona U.S. Attorneys, Melvin Mcdonald and Mike Hawkins. One was appointed +Arizona U.S. Attorneys, Melvin Mcdonald and Mike Hawkins. One was appointed by Democrats and the other by Republicans )) giving them a lock on political -leverage here. Like Robert Peloquin, former head of the Organized Crime +leverage here. Like Robert Peloquin, former head of the Organized Crime Strike Force of the Justice Department, they learned quickly that they could -make 20 times as much money working for the criminals. Melvin McDonald was -chief council for Charles Keating. Whenever anything of particularly bad odor +make 20 times as much money working for the criminals. Melvin McDonald was +chief council for Charles Keating. Whenever anything of particularly bad odor needed to happen in Arizona one of these slimebags was called in.

A case in point was the scandal surrounding the sale of the BIG BOQUEUS RANCH to the Navajo nation. This matter was so stinky it called for the diligence -of Mike Hawkins and Melvin Mcdonald. It so happened that back in Washington -D.C. Dennis DeConcini and John McCain were getting heat from their colleagues -about all the swindles of the indian lands. As a matter of fact McCain and -DeConcini were leading the charge of these swindlers. Keating's acquisition +of Mike Hawkins and Melvin Mcdonald. It so happened that back in Washington +D.C. Dennis DeConcini and John McCain were getting heat from their colleagues +about all the swindles of the indian lands. As a matter of fact McCain and +DeConcini were leading the charge of these swindlers. Keating's acquisition of his Estrella property, in a round about way, involved a swindle of indian lands.

The definition of a politician: Anyone, who, when being tared and feathered and ridden out of town on a rail can make it appear as if they are leading a -parade. In true fashion, McCain and DeConcini, got themselves appointed -co)chairman of a senate investigative committee to delve into these crimes +parade. In true fashion, McCain and DeConcini, got themselves appointed +co)chairman of a senate investigative committee to delve into these crimes against the indians. Enter McDonald and Hawkins.

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The BIG BOQUEUS RANCH was purchased in the mourning by developers Bud Brown +

The BIG BOQUEUS RANCH was purchased in the mourning by developers Bud Brown and his partner for $19 million and sold that afternoon for $27 million to -Tribal Chief Peter McDonald (no relation) on behalf of the Navajo nation. Bud +Tribal Chief Peter McDonald (no relation) on behalf of the Navajo nation. Bud Brown and his partner made a quick $8 million. In order to explore this -corruption, McCain and DeConcini granted immunity to Bud Brown and his partner +corruption, McCain and DeConcini granted immunity to Bud Brown and his partner so that they could give testimony about the $10,000 and the BMW that they gave as a bribe to the corrupt indian chief. Meanwhile the ARIZONA REPUBLIC -repeatedly hammered the indian chief day after day while not mentioning Bud +repeatedly hammered the indian chief day after day while not mentioning Bud Brown. The indian chief was removed from office. The Pulitzer Prize winning -journalist, Tom Fitzpatric, in a Feb. 15, 1989 NEW TIMES article called this +journalist, Tom Fitzpatric, in a Feb. 15, 1989 NEW TIMES article called this "the best real estate deal between white men and red men since the purchase of Manhattan."

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Another example is the Bartel Cocaine case. Dr. William Bartel was caught -with 81 pounds of cocaine after police observed him meeting with Stan Akers, -Jr., a notorious cocaine broker. Akers was the son of the former Arizona +

Another example is the Bartel Cocaine case. Dr. William Bartel was caught +with 81 pounds of cocaine after police observed him meeting with Stan Akers, +Jr., a notorious cocaine broker. Akers was the son of the former Arizona Speaker of the House of Representatives. Here is an example of how the -narcotics industry is politically protected in Arizona. Akers was previously +narcotics industry is politically protected in Arizona. Akers was previously convicted of possession of 6 pounds of cocaine and sentenced to 5 years in -prison. After being sentenced, Akers told the D.A. he would testify about the -unsolved drug murder of Greg Case which he had witnessed. On Akers' testimony -Paul Brookover was sent to prison and Akers walked free. Knowledgeable people -close to this case believe Akers ordered the hit.

+prison. After being sentenced, Akers told the D.A. he would testify about the +unsolved drug murder of Greg Case which he had witnessed. On Akers' testimony +Paul Brookover was sent to prison and Akers walked free. Knowledgeable people +close to this case believe Akers ordered the hit.

The police found $3 million in bonds in the safe deposit box of Dr. Bartel. -Bartel's father)in)law, Al Burke, came forward to claim that the $3 million +Bartel's father)in)law, Al Burke, came forward to claim that the $3 million was his and that his son)in)law was only keeping it safe for him. Naturally -Burke retained former U.S. Attorney, Mike Hawkins, to represent him in this +Burke retained former U.S. Attorney, Mike Hawkins, to represent him in this matter and in a few days the U.S. Attorney's office "returned" the bonds. Anyone having to establish their financial affairs for the IRS over a 20 year period knows that this can not be done in a few days.

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Like the saber toothed tiger, the Kemper Marley machine will die of its own +

Like the saber toothed tiger, the Kemper Marley machine will die of its own success. Having harnessed all of society's watch dogs on its tightly held leash there remains no restraint upon the unbounded greed of its members. Eventually it will be beyond the powers of the ARIZONA REPUBLIC to keep -matters covered up. The largess of Charles Keating pushed greed past the +matters covered up. The largess of Charles Keating pushed greed past the point of no return. This accelerating stealing contest can have only one conclusion. Some day soon the voters of Arizona will take possession of the -government here. They came very close to doing this with Governor Ev Mecham.

+government here. They came very close to doing this with Governor Ev Mecham.

For the documentation upon which this article relies send a $10 check or money -order payable to INTELLIGENCE CONNECTION, 6950 East Continental, Scottsdale, +order payable to INTELLIGENCE CONNECTION, 6950 East Continental, Scottsdale, Arizona 85257.

THE DEATH OF THE KEMPER MARLEY MACHINE

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In 1948 fifty two employees of Kemper Marley's Arizona liquor monopoly, UNITED -LIQUOR, went to prison on federal liquor violations, including Jim Hensley, -the father)in)law of Senator John McCain. Hensley was the general manager of +

In 1948 fifty two employees of Kemper Marley's Arizona liquor monopoly, UNITED +LIQUOR, went to prison on federal liquor violations, including Jim Hensley, +the father)in)law of Senator John McCain. Hensley was the general manager of UNITED LIQUOR. On the basis of this some people might feel UNITED LIQUOR -could be described as organized crime. The slick attorney who kept Marley out -of this trial and sent McCain's father)in)law to prison in his place was -William Rendquist )))) currently the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court!

+could be described as organized crime. The slick attorney who kept Marley out +of this trial and sent McCain's father)in)law to prison in his place was +William Rendquist )))) currently the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court!

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It was the judgement of the court that Jim Hensley would be prohibited from +

It was the judgement of the court that Jim Hensley would be prohibited from working in the liquor industry ever again. Of course such judgments meant -nothing to Marley. When Jim Hensley got out of prison Marley arranged a +nothing to Marley. When Jim Hensley got out of prison Marley arranged a BUDWIESSER distributorship for Hensley which is now in the hands of John -McCain and reported to be worth $200 million.

+McCain and reported to be worth $200 million.

The best source for an introduction to the environment of total corruption in Arizona is THE ARIZONA PROJECT: HOW A TEAM OF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS GOT -REVENGE ON DEADLINE, a book written by Michael Wendland. Wendland was part of +REVENGE ON DEADLINE, a book written by Michael Wendland. Wendland was part of the group called INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS who came to Phoenix in the wake of the car bombing of the ARIZONA REPUBLIC's investigative reporter, -Don Bolles. It was the conclusion of this group that Marley, by far the +Don Bolles. It was the conclusion of this group that Marley, by far the wealthiest man in Arizona, was behind this murder.

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There are many reasons to believe that Don Bolles was not killed because he +

There are many reasons to believe that Don Bolles was not killed because he was a white knight. When Bolles testified before the HOUSE ORGANIZED CRIME -COMMITTEE he required immunity. Why? The best clue to his death lies in his -last words ))) "Adamson, EMPRISE the mafia". John Adamson was the hit man -arranged by the establishment attorney, Neal Roberts. EMPRISE was a dog track +COMMITTEE he required immunity. Why? The best clue to his death lies in his +last words ))) "Adamson, EMPRISE the mafia". John Adamson was the hit man +arranged by the establishment attorney, Neal Roberts. EMPRISE was a dog track interest which had changed its name from SPORTSERVICE. There was a court case -#xxxxxx SPORTSERVICE V JARVIS STIEGER available to anyone interested in the +#xxxxxx SPORTSERVICE V JARVIS STIEGER available to anyone interested in the motive which contained all the plausible reasons for this hit. Exhibits in this case aligadge that Bolles, who was visibly living beyond his means, was wheeling and dealing with the gangsters.

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A good companion reader to this is THE LAST RAMPAGE OF GARY TYSON. Written by +

A good companion reader to this is THE LAST RAMPAGE OF GARY TYSON. Written by a journalism professor from the UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, this book documents how -authorities here let Tyson escape from prison after he succeeded in carrying -out a contract on another inmate, Tony Sera, who was giving affidavits -regarding the land fraud of Ned Warren. It is the thesis of this book that -this contract was given by establishment attorney, Neal Roberts, who was +authorities here let Tyson escape from prison after he succeeded in carrying +out a contract on another inmate, Tony Sera, who was giving affidavits +regarding the land fraud of Ned Warren. It is the thesis of this book that +this contract was given by establishment attorney, Neal Roberts, who was described in the ARIZONA PROJECT as the murder broker in the Bolles killing.

According to intelligence sources of the Phoenix police, who prepared a -background profile of Kemper Marley the week followingT h) Tthe Bolles murder, -Marley was at one time directly connected to the remnants of the old Al Capone +background profile of Kemper Marley the week followingT h) Tthe Bolles murder, +Marley was at one time directly connected to the remnants of the old Al Capone mob, operating the TRANSAMERICA WIRE SERVICE. This betting service was -originally established in 1941 for Capone's heirs by Gus Greenbaum. Greenbaum +originally established in 1941 for Capone's heirs by Gus Greenbaum. Greenbaum was a Phoenix socialite seen at all the society balls in Phoenix, usually in -the company of the Barry Goldwaters and Harry Rosenzweigs. In 1958 Greenbaum +the company of the Barry Goldwaters and Harry Rosenzweigs. In 1958 Greenbaum and his wife were found dead in their bed )))) their throats cut. This inaugurated a series of grisly gangland)style slayings here.

-

When Marley died July 1990 his wealth was considered to be second only to Fife -Symington who was a new comer to Arizona. Marley owned 5 square miles of +

When Marley died July 1990 his wealth was considered to be second only to Fife +Symington who was a new comer to Arizona. Marley owned 5 square miles of Carefree ))) the highest priced real estate in Arizona. The smallest lot in this most exclusive township is zoned for one acre. By some coincidence the -Tax Accessors made the same mistakes evaluating Marley's properties as he did -on Charlie Keating's properties. This oversight was saving Marley a million +Tax Accessors made the same mistakes evaluating Marley's properties as he did +on Charlie Keating's properties. This oversight was saving Marley a million dollars a year. Of course the official investigation showed no wrongdoing in either case.

-

For the last 40 years Marley bankrolled Harry Rosenzweig who doled out -Marley's great wealth to a slate of Republican candidates who were almost -universally successful in obtaining high political office. Marley was able to +

For the last 40 years Marley bankrolled Harry Rosenzweig who doled out +Marley's great wealth to a slate of Republican candidates who were almost +universally successful in obtaining high political office. Marley was able to control the Democratic party as well. Every congressman and every senator in -Arizona currently owes his position to the Marley machine. Dennis DeConcini +Arizona currently owes his position to the Marley machine. Dennis DeConcini was facing a tough reelection in 1990 seeing as how he was nailed creaming off a cool $5 million with his family on a land deal dependent on the Senator's inside senatorial knowledge. The last thing in the world the Republicans -wanted was to loose DeConcini's seniority. Before any other Republicans could +wanted was to loose DeConcini's seniority. Before any other Republicans could announce the party hierarchy formally announced their support for the weakest -candidate that one could imagine. Keith DeGreen had ties to the Republican +candidate that one could imagine. Keith DeGreen had ties to the Republican party that were so weak he had not even voted in the last 2 election ))) and this was a senate race!

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At one point Marley served as Chairman of the Board of the VALLEY NATIONAL -BANK. When Bugsy Siegel, on instructions from Meyer Lansky, built the +

At one point Marley served as Chairman of the Board of the VALLEY NATIONAL +BANK. When Bugsy Siegel, on instructions from Meyer Lansky, built the FLAMINGO CLUB, Las Vegas's first casino, the money was borrowed from the VALLEY NATIONAL BANK (VNB). Involvements in narcotics trafficking on the part of VNB are hinted in the ARIZONA PROJECT.

-

Al Lizanetz, who served as Kemper's public relations man for 20 years is one +

Al Lizanetz, who served as Kemper's public relations man for 20 years is one of the richest sources for background on the liquor magnate. The Bolles -murder was part of a package deal that was to include a hit on Lizanetz. -According to Lizanetz, the Marley machine placed the highest priority on +murder was part of a package deal that was to include a hit on Lizanetz. +According to Lizanetz, the Marley machine placed the highest priority on placing lawyers in all the key state and municipal positions. Former Attorney -General Bob Corbin, who accepted a $55,000 campaign contribution from Charles -Keating in a race where he was unopposed, worked for Marley in the insurance +General Bob Corbin, who accepted a $55,000 campaign contribution from Charles +Keating in a race where he was unopposed, worked for Marley in the insurance industry in the 50s.

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Marley placed his people in the top positions of the DepartmentT h) Tof Public -Safety. The county prosecutor was also key to him. Lizanetz claims that -Marley recruited Eugene Pullium to come to Phoenix to start the ARIZONA -REPUBLIC/PHOENIX GAZZETT, the monopoly newspaper here which has succeeded in +

Marley placed his people in the top positions of the DepartmentT h) Tof Public +Safety. The county prosecutor was also key to him. Lizanetz claims that +Marley recruited Eugene Pullium to come to Phoenix to start the ARIZONA +REPUBLIC/PHOENIX GAZZETT, the monopoly newspaper here which has succeeded in covering up these matters. Pullium then started the PHOENIX 40 a group of the -largest business interests who virtually run the state. Eugene Pullium is the -grandfather of Dan Quayle. Dan Quayle grew up in Paradise Valley next door to -Robert Welsh, the founder of the JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY. The ARIZONA +largest business interests who virtually run the state. Eugene Pullium is the +grandfather of Dan Quayle. Dan Quayle grew up in Paradise Valley next door to +Robert Welsh, the founder of the JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY. The ARIZONA REPUBLIC/PHOENIX together with the INDIANAPOLIS STAR are reported to be worth $5 billion.

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Marley's mentor was Sam Braufman, the progenitor of the SEAGRAMS empire. When -Braufman visited Marley in Arizona he came in the company of Al Capone. -Lizanetz claims that Jack Ruby, assassin of Lee Harvey Oswald, was also on the +

Marley's mentor was Sam Braufman, the progenitor of the SEAGRAMS empire. When +Braufman visited Marley in Arizona he came in the company of Al Capone. +Lizanetz claims that Jack Ruby, assassin of Lee Harvey Oswald, was also on the Braufman payroll.

Perhaps by now readers are beginning to understand how a phenomena like -Charles Keating could arise in such a climate. I don't need to mention how -lavishly Keating paid off the local politicians here. DeConcini $72,000. -McCain $112,000. A shopping center deal with McCain's wife that netted almost +Charles Keating could arise in such a climate. I don't need to mention how +lavishly Keating paid off the local politicians here. DeConcini $72,000. +McCain $112,000. A shopping center deal with McCain's wife that netted almost a half million in 6 months. A $200 million dollar unsecured load to -DeConcini's campaign manager, Ron Ober. This only scratches the surface. All +DeConcini's campaign manager, Ron Ober. This only scratches the surface. All cannot be told is so short an article. With this as background let me now provide some detail.

There is a certain law firm which includes as principals two former Arizona -U.S. Attorneys, Melvin Mcdonald and Mike Hawkins. One man was appointed by +U.S. Attorneys, Melvin Mcdonald and Mike Hawkins. One man was appointed by Democrats and the other by Republicans giving them a lock on political -leverage here. Like Robert Peloquin, former head of the Organized Crime +leverage here. Like Robert Peloquin, former head of the Organized Crime Strike Force of the Justice Department they learned that they could make 20 -times as much money working for the criminals. Melvin McDonald was the chief -council for Charles Keating. When ever anything of particularly bad odor +times as much money working for the criminals. Melvin McDonald was the chief +council for Charles Keating. When ever anything of particularly bad odor needs to happen one of these slimebags is called in.

A case in point was the scandal surrounding the sale of the BIG BOQUES RANCH to the Navajo nation. This matter was so stinky it called for the diligence -of both Mike Hawkins and Melvin Mcdonald. It so happened that back in -Washington D.C. Dennis DeConcini and John McCain were getting heat from their +of both Mike Hawkins and Melvin Mcdonald. It so happened that back in +Washington D.C. Dennis DeConcini and John McCain were getting heat from their colleagues about all the swindles of the indian lands. As a matter of fact -McCain and DeConcini were leading the charge of the swindlers. Keating's +McCain and DeConcini were leading the charge of the swindlers. Keating's acquisition of his Estrella property in a round about way involved a swindle of indian lands.

The definition of a politician: Anyone who, when they are being tared and feathered and ridden out of town on a rail can make it appear as if they are -leading a parade. In true fashion, McCain and DeConcini, got themselves -appointed co)chairman of a senate investigative committee to delve into these +leading a parade. In true fashion, McCain and DeConcini, got themselves +appointed co)chairman of a senate investigative committee to delve into these crimes against the indians. Enter McDonald and Hawkins. The big Boq ranch -was purchased in the mourning by developers Bud Brown and his partnerT h) Tfor -$19 million and sold that afternoon for $27 million to Peter McDonald (no -relation to Melvin) on behalf of the Navajo nation. Bud Brown and his partner -made a quick $8 million. In order to explore this corruption, McCain and -DeConcini granted immunity to Bud Brown and his partner so that they could +was purchased in the mourning by developers Bud Brown and his partnerT h) Tfor +$19 million and sold that afternoon for $27 million to Peter McDonald (no +relation to Melvin) on behalf of the Navajo nation. Bud Brown and his partner +made a quick $8 million. In order to explore this corruption, McCain and +DeConcini granted immunity to Bud Brown and his partner so that they could give testimony about the $10,000 and the BMW that gave as a bribe to the -corrupt indian chief. Meanwhile the ARIZONA REPUBLIC repeatedly hammered the -indian chief day after day while not mentioning Bud Brown. The Pulitzer Prize -winning journalist, Tom Fitzpatric, in a Feb. 15, 1989 NEW TIMES article +corrupt indian chief. Meanwhile the ARIZONA REPUBLIC repeatedly hammered the +indian chief day after day while not mentioning Bud Brown. The Pulitzer Prize +winning journalist, Tom Fitzpatric, in a Feb. 15, 1989 NEW TIMES article called this "the best real estate deal between white men and red men since the purchase of Manhattan."

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Another example is the Bartel Cocaine case. Dr. William Bartel was caught -with 81 pounds of cocaine after police observed him meeting with Stan Akers, -Jr., a notorious cocaine broker here. Akers was the son of the former Arizona +

Another example is the Bartel Cocaine case. Dr. William Bartel was caught +with 81 pounds of cocaine after police observed him meeting with Stan Akers, +Jr., a notorious cocaine broker here. Akers was the son of the former Arizona Speaker of the House of Representatives. As an example of how the narcotics -industry is politically protected Akers was convicted of possession of 6 +industry is politically protected Akers was convicted of possession of 6 pounds of cocaine and sentenced to 5 years in prison. After being sentenced, -Akers told the D.A. he would testify about an unsolved drug murder of Greg -Case which he had witnessed. On Akers' testimony Paul Brookover was sent to -prison and Akers walked free. Knowledgeable people close to this case believe -Akers ordered the hit.

+Akers told the D.A. he would testify about an unsolved drug murder of Greg +Case which he had witnessed. On Akers' testimony Paul Brookover was sent to +prison and Akers walked free. Knowledgeable people close to this case believe +Akers ordered the hit.

The police found $3 million in bonds in the safe deposit box of Dr. Bartel. -Bartel's father)in)law, Al Burke, came forward to claim that the $3 million +Bartel's father)in)law, Al Burke, came forward to claim that the $3 million was his and that his son)in)law was only keeping it safe for him. Naturally -Burke retained former U.S. Attorney, Mike Hawkins to represent him in this +Burke retained former U.S. Attorney, Mike Hawkins to represent him in this matter and in a few days the U.S. Attorney's office "returned" the bonds. Anyone having to establish their financial affairs for the IRS over a 20 year period knows that this can not be done in a few days.

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I spoke with Jim Lacey, Assistant U.S. Attorney responsible for all +

I spoke with Jim Lacey, Assistant U.S. Attorney responsible for all prosecutions of large narcotics cases in Arizona. He admitted the irregularities of the AMERICA WEST pilots case and the $300 million dollars LAGUANA ARMY AIR FORCE BASE cocaine incident. He expressed his regret that the statute of limitations had run out. Checking the dates I find that there is still 8 weeks before these cases are dead. If the U.S. Attorney's office -will not respond I propose empaneling a Citizen's Investigative Committee.

+will not respond I propose empaneling a Citizen's Investigative Committee.

A good example

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We are engaged in a silent war. Those waging this brutal conflict have not the decency to inform their victims ))) who include ourselves and - almost everyone we know. Their standard bearers include George Bush and - David Rockefeller. As the high priced professional liars in the mass - media assure us all is well, the common people of the world are being + almost everyone we know. Their standard bearers include George Bush and + David Rockefeller. As the high priced professional liars in the mass + media assure us all is well, the common people of the world are being crushed ))) like foot soldiers over run by a panzer division.

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Intelligence Connection 6950 E. Continental Blvd Ste. 7000 - Scottsdale AZ 85257

+ Scottsdale AZ 85257

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/govt-imp.xml b/pythonCode/output/govt-imp.xml index 51e183b..af9b70b 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/govt-imp.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/govt-imp.xml @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ thanks to microelectronics - here is such a policeman. Start with the kids and the obviously dangerous and then slowly find reasons to expand the coverage - 'security' being a great catch-all reason. [NOT ME FOLKS! THE FIRST PERSON TO TRY TO ENFORCE THIS UPON ME OR MINE WILL -BE SURPRISED AT THE RECEPTION THAT PERSON WILL RECEIVE....FREEDOM!!!!!]

+BE SURPRISED AT THE RECEPTION THAT PERSON WILL RECEIVE....FREEDOM!!!!!]

Wake-up and smell the coffee people ... technology has made the aspiring totalitarians job easy !

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ and smelling the coffee for a long, LONG time.

The electronic monitoring chip idea was proposed by the gun controllers- anti-RKBA community many years ago. Just recently in a Chicago Tribune -column by the fool Clarence Page, an editor(?), it showed up again. +column by the fool Clarence Page, an editor(?), it showed up again. The anti-RKBA never quits dreaming of new ways to destroy the RKBA of the masses.

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ some medical groups such as pediatricians to endorse ballistic weapons bans, up to and including BB guns.

These have the effect of gun control activists masquerating as "concerned -citizens" passing Bill of Right Free Zones i.e. Gun Free School Zones +citizens" passing Bill of Right Free Zones i.e. Gun Free School Zones and "Child-Firearm-Safety" laws i.e. you are defacto negligent if a child accidentally shoots another, since the child used your gun and "Make-Your-Weapon-Useless-Trigger-Lock" laws. Of course, the ultimate diff --git a/pythonCode/output/gravac.xml b/pythonCode/output/gravac.xml index 8d9f9b3..0361bf8 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/gravac.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/gravac.xml @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ by - Stephen Paul Goodfellow + Stephen Paul Goodfellow 1987 @@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ CONTENT: Rudiments of the dynamic GRAVAC Cycle 8 - Helioseismology - The Ring of Truth 9 + Helioseismology - The Ring of Truth 9 Related Natural Phenomena 9 - Mr. Science & the Breezy Room 10 + Mr. Science & the Breezy Room 10 Nature's Gravity Wells 10 @@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ arms out and slowing down.(15) HELIOSEISMOLOGY - THE RING OF TRUTH -A whole new science has recently sprung up called Helioseismology. It +A whole new science has recently sprung up called Helioseismology. It has been observed that the Sun vibrates, rather like a bell. It is presently believed that solar resonances are propagated acoustically from the Sun's core.(16) @@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ the oscillations produced by an acoustic speaker. A blind-folded person would be hard pressed to tell whether he is being addressed directly or via a speaker. -The same is true for Helioseismology; the observer is blind to the +The same is true for Helioseismology; the observer is blind to the interior and so the information is interpreted in the light of present concepts of solar theory. Helioseismologists have discovered a condition in the Sun's shallower @@ -451,17 +451,17 @@ MR. SCIENCE & THE BREEZY ROOM I have constructed a very special room. Its design allows for a flow of air through the ceiling and floor of the room. It has no windows and whoever is inside is unable to make any exterior observations. As -with Einstein's famous accelerating rocket,(21) the observer is free +with Einstein's famous accelerating rocket,(21) the observer is free to draw conclusions from any phenomena that take place in the room, but he is unaware of the exterior environment. We now place a fan above the roof of the room which forces air -downwards. Air flows through the room and Mr. Science takes note. +downwards. Air flows through the room and Mr. Science takes note. The room is now placed on a high tower some distance above the Earth. Imagine that we now pile an enormous quantity of air above the tower. Due to the Earths gravitational attraction which causes the atmosphere 'hug' the planet, the air will flow back towards the Earth and regain its composure. -In doing so, the air will also flow through Mr. Science's room - he +In doing so, the air will also flow through Mr. Science's room - he takes note. When asked about the nature of the two experiments, he tells us that @@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ he believes them to be identical - a flow of air from top to bottom. He is unaware that the first experiment was the result of pressure; nor does he know that the second experiment was caused by gravity. He therefore concludes that the nature of the force that propelled the -air through the room was the same in both instances; to Mr. Science, +air through the room was the same in both instances; to Mr. Science, pressure_and_gravity_are_identical! @@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ It is quite possible that no one will remember my prediction when verified, but that is of no consequence. The origin of an idea is of no importance; time bleaches the pages of history, names are eventually forgotten in the haze of time and no one is remembered for -very long. I suspect Nietzsche is wrong when he writes that the only +very long. I suspect Nietzsche is wrong when he writes that the only things remembered are written in blood and stone. Overall, humankinds collective memory is quite short and so it is only the concepts that become indispensable and fundamental to the survival of our species @@ -684,30 +684,30 @@ Stephen Goodfellow, 146 Farrand Park, Highland Park, MI 48023 CREDITS I would like to thank the following people who have taken the time to -correspond or talk with me. Walter Kauppila, Physics Professor at -Wayne State University. Dr. Favro, W.S.U. Professor Chen, Professor of +correspond or talk with me. Walter Kauppila, Physics Professor at +Wayne State University. Dr. Favro, W.S.U. Professor Chen, Professor of astronomy, W.S.U. Professor Teske, Physics, University of Michigan. -Jim Thele, Electrical Technician at G.M. Greg Menovick, Mathematics, -W.S.U. Professor Wadehra, University of Michigan. Professor Cowley, +Jim Thele, Electrical Technician at G.M. Greg Menovick, Mathematics, +W.S.U. Professor Wadehra, University of Michigan. Professor Cowley, Physics & Astronomy, Wayne State University. Greenberg, Editor of -Kronos Journal. Leslie Leifer, Chemistry, Mich. Tech, Univ. Special -thanks to Dr. Raymond Davis of Brookhaven National Laboratory for his +Kronos Journal. Leslie Leifer, Chemistry, Mich. Tech, Univ. Special +thanks to Dr. Raymond Davis of Brookhaven National Laboratory for his research. -Thanks to my Brother, Justin Meilgaard, for helping me with this -pamphlet. I also thank Bill Haus, Allan Franklin, Ralph Franklin, -Janis Lewitt, Dennis Lamberis, Jackie Jablonski, for teaching me how -to think. Special thanks to Lowell Boileau and Marvin Reili to whom I +Thanks to my Brother, Justin Meilgaard, for helping me with this +pamphlet. I also thank Bill Haus, Allan Franklin, Ralph Franklin, +Janis Lewitt, Dennis Lamberis, Jackie Jablonski, for teaching me how +to think. Special thanks to Lowell Boileau and Marvin Reili to whom I owe the existence of this paper, and who have taken the brunt of my 'off the wall' ideas with immeasurable patience. REFERENCES -(1) "Gravity" by George Gamow, Doubleday Publishers 1962, p.138 +(1) "Gravity" by George Gamow, Doubleday Publishers 1962, p.138 (2) "Realm of the Universe" by George O. Abell, Saunders Pub. 1980. pp.285-86 (3) The concept of neutrinos passing through the Sun is confirmed by - conversation with Professor Wadehra from University of Michigan, - dept. of Astrophysics (1/21/85) Prof. Wadehra also agreed that it + conversation with Professor Wadehra from University of Michigan, + dept. of Astrophysics (1/21/85) Prof. Wadehra also agreed that it is hypothetically possible to determine: (a) The source of a neutrino; the angle of neutrino approach can be determined by collision, and (b) A neutrino's energy level can be determined. @@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ REFERENCES higher energy even though it originates from a star which is occulted by the Sun.) (4) See "Sun," Encyclopedia Britannica, 1980, vol.17, p.178. -(5) Encyclopedia Britannica, "Science and the Future" Year Book, +(5) Encyclopedia Britannica, "Science and the Future" Year Book, 1983; 'The phantom Neutrino' by James S. Trefil, p.224 (6) News Notes, Sky & Telescope December issue, 1984 p.506 (7) "Sunspots" 1979 by R. J. Bray and R. E. Loughhead. Dover @@ -726,15 +726,15 @@ REFERENCES York, p.26. "Astrophysical Quantities" 1973 by C.W. Allen, 3rd ed. The Athlone Press, Univ. of London; p.265. -(10) "Solid Clues" 1985 by Gerald Feinburg, Simon & Schuster pub. p.23 +(10) "Solid Clues" 1985 by Gerald Feinburg, Simon & Schuster pub. p.23 (11) "The ABC of Plasma" Fusion Magazine, by Riemannian, Nov. 1978 -(12) "Dictionary of Science" 1986 Barnhart Books, p.502 +(12) "Dictionary of Science" 1986 Barnhart Books, p.502 (13) "The ABC of Plasma" Fusion Magazine, by Riemannian, Nov.1978p.42. (14) "Realm of the Universe"1980 by George O. Abell, Saunders Publication p.222 (15) "Design of the Universe" by Fritz Kahn, Klein Publishers, New York 1954 pp. 207-208. -(16) Scientific American, Sept. 1985 "Helioseismology" (Article,) John +(16) Scientific American, Sept. 1985 "Helioseismology" (Article,) John W. Leibacher, Robers W. Noyes, Juri Toomre, Roger K. Ulrich; p.48-57. (17) "A New Sun" by John A. Eddy, NASA 1979 (SP-402); p.27. @@ -743,9 +743,9 @@ REFERENCES "The Body" 1985 Anthony Smith, Pelican Books, 'The Ear.' (20) Encyclopedia Britannica 1980 vol.1, 'Heavier-than-air craft,' pp.372-383 -(21) "Gravity" by George Gamow, Doubleday Publishers 1962, p.118 +(21) "Gravity" by George Gamow, Doubleday Publishers 1962, p.118 (22) Encyclopedia Britannica 1980 vol. 9, 'Hurricanes and Typhoons' p.63 Scientific American 1964 vol.211, 'Experiments in Hurricane Modification' by R.H. Simpson and Joanne S. Malkus, pp.27-37 - (23) "Principles of Cosmology" 1978, by Michael Berry, Cambridge Univ. Press, London; p.17.

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You are probably thinking, "how can gravity possibly be resonant?" This is -a good question. As discovered by Thomas Townsend Brown, electricity is +a good question. As discovered by Thomas Townsend Brown, electricity is directly related to gravity (see his U.S. patents 1,974,483, 3,187,206 in particular.) If this is so, it is most likely a vectorial relationship (law of opposites), and since there is already an electromagnetic vector (2 @@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ waves (see Bearden, Thomas E. "Toward a new electromagnetics: part IV: vectors and mechanisms clarified. Tesla Book Co., Millbrae, California, 1983. This work, however, fails to mention gravity waves, although it does mention controlling gravity), there are also scalar gravitic waves (see Ford, L.H and -A. Vilenkin. "A gravitational analogue of the Aharanov-Bohm effect." Journal of -Physics A. Mathematical, Nuclear, and General. (Great Britan). 14(9), Sep. +A. Vilenkin. "A gravitational analogue of the Aharanov-Bohm effect." Journal of +Physics A. Mathematical, Nuclear, and General. (Great Britan). 14(9), Sep. 1981. p. 2353-2357.)

______________________________________________________________________________ @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ come by anything helpful. The only good sources of information are some small mail order book stores, and no one store has everything. One example of publicized experimental proof is the information regarding the largely ignored bierfield brown effect, whereby gravity can be nullified and even reversed due -to electric charge (see Thomas Townsend Brown, Above patents), and the book on +to electric charge (see Thomas Townsend Brown, Above patents), and the book on the philidelphia experiment (and NOT THE MOVIE! The movie was fiction, the book is an attempt to analyze what little fact is known.) The true philidelphia experiment, if it actually occured, used a navy ship degausser modified to act @@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ ______________________________________________________________________________ / / / / / // / / / | | | | _____ | | | | \ \ \ \\ \ \ \ \ / / / / / / | | | | _______/*****\_______ | | | | \ \ \ \ \ | | | | | | ______/*******=======*******\_______ | | | | | - Plastic Donut ---|*******=====================*******| | | | | | + Plastic Donut ---|*******=====================*******| | | | | | (hidden by wire)| |*******=====================*******| | | | | | | | | | | | ------\***** <-\ ======*****/------- | | | | | \ \ \ \ \ \ | | | | -----\ \ === /----- | | | | / / / / / @@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ your subjective reality!

ݰ 10-22-89 The PIRATES' HOLLOW @@ ݰ Gfile Distribution Center / MASS Megs @@ ݰ 415/236/2371 RoR - Alucard 415/236/2371 @@ - ݰ Sysops: Doctor Murdock ~ Sir Death ~ Dark Nite ~ Ratsnatcher @@ + ݰ Sysops: Doctor Murdock ~ Sir Death ~ Dark Nite ~ Ratsnatcher @@ ݰShawn-Da-Lay Boy Production Inc. The Electric Pub : 415/236/4380@@ ݰ@@@@ The Gates of Hell are open Night and Day; @@@@@@ ݱ@@ @ Smooth is the Descent and Easy is the Way @ @@@@ diff --git a/pythonCode/output/gun-ctrl.xml b/pythonCode/output/gun-ctrl.xml index 2c38240..18f0446 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/gun-ctrl.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/gun-ctrl.xml @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ for the actions of their rulers.

And what is their attitude toward their fellow citizens who are caught violating the rules and regulations? Again, either meekness or fervent support of their rulers. After all, what -was the reaction to the conviction of Michael Milken for +was the reaction to the conviction of Michael Milken for violating such ridiculous economic regulations that even King George would have been embarrassed? "He got what's coming to him--he shouldn't have made so much money anyway!" And to @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ in opposition to his government. This is why the gun owners of California might ultimately go down in history as among the greatest and most courageous patriots of our time.

-

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of +

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation. ------------------------------------------------------------ diff --git a/pythonCode/output/gvtscrcy.xml b/pythonCode/output/gvtscrcy.xml index d333353..62b432f 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/gvtscrcy.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/gvtscrcy.xml @@ -1,21 +1,21 @@

THE GOVERNMENT'S MANIA FOR SECRECY - President Ronald Reagan nicknamed 1987 "The Year of the -Reader," but throughout 1987 the Reagan administration outdid + President Ronald Reagan nicknamed 1987 "The Year of the +Reader," but throughout 1987 the Reagan administration outdid itself in its efforts to control, interpret, manipulate, disinform, and censor all forms of information. - Typical of the Reagan administration's effort to control its + Typical of the Reagan administration's effort to control its own destiny and the nation's history was the Justice Department -memorandum that could enable Reagan to control the history of his +memorandum that could enable Reagan to control the history of his involvement in the Iran-contra scandal. The administration is seeking to overturn a 1986 federal court ruling that limited -Nixon's right to block the release of his White House papers. The +Nixon's right to block the release of his White House papers. The Justice Department memorandum, filed in a lawsuit, would allow -Nixon to withdraw any documentation he though should be -suppressed. In effect, this would put Nixon in control of U.S. -history between 1968 and 1974. If Nixon wins, it will pave the way -for Reagan to determine official U.S. history from 1980 to 1988. - While alarming, this is only one small example of Reagan's +Nixon to withdraw any documentation he though should be +suppressed. In effect, this would put Nixon in control of U.S. +history between 1968 and 1974. If Nixon wins, it will pave the way +for Reagan to determine official U.S. history from 1980 to 1988. + While alarming, this is only one small example of Reagan's mania for secrecy. Following are the reports of three groups that tried to warn us about what was happening. @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ toxic wastes to occupational hazards, from new technology to the health of our children." THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. This group -issued an alert about how the Reagan administration and its +issued an alert about how the Reagan administration and its supporters restrict public access to government information. The 50-page report lists 135 specific actions that have occurred since 1981, including threatened prosecution of the press publishing @@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ of lie detectors. THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. The latest edition of the association's annual report on censorship provides a damning -indictment of Reagan administration efforts to "restrict and +indictment of Reagan administration efforts to "restrict and privatize government information" such as public documents and -statistics. The 1987 report adds 78 items to the case for Reagan's +statistics. The 1987 report adds 78 items to the case for Reagan's secrecy mania. Sources: THE NATION, May 23, 1987, "History Deleted"; GOVERNMENT DECISIONS WITHOUT DEMOCRACY, December 1987, by People for the -American Way; FYI MEDIA ALERT 1987, March 1987, "The Reagan +American Way; FYI MEDIA ALERT 1987, March 1987, "The Reagan Administration and the News Media," by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press; THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, Washington Office, "Less Access to Less Information By and About the U.S. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/handbank.xml b/pythonCode/output/handbank.xml index 609db13..0d56bd1 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/handbank.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/handbank.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Path: bilver!tarpit!peora!masscomp!usenet.coe.montana.edu!decwrl !rburns From: rburns@finess.Corp.Sun.COM (Randy Burns) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy -Subject: Nugan Hand Bank--More Grist for the Mill +Subject: Nugan Hand Bank--More Grist for the Mill Keywords: bank CIA corruption 7691@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM Date: 13 Dec 91 23:08:26 GMT @@ -13,24 +13,24 @@ Lines: 523 -Article: "Crimes of Patriots," by Jonathan Kwitny +Article: "Crimes of Patriots," by Jonathan Kwitny Date: 23 Jan 90 22:55:31 GMT By popular email demand: more Conspiracy basics, reproduced out of -further boredom from MOTHER JONES, Aug/Sept 1987. +further boredom from MOTHER JONES, Aug/Sept 1987. Says MoJo: -Jonathan Kwitny is an investigative reporter for the WALL STREET +Jonathan Kwitny is an investigative reporter for the WALL STREET JOURNAL. This article is adapted from his book, THE CRIMES OF PATRIOTS: -A TRUE TALE OF DOPE, DIRTY MONEY, AND THE CIA (W.W. Norton & Co.). +A TRUE TALE OF DOPE, DIRTY MONEY, AND THE CIA (W.W. Norton & Co.). Congressional hearings provide us with daily glimpses into a shadowy world of arms dealers, middlemen, retired military officers, and spooks. The details of secret arms shipments to Iran and money transfers to the contras have provoked expressions of shock and outrage about the "privatization" of foreign policy and the president's obsession with -covert activity, as if these were inventions of the Reagan +covert activity, as if these were inventions of the Reagan administration. They weren't. The need, cited by the past eight presidents, to pursue a perpetual and @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ of violence against civilians in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Many soldiers in this shadow army also have stretched the cloak of patriotism to cover criminal enterprises that turn a hefty profit. Indeed, "the enterprise" that has been the focus of this summer's hearings, run by -Maj. Gen. Richard Secord and his partner, Albert Hakim, is now the +Maj. Gen. Richard Secord and his partner, Albert Hakim, is now the subject of a criminal investigation. The subject of this story is another example of such an enterprise: the -Nugan Hand Bank -- a mammoth drug-financing, money laundering, tax- +Nugan Hand Bank -- a mammoth drug-financing, money laundering, tax- evading, investor-fraud operation based in Sydney, Australia. Its global operations, spanning six continents, involved enough U.S. generals, admirals, CIA directors, and spooks to run a small war. Not @@ -66,68 +66,68 @@ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Crimes of Patriots by - Jonathan Kwitny + Jonathan Kwitny The cold war strayed into Lithgow, Australia, one Sunday morning in a -Mercedes Benz. Sgt. Neville Brown of the Lithgow Police recorded the +Mercedes Benz. Sgt. Neville Brown of the Lithgow Police recorded the time as 4 A.M., January 27, 1980. "I was patrolling the Great Western Highway south of Bowenfels with Constable First Class Cross," Sergeant -Brown said. "We saw a 1977 Mercedes sedan parked on the south side of +Brown said. "We saw a 1977 Mercedes sedan parked on the south side of the old highway known as '40 Bends.'" It was now three months later, -and Sergeant Brown was testifying on the first day of a week-long +and Sergeant Brown was testifying on the first day of a week-long inquest at the Lithgow courthouse. Lithgow, a settlement about 90 miles inland of Sydney, had been of little previous significance to Western -Civilization. Consequently, Sergeant Brown was unused to the reporters +Civilization. Consequently, Sergeant Brown was unused to the reporters in the courtroom and the television cameras outside. But he maintained his official poise under the stern questioning of the big-city lawyers. The two officers approached the unfamiliar Mercedes stranded on the old two-lane road. "A male person was sitting slumped over toward the -center of the vehicle," Brown testified. "A .30-caliber rifle was held +center of the vehicle," Brown testified. "A .30-caliber rifle was held by him, the butt resting in the passenger-side floor well. His left hand held the barrel, three or four inches from the muzzle and near the right side of his head. His right rested on the trigger." -Frank Nugan, the autopsy concluded, died of a single gunshot wound. -Given the moat of undisturbed gore that surrounded his body, there +Frank Nugan, the autopsy concluded, died of a single gunshot wound. +Given the moat of undisturbed gore that surrounded his body, there seemed to be no way that someone else could have gotten into his car, killed him, and left. The facts all pointed to suicide -- a scenario the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency would be able to live with. Other -aspects of Sergeant Brown's testimony, however, were much more +aspects of Sergeant Brown's testimony, however, were much more disturbing to the CIA and others. -For example, a typed list was found in Nugan's briefcase, containing +For example, a typed list was found in Nugan's briefcase, containing scores of names of prominent Australian political, sports, and business personalities. Next to the names were handwritten dollar amounts, mostly five- and six-figure sums. Were they the names of debtors? Creditors? No one knew yet. -Sergeant Brown also testified that a calling card was in the wallet -found in Nugan's right rear pocket. It bore the name of William E. +Sergeant Brown also testified that a calling card was in the wallet +found in Nugan's right rear pocket. It bore the name of William E. Colby, a former CIA director and now a private consultant. Written on the back of the card was "what could have been the projected movements -of someone or other," Brown testified: "From Jan. 27 to Feb. 8, Hong +of someone or other," Brown testified: "From Jan. 27 to Feb. 8, Hong Kong at the Mandarin Hotel. 29th Feb.-8th March, Singapore." William Colby was in those places at roughly those times. Probably the most sensational testimony at the inquest came from Michael -Hand, Nugan's American partner. Hand identified himself to the court as -chair-man, chief executive, and 50 percent shareholder of Nugan Hand +Hand, Nugan's American partner. Hand identified himself to the court as +chair-man, chief executive, and 50 percent shareholder of Nugan Hand Ltd., "the major operating company of a worldwide group of companies with offices throughout the world." Most people still referred to the -company by the name of its most prominent subsidiary, the Nugan Hand +company by the name of its most prominent subsidiary, the Nugan Hand Bank. Hand's exploits had little to do with banking. A highly decorated member of the Green Berets in Vietnam, he went on to become a contract agent for the CIA in Vietnam and Laos, training hill tribesmen for combat and working closely with the CIA's Air America to see that the -tribesmen were supplied. Bill Colby had run the program. In 1967 Hand +tribesmen were supplied. Bill Colby had run the program. In 1967 Hand migrated to Australia. How Michael Hand, just coming off active duty as a U.S. intelligence -operative in Southeast Asia, happened to hook up with Frank Nugan -- a +operative in Southeast Asia, happened to hook up with Frank Nugan -- a local lawyer and playboy heir to a modest food-processing fortune -- is still a mystery. Asked under oath at the inquest, Hand said he couldn't remember. @@ -135,14 +135,14 @@ remember. Although Hand's CIA ties had helped lure the reporters to the courtroom, thousands of people were interested in his testimony for other reasons. They, or their families or their companies, had money invested with -Nugan Hand. For weeks now, the bank's officers had stalled off +Nugan Hand. For weeks now, the bank's officers had stalled off inquiries from the panicky investors. Finally, from the witness stand, Hand let loose the bad news: the company would not be able to pay its depositors. Even "secured" deposits would not be paid, since the bonds -"securing" them were phony. Indeed, Nugan Hand couldn't even pay its +"securing" them were phony. Indeed, Nugan Hand couldn't even pay its rent. "The company is insolvent," said Hand. -Nugan Hand's unpayable claims amounted to some $50 million. Many more +Nugan Hand's unpayable claims amounted to some $50 million. Many more lost deposits never were claimed for one simple reason: the money had been illegal to begin with -- tax cheating or dope payments or the wealth of a few Third World potentates. Not money the losers would want @@ -151,24 +151,24 @@ the hundreds of millions of dollars. One might expect that the police, faced with the mysterious death of the head of a large international bank, would take steps to seal off his -house and office. In the days after Frank Nugan's death, however, the +house and office. In the days after Frank Nugan's death, however, the police stayed conveniently away, while the company's files were packed in cartons, sorted, or fed to a shredder. Present for the ransacking was a team of former U.S. military operatives in Southeast Asia, led by -CIA veteran Michael Hand, and including the president of the Nugan Hand -Bank, Rear Adm. Earl F. ("Buddy") Yates, and the mysterious puppetmaster -of Nugan Hand, Maurice ("Bernie") Houghton. +CIA veteran Michael Hand, and including the president of the Nugan Hand +Bank, Rear Adm. Earl F. ("Buddy") Yates, and the mysterious puppetmaster +of Nugan Hand, Maurice ("Bernie") Houghton. -Prior to becoming president of Nugan Hand Bank in 1977, Admiral Yates, A +Prior to becoming president of Nugan Hand Bank in 1977, Admiral Yates, A Legion of Honor winner in Vietnam, commanded the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY and served as chief of staff for plans and policy of the U.S. Pacific Command. He retired from active service in 1974. Though -Nugan Hand's main offices were in Sydney and Hong Kong, and though its +Nugan Hand's main offices were in Sydney and Hong Kong, and though its official address was the Cayman Islands (because of the weak regulatory -laws there), Admiral Yates lived in Virginia Beach, Virginia -- an easy -hop from Washington, D.C., where he helped maintain a Nugan Hand office. +laws there), Admiral Yates lived in Virginia Beach, Virginia -- an easy +hop from Washington, D.C., where he helped maintain a Nugan Hand office. -Bernie Houghton, a fleshy, gray-haired Texan, had been a camp follower +Bernie Houghton, a fleshy, gray-haired Texan, had been a camp follower of America's Asian wars, always as a civilian, after a few years in the Army Air Corps in World War II. He had been to Korea and Vietnam and had made a living buying and selling war surplus and supplying the @@ -185,21 +185,21 @@ travels were facilitated whenever he was needed by Australia's secret scrutiny agency, ASIO, which also gave him security clearance in 1969. Other high-level retired Pentagon and CIA officials associated with -Nugan Hand included three-star Gen. LeRoy J. Manor, former chief of +Nugan Hand included three-star Gen. LeRoy J. Manor, former chief of staff for the entire U.S. Pacific Command, who headed the bank's -Philippine operation; Gen. Edwin Black, former high-ranking intelligence +Philippine operation; Gen. Edwin Black, former high-ranking intelligence official and assistant Army chief of staff for the Pacific, who headed the bank's Hawaii office; Gen. Erle Cocke, Jr., former national commander of the American Legion, whose consulting office served as -Nugan Hand's Washington office; Walter McDonald, former deputy director -of the CIA, who devoted most of his consulting business to Nugan Hand; -and several top former CIA field men. William Colby, former director of +Nugan Hand's Washington office; Walter McDonald, former deputy director +of the CIA, who devoted most of his consulting business to Nugan Hand; +and several top former CIA field men. William Colby, former director of the CIA, was the bank's lawyer on a variety of matters. -Perhaps Nugan Hand Bank's most brazen fraud was the theft of at least $5 +Perhaps Nugan Hand Bank's most brazen fraud was the theft of at least $5 million, maybe more than $10 million, from American civilian and -military personnel in Saudi Arabia. The man in charge of Nugan Hand's -Saudi operations was Bernie Houghton, the barkeep with high-level ties +military personnel in Saudi Arabia. The man in charge of Nugan Hand's +Saudi operations was Bernie Houghton, the barkeep with high-level ties to U.S. and Australian intelligence. It was 1979, the year of OPEC's highest oil prices ever, and Saudi @@ -218,69 +218,69 @@ or two they got paid in cash, American or Saudi. And because Muslim law forbids the paying or collecting of interest, there were no banks in the Western sense of the word. So what to do with all that money? -A claim letter from Tom Rahill, an American working Dhahran, Saudi +A claim letter from Tom Rahill, an American working Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, described how the operation worked: "Mr. Houghton's representatives would visit Aramco (Arabian American Oil Company) construction camps in Saudi Arabia shortly after each payday. We 'investors' would turn over Saudi riyals to be converted at the -prevailing dollar exchange rate, and receive a Nugan Hand dollar +prevailing dollar exchange rate, and receive a Nugan Hand dollar certificate...The moneys, we were told, were to be deposited in the -Nugan Hand Hong Kong branch for investments in various 'secured' +Nugan Hand Hong Kong branch for investments in various 'secured' government bonds." Another claim letter, from a group of 70 American workers in Saudi Arabia (who among them lost $1.5 million), says that was their understanding as well. According to investors, Aramco, Bechtel, and other large U.S. concerns -boosted the Nugan Hand connection by letting salesmen hold meetings on -company property and use company bulletin boards. Bernie Houghton "only -worked in cash," says Linda Geyer, who, along with her husband, a +boosted the Nugan Hand connection by letting salesmen hold meetings on +company property and use company bulletin boards. Bernie Houghton "only +worked in cash," says Linda Geyer, who, along with her husband, a plumber on a large construction project, invested and lost $41,481 with -Nugan Hand. "One time he had to have two briefcases." Others remember +Nugan Hand. "One time he had to have two briefcases." Others remember Houghton actually toting away the loot in big plastic bags, slung over -his shoulder like some reverse Santa Claus. +his shoulder like some reverse Santa Claus. By his own admission, Houghton hauled off the intended savings not only of private-contract American employees, but also of U.S. Air Force personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia. In fact, the record shows that Houghton quickly made contact with two colonels he'd known from Vietnam -War days. One of them, R. Marshall Inglebeck, "showed Mr. Houghton +War days. One of them, R. Marshall Inglebeck, "showed Mr. Houghton around, introduced him, and explained that Mr. Houghton was a banker -looking for business for Nugan Hand Bank," according to Australian -investigators. The other was Col. Billy Prim, who served on Admiral -Yate's staff at the Pacific Command in Vietnam days and introduced -Houghton to Yates back then. It was at Colonel Prim's house in Hawaii -that Bernie Houghton would meet Maj. Gen. Richard Secord. +looking for business for Nugan Hand Bank," according to Australian +investigators. The other was Col. Billy Prim, who served on Admiral +Yate's staff at the Pacific Command in Vietnam days and introduced +Houghton to Yates back then. It was at Colonel Prim's house in Hawaii +that Bernie Houghton would meet Maj. Gen. Richard Secord. -After word of Nugan Hand's collapse reached the Saudi press in 1980, +After word of Nugan Hand's collapse reached the Saudi press in 1980, Houghton and some of his banking staff fled the country, several aboard the last plane out before the Saudi police came searching for them. -Depositors say that when they went to the old Nugan Hand office after +Depositors say that when they went to the old Nugan Hand office after that, they found it occupied and guarded by U.S. Air Force personnel, who assured them that everything would be straightened out. The claim letter from the 70 investors who lost $1.5 million says, "We were greatly influenced by the number of retired admirals, generals, and -colonels working for Nugan Hand." +colonels working for Nugan Hand." -One of the bigger mysteries surrounding Nugan Hand, the answer to which -may be almost self-evident, concerns its branch in Chiang Mai, Thailand. +One of the bigger mysteries surrounding Nugan Hand, the answer to which +may be almost self-evident, concerns its branch in Chiang Mai, Thailand. (Indeed, Australian investigators reported that the idea for a Chiang -Mai branch was suggested to Michael Hand by Murray Stewart Riley, a +Mai branch was suggested to Michael Hand by Murray Stewart Riley, a major Australian-U.S. drug trafficker now in prison in Australia.) -Chiang Mai is the colorful market center for the hill people of +Chiang Mai is the colorful market center for the hill people of northwest Thailand. Like few other cities on earth, it is known for one thing. More than Detroit is known for cars, or Newcastle for coal, or -Cognac for brandy, Chiang Mai is known for dope. It is the last outpost +Cognac for brandy, Chiang Mai is known for dope. It is the last outpost of civilization before one enters the law-unto-itself opium-growing world of the Golden Triangle. If it seems strange for a legitimate merchant bank to open an office in -Chiang Mai, consider this: the Chiang Mai Nugan Hand office was lodged +Chiang Mai, consider this: the Chiang Mai Nugan Hand office was lodged on the same floor, in what appears to be the same office suite, as the United States Drug Enforcement Agency office. The offices shared a common entrance and an internal connecting door between work areas. The -DEA receptionist answered Nugan Hand's phone and took messages when the +DEA receptionist answered Nugan Hand's phone and took messages when the bank's representatives were out. The DEA has provided no explanation for how this came about. Its @@ -291,39 +291,39 @@ discussing it with reporters. The Drug Enforcement Agency has a history of working with the CIA at home and abroad; with drug money corrupting the politics of many countries, the two agencies' affairs are often intertwined. Was that -the case with the Nugan Hand office in Chiang Mai? +the case with the Nugan Hand office in Chiang Mai? -It was, according to Neil Evans, an Australian whom Michael Hand chose -as the bank's chief representative in town. In recent years Evans has +It was, according to Neil Evans, an Australian whom Michael Hand chose +as the bank's chief representative in town. In recent years Evans has made daring statements to Australian investigators and television, and to the CBS EVENING NEWS in the United States. Among other things, he -has said that Nugan Hand was an intermediary between the CIA and various +has said that Nugan Hand was an intermediary between the CIA and various drug rings. -Much that Evans says appears kooky. He claims to have attended +Much that Evans says appears kooky. He claims to have attended important intelligence meetings in Hong Kong and Australia that he probably didn't attend, though the meetings may have occurred. But much else that he has said has proven to be true. -In Chiang Mai he was surrounded by people with long backgrounds in U.S. -intelligence who were working for Nugan Hand. They included Thais who +In Chiang Mai he was surrounded by people with long backgrounds in U.S. +intelligence who were working for Nugan Hand. They included Thais who until recently had been working in professional or executive jobs at -U.S. bases or with a CIA airline, and Billy and Gordon Young, sons of +U.S. bases or with a CIA airline, and Billy and Gordon Young, sons of missionaries, who worked for the CIA during the Vietnam War and who now have ties to a SOLDIER OF FORTUNE magazine project. And some very -wealthy people whom Evans claims to have taken deposits from agree they +wealthy people whom Evans claims to have taken deposits from agree they talked often to him and were urged to make deposits. There is little doubt that many millions of dollars in deposits from -numerous Thai citizens were taken out of Thailand; Nugan Hand's +numerous Thai citizens were taken out of Thailand; Nugan Hand's surviving records establish that. The only question is: Who were the depositors? -When this reporter went to Chiang Mai with a list of local citizens whom -Evans said he had taken drug money from, the DEA agents on the scene at +When this reporter went to Chiang Mai with a list of local citizens whom +Evans said he had taken drug money from, the DEA agents on the scene at first were eager to make a deal: the list, in exchange for whatever nonconfidential information the agents could share about the people on -it. The agents, all new since Nugan Hand days, went on about how +it. The agents, all new since Nugan Hand days, went on about how curious they had been since they'd arrived in town and heard stories about the bank that used to operate across the reception room; they wanted to hear more. @@ -333,51 +333,51 @@ earlier had impeded my progress in every way possible (such as by postponing issuance of standard credentials). The official ordered the DEA agents not to talk to me. And that was that. -The U.S. government stonewalling on the Nugan Hand issue continued all +The U.S. government stonewalling on the Nugan Hand issue continued all the way to Washington. At the Hong Kong office of U.S. Customs, the one -federal agency that acknowledges it looked even briefly into Nugan Hand, -senior investigator James Wilkie agreed to an interview. I was waved in -to find Wilkie seated behind a desk next to a shredding machine and a +federal agency that acknowledges it looked even briefly into Nugan Hand, +senior investigator James Wilkie agreed to an interview. I was waved in +to find Wilkie seated behind a desk next to a shredding machine and a large carton of papers bearing a red horizontal strip, outlining the white letters C-L-A-S-S-I-F-I-E-D. -Wilkie was calmly feeding the documents into the shredder as he spoke, +Wilkie was calmly feeding the documents into the shredder as he spoke, taking each batch of shreddings out and putting them through a second time. "We can't comment on anything that's under investigation or might be under investigation," he said. -Was Nugan Hand under investigation? +Was Nugan Hand under investigation? "There wasn't an investigation. We did make some inquiries. We can't comment." I asked what was being shredded. -"It's none of your business what's being shredded," Wilkie replied. +"It's none of your business what's being shredded," Wilkie replied. And that, as far as the American voter and taxpayer is concerned, may be the whole problem. -From the time of Frank Nugan's death in 1980, through four wide-sweeping -investigations commissioned by the Australian government, the Nugan Hand +From the time of Frank Nugan's death in 1980, through four wide-sweeping +investigations commissioned by the Australian government, the Nugan Hand Bank scandal has rocked Australian politics and dominated its press. To -date, the investigations have revealed widespread dealings by Nugan Hand +date, the investigations have revealed widespread dealings by Nugan Hand with international heroin syndicates and evidence of mammoth fraud against U.S. and foreign citizens. But many questions about the bank's operations remain unanswered. -The law in Australia, and in most other countries where Nugan Hand +The law in Australia, and in most other countries where Nugan Hand dealt, restricts the export of money. Michael Hand himself boasted that -Nugan Hand moved $1 billion a year through its seemingly magical +Nugan Hand moved $1 billion a year through its seemingly magical windows. How could the Australian security agencies have let an operation of that size break the exchange laws with impunity for so many years -- unless, of course, the Australian agencies were cooperating -with the bank, or had been told that Nugan Hand had a powerful +with the bank, or had been told that Nugan Hand had a powerful government sanction from abroad? -The U.S. military officers who worked for Nugan Hand told Australian +The U.S. military officers who worked for Nugan Hand told Australian investigators they were unaware of the bank's illicit activities. They said they had been duped just like the depositors. [Ack! -jpg] But could that level of stupidity be ascribed to high officials who only @@ -389,134 +389,134 @@ intelligence? Or was it more likely that these men, at least most of them, weren't thieves, and that there was some political motive behind their work? -The presence of former U.S. military and intelligence officers in Nugan +The presence of former U.S. military and intelligence officers in Nugan Hand's executive ranks raises obvious questions about the role of the U.S. government. But the CIA, the FBI, and the U.S. Customs Service, -all of whom have information on Nugan Hand, have refused to release what +all of whom have information on Nugan Hand, have refused to release what they know to Australian investigators. When an Australian newspaper, -the NATIONAL TIMES, petitioned the FBI for information on Nugan Hand +the NATIONAL TIMES, petitioned the FBI for information on Nugan Hand under the Freedom of Information Act, the newspaper was told that it could only see 71 of some 151 pages of material in FBI files. When -these papers arrived they resembled a collection of Rorschach tests, +these papers arrived they resembled a collection of Rorschach tests, with page after page blacked out in heavy ink and bearing the notation "B-1," indicating that disclosure would endanger U.S. "national defense or foreign policy." -The fragmentary records left by Nugan Hand and the testimony of some +The fragmentary records left by Nugan Hand and the testimony of some peripheral characters in this case suggest there was a political side to much of the bank's business -- from negotiations with the Sultan of Brunei about ways to protect the sultan's wealth in case of political -upheaval, to lengthy reports from Nugan Hand's Thai representative +upheaval, to lengthy reports from Nugan Hand's Thai representative describing Vietnamese troop movements and battle tactics in Cambodia. Australia's Joint Task Force on Drug Trafficking released a four-volume -report on Nugan Hand to Parliament in 1983, which determined that Nugan +report on Nugan Hand to Parliament in 1983, which determined that Nugan Hand had participated in two U.S. government covert operations; the sale of an electronic spy ship to Iran and weapons shipments to southern Africa, probably to U.S.-backed forces in Angola. -Both the Iranian and African operations involved Edwin Wilson, a career +Both the Iranian and African operations involved Edwin Wilson, a career CIA officer, purportedly retired, who was then working as a civilian on the staff of a supersecret Navy intelligence operation called Task Force -157. In 1983, Wilson began serving a 52-year sentence in federal prison +157. In 1983, Wilson began serving a 52-year sentence in federal prison for supplying tons of plastic explosives, assassination gear, high-tech weapons, and trained personnel to Libya. He is also the main link -between Nugan Hand and key figures in the Iran-contra affair. +between Nugan Hand and key figures in the Iran-contra affair. -The crowd around Edwin Wilson at the time of Frank Nugan's death in 1980 -included Maj. Gen. Richard Secord, then involved in U.S. military sales -for the Pentagon worldwide; Thomas Clines, a high-ranking CIA official -who went on to run a business founded with Wilson money; Ted Shackley, +The crowd around Edwin Wilson at the time of Frank Nugan's death in 1980 +included Maj. Gen. Richard Secord, then involved in U.S. military sales +for the Pentagon worldwide; Thomas Clines, a high-ranking CIA official +who went on to run a business founded with Wilson money; Ted Shackley, deputy chief of the CIA's clandestine services division until his ties -to Edwin Wilson led to his resignation; and Rafael ("Chi Chi") Quintero, -a Bay of Pigs veteran who was hired by Wilson in 1976 for an aborted +to Edwin Wilson led to his resignation; and Rafael ("Chi Chi") Quintero, +a Bay of Pigs veteran who was hired by Wilson in 1976 for an aborted plot to assassinate a political opponent of Col. Muammar Qaddafi. (Quintero says he backed out when he found out the assassinations were not authorized by the CIA.) All of these men would later resurface as players in the Iran-contra -mission: Richard Secord as the man who ran the operation for the White -House; Thomas Clines as Secord's chief aide; Ted Shackley as a +mission: Richard Secord as the man who ran the operation for the White +House; Thomas Clines as Secord's chief aide; Ted Shackley as a consultant to a company that subsequently was used to fund the contras; -and Chi Chi Quintero as one of the men who supervised the distribution +and Chi Chi Quintero as one of the men who supervised the distribution of arms shipments to the contras in Central America. The 1983 Australian Joint Task Force report listed them all as people whose "background is relevant to a proper understanding of the -activities of the Nugan Hand group and people associated with that -group." The ties between Wilson and his associates, on the one hand, -Nugan Hand, on the other, were many: +activities of the Nugan Hand group and people associated with that +group." The ties between Wilson and his associates, on the one hand, +Nugan Hand, on the other, were many: -* Shortly after Ted Shackley retired from the CIA and went on to a +* Shortly after Ted Shackley retired from the CIA and went on to a career in private business, he began meeting with Michael Hand, the former Green Beret and CIA contract agent turned banker. Surviving correspondence between the two men indicates that their relationship was well established and friendly. -* Richard Secord told Australian investigators that he had met Bernie - Houghton in 1972 at the home of Colonel Prim. The task force +* Richard Secord told Australian investigators that he had met Bernie + Houghton in 1972 at the home of Colonel Prim. The task force reported that they saw each other occasionally and socially in Washington, D.C., Saudi Arabia, and the Netherlands throughout the middle and late 1970s. -* In 1979 Secord introduced Houghton to Thomas Clines. The two men - then met repeatedly with Ted Shackley in Washington, which eventually +* In 1979 Secord introduced Houghton to Thomas Clines. The two men + then met repeatedly with Ted Shackley in Washington, which eventually led to a deal to sell Philippine jeeps to Egypt. (About a year - later, in June, 1980, when criminal investigations into Nugan Hand - were getting under way in Australia, Thomas Clines traveled all the - way to Sydney to accompany Bernie Houghton on his hasty flight out of + later, in June, 1980, when criminal investigations into Nugan Hand + were getting under way in Australia, Thomas Clines traveled all the + way to Sydney to accompany Bernie Houghton on his hasty flight out of Australia.) -* Bernie Houghton met repeatedly with Edwin Wilson during this period. - About the time of Frank Nugan's death, in January 1980, Thomas Clines - and Chi Chi Quintero dropped by Wilson's Geneva office. There they - found a travel bag full of documents left by Bernie Houghton. - According to task force witnesses, Richard Secord's name was +* Bernie Houghton met repeatedly with Edwin Wilson during this period. + About the time of Frank Nugan's death, in January 1980, Thomas Clines + and Chi Chi Quintero dropped by Wilson's Geneva office. There they + found a travel bag full of documents left by Bernie Houghton. + According to task force witnesses, Richard Secord's name was mentioned as they searched the bag and removed one document. "We've - got to keep Dick's name out of this," said Clines. + got to keep Dick's name out of this," said Clines. -Several of the men associated with Edwin Wilson came close to federal +Several of the men associated with Edwin Wilson came close to federal indictment in 1982 in a deal that brought in $71 million in Defense Department fees for delivering military equipment to Egypt. The -shipments were made by Clines's company and were overseen by Secord at -the Pentagon. According to Wilson, his bookkeeper-girlfriend, and a -female companion of Clines, profits were to be shared by Secord, Clines, -Shackley, Wilson, and another Pentagon official, Erich von Marbod. And -memos from Wilson's lawyer at the time -- first unearthed by Peter Maas +shipments were made by Clines's company and were overseen by Secord at +the Pentagon. According to Wilson, his bookkeeper-girlfriend, and a +female companion of Clines, profits were to be shared by Secord, Clines, +Shackley, Wilson, and another Pentagon official, Erich von Marbod. And +memos from Wilson's lawyer at the time -- first unearthed by Peter Maas for his book MANHUNT -- say the profits were to be shared among a -corporation, apparently controlled by Wilson, and four U.S. citizens. +corporation, apparently controlled by Wilson, and four U.S. citizens. But federal prosecutors decided the word of these witnesses might fail against the denials of senior Pentagon officials. Besides, the careers -of Secord and von Marbod seemed -- at least until the Iran-contra affair +of Secord and von Marbod seemed -- at least until the Iran-contra affair -- to have been effectively derailed. Both had resigned from their posts. So instead of indicting the individuals, the prosecutors -indicted only Clines's company, without saying who, besides Clines and -an Egyptian partner, were thought to be the other investors. (Secord, -Shackley, and von Marbod denied involvement in the company.) +indicted only Clines's company, without saying who, besides Clines and +an Egyptian partner, were thought to be the other investors. (Secord, +Shackley, and von Marbod denied involvement in the company.) -Clines, on behalf of his company, pleaded guilty to submitting $8 +Clines, on behalf of his company, pleaded guilty to submitting $8 million in false expense vouchers to the Pentagon, and he and his partner agreed to pay more than $3 million in fines and reimbursements. -That, however, did not dissuade Richard Secord from hiring Clines as his +That, however, did not dissuade Richard Secord from hiring Clines as his deputy in the Iran-contra operation. -Edwin Wilson, the man who unites all these figures, is the only one who +Edwin Wilson, the man who unites all these figures, is the only one who went to jail, along with a former assistant, Douglas Schlachter. -Schlachter agreed to testify about Wilson's dealings, served a brief +Schlachter agreed to testify about Wilson's dealings, served a brief prison term, and then went into the federal witness protection program. -He also led the Australian Joint Task Force to information about Nugan +He also led the Australian Joint Task Force to information about Nugan Hand's involvement in the two covert deals in Iran and Southern Africa. -Schlachter remembered meeting Secord's friend Bernie Houghton in -Wilson's Washington office with two career CIA officers around the time +Schlachter remembered meeting Secord's friend Bernie Houghton in +Wilson's Washington office with two career CIA officers around the time of the spy ship sale. Immigration records show that Houghton then traveled to Iran, in March 1975, apparently for the only time in his life. And, according to the task force report, he was accompanied by "a senior serving member of the U.S. Armed Forces." Immigration records -also show that Wilson traveled to Iran twice in subsequent months, once +also show that Wilson traveled to Iran twice in subsequent months, once stopping over first in Sydney. At the time of the spy ship sale, in -1975, the U.S. military program in Iran was being run by General Secord. +1975, the U.S. military program in Iran was being run by General Secord. The Pentagon's reply to all this is simple and straightforward: "Any sort of a sale of that sort would have been under the auspices of Naval @@ -529,15 +529,15 @@ places where combat, which he dearly loved to reminisce about, was still going on. He left Australia to go fight "communism" in Africa. From South Africa and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Michael Hand telephoned -and telexed Nugan Hand's Sydney office with long lists of weapons -ranging from handguns to machine guns and mortars. A Nugan Hand staffer +and telexed Nugan Hand's Sydney office with long lists of weapons +ranging from handguns to machine guns and mortars. A Nugan Hand staffer was dispatched from Sydney to discuss these needs directly with Hand. The timing of these activities coincides exactly with the CIA's raising of arms and men on the black market for covert intervention in Angola's civil war. -Meanwhile, Bernie Houghton held a series of meetings with Edwin Wilson -at Wilson's Washington office. Wilson then placed Nugan Hand's order +Meanwhile, Bernie Houghton held a series of meetings with Edwin Wilson +at Wilson's Washington office. Wilson then placed Nugan Hand's order for 10 million of rounds of ammunition and 3,000 weapons. The weapons were believed to have been shipped from Boston to a phony destination in Portugal. (False documentation filed in Portugal was also used in the @@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ private entrepreneurial activity as opposed to one officially sanctioned and executed by U.S. intelligence authorities." For those who haven't paid much attention to CIA style over the years, -perhaps the main problem in understanding Nugan Hand has been this +perhaps the main problem in understanding Nugan Hand has been this seemingly analytical choice between "private entrepreneurial activity" on the one hand and "officially sanctioned" activity on the other. In fact, as the Iran-Contra operation clearly shows, the two have never @@ -567,9 +567,9 @@ employed exactly as if it were a private concern -- which it is. But they may have been steered to their jobs by the CIA, and they never forget the need to exchange favors. -According to Victor Marchetti, a former CIA officer who coauthored a +According to Victor Marchetti, a former CIA officer who coauthored a best-selling book on the agency whose accuracy has never been -questioned, Nugan Hand seems to fall in the category of an independent +questioned, Nugan Hand seems to fall in the category of an independent organization, closely allied with the CIA. "It doesn't seem to be a proprietary in the full sense of the word, that is, owned and controlled by the agency, nor does it seem to be a simple front organization. It @@ -589,23 +589,23 @@ know, as any Mafia member does, that the business of the organization cannot always be identified by an official seal. But it can be recognized nonetheless. -It is in this sense that one must judge what Nugan Hand was, and what -moral responsibility the United States government has for what Nugan +It is in this sense that one must judge what Nugan Hand was, and what +moral responsibility the United States government has for what Nugan Hand did. -No one has been convicted of a crime for the Nugan Hand Bank's -activities. Frank Nugan died in his Mercedes -- although gossipy +No one has been convicted of a crime for the Nugan Hand Bank's +activities. Frank Nugan died in his Mercedes -- although gossipy newspapers, consumed by the scandal, would occasionally report that he'd been spotted in far-flung places. Suspicion grew so wild that in -February 1981 Australian officials ordered Nugan's body exhumed, just to +February 1981 Australian officials ordered Nugan's body exhumed, just to put everyone's mind at ease. Michael Hand fled Australia in June 1980, with a false passport and a fake beard, accompanied by another former U.S. intelligence operative. His whereabouts are still unknown. Bernie Houghton disappeared at roughly the same time (accompanied by Thomas -Clines). But unlike Hand, Houghton had done most of his stealing +Clines). But unlike Hand, Houghton had done most of his stealing outside Australia. Once it was clear that the investigations were rather toothless, he returned there in October 1981, again as a barkeep, -with a few years of part-time banking in his past. Admiral Yates, +with a few years of part-time banking in his past. Admiral Yates, General Manor, and the other retired military officers stayed beyond the reach of Australian authorities and have never testified under oath. @@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ intelligence. In many cases, the word *intelligence* has been used as a cover for covert and unconstitutional acts of war and civil crime. The public, here and abroad, knows it, and respect for law itself is -dissipated. Dope peddlers and weapons smugglers almost universally +dissipated. Dope peddlers and weapons smugglers almost universally claim to be working for the CIA, and many can prove they really are. The connections have prevented prosecution even in cases where the crimes themselves were never authorized, and law enforcement is confused @@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ side deals while working in the name of national security? What acts lie beyond a presidential directive to do "whatever is necessary"? When has license been granted, and when has it simply been taken? -What the Nugan Hand affair should have established, and what the Contra- +What the Nugan Hand affair should have established, and what the Contra- gate scandal makes even clearer, is that the license to commit crimes in the name of national security has been granted too often and too lightly. Without a recognition of this central fact, scandal will follow diff --git a/pythonCode/output/hertecon.xml b/pythonCode/output/hertecon.xml index 159ad0b..2d8f75f 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/hertecon.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/hertecon.xml @@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ the thirteen colonies and the rest of the world.

It was not a coincidence that the same year that saw the Declaration of Independence also saw the publication of Adam -Smith's Wealth of Nations. Both represented the ideas of the -age. When Smith spoke of a "system of natural liberty" in +Smith's Wealth of Nations. Both represented the ideas of the +age. When Smith spoke of a "system of natural liberty" in which, "every man, as long as he does not violate the laws of justice, is left perfectly free to pursue his own interests his own way and to bring both his industry and capital into @@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ Nations, and among the several States . . ."

meant to prohibit economic nationalism and make the several states a single, unified free trade area. Most of the Founding Fathers were very familiar with the free trade ideas of -Scotsmen like Adam Smith and David Hume and their French -colleagues, the Physiocrats. They knew that these free traders +Scotsmen like Adam Smith and David Hume and their French +colleagues, the Physiocrats. They knew that these free traders were correct when they advocated the free movement of goods, men, and ideas from one part of the globe to another. Freedom and prosperity were to be linked together in one system of @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ human liberty.

The philosophy of wide economic freedom was believed in and advocated during most of the 19th century. Said Daniel -Webster, for example, in 1814: "It is the true policy of +Webster, for example, in 1814: "It is the true policy of government to suffer the different pursuits of society to take their own course, and not to give excessive bounty or encouragement to one over another. This also is the true @@ -67,23 +67,23 @@ occupation of the people of different states and sections and of forcing them into other employments."

The same view was still respectable and defended toward the -end of the nineteenth century. President Grover Cleveland, in +end of the nineteenth century. President Grover Cleveland, in his 1893 inaugural address, "condemned the injustice of maintaining protection . . . . It perverts the patriotic sentiment of our countrymen, and tempts them to a pitiful calculation of the sordid gain to be derived from their government maintenance. It undermines the self-reliance of our people, and substitutes in its place dependence upon -governmental favoritism." It created, President Cleveland +governmental favoritism." It created, President Cleveland said, the spirit of governmental "paternalism."

While the United States government never completely removed itself from the economic affairs of the people, broad economic freedom was more the rule than the exception in the last -century. Why? To quote Daniel Webster once more, "The general +century. Why? To quote Daniel Webster once more, "The general sense of this age sets with a strong current in favor of freedom of commercial intercourse and unrestrained action." -Economic liberty, Webster argued, was "the general tide of +Economic liberty, Webster argued, was "the general tide of opinion."

In our time, the general tide of opinion in the United States @@ -92,14 +92,14 @@ or unrestrained individual action. The reverse has been the case. Listen to two voices from the contemporary business community.

-

Lee Iacocca believes that, "the 1980s were a time of quick +

Lee Iacocca believes that, "the 1980s were a time of quick bucks, greed, and a lot of corruption . . . . [W]e've got to work and pull this country up by its bootstrap." And Mr. -Iacocca sees an important role for government in guiding us +Iacocca sees an important role for government in guiding us away from our "lustful and greedy" ways.

-

Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computer, argues that, "getting -rid of General Noriega is important, but I wish the computer +

Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computer, argues that, "getting +rid of General Noriega is important, but I wish the computer industry would get a tenth of the space on our national agenda that he has. We have to make these issues national priorities." Technological achievements are still possible for @@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ problem is that "the private sector [is] dancing to its short- run tune," while government leadership can offer us the long- term vision for intelligent decision-making.

-

Many economists no longer share Adam Smith's vision. Lester +

Many economists no longer share Adam Smith's vision. Lester Thurow, dean of the Sloan School of Management at MIT, says that the Japanese "pick out an industry to conquer" and unless we (read: the government) do something to stop their invasion of America, "they" will own and control and "we" will work and -obey. Edward Ellwood, of the Harvard John F. Kennedy School of +obey. Edward Ellwood, of the Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government, insists that, "We also need to make sure everybody has medical protection outside of the welfare state. Every other major industrialized country has found a way to do this. @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ move toward a uniform national system of child support with payments deducted automatically by the government from the employer."

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For one hundred years, Adam Smith's economic system of natural +

For one hundred years, Adam Smith's economic system of natural liberty has been under attack. The idea that men, left to their own decisions, can make better choices for themselves than a paternalistic government, and that free men interacting @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ interact, a renewed faith in free men and an understanding of the peace and prosperity that can only come from unhampered free markets and free trade.

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Professor Ebeling is the Ludwig von Mises Professor of +

Professor Ebeling is the Ludwig von Mises Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College in Michigan and also serves as Vice-President of Academic Affairs of The Future of Freedom Foundation, P.O. Box 9752, Denver, CO 80209. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/hoover.xml b/pythonCode/output/hoover.xml index b9c4e74..4cf48ff 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/hoover.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/hoover.xml @@ -1,65 +1,65 @@

Article: 468 of sgi.talk.ratical From: dave@ratmandu.esd.sgi.com (dave "who can do? ratmandu!" ratcliffe) -Subject: memorandum by J.E. Hoover on 11/29/63 re: his meeting with LBJ -Keywords: J.E. Hoover's FBI "spoon fed" the Warren Comission its data +Subject: memorandum by J.E. Hoover on 11/29/63 re: his meeting with LBJ +Keywords: J.E. Hoover's FBI "spoon fed" the Warren Comission its data Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc. Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1992 19:29:31 GMT Lines: 577

Summary: The second half of this post includes the copy of a memorandum - written by J. Edgar Hoover immediately after he met w/LBJ in - the Oval Office seven days after President Kennedy had been + written by J. Edgar Hoover immediately after he met w/LBJ in + the Oval Office seven days after President Kennedy had been murdered. The first half analyzes some of the more remarkable details of this memo.

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In 1963, John Edgar Hoover and Lyndon Baines Johnson knew each other +

In 1963, John Edgar Hoover and Lyndon Baines Johnson knew each other very well. They had lived across the street from each other for the past 19 years. A professional bureaucrat of formidable talents, a 29- - year-old Hoover was appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation - in 1924 (Hoover added "Federal" to the title in 1935) by then Attorney + year-old Hoover was appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation + in 1924 (Hoover added "Federal" to the title in 1935) by then Attorney General Harlan F. Stone to clean up a corrupt organization. During - WWII, President Roosevelt expanded the FBI's reach charging Hoover with + WWII, President Roosevelt expanded the FBI's reach charging Hoover with investigations of Nazi and Communist activities in the U.S. The Cold - War gave the Bureau new power and Hoover new glory. Hoover's dossiers + War gave the Bureau new power and Hoover new glory. Hoover's dossiers continued to grow as well as his command of Congress, his manipulation - and intimidation of the press, and his stature in the country. Hoover - supplied Joe McCarthy with a great deal of the ammunition which enabled - McCarthy to sustain his "crusade" far longer than would have been - possible without Hoover's connivance. + and intimidation of the press, and his stature in the country. Hoover + supplied Joe McCarthy with a great deal of the ammunition which enabled + McCarthy to sustain his "crusade" far longer than would have been + possible without Hoover's connivance. - When Robert Kennedy became Attorney General in 1961, Hoover's + When Robert Kennedy became Attorney General in 1961, Hoover's entrenched power-structures suffered a two-year, 10-month setback. - Long before 1961, Hoover had created a direct channel of communication + Long before 1961, Hoover had created a direct channel of communication with whoever was the current occupant of the Oval Office--bypassing the actual chain of command which went from the President, through the Attorney General, to Director of the FBI.

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When LBJ assumed the Presidency, Hoover's direct link into the White - House was re-established. Johnson's official relationship with Hoover +

When LBJ assumed the Presidency, Hoover's direct link into the White + House was re-established. Johnson's official relationship with Hoover was enhanced by personal friendship as well. "As majority leader [in - the Senate], Johnson already had neen receiving a steady stream of + the Senate], Johnson already had neen receiving a steady stream of reports and dossiers from the Director . . . which he prized both as a means of controlling difficult senators and as a gratification of - earthier instincts. For President Johnson, secrets were in themselves + earthier instincts. For President Johnson, secrets were in themselves perquisites of power . . . No chief executive praised the Director so - warmly. In an executive order exempting Hoover, then sixty nine, from - compulsory retirement at seventy, Johnson hailed him as `a quiet, + warmly. In an executive order exempting Hoover, then sixty nine, from + compulsory retirement at seventy, Johnson hailed him as `a quiet, humble and magnificent public servant . . . a hero to millions of citizens and an anathema to all evil men. . . . The nation cannot afford to lose you . . . No other American, now or in our past, has - served the cause of justice so faithfully and so well' ("Johnson Hails - Hoover Service, Waives Compulsory Retirement," NYT, May 9, 1964)." + served the cause of justice so faithfully and so well' ("Johnson Hails + Hoover Service, Waives Compulsory Retirement," NYT, May 9, 1964)." -- from "The Age of Surveillance, The Aims and Methods of America's Political Intelligence System," by Frank Donner, (c) 1980, Knopf.

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The following memorandum, written by Hoover immediately after his - meeting with President Johnson, just seven days after the assassination - of President Kennedy, is a remarkable document to say the least. There +

The following memorandum, written by Hoover immediately after his + meeting with President Johnson, just seven days after the assassination + of President Kennedy, is a remarkable document to say the least. There is much information imparted in the memo regarding just how fluid and - unstable the cover story about who killed JFK still was shaping up to be - at that time. By analyzing the discrepancies between the story Hoover - briefed Johnson about on November 29th, and what the final cover story - handed down by the Warren Commission would claim almost a year later, + unstable the cover story about who killed JFK still was shaping up to be + at that time. By analyzing the discrepancies between the story Hoover + briefed Johnson about on November 29th, and what the final cover story + handed down by the Warren Commission would claim almost a year later, we can better appreciate the degree to which the final "official report" was sculpted to fit the constraints the Commission was forced to adhere to, regardless of the actual facts of the assassination.

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discussion as could be remembered. It was a way of recording one's own professional dealings for future reference.

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Hoover starts out recounting that Johnson brings up "the proposed group" - --what will become the Warren Commission--to study the report Hoover is +

Hoover starts out recounting that Johnson brings up "the proposed group" + --what will become the Warren Commission--to study the report Hoover is trying to complete by the end of the same day. This has been initiated - by Johnson to prevent an independent investigation by Congress of the - assassination (Reagan tried to do the same thing with the Tower - Commission). Johnson would publically announce the creation of the - Warren Commission later that same day. This was a critical move by - Johnson: by appointing the Warren Commission, they effectively bottled - up Bobby Kennedy, they bottled up the Senate, and they bottled up Texas. + by Johnson to prevent an independent investigation by Congress of the + assassination (Reagan tried to do the same thing with the Tower + Commission). Johnson would publically announce the creation of the + Warren Commission later that same day. This was a critical move by + Johnson: by appointing the Warren Commission, they effectively bottled + up Bobby Kennedy, they bottled up the Senate, and they bottled up Texas. The Tower Commission didn't succeed in pre-empting an investigation by - Congress. In the end, the Warren Commission didn't either, but it did + Congress. In the end, the Warren Commission didn't either, but it did keep the cork in place, preventing any other "official" examination, for well over another decade.

It is interesting to note that of all the people listed at the bottom of - page one, retired General Lauris Norstad (who had been head of the NATO + page one, retired General Lauris Norstad (who had been head of the NATO forces at SHAPE headquarters in Europe before his retirement) was the only one who somehow succeeded in not serving on this Presidential - Commission. Earl Warren did NOT want the job and had sent a memo ahead + Commission. Earl Warren did NOT want the job and had sent a memo ahead to the Oval Office, before he answered LBJ's summons, stating he would not participate in such a commission. But when push came to shove, - Johnson's formidable powers of persuasion turned Warren's `no' into a + Johnson's formidable powers of persuasion turned Warren's `no' into a `yes.' Apparently, even such focused persuasion could not win Norstad's agreement.

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files exist, and that one might be able to find documents using this method which one might not find (or even know about) any other way.

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In the middle of the first paragraph on page 3, Hoover relates how the - Dallas police didn't even make a move to stop Ruby. This is a pretty - heavy line by Hoover. He implies the Dallas cops must have somehow - been in collusion to silence Oswald from living to stand trial. But +

In the middle of the first paragraph on page 3, Hoover relates how the + Dallas police didn't even make a move to stop Ruby. This is a pretty + heavy line by Hoover. He implies the Dallas cops must have somehow + been in collusion to silence Oswald from living to stand trial. But the implication is never fleshed out.

The second half of page three contains some of the most enlightening - statements of the whole memo. Hoover tells Johnson three shots were - fired. Johnson asks "if any were fired at him." This question goes + statements of the whole memo. Hoover tells Johnson three shots were + fired. Johnson asks "if any were fired at him." This question goes a long way towards explaining the duress under which he served as president. LBJ had heard bullets flying overhead--he had been that close to the action. It was completely out of keeping with the standard security procedures the Secret Service employed to have any such parade appearance be attended by *both* the president and the - vice president. Johnson heard the sounds of those guns very clearly + vice president. Johnson heard the sounds of those guns very clearly and the message they conveyed. He lived out the rest of his public life always aware of their possible return. Not long before he died, - LBJ was interviewed by his friend and writer Leo Janos. In the July, + LBJ was interviewed by his friend and writer Leo Janos. In the July, 1973 issue of "The Atlantic Monthly," Janos relates that LBJ told him:

1. "that the assassination in Dallas had been part of a conspiracy; - 2. "I never believed that Oswald acted alone . . .; + 2. "I never believed that Oswald acted alone . . .; 3. "we had been operating a damned Murder Inc. in the Carribean."

The presence of the vice president 2 cars behind the president in the @@ -134,41 +134,41 @@ Lines: 577

with him to the White House and never forgot its meaning. He could just as easily be snuffed out if he ever got out of line.

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Then there follows a most curious and confused explanation by Hoover of +

Then there follows a most curious and confused explanation by Hoover of the three shots fired: "the President was hit by the first and third - bullets and the second hit the Governor". Obviously Hoover did not yet + bullets and the second hit the Governor". Obviously Hoover did not yet know about the injury suffered by James Tague. Tague's face was nicked by a bullet fragment (or a fragment from the curb it hit) which missed the limousene entirely and struck the curb at his feet, approximately 160 feet past the location of the president's car. This shot would end up having to be one of "the three bullets fired" in the official story.

-

Johnson then explicitly asks again "were they aimed at the President." - It would appear that LBJ needed repeated assurance by Hoover that no one - had intended to shoot him. Hoover then says a mouthful when he states +

Johnson then explicitly asks again "were they aimed at the President." + It would appear that LBJ needed repeated assurance by Hoover that no one + had intended to shoot him. Hoover then says a mouthful when he states "I further advised him that we have also tested the fact you could fire those three shots in three seconds." Apparently they did not yet understand the implications of the Zapruder film (or perhaps they were confident they would be successful in never allowing the public to gain any kind of access to it) and that it would be used as a clock. - Probably the most confused statements Hoover recounts making are when - he describes for Johnson's benefit how Connally was hit: "I explained - that Connally turned to the President when the first shot was fired and - in that turning he got hit. The President then asked, if Connally had + Probably the most confused statements Hoover recounts making are when + he describes for Johnson's benefit how Connally was hit: "I explained + that Connally turned to the President when the first shot was fired and + in that turning he got hit. The President then asked, if Connally had not been in his seat, would the President have been hit by the second shot. I said yes." All we can conclude about this muddled explanation - is that Hoover was doing his best to explain things that he himself did + is that Hoover was doing his best to explain things that he himself did not understand or appreciate the complexity of.

-

Hoover goes on to claim they found the gun and three shells on the fifth +

Hoover goes on to claim they found the gun and three shells on the fifth floor. As you can see at this point, the number of variations on what would become the official cover story are quite numerous. All of the the facts of the assassination were working against them. They had a story all worked out--3 seconds, 3 shots, fifth floor--and yet they didn't know the facts.

-

Fletcher Prouty commented on this issue to me while we were discussing +

Fletcher Prouty commented on this issue to me while we were discussing this memo recently. "It reminds me so much of when the U-2 was lost and the guys from NASA began to explain the U-2 flight until a couple of days later when somebody told them, `hey--it wasn't a NASA flight, we @@ -176,46 +176,46 @@ Lines: 577

then Kruschev said, `Look, I've got the pilot, I know the story.' The U-2 boys used to work across the hall from me--I'd see them coming and going--oh they were shattered, because their cover story had been - totally wrong. So Hoover is in the same kind of a box here--he is + totally wrong. So Hoover is in the same kind of a box here--he is trying to explain something that is nothing but a cover story, and almost everytime he turns around, he finds there's another hole in it."

-

Near the end Johnson extolls the virtues of his relationship to Hoover +

Near the end Johnson extolls the virtues of his relationship to Hoover stating "I was more than head of the FBI - I was his brother and personal friend; that he knew I did not want anything to happen to his family; that he has more confidence in me than anybody in town." Pretty laudatory words which substantiate the unusally close rapport these two - men had. Then Hoover writes that Johnson tells him "he would not embroil + men had. Then Hoover writes that Johnson tells him "he would not embroil me in a jurisdictional dispute. . . " This was the reference to Bobby - Kennedy and the pre-empting of any other legitimate, independent and + Kennedy and the pre-empting of any other legitimate, independent and official investigation that would NOT be under the control of the FBI. They would see to it that there would not be the kind of "rash of - investigations" Hoover said at the beginning of this meeting "would be a + investigations" Hoover said at the beginning of this meeting "would be a three-ring circus." - It is a known fact that in his later years Hoover's meglomania + It is a known fact that in his later years Hoover's meglomania approached epic proportions. He had various reasons why he did not want any independent investigation which would *not* be dependent upon his agency for the collection of data and use of his investigative staff. - Johnson was feeling quite vulnerable in these first days and was - very dependent on Hoover to tell him what to do concerning how to + Johnson was feeling quite vulnerable in these first days and was + very dependent on Hoover to tell him what to do concerning how to consolidate his position and "reassure" the nation the assassination was not political in any way, but rather the random occurence of a lone sick mind. That was the only approach to take if they wanted to avoid - having to deal with why Kennedy had been killed. By de-politicizing + having to deal with why Kennedy had been killed. By de-politicizing the assassination, they were able to ignore the basic question of why.

This memorandum shows that the people in the federal government who were - responsible for creating the Warren Commission, and giving it only a + responsible for creating the Warren Commission, and giving it only a very selected and specific set of "data" by which they reached the conclusions that became the official report, that they did not start - with the final cover story--they created it later because even Hoover - and Johnson didn't know about it a week after the event. They were still + with the final cover story--they created it later because even Hoover + and Johnson didn't know about it a week after the event. They were still making things up a week later. It goes back to the old truth that it's a big mistake to overestimate the abilities and knowledge of people--even in high office. They can make pretty stupid mistakes and then when they have to recant their stories, you are left with the kind of contrivance - we know as the Warren Report.

+ we know as the Warren Report.

--ratitor

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and Senate not to go ahead with the investigation. I stated that would be a three-ring circus.

-

The President then asked what I think about Allen Dulles, and I - replied that he is a good man. He then asked about John McCloy, and I - stated I am not as enthusiastic about McCloy, that he is a good man but +

The President then asked what I think about Allen Dulles, and I + replied that he is a good man. He then asked about John McCloy, and I + stated I am not as enthusiastic about McCloy, that he is a good man but I am not so certain as to the matter of publicity he might want. The President then mentioned General (Lauris) Norstad, and I said he is a good man. He said in the House he might try (Hale) Boggs and (Gerald R.) Ford and in the Senate (Richard B.) Russell and (John Sherman) - Cooper. I asked him about Cooper and he indicated Cooper of Kentucky + Cooper. I asked him about Cooper and he indicated Cooper of Kentucky whom he described as a judicial man, stating he would not want (Jacob K.) Javits. I agreed on this point. He then reiterated Ford of Michigan, and I indicated I know of him but do not know him and had never seen him except on television the other day and that he handled himself well on television. I indicated that I do know Boggs.

-

Johnson, President Lyndon B. - Assassination of President John F. Kennedy +

Johnson, President Lyndon B. + Assassination of President John F. Kennedy Presidential Commission on Assassination - of President John F. Kennedy + of President John F. Kennedy Security - Presidential Presidential Conferences Presidential Travel Security

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Memorandum for Messrs. Tolson, Belmont, Mohr, November 29, 1963 - Conrad, DeLoach, Evans, Rosen, Sullivan

+ Conrad, DeLoach, Evans, Rosen, Sullivan

The President then mentioned that (Walter) Jenkins had told him that - I have designated Mr. DeLoach to work with them as he had on the Hill. + I have designated Mr. DeLoach to work with them as he had on the Hill. He indicated they appreciated that and just wanted to tell me they - consider Mr. DeLoach as high class as I do, and that they salute me for + consider Mr. DeLoach as high class as I do, and that they salute me for knowing how to pick good men.

I advised the President that we hope to have the investigation wrapped up today but probably won't have it before the first of the week - as an angle in Mexico is giving trouble - the matter of Oswald's getting + as an angle in Mexico is giving trouble - the matter of Oswald's getting $6500 from the Cuban Embassy and coming back to this country with it; that we are not able to prove that fact; that we have information he was there on September 18 and we are able to prove he was in New Orleans on that date; that a story came in changing the date to September 28 and he was in Mexico on the 28th. I related that the police have again - arrested Duran, a member of the Cuban Embassy; that they will hold her + arrested Duran, a member of the Cuban Embassy; that they will hold her two or three days; will confront her with the original informant; and will also try a lie detector test on her.

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machine is made by a human being and any human being is apt to make the wrong interpretation.

-

I stated, if Oswald had lived and had take a lie detector test, this +

I stated, if Oswald had lived and had take a lie detector test, this with the evidence we have would have added that much strength to the case; that these is no question he is the man.

-

I also told him that Rubenstein down there has offered to take a lie +

I also told him that Rubenstein down there has offered to take a lie detector test but his lawyer must be consulted first; that I doubt the lawyer will allow him to do so; that he has a West Coast lawyer - somewhat like the Edward Bennett Williams type and almost as much of a + somewhat like the Edward Bennett Williams type and almost as much of a shyster.

The President asked if we have any relationship between the two - (Oswald and Rubenstein) as yet. I replied that at the present time we have

+ (Oswald and Rubenstein) as yet. I replied that at the present time we have

- 2 -

.

Memorandum for Messrs. Tolson, Belmont, Mohr, November 29, 1963 - Conrad, DeLoach, Evans, Rosen, Sullivan

+ Conrad, DeLoach, Evans, Rosen, Sullivan

-

not; that there was a story that the fellow had been in Rubenstein's +

not; that there was a story that the fellow had been in Rubenstein's nightclub but it has not been confirmed. I told the President that - Rubenstein is a very seedy character, had a bad record - street brawls, + Rubenstein is a very seedy character, had a bad record - street brawls, fights, etc.; that in Dallas, if a fellow came into his nightclub and - could not pay his bill completely, Rubenstein would beat him up and + could not pay his bill completely, Rubenstein would beat him up and throw him out; that he did not drink or smoke; that he was an egomaniac; that he likes to be in the limelight; knew all of the police officers in the white light district; let them come in and get food and liquor, etc.; and that is how I think he got into police headquarters. I said if they ever made any move, the pictures did not - show it even when they saw him approach and he got right up to Oswald - and pressed the pistol against Oswald's stomach; that neither officer - on either side made any effort to grab Rubenstein - not until after the + show it even when they saw him approach and he got right up to Oswald + and pressed the pistol against Oswald's stomach; that neither officer + on either side made any effort to grab Rubenstein - not until after the pistol was fired. I said, secondly, the chief of police admits he moved - Oswald in the morning as a convenience and at the request of motion - picture people who wanted daylight. I said insofar as tying Rubenstein - and Oswald together, we have not yet done so; that there are a number - of stories which tied Oswald to the Civil Liberties Union in New York in + Oswald in the morning as a convenience and at the request of motion + picture people who wanted daylight. I said insofar as tying Rubenstein + and Oswald together, we have not yet done so; that there are a number + of stories which tied Oswald to the Civil Liberties Union in New York in which he applied for membership and to the Fair Play for Cuba Committee - which is pro-Castro, directed by communists, and financed to some extent - by the Castro Government.

+ which is pro-Castro, directed by communists, and financed to some extent + by the Castro Government.

The President asked how many shots were fired, and I told him three. He then asked if any were fired at him. I said no, that three shots @@ -379,10 +379,10 @@ Lines: 577

story out that there must have been more than one man to fire several shots but we have proven it could be done by one man.

-

The President then asked how it happened that Connally was hit. I - explained that Connally turned to the President when the first shot was +

The President then asked how it happened that Connally was hit. I + explained that Connally turned to the President when the first shot was fired and in that turning he got hit. The President then asked, if - Connally had not been in his seat, would the President have been hit by + Connally had not been in his seat, would the President have been hit by the second shot. I said yes.

- 3 -

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.

Memorandum for Messrs. Tolson, Belmont, Mohr, November 29, 1963 - Conrad, DeLoach, Evans, Rosen, Sullivan

+ Conrad, DeLoach, Evans, Rosen, Sullivan

I related that on the fifth floor of the building where we found the gun and the wrapping paper we found three empty shells that had been fired and one that had not been fired. that he had four but didn't fire the fourth; then threw the gun aside; went down the steps; was seen - by a police officer; the manager told the officer that Oswald was all + by a police officer; the manager told the officer that Oswald was all right, worked there; they let him go; he got on a bus; went to his home and got a jacket; then came back downtown, walking; the police officer who was killed stopped him, not knowing who he was; and he @@ -404,20 +404,20 @@ Lines: 577

The President asked if we can prove that and I answered yes.

-

I further related that Oswald then walked another two blocks; went +

I further related that Oswald then walked another two blocks; went to the theater; the woman selling tickets was so suspicious - said he was carrying a gun when he went into the theater - that she notified the - police; the police and our man went in and located Oswald. I told him - they had quite a struggle with Oswald but that he was subdued and shown + police; the police and our man went in and located Oswald. I told him + they had quite a struggle with Oswald but that he was subdued and shown out and taken to police headquarters.

-

I advised the President that apparently Oswald had come down the +

I advised the President that apparently Oswald had come down the steps from the fifth floor; that apparently the elevator was not used.

The President then indicated our conclusions are: (1) he is the one - who did it; (2) after the President was hit, Governor Connally was hit; + who did it; (2) after the President was hit, Governor Connally was hit; (3) the President would have been hit three times except for the fact - that Governor Connally turned after the first shot and was hit by the + that Governor Connally turned after the first shot and was hit by the second; (4) whether he was connected with the Cuban operation with money we are trying to nail down. I told him that is what we are trying to nail down; that we have copies of the correspondence; that none of @@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ Lines: 577

said I do not know whether or not she has any information but we would learn what we could.

-

The President asked how Oswald had access to the fifth floor of the +

The President asked how Oswald had access to the fifth floor of the building. I replied that he had access to all floors. The President asked where was his office and I stated he did not have any particular place; that he

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.

Memorandum for Messrs. Tolson, Belmont, Mohr, November 29, 1963 - Conrad, DeLoach, Evans, Rosen, Sullivan

+ Conrad, DeLoach, Evans, Rosen, Sullivan

was not situated in any particular place; that he was just a general packer of requisitions that came in for books from Dallas schools; that @@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ Lines: 577

The President then asked if we got a picture taken of him shooting the gun and I said no. He asked what was the picture sold for $25,000, - and I advised him this was a picture of the parade showing Mrs. Kennedy + and I advised him this was a picture of the parade showing Mrs. Kennedy crawling out of the back seat; that there was no Secret Service Agent on the back of the car; that in the past they have added steps on the back of the car and usually had an agent on either side standing on the @@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ Lines: 577

ought to have a bulletproof car; that from all I understand the Secret Service has had two cars with metal plates underneath the car to take care of hand grenades or bombs thrown out on the street. I said this is - European; that there have been several such attempts on DeGaulle's + European; that there have been several such attempts on DeGaulle's life; but they do not do that in this country; that all assassinations have been with guns; and for that reason I think very definitely the President ought to always ride in a bulletproof car; that it certainly @@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ Lines: 577

.

Memorandum for Messrs. Tolson, Belmont, Mohr, November 29, 1963 - Conrad, DeLoach, Evans, Rosen, Sullivan

+ Conrad, DeLoach, Evans, Rosen, Sullivan

The President then asked if I think all the entrances should be guarded. I replied by all means, that he had almost to be in the @@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ Lines: 577

[signed J. E. H.]

-

John Edgar Hoover +

John Edgar Hoover Director

- 6 -

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/hopp.xml b/pythonCode/output/hopp.xml index 46ba422..ff07f50 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/hopp.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/hopp.xml @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ driven system and told us that it was a management decision to go full speed ahead rather than plan.

Now, the FBI is trying to solve the problem with frequency hopping radios. -According to Daniel Miller, Contracting Officer for the FBI, 45 PH-26 +According to Daniel Miller, Contracting Officer for the FBI, 45 PH-26 (portable frequency hopping radios) and 20 MH-26 (mobile frequency hopping radios) along with numerous accessories, including 2 repeaters were purchased on September 24, 1990.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/hr-3515.xml b/pythonCode/output/hr-3515.xml index f556045..ac4f75f 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/hr-3515.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/hr-3515.xml @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@

HR-3515.TXT

Article by Kaleb Axon -House bill HR 3515 transcribed by James D Bryant II

+House bill HR 3515 transcribed by James D Bryant II

This file may be requested from 1:280/77 @fidonet as "HR-3515.ZIP". The following related files are also available:

@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ House bill HR 3515 transcribed by James D Bryant II

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H.R. 3515 -- Transcribed by James D. Bryant II on Nov. 24, 1991 +

H.R. 3515 -- Transcribed by James D. Bryant II on Nov. 24, 1991 I have proofed this twice, it should not contain any errors or omissions, I can't access my spell checker right now, there may be a typo or two somewhere..

-

Please note that this is not the article written by James Bryant. I +

Please note that this is not the article written by James Bryant. I wrote my own notice here, because I strongly disagree with his viewpoint on this bill. His article may be file requested from 1:1/1 @fidonet as "ta91.zip".

@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ purposes.

October 8, 1991

-

Mr. Cooper (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Synar, Mr. Schaefer, and Mr. -Bryant) introduced the following bill, which was referred jointly to the -Committees on Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary.

+

Mr. Cooper (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Synar, Mr. Schaefer, and Mr. +Bryant) introduced the following bill, which was referred jointly to the +Committees on Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary.

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5 ation;

6 "(B) shall be carried out in the same man- - 7 ner as such company or affiliate conducts such + 7 ner as such company or affiliate conducts such 8 business with unaffiliated persons;

9 "(C) shall be pursuant to contract or tariff @@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ purposes.

19 A subsidiary required by this subsection may not--

20 "(A) enter into any joint venture or part- -21 nership with the divested operating company;

+21 nership with the divested operating company;

22 "(B) have employees or a financial struc- 23 ture (other than as provided in this section) in @@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ purposes.

13 subsidiary required by this subsection shall--

14 "(A) maintain books, records, and ac- - 15 counts in a manner prescribed by the Commis- + 15 counts in a manner prescribed by the Commis- 16 sion which shall be seperate from the books, 17 records, and accounts maintained by the di- 18 vested operating company and the other affili- @@ -679,9 +679,9 @@ purposes.

5 any transmission facilities, and may obtain the use 6 of such facilities from an affiliated divested operat- 7 ing company or affiliate thereof only pursuant to -8 tariffs of general applicability.

+8 tariffs of general applicability.

-

9 "(11) PRESERVATION OF SEPERATE SUBSIDI- +

9 "(11) PRESERVATION OF SEPERATE SUBSIDI- 10 ARY REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANDFATHERED FUNC- 11 TIONS-- Nothing in this subsection shall be con- 12 strued to relieve a divested operating company or @@ -951,9 +951,9 @@ purposes.

17 "(1) AFFILIATE-- The term 'affiliate' means 18 any organization or entity that, directly or indirectly, 19 owns or controls, or is owned or controlled by, or is - 20 under common ownership or control with, a divested + 20 under common ownership or control with, a divested 21 operating company. For purposes of this paragraph, - 22 the terms 'own', 'owned', and 'ownership' means a di- + 22 the terms 'own', 'owned', and 'ownership' means a di- 23 rect or indirect equity interest (or equivalent there- 24 of) of more than 10 percent of an organization or 25 entity, or the right to more than 10 percent of the

@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ purposes.

19 person through some electronic means.

20 "(ii) 'Information services' means the offering of a - 21 capability for generating, acquiring, storing, transforming, + 21 capability for generating, acquiring, storing, transforming, 22 processing, retrieving, utilizing, or making available infor- 23 mation that may be conveyed via telecommunications, and 24 includes electronic publishing, but does not include any @@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ purposes.

4 amendments made by this Act shall be construed to create 5 any immunity to any civil or criminal action under any 6 Federal or State antitrust law, or to alter or restrict in -7 any manner the applicability of any Federal or State anti- +7 any manner the applicability of any Federal or State anti- 8 trust law to the actions of a divested operating company 9 or affiliate thereof (as such terms are defined in section 10 227(m) of the Communications Act of 1934).

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/idaho.xml b/pythonCode/output/idaho.xml index ba8ccc5..53f8afe 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/idaho.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/idaho.xml @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ clearly marked "Idaho Potatoes." People make the assumption, that when they are buying these potatoes, that they were *grown* in the "state" of "Idaho."

-

Actually, "Idaho" is a type of potato, just like "McIntosh" is +

Actually, "Idaho" is a type of potato, just like "McIntosh" is a type of apple. The FACT is that *many* states have potato crops, as well as foreign countries, and potatoes that say "Idaho" on them are no more from Idaho than Baltimore Orioles all come @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ reading. In a very real way, Cartographers are the *real* Thought Police.

But they do not work in a vacuum. There are much too few of them -to do their real damage unaided. Mapmakers have conspired with the +to do their real damage unaided. Mapmakers have conspired with the editors of almanacs and encyclopedias to create a fantastic illusion of space where there is none, people where there aren't any, and ski resorts where none exist.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/if_entap.xml b/pythonCode/output/if_entap.xml index e98473a..f78ff55 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/if_entap.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/if_entap.xml @@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ For soul of roses, yet what use to find A spirit penned within a catacomb? Nay, all they learn is weightless as sea-foam That drifts from wave to wave upon the wind. -In rushes Cap and Bells. How very doll +In rushes Cap and Bells. How very doll The ways of students and the foolish books! -He finds no secrets of Freemason's art +He finds no secrets of Freemason's art In mind nor rose nor tomb nor musty scroll; Where no wit is, where all loves are, he looks And reads their hidden meaning in his heart.

@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ And reads their hidden meaning in his heart.

FREEMASONRY'S greatest problems are lack of interest in its teachings and attendance at communications. Many plans have been devised by -Masonic leaders to stimulate interest and increase attendance, but few +Masonic leaders to stimulate interest and increase attendance, but few such efforts are more than temporarily effective.

The initial appeal of the Ancient Craft is as strong to-day as it has -ever been. Freemasonry attracts as good men now as in the past. But in +ever been. Freemasonry attracts as good men now as in the past. But in the absence of a concerted effort to teach quickly what in a more leisurely age could be spread over many years, the Institution often fails to hold the interest of the new brother against the many @@ -44,17 +44,17 @@ are forbiddingly large; others are too learned; others assume that the reader has a knowledge which he does not possess. Some books are dull with many facts and no vision, while others are too specialized or confined to one viewpoint. These three volumes are different. Written -by a brother with long experience as a Masonic speaker and writer, they +by a brother with long experience as a Masonic speaker and writer, they have a simple manner of presentation, a plain statement of facts, a -spiritual interpret ation of Masonic teachings and visualize the vital +spiritual interpret ation of Masonic teachings and visualize the vital reality behind the allegory and the symbol.

These books answer the simple elementary inquiries of the new brother to -whom all the Craft is strange. They will make many an older Mason sit +whom all the Craft is strange. They will make many an older Mason sit up in astonishment that what he thought obvious and uninteresting is so vividly alive.

-

The author handles a heart-searching body of Masonic truth in a way so +

The author handles a heart-searching body of Masonic truth in a way so informative and so interesting, yet so touching and so tender, that the influence of these books when presented to and read by candidates must be vast and permanent.

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ be vast and permanent.

After years of activity in the Craft, culminating in service as Grand Master, I am convinced that the most effective way to encourage interest and understanding is to begin at the beginning, that is, with the -Entered Apprentice at the very threshold of his Masonic career. For +Entered Apprentice at the very threshold of his Masonic career. For this purpose I know of no other books which even attempt what these are destined to accomplish, and I appreciate the honour of writing this brief Foreword at the invitation of the publishers.

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ brief Foreword at the invitation of the publishers.

awaits. For the initiate, here is wisdom, strength and beauty. For all, the Ancient Craft is here set forth in an unforgettable trilogy of books which not only tell the facts but forget not the vision; which not -only describe the form but also reveal the spirit of Freemasonry.

+only describe the form but also reveal the spirit of Freemasonry.

The author is to be commended for the undertaking and complimented on the achievement.

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ the achievement.

ENTERED APPRENTICE

-

At your leisure hours, that you may improve in Masonic knowledge, you +

At your leisure hours, that you may improve in Masonic knowledge, you are to converse with well-informed brethren, who will always be as ready to give, as you will be ready to receive, instruction.

@@ -93,46 +93,46 @@ information about the Fraternity not wholly imparted in the ceremonies of initiation.

These volumes are intended as simple introductions to the study of the -Ancient Craft; the interested Freemason will look further, for other and +Ancient Craft; the interested Freemason will look further, for other and longer books; the uninterested will not, perhaps, read all of these! Had completeness been the aim, these little books might have become forbiddingly large.

-

No more has been attempted than to give some Masonic light on some of +

No more has been attempted than to give some Masonic light on some of the history, jurisprudence, symbols, customs, and landmarks of the Order, by the rays of which any initiate may readily find his way down -the path of Masonic learning which leads to the gate of truth.

+the path of Masonic learning which leads to the gate of truth.

These books are far more gateways than guides to the foreign country of -Freemasonry. However elemental they may be to the Masonic student, if +Freemasonry. However elemental they may be to the Masonic student, if their very simplicity leads those Entered Apprentices, Fellowcrafts, and -newly raised Master Masons for whom they were written to seek more -Masonic light, their purpose will have been served and their preparation +newly raised Master Masons for whom they were written to seek more +Masonic light, their purpose will have been served and their preparation well worth the time and effort spent upon them.

DEFINITION

-

Freemasonry is a system of morality, veiled in allegory, and illustrated +

Freemasonry is a system of morality, veiled in allegory, and illustrated by symbols.

This definition of the Ancient Craft means much more to the -well-informed Freemason than to the initiate, to whom it can convey but -little. Naturally he wants to know "Why Freemasonry? Why is it veiled? +well-informed Freemason than to the initiate, to whom it can convey but +little. Naturally he wants to know "Why Freemasonry? Why is it veiled? Why illustrated with symbols?"

-

Masons are "Free and Accepted" for reasons which are to be found in the -early history of Freemasonry.

+

Masons are "Free and Accepted" for reasons which are to be found in the +early history of Freemasonry.

EARLY HISTORY

-

Many of Freemasonry's symbols and teachings go back to the very +

Many of Freemasonry's symbols and teachings go back to the very childhood of the race. Through these a direct relationship may be traced, in mind and heart and ideal, if not in written document, to such diverse ages and places as China four thousand years ago, the priesthood -of ancient Egypt, and the Jews of the Captivity. But for purposes of -understanding the genesis of the word "free" as coupled with "Mason," it +of ancient Egypt, and the Jews of the Captivity. But for purposes of +understanding the genesis of the word "free" as coupled with "Mason," it will suffice to begin with the Roman Collegia: orders or associations of -men engaged in simi lar pursuits. Doubtless their formation was caused +men engaged in simi lar pursuits. Doubtless their formation was caused by the universal desire for fellowship and association, particularly strong in Rome, in which the individual was so largely submerged for the good of the empire, as well as by economic necessity, just as labour @@ -145,33 +145,33 @@ of edicts and persecutions, some of the Collegia continued to exist.

The Colleges of Architects, however, were sanctioned for a time even after others were forbidden. They were too valuable to the state to be abolished or made to work and meet in secret. They were not at this -time called Freemasons, but they were free - and it is the fact and not +time called Freemasons, but they were free - and it is the fact and not the name which is here important. Without architects and builders Rome could not expand, so the Colleges of Architects were permitted to regulate their own affairs and work under their own constitutions, free of the restrictions which were intended to destroy other Collegia.

-

Then, as now, three were necessary to form a College (no Masonic lodge +

Then, as now, three were necessary to form a College (no Masonic lodge can meet with less than three); the College had a Magister or Master, -and two Wardens, There were three orders or degrees in the College -which, to a large extent, used emblems which are a part of Freemasonry. +and two Wardens, There were three orders or degrees in the College +which, to a large extent, used emblems which are a part of Freemasonry. Roman sarcophagi show carvings of a square, compasses, plumb, level, and sometimes columns.

Of the ceremonies of the Collegia we know little or nothing. Of their work we know much, and of their history, enough to trace their decline -and fall. The Emperor Diocletian attempted to destroy the new religion, +and fall. The Emperor Diocletian attempted to destroy the new religion, Christianity, which threatened so much which seemed to the Romans to make Rome, Rome. Many members of the Colleges of Architects were Christians. Since these associations had taught and believed in -brotherhood, when there came a Carpenter who taught brotherhood because +brotherhood, when there came a Carpenter who taught brotherhood because of a common Father, the m embers of the Colleges of Architects took His doctrine, so strangely familiar, for their own.

Persecution, vengeance, cruelty followed; this is not the place to go -into the story of the four Masons and the apprentice who were tortured +into the story of the four Masons and the apprentice who were tortured to death, only to become the four crowned martyrs and patron saints of -later builders and the Masons of the Middle Ages. Suffice it that the +later builders and the Masons of the Middle Ages. Suffice it that the Colleges of Architects were broken up and fled from Rome.

Comes a gap which is not yet bridged. Between the downfall of Rome and @@ -182,20 +182,20 @@ Colleges of Architects were broken up and fled from Rome.

generation, kept alive the traditions and secrets of their art until such time as the world was again ready for the Master Builders. All this is most interestingly set forth in several books, best known of - which is Leader Scott's Cathedral Builders; The Story of a Great - Masonic Guild. The author says that the Comacine Masters "were the + which is Leader Scott's Cathedral Builders; The Story of a Great + Masonic Guild. The author says that the Comacine Masters "were the link between the classic Collegia and all other art and trade guilds of - the Middle Ages. They were Freemasons because they were builders of a + the Middle Ages. They were Freemasons because they were builders of a privileged class, absolved from taxes and servitude, and free to travel about in times of feudal bondage."

During the Middle Ages and the rise of Gothic architecture we find two -distinct classes of Masons; the Guild Masons, who, like the Guild +distinct classes of Masons; the Guild Masons, who, like the Guild carpenters or weavers or merchants, were local in character and strictly -regulated by law, and the Freemasons, who travelled about from city to +regulated by law, and the Freemasons, who travelled about from city to city as their services were needed to design and erect those marvellous churches and cathedrals which stand to-day inimitable in beauty. It may -not be affirmed as a proved fact that the Freemasons of the Middle Ages +not be affirmed as a proved fact that the Freemasons of the Middle Ages were the direc t descendants through the Comacine Masters of the Colleges of Architects of Rome, but there is too much evidence of a similar structure, ideal, and purpose, and too many similarities of @@ -204,34 +204,34 @@ written record covering the period between the expulsion from Rome and the beginning of the cathedral-building age.

However this may be, the operative builders and designers of the -cathedrals of Europe were an older Order than the Guild Masons; it is -from these Freemasons - free of the Guild and free of the local laws - -that the Freemasonry of to-day has come. Incidentally, it may be noted -that the historian Findel finds that the name Freemason appears as early +cathedrals of Europe were an older Order than the Guild Masons; it is +from these Freemasons - free of the Guild and free of the local laws - +that the Freemasonry of to-day has come. Incidentally, it may be noted +that the historian Findel finds that the name Freemason appears as early as 1212, and the name occurs in 1375 in the history of the Company of -Masons of the City of London.

+Masons of the City of London.

-

The history of the Freemasons through the cathedral-building ages up to +

The history of the Freemasons through the cathedral-building ages up to the Reformation and the gradual decline of the building art needs volumes where here are but pages. But it must be emphasized that the -Freemasons were far more than architects and builders; they were +Freemasons were far more than architects and builders; they were artists, the leaders, the teachers, the mathematicians and the poets of -their time. In their lodges Speculative Masonry grew side by side with +their time. In their lodges Speculative Masonry grew side by side with their operative art. They were jealous of their Order and strict in their acceptance of Appren tices; strict in admitting Apprentices to be Fellows of the Craft, requiring seven years of labour of an Apprentice before he might make his "Master's Piece" to submit to the Master and -Wardens of his lodge, when, happy, he might become a Fellow and receive -"the Mason Word."

+Wardens of his lodge, when, happy, he might become a Fellow and receive +"the Mason Word."

In an age when learning was difficult to get and association with the educated hardly to be had outside of the church, it was but natural that thoughtful and scholarly men should desire membership among the -Freemasons. Such men, however, would not want to practice operative +Freemasons. Such men, however, would not want to practice operative masonry, or serve a seven years' apprenticeship. Therefore a place was -made for them by taking them in as accepted Masons; that is, accepted as +made for them by taking them in as accepted Masons; that is, accepted as members having something to offer and desiring to receive something from -the lodge, but dis tinguished from the operative Freemasons by the title +the lodge, but dis tinguished from the operative Freemasons by the title accepted.

It is not possible to say when this practice began. The Regius Poem, (1) @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ the oldest document of Free-

(1) Halliwell Manuscript, the oldest of the written Constitutions, transcribed in 1390, probably from an earlier version. Called Halliwell because first published in 1840 by James O. Halliwell, who first -discovered its Masonic character. Prior to that date it was catalogued +discovered its Masonic character. Prior to that date it was catalogued in the Royal Library as A Poem of Moral Duties. Called the Regius Poem partly because it formed part of Henry VIII's Royal Library and partly because it is the first and therefore the kingly or royal document of @@ -256,22 +256,22 @@ which members enjoyed unusual freedom.

Through the years, particularly those which saw the decline of great building and the coming of the Reformation, more and more became the -Accepted Masons and less and less the operative building Freemasons. Of +Accepted Masons and less and less the operative building Freemasons. Of forty-nine names on the roll of the Lodge of Aberdeen in the year 1670, -thirty-nine were those of Accepted Masons.

+thirty-nine were those of Accepted Masons.

-

Hence our title - Free and Accepted Masons, abbreviated F. & A.M. There +

Hence our title - Free and Accepted Masons, abbreviated F. & A.M. There are variations in certain jurisdictions, (1) such as F. and A. M. (Free -and Accepted Masons), A.F. & A.M. (Ancient Free and Accepted Masons), +and Accepted Masons), A.F. & A.M. (Ancient Free and Accepted Masons), etc., the origin of which the student may find in the history of -Freemasonry of the Grand Lodge era. (See Page 121, footnote)

+Freemasonry of the Grand Lodge era. (See Page 121, footnote)

(1) Jurisdiction: the territory and the Craft in it over which a Grand Lodge is sovereign. In the United States are forty-nine; one for each state and the District of Columbia. Used as a brevity; thus, the -Masonic jurisdiction of New Jersey means "all the Masonry, lodges, -Masons in the State of New Jersey over which rules the Grand Lodge of -the Most Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons for +Masonic jurisdiction of New Jersey means "all the Masonry, lodges, +Masons in the State of New Jersey over which rules the Grand Lodge of +the Most Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons for the State of New Jersey."

The word also means the territorial boundaries to which the right of a @@ -279,10 +279,10 @@ lodge to accept petitions extends.

ALLEGORY AND SYMBOLS

-

Freemasonry is "veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols" because +

Freemasonry is "veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols" because these are the surest ways by which moral and ethical truths may be taught. It is not only with the brain and the mind that the initiate -must take in Freemasonry but also with the heart.

+must take in Freemasonry but also with the heart.

Mind speaks to mind with spoken or written words. Heart speaks to heart with words which cannot be written or spoken. Those words are symbols; @@ -296,16 +296,16 @@ no words can be as effective (unless they are themselves symbols); no teachings expressed in language are as easily learned by the mind as those which come via the symbol through the imagination.

-

Take from Freemasonry its symbols and but the husk remains, the kernel -is gone. He who hears but the words of Freemasonry misses their meaning +

Take from Freemasonry its symbols and but the husk remains, the kernel +is gone. He who hears but the words of Freemasonry misses their meaning entirely.

THE LODGE

During the ceremonies of initiation the Entered Apprentice is informed -what a lodge is. In other than the words of the ritual a Masonic lodge -is a body of Masons warranted or chartered as such by its Grand Lodge -and possessing the three Great Lights in Masonry.

+what a lodge is. In other than the words of the ritual a Masonic lodge +is a body of Masons warranted or chartered as such by its Grand Lodge +and possessing the three Great Lights in Masonry.

The lodge usually (1) comes into being when a certain number of brethren petition the Grand Master, who, if it is his pleasure issues a @@ -323,11 +323,11 @@ installed.

Lodge officers are either elected or appointed. In some lodges in some jurisdictions all officers in the "line" are elected. In others only -the Master, Senior and Junior Wardens, Secretary and Treasurer are +the Master, Senior and Junior Wardens, Secretary and Treasurer are elected, the others being appointed.

The term of office is one year, but nothing prevents re-election of a -Master or Wardens. Indeed, Secretaries and Treasurers generally serve +Master or Wardens. Indeed, Secretaries and Treasurers generally serve as long as they

(1) The oldest lodges in a Grand Lodge existed prior to its formation @@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ devolve upon the Junior Warden.

All lodges have an officer stationed "without the door with a drawn sword in his hand." He is the Tiler and his duties are to keep off "cowans and eavesdroppers." In operative days the secrets of the -Freemasons were valuable in coin of the realm. The Mason who knew "the -Mason Word" could travel in foreign countries and receive a Master's +Freemasons were valuable in coin of the realm. The Mason who knew "the +Mason Word" could travel in foreign countries and receive a Master's wages. Many who could not or would not conform to the requirements tried to ascertain the secrets in a clandestine manner.

@@ -359,38 +359,38 @@ tried to ascertain the secrets in a clandestine manner.

eaves, and so receives the droppings from the roof - was a common thief who tried to learn by stealth what he would not learn by work.

-

The cowan was an ignorant Mason who laid stones together without mortar +

The cowan was an ignorant Mason who laid stones together without mortar or piled rough stone from the field into a wall without working them -square and time. He was a Mason without the word, with no reputation; +square and time. He was a Mason without the word, with no reputation; the Apprentice who tried to masquerade as a Master.

-

The operative Masons guarded their assemblies against the intrusion of +

The operative Masons guarded their assemblies against the intrusion of both the thief and the half-instructed craftsman. Nothing positive is known of the date when the guardian of the door first went on duty. He -was called a Tiler or Tyler because the man who put on the roof or tiles +was called a Tiler or Tyler because the man who put on the roof or tiles (tiler) completed the building and made those within it secure from intrusion; therefore the officer who guarded the door against intrusion was called, by analogy, a Tiler.

Lodges are referred to as Symbolic, Craft, Ancient Craft, Private, Particular, Subordinate, and Blue, all of which names distinguish them -from other organizations, both Masonic and non-Masonic. The word -"subordinate" is sometimes objected to by Masonic scholars, most of whom -prefer other appellations to distinguish the individual Master Mason's -lodge from the Grand Lodge. All Masonic lodges of Ancient Craft Masonry -are "Blue Lodges" blue being the distinctive Masonic colour, from the +from other organizations, both Masonic and non-Masonic. The word +"subordinate" is sometimes objected to by Masonic scholars, most of whom +prefer other appellations to distinguish the individual Master Mason's +lodge from the Grand Lodge. All Masonic lodges of Ancient Craft Masonry +are "Blue Lodges" blue being the distinctive Masonic colour, from the blue vault of heaven which is the covering of a symbolic lodge, and which embraces the world, of which the lodge is a symbol.

-

To such an organization a man petitions for the degrees of Freemasonry. +

To such an organization a man petitions for the degrees of Freemasonry. If the lodge accepts his petition a committee is appointed to investigate the petitioner. The committee reports to the lodge whether or not, in its opinion, the petitioner is suitable material out of which -to make a Mason.

+to make a Mason.

The statutory time of a month having elapsed and all the members of the lodge having been notified that the petition will come up for ballot at -a certain stated communication (Masonic word for "meeting"), the members +a certain stated communication (Masonic word for "meeting"), the members present ballot on the petition.

The ballot is secret and both the laws and the ancient usages and @@ -412,9 +412,9 @@ be laid to the individu als using it and not to the Fraternity.

use and abuse; here it is sufficient to note one reason for the secret and unanimous ballot by which the petitioner may be elected to receive initiation. Harmony - oneness of mind, effort, ideas, and ideals - is -one of the foundations of Freemasonry. Anything which interferes with +one of the foundations of Freemasonry. Anything which interferes with harmony hurts the institution. Therefore it is essential that lodges -have a harmonious membership; that no man be admitted to the Masonic +have a harmonious membership; that no man be admitted to the Masonic home of any brothe r against that brother's will.

Having passed the ballot, the petitioner in due course is notified, @@ -422,21 +422,21 @@ presents himself and is initiated.

ENTERED APPRENTICE

-

He then becomes an Entered Apprentice Mason. He is a Mason to the extent +

He then becomes an Entered Apprentice Mason. He is a Mason to the extent that he is called "brother" and has certain rights; he is not yet a -Mason in the legal Masonic sense. Seeing a framework erected on a plot +Mason in the legal Masonic sense. Seeing a framework erected on a plot of ground we reply to the question, "What are they building?" by saying, "A house." We mean, "They are building something which eventually will -be a house." The Entered Apprentice is a Mason only in the sense that he +be a house." The Entered Apprentice is a Mason only in the sense that he is a rough ashlar (1) in process of being made into a perfect ashlar.

The Entered Apprentice is the property of the lodge; he can receive his -Fellowcraft and Master Mason degrees nowhere else without its +Fellowcraft and Master Mason degrees nowhere else without its permission. But he does not yet pay dues to the lodge, he is not yet permitted to sign its by-laws, he can enter it only when it is open on -the first degree, he cannot hold office, vote or ballot, receive Masonic -burial, attend a Masonic funeral as a member of the lodge, and has no -right to Masonic charity.

+the first degree, he cannot hold office, vote or ballot, receive Masonic +burial, attend a Masonic funeral as a member of the lodge, and has no +right to Masonic charity.

He has the right to ask his lodge for his Fellowcraft's degree. He has the right of instruction by competent brethren to obtain that "suitable @@ -457,13 +457,13 @@ right to lodge

(1) Ashlar; a building stone.

-

charity if he needs it. Individual Masonic charity he may, of course, +

charity if he needs it. Individual Masonic charity he may, of course, receive, but the right to the organized relief of the lodge, or a Grand - Lodge, belongs only to a Master Mason.

+ Lodge, belongs only to a Master Mason.

-

This is Masonic law; Masonic practice, in the spirit of brotherly love, +

This is Masonic law; Masonic practice, in the spirit of brotherly love, would offer any relief suddenly and imperatively needed by an initiate - -for that is Freemasonry.

+for that is Freemasonry.

"SUITABLE PROFICIENCY"

@@ -471,14 +471,14 @@ for that is Freemasonry.

years before they were thought to know enough to attempt to become Fellows of the Craft. At the end of the seven-year period an apprentice who had earned the approbation of those over him might make his Master's -Piece and submit it to the judgment of the Master and Wardens of his +Piece and submit it to the judgment of the Master and Wardens of his lodge.

The Master's Piece was some difficult task of stone cutting or setting. Whether he as admitted as a Fellow or turned back for further instruction depended on its perfection.

-

The Master's Piece survives in Speculative Masonry only as a small task +

The Master's Piece survives in Speculative Masonry only as a small task and the seven years have shrunk to a minimum of one month. Before knocking at the door of the West Gate for his Fellowcraft's Degree an Entered Apprentice must learn "by heart" a part of the ritual and the @@ -489,11 +489,11 @@ be done, and well done. It is no kindness to an Entered Apprentice to permit him to proceed if his Master's Piece is badly made.

As the initiate converses with well-informed brethren, he will learn -that there are literally millions of Masons in the world - three +that there are literally millions of Masons in the world - three millions in the United States. He does not know them; they do not know -him. Unless he can prove that he is a Mason, he cannot visit in a lodge -where he is not known, neither can he apply for Masonic aid, nor receive -Masonic welcome and friendship.

+him. Unless he can prove that he is a Mason, he cannot visit in a lodge +where he is not known, neither can he apply for Masonic aid, nor receive +Masonic welcome and friendship.

Hence the requirement that the Entered Apprentice learn his work well is in his own interest.

@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ not know his work, he cannot receive a proof any more than he can give it.

It is of interest to the lodge that the initiate know his work well. -Well-informed Masons may be very useful in lodge; the sloppy, careless +Well-informed Masons may be very useful in lodge; the sloppy, careless workman can never be depended upon for good work.

Appalled at the apparently great feat of memory asked, some initiates @@ -518,22 +518,22 @@ committee that he has learned enough to entitle him to ask for further progress.

The initiate should be not only willing but enthusiastically eager to -learn what is required because of its effect upon his future Masonic +learn what is required because of its effect upon his future Masonic career. The Entered Apprentice who wins the honour of being passed to the degree of Fellowcraft by having well performed the only task set him -goes forward feeling that he is worthy. As Speculative Freemasonry +goes forward feeling that he is worthy. As Speculative Freemasonry builds only character, a feeling of unworthiness is as much a handicap in lodge life as a piece of faulty stone is in building a wall.

But the most important reason for learning the work thoroughly goes farther. It applies more and more as the Fellowcraft's Degree is reached and passed and is most vital after the initiate has the proud -right to say, "I am a Master Mason."

+right to say, "I am a Master Mason."

RITUAL

-

One of the great appeals of Freemasonry, both to the profane (1) and to -Masons, is its antiquity. The Order can trace an unbroken history of +

One of the great appeals of Freemasonry, both to the profane (1) and to +Masons, is its antiquity. The Order can trace an unbroken history of more than two hundred years in its present form (the Mother Grand Lodge was formed in 1717), and has irrefutable documentary evidence of a much longer existence in simpler forms.

@@ -545,9 +545,9 @@ extent, just when.

If we alter our ritual, either intentionally or by

-

(1) Masonically, from pro and fanum, meaning, "Without the temple." To a -Mason a profane is one not a Mason; the profane world is all that is not -in the Masonic world. The word as used by Masons has no relation to +

(1) Masonically, from pro and fanum, meaning, "Without the temple." To a +Mason a profane is one not a Mason; the profane world is all that is not +in the Masonic world. The word as used by Masons has no relation to that used to describe what is irreligious or blasphemous.

poor memorization, we gradually lose the many references concealed in @@ -570,15 +570,15 @@ first brought to this country more than two hundred years ago.

The secret work is very different in many of our jurisdictions. Some of these differences are accounted for by different original sources, yet even in two jurisdictions which sprang from the same source of -Freemasonry, and originally had the same work, we find variations, +Freemasonry, and originally had the same work, we find variations, showing that mouth-to-ear instruction, no matter how secret it may be, is not wholly an accurate way of transmitting words.

If in spite of us alterations creep in by the slow process of time and human fallibility, how much faster will the ritual change if we are careless or indifferent? The farther away we get from our original -source, the more meticulously careful must trust-worthy Masons be to -pass on the work to posterity exactly as we receive it. The Mason of +source, the more meticulously careful must trust-worthy Masons be to +pass on the work to posterity exactly as we receive it. The Mason of olden time could go to his source for reinspiration - we cannot.

Ritual is the thread which binds us to those who immediately preceded @@ -592,17 +592,17 @@ memorization of ritual.

The Entered Apprentice, then, should not be discouraged if the ritual "comes hard." He should fail not in the task nor question that it is worth while, for on what he does and on the way in which he does it -depends in some measure the Freemasonry of the future. As he does well +depends in some measure the Freemasonry of the future. As he does well or ill, so will those who come after him do ill or well.

"FREE WILL AND ACCORD"

-

Though he knows it not the petitioner encounters his first Masonic +

Though he knows it not the petitioner encounters his first Masonic symbol when he receives from the hands of a friend the petition for which he has asked.

-

Freemasons do not proselyte. The Order asks no man for his petition. -Greater than any man, Freemasonry honours those she permits to knock +

Freemasons do not proselyte. The Order asks no man for his petition. +Greater than any man, Freemasonry honours those she permits to knock upon her West Gate. Not king, prince, nor potentate; president, general, nor savant can honour the Fraternity by petitioning a lodge for the degrees.

@@ -615,35 +615,35 @@ join their clubs. But a man must come to the West Gate of a lodge "of his own free will and accord," and can come only by the good offices of a friend whom he has enlisted on his behalf.

-

The candidate obligates himself for all time: "Once a Mason, always a -Mason." He may take no interest in the Order. He may dimit, (1), become -unaffiliated, (2) be dropped N.P.D., (3) be tried for a Masonic offense -and suspended or expelled, but he cannot "unmake" himself as a Mason, or +

The candidate obligates himself for all time: "Once a Mason, always a +Mason." He may take no interest in the Order. He may dimit, (1), become +unaffiliated, (2) be dropped N.P.D., (3) be tried for a Masonic offense +and suspended or expelled, but he cannot "unmake" himself as a Mason, or ever avoid the moral responsibility of keeping the obligations he voluntarily assumes.

If a man be requested to join or persuaded to sign a petition, he may later be in a position to say, "I

-

(1) Dimit, also spelled demit. Masonic lexicographers quarrel as to -which is correct. Dimit from the Latin dimitto, to permit to go, is +

(1) Dimit, also spelled demit. Masonic lexicographers quarrel as to +which is correct. Dimit from the Latin dimitto, to permit to go, is probably more used than demit, from the Latin demittere, meaning to let down from an elevated position to a lower one; in other words, to -resign. However spelled, in Freemasonry it signifies both the +resign. However spelled, in Freemasonry it signifies both the permission of the lodge to have to join another lodge, and the paper containing that permission.

-

(2) Unaffiliated: a Mason who belongs to no lodge. After he has taken -his dimit, a Mason is unaffiliated until again elected a member of some -lodge. A brother dropped N.P.D. is unaffiliated. A man made a Mason "at +

(2) Unaffiliated: a Mason who belongs to no lodge. After he has taken +his dimit, a Mason is unaffiliated until again elected a member of some +lodge. A brother dropped N.P.D. is unaffiliated. A man made a Mason "at sight" (done only by a Grand Master) is unaffiliated until be joins some -lodge. The state of unaffiliation is Masonically frowned upon, since an +lodge. The state of unaffiliation is Masonically frowned upon, since an unaffiliated brother contributes nothing to the Fraternity to which he is bound.

(3) N.P.D.: short for Non Payment of Dues.

-

became a Mason under a misapprehension. I was oveR-persuaded. I was +

became a Mason under a misapprehension. I was oveR-persuaded. I was argued into membership," and might thus have a self-excusing shadow of a reason for failure to do as most solemNly agrees.

@@ -652,9 +652,9 @@ declare in his petition, and many times during his progress through the degrees, that the act is "of my own free will and accord." Not Only must he so declare, but he must so swear.

-

Freemasonry gives her all - and it is a great gift - to those she +

Freemasonry gives her all - and it is a great gift - to those she accepts. But she gives only to those who honestly desire the gift. He -who is not first prepared to be a Freemason in his heart, that is, of +who is not first prepared to be a Freemason in his heart, that is, of his own free will and accord, can never be one.

INITIATION

@@ -674,14 +674,14 @@ every man.

(1) Howard B. Cruse.

-

Masonic initiation may, but does not necessarily, come to those who +

Masonic initiation may, but does not necessarily, come to those who seek, are accepted, and receive the degrees.

Many refuse the results of initiation. The school-boy who will not study, the man who will not work, the reader who is not interested in his book, the churchgoer to whom the service is but an empty form to be gone through once a week because "it is the thing to do" - these gain -nothing from such initiations. The candidate who sees in the Masonic +nothing from such initiations. The candidate who sees in the Masonic initiation of the Entered Apprentice Degree only a formal and dignified ceremony designed to take up an evening and push him one step forward toward membership in the Order refuses to accept his initiation.

@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ distinctions, w ealth, power, poverty, and misery. In the lodge all are on a level and peace and harmony prevail. In the world without most laws are "thou shalt not" and enforced by penalties. In the lodge the laws are mostly "thou shalt" and compulsion is seldom thought of and as -rarely invoked. Freemasons obey their laws not so much because they +rarely invoked. Freemasons obey their laws not so much because they must as because they will. In the world without men are divided by a thousand influences: race, business, religious belief, politics. In the lodge men are unit ed in the common bond of three fundamental beliefs: @@ -740,13 +740,13 @@ to an end which is the same for all.

significance than that of giving testimony of sincerity of intentions. These are sufficiently important; a candidate for the Entered Apprentice Degree who is not sincere will have a very disagreeable time - in Freemasonry. But the hidden meaning of the rite is perhaps even + in Freemasonry. But the hidden meaning of the rite is perhaps even more important than the explained meaning. Here the initiate must possess his soul in patience. He is not yet wholly admitted to the - temple which is Freemasonry. He is not permitted to do as Master - Masons do, or to know what Master Masons know. For the whole Masonic + temple which is Freemasonry. He is not permitted to do as Master + Masons do, or to know what Master Masons know. For the whole Masonic significance of the rite he must wait until it is his privilege to - receive the Sublime Degree of Master Mason.

+ receive the Sublime Degree of Master Mason.

It should not come as a surprise that a special preparation for initiation is required. The soldier's uniform allows his greatest @@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ way, to the best of their ability, for any new experience.

(1) From the Latin discalceatus, unshod.

-Preparation for Masonic initiation is wholly a symbolic matter, but with +Preparation for Masonic initiation is wholly a symbolic matter, but with deeper meanings and greater than are apparent on first acquaintance.

CIRCUMAMBULATION

@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ the name of a part of a degree but also of a symbol. The candidate is conducted around the lodge room for a reason later explained, but the inner meaning of this ceremony is hidden. Its deep significance unites the initiate not only with all who have gone this way before in a -Masonic lodge, but with those uncounted millions of men who for +Masonic lodge, but with those uncounted millions of men who for thousands of years have made of circumambulation an offering of homage to the Unseen Presence.

@@ -790,8 +790,8 @@ ceremony. And early man could imitate the movements of his God.

circled altars, on which burned the fire which was his God, from east to west by way of the south. Circumambulation became a part of all religious observances; it was in the ceremonies of ancient Egypt; it was -part of the mysteries of Eleusis; it was practised in the rites of -Mithras and a thousand other cults, and down through the ages it has +part of the mysteries of Eleusis; it was practised in the rites of +Mithras and a thousand other cults, and down through the ages it has come to us.

When the candidate first circles the lodge room about the altar, he @@ -802,18 +802,18 @@ significance, linking all who take part in it with the spiritual aspirations of a dim and distant past.

A further significant teaching of this symbol is its introduction to the -idea of dependence. Freemasonry speaks plainly here to him who listens. -Of this Newton (1) has beautifully written:

+idea of dependence. Freemasonry speaks plainly here to him who listens. +Of this Newton (1) has beautifully written:

From the hour we are born till we are laid in the grave we grope our way in the dark, and none could find or keep the path without a guide. From how many ills, how many perils, how many pitfalls we are guarded in the midst of the years!

-

(1) Dr. Joseph Fort Newton: an Episcopal minister whose golden pen has -given to Freemasonry The Builders, The Men's House, The Religion of -Masonry, Short Talks on Masonry, and whose vision and inspiration are a -power in the Masonic world.

+

(1) Dr. Joseph Fort Newton: an Episcopal minister whose golden pen has +given to Freemasonry The Builders, The Men's House, The Religion of +Masonry, Short Talks on Masonry, and whose vision and inspiration are a +power in the Masonic world.

With all our boasted wisdom and foresight, even when we fancy we are @@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ itself.

Truly it does not lie in man to direct his path. and without a true and trusted friend in whom we can confide, not one of us would find his way -home. So Masonry teaches us, simply but unmistakably, at the first step +home. So Masonry teaches us, simply but unmistakably, at the first step as at the last, that we live and walk by faith, not by sight; and to know that fact is the beginning of wisdom. Since this is so, since no man can find his way alone, in life as in the lodge we must in humility @@ -836,19 +836,19 @@ sung - during the course of the degree:

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down -upon the beard, even Aaron's beard; that went down to the skirts of his +upon the beard, even Aaron's beard; that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion, for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

-

Unity is an essential of a Masonic lodge. Unity of thought, of +

Unity is an essential of a Masonic lodge. Unity of thought, of intention, of execution. It is but another word for harmony, which -Freemasons are taught is the strength and support of all well-regulated -institutions, especially this of ours. Dew is nature's blessing where +Freemasons are taught is the strength and support of all well-regulated +institutions, especially this of ours. Dew is nature's blessing where little rain falls; the dew of Hermon is proverbially heavy. Israel poured precious ointments on the heads of those the people honoured; that which went down to the skirts of his garments was evidently great -in quantity, significant of t he honour paid to Aaron, personification +in quantity, significant of t he honour paid to Aaron, personification of high priest-hood, representative of the solidity of his group. The whole passage is a glorification of the beauty of brotherly love, which is why it was anciently selected to be a part of the Entered @@ -857,22 +857,22 @@ principal tenet of the Fraternity.

SECRECY

-

In the true sense of the words Freemasonry is not a secret society but a +

In the true sense of the words Freemasonry is not a secret society but a society with secrets. A secret society is one the members of which are - not known; a society which exists without common knowledge. Freemasonry + not known; a society which exists without common knowledge. Freemasonry is well known. Men proudly wear the emblem of the Order on coat and watch charm and ring. Many Grand Lodges publish lists of their members. Many Grand Lodges maintain card indexes of all members in the jurisdiction so that it is easy to ascertain whether or not a man is a - Mason. Grand Lodges publish their Proceedings, a Masonic press caters - to the Masonic world, and thousands of books have been written about - Freemasonry. Obviously it is not the society which is secret.

+ Mason. Grand Lodges publish their Proceedings, a Masonic press caters + to the Masonic world, and thousands of books have been written about + Freemasonry. Obviously it is not the society which is secret.

The initiate takes an obligation of secrecy; if he will carefully consider the language of that obligation, he will see that it concerns the forms and ceremonies, the manner of teaching, certain modes of recognition. There is no obligation of secrecy regarding the truths -taught by Freemasonry, otherwise such a book as this could not lawfully +taught by Freemasonry, otherwise such a book as this could not lawfully be written.

Sometimes the question is asked by a profane, "Why have any secrets? If @@ -890,26 +890,26 @@ his heart to but one ear.

known - if we had the wit or would take the trouble to learn. Fine music is a secret from the tone deaf. Mathematics are a secret from the ignorant. Philosophy is a secret from the commonplace mind. -Freemasonry is a secret from the profane - and for the same reasons!

+Freemasonry is a secret from the profane - and for the same reasons!

-

The secrecy of Masonry is an honourable secrecy; any good man may ask +

The secrecy of Masonry is an honourable secrecy; any good man may ask for her secrets; those who are worthy will receive them. To give them to those who do not seek, or who are not worthy, would but impoverish the Fraternity and enrich not those who received them.

-

It is sometimes suggested that Freemasonry pretends to possess valuable +

It is sometimes suggested that Freemasonry pretends to possess valuable secrets merely to intrigue men to apply for them through curiosity. How -mistaken this is understood by every Freemason. He who seeks -Freemasonry out of curiosity for her secrets must be bitterly +mistaken this is understood by every Freemason. He who seeks +Freemasonry out of curiosity for her secrets must be bitterly disappointed. In school the teacher is anxious to instruct all who seek the classroom in the secrets of geometry, but not all students wish to study geometry and not all who do have the wit to comprehend. -Freemasonry is anxious to give of he r secrets to worthy men fit to +Freemasonry is anxious to give of he r secrets to worthy men fit to receive them but not all are worthy, and not all the worthy seek.

PENALTIES

-

Freemasonry bas been aptly described as "the gentle Craft." Its +

Freemasonry bas been aptly described as "the gentle Craft." Its teachings are of brotherly love, relief, truth, love of God, charity, immortality, mutual help, sympathy. To the initiate, therefore, the penalty in his obligation comes often with a shock of surprise and @@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ small boy does not expect his hand to be cut off if he happens to fib, nor is the penalty for perjury such that only God may help him upon whom it is inflicted.

-

Masonic penalties go back to very ancient times; to years when +

Masonic penalties go back to very ancient times; to years when punishments were cruel and inhuman, often for very small offenses. Throats were cut, tongues torn out, bodies cut in half, hooks struck into breasts and the body torn apart; men were dismembered for all sorts @@ -941,23 +941,23 @@ high and low water mark - was symbolical of spiritual death.

These and other horrible penalties were inflicted by law by various peoples at various times. That the legal penalties for certain civil -crimes were incorporated in Masonic obligations seems obvious. But that +crimes were incorporated in Masonic obligations seems obvious. But that they ever meant or were ever intended to mean any death but a symbolic one is simply not so.

The yokel who cries "May God strike me dead if this is not so" does not mean that he wishes to die; but he says that he believes be will be -worthy of death if he lies. It is in such a way that the Masonic +worthy of death if he lies. It is in such a way that the Masonic penalties are to be understood; the Entered Apprentice states his belief that he would merit the penalty of his obligation if he failed to keep it.

-

The only punishments ever inflicted by Freemasons upon Freemasons are +

The only punishments ever inflicted by Freemasons upon Freemasons are reprimand, suspension (definite and indefinite), and expulsion from the Fraternity. The initiate who violates his obligation will feel the weight of no hand laid upon him. He will suffer no physical penalties whatever. The contempt and detestation of his brethren, their denial of -the privileges of Freemasonry to the foresworn, are the only Masonic +the privileges of Freemasonry to the foresworn, are the only Masonic penalties ever inflicted.

THE GREAT LIGHTS

@@ -965,27 +965,27 @@ penalties ever inflicted.

There are three - the Holy Bible, the Square, and the Compasses. (1)

The Holy Bible is always referred to as "The Great Light" or "The Great -Light in Masonry," in this country which is predominantly Christian. +Light in Masonry," in this country which is predominantly Christian. The practice may be and often is different in other lands. What is vital and unchangeable, a Landmark of the Order (a further discussion of -Landmarks is given later, see pages 159-163) is that a Volume of the -Sacred Law be open upon the Masonic altar whenever the lodge is open. A +Landmarks is given later, see pages 159-163) is that a Volume of the +Sacred Law be open upon the Masonic altar whenever the lodge is open. A lodge wholly Jewish may prefer to use only the Old Testament; in Turkey -and Persia the Koran would be used as the V.S.L. of the Mohammedan; -Brahmins would use the Vedas. In the Far East where Masonic lodges have +and Persia the Koran would be used as the V.S.L. of the Mohammedan; +Brahmins would use the Vedas. In the Far East where Masonic lodges have members of many races and creeds it is customary to have several holy books upon the altar that the initiate may choose that which is to him the most sacred.

-

The Holy Bible, our Great Light in Masonry, is opened upon our altars. +

The Holy Bible, our Great Light in Masonry, is opened upon our altars. Upon it lie the other Great Lights - the Square and the Compasses. -Without all three no Masonic lodge can exist, much less open or work. +Without all three no Masonic lodge can exist, much less open or work. Together with the warrant from the Grand Lodge they are indispensable.

The Bible on the altar is more than the rule and guide of our faith. It -is one of the greatest of Freemasonry's symbols. For the Bible is here -a symbol of all holy books of all faiths. It is the Masonic way of -setting forth that simplest and most profound of truths which Masonry +is one of the greatest of Freemasonry's symbols. For the Bible is here +a symbol of all holy books of all faiths. It is the Masonic way of +setting forth that simplest and most profound of truths which Masonry has made so peculiarly her

(1) "Compass" in six jurisdictions.

@@ -993,68 +993,68 @@ has made so peculiarly her

own: that there is a way, there does run a road on which men "of all creeds and of every race" may travel happily together, be their differences of religious faith what they may. In his private devotions -a man may petition God or Jehovah, Allah or Buddha, Mohammed or Jesus; +a man may petition God or Jehovah, Allah or Buddha, Mohammed or Jesus; he may call upon the God of Israel or the Great First Cause. In the -Masonic Lodge he hears humble petition to the Great Architect of the +Masonic Lodge he hears humble petition to the Great Architect of the Universe, finding his own deity under that name.

A hundred paths may wind upward around a mountain; at the top they meet. -Freemasonry opens the Great Light upon her altar not as one book of one +Freemasonry opens the Great Light upon her altar not as one book of one faith, but as all books of all faiths, the book of the Will of the Great Architect, read in what language, what form, what shape we will. It is as all-inclusive as the symbols which lie upon it. The Square is not for any one lodge, any one nation, any one religion - it is for all -Masons, everywhere, to all of whom it speaks the same tongue. The -Compasses circum scribe the desires of Masons wheresoever dispersed; the +Masons, everywhere, to all of whom it speaks the same tongue. The +Compasses circum scribe the desires of Masons wheresoever dispersed; the secret of the Square, held between the points of the Compasses (see page 58) is universal.

Countless references in our ritual are taken from the Old Testament. -Almost every name in a Masonic lodge is from the Scriptures. In the +Almost every name in a Masonic lodge is from the Scriptures. In the Great Light are found those simple teachings of the universality of brotherhood, the love of God for his children, the hope of immortality, -which are the very warp and woof of Freemasonry. Let it be emphasized; -these are the teachings of Freemasonry in every tongue, in every land, +which are the very warp and woof of Freemasonry. Let it be emphasized; +these are the teachings of Freemasonry in every tongue, in every land, for those of every faith. Our Great Light is but a symbol of the Volume -of the Sacred Law . Freemasonry is no more a Christian organization -than it is Jewish or Mohammedan or Brahmin. Its use of the collection +of the Sacred Law . Freemasonry is no more a Christian organization +than it is Jewish or Mohammedan or Brahmin. Its use of the collection of sacred writings of the Jews (Old Testament) and the Gospels of the New Testament as the Great Light must not confuse the initiate so that -he reads into Freemasonry a sectarian character which is not there.

+he reads into Freemasonry a sectarian character which is not there.

This is so well understood that it needs emphasis only for the novice. To give him specific facts as well as assertion: the Bible is first -mentioned as a Great Light in Masonry about 1760, whereas the first of +mentioned as a Great Light in Masonry about 1760, whereas the first of the Old Charges (one of the foundation stones on which rest the laws of -Freemasonry, first published in 1723, but presumably adopted by the +Freemasonry, first published in 1723, but presumably adopted by the Mother Grand Lodge at its formation in 1717) reads in part as follows (spelling modernized):

-

A Mason is obliged by his tenure to obey the moral law; and if he +

A Mason is obliged by his tenure to obey the moral law; and if he rightly understands the art, he will never be a stupid atheist, nor an -irreligious libertine. But though in ancient times Masons were charged +irreligious libertine. But though in ancient times Masons were charged in every country to be of the religion of that country or nation, whatever it was, yet 'tis now thought more expedient only to oblige them to that religion in which all men agree, leaving their particular opinions to themselves; that is, to be good men and true, or men of honour and honesty, by whateve r denominations or persuasions they may -be distinguished; whereby Masonry becomes the center of union and the +be distinguished; whereby Masonry becomes the center of union and the means of conciliating true friendship among persons that must have remained at a perpetual distance.

Perhaps never before has so short a paragraph had so profound an effect, -setting forth the non-sectarian, non-doctrinal character of Freemasonry, +setting forth the non-sectarian, non-doctrinal character of Freemasonry, making religion, not a religion, the important matter in the Ancient Craft.

CABLE TOW

In old rituals this was originally "cable rope." Our cable tow probably -comes from the German "Kabel tau."

+comes from the German "Kabel tau."

The cable tow is symbolic of that life cord by which the infant receives life from his mother. Symbolically the cable tow is the cord by which -the Masonic infant is attached to his Mother Lodge. When a baby is born +the Masonic infant is attached to his Mother Lodge. When a baby is born the physical cord is severed but never the knife was ground which can cut the spiritual cord which ties a man to his mother. In the Entered Apprentice Degree the physical restraint of the cable tow is removed as @@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ three Lesser Lights, which form a triangle about or near the altar. Lesser Lights are lit when the lodge is opened and the altar arranged and extinguished when the lodge is closed and the Great Lights displaced. Something - not very much - is said of them in the ritual. -They form one of those symbols in Freemasonry . . . of which there are +They form one of those symbols in Freemasonry . . . of which there are so many! . . . which the individual brother is supposed to examine and translate for himself, g etting from it what he can and enjoying what he gets in direct proportion to the amount of labour and thought he is @@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ outer covering.

others one is placed at each of the stations of do three principal officers. In some lodges the three Lesser Lights form a right, in others an equilateral, in others an isosceles triangle. What is uniform -throughout the Masonic world is the triangular formation; what is +throughout the Masonic world is the triangular formation; what is different is the shape and size of the triangle.

Of course, it is not possible to place three lights to form anything @@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ else but a triangle; they cannot be made to form a square or a star. Hence the natural question: why are there three Lesser Lights and not two or four or more?

-

There is "three" throughout Ancient Craft Masonry. The first of the +

There is "three" throughout Ancient Craft Masonry. The first of the great Sacred Numbers of the Ancient Mysteries, three was the numerical symbol of God, but not because God was necessarily considered as triune. While many religions of many ages and peoples have conceived @@ -1113,44 +1113,44 @@ luxury, his complicated and involved life, have succeeded in removing them as the principal main-springs of all human endeavour. It was natural for the savage worshipper of a shining god in the sky to think he, too, required a mate, especially when that mate was so plainly in -evidence. The Moon bec ame the Sun's bride by a process of reasoning as +evidence. The Moon bec ame the Sun's bride by a process of reasoning as plain as it was childlike.

Father, mother . . . there must be a child, of course. That child was Mercury, the nearest planet to the sun, the one the god kept closest to him. Here we have the origin of the three Lesser Lights; in earliest -recorded accounts of the Mysteries of Eleusis (to mention only one) we -find three lights about the holy place, representing the Sun, the Moon, +recorded accounts of the Mysteries of Eleusis (to mention only one) we +find three lights about the holy place, representing the Sun, the Moon, and Mercury.

The Worshipful Master rules and governs his lodge as truly as the Sun - and Moon rule and govern day and night. There can be no lodge without + and Moon rule and govern day and night. There can be no lodge without a Worshipful Master; he is, in a very real sense, the lodge itself. There are some things he cannot do that the brethren under him can do. But without him the brethren can do nothing, while without the brethren's consent or even their assistance, he can do much. As one of the principal functions of the Worshipful Master is to give "good and wholesome instruction" to his lodge, the inclusion of one light as his - symbol is but a logical carrying out of that Masonic doctrine which - makes the East the source of Masonic light to the brethren.

+ symbol is but a logical carrying out of that Masonic doctrine which + makes the East the source of Masonic light to the brethren.

By the light of the Lesser Lights the Entered Apprentice is led to see -those objects which mean so much to a Mason, the Great Lights; the +those objects which mean so much to a Mason, the Great Lights; the inestimable gift of God to man as the rule and guide for his faith and practice, the tools dedicated to the Craft and to the Master, the Alpha -and Omega of Freemasonry. Light alone is not enough; light must be +and Omega of Freemasonry. Light alone is not enough; light must be used! Here, too, is symbolism which it is well to muse upon.

-

As the lodge as a whole is a symbol of the world, so should a Mason's +

As the lodge as a whole is a symbol of the world, so should a Mason's heart be to him always a symbol of the lodge. In it he should carry ever what he may remember of the Great Light and with spiritual compasses lay out his work; with spiritual square, square both work and -actions toward all mankind, "more especially a brother Mason." Therefore +actions toward all mankind, "more especially a brother Mason." Therefore must he carry also in his heart three tiny Lesser Lights, by the light of which he uses his spiritual lodge furnishings. If he lights these from the torch of love and burns one for friendliness, one for helpfulness and one for godliness, he will be truly an initiate in the -real sense of that term, and about the altar of Freemasonry find a new +real sense of that term, and about the altar of Freemasonry find a new satisfaction in the new meanings which the three Lesser Lights will, with silent light and soft, imprint upon his heart.

@@ -1167,10 +1167,10 @@ in salute, is a silent way of saying to all present, "I remember my obligation; I am conscious of the penalty of its violation; I forget not my duty."

-

The initiate uses it first in a salutation to the Wardens, a ceremony +

The initiate uses it first in a salutation to the Wardens, a ceremony the significance of which should never be forgotten. The government of -a Masonic lodge is tripartite; it is in the hands of a Master and two -Wardens. By this ceremony the Entered Apprentice admits their +a Masonic lodge is tripartite; it is in the hands of a Master and two +Wardens. By this ceremony the Entered Apprentice admits their authority, submits himself to their government under the Master, and agrees to abide by their setting mauls when it is proper for them to use them.

@@ -1179,15 +1179,15 @@ them.

retiring, that he may never forget the significance of his position when he took upon

-

(1) Albert Gallatin Mackey: one of the greatest students and most widely -followed authorities the Masonic world has known. His Encyclopedia of -Freemasonry is a standard work; his Jurisprudence and his Symbolism, if +

(1) Albert Gallatin Mackey: one of the greatest students and most widely +followed authorities the Masonic world has known. His Encyclopedia of +Freemasonry is a standard work; his Jurisprudence and his Symbolism, if materially added to and changed since his time, are yet foundation -works. His History is exhaustive; his List of Landmarks, if often +works. His History is exhaustive; his List of Landmarks, if often superseded in these more modern days, first reduced the vexed question -to proportions in which it might be grasped by the average Masonic mind. -The Entered Appre ntice who pursues his studies in Freemasonry may do -much worse than consult the great Master of Freemasonry.

+to proportions in which it might be grasped by the average Masonic mind. +The Entered Appre ntice who pursues his studies in Freemasonry may do +much worse than consult the great Master of Freemasonry.

himself that obligation which gave him the title, Brother.

@@ -1205,13 +1205,13 @@ in 1429.

The Roman Eagle was Rome's symbol and ensign of power and might a hundred years before Christ.

-

The Order of the Star was created by John II of France in the middle of +

The Order of the Star was created by John II of France in the middle of the Fourteenth Century.

-

The Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1349 for +

The Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1349 for himself and twenty-five Knights of the Garter.

-

It is commonly supposed that the apron became the "badge of a Mason" +

It is commonly supposed that the apron became the "badge of a Mason" because stonemasons wore aprons to protect their clothing from the rough contact of building material. But the apron is far, far older than Golden Fleece or Roman Eagle, than the Star or Garter, than the @@ -1229,11 +1229,11 @@ innocence, purity, gentleness, weakness, a matter aided by colour, which we unconsciously associate with purity, probably because of the hue of snow.

-

This association is universal in Freemasonry, and the initiate should +

This association is universal in Freemasonry, and the initiate should strive to keep his apron white and himself innocent. His badge of a -Mason should symbolize in its colour the purity of his Masonic +Mason should symbolize in its colour the purity of his Masonic character; he should forever be innocent of wrong toward all but "more -especially a brother Mason."

+especially a brother Mason."

With the presentation of the apron the lodge accepts the initiate as worthy. It entrusts to his hands its distinguishing badge. With it and @@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ gifts: the gift of brotherhood. Lucky the Entered Apprentice who has the wit to see the extent and the meaning of the gift; thrice lucky the lodge whose initiates find in it and keep that honour, probity and power, that innocence, strength, and spiritual contact, that glory of -unity and oneness with all the Masonic world which may be read into this +unity and oneness with all the Masonic world which may be read into this symbol by him who hath open eyes of the heart with which to see. In the words of the Old Dundee Lodge'- Apron Charge:

@@ -1267,39 +1267,39 @@ honour to the Fraternity.

The Entered Apprentice practices the Rite of Destitution before he hears the beautiful words of the lecture descriptive of the three principal -rounds of Jacob's ladder: "the greatest of these is charity; for faith +rounds of Jacob's ladder: "the greatest of these is charity; for faith is lost in sight, hope ends in fruition, but charity extends beyond the grave, through the boundless realms of eternity." But he may reflect -upon both at once and from that reflection learn that Masonic giving to +upon both at once and from that reflection learn that Masonic giving to the destitute is not confined to alms.

Putting a quarter in a beggar's hand will hardly extend beyond the grave through the boundless realms of eternity!

-

Masonic charity does indeed include the giving of physical relief; -individual Masons give it, the lodge gives it, the Grand Lodge gives it. +

Masonic charity does indeed include the giving of physical relief; +individual Masons give it, the lodge gives it, the Grand Lodge gives it. But if charity began and ended with money, it would go but a little way. St Pal said: "And although I bestow all my goods to feed the poor and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing."

-

If the charity of Freemasonry meant only the giving of alms, it would +

If the charity of Freemasonry meant only the giving of alms, it would long ago have given place to a hundred institutions better able to provide relief.

The charity taught in the lodge is charity of thought, charity of the -giving of self. The visit to the sick is true Masonic charity. The +giving of self. The visit to the sick is true Masonic charity. The brotherly hand laid upon a bowed shoulder in comfort and to give courage -is Masonic charity. The word of counsel to the fatherless, the tear +is Masonic charity. The word of counsel to the fatherless, the tear dropped in sympathy with the widowed, the joyous letter of -congratulation to a fortunate brother, all are Masonic charity - and +congratulation to a fortunate brother, all are Masonic charity - and these, indeed, extend beyond the grave.

Often an Entered Apprentice believes that the Rite has taught him that -every Mason must give a coin to every beggar who asks, even though they +every Mason must give a coin to every beggar who asks, even though they line the streets and need as many dimes as a pocket will hold. Such is -not the truth. The Mason gives when he meets anyone "in like destitute +not the truth. The Mason gives when he meets anyone "in like destitute condition." It is left for him to judge whether the appeal is for a need -which is real or one assumed. In general all calls for Masonic charity +which is real or one assumed. In general all calls for Masonic charity should be made through the lodge; machinery is provided for a kindly and brother ly investigation, after which lodge or Grand Lodge will afford relief. Individual charity is wholly in the control of the individual @@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ brother's conscience.

But no conscience need control that larger and finer giving of comfort and counsel, of joy and sadness, of sympathy and spiritual help. Here -the Mason may give as much as he will and be not the poorer but the +the Mason may give as much as he will and be not the poorer but the richer for his giving. He who reads the Rite of Destitution in this larger sense has seen through the form to the reality behind and learned the inner significance of the symbol.

@@ -1318,16 +1318,16 @@ the inner significance of the symbol.

the point of beginning; midway between the darkness of the North and the light of the East.

-

The Entered Apprentice lays his Masonic Cornerstone standing in the +

The Entered Apprentice lays his Masonic Cornerstone standing in the Northeast corner of the lodge, midway between the darkness of profane ignorance and the full light of the symbolic East.

Here, if indeed he be a man of imagination and no clod, he receives a -thrill that may come to him never again - save once only - in Masonry. +thrill that may come to him never again - save once only - in Masonry. For here he enters into his heritage as an Entered Apprentice. All that has gone before bas been queer, mysterious, puzzling, almost mind-shocking, devastating with its newness and its differences from the -world he knows. Now he stands "a just and upright Mason" to receive +world he knows. Now he stands "a just and upright Mason" to receive those first instructions which, well studied, will enable him to understand what has been done with and to him as to all who have gone this way before.

@@ -1361,29 +1361,29 @@ sleep."

time for waiting.

The implication is plain; the Entered Apprentice should be always ready - to use his tools. He should recall the words of Flavius to the workman + to use his tools. He should recall the words of Flavius to the workman in Julius Caesar, "Where is thy leather apron and thy rule? What does - thou with thy best apparel on?" Freemasonry is not only for the lodge + thou with thy best apparel on?" Freemasonry is not only for the lodge room but for life. Not to take the Twenty-four Inch Gauge into the profane world and by its divisions number the hours for the working of - a constructive purpose is to miss the practical application of Masonic - labour and Masonic charity.

+ a constructive purpose is to miss the practical application of Masonic + labour and Masonic charity.

The Common Gavel which "breaks off the corners of rough stones, the better to fit them for the builder's use" joins the Rough and Perfect Ashlars in a hidden symbol of the Order at once beautiful and tender. -The famous sculptor and ardent Freemason, Gutzon Borglum, asked how be +The famous sculptor and ardent Freemason, Gutzon Borglum, asked how be carved stone into beautiful statues, once said, "It is very simple. I merely knock away with hammer and chisel the stone I do not need and the statue is there - it was there all the time."

In the Great Light we read: "The kingdom of heaven is within you." We are also there taught that man is made in the image of God. As Brother -Borglum has so beautifully said, images are made by a process of taking +Borglum has so beautifully said, images are made by a process of taking away. The perfection is already within. All that is required is to remove the roughness, the excrescences, "divesting our hearts and consciences of all the vices and superfluities of life" to show forth -the perfect man and Mason within. Thus the gavel becomes also the +the perfect man and Mason within. Thus the gavel becomes also the symbol of personal power.

The Common Gavel has in every lodge a still further significance; it is @@ -1404,34 +1404,34 @@ respected and its possessor w ill be venerated.

within the gift of the brethren, he is yet but a brother among brethren. Holding the highest power in the lodge he

-

(1) Masonic word for "at ease," meaning "not at work, but not closed."

+

(1) Masonic word for "at ease," meaning "not at work, but not closed."

exercises it by virtue of the commonest of the working tools.

Like all great symbols the gavel takes upon itself in the minds of the brethren something of the quality of the thing symbolized. As we revere the cotton in stripes and stars which become the flag of our country; as -we revere the paper and ink which become the Great Light in Masonry, so, -also, do Freemasons revere the Common Gavel which typifies and -symbolizes the height of Masonic authority - the majesty of power, the +we revere the paper and ink which become the Great Light in Masonry, so, +also, do Freemasons revere the Common Gavel which typifies and +symbolizes the height of Masonic authority - the majesty of power, the wisdom of Light which rest in and shine forth from the Oriental Chair.

-

IMMOVABLE JEWELS

+

IMMOVABLE JEWELS

-

No symbol in all Freemasonry has the universal significance of the +

No symbol in all Freemasonry has the universal significance of the Square. It is the typical jewel; the emblem known the world over as the premier implement of the stone worker and the most important of the -Masonic working tools.

+Masonic working tools.

Every schoolboy learns that an angle of ninety degrees is a right angle. -So common is the description that few - even few Masons - pause in busy +So common is the description that few - even few Masons - pause in busy lives to ask why. The ninety-degree angle is not only a right angle, but it is the right angle - the only angle which is "right" for stones which will form a wall, a building, a cathedral. Any other angle is, -Masonically, incorrect.

+Masonically, incorrect.

About the symbolism of the Square is nothing abstruse. Stonemasons use -it to prove the Perfect Ashlars. If the stone fits the square, it is +it to prove the Perfect Ashlars. If the stone fits the square, it is ready for the builder's use. Hence the words "try square" and hence, too, the universal significance of the word "square," meaning moral, upright, honourable, fair dealing.

@@ -1446,19 +1446,19 @@ the principle of acting on the Square."

The initiate walks around the lodge turning corners on the square. On the altar is again the Square. He sees the Square hung about the neck of the Master - particularly is the Square the jewel of the Master, -because from him must come all Masonic light to his brethren, and his +because from him must come all Masonic light to his brethren, and his teachings must be "square." The Square shares with the Level and the Plumb the quality of immovability in the lodge, meaning that as it is always the jewel of the Master, so is it immovably in the Symbolic East. An emblem of virtue , it is always in sight of the brethren in the -lodge; for him who carries his Masonry into his daily life, it is +lodge; for him who carries his Masonry into his daily life, it is forever in sight within, the try square of conscience, the tool by which he squares his every act and word.

The Level and the Plumb are the other Immovable Jewels; the Level worn by the Senior Warden in the West, the Plumb by the Junior Warden in the South. While Square, Level and Plumb are Immovable Jewels and as such -belong to all three of the degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry; while all +belong to all three of the degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry; while all are always worn by the three principal officers and all are first seen and noted in the Entered Apprentice's Degree, they have a further significance in the second or Fellowcraft's Degree and the Plumb has an @@ -1488,18 +1488,18 @@ north pole is most inclined toward the sun.

Any building situated between latitudes 23 1/2 north and 23 1/2 south of the equator will receive the rays of the sun at meridian (noon) from the -north at some time during the year. King Solomon's Temple at Jerusalem, +north at some time during the year. King Solomon's Temple at Jerusalem, being in latitude 31 degrees 47 seconds north, lay beyond this limit. At no time in the year, therefore, did the sun or moon at meridian "dart its rays into the northerly portion thereof."

As astronomy in Europe is comparatively modern some have argued that -this reason for considering the North, Masonically, as a place of +this reason for considering the North, Masonically, as a place of darkness, must be also comparatively modern. This is wholly mistaken - Pythagoras (to go no further back) recognized the obliquity of the world's axis to the ecliptic, as well as that the earth was a sphere suspended in space. While Pythagoras (born 586 B.C.) is younger than -Solomon's Temple, he is almost two thousand years older than the +Solomon's Temple, he is almost two thousand years older than the beginnings of astronomy in Europe.

POINT WITHIN A CIRCLE

@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ within a circle, embordered by two perpendicular parallel lines. . . .

It is among the most illuminating of the Entered Apprentice's symbols and is important not only for its antiquity, and many meanings which have been read from it, but because of the bond it makes between the old -operative stone setter's art and the Speculative Masonry we know.

+operative stone setter's art and the Speculative Masonry we know.

No man may say when, where, or how the symbol began. From the earliest dawn of history a simple closed figure has been man's symbol for Deity - @@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ becomes the point or focus of the Supreme Blessing upon the brethren.

A symbol may have many meanings, all of them right, so long as they are not self-contradictory. As the point within a circle has had so many different meanings to so many different people, it is natural that it -have many meanings for Masons.

+have many meanings for Masons.

It is connected with sun worship, the most ancient of religions; ruins of ancient temples devoted both to sun and to fire worship are circular @@ -1533,10 +1533,10 @@ represents the sun and the circle the universe. This is both modern and ancient, as a dot in a small circle is the astronomical symbol for the sun.

-

The two parallel lines which in modern Masonry represent the two holy +

The two parallel lines which in modern Masonry represent the two holy Sts. John are as ancient as the rest of the symbol, but originally had -nothing to do with the "two eminent Christian patrons of Masonry." They -date back to an era before Solomon. On early Egyptian monuments may be +nothing to do with the "two eminent Christian patrons of Masonry." They +date back to an era before Solomon. On early Egyptian monuments may be found the Alpha and Omega or symbol of God in the center of a circle embordered by two perpendicular, parallel serpents representing the Power and the Wisdom of the Creator.

@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@ stay square indefinitely but had to be checked up constantly for their right-angledness.

The importance of the perfect right angle in the square by which the -stones were shaped can hardly be overestimated. Operative Masonry in +stones were shaped can hardly be overestimated. Operative Masonry in the cathedral-building days was largely a matter of cut and try, of individual workmen, of careful craftsmanship. Quantity production, micrometer measurement, interchangeable parts had not been invented. @@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ brethren where they "open on the center."

The original line across the center bas been shifted to the side and become the "two perpendicular parallel lines" of Egypt and India, and our admonitions are no longer what they must once have been; ... "while -a Mason circumscribes his square within these points, it is impossible +a Mason circumscribes his square within these points, it is impossible that it should materially err." But how much greater becomes the meaning of the symbol when we see it as a direct descent from an operative practice! Our ancient brethren used the point within a circle as a test @@ -1614,34 +1614,34 @@ operative - ours is Speculative. But through the two - point in a circle on the ground by which an operative Master secretly tested the squares of his fellows - point within a circle as a symbol by which each of us may test, secretly, the square of his virtue by which he erects an Inner -Temple to the Most High - both are Masonic, both are beautiful. The one +Temple to the Most High - both are Masonic, both are beautiful. The one we know is far more lovely that it is a direct descendant of an operative practice the use of which produced the good work, true work, -square work of t he Master Masons of the days that came not back.

+square work of t he Master Masons of the days that came not back.

Pass it not lightly. Regard it with the reverence it deserves, for -surely it is one of the greatest teachings of Masonry, concealed within -a symbol which is plain for any man to read so be it he has Masonry in +surely it is one of the greatest teachings of Masonry, concealed within +a symbol which is plain for any man to read so be it he has Masonry in his heart.

LODGE OF THE HOLY STS. JOHN

Dedication, solemnly setting apart for some sacred purpose, is a -ceremony too ancient for its beginnings to be known. Just where Masons -left off dedicating their lodges to King Solomon cannot be stated +ceremony too ancient for its beginnings to be known. Just where Masons +left off dedicating their lodges to King Solomon cannot be stated historically; traditionally, as the first Temple was dedicated to King -Solomon and the Second Temple to Zerubbabel, Masonry was first dedicated -to Solomon, then to Zerubbabel, and finally, after Titus destroyed the +Solomon and the Second Temple to Zerubbabel, Masonry was first dedicated +to Solomon, then to Zerubbabel, and finally, after Titus destroyed the Second Temple, to the Holy Sts. John.

But we do know that the dedication is very ancient; documentary evidence -connects the name of St. John the Evangelist with Masonry as early as +connects the name of St. John the Evangelist with Masonry as early as 1598. The connection must be far older; indeed, if we need further evidence of the possibility of the Comacine Masters having been the -progenitors of the operative Freemasons we may find it in the frequent -dedication of Comacine churches to one Saint John or the other. The +progenitors of the operative Freemasons we may find it in the frequent +dedication of Comacine churches to one Saint John or the other. The whole island of Comacina is dedicated to St. John the Baptist and an -annual festival and midsum mer pageant are observed in his honour to +annual festival and midsum mer pageant are observed in his honour to this day.

St. John's Day in summer (June 24), and St. John's Day in winter @@ -1653,15 +1653,15 @@ them new names and took them into the Church!

It was the custom for the Guilds of the Middle Ages to adopt saints as patrons and protectors, usually from some fancied relation to their -trades. The operative Masons were but one among many Guilds which -adopted one Saint John or the other; Masons adopted both as (explained +trades. The operative Masons were but one among many Guilds which +adopted one Saint John or the other; Masons adopted both as (explained in an old ritual), "One finished by his learning what the other began by his zeal, and thus drew a second line parallel to the former."

-

Whatever the reason and whenever the date, Freemasons of to-day come +

Whatever the reason and whenever the date, Freemasons of to-day come from "the Lodge of the Holy Sts. John of Jerusalem," meaning that we belong to a lodge dedicated to those Saints, whose practices and -precepts, teachings and examples, are those all Freemasons should try to +precepts, teachings and examples, are those all Freemasons should try to follow.

THE PRINCIPAL TENETS

@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ is both round and full, but neither full nor round enough to instruct him wholly in these three foundation stones of the Ancient Craft. Nor can he receive that roundness and fullness of explanation by words alone. He must progress through the degrees, attend his lodge, see the -Fraternity in action, fully to understand all that Freemasonry means by +Fraternity in action, fully to understand all that Freemasonry means by Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth.

But a word or two may clear away some possible misapprehensions.

@@ -1684,18 +1684,18 @@ Not for blood ties alone; we have all known brothers who could not "get along" together. Not because they should, not because it is "the thing to do," but simply and only because each acts like a brother.

-

Freemasonry has magic with which to touch the hearts of men but no +

Freemasonry has magic with which to touch the hearts of men but no wizardry to make the selfish, unselfish; the brutal, gentle; the coarse, -fine; the bad, good. Brotherly Love in Freemasonry exists only for him -who acts like a brother. It is as true in Freemasonry as elsewhere that +fine; the bad, good. Brotherly Love in Freemasonry exists only for him +who acts like a brother. It is as true in Freemasonry as elsewhere that "to have friends, you must be one."

-

The Freemason who sees a Square and Compasses upon a coat and thinks, -"There is a brother Mason, I wonder what he can do for me," is not +

The Freemason who sees a Square and Compasses upon a coat and thinks, +"There is a brother Mason, I wonder what he can do for me," is not acting like a brother. He who thinks, "I wonder if there is anything I can do for him," has learned the first principle of brotherhood.

-

"You get from Freemasonry just what you put into it" has been so often +

"You get from Freemasonry just what you put into it" has been so often said that it has become trite - but it is as true now as when first uttered. One may draw checks upon a bank only when one has deposited funds. One may draw upon Brotherly Love only if one bas Brotherly Love @@ -1713,13 +1713,13 @@ receive.

The Entered Apprentice learns much of Relief; he will learn more if he goes farther. One small point he may muse upon with profit; these words he will often hear in connection with charity, "more especially a -brother Mason."

+brother Mason."

St. Paul said (Galatians vi, 10), "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."

-

Freemasonry has no teachings that a Mason should not contribute to other +

Freemasonry has no teachings that a Mason should not contribute to other charities. The continually insistent teaching of charity through all the three degrees, especially the Entered Apprentice's Degree excludes from charity no one.

@@ -1737,10 +1737,10 @@ naked child of his neighbour. Those we know best, those closest, those united in the tightest bonds come first, the world over, in every form of union.

-

Naturally, then, a Mason is taught that while in theory for all, in -practice charity is for "more especially a brother Mason."

+

Naturally, then, a Mason is taught that while in theory for all, in +practice charity is for "more especially a brother Mason."

-

The final design of Freemasonry is its third principal tenet - the +

The final design of Freemasonry is its third principal tenet - the imperial truth. In some aspects truth seems relative, because it is not complete. Then we see it as through a glass, darkly. But the ultimates of truth are immutable and eternal: the Fatherhood of God; the @@ -1748,13 +1748,13 @@ immortality of the soul.

As two aspects of the same object may seem different to different observers, so two aspects of truth may seem different. It is this we -must remember when we ask, What is truth in Freemasonry? It is the +must remember when we ask, What is truth in Freemasonry? It is the essence of the symbolism which each man takes for himself, different as men are different, greater as perception and intelligence are greater, less as imagination and understanding are less. We are told, "On this theme we contemplate" - we think of the truths spread before us and understand and value them ac cording to the quality of our thinking. -Doubtless that is one reason for the universal appeal of Freemasonry; +Doubtless that is one reason for the universal appeal of Freemasonry; she is all things to her brethren and gives to all of us of her Truth in proportion to our ability to receive.

@@ -1762,9 +1762,9 @@ proportion to our ability to receive.

In the Entered Apprentice's Degree the initiate is taught the necessity of a belief in God; of charity toward all mankind, "more especially a -brother Mason"; of secrecy; the meaning of brotherly love; the reasons +brother Mason"; of secrecy; the meaning of brotherly love; the reasons for relief; the greatness of truth; the advantages of temperance; the -value of fortitude; the part played in Masonic life by prudence, and the +value of fortitude; the part played in Masonic life by prudence, and the equality of strict justice.

He is charged to be reverent before God, to pray to Him for help, to @@ -1773,8 +1773,8 @@ practice the Golden Rule and to avoid excesses of all kinds. He is admonished to be quiet and peaceable, not to countenance disloyalty and rebellion, to be true and just to government and country, to be cheerful under its laws. He is charged to come often to lodge but not to neglect -his business, not to argue about Freemasonry with the ignorant but to -learn Masonry, from M asons, and once again to be secret. Finally he is +his business, not to argue about Freemasonry with the ignorant but to +learn Masonry, from M asons, and once again to be secret. Finally he is urged to present only such candidates as he is sure will agree to all that he has agreed to. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/if_felcr.xml b/pythonCode/output/if_felcr.xml index ce18426..7e1c3af 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/if_felcr.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/if_felcr.xml @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ BY CARL H. CLAUDY

Music

As battle-weary men long for the sea -Like tired children, seeking Mother's breast, +Like tired children, seeking Mother's breast, And in its restless endlessness find rest, Its crashing surf a soothing systole; As seeks the stormtossed ship the harbor's lee, @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ beginning, so the Fellowcraft Degree is emblematic of manhood.

But it is a manhood of continued schooling; of renewed research; of further instruction. The Fellowcraft has passed his early -Masonic youth, but he lacks the wisdom of age which he can attain +Masonic youth, but he lacks the wisdom of age which he can attain only by use of the teachings of his first degree, broadened, strengthened, added to, by those experiences which come to men as distinguished from children.

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ seven steps; and the Letter "G" and all that it means to the Freemason.

Very obviously the Fellowcraft Degree is a call to learning, an -urge to study, a glorification of education. Preston, (1) to whom +urge to study, a glorification of education. Preston, (1) to whom we are indebted for much of the present form of this degree, evidently intended it as a foundation for that liberal education which in its classic form was so esteemed by the educated of @@ -50,30 +50,30 @@ the Five Orders of Architecture, the Five Senses and the Seven Liberal Arts and Sciences no longer embrace the essentials of a first-class education, but think not less of the degree on that account, since it is to be understood symbolically, not -literally, as the great Masonic scbolar may have intended.

+literally, as the great Masonic scbolar may have intended.

While the degree contains moral teaching and a spiritual content only surpassed by that of the Sublime Degree, as a whole it is a call to books and study. If the Fellowcraft takes that to mean -Masonic books and Masonic study he will find in this degree the +Masonic books and Masonic study he will find in this degree the touchstone which will make all three degrees a never-ending happiness for their fortunate possessor.

-

(1) William Preston, born 1742, died 1818. A most eminent +

(1) William Preston, born 1742, died 1818. A most eminent Freemason of England who lived and labored during the formative Grand Lodge period. He was initiated in 1762. Later he became the Master of several lodges and was so interested in Freemasonry -that he studied it deeply and wrote Illustralions of Masonry, a -book to which historians and Masonic antiquarians are deeply +that he studied it deeply and wrote Illustralions of Masonry, a +book to which historians and Masonic antiquarians are deeply indebted. After careful investigation he wrote the lectures of the several degrees, encouraged by the Grand Lodge, and later -became its Deputy Grand Secretary. The Prestonian work used in -the United States was modified and changed by Thomas Smith Webb, +became its Deputy Grand Secretary. The Prestonian work used in +the United States was modified and changed by Thomas Smith Webb, born 1771, died 1819. He was elected Grand Master in Rhode Island in 1813, but is best known for his Freemasons Monitor, or -Illustrations of Masonry. Much of the printed ritual in United +Illustrations of Masonry. Much of the printed ritual in United States jurisdictions is the same, or but little changed, from -that first printed by Webb in 1797.

+that first printed by Webb in 1797.

Certain differences between this and the preceding degree are at once apparent. The Entered Apprentice about to be passed is no @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ candidate is received with a warning; in the second, the brother to be passed is received with an instruction. In the first degree the cable tow was for a physical purpose; here it is an aid, an urge to action, a girding up, a strengthening for the -Masonic life to come. The circumambulation of the Fellowcraft is +Masonic life to come. The circumambulation of the Fellowcraft is longer than that of the Apprentice: journey through manhood is longer than through youth. The obligation in the Entered Apprentice Degree stresses almost entirely the necessity for @@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ the Square and Compasses upon the Volume of the Sacred Law.

A degree to muse upon and to study; one to see many, many times and still not come to the end of the great teachings here -exemplified. Alas, too many brethren regard it as but a +exemplified. Alas, too many brethren regard it as but a necessary stepping-stone between the solemnities of the Entered Apprentice's Degree and the glories of the Sublime Degree of -Master Mason. Stepping-stone it is, indeed, but he uses it with +Master Mason. Stepping-stone it is, indeed, but he uses it with difficulty and is assisted by it but little who cannot see behind its Pillars a rule of conduct for life; who cannot visualize climbing the Winding Stairs as the pilgrimage we all must make; @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ difficulty. To another several hundred miles away who has an airplane at his command it may mean no inconvenience.

Long before airplanes were thought of or railroad trains were -anything but curiosities, it was determined (Baltimore Masonic +anything but curiosities, it was determined (Baltimore Masonic Convention, 1843) that the length of a cable tow is "the scope of a brother's reasonable ability."

@@ -144,36 +144,36 @@ brotherly!

The use of two words in the Fellowcraft's Degree is a relic of antiquity and not a modern test to determine whether or not a -Mason heles (1) the true word of a Fellowcraft. We have more +Mason heles (1) the true word of a Fellowcraft. We have more accurate ways of knowing whether or not a would-be visitor comes from a legitimate or clandestine lodge (2) than his knowledge of ritual.

-

There are clandestine or spurious Masons, but they are not +

There are clandestine or spurious Masons, but they are not difficult to guard against. What all Fellowcrafts must be on watch to detect is any quality of spuriousness in their own Freemasonry. For there is no real Freemasonry of the lips only. A man may have a pocket full of dues cards showing that he is in -good standing in a dozen different Masonic organizations; may be +good standing in a dozen different Masonic organizations; may be (although this is rare) a Past Master, and still, if he has not -Freemasonry in his heart, be actually a spurious Mason.

+Freemasonry in his heart, be actually a spurious Mason.

-

(1) Hele: Masonically, rhymes with "fail." Often confused with -"hail," a greeting or recognition. Hele (pronounced "hail") is +

(1) Hele: Masonically, rhymes with "fail." Often confused with +"hail," a greeting or recognition. Hele (pronounced "hail") is to cover, to conceal. Is cognate with "cell," "hull," "hollow," "hell" (the covered place). In old provincial English, a "heler" was one who covered roofs with tiles or slates. Compare "tiler."

(2) Clandestine: other than recognized, not legitimate. A few clandestine Grand Lodges and subordinate bodies still exist in -this country, organizations calling themselves Masonic but +this country, organizations calling themselves Masonic but without descent from regular lodges or Grand Lodges, and without -recognition by the Masonic world.

+recognition by the Masonic world.

Freemasonry is neither a thing nor a ritual. It is not a lodge nor an organization. Rather is it a manner of thought, a way of living, a guide to the City on a Hill. To make any less of it is -to act as a spurious Mason. If the lesson of the pass as +to act as a spurious Mason. If the lesson of the pass as communicated in the degree means this to the Fellowcraft, then indeed has he the lesson of this part of the ceremony by heart.

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ august body which controls the Craft.

Before a Craft lodge can come into existence now there must be a Grand Lodge, the governing body of all the particular lodges, to give a warrant of constitution to at least seven brethren, -empowering them to work and to be a Masonic lodge.

+empowering them to work and to be a Masonic lodge.

The age-old question which has plagued philosophers: did the first hen lay the first egg, or did the first egg batch into the @@ -206,18 +206,18 @@ only that less will come into being in the future than have in the past. (1)

The Grand Lodge, consisting of the particular lodges represented -by their Masters, Senior and Junior Wardens, and sometimes Past +by their Masters, Senior and Junior Wardens, and sometimes Past Masters, as well as the officers, Past Grand Masters and Past Grand Officers of the Grand Lodge, is the governing body in its jurisdiction. In the United States jurisdictional lines are coincident with state lines. Each Grand Jurisdiction is supreme -unto itself; its word on any Masonic subject is Masonic law +unto itself; its word on any Masonic subject is Masonic law within its own borders.

A Grand Lodge adopts a constitution and by-laws for its government which is the body of the law of the Grand Judisdiction, which, however, rests upon the Old Charges and the -Constitutions which have descended to us from the Mother Grand +Constitutions which have descended to us from the Mother Grand Lodge. The legal body is supplemented by the decisions made by Grand Masters, or the Grand Lodge, or both, general regulations, laws, resolutions and edicts of the Grand Lodge, all in accord @@ -237,12 +237,12 @@ serving a long and arduous apprenticeship. Almost invariably he has been Master of his own lodge and by years of service and interest demonstrated his ability and his fitness to preside over the Grand Lodge. The real check against arbitrary actions of a -Grand Master is more in his Masonry than the law, more in his +Grand Master is more in his Masonry than the law, more in his desire to do right than in the legal power compelling him to do so.

Most Grand Lodges meet once a year for business, election, and -installation of officers. Some Grand Lodges (Massachusetts and +installation of officers. Some Grand Lodges (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, for instance) meet in quarterly communications. All Grand Lodges meet in special communications at the call of the Grand Master.

@@ -257,12 +257,12 @@ work, etc.

Most Grand Lodges also publish a manual or monitor of the non-secret work of the degrees which may or may not also contain -the forms for various Masonic ceremonies such as dedication of +the forms for various Masonic ceremonies such as dedication of lodge halls, cornerstone laying, funeral service, etc. Most Grand Lodges also publish a Digest or Code, which contains the constitution, by-laws, and regulations of the Grand Lodge, and the resolutions, edicts, and decisions under which the Craft -works. The interested Mason will procure these at his earliest +works. The interested Mason will procure these at his earliest convenience that he may be well informed regarding the laws and customs of his own jurisdiction.

@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@ time, a fearsome level indeed. The Fellow of the Craft whose wall stands not true on a physical level may take down his stones, retemper his mortar and try again. But the Freemason can never unbuild that which is erected on the level of time; once -gone, the opportunity is gone forever. Omar said, "The moving -finger writes, and having writ, moves on." The poet Oxenham +gone, the opportunity is gone forever. Omar said, "The moving +finger writes, and having writ, moves on." The poet Oxenham phrased it ... "No man travels twice the great highway which winds through darkness up to light, through night, to day."

@@ -320,19 +320,19 @@ of time with a true Plumb and a right Square.

In its interweaving of emblem with emblem, teaching with teaching, symbol with symbol, Freemasonry is like the latticework -atop the Pillars in the Porch of King Solomon's Temple, the +atop the Pillars in the Porch of King Solomon's Temple, the several parts of which are so intimately connected as to denote unity. Here the Plumb as a Jewel, the Plumb as a working tool of the Fellowcraft, and the Heavenly Plumb in the hand of Jehovah, -as told in Amos vii, are so inextricably mingled that while +as told in Amos vii, are so inextricably mingled that while references to them occur in different parts of the degree, symbolically they must be considered together.

-

"AMOS, WHAT SEEST THOU?"

+

"AMOS, WHAT SEEST THOU?"

Thus he shewed me; and behold the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumb line, with a plumb line in his liand. And the Lord said -unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, a plumb line. Then +unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, a plumb line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.

@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ in the midst of his people Israel. He did not propose to judge them by a plumb line afar off in another land, in high heaven, but here - here in the midst of them.

-

This is of intense interest to the Felloweraft Mason, since it +

This is of intense interest to the Felloweraft Mason, since it teaches him how he should judge his own work - and, more important, how he should judge the work of others.

@@ -398,13 +398,13 @@ straight.

CORN, WINE, AND OIL

The wages which our ancient brethren received for their labors in -the building of King Solomon's Temple are paid no more. We use +the building of King Solomon's Temple are paid no more. We use them only as symbols, save in the dedication, constitution, and consecration of a new lodge and in the laying of cornerstones, when once again the fruit of the land, the brew of the grape and the essence of the olive are poured to launch a new unit of brotherhood into the fellowship of lodges; to begin a new -structure dedicated to public or Masonic use.

+structure dedicated to public or Masonic use.

In the Great Light are many references to these particular forms of wealth. In ancient days the grapes in the vineyard, the @@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ within the house, not in the open air where the torch was more effective. Oil was also an article of the toilet; mixed with perfume it was used in the ceremonies of anointment and in preparation for ceremonial appearances. The "precious ointment -which ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard" was doubtless +which ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard" was doubtless made of olive oil suitably mixed with such perfumes and spices as myrrh, cinnamon, galbanum and frankincense. Probably oil was also used as a surgical dressing; nomadic peoples, subject to @@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ only both of these but all the grains which the Jews cultivated.

An ear of grain has been an emblem of plenty since the mists of antiquity shrouded the beginnings of mythology. Ceres, goddess of abundance, survives to-day in our cereals. The Greeks called -her Demeter, a corruption of Gemeter, our mother earth. She wore +her Demeter, a corruption of Gemeter, our mother earth. She wore a garland of grain and carried ears of grain in her hand.

The Hebrew Shibboleth means both an ear of corn and a flood of @@ -453,24 +453,24 @@ and as comfort - the pleasant shade of the vine and fig tree was a part of ancient hospitality. Vineyards on mountain sides or hills were most carefully tended and protected against washing by terraces and walls, as even to-day one may see on the hillsides -of the Rhine. Thorn hedges kept cattle from the grapes. The +of the Rhine. Thorn hedges kept cattle from the grapes. The vineyardist frequently lived in a watchtower or hut on an elevation to keep sharp look out that neither predatory man nor beast took his ripening wealth.

Thus corn, wine, and oil were the wages of a Fellowcraft in the -days of King Solomon. Freemasons receive no material wages for +days of King Solomon. Freemasons receive no material wages for their labors, but if the work done in a lodge is paid for only in coin of the heart such wages are no less real. They may sustain as does the grain, refresh as does the wine, give joy and gladness as does the oil. How much we receive, what we do with -our wages, depends entirely on our Masonic work. Our ancient +our wages, depends entirely on our Masonic work. Our ancient brethren were paid for their physical labors. Whether their wages were paid for work performed upon the mountains and in the quarries, or whether they received corn, wine, and oil because they labored in the fields and vineyards, it was true then and it is true now that only "in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat -bread." To receive the Masonic equivalent of the ancient corn, +bread." To receive the Masonic equivalent of the ancient corn, wine, and oil, a brother must labor. He must till the fields of his own heart or build the temple of his own house not made with hands. He must give labor to his neighbor or carry stones for @@ -491,24 +491,24 @@ earned.

THE TWO PILLARS

-

And King Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. He was a -widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, (1) and his father was a +

And King Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. He was a +widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, (1) and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass; and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And -he came to King Solomon, and wrought all his work. For he cast +he came to King Solomon, and wrought all his work. For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits (2) high apiece; and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about....

And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple; and he set -up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin; and he -set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz. And +up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin; and he +set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz. And upon the top

(1) Pronounced Naf'tal-i. (2) A cubit is approximately 18 inches.

of the pillars was lily work; so was the work of the pillars -finished. (I Kings vii, 13-22.)

+finished. (I Kings vii, 13-22.)

Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them @@ -525,9 +525,9 @@ as an essential part of religious worship; indeed, in Egypt the obelisk stood for the very presence of the Sun God himself.

It is not strange, then, that Hiram of Tyre should erect pillars -for Solomon's Temple. What has seemed strange is the variation in -the dimensions given in Kings and Chronicles; a discrepancy which -is explained by the theory that Kings gives the height of one and +for Solomon's Temple. What has seemed strange is the variation in +the dimensions given in Kings and Chronicles; a discrepancy which +is explained by the theory that Kings gives the height of one and Chronicles of both pillars together.

Of the ritualistic explanation of the two brazen pillars it is @@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ touched upon in the ritual; it is one of the hidden beauties of Freemasonry left for each brother to hunt down for himself.

It is a poor symbol that has but one meaning. Of the many -interpretations of the Brazen Pillars, two are here selected as +interpretations of the Brazen Pillars, two are here selected as vivid and important.

The ancients believed the earth to be flat and that it was @@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ one side of the Strait, and Ceuta on the other. This may account for the origin of the twin pillars. However this may be the practice of erecting columns at the entrance of an edifice dedicated to worship prevailed in Egypt and Phoenicia, and at the -erection of King Solomon's Temple the Brazen Pillars were placed +erection of King Solomon's Temple the Brazen Pillars were placed in the porch thereof.

Some writers have suggested that they represent the masculine and @@ -556,10 +556,10 @@ feminine elements in nature; others, that they stand for the authority of Church and State, because on stated occasions the high priest stood before one pillar and the king before the other. Some students think that they allude to the two legendary -pillars of Enoch, upon which, tradition informs us, all the +pillars of Enoch, upon which, tradition informs us, all the wisdom of the ancient world was inscribed in order to preserve it -from inundations and conflagrations. William Preston supposed -that, by them, Solomon had reference to the pillars of cloud and +from inundations and conflagrations. William Preston supposed +that, by them, Solomon had reference to the pillars of cloud and fire which guided the Children of Israel out of bondage and up to the Promised Land. One authority says a literal translation of their names is: "In Thee is strength," and, "It shall be @@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ self, faith in man, and faith in God.

Freemasonry is the oldest, the largest, and the most widely distributed fraternal Order on the face of the earth to-day by reason of its faith in God. At one end of the Second Section of -the Fellowcraft Degree are the Two Brazen Pillars - a symbol of +the Fellowcraft Degree are the Two Brazen Pillars - a symbol of that faith; at its other end is the Letter "G", a livig sign of the same belief.

@@ -608,15 +608,15 @@ he should pass nearer to one than to the other; no suggestion is made that either may work a greater influence than the other. He merely passes between.

-

A deep significance is in this very omission. Masons refer to -the promise of God unto David; the interested may read Chapter +

A deep significance is in this very omission. Masons refer to +the promise of God unto David; the interested may read Chapter vii of II Samuel for themselves, and gather that the establishment promised by the Lord was that of a house, a family, -a descent of blood from David unto his children and his +a descent of blood from David unto his children and his children's children.

-

The pillars were named by Hiram Abif; those names have many -translations. Strength and establishment are but two; power, and +

The pillars were named by Hiram Abif; those names have many +translations. Strength and establishment are but two; power, and wisdom or control, fit the meaning of the words as well.

Used to blast stumps from fields dynamite is an aid to the @@ -631,14 +631,14 @@ as he pleases.

Freemasonry passes the brother in process of becoming a Fellowcraft between the pillar of strength - power; and the pillar of establishment - choice or control. He is a man now and -no minor or infant. He has grown up Masonically. Before him are +no minor or infant. He has grown up Masonically. Before him are spread the two great essentials to all success, all greatness, all happiness.

Like any other power - temporal or physical, religious or spiritual - Freemasonry can be used well or ill. Here is the -lesson set before the Fellowcraft; if he like David would have -his kingdom of Masonic manhood established in strength he must +lesson set before the Fellowcraft; if he like David would have +his kingdom of Masonic manhood established in strength he must pass between the pillars with understanding that power without control is useless, and control without power, futile. Each is a complement of the other; in the passage between the pillars the @@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ the wisdom of his heart.

So seen the pillars become symbols of high value; the initiate of old saw in the obelisk the very spirit of the God he worshiped. -The modern Masonic initiate may see in them both the faith and +The modern Masonic initiate may see in them both the faith and the means by which be may travel a little further, a little higher toward the secret Middle Chamber of life in which dwells the Unseen Presence.

@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ the Unseen Presence.

The "world celestial and the world terrestrial" on the brazen pillars were added by comparatively modern ritual makers. -Solomon knew them not, although contemporaries of Solomon +Solomon knew them not, although contemporaries of Solomon believed the earth stood still while a hollow sphere with its inner surface dotted with stars revolved about the earth. The slowly turning celestial sphere is as old as mankind's @@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ universality which applied only to the earth would be a self-contradiction.

Real universality means what it says. It appertains to the whole -universe. A Mason's charity of relief to the poor and distressed +universe. A Mason's charity of relief to the poor and distressed must obviously be confined to this particular planet, but his charity of thought may, so we are taught, extend "through the boundless realms of eternity."

@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ Creator.

THE WINDING STAIRS

Like so much else in Freemasonry the Middle Chamber is wholly -symbolic. It seems obvious that Solomon the Wise would not have +symbolic. It seems obvious that Solomon the Wise would not have permitted any practice so time wasting and uneconomic as sending many thousand workmen up a flight of stairs to a small Middle Chamber to receive corn, wine, and oil which had to be brought up @@ -707,10 +707,10 @@ as he received his wages.

If we are to accept the Scriptural account of the Temple as accurate, there actually were winding stairs. "And they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber" is stated in I -Kings. That the stairs had the three, five, and seven steps by +Kings. That the stairs had the three, five, and seven steps by which we rise is not stated in the Scriptures. Only in this country have the Winding Stairs fifteen steps. In older days the -stairs had but five, sometimes seven steps. Preston had +stairs had but five, sometimes seven steps. Preston had thirty-six steps in his Winding Stairs in a series of one, three, five, seven, nine, and eleven. But this violated a Pythagorean principle - and Freemasonry has adopted much in its system from @@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ with particular reliance on three: three degrees, three principal officers, three steps, three Lesser Lights, and so on.

Hence the English system later eliminated the number eleven from -Preston's thirty-six, making twenty-five steps in all.

+Preston's thirty-six, making twenty-five steps in all.

The stairs as a whole are a representation of life; not the physical life of eating, drinking, sleeping and working, but the @@ -748,9 +748,9 @@ symbol.

Their principal implication here is to assure the Fellowcraft just starting his ascent that he does not climb alone. The -Worshipful Master, Senior, and Junior Wardens are themselves +Worshipful Master, Senior, and Junior Wardens are themselves symbolic of the lodge as a whole, and thus (as a lodge is a -symbol of the world) of the Masonic world - the Fraternity. The +symbol of the world) of the Masonic world - the Fraternity. The Fellowcraft is surrounded by the Craft. The brethern are present to help him climb. In his search for truth, in his quest of his wages in the Middle Chamber, the Fellowcraft is to receive the @@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ support and assistance of all in the Mystic Circle; surely an impressive symbol.

If we examine a little into the powers and duties of the -Worshipful Master and his Wardens, we may see how they rule and +Worshipful Master and his Wardens, we may see how they rule and govern the lodge and so by what means they may aid the Fellowcraft in his ascent.

@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ certain powers of a Master are so well recognized that they may be considered universal.

(1) Worshipful: greatly respected. The Wycliffe Bible (Matthew -xix, 19) reads: "Worschip thi fadir and thi modir." The +xix, 19) reads: "Worschip thi fadir and thi modir." The Authorized Version translates "worschip" to "honor" - "honor thy father and thy mother." In parts of England to-day one hears the Mayor spoken of as Worshipful, the word used in its ancient @@ -870,67 +870,67 @@ Light!

THE WARDENS

-

Wardens are found in all bodies of Masonry, in all rites, in all +

Wardens are found in all bodies of Masonry, in all rites, in all countries.

Its derivation gives the meaning of the word. It comes from the Saxon weardian, to guard, to watch. In France the second and third officers are premier and second Surveillant; in Germany -erste and zwite Aufseher; in Spain primer and segundo Vigilante; -in Italy primo and secondo Sorvegliante, all the words meaning +erste and zwite Aufseher; in Spain primer and segundo Vigilante; +in Italy primo and secondo Sorvegliante, all the words meaning one who overlooks, watches, keeps ward, observes.

Whether the title came from the provision of the old rituals that -the Wardens sit beside the two pillars in the porch of the temple -to oversee or watch, the Senior Warden the Fellowcrafts and the -Junior Warden the Apprentices, or whether the old rituals were +the Wardens sit beside the two pillars in the porch of the temple +to oversee or watch, the Senior Warden the Fellowcrafts and the +Junior Warden the Apprentices, or whether the old rituals were developed from the custom of the Middle Ages Guilds having -Wardens (watchers) is a moot question.

+Wardens (watchers) is a moot question.

-

In the French Rite and the Scottish Rite both Wardens sit in the +

In the French Rite and the Scottish Rite both Wardens sit in the West near the columns. In the Blue Lodge the symbolism is -somewhat impaired by the Junior Warden sitting in the South, but -is strengthened by giving each Warden, as an emblem of authority, +somewhat impaired by the Junior Warden sitting in the South, but +is strengthened by giving each Warden, as an emblem of authority, a replica of the column beneath the shade of which he once sat. -The column of the Senior Warden is erect, that of the Junior -Warden on its side, while the lodge is at labor. During -refreshment the Senior Warden's column is laid prostrate while -that of the Junior Warden is erected, so that by a glance at +The column of the Senior Warden is erect, that of the Junior +Warden on its side, while the lodge is at labor. During +refreshment the Senior Warden's column is laid prostrate while +that of the Junior Warden is erected, so that by a glance at either South or West the Craft may know at all times whether the lodge is at labor or refreshment.

-

The government of the Craft by a Master and two Wardens cannot be +

The government of the Craft by a Master and two Wardens cannot be too strongly emphasized. It is not only the right but the duty -of the Senior Warden to assist the Worshipful Master in opening +of the Senior Warden to assist the Worshipful Master in opening and governing his lodge. When he uses it to enforce orders, his setting maul or gavel is to be respected; he has a proper officer -to carry his messages to the Junior Warden or elsewhere; under +to carry his messages to the Junior Warden or elsewhere; under the Master he is responsible for the conduct of the lodge while at labor.

-

The Junior Warden's duties are less important; he observes the +

The Junior Warden's duties are less important; he observes the time and calls the lodge from labor to refreshment and refreshment to labor in due season at the orders of the Master. It is his duty to see that "none of the Craft convert the purposes of refreshment into intemperance and excess" which doubtless has a bibulous derivation, coming from days when refreshment meant wine. If we no longer drink wine at lodge, we -still have reason for this charge upon the Junior Warden, since +still have reason for this charge upon the Junior Warden, since it is his unpleasant duty, when ordered by the Master or Grand Master, because he supervises the conduct of the Craft at -refreshment, to prefer charges against those suspected of Masonic +refreshment, to prefer charges against those suspected of Masonic misconduct.

-

Only Wardens (or Past Masters) may be elected Master. This +

Only Wardens (or Past Masters) may be elected Master. This requirement (which has certain exceptions, as in the formation of a new lodge) is very old. The fourth of the Old Charges reads:

-

No brother can be a Warden until he has passed the part of a -Fellowcraft; (1) nor a Master, until he has acted as Warden; nor -Grand Warden, until he has been Master of a Lodge; nor Grand +

No brother can be a Warden until he has passed the part of a +Fellowcraft; (1) nor a Master, until he has acted as Warden; nor +Grand Warden, until he has been Master of a Lodge; nor Grand Master, unless he bas been a Fellowcraft before his election.

-

The Warden's is a high and exalted office; his duties are many, +

The Warden's is a high and exalted office; his duties are many, his responsibilities great; his powers only exceeded by those of the Master.

@@ -945,9 +945,9 @@ knew five minor planets, five elements, five elementary powers. The Greeks had four elements and added ether, the unknown, making a cosmos of five.

-

(1) At the time of the formation of the Mother Grand Lodge in -London (1717) the Fellowerafts formed the body of Masonry, as -Master Masons do to-day.

+

(1) At the time of the formation of the Mother Grand Lodge in +London (1717) the Fellowerafts formed the body of Masonry, as +Master Masons do to-day.

Five is peculiarly the number of the Fellowcraft's Degree; it represents the central group of the three which form the stairs; @@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ harmonies.

So may the builder of his own house not made with hands, if he choose aright his plan of life and hew to the line of his plan. So, indeed, have done all those great men who have led the world; -the prophets of old, Pythagoras, Confucius, Buddha, Shakespeare, +the prophets of old, Pythagoras, Confucius, Buddha, Shakespeare, Milton, Goethe, Washington, Lincoln ...

THE FIVE SENSES

@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ he will ever acquire any knowledge.

All learning is sense-bound. Inspiring examples have been given the world by unfortunates deprived of one or more senses. Blind men often make as great a success as those who see; deaf men -often overcome the handicap until it appears nonexistent. Helen +often overcome the handicap until it appears nonexistent. Helen Keller is blind, deaf, and was dumb as well; all that she has accomplished - and it would be a great accomplishment with all five senses - has been done through feeling and tasting and @@ -1112,12 +1112,12 @@ it be produced by the multiplication of any whole numbers.

Our ancient ancestors knew seven planets, seven Pleiades, seven Hyades, and seven lights burned before the Altar of Mithras. The -Goths had seven deities: Sun, Moon, Tuisco, Woden, Thor, Friga, -and Seatur or Saturn, from which we derive the names of the seven +Goths had seven deities: Sun, Moon, Tuisco, Woden, Thor, Friga, +and Seatur or Saturn, from which we derive the names of the seven days of our week. In the Gothic mysteries the candidate met with seven obstructions. The ancient Jews swore by seven, because seven witnesses were used to confirm, and seven sacrifices -offered to attest truth. The Sabbath is the seventh day; Noah +offered to attest truth. The Sabbath is the seventh day; Noah had seven days' notice of the flood; God created the heaven and the earth in six days and rested on the seventh day; the walls of Jericho were encompassed seven times by seven priests bearing @@ -1132,10 +1132,10 @@ important number in the Fraternity.

THE SEVEN LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

-

In William Preston's day a liberal education was comprised in the +

In William Preston's day a liberal education was comprised in the study of grammar, rhetoric and logic, called the trivium, and arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy, called the -quadrivium. Preston endeavored to compress into his Middle +quadrivium. Preston endeavored to compress into his Middle Chamber lecture enough of these to make at least an outline available to men who might otherwise know nothing of them.

@@ -1150,12 +1150,12 @@ one of the arts, not the sciences, and astronomy is so interrelated with physics that it is hard to say where one leaves off and the other begins. As for electricity, chemistry, biology, civics, government, and the physical sciences, they were -barely dreamed of in Preston's day.

+barely dreamed of in Preston's day.

So it is not actually but symbolically that we are to climb the seven steps. If the author may venture to quote himself: (1)

-

William Preston, who put so practical an interpretation upon +

William Preston, who put so practical an interpretation upon these steps, lived in an age when these did indeed represent all knowledge. But we must not refuse to grow because the ritual has not grown with modern discovery. When we rise by Grammar and @@ -1176,9 +1176,9 @@ loveliness of whatever kind. Not to be familiar with the beauty which nature provides is to be, by so much, less a man; to stunt, by so much, a starving soul. As for the seventh step of Astronomy, surely it means not only a study of the solar system -and the stars as it did in William Preston's day, but also a +and the stars as it did in William Preston's day, but also a study of all that is beyond the earth; of spirit and the world of -spirit, of ethics, philosophy, the abstract - of Deity. Preston +spirit, of ethics, philosophy, the abstract - of Deity. Preston builded better than he knew; his seven steps are both logical in arrangement and suggestive in their order. The true Fellowcraft will see in them a guide to the making of a man rich in mind and @@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ step for any of us.

Yet man climbs.

Man has always climbed; he climbed from a cave man savagery to -the dawn of civilization; Lowell's

+the dawn of civilization; Lowell's

...brute despair of trampled centuries, Leapt up with one hoarse yell and snapped its bands; @@ -1238,14 +1238,14 @@ We hear:

Grand Artificer of the Universe and view with delight the wonderful proportions of this vast machine. By it we discover how the planets move in their respective orbits and demonstrate -their various revolutions.... Numberless worlds are around us, +their various revolutions.... Numberless worlds are around us, all framed by the same Divine Artist, which roll through the vast expanse, controlled by the same unerring law.

It is difficult to visualize the vital importance of the heavens to early men. We can hardly conceive of their terror of the eclipse and the comet or sense their veneration for the Sun and -his bride, the Moon. We are too well educated. We know too much +his bride, the Moon. We are too well educated. We know too much about "the proportions which connect this vast machine." The astronomer has pushed back the frontiers of his science beyond the comprehension of most of us; the questions which occur as a @@ -1253,11 +1253,11 @@ result of unaided visual observations have all been answered. We have substituted facts for fancies regarding the sun, the moon, the solar system, the comet, and the eclipse.

-

Pike (1) says:

+

Pike (1) says:

-

(1) Albert Pike: born 1809, died 1891. One of the greatest +

(1) Albert Pike: born 1809, died 1891. One of the greatest geniuses Freemasonry has ever known. It is said of him that "he -found Scottish Rite Masonry in a hovel and left it in a palace." +found Scottish Rite Masonry in a hovel and left it in a palace." He was a mystic, a symbolist, a teacher of the hidden truths of Freemasonry. To him the world of Freemasonry owes a debt of incalculable size. Poet, Freemason, philosopher, his genius had a @@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ audible language. Jupiter, with its kingly splendors, was the emperor of the starry legions. Venus looked lovingly on the earth and blessed it; Mars with his crimson fires threatened war and misfortune; and Saturn, cold and grave, chilled and repelled -them. The ever-changing Moon, faithful companion of the Sun, was +them. The ever-changing Moon, faithful companion of the Sun, was a constant miracle and wonder; the Sun himself the visible emblem of the creative and generative power. To them the earth was a great plain, over which the sun, the moon and the planets @@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ some heralds of evil, which, steadily foretelling, they seemed to cause. To them the eclipses were portents of evil, and their causes hidden in mystery, and supernatural. The regular returns of the stars, the comings of Arcturus, Orion, Sirius, the -Pleiades, and Aldebaran, and the journeyings of the Sun, were +Pleiades, and Aldebaran, and the journeyings of the Sun, were voluntary and not mechanical to them. What wonder that astronomy became to them the most important of sciences; that those who learned it became rulers; and that vast edifices, the Pyramids, @@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ as their science; religion as their religion. This somewhat naive viewpoint is hardly substantiated by a less egoistic survey of knowledge. Columbus' sailors believed they would fall off the edge of a flat world, yet Pythagoras knew the earth to be a ball. -The ecliptic was known before Solomon's Temple was built; the +The ecliptic was known before Solomon's Temple was built; the Chinese predicted eclipses long, long before the Europeans of the Middle Ages regarded them as portents of doom! @@ -1316,15 +1316,15 @@ Astronomical lore in Freemasonry is very old. The foundations of our degrees are far more ancient than we can prove by documentary evidence. It is surely not stretching credulity to believe that the study which antedates geometry must have been impressed on -our Order, its ceremonies and its symbols, long before Preston -and Webb worked their ingenious revolutions in our rituals and +our Order, its ceremonies and its symbols, long before Preston +and Webb worked their ingenious revolutions in our rituals and gave us the system of degrees we use to-day in one form or another.

The astronomical references in our degrees begin with the points of the compass; East, West, and South, and the place of darkness, the North. We are taught why the North is a place of darkness by -the position of Solomon's Temple with reference to the ecliptic, +the position of Solomon's Temple with reference to the ecliptic, a most important astronomical conception. The sun is the Past Master's own symbol; our Masters rule their lodges - or are supposed to! - with the same regularity with which the sun rules @@ -1360,14 +1360,14 @@ the true north diverges from the North Star one and a half degrees, but their observations were sufficiently accurate to determine a North - and consequently East, West, and South.

-

A curious derivation of a Masonic symbol from the heavens is that +

A curious derivation of a Masonic symbol from the heavens is that universally associated with the Stewards, the cornucopia.

According to the mythology of the Greeks which goes back to the very dawn of civilization, the god Zeus was nourished in infancy -from the milk of the goat, Amalthea. In gratitude the god placed -Amalthea forever in the heavens as a constellation, but first he -gave one of Amalthea's horns to his nurses with the assurance +from the milk of the goat, Amalthea. In gratitude the god placed +Amalthea forever in the heavens as a constellation, but first he +gave one of Amalthea's horns to his nurses with the assurance that it would forever pour for them whatever they desired,

The horn of plenty, or the cornucopia, is thus a symbol of @@ -1378,20 +1378,20 @@ of the swing of the sun on the path which marks the ecliptic, on which the earth dips first its north, then its south pole toward our luminary. Hence there is a connection, not the less direct for being tenuous, between our Stewards, their symbol, the lights -in the lodge, the place of darkness, and Solomon's Temple.

+in the lodge, the place of darkness, and Solomon's Temple.

Of such curious links and interesting bypaths is the connection of astronomy with geometry and the letter "G," the more beautiful when we see eye to eye with the Psalmist: "The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth his handiwork."

-

"GOD IS ALWAYS GEOMETRIZING"

+

"GOD IS ALWAYS GEOMETRIZING"

-

So said Plato twenty-three centuries ago. It is merely an +

So said Plato twenty-three centuries ago. It is merely an accident of the English language that geometry and God begin with the same letter; no matter what the language or the ritual, the initial of the Ineffable Name and that of the first and noblest -of sciences are Masonically the same.

+of sciences are Masonically the same.

"But that is secret!" cries some newly-initiated brother who has examined his printed monitor and finds that the ritual concerning @@ -1415,11 +1415,11 @@ Freemasonry cares not.

Freemasonry's own especial name for Deity is Great Architect of the Universe. She speaks of God rarely as if she felt the sacredness of the simple Jewish symbol - the Yod - which stood -for JHVH, that unpronouncable name we think may have been +for JHVH, that unpronouncable name we think may have been Jehovah. But God, Great Architect of the Universe, Grand Artificer, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge Above, Jehovah, Allah, -Buddha, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, or Great Geometer, a symbol of the -conception shines in the East of every American Masonic lodge, as +Buddha, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, or Great Geometer, a symbol of the +conception shines in the East of every American Masonic lodge, as in the center of the canopy of every English lodge.

Secret? Aye, secret as those matters of the heart which may not @@ -1430,8 +1430,8 @@ secret this is. All the world may know that he loves; how he loves, how much he loves, there are no words to tell.

All the world may know that the symbol of Deity shines in the -East of a Masonic lodge; only the true Freemason, who is actually -a Mason in his heart, as well as in his mind, may know just how +East of a Masonic lodge; only the true Freemason, who is actually +a Mason in his heart, as well as in his mind, may know just how and in what way the Great Architect is the very essence and substance of the Ancient Craft.

@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ symbol, Ra. The Greeks considered the number five to be the symbol of man's dependence upon the Unseen; from five also came the Pentalpha or five-pointed star. The imaginative will easily see here a connection with the Fellowcraft's Degree in which five -is especially the symbolic number. Plutarch tells us that in the +is especially the symbolic number. Plutarch tells us that in the Greek mysteries the symbol of God was made of wood in the first, of bronze in the second, and of gold in the third degree, or step, to symbolize the refinement of man's conception of Deity as @@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ found within the Middle Chamber.

HISTORY - THE GRAND LODGE PERIOD

-

The formation of the Mother Grand Lodge in London, in 1717, which +

The formation of the Mother Grand Lodge in London, in 1717, which profoundly affected Freemasonry, is shrouded in mystery, clouded in the mists of time, and as extraordinary as it was important.

@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ operative period Freemasonry had been if not a child of the Church at least its servant, working hand in hand with it. Our oldest document - the Halliwell Manuscript or Regius Poem, dated 1390 - invokes the Virgin Mary, speaks of the Trinity and gives -instructions for observing Mass! But the same influences which +instructions for observing Mass! But the same influences which produced the Reformation worked in Freemasonry and by 1600, according to the Harleian Manuscript, (1) the Order had

@@ -1511,11 +1511,11 @@ hope of immortality.

before and after; between the old Freemasonry and the new; between a Craft which was slowly expiring and one which began to grow with a new vitality; between the last lingering remains of -operative Masonry and a Craft wholly Speculative.

+operative Masonry and a Craft wholly Speculative.

Just what were the causes of the events which led up to the formation of the first Grand Lodge we do not know. We can only -guess. No minutes of the Mother Grand Lodge were kept during its +guess. No minutes of the Mother Grand Lodge were kept during its first six years. The Constitutions and Old Charges, first published in 1723, were republished fifteen years after. In this second edition of 1738 is a meager record of the first meetings @@ -1526,17 +1526,17 @@ we read (letters modernized)

King George I entered London most magnificently on 20 Sept., 1714, and after the Rebellion was over 1716 A.D., the few Lodges -at London finding themselves neglected by Sir Christopher Wren, +at London finding themselves neglected by Sir Christopher Wren, thought fit to cement under a Grand Master as the Center of Union and Harmony, viz., the Lodges that met,

-

1. At the Goose and Gridiron Alchouse at St. Pauls Church-yard. +

1. At the Goose and Gridiron Alchouse at St. Pauls Church-yard. 2. At the Crown Alehouse in Parker's-Lane, near Drury-Lane. 3. At the Apple-Tree Tavern in Charles-street Covent Garden. 4. At the Rummer and Grapes Tavern in Channel-Row, Westminster.

They and some old Brothers met at the said Apple-Tree, and having -put in the chair the oldest Master Mason (now the Master of a +put in the chair the oldest Master Mason (now the Master of a Lodge) they constituted themselves a Grand Lodge pro Tempore in due form, and forthwith revived the Quarterly Communication of the Officers of Lodges (called the Grand lodge) resolved to hold @@ -1546,19 +1546,19 @@ Brother at their Head.

Accordingly on St. John Baptist's Day, in the 3d year of King George I. A.D. 1717 the Assembly and Feast of the Free and -accepted Masons was held at the foresaid Goose and Gridiron +accepted Masons was held at the foresaid Goose and Gridiron Ale-house.

-

Before Dinner, the oldest Master Mason (now the Master of a +

Before Dinner, the oldest Master Mason (now the Master of a Lodge) in the Chair, proposed a List of proper Candidates; and -the Brethren by a Majority of Hands elected Mr. Anthony Sayer -Gentleman, Grand Master of Masons - Capt. Joseph Elliot, Mr. -Jacob Lamball, Carpenter, Grand Wardens - who being forthwith +the Brethren by a Majority of Hands elected Mr. Anthony Sayer +Gentleman, Grand Master of Masons - Capt. Joseph Elliot, Mr. +Jacob Lamball, Carpenter, Grand Wardens - who being forthwith invested with the Badges of Office and power by the said oldest Master, and installed, was duly congratulated by the Assembly who paid him the Homage.

-

Sayer Grand Master commanded the Masters and Wardens of Lodges to +

Sayer Grand Master commanded the Masters and Wardens of Lodges to meet the Grand Officers every Quarter in Communication at the place he should appoint in his Summons sent by the Tyler.

@@ -1572,14 +1572,14 @@ refused to join the historic four or were not invited we do not know. We know little about these original four lodges. The Engraved list of Lodges was published in 1729 in which the Goose and Gridiron Number 1 (afterwards the Lodge of Antiquity) is said -to have dated from 1691. When William Preston became its Master +to have dated from 1691. When William Preston became its Master the lodge was involved in a controversy with the Grand Lodge - but that is too special an event to consider in so broad a sketch as this.

Lodge number two of the original four lodges, which met at the Crown, Parker's-Lane, was struck from the roll in 1740. The -first Grand Master of this Mother Grand Lodge, Anthony Sayer, +first Grand Master of this Mother Grand Lodge, Anthony Sayer, Gentleman, came from lodge number three - the Apple-Tree Tavern Lodge; we know little more of it. These three lodges were small, and at least as much operative as Speculative. But the fourth @@ -1587,38 +1587,38 @@ lodge, which met at the Rummer and Grapes Tavern in Channel Row, Westminster, was not only the largest (seventy members) but the most Speculative and with the highest type of membership. It mothered not only men of high social rank, lords, counts and -knights, but also Dr. Desaguliers (1) and James Anderson, (2) two +knights, but also Dr. Desaguliers (1) and James Anderson, (2) two brethren who had a great deal to do with the revival, especially -Anderson, to whom we are indebted for much.

+Anderson, to whom we are indebted for much.

In our perspective a Grand Lodge is as much a necessary part of the existing order of things as a State or Federal Government. In 1717 it was a new idea, accompanied by many other new ideas. Some brother or brethren saw that if the ancient Order were not to die, it must be given new life through a new organization. -Doubtless they were influenced by Mother Kilwinning Lodge (3) of +Doubtless they were influenced by Mother Kilwinning Lodge (3) of Scotland which had

-

(1) John Theophilus Desaguliers, LL.D. F.R.S., born 1683, died -1744, sometimes called the Father of Modern Speculative Masonry. +

(1) John Theophilus Desaguliers, LL.D. F.R.S., born 1683, died +1744, sometimes called the Father of Modern Speculative Masonry. He was the third Grand Master of the first Grand Lodge and thrice afterwards Deputy Grand Master. He is credited with having been -the inspiration of Anderson, and to have supplied much of the -material from which Anderson wrote his "Constitution." -(2) James Anderson, Father of the first printed Constitutions, +the inspiration of Anderson, and to have supplied much of the +material from which Anderson wrote his "Constitution." +(2) James Anderson, Father of the first printed Constitutions, 1723, which contains the Old Charges, the General Regulations, and a fanciful, fascinating, but wholly erroneous history of Freemasonry. -(3) Kilwinning: a small town in Scotland which tradition states +(3) Kilwinning: a small town in Scotland which tradition states is the birthplace of Freemasonry in the land of heather, as is York the seat of the first General Assembly of Freemasons in -England. Kilwinning Lodge - Mother Kilwinning by affection and -common consent - at one time seceded from the Mother Grand Lodge, +England. Kilwinning Lodge - Mother Kilwinning by affection and +common consent - at one time seceded from the Mother Grand Lodge, during which period she chartered various lodges as of "inherent right," including; one in Virginia in 1785.

assumed and exercised certain motherly functions in regard to her -daughter lodges, all of which had Kilwinning as a part of their +daughter lodges, all of which had Kilwinning as a part of their name and, apparently, of their obedience.

The newly formed Grand Lodge went the whole way. It proposed to, @@ -1633,16 +1633,16 @@ yet conduced to the welfare of the lodge nor ever will." This was a highly important declaration at a time when every organization in England was taking part in politics, especially in the Jacobite struggle against the House of Hanover. Indeed, a Grand -Master, the Duke of Wharton (1722) turned against the Grand Lodge +Master, the Duke of Wharton (1722) turned against the Grand Lodge and the Fraternity when it refused to lend itself to his political aspirations and sponsored the Gormogons, a caricature organization which tried to destroy Freemasonry by

(1) Assembly: sometimes called General Assembly, or Yearly -Assembly. The word seems to denote a meeting of Masons in the +Assembly. The word seems to denote a meeting of Masons in the ancient operative days equivalent to a modern lodge. The York -Manuscript No. 1, dated approximately 1600, says: "Edwin -procured of ye King his father a charter and commission to holde +Manuscript No. 1, dated approximately 1600, says: "Edwin +procured of ye King his father a charter and commission to holde every yeare an assembly wheresoever they would within ye realm of England." In the Harleian Manuscript, 1660, it is set forth that: "... every Master and Fellow come to the Assembly, if it be @@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ within five miles shout him, if he have any warning."

ridicule. Luckily for us all, ridicule, powerful weapon though it is, never in the long run prevails against reality. The Gormogons, like other and later organizations, such as the Scald -Miserable Masons, (1) had its brief day and died - and +Miserable Masons, (1) had its brief day and died - and Freemasonry throve and grew.

Finally the Grand Lodge erased the ancient Charge "to be true to @@ -1672,56 +1672,56 @@ Colonial America, where time and people, conditions and social life provided fallow ground for the seeds of Freemasonry. But in spite of a new life, and wise counsels of brethren

-

(1) Scald Miserables: mock Masons wbo paraded in London in 1741. -Many such mock Masonic processions were formed by enemies of the +

(1) Scald Miserables: mock Masons wbo paraded in London in 1741. +Many such mock Masonic processions were formed by enemies of the Order - often men who had been denied acceptance. Of little -importance then, and none now, except that the Masonic +importance then, and none now, except that the Masonic disinclination to take part in public processions - dedications, cornerstone layings and funerals excepted - comes from the mock -Masonic processions which imitated the ancient "March of -Procession" of Masons in London in the early years of the Grand +Masonic processions which imitated the ancient "March of +Procession" of Masons in London in the early years of the Grand Lodge.

who restricted the acts if not the power of the new Grand Lodge, all was not plain sailing. Dissensions appeared. Causes of friction, if not numerous, were important and went deep. The religious issue was vital; doubtless it seemed to the older -Masons then as radical a step as it seemed to us when the Grand +Masons then as radical a step as it seemed to us when the Grand Orient of France (1) took the V.S.L. from the altar. In the 1738 edition of the Constitutions we find the article "Concerning God and religion" altered to read, "In ancient times the Christian -Masons were charged to comply with the Christian usages of each +Masons were charged to comply with the Christian usages of each country where they traveled and worked."

Another cause for dissension was the Grand Lodge's strong hand -regarding the making of Masons. Too many lodges were careless; -too many private groups of Masons assumed the right to assemble -as a lodge and make Masons of their friends; too much laxity +regarding the making of Masons. Too many lodges were careless; +too many private groups of Masons assumed the right to assemble +as a lodge and make Masons of their friends; too much laxity existed as to fees and dues and the payment of charity to the Grand Lodge. To check these practices the Grand Lodge changed -some words in the degrees - doubtless our "spurious Mason" +some words in the degrees - doubtless our "spurious Mason" clauses come from this - and this caused the same reaction then as an attempt by modern brethren to change or rearrange our present ritual would produce.

Probably the religious issue did not cause a major

-

(1) Grand Orient of France: a body once Masonic which is without +

(1) Grand Orient of France: a body once Masonic which is without recognition by the Grand Lodges of England, the United States, and most of the other nations. It removed from its Constitutions a paragraph affirming the existence of the Great Architect of the Universe. Withdrawal of recognition by the United Grand Lodge of England followed immediately (1878) and ever since the Grand -Orient bas been clandestine to practically all the Masonic world.

+Orient bas been clandestine to practically all the Masonic world.

part of the trouble, but it provided a constant source of -irritation. Then as now many clergymen were Speculative Masons. +irritation. Then as now many clergymen were Speculative Masons. To-day enlightened clergymen do not see in the absence of mention -of the Carpenter of Nazareth in a lodge any denial of Him, any +of the Carpenter of Nazareth in a lodge any denial of Him, any more than a Jewish Rabbi sees in the absence of mention of -Jehovah, or a Buddhist sees in the absence of mention of Buddha, +Jehovah, or a Buddhist sees in the absence of mention of Buddha, a denial of those deities. Then, however, many clergymen -insisted upon a Christian tinge to the Masonic ceremonies, and +insisted upon a Christian tinge to the Masonic ceremonies, and while the quarrel would hardly have come from this alone, it was a contributing cause.

@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@ proved another blow struck at unity.

All these and other matters fomented dissension which came to a head in 1751 when a rival Grand Lodge was formed. It came into being with a brilliant stroke, for it chose the name "The Most -Antient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons."

+Antient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons."

Calling itself "Antient" and the older body "Modern" at once enlisted the support of hundreds of brethren who did not look @@ -1752,28 +1752,28 @@ country was born out of what we call the Revolution, which to the Royalists of 1776 was the Rebellion.

The Antients were extremely fortunate in having one Laurence -Dermott secede from the Moderns with them. Dermott was a +Dermott secede from the Moderns with them. Dermott was a fighting Irishman, a brother heart and soul in the Fraternity, and if some of his actions seem a little questionable to us, he has to his credit the success of the movement. In 1771 when the -Duke of Atholl became Grand Master the Antients had almost two +Duke of Atholl became Grand Master the Antients had almost two hundred lodges on the roll.

-

Dermott kept the religious issue alive; by implication he made +

Dermott kept the religious issue alive; by implication he made the Moderns seem anti-religious. He

(1) United States Grand Lodges style themselves under several different abbreviations: F. and A.M.; A.F. and A.M., and variations using the Ampersand (&) in place of the word "and." The District of Columbia still uses F.A.A.M., meaning Free and -Accepted Masons, in spite of the possible confusion as to whether +Accepted Masons, in spite of the possible confusion as to whether the first A stands for "and" or "ancient." The variations are accounted for by differences in origins, some Grand Lodges coming into being with lodges which held under the "Ancients," and some from the "Moderns," and by variations due to the errors which are seemingly ineradicable in "mouth-to-ear" instruction. Whether -Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Free, Ancient and Accepted -Masons; Ancient Free Masons, or any other combination of the +Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Free, Ancient and Accepted +Masons; Ancient Free Masons, or any other combination of the words, all United States Grand Lodges are "regular," tracing descent either mediately or immediately to the United Grand Lodge of England and recognized by her.

@@ -1812,7 +1812,7 @@ together, composed their differences, forgot their rivalries, and clasped hands across the altar of the United Grand Lodge.

The reconciliation is as astonishing and mysterious as the -discord. We can see that the death of Dermott, who was gathered +discord. We can see that the death of Dermott, who was gathered to his fathers in 1791, fighting for the Antients to the last, removed one cause of difference between the two Grand Lodges; we can understand that as the Antients had grown in power and @@ -1841,8 +1841,8 @@ Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge.

Two matters must be stressed: the second of the, Articles of Union reads: "It is declared and pronounced that pure ancient -Masonry consists of three degrees and no more; viz., those of the -Entered Apprentice, the Fellowcraft and the Master Mason +Masonry consists of three degrees and no more; viz., those of the +Entered Apprentice, the Fellowcraft and the Master Mason (including the Supreme Order of the Holy Royal Arch)."

In 1815 a new Book of Constitutions proclaimed to all the world @@ -1854,16 +1854,16 @@ not excluded from the Order, provided be believes in the glorious Architect of heaven and earth, and practice the sacred duties of morality."

-

Newton says of this:

+

Newton says of this:

Surely that is broad enough, bigh enough; and we ought to join with it the famous proclamation issued by the Grand Master, the Duke of Sussex, from Kensington Palace, in 1842, declaring that -Masonry is not identified with any one religion to the exclusion +Masonry is not identified with any one religion to the exclusion of others, and men in India who were otherwise eligible and could make a sincere profession of faith in one living God, be they Hindus or Mohammedans, might petition for membership in the -Craft. Such in our own day is the spirit and practice of Masonic +Craft. Such in our own day is the spirit and practice of Masonic universality, and from that position, we may be very sure, the Craft will never recede. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/illumexp.xml b/pythonCode/output/illumexp.xml index b819434..f0bfc82 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/illumexp.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/illumexp.xml @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ THE ORDO TEMPLI ORIENTIS HISTORIC EVOLUTION FLOWCHART : +---------------+ +-------------+ ZDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD? ZDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD? - | John Yarker | | O.H.O | 3Austrian OTO + | John Yarker | | O.H.O | 3Austrian OTO 3 3ANTEROPOSOPHICAL3 |Rt. of Memphis FMMKMM5 Karl | ZDD4Mysteria MysticaCDDDDD4 SOCIETY 3 @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ MysticaCDDDDD4 SOCIETY 3 ZDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD? ZDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD? | Ordo Templi | | FRENCH O.T.O. | : : 3 3No. American 3 3 ANCIENT & 3 -|Orientis Antiqua|DDDDDD|Gerard Encausse|--: : CDD4 O.T.O. +|Orientis Antiqua|DDDDDD|Gerard Encausse|--: : CDD4 O.T.O. CDDDDD4MYSTICAL ORDER 3 |L.F. Jean-Maine | | (Papus) | : : 3 3H. Spencer Lewis3 3 ROSAE CRUCIS 3 @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Lewis3 3 ROSAE CRUCIS 3 3 : : : 3 +----------------+ +---------------+ : +-------------+ 3 ZDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD? -| La Coulevre | | ECCLESIAE | : | O.H.O. | 3 3Danish OTO +| La Coulevre | | ECCLESIAE | : | O.H.O. | 3 3Danish OTO 3 | Noire |DD? | GNOSTICA |MMJMM| THEODOR |DDEDD4 O.W. Hanson- 3 @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ ZDDDDDDDADDDDDDDD? ZDDDDDDADDDDDDDD? ZDDDDDDADDDDDD? ZDDDDADDDDDD? 3 SCIENTOLOGY 3 3 YOU 3 3society 3 - 3 L. Ron Hubbard3 3 ARE 3 + 3 L. Ron Hubbard3 3 ARE 3 3ordo templi3 3 3 3 HERE 3 3orientis 3 @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ THE ORDO TEMPLI ORIENTIS HISTORIC EVOLUTION FLOWCHART : +---------------+ +-------------+ +----------------? +----------------+ - | John Yarker | | O.H.O | |Austrian OTO + | John Yarker | | O.H.O | |Austrian OTO | |ANTEROPOSOPHICAL| |Rt. of Memphis +--+--+ Karl | +--|Mysteria Mystica|-----| SOCIETY | @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ Mystica|-----| SOCIETY | +----------------+ +----------------+ | Ordo Templi | | FRENCH O.T.O. | : : : |No. American | | ANCIENT & | -|Orientis Antiqua|------|Gerard Encausse|--: : :--| O.T.O. +|Orientis Antiqua|------|Gerard Encausse|--: : :--| O.T.O. |-----|MYSTICAL ORDER | |L.F. Jean-Maine | | (Papus) | : : : |H. Spencer Lewis| | ROSAE CRUCIS | @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Lewis| | ROSAE CRUCIS | : : : : : +----------------+ +---------------+ : +-------------+ : +----------------? -| La Coulevre | | ECCLESIAE | : | O.H.O. | : |Danish OTO +| La Coulevre | | ECCLESIAE | : | O.H.O. | : |Danish OTO 3 | Noire |--+ | GNOSTICA |--+--| THEODOR |--+--+ O.W. Hanson- 3 @@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ Grant | | |Veritas-Metzger| +-----------+ | SCIENTOLOGY | | YOU | |society | - | L. Ron Hubbard| | ARE | + | L. Ron Hubbard| | ARE | |ordo templi| | | | HERE | |orientis | diff --git a/pythonCode/output/illumhis.xml b/pythonCode/output/illumhis.xml index 8c27f13..6dbcbba 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/illumhis.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/illumhis.xml @@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ 30,000 -- First Illuminatus, Gruad, rules in Atlantis. 20,000 -- Mythical Lloigor inhabit continent of Mu. 10,000 -- Approximate beginning of agriculture. Estimated date of - inscriptions on stone disks by the Dropa tribe, a diminuative + inscriptions on stone disks by the Dropa tribe, a diminuative people of the Bayan-Kara-Ula Mountains on the border of China and Tibet; disks describe how the tribe came to earth in flying - machines; ancient Dropa graves contain human remains with huge + machines; ancient Dropa graves contain human remains with huge heads and small bodies. Earliest estimated date of carving of the Crystal Skull found at Lubaantun in the Yucatan. Hyborian Age in Europe. @@ -28,27 +28,27 @@ Earliest parts of the Bible written. Beginning date of Olmec calendar from Central America: 3113 BC. Trephination (cutting a hole in the skull) practiced by people all over the world. - 2,500 -- Sarmoung Brotherhood of Babylonia flourish according to + 2,500 -- Sarmoung Brotherhood of Babylonia flourish according to Gurdjieff. 2,100 -- Egyptians record star configurations on which the 24 hour day is based. 2,000 -- Stonehenge and other stone circles built in England. 1,800 -- Huge Silbury Mound constructed near Stonehenge. -1,700 -- Babylonian Enuma Anu Enlil, early roots of astrology +1,700 -- Babylonian Enuma Anu Enlil, early roots of astrology based on celestial phenomena. 1,500 -- Approximate date of the destruction of Thera, on which Atlantis legends are probably based. Early references to Mithraism on cuneform astronomical tests. Quadrants of the moon recorded in China. -1,360 -- Akhenaton's monotheistic sun worship in Egypt. -1,344 -- Tutankhamun, Akhenaton's successor who revived - polytheism, buried at Thebes; curse reading "Death comes on swift +1,360 -- Akhenaton's monotheistic sun worship in Egypt. +1,344 -- Tutankhamun, Akhenaton's successor who revived + polytheism, buried at Thebes; curse reading "Death comes on swift wings to he who opens this tomb," written on tomb doorway. 1,300 -- Approximate date "I Ching" written in China. 1,184 -- End of the Trojan War, Illium falls to the Greeks. 1,000 to 2,000 -- Legendary Thule civilization in the Gobi region destroyed by a catastrophe, "possibly of an atomic nature," - survivors migrating to Agarthi and Schamballah. + survivors migrating to Agarthi and Schamballah. 1,000 -- Huge Sacrificial Table built at Mystery Hill near North Salem, New Hampshire. 950 -- Approximate date of building of Solomon's Temple in @@ -58,18 +58,18 @@ 900 -- Approximate time settlers from Europe and the Middle East established colonies in North America. 800 -- Twenty-two "moon stations" in monthly lunar cycle - recognized in Babylonia, India and China. + recognized in Babylonia, India and China. 753 -- Legendary founding of Rome by Romulus. 700 -- Jordanian city of Petra is carved out of sandstone by unknown culture. 600 -- Approximate beginning of money with first coins in Lydia. -575 -- Nebuchadnezzar completes building Tower of Babel in - Babylon. +575 -- Nebuchadnezzar completes building Tower of Babel in + Babylon. 500 to 600 -- Time of Buddha, Lao Tse, Confucius, Zarathustra, - Orpheus, Pythagoras, Zachariah and Daniel--an Illuminated century. + Orpheus, Pythagoras, Zachariah and Daniel--an Illuminated century. 500 -- Sun-Tse's "Treatise on the Art of War," first intelligence manual. -485 -- Execution of Spurius Cassius in Rome. +485 -- Execution of Spurius Cassius in Rome. 450 -- Development of the 12 constellations of the zodiac in Mesopotamia, recognizing the importance of the plane of the elliptic through which the sun, moon and planets move. @@ -79,20 +79,20 @@ 390 -- Approximate date Plato's "The Republic" written, featuring such Illuminoid images as the Philosopher Kings, the Divided Line and the parable of the Cave. -355 -- Plato's "Timaios" and "Kritias," earliest accounts of +355 -- Plato's "Timaios" and "Kritias," earliest accounts of Atlantis. 300 -- Invention of Mayan calendar in Yucatan, based on advanced - astronomy. Fabius family of Rome reaches its greatest heights. -275 -- Approximate date Greek poet Aratus makes first sytematic + astronomy. Fabius family of Rome reaches its greatest heights. +275 -- Approximate date Greek poet Aratus makes first sytematic record of star constellations in "Phaenomena." 273 to 232 -- Rule of Asoka, king of India who allegedly founded the Nine Unknown. 212 -- Archimedes uses burning-glass to set fire to Roman fleet at Syracuse, early use of lens as weapon. -133 -- Land reformer Tiberius Gracchus murdered and hundreds of +133 -- Land reformer Tiberius Gracchus murdered and hundreds of his followers killed by followers of powerful Roman patricians; - death of Scripio Africanus a few years later. -121 -- Gaius Gracchus and 3000 of his followers massacred by + death of Scripio Africanus a few years later. +121 -- Gaius Gracchus and 3000 of his followers massacred by patricians. 100 -- The Great Teacher of the Essenes. Essentials of modern astrology worked out. @@ -101,25 +101,25 @@ 91 -- Assassination of Livius Drufus. 73 -- Revolt of gladiators led by Spartacus. 44 -- Assassination of Julius Caesar. -4 -- Birth of Jesus of Nazareth, accompanied by various Illuminoid +4 -- Birth of Jesus of Nazareth, accompanied by various Illuminoid trappings: three early Men-In-Black disguised as the Wise Men; strange lights in the sky; miracles such as visits from angels, prohpecy and suspension of time are reported. 0 -- Carnation-Painted Eyebrows Society, Copper Horses, Iron Shins and other secret societies active in China. -AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on +AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on Illuminati orders; more Illuminoid trappings; an eclipse; an earthquake; visitorsfrom the sky roll away the stone from the - sepulcher and liberate the crucified Jesus. + sepulcher and liberate the crucified Jesus. 100 -- Hero of Alexandria devises primitive steam-engine. -125 to 150 -- Simon Magus, Menander, Valentinus and others develop +125 to 150 -- Simon Magus, Menander, Valentinus and others develop Gnostic religious doctrines of esoteric knowledge (illumination). -135 -- Approximate date Ptolemy records 1,022 stars in "Almagest"; - also recorded astrological ideas from Enuma Anu Enlil in his +135 -- Approximate date Ptolemy records 1,022 stars in "Almagest"; + also recorded astrological ideas from Enuma Anu Enlil in his "Apotelesmatika." 150 -- Roman Mithraism competes with Christianity. Yellow Turban Society subdues northern China, Triad cult formed in opposition. -200 -- First book of the cabala, "Sepher Yetzirah," compiled. +200 -- First book of the cabala, "Sepher Yetzirah," compiled. 216 to 276 -- Life of Mani, the Illuminator, who founded Manicheism, based on ideas from Judaism, Christianity, Zoroasterism, Gnosticism, etc. @@ -127,30 +127,30 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on 400 -- Estimated date of carving of stone statues found on Easter Island. 500 -- Chinese use of gunpowder. -570 to 632 -- Life of Muhammad, founder of Islam. +570 to 632 -- Life of Muhammad, founder of Islam. 670 -- Callinicus invents Greek Fire, primitive incendiary bomb. 673 to 735 -- Life of the Venerable Bede, the greatest scholar of Saxon England whose "Ecclesiastical History of England" (731) contained many occult and unexplained occurances. 700 -- Sufi mysticism begins. -730 -- "Al Azif" written in Damascus by Abdul Alhazred. +730 -- "Al Azif" written in Damascus by Abdul Alhazred. 772 -- Charlemagne allegedly established Holy Secret Tribunal - which becomes the Holy Vehm. + which becomes the Holy Vehm. 850 -- Ismaili and Fatimid missionaries throughout Islamic Empire preach revolution against the ruling Sunni order and Abbasid state. -900 -- Beginning of the Bogomils of Bulgaria, a Manicheian sect, +900 -- Beginning of the Bogomils of Bulgaria, a Manicheian sect, roots of Cathari. -909 -- First Fatimid caliph in Egypt. +909 -- First Fatimid caliph in Egypt. 920 to 1003 -- Life of Pope Sylvester II who allegedly visited the Nine Unknown in India. -950 -- "Al Azif" translated into Greek as "Necronomicon." -1000 -- Approximate founding of Yezidi cult by Sufi Sheikh Adi in +950 -- "Al Azif" translated into Greek as "Necronomicon." +1000 -- Approximate founding of Yezidi cult by Sufi Sheikh Adi in Iraq. Abode of Learning active in Cairo. Spread of Cathari - Manicheism throughout Europe. Leif Ericson explores North + Manicheism throughout Europe. Leif Ericson explores North America. -1034 to 1124 -- Life of Hasan-e Sabbah, founder of the Assassins - of Persia. Member of the Ismaili sect, Hasan seized fortress of +1034 to 1124 -- Life of Hasan-e Sabbah, founder of the Assassins + of Persia. Member of the Ismaili sect, Hasan seized fortress of Alamut in Daylam in 1090; split with Fatimid dynasty in 1094; Assassins flourished for next several centuries. 1050 -- Approximate date of founding of the Order of Hospitallers @@ -159,71 +159,71 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on control of Bagdad. 1092 -- Assassins murder Persian minister Nizam al-Mulk. 1095 -- First Crusade. -1100 -- Approximate date Sufi Gilani founds Arabic school of +1100 -- Approximate date Sufi Gilani founds Arabic school of Illuminati, Kadiri Order of Sebil-el-ward, in Bagdad. Assassins - infiltrate Thug cult of India. Bogomil leader Basil burned in + infiltrate Thug cult of India. Bogomil leader Basil burned in Constantinople. Albigensian Cathari sect flourishes near Albi, - France. Avengers and Beati Paoli active in Italy. Joachim of + France. Avengers and Beati Paoli active in Italy. Joachim of Floris founds primitive Christian sect, Illuminated Ones. Robin Hood active in England. 1119 -- Knights Templar founded in Palestine. 1123 -- Abode of Learning suppressed by Turkish Vizier Afdal. 1140 -- Rapid growth of Cathari sect begins. 1149 -- First Cathari bishop established. -1162 to 1227 -- Life of Genghis Khan, conquerer of China and +1162 to 1227 -- Life of Genghis Khan, conquerer of China and Russia, invader of Europe and Islamic Empire, destroyer of Assassin power. Approximate beginnings of the wandering of the Gypsies of North India. 1167 -- Cathari council near Toulouse. 1170 -- Assassination of Thomas a Becket. -1171 -- Last Fatimid caliph dies. -1176 -- Peter Waldo founds the Poor Men of Lyons. Sultan Saladin +1171 -- Last Fatimid caliph dies. +1176 -- Peter Waldo founds the Poor Men of Lyons. Sultan Saladin invades Assassin territory, gains truce. -1184 -- Waldenses excommunicated, suppressed. +1184 -- Waldenses excommunicated, suppressed. 1200 to 1300 -- House of Wisdom in Cairo, roots of the Afghan Roshaniya. Origin of the Mafia in Sicily. 1208 -- Albigensian Crusade begins suppression of Cathari heresy. -1212 -- The Children's Crusade. Genghis Khan invades China. -1233 -- Founding of the Inquisition to suppress Cathari and other +1212 -- The Children's Crusade. Genghis Khan invades China. +1233 -- Founding of the Inquisition to suppress Cathari and other heresies. -1235 to 1315 -- Life of Dr. Illuminatus, Ramon Llull (Raymond +1235 to 1315 -- Life of Dr. Illuminatus, Ramon Llull (Raymond Lully) in Spain. 1241 -- Mongols invade Europe through wise use of intelligence information and strategy, introduce gunpowder from Asia. 1244 -- Massacre of Cathari at Montsegur, France. -1250s -- Approximate beginning of Holy Vehm in Westphalia. - Approximate time of Hulagu Khan's defeat of the Assassins. +1250s -- Approximate beginning of Holy Vehm in Westphalia. + Approximate time of Hulagu Khan's defeat of the Assassins. 1254 to 1324 (?) -- Life of Marco Polo, early European traveler in China, Persia. -1258 -- Hulagu Khan destroys Bagdad; Mongols destroy Mesopotamia, +1258 -- Hulagu Khan destroys Bagdad; Mongols destroy Mesopotamia, the mother of civilization. 1260 -- Mongol invasion of Islamic Empire turned back. 1270s -- Cathari hierarchy fades. 1275 -- Assembly of traveling mason guilds in Frankfort. "Zohar," - second book of the cabala, compiled by Moses de Leon in Spain. -1280 -- Roger Bacon, deviser of early eyeglasses, independently + second book of the cabala, compiled by Moses de Leon in Spain. +1280 -- Roger Bacon, deviser of early eyeglasses, independently invents gunpowder. 1291 -- Hospitallers retreat to Cyprus. 1300 -- White Lotus Society founded in China. Inquisition begins suppression of witches and other pagan groups. -1307 -- Philip IV of France suppresses Knights Templar for - witchcraft and heresies; de Molay imprisoned in the Temple in +1307 -- Philip IV of France suppresses Knights Templar for + witchcraft and heresies; de Molay imprisoned in the Temple in Paris. -1308 -- Assassination of Holy Roman Emperor Albert I. +1308 -- Assassination of Holy Roman Emperor Albert I. 1309 -- Hospitallers acquire the isle of Rhodes. 1313 -- Knights Templar dissolved by papal decree. -1314 -- De Molay and others burned in Paris. +1314 -- De Molay and others burned in Paris. 1327 -- Assassination of King Edward II in England. 1329 -- First appearance of the Tarot in Germany. 1360 -- Approximate date of the earliest known Satanic cults; black masses celebrated in France. -1369 -- Timurlane becomes Great Khan. +1369 -- Timurlane becomes Great Khan. 1375 -- Another assembly of traveling mason guilds in Frankfort. -1379 to 1482 -- Alleged life of Christian Rosenkreuz, fictitious +1379 to 1482 -- Alleged life of Christian Rosenkreuz, fictitious founder of Rosicrucianism. 1390 -- Gypsies begin to appear in Europe. 1400s -- Cathari sect dies out. Concave lenses developed. -1404 -- King Robert revises code of Holy Vehm. +1404 -- King Robert revises code of Holy Vehm. 1410 -- Secret society formed in Italy which eventually joins with Rosicrucianism. 1437 -- Assassination of King James I of Scotland. @@ -232,38 +232,38 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on to french according to followers of the cult of the Guardian Angel. 1471 -- Assassination of King Henry VI of England. -1472 -- University of Ingolstadt founded. Fernando Poo discovers - Fernando Poo. +1472 -- University of Ingolstadt founded. Fernando Poo discovers + Fernando Poo. 1483 -- Assassination of King Edward V of England. -1492 -- Rodrigo Borgia, head of the powerful Borgia family, - becomes Pope Alexander VI. Columbus sails the ocean blue. +1492 -- Rodrigo Borgia, head of the powerful Borgia family, + becomes Pope Alexander VI. Columbus sails the ocean blue. 1493 to 1541 -- Life of Paracelsus, possible founder of - Roscrucianism; discover of zinc around 1530; model of the Faust + Roscrucianism; discover of zinc around 1530; model of the Faust legend. 1500 -- Approximate date of Roshaiya, Illuminated Ones, in - Afganistan. Beginning of Alumbrados in Spain and Charcoal- - Burners in Scotland. Cesare Borgia has his brother-in-law + Afganistan. Beginning of Alumbrados in Spain and Charcoal- + Burners in Scotland. Cesare Borgia has his brother-in-law assassinated. -1502 -- Cesare Borgia arrests and executes enemies who have +1502 -- Cesare Borgia arrests and executes enemies who have conspired against him. 1503 to 1566 -- Life of Nostradamus, visionary prophet. -1507 -- Fra Dolcino's version of Joachim's Illuminism suppressed +1507 -- Fra Dolcino's version of Joachim's Illuminism suppressed by the Bishop of Vercueil. 1510 -- Beginning of systematic importation of African slaves into the West Indies. 1513 -- Machiavelli's "The Prince" published. 1519 -- Spanish conquest of Mexico, enslavement of Amerindians. 1522 -- Hospitallers lose Rhodes to the Turks. -1530 -- Hospitallers given Isle of Malta by Charles V, become +1530 -- Hospitallers given Isle of Malta by Charles V, become Knights of Malta. 1537 -- Assassination of Alessandro de Medici, Duke of Florence. -1568 -- First Inquisition edict against the Alumbrados. -1574 -- Second edict against Alumbrados. +1568 -- First Inquisition edict against the Alumbrados. +1574 -- Second edict against Alumbrados. 1575 -- Approximate date of founding of British Intelligence services. -1575 to 1624 -- Life of Jakob Bohme, visionary mystic, illuminated +1575 to 1624 -- Life of Jakob Bohme, visionary mystic, illuminated one. -1584 -- Assassination of William I of Orange in England. +1584 -- Assassination of William I of Orange in England. 1587 -- English colony established at Roanoke Island, Virginia; no trace of the "lost colony" was found when supply ships returned three years later. @@ -272,51 +272,51 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on 1597 -- Anonymous alchemist seeks to start Rosicrucian-like society in Europe. 1605 -- Rosicrucian constitution published. -1607 -- Italian secrect society headed by Count Bernard of Germany +1607 -- Italian secrect society headed by Count Bernard of Germany merges with Rosicrucianism. First permanent English settlement in America, Jamestown, Virgina. -1608 -- Apprentice to Dutch spectacle-maker Lippershey discovers - principle of focusing lenses; Lippershey builds first telescope. +1608 -- Apprentice to Dutch spectacle-maker Lippershey discovers + principle of focusing lenses; Lippershey builds first telescope. 1609 -- Galileo independently builds telescope, begins study of astonomy. Spanish settlement at Santa Fe, New Mexico, founded. 1610 -- Assassination of King Henty IV of France. 1614 -- "Fama Fraternitatis" published, fictional story of - Rosenkreuz by Johann Valentin Andrea. + Rosenkreuz by Johann Valentin Andrea. 1619 -- First slave ship in America, Jamestown, Virginia. 1620 -- Plymouth Colony, second English settlement, arrives on Mayflower. 1622 -- Posters appear in Paris warning that the Rosicrucians are "amongst you...visibly and invisibly." -1623 -- Final papal edict against Alumbrados; Guerinets appear in - France. First submarine built by Cornelius van Drebbel in +1623 -- Final papal edict against Alumbrados; Guerinets appear in + France. First submarine built by Cornelius van Drebbel in England. 1638 -- Milton meets Galileo. -1640 -- Beginning of subliminal persuasion when Rembrandt imbeds +1640 -- Beginning of subliminal persuasion when Rembrandt imbeds the word "sex" in a painting. -1642 -- Civil War in England between King Charles and Parliament. +1642 -- Civil War in England between King Charles and Parliament. 1646 -- Earliest known Masonic Lodge to allow non-professional or "free" masons, in Warrington, England. 1647 -- Alleged correspondence between Cromwell and Ebeneezer - Pratt plotting the overthrow of King Charles. -1649 -- King Charles convicted and beheaded by Parliament. + Pratt plotting the overthrow of King Charles. +1649 -- King Charles convicted and beheaded by Parliament. 1654 -- Illuminated Guerinets come to public notice in France. 1667 -- Milton's "Paradise Lost" published. 1675 -- Leeuwenhoek discovers "animalcules" through the microscope. 1676 -- Sperm discovered by Leeuwenhoek's student Ham. -1680 -- Madame Le Voisin, innovator of modern Satanism, executed +1680 -- Madame Le Voisin, innovator of modern Satanism, executed in Paris. 1682 -- Tamanend, sachem and chief of the Lenni-Lenape tribe, - welcomes William Penn to America, traditionally considered the + welcomes William Penn to America, traditionally considered the beginning of the Tammany Society. -1689 -- William III of Orange becomes king of England, allegedly +1689 -- William III of Orange becomes king of England, allegedly through the plotting of the Illuminati. 1694 -- Bank of England founded. 1700 -- Quietism of Fenelon and others. 1701 -- Earliest record of "operative" or professional Masonic Lodge in Alnwick, England. 1702 -- First daily newspaper in England. -1717 -- Founding of modern Freemasonry with the Grand Lodge of +1717 -- Founding of modern Freemasonry with the Grand Lodge of London by Desaguliers. Voltaire imprisoned in the Bastille. 1721 -- British King George I cracks down on the flourishing Hell Fire Clubs, popular Satanistic cults. @@ -325,23 +325,23 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on published. 1724 -- Publication of the anti-Masonic "Grand Mysteries of the Freemasons Discovered." -1731 -- Benjamin Franklin initiated into Freemasonry. +1731 -- Benjamin Franklin initiated into Freemasonry. 1734 -- Franklin elected Grand Master of Pennsylvania. -1736 -- Death of the last leader of the Afghan Illuminated Ones. +1736 -- Death of the last leader of the Afghan Illuminated Ones. 1749 -- Rousseau's spontaneous "enlightenment" launches the Romantic Movement. 1750 -- Hell Fire Clubs continue to flourish in Dublin and London. - Fictional alchemist Joseph Curwen writes letter stating "I laste + Fictional alchemist Joseph Curwen writes letter stating "I laste Nighte strucke on ye Wordes that bringe up Yooge-Sothothe," perhaps the real power behind the Illuminati. -1754 -- Six year old Adam Weishaupt is orphaned and goes to live +1754 -- Six year old Adam Weishaupt is orphaned and goes to live with the Jesuits. 1757 -- First year of Swedenborg's "New Era." 1759 -- Voltaire's "Candide" published. 1760 -- St. Germain founds chemical dye factory in Holland, fore- runner of I.G. Farben; disappears with 100,000 guilders. Franklin invents bifocals. -1761 -- St. Germain discovered living in Russia. Chinese Emporer +1761 -- St. Germain discovered living in Russia. Chinese Emporer issues edict against secret societies. 1762 -- Illumines of France founded. Sandwich invented. 1763 -- Swedenborg's "Doctrine of Life for the New Jerusalem" @@ -353,45 +353,45 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on 1767 -- Townshend Revenue Act, another British tax on the colonies. Kunta Kinte kidnapped into American slavery. 1768 -- Virginia's legislature dissolved for its opposition to the - Townshend Act. Weishaupt graduates from the University of + Townshend Act. Weishaupt graduates from the University of Ingolstadt, becomes tutor and catechist. Macfarguhar, Ball and Smelie begin compiling the "Encyclopaedia Britannica." Mesmer - commissions 12 year old Mozart's first opera, "Bastien and + commissions 12 year old Mozart's first opera, "Bastien and Bastienne." 1770 -- Boston Massacre: British troops fire into a crowd. Townshend Act repealed. 1771 -- "Encyclopaedia Britannica" published. -1772 -- Weishaupt becomes professor at University of Ingolstadt. +1772 -- Weishaupt becomes professor at University of Ingolstadt. 1773 -- British Tea Tax on colonies. Boston Tea Party in protest. - Weishaupt marries. Alleged meeting of Meyer Rothschild and others + Weishaupt marries. Alleged meeting of Meyer Rothschild and others to plan a world revolution. Suppression of the Jesuits. Franklin's "Rule by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One" published. 1774 -- Britain's "Intolerable Acts" designed to punish rebellious colonies. First Continental Congress. Washington begins training - troops. Louis XVI becomes king of France. Casanova becomes - secret agent for the Inquisitors of Venice. Catherine II shuts - down satiric journals in Russia. Jefferson's "Summary View of the + troops. Louis XVI becomes king of France. Casanova becomes + secret agent for the Inquisitors of Venice. Catherine II shuts + down satiric journals in Russia. Jefferson's "Summary View of the Rights of British Americans" published. 1775 -- Second Continental Congress authorizes naval warships, sets up secret committee to procure weapons, names Washington - commander-in-chief of the new American Army. George III proclaims + commander-in-chief of the new American Army. George III proclaims America in open rebellion. Initial battles of the Revolutionary War: Lexington, Bunker Hill, Toconderoga. Bushnell's first experimental submarine and torpedo tested. Prince Hall lodges (for blacks) chartered by Grand Lodge of London, rejected by American lodges. -1776 -- Illuminati founded by Weishaupt. American Declaration of - Independence, written by Jefferson, adopted by Continental +1776 -- Illuminati founded by Weishaupt. American Declaration of + Independence, written by Jefferson, adopted by Continental Congress. Battles of Long Island, White Plains and Trenton. Nathan Hale executed as spy by British. Franklin becomes ambassador to France, is affiliated with French Masonic lodges. Opening of Freemasons' Hall, permanent headquarters of English - Masonry. Cagliostro initiated into Masonry. Saigon captured by - Tay Son brothers. Aaron Burr serves as assistant to Benedict - Arnold. Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" and "The Crisis" widely + Masonry. Cagliostro initiated into Masonry. Saigon captured by + Tay Son brothers. Aaron Burr serves as assistant to Benedict + Arnold. Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" and "The Crisis" widely read. Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations" published. -1777 -- Weishaupt joins Munich Lodge of the Order of Good Council. +1777 -- Weishaupt joins Munich Lodge of the Order of Good Council. Articles of Confederation adopted by Continental Congress. Battles of Bennington, Brandywine, Germantown, Princeton and Saratoga. Washington has his mystical vision of the future of the @@ -399,154 +399,154 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on begins. 1778 -- France recognizes American independence, signs treaty and provides aid. Franklin assists in initiation of Voltaire into - Masonic Lodge of Paris. Masonic Convention in Lyons organizes + Masonic Lodge of Paris. Masonic Convention in Lyons organizes Knights of Benficience. -1779 -- John Paul Jones says "Damn the torpedos!" Benedict Arnold +1779 -- John Paul Jones says "Damn the torpedos!" Benedict Arnold becomes a traitor and spy for the British. War of Bavarian Secession ends. -1780 -- John Andre, British agent, captured with secret documents - from Arnold; Arnold escapes to join British; Andre hanged as spy. - Weishaupt's wife dies. Illuminati begins rapid growth. First use +1780 -- John Andre, British agent, captured with secret documents + from Arnold; Arnold escapes to join British; Andre hanged as spy. + Weishaupt's wife dies. Illuminati begins rapid growth. First use of the title Odd Fellows. Order of the Brotherhood of Asia, Rosicrucian off-shoot, founded. 1781 -- Battle of Guilford Court House, surrended of Cornwallis at - Yorktown. John Hanson becomes first President of the United - States in Congress Assembled. Weishaupt seeks abortion for his + Yorktown. John Hanson becomes first President of the United + States in Congress Assembled. Weishaupt seeks abortion for his sister-in-law while awaiting dispensation to marry her. United Masonic Lodges of Hamburg headed by Fraximus, a secret Rosicrucian. Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason" published. 1782 -- British cabinet agrees to recognize American independence, - preliminary agreement signed in Paris. Hanson commissions the - "Eye in the Pyramid" Great Seal, finishes term; Elias Boudinot + preliminary agreement signed in Paris. Hanson commissions the + "Eye in the Pyramid" Great Seal, finishes term; Elias Boudinot elected second President of Congress Assembled. Illuminati dominate European Masonry. Casanova retires as secret agent. -1783 -- Treaty signed between America and England. Washington - disbands army, resigns. Hanson dies. Thomas Mifflin third +1783 -- Treaty signed between America and England. Washington + disbands army, resigns. Hanson dies. Thomas Mifflin third President of Congress Assembled. Ex-Illuminati Utschneider sends letter denouncing the Order to monarch of Bavaria. Rite of Swedenborg founded by Marquis de Throne. Eclectic Rite founded by - Baron Knigge in Frankfort. Webster's "American Spelling Book" + Baron Knigge in Frankfort. Webster's "American Spelling Book" published. -1784 -- Treaty with England ratified by Congress. Richard Henry +1784 -- Treaty with England ratified by Congress. Richard Henry Lee fourth President of Congress Assembled. Bavarian Monarch Carl - Theodore outlaws secret societies. Cagliostro moves to Lyons from + Theodore outlaws secret societies. Cagliostro moves to Lyons from Bordeaux to found the Mother Lodge of Egyptian Masonry. Royal - Commission in Paris, including Franklin and Guillotine as members, + Commission in Paris, including Franklin and Guillotine as members, investigates Mesmerism and returns a negative report. -1785 -- Weishaupt flees to Gotha; new edict outlaws Illuminati; - High-ranking Illuminatus Lanz killed by lightning and Illuminati +1785 -- Weishaupt flees to Gotha; new edict outlaws Illuminati; + High-ranking Illuminatus Lanz killed by lightning and Illuminati papers found on body by police. French "Diamond Necklace" affair. - Napoleon graduates military school. Franklin returns to America; - Jefferson becomes French ambassador. Rosicrucian Order suppressed + Napoleon graduates military school. Franklin returns to America; + Jefferson becomes French ambassador. Rosicrucian Order suppressed in Austria. Anonymous pamphlet appears in Germany revealing secrets of ancient Egyptian ceremonies. 1786 -- Wisdom Lodge founded in Virginia. Secret congress in - Frankfort where Louis XVI and Gustavus III of Sweden condemned to + Frankfort where Louis XVI and Gustavus III of Sweden condemned to die by Illuminati. Italian Illuminatus Buonarroti's library of Masonic and subversive books confiscated by state authorities. - Nathaniel Gorham fifth President of Congress Assembled. Napoleon + Nathaniel Gorham fifth President of Congress Assembled. Napoleon writes pamphlete defending Rousseau. -1787 -- German authorities publish letter by Weishaupt admitting - he sought abortion for his sister-in-law; Weishaupt replies, +1787 -- German authorities publish letter by Weishaupt admitting + he sought abortion for his sister-in-law; Weishaupt replies, blaming "extenuating circumstances." German Union (extension of outlawed Bavarian Illuminati) founded by Bahrdt. Washington elected President of Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia; new constitution adopted by the convention. Arthur St. Clair - sixth President of Congress Assembled. Jefferson meets secretly + sixth President of Congress Assembled. Jefferson meets secretly in Paris with Brazilian rebel to discuss American aid to - revolution in Brazil. Shay's Rebellion in Massachusetts to - protest unfair taxes. Goethe visits Cagliostro's family in + revolution in Brazil. Shay's Rebellion in Massachusetts to + protest unfair taxes. Goethe visits Cagliostro's family in Palermo. Swedenborgian Church founded in London. Society for the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade founded in London. 1788 -- American Constitution ratified by the states. Individual - American states begin to outlaw slavery. Cyrus Griffen seventh - President of Congress Assembled. Paine visits London and Paris. - "The Federalist" essays published by Hamilton, Madison and Jay. + American states begin to outlaw slavery. Cyrus Griffen seventh + President of Congress Assembled. Paine visits London and Paris. + "The Federalist" essays published by Hamilton, Madison and Jay. 1789 -- Washington elected President of the United States; first - Congress under new Constitution. Jefferson returns to U.S. to - become first Secretary of State; Hamilton becomes first Secretary + Congress under new Constitution. Jefferson returns to U.S. to + become first Secretary of State; Hamilton becomes first Secretary of the Treasury. French Revolution begins. - 1790 -- Rebellion and massacre throughout France. Cagliostro + 1790 -- Rebellion and massacre throughout France. Cagliostro arrested by Inquisition of Rome. Bavarian edict against Reading Societies. Blake's "Marriage of Heaven and Hell" published. -1791 -- Napoleon joins the Jocobin Club. First Bank of the United - States chartered. Burr begins converting Tammany Society into a - political machine. The anonymous "Vie de Joseph Balsamo" (Joseph - Basalmo was Cagliostro's name before he joined the Masons), first +1791 -- Napoleon joins the Jocobin Club. First Bank of the United + States chartered. Burr begins converting Tammany Society into a + political machine. The anonymous "Vie de Joseph Balsamo" (Joseph + Basalmo was Cagliostro's name before he joined the Masons), first recorded link of the Illuminati and the French Revolution, appears - in several European countries. Mozart's "The Magic Flute," + in several European countries. Mozart's "The Magic Flute," containing Masonic elements, performed. 1792 -- Washington re-elected. War between France and Austria. - Louis XVI imprisoned in the Templars Temple tower. Massacres of + Louis XVI imprisoned in the Templars Temple tower. Massacres of September, in which priests, bishops and others are killed. - Elections for the National Convention, a triumph for Robespierre + Elections for the National Convention, a triumph for Robespierre and his followers. France declared a Republic. First - Swedenborgian church in America. Catherine II outlaws Masonry in - Russia. "Life of Joseph Balsamo" translated into English in + Swedenborgian church in America. Catherine II outlaws Masonry in + Russia. "Life of Joseph Balsamo" translated into English in Dublin. Assassination of Gustav III at the Stockholm opera. 1793 -- Year One of the French Republic; the year of the Terror, - Louis XVI found guilty of conspiracy, condemned to be executed. + Louis XVI found guilty of conspiracy, condemned to be executed. French government kills thousands of its citizens. France declares war on England and the Dutch United Provinces; war breaks out with Spain and Austria; Russia and Prussia begin partition of Poland. French food riots. 1794 -- Year Two; France passes laws distributing confiscated property to the poor, leads victorious battle against Austrians. - Would-be assassin of Robespierre fires on Collot d'Herbois + Would-be assassin of Robespierre fires on Collot d'Herbois instead; the next day a young girl arrested as suspected assassin; she and 40 others sent to guillotine. Other attempts of - Robespierre's life; his enemies accuse him of attempting to have - himself declared divine by Catherine Theot, an old woman who - preached a mystery religion; Robespierre guillotined. Monroe + Robespierre's life; his enemies accuse him of attempting to have + himself declared divine by Catherine Theot, an old woman who + preached a mystery religion; Robespierre guillotined. Monroe becomes minister to France. Whiskey rebellion in Pennsylvania to protest liquor taxes. 1795 -- France makes peace with Prussia and Spain, invades - Holland. Napoleon suppresses revolt in Paris and goes to Italy as + Holland. Napoleon suppresses revolt in Paris and goes to Italy as Commander-in-Chief. Yazoo land fraud: bribed Georgia legislators sell Mississippi. -1796 -- Adams elected President. Paine publishes letter critical +1796 -- Adams elected President. Paine publishes letter critical of Washington. 1798 -- Illuminati scare in New England. Knights of Malta lose - their island to Napoleon. -1800 -- Death of Thomas Waley, one of the last Hell Fire Club - leaders. Napoleon comes to power, allegedly through Illuminati + their island to Napoleon. +1800 -- Death of Thomas Waley, one of the last Hell Fire Club + leaders. Napoleon comes to power, allegedly through Illuminati manipulation. 1805 to 1881 -- Life of Auguste Blanqui, French socialist, founder of numerous secret societies modeled after Buonarroti. -1815 -- Napoleon's Waterloo. Secret societies which eventually +1815 -- Napoleon's Waterloo. Secret societies which eventually become the Decembrist Movement formed in Russian Masonic lodges. 1817 -- Suppression of the Lodge of Jupiter the Thunderer begins. Irish immigrants force entry into Tammany Society, changing its direction. 1818 -- Mar Shelley's "Frankenstein" published. 1819 -- American Independent Order of Odd Fellows founded. - Founding of National Freemasonry, the most important of several + Founding of National Freemasonry, the most important of several Polish secret societies devoted to ousting the Russians from Poland. Liberation of Columbia by Bolivar. 1822 -- Russian government suppresses Masonry. Equador liberated by Bolivar. 1825 -- Decembrist movement suppressed in Russia after brief - uprising. Bolivar liberates Bolivia. Founding of Vienna bank by - Solmon Rothschild and Naples bank by Carl Rothschild. -1828 -- Tammany Society backs Andrew Jackson for President. Anti- + uprising. Bolivar liberates Bolivia. Founding of Vienna bank by + Solmon Rothschild and Naples bank by Carl Rothschild. +1828 -- Tammany Society backs Andrew Jackson for President. Anti- Masonic Party founded, first third-party in America. Attempted assassination of Bolivar. 1829 -- Alleged Illuminati meeting in New York decides to unite Atheists and Nihilists into Communist movement. 1830 -- Anti-Masonic conventions in Massachusetts and Vermont find evidence linking Masonry with Illuminism. Book of Mormon - published. Weishaupt and Bolivar die. -1831 -- Anti-Masonic Party runs Wirt for President, assuring that - Mason Andrew Jackson would be re-elected. Poe dismissed from West + published. Weishaupt and Bolivar die. +1831 -- Anti-Masonic Party runs Wirt for President, assuring that + Mason Andrew Jackson would be re-elected. Poe dismissed from West Point. -1833 -- Jackson orders U.S. funds withdrawn from Bank of the +1833 -- Jackson orders U.S. funds withdrawn from Bank of the United States, effectively killing the institution. 1835 -- The socialist League of the Just founded in Paris, later becoming the Marxist Communist League. Attempted assassination of - Jackson with two single shot pistols, both of which jammed. + Jackson with two single shot pistols, both of which jammed. Revolver invented. -1844 -- Morse builds first practical telegraph. Bahai religion - begins when the Bab proclaims his mission in Persia. +1844 -- Morse builds first practical telegraph. Bahai religion + begins when the Bab proclaims his mission in Persia. 1848 -- Fall of monarchy in France. Republic established in Rome. Abdication of Ferdinand I in Austria. Revolts in Denmark, Ireland, Lombardy, Schleswig-Holstein and Venice. Germany briefly @@ -556,163 +556,163 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on and Germany encouraging discontent with the Establishment. Woman's Suffrage Movement gets underway in Seneca Falls, New York. Spiritualism born in Wayne County, New York, when the teenaged Fox - sisters communicate with poltergeists. Fortean tidbits: moon + sisters communicate with poltergeists. Fortean tidbits: moon turns "blood-red" during total eclipse; a great comet fails to return at the time predicted; visions and "phantom soldiers" seen in the skies of France and Scotland; Captain M'Quahae of H.M.S. Daedalus reports seeing a "huge, unknown creature" in the ocean. Gold discovered in California. -1849 to 1936 -- Life of Sir Basil Zaharoff, "mystery man of +1849 to 1936 -- Life of Sir Basil Zaharoff, "mystery man of Europe," who made a fortune as an armaments dealer and financier, selling weapons to both sides in World War I and other conflicts. -1852 -- Benjamin becomes first professed Jew elected to Congress. -1859 -- Oil wells invented. Darwin's "Origin of Species" +1852 -- Benjamin becomes first professed Jew elected to Congress. +1859 -- Oil wells invented. Darwin's "Origin of Species" published. -1860 -- Lincoln elected. Electric storage battery invented. +1860 -- Lincoln elected. Electric storage battery invented. 1860s -- Attempts to suppress the Mafia in Sicily are unsuccessful. -1861 -- Confederate states secede; elect Jefferson Davis - president; Benjamin appointed Confederate Attorney General, later +1861 -- Confederate states secede; elect Jefferson Davis + president; Benjamin appointed Confederate Attorney General, later Secretary of War. American Civil War begins. Emancipation of - serfs in Russia. Jacolliot writes about the Nine Unknown in + serfs in Russia. Jacolliot writes about the Nine Unknown in Calcutta. Gatling gun patented. -1862 -- Benjamin appointed Confederate Secretary of State. +1862 -- Benjamin appointed Confederate Secretary of State. 1863 -- Rockfeller builds his first refinery. -1865 -- Assassination of Lincoln; Andrew Johnson becomes - president; "Booth" killed; coded message found among his effects; - the code key later found in possession of Benjamin, alleged - Rothschild agent. Civil War ends. Thirteenth amendment abolishes +1865 -- Assassination of Lincoln; Andrew Johnson becomes + president; "Booth" killed; coded message found among his effects; + the code key later found in possession of Benjamin, alleged + Rothschild agent. Civil War ends. Thirteenth amendment abolishes slavery. 1866 -- Ku Klux Klan founded as a social club in Pulaski, - Tennessee. Benjamin flees to England. Death of Phineas Quimby, + Tennessee. Benjamin flees to England. Death of Phineas Quimby, magnetic healer, founder of Free Thought movement, teacher of Mary Baker Eddy. 1867 -- Ku Klux Klan reorganized along political and racial lines near Nashville, Tennessee. -1868 -- Assassination of Thomas D'Arcy McGee, first Canadian +1868 -- Assassination of Thomas D'Arcy McGee, first Canadian political assassination. 1869 -- St. Germain allegedly completes 85 years in the Himalayas - after his "death." Mendeleev composes first periodic table of the + after his "death." Mendeleev composes first periodic table of the elements in Russia. U.S. transcontinental railroad completed. 1870 -- Standard Oil Company incorporated. 1875 -- "Whiskey Ring" conspiracy of distillery owners revealed. - Madam Blavatsky founds Theosophy Society. Mary Baker Eddy's + Madam Blavatsky founds Theosophy Society. Mary Baker Eddy's "Science and Health" published. -1875 to 1947 -- Life of Aleister Crowley, the Great Beast, Golden +1875 to 1947 -- Life of Aleister Crowley, the Great Beast, Golden Dawn leader and occult figure. -1876 -- Disraeli again warns about dangers of secret societies. - Battle of the Little Big Horn. Bell patents telephone. Otto +1876 -- Disraeli again warns about dangers of secret societies. + Battle of the Little Big Horn. Bell patents telephone. Otto builds four-cycle gasoline engine. -1877 -- First of seven wills in which Cecil Rhodes leaves his +1877 -- First of seven wills in which Cecil Rhodes leaves his money to establish a secret society to expand British rule throughout the world. -1878 to 1945 -- Life of Edgar Cayce, visionary, trance-channeler +1878 to 1945 -- Life of Edgar Cayce, visionary, trance-channeler who spoke of reincarnation, Egyptian mysteries, and Atlantis. -1881 -- Garfield assassinated. Czar Alexander II assassinated by - secret society. Disraeli publishes "Lothair," a novel about +1881 -- Garfield assassinated. Czar Alexander II assassinated by + secret society. Disraeli publishes "Lothair," a novel about secret societies and European politics. -1884 -- Fabian Society founded in London by Sidney and Beatrice +1884 -- Fabian Society founded in London by Sidney and Beatrice Webb and others. 1885 -- First practical horseless carriage built by Daimler. -1887 -- Golden Dawn founded in London by Mathers and others. +1887 -- Golden Dawn founded in London by Mathers and others. Mitchelson-Morley experiement disproving ether theory. 1888 -- Unsolved murders of London prostitutes by "Jack the Ripper," suspected of being one of those implicated in the Cleveland Street Affair involving high-society Victorians and their patronage of a brothel staffed by messenger boys. 1889 -- Second Communist International organized. -1890 -- Biologist Yersin visits India, purportedly to recieve +1890 -- Biologist Yersin visits India, purportedly to recieve plague and cholera serum from the Nine Unknown. Wounded Knee massacre. 1891 -- Rhodes gains control of 90% of world's diamond supply. The Round Tables, a secret society allegedly funded by Rhodes and - the Rothschilds to gain financial and political power, founded in + the Rothschilds to gain financial and political power, founded in the U.S., Canada, Australia, India, South Africa and New Zealand. Rockefeller grant founds University of Chicago. Nikola Tesla invents Tesla coil, becomes U.S. citizen. 1892 -- Rockefeller trust transferred to holding company: Standard Oil of New Jersey. 1893 -- Assassination of Chicago Mayor Harrison. -1894 -- Assassination of President Carnot of France. -1896 -- Maconi's patent No. 7777 for radio. First "flap year" for +1894 -- Assassination of President Carnot of France. +1896 -- Maconi's patent No. 7777 for radio. First "flap year" for UFOs: wave of sightings of unidentified airships in U.S. -1897 -- Assassination of Premier Canovas of Spain. Zionism - founded in Basil, Switzerland by Theodore Herzl. -1898 -- Assassination of Empress Elizabeth of Austria. Pavlov +1897 -- Assassination of Premier Canovas of Spain. Zionism + founded in Basil, Switzerland by Theodore Herzl. +1898 -- Assassination of Empress Elizabeth of Austria. Pavlov begins study of conditioned reflex in dogs. 1899 -- Tesla discovers terrestrial stationary waves which can produce electricity; reports receiving signals from another planet. Alleged meeting in England at which the Morgans, - Rothschilds and Warburgs become affiliated. + Rothschilds and Warburgs become affiliated. 1900 -- Assassination of King Umberto I of Italy and Kentucky - Governor-elect William Goebel. Tesla suggests alien beings might - be living "in the very midst of us." Boxer rebellion in China. - Approximate date Adolf Lanz founded the Order of New Templars, a + Governor-elect William Goebel. Tesla suggests alien beings might + be living "in the very midst of us." Boxer rebellion in China. + Approximate date Adolf Lanz founded the Order of New Templars, a fore-runner of the Nazi mentality. 1901 -- Assassination of McKinley and Russian Education Minister Bogolepov. Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (Rockefeller University) founded in New York. First trans- Atlantic radio broadcast: Marconi sends the letter S. 1902 -- Assassination of Russian Minister of Interior Sipyagain. - Paul and Felix Warburg immigrate from Germany to the U.S. + Paul and Felix Warburg immigrate from Germany to the U.S. Rockefeller General Education Board founded. 1903 -- Assassination of Bogdanovich, Governor of Ufa. "Protocols of Elders of Zion," alleged plan for Jewish world takeover, published in Russian newspaper. 1904 -- Assassination of Russian Premier Vischelev von Plehev. -1905 -- Assassination of Grand Duke Sergius and Idaho Governor - Steunenberg. Abortive revolution in Russia. Expanded version of +1905 -- Assassination of Grand Duke Sergius and Idaho Governor + Steunenberg. Abortive revolution in Russia. Expanded version of "Protocols of Zion" published. 1906 -- Assassination of Russian General Dubrassov. 1907 -- Financial panic and depression allegedly caused by J.P. Morgan to gain support for the central bank concept. -1908 -- Assassination of King Carl of Prussia and Crown Prince of - Portugal. FBI founded. Founding of the Armanen Initiates, another +1908 -- Assassination of King Carl of Prussia and Crown Prince of + Portugal. FBI founded. Founding of the Armanen Initiates, another proro-Nazi secret society. -1910 -- Attempted assassination of Mayor Gaynor of NYC. Secret +1910 -- Attempted assassination of Mayor Gaynor of NYC. Secret meeting of bankers and politicians at Jekyll Island, Georgia, results in Federal Reserve Act. -1911 -- Assassination of Prime Minister Staliapin of Russia by +1911 -- Assassination of Prime Minister Staliapin of Russia by police double agent. Standard Oil of New Jersey broken up as illegal monopoly. -1912 -- Assassination of Primier Canalegas of Spain. Attempted - assassination of Teddy Roosevelt. Colonel E.M. House, adviser to - Woodrow Wilson, publishes "Philip Dru: Administrator," a political - romance which proposed modern social legislation. Founding of +1912 -- Assassination of Primier Canalegas of Spain. Attempted + assassination of Teddy Roosevelt. Colonel E.M. House, adviser to + Woodrow Wilson, publishes "Philip Dru: Administrator," a political + romance which proposed modern social legislation. Founding of Germanen Order, another pre-Nazi secret society. 1913 -- Assassination of George I of Greece. Rockefeller Foundation founded. -1914 -- Attempted assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria +1914 -- Attempted assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria by Masonic agents, followed an hour later by successful - assassination; in Russia, Rasputin stabbed the same day. World War + assassination; in Russia, Rasputin stabbed the same day. World War I begins. 1915 -- Sinking of the Lusitania by German submarine; allegedly carrying secret munitions for the Allies, the ship supposedly sacrificed by British and American authorities to drum up war - hysteria in U.S. Alfred Wegener proposed theory of continental + hysteria in U.S. Alfred Wegener proposed theory of continental drift, receives ridicule and contempt from his fellow scientists. Ku Klux Klan revived. -1916 -- Assassination of Rasputin.

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1917 -- United States enters World War I. Russian Revolution begins; Cheka, secret police of Bolsheviks, founded. 1918 -- Assassination of Russian Czar Nicholas II and his family. - Attempted assassination of Lenin. New Thought lecturer David Van + Attempted assassination of Lenin. New Thought lecturer David Van Bush hires H.P. Lovecraft as a ghost writer. -1919 -- Founding of Thule Society in Germany; Hitler recruited. +1919 -- Founding of Thule Society in Germany; Hitler recruited. League of Nations founded at Paris Peace Conference. Meeting at the Majestic Hotel, Paris, between Wilsonian intellectuals (House, Dulles and Dulles, etc.) and "like-minded Englishmen" to discuss forming an organization "for the study of international affairs." Royal Institute of International Affairs founded. Freud draws - attention to Austrian neurologist Poetzl's experiments with the - tachistroscope, an early device for studying subliminal - perception. Charles Fort's "The Book of the Damned" published. - Hitler joins the German Workers' Party. + attention to Austrian neurologist Poetzl's experiments with the + tachistroscope, an early device for studying subliminal + perception. Charles Fort's "The Book of the Damned" published. + Hitler joins the German Workers' Party. 1920s -- Assassination of estimated 400 German public figures begins. U.S. entry into League of Nations blocked in Senate. Development of modern advertising techniques emphasizing @@ -722,30 +722,30 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on Wilsonians House, Dulles and company upon their return from Paris, with the help of the Round Table Group. Marconi states he believes mysterious V code on pre-WWI radio came from space; Tesla recalls - seeing lights, vivid images, when he was a boy. Hitler takes over + seeing lights, vivid images, when he was a boy. Hitler takes over the NSGWP. -1922 -- Mussolini, alleged British Intelligence agent, comes to +1922 -- Mussolini, alleged British Intelligence agent, comes to power in Italy, begins attempt to eliminate Mafia in Sicily. Cheka reorganized as GPU, Russian secret police. CFR journal "Foreign Affairs" founded. King Tutankhamen's tomb opened in Egypt, thus invoking "King Tut's Curse"; 14 violent deaths in as many years linked to the curse. -1923 -- Assassination of Pancho Villa in Mexico. Founding of - Hitler's National-Socialist (Nazi) Party in Germany. International +1923 -- Assassination of Pancho Villa in Mexico. Founding of + Hitler's National-Socialist (Nazi) Party in Germany. International Police (Interpol) founded in Vienna. In the face of the Teapot - Dome and other scandals, President Harding visits Alaska and + Dome and other scandals, President Harding visits Alaska and receives a "long ciphered message" which visibly upsets him, causing him to ask what a president could do when friends betrayed him; he died soon after among conflicting rumors about the cause of his death. Fort's "New Lands" published. -1924 -- J. Edgar Hoover takes over FBI. During Mars' closest +1924 -- J. Edgar Hoover takes over FBI. During Mars' closest approach radios around the world went off the air in order to allow interception of any possible messages from space; when translated onto photographic tape, signals received produced crudely drawn faces. Lovecraft ghostwrites for Houdini. 1925 -- Lionel Curtis organizes the Institutes of Pacific Relations in at least ten countries for the Round Table Group. -1926 -- Suicide of synchronicity researcher Paul Krammerer, +1926 -- Suicide of synchronicity researcher Paul Krammerer, biologist, freemason. 1927 -- Rise of the CFR due to Rockefeller and other foundation funding. The Crystal Skull discovered in ruins of Lubaantun in @@ -753,91 +753,91 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on 1928 -- Nomination of Catholic Al Smith sparks last spurt of growth for the KKK. Soviet produced film shows conditioned reflex experiments on humans. -1929 -- CFR moves to Harold Pratt Building on 68th Street. Great - Depression begins. Quisling's "About the Matter That Inhabited +1929 -- CFR moves to Harold Pratt Building on 68th Street. Great + Depression begins. Quisling's "About the Matter That Inhabited Worlds Outside Ours and the Significance Caused by It to Our Philosophy of Life" published. -1930 -- Pavlov begins applying knowledge of conditioned reflex to +1930 -- Pavlov begins applying knowledge of conditioned reflex to human psychosis. 1930s -- Mafia becomes integral part of the U.S. organized crime. Continuing political assassinations accompany Nazi rise to power. 1931 -- Fort's "Lo!" published. 1932 -- Fort dies after publishing his last book, "Wild Talents." -1933 -- Attempted assassination of Franklin Roosevelt; Chicago - mayor Cermak killed instead. FDR orders use of Great Seal of the +1933 -- Attempted assassination of Franklin Roosevelt; Chicago + mayor Cermak killed instead. FDR orders use of Great Seal of the U.S. on reverse side of the dollar bill. Reichstag Fire, set by Nazis, used to suspend civil liberties. -1934 -- Assassination of S.M. Kirov, Soviet leader and Stalin - collaborator. Russian GPU renamed NKVD. Beginning of Hitler's +1934 -- Assassination of S.M. Kirov, Soviet leader and Stalin + collaborator. Russian GPU renamed NKVD. Beginning of Hitler's Black Order. Unexplained "ghostflier" broadcasts in Sweden. -1935 -- Assassination of Senator Huey Long. First lobotomy - performed by Egas Moniz in Lisbon. +1935 -- Assassination of Senator Huey Long. First lobotomy + performed by Egas Moniz in Lisbon. 1936 -- Beginning of Moscow Purge trials in which numerous communist leaders were brainwashed into false confessions and then executed. 1937 -- Spanish Civil War begins. First of 48 "Lost Colony" stones found in North Carolina; stones supposedly tell the story of lost - Roanoke Island colony. Amelia Earhart Putnam, aviator, disappears. -1938 -- Assassination of Leon Sedov, Trotsky's son; first - assassination attempt against Trotsky. Nazi invasion of Austria; + Roanoke Island colony. Amelia Earhart Putnam, aviator, disappears. +1938 -- Assassination of Leon Sedov, Trotsky's son; first + assassination attempt against Trotsky. Nazi invasion of Austria; Interpol exiled -- or taken over by Nazis; German expedition to Antarctica stakes out 600,000 square kilometers, lands near the - South Pole. Electroshock treatment discovered. Orson Welles' + South Pole. Electroshock treatment discovered. Orson Welles' dramatization of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds" scares American radio listeners. -1939 -- Attorney Leon Cooke, friend of Jack Ruby and financial - secretary of the union which employed Ruby, killed by union - president Jack Martin; union subsequently taken over by Mafia. +1939 -- Attorney Leon Cooke, friend of Jack Ruby and financial + secretary of the union which employed Ruby, killed by union + president Jack Martin; union subsequently taken over by Mafia. League of Nations suspended. Germany invades Poland; World War II begins. CFR offers it services to U.S. State Dept. Interpol - grouped with Gestapo. Amateur radio astronomer Grote Reber + grouped with Gestapo. Amateur radio astronomer Grote Reber receives dot-dash signal from space. Attempted assassination of - Hitler. -1940 -- Assassination of Leon Trotsky in Mexico. British secret + Hitler. +1940 -- Assassination of Leon Trotsky in Mexico. British secret police renamed MI-5 and MI-6 for duration of war. Interpol moved - to near Berlin., with Reinhard Heydrich in charge. Nazis allegedly - begin building Hitler's secret hideout in Antarctica. Roosevelt - sends Gen. "Wild Bill" Donovan on info-gathering mission to - Europe; Donovan recommends a central intelligence organization. + to near Berlin., with Reinhard Heydrich in charge. Nazis allegedly + begin building Hitler's secret hideout in Antarctica. Roosevelt + sends Gen. "Wild Bill" Donovan on info-gathering mission to + Europe; Donovan recommends a central intelligence organization. U.S. State Dept. creates Division of Special Research headed by CFR member Pasbolsky. 1941 -- Japan attacks U.S. Fleet at Pearl Harbor, allegedly - through the maneuvering of Roosevelt and his advisors to provide - an excuse to enter the war. Donovan made head of new Office of - Coordinator of Information. "The Books of Charles Fort" published. + through the maneuvering of Roosevelt and his advisors to provide + an excuse to enter the war. Donovan made head of new Office of + Coordinator of Information. "The Books of Charles Fort" published. 1942 -- Assassination of Interpol chief H-ydrtch pn - Czechloslavakia. Donovan's OCI evolves into the Office of + Czechloslavakia. Donovan's OCI evolves into the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). -1943 -- LSD-25 discovered by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann. Nazi - Admiral Doenitz boasts the German submarine fleet has built "in +1943 -- LSD-25 discovered by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann. Nazi + Admiral Doenitz boasts the German submarine fleet has built "in another part of the world a Shangri-La on land, an impregnable - fortress." Juan Peron and other pro-Nazi leaders take power in + fortress." Juan Peron and other pro-Nazi leaders take power in Argentina. Pilots on both sides of the war report seeing "foo- fighters," unexplained flying objects, while flying war missions. -1944 -- Attempted assassination of Hitler. Nazis begin sending +1944 -- Attempted assassination of Hitler. Nazis begin sending millions of dollars worth of jewels, paintings and cash to Argentina for safe keeping. Russian NKVD reorganized as MGB. - Donovan prepares plan for Roosevelt to establish a central + Donovan prepares plan for Roosevelt to establish a central intelligence agency which is pigeonholed, later reconsidered by - Truman. American band leader Glenn Miller disappears on unarmed + Truman. American band leader Glenn Miller disappears on unarmed flight over the English Channel. -1945 -- Alleged assassination (suicide) of James Forrestal at +1945 -- Alleged assassination (suicide) of James Forrestal at Bethesda Hospital Neurological Ward, after his attempt to warn - Roosevelt of Illuminati plot. Roosevelt dies, Truman becomes - president. Mussolini killed. Hitler allegedly escapes from Berlin - after arranging for a fake suicide cover story; Hitler's death - announced, Admiral Doenitz takes command; submarines U-530, U-977 - and others begin secret journey from Norway soon after Quisling - allegedly refused Hitler's offer to take him "aboard a submarine + Roosevelt of Illuminati plot. Roosevelt dies, Truman becomes + president. Mussolini killed. Hitler allegedly escapes from Berlin + after arranging for a fake suicide cover story; Hitler's death + announced, Admiral Doenitz takes command; submarines U-530, U-977 + and others begin secret journey from Norway soon after Quisling + allegedly refused Hitler's offer to take him "aboard a submarine to a safe refuge"; two months after Germany surrenders submarines U-530 and U-977 give themselves up in Mar del Plata, Argentina, - after allegedly being lost from the submarine convoy taking Hitler + after allegedly being lost from the submarine convoy taking Hitler and others to their hideout in Antarctica; Nazi leader Martin Bormann escapes without a trace from Berlin after supervising - Hitler's "suicide." First atomic bombs dropped. World War II ends. + Hitler's "suicide." First atomic bombs dropped. World War II ends. General Gehlen, Head of Nazi Intelligence, captured by U.S. Army and flown to Washington; other Nazi and British agents imported to - U.S., along wit` Werner Von Braun and other developers of the V-2 + U.S., along wit` Werner Von Braun and other developers of the V-2 rockets. Interpol dissolved -- or reorganized with headquarters in Paris, the story varies. OSS disbanded, its agents moving to military intelligence agencies and the State Dept. CFR allegedly @@ -847,49 +847,49 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on sent to investigate also disappears -- 6 planes and 27 men vanished. An Air Force plane's engines fail over Iwo Jima as foo- fighters maneuver around it. -1946 -- Murder of wire service king James Ragen by Syndicate - friends of Jack Ruby; indictment dropped following additional - murders. John Kennedy and Richard Nixon elected to House of - Representatives. Truman's executive order sets up the National +1946 -- Murder of wire service king James Ragen by Syndicate + friends of Jack Ruby; indictment dropped following additional + murders. John Kennedy and Richard Nixon elected to House of + Representatives. Truman's executive order sets up the National Intelligence Authority and Central Intelligence Group. Gehlen returns to Germany to continue intelligence work for U.S. Army. - Interpol reorganization meeting held in Brussels. Admiral Byrd + Interpol reorganization meeting held in Brussels. Admiral Byrd allegedly leads Naval "research" expedition to Antarctica to - attack Hitler's secret hideout; attempt allegedly fails and Hitler + attack Hitler's secret hideout; attempt allegedly fails and Hitler and his "UFO scientists" continue their activities. Waves of unexplained "ghost rockets" seen in Europe, especially Scandanavia. 1947 -- Attempted assassination of Minneapolis Mayor Hubert - Humphrey. Partition of India receives "strong impetus from the + Humphrey. Partition of India receives "strong impetus from the Round Table Group." National Security Act establishes Dept. of Defense, National Security Council and Central Intelligence Agency. France creates SDECE, similar to CIA. Second UFO flap - year; Kenneth Arnold reports flying saucers near Yakima, + year; Kenneth Arnold reports flying saucers near Yakima, Washington, and other reports soon follow. Maury Island "hoax": an - early Men-In-Black incident three days before the Arnold sighting, + early Men-In-Black incident three days before the Arnold sighting, in which a "donut-shaped object" dropped slag on a boat near - Tacoma, Washington; the next day an MIB visited Harold Dahl, who + Tacoma, Washington; the next day an MIB visited Harold Dahl, who was piloting the boat, and warned him not to discuss the sighting; - the boat's owner, Fred Crisman, was suspected of being a CIA + the boat's owner, Fred Crisman, was suspected of being a CIA employee and was later called to give secret testimony at the - trial of Clay Shaw in New Orleans; pilot Dahl disappeared and - UFOlogist Arnold, who investigated the case, reported unexplained + trial of Clay Shaw in New Orleans; pilot Dahl disappeared and + UFOlogist Arnold, who investigated the case, reported unexplained failure of his own plane's engine soon after two Air Force investigators were killed taking off from Tacoma's airport. -1948 -- Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Attempted assassination - of labor leader Walter Reuther. Beginning of Operation Ohio, a CIA +1948 -- Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Attempted assassination + of labor leader Walter Reuther. Beginning of Operation Ohio, a CIA program responsible for one hundred European assassinations during the next ten years. Beginning of CIA interest in UFOs as a - "security" problem. McCord employed by the FBI. Nixon gains - prominence in the Alger Hiss case as member of the House Un- + "security" problem. McCord employed by the FBI. Nixon gains + prominence in the Alger Hiss case as member of the House Un- American Activities Committee; goes to Miami where he meets Bebe Rebozo and goes yachting with other underworld-connected figures. - Martin Bormann reported living in Argentina. New nation of Israel + Martin Bormann reported living in Argentina. New nation of Israel creates Central Institute for Intelligence and Security. World Council of Churches founded in Amsterdam. 1949 -- Report critical of CIA filed and forgotten, unread by - Truman; Central Intelligence Act exempts CIA from disclosure laws. - E. Howard Hunt becomes CIA agent; Clay Shaw becomes agent for + Truman; Central Intelligence Act exempts CIA from disclosure laws. + E. Howard Hunt becomes CIA agent; Clay Shaw becomes agent for CIA's Domestic Contact Service. The Gehlen Organization transferred to CIA control. U.S. Army begins 20 years of simulated germ warfare attacks against American cities, conducting at least @@ -898,86 +898,86 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on communist leaders; Social Affairs Dept. and other Chinese secret police created. Trial of Cardinal Mindszenty in Hungary following his brainwashing and confession of conspiracy. -1950 -- Attempted assassination of Truman by Puerto Rican +1950 -- Attempted assassination of Truman by Puerto Rican nationalists. Korean War begins. Congress passes McCarran's Internal Security Act setting up program for detention of - subversives. Hiss convicted of perjury; Nixon elected to Senate + subversives. Hiss convicted of perjury; Nixon elected to Senate after smear campaign against California opponent. U.S. Army engages in "simulated" germ warfare in San Francisco and the Pentagon. National Council of Churches founded in U.S. CIA organizes the Pacific Corporation, a large holding company which was the first of many CIA "private" enterprises. Alleged CIA plot to introduce UFO contact ideas with "Little Green Men" stories and - radio contact "from space." Malcolm X receives visit from an MIB - while in prison. "Worlds in Collision" by Immanuel Velikovsky + radio contact "from space." Malcolm X receives visit from an MIB + while in prison. "Worlds in Collision" by Immanuel Velikovsky proposes a catastrophic theory of ancient history in which a huge "comet" of matter is ripped out of Jupiter, approaches Earth close enough to cause universal fire/flood legends in primitive folklore - and the settles into orbit as a new planet, Venus; Velikovsky + and the settles into orbit as a new planet, Venus; Velikovsky receives ridicule and contempt from his fellow scientists, thought 20 years later Jupiter is generally considered a "cold star" - rather than a planet and Velikovsky's prediction of a hot climate + rather than a planet and Velikovsky's prediction of a hot climate on Venus is confirmed. Approximate starting date of building of Mount Weather, secret American government fortress. -1951 -- Assassination of Ali Razmara of Iran, Riad Al-Sulh and - Abdullah of Jordan and Ali Knah Liaquat of Pakistan. Army +1951 -- Assassination of Ali Razmara of Iran, Riad Al-Sulh and + Abdullah of Jordan and Ali Knah Liaquat of Pakistan. Army simulated germ warfare project in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Approximate date CBS begins active cooperation with CIA. McCord moves from FBI to CIA. North Korean brainwashing of American prisoners begins. TIME magazine popularizes the term "brainwashing." -1952 -- Eisenhower elected president, Nixon vice-president; - Kennedy elected to Senate. Army germ warfare project in Key West, - Florida, and Ft. McCellan, Alabama. CIA agent Downey and Fecteau +1952 -- Eisenhower elected president, Nixon vice-president; + Kennedy elected to Senate. Army germ warfare project in Key West, + Florida, and Ft. McCellan, Alabama. CIA agent Downey and Fecteau captured while on spy mission in China. Third UFO flap year. First - UFO "contact" case: George Adamski meets Venusians in California + UFO "contact" case: George Adamski meets Venusians in California desert; alleged CIA plot to start UFO scare. UFOlogist George - Williamson, one of Adamski's witnesses, claims he also witnessed + Williamson, one of Adamski's witnesses, claims he also witnessed ham radio operator establish contact with another world. -1953 -- Dr. Frank Olsen commits suicide after having been given a +1953 -- Dr. Frank Olsen commits suicide after having been given a secret dose of LSD by the CIA, under the direction of the - mysterious Dr. Sidney Gottlieb. CIA contemplates developing drugs + mysterious Dr. Sidney Gottlieb. CIA contemplates developing drugs to cause amnesia in retired agents. CIA's Robertson Panel views UFO reports as national security threat. Army germ warfare project in Panama City, Florida. Return of Korean War prisoners, including - some who underwent brainwashing. 21 POWs defect. Mau Mau (Hidden - Ones) formed in Kenya to overthrow white rule. UFOlogist Albert + some who underwent brainwashing. 21 POWs defect. Mau Mau (Hidden + Ones) formed in Kenya to overthrow white rule. UFOlogist Albert Bender closes down his International Flying Saucer Bureau after being visited by three MIB. 1954 -- Attempted assassinations of several U.S. Congressmen by - Puerto Rican nationalists. First Bilderberger meeting takes place + Puerto Rican nationalists. First Bilderberger meeting takes place at the Bilderberg Hotel, Oosterbeek, Holland. Condemnation by the - U.S. Senate of Joseph McCarthy following his charges of subversion - in high places. Hunt involved in CIA overthrow of communist regime + U.S. Senate of Joseph McCarthy following his charges of subversion + in high places. Hunt involved in CIA overthrow of communist regime in Guatemala, Carlos Castillo-Armas becomes president. Richard - Bissell joins the CIA. Army germ warfare project in Point Mugu and + Bissell joins the CIA. Army germ warfare project in Point Mugu and Fort Hueneme, California. Russian KGB created to replace earlier - secret police. Broadcaster Frank Edwards fired for discussing UFOs + secret police. Broadcaster Frank Edwards fired for discussing UFOs on the air. Strange voice "from space" speaks from turned-off radios in midwest U.S. and London, warns against preparations for war. -1955 -- Assassination of Jose Antonio Remon of Panama and Adnan - Al-Malki of Syria. Bilderberger meeting in Barbizon, France. Lee - Harvey Oswald meets David Ferrie of the New Orleans Civil Air - Patrol. Doug Durham joins the Marines. The Office of Naval - Research allegedly receives a copy of Morris Jessup's "The Case +1955 -- Assassination of Jose Antonio Remon of Panama and Adnan + Al-Malki of Syria. Bilderberger meeting in Barbizon, France. Lee + Harvey Oswald meets David Ferrie of the New Orleans Civil Air + Patrol. Doug Durham joins the Marines. The Office of Naval + Research allegedly receives a copy of Morris Jessup's "The Case for the UFOs" with marginal notes in three different hands, supposedly by "Gypsies" knowledgeable in UFOlogy; ONR reprints several hundred copies for internal use; an MIB called "Carlos Allende" is implicated in the affair. -1956 -- Assassination of Anastasio Somoza of Nicaragua. - Bilderberger meeting in Frednsborg, Denmark. Clay Shaw's CIA - contact allegedly stopped. Oswald joins Marines. Durham receives - special CIA training. UFOlogist Gray Barker publishes "They Knew +1956 -- Assassination of Anastasio Somoza of Nicaragua. + Bilderberger meeting in Frednsborg, Denmark. Clay Shaw's CIA + contact allegedly stopped. Oswald joins Marines. Durham receives + special CIA training. UFOlogist Gray Barker publishes "They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers" which reported numerous MIB incidents. 1957 -- Assassination of Carlos Castillo-Armas of Guatemala. - Exiled Ukranian politician Lev Rebet assassinated by KGB agent in - Munich. Alleged assassination of Joseph McCarthy at Bethesda + Exiled Ukranian politician Lev Rebet assassinated by KGB agent in + Munich. Alleged assassination of Joseph McCarthy at Bethesda Hospital Neurological Ward, after warning of Illuminati plot. - Bilderberger meetings in St. Simon Island, Georgia, and Fiuggui, - Italy. Oswald assigned to base at Atsugi, Japan, where CIA U-2 - planes were launched; shoots self in elbow. General Edwin Walker + Bilderberger meetings in St. Simon Island, Georgia, and Fiuggui, + Italy. Oswald assigned to base at Atsugi, Japan, where CIA U-2 + planes were launched; shoots self in elbow. General Edwin Walker commands federal troops sent to enforce racial integration at Little Rock, Arkansas. CIA helps Iran form SAVAK, secret police later accused of assassination Iranian dissidents. Experiments in @@ -986,202 +986,202 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on atomic bomb propaganda disseminated by saucer clubs -- another CIA plot? Unexplained short wave radio signals received worldwide. 1958 -- Assassination of Abdul Llah, Faisal II and Nuri Al-Said of - Iraq. Bilderberger meeting in Buxton, England. Russia launches + Iraq. Bilderberger meeting in Buxton, England. Russia launches first space satellites. Unidentified ex-Marine lives in Minsk, - USSR, apparently gathering information for the CIA. Oswald on - maneuvers in the Philippines involving U-2 flights. Francis Gary + USSR, apparently gathering information for the CIA. Oswald on + maneuvers in the Philippines involving U-2 flights. Francis Gary Powers released from Air Force and assigned to covert CIA spying. - Kerry Thornley and Gregory Hill found Discordianism and publish + Kerry Thornley and Gregory Hill found Discordianism and publish "Principia Discordia, or How I Found Goddess and What I Did To - Her When I Found Her"; Thornley joins Marine Corps. John Birch + Her When I Found Her"; Thornley joins Marine Corps. John Birch Society organized by Robert Welch. Nelson Rockefeller elected governor of New York. Ham radio operators pick up a male voice claiming to be Nacoma of Jupiter and warning of atomic bomb disaster in English, German, Norweigian and his own unknown language. 1959 -- Assassination of Solomon W.R. Bandaranaike of Ceylon. - Exiled Ukranian politician Stephan Bandera assassinated by KGB - agent in Munich. Attempted assassination of Senator Bircher of - Ohio and Governor Almond of Virginia. Apparent suicide of UFO - researcher Morris Jessup who had received communications from - "Carlos Allende," one of the MIB and whose book was mysteriously - annoted by UFOlogical Gypsies. Bilderberger meeting in Yesilkov, - Turkey. Fidel Castro assumes power in Cuba; Cuban Intelligence - (DGI) begun. Ruby visits casino owner in Havana. Kerry Thornley - first meets fellow Marine Oswald in California; Oswald released - from Marines, defects to Russia. Thornley assigned to U-2 base in + Exiled Ukranian politician Stephan Bandera assassinated by KGB + agent in Munich. Attempted assassination of Senator Bircher of + Ohio and Governor Almond of Virginia. Apparent suicide of UFO + researcher Morris Jessup who had received communications from + "Carlos Allende," one of the MIB and whose book was mysteriously + annoted by UFOlogical Gypsies. Bilderberger meeting in Yesilkov, + Turkey. Fidel Castro assumes power in Cuba; Cuban Intelligence + (DGI) begun. Ruby visits casino owner in Havana. Kerry Thornley + first meets fellow Marine Oswald in California; Oswald released + from Marines, defects to Russia. Thornley assigned to U-2 base in Atsugi, Japan. Durham discharged from Marines, stationed at CIA base in Guatemala. UFO sighting at CIA headquarters after Naval officer contacts "space people" while in CIA-observed trance. - Condon's "The Manchurian Candidate" published. -1960 -- Assassination of Hazza Majali of Jordan. Bilderberger - meeting in Burgenstock, Switzerland. Eisenhower authorizes + Condon's "The Manchurian Candidate" published. +1960 -- Assassination of Hazza Majali of Jordan. Bilderberger + meeting in Burgenstock, Switzerland. Eisenhower authorizes training and arming Cuban exiles, allegedly issues orders for the - assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba. Nixon, CIA - agent Bissell and others plan Bay of Pigs invasion, obtain - permission to use Guatemala as launching point. Bernard Baker + assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba. Nixon, CIA + agent Bissell and others plan Bay of Pigs invasion, obtain + permission to use Guatemala as launching point. Bernard Baker serves as conduit for Bay of Pigs funding. CIA buys Southern Air Transport; contemplates development of "recruitment pills" and other drugs; studies mysterious amnesia of Korean war prisoners moved through Manchuria; contemplates giving truth serum to brainwashed American POWs. CIA spy Powers shot down in U-2 over - Russia; summit conference cancelled. Kennedy-Nixon debates; - Kennedy elected president. Oswald assigned job in Bellorussian - Radio Factory in Minsk, USSR. Thornley discharged from Marines. + Russia; summit conference cancelled. Kennedy-Nixon debates; + Kennedy elected president. Oswald assigned job in Bellorussian + Radio Factory in Minsk, USSR. Thornley discharged from Marines. Project Ozma, searching for intelligent signals from another part of the universe, receives unexplained signals from space. 1961 -- Assassination of Lumumba of the Congo, Rafael Trujillo - Molina of the Dominican Republic and Louis Rivagasore of Nurundi. - Attempted assassination of Castro by Hans Tanner. Michael - Rockefeller disappears in New Guinea. Bilderberger meeting in - Quebec, Canada. Thornley arrives to New Orleans; Slim Brooks gives - Thornley "the haircut" on his 23rd birthday; the same day, the + Molina of the Dominican Republic and Louis Rivagasore of Nurundi. + Attempted assassination of Castro by Hans Tanner. Michael + Rockefeller disappears in New Guinea. Bilderberger meeting in + Quebec, Canada. Thornley arrives to New Orleans; Slim Brooks gives + Thornley "the haircut" on his 23rd birthday; the same day, the CIA invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs, launched from Guatemala, - fails due to poor planning and cancellation of support by Kennedy; - the CIA, the Mob, Cuban-exiles, right-wingers and Nixonites - supposedly vow revenge against Kennedy. Kennedy develops - extracurricular relationship with Judith Campbell, Sam Giancana's - girlfriend; Giancana and John Roselli enlisted by CIA to attempt - Castro assassination. George De Mohrenschildt on hiking trip - through Guatemala. Brooks introduces Thornley to his - "brother-in-law," Gary Kirstein, allegedly an undercover E. Howard - Hunt; Thornley and "Kirstein" begin nearly three-year relationship + fails due to poor planning and cancellation of support by Kennedy; + the CIA, the Mob, Cuban-exiles, right-wingers and Nixonites + supposedly vow revenge against Kennedy. Kennedy develops + extracurricular relationship with Judith Campbell, Sam Giancana's + girlfriend; Giancana and John Roselli enlisted by CIA to attempt + Castro assassination. George De Mohrenschildt on hiking trip + through Guatemala. Brooks introduces Thornley to his + "brother-in-law," Gary Kirstein, allegedly an undercover E. Howard + Hunt; Thornley and "Kirstein" begin nearly three-year relationship of discussing Nazis, mind-control, the status of philosopher- - kings, and plans to assassinate Kennedy. Robert Morrow, working - with Ruby, Shaw and Ferrie, allegedly smuggle weapons from Greece + kings, and plans to assassinate Kennedy. Robert Morrow, working + with Ruby, Shaw and Ferrie, allegedly smuggle weapons from Greece to Central America for the CIA; also picks up information for CIA - from "Harvey" in the Soviet Union. Ferrie, Gordon Novel and two + from "Harvey" in the Soviet Union. Ferrie, Gordon Novel and two others arrested in burglary of Louisiana arms bunker. Unidentified Marine from Minsk divulges information to CIA agent in Copenhagen. - General Walker resigns after criticism of his anti-communist + General Walker resigns after criticism of his anti-communist indoctrination of troops. U.S. Military Advisor Group begins defoliation project in Vietnam which eventually covers over 12% of land area. Milgram's Yale experiments demonstrating dangers of obedience to authority. Unexplained transmissions from space - monitored by ham radio operators worldwide; Bob Renaud, ham + monitored by ham radio operators worldwide; Bob Renaud, ham operator, allegedly makes contact with aliens. -1962 -- Suicide of Marilyn Monroe under questionable - circumstances. Bilderberger meeting in Saltsjobaden, Sweden. - Oswald returns to America with his Russian wife, an alleged KGB - agent. Retired General Walker arrested on Attorney Robert - Kennedy's orders when Walker became involved in the racial - disorders in Oxford, Mississippi; Walker stripped naked and flown - to Springfield, Missouri, prison for examination; Walker reported +1962 -- Suicide of Marilyn Monroe under questionable + circumstances. Bilderberger meeting in Saltsjobaden, Sweden. + Oswald returns to America with his Russian wife, an alleged KGB + agent. Retired General Walker arrested on Attorney Robert + Kennedy's orders when Walker became involved in the racial + disorders in Oxford, Mississippi; Walker stripped naked and flown + to Springfield, Missouri, prison for examination; Walker reported to be incompetent but was later released and ran against John - Connally for Governor of Texas. Hunt becomes head of CIA's new + Connally for Governor of Texas. Hunt becomes head of CIA's new Domestic Operations Division. CIA interference in Ecuadorian politics. CIA allegedly pays a Canadian agriculture technician to infect Cuban turkeys with Newcastle disease (though the technician - supposedly double-crossed them). Ruby allegedly flies from Mexico + supposedly double-crossed them). Ruby allegedly flies from Mexico City to visit Havana. CIA begins using secret terror teams in - Vietnam, roots of Operation Phoenix. Dr. Edgar Schein outlines + Vietnam, roots of Operation Phoenix. Dr. Edgar Schein outlines behavior modification programs for U.S. prisons, based on Korean - brainwashing techniques. Cuban missile crisis. De Mohrenschildt, - friend of the Kennedys, befriends the Oswalds in Dallas. Durham - employed by Des Moines Police Dept. UFOlogist Williamson + brainwashing techniques. Cuban missile crisis. De Mohrenschildt, + friend of the Kennedys, befriends the Oswalds in Dallas. Durham + employed by Des Moines Police Dept. UFOlogist Williamson disappears in South America. Film version of "The Manchurian Candidate" released.

Illuminati History, Part 3 -From Neil Wilgus' ILLUMINOIDS and other sources +From Neil Wilgus' ILLUMINOIDS and other sources

1963 -- Assassination of Sylvanus Olympio of Togo, Abdul Karim - Kassem of Iraq, Medgar Evers of US, Ngo Dinh Diem of South - Vietnam and John Kennedy of US; Texas Gov. John Connally - wounded, police officer Tippit and Oswald killed. Attempted - assassination of General Walker in Dallas earlier, allegedly by - Oswald; Oswald also supposedly threatened to kill ex-Veep Nixon, - or was it Veep Johnson? the Warren Commission wasn't sure. - Alleged assassination attempt of JFK in Miami but right-winger + Kassem of Iraq, Medgar Evers of US, Ngo Dinh Diem of South + Vietnam and John Kennedy of US; Texas Gov. John Connally + wounded, police officer Tippit and Oswald killed. Attempted + assassination of General Walker in Dallas earlier, allegedly by + Oswald; Oswald also supposedly threatened to kill ex-Veep Nixon, + or was it Veep Johnson? the Warren Commission wasn't sure. + Alleged assassination attempt of JFK in Miami but right-winger Milteer spills the beans; another attempt in Chicago also - supposedly foiled. Attempted assassination of Castro in which - CIA agent Rorke is killed. Bilderberger meeting in Cannes, + supposedly foiled. Attempted assassination of Castro in which + CIA agent Rorke is killed. Bilderberger meeting in Cannes, France. Johnson becomes president; almost immediately reverses - JFK's decision to withdraw from Vietnam. CIA begins weather + JFK's decision to withdraw from Vietnam. CIA begins weather modification project over Hue, Vietnam. Equadorian government overthrown. Profumo scandal in England, involving sex and spying, brings down Conservative government. Russia sends first woman into space. Unexplained radio transmission interrupts - astronaut Gordon Cooper in unidentified language. Numerous MIB + astronaut Gordon Cooper in unidentified language. Numerous MIB spotted in Dealy Plaza.

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Oswald in New Orleans

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Oswald in New Orleans

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Oswald's Fair Play for Cuba Committee established at same address +

Oswald's Fair Play for Cuba Committee established at same address as ex-FBI man Guy Bannister's private detective office, also used -for E. Howard Hunt's (allegedly the "brother-in-law" Thornley met +for E. Howard Hunt's (allegedly the "brother-in-law" Thornley met with several times over period 1961-1963) Cuban Revolutionary -Council and other anti-Castro fronts; confrontation with Carlos -Bringuier, another agent for CIA's Domestic Contact Service, in -front of Shaw's International Trade Mart; Oswald asks Bringuier to +Council and other anti-Castro fronts; confrontation with Carlos +Bringuier, another agent for CIA's Domestic Contact Service, in +front of Shaw's International Trade Mart; Oswald asks Bringuier to hit him, pleads guilty when they are arrested, asks to see an FBI agent, is released and appears on radio and TV the next day to -publicize his activities; Oswald allegedly meets Shaw, Ferrie and -other operatives of the FBI and CIA; Oswald, Shaw and Ferrie +publicize his activities; Oswald allegedly meets Shaw, Ferrie and +other operatives of the FBI and CIA; Oswald, Shaw and Ferrie allegedly attempt to register to vote in rural Clinton, Louisiana, -attracting attention by arriving in a black Cadillac; Oswald and -Thornley allegedly meet at nightclub; Thornley thinks it was a -'look-alike'; Jack Ruby visits New Orleans to obtain "the services -of a stripper known as 'Jada,' who became his featured performer." +attracting attention by arriving in a black Cadillac; Oswald and +Thornley allegedly meet at nightclub; Thornley thinks it was a +'look-alike'; Jack Ruby visits New Orleans to obtain "the services +of a stripper known as 'Jada,' who became his featured performer." -Oswald in Mexico +Oswald in Mexico -Although Oswald was allegedly on a bus to Mexico at the time, -someone calling himself "Harvey Oswald" appeared at the Selective +Although Oswald was allegedly on a bus to Mexico at the time, +someone calling himself "Harvey Oswald" appeared at the Selective Service office in Austin, Texas, to discuss his undesirable -discharge; the next day Cuban refugee leader Sylvio Odio is -visited in Dallas by two Latins and "Leon Osward" (whom they -called "Leopoldo") to discuss violent anti-Castro activities and -revenge against Kennedy -- though Oswald was supposedly on his way -to Mexico City; Albert Osborne, who allegedly paid for 1000 Hands -Off Cuba leaflets which Oswald distributed in New Orleans, -allegedly rides the same bus with him to Mexico City; Oswald, or +discharge; the next day Cuban refugee leader Sylvio Odio is +visited in Dallas by two Latins and "Leon Osward" (whom they +called "Leopoldo") to discuss violent anti-Castro activities and +revenge against Kennedy -- though Oswald was supposedly on his way +to Mexico City; Albert Osborne, who allegedly paid for 1000 Hands +Off Cuba leaflets which Oswald distributed in New Orleans, +allegedly rides the same bus with him to Mexico City; Oswald, or someone impersonating him, attempts to go to Cuba from Mexico -City; while Oswald was in Mexico a second Oswald appeared at a +City; while Oswald was in Mexico a second Oswald appeared at a Dallas rifle range to shoot bull's-eyes, have his scope adjusted -and talk to people there; Oswald returns to Dallas on bus No. 332, -or was it No. 340? which had the name "Oswald" added to the +and talk to people there; Oswald returns to Dallas on bus No. 332, +or was it No. 340? which had the name "Oswald" added to the manifest after the trip.

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Oswald in Dallas +

Oswald in Dallas -Soon after returning from Mexico Oswald and his family allegedly +Soon after returning from Mexico Oswald and his family allegedly drove to Alice, Texas, to talk with the manager of KPOY -- though -Oswald didn't drive and the Warren Commission concluded he -couldn't have been in Alice then; Oswald attends General Walker's -John Birch meeting lecture and two nights later attends an ACLU -meeting where he criticizes Walker's alleged racism; someone -looking like Oswald visits a furniture store in Irving, Texas, -with his family, looking for a part for a gun; the second Oswald +Oswald didn't drive and the Warren Commission concluded he +couldn't have been in Alice then; Oswald attends General Walker's +John Birch meeting lecture and two nights later attends an ACLU +meeting where he criticizes Walker's alleged racism; someone +looking like Oswald visits a furniture store in Irving, Texas, +with his family, looking for a part for a gun; the second Oswald visits the Irving Sports Shop to have three holes drilled in a -rifle, though Oswald's only had two holes and they were drilled -before he got it; the second Oswald cashes a $189 check at an -Irving grocery store, buys groceries Oswald was unlikely to buy +rifle, though Oswald's only had two holes and they were drilled +before he got it; the second Oswald cashes a $189 check at an +Irving grocery store, buys groceries Oswald was unlikely to buy and gets a HAIRCUT accompanied by a teenager who allegedly -exchanged leftist remarks with him; Oswald II visits the Lord- -Lincoln auto agency to look at cars, test drives one at 70 mph and -brags about coming into money soon and returning to Russia; Oswald +exchanged leftist remarks with him; Oswald II visits the Lord- +Lincoln auto agency to look at cars, test drives one at 70 mph and +brags about coming into money soon and returning to Russia; Oswald II begins visiting Dallas/Irving rifle ranges to demonstrate his marksmanship, shooting bull's-eyes and hitting other people's -targets; Oswald I writes a letter to the Dallas FBI which is -destroyed soon after the assassination; Oswald I writes to "Mr. -Hunt" asking to "discuss the matter fully before any steps are +targets; Oswald I writes a letter to the Dallas FBI which is +destroyed soon after the assassination; Oswald I writes to "Mr. +Hunt" asking to "discuss the matter fully before any steps are taken by me or anyone else"; two days before the assassination -Oswald II creates a scene in a Dallas restaurant where Officer -J.D. Tippit "glowered" at him; Oswald I allegedly seen at the -Carousel Club, plotting with Ruby, Tippit and/or Bernard Weissman; -Oswald I or II allegedly ordered distribution of the anti-Kennedy -"Wanted for Treason" leaflets in Dallas; Oswald, or was it Billy +Oswald II creates a scene in a Dallas restaurant where Officer +J.D. Tippit "glowered" at him; Oswald I allegedly seen at the +Carousel Club, plotting with Ruby, Tippit and/or Bernard Weissman; +Oswald I or II allegedly ordered distribution of the anti-Kennedy +"Wanted for Treason" leaflets in Dallas; Oswald, or was it Billy Lovelady? photographed standing in the doorway of the Book -Depository building at the moment Kennedy was shot; Oswald II +Depository building at the moment Kennedy was shot; Oswald II allegedly seen fleeing from the back of the Book Depository -immediately after the assassination; Oswald II confronts Tippit, -Oswald I arrested in the Texas Theatre; Oswald's voice prints show +immediately after the assassination; Oswald II confronts Tippit, +Oswald I arrested in the Texas Theatre; Oswald's voice prints show he told the truth when he said "I didn't shoot anybody, no sir."

@@ -1190,112 +1190,112 @@ Faces in the Crowd Among the several hundred witnesses to the assassination were the following: the "umbrella man" who supposedly signaled assassination teams to fire by closing his black umbrella; the -"Babushka Lady," who allegedly was introduced to "Lee Oswald of -the CIA" by Jack Ruby and who also filmed the assassination, only +"Babushka Lady," who allegedly was introduced to "Lee Oswald of +the CIA" by Jack Ruby and who also filmed the assassination, only to have the FBI confiscate the film and never return it; Joseph Milteer, the National States Rights Party leader who had disclosed -the Miami plot against JFK and who had links through the NSRP to -James Earl Ray's brother Jerry; three tramps who were arrested +the Miami plot against JFK and who had links through the NSRP to +James Earl Ray's brother Jerry; three tramps who were arrested soon after the assassination, two of them allegedly resembling E. -Howard Hunt and Frank Sturgis, the third possibly being Oswald II; -Lee Harvey Oswald and George DeMohrenschildt who, so -DeMohrenschildt told a hospital roommate just before his death, +Howard Hunt and Frank Sturgis, the third possibly being Oswald II; +Lee Harvey Oswald and George DeMohrenschildt who, so +DeMohrenschildt told a hospital roommate just before his death, were together watching the parade when the shots were fired -- -Oswald ran and that was the last time DeMohrenschildt supposedly +Oswald ran and that was the last time DeMohrenschildt supposedly saw him.

Some Nagging Doubts -Nixon, having attended a convention of Pepsi-Cola executives in +Nixon, having attended a convention of Pepsi-Cola executives in Dallas, leaves for New York an hour before the assassination and was one of the few people who later forgot where he was at the -time; J. Edgar Hoover also alleged to have been secretly in Dallas -on the same day. Texas oilman H.L. Hunt taken into protective +time; J. Edgar Hoover also alleged to have been secretly in Dallas +on the same day. Texas oilman H.L. Hunt taken into protective custody by federal agents after the assassination and kept in another city for several days to avoid threats by those who might -think he was involved. DeMohrenschildt, in Haiti, expresses belief -Oswald was a patsy and that the FBI killed Kennedy (though later -DeMohrenschildt claimed to have been the link between H.L Hunt and -Oswald in a right-wing plot to kill JFK). Ferrie allegedly flies +think he was involved. DeMohrenschildt, in Haiti, expresses belief +Oswald was a patsy and that the FBI killed Kennedy (though later +DeMohrenschildt claimed to have been the link between H.L Hunt and +Oswald in a right-wing plot to kill JFK). Ferrie allegedly flies to Dallas on evening after assassination but his actual -whereabouts remain unclear. Ruby, allegedly in hypnotic trance, -shoots Oswald after an unexplained horn honk signal in the Dallas -Police building basement. Cuban Bay of Pigs veteran named Ruedelo -arrives in Madrid, Spain, five days after Kennedy assassination, +whereabouts remain unclear. Ruby, allegedly in hypnotic trance, +shoots Oswald after an unexplained horn honk signal in the Dallas +Police building basement. Cuban Bay of Pigs veteran named Ruedelo +arrives in Madrid, Spain, five days after Kennedy assassination, jailed for invalid visa. Murder of Jack Zangetti, Oklahoma motel -owner who told friends the day after the JFK killing that Ruby -would kill Oswald and a member of the Sinatra family would be +owner who told friends the day after the JFK killing that Ruby +would kill Oswald and a member of the Sinatra family would be kidnapped soon afterward to distract attention from the -assassination. Frank Sinatra, Jr., kidnapped, released unharmed.

+assassination. Frank Sinatra, Jr., kidnapped, released unharmed.

Illuminati History, Part 4 -From Neil Wilgus' ILLUMINOIDS and other sources

+From Neil Wilgus' ILLUMINOIDS and other sources

-

1964 -- Assassination of Jigme P. Dorji of Bhutan. Deaths - associated with Kennedy assassination: Betty Mooney MacDonald, - former Carousel Club stripper who had met Oswald at a party and - provided an alibi for Darrell Wayne Garner (who was accused of - wounding Tippit-killing witness Warren Reynolds), found hanged +

1964 -- Assassination of Jigme P. Dorji of Bhutan. Deaths + associated with Kennedy assassination: Betty Mooney MacDonald, + former Carousel Club stripper who had met Oswald at a party and + provided an alibi for Darrell Wayne Garner (who was accused of + wounding Tippit-killing witness Warren Reynolds), found hanged in her cell after being arrested for fighting with her roommate; - Garner disappears, later found dead; Hank Killam, whose wife - Wanda was also a stripper at Ruby's club and who was a friend of - John Carter who once lived in Oswald's rooming house, evades + Garner disappears, later found dead; Hank Killam, whose wife + Wanda was also a stripper at Ruby's club and who was a friend of + John Carter who once lived in Oswald's rooming house, evades police for several months, then found with a slashed throat in - Pensacola, Florida; Gary Underhill, former LIFE editor and CIA + Pensacola, Florida; Gary Underhill, former LIFE editor and CIA agent who begged friends to protect him because he knew who - killed Kennedy, found shot in left side of head -- ruled suicide - even though he was right-handed; Bill Hunter, LONG BEACH PRESS- - TELEGRAM reporter, who had met with Ruby's roommate George - Senator and Ruby's attorney Tom Howard at Ruby's apartment a - few hours after Oswald's murder, shot to death by a policeman + killed Kennedy, found shot in left side of head -- ruled suicide + even though he was right-handed; Bill Hunter, LONG BEACH PRESS- + TELEGRAM reporter, who had met with Ruby's roommate George + Senator and Ruby's attorney Tom Howard at Ruby's apartment a + few hours after Oswald's murder, shot to death by a policeman in Long Beach, California, police station, accidentally; Jim Koethe, DALLAS TIMES-HERALD reporter also present at the meeting - in Ruby's apartment, killed by karate chop to the throat as he - emerged from the shower; Mary Meyer, painter, niece of forester - Gifford Pinchot and one of JFK's lovers (who allegedly funneled - LSD from an unsuspecting Timothy Leary to JFK), shot while + in Ruby's apartment, killed by karate chop to the throat as he + emerged from the shower; Mary Meyer, painter, niece of forester + Gifford Pinchot and one of JFK's lovers (who allegedly funneled + LSD from an unsuspecting Timothy Leary to JFK), shot while taking a walk in Washington, D.C. -- her secret diary - confiscated by her CIA friend James Angleton, later allegedly - destroyed. Robert Kennedy allegedly stalked in assassination - plot during his New York senatorial race by Frank Chavez, - associate of Ruby; Puerto Rican Teamster Ramon Ducos and Miguel - Cruz who was allegedly arrested with Oswald in New Orleans and - who claimed to have killed Kennedy; Chavez later killed by his - bodyguard, Miguel Cruz. Durham kills wife, terminated from Des - Moines police. Bilderberger meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia. + confiscated by her CIA friend James Angleton, later allegedly + destroyed. Robert Kennedy allegedly stalked in assassination + plot during his New York senatorial race by Frank Chavez, + associate of Ruby; Puerto Rican Teamster Ramon Ducos and Miguel + Cruz who was allegedly arrested with Oswald in New Orleans and + who claimed to have killed Kennedy; Chavez later killed by his + bodyguard, Miguel Cruz. Durham kills wife, terminated from Des + Moines police. Bilderberger meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia. Congress passes the Tonkin Gulf resolution giving LBJ power to - make war on Vietnam. Virginia Miller, later known as "Blue + make war on Vietnam. Virginia Miller, later known as "Blue Dove," allegedly begins career as "disrupter" in the Amerindian community; later serves as FBI informer on Indian activities. REPORT OF THE WARREN COMMISSION ON THE ASSASSINATION OF - PRESIDENT KENNEDY released; Commission finds that Oswald, acting - alone, killed JFK. - 1965 -- Assassination of Pierre Ngendandumwe of Burundi, Hassan - Ali Mansour of Iran, Malcolm X of US and Mario Mendez Montenegro - of Guatemala. On the day Malcolm was killed Pio Ghana de Pinto, + PRESIDENT KENNEDY released; Commission finds that Oswald, acting + alone, killed JFK. + 1965 -- Assassination of Pierre Ngendandumwe of Burundi, Hassan + Ali Mansour of Iran, Malcolm X of US and Mario Mendez Montenegro + of Guatemala. On the day Malcolm was killed Pio Ghana de Pinto, who had been working with him to coordinate poor Americans and Third World Africans, was machine-gunned at his home in Africa. - Deaths associated with Kennedy assassination: Tom Howard, Ruby's - attorney who met with Senator and others after Oswald's death, + Deaths associated with Kennedy assassination: Tom Howard, Ruby's + attorney who met with Senator and others after Oswald's death, died of a heart attack after "acting strangely" for two days, no - autopsy performed; Rose Cherami, another Carousel stripper who - told a psychiatrist Kennedy had to be killed two days before it - happened and who said she'd seen Oswald at Ruby's club many + autopsy performed; Rose Cherami, another Carousel stripper who + told a psychiatrist Kennedy had to be killed two days before it + happened and who said she'd seen Oswald at Ruby's club many times, killed in a hit-and-run car accident near Big Sandy, - Texas; Dorothy Kilgallen, columnist and TV panel-show figure who - had a private half-hour interview with Ruby and said she was - going to break the Kennedy case wide open, found dead in her + Texas; Dorothy Kilgallen, columnist and TV panel-show figure who + had a private half-hour interview with Ruby and said she was + going to break the Kennedy case wide open, found dead in her apartment of an apparent overdose of alcohol and barbiturates; - William Whaley, Dallas cab driver who took Oswald from the Book + William Whaley, Dallas cab driver who took Oswald from the Book Depository to his rooming house after the assassination, killed in an auto accident -- the first on-duty cabbie death in Dallas - since 1937; Karen Bennett Carlin, another Carousel entertainer - who reported seeing hate-ad signer Bernard Weissman at Ruby's - club and was the last known person to speak to Ruby before he - shot Oswald, died of gunshot wounds in the head in Houston. - Bilderberger meeting in Lake Como, Italy. Fighting in Vietnam + since 1937; Karen Bennett Carlin, another Carousel entertainer + who reported seeing hate-ad signer Bernard Weissman at Ruby's + club and was the last known person to speak to Ruby before he + shot Oswald, died of gunshot wounds in the head in Houston. + Bilderberger meeting in Lake Como, Italy. Fighting in Vietnam escalates into major war. US Army explores sites in the Middle East for potential locations for nuclear devices intended to set off earthquakes. Early prison behaviour mod program, CASE, @@ -1303,136 +1303,136 @@ From Neil Wilgus' ILLUMINOIDS and other sources

various Mafia activities and acts as informer for police, possibly CIA. Fifth UFO flap year. Three Russian scientists report receiving unexplained signals from space. California - highway inspector Rex Heflin, who took pictures of UFOs, visited + highway inspector Rex Heflin, who took pictures of UFOs, visited by MIB who took the original photographs and left; NORAD denies they were their men, as claimed. Another ham radio operator, - Sidney Padrick, makes contact with UFO aliens. -1966 -- Assassination of Sir Abubakar Balewa of Nigeria, J.T.V. + Sidney Padrick, makes contact with UFO aliens. +1966 -- Assassination of Sir Abubakar Balewa of Nigeria, J.T.V. Ironsi Aquiyi of Nigeria and Hendrick F. Verwoerd of South - Africa. Attempted assassination of James Meredith in US. - E. Howard Hunt serves as CIA contact in assassination plot - against Castro. Retired naval Lt. William Pitzer, who had - photographed the secret JFK autopsy and was beginning a job with - a TV station, found dead with a bullet in his head. Bilderberger + Africa. Attempted assassination of James Meredith in US. + E. Howard Hunt serves as CIA contact in assassination plot + against Castro. Retired naval Lt. William Pitzer, who had + photographed the secret JFK autopsy and was beginning a job with + a TV station, found dead with a bullet in his head. Bilderberger meeting in Wiesbaden, Germany. CIA begins weather modification - experiments over Cuba, later used in an attempt to ruin Castro's + experiments over Cuba, later used in an attempt to ruin Castro's sugar cane crop. Army simulated germ warfare project in New York City. - 1967 -- Assassination of American Nazi George Lincoln Rockwell - in Virginia. Che Guevara killed in Bolivia after CIA - questioning. Deaths associated with Kennedy assassination: Jack - Ruby, whose lawyers charged Dallas authorities with neglecting - his health, died of cancer while awaiting retrial; David Ferrie, - who was to be a key witness in the trial of Clay Shaw, found + 1967 -- Assassination of American Nazi George Lincoln Rockwell + in Virginia. Che Guevara killed in Bolivia after CIA + questioning. Deaths associated with Kennedy assassination: Jack + Ruby, whose lawyers charged Dallas authorities with neglecting + his health, died of cancer while awaiting retrial; David Ferrie, + who was to be a key witness in the trial of Clay Shaw, found dead in his locked apartment in New Orleans, ruled suicide though how the ruptured blood vessel which induced his brain hemorrhage could be self-inflicted was unexplained; Eladio del - Valle, a friend of Ferrie's who had hired him to fly bombing + Valle, a friend of Ferrie's who had hired him to fly bombing missions over Cuba, found shot through the heart in a parking - lot in Miami, Florida, the same day Ferrie was killed. Dr. Mary - Sherman, another friend of Ferrie, shot in New Orleans, her body - partially burned by her killer. Bilderberger meeting in - Cambridge, England. Beginning of Clay Shaw trial; DA Jim - Garrison subpoenas Allen Dulles and ex-CIA employee Gordon Novel + lot in Miami, Florida, the same day Ferrie was killed. Dr. Mary + Sherman, another friend of Ferrie, shot in New Orleans, her body + partially burned by her killer. Bilderberger meeting in + Cambridge, England. Beginning of Clay Shaw trial; DA Jim + Garrison subpoenas Allen Dulles and ex-CIA employee Gordon Novel to testify; both escape testimony. CIA's Operation Phoenix, which was to assassinate and torture over 40,000 in Vietnam, officially launched. Beginning of CIA's $21 million rain-making program over Indochina which would make 2,600 sorties by 1972. Approximate date La Costa Resort hotel built near San Clemente, California: meeting place of Mob figures, Teamsters, politicians - and other big-wigs. Winthrop Rockefeller elected governor of + and other big-wigs. Winthrop Rockefeller elected governor of Arkansas. Black Panther party formed. Military takeover of Greece allegedly executed by secret Operation Prometheus. Australian Prime Minister disappears while swimming. Jim - Thompson, ex-OSS commando and "Silk King of Thailand," + Thompson, ex-OSS commando and "Silk King of Thailand," disappears on Easter Sunday; five months later his sister is - murdered. Rex Heflin again visited by MIB in connection with his + murdered. Rex Heflin again visited by MIB in connection with his photos of California UFOs; similar MIB incidents in New York and - elsewhere; another MIB, Mr. Dixsun, allegedly visits Colorado - University UFO researcher Edward Condon and offers to help him + elsewhere; another MIB, Mr. Dixsun, allegedly visits Colorado + University UFO researcher Edward Condon and offers to help him contact the space people. 1968 -- Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., in Memphis, - Tennessee, and Robert Kennedy in Los Angeles, California. Dr. - Nicholas Chetta, who performed autopsies on Ferrie and Dr. - Sherman, died of an apparent heart attack; Richard Carr, JFK - assassination witness about to testify in the Clay Shaw trial, + Tennessee, and Robert Kennedy in Los Angeles, California. Dr. + Nicholas Chetta, who performed autopsies on Ferrie and Dr. + Sherman, died of an apparent heart attack; Richard Carr, JFK + assassination witness about to testify in the Clay Shaw trial, learns police have arrested a man planning to shoot him. - Bilderberger meeting in Mont Tremblant, Canada. - King assassination: James Earl Ray begins international travels - thanks to "Raoul" who sounds very much like his younger brother - Jerry Ray; FBI begins search for Ray as lone assassin, ignoring - considerable evidence of a conspiracy with Ray as patsy -- + Bilderberger meeting in Mont Tremblant, Canada. + King assassination: James Earl Ray begins international travels + thanks to "Raoul" who sounds very much like his younger brother + Jerry Ray; FBI begins search for Ray as lone assassin, ignoring + considerable evidence of a conspiracy with Ray as patsy -- including reports of the mysterious "sausage and eggs man" who was seen in the neighborhood of King's motel with a rifle before and after the murder. Following King assassination black leader - Ron Karenga meets secretly with California Governor Reagan and - later with Los Angeles police chief Thomas Reddin. Spiro Agnew's + Ron Karenga meets secretly with California Governor Reagan and + later with Los Angeles police chief Thomas Reddin. Spiro Agnew's law-n-order handling of riots following King's assassination - brings him to national attention; Agnew allegedly chosen for - Nixon's vice-president to obtain CIA and Greek oil and shipping - firms' contributions. Robert Kennedy assassination: Sirhan - Sirhan, who wounded Kennedy in the shoulder pad, still doesn't - remember what happened but perhaps security guard Eugene Cesar, - who carried the same caliber gun as Sirhan, does; Kennedy was - shot in the back of the head at close range -- Cesar was close - behind him, Sirhan several feet in front; a "girl in the polka - dot dress," who earlier had been seen with Sirhan, reportedly - leaves the scene saying "We've shot him!" Nixon and Agnew + brings him to national attention; Agnew allegedly chosen for + Nixon's vice-president to obtain CIA and Greek oil and shipping + firms' contributions. Robert Kennedy assassination: Sirhan + Sirhan, who wounded Kennedy in the shoulder pad, still doesn't + remember what happened but perhaps security guard Eugene Cesar, + who carried the same caliber gun as Sirhan, does; Kennedy was + shot in the back of the head at close range -- Cesar was close + behind him, Sirhan several feet in front; a "girl in the polka + dot dress," who earlier had been seen with Sirhan, reportedly + leaves the scene saying "We've shot him!" Nixon and Agnew elected. Approximate date group called The Kaisers founded -- - 60 German-Americans allegedly planning to make Nixon a dictator. + 60 German-Americans allegedly planning to make Nixon a dictator. FBI begins secret Cointelpro campaign against New Left and black radicals. New York police BOSS unit founds local Black Panther - party using undercover agents. FBI informer William O'Neal + party using undercover agents. FBI informer William O'Neal infiltrates Chicago Black Panthers, becomes chief of security, Los Angeles police establish Criminal Conspiracy Section which - employs Donald DeFreeze, Louis Tackwood, Ron Karenga, the - Steiner brothers and other agents to infiltrate prison reform + employs Donald DeFreeze, Louis Tackwood, Ron Karenga, the + Steiner brothers and other agents to infiltrate prison reform and black power groups. CIA penetrates the Students for a Democratic Society at Columbia College; National Caucus of Labor Committees (NCLC) formed within the SDS. Congress creates LEAA to fund state and local police programs. Behavior mod token economy program set up in West Virginia youth center. Mystery - ship Scheersberg disappears between Antwerp and Genoa with 200 + ship Scheersberg disappears between Antwerp and Genoa with 200 tons of uranium believed to have been taken to Israel. Astronauts circling the moon interrupted by unexplained voices. Unexplained distress signals from the mid-Pacific received by radio stations, no ships found during search. UFOlogists - Steiger, Whitenour and Keel smeared during MIB visits in UFO + Steiger, Whitenour and Keel smeared during MIB visits in UFO flap area. Continental drift theory confirmed. -1969 -- Assassination of Tom Mboya of Kenya and A.A. Shermarke - of Somalia. Clyde Johnson, who had allegedly attended parties - with Ferrie, Ruby and Oswald and who was beaten up to keep him - from testifying at the Clay Shaw trial, shot to death near - Greensburg, Louisiana. Richard Carr, while visiting in Atlanta, +1969 -- Assassination of Tom Mboya of Kenya and A.A. Shermarke + of Somalia. Clyde Johnson, who had allegedly attended parties + with Ferrie, Ruby and Oswald and who was beaten up to keep him + from testifying at the Clay Shaw trial, shot to death near + Greensburg, Louisiana. Richard Carr, while visiting in Atlanta, is attacked by two men with knives. Fifteen Russian generals die in "unrelated" incidents within a month's time. CIA-linked - Professor Thomas Rika disappears from Boulder, Colorado. - Bilderberger meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark. First manned lunar - landing. Chappaquidick accident involving Edward Kennedy; Mary - Jo Kopechne dies. Trial of Shaw for conspiracy to assassinate - JFK; with Jim Garrison's witnesses dead or discredited by CIA or - FBI and other government agencies, Shaw was soon found not - guilty. Nixon issues Executive Order No. 11490 establishing + Professor Thomas Rika disappears from Boulder, Colorado. + Bilderberger meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark. First manned lunar + landing. Chappaquidick accident involving Edward Kennedy; Mary + Jo Kopechne dies. Trial of Shaw for conspiracy to assassinate + JFK; with Jim Garrison's witnesses dead or discredited by CIA or + FBI and other government agencies, Shaw was soon found not + guilty. Nixon issues Executive Order No. 11490 establishing plans for dictatorial control in the event of a "national emergency." NEW YORK TIMES reveals secret US bombing of - Cambodia; Nixon authorizes phone taps of Kissinger's staff to + Cambodia; Nixon authorizes phone taps of Kissinger's staff to discover leak. Chicago police and FBI raid Black Panthers, kill - Fred Hampton and Mark Clark (who were possibly drugged by - O'Neal); a series of earlier clashes had left other Chicago + Fred Hampton and Mark Clark (who were possibly drugged by + O'Neal); a series of earlier clashes had left other Chicago Panthers dead. Black Panther leaders killed in Los Angeles by - the Steiner brothers, members of Karenga's United Slaves; + the Steiner brothers, members of Karenga's United Slaves; Panther headquarters raided by SWAT team. New York Panthers - indicted for conspiracy. CIA's Colton Westbrook returns from + indicted for conspiracy. CIA's Colton Westbrook returns from Phoenix program in Vietnam to become involved in Black Culture - Association (BCA) program in California prisons. DeFreeze sent + Association (BCA) program in California prisons. DeFreeze sent to Vacaville, California prison, begins to undergo personality changes. Pentagon and Department of Interior researchers study methods of inducing earthquakes by injecting fluids into deep - wells. Alleged CIA spy Humberto Carrillo Colon arrested by Cuban + wells. Alleged CIA spy Humberto Carrillo Colon arrested by Cuban government which seized his Very Low Frequency transceiver and coded messages describing strange lights, a minisubmarine and - other unexplained items. MIB "Carlos Allende" visits UFOlogists - Jim and Coral Lorenzen in Tucson, gives them a copy of the ONR + other unexplained items. MIB "Carlos Allende" visits UFOlogists + Jim and Coral Lorenzen in Tucson, gives them a copy of the ONR reprint of Jessup's CASE FOR THE UFO. Woodstock rock festival in New York state draws well over half a million. @@ -1441,25 +1441,25 @@ From Neil Wilgus' ILLUMINOIDS and other sources

Illuminati History, Part 5 -From Neil Wilgus' ILLUMINOIDS and other sources

+From Neil Wilgus' ILLUMINOIDS and other sources

-

1970 -- Assassination of union leader Joseph Yablonski and his +

1970 -- Assassination of union leader Joseph Yablonski and his family in Pennsylvania. Attempted assassination of Pope Paul VI. Reuther dies in plane crash under suspicious circumstances. - Bilderberger meeting in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. US Army experts + Bilderberger meeting in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. US Army experts complete a "mock assassination" project against the president and Congress, demonstrating that determined terrorists could wipe out US leaders through use of chemical of germ warfare. US invasion of Cambodia; Kent State killings; massive protests. - Nixon staffers develop the Huston Plan and "Plumbers Unit" in + Nixon staffers develop the Huston Plan and "Plumbers Unit" in plot to use police and intelligence agencies at all levels for - political purposes. Attorneys Lefcourt in New York and Gary in + political purposes. Attorneys Lefcourt in New York and Gary in San Francisco are subject to the first of over 100 unsolved break-ins which take place over the next five years; valuables untouched but sensitive political information taken. FBI/police attacks on Black Panthers in Seattle, Baltimore, New Bedford, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Toledo, Detroit and Carbondale. - Westbrook meets DeFreeze; BCA at Vacaville encourages + Westbrook meets DeFreeze; BCA at Vacaville encourages revolutionary ideas and racial hatred in inmates. Personality- altering Prolexin administered to 1,093 inmates at Vacaville; Special Programs Unit behavior mod program begins at Joliet, @@ -1467,68 +1467,68 @@ From Neil Wilgus' ILLUMINOIDS and other sources

funds for Federal Center for Correctional Research in Butner, North Carolina. Approximate date of the "Korea-gate" scandal: Korean CIA undertakes massive influence-peddling campaign, 50 - congressmen accept bribes, links made with Nixon Administration + congressmen accept bribes, links made with Nixon Administration and the Unification Church. 1971 -- Assassination of Wasfi Tal of Jordan. Daughter of - conspiracy investigator Mae Brussell killed in suspicious car - accident. Bilderberger meeting in Woodstock, Vermont. PENTAGON - PAPERS published. Hunt hired by White House to gather damaging - evidence against Daniel Ellsberg, Edward Kennedy and other - "enemies"; Hunt hires Barker and other Bay of Pigs veterans to - make break-in at Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office. Barker + conspiracy investigator Mae Brussell killed in suspicious car + accident. Bilderberger meeting in Woodstock, Vermont. PENTAGON + PAPERS published. Hunt hired by White House to gather damaging + evidence against Daniel Ellsberg, Edward Kennedy and other + "enemies"; Hunt hires Barker and other Bay of Pigs veterans to + make break-in at Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office. Barker attempts to get plans to building which will house the - Democratic Convention. Plumber chief David Young, former - Kissinger aid, contacts CIA for psychiatric profile of Ellsberg, - referred to Howard Osborn, a possible Oswald link. White House - agent Sergretti meets with FBI, Minutemen and others to plan + Democratic Convention. Plumber chief David Young, former + Kissinger aid, contacts CIA for psychiatric profile of Ellsberg, + referred to Howard Osborn, a possible Oswald link. White House + agent Sergretti meets with FBI, Minutemen and others to plan kidnapping of radicals during the 1972 convention -- a plan later scrapped. FBI begins (or continues) illegal break-ins, mail-openings and wiretaps, conducted by Squad 47 of the internal security division in search of Weather Underground - fugitives. Future SLA members Camilla Hall and William Wolfe + fugitives. Future SLA members Camilla Hall and William Wolfe move to Berkley, become involved in radical and prison reform activities. Electroshock treatments given to hundreds of inmates at Vacaville. Black Panther party in shambles; Cointelpro - supposedly disbanded. Zimbardo's Stanford experiments + supposedly disbanded. Zimbardo's Stanford experiments demonstrating dangers of prisoner/guard role-playing. - "Deprogrammer" Ted Patrick begins kidnapping Jesus Freaks and - reconverting them to conventional behavior. John Keel's OUR + "Deprogrammer" Ted Patrick begins kidnapping Jesus Freaks and + reconverting them to conventional behavior. John Keel's OUR HAUNTED PLANET discusses more MIB cases. -1972 -- Assassination of Abeid Karume of Zanzibar. Attempted - assassination of George Wallace in Maryland by "loner" Art +1972 -- Assassination of Abeid Karume of Zanzibar. Attempted + assassination of George Wallace in Maryland by "loner" Art Bremer who had more money than he should and had alleged connections with CIA-types. Warren Commission dissident Hale - Boggs disappears on flight to Alaska. Death of E. Howard Hunt's - wife Dorothy in plane crash while carrying large amount of cash + Boggs disappears on flight to Alaska. Death of E. Howard Hunt's + wife Dorothy in plane crash while carrying large amount of cash -- alleged murder described separately under Flight 553. Other - alleged murders involving secret funds include Rep. William O. - Mills (suicide) and his assistants Col. J. Webster and James - Glover; a Mr. Taub, Kalmback employee; Dennis Cossini, alleged + alleged murders involving secret funds include Rep. William O. + Mills (suicide) and his assistants Col. J. Webster and James + Glover; a Mr. Taub, Kalmback employee; Dennis Cossini, alleged CIA contact with Bremer; Lou Russell, security cop employed by - McCord Associates; and Mrs. Andrew Topping, wife of man alleged - to be plotting assassination of Nixon during 1972 convention. - J. Edgar Hoover dies. Bilderberger meeting in Knokke, Belgium. + McCord Associates; and Mrs. Andrew Topping, wife of man alleged + to be plotting assassination of Nixon during 1972 convention. + J. Edgar Hoover dies. Bilderberger meeting in Knokke, Belgium. A series of dirty tricks eliminates Muskie as presidential - contender; Humphrey and Jackson also smeared; Nixon aides and - west coast Nazis cooperate in attempt to keep Wallace of - California ballot; Hunt ordered to break into Bremer's apartment - but refuses. Watergate break-in; FBI official Charles Bates - placed in charge of investigation. Agnew allegedly meets - Brienguier (Oswald's buddy) in New Orleans. Tackwood alleges + contender; Humphrey and Jackson also smeared; Nixon aides and + west coast Nazis cooperate in attempt to keep Wallace of + California ballot; Hunt ordered to break into Bremer's apartment + but refuses. Watergate break-in; FBI official Charles Bates + placed in charge of investigation. Agnew allegedly meets + Brienguier (Oswald's buddy) in New Orleans. Tackwood alleges that plans are made to disrupt Republican convention in San - Diego, declare martial law, assassinate Nixon (or make false + Diego, declare martial law, assassinate Nixon (or make false attempt). ITT scandal forces Republicans to move to Miami. CIA - attempt to crack columnist Jack Anderson's information source - fails. William and Emily Harris, Angela and Gary Atwood and + attempt to crack columnist Jack Anderson's information source + fails. William and Emily Harris, Angela and Gary Atwood and others move to Bay area, become involved in radical and prison - reform activities. Thero Wheeler, another alleged police agent, - meets DeFreeze at Vacaville; DeFreeze moved to Soledad prison. + reform activities. Thero Wheeler, another alleged police agent, + meets DeFreeze at Vacaville; DeFreeze moved to Soledad prison. BLACK ABDUCTOR, anticipating the Hearst kidnapping, published by unknown California publisher. Exposure and defeat of planned psychosurgery program at Vacaville; CARE behavior mod program begins at Marion, Illinois; START program begins at Springfield, Missouri; Joliet unit closed. West German authorities produce a - skull they say was Martin Bormann's a few days after articles + skull they say was Martin Bormann's a few days after articles appear with evidence he is alive in Argentina.

Flight 553 @@ -1537,25 +1537,25 @@ Chicagoan Lawrence O'Connor, who had used United Airlines Flight 553 or its equivalent to fly from Washington to Chicago on Friday nights for years was warned by a White House source not to take this flight; among those killed in the crash at Midway Airport, -Chicago, were: Dorothy Hunt who was carrying $50,000 in Watergate +Chicago, were: Dorothy Hunt who was carrying $50,000 in Watergate payoff money and close to $2 million she was attempting to place -in foreign banks; Michele Clark, CBS newswoman who was to -interview Mrs. Hunt on a story that could allegedly destroy Nixon; +in foreign banks; Michele Clark, CBS newswoman who was to +interview Mrs. Hunt on a story that could allegedly destroy Nixon; at least four people alleged to have knowledge of a large labor union "donation" to the Committee to ReElect the President -(CREEP), paid to stop the indictment of a Chicago labor hoodlum; +(CREEP), paid to stop the indictment of a Chicago labor hoodlum; and a group of gas pipeline lobbyists, attorneys and gas company -officials (Robert Moreau, Nancy Parker, Ralph Blodgett, James -Drueger, Lon Bayer, Wilbur Erickson) who had allegedly gathered -evidence against former Attorney General John Mitchell in an anti- +officials (Robert Moreau, Nancy Parker, Ralph Blodgett, James +Drueger, Lon Bayer, Wilbur Erickson) who had allegedly gathered +evidence against former Attorney General John Mitchell in an anti- trust case involving El Paso Natural Gas Co.; also aboard was a -"hit-man" using the cover of Harold Metcalf, of Drug Abuse Law -Enforcement, who told the pilot, Captain Whitehouse, he was +"hit-man" using the cover of Harold Metcalf, of Drug Abuse Law +Enforcement, who told the pilot, Captain Whitehouse, he was carrying a gun and was assigned a jump seat near the food galley -and rear door; Captain Whitehouse and six of the Watergate-related +and rear door; Captain Whitehouse and six of the Watergate-related passengers were found to have unexplainably high cyanide content after the crash, though the other 35 passengers killed did not; -following the crash hit-man Metcalf, in a jump suit, walked out +following the crash hit-man Metcalf, in a jump suit, walked out the cracked open fuselage; up to 200 FBI and CIA agents allegedly took over the crash site immediately, beating the fire department to the scene, refusing to allow in a medical team, confiscating @@ -1567,37 +1567,37 @@ with altimeter and air data computer, malfunctioning of the runway visual range recorder and the Kedzie localizer which acted as the runway's outer marker, a series of misdirections from air traffic controllers and the failure of Flight 553's standby power system; -an in-flight robbery gang known as the Joseph Sarelli mob -allegedly came into possession of some of the Hunt money and -Mitchell documents soon after the crash and reportedly fenced it -for $5 million; the day after the crash Nixon aide Egil Krogh, -Jr., of Ellsberg burglary fame, appointed Undersecretary of +an in-flight robbery gang known as the Joseph Sarelli mob +allegedly came into possession of some of the Hunt money and +Mitchell documents soon after the crash and reportedly fenced it +for $5 million; the day after the crash Nixon aide Egil Krogh, +Jr., of Ellsberg burglary fame, appointed Undersecretary of Transportation and placed in charge of the two agencies -investigating the crash (NTSB and FAA); ten days later Nixon -assistant Alexander Butterfield, a CIA-aviation liaison, appointed -head of Federal Aviation Administration; a few weeks later Nixon -aide Dwight Chapin becomes top executive with United Airlines.

+investigating the crash (NTSB and FAA); ten days later Nixon +assistant Alexander Butterfield, a CIA-aviation liaison, appointed +head of Federal Aviation Administration; a few weeks later Nixon +aide Dwight Chapin becomes top executive with United Airlines.

1973 -- Assassinations of US diplomats Cleo A. Nobel, Jr., and - George C. Moore and Belgian diplomat Guy Eid by Palestinian - guerrillas in Khartoum; Richard Sharples of Bermuda, Mohammad - Ali Osman of Yemen, Salvador Allende Gossens of Chile, Luis - Carrero Blanco of Spain and Dr. Marcus Foster in Oakland, + George C. Moore and Belgian diplomat Guy Eid by Palestinian + guerrillas in Khartoum; Richard Sharples of Bermuda, Mohammad + Ali Osman of Yemen, Salvador Allende Gossens of Chile, Luis + Carrero Blanco of Spain and Dr. Marcus Foster in Oakland, California; assassination of an American Army officer by - insurgent group in Iran. Senator Stennis shot in Washington, - D.C. Bilderberger meeting in Saltsjobaden, Sweden. Trilateral - Commission founded under the direction of David Rockefeller, - with Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale among the founding members. - Agnew resigns. Sidney Gottlieb, head of CIA's LSD and other drug - programs, destroys records to hide details of program. Kissinger - and his deputy General Scowcroft order a series of CIA spying - operations in Micronesia. Hunt beaten in his cell before + insurgent group in Iran. Senator Stennis shot in Washington, + D.C. Bilderberger meeting in Saltsjobaden, Sweden. Trilateral + Commission founded under the direction of David Rockefeller, + with Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale among the founding members. + Agnew resigns. Sidney Gottlieb, head of CIA's LSD and other drug + programs, destroys records to hide details of program. Kissinger + and his deputy General Scowcroft order a series of CIA spying + operations in Micronesia. Hunt beaten in his cell before testifying about the Bremer connection. Durham becomes FBI agent, infiltrates American Indian Movement (AIM), becomes chief of security. Liberation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, by AIM. - Blue Dove becomes an FBI agent. DeFreeze escapes from Soledad; + Blue Dove becomes an FBI agent. DeFreeze escapes from Soledad; Wheeler escapes from Vacaville. "Race war" in Bay area - culminates in the killing of Dr. Foster which the SLA claims + culminates in the killing of Dr. Foster which the SLA claims credit for in its first communique. Experiments with implanting electrodes in the brain carried out at Vacaville and elsewhere. Behavior mod unit started at El Reno, Oklahoma, prison; START- @@ -1607,16 +1607,16 @@ aide Dwight Chapin becomes top executive with United Airlines.

Flight 553 Revisited -Alex Botto, Jr., who had infiltrated the Joseph Sarelli air piracy +Alex Botto, Jr., who had infiltrated the Joseph Sarelli air piracy gang for the Citizen's Committee to Clean Up the Courts (CCCUC), seized by federal marshals, taken to the federal prison hospital at Springfield, Missouri, and held for 40 days without hearing or -trial; Botto and another CCCUC agent, Joseph Zale, testified to +trial; Botto and another CCCUC agent, Joseph Zale, testified to seeing evidence from the sabotaged United Airlines Flight 553 in the Sarelli mob's possessions and turned over evidence on this and -an earlier crash robbery to Nixon's Strike Force in Chicago; just -before the reopening of the case Zale was indicted in an alleged -frameup by federal agencies; CCCUC chairman Sherman Skolnich +an earlier crash robbery to Nixon's Strike Force in Chicago; just +before the reopening of the case Zale was indicted in an alleged +frameup by federal agencies; CCCUC chairman Sherman Skolnich revealed at the 553 hearings that his group had stolen the entire government file, 1300 pages of documentation, and was presenting it as evidence of foul play in the Midway Airport crash. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/illumin.xml b/pythonCode/output/illumin.xml index 7f60e52..6c14b5f 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/illumin.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/illumin.xml @@ -35,72 +35,72 @@ revealed; and hidden, that shall shall not be known. "What I tell you in darkness, that espeak in light; and what ye hear in the ear, that proclaim upon the housetops." Matthew

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18th May, 1967: Texas oil billionaire Nelson Bunker Hunt, using a +

18th May, 1967: Texas oil billionaire Nelson Bunker Hunt, using a sophisticated satellite technique to detect global deposits, discovers a huge oil source south of New Zealand in the Great South Basin.

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10th June, 1967: Hunt and New Zealand Finance Minister reach an agreement: -Hunt will receive sole drilling rights and Muldoon will receive a -$US100,000 non-repayable loan from the Placid Oil Co (Hunt's).

+

10th June, 1967: Hunt and New Zealand Finance Minister reach an agreement: +Hunt will receive sole drilling rights and Muldoon will receive a +$US100,000 non-repayable loan from the Placid Oil Co (Hunt's).

8th September, 1967: Placid Oil granted drilling rights to the Great South Basin.

10th May, 1968: Hawaiian meeting between Onassis and top lieutenants, -William Colby and Gerald Parsky, to discuss establishment of a new front +William Colby and Gerald Parsky, to discuss establishment of a new front company in Australia - Australasian and Pacific Holdings Limited - to be -managed by Michael Hand. Using Onassis-Rockefeller banks, Chase Manhattan +managed by Michael Hand. Using Onassis-Rockefeller banks, Chase Manhattan and Shroders, Travelodge Management Ltd sets up another front to link the operations to the US.

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Onassis crowned head of the Mafia; Colby (head of CIA covert operations in +

Onassis crowned head of the Mafia; Colby (head of CIA covert operations in S.E. Asia) ran the Onassis heroin operations in the Golden Triangle (Laos, Burma, Thailand) with 200 Green Beret Mercenaries - ie the Phoenix Program.

-

Gerald Parsky deputy to ex-CIA/FBI Robert Maheu in the Howard Hughes +

Gerald Parsky deputy to ex-CIA/FBI Robert Maheu in the Howard Hughes organization, took orders from Onassis and was made responsible for laundering skim money from the Onassis casino operations in Las Vegas and the Bahamas.

Mid-July, 1968: Placid Oil Co and the Seven Sisters (major oil companies) -begin Great South Basin oil exploration - Hunt Finances 45.5% of +begin Great South Basin oil exploration - Hunt Finances 45.5% of exploration costs, Gulf Oil 14.5%, Shell (US) 10%, B.P. Oil 10%, Standard Oil California 10%, Mobil 6.5% and Arco 6.5%.

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12th October, 1968: Hunt and Seven Sisters announce confirmation of new oil +

12th October, 1968: Hunt and Seven Sisters announce confirmation of new oil source comparable to the Alaskan North Slope - gas reserves estimated at 150 times larger than the Kapuni Field.

-

Early 1969: Mafia consolidates its banking operations; David Rockefeller +

Early 1969: Mafia consolidates its banking operations; David Rockefeller becomes Chairman of Chase Manhattan; Wriston at Citibank and Michele Sindona captures the Vatican Bank, Partnership Pacific launched by Bank of America, Bank of Tokyo and Bank of New South Wales.

24th February, 1969: Onassis calls Council meeting in Washington to discuss strategy to monopolise the Great South Basin discovery. Council members -included Nelson Rockefeller and John McCloy, who managed the Seven Sisters, -and David Rockefeller managed the Mafia's banking operations.

+included Nelson Rockefeller and John McCloy, who managed the Seven Sisters, +and David Rockefeller managed the Mafia's banking operations.

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McCloy outlines the plan to capture all oil and mineral resources in +

McCloy outlines the plan to capture all oil and mineral resources in Australia and N.Z.

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10th March, 1969: Parsky and Colby use Australasian and Pacific Holdings to +

10th March, 1969: Parsky and Colby use Australasian and Pacific Holdings to set up a 'front' company in Australia. Using old banks - Mellon Bank and Pittsburgh National Bank, they buy control of near-bankrupt Industrial -Equity Ltd (I.E.L.) managed by New Zealander Ron Brierly.

+Equity Ltd (I.E.L.) managed by New Zealander Ron Brierly.

-

A'Asian and Pacific Holdings' 'consultant' Bob Seldon helps Michael Hand -set up the new organization. Seldon took orders from Mellon and Pittsburgh -National Banks, while Hand was directly responsible to Gerald Parsky and -William Colby. Ron Brierly would take orders from Hand.

+

A'Asian and Pacific Holdings' 'consultant' Bob Seldon helps Michael Hand +set up the new organization. Seldon took orders from Mellon and Pittsburgh +National Banks, while Hand was directly responsible to Gerald Parsky and +William Colby. Ron Brierly would take orders from Hand.

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24th July, 1969: New board established for I.E.L. includes Hand, Seldon, -Ron Brierly, plus two Brierly associates - Frank Nugan and Bob Jones. +

24th July, 1969: New board established for I.E.L. includes Hand, Seldon, +Ron Brierly, plus two Brierly associates - Frank Nugan and Bob Jones. Both are appointed consultants to A'asian and Pacific Holdings Ltd.

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Jones will help Brierly launder funds into real estate (Brierly/Jones -Investments) while Seldon and Nugan will channel funds into oil and mineral +

Jones will help Brierly launder funds into real estate (Brierly/Jones +Investments) while Seldon and Nugan will channel funds into oil and mineral resources through I.E.L.

October 1969: Chase Manhattan begins new operation in Australia with @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ National Bank Australasia and A.C. Goods Associates - Chase-NBA.

J.C. Fletcher appointed chairman of Seven Sisters' company - British Petroleum (N.Z.).

-

17th February 1970: Gerald Parsky sets up a new heroin-dollar laundry in +

17th February 1970: Gerald Parsky sets up a new heroin-dollar laundry in Australia - Australian International Finance Corp. using the Irving Trust Co New York.

@@ -129,19 +129,19 @@ Oil of California which is Rockefeller-controlled.

* Australia and New Zealand Bank (ANZ).

Meantime, Japanese members of One World Government move into New Zealand, -helped by Finance Minister R. Muldoon; Mitsubishi and Mitsui make a +helped by Finance Minister R. Muldoon; Mitsubishi and Mitsui make a profitable deal buying up rights to ironsands helped by Marcona Corp. (US) -and Todd (Shell/BP/Todd). Todd rewarded with sole New Zealand franchise -for Mitsubishi vehicles, Muldoon helps Mitsui (Oji Paper Co) obtain a +and Todd (Shell/BP/Todd). Todd rewarded with sole New Zealand franchise +for Mitsubishi vehicles, Muldoon helps Mitsui (Oji Paper Co) obtain a lucrative 320 million cubic foot Kiangaroa Forestry contract with Carter Holt.

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November, 1970: Fletchers extend the Rockefeller Travelodge operation by +

November, 1970: Fletchers extend the Rockefeller Travelodge operation by buying control of New Zealand's largest travel company - Atlantic and Pacific Travel.

Manufacturers' and Retailers' Acceptance Company (in 1970 changed to -Marac): This firm specialises in leasing and factoring (buying debts at a +Marac): This firm specialises in leasing and factoring (buying debts at a discount). It also finances imports and exports. The major shareholders are the Fletcher Group (38.0%), the Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd (24.7%), NIMU Insurance (7.7%), Phillips 7Electrical (3.8%), National @@ -152,18 +152,18 @@ other partners being the Midland Bank (UK), the United California Bank

Early 1971: Onassis and Rockefeller begin global operation to buy influence for the One World Government concept. They use Lockheed, Northrop and -Litton Industries 'agent' Adnan Khashoggi, to organize operations in the +Litton Industries 'agent' Adnan Khashoggi, to organize operations in the Middle East, Iran and Indonesia. I.C.I. set up $2.5 million slush fund to Australia and N.Z.

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Finance Minister Muldoon changes law to allow Mafia-controlled banks to +

Finance Minister Muldoon changes law to allow Mafia-controlled banks to begin operations in New Zealand. Links also made by N.Z.I. in preparation for Paxus control with Hong Kong and Shanghai; Wells Fargo with Broadbank; Chase Manhattan with General Finance; Bank of America and Barclays with -Fletchers and Renouf in New Zealand United Corp. All members of the +Fletchers and Renouf in New Zealand United Corp. All members of the Business Round Table Organization.

-

Late 1971: Gulf Oil and their man Brierly begin organizing chains of Shell +

Late 1971: Gulf Oil and their man Brierly begin organizing chains of Shell companies and dummy corporations to conceal their takeover operations of oil, gas and mineral resources and related industries such as vehicle franchises, vehicle spare parts and finance services - all part of the @@ -173,94 +173,94 @@ Seven Sisters' controlled car culture.

(NSW) and I.S.A.S. (Qld), which hold sole franchise for construction and mining equipment produced by International Harvester Credit Co, which is part of Chase Manhattan Bank and associated with First National Bank -Chicago (Chairman Sullivan also Executive Vice-President of Chase -Manhattan), Continental Illinois (linked with CIA and Mafia Michele Sindona +Chicago (Chairman Sullivan also Executive Vice-President of Chase +Manhattan), Continental Illinois (linked with CIA and Mafia Michele Sindona of Vatican Bank) and Rockefeller's Standard Oil of Indiana (AMOCO).

I.S.A.S. (Qld) also has strategic holdings in North Flinders Mines, Flinders Petroleum, Apollo International Minerals.

-

February 1972: Onassis and Rockefeller help associate Adnan Khashoggi buy +

February 1972: Onassis and Rockefeller help associate Adnan Khashoggi buy the Security Pacific National Bank in California and take control of the United California Bank through CIA-linked Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. -Both banks used by Onassis and Khashoggi to funnel bribes and payoffs via +Both banks used by Onassis and Khashoggi to funnel bribes and payoffs via the CIA's Deak Bank to captive Japanese and other crooked politicians. -Security Pacific also used to 'launder' over $2 million for Nixon's -re-election campaign. Khashoggi also buys 21% of Southern Pacific +Security Pacific also used to 'launder' over $2 million for Nixon's +re-election campaign. Khashoggi also buys 21% of Southern Pacific Properties, which is the major stockholder in Travelodge (Aust), thereby -establishing direct links to New Zealand, and U.E.B. and Fletchers through +establishing direct links to New Zealand, and U.E.B. and Fletchers through its equity links with Travelodge (N.Z.).

April 1972: Mafia banking operations expanded through New Hebrides with establishment of Australian International Ltd to finance Pacific development by the oil companies (Seven Sisters). Banks involved include Irving Trust NY, Bank of Montreal, Crocker International, Australia & N.Z. -Bank and the Mitsubishi Bank, whose president, Nakamaru, is appointed +Bank and the Mitsubishi Bank, whose president, Nakamaru, is appointed Chairman.

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26th May, 1972: Gerald Parsky installs Michele Sindona as 'owner' of +

26th May, 1972: Gerald Parsky installs Michele Sindona as 'owner' of Franklin National Bank, helped by the Gambino Mafia family and David -Kennedy - Chairman of Continental Illinois Bank and Nixon's Secretary of +Kennedy - Chairman of Continental Illinois Bank and Nixon's Secretary of the Treasury.

Pacific Basin Economic Council Conference in Wellington, NZ. -Vice-President Shigeo Nagano also chairman of Nippon Steel and member of +Vice-President Shigeo Nagano also chairman of Nippon Steel and member of Onassis and other World Government organisations. Chairman of NZ -sub-committee, J. Mowbray is also General Manager of the National Bank.

+sub-committee, J. Mowbray is also General Manager of the National Bank.

-

Meanwhile, Michele Sindona, acting as the go-between for the Mafia and the -CIA, was the conduit between US and European banks. Michele Sindona's +

Meanwhile, Michele Sindona, acting as the go-between for the Mafia and the +CIA, was the conduit between US and European banks. Michele Sindona's Vatican Bank and associate Calvi's Abrosiano Bank was used to finance CIA neo-fascist Italian/Latin American operations through Licio Gelli's P2 Lodge, which helped to organise the 'death squads' of Argentina, Uruguay a -nd Chile. This aided the P2 members such as Klaus Barbie ('The Butcher of -Lyons') and Jose Rega - organizer of the A.A.A. in Argentina.

+nd Chile. This aided the P2 members such as Klaus Barbie ('The Butcher of +Lyons') and Jose Rega - organizer of the A.A.A. in Argentina.

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16th August, 1972: Gulf Oil associate Bob Seldon helps establish new +

16th August, 1972: Gulf Oil associate Bob Seldon helps establish new banking operation, first NZ international banks include Bank of New -Zealand, D.F.C. (Aust), N.Z.I., Morgan Guaranty Trust, Morgan Grenfel and +Zealand, D.F.C. (Aust), N.Z.I., Morgan Guaranty Trust, Morgan Grenfel and S.F. Warburg.

-

Fletchers begins expansion overseas with deals signed in Indonesia, Fiji +

Fletchers begins expansion overseas with deals signed in Indonesia, Fiji and New Guinea.

-

December 1972: Kirk elected Prime Minister of New Zealand.

+

December 1972: Kirk elected Prime Minister of New Zealand.

-

February, 1973: Gerald Parsky, William Colby, Michael Hand, Frank Nugan and -Bob Seldon move to further consolidate the Mafia banking operations. In NZ -they acquire 20% Fletcher subsidiary Marac, using the Security Pacific -National Bank helped by Marac Corporate secretary Alan Hawkins.

+

February, 1973: Gerald Parsky, William Colby, Michael Hand, Frank Nugan and +Bob Seldon move to further consolidate the Mafia banking operations. In NZ +they acquire 20% Fletcher subsidiary Marac, using the Security Pacific +National Bank helped by Marac Corporate secretary Alan Hawkins.

-

Frank Nugan and Michael Hand use Fletcher and Renouf and their NZ United -Corporation to link with I.E.L. and Brierly Investments through +

Frank Nugan and Michael Hand use Fletcher and Renouf and their NZ United +Corporation to link with I.E.L. and Brierly Investments through cross-shareholding agreement.

-

In Australia, the Nugan Hand Bank begins operations with 30% of the stock +

In Australia, the Nugan Hand Bank begins operations with 30% of the stock held by A'asian and Pacific Holdings (100% Chase Manhattan Bank), 25% by CIA's Air America (known as 'Air Opium'), 25% by South Pacific Properties -and 20% held by Seldon, Nugan and Hand.

+and 20% held by Seldon, Nugan and Hand.

The Irving Trust Bank's New York Branch establishes US links between the -CIA and Nugan Hand, a worldwide network of 22 banks set up to:

+CIA and Nugan Hand, a worldwide network of 22 banks set up to:

a) 'launder' money from Onassis heroin operations in the Golden Triangle and Iran; b) as a CIA funnel to pro-US political parties in Europe and Latin America, -including Colby's P2; +including Colby's P2; c) a spying conduit for information from Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand; d) finance arms smuggled to Libya, Indonesia, South America, Middle East and Rhodesia using the CIA's Edward Wilson.

-

Colby and Kissinger use key CIA and Naval Intelligence officers to oversee -the operation, including Walter McDonald (former Deputy Director CIA), Dale -Holmgren (Flight Service Manager CIA Civil Air Transport), Robert Jansen +

Colby and Kissinger use key CIA and Naval Intelligence officers to oversee +the operation, including Walter McDonald (former Deputy Director CIA), Dale +Holmgren (Flight Service Manager CIA Civil Air Transport), Robert Jansen (former CIA Station Chief, Bangkok) etc.

Heroin flown into Australia by CIA's Air America and trans-shipped to -Onassis lieutenant in Florida, Santos Trafficante Jr, assisted by +Onassis lieutenant in Florida, Santos Trafficante Jr, assisted by Australian Federal Bureau of Narcotics officials and co-ordinated by CIA's -Ray Cline.

+Ray Cline.

14th June, 1973: Inauguration of the Onassis shadow World Government - the Trilateral Commission. Includes over 200 members from the US, Europe and @@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ production facilities, labour technology, markets, transport and finance. These aims backed up by the US military and industrial complexes that are already controlled and backed up by the CIA.

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18th August, 1973: Ray Cline and Michael Hand meet in Adelaide to discuss +

18th August, 1973: Ray Cline and Michael Hand meet in Adelaide to discuss CIA plan to establish spying operations in NZ.

September 1973: Seagrams, with strong links to Chase Manhattan Bank of @@ -286,11 +286,11 @@ Trustee Executors and Agency Co, Fuji Bank, Toronto Dominion Bank, European Asian Bank and United California Bank, COMPAC to be used as a cover for heroin dollar laundering operations.

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26th February, 1974: Michael Hand meets Bob Jones in Wellington to +

26th February, 1974: Michael Hand meets Bob Jones in Wellington to implement plans for the CIA's new spying operation - countries targeted include France, Chile, West Germany and Israel.

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Using the Brierly/Jones Investment funnel, Jones buys building in Willeston +

Using the Brierly/Jones Investment funnel, Jones buys building in Willeston Street which will be rented to France and Chile, another at Plimmer Steps to house West Germany and Israel.

@@ -299,28 +299,28 @@ Street building and another at 163 The Terrace which will link with equipment installed in the Plimmer Steps building. Four CIA technicians will run the whole operation.

-

April 1974: Finance Minister Rowling appoints Ron Trotter to the Overseas -Investment Commission, whose chairman, G. Lau, is also a member of the Todd -Foundation (Shell/BP/Todd) investment board.

+

April 1974: Finance Minister Rowling appoints Ron Trotter to the Overseas +Investment Commission, whose chairman, G. Lau, is also a member of the Todd +Foundation (Shell/BP/Todd) investment board.

-

Whitlam and Kirk

+

Whitlam and Kirk

-

Mid-1974: Gough Whitlam and Norman Kirk begin a series of moves absolutely +

Mid-1974: Gough Whitlam and Norman Kirk begin a series of moves absolutely against the Mafia Trilateralists. Whitlam refuses to waive restrictions on overseas borrowings to finance Alwest Aluminium Consortium of Rupert Murdoch, BHP and R.J. Reynolds. Whitlam had also ended Vietnam War support, blocked uranium mining and wanted more control over US secret spy bases - e.g. Pine Gap.

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Kirk had introduced a new, tough Anti-Monopoly Bill and had tried to +

Kirk had introduced a new, tough Anti-Monopoly Bill and had tried to redistribute income from big companies to the labour force through price regulation and a wages policy.

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Kirk had also rejected plans to build a second aluminium smelter near +

Kirk had also rejected plans to build a second aluminium smelter near Dunedin and was preparing the Petroleum Amendment Bill to give more control over New Zealand oil resources.

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Kirk had found out that Hunt Petroleum, drilling in the Great South Basin, +

Kirk had found out that Hunt Petroleum, drilling in the Great South Basin, had discovered a huge resource of oil comparable in size to the North Sea or Alaskan North Slope. Gas reserves alone now estimated at 30 times bigger than Kapuni and oil reserves of at least 20 billion barrels - enough @@ -329,23 +329,23 @@ hushed up these facts. To have announced a vast new oil source would probably mean a decline in world oil prices, which would not have allowed OPEC and Onassis plans for the Arabs to eventuate. N.Z. could be exploited at a later date, particularly since the North Sea operations were about to -come on stream - Kirk was the last to hold out.

+come on stream - Kirk was the last to hold out.

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September, 1974: According to CIA sources, Kirk was killed by the -Trilateralists using Sodium Morphate. Rowling's first act as NZ Prime -Minister was to withdraw Kirk's Anti-Monopoly Bill and the Petroleum +

September, 1974: According to CIA sources, Kirk was killed by the +Trilateralists using Sodium Morphate. Rowling's first act as NZ Prime +Minister was to withdraw Kirk's Anti-Monopoly Bill and the Petroleum Amendment Bill.

-

Later, Rowling was to be rewarded with ambassadorship to Washington. -Incidentally, the Shah of Iran was murdered the same way as Kirk on his +

Later, Rowling was to be rewarded with ambassadorship to Washington. +Incidentally, the Shah of Iran was murdered the same way as Kirk on his arrival in the US.

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6th October, 1974: Ray cline implements William Colby plan to oust -Australian Prime Minister Whitlam. Nugan Hand Bank finances payoffs to -Malcolm Fraser and other pro-US politicians. A joint bugging operation +

6th October, 1974: Ray cline implements William Colby plan to oust +Australian Prime Minister Whitlam. Nugan Hand Bank finances payoffs to +Malcolm Fraser and other pro-US politicians. A joint bugging operation commences between CIA and ASIA.

-

Rupert Murdoch, playing his part, uses his newspapers and television +

Rupert Murdoch, playing his part, uses his newspapers and television network to spread lies and misinformation. Whitlam, as well as refusing to waive restrictions on overseas borrowing to finance the aluminium consortium, had plans to ensure that all corporations were at least 50% @@ -353,62 +353,62 @@ Australian-owned. This interfered with the Seven Sisters' plans to build three oil refineries at Cape Northumberland in South Australia to exploit the Great South Basin discovery.

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December, 1974: Australian Governor-General John Kerr joins Ray Cline's +

December, 1974: Australian Governor-General John Kerr joins Ray Cline's payroll and received his first pay-off of $US200,000 credited to his -account number 767748 at the Singapore branch of the Nugan Hand Bank.

+account number 767748 at the Singapore branch of the Nugan Hand Bank.

-

11th November, 1975: Governor-General Kerr sacks the Whitlam Government.

+

11th November, 1975: Governor-General Kerr sacks the Whitlam Government.

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August 1975: Rowling re-introduces unrecognisable Commerce Bill, designed +

August 1975: Rowling re-introduces unrecognisable Commerce Bill, designed to aid monopolisation of the NZ economy and repeals the News Media Ownership Act, allowing more foreign ownership of NZ media. The new legislation does not define monopoly, competition or stipulate permissable maximum market share, or even ascertain what the public interest is - resulting in a sell-out to big business.

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December, 1975: Election battle between Rowling and Muldoon. Oil companies -pour thousands of dollars into Muldoon's campaign via National Bank (NZ), -whose general manager Mowbray is also a member of Todd Foundations; +

December, 1975: Election battle between Rowling and Muldoon. Oil companies +pour thousands of dollars into Muldoon's campaign via National Bank (NZ), +whose general manager Mowbray is also a member of Todd Foundations; Investment Board Director Tudhope also Managing Director Shell Oil and -Chairman Shell/BP/Todd. Muldoon wins.

+Chairman Shell/BP/Todd. Muldoon wins.

-

February, 1976: Muldoon implements pre-election secret agreement with the -NZ Seven Sisters' oil representatives of Shell/BP/Todd for helping finance +

February, 1976: Muldoon implements pre-election secret agreement with the +NZ Seven Sisters' oil representatives of Shell/BP/Todd for helping finance the National Party campaign.

-

Muldoon removes the $3 per barrel oil levy for the New Zealand Refining +

Muldoon removes the $3 per barrel oil levy for the New Zealand Refining Company, which increases the oil companies' profits by 100% at the taxpayers' expense and with all future oil prospecting licenses, the Government has the option to take 51% of any discovery without meeting exploration costs. This is designed to discourage further exploration, thereby keeping the lid on the Great South Basin discovery.

-

Meanwhile, in Australia, new P.M. Malcolm Fraser reopens uranium mining and +

Meanwhile, in Australia, new P.M. Malcolm Fraser reopens uranium mining and opens the way for takeover of mineral resources with big tax breaks for oil exploration, coal and mining.

-

Muldoon returns a favour to the oil companies by arranging $US200 million -loan for Maui Gas Development for Shell/BP/Todd.

+

Muldoon returns a favour to the oil companies by arranging $US200 million +loan for Maui Gas Development for Shell/BP/Todd.

September, 1976: With captive politicians in place in both Australia and New Zealand, the Internationalists can now proceed with their strategy of takeover of the economy and exploitation of natural resources. "In New Zealand, the elimination of unnecessary competition is fundamental to a -sound economy," Brierly says.

+sound economy," Brierly says.

-

Parksy and Colby use Brierly/Jones Investments as a vehicle to buy into +

Parksy and Colby use Brierly/Jones Investments as a vehicle to buy into A.B. Consolidated Holdings in New Zealand.

-

Associate of R. Jones, Pat Goodman, is appointed 'consultant' of A'asian +

Associate of R. Jones, Pat Goodman, is appointed 'consultant' of A'asian and Pacific Holdings.

November, 1976: The Internationalists (Mafia) set up a NZ money 'funnel' using Brierley's City Realties. National Insurance Co acquires 33% of the stock. Largest stockholders in National Insurance are the US Firemen's -Fund - Chairman and President Myron Du Bain also Vice Chairman of American +Fund - Chairman and President Myron Du Bain also Vice Chairman of American Express (Amex). Chairman of I.E.L. linked International Harvester, Archie McCardell, also Amex Director. Amex linked with Chase Manhattan and Seven -Sisters' Texaco and Mobil. Du Bain also Director of CIA-linked United +Sisters' Texaco and Mobil. Du Bain also Director of CIA-linked United California Bank, which is a partner in Commercial Pacific Trust.

To complete the money funnel, National Insurance becomes a stockholder in @@ -416,78 +416,78 @@ Chase Manhattan's Chase-NBA. Brierley's declared assets reach $100 million, with shareholder's capital of only $2.5 million - all cash acquisitions.

-

3rd February, 1977: Parksy and Colby close down the Brierley/Jones -Investment funnel and open up seperate channels for Brierley and Jones. -Jones will be supplied with 'laundered' funds via Sydney branch of the -Nugan Hand Bank, while for Ron Brierley, Gerald Parsky uses Myron Du Bain, +

3rd February, 1977: Parksy and Colby close down the Brierley/Jones +Investment funnel and open up seperate channels for Brierley and Jones. +Jones will be supplied with 'laundered' funds via Sydney branch of the +Nugan Hand Bank, while for Ron Brierley, Gerald Parsky uses Myron Du Bain, Director of United California Bank and also chairman and president of the US Firemen's Fund, which are the largest stockholders in National Insurance (NZ). Funds to be 'laundered' via Chase Manhattan Bank through National Insurance to City Realty and via United California Bank through COMPAC (New Hebrides) to National Insurance and City Realties.

-

To expand the Bierley/I.E.L. 'front', Parsky establishes Industrial Equity +

To expand the Bierley/I.E.L. 'front', Parsky establishes Industrial Equity Pacific (Hong Kong).

September 1977: Brierley's new holding company begins operations - A.B. Consolidated. H.W. Revell appointed Deputy Chairman and B. Hancox General Manager, while newly-appointed directors include S. Cushing, -B. Judge, O. Gunn and P. Goodman, linked with Renouf, Fletcher and Papps +B. Judge, O. Gunn and P. Goodman, linked with Renouf, Fletcher and Papps through I.E.L./N.Z.U.C.

* Strategy: To target and divide key sectors of the economy for takeover, exploitation and monopolization. Operations to extend to use Hong Kong -facility, I.E.P. Fletchers to extend the Khashoggi/Rockefeller Travelodge +facility, I.E.P. Fletchers to extend the Khashoggi/Rockefeller Travelodge operation by taking holdings in Vacation Hotels and Intercontinental Properties (Renouf Chairman).

-

October, 1977: Muldoon and JOhn Todd - Shell/BP/Todd - sign an agreement. +

October, 1977: Muldoon and JOhn Todd - Shell/BP/Todd - sign an agreement. NZ Govt would take 24.5% holding in the Great South Basin for $1.65 -Billion. Hunt would reduce his holding from 45.5% to 27.5% and Arco would +Billion. Hunt would reduce his holding from 45.5% to 27.5% and Arco would sell its 6.5%.

-

* Reason: Hunt did not possess the technology to pump oil from deep water; -Gulf possessed the technology but did not tell Hunt. Arco was not told +

* Reason: Hunt did not possess the technology to pump oil from deep water; +Gulf possessed the technology but did not tell Hunt. Arco was not told anything and were swindled out of its 6.5% concession.

-

November, 1977: Muldoon introduces the S.I.S Amendment Bill, designed to +

November, 1977: Muldoon introduces the S.I.S Amendment Bill, designed to keep the economy free of obstruction and to help uncover obstructive elements. Telephone taps, mail tampering and other surveillance methods approved after CIA input on contents of legislation.

-

Late 1977: Muldoon travels to the US to meet top Rockefeller officials, -including Trilateralists' Deputy Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, -and Richard Bolbrooke, who were in charge of the new "South Pacific Desk" +

Late 1977: Muldoon travels to the US to meet top Rockefeller officials, +including Trilateralists' Deputy Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, +and Richard Bolbrooke, who were in charge of the new "South Pacific Desk" at the State Department established by Rockefeller to target exploitation -of both New Zealand and Australia. In Los Angeles, Muldoon meets top +of both New Zealand and Australia. In Los Angeles, Muldoon meets top Rockefeller officials, Robert Anderson (Rockwell Chairman, also Director of Kashoggi's Security Pacific National Bank) and P. Larkin (Rockwell Director, also Chairman, Executive Committee Security Pacific National Bank -and Director of Marac).

+and Director of Marac).

-

April, 1978: Muldoon sets up Petrocorp. New Zealand taxpayers pay for the +

April, 1978: Muldoon sets up Petrocorp. New Zealand taxpayers pay for the exploration costs but the oil companies control all distribution outlets. -Muldoon blocks development of Maui B as restructured supplies mean higher -prices and bigger profits for Shell/BP/Todd. South Island gas market not +Muldoon blocks development of Maui B as restructured supplies mean higher +prices and bigger profits for Shell/BP/Todd. South Island gas market not developed as Great South Basin fields closer than Kapuni. Plans develop for re-opening of National Parks for mineral exploitation.

22nd July, 1978: Director of Australian Federal Bureau of Narcotics -suspends his investigation into the Nugan Hand Bank after pressure from the +suspends his investigation into the Nugan Hand Bank after pressure from the CIA and Australian politicians controlled by Mafia, particularly Malcolm Fraser.

-

Brierly's declared assets reach $200 million, with shareholders' funds only +

Brierly's declared assets reach $200 million, with shareholders' funds only $17 million.

-

May, 1979: Trilateral Commission secretary Zbignieu Brzezinski appoints -Muldoon chairman of Board of Governors of IMF/World Bank on orders of -David Rockefeller. Muldoon would head three-man administration committee -which included Canadian Finance Minister Mitchell Sharp, key figure in the -Mafia Council and the Trilateral Commission. Australian Treasurer McMahon +

May, 1979: Trilateral Commission secretary Zbignieu Brzezinski appoints +Muldoon chairman of Board of Governors of IMF/World Bank on orders of +David Rockefeller. Muldoon would head three-man administration committee +which included Canadian Finance Minister Mitchell Sharp, key figure in the +Mafia Council and the Trilateral Commission. Australian Treasurer McMahon also involved.

-

8th June, 1979: Michael Hand, Frank Nugan, Brierley and James Fetcher meet +

8th June, 1979: Michael Hand, Frank Nugan, Brierley and James Fetcher meet in Hand's Sydney penthouse to discuss the establishment of the New Zealand Mafia organization.

@@ -498,26 +498,26 @@ stock held by IEL and Brierley using Shell companies plus dummy corporations.

* Strategy: To take over food and produce resources, Brierley and Fletcher -restructured a small private company, H.W. Smith, using Cyril Smith as -Chairman but with key executives Judge, Collins and McKenzie. -Bob Jones helps.

+restructured a small private company, H.W. Smith, using Cyril Smith as +Chairman but with key executives Judge, Collins and McKenzie. +Bob Jones helps.

Private company used, as no Commerce Commission control, accounts not published, no public disclosure of transactions. Bunting is established as a shell company and the South Island is targeted for asset-stripping and takeover, as well as key sectors of the automobile industry.

-

Unlimited funds channelled through City Realties, NZUC and Marac. +

Unlimited funds channelled through City Realties, NZUC and Marac. UEB extends Travelodge operations by buying control of Transholdings, which has strategic holdings in Vacation Hotels and Tourist Corp. Fiji Holdings.

17th August, 1979: New Zealand Mafia inaugral meeting in Sydney including -Hand, Brierley, Fletcher, Goodman, R.Trotter, Alan Hawkins and L.Papps.

+Hand, Brierley, Fletcher, Goodman, R.Trotter, Alan Hawkins and L.Papps.

Key sectors of the economy would be taken over - food, using Goodman; forestry and farming, using Fletcher and Trotter; property, using Brierley -and Jones. Brierley, Hand and Papps would be responsible for banking, -insurance and finance, while Hand and Hawkins would be responsible for +and Jones. Brierley, Hand and Papps would be responsible for banking, +insurance and finance, while Hand and Hawkins would be responsible for setting up new "laundry" channels into New Zealand.

The economy would be taken over using cheap loans of less than 5%, while @@ -526,33 +526,33 @@ consumers would pay 28%.

October, 1979: BP Oil begis $100 million joint venture deal with Fletcher and Trotter at Tasman.

-

Muldoon makes secret deal with oil companies which effectively robs New -Zealand taxpayers by giving Shell/BP/Todd the Maui Gas deal. Normally the +

Muldoon makes secret deal with oil companies which effectively robs New +Zealand taxpayers by giving Shell/BP/Todd the Maui Gas deal. Normally the granting of drilling rights on public land is done using a worldwide system -which incorporates an auction tender system. Muldoon bypassed this. -Also, Shell/BP/Todd pays no tax on Kapuni profits, while putting funds into +which incorporates an auction tender system. Muldoon bypassed this. +Also, Shell/BP/Todd pays no tax on Kapuni profits, while putting funds into Maui development.

-

19th November, 1979: Secret meeting in Auckland between Muldoon, Fletcher +

19th November, 1979: Secret meeting in Auckland between Muldoon, Fletcher and Trotter to transfer 43% Tasman Pulp and Paper held by New Zealand -Government to Challenge Corporation (Chairman Trotter) and Fletchers. +Government to Challenge Corporation (Chairman Trotter) and Fletchers. Tasman has lucrative 75-year contract for cheap timber signed in 1955.

-

Muldoon paid off with a $1 million 'non-repayable' loan - $500,000 to be +

Muldoon paid off with a $1 million 'non-repayable' loan - $500,000 to be paid into account number 8746665 at New Hebrides branch of the Australian International Bank.

-

November, 1979: Muldoon drops restrictions on foreign investment. -AMAX (Stnadard Oil of California subsidiary) captures the Martha Hill +

November, 1979: Muldoon drops restrictions on foreign investment. +AMAX (Stnadard Oil of California subsidiary) captures the Martha Hill goldmine.

-

Muldoon unveils the Government's plans (instructed by Rockefeller) to form +

Muldoon unveils the Government's plans (instructed by Rockefeller) to form New Zealand into an offshore production base for the multi-national corporations as benefits include government export incentives, stable government, cheap labour, and so on.

-

27th November, 1979: Gerald Parsky's lieutenant, David Kennedy, meets -Muldoon to deliver $US100,000 cash to Muldoon for implementing the +

27th November, 1979: Gerald Parsky's lieutenant, David Kennedy, meets +Muldoon to deliver $US100,000 cash to Muldoon for implementing the Internationalists' Mafia Think Big plans.

These plans began with big contracts and guaranteed profits for the Seven @@ -565,11 +565,11 @@ to be profitable, yet Mobil's profits are guaranteed.

New Zealand Steel is to be expanded 500%, even though there was a global steel glut of 50%.

-

Fletchers own 10% of New Zealand Steel and are majority stockholders in +

Fletchers own 10% of New Zealand Steel and are majority stockholders in Pacific Steel and control monopoly over wire rod, reinforcing steel. Also, -New Zealand taxpayers subsidize Fletchers' profits.

+New Zealand taxpayers subsidize Fletchers' profits.

-

Muldoon introduces the National Development Bill with 'fast-track' +

Muldoon introduces the National Development Bill with 'fast-track' legislation, to keep the economy 'free of obstruction' for long-term monopolization.

@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ China - the world's largest untapped consumer market. New Zealand is also the closest country to Antarctica, which has a vast mineral resource for future exploitation.

-

"Think Big" projects begin, even though Muldoon aware of studies that show +

"Think Big" projects begin, even though Muldoon aware of studies that show New Zealand could conserve up to 40% of energy consumption using existing technology, which would mean funds could be invested elsewhere to lower consumer prices, lower inflation rates, less demand for imported oil and @@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ increased employment by creating new industry to manufacture and install energy-saving technology. None of these options seriously considered as all would lessen profits for members of the Rockefeller organizations.

-

December 1979: Muldoon unveils 'stage two' of a four-stage plan to exploit +

December 1979: Muldoon unveils 'stage two' of a four-stage plan to exploit the Great South Basin discovery. Plan prepared by Trilateralist 'Think Tank' - the Brookings Institute.

@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ Think Big contracts to go to Bechtel, Fluor Corp., Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Nippon Steel, etc. All investments would be financed by the New Zealand taxpayer.

-

17th January, 1980: $500,000 deposited in Muldoon's account number 8746665 +

17th January, 1980: $500,000 deposited in Muldoon's account number 8746665 at the Australian International Bank, being the final payment for the Tasman deal.

@@ -609,93 +609,93 @@ Tasman deal.

agreement between Dominion Breweries and Western International Hotels (Seattle First National Bank).

-

May, 1980: Mafia's Nugan Hand banking operation crashes after Frank Nugan -killed. Death ruled as suicide even though no fingerprints found on the +

May, 1980: Mafia's Nugan Hand banking operation crashes after Frank Nugan +killed. Death ruled as suicide even though no fingerprints found on the rifle. Maloney, Houghton, Yates and Hand shred important documents, but -miss some. CIA helps Hand and Bank President Donald Beasley escape to the +miss some. CIA helps Hand and Bank President Donald Beasley escape to the U.S. The CIA and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation cover -everything up. Beazley appointed President of Miami City National Bank, -run by Alberto Dugue for 'laundering' profits from the CIA Colombian +everything up. Beazley appointed President of Miami City National Bank, +run by Alberto Dugue for 'laundering' profits from the CIA Colombian cocaine operation.

-

There is a probability that Michael Hand killed Frank Nugan because of his +

There is a probability that Michael Hand killed Frank Nugan because of his involvement with Hand's fiancee.

-

25th May, 1980: Colby arrived in Australia to discuss replacement of the -Nugan Hand Bank with Hand, Brierley, and Seldon. Immediate funding +

25th May, 1980: Colby arrived in Australia to discuss replacement of the +Nugan Hand Bank with Hand, Brierley, and Seldon. Immediate funding available from Sydney branch of the Deak Bank, a separate CIA operation, and IEL would be used to buy NZI Corp., to prepare for future laundering operations.

Maloney, Houghton, Yates, and Hand would shred all documents leading back to the New Zealand Great South Basin connection, and the CIA would help -Hand and Bank President Donald Beazley escape to the USA. The CIA and ASIO +Hand and Bank President Donald Beazley escape to the USA. The CIA and ASIO would also cover everything up.

-

Hand and Beazley turn up in Miami - Beazley appointed President and Hand +

Hand and Beazley turn up in Miami - Beazley appointed President and Hand 'consultant' to the Miami City National Bank, but also Hand turned up in El Salvador to help organize bankrolling of the Contras with other ex-members -of Nugan-Hand.

+of Nugan-Hand.

23rd June, 1980: New Zealand Mafia, including Brierley, Fletcher, Trotter, -Jones, Hawkins, Goodman, and Papps meet in Wellington to discuss merger of +Jones, Hawkins, Goodman, and Papps meet in Wellington to discuss merger of Fletcher Challenge and Tasman.

-

In order to replace Nugan Hand Bank's 22 world-wide branches, quick moves +

In order to replace Nugan Hand Bank's 22 world-wide branches, quick moves are made to buy control of NZI by New Zealand Mafia using Brierley, thereby capturing an established, world-wide organization through the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, which is also linked to the CIA through its subsidiary, World Finance Corporation.

-

Late 1980: Fletchers, with strong Rockefeller links, obtains lucrative +

Late 1980: Fletchers, with strong Rockefeller links, obtains lucrative contracts on US Bases in the Pacific and joint ventures in Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

Control extended over New Zealand natural resources - Fletcher Challenge and Tasman Pulp and Paper merged. NZFP takes control of M.S.D. Spiers and Moore Le Messurier (Aust). Brierley begins joint venture with NZFP through -Williamson and Jeffrey. I.E.L, through Goodman, buys 20% of Watties and +Williamson and Jeffrey. I.E.L, through Goodman, buys 20% of Watties and begins cross-shareholding agreement. Goodman continues buying up control of NZ bakeries and flour-mills.

February, 1981: TNL., Brierley, AMOIL and MIM Holdings begin joint gold mining operation. MIM major shareholder is ASARCO (US), whose Chairman, -Barber, is also Director of Chase Manhattan Bank.

+Barber, is also Director of Chase Manhattan Bank.

New Zealand Insurance and South British merger.

-

Parliamentarians For World Order - Richard Prebble elected one of twelve +

Parliamentarians For World Order - Richard Prebble elected one of twelve councillors.

Fletcher and Papps (Chairman UEB) sell their hotel operations to -Singaporian interest closely associated with the Pritzker family - owners -of the Hyatt Hotel chain. Bueton Kanter, Pritzker family lawyer and +Singaporian interest closely associated with the Pritzker family - owners +of the Hyatt Hotel chain. Bueton Kanter, Pritzker family lawyer and Director of Hyatt Hotels, who helped arrange the deal, was an old family -partner of Paul Helliwell (CIA paymaster for the Bay of Pigs' fiasco) and -had helped the Pritzker family set up tax shelters using the CIA's +partner of Paul Helliwell (CIA paymaster for the Bay of Pigs' fiasco) and +had helped the Pritzker family set up tax shelters using the CIA's Mercantile Bank and Trust and the Castle Bank, which had been set up by Helliwell for 'laundering' profits from the Onassis heroin operations as well as 'skim money' from the Hughes casino operations in Las Vegas.

-

Others who used these banks include Richard Nixon, Bebe Rozo, Robert Vesco, +

Others who used these banks include Richard Nixon, Bebe Rozo, Robert Vesco, Teamsters Union, etc.

12th March, 1981: Brierley calls secret meeting in Auckland, which -includes Jones, Fletcher, Hawkins, Papps and Burton Kanter, to discuss +includes Jones, Fletcher, Hawkins, Papps and Burton Kanter, to discuss transfer of the Fletcher Challenge and UEB hotel operations to the -Singapore front company controlled by the Pritzker family.

+Singapore front company controlled by the Pritzker family.

-

20th July, 1981: Parsky, Colby, Brierley and Seldon meet in Sydney with -two new members, Kerry Packer and Alan Bond.

+

20th July, 1981: Parsky, Colby, Brierley and Seldon meet in Sydney with +two new members, Kerry Packer and Alan Bond.

Chase Manhattan and Security Pacific National Bank will acquire 60% of Packer's company, with the stock being held in Australia, and 35% Bond's company, with the stock being held in Hong Kong.

August 1981: Gulf Oil, using Brierley, strengthens its hold over New -Zealand natural resources. Cue Energy launched, starring Lawrey and Gunn. -NZOG launched with strategic holdings by Jones, Renouf and Brierley with -licenses in PPD 38206 and 38204 - both next to Hunt's Great South Basin +Zealand natural resources. Cue Energy launched, starring Lawrey and Gunn. +NZOG launched with strategic holdings by Jones, Renouf and Brierley with +licenses in PPD 38206 and 38204 - both next to Hunt's Great South Basin discovery, NZOG also controls 80 million tons of coal through the Pike River Coal Company.

@@ -703,21 +703,21 @@ River Coal Company.

Bay Gas and Dual Fuel Systems (A'Asia) which controls the vehicle gas conversion market.

-

Liquigas Limited set up to distribute LPG, controlled by Shell/BP/Todd and +

Liquigas Limited set up to distribute LPG, controlled by Shell/BP/Todd and Fletcher Challenge.

-

15th February, 1982: Brierley calls New Zealand meeting - Jones, Fletcher, -Trotter, Hawkins, Goodman and Papps. New members include Bruce Judge, -J. Fernyhough, and Frank Renouf.

+

15th February, 1982: Brierley calls New Zealand meeting - Jones, Fletcher, +Trotter, Hawkins, Goodman and Papps. New members include Bruce Judge, +J. Fernyhough, and Frank Renouf.

-

With Muldoon about to deregulate the liquor industry, Brierley and -Fernyhough plan to buy up the New Zealand liquor industry, along with its -outlets, Lion Breweries and Rothmans to help.

+

With Muldoon about to deregulate the liquor industry, Brierley and +Fernyhough plan to buy up the New Zealand liquor industry, along with its +outlets, Lion Breweries and Rothmans to help.

Brierley will do the same in Australia. J.R. Fletcher becomes Managing -Director of Brierley's Dominion Breweries to oversee operations. Rothmans +Director of Brierley's Dominion Breweries to oversee operations. Rothmans and Brierley (through Goodman) have equal holdings in Saudicapital Corp. -Lion Directors Myers and Fernyhough also stockholders in NZOG.

+Lion Directors Myers and Fernyhough also stockholders in NZOG.

Fletcher and Brierley begin their takeover of the freezing works industry. FCL buys into South Island works while Brierley begins takeover of Waitaki @@ -725,65 +725,65 @@ NZR through Watties with the help of Athol Hutton.

With Think Big projects beginning, Fletcher and Trotter plan to take strategic holdings in NZ Cement, Wilkins Davies, Steel & Tube etc., and -Brierley would use Renouf to take 3% stake of the Martha Hill gold-mine.

+Brierley would use Renouf to take 3% stake of the Martha Hill gold-mine.

Also targetted are clothing, footwear, carpet manufacture and more of the auto industry for takeover and monopolization.

June, 1982: Meantime, in Australia, a new money funnel begins. H.W Smith -buys obscure South Pine Quarries, which is renamed Ariadne (Aust). South +buys obscure South Pine Quarries, which is renamed Ariadne (Aust). South Pine Quarries owns 50% of Coal-Liquid Inc., with the other half owned by US -Defence contractors McDonnell Douglas. Coal-Liquid renamed Impala +Defence contractors McDonnell Douglas. Coal-Liquid renamed Impala Securities.

-

The common link between Gulf Oil and McDonnell Douglas is the CIA's +

The common link between Gulf Oil and McDonnell Douglas is the CIA's Mercantile Bank and Trust, which both companies use for world-wide bribery -and payoff operations. McDonnell Douglas officials McKeough and -G.T. Hawkins later appointed directors of Impala Securities.

+and payoff operations. McDonnell Douglas officials McKeough and +G.T. Hawkins later appointed directors of Impala Securities.

US links strengthened through Industrial Equity Pacific, which acquires part of Higbee Company in Cleveland, which in turn is closely linked to the National City Bank of Cleveland. This bank is closely associated with Gulf Oil's bank, Pittsburgh National and Mellon Bank.

-

Bruce Judge installed as Ariadne manager.

+

Bruce Judge installed as Ariadne manager.

July, 1982: Media takeover begins. Brierley takes 24% NZ News Ltd and -begins buying up private radio. Rupert Murdoch helps.

+begins buying up private radio. Rupert Murdoch helps.

-

27th July, 1982. Brierley, Jones and Goodman meet in Auckland with two +

27th July, 1982. Brierley, Jones and Goodman meet in Auckland with two Japanese members of the Trilateral Commission to discuss integration of the New Zealand economy into the Pacific Rim economy. Trilateralists include: -Takeshi Watanabe (Japanese Chairman of Trilateral Commission) and Daigo +Takeshi Watanabe (Japanese Chairman of Trilateral Commission) and Daigo Miyado (Chairman Sanwa Bank).

The Japan/New Zealand Business Council would be established to coordinate policy with Goodman appointed as Chairman.

17th August, 1982: Inauguration of restructured US Mafia Council - rulers -include David Rockefeller, responsible for Banking; John McCloy; Redman +include David Rockefeller, responsible for Banking; John McCloy; Redman Rockefeller and J.D. Rockefeller, who would run the Seven Sisters.

Second-tier Council includes:

-

* Gerald Parsky - responsible for heroin and cocaine operations - * William Simon - responsible for running the Presidency, Cabinet, etc - * Katherine Graham - link to arms manufacturers - * Zbigniew Brzezinski - link to National Security Council and CIA +

* Gerald Parsky - responsible for heroin and cocaine operations + * William Simon - responsible for running the Presidency, Cabinet, etc + * Katherine Graham - link to arms manufacturers + * Zbigniew Brzezinski - link to National Security Council and CIA * George S. Franklin - link to FBI

Third-tier Council includes:

-

* Zbigniew Brzezinski - Secretary - * Gerald Parsky - Heroin Cocaine operations - * William Colby - crack operations, assassinations +

* Zbigniew Brzezinski - Secretary + * Gerald Parsky - Heroin Cocaine operations + * William Colby - crack operations, assassinations * John N. Perkins - banking, laundering - * Leonard Woodcock - labour, unions - * Mitchell Sharp - banking - * William Simon - presidency, Cabinet + * Leonard Woodcock - labour, unions + * Mitchell Sharp - banking + * William Simon - presidency, Cabinet * Ernest C. Arbuckly - arms manufacturers * George W. Bull - Bildrberg and Council of Foreign Relations - * Katherine Graham - arms manufacturers + * Katherine Graham - arms manufacturers * Alden W. Clausen - World Bank, IMF * Willam T. Coleman - CIA * Archibald K. Davis - media, radio, television, and newspapers @@ -798,22 +798,22 @@ buys shareholding in NZFP, which also begins joint venture with Shell Oil.

acquiring the Canadian operations of Crown Zellerbach, whose chairman is also director of Gulf Oil. Crown Zellerbach Corp. has direct connections to Rockefeller through directors Mumford, Hendrickson and Granville, to -United California Bank through Roth and to the Bank of America through -Chairman C.R. Dahl.

+United California Bank through Roth and to the Bank of America through +Chairman C.R. Dahl.

-

Meanwhile, Robert Jones Investments floated to extend operations of City +

Meanwhile, Robert Jones Investments floated to extend operations of City Realties, Ilmond Properties, Chase Corp., etc.

-

The Commerce Building in Auckland sold to Robert Jones Investments by -Robert Jones Holdings for $950,000 when recently it was offered on the -market for $200,000. A quick $750,000 for Jones. Robert Jones Investments -was set up by Brierley, Jones and Hawkins.

+

The Commerce Building in Auckland sold to Robert Jones Investments by +Robert Jones Holdings for $950,000 when recently it was offered on the +market for $200,000. A quick $750,000 for Jones. Robert Jones Investments +was set up by Brierley, Jones and Hawkins.

-

8th December, 1982: Mitchell Sharp heads top-level Mafia meeting in San -Francisco. Others include Parsky, Perkins, Woodcock and C.R. Dahl - +

8th December, 1982: Mitchell Sharp heads top-level Mafia meeting in San +Francisco. Others include Parsky, Perkins, Woodcock and C.R. Dahl - Chairman of Crown Zellermach.

-

Also present are - Brierley, Trotter, Fletcher and Seldon. Meeting to +

Also present are - Brierley, Trotter, Fletcher and Seldon. Meeting to discuss Great South Basin exploitation strategy with first priority being monopolization of the economy; second priority to establish oil refineries and related industries; third to integrate New Zealand economy into @@ -825,10 +825,10 @@ Bank.

merging with Canadian subsidiary of Crown Zellerbach with funds provided by Security Pacific National Bank and United Californian Bank.

-

Brierley, Fletcher, Trotter and Seldon will be New Zealand Ruling Council, -headed by Brierley, who would take orders from Gerald Parsky.

+

Brierley, Fletcher, Trotter and Seldon will be New Zealand Ruling Council, +headed by Brierley, who would take orders from Gerald Parsky.

-

Mid-1983: Brierley's Ariadne (Aust) takes control of Repco (NZ) through +

Mid-1983: Brierley's Ariadne (Aust) takes control of Repco (NZ) through Repco (Aust), thereby taking control of key auto-related industry, helped by Borg Warner and Honeywell - which are closely associated with IEL through International Harvester, Continental Illinois Bank and the First @@ -838,60 +838,60 @@ pistons, filters and engine bearings, as well as biggest supplier of forklifts, tractors and agricultural equipment.

Meantime, control is extended over the Great South Basin oil source with -Hunt, after big losses resulting from trying to corner the world's silver +Hunt, after big losses resulting from trying to corner the world's silver market, being forced to sell out some of his concession to Gulf Oil, which uses Brierley to set up a new company - Southern Petroleum - which takes a -14.5% interest. Hunt retains overall control with 45.5%, Petro-Corp has +14.5% interest. Hunt retains overall control with 45.5%, Petro-Corp has 40% and Chairman F. Orr, also a Director of Brierley - controlled Watties.

Brierley, through Goodman, takes control of TNL Group and its subsidiaries NZ Motor Bodies and L & M Mining, which has 15% interest in the Chatham -Rise, right next to the Hunt concession.

+Rise, right next to the Hunt concession.

Southern Petroleum set up by Brierley in New Zealand was spearheaded by the -Seven Sisters' companies with Gerald Parsky and William Colby initiators. +Seven Sisters' companies with Gerald Parsky and William Colby initiators. Southern Petroleum to include 21% of the Great South Basin held by gulf and Mobil Oil. 90% of this stock held in Australia through IEL (ie Brierley's).

11-12th May, 1983: New Zealand Mafia meet in Cook Islands. Includes -Brierley, Trotter, Fletcher, Jones, Hawkins, Goodman, Pappas, Judge, -Renouf, and Fernyhough. New members include A. Gibbs, McConnell, -H. Fletcher and O. Gunn. Japanese Trilateralists Takeshi Wataneve and -Daigo Miyado discuss 'integration' of New Zealand into the Pacific Rim +Brierley, Trotter, Fletcher, Jones, Hawkins, Goodman, Pappas, Judge, +Renouf, and Fernyhough. New members include A. Gibbs, McConnell, +H. Fletcher and O. Gunn. Japanese Trilateralists Takeshi Wataneve and +Daigo Miyado discuss 'integration' of New Zealand into the Pacific Rim economies.

-

A new political party would be established using Jones and financed by the +

A new political party would be established using Jones and financed by the New Zealand Mafia Council.

-

* Reason: Parsky and Colby wanted Muldoon out because he had 'welched' +

* Reason: Parsky and Colby wanted Muldoon out because he had 'welched' on a deal to set up two US military deep-water submarine bases planned for -Dusky Sound and Guards Bay in the South Island. Parsky, Brierley and Ray -Cline hold a separate meeting to discuss the purchase of New Zealand -politicians, including Lange, Douglas and Bolger.

+Dusky Sound and Guards Bay in the South Island. Parsky, Brierley and Ray +Cline hold a separate meeting to discuss the purchase of New Zealand +politicians, including Lange, Douglas and Bolger.

-

Cline was 'consultant' to the CIA's Deak Bank, took orders from Colby, and +

Cline was 'consultant' to the CIA's Deak Bank, took orders from Colby, and was responsible for the 10 Australian politicians on the CIA's payroll, -including Bjelke Petersen, I. Sinclair, Keating, McMullen, M.Fraser, +including Bjelke Petersen, I. Sinclair, Keating, McMullen, M.Fraser, D. Anthony, K. Newman, J Carrick, B. Cowan and R. Connor.

-

Cline outlines CIA plan to begin subliminal television advertising.

+

Cline outlines CIA plan to begin subliminal television advertising.

-

22nd June, 1983: New Zealand politician J. Bolger meets Ray Cline in +

22nd June, 1983: New Zealand politician J. Bolger meets Ray Cline in Sydney and agrees to join the organization for a monthly fee of $US20,000 to be paid into account number GA1282117 at Geneva branch of Credit Swisse.

-

20th July, 1983: New Zealand politician R. Douglas meets Ray Cline in +

20th July, 1983: New Zealand politician R. Douglas meets Ray Cline in Wellington and agrees to join the organization for a monthly fee of $US10,000 to be paid into account number 3791686 at the Sydney Branch of the Deak Bank.

-

July 1983: Parsky launches a new front company, Chase Corporation, with +

July 1983: Parsky launches a new front company, Chase Corporation, with 25% of the stock being held through Security Pacific National Bank in Australia and 25% held in Hong Kong by Chase Manhattan. Brierley and -Hawkins set up a 'back-door' listing to cover up true-ownership.

+Hawkins set up a 'back-door' listing to cover up true-ownership.

-

August, 1983: Muldoon imposes withholding tax on all offshore borrowing.

+

August, 1983: Muldoon imposes withholding tax on all offshore borrowing.

Chase Manhattan, United California Bank and Brierley begin new banking operation in New Zealand to take over the International Harvester Credit @@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ stations. Brierley and Murdoch have majority stockholding in NZPA with

The phoney news becomes THE news.

-

Head of the Murdoch operation is Burnett, who is also on the board of +

Head of the Murdoch operation is Burnett, who is also on the board of Winstones - a Brierley company.

September, 1983: With global heroin epidemic, Rockefeller expands @@ -925,8 +925,8 @@ aggressive global acquisition program. IDAPS linked to satellite bureau in Australia, Far East, UK and the US, where the global network is completed through links with the Rockefeller organization computer network.

-

General Manager of the operation, George Wheller, previously director of -the international operators of Firemen's Fund (US), Chairman Du Bain, +

General Manager of the operation, George Wheller, previously director of +the international operators of Firemen's Fund (US), Chairman Du Bain, director of the United California Bank, and Vice-Chairman of Amex.

As part of the expanded laundry operation, Rockefeller associate Adnan @@ -940,22 +940,22 @@ assist recycle Mafia profits.

October 1983: Brierley takes over NZFP through Watties, helped by newly- appointed chairman Papps. Papps also chairman of NZ Railways and presided over transport deregulation, the major beneficiaries of which include -Watties and Freightways - Managing Director Pettigrew and Director Lang +Watties and Freightways - Managing Director Pettigrew and Director Lang also both on the NZFP board with Papps.

Papps also responsible for the railways' electrification program with big -contracts for Cory Wright & Slamon, whose directors include I.I McKay, also +contracts for Cory Wright & Slamon, whose directors include I.I McKay, also on the board of NZFP.

-

Late 1983: AMAX (Social) gives Gulf Oil a share in the Martha Hill gold +

Late 1983: AMAX (Social) gives Gulf Oil a share in the Martha Hill gold bonanza by selling 15% of its holdings to Briereley through Goodmans. -Oil companies say that only $870 million worth of minerals in Martha Hill, +Oil companies say that only $870 million worth of minerals in Martha Hill, while true figure is closer to $3 billion.

21st January, 1984: Australian Mafia Council meets in Sydney. Includes - -Brierley, Seldon, Fletcher, Jones, Goodman, Hawkins, Papps, Packer, Bond -and Japanese Trilaterist Daigo Miyado. New members include J. Elliott, -L. Adler, and Holme's A'Court. Seldon outlines strategy of merging +Brierley, Seldon, Fletcher, Jones, Goodman, Hawkins, Papps, Packer, Bond +and Japanese Trilaterist Daigo Miyado. New members include J. Elliott, +L. Adler, and Holme's A'Court. Seldon outlines strategy of merging Australian economy with the Trilateralist economy through Europe and the US.

@@ -966,34 +966,34 @@ takeovers through the use of loans at less than 5%.

National Bank and Chase Manhattan Bank, with some of the stock being held in London.

-

Equiticorp will be launched using Hawkins, with 50% of the stock held by +

Equiticorp will be launched using Hawkins, with 50% of the stock held by Security Pacific National Bank and Chase Manhattan in the US Equiticorp to registered in Hong Kong to cover up true ownership, and will use the same -laundry as Chase Corporation - Hawkins will set up a maze of shell +laundry as Chase Corporation - Hawkins will set up a maze of shell companies and dummy organizations to disguise operations.

-

Hawkins previously associated with Kashoggi when Corporate Secretary of -Marac, and linked with Renouf through their stockholding in CBA Finance, +

Hawkins previously associated with Kashoggi when Corporate Secretary of +Marac, and linked with Renouf through their stockholding in CBA Finance, which is a partner in Commercial Pacific Trust with United California Bank, -Hawkins forms umbrella company with Chase Corpl, Jedi Investments and +Hawkins forms umbrella company with Chase Corpl, Jedi Investments and Teltherm and begins setting up a maze of cross holding companies. Brierley retains his connection through his Charter Corporation's holding in Teltherm.

-

January 1984: Brierley and Elliott begin moves to monopolize the food +

January 1984: Brierley and Elliott begin moves to monopolize the food industry in Australasia by merging Goodman and the Elders Group, while Brierley sells 10% of Watties to the NZ Dairy Board - setting the stage for land takeover and establishment of the Corporate Farm.

-

February 1984: New Zealand politician D. Lange meets Ray Cline in +

February 1984: New Zealand politician D. Lange meets Ray Cline in Wellington and agrees to go on the Mafia payroll for monthly fee of $UA40,000 paid into account number 5263161 at Commercial Pacific Trust, New Hebrides.

-

March 1984: Muldoon knighted with GCMG for keeping the economy free of +

March 1984: Muldoon knighted with GCMG for keeping the economy free of obstructions for easier takeover and exploitation.

-

24th May, 1984: Four-man CIA team co-ordinated by Ray Cline arrive in New +

24th May, 1984: Four-man CIA team co-ordinated by Ray Cline arrive in New Zealand to begin installation of equipment for subliminal television advertising at five sites - Waiatarua, Mt Erin, Kaukau, Sugarloaf and Obelisk.

@@ -1012,58 +1012,58 @@ Subliminal messages prepared in the US by the CIA and with New Zealand election imminent, tell voters to support the Labour Party, the New Zealand Party and to buy Mafia company products.

-

New Zealand Party was formed to ensure that Muldoon would lose, as Big +

New Zealand Party was formed to ensure that Muldoon would lose, as Big Business unhappy with controls over economy. Big campaign contributions from Brierley, the oil companies and the Business Round Table ensure a Labour victory.

-

Later, Lange agrees to repay the favour to Brierley by selling the +

Later, Lange agrees to repay the favour to Brierley by selling the Government holding in the Kariori Pulp Mill to Winstones. New Zealand taxpayer loses $100 million.

Government then becomes the arm of big business, using economic policies provided by the Business Round Table, implemented by Finance Minister Roger -Douglas and the package being sold by David Lange, who also keeps up a +Douglas and the package being sold by David Lange, who also keeps up a noisy CIA directed ANZUS withdrawal campaign.

* Reason: 1) ANZUS Treaty did not cover Mafia requirements over the Great South Basin discovery; 2) To identify any oppositin or threats within New Zealand who -align themselves with supposed Government policy, Lange increases the SIS +align themselves with supposed Government policy, Lange increases the SIS budget and strangthens links with the CIA.

Brookings Institute are the actual designers of the New Zealand Government econmomic policies provided by the Business Round Table (NZ Mafia front) and implented by the Government.

-

Douglas devalues the dollar and deregulates interest rates, which means +

Douglas devalues the dollar and deregulates interest rates, which means cheaper labor, cheaper capital assets and high mortgage rates, thereby implementing Big Business policy of driving farmers off the land, establishment of the corporate farm and eventually remove viability of small business sector, etc.

27th September, 1984: New Zealand Mafia meets at new 'safe house' -registered under Fernyhough's name, in Auckland. Those present include -Brierley, J. Fletcher, Trotter, Jones, Goodman, Gunn, Papps, Hawkins, -Judge, Renouf, Fernyhough, Gibbs and McConnell. Daigo Miyado announces +registered under Fernyhough's name, in Auckland. Those present include +Brierley, J. Fletcher, Trotter, Jones, Goodman, Gunn, Papps, Hawkins, +Judge, Renouf, Fernyhough, Gibbs and McConnell. Daigo Miyado announces appointment of Trotter as International Vice President of the Trilateral Commission Pacific Basin Economic Council.

Brierley outlines strategy of privatization of the New Zealand Government and the establishment of the New Zealand Centre for Independent Studies -which will be chaired by Gibbs, aided by Fernyhough and controlled by -Cline, which will 'advise' Treasury on privatization.

+which will be chaired by Gibbs, aided by Fernyhough and controlled by +Cline, which will 'advise' Treasury on privatization.

-

Parsky, Brierley and Seldon hold a separate meeting with Parsky, outlining +

Parsky, Brierley and Seldon hold a separate meeting with Parsky, outlining plans for an expanded laundry operation which will coincide with the launch of 'Crack' - a new addictive product developed by CIA chemists for the world market.

-

Equiticorp (Aust) will be launched with Adler as Manager and a new merchant +

Equiticorp (Aust) will be launched with Adler as Manager and a new merchant bank using Eldrs, Goodman and Jarden.

IEI will merge with Armco Bank, which has 20 branches in South East Asia; -Ariadne will acquire the Bank of Queensland, and Brierley Investments will +Ariadne will acquire the Bank of Queensland, and Brierley Investments will form a cross-shareholding with NZI Corp to further increase control by their Mafia organization. Other plans include the laundering of funds directly to the New Zealand and Australian Governments and the @@ -1071,32 +1071,32 @@ establishment of key companies within the economies of New Zealand, Australia and Hong Kong.

The first key company will control the food industry in Australasia through -merger of Elders, Goodmans, Allied Mills, Fielder Gillespie and Watties. +merger of Elders, Goodmans, Allied Mills, Fielder Gillespie and Watties. Allied Mills will control 30% Goodmans, 30% Fielder, 20% Watties and will expand into Europe via acquisition of Rank, Hovis McDougall (UK). Allied Mills will be controlled through IEL.

-

26th October, 1984: Trotter, Hawkins, Lange and Douglas meet in Wellington +

26th October, 1984: Trotter, Hawkins, Lange and Douglas meet in Wellington to implement Mafia plans to privatise the Government and to deregulate the banking system.

Late 1984: As part of the IDAPS computer-controlled 'laundry' operation, Trotter and Fletcher help establish the 'Pacific Investment Fund' with Australian and New Zealand investments to be managed by Hong Kong and -Shanghai Bank subsidiary, Wardley and the Japanese operation controlled by +Shanghai Bank subsidiary, Wardley and the Japanese operation controlled by Tokyo Trust and Banking Company - owned by Sanwa Bank, Taiyo-Kobe Bank and Nomura Securities. All are members of the Rockefeller World Government organization.

18th July, 1985: Australian Mafia meet in Sydney to discuss privatization of the Australian Government. Those present include - Brierley, Trotter, -Fletcher, Seldon, Goodman, Papps, Packer, Bond, Elliott, Adler, and -Japanese Trilateralist Daigo Miyado.

+Fletcher, Seldon, Goodman, Papps, Packer, Bond, Elliott, Adler, and +Japanese Trilateralist Daigo Miyado.

-

Cline will set up Australian Centre for Independent Studies to 'advise' the +

Cline will set up Australian Centre for Independent Studies to 'advise' the Treasurer on the takeover of the economy.

-

Impala Pacific will be set up in Hong Kong through Ariadne with 60% of the +

Impala Pacific will be set up in Hong Kong through Ariadne with 60% of the company stock held by Chase Manhattan and Security Pacific National Bank in Australia. In the UK, Tozer, Kemsly & MIllbourn would be taken over using IEP, while in Australia, the Holme's A'Court Bell Group would be used to @@ -1104,20 +1104,20 @@ merge with Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, through Standard & Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), and Marae (NZ) Broadlands (Aust) would merge with NZI Corporation.

-

18th August, 1985: Cline and 6-man CIA team begin installation of +

18th August, 1985: Cline and 6-man CIA team begin installation of subliminal television equipment in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.

-

8th November1985: Parsky, Colby and J.D Rockefeller meet in New York to -discuss their plans to assassinate McCloy and the Rockefellers and to take +

8th November1985: Parsky, Colby and J.D Rockefeller meet in New York to +discuss their plans to assassinate McCloy and the Rockefellers and to take control of the Mafia organization.

-

Colby would organise an 8-man 'hit squad' to be headed by Gordon Liddy who -had worked for Colby in the 1960's as a CIA contract killer, and was +

Colby would organise an 8-man 'hit squad' to be headed by Gordon Liddy who +had worked for Colby in the 1960's as a CIA contract killer, and was responsible for over 10 murders including:

* 8/17/61 - two members of the Gambino Mafia family in New York - * 11/24/63 - Officer Tippitt after the Kennedy assassination in Dallas - * 12/18/63 - witness to the Kennedy assassination in Dallas + * 11/24/63 - Officer Tippitt after the Kennedy assassination in Dallas + * 12/18/63 - witness to the Kennedy assassination in Dallas * 4/19/65 - Politician in Chicago * 7/27/65 - Politician in Washington * 9/8/65 - Politician in Washington @@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ responsible for over 10 murders including:

* 2/9/69 - Politician in Washington

28th November 1985: Australian Mafia meet in Sydney - includes: Trotter, -Fletcher, Hawkins, Bond, Elliott, Adler and Holme's A'Court - discussed +Fletcher, Hawkins, Bond, Elliott, Adler and Holme's A'Court - discussed strategy for merger of Goodman, Allied Mills, Fielde Gillespie Davis, Watties and Elders with Chase Manhattan Bank taking 20%, Elders and IEL 10%, with stock being held through Chase-AMP Bank.

@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ Watties and Elders with Chase Manhattan Bank taking 20%, Elders and IEL Courage Brewery in the UK to be used as entry into Europe.

Strategy finalized to take over BHP, Australia's largest company, using H -olme's A'Court, Brierley, Elliott and Hawkins.

+olme's A'Court, Brierley, Elliott and Hawkins.

In London, Chase Manhattan would takeover stockbrokers Simon & Coates who specialize in A'Asia Mafia owned companies such as Fletcher Challenge, @@ -1144,38 +1144,38 @@ issue and buy stock to manipulate the Australasian economy by increasing price, paying no taxes, creating inflation, and enslaving the people through debt to Mafia controlled banks.

-

Parsky would oversee the 'launder' of further loans to the NZ Government +

Parsky would oversee the 'launder' of further loans to the NZ Government and would begin to channel 'loans' through the Australian Treasury using -captive politician Keating. Also NZ Government building would be sold to -Jones and Australia Government buildings would be sold to Adler which would +captive politician Keating. Also NZ Government building would be sold to +Jones and Australia Government buildings would be sold to Adler which would then be rented back to the respective Governments at inflated prices.

-

17th November 1986: Brierley, Seldon, Packer, Bond, Elliott, Holmes -A'Court and Adler meet in Sydney. Also present is Rupert Murdoch to assist -in Parsky strategy of media takeover in Australasia and the Pacific using +

17th November 1986: Brierley, Seldon, Packer, Bond, Elliott, Holmes +A'Court and Adler meet in Sydney. Also present is Rupert Murdoch to assist +in Parsky strategy of media takeover in Australasia and the Pacific using Packer and Bond (TV and Radio) Brierley and Holmes A'Court (newspapers).

-

Murdoch takes orders from Brzezinski since his News Corp was taken over in +

Murdoch takes orders from Brzezinski since his News Corp was taken over in 1982 by Chase Manhattan and Security Pacific National Bank.

-

At a separate meeting with Brierley, Seldon and Cline, Parsky outlines plan +

At a separate meeting with Brierley, Seldon and Cline, Parsky outlines plan for 'key' Media Australasian Holding company using the Bell Group which would be taken over by with Chase Manhattan holding 27.5% in London and the US. Another 10% of the stock would be held through Security Pacific National Bank (US).

8th February 1987: US Mafia Council meet in Washington - including David -Rockefeller, John McCloy, Brzezinski, Parsky, Simon, Katherine Graham, and +Rockefeller, John McCloy, Brzezinski, Parsky, Simon, Katherine Graham, and George Franklin.

-

Brzezinski outlines plans to invade Iran using 75,000 strong mercenary army +

Brzezinski outlines plans to invade Iran using 75,000 strong mercenary army supported by US Air Force and Navy with starting date of 8th February, 1988. An integral part of the plan Saudi and Kuwaiti oil tankers would fly the US flag to provoke an Iranian attack so that US invasion of Iran would be 'justified'.

* Reason: The Seven Sisters wanted to exploit a secret oil field near -Bandar Abbas discovered in 1976 with estimate 150 billion barrels and also +Bandar Abbas discovered in 1976 with estimate 150 billion barrels and also a huge gold source at Neyshabur discovered in 1977.

The Iranian invasion would begin after the World economic system was @@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ Other countries on the takeover list include:

Article 639 of alt.conspiracy: Path: bilver!tarpit!peora!masscomp!dali.cs.montana.edu!decwrl! elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!hplabs!otter.hpl.hp.com!otter!tgg -From: tgg@otter.hpl.hp.com (Tom Gardner) +From: tgg@otter.hpl.hp.com (Tom Gardner) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Re: Novus Ordo Seclorum 5900008@otter.hpl.hp.com @@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ Lines: 18

|one that keeps alive ancient knowledge under |"secret" veils.

-

If you believe that then run and read "The Brotherhood" by Stephen Knight. +

If you believe that then run and read "The Brotherhood" by Stephen Knight. In it he points out why many of the legends/stories/rumours about the Freemasons are nonsense.

@@ -1239,18 +1239,18 @@ Lines: 59

The Freemasons are alive and well in the USA. There are 33 degrees of membership. On the top level are the leaders of various countries. -On the basic level there are people like you and me (ordinary Joes). +On the basic level there are people like you and me (ordinary Joes). I do not mean to say I am a Freemason, by the way.

They are NOT known as Freemasons over here; they are known as "lodges". Thus, the Shriners, the Elks, etc. are all the same group.

-

They are existing from the time of Moses, or maybe even from before that. -It used to be Greek and Roman influenced fraternity. They were outlawed in +

They are existing from the time of Moses, or maybe even from before that. +It used to be Greek and Roman influenced fraternity. They were outlawed in Pakistan in the late 70's because of their involvement in some questionable things. It is said that the Freemasons want to protect and maintain a certain status quo in the world (make it safe for the extremely r -ich), but God knows best as to their real aims.

+ich), but God knows best as to their real aims.

The Lodges are very active in doing some good things for the common man. The Shriners have adopted a pseudo-Islamic pose, without having anything @@ -1281,12 +1281,12 @@ posts.

Article 642 of alt.conspiracy: Path: bilver!tarpit!peora!masscomp!dali.cs.montana.edu!samsung! cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!uunet!isis!jsanders -From: jsanders@isis.cs.du.edu (Jim Sanders) +From: jsanders@isis.cs.du.edu (Jim Sanders) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Novus Ordo Seclorum (Illuminati=Lawyers=Politicians/IRS/CIA) 1991Jan9.185143.8679@isis.cs.du.edu Date: 9 Jan 91 18:51:43 GMT -Reply-To: jsanders@isis.UUCP (Jim Sanders) +Reply-To: jsanders@isis.UUCP (Jim Sanders) Organization: Math/CS, University of Denver Lines: 46

@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ was formed by the creme de la creme of Europe's most powerful aristocrats to perpetuate its iron grip on the peasants, to maintain the status quo, to keep the rich rich, and the poor masses poor.

-

J.Jaynes book, "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown Of the +

J.Jaynes book, "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown Of the Bicameral Mind," explains how for thousands of years, the masses have been hypnotized into not thinking for themselves by Illuminati like leaders who use mysticism, religion, music and propaganda to accomplish this. A person @@ -1317,12 +1317,12 @@ regrouped and formed the Illuminati to deal with US and prevent future colonies from being so eager to toss the king's tea taxes overboard!)

Write to me and I will mail you a that documents my words on how lawyers -(and now Bush/CIA/Heavy Industry) raping Amerika! +(and now Bush/CIA/Heavy Industry) raping Amerika! (WRITE ME + READ IT!)

--

-

"Don't tread on me!" /*--------------------------------------------------*/ +

"Don't tread on me!" /*--------------------------------------------------*/ /* Hell even their motto reverberated with snakes */ /* (as this was written on a 1776 Amerikan Colonial */ /* Revolutionary flag next to a picture of a snake) */ @@ -1331,21 +1331,21 @@ colonies from being so eager to toss the king's tea taxes overboard!)

______________________________________________________________ | :-) | -| jim oversees the fate of the world from high atop Boulder | +| jim oversees the fate of the world from high atop Boulder | |______________________________________________________________| | | | | -| Vote em out! | jsanders@isis.cs.du.edu | (jim sanders) | +| Vote em out! | jsanders@isis.cs.du.edu | (jim sanders) | |______________|___________________________|___________________|

Article 641 of alt.conspiracy: Path: bilver!tarpit!peora!masscomp!dali.cs.montana.edu!samsung! spool2.mu.edu!uunet!isis!jsanders -From: jsanders@isis.cs.du.edu (Jim Sanders) +From: jsanders@isis.cs.du.edu (Jim Sanders) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Novus Ordo...(Illuminati=Lawyers=Amerikarapers=cia/dea/irs) 1991Jan9.185746.9066@isis.cs.du.edu Date: 9 Jan 91 18:57:46 GMT -Reply-To: jsanders@isis.UUCP (Jim Sanders) +Reply-To: jsanders@isis.UUCP (Jim Sanders) Organization: Math/CS, University of Denver Lines: 46

@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ was formed by the creme de la creme of Europe's most powerful aristocrats to perpetuate its iron grip on the peasants, to maintain the status quo, to keep the rich rich, and the poor masses poor.

-

J.Jaynes book, "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown Of the +

J.Jaynes book, "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown Of the Bicameral Mind," explains how for thousands of years, the masses have been hypnotized into not thinking for themselves by Illuminati like leaders who use mysticism, religion, music and propaganda to accomplish this. A person @@ -1376,12 +1376,12 @@ regrouped and formed the Illuminati to deal with US and prevent future colonies from being so eager to toss the king's tea taxes overboard!)

Write to me and I will mail you a that documents my words -on how lawyers (and now Bush/CIA/Heavy Industry) raping Amerika! +on how lawyers (and now Bush/CIA/Heavy Industry) raping Amerika! (WRITE ME + READ IT!)

--

-

"Don't tread on me!" /*--------------------------------------------------*/ +

"Don't tread on me!" /*--------------------------------------------------*/ /* Hell even their motto reverberated with snakes */ /* (as this was written on a 1776 Amerikan Colonial */ /* Revolutionary flag next to a picture of a snake) */ @@ -1390,17 +1390,17 @@ on how lawyers (and now Bush/CIA/Heavy Industry) raping Amerika!

______________________________________________________________ | :-) | -| jim oversees the fate of the world from high atop Boulder | +| jim oversees the fate of the world from high atop Boulder | |______________________________________________________________| | | | | -| Vote em out! | jsanders@isis.cs.du.edu | (jim sanders) | +| Vote em out! | jsanders@isis.cs.du.edu | (jim sanders) | |______________|___________________________|___________________|

Article 647 of alt.conspiracy: Xref: bilver alt.conspiracy:647 rec.arts.books:2999 Path: bilver!tarpit!peora!masscomp!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc! elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!world!eff!mnemonic -From: mnemonic@eff.org (Mike Godwin) +From: mnemonic@eff.org (Mike Godwin) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy,rec.arts.books Subject: Re: Novus Ordo...(Illuminati=Lawyers=Amerikarapers=cia/dea/irs) Summary: How silly. @@ -1411,9 +1411,9 @@ Organization: The Electronic Frontier Foundation Lines: 29

In article 1991Jan9.185746.9066@isis.cs.du.edu jsanders@isis.UUCP -(Jim Sanders) writes: +(Jim Sanders) writes: > ->J.Jaynes book, "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown Of the +>J.Jaynes book, "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown Of the >Bicameral Mind," explains how for thousands of years, the masses have been >hypnotized into not thinking for themselves by Illuminati like leaders who >use mysticism, religion, music and propaganda to accomplish this. A person @@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ Lines: 29

>has allowed the world's sadistic, oppressive leaders to screw us for >1000's of years.

-

This is nonsense; Jaynes's book says no such thing. Not only does it not +

This is nonsense; Jaynes's book says no such thing. Not only does it not mention the Illuminati or "Illuminati-like leaders," but its thesis is that the bicamerality of the brain is the ground of true self- consciousness. It is not the case that "non-bicameral" is the equivalent of @@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ raping Amerika.

--Mike

-- -Mike Godwin, (617) 864-0665 |"If the doors of perception were cleansed +Mike Godwin, (617) 864-0665 |"If the doors of perception were cleansed mnemonic@eff.org | every thing would appear to man as it is, Electronic Frontier | infinite." Foundation | --Blake

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-

In article 1991Jan9.231009.13623@eff.org, mnemonic@eff.org (Mike Godwin) +

In article 1991Jan9.231009.13623@eff.org, mnemonic@eff.org (Mike Godwin) writes: > > Of course, I'm a lawyer, so feel free to ignore me as I get back to @@ -1473,12 +1473,12 @@ CS Grad / U of Ill @ Urbana ...{ucbvax,pur-ee,convex}!cs.uiuc.edu!

Article 643 of alt.conspiracy: Path: bilver!tarpit!peora!masscomp!know!news.cs.indiana.edu!cica! sol.ctr.columbia.edu!spool2.mu.edu!uunet!isis!jsanders -From: jsanders@isis.cs.du.edu (Jim Sanders) +From: jsanders@isis.cs.du.edu (Jim Sanders) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: The Illuminati are an original world "old boy" conspiracy! 1991Jan10.051620.10473@isis.cs.du.edu Date: 10 Jan 91 05:16:20 GMT -Reply-To: jsanders@isis.UUCP (Jim Sanders) +Reply-To: jsanders@isis.UUCP (Jim Sanders) Organization: Math/CS, University of Denver Lines: 77

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I forgot to give you the beta on the Illuminati: -These folks are more secret than Moussad(the Israeli SS) who is the +These folks are more secret than Moussad(the Israeli SS) who is the undisputed ultimate "secret agent men/women" experts of the world. Therefore, you will find no reliable sources of information on them. @@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ Sundays that money in a Swiss account is backed by real gold too!) Conclusion: -Bush belongs to the "Skull and Crossbones Club" which is the American +Bush belongs to the "Skull and Crossbones Club" which is the American Equivalent of the Illuninati. You have to study at Yale and be in a family that is part of the old boy system and then you might get in. It is highly secret, but really is much more well known than the Illuminati. It exists @@ -1550,13 +1550,13 @@ need to know, except their names. Search and destroy! expose a gangster and save money today! ______________________________________________________________ | :-) | -| jim oversees the fate of the world from high atop Boulder | +| jim oversees the fate of the world from high atop Boulder | |______________________________________________________________| | | | | -| Vote em out! | jsanders@isis.cs.du.edu | (jim sanders) | +| Vote em out! | jsanders@isis.cs.du.edu | (jim sanders) | |______________|___________________________|___________________| -"Don't Tread On Me" ? 177x -"This is Jimmy's road, where Jimmy liked to play." (Mark Twain) +"Don't Tread On Me" ? 177x +"This is Jimmy's road, where Jimmy liked to play." (Mark Twain) >---------------------------------------------> Hi Ho Pegasus, and away!>---------------------------------------------> >--------------------------------------------->

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In 1991Jan10.051620.10473@isis.cs.du.edu jsanders@isis.cs.du.edu -(Jim Sanders) writes: ->These folks are more secret than Moussad(the Israeli SS) who is the +(Jim Sanders) writes: +>These folks are more secret than Moussad(the Israeli SS) who is the >undisputed ultimate "secret agent men/women" experts of the world. >Therefore, you will find no reliable sources of information on them.

That includes you, I suppose.... -- ----- -Pete Hartmanpwh@bradley.bradley.eduHaazavaa?

+Pete Hartmanpwh@bradley.bradley.eduHaazavaa?

Article 1809 of alt.activism: Xref: bilver alt.activism:1809 alt.conspiracy:652 talk.politics.misc:7767 Path: bilver!tarpit!peora!masscomp!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung! - uunet!bu.edu!dartvax!cabot!harelb -From: harelb@cabot.dartmouth.edu (Harel Barzilai) + uunet!bu.edu!dartvax!cabot!harelb +From: harelb@cabot.dartmouth.edu (Harel Barzilai) Newsgroups: alt.activism,alt.conspiracy,talk.politics.misc Subject: The S&L - Contra/drug Connection -- will Congress investigate? 1991Jan10.051739.22241@dartvax.dartmouth.edu @@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@ Convergence Magazine, Christic Institute, Winter 1991, p. 16

As Convergence went to press we learned that the House Intelligence Committee will refuse to investigate the reported use of failed savings and -loan institutions to launder funds for the Reagan Administration's secret +loan institutions to launder funds for the Reagan Administration's secret war in Nicaragua.

The last issue of Convergence (Fall 1990) reported that an investigation by @@ -1618,12 +1618,12 @@ with both organized crime and the Central Intelligence Agency.

Last summer the House Banking subcommittee on financial institutions attempted to investigate the reports, but abandoned the effort when C.I.A. -Director William Webster refused to testify. But the subcommittee's chair, -Illinois Democrat Frank Annunzio, referred the allegations to the House +Director William Webster refused to testify. But the subcommittee's chair, +Illinois Democrat Frank Annunzio, referred the allegations to the House Intelligence Committee, which has jurisdiction over America's spy agencies.

On Nov. 15 the Christic Institute delivered 30,000 petitions to -Rep. Anthony Beilenson, the California Democrat who chairs the Intelligence +Rep. Anthony Beilenson, the California Democrat who chairs the Intelligence Committee, asking for a full investigation of the reports. The signatures were gathered in 22 cities in one day of canvassing by volunteers from the Christic Institute's local action networks and the Citizen/Labor Energy @@ -1631,7 +1631,7 @@ Coalition.

A spokesman for the intelligence committee said the staff had conducted dozens of interviews to determine whether the reports should be -investigated. But in November investigative journalist Pete Brewton +investigated. But in November investigative journalist Pete Brewton reported in the Houston Post that ``the committee has not attempted to trace any of the S&L money looted by C.I.A. operatives.''

@@ -1639,11 +1639,11 @@ trace any of the S&L money looted by C.I.A. operatives.''

who told a Federal court in 1988 that the agency used funds from failed banks and thrift institutions to finance covert operations.

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When asked by Brewton why the committee made no attempt to trace any S&L +

When asked by Brewton why the committee made no attempt to trace any S&L money to discover if it had been used for covert operations, staff director -Dan Childs said ``we have only three attorneys to do this.''

+Dan Childs said ``we have only three attorneys to do this.''

-

Childs was the chief financial officer for the C.I.A. during the period +

Childs was the chief financial officer for the C.I.A. during the period when the alleged transfer of funds occurred.

The Christic Institute's probe of S&L fraud goes back to 1988, when @@ -1656,19 +1656,19 @@ drug traffickers exploited dozens of S&Ls to launder funds destined for the illegal contra war,'' said Daniel P. Sheehan, the Institute's general counsel. ``This evidence suggests that the links among S&Ls, covert operatives and organized crime can be traced to the `off-the-shelf -enterprise' described by Oliver North before the Iran-contra investigating +enterprise' described by Oliver North before the Iran-contra investigating committees.

``It appears that S&Ls may have made fraudulent loans in order to siphon money to the contras at a time when Congress had cut off aid to the rebels.''

-

Brewton's investigative series in Post has concluded that ``at least 27 +

Brewton's investigative series in Post has concluded that ``at least 27 failed financial institutions (25 S&Ls and two banks) had links to C.I.A. operatives or to organized crime figures with links to the C.I.A..''

``The savings and loan collapse will cost taxpayers over $500 billion,'' -said Sara Nelson, the Institute's executive director. ``If it is true that +said Sara Nelson, the Institute's executive director. ``If it is true that S&L money went to the contras, then the U.S. public was duped into paying the bill for the contra war after Congress had outlawed contra aid. The evidence pointing to a systematic fraud on

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``The response to this petition has been enormous,'' said Nelson, ``and shows just how upset people are that Congress has failed to investigate the intelligence connection to the S&L collapse. We hope that Congressman -Beilenson will take this message very seriously.''

+Beilenson will take this message very seriously.''

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Bavarian Illuminati" FAQ. Ver 1.2 - Peter Trei + Peter Trei Jan 1994

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Here's three articles from the "Coil's Masonic Encyclopedia", -1961, by Henry Wilson Coil, 33rd degree. This is an excellent, albeit -slightly idiosyncratic reference work. Coil had a low opinion the +

Here's three articles from the "Coil's Masonic Encyclopedia", +1961, by Henry Wilson Coil, 33rd degree. This is an excellent, albeit +slightly idiosyncratic reference work. Coil had a low opinion the Catholicism, and it shows.

Of course, this being a *Masonic* encyclopedia, the articles are @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Rites:

This order was first called the Order of Perfectibilists, and was a fairly shortlived, meteoric, controversial society formed May 1, -1776, in Bavaria, by Adam Weishaupt, aided by Baron von Knigge and +1776, in Bavaria, by Adam Weishaupt, aided by Baron von Knigge and others, suppressed in 1784, and entirely disappeared by the close of the century. It was not primarily Masonic, and evidently not founded by any Masonic authority, though it pirated or prarphrased Masonic rituals @@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ and at one time or another had a number of prominent Freemasons in the group. Freemasonry has received a great many denunciations from several sources by reason of the aberrations of the Illuminati, and the enemies of Freemasonry encouraged the idea that Illuminism and Freemasonry were -the same. For details of the lives of Weishaupt and Knigge, reference +the same. For details of the lives of Weishaupt and Knigge, reference must be made to those titles in the general text but, since Illuminism was their creation and developed as they directed, their acts are material and discussed here.

-

Adam Weishaupt, Professor of Canon Law at the University of +

Adam Weishaupt, Professor of Canon Law at the University of Ingolstadt, conceived the idea of founding an order which, by mutual helpfulness, counsel, and philosophic discussions, would increase morality and virtue, lay the foundation for the reformation of the @@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ world, and oppose the progress of evil, all of which objectives were expressed in the name, "Order of Perfectibilists" or "Perfectionists", which was soon changed to "Illuminati", which is best translated as "intellectually inspired". Modesty and humility seems to have been no -trait of Weishaupt, for he was one of the first to attempt to fly with +trait of Weishaupt, for he was one of the first to attempt to fly with little knowledge of human aerodynamics. His ambition outweighed his judgement; his ideals were too refined for a rude world. Like many -other promoters, Weishaupt sought the aid of Freemasonry to give his +other promoters, Weishaupt sought the aid of Freemasonry to give his machine both propulsion and ballast. But it dragged Freemasonry down without helping Illuminism very much. He was too shrewd and subtle for his own good, though such qualities gave him headway for a time. @@ -62,30 +62,30 @@ Although he formerly belonged to the Jesuits, he secured admission to a lodge of Freemasons in 1777. Ironically, that was named "Lodge of Caution."

-

We are not informed as to just how Weishaupt became associated -with Adolph Franz Friedrich Ludwid Baron Von Knigge, for the latter +

We are not informed as to just how Weishaupt became associated +with Adolph Franz Friedrich Ludwid Baron Von Knigge, for the latter lived in North Germany, was of the nobility, and, after his initiation in 1773, showed little interest in Freemasonry. But noblemen were found in abundance in the most fraudulent orders in Germany claiming some -Masonic connections. Weishaupt, in 1780, dispatched the Marquis de -Costanzo to propagate Illuminism in the north and Knigge probably then +Masonic connections. Weishaupt, in 1780, dispatched the Marquis de +Costanzo to propagate Illuminism in the north and Knigge probably then first showed interest in the society. He became more and more enthusiastic as the plan was revealed to him, and, in 1781, accepted the invitation to visit Bavaria and receive full access to all of -Weishaupt's materials. Knigge not only completed the scale of degrees +Weishaupt's materials. Knigge not only completed the scale of degrees but became a proponent of them, bringing to his aid the assistance of Johann J. C. Bode, a prominent German Mason. The order was at first very popular and attracted, it is said, some of the best men in Germany and some of the worst. It had 2000 names on its rolls and spread to France, Belgium, Holland, Denamrk, Sweden, Poland, Hungary, and Italy. -Knigge, especially, was a highly religious and intellectual man and +Knigge, especially, was a highly religious and intellectual man and would have had nothing to do with that or any other order which was -anti-Christian, yet, the vicious attacks and accusations by Baruel and -Robison had great influence, and it was even charged that the +anti-Christian, yet, the vicious attacks and accusations by Baruel and +Robison had great influence, and it was even charged that the Illuminati were themselves agents of the Jesuits, though the latter were opposing it in their usual secret manner. The Illuminati were extremely secretive, even identifying themselves and their chapters by -assumed classical names; for examples, Weishaupt was Spartacus, Knigge +assumed classical names; for examples, Weishaupt was Spartacus, Knigge was Philo, Ingolstadt, the headquarters, was Eleusis, Austria was Egypt, etc. Dates were given in a sort of cryptography.

@@ -99,50 +99,50 @@ II-Symbolic Freemasonry: 1. Apprentice; 2. Fellow Craft; 3. Master; 4. these latter degrees were never completed).

The Illuminati were finally beset by both internal and external -disorders, for Weishaupt found fault with some of Knigge's ritualistic -work and peremptorily ordered it changed, whereupon, Knigge became +disorders, for Weishaupt found fault with some of Knigge's ritualistic +work and peremptorily ordered it changed, whereupon, Knigge became disgusted and resigned in 1784. The Jesuits had fought it from the first and eventually all priests became its active enemies and raised so much opposition that the Elector of Bavaria supressed the Order by edict, June 22, 1784, many Illuminati being imprisoned and some, -including Weishaupt, being forced to flee the country. Though the first +including Weishaupt, being forced to flee the country. Though the first edict had been obeyed, it was repeated in March and August, 1785. Not only Illuminism, but Freemasonry was exterminated in Bavaria and neither ever recovered its former position. The Illuminati seem to have completely disappeared everywhere by the end of the 18th century.

-------------------- -Weishaupt, Adam

+Weishaupt, Adam

Founder of the Illuminati of Bavaria, born at Inglstadt, 1748, died 1811. He was educated in law and attained the rank of Professor in 1772 at the University of Ingolstadt. He had been educated by the Jesuits but acquired a dislike for them, and in his professional life, he was soon in conflict with the whole clergy, partly because he held -the chair of Canon Law, which had always been held by an ecclesiastic. +the chair of Canon Law, which had always been held by an ecclesiastic. In conferences with his students in whom he planted liberal ideas on religion and philosophy, and he soon conceived of a close association of enlightened or intellectual persons who might advance the moral and intellectual qualities of themselves as well as others. This idea materialized as the Illuminates or Illuminati, who at first had no -connection with Freemasonry. In 1777, he was admitted to Lodge Theodore -of Good Counsel (translated by some as Lodge Theodore of Caution) at +connection with Freemasonry. In 1777, he was admitted to Lodge Theodore +of Good Counsel (translated by some as Lodge Theodore of Caution) at Munich, and from that time, he sought to interrelate the affairs of his Illuminati with Freemasonry.

-

He soon formed an association with Baron von Knigge, an able and +

He soon formed an association with Baron von Knigge, an able and upright man from north Germany, and the two might have accomplished their objectives and some good had it not been for the opposition of the Jesuits (who were still powerful though banished from Bavaria) and -the Roman Catholic clergy. Moreover Weishaupt and Knigge could not +the Roman Catholic clergy. Moreover Weishaupt and Knigge could not agree upon some of the latters' ritualistic interpretations. From the literature on the subject of Illuminism and from the caustic remarks of Masonic writers, we might suppose that this order or movement lasted a long time, but the whole drama opened with the organization of the Perfectionists in 1766 and, 18 years later in 1784, the Bavarian -government banned all secret associations. The next year, Weishaupt was +government banned all secret associations. The next year, Weishaupt was discharged from his position at the University and banished from the -country. He fled to Gotha and found asylum with Duke Ernest of that +country. He fled to Gotha and found asylum with Duke Ernest of that little city, remaining there until his death in 1811. In Gotha, he published a number of works, those on Illuminism being: "A Picture of Illuminism", 1786; "A Complete History of the Persecutions of the @@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ Illuminati in Bavaria", 1785 (only the first of two planned volumes published); "An Apology for the Illuminati", 1786; "An Improved System of Illuminism", 1787, and others.

-

The most objective writers on the subject give Weishaupt credit +

The most objective writers on the subject give Weishaupt credit for being of high moral character and a profound thinker, and it is -worth noting that his associate, Knigge, spoke with great respect of +worth noting that his associate, Knigge, spoke with great respect of his intellectual powers. It appears, however, that he was the victim of at least two powerful forces, first, the vindictive hate of the Church of Rome and the Bavarian government and, secondly, his own inadequate @@ -160,17 +160,17 @@ judgement of how to launch a revolutionary and more or less secret movement such as Illuminism. He was really employing methods of the Jesuits, for his whole order seems to have been composed of spies and counter spies, and only those most adept at scheming and trickery were -advanced. The candidates all had pseudonyms, that of Weishaupt being -Spartacus, and those who became too inquisitive about matters as to +advanced. The candidates all had pseudonyms, that of Weishaupt being +Spartacus, and those who became too inquisitive about matters as to which their suspicions were aroused were turned out. If the purpose had been philosophic, ethical, or for the improvement of the mind or salvation of the soul, it need never to have been quite so secretive, -and from the Masonic standpoint, Weishaupt was not justified in using +and from the Masonic standpoint, Weishaupt was not justified in using the Fraternity as the vehicle for his scheme, good or bad, though he had ample precedents on all sides.

-------------------- -Knigge, Baron von (Adolph F. R. L.)

+Knigge, Baron von (Adolph F. R. L.)

German Freemason and, in part, founder of the Bavarian Illuminati. He was born near Hanover in 1752, and died at Bremen in 1796. He was @@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ also wrote many non-Masonic works, one being "On Conversation with Men", towards the end of his career and after a sad experience with the Illuminati and disappointment with the Strict Observance, causing him therein to devote much space to secret societies and denunciation of -Freemasonry. The most interesting and significant part of Knigge's -career was his participation with Weishaupt in the promotion of the +Freemasonry. The most interesting and significant part of Knigge's +career was his participation with Weishaupt in the promotion of the Bavarian Illuminati, he being almost an equal party.

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minds. In the 1950s and 60's, about the only people who seem to mention it were the John Birch Society.

-

In the mid-70's, Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson restarted +

In the mid-70's, Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson restarted popular speculation with their fictional "Illuminatus!" trilogy. This mixes actual history with conspiracy theory and pure invention, and very deliberately produces doubts in the reader's mind as to the @@ -214,30 +214,30 @@ representing by the Erisians (followers of Eris, the Greek goddess of discord). The plot involves every conspiracy you've ever heard of, many you havent, monomaniacal midgets, golden submarines, giant squid, ancient Atlantis, zombie Nazi stormtroopers, and a good deal of sex. -Wilson and Shea drew heavily on Akron Darual's "History of Secret +Wilson and Shea drew heavily on Akron Darual's "History of Secret Societies", the 'Principia Discordia' of the Erisians, many kinds of fringe conspiracy theory, and their own imaginations. One of their -conceits is that Adam Weishaupt, founder of the Bavarian Illuminati, -secretly murdered George Washington and took his place.

+conceits is that Adam Weishaupt, founder of the Bavarian Illuminati, +secretly murdered George Washington and took his place.

-

Illuminatus! became an underground bestseller, and while Shea seems -to have been content to sit back and enjoy the royalties, Wilson has +

Illuminatus! became an underground bestseller, and while Shea seems +to have been content to sit back and enjoy the royalties, Wilson has worked the interest it developed into a minor industry. He has brought out a steady stream of fiction and "non-fiction" concerning the -Illuminati and related topics, noteably the "Schrodinger's Cat" +Illuminati and related topics, noteably the "Schrodinger's Cat" trilogy, "The Illuminati Papers", "Cosmic Trigger - The Final Secret of the Illuminati", and most recently the "Historical Illuminatus Series", which is up to four books.

[The following paragraph is a personal opinion.]

-

I've met Wilson, and my impression is that he lacks sincerity. I +

I've met Wilson, and my impression is that he lacks sincerity. I don't think he actually believes in the continuing existence of the Illuminati, but knows he's stumbled onto a goldmine. He does seem serious about some of the psychological theories he promotes.

A couple other works of interest are the above-mentioned "History -of Secret Societies" by Akron Daraul, and Neil Wilgus' "The +of Secret Societies" by Akron Daraul, and Neil Wilgus' "The Illuminoids". HoSS tries to link together a number of groups, claiming that the Illuminati, the Masons, the Italian Carbonari, and the Spanish Alumburados (sp?) are all linked and can be traced back to the @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ shred of evidence that the Illuminati persisted past 1800. Of course, you may think you are free to doubt me on this. :-)

-

W .'. Peter Trei +

W .'. Peter Trei ptrei@mitre.org Wilder Lodge AF&AM Leominster MA @@ -298,14 +298,14 @@ existing later in France. The Realenzyclopaedie 3rd Edition is a very serious work of late 19th century Historical Research and of course from the viewpoint of German Kulturprotestantism.

-

Sources could be found sub Knigge and Weishaupt in Wolfsohns +

Sources could be found sub Knigge and Weishaupt in Wolfsohns Freimaurerbibliographie, Vienna (20's or early 30's). Useful is the Internationales Freimaurerlexikon (Vienna 1932). Both Works are from a (low-degree) masonic viewpoint and esp the latter apologetic against Ludendorff's conspiracy theory.

-

Edited sources are: Jan Reichold (ed.): Die Illuminaten. Quellen -und Texte zur Aufklaerungsideologie des Illuminatenordens, Berlin +

Edited sources are: Jan Reichold (ed.): Die Illuminaten. Quellen +und Texte zur Aufklaerungsideologie des Illuminatenordens, Berlin ((former) DDR) 1984, commentary part of course influenced by Marxism and GDR-ideology, but solid text edition.

@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ bitnet: RZELLWE@ibm.gwdg.de

Minor bits & bobs:

-

Steve Jackson Games has a rather nifty conspiracy table top game +

Steve Jackson Games has a rather nifty conspiracy table top game called Illuminati, based on the books.

There is a live-action version called GURPS Illuminati, played at diff --git a/pythonCode/output/imps-soc.xml b/pythonCode/output/imps-soc.xml index f1495b1..38b5ed8 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/imps-soc.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/imps-soc.xml @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ economy, and has become legendary."

The term used in the article -- "planned anarchy" -- captures the essence of socialism. But it also rings out as a vindication of one of the greatest critics of socialism in the -20th century: the Austrian economist, Ludwig von Mises.

+20th century: the Austrian economist, Ludwig von Mises.

Seventy years ago, in 1920, the Soviet experience was only three years old. But already, under the name of "War @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ away with market prices and wages, declared the end of a money economy and introduced planning in the form of a centrally- directed command economy.

-

That same year, 1920, Ludwig von Mises published one of the +

That same year, 1920, Ludwig von Mises published one of the most important essays in the history of economics: "Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth." In less than fifty pages, Mises demonstrated clearly and irrefutably that @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ intervention, this problem which the socialist planner faces is non-existent. The key, Mises said, is private property and individual freedom. In a system of division of labor, in which all of the transactions require the voluntary consent of -buyers and sellers, self-interest is (as Adam Smith argued +buyers and sellers, self-interest is (as Adam Smith argued long ago) harnessed to the common good. No one can acquire what someone else possesses unless he, in turn, offers that person something he is willing to take in trade. Thus, @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ resources and labor at his central command. This leads to "planned chaos," as Mises called it, or to "planned anarchy" to which Pravda referred.

-

Ludwig von Mises was born on September 29, 1881. This month +

Ludwig von Mises was born on September 29, 1881. This month marks the 109th anniversary of his birth. (He died on October 10, 1973 at the age of 92.) His greatest work, Human Action, A Treatise on Economics, was published on September 14, 1949, @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ profession, around the world. What was his "crime"? In an era in which the reigning ideology has been collectivism of one form or another, in which the State has been worshipped as a god, and in which unswerving obedience to the State is to be -given, Ludwig von Mises defended the individual and his +given, Ludwig von Mises defended the individual and his freedom against omnipotent governments.

But he did more than that. He also tore to shreds the @@ -163,13 +163,13 @@ for improving the condition of man is impossible.

Socialism is dying around the world. Those who have lived under socialism are trying to rediscover the rules and -institutions of a market economy. Ludwig von Mises' life was +institutions of a market economy. Ludwig von Mises' life was dedicated to showing why socialism had to die and why there is no substitute for a free economy. His courage and devotion to the principles of freedom shall stand as a model and ideal for all of us to emulate in future ages.

-

Professor Ebeling is the Ludwig von Mises Professor of +

Professor Ebeling is the Ludwig von Mises Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College and also serves as Vice- President of Academic Affairs of The Future of Freedom Foundation, P.O. Box 9752, Denver, CO 80209.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/inc-tax.xml b/pythonCode/output/inc-tax.xml index 7d31057..006c1be 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/inc-tax.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/inc-tax.xml @@ -173,13 +173,13 @@ Originally, the income tax was seen solely as a method of raising revenue, but since World War II it has been used as a tool for furthering other goals - as well. In 1964 a tax cut designed by Presidents Kennedy and Johnson was + as well. In 1964 a tax cut designed by Presidents Kennedy and Johnson was enacted to help the sagging economy. The logic was that a tax cut would give consumers more money to spend, which would stimulate business activity. This was the first time that income tax reform was undertaken primarily to try to fine-tune the economy.

-

President Kennedy also instituted the investment tax credit to encourage +

President Kennedy also instituted the investment tax credit to encourage investment, and throughout the 1960s and 1970s many other tax benefits were added to the tax system. Among them were oil depletion allowances that made oil exploration more profitable, an energy tax credit that provided an @@ -210,11 +210,11 @@ reform is that only minor changes were made to the income tax structure in the five years following that reform. - Randall G. Holcombe

+ Randall G. Holcombe

Bibliography: Bradford, D. F., Untangling the Income Tax (1986); Davies, - David G., United States Taxes and Tax Policy (1986); Hall, Robert E., and - Rabushka, Alvin, The Flat Tax (1985); Holcombe, Randall G., Public Sector + David G., United States Taxes and Tax Policy (1986); Hall, Robert E., and + Rabushka, Alvin, The Flat Tax (1985); Holcombe, Randall G., Public Sector Economics (1988); Peacock, Alan, and Forte, Frances, eds., The Political Economy of Taxation (1981); (1985); Strassels, Paul N., The 1986 Tax Reform Act (1987).

@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ Department of the Treasury is the department of the executive branch of government that oversees the nation's finances. The department was created - in 1789, and its first secretary was Alexander Hamilton. The secretary of the + in 1789, and its first secretary was Alexander Hamilton. The secretary of the treasury is the second-ranking officer (after the secretary of state) in the president's cabinet. The secretary is the president's chief advisor on fiscal affairs and is responsible for managing the public debt. The law diff --git a/pythonCode/output/incon001.xml b/pythonCode/output/incon001.xml index 4943720..78e2c96 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/incon001.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/incon001.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@

I N V I S I B L E C O N T R A C T S - George Mercier

+ George Mercier

INTRODUCTION [Pages 1-88]

@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ hit the nail on the head as to current unfolding events regarding the economy.]<

DEAR MR. MAY:

I was intrigued to see that you have retained an interest in my Letter to Armen -Condo, even if that Letter was intended to be the isolated private +Condo, even if that Letter was intended to be the isolated private correspondence between two people. After receiving numerous inquiries about that Letter, I have been quite surprised at the extent to which that Letter has been so widely disseminated. At the time I wrote it, I was under the assumption that most folks already knew of the underlying evidentiary Commercial contract -factual settings that Title 26, Section 7203 WILLFUL FAILURE TO FILE +factual settings that Title 26, Section 7203 WILLFUL FAILURE TO FILE prosecutions are built on top of.

In your Letter you state that you have some questions about the bank account @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ of liability for the positive administrative mandates of Title 26.

Please be advised that your reservations are well founded and quite accurate, that is, if you did read such an element of exclusivity out of the Letter. The reason why your reservations are accurate is because I did not mean to state or -infer any such thing; however, that is not the problem here. Armen Condo's bank +infer any such thing; however, that is not the problem here. Armen Condo's bank accounts were sitting in front of the Judge during his arraignment and all pre-Trial hearings, and those Commercial contracts are more than strong enough to warrant incarceration on mere default therein. Since the nature of bank @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ of benefits between the jurisdictions is called RECIPROCITY, but its meaning has been elusive for some: "The term RECIPROCITY as now currently used in most cases with only a vague or very general notion of its meaning... [An] attempt is made to define -reciprocity when it is specified that the PRIVILEGES granted must be +reciprocity when it is specified that the PRIVILEGES granted must be equivalent. Thus one writer, basing his definition upon a study of the public papers of the Presidents of the United States, remarks: "Reciprocity is the granting by one nation of certain @@ -97,18 +97,18 @@ expected. Yes, often there are contracts invisible to the Defendant that actually control grievances in a Courtroom, and there is to be learned a true natural origin of contracts and of reciprocity; the origin lies not with American judges trying to create seemingly fictional legal justifications, but -in NATURE, and actually in the mind of Heavenly Father who, as we will see, -created what is now called NATURE. +in NATURE, and actually in the mind of Heavenly Father who, as we will see, +created what is now called NATURE. =============================================================[001]

and other factors, bank account instruments are CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE of Taxpayer Status by virtue of participation in the closed private domain of INTERSTATE COMMERCE. And by these CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE fellows entering into the Armen -Condo factual setting the way they did, those bank accounts were the only +Condo factual setting the way they did, those bank accounts were the only evidentiary items that I talked about. [002]

[002]============================================================= CONCLUSIVE -EVIDENCE is deemed incontrovertible: Because either the Law does not allow +EVIDENCE is deemed incontrovertible: Because either the Law does not allow contradiction for some reason, or in the alternative, because the inherent nature of the Evidence is so strong and so convincing that it automatically overrules any other mitigating or vitiating Evidence that could possibly be @@ -132,14 +132,14 @@ combined Executive and Legislative branches of the United States is a bit novel, and I know that most folks would feel uncomfortable with it at first. Yet, despite the differential in comfort levels in the use of such semantics, I go right ahead and use this characterization anyway because its use, all by -itself, enhances the important distinction between Common Law Jurisdiction and +itself, enhances the important distinction between Common Law Jurisdiction and King's Equity Jurisdiction (which distinction is still very much in effect today), and makes this distinction much easier to understand; and additionally -underscores the fact that the United States is stratified at Law into multiple +underscores the fact that the United States is stratified at Law into multiple jurisdictions to more tightly replicate the contours of Nature, and that the United States is not a single monolithic SLIPPERY SLOPE slab of equity Civil -Law (hybridized old Roman Civil Law). As the American colonies severed -relations at Law with the Mother Crown, the jurisdiction conferred upon the +Law (hybridized old Roman Civil Law). As the American colonies severed +relations at Law with the Mother Crown, the jurisdiction conferred upon the United States by our Fathers was largely similar, in a structural sense, to that jurisdiction the King of England already had. But the idea of characterizing the combined Executive and Legislative Branches of the United @@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ when relating a factual question of police powers limitation, or of a taxing limitation, to something tangible and natural like a King's expected jurisdictional contours. Additionally, a "King" also accurately reflects lingering English Jurisprudence here in the United States, and also reflects -the present KING TO PRINCE satropic relational status of the United States +the present KING TO PRINCE satropic relational status of the United States Government to the several States, following the enactment of the AFTER TEN Amendments that shifted the RATIO DECIDENDI of power to Washington. =============================================================[003]

-

Like Irwin Schiff here in late 1985, Armen Condo's reluctance in 1984 to get +

Like Irwin Schiff here in late 1985, Armen Condo's reluctance in 1984 to get rid of his bank accounts forecloses a teachable state of mind one must have to understand multiple other invisible contracts that our King is dealing with, and that are more difficult to discern and appreciate the significance of. So @@ -192,23 +192,23 @@ entities). "Following many writers on jurisprudence, a juristic person may be defined as an entity that is subject to a right. There are good etymological grounds for such an inclusive neutral definition. The Latin "PERSONA" -originally referred to DRAMATIS PERSONAE, and in Roman Law the term was adapted +originally referred to DRAMATIS PERSONAE, and in Roman Law the term was adapted to refer to anything that could act on either side of a legal dispute... In effect, in Roman legal tradition, PERSONS are creations, artifacts, of the law itself, i.e., of the legislature that enacts the law, and are not considered to have, or only have incidentally, existence of any kind outside of the legal sphere. The law, on the Roman interpretation, is systematically ignorant of the biological status of its subjects." --Peter French in THE CORPORATION AS A MORAL PERSON, 16 American +-Peter French in THE CORPORATION AS A MORAL PERSON, 16 American Philosophical Quarterly 207, at 215 (1979). But some time off in the future, -the world will come to grips with the deeper meanings of Peter French's +the world will come to grips with the deeper meanings of Peter French's comments about how PERSONS ARE CREATIONS and how the law is ignorant OF THE BIOLOGICAL STATUS OF ITS SUBJECTS, because common knowledge will be changing one day as the recombinant DNA cellular cultivation technology perfected in the late 1970s in special basement laboratories designed into the CIA's Langley -offices by Nelson Rockefeller blossoms out one day into the Commercial Sector, +offices by Nelson Rockefeller blossoms out one day into the Commercial Sector, and genetic replicas of humans are brought forth into the public domain. It is -my legal Prophesy that it is only a matter of time before a Court ruling or +my legal Prophesy that it is only a matter of time before a Court ruling or some slice of LEX makes its appearance somewhere, saying that the original natural born human being takes upon themselves full civil and criminal liability for all acts performed by their genetic replicas as soon as they @@ -223,16 +223,16 @@ in the United States of 1985, Bolshevik SYNTHETIC ALTOMETONS have already produced marvelous results for their sponsors, in both family dynasty and political settings involving important positions held in Juristic Institutions. When common public knowledge of this technology actually will blossom out into -the open, I do not know. When the Apostle John was exiled to the Isle of -Patmos, he once wrote a story on events he had seen in a vision; John talks -about how someday the world's Gremlins, continuing to incorporate deception +the open, I do not know. When the Apostle John was exiled to the Isle of +Patmos, he once wrote a story on events he had seen in a vision; John talks +about how someday the world's Gremlins, continuing to incorporate deception into their MODUS OPERANDI like they do, will make a big deal out of a man they will one day raise up for their purposes. Like the inflated, dramatic, and -overzealous presentation of Henry Kissinger's intellectual credentials, this +overzealous presentation of Henry Kissinger's intellectual credentials, this man will be shown on a much grander scale working great wonders going about the world ending one tough crisis after another, as the imp goes about his mischief trying to get folks to place trust and confidence in him (just like with -Henry); and great political power and authority will be given to this imp. John +Henry); and great political power and authority will be given to this imp. John describes a fellow who will bring down fire from Heaven, perform other great wonders, and then be fatally wounded. As part of the Gremlin deception show, this little imp will heal his own wounds and bring himself back from the dead. @@ -242,29 +242,29 @@ actually a DOUBLE will be brought forth that will have been previously manufactured, while the body of the mortally wounded and double-crossed imp will be quietly disposed of out the back door; and at the present time, excellent genetic DOUBLES are very feasible to manufacture. At the time the -world's Gremlins pull off their impending MAGNUM OPUS theatrics [meaning "great -act" theatrics], John tells us that they will succeed in deceiving many people. +world's Gremlins pull off their impending MAGNUM OPUS theatrics [meaning "great +act" theatrics], John tells us that they will succeed in deceiving many people. Few people have in-depth factual knowledge on Gremlin movements, and so few -folks have trained themselves to be able to think in terms that Gremlins think +folks have trained themselves to be able to think in terms that Gremlins think in: Terms that involve deception, intrigue, and the use of doubles, murder, and whatever other CRACKING is necessary to get the job done. Like Tax Protestors never bothering to try and see things from the Judge's and the King's position, by folks never bothering to try and see things from the Gremlin perspective, -the result is going to be exactly what John tells us: That many people will be +the result is going to be exactly what John tells us: That many people will be held in awe of this little Gremlin, just like many people have already held -Henry Kissinger in awe when they should have thrown him in the trash can, as -the little Hitler the real Henry once was. As for bringing down fire from -heaven and other MAGNUM OPUS appearances that John talks about, the holographic +Henry Kissinger in awe when they should have thrown him in the trash can, as +the little Hitler the real Henry once was. As for bringing down fire from +heaven and other MAGNUM OPUS appearances that John talks about, the holographic technology to create multiple colored images is now also highly developed. Using a confluence of monochromatic radiation sources (lasers), impressive visual images can now be created in an air reception media (just like in STAR -WARS). The technically impressive show that the world's Gremlins will one day +WARS). The technically impressive show that the world's Gremlins will one day sponsor to try and impress people world wide -- THAT THEIR LITTLE IMP IS WORTH ADMIRING -- will actually have been rehearsed in a studio first, before being -brought for on some world exhibition stage the Gremlins will create. [See the +brought for on some world exhibition stage the Gremlins will create. [See the 13th chapter of REVELATION]. One of the dominate themes of this Letter is INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY, and correlative to that, it is my proposition that -Gremlins can actually never succeed in forcing deception on others. The reason +Gremlins can actually never succeed in forcing deception on others. The reason why is because deception has to be first created, then conveyed, and then accepted by others -- then only can deception succeed. Deception can only find fertility in a human mind to the extent that mind is receptive to it; @@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ I thought I had addressed in that Letter:

1.What right does the King have to criminalize a conversation two people have, just because the content discussed in that conversation does not -meet with the King's approval? (Relating to Mr. Condo's civilly denominated +meet with the King's approval? (Relating to Mr. Condo's civilly denominated prosecution where the United States sought a Restraining Order silencing his YHPA ["Your Heritage Protection Association"]; 2.What rights does the King have to incarcerate a Person for a mere @@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ what the MENS REA is and is not]."

[007]============================================================= The CORPUS DELECTI is the hard evidentiary "body of the crime" that is supposed to exist on the record; it is related to DUE PROCESS in the sense that it ferrets out a -unique form of error. Originated as a Common Law rule by judges in our old +unique form of error. Originated as a Common Law rule by judges in our old Mother England, the Britannic judiciary had been embarrassed by having consented to execute a man for murder, when the individual believed to have been murdered later returned to the village very much alive. As a corrective @@ -333,12 +333,12 @@ result, the judiciary then required that in all capital murder cases, the prosecuting Crown has the burden of adducing satisfactory evidence that the alleged victim is actually dead (separate from, and in addition to, other evidence that the accused is guilty.) Today, the CORPUS DELECTI rule is very -much a correct PRINCIPLE OF NATURE for those criminal prosecutions falling -under Tort Law indicia (where no contract governs the grievance); but it lies +much a correct PRINCIPLE OF NATURE for those criminal prosecutions falling +under Tort Law indicia (where no contract governs the grievance); but it lies largely in slumber. It could be a test of the factual setting for the presence of hard damages on the criminal record, and as such would screen out illegitimate prosecutions where the Complainant never experienced any damages; -but as our Father's Common Law has been replaced by contractual LEX, this rule +but as our Father's Common Law has been replaced by contractual LEX, this rule has largely faded away into atrophy. Should it ever be resuscitated, perhaps in the form of mandating Criminal Arraignment Magistrates to document either a contract or the twin Tort indicia of MENS REA/CORPUS DELECTI on the record, as @@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ a condition for allowing the criminal prosecution to proceed on to Trial, such a procedural rule would automatically disable any Special Interest Group from succeeding in having their little penal Majoritarian LEX forced on others in violation of both the REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT CLAUSE of Article 4, and of -PRINCIPLES OF NATURE that replicate the thinking of Heavenly Father. All +PRINCIPLES OF NATURE that replicate the thinking of Heavenly Father. All Special Interest Groups sponsored penal LEX is always characterized by the absence of any contract or damages present in the factual setting that the defendant is being prosecuted for -- such as growing Marijuana in your backyard @@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ Market to pursue Commercial enrichment in. =============================================================[007]

the criminalization of a non-event that never happened? (Relating to Mr. -Condo's 7203 WILLFUL FAILURE TO FILE prosecution).

+Condo's 7203 WILLFUL FAILURE TO FILE prosecution).

You have me in such a position, Mr. May, that writing this response to you makes me feel like I am the United States Supreme Court, reaffirming a prior @@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ Opinion, yet turning around and writing voluminous explanative text discussing the implications to a slight twist to the factual setting. [008]

[008]============================================================= In a limited -cognitive sense, I am also sympathetic to the position Dr. Albert Einstein was +cognitive sense, I am also sympathetic to the position Dr. Albert Einstein was in when he first disseminated his THEORY OF RELATIVITY in 1929 with qualifications, as he knew then that only a few people were in a position to come to grips with its contents: @@ -380,26 +380,26 @@ possibly understand it'." Hiding Place"], Page 1 (February 4, 1929). =============================================================[008]

-

The narrow answers explaining why Mr. Condo was just plain wrong in both of +

The narrow answers explaining why Mr. Condo was just plain wrong in both of those questions were discussed in that letter -- because in both questions, the -United States had written Commercial contracts Armen Condo had entered into -wherein Mr. Condo agreed not to disseminate any erroneous tax information, and -additionally, where Mr. Condo agreed not to withhold or fail to file any -information the Secretary of Treasury deemed necessary to determine Mr. Condo's +United States had written Commercial contracts Armen Condo had entered into +wherein Mr. Condo agreed not to disseminate any erroneous tax information, and +additionally, where Mr. Condo agreed not to withhold or fail to file any +information the Secretary of Treasury deemed necessary to determine Mr. Condo's Excise Tax Liability (with the amount of tax being measured by net taxable -income). Those contracts the United States was operating on were Mr. Condo's +income). Those contracts the United States was operating on were Mr. Condo's bank accounts.

-

Furthermore, to aggravate the just plain "wrongness" of Mr. Condo's position, -those contracts were entered into by Mr. Condo in the circumstantial context of -Mr. Condo's attempting to experience monetary profit or gain through the +

Furthermore, to aggravate the just plain "wrongness" of Mr. Condo's position, +those contracts were entered into by Mr. Condo in the circumstantial context of +Mr. Condo's attempting to experience monetary profit or gain through the operation of those contracts. In other words, there had been an exchange of -financial Consideration (benefits) involved, and in Contract Law, the exchange +financial Consideration (benefits) involved, and in Contract Law, the exchange of valuable Consideration (benefits) is of particular significance. [009]

[009]============================================================= CONSIDERATION is technically defined to be either a benefit or a detriment -- -meaning that some operation of NATURE out there in the practical setting took +meaning that some operation of NATURE out there in the practical setting took place. "Under the common law of Missouri, Consideration sufficient to support a simple contract may consist either of a detriment to the Promisee, or a @@ -411,25 +411,25 @@ and intended that the benefits each derived be the Consideration for a contract." -JOSEPHINE HOFFA VS. FRANK FITZSIMMONS, 499 F.Supp. 357, at 365 (1980). This CONSIDERATION DOCTRINE -- this requirement that there must first -be a practical operation of NATURE prior to triggering the Law is very +be a practical operation of NATURE prior to triggering the Law is very important, and applies across all factual settings, and not just on contracts, as I will explain by the end of this Letter. But for the purposes of this Letter, only the benefit slice of CONSIDERATION will be discussed. =============================================================[009]

-

This Consideration requirement is a correct PRINCIPLE OF NATURE, [010]

+

This Consideration requirement is a correct PRINCIPLE OF NATURE, [010]

[010]============================================================= Yes, the requirement for CONSIDERATION originated in the Heavens, but not so to lawyers, -who begin their analysis of the Law by starting off in the wrong direction when -assuming that men created the Law. Just like collegiate intellectual's +who begin their analysis of the Law by starting off in the wrong direction when +assuming that men created the Law. Just like collegiate intellectual's conjecture that the organic history of technological innovations is the result of accidents, so too do lawyers skew their perceptions off into factually defective tangents: "Bargain consideration was invented for the sake of bilateral agreements and then was extended to unilateral agreements..." --Hugh Willis in RATIONALE OF BARGAIN CONSIDERATION in 27 Georgetown -Law Journal 414, at 415 (1939). +-Hugh Willis in RATIONALE OF BARGAIN CONSIDERATION in 27 Georgetown +Law Journal 414, at 415 (1939). The author then continues on with his dribblings. =============================================================[010]

@@ -452,26 +452,26 @@ called FAILURE OF CONSIDERATION). [012]

[012]============================================================= For commentary in this area of CONSIDERATION, see: --James Barr Ames in TWO THEORIES OF CONSIDERATION, 12 Harvard Law +-James Barr Ames in TWO THEORIES OF CONSIDERATION, 12 Harvard Law Review 515 (1899) [discussing the relationship between Consideration and both unilateral and bilateral contracts]; --Arthur Corbin in THE EFFECT OF OPTIONS ON CONSIDERATION, 34 Yale Law +-Arthur Corbin in THE EFFECT OF OPTIONS ON CONSIDERATION, 34 Yale Law Journal 571 (1925); --Arthur Corbin in NON-BINDING PROMISES AS CONSIDERATION, 26 Columbia -Law Review 550 (1926); --Joseph Beale in NOTES ON CONSIDERATION, 17 Harvard Law Review 71 +-Arthur Corbin in NON-BINDING PROMISES AS CONSIDERATION, 26 Columbia +Law Review 550 (1926); +-Joseph Beale in NOTES ON CONSIDERATION, 17 Harvard Law Review 71 (1903); --Melvin Eisenberg in THE PRINCIPLES OF CONSIDERATION, 67 Cornell Law +-Melvin Eisenberg in THE PRINCIPLES OF CONSIDERATION, 67 Cornell Law Review 640 (1982); --Samuel Williston in SUCCESSIVE PROMISES OF THE SAME PERFORMANCE, 5 -Harvard Law Review 27 (1894). Samuel Williston authored several tremendous +-Samuel Williston in SUCCESSIVE PROMISES OF THE SAME PERFORMANCE, 5 +Harvard Law Review 27 (1894). Samuel Williston authored several tremendous books on contract law called: -1.WILLISTON ON CONTRACTS, [Baker & Voorhis, New York (1936-1945) 9 +1.WILLISTON ON CONTRACTS, [Baker & Voorhis, New York (1936-1945) 9 volumes]; 2.CASES ON ENGINEERING CONTRACTS ("engineering" meaning "drafting" contracts), [Little Brown, Boston (1904)]; -3.RESTATEMENT OF THE LAW ON CONTRACTS [American Law Institute, St. -Paul (1932)]. +3.RESTATEMENT OF THE LAW ON CONTRACTS [American Law Institute, St. +Paul (1932)]. =============================================================[012]

This Consideration [meaning some practical benefit being exchanged or some @@ -493,8 +493,8 @@ upon his promise to deliver the article promptly, can B recover damages for the carrier's non-performance of that contract? ...A perfect, well-rounded contract requires not only a promise and a Consideration, but a participation by each party in both of these elements..." --Edward Bennett in CONSIDERATIONS MOVING FROM THIRD PERSONS in 9 -Harvard Law Review 233, at 233 (1895). As we change settings from a common +-Edward Bennett in CONSIDERATIONS MOVING FROM THIRD PERSONS in 9 +Harvard Law Review 233, at 233 (1895). As we change settings from a common everyday Commercial arrangement where merchandise is being transported back and forth, over to a juristic setting involving contracts with Government, nothing changes either -- as Consideration is deemed to have been exchanged based upon @@ -515,11 +515,11 @@ for granting a legal remedy upon its breach. So stated, the question whether Consideration exists in any given instance depends not on the character of the particular act relied upon as Consideration, but on its relation to the parties, to the promise, and to the particular remedy which is sought." --George Gardner in AN INQUIRY INTO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF -CONTRACTS, 46 Harvard Law Review 1, at 9 (1932). In the typical case of a -simple business contract these relationships that Gardner was referring to -appear to be complex at first (as George Gardner did not elucidate himself very -well in that article), but they are based on very simple PRINCIPLES OF NATURE +-George Gardner in AN INQUIRY INTO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF +CONTRACTS, 46 Harvard Law Review 1, at 9 (1932). In the typical case of a +simple business contract these relationships that Gardner was referring to +appear to be complex at first (as George Gardner did not elucidate himself very +well in that article), but they are based on very simple PRINCIPLES OF NATURE everyone can understand; and when understanding these Consideration rules, the indicia of Nature which creates invisible contracts will also surface and become apparent. For example, let's say that A promises to B that if B will @@ -547,16 +547,16 @@ in a sense, other successive future contracts could be deemed ADDENDUMS to the original contract, obtaining their life from the CONSIDERATION the parent contract experienced. See: -C.C. Langdell in MUTUAL PROMISES AS A CONSIDERATION FOR EACH OTHER in -14 Harvard Law Review 496 (1900); --Samuel Williston in SUCCESSIVE PROMISES OF THE SAME PERFORMANCE in 8 -Harvard Law Review 27 (1894); --Ballantine n MUTUALITY AND CONSIDERATION in 28 Harvard Law Review 121 +14 Harvard Law Review 496 (1900); +-Samuel Williston in SUCCESSIVE PROMISES OF THE SAME PERFORMANCE in 8 +Harvard Law Review 27 (1894); +-Ballantine n MUTUALITY AND CONSIDERATION in 28 Harvard Law Review 121 (1914); --OLIPHANT in MUTUALITY OF OBLIGATION IN BILATERAL CONTRACTS AT LAW in -25 Columbia Law Review 705 (1925); --Samuel Williston in THE EFFECT OF ONE VOID PROMISE IN A BILATERAL -AGREEMENT in 25 Columbia Law Review 857 (1925); --Corbin in NON-BINDING PROMISES AS CONSIDERATION in 26 Columbia Law +-OLIPHANT in MUTUALITY OF OBLIGATION IN BILATERAL CONTRACTS AT LAW in +25 Columbia Law Review 705 (1925); +-Samuel Williston in THE EFFECT OF ONE VOID PROMISE IN A BILATERAL +AGREEMENT in 25 Columbia Law Review 857 (1925); +-Corbin in NON-BINDING PROMISES AS CONSIDERATION in 26 Columbia Law Review 550 (1926). =============================================================[015]

@@ -591,31 +591,31 @@ contractual liabilities. As the PRESENCE of fraud vitiates contracts, so in a similar manner does the ABSENCE of Consideration nullify contracts. [017]

[017]============================================================= In the early -1970's, a business called Erika Incorporated had been the recipient of a train +1970's, a business called Erika Incorporated had been the recipient of a train of money originating from medical claims filed with University Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama for the Blue Cross "C-Plus" payment plan. Blue Cross had been sending the money to University Hospital, who in turn sent the money to -Erika. But in the Summer of 1975, University Hospital decided to terminate -relations with Erika, and so Blue Cross then started paying its subscribers -directly for services rendered by Erika. Now Erika had to go through the -nuisance of trying to collect money from some distant patients; this was an +Erika. But in the Summer of 1975, University Hospital decided to terminate +relations with Erika, and so Blue Cross then started paying its subscribers +directly for services rendered by Erika. Now Erika had to go through the +nuisance of trying to collect money from some distant patients; this was an expensive procedure, and necessarily generated administrative headaches; and so -now Erika tried to get set up with Blue Cross directly as a PROVIDER, now that -University Hospital stopped paying Erika. In a preliminary attempt to get paid -directly from Blue Cross, Erika presented some ASSIGNMENTS that its customers -had signed, instructing Blue Cross to pay Erika directly, but Blue Cross -erected some administrative impediments. Later, Erika then asked Blue Cross for +now Erika tried to get set up with Blue Cross directly as a PROVIDER, now that +University Hospital stopped paying Erika. In a preliminary attempt to get paid +directly from Blue Cross, Erika presented some ASSIGNMENTS that its customers +had signed, instructing Blue Cross to pay Erika directly, but Blue Cross +erected some administrative impediments. Later, Erika then asked Blue Cross for a PROVIDER NUMBER to return to a relationship where they get paid directly from Blue Cross, but Blue Cross refused to issue out such a PROVIDER NUMBER. So in the Summer of 1975, numerous letters were going back and forth between the -corporate management of Erika and Blue Cross. The letters seem to indicate that -Blue Cross deemed that a PROVIDER NUMBER for Erika really was not necessary, -and that special checks could be issued out to Erika in circumvention of house -rules, but things never worked out for Erika. Circumstances came to pass later -where Erika is unhappy over the loss of revenue, so Erika started an action in +corporate management of Erika and Blue Cross. The letters seem to indicate that +Blue Cross deemed that a PROVIDER NUMBER for Erika really was not necessary, +and that special checks could be issued out to Erika in circumvention of house +rules, but things never worked out for Erika. Circumstances came to pass later +where Erika is unhappy over the loss of revenue, so Erika started an action in Federal District Court, now claiming that the letters from Blue Cross stating possible circumvention of PROVIDER NUMBER was an offer to a contract which -Erika later accepted, and therefore a contract was in effect. The Federal Judge +Erika later accepted, and therefore a contract was in effect. The Federal Judge ruled that an exchange of letters is not a contract, and that all of the offers and acceptances stated in such letters means nothing -- since NO CONSIDERATION EVER CHANGED HANDS: @@ -625,15 +625,15 @@ no Consideration. Consideration for a promise is an act, a forbearance, or the creation, modification or destruction of a legal relation, or a return promise, bargained for and given in exchange for the promise. [Remember that CONSIDERATION is a hard practical operation of Nature taking place.] ... In the -instant case, there was no Consideration to Blue Cross from Erika for any +instant case, there was no Consideration to Blue Cross from Erika for any promise made by Blue Cross. Although legal detriment to the promisee is a valid Consideration as a benefit to the promisor, ... that Consideration must be bargained for, and in the instant case there is no evidence that the action of -Erika in submitting bills in the form and manner set forth by Blue Cross and +Erika in submitting bills in the form and manner set forth by Blue Cross and refraining from sending such bills to Blue Cross' subscribers was in any way bargained for. The Court finds that the exchange of correspondence did not form a contractual obligation on the part of Blue Cross to pay the money directly to -Erika." +Erika." -ERIKA, INC. VS. BLUE CROSS, 496 F.Supp. 786, at 788 (1980). I simplified the factual setting on this Case, but the essential factual elements relating to the promises written on paper, without any correlative operation of @@ -645,31 +645,31 @@ intervenes into the factual setting [here Blue Cross], and for reasons the complaining party had little control over, damages are being experienced. With Tax Protestors, the third party intervening into their factual setting by preemptively grabbing their earnings is the IRS. By the end of this Letter, you -should see quite clearly that the Law now continues to operate out in the +should see quite clearly that the Law now continues to operate out in the practical setting where it always has operated before recent technological developments like paper, pens, and the like, and even general public literacy, -which surfaced generally as late as the 1300's to 1600's. The Law does not -operate on paper [whenever the Law is based on NATURE]; what is written on -paper is merely a STATEMENT OF THE LAW. Importantly, I hope you should see why. +which surfaced generally as late as the 1300's to 1600's. The Law does not +operate on paper [whenever the Law is based on NATURE]; what is written on +paper is merely a STATEMENT OF THE LAW. Importantly, I hope you should see why. =============================================================[017]

In general terms, both American Jurisprudence and Nature that it is modeled -after are divided into actions that fall generally under Tort Law and Contract -Law. [018]

+after are divided into actions that fall generally under Tort Law and Contract +Law. [018]

[018]============================================================= For a -presentation of the history of the bifurcation of Law into Tort and Contract +presentation of the history of the bifurcation of Law into Tort and Contract going back into 1200 A.D., see C.H.S. Fifoot in HISTORY AND SOURCES OF THE -COMMON LAW, TORT AND CONTRACT; [Stevens and Sons, London (1949)]. +COMMON LAW, TORT AND CONTRACT; [Stevens and Sons, London (1949)]. =============================================================[018]

Numerous references will be made throughout this Letter to the two great -divisions in American Jurisprudence: TORT LAW and CONTRACT LAW. Very simply, -Contract Law applies to govern a settlement of a grievance whenever a contract +divisions in American Jurisprudence: TORT LAW and CONTRACT LAW. Very simply, +Contract Law applies to govern a settlement of a grievance whenever a contract is in effect. This means that only certain types of very narrow arguments are -allowed to be plead in Contract Law grievances, since only the content of the +allowed to be plead in Contract Law grievances, since only the content of the contract is of any relevance in the grievance settlement. The reason why -statutes are sometimes brought into a Contract Law judgment setting, statutes +statutes are sometimes brought into a Contract Law judgment setting, statutes that do not appear anywhere within the body proper of the contract, is because the contract was written under the supervisory Commerce Jurisdiction of the State, and that therefore those statutes form a superseding part of the @@ -691,23 +691,23 @@ present time. However, long ago in the early 1800's, an American jurist with great foresight, who understood the correct relational status in effect between COMMERCIAL contracts and the Constitution, had a few words to say about this state of affairs: -"Nay, if the legislature should pass a law declaring, that all future +"Nay, if the legislature should pass a law declaring, that all future contracts might be discharged by a tender of any thing, or things, besides gold and silver, there would be a great difficulty in affirming them to be unconstitutional; since it would become part of the stipulations of the contract." --Joseph Story in III COMMENTARY ON THE CONSTITUTION at 248 +-Joseph Story in III COMMENTARY ON THE CONSTITUTION at 248 ["Prohibitions - Contracts"] (Cambridge, 1833). By the end of this Letter, you too should see why COMMERCIAL contracts are born, live and then die, in their own strata, without the Constitution offering any significant restrainment on Legislative intervention. See generally: -THE GOLD CLAUSES, 294 U.S. 240 (1934); --Barry, GOLD, 20 Virginia Law Review 263 (1934); +-Barry, GOLD, 20 Virginia Law Review 263 (1934); -Phanor Eder, THE GOLD CLAUSE CASES IN THE LIGHT OF HISTORY, 23 George -Washington Law Review [Part 1 at Page 369 (Basic concepts of money); and Part 2 +Washington Law Review [Part 1 at Page 369 (Basic concepts of money); and Part 2 starts at Page 722 ("Debasement, Devaluation and Depreciation")] (1934); -Russell Post and Charles Willard, THE POWER OF THE CONGRESS TO -NULLIFY GOLD CLAUSES, 46 Harvard Law Review 1225 (1933); and others mentioned +NULLIFY GOLD CLAUSES, 46 Harvard Law Review 1225 (1933); and others mentioned elsewhere in this Letter. Although it seems momentarily pleasing to ventilate Patriot frustrations by throwing invectives at the spineless Congress for their successive continuum of enacting Rockefeller Special Interest Group legislation @@ -715,42 +715,42 @@ with the national damages created secondarily in their wake, by the end of this Letter, the true remedy will be found lying within yourself. =============================================================[019]

-

There are many subdivisions within Contract Law, such as Securities Law, Estate +

There are many subdivisions within Contract Law, such as Securities Law, Estate Inheritance, Quasi-Contract, [020]

[020]============================================================= -Quasi-contracts are just contracts. Sir Henry Maine showed the use of the +Quasi-contracts are just contracts. Sir Henry Maine showed the use of the adjunct QUASI in such Roman expressions as quasi-contract (quasi ex contractu), but it is just an assignment of superfluous terminology. See a review of -William Keeton's book called QUASI-CONTRACTS by Everett Abbott in 10 Harvard -Law Review 209 (1896). +William Keeton's book called QUASI-CONTRACTS by Everett Abbott in 10 Harvard +Law Review 209 (1896). =============================================================[020]

-

Statutory Contract, Taxes, Copyright and Trademark Infringement Law, Commercial -Business Practice under either the Law Merchant or the Uniform Commercial Code, +

Statutory Contract, Taxes, Copyright and Trademark Infringement Law, Commercial +Business Practice under either the Law Merchant or the Uniform Commercial Code, Insurance, Admiralty and Maritime Contracts, etc. Operating a business under a regulated statutory juristic environment is very much a contract, since a -numerous array of Government benefits are being accepted by Gameplayers in +numerous array of Government benefits are being accepted by Gameplayers in Commerce, as I will discuss later.

-

And in contrast to that, we have Tort Law. Think of Tort Law as being a -Judgment Law to settle grievances between persons where there are damages, but +

And in contrast to that, we have Tort Law. Think of Tort Law as being a +Judgment Law to settle grievances between persons where there are damages, but without any contract in effect between the parties. [021]

[021]============================================================= "A tort is a breach of duty (other than contractual duty) which gives rise to an action for damages. That is, obviously, a merely procedural definition, of no value to the layman. The latter wants to know the nature of those breaches of duty which -give rise to an action for damages. To put it briefly, there is no English Law -of Tort; there is merely an English Law of Torts, i.e., a list of acts and +give rise to an action for damages. To put it briefly, there is no English Law +of Tort; there is merely an English Law of Torts, i.e., a list of acts and omissions which, in certain conditions, are actionable. Any attempt to generalize further, however interesting from a speculative standpoint, would be profoundly unsafe as a practical guide." --Miles, DIGEST OF ENGLISH CIVIL LAW, Book II, Page xiv (1910). This +-Miles, DIGEST OF ENGLISH CIVIL LAW, Book II, Page xiv (1910). This pitiful line of reasoning and of poorly presented facts without any guidance Principles, is what collegiate law students are taught, so we should not be too surprised to start uncovering damages that lawyers have done to our Father's -Law. =============================================================[021]

+Law. =============================================================[021]

A good contrasting way to define a Tort is by enumerating on the things that it is not: It is not a breach of contract. Included under the heading of Torts are @@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ property rights, like trespass or conversion; and various forms of negligence are Torts ("judge, the defendant was negligent in maintaining his parking lot by not fixing a dangerous and obscure crevice that was in it") -- but the final definition is a simple one: Any wrong that has been worked by someone, where -there is no contract in effect, falls under Tort Law when the damaged person +there is no contract in effect, falls under Tort Law when the damaged person brings the grievance into Court and tries to seek a judicial remedy. [022]

[022]============================================================= "...it is a @@ -769,9 +769,9 @@ which they result are creatures of the law and not of peculiar agreements. As contractual duties properly have their origin in, and derive their vitality from, the assent of the parties, a breach of such duties only does not constitute a Tort." --62 CORPUS JURIS 1091, at 1092, Section 2. [See also 86 CORPUS JURIS +-62 CORPUS JURIS 1091, at 1092, Section 2. [See also 86 CORPUS JURIS SECUNDUM under "Torts -- Definition, Distinctions, and History"; 86 CORPUS -JURIS SECUNDUM, Section 2 also discusses "Torts -- Distinction From, and +JURIS SECUNDUM, Section 2 also discusses "Torts -- Distinction From, and Relation To, Contract"]. =============================================================[022]

@@ -780,11 +780,11 @@ rules and judgment reasoning -- and lawyers are actually baffled by it. [023]

[023]============================================================= And they have been poorly writing cases, statutes and memoranda for a very long time: -"The law of Edward I's reign draws no clear line between tort and +"The law of Edward I's reign draws no clear line between tort and contract." --Sir William Holdsworth in Volume II, A HISTORY OF ENGLISH LAW, at 369 +-Sir William Holdsworth in Volume II, A HISTORY OF ENGLISH LAW, at 369 [London (1936); 18 Volumes]. But they should not have been baffled; back in the -early English days of King Henry, strategies for bringing actions into court +early English days of King Henry, strategies for bringing actions into court under either Tort or Contract was being fluently discussed back then: "[While discussing the beginnings of ASSUMPSIT (ASSUMPSIT was a court action to recover from breach of contract on simple unwritten contracts)] @@ -800,10 +800,10 @@ the story of the slow dawn of the idea of contract in the minds of common lawyers. They knew quite well [back then] what a covenant was, but they deliberately resorted to juggling with [the tort of] trespass because they felt unable to sustain an action of covenant without a deed." --Theodore Pluckett in HISTORY OF THE COMMON LAW, Page 637 [Little +-Theodore Pluckett in HISTORY OF THE COMMON LAW, Page 637 [Little Brown Publishers, Boston (1956); 5th Edition]. Today in 1985, lawyers will still juggle their arguments around, trying to find the most advantageous -position for their client; and so applicability of Tort Law or Contract Law is +position for their client; and so applicability of Tort Law or Contract Law is still being argued down to the present day. =============================================================[023]

@@ -820,12 +820,12 @@ ideas of Tort and Contract: breaches of contract, and especially between the remedies for the two, is not found ready made. It is conceivable that a procedure adapted to redress for violence was extended to other cases as they arose." --Oliver W. Holmes in THE COMMON LAW, at 13 [Little Brown, Boston +-Oliver W. Holmes in THE COMMON LAW, at 13 [Little Brown, Boston (1881)]. =============================================================[024]

-

the actual identification of Tort Law as an actual branch of the Majestic Oak +

the actual identification of Tort Law as an actual branch of the Majestic Oak is a relatively recent recognition by American lawyers. Up until about 1859, -Tort Law was not understood as a separate and distinct branch of Law. [025]

+Tort Law was not understood as a separate and distinct branch of Law. [025]

[025]============================================================= "The definition of a tort may be said to have baffled the text-book writers not so @@ -833,23 +833,23 @@ much on account of the inherent difficulty of the conception as because of the implication of the conception in questions of jurisdiction. ...Perhaps none of the text-books succeeds in introducing all of these limitations into its definition." --Lee, TORTS AND DELICTS, 27 Yale Law Journal 721, at 723 (1918). +-Lee, TORTS AND DELICTS, 27 Yale Law Journal 721, at 723 (1918). =============================================================[025]

The first treatise in ENGLISH ON TORTS was published in 1859 by Francis Hilliard of Cambridge, Massachusetts, who was followed a year later by an -English author named Addison. [026]

+English author named Addison. [026]

[026]============================================================= For a -discussion of the recent recognition of Tort Law by lawyers, see generally, +discussion of the recent recognition of Tort Law by lawyers, see generally, PROSSER AND KEETON ON TORTS, Page 1 [West Publishing (1984)]. By the time you -have finished this Letter, you will see that Tort Law has been in effect long +have finished this Letter, you will see that Tort Law has been in effect long before this World ever came into existence, and long before para-legals masquerading as professionals created a privately shared monopoly, the Bar Association, in which to artificially limit new entrants and quietly pursue -enhanced Commercial self-enrichment. The fact that Tort Law has only recently +enhanced Commercial self-enrichment. The fact that Tort Law has only recently been recognized in American Jurisprudence since the late 1800's does not mean -that Tort Law did not exist prior to such recognition -- it only means that +that Tort Law did not exist prior to such recognition -- it only means that lawyers were groping in the dark back then [and not that things have really changed that much]. =============================================================[026]

@@ -860,31 +860,31 @@ changed that much]. book." [027]

[027]============================================================= 5 AMERICAN -LAW REVIEW 341 (1871). [Violating a premier PRINCIPLE OF NATURE with the +LAW REVIEW 341 (1871). [Violating a premier PRINCIPLE OF NATURE with the baneful and stupid conclusion that factual ignorance is beneficial to you.] =============================================================[027]

-

In 1853, when Mr. Joel Bishop proposed to write a book on the Law of Torts, he +

In 1853, when Mr. Joel Bishop proposed to write a book on the Law of Torts, he was assured then by all publishers he surveyed that there was no such call for such a work on that subject. [028]

-

[028]============================================================= Mr. Bishop +

[028]============================================================= Mr. Bishop was told that: "... if the book were written by the most eminent and prominent author that ever lived, not a dozen copies a year would be sold." --Joel Bishop in NON-CONTRACT LAW, Page 2 (1889). +-Joel Bishop in NON-CONTRACT LAW, Page 2 (1889). =============================================================[028]

-

Yet, the distinction in effect between Tort Law and Contract Law was in effect +

Yet, the distinction in effect between Tort Law and Contract Law was in effect during the Roman Empire. [029]

[029]============================================================= See ROMAN -LAW AND COMMON LAW, at Page 18, by W.W. Buckland [Cambridge University Press +LAW AND COMMON LAW, at Page 18, by W.W. Buckland [Cambridge University Press (1936)]. =============================================================[029]

-

But in addressing Tort Law itself, if I were to hit you over the head with a +

But in addressing Tort Law itself, if I were to hit you over the head with a baseball bat or burn down your house, there is no contract in effect governing -the grievance, so Tort Law rules, reasoning, and arguments govern the +the grievance, so Tort Law rules, reasoning, and arguments govern the settlement of this type of grievance. In addition to damages, judges always want to examine the factual record presented to analyze the Defendant's character, and make sure that the intent to damage was there (as consent and @@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ gentlemen too often induce duelling and terminate in murder." do not have any names assigned to them. [031]

[031]============================================================= Smith, TORTS -WITHOUT PARTICULAR NAMES, 69 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 91 (1921). +WITHOUT PARTICULAR NAMES, 69 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 91 (1921). =============================================================[031]

Some writers have attempted to uncover certain characteristics that lie in @@ -920,9 +920,9 @@ may be some hope for a few of you lawyers after all). [032]

[032]============================================================= See writers like: --Radin in A SPECULATIVE INQUIRY IN THE NATURE OF TORTS, 21 Texas Law +-Radin in A SPECULATIVE INQUIRY IN THE NATURE OF TORTS, 21 Texas Law Review 697 (1943); --Stone in TOUCHSTONES OF TORT LIABILITY, 2 Stanford Law Review 259 +-Stone in TOUCHSTONES OF TORT LIABILITY, 2 Stanford Law Review 259 (1950); -Seavey in COGNITIONS ON TORT (1954) =============================================================[032]

@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ Review 697 (1943);

One of the reasons why lawyers try and raise numerous subclassifications of Tort up to the main level of Tort and Contract (as they grope and search in the dark the way they do), is because they do not see the invisible contracts that -are often quietly in effect, correctly overruling Tort Law intervention, since +are often quietly in effect, correctly overruling Tort Law intervention, since an examination of the factual setting seems void of any contract. By the end of this Letter, you will see many invisible contracts for what they really are, and you will see how to identify the indicia that create invisible contracts.

@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ and you will see how to identify the indicia that create invisible contracts.

You may not understand the deeper significance of the distinction in effect between Tort and Contract right now, but after reading this Letter through a few times, the semantic differential in meaning should become very apparent to -you, as I will give many examples of Contract Law and Tort Law reasonings and +you, as I will give many examples of Contract Law and Tort Law reasonings and arguments, as applied across many different factual settings; as whenever there is a judgment of some type, there is always in effect some rules and an exclusion of some evidence in the mind of the judge a to what arguments will @@ -952,26 +952,26 @@ under similar Tort and Contract rules; a judgment setting where the pure magnitude of the consequences renders unprepared incorrect reasoning injudicious and lacking in foresight.

-

Like in Contract Law, there are numerous subdivisions within Tort Law to place +

Like in Contract Law, there are numerous subdivisions within Tort Law to place a specific grievance into, such as: Civil Rights, Wrongful Death, Product -Liability, Aviation Law, Personal Injury, Accident Recovery, Professional +Liability, Aviation Law, Personal Injury, Accident Recovery, Professional Malpractice, Unfair Competition, Admiralty and Maritime Torts, and certain Fraud and Anti-Trust actions, etc.

[033]============================================================= See: --Section 2, subsection 3, by Salmond, LAW ON TORTS, 7th Edition +-Section 2, subsection 3, by Salmond, LAW ON TORTS, 7th Edition (1928); --Goodhart, THE FOUNDATION OF TORTIOUS LIABILITY, 2 Modern Law Review 1 +-Goodhart, THE FOUNDATION OF TORTIOUS LIABILITY, 2 Modern Law Review 1 (1938); --Williams, THE FOUNDATION OF TORTIOUS LIABILITY, 7 Cambridge Law +-Williams, THE FOUNDATION OF TORTIOUS LIABILITY, 7 Cambridge Law Journal 111 (1938); --James, TORT LAW IN MIDSTREAM: ITS CHALLENGE TO THE JUDICIAL PROCESS, -8 Buffalo Law Review 315 (1959). +-James, TORT LAW IN MIDSTREAM: ITS CHALLENGE TO THE JUDICIAL PROCESS, +8 Buffalo Law Review 315 (1959). =============================================================[033]

Based on the Status of the person involved and certain elements in the factual setting, and certain types of damages asked for, then what grievance normally -would be under Contract Law, could be changed to fall under Tort Law.

+would be under Contract Law, could be changed to fall under Tort Law.

So there is the general distinction in effect between Tort and Contract. Question: What if a grievance falls into an area of grey where it could fall @@ -985,11 +985,11 @@ Name so obstruct a true understanding of the Thing. To such a plight has it brought us that a favorite mode of defining a Tort is to declare merely that it is not a Contract. As if a man were to define Chemistry by pointing out that it is not Physics or Mathematics." --Wigmore, SELECT CASES ON THE LAW OF TORTS, page vii (1912). +-Wigmore, SELECT CASES ON THE LAW OF TORTS, page vii (1912). =============================================================[034]

However, what is important is the reason why a simple distinction became -difficult: Because the parties to what started out as a Contract Law grievance +difficult: Because the parties to what started out as a Contract Law grievance did not fully anticipate all future events that could have occurred between the parties in contract. [035]

@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ but in the course of his operations breaks some of the hammers, the case is altered. If he breaks the hammers negligently, I can sue him for the damage either in contract or in tort; if intentionally, then I can sue him in tort or (probably) in contract." --W.W. Buckland in ROMAN LAW AND COMMON LAW, ["Tort and Contract"] at +-W.W. Buckland in ROMAN LAW AND COMMON LAW, ["Tort and Contract"] at page 273 [Cambridge University Press (1936)]. =============================================================[035]

@@ -1016,64 +1016,64 @@ and this is called INCOMPLETE CONTRACTING. [036]

to grievances arising out of fractured and insufficient contracts, judges sometimes create legal fictions to deal with these voids that the particular contracts were silent on; such fictions are the DOCTRINE OF IMPLIED CONDITIONS -and the DOCTRINE OF PRESUMED INTENT [see Farnsworth in DISPUTES OVER OMISSION -IN CONTRACT, 68 Columbia Law Review 860 (1968)]. Since the contract does not -specify rights and duties, a limited slice of Tort Law reasoning enters into +and the DOCTRINE OF PRESUMED INTENT [see Farnsworth in DISPUTES OVER OMISSION +IN CONTRACT, 68 Columbia Law Review 860 (1968)]. Since the contract does not +specify rights and duties, a limited slice of Tort Law reasoning enters into the Court's judgment, and so now Tort questions of FAIRNESS are then entertained by the Judge, under these special limited circumstances (but remember, Judges are merely filling voids that were left unsaid by the contract --- so there is no derogation of our Father's Law when such limited slices Tort -are allowed to intervene into what started out as a Contract Law grievance). In +-- so there is no derogation of our Father's Law when such limited slices Tort +are allowed to intervene into what started out as a Contract Law grievance). In other cases, sometimes there are unallocated benefits or losses coming out of contracts, because quite frequently the contract did not provide for them [see -Schwartz in SALES LAW AND INFLATION, 50 Southern California Law Review 1, at 8 +Schwartz in SALES LAW AND INFLATION, 50 Southern California Law Review 1, at 8 to 10 (1976), discussing that if the parties have assumed the risk of inflation within certain boundaries, then the consequences of inflation experienced outside the specified boundaries of the contract is to be distributed pursuant to the FAIRNESS of judicial discretion]. Since the contract is silent on the -effect of high inflation occurring outside of its boundaries, Tort Law +effect of high inflation occurring outside of its boundaries, Tort Law reasoning of fairness and unfairness is then allowed to properly enter into the -picture for this limited reason. Another area of Tort Law reasoning making its +picture for this limited reason. Another area of Tort Law reasoning making its appearance to fill areas of voids in contracts comes when contract grievances are brought into Courts arguing that the UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE Section 2-615 now allows them to weasel out of their contract for some reason [see Hurst in -FREEDOM OF CONTRACT IN AN UNSTABLE ECONOMY: JUDICIAL REALLOCATION OF -CONTRACTUAL RISKS UNDER UCC 2-615 in 54 North Carolina Law Review 545 (1976)]. +FREEDOM OF CONTRACT IN AN UNSTABLE ECONOMY: JUDICIAL REALLOCATION OF +CONTRACTUAL RISKS UNDER UCC 2-615 in 54 North Carolina Law Review 545 (1976)]. UCC Section 2-615 ["Excuse By Failure of Presupported Conditions"] allows parties in contracts to try and weasel their way out of the contract because some excusable circumstances came to pass; when such a contract termination is presented before a Judge, factors considered in the Judge's mind also center -largely around Tort Law arguments of fairness -- but only because the contract -is silent, and where contracts are silent, Contract Law yields to Tort Law +largely around Tort Law arguments of fairness -- but only because the contract +is silent, and where contracts are silent, Contract Law yields to Tort Law arguments of fairness and unfairness [see FAIRNESS AND UTILITY IN TORT THEORY -by George Fletcher, 85 Harvard Law Review 537 (1972)]. +by George Fletcher, 85 Harvard Law Review 537 (1972)]. =============================================================[036]

Once a determination has been made that Tort or Contract governs the question presented, very important differences and rules then apply to settling claims and grievances based on the factual setting falling under Principles governing -Tort Law, or under Principles governing Contract Law; and as you can surmise, +Tort Law, or under Principles governing Contract Law; and as you can surmise, the question as to whether or not a grievance belongs under Tort or under Contract is often a disputed and hotly argued question between adversaries in a -courtroom battle, as the question as to which Law governs can spell total +courtroom battle, as the question as to which Law governs can spell total success or total failure for the parties involved. For example, see BUTLER VS. PITTWAY CORPORATION, [037]

[037]============================================================= 770 F.2nd 7 (1985). =============================================================[037]

-

where to adversaries argued Tort Law or Contract Law governance in a pre-Trial +

where to adversaries argued Tort Law or Contract Law governance in a pre-Trial appeal, which was a product liability/warranty case. [038]

[038]============================================================= Meaning that some merchandise was first purchased under contract, and then evidence of a -manufacturing defect surfaced later on, so now Tort Law claims were thrown back -at the manufacturer (claims for damages can be enlarged under Tort Law, since -Tort Law is a free-wheeling jurisdiction; claims for damages under Contract Law +manufacturing defect surfaced later on, so now Tort Law claims were thrown back +at the manufacturer (claims for damages can be enlarged under Tort Law, since +Tort Law is a free-wheeling jurisdiction; claims for damages under Contract Law are restricted to the content of the contract, as in BREACH OF CONTRACT). =============================================================[038]

-

In deciding whether to allow Tort or Contract Law to govern, the Second Circuit +

In deciding whether to allow Tort or Contract Law to govern, the Second Circuit mentioned that:

"This case falls into a grey area between tort and contract law that @@ -1084,24 +1084,24 @@ PITTWAY CORPORATION, id., at 9. =============================================================[039]

So, for the introductory purposes of this Letter, I will only be discussing the -differences between Tort Law and Contract Law in general. [040]

+differences between Tort Law and Contract Law in general. [040]

[040]============================================================= Other summary articles discussing the necessary distinctions in effect between Tort and Contract are: --THE PAST OF PROMISE by E.A. Farnsworth, 69 Columbia Law Review 576; --CONTRACT DAMAGES by W.R. Purdue, 46 Yale Law Journal 52 to 96 +-THE PAST OF PROMISE by E.A. Farnsworth, 69 Columbia Law Review 576; +-CONTRACT DAMAGES by W.R. Purdue, 46 Yale Law Journal 52 to 96 (1936-37). =============================================================[040]

-

This stratification of the Law into two separate jurisdictions of Tort and +

This stratification of the Law into two separate jurisdictions of Tort and Contract is quite necessary, and in so doing, the Judiciary is no more than conforming the contours of American Jurisprudence to more tightly replicate the profile of Nature; and as you will soon see there will be very profound -consequences experienced by folks who try to outfox Nature by using Tort Law -reasoning in a Contract Law judgment setting. You should also be aware that +consequences experienced by folks who try to outfox Nature by using Tort Law +reasoning in a Contract Law judgment setting. You should also be aware that very often, we all occasionally get ourselves into contracts that become invisible for any number of reasons, and then erroneously use the logic of Tort -Law reasoning to try and weasel our way out of the contract we forgot about.

+Law reasoning to try and weasel our way out of the contract we forgot about.

Experientially well seasoned contractualists know that the desires and wants of people routinely change with the passage of time, and that it is quite common @@ -1118,40 +1118,40 @@ Consideration (the acceptance of benefits) is the Grand Key to unlocking the mystery as to why some of the King's Equity hooks are so difficult to pull out of you, as I will discuss later.

-

There having been an exchange of valuable CONSIDERATION, when Mr. Condo entered -into his bank account contracts, Mr. Condo was in an extremely weak position -- +

There having been an exchange of valuable CONSIDERATION, when Mr. Condo entered +into his bank account contracts, Mr. Condo was in an extremely weak position -- he was just plain wrong with his bank accounts and other invisible contracts (having experienced hard cash benefits [Consideration] as a result of the contract, as well as giving the King CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE that he was a participant in Interstate Commerce and the acceptant of federal benefits) and -so as a result, there was not a lot of substance left over for Mr. Condo to +so as a result, there was not a lot of substance left over for Mr. Condo to argue about... like trying to argue that the Earth's rotation about its own axis is some type of an elliptical illusion, just somehow. Yes Virginia, there -are absolutes in both Nature and in Contract Law; and Defendants in +are absolutes in both Nature and in Contract Law; and Defendants in prosecutions can be plain and simple wrong. When one is inside of a King's cage, one begins to appreciate just how strong contracts can be. Additionally, -Mr. Condo was trying to argue the basic unfairness of the proceedings against +Mr. Condo was trying to argue the basic unfairness of the proceedings against him, but that unfairness argument as well was non-applicable to his Contract Judgment. [041]

[041]============================================================= Unfairness, -and all of its correlative arguments, are Tort Law arguments and have no place -whatsoever in the settlement of grievances falling under Contract Law +and all of its correlative arguments, are Tort Law arguments and have no place +whatsoever in the settlement of grievances falling under Contract Law Jurisprudence: "Since the relationship between the United States and petitioner is based on commercial contract, there is no basis for a claim of unfairness in this result." -STENCEL AERO VS. UNITED STATES, 431 U.S. 666, at 674 (1976). -Commentators have pointed out the fact that Tort Law is primarily fairness +Commentators have pointed out the fact that Tort Law is primarily fairness oriented. See: --Epstein in DEFENSES AND SUBSEQUENT PLEAS IN A SYSTEM OF STRICT +-Epstein in DEFENSES AND SUBSEQUENT PLEAS IN A SYSTEM OF STRICT LIABILITY, 3 Journal of Legal Studies 165 (1974); --Epstein in A THEORY OF STRICT LIABILITY in 2 Journal of Legal Studies +-Epstein in A THEORY OF STRICT LIABILITY in 2 Journal of Legal Studies 151 (1971); --James Henderson in PROCESS CONSTRAINTS IN TORT, 67 Cornell Law Review +-James Henderson in PROCESS CONSTRAINTS IN TORT, 67 Cornell Law Review 901 (1982). =============================================================[041]

-

Unfairness is a concept that is related to moral Tort Law. [042]

+

Unfairness is a concept that is related to moral Tort Law. [042]

[042]============================================================= Questions of FAIRNESS and UNFAIRNESS are questions reserved for grievances that fall under @@ -1159,46 +1159,46 @@ Tort -- a concept commentators note over and over again: "...Tort theory has served to explain and to justify the changing notions of fairness... that are captured by the kaleidoscope of tortious events." --William Rodgers in NEGLIGENCE RECONSIDERED: THE ROLE OF RATIONALITY -IN TORT THEORY, 54 Southern California Law Review 1, at 1 (November, 1980). +-William Rodgers in NEGLIGENCE RECONSIDERED: THE ROLE OF RATIONALITY +IN TORT THEORY, 54 Southern California Law Review 1, at 1 (November, 1980). When contracts are in effect, questions of fairness are not relevant -- because only the content of the contract is relevant. =============================================================[042]

Questions of damages, and lack of damages, of the MENS REA criminal intent, of fairness, of risk assumption, of equity, and equality are all reasoning and -arguments reserved for a Tort Law judgment setting. Remember that Tort Law +arguments reserved for a Tort Law judgment setting. Remember that Tort Law doctrine governs the settlement of grievances that arise between parties -without any contract being in effect. Tort Law is generally a free-wheeling +without any contract being in effect. Tort Law is generally a free-wheeling jurisdiction, and anything goes. The decision by the New Jersey State Supreme Court to hold sponsors of parties responsible for the acts of persons who drank -in their homes is a Tort Law grievance. [043]

+in their homes is a Tort Law grievance. [043]

[043]============================================================= The case I am referring to is KELLY VS. DONALD GWINNELL, 476 A.2nd 1219 (1984). For Commentary, see: --Paul Verardi in SOCIAL HOST LIABILITY, 23 Duquesne Law Review 1307 +-Paul Verardi in SOCIAL HOST LIABILITY, 23 Duquesne Law Review 1307 (1985); --Maura Mahon in IMPOSING THIRD PARTY LIABILITY ON SOCIAL HOSTS, in 5 -Pace Law Review 809 (1985); +-Maura Mahon in IMPOSING THIRD PARTY LIABILITY ON SOCIAL HOSTS, in 5 +Pace Law Review 809 (1985); -Case Notes in TORTS - NEGLIGENCE -- SOCIAL HOST WHO SERVES LIQUOR TO A VISIBLY INTOXICATED ADULT GUEST, KNOWING THE GUEST WILL THEREAFTER DRIVE AN -AUTOMOBILE, MAY BE HELD LIABLE, in 89 Dickerson Law Review 537 (1985). As the -ripple effect of Tort Law liability attachment ascends up the ladder to reach +AUTOMOBILE, MAY BE HELD LIABLE, in 89 Dickerson Law Review 537 (1985). As the +ripple effect of Tort Law liability attachment ascends up the ladder to reach third persons seemingly not involved with the heated grievance, then so too do distant and removed Employers get held for similar attachments of Tort -liability, just like Social Hosts [see Mark Gutis in EXPANDING THIRD PARTY +liability, just like Social Hosts [see Mark Gutis in EXPANDING THIRD PARTY LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO CONTROL THE INTOXICATED EMPLOYEE WHO DRIVES, 18 -Connecticut Law Review 155 (1985); the Case Mark Gutis refers to in his Law +Connecticut Law Review 155 (1985); the Case Mark Gutis refers to in his Law Review article is OTIS ENGINEERING CORPORATION VS. CLARK, 668 S.W.2nd 307 (Texas, 1983). This legal reasoning is largely just an extension of the liability that has always been in place regarding the liability of the Principle or the Torts of his Agents, when those Torts were done without the -knowledge or authority of the Principle [see William Vance in LIABILITY FOR THE -UNAUTHORIZED TORTS OF AGENTS in 4 Michigan Law Review 199 (1904)]. +knowledge or authority of the Principle [see William Vance in LIABILITY FOR THE +UNAUTHORIZED TORTS OF AGENTS in 4 Michigan Law Review 199 (1904)]. =============================================================[043]

-

In contrast to the elastic and expansive nature of Tort Law, when Contracts are +

In contrast to the elastic and expansive nature of Tort Law, when Contracts are in effect, only the content of the Contract is of any significance when the grievance is up for review and judgment. [044]

@@ -1221,13 +1221,13 @@ default, in advance, within the body of the contract; then a Court can address your claims of secondary damages [because then your claim falls within the content of the contract]. The question of demanding something as indefinite, vague and arbitrary as PSYCHIC DAMAGES is a question that belongs in the -free-wheeling world of Tort Law, where such indefinite questions of fairness +free-wheeling world of Tort Law, where such indefinite questions of fairness and unfairness have their home: "The primary root of legal liability through psychic causes can be traced back to the year 1349 to a tort action which recognized a liability for assault without [any] physical touching under the WRIT OF TRESPASS." --Harold McNiece in PSYCHIC INJURY AND TORT LIABILITY IN NEW YORK, 24 -Saint John's Law Review 1, at 3 (1949). Harold McNiece then spends the rest of +-Harold McNiece in PSYCHIC INJURY AND TORT LIABILITY IN NEW YORK, 24 +Saint John's Law Review 1, at 3 (1949). Harold McNiece then spends the rest of the article talking about the difficulty a court has in assigning a set sum of money as relief compensation for something as vague and indefinite as perceived PSYCHIC DAMAGES: @@ -1237,25 +1237,25 @@ pattern of liability rules exist. When injuries and causes of injuries leave the realm of the tangible world and enter the uncharted areas of the mind, courts understandably have difficulty in establishing principles of law calculated to assure substantial justice. In the psychic injury field, Mr. -Justice Douglas' observation, though made in another connection, seems to be of +Justice Douglas' observation, though made in another connection, seems to be of peculiar pertinence: "But there are few areas of the law in black and white. The grays are dominant and even among them the shades are innumerable. For the eternal problem of the law is one of making accommodations between conflicting interests. This is why most legal problems end as questions of degree [quoted from ESTIN VS. ESTIN, 334 U.S. 541, at 545 (1948)]." --Harold McNiece, id., at 1. By the end of this Letter, you will see -very well the real deep reasons why the bifurcation of our Father's Law into -Tort and Contract is an important PRINCIPLE OF NATURE that originated -- not +-Harold McNiece, id., at 1. By the end of this Letter, you will see +very well the real deep reasons why the bifurcation of our Father's Law into +Tort and Contract is an important PRINCIPLE OF NATURE that originated -- not with "some Commie Federal Judge throwin' Patriots in jail" -- but in the mind -of Heavenly Father who created that abstraction Judges now call NATURE. +of Heavenly Father who created that abstraction Judges now call NATURE. =============================================================[044]

-

Tort Law means that for every damage someone works on you, corrective damages +

Tort Law means that for every damage someone works on you, corrective damages will be applied back to that person as the remedy (call the retort). For -example, in Tort Law, if you burned down a neighbor's house out of a grudge and -without the owner's consent (since no Contracts are in effect, Tort Law governs -the courtroom grievance), pure natural moral Tort Law requires that you be +example, in Tort Law, if you burned down a neighbor's house out of a grudge and +without the owner's consent (since no Contracts are in effect, Tort Law governs +the courtroom grievance), pure natural moral Tort Law requires that you be damaged in return, i.e., that a retort be worked on you in order to satisfy the demands of Justice. As the Sheriff or other neutral disinterested third party that administers the retort (to perfect the ends of Justice), by stuffing you @@ -1272,28 +1272,28 @@ Rights Case to prevail, the elements of unjustified, exceptional, and pathetic circumstances must be present in the factual setting to trigger Federal relief -- and then when the relief is granted, the Judiciary is really not interested in enriching you as much as they are interested in awarding damage money to -preventively restrain the recurrence of unreasonable police Tortfeasance in the +preventively restrain the recurrence of unreasonable police Tortfeasance in the future: "Remedies for constitutional wrongs, like other legal remedies, chiefly involve measures either to prevent or terminate the wrong or to redress the harm caused by past unconstitutional [police] conduct." --Professor Sager, as quoted by Bruce Miller in UNDERINCLUSIVE -STATUTES, 20 Harvard Civil Rights -- Civil Liberties Law Review 79, at 112 +-Professor Sager, as quoted by Bruce Miller in UNDERINCLUSIVE +STATUTES, 20 Harvard Civil Rights -- Civil Liberties Law Review 79, at 112 [footnote 145] (1985). =============================================================[045]

So the cycle of Tort and retort ends there by the Sheriff jailing you for damaging your neighbor the way you did by burning down his house. This is Tort -Law, and this is a key concept to understand, because numerous people +Law, and this is a key concept to understand, because numerous people throughout the world have so deliberately and very carefully arranged their affairs as to have all their murders and MAGNUM Torts executed on their behalf under the liability vitiating and recourse free operating environment of pure -natural Tort Law, as I will explain later. Think about this Tort and Retort +natural Tort Law, as I will explain later. Think about this Tort and Retort Doctrine for a while, as it is very powerful -- with it damages can be justified in a judgment setting, if your damages occurred to accomplish the ends of Justice.

-

These people, taking counsel from Gremlins, by arranging their damages to be +

These people, taking counsel from Gremlins, by arranging their damages to be justified as a retort, believe quite strongly that they are morally correct and that Heavenly Father [046]

@@ -1305,18 +1305,18 @@ man, and that is all you would know about Him; you would merely know Him as a stranger from some neighboring city or country. This is the character of Him who we worship and acknowledge as our Father and God... He is our Heavenly Father..." --Brigham Young, President of the Mormon Church, in remarks delivered +-Brigham Young, President of the Mormon Church, in remarks delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, January 8, 1865. 11 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 39, at 40 [London (1867)]. And we are quite similar to our Father in many ways: -"If we believe there is any truth in the writings of Moses, the -Patriarchs, Prophets and Apostles, and the teachings of Jesus, if we would +"If we believe there is any truth in the writings of Moses, the +Patriarchs, Prophets and Apostles, and the teachings of Jesus, if we would indeed be consistent Christians and receive the writings of the fathers, and believe what was said unto them, we must believe that man is made in the image of God, and consequently that we are of the species of the gods. However child-like and feeble we are in this condition of mortality, we are nevertheless descended from the gods, made in their image and after their likeness." --Erastus Snow, in a discourse in Salt Lake City, January 20, 1878; 19 +-Erastus Snow, in a discourse in Salt Lake City, January 20, 1878; 19 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 322, at 323 [London (1878)]. [The JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES is a large collection of instructional pronouncements by early Mormon Church authorities that was published over a number of years in London, England. This @@ -1329,23 +1329,23 @@ speaker. Please check original citations before requoting.]

is required to support them and their abominations at the Last Day, as their murders have in fact been executed under the vitiating retort cycle of pure -moral Tort Law, and therefore immune from further recourse, just like the +moral Tort Law, and therefore immune from further recourse, just like the Sheriff is immune from further recourse for the damages he worked on you when he stuffed you into one of his cages for burning down that house.

-

And those people arranging their behavior to conform themselves into a Tort Law +

And those people arranging their behavior to conform themselves into a Tort Law judgment profile with damages immunization reasoning are correct, because Tort -Law is a correct and pure operation of Nature, and their damages can very much +Law is a correct and pure operation of Nature, and their damages can very much be justified before Father at the Last Day; but the question of justification of damages is not going to be relevant at the Last Day, and for the identical same reason as to why the question of no damages being present in Highway traffic code prosecutions and Income Tax enforcement actions is also not -relevant. Because just one tiny little problem for these Tort Law justification +relevant. Because just one tiny little problem for these Tort Law justification imps surfaces, based upon an obscure, remote, and little known Doctrine uncovered from the archives of the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City. I'll explain all that later, but understanding the original Tort and recourse free -"Justice" retort concept, and its appreciation as a true PRINCIPLE OF NATURE, -is necessary before we probe deeper into Lucifer's extremely clever Illuminatti +"Justice" retort concept, and its appreciation as a true PRINCIPLE OF NATURE, +is necessary before we probe deeper into Lucifer's extremely clever Illuminatti reasoning and Father's little known "Ace" that he has up his sleeve; and then into the deeper meaning of this Life, which involves (as you could guess by now), a Contract. But Contracts, of and by themselves, are never the end @@ -1360,14 +1360,14 @@ enthroned in yonder Heavens. That is the great secret. If the veil was rent today, and the great God who holds this world in its orbit, and who upholds all worlds and all things by his power, was to make himself visible -- I say, if you were to see him today, you would see him like a man in form -- like -yourselves, in all the person, image, and very form as a man; for Adam was +yourselves, in all the person, image, and very form as a man; for Adam was created in the very fashion, image, and likeness of God, and received instructions from, and walked, talked, and conversed with him, as one man talks and converses with another. ...God himself, the Father of us all, dwelt on an -Earth the same as Jesus Christ himself did. [Our Heavenly Father when through +Earth the same as Jesus Christ himself did. [Our Heavenly Father when through his Second Estate with his Father and has his Father to answer to, and so on back up the line]." --Joseph Smith, President of the Mormon Church, in remarks delivered at +-Joseph Smith, President of the Mormon Church, in remarks delivered at a Conference in Nauvoo, Illinois, on April 6, 1844; 6 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 1, at 3 [London (1859)]. =============================================================[047]

@@ -1396,10 +1396,10 @@ extinguish suns by their breath, and disorganize worlds, hurling back into their chaotic state. This is what you and I are created for... We are organized for the express purpose of controlling the elements, of organizing and disorganizing, of ruling over kingdoms, principalities, and powers..." --Brigham Young in multiple discourses; 7 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 290; 3 +-Brigham Young in multiple discourses; 7 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 290; 3 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 93; and 3 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 356 (1856 to 1860). So much for those collegiate INTELLIGENTSIA clowns, propagating intricate theories -of evolution on American campuses; like Tax Protestors flirting with Tort Law +of evolution on American campuses; like Tax Protestors flirting with Tort Law rationalizations in summary Contract enforcement proceedings, the individuals damaged by intellectuals with their factual error are largely themselves (as others can only be damaged by deception to the extent that such a deceptive @@ -1414,25 +1414,25 @@ criticizing institutions and pushing theories around. In Russia, there were philosophically illicit political overtones semantically associated with the characterization INTELLIGENTSIA: "The concept of INTELLIGENTSIA must not be confused with the notion of -INTELLECTUALS. Its members thought of themselves as united by something more +INTELLECTUALS. Its members thought of themselves as united by something more than mere interest in ideas; they conceived of themselves as being a dedicated order, almost a secular priesthood, devoted to the spreading of a specific attitude to life, something like a gospel. ...they invented social criticism." --Isiah Berlin in RUSSIAN THINKERS ["Birth of the Russian +-Isiah Berlin in RUSSIAN THINKERS ["Birth of the Russian Intelligentsia"], at 117 [Viking Press, New York (1978); sentences quoted out of order] For our purposes, a member of the American INTELLIGENTSIA is also an INTELLECTUAL, bristling with theories, who pushes and propagates popular theorems and notions they believe that the world wants to hear, while tossing aside countermanding factual information that negates the theory's veracity. Occasionally, I will throw a spicy little invective at INTELLIGENTSIA -INTELLECTUALS by supplementally characterizing them as CLOWNS -- a somewhat -strong characterization, but nevertheless appropriate when used. Gremlins, too, +INTELLECTUALS by supplementally characterizing them as CLOWNS -- a somewhat +strong characterization, but nevertheless appropriate when used. Gremlins, too, have also found the use of this word attractive: -"Fahun, the foreign minister, had been adamant, but now Sadat overruled -both Fahun and himself -- and accepted Henry Kissinger's proposition... it was -at that moment that Kissinger decided he was dealing, not with a clown, but +"Fahun, the foreign minister, had been adamant, but now Sadat overruled +both Fahun and himself -- and accepted Henry Kissinger's proposition... it was +at that moment that Kissinger decided he was dealing, not with a clown, but with a statesman." --"How Henry Kissinger Did It," an advertisement in FOREIGN AFFAIRS +-"How Henry Kissinger Did It," an advertisement in FOREIGN AFFAIRS MAGAZINE, page A29 [Council on Foreign Relations, New York (April, 1976)]. Due to the strong contrasting semantic differential CLOWNS creates, it neatly wraps up into one word what would have been several paragraphs of negative commentary @@ -1443,19 +1443,19 @@ discussing the absence of both competence and intellectual prowess. (as I will explain later), denounce the basic illegitimacy of the United States -- our fat King -- silencing speech, and of criminalizing something that just didn't happen ("How could not filing a piece of paper be a crime? Why, the -Fifth Amendment says I don't gotta be a witness against my self. Common Law +Fifth Amendment says I don't gotta be a witness against my self. Common Law says there can be no Constructive Offenses..."; and on and on). But -unappreciated by Mr. Condo was the Contract Law jurisdictional environment he +unappreciated by Mr. Condo was the Contract Law jurisdictional environment he was being prosecuted in: A summary Commercial contract enforcement proceeding, up for review and enforcement based on administrative findings of fact. [049]

[049]============================================================= In such administrative enforcement proceedings under grievances arising out of privileges and contracts that Congress created, Federal Judges are acting -MINISTERIALLY as a Legislative Court, functioning as an extension of the agency -for the King, and not JUDICIALLY as an Article III Court acting like neutral +MINISTERIALLY as a Legislative Court, functioning as an extension of the agency +for the King, and not JUDICIALLY as an Article III Court acting like neutral and disinterested Referees calling the shots as umpires between adversaries; -and so some steps taken by the Judge acting MINISTERIALLY, to shorten the +and so some steps taken by the Judge acting MINISTERIALLY, to shorten the proceedings or otherwise silence the Defendant when irrelevant subject matter is being discussed, are largely non-reversible on appeal. In NORTHERN PIPELINE VS. MARATHON PIPE LINE [458 U.S. 50 (1982)], the Supreme Court ruled that @@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@ Torts, [050]

[050]============================================================= Throughout this Letter, the word TORT is a multiple entente, and may mean either its -general public semantic understanding of just plain damages, or of Tort Law +general public semantic understanding of just plain damages, or of Tort Law Jurisprudence which generally circulates around both damages as a center of gravity and correlative retort immunization reasoning. =============================================================[050]

@@ -1484,11 +1484,11 @@ contract that was entered into some time earlier, in general, and the exact technical infraction the United States, as your Adversary in a 7203 Action, wants addressed as the grievance, in particular. Under some limited circumstances, Federal Judges will annul contract enforcement actions where -unreasonable and over-zealous statute enforcement Tortfeasance has taken place +unreasonable and over-zealous statute enforcement Tortfeasance has taken place -- what appears to be "fairness" -- but such annulment is really only to -preemptively restrain such Tortfeasance from recurring in the future, and not +preemptively restrain such Tortfeasance from recurring in the future, and not to benefit you at all. So whether in a driver's license contract grievance -setting of a highway speeding infraction, or in a Commercial contract WILLFUL +setting of a highway speeding infraction, or in a Commercial contract WILLFUL FAILURE TO FILE grievance setting with the King through a bank account and other contracts, the only thing that is relevant is you and your contract. All other previous persons, their cases of defilement, and their grievances, and @@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ practical setting where a poor Defendant is presenting a defense line, this means that all motions that are made for dismissal, based on grounds relating to anyone else's previous prosecution, are automatically denied, as being irrelevant to the instant factual setting. Equality and fairness are not -relevant in settling contract grievances. Equality and fairness are Tort Law +relevant in settling contract grievances. Equality and fairness are Tort Law arguments; they are definable only along the infinite; and if the Judiciary allowed equality or fairness to enter into the contract arena, then the effect of allowing equality and fairness on one side is to work a Tort on the other @@ -1521,8 +1521,8 @@ where Heavenly Father is going to judge us at the Last Day along very similar lines; because Father is operating on numerous invisible Contracts I will discuss later. You Highway Contract Protestors and Income Tax Protestors out there now have such a marvelous advantage, if you would but use your valuable -knowledge acquired through such prosecutions and your study of the Law, to -avoid making the same Tort Law argument mistakes at the Last Day before Father +knowledge acquired through such prosecutions and your study of the Law, to +avoid making the same Tort Law argument mistakes at the Last Day before Father -- where unlike now, there will be no more going back and trying some argument line out again. Today, you can go back into a courtroom over and over again, throwing one successive argument after another at the Judge as many times as @@ -1530,30 +1530,30 @@ you feel like, until you finally figure out what legal reasoning is correct, what is incorrect, and why. Such a repetitive presentation of error is not going to be possible at the Last Day -- there will be no going back to Heavenly Father a second and successive times and throwing another round of defensive -arguments at Him. Your Tort Law reasoning of equality, fairness, and of no +arguments at Him. Your Tort Law reasoning of equality, fairness, and of no damages and no MENS REA, when presented before Father at the Last Day to justify your behavior down here will fall apart and collapse, and for very good reasons that I will explain later. This judicial enforcement, separating Tort -from Contract in WILLFUL FAILURE TO FILE prosecutions, is but one manifestation +from Contract in WILLFUL FAILURE TO FILE prosecutions, is but one manifestation of the extent to which rare gifted genius rules in the Federal Judiciary. [051]

[051]============================================================= The word -GENIUS is deemed by some to be a strong characterization whose presentment +GENIUS is deemed by some to be a strong characterization whose presentment should be sparingly used. -"Genius is a word that ought to be reserved for the rarest of gifts." --Justice Felix Frankfurter, in MARCONI WIRELESS VS. UNITED STATES, 320 -U.S. 1, at 62 (1942). On the day President Nixon announced on behalf of Nelson +"Genius is a word that ought to be reserved for the rarest of gifts." +-Justice Felix Frankfurter, in MARCONI WIRELESS VS. UNITED STATES, 320 +U.S. 1, at 62 (1942). On the day President Nixon announced on behalf of Nelson Rockefeller that Warren Burger was going to be nominated to be the new Chief -Justice of the United States, President Nixon stated that in filing vacancies +Justice of the United States, President Nixon stated that in filing vacancies on the Supreme Court, he would look for those judges who would follow in the -tradition of Felix Frankfurter. QUESTION: Who is Felix Frankfurter? Born in -1882 in Vienna, Austria, Felix Frankfurter emigrated to the United States with +tradition of Felix Frankfurter. QUESTION: Who is Felix Frankfurter? Born in +1882 in Vienna, Austria, Felix Frankfurter emigrated to the United States with his family. Three previous generations of European Frankfurters were jewish -rabbis; Felix's dad had studied for the rabbinate, but he pursued commercial -interests here in the United States while his son Felix went to Harvard -University to study Law. Felix stayed in Cambridge afterwards generally to -teach Law, although he took short stints to New York City and Washington. -Nominated to the United States Supreme Court by FDR in 1939, Felix Frankfurter +rabbis; Felix's dad had studied for the rabbinate, but he pursued commercial +interests here in the United States while his son Felix went to Harvard +University to study Law. Felix stayed in Cambridge afterwards generally to +teach Law, although he took short stints to New York City and Washington. +Nominated to the United States Supreme Court by FDR in 1939, Felix Frankfurter was one of the most intellectually strong and intense, high-powered Spirits that was ever brought forth into this Estate -- and I admire him so much for his impressive calibre. Merely reading his Supreme Court rulings is a @@ -1561,65 +1561,65 @@ stretching exercise in intellectual gymnastics, as he compressed a well-blended train of ideas into a single sentence and selected an organically enlarging succession of words and phrases to swirl around his justifications and elucidations on both peripheral ideas and concepts turning on a central axis. -Yes, Felix Frankfurter was very much a man of great and tremendous ability, +Yes, Felix Frankfurter was very much a man of great and tremendous ability, operating on a slice of rare gifted genius so exalted in stature that he left all others biting the dust behind him -- but here is where I stop throwing -accolades at Felix Frankfurter: Because Felix Frankfurter was a Gremlin. ...In +accolades at Felix Frankfurter: Because Felix Frankfurter was a Gremlin. ...In April of 1913, that fateful year again, there was held a little known -CONFERENCE ON LEGAL AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY; organized largely by Harold Laski, -Felix Frankfurter, and his close friend Morris Cohen, the CONFERENCE was -chaired by John Dewey; Keynote Speaker was Roscoe Pound, Dean of the Harvard -Law School. Out of that CONFERENCE held in 1913, wrote Felix Cohen [son of -Morris Cohen]: +CONFERENCE ON LEGAL AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY; organized largely by Harold Laski, +Felix Frankfurter, and his close friend Morris Cohen, the CONFERENCE was +chaired by John Dewey; Keynote Speaker was Roscoe Pound, Dean of the Harvard +Law School. Out of that CONFERENCE held in 1913, wrote Felix Cohen [son of +Morris Cohen]: "...much of the social and philosophical consciousness of modern -American jurisprudence derives." Felix Frankfurter was an admirer of imp Roscoe +American jurisprudence derives." Felix Frankfurter was an admirer of imp Roscoe Pound, and openly propounded the redirection of American jurisprudence into -what Felix Frankfurter called SOCIOLOGICAL JURISPRUDENCE (meaning in a sense, -that Law was going to be now determined by the social needs of the community, -and those old worn out relics of fixed Property Rights, Common Law rules, hard -Constitutional pronouncements and the like that are difficult for Gremlins to +what Felix Frankfurter called SOCIOLOGICAL JURISPRUDENCE (meaning in a sense, +that Law was going to be now determined by the social needs of the community, +and those old worn out relics of fixed Property Rights, Common Law rules, hard +Constitutional pronouncements and the like that are difficult for Gremlins to massage, are just not anything that we need to be concerned with anymore). In -1913, Felix Frankfurter talked about a "great job" that would have to be done -on American Law, stating that: +1913, Felix Frankfurter talked about a "great job" that would have to be done +on American Law, stating that: "That it has to be done -- to evolve a constructive jurisprudence going hand in hand with the pretty thorough going overturning that we are in for." -Felix Frankfurter admired Gremlin economist John Maynard Keynes and actually -accepted his doctrines; Felix expressed recurring high remarks for a "socially +Felix Frankfurter admired Gremlin economist John Maynard Keynes and actually +accepted his doctrines; Felix expressed recurring high remarks for a "socially sound taxing system" of high estate and income taxes; and while teaching at Harvard, he taught his students that: "The Constitution is not a fixed body of truth, but a mode of social -adjustment." President Teddy Roosevelt once sent a letter to a newspaper in -Boston attacking Felix Frankfurter for his Bolshevik orientation and sympathy, -and came down on Felix for the assistance he was giving to Communists -- but an -attack on Felix Frankfurter through Teddy Roosevelt is not necessary to see the -imp in Felix Frankfurter (scan Felix's personal correspondence in THE -BRANDEIS--FRANKFURTER CONNECTION by Bruce Murphy [Oxford University Press, New -York (1982)]. Yes, Felix Frankfurter was a Gremlin; he taught their doctrines, +adjustment." President Teddy Roosevelt once sent a letter to a newspaper in +Boston attacking Felix Frankfurter for his Bolshevik orientation and sympathy, +and came down on Felix for the assistance he was giving to Communists -- but an +attack on Felix Frankfurter through Teddy Roosevelt is not necessary to see the +imp in Felix Frankfurter (scan Felix's personal correspondence in THE +BRANDEIS--FRANKFURTER CONNECTION by Bruce Murphy [Oxford University Press, New +York (1982)]. Yes, Felix Frankfurter was a Gremlin; he taught their doctrines, he admired their philosophy (damaging others through the instrument of taxation -never bothered Felix at all), he attended their conferences, he spoke at their +never bothered Felix at all), he attended their conferences, he spoke at their forums, he offered to them his assistance, he expressed sympathy at any difficult position they would be in, and he also created the model image of an -imp Jurist that the Gremlins wanted so much for emulation by others. This brief +imp Jurist that the Gremlins wanted so much for emulation by others. This brief sketch was extracted largely from: --Mike Parrish in FELIX FRANKFURTER AND HIS TIMES [The Free Press, New +-Mike Parrish in FELIX FRANKFURTER AND HIS TIMES [The Free Press, New York (1982)]; --Helen Thomas in FELIX FRANKFURTER -- SCHOLAR ON THE BENCH [John +-Helen Thomas in FELIX FRANKFURTER -- SCHOLAR ON THE BENCH [John Hopkins Press (1960)]; --Leonard Baker in BRANDEIS & FRANKFURTER: A DUAL BIOGRAPHY [Harper and +-Leonard Baker in BRANDEIS & FRANKFURTER: A DUAL BIOGRAPHY [Harper and Row, New York (1984)]; --Nelson Dawson in LOUIS BRANDEIS, FELIX FRANKFURTER AND THE NEW DEAL +-Nelson Dawson in LOUIS BRANDEIS, FELIX FRANKFURTER AND THE NEW DEAL [Archon Books, Hamden, Connecticut (1980)]; --Joseph Lash in FROM THE DIARIES OF FELIX FRANKFURTER [WW Norton & +-Joseph Lash in FROM THE DIARIES OF FELIX FRANKFURTER [WW Norton & Company, New York (1975)]; --Wallace Mendelson in FELIX FRANKFURTER: A TRIBUTE [Respnal & Company, +-Wallace Mendelson in FELIX FRANKFURTER: A TRIBUTE [Respnal & Company, New York (1964)]; -H.N. Hirsch in THE ENIGMA OF FELIX FRANKFURTER [Basic Books, New York (1981)]; --Phillip Kurland in MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER AND THE CONSTITUTION +-Phillip Kurland in MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER AND THE CONSTITUTION [University of Chicago Press, Chicago (1971)]; --Melvin Urofsky in THE BRANDEIS--FRANKFURTER CONVERSATIONS [Supreme +-Melvin Urofsky in THE BRANDEIS--FRANKFURTER CONVERSATIONS [Supreme Court Review (1985), at 299 (University of Chicago Press)]. This is the same -Gremlin that Richard Nixon was once told to say something nice about, and this +Gremlin that Richard Nixon was once told to say something nice about, and this is the same little high-powered Gremlin I will be quoting throughout this Letter. =============================================================[051]

@@ -1638,15 +1638,15 @@ Principles that are violated, and so when Judges throw their corrective snortations at improvident defense arguments, they are actually your friends -- even though their status of such also remains invisible. Anything that even vaguely replicates a corrective presentation of error is to our benefit in the -advance similitude of the Last Day it creates for us. In the Armen Condo -Letter, I quoted United Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter on the advisory +advance similitude of the Last Day it creates for us. In the Armen Condo +Letter, I quoted United Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter on the advisory statement he made that yes, equity is brutal -- but that Judges are merely enforcing contracts [so the remedy for the problem actually lies within ourselves]. And just as invisible Contracts sometimes get us into difficult positions, so too do invisible Principles get invoked by Judges to correctively retort improvident positions being taken by parties. For example, when a Judge invokes JUDICIAL ESTOPPEL against you, he is actually invoking an invisible -PRINCIPLE OF NATURE to operate to your advantage, by preventing you from +PRINCIPLE OF NATURE to operate to your advantage, by preventing you from defiling yourself. [I will discuss JUDICIAL ESTOPPEL later on.] [Transcriber's Note: Yes, the author seems predisposed to delaying the discussion of a LOT of things "later," but keep in mind we are now ONLY on page 35 of a 745-page book, @@ -1659,13 +1659,13 @@ right to assert a claim." the appearance created that Judges are Fifth Column Commies by greasing the procedural skids of a Tax Protestor into a Federal Cage as they merely enforce invisible taxation contracts in effect; Federal Judges know that the -enforcement of invisible PRINCIPLES OF NATURE on the floor of their Courtroom +enforcement of invisible PRINCIPLES OF NATURE on the floor of their Courtroom also creates the image that the rulings are harsh, unnecessarily rigid, and -patently unfair. But the Judge is merely invoking PRINCIPLES OF NATURE that the +patently unfair. But the Judge is merely invoking PRINCIPLES OF NATURE that the defendant has no knowledge of. So the seminal point of correction lies within ourselves; and to uncover the existence of invisible Contracts and invisible -PRINCIPLES OF NATURE in effect is to uncover our Heavenly Father who created -that abstraction that Judges now call NATURE. +PRINCIPLES OF NATURE in effect is to uncover our Heavenly Father who created +that abstraction that Judges now call NATURE. =============================================================[052]

Yes, experienced people will forego some immediate benefits all contracts @@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ handle. In a domestic family setting, marriage counselors report back identical observations: That it was household mismanagement or unmanagement originating from infracted contracts previously entered into under a relaxed level of interest or inappropriate budgetary environment that caused unnecessary -secondary grief sometime later on. (In other words, like Armen Condo, they +secondary grief sometime later on. (In other words, like Armen Condo, they entered into contracts unknowingly incompatible with their philosophy, and not appreciating the significance of the contract's terms thereof. So the recourse significant became invisible to them. Those are the contracts and Equity @@ -1695,13 +1695,13 @@ Relationships they should have avoided all along from the beginning, AB INITIO.) [053]

[053]============================================================= The word -EQUITY is an ENTENTE in that it carries multiple meanings in Law, depending on +EQUITY is an ENTENTE in that it carries multiple meanings in Law, depending on the semantic context in which it is exposited. On one hand, it can mean fairness or justice, and also a "nexus relationship with benefits accepted equal to contract relational status" on the other hand. For a profile review of the jurisprudential foundations of American Equity Jurisprudence going back -into the old B.C. Greek days of Aristotle, see EQUITY AND THE CONSTITUTION, by -Gary McDowell [University of Chicago Press, Chicago (1982)]; and the several +into the old B.C. Greek days of Aristotle, see EQUITY AND THE CONSTITUTION, by +Gary McDowell [University of Chicago Press, Chicago (1982)]; and the several hundred citations therein. =============================================================[053]

@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ respect to the terms that the contract calls for is an invitation for nothing but headaches and aggravations you don't need, and could have, and should have, avoided at a lower, pre-contract chronological level.

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In order to appreciate just how wrong Mr. Condo really way, and just how stupid +

In order to appreciate just how wrong Mr. Condo really way, and just how stupid and not very well thought out his sophomoric badmouthing was of the presiding Federal Judge, [054]

@@ -1726,21 +1726,21 @@ it possesses limited grants of NATIONAL power and limited grants of FEDERAL power. For this Letter, that distinction will be abated and addressed later. =============================================================[054]

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one needs to study and be brought to a knowledge of Contract Law -- its +

one needs to study and be brought to a knowledge of Contract Law -- its majestic origins and history, and of recourse Commercial contracts -- their enforcement and life in the contemporary American judicial setting. What I am about to say may very well surprise you, but the reality is that those seemingly unnatural and artificial instruments we call Contracts are actually -highly and tightly interwoven into Nature and Natural Law. [055]

+highly and tightly interwoven into Nature and Natural Law. [055]

[055]============================================================= "Take away Covenants, and you disable Men from being useful and assistant to each other... -We therefore esteem it a most Sacred command of the Law of Nature, and what +We therefore esteem it a most Sacred command of the Law of Nature, and what guides and governs, not only the whole method and order, but the whole grace and ornament of Human Life, that every man keep his faith, or which amounts to the same, that he fulfill his Contracts, and discharge his promises." --Samuel de Puffendorf, THE LAW OF NATURE AND OF NATIONS (1729); -(Translated from the French by Basil Kennett.) +-Samuel de Puffendorf, THE LAW OF NATURE AND OF NATIONS (1729); +(Translated from the French by Basil Kennett.) =============================================================[055]

And it is very rare that I have found any contract enforcement or grievance @@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ COMMERCIAL CONTRACT means a full recourse contract that will be enforced before a Judge, and you are up against asset seizure and incarceration on your default, unless explicitly waived by the other party. By the end of this Letter, you will see just what you are really in for, when entering into a -so-called COMMERCIAL CONTRACT. Don't be fooled by those nice pleasant smiles, +so-called COMMERCIAL CONTRACT. Don't be fooled by those nice pleasant smiles, those oh so friendly salesmen on the floor -- they are out for your money, and they are going to use the guns and cages of the State to finish getting what they want: Your money. @@ -1766,22 +1766,22 @@ they want: Your money.

That's right, under that line of reasoning, contracts should be tossed aside and annulled just because one of the parties doesn't feel like it anymore: Like -Armen Condo no longer feeling like sending in a 1040 anymore. His self +Armen Condo no longer feeling like sending in a 1040 anymore. His self declarations of lofty Status are initially impressive ("I am not a slave anymore"); but unilateral self declarations do not now, and never have, annulled contract liability. By the end of this Letter, you will know how to get out of a contract, but such a termination does not involve self declarations of status. The reason why there is such a tight adhesive relationship going on in American Jurisprudence between contract enforcement -and Nature/Natural Law is because Contracts are very much on the mind of the +and Nature/Natural Law is because Contracts are very much on the mind of the Great Creator who made Nature. [057]

[057]============================================================= Yes, Heavenly Father created our Jurisprudence, a fact which when given some thought is so obvious that even private legal commentators remark on it occasionally: -"Law, whose seat is in the bosom of God..." +"Law, whose seat is in the bosom of God..." -Morgan & Maguire in LOOKING BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS AT EVIDENCE, 50 -Harvard Law Review 909, at 910 (1937). +Harvard Law Review 909, at 910 (1937). =============================================================[057]

And so when American Jurisprudence so strongly enforces contracts, then the @@ -1819,8 +1819,8 @@ shows that financial power and political power eventually merge and unite to do their work together... The federal bureaucracy at the present time is effectively under the control of the corporate and moneyed interests of the nation." --Supreme Court Justice William Douglas as quoted by Bob Woodward and -Scott Armstrong in THE BRETHREN, page 399 [Simon & Schuster, New York (1979)]. +-Supreme Court Justice William Douglas as quoted by Bob Woodward and +Scott Armstrong in THE BRETHREN, page 399 [Simon & Schuster, New York (1979)]. Please be advised that the mere mentioning of THE BRETHREN does not constitute an endorsement of that book, as that was a very tacky and childish book for two CIA agents to have written. @@ -1843,14 +1843,14 @@ being... He has passed on, and is exalted far beyond what we can now comprehend." [Our Heavenly Father had his Father, and so on back up the line; there never was a time when this line of progression from son to father to son was not in effect]. --Brigham Young, in a discourse at the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City on +-Brigham Young, in a discourse at the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City on October 8, 1859; 7 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 331, at 333 to 334 [London (1860)]. =============================================================[059]

But Father first wants to patiently see who His friends really are, under circumstances where his very existence is difficult to see. Yes, these are Adversary proceedings we are in down here (and when you take out a new Contract -with Father, you will know what I mean, as Lucifer the Great Adversary ("Great" +with Father, you will know what I mean, as Lucifer the Great Adversary ("Great" in terms of ability), will suddenly start to take you very seriously). If Heavenly Father has the Celestial Jurisdiction it takes to Glorify a person into such an indescribable state similar to his own Status, as people entering @@ -1862,7 +1862,7 @@ several layers of Contracts available down here beyond the introductory Contract of Baptism. They become increasingly difficult to administer, not because they are inherently difficult in themselves, but because you will be placed under tremendous pressure by the Adversary to either be in default or -otherwise infract the Contract, and unfortunately Lucifer and his army of +otherwise infract the Contract, and unfortunately Lucifer and his army of hardworking imps know exactly what they are doing, as they go about their work trying to run folks into the ground. =============================================================[060]

@@ -1878,7 +1878,7 @@ the July 1985 issue of AMERICAN ATHEIST is quite political with extensive negative commentary on the Federal Judiciary of the United States. When religion itself is addressed as a subject matter, rather than talking about a specific Spiritual event they cannot refute (such as the many personal -appearances of Jesus Christ Himself going on today in the United States), they +appearances of Jesus Christ Himself going on today in the United States), they back off and take a lighter, safer road: By badmouthing the institution of religion in general: "All religions come from man's absurd egocentricity, from his planetary @@ -1892,26 +1892,26 @@ point of beginning, we will enlarge the initial factual setting assessed, and enter into evidentiary consideration of FIRST PERSON eye witness evidence that operates to countermand and overrule all of their internal conclusions that God does not exist: As there are, in fact, people now living, here in the United -States of 1985, who have seen and conversed with Jesus Christ, face to face, +States of 1985, who have seen and conversed with Jesus Christ, face to face, just as one man speaks to another. AMERICAN ATHEISTS are in the same -ecclesiastical posture that Gremlin Nikolai Lenin was once in, who once stated +ecclesiastical posture that Gremlin Nikolai Lenin was once in, who once stated quite flatly: "Every religious idea, every idea of God, even flirting with the idea of God, is unutterable vileness... of the most dangerous kind, 'contagion' of the most abominable kind [CONTAGION means a contagious disease]. Millions of -sins, filthy deeds, acts of violence [Lenin should THE LAST ONE to talk] and +sins, filthy deeds, acts of violence [Lenin should THE LAST ONE to talk] and physical contagions... are far less dangerous than the subtle, spiritual idea of God decked out in the smartest 'ideological' costumes... Every defense or justification of God, even the most refined, the best intentioned, is a justification of reaction." --Gremlin Nikolai Lenin [after he changed his name for the fourth -time], in his frequently quoted Letter to Maxim Gorky, November 13, 1913. -Nikolai Lenin seems to be quite irritated at the mere mentioning of the +-Gremlin Nikolai Lenin [after he changed his name for the fourth +time], in his frequently quoted Letter to Maxim Gorky, November 13, 1913. +Nikolai Lenin seems to be quite irritated at the mere mentioning of the possible existence of a Supreme Being -- as well he should. As I will discuss -later, Nikolai Lenin was among those who were also thoroughly irritated at +later, Nikolai Lenin was among those who were also thoroughly irritated at Father back in the First Estate, and his being brought forth into this Second Estate did not alter his personality or MODUS OPERANDI. Today, Heathens and Tax -Protestors share a common attribute with Gremlins in that they do not want the +Protestors share a common attribute with Gremlins in that they do not want the responsibility weighing on them that is always associated with knowledge of error; and the error of Tax Protestors is their continued defilement under contracts that were once invisible to them. @@ -1939,7 +1939,7 @@ in a vortex of Contracts. [063]

[063]============================================================= "Making covenants with his people and with individuals has always been one of the principle ways in which the Lord deals with them. The scriptures tell us that -he made covenants with Adam, with Noah, with Enoch, Melchizedek, Abraham, and +he made covenants with Adam, with Noah, with Enoch, Melchizedek, Abraham, and others and that he also made covenants with Israel of old, with the Jaredites, and with the Nephites. Surely [we] are a blessed people, because in a similar way the Lord has made covenants with us individually and collectively." @@ -1959,25 +1959,25 @@ before the word "Covenant" [Contract] reappears. [064]

[064]============================================================= That I am aware of, the root word COVENANT occurs 303 times in the Old and New Testaments -alone. When I opened a spot at random, I uncovered a statement by Ezekiel: +alone. When I opened a spot at random, I uncovered a statement by Ezekiel: "I bound myself by oath, I made a covenant with you... and you became mine." -EZEKIEL 16:8 In Hebrew, EZEKIEL means the "strength of God", which is a well chosen name for this man who lived in Babylonia in the 500 BC era. -Commentators have associated Ezekiel with the elevated stature of Isaiah and -Jeremiah, and for good reasons. The circumstances surrounding Ezekiel's Calling +Commentators have associated Ezekiel with the elevated stature of Isaiah and +Jeremiah, and for good reasons. The circumstances surrounding Ezekiel's Calling are described in Chapter 1, and his Celestial Commission follows in Chapters 2 and 3. What we know today as the BOOK OF EZEKIEL has been divided into 47 Chapters and is grouped largely around four dominate themes. The BOOK OF EZEKIEL is almost devoid of biographical and personal details; it was known -that Ezekiel had been a Priest, was one of the first deportees to Babylonia +that Ezekiel had been a Priest, was one of the first deportees to Babylonia [after Babylon had gone to the dogs], and had lived there in a refugee community at Tel-Abib on the River Chebar, which was a large irrigation canal leading from the Euphrates on the north side of Babylon. The only reference to his family is that the death of his wife on the eve of the fall of Jerusalem was for him a small personal symbol of the larger national disaster that had -befallen Babylon. Ezekiel was very much in tune with the Celestial order of -things: The vision he once had of the throne chariot of Jesus Christ is one of +befallen Babylon. Ezekiel was very much in tune with the Celestial order of +things: The vision he once had of the throne chariot of Jesus Christ is one of the most impressive pictures of the Glory and Celestial Majesty of Deity to be found anywhere in the Old Testament; and he also repetitively talks about COVENANTS 17 times over (a man does not harp on the same subject matter over @@ -1985,11 +1985,11 @@ and over again without there being special significance and deeper importance to it). =============================================================[064]

Here in the United States, in a Commercial contract factual setting, the word -"covenant" is of an Old English Law Merchant origin, and now means only a few +"covenant" is of an Old English Law Merchant origin, and now means only a few clauses within a larger contract; [065]

[065]============================================================= For example, -an attempt by CIA agent Frank Snepp to use the First Amendment to try and +an attempt by CIA agent Frank Snepp to use the First Amendment to try and weasel his way out of one of the individual covenants within his larger COMMERCIAL Employment Contract with the CIA that he had previously entered into, was correctly rebuffed by the Supreme Court in FRANK SNEPP VS. UNITED @@ -2003,7 +2003,7 @@ right around and build up the same duplicate business all over again until some [066]

[066]============================================================= See -generally, Louis Hammon in COVENANTS AS QUASI-CONTRACTS in 2 Michigan Law +generally, Louis Hammon in COVENANTS AS QUASI-CONTRACTS in 2 Michigan Law Review 106 (1903). =============================================================[066]

@@ -2021,12 +2021,12 @@ his people." [067]

Fielding Smith, in CONFERENCE REPORTS ["Gospel Covenants"], page 70 (October, 1970). =============================================================[067]

-

In analyzing the Law comparatively with Father's Plan for us, there are +

In analyzing the Law comparatively with Father's Plan for us, there are numerous facial changes in descriptive names for things that are commonly known and understood by everyone under other names. For example, what we call a CONTRACT in our everyday Life, Heavenly Father calls COVENANTS. And the financial enrichment one party receives under a contract here in the United -States (such as the financial compensation a Landlord receives out of a Lease +States (such as the financial compensation a Landlord receives out of a Lease Contract from a Tenant), is called a BENEFIT; and what is called a BENEFIT arising under contract in a Commercial setting is known as a BLESSING arising under Covenant in an ecclesiastical setting with Heavenly Father. [068]

@@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@ Prophets originated its characterization), [069]

[069]============================================================= "I will therefore put you in remembrance, though you once knew this before... [that there were] angels that kept not their First Estate,..." --A Letter from Jude in JUDE 1:5 to 6. +-A Letter from Jude in JUDE 1:5 to 6. =============================================================[069]

our memories were deflected off to the side and temporarily locked away. [070]

@@ -2059,7 +2059,7 @@ recollection of our past history and doings. So it will be when we come up into the presence of Father and God in the mansion whence we emigrated to this world. When we get there we will behold the face of our Father, the face of our Mother, for we were begotten there the same as we were begotten here..." --Orson Pratt, in a discourse delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake +-Orson Pratt, in a discourse delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, August 20, 1871; 14 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 233, at 241 [London (1872)]. =============================================================[070]

@@ -2075,7 +2075,7 @@ refer now to the [38th] Chapter of Job, to show that there were Sons of God before this world was made. The Lord asked Job a question in relation to his pre-existence, saying, 'Where was thou when I laid the cornerstone of the Earth?' "Where were -you, Job, when all the Morning Stars sang together, and all the sons of God +you, Job, when all the Morning Stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy; when the nucleus of this creation was commenced? If Job had been indoctrinated into all the mysteries of modern religionists, he would have answered this question by saying, @@ -2084,19 +2084,19 @@ time.' "But the very question implies a previous existence of Job, but he had forgotten where he [had been], and the Lord put the question as though he did exist, showing to him in the declaration, that, when he laid the cornerstone of the Earth, there were a great many sons of God there, and that they all shouted -for joy. Who were these sons of God?... They were Jesus, the elder brother, and +for joy. Who were these sons of God?... They were Jesus, the elder brother, and all the family that have come from that day until now -- millions on millions -- and all who will come hereafter, and take tabernacles of flesh and bones until the closing up scene of this creation." --Orson Pratt, in a discourse delivered in the 14th Ward Assembly +-Orson Pratt, in a discourse delivered in the 14th Ward Assembly Rooms, December 15, 1872; 15 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 241, at 246 [London (1873)]. Discourse then continues into a protracted discussion as to why we, as the sons of God back then, shouted for joy, at that time. This fellow Job that Orson Pratt talks about lived in the lands of Uz, and fathered ten children; his -livelihood was that of a rancher, managing at one time over ten thousand sheep, +livelihood was that of a rancher, managing at one time over ten thousand sheep, camels, oxen, and the like. The BOOK OF JOB occupies a unique position in the Old Testament; it stands outside all of the conventional classifications of Old -Testament literature in that it is neither Law (in the sense of THE TORAH), nor +Testament literature in that it is neither Law (in the sense of THE TORAH), nor is it history, and it has no parallel with the other Prophets in the Old Testament. In both literary form and general outlook, Job is different; a large part of the book may be called dialogue as people are quoted speaking back and @@ -2127,7 +2127,7 @@ to generalities. [072]

[072]============================================================= "Our Spirits... were in the Councils of the Heavens before the foundations of the -Earth were laid. We were there. We sang together with the Heavenly hosts for +Earth were laid. We were there. We sang together with the Heavenly hosts for joy when the foundations of the Earth were laid, and when the plan of our existence upon this Earth and redemption were mapped out. We were there, we were interested, and we took part in this great preparation... We were vitally @@ -2143,10 +2143,10 @@ Salt Lake City (1939)]. there when the foundations of the Earth were laid. We were numbered among the sons of God, whom the Lord speaks of to the patriarch Job. 'Where wast thou, [speaking to Job], when I laid the cornerstone of the Earth, when all the sons -of God shouted for you, and the morning stars san together?' Job, where were +of God shouted for you, and the morning stars san together?' Job, where were you at that time? He was among them, he was there, perhaps he did not remember it, any more than we do." --Orson Pratt, in a discourse on March 9, 1879; 20 JOURNAL OF +-Orson Pratt, in a discourse on March 9, 1879; 20 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 142, at 156 [London (1880)]. =============================================================[073]

@@ -2161,10 +2161,10 @@ tabernacle, and those beings that dwell in yours; the beings who are intelligent and possess, in embryo, all of the attributes of our Father in Heaven; the beings that reside in those earthly houses, they are the children of our Father who is in Heaven. He begat us before the foundations of this -Earth were laid and before the Morning Stars sang together or the Sons of God +Earth were laid and before the Morning Stars sang together or the Sons of God shouted for joy when the corner stones of the Earth were laid, as is written in the sayings of the Patriarch Job." --Orson Pratt, in a discourse delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake +-Orson Pratt, in a discourse delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, August 20, 1871; 14 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 233, at 240 [London (1872)]. =============================================================[074]

@@ -2191,16 +2191,16 @@ will, you shall have glory added upon your heads forever and ever. That is his pledge, and God keeps his Covenants and we should do the same. "How do we enter into that Covenant? Not by signing a written instrument. True. But in a most impressive manner and most authoritative manner -[by conferring upon his servants down a GRANT OF CELESTIAL JURISDICTION]. The +[by conferring upon his servants down a GRANT OF CELESTIAL JURISDICTION]. The Lord commissions his servants, bestows upon them his Priesthood and authorizes them to perform sacred ordinances, the same as if he had signed it in person. -They call attention to the necessity of the following the Lord Jesus Christ and +They call attention to the necessity of the following the Lord Jesus Christ and obeying his Gospel, doing all things whatsoever the Lord shall command us. That is the contract, and we enter into it in a most solemn way. What is the formality of it, if not by writing with pen and ink? It is by baptism by immersion for the remission of sins. What a wonderful and impressive formality! Could anything be more so? In baptism by immersion we symbolism both death and -life, for as the Apostle Paul explains: 'We are buried with [Christ] by baptism +life, for as the Apostle Paul explains: 'We are buried with [Christ] by baptism into death' and brought forth out of the watery grave in likeness of his glorious resurrection. "This explanation of the significance of the baptismal Covenant has @@ -2217,7 +2217,7 @@ without exception: Saint, sinner, Heathen, and Gremlin:

"In our preexistence state, in the day of the great Council, we made certain agreements with the Almighty..." [076]

-

[076]============================================================= John +

[076]============================================================= John Widtsoe, writing in the "The Worth of Souls," in UTAH GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL MAGAZINE, October, 1934, at page 198. This statement appears in the context of a discussion of what some of the special terms of those Contracts @@ -2243,7 +2243,7 @@ elder brother, we finally overcome and triumph over all of our imperfections, and receive with him the same glory that he inherits, which glory he had before the world was. That is the way we as a people look upon our previous existence." --Orson Pratt, in a discourse delivered in the 14th Ward Assembly +-Orson Pratt, in a discourse delivered in the 14th Ward Assembly Rooms, December 15, 1872; 15 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 241, at 245 [London (1873)]. =============================================================[077]

@@ -2254,22 +2254,22 @@ Great Spirits, who excelled in valiance back then above all others, had special addendums attached to their First Estate Contracts with Father, just tailor made for their missions down here:

-

"Now the Lord had shown unto me, Abraham, the intelligences that were +

"Now the Lord had shown unto me, Abraham, the intelligences that were organized before the world was; and among these were many of the Noble and Great ones; And God saw these souls that they were good, and [in a Conference] he stood in the midst of them, and he said: 'These I will make my rulers.' "For he stood among those that were spirits, and he saw that they were good, and he said unto me: -"Abraham, thou art one of them; thou was chosen before thou wast +"Abraham, thou art one of them; thou was chosen before thou wast born..." [078]

[078]============================================================= The writings -of Abraham, while he was in Egypt, written in his own hand on papyrus. See -"Book of Abraham," Chapter 3, in DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS [meaning FATHER'S +of Abraham, while he was in Egypt, written in his own hand on papyrus. See +"Book of Abraham," Chapter 3, in DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS [meaning FATHER'S DOCTRINE AND CONTRACTS]. Published by the Mormon Church, Salt Lake City, Utah. This is an unusual book and is also distinctively peculiar in that it is the -only book in the world that has the honor of a Preface in it written by Jesus +only book in the world that has the honor of a Preface in it written by Jesus Christ himself [this Preface now appears as Section 1]. In an age when the prevailing view is that the Heavens were probably once open to Revelation a long time ago, but now are forever closed (for some unexplained reason), the @@ -2302,7 +2302,7 @@ sources of information [such as that originating from our Patriarchs and Fathers of old] are improvidently tossed aside and ignored. =============================================================[078]

-

Although that brief account by Abraham does not describe everything that went +

Although that brief account by Abraham does not describe everything that went on in that Conference, what also transpired in that Conference, in addition to the lofty Status pronouncements from On High, was the extraction of additional Contract Addendums out of the participants, just tailor made to fit the Noble @@ -2318,13 +2318,13 @@ the idea of a COVENANT, and their feelings are correct -- the idea is very significant. But being deficient in factual knowledge on the First Estate where we came from, and not having other key slices of information, they never hit the nail right on the head, or even come close to it. See: --Delbert Hillers in COVENANT: THE HISTORY OF A BIBLICAL IDEA [John +-Delbert Hillers in COVENANT: THE HISTORY OF A BIBLICAL IDEA [John Hopkins Press (1969)]; --D. McCarthy in TREATY AND COVENANT; A STUDY IN THE ANCIENT ORIENT +-D. McCarthy in TREATY AND COVENANT; A STUDY IN THE ANCIENT ORIENT DOCUMENTS... [Pontifical Bible Institute, Rome (1963)]; --George Mendenhall in LAW AND COVENANT IN ISRAEL AND THE ANCIENT NEAR +-George Mendenhall in LAW AND COVENANT IN ISRAEL AND THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST [The Biblical Colloquium, Pittsburgh (1955)]; --George Mendenhall in "COVENANT" THE INTERPRETER'S DICTIONARY OF THE +-George Mendenhall in "COVENANT" THE INTERPRETER'S DICTIONARY OF THE BIBLE [Abingdon, New York (1962)]; -William H. Brownlee in A COMPARISON OF THE COVENANTERS OF THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS WITH PRE-CHRISTIAN JEWISH SECTS [The Biblical Archeologist @@ -2348,7 +2348,7 @@ to face. While it is true that we once did; we stood in His presence, seeing as we are seen, knowing, according to our intelligence, as we are known; that curtain has dropped, we have changed our abode, we have taken upon ourselves flesh; the veil of forgetfulness intervenes between this life and that, and we -are left, as [the Apostle] Paul expresses it, to "see through a glass darkly," +are left, as [the Apostle] Paul expresses it, to "see through a glass darkly," to "know in part and to prophesy in part;' to see only to a limited extent, the end from the beginning. We do not comprehend things in their fullness. But we have the promise, if we will receive and live by every word that proceeds forth @@ -2375,15 +2375,15 @@ immortal, males and females, and also beget children, and, in our turn, form and create [other] worlds, and send forth our spirit children to inherit those worlds, just the same as we were sent here, and thus will the works of God continue..." --Orson Pratt, in a discourse delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake +-Orson Pratt, in a discourse delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, August 20, 1871; 14 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 233, at 242 [London (1872)]. =============================================================[081]

And if it initially appears to be unfair to penalize someone for their innocent ignorance by being judged under invisible contracts they had no knowledge of, -then remember that in a Contract Law Judgment setting such nice things as +then remember that in a Contract Law Judgment setting such nice things as fairness and relative levels of knowledge or ignorance of the Contract's terms -are all irrelevant factors; and this Tort Law argument of UNFAIRNESS, by being +are all irrelevant factors; and this Tort Law argument of UNFAIRNESS, by being made a party to such excessively one-sided and unequal contract terms really falls apart when the temporary deflection of the previous memory itself is made such an integral and an important structural element in those First Estate @@ -2395,7 +2395,7 @@ before we came into the world. Our spirits came here to take these tabernacles; they came to occupy them as habitations, with the understanding that all that had passed previously to our coming here should be taken away from us, that we should not know anything about it." --Brigham Young, in a discourse made at the Bowery, Salt Lake City on +-Brigham Young, in a discourse made at the Bowery, Salt Lake City on June 22, 1865; 3 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 362, at 367 [London (1856)]. =============================================================[082]

@@ -2425,7 +2425,7 @@ lead to think that such is the truth. Something whispers these things to me in this light. ...What did we agree to before we came here? If to anything, I suppose the very same things [that] we [have] agreed to since we [came] here, that are legitimate and proper." --Orson Hyde, in a discourse made in the Tabernacle on October 6, 1859 +-Orson Hyde, in a discourse made in the Tabernacle on October 6, 1859 ["Sowing and Reaping -- Fulfillment of Covenants"] in 7 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 313, at 314 [London (1860)]. =============================================================[083]

@@ -2442,7 +2442,7 @@ applied against us at all; a penalty levied at us by Father is the mere absence of a possible prospective Celestial Blessing that could have been ours -- if we had buckled down tight and gotten serious when presented with information to the effect that Contracts are governing at the Last Day. So when Father places -a Contract Law Judgement environment in effect for us on the Judgment Day, and +a Contract Law Judgement environment in effect for us on the Judgment Day, and people then start claiming unfairness for any one of several dozen different reasons (and each argument has merit to it), their arguments sounding in the Tort of unfairness will fall apart and collapse, and properly so, as there is @@ -2455,8 +2455,8 @@ used here, SOUNDING IN TORT, appears in different places throughout the Federal jurisprudential strata of the United States. When a grievance is presented to a Judge for a ruling, it means that the relationship is not predicated on a contract, and that the instant claim being sought is sounding [based on] -correlative arguments of unfairness, for some reason, and therefore Tort Law -applies there to fill the vacuum left by no contracts. Remember that Tort Law +correlative arguments of unfairness, for some reason, and therefore Tort Law +applies there to fill the vacuum left by no contracts. Remember that Tort Law and its arguments of UNFAIRNESS can sometimes apply to govern grievances even when a contract is hanging in the distant background, because the instant grievance falls outside of the content of the contract. That I could find, the @@ -2489,7 +2489,7 @@ most comfortable; yes, Father has many mansions in his House. [085]

[085]============================================================= "Salvation is an individual operation... We read in the Bible that there is one glory of -the Sun, another glory of the Moon, and another glory of the Stars. In the Book +the Sun, another glory of the Moon, and another glory of the Stars. In the Book of DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS, these glories are called Telestial, Terrestrial, and Celestial, which is the highest. These are worlds, different departments, or Mansions, in our Father's House. Now these men, or those women, who know no @@ -2506,7 +2506,7 @@ the Celestial Kingdom. Who will? Those who are valiant and inspired with the true independence of Heaven, who will go forth boldly in the service of God, leaving others to so as they please, determined to do right, though all mankind besides should take the opposite course." --Brigham Young, in a discourse at the Tabernacle on February 20, 1853; +-Brigham Young, in a discourse at the Tabernacle on February 20, 1853; 1 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 309, at 312 [London (1854)]. =============================================================[085]

@@ -2526,7 +2526,7 @@ the top -- and if we err along the way, then we erred while expending maximum effort. [086]

[086]============================================================= "These words -set forth the fact to which Jesus referred to when he said, 'In my Father's +set forth the fact to which Jesus referred to when he said, 'In my Father's House are many Mansions.' How many I am not prepared to say; but there are three distinctly spoken of: The Celestial, the highest; the Terrestrial, the next below it; and the Telestial, the third. If we were to take the pains to @@ -2539,21 +2539,21 @@ of Heaven that has come to Earth, are in possession of these laws, ordinances, commandments and revelations that will prepare us, by strict obedience, to inherit the Celestial Kingdom, to go into the presence of the Father and the Son." --Brigham Young, in a discourse in the New Tabernacle on June 25th, +-Brigham Young, in a discourse in the New Tabernacle on June 25th, 1871; 14 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 147, at 148 [London (1872)]. =============================================================[086]

-

When Contracts are in effect, the only thing that is relevant in a Contract Law +

When Contracts are in effect, the only thing that is relevant in a Contract Law Judgment setting is the content of the contract, the Person whose behavior the contract seeks to measure compliance with, and the behavior that was being measured; and as we traverse from a political setting involving Tax Protestors to an ecclesiastical setting involving us all at the Last Day, then nothing -changes. The fact that Irwin Schiff and Armen Condo never bothered to read the +changes. The fact that Irwin Schiff and Armen Condo never bothered to read the Commercial bank account merchant contracts that they were adjudged to be in default of, and also their invisible Citizenship Contracts, and then were penalized under those contracts by being incarcerated in a Federal cage, that ignorance of the contract's terms is neither a relevant question nor excusable -behavior under a Contract Law judgment setting. Literally, the only thing that +behavior under a Contract Law judgment setting. Literally, the only thing that is relevant is: Did they honor the contract or not. People who are unable to think along these precise and very narrow ratiocinative [087]

@@ -2561,7 +2561,7 @@ think along these precise and very narrow ratiocinative [087]

RATIOCINATIVE means the process of exact thinking with little room, if any, for error. =============================================================[087]

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lines of Contract Law will find themselves being self-penalized for their +

lines of Contract Law will find themselves being self-penalized for their ignorance (penalized in the sense that prospective blessings that could have been their's will be forfeited). If that sounds excessively harsh, then momentarily picture yourself as being in Father's position, and then consider @@ -2583,17 +2583,17 @@ themselves and of the PLAN OF SALVATION provided for them. It gives great consolation, however, to know that this glorious plan devised by Heaven follows them into the next existence, offering for their acceptance eternal life and exaltation of thrones, dominions, principalities, and powers in the presence of -their Father and God, through Jesus Christ his Son. How glorious -- how ample +their Father and God, through Jesus Christ his Son. How glorious -- how ample is the gospel plan in its saving properties and merciful designs. This one revelation, containing this Principle, is worth worlds on worlds to mankind." --Brigham Young, in a discourse in the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake +-Brigham Young, in a discourse in the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, on January 12, 1862; 9 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 147, at 148 [London (1862)]. =============================================================[088]

And it will be on the Judgment Day that we will be judged by Contracts, and -under a Contract Law jurisprudential setting -- and not under the rights, +under a Contract Law jurisprudential setting -- and not under the rights, justice, relative collective equality, and group fairness of pure natural moral -Tort Law. Interestingly enough, also known to those Persons who have entered +Tort Law. Interestingly enough, also known to those Persons who have entered into Father's Advanced Contracts down here is that the timing of the Judgment Day can be accelerated into this life, thus removing any lingering vestige of uncertainty someone may have about their Standing before Father; there is no @@ -2611,7 +2611,7 @@ the creation. They are now renewed to us..." City, January 6, 1861; 9 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 126, at 130 [London (1862)]. =============================================================[089]

-

And just like Federal Judges in 7203 WILLFUL FAILURE TO FILE prosecutions +

And just like Federal Judges in 7203 WILLFUL FAILURE TO FILE prosecutions quietly taking Judicial Notice of contracts in their Chambers even before the Tax Protestor gets arrested and the adversary criminal proceedings start, Father too already has all the Contracts he needs in front of him awaiting the @@ -2631,11 +2631,11 @@ ordained to be the common lot of all mankind, is the truest greatness. To be a successful father or a successful mother is greater than to be a successful general or a successful statesman." -Joseph F. Smith in JUVENILE INSTRUCTOR, page 752 (December 15, 1905). -Let's say you were Armand Hammer, and you spent your life building up a great -oil company -- OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM. Was that a great event for Mr. Hammer to +Let's say you were Armand Hammer, and you spent your life building up a great +oil company -- OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM. Was that a great event for Mr. Hammer to accomplish down here? Yes, it very much was, and a very difficult task technically as well. But -- building up one huge OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM or -building up one thousand such dynastic empires means nothing to magnify your +building up one thousand such dynastic empires means nothing to magnify your standing at the Last Day. Although the training and SAVOIR-FAIRE acquired in the process of such empire construction that dynasty builders are going through is prepatory to other things, and could be very helpful to them in other ways; @@ -2668,7 +2668,7 @@ here in this school. Gods, to dwell in the presence of the Gods, and become associated with the highest intelligences that dwell in eternity. We are now in that school, and must practice upon what we receive." --Brigham Young, President of the Mormon Church, in a discourse made in +-Brigham Young, President of the Mormon Church, in a discourse made in the Bowery, Salt Lake City, September 2, 1860; 9 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 158, at 160 [London (1862)]. This life is a school, and Protestors refusing to consider the idea, however remotely accurate it might be, that it is they themselves @@ -2691,11 +2691,11 @@ writes; and for the incredible benefits being offered by Father, [092]

[092]============================================================= "...I expect, if I am faithful with yourselves, that I shall see the time with yourselves that we shall know how to prepare to organize an Earth like this -- -know how to people that Earth, how to redeem it, how to sanctify it, and how to +know how to people that Earth, how to redeem it, how to sanctify it, and how to glorify it, with those who live upon it [being ones] who hearken to our counsels. The Father and the Son have attained to this point already; I am on the way, and so are you, [along with] every faithful servant of God." --Brigham Young, in a discourse in a Special Conference held in the +-Brigham Young, in a discourse in a Special Conference held in the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City on August 28, 1852; 6 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 273, at 274 [London (1859)]. =============================================================[092]

@@ -2711,7 +2711,7 @@ be true and faithful to every Covenant, to every Principle of Truth that he has given us, then after the resurrection we would come back into his presence and we would be just like he is. We would have the same kind of bodies -- bodies that would shine like the sun." --Joseph Fielding Smith in TAKE HEED TO YOURSELVES!, page 345 [Desert +-Joseph Fielding Smith in TAKE HEED TO YOURSELVES!, page 345 [Desert Book Publishing, Salt Lake City (1966)]. =============================================================[093]

@@ -2719,11 +2719,11 @@ Book Publishing, Salt Lake City (1966)]. otherwise like to consider themselves as being very clever folks, will find their Torts, murders, revolutions, wars and environmental damages justifications fall apart and collapse at the Last Day -- because pure natural -moral Tort Law will be irrelevant at the Judgment Day. They will regret having +moral Tort Law will be irrelevant at the Judgment Day. They will regret having made their improvident technical moves down here: By trying to outfox Father -with their clever Tort Law reasoning on justifying damages. Father has a +with their clever Tort Law reasoning on justifying damages. Father has a special treat planned, an Ace up his sleeve, just tailor made for dealing with -these Illuminatti and Bolshevik types of Gremlins; it is the same identical Ace +these Illuminatti and Bolshevik types of Gremlins; it is the same identical Ace that Federal Judges have up their sleeves, just tailor made to deal effectively with Constitutionalists: An invisible Contract the poor fellow didn't even know about. By the end of this Letter, you will know of the numerous layers of @@ -2738,41 +2738,41 @@ die we shall return to God and our former habitation, where we shall behold the face of our Father, and the question immediately arises, shall we have our memories increased, that we shall remember our previous existence? ...we shall." --Orson Pratt, in a discourse delivered in the 14th Assembly Rooms on -December 15, 1872; 15 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 241, at 249 [London (1873)]. Jesus +-Orson Pratt, in a discourse delivered in the 14th Assembly Rooms on +December 15, 1872; 15 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 241, at 249 [London (1873)]. Jesus is often portrayed as being the MEDIATOR OF THE NEW COVENANT [Hebrews 12:24], which means that he has some type of an equitable interest in it: -"For as these memorials of the ATONEMENT were used by the ancient +"For as these memorials of the ATONEMENT were used by the ancient Patriarchs and Prophets to manifest to God their faith in the Plan of -Redemption and in the coming Redeemer... Jesus [is] the Mediator of the New +Redemption and in the coming Redeemer... Jesus [is] the Mediator of the New Covenant..." --John Taylor in THE MEDIATION AND ATONEMENT, at 123 [Deseret +-John Taylor in THE MEDIATION AND ATONEMENT, at 123 [Deseret Publishing, Salt Lake City (1892)]. Question: If there is a NEW COVENANT, was there an OLD COVENANT? Answer: Yes, there most certainly was an Old Covenant; and Father extracted the OLD Covenant out of us all in the First Estate, so now -that Covenant has the appearance of being invisible to us. Jesus Christ once +that Covenant has the appearance of being invisible to us. Jesus Christ once had a few words to say about the replacement of Father's First Estate Covenant with his own [meaning that at the Last Day before Father, those Spirits who entered into Father's NEW AND EVERLASTING COVENANTS down here will find that -Jesus is acting as their Advocate before the Father at the Last Day]: +Jesus is acting as their Advocate before the Father at the Last Day]: "...I say unto you that all old Covenants have I caused to be done away with in this thing; and this is a NEW AND AN EVERLASTING COVENANT, even that which was from the beginning." -DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS 22:1. "...I am in your midst, and am your Advocate with the Father." --DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS 29:5. With Jesus Christ being your Advocate +-DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS 29:5. With Jesus Christ being your Advocate before Father at the Last Day [which is a benefit offered to those who have entered into Father's NEW AND EVERLASTING COVENANT], I am unaware of any other Counselor I would rather have, acting on my behalf. ...Another set of Covenants -that Jesus was responsible for replacing with another Covenant, are the -Covenants associated with the LAW OF MOSES that our Fathers from another era -once entered into [the sacrifice of Jesus back near the MERIDIAN OF TIME +that Jesus was responsible for replacing with another Covenant, are the +Covenants associated with the LAW OF MOSES that our Fathers from another era +once entered into [the sacrifice of Jesus back near the MERIDIAN OF TIME fulfilled the symbolic blood sacrifices that many of the Mosaic Ordinances were centered around (the MERIDIAN OF TIME separates B.C. from A.D.)]. =============================================================[094]

And so what was once an invisible Contract will then become a rather strongly -known Contract, and then and there the Gremlins will crinkle in self-inflicted +known Contract, and then and there the Gremlins will crinkle in self-inflicted anguish. The Prophets have stated that there will be weeping, wailing and a gnashing of teeth at the Last Day; [095]

@@ -2785,17 +2785,17 @@ my left hand." =============================================================[095]

those are rather strong characterizations to use -- but now you know why -- for -among other reasons, the Gremlins will have a perfect knowledge that their +among other reasons, the Gremlins will have a perfect knowledge that their clever justifications to pull off and try and get away with WORLD CLASS mischief were not worth it. And when, at the Last Day, the Illuminatti and their Gremlin brothers are confronted with the terms of those First Estate Contracts that they entered into before this Second Estate even started, and when Father then asks for a simple factual recital of their Covenant -compliance, then will the Gremlins realize the irrelevancy of their excuses to +compliance, then will the Gremlins realize the irrelevancy of their excuses to justify and vitiate their murder, war, and miscellaneous abomination damages (and all committed, of course, to accomplish and perfect Justice); and those Illuminatti types might just find themselves, at that time, being a bit -disappointed: Because their Tort Law justifications will not even be addressed +disappointed: Because their Tort Law justifications will not even be addressed by Father.

Father will be asking a very simple question then, to which he will expect, @@ -2804,7 +2804,7 @@ your Contracts?

Gremlin defense arguments sounding in the Tort of damages justification will be tossed aside and ignored then at the Last Day just like State and Federal -Judges now toss aside and ignore Tort Law arguments of Constitutionalists and +Judges now toss aside and ignore Tort Law arguments of Constitutionalists and other Protestors arguing lack of CORPUS DELECTI damages to try and get a dismissal of Tax and Highway Contract enforcement prosecutions, when invisible contracts unknown to the Constitutionalist were actually in effect. There is @@ -2819,7 +2819,7 @@ the simple question asked; when contracts are up for review and judgment, then only the content of the Contract is of any relevance. [096]

[096]============================================================= In August of -1937, Maurice Harper and Fred Test were beer distributors in Ontario, Oregon. +1937, Maurice Harper and Fred Test were beer distributors in Ontario, Oregon. They needed to borrow some money, so they entered into a contract with their own beer suppliers for a loan; they gave a real property deed on land they owned to their supplier of beer as security for this loan, and as circumstances @@ -2828,25 +2828,25 @@ was commenced by the beer suppliers with the result being that the minimal price obtained under the pressure such an accelerated forced sale was far below market value. The sale yielded just enough money to pay off the loan, and there was no surplus available to give to the beer distributors who had posted the -land as security for the loan. Maurice Harper and Fred Test yelled UNFAIR, and +land as security for the loan. Maurice Harper and Fred Test yelled UNFAIR, and then threw a Court action at the beer suppliers for damages. UNFAIRNESS is not relevant when contracts are up for review, so the action was brought in under -Tort Law. [How is an action brought under Tort? By simply claiming in the -Complaint that Tort Law governs the grievance, pleading such things as the +Tort Law. [How is an action brought under Tort? By simply claiming in the +Complaint that Tort Law governs the grievance, pleading such things as the damages experienced and then asking relief sounding in Tort; however, whether -or not your Tort claims ultimately prevail is another question]. Here, Harper +or not your Tort claims ultimately prevail is another question]. Here, Harper and Test asked for the Tort relief in the nature of EXEMPLARY DAMAGES. A Trial was held, and during Trial at the close of evidence presentation, the Defendant -beer suppliers motioned the Court to require the Plaintiffs, Harper and Test, +beer suppliers motioned the Court to require the Plaintiffs, Harper and Test, to identify whether they wanted to proceed to judgment under the rules of Tort of Contract: -"Plaintiffs [Harper and Test] elected to proceed in Tort. Immediately +"Plaintiffs [Harper and Test] elected to proceed in Tort. Immediately upon the election, being made by Plaintiffs, the Defendants moved for a directed verdict on the grounds that the Complaint failed to state a CAUSE OF ACTION in Tort and in support of the motion counsel stated: "...it is our position that in this case, when construed in the light of surrounding circumstances as it must be done, does not raise any obligation -or does not permit the inference of any obligation EXISTING IN LAW OUTSIDE OF +or does not permit the inference of any obligation EXISTING IN LAW OUTSIDE OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE CONTRACT ITSELF..." -HARPER VS. INTERSTATE BREWERY, 120 P.2nd 757, at 761 (1942). The Court when on to analyze the difference between Tort and Contract; and as is @@ -2865,58 +2865,58 @@ the nature of the right which is being invaded. If this right was created solely by the [contractual] agreement of the parties, the Plaintiff is limited to an action EX CONTRACTU. If it was created by law he may sue in Tort." -HARPER VS. INTERSTATE BREWERY, id., at 762. Under these cases where a -Contract is hanging in the background, but a Tort Law claim is being demanded +Contract is hanging in the background, but a Tort Law claim is being demanded as the relief, often times Attorneys for the Plaintiff will ask for both Breach of Contract and Tort relief, reciting elements of the factual setting that support the respective claims, with the end result being that appellate judges are frequently asked to draw lines dividing Tort from Contract, as was the instant factual setting here with HARPER. But important for the moment is that the distinction once created in the Heavens, a long time ago, bifurcating Tort -from Contract, is now being honored by the Judiciary, and that the Contract Law -legal reasoning being enforced by judges today -- as seemingly unpleasant as it +from Contract, is now being honored by the Judiciary, and that the Contract Law +legal reasoning being enforced by judges today -- as seemingly unpleasant as it is initially -- that excludes arguments and other distractions from being considered unless they fall within the content of the Contract, is in fact a -correct PRINCIPLE OF NATURE that everyone will eventually become very well +correct PRINCIPLE OF NATURE that everyone will eventually become very well acquainted with at the Last Day. =============================================================[096]

-

If Father was planning on using pure natural moral Tort Law Justice at the +

If Father was planning on using pure natural moral Tort Law Justice at the Judgment Day, then there could be no such things as the third party liability absorption feature such as the Atonement (which is operation of Contract); and additionally, for the tortious act of swatting a fly, spanking our kids, drilling a railroad tunnel through a mountain, or mowing our lawns, we would be penalized forever -- if we are operating under the rules of pure natural moral -Tort Law (which means that all Torts get retorted as the remedy -- with an +Tort Law (which means that all Torts get retorted as the remedy -- with an exception being only those excusable Torts necessary to perfect the Ends of Justice). That important qualifying retort exception reasoning is the line that -Lucifer carefully taught his Illuminatti followers to profile themselves around +Lucifer carefully taught his Illuminatti followers to profile themselves around to justify their actions before Father. [097]

-

[097]============================================================= Lucifer too +

[097]============================================================= Lucifer too uses contracts to accomplish his end objectives; he too is playing this -Contract Game. As for Lucifer, irrevocable oaths and covenants are required for +Contract Game. As for Lucifer, irrevocable oaths and covenants are required for standing membership in Illuminatti temples. Once contracts are extracted out of new Illuminatti initiates, that Equity Relationship that was created is considered to be a FAIT ACCOMPLI (meaning once accomplished, then being -irrevocable in nature). In other secret societies that Lucifer maintains a +irrevocable in nature). In other secret societies that Lucifer maintains a managing interest in, covenants (contracts) that were sealed under blood oaths -are extracted out of new members. So Lucifer very much knows all about the -rather strong underlying nature of Contracts and of Contract Law Jurisprudence. +are extracted out of new members. So Lucifer very much knows all about the +rather strong underlying nature of Contracts and of Contract Law Jurisprudence. Witches also use covenants extensively; for a discussion of First Degree, -Second Degree and Third Degree Initiation Rites, see Janet and Stewart Farrar +Second Degree and Third Degree Initiation Rites, see Janet and Stewart Farrar in A WITCHES BIBLE [Magickal Childe Publishing, 35 West 19th Street, New York 10011 (1981)]. =============================================================[097]

-

Lucifer's clever inveiglement to use damage arguments to vitiate yourself at -the Last Judgment Day is facially very attractive, and since Tort Law itself is -a correct PRINCIPLE OF NATURE, any scrutiny of Lucifer's reasoning withstands +

Lucifer's clever inveiglement to use damage arguments to vitiate yourself at +the Last Judgment Day is facially very attractive, and since Tort Law itself is +a correct PRINCIPLE OF NATURE, any scrutiny of Lucifer's reasoning withstands attack and challenge from any angle; it is not until a remote, little known, and obscure doctrine is uncovered from the archives of the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City (regarding our lives as Spirits before with Father, and Father's Previous Existence Contracts on us all, and therefore our Judgment will be -under Contract Law) does Lucifer's brilliant Tort Law justification reasoning -fall apart and collapse. In reading Illuminatti literature, Lucifer again +under Contract Law) does Lucifer's brilliant Tort Law justification reasoning +fall apart and collapse. In reading Illuminatti literature, Lucifer again manifests his supergenius at deception through concealment, as although there are references to general Spiritual matters (certain strata of Illuminatti are not atheists) as a distraction, however there are no references to any @@ -2932,42 +2932,42 @@ won't be any Trumpets blowing come the Judgment Day..." [098]

[098]============================================================= Lyrics Copyright by FLASHBACK RECORDS/ARISTA RECORDS, New York City. Words and music -by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter, Trousdale Music Publishing (1969); revived +by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter, Trousdale Music Publishing (1969); revived by COVEN RECORDS (WARNER BROTHERS, 1971); MGM RECORDS, (1973); WARNER BROTHERS again (1974). =============================================================[098]

-

These lyrics also appear in the Hollywood movie BILLY JACK. [099]

+

These lyrics also appear in the Hollywood movie BILLY JACK. [099]

[099]============================================================= Starring Tom -Laughlin and Delores Taylor; distributed by WARNER BROTHERS (1971). +Laughlin and Delores Taylor; distributed by WARNER BROTHERS (1971). =============================================================[099]

With a setting on an Indian Reservation in the Western United States, the plot -in BILLY JACK told the tale of how the ever changing laws of men are frequently +in BILLY JACK told the tale of how the ever changing laws of men are frequently out of harmony with true Justice, and so now murder is necessary to accomplish the true Ends of Justice where the laws of men fall short; sort of like forcing a contemporary hybrid variant of ROBIN HOOD's grab as a means of accomplishing -JUSTITIA OMNIBUS [justice for all]. Remember that the Illuminatti Gremlins need +JUSTITIA OMNIBUS [justice for all]. Remember that the Illuminatti Gremlins need to have people (their prospective recruits in particular) think in terms of -Tort Law reasoning down here, and so they propagate the view that murders +Tort Law reasoning down here, and so they propagate the view that murders committed to accomplish Justice (to correctively retort the damages of others -that the Law does not reach) are excusable acts that Heavenly Father is +that the Law does not reach) are excusable acts that Heavenly Father is required to vitiate and ignore at the Last Day [just like the Sheriff is excused from bearing the consequences for working the damages you experienced when he incarcerated you, after you had first burned your neighbor's house down; what the Sheriff did, as a neutral and disinterested third party, was to correctively retort the damages created by others]. Once an Illuminatti initiate accepts this reasoning, it takes little effort to have the initiate -accept the application of Tort Law reasoning to larger corrective retorts like +accept the application of Tort Law reasoning to larger corrective retorts like wars, wholesale murders, environmental damages, use of the police powers of the state to accomplish other damages, and assorted other MAGNUM OPUS abominations that accomplish proprietary Illuminatti objectives, and all very carefully documented and neatly arranged to remedy some other damages else where, and also benefit the world by accelerating the commencement timing of the -Millennial Reign. This is brilliant reasoning that Lucifer taught these little -Gremlins; Tort Law is a correct PRINCIPLE OF NATURE and cannot itself be -attacked from any angle. The use of Tort Law reasoning to govern judgments when +Millennial Reign. This is brilliant reasoning that Lucifer taught these little +Gremlins; Tort Law is a correct PRINCIPLE OF NATURE and cannot itself be +attacked from any angle. The use of Tort Law reasoning to govern judgments when no contracts are in effect is absolutely morally correct and in harmony with Nature in itself, and so are all of its retorts to perfect Justice and the Ends of Justice. And so an esoteric [100]

@@ -2980,13 +2980,13 @@ only; or otherwise withheld from generally open public avowal.

factual element deficiency problem surfaces that will absolutely nullify those expected benefits Witches are driving towards as they travel down that YELLOW BRICK ROAD of theirs: Heavenly Father extracted Contracts out of us all in the -First Estate before we came down here, and so Tort Law reasoning will not be +First Estate before we came down here, and so Tort Law reasoning will not be applicable at the Last Day. Yes, those Trumpets will blow at the Last Day; -sorry, Gremlins, but your days are numbered. Yes, the HANDWRITING IS ON THE -WALL for Gremlins. [101]

+sorry, Gremlins, but your days are numbered. Yes, the HANDWRITING IS ON THE +WALL for Gremlins. [101]

[101]============================================================= Back in the -days of David, there was once a great and fabulous City called Babylon, +days of David, there was once a great and fabulous City called Babylon, reaching its peak at about 600 B.C. Today, BABYLON has a lingering illicit stigma associated with it, but before Babylon went to the dogs, it was very impressive. Babylon was the most prominent, majestic, prosperous, and powerful @@ -3008,18 +3008,18 @@ were only huffing hot air. At a Royal banquet one night in his Palace [DANIEL soothsayers, astrologers, or wise men [filled with a wide ranging array of factual knowledge on everything the WORLD had to offer -- except Spiritual matters] could interpret the meaning. After the clowns had had their turn, -along came the Prophet Daniel who understood what he saw; and told the King +along came the Prophet Daniel who understood what he saw; and told the King what the King did not want to hear: That Father had adjudged his kingdom, and found it wanting in minimum Spiritual expectations; that the impossible was going to happen and that Babylon was going to be divided and given to -adversaries -- introduced into the violent and unpleasant circumstances of an +adversaries -- introduced into the violent and unpleasant circumstances of an invasion [DANIEL 5:25 to 28]. Father meant what he said, and so the HANDWRITING WAS ON THE WALL for Babylon. That same evening, the flow of the great River Euphrates receded, and then slowed down to a trickle; it had been diverted -upstream by the Gremlin Darius, who had big plans for the conquest of Babylon. +upstream by the Gremlin Darius, who had big plans for the conquest of Babylon. And now there were holes in the great walls of Babylon where the Euphrates once was. The riverbed openings served as the ingress point of entry for the -invading army of Darius; and Babylon was conquered without resistance. [See +invading army of Darius; and Babylon was conquered without resistance. [See generally, the ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ["Babylon"] (London, 1929)]. ...Down to the present day, the phrase HANDWRITING ON THE WALL has come to characterize improvident and unrealistic fantasy expectations one holds by reason of @@ -3032,14 +3032,14 @@ it too will be the sudden and unexpected damages of our water resources that the Russians will use to make their invasion Statement, as they attempt a very quick lock down on American military installations. Babylon had its quislings then, and we have our's now; and we should have known something was afoot when -Nelson Rockefeller spent two years of his life in the early 1970's heavily +Nelson Rockefeller spent two years of his life in the early 1970's heavily involved in collecting information on American water resources. =============================================================[101]

-

In other words, Lucifer counsels his followers to perform their murders and +

In other words, Lucifer counsels his followers to perform their murders and Torts in the retort cycle of Justice administration where they can be justified and vitiated, so that Heavenly Father would then be required to excuse and -vitiate their behavior at the Last Day. Under Tort Law reasoning, all Torts +vitiate their behavior at the Last Day. Under Tort Law reasoning, all Torts (damages) need to be "retorted" as the remedy to perfect Justice, but the person administering the retort damage itself, like the Sheriff, is immune from further cyclic retort, so the Justice cycle stops there. And there also lies @@ -3047,42 +3047,42 @@ the Grand Key for getting people to commit murders while believing quite strongly that they are exempt from Father's Justice: By simply arranging the background circumstances for the murder to fall under the protective justifying retort cycle of Justice. Therefore, the person who administers the retort is -immune from further damages himself. In this brilliant way, Lucifer intends to +immune from further damages himself. In this brilliant way, Lucifer intends to double cross all of his hardworking assistants down here, every single one without exception, but not until just before the Judgment Day: Because although -Tort Law is a correct PRINCIPLE OF NATURE, our Great Judgment will be under -Contracts and Contract Law, and Tort Law arguments and rationalizations will be +Tort Law is a correct PRINCIPLE OF NATURE, our Great Judgment will be under +Contracts and Contract Law, and Tort Law arguments and rationalizations will be ignored. So, when Heavenly Father pulls his Ace out of his sleeves to deal with -these clever Gremlins who sincerely believe that they have found a way to +these clever Gremlins who sincerely believe that they have found a way to outfox Father and get away with MAGNUM Torts by neatly justifying everything in the good name of Justice, Father will do no more than merely lift the veil of memory we all had lowered on us to seal away the access to our past memories -while we once journeyed through this Second Estate, and the poor Gremlins will +while we once journeyed through this Second Estate, and the poor Gremlins will then and there remember with a perfect knowledge of the Contracts they previously entered into with Father in the First Estate -- Contracts that were -invisible during the Second Estate. Now the Gremlins will be sealing their own -fate, as their Tort Law arguments are not relevant when a simple and limited +invisible during the Second Estate. Now the Gremlins will be sealing their own +fate, as their Tort Law arguments are not relevant when a simple and limited accounting of Contracts is asked for.

-

Yes, Lucifer was in the many Councils of Heaven with us all when we were on our +

Yes, Lucifer was in the many Councils of Heaven with us all when we were on our knees reciting the terms of our Contracts from our tongues, [102]

[102]============================================================= When the -rebellion in the Heavens took place, Lucifer was cast down to the Earth; so the -Earth was created before the rebellion, and Lucifer was there in the Heavens +rebellion in the Heavens took place, Lucifer was cast down to the Earth; so the +Earth was created before the rebellion, and Lucifer was there in the Heavens when the first version of those Contracts were extracted from us all, and so by -encouraging arguments sounding in Tort, Lucifer knows exactly what he is doing +encouraging arguments sounding in Tort, Lucifer knows exactly what he is doing (meaning that he intends to double cross his servants down here at the Last Day -- giving them a line of reasoning that will fall apart and collapse before Father's Judgment Day). =============================================================[102]

-

Lucifer knows very well that Contract Law jurisprudence will govern the Last -Day. Does Lucifer know what he is doing in his Tort Law reasoning? He most +

Lucifer knows very well that Contract Law jurisprudence will govern the Last +Day. Does Lucifer know what he is doing in his Tort Law reasoning? He most certainly does. [103]

[103]============================================================= "In regard -to the battle in Heaven... when Lucifer, the Son of the Morning, claimed the +to the battle in Heaven... when Lucifer, the Son of the Morning, claimed the privilege of controlling the Earth and redeemed it, a contention arose; but I do not think it took long to cast down one-third of the hosts of Heaven, as it is written in the Bible. But let me tell you that it was one-third part of the @@ -3090,41 +3090,41 @@ spirits who were prepared to take tabernacles upon this Earth, and who rebelled against the two-thirds of the Heavenly Hosts; and they were cast down to this world. It is written that they were cast down to this Earth -- to this TERRA FIRMA that you and I walk on, and whose atmosphere we breathe. One-third of the -spirits that were prepared for this Earth rebelled against Jesus Christ, and +spirits that were prepared for this Earth rebelled against Jesus Christ, and were cast down to Earth, and they have opposed him from that day to this, with -Lucifer at their head. He is their general -- Lucifer, Son of the Morning. He +Lucifer at their head. He is their general -- Lucifer, Son of the Morning. He was once a brilliant and influential character in Heaven, and we will know more about him hereafter." --Brigham Young, in a discourse made at the Bowery, Salt Lake City, +-Brigham Young, in a discourse made at the Bowery, Salt Lake City, July 19, 1857; 5 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 52, at 54 to 55 [London (1858)]. =============================================================[103]

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Tort Law reasoning itself cannot be attacked, as it is merely a reflection of +

Tort Law reasoning itself cannot be attacked, as it is merely a reflection of Nature, and it does have its proper time and place to govern the settlement of grievances between persons when contracts are not in effect. The question is -not whether Tort Law is morally correct or incorrect, or whether Tort Law is in +not whether Tort Law is morally correct or incorrect, or whether Tort Law is in or out of harmony with Nature; the question is one of applicability of either -Tort Law or Contract Law reasoning to govern the judgment of a factual setting -presented for a ruling. And so as long as Lucifer keeps his hard working -Gremlin servants down here thinking along Tort Law lines, and discussing only -Tort Law reasoning in their private communications they send back and forth to -each other, then Lucifer is getting all that he wants now, since his little -Gremlins will go right ahead and knowingly commit tremendous damages while +Tort Law or Contract Law reasoning to govern the judgment of a factual setting +presented for a ruling. And so as long as Lucifer keeps his hard working +Gremlin servants down here thinking along Tort Law lines, and discussing only +Tort Law reasoning in their private communications they send back and forth to +each other, then Lucifer is getting all that he wants now, since his little +Gremlins will go right ahead and knowingly commit tremendous damages while sincerely believing that they are on safe grounds at the Last Day, just like Highway Contract Protestors very sincerely believe that the absence of a MENS REA and CORPUS DELECTI, together with the nonexistence of a Driver's License, -will place them and their Tort Law RIGHT TO TRAVEL unfairness arguments on safe +will place them and their Tort Law RIGHT TO TRAVEL unfairness arguments on safe grounds before sophisticated appellate judges [this is not correct, as I will -explain later]. This is a brilliant deception EXTRAORDINAIRE by Lucifer to his -Gremlins, and this is also extremely sophisticated reasoning (which in itself -creates an allure to intellectual Gremlins). [104]

+explain later]. This is a brilliant deception EXTRAORDINAIRE by Lucifer to his +Gremlins, and this is also extremely sophisticated reasoning (which in itself +creates an allure to intellectual Gremlins). [104]

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[104]============================================================= Gremlins -highly admire INTELLECTUALS, as there is something about their high-powered -status that creates such an intriguing aura of devilish mystique. Gremlin Henry -Kissinger once had a few words to say about his mentors, INTELLECTUALS, putting +

[104]============================================================= Gremlins +highly admire INTELLECTUALS, as there is something about their high-powered +status that creates such an intriguing aura of devilish mystique. Gremlin Henry +Kissinger once had a few words to say about his mentors, INTELLECTUALS, putting in an honest days' labor, going through the foibles and headaches that they do; -those poor hardworking INTELLECTUALS, racking themselves to sole one tough +those poor hardworking INTELLECTUALS, racking themselves to sole one tough problem after another; but also the INTELLECTUAL contributes to an important participating juristic role in making global conquest administratively efficient: @@ -3205,8 +3205,8 @@ entire free world suffers not only from administrative myopia but also from self righteousness and the lack of a sense of direction [that sounds like something a Gremlin going no where would say]. "Thus, if the intellectual is to make a contribution to national -policy, he faces a delicate task. He must steer between the Scylla of letting -the bureaucracy prescribe what is relevant or useful and the Charybdis of +policy, he faces a delicate task. He must steer between the Scylla of letting +the bureaucracy prescribe what is relevant or useful and the Charybdis of defining those criteria too abstractly. If he inches too much toward the former, he will turn into a promoter of technical remedies; if he chooses the latter, he will run the risks of confusing dogmatism with morality and of @@ -3230,9 +3230,9 @@ from time to time to his library or his laboratory to 'recharge his batteries.' If he fails to do so, he would turn into an administrator [and we wouldn't want that to happen], distinguished from some of his colleagues only by having been recruited from the intellectual community." --Henry Kissinger in THE NECESSITY OF CHOICE ["The Policymaker and the -Intellectual"], at page 348 [Harper & Brothers, New York (1960)]. Today, few -common folks have much admiration for INTELLECTUALS; very appropriately, many +-Henry Kissinger in THE NECESSITY OF CHOICE ["The Policymaker and the +Intellectual"], at page 348 [Harper & Brothers, New York (1960)]. Today, few +common folks have much admiration for INTELLECTUALS; very appropriately, many folks find them irritating because they are out of touch with hard DAY TO DAY practical reality -- a state of perception that has been going on since the very founding of this Republic: @@ -3243,10 +3243,10 @@ be the managers of the Constitution, and get all the money and power in their own hands, and then they will swallow up all us little folks, like the great LEVIATHAN, Mr. President; yes, just as the whale swallowed up JONAH. This is what I am afraid of..." --Mr. Singletarry, a rural delegate to the special 1788 Massachusetts +-Mr. Singletarry, a rural delegate to the special 1788 Massachusetts Convention elected to consider ratification of the Constitution, as quoted by -Jonathan Elliot in II DEBATES IN THE SEVERAL STATE CONVENTIONS, at 102 [J.B. -Lippincott, Philadelphia (1863)]. And INTELLECTUALS also possess behavioral +Jonathan Elliot in II DEBATES IN THE SEVERAL STATE CONVENTIONS, at 102 [J.B. +Lippincott, Philadelphia (1863)]. And INTELLECTUALS also possess behavioral elements of playfulness about them that is difficult to come to grips with at first: "The very suggestion that the intellectual has a distinctive capacity @@ -3260,15 +3260,15 @@ he scorns the practical: The intrinsic intellectual interest of many practical problems is utterly absorbing. Still less is it to say that he is impractical; he is simply concerned with something else, a quality in problems that is not defined by asking whether or not they have practical purpose. The notion that -the intellectual is inherently impractical will hardly bear analysis (...Adam -Smith, Thomas Jefferson... have been eminently practical in the politician's or +the intellectual is inherently impractical will hardly bear analysis (...Adam +Smith, Thomas Jefferson... have been eminently practical in the politician's or businessman's sense of the term)... "If some large part of the anti-intellectualism of our time stems from the public's shock at the constant insinuation of the intellectual as expert into public affairs, much of the sensitiveness of intellectuals to the reputation as a class stems from the awkward juxtaposition of the sacred and profane roles. In his sacred role, as prophet, scholar, or artist, the -intellectual is hedged about by certain sanctions -- imperfectly observed and +intellectual is hedged about by certain sanctions -- imperfectly observed and respected, of course, but still effective... "It is part of the intellectual's tragedy that the things he most values about himself and his work are quite unlike those society values in him. @@ -3297,10 +3297,10 @@ but to make personal advancement possible. For this purpose, an immediate engagement with the practical tasks of life was held to be more usefully educative, whereas intellectual and cultural pursuits were called unworldly, unmasculine, and impractical." --Richard Hofstadter in ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM IN AMERICAN LIFE, starting +-Richard Hofstadter in ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM IN AMERICAN LIFE, starting at 29 [Random House, New York (1963)]. When the United States began its -existence out from underneath the thumb of King George, the presence of stuffy -INTELLECTUALS on the political scene was not a problem then: +existence out from underneath the thumb of King George, the presence of stuffy +INTELLECTUALS on the political scene was not a problem then: "When the United States began its national existence, the relationship between intellect and power was not a problem. The leaders WERE the intellectuals. Advanced though the nation was in development of democracy, the @@ -3313,7 +3313,7 @@ in political affairs. The Founding Fathers were sages, scientists, men of broad cultivation, many of them apt in classical learning, who used their wide reading in history, politics, and law to solve the exigent problems of their time. No subsequent era in our history has produced so many men of knowledge -among its political leaders as the age of John Adams [and others]. One might +among its political leaders as the age of John Adams [and others]. One might have expected that such men, whose political achievements were part of the very fabric of the nation, would have stood as permanent and overwhelming testimonial to the truth that men of learning and intellect need not be @@ -3321,116 +3321,116 @@ bootless and impractical as political leaders. It is ironic that the United States should have been founded by intellectuals; for throughout most of our political history, the intellectual has been for the most part either an outsider, a servant, or a scapegoat." --Richard Hofstadter in ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM IN AMERICAN LIFE, at 145 -[Random House, New York (1963)]. The reason why having INTELLECTUALS on the -scene back then was not a problem is because INTELLECTUALS, per se, are not a +-Richard Hofstadter in ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM IN AMERICAN LIFE, at 145 +[Random House, New York (1963)]. The reason why having INTELLECTUALS on the +scene back then was not a problem is because INTELLECTUALS, per se, are not a source of problems; only when operating as slippery bureaucratic extensions of Gremlin intrigue, only then does the tainted lustre of their high-powered intellect come home to roost -- then they become problems. =============================================================[104]

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And just as Lucifer freely uses his deception to motivate his associates in his +

And just as Lucifer freely uses his deception to motivate his associates in his direction, so to do his Gremlin assistants down here use deception between each -other in turn, whenever they feel like it. Gremlins thrive on throwing +other in turn, whenever they feel like it. Gremlins thrive on throwing deceptions back and forth at each other, and they do not really concern themselves on the background setting the deception takes place in. [105]

[105]============================================================= Yes, there are no circumstances that are spared from the strategic use of DECEPTION -- -when Gremlins are running the show: +when Gremlins are running the show: ...Carved in the white walls of the Riverside Church in New York City are the figures of six hundred men that the world esteems as being great for one reason or another -- hanging on the walls are canonized saints, philosophers, kings, and other assorted geniuses. One panel enshrines fourteen geniuses of science, starting with Hippocrates, who died around 370 B.C., to -Albert Einstein [who was still alive when he was enshrined in this Church]. In +Albert Einstein [who was still alive when he was enshrined in this Church]. In this environment surrounded by greatness converged some 2,500 people from 71 -countries to the sanctuary of Riverside Church in New York City on this Friday, +countries to the sanctuary of Riverside Church in New York City on this Friday, February 2, 1979. They had dropped what they were doing world wide to come pay -their last respects and hear final praise and eulogies for Nelson Rockefeller. -They heard orations from, among others, daughter Ann Rockefeller Roberts, from -son Rodman C. Rockefeller, from brother David Rockefeller, and from Gremlin -Henry Kissinger. [See the NEW YORK TIMES ["Dignitaries and Friends Honor +their last respects and hear final praise and eulogies for Nelson Rockefeller. +They heard orations from, among others, daughter Ann Rockefeller Roberts, from +son Rodman C. Rockefeller, from brother David Rockefeller, and from Gremlin +Henry Kissinger. [See the NEW YORK TIMES ["Dignitaries and Friends Honor Rockefeller"], page 1 (February 3, 1979)]. Judging by the glowing -characterizations that were used to express final admirations for Nelson, this +characterizations that were used to express final admirations for Nelson, this Church is really missing out on something special if a limestone statue of -Nelson Rockefeller isn't soon enshrined with the 600 others mounted on the +Nelson Rockefeller isn't soon enshrined with the 600 others mounted on the walls. -...Of the orations spoken at Nelson's funeral service, Henry -Kissinger's eulogy deserves very special attention: Because it was steeped in -deception. Seemingly with tears in his eyes, Henry Kissinger's choking voice -was echoed throughout the great sanctuary of the Riverside Church. Kissinger -characterized Nelson as "friend," "inspiration," "teacher," and "my older -brother." Seemingly stricken with grief, Kissinger's eulogy act was a smooth +...Of the orations spoken at Nelson's funeral service, Henry +Kissinger's eulogy deserves very special attention: Because it was steeped in +deception. Seemingly with tears in his eyes, Henry Kissinger's choking voice +was echoed throughout the great sanctuary of the Riverside Church. Kissinger +characterized Nelson as "friend," "inspiration," "teacher," and "my older +brother." Seemingly stricken with grief, Kissinger's eulogy act was a smooth masterpiece in well-oiled deception, and brought tears to the eyes of many. In -his final passage, Kissinger claimed that he frequently chatted with Nelson +his final passage, Kissinger claimed that he frequently chatted with Nelson Rockefeller: "In recent years, he and I would often sit on the veranda overlooking his beloved Hudson River in the setting sun. I would talk more, but he understood better. And as the statues on the lawn glazed in the dimming light, -Nelson Rockefeller would occasionally get that squint in his eyes, which +Nelson Rockefeller would occasionally get that squint in his eyes, which betokened a far horizon, and he would say, because I needed it, but above all, because he deeply felt it... '... never forget, that the most profound force in the world is love'." -NEW YORK TIMES, id., ["Excerpts From Eulogies At Memorial for Rockefeller"], page 23. Having finished his smooth acting job, having left the -mourners spellbound and wailing largely in tears, this little Henry who had -criminally coordinated at a mid-management level the murder of Nelson -Rockefeller a week earlier, slowly turned and left the pulpit. Nelson -Rockefeller had never actually spoken those words Henry claimed -- but pesky -little details like that are not important; conversations between Nelson and -Henry were limited to communications exchanged in furtherance of wars, murders, +mourners spellbound and wailing largely in tears, this little Henry who had +criminally coordinated at a mid-management level the murder of Nelson +Rockefeller a week earlier, slowly turned and left the pulpit. Nelson +Rockefeller had never actually spoken those words Henry claimed -- but pesky +little details like that are not important; conversations between Nelson and +Henry were limited to communications exchanged in furtherance of wars, murders, conquest, and revolutions, with only a minimal amount of personal interest material being exchanged as necessary to fill a vacant time slice hiatus. -Background factual accuracy is never something that Gremlins concern themselves -with, and Henry Kissinger's fraudulent and deceptive eulogy of Nelson +Background factual accuracy is never something that Gremlins concern themselves +with, and Henry Kissinger's fraudulent and deceptive eulogy of Nelson Rockefeller, under circumstances where any enlightening corrective retort would be inappropriate, was no exception to the Gremlin MODUS OPERANDI of using deception as an instrument of aggression wherever and whenever they feel like experiencing the benefits derived from it. =============================================================[105]

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Absent unusual appreciation for what an abbreviated Contract Law judgment +

Absent unusual appreciation for what an abbreviated Contract Law judgment setting is really like (such as trying to contest speeding and insurance infractions on Highway Contract enforcement proceedings, going through 7203 -WILLFUL FAILURE TO FILE Star Chamber prosecutions, etc.) only very few folks +WILLFUL FAILURE TO FILE Star Chamber prosecutions, etc.) only very few folks have the factual background necessary to grasp the significance of this line. -Due to circumstances which transpired back in the First Estate, Lucifer +Due to circumstances which transpired back in the First Estate, Lucifer passionately hates us all (i.e., all persons who took bodies in this Second Estate), and he fully intends to have each and every single person, without any -exceptions, who trusted in his Tort Law logic and reasoning, screwed to the -wall for having done so. This planned double cross by Lucifer even includes his -highly prized intimates, the contemporary Rothschild Brothers, with whom -Lucifer has personally conversed with, face-to-face; Lucifer has the -Rothschilds believing that they are the top dogs and they call the shots. They -too will be double crossed, and this is true even though Lucifer has very -reliably dealt with many Rothschild generations in this Second Estate going -back several centuries. Yet, the Rothschilds will likely never the see the +exceptions, who trusted in his Tort Law logic and reasoning, screwed to the +wall for having done so. This planned double cross by Lucifer even includes his +highly prized intimates, the contemporary Rothschild Brothers, with whom +Lucifer has personally conversed with, face-to-face; Lucifer has the +Rothschilds believing that they are the top dogs and they call the shots. They +too will be double crossed, and this is true even though Lucifer has very +reliably dealt with many Rothschild generations in this Second Estate going +back several centuries. Yet, the Rothschilds will likely never the see the forest for the trees, as the effect of his impending MAGNUM OPUS Double Cross will not even occur until this World is over with, and then it is too late to start taking an interest in Contracts with Father, and stop using pure natural -moral Tort Law Principles to govern your behavior, under such untimely and -belated circumstances. Boy, I can just hear Baron Phillippe de Rothschild, LE +moral Tort Law Principles to govern your behavior, under such untimely and +belated circumstances. Boy, I can just hear Baron Phillippe de Rothschild, LE GREMLIN EXTRAORDINAIRE, now at the Last Day telling Father that:

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"Father, you just don't understand... why, I had to have David killed +

"Father, you just don't understand... why, I had to have David killed to accelerate the arrival of your Millennium. The world experienced the benefits of it. It just had to be done to further your Ends of Justice."

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As for the Rothschilds, after their Eyes are Opened on the foolishness of their -Tort Law reasoning, their greatest disappointment at that time may yet lie in +

As for the Rothschilds, after their Eyes are Opened on the foolishness of their +Tort Law reasoning, their greatest disappointment at that time may yet lie in another area altogether: As they ponder the long term significance of their being denied further inhabitation on this planet they once participated in Creating. [106]

[106]============================================================= The -Rothschild nest of Gremlins are not as smart as they like to think of -themselves; however, with their aloofness above us peasantry, you could not -tell them that. John Taylor, President of the Mormon Church, once tried and got +Rothschild nest of Gremlins are not as smart as they like to think of +themselves; however, with their aloofness above us peasantry, you could not +tell them that. John Taylor, President of the Mormon Church, once tried and got nowhere: "Do you think that the jews today would want to publish things -pertaining to Jesus, describing the manner in which he would come? I should -think not. In a conversation I once had with Baron Rothschild, he asked me if I +pertaining to Jesus, describing the manner in which he would come? I should +think not. In a conversation I once had with Baron Rothschild, he asked me if I believed in the Christ? I answered him: "Yes, God has revealed to us that he is the true Messiah, and we believe in him." I further remarked: "Your Prophets have said 'They shall look upon him whom they have pierced, and they shall @@ -3438,23 +3438,23 @@ mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first born.', 'And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thy hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.'" Do you think the jewish rabbis -would refer you to such scripture as that? Said Mr. Rothschild, "Is that in our +would refer you to such scripture as that? Said Mr. Rothschild, "Is that in our Bible?" "That is in your Bible, sir." --John Taylor, speaking at a Funeral Service on December 31, 1876; 18 -JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 324, at 329 [London (1877)]. The Rothschilds commune with -Lucifer from time to time, and his grand plans for conquest that have been -revealed to the Rothschilds (plans that have been handed down the line +-John Taylor, speaking at a Funeral Service on December 31, 1876; 18 +JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 324, at 329 [London (1877)]. The Rothschilds commune with +Lucifer from time to time, and his grand plans for conquest that have been +revealed to the Rothschilds (plans that have been handed down the line originating in time back almost to the Garden of Eden), are so impressive and -so outstanding that the Rothschilds are totally relying on Lucifer to come -through for them. But just like the Rothschilds are deficient on factual +so outstanding that the Rothschilds are totally relying on Lucifer to come +through for them. But just like the Rothschilds are deficient on factual information regarding the jewish perspective of a Messiah (however defective a -view that is factually), the Rothschilds are also deficient on information -explaining why Lucifer is only pretending to be interested in their welfare +view that is factually), the Rothschilds are also deficient on information +explaining why Lucifer is only pretending to be interested in their welfare before Father, and actually intends to double cross them at the Last Day. =============================================================[106]

In the Third Estate, this planet is in for some refining and advancement, and -there will be no Gremlins inhabiting the Earth then. [107]

+there will be no Gremlins inhabiting the Earth then. [107]

[107]============================================================= "Who, in looking upon the Earth as it ascends in the scale of the Universe, does not @@ -3468,7 +3468,7 @@ redeemed, exalted, glorified, together with the worlds they inhabit, ages before the foundations of our Earth were laid? Oh man, remember the future destiny and glory of the Earth, and secure thine everlasting inheritance upon the same, that when it shall be glorious, thou shalt be glorious also." --Orson Pratt, in a discourse ["The Earth -- Its Fall, Redemption, and +-Orson Pratt, in a discourse ["The Earth -- Its Fall, Redemption, and Final Destiny -- the Final Abode of the Righteous"], appearing in 1 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 328, at 333 [London (1854)]. =============================================================[107]

@@ -3498,11 +3498,11 @@ SALVATION which has been revealed to us." 19, 1885; 26 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 194, at 196 [London (1886)]. =============================================================[108]

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Yes, Lucifer has a double cross up his sleeve planned for the Rothschilds, just -like the Rothschilds in turn have numerous impending double crosses planned for +

Yes, Lucifer has a double cross up his sleeve planned for the Rothschilds, just +like the Rothschilds in turn have numerous impending double crosses planned for their associates as well. A DOUBLE CROSS is a serious betrayal that occurs on the tail end of a well-planned continuum of deception -- and deception is very -important to Gremlins. [109]

+important to Gremlins. [109]

[109]============================================================= "Deception tests the means by which we perceive reality, and it reminds us sharply of what @@ -3519,11 +3519,11 @@ or the receiving end knows something of the pleasures. "It is important to note that for the person who is fooled, the fun, if any, lies in the process of being fooled, not the consequences. A deceived spouse cannot be relied on to react with a chortle of glee, and the editors of McGraw-Hill did not go around -chuckling after they found that Clifford Irving had hoaxed them into parting +chuckling after they found that Clifford Irving had hoaxed them into parting with most of a million dollars. For deception is not practiced only for fun. It is also practiced to steal money, fame or the love of women, to win battles and sink ships, to demoralize populations and overthrow governments." --Norman Moss in THE PLEASURES OF DECEPTION ["Introduction"], at page 7 +-Norman Moss in THE PLEASURES OF DECEPTION ["Introduction"], at page 7 [Reader's Digest Press, New York (1977)]. =============================================================[109]

@@ -3550,15 +3550,15 @@ events were either commentary, or stories dealing with projected, predicted, intended, or desired events. =============================================================[110]

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Similar to Gremlins thriving when throwing deceptions back and forth at each -other, deception is also very attractive for Gremlins to throw at the public at +

Similar to Gremlins thriving when throwing deceptions back and forth at each +other, deception is also very attractive for Gremlins to throw at the public at large. [111]

[111]============================================================= In contrast -to the deception proclivities of Gremlins, Heavenly Father would prefer to deal +to the deception proclivities of Gremlins, Heavenly Father would prefer to deal with us on the basis of ABSOLUTE TRUST, when possible; a highly privileged relational status he has entered into with other people down here on occasion; -an exalted relational status known to a handful of great people, like Abraham +an exalted relational status known to a handful of great people, like Abraham Lincoln, who used this relational status in a diplomatic setting, particularly with a Russian Czar. And ABSOLUTE TRUST is an impending criteria element I suspect will become one of the minimum indicia required for enjoying Celestial @@ -3573,7 +3573,7 @@ learned and famous person disappears like a morning mist. In science, what we are really seeking is not the opinion or the command of any human being. We are subject to no [such] command, and are not bound to follow any previously expressed opinion." --Edwin Whitney in THE DOCTRINE OF STARE DECISIS, 3 Michigan Law Review +-Edwin Whitney in THE DOCTRINE OF STARE DECISIS, 3 Michigan Law Review 89, at 89 (1904). And as we change from law books over to religious books (so called) nothing changes there, either: "There are absolute truths and relative truths. The rule of dietetics @@ -3593,23 +3593,23 @@ existence] and disbelieve, but he lives in spite of them. [Everyone] may have their own opinions, but [Father] still lives, and his form, powers, and attributes do not change according to men's opinions. In short, opinion has no power [to intervene] in the matter of Absolute Truth. [Father] still lives. -"...The intellectual may rationalize [Jesus Christ] out of existence +"...The intellectual may rationalize [Jesus Christ] out of existence and the unbeliever may scoff, but Christ still lives and guides the destinies of his people. "...The watchmaker in Switzerland, with materials at hand, made the -watch that was found in the sand in a California desert. The people who found +watch that was found in the sand in a California desert. The people who found the watch had never been to Switzerland, nor seen the watchmaker, nor seen the watch [being] made. [But] the watchmaker still exists, no matter the extent of [the Californians' factual] ignorance or experience. If the watch had a tongue, it might even lie and say "There is no watchmaker." [But] that would not alter the Truth. If men were really humble, they will realize that they [only] DISCOVER [or uncover], but do not CREATE, Truth." --Spencer Kimball in ABSOLUTE TRUTH; 8 Ensign Magazine, at 3 [Salt Lake +-Spencer Kimball in ABSOLUTE TRUTH; 8 Ensign Magazine, at 3 [Salt Lake City (September, 1978)]. =============================================================[111]

The mass media is a very important instrument for the conveyance stage of -deception by Gremlins. [112]

+deception by Gremlins. [112]

[112]============================================================= Remember that deception is a three step process: First it is created, then conveyed, and @@ -3635,7 +3635,7 @@ telephone,' you say who told you. "This authority stems partly from the fact that the media, and particularly the news media, deal with public issues that are beyond the experience of most of its audience." --Norman Moss in THE PLEASURES OF DECEPTION ["Fit To Print: Hoaxing and +-Norman Moss in THE PLEASURES OF DECEPTION ["Fit To Print: Hoaxing and the Media"], at page 70 [Reader's Digest Press, New York (1977)]. Yes, many public issues are in fact beyond the intellectual experience of their audiences, and those issues will continue to remain beyond the experience of @@ -3645,7 +3645,7 @@ MODUS OPERANDI of intellectual enlightenment that Tax Protestors would also be wise to take particular notice of; a MODUS OPERANDI that would catalytically trigger the uncovering of a great deal of latent error existing not only in juristic settings where ambitious kings and princes in bed with looters and -Gremlins have plastered the countryside with invisible contracts, but also in +Gremlins have plastered the countryside with invisible contracts, but also in ecclesiastical settings where even more important invisible Contracts are also hanging in the background, waiting for the Last Day to arrive -- then those Contracts will become VERY visible. But if you are different, you will want to @@ -3657,89 +3657,89 @@ there, but they draw a blank when trying to identify just what contract it is, or how they got into it. =============================================================[112]

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Deception is important to Gremlins and those who replicate their MODUS -OPERANDI; so much so that almost like intellectual nourishment, Gremlins seem +

Deception is important to Gremlins and those who replicate their MODUS +OPERANDI; so much so that almost like intellectual nourishment, Gremlins seem to manifest deep intermittent cravings for a few good clever sounding lies. [113]

[113]============================================================= Part of the -reason for this is that Gremlins see real, immediate, and impressive benefits +reason for this is that Gremlins see real, immediate, and impressive benefits to be experienced by selectively incorporating deception into their MODUS OPERANDI. For example, it is typical of Gremlin methodology to pretend to be opposed to something that they really want: -...When Gremlin Nelson Aldrich wanted the Congress to pass the Federal +...When Gremlin Nelson Aldrich wanted the Congress to pass the Federal Reserve Act in 1913, he tried to create the appearance that he did not want it; even though every one knew it was very similar to his proposed ALDRICH CURRENCY BILL of 1907, he went right ahead and threw invectives at it any way, citing some technical reservations [see 97 THE NATION MAGAZINE, at 376 (October 23, -1913)]. Nelson Aldrich was in bed with another Gremlin by the name of Frank -Vanderlip, President of National City Bank of New York. Frank Vanderlip's +1913)]. Nelson Aldrich was in bed with another Gremlin by the name of Frank +Vanderlip, President of National City Bank of New York. Frank Vanderlip's invectives that were thrown at the proposed Federal Reserve System were so -puzzling that Senator Robert Owen, Chairman of the Senate Banking and Currency +puzzling that Senator Robert Owen, Chairman of the Senate Banking and Currency Committee, expressed publicly his feelings that misrepresentation was in the -air -- but an impending World War I was also in the air, and Gremlins wanted +air -- but an impending World War I was also in the air, and Gremlins wanted the immediate benefits that the Federal Reserve System would be generating for them. -...John Rockefeller made a distinct and protracted habit of pretending +...John Rockefeller made a distinct and protracted habit of pretending to be opposed to ventures that he secretly owned or controlled. In A -ROCKEFELLER FAMILY PORTRAIT by William Manchester [Little Brown & Company, +ROCKEFELLER FAMILY PORTRAIT by William Manchester [Little Brown & Company, Boston (1958)], starting at page 80, there lies numerous examples of how -Gremlin John Rockefeller selectively incorporated deception into his business +Gremlin John Rockefeller selectively incorporated deception into his business dealings in order to experience the immediate enrichment benefits such deception assisted in creating; also discussed is how he also used rigged enterprises as TROJAN HORSES to entrap those whom he wanted to destroy, by pretending to be sincerely interested in acquiring those enterprises. -...The Rothschild nest of Gremlins are also very good at this deception +...The Rothschild nest of Gremlins are also very good at this deception game as well. In 1981, the French Government announced the nationalization of -36 Rothschild banks and other Rothschild industrial properties. President -Francois Mitterrand said the grab was "just and necessary to serve the national +36 Rothschild banks and other Rothschild industrial properties. President +Francois Mitterrand said the grab was "just and necessary to serve the national interest" [WALL STREET JOURNAL ["Mitterrand Calls Nationalization 'Just, Necessary'"], page 36 (September 25, 1981)]; but imp Mitterrand was lying, and -conveniently failed to mention the fact that he once worked in a Rothschild +conveniently failed to mention the fact that he once worked in a Rothschild bank as an officer, and continued to be under their thumb down to the present day as an administrative nominee planted in a political jurisdiction. Baron Guy -de Rothschild, senior Gremlin of the Rothschild nest, claimed that he "...was +de Rothschild, senior Gremlin of the Rothschild nest, claimed that he "...was embittered by [the] pending takeover of his family's metal, mining, hotel and other businesses." Even the BANQUE ROTHSCHILD headquarters the family had owned for 170 years was scheduled to be grabbed by the French Government. [See -the WALL STREET JOURNAL ["For Baron Guy de Rothschild of France, Expropriation +the WALL STREET JOURNAL ["For Baron Guy de Rothschild of France, Expropriation is a Nightmare Relived"], page 30 (November 17, 1981)]. When the Baron was asked, very appropriately, why he did not oppose this asset grab idea when Mitterrand had publicly proposed it in the 1980 French Presidential Election, the Gremlin Baron retorted with a pathetic little lie: "...We aren't cleverer than anyone else" [id., at 30]. Meanwhile, no one concluded the obvious: That -the Rothschilds wanted the Government purchase to take place, and had quietly +the Rothschilds wanted the Government purchase to take place, and had quietly told Mitterrand specifically what businesses they wanted to sell to the Government in one lump group, and then, with that rare gifted Gremlin genius of -deception, publicly pretended to oppose the grab [had Baron Rothschild really +deception, publicly pretended to oppose the grab [had Baron Rothschild really opposed the grab, Mitterrand would have soon been resident at the bottom of the -English Channel]. But the Rothschild Gremlins are super brilliant in pursuing +English Channel]. But the Rothschild Gremlins are super brilliant in pursuing commercial enrichment, and they are very wise to the cyclic nature of business; and so when the French Government nationalized their extensive network of -railroads back after the turn of the Century, the Rothschilds wanted the sale +railroads back after the turn of the Century, the Rothschilds wanted the sale ["nationalization"] to take place, as they knew that the great and grand era of railroading was over with. For a good technical discussion of the cyclic nature of business and of entire industries, see the 6 volume set called THE DECLINE -OF COMPETITION by Arthur Burns [McGraw Hill, New York (1936)]. In Pittsburgh, +OF COMPETITION by Arthur Burns [McGraw Hill, New York (1936)]. In Pittsburgh, there is a research institute that does nothing but study cycles: Foundation for the Study of Cycles, Inc. 124 South Highland Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206 The Gremlin MODUS OPERANDI cycle of deception/benefit/deception/benefit is a continuation of the operant -training they received in the First Estate by their mentor, Lucifer. Back in -the First Estate, Gremlins there made the mistake of listening to the -high-powered promptings of Lucifer with his attractive exemplary modelling for +training they received in the First Estate by their mentor, Lucifer. Back in +the First Estate, Gremlins there made the mistake of listening to the +high-powered promptings of Lucifer with his attractive exemplary modelling for prompt advancement and accomplishment, even if deception had to be used as a tool to achieve the desired objective; under this doctrine, acquiring the objective itself was much more important than some silly little righteous advisory from Father -- after all, there were no consequences for side stepping Father's advice a few times, and it was just ADVICE at that time, as we were without Covenants back then. Over and over again, Spirits back then who -listened to Lucifer's counseling to circumvent Father's advice by the selective +listened to Lucifer's counseling to circumvent Father's advice by the selective use of deception (and other devices) found themselves experiencing immediate -benefits for having done so; and with such incentives, Lucifer became very -popular -- but many Spirits later deeply regretted listening to Lucifer's sugar -coated lies, including Lucifer himself, for invisible reasons they never +benefits for having done so; and with such incentives, Lucifer became very +popular -- but many Spirits later deeply regretted listening to Lucifer's sugar +coated lies, including Lucifer himself, for invisible reasons they never contemplated at the time the recurring deception and benefit cycle was in motion: The time came when Father called together the first of many Council Sessions and we were all presented with a sketch outline of the PLAN OF @@ -3755,46 +3755,46 @@ recall the First Estate, other than to have warm feelings about it when mentioned; but our habits and psychological conditioning that we had ingrained within ourselves during our protracted sojourning in the First Estate would carry on largely transparent to the momentary loss of factual knowledge. Now -Lucifer realized, too late, the special significance of the memory retention +Lucifer realized, too late, the special significance of the memory retention profile of the mind that Father designed into his offspring; this memory keeps accumulating factual information, knowledge, and judgments from out of the past, and keeps drawing on these past experiences to influence and often -control the judgment exercised in the present time. Now Lucifer understood very +control the judgment exercised in the present time. Now Lucifer understood very clearly that the judgments he had been exercising up until that point of time would actually be influencing and even controlling his navigation down in this -Second Estate -- and Lucifer didn't like that; he was smart -- he knew that +Second Estate -- and Lucifer didn't like that; he was smart -- he knew that based on what Father had outlined in Council, his circumvention and tossing aside of what was then Father's ADVISORIES would also continue on down here, and so he would not be returning to inherit Father's Celestial Glory. Now -Lucifer really saw that through his past psychological conditioning of himself, +Lucifer really saw that through his past psychological conditioning of himself, he would never return to Father's presence, nor obtain Father's Celestial Status that he had craved for so much in passionate emulation. Suddenly, after -it was too late, Lucifer himself now saw the wisdom of listening to Father +it was too late, Lucifer himself now saw the wisdom of listening to Father (that it was listening to Father that had been the real important judgment to make all along). At the height of his popularity, a large percentage number of -the Spirits of Heaven had been listening to Lucifer, and soon they too realized +the Spirits of Heaven had been listening to Lucifer, and soon they too realized that they had been taken in and mislead, and so now while still in Council the -invectives started flying: Many blamed Lucifer directly for the garbage advice +invectives started flying: Many blamed Lucifer directly for the garbage advice he had given, while other smarter Spirits realized that the true source of -their error had actually been within themselves, and that Lucifer had simply +their error had actually been within themselves, and that Lucifer had simply been feeding a want. Those who had been snickering at those dumb stupid -unmotivated GOY supporters of Michael -- wasting their time concerning +unmotivated GOY supporters of Michael -- wasting their time concerning themselves with the trivia of what Father had to say about this or that when such grand and important conquests were so imminent -- now saw that it was the Last who were now First, and that what they thought had been the First in -importance was now the Last. Now that their mentor Lucifer had nothing to lose, +importance was now the Last. Now that their mentor Lucifer had nothing to lose, he offered himself to be the Savior for mankind, subject to certain qualifications designed to insure that he would return to Father's presence -- but Father declined his invitation. With no possible way to ascend to Father's -Celestial Status, Lucifer was not about to let this get any farther without +Celestial Status, Lucifer was not about to let this get any farther without putting up a good fight, and so he then openly rebelled against Father: The War in Heaven was on, but only about a third of the Spirits participated with -Lucifer in trying to pull off this incredibly stupid grab for power act; -Lucifer was cast out, and was locked onto the domain of this planet (which had +Lucifer in trying to pull off this incredibly stupid grab for power act; +Lucifer was cast out, and was locked onto the domain of this planet (which had been created before the War took place, and the War itself is actually very -recent). Many of the Spirits who had listened to and had emulated Lucifer in +recent). Many of the Spirits who had listened to and had emulated Lucifer in the First Estate switched sides at the last minute and valiantly fought against -Lucifer's Rebellion; as viewed from Lucifer's perspective, these Spirits +Lucifer's Rebellion; as viewed from Lucifer's perspective, these Spirits betrayed him when he thought he needed them most. After the Rebellion was quashed, these Spirits who had switched at the last minute accepted Father's PLAN OF SALVATION, entered into Covenants with Father regarding what will and @@ -3804,10 +3804,10 @@ to retain their deeply ingrained devilish intellectual orientation, as amnesia only blocks out factual knowledge and not personality or habits [which is why Mothers can often discern noticeable differences in her offspring's personalities from one baby to the next within a few hours after birth -- sorry -collegiate Heathen INTELLIGENTSIA, but variations in personality are not +collegiate Heathen INTELLIGENTSIA, but variations in personality are not "genetic" -- a favorite catch-all word fraudulently used by clowns to explain away what they have no knowledge of]. -...Today in 1985, those Spirits that once admired Lucifer so much are +...Today in 1985, those Spirits that once admired Lucifer so much are now down here among us; and like their mentor they can be collectively characterized by several key indicia: They are highly motivated, intellectually strong people and can be found in any profession where intellectual knowledge @@ -3819,10 +3819,10 @@ for the gold and silver of this world (both juristic and physical), as that is what induced them to lay aside Father's advisories and acquire benefits at any cost, and without regard to moral or ethical values or the consequences of deception or damages. They also developed a reputation back then for going just -too far. And like their mentor Lucifer, they have an intimate affection in +too far. And like their mentor Lucifer, they have an intimate affection in their hearts for music and musical instruments, and no interest in agriculture, horticulture, plants, or farming of any nature. Today, these Spirits are -friendly, they smile, and they are easy to talk to; but whenever Jesus Christ +friendly, they smile, and they are easy to talk to; but whenever Jesus Christ is mentioned, they subconsciously draw anything from a blank to outright hatred -- and yet, they do not know why they possess such a disposition. Today in 1985, these Spirits -- one level above demon -- are all around us; and now, @@ -3830,19 +3830,19 @@ just like yesterday, they like to think of themselves as being pretty cute and smart when they pull off a business deal laced with lies and deception; they have no adverse concern for running someone else into the ground while getting what they want, politically or commercially -- it feels very natural to them. -Having been trained by Lucifer to selectively incorporate deception into their +Having been trained by Lucifer to selectively incorporate deception into their MODUS OPERANDI for purposes of experiencing strategic conquest, they now continue on with the same old formula since it appears to be working so well and feels so natural to them; and the primary reason why Father let them come -down to this Adamic world is because of their valiant display in one of the +down to this Adamic world is because of their valiant display in one of the final Sessions of Council -- but even that judgment of theirs, as correct as it was, was just an isolated fluke [fluke or no fluke, this judgment stands as -CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE that these little Gremlins can exercise correct judgment in +CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE that these little Gremlins can exercise correct judgment in matters concerning their relational standing before Father -- WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT]. Having had a protracted working relationship with them before, -Lucifer is very well acquainted with these people, and he is now using these -Gremlins as expendable meat to do his dirty work for him; and at the Last Day -we are told that Lucifer will be there, too -- and he fully intends to get +Lucifer is very well acquainted with these people, and he is now using these +Gremlins as expendable meat to do his dirty work for him; and at the Last Day +we are told that Lucifer will be there, too -- and he fully intends to get even. ...Today, we are in the Second Estate for a short while, and everyone is starting over from scratch, even up, and at point zero; and nothing has @@ -3866,7 +3866,7 @@ behind a veil of secrecy and deception, a MODUS OPERANDI faithfully replicated later on by other corporate executives while trying to explain away why their offices were being transplanted out of New York City in the latter 1960's and 1970's. Starting on page 28 in COMPUTER DECISIONS MAGAZINE for March of 1977, -Thomas Mechling explains the reason why IBM packed their bags and left +Thomas Mechling explains the reason why IBM packed their bags and left Manhattan for a hill top orchard in Armonk, 30 miles North of New York City. In explaining away the relocation, IBM Vice President J.J. Bricker tried to peddle the bleeding heart line that IBM employees were unhappy with life in NYC and @@ -3878,19 +3878,19 @@ and their families. The plus is indicated by the attitude of everybody." fact that internal IBM polls had revealed an aversion to move to the suburbs -- just the opposite as reported; later, secretarial and clerical employees would actually refuse to make the relocation to Armonk [id., at 30]. It turns out -that the real reason why IBM left Manhattan is because Thomas J. Watson, Jr., -had been briefed by Nelson Rockefeller on the planned "likelihood" of a +that the real reason why IBM left Manhattan is because Thomas J. Watson, Jr., +had been briefed by Nelson Rockefeller on the planned "likelihood" of a controlled nuclear war taking place in the United States, with NYC standing as -a certain target; and so hearing that, Watson wanted out of NYC. -"The real, unwritten, and unspoken reasons that Thomas J. Watson, Jr. +a certain target; and so hearing that, Watson wanted out of NYC. +"The real, unwritten, and unspoken reasons that Thomas J. Watson, Jr. wanted to get his top management the hell out of mid-Manhattan in 1961 was to escape and survive a nuclear bombing of New York City, a likelihood seen by the most influential, inside-information sources he was uniquely privy to..." --[COMPUTER DECISIONS, id., at 28] The war Nelson Rockefeller was +-[COMPUTER DECISIONS, id., at 28] The war Nelson Rockefeller was referring to had been planned to occur far in the future -- in the late 1970s [see RECON057/58], timed immediately after certain long range military objectives were expected to have been accomplished by then (such as a base on -the Moon). The ability to control the direction of the staged "war" by having +the Moon). The ability to control the direction of the staged "war" by having superior and redundant hardware recourse over pretended Russian adversaries was deemed very important by the Four Rockefeller Brothers. But the planned war never came to pass as unexpected factors surfaced like Russian military @@ -3906,8 +3906,8 @@ intentional) presentation of "facts" truly was, and as always, this particular slice of deception upon the public is one of the most important of all, if not THE TOP OF THE HEAP, as the successful conveyance and acceptance of this particular deception is expected to bear the greatest fruit in all of history -for the Gremlins perpetrating it on an unsuspecting American populace. -Remember, that when dealing with the subject of Gremlins, you are necessarily +for the Gremlins perpetrating it on an unsuspecting American populace. +Remember, that when dealing with the subject of Gremlins, you are necessarily going to bump up against layers upon layers upon layers upon layers of deception. Just remember that the designer of a trap has, as his overriding objective, the goal that the trap will fool the intended victim and thus @@ -3930,19 +3930,19 @@ assessment would reveal that, yes, they actually do have strong and hard motives for at least trying to do so. ...And as for the Four Rockefeller Brothers, by the end of 1979, each of the Four Rockefeller Brothers had been introduced into the world of -Rothschild double cross under violent and unpleasant circumstances -- an +Rothschild double cross under violent and unpleasant circumstances -- an interesting look ahead glimpse into the magnitude of the consequences of -Lucifer's planned Tort Law double cross at Father's Last Day. [See generally, +Lucifer's planned Tort Law double cross at Father's Last Day. [See generally, Thomas B. Mechling in 9 COMPUTER DECISIONS MAGAZINE, page 28 ["Gimme Shelter: Why IBM Fled the City"], (March, 1977)]. =============================================================[114]

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Why are such Gremlins, impressive by appearances, so freely willing to work +

Why are such Gremlins, impressive by appearances, so freely willing to work damages on other folks? The answer lies in the fact that they believe, superficially, that they are doing the right thing (remember what they went through in the First Estate). For example, in a Gremlin attack on Father's jurisprudential structure here in the United States, the disintegration of our -jurisprudence (or "legal system") is considered by Gremlins to be a goal worthy +jurisprudence (or "legal system") is considered by Gremlins to be a goal worthy of achieving:

"The disintegration of our legal system... would end in a revival of @@ -3955,44 +3955,44 @@ continent; and, in its form and substance, is, if any human institutions can be, equal to the conquest of every economic and moral frontier." [115]

[115]============================================================= Gremlin -James E. Lawson, attorney for the Federal Power Commission, testifying before +James E. Lawson, attorney for the Federal Power Commission, testifying before Congress in WORKER'S RIGHT TO WORK in Hearings before a Subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, at page 51; 72nd Congress, Second Session, discussing Senate Bill 5480 (February, 1933). =============================================================[115]

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So too do Gremlins apply this same planned disintegration reasoning to propose +

So too do Gremlins apply this same planned disintegration reasoning to propose that there be a continuous succession of wars and other military damages operations, specifically for the purpose of bringing about a quiescent tranquility that will, they believe, be the result of a world tired from wars. -Yes, Lucifer is slick in his justification of damages. [116]

+Yes, Lucifer is slick in his justification of damages. [116]

[116]============================================================= One of the -neglected Leit Motifs of the New Testament [LEIT MOTIF means dominate or +neglected Leit Motifs of the New Testament [LEIT MOTIF means dominate or recurring theme] is the Adversarial nature of this World being an enlarged -continuation of the heated feud between Jesus and Lucifer that took place back +continuation of the heated feud between Jesus and Lucifer that took place back in the First Estate; each recognizes the other as his old opponent and rival -[see the true Status recognition of Jesus by devils in MARK 5:7 and LUKE 4:34 +[see the true Status recognition of Jesus by devils in MARK 5:7 and LUKE 4:34 to 35; and the recognition is mutual in LUKE 10:18]. The Adversarial contest -between Jesus and Lucifer that had its genesis in the First Estate was once +between Jesus and Lucifer that had its genesis in the First Estate was once continued down here in a desert battle [MATTHEW 4:1]; with that inflated bag of -hot air -- Lucifer -- claiming the lead role and challenging prominent +hot air -- Lucifer -- claiming the lead role and challenging prominent Personages, nothing changes on this stage either, because the bouts that -Lucifer's imps and Jesus once exchanged as Adversaries are now being handed -down to us all as Lucifer's imps throw one good Tort drubbing after another at +Lucifer's imps and Jesus once exchanged as Adversaries are now being handed +down to us all as Lucifer's imps throw one good Tort drubbing after another at us, with many folks having no sensitivity even to the existence of the drubbings or their origin. The invisible War we are involved in down here [EPHESIANS 6:12] is a continuation of the conflict in the beginning [HYPOSTASIS OF THE ARCHONS 134:20]; with those actors on this stage largely following the same mentor now that they had found attractive once before on the previous -stage [JOHN 8:44; and ODES OF SOLOMON 24:5 to 9]. And just like once before in +stage [JOHN 8:44; and ODES OF SOLOMON 24:5 to 9]. And just like once before in the First Estate, today there is also now a large group of folks just idly sitting on the sidelines watching it all go by; they associated nothing of importance to what they were watching then, and they now continue to associate -nothing of importance to the movements of Gremlins today. +nothing of importance to the movements of Gremlins today. =============================================================[116]

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And just as Lucifer is slick [meaning effective while remaining largely +

And just as Lucifer is slick [meaning effective while remaining largely invisible] with his justification of damages reasoning, so too do his assistants down here need close scrutiny in order to figure out what they are up to nowadays. [117]

@@ -4003,23 +4003,23 @@ CONVEYANCE and ACCEPTANCE]. If any one of those steps individually falls apart, then the deception stops right then and there. As it pertains to the CREATION stage of deception: Well known to a few selected legal circles (and in particular the United States Department of Justice) are the words of United -States Special Judge Advocate John A. Bingham Jr., who made arguments at the -criminal prosecution of John H. Surratt and other conspirators who were -involved logistically with the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. This +States Special Judge Advocate John A. Bingham Jr., who made arguments at the +criminal prosecution of John H. Surratt and other conspirators who were +involved logistically with the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. This Trial took place in Washington, D.C. in 1865: "A conspiracy is rarely, if ever, proven by positive testimony. When a crime of high magnitude is about to be perpetrated by a combination of individuals, they do not act openly, but covertly and secretly. The purpose formed is known only to those who enter into it. Unless one of the conspirators betrays his companions and give evidence against them, their guilt can be -proven only by CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE... It is said by some writers on +proven only by CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE... It is said by some writers on evidence that circumstances are stronger than positive proof. A witness swearing positively, it is said, may misapprehend the facts or swear falsely, but that circumstances cannot lie... It is reasonable that where a body of men assume the attribute of individuality, whether from commercial business or the commission of a crime, that the association should be bound by the acts of one of its members, in carrying out the design." --John A. Bingham Jr. in TRIAL OF THE CONSPIRATORS FOR THE +-John A. Bingham Jr. in TRIAL OF THE CONSPIRATORS FOR THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN, ETC., at page 52; in arguments before a Military Commission, delivered June 27 and 28, 1865 [GPO, Washington (1865); quoting on part UNITED STATES VS. COLE, ET AL., 5 McLean 601]; {University of @@ -4028,26 +4028,26 @@ Pamphlets"], Rochester, New York}]. Notice how Conspirators may be proven: Only by one of the INSIDERS talking (not very likely), or by watching their movements and observing the train of circumstances they leave behind them. One of the ways to observe Gremlin movements is to observe the more visible people -that they necessarily associate with in Commerce [Gremlins have to associate +that they necessarily associate with in Commerce [Gremlins have to associate with those irritating non-Gremlin vermin, since there are just not enough -Gremlins to go around]. And then watch for the circumstantial fallout resulting +Gremlins to go around]. And then watch for the circumstantial fallout resulting from the relational activities by their more visible associates in Commerce to signal something grand impending in the air... something originating with -Gremlins themselves. One example of someone, not a Gremlin, who associated -circumstantially with Gremlins and learned in advance of the intended outcome +Gremlins themselves. One example of someone, not a Gremlin, who associated +circumstantially with Gremlins and learned in advance of the intended outcome of some of their sneaky maneuverings for conquest and damages, was an Episcopal -Minister by the name of Edward Welles. Bishop Edward Welles was Rector of the +Minister by the name of Edward Welles. Bishop Edward Welles was Rector of the CHRIST CHURCH in Alexandria, Virginia [the Church of George Washington]. In his -autobiography published in 1975, Bishop Welles had a few words to say about his -brief interfacing with Gremlin Franklin D. Roosevelt, immediately prior to +autobiography published in 1975, Bishop Welles had a few words to say about his +brief interfacing with Gremlin Franklin D. Roosevelt, immediately prior to Pearl Harbor: -"Another of my friends was Norman H. Davis, president of the AMERICAN +"Another of my friends was Norman H. Davis, president of the AMERICAN RED CROSS, who was elected to our Parish vestry. He was very close to President -Franklin D. Roosevelt, and saw him frequently. On November 6, 1941, I had lunch -with Mr. Davis in Washington, and learned of the approaching war with Japan, -which would begin within five weeks. I was shaken, and asked Mr. Davis to urge -the President to appoint a NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, and handed Mr. Davis a -letter I had written to President Roosevelt on the subject. Mr. Davis did hand +Franklin D. Roosevelt, and saw him frequently. On November 6, 1941, I had lunch +with Mr. Davis in Washington, and learned of the approaching war with Japan, +which would begin within five weeks. I was shaken, and asked Mr. Davis to urge +the President to appoint a NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, and handed Mr. Davis a +letter I had written to President Roosevelt on the subject. Mr. Davis did hand my letter to the President, who did appoint the following New Year's Day as a NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. I was so moved by the luncheon revelations that later that very day, I sent out mimeographed postal cards to the congregation, @@ -4061,16 +4061,16 @@ actions.' 'Few people realize how great is the possibility that we shall actually be at war with Japan within 30 days.' "The congregation was deeply shocked. And in response to many requests -my booklet of Sermons was reprinted with this Sermon added. 28 days after that +my booklet of Sermons was reprinted with this Sermon added. 28 days after that Sermon came December 7th, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and the war was on." --Edward Welles in his autobiography THE HAPPY DISCIPLE, at 62 -[Learning Incorporated, Massette, Maine (1975)]. Bishop Welles, at that time, -had no way of knowing that President Roosevelt's advance knowledge of Pearl -Harbor was due to FDR's diligent and extended efforts to bring about that -attack. Like others brought in from the outside, Bishop Welles was snared in a +-Edward Welles in his autobiography THE HAPPY DISCIPLE, at 62 +[Learning Incorporated, Massette, Maine (1975)]. Bishop Welles, at that time, +had no way of knowing that President Roosevelt's advance knowledge of Pearl +Harbor was due to FDR's diligent and extended efforts to bring about that +attack. Like others brought in from the outside, Bishop Welles was snared in a Gremlin's web of intrigue by innocent circumstantial association. Deception is -very important to Gremlins, as they continue on with their deception down to +very important to Gremlins, as they continue on with their deception down to the present day, by wanting folks to believe that no one could possibly have known anything was afoot in 1929: "In the Summer of 1929 a few prophets foresaw the coming stock market @@ -4078,17 +4078,17 @@ crash. Only one gifted with second sight could have foreseen the sequel -- a world depression historians would single out by calling GREAT. In the United States at any rate, most of the businesses community continued to believe in permanent prosperity, until the bottom fell out." --Harold van Cleveland and W.H. Brittain in A WORLD DEPRESSION?, +-Harold van Cleveland and W.H. Brittain in A WORLD DEPRESSION?, Foreign Affairs, page 223 (January, 1975). Contrary to what those two gentlemen would like you to believe -- that NO ONE could have known what was impending, -in fact the Gremlins knew, and they took steps to immunize themselves from the -unpleasant circumstances they were planning to bring down on us all; but not +in fact the Gremlins knew, and they took steps to immunize themselves from the +unpleasant circumstances they were planning to bring down on us all; but not everyone was caught off guard by their manufactured depression: Those -individuals who had been tipped off by Gremlins also went about their work +individuals who had been tipped off by Gremlins also went about their work buttoning down the hatches. We turn now back into early October, 1929; into a bank in New York City, where a young banker was about to be introduced into the eerie world of Gremlin intrigue: -"I was impressed when Mr. Henry Morganthau Sr., a retired banker and +"I was impressed when Mr. Henry Morganthau Sr., a retired banker and former ambassador, called on the bank in person, and directed it to dispose of every stock, security, and bond then held in his Trust, and to reinvest the proceeds in Bonds of the U.S. Government. Gratuitously, he added that he wished @@ -4098,27 +4098,27 @@ if he knew what he was doing and why. He did not appear to be following a hunch... The impression he gave was one of confidence in his judgment. It was this impression which convinced me that there was a basis for that judgment, that what he knew others could know." --Mr. Norman Dodd, in a New York City speech in 1946 [Mr. Dodd later +-Mr. Norman Dodd, in a New York City speech in 1946 [Mr. Dodd later went onto be the Director of Research for the Reece Committee of Congress in 1953, investigating the role played by Tax Exempt Foundations in furtherance of Gremlin objectives. See HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE TAX EXEMPT FOUNDATIONS, House Report 217; 83rd Congress, Second Session (May, June, July, -1953); Mr. Dodd is identified on page 5 as being the Director of Research +1953); Mr. Dodd is identified on page 5 as being the Director of Research [which in itself produced another chilling successive seriatim of factual -accounts in well organized Gremlin mischief]. A few weeks after Mr. Morganthau +accounts in well organized Gremlin mischief]. A few weeks after Mr. Morganthau took that action directing the reinvestiture of his family Trust money, the -advisory memoranda that Gremlins had been quietly circulating among their +advisory memoranda that Gremlins had been quietly circulating among their intimates began to jell, and the Great Stock Market Crash was on, as planned [as I will discuss later]. ...Now it is 1985, now quite some time has lapsed since the first great American Depression, and now another Great Depression is once again scheduled to make its appearance; and as before, individuals transacting business with -Gremlins are once again dropping CIRCUMSTANTIAL indicia that Great Depression +Gremlins are once again dropping CIRCUMSTANTIAL indicia that Great Depression II is impending: ...In 1979, planning for a large regional mall to be located on an abandoned airport in southern Rochester, New York, was in its advanced stages by a consortia of the Wilmorite Group (of the Wilmont Family who -previously built numerous large shopping centers) and Emil Mueller (who owned +previously built numerous large shopping centers) and Emil Mueller (who owned the land underneath the abandoned airport). The Mall would be called MARKETPLACE MALL, and the very extensive and impressive research and market studies on the Rochester area demographic and retail purchasing power had been @@ -4128,7 +4128,7 @@ homework, the Wilmorite Group sent its leasing scouts out to search for tenants; they needed a few heavy anchors [ANCHOR tenant means the big well known national chain stores who draw large crowds with their large advertising budgets], and quite a few small tenants as well. They managed to line up Sears -Roebuck, JC Penney, and small regional department store chains like McCurdy's +Roebuck, JC Penney, and small regional department store chains like McCurdy's and Sibley's [owned by Associated Dry Goods Corporation in New York City]. They made a preliminary inquiry at a Canadian department store chain called THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY, based in Toronto, but the Wilmorite invitation to lease @@ -4147,7 +4147,7 @@ trying to make their leasing presentation to HUDSON BAY COMPANY officials, the Wilmorite Group was told that the HUDSON BAY COMPANY would be unable to lease space in that proposed Mall, as well as any other Mall in the United States -- because American exclusion orders had come down from upstairs, from advice by -Gremlin Edgar Bronfman himself [of HOUSE OF SEAGRAMS in Montreal], that a major +Gremlin Edgar Bronfman himself [of HOUSE OF SEAGRAMS in Montreal], that a major American depression was in gestation, and that your proposed Mall would one day be desolate, and that the HUDSON BAY COMPANY would be unable to participate in your venture. Needless to say, such blunt rebuffment is very rare in business @@ -4157,9 +4157,9 @@ to something else nice. [A toned down and less grandiose MARKETPLACE MALL opened to the public in late 1982]. ...Now in 1985 it is some five years later with some industries stagnant and others showing modest growth, but no real prosperity in the air. -Now word has come down from another business associate of Edgar Bronfman who +Now word has come down from another business associate of Edgar Bronfman who works for FAIRVIEW-CADILLAC, LTD., a large Canadian real estate development -firm (who speaks to Edgar frequently on the phone), to watch for a period of +firm (who speaks to Edgar frequently on the phone), to watch for a period of large corporate mergers in the news, as the management, acting on INSIDE information, starts to button down the hatches; generally, about 1990 or so is the year planned for the planned erosion in the economy to start to appear @@ -4171,11 +4171,11 @@ items like food and clothes, so watch for inventory statistics by retail chains, as they accelerate their personnel and inventory trimming. Government unemployment and Commerce statistics should be disregarded, together with the planned assurances for the media and Government to make: THAT ALL IS WELL. -[TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Can't you just remember George Bush speaking soothing +[TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Can't you just remember George Bush speaking soothing words to that effect during the debates and elsewhere during his campaign? ..."Yes, everything is just fine America, now please go back to sleep..."] Personal moves to be made to deflect the effect of the Depression should be to -replicate for yourself the PRINCIPLE OF NATURE manifested by certain mammals +replicate for yourself the PRINCIPLE OF NATURE manifested by certain mammals like chipmunks and squirrels, as they accumulate a personal reservoir of storage items to hold them through known impending lean seasons. This impending Depression in the United States off in the 1990's will be unique in the sense @@ -4186,11 +4186,11 @@ literally no commodities available for purchase at any price (unlike the somewhat quiescent domestic scene in the 1930's and World War II where the stores had merchandise to sell and the problem then was lack of purchasing money). -...No, Edgar Bronfman will never publicly say anything revealing, as -Gremlin Conspirators, like Lucifer, do not operate in the open; but having our +...No, Edgar Bronfman will never publicly say anything revealing, as +Gremlin Conspirators, like Lucifer, do not operate in the open; but having our EARS CLOSE TO THE GROUND and by watching people who interface with Mr. -Bronfman, those CIRCUMSTANCES tell us more than what we need to know: That the -world's Gremlins have a few surprises; planned for us. And today, just like in +Bronfman, those CIRCUMSTANCES tell us more than what we need to know: That the +world's Gremlins have a few surprises; planned for us. And today, just like in the 1930's, the next Depression is also being brought to you courtesy of international Gremlin intrigue -- and not by some confluence of market factors that collegiate INTELLIGENTSIA economist clowns, and others sponsored into @@ -4203,13 +4203,13 @@ resources as fully and continuously as possible." -Marriner S. Eccles, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, in CONTROLLING BOOMS AND DEPRESSIONS, Fortune Magazine, page 88a (April, 1937). Sorry Marriner, depressions originate with the massaging of the economy under -the plans of Gremlins; a situation made technically feasible since the economy +the plans of Gremlins; a situation made technically feasible since the economy is under the central control of an instrumentality of the King. Giving the -Gremlins more control of the house management, FULLY AND CONTINUOUSLY, will not -end the depressions, as Gremlins have been more than competent to manufacture +Gremlins more control of the house management, FULLY AND CONTINUOUSLY, will not +end the depressions, as Gremlins have been more than competent to manufacture depressions with less than the degree of control they now have. Only getting -rid of the Gremlins themselves will end depressions -- but this is not the kind -of talk that Gremlins want to hear propagated. +rid of the Gremlins themselves will end depressions -- but this is not the kind +of talk that Gremlins want to hear propagated. =============================================================[117]

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I N V I S I B L E C O N T R A C T S - George Mercier

+ George Mercier

THIRD PARTY INTERFERENCE WITH A CONTRACT - [Pages 89-130]

+ [Pages 89-130]

[Certain conventions have been used in converting INVISIBLE CONTRACTS to an electronic medium. For an explanation of the conventions used, please download @@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ well is contained in INCONHLP.ZIP. It is advisable to EXIT this file right now and read the contents of INCONHLP.ZIP before proceeding with your study of this file.]

-

In a Contract Law Judgment setting, questions sounding in the Tort of +

In a Contract Law Judgment setting, questions sounding in the Tort of unfairness regarding the interference of a person not a party to a contract in causing a person who is a party to a contract not to honor his contract is irrelevant, as I will explain later on; and so when cries of unfairness wallow up at the Judgment Day, as claims of unfairness will be heard in having had -Lucifer's low key assistants hacking away at us down here, those cries will -then be in vain, as the unfairness in Contract Law of outside interference in +Lucifer's low key assistants hacking away at us down here, those cries will +then be in vain, as the unfairness in Contract Law of outside interference in contract administration is irrelevant in measuring contract performance itself. For example, the fact that an Employer terminated your livelihood, and you subsequently experienced a cessation of money coming in, and so that now you @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ for, or you haven't. Even though the secondary effect of your livelihood being terminated directly restrained you from honoring your Lease Contract due to a lack of money, your Employer is not a party to that apartment Lease Contract, so what your Employer did or did not do is not relevant in a leasehold Eviction -Proceeding. That is Contract Law Jurisprudence; its cold, mean, and it isn't +Proceeding. That is Contract Law Jurisprudence; its cold, mean, and it isn't really very "fair" -- so now addressing that face on, we should start to negotiate our personal business contracts on terms we can live with, rather than snicker at Judges when we are in default later on. Remember the reason why @@ -43,18 +43,18 @@ you could not handle under a worst case scenario (worst case meaning loss of livelihood).

And those are the kinds of very narrow and precise lines that we need to think -in, in understanding Contract Law. You may very well have legitimate mitigating +in, in understanding Contract Law. You may very well have legitimate mitigating circumstances to justify why you could not honor a contract -- but is an ELECTION OF REMEDIES for the Party that you are in default to, to decide what he intends to do with you, and it is not anything for an enforcement judge to take notice of.

-

But contrary to the SUB ROSA silence of Lucifer on the existence of any +

But contrary to the SUB ROSA silence of Lucifer on the existence of any Contracts in effect with Father, Father is in fact operating on Contracts and -under Contract Law Jurisprudence with all of us down here, and not on the -principles, fairness, equality, and justice of pure natural moral Tort Law. So +under Contract Law Jurisprudence with all of us down here, and not on the +principles, fairness, equality, and justice of pure natural moral Tort Law. So only the content of our Contracts will be of concern to Father at the Last Day. -Under the justice of natural Tort Law, the equality of judgment fairness +Under the justice of natural Tort Law, the equality of judgment fairness requires that a person be adjudged on the basis of how other similar people are being adjudged; but this is not relevant to Father for our purposes at our Final Judgment. [118]

@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ moral as anyone else they know (and a lot more moral than many other people), then it is quite reasonable that they will be going to Heaven. This view is very widespread today, and it is also quite defective. First, the fact that you are just as good and moral as anyone else is irrelevant to Father in our -impending Judgment Day to be held under a Contract Law jurisprudential setting. +impending Judgment Day to be held under a Contract Law jurisprudential setting. Father has no interest in any relative or collectively weighed anything. You, individually and personally, have either progressed under your Contract, or you haven't; and what some guy down the street does or avoids is not relevant to you and your Contract. The unfairness of possibly being treated worse than -someone else in a grievance is a Tort Law argument. Second, the fact that you +someone else in a grievance is a Tort Law argument. Second, the fact that you have accepted Jesus Christ into your life is very significant -- but only as a point of beginning, and not as a terminating wrap up to anything. The error made by many Christian folks -- that their acceptance of Jesus Christ completes @@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ really begins. The signing of the document on June 28, 1919 at Versailles did not complete its history; it really began it. THE MEASURE OF WORTH LIES IN THE PROCESS OF ITS EXECUTION AND THE SPIRIT IN WHICH IT IS CARRIED OUT BY ALL OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONTRACT." --Bernard Baruch in THE MAKING OF THE REPARATIONS AND ECONOMIC SECTIONS +-Bernard Baruch in THE MAKING OF THE REPARATIONS AND ECONOMIC SECTIONS OF THE TREATY, at page 8 [Harper & Brothers, New York (1920)]. (The italics formation of the last sentence was that way in the original, so it represents -an idea Bernard Baruch deemed important). Here is a Gremlin -- Bernard Baruch +an idea Bernard Baruch deemed important). Here is a Gremlin -- Bernard Baruch --telling us that when he participated in partially negotiating the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, he knew that many folks commonly view the execution of Treaties to be the end of the matter; but sharp Gremlins know that contracts @@ -102,28 +102,28 @@ attribute in Nature.

Those Torts that are committed by us and those great things that are done by us outside of our Contracts are irrelevant to Father (and to ourselves at the -Judgment Day); also irrelevant will be those factors of natural Tort Law, such +Judgment Day); also irrelevant will be those factors of natural Tort Law, such as fairness, rights, equality, and justice. So the Illuminatti, going into the -Judgment Day with their pure natural moral Tort Law excuses all very neatly +Judgment Day with their pure natural moral Tort Law excuses all very neatly lined up to justify, vitiate, and excuse their incredible abominations under -Lucifer's brilliant counselling, will be just like a Constitutionalist, so +Lucifer's brilliant counselling, will be just like a Constitutionalist, so called, going into a 7203 prosecution judgment with a bank account contract and -arguing principles of natural and moral Tort Law (want of a MENS REA, morality, +arguing principles of natural and moral Tort Law (want of a MENS REA, morality, rights, basic justice, privacy rights, no CORPUS DELECTI damages, unfairness, -excessive Eighth Amendment punishment for a mere omission, Common Law says..., -etc.) and then demanding justice, and all of these elements of Tort Law +excessive Eighth Amendment punishment for a mere omission, Common Law says..., +etc.) and then demanding justice, and all of these elements of Tort Law pronounced very well through numerous Supreme Court rulings and Constitutional -clauses; but they are not applicable to the merits of a Contract Law Judgment -setting. Both the pseudo-clever Illuminatti Gremlin and well-meaning -Constitutionalist who still needs intellectual development on Contract Law +clauses; but they are not applicable to the merits of a Contract Law Judgment +setting. Both the pseudo-clever Illuminatti Gremlin and well-meaning +Constitutionalist who still needs intellectual development on Contract Law Jurisprudence, are both totally convinced that they are absolutely correct -- but the unknown reality is that they are both just plain wrong, and for the identical same reason: Their arguments, reasoning, and justifications, although -absolutely correct in another judgment setting of pure natural moral Tort Law, +absolutely correct in another judgment setting of pure natural moral Tort Law, are off-point by a wide variance: Because in both of those Judgment Day and -7203 judgment settings that the Illuminatti Gremlin and well-meaning +7203 judgment settings that the Illuminatti Gremlin and well-meaning Constitutionalist are being adjudged by, are under invisible Contract -Jurisprudence and Contract Law, not Tort Law. [119]

+Jurisprudence and Contract Law, not Tort Law. [119]

[119]============================================================= As a concluding by-line to this digressionary discussion here on Father and @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ am only making the comparative point here that the lack of national collective interest on the extreme significance of that Judgment Day accelerant statement replicates the lack of national collective interest on the extreme significance of bank accounts and other high-powered contracts as those Equity instruments -define our sub-parity relationship with the King. In both cases, this +define our sub-parity relationship with the King. In both cases, this information is freely floating around the countryside, but one first has to define objectives, ask questions, and then exert efforts in order to get to and then understand answers to questions. (And it is the discipline and serious @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ people around who possess such important knowledge; not that there are few knowledgeable persons that is an inverse indicia to gauge the importance of the knowledge). =============================================================[119]

-

Knowing what you do now about Tort Law rationale and our First Estate Contracts +

Knowing what you do now about Tort Law rationale and our First Estate Contracts with Father, let us examine, just for the moment, the Old Testament's account of Sodom. There was a city, we are told, full of licentiousness and whoremongering, and although that behavior doesn't sound too attractive to most @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ another person, or someone else's property). [120]

[120]============================================================= Furthermore, just to make things seem psychologically interesting back then, I am sure that -Lucifer blended in some ceremonial flair into those orgies, by conveying the +Lucifer blended in some ceremonial flair into those orgies, by conveying the image that orgies were officially sanctioned, somehow. Like contemporary Witches emulating their mentors in Sodom by performing Fertility Rites on the Witches' Sabbath, an interesting sounding excuse will satisfy most folks. When @@ -186,13 +186,13 @@ a "retort," and there is no retortional corrective justice to apply, since nothing went amiss in the first place. General reasoning in this area is very prevalent today (meaning that many folks today have no concern for the inappropriate use of those ecstatic circumstances which initiate mammalian -reproduction). Heathens don't like to hear this kind of talk, but Father +reproduction). Heathens don't like to hear this kind of talk, but Father actually operates in an unchanging straight doctrinal line, without any skew to accommodate the pleasing intellectual music devils propagate that are sounding in the justifying Tort of liability mitigation, that now, just somehow, enhanced relative levels of technical knowledge ["this is the Information Age"] or that self-perceived aggrandizement of intellectual sophistication, relegates -such anachronistic Stone Age bugaboo standards to a classification status +such anachronistic Stone Age bugaboo standards to a classification status demeaning to your enlightened standing. [121]

[121]============================================================= "We do not @@ -224,40 +224,40 @@ mind towards other residents, as pure, raw fleshy Hedonism was practiced without let up. [122]

[122]============================================================= "As a young -man David demonstrated a courage and a strength and a power that likely has not +man David demonstrated a courage and a strength and a power that likely has not been equaled in all of the great characters of the scriptures. He fought with -wild beasts and overcame them, defeated the giant Goliath virtually with his +wild beasts and overcame them, defeated the giant Goliath virtually with his hands, and then served through many years as the leader of Israel and demonstrated in the process tremendous control, tremendous discipline. The greatest enemy he had, perhaps, through most of these years -- at least the -greatest threat to his existence -- was the man Saul. Yet on several occasions -when David could have removed this threat by taking the life of Saul, who was -in his hands, [David] withheld [himself] and controlled those impulses. That +greatest threat to his existence -- was the man Saul. Yet on several occasions +when David could have removed this threat by taking the life of Saul, who was +in his hands, [David] withheld [himself] and controlled those impulses. That demonstrated tremendous power and control. Then later in life, as a mature man -with all the strength that kind of life had brought him, David was unwise. It -was not because David was weak that he fell. He was unwise. I suspect that -David had reached the point where he felt he was strong enough to indulge the +with all the strength that kind of life had brought him, David was unwise. It +was not because David was weak that he fell. He was unwise. I suspect that +David had reached the point where he felt he was strong enough to indulge the entertainment of some enticing possibilities. On the day he stood on his rooftop and observed the wife of one of his officers, instead of taking himself -by the nape of the neck, so to speak, and saying 'David, get out of here!' -David remained. David thought about the possibilities [of getting involved with -this slice of meat], and those thoughts overcame David and eventually +by the nape of the neck, so to speak, and saying 'David, get out of here!' +David remained. David thought about the possibilities [of getting involved with +this slice of meat], and those thoughts overcame David and eventually controlled him. One of the saddest entries in all the scriptures, I think, is -that which the Lord gave the Prophet Joseph Smith in Section 132 of the -DOCTRINES AND COVENANTS. Speaking of David's situation today, he said, 'For he +that which the Lord gave the Prophet Joseph Smith in Section 132 of the +DOCTRINES AND COVENANTS. Speaking of David's situation today, he said, 'For he hath fallen from his exaltation, and received his portion.' (D&C 132:39). -"...David, King David, one of the greatest and powerful men of the Old +"...David, King David, one of the greatest and powerful men of the Old Testament times, could have been today among the Gods if he had controlled his thoughts." -Dean L. Larsen in 1976 SPEECHES OF THE YEAR, at 121 [Brigham Young -University Press, Provo, Utah (1976)]. The chronicles of David's life are +University Press, Provo, Utah (1976)]. The chronicles of David's life are presented in FIRST and SECOND SAMUEL. Notice how there was never any unjust -damages created by David in his life down here; David did not lose his +damages created by David in his life down here; David did not lose his exaltation because he carefully avoided damaging others, as a lot of folks in -Christiandom incorrectly believe is important, but actually David lost his +Christiandom incorrectly believe is important, but actually David lost his Celestial Status in the impending Heavenly realms that lie ahead because of an infracted Contract under circumstances that created no damages whatsoever -[David mentions that he entered into Father's EVERLASTING COVENANT in II SAMUEL +[David mentions that he entered into Father's EVERLASTING COVENANT in II SAMUEL 23:5], the content of which prohibits promiscuous masculine excursions into the interior contours of feminine musculature, under certain circumstances. The defense argument that such ecstatic circumstances create a wide ranging array @@ -265,17 +265,17 @@ of beneficial biological and psychological side effects (which is factually correct) is not going to be relevant at the Last Day -- just like Tax Protesting arguments sounding in the Tort of Constitutional unfairness are not relevant when Federal Judges are enforcing express Commercial contracts (even -though the Protestor is also factually correct as well in his Constitutional -research). And Protestors continue to lose today on the same grounds and for +though the Protestor is also factually correct as well in his Constitutional +research). And Protestors continue to lose today on the same grounds and for the same reasons that good Christian folks will lose the Celestial Kingdom and -take an honorable second place as an Angel: Because of failure to identify and +take an honorable second place as an Angel: Because of failure to identify and come to grips with a series of invisible Contracts, and for failing to appreciate the extent to which contracts are elevated in Nature to an overruling dominate position in settling Judgments. Father's Covenants were deliberately designed to provide PERSONS operating under its jurisdictional penumbra with a confluence of contrasting incentives to exercise judgment on, and it is the outcome of those decisions which Covenant operants make for -themselves -- that is what Father wants to see. Yet David, while he was still +themselves -- that is what Father wants to see. Yet David, while he was still alive down here, knew that he had blown it but good: "[Jesus Christ told me that] he that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God [and this is important to Father because impending @@ -283,14 +283,14 @@ Gods will themselves be ruling over angels and the like in the realms to come]. [...These just persons, who are potential Gods], shall be as light in the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the Earth by clear shining after rain." After describing -such a potential Celestial person in those terms, David admitted that he did +such a potential Celestial person in those terms, David admitted that he did not qualify: "...although my house be not so with God." -II SAMUEL 23:3 et seq. =============================================================[122]

The questions of damages, of the presence of a MENS REA, and of consent are -Tort Law arguments, and are not relevant when contracts are in effect. But +Tort Law arguments, and are not relevant when contracts are in effect. But wait,

"I was never baptized, I never entered me into no Contracts with @@ -311,12 +311,12 @@ existing First Estate Contracts give Father the right to deal effectively with us at a later time, both individually and collectively down here, should our degenerate Contract wickedness exceed his patience and threshold level of tolerance (as the Old Testament documents over and over again), as well as -providing a Contract Law Jurisprudential judgment setting at the Last Day where -Tort Law arguments of EVIL ACCOMPLISHED IN THE GOOD NAME OF JUSTICE are -ignored. In the case of the King, he too wants contracts out of us to +providing a Contract Law Jurisprudential judgment setting at the Last Day where +Tort Law arguments of EVIL ACCOMPLISHED IN THE GOOD NAME OF JUSTICE are +ignored. In the case of the King, he too wants contracts out of us to accomplish his revenue raising objectives, and then later enforceable against us under threat of incarceration otherwise not permissible absent a Commercial -contract. In the case of Lucifer and certain Mafia Families, they too deal in +contract. In the case of Lucifer and certain Mafia Families, they too deal in contracts to deal effectively at a later time with a dissenter who leaves their ranks and starts to talk or otherwise creates troubles: By having the dissenter killed. In a contemporary Commercial setting, merchants, lending institutions, @@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ there be a default. And on and on. [123]

[123]============================================================= Illuminatti Gremlins, vipers, Bolsheviks, witches and other associated imps who circulate -in that genre are not the only ones to be fooled and taken in on Tort Law +in that genre are not the only ones to be fooled and taken in on Tort Law reasoning down here. Certain eremitical monks are another prime example of well meaning people arranging their acts and behavior down here to take maximum advantage of the "avoidance of damages" question that haunts so many people. Of @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ damages and punishments to be expected. The head monk, the Abbott, is taught that he will be held accountable to answer for the souls of all of his monks before the judgment seat of God (chapters 2, 3, 27 and 64). Both the willful avoidance of damaging anything, and the doctrine that the Abbott is responsible -before Father for the acts of others are Tort Law arguments, and are defective. +before Father for the acts of others are Tort Law arguments, and are defective. Heavenly Father is dealing in Contracts; and expecting yourself to be magnified in stature before Father at the Last Day due to the mere absence of not having caused any damages down here or assuming responsibility for what a third person @@ -354,77 +354,77 @@ offspring, if the child goes off on a negative tangent. =============================================================[123]

Those who want to go forth and FILL THE MEASURE OF THEIR CREATION, just like -Prophets and Patriarchs, need to go out and get some replacement Contracts with +Prophets and Patriarchs, need to go out and get some replacement Contracts with Father; [124]

[124]============================================================= Our old -Patriarch Jeremiah once had a few words to say about the Principle of Nature +Patriarch Jeremiah once had a few words to say about the Principle of Nature that provides for a superseding layer of Covenants replacing a previous layer of Covenants that have fulfilled their purpose. While quoting Jesus Christ, -Jeremiah said that: +Jeremiah said that: "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a NEW COVENANT with the House of Israel, and with the House of Judah; Not according to the Covenant that I made with their fathers in that day [when] I took them by the hand to bring them out of Egypt; which my Covenant they [broke], although I was a husbandman to them; but this shall be the Covenant that I will make with the -House of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my Law in their +House of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my Law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people." -JEREMIAH 31:31 et seq. Here we are being told that the terms of Covenants that were once structured for folks in another area are going to be replaced with terms of a NEW COVENANT for us; indirectly referring to the modifications made in the LAW OF MOSES relating to blood sacrifice rites that -were deemed unnecessary after the Crucifixion perfected that phase of +were deemed unnecessary after the Crucifixion perfected that phase of ATONEMENT. This passage in JEREMIAH does not talk about our own specific individual First Estate Contracts being replaced with another layer of NEW COVENANTS in this Second Estate, but the Principle that is being spoken here, of an organic growth in Covenants by reason of superseding replacement, applies -to us all individually, just as Jeremiah is telling us that it applies to the +to us all individually, just as Jeremiah is telling us that it applies to the House of Israel collectively. The operation of this Principle of Nature, whether applied to us individually COVENANT BY SUCCESSIVE COVENANT or collectively as a nation by a change in the terms of those COVENANTS EN MASSE, -is well known in Law and is called the MERGER DOCTRINE by American lawyers, -which I will discuss later. Jeremiah was a marvelous fellow, and I will have +is well known in Law and is called the MERGER DOCTRINE by American lawyers, +which I will discuss later. Jeremiah was a marvelous fellow, and I will have more to say about him personally near the end of this Letter. =============================================================[124]

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the status of a person being a Prophet or Apostle down here does not exalt them +

the status of a person being a Prophet or Apostle down here does not exalt them or confer upon them any special entitlement, as everyone is exalted by reason -of their Covenants with Father, and their status as Prophets are actually an +of their Covenants with Father, and their status as Prophets are actually an administrative work assignment for them. [125]

[125]============================================================= Your ability -to be exalted is neither diminished nor exalted because you are not a Prophet -or an Apostle. -"Here [we Apostles and Prophets are], who [like common Saints], are -destined to be exalted with the Gods, to become rulers in the Kingdoms of our +to be exalted is neither diminished nor exalted because you are not a Prophet +or an Apostle. +"Here [we Apostles and Prophets are], who [like common Saints], are +destined to be exalted with the Gods, to become rulers in the Kingdoms of our Father, to become equal with the Father and the Son..." -Brigham Young, in a discourse delivered in the Bowery, Salt Lake City, June 15, 1856; 3 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 354, at 360 [London (1856)]. =============================================================[125]

-

You don't need to be a Prophet, or raise people from the dead, or be endowed +

You don't need to be a Prophet, or raise people from the dead, or be endowed with Celestial magic to snap your fingers and heal people of cancer, in order to go forth and FILL THE MEASURE OF YOUR CREATION, but you do need to fulfill difficult Contracts. [126]

[126]============================================================= "We are a -Covenant-making and a Covenant-taking people. We have the Gospel, which is the +Covenant-making and a Covenant-taking people. We have the Gospel, which is the NEW AND EVERLASTING COVENANT: NEW in that the Lord has revealed it anew in our day; EVERLASTING in that its principles are eternal, have existed with God from all eternity, and are the same unchangeable laws by which all men in all ages -may be Saved. The Gospel is the Covenant which God makes with his children here +may be Saved. The Gospel is the Covenant which God makes with his children here on Earth that he will return them to His presence and give them Eternal Life, if they will walk the paths of truth and righteousness while here. "We are the -children of the Covenant which God made with Abraham, or father. To Abraham, +children of the Covenant which God made with Abraham, or father. To Abraham, God promised Salvation and Exaltation if he would walk as the Lord taught him -to walk. Further, the Lord Covenanted with Abraham that he would restore to -Abraham's seed the same laws and ordinances, in all their beauty and +to walk. Further, the Lord Covenanted with Abraham that he would restore to +Abraham's seed the same laws and ordinances, in all their beauty and perfection, which that ancient patriarch had received. 'For as many as receive -that Gospel,' the Lord said to him, 'shall be called after thy name, and shall +that Gospel,' the Lord said to him, 'shall be called after thy name, and shall be accounted thy seed, and shall rise up and bless thee, as their father.' -(Abraham 2:10). "Now we have this same EVERLASTING COVENANT. We have the -restored Gospel, and every person who belongs to the Church, who has passed +(Abraham 2:10). "Now we have this same EVERLASTING COVENANT. We have the +restored Gospel, and every person who belongs to the Church, who has passed through the waters of Baptism, has had the inestimatable privilege of making a personal Covenant with the Lord that will save him provided he does the things he agrees to do when he enters into that Covenant with God." @@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ faithful sons and daughters are received by covenant." ignoring the terms and conditions of contracts we sometimes improvidently get ourselves into: That people who are well seasoned experientially realize that although ignorance may very well be bliss in the dreamy ALICE IN WONDERLAND -emotional aura it psychologically creates, this line on Contract Law +emotional aura it psychologically creates, this line on Contract Law Jurisprudence is exemplary as to why ignorance is also highly self-damaging in the practical setting. [127]

@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, December 8, 1867; 12 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 111, at

Yes, the benefits inuring to persons entering into and honoring Father's New and Everlasting Covenant are so great that the judgment of folks trying to -search for ways to work around it (by either adapting Tort Law reasoning ["I +search for ways to work around it (by either adapting Tort Law reasoning ["I don't need me none of that -- it's all the same God"] or by adapting a posture of avoiding responsibility through claims of factual ignorance), really looks pathetic by comparison. [128]

@@ -476,8 +476,8 @@ off and create and people their own planets]."

And speaking of ignorance (and of staying in ignorance by choice): An interesting secondary element surfaces in the Restraining Order and the -chronologically correlative criminal prosecution of Armen Condo. Not only did -Armen Condo not honor his contracts with the King, he did not even know of +chronologically correlative criminal prosecution of Armen Condo. Not only did +Armen Condo not honor his contracts with the King, he did not even know of their existence. [129]

[129]============================================================= A @@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ necessarily difficult position to be in. However, since ignorance, whether real or pretended, of the contract's existence does not vitiate one's liability, then restraining one's self to remain within the contours of such intellectual containment, in such a state of ignorance is self-damaging, and is to be -discouraged. And as for the Law of Contracts, whether known or unknown: +discouraged. And as for the Law of Contracts, whether known or unknown: "A contract is an agreement in which a party undertakes to do, or not to do, a particular thing. The law binds him to perform his undertaking, and this is, of course, the obligation of the contract." @@ -493,14 +493,14 @@ this is, of course, the obligation of the contract." =============================================================[129]

This state of affairs of throwing criminal prosecutions against people who do -not even know of the evidentiary existence of a contract the King is operating -on, has been under consideration and review by the King's Agents in Washington. +not even know of the evidentiary existence of a contract the King is operating +on, has been under consideration and review by the King's Agents in Washington. Staff members in the Treasury Department have been analyzing the possible -benefits and consequences to the King if, in the justification of the Income -Tax, the IRS were to shift over to a correct presentation of the Law, in the +benefits and consequences to the King if, in the justification of the Income +Tax, the IRS were to shift over to a correct presentation of the Law, in the context of proper and natural morality and ethics, based on a voluntary attachment of Equity Jurisdiction, and applicable only to a special class of -people. At the present time, the IRS presentation of the Law, in explaining why +people. At the present time, the IRS presentation of the Law, in explaining why an Income Tax is to be paid, continuously shifts attention over to the 16th Amendment, and kind of winds up by saying that:

@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ tells us we need to."

You may be surprised to hear this somewhat pleasant note, but there is internal disagreement within the Treasury Department on the long term wisdom of such an -erroneous presentation of the Law. And both Armen Condo and Irwin Schiff are +erroneous presentation of the Law. And both Armen Condo and Irwin Schiff are prime exemplary models to explain this interesting change in viewpoint now in intellectual gestation within the senior administrative rank and file of the King's own tax collectors. In Treasury staff meetings ever since the early @@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ Tax. For example, surveys conducted by the ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS finds that Americans perceive the Federal Income Tax as the worst tax imposed on them and the least fair. Further, tax evasion appears on the rise -- paralleling the increase in negative perception." --Steven Kaplan and Phillip Reckers in A STUDY OF TAX EVASION JUDGMENTS +-Steven Kaplan and Phillip Reckers in A STUDY OF TAX EVASION JUDGMENTS in 38 National Tax Journal 97, at 97 (March, 1985); citing in turn the research of Myers and Shannon in CHANGING PUBLIC ATTITUDES ON GOVERNMENT AND TAXES [Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, Washington, D.C. @@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ of Myers and Shannon in CHANGING PUBLIC ATTITUDES ON GOVERNMENT AND TAXES

Senior staff members have known about this Movement well in advance, back to the early 1950's, and it was very clear to them at that time in the 1950's what we now are seeing all around us: Open and growing resistance and defiance to -the assertion of tax collection authority by the King. [131]

+the assertion of tax collection authority by the King. [131]

[131]============================================================= Sharp Congressmen themselves knew of this impending state of defiance back in the @@ -544,9 +544,9 @@ centralization... It breaks another canon of taxation in that it is expensive in its collection [a condition since remedied by the clever use of administrative contracts to force people into a taxable status they would not otherwise be in]..." --Representative Robert Adams, speaking in opposition to the proposed +-Representative Robert Adams, speaking in opposition to the proposed Income Tax Act of 1894, on the floor of the House of Representatives, January -26, 1894 [as quoted by Frank Chodorov in THE INCOME TAX, page 63 (Devin-Adair, +26, 1894 [as quoted by Frank Chodorov in THE INCOME TAX, page 63 (Devin-Adair, 1954)]. [But as usual in Congress, cries and pleas for the continuance of the quiescent STATUS QUO of the 1800's fell on deaf ears.] =============================================================[131]

@@ -591,20 +591,20 @@ increasingly with each passing year. [134]

[134]============================================================= This idea has also been a dominate and recurring theme in research and literature in this area of studying tax revolts. See generally: --Lee Sigelman and David Lowery in THE TAX REVOLT: A COMPARATIVE STATE +-Lee Sigelman and David Lowery in THE TAX REVOLT: A COMPARATIVE STATE ANALYSIS, 36 Western Political Science Quarterly, at 30 (March, 1983); This paper explains eight different possible explanations of tax revolt success in the 18 states where such revolts have surfaced as of 1983; --Geoffrey Brennan and James Buchanan in THE LOGIC OF TAX LIMITS: +-Geoffrey Brennan and James Buchanan in THE LOGIC OF TAX LIMITS: ALTERNATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE POWER TO TAX, 32 National Tax Journal, at 11 (1977); --James Buchanan in WHY DOES GOVERNMENT GROW (an article appearing in -BUDGETS AND BUREAUCRATS, edited by Thomas Borcherding [Duke University Press, +-James Buchanan in WHY DOES GOVERNMENT GROW (an article appearing in +BUDGETS AND BUREAUCRATS, edited by Thomas Borcherding [Duke University Press, Durham, North Carolina (1977)]; --James Buchanan in THE POTENTIAL FOR TAXPAYER REVOLT IN AMERICAN +-James Buchanan in THE POTENTIAL FOR TAXPAYER REVOLT IN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, 59 Social Science Quarterly, at 691 (1979); --James Buchanan and Richard Wagner in DEMOCRACY IN DEFICIT: THE -POLITICAL LEGACY OF LORD KEYNES [Academic Press, New York (1977)]. +-James Buchanan and Richard Wagner in DEMOCRACY IN DEFICIT: THE +POLITICAL LEGACY OF LORD KEYNES [Academic Press, New York (1977)]. =============================================================[134]

And it was expected that the thrust of the public concern that was out in the @@ -619,10 +619,10 @@ Inflation, the public's questioning of the general illegitimacy of the Income Tax would be incremented with each passing year, as it was expected that the public would notice that although greater taxes are being paid, no additional benefits or commensurate services were being experienced or being returned by -the King in one year to the next. This illegitimacy angle was expected to be a +the King in one year to the next. This illegitimacy angle was expected to be a "center of gravity" in the public's view, since the general public is unaware of the ethical and moral basis of the Excise Income Tax, and of an attachment -of Equity Jurisdiction involved (in other words, the King can demand and get +of Equity Jurisdiction involved (in other words, the King can demand and get anything from 0% to 100% in Equity and be morally correct, because your participation with him in accepting his benefits in Commercial Equity is purely voluntary, and so any amount of gain you acquired in King's Commerce is gain @@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ that you would not otherwise have). That attachment of King's Equity Jurisdiction always precedes the liability for the tax. And so it has been expected for some time that the United States would one day experience the most extreme and intolerable levels of income confiscation ever known to Americans: -Without any reciprocity by the King, without any apparent QUID PRO QUO [135]

+Without any reciprocity by the King, without any apparent QUID PRO QUO [135]

[135]============================================================= The phrase QUID PRO QUO means that there has been an exchange of "something for @@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ Treasury Department report of the 1950's. At the close of the Johnson Administration in 1969, Secretary of the Treasury Joseph W. Barr warned of a growing resentment against higher taxes. [See the Foreword in THE INCOME TAX: HOW PROGRESSIVE SHOULD IT BE? by The American Enterprise Institute, featuring -cross discussions on the question of progressivity with Charles Galvin and +cross discussions on the question of progressivity with Charles Galvin and Boris Bittker (AEI, Washington, 1969)]. =============================================================[136]

@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ isochronously (ISOCHRONOUS means at regularly occurring intervals of time).

One of the questions that was hypothetically addressed in the accompanying report is the concern the Treasury had of the general institutionalized acceptance of "Tax Protesting" by the public. Like the widespread flaunting of -the assertion of the King's law during Prohibition, a little resistance and a +the assertion of the King's law during Prohibition, a little resistance and a few flare-ups can be managed well in the early stages with some well publicized spankings, [138]

@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ enforcing the tax code: Penalize only a few taxpayers, but with inordinately high fines or other punishments. Given that taxpayers are risk adverse, such a strategy has a minimal resource cost while serving as an effective deterrent to tax evasion." --Jonathan Skinner and Joel Slemrod in ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES ON TAX +-Jonathan Skinner and Joel Slemrod in ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES ON TAX EVASION, 38 National Tax Journal 345, at 346 (September, 1985). Notice why this IN TERROREM method of collecting taxes would succeed: Because the Taxpayers are deemed to be milktoast RISK ADVERSE persons [meaning that unlike Patriots, @@ -697,15 +697,15 @@ Taxpayers would rather pay than put up a good fight]. The authors then discuss and cite in turn two books that discuss ways on how the Government can magnify the important image of such tax spankings administered to potential tax evaders in the public's eye; see: --Thomas McCaleb in TAX EVASION AND THE DIFFERENTIAL TAXATION OF LABOR +-Thomas McCaleb in TAX EVASION AND THE DIFFERENTIAL TAXATION OF LABOR AND CAPITAL INCOME, 31 Public Finance Magazine 287 (1976); --Nicholas Stern in ON THE ECONOMIC THEORY OF POLICY TOWARDS CRIME, +-Nicholas Stern in ON THE ECONOMIC THEORY OF POLICY TOWARDS CRIME, appearing in "Economic Models of Criminal Behavior" by Heineke, Editor [North Holland Publishing, Amsterdam (1978)]. =============================================================[138]

but a lot of resistance later on produces Jury Nullification, widespread -administrative non-cooperation, secondary disrespect for the Law in general, a +administrative non-cooperation, secondary disrespect for the Law in general, a growing underground economy, as well as numerous other technical problems. In the present discussions that are now going on in Washington, there is a minority viewpoint being developed that suggests the possibility that it might @@ -713,23 +713,23 @@ be worthwhile for the United States to consider exploring the feasibility of heading off the impending blossoming Resistance by preventative means, and one possible way to do that would be by having the IRS justify the tax along ethically specific and morally correct reasons, and on grounds harmonious with -Natural Law, involving citing just the Commerce Clause, equity benefits and +Natural Law, involving citing just the Commerce Clause, equity benefits and contracts (bank accounts, direct beneficial interest, adhesion, equity, employment, political, and state Juristic Personalities), and to emphasize that only special individuals in these classes who want these special juristic -benefits have any liability at all for the King's Equity participation tax on +benefits have any liability at all for the King's Equity participation tax on incomes. Such an officially sanctioned justification would strip away the veil of illegitimacy that now permeates the Income Tax among many people, and would -show to all the immoral position of Armen Condo and Irwin Schiff, as those two +show to all the immoral position of Armen Condo and Irwin Schiff, as those two were caught defiling themselves by dishonoring contracts they had with the King. The consequences of this reversal of IRS public justification would be manifold:

-

1.First, it would discredit people like Irwin Schiff and Armen Condo, +

1.First, it would discredit people like Irwin Schiff and Armen Condo, who have propagated legally defective tax related information around the countryside. Appearing on television and selling large numbers of books, these people develop a cult following [if CULT is the word] and contribute to the -institutionalization of public acceptance of defying the King, and their cult +institutionalization of public acceptance of defying the King, and their cult continues to grow even though the information they propagate is misleading and technically defective, and will collapse in front of a Federal Judge.

@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ collaborating documentation on what is merely COMMON SENSE, but termites do]. For the behavioral aspects of tax evasion, see: -M.W. Spicer in A BEHAVIORAL MODEL OF INCOME TAX EVASION [Doctorial Dissertation, Ohio State University (1974)]; --Michael Allingham and Agnew Sandow in INCOME TAX EVASION: A +-Michael Allingham and Agnew Sandow in INCOME TAX EVASION: A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS, 1 Journal of Public Economics 323 (1972) [discusses the utility maximizing behavior of Taxpayers who are subject to detection and penalties, as viewed this way, these twin researchers modelled the tax evader @@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ information (like the structure, enforcement effect, and punishments specified in the tax code) as GIVEN criteria the Taxpayer cannot control, an then the Taxpayer makes an assessment as to the most preferred dollar level that the tax evasion is worth to him.] --Charles Clotfelter in TAX EVASION AND TAX RATES: AN ANALYSIS OF +-Charles Clotfelter in TAX EVASION AND TAX RATES: AN ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL RETURNS in 65 Review of Economic and Statistics 363 (1983) [discusses direct measure of tax compliance based on 1969 IRS data called TCMP (Tax Compliance Measurement Program), to examine the sensitivity of tax @@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ compliance to the marginal tax rate (that mouthful means that Charles Clotfelter did some statistical work and determined on his own that the lower tax rate a Taxpayer is in, then the more compliance a Taxpayer would give back to the Government [which is only common sense]).]; --Nathan Boidman in A SUMMARY OF WHAT CAN BE LEARNED FROM THE +-Nathan Boidman in A SUMMARY OF WHAT CAN BE LEARNED FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHER COUNTRIES WITH INCOME TAX PROBLEMS, an article contained in a publication called "Income Tax Compliance: A Report of the ABA Section of Taxation Invitational Conference on Income Tax Compliance," at page 149 @@ -788,43 +788,43 @@ TAXATION [Saint Martin's Press, New York (1982)]. =============================================================[139]

3.Tax revenues would increase a bit as the immoral and unethical -position of Tax Protestors is frowned on, rather than cheered on by courtroom +position of Tax Protestors is frowned on, rather than cheered on by courtroom supporters; and the resentment against paying a high percentage tax would cease; [140]

[140]============================================================= When Tax -Protestors are parties to invisible juristic contracts, they are in fact tax +Protestors are parties to invisible juristic contracts, they are in fact tax evaders, because they do in fact owe the tax, regardless of their political philosophy justification sounding in the Tort of unfairness [even though many -Protestors do not want to admit it]. In Nature, whenever contracts are in +Protestors do not want to admit it]. In Nature, whenever contracts are in effect when a grievance is up for settlement, then the contract comes first, and Tort arguments of unfairness come second; and nothing will change at the Last Day. The economic perspective on tax evasion [meaning the effect of tax evasion on tax receipts] has been frequently commented upon. For recent technical examples see: --Vidar Christianson in TWO COMMENTS ON TAX EVASION, 13 Journal of +-Vidar Christianson in TWO COMMENTS ON TAX EVASION, 13 Journal of Public Economics 389 (1980); --Jonathan Skinner and Joel Slemrod in ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES ON TAX +-Jonathan Skinner and Joel Slemrod in ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES ON TAX EVASION, 38 National Tax Journal 345 (September, 1985); discusses horizontal fairness [HORIZONTAL means analyzed among Taxpayers of equal income] with vertical fairness [VERTICAL means analyzed among Taxpayers of different income], in an on-going practice of tax evasion: "Public Policy towards tax evasion reflects complex and often competing goals of collecting taxes efficiently and treating Taxpayers equitably. Since -Adam Smith, economists have been aware of the conflict between the +Adam Smith, economists have been aware of the conflict between the comprehensive collection of Government revenue and the costly and unfair or "odious" method necessary to enforce these comprehensive collection rules." -Skinner and Slemrod, id., at 345 -That reference to Adam Smith is: -"A major source of Government revenue in Adam Smith's day was duties, +That reference to Adam Smith is: +"A major source of Government revenue in Adam Smith's day was duties, which 'by subjecting at least the dealers in the taxed commodities to the frequent visits and odious examination of the tax gatherers, expose them sometimes, no doubt to some degree of oppression; and always to trouble and vexation; and although vexation... is not strictly speaking expense, it is certainly equivalent to the experience at which every man would be willing to redeem from it'." --Adam Smith in II WEALTH OF NATIONS, at 430 [University of Chicago -Press, Chicago (1976)]. As can been seen from the days of Adam Smith, tax +-Adam Smith in II WEALTH OF NATIONS, at 430 [University of Chicago +Press, Chicago (1976)]. As can been seen from the days of Adam Smith, tax collection is very much a continuing source of frictional confrontation between the Crown and the Countryside, and under such an inherently tortional factual setting, tax evasion will remain alive. Even though there is nothing immoral or @@ -847,37 +847,37 @@ of Government that creates unnatural pricing. [141]

[141]============================================================= Concern for the so called UNDERGROUND ECONOMY has been a recurring theme within the -corridors of Government. By calling it the UNDERGROUND ECONOMY, the King's +corridors of Government. By calling it the UNDERGROUND ECONOMY, the King's Agents are trying to color an illicit and tainted image in such activities; but -the King is in no position to do so. +the King is in no position to do so. [Later I will talk about the use of guns, literally, by Treasury agents in the 1800's, to seal up a national monopoly on circulating Currency; in the old days, private mints and businesses freely issued out their own circulating coins and script, and so back then there was a real question as to whether or not common folks were involved with what is called INTERSTATE COMMERCE; but today everyone is automatically "in" this invisible INTERSTATE COMMERCE by the -use and recirculation of Federal Reserve Notes, because the King once used his +use and recirculation of Federal Reserve Notes, because the King once used his guns and bouncers to accomplish by hard physical duress what natural competitive economic attraction and good common sense could not bring about: A tight national Government monopoly on circulating Currency instruments, -enforced by penal statutes. Should we be surprised that today, the King's +enforced by penal statutes. Should we be surprised that today, the King's Agents are now trying to twist things around enough so that those same common -folks who simply do not want to use the King's money are now colored as being +folks who simply do not want to use the King's money are now colored as being illicit participants in that vile, illegitimate "Underground Economy" -- but in -fact the King should be the VERY LAST ONE to talk about what is illicit, vile, +fact the King should be the VERY LAST ONE to talk about what is illicit, vile, tainted, and unsavory[]. For recent recurring Government concerns echoed on that heinous and obscene UNDERGROUND ECONOMY, see: -1.The Congressional testimony of IRS Commissioner Jerome Kurtz, and -two Treasury termites Richard Fogel and Robert Mason in Hearings entitled +1.The Congressional testimony of IRS Commissioner Jerome Kurtz, and +two Treasury termites Richard Fogel and Robert Mason in Hearings entitled SUBTERRANEAN OR UNDERGROUND ECONOMY, held by the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumers, and Monetary Affairs of the Committee on Governmental Operation; House of Representatives, 96th Congress, First Session (September, 1979). -2.The Congressional testimony of Commissioner Roscoe Egger and termite -David Glickman (Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy) in +2.The Congressional testimony of Commissioner Roscoe Egger and termite +David Glickman (Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy) in DISCLOSURE OF IRS INFORMATION TO ASSIST WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF CRIMINAL LAW, Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of the IRS, Senate Finance Committee, 97th Congress, First Session (November, 1981); Committee Serial No. 97-58. -Commission Egger starts letting the UNDERGROUND ECONOMY have it at page 63. +Commission Egger starts letting the UNDERGROUND ECONOMY have it at page 63. 3.See also Congressional Hearings entitled THE UNDERGROUND ECONOMY, held by the Subcommittee on Oversight, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, 96th Congress, First Session, Serial No. 96-70 (July, @@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ MAGAZINE, at page 5 (1979); -B.S. Frey and W.W. Pommerehne in an article entitled MEASURING THE HIDDEN ECONOMY: THOUGH THIS IS MADNESS, THERE IS METHOD IN IT, appears in a book called THE UNDERGROUND ECONOMY IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD, edited by -Vito Tanzi [Lexington Books, Toronto (1983)]. A British researcher developed an +Vito Tanzi [Lexington Books, Toronto (1983)]. A British researcher developed an UNDERGROUND ECONOMY model using differences between estimates of reported income on tax returns and other estimates of income based on household and industrial surveys of spending as an indicator of the percentage slice of the @@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ called the OFFICIAL LABOR PARTICIPATION RATE to arrive at his conclusions as to the number and magnitude of which Italians are declining their Government's invitation to deprive themselves of daily necessities so their Government can engage in conquests [see B. Contini in an article entitled THE SECOND ECONOMY -OF ITALY, in Vito Tanzi's UNDERGROUND ECONOMY, id. Here in the United Stats, +OF ITALY, in Vito Tanzi's UNDERGROUND ECONOMY, id. Here in the United Stats, one of the ways Government researchers probe for areas of "illicit" subterranean activity is to examine what each American spends per year for food and other retail purchases, and then figure up a national per person average. @@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ will be referring to in this letter have been engaged in highly immoral activity, by dishonoring invisible contracts they have no knowledge of. =============================================================[142]

-

who are re-entering the highways of Commerce and signing up with the King again +

who are re-entering the highways of Commerce and signing up with the King again (but this time under careful circumstances). [143]

[143]============================================================= A British @@ -977,22 +977,22 @@ that each Citizen share the cost of Government in accordance with his ability to pay. Hence, in combating both evasion and avoidance, the Government is protecting itself and the equitable rights of all Taxpayers. The problem is one in which small Taxpayers, in particular, have a very definite interest. John -Doe has a taxable net income of one thousand dollars. Generally, John Doe pays +Doe has a taxable net income of one thousand dollars. Generally, John Doe pays his tax thereon. If he tries to avoid he usually evades, because he is unable to employ skilled advisors, and many of the methods by which he might avoid are -not available to him. On the other hand, Henry Doe has a taxable net income of +not available to him. On the other hand, Henry Doe has a taxable net income of three thousand dollars. He has skilled accountants and advisors to reduce this net income and thereby minimize his tax liability. His business and investments are, generally, of such a nature as to render available to him many tax saving schemes. Hence, the ability to pay frequently carries with it the ability to avoid. After all, tax avoidance cannot be had at the dollar book counter." --Lucious Buck in INCOME TAX EVASION AND AVOIDANCE: SOME GENERAL -CONSIDERATIONS, 26 Georgetown Law Review 863, at 863 (1937). +-Lucious Buck in INCOME TAX EVASION AND AVOIDANCE: SOME GENERAL +CONSIDERATIONS, 26 Georgetown Law Review 863, at 863 (1937). =============================================================[144]

It is the opinion of staff members that although this is an interesting model -to consider, its revenue generating strength for the King lies in the -correction of wholesale public perception of the King being wrong and working +to consider, its revenue generating strength for the King lies in the +correction of wholesale public perception of the King being wrong and working immoral acts on the countryside. Since a majority of Americans still do not perceive of things being this way at the present time, this revenue enhancement and Tax Resistance termination model is best kept on the back shelf, for a @@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ protestors," feel intense irritation at the federal tax authorities..." -CAMERON VS. I.R.S., 773 F.2nd 126, at 129 (1985). =============================================================[145]

-

The value in this story is the knowledge that the King's Tax Collectors in +

The value in this story is the knowledge that the King's Tax Collectors in Washington are not the intellectually lethargic and dim-witted bureaucrats some people make them out to be. [146]

@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ people make them out to be. [146]

bureaucrats conduct extensive continuous statistical research on various different methodologies of conducting the best CRACKING that can be had for the tax collection dollar spent. Based on technical information derived from -sources within the IRS, researcher Ann Witte, et al., developed an economic +sources within the IRS, researcher Ann Witte, et al., developed an economic model of tax compliance by Americans. She came to the same conclusions that IRS statistical termites had already arrived at long ago: 1.That the decline in tax audit rates during the 1970's may have @@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ it all handed to them]. increase tax non-compliance [not very difficult to figure out]. The IRS divides Taxpayers into different strata of audit classes since it believes that compliance behavior differs significantly on the basis of level and type of -income. Ann Witte constructed a statistical analysis for homogeneity of +income. Ann Witte constructed a statistical analysis for homogeneity of coefficients across the seven audit classes that her sources in the IRS would admit existed; she used LEAST SQUARES and a generalization of the CHOW TEST as statistical tools to come to a conclusion. That yes, Taxpayers situated within @@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ in the IRS do in fact exhibit an amazingly similar MODUS VIVENDI to other Taxpayers in the same class [MODUS VIVENDI means mode of living in the sense that it is a temporary arrangement pending settlement of some grievance]. Yes, those termites are quite proficient unknowing Bolshevik instrumentalities at -their juristic tasks of eating out our substance [see Ann Witte in THE EFFECT +their juristic tasks of eating out our substance [see Ann Witte in THE EFFECT OF TAX LAW AND TAX ADMINISTRATION ON TAX COMPLIANCE; THE CASE OF THE UNITED STATES INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX, 38 National Tax Journal 1 (March, 1985)]. =============================================================[146]

@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ turn everything over they produced -- literally everything! Naturally, since they received no compensation whatsoever for their work, they lost interest in the collective farm and concentrated instead on their private plots to feed their families." --Nikita Khrushchev in his memoirs KHRUSHCHEV REMEMBERS: THE LAST +-Nikita Khrushchev in his memoirs KHRUSHCHEV REMEMBERS: THE LAST TESTAMENT, page 108 [Little Brown, Boston (1974); translated by Strobe Talbott]. The reason why Gremlins world wide are continually confronted with the same nagging taxation question over and over again, is because they are @@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ formula designed to maximize Crown enrichment.

[148]============================================================= And they also know exactly what they are doing when the go around the countryside looking for some Tax Protesting giblets to crack: -"SENATOR SMOOTHERS: I have been concerned, Mr. Alexander, [Director of +"SENATOR SMOOTHERS: I have been concerned, Mr. Alexander, [Director of the IRS in the mid 1970's], and the committee has received information regarding how the IRS deals with its enemies, if you will, particularly the tax protestor groups. We have information indicating that there has been an effort @@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ activities, including such things as [their] efforts at physical destruction [in] your [IRS offices and the filing of reams of blank returns. Is it your view that IRS investigators should be used in this capacity, or is this a matter better handled by other investigative agencies, like the FBI? -"MR. ALEXANDER: Mr. Smoothers, there have been instances where the use +"MR. ALEXANDER: Mr. Smoothers, there have been instances where the use of the techniques that you described would be necessary. Those instances are few indeed. I think that the IRS has a responsibility to see to it that those who attempt to defeat tax administration and tax enforcement do not succeed. @@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ exercise of [this] power... Formal restraints, such as legal injunctions, are also either absent or circumvented, while informal restraints [such as the press] are somewhat more elastic in the assertion of their claims against the executive." --Zbigniew Brzezinski in IDEOLOGY AND POWER IN SOVIET POLITICS, at 13 +-Zbigniew Brzezinski in IDEOLOGY AND POWER IN SOVIET POLITICS, at 13 [Fredrick Praeger Publisher, New York (1962)]. Gremlins know that folks will go right ahead and improvidently place an aura of mystique about the nominees they sponsor into visible executive positions in Juristic Institutions, such as @@ -1141,53 +1141,53 @@ the bureaucracy is interfacing with the public, the level where damages are being created), is taking place at a lower level -- an invisible bureaucratic level. And Gremlins are also cognizant of the fact that formal legal restraints, such as those residing in the Constitution, are in fact -circumvented, as Mr. Alexander admitted; and third parties the public seems to +circumvented, as Mr. Alexander admitted; and third parties the public seems to trust, like the Press, are noted for their acquiescence of mischief through their silence. Always remember that Gremlins merely take advantage of what is handed to them, and will back off when the knife encounters a bone instead of more flesh; this is a Principle pronounced over and over again in -ecclesiastical settings, as Lucifer is identified as a clever adversary +ecclesiastical settings, as Lucifer is identified as a clever adversary specializing in taking prime advantages of weaknesses. Patriots assigning a degree of trust in the Constitutional compliance inclinations of lower strata bureaucratic underlings, by virtue of the stature possessed by a President -sponsored by Gremlins, are in error; as Gremlin Brzezinski pointed out, when +sponsored by Gremlins, are in error; as Gremlin Brzezinski pointed out, when the house is under Gremlin management, such as the United States is today, the policy maker is largely aloof from the administrative termite. =============================================================[148]

-

So too, the IRS knows exactly what it is doing, just like the King. And its +

So too, the IRS knows exactly what it is doing, just like the King. And its present policy of justifying the tax based on a phony hybrid composite blend of -top-down universal Civil Law and 16th Amendment grounds is in place for just -one reason: Because at the present time it is to the King's financial advantage -to do so, due to baneful public IGNORANTIA JURIS. (But remember the King +top-down universal Civil Law and 16th Amendment grounds is in place for just +one reason: Because at the present time it is to the King's financial advantage +to do so, due to baneful public IGNORANTIA JURIS. (But remember the King propagates this erroneous justification because of the institutionalized -political banality of most Americans. Reverse the banality and the King will -very likely reverse himself). I have a hunch that the King's reversal will be +political banality of most Americans. Reverse the banality and the King will +very likely reverse himself). I have a hunch that the King's reversal will be virtually automatic when the time is right. He closely monitors public opinion, and he is careful in his public pronouncements. [149]

[149]============================================================= It is my -hunch that a contributing inducement element to the King's deceptive deflection -of the justification for the Income Tax, away from our Father's Common Law on +hunch that a contributing inducement element to the King's deceptive deflection +of the justification for the Income Tax, away from our Father's Common Law on Contracts and towards the phony 16th Amendment, is likely to also indicate the -presence of a morbid intellectual disorder within the King's Senior Tax +presence of a morbid intellectual disorder within the King's Senior Tax Collectors in Washington: A disorder of deception. Consider the composite conclusions that the psychological fantasy lie, of which Senior Tax Collectors manifest with the deception, is a sign of intellectual morbidity when strongly developed, and additionally, is a symptom of severe pathology [see Helene -Deustch and Paul Roazen, ON THE PATHOLOGICAL LIE, in the Journal of the +Deustch and Paul Roazen, ON THE PATHOLOGICAL LIE, in the Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis, July, 1982, pages 369 to 386]. Another article which explores the clinical need for the operant reconditioning of lie therapies to correct structural deception disorders in the MODUS OPERANDI of -people is by Robert Langs, [writing in the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF +people is by Robert Langs, [writing in the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY, at pages 3 to 341 (1980-1981)], where he discusses psychotherapeutic treatment modalities on the treatment of deception disorders, especially psychoanalysis and psychoanalytically oriented -psychotherapy. Boy, that sounds like just the right medicine for the King's +psychotherapy. Boy, that sounds like just the right medicine for the King's Senior Tax Collectors. =============================================================[149]

-

So all factors considered, it is unlikely that the King would not switch public +

So all factors considered, it is unlikely that the King would not switch public tax justification positions where it is to his own self-enrichment financial advantage to do so. [150]

@@ -1196,12 +1196,12 @@ Jurisprudence, like Nature and society, is stratified into different statuses. And people and objects situated within those different strata (statuses) have different rights, motivations, and objectives. I am not convinced that there are not other secondary elements coming into focus when coming to grips with -this psychological analysis of the King's Tax Collectors and their deception +this psychological analysis of the King's Tax Collectors and their deception regarding the legal validity and general tax relevancy of the 16th Amendment. For an interesting discussion on the intricacies of deviant behavior manifested in people by virtue of the elevated status they hold, see SOCIAL STRATIFICATION -AND DEVIANT BEHAVIOR by John Hewitt [published by Random House (1970)]. Mr. -Hewitt talks about the empirical connections between deviancy in MODUS OPERANDI +AND DEVIANT BEHAVIOR by John Hewitt [published by Random House (1970)]. Mr. +Hewitt talks about the empirical connections between deviancy in MODUS OPERANDI and self-perceived elevated status, when he discusses the "Analytical Models of Social Stratification and Deviant Behavior." =============================================================[150]

@@ -1224,12 +1224,12 @@ that every citizen may be required to contribute to the wants of the Government in proportion to the revenue he enjoys under its protection. To this end the doctrine of equality of sacrifice or ability to pay is being universally invoked." --Representative George Hull, on the floor of the House of -Representatives in 1913; as quoted by Thomas Lyons in INCOME TAXES ["Modern -American Law Lecture"], page 14 (The Blackstone Institute, Chicago, 1920). +-Representative George Hull, on the floor of the House of +Representatives in 1913; as quoted by Thomas Lyons in INCOME TAXES ["Modern +American Law Lecture"], page 14 (The Blackstone Institute, Chicago, 1920). =============================================================[151]

-

But if that statement from George Hull is not enough to turn your stomach, then +

But if that statement from George Hull is not enough to turn your stomach, then perhaps some other previous statements, emanating from the floor of the Congress in support of the WILSON TARIFF ACT OF 1894 [which contained an Income Tax rider (the Income Tax bill would not pass the Congress by itself)], which @@ -1241,21 +1241,21 @@ choke. [152]

[152]============================================================= Speaking of the Income Tax provision of the WILSON TARIFF BILL, a Congressman once had a few flowery words to say: -"The passage of the [Wilson] bill will mark the dawn of a brighter day, +"The passage of the [Wilson] bill will mark the dawn of a brighter day, with more sunshine, more of the songs of birds, more of that sweetest music, the laughter of children, well fed, well clothed, well housed. Can we doubt that in the bright, happier days to come, good, even-handed Democracy shall be triumphant? God hasten the era of equality in taxation and in opportunity. And -God prosper the Wilson bill, first leaf in the book of reform in taxation, the +God prosper the Wilson bill, first leaf in the book of reform in taxation, the promise of a brightening future for those whose genius and labor create the wealth of the land, and whose courage and patriotism are the only sure bulwark and defense of the Republic." --Representative David DeArmond, of Missouri (1894); [as quoted by -Frank Chodorov in THE INCOME TAX, page 41 (Devin-Adair, New York 1954)]. Always -remember that David DeArmond was sent to Washington from country folks in +-Representative David DeArmond, of Missouri (1894); [as quoted by +Frank Chodorov in THE INCOME TAX, page 41 (Devin-Adair, New York 1954)]. Always +remember that David DeArmond was sent to Washington from country folks in Missouri -- ordinary Citizens just like us all, so to a large extent, he merely replicated the indifferent will of his Constituents who actually admired a man -of his pathetic calibre; so before snickering at the clever Rothschilds, we +of his pathetic calibre; so before snickering at the clever Rothschilds, we need to realize that we did this to ourselves. Although it is popular to snicker at Congressmen, Congressmen reflect somewhat fairly the judgment calibre of their Constituents, and so now the correct remedy lies not by @@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ that originates, like everything else, individually: primaries, their hope of controlling delegates in their own interest will disappear; and whenever political conventions discover that the people will carefully discriminate in the selection of officers, choosing only those who -live within the Law and who are pledged to support it -- those whose lives and +live within the Law and who are pledged to support it -- those whose lives and characters are above reproach -- then will political parties fear to put up for election men who are unworthy. If the people will only exercise their privileges as American Citizens, they will find in their own hands the power to @@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ of Latter-day Saints"], at 464 [Desert Book, Salt Lake City (1954)]. percentage tax demanded where it is, is because it lies just below the threshold toleration level, although not precisely so. The King's Agents are constantly surveying us folks out here in the countryside to see how many of us -are in what tax bracket, so the King can reassess how much more tax +are in what tax bracket, so the King can reassess how much more tax confiscation can be extracted from us without an unmanageable revolt. [153]

[153]============================================================= A Gremlin @@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ overpassed and broken that concerns certain senior bureaucrats in Washington, who are wise to the practical secondary consequences such a passing of the threshold limit would create. The meaning of this concern is perhaps best understood by the 1979 analogy of the oil pricing decisions made by Saudi -Arabia's Oil Minister, Sheik Admed Yamani. The Sheik's adamant refusal to raise +Arabia's Oil Minister, Sheik Admed Yamani. The Sheik's adamant refusal to raise Saudi crude oil prices above the $40 per barrel limit in the face of such rare and unusually strong world wide petroleum demand puzzled many observers. [154]

@@ -1336,16 +1336,16 @@ Consumers If Output In Iran Collapsed"], page 2 (Saudi at maximum oil capacity); -December 13, 1979 ["Saudi Arabia Oil-Producing Capacity Is Up To Almost 11 Million Barrels a Day"], page 3; --October 27, 1980 ["How Energy Boss Met Secretly With Yamani On +-October 27, 1980 ["How Energy Boss Met Secretly With Yamani On Untimely Oil Deal"], page 1 (Saudi oil output raised, id., at page 23). =============================================================[154]

-

From the viewpoint of some folks, the Sheik was passing up on a golden +

From the viewpoint of some folks, the Sheik was passing up on a golden opportunity to cream in some extra bucks while the oil boom lasted across those -several months. To other observers of the passing scene, the Sheik was a friend +several months. To other observers of the passing scene, the Sheik was a friend of the United States, and was just a good, kind, caring, public welfare oriented person who simply had the world's best interests in his heart as he -refused to raise prices any higher. But the real reason why Sheik Yamani was +refused to raise prices any higher. But the real reason why Sheik Yamani was trying to keep the oil prices artificially low is the same reason why the Congress has fixed the Income Bracket/Percentage Tax ratios for the Income Tax at their present levels: Because raising oil prices to levels above a threshold @@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ toleration level then equal to higher priced alcohol would cause the universal shift to alcohol and other non-crude oil based substitutes, and so oil would then not be purchased at all in the future; just like more aggressive Income Tax levels would cause folks to simply abandon taxes altogether, thus leaving -the King with nothing from these folks (as I mentioned that some Tax Collectors +the King with nothing from these folks (as I mentioned that some Tax Collectors have been concerned about since the 1950's). And that is the great art of pricing in business: Keeping prices competitively high, but just below the threshold level of rejection. [155]

@@ -1361,11 +1361,11 @@ threshold level of rejection. [155]

[155]============================================================= For recent commentary of this idea expressing similar conclusions in different words, and based on different reasoning, see: -1.Jon Harkness in OPEC, RATIONALITY AND THE MACROECONOMY, 7 Journal of +1.Jon Harkness in OPEC, RATIONALITY AND THE MACROECONOMY, 7 Journal of Macroeconomics at 567 (Fall, 1985); the author discusses a simple two nation macromodel with OPEC exploiting the vertical total supply curve of an open economy. Has interesting theories intellectuals would like. -2.Marie Paule Donsimoni in STABLE HETEROGENEOUS CARTELS, 3 +2.Marie Paule Donsimoni in STABLE HETEROGENEOUS CARTELS, 3 International Journal of Industrial Organizations, at 451 (December, 1985); originates from the Netherlands. The author discusses how cartels constrict and enlarge their supply of product as demand changes, in order to maintain high @@ -1381,13 +1381,13 @@ several competing and conflicting incentives to change pricing on oil, as they continuously seek to shift that elusive equilibrium to favor themselves. The individual market roles and shared concerns of Argentina, Canada, Ecuador and Mexico are discussed. -4.Claudio Loderer in A TEST OF THE OPEC CARTEL HYPOTHESIS: 1974-1983 +4.Claudio Loderer in A TEST OF THE OPEC CARTEL HYPOTHESIS: 1974-1983 in 40 Journal of Finance, at 991 (July, 1985). Discusses oil pricing over the last ten years, and addresses the hypothetical question as to whether or not the collusive policies of OPEC really had that much of an effect on oil prices. Very scholarly, with daily spot oil prices from 1973 to 1983, equations, tables and other instruments for intellectuals to exercise with. -5.Frank Bass and Ram Rao in COMPETITION, STRATEGY, AND PRICE DYNAMICS; +5.Frank Bass and Ram Rao in COMPETITION, STRATEGY, AND PRICE DYNAMICS; A THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION, 22 Journal of Marketing Research, at 283 (August, 1985). Discusses the pricing impacts of new competition on industries dominated not by cartels, but by oligopolies. The authors develop a @@ -1411,19 +1411,19 @@ competitors on what it does. Applications are made into: (b)Price wars; (c)The product quality/price relationship (d)Competitive bidding competition. -7.Jehoshua Eliasberg in ANALYTICAL MODELS OF COMPETITION WITH +7.Jehoshua Eliasberg in ANALYTICAL MODELS OF COMPETITION WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR MARKETING: ISSUES, FINDINGS, AND OUTLOOK, 22 Journal of Marketing Research, at 237 (August, 1985). The author uses oligopolies to discuss how marketing managers are increasingly realizing the need to analyze competition in formulating strategic marketing plans. New market entrants and product line/distribution decisions are discussed in this fellow's pricing models. -8.Robert T. Mason and David Easley in PREYING FOR TIME, 33 Journal of +8.Robert T. Mason and David Easley in PREYING FOR TIME, 33 Journal of Industrial Economics, at 445 (June, 1985). In an interesting article, the authors discuss the use of predatory pricing models as a common everyday tool of business conquest. The authors state that contrary to common view, such predatory practices do not necessarily require the elimination of new -competitors [something that John Rockefeller would have accomplished back in +competitors [something that John Rockefeller would have accomplished back in the 1800's out of the barrel of a gun and with the assistance of some dynamite]; but that other business behavior often largely accomplishes the same thing. With charts and equations. @@ -1433,12 +1433,12 @@ RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, 33 Journal of Industrial Economics, at page 369 (June, literature on oligopolies; they err slightly when trying to define just what creates monopolies, but are correct when they take the obvious position that some monopolies have a protracted life about them over long periods of time. -10.Daniel Seligman in OPEC DISCOVERS THE PERILS OF PRICE FIXING, 112 +10.Daniel Seligman in OPEC DISCOVERS THE PERILS OF PRICE FIXING, 112 Fortune Magazine, at 51 (July 22, 1985). The author views OPEC as collapsing in ways predicted by classical theorems of the cartel theory of economics, for many different reasons. Factually defective in some aspects, but it is interesting light reading. -11.John Picinich in WHY OPEC IS STILL THE KEY TO LONG TERM OIL PRICES, +11.John Picinich in WHY OPEC IS STILL THE KEY TO LONG TERM OIL PRICES, 14 Futures; The Magazine of Commodities & Options, at 52 (May, 1985). This author argues that OPEC is not on the threshold of collapse, and that with time and huge oil reserves on its side, OPEC will likely dominate oil markets again @@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ demand, and the result will be that OPEC will hold the upper hand once again. Those 12 articles are a representative profiling sample of the multiplicity of recently appearing divergent views floating around on just one subject matter (business cartels and their functional similitudes, and pricing), that are the -opinions of INTELLECTUALS -- as they go about their work reading, +opinions of INTELLECTUALS -- as they go about their work reading, contemplating, writing their own opinions, putting in an honest day's work generating new theorems like they do. Sometimes they are correct, sometimes they are in error, but the one denominator threading its way through all 12 @@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ articles was an omission of some additional factual information here and there -- the effect of which would have been to both support and to countermand and negate the theorems presented. And as we change settings over to where the imps in the major media make their statements on television and in newspapers, they -too are in error as frequently as INTELLECTUALS are, as a composite blend of +too are in error as frequently as INTELLECTUALS are, as a composite blend of lack of factual knowledge commingled with recurring overtones of philosophical bias and Gremlin sponsored malice. =============================================================[155]

@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ the best thing to do for yourself: You may win that battle under unusual circumstances, but loose the long term war for several different secondary reasons. And our King, with his monopoly, is no different in either motivation or strategy. And that concern about likely rejection by ex-Taxpayers is also -the same reason why sophisticated attorneys who work for the King know that it +the same reason why sophisticated attorneys who work for the King know that it is often best to drop a prosecution, SANS GENE, in a low level Administrative or Trial setting, rather than raise the presentation threshold level of the grievance to senior judicial appellate forums and risk an adverse appellate @@ -1510,19 +1510,19 @@ rare exceptions, legislatures and appellate judges officially approve of this allocation of power to prosecutors, but the precise issue is infrequently confronted in appellate litigation and is only occasionally dealt with specifically in statutes." --Frank Miller in THE DECISION TO CHARGE A SUSPECT WITH A CRIME +-Frank Miller in THE DECISION TO CHARGE A SUSPECT WITH A CRIME ["Charging Discretion"], page 154 [Little Brown, Boston (1969)]. For commentary on the DOCTRINE OF PROSECUTOR'S DISCRETION, see: --Klein in THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S DISCRETION NOT TO PROSECUTE, 32 Los -Angeles Bar Bulletin 323, at 327 (1957); --Kaplan in THE PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION -- A COMMENT, 60 Northwestern -University Law Review 174 (1965); --Baker in THE PROSECUTOR -- INITIATION OF PROSECUTION, 23 Journal of -Criminal Law 770 (1933); +-Klein in THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S DISCRETION NOT TO PROSECUTE, 32 Los +Angeles Bar Bulletin 323, at 327 (1957); +-Kaplan in THE PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION -- A COMMENT, 60 Northwestern +University Law Review 174 (1965); +-Baker in THE PROSECUTOR -- INITIATION OF PROSECUTION, 23 Journal of +Criminal Law 770 (1933); -Jackson in THE FEDERAL PROSECUTOR, 24 Journal of the American Judicature Society 18 (1940); -Cates in CAN WE IGNORE LAWS? -- DISCRETION NOT TO PROSECUTE, 14 -Alabama Law Review 1, at 7 (1962); +Alabama Law Review 1, at 7 (1962); -Silbert in THE ROLE OF THE PROSECUTOR IN THE PROCESS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 63 American Bar Association Journal 1717 (1977). =============================================================[156]

@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ JUSTICE, 63 American Bar Association Journal 1717 (1977).

Like the Sub-Threshold Pricing Enscrewment Model in Commerce, there is also a Sub-Threshold Prosecution Enscrewment Model in effect in the corridors of Government as well, as the Judiciary is used latently by prosecutors in ways to -help enrich the King. [157]

+help enrich the King. [157]

[157]============================================================= Even something as seemingly removed from the fine art of sequestering common public @@ -1543,18 +1543,18 @@ trying to make sure that only those cases conforming to a certain profile of criteria within their classification are eventually sent to the Judiciary for CRACKING, and one of those criteria is trying to identify, before prosecution is initiated, which cases the Government is likely to prevail on during appeal -(see Suzanne Weaver in DECISION TO PROSECUTE: ORGANIZATION AND PUBLIC POLICY IN +(see Suzanne Weaver in DECISION TO PROSECUTE: ORGANIZATION AND PUBLIC POLICY IN THE ANTI-TRUST DIVISION, [MIT Press, Cambridge (1978); 2nd Edition]). So never -assume what the Law is by the mere silence of Judges, as a clever King has +assume what the Law is by the mere silence of Judges, as a clever King has selectively withheld cases potentially adverse to his position. =============================================================[157]

-

[Incidentally, the Rothschilds and their ideological mentor, Karl Marx, have +

[Incidentally, the Rothschilds and their ideological mentor, Karl Marx, have planned this impending state of affairs since the Paris Communes of the 1800's, but their SUB ROSA political involvement and quiet intellectual sponsorship required our national consent through acts of own American legislatures, which they got. (So we really did this to ourselves). And so I am only interested in -now addressing things as presently fabricated under American Law; and since the +now addressing things as presently fabricated under American Law; and since the King is now collecting Income Taxes exclusively by contract [numerous layers of invisible contracts difficult to see], only the content of the contract is relevant to discuss, when a grievance under the contract later comes up for @@ -1566,14 +1566,14 @@ colonists had such a tax imposed on them, [158]

[158]============================================================= "[Income Taxes] were imposed by several of the states at or shortly after the adoption -of the Federal Constitution, New York Laws 1778, chap. 17; Report of Oliver +of the Federal Constitution, New York Laws 1778, chap. 17; Report of Oliver Wolcott, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, to the 4th Congress, 2nd Session (1796), concerning direct taxes; AMERICAN STATE PAPERS, 1 Finance 423, 427, 429, 437, 439." --SHAFFER VS. CARTER, 252 U.S. 37, at 51 (1919). +-SHAFFER VS. CARTER, 252 U.S. 37, at 51 (1919). =============================================================[158]

-

and there was also one imposed during the Civil War under Abraham Lincoln. +

and there was also one imposed during the Civil War under Abraham Lincoln. [159]

[159]============================================================= Acts of @@ -1582,13 +1582,13 @@ August 5, 1861 (Chapter 45, Section 49, 12 UNITED STATES STATUTES AT LARGE 292, States (meaning PERSONS accepting the benefits of the protection of the United States) and United States Citizens residing abroad (meaning PERSONS operating under the invisible Citizenship Contract). Yes, well before the 14th or 16th -Amendments, before Gremlin EXTRAORDINAIRE Karl Marx made his appearance on the +Amendments, before Gremlin EXTRAORDINAIRE Karl Marx made his appearance on the scene, Income Taxes were both laid on and successfully collected from, American Citizens. I will discuss both the 14th and 16th Amendments later on, but you should be aware that numerous people are arguing that you are not liable for the present Income Tax of Title 26, based on infirmities and defenses centered around the 14th or 16th Amendments; the information being disseminated by these -people is both erroneous at Law and factually defective (defective by +people is both erroneous at Law and factually defective (defective by omission). =============================================================[159]

But the distinction between those prior belief and transient AD HOC taxing @@ -1604,10 +1604,10 @@ in Washington. There was an aura permeating the atmosphere around him that was different, as if there was a demon chill in the air. Sensing this introduction to Hell, I almost felt as if I was in Tubingen University in Germany, swirling in the midst of the ghostly political tempest of devilish intrigue that has -been going on there since the days of Fredrich Schiller and George Hegel +been going on there since the days of Fredrich Schiller and George Hegel institutionalized the kinky intellectual which that University generates, and which ideological flotsam and doctrinal mischief continues on without abatement -down to the present day with Hans Kung and the Green Party. But when this +down to the present day with Hans Kung and the Green Party. But when this conversation drifted over towards the Income Tax, all of a sudden he sparkled up a bit, and with a devilishly sneaky cackle and a crooked grin that stretched fully from one ear over to the other, this little Bolshevik Gremlin then @@ -1627,10 +1627,10 @@ the Income Tax as the great tool of destruction that it is. [161]

[161]============================================================= For a highly detailed, thorough, and technical discussion on the damaging relationship in -effect between Income Taxation and economic growth, see Vito Tanzi in THE +effect between Income Taxation and economic growth, see Vito Tanzi in THE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON [John Hopkins Press (1969); revised and redated in 1980]. There is also a damages -relationship in effect between inflation and the Income Tax -- see Vito Tanzi +relationship in effect between inflation and the Income Tax -- see Vito Tanzi in his book entitled INFLATION AND PERSONAL INCOME TAX: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE, written for the International Monetary Fund [Cambridge University Press (1981)]. Yes, progressive taxation on net profits is the very element @@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ itself that causes civilizations to fall -- a fact that Gremlins do not want us to take cognizance of, or otherwise give much thought to. ...When acquiring new information (or enlarging the factual basis one has to exercise judgment on), one sometimes looks back and realizes that the behavior once deemed acceptable -in another era is now unacceptable; so too will Tax Protestors take upon +in another era is now unacceptable; so too will Tax Protestors take upon themselves knowledge of invisible juristic contracts and then when looking back realize the possibility, however remote, that the actual tax protestings once exhibited in another era may have been technically improvident for any one of @@ -1650,14 +1650,14 @@ past expectations surrounding criminal proceedings, things were now going to different: "We reach a point when the crudities of an earlier age must be abandoned." --BAKER VS. CITY OF FAIRBANKS, 471 P.2nd 386, at 403 (1970). And that +-BAKER VS. CITY OF FAIRBANKS, 471 P.2nd 386, at 403 (1970). And that therefore, TRIAL BY JURY is now required in all Alaskan State criminal prosecutions [overruling the previous common practice of making Trial by Jury requisite only when the prospective duration of incarceration exceeded six months.] Just as Judges publicly express regrets over their previous judgment -- exercised in an era when they thought they were doing the right thing by coming down hard on criminals clear across the board, so too should Tax -Protestors take qualified cognizance of the possibility that latent error might +Protestors take qualified cognizance of the possibility that latent error might also be present in their judgments as well. =============================================================[161]

@@ -1671,14 +1671,14 @@ discussion of decline in Holland from 1583 to 1674, for reasons relating to the enactment of an income tax, as a war measure, to finance a war against Spain and then continued after the war, on justification grounds to suppress domestic Dutch insurrections, see LA RICHESSE DE LA HOLLANDE, by Monsieur A. de -Serionne, published in London in 1778 [cited by Sir Inglis Palgrave, in a +Serionne, published in London in 1778 [cited by Sir Inglis Palgrave, in a speech at the Inaugural Meeting of the Institute of Bankers in Ireland on November 4, 1909]; as reprinted in the English periodical entitled BANKER'S MAGAZINE for December, 1909 and February, 1910 [London: Waterton and Sons (1910)]. =============================================================[162]

And here in the United States, the State of New York, under the evil genius of -Nelson Rockefeller, enacted the highest corporate and personal income taxes in +Nelson Rockefeller, enacted the highest corporate and personal income taxes in effect, of any state, during the 1960's and 1970's, driving a large number of businesses and literally millions of people, to emigrate from New York. [163]

@@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ discussing corporate departures from New York, starting in the mid 60's and continuing on into the 70's, the NEW YORK TIMES would always talk about the allure of "the Sun Belt," and of the temperature in Houston, and of other environmental inducements, but never at any time was there any discussion as to -the incredible State Income Taxes that Nelson Rockefeller was demanding, and +the incredible State Income Taxes that Nelson Rockefeller was demanding, and getting, out of the Legislature. But the TIMES was lying, as it is very good at, as the Editors knew then that the attraction of the Southern Sun Belt did not explain why a large volume of the corporate exodus out of New York City @@ -1695,12 +1695,12 @@ went north into states like Connecticut (which had no state personal or corporate taxes in the 1960's), New Hampshire and Vermont. Business managers were also lying in their public explanations of corporate exodus, as I mentioned earlier in the context of deception in Commercial dynasties, as they -deflected attention away from Nelson's State Income Tax, into such nice soft +deflected attention away from Nelson's State Income Tax, into such nice soft areas of "employee preferences" and the like. The closest point the NEW YORK TIMES came to in hitting the nail right on the head (in this area of corporate geographical exodus to avoid unreasonable taxation), came during the reign of -Governor Hugh Carey in 1977, when the New York State Senate Labor Committee -under Chairman Norman Levy, out from underneath the thumb of Nelson +Governor Hugh Carey in 1977, when the New York State Senate Labor Committee +under Chairman Norman Levy, out from underneath the thumb of Nelson Rockefeller, held Hearings on this question, and found that of 111 corporate executives interviewed in New York City, 76 reluctantly admitted that State income taxes were the propulsion force driving their relocation plans [see the @@ -1737,21 +1737,21 @@ injure his fellows, the society as a whole, and his own long-range advantage practice, between aims and accomplishments, between individuals and groups, that a return to fundamentals in economics became necessary [meaning total top-down Gremlin control of the economy]." --Imp Carroll Quigley in TRAGEDY AND HOPE, at page 497 [MacMillian +-Imp Carroll Quigley in TRAGEDY AND HOPE, at page 497 [MacMillian Company, New York (1966)]. Notice what really irritates Gremlins and the imps they hire: INDIVIDUALS, and everything else Noble and Great their impending Celestial Status represents. Here we have a sponsored Professor Carroll -Quigley, trying to pass himself off as a history professor, and while using an +Quigley, trying to pass himself off as a history professor, and while using an opportunity to come down on free competitive enterprise, he starts throwing invectives interstitially at those annoying INDIVIDUALS. And INDIVIDUALS, exercising their own judgment, managing their own affairs, and trying to be -responsible for themselves as the embryo Eloheim that they are, have long been +responsible for themselves as the embryo Eloheim that they are, have long been a recurring source of irritation to Gremlins [see INDIVIDUALISM AND SOCIALISM -by Kirby Page [Farrar & Rhinehart, New York (1933)]; Socialist Kirby Page +by Kirby Page [Farrar & Rhinehart, New York (1933)]; Socialist Kirby Page equates that heinous cult of INDIVIDUALISM with so called Capitalism, and -predicts that both will soon be crushed by National Socialism. Lucifer has a -few surprises to throw at both Carroll Quigley and Kirby Page at the Last Day, -synchronous with Page and Quigley momentarily OPENING THEIR EYES once again, +predicts that both will soon be crushed by National Socialism. Lucifer has a +few surprises to throw at both Carroll Quigley and Kirby Page at the Last Day, +synchronous with Page and Quigley momentarily OPENING THEIR EYES once again, too late, to realize that they had repeated the same doctrinal error here in the Second Estate over a protracted period of time that they previously committed once before in the First Estate, and also over a protracted period of @@ -1783,10 +1783,10 @@ source of damages, [165]

[165]============================================================= For a discussion on the relationship in effect between the enactment of American Income Taxes and war, going back to the American Civil War; and of the second -administration of President Cleveland who wanted to reinstate the Income Tax to +administration of President Cleveland who wanted to reinstate the Income Tax to give away massive financial aid and quash an impending rebellion by Western farmers, see a chapter entitled "What Rip Van Winkle Woke Up To" in a book -entitled THE COLD WAR AND THE INCOME TAX by Edward Wilson [Farrar, Strauss & +entitled THE COLD WAR AND THE INCOME TAX by Edward Wilson [Farrar, Strauss & Company, New York, 1963]. =============================================================[165]

@@ -1833,10 +1833,10 @@ that can then be performed with the confiscated money. [167]

taxation is now regarded as one of the central ideas of modern democratic capitalism and is widely accepted as a secure policy commitment which does not require serious examination." --Blum and Kalven in THE UNEASY CASE FOR PROGRESSIVE TAXATION [19 -University of Chicago Law Review 417, at 417 (1952)]. See also INCOME +-Blum and Kalven in THE UNEASY CASE FOR PROGRESSIVE TAXATION [19 +University of Chicago Law Review 417, at 417 (1952)]. See also INCOME REDISTRIBUTION THEORIES AND PROGRAMS: CASES-COMMENTARY-ANALYSIS by Professor -Barbara Brudno [West Publishing, Saint Paul, Minnesota (1977)]; as she talks +Barbara Brudno [West Publishing, Saint Paul, Minnesota (1977)]; as she talks about Guaranteed Annual Income, Income Maintenance Programs, and the Negative Income Tax Proposals. =============================================================[167]

@@ -1854,11 +1854,11 @@ we see poverty as the consequence of large impersonal forces in a complex industrial society -- forces like automation, lack of jobs and changing technologies that are beyond the control of the individual." -INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL WELFARE: THE EMERGING LEGAL ISSUES, 74 -Yale Law Journal 1245, at 1255 (1965). +Yale Law Journal 1245, at 1255 (1965). =============================================================[168]

The bottom line is that the Income Tax continues to roll on; opposition is -minimal; Tax Protestors are being frowned upon by the general public at large, +minimal; Tax Protestors are being frowned upon by the general public at large, viewed as cheaters making Government only more expensive for themselves; and so the Income Tax is now accomplishing its Bolshevik political mission in the philosophically divided House of the United States, with flying colors. [169]

@@ -1897,15 +1897,15 @@ of some excise taxes they didn't feel like paying]: benefit the country, instead of each trying to tell us how it would benefit his own industry?" -NEW YORK TIMES, Section 3, page 4 (June 19, 1949)." --Roy Blough in THE ARGUMENT PHASE OF TAXPAYER POLITICS, 17 University -of Chicago Law Review 604, at 605 (1950). Other than for that lone wolf +-Roy Blough in THE ARGUMENT PHASE OF TAXPAYER POLITICS, 17 University +of Chicago Law Review 604, at 605 (1950). Other than for that lone wolf exception, witnesses do not normally argue that their proposals would benefit themselves, but generally deflect attention of to some high and noble national welfare objective. This is an idea Patriots might take time to think about -because one of the reasons Federal Judges come down so hard on Tax Protestors -is because the judge views the Protestor as being a self-centered cheap person +because one of the reasons Federal Judges come down so hard on Tax Protestors +is because the judge views the Protestor as being a self-centered cheap person immorally pursuing his own self-enrichment; the background factual information -possessed by the Protestor (of his knowledge of that tax, if surrendered over +possessed by the Protestor (of his knowledge of that tax, if surrendered over to the Bolsheviks in Washington, would only accelerate the destruction of his own Country) is factual knowledge on conspiracy and Gremlin intrigue largely unknown, unappreciated, and unseen by Judges. The presentation of these @@ -1923,7 +1923,7 @@ logical continuity presented therein, but in order to see our own error, we must develop the ability to see and evaluate these arguments from the Judge's perspective; not an easy thing to do, as Judges are approaching the issue totally different from us. For an abstract theoretical model in how to do so, -see Wayne Grennan in ARGUMENT EVALUATION [University Press of America, Lanham, +see Wayne Grennan in ARGUMENT EVALUATION [University Press of America, Lanham, Maryland (1984)].

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I N V I S I B L E C O N T R A C T S - George Mercier

+ George Mercier

BANK ACCOUNTS [Pages 131-193]

@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ well is contained in INCONHLP.ZIP. It is advisable to EXIT this file right now and read the contents of INCONHLP.ZIP before proceeding with your study of this file.]

-

Some years preceding his multiple prosecutions in 1984, Mr. Condo went down to +

Some years preceding his multiple prosecutions in 1984, Mr. Condo went down to a bank, and initiated an Equity relationship with that corporation and the King. Yes, Commercial contracts in effect with banks are invisible juristic -contracts in effect with the King. In the Armen Condo Letter, I mentioned that +contracts in effect with the King. In the Armen Condo Letter, I mentioned that banks are in a special Status with the King, and likewise so are the individual people who experience profit and gain from any Commercial contract they enter into with a bank. This relational effect of doing business in King's Commerce @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ means an Equity Relationship that is quite strong in American Jurisprudence. As nationally chartered banks are the Instrumentality of the Congress, consider the subordinate Party (the banks) as being the "right hand" of the Master (the Congress). This is a very powerful Doctrine indeed, and it needs to be -understood for what it really means. In the Armen Condo Letter, I mentioned +understood for what it really means. In the Armen Condo Letter, I mentioned that, from a Judicial Perspective, any profit or gain experienced from a bank carries with it the same identical full force and effect as if the King himself created the gain. Consider, for a moment, the application of the @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ absolutely as a private individual can deal with his own. This is familiar law, and will be found in every work that may be opened in the subject of corporations. A striking exemplification may be seen in the case of THE QUEEN VS. ARMOUND, 9 Ad. & Ell. N.S. 806. The question related to the registry of a -ship owned by a corporation. Lord Denman observed: +ship owned by a corporation. Lord Denman observed: "It appears to me that the British corporation is, as such, the sole owner of the ship. The individual members to the corporation are no doubt interested in one sense in the property of the corporation, as they may derive @@ -112,42 +112,42 @@ and any outs that exist for persons in default are the unintended default technical errors that the King's LEX statutes can correct at the discretion of the Congress.

-

Today, great Tax Protesting Patriots like Condo, Schiff, and Saussey -- who +

Today, great Tax Protesting Patriots like Condo, Schiff, and Saussey -- who have established themselves in forward political positions -- have the strong advantage of learning in advance the single most important fundamental starting point in this Life; a starting point that most other folks won't even know of -until it is too late; a starting point that bifurcates the Law of Judgment into +until it is too late; a starting point that bifurcates the Law of Judgment into two great subdivisions; Tort and Contract. Unknown to the world at large, Heavenly Father has invisible Celestial Contracts operating on us all, just like the King had multiple layers of Commercial and invisible political -contracts operating on Schiff, Condo, and Saussey (I will discuss those layers +contracts operating on Schiff, Condo, and Saussey (I will discuss those layers later on). Maybe I am missing something somewhere, but I wish someone would -explain to me the prudence of Armen Condo's MODUS OPERANDI, as I cannot find +explain to me the prudence of Armen Condo's MODUS OPERANDI, as I cannot find any; when presented with such valuable information (that invisible contracts -were actually in effect) Armen Condo summarily rebuffed that information -without any inquiry being made into its authenticity. I had told Armen +were actually in effect) Armen Condo summarily rebuffed that information +without any inquiry being made into its authenticity. I had told Armen something he did not want to hear in his non-teachable state of mind; and in ways similar to those invisible juristic contracts the King has on us that so few people know much about, likewise our previous existence First Estate Contracts with Father cast a regulatory contract jurisdiction over us all, and all contract jurisdictions always call for our being self damaged by our own mere neglectful technical default, nonchalant indifference swirling in carefree -insouciance, and miscellaneous compliance deflection Tort Law rationalizations:

+insouciance, and miscellaneous compliance deflection Tort Law rationalizations:

"... yea, I lived with her for a while -- she was NICE, but there was no damages nowhere and everyone consented -- so Father can't hold that against me."

-

And just as Schiff, Condo, and Saussey were given unpleasant advance +

And just as Schiff, Condo, and Saussey were given unpleasant advance introductions into what a contract Star Chamber is all about, so too will the Last Day be a Contract Star Chamber -- the worst imaginable to those who have -used Tort Law behavioral defense arguments down here, as a well sculptured +used Tort Law behavioral defense arguments down here, as a well sculptured slice of meat was repetitively bewitched into an elevated state of enchantment ("Gee, I didn't damage anyone"). [174]

[174]============================================================= Not that Father is throwing us all into a LAKE OF FIRE AND BRIMSTONE to scorch us -thoroughly (Heathens really get a good kick out of that foolish idea of being +thoroughly (Heathens really get a good kick out of that foolish idea of being roasted in a scorcher by a revengeful god for a few little impish smatterings); but the Last Day Judgement will actually be the WORSE IMAGINABLE because of knowledge we will then posses of the magnitude of the lost benefits involved, @@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ that by probing into dimensionally deep Christian doctrines, the left the other Commentators behind him biting the dust; words and phrases appearing in HEBREWS appear no where else [for example, the phrase JESUS, THE MEDIATOR OF THE NEW COVENANT -- (see 12:24, 9:15, and 8:6) -- does not appear anywhere else in -either the Old or New Testaments]. Martin Luther once made the suggestion that -Apollos of Alexandria was the writer [APOLLOS is described in ACTS 18:24-28 as +either the Old or New Testaments]. Martin Luther once made the suggestion that +Apollos of Alexandria was the writer [APOLLOS is described in ACTS 18:24-28 as being a caliber of a fellow who would and could write HEBREWS]. Suffice it to say that the doctrinal ideas and ecclesiastical commentary presented in HEBREWS will feel very comfortable to folks today after they have first been steeped in @@ -226,11 +226,11 @@ COVENANT, to be a God upon thee, and to thy Seed after thee." -GENESIS 17:7 "... my Covenant shall be in your flesh for an EVERLASTING COVENANT." -GENESIS 17:13 -"And God said 'Sarah, thy wife, shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou -shalt call his name Isaac: And I will establish my Covenant with him for an +"And God said 'Sarah, thy wife, shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou +shalt call his name Isaac: And I will establish my Covenant with him for an EVERLASTING COVENANT, and with his Seed after him." -GENESIS 17:19 -"Every Sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, +"Every Sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an EVERLASTING COVENANT." -LEVITICUS 24:8 "And he shall have it, and his Seed after him, even the Covenant of an @@ -241,19 +241,19 @@ EVERLASTING COVENANT, ordered in all things, and sure: For this is all my Salvation, and all my desire..." -II SAMUEL 23:5 "He is the Lord our God; His Judgements are in all the Earth; be -mindful always of His Covenant; the word which He commanded to a thousand -generations; even of the Covenant He made with Abraham, and of his Oath unto -Isaac; and hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a Law, and to Israel for an +mindful always of His Covenant; the word which He commanded to a thousand +generations; even of the Covenant He made with Abraham, and of his Oath unto +Isaac; and hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a Law, and to Israel for an EVERLASTING COVENANT..." -I CHRONICLES 16:14 et seq. "He is the Lord our God; His Judgments are in all the Earth; He hath -remembered His Covenant for ever; the word which He commanded to a thousand -generations; which Covenant He made with Abraham, and his Oath unto Isaac; and -confirmed the same to Jacob for a Law, and to Israel for an EVERLASTING +remembered His Covenant for ever; the word which He commanded to a thousand +generations; which Covenant He made with Abraham, and his Oath unto Isaac; and +confirmed the same to Jacob for a Law, and to Israel for an EVERLASTING COVENANT..." -PSALM 105:7 et seq. "... the Earth is also defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because -they have transgressed the Laws, changed the Ordinance, broken the EVERLASTING +they have transgressed the Laws, changed the Ordinance, broken the EVERLASTING COVENANT." -ISAIAH 55:3 "... everlasting joy shall be unto them.. and I will direct their work @@ -291,11 +291,11 @@ it was written by the Prophets and Apostles in days of old." -DOCTRINE & COVENANTS 66:2 "... in the telestial world... [there will be goofs;]... these are they who say they are some of one and some of another -- some of Christ and some of -John, and some of Moses, and some of Elias, and some of Esaisis, and some of -Isaiah, and some of Enoch [by being of Moses, of John, of Jack, of Pete, of -Harry, of Bob, of Ted -- they are spiritually disorganized in that they are OF -anyone except the right One]; but received not the Gospel, neither the -testimony of Jesus, neither the Prophets ["... it's all the same God -- I just +John, and some of Moses, and some of Elias, and some of Esaisis, and some of +Isaiah, and some of Enoch [by being of Moses, of John, of Jack, of Pete, of +Harry, of Bob, of Ted -- they are spiritually disorganized in that they are OF +anyone except the right One]; but received not the Gospel, neither the +testimony of Jesus, neither the Prophets ["... it's all the same God -- I just don't need me none of that Contract stuff"], neither the EVERLASTING COVENANT." -DOCTRINE & COVENANTS 76:98 et seq. "Wherefore, a commandment I give unto you, to prepare and organize @@ -305,33 +305,33 @@ yourselves by a bond or EVERLASTING COVENANT that cannot be broken." himself in prayer upon his knees before God, in token or remembrance of the EVERLASTING COVENANT." -DOCTRINE & COVENANTS 88:128 et seq. -"I salute you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, in token or +"I salute you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, in token or remembrance of the EVERLASTING COVENANT, in which Covenant I receive you to fellowship, in a determination that is fixed, immovable, and unchangeable, to be your friend and brother through the grace of God in the bonds of love, to wait in all the commandments of God blameless, in thanksgiving, forever and ever." -DOCTRINE & COVENANTS 88:133 -"When men are called unto mine Everlasting Gospel, and Covenant with an +"When men are called unto mine Everlasting Gospel, and Covenant with an EVERLASTING COVENANT, they are accounted as the salt of the Earth and the savor of men..." -DOCTRINE & COVENANTS 101:39 "For behold, I reveal unto you a NEW AND EVERLASTING COVENANT, it was instituted for the fullness of my Glory, and he that receiveth a fullness -thereof must and shall abide the Law, or he shall be damned, saith the Lord +thereof must and shall abide the Law, or he shall be damned, saith the Lord God. [Yes, those are pretty strong consequences; but where there are high powered benefits, there will always be found correlative high powered consequences]." -DOCTRINE & COVENANTS 132:6 "... verily I say unto you, if a man marry a wife by my word, which is -my Law, and by the NEW AND EVERLASTING COVENANT... ye shall inherit thrones, +my Law, and by the NEW AND EVERLASTING COVENANT... ye shall inherit thrones, kingdoms, principalities, and powers dominions, all heights and depths... they shall pass by the angels, and the gods, which are set there, to the exaltation and Glory in all things... and the angels are subject unto them." -DOCTRINE & COVENANTS 132:19 =============================================================[175]

-

To Heathens and agnostics, who spent their time playing with their own +

To Heathens and agnostics, who spent their time playing with their own salvation down here by fighting and resisting what they will then view as something as simple as giving Father what he wanted, there will be no opportunity then to throw multiple exploratory defense lines at Father by going @@ -345,18 +345,18 @@ contracts was driven into them, under such strong circumstances. [176]

[176]============================================================= "The object of our earthly existence is that we may have a fullness of joy, and that we may become the sons and daughters of God, in the fullest sense of the word, being -heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus Christ, to be kings and priests unto +heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus Christ, to be kings and priests unto God, to inherit glory, dominion, exaltation, thrones, and every power and attribute developed and possessed by our Heavenly Father. This is the object of our being on this Earth. In order to obtain unto this exalted position, it is necessary that we go through this mortal experience, or probation, by which we -may prove ourselves worthy, through the aid of our elder brother Jesus." +may prove ourselves worthy, through the aid of our elder brother Jesus." -Joseph F. Smith, in a Funeral Service delivered over the daughter of Daniel H. Wells, on April 11, 1878; 19 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 258, at 259 [London (1878)]. =============================================================[176]

-

Yes, today, Condo, Schiff, and Saussey are either in a cage, or close to being +

Yes, today, Condo, Schiff, and Saussey are either in a cage, or close to being thrown into one, because of their default in juristic contracts; tomorrow - after they have OPENED THEIR EYES, they will go forth and inherit, create, and preside over Thrones, Dominions, and WORLDS WITHOUT END, also by Contract. @@ -373,54 +373,54 @@ is certainly in form and substance a contract; it is a grant of powers, rights, and privileges; "... A charter to a bank... is certainly a contract, founded on valuable consideration." --Joseph Story, in III COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION, at page 258 -(Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1833). This Joseph Story, who I will be quoting from +-Joseph Story, in III COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION, at page 258 +(Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1833). This Joseph Story, who I will be quoting from throughout this Letter, was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts in September of -1779. He entered Harvard College and graduated in 1798. When leaving Cambridge, -he immediately entered into the study of Law in the office of Mr. Samuel -Sewall, then an advocate at the Essex bar. In 1801, Joseph Story was admitted +1779. He entered Harvard College and graduated in 1798. When leaving Cambridge, +he immediately entered into the study of Law in the office of Mr. Samuel +Sewall, then an advocate at the Essex bar. In 1801, Joseph Story was admitted to the Massachusetts bar. He was elected to the Massachusetts Commonwealth Legislature in 1805, and was then elected to the Congress in 1808, and was soon Speaker of the House of Representatives. In 1810 he argued the great Georgia case FLETCHER VS. PECK, which involved contracts, before the Supreme Court. He edited a book called CHITTY ON BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES, and -others. On November 18, 1811, Joseph Story was commissioned to be an Associate +others. On November 18, 1811, Joseph Story was commissioned to be an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by Mr. -Justice Cushing. He was then 32 years of age, the youngest man ever to be +Justice Cushing. He was then 32 years of age, the youngest man ever to be called to such a position in either England or America, except for Justice -Buller. While on the Supreme Court, Joseph Story wrestled down questions on +Buller. While on the Supreme Court, Joseph Story wrestled down questions on Admiralty and Maritime regarding the rights and duties of ship owners, insurance companies, and mariners. He was a major architect of, and wrote extensively about, Patents and their role in English history [see THE INFLUENCE -OF MR. JUSTICE STORY ON AMERICAN PATENT LAW by Frank Prager in 5 American +OF MR. JUSTICE STORY ON AMERICAN PATENT LAW by Frank Prager in 5 American Journal of Legal History, at 254 (January, 1961)]. He created a doctrine to settle frictional disputes between the Federal-State layers of Government, called the COMITY DOCTRINE, which is still quoted by the Supreme Court down to -the present day [see JOSEPH STORY'S CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICAN CONFLICTS LAW: A -COMMENT by Kurt Naddleman in 5 American Journal of Legal History, at 230 +the present day [see JOSEPH STORY'S CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICAN CONFLICTS LAW: A +COMMENT by Kurt Naddleman in 5 American Journal of Legal History, at 230 (January, 1961)]. And he also dealt with the banditry of PRIZE JURISDICTION, which was still in vogue. Back at a time when banking in the United States was -operating under a LAISSEZ-FAIRE relational status to Government, Joseph Story +operating under a LAISSEZ-FAIRE relational status to Government, Joseph Story wrote that banking affects a public interest [very significant words], and that banking involves that most ancient prerogative of national Sovereignty, THE -MONEY POWER, which our Framers never restrained or abated in the Charter they +MONEY POWER, which our Framers never restrained or abated in the Charter they created for our King. >namely, the U.S. Constitution< [See JUSTICE STORY AND -THE AMERICAN LAW OF BANKING by Gerald Dunne, in 5 American Journal of Legal +THE AMERICAN LAW OF BANKING by Gerald Dunne, in 5 American Journal of Legal History, at 205 (January, 1961)]; and this is a dominant theme in American -Jurisprudence remaining in effect down to the present day with George Mercier -enlarging on what Joseph Story started. While studying his COMMENTARIES ON THE +Jurisprudence remaining in effect down to the present day with George Mercier +enlarging on what Joseph Story started. While studying his COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION, I have been able to uncover only a few of Justice Story's opinions and legal statements that were later reversed or otherwise toned down in subsequent Federal rulings, and none of the reversals were really on-point -factual settings. Down to the present day in 1985, many of Joseph Story's -statements of Law that he applied to the hypothetical factual scenarios which +factual settings. Down to the present day in 1985, many of Joseph Story's +statements of Law that he applied to the hypothetical factual scenarios which he created in 1833 for his COMMENTARIES were actually made with great foresight, as they would later be coming to pass long after he returned Home in 1845. [For detailed biographies on all of the early Supreme Court Justices, see -THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES by Hampton Carson [John Huber Company, -Philadelphia (1891)]; and also worthwhile is Morgan David's JUSTICE JOSEPH +THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES by Hampton Carson [John Huber Company, +Philadelphia (1891)]; and also worthwhile is Morgan David's JUSTICE JOSEPH STORY: A STUDY OF THE LEGAL PHILOSOPHY OF A JEFFERSONIAN JUDGE in 18 -Vanderbuilt Law Review, at 643 (March, 1965). +Vanderbuilt Law Review, at 643 (March, 1965). =============================================================[177]

Originally applicable only to nationally chartered banks, the INSTRUMENTALITY @@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ property within a constitutionally protected area.'"

Federal Courts find it unnecessary to probe any deeper and explicitly tell you the real underlying reason why bank accounts fall outside the protective penumbra of the Fourth Amendment; Because a Commercial contract is in effect, -and the Bill of Rights cannot be held to interfere with or obstruct the +and the Bill of Rights cannot be held to interfere with or obstruct the contemporary execution of Commercial contracts, for either party (and properly so). But wait, as those Supreme Court cases dealt with bank accounts Seized from a bank itself, and banks as regulated Commercial establishments have no @@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ OF USEFULNESS IN CRIMINAL, TAX, AND REGULATORY INVESTIGATIONS AND PROCEEDINGS' [12 U.S.C. Section 1829b(a)(1)]." -UNITED STATES VS. MILLER, 425 U.S. 435, at 442 (1976) The ITALICS were added here to underscore the extreme significance of those statements; the -Law in this FOURTH AMENDMENT/BANK ACCOUNT area is well settled: COMMERCIAL +Law in this FOURTH AMENDMENT/BANK ACCOUNT area is well settled: COMMERCIAL contracts are in effect, and challenging it is improvident. Notice how the Congress is playing cutesy by calling a sequential family of statutes the BANK SECRECY ACT, freely conveying the initially impressive image that these @@ -571,21 +571,21 @@ nor possession. Instead, these are the business records of banks. -UNITED STATES VS. MILLER, 425 U.S. 435, at 440 (1976). =============================================================[182]

-

And now we are finally getting down to the one real reason why the Bill of +

And now we are finally getting down to the one real reason why the Bill of Rights in general, and the Fourth Amendment, in particular, means absolutely nothing when a bank account is involved with a contested Search and Seizure; this special reason is never talked about by law schools; and this reason is not to be found anywhere in any law book in any library that I am acquainted with: But the reason is, as stated, because a Commercial contract with the King -is in effect, and so as a point of beginning, the Bill of Rights is irrelevant +is in effect, and so as a point of beginning, the Bill of Rights is irrelevant from the scratch, and properly so; but you will never hear that explicit -explanation from anyone else, other than George Mercier. Never in any Court +explanation from anyone else, other than George Mercier. Never in any Court Opinion is there any blunt discussion of Commercial contracts being in effect; rather, Judges will continue to focus distracting attention and discussions around the Fourth Amendment, creating the potential image, in some peripheral factual setting cases, that the Fourth Amendment is the center of gravity here, rather than the Commercial contract itself. Yet it is very proper and correct -that the Bill of Rights should not be allowed to interfere with, obstruct, +that the Bill of Rights should not be allowed to interfere with, obstruct, intervene, or otherwise restrain the execution or operation of contemporary Commercial contracts -- for either party; but getting an official admission like that from a Federal Judge will result in a can of worms being opened up @@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ like that from a Federal Judge will result in a can of worms being opened up with in the future. [183]

[183]============================================================= As I -mentioned in the Armen Condo Letter, Federal Judges have been asked not to let +mentioned in the Armen Condo Letter, Federal Judges have been asked not to let the "cat out of the bag" by discussion the special and very quiet relationship between bank accounts and Income Tax statute liability (although bank accounts are not exclusive Equity Jurisdiction attachment instruments, they are @@ -699,16 +699,16 @@ the Supreme Court, as in MARQUETTE NATIONAL BANK VS. FIRST OF OMAHA. [187]

[187]============================================================= 439 U.S. 308 (1978). =============================================================[187]

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But if the Law of King's Commerce is correctly understood, there is no need for +

But if the Law of King's Commerce is correctly understood, there is no need for the Supreme Court to reaffirm anything, as the circulation of paper money, notes, or the circulation of any juristic currency, even carrying intrinsic value, in King's Commerce (as distinguished from privately minted coins and notes), has always been the closed private domain of the King of England. And it has been the exclusive domain of the King ever since paper money was first -printed and circulated by King Richard II to finance an offensive war against +printed and circulated by King Richard II to finance an offensive war against France that Parliament declined to levy taxes to wage. [188]

-

[188]============================================================= Gremlins +

[188]============================================================= Gremlins have had a few words to say about the utterly heinous issuance of paper currency: "Of all the contrivances for cheating the laboring classes of mankind, @@ -721,14 +721,14 @@ history has recorded enough, and more than enough, of the demoralizing tendency, the injustice and intolerable oppression on the virtuous and well disposed, of a degraded paper currency, authorized by law, or in any way countenanced by Government." --Gremlin Nelson W. Aldrich, United States Senator, at a New York City +-Gremlin Nelson W. Aldrich, United States Senator, at a New York City dinner speech on October 15, 1913 (two months before his pet Federal Reserve System was passed by the Congress to create the very conditions he fraudulently represented to oppose, in IV PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE #1, at 38 [Columbia University, New York (1914)]. =============================================================[188]

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So the circulation of paper money by Gremlins through the instrumentality of +

So the circulation of paper money by Gremlins through the instrumentality of kings, was born in tortious fraud intended to damage people, and was designed to accomplish in the practical setting (the damages of taxation by Inflation) what was not accomplished legally on the Floor of Parliament by common consent. @@ -736,16 +736,16 @@ what was not accomplished legally on the Floor of Parliament by common consent.

[189]============================================================= When the United States Congress removed the last remaining attachment of paper Federal -Reserve notes to gold reserve requirements in 1968 -- the Gremlins were there. +Reserve notes to gold reserve requirements in 1968 -- the Gremlins were there. From out of his nest on the 17th Floor of the Chase Manhattan Bank descended -one David Rockefeller on Congress, taking his jet and making his attack sortie -on Washington with Gremlin enscrewment in mind -- whose very appearance itself +one David Rockefeller on Congress, taking his jet and making his attack sortie +on Washington with Gremlin enscrewment in mind -- whose very appearance itself at a Committee Hearing was designed to make an important Statement: That we -Gremlins now hold the upper hand in the United States, and our grand plans for +Gremlins now hold the upper hand in the United States, and our grand plans for monetary enscrewment will no longer be restrained on account of some lingering silly little anachronistic gold ratio requirements left over from another era. This is the modern age with computers, Congress, and you just don't need to -concern yourself none with that old medieval stuff. See the "Statement of David +concern yourself none with that old medieval stuff. See the "Statement of David Rockefeller" in the GOLD COVER HEARINGS ["Hearings Before the Committee on Banking and Commerce of the United States Senate"], at page 141, 90th Congress, Second Session ["Repeal of Gold Reserve Requirement"] (January, 1968)]. @@ -765,21 +765,21 @@ for many years used only gold and silver for this purpose... The business of the Government and the business of the country require some substitute for coin. We must therefore create a new [paper]... currency. We must therefore create a public debt, establish a currency, and impose new taxes." --Speech by Representative John Crisfield of Maryland, favoring +-Speech by Representative John Crisfield of Maryland, favoring enactment of the Legal Tender Statutes [CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, 37th Congress, 2nd Session, Appendix, page 43 et seq. (February 5, 1862)]. =============================================================[190]

-

Back in an era when the United States was the American Colonies, the Framers to +

Back in an era when the United States was the American Colonies, the Framers to our Constitution never abated or restricted the King's standing right to issue out his own money or to declare that someone else's money or notes are legal and tender for those debts existing under the King's General Commerce -Jurisdiction; and neither did the Framers ever restrict the King's right to +Jurisdiction; and neither did the Framers ever restrict the King's right to delegate any or all of the circulating process to a third party (as arguments in this area of FEDERAL RESERVE UNCONSTITUTIONALITY DUE TO LACK OF COINAGE DELEGATION JURISDICTION are in error). The Supreme Court has ruled often that the Constitution of the United States must be applied today in light of English -Common Law then in effect at the time the Declaration of Independence was +Common Law then in effect at the time the Declaration of Independence was executed, and properly so. [191]

[191]============================================================= @@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ in the Parliament in England." [192]

PHILADELPHIA, 70 U.S. 713, at 725 (1865). =============================================================[192]

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So let us briefly examine English Common Law and see just what type of monetary +

So let us briefly examine English Common Law and see just what type of monetary powers the King of England had. Consider the following words from a landmark case in 1604: [193]

@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ dominions; and this prerogative is allowed and approved not only by the common law, but also by the rules of the imperial law." [194]

[194]============================================================= CASE OF -MIXED MONEY, Sir John Davies Reporter, at page 48 (1604). +MIXED MONEY, Sir John Davies Reporter, at page 48 (1604). =============================================================[194]

And so if the King of England had the right to invoke Sovereignty Jurisdiction @@ -840,11 +840,11 @@ withheld from Congress by the Constitution..." -JULLIARD VS. GREENMAN, 110 U.S. 421, at 466 (1884). =============================================================[195]

-

Nowhere in our Constitution did the Framers state that "no paper currency shall +

Nowhere in our Constitution did the Framers state that "no paper currency shall issue out of Congress," or "circulating currency is required to physically contain gold and silver," and Patriot arguments to the effect that Article I, Section 10 constitutes such a restrainment are defective, as I will explain -later on. Nor did the Framers state that "monetary matters reside exclusively +later on. Nor did the Framers state that "monetary matters reside exclusively within the Congress, and cannot be delegated..." Are you beginning to see what happens when some agreement is reduced into writing? With the passage of time, oral expectations in effect at the time the agreement was executed diminish @@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ written, means anything. [196]

[196]============================================================= Earlier, I mentioned that Contracts we enter into now down here with Heavenly Father overrule and supersede our First Estate Contracts, and that the First Estate -Contracts then fade away in significance. The Principe of Law that this is +Contracts then fade away in significance. The Principe of Law that this is based on is called by business lawyers in Commerce as the MERGER DOCTRINE, contracts that we enter into today overrule and extinguish contracts entered into in a previous era; in other words, the most recent contract absorbs @@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ negotiations between a Seller and a Purchaser are washed out by the Deed [23 AM JUR Deeds Section 261], so too do oral precontract negotiations loose their identity and existence as those negotiations later unite in the confluence of the written contract [PRICE VS. BLOCK, 124 F.2nd 738]. This MERGER DOCTRINE is -a correct Principle of Nature I touched on in the Armen Condo Letter [that +a correct Principle of Nature I touched on in the Armen Condo Letter [that Commercial contracts we enter into today with the King overrule the restrainments resident in the Constitution of 1787], and this Principle now operates, and has operated, in all factual settings. The MERGER DOCTRINE @@ -882,24 +882,24 @@ drowned in the greater." what actually happens is that the two independent corporations lose their existence altogether as separate entities having separate assets, liabilities, franchises, legal rights, and powers; and are totally absorbed into the new -single corporation [see MORRIS VS. INVESTMENT LIFE INSURANCE, 272 N.E.2nd 105, +single corporation [see MORRIS VS. INVESTMENT LIFE INSURANCE, 272 N.E.2nd 105, at 108]. And since NATURE, so called, merely replicates the mind, will and intention of its great Creator, the Principle of Nature that lawyers practicing -Commercial Law call the MERGER DOCTRINE, also applies to have our great +Commercial Law call the MERGER DOCTRINE, also applies to have our great contemporary Celestial Contracts with Father overrule and wash out our lessor -previous existence First Estate Contracts. Yes, when you know the Law in one -setting, you know the Law in all settings, as nothing changes from one factual +previous existence First Estate Contracts. Yes, when you know the Law in one +setting, you know the Law in all settings, as nothing changes from one factual setting to the next. =============================================================[196]

Today when we enter into contracts with one another down here, as unforeseen circumstances surface later on, regrets are always quietly expressed about how this or that should have been originally included into the agreement. It was -that way with Moses and the Ten Commandments, it was that way with the United +that way with Moses and the Ten Commandments, it was that way with the United States Constitution of 1787, and this attribute of Nature [of people enlarging their basis of factual knowledge over time, and therefore also changing their desires] remains in full force and effect down to the present day with -Commercial contracts. An honest assessment of the Framers would suggest that +Commercial contracts. An honest assessment of the Framers would suggest that they were unable to guard against all possible evils, since they simply did not have, then, the exposure to the magnitude of evil that we have had thrown at us today.

@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ today.

But as for currency, [197]

[197]============================================================= When words -have several different meanings, the word is said to be an ENTENTE. In Law, the +have several different meanings, the word is said to be an ENTENTE. In Law, the word CURRENCY is such an ENTENTE. Over a period of time, words change meaning as new factual circumstances surface to alter the use or perspective of something: @@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ one hand, speaking like an economist, CURRENCY has been defined to be: form of money, or of promises to deliver money on demand, but so soon as it is invested, it loses its character of currency, and assumes that of stocks, houses, or commodities." --Hugh Carey in ANSWER TO THE CURRENCY QUESTION, at page 6 [Lea & +-Hugh Carey in ANSWER TO THE CURRENCY QUESTION, at page 6 [Lea & Blanchard, Philadelphia (1840); RARE BOOK COLLECTION, University of Rochester, Seward Collection #410]. Before the Civil War there were actually few United States Treasury Notes floating around the Countryside, as Currency at that @@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ business community without any discount, excluding the idea of depreciated paper money." -JAKE LESS VS. S. ALPORT, 217 Illinois Appellate 14, at 17 (1920). Here in the 1980's, the editors of BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY, functioning as the -Government Billboards in the sense that the focus point of everything is always +Government Billboards in the sense that the focus point of everything is always juristic: Some slice of LEX over here, or some Case over there. Continuing on with their Government center of gravity on everything the way they do, BLACK'S defines CURRENCY as only to include those coins, banknotes, and paper money @@ -994,14 +994,14 @@ statutes now in the modern era, and you just don't need to concern yourself with none of that privately minted stuff. =============================================================[197]

-

itself as we now have it, synchronous with King Richard II's unsuccessful +

itself as we now have it, synchronous with King Richard II's unsuccessful conquest against France in the 1300's (and long before the King of England's -chartering of the Bank of England in 1694 under Gremlin prompting and +chartering of the Bank of England in 1694 under Gremlin prompting and intellectual guidance), [198]

[198]============================================================= The King modeled his bank after the BANK OF AMSTERDAM. Before the Bank of England was -established, English mercantile writers such as Sir Josiah Childe and Thomas +established, English mercantile writers such as Sir Josiah Childe and Thomas Yaranton placed the Crown on notice that "... the Amsterdam bank was of so immense advantage to them..." because Dutch Government Debt Instruments "... go in Trade equal with Ready Money, yea, better in many parts of the World than @@ -1019,48 +1019,48 @@ their own; the bankers noticed that only some small percentage of the gold and silver actually came and went in and out the doors, so they started to loan out gold that was not theirs. Now this was getting interesting -- charging both for the storage and also collecting interest on the property of others; and its -allure attracted the attention of a Gremlin, Mr. John Law, who used this +allure attracted the attention of a Gremlin, Mr. John Law, who used this concept as a basis for developing a Government monetary theory similar to what -Gremlin John Maynard Keynes would be writing about two centuries later: -"This theory [of John Law's] was that the economic system of that day +Gremlin John Maynard Keynes would be writing about two centuries later: +"This theory [of John Law's] was that the economic system of that day was being starved because of insufficient supplies of money. And using the Bank of Amsterdam as a model, he had a scheme for producing all the money a nation needed." --John Flynn in MEN OF WEALTH, at 51 [Simon and Schuster, New York -(1941)]. For nearly two decades, John Law shopped his theories around European +-John Flynn in MEN OF WEALTH, at 51 [Simon and Schuster, New York +(1941)]. For nearly two decades, John Law shopped his theories around European Juristic Institutions, with his plans falling on death ears, but one day a window opened for his intrigues to be used. After King Louis the 14th of France -had depleted his Treasury funds in 1716, he turned to John Law who he had -previously rebuffed. John Law established the BANQUE GENERALE with himself at +had depleted his Treasury funds in 1716, he turned to John Law who he had +previously rebuffed. John Law established the BANQUE GENERALE with himself at the top; soon it was named the ROYAL BANK with a monopoly charter granted on -the issuance of money -- and John Law issued bales of paper money, and so, not +the issuance of money -- and John Law issued bales of paper money, and so, not surprisingly, prosperity was rampant. "It is not to be wondered that for a few brief months Paris hailed the magician who had produced all these rabbits from his hat. Crowds followed his carriage. People struggled to get a glimpse of him. The nobles of France hung around his anteroom, begging a word from him." --MEN OF WEALTH, id., at 75. John Law followed the Gremlin script for +-MEN OF WEALTH, id., at 75. John Law followed the Gremlin script for enscrewment right down the line; all gold and silver was accumulated in the hands of his ROYAL BANK; public ownership of gold was outlawed; devaluations transpired; inflation mounted and illiquidity was in the air as debt -instruments began to be difficult to service. John Law fled France in 1720, +instruments began to be difficult to service. John Law fled France in 1720, with the mobs who had once hailed him for being a financial genius now calling for his head. If this economic scenario sounds at all familiar to you, it -should, because Gremlins find it unnecessary to change, alter, modify, or +should, because Gremlins find it unnecessary to change, alter, modify, or rearrange their MODUS OPERANDI with the passage of time, as they go about their work running one civilization into the ground after another: -"As a NEW DEALER [John Law] was not greatly different in one respect -from the apostles of the mercantilist school -- the Colberts, the Roosevelts, +"As a NEW DEALER [John Law] was not greatly different in one respect +from the apostles of the mercantilist school -- the Colberts, the Roosevelts, the Daladiers, the Hitlers and Mussolinis... who sought to create income and work by state-fostered public works and who labored to check the flow of gold away from their borders. He introduced something new, however, that the -Hitlers, the Mussolinis, the Roosevelts, the Daladiers and the Chamberlains +Hitlers, the Mussolinis, the Roosevelts, the Daladiers and the Chamberlains have imitated -- the creation of funds for these purposes through the -instrumentalities of the modern bank. Law is the precursor of the inflationist +instrumentalities of the modern bank. Law is the precursor of the inflationist redeemers." -MEN OF WEALTH, id. So the Bank of England was modeled after the Bank of Amsterdam which had been created early in the 1600's, and the Dutch bank in -turn had been modeled after the Bank of Venice [as reported by Charles Wilson +turn had been modeled after the Bank of Venice [as reported by Charles Wilson in THE DUTCH REPUBLIC AND THE CIVILIZATION OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY, at page 25; McGraw Hill, New York (1968)]. The Bank of England became so successful at selling Government debt instruments that it soon became the prototype for @@ -1070,11 +1070,11 @@ Under the direction of a series of astute financial moves, England's new Bank quickly created investor confidence in Government funded debt instruments, enabling the Crown to borrow large sums of money at steadily declining rates of interest, rather than go through the nuisance and irritation of raising taxes -dramatically. Writing in THE SPECTATOR, Joseph Addison once compared Government +dramatically. Writing in THE SPECTATOR, Joseph Addison once compared Government credit loans to: "... a beautiful Virgin seated upon a throne of Gold possess'd of the -powers of a Croesus to convert whatever she pleas'd into that precious Metal -[CROESUS was a King of Lydia in the 6th Century, B.C., and possessed vast +powers of a Croesus to convert whatever she pleas'd into that precious Metal +[CROESUS was a King of Lydia in the 6th Century, B.C., and possessed vast wealth; hence CROESUS means any fabulously wealthy man.] -quoted by Dickerson in THE FINANCIAL REVOLUTION IN ENGLAND: A STUDY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC CREDIT, 1688-1756, inside the front page @@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ United States. [199]

of the law of money evidences a constant struggle between the customs of trade and the doctrine of freedom of contract, on the one hand, and on the other, the exercise of the political power for the needs of Government or the relief of -private debtors [meaning banking Gremlins]." +private debtors [meaning banking Gremlins]." -Phanor J. Eder, writing in "Legal Theories of Money," 20 CORNELL LAW QUARTERLY 52, at 53 (1934). =============================================================[199]

@@ -1110,15 +1110,15 @@ making them contribute as much to our improvement in wisdom, as they had actually laid under our observation. A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every country." --David Hume in PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS ["Of the Study of History"], at +-David Hume in PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS ["Of the Study of History"], at page 390; [Longmans Green, London (1898); Greene and Grosse, Editors]. But Anglo-Saxon Kings are not the only looters to play this game. For a discussion -of Monetary Debasement being pulled off in B.C. times, see the writings of -Phanor J. Eder in THE GOLD CLAUSE CASES IN LIGHT OF HISTORY, 23 Georgetown Law +of Monetary Debasement being pulled off in B.C. times, see the writings of +Phanor J. Eder in THE GOLD CLAUSE CASES IN LIGHT OF HISTORY, 23 Georgetown Law Journal 369, at page 722 (Part II) (1935). =============================================================[200]

-

For example, in the 1500's, the King of England (actually Queen Elizabeth) +

For example, in the 1500's, the King of England (actually Queen Elizabeth) ordered a debasement of Britain's national currency for the express purpose of working a Tort on rebels in Ireland. This carefully planned currency debasement was explicitly designed to damage these Irish adversaries of the Crown as an @@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ the rebels from making their arms purchases would be by making their money unattractive to their suppliers, foreign gun runners. In making their purchases of guns and armaments, the rebels had been obtaining their gold and silver English Crown coins from loyal British subjects in the course of ordinary -dealings, and those subjects in turn had received it from Queen Elizabeth's +dealings, and those subjects in turn had received it from Queen Elizabeth's soldiers and others functioning as Crown distribution agents. So the King, knowing what he does about using both devalued coin and soft paper currency to damage adversaries, simply reduced the value of the money the rebels were @@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ familiar today?] [201]

[201]============================================================= The Queen died shortly after making this promise to her subjects, but her successor -honored her commitment. See Simon, HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF IRISH COINS, at page +honored her commitment. See Simon, HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF IRISH COINS, at page 38 (1749). =============================================================[201]

But as for the rebels in Ireland, now the debased Crown coins were being @@ -1157,8 +1157,8 @@ frustrated. [202]

[202]============================================================= For additional Commentary on the use of debased currency against the Irish rebels, -see generally, John Hannigan, THE MONETARY AND LEGAL TENDER ACTS OF 1933-34 AND -THE LAW, 14 Boston University Law Review 485, at 504 (1934). +see generally, John Hannigan, THE MONETARY AND LEGAL TENDER ACTS OF 1933-34 AND +THE LAW, 14 Boston University Law Review 485, at 504 (1934). =============================================================[202]

The English Case of 1604 that I had quoted from above called THE MIXED MONEY @@ -1168,8 +1168,8 @@ Case, the Judiciary has declared that it is a Sovereign prerogative of the King to debase his own currency, whenever and however the King feels like it. [And rather than snicker at Judges today for tossing aside your challenges to paper money, the correct remedy lies in writing explicit and blunt restraining -language into the King's Charter (the Constitution), but our Framers in 1787 -never did that; and the Framers of 1787 did not write in such explicit and +language into the King's Charter (the Constitution), but our Framers in 1787 +never did that; and the Framers of 1787 did not write in such explicit and blunt restrainments for a very good reason; Because there was strong reservations expressed on the floor of the Convention on whether such proposed restrainments were really provident. [203]

@@ -1179,13 +1179,13 @@ Convention was under way, proposals that the Federal Government be given the power to coin money and fix its value and that both the Federal and State Governments be vested with authority to emit bills of credit triggered heated debate over the appropriate limits of governmental monetary power." --Getman, THE RIGHT TO USE GOLD CLAUSES IN CONTRACTS, XLII Brooklyn Law -Review 479, at 489 (1976). See generally, Max Farrand, editor, THE RECORDS OF +-Getman, THE RIGHT TO USE GOLD CLAUSES IN CONTRACTS, XLII Brooklyn Law +Review 479, at 489 (1976). See generally, Max Farrand, editor, THE RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION OF 1787 [Yale University Press (1937)], 4 volumes. So what we are left with today is the milktoast of Article I, Section 10. =============================================================[203]

-

That Mixed Money Case was a sleeper, as our Framers never correctly designed +

That Mixed Money Case was a sleeper, as our Framers never correctly designed the Constitution to repel this special type of quiet SUB ROSA political aggression; and 250 years later, that Mixed Money Case surfaced in the Supreme Court of the United States, in the context of justifying the Civil War era @@ -1195,18 +1195,18 @@ Legal Tender Acts. [204]

TENDER CASES, 79 U.S. 457, at 548 (1871). =============================================================[204]

-

Down to the present day, the excitement of war is used as a justification to -either initiate or continue one more turn in Gremlin enscrewment objectives. +

Down to the present day, the excitement of war is used as a justification to +either initiate or continue one more turn in Gremlin enscrewment objectives. [205]

[205]============================================================= Professors -Peacock and Wiseman correctly point out that a Government's call for a spirit +Peacock and Wiseman correctly point out that a Government's call for a spirit of sacrifice leads to the general acceptance of a higher tax rate at the end of -a major war, rather than at the beginning of the war [see A.T. Peacock and J. -Wiseman in THE GROWTH OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (Princeton +a major war, rather than at the beginning of the war [see A.T. Peacock and J. +Wiseman in THE GROWTH OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1961);] but as is the caliber of collegiate INTELLIGENTSIA, never is there any discussion of the quiet movements of -Gremlins in the shadows directing the administrative operations of their +Gremlins in the shadows directing the administrative operations of their nominees that they had previously planted and placed in political jurisdictions; and so as a result, the true illicit nature of the LEX designed to create Special Interest benefits and damages not related to legitimate @@ -1232,8 +1232,8 @@ all nations the same. It has constantly become more and more depreciated; and in some instances has ceased from this cause to have any circulation whatsoever, whether issued by the irresistible edict of a despot, or the more alluring order of a republican congress." --Joseph Story, III COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION, at page 225 -["Prohibitions - Paper Money"] (Cambridge, 1833). +-Joseph Story, III COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION, at page 225 +["Prohibitions - Paper Money"] (Cambridge, 1833). =============================================================[206]

Fraudulent because people with sinister intentions use debased currency (and @@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ to damage their adversaries. [207]

[207]============================================================= "... the reader should note especially the 'striking parallels to modern times' [in -comparison to King Solon in 594 B.C., when he pulled off currency debasement +comparison to King Solon in 594 B.C., when he pulled off currency debasement acts by]... military adventures draining treasuries, threats of national bankruptcy, inflations, massive liquidations of debt, debasement of all coinage, disputes over sovereign prerogatives concerning money..." @@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ and those strips of metal could just as easily have been alloyed with gold and silver if our King wanted it -- but no, our King is not quite through with his MAGNUM Tortfeasance, not just yet. [208]

-

[208]============================================================= Down to the +

[208]============================================================= Down to the present day, pleas and petitions for a reinstatement of the Gold Standard, of just some type, continuously falls on death ears in Congress [maybe because that is not OUR Congress]. In December of 1981, the House Banking, Finance and @@ -1285,8 +1285,8 @@ corporation is but a legal capacity, quality, or means to an end; and the power to erect it is, or may be, an implied and incidental power. A corporation is never the end, for which other powers are exercised; but a means, by which other objects are accomplished." --Joseph Story, in III COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION 131, ["Powers -of Congress"] (Cambridge, 1833). +-Joseph Story, in III COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION 131, ["Powers +of Congress"] (Cambridge, 1833). =============================================================[209]

That idea of a separate treasury is important to the Supreme Court, since that @@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ ESTATES, 440 U.S. 391, at 401 (1978). =============================================================[210]

My reasoning comes from a confluence of factors. First, getting a feel for the -lack of specificity in the Framer's drafting of the Constitution; for example, +lack of specificity in the Framer's drafting of the Constitution; for example, no where is the King given permission to hire employees, to excavate sites for office buildings, to sign leases, or to purchase assets or land in foreign lands, etc. In examining those areas where the Supreme Court has ruled on @@ -1319,29 +1319,29 @@ denominated in his Charter. The test to be applied to see if some jurisdiction claimed operative by the King, but not exactly specified anywhere in that Constitutional Charter of his which breathed life into the King his breath of juristic life, lies in another strata: First, is the challenged LEX even -inferentially in conflict with any restraining mandate the Framers wrote into +inferentially in conflict with any restraining mandate the Framers wrote into the Constitution? In the limited question of creating corporations, the answer is no, it isn't. Next, we shift into the broader question and ask: Is the creation of corporations even out of harmony with the LEIT MOTIF of the Constitution to restrain the King from functioning as a Tortfeasor? [212]

-

[212]============================================================= "The Bill of +

[212]============================================================= "The Bill of Rights is the primary source of expressed information as to what is meant by -Constitutional liberty. Its safeguards secure the climate which the Law of +Constitutional liberty. Its safeguards secure the climate which the Law of Freedom needs in order to exist. It is true that they were added to the Constitution to operate solely against Federal power [BARRON VS. BALTIMORE, 32 U.S. 243, at 247 (1833)]. But the Fourteenth Amendment was added in 1868 in response for a demand for national protection against abuses of State power. A series of decisions over the last 25 years has held that many rights were indeed extended against the states by that Amendment. It is indeed fair to say -that from 1962 to 1969 the very face of the Law changed. Those years witnessed -the extension to the States of nine of the specifics of the Bill of Rights, +that from 1962 to 1969 the very face of the Law changed. Those years witnessed +the extension to the States of nine of the specifics of the Bill of Rights, decisions which have profound impact on American life, requiring the deep -involvement of State courts in the application of Federal Law." --Justice William Brennan in REMARKS, 36 Rutgers Law Review 725, at 727 +involvement of State courts in the application of Federal Law." +-Justice William Brennan in REMARKS, 36 Rutgers Law Review 725, at 727 (1984). Patriots and Tax Protestors can carry on all they want with demanding, and believing, that they posses some Constitutional Rights, and just like -Justice Brennan's REMARKS, there are many high, noble and lofty +Justice Brennan's REMARKS, there are many high, noble and lofty characterizations of those Rights available -- but those REMARKS, together with the Tax Protestor's demands, are all for naught when one tiny little device surfaces in a grievance: A Commercial Contract. By the end of this Letter the @@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ other devices.

and in its proclivities to do so; and from its being such a dominate financial market maker and control of re-discount rates its Open Market Committee can and -will fix rates of interest at whatever level it feels like; and the Gremlins +will fix rates of interest at whatever level it feels like; and the Gremlins running the Fed know very much that they posses considerable power to determine prosperity levels. [214]

@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ prosperity levels. [214]

of the Federal Reserve System is to contribute, to the maximum extent that monetary policy can contribute, to the achievement of sustained high employment, stable values, and a rising standard of living for all Americans." --William McChesney Martin, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, in +-William McChesney Martin, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, in THE FEDERAL RESERVE AFTER 50 YEARS ["Hearings before the Subcommittee on Domestic Finance"], 88th Congress, 2nd Session, Volume I, page 16 [GPO Washington (January and February, 1964)]. @@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ watch Fed monetary statistics quite closely, as if they were national policy tools (which they are). Statistics generally targeted for close observation are those two monetary velocity instruments called M-1 and M-2, as they are indications of the direction of the future percentage advance of the GNP and -Inflation. See THE VELOCITY OF MONEY by George Garvey and Martin Blyn, [Federal +Inflation. See THE VELOCITY OF MONEY by George Garvey and Martin Blyn, [Federal Reserve Bank, New York (1969)]. The true point of origin of all directional changes in the economy necessarily originates with that institution that controls the aggregate issuance of its circulating instruments; at the present @@ -1420,8 +1420,8 @@ such highly managed and tightly controlled monetary circumstances, is a Tort against us by the Fed). [216]

[216]============================================================= An -INTELLIGENTSIA clown once hired by Gremlins to do some writing for them wrote a -few words to talk about the Gremlin perception of prosperity: +INTELLIGENTSIA clown once hired by Gremlins to do some writing for them wrote a +few words to talk about the Gremlin perception of prosperity: "An economic system does not have to be expansive -- that is, constantly increasing its production of wealth -- and it might well be possible for people to be completely happy in a nonexpansive economic system if they @@ -1431,8 +1431,8 @@ minds are psychologically adjusted to expansion, and they feel deeply frustrated unless they are better off each year than they were the previous year. The economic system itself has become organized for expansion, and if it does not expand it tends to collapse [and when it does collapse, it is because -the Gremlins were there]." --Carroll Quigley in TRAGEDY AND HOPE, at 497 [MacMillian Company, New +the Gremlins were there]." +-Carroll Quigley in TRAGEDY AND HOPE, at 497 [MacMillian Company, New York (1966)]. =============================================================[216]

@@ -1446,32 +1446,32 @@ time, would still have been made and carried out. [217]

Reserve Board is a very handy instrument to massage economies, create depressions, and run civilizations into the ground with. For example, in the late 1920's, there was an era of speculation in the securities markets of the -United States; after a while in any market, what appears to be SPECULATION will +United States; after a while in any market, what appears to be SPECULATION will always surface when rising prices and highly leveraged loans make their institutionalized appearance on the scene. Economists, bureaucratic theorists, -and other clowns will cast SPECULATION into an illicit image, but SPECULATION, +and other clowns will cast SPECULATION into an illicit image, but SPECULATION, so called, is nothing more than a manifestation of strong prosperity -- and -Gremlins do not want you and I to have sustained protracted prosperity, they +Gremlins do not want you and I to have sustained protracted prosperity, they want us to experience economic starvation like they wanted physical starvation for those millions of Ukrainians who were murdered in the great manufactured Famine of 1932-33. Easy high percentage loans are an important ingredient to -create SPECULATION, so one of the devices used by Rothschild Gremlins to create +create SPECULATION, so one of the devices used by Rothschild Gremlins to create a balloon of American speculation was to lower the rate of interest charged by the Federal Reserve Board to member banks: "Nothing did more to spur the boom in stocks than the decision made by the New York Federal Reserve Bank, in the Spring of 1927, to cut the rediscount -rate. Benjamin Strong, Governor of the bank, was chief advocate of this unwise -measure, which was taken largely at the behest of Montagu Norman of the Bank of -England [Montagu Norman was a Rothschild nominee planted in the Bank of +rate. Benjamin Strong, Governor of the bank, was chief advocate of this unwise +measure, which was taken largely at the behest of Montagu Norman of the Bank of +England [Montagu Norman was a Rothschild nominee planted in the Bank of England]. Ostensibly, this easy money policy was designed to stop the flow of -gold out of England [as usual, DECEPTION is present when Gremlins are running +gold out of England [as usual, DECEPTION is present when Gremlins are running the show]. Its primary effect, however, was to cause a reevaluation of all securities [upward], and to further inflate our already inflationary credit system by making large sums of money available for financing stock speculation." --Bernard Baruch,, in his autobiography BARUCH: THE PUBLIC YEARS, at -221 [Holt Rheinhart & Winston, New York (1960)]. The well known Gremlin -economist John K. Galbraith dismisses the view that the action of the Federal +-Bernard Baruch,, in his autobiography BARUCH: THE PUBLIC YEARS, at +221 [Holt Rheinhart & Winston, New York (1960)]. The well known Gremlin +economist John K. Galbraith dismisses the view that the action of the Federal Reserve Board authorities in cutting the rediscount rate in the Spring of 1927 had much effect on the elevated speculation which followed, on the grounds that this: @@ -1482,37 +1482,37 @@ plentiful and cheap -- far cheaper than in 1927 to 1929 -- and when speculation was negligible. Nor, as we shall see later, was speculation out of control after 1927, except that it was beyond the reach of men who did not want in the least to control it." --John K. Galbraith in THE GREAT CRASH, page 16 [Houghton Mifflin, -Boston (1955)]. SPECULATION is actually fueled by the ability to easily obtain +-John K. Galbraith in THE GREAT CRASH, page 16 [Houghton Mifflin, +Boston (1955)]. SPECULATION is actually fueled by the ability to easily obtain highly leveraged loans in a market characterized by rapidly rising prices. Your -analogy of 1927, Mr. Galbraith, to previous eras is defective because other +analogy of 1927, Mr. Galbraith, to previous eras is defective because other previous periods of cheap credit was deficient in possessing the twin important -structural SPECULATION requirements of easily obtainable highly leveraged loans +structural SPECULATION requirements of easily obtainable highly leveraged loans and rapidly rising prices; if both highly leveraged loans and rapidly rising -prices are not present, then cheap credit loans will not induce SPECULATION. +prices are not present, then cheap credit loans will not induce SPECULATION. And so the failure of cheap and plentiful credit loans in previous eras to -trigger SPECULATION then, is not relevant and does not negate the highly +trigger SPECULATION then, is not relevant and does not negate the highly stimulating effect that such inexpensive credit loans created in the American securities markets from 1927 to 1929, since declining rates of interest very much act as an accelerant on markets already structurally conditioned for -SPECULATION by the twin important indicia of highly leveraged loans and rapidly -rising prices. You really are not competent to be an economist, Mr. Galbraith --- and incidentally, managing SPECULATION, so called, was very much WITHIN the +SPECULATION by the twin important indicia of highly leveraged loans and rapidly +rising prices. You really are not competent to be an economist, Mr. Galbraith +-- and incidentally, managing SPECULATION, so called, was very much WITHIN the reach of your brothers who very much wanted to control it, TOTALLY. Sorry, Mr. -Galbraith, but you don't do a very good job of covering the tracks of your -Gremlin brothers from the First Estate who, like you, are repeating the same +Galbraith, but you don't do a very good job of covering the tracks of your +Gremlin brothers from the First Estate who, like you, are repeating the same judgment mistakes now that you made then. Having created something ILLICIT, having created something that just NEEDS and IS BEGGING for a corrective -solution, Gremlins acting through their instrumentality, the Federal Reserve -Board, in 1929 now had just the right medicine to fix this wicked SPECULATION, -as one visible Rothschild nominee, Mr. Montagu Norman, once again made his -descent sortie on Washington in vulture trajectory, and told Andrew Mellon what +solution, Gremlins acting through their instrumentality, the Federal Reserve +Board, in 1929 now had just the right medicine to fix this wicked SPECULATION, +as one visible Rothschild nominee, Mr. Montagu Norman, once again made his +descent sortie on Washington in vulture trajectory, and told Andrew Mellon what to do next: "... the Federal Reserve Board issued a formal statement today declaring that it conceived it to be its duty in 'the immediate situation' to restrain the use, either directly or indirectly, of Federal Reserve credit facilities in aid of the froth of speculative credit... -"No information could be obtained from Mr. Norman or American officials +"No information could be obtained from Mr. Norman or American officials concerning the purpose of his visit [to Washington] other than he had come here for a general discussion of international financial conditions with the System and members of the [Federal Reserve] Board... @@ -1521,35 +1521,35 @@ Federal Reserve Board than that contained in its formal statement were futile... "The decision by the Federal Reserve Board to take so definite a stand in connection with its attitude towards speculative activities, was made, it is -understood, only after a conference in which Secretary Mellon, as Chairman [of -the Federal Reserve] EX-OFFICIO participated [meaning that Gremlin Andrew -Mellon DIRECTED, after having received his instructions from the Rothschilds -through Montagu Norman]... +understood, only after a conference in which Secretary Mellon, as Chairman [of +the Federal Reserve] EX-OFFICIO participated [meaning that Gremlin Andrew +Mellon DIRECTED, after having received his instructions from the Rothschilds +through Montagu Norman]... "The frankness of its announcement today therefore added to the interest it caused in financial circles." -THE NEW YORK TIMES ["Loan Curb Hinted by Federal Reserve Board; States Duty in 'the Immediate Situation' is to restrain Speculative Credit"], -page 1 (February 7, 1929). Who is Montagu Norman? A Gremlin who was recognized -as being very powerful at that time [Carroll Quigley claims the WALL STREET -JOURNAL for November 11, 1927 characterized Montagu Norman as "... the currency -dictator of Europe."] Like all good hardworking Gremlins putting in their +page 1 (February 7, 1929). Who is Montagu Norman? A Gremlin who was recognized +as being very powerful at that time [Carroll Quigley claims the WALL STREET +JOURNAL for November 11, 1927 characterized Montagu Norman as "... the currency +dictator of Europe."] Like all good hardworking Gremlins putting in their honest days' labor, they are answerable to another person up the line [even the -Rothschilds know from whence their benefits originate]; and like a few other -WORLD CLASS Gremlins, Montagu Norman held the high honor of running an entire +Rothschilds know from whence their benefits originate]; and like a few other +WORLD CLASS Gremlins, Montagu Norman held the high honor of running an entire civilization into the ground: -"... Norman held the position [of CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER] for +"... Norman held the position [of CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER] for twenty-four years (1920-1944), during which he became the chief architect of the liquidation of Britain's global preeminence." --Carroll Quigley in TRAGEDY AND HOPE, at 325 [MacMillian Company, New +-Carroll Quigley in TRAGEDY AND HOPE, at 325 [MacMillian Company, New York (1966)]. He had brilliance, he had genius, he had SAVIOR-FAIRE, and -Montagu Norman tied it all together with slick Gremlin FINESSE when he so +Montagu Norman tied it all together with slick Gremlin FINESSE when he so smoothly ran Great Britain into the ground with so very few people even knowing -that he had done so; and so when Montagu Norman brought his conquests to other -continents, for and on behalf of his Rothschild sponsors, he would also be +that he had done so; and so when Montagu Norman brought his conquests to other +continents, for and on behalf of his Rothschild sponsors, he would also be leaving the ruins of those once majestic civilizations with little indication that he had been there. The year 1929 started out to be a great year, and American businessmen had positive expectations [see the many businessmen quoted -through the WALL STREET JOURNAL for January 1, 1929]; but the world's Gremlins +through the WALL STREET JOURNAL for January 1, 1929]; but the world's Gremlins had a few ideas of their own: "On February 15, 1929, the Federal Advisory Council adopted the following resolution: @@ -1589,7 +1589,7 @@ warning statement against the excessive use of Reserve System credit in speculative operations on the stock market." -THE NEW YORK TIMES ["Reserve Council Confers in Haste: Atmosphere of Mystery is Thrown About Its Meeting in Washington"], page 9 (April 20, 1929). A -month later, one more Gremlin turn of the screws was administered to the +month later, one more Gremlin turn of the screws was administered to the economy: "The Federal Advisory Council has reviewed carefully the credit situation. It continues to agree with the view of the Federal Reserve Board as @@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ a consequent reduction of the rate structure will thereby be brought about more quickly, thus best safeguarding commerce, industry, and agriculture." -Resolution approved by the FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL, in its 2:30pm Meeting on May 21, 1929 {National Archives ["Federal Reserve Board File"], -Washington, D.C.}. While the Gremlins controlling the Federal Reserve were busy +Washington, D.C.}. While the Gremlins controlling the Federal Reserve were busy raising interest rates, the analytical staff of the Federal Reserve was cognizant of the extreme economic damages such an elevated rate of interest was doing to Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture [directly contrary to the @@ -1646,7 +1646,7 @@ manufacturing was going to the dogs: "Building activity has been reduced still further; automobile production has been receding, and steel production has reflected these tendencies." And as for the claimed STIMULATING effect high rates of interest -would be having on agriculture, in fact Gremlin enscrewment was beginning to +would be having on agriculture, in fact Gremlin enscrewment was beginning to produce its desired objective of damages: "The size of the year's crops is expected to be generally smaller than a year ago. With higher prices the total return to the farmer may be not short @@ -1655,15 +1655,15 @@ reflected by increasing reports from some localities of difficulties of agriculture in securing an adequate supply of credit." -All three quotations are from the MINUTES OF THE OPEN MARKET INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, September 24, 1929 {National Archives ["Federal Reserve -Board File"], Washington, D.C.}. That greasy little Gremlin, Paul Warburg, very +Board File"], Washington, D.C.}. That greasy little Gremlin, Paul Warburg, very much had his nose in all of this. He slipped into a FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Meeting that was held on May 21, 1929, as the alternate for W.C. Potter, and he made a Statement and engaged in conversation that Walter Lichtenstein, Council Secretary, did not feel like recording [see MINUTES OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL for May 21, 1929]. The combined effect of the many manipulative devices pulled -by Gremlins in the Fed in the latter 1920's was a great contraction in the +by Gremlins in the Fed in the latter 1920's was a great contraction in the economy [see generally a protracted chapter called "The Great Contraction" in A -MONETARY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1867-1960 by Milton Friedman [Princeton +MONETARY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1867-1960 by Milton Friedman [Princeton University Press, Princeton (1963)]. =============================================================[217]

@@ -1677,63 +1677,63 @@ Government's purposes are beneficent. Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of the liberty by evil-minded rulers. The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding." --Justice Louis Brandeis in OLMSTEAD VS. UNITED STATES, 277 U.S. 438, -at 479 (1927). Although the Gremlins who sneaked the FEDERAL RESERVE ACT +-Justice Louis Brandeis in OLMSTEAD VS. UNITED STATES, 277 U.S. 438, +at 479 (1927). Although the Gremlins who sneaked the FEDERAL RESERVE ACT through Congress were by no means well meaning, they did try to convey the image that this piece of legislation was so oriented. =============================================================[218]

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A network of Gremlins operating under the intellectual aegis of Rothschild -nominee Paul Warburg and associates, who prodded and tricked an otherwise +

A network of Gremlins operating under the intellectual aegis of Rothschild +nominee Paul Warburg and associates, who prodded and tricked an otherwise reticent and naive Congress into enacting the initiating legislation in 1913. [219]

[219]============================================================= Greasy -little Gremlins like Paul Warburg are steeped in the strategic use of deception +little Gremlins like Paul Warburg are steeped in the strategic use of deception as a tool to accomplish their objectives; and like the mentor from the First -Estate, Lucifer, they find many circumstances come to pass where the use of +Estate, Lucifer, they find many circumstances come to pass where the use of such deception has yielded impressive immediate benefits -- yet Father continues to warn against it. This deceptive intellectual orientation of -Gremlins has been so ingrained in them from the First Estate, that Gremlins +Gremlins has been so ingrained in them from the First Estate, that Gremlins find the accurate presentation of facts now to be very difficult to construct. -This deception surfaced, for example, when one Gremlin was speaking highly of -another Gremlin: +This deception surfaced, for example, when one Gremlin was speaking highly of +another Gremlin: "... it is known only to a very few exactly how great is the indebtedness of the United States to Mr. Warburg. For it may be stated without fear of contradiction that in its fundamental features the Federal Reserve Act is the work of Mr. Warburg more than any other man in the country... the -Federal Reserve Act has frankly accepted the principles of the Aldrich bill; +Federal Reserve Act has frankly accepted the principles of the Aldrich bill; and these principles... were the creation of Mr. Warburg and Mr. Warburg alone... But having set out on the task [to create the Federal Reserve], there -was no stopping [Paul Warburg], and from year to year essay upon essay flowed +was no stopping [Paul Warburg], and from year to year essay upon essay flowed from his facile pen, giving more precision and point to his fundamental principles until he was recognized as the real leader in the new movement. The Federal Reserve Act will be associated in history with the name of Paul Warburg..." --Gremlin Edwin Seligman offering introductory remarks in IV +-Gremlin Edwin Seligman offering introductory remarks in IV PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE #4, at 387 [Columbia University, New York (April, 1914)]; there then follows numerous essays written -by Paul Warburg praising the circulation of paper currency and the Federal -Reserve System. Yet Paul Warburg did not intellectually create the Federal -Reserve System -- the Rothschilds did, but the Rothschilds wanted to stay in +by Paul Warburg praising the circulation of paper currency and the Federal +Reserve System. Yet Paul Warburg did not intellectually create the Federal +Reserve System -- the Rothschilds did, but the Rothschilds wanted to stay in the background and blend themselves into the shadowy corners of Europe; Paul Warburg was hired by them to take all the flack among those who could be -expected to probe a little deeper in searching for the Fed's Gremlin sponsors. -"Paul Warburg is the man who got the Federal Reserve Act together after -the Aldrich Plan aroused such nationwide resentment and opposition. The -mastermind of both plans was Baron Alfred Rothschild of London." --Elisha Garrison in ROOSEVELT, WILSON AND THE FEDERAL RESERVE LAW +expected to probe a little deeper in searching for the Fed's Gremlin sponsors. +"Paul Warburg is the man who got the Federal Reserve Act together after +the Aldrich Plan aroused such nationwide resentment and opposition. The +mastermind of both plans was Baron Alfred Rothschild of London." +-Elisha Garrison in ROOSEVELT, WILSON AND THE FEDERAL RESERVE LAW [Christopher Publishing Housing, Boston (1931)]. =============================================================[219]

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Designed by Gremlins the way it was, [220]

+

Designed by Gremlins the way it was, [220]

[220]============================================================= The illicit statutory sponsorship of the Federal Reserve Board is often disputed by collegiate INTELLIGENTSIA clowns who, without possessing any factual elements -to countermand the background workings of determined Gremlins, continue to +to countermand the background workings of determined Gremlins, continue to point to Congress itself as the institution responsible for the creation of the -Federal Reserve. Gremlin Paul Warburg himself has had a few words to say about +Federal Reserve. Gremlin Paul Warburg himself has had a few words to say about just where the true origin of statutes is to be found: "I am told that Congress and the State Legislatures make the laws... Instead of saying that legislators make the laws, it would be far more correct @@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ proposal becomes an issue and the politicians begin to take note of it. A law is half made, and more than half made, when a large body of aggressive support has been mobilized among the voters; yet during this part of the process the legislative bodies have nothing whatever to do with it." --Gremlin Paul Warburg explaining himself in Volume I THE FEDERAL +-Gremlin Paul Warburg explaining himself in Volume I THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM: ITS ORIGINS AND GROWTH, at 3 [MacMillian Company, New York (1930)]. =============================================================[220]

@@ -1768,13 +1768,13 @@ erected for as long as possible (time has a way of greatly diminishing the possible adverse reaction that unfavorable information triggers). The Congress was once propositioned with the idea of requiring the FOMC to publish publicly, detailed minutes of their meetings. In trying to disable the Congress from -doing this, an old Gremlin stratagem was relied upon: Agree with the necessity +doing this, an old Gremlin stratagem was relied upon: Agree with the necessity for the idea being expounded (so now your adversary is off guard), but create impediments to the idea by raising technical reservations that appear to be difficult to overcome and otherwise discredit the idea as being infeasible for -some technical reason. And in overcoming HR 4478, this is just what Gremlins in -the Fed did (Gremlins do not want Government in the sunshine) [see the -testimony of imp bureaucrat Fredrick Schultz as he said he agreed with the +some technical reason. And in overcoming HR 4478, this is just what Gremlins in +the Fed did (Gremlins do not want Government in the sunshine) [see the +testimony of imp bureaucrat Fredrick Schultz as he said he agreed with the objectives, but then turned around and threw technical reservations at the idea to try and discredit the idea on its merits, in A BILL TO AMEND THE FEDERAL RESERVE ACT ["Hearings Before a Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy on HR @@ -1789,7 +1789,7 @@ secret that I have long been concerned about the aloofness of the Federal Reserve from both the executive branch and the Congress. Although the Federal Reserve System is a creature of Congress, it is not subject to any of the usual Government budgetary, auditing and appropriations procedures." --Wright Patman, Chairman of the House Committee on Domestic Finance, +-Wright Patman, Chairman of the House Committee on Domestic Finance, in THE FEDERAL RESERVE AFTER 50 YEARS ["Hearings before the Subcommittee on Domestic Finance"], 88th Congress, 2nd Session, Volume 1, page 8 [GPO, Washington, D.C. (January and February, 1964)]. @@ -1820,12 +1820,12 @@ as a corporation, and neither would its Tortfeasance be changed, either negative or positive at all, if it ever were to be absorbed into the Executive Presidential bureaucracy of Article II. As an Executive Article II agency, then it would still control inflation since it would still be controlled by -Gremlins; and it would continue to control interest rates and relative levels +Gremlins; and it would continue to control interest rates and relative levels of prosperity through its regulatory mechanisms. [224]

[224]============================================================= Those -Rothschild Gremlins never stop with their conquests. After mentioning the -dominance of the Rothschilds in European financial affairs, a United States +Rothschild Gremlins never stop with their conquests. After mentioning the +dominance of the Rothschilds in European financial affairs, a United States Senator once wrote: "... it might be... possible for 20 or 30 individuals if they controlled the United States Federal Reserve Board, the Bank of England, the @@ -1849,49 +1849,49 @@ practically vassals and peons with the inevitable result that the people themselves would rise up in their wrath and take from the conspirators their wealth and probably their lives." -Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr. of Oregon, expressing comments on the -Wheeler Bill (S. 2487), in Senate Document #109 entitled INDEPENDENT +Wheeler Bill (S. 2487), in Senate Document #109 entitled INDEPENDENT BIMETALLISM OR BOLSHEVISM, 72nd Congress, First Session, pages 8 and 9 [GPO -(June 15, 1932)]. Senate Bill 2487 provided for the free coinage of silver and +(June 15, 1932)]. Senate Bill 2487 provided for the free coinage of silver and gold at a ratio of 16-to-1. =============================================================[224]

That this Tortfeasance is transparent to its organized form is true because all Torts originate with people, and at the Fed, there is now a man as chairman who -is uniquely qualified to operate as a joint Tortfeasor with the Rothschilds and -work MAGNUM OPUS Torts on us all: Gremlin Paul Volcker. [225]

+is uniquely qualified to operate as a joint Tortfeasor with the Rothschilds and +work MAGNUM OPUS Torts on us all: Gremlin Paul Volcker. [225]

[225]============================================================= After -characterizing Gremlin Volcker's politics as being something of an enigma, the -NEW YORK TIMES went on to say that Paul Volcker: +characterizing Gremlin Volcker's politics as being something of an enigma, the +NEW YORK TIMES went on to say that Paul Volcker: "... recognizes 'that Gold and the fates have put him in a unique position,' a role for which he believes... that he is singularly well equipped." -THE NEW YORK TIMES ["Sacrificial Way of Life for Reserve Chairman"], -page 26 (Sunday, June 19, 1983). Yes, Mr. Volcker is VERY well equipped for his +page 26 (Sunday, June 19, 1983). Yes, Mr. Volcker is VERY well equipped for his mission -- but not to usher in a generation of prosperity; neither is his Federal Reserve position attributable to "God and the fates," but actually to -his brother from the First Estate, Lucifer, whom Paul Volcker once betrayed -- -and now Lucifer is going to get even at Father's Last Day. +his brother from the First Estate, Lucifer, whom Paul Volcker once betrayed -- +and now Lucifer is going to get even at Father's Last Day. =============================================================[225]

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This is the same Treasury Department staff member Paul Volcker who played a +

This is the same Treasury Department staff member Paul Volcker who played a supporting role in the theft of American gold bullion deposits from Fort Knox in the 1960's, [226]

[226]============================================================= The theft of American gold bullion deposits from the Fort Knox Depository in Kentucky by the -Four Rockefeller Brothers, in which Paul Volcker participated, was a smooth +Four Rockefeller Brothers, in which Paul Volcker participated, was a smooth inside job -- a job which only duplicated a previous inside Treasury job that was pulled off earlier in 1943: "... 14,000 tons of silver from the Treasury reserve of American paper money was secretly taken from the Treasury vaults (although still carried publicly on the Treasury balance sheets)..." --Carroll Quigley in TRAGEDY AND HOPE, at 855 [MacMillian Company, New -York (1974)]. [Mr. Quigley wants us to believe that the 14,000 tons of silver +-Carroll Quigley in TRAGEDY AND HOPE, at 855 [MacMillian Company, New +York (1974)]. [Mr. Quigley wants us to believe that the 14,000 tons of silver in its entirety went into an Oak Ridge Government building for electrical wiring]. =============================================================[226]

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and the same Paul Volcker who now holds a controlling executive position in the +

and the same Paul Volcker who now holds a controlling executive position in the Fed, a position that when he campaigned for it in 1978, he openly called for the "controlled disintegration" of the United States. [227]

@@ -1921,8 +1921,8 @@ was, that they then would have a power to create a bank, which would render the great cities, where there was prejudices and jealousies on that subject, adverse to the adoption of the Constitution [Volume 4, Jefferson's Correspondence, pages 523 and 524]." --Joseph Story in III COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION, at 128 ["Powers -of Congress"] (Cambridge, 1833). However, just because the CREATION OF +-Joseph Story in III COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION, at 128 ["Powers +of Congress"] (Cambridge, 1833). However, just because the CREATION OF CORPORATIONS CLAUSE never made it into the final draft of the Constitution, does not disable the United States today from creating corporations, since many other enabling acts were written into the Constitution that, although sounding @@ -1951,8 +1951,8 @@ to those raising and maintaining fleets and armies. And it may be added, that it has a most important bearing upon the regulation of currency between the states. It is an instrument, which has been usually applied by Governments in the administration of their fiscal and financial operations." --Joseph Story in III COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION 134, ["Powers of -Congress"] (Cambridge, 1833). +-Joseph Story in III COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION 134, ["Powers of +Congress"] (Cambridge, 1833). =============================================================[230]

Also foolish is the line that I hear that no tax could possibly be due to the @@ -1971,7 +1971,7 @@ et seq. =============================================================[231]

him in tax collections. [232]

[232]============================================================= -Responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the Revenue Laws is +Responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the Revenue Laws is vested in the Secretary of the Treasury, pursuant to Title 26, Section 7801(a). In turn, by one more layer of delegation, the Internal Revenue Service is vested with the tax collection responsibilities for the Secretary. See @@ -1988,7 +1988,7 @@ PRIVATEER, then, is an armed vessel, owned, fitted out, and manned by private parties with a legal commission from a political jurisdiction authorizing it to capture the vessels and cargo's of the enemy. This legal commission, called a LETTER OF MARQUE, impressed upon the PRIVATEER'S banditry an aura of legitimacy -in International Law, without which Privateers would be hung as pirates by any +in International Law, without which Privateers would be hung as pirates by any nation's ships fast enough to capture one. But back safely at home, the LETTER OF MARQUE also served as a legal basis for an Admiralty Court to condemn the captured property, the Prize, and assign it over to the Privateers themselves @@ -2004,7 +2004,7 @@ THE BARBARY CORSAIRS by S. Lane-Poole, State Mutual Books and Periodical Service, New York (1985)]. PRIVATEERING was somewhat abolished, or perhaps toned down, by the DECLARATION OF PARIS in 1856; but PRIVATEERING was extensive during the Civil War, and the United States Congress soon would be giving -President Abraham Lincoln a grant of jurisdiction to commission Privateers. +President Abraham Lincoln a grant of jurisdiction to commission Privateers. [See THE BARBARY COAST by Henry Field, C. Scribner's Sons, New York (1893); and THE BARBARY SLAVES by Stephen Clissold, P. Elek Publishers, London (1977)]. For a short story on PRIVATEERS during the Civil War, see the NEW YORK TIMES for @@ -2013,8 +2013,8 @@ Fitting Out," discussing how the Confederate ship THE FLORIDA was offered French police protection from seizure from Union ships by France while she was parking at Brest shipyards for repairs. Yet, a variation on PRIVATEERING continued into the 1900's, as Russian volunteer vessels once seized neutral -commerce in the Red Sea [see Edwin Moxen in RUSSIAN RAIDS ON NEUTRAL COMMERCE, -3 Michigan Law Review 1 (1904)]. For a discussion from a legal perspective on +commerce in the Red Sea [see Edwin Moxen in RUSSIAN RAIDS ON NEUTRAL COMMERCE, +3 Michigan Law Review 1 (1904)]. For a discussion from a legal perspective on Privateering and LETTERS OF MARQUE, see THE FIRST FEDERAL COURT by Henry J. Bourguignon, page 3 [American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia (1977)]. Today, PRIVATEERING is a crime for American Citizens [see Title 18, Section @@ -2037,13 +2037,13 @@ requisite blend of comparative background elements of thievery are present, an underlying tone of IRS illegitimacy runs throughout the analogy, and that, generally is the kind of talk Tax Protestors like to hear... "looters," "theft," "banditry" and the like. Yes, analogies like that are music to the -ears of Tax Protestors EXTRAORDINAIRE like Irwin Schiff, [234]

+ears of Tax Protestors EXTRAORDINAIRE like Irwin Schiff, [234]

[234]============================================================= HOW ANYONE CAN STOP PAYING INCOME TAXES [Freedom Books, Hamden, Connecticut (1982)]. =============================================================[234]

-

and Representative George Hansen. [235]

+

and Representative George Hansen. [235]

[235]============================================================= TO HARASS OUR PEOPLE: THE IRS AND GOVERNMENT ABUSE OF POWER [Positive Publications, @@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@ Washington, D.C. (1984)].

But just one tiny little problem surfaces here which makes the PRIVATEERS TO IRS TERMITES analogy fall apart and collapse, a tiny little problem Irwin -Schiff and George Hansen do not want to talk about -- a tiny little problem +Schiff and George Hansen do not want to talk about -- a tiny little problem most folks had better start to talk about, NOW, before getting in front of Father at the Last Day: An invisible Contract. Today, the Protestor has entered into a series of invisible contracts with the King, numerous contracts which @@ -2070,8 +2070,8 @@ Federal Reserve Notes at the Judge. One of the reasons why Federal Magistrates and the United States Supreme Court are so reluctant to declare the Fed or its Notes as being unConstitutional [aside from the fact that many Federal Judges find the idea to be philosophically uncomfortable and ideologically irritating] -is because, as a matter of Law, the use and recirculation of Federal Reserve -Notes falls under the governing doctrine applicable to Commercial Contract Law +is because, as a matter of Law, the use and recirculation of Federal Reserve +Notes falls under the governing doctrine applicable to Commercial Contract Law Jurisprudence, so the Constitution is largely irrelevant right from the beginning, as the entire closed private domain of King's Commerce is a benefit/privilege created by the Congress, and there is nothing in the @@ -2086,11 +2086,11 @@ paper money a tender in payment of debts was unconstitutional and against the principles of magna carta. They were compelled to appear before the legislature to vindicate themselves; and the next year... they were left out of office for having questioned the legislative power." --Joseph Story in III COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION, at 469, -footnote 1 (Cambridge, 1833). +-Joseph Story in III COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION, at 469, +footnote 1 (Cambridge, 1833). =============================================================[236]

-

Assuming for a moment, ARGUENDO, that the interposition of Contract Law was +

Assuming for a moment, ARGUENDO, that the interposition of Contract Law was irrelevant, then aside from that there are a large number of separate and distinct sources of jurisdiction the King can claim as authority to issue out debased paper currency. But before listing those sources, we need to back up a @@ -2120,7 +2120,7 @@ sources of Constitutional Jurisdiction at some future date that the Congress never really contemplated when it originally created the program (if a quorum ever really did exist to create the Fed). However unfair this appears to be, would someone please show me where the Constitution requires the Congress to -recite its enabling Jurisdiction on each Act it passes? The Framers were also +recite its enabling Jurisdiction on each Act it passes? The Framers were also negligent in this respect, and so there is no such recital requirement, and so now the Attorney General is free to come up with a long list of claimed sources of Constitutional Jurisdiction that the Protestor never ever dreamed of; a list @@ -2202,7 +2202,7 @@ be necessary. The accustomed currency [of hard gold and silver] is wholly inadequate. The Government has for many years used only gold and silver for this purpose, and it is deeply lamented that it is obliged to depart from this desirable standard. But we are left with no option." --Representative John Crisfield of Maryland, in a speech before +-Representative John Crisfield of Maryland, in a speech before Congress on February 5, 1862 [CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, 37th Congress, 2nd Session, Appendix, page 48 et seq.].

@@ -2215,8 +2215,8 @@ Section 8 of the Constitution."

[241]"The power to regulate commerce is general and unlimited in its terms. The full power to regulate a particular subject implies the whole power, and leaves no residium." --Joseph Story in III COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION, at 513 ["Powers -of Congress -- Commerce"] (Cambridge, 1833).

+-Joseph Story in III COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION, at 513 ["Powers +of Congress -- Commerce"] (Cambridge, 1833).

[242]"Here the substantive power to tax was allowed to be employed for improving the currency." @@ -2229,8 +2229,8 @@ this prerogative belongs to the Crown; and in former ages, it was greatly abused; for base coin was often coined and circulated by its authority, at a value far above its intrinsic worth; and thus taxes of a burdensome nature were indirectly laid upon the people." --Joseph Story in III COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION, at 17 ["Powers -of Congress -- Coinage"] (Cambridge, 1833).

+-Joseph Story in III COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION, at 17 ["Powers +of Congress -- Coinage"] (Cambridge, 1833).

[244]"A bank has a direct relation to the power of borrowing money, because it is an unusual, and in sudden emergencies, an essential instrument, in the @@ -2241,8 +2241,8 @@ anticipation is indispensable. If there is a bank, the supply can at once be had; if there be none, loans from individuals must be sought. The progress of these is often too slow for the exigency; in some situations they are not practical at all." --Joseph Story in III COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION, at 139 -[footnote -- "Powers of Congress -- Bank"] (Cambridge, 1833).

+-Joseph Story in III COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION, at 139 +[footnote -- "Powers of Congress -- Bank"] (Cambridge, 1833).

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@@ -2259,7 +2259,7 @@ the Government and the destruction of the Constitution itself. It demanded the equipment and support of large armies and navies, and the employment of money to an extent beyond the capacity of all ordinary sources of supply. Meanwhile, the public Treasury was nearly empty, and the credit of the Government, if not -stretched to its utmost tension, had become nearly exhausted. Moneyed +stretched to its utmost tension, had become nearly exhausted. Moneyed institutions had advanced largely of their means, and more could not be expected of them. They had been compelled to suspend specie payments. Taxation was inadequate to pay even the interest on the debt already incurred, and it @@ -2286,7 +2286,7 @@ from destruction, while the Legal Tender Acts would, could any one be bold enough to assert that Congress transgressed its powers? Or if these enactments did not work these results, can it be maintained now that they were not for a legitimate end, or 'appropriate and adapted to that end?' in the language of -Chief Justice Marshall? That they did work such results is not to be doubted. +Chief Justice Marshall? That they did work such results is not to be doubted. Something revived the drooping faith of the people; something brought immediately to the Government's aid the resources of the nation, and something enabled the successful prosecution of the war, and the preservation of national @@ -2326,7 +2326,7 @@ directly contrary to what is written, is considerable foolishness.

and all the Constitutional Convention debates on the MONEY COIN CLAUSE, and the material discussed in secret Convention meetings back in 1787, and all of the Legislation enacted pursuant thereto, and all of the quotations from the -Founding Fathers, such as in Max Farrand's works [249]

+Founding Fathers, such as in Max Farrand's works [249]

[249]============================================================= THE RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION OF 1787 [Yale University Press, New Haven (1937); 4 @@ -2344,7 +2344,7 @@ RAISING TAXES, [250]

[250]============================================================= See THE FEDERAL TAXING POWER AS A MEANS OF ESTABLISHING A UNIFIED BANKING SYSTEM, Notes -["Legislation"], 46 Harvard Law Review 143 (1932). +["Legislation"], 46 Harvard Law Review 143 (1932). =============================================================[250]

the INTERSTATE COMMERCE CLAUSE, the Article I, Section 8 MONEY COIN CLAUSE, and @@ -2366,7 +2366,7 @@ Citizens in person. Its materials of war, its munitions, equipment, and commissary stores must come from the industry of the country. This can only be stimulated into activity by a proper financial system, especially as regards the currency." --KNOX VS. LEE, 79 U.S. 457 [Justice Bradley, concurring] (1871). +-KNOX VS. LEE, 79 U.S. 457 [Justice Bradley, concurring] (1871). =============================================================[251]

Will someone please tell me how to challenge the Fed based on the INTERSTATE @@ -2408,29 +2408,29 @@ this Government is unable to meet its obligations at their real value; and must compound with its creditors at a discount... "This provision attempts the impossible thing of giving to paper the value of gold..." --Representative John Crisfield of Maryland, in a speech in Congress on +-Representative John Crisfield of Maryland, in a speech in Congress on February 5, 1862 [CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, 37th Congress, 2nd Session, Appendix, page 48 et seq.] =============================================================[253]

The answer is that you are not going to. There are some sharp attorneys like -Edwin Vieira (Mr. Solyom's attorney), [254]

+Edwin Vieira (Mr. Solyom's attorney), [254]

-

[254]============================================================= Edwin Vieira -represented Richard Solyom in a Stated related EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDING, and +

[254]============================================================= Edwin Vieira +represented Richard Solyom in a Stated related EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDING, and challenged the right of a State to force the acceptance of Federal Reserve Notes as the QUID PRO QUO for his land that the State wanted to grab. Edwin Vieira argued the monetary disabilities of Article I, Section 10 in an action against a STATE, which at least is a correct point of beginning -- a lot more than what I can say for Tax Protestors throwing Article I, Section 10 arguments -at THE CONGRESS. Edwin Vieira also wrote a book discussing the monetary powers +at THE CONGRESS. Edwin Vieira also wrote a book discussing the monetary powers and disabilities of the United States Constitution; see PIECES OF EIGHT by -Edwin Vieira, Jr. [Devin-Adair, Old Greenwich, Connecticut (1983)]. +Edwin Vieira, Jr. [Devin-Adair, Old Greenwich, Connecticut (1983)]. =============================================================[254]

and on the other hand there are some INTELLIGENTSIA clowns; and any judicial rebuffment experienced by attorneys throwing Protestor caliber arguments at -Federal Judges is a FULLY EARNED ACCOUNT >phrase originated by Ayn Rand<, as +Federal Judges is a FULLY EARNED ACCOUNT >phrase originated by Ayn Rand<, as any flaky arguments centered singularly around just the GOLD AND SILVER COIN CLAUSE of Article I, Section 10 are just plain stupid: You are misleading your readers, delivering naught to your clients for your fees, and as attorneys you @@ -2440,11 +2440,11 @@ should know better. [255]

use that license of your's as a tool to impress and intellectually intimidate people, and since that is your standard, I would then hold you to it and order your disbarment if I had any supervisory jurisdictional interest in your -license, just like Jerome Daly from Minnesota was once suspended from the -Practice of Law for his flaky money arguments. In the JUSTICE OF THE PEACE -COURT for Credit River, Minnesota, on December 7, 1968, Jerome Daly once scored +license, just like Jerome Daly from Minnesota was once suspended from the +Practice of Law for his flaky money arguments. In the JUSTICE OF THE PEACE +COURT for Credit River, Minnesota, on December 7, 1968, Jerome Daly once scored an impressive victory before a jury, on what was largely a stipulated factual -setting of FAILURE OF CONSIDERATION on a $14,000 mortgage that Jerome Daly had +setting of FAILURE OF CONSIDERATION on a $14,000 mortgage that Jerome Daly had defaulted on. Seemingly, he was off to a good start, but a continuing series of rebuffments later on before judges cast his money arguments off on an illicit tangent, and when he refused to back off, his license was suspended. @@ -2483,7 +2483,7 @@ independent sources of jurisdiction to pull from in order to justify the existence of the Federal Reserve Board and those paper notes that his Legal Tender statutes have designated to be his currency, please do not construe that with any philosophical inclination on my part that might appear to favor the -King issuing out such paper based circulating instruments that excite Gremlins +King issuing out such paper based circulating instruments that excite Gremlins so much in elevated enscrewment ecstacy; I am different from Protestors only in the limited sense that I always evaluate both sides of an issue before throwing something at a Judge. Refusing to badmouth adversaries does not mean that you @@ -2523,10 +2523,10 @@ one level and just cite judicial reasoning in an attempt to dismantle a small appendage of the Fed, called the FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE, or FOMC. By researching Supreme Court cases back in the 1930's, an era when Judicial annulment of Nelson Rockefeller's social welfare LEX [through his public -nominee, imp FDR] was in vogue, these Protestors intend to cite Cases like: +nominee, imp FDR] was in vogue, these Protestors intend to cite Cases like: -PANAMA REFINING COMPANY VS. RYAN, 293 U.S. 388 (1934); -SCHECHTER POULTRY VS. UNITED STATES, 295 U.S. 495 (1935); --JAMES CARTER VS. CARTER COAL COMPANY, 298 U.S. 238 (1936); and then +-JAMES CARTER VS. CARTER COAL COMPANY, 298 U.S. 238 (1936); and then pursuant to reasoning in those Cases, argue that the delegation of regulatory commercial matters by the Congress to a non-juristic business association of some type, is unConstitutional: @@ -2540,7 +2540,7 @@ their enterprises? And could an effort of that sort be made valid by such a preface of generalities as to permissible aims as we find in [this NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY ACT that the Supreme Court is about to run into the ground]? The answer is obvious. Such a delegation of legislative power is -unknown to our Law and is utterly inconsistent with the Constitutional +unknown to our Law and is utterly inconsistent with the Constitutional prerogatives and duties of Congress." -SCHECHTER POULTRY VS. UNITED STATES, 295 U.S. 495, at 537 (1935). No where in the Constitution does it state that "... the Congress shall not @@ -2551,14 +2551,14 @@ Constitution; many are reasonably inferred as existing incidental to what the Constitution otherwise expressly mandates. By going after just the FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE appendage within the Fed, and not the Fed itself, these Protestors are emulating a successful MODUS OPERANDI used extensively by -Gremlins themselves -- by selectively hacking away at something here a little, +Gremlins themselves -- by selectively hacking away at something here a little, and there a little -- slowly and patiently. Whether or not these Protestors will ultimately succeed is inconclusive at the present time. There is some merit to their DELEGATION QUESTION arguments as limited just to the FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE itself within the Fed; and these arguments are not overruled by the other wide ranging fundamental sources of jurisdictional fuel the King has to create the larger Federal Reserve. ... And for Protestors -searching for something to throw at the Gremlin's enrichment Goliath, that's +searching for something to throw at the Gremlin's enrichment Goliath, that's enough. I am concerned about whether or not these Protestors can create a sound JUSTICIABLE CONTROVERSY, which is another question; to the extent that the FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE massages around and regulates with juristic force @@ -2574,18 +2574,18 @@ COOKIE Federal Judges who will take advantage of the factual opportunity this impending Case presents to them, by throwing snortations at the Protestors. =============================================================[259]

-

Yes, Virginia, Paul Warburg knew what he was doing. But even that is not the +

Yes, Virginia, Paul Warburg knew what he was doing. But even that is not the full story.

QUESTION: How are you Protestors going to attack Federal Reserve Notes on the floor of the United States Supreme Court? How are you going to attack Sovereignty itself? Are you going to try and attack the essence of Sovereignty itself by quoting from the devil himself? If you can't find a quotation from -Lucifer slicing down Sovereignty, then maybe a quotation from one of his hard -working Gremlin assistants might be a point of beginning. [260]

+Lucifer slicing down Sovereignty, then maybe a quotation from one of his hard +working Gremlin assistants might be a point of beginning. [260]

-

[260]============================================================= Gremlin -Zbigniew Brzezinski writing in BETWEEN TWO AGES: AMERICA'S ROLE IN THE +

[260]============================================================= Gremlin +Zbigniew Brzezinski writing in BETWEEN TWO AGES: AMERICA'S ROLE IN THE TECHNETRONIC AGE, once advocated that the fiction of Sovereignty must be replaced with reality: "The doctrine of sovereignty created the institutional basis for @@ -2605,11 +2605,11 @@ importance of the national community is rising, and the attempt to establish an equilibrium between the imperatives of the [Corporate Socialist Rockefeller Cartel's] new internationalism and the need for a more intimate national community is the source of frictions and conflicts." --Gremlin Zbigniew Brzezinski in BETWEEN TWO AGES: AMERICA'S ROLE IN +-Gremlin Zbigniew Brzezinski in BETWEEN TWO AGES: AMERICA'S ROLE IN THE TECHNETRONIC AGE, at 70 and 56 [Viking Press, New York City (1970)]. =============================================================[260]

-

Well, an attack on Sovereignty like that, although a majestic goal for Gremlins +

Well, an attack on Sovereignty like that, although a majestic goal for Gremlins as they tear down our existing Constitution and the Juristic Institution it created, and try and replace it with their own, is not much. So now just how does an inherent prerogative of the Sovereign, of this right to issue out money @@ -2636,14 +2636,14 @@ the original draft versions of the Second and Fifth Amendments were far more specific and restrictive than the negotiated comprised milktoast versions that finally made it through the Congress of 1787. Yes, the Constitution was an INSPIRED DOCUMENT, but an INSPIRED DOCUMENT does not mean PERFECT DOCUMENT: -"We believe that God raised up George Washington, that He raised up -Thomas Jefferson, that He raised up Benjamin Franklin and those other Patriots +"We believe that God raised up George Washington, that He raised up +Thomas Jefferson, that He raised up Benjamin Franklin and those other Patriots who carved out with their swords and with their pens the character and stability of this great Government which they hoped would stand forever, an asylum for the oppressed of all nations, where no man's religion would be questioned, no man would be limited in his honest service to his Maker, so long as he did not infringe upon the rights of his fellow men. We believe those men -were inspired to do their work, as we do that Joseph Smith was inspired to +were inspired to do their work, as we do that Joseph Smith was inspired to begin this work; just as Galileo, Columbus, and other mighty men of old... were inspired to gradually pave the way leading to this Dispensation; Sentinels, standing at different periods down the centuries, playing their parts as they @@ -2676,27 +2676,27 @@ assessment of the total factual setting of monetary history in the United States will emphasize general naivete among the members of the American legislatures in 1787: They didn't know what they were doing, collectively speaking, although there were a few who did raise their voices in opposition to -paper money, like Roger Sherman. [263]

+paper money, like Roger Sherman. [263]

[263]============================================================= For example, in the Continental Congress on August 28th, 1787, "Article 12 was being discussed. Article 12 was proposed to be as follows: "Article XII. No state shall coin money; nor grant letters of marque and reprisals; nor enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; nor grant -any title of Nobility." "Mr. Wilson and Mr. Roger Sherman moved to insert after +any title of Nobility." "Mr. Wilson and Mr. Roger Sherman moved to insert after the words COIN MONEY the words TO EMIT BILLS OF CREDIT, NOR MAKE ANY THING BUT GOLD AND SILVER COIN A TENDER IN PAYMENT OF DEBTS, thus making those -prohibitions against paper money absolute. "Mr. Ghorum thought the purpose +prohibitions against paper money absolute. "Mr. Ghorum thought the purpose would be well secured by the provision of Article XIII, which makes the consent of the General Legislature necessary, and in that mode, no opposition would be excited; whereas an absolute prohibition of paper money would rouse the most -desperate opposition from its partizans. "Mr. Sherman thought this a favorable +desperate opposition from its partizans. "Mr. Sherman thought this a favorable crisis for crushing paper money. If the consent of the Legislature could authorize emissions of it, the friends of paper money would make every exertion to get into the legislature in order to license it." --see Max Farrand's II RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION OF 1787, at -page 439 [Yale University Press, New Haven (1911-1937)]. Notice how Mr. Sherman -and Mr Ghorum were concerned, knowledgeable and aware of the exterior +-see Max Farrand's II RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION OF 1787, at +page 439 [Yale University Press, New Haven (1911-1937)]. Notice how Mr. Sherman +and Mr Ghorum were concerned, knowledgeable and aware of the exterior opposition to prohibiting the emission of paper bills. There was opposition lying around the Countryside, opposed to making hard gold and silver mandatory with no legislative discretion allowed to substitute paper bills for gold and @@ -2709,7 +2709,7 @@ bills because they knew then that few people wanted such a mandatory restrainment operating on the Congress, and our Fathers in 1787 did not want to create opposition to the proposed new Constitution designed to replace the ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION. So what we are left with today is the milktoast of -Article I, Section 8. Gremlins have merely take advantage of what our Fathers +Article I, Section 8. Gremlins have merely take advantage of what our Fathers circumvented back then; and our Fathers found themselves in such a position because a lot of folks did not want prohibitions against the emission of paper bills. We did this to ourselves, and Patriots are snickering at the wrong @@ -2718,36 +2718,36 @@ people. =============================================================[263]

Remember that the Britannic Crown was still quite popular then, and the American Revolution was a minority rights operation, with many bleeding heart native Americans opposing severance from the Crown. And there were also just -too few George Masons to go around. The experientially wise know that you +too few George Masons to go around. The experientially wise know that you never, ever deal with a King with negative restraining clauses in contracts except under the most explicit and blunt words that the English Language offers, because the King will always figure out ways to claim some implicit permission to work his way around a restraining clause that is sounding in milktoast; but our Fathers didn't do that. And compounding the problem drafting such specific language, sprinkled in between the floor debates and political -comprises, were a few traitors of strong influence (like Alexander Hamilton, -who married indirectly into the House of Rothschild). [264]

+comprises, were a few traitors of strong influence (like Alexander Hamilton, +who married indirectly into the House of Rothschild). [264]

-

[264]============================================================= Alexander -Hamilton was born Alexander Levine, of Jewish lineage, in St. Croix, the West +

[264]============================================================= Alexander +Hamilton was born Alexander Levine, of Jewish lineage, in St. Croix, the West Indies. After changing his name and his geographical situs, he married -Elizabeth Schuyler, the second daughter of Phillip Schuyler, at the bride's +Elizabeth Schuyler, the second daughter of Phillip Schuyler, at the bride's home in Albany, New York, on December 14, 1780. The bride's mother was -Catherine van Rensselaer, daughter of Colonel John R. van Rensselaer, who was -the son of Hendrik, the grandson of Killiaen, the first Partroon, and Engeltke +Catherine van Rensselaer, daughter of Colonel John R. van Rensselaer, who was +the son of Hendrik, the grandson of Killiaen, the first Partroon, and Engeltke (Angelica) Livingston. The bride had been characterized as: "... a brunette with the most good natured, dark, lovely eyes that I ever saw, which threw a beam of good temper and benevolence over her entire -countenance." The bride was just over 23, and the groom was 25. Alexander's -courtship with Elizabeth that year had been very brief, as the arranged +countenance." The bride was just over 23, and the groom was 25. Alexander's +courtship with Elizabeth that year had been very brief, as the arranged marriage that it was. While others have uncovered payment records in the -British Museum in London from the Rothschilds to their nominee Alexander +British Museum in London from the Rothschilds to their nominee Alexander Hamilton, an examination of his political orientation [particularly his drive -to create a national bank] magnifies his Gremlin stature. There is quite a -large number of Alexander Hamilton related biographics and profile sketches -floating around. See "THE INTIMATE LIFE OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON," by Allan +to create a national bank] magnifies his Gremlin stature. There is quite a +large number of Alexander Hamilton related biographics and profile sketches +floating around. See "THE INTIMATE LIFE OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON," by Allan Hamilton [Charles Scribner's Sons, New York (1910) [quote on the bride's -description, id., at page 95]; and "ALEXANDER HAMILTON: YOUTH TO MATURITY, 1755 +description, id., at page 95]; and "ALEXANDER HAMILTON: YOUTH TO MATURITY, 1755 - 1788," by Broades Mitchell [MacMillian Company, New York (1957)]. =============================================================[264]

@@ -2760,11 +2760,11 @@ ascended into positions of political prominence; sometimes into Juristic Institutions, and other times they operate on the outside, perhaps as a director of a foundation, a historian, or a university professor of some type. One such imp, financially sponsored by Rockefeller Cartel interests, has been -Rexford Tugwell, who likes to create the image that he is a historian. In one +Rexford Tugwell, who likes to create the image that he is a historian. In one of his books, entitled THE EMERGING CONSTITUTION, he really shows off his -Gremlin colors. He tries to throw derogatory characterizations at our Founding +Gremlin colors. He tries to throw derogatory characterizations at our Founding Fathers by pointing attention over to such things as the acreage of land once -owned by Thomas Jefferson and other economic profile information; but the fact +owned by Thomas Jefferson and other economic profile information; but the fact that the Four Rockefeller Brothers are financially sponsoring little Tug himself to write a new Constitution to enrich the Brothers is, of course, something this little imp, speaking with a forked tongue, remains silent on. @@ -2775,8 +2775,8 @@ Corporate Socialist lines that would enrich his sponsors in the Rockefeller Cartel. Under this new Constitution, large private corporations assume several of the functions once held exclusively by Juristic Institutions -- such as criminal prosecutions, the regulation of business, issuance of commercial -licenses, and, of course, there is no Trial by Jury. Rexford Tugwell shows off -his true Gremlin colors by coming down on those great triple Gremlin irritants: +licenses, and, of course, there is no Trial by Jury. Rexford Tugwell shows off +his true Gremlin colors by coming down on those great triple Gremlin irritants: LAISSEZ-FAIRE, INDIVIDUALISM, and the INDEPENDENCE of national Sovereignty: "So much for the Constitution. But it did not end there; continuing suspicion of authority allowed LAISSEZ-FAIRE to thrive beyond its time and @@ -2796,19 +2796,19 @@ realistic approach has made its way into people's minds... recognize that the businesses involved were using resources belonging to the people, and lacking this, their authority to make allocations was hazy. They were handicapped also by the prevailing belief in LAISSEZ-FAIRE..." --Rexford Tugwell in THE EMERGING CONSTITUTION, at 17, 27 and 145 +-Rexford Tugwell in THE EMERGING CONSTITUTION, at 17, 27 and 145 [Harper & Row, New York (1974); Sponsored by the Rockefeller's FUND FOR THE -REPUBLIC in Santa Monica, California]. Notice what difficulty Gremlins like +REPUBLIC in Santa Monica, California]. Notice what difficulty Gremlins like little Tug have in restraining themselves not to throw invectives at those heinous institutions of INDIVIDUALISM, LAISSEZ-FAIRE, and the INDEPENDENCE of -national Sovereignty. Gremlins do not want INDIVIDUALS to amount to something +national Sovereignty. Gremlins do not want INDIVIDUALS to amount to something great on their own volition [they want men to remain boys, and for everyone to keep their diapers on by looking to Government for security, for protection, and as a source of remedies for society's problems]; they do not want LAISSEZ-FAIR [they want total top down Government control of everything, so -that when Government controls it, then they can control it]; and Gremlins do +that when Government controls it, then they can control it]; and Gremlins do not want the world divided up into multiple independent Sovereignties [they -want a ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT, under their control]. Those are the great Gremlin +want a ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT, under their control]. Those are the great Gremlin objectives, and getting rid of that United States Constitution -- and everything else Majestic, Celestial, and developmental of INDIVIDUALS that it represents -- is a glorious dream for imps to bask in. [For other attacks on @@ -2817,7 +2817,7 @@ Beard in AN ECONOMIC INTERPRETATION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION [The Free Press, New York (1913)]; who uncovered detailed financial profile information on the Founders, and then came to the conclusion, as he was paid to do, that the Constitution was just a legal instrument to self-enrich its creators. Like -his brother Rexford Tugwell, CHARLES BEARD SHOULD BE THE VERY LAST ONE TO +his brother Rexford Tugwell, CHARLES BEARD SHOULD BE THE VERY LAST ONE TO TALK.] =============================================================[265]

One might think that with the passage of time, an increase in political SAVOIR @@ -2827,40 +2827,40 @@ consequences. We need a Constitutional Convention today in the 1980's like we need the Ortega Brothers >of Nicaraguan infamy< in the United States Senate representing the State of New Hampshire. Conservatives believing a new Constitutional Convention, called for the purpose of a BALANCED BUDGET -AMENDMENT, are playing into the hands of Gremlins, who fully intend to use that +AMENDMENT, are playing into the hands of Gremlins, who fully intend to use that Constitutional Convention to replace our Father's Constitution with their own; in fact that is how the Constitution of 1787 was proposed to the States, as a -replacement for the ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION. And if you don't think Gremlins +replacement for the ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION. And if you don't think Gremlins are smart enough to use parliamentary devices to work their way around wording in some State Resolutions calling for such a Convention (attempting to limit the subject matter discussed in the Convention to just the content of the -BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT), then you have no knowledge whatsoever of Gremlins, +BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT), then you have no knowledge whatsoever of Gremlins, and you are not even qualified to exercise such political judgment today when -in fact Gremlins now hold the upper hand in the United States. [266]

+in fact Gremlins now hold the upper hand in the United States. [266]

[266]============================================================= If you CONSERVATIVES were smart, you would not consider donating money or voting for any candidate expressing sympathy with either the milktoast Democratic or -Republican Party Platforms; such a candidate is no adversary of Gremlins. As -far as I am concerned, if in fact the Gremlins can pull off this Constitutional +Republican Party Platforms; such a candidate is no adversary of Gremlins. As +far as I am concerned, if in fact the Gremlins can pull off this Constitutional switch at the impending Constitutional Convention, then they fully deserve the avalanche of benefits such a juristic instrument will generate for them. I -admire victors of battles for their tactical SAVIOR FAIRE, even though I may +admire victors of battles for their tactical SAVIOR FAIRE, even though I may not be sympathetic with their doctrines or objectives. =============================================================[266]

-

And Gremlins are not about to let a Constitutional Convention come and go in +

And Gremlins are not about to let a Constitutional Convention come and go in the United States without putting up a good fight. [267]

[267]============================================================= "In connection with the attack on the United States, the Lord told the Prophet -Joseph Smith [that] there would be an attempt to overthrow the country by -destroying the Constitution. Joseph Smith predicted that the time would come +Joseph Smith [that] there would be an attempt to overthrow the country by +destroying the Constitution. Joseph Smith predicted that the time would come when the Constitution would hang as it were by a thread, and at that time... the Elders of Israel, widely spread over the nation, will, at the crucial time... [participate by providing] the necessary balance of strength to save the institutions of Constitutional Government. Now is the time to get ready." --Ezra Taft Benson in CONFERENCE REPORTS, page 70 (October, 1961). +-Ezra Taft Benson in CONFERENCE REPORTS, page 70 (October, 1961). =============================================================[267]

If you want to get a good preview and feel for the class of new Constitution @@ -2868,9 +2868,9 @@ that such a convention would produce, just examine the caliber of Presidents elected in recent history. [268]

[268]============================================================= If you are -unaware of the interest certain Gremlins have towards using that impending +unaware of the interest certain Gremlins have towards using that impending Convention for their own proprietary purposes, then consider these words from -our Gremlin friend EXTRAORDINAIRE, Zbigniew Brzezinski: +our Gremlin friend EXTRAORDINAIRE, Zbigniew Brzezinski: "The approaching two hundredth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence could justify the call for a national constitutional convention to reexamine the nation's formal institutional framework. Either 1976 or 1987 -- @@ -2883,13 +2883,13 @@ suitable occasion for redefining the meaning of modern democracy -- a task admittedly challenging but not necessarily more so than when it was undertaken by the founding fathers -- and for setting ambitious and concrete social goals." --Gremlin Zbigniew Brzezinski in BETWEEN TWO AGES: AMERICA'S ROLE IN +-Gremlin Zbigniew Brzezinski in BETWEEN TWO AGES: AMERICA'S ROLE IN THE TECHNETRONIC AGE, at 258 [Viking Press, New York City (1970)]. Those -"social goals" that Brzezinski wants involve a NEW ECONOMIC ORDER which -Brzezinski openly admits would seriously threaten "the traditional American +"social goals" that Brzezinski wants involve a NEW ECONOMIC ORDER which +Brzezinski openly admits would seriously threaten "the traditional American values of individualism, free enterprise, the work ethic, and efficiency." -- but pesky little anachronisms like those are nuisances today, and his employer -David Rockefeller has no room for nuisances. What David decrees is what's -important, and David has decreed that Corporate Socialism is important. +David Rockefeller has no room for nuisances. What David decrees is what's +important, and David has decreed that Corporate Socialism is important.

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I N V I S I B L E C O N T R A C T S - George Mercier

+ George Mercier

THE CITIZENSHIP CONTRACT [Pages 386-434]

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ States chose to base its tax jurisdiction on Citizenship from the inception of the Income Tax in 1913." -Citizenship as a Jurisdictional Basis for Taxation: Section 911 and the Foreign Source Income Experience -by John Christie, 8 Brooklyn Journal of International Law +by John Christie, 8 Brooklyn Journal of International Law 109, at 109 (1982). Such a seemingly easy STATEMENT for someone to make, yet pulling together all of the relevant factors on Citizenship is difficult because they are not all located in one single place; and there @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ by the act of the subject alone... "But that law of the perpetuity of allegiance is now changed..." [meaning Americans can dissolve the tie whenever they feel like it, a severance not possible under the old Britannic rule of Kings.] --Edward Bates, United States Attorney General, in ["Citizenship"], 10 +-Edward Bates, United States Attorney General, in ["Citizenship"], 10 Opinions of the Attorney General 382 at 394, [W.H. & O.H. Morrison, Washington (1868)]. =============================================================[508]

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ political matter."

So although the 14th Amendment creates benefits proprietary to Citizenship, those are not the only Citizenship benefits that you need to concern yourself -with. Many Tax Protestors and Patriots are aware of the 14th Amendment story, +with. Many Tax Protestors and Patriots are aware of the 14th Amendment story, and accordingly counsel their students to file NOTICES OF BREACH OF CONTRACT and the like, and other hybrid unilateral declarations of RECESSION, in an attempt to remove themselves as persons attached to the 14th Amendment. Those @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ defective point of beginning to commence any legal analysis. [511]

[511]============================================================== For example, some states required that auctioneers possess licenses in the early -1800's, long before the 14th Amendment ever made its appearance. Joseph Story +1800's, long before the 14th Amendment ever made its appearance. Joseph Story mentions this in III Commentaries on the Constitution, at page 483, ["Powers of Congress - Taxes"], (Cambridge, 1833). This little regulatory jurisdiction existed long before either the Civil War or any of the so called Reconstruction @@ -183,13 +183,13 @@ jurisdictions, and your relational status to the 14th Amendment is irrelevant in determining your attachment to regulatory jurisdictions. ==============================================================[511]

-

This view of legal liability propagated by Protestors is baneful, and -replicates the MODUS OPERANDI of Lucifer when he propagates to his students +

This view of legal liability propagated by Protestors is baneful, and +replicates the MODUS OPERANDI of Lucifer when he propagates to his students many things which are technically accurate of and by themselves, but then he -teaches expansive conclusions which are defective. Lucifer counsels his +teaches expansive conclusions which are defective. Lucifer counsels his followers to get ready to justify their actions at the Last Day, an alluring preventative move that intellectuals find brilliant and intriguing background -advice; so now Lucifer has their attention. [512]

+advice; so now Lucifer has their attention. [512]

[512]============================================================= When some folks emphasize the value to you of PREVENTION, what they are also saying is @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ negative), as well as great and fabulous circumstances can and will come to pass (by planning for a positive). These reasons explain why an occasional glimpse into one's own future is very much an instrument for intellectual conquest and has such an alluring aura of mystique about it -- generating an -atmosphere of success that intrigues INTELLECTUALS so much -- who go for all +atmosphere of success that intrigues INTELLECTUALS so much -- who go for all they can grab. Gremlins have taken cognizance of this high-powered look ahead instrument (also called PLANNING), and have experienced impressive benefits from it: @@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ cold, hard economic facts from the rather warm feelings of the people dealing with these facts. "Few things are more difficult to do. The main obstacle lies in disentangling ourselves from our own emotions." --Gremlin Bernard Baruch in Baruch: My Own Story, -at 248 [Henry Holt and Company, New York (1957)]. On the -following pages in this book [which is his autobiography], Bernard Baruch gives +-Gremlin Bernard Baruch in Baruch: My Own Story, +at 248 [Henry Holt and Company, New York (1957)]. On the +following pages in this book [which is his autobiography], Bernard Baruch gives two stores from his business dealings exemplifying why and how he deemed it so extremely important to approach the task of fact finding free of emotions -- and the reason is because often the facts that are the answers to what we are @@ -235,31 +235,31 @@ speculators of all time -- who started from scratch and would up controlling at one time a significant percentage supply of the world's silver -- concluded his second business example with some advice presented in the form of a STATEMENT: "Experts will step in where even fools fear to tread." --Bernard Baruch, id., at page 253 Why will experts step in where fools +-Bernard Baruch, id., at page 253 Why will experts step in where fools fear to tread? The answer lies in examining what characteristic separates the expert from the fool: Simple lack of factual knowledge, acquired in part experientially, which is often corrected in the future. Tax and Highway -Contract Protestors searching for that elusive SILVER BULLET out there will +Contract Protestors searching for that elusive SILVER BULLET out there will find it -- of all places -- resting with themselves; and they will also find, in an unexpected place, an institution functioning as an accessory instrument offering them assistance to accomplish the most NOBLE and GREAT objectives that the mind can imagine -- an ecclesiastical institution that has always been there during your life, but whose potential beneficial significance was tossed aside and ignored due to overruling emotional intervention. Yes, OVERCOMING -YOUR OWN EMOTIONS is a difficult task as high-powered imp Bernard Baruch +YOUR OWN EMOTIONS is a difficult task as high-powered imp Bernard Baruch related so well to a setting involving the intense pursuit of commercial enrichment. Where there are difficult tasks, there also lies impressive benefits not otherwise obtainable; Celestial benefits whose reception then requires a forward glimpse into the future, now. Those Celestial Benefits will be acquired then through the correlative requisite behavioral changes made at the present time -- beneficial changes that cannot be made if that alluring -look ahead glimpse into the future that INTELLECTUALS and imps appreciate the +look ahead glimpse into the future that INTELLECTUALS and imps appreciate the value of such much, was not made at the present time. When we make that look ahead glimpse into the future, we ask ourselves a QUESTION: Do I really want to leave this Estate without replacement Covenants? =============================================================[512]

-

Then Lucifer continues on (also quite technically correct), that all of their +

Then Lucifer continues on (also quite technically correct), that all of their behavior down here should be so organized as to be "justifiable" before Father at the Last Day; this too is correct, as Father will be soliciting our feelings at the Last Day. But just one tiny problem surfaces for the world's Gremlins to @@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ would later be judged by. So, yes, you will be given the opportunity to justify your abominations before Father if you want to, but your justifications sounding in Tort are not going to be taken into consideration by Father and you Gremlins out there are damaging and deceiving yourselves. And in a very similar -way, many Tax Protestors are coaching their followers to concern themselves +way, many Tax Protestors are coaching their followers to concern themselves with the 14th Amendment -- a very accurate and correct statement, of and by itself. [513]

@@ -288,11 +288,11 @@ TAXATION is the layering of a plurality of taxes on the same economic asset or legal right by competing jurisdictions. In some factual settings, the jurisdiction to tax an economic asset actually belongs to several states, but should be conceded to only one State for the exercise of taxation jurisdiction. -See JURISDICTION TO TAX UNDER THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT in Notes, 25 Georgetown -Law Journal 448 (1937). +See JURISDICTION TO TAX UNDER THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT in Notes, 25 Georgetown +Law Journal 448 (1937). =============================================================[513]

-

But the conclusions those Tax Protestors draw, that termination of the adhesive +

But the conclusions those Tax Protestors draw, that termination of the adhesive King's Equity Jurisdiction that the 14th Amendment attaches is the only thing they need concern themselves with, is incorrect. 14th Amendment pleading, standing alone by itself, doesn't vitiate anyone's state or federal Income Tax @@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ offered by the King regardless of the claimed COMMON LAW or PREAMBLE classification status. And so correlatively, since those juristic benefits are accepted by all United States Citizens regardless of the claimed COMMON LAW or so-called PREAMBLE jurisdictional origin of the classification of Citizenship -(distinctions that Citizenship Contract Protestors like to make and argue), +(distinctions that Citizenship Contract Protestors like to make and argue), these distinctions mean absolutely nothing in important areas involving Tax and Military Conscription reciprocity expectations the King maintains on his Citizens. [514]

@@ -319,13 +319,13 @@ the Republic: "How in a Republican regime, is the supremacy of the private, self-regarding sphere in the life of each Citizen to be reconciled with the obligation of the People at large to perform the public-regarding duties of -Citizenship? It is interesting that [James] Wilson did not propose to solve +Citizenship? It is interesting that [James] Wilson did not propose to solve this problem by blinking at the magnitude of the apparent dilemma. More vividly -even than Locke himself, Wilson stated his liberal creed that "domestic +even than Locke himself, Wilson stated his liberal creed that "domestic society," that is, the private social life of each individual, must be deemed -intrinsically superior in dignity to all public matters, including Law and +intrinsically superior in dignity to all public matters, including Law and Government." --Stephen Conrad discussing the views of one of our Founding Fathers, +-Stephen Conrad discussing the views of one of our Founding Fathers, in CITIZENSHIP AND COMMON SENSE IN JAMES WILSON'S REPUBLICAN THEORY, 8 Supreme Court Review at 383 [University of Chicago Press, Chicago (1984)]. =============================================================[514]

@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ to arguments and speculative criticism, as it was at the beginning of the Government. Eighty years of practical enjoyment of Citizenship, under the Constitution, have not sufficed to teach us either the exact meaning of the word, or the constituent elements of the thing we prize so highly." --Edward Bates, United States Attorney General ["Citizenship"], in 10 +-Edward Bates, United States Attorney General ["Citizenship"], in 10 OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 382 at 383 [W.H. & O.H. Morrison, Washington (1868)]. The reason why I have had such headaches getting to the very bottom of @@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ very quickly terminated the conversation. Those benefits of Citizenship are all listed and neatly presented to Federal Judges in that BENCH BOOK of theirs; this is important material for Federal Judges to know since the King deems it extremely important that Judges feel justified and comfortable CRACKING -Protestors under the Citizenship Contract; and this is also the real meaning +Protestors under the Citizenship Contract; and this is also the real meaning behind an occasional blurb emanating down from the bench that "you've accepted a benefit [snort!]." What few words the Judge is saying is a fractured piece of the total contract pie, as contracts are properly in effect whenever @@ -403,14 +403,14 @@ and incomplete. [516]

[516]============================================================= For example, in UNITED STATES VS. MATHESON [532 F.2nd 809 (1976)], the Second Circuit -mentioned that some of those benefits received by a Mrs. Burns that were +mentioned that some of those benefits received by a Mrs. Burns that were attributable to her United States Citizenship were the issuance of her Passport, the issuance of a license on her yacht by the United States Coast Guard, and the benefit of standing assistance offered by an American foreign diplomatic consular office, since she had registered as a Citizen with the United States Mission [although such registration is not necessary to trigger assistance of diplomatic consular offices when requested]. See UNITED STATES -VS. MATHESON, id., at 819. Remember that the Law is always justified, and the +VS. MATHESON, id., at 819. Remember that the Law is always justified, and the acceptance of benefits, however flaky those benefits are in substance, do correctly justify the King's retention of expectations of financial reciprocity. =============================================================[516]

@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ slice of LEX come alive and make a great deal of sense. [519]

[519]============================================================= For example, one of the judicially defined benefits of American Citizenship is the right to sue and be sued in Federal and State Courts in the United States: -"George Bird... [having]... fulfilled the conditions which, under law +"George Bird... [having]... fulfilled the conditions which, under law enacted by Congress, entitle him to all the rights, privileges, [benefits,] and immunities of Citizenship. He is a Citizen of the United States, and entitled, equally with all other Citizens, to make lawful use of his own property, and to @@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ and be sued in Federal and State Courts being a benefit to Citizens, now the following cryptic words in the Civil Rights statutes [giving Blacks Citizenship benefits that only Whites enjoyed before the Civil War], now come alive with meaning: -"Equal Just under the Law: +"Equal Just under the Law: "All persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall have the same right in every State and Territory to make and enforce contracts [I will discuss this very important benefit later], TO SUE, BE PARTIES, GIVE @@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ security of persons and property as is enjoyed by white Citizens..." -Title 42, Section 1981 ["Civil Rights"] (1870). Notice how the use of the Courtroom as an instrument of Government to sue someone with is deemed to be a benefit -- and yes, it is a benefit; the absence of which would place a -lot of Protestors out of business. But the King offers out his benefit with +lot of Protestors out of business. But the King offers out his benefit with latent hooks of reciprocity adhesively attached thereto; just like fish thinking that they have finished their evening meal by swallowing that attractive piece of meat over there, unknown to the fish is the fact that an @@ -489,10 +489,10 @@ of every kind, and no other." -The balance of Title 42, Section 1981. Yes, Citizenship is a Contract: Juristic benefits are offered with latent hooks of reciprocity lying in wait for those who have silently accepted the King's benefits. And Tax and -Draft Protestors will continue to loose, and will continue to snicker at the +Draft Protestors will continue to loose, and will continue to snicker at the wrong people [hard working Judges] in total error, when the fact of the matter is that it is their boosting of their Citizenship status which is in fact the -very juristic contract that the Federal Judges use to CRACK Protestors with. +very juristic contract that the Federal Judges use to CRACK Protestors with. ...The benefit of Citizenship allowing those PERSONS to sue in Federal Courts once surfaced in HAMMERSTEIN VS. LYNE as a jurisdictional question, since one of the statutes in Title 28 confers jurisdiction to Federal District Courts to @@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ rights, back before Women's Sufferrage matured: "Again, women and minors are Citizens of the [various States], and also of the United States; but they are not electors, nor are they eligible to office, either in those States or in the United States." --Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United States, ["Chickasaw +-Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United States, ["Chickasaw Constitution"] in 8 OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 300, at 302, [R. Farnham, Washington (1858)]. Yes, the elective franchise, together with the right to hold government offices, is deemed to be one of the many benefits inuring to @@ -580,51 +580,51 @@ from time to time, to communities and to individuals in the conquered East, the Title of ROMAN, and the rights of Roman Citizens. "A striking example of this Roman naturalization, of its controlling authority as a political law, and of its beneficent power to protect a -persecuted Citizen, may be found in the case of Saint Paul, as it is -graphically reported in the ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. Paul, being at Jerusalem, was +persecuted Citizen, may be found in the case of Saint Paul, as it is +graphically reported in the ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. Paul, being at Jerusalem, was in great peril of his life from his countrymen... who accused him of crimes against their own law and faith, and were about to put him to death by mob violence, when he was rescued by the commander of the Roman troops, and taken -into a fort for security. [Paul] first explained, both to the Roman officer and +into a fort for security. [Paul] first explained, both to the Roman officer and to his own countrymen, who were clamoring against him, his local status and -municipal relations; that he was... of Tarsus, a natural born Citizen, of no +municipal relations; that he was... of Tarsus, a natural born Citizen, of no mean city, and that he had been brought up in Jerusalem, in the strictest manner, according to the law and faith of his fathers. But this did not appease the angry crowd, who were proceeding with great violence to kill him. And then: "the Chief Captain [of the Jews] commanded that he be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be EXAMINED BY SCOURGING, that is, tortured to enforce confession. -"And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the Centurion that +"And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the Centurion that stood by, 'Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is A ROMAN AND UnConDEMNED?' When the Centurion heard THAT, he went out and told the Chief Captain, saying, take heed what thou doest, FOR THIS MAN IS A ROMAN. Then the -Chief Captain came and said, 'Tell me, art thou a ROMAN?' [Paul] said yea; and -the Chief Captain said, 'With a great sum obtained I THIS FREEDOM.' And Paul +Chief Captain came and said, 'Tell me, art thou a ROMAN?' [Paul] said yea; and +the Chief Captain said, 'With a great sum obtained I THIS FREEDOM.' And Paul said, 'But I was FREE BORN.' Then straightaway THEY departed from him which should have examined him. And the Chief Captain also was afraid, after he knew -that [Paul] was a ROMAN, and because [Paul] had BOUND HIM." -"Thus Paul, under circumstances of great danger and obloquy, asserted +that [Paul] was a ROMAN, and because [Paul] had BOUND HIM." +"Thus Paul, under circumstances of great danger and obloquy, asserted his immunity, as "a Roman unCondemned," from ignominious constraint and cruel punishment, a constraint and punishment against which, as a mere provincial subject of Rome, he had no legal protection. And thus the Roman officers instantly, and with fear, obeyed the law of their country and respected the sacred franchise of the Roman Citizen. -"Paul, as we know by this record, was a natural born Citizen of Tarsus, +"Paul, as we know by this record, was a natural born Citizen of Tarsus, and as such, no doubt, had the municipal freedom of that city; but that would not have protected him against the throngs and the lash. How he became a Roman -we learn from other historical sources. Caesar granted to the people of Tarsus +we learn from other historical sources. Caesar granted to the people of Tarsus (for some good service done, probably for taking his side in the war which resulted in the establishment of the Empire) the title of Roman, and the freedom of Roman Citizens. And, considering the chronology of events, this -grant must have been older than Paul; and therefore he truly said 'I WAS FREE +grant must have been older than Paul; and therefore he truly said 'I WAS FREE BORN' - a free Citizen of Rome, and as such exempt by law from degrading punishment. "And this immunity did not fill the measure of his rights as a Citizen. As a Roman, it was his right to be tried by the Supreme Authority, at the Capital of the Empire. And when he claimed that right, and appealed from the jurisdiction of the provincial governor to the Emperor of Rome, his appeal was -instantly allowed, and he was remitted to 'Caesar's judgment'." --Edward Bates, United States Attorney General, in ["Citizenship"], 10 +instantly allowed, and he was remitted to 'Caesar's judgment'." +-Edward Bates, United States Attorney General, in ["Citizenship"], 10 Opinions of the Attorney General 382 at 392, [W.H. & O.H. Morrison, Washington (1868)]. =============================================================[523]

@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ on behalf of American Citizens up to 1912.

As for the 14th Amendment, the reason why the 14th Amendment as a stand-alone line of Status defense is patently frivolous is because all Citizens accept -benefits that the King is offering, and the classification by Tax Protestors of +benefits that the King is offering, and the classification by Tax Protestors of Citizens into different categories, when benefits are being accepted by all Citizens regardless of classification, is baneful. [525]

@@ -684,13 +684,13 @@ Citizens of the United States, and others are in reference to Citizens of the several States. There is a Citizenship Clause in the 14th Amendment pertaining to the benefits [a RIGHT is also frequently a benefit] enjoyed by Citizens of the States in relationship to the benefits enjoyed by Citizens of other States. -Called the PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES CLAUSE, this Clause has generated a large +Called the PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES CLAUSE, this Clause has generated a large volume of Court Cases. See: --THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF CITIZENS IN THE SEVERAL STATES, 1 -Michigan Law Review 286 (1902); --Roger Howell in CITIZENSHIP - THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF STATE +-THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF CITIZENS IN THE SEVERAL STATES, 1 +Michigan Law Review 286 (1902); +-Roger Howell in CITIZENSHIP - THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF STATE CITIZENSHIP [John Hopkins Press, Baltimore (1918)]; --Arnold J. Lien in PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF CITIZENS [Columbia +-Arnold J. Lien in PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF CITIZENS [Columbia University Press, New York (1913)]. =============================================================[525]

@@ -704,18 +704,18 @@ circumstances before a Federal Judge. [526]

of foolishness some folks propagate is that, just somehow, there is a relationship in effect between Social Security and legal liability for the National Military Draft. In propagating this line, these people suggest the -view that Draft Protestors are burning the wrong card, that is, that Draft +view that Draft Protestors are burning the wrong card, that is, that Draft Resisters should be burning their Social Security Card. This line of reasoning is defective, as the United States has been successfully drafting Citizens into -military service in World War I, long before FDR's Rockefeller Cartel sponsors +military service in World War I, long before FDR's Rockefeller Cartel sponsors in New York City presented the wealth transfer grab of Social Security to America through their imp nominees in Washington in the 1930's; just like the United States had been successfully collecting taxes on Income during the Civil War, before the 14th or 16th Amendments ever made their appearance. See the -SELECTIVE DRAFT CASES, 245 U.S. 366 (1917), for rulings on Draft Protestors in +SELECTIVE DRAFT CASES, 245 U.S. 366 (1917), for rulings on Draft Protestors in World War I. And speaking of the draft, there is nothing immoral about the draft, either. Reason: There is a very reasonable and even QUID PRO QUO -exchange of reciprocity going on that the Draft Protestors don't see. If you +exchange of reciprocity going on that the Draft Protestors don't see. If you examine the benefits American Citizens accept above, one of them is "the protection of the United States Marshals." Since the King is risking the physical security of his bouncers to protect you [yes, and unlike your local @@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ case of need and the right to compel it." the obligation is reciprocal is because the King is first offering to you the protectorate services of his bouncers. The reciprocal and contractual nature of Citizenship is recognized in Congress as such. When debates on the proposed -14th Amendment transpired in the Senate, Senator Trumbull stated his +14th Amendment transpired in the Senate, Senator Trumbull stated his understanding that: "This Government... has certainly some power to protect its own Citizens in their own country. Allegiance and protection are reciprocal @@ -751,8 +751,8 @@ for the assertion of a regulatory and taxation environment over, through contract terms. [527].

[527]============================================================= This is not -exactly the type of a talk a Tax Protestor wants to hear, but there are many -folks operating on Protestor caliber who arrive at similar defective +exactly the type of a talk a Tax Protestor wants to hear, but there are many +folks operating on Protestor caliber who arrive at similar defective conclusions of law that their philosophy is beckoning to hear. =============================================================[527]

@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ taxes are a recognized method of distributing the burdens of Government, favored because requiring contributions from those who realize current pecuniary benefits under the protection of the Government, and because the tax may be proportioned to their ability to pay." --SHAFFER VS. CARTER, 252 U.S. 37, at 51 (1919). +-SHAFFER VS. CARTER, 252 U.S. 37, at 51 (1919). =============================================================[529]

But just where does the King and the Federal Judges get off with the idea that @@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ decedent who is a Citizen or resident of the United States." =============================================================[531]

The answer lies by probing a level deeper into the King's statutes, into an -area Patriots and Tax Protestors do not seem to be pursuing that much: Into the +area Patriots and Tax Protestors do not seem to be pursuing that much: Into the CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, which operate as junior statutes. [532]

[532]============================================================= The Code is @@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ page 596 et seq. (2nd Edition, 1978)]. In a sense, Government has set a price for not voting; so theoretically, by inverse reasoning, Citizens should also be able to set a price and buy their way out of not voting by selling their right to others [there is not a lot of difference between paying Government not to -vote and paying someone else to vote on your behalf]. SOLDIERS AND JURORS: The +vote and paying someone else to vote on your behalf]. SOLDIERS AND JURORS: The arguments for selling jury duty is slightly different because the higher standards necessarily exclude many Citizens from serving, but even the qualified sale of a call to serve on a jury is appropriate for private @@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ substitutes was heavily criticized and was abolished soon after it was begun, as the howling of UNFAIRNESS ascended into Legislatures [see E. Murdock in PATRIOTISM LIMITED: 1862-1854: THE CIVIL WAR DRAFT AND THE BOUNTY SYSTEM (1967)]. See generally INALIENABILITY AND THE THEORY OF PROPERTY RIGHTS -["Inalienability and Citizenship"], 85 Columbia Law Review 931, at 961 (1985). +["Inalienability and Citizenship"], 85 Columbia Law Review 931, at 961 (1985). =============================================================[536]

The CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS is also another source of identifying handouts @@ -1053,11 +1053,11 @@ the United States is by: 3.Apply for its privileges, or accept its benefits; See generally: -John H. Hughes in THE AMERICAN CITIZEN -- HIS RIGHTS AND DUTIES [Pudney & Russell, New York (1857)]; --Luella Gettys in THE LAW OF CITIZENSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES +-Luella Gettys in THE LAW OF CITIZENSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES [University of Chicago Press, Chicago (1934)]; --Albert Brill in TEN LECTURES ON CITIZENSHIP [Ascendancy Foundation, +-Albert Brill in TEN LECTURES ON CITIZENSHIP [Ascendancy Foundation, New York (1938)]; --David Josiah Brewer in YALE LECTURES ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF +-David Josiah Brewer in YALE LECTURES ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CITIZENSHIP -- OBLIGATIONS OF CITIZENS [C. Scribner's Sons, New York (1907)]; -Imp Charles Beard in AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP [MacMillian, New York (1921)]; @@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ CITIZENSHIP -- OBLIGATIONS OF CITIZENS [C. Scribner's Sons, New York (1907)]; [American Heritage Foundation, New York (1948)]; -Nathan S. Shaler in CITIZENSHIP "The Citizen -- A Study of the Individual and the Government" [A.S. Barnes & Company, New York (1904)]; --Melvin Risa in CITIZENSHIP "Theories on the Obligations of Citizens +-Melvin Risa in CITIZENSHIP "Theories on the Obligations of Citizens to the State," Thesis, [University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (1921)]; -Ansaldo Ceba in CITIZENSHIP "Rights, Duties, and Privileges of Citizens" [Paine & Burgess, New York (1845)]. @@ -1107,13 +1107,13 @@ by an implied contract, owes, in turn, protection to the subject; and the very moment that the Government withholds its protection, that very moment allegiance ceases." [541]

-

[541]============================================================= George A. +

[541]============================================================= George A. Smith, from a discourse delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, on November 29, 1857; 6 JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES 84, at 85 (London, 1859). =============================================================[541]

Yes, Citizenship is very much a contract, and Federal Judges generally think in -contract terms when dealing with a Tax or Draft Protestor. [542]

+contract terms when dealing with a Tax or Draft Protestor. [542]

[542]============================================================= I am not aware of any Federal statute anywhere that comes right out in the open and @@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ and proceedings for the security of persons and property as is enjoyed by White Citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, penalties, taxes, licenses, and exactions of every kind, and no other." -Title 42, Section 1981 ["Civil Rights"] (enacted May, 1870). Multiple -Tax Protestors have taken notice of this statute, and have used it to try and +Tax Protestors have taken notice of this statute, and have used it to try and argue that this Section 1981 conveys jurisdiction to Federal District Courts for hearing PROTESTING grievances arising out of Title 26; for example, see the jurisdictional arguments in: @@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ grievances initiated by the King's Agents, seeking the enforcement of taxes, penalties, assessments, injunctions, summonses, etc.; Title 26 does not offer, and was not intended to offer, a good source of statutes invoking Federal District Court jurisdiction to either abate or remedy the naked Torts or -contractual errors of IRS termites. Tax Protestors might want to emulate the +contractual errors of IRS termites. Tax Protestors might want to emulate the MODUS OPERANDI of Federal Judges when dealing with a Title 26 related grievance, and invoke the 16th Amendment as a source of jurisdiction for their District Court Kingdom, which Federal Judges quietly do [nowhere in the 16th @@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ Judges]. =============================================================[542]

Citizenship is probably the single most important contract that you need to come to grips with, as Citizens are suitable objects to assert both a taxation -and regulation jurisdiction over, and properly so as a matter of Law; however, +and regulation jurisdiction over, and properly so as a matter of Law; however, we all have philosophical disagreements on some of the bitter terms this particular Regulatory Jurisdiction contract calls for. With your severance of the reciprocity liability that is associated with Citizenship, a large amount @@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ form recognize the right of a person to change his domicile or expatriate himself. The doctrine of perpetual allegiance is derived from the Dark Ages, the time when Governments were maintained for the benefit of rulers and not for the people. Sovereigns were everything; subjects were nothing." --Congressman Norman Judd of Illinois on the Floor of the House of +-Congressman Norman Judd of Illinois on the Floor of the House of Representatives, CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, 40th Congress, 2nd Session, page 7 (December 2, 1867). Just as pig Sovereigns in the Dark Ages demanded that Citizens could not walk away from allegiance to his kingdom for any reason, so @@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ provision for preventing conflict between them. are these: No State may tax appropriate means which the United States may employ for exercising their delegated powers; the United States may not tax instrumentalities which a State may employ in the discharge of her essential -governmental duties -- that is, those duties which the Framers intended each +governmental duties -- that is, those duties which the Framers intended each member of the Union would assume in order adequately to function under the form of Government guaranteed by the Constitution." -HELVERING VS. THERRELL, 303 U.S. 218, at 222 (1937). The Constitution @@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ ACT read that: "The United States consents to the taxation of pay or compensation for personal service as an office or employee of the United States..." -Title 4, Section 111 ["Public Salary Tax Act"] (revised September, -1966). Tax Protestors reading this statute from the perspective that only +1966). Tax Protestors reading this statute from the perspective that only Federal Employees are PERSONS liable for the Title 26 tax are in error. This Act only means that INTERGOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY is waived and that the States can tax the salaries of Federal Employees, and no more. But where did the @@ -1285,12 +1285,12 @@ unConstitutionality of the Federal Reserve System and its circulating notes, based on the monetary disabilities present in Article 1, Sections 8 and 10, even though factually correct of and by themselves, are only a very small part of the larger jurisdictional pie our King has to justify his juristic banking -creations. I would like to see a Protestor try and argue the +creations. I would like to see a Protestor try and argue the unConstitutionality of the Fed based on the full panoply of its sources of jurisdictional fuel: The BORROWING POWER to contract for debts, the WAR POWERS to defend the United States, the TAXATION POWERS resident in Article 1, Section 8, and the regulation of COMMERCE POWER also in Article 1, Section 8, etc. You -Protestors can't do that as there are no countermanding arguments for some of +Protestors can't do that as there are no countermanding arguments for some of those sources of jurisdictional fuel, and so now the end result is exactly what Federal Judges correctly rule to be so down to the present day: That the Federal Reserve System, Gremlins and all, is in fact Constitutional.] QUESTION: @@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ devices; as an implied contract [meaning not expressly negotiated and individually written down], Citizenship can only fill the vacant contours that are left open by other premier boundary line restrainments of a higher priority. Here we have a fundamental intergovernmental immunity doctrine -related to that granddaddy itself: SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. Under this +related to that granddaddy itself: SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. Under this INTERGOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY DOCTRINE, Federal and State instrumentalities are pre-emptively disabled from even asking for any taxation reciprocity back in return from each other -- even though Federal juristic benefits were accepted @@ -1322,13 +1322,13 @@ in its nature: in its nature." -MCCRAY VS. UNITED STATES, 195 U.S. 27, at 57 (1903). But as unlimited as it is in some areas, the right of taxation does not exist everywhere; [EVANS -VS. GORE mentions the existence of a class of "... excepted subjects," 253 U.S. +VS. GORE mentions the existence of a class of "... excepted subjects," 253 U.S. 245, at 261 (1920)] -- so not everyone to whom benefits are thrown at are automatically liable for the reciprocating financial payments of taxation; in some cases Government is pre-emptively barred from asking for benefit reciprocity, and implied contracts take a back seat to overruling restrainments such as INTERGOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY. This Taxation Immunity Doctrine is -Judicially created, and Judges, as the individuals that they are, frequent do +Judicially created, and Judges, as the individuals that they are, frequent do possess views diverging from the expected conformal median. Question: Are there some Judges who would like to merely cite national CITIZENSHIP as THE justifying taxation contract, and ignore Immunity Doctrines? Yes, there are: @@ -1375,7 +1375,7 @@ American Income Tax and Citizens residing abroad are liable to pay the Income Tax]. The requirement for American Citizens who live abroad and, seemingly, do not enjoy any benefits of an American origin, to pay Income Taxes has irritated a lot of folks -- see THE FOREIGN EARNED INCOME ACT OF 1978: NON-BENEFITS FOR -NONRESIDENTS, Editor's Note, 13 Cornell International Law Journal 105, at 107 +NONRESIDENTS, Editor's Note, 13 Cornell International Law Journal 105, at 107 (1980) -- but latent overseas benefits are actually being offered and accepted by American Citizens who travel over there [the benefit to call upon the local diplomatic consular offices for protectorate assistance, and in Title 22, @@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ adhesion to tax individuals goes far back into antiquity. [546]

[546]============================================================= The jurisdictional basis of Citizenship to tax is one of the oldest juristic -Principles that there is in law. See Edwin Seligman, in ESSAYS ON TAXATION +Principles that there is in law. See Edwin Seligman, in ESSAYS ON TAXATION ["Double Taxation"], page 111 [MacMillian Company, New York (1928); 9th Edition].

@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ without much debate. [548]

[548]============================================================= Surrey reviews this in his article entitled CURRENT ISSUES IN THE TAXATION OF -CORPORATE FOREIGN INCOME, 56 Columbia Law Review 815, at 817 (1956). +CORPORATE FOREIGN INCOME, 56 Columbia Law Review 815, at 817 (1956). =============================================================[548]

The purpose of broadening the number of objects subject to federal taxation, @@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ that line, just as most folks would again fall for it all over again today, never bothering to see the latent error in yielding to Gremlins even one tiny bit: [Speaking in the context of a Celestial Principle]: -"The old fable which Aesop tells of the woodsman who went into the +"The old fable which Aesop tells of the woodsman who went into the forest to get a handle for his axe describes accurately the position in which we find ourselves. The woodsman went and consulted with the trees of the forest, asking them to give him a handle for his axe. The other trees, the @@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ the same evil ourselves." referred to, AESOP, wrote many Fables with an instructional purpose running through them. AESOP is said to have lived about 620 to 560 B.C., and once had a relationship with Croesus. A Latin translation of 100 FABULAE AEOPICAE by -Renutius was published in Rome in 1476, and has since been handed down the +Renutius was published in Rome in 1476, and has since been handed down the line. And what Principle applies in a Celestial setting will always apply in a worldly setting, as our Creator did not dispense or toss aside his Principles when he governed the Creation of this planet architecturally; and the lesson is @@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ the caliber of judgment that fell for this little lie: "For years there has been an overwhelming sentiment in this country in favor of the income tax. The justice of such a tax is so self-evident that few, if any, have been heard in opposition to its enactment." --Congressman Pepper, from Iowa, in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD for +-Congressman Pepper, from Iowa, in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD for January 30, 1913, at page 5252. =============================================================[551]

@@ -1548,9 +1548,9 @@ arguments; if you are having trouble understanding now the reason why contracts ascend to the elevated level of priority in Nature like they do -- passing by all of the lower arguments sounding in the Tort of fairness and unfairness -- then you will understand this Principle in no uncertain term at the Last Day. -[I would like to see Protestors try to snicker at Father at the Last Day, like -they snicker at Judges now]. In arguing HALE VS. HENKEL, Tax Protestors are -correct by noting that Corporations are very unique creatures in the Law; they +[I would like to see Protestors try to snicker at Father at the Last Day, like +they snicker at Judges now]. In arguing HALE VS. HENKEL, Tax Protestors are +correct by noting that Corporations are very unique creatures in the Law; they are created by Juristic Institutions, and whatever the Juristic Institution created, it can modify, rearrange, and dissolve any time, in any manner, and under any circumstances that it feels like. For example, such a differential in @@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ the special and suggestive juristic accoutrements around with them like they do, are in no position to start arguing for rights or judicially created exemptions. =============================================================[553]

-

In another Case in 1968, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Felix +

In another Case in 1968, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Felix Rexach owed American income taxes by reason of his United States Citizenship. [554]

@@ -1585,15 +1585,15 @@ Rexach owed American income taxes by reason of his United States Citizenship. VS. UNITED STATES, 390 F.2nd 631 (1968). =============================================================[554]

-

Felix Rexach was a native born Puerto Rican, who acquired statutory American +

Felix Rexach was a native born Puerto Rican, who acquired statutory American Citizenship by virtue of the Jones Act of 1917. [555]

[555]============================================================= Title 48, Section 731, et seq. =============================================================[555]

-

In 1944, Felix left Puerto Rico and became a resident of the Dominican -Republic, where he remained resident until 1961. However, in 1958 Felix +

In 1944, Felix left Puerto Rico and became a resident of the Dominican +Republic, where he remained resident until 1961. However, in 1958 Felix executed a written renunciation of his American Citizenship before a United States consulate official in the Dominican Republic, pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. [556]

@@ -1605,11 +1605,11 @@ Section 1481(c).

His renouncement of American Citizenship was accepted without any frictional hassles by the United States, and a written Certificate of Loss of Nationality was approved by the Department of State. On July 26th of 1958, his desired -severance away from American Citizenship was perfected as Felix was decreed to +severance away from American Citizenship was perfected as Felix was decreed to be a Citizen of the Dominican Republic. [557]

[557]============================================================= "Thereafter, -[Felix] naturally suffered certain losses of status and benefits as a +[Felix] naturally suffered certain losses of status and benefits as a consequence of being declared a non-resident alien of the United States." -REXACH, id., at 631. See how Federal Judges are just fixated to view questions from a BENEFITS perspective; yes BENEFITS are the Center of Gravity @@ -1618,25 +1618,25 @@ attachments of King's Equity Jurisdiction have their organic point of formation into contracts. =============================================================[557]

-

Felix was no ordinary fellow, as he busied himself on a large scale by +

Felix was no ordinary fellow, as he busied himself on a large scale by contracting activities in the Dominican Republic, contracts obtained by -associating with its ruling dictator, Trujillo. [558]

+associating with its ruling dictator, Trujillo. [558]

[558]============================================================= REXACH, id., at 631. =============================================================[558]

-

But fortunes soon turned adverse for Felix when the Dictator he was milking was -assassinated in 1961. Felix suddenly decided that American Citizenship was now +

But fortunes soon turned adverse for Felix when the Dictator he was milking was +assassinated in 1961. Felix suddenly decided that American Citizenship was now desirable, and so in 1962 he applied for reinstatement of his American Citizenship by applying for a Passport; claiming that his 1958 renunciation was involuntary and had been compelled against his will by reason of physical threats and economic pressures. The United States Consul denied his -application, and on administrative appeal, Felix's testimony was accepted, +application, and on administrative appeal, Felix's testimony was accepted, reversing the local Consul, so his Loss of National Certificate was cancelled.

However, now things turn into an interesting direction, because the Department -of State, aware of Felix's financial resources, notified the Internal Revenue -Service that Felix was now an American Citizen again; and so now termites in +of State, aware of Felix's financial resources, notified the Internal Revenue +Service that Felix was now an American Citizen again; and so now termites in the IRS came out of the woodwork. [559]

[559]============================================================= My @@ -1662,14 +1662,14 @@ good Citizens have..." opinion] (1948). =============================================================[559]

-

And so deficiency assessments were thrown at Felix for income earned in the -four intermittent years between his renunciation and his reinstatement. Felix +

And so deficiency assessments were thrown at Felix for income earned in the +four intermittent years between his renunciation and his reinstatement. Felix ignored the deficiency assessments, and so Internal Revenue termites then threw -liens on property Felix owned, followed by foreclosure actions. Felix countered +liens on property Felix owned, followed by foreclosure actions. Felix countered against the foreclosures by throwing Petitions for Summary Judgements of Foreclosure Dismissal at the IRS.

-

In his legal arguments seeking to deflect the foreclosure, Felix reasoned that, +

In his legal arguments seeking to deflect the foreclosure, Felix reasoned that, in effect, the reciprocal benefits of Citizenship obligation language in COOK VS. TAIT [560]

@@ -1677,8 +1677,8 @@ VS. TAIT [560]

(1924). =============================================================[560]

overruled the unpleasant covenant terms his special statutory Citizenship -Contract how called for: The preclusion of Felix from claiming, as a matter of -statutory law, that he ever ceased to be a United States Citizen. Felix argued +Contract how called for: The preclusion of Felix from claiming, as a matter of +statutory law, that he ever ceased to be a United States Citizen. Felix argued that since the United States had owned him no protection benefits during his four year hiatus of alien, that therefore no reciprocal tax was owing in return to the United States. The First Circuit disagreed, and countered by ruling @@ -1691,11 +1691,11 @@ in the sense that [the] taxpayer contends." [561]

at 632. =============================================================[561]

So yes, that QUID PRO QUO of reciprocity that I have been talking about all -along does have to be there, but the failure of Felix to present a proper -factual setting to the Judicial was fatal on his part Felix reentered the +along does have to be there, but the failure of Felix to present a proper +factual setting to the Judicial was fatal on his part Felix reentered the stream of Citizenship under contract, and the terms of his contract called for the irrelevancy of his alien status, since his loss of Citizenship was -originally tax avoidance motivated. Felix admitted that he never really ceased +originally tax avoidance motivated. Felix admitted that he never really ceased to be an American Citizen -- and there lies the key to see why the First Circuit correctly ruled the way they did. The price one pays for maneuvering one's Citizenship [and lying to get it back] to secure self enrichment and @@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ merit of such cases, that element is not present here." [562]

[562]============================================================= REXACH, id., at 632. =============================================================[562]

-

Well, George, that DICTA was interesting, but could we see a Case where an +

Well, George, that DICTA was interesting, but could we see a Case where an Individual rejects all benefits timely, and then a Federal Court vitiated his taxing liability? No, sorry you cannot; [563]

@@ -1797,15 +1797,15 @@ similar ways, I would suggest that Patriot inactivity (because you are such a Model Case will not tell you anything you don't already know. =============================================================[565]

-

What happens to Citizens who reject the King's benefits? They become Denizens. +

What happens to Citizens who reject the King's benefits? They become Denizens. [566]

[566]============================================================= In old -English Common Law, DENIZENS had no political rights, i.e., they could not vote +English Common Law, DENIZENS had no political rights, i.e., they could not vote or hold office. So by mutuality they also owed no Citizen-like capitation tax -to the Crown. Although Denizens had occupancy jurisdiction to stay within a +to the Crown. Although Denizens had occupancy jurisdiction to stay within a Kingdom, the only taxes the Crown was able to get out of them was limited to -the extent that the Denizen participated in Commerce. See generally, James +the extent that the Denizen participated in Commerce. See generally, James Kettner, THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP 1608-1870 [University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (1976)]. That I am aware of, the word DENIZEN appears 21 times in the United States Supreme Court between 1952 @@ -1813,27 +1813,27 @@ word DENIZEN appears 21 times in the United States Supreme Court between 1952 HUNTER'S LEASEE, 11 U.S. 603]. For example, it is mentioned in LUDECKE VS. WATKINS [333 U.S. 160, at 161 (1947)], in the context of a quotation from Title 50, Section 21 ["Enemy Alien Act"]. BLACK'S FIFTH, in their style of poorly -written definitions, states that a Denizen is: +written definitions, states that a Denizen is: "... in kind of a middle state between an alien and a natural born subject, and partakes of the STATUS of both of these." --BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY ["Denizen"], Fifth Edition, [West Publishing, -St. Paul] and adds that an American judicial definition of Denizen has changed +-BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY ["Denizen"], Fifth Edition, [West Publishing, +St. Paul] and adds that an American judicial definition of Denizen has changed somewhat from its historical English counterpart. What DENIZEN means today is the same that it has always meant: "Our laws give certain privileges [benefits] and withhold certain privileges from our adopted subjects, and we may naturally conclude, that there may be some qualification of the privilege in the laws of other countries. But -our resident Denizens are entitled, as I take it, to all sorts of commercial +our resident Denizens are entitled, as I take it, to all sorts of commercial privileges, which our natural-born subject can claim." --MARRYAT VS. WILSON, a British case (1799). Yes, Denizens do not enjoy +-MARRYAT VS. WILSON, a British case (1799). Yes, Denizens do not enjoy political franchise rights [nor can they hold elective Government office], but they do hold occupancy jurisdiction, and they do enjoy Commercial benefits -created by the State, and so Denizens were only taxed to the extent they +created by the State, and so Denizens were only taxed to the extent they participated in Commerce. Back before the Civil War days, Blacks were not Citizens of the United States, as only White folks could be Citizens before the RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS made their appearance. An Attorney General once spoke on how colored persons are not ALIENS and not CITIZENS, yet they are something --- but what are they? They are DENIZENS, as Denizens hold occupancy +-- but what are they? They are DENIZENS, as Denizens hold occupancy jurisdiction, but do not enjoy any juristic benefit originating from the United States of a political nature: "It is not necessary, in my view of the matter, to discuss the question @@ -1842,16 +1842,16 @@ Citizen, in the highest sense of the word -- that is, one who enjoys in the fullest manner all the JURA CIVITATIS under the Constitution of the United States... Now free people of color are not ALIENS, they enjoy universally (while there has been no express statutable provision to the contrary) the -rights of Denizens... How far a political STATUS may be acquired is a different -question, but his civil STATUS is that of a complete Denizenship." +rights of Denizens... How far a political STATUS may be acquired is a different +question, but his civil STATUS is that of a complete Denizenship." -Hugh S. Legare, Attorney General of the United States, in ["Pre-Emption Rights of Colored Persons"], 4 OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 147, at 147 (March, 1843). Here in the United States of 1985, PERSONS participating in that closed private domain of King's Commerce without enjoying any political benefits pay the same identical taxes as those who do enjoy -political benefits; there is no economy now associated with being a Denizen +political benefits; there is no economy now associated with being a Denizen pursuing commercial enrichment today. The economy long sought after by Tax -Protestors will be realized only effectuating a total and pure severance of +Protestors will be realized only effectuating a total and pure severance of themselves away from the adhesive attachments of King's Equity Jurisdiction, which consists of having accepted either Commercial benefits, or of the political benefits derived from an operation of Citizenship. @@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ making practical assessments of potential impending events by giving any weight to the carefree and factually limited judgment exercised by others is improvident. In a previous era, administrative Gremlins working for the King of England once pulled off the identical same pre-war measure; but we should not -really be surprised, as Lucifer finds it unnecessary to change, alter, or +really be surprised, as Lucifer finds it unnecessary to change, alter, or modify his MODUS OPERANDI, as he goes about his work running one civilization into the ground after another. In a news article that could have appeared in today's news with only a change in names and technology: @@ -1902,10 +1902,10 @@ termite management) >and which is taking place in the United States today< impending adversary, Germany, was building an attack naval fleet -- and not for the claimed purpose of "safeguarding of the Empire's coasts," but for military attack purposes. Throwing deceptions at planned adversaries to lull them asleep -is extensively used by Gremlins as a pre-War tool, just like Lucifer's +is extensively used by Gremlins as a pre-War tool, just like Lucifer's deceptive withholding of factual information from his imp assistants on the existence of Covenants in effect with Father overruling his Tort damages -justifications, is a war measure. Mark my words this day in 1985: The more that +justifications, is a war measure. Mark my words this day in 1985: The more that glowing statements are made about missile treaties and arms reduction agreements between Russia and the United States, the closer the two are to outright war. When the news media tries to emphasize the importance of some new @@ -1913,7 +1913,7 @@ outright war. When the news media tries to emphasize the importance of some new Remember, Gremlins never change a successful MODUS OPERANDI, -- and they deem lulling you to sleep to be very important. ...This Second Estate is very much adversarial in nature, and all of the rules applicable to deception used by -Gremlins in war will be found incorporated by Lucifer in his SUB ROSA attacks +Gremlins in war will be found incorporated by Lucifer in his SUB ROSA attacks on your impending embryo Celestial Status. And whatever is necessary to get folks to bypass their own good judgment and sense of positive responsibility, however momentarily uncomfortable, and rely instead upon the more comforting @@ -1925,23 +1925,23 @@ being done Spiritually by getting folks to ignore and toss aside any concern for a known impending Judgment and replacing that concern with the more comforting sugar-coated assurance that, yes, since they have accepted Jesus Christ, they will be Saved, and they don't need concern themselves with -anything else -- some hokey religion out there -- baah. +anything else -- some hokey religion out there -- baah. =============================================================[567]

The correct origin of the Citizenship problem (if PROBLEM is the word) lies -back in the 1700's, not with Lucifer and his filthy little Gremlin Karl Marx, +back in the 1700's, not with Lucifer and his filthy little Gremlin Karl Marx, but with our own Fathers, back when our Founding Fathers created the Constitution, a document that warrants your objective evaluation, because our Founding Fathers gave the King just too much jurisdiction: [568]

[568]============================================================= See -generally: Bernard Bailyn in the IDEOLOGICAL ORIGINS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION +generally: Bernard Bailyn in the IDEOLOGICAL ORIGINS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ["Sovereignty"], at page 198, et seq. [The Belknap Press of the Harvard -University Press, Cambridge (1967)]. Bernard Bailyn went back into the 1770's +University Press, Cambridge (1967)]. Bernard Bailyn went back into the 1770's and uncovered some 400 pamphlets on all sorts of writings that he reviewed -- treatises on political theory, essays on history, political arguments, sermons, correspondence, poems and other literary devices. They were all expressions of -the kind of society the Framers lived in, and were exemplary of the +the kind of society the Framers lived in, and were exemplary of the intellectual thought then permeating the American countryside at that time. Those pamphlets and other literary devices were explanatory to a degree beyond the FEDERALIST PAPERS, in so far as they reveal motives, undercurrent, and @@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ currency media; no provision for the Bill of Rights restrainments to operate irrespective of impending technology that otherwise alters factual settings not originally contemplated when the Bill of Rights was drafted; [569]

-

[569]============================================================= Ben Franklin +

[569]============================================================= Ben Franklin once expressed reservations about certain features of the Constitution in particular, and then encouraged its ratification as a whole; and so we too can take a similar position: @@ -1964,12 +1964,12 @@ Constitution which I do not at present approve... its faults, if they are such; because I think a general Government necessary for us, and there is no form of Government, but what may be a blessing to the people if well administered; ..." --Ben Franklin in 5 DEBATES ON THE ADOPTION OF THE FEDERAL -CONSTITUTION, James Madison, Editor, at page 554 [J.P. Lippincott & Company, +-Ben Franklin in 5 DEBATES ON THE ADOPTION OF THE FEDERAL +CONSTITUTION, James Madison, Editor, at page 554 [J.P. Lippincott & Company, Philadelphia (1863)]. =============================================================[569]

-

and then the Framers gave the King the blank check to nail Citizens to the wall +

and then the Framers gave the King the blank check to nail Citizens to the wall as taxable objects, a situation that did not exist with the ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION:

@@ -2009,12 +2009,12 @@ little subjects to do? [572]

[572]============================================================= For commentary on loss of Citizenship for any one of several reasons, see: --Lawrence Abramson in UNITED STATES LOSS OF CITIZENSHIP LAW AFTER +-Lawrence Abramson in UNITED STATES LOSS OF CITIZENSHIP LAW AFTER TERRAZAS: DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF APPELLATE REVIEW, 16 New York University -Journal of International Law and Politics 29 (1984); --Terry Reicher in A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS -AGAINST THE IMPOSITION OF INVOLUNTARY EXPATRIATION AND A TAXPAYER'S RIGHT TO -DISCLAIM CITIZENSHIP in 15 Vanderbuilt Journal of Transnational Law 123 +Journal of International Law and Politics 29 (1984); +-Terry Reicher in A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS +AGAINST THE IMPOSITION OF INVOLUNTARY EXPATRIATION AND A TAXPAYER'S RIGHT TO +DISCLAIM CITIZENSHIP in 15 Vanderbuilt Journal of Transnational Law 123 (Winter, 1982). When money is at stake, Federal Judges have noted that all of a sudden the traditional allure of possessing American Citizenship now suddenly takes upon itself an unattractive dimension: @@ -2032,7 +2032,7 @@ because the cost of Citizenship is obviously, if given but a few moments thought, for the null paltry value of the juristic benefits justifying it, not worth the price tag that looters and Gremlins are demanding through their juristic enrichment instrumentality, the King. Rather than snickering at -ex-Protestors who wised up a little, Federal Judges would be smart to start to +ex-Protestors who wised up a little, Federal Judges would be smart to start to create remedies negating the unlawful use of the Legislature by looters and Gremlins [of which dormant and forgotten Clauses now exist in the Constitution], which is the true seminal point of origin as to why the @@ -2041,8 +2041,8 @@ taxation demands not related to benefit equivalence. [Remember that your consent, individually, is very important adhesive material in the formation of contracts; see ASSENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN CONTRACT: AN ANALYSIS OF OBJECTIVE STANDARDS IN CONTEMPORARY CONTRACT ADJUDICATION by Brian Blum, 59 St. John's -Law Review 1 (Fall, 1984); and it is this very POINT OF FORMATION in Contract -Law that needs to be correctly understood and handled, so that the contract can +Law Review 1 (Fall, 1984); and it is this very POINT OF FORMATION in Contract +Law that needs to be correctly understood and handled, so that the contract can be annulled properly.] =============================================================[572]

@@ -2057,7 +2057,7 @@ foreshadow future events yet to make their appearance. ... For example, previous circumstances, seemingly innocent, that once transpired in Downtown San Francisco in 1969 regarding the construction of the Transamerica Corporation pyramid office tower will one day be replicated synchronously all -across the United States. John Beckett, President of Transamerica Corporation, +across the United States. John Beckett, President of Transamerica Corporation, wanted to build a 55-story high-rise on Montgomery Street to house the offices of Transamerica. The announcement of the plans for the tower immediately generated a heavy controversy locally; this was the Vietnam era where Bay area @@ -2065,7 +2065,7 @@ protesting was in vogue. After making preliminary inquiries to San Francisco planning and zoning officials, the building was downsized to 48 stories. Numerous environmental groups (such as THE ENVIRONMENT WORKSHOP), neighborhood associations (such as the TELEGRAPH HILL DWELLERS ASSOCIATION), and other -assorted individuals (such as activist Alvin Daskin) just looking for something +assorted individuals (such as activist Alvin Daskin) just looking for something tame to challenge -- let it be known that they disapproved of these plans. Numerous other professional architectural groups from surrounding areas (such as the CALIFORNIA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PLANNERS), otherwise @@ -2076,11 +2076,11 @@ orders halting the construction on technical grounds relating to procedures used by the City of San Francisco to transfer a public street to Transamerica. During hearings held by city officials across the summer of 1969, protest groups would hold vigils and march outside City Hall to express their dissent -from this heinous outrage. But Mayor Joseph Alioto and a majority of City +from this heinous outrage. But Mayor Joseph Alioto and a majority of City Supervisors wanted the high-rise to be built, as they made numerous references to the $1 million annual contribution this tower would be making to the San Francisco tax rolls. A unique confluence of incentives came into focus at the -end of 1969 that pressured Transamerica President John Beckett to act in the +end of 1969 that pressured Transamerica President John Beckett to act in the unusual, sneaky and clever way that he did, in order to get the tower built -- the same UNUSUAL, SNEAKY, and CLEVER ways that all Americans, and even the entire world, will one day be very well acquainted with, but for very different @@ -2093,13 +2093,13 @@ had paid in local property taxes on a headquarters building. This generous state taxation statute contributed to San Francisco's status as the financial center of the American West, and to the placement of several high-rises in San Francisco's skyline. But this state statute was due to expire at the end of -1969 for buildings constructed after this date; and if John Beckett could not +1969 for buildings constructed after this date; and if John Beckett could not get the SITE PERMIT issued and at least some construction started by December 31st, then his proposed high-rise would not qualify for the special $1 million annual property tax deductions. The first day in December had arrived with the City Supervisor's formal approval, but Transamerica still needed a SITE PERMIT, which would permit ground to be broken and construction thereby to commence. -Time was running out, but John Beckett had a few ideas of his own. These were +Time was running out, but John Beckett had a few ideas of his own. These were very adversary proceedings he was swirling in, and with the opposition ventilating their hot air, being determined to kill this project but dead -- that would be the opposition's way of making their STATEMENT. Going into the @@ -2115,7 +2115,7 @@ the Montgomery Street construction site to watch for movements by Transamerica. By mid-December, the permit paperwork had been completed, and the opposition intensified its watch of City Hall like an English Hunting Dog at Full Point; the opposition had their own plans to appeal the SITE PERMIT immediately after -its issuance to block construction until the following year -- but John Beckett +its issuance to block construction until the following year -- but John Beckett was playing his cards with an ace tucked up his sleeves, because when he had hired Dinwiddie Construction Corporation to be the contractor on the building, he had given them very special instructions. That long awaited December day @@ -2126,8 +2126,8 @@ the SITE PERMIT was available for the asking, which it was. During the noon lunch hour, a Transamerica corporate vice-president, dressed in farmer's overall's, arrived at City Hall in an old pickup truck; he did not want his true identity to be recognized by the opposition and their watchers. The VP -looked plain, he looked normal, he looked like an everyday type of ordinary Joe --- why, he "... just couldn't possibly have nutin' to do with no big important +looked plain, he looked normal, he looked like an everyday type of ordinary Joe +-- why, he "... just couldn't possibly have nutin' to do with no big important high-rise." Having picked up the SITE PERMIT undetected, he phoned ahead to the construction supervisor, who was hiding in a restaurant across the street from where the Transamerica Tower was to be built. The go-signal having been @@ -2141,7 +2141,7 @@ other construction equipment went to work excavating at the Transamerica site. Just an hour later the same day, word came that a SITE PERMIT APPEAL had been quickly filed -- but as exceptionally quick as the opposition was, they were too late, as commencement of construction bars appeal. -[See: John Krizek [manager of Public Relations for Transamerica] in +[See: John Krizek [manager of Public Relations for Transamerica] in PUBLIC RELATIONS JOURNAL ["How to Build a Pyramid"], at page 17 (December, 1970). The opposition lingered on even after construction started -- see BUSINESS WEEK ["Beautiful Building of Inhuman Eyesore?"], page 41 (October 31, @@ -2160,7 +2160,7 @@ pulled out into the open quickly, next time heavy Russian tanks, personnel carriers, and attack support equipment will come forth one day out of their hiding places to roll down American streets to grab the police barracks and nearby Army Base. Next time, instead of a handful of environmental activists -left scratching their heads, puzzled as to how John Beckett pulled off that +left scratching their heads, puzzled as to how John Beckett pulled off that instant appearance of construction equipment -- next time all Americans will be asking themselves the same question: How did they sneak in all of those tanks, helicopters, and the like? Where did those SPACE PLATFORMS come from? Where @@ -2178,18 +2178,18 @@ to rely on those incompetent clowns in the news media who were amazed that professional Gremlins practicing COUPS D'ETAT for some 200 years might just know what they are doing. [I come down hard on Journalists for the same reason that I come down -hard on Lawyers: Both professions involve the presentation of intellectual +hard on Lawyers: Both professions involve the presentation of intellectual material to others; so when they mess up, then out comes my invectives. -However, when an everyday type of Joe SixPack messes up, I respond with -patience and instructional counseling. In contrast these Joe SixPacks do not -represent themselves as being professionals, so Joe SixPacks are not held to -the more stringent standards that Journalists and Lawyers seeking financial +However, when an everyday type of Joe SixPack messes up, I respond with +patience and instructional counseling. In contrast these Joe SixPacks do not +represent themselves as being professionals, so Joe SixPacks are not held to +the more stringent standards that Journalists and Lawyers seeking financial compensation for their errors are held to.] The instant appearance of -construction crews that John Beckett pulled off was not even considered as a +construction crews that John Beckett pulled off was not even considered as a factual possibility by this opponents; just like Russian opposition in the United States [alleged tough cookie right-wing CONSERVATIVES self-perceiving themselves as being pretty sharp politically] are not even considering the -factual possibility that Mikhail Gorbachev's superiors have already had planned +factual possibility that Mikhail Gorbachev's superiors have already had planned out long ago similar American domestic instant appearance circumstances in extended and considerable detail. They fully intend to clean out the Gremlins in Washington, as they have been setup [meaning provoked] to do under @@ -2202,10 +2202,10 @@ solution to get out of the adhesive juristic reciprocity demanded under Citizenship Contracts: Get rid of those benefits and stop snickering at Federal Judges cracking defiled giblets. By not even considering the factual possibility, however remote, that the tax prosecution defendant may himself be -in error, having listened to the distractions of Protestors talking about why +in error, having listened to the distractions of Protestors talking about why the Federal Government is not entitled to prevail due to multiple LEX deficiencies of some type, the tax prosecution defendants finds himself exactly -where John Beckett's opponents once found themselves [and exactly where +where John Beckett's opponents once found themselves [and exactly where CONSERVATIVES, so called, will also one day be finding themselves]: Out smarted by adversaries who have a few ideas of their own, and for the same reason. =============================================================[573]

@@ -2213,8 +2213,8 @@ by adversaries who have a few ideas of their own, and for the same reason.

But lawyers throwing technical arguments at Federal Judges in Tax and Draft Protesting cases have never bothered to see Citizenship from the judicial trajectory of benefits and retained reciprocity expectations, so lawyers have -never correctly handled Tax and Draft Protestors in counsel, and lawyers will -continue to throw technical arguments at Judges [just like Tax Protestors] +never correctly handled Tax and Draft Protestors in counsel, and lawyers will +continue to throw technical arguments at Judges [just like Tax Protestors] trying to explain why the King is wrong, until such time as the latent high powered juristic velocity instrument of Citizenship is identified for what it really is: A contract. [574]

@@ -2285,11 +2285,11 @@ relation of human being to Government." Return"], at 235 [E.P. Dutton, New York (1923)]. Gremlins want such a KING TO SUBJECT relational status in effect specifically for purposes of conquest and furthering their own proprietary enrichment through taxation enstripment. -Francis Hennessy, an attorney and member of the New York State Bar, goes into +Francis Hennessy, an attorney and member of the New York State Bar, goes into highly detailed factual recital of the circumstances surrounding the proposal and later ratification of the 18th Amendment [the PROHIBITION AMENDMENT]. From debates on the Floor of the Congress to the inner sanctums of Gremlin power, -Francis Hennessy chronicles out the impediments, headaches, and legal +Francis Hennessy chronicles out the impediments, headaches, and legal difficulties the sponsors of the 18th Amendment had in 1917 trying to force Prohibition on us all, by virtue of the fact that the United States Constitution is a hybrid composite blend of NATIONAL and FEDERAL power, and @@ -2313,7 +2313,7 @@ All of a sudden, folks who thought they had the situation under control by having State Legislatures self-restrict the content being discussed at that Convention to consider only the proposed BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT, will see then that they were outsmarted by imps, as they will also be outsmarted by -either Mikhail Gorbachev or his successors, who have a few ideas of their own +either Mikhail Gorbachev or his successors, who have a few ideas of their own on how to control Gremlins in Washington. =============================================================[574]

@@ -2346,7 +2346,7 @@ collected by the King were illicitly looted -- absent express contracts. ...Eventually, this letter will filter down and circulate throughout the corridors of prosecution officialdom [as the King does have his ears close to the ground]; and if there is any Government attorney out there who can show me -where the King has the jurisdiction -- either Case Law or Statutory +where the King has the jurisdiction -- either Case Law or Statutory pronouncements -- to tax State Citizens residing in the States, then please come forth and now do so. I would like to see the citation that shows where Title 26 applies to State Citizens residing in the several States. The right to @@ -2407,10 +2407,10 @@ reciprocating exchange for some benefits that will be created; and with World Citizenship in place, handy regulatory jurisdictions, licensing, and other favorite Bolshevik enscrewment tools can be erected. Gremlins in the Rockefeller Nest have already given this idea some thought; see an interview -with imp Robert Hutchins in THE CENTER MAGAZINE, ["What the World Needs Now is +with imp Robert Hutchins in THE CENTER MAGAZINE, ["What the World Needs Now is Citizens"], page 23 (January/February, 1971). The Gremlin drive for World Citizenship has been in gestation for some time; see EDUCATION FOR WORLD -CITIZENSHIP by William George Can [Stanford University Press, Stanford, +CITIZENSHIP by William George Can [Stanford University Press, Stanford, California (1928)]. Under the classical contours of INTERNATIONAL LAW, only political jurisdictions were subjects accountable to it, and individuals were simply not included; while the Nuremberg Trials changed all this on an AD HOC @@ -2425,7 +2425,7 @@ Federal Marshals come knocking on your door]. For a commentary on the relational setting in effect between individuals and INTERNATIONAL LAW that is neither critical nor justifying the enlargement of INTERNATIONAL LAW that took place at Nuremberg, see THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL UNDER -INTERNATIONAL LAW by Ernst Schneedberger in 35 Georgetown Law Journal, 481 +INTERNATIONAL LAW by Ernst Schneedberger in 35 Georgetown Law Journal, 481 (1947). =============================================================[576]

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I N V I S I B L E C O N T R A C T S - George Mercier

+ George Mercier

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES [Pages 435-477]

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ and the King are experiencing mutual enrichment from each other. [577]

[577]============================================================= If there are HOLDERS IN DUE COURSE, are there also HOLDERS NOT IN DUE COURSE? Certainly -there are. The volume of Contract Law in this area is quite extensive, and in +there are. The volume of Contract Law in this area is quite extensive, and in this brief Letter, only a brief profiling synopsis is appropriate. =============================================================[577]

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ adhesive administrative mandates of Title 26.

I have thought out this perspective that the King has on this subject matter over and over again, and based on an analysis of principles, rights, -liabilities, and Cases that surface in Commercial Contract Law relating to +liabilities, and Cases that surface in Commercial Contract Law relating to Negotiable Instruments (as Federal Reserve Notes are Negotiable Instruments), and of the rights, liabilities and duties of HOLDERS IN DUE COURSE, and I have come to the conclusion that the King is basically correct. For example, bills, @@ -73,18 +73,18 @@ notes, and checks are also Negotiable Instruments, as well as Inland Bills of Exchange. Collectively, Negotiable Instruments differ somewhat from orthodox Commercial contracts for the reason that the American Jurisprudential law concerning them springs from several different and independent sources. Whereas -the simple Law of Contracts had its origin in the Common Law of England, in -contrast this Law of Negotiable Instruments arose largely out of the summary +the simple Law of Contracts had its origin in the Common Law of England, in +contrast this Law of Negotiable Instruments arose largely out of the summary and chronologically abbreviated practices and international customs of merchants in Commerce. Those merchants formulated a body of rules and common -practices relating to their trade which were gradually adapted into the Law of -the Law by the English Courts. Bills of exchange and promissory notes, of which +practices relating to their trade which were gradually adapted into the Law of +the Law by the English Courts. Bills of exchange and promissory notes, of which Federal Reserve Notes are a composite blend of, acquired early on the peculiar quality and nature among merchants in Commerce as being negotiable, i.e., passable as Tender to different people. Negotiability was then defined to mean that if an instrument is negotiable in form and is in the hands of a HOLDER IN DUE COURSE, then possible personal defenses someone may later assert against -the Holder are cut off of in the Holder's favor. This idea of negotiability is +the Holder are cut off of in the Holder's favor. This idea of negotiability is an intriguing one. It differs quite a bit from the conception of assignability underlying the transfer of CHOSES IN ACTION which are not negotiable.

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Income Tax defense, and ignore this last tiny little area in your defense, and lose (assuming that your Case is adjudged on the substantive merits, and not on some technical distraction question).

-

Under the Common Mercantile Law of Commercial Contract Law applicable to +

Under the Common Mercantile Law of Commercial Contract Law applicable to Negotiable Instruments, it has always been PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE [581]

[581]============================================================= PRIMA FACIE @@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ evidence of the receipt and enjoyment of Consideration. [582]

[582]============================================================= Remember that Consideration is a benefit you enjoy. This PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE DOCTRINE -is replicated over and over again in numerous books on Contract Law and -Commercial Law. Our King did not invent this PRIMA FACIE Consideration +is replicated over and over again in numerous books on Contract Law and +Commercial Law. Our King did not invent this PRIMA FACIE Consideration Doctrine, as its seminal point of origin goes back into the Middle Ages in England, which is before our King even existed. [Citations deleted]. =============================================================[582]

@@ -127,42 +127,42 @@ England, which is before our King even existed. [Citations deleted].

This acceptance of Consideration Doctrine is of maximum importance to understand and appreciate in its placement into the contemporary Income Tax setting, as this Doctrine has been around for a very long time, and the King is -only now using it for his own enrichment. Law books repeat over and over again +only now using it for his own enrichment. Law books repeat over and over again that acceptable Consideration may be anything that will support a simple contract, and may even specifically include previously existing debt. This -Consideration Doctrine survives the codification of the Law Merchant into the -Negotiable Instruments Law, and also survives the later restatement of the +Consideration Doctrine survives the codification of the Law Merchant into the +Negotiable Instruments Law, and also survives the later restatement of the N.I.L. into the Uniform Commercial Code.

-

The Law of Commercial Contract applicable to the use and recirculation of +

The Law of Commercial Contract applicable to the use and recirculation of Negotiable Instruments is quite old, just like King's Commerce itself. Commercial Paper was also used extensively by merchants in the Middle Ages, and the origin of our contemporary LAW OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS was an unwritten -Common Law applicable to merchants, called the Law Merchant. This Law Merchant -was gradually assimilated as an appendage onto English Common Law, and +Common Law applicable to merchants, called the Law Merchant. This Law Merchant +was gradually assimilated as an appendage onto English Common Law, and subsequently became a part of our American Jurisprudence when the New England -Colonies turned into states and adapted English Common Law. The Law Merchant is +Colonies turned into states and adapted English Common Law. The Law Merchant is spoken of by English Judges with reference to Bills of Exchange and negotiable securities. It is neither more nor less than the common usages of merchants and traders in the different departments of trade, ratified by decisions of Courts -of Law, which Courts later upon such usages being proved before them, readapted -those merchant practices into the Common Law of England as settled law with a +of Law, which Courts later upon such usages being proved before them, readapted +those merchant practices into the Common Law of England as settled law with a view to the interest of trade and the public convenience. Therefore, what was at one time mere custom in between merchants then became grafted upon, or -incorporated onto, the Common Law, and may now be correctly said to form an -overlapping part of the Common Law. When such general Commercial practices have +incorporated onto, the Common Law, and may now be correctly said to form an +overlapping part of the Common Law. When such general Commercial practices have been judicially ascertained and established, those Commercial practices become -a part of the Law Merchant, which contemporary American courts of justice are +a part of the Law Merchant, which contemporary American courts of justice are bound to honor. In the early 1800's, many American states enacted their own statutes pertaining to Commercial paper, with the result being a lack of uniformity in both statutes, as well as the court decisions applying those -statutes to different factual settings. Lawyers don't like lack of similarity, -and so the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws drafted a -bill to make the Law of Negotiable Instruments uniform from one state to the +statutes to different factual settings. Lawyers don't like lack of similarity, +and so the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws drafted a +bill to make the Law of Negotiable Instruments uniform from one state to the next. The draft of the bill was called the NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS LAW, which when completed in 1896 was largely enacted into LEX by almost all the states. The contemporary Uniform Commercial Code repeals the N.I.L. in those states -that have enacted the UCC; but the kicker is that old Law Merchant himself is +that have enacted the UCC; but the kicker is that old Law Merchant himself is still very much around, alive, enforceable, and kicking.

And if the King has got you accepting the Consideration inherent in Negotiable @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ effect, and Patriot arguments sounding in the Tort of unfairness are not relevant. =============================================================[583]

Examining a profile slice of the tens of thousands of Cases out there -addressing questions of Commercial Contract Law applicable to the annulment of +addressing questions of Commercial Contract Law applicable to the annulment of the rights and duties of HOLDERS IN DUE COURSE of Commercial Paper (notes, bonds, securities, checks, equitable specialties in general, etc.), it is the STATE OF MIND of the parties at the time the Negotiable Instrument was @@ -230,11 +230,11 @@ proceeding, out of the part in default.

And in addition to outright Consideration, by your Commercial use and recirculation of Federal Reserve Notes, the King has you strapped into his debt as an "Automatically Transferred and Joint Obligation Debtor." Under a very -large body of Roman Civil Law, and Jewish Commercial Law going back to Moses +large body of Roman Civil Law, and Jewish Commercial Law going back to Moses and the Talmud, there is a kind of an obligation in law whose source is not contract or promise in the classical sense, but due to a ripple effect of debt, an obligation can be automatically transferred down a line of notes passers and -debtors. This Doctrine is elucidated quite well in Jewish Law, where this +debtors. This Doctrine is elucidated quite well in Jewish Law, where this doctrine is formally known as SHIBUDA D'RABBI NATHAN (meaning the line of Rabbi Nathan). Under this liability dispersion model, debt ripples from one PERSON to another back up the line, without the appearance of any contract being readily @@ -245,36 +245,36 @@ PERSON "B" owes to "C". [584]

[584]============================================================= For a discussion on how the right of a first debtor to come and operate a liability against a second ripple debtor, back to the first debtor's creditor, see Rabbi -Isaac Herzog, Chief Rabbi of Israel, in the Second Volume of MAIN INSTITUTES OF -JEWISH LAW, entitled "The Law of Obligations" (1967). +Isaac Herzog, Chief Rabbi of Israel, in the Second Volume of MAIN INSTITUTES OF +JEWISH LAW, entitled "The Law of Obligations" (1967). =============================================================[584]

The reason why this debt liability being rippled back up the line a few person -is called "Rabbi Nathan's Lien" is because this rule is generally attributed to -Rabbi Nathan, a tannaitic sage (Babylonia and Palestine, in the Second +is called "Rabbi Nathan's Lien" is because this rule is generally attributed to +Rabbi Nathan, a tannaitic sage (Babylonia and Palestine, in the Second Century), who first formulated it on the basis of a certain interpretation of a Mosaic text. Here in the contemporary United States, a very similar analogy is -found operating both in Contract Law and in Tort Law, but for different +found operating both in Contract Law and in Tort Law, but for different reasons.

-

1.Under Tort Law liability reasoning, persons who you never had any +

1.Under Tort Law liability reasoning, persons who you never had any contract or contact with, are liable for damages they work on you. For example, -be underneath an airplane when it crashes. Under the JOINT AND SEVERAL +be underneath an airplane when it crashes. Under the JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY DOCTRINE, attorneys will sue the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot, the local political jurisdiction that owns the airport, the contractor who built the airport, the airline, the airline's insurance company, the airline's airplane manufacturer, persons who supply parts to the airplane manufacturer, the pilot's mother, etc., without limit, right up the line.

-

2.When a grievance is under Contract Law jurisprudence, generally, +

2.When a grievance is under Contract Law jurisprudence, generally, persons not a party to the contract are normally exempt from liability absent an interfering Tort the worked, somehow (called TORTIOUS INTERFERENCE WITH CONTRACT).

-

But properly viewed at the conclusion of the grievance, this Rabbi Nathan's -Lien is no more than just an asset seizure against debtor's assets held by +

But properly viewed at the conclusion of the grievance, this Rabbi Nathan's +Lien is no more than just an asset seizure against debtor's assets held by third parties, and whether the underlying factual setting behind the Judgment -was under Tort Law or Contract Law is now irrelevant, once the Judgment has +was under Tort Law or Contract Law is now irrelevant, once the Judgment has been docketed, and that PERSON'S assets are now under attack. So when a judgment has been obtained against Party "B", and Party "C" owes "B" some money, then when Party "A" throws an action at "C", then that arrangement is no @@ -293,15 +293,15 @@ attachment of liability for the payment of the King's outstanding debt that he owes to the Federal Reserve Board, with the amount of your payment being measured by your net taxable income. Other personal assets are deemed collateral material as well, but the King's key to effectuate this liability is -our Enfranchised Status, under contract. Since the Angle-Saxon Law Merchant +our Enfranchised Status, under contract. Since the Angle-Saxon Law Merchant wants to see Consideration, and Consideration is present when Federal Reserve Notes are recirculated in King's Commerce, a taxing liability does exist of and -by itself under English Common Law. This Jewish Ripple Liability Model is +by itself under English Common Law. This Jewish Ripple Liability Model is supporting evidence to conclude that although we might not like our King, there is a very wide body of law out there in the world to support our King with his -taxing justification theories. The Law is always justified, and this is just +taxing justification theories. The Law is always justified, and this is just another layer of justification for the King to use as an excuse to raise -revenue. This Ripple Effect Liability Law springs forth from several different +revenue. This Ripple Effect Liability Law springs forth from several different seminal global points of pronouncement, and it does support the King in this very subtle attachment of taxing liability. So let's change the factual setting by correcting our Status, and stop snickering at the fat King, as he is only @@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ company notes that circulated just as if they were currency) through a series of penal statutes going back to the Civil War. [585]

[585]============================================================= Starting -with the LEGAL TENDER Laws in 1862, then the NATIONAL BANKING ACT in 1864, then +with the LEGAL TENDER Laws in 1862, then the NATIONAL BANKING ACT in 1864, then the previously mentioned acts outlawing private coin circulation, then an act in 1865 imposed a 10% tax on state bank note issues. In VEAZIE BANK VS. FENNO [75 U.S. 533 (1869)], the Supreme Court ruled that a tax of 10% on state bank @@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ Sections 1693 to 1699.

and our King sealed himself up a national postal monopoly. No more would be the days of the 1800's, when many banks and private companies issued and circulated -their own widely accepted currency. Our King doesn't like competition, and he +their own widely accepted currency. Our King doesn't like competition, and he has this nasty habit of his to use penal statutes and his hired bouncers (the U.S. Marshals, as the King's Bouncers) to force people into relationships with him, against their will and over their objection, that they would never have @@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ banks, accountants, hotels, and the like. Several national magazines featured articles about them, [587]

[587]============================================================= Exemplary -would be Fred Ferretti in "Private Mail Delivery vs. The Letter of the Law," +would be Fred Ferretti in "Private Mail Delivery vs. The Letter of the Law," NEW YORK TIMES, September 25, 1976. =============================================================[587]

@@ -391,22 +391,22 @@ successfully challenged, and remains essentially airtight.] [588]

[588]============================================================= UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE VS. BRENNAN, 574 F.2nd 712 (1978). There were no -non-Commercial Status arguments made by the Brennans. +non-Commercial Status arguments made by the Brennans. =============================================================[588]

But for our purposes here in addressing the attachment of revenue Equity Jurisdiction by the acceptance and use of Federal Reserve Notes as a HOLDER IN -DUE COURSE. What is important is that it is you, under the RATIFICATION +DUE COURSE. What is important is that it is you, under the RATIFICATION DOCTRINE, by your own silence and default, by your failure to object and to object timely, it is by your silence that the King wins. Under this Doctrine, your silence in the face of a proposition being made to you constitutes your approval of the proposition, if synchronous with the silence you experienced a benefit. Reason, logic, and common sense. Let us consider the application of -this RATIFICATION DOCTRINE as it hypothetically applies to a person acting in +this RATIFICATION DOCTRINE as it hypothetically applies to a person acting in the subordinated position of agency for another person. [589]

[589]============================================================= See -RATIFICATION BY AN UNDISCLOSED PRINCIPAL by Edwin Goddard in 2 Michigan Law +RATIFICATION BY AN UNDISCLOSED PRINCIPAL by Edwin Goddard in 2 Michigan Law Review 25 (1903). =============================================================[589]

@@ -416,10 +416,10 @@ adopt the act as if it is done in his behalf, thereby giving the act the same legal effect as if it had been originally fully authorized. This subsequent retroactive consent, the effect of which relates back to the time of the original act and places the Principle in the same position as if he had -originally authorized the act, is called RATIFICATION. [590]

+originally authorized the act, is called RATIFICATION. [590]

[590]============================================================= See Notes, -AGENCY -- RATIFICATION in 1 Michigan Law Review 140 (1902). +AGENCY -- RATIFICATION in 1 Michigan Law Review 140 (1902). =============================================================[590]

Under this hypothetical agency relationship, when a person finds that an act @@ -427,8 +427,8 @@ has been done in his name or on his behalf, that person must either Ratify it, or in the alternative, disaffirm it. [591]

[591]============================================================= See THE -EFFECT OF RATIFICATION AS BETWEEN THE PRINCIPLE AND THE OTHER PARTY by Floyd -Mechem in 4 Michigan Law Review 269 (1905). +EFFECT OF RATIFICATION AS BETWEEN THE PRINCIPLE AND THE OTHER PARTY by Floyd +Mechem in 4 Michigan Law Review 269 (1905). =============================================================[591]

But silence constitutes approval of the act. [592]

@@ -445,22 +445,22 @@ pertain to the transaction in the same manner and to the same extent that he would be had the contract been made originally by him in person, or by his express authority. The other party may demand and enforce on the part of the principle the full performance of the contract entered into by his agent." --Floyd Mechem in THE EFFECT OF RATIFICATION AS BETWEEN THE PRINCIPLE -AND THE OTHER PARTY in 4 Michigan Law Review 269, at 269 (1905). +-Floyd Mechem in THE EFFECT OF RATIFICATION AS BETWEEN THE PRINCIPLE +AND THE OTHER PARTY in 4 Michigan Law Review 269, at 269 (1905). =============================================================[592]

-

RATIFICATION may be implied from any form of conduct inconsistent with +

RATIFICATION may be implied from any form of conduct inconsistent with disavowal of the contract; therefore anything else, other than explicit and -blunt disavowal, is RATIFICATION -- if synchronous with the silence, benefits +blunt disavowal, is RATIFICATION -- if synchronous with the silence, benefits offered conditionally were accepted. This is quite a strong Doctrine, but it -has to be this way under Natural Law, since benefits offered conditionally are +has to be this way under Natural Law, since benefits offered conditionally are being accepted, invisible contracts are in effect, and failure to require the party experiencing the benefits to act quickly and reject the benefits -constitutes a Tort on the other party. This RATIFICATION is analogous under -Contract Law to the acceptance of the contract's proposition (MUTUAL ASSENT), +constitutes a Tort on the other party. This RATIFICATION is analogous under +Contract Law to the acceptance of the contract's proposition (MUTUAL ASSENT), and hence is irrevocable. [593]

-

[593]============================================================= The Law of +

[593]============================================================= The Law of Contracts requires MUTUAL ASSENT to be an element present between the parties when contracts are entered into. However, MUTUAL assent is quite different from MENTAL assent: @@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ MENTAL assent: the outward expression of a person as manifesting his intention rather than to his secret and unexpressed intention. The law imputes to a person an intention corresponding to the reasonable meaning of his words and acts." --LUCY AND LUCY VS. ZEHMER, 84 S.E.2nd 516, at 521 [Supreme Court of +-LUCY AND LUCY VS. ZEHMER, 84 S.E.2nd 516, at 521 [Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (1954)]. Folks who believe that MENTAL (INTELLECTUAL) ASSENT is a necessary ingredient to the formation of contracts are in error. A person can internally frown and repel a contract in the back of his mind, but @@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ to the King, objecting to your involuntary use of Federal Reserve Notes, carries no retroactive force or effect with it back into preceding years. [594]

[594]============================================================= Variations -on this RATIFICATION DOCTRINE surface all throughout the Law. It surfaces in +on this RATIFICATION DOCTRINE surface all throughout the Law. It surfaces in criminal prosecutions as an evidentiary law requiring that circumstances be awarded priority over verbal communication or non-communication in proving conspiracies (meaning that what you say or don't say is not important as what @@ -504,18 +504,18 @@ you do). In Commercial contracts, PAROLE EVIDENCE is oral or verbal evidence, and the PAROLE EVIDENCE RULE restrains a party to a contract from using expectations and declarations from toning down the meat of a contract. (See UCC 2-202), since the lesser oral expectations were MERGED into the greater written -expectations. In the Uniform Commercial Code, the RATIFICATION DOCTRINE appears +expectations. In the Uniform Commercial Code, the RATIFICATION DOCTRINE appears in Section 2-610, which states that the repudiation of a contract must be positive and unequivocal; and it appears again in 2-606(b), which states that failure to make an effective (strong) rejection constitutes acceptance. =============================================================[594]

-

It is a Principle of Law mentioned over and over again in Contract Law books +

It is a Principle of Law mentioned over and over again in Contract Law books that silence can effect ratification in the context of a benefit assertion. [595].

[595]============================================================= The -underlying Principles associated with the RATIFICATION DOCTRINE surface in +underlying Principles associated with the RATIFICATION DOCTRINE surface in criminal prosecutions, as it is often very reasonable for Juries, too, to take special Notice and freely draw inferences and conclusions from the Defendant's silence. In some Trials, Judges have characterized that the effect of the @@ -526,31 +526,31 @@ Defendant remaining silent would be like:

Remember that to really understand a doctrine, we need to examine it from manifold trajectories; and in so viewing, from a Judge's perspective, what the -RATIFICATION DOCTRINE is trying to avoid, we find that to allow the annulment +RATIFICATION DOCTRINE is trying to avoid, we find that to allow the annulment of a contract on repudiation grounds on anything less than a firm and positive "no," has the direct effect of working a Tort on the other party, since benefits were transferred from one party to the next. [596]

[596]============================================================= For a recent -discussion on the RATIFICATION DOCTRINE in operation, see COMMONWEALTH EDISON +discussion on the RATIFICATION DOCTRINE in operation, see COMMONWEALTH EDISON VS. DECKER COAL, 612 F.Supp. 978 (1985). =============================================================[596]

-

The application of this RATIFICATION DOCTRINE is not restricted to favor the +

The application of this RATIFICATION DOCTRINE is not restricted to favor the Government in the evidentiary presumptions of consent that it creates, as the Supreme Court holds this Doctrine to be binding on all persons dragged into its machinery. [597]

[597]============================================================= I have seen -lower State Courts apply the Principle of RATIFICATION under Tort Law factual +lower State Courts apply the Principle of RATIFICATION under Tort Law factual settings. See PAGE VS. KEEVES [199 N.E. 131 (1935)], which held that a person assisting another in the commission of a wrongful Tort act against another, or with knowledge approving of such act after it is done, is liable in some manner as if he had committed the same wrongful act, if done for his benefit [that's right BENEFITS ACCEPTED] and he avails himself of its fruits. The word -RATIFICATION does not appear anywhere in the Case Opinion, but the Principle +RATIFICATION does not appear anywhere in the Case Opinion, but the Principle does at page 135. -"The doctrine of liability by RATIFICATION in Tort Cases is abundantly +"The doctrine of liability by RATIFICATION in Tort Cases is abundantly established. Indeed, this seems to have been the earliest form of it. By whatever methods the act be adopted and approved, the principal becomes liable for the Tort as though he had previously directed it. And it is not always @@ -558,14 +558,14 @@ necessary that the approval shall look to the particular act. In the case of master and servant, for example, if the approval establishes the relation, the master becomes responsible for any Torts committed within its scope or which he would have been responsible had the relation been regularly created... -"RATIFICATION in Tort Cases is a distinct gain to the other party, +"RATIFICATION in Tort Cases is a distinct gain to the other party, giving him a remedy against the principal while not depriving him of its remedy against the wrong-doer himself." --THE EFFECT OF RATIFICATION AS BETWEEN THE PRINCIPLE AND THE OTHER -PARTY by Floyd Mechem in 4 Michigan Law Review 269, at 270 (1905). +-THE EFFECT OF RATIFICATION AS BETWEEN THE PRINCIPLE AND THE OTHER +PARTY by Floyd Mechem in 4 Michigan Law Review 269, at 270 (1905). =============================================================[597]

-

The application of this RATIFICATION DOCTRINE in the area of the Citizenship +

The application of this RATIFICATION DOCTRINE in the area of the Citizenship Contract does create an invisible contract, as the burden to prove that the contract does not exist then falls on the individual, with the King not required to prove or adduce anything. This Doctrine is held operational against @@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ disavowal of the Covenant can terminate the Covenant, while silencer retains the operation of the Covenant in effect). =============================================================[598]

-

There is an old Roman saying that "... He who remains silent certainly does not +

There is an old Roman saying that "... He who remains silent certainly does not speak, but nevertheless it is true that he does not deny." [599]

[599]============================================================= See Roscoe @@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ Pound in READINGS IN ROMAN LAW, Second Edition, at pages 25 to 26. =============================================================[599]

The situation expressed by that legal truism has been the source of some blurry -confusion in our Law of Contracts. Though acceptance of an Offer is usually +confusion in our Law of Contracts. Though acceptance of an Offer is usually made by spoken or written words, quite often the Offer may call for act or authorization requiring some other mode of acceptance. As the Offeror is the "Czar of his Offer," such acts, when induced by the Offeree, constitute the @@ -619,10 +619,10 @@ acceptance. [600]

[600]============================================================= "The orthodox doctrine of the law of contracts, particularly the OFFER and ACCEPTANCE machinery, could not be more familiar to most lawyers. We are long -indebted to Professor Hohfeld, who has enabled us to express the legal effect -of an Offer as creating a power of acceptance [see W. Hohfeld in FUNDAMENTAL +indebted to Professor Hohfeld, who has enabled us to express the legal effect +of an Offer as creating a power of acceptance [see W. Hohfeld in FUNDAMENTAL LEGAL CONCEPTIONS (1923); and also Corbin in LEGAL ANALYSIS AND TERMINOLOGY, 29 -Yale Law Journal 163 (1919)]. Where an Offer is extended by an Offeror, he +Yale Law Journal 163 (1919)]. Where an Offer is extended by an Offeror, he permits the Offeree to exercise a power of acceptance that subjects the Offeror to the legal relation called contract. The Offeror is said to be under a correlative liability, because exercise of the power of acceptance by the @@ -634,20 +634,20 @@ exercised: particular kind of acceptance did this Offer call for; and especially: Was it for a promise or was it for an act." -Llewellyn in OUR CASE LAW OF CONTRACT: OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE - PART -II, in 48 Yale Law Journal 779, at 780 (1939). "Understanding his exploration +II, in 48 Yale Law Journal 779, at 780 (1939). "Understanding his exploration in this fundamental area is the principle that the Offeror is master of his Offer. He creates the Offer and may require the power of acceptance to be exercised in any manner he deems necessary or desirable. To emphasize this principle, students are typically confronted with a hypothetical Offer that -requires the Offeree to don an UNCLE SAM costume, climb a greased flagpole, +requires the Offeree to don an UNCLE SAM costume, climb a greased flagpole, and, upon reaching the gold dome at the top, whistle Yankee Doodle twice. The effect on the impressionable first year student is significant. He will never forget that the Offeror is master of his Offer, and he will often justify his position through the use of even more outlandish hypotheticals. Of course, he is obliged to use hypotheticals, just as his teacher was, since no recorded case makes the point so clearly." --John Murray in CONTRACTS: NEW DESIGN FOR THE AGREEMENT PROCESS, 53 -Cornell Law Review 785, at 785 (1968). Mr. Murray is correct, there is no +-John Murray in CONTRACTS: NEW DESIGN FOR THE AGREEMENT PROCESS, 53 +Cornell Law Review 785, at 785 (1968). Mr. Murray is correct, there is no RECORDED CASE that makes the point so clearly, but by the time you have finished this Letter, you will see numerous UNRECORDED CASES of contract Offers by the King that are very structurally similar to climbing a greased flagpole @@ -661,11 +661,11 @@ explicit by which to judge the intention of the parties; but as we shift over to invisible juristic contracts, where the mere passive conduct of the Offeree (you and me) is claimed to be an acceptance of benefits by Government, now the question is more difficult -- as some of the requisite indicia applicable to -Laws governing commercial contracts has to be laid aside; like Mutual Assent. +Laws governing commercial contracts has to be laid aside; like Mutual Assent. [601]

[601]============================================================= The problems -associated with RATIFICATION have been the subject of controversy by +associated with RATIFICATION have been the subject of controversy by commentators. "If a person whom I have not authorized to act as my agent has made in my name with a third person a contract composed of mutual promises, and if the @@ -676,14 +676,14 @@ of the contract, ratify the contract and hold the third person? In short, by ratifying an unauthorized bilateral contract can I hold the adverse party, although he has already withdrawn from the contract? ...The questions underlying the problem go to the very foundation of the DOCTRINE OF -RATIFICATION." --Eugene Wambaugh in A PROBLEM AS TO RATIFICATION in 9 Harvard Law +RATIFICATION." +-Eugene Wambaugh in A PROBLEM AS TO RATIFICATION in 9 Harvard Law Review 60, at 60 (1895). =============================================================[601]

However, rather than Patriots fighting an area of grey where there is some DE MINIMIS merit to the Government's position, it might be best to simply accept -the application of the RATIFICATION DOCTRINE, accept the fact that invisible +the application of the RATIFICATION DOCTRINE, accept the fact that invisible contracts are in effect by your silent passive benefit acceptance and refusal to explicitly disavow and reject benefits, as generally held by Judges - but then turn around and walk away from the contract for other reasons, like @@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ FAILURE OF CONSIDERATION. [602]

[602]============================================================= For commentary, see Notes, SILENCE AS ACCEPTANCE IN THE FORMATION OF CONTRACTS, 33 -Harvard Law Review 595 (1919). The many commercial contract cases cited and +Harvard Law Review 595 (1919). The many commercial contract cases cited and quoted therein should be distinguished from juristic contracts. =============================================================[602]

@@ -713,10 +713,10 @@ and more important invisible contracts to be dealt with, if a pure and correct severance of yourself away from the adhesive siphon of the Bolshevik Income Tax is to be perfected. Primarily, they search the record for the political contract of Citizenship, and when Citizenship is found, generally they stop -right there and then. However, if dealing with a Denizen or some type of +right there and then. However, if dealing with a Denizen or some type of non-resident alien, Federal Judges then shift their attention over to finding some Commercial benefits that were accepted, in order to justify the extraction -of Income Taxes out of the poor fellow's pockets, acting Ministerially as +of Income Taxes out of the poor fellow's pockets, acting Ministerially as enforcement agents the way they do. So although Federal Judges find it unnecessary to take Notice of your acceptance of Federal Reserve Notes at the present time, when all other political and Commercial contracts have been @@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ opposite. How are you going to prove what your STATE OF MIND was in 1986? Are you going to subpoena your wife into the Courtroom and ask her to tell the Court what you said three years earlier in 1986?

-

"Oh, yes. I remember. Hank said that he didn't like using them things."

+

"Oh, yes. I remember. Hank said that he didn't like using them things."

Well that is not much, and that is not the kind of an Objection, Notice of Protest, and document STATE OF MIND that the Supreme Court will respect. So @@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ means that the environment is at rest, but only for a certain amount of time. =============================================================[606]

Additional objections along the lines that Warburg and his Gremlin brothers in -crime, the Rothschilds, through their ownership of the Federal Reserve System, +crime, the Rothschilds, through their ownership of the Federal Reserve System, are third party beneficial interest holders, and that use of the police powers for the private enrichment of a Special Interest Group is unlawful, since under Supreme Court rulings, when the King enters into Commercial activity, his @@ -887,15 +887,15 @@ Commerce when his Legal Tender Statutes and equity co-endorser statutes [Title =============================================================[607]

and that any other American merchant who pulled off such a gun barrel monopoly -grab would be incarcerated for doing so. Numerous Contract Law books provide a +grab would be incarcerated for doing so. Numerous Contract Law books provide a rich abundance of defenses to assert against Negotiable Instruments. [608]

[608]============================================================= Exemplary would be, perhaps, the three volume set of TREATISE ON RECESSION OF CONTRACTS -AND CANCELLATION OF WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS by Henry Black (Vernon Law Book +AND CANCELLATION OF WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS by Henry Black (Vernon Law Book Company, Kansas City, Missouri); And the huge voluminous set of CORBIN ON CONTRACTS by Arthur Corbin, West Publishing Company, St. Paul, Minnesota; -Another is the 18 volume set of writings of Sam Williston entitled A TREATISE +Another is the 18 volume set of writings of Sam Williston entitled A TREATISE ON THE LAW OF CONTRACTS, published by Baker, Voorhis & Company, Mount Kisco, New York (1961). =============================================================[608]

@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ to each other.

[611]============================================================= Undue influence is generally understood to be the power which one person wrongfully exercises over another in attempting to control and influence the action of -such other person. Both CIRCUMSTANTIAL as well as DIRECT EVIDENCE is acceptable +such other person. Both CIRCUMSTANTIAL as well as DIRECT EVIDENCE is acceptable for proving undue influence (which, like all other defenses are affirmative defenses, and the burden falls on you to assert your position well). =============================================================[611]

@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ defenses, and the burden falls on you to assert your position well).

[612]============================================================= Remember that Consideration is a benefit, and mere issuance of the Note itself has always been PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE that Consideration (a benefit) was accepted by -the Holder (you). Your placing the King on "Prior Notice" that benefits are +the Holder (you). Your placing the King on "Prior Notice" that benefits are being declined and waived, and that infirmities are present, is your attack on Consideration. =============================================================[612]

@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ Consideration.

[613]============================================================= Either fraud PER SE or in the alternative, FRAUD IN THE FACTUM can be either Personal or a Real Defense, depending upon the factual setting (which we will now alter to -favor ourselves). Law books are generally reluctant to define the contours of +favor ourselves). Law books are generally reluctant to define the contours of just what fraud is, since no sooner do the contours of fraud get settled, then some scheming crook stretches those contours by figuring out new ways to pull something off. But if you can get a recognizance of fraud, then what is @@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ properly so, and the burden is on you to prove that such fraud exists. bargains made by people are generally deemed to be null and void if made in conflict of Public Policy, i.e., prostitution, gambling, usury, etc. The King's monopoly grab on a single national currency is very much contemporary national -Public Policy, so arguing this line in a Contract Law Jurisprudential setting +Public Policy, so arguing this line in a Contract Law Jurisprudential setting is going to be difficult, unless the correct pleading of the Money Issue is presented. =============================================================[614]

@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ presented. =============================================================[614]

[615]============================================================= Duress does not need to be directly experienced by the party claiming it as a defense, as -duress used by one of the Holders, with the secondary effect of the duress +duress used by one of the Holders, with the secondary effect of the duress operating only indirectly against you, is quite sufficient as a defense. =============================================================[615]

@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ operating only indirectly against you, is quite sufficient as a defense.

Some of those Objections and statements are milktoast, and will later fall apart and collapse under attack by the King's Attorneys in adversary proceedings, and properly so. Reason: The Use and recirculation of Commercial -Federal Reserve Notes necessarily involves a Contract Law factual setting, and +Federal Reserve Notes necessarily involves a Contract Law factual setting, and so our arguments along the lines of the King's basic unfairness in sealing up his national currency monopoly, etc., are only peripheral arguments; only direct coercion in the use of Federal Reserve Notes is strong enough to strip @@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ the King of his Status of a HOLDER IN DUE COURSE. And unfairness arguments sounding in the Tort of third party Special Interest Group penal statute sponsorship and of Congressional intrigue in 1913, even though very accurate factually, are way off base, if we are going into the Supreme Court under a -factual setting calling for Contractual Law settlement reasoning.

+factual setting calling for Contractual Law settlement reasoning.

But for us right now, which Objection reason that we stated, either stands or falls when under attack later, is not important. And what is important is @@ -992,8 +992,8 @@ corrigendum (meaning filed in an interlocutory state in contemplation of secondary enhancement or error correction at a later time). But some of those arguments we listed will survive, as the naked facts surrounding the forceful acquisition of the King's monopoly on national currency are quite authentic, -and elements can be raised to take the factual setting out of Contract Law and -into Tort Law where, at least as a point of beginning, those arguments then +and elements can be raised to take the factual setting out of Contract Law and +into Tort Law where, at least as a point of beginning, those arguments then become relevant [however, those arguments probably won't even be addressed for other reasons]. So we are exactly on line in some areas (assuming the Case was properly plead by referring to the Supreme Court rulings on the declension in @@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ any private firm."

So the final analysis is not important right now. Getting a general Notice of Protest documenting the situational infirmities to the other party; invoking -Tort Law to govern the factual setting surrounding your involuntary use of +Tort Law to govern the factual setting surrounding your involuntary use of Federal Reserve Notes; and stating that there has been a FAILURE OF CONSIDERATION; as your STATE OF MIND is what is important, and the detailed judicial affirmation or rejection of your specific Protest reasons can occur @@ -1026,8 +1026,8 @@ Out of the barrel of a gun. [617]

[617]============================================================= "And honest Men would be expos'd a ready Prey to Villains, if they were never allow'd to make use of Violence in Resisting their Attacks." --THE LAW OF NATURE AND OF NATIONS, by Samuel de Puffendorf [Translated -from the French by Basil Kennett (1729)]. +-THE LAW OF NATURE AND OF NATIONS, by Samuel de Puffendorf [Translated +from the French by Basil Kennett (1729)]. =============================================================[617]

With the prosecution of Individuals, whose status is near lily white, being @@ -1097,10 +1097,10 @@ there are no taxes to be concerned with. No, looters and Tory Aristocrats never did succeed in gaining a foothold in Braselton. Over the years from 1880 down to the present day, the Braselton stores have had their trials and reversals: They have had an intermittent fire, and in 1920 a tornado leveled many -buildings, but the family always rebuilt. The Mayor of Braselton has always +buildings, but the family always rebuilt. The Mayor of Braselton has always been a Braselton, and the family enterprises are managed by a family triumvirate, affectionately called THE 3-B's [see the ATLANTA CONSTITUTION -("Three Braseltons of Braselton Business Partners Over 50 Years"), (May 31, +("Three Braseltons of Braselton Business Partners Over 50 Years"), (May 31, 1939)]. Today, when I visited Braselton, only a handful of coins and coupons ["Coupon Check"] mounted on a picture frame remain as reminiscent icons of the grand days of the 1800's, when anyone could issue their own currency without @@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ acquisition tactics, of his snuffing out currency (coins, bank notes, and private paper) competitors in the 1800's, and of his contemporary eagerness to incarcerate competitors and private currency lone wolves, absent such factual background material your claims of duress and coercion to invalidate the -Contract Law jurisprudential setting of Federal Reserve Notes, as it applies to +Contract Law jurisprudential setting of Federal Reserve Notes, as it applies to you, are possible candidates to fall apart and collapse before the Judiciary. So tell the Court about the currency history of the King, and his acquisition of a currency monopoly out of a barrel of a gun, and then cite exactly, and @@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ delivered, and imprisonment not less than one year and not exceeding fifteen years, at the discretion of this court in which he shall be tried." -13 UNITED STATES STATUTES AT LARGE 107, Chapter 106, Section 27 ["National Banking Act"], 38th Congress, First Session (1864). Introduced into -the Senate by John Sherman and the House by Samuel Hooper, the Rothschild +the Senate by John Sherman and the House by Samuel Hooper, the Rothschild Gremlins had done their payoffs very well, as both this NATIONAL BANKING ACT and the COINAGE ACT OF 1873 were the products of intrigue by Gremlins that originated in Europe. By the time the 1940's came around, 13 U.S. STATUTES AT @@ -1240,24 +1240,24 @@ historical facts, they can and will rule against Government and reverse themselves publicly in Opinions, [621]

[621]============================================================= Such as -happened with OWEN VS. THE CITY OF INDEPENDENCE [445 U.S. 622 (1979)], which -correctly reversed 500 years of Common Law policy that favored municipal Tort +happened with OWEN VS. THE CITY OF INDEPENDENCE [445 U.S. 622 (1979)], which +correctly reversed 500 years of Common Law policy that favored municipal Tort immunization. =============================================================[621]

and also quietly in post-Opinion regrets. [622]

[622]============================================================= When the -manuscript to Paul Blakewell's book entitled WHAT ARE WE USING FOR MONEY? [New -York: Van Nostrand, 1952] was sent to retired Supreme Court Justice Owen -Roberts (who had voted with the majority in the Gold Clause Cases [NORMAN VS. +manuscript to Paul Blakewell's book entitled WHAT ARE WE USING FOR MONEY? [New +York: Van Nostrand, 1952] was sent to retired Supreme Court Justice Owen +Roberts (who had voted with the majority in the Gold Clause Cases [NORMAN VS. BALTIMORE and three other Cases starting at 294 U.S. 240 (1934)]), Judge -Roberts sent a letter back to Paul Blakewell stating: +Roberts sent a letter back to Paul Blakewell stating: "Of course, I ought not to be quoted concerning a decision of the Court when I was a member of it, but I am inclined to think that had I known the history you describe, I would have been of a different opinion than the one expressed." --Quoted from David Fargo in WILL GOLD CLAUSES RETURN?, in 8 +-Quoted from David Fargo in WILL GOLD CLAUSES RETURN?, in 8 Reason Magazine 72, at 103 (June, 1976). =============================================================[622]

@@ -1271,8 +1271,8 @@ reason of threat of incarceration severs this civil attachment of Equity Jurisdiction that is otherwise airtight for those folks not Objecting substantively and timely [because benefits were rejected and there is now a FAILURE OF CONSIDERATION], and completes our efforts to convert the basic -Contract Law factual setting that the use of Commercial Federal Reserve Notes -necessarily mandates, somewhat over into Tort Law (so our unfairness arguments +Contract Law factual setting that the use of Commercial Federal Reserve Notes +necessarily mandates, somewhat over into Tort Law (so our unfairness arguments then can become relevant). [623]

[623]============================================================= Even though @@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ for 1981 to 1985, then your failure to Object timely was fatal on your part, as this Federal Reserve Note Objection carries no retroactive force with it. Remember that the King's throwing a prosecution against you is an adversary proceeding. If the King's Attorneys make the assertion that you had accepted -and use Federal Reserve Notes (with the long history of Consideration Law to +and use Federal Reserve Notes (with the long history of Consideration Law to support the King in this area going back into English history and the Medieval Ages), and you retort by saying that you didn't want to use Federal Reserve Notes without being able to explain exactly how and why your use was @@ -1372,12 +1372,12 @@ and distinct from each other (Admiralty/Birth Certificate, Equity/Social Security, Commercial/HOLDERS IN DUE COURSE, etc.). What happens if the Supreme Court rules some day of in the future that King's Revenue Equity Jurisdiction still attaches to involuntary users of Federal Reserve Notes? We will then have -to acquire our rights from our contemporary King the same way Ben Franklin and -George Washington acquired their rights: Out of the barrel of a gun. [625]

+to acquire our rights from our contemporary King the same way Ben Franklin and +George Washington acquired their rights: Out of the barrel of a gun. [625]

[625]============================================================= Writing to the French inhabitants of Louisiana, after the American War of Independence was -over with, Thomas Paine made the following observation on the sometimes +over with, Thomas Paine made the following observation on the sometimes necessary use of aggression to obtain rights: "We obtained our rights by calmly understanding principles, and by the successful event of a long, obstinate, and expensive war. But it is not @@ -1392,12 +1392,12 @@ judge; and when dealing with an attack on the acceptance and recirculation of Federal Reserve Notes, an argument will likely be advanced to try and discredit your objection:

-

Your adversary will argue that Federal Law, not State Law of the UCC governs +

Your adversary will argue that Federal Law, not State Law of the UCC governs your attack on Federal Reserve Notes. Their arguments are based on numerous federal court rulings -- one of which is when the Supreme Court once ruled [626]

-

[626]============================================================= CLEARFIELD +

[626]============================================================= CLEARFIELD TRUST VS. UNITED STATES, 318 U.S. 363 (1942). =============================================================[626]

@@ -1406,9 +1406,9 @@ paper are issues that are to be governed exclusively by federal law, and not governed by state law. Therefore, your adversaries will argue that your reliance on the UCC, which are a collection of state statutes, as a source of authority, is ill-founded and that you are not entitled to prevail. This -argument does not concern us at all, since in reading CLEARFIELD TRUST, the +argument does not concern us at all, since in reading CLEARFIELD TRUST, the reason why the Supreme Court wants federal Commercial paper to be governed by -Federal Law and not State Law is because they do not want the Federal +Federal Law and not State Law is because they do not want the Federal Government subject to 50 different rules and restrictions proprietary to each state:

@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ duties of the United States to exceptional uncertainty. It would lead to great diversity in results by making identical transactions subject to the vagaries of the laws of the several states." [627]

-

[627]============================================================= CLEARFIELD +

[627]============================================================= CLEARFIELD TRUST, id., 318 U.S. at 367. =============================================================[627]

@@ -1431,17 +1431,17 @@ Federal Reserve Notes subject to this uniform code, in the absence of any federal law to the contrary, is most appropriate. Subjecting the rights and duties of the United States and it's pet corporation, the Federal Reserve, to the uniform rules of the UCC to fill in missing gaps in Federal Commercial -Laws, offers to expose the United States to no exception uncertainty. Although -there very much is a Federal Law Merchant, [628]

+Laws, offers to expose the United States to no exception uncertainty. Although +there very much is a Federal Law Merchant, [628]

[628]============================================================= "... the federal law merchant, developed for about a century under the regime of SWIFT VS. TYSON, 16 Peter 1, represented general commercial law rather than a choice of a federal rule designed to protect a federal right..." --CLEARFIELD TRUST, id., 318 U.S. at 367. +-CLEARFIELD TRUST, id., 318 U.S. at 367. =============================================================[628]

-

State Law is silent on the matter; [629]

+

State Law is silent on the matter; [629]

[629]============================================================= In explaining why state law governed a federal commercial paper question: @@ -1455,14 +1455,14 @@ conflict with any state or federal policy..."

[630]============================================================= "In the absence of an applicable Act of Congress, it is for the federal courts to fashion the governing rule of law, according to their own standards..." --CLEARFIELD TRUST, id., 318 U.S. at 367. +-CLEARFIELD TRUST, id., 318 U.S. at 367. =============================================================[630]

Remember that the PRINCIPLES OF NATURE the UCC codifies into sequential -statutes is merely the old Law Merchant of our Fathers, and that our Fathers +statutes is merely the old Law Merchant of our Fathers, and that our Fathers merely codified reason, logic, and common sense; and the Uniform Commercial Code, even though it is state law, is merely cited to both fill pronouncement -voids in the Federal Law Merchant, and as simply the best pronouncement of +voids in the Federal Law Merchant, and as simply the best pronouncement of PRINCIPLES OF NATURE denominated to apply to Commercial factual settings.

The Principle we invoke when coming to grips with these Federal Reserve Notes @@ -1470,9 +1470,9 @@ is merely common sense: That a person we are trying to avoid doing business with (the King) loses his expectation of our conformance to his statutes, when we place him on our PRIOR NOTICE that Defects are present in the paper he is circulating, and that we are not accepting the benefits otherwise inuring to -the Holders and Recirculators of his Federal Reserve Notes, by reason of +the Holders and Recirculators of his Federal Reserve Notes, by reason of involuntary use. Everything in this Letter is all inter-related to some extent; -earlier, I discussed the RATIFICATION DOCTRINE, by which Judges hold that +earlier, I discussed the RATIFICATION DOCTRINE, by which Judges hold that silence on your part, in the context of an assertion being made against you, constitutes your acceptance of the proposition that you are silent on (and for good reasons: Because benefits are being accepted by you). This Notice of @@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ been the structure of Nature in this area of contracts.] One type of contract recognized exists because of the practical factual elements that arise between two parties, and there is a structure in the factual background where there has been an exchange of Consideration. Another type are implied contracts that -exist as a matter of express declared Law [see HENRY MERRITT VS. UNITED STATES, +exist as a matter of express declared Law [see HENRY MERRITT VS. UNITED STATES, 267 U.S. 338, at 341 (1925)]. "It is important to remain aware of the distinctions between contracts implied in fact and contracts implied in law. In the former, the Court @@ -1524,14 +1524,14 @@ a clear expression of dissent." Federal Reserve Notes to Title 26, this USE OF FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES contract is a contract arising from the factual elements of a commercial relational nature existing between the two parties (as Federal benefits were accepted in -the context of some Judicially declared Commercial reciprocity being expected +the context of some Judicially declared Commercial reciprocity being expected back in return). Contracts to pay Federal Income Taxes as a matter of -pronounced Law are contracts like Citizenship, where some junior LEX statutes +pronounced Law are contracts like Citizenship, where some junior LEX statutes do exist that explicitly spell out Title 26 liability to such identified PERSONS in no uncertain terms. =============================================================[631] -As you well know, Mr. May, it is a PRINCIPLE OF NATURE that an ounce of +As you well know, Mr. May, it is a PRINCIPLE OF NATURE that an ounce of prevention is worth ten tons of labor exerted later on in patching up. And merely preparing your multiple objections now, in writing, will spare a person from substantial expenses in depositions and the like later, as the collection diff --git a/pythonCode/output/incon010.xml b/pythonCode/output/incon010.xml index 1f71d70..c4e465a 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/incon010.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/incon010.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@

I N V I S I B L E C O N T R A C T S - George Mercier

+ George Mercier

FEDERAL LICENSING PROGRAMS [Pages 480-481]

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/incon013.xml b/pythonCode/output/incon013.xml index 416b945..a50805a 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/incon013.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/incon013.xml @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ out of unwanted contracts; our distinguishing factor in our situation is going to be, of course, a NOTICE OF REJECTION OF BENEFITS filed appropriately and timely. Until benefits have been rejected, invisible contracts are in effect and we are not entitled to prevail under any circumstances. Here, in WOOD VS. -TAWES, Residency Protestors tried unsuccessfully to weasel out of state income +TAWES, Residency Protestors tried unsuccessfully to weasel out of state income taxes. This WOOD VS. TAWES case was heard before by the Maryland Court of Appeals -- but its reasoning and justification is very similar to other state judges in all 50 states. Of those benefits that are listed above, you should @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ and the Supreme Court has so ruled:

the privilege by net income, including that derived from interstate commerce." [733]

-

[733]============================================================= FREEMAN VS. +

[733]============================================================= FREEMAN VS. HEWIT, 329 U.S. 249, at 255 (1946). =============================================================[733]

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ conferred by the fact of being an orderly, civilized society." -WISCONSIN VS. J.C. PENNEY, 311 U.S. 435, at 444 (1940). =============================================================[734]

-

even more so, Tax Protestors arguing philosophically doctrinaire and other +

even more so, Tax Protestors arguing philosophically doctrinaire and other economic questions on State Taxation schemes are frequently rebuffed by Federal Judges who defer the question back to the States. [735]

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ decision..." every Government unless explicitly denied or limited by its Constitution; [736]

[736]============================================================= "Before we -proceed to examine [the Case's] argument, and subject it to the test of the +proceed to examine [the Case's] argument, and subject it to the test of the Constitution, we must be permitted to bestow a few considerations on the nature and extent of this original right of taxation, which is acknowledged to remain with the states. It is admitted that the power of taxing the people and their @@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ may impose upon everyone domiciled within his territory a personal tax, which is 'the burden imposed by Governments upon its own Citizens for the benefits what that Government affords by its protection and its laws.' Any domiciled person is subject to this tax, though he be an alien or a corporation." --Joseph Beale in JURISDICTION TO TAX, 32 Harvard Law Review 587, at +-Joseph Beale in JURISDICTION TO TAX, 32 Harvard Law Review 587, at 589 (1919). =============================================================[742]

The fact that a state conducts certain programs for its Residents does not mean @@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ of regulatory jurisdictions designed to restrain color and race discrimination: "... the police powers of a State under our Constitutional system is adequate for the protection of the civil rights of its Citizens against discrimination by reason of race or color." --Justice Douglas in BOB-LO EXCURSION COMPANY VS. MICHIGAN, 333 U.S. +-Justice Douglas in BOB-LO EXCURSION COMPANY VS. MICHIGAN, 333 U.S. 28, at 41 (1947). By multiplying little slices of invisible benefits here and there, States create a large array of benefits that are impressive to Federal Judges -- and even the 14th Amendment surfaces as an expression of Law in State @@ -278,14 +278,14 @@ is largely a political matter." =============================================================[746]

But in addressing the Residency Question itself, which is a sister to -Citizenship, two Cases come to my mind:

+Citizenship, two Cases come to my mind:

-In COOK VS. TAIT, [747]

[747]============================================================= 265 U.S. 47 (1924). =============================================================[747]

-

which is primarily a Citizenship Contract Case, the Supreme Court ruled that +

which is primarily a Citizenship Contract Case, the Supreme Court ruled that income received by a Citizen of the United States while resident in Mexico is taxable due to benefits received while outside of the United States (the old acceptance of benefits story: When benefits offered conditionally have been @@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ Government among those who are privileged to enjoy its benefits." [Statements were quoted out of order.]. =============================================================[748]

-

-In SHAFFER VS. CARTER, [749]

+

-In SHAFFER VS. CARTER, [749]

[749]============================================================= 252 U.S. 37 (1920) =============================================================[749]

@@ -336,12 +336,12 @@ domicil within this state." -NEW YORK EX REL COHN VS. GRAVES, 300 U.S. 308, at 313 (1936). =============================================================[750]

-

The taxation key in both of those Cases was the acceptance of benefits. [751]

+

The taxation key in both of those Cases was the acceptance of benefits. [751]

[751]============================================================= When arguing -state taxation jurisdiction Cases before judges, one of the permissible +state taxation jurisdiction Cases before judges, one of the permissible arguments to make is a subjective value cost/benefit question. In listing some -of the arguments that could have been made by a Tax Protestor, but were not, +of the arguments that could have been made by a Tax Protestor, but were not, the Supreme Court said that: "We note again that no claim is made that the activity is not sufficiently connected to the State to justify a tax, or that the tax is not @@ -406,10 +406,10 @@ disavow the juristic benefit). [754]

it clear, upon principles as well as authority, that... a State may impose general income taxes upon its own Citizens and residents whose persons are subject to its control..." --SHAFFER VS. CARTER, 252 U.S. 37, at 52 (1919). +-SHAFFER VS. CARTER, 252 U.S. 37, at 52 (1919). =============================================================[754]

-

Therefore, State Income Tax Protestors, who merely make the declaration, while +

Therefore, State Income Tax Protestors, who merely make the declaration, while in the midst of some type of state income tax enforcement proceeding, that they "are not residents" or are not "state citizens" are wasting their time. [755]

@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ reside, there is a distinction in effect between "resident" and "Citizen": in some cases the distinction is important [like in] (LA TOURETTE VS MCMASTER, 248 U.S. 465, at 470 (1918))." -TRAVIS VS. YALE & TOWNE, 252 U.S. 60, at 78 (1919). For purposes of -analyzing a taxation scheme under the PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES CLAUSE of the +analyzing a taxation scheme under the PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES CLAUSE of the 14th Amendment, the terms RESIDENT and CITIZEN are essentially interchangeable; see AUSTIN VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE, 420 U.S. 656, footnote 8 (1974). However unequal the Government benefit distribution skew is between these two classifications, @@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ from the operation of the contract continues the life of the contract in effect. To repudiate a contract is to merely give advance notice to the other party that you intend to breach the contract for some reason [see UCC 2-708 "SELLER'S DAMAGES FOR NON-ACCEPTANCE OR REPUDIATION" and 2-711 "BUYER'S -REMEDIES IN GENERAL," see also Samuel Williston in REPUDIATION OF CONTRACTS, 14 +REMEDIES IN GENERAL," see also Samuel Williston in REPUDIATION OF CONTRACTS, 14 Harvard Law Review 421 (1900).] In contrast to that, to TERMINATE a contract is to end and cease the existence of the contract altogether [see UCC 2-106 "DEFINITIONS: 'CONTRACT",... 'TERMINATION'"]. Under TERMINATION, all rights, @@ -458,26 +458,26 @@ duties, and obligations arising between the parties cease altogether, and there are no lingering reciprocal expectations retained by either party. =============================================================[756]

-

If you want to win your State Income Tax Cases, then do not throw arguments +

If you want to win your State Income Tax Cases, then do not throw arguments sounding in the Tort of unfairness at the Judge; do not pretend that the invisible contract does not exist, and do not argue that it is unfair to hold such a contract against you since either nothing "was signed" or that the -Protestor baby talk of "minimum contacts" or "nexus" required by the Supreme -Court in their line of State Jurisdiction Cases was not met (as your physical +Protestor baby talk of "minimum contacts" or "nexus" required by the Supreme +Court in their line of State Jurisdiction Cases was not met (as your physical household inhabitancy in that kingdom overrules those types of questions designed to address factual settings where Geography Jurisdiction itself is a disputed element). [757]

[757]============================================================= And -geography was very much disputed in 1959 when, as Governor, Nelson Rockefeller +geography was very much disputed in 1959 when, as Governor, Nelson Rockefeller gave his taxing grab one more turn of the screws to Parties of the New York State Personal Income Tax -- as this time, Residents of New Jersey, who work in New York City and pay New York Income Taxes as the reciprocity for the use of the Commerce Jurisdiction of New York State, decided to take matters into their -own hands. They persuaded U.S. Senator Clifford Case of New Jersey to introduce +own hands. They persuaded U.S. Senator Clifford Case of New Jersey to introduce a proposed Constitutional amendment into the Congress in March of 1959 which would have prohibited the several States from taxing the income of -non-Residents. Although Nelson Rockefeller's tax increase was the catalytic +non-Residents. Although Nelson Rockefeller's tax increase was the catalytic trigger for initiating this amendment, however, as is usually the case the truth itself is obscure and difficult to find, because during Hearings held in Congress, emphasis was shifted over to paint a larger regional picture of an @@ -486,31 +486,31 @@ Residents both by New York and also by Pennsylvania for those who commuted into Philadelphia. During Senate Hearings, the question arose as to how to protect the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New York from the prospective loss of revenue -- revenue that was generated from such non-Residents [certain -people seemed very concerned that Nelson Rockefeller not be deprived of so much +people seemed very concerned that Nelson Rockefeller not be deprived of so much as one thin dime of tax money to spend]. Would there be any reciprocating QUID PRO QUO that New Jersey would yield in exchange for financial benefits lost to New York State? "The reciprocal exemption of New York residents from a New Jersey income tax on nonresidents working in New Jersey might well constitute sufficient QUID PRO QUO." --Senator Clifford Case in HEARINGS BEFORE... THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE +-Senator Clifford Case in HEARINGS BEFORE... THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE, page 17 ["Constitutional Amendment: Taxation By States of Nonresidents"], 86th Congress, First Session, April, 1959; acting on Senate Joint Resolutions 29 and 67 [GPO, Washington (1959)]. As we turn around from a juristic situs on political arguments made in Congress, over to the unbridled snortations disseminating outward from a Federal Judge's Courtroom, nothing changes either, as the same PRINCIPLE OF NATURE that Judges hold errant -Tax Protestors to [that your expected QUID PRO QUO reciprocity is mandatory +Tax Protestors to [that your expected QUID PRO QUO reciprocity is mandatory when juristic benefits were accepted by you], also applies to nullify -prospective opposition to political arguments. By Senator Case's identification +prospective opposition to political arguments. By Senator Case's identification in advance of the QUID PRO QUO that New York State would be gaining if this amendment gets Ratified, the impending opposition of this amendment by New York State is placed into a known expected manageable mode -- a strategic model for -handling grievances that Tax and Draft Protestors would be wise to consider +handling grievances that Tax and Draft Protestors would be wise to consider adapting into their MODUS OPERANDI of errant defiance. Through this Letter, I have identified certain key benefits that Federal Judges have their eyes fixated on when signing a Commitment Order to a Federal Penitentiary on Tax and -Draft Protesting Cases. Your failure to nullify, in advance, the Principle of +Draft Protesting Cases. Your failure to nullify, in advance, the Principle of BENEFITS ACCEPTED/RECIPROCITY NOW DEMANDED in the arguments of your impending adversaries, will prove to be self-detrimental, as this PRINCIPLE OF NATURE can and will make an appearance in any setting. And if you do win on some off-point @@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ Benefits, so his assertion of a reciprocal tax against you is provident, up to a limited point. And so winning, on point, will be predicated upon your correctly addressing the existence of the contract in arguments for what it really is, and then attacking the content substantively on the hard mandatory -requirement of benefit enjoyment [which does not exist in your Case due to +requirement of benefit enjoyment [which does not exist in your Case due to Failure of Consideration], a defense line that causes contracts so deficient in Consideration to fall apart and collapse under attack in adversary judicial proceedings. When trying to get out of contract where one of the parties is a diff --git a/pythonCode/output/infmnply.xml b/pythonCode/output/infmnply.xml index b31772f..3370ad8 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/infmnply.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/infmnply.xml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ the U.S. raises critical questions about whether the public has access to diverse opinion. And not surprisingly, the impact of this information monopoly continues to be ignored by the mass media. - In 1982, when media expert Ben Bagdikian completed research + In 1982, when media expert Ben Bagdikian completed research for his book THE MEDIA MONOPOLY, he found that 50 corporations controlled half or more of the media business. By December 1986, when he finished a revision for a second edition, that figure had @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ shrunk to 29 corporations. Six months later, when he wrote an article for the media publication EXTRA, the number was down to 26. Some Wall Street media analysts predict that by the 1990s six giant firms will control most of our media. - Bagdikian notes that of the 1,700 daily papers, 98 percent + Bagdikian notes that of the 1,700 daily papers, 98 percent are local monopolies and few than 15 corporations control most of the country's circulation. A handful of firms control most of the magazine business, with Time, Inc. alone accounting for about 40 @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ categories like paperback and trade books dominated by still fewer firms. The situation is exacerbated by the conflict of interest caused by interlocking boards of directors. An earlier study, by -Peter Dreier and Steven Weinberg, found this phenomenon in major +Peter Dreier and Steven Weinberg, found this phenomenon in major newspaper chains like Gannett, which shared directors with Merrill Lynch, Standard Oil of Ohio, 20th Century Fox, Kerr-McGee, McDonnell Douglas, McGraw-Hill, Eastern Airlines, Phillips @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ TIMES, shared directors with Merck, Morgan Guaranty Trust, Bristol-Myers, Charter Oil, Johns-Manville, American Express, Bethlehem Steel, IBM, Scott Paper, Sun Oil, and First Boston Corporation. - Bagdikian's warning is ominous: "A shrinking number of large + Bagdikian's warning is ominous: "A shrinking number of large media corporations now regard monopoly and historic levels of profit as not only normal, but as their earned right. In the process, the usual democratic expectations for the media -- @@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ diversity of ownership and ideas -- have disappeared."

Sources: EXTRA!, June 1987, "The 26 corporations that own our media," and MULTINATIONAL MONITOR, September 1987, "The Media -Brokers," both by Ben Bagdikian; UTNE READER, Jan./Feb. 1988, -"Censorship in publishing," by Lynette Lamb.

+Brokers," both by Ben Bagdikian; UTNE READER, Jan./Feb. 1988, +"Censorship in publishing," by Lynette Lamb.

From: UTNE READER, September/October 1988, pp. 84-85.

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Copyright (c) 1990

-

Jason Roe looked around the lab at the Tempus Fugit design team. He'd +

Jason Roe looked around the lab at the Tempus Fugit design team. He'd asked them together for a brief pep talk before the weekend. Next week they'd be involved in some of the most important work of the century; he figured they needed a reminder of just how much they'd already diff --git a/pythonCode/output/ins-rich.xml b/pythonCode/output/ins-rich.xml index 96f9185..f957a2d 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/ins-rich.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/ins-rich.xml @@ -9,181 +9,181 @@ FILE NAME: INS-RICH.TXT SOFTWARE TO DIE FOR - Inslaw Lawyer Elliot Richardson Talks About Murder and the CIA + Inslaw Lawyer Elliot Richardson Talks About Murder and the CIA by - James Ridgeway + James Ridgeway - [from "MOVING TARGET" in the September 24, 1991 + [from "MOVING TARGET" in the September 24, 1991 issue of the "Village Voice:"] WASHINGTON--"It is far worse than Watergate," says Elliot - Richardson, the former attorney general who stood up to President - Richard Nixon during that Republican scandal. "For Christ's sake, + Richardson, the former attorney general who stood up to President + Richard Nixon during that Republican scandal. "For Christ's sake, this October Surprise business we are talking about is [built from] truly horrible things ... I don't know whether it's true or not. [But] there are a number of elements in the situation that are hard to account for." - Convinced that freelance journalist Danny Casolaro, who claimed + Convinced that freelance journalist Danny Casolaro, who claimed to have uncovered a sprawling conspiracy linking the October Surprise and the Iran-contra scandal to a contract dispute between - the Justice Department and a software company named Inslaw, was - murdered in a West Virginia hotel last month, Richardson has asked + the Justice Department and a software company named Inslaw, was + murdered in a West Virginia hotel last month, Richardson has asked the Justice Department to open a federal investigation into his - death. But even though Richardson, who is Inslaw's attorney, has + death. But even though Richardson, who is Inslaw's attorney, has made both informal and direct personal pleas to acting attorney general William P. Barr for a full investigation, he has so far received no reply. - And that's not the first time that Richardson has been ignored by - the Justice Department. Richardson wrote former attorney general - Dick Thornberg in 1989 seeking an independent counsel in the Inslaw - case; Thornberg never replied. + And that's not the first time that Richardson has been ignored by + the Justice Department. Richardson wrote former attorney general + Dick Thornberg in 1989 seeking an independent counsel in the Inslaw + case; Thornberg never replied. "I have never understood why ... I mean, I was attorney - general when Thornberg was a U.S. attorney. I appointed him + general when Thornberg was a U.S. attorney. I appointed him chairman of a committee of U.S. attorneys, newly formed for the first time. I am a responsible former public official. I am not a wild-eyed nut." - So why didn't Thornberg respond to Richardson's letter? + So why didn't Thornberg respond to Richardson's letter? "You tell me. I would have responded to a responsible lawyer whether I ever met him or not." When asked if he thought the lack - of a reply was insulting, Richardson said, "Certainly. Let's say + of a reply was insulting, Richardson said, "Certainly. Let's say it's not easily explained, OK? - "The key thing about the death of Casolaro," Richardson + "The key thing about the death of Casolaro," Richardson continues, is that "although others were seeking to delineate . . . - the `octopus' [Casolaro's term for the wide-ranging conspiracy], he + the `octopus' [Casolaro's term for the wide-ranging conspiracy], he was the only one who told people who have no reason to misrepresent what he said that he had hard evidence, and was on the point of getting conclusive evidence. No one else made that claim. ... He told four people, one at a time. The idea that he committed suicide with a razor blade under these circumstances seems highly implausible." - The investigation of Casolaro's death is still in the hands of + The investigation of Casolaro's death is still in the hands of the West Virginia authorities, who ruled it a likely suicide August 14. But it is already apparent that there is more than meets the - eye to both the freelancer's "suicide" and the Inslaw case--and that + eye to both the freelancer's "suicide" and the Inslaw case--and that sealing a 10-year-old cover-up isn't necessarily the only conceivable motive. "This is a case in which any one of a number of potential defendants would have every reason to commit murder," says - Richardson, "and in which the litigants have every reason to fear + Richardson, "and in which the litigants have every reason to fear for their lives." - THE ORIGINS of the dispute over Inslaw, at least, are clearly + THE ORIGINS of the dispute over Inslaw, at least, are clearly understood. A former analyst with the National Security Agency and onetime contract employee of the CIA (where he prepared analyses of - the foreign press), Bill Hamilton founded Inslaw in the early 1970s - with his wife, Nancy. Inslaw was initially begun with grants from + the foreign press), Bill Hamilton founded Inslaw in the early 1970s + with his wife, Nancy. Inslaw was initially begun with grants from the Justice Department's Law Enforcement Assistance Administration; - when Congress killed LEAA in 1980, the Hamiltons transformed Inslaw + when Congress killed LEAA in 1980, the Hamiltons transformed Inslaw into a for-profit firm and continued to do business with Justice on a contract basis. Today, they are business partners with IBM. - By that time they had developed a software package called Promis + By that time they had developed a software package called Promis that enabled law enforcement agencies to-keep up-to-the-minute tabs on cases as they wound their way through the courts. It was designed for district attorneys in large cities, and had been installed on a pilot basis in two large U.S. attorneys' offices. - With Promis, a U.S. attorney could sit before a computer screen and + With Promis, a U.S. attorney could sit before a computer screen and quickly find where any particular case stood, locate defendants and witnesses, track every motion, and even follow an ongoing investigation from its history down to the detective's most recent report. As computers became smaller, increasing efficiency and - speed, the Hamiltons modified Promis, adding new functions and + speed, the Hamiltons modified Promis, adding new functions and making it speedier and more flexible. - In 1982, Inslaw signed a $10 million contract to install Promis + In 1982, Inslaw signed a $10 million contract to install Promis in U.S. attorney offices across the country. At first Justice balked at paying fees for what it argued was public domain software - that had been developed under LEAA grants, but on advice of its own + that had been developed under LEAA grants, but on advice of its own counsel, the department ultimately agreed to pay for the - proprietary, enhanced version of Promis--whenever it was used. + proprietary, enhanced version of Promis--whenever it was used. Despite this agreement, the Justice Department's contracting - officer steadfastly refused to pay Inslaw for the use of Promis, and - by 1985 it had withheld nearly $2 million from the Hamiltons. At - that point Inslaw sought refuge in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and + officer steadfastly refused to pay Inslaw for the use of Promis, and + by 1985 it had withheld nearly $2 million from the Hamiltons. At + that point Inslaw sought refuge in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and proceeded to sue Justice. In January 1988 the Bankruptcy Court - awarded Inslaw $6.8 million in damages plus counsel fees. Justice + awarded Inslaw $6.8 million in damages plus counsel fees. Justice appealed that ruling, but in November 1989 the federal district court for the District of Columbia upheld the Bankruptcy Court's findings. Nevertheless, last spring the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the case had been tried in the wrong courts for the past - several years, and must be retried; Inslaw is appealing to the - Supreme Court, and if that fails, the Hamiltons will file a new, + several years, and must be retried; Inslaw is appealing to the + Supreme Court, and if that fails, the Hamiltons will file a new, expanded suit. - While on this level the Inslaw affair appears to be a fairly + While on this level the Inslaw affair appears to be a fairly typical contract dispute, in fact the case has been marked from the beginning with extraordinary behind-the-scenes politicking to wrest - control of Promis from Inslaw. First, the Justice Department - refused to recognize Inslaw as the rightful owner of the software it + control of Promis from Inslaw. First, the Justice Department + refused to recognize Inslaw as the rightful owner of the software it had developed; then the chair of Hadron Inc., a software outfit - controlled by a friend of then-attorney general Edwin Meese, tried - to buy the program from Inslaw. When Hamilton refused, Hadron's + controlled by a friend of then-attorney general Edwin Meese, tried + to buy the program from Inslaw. When Hamilton refused, Hadron's chair told him, "We have ways of making you sell." - Next, a venture capital firm, citing high-level Reagan - administration connections, tried to inveigle the Hamiltons into - signing over their voting rights on Inslaw stock. When the Justice + Next, a venture capital firm, citing high-level Reagan + administration connections, tried to inveigle the Hamiltons into + signing over their voting rights on Inslaw stock. When the Justice Department's refusal to pay fees forced the company into Chapter 11, - Justice officials didn't let up. They tried to force Inslaw into a + Justice officials didn't let up. They tried to force Inslaw into a Chapter 7 liquidation, which would have finished off the company completely. And when that didn't work, Justice officials encouraged a Pennsylvania computer company to launch its own hostile takeover bid. Why such a fuss over computer software? In its court filings - Inslaw alleges it is a victim of a conspiracy by Meese and his - friends, who stole Promis to make money. Chief among Meese's - cronies in the affair was Earl Brian, currently chair of embattled + Inslaw alleges it is a victim of a conspiracy by Meese and his + friends, who stole Promis to make money. Chief among Meese's + cronies in the affair was Earl Brian, currently chair of embattled Infotech, Inc., which has large holdings in the bankrupt Financial News Network and United Press International--not to mention Hadron, - the company that tried to buy Promis from Inslaw. - A combat surgeon in Vietnam, Brian was appointed secretary of + the company that tried to buy Promis from Inslaw. + A combat surgeon in Vietnam, Brian was appointed secretary of California's Department of Health and Welfare in 1970 by then- - governor Ronald Reagan. When Reagan moved to the White House--with - Meese as his counsel--Brian served as the unpaid chair of a task - force on health care cost reduction; Brian also served along with - Meese as a member of a "pro-competition" committee in the White - House. Edwin Thomas, another longtime Meese associate who had - worked for Meese at the University of San Diego Law School and a - member of Reagan's California cabinet, joined them on the Reagan + governor Ronald Reagan. When Reagan moved to the White House--with + Meese as his counsel--Brian served as the unpaid chair of a task + force on health care cost reduction; Brian also served along with + Meese as a member of a "pro-competition" committee in the White + House. Edwin Thomas, another longtime Meese associate who had + worked for Meese at the University of San Diego Law School and a + member of Reagan's California cabinet, joined them on the Reagan transition team in 1980. The relationships between these three - Californians first created a stir when Meese went before the Senate + Californians first created a stir when Meese went before the Senate to be confirmed as attorney general in 1984. An investigation by an independent counsel revealed a suspicious - series of events. Early in 1981, Thomas lent Mrs. Ursula Meese - $15,000; at the time, Thomas was working directly for Meese as - assistant counsel to the president. Before he made the loan, Thomas - discussed Brian's Infotech (then operating under the name of Biotech - Capital Corp.) with Mrs. Meese, and despite the fact that the - Meeses were hard up for cash, she promptly took the money Thomas had - loaned her and bought Biotech shares for her two children. Meese, + series of events. Early in 1981, Thomas lent Mrs. Ursula Meese + $15,000; at the time, Thomas was working directly for Meese as + assistant counsel to the president. Before he made the loan, Thomas + discussed Brian's Infotech (then operating under the name of Biotech + Capital Corp.) with Mrs. Meese, and despite the fact that the + Meeses were hard up for cash, she promptly took the money Thomas had + loaned her and bought Biotech shares for her two children. Meese, who knew about the loan, did not report it on his financial disclosure forms. - Then, in July 1981, Brian loaned Thomas $100,000. In addition, - Thomas made calls to the Small Business Administration on behalf of + Then, in July 1981, Brian loaned Thomas $100,000. In addition, + Thomas made calls to the Small Business Administration on behalf of a loan application from a Biotech subsidiary; the SBA eventually granted the loan. No wrongdoing was ever adjudged in any of this. - In its court briefs, Inslaw cites the assertions of various - Justice officials connecting Meese, Brian, and Hadron, Inc., with - the harassment of the Hamiltons' company. One whistleblower even - called a senator to warn that, once Meese was made attorney general, + In its court briefs, Inslaw cites the assertions of various + Justice officials connecting Meese, Brian, and Hadron, Inc., with + the harassment of the Hamiltons' company. One whistleblower even + called a senator to warn that, once Meese was made attorney general, he would award a friend with a "massive sweetheart contract" to - install Promis in every litigation office of the Justice Department. - After Meese was named AG, the chief investigator of the Senate - Judiciary Committee, Ronald LeGrand, called Hamilton to pass on a + install Promis in every litigation office of the Justice Department. + After Meese was named AG, the chief investigator of the Senate + Judiciary Committee, Ronald LeGrand, called Hamilton to pass on a warning. He said that an unnamed senior official at Justice--whom - LeGrand had known for years and trusted--had told LeGrand that the - Inslaw case was "a lot dirtier for the Department of Justice than + LeGrand had known for years and trusted--had told LeGrand that the + Inslaw case was "a lot dirtier for the Department of Justice than Watergate was, both in its breadth and its depth." - Up to this point, the Inslaw case still appears to be little more + Up to this point, the Inslaw case still appears to be little more than a contract dispute with overtones of political corruption. But it doesn't stop there. As it turns out, there is considerable - reason to suspect that while Promis may have been meant as a plum - for one of Meese's cronies, it may also have played a role in an + reason to suspect that while Promis may have been meant as a plum + for one of Meese's cronies, it may also have played a role in an international espionage operation conducted by the CIA. And that's where the case really begins to get interesting. ACCORDING TO THE HAMILTONS, a high government official, nearly speechless in his disgust, dropped by to tell them he had discovered - that the theft of Promis had actually begun with the military. The + that the theft of Promis had actually begun with the military. The British and U.S. navies needed a software program to conduct their zone defense against Soviet submarines in the North Atlantic, according to their informant. All Soviet subs leave from the same @@ -198,58 +198,58 @@ FILE NAME: INS-RICH.TXT them to follow every move of a Soviet sub and project its course and position; they tried everything available, but no software could follow all the variables quickly enough. Out of curiosity, they ran - a test with Promis--and it worked. So they simply appropriated the + a test with Promis--and it worked. So they simply appropriated the program. - That, according to the Hamiltons' source, is how the theft got + That, according to the Hamiltons' source, is how the theft got started. But there is actually much more evidence to support another theory of how and why the government started playing games - with Promis. + with Promis. Several different former intelligence agents have told the - Hamiltons about various foreign countries that suddenly started - using versions of Promis in the mid-1980s, ranging from Iraq to + Hamiltons about various foreign countries that suddenly started + using versions of Promis in the mid-1980s, ranging from Iraq to South Korea. These governments could use the program not only to track criminals but for complex covert operations and to identify "undesirables"--like revolutionaries. They suggest that the CIA - obtained copies of the Promis software from the Justice Department + obtained copies of the Promis software from the Justice Department and sold it to various police and intelligence agencies overseas; - once installed, Promis actually became a high-tech bug, storing + once installed, Promis actually became a high-tech bug, storing secrets of the unsuspecting host government, including intimate details of its internal police operations and intelligence service. American agencies could then penetrate and read the software. "It was highly adaptable to tracking information of the kind that - intelligence agencies like to track," Richardson says, "and the CIA - adapted it to that purpose. Then, relying on Earl Brian, [they] + intelligence agencies like to track," Richardson says, "and the CIA + adapted it to that purpose. Then, relying on Earl Brian, [they] started peddling it to foreign intelligence agencies." - The Hamiltons got the barest inkling of the intelligence + The Hamiltons got the barest inkling of the intelligence implications for the first time last year. On November 5 their - daughter Patty, who is a regional sales manager for Inslaw, got a + daughter Patty, who is a regional sales manager for Inslaw, got a call from the Department of Communications in the Canadian federal - government. They told her that Promis was widely used in Canada--it + government. They told her that Promis was widely used in Canada--it had been installed in 900 different locations--and he wondered whether she would help fill out a questionnaire about using the software in both English and French. - This was all news to Patty, since Inslaw had never sold Promis to - anyone in Canada. Playing dumb, the Hamiltons filled out the + This was all news to Patty, since Inslaw had never sold Promis to + anyone in Canada. Playing dumb, the Hamiltons filled out the questionnaire. Then, on a business trip to Montreal in January, - Patty dropped in on the Department of Communications for a chat. - She asked the officials about the questionnaire and where Promis was + Patty dropped in on the Department of Communications for a chat. + She asked the officials about the questionnaire and where Promis was being used. The Canadians checked their codes and told her it was on line with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and with an agency they did not know. - Then Patty made an unannounced visit to the responsible official - at Mountie HQ, who promptly denied all knowledge of Promis, and + Then Patty made an unannounced visit to the responsible official + at Mountie HQ, who promptly denied all knowledge of Promis, and dismissed the Department of Communications as a bunch of "kooks." - When Patty returned to Washington, Bill Hamilton tried to, find out - where the Canadians had gotten Promis, but suddenly everything had + When Patty returned to Washington, Bill Hamilton tried to, find out + where the Canadians had gotten Promis, but suddenly everything had changed: The Department of Communications begged forgiveness for their error, saying it wasn't the Mounties at all but the - international development office that was using Promis. When - Hamilton told them the software had never been sold to anybody in + international development office that was using Promis. When + Hamilton told them the software had never been sold to anybody in Canada, they backtracked, apologized once again, and said that, in fact, no one was using it. That's when Michael J. Riconosciuto, a researcher and self- described arms expert, came forward. Riconosciuto had first called - Inslaw out of the blue in the spring of 1990, and he has continued + Inslaw out of the blue in the spring of 1990, and he has continued to do so from pay phones around the West. He claimed to have worked as research director for a joint venture between the Wackenhut Corporation, the big security outfit, and the Cabazon Indians, who @@ -264,10 +264,10 @@ FILE NAME: INS-RICH.TXT manufacture of armaments in the rest of the United States. As an added sweetener, the Indians could take advantage of minority set- aside contracts. - Riconosciuto claims, in an affidavit given to Inslaw, to have - made modifications on Promis software provided him by Earl Brian for + Riconosciuto claims, in an affidavit given to Inslaw, to have + made modifications on Promis software provided him by Earl Brian for both the Canadian Mounties and the Canadian Security and - Intelligence Service. Brian, he says, was the man who had sold the + Intelligence Service. Brian, he says, was the man who had sold the software to the Canadians. Riconosciuto is currently in prison in Washington state awaiting trial on drug charges, and his statement would be of dubious value--except that many of the details do check @@ -275,49 +275,49 @@ FILE NAME: INS-RICH.TXT series of articles on the Cabazon Indians last week that seemed to bear out the claims about weapons manufacturing on the reservation. - BY THIS TIME the Hamiltons were pretty sure Promis had been pirated - abroad, and they began to hear stories of Promis cropping up in all + BY THIS TIME the Hamiltons were pretty sure Promis had been pirated + abroad, and they began to hear stories of Promis cropping up in all sorts of foreign countries. Ari Ben-Menashe, a former Israeli intelligence asset, provided an affidavit that says that in December - 1982 Rafael Eitan, the Israeli government's counterterrorism - adviser, told him he had obtained Promis from Earl Brian and Robert - McFarlane, then Reagan's national security adviser. In 1987 Ben- - Menashe said he was at a meeting in Israel where Brian said he owned - Promis. Ben-Menashe said he had been assigned to stop a sale of - chemical weapons by Chilean arms dealer Carlos Cardoen to Iraq. - "Mr. Carlos Cardoen ... stated to me that he brokered a deal - between Dr. Brian and a representative of Iraqi ... military - intelligence for the use of Promis," he recalled. - Richard Babayan, an Iranian arms dealer, said in an affidavit + 1982 Rafael Eitan, the Israeli government's counterterrorism + adviser, told him he had obtained Promis from Earl Brian and Robert + McFarlane, then Reagan's national security adviser. In 1987 Ben- + Menashe said he was at a meeting in Israel where Brian said he owned + Promis. Ben-Menashe said he had been assigned to stop a sale of + chemical weapons by Chilean arms dealer Carlos Cardoen to Iraq. + "Mr. Carlos Cardoen ... stated to me that he brokered a deal + between Dr. Brian and a representative of Iraqi ... military + intelligence for the use of Promis," he recalled. + Richard Babayan, an Iranian arms dealer, said in an affidavit that during 1987 he met a member of Iraqi intelligence who told him - Iraq had acquired Promis from Brian on the recommendation of the + Iraq had acquired Promis from Brian on the recommendation of the Libyan government. He went on to say he was told by an official of the Korea Development Corporation, which he said was a front for the - Korean CIA that Brian had sold Promis to the Koreans as well. - The Hamiltons also continue to get tips about Promis popping up + Korean CIA that Brian had sold Promis to the Koreans as well. + The Hamiltons also continue to get tips about Promis popping up all over the United States. Although it formally denies using the - program, high Justice Department officials have told the Hamiltons + program, high Justice Department officials have told the Hamiltons that FBI officials had admitted the software in their field offices - is a renamed version of Promis. - The possibility of Promis being employed as an espionage tool is + is a renamed version of Promis. + The possibility of Promis being employed as an espionage tool is given further credence by the curiously disinterested attitude of - government in getting to the bottom of the Inslaw mess. Inslaw + government in getting to the bottom of the Inslaw mess. Inslaw itself has been unable to obtain subpoena power from the courts except for a brief period last spring, but those subpoenas were frustrated when the Appeals court threw out the case just as the deadline for Justice to turn over the documents approached. Senator - Sam Nunn's Senate Permanent Investigations subcommittee conducted an + Sam Nunn's Senate Permanent Investigations subcommittee conducted an investigation, but received little cooperation from Justice. - Texas congressman Jack Brooks's judiciary committee has been + Texas congressman Jack Brooks's judiciary committee has been looking into the affair for the last two years, but only issued - subpoenas last July. Brooks is believed to have interviewed Meese - and his friends. According to the Hamiltons, the files of the + subpoenas last July. Brooks is believed to have interviewed Meese + and his friends. According to the Hamiltons, the files of the Justice Department's chief litigating attorney on the case have disappeared. UNLIKE THE MURKY October Surprise scandal or the compromised congressional investigations into Iran-contra, the facts in the - Inslaw case are clear. Emerging from a low-level bankruptcy court, + Inslaw case are clear. Emerging from a low-level bankruptcy court, they paint a virtually indisputable case of corporate theft, political corruption, and the very real possibility of international espionage. The issue goes straight to the White House and involves @@ -331,12 +331,12 @@ FILE NAME: INS-RICH.TXT well-delineated. If the opinions of two judges are correct, this case ought to result in criminal indictments of past and present Justice officials. - As Elliot Richardson says, "Why in the world would this one group + As Elliot Richardson says, "Why in the world would this one group of informers ever have come together and cooked up all this stuff? How did they keep it consistent from day to day among themselves as to who told what to whom? There is a hell of a load of stuff they've told to various people, including staffers, journalists, the - Hamiltons, me. The picture they paint is relatively coherent and + Hamiltons, me. The picture they paint is relatively coherent and consistent ... and then you add the stonewalling by the Department of Justice. I have never understood why." diff --git a/pythonCode/output/inslaw.xml b/pythonCode/output/inslaw.xml index 1c8af5c..f6afe30 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/inslaw.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/inslaw.xml @@ -1,15 +1,15 @@ -

From: aq817@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Steve Crocker) +

From: aq817@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Steve Crocker) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy -Subject: Repost - Barrons Article on Inslaw +Subject: Repost - Barrons Article on Inslaw 1992Aug22.093924.11815@usenet.ins.cwru.edu Date: 22 Aug 92 09:39:24 GMT

Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1991 17:40:40 CDT -Reply-To: dave 'who can do? ratmandu!' ratcliffe - dave@ratmandu.corp.sgi.com +Reply-To: dave 'who can do? ratmandu!' ratcliffe + dave@ratmandu.corp.sgi.com Sender: Activists Mailing List ACTIV-L@UMCVMB.BITNET -From: dave 'who can do? ratmandu!' ratcliffe - dave@ratmandu.corp.sgi.com +From: dave 'who can do? ratmandu!' ratcliffe + dave@ratmandu.corp.sgi.com Subject: the INSLAW Case: part I of "BARRON'S" 1988 2-part piece

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as linkages into the judicial branch of the u.s. government, they still provide very useful and well-researched background material.

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In his decision, [federal bankruptcy judge George] Bason compares +

In his decision, [federal bankruptcy judge George] Bason compares the Justice Department to someone who decides to test drive an automobile: "So the customer drives off with the car and this is the last the dealer ever sees of him. I think that is approximately @@ -39,80 +39,80 @@ Lines: 510

"A VERY strange thing happened at the Department of Justice . . ." What that very strange thing was was described in clear and - exhaustive detail in Judge George Bason's blistering ruling before + exhaustive detail in Judge George Bason's blistering ruling before a packed Washington, D.C., courtroom last September. In a quiet - voice, Bason, a 56-year-old federal bankruptcy judge with a + voice, Bason, a 56-year-old federal bankruptcy judge with a reputation for being meticulous in his judicial approach, told the astonishing story of INSLAW vs. the United States of America. - In his ruling on the case, Bason explained how "through + In his ruling on the case, Bason explained how "through trickery, deceit and fraud," the U.S. Department of Justice "took, converted, stole" software belonging to INSLAW, a Washington-based computer software firm. In 1982, INSLAW signed a $10 million contract to install its case-tracking software, PROMIS (Prosecutor's Management Information System) in the Justice - Department's offices. But instead of honoring the contract, Bason + Department's offices. But instead of honoring the contract, Bason asserts, Justice officials proceeded to purposefully drive the small software company into bankruptcy, and then tried to push it into liquidation, engaging in an "outrageous, deceitful, fraudulent game of cat and mouse, demonstrating contempt for both the law and any principle of fair dealing." Ultimately, the series of "willful, wanton and deceitful acts" - led to a cover up. Bason called statements by top Justice + led to a cover up. Bason called statements by top Justice Department officials "ludicrous . . . incredible . . . and totally unbelievable." Some of the evidence against the department came from one of its - own. During the course of the litigation, Anthony Pasciuto, deputy + own. During the course of the litigation, Anthony Pasciuto, deputy director of the department's Executive Office for United States - Trustees, met secretly with INSLAW'S president, William Hamilton. - At that breakfast meeting at the Mayflower hotel, Anthony Pasciuto - told Hamilton and his wife, Nancy, how the Justice Department had + Trustees, met secretly with INSLAW'S president, William Hamilton. + At that breakfast meeting at the Mayflower hotel, Anthony Pasciuto + told Hamilton and his wife, Nancy, how the Justice Department had pressured Trustee officers to liquidate their company. Later, a superior confirmed Pasciuto's story. But at the trial, a horrified Pasciuto listened while his superior changed his testimony. Close to tears, he, too, recanted. - Judge Bason believed Pasciuto's original testimony however. On + Judge Bason believed Pasciuto's original testimony however. On Feb. 2, 1988, he ordered Justice to pay INSLAW about $6.8 million in licensing fees and roughly another $1 million in legal fees. - Bason wasn't sure whether he could assess a department of the U.S. + Bason wasn't sure whether he could assess a department of the U.S. government with punitive damages. If so, damages could run as high - as $25 million. Bason struggled with that legal question and + as $25 million. Bason struggled with that legal question and finally postponed the decision to a later date. - Now, no one knows how Judge Bason would have ruled on the - question of damages. In November, Judge Bason rejected a + Now, no one knows how Judge Bason would have ruled on the + question of damages. In November, Judge Bason rejected a Department of Justice motion to liquidate INSLAW. A scant one month later, the Harvard Law School graduate and former law professor discovered that he was not being reappointed. The decision to replace him followed from a recommendation made by a four-man merit selection panel appointed by the chief circuit - judge, Patricia Wald, a former Justice Department employee. The - panel was headed up by District Judge Norma Johnson, another former + judge, Patricia Wald, a former Justice Department employee. The + panel was headed up by District Judge Norma Johnson, another former Justice Department lawyer. - Judge Bason stepped down in February. He was replaced by S. - Martin Teel Jr., 42, one of the Justice Department lawyers who had - unsuccessfully argued the INSLAW case before Bason. Even jaded, + Judge Bason stepped down in February. He was replaced by S. + Martin Teel Jr., 42, one of the Justice Department lawyers who had + unsuccessfully argued the INSLAW case before Bason. Even jaded, case-hardened Washington attorneys called the action "shocking" and "eerie." INSLAW'S case will be assigned to another judge for disposition of damages. Meanwhile, the Justice Department is appealing Judge - Bason's initial $8 million award to U.S. District Court. And, last - week, the Internal Revenue Service descended on the Hamiltons, + Bason's initial $8 million award to U.S. District Court. And, last + week, the Internal Revenue Service descended on the Hamiltons, demanding that the bankrupt company pay $600,000 in back taxes-- immediately. - "I restrained the IRS from going after the Hamiltons - personally--just a few days before I left the bench," Bason + "I restrained the IRS from going after the Hamiltons + personally--just a few days before I left the bench," Bason recalls. "But that restraining order lasts only 10 days. I don't know what's happening now." "It seemed as if the controversy was winding down," observes - INSLAW'S former attorney, Leigh Ratiner. "It would follow a + INSLAW'S former attorney, Leigh Ratiner. "It would follow a natural course in the press, and then fade from view." Inslaw would become another shocking event that slinks off into obscurity: Someone occasionally might dimly remember and idly ask, "What ever - did happen to Bill Hamilton and those INSLAW people? A real shame + did happen to Bill Hamilton and those INSLAW people? A real shame . . . I heard the judge was back teaching law somewhere. . . ." - But at the end of last week Anthony Pasciuto instructed his - lawyer to write a letter to Deputy Attorney General Arnold Burns. + But at the end of last week Anthony Pasciuto instructed his + lawyer to write a letter to Deputy Attorney General Arnold Burns. Pasciuto has decided to tell the full story that he began telling - at the Mayflower last spring. And, in an interview with "Barron's" + at the Mayflower last spring. And, in an interview with "Barron's" at the end of the week, Pasciuto explained how the Justice Department black-listed INSLAW. 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claimed that C. Madison "Brick" Brewer, the Justice Department employee responsible for administering the department's $10 million contract with INSLAW, held a grudge against the company: INSLAW's - Hamilton had fired Brewer in 1976. But since the trial, Hamilton + Hamilton had fired Brewer in 1976. But since the trial, Hamilton has become convinced that Brewer alone could not have been that - powerful. Bason's removal and Pasciuto's account suggest that what + powerful. Bason's removal and Pasciuto's account suggest that what motivated the remarkable behavior of the Justice Department was something of greater moment than a middle-level employee's petty grievance. Indeed, three people have lost their jobs as a result of the INSLAW scandal--but not paradoxically, those responsible for the - scandals. The trio of victims includes Judge Bason and Pasciuto-- + scandals. The trio of victims includes Judge Bason and Pasciuto-- who received notice that he would be fired after he testifed, and - just two days after Judge Bason was informed that he would not be + just two days after Judge Bason was informed that he would not be reappointed. The third casualty of the Inslaw affair was Leigh - Ratiner a former partner at Dickstein Shapiro and Morin, the firm - that represented Edwin Meese during his confirmation hearings for + Ratiner a former partner at Dickstein Shapiro and Morin, the firm + that represented Edwin Meese during his confirmation hearings for Attorney General. - Why Bason and Pasciuto got the axe can easily be inferred. + Why Bason and Pasciuto got the axe can easily be inferred. Ratiner's forced departure is a little more complicated. In - January 1986, Elliot Richardson asked Ratiner to take on INSLAW'S - defense. Ratiner agreed, and named D. Lowell Jensen, then the - Deputy Attorney General, and a long-time Meese friend, in a - complaint. Not long after, Meese discussed the case with another - Dickstein, Shapiro partner, Leonard Garment, the attorney who, - along with E. Robert Wallach, represented Meese in his confirmation - hearings. Meese acknowledged the conversation in a pretrial + January 1986, Elliot Richardson asked Ratiner to take on INSLAW'S + defense. Ratiner agreed, and named D. Lowell Jensen, then the + Deputy Attorney General, and a long-time Meese friend, in a + complaint. Not long after, Meese discussed the case with another + Dickstein, Shapiro partner, Leonard Garment, the attorney who, + along with E. Robert Wallach, represented Meese in his confirmation + hearings. Meese acknowledged the conversation in a pretrial interrogation. Shortly thereafter, his partners at Dickstein, Shapiro asked Ratiner to resign. The Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is now looking into INSLAW--a sign that the lawmakers, too, think that the whole story of the "something strange" that happened in the Justice - Department has yet to be told. The Hamilton's attorneys aren't + Department has yet to be told. The Hamilton's attorneys aren't sure why a department of the U.S. government wanted to liquidate - their company. Anthony Pasciuto doesn't know. Judge Bason is + their company. Anthony Pasciuto doesn't know. Judge Bason is still trying to piece together who had it in for him and why. But - Bason, Hamilton and the attorneys involved in the case are + Bason, Hamilton and the attorneys involved in the case are beginning to define the pieces of the puzzle with some pointed questions. Why did the Justice Department hire Brick Brewer, a former INSLAW employee, to supervise a contract with his former employer? "The person is going to be biased in favor of the former employer- - -or he is going to be biased against the former employer," Bason + -or he is going to be biased against the former employer," Bason pointed out in his decision. - The judge also noted that D. Lowell Jensen, the former deputy + The judge also noted that D. Lowell Jensen, the former deputy Attorney General named by Ratiner in his complaint, was questioned - on this issue. Jensen, now a federal judge in California, + on this issue. Jensen, now a federal judge in California, "recognized the general principle that it is a bad idea" to hire a - former employee, disgruntled or otherwise, for such a task, Bason - observes. But, Bason wrote, he was amazed to find "no hint in - Jensen's testimony that he recognized there was any possible + former employee, disgruntled or otherwise, for such a task, Bason + observes. But, Bason wrote, he was amazed to find "no hint in + Jensen's testimony that he recognized there was any possible applicability of that general principle to the case of Mr. Brewer and Inslaw." - Hamilton discloses that Mr. Jensen himself was already familiar - with INSLAW. Hamilton ran into Jensen in the early 1970s, when - Hamilton was developing PROMIS, the case-tracking system that he + Hamilton discloses that Mr. Jensen himself was already familiar + with INSLAW. Hamilton ran into Jensen in the early 1970s, when + Hamilton was developing PROMIS, the case-tracking system that he contracted to sell to the Justice Department. At that time, - Jensen, a long-time friend of Ed Meese, was district attorney in + Jensen, a long-time friend of Ed Meese, was district attorney in Alameda Country in northern California, developing his own - computerized case-tracking system, DALITE. Jensen competed with - Hamilton's PROMIS head-on-head. PROMIS won. - Hamilton and others familiar with the case ask: Could Jensen + computerized case-tracking system, DALITE. Jensen competed with + Hamilton's PROMIS head-on-head. PROMIS won. + Hamilton and others familiar with the case ask: Could Jensen still be feeling competitive? People who have "tracked" the INSLAW case point to the coincidences of timing: INSLAW'S problems with - the Justice Department erupted soon after Jensen was promoted to + the Justice Department erupted soon after Jensen was promoted to Associate Attorney General--the No. 3 person in the department--in 1983. - Hamilton reveals another curious coincidence: About 90 days + Hamilton reveals another curious coincidence: About 90 days before the Justice Department contract began to fall apart, he - received a phone call from Dominic Laiti, chairman of Hadron Inc., - a company in which Earl Brian, a long-time Meese colleague, holds - an interest (see "Brain's Meese Connection" posting following this - one, from Barron's Jan. 11, 1988 issue). Brian's Infotechnology - controls four of six seats on Hadron's board. Laiti told Hamilton, - according to Hamilton, that Hadron intended to become the dominant + received a phone call from Dominic Laiti, chairman of Hadron Inc., + a company in which Earl Brian, a long-time Meese colleague, holds + an interest (see "Brain's Meese Connection" posting following this + one, from Barron's Jan. 11, 1988 issue). Brian's Infotechnology + controls four of six seats on Hadron's board. Laiti told Hamilton, + according to Hamilton, that Hadron intended to become the dominant supplier of computer software and services to law enforcers and courts and related agencies, and that Hadron wanted to buy INSLAW. - "We have ways of making you sell," Hamilton quotes Laiti as saying. + "We have ways of making you sell," Hamilton quotes Laiti as saying. Laiti insists: "I have no memory of this. It all sounds ridiculous to me." The bizarre web of coincidences and connections includes AT&T. AT&T had a contract with INSLAW and, during bankruptcy proceedings, - declared itself a major creditor. Then, Hamilton alleges, AT&T's + declared itself a major creditor. Then, Hamilton alleges, AT&T's attorney began to behave less like someone representing a creditor interested in salvaging the company than like an attorney for the Justice Department bent on liquidating it. More coincidences: - AT&T's outside counsel, Ken Rosen, was with an obscure New Jersey + AT&T's outside counsel, Ken Rosen, was with an obscure New Jersey firm, but formerly had been a member of Deputy Attorney General - Burns's New York law firm. Rosen's co-counsel, Shea & Gould, is + Burns's New York law firm. Rosen's co-counsel, Shea & Gould, is not AT&T's usual outside counsel, either, though it is the firm - used by Earl Brian. - Bason questions the failure of high Justice Department officials + used by Earl Brian. + Bason questions the failure of high Justice Department officials to take any action to investigate serious allegations of - misconduct. Both Hamilton and his attorney, Elliot Richardson, + misconduct. Both Hamilton and his attorney, Elliot Richardson, complained about Brewer's handling of the contract, and requested an investigation. "There's such a contrast between the total inaction on the part of Justice Department regarding Mr. Brewer--and the hammer and - tongs approach they're using with Mr. Pasciuto," Bason observes. - Last Thursday, Pasciuto's attorney, Gary Simpson, delivered his - letter to Deputy Attorney General Burns--and met with the Senate - committee. At the end of the week, that committee met with Bason, - as well. Senator Nunn's committee may find some answers--and ask + tongs approach they're using with Mr. Pasciuto," Bason observes. + Last Thursday, Pasciuto's attorney, Gary Simpson, delivered his + letter to Deputy Attorney General Burns--and met with the Senate + committee. At the end of the week, that committee met with Bason, + as well. Senator Nunn's committee may find some answers--and ask more questions--that will illuminate this bizarre story. For now, Pasciuto does know what happened to him and his tale provides a window on the strange thing that happened to INSLAW. - In March of 1982, William Hamilton could probably envision his + In March of 1982, William Hamilton could probably envision his face on the cover of Fortune. He had just won the $10 million, three-year contract with the Justice Department to install PROMIS in the department's 20 largest U.S. Attorney's offices, and to - develop a separate program for its 74 smaller offices. Hamilton, + develop a separate program for its 74 smaller offices. Hamilton, who had contracts with private firms as well, now had a deal with the nation's premier law firm: the Department of Justice. PROMIS was unique, and those 94 U.S. Attorney's offices - represented an entering wedge: Hamilton could dream of capturing + represented an entering wedge: Hamilton could dream of capturing the federal judicial system's entire caseload. In the fiscal year October 1, 1982, INSLAW's revenues went up about 35% to $7.8 million, with more than half of those revenues coming from the Justice Department contract. But then, that funny thing happened. The Justice Department - began postponing payments. In July 1983, Hamilton says, the + began postponing payments. In July 1983, Hamilton says, the department suspended nearly $250,000 in payments, alleging that the company was overcharging the government for time-sharing. 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went wrong. Finally, in financial shambles, INSLAW filed for bankruptcy in late February. The Department of Justice kept the INSLAW software--and kept on using it. - In his decision, Bason compares the Justice Department to + In his decision, Bason compares the Justice Department to someone who decides to test drive an automobile: "So the customer drives off with the car and this is the last the dealer ever sees of him. I think that is approximately what the Department of Justice has done in this case." - In last week's letter to Deputy Attorney General Burns from - Pasciuto's attorney, Gary Simpson, Pasciuto suggests a pattern of + In last week's letter to Deputy Attorney General Burns from + Pasciuto's attorney, Gary Simpson, Pasciuto suggests a pattern of harrassment that helped drive INSLAW into Chapter 11. According to - Pasciuto, in June of 1984, Robert Hunneycutt, who worked in the + Pasciuto, in June of 1984, Robert Hunneycutt, who worked in the Department of Justice's finance offices, told him about his practice of dividing contractors' bills into three piles. "One pile he would pay right away; the next pile when he got around to it; and then he opened a drawer and pointed to some invoices in the drawer and said: "These invoices may never get paid.'" - Hunneycutt then identified such invoices as belonging to companies + Hunneycutt then identified such invoices as belonging to companies on the "bad list." - "Mr. Pasciuto asked who was in that pile," the letter to Burns + "Mr. Pasciuto asked who was in that pile," the letter to Burns goes on, "and he said that INSLAW was an example and that `People in the U.S Attorney's offices don't like INSLAW they are in this pile. . . .'" - When "Barron's" phoned Hunneycutt, he returned the call, and - left this message: "Mr. Hunneycutt knows nothing." In a + When "Barron's" phoned Hunneycutt, he returned the call, and + left this message: "Mr. Hunneycutt knows nothing." In a subsequent conversation, he denied the conversation with Pasciuto. - But Hamilton claims that the Justice Department was trying to + But Hamilton claims that the Justice Department was trying to starve INSLAW. They didn't just push to bankrupt the software firm, he insists, they wanted to liquidate it, converting it from - Chapter 11 to Chapter 7, as soon as possible. Why? Hamilton + Chapter 11 to Chapter 7, as soon as possible. Why? Hamilton speculates that Justice may have wanted to push INSLAW into an auction where PROMIS could be purchased cheaply by someone that the department viewed more favorably. Indeed, the Justice Department did move for liquidation. And on - St. Patrick's Day 1987, Anthony Pasciuto met with the Hamiltons at + St. Patrick's Day 1987, Anthony Pasciuto met with the Hamiltons at the Mayflower and gave them a fuller picture of what was happening - to them. A mutual friend, Mark Cunniff, executive director of the + to them. A mutual friend, Mark Cunniff, executive director of the National Association of Criminal Justice Planners, asked Pasciuto to go to that breakfast meeting at the Mayflower. - "I said, `Don't you know what you're asking me to do?'" + "I said, `Don't you know what you're asking me to do?'" Pasciuto recalls. "He said, `I know.'" "I knew him for 19 years," Pasciuto explains. "I said, `Mark, I'm doing it for you--and for these poor people.' I knew they had @@ -297,26 +297,26 @@ Lines: 510

face. Pasciuto has been married for 21 years, in government service for 21 years, and still wears his class ring--U. of Mass., 1965. - So, at the Mayflower, Tony Pasciuto remembers he tried to help - Bill and Nancy Hamilton--and confirmed their most paranoid + So, at the Mayflower, Tony Pasciuto remembers he tried to help + Bill and Nancy Hamilton--and confirmed their most paranoid fantasies: The Justice Department was out to get them. - At the meeting with the Hamiltons Pasciuto told them that his - boss, Thomas Stanton, director of the Justice Department's + At the meeting with the Hamiltons Pasciuto told them that his + boss, Thomas Stanton, director of the Justice Department's Executive Office for U.S. Trustees, was pressuring the federal - trustee overseeing the INSLAW case. William White was being - pressed to liquidate INSLAW. According to Pasciuto, in 1985 White - told him that he was resisting the pressure. As a result, White - informed Pasciuto, Stanton denied White's Alexandria office + trustee overseeing the INSLAW case. William White was being + pressed to liquidate INSLAW. According to Pasciuto, in 1985 White + told him that he was resisting the pressure. As a result, White + informed Pasciuto, Stanton denied White's Alexandria office administrative and budgetary support and, at the same time, tried to have an assistant from the U.S. Trustee's office in New York take over the case and convert it. - The Hamiltons were told by Pasciuto that Cornelius Blackshear, + The Hamiltons were told by Pasciuto that Cornelius Blackshear, the U.S. trustee in New York at the time of INSLAW's Chapter 11 - filing, knew all about Stanton's plan. Pasciuto said that Judge + filing, knew all about Stanton's plan. Pasciuto said that Judge Blackshear had repeated this tale of pressure in the presence of - United States Court of Appeals Judge Lawrence Pierce in the judge's + United States Court of Appeals Judge Lawrence Pierce in the judge's chambers in Foley Square in New York. Pasciuto also told the - Hamiltons that the Justice Department had blacklisted INSLAW on the + Hamiltons that the Justice Department had blacklisted INSLAW on the department's computer system procurements. On March 25, 1985, INSLAW's lawyers deposed Blackshear, and he confirmed the story of pressure to liquidate INSLAW. The very next @@ -324,101 +324,101 @@ Lines: 510

representative, and signed a sworn affidavit, recanting, and saying that he had confused INSLAW with another case--United Press International, which had also been involved in bankruptcy - proceedings in Judge Bason's court. + proceedings in Judge Bason's court. "I know the difference between UPI and INSLAW, I'm not that dumb," Pasciuto observes. He spells it out with a finger: "U--P-- I." - Cornelius Blackshear left his position as United States Trustee + Cornelius Blackshear left his position as United States Trustee and became a United States bankruptcy judge the following fall. According to Pasciuto, Judge Blackshear discussed INSLAW in - Judge Pierce's chambers. But when questioned on the point, Judge - Pierce told "Barron's": "I have made it my business not to get - into the particulars of whatever Tony [Anthony Pasciuto] got + Judge Pierce's chambers. But when questioned on the point, Judge + Pierce told "Barron's": "I have made it my business not to get + into the particulars of whatever Tony [Anthony Pasciuto] got himself into the middle of. Apparently, he thought his employer was doing something that was not kosher. I told him I didn't want to know about it--if he needed to, he should hire an attorney." - When "Barron's" offered to recount the details Pasciuto + When "Barron's" offered to recount the details Pasciuto allegedly discussed in his presence, the judge grew agitated: - "Don't tell me--I don't want to hear it. I don't want to know + "Don't tell me--I don't want to hear it. I don't want to know about it." "I did ask him for help--six months before it all happened. I - didn't know what to do," Pasciuto recalls. "Judge Pierce and I go + didn't know what to do," Pasciuto recalls. "Judge Pierce and I go back to the time when I was an assistant dean at the School of Criminal Justice in Albany--in 1972. He was a visiting faculty member for one year. We became good friends. I considered him a father figure. - In his ruling, Judge Bason noted that Blackshear had given "two + In his ruling, Judge Bason noted that Blackshear had given "two different versions of the same event" and decided that other - evidence supported the first version. White also denied the story - of political pressure in court and Judge Bason asserted in his June - 1987 ruling, "What I do believe is that Mr. White has a capacity to + evidence supported the first version. White also denied the story + of political pressure in court and Judge Bason asserted in his June + 1987 ruling, "What I do believe is that Mr. White has a capacity to forget . . . a capacity which probably all humans share to some degree or another." - Judge Bason went on to point out: "Mr. White has just recently + Judge Bason went on to point out: "Mr. White has just recently joined a large law firm that practices primarily in Virginia and - primarily in bankruptcy matters. Mr. White's future with the firm + primarily in bankruptcy matters. Mr. White's future with the firm that he so recently joined could well be dependent on income- producing work that he does. . . . It seems to this court that Mr. - White is not in a position at this point in his career to + White is not in a position at this point in his career to jeopardize his relationship with the U.S. Trustee's office in Alexandria, and for him to testify in a way that would be strongly disliked and disfavored by the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees could well have an adverse impact on the relationship between the executive office and the Alexandria office and, in turn, a - relationship between Mr. White and the Alexandria office." - But in late spring of 1986, White was still a U.S. Trustee, and - Pasciuto recalls one more incident involving INSLAW. White called + relationship between Mr. White and the Alexandria office." + But in late spring of 1986, White was still a U.S. Trustee, and + Pasciuto recalls one more incident involving INSLAW. White called Pasciuto and asked for an extra filing cabinet for his INSLAW files. "I said, `You've got plenty of them over there,'" Pasciuto - recalls. White responded, "I know, but I need another one because + recalls. White responded, "I know, but I need another one because I need to put all the INSLAW files in one cabinet and lock it." - White was discreet. So, on June 1, 1987, when Anthony Pasciuto + White was discreet. So, on June 1, 1987, when Anthony Pasciuto walked into that packed D.C. courtroom to take the stand in the - INSLAW case, he knew that White would not support his story. He + INSLAW case, he knew that White would not support his story. He also knew that Judge Blackshear had changed his original story. As - Pasciuto's lawyer puts it in the letter to Burns: "Mr. Pasciuto + Pasciuto's lawyer puts it in the letter to Burns: "Mr. Pasciuto was now the only person with recollection of conversations with - U.S. Trustees in which Mr. Stanton was identified as having put + U.S. Trustees in which Mr. Stanton was identified as having put pressure regarding the INSLAW case. Other people's recollections were being erased by mechanisms best known to them." - Pasciuto's boss, Stanton, apparently put his own pressure on - Pasciuto. Beginning in 1985, according to the letter to Burns, + Pasciuto's boss, Stanton, apparently put his own pressure on + Pasciuto. Beginning in 1985, according to the letter to Burns, Pasciuto began reporting his concerns about substantial deficits in - the U.S. Trustee's office to Stanton. In 1986, Pasciuto spoke to + the U.S. Trustee's office to Stanton. In 1986, Pasciuto spoke to the Department of Justice's finance staff and by late 1986, he says he had gone on record with the Office of Professional - Responsibility about financial indiscretions by Stanton. According - to Pasciuto, Stanton in September 1986 called him a "traitor." + Responsibility about financial indiscretions by Stanton. According + to Pasciuto, Stanton in September 1986 called him a "traitor." Pasciuto began actively looking for other employment, including a job as Assistant U.S. Trustee in Albany, N.Y. But no transfers - were available for Anthony Pasciuto--until he was subpeonaed to + were available for Anthony Pasciuto--until he was subpeonaed to testify in the INSLAW case. "Within an hour of receiving that subpeona to testify, Mr. Pasciuto was given a copy of an appointment paper for a job as the Assistant United States Trustee, Albany, New York, signed by Mr. - Stanton," Simpson, Pasciuto's attorney, reports in last week's - letter to Burns. After the trial was over, however, Pasciuto was + Stanton," Simpson, Pasciuto's attorney, reports in last week's + letter to Burns. After the trial was over, however, Pasciuto was told that the procedure "was changed" and that the deputy Attorney General would have to sign off on the form. That never happened. But Pasciuto, who believed the signed appointment papers, sold - his house in Maryland for $200,000 and bought a house in Albany for + his house in Maryland for $200,000 and bought a house in Albany for $250,000. On the day the movers came, he was told that the sale of - the Maryland house had fallen through. "We had to move, we had to - carry two houses--and we couldn't even move into the Albany house - yet because the owners wouldn't be moving out for a month," Tony + the Maryland house had fallen through. "We had to move, we had to + carry two houses--and we couldn't even move into the Albany house + yet because the owners wouldn't be moving out for a month," Tony Pasciuto recalls. "So, we stayed with in-laws for a month." That - was May 22, 1987. Nine days later Tony Pasciuto walked into court. + was May 22, 1987. Nine days later Tony Pasciuto walked into court. When he entered the court room on June 1, 1987, Pasciuto was not - represented by counsel. According to Simpson, his attorney: "The + represented by counsel. According to Simpson, his attorney: "The Justice Department attorney who was handling the INSLAW case, Mr. - Dean Cooper, did not prepare him well for his trial testimony. The + Dean Cooper, did not prepare him well for his trial testimony. The paralegal who was taking notes during the witness preparation says that he has lost the notes of that meeting." When the questioning began, Pasciuto must have realized that the Justice Department attorney was not going to guide him gently - through his story. One of Cooper's first questions was "whether + through his story. One of Cooper's first questions was "whether [Pasciuto] had been seeing a doctor about a stressful condition." - In his letter to Burns, Simpson explains: "Mr. Cooper + In his letter to Burns, Simpson explains: "Mr. Cooper apparently knew that Mr. Pasciuto had been seeing a psychiatrist in connection with personal problems that he had been experiencing and Mr. Pasciuto . . . now knew that the United States Department of @@ -426,9 +426,9 @@ Lines: 510

problems into the INSLAW case to get him to be careful about what he said." Apparently, the tactics worked. Pasciuto recanted, saying that - the statements he made to the Hamiltons at the Mayflower were made - in an effort to hurt Stanton, who was blocking his promotion. - Judge Bason remembers the scene: "Mr. Pasciuto seemed to be + the statements he made to the Hamiltons at the Mayflower were made + in an effort to hurt Stanton, who was blocking his promotion. + Judge Bason remembers the scene: "Mr. Pasciuto seemed to be basically a very honest person who had been caught up amongst a gang of very tough people--and he just didn't know what to do. He was a career federal employee and he was petrified. He probably @@ -437,21 +437,21 @@ Lines: 510

had to adjourn at one point during his testimony--he was close to tears." But Pasciuto didn't save his career. And now, in the letter to - Burns, he has come forward to make a full disclosure. - Last week's letter to Burns contains a compelling, painful + Burns, he has come forward to make a full disclosure. + Last week's letter to Burns contains a compelling, painful vignette of a chance meeting between Pasciuto and Blackshear, about - a month after the trial, on July 11, 1987. If Hamilton felt + a month after the trial, on July 11, 1987. If Hamilton felt floored by Pasciuto's testimony, so Pasciuto must have felt betrayed by Blackshear's change of heart. The meeting was awkward. - As Simpson tells the story in the letter to Arnold Burns, it was + As Simpson tells the story in the letter to Arnold Burns, it was six in the evening, when Pasciuto and his wife were leaving the - home of a mutual friend, Harry Jones, now U.S. Trustee for the - Southern District of New York. Judge Blackshear came up to Tony + home of a mutual friend, Harry Jones, now U.S. Trustee for the + Southern District of New York. Judge Blackshear came up to Tony Pasciuto, put his arm around him, and said, "I am sorry, it will be all right." Pasciuto replied: "No, it is not going to be all right, they are going to fire me." - Blackshear responded, "They are not going to fire you. Don't + Blackshear responded, "They are not going to fire you. Don't they know how much you know?" Pasciuto: "Yes, but they don't care." Blackshear: "But you told the truth." @@ -462,44 +462,44 @@ Lines: 510

story I would hurt less people. I didn't know you were subpoenaed until I saw your testimony, which was sent to me by Barbara O'Connor." - Pasciuto: "Do you remember what we talked with Judge Pierce + Pasciuto: "Do you remember what we talked with Judge Pierce about?" "I wanted to see if he was going to continue his crap," Pasciuto recalls. "But he dodged--literally backing away from me--saying, again, `They sent someone from Washington and someone from the U.S. Attorney's office. I felt the easiest thing to do was recant. I felt less people would be hurt if I just bailed out.'" - In Simpson's version, Judge Blackshear had received two - telephone calls from William White the day he changed his story. - White told him he had the wrong case. + In Simpson's version, Judge Blackshear had received two + telephone calls from William White the day he changed his story. + White told him he had the wrong case. Pasciuto, exclaimed, sarcastically: "What! They asked you about converting *another* case [from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7]?" Blackshear, waving his hand: "I don't want to get into it and who the hell cares?" - Today, after listening to Simpson's version, Blackshear states: + Today, after listening to Simpson's version, Blackshear states: "I don't remember the specifics, word for word, but I do remember having that conversation. And I don't have any problems with what - Tony remembers." + Tony remembers." Recalling the scene, Pasciuto says: "You know, even now--I'm not angry. I can't help it. I'm not. Blackshear is basically a wonderful person. It's sad--I'm sorry, I'm not angry. It really is sad. I feel devastated." - Tony Pasciuto now has a house in Albany, and soon will have no + Tony Pasciuto now has a house in Albany, and soon will have no job either in Washington or New York. Over the past nine months, he has spent $12,000 commuting from Albany to the job he still clung to in D.C. Legal fees are draining his savings--the bills total $25,000 so far. "We're lucky that my wife and I were always frugal and have the money saved," he says proudly. - But Tony Pasciuto is frightened. "At work, ever since I got the - letter saying they were firing me, I've felt like I was underhouse + But Tony Pasciuto is frightened. "At work, ever since I got the + letter saying they were firing me, I've felt like I was underhouse arrest," he relates. "People come by my office to see if I'm there. If I leave, I have to sign out. Everyone is supposed to, but normally very few people sign out. If I don't, they try to track me down. If I go to the Men's Room, they come looking for me. "I'm just a GS 15," adds Pasciuto, referring to his level in - government service. "Stanton, my boss, can't fire me. Stanton + government service. "Stanton, my boss, can't fire me. Stanton made the accusations, but the deputy Attorney General, Arnold - Burns, will fire me. How does it feel to know that the deputy + Burns, will fire me. How does it feel to know that the deputy Attorney General of the United States wants to destroy a GS 15? It's scary. It scares me to death."

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What Really Sparked the Vendetta Against INSLAW By MAGGIE MAHAR

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TWO weeks ago, "Barron's" told the story of INSLAW, a small software +

TWO weeks ago, "Barron's" told the story of INSLAW, a small software company that landed a $10 million contract with the Justice - Department in 1982. Bill Hamilton, INSLAW'S 42-year-old founder was + Department in 1982. Bill Hamilton, INSLAW'S 42-year-old founder was jubilant when Justice bought the Prosecutor's Management Information System (PROMIS), which he had spent his life--and his life's savings--building. But then things took a mysterious and nasty turn. Justice began withholding payments. Contract disputes - multiplied. Threats accelerated. Bill Hamilton couldn't understand + multiplied. Threats accelerated. Bill Hamilton couldn't understand what was happening or why. But he knew INSLAW's cash flow was - shriveling. By 1985, INSLAW was in financial shambles, and Bill - Hamilton ended up in federal bankruptcy court. And there, last + shriveling. By 1985, INSLAW was in financial shambles, and Bill + Hamilton ended up in federal bankruptcy court. And there, last fall, a federal bankruptcy judge handed down an astonishing ruling. - Judge George Bason found that the Justice Department had + Judge George Bason found that the Justice Department had purposefully propelled INSLAW into bankruptcy in an effort to steal its PROMIS software through "trickery, deceit and fraud." On Feb. - 2, 1988, Bason ordered the Department of Justice to pay INSLAW about + 2, 1988, Bason ordered the Department of Justice to pay INSLAW about $6.8 million in licensing fees and roughly $1 million in legal costs. He postponed a decision on punitive damages--which could run as high as $25 million. Trial testimony revealed an unexplained series of "coincidences" surrounding the INSLAW case, including the fact that Justice appointed C. Madison "Brick" Brewer to oversee the INSLAW contract. - Brick Brewer had worked for Hamilton--until Hamilton fired him in - May 1976. After listening to Brewer's testimony, Judge Bason wrote + Brick Brewer had worked for Hamilton--until Hamilton fired him in + May 1976. After listening to Brewer's testimony, Judge Bason wrote that he could not understand why Justice picked a man "consumed by hatred" to administer the contract with a former employer. He also couldn't fathom why top department officials ignored complaints from INSLAW attorneys when Brewer began withholding payments. "A very strange thing happened at the Department of Justice . . .," observed - Judge Bason, leaving open the question as to just why, at the + Judge Bason, leaving open the question as to just why, at the highest levels, the U.S. Department of Justice condoned a vendetta against a small, private U.S. company. - It was November of 1987 when Judge Bason rejected a Justice + It was November of 1987 when Judge Bason rejected a Justice Department motion to liquidate INSLAW. Not quite one month later, - Judge Bason learned that he would not be reappointed to the bench. + Judge Bason learned that he would not be reappointed to the bench. In the past four years, only four of 136 federal bankruptcy judges - seeking reappointment have been turned down. Bason was replaced by - S. Martin Teel, one of the Justice Department attorneys who + seeking reappointment have been turned down. Bason was replaced by + S. Martin Teel, one of the Justice Department attorneys who unsuccessfully argued the INSLAW case before him. - Bason observes that the Justice Department will now have a "third - bite of the apple" on the question of punitive damages. Judge Teel + Bason observes that the Justice Department will now have a "third + bite of the apple" on the question of punitive damages. Judge Teel has recused himself from the case, and the Justice Department is appealing. So INSLAW vs. the United States of America hangs in limbo. The INSLAW case also left a Justice Department whistle-blower - waiting for the verdict on his 21-year career. When "Barron's" - began reporting the INSLAW story two weeks ago, we interviewed Tony + waiting for the verdict on his 21-year career. When "Barron's" + began reporting the INSLAW story two weeks ago, we interviewed Tony Pasciuto. Pasciuto revealed how a Justice Department colleague responsible for paying contractors' bills said he divided them into three piles: "One pile he would pay right away, the next pile when @@ -596,45 +596,45 @@ Lines: 877

one hour after Pasciuto was subpoenaed to testify, his superiors in the Justice Department offered him a long-awaited transfer to Albany, N.Y. - Feeling scared and "out there all alone," Tony Pasciuto bought a - house in Albany and changed his story. Close to tears, he recanted - on the stand. Judge Bason recalls the scene: "Mr. Pasciuto seemed + Feeling scared and "out there all alone," Tony Pasciuto bought a + house in Albany and changed his story. Close to tears, he recanted + on the stand. Judge Bason recalls the scene: "Mr. Pasciuto seemed to be basically a very honest person who had been caught up amongst a gang of very tough people--and he just didn't know what to do." According to Pasciuto, after he testified, Judge Blackshear met him at a party and said, "I'm sorry. . . . These people came up from Washington and the U.S. Attorney's office. I got confused. I thought that by changing my story I would hurt less people." When - "Barron's" read Pasciuto's version of the conversation to Judge + "Barron's" read Pasciuto's version of the conversation to Judge Blackshear, a weary-sounding Blackshear confirmed it: "I don't remember the specifics word for word. But I do remember the - conversation. And I don't have any problems with what Tony + conversation. And I don't have any problems with what Tony remembers." - Meanwhile, after Tony Pasciuto recanted in court, the Justice + Meanwhile, after Tony Pasciuto recanted in court, the Justice Department told him, "Sorry, the procedure was changed. No transfer - to Albany." Then, B. Boykin Rose, one of the Justice Department + to Albany." Then, B. Boykin Rose, one of the Justice Department officials who resigned last week, wrote a letter to Deputy Attorney - General Arnold Burns--another member of the Justice group who bailed + General Arnold Burns--another member of the Justice group who bailed out--recommending that Pasciuto be fired. - When "Barron's" last talked to Pasciuto, he was commuting from - the new house in Albany to a job in Washington, where he said, "I - feel like I'm under house arrest." And he was awaiting the end of + When "Barron's" last talked to Pasciuto, he was commuting from + the new house in Albany to a job in Washington, where he said, "I + feel like I'm under house arrest." And he was awaiting the end of his 21-year career in government service. - "My boss, Thomas Stanton, can't fire me," Pasciuto explained. - "The Deputy Attorney General, Arnold Burns, will fire me. How does + "My boss, Thomas Stanton, can't fire me," Pasciuto explained. + "The Deputy Attorney General, Arnold Burns, will fire me. How does it feel to know that the Deputy Attorney General of the United States wants to destroy a GS15? It's scary. It scares me to - death." Last week, Burns led the dissidents out of the department. - Tony Pasciuto's tale is chilling. And it raises two equally + death." Last week, Burns led the dissidents out of the department. + Tony Pasciuto's tale is chilling. And it raises two equally disquieting questions: Why did the U.S. Department of Justice want - to liquidate Bill Hamilton's software company? And, how high did + to liquidate Bill Hamilton's software company? And, how high did the coverup of the scheme to destroy INSLAW go?

WHEN six Department of Justice officials resigned last week, department spokesmen insisted that they were NOT leaving because - they feared Attorney General Edwin Meese was about to be indicted. + they feared Attorney General Edwin Meese was about to be indicted. Nor had they beaten their wives--should anyone ask. But, according - to "Barron's" sources inside Justice, their exodus represents the + to "Barron's" sources inside Justice, their exodus represents the climax to a much larger, subterranean game of musical chairs that has been going on in the Department of Justice for the past 18 months. @@ -662,14 +662,14 @@ Lines: 877

years?" The INSLAW affair suggests a disquieting answer, for the virtually unpublicized case serves as a window on how Justice did - business during the Meese years. In his blistering ruling, Judge - Bason charged that the department committed a series of "willful, + business during the Meese years. In his blistering ruling, Judge + Bason charged that the department committed a series of "willful, wanton and deceitful acts . . . demonstrating contempt for both the law and any principle of fair dealing." - Originally, Bill Hamilton, INSLAW's founder, thought that only + Originally, Bill Hamilton, INSLAW's founder, thought that only one mid-level Justice Department official was willfully and deceitfully out to get him: C. Madison "Brick" Brewer, the former - employee whom he had fired. When Hamilton and his wife, Nancy, put + employee whom he had fired. When Hamilton and his wife, Nancy, put their six children in the family station wagon and drove to a federal court on June 9, 1986, to file a suit against the United States government, they firmly believed that Brewer was their @@ -679,14 +679,14 @@ Lines: 877

Why did the Justice Department refuse to settle? Why were the government's lawyers, seemingly not satisfied with bankrupting INSLAW, pressing so hard to liquidate the company? When the trial - was finally over at the end of 1987, Bill and Nancy Hamilton had won + was finally over at the end of 1987, Bill and Nancy Hamilton had won their case, but they still wanted to know why their company was near - ruin. So they followed the counsel of Elliot Richardson, one of + ruin. So they followed the counsel of Elliot Richardson, one of their attorneys: They sat down at their dining room table, made a list of all the anomalies in the baffling case, and tried to puzzle out the mystery. "These were all things we were aware of, yet until you organize - them and put them side by side, you don't see them," Hamilton + them and put them side by side, you don't see them," Hamilton observes. "But seeing the strange incidents and coincidences all together, suddenly it popped out at me. There was a coverup--and it wasn't @@ -698,105 +698,105 @@ Lines: 877

the highest levels of the department. Then, I started to look at the pieces. And, every time I picked up a rock and turned it over, it seemed to fit." - Now, looking back five years, Bill Hamilton believes he + Now, looking back five years, Bill Hamilton believes he understands the reasons for the oppressive behavior of the Justice Department. And he thinks he had an early warning about the department's methods. But he didn't take the warning phone call seriously. - As Bill Hamilton tells it, it was April of 1983, and he was + As Bill Hamilton tells it, it was April of 1983, and he was sitting in his office--right across the street from the "Washington - Post"--when he received the call from Dominic Laiti, chairman of + Post"--when he received the call from Dominic Laiti, chairman of Hadron Inc. "Laiti identified himself, and said that Hadron intended to become the leading vendor providing software for law enforcement - nationwide," Hamilton recalls. "He said they had purchased Simcon, + nationwide," Hamilton recalls. "He said they had purchased Simcon, a manufacturer of police-department software--and Acumedics, a company that provides computer-based litigation support services for courts. `Now,' Laiti told me, `we want to buy INSLAW.'" - "I told him he had just described our ambition," Hamilton + "I told him he had just described our ambition," Hamilton relates. "We intended to become the major vendor of these software services ourselves--and we were not interested in being acquired." - But Laiti kept pushing, and, according to Hamilton, boasted, as + But Laiti kept pushing, and, according to Hamilton, boasted, as he remembers, "We have very good political contacts in the current administration--we can get this kind of business." - The words would reverberate in Hamilton's memory later, but, at + The words would reverberate in Hamilton's memory later, but, at the time, he didn't heed the implicit threat. He just repeated, "We're not interested in selling," whereupon, he says, Laiti retorted, "We have ways of making you sell." The story sounds fantastic. Laiti calls it "ludicrous." Is - Hamilton making it up? "I would think the whole tale was fantasy-- + Hamilton making it up? "I would think the whole tale was fantasy-- if I hadn't been involved in investigating the Iran-Contra affair," confides a Senate staffer now involved in an investigation of the - Justice Department's software contracts. And Judge Bason states - that Hamilton was a levelheaded witness with a scrupulously honest + Justice Department's software contracts. And Judge Bason states + that Hamilton was a levelheaded witness with a scrupulously honest memory: "I was particularly impressed in the last phase of the trial," - Bason recalls. "Hamilton could very easily have testified + Bason recalls. "Hamilton could very easily have testified positively in a way that would have been favorable to his case--to an extent of about $1 million. Instead, he testified, `This is my best recollection--but I am not sure.' The contrast between that and the government witness who was so obviously disingenuous!" - The call from Hadron was strange, so Hamilton remembered it, but + The call from Hadron was strange, so Hamilton remembered it, but in 1983 he shrugged it off. "I politely, but firmly, cut off the conversation. I'd never had a conversation like that with someone in the software industry. I thought Hadron must be new to software--maybe they were used to an industry where this kind of talk was more prevalent." - But now, Hamilton surmises that his troubles may have begun with + But now, Hamilton surmises that his troubles may have begun with that phone call. Within 90 days of Laiti's threat, he says, the - Department of Justice mounted its attack. And, Hamilton alleges, + Department of Justice mounted its attack. And, Hamilton alleges, the attack ultimately became a vendetta, a vendetta that could have been inspired by the convergence of three interests: Hadron, the brazenly aggressive competitor controlled, from - behind the scenes, by a Meese crony from his salad days in - California: Dr. Earl Brian. + behind the scenes, by a Meese crony from his salad days in + California: Dr. Earl Brian. Brick Brewer, the embittered former employee who, as project manager, was in a strategic position to do INSLAW harm. - D. Lowell Jensen, then the deputy Attorney General, and a ghost - from INSLAW's own California past. Jensen had developed a software + D. Lowell Jensen, then the deputy Attorney General, and a ghost + from INSLAW's own California past. Jensen had developed a software product to compete with INSLAW and lost--back in the 1970s when - Jensen was a D.A. in Alameda County. But Jensen did have the good - fortune to meet Ed Meese in the D.A.'s office. So years later, - Jensen became top-ranking member of the "Alameda County Mafia," - which found a home in the Ed Meese Justice Department. - When Bill Hamilton sat down, in good faith, to negotiate a deal + Jensen was a D.A. in Alameda County. But Jensen did have the good + fortune to meet Ed Meese in the D.A.'s office. So years later, + Jensen became top-ranking member of the "Alameda County Mafia," + which found a home in the Ed Meese Justice Department. + When Bill Hamilton sat down, in good faith, to negotiate a deal with the Justice Department, the people on the other side of the table were not dispassionate government officials. They were instead a hostile crew, inspired apparently by old scores and private interest. Whether carefully organized or spontaneously launched, the attack was successful--for a while, anyway. When the principals and the department were suddenly in danger of exposure, - Hamilton charges, the cover-up spread out to embrace the Justice - Department bureaucracy, the IRS, and Jensen's successor--former - Deputy Attorney General Arnold Burns--one of the six who quit last + Hamilton charges, the cover-up spread out to embrace the Justice + Department bureaucracy, the IRS, and Jensen's successor--former + Deputy Attorney General Arnold Burns--one of the six who quit last week. - "They circled their wagons," Judge Bason wrote. The defense + "They circled their wagons," Judge Bason wrote. The defense became an offense, and an attorney, a Justice Department whistle- blower, and the judge himself all lost their jobs. Today, only two of the three have found work. - Hamilton is luckier. IBM has become INSLAW's savior--rescuing the + Hamilton is luckier. IBM has become INSLAW's savior--rescuing the company from the auction block, and vindicating the worth of its product. Meanwhile, some Senate staffers looking into the INSLAW - case believe that it raises questions about Project Eagle, a much + case believe that it raises questions about Project Eagle, a much larger scheme to computerize the Justice Department, the $200 million contract is scheduled to be awarded before the end of the year. The deeply troubling questions about INSLAW remain. If anything, they are magnified by last week's departures from Justice: "Why?" and, "How High?" - "Start," Bill Hamilton says, "with Hadron." For Hadron is + "Start," Bill Hamilton says, "with Hadron." For Hadron is indeed, as Laiti allegedly boasted, "well-connected in the - Administration." It is controlled by Dr. Earl Brian, the longtime - friend of Ed Meese who owns Financial News Network ("Barron's," Feb. - 29[, 1988]). In fact, business dealings between the Meese family - and Brian's company imperiled Meese's 1984 nomination. And Hadron, - Hamilton charges, is one of the keys to the mystery of why INSLAW + Administration." It is controlled by Dr. Earl Brian, the longtime + friend of Ed Meese who owns Financial News Network ("Barron's," Feb. + 29[, 1988]). In fact, business dealings between the Meese family + and Brian's company imperiled Meese's 1984 nomination. And Hadron, + Hamilton charges, is one of the keys to the mystery of why INSLAW became the victim of rogue justice. Hadron boasts a history replete with acquisitions, lots of government business--and brushes with the SEC. The outfit emerged in 1979 from the ashes of Xonics, a notorious high-tech fiasco founded and headed by a colorful wheeler-dealer - named Bernard Katz. "Barron's" described Xonics in 1976 as a + named Bernard Katz. "Barron's" described Xonics in 1976 as a company with a knack for "recognizing income as fast as possible and deferring expense as long as it decently could." In 1977, the SEC brought a lawsuit against Xonics, accusing top @@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ Lines: 877

Besieged by two shareholder suits, Xonics agreed to a permanent injunction in April of that year. The company did not admit to any wrong-doing. - But the nimble survived. In 1979, Dominic Laiti gathered a group + But the nimble survived. In 1979, Dominic Laiti gathered a group of former Xonics executives, and bought Hadron. By 1983, the company was lauded in the press as "an investment banker's dream." For the child had, it appeared, inherited the parent's @@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ Lines: 877

to fund its R&D efforts were in truth a form of loan financing rather than a source of revenue. By 1982, Hadron had lost $4.5 million and another shareholder suit was pending. - But by 1983, Dominic Laiti's group appeared to be on a roll, + But by 1983, Dominic Laiti's group appeared to be on a roll, acquiring their way into an exciting new industry: lasers. Laiti was quoted as saying, "There's the potential for very, very rapid growth." @@ -836,32 +836,32 @@ Lines: 877

if the the stock were up around $5 or $6," this sizable holder laments. Still, Hadron has kept bouncing back--with a little help from - Uncle Sam: namely, contracts with the Pentagon, a fat settlement + Uncle Sam: namely, contracts with the Pentagon, a fat settlement with the Agency for International Development and, most recently, a gigantic contract with, yes, the U.S. Department of Justice. - Hadron's government connection can be traced to Earl Brian, who + Hadron's government connection can be traced to Earl Brian, who was president of Xonics, Hadron's parent, until October of 1977. - Brian slipped away from the company discreetly, just six months - after Xonics rolled over and agreed to the SEC injunction. Brian + Brian slipped away from the company discreetly, just six months + after Xonics rolled over and agreed to the SEC injunction. Brian was never charged with any wrongdoing; four Xonics officers were required to sign the consent decree, and he was not one of them. - Ostensibly, Dominic Laiti led the investor group that then - rescued Hadron from the ruins of Xonics, but somehow Brian managed + Ostensibly, Dominic Laiti led the investor group that then + rescued Hadron from the ruins of Xonics, but somehow Brian managed to keep his hand on the levers. Today, Laiti--the man who allegedly - phoned Bill Hamilton--is Hadron's chairman, but Brian's business- + phoned Bill Hamilton--is Hadron's chairman, but Brian's business- development company controls four of the six seats on Hadron's board. - In March of 1981, Brian resigned from Hadron's board in order, he + In March of 1981, Brian resigned from Hadron's board in order, he said at the time, "to divest himself of Hadron to facilitate future transactions" between his business-development company, - Infotechnology, and Hadron "under the Investment Company Act of - 1940." But by January 1984, Brian was back on Hadron's board, and, + Infotechnology, and Hadron "under the Investment Company Act of + 1940." But by January 1984, Brian was back on Hadron's board, and, according to the 1987 annual report, he's still there, though Hadron is continuing to do deals with Infotech. In October 1987, Hadron sold Atlantic Contract Services to Infotech at book value for a combination of cash and Infotech common stock in a deal valued at roughly $300,000. - "Brian does an awful lot of buying and selling," the disgruntled + "Brian does an awful lot of buying and selling," the disgruntled Hadron shareholder observes. "He's making money at it, but I'm not sure his shareholders are making money. I know that, as a shareholder of Hadron, I'm not making any money." @@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ Lines: 877

part because it received $1.6 million from the Agency for International Development. The AID settlement came after the U.S. government cancelled a Hadron subsidiary's business with Syria. - But the AID money wasn't the only lucky boon from Uncle Sam. The + But the AID money wasn't the only lucky boon from Uncle Sam. The government has long been a Hadron client: In the 1987 fiscal year, approximately 34% of the company's revenues came from the Department of Defense. And most recently, a Hadron subsidiary, Acumedics, @@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ Lines: 877

the bidding process was unfair. Justice officials respond that all bids went through a stringent review process. "There was absolutely no pressure on me. It was one of the - cleanest procurements I've been involved in," recalls Steve Denny, + cleanest procurements I've been involved in," recalls Steve Denny, the contracts officer on the case. Justice Department officials also pointed out that the $40 million deal was essentially a continuation of a 1983 contract. @@ -892,9 +892,9 @@ Lines: 877

Hadron--and lost its 8(a) status. But even without the favored status, Hadron somehow managed to hold onto the business, and win a four-year competitive bid contract. Shortly after the acquisition, - Earl Brian reappeared on the Hadron board, and, recalls a former + Earl Brian reappeared on the Hadron board, and, recalls a former Hadron executive, told the board, "If we needed any help in - marketing at Acumedics, he had been a member of Reagan's Cabinet, he + marketing at Acumedics, he had been a member of Reagan's Cabinet, he knew people--and would be willing to make phone calls." The Hadron alumnus adds: "He was just being nice." According to Federal Computer Week, a trade publication: "A competitor for the 1983 @@ -904,98 +904,98 @@ Lines: 877

compared to ours, and it was about $1.5 million over ours.'" Now, the size of Acumedics's newest deal with the government has raised old questions about the man behind the Hadron subsidiary, Dr. - Earl Brian, and his connection to Ed Meese. A venture capitalist, - and former neurosurgeon, Dr. Brian practiced medicine in Vietnam, + Earl Brian, and his connection to Ed Meese. A venture capitalist, + and former neurosurgeon, Dr. Brian practiced medicine in Vietnam, then returned to the States, where he became health and welfare - secretary in then-Gov. Reagan's California cabinet. There, he - served with Ed Meese, Reagan's chief of staff until 1979. Today, - Brian owns and oversees Infotechnology (which controls Hadron), the + secretary in then-Gov. Reagan's California cabinet. There, he + served with Ed Meese, Reagan's chief of staff until 1979. Today, + Brian owns and oversees Infotechnology (which controls Hadron), the Financial News Network, and, most recently, he headed up an investment group that bought the right to run United Press International. - The Brian connection became an embarrassment during Ed Meese's - confirmation hearings when Meese acknowledged that his wife, Ursula, - borrowed $15,000 from a Meese adviser, Edwin Thomas, in order to buy - stock in Brian's company. Coincidentally, just six months later, - Brian lent $100,000 to Thomas, who by then needed money himself--and - had become a member of the White House staff. Neither Meese nor - Thomas listed the loans on their financial disclosure statements. - Meese paid no interest, and Thomas only partial interest. Following + The Brian connection became an embarrassment during Ed Meese's + confirmation hearings when Meese acknowledged that his wife, Ursula, + borrowed $15,000 from a Meese adviser, Edwin Thomas, in order to buy + stock in Brian's company. Coincidentally, just six months later, + Brian lent $100,000 to Thomas, who by then needed money himself--and + had become a member of the White House staff. Neither Meese nor + Thomas listed the loans on their financial disclosure statements. + Meese paid no interest, and Thomas only partial interest. Following a six-month investigation, independent counsel concluded that there - was no basis for criminal charges against Meese, and while - "inferences might be drawn from Mr. Thomas's contact with Dr. Brian - . . . whether Mr. Thomas or Dr. Brian committed a violation of law + was no basis for criminal charges against Meese, and while + "inferences might be drawn from Mr. Thomas's contact with Dr. Brian + . . . whether Mr. Thomas or Dr. Brian committed a violation of law was not within our jurisdiction. Even if we were to make an - assumption that Mr. Thomas might have been acting on insider + assumption that Mr. Thomas might have been acting on insider information, we have been given no evidence by the SEC." - Bill Hamilton learned of the connection between Hadron, Brian and - Meese only after the INSLAW trial ended. But then remembering what - Hadron's Chairman Dominic Laiti said about being politically - connected--not to mention "ways of making you sell"--Hamilton + Bill Hamilton learned of the connection between Hadron, Brian and + Meese only after the INSLAW trial ended. But then remembering what + Hadron's Chairman Dominic Laiti said about being politically + connected--not to mention "ways of making you sell"--Hamilton thought he glimpsed an ominous pattern. - Hamilton believes the Justice Department mounted its attack 90 + Hamilton believes the Justice Department mounted its attack 90 days after the Hadron phone call, "with the apparent objective of forcing INSLAW either to agree to be acquired, or into bankruptcy." - Earl Brian, Hamilton is convinced, would have been happy to pick up + Earl Brian, Hamilton is convinced, would have been happy to pick up INSLAW cheaply--at a liquidation sale. - Moreover, Hamilton has reason to believe that the No. 2 man in - Justice, D. Lowell Jensen, wasn't at all disposed to save INSLAW - from the auction block. For, years earlier, Jensen had competed + Moreover, Hamilton has reason to believe that the No. 2 man in + Justice, D. Lowell Jensen, wasn't at all disposed to save INSLAW + from the auction block. For, years earlier, Jensen had competed with INSLAW's product, PROMIS, head-on. While holding public office - in Alameda County, Calif., Jensen was promoting a rival software, - DALITE, that he hoped would be used statewide. Jensen lost. - Jensen served as Alameda County district attorney in the early + in Alameda County, Calif., Jensen was promoting a rival software, + DALITE, that he hoped would be used statewide. Jensen lost. + Jensen served as Alameda County district attorney in the early 1970s and during that time he tried to persuade other DA offices to adopt DALITE, the case-tracking software system that he helped - develop. To that end, Hamilton alleges, Jensen urged the California + develop. To that end, Hamilton alleges, Jensen urged the California District Attorneys Association to incorporate. By incorporating, the association would be in a position to apply for grants, receiving and administering funds needed to finance DALITE training - statewide. But, Hamilton recalls, the very month that the + statewide. But, Hamilton recalls, the very month that the association finally incorporated, the Los Angeles District Attorney's office, the state's largest, chose INSLAW's PROMIS - software--dashing Jensen's hopes for DALITE. - Larry Donoghue, now deputy district attorney for the County of + software--dashing Jensen's hopes for DALITE. + Larry Donoghue, now deputy district attorney for the County of Los Angeles, remembers the keen rivalry. He was in charge of selecting software for the L.A. office at the time, and he recalls - visiting Alameda County while making on-site inspections: "Jensen + visiting Alameda County while making on-site inspections: "Jensen called me into his office and I went away feeling what I regarded to be unusual and significant pressure to select the DALITE system. But PROMIS was a more suitable system for a large office. After I made the recommendation to L.A., I remember my conversation with - Joseph Busch, who was district attorney there at the time. I said, - `Joe what's your reason for hesitating?' He said, `Larry, there is + Joseph Busch, who was district attorney there at the time. I said, + `Joe what's your reason for hesitating?' He said, `Larry, there is resistance to my selecting PROMIS.' The resistance couldn't have - come from within the L.A. office," Donoghue adds, "no one there knew + come from within the L.A. office," Donoghue adds, "no one there knew anything about software. By a process of elimination, it must have come from Alameda County." - When "Barron's" attempted to reach Jensen for a reply, his office + When "Barron's" attempted to reach Jensen for a reply, his office stated that, because the INSLAW case is still pending, he could not - comment. But during the trial, Jensen conceded that he had been a + comment. But during the trial, Jensen conceded that he had been a critic of INSLAW's software. Yet, he insisted, DALITE was not a commercial product available for sale to the public, and he had no financial interest in it. - Jensen didn't own DALITE any more than Bill Hamilton owned PROMIS + Jensen didn't own DALITE any more than Bill Hamilton owned PROMIS when he first invented it. Like DALITE, INSLAW's PROMIS began as a - government product. Bill Hamilton developed it while working as a + government product. Bill Hamilton developed it while working as a consultant for the U.S. District Attorney's office in D.C. in 1970, and improved it while working for a not-for-profit company funded by the Justice Department. PROMIS became commercial software only after - Hamilton left this last job in 1981, formed INSLAW, and raised + Hamilton left this last job in 1981, formed INSLAW, and raised private funds to refine PROMIS. The software then became a - proprietary, and highly profitable, product. Presumably Jensen + proprietary, and highly profitable, product. Presumably Jensen might have had the same luck with DALITE--if PROMIS had not won the California race. - Instead, Jensen remained at his post in Alameda County for 12 - years. And from 1959 until 1967, Ed Meese served with Jensen, as an + Instead, Jensen remained at his post in Alameda County for 12 + years. And from 1959 until 1967, Ed Meese served with Jensen, as an Alameda deputy district attorney. - When Ronald Reagan became President, Ed Meese recommended that - his former colleague, Jensen, be appointed assistant Attorney + When Ronald Reagan became President, Ed Meese recommended that + his former colleague, Jensen, be appointed assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division. In 1983, when Rudolph Giuliani resigned as associate Attorney General--the No. 3 spot in - the department--Jensen ascended to that post. - So in early 1984, when Edwin Meese became Attorney General, his - old Alameda County compatriot was already in place. And Jensen was + the department--Jensen ascended to that post. + So in early 1984, when Edwin Meese became Attorney General, his + old Alameda County compatriot was already in place. And Jensen was not alone. A network, nicknamed the Alameda County Mafia, already was ensconced in Justice. No fewer than six former Alameda County law-enforcement officials held positions ranging from deputy @@ -1003,141 +1003,141 @@ Lines: 877

naturalization and immigration. The former Oakland deputy police chief had snagged a spot as director of the National Institute of Justice. - Under Meese, Jensen rose to No. 2, and developed a reputation as - a buffer between Ed Meese and his critics. The 58-year-old Democrat + Under Meese, Jensen rose to No. 2, and developed a reputation as + a buffer between Ed Meese and his critics. The 58-year-old Democrat was described as "soft-spoken" "apolitical" and a "gentleman of the old standard" in a 1986 "New York Times" tribute, which added, - "Colleagues say that Mr. Jensen, better than anyone else at the + "Colleagues say that Mr. Jensen, better than anyone else at the Justice Department, knows how to duck." The Justice Department's diplomat had to duck when congressional investigators looking into the Iran-Contra affair reportedly found a Justice Department memo dated March 20, 1986, saying that Deputy - Assistant Attorney General D. Lowell Jensen was giving a "heads-up" + Assistant Attorney General D. Lowell Jensen was giving a "heads-up" to the National Security Council, warning that Miami federal prosecutors were on Ollie North's trail. - Bill Hamilton believes Jensen displayed the same talent for + Bill Hamilton believes Jensen displayed the same talent for diplomatic bobbing and weaving throughout the INSLAW affair. When - Hamilton pieced together the anomalies, he realized Jensen's rise to + Hamilton pieced together the anomalies, he realized Jensen's rise to power occurred in the fateful spring of 1983, when he received the call from Hadron, and all of his troubles began. - "Jensen was promoted to associate Attorney General in May or June - of '83--and that's when all the contract disputes came up," Hamilton - points out. Jensen exhibited a strong interest in the software + "Jensen was promoted to associate Attorney General in May or June + of '83--and that's when all the contract disputes came up," Hamilton + points out. Jensen exhibited a strong interest in the software contract and even served as chairman of the PROMIS oversight committee. - In December of 1983, INSLAW's counsel, Elliott Richardson, and - Hamilton met with the assistant Attorney General for administration, - Kevin Rooney. They expressed their concern that Brick Brewer, the + In December of 1983, INSLAW's counsel, Elliott Richardson, and + Hamilton met with the assistant Attorney General for administration, + Kevin Rooney. They expressed their concern that Brick Brewer, the project manager on the INSLAW contract, was biased against the - company because Bill Hamilton had fired Brewer some years earlier. - Rooney testified in a deposition that, a week later, he told - Jensen's oversight committee that Richardson's proposal seemed + company because Bill Hamilton had fired Brewer some years earlier. + Rooney testified in a deposition that, a week later, he told + Jensen's oversight committee that Richardson's proposal seemed reasonable. It appeared that the dispute could be resolved. But - Rooney left the committee meeting early. After he was gone, - Hamilton says, "Mr. Jensen and the other members of the committee + Rooney left the committee meeting early. After he was gone, + Hamilton says, "Mr. Jensen and the other members of the committee surprisingly approved a plan to terminate the word-processing part of the INSLAW contract with the department's Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys." - In March of 1983, Hamilton alleges, Bill Tyson. formerly director - of that Executive Office, told Hamilton that a Presidential + In March of 1983, Hamilton alleges, Bill Tyson. formerly director + of that Executive Office, told Hamilton that a Presidential appointee at Justice was biased against INSLAW. In March 1987, - Tyson sent a handwritten letter to Jensen, reassuring him that he + Tyson sent a handwritten letter to Jensen, reassuring him that he had denied this allegation under oath--and that he had not named - Jensen as the appointee in question. He also sent a note to Deputy - Attorney General Arnold Burns. - In a deposition, Tyson was asked: - "Did either Mr. Jensen or Mr. Burns ask you to write the letter?" + Jensen as the appointee in question. He also sent a note to Deputy + Attorney General Arnold Burns. + In a deposition, Tyson was asked: + "Did either Mr. Jensen or Mr. Burns ask you to write the letter?" "No sir." - "Did you not realize that by writing a letter to Mr. Jensen of + "Did you not realize that by writing a letter to Mr. Jensen of this type informing him of your intended testimony that he would then be able to develop his testimony to be consistent with yours?" "That was not my intention." "But as an attorney, you realize that is a possibility, more than a possibility?" "Well, that was not my intention. . . ." - In his ruling last September, Judge Bason characterized portions - of Tyson's testimony as "so ludicrous that there is no way I can + In his ruling last September, Judge Bason characterized portions + of Tyson's testimony as "so ludicrous that there is no way I can believe anything that the man has to say." - A month before writing the notes, Tyson was removed from his + A month before writing the notes, Tyson was removed from his position in the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, and he and his secretary were exiled to Justice's Immigration and Naturalization Service--though in positions commensurate with their grade levels. - By protesting too much, Tyson could seem to further implicate - Jensen. But, the answer to "How High?" leads even higher. Ed Meese - himself may have been involved in a push to force Leigh Ratiner, + By protesting too much, Tyson could seem to further implicate + Jensen. But, the answer to "How High?" leads even higher. Ed Meese + himself may have been involved in a push to force Leigh Ratiner, INSLAW's litigating attorney, off the case. Ratiner had been a partner at Dickstein, Shapiro, & Morin for 10 - years when Elliot Richardson recruited him to take on INSLAW. - Dickstein, Shapiro was the law firm of Chuck Colson, of Watergate - notoriety. Colson brought in its principal client, the Teamsters + years when Elliot Richardson recruited him to take on INSLAW. + Dickstein, Shapiro was the law firm of Chuck Colson, of Watergate + notoriety. Colson brought in its principal client, the Teamsters Union. More recently, Dickstein, Shapiro became known in the loop - as Leonard Garment's firm. Garment, a former colleague says, has + as Leonard Garment's firm. Garment, a former colleague says, has been described as "the only attorney in Washington who will put a - senator on hold to take a call from a reporter." Garment was former - White House counsel to Richard Nixon, and represented Meese during + senator on hold to take a call from a reporter." Garment was former + White House counsel to Richard Nixon, and represented Meese during his confirmation hearings. - Meese and Garment put their heads together again after Ratiner - filed a complaint in the INSLAW case that named Meese's longtime - friend and deputy Attorney General, Jensen. + Meese and Garment put their heads together again after Ratiner + filed a complaint in the INSLAW case that named Meese's longtime + friend and deputy Attorney General, Jensen. Ratiner, an aggressive attorney with a reputation as very bright, ego-driven, and a loner within the Dickstein, Shapiro firm, relished being viewed as a maverick. So he was displaying his usual - independence when he filed the complaint that named Jensen early in + independence when he filed the complaint that named Jensen early in October 1986. On Oct. 12, the "L.A. Times" ran a story airing the - INSLAW case and the former rivalry between Hamilton and Jensen. On + INSLAW case and the former rivalry between Hamilton and Jensen. On Oct. 23, Ratiner was asked to leave the law firm. Between Oct. 12 - and Oct. 23, Ed Meese talked to Garment about the case. - In a pre-trial interrogatory, Ed Meese conceded that he had a - "general recollection of a conversation with Leonard Garment in - which Mr. Garment mentioned that he had discussed INSLAW with Arnold - Burns." Arnold Burns, the deputy Attorney General who resigned last - week, replaced Jensen when Jensen left Washington to take a federal + and Oct. 23, Ed Meese talked to Garment about the case. + In a pre-trial interrogatory, Ed Meese conceded that he had a + "general recollection of a conversation with Leonard Garment in + which Mr. Garment mentioned that he had discussed INSLAW with Arnold + Burns." Arnold Burns, the deputy Attorney General who resigned last + week, replaced Jensen when Jensen left Washington to take a federal judgeship in San Francisco in the spring of 1986. - When "Barron's" asked Leonard Garment about the conversation, he - emulated D. Lowell Jensen. He ducked. "I know there was a - suggestion by Meese--or one of his staff--saying he met and spoke to + When "Barron's" asked Leonard Garment about the conversation, he + emulated D. Lowell Jensen. He ducked. "I know there was a + suggestion by Meese--or one of his staff--saying he met and spoke to me about INSLAW. Oh, he said it in pre-trial interrogatories? Then . . . it was a question of his recollection." - Garment was more emphatic regarding Ratiner's removal. "No one in + Garment was more emphatic regarding Ratiner's removal. "No one in the Justice Department or the whole U.S. government or the whole USA suggested to me that anything should be done with Ratiner. Nor do I - remember mentioning INSLAW to Meese," he continues. "Look--I met - with Meese around the date he mentioned, and I discussed with him a + remember mentioning INSLAW to Meese," he continues. "Look--I met + with Meese around the date he mentioned, and I discussed with him a matter of foreign policy. I was on my way to Israel. . . . Memory is so tricky, but I don't have the slightest recollection. . . ." - Finally, Garment collected his recollections and summed up his - position. "As Sam Goldwyn said, `Include me out.'" + Finally, Garment collected his recollections and summed up his + position. "As Sam Goldwyn said, `Include me out.'" Ratiner's exit settlement with Dickstein, Shapiro bars him from - discussing how and why he left. But Hamilton believes that Burns - and Meese expressed dismay at the fact that he had turned the - spotlight on Jensen. After Ratiner gave up the case, the firm - continued to represent INSLAW, but Hamilton feels their support + discussing how and why he left. But Hamilton believes that Burns + and Meese expressed dismay at the fact that he had turned the + spotlight on Jensen. After Ratiner gave up the case, the firm + continued to represent INSLAW, but Hamilton feels their support waned. In January of 1987, Dickstein, Shapiro urged him to settle with Justice for $1 million--of which about half would go to pay - Dickstein, Shapiro's fees. A few days later, Hamilton switched - attorneys. In September, Judge Bason awarded INSLAW $6.8 million- + Dickstein, Shapiro's fees. A few days later, Hamilton switched + attorneys. In September, Judge Bason awarded INSLAW $6.8 million- -plus attorneys' fees. - During the trial, Tony Pasciuto's boss, Thomas Stanton testified - to another reason why Meese might have been interested in the INSLAW + During the trial, Tony Pasciuto's boss, Thomas Stanton testified + to another reason why Meese might have been interested in the INSLAW case: INSLAW could besmirch the U.S. Trustee program. The U.S. Trustee's Office had been recently set up to administer bankruptcies - nationwide, and it was Meese's baby. Meese made the decision to + nationwide, and it was Meese's baby. Meese made the decision to take the Trustee program national--even though his predecessor, - William French Smith, had planned to ditch the pilot Trustee + William French Smith, had planned to ditch the pilot Trustee program. Two of Pasciuto's former colleagues in the Justice Department allege that the move to keep the U.S. Trustee program was flagrantly political. "It was a way of getting cronies into office. There - would be 50 or 60 positions to be filled," one asserts. Stanton, + would be 50 or 60 positions to be filled," one asserts. Stanton, the director of the Trustee program, seemed well-protected within Justice. This former Pasciuto colleague adds: "It was always puzzling to me how he got away with what he got away with. He'd do things that were blatantly wrong and no one would question him--it's kind of scary." Another former employee confirms, "Irrespective of - the law, or anything, if Stanton wanted something, he had the ear of - the right people at the highest level--straight from Burns to Meese. - If he could not get what he needed, he went to Burns." - Outside Justice, bankruptcy attorneys like Patrick Kavanagh, a + the law, or anything, if Stanton wanted something, he had the ear of + the right people at the highest level--straight from Burns to Meese. + If he could not get what he needed, he went to Burns." + Outside Justice, bankruptcy attorneys like Patrick Kavanagh, a solo practitioner in Bakersfield, Calif., worry that the Trustee program "concentrates so much power in one government department. . . . It's supposed to act as a watchdog over lawyers and trustees, @@ -1150,75 +1150,75 @@ Lines: 877

The U.S. Trustee's program also links Justice and the IRS. "The thing that's a little frightening about it is that the U.S. Trustee department sees itself as part of the tax-collecting function of - government," observes Charles Docter, the bankruptcy attorney + government," observes Charles Docter, the bankruptcy attorney representing INSLAW. "The Justice Department represents the IRS, and the IRS is often the biggest creditor in a liquidation. In the INSLAW case, tax collectors seem unusually determined to - see their debt paid immediately. "The IRS showed up in Bill - Hamilton's office the day after the trial ended in August. + see their debt paid immediately. "The IRS showed up in Bill + Hamilton's office the day after the trial ended in August. Ultimately, they would demand that he personally pay the $600,000 - that INSLAW owes," says Docter. "Usually the IRS calls us before + that INSLAW owes," says Docter. "Usually the IRS calls us before coming to see one of our clients," he notes. "We talk to them on - the phone and get it straight." Hamilton doesn't have the $600,000 + the phone and get it straight." Hamilton doesn't have the $600,000 in his personal savings account. - But Docter responded to the pressure by writing a letter in which + But Docter responded to the pressure by writing a letter in which INSLAW promised to pay the withholding portion of the taxes within 30 days. "Normally, the IRS would wait that long." he says. "Instead, on the 28th day, they went out and filed to convert INSLAW from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7." Once again, they were trying to liquidate INSLAW. - Lately, Docter reports, an aggressive IRS has been pursuing + Lately, Docter reports, an aggressive IRS has been pursuing withholding taxes by going after the individual who owns a company, "but normally they don't go for the jugular immediately and file for a motion to liquidate." - Still on the bench, Judge Bason managed to stop the IRS push to + Still on the bench, Judge Bason managed to stop the IRS push to liquidate INSLAW. When the tax collectors filed to convert INSLAW to Chapter 7, - Docter recalls having a memorable conversation with an attorney from - the Justice Department's tax division. Docter chided the attorney + Docter recalls having a memorable conversation with an attorney from + the Justice Department's tax division. Docter chided the attorney from Justice, saying: "Look, the judge has already found that you tried to steal the software through `trickery and deceit.' Isn't it about time you stopped this heavy-handed stuff? Doesn't anyone in the department have enough guts to say, `We have to start handling this like lawyers?' The whole thing is just completely sullying the Justice Department." - Docter states that the attorney from Justice replied: "I don't + Docter states that the attorney from Justice replied: "I don't set policy around here. The Attorney General does." - And, Bill Hamilton remembers, Ed Meese approved the Justice + And, Bill Hamilton remembers, Ed Meese approved the Justice Department bonuses awarded after the trial was over, in December of 1987. Three of the six who received bonuses were involved in the INSLAW case: - Stewart Schiffer, who directly supervised the INSLAW litigation, + Stewart Schiffer, who directly supervised the INSLAW litigation, received $20,000. - Michael Shaheen, head of the "Office of Professional - Responsibility," $20,000. Shaheen wrote a letter to Arnold Burns on + Michael Shaheen, head of the "Office of Professional + Responsibility," $20,000. Shaheen wrote a letter to Arnold Burns on Dec. 18 recommending that whistle-blower Pasciuto be fired for - exercising "atrocious judgment" in telling the Hamiltons what he + exercising "atrocious judgment" in telling the Hamiltons what he knew. - Lawrence McWhorter, Brick Brewer's boss, $10,000. McWhorter, - Judge Bason noted, said, "`I don't recall' or `I don't know' + Lawrence McWhorter, Brick Brewer's boss, $10,000. McWhorter, + Judge Bason noted, said, "`I don't recall' or `I don't know' something like 147 times in his deposition." The court found - McWhorter's testimony to be "totally unbelievable." - Arnold Burns, deputy Attorney General until just last week, + McWhorter's testimony to be "totally unbelievable." + Arnold Burns, deputy Attorney General until just last week, headed up the panel that received recommendations for Justice bonuses. - With no help from Uncle Sam, Bill Hamilton earned his own bonus. + With no help from Uncle Sam, Bill Hamilton earned his own bonus. IBM has plans to enter a $2.5 million deal with INSLAW that will bail the firm out of bankruptcy. "About $1 million will be used for software development to integrate INSLAW's products with IBM's own - database software," Hamilton says, "and $1.5 million will be used to + database software," Hamilton says, "and $1.5 million will be used to finance INSLAW's reorganization." Details are still being negotiated. "IBM's law firm has drawn up a contract. We expect to have it - signed in two or three weeks," Hamilton adds. - In a 1981 speech, Edwin Meese had lauded INSLAW's work on PROMIS + signed in two or three weeks," Hamilton adds. + In a 1981 speech, Edwin Meese had lauded INSLAW's work on PROMIS as "one of the greatest opportunities for success in the future." It seems he was right: The IBM deal provides the clearest evidence of all of the product's continuing value. Still, the IRS persists in demanding immediate payment--even though the pending IBM contract, not to mention the $8 million owed by Justice, suggest that INSLAW will be able to pay its tax bill. - Charlie Docter, INSLAW's attorney, comments on the IRS posture: + Charlie Docter, INSLAW's attorney, comments on the IRS posture: "The whole thing smacks of a police state. This case scares the hell out of me. ' "Scary" is the word most often used by victims of the INSLAW @@ -1232,22 +1232,22 @@ Lines: 877

one would hope, in another country. But resignations en masse from a Department of Justice inhabited by "moles" suggest alarming facts, not diverting fiction. - Bill Hamilton's story is not based on imagination. It's based on + Bill Hamilton's story is not based on imagination. It's based on experience, and there's considerable circumstantial evidence that he could have been the victim of a California cabal encompassing - onetime members of the Reagan gubernatorial cabinet, and alumni of - the Alameda County Mafia. Ed Meese belonged to both groups.

+ onetime members of the Reagan gubernatorial cabinet, and alumni of + the Alameda County Mafia. Ed Meese belonged to both groups.

Why did INSLAW rate the attention of such a powerful group? INSLAW was, one Senate staffer suggests, the leading edge of Justice's $200 - million "Project Eagle," a plan to computerize the department's tax + million "Project Eagle," a plan to computerize the department's tax division, criminal division and the 94 U.S. Attorney's offices. - INSLAW predates the four-year-old Project Eagle, and might well + INSLAW predates the four-year-old Project Eagle, and might well offer an easy entry to any company that wants to participate in that program. The Justice Department has taken pains to say that INSLAW - is not involved in Project Eagle. But Senate staffers looking into - both INSLAW and Project Eagle aren't so sure. - Project Eagle seems part of the same pattern of musical chairs: + is not involved in Project Eagle. But Senate staffers looking into + both INSLAW and Project Eagle aren't so sure. + Project Eagle seems part of the same pattern of musical chairs: John J. Lane, a respected deputy assistant Attorney General for information technology, left last summer, and according to Government Computer News, Justice has lost its four IRM (information @@ -1255,12 +1255,12 @@ Lines: 877

year. When Lane left, Justice reorganized its computer operations and created a new position, naming Stephen R. Colgate, who had been director of the Treasury Department's Office of Finance, to head - Project Eagle. + Project Eagle. Asked about his priorities, Colgate was quoted in the trade publication as saying that, for the leadership of the department, "Eagle is the No. 1 priority. Eagle is the technology legacy that this Administration wants to leave behind." - A member of Sen. Christopher Dodd's staff who has been looking + A member of Sen. Christopher Dodd's staff who has been looking into the INSLAW case for more than a year takes a more cynical view: "If you wanted to wire [fix] something, this would be the project," he confides. "It's been anticipated for a long time. @@ -1270,24 +1270,24 @@ Lines: 877

anything. Today, there's a new agenda: Everyone is either burrowing in, or getting out. And, before leaving, there's an urgent desire to tidy up. - Justice had announced its intention to fire Tony Pasciuto two + Justice had announced its intention to fire Tony Pasciuto two months ago. But in the end, just a week before Deputy AG Arnold - Burns resigned, he agreed to meet with Pasciuto's attorney, Gary - Simpson, to hear Pasciuto's side of the case. + Burns resigned, he agreed to meet with Pasciuto's attorney, Gary + Simpson, to hear Pasciuto's side of the case. Five or six officials from Justice were in the room; another three or four--including one who had recommended firing Pasciuto-- waited nervously in the hallway outside. - "I was on a roll," confesses Simpson, who is normally matter-of- + "I was on a roll," confesses Simpson, who is normally matter-of- fact. "It was something else. I was accusing them of all sorts of things, and no one stopped me." Justice ultimately proposed a painless solution: Pasciuto should walk away, go work somewhere else, and they'd acknowledge he had been a good employee. - During the meeting, Simpson did most of the talking. "Burns was + During the meeting, Simpson did most of the talking. "Burns was really taking it on the chin," he recalls. "He jerked back a couple of times, but he didn't say anything. More than once, he nodded assent. When I stated that Blackshear had recanted, he nodded - again. And," Simpson concludes, "Burns didn't look like he was + again. And," Simpson concludes, "Burns didn't look like he was hearing any of it for the first time."

Where Are They Now?

@@ -1296,14 +1296,14 @@ Lines: 877

negotiated the Law of the Sea treaty for the U.S. government now runs his own business, LSR Enterprises, a maker of filing systems for lawyers. - JUDGE BASON, who was denied reappointment as a federal bankruptcy - judge, is still unemployed, and looking for work. Judge Bason has + JUDGE BASON, who was denied reappointment as a federal bankruptcy + judge, is still unemployed, and looking for work. Judge Bason has no regrets, though he concedes he does not relish controversy. - Indeed Judge Bason tried to have himself taken off the INSLAW case + Indeed Judge Bason tried to have himself taken off the INSLAW case when it first came up. "I talked to the chief justice of the District Court and said, `This has the potential of becoming a very hot potato.' I wasn't sure I wanted to get involved in it." George - Bason is not, by temperament, a fighter. + Bason is not, by temperament, a fighter. "My wife tells me I'm very stubborn," the 56-year-old former law professor confesses. "It takes me a long time to make up my mind about things and I tend to reserve judgment until I know as much as @@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ Lines: 877

TONY PASCIUTO is luckier. He has been offered a good job at a large financial firm based in New York. If he takes it, he'll be making a lateral move from Justice into the private sector. - Meanwhile, his attorney, Gary Simpson, awaits final word on + Meanwhile, his attorney, Gary Simpson, awaits final word on Pasciuto's honorable discharge from the department. The papers are scheduled to be signed today.

@@ -1330,32 +1330,32 @@ Lines: 877

i'd like to suggest at least a couple of obvious starting points. Maggie Mahar writes that

-

Bason questions the failure of high Justice Department officials +

Bason questions the failure of high Justice Department officials to take any action to investigate serious allegations of misconduct.

and alludes to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, chaired - at that time by Sam Nunn:

+ at that time by Sam Nunn:

The Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is now looking into INSLAW--a sign that the lawmakers, too, think that the whole story of the "something strange" that happened in the Justice Department has yet to be told. . . . At the end of the week, that - committee met with Bason, as well. Senator Nunn's committee may + committee met with Bason, as well. Senator Nunn's committee may find some answers--and ask more questions--that will illuminate this bizarre story.

-

why not call up Senator Nunn's office and ask "what happened?" "what did +

why not call up Senator Nunn's office and ask "what happened?" "what did you find out? what did you conclude? is there a report you can send me?" - also Senator Dodd's office should be called:

+ also Senator Dodd's office should be called:

-

A member of Sen. Christopher Dodd's staff . . . has been looking +

A member of Sen. Christopher Dodd's staff . . . has been looking into the INSLAW case for more than a year . . .

to see if the member she alludes to is still there or ever wrote up a report of their examinations.

-- - daveus rattus

+ daveus rattus

yer friendly neighborhood ratman

@@ -1365,5 +1365,5 @@ Lines: 877

in turmoil. 3. life out of balance. 4. life disintegrating. 5. a state of life that calls for another way of living. end reposted material --Steve Crocker +-Steve Crocker

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/inslaw2.xml b/pythonCode/output/inslaw2.xml index 4aa1ca1..52ad80c 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/inslaw2.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/inslaw2.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

This file is the abstracts or text of 26 articles with references to the Justice Department's participation in the Inslaw scandal. There are also -references to Danny Casolaro's mysterious death (spelled murder). The +references to Danny Casolaro's mysterious death (spelled murder). The articles were published in 1991 and 1992.

I've included some background information about Inslaw and its products.

@@ -33,21 +33,21 @@ of its PROMIS legal case tracking software and sold or gave it to various countries.

Former Attorney General and defeated Pennsylvania candidate for the U.S. -Senate, Richard Thornburgh, fought a futile battle to keep congressional +Senate, Richard Thornburgh, fought a futile battle to keep congressional investigators from obtaining Justice Department files relating to the case, and although a spokesperson for the Department of Justice is saying that -current head William P. Barr has ordered Department employees to provide -"full support" to the investigation, CNN reports that Judge Bua said he is +current head William P. Barr has ordered Department employees to provide +"full support" to the investigation, CNN reports that Judge Bua said he is aware of the allegations that Justice is harassing people who talk to his investigators.

-

Judge Bua was appointed by Barr in November of 1991 to investigate the +

Judge Bua was appointed by Barr in November of 1991 to investigate the allegations against his Department but there has been some confusion over just how much authority the retired federal judge has to force cooperation.

The Justice Department says that the Attorney General's office is not aware of any allegations of harassment, but CNN today carried an interview with -former Justice Department staffer Lois Battastoni who said that she knows +former Justice Department staffer Lois Battastoni who said that she knows about such cases and that employees are in fear of losing their jobs if they talk to the investigators.

@@ -56,27 +56,27 @@ million award to the small ($6 million gross) company was overturned on a technicality.

More recently there have been suspicions voiced that the death of James D. -"Danny" Casolaro, a freelance writer who was investigating the Inslaw case, +"Danny" Casolaro, a freelance writer who was investigating the Inslaw case, was not a suicide as originally reported.

-

(John McCormick/19920305)

+

(John McCormick/19920305)

Journal: Government Computer News Feb 17 1992 v11 n4 p10(1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Writing is on the wall for the move to open systems. (U.S. Justice - Department Information Resources Management Chief Roger M. Cooper) + Department Information Resources Management Chief Roger M. Cooper) (GCN Interview) (Interview) Author: Quindlen, Terrey Hatcher.

Summary: US Justice Department Information Resources Management (IRM) Chief - Roger M. Cooper has guided the department toward embracing open + Roger M. Cooper has guided the department toward embracing open systems. Currently, the department is putting together a policy paper that addresses multiuser systems below the level of - mainframes. Cooper would like systems to comply with Posix and to + mainframes. Cooper would like systems to comply with Posix and to use the Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile. The local area network standard will be the 10M-bps twisted-pair Ethernet servers and the word processing standard will be Word - Perfect Corp's WordPerfect 5.1 software package. Cooper and his + Perfect Corp's WordPerfect 5.1 software package. Cooper and his staff are looking for ways to procure equipment and supplies, and he may investigate working with other agencies. He supports the General Services Administration's policy of leaving 10 percent of @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ components in the agencies. We are putting together a policy paper that covers multiuser systems below the mainframe level, because we've got a lot of IBM-compatible mainframes.

-

Systems will be Posix-complaint and use the Government Open systems +

Systems will be Posix-complaint and use the Government Open systems Interconnection Profile. The department's default for local area network transmission media will be 10-megabit/sec, twisted-pair Ethernet servers. It's a very flexible way to transmit.

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ group focuses on joint procurements because that's a growth industry.

or with other agencies?

COOPER: I mean mostly within Justice. But we're always looking for other -procurement vehicles. I've had lots of discussions with Thomas Buckholtz, +procurement vehicles. I've had lots of discussions with Thomas Buckholtz, commissioner of the General Services Administration's IRM Service, and Frank McDonough, the assistant commissioner, about using every vehicle. We were the first people that called on Desktop IV, I think, to see if we could be on @@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ the Eagle machines?

taking a look at our options, given no money.

GCN: That's tied in with Inslaw Inc. and the company's Promis case management -software. Have you met with Judge Nicholas J. Bua, the special counsel the +software. Have you met with Judge Nicholas J. Bua, the special counsel the attorney general appointed to investigate Inslaw's claim that Justice stole copies of Promis and tried to drive the company into bankruptcy?

@@ -307,24 +307,24 @@ Full Text:

complaint against the Justice Department, the company's owners said they will not give up their fight over rights to the Promis case management software.

-

Inslaw owners Nancy B. and William A. Hamilton said they plan to file a new +

Inslaw owners Nancy B. and William A. Hamilton said they plan to file a new suit against the Justice Department, probably in the U.S. District Court for -the District of Columbia. The Hamiltons have alleged that Justice officials +the District of Columbia. The Hamiltons have alleged that Justice officials stole versions of the company's Promis software and tried to force Inslaw into bankruptcy.

"If you don't punish wrongdoing, it's going to come and bite you again," -William Hamilton said last week at a briefing sponsored by Federal Sources +William Hamilton said last week at a briefing sponsored by Federal Sources Inc., a consulting firm in McLean, Va.

-

Justice spokesman Joseph Krovisky said the department had no comment on the +

Justice spokesman Joseph Krovisky said the department had no comment on the Supreme Court decision nor on the prospect of more litigation.

-

In November, Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Nicholas J. Bua, a -retired judge, to act as a special counsel to investigate the Hamilton's +

In November, Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Nicholas J. Bua, a +retired judge, to act as a special counsel to investigate the Hamilton's 8-year-old charges of wrongdoing by Justice officials.

-

Hamilton said Justice's primary motivation in stealing Inslaw's software was +

Hamilton said Justice's primary motivation in stealing Inslaw's software was money, but surveillance of foreign governments might have been another motive.

@@ -332,14 +332,14 @@ motive.

and British intelligence have had Promis software installed on their computers.

-

Hamilton speculated that someone might have sold copies of Promis illegally +

Hamilton speculated that someone might have sold copies of Promis illegally to foreign governments. Those copies of the software might have had a hidden feature that could transmit information to U.S. surveillance systems, he suggested.

Justice officials have denied these allegations repeatedly.

-

The Hamiltons' case has been heard in three courts. The U.S. Bankruptcy +

The Hamiltons' case has been heard in three courts. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in 1987 found in Inslaw's favor. The U.S. District Court for D.C. affirmed that ruling in 1988 and awarded Inslaw $6 million.

@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ affirmed that ruling in 1988 and awarded Inslaw $6 million.

the bankruptcy court did not have the authority to rule on the matter.

Inslaw came out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1988 with a loan from IBM Corp., -Nancy Hamilton said. The company still sells Promis to state and local -governments, William Hamilton said.

+Nancy Hamilton said. The company still sells Promis to state and local +governments, William Hamilton said.

The company also sells software for legal and insurance workload management as well as Promis.

@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ Full Text:

nearly $8 million fine which Inslaw had won against the U.S. Justice Department in earlier cases.

-

Inslaw had charged that during the Reagan administration the Justice +

Inslaw had charged that during the Reagan administration the Justice Department had stolen the company's legal case-tracking software and sold it to other agencies in the United States and abroad.

@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ winning a major award against the U.S. government. The Justice Department would not comment on the Supreme Court's decision or Inslaw's statement that it would continue to pursue the case.

-

(John McCormick/19920114)

+

(John McCormick/19920114)

Journal: Newsbytes Dec 6 1991 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ Full Text:

****Suspect TISOFT Contract Given Eagle-Eye 12/06/91 WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 1991 DEC 6 (NB) -- Eagle, a multi- billion dollar computer system being installed by the U.S. Department of Justice, was apparently a gold-plated -contract, according to a Congressional investigation by Democrat Jack Brooks' +contract, according to a Congressional investigation by Democrat Jack Brooks' Judiciary Committee. A Virginia-based firm, TISOFT was awarded the contract for approximately 15,000 workstations despite the fact that it had submitted not the lowest but the second highest bid.

@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ it has reported that the $200,000 payment did take place and that, in its estimation, Justice paid $18 million too much for the Project Eagle system.

In a televised interview seen on Friday's CNN Business Morning, Texas' 9th -District Representative Jack Brooks stated, "We didn't find them stealing any +District Representative Jack Brooks stated, "We didn't find them stealing any money, of course - we found ... neglect. It took the Justice Department two and one-half years to award a contract for equipment that was available in stores."

@@ -442,12 +442,12 @@ pay off these people."

As for the Justice Department, spokesmen have pointed out that they did nothing illegal.

-

According to CNN, Patrick Gallager, president of TISOFT, says that Rep. +

According to CNN, Patrick Gallager, president of TISOFT, says that Rep. Brooks doesn't understand the difference between buying commodity items off the shelf and purchasing a complete integrated system. He also reportedly said that the payoffs were legal.

-

(John McCormick/19911206/Press Contact: Jack Brooks, 202-225-6565 or fax +

(John McCormick/19911206/Press Contact: Jack Brooks, 202-225-6565 or fax 202-225-1584)

Journal: Government Computer News Nov 25 1991 v10 n24 p60(1) @@ -457,42 +457,42 @@ Title: Special counsel appointed to review Inslaw claims. (Justice Author: Quindlen, Terrey Hatcher.

Summary: The Justice Department will investigate allegations by Inslaw Inc - owners, Nancy B. Hamilton and William A. Hamilton, who say that + owners, Nancy B. Hamilton and William A. Hamilton, who say that the Justice Department stole computer software that belongs to them and tried to push their company into bankruptcy. William P. - Barr, the newly appointed attorney general, has appointed a - special counsel, Nicholas J. Bua, to look into the Hamiltons' - claims. The Hamiltons are skeptical, saying that an investigator + Barr, the newly appointed attorney general, has appointed a + special counsel, Nicholas J. Bua, to look into the Hamiltons' + claims. The Hamiltons are skeptical, saying that an investigator from outside the Justice Department is needed. It is not - reasonable to expect, say the Hamiltons, that the Justice + reasonable to expect, say the Hamiltons, that the Justice Department will do an adequate job if it is investigating itself. - Nevertheless, the Hamiltons are pleased that there is renewed + Nevertheless, the Hamiltons are pleased that there is renewed activity and interest in the matter. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Descriptors.. Company: INSLAW Inc. (Investigations). Topic: Investigations United States. Department of Justice. -Person: Hamilton, William A. (Cases); Hamilton, Nancy B. (Cases).

+Person: Hamilton, William A. (Cases); Hamilton, Nancy B. (Cases).

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full Text:

-

Inslaw Inc. owners Nancy B. and William A. Hamilton are expecting the worst, +

Inslaw Inc. owners Nancy B. and William A. Hamilton are expecting the worst, yet hoping for the best out of anew Justice Department investigation into the couple's allegations that Justice stole Inslaw software and attempted to drive the Washington company into bankruptcy.

-

When the newly designated attorney general, William P. Barr, announced this -month that he had appointed a special counsel to check out the Hamiltons' -claims, Nancy Hamilton expressed doubts about the outcome of such an +

When the newly designated attorney general, William P. Barr, announced this +month that he had appointed a special counsel to check out the Hamiltons' +claims, Nancy Hamilton expressed doubts about the outcome of such an investigation.

A special prosecutor appointed outside the department is sorely needed, she said. It is unreasonable "to think that the Department of Justice could investigate itself," she said.

-

For nearly eight years, the Hamiltons have been fighting to get compensation +

For nearly eight years, the Hamiltons have been fighting to get compensation from Justice for the alleged theft of enhanced versions of the company's case management software, Promis.

@@ -504,56 +504,56 @@ ruling and awarded Inslaw $6 million.

But in May, the U.S. Appeals Court for D.C. threw out those rulings, saying the bankruptcy court had exceeded its authority.

-

Now Barr has asked Nicholas J. Bua, a retired federal judge for the Northern +

Now Barr has asked Nicholas J. Bua, a retired federal judge for the Northern District of Illinois, to "review all the information related to the Inslaw case and advise the attorney general of any further action that may be -required," Justice spokesman Joseph Krovisky said.

+required," Justice spokesman Joseph Krovisky said.

-

Bua, who will serve as special counsel and assistant U.S. attorney, said he +

Bua, who will serve as special counsel and assistant U.S. attorney, said he had "no idea at this time" how long his investigation might take.

-

Hamilton said she was glad for the renewed interest but questioned whether -Bua could accomplish anything. Justice employees who know of wrongdoing will -be reluctant to volunteer information because Bua will report directly to -Barr, she said.

+

Hamilton said she was glad for the renewed interest but questioned whether +Bua could accomplish anything. Justice employees who know of wrongdoing will +be reluctant to volunteer information because Bua will report directly to +Barr, she said.

"They are not going to tell someone representing the attorney general of the -criminal misconduct of their superior. It simply won't happen," Hamilton +criminal misconduct of their superior. It simply won't happen," Hamilton said.

-

Barr appointed Bua "in an effort to resolve fairly and conclusively the -ongoing litigation," Krovisky said. Barr gave Bua carte blanche to gather -any information he seeks, Krovisky added.

+

Barr appointed Bua "in an effort to resolve fairly and conclusively the +ongoing litigation," Krovisky said. Barr gave Bua carte blanche to gather +any information he seeks, Krovisky added.

-

"We are in the embryonic stage of the matter," Bua said, adding that it was -too early to give a reading on the situation. Bua, a partner in a Chicago +

"We are in the embryonic stage of the matter," Bua said, adding that it was +too early to give a reading on the situation. Bua, a partner in a Chicago law firm, said he plans to begin looking into the charges in Washington by early December.

-

Although the appointment is "a step in the right direction," Hamilton said, -she questioned Bua's ability to bring witnesses forward. "People in law +

Although the appointment is "a step in the right direction," Hamilton said, +she questioned Bua's ability to bring witnesses forward. "People in law enforcement know that to uncover official corruption you need subpoena power and the power of a grand jury," she said.

-

The special counsel does not have subpoena power now. But if Bua runs into +

The special counsel does not have subpoena power now. But if Bua runs into problems getting the information he needs, he can "lay out what the problem -is and then request subpoena power from the attorney general," Krovisky said.

+is and then request subpoena power from the attorney general," Krovisky said.

-

Meanwhile, the Hamiltons have filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to +

Meanwhile, the Hamiltons have filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to consider their case. "We're hoping that there will be a decision sometime before the end of the year" on whether the Supreme Court will hear the case, -Hamilton said.

+Hamilton said.

On the congressional front, the House Judiciary Committee still has the record open on its Inslaw investigation. The committee has been seeking -several documents from the department. When Attorney General Richard L. -Thornburgh resigned, several documents relating to Inslaw had not been turned -over. The committee chairman, Rep. Jack Brooks (D-Texas), has not said how +several documents from the department. When Attorney General Richard L. +Thornburgh resigned, several documents relating to Inslaw had not been turned +over. The committee chairman, Rep. Jack Brooks (D-Texas), has not said how he will proceed.

Journal: Newsbytes Nov 15 1991 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Title: Special counsel appointed in Inslaw case. (Nicholas J. Bua) +Title: Special counsel appointed in Inslaw case. (Nicholas J. Bua) Author: McCormick, John. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Descriptors.. @@ -571,9 +571,9 @@ Full Text:

Special Counsel Appointed in Inslaw Case 11/15/91 WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 1991 NOV 15 (NB) -- Just a few days after the White House suffered a major public defeat when its hand- picked Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, former -Attorney General Richard Thornburgh, who had blocked all investigations into +Attorney General Richard Thornburgh, who had blocked all investigations into the Inslaw/Justice Department scandal, was defeated by Harris Wofford, -President Bush's Attorney General-designate, William P. Barr, has appointed a +President Bush's Attorney General-designate, William P. Barr, has appointed a special counsel to look into charges that the Justice Department defrauded and attempted to bankrupt the Inslaw company.

@@ -586,14 +586,14 @@ running the software through what is called a trap-door, a secret way around the usual password access permission systems used to prevent such access.

Saying during his confirmation hearing testimony before the Senate Judiciary -Committee on Wednesday, "I want to get to the bottom of this," Mr. Barr went +Committee on Wednesday, "I want to get to the bottom of this," Mr. Barr went on to tell the Senate that he had appointed retired U.S. District judge -Nicholas J. Bua (Chicago) to investigate the situation which goes back to -1984. Judge Bua was a Democratic appointee to the bench.

+Nicholas J. Bua (Chicago) to investigate the situation which goes back to +1984. Judge Bua was a Democratic appointee to the bench.

The U.S. House of Representatives tried to investigate the Inslaw case last -year when House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jack Brooks (D-Tex.) subpoenaed -Justice Department documents which former Attorney General Thornburgh only +year when House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jack Brooks (D-Tex.) subpoenaed +Justice Department documents which former Attorney General Thornburgh only grudgingly released early this year.

A court had earlier found the Justice Department guilty of "fraud, deceit, @@ -601,16 +601,16 @@ and trickery" and awarded Inslaw $8 million in damages, but that ruling was overturned on a minor technicality by another court and the case is now being put before the Supreme Court.

-

(John McCormick/19911115)

+

(John McCormick/19911115)

Journal: Newsbytes Sept 24 1991 * Full Text COPYRIGHT Newsbytes Inc. 1991. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Title: Wackenhut denies Inslaw connection. +Title: Wackenhut denies Inslaw connection. Author: McMullen, Barbara E.; McMullen, John F. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Descriptors.. -Company: Wackenhut Corp. (Investigations) +Company: Wackenhut Corp. (Investigations) INSLAW Inc. (Products). Topic: Investigations Legal Issues @@ -624,28 +624,28 @@ Person: Riconosciuto, Michael (Investigations).

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****WACKENHUT DENIES INSLAW CONNECTION 09/24/91 CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, -U.S.A., 1991 SEP 24 (NB) -- Wackenhut Corp.'s director of publications, -Patrick Cannan, in a conversation with Newsbytes, has denied any connection -between Wackenhut and the so-called "Inslaw case."

+U.S.A., 1991 SEP 24 (NB) -- Wackenhut Corp.'s director of publications, +Patrick Cannan, in a conversation with Newsbytes, has denied any connection +between Wackenhut and the so-called "Inslaw case."

-

Wackenhut's name has come up consistently in relation to claims made by -Michael Riconosciuto that he, while a research director for a joint venture -between Wackenhut and the Cabazon Indians, modified a stolen copy of Inslaw's -Promis software for sale by Earl Brian to the Canadian government. These +

Wackenhut's name has come up consistently in relation to claims made by +Michael Riconosciuto that he, while a research director for a joint venture +between Wackenhut and the Cabazon Indians, modified a stolen copy of Inslaw's +Promis software for sale by Earl Brian to the Canadian government. These claims, which surfaced most recently in a Village Voice article by James Ridgeway ("Software To Die For", Village Voice, September 24th), also portray the joint venture as one which manufactured weapons (including biological and chemical) for foreign governments, including the "contras."

-

Cannan told Newsbytes: "When these claims first came up, we did an extensive +

Cannan told Newsbytes: "When these claims first came up, we did an extensive check of our records on Riconosciuto and can say, without fear of -contradiction, that he was never an employee of Wackenhut. I believe that he +contradiction, that he was never an employee of Wackenhut. I believe that he did make some proposals to the management of the joint venture and, if they had been accepted, he would have played a role in the project. Things like this are common in this type of business but his proposals were never accepted."

-

Cannan, continued, commenting on the relationship of Wackenhut and the +

Cannan, continued, commenting on the relationship of Wackenhut and the Cabazon Indians, saying: "We were involved in a joint venture in the early 1980s. The purpose of the venture was to attempt to obtain contracts in our base business - the security business. The Indians, I guess because of their @@ -657,33 +657,33 @@ two years, the venture was cancelled."

Deptartment from the Inslaw Corp. and, has grown from a tile and bankruptcy case to one that includes allegations of sales of the software to foreign governments (such as Canada, Iraq, South Korea, Libya and Israel) by such -Watergate figures as Robert McFarlane and Richard Secord.

+Watergate figures as Robert McFarlane and Richard Secord.

The case attracted more public attention following the apparent suicide death -of journalist Joseph D. "Danny" Casolaro on mid-August in a Martinsburg motel -room. Casolaro had told friends that he had made connections between Inslaw, +of journalist Joseph D. "Danny" Casolaro on mid-August in a Martinsburg motel +room. Casolaro had told friends that he had made connections between Inslaw, IranContra and the so-called "October Surprise" (allegations that -representatives of the Reagan-Bush campaign team had convinced the Iranian +representatives of the Reagan-Bush campaign team had convinced the Iranian government to delay release of American hostages until after the 1980 U.S. elections).

-

Casolaro also allegedly told his brother, that, if he reportedly had an +

Casolaro also allegedly told his brother, that, if he reportedly had an accident, it was not to be believed. Former US Attorney General Elliot -Richardson, now attorney for Inslaw, has demanded a federal investigation of -Casolaro's death and has been quoted that Inslaw "is far worse than +Richardson, now attorney for Inslaw, has demanded a federal investigation of +Casolaro's death and has been quoted that Inslaw "is far worse than Watergate."

-

Cannan also responded to Newsbytes questions concerning rumors that William -Casey, ex-CIA Director often named in the "October Surprise" allegations was -legal counsel to Wackenhut before joining the government and that former CIA -officials Frank Carlucci and Admiral Bobby Ray Inman were Wackenhut -directors. Cannan said: "Although Casey's law firm represented Wackenhut, -Casey himself never had any connection with us. Carlucci was a director of -the firm -- he is no longer -- but Inman was not. We did have another -director with a similar background to Inman, an admiral who was chief of +

Cannan also responded to Newsbytes questions concerning rumors that William +Casey, ex-CIA Director often named in the "October Surprise" allegations was +legal counsel to Wackenhut before joining the government and that former CIA +officials Frank Carlucci and Admiral Bobby Ray Inman were Wackenhut +directors. Cannan said: "Although Casey's law firm represented Wackenhut, +Casey himself never had any connection with us. Carlucci was a director of +the firm -- he is no longer -- but Inman was not. We did have another +director with a similar background to Inman, an admiral who was chief of naval operations, and that might have lead to the incorrect rumor."

-

The Wackenhut Corp. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol - +

The Wackenhut Corp. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol - WAK) and is a conglomerate with subsidiaries throughout the world, including Canada, Liberia, El Salvador, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Australia, and Central Europe. Its enterprises include the providing of security and investigative @@ -697,10 +697,10 @@ firm, a travel service and an airline services company.

Journal: The New York Times Sept 3 1991 v140 pA17(N) pD12(L) 27 col in. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: As U.S. battles computer company, writer takes vision of evil to - grave. (the Inslaw case)(Danny Casolaro) -Author: Ayres, B. Drummond, Jr.

+ grave. (the Inslaw case)(Danny Casolaro) +Author: Ayres, B. Drummond, Jr.

-

Summary: The mysterious death of Danny Casolaro, a novelist and magazine +

Summary: The mysterious death of Danny Casolaro, a novelist and magazine writer, generates attention to the long-running Justice Department vs Inslaw Inc court case. Inslaw, a small Washington DC-based software company, has accused Justice Department officials of @@ -708,11 +708,11 @@ Author: Ayres, B. Drummond, Jr.

software that was developed for tracking the government's record of criminal cases, and withheld payments on the pretext of contract violations, thereby driving Inslaw to insolvency. The - Justice Department denies the allegations. Casolaro, who was + Justice Department denies the allegations. Casolaro, who was openly investigating the case, reportedly believed the Inslaw case - was part of a government-wide scandal involving Reagan - administration officials. Inslaw's lawyer, Elliot L. Richardson, - has called for an investigation on Casolaro's death and the Inslaw + was part of a government-wide scandal involving Reagan + administration officials. Inslaw's lawyer, Elliot L. Richardson, + has called for an investigation on Casolaro's death and the Inslaw case. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Descriptors.. @@ -722,12 +722,12 @@ Topic: Court Cases Investigations United States. Department of Justice Fraud. -Person: Casolaro, Joseph D. (Biography).

+Person: Casolaro, Joseph D. (Biography).

Journal: Newsbytes August 27 1991 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Title: Casolaro source charges gov't procurement scandal. (William - Turner; James D. Casolaro died while investigating charges of +Title: Casolaro source charges gov't procurement scandal. (William + Turner; James D. Casolaro died while investigating charges of government involvement in Inslaw Inc.) Author: McMullen, Barbara E.; McMullen, John F. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -740,37 +740,37 @@ Topic: Government Agency Software Publishers United States. Department of Justice Court Cases. -Person: Casolaro, James D. (Biography); Turner, William (Investigations).

+Person: Casolaro, James D. (Biography); Turner, William (Investigations).

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****CASOLARO SOURCE CHARGES GOV'T PROCUREMENT SCANDAL 08/27/91 WASHINGTON, -D.C., U.S.A., 1991 AUG 27 (NB) -- "Bill," the mysterious Newsbytes source who -met with investigative journalist James D. "Danny" Casolaro on the night -before Casolaro's death in a Martinsburg, W. VA motel, has come forward on +D.C., U.S.A., 1991 AUG 27 (NB) -- "Bill," the mysterious Newsbytes source who +met with investigative journalist James D. "Danny" Casolaro on the night +before Casolaro's death in a Martinsburg, W. VA motel, has come forward on the August 26th "Inside Edition" television show and discussed his meeting -with Casolaro.

+with Casolaro.

-

By coming forward, "Bill" identified himself as William Turner, a former -quality assurance manager for Hughes Aircraft. In Turner's previous +

By coming forward, "Bill" identified himself as William Turner, a former +quality assurance manager for Hughes Aircraft. In Turner's previous interviews with Newsbytes, he had requested anonymity because of both a commitment to Inside Edition and what he said was the advice of counsel. -Turner has alleged that Hughes Aircraft, with the assistance of U.S. +Turner has alleged that Hughes Aircraft, with the assistance of U.S. government personnel, has covered up the deliverance of systems for military use that were below the procurement specifications.

-

While Turner's participation on the television broadcast dealt almost -exclusively with his meeting with Casolaro, he told Newsbytes that he had +

While Turner's participation on the television broadcast dealt almost +exclusively with his meeting with Casolaro, he told Newsbytes that he had over three hours of discussion with the show's interviewers on all aspects of -his charges. Casolaro has told Newsbytes that his attempts to call public +his charges. Casolaro has told Newsbytes that his attempts to call public attention to what he calls a "procurement scandal" have resulted in his harassment by the government. He claims that "all of a sudden the Veteran's Administration found that it had been overpaying my pension. Even after I agreed with them on a schedule for me to make installment repayment of the overage, I was sued for the entire amount."

-

Turner also told Newsbytes that threats have been made against him +

Turner also told Newsbytes that threats have been made against him personally, resulting in his obtaining of police protection. He said that, prior to the police protection, his house had been under obvious surveillance from autos parked near his home. He said that his phone frequently rings @@ -781,34 +781,34 @@ often interrupted by clicks and that conversations are terminated.

During his conversation with Newsbytes, at a point when he was discussing the details of the alleged procurement scandal, a click similar to that of an extension being picked up was clearly heard and our conversation was cut off. -When Newsbytes called back, Turner said that the interruption had become an +When Newsbytes called back, Turner said that the interruption had become an "on-going thing" and that he was "sure that it related to his phone being tapped."

-

Turner said that he has had contact with ex-U.S. Attorney General Elliott -Richardson's law firm, which is also representing Inslaw Inc., the firm whose -charges against the Justice Dept. has been a major subject of Casolaro's -investigation. According to Turner, the law firm has advised him to refuse -to discuss the Casolaro death with the Martinsburg, W. VA police who have -been trying to contact him. Turner, who criticized the police investigation -of the death, said that he will discuss his meeting with Casolaro with the +

Turner said that he has had contact with ex-U.S. Attorney General Elliott +Richardson's law firm, which is also representing Inslaw Inc., the firm whose +charges against the Justice Dept. has been a major subject of Casolaro's +investigation. According to Turner, the law firm has advised him to refuse +to discuss the Casolaro death with the Martinsburg, W. VA police who have +been trying to contact him. Turner, who criticized the police investigation +of the death, said that he will discuss his meeting with Casolaro with the police when his attorneys are present.

-

Turner told Newsbytes that on the day before Casolaro was found dead of an +

Turner told Newsbytes that on the day before Casolaro was found dead of an apparent suicide, he had met with him and turned over papers documenting his -charges about the Hughes cover-up. He said that he was shown other material -that Casolaro had received -- material that Casolaro felt would substantiate -"Octopus" theory. (According to friends of Casolaro, "octopus" referred to +charges about the Hughes cover-up. He said that he was shown other material +that Casolaro had received -- material that Casolaro felt would substantiate +"Octopus" theory. (According to friends of Casolaro, "octopus" referred to his belief that there was a connection between the various cases, or "tentacles," that he was investigating: Inslaw, government procurement, IranContra, "October Surprise.")

Reports from the Martinsburg death scene did not report the finding of papers -mentioned by Turner and their absence has led to charges that Casolaro met -with foul play. Richardson has called for a federal investigation of the -death, as has Casolaro's brother, a Virginia physician.

+mentioned by Turner and their absence has led to charges that Casolaro met +with foul play. Richardson has called for a federal investigation of the +death, as has Casolaro's brother, a Virginia physician.

-

Turner also told Newsbytes that he has additional copies of the documentation +

Turner also told Newsbytes that he has additional copies of the documentation supporting his charges secure in a safe place and that the "truth will come out even if something happens to me."

@@ -819,24 +819,24 @@ allegations to be factual and fined the Justice Dept., saying that the government agency had practiced "trickery, fraud and deceit," the U.S. Court of Appeals on May 7, 1991 overturned the award, saying that the courts had overstepped their jurisdiction. The appeals court said, at the time, that -Inslaw CEO William Hamilton was free to pursue his claims in the proper +Inslaw CEO William Hamilton was free to pursue his claims in the proper federal court and that the Justice Department's "conduct, if it occurred, is inexcusable."

During the appeal process, Inslaw broadened its charges to claim that Iran -Contra figures Robert McFarlane and Richard Secord had played a role is +Contra figures Robert McFarlane and Richard Secord had played a role is disseminating the software to intelligence agencies of Israel, Libya, Iraq, South Korea, and Canada. These charges, substantiated by Ari Ben-Menashe, who claims to be a former Israeli intelligence officer, Iranian arms dealer -Richard Babayan, and Michael Riconosciuto, who said that he was hired to +Richard Babayan, and Michael Riconosciuto, who said that he was hired to modify the software for use in law enforcement and intelligence agencies worldwide, led to a investigation of the case by the House Judiciary -Committee and a confrontation between committee chairman Jack Brooks and -Attorney General Richard Thornburgh over the release to the committee of +Committee and a confrontation between committee chairman Jack Brooks and +Attorney General Richard Thornburgh over the release to the committee of material relating to the case. The investigation continues at this time.

-

Turner told Newsbytes that he has confidence in Casolaro's theory of a -connection between Inslaw and his charges concerning Hughes.

+

Turner told Newsbytes that he has confidence in Casolaro's theory of a +connection between Inslaw and his charges concerning Hughes.

(Barbara E. McMullen & John F. McMullen/19910827)

@@ -852,38 +852,38 @@ Topic: Court Cases Purchases Software packages Investigations. -Person: Casolaro, James D. (Crimes against).

+Person: Casolaro, James D. (Crimes against).

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INSLAW "SOURCE" SPEAKS TO NEWSBYTES 08/22/91 WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A., 1991 -AUG 22 (NB) -- "Bill," the person who reportedly met with journalist James D. -"Danny" Casolaro on the night before Casolaro's death in a Martinsburg, W. VA -motel, has confirmed to Newsbytes that he provided Casolaro with evidence of +

INSLAW "SOURCE" SPEAKS TO NEWSBYTES 08/22/91 WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A., 1991 +AUG 22 (NB) -- "Bill," the person who reportedly met with journalist James D. +"Danny" Casolaro on the night before Casolaro's death in a Martinsburg, W. VA +motel, has confirmed to Newsbytes that he provided Casolaro with evidence of U.S. government malfeasance in the procurement of technology.

-

Bill, speaking to Newsbytes under the promise of anonymity, said that -Casolaro found this information to be related to Casolaro's year- long +

Bill, speaking to Newsbytes under the promise of anonymity, said that +Casolaro found this information to be related to Casolaro's year- long investigation of accusations made by the Inslaw, Inc. against the United -States Department of Justice. Casolaro had told friends shortly before his +States Department of Justice. Casolaro had told friends shortly before his death that he had taken to calling the investigation the "Octopus" because of connections that he had allegedly found between the Inslaw case and such -things as "IranContra," the "October Surprise," investigation and Bill's +things as "IranContra," the "October Surprise," investigation and Bill's charges.

-

Bill, who is now scheduled to "go public" with his charges in an appearance +

Bill, who is now scheduled to "go public" with his charges in an appearance on the television show "Inside Edition" on Monday, August 26th, told Newsbytes that he had promised the producers of the show that he would make no statements to the media on these matters until Tuesday, August 27th. He additionally said that he had discussed this commitment with Inslaw, Inc. -attorney Elliot Richardson who also advised him to make no public statements +attorney Elliot Richardson who also advised him to make no public statements until that date.

-

Bill further told Newsbytes that the Martinsburg police investigators are +

Bill further told Newsbytes that the Martinsburg police investigators are aware of his identity and have attempted to interrogate him concerning his -conversations with Casolaro. He, to this date, has refused to meet with them -and stated that this decision was also made in consultation with Richardson's +conversations with Casolaro. He, to this date, has refused to meet with them +and stated that this decision was also made in consultation with Richardson's firm. He also told Newsbytes that he has reason to believe that he is under surveillance, saying, "There are many more cars on my street than usual and I am sure that my phone is tapped. I'm getting calls at all hours of the night @@ -893,18 +893,18 @@ will get the truth out. I have copies of the documentation in a safe place and it will come out even if something happens to me."

Another Inslaw-related allegation came to light when a Newsbytes source said -that Casolaro had told her/him that a person that was about to furnish him +that Casolaro had told her/him that a person that was about to furnish him with important documentation had been murdered last January 31st. According -to the source, Casolaro had identified ex-National Security Agency (NSA) -employee Alan David Standoff, found at Washington National Airport in a car, +to the source, Casolaro had identified ex-National Security Agency (NSA) +employee Alan David Standoff, found at Washington National Airport in a car, as a contact tied to the case. According to investigators, Standoff had been murdered by beating with a blunt instrument at some other location and then transported to the airport. He, according to the Newsbytes source, had resigned from the NSA on December 19th (effective 01/14/91) because of his call-up by his National Guard unit.

-

Casolaro's death, initially ruled a suicide, has been referred to as possibly -a murder by friends and relatives as well as by Richardson who has called for +

Casolaro's death, initially ruled a suicide, has been referred to as possibly +a murder by friends and relatives as well as by Richardson who has called for a federal inquiry. The so-called "Inslaw Case" involves charges by Inslaw, Inc., that the Justice Department purposely drove it into bankruptcy so that it could steal Inslaw's Promis software. While bankruptcy counts on two @@ -912,20 +912,20 @@ decisions found the allegations to be factual and fined the Justice Dept., saying that the government agency had practiced "trickery, fraud and deceit." The U.S. Court of Appeals on May 7, 1991 overturned the award, saying that the courts had overstepped their jurisdiction. The appeals court said, at -the time, that Inslaw CEO William Hamilton was free to pursue his claims in +the time, that Inslaw CEO William Hamilton was free to pursue his claims in the proper federal court and that the Justice Department's "conduct, if it occurred, is inexcusable."

During the appeal process, Inslaw broadened its charges to claim that Iran -Contra figures Robert McFarlane and Richard Secord had played a role is +Contra figures Robert McFarlane and Richard Secord had played a role is disseminating the software to intelligence agencies of Israel, Libya, Iraq, South Korea, and Canada. These charges, substantiated by Ari Ben-Menashe, who claims to be a former Israeli intelligence officer, Iranian arms dealer -Richard Babayan, and Michael Riconosciuto, who said that he was hired to +Richard Babayan, and Michael Riconosciuto, who said that he was hired to modify the software for use in law enforcement and intelligence agencies worldwide, led to a investigation of the case by the House Judiciary -Committee and a confrontation between committee chairman Jack Brooks and -Attorney General Richard Thornburgh over the release to the committee of +Committee and a confrontation between committee chairman Jack Brooks and +Attorney General Richard Thornburgh over the release to the committee of material relating to the case. The investigation continues at this time.

(Barbara E. McMullen & John F. McMullen/1991082)

@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ material relating to the case. The investigation continues at this time.

Journal: Newsbytes August 19 1991 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Inslaw death investigation continues. (death of reporter Joseph D. - Casolaro investigating Inslaw Inc.'s suit against government) + Casolaro investigating Inslaw Inc.'s suit against government) Author: McMullen, Barbara E.; McMullen, John F. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Descriptors.. @@ -942,176 +942,176 @@ Product: Promis (Office automation software) (Cases). Topic: Government Agency Investigations United States. Department of Justice. -Person: Casolaro, Joseph D. (Biography).

+Person: Casolaro, Joseph D. (Biography).

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****INSLAW DEATH INVESTIGATION CONTINUES 08/19/91 MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, U.S.A., AUG 19 (NB) -- The Sheraton Inn in Martinsburg, West Virginia, the -scene of the death of Washington, D.C. journalist Joseph D. "Danny" -Casolaro, has received more press attention than ever before in its history +scene of the death of Washington, D.C. journalist Joseph D. "Danny" +Casolaro, has received more press attention than ever before in its history as reporters from ABC-TV, Newsbytes News Network, and the Washington Post roamed the halls interrogating bell-hops, waitresses, and desk clerks for -information regarding the death of Casolaro.

+information regarding the death of Casolaro.

Employees, supposedly under the cloak of Sheraton-forced silence, told Newsbytes that, while some prospective guests have specifically requested the -room in which Casolaro died, their instructions have been to leave the room +room in which Casolaro died, their instructions have been to leave the room vacant for an unspecified time.

-

Casolaro, 44, had been investigating the "Inslaw" case, a rather tangled web +

Casolaro, 44, had been investigating the "Inslaw" case, a rather tangled web of allegations relating to the charges brought by Inslaw Inc., that the Justice Department had first stolen its software product, "Promis," and then -driven the firm into bankruptcy. Casolaro had told friends and family that +driven the firm into bankruptcy. Casolaro had told friends and family that he was about to receive material that would provide him with documentation -linking Inslaw to other alleged incidents of Reagan-Bush administration -wrong-doing. Casolaro was said to have referred to the alleged conspiracy as +linking Inslaw to other alleged incidents of Reagan-Bush administration +wrong-doing. Casolaro was said to have referred to the alleged conspiracy as the "Octopus" and stated that there were links between the Inslaw theft, the "October Surprise," and Iran- Contra allegations.

The "October surprise" refers to allegations that representatives of the -Reagan-Bush campaign team, through meetings with Iranian representatives, +Reagan-Bush campaign team, through meetings with Iranian representatives, delayed the release of the hostages in Iran until after the 1980 elections. These charges are currently being investigated by Congressional committee.

-

Casolaro was found dead, an apparent suicide, in Room 517 of the Sheraton on +

Casolaro was found dead, an apparent suicide, in Room 517 of the Sheraton on Saturday, August 10th, two days after his arrival in Martinsburg. He was found in the bathtub at approximately 1:00 pm with both wrists slashed. His body was released within three hours to a local funeral parlor for embalming, -an action that Berkeley County Medical Examiner Sandra Brining was quoted as +an action that Berkeley County Medical Examiner Sandra Brining was quoted as saying was normal in the case of a suicide. "Everything was consistent with a self-inflicted wound."

-

When Casolaro's family became aware of his death on Monday, August 14th, it +

When Casolaro's family became aware of his death on Monday, August 14th, it immediately called for an expanded investigation and his brother, Dr. Anthony -Casolaro, an Arlington, Virginia physician, was quoted as saying, "In my -heart I remember Danny telling us that in case of an accident, don't believe -it." Dr. Casolaro also discounted statements made by his brother in a letter +Casolaro, an Arlington, Virginia physician, was quoted as saying, "In my +heart I remember Danny telling us that in case of an accident, don't believe +it." Dr. Casolaro also discounted statements made by his brother in a letter to a publisher in which he seemed financially strapped and despondent. Dr. -Casolaro attributed Casolaro's remarks to a desire to convince the would-be -publisher of the importance of extending a book contract to him. Casolaro +Casolaro attributed Casolaro's remarks to a desire to convince the would-be +publisher of the importance of extending a book contract to him. Casolaro had been immersed in the Inslaw case for over a year and had been unsuccessful in two proposals to the publishing firm of Little, Brown & Co.

The clamor for a fuller investigation caused an autopsy to be subsequently -performed on Casolaro, an action that Assistant Berkeley County prosecutor -Cynthia Gaither said was not hindered by the previous embalming.

+performed on Casolaro, an action that Assistant Berkeley County prosecutor +Cynthia Gaither said was not hindered by the previous embalming.

-

Casolaro was buried on Friday, October 16th after a funeral service at St. +

Casolaro was buried on Friday, October 16th after a funeral service at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Arlington, Virginia attended by over 100 people.

-

At a press conference held on Thursday, August 15th, Dr. James Frost, +

At a press conference held on Thursday, August 15th, Dr. James Frost, assistant West Virginia medical examiner, said that, while the results of the examination bore out the preliminary findings of suicide, the investigation -would be continued. Brining and Gaither also participated in the hour-long +would be continued. Brining and Gaither also participated in the hour-long press conference held in the meeting room of the Martinsburg City Council.

-

Newsbytes has obtained conflicting reports on the state of Casolaro's mental -condition. A California free-lance journalist, Virginia McCullough, with -whom Casolaro had allegedly shared information, told Newsbytes, "It is -ludicrous to think that Danny took his life. He was excited about his new +

Newsbytes has obtained conflicting reports on the state of Casolaro's mental +condition. A California free-lance journalist, Virginia McCullough, with +whom Casolaro had allegedly shared information, told Newsbytes, "It is +ludicrous to think that Danny took his life. He was excited about his new contact and said that 'For the first time I really believe that the -government was involved.'" McCullough, herself, claims to be the victim of a +government was involved.'" McCullough, herself, claims to be the victim of a government action that drove her electronics firm into bankruptcy and she is presently writing a book on her case and other similar cases, including Inslaw.

-

McCullough's comments on the unlikelihood of a Casolaro suicide were echoed -in quotes from Pat Clawson, president of Washington- based Metrowest +

McCullough's comments on the unlikelihood of a Casolaro suicide were echoed +in quotes from Pat Clawson, president of Washington- based Metrowest Broadcasting Co., and Richard O'Connell, editor of the Washington Crime News, -a newsletter published in Arlington, VA. Nancy Hamilton, vice president of +a newsletter published in Arlington, VA. Nancy Hamilton, vice president of Inslaw, also took issue with the suicide finding telling the Martinsburg Morning Journal, "We don't accept that. They are saying that here is a man, totally sober, mutilating himself."

Martinsburg residents interviewed by Newsbytes paint a slightly different -picture and depict Casolaro as seemingly depressed and drinking pitchers of +picture and depict Casolaro as seemingly depressed and drinking pitchers of beer by himself in a local Pizza Hut on the Thursday evening before his death (although a wine bottle was found in his room, there was no evidence of alcohol found in the body by the autopsy). Additionally, a Washington Post -piece of Saturday, August 17th by Gary Lee and Robert O'Harrow, Jr., shows -Casolaro to be debt-ridden and despondent. According to the Post report, -"Casolaro had no independent means of income and had invested heavily in the +piece of Saturday, August 17th by Gary Lee and Robert O'Harrow, Jr., shows +Casolaro to be debt-ridden and despondent. According to the Post report, +"Casolaro had no independent means of income and had invested heavily in the book project for at least eight months, financing several trips to the West Coast and long-distance telephone calls."

-

The Post article also revealed that Casolaro's sister had committed suicide -in California 20 years ago. While confirming the sister's suicide and his -brother's financial difficulties, Dr. Casolaro said that these facts still +

The Post article also revealed that Casolaro's sister had committed suicide +in California 20 years ago. While confirming the sister's suicide and his +brother's financial difficulties, Dr. Casolaro said that these facts still did not support a conclusion of suicide for his brother. He told the Post, -"Danny was the sort of guy who was always broke but he knew that he had a lot +"Danny was the sort of guy who was always broke but he knew that he had a lot of resources for money in the family if he needed it."

-

Dr. Casolaro also told the Post that he had received a call from a man who -purported to have met with Casolaro in Martinsburg on the day before the +

Dr. Casolaro also told the Post that he had received a call from a man who +purported to have met with Casolaro in Martinsburg on the day before the death and turned over documents relating to computer hardware thefts. Dr. -Casolaro said that the man was willing to meet with investigators under the +Casolaro said that the man was willing to meet with investigators under the cloak of anonymity. Newsbytes has confirmed, from multiple sources, the -existence of the contact, a man called "Bill," but has not yet obtained +existence of the contact, a man called "Bill," but has not yet obtained information concerning the content or the validity of the purported documentation.

The so-called "Inslaw Case" began in 1982 when Inslaw signed a $10 million contract to provide an enhanced version of its case tracking software to the U.S. Department of Justice. According to Inslaw, shortly after it rebuffed -attempts by a company owned by Earl Brian, a close friend of former US. -Attorney General Edwin Meese, to buy Inslaw, the government stopped its +attempts by a company owned by Earl Brian, a close friend of former US. +Attorney General Edwin Meese, to buy Inslaw, the government stopped its contract payments and eventually forced the firm into bankruptcy. In January 1988, a federal bankruptcy judge upheld the claims of Inslaw President -William Hamilton and awarded Inslaw damages of $6.8 million, saying that the +William Hamilton and awarded Inslaw damages of $6.8 million, saying that the Justice Department has stolen the Promis software by "trickery, fraud and deceit." A second federal judge later upheld the ruling.

The Justice Dept. continued to appeal the verdicts and, on May 7, 1991, was successful when the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the bankruptcy court had claimed extraordinary and improper jurisdiction in the case. The court -said that Hamilton was free to pursue his claims in the proper federal court +said that Hamilton was free to pursue his claims in the proper federal court and that the Justice Department's "conduct, if it occurred, is inexcusable."

During the appeal process, Inslaw broadened its charges to claim that Iran -Contra figures Robert McFarlane and Richard Secord had played a role is +Contra figures Robert McFarlane and Richard Secord had played a role is disseminating the software to intelligence agencies of Israel, Libya, Iraq, South Korea, and Canada. These charges were substantiated by Ari Ben-Menashe, who claims to be a former Israeli intelligence officer, Iranian -arms dealer Richard Babayan, and Michael Riconosciuto, who said that he was +arms dealer Richard Babayan, and Michael Riconosciuto, who said that he was hired to modify the software for use in law enforcement and intelligence agencies worldwide.

Riconosciuto, who was arrested in March of this year and is being held in the state of Washington, also claimed to be involved in a now-defunct joint venture between the Wachenhut Corp. of Coral Gables, FL and the Southern -California Cabazon Indian tribe. According to Riconosciuto's affidavit, the +California Cabazon Indian tribe. According to Riconosciuto's affidavit, the joint venture developed sophisticated weapons for the Contras. McFarlane and -Brian have denied all charges.

+Brian have denied all charges.

There have also been reports that the software, allegedly used by the foreign intelligence services for maintaining dissidents, contained a "Trojan horse" that would allow U.S. security agencies to have undetected access to the computer system of the foreign agency. It was also revealed during this time -that Inslaw President Hamilton is a former employee of the National Security +that Inslaw President Hamilton is a former employee of the National Security Agency (NSA).

As the long appeal process continued, the House Judiciary Committee under -Chairman Jack Brooks (D-Tex.) began its own investigation of the case and +Chairman Jack Brooks (D-Tex.) began its own investigation of the case and became embroiled in a year-long battle with then Attorney General Richard -Thornburgh who refused to turn over Justice Department documents to the -committee. Shortly before Thornburgh's departure to run for the Senate from +Thornburgh who refused to turn over Justice Department documents to the +committee. Shortly before Thornburgh's departure to run for the Senate from Pennsylvania, an agreement was reached between the committee and the Justice Department on the release of certain documents and the investigation is now continuing. During the controversy, another former U.S. Attorney General, -Elliot Richardson, now serving as counsel for Inslaw, said, "Evidence of the +Elliot Richardson, now serving as counsel for Inslaw, said, "Evidence of the widespread ramifications of the Inslaw case comes from many sources and keeps accumulating. It remains inexplicable why the Justice Department refuses to pursue this evidence and resists cooperation with the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives."

-

On Wednesday, August 14th, Richardson called for a federal investigation of -Casolaro's death and was quoted as suspecting murder in the case.

+

On Wednesday, August 14th, Richardson called for a federal investigation of +Casolaro's death and was quoted as suspecting murder in the case.

In an interview with Newsbytes, an investigative reporter who has been tracking Inslaw and related cases for a few years said that he had met with -Casolaro within the last six months and that Casolaro had no material at that +Casolaro within the last six months and that Casolaro had no material at that time that the investigative reporter deemed as new. The reporter, speaking to Newsbytes under the promise of non-attribution, also said, "I believe that the Justice Department stole Inslaw's software. I have not seen, however, @@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ software designed to make it easier for the police and the authorities to track cases and keep tabs on dissidents, and in 1983, it sued Justice claiming that theer ain't no such thing and that the Department had stolen its software; a House of Representatives judiciary subcommittee is still -investigating the case, but meantime Joseph Casolaro, an investigative +investigating the case, but meantime Joseph Casolaro, an investigative reporter of Fairfax, Virginia who had been working for a year researching a book on the InsLaw case, was found in a hotel bathtub with both wrists slashed; a suicide note was found nearby, but an autopsy has been ordered @@ -1145,8 +1145,8 @@ like suicide after the family told police he had no reason to kill himself.

Journal: Newsbytes August 15 1991 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Title: "Suicide" of Inslaw reporter questioned. (Joseph D. 'Danny' - Casolaro may have been murdered during investigation of Inslaw +Title: "Suicide" of Inslaw reporter questioned. (Joseph D. 'Danny' + Casolaro may have been murdered during investigation of Inslaw suit against U.S. Justice Dept.) Author: McMullen, Barbara E.; McMullen, John F. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -1157,47 +1157,47 @@ Topic: Legal Issues United States. Department of Justice Investigations Computer Crimes. -Person: Casolaro, Joseph D. (Investigations).

+Person: Casolaro, Joseph D. (Investigations).

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"SUICIDE" OF INSLAW REPORTER QUESTIONED 08/15/91 SUNOL, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1991 AUG 15 (NB) -- The verdict of suicide in the death of reporter Joseph D. -"Danny" Casolaro on Saturday, August 10th has been challenged by friends and +"Danny" Casolaro on Saturday, August 10th has been challenged by friends and relatives.

-

Casolaro, 44, of Fairfax, Va., had been, according to reports, involved in an +

Casolaro, 44, of Fairfax, Va., had been, according to reports, involved in an investigation of the allegations surrounding government activities in the Inslaw software case.

-

Casolaro was, according to reports, found dead in the bathtub of his +

Casolaro was, according to reports, found dead in the bathtub of his Martinsburg, West Virginia hotel room Saturday with his wrists cut. Dr. -James Frost, an assistant state medical examiner was quoted as saying: "The +James Frost, an assistant state medical examiner was quoted as saying: "The wounds are consistent with being self- inflicted, but that doesn't mean that someone else couldn't have done this if he were not able to defend himself."

-

Virginia McCullough, a freelance journalist and friend of Casolaro, told -Newsbytes that Casolaro was working for over a year on a book concerning the -allegations by Inslaw president William Hamilton that the Justice Department +

Virginia McCullough, a freelance journalist and friend of Casolaro, told +Newsbytes that Casolaro was working for over a year on a book concerning the +allegations by Inslaw president William Hamilton that the Justice Department first broke a $10 million contract with his firm, then stole the firm's software and subsequently sold and donated it to foreign intelligence agencies.

-

McCullough said: "It is ludicrous to think that Danny would kill himself. He +

McCullough said: "It is ludicrous to think that Danny would kill himself. He had recently told me that he was looking forward to a trip that would give him the documentation to prove the Justice Department's involvement. He said: 'For the first time, I've become a real believer that the government was involved in these things.'"

-

McCullough went on to say that Casolaro was never depressed in his +

McCullough went on to say that Casolaro was never depressed in his conversations with her and that they often spoke, sharing information in -relation to the case. McCullough, herself involved with a company that she +relation to the case. McCullough, herself involved with a company that she says had very similar experiences to Inslaw, is currently writing a book detailing what she says have been questionable acts by government agencies in the use of bankruptcy proceedings to stifle the development of technology.

-

Casolaro's brother, Dr. M. Anthony Casolaro, was quoted by news services as +

Casolaro's brother, Dr. M. Anthony Casolaro, was quoted by news services as also doubting the suicide reports. He said that police told him a handwritten note saying: "I'm sorry, especially to my son," was found at the scene.

@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ and further said that the government's conduct demonstrated "bad faith, vexatiousness, wantonness and oppressiveness."

The Justice Department appealed the ruling and, in 1989, U.S. District Court -Judge William Bryant upheld the decision and ordered the government to pay +Judge William Bryant upheld the decision and ordered the government to pay Inslaw $8 million plus attorney's fees.

The Justice Department continued to appeal the case and, on May 7, 1991, was @@ -1233,13 +1233,13 @@ occurred, is inexcusable."

During the appeals, stories of illegal sales of the allegedly stolen software to foreign governments including Iraq, Libya, South Korea, Israel and Canada, -and involvement of Reagan Washington and California appointees Earl Brian, -Robert McFarlane and Richard Secord in the transactions have caused the House +and involvement of Reagan Washington and California appointees Earl Brian, +Robert McFarlane and Richard Secord in the transactions have caused the House Judiciary Committee to seek involvement -- an involvement that the Justice Department has resisted.

-

Elliot Richardson, former United States Attorney General who now represents -Hamilton, was quoted during the appeal process as saying: "Evidence of the +

Elliot Richardson, former United States Attorney General who now represents +Hamilton, was quoted during the appeal process as saying: "Evidence of the widespread ramifications of the Inslaw case comes from many sources and keeps accumulating."

@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ pursue this evidence and resists co-operation with the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives," he added.

The case took still another turn when witness Ari Ben-Menashe reportedly -testified that the owner of Inslaw, William Hamilton, is a former employee of +testified that the owner of Inslaw, William Hamilton, is a former employee of the National Security Agency (NSA) and that the software was modified into a "Trojan Horse" in order to allow the NSA and the Mossad to listen in on the transactions of other intelligence services.

@@ -1262,22 +1262,22 @@ dissidents and foreign agents.

Journal: Government Computer News August 5 1991 v10 n16 p1(2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Title: Thornburgh bows on Inslaw papers. (Attorney General Richard - Thornburgh turns over to House Judiciary Committee documents on +Title: Thornburgh bows on Inslaw papers. (Attorney General Richard + Thornburgh turns over to House Judiciary Committee documents on the Justice Department's dealings with Inslaw Inc.) Author: Seaborn, Margaret M.

-

Summary: Attorney General Richard Thornburgh submitted to the House +

Summary: Attorney General Richard Thornburgh submitted to the House Judiciary most of the 456 subpoenaed documents concerning the Justice Department's dealings with Inslaw Inc, a software - publisher. Thornburgh had been threatened with a + publisher. Thornburgh had been threatened with a contempt-of-Congress charge if he did not turn over the documents. Inslaw and the Justice Department have been locked in lawsuits over Inslaw's case management software, Promis. Justice has been accused of stealing later versions of the software and attempting to force the company into bankruptcy. The House committee, - chaired by Rep John Brooks, has been investigating the case for - two years but Brooks said that Thornburgh has stalled its progress + chaired by Rep John Brooks, has been investigating the case for + two years but Brooks said that Thornburgh has stalled its progress by withholding documents. Justice officials have declared 51 documents lost but have reconstructed most of them. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -1289,24 +1289,24 @@ Topic: United States. Department of Justice Software Piracy Court Cases Investigations. -Person: Thornburgh, Richard L. (Cases).

+Person: Thornburgh, Richard L. (Cases).

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Threatened with a contempt-of-Congress charge, Attorney General Richard -Thornburgh last week turned over to House investigators several hundred +Thornburgh last week turned over to House investigators several hundred subpoenaed documents concerning the Justice Department's dealings with Inslaw Inc.

-

Last Tuesday night, Thornburgh handed over most but not all of the 456 -documents. Rep. Jack Brooks (D-Texas), chairman of the House Judiciary +

Last Tuesday night, Thornburgh handed over most but not all of the 456 +documents. Rep. Jack Brooks (D-Texas), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, had warned that if the department failed to hand over the -documents by Wednesday, he would ask Congress to act to hold Thornburgh in +documents by Wednesday, he would ask Congress to act to hold Thornburgh in contempt.

After the partial delivery, Brooks said the contempt proceedings were "merely -suspended." He said he expects Thornburgh to turn over the remaining +suspended." He said he expects Thornburgh to turn over the remaining documents by Sept. 11, when Congress reconvenes after its summer holiday.

The missing documents are from one file of the chief litigating attorney in @@ -1335,11 +1335,11 @@ software, Promis. Inslaw first provided its software to Justice through a

Brooks' committee has been investigating allegations that Justice stole later versions of the software and tried to force the company into bankruptcy. But -Brooks said Thornburgh has stalled Judiciary's two-year investigation by +Brooks said Thornburgh has stalled Judiciary's two-year investigation by denying committee investigators access to documents.

Finally, late last month, the Judiciary Subcommittee on Economic and -Commercial Law voted 10 to 6 to subpoena the Inslaw files from Thornburgh.

+Commercial Law voted 10 to 6 to subpoena the Inslaw files from Thornburgh.

Although the department had promised repeatedly to supply the missing documents, Brooks said, the subpoena was necessary because Justice had @@ -1349,21 +1349,21 @@ reneged at least three times.

said. "I simply cannot permit legitimate oversight to be forestalled by dilatory or evasive steps."

-

To hold Thornburgh in contempt of Congress, Brooks would have to gain the +

To hold Thornburgh in contempt of Congress, Brooks would have to gain the votes of a majority of the full House. If the House were to approve such a charge, theoretically the sergeant-at-arms would be empowered to arrest the attorney general and hold him in a one-room cell in the Capitol.

Justice officials tried to avoid the subpoena by making an 11th-hour promise -last month to provide the documents. Brooks said Thornburgh had assured him +last month to provide the documents. Brooks said Thornburgh had assured him on six occasions that the department would cooperate. But Brooks said he no longer would accept such assurances, and the subcommittee went ahead with the subpoena.

-

The Judiciary Committee's relationship with Thornburgh has grown increasingly +

The Judiciary Committee's relationship with Thornburgh has grown increasingly testly during the past few weeks, culminating with the Inslaw subpoena.

-

Thornburgh refused to appear at an earlier committee hearing concerning +

Thornburgh refused to appear at an earlier committee hearing concerning Justice's 1992 budget request [GCN, July 22]. Brooks has said the committee may cut finding for several Justice programs, including its massive Project Eagle office automation initiative, if that is what is necessary to get the @@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ Inslaw's petition for a rehearing by the 11-judge bench.

have jurisdiction in 1988 when it concluded that Justice attempted to drive Inslaw out of business.

-

Nancy Hamilton, Inslaw vice president, said the company plans to petition the +

Nancy Hamilton, Inslaw vice president, said the company plans to petition the Supreme Court to hear its case.

Journal: Computerworld July 29 1991 v25 n30 p12(1). @@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ Title: Inslaw papers subpoenaed. (Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives issues subpoena to access records thought to be important in case between Inslaw Inc. and the U.S. Department of Justice) -Author: Anthes, Gary H.

+Author: Anthes, Gary H.

Summary: The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena to the US Justice Department to turn over records thought @@ -1393,8 +1393,8 @@ Author: Anthes, Gary H.

the Justice Department and Inslaw Inc. The Judiciary Committee is investigating charges that the US Justice Department stole software and tried to force Inslaw out of business. The subpoena - asked Attorney General Richard Thornburgh to release 456 documents - thought to be connected to the case. Thornburgh has promised to + asked Attorney General Richard Thornburgh to release 456 documents + thought to be connected to the case. Thornburgh has promised to release the documents on several occasions, but he has not done so. The Justice Department now claims that several of the requested documents are missing, and no explanation has been @@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ complaints anew in a court other than bankruptcy court.

Journal: PC Week June 10 1991 v8 n23 p130(1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Title: The verdict on Cal? he's 'a nice fellow,' but the jury's still +Title: The verdict on Cal? he's 'a nice fellow,' but the jury's still out. (Rumor Central) (column) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Descriptors..

@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ Descriptors..

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-

As the Furry One maneuvered his Winnebago into a rest area off I-95, Cal +

As the Furry One maneuvered his Winnebago into a rest area off I-95, Cal pulled out a copy of In These Times, which last month told of alleged injustices by the U.S. Justice Department. As the story goes, the Feds asked a company called Inslaw to develop a case-tracking database called @@ -1471,8 +1471,8 @@ Promis, which Inslaw then developed. The Feds rejected the package on technical grounds --but then used it anyway, selling it to several foreign nations without cutting the vendor in on the profits.

-

"I don't believe a word of it," Spencer harrumphed. "It's a matter of public -record. Look it up," responded Cal.

+

"I don't believe a word of it," Spencer harrumphed. "It's a matter of public +record. Look it up," responded Cal.

Journal: Government Computer News May 13 1991 v10 n10 p3(2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -1544,32 +1544,32 @@ month in which an appeals court judge ordered Justice to turn over information about whether the software, Promis, was being used at several Justice bureaus.

-

Inslaw vice president Nancy Hamilton said the company "will fight to the +

Inslaw vice president Nancy Hamilton said the company "will fight to the end." She said Inslaw either will file a new suit or appeal the decision. The company has gathered more evidence against Justice since it filed the original suit, she said.

-

Stuart M. Gerson, assistant attorney general in charge of Justice's Civil +

Stuart M. Gerson, assistant attorney general in charge of Justice's Civil Division, said the department was "gratified" by the court's dismissal of Inslaw's complaint.

-

Gerson said it "vindicates the position the government has taken from the +

Gerson said it "vindicates the position the government has taken from the outset -- that notwithstanding the intensity of the underlying dispute between Inslaw and the department, this is fundamentally a . . . contractual disagreement."

-

Inslaw president William A. Hamilton said, "The Justice Department has +

Inslaw president William A. Hamilton said, "The Justice Department has consistently hidden behind technical defenses to avoid its duty to enforce the laws in regard to the misconduct of its own officials against Inslaw."

Meanwhile, a congressional investigation of the Inslaw-Justice dispute is -continuing. After months of stalling, Attorney General Richard Thornburgh +continuing. After months of stalling, Attorney General Richard Thornburgh has agreed to make several hundred documents about the department's dealings with Inslaw available to House Judiciary Committee investigators.

The committee was allowed access to the materials only after agreeing to -several stipulations Thornburgh laid out last month in a letter to the -committee chairman, Rep. Jack Brooks (D-Texas).

+several stipulations Thornburgh laid out last month in a letter to the +committee chairman, Rep. Jack Brooks (D-Texas).

Judiciary investigators agreed to review the documents on Justice's premises, formally request copies and, at least initially, withhold the documents from @@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ frustrated by Justice's continual delays in providing the materials to his committee, threatened to issue subpoenas and said he would use whatever means necessary to force Justice to turn over the documents.

-

Subsequently, Thornburgh assured Brooks he would give him the documents and +

Subsequently, Thornburgh assured Brooks he would give him the documents and the department would cooperate fully.

Journal: Federal Computer Week May 6 1991 v5 n12 p4(1). @@ -1649,7 +1649,7 @@ criticized the Justice Department for the lengthy lack of progress in cooperation with the House Judiciary Committee's investigation of the Inslaw case.

-

Recalling that it had editorially praised Attorney General Dick Thornburgh a +

Recalling that it had editorially praised Attorney General Dick Thornburgh a year ago for agreeing to cooperate, the Post said, "We wrote too soon. The department continued to resist the committee's request for some documents, and the investigation has been hamstrung while lawyers argued over what @@ -1664,33 +1664,33 @@ According to the Post story, the government contract accounted for 70% of Inslaw's business and, when the Justice Dept. stopped payment and terminated the contract in 1984, the firm went into bankruptcy.

-

William Hamilton, Inslaw owner, brought suit against the Justice Dept., +

William Hamilton, Inslaw owner, brought suit against the Justice Dept., claiming that it had stolen the firm's software and willfully driven the firm -into bankruptcy. Hamilton was successful in his suit and a judge in the +into bankruptcy. Hamilton was successful in his suit and a judge in the initial case found that the department "took, converted and stole" the company's property "by trickery, fraud and deceit" and further said that the government's conduct demonstrated "bad faith, vexatiousness, wantonness and oppressiveness."

The Justice Dept. appealed the ruling and, in 1989, U.S. District Court -Judge William Bryant upheld the decision and ordered the government to pay -Inslaw $8 million plus attorney's fees. Bryant's decision has since been +Judge William Bryant upheld the decision and ordered the government to pay +Inslaw $8 million plus attorney's fees. Bryant's decision has since been appealed.

During the appeals, stories of illegal sales of the allegedly stolen software to foreign governments including Iraq, Libya, South Korea, Israel and Canada, -and involvement of Reagan Washington and California appointees Earl Brian, -Robert McFarlane and Richard Secord in the transactions have caused the House +and involvement of Reagan Washington and California appointees Earl Brian, +Robert McFarlane and Richard Secord in the transactions have caused the House Judiciary Committee to seek involvement -- an involvement that the Justice -Dept. has resisted. Elliot Richardson, former United States Attorney -General who now represents Hamilton, was quoted recently as saying, "Evidence +Dept. has resisted. Elliot Richardson, former United States Attorney +General who now represents Hamilton, was quoted recently as saying, "Evidence of the widespread ramifications of the Inslaw case comes from many sources and keeps accumulating. It remains inexplicable why the Justice Department consistently refuses to pursue this evidence and resists cooperation with the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives."

The Post editorial concludes, "The House Judiciary Committee has been more -insistent, and now Chairman Jack Brooks' (D-Tex.) persistence has paid off. +insistent, and now Chairman Jack Brooks' (D-Tex.) persistence has paid off. The attorney general will let committee investigators see every document, though it is understood that some material sensitive to the litigation will be treated in confidence. This simple arrangement should not have taken @@ -1726,14 +1726,14 @@ House Judiciary Committee continues to question the department's ability to keep its ADP house in order, especially where it concerns Inslaw and Project Eagle.

-

Next month Judiciary Chairman Jack Brooks (D-Texas) intends to ask Justice +

Next month Judiciary Chairman Jack Brooks (D-Texas) intends to ask Justice officials in a hearing to justify their $35.2 million fiscal 1992 request for Eagle. The committee first raised questions about the office automation project last year and voiced concerns about general ADP oversight.

Justice last month took steps to address some of these management issues when -it named longtime IRM veteran Roger M. Cooper as the first deputy assistant -attorney general for IRM. But Cooper has said he needs some time on the job +it named longtime IRM veteran Roger M. Cooper as the first deputy assistant +attorney general for IRM. But Cooper has said he needs some time on the job before outlining his priorities.

Meanwhile, committee investigators are continuing to prod Justice to provide @@ -1744,11 +1744,11 @@ other organizations.

Although Brooks has threatened to issue subpoenas, investigators might piggyback on the subpoena power recently won by Inslaw Inc. president William -A. Hamilton.

+A. Hamilton.

The committee's investigation has been hamstrung by Justice's unwillingness to turn over some 200 documents concerning Promis, the case management system -Hamilton alleges Justice officials stole from his company. The committee +Hamilton alleges Justice officials stole from his company. The committee anticipates these documents will raise more questions and will point to its next move, a congressional staff member said.

@@ -1756,35 +1756,35 @@ next move, a congressional staff member said.

Inslaw uncovers, but if the company's discovery process turns up evidence that would be useful, "we will certainly look at it," he said.

-

Chief Judge Aubrey E. Robinson of the U.S. District Court granted Inslaw +

Chief Judge Aubrey E. Robinson of the U.S. District Court granted Inslaw limited discovery authority this month. It will allow the small Washington software company to subpoena information from certain Justice bureaus to determine whether the department illegally distributed Promis.

-

Robinson gave Justice 30 days to respond to the subpoenas.

+

Robinson gave Justice 30 days to respond to the subpoenas.

Inslaw will subpoena information from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Marshals Service, the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, the Immigration -and Naturalization Service and the Justice Management Division, Hamilton +and Naturalization Service and the Justice Management Division, Hamilton said.

-

Before granting the motion, Robinson said, "This case has had so many +

Before granting the motion, Robinson said, "This case has had so many skirmishes, I don't know whether you will ever get to the major battle." He also said the court should not have to monitor Justice continuously to ensure it obeys the law.

-

At Hamilton's request, Robinson last month agreed to take over the case from -the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Hamilton said Inslaw may request more subpoenas +

At Hamilton's request, Robinson last month agreed to take over the case from +the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Hamilton said Inslaw may request more subpoenas if the discovery process shows that Justice violated a court injunction against distributing Promis beyond the 44 copies to which it is entitled under a 1982 contract.

Justice officials continually have denied Inslaw's allegations of wrongdoing.

-

Robinson noted Justice's argument that some of Inslaw's affidavits include +

Robinson noted Justice's argument that some of Inslaw's affidavits include "second- or third-hand hearsay."

-

But Inslaw attorney Charles Work said, "I've got a lot of proof that +

But Inslaw attorney Charles Work said, "I've got a lot of proof that something is going on. I don't have linkage, but if I did I wouldn't be asking for discovery."

@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ agencies and cut funding by $6.1 million to $16.9 million.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Spies linked to software scam. (former national security adviser Robert C. McFarlane implicated) -Author: Anthes, Gary H.

+Author: Anthes, Gary H.

Summary: Small software developer Inslaw Inc has been fighting since 1983 to prove that the US Department of Justice misappropriated its @@ -1851,11 +1851,11 @@ Full Text:

the U.S. District Court to consider an unsettled discovery motion.

The small Washington company had wanted senior District Court Judge William -B. Bryant to decide a discovery motion filed last September. In 1989, Bryant +B. Bryant to decide a discovery motion filed last September. In 1989, Bryant agreed with a 1987 bankruptcy court ruling that Justice Department officials stole 44 copies of enhanced Promis from Inslaw.

-

In February, Judge James F. Schneider, the bannruptcy judge who had handled +

In February, Judge James F. Schneider, the bannruptcy judge who had handled the case for the past two and a half years, recused himself from the case citing potential conflicts of interest.

@@ -1873,34 +1873,34 @@ distributing copies of Promis beyond what the department acquired through a court and resubmit it to the district court because the discovery request is not a bankruptcy question.

-

Inslaw president William A. Hamilton said he now believes Promis has been +

Inslaw president William A. Hamilton said he now believes Promis has been illegally distributed to the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency and the FBI.

Meanwhile, Inslaw has submitted to the bankruptcy court an affidavit from -regional sales manager Patricia Hamilton that claims Canadian government +regional sales manager Patricia Hamilton that claims Canadian government officials told her their government was using pirated copies of Promis in as many as 905 locations. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police could be using Promis in 900 of those locations, she said.

A former Israeli intelligence officer alleged in a second affidavit that Earl -W. Brian, a friend of former Attorney General Edwin Meese, told him that U.S. +W. Brian, a friend of former Attorney General Edwin Meese, told him that U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies were using Promis. The Israeli, Ari -Ben-Menashe, also said in the affidavit he had learned that Brian sold Promis +Ben-Menashe, also said in the affidavit he had learned that Brian sold Promis to Iraqi military intelligence.

-

Brian has denied these allegations.

+

Brian has denied these allegations.

-

Schneider is the third judge to recuse himself from the case, which has been +

Schneider is the third judge to recuse himself from the case, which has been pending almost five years. A fourth judge and the first to hear the case, Judge George F. Bason Jr., "has come to believe that his failure to be reappointed to the bench was due to the opinions he rendered in this case," Inslaw said.

-

The emergency motion said, "Judge Bryant remains the only sitting judge who +

The emergency motion said, "Judge Bryant remains the only sitting judge who has not removed himself and has knowledge of the facts of the case."

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Bryant awarded Inslaw more than $6 million in 1988. Justice is appealing the +

Bryant awarded Inslaw more than $6 million in 1988. Justice is appealing the U.S. District Court judge's 1989 affirmation of the bankruptcy court's ruling and has not paid Inslaw any of the awarded money.

@@ -2057,8 +2057,8 @@ Address: 1125 15th St., NW, Ste. 300 Summary: Gross annual sales: $6,000,000 No. of employees: 55 Year established: 1972 - Chairman/CEO/President: William A. Hamilton - Controller: Bellie Ling + Chairman/CEO/President: William A. Hamilton + Controller: Bellie Ling Marketing Dir.: Edward M. Durham Personnel Dir.: Elizabeth Davis Marketing/Comm. Mgr.: Evelyn L. Millhouse diff --git a/pythonCode/output/inslaw3.xml b/pythonCode/output/inslaw3.xml index 51c7415..47113d6 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/inslaw3.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/inslaw3.xml @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ Xref: bilver alt.activism:11142 alt.conspiracy:5175 Path: bil- ver!tous!peora!masscomp!usenet.coe.montana.edu!rpi!sci.ccny.cuny.edu!psinnt -p!psinntp!sgigate!odin!ratmandu.corp.sgi.com!dave -From: dave@ratmandu.corp.sgi.com (dave "who can do? ratmandu!" ratcliffe) +p!psinntp!sgigate!odin!ratmandu.corp.sgi.com!dave +From: dave@ratmandu.corp.sgi.com (dave "who can do? ratmandu!" ratcliffe) Newsgroups: alt.activism,alt.conspiracy Subject: the INSLAW case: Murder in the Martinsburg Sheraton? Keywords: when justice is denied one citizen, everyone is in danger @@ -15,20 +15,20 @@ Lines: 195

The House Judiciary Committee has been investigating the scandal since August 1989. After months of foot-dragging, Attorney General - Richard Thornburgh, under subpoena by the committee, finally + Richard Thornburgh, under subpoena by the committee, finally released Inslaw-related files. However, according to a source in the House, 15 to 20 files are missing. - "Washington Post" columnist Mary McGrory is one of the few + "Washington Post" columnist Mary McGrory is one of the few mainstream journalists to give the Inslaw case serious attention. She wrote on August 18, "The man who could have resolved the Inslaw - case, Dick Thornburgh, resigned as attorney general on the day the - West Virginia police came forward with their autopsy [on Casolaro]. - . . . What was merely sinister has now turned deadly. Thornburgh + case, Dick Thornburgh, resigned as attorney general on the day the + West Virginia police came forward with their autopsy [on Casolaro]. + . . . What was merely sinister has now turned deadly. Thornburgh calls Inslaw `a little contract dispute' and refused to testify - about it to the House Judiciary Committee. Richardson thinks it + about it to the House Judiciary Committee. Richardson thinks it could be `dirtier than Watergate,' and, as a victim of the scandal, - he should know. Thornburgh's conduct is the most powerful reason - for believing that Danny Casolaro really saw an octopus before he + he should know. Thornburgh's conduct is the most powerful reason + for believing that Danny Casolaro really saw an octopus before he died."

from "The First Stone" column of the Sept. 4-10 1991 issue of "In These @@ -37,36 +37,36 @@ Times": Murder in the Martinsburg Sheraton? By Joel Bleifuss

-

For more than a year, Danny Casolaro, a Washington D.C.-based +

For more than a year, Danny Casolaro, a Washington D.C.-based freelance investigator, had been sorting through a web of intrigue- -the S&L debacle, BCCI, Iran-Contra, the contra-connected Wackenhut Corp., the Wackenhut-connected Inslaw case, and the Inslaw-connected "October Surprise." According to one of his close friends, who asked not to be named, - Casolaro began receiving death threats eight or nine months ago. - "Brother, just make it quick," Casolaro is reported to have told one + Casolaro began receiving death threats eight or nine months ago. + "Brother, just make it quick," Casolaro is reported to have told one of these midnight callers. The last threat came on Monday, August 5, according to his brother, Anthony. How quick death came we may never know. On Saturday, August 10, - Casolaro was found dead in Room 517 of the Martinsburg, W. Va., + Casolaro was found dead in Room 517 of the Martinsburg, W. Va., Sheraton. His body was discovered with 12 incisions in his arms in a bathtub of bloody water 17 hours after he had called his mother's house at 6 p.m. Friday to say he was heading home but that he would not make it to his niece's birthday party. On the following Monday - Martinsburg authorities notified the family of Casolaro's death, but + Martinsburg authorities notified the family of Casolaro's death, but by then the body had been embalmed and the motel room had been sanitized by a cleaning contractor. Officials are calling the incident an "unattended death" while they continue their investigation. Family and friends say that suicide is out of the - question. They maintain that Casolaro was not a depressive type, + question. They maintain that Casolaro was not a depressive type, and that while he did have financial problems, he did not dwell on them. According to family and friends, before leaving for Martinsburg, - Casolaro had been ecstatic. The pieces of the puzzle were finally + Casolaro had been ecstatic. The pieces of the puzzle were finally fitting together. He had told them he was going to West Virginia to meet a source who was to help him nail down a last piece of evidence in his investigation into the Inslaw software-theft case. - Those close to Casolaro want many questions answered. Where is + Those close to Casolaro want many questions answered. Where is his ever-present briefcase? It was not in motel room. Where is his tape deck? It is missing. Where were his notes and the outline of his proposed book, "Behold a Pale Horse," which he had shown to @@ -74,48 +74,48 @@ Times": the Sheraton motel room or in the four boxes of his papers that the family turned over to ABC News. Why did authorities wait so long to notify the family of his death? His driver's license said he lived - in Falls Church, Va., and all the Casolaros listed in the 703 area + in Falls Church, Va., and all the Casolaros listed in the 703 area code are his relatives. Why was his body embalmed before the family was notified? West Virginia law requires family approval prior to - embalming. Who was the man who telephoned Casolaro's house on + embalming. Who was the man who telephoned Casolaro's house on Saturday evening? When a housekeeper picked up the phone, a voice said, "You're dead, you bastard."

-

MOTIVE FOR MURDER? What was Casolaro investigating that could have - put his life in such danger? David MacMichael is a former CIA +

MOTIVE FOR MURDER? What was Casolaro investigating that could have + put his life in such danger? David MacMichael is a former CIA analyst who now directs the Washington office of the Association of - National Security Alumni, a watchdog group. MacMichael had talked - to Casolaro on the phone on Thursday, the day he left for - Martinsburg. Casolaro had made an appointment to meet with him. - Says MacMichael, "Providing the death was not a suicide, one can - examine three scenarios." First, Casolaro was developing a theory + National Security Alumni, a watchdog group. MacMichael had talked + to Casolaro on the phone on Thursday, the day he left for + Martinsburg. Casolaro had made an appointment to meet with him. + Says MacMichael, "Providing the death was not a suicide, one can + examine three scenarios." First, Casolaro was developing a theory that a group of former intelligence officers were members of a for- - profit cabal that Casolaro called "The Octopus." According to his + profit cabal that Casolaro called "The Octopus." According to his theory, over the past 25 years The Octopus had its tentacles in a - number of international scandals. MacMichael doesn't think such a - far-fetched-sounding theory would get Casolaro killed. "If you + number of international scandals. MacMichael doesn't think such a + far-fetched-sounding theory would get Casolaro killed. "If you published their names, pictures and documents, what kind of book - would you have?" asks MacMichael. It would be dismissed, according - to MacMichael, like "a UFO crank book." - Second, Casolaro was looking into the October Surprise, the - alleged deal between the 1980 Reagan presidential campaign and + would you have?" asks MacMichael. It would be dismissed, according + to MacMichael, like "a UFO crank book." + Second, Casolaro was looking into the October Surprise, the + alleged deal between the 1980 Reagan presidential campaign and Iranians. That his death would be connected to this investigation - is "nonsense" says MacMichael, who explains that many journalists + is "nonsense" says MacMichael, who explains that many journalists are now investigating the 1980 deal, making it unlikely that - Casolaro had information significant enough to endanger his life. - Which leads to the third scenario, that Casolaro was on his way + Casolaro had information significant enough to endanger his life. + Which leads to the third scenario, that Casolaro was on his way to collect the final evidence needed to wrap up his investigation of - a scandal that, as MacMichael put it, involves "real crimes, real + a scandal that, as MacMichael put it, involves "real crimes, real people and real money"--the Inslaw case. (See "In These Times," May 29 ["Software Pirates" posted on-line previously].)

INSLAW MEETS THE LAW: For eight years, Inslaw Inc, has been battling the Justice Department for possession of Promis, an innovative case-management software program developed by company - owner Bill Hamilton. In 1986 Inslaw filed suit against the + owner Bill Hamilton. In 1986 Inslaw filed suit against the department in federal court, claiming the department had stolen the program. - In September 1987, Judge George Bason, the federal bankruptcy + In September 1987, Judge George Bason, the federal bankruptcy judge from Washington, D.C., ruled, "The Department of Justice took, converted, stole Inslaw's enhanced Promis by trickery, fraud and deceit." He also charged, "The failure even to begin in investigate @@ -123,27 +123,27 @@ Times": institutional decision by the Department of Justice at the highest level simply to ignore charges of impropriety." The Justice Department appealed the ruling, and in November 1989, - Judge William B. Bryant of the U.S. District Court in Washington + Judge William B. Bryant of the U.S. District Court in Washington affirmed the lower court's decision. He ruled, "The government acted willfully and fraudulently to obtain property that it was not entitled to under contract. - The Justice Department then appealed Bryant's ruling to the U.S. + The Justice Department then appealed Bryant's ruling to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. On May 7 that court overturned the previous court decisions, saying the federal bankruptcy court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case. However, the Court of Appeals left the findings of fact undisturbed. Earlier this year, the case took a new twist. Inslaw went public - with allegations that the Reagan Justice Department, after it had - stolen the Promis software, turned it over to Earl Brian, a friend - of both former President Ronald Reagan and former Attorney General - Edwin Meese. In 1974, Brian left then-California Gov. Reagan's + with allegations that the Reagan Justice Department, after it had + stolen the Promis software, turned it over to Earl Brian, a friend + of both former President Ronald Reagan and former Attorney General + Edwin Meese. In 1974, Brian left then-California Gov. Reagan's cabinet. - Inslaw alleges that its software was given to Brian as a payback - for Brian's help in arranging the arms-and-hostages deal between the - 1980 Reagan-Bush campaign and representatives of the Ayatollah + Inslaw alleges that its software was given to Brian as a payback + for Brian's help in arranging the arms-and-hostages deal between the + 1980 Reagan-Bush campaign and representatives of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (see "In These Times," July 24, 1987, Oct. 12, - 1988, and April 27, 1991). According to Inslaw owner Bill Hamilton, - Brian, who runs United Press International, allegedly then marketed + 1988, and April 27, 1991). According to Inslaw owner Bill Hamilton, + Brian, who runs United Press International, allegedly then marketed Promis to the intelligence agencies of Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Canada, South Korea, Libya, Great Britain, Germany, France, Australia, Thailand, Japan, Chile, Guatemala and Brazil. According to Inslaw's @@ -153,34 +153,34 @@ Times": Modifications on the pirated software were allegedly carried out by the Wackenhut Corp. of Coral Gables, Fla.

-

WHERE IS JUSTICE?: Inslaw's attorney, Elliot Richardson, the Nixon +

WHERE IS JUSTICE?: Inslaw's attorney, Elliot Richardson, the Nixon attorney general who resigned rather than participate in the Watergate cover-up, has long asked for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the Justice Department's handling of the case. But to no avail. The House Judiciary Committee has been investigating the scandal since August 1989. After months of foot-dragging, Attorney General - Richard Thornburgh, under subpoena by the committee, finally + Richard Thornburgh, under subpoena by the committee, finally released Inslaw-related files. However, according to a source in the House, 15 to 20 files are missing. - "Washington Post" columnist Mary McGrory is one of the few + "Washington Post" columnist Mary McGrory is one of the few mainstream journalists to give the Inslaw case serious attention. She wrote on August 18, "The man who could have resolved the Inslaw - case, Dick Thornburgh, resigned as attorney general on the day the - West Virginia police came forward with their autopsy [on Casolaro]. - Excess was the hallmark of the Thornburgh's farewell ceremony: an + case, Dick Thornburgh, resigned as attorney general on the day the + West Virginia police came forward with their autopsy [on Casolaro]. + Excess was the hallmark of the Thornburgh's farewell ceremony: an honor guard, a trooping of the colors, superlatives form subordinates. William P. Barr, his deputy and possible successor, - spoke of Thornburgh's `leadership, integrity, professionalism and - fairness'--none of which Thornburgh displayed in his handling of - Inslaw. What was merely sinister has now turned deadly. Thornburgh + spoke of Thornburgh's `leadership, integrity, professionalism and + fairness'--none of which Thornburgh displayed in his handling of + Inslaw. What was merely sinister has now turned deadly. Thornburgh calls Inslaw `a little contract dispute' and refused to testify - about it to the House Judiciary Committee. Richardson thinks it + about it to the House Judiciary Committee. Richardson thinks it could be `dirtier than Watergate,' and, as a victim of the scandal, - he should know. Thornburgh's conduct is the most powerful reason - for believing that Danny Casolaro really saw an octopus before he + he should know. Thornburgh's conduct is the most powerful reason + for believing that Danny Casolaro really saw an octopus before he died." - And in the wake of Casolaro's death, Richardson has repeated his + And in the wake of Casolaro's death, Richardson has repeated his call for a special prosecutor. He told the "Boston Globe"'s John Aloysius Farrell, "It's hard to come up with any reason for his death other than he was deliberately murdered because he was close @@ -191,12 +191,12 @@ Times": According to a spokesman in the Pittsburgh office, which has jurisdiction over West Virginia, "There is no federal investigative interest in the matter." - As for former Attorney General Thornburgh, he is now running for + As for former Attorney General Thornburgh, he is now running for the Senate in Pennsylvania. If Justice is served, perhaps he will also run for cover.

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diff --git a/pythonCode/output/inslaw4.xml b/pythonCode/output/inslaw4.xml index cfd711e..8aea15c 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/inslaw4.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/inslaw4.xml @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ Xref: bilver alt.activism:11143 alt.conspiracy:5176 Path: bil- ver!tous!peora!masscomp!usenet.coe.montana.edu!rpi!sci.ccny.cuny.edu!psinnt -p!psinntp!sgigate!odin!ratmandu.corp.sgi.com!dave -From: dave@ratmandu.corp.sgi.com (dave "who can do? ratmandu!" ratcliffe) +p!psinntp!sgigate!odin!ratmandu.corp.sgi.com!dave +From: dave@ratmandu.corp.sgi.com (dave "who can do? ratmandu!" ratcliffe) Newsgroups: alt.activism,alt.conspiracy Subject: the INSLAW case: more on Wackenhut Keywords: Hitler's rise to power succeeded through the use of private ar- @@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ Lines: 180

The Wackenhut Corporation: the maturation of "private" government.

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Wackenhut's Director of Special Investigations Service Wayne Black - told the "Washington Times"' Deanna Hoagin earlier this year: "We +

Wackenhut's Director of Special Investigations Service Wayne Black + told the "Washington Times"' Deanna Hoagin earlier this year: "We are similar to a private FBI." The company's board of directors reads like a who's who of the intelligence community.

@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ Times":

Scandal Gates By Joel Bleifuss

-

As CIA Director-designate Robert Gates pleads ignorance to knowledge +

As CIA Director-designate Robert Gates pleads ignorance to knowledge of CIA misdeeds before the Senate Intelligence Committee this week, the lawmakers might do well to remember his sworn testimony of March - March 6, 1986. At the time, CIA Director William Casey had + March 6, 1986. At the time, CIA Director William Casey had nominated Gates for the number-two position at the agency. In an effort to impress the senators considering his nomination, Gates - said: "[Casey] and I have consulted extensively, even in my present + said: "[Casey] and I have consulted extensively, even in my present position [as deputy director for intelligence] in all areas of intelligence policy including not just analysis and estimates but also organization, budgeting and covert action. I will now have a @@ -45,125 +45,125 @@ Times":

Corporation of Coral Gables, Fla. As the Wackenhut letterhead puts in, the company provides "security systems and services throughout the world." As - Wackenhut's Director of Special Investigations Service Wayne Black - told the "Washington Times"' Deanna Hoagin earlier this year: "We + Wackenhut's Director of Special Investigations Service Wayne Black + told the "Washington Times"' Deanna Hoagin earlier this year: "We are similar to a private FBI." The company's board of directors reads like a who's who of the intelligence community. In 1984, for - example, former Deputy CIA Director Bobby Inman, currently one of + example, former Deputy CIA Director Bobby Inman, currently one of Gates' main boosters in Washington, was a director of the company. And among those on the 1983 board were two former FBI special agents, one retired Air Force general, one former commander in chief of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD), one former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, former CIA Director - William Rabor, Nixon-appointed FBI Director Clarence Kelly and - former CIA Deputy Director Frank Carlucci (who would later become - Ronald Reagan's national security adviser). Further, the 1983 board - included Robert Chasen, a former FBI special agent who was Carter's + William Rabor, Nixon-appointed FBI Director Clarence Kelly and + former CIA Deputy Director Frank Carlucci (who would later become + Ronald Reagan's national security adviser). Further, the 1983 board + included Robert Chasen, a former FBI special agent who was Carter's commissioner of customs until 1980, when he became a vice president - of Wackenhut. Also in 1980, soon-to-be CIA chief William Casey + of Wackenhut. Also in 1980, soon-to-be CIA chief William Casey served as Wackenhut's outside legal counsel--the same year he - managed the Reagan-Bush election campaign.

+ managed the Reagan-Bush election campaign.

ON THE RESERVATION: It was in 1980 that Wackenhut began working - closely with Southern California's Cabazon Indians and their tribal - administrator John Philip Nichols. The "San Francisco Chronicle"'s - Jonathan Littman reported this month that Nichols, a white American + closely with Southern California's Cabazon Indians and their tribal + administrator John Philip Nichols. The "San Francisco Chronicle"'s + Jonathan Littman reported this month that Nichols, a white American who spent years in South American, has boasted to friends about - working on the attempted assassination of Fidel Castro and the - successful assassination of Salvador Allende. - The Cabazons hired Nichols as their administrator in 1978. - Littman reports that thanks to Nichols' connections and + working on the attempted assassination of Fidel Castro and the + successful assassination of Salvador Allende. + The Cabazons hired Nichols as their administrator in 1978. + Littman reports that thanks to Nichols' connections and grantsmanship, "federal and state agencies are helping to finance nearly $250 million worth of projects on the 1,700-acre reservation" - belonging to the 30-member Cabazon tribe. According to Littman, + belonging to the 30-member Cabazon tribe. According to Littman, these projects include a HUD and mafia-financed casino, a 1,800-unit housing complex and a $150 million waste incinerator/power plant that was built with tax-exempt state bonds. - But most intriguing is the Wackenhut/Cabazon joint venture, which + But most intriguing is the Wackenhut/Cabazon joint venture, which began in 1980 when the tribe was asked to design a security system for Crown Prince Fahd's palace in Tiaf, Saudi Arabia. This was - followed by Wackenhut/Cabazon joint venture proposals to develop + followed by Wackenhut/Cabazon joint venture proposals to develop biological weapons for the Pentagon and assemble night-vision goggles for the Guatemalan and Jordanian governments. Why was a security firm so interested in working with a small tribe of native Americans? One good reason can be found in a May - 26, 1981, inter-office memo from Wackenhut executive Robert Frye to - the above-mentioned Robert Chasen. Frye described an 11-day - business trip with Nichols "to explore the apparent potential for - the Cabazon-Wackenhut joint venture." Frye wrote that the + 26, 1981, inter-office memo from Wackenhut executive Robert Frye to + the above-mentioned Robert Chasen. Frye described an 11-day + business trip with Nichols "to explore the apparent potential for + the Cabazon-Wackenhut joint venture." Frye wrote that the reservation has "several key ingredients necessary" for a weapons plant, including "lack of opposition by adjacent governing bodies and `irate citizens' over the siting of such a facility." - John Philip Nichols is no longer officially running the - reservation. According to Littman, son Mark Nichols is the tribal - administrator while the elder Nichols serves as a "mental-health - counselor to Cabazon reservation employees." John Philip Nichols + John Philip Nichols is no longer officially running the + reservation. According to Littman, son Mark Nichols is the tribal + administrator while the elder Nichols serves as a "mental-health + counselor to Cabazon reservation employees." John Philip Nichols lost his job because federal law prohibits convicted felons from running casinos. - In January, 1985, Nichols was sentenced to four years in prison + In January, 1985, Nichols was sentenced to four years in prison for capital solicitation of murder. He served 19 months. No one was killed in that murder-for-hire scheme. However, in 1981, Alfred - Alvarez, a Cabazon Indian tribal vice president, and two non-Indians - were murdered execution style. Alvarez's sister Linda Streeter + Alvarez, a Cabazon Indian tribal vice president, and two non-Indians + were murdered execution style. Alvarez's sister Linda Streeter Dukic says her brother and his friends died because they were about - to expose mismanagement on the Cabazon reservation. Mike Kataoka of + to expose mismanagement on the Cabazon reservation. Mike Kataoka of the Palm Springs "Press-Enterprise" reports that in 1985, when - Nichols was arrested for hiring the hitman, the U.S. Justice + Nichols was arrested for hiring the hitman, the U.S. Justice Department was investigating his possible involvement in those 1981 deaths. No charges were ever filed.

-

ANOTHER MURDER? The Cabazon/Wackenhut connection was of particular - interest to Danny Casolaro, the Washington-based journalist who was +

ANOTHER MURDER? The Cabazon/Wackenhut connection was of particular + interest to Danny Casolaro, the Washington-based journalist who was found dead in the Martinsburg, W. Va., Sheraton on August 10 (see "The First Stone," Sept. 4 [an earlier post in this on-line - series]). Casolaro's friends, family and professional associates + series]). Casolaro's friends, family and professional associates fear he was murdered--and that the crime was related to his investigations into a series of corporate and governmental scandals. - Casolaro's brother, Anthony, told the Washington-based "Corporate - Crime Reporter," "Danny was trying to track monies Wackenhut spent - and what Danny found was that [Wackenhut] had ear-marked a half + Casolaro's brother, Anthony, told the Washington-based "Corporate + Crime Reporter," "Danny was trying to track monies Wackenhut spent + and what Danny found was that [Wackenhut] had ear-marked a half million dollars for what they call `research.'" - Anthony Casolaro said that the money "ties in Wackenhut with this + Anthony Casolaro said that the money "ties in Wackenhut with this Indian reservation and organized crime and CIA guys . . . Those - same people showed up with Inslaw and one of them shows up in the + same people showed up with Inslaw and one of them shows up in the October Surprise." The "October Surprise" was the alleged campaign deal between Iran - and the 1980 Reagan campaign to delay the release of the U.S. + and the 1980 Reagan campaign to delay the release of the U.S. hostages held in Tehran (see "In These Times," June 24, 1987, Oct. 12, 1988 and April 27, 1991). - "Inslaw was Inslaw Inc. of Washington D.C.--a firm that has - brought suit in federal court, charging that the Reagan Justice + "Inslaw was Inslaw Inc. of Washington D.C.--a firm that has + brought suit in federal court, charging that the Reagan Justice Department stole the company's Promis case-management software program. Two judges has thus far ruled in the company's favor. The suit is still in the courts (see "In These Times," May 29, 1991 ["Software Pirates," an earlier on-line post in this series]). - Earlier this year, Inslaw further alleged that the Justice - Department turned the stolen software over to Earl Brian, a friend - of both former President Ronald Reagan and former Attorney General - Edwin Meese. Inslaw charges that the software was a payback for - Brian's help in arranging the October Surprise. Former Israeli - intelligence agent Ari Ben-Menashe alleges that Brian--now the head + Earlier this year, Inslaw further alleged that the Justice + Department turned the stolen software over to Earl Brian, a friend + of both former President Ronald Reagan and former Attorney General + Edwin Meese. Inslaw charges that the software was a payback for + Brian's help in arranging the October Surprise. Former Israeli + intelligence agent Ari Ben-Menashe alleges that Brian--now the head of United Press International--was directly involved in arranging - the 1980 deal. Ben-Menashe claims that Brian "worked very closely" - on the deal with Robert Gates, who was then a top CIA official.

+ the 1980 deal. Ben-Menashe claims that Brian "worked very closely" + on the deal with Robert Gates, who was then a top CIA official.

-

NO JUSTICE: Wackenhut is also linked to the Inslaw scandal. - Michael Riconosciuto--a weapons-systems designer and software - specialist--was director of research for the Wackenhut/Cabazon joint - venture in the early '80s. In a March 1991 affidavit for the Inslaw - case, Riconosciuto claimed that "in connection with [Riconosciuto's] +

NO JUSTICE: Wackenhut is also linked to the Inslaw scandal. + Michael Riconosciuto--a weapons-systems designer and software + specialist--was director of research for the Wackenhut/Cabazon joint + venture in the early '80s. In a March 1991 affidavit for the Inslaw + case, Riconosciuto claimed that "in connection with [Riconosciuto's] work for Wackenhut," he modified the stolen Promis software for - foreign sales. "Earl W. Brian made [the software program] available - to me through Wackenhut after acquiring it from Peter Videnieks, who + foreign sales. "Earl W. Brian made [the software program] available + to me through Wackenhut after acquiring it from Peter Videnieks, who was then a Department of Justice contracting official with responsibility for the Promis software." - Videnieks, a former Customs Service official under Commissioner - Chasen, served in the Justice Department from 1981 through 1990. In - his affidavit, Riconosciuto said Videnieks had threatened to - retaliate against Riconosciuto if he cooperated with a House - Judiciary Committee probe of the Inslaw case. Seven days after + Videnieks, a former Customs Service official under Commissioner + Chasen, served in the Justice Department from 1981 through 1990. In + his affidavit, Riconosciuto said Videnieks had threatened to + retaliate against Riconosciuto if he cooperated with a House + Judiciary Committee probe of the Inslaw case. Seven days after filing the affidavit (which was not, technically, part of the - committee investigation), Riconosciuto was arrested on drug-selling + committee investigation), Riconosciuto was arrested on drug-selling charges. He is now in a Seattle jail awaiting trial.

PRIVATE SPIES The 1980s were a decade of privatization. As a for- @@ -181,10 +181,10 @@ Times":

George Miller (D-CA) whose house subcommittee has been investigating environmental crimes allegedly committed by the consortium which is composed of British Petroleum, Exxon, ARCO, Phillips, Unocal, Mobil - and Amerada Hess.

+ and Amerada Hess.

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yer friendly neighborhood ratman

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/insur.xml b/pythonCode/output/insur.xml index 4476fe0..58ea2bb 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/insur.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/insur.xml @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@

To:.... All people who value freedom From:........ Lance Rock, project leader Subj:........ Games played on us by Insurances firms, Banks and others. -Project X.... Information has been provided by +Project X.... Information has been provided by . National Commodity & Barter Association (Constitutional Taxation and Law) -Bob Huebner (602) 954-8885 +Bob Huebner (602) 954-8885 . $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$ $$$$$$ @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ financial dealings. Bank loan customers are often obligated to purchase insurance through the bank's facilities. Insurance firms have done such a job building power bases that they have convinced city governments to pay millions of dollars in premiums when the city could easily be self- -insured. Often the insurance carrier is smallar than the city government +insured. Often the insurance carrier is smallar than the city government it insures, but it continues to collect excessive premiums. When small harassment claims are made, instead of fighting them to set an example that unfounded claims will not be paid, they settle it for a few thousand @@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ do add up to a profitable bundle. . MANATORY INSURANCE-IT IS NOT! . - Mandatory insurance? Don't you believe it! There is nothing mandatory + Mandatory insurance? Don't you believe it! There is nothing mandatory about the so-called Mandatory Insurance laws your state may have on its books. It's another of the double-speak word games designed to trick -people into surrendering their rights. The words and meanings have beeb so +people into surrendering their rights. The words and meanings have beeb so twisted around in our laws and courts that you can't even be certain that a person whose record indicates something as blatant as a "sex offender" ever did anything wrong. @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ satisfactory arrangements to correct the financial harm you have caused. But, to require you to have insurance BEFORE you have been declared financially irresponsible-BEFORE you can license your car (pay the taxes -on it)-BEFORE you can operate your car-that is PRIOR RESTRAINT and +on it)-BEFORE you can operate your car-that is PRIOR RESTRAINT and violates the Constitutional Limits placed on government which requires Due Process of Law and mandates that everyone shall be considered innocent until proven guilty. You may never be involved in an accident @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ title the media could use to erroneously promulgate a myth of mandatory insurance. Then it was given a sub-title to further mislead the public. The sub-title usually reads "All vehicles required to have liability insurance." Following the Title and -sub-title comes the body copy of the rule. That is waht +sub-title comes the body copy of the rule. That is waht really counts. Titles do not mean a thing. If you want to entitle a law "ANTI-CHILD ABUSE LAW" and then draft body copy to make it illigal to chew gum on @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ them if you read very carefully, but the rulings are no obvious. If they were, this book would not have been published. If all the lawyers knew about all the differences, the government bureaucrats and power brokers would not be able to use rule to circumvent -the Constitutional restrictions and Unalienable Rights of the peoople. The +the Constitutional restrictions and Unalienable Rights of the peoople. The Supreme Court of the United States is very adept at keeping the double- speak game going. If an appeal is taken to our highest court and the questions is not phrased in a manner which would allow them to give a @@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ drive less would pay less. . to encourage you to find out more. This is our country. . This material came from Chapter Nine in . -. "Break the Rules and Win written by J.Jay Evenson" +. "Break the Rules and Win written by J.Jay Evenson" . . Want to join us? Want to protect your family? . Want to learn how much power knowing your rights @@ -313,10 +313,10 @@ drive less would pay less. . (This could save many lives)! Want to find out more? . Call us today. . -. Project X is sponsored by +. Project X is sponsored by . National Commodity & Barter Association . ** Constitutional Taxation and Law ** -. Bob Huebner (602) 954-8885 +. Bob Huebner (602) 954-8885 . . Let us ask you a question? Was this material valuable . to you? We are looking for special people out there with diff --git a/pythonCode/output/inthenam.xml b/pythonCode/output/inthenam.xml index f127101..7824f24 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/inthenam.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/inthenam.xml @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ and the radio station, severing Katanga's communications with the outside world... One came to the conclusion that the U.N.'s action was intended to make it more difficult for correspondents to let the world know what was going on in Katanga...(1) --- Smith Hempstone +-- Smith Hempstone Rebels, Mercenaries, and Dividends, 1962

Early in 1987, millions of American television viewers tuned in to @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ trials without HABEAS CORPUS.

Said a newspaper report of that Texas invasion: "But the staged action almost became actual drama when one student and two troopers forgot it was only make-believe. -'Ain't nobody going to make me get up,' cried John Snell, +'Ain't nobody going to make me get up,' cried John Snell, 17, his face beet-red. One of the paratroopers shoved the butt of his rifle within inches of Snell's face and snarled, 'You want this butt placed in your teeth? Get up.'"

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ UN command, making it possible for our nation's military forces to be used in a REAL U.N. invasion at some future date anywhere in the world.

-

Interestingly, the Kennedy FREEDOM FROM WAR plan differed little from +

Interestingly, the Kennedy FREEDOM FROM WAR plan differed little from one proposed earlier that same month by the Soviet-dominated "nonaligned" nations at a conference held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.(4) And it was merely an expansion of the policy enunciated by Secretary @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Defense Analyses (contract No. SCC 28270) to prepare a study showing how disarmament could be employed to lead to world government. On March 10, 1962, the Institute delivered Study Memorandum No. 7, A WORLD EFFECTIVELY CONTROLLED BY THE UNITED NATIONS, -written by Lincoln P. Bloomfield (CFR).(5) Dr. Bloomfield had himself +written by Lincoln P. Bloomfield (CFR).(5) Dr. Bloomfield had himself recently served with the State Department's disarmament staff, and while writing his important work was serving as an associate professor of political science and director of the Arms Control Project at the @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ CONTEMPLATED REGIME WILL OCCASIONALLY BE REFERRED TO UNBLUSHINGLY AS A "WORLD GOVERNMENT." (10) [Emphasis added]

-

If government is "force" -- as George Washington so simply and +

If government is "force" -- as George Washington so simply and accurately defined it -- then world government is "world force." Which means that Bloomfield and those who commissioned his report and agreed with its overall recommendations wanted to create a global entity with @@ -294,20 +294,20 @@ Western news media, and especially the United Nations.(16)

The stage was already set for the horrible drama that would soon unfold when Belgium's King Baudouin announced independence for the Belgian Congo on June 30,1960. The Soviets, who had been agitating and -organizing in the Congo for years, were ready. Patrice Lumumba was +organizing in the Congo for years, were ready. Patrice Lumumba was their man, bought and paid for with cash, arms, luxuries, and all the women, gin, and hashish he wanted. With his Soviet and Czech -"diplomats" and "technicians" who swarmed all over the Congo, Lumumba +"diplomats" and "technicians" who swarmed all over the Congo, Lumumba was able to control the Congo elections.(17)

-

With Lumumba as premier and Joseph Kasavubu as president, peaceful -independence lasted one week. Then Lumumba unleashed a communist reign +

With Lumumba as premier and Joseph Kasavubu as president, peaceful +independence lasted one week. Then Lumumba unleashed a communist reign of terror against the populace, murdering and torturing men, women, and children. Amidst this sea of carnage and terror, the province of Katanga remained, by comparison, an island of peace, order, and stability. Under the able leadership of the courageous Moise Kapenda -Tshombe, Katanga declared its independence from the central Congolese -regime. "I am seceding from chaos," declared President Tshombe, a +Tshombe, Katanga declared its independence from the central Congolese +regime. "I am seceding from chaos," declared President Tshombe, a devout Christian and an ardent anti-communist.(18)

These were the days when the whole world witnessed the cry and the @@ -317,10 +317,10 @@ independence would have been greeted with the same huzzahs at the UN and elsewhere that similar declarations from dozens of communist revolutionary movements and pip-squeak dictatorships had evoked.

-

But it was Tshombe's misfortune to be pro-Western, pro-free +

But it was Tshombe's misfortune to be pro-Western, pro-free enterprise, and pro-constitutionally limited government at a time when the governments of both the U.S. and the USSR were supporting Marxist -"liberators" throughout the world. Nikita Khrushchev declared Tshombe +"liberators" throughout the world. Nikita Khrushchev declared Tshombe to be "a turncoat, a traitor to the interests of the Congolese people."(19) American liberals and the rabble at the UN dutifully echoed the hue and cry.

@@ -329,13 +329,13 @@ echoed the hue and cry.

with the USSR in support of a UN resolution authorizing the world body to send troops to the Congo.(20) These troops were used, NOT to stop the bloody reign of terror being visited on the rest of the Congo, but -to assist Lumumba, the chief terrorist, in his efforts to subjugate +to assist Lumumba, the chief terrorist, in his efforts to subjugate Katanga. Within four days of the passage of that resolution, thousands of UN troops were flown on U.S. transports into the Congo, where they joined in the campaign against the only island of sanity in all of black Africa.

-

Smith Hempstone, African correspondent for the Chicago Daily News, +

Smith Hempstone, African correspondent for the Chicago Daily News, gave this firsthand account of the December 1961 UN attack on Elisabethville, the capital of Katanga:

@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ what was going on in Katanga...

A car pulled up in front of the Grand Hotel Leopold II where all of us were staying. "Look at the work of the American criminals," sobbed the Belgian driver. "Take a -picture and send it to Kennedy!" In the backseat, his eyes +picture and send it to Kennedy!" In the backseat, his eyes glazed with shock, sat a wounded African man cradling in his arms the body of his ten-year-old son. The child's face and belly had been smashed to jelly by mortar @@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ chapter of UN history -- even though the progress toward establishing a permanent UN army makes full knowledge of every part of it more vital than ever. Among the considerable body of additional testimony about the atrocities, we highly recommend THE FEARFUL MASTER by G. -Edward Griffin; WHO KILLED THE CONGO? by Philippa Schuyler; REBELS, -MERCENARIES, AND DIVIDENDS by Smith Hempstone; and 46 Angry Men by the +Edward Griffin; WHO KILLED THE CONGO? by Philippa Schuyler; REBELS, +MERCENARIES, AND DIVIDENDS by Smith Hempstone; and 46 Angry Men by the 46 doctors of Elisabethville.

In 1962, a private group of Americans, outraged at our government's @@ -383,9 +383,9 @@ actions against the freedom-seeking Katangese, attempted to capture on film the truth about what was happening in the Congo. They produced KATANGA: THE UNTOLD STORY, an hour-long documentary narrated by Congressman Donald L. Jackson. With newsreel footage and testimony -from eyewitnesses, including a compelling interview with Tshombe +from eyewitnesses, including a compelling interview with Tshombe himself, the program exposed the criminal activities and brutal -betrayal perpetrated on a peaceful people by the Kennedy +betrayal perpetrated on a peaceful people by the Kennedy Administration, other Western leaders, and top UN officials. It documents the fact that UN (including U.S.) planes deliberately bombed Katanga's schools, hospitals, and churches, while UN troops @@ -408,8 +408,8 @@ of the organization.

Following the Policy Line

Why did the government of the United States side with the Soviet Union -and the United Nations in their support of communists Lumumba and -Kasavubu and their denunciation of Tshombe? Why did our nation supply +and the United Nations in their support of communists Lumumba and +Kasavubu and their denunciation of Tshombe? Why did our nation supply military assistance to and an official endorsement of the UN's military action against Katanga? The answer to both questions is that our government was guided by the same "world order" policy line laid @@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ their satellite empire and were aggressively instigating revolutions throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

And, as was later demonstrated by the historical research of Dr. -Antony Sutton and other scholars, all of these Soviet conquests had +Antony Sutton and other scholars, all of these Soviet conquests had been immeasurably helped by massive and continuous transfusions from the West to the Kremlin of money, credit, technology, and scientific knowledge(28) It was arranged for and provided by the same @@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ might be within reach.(31)

after, urged increased U.S. economic, scientific, and agricultural assistance to the Soviet Union. These recommendations are totally consistent with the long-range "merger" plans admitted to a decade -before by Ford Foundation President Rowan Gaither. And both Republican +before by Ford Foundation President Rowan Gaither. And both Republican and Democratic administrations have followed the same overall policy ever since. But world order think-tank specialists like Bloomfield realized that the incremental progress made through these programs was @@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ reporting on the emerging reality of "Superpowers as Superpartners" and "a new order... the United States and the Soviet Union, united for crisis management around the globe."(35) [Emphasis added]

-

In a seeming tipping of his hat to Bloomfield, President Bush would +

In a seeming tipping of his hat to Bloomfield, President Bush would state in his official August 1991 report, NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY OF THE UNITED STATES: "I hope history will record that the Gulf crisis was the crucible of the new world order."(36)

@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ Soviet Union as a real partner."

The long-planned partnership began to take form officially with the signing of "A Charter for American-Russian Partnership and Friendship" -by Presidents Bush and Yeltsin on June 17, 1992.

+by Presidents Bush and Yeltsin on June 17, 1992.

Among the many commitments for joint action in this agreement, we find the following:

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/intro.xml b/pythonCode/output/intro.xml index fefa7e8..dd3aff2 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/intro.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/intro.xml @@ -2,11 +2,11 @@

An INTRODUCTION to -************************* HYPERSPACE ************************** +************************* HYPERSPACE ************************** in Your Everyday Life

-

WHERE IS HYPERSPACE? +

WHERE IS HYPERSPACE? ------ and ------ HOW DO WE GET THERE FROM HERE? -----------------------------

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ language. The mysterious supernal and infernal regions were

populated with gods and goddesses, devils and demons, angels and

-

fairies, ghosts and goblins, chimerae of every conception. On an

+

fairies, ghosts and goblins, chimerae of every conception. On an

Olympian stage, the immortal spirits acted out the universal

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ language. The mysterious supernal and infernal regions were

answer spiritual needs for intangible ideals. Mentor and Merlin

-

are reincarnated as Obi Wan Kenobi and Yoda; as the last of the

+

are reincarnated as Obi Wan Kenobi and Yoda; as the last of the

Jedi Knights of a Round Table on some planetary Camelot, Luke

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ language. The mysterious supernal and infernal regions were

they plot the PSI factors defining the virtual state of the ------------------------ -quantum field. Like Moliere's BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME, everyone +quantum field. Like Moliere's BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME, everyone ------------- lives in The Twilight Zone without knowing it. After reading ----------------- @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ this book, you will be able to recognize the landscape of

hyperspace in your everyday life. The immortal spirits are very

-

real entities, and God is alive and well on the street where you

+

real entities, and God is alive and well on the street where you

live.

@@ -156,17 +156,17 @@ is far from complete.

SIDE-1

-

Most lovers of literature know that "Gulliver's

+

Most lovers of literature know that "Gulliver's

Travels is a satire on the politics of Jonathan

Swift's time and place but did you realize that

-

"Alice In Wonderland" and "Through The Looking

+

"Alice In Wonderland" and "Through The Looking

Glass" are cryptic explorations of hyperspace?

-

Alice's adventures are a comic dramatization of the

+

Alice's adventures are a comic dramatization of the

very same protean confusions, instabilities,

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ is far from complete.

mathematical direction.

-

Lewis Carroll is the pen name of the Reverend

+

Lewis Carroll is the pen name of the Reverend

Charles Dodgson, a mathematician more competent

@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ triangular aspect of the cone as having the same identity as the

subject.

-

Since George Eastman provided everyone with a camera, we find

+

Since George Eastman provided everyone with a camera, we find

that most snapshots, like driver's IDs, can't be recognized by the

@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ triangular aspect of the cone as having the same identity as the

all other perceptions are distorted and repressed, occulted

-

behind the Veils of Maja. (SIDE-2) At the bottom line,

+

behind the Veils of Maja. (SIDE-2) At the bottom line,

intereference produces a pair of predominant patterns separated

@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ triangular aspect of the cone as having the same identity as the

gestalt. Virtue is not recognized as the front of vice, no light

-

is seen in darkness, and you have to know your TAO to find

+

is seen in darkness, and you have to know your TAO to find

strength in compliance. Union of complementary opposites

@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ triangular aspect of the cone as having the same identity as the

vices. When dissonant aspects of the loved one

-

appear from behind the Veils of Maja, they are

+

appear from behind the Veils of Maja, they are

perceived to belong to another person, a

@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ triangular aspect of the cone as having the same identity as the

perceive a good true-parent and a wicked step-

-

parent. Most people still cannot identify God

+

parent. Most people still cannot identify God

with the devil, nor can they perceive that

@@ -491,23 +491,23 @@ This is an object lesson in the difference between the structure of an entity in hyperspace and the form it presents in a lower dimensional space.

-

Since God is an Entity of utmost dimensional extent, +

Since God is an Entity of utmost dimensional extent, no man can look at a complete image of It in this lifetime --- and that is the reason for the religious prohibition against -graven images. In order to preclude any manifestation of The God +graven images. In order to preclude any manifestation of The God That Is All That Is from being worshipped as the One Big I, The First Commandment is engraved, "Thou shalt not hold any god -before Me." Anything less than God is the very devil, and the -devil grows more diabolical as it grows more Godly; the devil is -the Brightest Angel of them all.

+before Me." Anything less than God is the very devil, and the +devil grows more diabolical as it grows more Godly; the devil is +the Brightest Angel of them all.

-

The worship of anything less than God, no matter how Godly, -is Satanism; the good people of this world are far more +

The worship of anything less than God, no matter how Godly, +is Satanism; the good people of this world are far more dangerous than the bad. You see, the only difference between bad people and good people is that bad people say that all wars are good, whereas good people say that some wars are good; both sides agree that no war is bad unless it is lost. As the child -prays, "Dear God, please make all the bad people good and the +prays, "Dear God, please make all the bad people good and the good people nice."

30

@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ other viewing angles revealing the gradual transformation of the

------------------------------- hyper! Hyperspace is as familiar to you as your own mental ----- -concepts. How 'bout that, Dr. Einstein?

+concepts. How 'bout that, Dr. Einstein?

The science of physics is actually the physics of

@@ -655,13 +655,13 @@ concepts. How 'bout that, Dr. Einstein?

provoke rage, denial, and repression of

-

everything you say. The TAO teaches that the

+

everything you say. The TAO teaches that the

battle does not go to the strong, nor the race

to the swift, but to the gentle and the

-

patient; this is the true meaning of Jesus'

+

patient; this is the true meaning of Jesus'

promise that the meek will inherit the Earth.

@@ -695,19 +695,19 @@ concepts. How 'bout that, Dr. Einstein?

abstract concepts. (SIDE-1)

-

Plato wrote the original hyperspacial theory explaining

+

Plato wrote the original hyperspacial theory explaining

that each of the material bodies in this world is a

manifestation of an Ideal Form in Heaven. In modern mathematical

-

terms, Plato can be paraphrased to say that each individual

+

terms, Plato can be paraphrased to say that each individual

structure is a unique cross- section (or projection) of an

entity existing in a space of more than three dimensions,

-

intersecting with our tridimensional world. Plato conceived his

+

intersecting with our tridimensional world. Plato conceived his

concept of Universal Form by the mental process of verbal

@@ -715,9 +715,9 @@ concepts. How 'bout that, Dr. Einstein?

declared that the particular is derived from the abstract,

-

instead of the other way 'round; nevertheless, Plato is right.

+

instead of the other way 'round; nevertheless, Plato is right.

-

Since Plato explained that all individual differences are

+

Since Plato explained that all individual differences are

unique aspects of the ideal, and since wave interference is

@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ wave-forms arrange themselves according to the principle of the

to make a hologram. A hologram, therefore, is a tangible -------- -hyperspacial structure. How 'bout that, Dr. Gamow?

+hyperspacial structure. How 'bout that, Dr. Gamow?

A hologram looks like nothing so much as a compounded

@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ hyperspacial structure. How 'bout that, Dr. Gamow?

like when it becomes manifest in its entirety as a tridimensional

-

form. When Cecil B. DeMille represented the God of Moses as a

+

form. When Cecil B. DeMille represented the God of Moses as a

vortex of light, he was revealing his Unconscious knowledge of

@@ -850,9 +850,9 @@ hyperspacial structure. How 'bout that, Dr. Gamow?

SIDE-2

-

Christ is the God of Man, variously

+

Christ is the God of Man, variously

-

called The Son of God and The Son of Man. The

+

called The Son of God and The Son of Man. The

epithets of Christ mean that He is the

@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ hyperspacial structure. How 'bout that, Dr. Gamow?

photographic demonstration is not that good

-

looks are as good as God; the image of the

+

looks are as good as God; the image of the

Perfect Human Being is composed of every one

@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ hyperspacial structure. How 'bout that, Dr. Gamow?

approaches perfection, the greateris its power

-

for evil, and that is why Satan is the

+

for evil, and that is why Satan is the

Brightest Angel of them all, second only to

@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ hyperspacial structure. How 'bout that, Dr. Gamow?

electromagnetic substance. A word is an image of an ultraspatial

-

mental Form; words are the very Ideas that Plato talked about.

+

mental Form; words are the very Ideas that Plato talked about.

The tridimensional material eye can see only a unique,

@@ -1026,13 +1026,13 @@ mental concept extends through no fewer than four dimensions.

consciousness is Kronus, the Overlord of Time and Change.

-

The nemesis of abstraction, as Korzybski pointed out, is

+

The nemesis of abstraction, as Korzybski pointed out, is

that the symbol becomes the reality, and the individual

differences in the real world are occulted behind the Veils of

-

Maja. As the focus of the mind shifts from the immediately

+

Maja. As the focus of the mind shifts from the immediately

tangible world to verbal concepts, the mind becomes separated

@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ mental concept extends through no fewer than four dimensions.

about a preverbal Consciousness, before men created words and

-

subsequently mistook the symbol (idol) for reality (God); the

+

subsequently mistook the symbol (idol) for reality (God); the

Fall of Man and his Expulsion is the consequence of worshipping

@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ to open on the New Heaven and New Earth of hyperspace.

world of three dimensions also control the manifestations of

-

hyperspacial energies; e.g., e=mc^2 opens the way to the high-

+

hyperspacial energies; e.g., e=mc^2 opens the way to the high-

dimensional energies of the atom. Furthermore, the very forms in

@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ to open on the New Heaven and New Earth of hyperspace.

Artists, scientists, and mystics who glimpse spirits dimly

-

through the Veils of Maja limn a projection of the eternal

+

through the Veils of Maja limn a projection of the eternal

entities into the human dimensions of literature, theatre,

@@ -1150,23 +1150,23 @@ Like pictorial art, all cultural artifacts compress hyperspacial

perceived by people who mistake their words for real things and

-

their language for a real map. Philosophic disputes are word

+

their language for a real map. Philosophic disputes are word

wars; those who live by their words also die by their words.

The highest energies are manifest in the power of pure

-

thought, which mortals call God. Words are the coins of thought,

+

thought, which mortals call God. Words are the coins of thought,

like money is minted power. It is the extraspacial power of the

-

human God expressed through the words of men that vouchsafes our

+

human God expressed through the words of men that vouchsafes our

articulate species dominion over all the dumb beasts of the

field, and word power is the very Divine soul deficient in all

-

other planetary life. The extraspacial power of God expressed

+

other planetary life. The extraspacial power of God expressed

through the word is attested in John 1:1, IN THE BEGINNING WAS

@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ of our modern Eden is a red sports car.

become a parlour cliche among the scientifically literate. ZEN

-

Masters penetrate the Veils of Maja cast by verbal logic to

+

Masters penetrate the Veils of Maja cast by verbal logic to

apprehend reality by direct experience. (SIDE-1) Since they

@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ of our modern Eden is a red sports car.

ZEN disparages texts because no mathematical terminology existed

-

in its high and far-off times when the YOGAs were developed

+

in its high and far-off times when the YOGAs were developed

empirically. (*2) Nevertheless the Masters knew a mathematical

@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ of our modern Eden is a red sports car.

translating the language of the ZEN arts into the language of

-

modern science. This book could be called The Physics of TAO.

+

modern science. This book could be called The Physics of TAO.

The sage says, "Seek and ye will find. Ask and it will be

@@ -1290,11 +1290,11 @@ an immediate answer, you must know where to find it. No other

Self-knowledge, you see, is the special kind of knowledge that

-

releases a person from the KARMIC wheel of life and the rule of

+

releases a person from the KARMIC wheel of life and the rule of

-

Satan, however you conceive your devil. As soon as you answer

+

Satan, however you conceive your devil. As soon as you answer

-

the KOAN, you are expelled from Plato's cave, and the game of

+

the KOAN, you are expelled from Plato's cave, and the game of

darkness is over. The Laughing Buddha in the heart of your

@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ an immediate answer, you must know where to find it. No other

satisfies the curiosity without actually taking the terminal

-

gaze into the brilliant Face of God. Psychoanalysts get

+

gaze into the brilliant Face of God. Psychoanalysts get

plausible answers from all their patients; the trouble with

@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ FILENAME: INTRO-H

is innumerable different views of what you already know and

-

believe in different contexts. Since the TAO of "phasics" turns

+

believe in different contexts. Since the TAO of "phasics" turns

everything into its opposite, you will find that everything you

@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ As long as a doctrine is bigger than its believers, it opens

find our princes, and lick a lot of muddy feet before we find a

-

God that repays our belief with as much support as we give.

+

God that repays our belief with as much support as we give.

My comments on religions are not informed by scholarship

@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ has an entirely different meaning for Romans than for other

to supply popular demand. If you haven't come here from

-

Buckminster Fuller, see how his "Synergetics 1 & 2" grab you when

+

Buckminster Fuller, see how his "Synergetics 1 & 2" grab you when

you go there from here.

@@ -1760,7 +1760,7 @@ days of the week. Mathematics and metaphore, high philosophy and

lw=a, the only proof you have of its truth is that the wallpaper

-

fits the wall. As a consequence, Hitler was adequately trained

+

fits the wall. As a consequence, Hitler was adequately trained

to cut wall paper, but his groupies are unable to calculate the

@@ -1868,21 +1868,21 @@ fine division and increasingly accelerated velocity. Once you

has defied the entire scientific world for a century. Unlike

-

e=mc^2, which could not be implemented without an army of the

+

e=mc^2, which could not be implemented without an army of the

world's most creative engineers funded by national treasuries,

-

e=mc^3 is within the economic capacity of a home workshop,

+

e=mc^3 is within the economic capacity of a home workshop,

enabling free-enterprising Yankee know-how to open a new era of

peace and prosperity like the palmy days of Edison, Ford, Tesla,

-

the Wright Brothers, Tim Leary and Hugh Hefner. To the degree

+

the Wright Brothers, Tim Leary and Hugh Hefner. To the degree

that the experiments of Henry Moray, Thomas Townsend-Brown,

-

Bruce de Palma, and Pat Flanagan are as successful as they

+

Bruce de Palma, and Pat Flanagan are as successful as they

claim, the first lights are already shining into the New Age.

@@ -1946,7 +1946,7 @@ Crystals provide the means for tapping the titanic energies of

actually a living crystal, the most highly evolved crystal in

-

this world. Miracles are worked by holy men, such as Jesus,

+

this world. Miracles are worked by holy men, such as Jesus,

when they learn to alter the crystal parameters of their bodies.

@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ Crystals provide the means for tapping the titanic energies of

---- Philosopher's Stone sought by alchemists throughout history; ------------------- -like the Riddle of The Sphynx, Peter is the human body. The very +like the Riddle of The Sphynx, Peter is the human body. The very ----------------------- fact that the Philosopher King Arthur's Stone is sought indicates

@@ -1996,7 +1996,7 @@ fact that the Philosopher King Arthur's Stone is sought indicates

discoveries in the ZEN martial arts will be told when I finish

-

writing the first book I began, "FIERCE LOVE --- The Secret

+

writing the first book I began, "FIERCE LOVE --- The Secret

of Spiritual Power in The ZEN MARTIAL ARTS".

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/iraqmiss.xml b/pythonCode/output/iraqmiss.xml index 3f68306..42b00cd 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/iraqmiss.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/iraqmiss.xml @@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ thrust of 70 tons. * Tammuz: Possibly another version (or use) of the Al-Abid. Has a range of 2,000km (1,250 miles). Was tested in Dec 1989. Warhead could be 500-1,000 pounds. - * Condor-II: Developed jointly with Egypt and Argentina. It + * Condor-II: Developed jointly with Egypt and Argentina. It would have had a range of 965km (600 miles) and carried a 1,000- pound warhead, but the project was derailed by US diplomatic More : Yes/No ? -pressure. Iraq, which viewed Condor as only one of several +pressure. Iraq, which viewed Condor as only one of several programs, appears to have allowed it to drop while using much of the German and Italian technology in the Fahd. * Al-Husayn: A modified version of the Soviet Scud rocket. The @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ miles), more than enough to reach Israel. The improved range More : Yes/No ? does not bring more Iranian cities within striking distance, but does allow the missile to be launched from most of Iraq, rather -than the limited area north of Al Amarah where most Al-Husayns +than the limited area north of Al Amarah where most Al-Husayns were launched. The small 250-pound warhead would be little more than a nuisance (beyond the city block it fell into) unless it was equipped with a chemical charge. It is reportedly much more diff --git a/pythonCode/output/ironmoun.xml b/pythonCode/output/ironmoun.xml index 18f8cee..c28f463 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/ironmoun.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/ironmoun.xml @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 18:49:55 GMT

f_gautjw@ccsvax.sfasu.edu writes:

>inalienable rights of man to one more akin to that expressed by ->Leonard Lewin in his truer than life novel "Report from Iron Mountain": +>Leonard Lewin in his truer than life novel "Report from Iron Mountain": > >The organizing principle of any society is for war. The >basic authority of a modern state over its people resides @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ believe to be a practical and necessary course of action.

When the Special Study Group was established in August, 1963, its members were instructed to govern their deliberations in accordance -with three principal criteria. Briefly stated, they were these: +with three principal criteria. Briefly stated, they were these: 1) military-style objectivity; 2) avoidance of preconceived value assumptions; 3) inclusion of all relevant areas of theory and data.

@@ -191,13 +191,13 @@ rule of law and order," etc. [1] Another line of argument frequently taken is that disarmament would entail comparatively little disruption of the economy, since it need only be partial; we will deal with this approach later. Yet genuine objectivity in war studies is -often criticized as inhuman. As Herman Kahn, the writer on strategic +often criticized as inhuman. As Herman Kahn, the writer on strategic studies best known to the general public, put it: "Critics frequently -object to the icy rationality of the Hudson Institute, the Rand +object to the icy rationality of the Hudson Institute, the Rand Corporation, and other such organizations. I'm always tempted to ask in reply, 'Would you prefer a warm, human error? Do you feel better with a nice emotional mistake?'" [2] And, as Secretary of -Defense Robert S. McNamara has pointed out, in reference to facing +Defense Robert S. McNamara has pointed out, in reference to facing up to the possibility of nuclear war, "Some people are afraid even to look over the edge. But in a thermonuclear war we cannot afford any political acrophobia." [3] Surely it should be self-evident @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ premises as axiomatic values necessary for the justification of a study of peace issues. We have not found them so. We have attempted to apply the standards of physical science to our thinking, the principal characteristic of which is not quantification, as is -popularly believed, but that, in Whitehead's words, "... it ignores +popularly believed, but that, in Whitehead's words, "... it ignores all judgments of value; for instance, all esthetic and moral judgments." [4] Yet it is obvious that any serious investigation of a problem, however "pure," must be informed by some normative @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ corollary to survival, the stability of this society.

It is interesting, we believe, to note that the most dispassionate planners of nuclear strategy also recognize that the stability of society is the one bedrock value that {cannot} be avoided. Secretary -McNamara has defended the need for American nuclear superiority on +McNamara has defended the need for American nuclear superiority on the grounds that it "makes possible a strategy designed to preserve the fabric of our societies if war should occur." [5] A former member of the Department of State policy planning staff goes further. @@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ more or less inspired guess-work. Those which have been suggested as model procedures for effectuating international arms control and eventual disarmament are necessarily imaginative, although closely reasoned; in this respect they resemble the "war games" -analyses of the Rand Corporation, with which they share a common +analyses of the Rand Corporation, with which they share a common conceptual origin.

All such scenarios that have been seriously put forth imply dependence @@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ be considered wasteful if it achieves its contextual objective. The phrase "wasteful but necessary," applied not only to war expenditures, but to most of the "unproductive" commercial activities of our society, is a contradiction in terms. "... The attacks that -have since the time of Samuel's criticism of King Saul been leveled +have since the time of Samuel's criticism of King Saul been leveled against military expenditures as waste may well have concealed or misunderstood the point that some kinds of waste may have a larger social utility." [13]

@@ -834,9 +834,9 @@ against the elimination of necessary social classes. As economic productivity increases to a level further and further above that of minimum subsistence, it becomes more and more difficult for a society to maintain distribution patterns insuring the existence -of "hewers of wood and drawers of water." The further progress of +of "hewers of wood and drawers of water." The further progress of automation can be expected to differentiate still more sharply -between "superior" workers and what Ricardo called "menials," while +between "superior" workers and what Ricardo called "menials," while simultaneously aggravating the problem of maintaining an unskilled labor supply.

@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ also provides the precedent for collective willingness of members of a society to pay a blood price for institutions far less central to social organization than war. To take a handy example, "... rather than accept speed limits of twenty miles an hour we prefer -to let automobiles kill forty thousand people a year." [22] A Rand +to let automobiles kill forty thousand people a year." [22] A Rand analyst puts it in more general terms and less rhetorically: "I am sure that there is, in effect, a desirable level of automobile accidents - desirable, that is, from a broad point of view; in the @@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ improvement, is the fundamental purpose of natural selection, if it can be said to have a purpose, just as it is the basic premise of this study.

-

But as the polemologist Gaston Bouthoul [27] has pointed out, other +

But as the polemologist Gaston Bouthoul [27] has pointed out, other institutions that were developed to serve this ecological function have proved even less satisfactory. (They include such established forms as these: infanticide, practiced chiefly in ancient and @@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ and mutations. It seems clear that a new quasi-eugenic function of war is now in process of formation that will have to be taken into account in any transition plan. For the time being, the Department of Defense appears to have recognized such factors, as has been -demonstrated by the planning under way by the Rand Corporation to +demonstrated by the planning under way by the Rand Corporation to cope with the breakdown in the ecological balance anticipated after a thermonuclear war. The Department has also begun to stockpile birds, for example, against the expected proliferation of @@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ Elsewhere, literature, music, painting, sculpture, and architecture that has won lasting acceptance has invariably dealt with a theme of war, expressly or implicitly, and has expressed the centricity of war to society. The war in question may be national conflict, -as in Shakespeare's plays, Beethoven's music, or Goya's paintings, +as in Shakespeare's plays, Beethoven's music, or Goya's paintings, or it may be reflected in the form of religious, social, or moral struggle, as in the work of Dante, Rembrandt, and Bach. Art that cannot be classified as war-oriented is usually described as @@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ of military communications requirements), the assembly line (from Civil War firearms needs), the steel-frame building (from the steel battleship), the canal lock, and so on. A typical adaptation can be seen in a device as modest as the common lawnmower; it developed ->from the revolving scythe devised by Leonardo da Vinci to precede +>from the revolving scythe devised by Leonardo da Vinci to precede a horse-powered vehicle into enemy ranks.

The most direct relationship can be found in medical technology. @@ -1580,7 +1580,7 @@ service workers. This presumption also informs the otherwise hardheaded ratiocination of the "Unarmed Forces" plan.

The problem has been addressed, in the language of popular sociology, -by Secretary McNamara. "Even in our abundant societies, we have +by Secretary McNamara. "Even in our abundant societies, we have reason enough to worry over the tensions that coil and tighten among underprivileged young people, and finally flail out in delinquency and crime. What are we to expect ... where mounting @@ -1592,13 +1592,13 @@ United States to give two years of service to his country - whether in one of the military services, in the Peace Corps, or in some other volunteer developmental work at home or abroad. We could encourage other countries to do the same." [35] Here, as elsewhere -throughout this significant speech, Mr. McNamara has focused, +throughout this significant speech, Mr. McNamara has focused, indirectly but unmistakably, on one of the key issues bearing on a possible transition to peace, and has later indicated, also indirectly, a rough approach to its resolution, again phrased in the language of the current war system.

-

It seems clear that Mr. McNamara and other proponents of the +

It seems clear that Mr. McNamara and other proponents of the peace-corps surrogate for this war function lean heavily on the success of the paramilitary Depression programs mentioned in the last section. We find the precedent wholly inadequate in degree. @@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ historical periods. [38]

Considering the the shortcomings of war as a mechanism of selective population control, it might appear that devising substitutes for -this function should be comparatively simple. Schematically this +this function should be comparatively simple. Schematically this so, but the problem of timing the transition to a new ecological balancing device makes the feasibility of substitution less certain.

@@ -2458,13 +2458,13 @@ developments it will have, at least in part, initiated.

Reply to the Inquiry of the Secretary-General of the United Nations} (Washington, D.C.: USGPO, June 1964), pp. 8-9.

-

2. Herman Kahn, {Thinking About the Unthinkable} (New York: Horizon, +

2. Herman Kahn, {Thinking About the Unthinkable} (New York: Horizon, 1962), p. 35.

-

3. Robert S. McNamara, in an address before the American Society +

3. Robert S. McNamara, in an address before the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Montreal, P.Q., Canada, 18 May 1966.

-

4. Alfred North Whitehead, in "The Anatomy of Some Scientific +

4. Alfred North Whitehead, in "The Anatomy of Some Scientific Ideas," included in {The Aims of Education} (New York: Macmillan, 1929).

@@ -2474,10 +2474,10 @@ Ideas," included in {The Aims of Education} (New York: Macmillan, Stabilizer," {The New Republic} (28 December 1963).

7. Kenneth E. Boulding, "The World War Industry as an Economic -Problem," in Emile Benoit and Kenneth E. Boulding (eds.), {Disarmament +Problem," in Emile Benoit and Kenneth E. Boulding (eds.), {Disarmament and the Economy} New York: Harper and Row, 1963).

-

8. McNamara, in ASNE Montreal address cited.

+

8. McNamara, in ASNE Montreal address cited.

9. {Report of the Committee on the Economic Impact of Defense and Disarmament} (Washington: USGPO, July 1965).

@@ -2489,10 +2489,10 @@ Report} (March 1966).

Business Review} (Jan.-Feb. 1964) for a concise example of this reasoning.

-

12. Seymour Melman, "The Cost of Inspection for Disarmament," in -Benoit and Boulding, {op}. {cit}.

+

12. Seymour Melman, "The Cost of Inspection for Disarmament," in +Benoit and Boulding, {op}. {cit}.

-

13. Arthur I. Waskow, {Toward the Unarmed Forces of the United +

13. Arthur I. Waskow, {Toward the Unarmed Forces of the United States} (Washington: Institute for Policy Studies, 1966), p. 9. (This is the unabridged edition of the text of a report and proposal prepared for a seminar of strategists and Congressmen in 1965; it @@ -2525,17 +2525,17 @@ combat problem of present-day infantry officers: the unwillingness of otherwise "trained" troops to fire at an enemy close enough to be recognizable as an individual rather than simply as a target.

-

22. Herman Kahn, {On Thermonuclear War} (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton +

22. Herman Kahn, {On Thermonuclear War} (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1960), p. 42.

23. John D. Williams, "The Nonsense about Safe Driving," {Fortune} (September 1958).

-

24. {Vide} most recently K. Lorenz, in {Das Sogenannte Boese: zur +

24. {Vide} most recently K. Lorenz, in {Das Sogenannte Boese: zur Naturgeschichte der Aggression} (Vienna: G. Borotha-Schoeler Verlag, 1964).

-

25. Beginning with Herbert Spencer and his contemporaries, but +

25. Beginning with Herbert Spencer and his contemporaries, but largely ignored for nearly a century.

26. As in recent draft-law controversy, in which the issue of @@ -2569,10 +2569,10 @@ any published program as a model; similarities are unavoidably coincidental rather than tendentious.

32. {Vide} the reception of a "Freedom Budget for all Americans," -proposed by A. Philip Randolph {et al}; it is a ten-year plan, +proposed by A. Philip Randolph {et al}; it is a ten-year plan, estimated by its sponsors to cost $185 billion.

-

33. Waskow, {op}. {cit}.

+

33. Waskow, {op}. {cit}.

34. By several current theorists, most extensively and effectively by Robert R. Harris in {The Real Enemy}, an unpublished doctoral @@ -2596,7 +2596,7 @@ and California, as well as in Mexico and the U.S.S.R. Preliminary test applications are scheduled in Southeast Asia, in countries not yet announced.

-

40. Expressed in the writings of H. Marshall McLuhan, in {Understanding +

40. Expressed in the writings of H. Marshall McLuhan, in {Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man} (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964) and elsewhere.

@@ -2629,7 +2629,7 @@ modifications of the same factors, however, since minor variations in a proposed final condition may have disproportionate effects on phasing.

-

43. Edward Teller, quoted in {War/Peace Report} (December 1964).

+

43. Edward Teller, quoted in {War/Peace Report} (December 1964).

44. E.g., the highly publicized "Delphi technique" and other, more sophisticated procedures. A new system, especially suitable for @@ -2638,17 +2638,17 @@ study in order to hypothecate mensurable "peace games"; a manual of this system is being prepared and will be submitted for general distribution among appropriate agencies. For older, but still useful, techniques, see Norman C. Dalkey's {Games and Simulations} -(Santa Monica, Calif.: Rand, 1964).

+(Santa Monica, Calif.: Rand, 1964).

45. A primer-level example of the obvious and long overdue need -for such translation is furnished by Kahn (in {Thinking About the +for such translation is furnished by Kahn (in {Thinking About the Unthinkable}, p. 102). Under the heading "Some Awkward Choices" he compares four hypothetical policies: a certain loss of $3,000; a .1 chance of loss of $300,000; a .01 chance of loss of $30,000,000; and a .001 chance of loss of $3,000,000,000. A government decision-maker would "very likely" choose in that order. But what if "lives are at stake rather than -dollars"? Kahn suggests that the order of choice would be reversed, +dollars"? Kahn suggests that the order of choice would be reversed, although current experience does not support this opinion. Rational war research can and must make it possible to express, without ambiguity, lives in terms of dollars and vice versa; the choices @@ -2658,7 +2658,7 @@ need not be, and cannot be, "awkward."

techniques up to now limited to such circumscribed purposes as improving kill-ammunition ratios determining local choice between precision and saturation bombing, and other minor tactical, and -occasionally strategic, ends. The slowness of Rand, I.D.A., and +occasionally strategic, ends. The slowness of Rand, I.D.A., and other responsible analytic organizations to extend cost-effectiveness and related concepts beyond early-phase applications has already been widely remarked on and criticized elsewhere.

@@ -2666,7 +2666,7 @@ been widely remarked on and criticized elsewhere.

47. The inclusion of institutional factors in war-game techniques has been given some rudimentary consideration in the Hudson Institute's {Study for Hypothetical Narratives for Use in Command -and Control Systems Planning} (by William Pfaff and Edmund Stillman; +and Control Systems Planning} (by William Pfaff and Edmund Stillman; Final report published 1963). But here, as with other war and peace studies to date, what has blocked the logical extension of new analytic techniques has been a general failure to understand and diff --git a/pythonCode/output/issue-15.xml b/pythonCode/output/issue-15.xml index 6d38b78..3acba74 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/issue-15.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/issue-15.xml @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ What & Whom - Precisely

A comprehensive and realistic survey of the situation as it exists to date by carefully sorting out the pretenders, the friends and the -enemies of the White Race.

+enemies of the White Race.

Throughout history - individuals, groups, organizations, religions - have been trying to "save" others of like categories from @@ -18,19 +18,19 @@ the viewpoint of the observer. Some of these campaigns to save somebody from something have been of long duration (thousands years) some of only recent origin, some of temporary and frivolous nature. -Since we ourselves are engaged in a holy war to save the White +Since we ourselves are engaged in a holy war to save the White Race from mongrelization and extinction, it behooves us to take a clearer look at what some other groups and individuals are doing, have been doing, and will be doing. We want to more dearly delineate those who might be our allies. We also want to expose more clearly those who are obviously our out-and-out enemies, but have not been -recognized as such by most of our White Racial Comrades. +recognized as such by most of our White Racial Comrades. One other matter I want to clarify. Since we of the Church of the Creator have been so carelessly classified and categorized with several previously existing organizations, we again want to make it abundantly dear that we are a comprehensive and far-reaching racial religion that is dedicated to the survival, expansion and advance- -ment of the White Race, and the White Race alone. As such we are +ment of the White Race, and the White Race alone. As such we are unique and none other exists today, and as far as we know, in all previous history none has ever existed before. So let us look at history and examine precisely WHO has been @@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ EGYPTIAN CIVIlIZATION

As I have reviewed in the articles on Egypt in RACIAL LOYAL- -TY Nos. 11 and 12, the entire Egyptian civilization, the first really -Great White civilization, was overwhelmingly dominated by religion. +TY Nos. 11 and 12, the entire Egyptian civilization, the first really +Great White civilization, was overwhelmingly dominated by religion. Furthermore, their religious beliefs were wholly based on FIC- TITIOUS CONCEPTS, rooted in superstition, gullibility and hocus- pocus. Intelligent and advanced as the Egyptians were, they never- @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ tice that has been greatly improved upon by modern religions,

especially the sophisticated electronic evangelists of today, the super con-artists of all time. (I) The idea of religious hymns was already spawned by the Egyptians. (m) The idea of baptism, cleansing the -"soul" by ablution with water. (n) The idea of one god (Akhnaton). +"soul" by ablution with water. (n) The idea of one god (Akhnaton). (o) Six of the highly touted "Ten Commandments" that the Jews brag they gave to the world were really plagiarized directly from the Egyp- tians. (p) There are a number of other hocus-pocus religious ideas, @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ succeeded better than most.

Jews were spawned out of the religious milieu of the Egyptian culture. Certainly this accidental development has proved to be one of the most catastrophic events in the development of the -White Race and one which in the present era may well pro- +White Race and one which in the present era may well pro- ve to be the death knell of Nature's Finest. It is the holy vow of the Church Of The Creator to see to it that this will not happen.

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ wish.

They then set about turning these ideas into reality and went to work converting religion per se into a powerful racial tool - RACIAL RELIGION. They further copied from the Egyptians: (c) The -idea of monotheism (Akhnaton). (d) Building temples for their god +idea of monotheism (Akhnaton). (d) Building temples for their god (e) The idea of immortality. (f) The idea of the soul. (g) Life in the hereafter. (h) Rituals of worship. (i) Circumcision for members of their tribe. (j) Six of their "Ten Commandments". (k) Religion @@ -162,28 +162,28 @@ the Jews.

What do we Creators have in common with the Jews? Absolutely nothing, and everything. The Jews are our most vicious and bitter foes. It is our desire to wipe Judaism from the face of the earth -DELENDA EST JUDAICA is our battle cry! But we have learned +DELENDA EST JUDAICA is our battle cry! But we have learned just about everything from the Jews about how to build a racial -religion for the survival, expansion and advancement of the White +religion for the survival, expansion and advancement of the White Race.

One major difference between us and the Jews is this: Whereas the Jews have throughout their history been a parasitic minority liv- -ing on the backs of productive White civilizations, we Creators are -just the opposite. We White Creators are the most productive, +ing on the backs of productive White civilizations, we Creators are +just the opposite. We White Creators are the most productive, creative species on the face of the earth. We need no Jews, no mud races, no slaves, for our welfare and the sooner we get -all the parasites off of our back, the sooner every White Man +all the parasites off of our back, the sooner every White Man can live like a king. Nor do we plan to stay a minority. Whereas we have no desire to dominate or enslave anybody, we want to ex- -pand the White Race until we crowd out the mud races and inherit -the earth - all of it - for the White Race.

+pand the White Race until we crowd out the mud races and inherit +the earth - all of it - for the White Race.

* * * * *

Once we get the Jews, muds and other -parasites off our backs, every White Man can live -like a king and every White Woman like a queen.

+parasites off our backs, every White Man can live +like a king and every White Woman like a queen.

* * * * *

@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ genes and the value of a racial religion!

* * * * *

-

Help build a mighty White Racial Movement. +

Help build a mighty White Racial Movement. Help build CREATIVITY.

33 @@ -241,19 +241,19 @@ THE CHRISTIANS

Whereas the Judaic religion was spawned out of the hocus-pocus welter of Egyptian religions, Christianity in turn was a planned -deliberate outgrowth of Judaism. Without the Jews the White +deliberate outgrowth of Judaism. Without the Jews the White Race would never had the scourge of Christianity in- flicted upon it. I have already elaborated on this subject in NATURE'S ETERNAL RELIGION (Christ's Existence Not Substan- tiated By Historical Evidence) and several other places in my writings.

-

Briefly the story as it can be pieced together is this: When Rome +

Briefly the story as it can be pieced together is this: When Rome dominated the world in the first century C.E., (Common Era) they assimilated, among many other territories, the minor Judaic kingdom in Palestine, whose Capitol was Jerusalem. As always, although militarily conquered, the Jews were rebellious against authority. In order to subdue them and lay waste to their cities, Emperor Vespa- -sian sent General Titus to Judea to quell the rebellion. With a few +sian sent General Titus to Judea to quell the rebellion. With a few legions he laid siege to Jerusalem and in less than two years he con- quered and leveled Jerusalem to the ground.

@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ Of A Jew", in the WHITE MAN'S BIBLE)

The Jews took a deadly course of action for which the Romans were completely defenseless and unprepared, and which even while the poison was being administered to them, they never understood. -Even to this day the overwhelming majority of the White Race fails +Even to this day the overwhelming majority of the White Race fails to understand it, although the evidence is laid out before them, loud and clear.

@@ -306,10 +306,10 @@ disintegrated, and an ominous dark pall settled over Europe for the next thousand years. The Dark Ages set in.

The Jews had triumphed with their B-bomb (brain-bomb). Their -triumph over the White Race prevails to this day, more ominously +triumph over the White Race prevails to this day, more ominously than ever. The B-bomb is still ticking. What is it the Christians are trying to save? Why, souls! All kinds of souls! All kinds of souls -- White brown and black, from the fiery pit of hell. And who con- +- White brown and black, from the fiery pit of hell. And who con- cocted this horrible booby-trap? Why, the sweet loving (Jewish) god who at the same time is supposedly making a big to-do that he is trying to save us all from that same fiery pit.

@@ -321,39 +321,39 @@ stupid Christians swallowed the poisoned bait. (Read again "Fictitious Concepts" in R.L., Issue No. 7, of Expanding Creativity

What do we Creators have in common with the Christians? Not -much , except that about half of the Christians of the world are White, -and most White people, unfortunately, are still quasi-Christians.

+much , except that about half of the Christians of the world are White, +and most White people, unfortunately, are still quasi-Christians.

NATIONAL SOCIALISM

When we speak of the Nazis, I think it is extremely important -that we differentiate between the Nazi era of Adolf Hitler in Germany, +that we differentiate between the Nazi era of Adolf Hitler in Germany, and the neo-Nazi groups that have spawned here in America. They are not the same.

-

First the Hitler era. Since I reviewed fairly thoroughly "Germany, -Adolf Hitler and National Socialism" in Chapter 5, Book II of Nature's +

First the Hitler era. Since I reviewed fairly thoroughly "Germany, +Adolf Hitler and National Socialism" in Chapter 5, Book II of Nature's Eternal Religion (p.290), it is not necessary for me to do so again. I Will simply state what their goals were. Basically the thrust of -Hitler's movement was to (a) save Germany from Jewish communism -(b) tear up the Versailles Treaty and recover territories lost by Ger- +Hitler's movement was to (a) save Germany from Jewish communism +(b) tear up the Versailles Treaty and recover territories lost by Ger- many to surrounding countries (France, Poland, Czechoslovakia, ect.), (c) break the back of Jewish money manipulators (d) expand -German hegemony and territory castward into the fertile lands of

+German hegemony and territory castward into the fertile lands of

35

Russia and Eastern Europe. There is more, but basically this sums -it up. The main idea was pan-Germanism (Deutschland uber Alles!) -and vigorous German expansion, at the expense of many other White +it up. The main idea was pan-Germanism (Deutschland uber Alles!) +and vigorous German expansion, at the expense of many other White nations such as the French, Poles, Czechs, Slavs, Rumanians, Rus- sians and others.

We have now come to the helter-skelter of neo-Nazi groups -America that have sprung up since George Lincoln Rockwell reviv- +America that have sprung up since George Lincoln Rockwell reviv- ed the neo-Nazi movement in 1958. We could also cite the Silver Shirts of the 1930's, but they were actually a different breed, spawn- -ed and supported directly out of Germany, and died out when Ger- +ed and supported directly out of Germany, and died out when Ger- many lost the war.

What is it the neo-Nazis in America are trying to save?

@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ many lost the war.

breed, with motives as diverse and confused as are their members. Some are out-and-out plants organized by the Jews themselves so that the ADL can point with alarm to their -own dues paying members about the horrible threat of nas- +own dues paying members about the horrible threat of nas- cent Neo-Nazism. This drives the Jews wild and they will quickly cough up millions to help swell the war chest of the ADL. It works beautifully.

@@ -375,22 +375,22 @@ of them and find most of them are as confused as a little boy who has just lost his chewing gum on the floor of a chicken pen.

then there are the more serious type that want to emulate the -brilliant success of Hitler in the 1930's and believe they can transpose +brilliant success of Hitler in the 1930's and believe they can transpose those same procedures onto the American scene of the 1980's. Their -main success seems to pigeonhole itself into glorifying Adolf Hitler +main success seems to pigeonhole itself into glorifying Adolf Hitler (nothing wrong with that) but not in really having a ghost of a chance of actually building a meaningful movement in America to do the job that needs to be done. Why? Because they don't have a grasp on reality and only a superficial understanding of the situation. Among other things, they don't seem to understand at all (a) that -Hitler was a phenomena, a genius of unbounded energy, and the suc- +Hitler was a phenomena, a genius of unbounded energy, and the suc- cess of the movement was more due to the personality of this great unusual man than the philosophy he espoused, and (b) his program -was tailor-made for the situation in Germany during the 1920's, but +was tailor-made for the situation in Germany during the 1920's, but not geared to the America of the 1980's, and (c) were a young, vibrant -Hitler alive in America today he would, I am sure, take an altogether +Hitler alive in America today he would, I am sure, take an altogether different approach. (d) None of the personalities on the scene in -America today are even comparable to the genius of Hitler (e) That +America today are even comparable to the genius of Hitler (e) That because 13 million Americans fought against the Nazis in WWII, the Nazi image in anathema to average American,

@@ -416,11 +416,11 @@ to achieve the goals they don't have.

starts and there is blood flowing in the streets, then all these groups will unite!" Really? How are they going to do that? (Read again "Make Hay While The Sun Shines" in Racial Loyalty issue No. 13). Their -vague answer to that: "Hitler did it." That just isn't so. Hitler did not +vague answer to that: "Hitler did it." That just isn't so. Hitler did not unite with, or merge, the thousands of political groups that were -spawned in Germany after WWI. In fact, in his book Hitler definite- +spawned in Germany after WWI. In fact, in his book Hitler definite- ly denounces the merging of organizations as weakening and/or -destroying the original organizations. What Hitler did was con- +destroying the original organizations. What Hitler did was con- vert and absorb the individual members of other groups in- to one solid Nazi Party. In short, he polarized the individuals into one mighty movement under his leadership, and he did @@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ most powerful idea we have to work with, now or ever.

So what are the neo-Nazis trying to save? It varies from group to group. But the main thing they have in common is they are trying -to save their own hubris. (Webster defines hubris as overwhelming +to save their own hubris. (Webster defines hubris as overwhelming personal ego.)

THE ODINISTS

@@ -449,12 +449,12 @@ Thor or Wodin. Basically they use these Norse mythologies as a sort

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of backdrop, a Mythos, as Alfred Rosenberg would describe, to cling +

of backdrop, a Mythos, as Alfred Rosenberg would describe, to cling to as a point of departure.

But why must they use such cluttered window dressing as a necessary prop? True, the Vikings were great fighters and excellent -physical specimens, but intellectually they were on a level with Hagar +physical specimens, but intellectually they were on a level with Hagar the Horrible in the Comic Strips. Mostly they were highly illiterate and most of what we know about their mythologies were conveyed to us by the more literate Christians of a later date. In any case, the @@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ passed on and is now as dead as a doornail? The answer - nothing. We believe that the Odinists, good people that they are, should dump this unnecessary garbage and join with us In a full fledg- ed racial religion that covers the complete spectrum, but is not bogg- -ed down with a mass of ballast that can only be an insult to any White +ed down with a mass of ballast that can only be an insult to any White Man's intelligence.

What are the Odinists trying to save? Here we have to differen- @@ -491,12 +491,12 @@ unrelated categories. One, to vicariously relive the trappings of a bygone era. which, if it were to be really duplicated would be pretty miserable. and secondly. to revive a "mythos" upon which to build an "Aryan" religion end be able to point to it with pride and say "this -is a White Man's religion, not a Judeo-Christian religion". Although +is a White Man's religion, not a Judeo-Christian religion". Although even in this category their modern day version has many gaps and is incomplete, we Creators share these goals with Odinists. In rejec- ing Jewish Christianity the Odinists have already gone a long way towards our position. We there suggest that they stop play- -ing games, join with us all the way in a real White Man's +ing games, join with us all the way in a real White Man's religion that has the total Program, the Final Solution, the

38 @@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ country".

When asked: From whom? Their answers become extremely fuzzy. From the bureaucrats, from the Democrats, from the -Republicans, from Carter, from Reagan, from the politicians, from +Republicans, from Carter, from Reagan, from the politicians, from the C.F.R., from the Bilderbergers, from the Trilateralists, from the "internationalists", from the "insiders", from the communists, from the Zionists, from the Dual Loyalists, from the U. N., from special @@ -533,15 +533,15 @@ you fight and lay down your life to save this country so it could be populated with wall-to-wall niggers and other mud peoples, and run by the Jews? Would you try to "save the coun- try" although its government, press and whole power establishment -was intensely hostile to the White Race, and had, in fact a series +was intensely hostile to the White Race, and had, in fact a series of aggressive programs in force aimed at mongrelizing and/or com- -mitting genocide on the White Race? Would you fight for a govern- +mitting genocide on the White Race? Would you fight for a govern- ment and country whose loyalty was overwhelmingly for the bandit state of Israel and everything Jewish but extremely hostile to the -White Race? Would you again fight a war for a government +White Race? Would you again fight a war for a government and country that joined hands with the Russian communists in 1941, and fought a war that killed millions of our best -White men, only to save the necks of the Jewish monsters? +White men, only to save the necks of the Jewish monsters? At this point the Patriot becomes extremely alarmed, agitated, confused, and even hostile. They start mumbling incoherent phrases programmed into their unthinking minds by the Jewish propaganda @@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ BIBLE, namely Creative Credo Nos. 17, 18, 21, 29, 32 and several others.

What do we Creators have in common with the Patriots? Well, -quite a lot - mostly in the fact that the majority of our good White +quite a lot - mostly in the fact that the majority of our good White friends belong to this confused and helpless lot. It is also in this group that most of our potential members now lie dormant, in great need of both awakening and education.

@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ of both awakening and education.

Individuals and "patriotic" organizations, and post a warning. Most of the organizations that appeal to the average American's patriotism are Jew spawned, are designed to distract, confuse and relieve the -average White American of his money - especially his money. In +average White American of his money - especially his money. In short, most of them are Jewish rackets, surprisingly many based in the Jew capital of the world - Washington, D. C. Most such come In well sounding appeals such as "Help save the Panama Canal". @@ -590,25 +590,25 @@ enforce the Constitution as you want it enforced? The answer is: the government!

It is a useless hassle to point out the obvious to them: The -government is Public Enemy No. 1, hostile as hell to the White Race -and hell-bent on the total destruction of the White Race and every +government is Public Enemy No. 1, hostile as hell to the White Race +and hell-bent on the total destruction of the White Race and every value we hold dear. Our American government is totally in the hands of our mortal enemy the Jews, who are using the Constitution to rob, loot and destroy the best and most productive element of the polyglot -American melting pot - the White worker.

+American melting pot - the White worker.

To try to reason with the Jewish powerhouse, to explain con-

40 stitutional niceties, to "convince" them they should change their

ways, is pure insanity. The Jews are fully aware of what they are do- -ing, although the White Man is not, and nothing, but nothing, is go- +ing, although the White Man is not, and nothing, but nothing, is go- ing to "persuade" them to change their course - except raw, massive power.

-

In order to generate such a power base the White Man has +

In order to generate such a power base the White Man has build his own massive movement and brutally smash the Jewish -establishment to smithereens. Only a massive White steamroller +establishment to smithereens. Only a massive White steamroller movement an do this, and before we can do so we have to get our priorities straight. This, of course, is what Creativity is all about and I will have more to say about this in the conclusion @@ -623,12 +623,12 @@ The Christian Vanguard, The Thunderbolt, The National States Rights Party (which claim they are now UN-connected from each other). The various Klans also fit into this category, although loose- ly. There are a few dozen other small groups that also espouse the -cause of Christianity and White racism.

+cause of Christianity and White racism.

This whole string of groups, too, is highly amorphous and a com- pletely mixed bag of tricks. Without examining each one in detail the common characteristic or goal of all these groups is they are -presumably trying to save your soul from the fiery pit and the White +presumably trying to save your soul from the fiery pit and the White Race at the same time. This, of course, is a highly contradictory goal and self-defeating. It is like trying to win the Indy 500, but you make sure that every time you push down on the accelerator with one foot, @@ -638,18 +638,18 @@ ding Creativity). That is one hell of a way to win a race, and, of course, you never do.

The biggest harm these groups do is confuse the hell -out of the average White racist by pounding away at the term -"White Christian" over and over and over, until like the +out of the average White racist by pounding away at the term +"White Christian" over and over and over, until like the Pavlovian dog, the victim begins to think that the two terms are synonymous, when, in fact, we have shown throughout this and dozens of other articles that Christianity is poison -to the White Race, was a major cause of the disintegration of the +to the White Race, was a major cause of the disintegration of the Roman race and the fall of its Empire, and was spawned by the Jews for that very purpose in the first place. -One other immense value these Pro-White anti-Jewish Chris- +One other immense value these Pro-White anti-Jewish Chris- tians have to the Jewish cause is this: It provides a feasible argu-

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41 ment against clarifying the Jewish-Christian-White Race

dilemma Protagonists for Christianity can point to the fact that Christianity can't be a Jewish hoax because Christians like (the above @@ -657,10 +657,10 @@ mentioned) are strongly anti-Jewish. Sounds reasonable.

But the dominant fact is the overwhelming majority of Chris- tians like the National Council of Churches, the World Council of -Churches, like Moral Majority and the Jerry Falwell Crowd, Billy +Churches, like Moral Majority and the Jerry Falwell Crowd, Billy Graham, the Catholic Church, are all strongly PRO-Jewish, PRO- -Israel, PRO-race-mixing and ANTI-White. These groups represent -more than 99 Per cent of the White Christians of the world, and the +Israel, PRO-race-mixing and ANTI-White. These groups represent +more than 99 Per cent of the White Christians of the world, and the comparative handful of ANTI-Jewish Christians do nothing more than confuse the issue by Providing a credible argu- ment for not exposing the Jewish nature and origins of @@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ Christianity

of the Birch Society and that is as its members see one defeat after another, the enticements of throwing in the towel and thinking more and more of the blandishments of the next world in heaven become -stronger and stronger. In this way one good White Racial fighter after +stronger and stronger. In this way one good White Racial fighter after another is neutralized and finally becomes a total victim of that Jewish mind scrambler. He becomes a "devoted", "dedicated" Chris- tian and lets the real world (and his race) go to hell - into the hell @@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ of the Jews.

Recently, especially under the auspices of The Spotlight out of Washington, the Populist Party has received some mediocre pro- minence and publicity (nothing in comparison to, for example, what -that little talentless mongrel, Michael Jackson has been showered +that little talentless mongrel, Michael Jackson has been showered with). Since The Spotlight has a relatively large circulation for a paper that (overtly) professes to be ANTI-Jewish (Well, at least ANTI- Israel) this phenomena deserves some attention.

@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ do we ever!), direct election of U.S. Senators (we have that now also), free coinage of gold and silver in a ratio of 16 to 1, and other reforms relating to land, currency and transportation.

-

By 1896 the party was captured by William Jennings Byran and +

By 1896 the party was captured by William Jennings Byran and it soon committed suicide, hobbling along until 1908, when it became defunct.

@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ inherent in it that basic weakness characteristic of all democracies have by now - that no great heroic thought or act ever emerges from the mob. On the contrary, only the lowest, basest demands come out of any mob. It always sinks to the lowest denominator, -namely - how can I get a free ride at the public trough. As Hitler +namely - how can I get a free ride at the public trough. As Hitler has pointed out - all great ideas emerge out of the minds of great individual personalities - great leaders.

@@ -743,14 +743,14 @@ instigate the whole scam in the first place.

I predict that the Populist Party will go the way of its earlier counterpart around the turn of the century, and as did George -Wallace's American Independent Party, namely, belly up.

+Wallace's American Independent Party, namely, belly up.

So what is the Populist Party trying to save? Well, presumable the country, for the people. But which of the polyglot mess of peo- ple that inhabit this country, they don't say. Basically, the Populist -Party is only the Spotlight, and the Spotlight is Willis Carto. So what -is Willis Carto trying to save? Well, looking at his record and that -of the Spotlight, it seems to me that Willis Carto is trying to save +Party is only the Spotlight, and the Spotlight is Willis Carto. So what +is Willis Carto trying to save? Well, looking at his record and that +of the Spotlight, it seems to me that Willis Carto is trying to save his own hubris and his own little empire at any cost - for Willis Carto.

@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ play both sides, whichever pays best, and sells the most books and

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papers. Willis Carto has written a glowing endorsement as the +

papers. Willis Carto has written a glowing endorsement as the FOREWORD to Nietsche's "Anti-Christ" which his publishing house, Noontide Press, puts out. At the same time he will publish equally glowing reports about what a great Christian is the movie actor, Ty @@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ about the wonderful complexities of Christianity.

paper and he cannot afford to offend them, no matter how deluded they may be.

-

Is Carto going to help save the White Race? For years I thought +

Is Carto going to help save the White Race? For years I thought he might. He claims to print what the "controlled press" is afraid to print and will suppress. But when it comes to Jews directly, or the Christian hoax, he evidently is as cowardly as the rest @@ -782,22 +782,22 @@ Spotlight is as controlled as is the Jewish press. They never attack the Jews as such, but fritter around the edges with such terms as the Dual Loyalists, the Zionists, and other silly terms.

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Can we look to the Populist Party and Willis Carto for guidance? +

Can we look to the Populist Party and Willis Carto for guidance? I don't think so. After being snookered by experts, I am beginning to have an intuitive sixth sense about such people, and my sixth sense -tells me that The Spotlight and Willis Carto will go the way of William -Buckley and his National Review, Robert Welch and his Birch Socie- -ty, George Wallace and the American independent Party. (Since I +tells me that The Spotlight and Willis Carto will go the way of William +Buckley and his National Review, Robert Welch and his Birch Socie- +ty, George Wallace and the American independent Party. (Since I was chairman of the American independent Party for Florida in its heyday I believe I am speaking from experience about that betrayal). That route is to raise the hopes of the victims, to take the people's money, sell them down the river, thoroughly neutralize them, and continue to play ball with the Jews. Business as usual.

-

In the meantime a lot of good White people will pour a lot of +

In the meantime a lot of good White people will pour a lot of their time, money and energy down the rathole, emerge sadder but wiser, and probably be permanently neutralized. We Creators want -no part of it. Personally I learned my lesson from the Wallace fracas. +no part of it. Personally I learned my lesson from the Wallace fracas. Never again.

THE INTELLECTUALS

@@ -814,18 +814,18 @@ to help the cause.

who is now in his 90's, illustrates what many others do less brilliant- ly than he has.

-

William Gayley Simpson, over a period of forty years wrote the +

William Gayley Simpson, over a period of forty years wrote the material for his masterpiece: "Which Way Western Man?" I read the book several years ago and think it is great, but also have several criticisms regarding its content, such as the long drawn out disser- -tation about his infatuation with Christianity and his gradual disillu- +tation about his infatuation with Christianity and his gradual disillu- sionment. Also I believe the obsession with Nietsche is far longer than serves any purpose.

Nevertheless, and be that as it may, my main point is this: After the wealth of information he brilliantly displays about the Jews, -money, the White Race, and other vital subjects that concern the -survival of the White Race, he comes to the dour conclusion that +money, the White Race, and other vital subjects that concern the +survival of the White Race, he comes to the dour conclusion that there really isn't much hope that we will be able to pull out of our dilemma before it's too late, and anyway he knows of no solution. He admits he has no answer.

@@ -845,10 +845,10 @@ tual, how cleverly it might be rephrased. Nor are we interested in witnessing a brilliant display of some writer's intricate knowledge of past details, If in all of this there is no answer toward solving the problem that overwhelms all other issues, and that is - the survival, -expansion and advancement of the White Race.

+expansion and advancement of the White Race.

In one way such intellectual armchair strategists do a great deal -of harm, other than taking the White Man's money and wasting his +of harm, other than taking the White Man's money and wasting his time in rehashing the same old problem, and that damage is this: The average yokel, who does not consider himself an expert by any means, upon reading such "expert" analysis, is greatly depressed and @@ -868,25 +868,25 @@ seals. There is the Audubon Society that has tens of thousands of members that are concerned about the environment in general and birds in particular. There are even more specialized groups that are spending real money and energy trying to save the remaining 50 -Whooping Cranes. There is the NAACP and dozens of similar +Whooping Cranes. There is the NAACP and dozens of similar organizations that are trying to save niggers.

The list is endless. The bottom line on mostly all of them, in one -way or another, is - it is the White Man's time and money that goes +way or another, is - it is the White Man's time and money that goes into practically all these endeavors. This spans the entire spectrum, all the way from saving ephemeral "souls" to saving Whooping Cranes. We say this: The birds are for the birds, the niggers are for the niggers, the Jews are for the Jews, and are they ever! What about -the White Race? Who is for them?

+the White Race? Who is for them?

-

The question that screams to high heaven is that if the White +

The question that screams to high heaven is that if the White Man can become so involved and concerned about saving every meaningless trifle on the face of the earth, why is he so lethargic, dead on his feet, yes, even ashamed, to save the most precious value on the face of the earth that is dying out (ac- -tually being murdered), namely the White Race itself?

+tually being murdered), namely the White Race itself?

-

Doesn't the White Race know about the Jew? He should. Henry +

Doesn't the White Race know about the Jew? He should. Henry Ford spelled out the Jewish problem back in 1921-22 when he published the "International Jew". He was not the first and by no means the last. But that was 60 some years ago - spanning three @@ -906,34 +906,34 @@ clear. One of the biggest roadblocks to the intellectuals is helping to put into action a meaningful solution that already exists is the hubris of these intellectual experts in themselves. They are extremely obtuse and intransigent in -accepting what is obvious: Implementing a White racial +accepting what is obvious: Implementing a White racial religion. Yes, hubris. They didn't think of it first, therefore, ignore

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it, torpedo it, even if it means the death of the White Race itself.

+

it, torpedo it, even if it means the death of the White Race itself.

History speaks loud and clear, especially the history of the Jews, -and the message is this: The White Race needs, the White Race +and the message is this: The White Race needs, the White Race must have a racial religion of its own, and the most massive roadblock standing in the way is Jewish Christianity. It is there. It was placed there to obstruct, confuse, and fragment the mind -of the White Race so that it could never realize its own great poten- +of the White Race so that it could never realize its own great poten- tial. it is therefore obvious we must dump this Jewish mind-scrambler and replace it with Creativity - a comprehensive, meaningful, racial religion of our own.

After we have reviewed a number of flimsy and trifling causes -the White Man has been chasing and on which he has been wasting +the White Man has been chasing and on which he has been wasting his time, money and energy, we pose the rhetorical question: What is the Church of the Creator trying to save?

The answer is loud, clear and unequivocal. We are striving -for the survival, expansion and advancement of the White +for the survival, expansion and advancement of the White Race.

In so saying, I am only too well aware that enemies of our Church -and of the White Race are going to drag out their well-rehearsed bag +and of the White Race are going to drag out their well-rehearsed bag of tricks to destroy us. Especially I expect them to dump on us the old Jewish and Christian ploy of ACCUSE THE ACCUSER, and accuse me of a hubris of my own.

@@ -942,8 +942,8 @@ and accuse me of a hubris of my own.

in your lexicon and do so twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week - it will not deter our movement one bit. Yes, we're deter- mined to see it through - whatever is takes- Yes, we are pro- -ud of our religion, the first real racial religion the White Race -has ever had. And yes, we are mighty proud to be White, and +ud of our religion, the first real racial religion the White Race +has ever had. And yes, we are mighty proud to be White, and we have the most valid reasons in the world for all the above as to why we should.

@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ we are already in contact with some encouraging prospects).

Be that as it may, slander or no slander, I am determined that the Creativity movement will go on and expand until it em- -braces all of the White world. We are going to see to it that it +braces all of the White world. We are going to see to it that it does, whatever it takes, whatever the costs. I am doing it not because of any hubris on my part, but because the ramifications of the suc-

@@ -972,14 +972,14 @@ be done.

Never in history has a more real, more meaningful, more im- portant, more portentous cause been set forth than that to which we, the Church of the Creator have committed our lives, our liber- -ty, our honor and our fortunes. In so doing, I must remind every White +ty, our honor and our fortunes. In so doing, I must remind every White Racial Comrade, not only our own lives and fortunes are at stake, but those of our children, our grandchildren and hundreds, yes, -thousands of future generations of the White Race yet unborn.

+thousands of future generations of the White Race yet unborn.

The stakes are high, and we have the answer. Yes, you're damn right, we have the answer, hubris or no hubris. Never in the history -of the White Race has a full-blown racial (or any other kind +of the White Race has a full-blown racial (or any other kind of) religion appeared on the scene that is as complete, as comprehensive, that has the solutions to practically every major problem that today confronts an angry, seething @@ -994,17 +994,17 @@ program itself encompasses all aspects of life on this planet earth - our only home now and forever.

If CREATIVITY succeeds - and it will - it will be a -universal blessing not only for the White Race but for that +universal blessing not only for the White Race but for that Whole entity we now call humanity. If we fail, this Planet Earth will become a living hell for all "humanity", if we can then still call it that.

-

So we ask all good White Racial Comrades to join with us. After +

So we ask all good White Racial Comrades to join with us. After three generations of fiddling, it is time we quit rehashing the pro- blem and get to work implementing the solution. We say to the intellectuals, to the pseudo-experts, quit spinning your wheels and wet nursing your little hubris. You can stop searching. Save the -White Race. The answer is staring you in the face. There is a hell +White Race. The answer is staring you in the face. There is a hell of a lot more than your individual little hubris at stake. Our own great race - Nature's Finest - is now on the chopping block and we need action, not endless pontification.

@@ -1021,16 +1021,16 @@ can answer that question.

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Unfortunately, at this time the average White +

Unfortunately, at this time the average White Man's mind is too cluttered with superficial trash to be able to grasp the full ramifications and -magnitude of the idea we Creators are expoun- +magnitude of the idea we Creators are expoun- ding. But we will get to them all, sooner or later.

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ZEALOUSNESS in the promotion of the -White Race is no vice; APATHY in its defense is +White Race is no vice; APATHY in its defense is no virtue.

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@@ -1054,24 +1054,24 @@ cian can't straddle them.

In Issue No. 4 of EXPANDING CREATIVITY (P. 56) we clearly delineate eight fundamental issues on which we Creators differ with -Hitler's Nazi philosophy. In this dissertation we conclude our analysis +Hitler's Nazi philosophy. In this dissertation we conclude our analysis of the eventful episode in history created by that great genius, Adolf -Hitler. He now belongs to the ages and history will never +Hitler. He now belongs to the ages and history will never again see another man like him. He was unique and the Nazi -era be created in Germany was unique. And it, too, now belongs +era be created in Germany was unique. And it, too, now belongs to history.

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Adolf Hitler made a tremendous breakthrough for the White +

Adolf Hitler made a tremendous breakthrough for the White Race, but unfortunately be did not break the back of the Jewish monster. On the contrary, the Jews emerged victorious from the -ashes of a defeated Germany. When WWII ended, the Jews were +ashes of a defeated Germany. When WWII ended, the Jews were ten times more powerful than before that holocaust began. Now, forty years later they have further consolidated that power and -tightened their death grip on the world, and on the White Race. It +tightened their death grip on the world, and on the White Race. It remains up to us the present generation, to break that stranglehold Nobody else will do it for us.

-

We CREATORS have learned much from the Nazi experience +

We CREATORS have learned much from the Nazi experience and the mistakes made in dealing with the Jewish monster. We have come up with a completely different approach and use the same weapons the Jews have used so successfully for over 3500 years, @@ -1082,23 +1082,23 @@ damental Differences between Creativity and the Nazi movement. believe it would be useful to recapitulate those differences here. They are as follows:

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1. Whereas the concern of Hitler and the Nazi movement was -to save Germany from the enemies that surrounded her, the over- +

1. Whereas the concern of Hitler and the Nazi movement was +to save Germany from the enemies that surrounded her, the over- whelming goal of the Church Of The Creator is the survival, -expansion and advancement of the White Race.

+expansion and advancement of the White Race.

-

2. Hitler himself stated that the Nazi movement was a political -movement exclusively for the Germans and not for export. +

2. Hitler himself stated that the Nazi movement was a political +movement exclusively for the Germans and not for export. CREATIVITY is, in contrast, a RELIGIOUS movement design- -ed for global proportions to embrace all the White peoples +ed for global proportions to embrace all the White peoples of this Planet Earth.

-

3. Whereas Hitler never tackled the issue of Jewish Christiani- +

3. Whereas Hitler never tackled the issue of Jewish Christiani- ty, and, in fact, sometimes even mildly identified with it, we con- front Christianity head-on, expose its treacherous and deceitful nature, and its Jewish origin.

-

4. Hitler left us a burdensome legacy that still lingers on the +

4. Hitler left us a burdensome legacy that still lingers on the minds of many of his admirers, and that is that the Jewish Problem

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must be solved as a political problem. We Creators say: not so, it is a religious problem that can only be solved by replac- ing Jewish Christianity with a powerful racial religion for -the White Race. In CREATIVITY we have it.

+the White Race. In CREATIVITY we have it.

5. Whereas the Nazi movement took a harsh and hostile stance -toward many of its White neighbors - The French, the Poles, the +toward many of its White neighbors - The French, the Poles, the Czechs, etc., Creativity, on the other hand, seeks to embrace and -unite all the White peoples of the world.

+unite all the White peoples of the world.

-

6. Whereas Hitler formed a military alliance with one of the more -powerful mud races, namely the Japanese, to help kill White peoples, -to us CREATORS this is sheer treason and must never hap- +

6. Whereas Hitler formed a military alliance with one of the more +powerful mud races, namely the Japanese, to help kill White peoples, +to us CREATORS this is sheer treason and must never hap- pen again.

7. Whereas the "mythos" of the Nazi movement was the smart, goose-stepping Nazi Storm Trooper, the capable Prussian Generals -of the German General Staff, and the era of Frederick the Great, +of the German General Staff, and the era of Frederick the Great, we Creators instead point with pride to the Winning Of The West and prefer the American "Manifest Destiny" as our "mythos" for the Winning of the World.

@@ -1136,14 +1136,14 @@ Creativity, Issue 4 (P. 56).

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We Creators consider Adolf Hitler the -greatest leader the White Race has ever had and -the greatest White Man that ever lived.

+

We Creators consider Adolf Hitler the +greatest leader the White Race has ever had and +the greatest White Man that ever lived.

* * * * *

National Socialism was the first mighty -breakthrough, for the White Race, but it was not +breakthrough, for the White Race, but it was not the total answer. CREATIVITY IS.

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diff --git a/pythonCode/output/issue-17.xml b/pythonCode/output/issue-17.xml index 8836e24..9857c23 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/issue-17.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/issue-17.xml @@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ bomb of today, the latter being considered the "ultimate" weapon.

The premise of having weapons superior to that of the enemy and keeping such superior weapons out of the enemy's hands, is, of course strategically sound, as history has proved countless times. -When the White Man arrived in America with musketry and horses, +When the White Man arrived in America with musketry and horses, the inferior Indian with his bows and arrows and on foot was no match -for the White Man, and of course, it was not only the difference in -weaponry in which the White Man was superior.

+for the White Man, and of course, it was not only the difference in +weaponry in which the White Man was superior.

When the Hyksos arrived in Egypt with chariots and horse at about the 18th century B.C.E., they easily conquered the amazed @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Egyptians. However, the Egyptians soon caught on and soon began to utilize the same weapons, and the wheel had come to Egypt. A few centuries later, they drove the Hyksos out.

-

When Bismarck and Kaiser Wilhelm confronted the Austrians +

When Bismarck and Kaiser Wilhelm confronted the Austrians at Koeniggratz (the Battle of Sadow) in 1866 with breech loading rifles to the Austrians' muzzle loaders, the engagement became a

@@ -68,16 +68,16 @@ saturation bombings of the research center where the Germans were trying to develop their first atomic bomb, and our own overwhelm- ing secrecy in the development of that bomb.

-

In every case of advancing weaponry and technology, the White +

In every case of advancing weaponry and technology, the White Man was by far the leading, the outstanding innovator, if in fact, -not the only contender in the field. Not only was the White Man the +not the only contender in the field. Not only was the White Man the leader in the field, but, strangely enough, as recent history has -so dramatically demonstrated, the White Race was also the -leading victim of his own brilliant technology. The White +so dramatically demonstrated, the White Race was also the +leading victim of his own brilliant technology. The White Man's greatly superior weapons were in each case turned -against the White Race itself, and only the White Race could, +against the White Race itself, and only the White Race could, and did, kill millions of other members of nature's finest. -In short, the White Race engaged in a frantic race to forge superior +In short, the White Race engaged in a frantic race to forge superior weapons, the ultimate weapons of destruction in order that it could kill its own faster, more effectively, and probably even wipe itself the face of the earth.

@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ que, using nationalism as the main divisive factor, as well as any one of several other issues, such as religion, language, etc. But there is another overriding factor, there is another ultimate weapon that is as old as history itself that the enemy has relentlessly employed -against the White Race, and until now has moved heaven and earth -to keep it out of the hands of the White Race itself.

+against the White Race, and until now has moved heaven and earth +to keep it out of the hands of the White Race itself.

That ultimate weapon is the RACIAL IDEA COMBINED -WITH THE B-BOMB. Once the White Race grasps this +WITH THE B-BOMB. Once the White Race grasps this ultimate weapon into its own powerful and capable hands,

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@@ -109,46 +109,46 @@ to the point of over saturation. The idea they have unceasingly and relentlessly inundated us with is that WHITE RACISM is evil, evil, evil; Jewish racism is great! Black racism is wonderful. Hispanics have every right to exercise THEIR civil rights, to band together, -violate and flout our immigration laws and flood the White Man's +violate and flout our immigration laws and flood the White Man's domain with their hungry hordes. The Vietnamese have "rights", the Jamaicans have rights, the Cubans have rights, and the Indians, too, poor things, have their inalienable rights. Ah yes, and when we speak -of those decrepid relics of the stone age we must respectfully talk +of those decrepid relics of the stone age we must respectfully talk about Indian "braves", the "noble" red man and how the despicable -and sneaky White Man lied and cheated him and his "nations" out +and sneaky White Man lied and cheated him and his "nations" out of his lands: That is what the Jewish press says we must say and -the White Man collaborates and babbles such inanities not unsimilar +the White Man collaborates and babbles such inanities not unsimilar to the way a conditioned Pavlovian dog does his trained act.

-

But what about the White Man? What about the White Race? +

But what about the White Man? What about the White Race? Does it have any rights in this greatest land on the face of the earth? -A land, a civilization and an empire built by the White Man's own +A land, a civilization and an empire built by the White Man's own illustrious Ancestors? Do we have any rights to even voice our opinions?

-

Hell no! Didn't you know that Judaism has decreed that White +

Hell no! Didn't you know that Judaism has decreed that White Racism is the most heinous evil to ever be conceived by the mind of man? It must be purged. It must be attacked, smeared, slandered, disgraced and expunged from the face of the earth! Such a power- ful onslaught have the Jews launched over the years against -the White race's ever organizing itself and realizing its own +the White race's ever organizing itself and realizing its own potential that race mixing (although never spelled out into a law) has now become not only the most fanatically pur- sued goal of this (and preceding) administrations, but it has -now actually become the state religion of the formerly White +now actually become the state religion of the formerly White Man's United States. Every law, every court decision, every ser- mon from the pulpit is now directed to promote race mixing. We must -race mix! Race mix with all deliberate speed until the White Man +race mix! Race mix with all deliberate speed until the White Man is expunged and exterminated. This, then, has become the unwrit- ten but pervading official religion of this once great America that our own glorious ancestors built!

All right, so there we have it. There lies the dire secret right -out there in front of the White Man's eyes, right out there in the open +out there in front of the White Man's eyes, right out there in the open for every man to see. The stupid niggers can see it and understand it, so do the lowly Mexicans and so does every other minority. Only -the White Man is blind as a bat, and cannot, or will not, see it. Only -the White Race seems conditioned to shun and ignore this powerful +the White Man is blind as a bat, and cannot, or will not, see it. Only +the White Race seems conditioned to shun and ignore this powerful combination of the RACIAL IDEA and the B-BOMB.

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@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ combination of the RACIAL IDEA and the B-BOMB.

has it. We now have it all put together, comprehensive, com- plete consistent,, in a fervent racial religion. It is called CREATIVITY. We are now determined to blare it out to the world -to promote the hell out of it until every White Man sees it, understands +to promote the hell out of it until every White Man sees it, understands it, grasps it and makes it his very own. Actually we have been preaching it from the very beginning of Creativity. RACIAL LOYAL- TY, the name of the paper you are now holding in your hands is THE @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ ment has been promoted. The only difference is we will do it with more urgency, more fervor and a great deal more reason than has any cause that has ever been conceived in the history of mankind Nothing, but nothing, is more vital, more important than the sur- -vival of Nature's Finest - the White Race.

+vival of Nature's Finest - the White Race.

This is where you come in. How much do you care? You know what to do (Read again "Spreading the Good Word" in issue No. 14 @@ -184,10 +184,10 @@ Read again about "Dispersion and Polarization" in issue No. 14.

So now let's go to work. When you realize what the miserable Jew, a small, despicable minority, has been able to do with these -weapons, imagine what the White Race, still 500 million strong, can +weapons, imagine what the White Race, still 500 million strong, can do with these same weapons. Let us grasp the impact of this ultimate weapon and change the world forever - and make it a beautiful place -for the White Race to live, to love and to prosper.

+for the White Race to live, to love and to prosper.

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@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ are evil and a threat to their own survival.

The Jews have avidly pursued this course with a fanaticism that knows no bounds, and have harbored an intense, pathological hatred for all goyim with a vengeance. But their fiercest hate is, and has -been reserved for the White Race, especially the Romans of Ancient +been reserved for the White Race, especially the Romans of Ancient history, and the Germans of today. The Jew's motto always has been, and is today, "Always kill the best first".

@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ monopolization of the grain and food of the Egyptians, managed to enslave them. When the Egyptians finally realized this and drove them out en masse, the Jews turned the tables on them and claimed (a) the Egyptians enslaved them, and (b) wouldn't them leave, -until, of course, Moses (a historical fiction) and their ever-loving +until, of course, Moses (a historical fiction) and their ever-loving Jehovah (a Fictious concept) came to their rescue and led them out of Egypt to the consternation of the Egyptians. Since they, not the Egyptians, wrote the Old Testament, and subsequent history as well, @@ -271,11 +271,11 @@ that double lie persists as an accepted fact the gullible goyim even to this day.

About half a century ago the Germans under the leadership of -Adolf Hitler, finally realized the full depth of the Jewish conspiracy, +Adolf Hitler, finally realized the full depth of the Jewish conspiracy, and tried to get the Jewish monkey oH their back. They united on a national scale and broke the power of the Jews in Germany. However, so powerfully entrenched was the Jewish financial and pro- -paganda network that they enveigled the rest of the White world to +paganda network that they enveigled the rest of the White world to come to their (the Jews) rescue, and to destroy the Germans. This they succeeded in doing with a vengeance and no sooner was that phase completed when the Jews immediately turned on their rescuers @@ -285,10 +285,10 @@ to undermine and destroy them.

first, namely Great Britain, and above all, the United States, both of whom they held in the palm of their hands.

-

Since we who live in the United States and are White are now +

Since we who live in the United States and are White are now the number one target for destruction you might wonder how do -the Jews go about getting the hateful White goyim to help them, the -Jews, destroy their enemy the White American?

+the Jews go about getting the hateful White goyim to help them, the +Jews, destroy their enemy the White American?

It is very simple, and they employ the same historic tried and true stratagems they utilized against the Egyptians.

@@ -304,44 +304,44 @@ immediately braned as a hater. And we should all hate a hater, shouldn't we?

So how do we Creators, who are in the forefront of ex- -posing the sinister Jewish conspiracy defend ourselves

+posing the sinister Jewish conspiracy defend ourselves

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against this kind of tactic?

Well, we must first of all face a few basic facts of life and drive -them home to our White Racial Comrades whom we are trying to +them home to our White Racial Comrades whom we are trying to save from genocide, and whose mutual help we must enlist to save -ourselves and, in fact, the total White Race. These realities are:

+ourselves and, in fact, the total White Race. These realities are:

1. The Jews know exactly what their deadly game is and that they must proceed at full speed, and destroy their enemy (Principal- -ly the White Race) before we catch on, and destroy them. Therefore, +ly the White Race) before we catch on, and destroy them. Therefore, it is pointless to argue with them, try to persuade them to ameliorate or mend their ways, or any other means of conciliation. The Jews -are hell bent on the destruction of the White Race and nothing will +are hell bent on the destruction of the White Race and nothing will divert or deter them. Our only hope, our only solution, is to render them harmless so they cannot now or ever in the future again threaten the survival and well-being of the -White Race. But forget any solution through conciliation, bargain- +White Race. But forget any solution through conciliation, bargain- ing, coming to terms by means of understanding, or any similar shibboleths.

2. Our efforts at persuasion, recruiting and enlightenment must -be directed at our own White Racial Comrades where the real pro- -blem and also the real solution lies. We must bring home to our White +be directed at our own White Racial Comrades where the real pro- +blem and also the real solution lies. We must bring home to our White brothers and sisters the magnitude of the sinister conspiracy the diabolical designs of the Jewish perpetrators on the future of their -own lives and those of future White generations. We must enlighten +own lives and those of future White generations. We must enlighten them that the only hope of survival and a viable future is to -build! build! build! A powerful White movement, a White +build! build! build! A powerful White movement, a White Racial religion such as CREATIVITY that has the goal and the means of sweeping our enemies before us like a huge -tidal wave, and that are that we must again wrest control of the White +tidal wave, and that are that we must again wrest control of the White Man's destiny into our own capable hands.

-

To provide some of the tools to help persuade our White Racial +

To provide some of the tools to help persuade our White Racial Comrades, we come back to the question that constituted the heading of this article, namely how do we overcome the Jewish accusation that we are the haters, the only haters, and therefore the real culprits?

@@ -351,41 +351,41 @@ and all-encompassing this is not easy, not for any lack of argument or evidence, but because of the sheer massiveness of the Jewish pro- paganda apparatus. But through tenacity, aggressiveness and sheer hard work we can overcome it. Here are some of the questions and -arguments we can advance with which to awaken our White Racial +arguments we can advance with which to awaken our White Racial Comrades: 1. Is hating your enemies a good thing or is it bad? 2. If it is bad to hate under any circumstances, then is it a bad to hate a Nazi? 3. Do the Jews hate Nazis? - 4. Do you hate Nazis? Do you hate Hitler?

+ 4. Do you hate Nazis? Do you hate Hitler?

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5. If it is alright to hate Nazis and to hate Hitler, and what's +

5. If it is alright to hate Nazis and to hate Hitler, and what's fair for the goose is fair for the gender, isn't it then also justifiable for the Germans to retaliate and hate the Jews? 6. Have you ever wondered why the Jews have been hated by nearly all nations of the world at one time or another to the point where they were driven out of their land? (See Creative Credo No. 35, "Unrelenting Warfare Between the parasitic Jews and their Un- -fortunate Victims" in The White Man's Bible.) +fortunate Victims" in The White Man's Bible.) 7. Do you believe that It is a sensible idea to love your enemies (Man. 5:44) and to hate your father and mother, brothers and sisters -(Luke 14:26) and hate your own kind? +(Luke 14:26) and hate your own kind? 8. Did you know that the Jewish Talmud, which is considered by the Jews as being their most sacred religious text (even above the Old Testament) is full of hate for all peoples? 9. Did you know that the foundation of the Jewish religion is hatred, and their cohesiveness is built upon that very hatred for all goyim? - 10. Is it alright to try to defend yourself against a person or a + 10. Is it alright to try to defend yourself against a person or a group that has designs upon your destruction? - 11. Is it possible for you or your race to survive without defen- + 11. Is it possible for you or your race to survive without defen- ding yourself/itself? 12. In real life, is it possible to fight a battle for survival without hating your enemy? 13. Would you be utterly unconcerned if this country -became 90 per cent black, 5 per cent White and was con- +became 90 per cent black, 5 per cent White and was con- trolled by a tightly organized Jewish network? 14. If you realized such was happening would you do anything to avert It? @@ -395,37 +395,37 @@ to avert It? haters, as is evidenced both by the Old Testament, the Talmud and their history. Would you care to ignore this fact, or do you think it bears looking into? - 18. If your mother or sister were attacked, would you defend + 18. If your mother or sister were attacked, would you defend them? 19. Would you love their attacker or would you show signs of -hatred and anger while you defended them? (If you have the guts to +hatred and anger while you defended them? (If you have the guts to do so.) - 20. Do you think it is alright to defend the White Race if some -other race, or coalition of races ganged up on the White Race and + 20. Do you think it is alright to defend the White Race if some +other race, or coalition of races ganged up on the White Race and worked and plotted for its destruction? 21. If it came to a showdown between the niggers and the -Whites, what side, if any, would you choose?

+Whites, what side, if any, would you choose?

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22. if it came to a showdown between the Jews and the White +

22. if it came to a showdown between the Jews and the White Race, what side, if any, would you choose? - 23. If it came to a battle for survival between the White Race + 23. If it came to a battle for survival between the White Race on the one hand, and the Jews, niggers and mud races in coalition against it, which side, if any, would you choose? 24. If you had to choose between Christianity and the survival -the White Race, what side, if any, would you choose? - 25. Do you believe that the Jews are to be commended for giv- +the White Race, what side, if any, would you choose? + 25. Do you believe that the Jews are to be commended for giv- ing their first -loyalty to their own race? 26. Do you approve of the idea of blacks practicing RACIAL LOYALTY? - 27. Do you believe the White people should also have equal + 27. Do you believe the White people should also have equal rights in practicing RACIAL LOYALTY towards their own race? - 28. Do you realize that your White ancestors consistently prac- + 28. Do you realize that your White ancestors consistently prac- ticed RACIAL LOYALTY for thousands of years, and if they did not, you would be a mongrelized mulatto today? 29. Would you perhaps rather be black, or a mulatto, than -White? +White? 30. Would you like to see your sister marry a nigger? If not, why not? 31. If your mother were widowed, would you like to see her @@ -443,26 +443,26 @@ in our thesis is this:

1. Our real problem is not overcoming the Jew and the mud people, but straightening out the confused and -scrambled thinking of our own Jew-programmed White +scrambled thinking of our own Jew-programmed White Racial Comrades. These are the people we must work on and work -with. It is the White people we must enlighten and bring to their -senses. It is the White people, our own White brothers and sisters, +with. It is the White people we must enlighten and bring to their +senses. It is the White people, our own White brothers and sisters, we must bring to their senses, that we must instill a feeling of racial pride and loyalty, that we must organize. There lies the solution - not with convincing the Jews or the niggers, or any other mud races. So let us not waste our time and energy in misdirection.

In order to bring the issue of hate into proper perspective Read -again Creative Credo No. 62 in The White Man's Bible entitled "love +again Creative Credo No. 62 in The White Man's Bible entitled "love and Hate".

-

In order to enlighten and organize our White racial brethren we

+

In order to enlighten and organize our White racial brethren we

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must do the following:

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1 . Have a powerful all-encompassing racial creed that the White +

1 . Have a powerful all-encompassing racial creed that the White Race can and must polarize around. This we have now.

2. Build a propaganda network of our own that will overshadow @@ -477,14 +477,14 @@ means your participation and dedication. Help expand the subscrip- tions of our periodical RACIAL LOYALTY to the limits of your resources.

-

3. Help promote White racial schools and programs such as our +

3. Help promote White racial schools and programs such as our SCHOOL. FOR GIFTED BOYS. Help make this the seedbed of a vast network of education, training and enlightenment for the benefit -of the White Race. Donate to our cause. It's your cause.

+of the White Race. Donate to our cause. It's your cause.

-

4. Promote White Racial Loyalty. Talk it, preach it, disseminate -literature, leaflets and flyers in its behalf. Think White. Practice White -Racial Teamwork. Help build a Whiter and Brighter World.

+

4. Promote White Racial Loyalty. Talk it, preach it, disseminate +literature, leaflets and flyers in its behalf. Think White. Practice White +Racial Teamwork. Help build a Whiter and Brighter World.

The alternative is black, very black. Think about it. Do something about it. HELP BUILD A WHITER AND BRIGHTER @@ -492,12 +492,12 @@ WORLD. * * * * *

Only by facing reality, no matter how grim, -can the White Race free itself from the Jewish +can the White Race free itself from the Jewish vampire.

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-

If the White Race is ever to revert back to +

If the White Race is ever to revert back to sanity, Christianity will HAVE TO GO. To again regain its sanity, it will first have to dump Christianity.

@@ -535,17 +535,17 @@ tant activist.

Starting with a polyglot society that is sick and degenerate, we CREATORS are determin- -ed to build a Whiter and Brighter World. Your +ed to build a Whiter and Brighter World. Your dedication will make it possible.

* * * * *

It is our unswerving and sacred GOAL TO -place 10 million White Man's Bibles IN THE -hands of our White Racial Comrades. Once we +place 10 million White Man's Bibles IN THE +hands of our White Racial Comrades. Once we have accomplished that much the war against the Jews, niggers and mud peoples will be as good -as over, and it will be the best bargain the White +as over, and it will be the best bargain the White Race will ever have invested in. Help bring it about! Do your part.

@@ -597,10 +597,10 @@ advanced symptoms of being autistic.

1. One of the most alarming phenomena of this present "now" generation is the ballooning increase in the use and abuse of drugs of all kinds. This varies from smoking pot, sniffing cocaine, -injecting heroin with a needle into the "mainliner", sniffing "angel +injecting heroin with a needle into the "mainliner", sniffing "angel dust", and a whole variety of other outright dangerous and addic- tive drugs that confuse, maim, paralyze and kill. Florida U.s. Senator -Paula Hawkins made the statement to the effect that there is hardly +Paula Hawkins made the statement to the effect that there is hardly a public school in the United States today where the children above the fourth grade have not been subjected to drugs, and, in many schools it is out of control and in flagrant abuse.

@@ -622,43 +622,43 @@ confused, they are without hope and without direction. This applies to all peoples of the world, whether they be niggers, Arabs, Hindus, Indians or mongrels of other breeds such as Mexicans. But it applies especially to the one and only race with which we Creators are con- -cerned, namely the White Race.

+cerned, namely the White Race.

-

The White Man of today finds himself living in an alien world +

The White Man of today finds himself living in an alien world that is rapidly closing in on him. He is living in a Jew-dominated culture that is repugnant to him, but he cannot put his finger on it -as to WHY. He does not understand it. As the Jew Marcus Eli Ravage +as to WHY. He does not understand it. As the Jew Marcus Eli Ravage said, "We have imposed upon you an alien book (the Jewish bible and an alien faith which you cannot swallow, or digest, which is at cross-purposes with your native spirit, which keeps you everlasting- ly ill at ease, and which you lack the spirit to either reject or accept in full." See "Confessions of a Jew" Creative Credo No. 43, Page 286 -of the White Man's Bible.)

+of the White Man's Bible.)

The Jews have done so indeed. But starting nearly two thou- sand years ago with Jewish Christianity, they have steadily pursued -their warfare against the White Race relentlessly, as I hove expound- +their warfare against the White Race relentlessly, as I hove expound- ed further in the article "Unrelentless Warfare Between The Parasitic Jews And Their Unfortunate Victims" starting on page 6 of this paper. Jewish Christianity was the mighty, massive mind-bender that pro- -vided the breakthrough for the Jews to get a handle on the White

+vided the breakthrough for the Jews to get a handle on the White

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Man's mind and destiny. But it did not stop there.

Since the Jews have aggressively taken control of the finances -of the world, they have seized a monopoly of the newsmedia, televi- +of the world, they have seized a monopoly of the newsmedia, televi- sion, films, radio and the book publishing business; music and the "arts", If they can still be called such; control our government without so much as a challenge; either have their hand in almost every Gen- tile religion or are the prime instigators of it, or both: and worst of -all, they have pervaded and prostituted the White Man's culture. All +all, they have pervaded and prostituted the White Man's culture. All this they have done and are accelerating without the overwhelming -majority of the White Race even realizing or admitting that this is so.

+majority of the White Race even realizing or admitting that this is so.

This is why I can say without reservation: 99 percent of the -White race are living in a dream world, an unreal fool's +White race are living in a dream world, an unreal fool's paradise. They are AUTISTIC, unable or unwilling to face reality. They are also, by and large, extremely confused, and unhap- py, living on the edge of hopeless desperation, hardly knowing WHY.

@@ -669,10 +669,10 @@ more a person, or a nation, or a race tries to avoid coming to grips with reality and solving the multitude of problems, the worse the problems become. The penalties for such cop-outs are usually tragedy and catastrophe, as witness such recently chronicled deaths of John -Belushi or David Kennedy. Let us cite other forms of escapism than +Belushi or David Kennedy. Let us cite other forms of escapism than the indulgence in hard drugs.

-

2. Alcoholism, of course, is as old as Noah, if not older. It is, +

2. Alcoholism, of course, is as old as Noah, if not older. It is, of course, another form of drug abuse, but is more readily condoned by society and outside of the Prohibition Era, Is legal. There are pro- bably 150 million Americans who drink, of which about 12 million @@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ which they can no longer control. Their solution to a problem is not to face it and solve it, but to drown it out with alcohol, thereby postpone it and add to the problem itself, the very real problem of alcoholism. The end result of this route is exemplified by the tragic -and miserable death of William Holden and many other celebrities, +and miserable death of William Holden and many other celebrities, as well as millions of nonentities who die in the gutter, unheraled and unsung.

@@ -701,9 +701,9 @@ by whom it is used, and on whom. For example - Judaism has

been an extremely powerful tool in the hands of the Jews in promoting the survival and evil influence of their race, whereas Christianity has been a devastating tool In their hands in crippling and destroying -the White Race, as I have pointed out any number of times.

+the White Race, as I have pointed out any number of times.

-

Be that as it may. Most White people are either partially or whole +

Be that as it may. Most White people are either partially or whole ly addicted to, and afflicted with Christianity, and use it as an escape mechanism from reality. They go to church on Sunday and listen to the preacher blabber about pie-in-the-sky when they die, and if @@ -744,8 +744,8 @@ is that the Jewish powerhouse controls and enslaves the people of the world. They are living in a FOOL'S PARADISE and either will not reconcile their thinking with reality, or fail to understand it. this group takes in the overwhelming mass of all peoples of the -world, especially those of the White Race. This includes segments -of the White Race that are highly intelligent in other spheres, such +world, especially those of the White Race. This includes segments +of the White Race that are highly intelligent in other spheres, such as lawyers, doctors, politicians (?) scientists, educators, journalists

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@@ -776,11 +776,11 @@ perhaps tragedy can he be in after years relieved of them. In fact, man will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth - often more so, since a superstition is so intangible you cannot get at it to refute it. but truth is a point of view, and so is changeable." -(See Page 310 of the White Man's Bible).

+(See Page 310 of the White Man's Bible).

In CREATIVITY we finally have a religion that dispenses with all the clutter, debris and hogwash that the human race has ac- -cumulated over the ages from its superstitious and primitive Stone +cumulated over the ages from its superstitious and primitive Stone age ancestors. We dump it overboard once and for all and take a refreshing, honest look at the real world that Nature has presented to us. We do this for several good reasons (a) It greatly clarifies the @@ -788,12 +788,12 @@ thinking process (b) It rids the mind of a lot of useless, nagging clut- ter, such as the fear of hell (c) It helps tremendously in solving the real problems of the world and, believe me, we have plenty of real big ones to solve. (d) And finally, it is the one and only way we can -stop the Jewish onslaught in its insane obsession to destroy the White +stop the Jewish onslaught in its insane obsession to destroy the White Race. Only by clear thinking, total dedication and racial polariza- tion can we stave off the final and irreversible disaster that the Jews have in store for us.

-

When Adolf Hitler in the 1920's came to the conclusion that none +

When Adolf Hitler in the 1920's came to the conclusion that none of the old parties, or even the philosophical underpinnings of the past could save Germany from the onslaught of Jewish Communism, he threw all the old trash overboard and started anew. He designed a @@ -803,27 +803,27 @@ do the job that needed to be done. As we all know, National Socialism

did do the job extremely well in uniting the German people and clean- sing the German scene from Jewish influence and manipulation. The -fact that the Jews utilized the awesome might of other White na- +fact that the Jews utilized the awesome might of other White na- tions that were still under their control to smash Germany from the -outside is another story. The point is that Hitler did cleanse and +outside is another story. The point is that Hitler did cleanse and rebuild Germany with his new political philosophy and he did an ex- cellent job of it.

So, too, now we find the whole world in a Jewish chaos, with -this sinister monster zeroing in on the White Race for its total destruc- +this sinister monster zeroing in on the White Race for its total destruc- tion. None of the old political parties, none of the old philosophies, or old religions, are up to the job of stopping the steam roller. In fact, most of them have been enlisted in helping the Jews in their -vicious, sadistic program. We Creators are therefore, like Adolf Hitler +vicious, sadistic program. We Creators are therefore, like Adolf Hitler did half a century ago, chucking all the old garbage overboard, star- ting from square one and have designed a worldwide religion for the -White Race that is capable of doing the job, doing it right, and do- +White Race that is capable of doing the job, doing it right, and do- ing it once and for all. In CREATIVITY we are building the first -genuine RACIAL RELIGION the White Race has ever had. -Just as Hitler succeeded in uniting the German people, it is our deter- -mined goal to unite all the White Peoples of the world into one solid +genuine RACIAL RELIGION the White Race has ever had. +Just as Hitler succeeded in uniting the German people, it is our deter- +mined goal to unite all the White Peoples of the world into one solid battering ram with which to smash the Jewish monster. Once the -White Race of the world is united there is no force left to ever again +White Race of the world is united there is no force left to ever again threaten it, and the battle is over for all time.

We must now all get behind this holy crusade or perish. @@ -835,12 +835,12 @@ it!

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For the White Race, CREATIVITY has it all, +

For the White Race, CREATIVITY has it all, says it all, encompasses all.

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The White Race must learn to think in term +

The White Race must learn to think in term of: To hell with the Jews, To hell with the nig- gers. To hell with the mud races. THINK WHITE diff --git a/pythonCode/output/issue-18.xml b/pythonCode/output/issue-18.xml index 208b7ff..7fce7b9 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/issue-18.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/issue-18.xml @@ -7,21 +7,21 @@

In the field of propaganda, programming, education and enlightenment, certain key rules come into play. The battle in which -the White Race is now involved and in fact, is fighting for its very +the White Race is now involved and in fact, is fighting for its very survival, is basically a battle for the mind. Overwhelmingly, it is a -battle for the White mind, a mind that is now sorely polluted not on- +battle for the White mind, a mind that is now sorely polluted not on- ly with chemical drugs but psychological mind benders as well. We are sorely besieged not only with drugs but even more so by a poisonous onslaught of ideas. We are at the mercy of a deadly siege of psychological warfare, -yet, the White Race is hardly aware of it. Call it propaganda, mind +yet, the White Race is hardly aware of it. Call it propaganda, mind warping, mind scrambling, programming or whatever you like, the -White Race is mostly on the receiving end, practically defenseless +White Race is mostly on the receiving end, practically defenseless and not returning so much as a volley. It is the psychological warfare I want to zero in on in this treatise, and the fact that the main issue of this warfare is racial. In short, we are at the losing end of a psychological war that is being waged -against us, the White Race, by our deadly enemies, the mud races +against us, the White Race, by our deadly enemies, the mud races in general and by the cunning Jew. In this field, these master sneaks of all time are the unchallenged experts and have been such from time immemorial. No other race has even come close. They have @@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ can be brought against them. The Jews spent thirty years aggressive- ly conditioning the British people to hate and loathe the Germans before they were ready to fight World War I. After World War I was over they feverishly continued that program of hate and vilification -changing their theme only slightly, from the Kaiser to Hitler as be- +changing their theme only slightly, from the Kaiser to Hitler as be- ing the villain of the peace. (This is only one example of hundreds pursued by the Jews.) 3. All is "fair" in warfare. Only survival matters. This is stated -in a different manner by General Douglas MacArthur who said: +in a different manner by General Douglas MacArthur who said: "There is no substitute for victory". But we Creators have even stronger justification for our position, and we go back to fundamen- tals: THE ETERNAL LAWS OF NATURE. And Nature says loud and @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ survival of your own species and Nature ruthlessly punishes those too stupid or too laggard to obey that law with the ultimate punish- ment: extinction. (For further details on this subject see Creative Credo No. 61, "The Guilt Complex and the fairness Neurosis - -Two Fatal Foibles in the White Man's Makeup" in The White Man's +Two Fatal Foibles in the White Man's Makeup" in The White Man's Bible.) 4. Organize and polarize your own forces to prepare them for the oncoming (or on going) battle. in order to do so you have to have @@ -72,18 +72,18 @@ an entity, a treasure that you love and cherish that you want and must protect from a vicious and loathsome enemy. This enemy, too, must be identified and we of the Church Of The Creator clearly do so. To us the most precious treasure on the face of the earth is the -White Race, and the White Race alone. To it we give our total +White Race, and the White Race alone. To it we give our total allegiance, our total loyalty, our total love. We state further that pro- -tecting our White gene pool is our highest obligation, and failure to +tecting our White gene pool is our highest obligation, and failure to do so is the ultimate crime. This means protecting it not only from threat of extinction, but also, and perhaps even more so, from pollu- tion and contamination. Under no circumstances can we any longer tolerate the Jews sitting arrogantly at the master switch and pump- -ing the black blood of Africa into the veins of White America, or any -other White peoples, for that matter. +ing the black blood of Africa into the veins of White America, or any +other White peoples, for that matter. That the above is now becoming a flagrant reality and that the -White racial gene pool is being polluted and contaminated, of that -there is no doubt. That the White Race is idly sitting by and indif- +White racial gene pool is being polluted and contaminated, of that +there is no doubt. That the White Race is idly sitting by and indif- ferent about this calamity unfolding before its very eyes, is the un- mitigated horror of our times.

@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ and psychological warfare with which we are now counter attacking and intend to wage in the future. We see the main problem in this fight is not so much the strength of the enemy - The Jews, niggers and mud races - but the needless -and self-imposed weakness of our own White Racial Comrades in +and self-imposed weakness of our own White Racial Comrades in the willingness (or unwillingness) in defending themselves. - So badly has the White Man's brain become polluted and + So badly has the White Man's brain become polluted and scrambled by the enemy's propaganda, that it seems he can't, or he won't think straight. This is our main problem and it is the target of our campaign. - We are therefore giving the White Man a creed, a program, + We are therefore giving the White Man a creed, a program, religion he can polarize around. It is a highly aggressive racial religion based on honor, on pride, and confidence in our own race. It is a creed that advocates hostility, derision and contempt towards, @@ -115,18 +115,18 @@ are neither uncouth nor are we uneducated. On the contrary, we take this approach because on the racial issue especially we are far, far better educated than the average yokel, who doesn't know the dif- ference between Nature's Finest, and a nigger or an orangutan. We -want to hammer home to the White Race a few facts that all Nature +want to hammer home to the White Race a few facts that all Nature is fairly screaming at us - and they are these: 1. All men are not equal. On the contrary, there is no equality in Nature. - 2. We, the White Race are at the very top of the Racial spec- + 2. We, the White Race are at the very top of the Racial spec- trum and the niggers at the very bottom. A huge chasm separates us - a chasm wider than that separating the niggers from the apes - 3. The White Race is unwittingly involved in a racial war of ex- + 3. The White Race is unwittingly involved in a racial war of ex- tinction, a war that the enemy is waging savagely and relentlessly, -yet the White Race is almost totally unaware of it. - 4. in order to save the White Race from uncontested extinction -we must rally and polarize the White Race, we must clearly delineate +yet the White Race is almost totally unaware of it. + 4. in order to save the White Race from uncontested extinction +we must rally and polarize the White Race, we must clearly delineate the issues, and clearly identify the enemy. This we have done, over and over. 5. We also want to emphasize that it is not enough to just iden- @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ doing to us.

We must arouse the emotions on our side and bring forth all the racial instincts with which Nature has endowed us if we are to sur- -vive. And we mean for the White Race to survive, at all costs. No +vive. And we mean for the White Race to survive, at all costs. No price is too high, no road too long. 6. We realize this war involves all aspect, all resources - racial, psychological, economic, physical, mental and above all, a war of @@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ semantics, It is the psychological and semantic war that we are par- ticularly focusing on in this examination, and in this respect cliches, slogans and catch-words are of particular importance, as the Jews have amply demonstrated over the centuries. - Just as in George Orwell's 1984 the Establishment was surrep- + Just as in George Orwell's 1984 the Establishment was surrep- titiously phasing out certain words, memories and events "down the memory hole", so, too, the Jewish powerhouse is now turning our language and our thinking around and phasing out all that which -would preserve the White Man's heritage and identity. To illustrate +would preserve the White Man's heritage and identity. To illustrate how well he has succeeded in the short period of less than one genera- tion let us look at the Big Webster's Dictionary. I have three books around. One Webster's Third New interna- @@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ In the 1961 Edition there are seventeen different entries of which the word nigger is either the basic word or the stem of a word or a phrase. They are as follows: nigger, nigger baby(either of two herbs: a sani- cle (Sanicula bipinnatifida) with purple flowers: a blue-eyed grass -(Sisyrinchium bellum) with purplish blue flowers.), nigger bug (Negro +(Sisyrinchium bellum) with purplish blue flowers.), nigger bug (Negro bug.), niggerchaser (a small firework that shoots about on the -ground.), nigger daisy (a black-eyed Susan.), niggerfish, niggerhead +ground.), nigger daisy (a black-eyed Susan.), niggerfish, niggerhead cactus, nigger heaven (the highest balcony or row of seats in a theatre.), niggergoose, nigger in the woodpile something (as a con- cealed or obscure factor) contrary to appearances in a situation.), @@ -171,33 +171,33 @@ nigger pine, nigger shooter (slingshot.), niggertoe (brazil nut.),nig- genweed, niggerwool. This demonstrates how in a short period of 20 years they have phased out "down the memory hole" of our language a major racial -distinction that is vital to the survival of the White Race. - Just think of it! if our White ancestors had not had racial pride, +distinction that is vital to the survival of the White Race. + Just think of it! if our White ancestors had not had racial pride, recognized racial identity and practiced racial loyalty and racial segregation you and I would now be a miserable mulatto as the Jew is viciously determined our future progeny shall be. For the above reasons it behooves us to use such terms of deri- sion as niggers and mud races to distinguish them from Nature's Finest. Just to bring these words back into common usage by our -White Racial Comrades is already a big step forward in fortifying -our own ranks, polarizing the White Race and identifying the enemy.

+White Racial Comrades is already a big step forward in fortifying +our own ranks, polarizing the White Race and identifying the enemy.

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We recommend that this consistently be done among our own -members and all White Racial Comrades in general. +members and all White Racial Comrades in general. in this respect we find that although at this time our own membership is still relatively small (but growing) we are having widespread ripple effects, and much of our verbiage, such as the usage of the words "niggers", "mud races" are beginning to creep -into general usage in papers, magazines and literature of other White +into general usage in papers, magazines and literature of other White Racial groups. So are such phrases as "spooks-in-the-sky", the "cut, burn and poison" reference in cancer treatments, and several other distinctive words and phrases brought into play by the Church Of The Creator. So take heart. What we are doing is not happenstance. It is planned, it is deliberate, and it is effective. Not only are we growing -but we are influencing and setting the pace of the whole White racial +but we are influencing and setting the pace of the whole White racial movement. Remember, Rome was not built in a day, and neither was the Jewish-Christian movement. Remember, we are planning for eternity, not just the day after tomorrow, and the foundations you @@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ volved. Distribute 100 copies of this periodical each month. Remember the future - your own and that of your progeny depends on the success of what we are now doing - the success of the Creativity movement. To say that this success will mean so much -to so many is a gross understatement. Help build a Whiter and +to so many is a gross understatement. Help build a Whiter and Brighter World - a world in which the mud races can no longer be a threat, any more than the Indians of today are in the state of Oregon.

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It is our unswerving goal to place 10 million -White Man's Bibles in the hands of our White +White Man's Bibles in the hands of our White Racial Comrades. Once we have accomplished that much the war against the Jews, niggers and mud peoples will be as good as over, and it will -be the best bargain the White Race will ever have +be the best bargain the White Race will ever have invested in. Help bring it about! Do your part.

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Odinism: A Rising Phoenix

or a Dead Horse? - Foreword: For the last decade or so Mr. Dietz has published the -Liberty Bell Magazine, which is pro-Nazi, pro-White, Anti-Christian -and anti-Jewish. In the last several years Mr. Dietz, the Editor, has + Foreword: For the last decade or so Mr. Dietz has published the +Liberty Bell Magazine, which is pro-Nazi, pro-White, Anti-Christian +and anti-Jewish. In the last several years Mr. Dietz, the Editor, has also published any number of articles taken directly out of the -chapters of Nature's Eternal Religion and The White Man's Bible, +chapters of Nature's Eternal Religion and The White Man's Bible, with our permission and approval. A few issues ago Mr. Ronald S. -Hand published a letter which ended with the fervent hope there be +Hand published a letter which ended with the fervent hope there be fewer identity Christians and more Odinists. If so, we would stand a better chance of wresting our destiny from the hands of the Jews. He concluded his letter with the offer that he would be glad to answer any questions. - Rev. Carles C. Messick III, Hasta Primus of The Church Of The -Creator took note of this letter and wondered why. Mr. Hand was + Rev. Carles C. Messick III, Hasta Primus of The Church Of The +Creator took note of this letter and wondered why. Mr. Hand was really so interested in overcoming the Jews, he completely ignored CREATIVITY which is soley dedicated to breaking the Jewish -stranglehold and wresting the White Man's destiny back in his own +stranglehold and wresting the White Man's destiny back in his own hands. The following correspondence ensued, the, first two letters -of which Mr. Dietz published in Liberty Bell, but the third one he -refused. It is because Mr. Dietz refused to print that third letter that +of which Mr. Dietz published in Liberty Bell, but the third one he +refused. It is because Mr. Dietz refused to print that third letter that we are now publishing all three letters in this forum. - Rev. Messick had been a long time subscriber to the Liberty Bell + Rev. Messick had been a long time subscriber to the Liberty Bell before he discovered the Church Of The Creator. He then joined the Creativity movement because he was convinced that Creativity had the answer, the TOTAL ANSWER. - First of all, here is Rev. Messick as letter was published in the Liber- + First of all, here is Rev. Messick as letter was published in the Liber- ty Bell:

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This letter is in response to that of Ronald S. Hand, Odinist, +

This letter is in response to that of Ronald S. Hand, Odinist, which appeared in the May issue of "Liberty Bell," Whereas I have -little criticism of what Mr. Hand says, it is what he doesn't say that +little criticism of what Mr. Hand says, it is what he doesn't say that is somewhat disturbing. In the last paragraph he comes to the con- cluslon that "if we had in America 'Odinists' instead of Identity Chri- tians we would stand a much better chance of wresting our destiny @@ -268,25 +268,25 @@ from the hands of the Jews." With this, too, I do not disagree, but he seems to completely ignore a racial religious movement, CREATIVITY, that is well known to the readers of "Liberty Bell," a religious movement that is solely -dedicated to the survival, expansion, and advancement of the White

+dedicated to the survival, expansion, and advancement of the White

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Race. It is a religion of this era, not a moldy relic from the past. It -is already doing just what Mr. Hand claims he desires to see happen -- wrest the destiny of the White Race from the hands of the Jews -and into the capable hands of the White Race itself. - Mr. Hand adds that he will answer questions. Here are a few +is already doing just what Mr. Hand claims he desires to see happen +- wrest the destiny of the White Race from the hands of the Jews +and into the capable hands of the White Race itself. + Mr. Hand adds that he will answer questions. Here are a few vital questions to which I would like to have a few reasonable answers. - 1. After all the articles Mr. Dietz has published In "Liberty Bell" + 1. After all the articles Mr. Dietz has published In "Liberty Bell" that came directly out of the pages of "Nature's Eternal Religion" -and "The White Man's Bible," the basic books of the Creativity move- -ment, surely Mr. Hand must have heard of it? +and "The White Man's Bible," the basic books of the Creativity move- +ment, surely Mr. Hand must have heard of it? 2. Since Odinism failed to hold it's own against the treachery -and the cunning of the wily Jew a thousand years ago when the Vik- +and the cunning of the wily Jew a thousand years ago when the Vik- ings were the fiercest and the most feared warriors in Europe, what -makes Mr. Hand think that today Odinism, when it has been a dead +makes Mr. Hand think that today Odinism, when it has been a dead horse for a millennium, can now turn the tables? 3. Isn't Odinism merely trading one set of spooks, namely the Norse gods, for another set of spooks, namely the Jewish passel, @@ -296,37 +296,37 @@ believe in either without insulting his own Intelligence? but since they do not have (and never had) any defense or understan- ding of the insidious Jewish perfidy, how can you expect them to be a solution to anything? - 5. Why does Mr. Hand deliberately choose to ignore CREATIVI- + 5. Why does Mr. Hand deliberately choose to ignore CREATIVI- TY when it has a comprehensive racial creed, program, and religion, that is geared to the eternal realities of Nature, to the 20th century, to exposing the Jewish fraud that is Christianity, and to blasting the Jewish menace from the face of the earth? Just how serious is Mr. -Hand or any other White Racist group in dealing the most effective +Hand or any other White Racist group in dealing the most effective blow against the Jews and mud races? It would seem to me that we would do much better to forget our own small fragmented individual hubris and combine forces to build -a mighty White Racial Movement under the only aegis that has a +a mighty White Racial Movement under the only aegis that has a chance of success, namely the CREATIVITY movement. It is the only -White racial religion in the White Man's history that was designed +White racial religion in the White Man's history that was designed to exactly do the job that now overwhelmingly needs to be done if -the White Race is to survive. - I am not attempting to insult or demean any White Racist, but +the White Race is to survive. + I am not attempting to insult or demean any White Racist, but only to point out the obvious lessons of the past. We need something that has a better than average chance to succeed. If something fail- ed us in the past there is a good chance that it will do so again. We do not need to play games with such weak and meaningless props as the existence or nonexistence of Atlantis, nor Norse gods, -nor Mother Goose tales in order to forge a powerful racial religion.

+nor Mother Goose tales in order to forge a powerful racial religion.

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Nature Is very real and says it all, but some of us are not paying at- tention. "Creativity" is based on and embodies the Eternal Laws of Nature for the survival, expansion and advancement of our own kind -- Nature's Finest - The White Race. All we have to do is stop play- +- Nature's Finest - The White Race. All we have to do is stop play- ing games of fantasy and get back to using the good sense with which Nature endowed us. - I fooled around with several White Racialist groups - Posse + I fooled around with several White Racialist groups - Posse Comitatus, Euro-American Alliance, Aryan Nations, etc. - most were hung up on Christ being our only hope and were really ineffec- tual. They have been around for years and practically accomplished @@ -339,24 +339,24 @@ years of practicing spookcraft with whatever religion. I am serious as hell about ridding the world of the Jewish menace. I don't play games anymore.

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Rev. Carles C. Messick III +

Rev. Carles C. Messick III Hasta Primus for the Church of the Creator

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Before publishing Rev. Messick's letter, Mr. Dietz, however, first -sent a copy of that letter to Mr. Hand so that he could prepare a -rebuttal to it, which he did. Mr. Dietz then published both letters -consecutively in the same issue. Here is Mr. Hand's letter:

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Before publishing Rev. Messick's letter, Mr. Dietz, however, first +sent a copy of that letter to Mr. Hand so that he could prepare a +rebuttal to it, which he did. Mr. Dietz then published both letters +consecutively in the same issue. Here is Mr. Hand's letter:

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Dear Rev. Messick: +

Dear Rev. Messick: Thank you for your letter of 7 June, 1984. I am glad that you have opened to me a door to opportunity to answer some vital questions concerning "The Church of the Creator." -Yes, I am aware of "Creativity," and have read most of "The White +Yes, I am aware of "Creativity," and have read most of "The White Man's Bible," and "Nature's Eternal Religion " I find in both a cer- -tain evangelical concern for enlightening White people about the sub- +tain evangelical concern for enlightening White people about the sub- tle insinuations of Judaeo-Christanity, and a style of logic which is convincing and intellectually spicy. However, I did not find in "Creativity a religion which offered any real compelling reasons why @@ -372,22 +372,22 @@ Let me call it an alienation. I refer to the chapters on "Salubrious

Living," for not too long after I was reading about dietary regulations I came to the conclusion that I would have to part company with my charcoal grill and barbeque pit. I am, after all, not a vegetarian -as was Adolf Hitler. Furthermore, I don't think that an Aryan counter- +as was Adolf Hitler. Furthermore, I don't think that an Aryan counter- part to Leviticus chapter 11 is of central importance to the survival, -expansion and advancement of White people. Yet the gist of -"Salubrious Living" was tilted heavily in favor of vegetarianism and -Hinduism. "Where's the Beef" If White people came to embrace this -practice generally, then I suspect that Steven Spielberg will send in- -diana Jones to rescue the Jews from the newly passed Nuremberg +expansion and advancement of White people. Yet the gist of +"Salubrious Living" was tilted heavily in favor of vegetarianism and +Hinduism. "Where's the Beef" If White people came to embrace this +practice generally, then I suspect that Steven Spielberg will send in- +diana Jones to rescue the Jews from the newly passed Nuremberg Laws which forbid Jews to eat mutton or gefillte fish. I'm being facetious of course. Nevertheless, there is another one or two objections. How often I have thought about "Creativity," "what God is revered, or worship- -ped?" And all I could find out was that "White people", who are the -"building race," are the creators. Do White people then worship -themselves collectively? I hate to say this, but there are some White -people that I regard as Untermenschen, race traitors, scum and -worse. So, a Carte Blanche approval of White people is both naive +ped?" And all I could find out was that "White people", who are the +"building race," are the creators. Do White people then worship +themselves collectively? I hate to say this, but there are some White +people that I regard as Untermenschen, race traitors, scum and +worse. So, a Carte Blanche approval of White people is both naive and false insofar as the interests is concerned. One reason for Jewish triumph is not Jewish genius, but Gentile stupidity and lack of backbone. And if this statement is true, then the single greatest task @@ -396,13 +396,13 @@ of examining ourselves to discover foibles, weaknesses, excesses, in- dulgences, grossness, callousness,insensitiveness (to certain things) casualness, foolishness, etc., which have become the bane of our survival. So, why or how can we even talk of expansion and advance- -ment of White people when their very survival is In question? You -see, there have been too many White suckers in the last two thou- +ment of White people when their very survival is In question? You +see, there have been too many White suckers in the last two thou- sand years who took the Jewish bait, to land all the blame on the Jews. We need to start looking at ourselves, too. Why and how did we let It happen? So you see, I doubt the present "capability" of the -White Race to govern and rule the world in its present dilemma. The -White Race needs to be purged, disciplined, and nurtured back to +White Race to govern and rule the world in its present dilemma. The +White Race needs to be purged, disciplined, and nurtured back to health before any of our leaders will be able to grasp the helm of our destiny with confidence and certainty. And now in my own defense. @@ -417,25 +417,25 @@ comparative religions can make possible some very enlightening

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discoveries of the White psyche, when applied to our knowledge of +

discoveries of the White psyche, when applied to our knowledge of our racial and natural Gods. For our Gods are not unlike ourselves. As Jehovah is nought but a big Jew in the sky, so Thor, Odin, Tyr, -and Freya are nought but big Aryans in the sky. By studying them, +and Freya are nought but big Aryans in the sky. By studying them, we are studying ourselves. Thus, self-knowledge becomes a way to health and a remedy to our bibles. Odinism, unlike "Creativity," can say "we do believe in God." But what God? Fimbulvetr is here, the Gotterdaemmerung is now. And the Norse eddas, sagas, and epics have told us that the old Gods -who ruled so long would die. But in the process, the wolf Fenrir will -also die, and the great Serpent (Judaism) shall be slain. Baldur will +who ruled so long would die. But in the process, the wolf Fenrir will +also die, and the great Serpent (Judaism) shall be slain. Baldur will be released from Hel, and Heimdall shall prepare a new age with new Gods. Ragnarok is now passing, and new things are in the mak- -ing. Are we to be many Baldurs and Heimdalls, who will squeeze +ing. Are we to be many Baldurs and Heimdalls, who will squeeze through the fjords and crevasses of time to reach the other side of the great catastrophe? We shall see! In the meantime, "Creativity" will have accomplished its task of confronting Judaeo-Christianity with its own absurdities. "Creativi- -ty," to be sure, is not detrimental to White racism. But, neither is +ty," to be sure, is not detrimental to White racism. But, neither is Odinism. Both have specialized tasks to perform and both work on different kinds of problems. The strength of Creativity is its poignant factualism, its matter-of-factness, its loquacious logic, and its sty- @@ -507,43 +507,43 @@ need the "Awe," the "Mystique," the "wonderful," and the "elusive," if for no other reason than to make us probe further, to discover, to uncover. Sincerely. - Ronald S. Hand + Ronald S. Hand Odinist Church of God

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Your Editor then took note of Mr. Hand's letter and decided that -a number of Mr. Hand's statements about both Odinism and Creativi- +

Your Editor then took note of Mr. Hand's letter and decided that +a number of Mr. Hand's statements about both Odinism and Creativi- ty are grossly native and incorrect. He sent the following letter to -the Liberty Bell, but Mr. Dietz refused to print it. Here is the full text +the Liberty Bell, but Mr. Dietz refused to print it. Here is the full text of my letter:

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Dear Mr: Dietz: - In the July issue of LIBERTY BELL, Mr. Ronald S. Hand, in -answer to Rev. Carles C. Messick's letter of the same issue, makes -a broadside attack on CREATIVITY, The White Racial religion of +

Dear Mr: Dietz: + In the July issue of LIBERTY BELL, Mr. Ronald S. Hand, in +answer to Rev. Carles C. Messick's letter of the same issue, makes +a broadside attack on CREATIVITY, The White Racial religion of the Church Of The Creator. Since I am the founder of this church, I believe I have a vested interest in answering these charges. In so doing I almost feel like a mosquito in a nudist colony, I hardly know -where to begin. Since Mr. Hand makes so many ridiculous +where to begin. Since Mr. Hand makes so many ridiculous statements, he leaves himself wide open, and all I can say is - he asked for it. - In his attack, Mr. Hand uses (among others) two sleazy tactics + In his attack, Mr. Hand uses (among others) two sleazy tactics at which Jews and Christians are especially adept: (a) he misrepresents our position and then attacks that false position (b) he attempts to discredit us through guilt by association and links us with reprehensible entities such as the Jews and the Hindus, when we have absolutely nothing In common with them. - So let us start with our position regarding Salubrious Living + So let us start with our position regarding Salubrious Living which is spelled out in considerable detail in our classic text of the -same name and embodied in its 244 pages. I am sure that Mr. Hand +same name and embodied in its 244 pages. I am sure that Mr. Hand has never read It, since he seems completely ignorant of its contents -In the first place we are not vegetarians as Mr. Hand seems to think, -but frugitarians, a considerable difference. If Mr. Hand does not +In the first place we are not vegetarians as Mr. Hand seems to think, +but frugitarians, a considerable difference. If Mr. Hand does not understand that difference he is invited to educate himself at leisure by reading the book. I don't have the space to do so here. He will probably also find out that meat is suitable food for dogs and other @@ -554,58 +554,58 @@ much prized charcoal broiler that he hates so to give up. The facts are that the wealth of advice given in Salubrious Liv- ing for living a healthier, happier and longer life is based on solid scientific facts, and has nothing to do with the primitive superstitious -hocus-pocus of Hindus or the Jewish Leviticus with which Mr.Hand -so surreptitiously seeks to associate us. +hocus-pocus of Hindus or the Jewish Leviticus with which Mr.Hand +so surreptitiously seeks to associate us. Furthermore, proper diet is only one of the 14 cardinal points -that we list in "Salubrious Living" (See Page 9) for creating our +that we list in "Salubrious Living" (See Page 9) for creating our desired goal of a SOUND MIND in a SOUND BODY in a SOUND SOCIETY In a SOUND ENVIRONMENT.

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Does Mr. Hand object to such goals? If so, that is mighty -strange, since in his letter he roundly denounces and insults the White -Race in scathing terms, such as, quote: "Untermenschen, race +

Does Mr. Hand object to such goals? If so, that is mighty +strange, since in his letter he roundly denounces and insults the White +Race in scathing terms, such as, quote: "Untermenschen, race traitors, scum and worse " When we Creators have a well-planned, thoroughgoing program to upgrade the health, eugenics, and en- -vironment of our White Racial Comrades, he stupidly denounces that +vironment of our White Racial Comrades, he stupidly denounces that too, because, to his own detriment, he is totally Ignorant of what -we are talking about in Salubrious Living. +we are talking about in Salubrious Living. One final point and that is this: We do not INSIST that anyone HAS to follow the beneficial guidelines laid down, even to be a member of the church. We do not twist anyone's arm. We offer a set of constructive, scientifically proven guidelines for anyone to follow in order to live a healthier, happier and longer life. Whether they do so is each individuals own choice, but, again for the benefit of -a better race and a Whiter and Brighter World, we hope that every -White Man, woman and child will learn to practice a lifestyle that +a better race and a Whiter and Brighter World, we hope that every +White Man, woman and child will learn to practice a lifestyle that is far superior to the drug and Junk food Infested world of today. - So much for Salubrious LIving, which although extremely im- + So much for Salubrious LIving, which although extremely im- portant, is not the main thrust of our religious program, and was not even mentioned In "Nature's Eternal Religion; our first corner -stone. Let us get down to the "spooky" business in which Mr. Hand +stone. Let us get down to the "spooky" business in which Mr. Hand seems to take such primitive delight. He says in Odinism "we do believe in God." He then immediately trips himself up and says, "But what God?" He is not sure. He then lists such absurdities as Thor, -Odin, Tyr and Freya, all of which are presumably dead, and resting -somewhere In Lower Slobbovia. Then there are the Baldurs and the -Heimdalls sneaking around the fiords (somewhere) and oozing out +Odin, Tyr and Freya, all of which are presumably dead, and resting +somewhere In Lower Slobbovia. Then there are the Baldurs and the +Heimdalls sneaking around the fiords (somewhere) and oozing out of, and squeezing through the crevasses (somewhere). Supposedly, somehow, somewhere, they will finally come to our rescue. Big deal! But we Creators are not holding our breath waiting for such nonsense to materialize. How any rational, grown man can believe In, and spout such ridiculous nonsense is beyond me. - But, Mr. Hand says, we have to worship something, and why + But, Mr. Hand says, we have to worship something, and why not spooks, they're good for us, we need them. Well, we Creators don't need any such idiotic and artificial props. If you need them, -Mr. Hand, you had better see your Jewish psychiatrist. He will con- +Mr. Hand, you had better see your Jewish psychiatrist. He will con- fuse you even more, and make you like it In the process. - Speaking of worship, Mr. Hand asks categorically: What God + Speaking of worship, Mr. Hand asks categorically: What God do we Creators worship? He then goes on to accuse us of worshipp- -ing our own White Race, which he next proceeds to roundly de- +ing our own White Race, which he next proceeds to roundly de- nounce abuse and insult as viciously as would any Jew or nigger. -I therefore want to set Mr. Hand straight on two points. (a) We -Creators do not "Worship" anything, not even the White Race, as +I therefore want to set Mr. Hand straight on two points. (a) We +Creators do not "Worship" anything, not even the White Race, as he implies, and (b) To us the whole idea of "worship" is stupid, ridiculous and demeaning. It implies that the "worshipper" willfully

@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ ridiculous and demeaning. It implies that the "worshipper" willfully

places himself in an extremely inferior position in relation to some stupid abstract "Quantity X" that he or she has set up to worship. This may be something as ridiculous as a cow, a cat, a spookie, or -a hot rock. He or she then proceeds to Jabber some meaningless, +a hot rock. He or she then proceeds to Jabber some meaningless, yes, Insane praise at said inanimate or imaginary object, in order to completely humiliate himself or herself. To us the whole idea is primitive, repugnant and reflects a throwback to our primitive and @@ -622,30 +622,30 @@ barbaric Stone Age ancestors. So when someone asks us - "If you don't worship God, what do you worship?", it reminds us of the pa- tient in the doctors' clinic, who when told that a cancerous tumor would have to be cut out, asked, "But doctor, what are you going -to replace it with?" No, Mr. Hand, we don't need spooks or anything +to replace it with?" No, Mr. Hand, we don't need spooks or anything else to worship, nor do we need a pacifier to suck on, either. You can have the whole messy passel, gratis and wholesale. We now come to the Odinist admission that, well yeah, we ad- -mit all this Norse mythology is hocus-pocus, but at least it is White, +mit all this Norse mythology is hocus-pocus, but at least it is White, not Jewish hocus-pocus. Big deal! If we must deal In hokum at all, -why not pick a higher grade of hocus-pocus, when the White Race -has such an excellent selection to choose from? The Vikings were +why not pick a higher grade of hocus-pocus, when the White Race +has such an excellent selection to choose from? The Vikings were neither the first nor the best in that category. If I were to indulge -in playing games with White spooks, why, I would choose the Greek -or the Roman gods ten to one over the Viking's. Their stories are +in playing games with White spooks, why, I would choose the Greek +or the Roman gods ten to one over the Viking's. Their stories are much richer in classic lore, mystique, wealth of characters and any other critique that may tickle your fancy. Compared to them, the -Vikings were crude, brutish and bordering on the dense. In fact, on -the intellectual level the Vikings were on a similar level to Hagar the +Vikings were crude, brutish and bordering on the dense. In fact, on +the intellectual level the Vikings were on a similar level to Hagar the Horrible as portrayed in the Sunday comics. They were, in fact, il- literate, and most of the Norse Myths the Odinists bandy about to- day are only through the gratuity of being preserved in Christian -writings. The Vikings, in turn, slaughtered the Christians wholesale, -but in the end the latter conquered the Vikings by the insidious ap- +writings. The Vikings, in turn, slaughtered the Christians wholesale, +but in the end the latter conquered the Vikings by the insidious ap- plication of their Jewish B-bomb (brain bomb). So what we have of all this Odinist hocus-pocus today is really only a more or less Chris- tian recording or residue, and who needs more primitive hocus-pocus - Mr. Hand claims the Odinists are not a "dead horse", nor a relic + Mr. Hand claims the Odinists are not a "dead horse", nor a relic from a primitive past, but a "rising phoenix", because, see, we have several thousand already yet. Well, if he wants to play the numbers game, I am not impressed. It is no substitute for quality. "Where is @@ -661,25 +661,25 @@ believers in the old spooks in the sky swindle, the bottom line still

is that the world is in one hell of a mess, is rapidly screeching towards a traumatic cataclysm, is still in the hands of treacherous Jews, and -Odin, Wodin. Blynken and Nod will do damn little, if anything, to +Odin, Wodin. Blynken and Nod will do damn little, if anything, to save us. I would rather be a minority of one who was set on the right course than be a polyglot part of a multi-million member cult that had its thinking all screwed up. We need something much more realistic, tough, well planned, thoroughgoing and comprehensive than a rehash of a few primitive and warmed up myths to do the job. In Creativity we have the whole -ball of wax. Just as Adolf Hitler found it necessary to chuck over- +ball of wax. Just as Adolf Hitler found it necessary to chuck over- board all the old political parties In Germany because they were in- adequate to do the job, and devise a completely new philosophy and political party to cope with a major catastrophe, so too, we Creators find it necessary to devise a completely new philosophy and religion -for the total White Race of the Planet Earth. In so doing, instead +for the total White Race of the Planet Earth. In so doing, instead of rummaging around in the debris and garbage heap of old dead religions of the past, we instead go to the greatest teacher of them all - Mother Nature. Her laws are eternal, they are real, they have the innate wisdom of the eons embodied In them. There is our source, and there is our answer. - If Mr. Hand finds that being natural, logical, realistic, organiz- + If Mr. Hand finds that being natural, logical, realistic, organiz- ed and deliberate leaves him "cold" and without purpose, I again suggest that he see his Jewish psychiatrist to confuse him further. Evidently there are some maladjusted people In this world, in fact, @@ -691,71 +691,71 @@ and reality will have to be faced and problems have to be solved. To try to escape them with all these trick escape mechanisms does not solve them but makes the situation only more disastrous and the end of the line for such "escape" artists is usually similar to that of -a John Belushi, or a David Kennedy. +a John Belushi, or a David Kennedy. We Creators do not seek to hide our heads in the sand, or on cloud nine in the sky. We are problem solvers and we have answers, -meaningful, comprehensive and realistic answers. Just as Adolf Hitler +meaningful, comprehensive and realistic answers. Just as Adolf Hitler sought to unite the Whole German nation under one political party, -so we Creators seek to unite the total White Race and the White Race -alone. Just as Hitler succeeded in uniting all the Germans under Na- +so we Creators seek to unite the total White Race and the White Race +alone. Just as Hitler succeeded in uniting all the Germans under Na- tional Socialism, so we Creators believe (yes we DO have faith!) that -we can and will unite the present 500 million White peoples on the +we can and will unite the present 500 million White peoples on the face of the earth into one powerful, solid battering ram that will crush and demolish the narcotic poison of Judaism. We believe it because -it is the only way for the White Race to go, and once the White Race +it is the only way for the White Race to go, and once the White Race is united there is no power on the face of the earth that will ever again

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be in a position to threaten its existence or survival. At this point I would like to make a highly encouraging and op- -timistic observation. The White racial movement in America has now +timistic observation. The White racial movement in America has now advanced far enough to win over and smash the Jewish establish- ment. It could do it now in 1984, if the different factions would unite and polarize under the banner of the Church Of The Creator, the most comprehensive thoroughgoing, effective weapon it has to work with. Standing in the way is the hubris (overweening ego) of the leaders of the individual groups. They take the position that "if I didn't -think of it first, I'm going to torpedo it, and to hell with the White +think of it first, I'm going to torpedo it, and to hell with the White race", and I think Odinism is a prime example. But think of it! We could win now! Forget about wet-nursing your private little hubris! It we lose nobody will remember you anyway. But If we win, what -a glorious White, bright world this would be. Yes, the White Man -knows how to govern the world, Mr. Hand, contrary to what you -claim in your desultory appraisal of the White Race. The Romans -already did so beautifully 2000 years ago, and Pax Romana with its +a glorious White, bright world this would be. Yes, the White Man +knows how to govern the world, Mr. Hand, contrary to what you +claim in your desultory appraisal of the White Race. The Romans +already did so beautifully 2000 years ago, and Pax Romana with its 200 years of peace and prosperity was undoubtedly the finest epoch -in the White Man's history. It lasted until Jewish Christianity came -along and infected the White Man's mind with a running sore that +in the White Man's history. It lasted until Jewish Christianity came +along and infected the White Man's mind with a running sore that has persisted to this day. But we Creators are not nearly as much interested in that -White Race "govern" the world, as that the White Race POSSESS +White Race "govern" the world, as that the White Race POSSESS IT IN TOTAL. In an increasingly contaminated, poisoned, and polluted world of exploding mud races, we are now at a point of no -return. Either the White Race inhabits it all and exclusively or it will +return. Either the White Race inhabits it all and exclusively or it will be crushed, stifled and exterminated. It is now all or nothing, and -we Creators want to make damn sure it is the White Race that sur- -vives. Succinctly, it is only the White Race that can reverse the avalan- +we Creators want to make damn sure it is the White Race that sur- +vives. Succinctly, it is only the White Race that can reverse the avalan- che, clean up the planet again and build a world worth living in. But our program does not stop there. Through our program of Eugenic up-breeding we mean to advance the quality of life, health and happiness to levels never before even dreamed of by the Greeks -and Romans, much less the brutish Vikings. +and Romans, much less the brutish Vikings. We further believe there is no real problem accomplishing this lofty goal as far as the Jews and the mud races are concerned. The -real obstacle is the confused and cluttered thinking of the White Race +real obstacle is the confused and cluttered thinking of the White Race itself, and the most pervasive clutter of all Is the spooks in the sky. -obsession that contaminates the minds of so many of the White Race. - We do not And that our lofty goal of uniting the White Race in -a powerful White racial religion as either "cold" or without purpose, -as Mr. Hand seems to. (In fact, he reminds me of the nigger who -said, "Boss, even if it's good, I don't like it.") We find the challenge +obsession that contaminates the minds of so many of the White Race. + We do not And that our lofty goal of uniting the White Race in +a powerful White racial religion as either "cold" or without purpose, +as Mr. Hand seems to. (In fact, he reminds me of the nigger who +said, "Boss, even if it's good, I don't like it.") We find the challenge exciting, exhilarating and the most intelligent and meaningful ever

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proposed in any religion, creed or philosophy. It sure beats the hell -out of chasing non-existent spooks, be they Roman, Viking or Jewish. +out of chasing non-existent spooks, be they Roman, Viking or Jewish. Our members feel the same way. They are excited, filled with hope, determination and purpose now that they have a meaningful, constructive goal in life. Let me quote to you just a small part of a @@ -769,21 +769,21 @@ being as if it were I whose pen raced across the paper for fear of los- ing a word." There is more. You can read the full letter in the September issue of Racial Loyalty. We have thousands of other let- ters in our file that reflect similar emotions and sentiments. Cold, -Mr. Hand? If you need a spook to keep you warm I again suggest +Mr. Hand? If you need a spook to keep you warm I again suggest you go see your Jewish psychiatrist, or are you perhaps yourself part of the confusion creating apparatus that is inherent in the tribe of -the Hidden Hand? I hope not. - In conclusion I say to Mr. Hand and all our good White Racial +the Hidden Hand? I hope not. + In conclusion I say to Mr. Hand and all our good White Racial Comrades - don't knock us, but Instead, join with us. We are the best friend you have in a confused, crumbling and disintegrating -world. For a Whiter and Brighter World, +world. For a Whiter and Brighter World, Creatively yours, Ben Klassen Pondifex Maximus Church Of The Creator

Conclusion: In his Editorial Policy on the Inside cover of Liberty -Bell Magazine Mr. George Dietz, the editor, states categorically the +Bell Magazine Mr. George Dietz, the editor, states categorically the following noble words: "Freedom of Speech - Freedom of Thought - Freedom of Expression." @@ -801,22 +801,22 @@ idea will be allowed to go unexpressed if we think it will benefit the

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Thinking People, not only of America, but the entire world." -George P. Dietz, Editor & Publisher. - In the past Mr. Dietz has fairly well followed this policy. When +George P. Dietz, Editor & Publisher. + In the past Mr. Dietz has fairly well followed this policy. When several years ago he saw the light about the gigantic fraud Jewish -Christianity had perpetrated on the White Race he fearlessly came +Christianity had perpetrated on the White Race he fearlessly came out and said so, despite the vituperative backslash from the misguid- ed fanatics. He, too, after much soul searching came to the conclusion the Church Of The Creator had been preaching for years, namely, that -the spooks in the sky swindle spelled the death knell of the White +the spooks in the sky swindle spelled the death knell of the White Race. - It is therefore extraordinarily strange that Mr. Dietz has turned + It is therefore extraordinarily strange that Mr. Dietz has turned to and embraced another, on ersatz spooks-in-the-sky swindle, name- -ly, Odinism. The cop-out that - well, at least the spooks are White +ly, Odinism. The cop-out that - well, at least the spooks are White is really a poor excuse. It is still a hoax, an escape mechanism, a child's game. One thing we do not need at this critical stage in the -fight for the survival of the White Race is another cop-out. another +fight for the survival of the White Race is another cop-out. another childish game to divert us when we should and must come to grips with stark reality and do battle with a ruthless enemy. We do not need more meaningless splinter groups to go off on pointless tangents. @@ -825,26 +825,26 @@ heap of history and substitute such nonsense for a comprehensive, meaningful creed and program. We have to make up our cotton- picking minds on what is best and polarize into one solid battering ram. - Mr. Dietz admitted to me that in Creativity "We have the whole + Mr. Dietz admitted to me that in Creativity "We have the whole ball of wax." He also admitted that reading Nature's Eternal Religion and a few years of contemplative thinking straightened out his former confusion about Christianity. In the light of the above, it is hard to understand why, after see- -ing the whole picture, Mr. Dietz would now backslide from one set -of spooks to another such piece of nonsense. When Hitler tackled +ing the whole picture, Mr. Dietz would now backslide from one set +of spooks to another such piece of nonsense. When Hitler tackled the Jewish-Marxist mess in post-war Germany he did not dredge up some ancient political party that was a relic and failure from the past but instead constructed a completely new, hard hitting political creed and program that fitted the needs of the times and with it he did the job that needed to be done. We now need a creed, a philosophy and -a program that meets the exigency of the sorry mess the White Race +a program that meets the exigency of the sorry mess the White Race is in today, on a total global basis. CREATIVITY has it. It has the whole ball of wax. Why then revert to past failures and indulge in silly childish games? In CREATIVITY we have the Total Program, the Final Solution, the Ultimate Creed. Why try to ignore or sup- -press it? If you are really more interested in saving the White Race +press it? If you are really more interested in saving the White Race than nurturing your own private and transient little hubris why not -latch on to and promote the real solution and help build a Whiter

+latch on to and promote the real solution and help build a Whiter

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@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ latch on to and promote the real solution and help build a Whiter

It is now the official religion and policy of the U.S. government to push race mixing at all cost, -and mongrelize the White Race into oblivion.

+and mongrelize the White Race into oblivion.

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diff --git a/pythonCode/output/issue-19.xml b/pythonCode/output/issue-19.xml index 679e29a..8840ecd 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/issue-19.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/issue-19.xml @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ been an Unmitigated Disester.

The Era of Political Parties is over

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With the Reagan landslide the U.S. is rapidly mov- +

With the Reagan landslide the U.S. is rapidly mov- ing towards a tyrannical one party Jewish dictatorship aimed at the destruction of the White Race. Conventional Politics are no longer the answer. To be effective the White @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ versely, the White Man, who may be brilliant in many field, is strangely, also the Jews most gullible and cooperative victim. When it comes to the issues of race and religion, the White Man is un- doubtedly one of the dumbest creatures on the face of the earth -the Jew has capitalized handily on this White Man's Achilles' heel. +the Jew has capitalized handily on this White Man's Achilles' heel. In this dissertation we want to examine the issue of potitics and how the Jew has utilized the technique of Divide and Conquer to neutralize, subdue, and manipulate the White Race, not only in @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ America, but throughout the world.

The key word in this deadly game of confuse, divide, manipulate and conquer is DEMOCRACY. Whereas our Founding Fathers were not astute enough to excrete the Jew from our political system and -our society (Benjamin Franklin tried. See P. 260 of Nat. Etern. rel +our society (Benjamin Franklin tried. See P. 260 of Nat. Etern. rel they were intelligent enough to know that every "democracy" had In It the seeds of its own self-destruction. They tried to set up a Republic, which in essence really differs very little from a democracy. @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ around. It is this pole star that has been the guide and mainstay with which he has been able to unite his mongrelized race and his religious cohorts. This is the secret, the bedrock of all his further conspiracles and manipulations. Without it, as former Israeli Prime -Minister Golda Meir flatly stated, the jews would have been nothing.

+Minister Golda Meir flatly stated, the jews would have been nothing.

Secondly, the Jews practiced and continue to practice RACIAL LOYALTY. This they do fervently to the point of fanaticism.

@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ press.

In America in the Twentieth Century the Jews have utlized main- ly two political parties, namely the Republican party and the Democratic party. Occasionally, they have thrown in a third party, -such as the Bull Moose Party of Teddy Roosevelt which split the -Republican Party, derailed William Howard Taft and slipped in that -Jewish stooge, Woodrow Wilson. With hls election the Jews assured +such as the Bull Moose Party of Teddy Roosevelt which split the +Republican Party, derailed William Howard Taft and slipped in that +Jewish stooge, Woodrow Wilson. With hls election the Jews assured themselves of ramming through the Federal Reserve chicanery of 1913 and staging the most ghastly war up to that time, World War I.

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ ty, the Populist Party and a few others, but they have been of minor import, except to further confuse and spilnter the White voting block, a block that for all practical purposes hardly exists.

-

Now that the Republican Reagan administration has won the +

Now that the Republican Reagan administration has won the last election by a landslide and the Democratic Party is in shambles, I foresee a steady but rapid drift towards one party rule similar to that of Mexico, and finally a hard-core Jewish communist dictator- @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ of a racial religion, we can, nevertheless, quote any number of other historical examples.

1. MOHAMMEDANISM -When Mohammed came forth out of the desert in the seventh +When Mohammed came forth out of the desert in the seventh century with what was essentially a racial religion, he fired the Bedouin desert tribes (mostly Arabs) with such fanatic religious zeal that this loose group of shiftless and lazy mud races soon were @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ Asia Minor, North Africa, Spain and Constantinople fell before the fanatic Moslem onslaught. They pushed on eastward into India and converted by fanaticism and by the sword.

-

At the other end of the crescent, the Mohammedans pushed up- +

At the other end of the crescent, the Mohammedans pushed up- wards from Spain into the very heart of France, where they were stop- ped by Karl Martel (Charles The Hammer) at the Battle of Tours in 732. Had that battle been lost, perhaps all of Europe, then wallow- @@ -256,9 +256,9 @@ trying to set up their parasitical state of Israel.

that binds the Arabs together, and it is this that the Jews fear.

How powerful this force can be is aptly demonstrated by -Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran. When in 1978 The Shah of Iran held +Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran. When in 1978 The Shah of Iran held an iron group on that oil rich nation, and one of the most powerful -and ruthless secret police forces at his command, the Ayatollah was +and ruthless secret police forces at his command, the Ayatollah was sitting in Paris, a lonely refugee and a political outcast. But the religious fervor of his Moslem followers welled up day after day in

@@ -266,14 +266,14 @@ religious fervor of his Moslem followers welled up day after day in

street demonstration, in rebellion, in sabotage and just woudn't quit Despite the supposed backing of the United States, we all know what -followed. The Shah was deposed, died as a miserable and unwanted +followed. The Shah was deposed, died as a miserable and unwanted refugee in a foreign land, and the AyatoIlah emerged as the now vic- torious dictator of Iran, where he still rules with a bloody and tyran- nical hand today.

-

In so saying, I am not condoning the Ayatollah, whom I con- +

In so saying, I am not condoning the Ayatollah, whom I con- sider a political idiot, and vastly more brutal and tyrannical than the -Shah. But what it does demonstrate is the power of a religious move- +Shah. But what it does demonstrate is the power of a religious move- ment in the political affairs of a country.

Nor is that all. This same religious-political take over of Iran @@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ lazy and is one of Nature's most flagrant failures.

America it has worked wonders, considering the miserable material it has had to work with. Whereas the Black Muslim religion is a mish- mash, a mixed bag, an abortion at best, lamely tring to ape the -Mohammedan religion, it has done much to install black pride (where +Mohammedan religion, it has done much to install black pride (where there is little to be proud of), a sense of purpose and destiny (going nowhere) and above all, created an independent cohesion among hese bastardized animals that poses a highly potential danger to @@ -319,10 +319,10 @@ unleash on an unarmed, disorganized and hapless White Race.

MARK MY WORDS.

-

Now I Implore my White Racial Comrades: if these mongreliz- +

Now I Implore my White Racial Comrades: if these mongreliz- ed black animals can mount an organized threat to the White Race even though they are inferior in numbers, in intelligence, and in -resources, and can do so with a muddled, haphazard plece of gar- +resources, and can do so with a muddled, haphazard plece of gar- bage that passes for a religion, how much better can the intelligent, resourceful White Race do with a well thought-out, organized religious creed and program that is complete, comprehensive and @@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ hat in the ring and ran for the Florida State Legislature as a republican, and, against odds, I was elected. When I got to the regislature in Tallahassee and the power establishment found out that I would not go along with the chicanery, my own part turned -against me. In a situation not unlike that of Tom Metzger in 1980 +against me. In a situation not unlike that of Tom Metzger in 1980 in California. I soon found out that with the Jewish news media against you, with your own party against you, a sincere candidate, any candidate in politics, is soon on the outside looking in.

@@ -401,10 +401,10 @@ ETERNAL RELIGION.

total answer, the only answer. In Creativity we have the Total Program, the Final Solution, the Ultimate Creed.

-

Hitler has said that there are obvious truths lying around on the +

Hitler has said that there are obvious truths lying around on the streets and most peopIe pass them by, ignoring them because they are too dumb to see the obvious. He was referring to the racial issue. -As it was in Hitler's time, so it is in White America today, regarding +As it was in Hitler's time, so it is in White America today, regarding not only race, but also religion.

The Church Of The Creator has come a long way since we @@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ the muddled, confused and suicidal thinking that lies on the brain of the White Man like a poisonous drug, or like the virus of encephalitis.

-

Like Adolf Hitler did in uniting the German peopIe, it is now the +

Like Adolf Hitler did in uniting the German peopIe, it is now the task of the Church Of The Creator to unite all the White peoples of the World into one mighty movement - into one powerful batter- ing ram. We can never do so as long as we have 20,000 confused, @@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ delineate and resolve them.

* * * * * -Now that 1984 is almost past, RESOLVE +Now that 1984 is almost past, RESOLVE that as a White Man you will never again be a slave to Jewish Christianity or the Jewish tax collector.

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Issue No. 20, January 1985

The Time has come for -The White Race to establish +The White Race to establish its own POLE STAR

There is a fierce and us yet unresolved bat- tle of ideas going on for the possession of men's -minds. In order to survive the White Race must +minds. In order to survive the White Race must polarize its own goals.

In studying the history of Navigation, we find that during and -immediately after the Fifteenth Century the White Man's progress +immediately after the Fifteenth Century the White Man's progress in navigation on the high seas took a quantum leap. It was during the latter half of the 15th century that he became capable of mak- ing long forays down the west coast of Africa, discovering islands @@ -18,26 +18,26 @@ in the Atlantic formerly out of reach, and in 1492 Columbus was able to make his epic voyage across the Atlantic and discover the New World. From there on out there were no limits on this our Planet Earth. -The White Man was motivated by a burst of energy as never had been +The White Man was motivated by a burst of energy as never had been witnessed before. The Era of Discovery and Colonization set in, and -it was the White Man exclusively whose brilliant energy and genius +it was the White Man exclusively whose brilliant energy and genius was the center of it all. South America was soon discovered, explored -and colonized by the Spaniards. Magellan circled the globe and Cap- -tain Cook "discovered" Australia, the Hawaiian Islands and many -areas of the Pacific heretofore unknown. This was the White Man +and colonized by the Spaniards. Magellan circled the globe and Cap- +tain Cook "discovered" Australia, the Hawaiian Islands and many +areas of the Pacific heretofore unknown. This was the White Man at his best. What sparked this illustrious burst of discovery and coloniza- tion? There were several key factors and we might say that it was an idea whose time had come. There was a partial improvement in the size and durability of the sailing vessels, but whereas this was a factor, It was not major. The most important item was that -the White Man was learning the art of navigation, a pursuit -that was strongly upgraded by Henry the Navigator of Portugal. +the White Man was learning the art of navigation, a pursuit +that was strongly upgraded by Henry the Navigator of Portugal. He started a school for navigation, and collected, studied and im- proved the known arts of navigation as they stood in the middle of the 15th century. This provided the needed impetus and soon the -White Man's ideas about the world began to change in conformity -with reality. Once the White Man realized the world was round, not

+White Man's ideas about the world began to change in conformity +with reality. Once the White Man realized the world was round, not

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Star; discovered the magnetic compass; and that it pointed to magnetic north; discovered the sextant; Mercator drew his famous charts and innovated numerous other aids. From there on out the -White Man was off and running and soon reached and colonized all +White Man was off and running and soon reached and colonized all the worthwhile territories in the world. In the meantime, although technology, colonization and -navigation were burgeoning, the White Man made no pro- +navigation were burgeoning, the White Man made no pro- gress whatsoever in the vital areas of RACE and RELIGION, the most important issues in his existence. These two para- -mount issues underlie the very survival of the White Race, but have +mount issues underlie the very survival of the White Race, but have been totally ignored since the dawn of civilization. In fact, It is one of the ironies of history that the Age of Discovery and Colonization -also greatly accelerated the practice of race-mixing and mongreliza- +also greatly accelerated the practice of race-mixing and mongreliza- tion, especially among the Spaniards and the Portuguese in their new- ly discovered territories, especially Mexico and South America. -Five hundred years after Henry the Navigator, the White Man +Five hundred years after Henry the Navigator, the White Man is not only as unaware and ignorant of these two vital Issues, (Race and Religion) as he was then, he is, in fact more Ignorant, more con- fused, and even more fragmented. He is still woefully unaware of the issues, racially confused, without goal or direction, without any mean- -ingful charts, without a Pole Star to guide his path. The White Man +ingful charts, without a Pole Star to guide his path. The White Man is, in fact, hopelessly floundering without direction or meaning, not even aware that the Jew is rapidly committing genocide on Nature's -Finest, the White Race. +Finest, the White Race. During this same era, the Jew, who is not a builder, nor a navigator, nor an explorer, nor a farmer, nor a producer, but an eter- -nal parasite, he too, was extremely busy. Whereas the White Man +nal parasite, he too, was extremely busy. Whereas the White Man was honing his navigational techniques and innovating other new technology, the Jew was busily pursuing his racial plans, programs and blueprints, all of which he had established thousands of years @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Religion, an intensely racial religion. And just what were the goals of this inferior parasitic tribe? They were enormous, but also simple as hell. They were basically: (a) To mongrelize and enslave all the peoples of the world, -especially the White Race - the prime target of their hatred +especially the White Race - the prime target of their hatred and revulsion. (b) To garner unto themselves all the gold, silver, precious gems, money and properties of the world. (c) To desecrate, down breed and degenerate all the goyim @@ -96,23 +96,23 @@ the Jewish jackboot firmly pressing down on the nape of his neck. If you don't believe me, read the letter (in issue 19 of this book from a kike on whose stationary was the name of Robert V. Rothman. If that doesn't convince you, read again what another Jew by the -name of Marcus Eli Ravage says. He spells it out more succintly, +name of Marcus Eli Ravage says. He spells it out more succintly, and we recapitulate his frank disclosure in Creative Credo No. 43 in the WHITE MAN'S BIBLE under the heading of "Confessions of a Jew", Page 286. If you need any further confirmation of what the Jews have in mind for us, read that comprehensive epistle ot hate -- the Jewish Talmud itself. Even mulattoes like Louis Farrakhan +- the Jewish Talmud itself. Even mulattoes like Louis Farrakhan have enough intelligence to recognize the Jewish religion as that of a destructive parasite and calls it "a gutter religion". So much for what the Jews have in store for us if we don't come to our senses and promptly get on with the job. It is the awesome goal and program of the CHURCH OF THE CREATOR to -arouse, unite and organize the White Race into one power- +arouse, unite and organize the White Race into one power- ful battering ram that has the WILL and the power to demolish the Jewish behemoth. This is what Creativity is all about and this is what we are trying to accomplish. Standing in our path are an endless number of roadblocks, most -of which have surreptitously been conceived by the Jews, but the +of which have surreptitously been conceived by the Jews, but the actual placing of many of these roadblocks are being done by members of our own race, most of which should know better. Visualize the following scenario: An old draft horse is pulling a @@ -129,35 +129,35 @@ I have a confession to make. There are times when I feel like that old draft horse. I know what we are up against, and it is a heavy load. We are trying to accomplish something that has never been done by the -White Race in the last six thousand years of its illustrious but con- -fused and botched-up history. We are trying to give the White Race +White Race in the last six thousand years of its illustrious but con- +fused and botched-up history. We are trying to give the White Race a racial religion of its own that will finally and comprehensively solve the problem of its degeneration and decline, and prevent its ig-

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nominous demise by drowning in a stinking sea of mud. I repeat. this -has never before been done in all of the White Man's turbulent past, +has never before been done in all of the White Man's turbulent past, and whether or not it will come about in the future Christ only knows, and he won't tell because he is not around. I can't assure you that it will come about. I cannot give anyone a guilt-edged Certificate of Guarantee for the future. But I can assure you of this much: It will either happen in the next 20 to 30 years or it won't happen at all. -Why? Because if it don't happen now there won't be any White Race +Why? Because if it don't happen now there won't be any White Race left to save. I will also boldly make the second claim and that is in Creativ- ty we now have the creed program and religion with which to bring -about the Salvation and Redemption of the White Race. We have, +about the Salvation and Redemption of the White Race. We have, in fact, the whole ball of wax, and whereas it may not be perfect -(nothing in life is) it is the best that is now available to the White +(nothing in life is) it is the best that is now available to the White Race In order to save its neck from the Jewish jackboot. Creativity is not a spectator sport. Whether or not we win this ultimate battle -depends on how vigorously you and millions of other White Racial +depends on how vigorously you and millions of other White Racial Comrades join into the fray and become militant activists. I repeat, -this is not a spectator sport. We need White Racial Teamwork - +this is not a spectator sport. We need White Racial Teamwork - all 500 million strong. -The White Race is now in the position of a pusillanimous old -spinster who is nearing the end of the line. She could never quite +The White Race is now in the position of a pusillanimous old +spinster who is nearing the end of the line. She could never quite make up her mind that she had found the "perfect" man and kept on looking and looking, little realizing that as the years went by her own charms to attract such a man, if he ever existed, were rapidly @@ -166,12 +166,12 @@ is hustled off to a "convalescent home" the question of finding the "perfect" man that never existed becomes rather moot. A similar situation exists regarding Creativity- We don't claim it is perfect, but it is powerful, dynamic comprehensive consistent -and complete. Just as Hitler constructed the Nazi Party in Germany +and complete. Just as Hitler constructed the Nazi Party in Germany to demolish Jewish Marxism and lead the German people back to strength and unity, so also is Creativity designed to arouse, unite -and organize all the White peoples of the world to demolish once +and organize all the White peoples of the world to demolish once and for all the Jewish monster that now threatens to devour us. -Most of our White Racial Comrades that want the Jewish +Most of our White Racial Comrades that want the Jewish monkey off our back believe that the main roadblock in ac- complishing this awesome task are the Jews, the niggers and the exploding mass of mud races. I used to think along these lines also, @@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ you to become a militant activist and enlist you into our army of racial teamwork. This we are doing day by day, and although the process is ac- celerating, it is not fast enough to suit us. Time is of the essence, -and, as in the case of the aging and pusillanimous spinster, time is -running out for the White Race. If it won't grasp the opportunity now +and, as in the case of the aging and pusillanimous spinster, time is +running out for the White Race. If it won't grasp the opportunity now it will soon be too senile to ever pull itself out of the muddy mire. Standing in the way of getting the job done are a number of buz- -zing gnats and yapping hounds in the ranks of the White Race itself, +zing gnats and yapping hounds in the ranks of the White Race itself, repeatedly throwing roadblocks in our way, roadblocks that were designed and fashioned by the Jews themselves. In this dissertation I want to make a file, a laundry list if you like, of the number of @@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ worshippers". Since we don't believe in demons, or spooks of any kind, or, in fact, any other kind of spookie malarkey, this charge, is, of course rather silly on the face of it. 2. Then there are those, including some Mormons who claim -that Ben Klassen is, in fact, the devil himself. This too, is pretty +that Ben Klassen is, in fact, the devil himself. This too, is pretty stupid, for the same reason as point No. 1. -3. There are some (White people) who claim I am a Jew, I must -be a Jew, and perhaps both a Jew and a devil, and that Klassen is +3. There are some (White people) who claim I am a Jew, I must +be a Jew, and perhaps both a Jew and a devil, and that Klassen is a Jewish name. In answer to the above, I can categorically state that (a) I am not a devil, and (b) I am not a Jew. The devil part is, of course, so @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ silly I need not spend further time on it. The Jewish accusation is equally stupid, but since it has such vicious implications I will spend further time on it. My ancestors both on my mother's side and on my father's side -were Mennonites of unmixed White ancestry for at least the last four +were Mennonites of unmixed White ancestry for at least the last four hundred years, originating out of Holland. In the 1700's a segment of Mennonites (due to religious persecution) migrated to what was then Prussia. Since the Mennonites were both industrious and also @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ other people. They are dedicated PACIFISTS. This did not sit too well with the then militaristic minded Prussians, and new persecu- tions ensued. A major segment of my Prussian ancestors then decided to move to a fertile area of the Ukraine just north of the Black Sea. -This they did in about the year 1804, and Katherine the Great, who +This they did in about the year 1804, and Katherine the Great, who was eager to settle these empty areas with industrious, hardwork- ing farmers, invited them in, even signing a pact with them that gave them special compensations, waiving any obligatinns of having to @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ The latter is what my father did in 1924. Without going into more detail about the Mennonites and my personal history which I have briefly covered in Chapter 22, Part II, Page 455 of NATURE'S ETER- NAL RELIGION entitled My Own Spiritual Awakening", suffice it -to say that my ancestors were White, Protestant Mennonites, who +to say that my ancestors were White, Protestant Mennonites, who carefully kept their genealogy clean, and there is not a Jew, a nigger or an Indian anywhere in my bloodlines, at least not for the last 400 years. @@ -272,10 +272,10 @@ Hoover's words) and accuses me of being a Jew, I suggest that he, she or it first put up a $1000.00 security to cover a bet that I can prove otherwise, and I will put up my own $1000.00. A late uncle of mine. bless him, devoted a lot of time and research- -ed and compiled an extensive genealogy of the Klassen family. I have +ed and compiled an extensive genealogy of the Klassen family. I have a copy of it. I also have copies of numerous official documents, such as passports, (Including my father's) church documents, family -albums and a mass of other evidence, all of which confirms my White +albums and a mass of other evidence, all of which confirms my White Protestant Mennonite ancestry. If that is not enough. I still have any number of living cousins, nieces, nephews and other relatives in

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Canada and the United States who can back up my statements, and would not take lightly to the inference that we might be Jews. So, to the next swine that makes the accusation I say - put -your money where your mouth is, or shut up. Klassen is a good Dutch +your money where your mouth is, or shut up. Klassen is a good Dutch and Mennonite name and has been for many centuries. 4. There are some who spread the rumor that I am in this "business" to make money, and that is my only concern. This, too, is utterly stupid. I am 66 years old and have been con- cerned about the sinister Jewish menace since the age of 20 when -I first read Hitler's MEIN KAMPF, in German. +I first read Hitler's MEIN KAMPF, in German. Although my pursuit in trying to solve this problem was in the early stages confused, erratic and completely ineffective (since, like everyone else, I didn't know what to do about It) it has always been @@ -307,9 +307,9 @@ Since that time I have not only published NATURE'S ETER- NAL RELIGION but also written THE WHITE MAN'S BIBLE and published SALUBRIOUS LIVING, thereby completing our Ideological creed and program. We now have a racial religion of -which any White Man can not only be intensely proud, but to which +which any White Man can not only be intensely proud, but to which he can actively dedicate his time, energy and loyalty for the rest of -his natural life. He can now join in a White religious movement that +his natural life. He can now join in a White religious movement that can (and will!) lead us all out of the quagmire of Jewish slavery and eternal bondage TO A WHITER AND BRIGHTER FUTURE. I have also inaugurated a conveyor belt to spread the word and @@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ publishing the paper, buying a host of typesetting equipment, com- puters, copying machines and other sophisticated technical equip- ment, all this has cost a ton of money, hundreds of thousands dollars worth. By and large, I have bankrolled It all out of my life's -savings, and the response from supporters, as anyone in the White

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@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ is so assinine that it hardly needs an answer, but answer it I will, and briefly. The "little that we have" is so damn little and so counterproduc- tive that if I wanted to see the Jews continue to successfully carry -on their nefarious destruction of the White Race all I need do is com- +on their nefarious destruction of the White Race all I need do is com- fortably sit back and do nothing, the same as the silly yokels who make such an outrageous charge. Why would I spend hundreds of thousands of my hard earned life's savings, when just sitting back @@ -394,23 +394,23 @@ last months issue No. 19. I can reprint a number of others such as the uproar I caused in the Jewish community when the Miami Herald (South Florida is becoming a bedlam of Jews, Cubans, niggers and Haitians) published a two page article on me in 1981. How can I -possibly benefit the Jews by inaugurating a White racial religion that -when (not if, but when!) successful, will spell the death knell of +possibly benefit the Jews by inaugurating a White racial religion that +when (not if, but when!) successful, will spell the death knell of Judaism, nobody has yet rationally explained. But let us look at the statistics, and the probabilities. It is true that there is always the possibility that a Jew fighter out in the open might be assassinated in the United States, and there have been a -few cases, such as George Lincoln Rockwell, Sec. of Defense James +few cases, such as George Lincoln Rockwell, Sec. of Defense James Forrestal, Congressman Louis T. McFadden, and probably John F. Kennedy, who started issuing U.S. notes, instead of allowing the Jew owned Federal Reserve to have a monopoly in counterfeiting. But most of these cases are rare, and outside of Rockwell, most of these victims did not even attack the Jews openly, although they were a threat to them. -Now compare these paltry numbers with the 30 million White +Now compare these paltry numbers with the 30 million White Russians that were massacred when the Jews exercised their racial -hate orgy, or the 50 million White people that were killed in W.W -II, or the more than a million White people that were killed in the +hate orgy, or the 50 million White people that were killed in W.W +II, or the more than a million White people that were killed in the Civil War, not to mention the overwhelming devastation of proper- ty. Or the 57,661 Americans who were killed outright in the recent Vietnam War, a senseless Jew instigated war that was perpetrated @@ -432,13 +432,13 @@ or even had the slightest inkling as to what the hell it was all about The answer is zero, zero, zero. But the Jews managed to get to them, and in a treacherous round about way managed to get them killed anyway, did they not? And they will get to you, whoever you are, -wherever you are, if you are White. You don't have to be militant +wherever you are, if you are White. You don't have to be militant or hostile towards the Yids, or even knowledgeable. Look at what happened to my pacifist Mennonite ancestors in Russia - dispers- ed. dead, rooted out, and every last beautiful farm, village and com- munity wiped out.

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So wake up, my dear White Racial Comrade! As individuals, +

So wake up, my dear White Racial Comrade! As individuals, we all have to die sometime anyway, but our race lives on. The best defense against the Jews hastening our untimely demise is to inform and arouse the SLEEPING GIANT, OUR OWN GREAT WHITE @@ -455,20 +455,20 @@ you are safer fighting than snivelling. I repeat, the best way to die is a heroic death, or a martyr's death, in the cause of your race. Whereas we all die anyway, if we organize and fight, our glorious future progeny will have a chance -to live in a beautiful, Whiter and Brighter World. +to live in a beautiful, Whiter and Brighter World. 7. We now come to that group which is more sophisticated, more intellectual, but whose intelligence does not quite extend to the point -where they know how to help save the White Race and subsequent- -ly don't realize that if the White Race goes down the drain, they and +where they know how to help save the White Race and subsequent- +ly don't realize that if the White Race goes down the drain, they and their progeny (present & future) will go down with it. Many of these are the heads of one of the fragmentary 20,000 or so "right-wing" movements, albeit some are no more than an organization compris- ing of one member - themselves. Although there are undoubtedly many phonies In this group, -many of them Jews parading as White racists, or parading as White +many of them Jews parading as White racists, or parading as White Christians, these are probably the exception. Although it is hard to tell the players without cards attached, I presume most of them are -White, sincere, but somehow have some hang-up or quirks they in- +White, sincere, but somehow have some hang-up or quirks they in- herited form being slopped with too much Jewish propaganda most of their life and have not quite gotten their pieces put together.

@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ further confuse the German people. Many of them were sincere, but led by people who neither understood the problem, nor knew of a solution even if they had understood the problem. As those of us know that have studied the Nazi movement, in -1919 Hitler joined a small, insignificant group called the German +1919 Hitler joined a small, insignificant group called the German Worker's Party and became member No. 7. By sheer genius, drive and leadership ability he was soon in charge and started building the party into a formidable political force. He also changed its name @@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ to National Socialist German Worker's Party.

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He was opposed by Just about every meaningful power group -in the Reich. Not only was it deemed unpopular to be a Nazi, but +in the Reich. Not only was it deemed unpopular to be a Nazi, but it was also dangerous. A number of them were beaten, brutalized and/or killed. The opposition the Nazi party encountered came not only from the Jewish power structure, but also from the churches, @@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ the "German" government, the Masonic Lodges and various other indigenous groups, all of which was bad enough. But he was also fiercely opposed by rival racist German groups, who fought him and roadblocked him as effectively as did the Jewish establishment -Throughout it all Hitler did not compromise his goals nor his +Throughout it all Hitler did not compromise his goals nor his principals. He never "merged" with any other group and warned in MEIN KAMPF that to do so weakens and destroys both parties to the merger. @@ -541,32 +541,32 @@ his movement, including thousands, yes, millions of former adherents of the Communist party. But the individual leaders of the rival parties kept opposing him as long as they could, all the while professing the same goals. For -example, even after Jan. 30, 1933, when Hitler was already -Chancellor, Alfred Hugenberg did all he could to maintain his group, +example, even after Jan. 30, 1933, when Hitler was already +Chancellor, Alfred Hugenberg did all he could to maintain his group, the Nationalist Front, and acted as a destructive roadblock until his group was dissolved by the more powerful Nazi party. Such are the eternal human foibles of maintaining their egotistical hubris. -Even after Hitler was supreme ruler of Germany, there were a +Even after Hitler was supreme ruler of Germany, there were a number of dissidents in the ranks of the S.A. (Sturm Abteilung) who now, that they were on top, wanted to dump the Leader who had built it all and take charge. Again hubris coming to the surface. -Egotists like Ernst Roehm thought they knew better than the Fueher +Egotists like Ernst Roehm thought they knew better than the Fueher as to what to do with that "success" now that they had it, and ar- rogantly wanted to run the show in their own direction. As we know, -in July of 1934 there was a "purge" of the party and Roehm, and -approximately 70 others, were executed. As Hitler said "The iron laws +in July of 1934 there was a "purge" of the party and Roehm, and +approximately 70 others, were executed. As Hitler said "The iron laws of history are eternal and unbending". Had he not done what he did, there would have again been division, dissention and chaos in the land, and the Jews, being masters of the "Divide and Conquer" technique, would soon have been back in the saddle. -I cite this as a most exemplary era in the White Man's fight in +I cite this as a most exemplary era in the White Man's fight in driving the Jews from power because we have a number of cogent lessons to learn from that experience which apply very directly to the dilemma we find ourselves in in the United States of America today. We have the same odious problem as did the Germans in the 1920's, namely, how to get the parasitic Jew of our back, and for -the White Man again to take charge of his own destiny. Believe me,

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In order to survive, the White Race must choose the one creed, +

In order to survive, the White Race must choose the one creed, program and ideology under which to marshal its awesome powers. Playing mawkish, childish games, and being fragmented into thousands of babbling debating societies will no longer suffice. We @@ -605,23 +605,23 @@ the survival of Nature's Finest is so important that the end justifies the means, any means. Only a fool or a traitor could deem otherwise. We now come to the key issue, the 64 thousand dollar question. -Which creed or program should the White Race choose, and hav- +Which creed or program should the White Race choose, and hav- ing made its choice, close ranks behind it? Alright, I will not be devious, or try to be coy. We don't have an unlimited shopping list to choose from, and the answer narrows down to Creativity, the only meaningful racial religion that has evolv- -ed from the ranks of the White Race in the last 6000 years of civiliza- +ed from the ranks of the White Race in the last 6000 years of civiliza- tion. It is complete, it is comprehensive, it is consistent, it is cohesive. It is designed to cope with a crumbling world situation as it exists today in the last quarter of the Twentieth Century, a time when the -White Race is rapidly nearing its death gasp. It may not be perfect, +White Race is rapidly nearing its death gasp. It may not be perfect, but like the old maid that wasted the best years of her life looking

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for the perfect mate, the White Race had better get its act together +

for the perfect mate, the White Race had better get its act together now. -If in 6000 years no other meaningful White racial religion has +If in 6000 years no other meaningful White racial religion has appeared, it is not likely that in the next decade such will appear out of Aladdin's Lamp, nor that it will be able to match the dynamic and comprehensive creed inherent In Creativity. So let's not waste @@ -634,16 +634,16 @@ The time has come to get down to serious business and wage meaningful warfare. The time has come to fix on a definite Pole Star and chart a specific course of action. We have got to freeze the dies and get into production. -The time is long gone when each individual White Man can in- -dulge in his own little game, playing with his pet spooks and massag- +The time is long gone when each individual White Man can in- +dulge in his own little game, playing with his pet spooks and massag- ing his own hubris by indulging in silly daydreams. We have to unite, build an army under a unified command and fight like men. We have to have a clear dynamic and powerful plan of battle, and in Creativi- ty we have it all. The Church Of The Creator is going to pursue this course of -uniting all the White peoples of the world into one powerful army, +uniting all the White peoples of the world into one powerful army, come hell or high water. We are going to pursue the same course -as Hitler did - to build one massive movement, now, as quickly as +as Hitler did - to build one massive movement, now, as quickly as possible. This might disturb some people, but that is unfortunate and cannot be helped. From here on out we are no longer interested in quibbling about the finer points of creed or philosophy or pontificating @@ -651,9 +651,9 @@ endlessly and explaining for the hundredth time that we don't care how it all started fifty billion years ago. We are now interested in on- ly one thing - building and promoting the movement into one massive army, crushing the Jewish menace and wresting control of -our own destiny back into the hands of the White Race while we still +our own destiny back into the hands of the White Race while we still have time. -We are determined to build a Whiter and Brighter World, +We are determined to build a Whiter and Brighter World, or die in the attempt. JOIN WITH US.

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Confrontation - Sooner The Better

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Custer's Last Stand - The White Race is being pushed into its last stand. +

Custer's Last Stand + The White Race is being pushed into its last stand. Whether it will end in a feeble whimper or a heroic confron- tation remains to be seen. General Phillip H. Shaidan is credited with the observation that "the only good Indian is a dead Indian." In July of 1874 he sent L.t. -Col. George A. Custer on a special mission to wage war against the -Plains Indians who had been raising havoc with the White settlers +Col. George A. Custer on a special mission to wage war against the +Plains Indians who had been raising havoc with the White settlers moving West. Gold had been discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming. Emigration to the West was on -the increase as the railroad spanned the continent trom the Atlantic +the increase as the railroad spanned the continent trom the Atlantic to the Pacific in 1869. Railroad surveyors were trespassing on lands the Indians considered theirs. The number of battles between the U.S. Calvary and the western Indian tribes had been sporadic but accelerating ever since the Civil War. As the Whlte Man pressed westward the conflict gained momen- -tum, and the friction and hatred between the Red Man and the White +tum, and the friction and hatred between the Red Man and the White Man increased. One of the most hated by the Indian tribes was the -colorful and dashing Col. George A. Custer himself, whom they call- -ed Yellow Hair. They did not forget his no-holds barred attack on -Chief Black Kettle's village on the Washita River Nov. 27, 1868. In -this charge through the Cheyenne's camp, Custer's men kiiled 103 -Indians, including Chief Black Kettle himself. +colorful and dashing Col. George A. Custer himself, whom they call- +ed Yellow Hair. They did not forget his no-holds barred attack on +Chief Black Kettle's village on the Washita River Nov. 27, 1868. In +this charge through the Cheyenne's camp, Custer's men kiiled 103 +Indians, including Chief Black Kettle himself. The culmination of this sporadic, but unfocused warfare came to a climax on June 25, 1876, at the Battle of the little Big Horn in Montana. In this encounter a conglomerate of approximately 5000 Indians, -mostly Sioux and Cheyenne, led Custer's contingent of cavalry in to +mostly Sioux and Cheyenne, led Custer's contingent of cavalry in to a trap. As at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.E., and at the Alamo in 1836, -the White Man made a gallant stand and fought to the last man. -All 225 cavalrymen, including Custer himself, were massacred. +the White Man made a gallant stand and fought to the last man. +All 225 cavalrymen, including Custer himself, were massacred. The news of the massacre hit the nation's capital like a thunderclap when it was publicly announced on July 4, 1876, as the nation was celebrating its first Centennial. It led to the galvanlza- -tion of public opinion and the White Man's determinadon to settle +tion of public opinion and the White Man's determinadon to settle The "Indian question" once and for all. The U.S. Army went about it in earnest and the back of the Indian resistance was broken at 120 Wounded Knee on Dec. 29, 1890. In thls short-lived skirmish, in -which the 7th Cavalry again participated, the White Man lost one +which the 7th Cavalry again participated, the White Man lost one officer, six non-commissioned officers, and 18 privates. It is not known how many Indians were killed, since many escaped and died. elsewhere, but 146 Indians were interred in a huge trench on the bat- @@ -50,40 +50,40 @@ tlefield by the burial detail. botched-up battle that was of little credit to either side. It ended in a whimper for the Indians, and their mixed, mongrelized and debauched descendants, and they have been whimpering ever since. - There are some hard and eternal lessons the White race could + There are some hard and eternal lessons the White race could and should learn from its centuries-old experience with the Indians on the American Condnent: - 1 . The first and foremost lesson is that the White Man, when + 1 . The first and foremost lesson is that the White Man, when overwhelmed by superior numbers of mud races, can be massacred and wiped out, even though at the last minute he chooses to fight, even though he fights heroically. This happened at the Alamo, It happened in San Domingo (see Creotive Credo No. 30, "The Grisly Lesson of San Domingo," in the -White Man's Bible). It has happened time and again in the histroy +White Man's Bible). It has happened time and again in the histroy of the white Race. 2. The race issue is the foremost and most overwhelm- ing issue in histroy. It has been with us since the dawn of -civilization and will remain with the White Race until it +civilization and will remain with the White Race until it resolutely decides to resolve it in its own favor, as ad- vocated by the Church Of The Creator; or, for lack of resolu- tion or determination it will be solved by its enemies with -the total destruction of the White Race on worldwide scale. +the total destruction of the White Race on worldwide scale. Such a program of genocide is now in high gear, and if not reversed -promptly the White Race will be finished within the next generation. +promptly the White Race will be finished within the next generation. The polyglot United Nations gleefully predicts that in another genra- -tion the White Race wlll be outnumbered in a ratio of 49 to 1. - 3. A weak, wavering and pusillanimous attitude by the White +tion the White Race wlll be outnumbered in a ratio of 49 to 1. + 3. A weak, wavering and pusillanimous attitude by the White Race toward the racial issue will not solve the problem, nor will it appease our enemies. No amount of concessions on our part will mitigate the fatred of the Jews and the mud races towards us. They will not now, or ever, agree to live and let -live as far as the White Race is concerned. Their hatred is -eternal until the White Race is wiped out, at which time the +live as far as the White Race is concerned. Their hatred is +eternal until the White Race is wiped out, at which time the races will again turn on eachother, as did the Indians before the -arrival of the White Man. +arrival of the White Man. 4. In this ongoing battle of the races are three possible outcomes -as far as the White Race is concerned. - (a) The White Race will be browned, mongrelized +as far as the White Race is concerned. + (a) The White Race will be browned, mongrelized without a confrontation, without offering a fight, thereby 121 losing its divine seed and becoming extinct. This is the linger- @@ -91,53 +91,53 @@ ing death, the most horrible, the most shameful, the most ig- nominous of all posslble ends. We ot the Church Of The Creator de- nounce and deplore such a course as the worst of all non-decisions and would much sooner face a confrontation and fight to the last -man if necessary, as did the valiant men of the Alamo, as did Custer's +man if necessary, as did the valiant men of the Alamo, as did Custer's gallant 7th Calvary. (b) The Whlte Race will be sitting idly by while the mud races expand in a population explosion as never before witnessed in history. The mud races will then turn on the reduced numbers of the -White Race and massacre them at the propitious moment, +White Race and massacre them at the propitious moment, such timing organized and orchestrated by the sinister Jewish Powerhouse. This is what happened in San Domingo, in the Belglan Congo, in Angola, in Rhodesia, and is rapidly coming to a climax in South Africa. It also happened in formerly French Indo- -China, and a number of other areas of the World that the White Man +China, and a number of other areas of the World that the White Man controlled as late as a decade after W.W.II, but these lessons have -never been publicized or brought home to the White Race. +never been publicized or brought home to the White Race. (c) The third and only alternative that we of the Church Of The Creator consider as even worthy of entertaining is unabashed, total, -victory for the White Race. In this matter I want to quote two -famous generals of this century. General MacArthur said it all when +victory for the White Race. In this matter I want to quote two +famous generals of this century. General MacArthur said it all when he observed "There is no substitute for victory." We agree whole heartedly. We Creators have taken this position from the beginning and have no reservations about it whatsoever. We want total vic- -tory for the White Race until we inhabit all the good lands +tory for the White Race until we inhabit all the good lands of the, Planet Earth - exclusively. There is no compromising, no appeasing, no peaceful living side by side with the mud races, the Jews and all the parasites. We do not make this choice arbitrarily. History and Nature have made this choice for us and demonstrated clearly that there is only one other choice - only death. Speaking of dying, I now want to quote another general as col- -orful and dashing as was Gen. Custer. General George A. Patton +orful and dashing as was Gen. Custer. General George A. Patton said "Instead of dying for yoar country, make sure the enemy dies for his country." The point is that instead of making a desperate, unplanned and -unprepared last-ditch stand and being wiped out (as was Custer's +unprepared last-ditch stand and being wiped out (as was Custer's valiant band) let us do it differently. Let us realisticaIly confront the situation and prepare and act accordingly. We are not helpless, at least not yet in 1985. The situation is there for every one to see. It is clear as day. All you have to do is look. When I wrote NATURE'S ETERNAL RELIGION in 1971 I -predicted (among other items) the demise of two White dominated +predicted (among other items) the demise of two White dominated South African countries, namely Rhodesia, and the Republic of South Africa, because of their tolerant but rather stupid racial policies, (but 122 no more so than the U.S.). Rhodesia has now been fully niggerized -and the White Man massacred and/or driven out, as South Africa +and the White Man massacred and/or driven out, as South Africa soon will be. I remember attending a lecture at the sumptuous home of the -late Countess Guardabassa in Palm Beach, Florida in the early 70's. -The speaker was the late Carol Dunn of LIBERTY LOBBY. I +late Countess Guardabassa in Palm Beach, Florida in the early 70's. +The speaker was the late Carol Dunn of LIBERTY LOBBY. I remember her ebullient report on how wonderful things were in Rhodesia, what a beautiful clean city was Sallsbuby, one of the was little cities in the world. All these bad reports of the world press about @@ -151,19 +151,19 @@ paradise, and it probably was, or is as close as the niggers can ever realistically wish for. Anyway, she, too, thought it was great and the world at large was all wrong in heaping condemnation on Rhodesia's alleged -mistreatment of the blacks. In an area that was built by the White +mistreatment of the blacks. In an area that was built by the White Man and that a century ago had very few aborigines, the niggers at -that time (1970) already outnumbered the Whites 16 to 1. +that time (1970) already outnumbered the Whites 16 to 1. A friend of mine and I privately discussed her speech later. We came to the (then) astounding concluslon that Rhodesia was ac- tually "farming niggers", in short feeding and breeding them at a rate that woild soon consume the country. And that is just what happened. Even at that time (1970) I suspected that Ian -Smith, the then darling of the Kosher Konservatives, was a race -traitor and selling the Whites down the river. History proved I was +Smith, the then darling of the Kosher Konservatives, was a race +traitor and selling the Whites down the river. History proved I was right. We now come to Rhodesia only a decade later and what do we -find? Rhodesia is no more. The land is still there but the White +find? Rhodesia is no more. The land is still there but the White Man is no longer in control, nor in existence, except for a few toadies that hold the ruins together, such as they are. The "country" is now called Zimbabwe and the once clean, beautiful city of Salisbury is @@ -171,12 +171,12 @@ called Harare. Two rival gangs of black savages are now fighting each other for control of the corpse. There is an article in the January 13, (85) Atlanta Constitution telling about the peculiar political work- ings of black "democracy" in that now nigger dominated country. -It seems that opposition leader Joshua Nkomo came into town for -a campaign stop in Harare and supporters of Prime Minister Robert +It seems that opposition leader Joshua Nkomo came into town for +a campaign stop in Harare and supporters of Prime Minister Robert Magabe fired nine bullets into his bullet proof car and hurled an avalanche of rocks to properly top it off in true niggerly fashion. This is black 'uhuru"(freedom) at its best and even that shabby structure -will survive only as long as the White taxpayers of the United States

+will survive only as long as the White taxpayers of the United States

123 can be kept snookered Into subsidizing these useless savages to the @@ -197,72 +197,72 @@ W. Botha is matched (or perhaps exceeded) by the lowest of all human cretins - the race traitor from our own coun- try who is now "visiting" that nigger-plagued country and agitating the stupid brutish animals. His name happenes -to be Senetor Edward Kennedy, who is following in the footsteps -of his late brother Robert who was in South Africa on a similar "Hate -Whitey" mission nineteen years eariler. +to be Senetor Edward Kennedy, who is following in the footsteps +of his late brother Robert who was in South Africa on a similar "Hate +Whitey" mission nineteen years eariler. Lately I listened to "CROSSFIRE", a nightly program where a -celebrity or public figure is interviewed by Tom Braden "on the left -and Pat Buchanan "on the Right", supposedly representing two +celebrity or public figure is interviewed by Tom Braden "on the left +and Pat Buchanan "on the Right", supposedly representing two diametrically opposed views. They play a good game on the average boob-tube yokel who is easlly convinced that he is genuinely hear- ing both sides from diametrically opposed viewpoints. This particular night they had the South African Ambassador -to the U.S. on the hotseat, with Pat Buchanan supposedly defen- -ding the Ambassador, and the Ambassador supposedly defending +to the U.S. on the hotseat, with Pat Buchanan supposedly defen- +ding the Ambassador, and the Ambassador supposedly defending apartheid and the Republic Of South Africa's position. To an ex- perienced observer it seemed exceedingly shange how the two -defenders consistently falled to review the grisly fate that befell the -White citizens of the Belgian Congo, of Angola, or Rhodesia, when +defenders consistently falled to review the grisly fate that befell the +White citizens of the Belgian Congo, of Angola, or Rhodesia, when the black savages took over. At best they quibbled over the academic issue of "rights" and other demagogic trappery but never considered -the fate or the interests of the White people. Tom Braden "on the +the fate or the interests of the White people. Tom Braden "on the left", however, kept admonishing repeatedly the impending horrors of race war (horrible! horrible! horrlble!) unless the niggers got it all, and such race war was to be avoided at all costs, even though the -Whites who built the country went down the drain, even though +Whites who built the country went down the drain, even though civilization reverted back to the barbarism of the savage. Which brings me to a vital point In this dissertation. Why is it that when the consequences of a confrontation between -Whites and Whites (such as World War II) may be a +Whites and Whites (such as World War II) may be a 124 worldwide war of horrendous dimensions, there is no hesitation whatsoever about promoting it? In fact, they can't get such wars going fast enough. However, when a race war might be engendered, a war -that would be short and strictly limited, with the White Race +that would be short and strictly limited, with the White Race coming out as an easy winner, then oh, my god, perish the thought! Such horrors are unthinkable! When 350,000 of the -best White people were incinerated in a matter of a few days by +best White people were incinerated in a matter of a few days by "Allied" bombing raids over Dresden, Germany, during 1945, the blubbering, bleeding hearts were not parttcularly upset. But when so much as one deserving nigger gets killed, all hell breaks loose. Why is that, you might ask? The answer is plain. A worldwide -war behween Whites such as in W.W.II kills millions of Whites. There -is nothing more efficent than Whites killing Whites. Nothing +war behween Whites such as in W.W.II kills millions of Whites. There +is nothing more efficent than Whites killing Whites. Nothing could make the Jews happier. A race war in the U.S.A., or in -South Africa however, would klll only a few White, but it would total- +South Africa however, would klll only a few White, but it would total- ly wipe out the niggers, and the race problem would be solved. This, of course, the Jews don't want. The Jews are looking forward to a race war alright, but they are nursing and delaying the situation -until time as they have totally soften up the White +until time as they have totally soften up the White Man's will to fight and reduced their numbers to where (like -Custer) they would be wiped out even if they did have the will +Custer) they would be wiped out even if they did have the will to fight. Each day that goes by the balance is shifting more to the -benefit of the mud races, as their numbers increase, as the White -Race shrinks, and as the White Race becomes pathologically more +benefit of the mud races, as their numbers increase, as the White +Race shrinks, and as the White Race becomes pathologically more and more drugged into the stupor of a Zombie. Hence the delay. But the race war is coming whether we like it or not, and it will come as soon as the mud races and the Jews are ready - and it will be bloody. - Tbe White Race has never really had a firm, consistent policy + Tbe White Race has never really had a firm, consistent policy regarding its position towards the Jews and the mud races except -for the brief perlod during Hitler's regime in Germany. Even in -Mussolini's Fascist Italy, race was not reaily the issue, but rather +for the brief perlod during Hitler's regime in Germany. Even in +Mussolini's Fascist Italy, race was not reaily the issue, but rather the issue focused on the relationship between the state and the in- dividual. The policy of the United States government towards the Indians, even during and before the nineteenth centure, was one of vacillation and indecision, becoming softer and more pro-Indian as -time went on until today one Indian is worth twenty White Men in +time went on until today one Indian is worth twenty White Men in the eyes of the Jewish occupational government. On this issue, as always, Jewish Christianity was constantly in- voked about how we MUST love our human fellow men, how we are @@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ all God's children and how we are all equal (oh, so damned equal!) in the eyes of the Lord. Strangely, when the Christians were fighting each other in the Thirty Years War and all the other religious wars, no such pangs of conscience were invoked, - 125not in the Civll War, nor in W.W.I or in W.W.II, when the White Man -was slaughtering White Men by the millions. + 125not in the Civll War, nor in W.W.I or in W.W.II, when the White Man +was slaughtering White Men by the millions. Do you get the picture? It is high time we come to our senses, protect our own, get the parasites off our back and crowd the mud races into oblivion. We @@ -283,22 +283,22 @@ religion and let the mud races fend for themselves, If they can. Only when they (the Jews and the mud races) stop us from exer- cising our constitutional and our natural rights and wage an attack against us, then, an only then, will we spring to -our own defense and heap retibuition and warfare against +our own defense and heap retibuition and warfare against our enemies. (Read again Creative Credo No. 64 in the WHITE MAN'S BIBLE entitled "Law and order us. Violence Terrorism and Self-preservation", esp. Article No. 8 regarding our official position).

CREATIVITY has it all, says it all.

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Help build a Whiter and Brighter World +

Help build a Whiter and Brighter World Become a militant Creator.

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lf the White Race is ever to revert back to +

lf the White Race is ever to revert back to sanity, Christianity will HAVE TO GO. To again regain its sanity, it will first have to dump Christianity.

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For the White Race Creativity is the Great +

For the White Race Creativity is the Great Quantum Leap Foward from out of the present Jewish quagmire. lt is equiualent to what the Renaissance was to the Dark Ages.

@@ -327,26 +327,26 @@ to be $300, a modest fee that will not cover our expenses, but we need to get started. Please spread the word and get as many pro- spective candidates as possible that we may contact. Although we intend to be more restrictive in the future, we will be glad to accept -all good White boys and youths between the ages of 10 and 20. +all good White boys and youths between the ages of 10 and 20. Help make the inital session a success!

What you can do to Help. 1. If you have a boy of your own, or a nephew or a grandson, the beat gift you can make to the remainder of his life is to get him properly oriented - racially and religiously. Send him to our school. - 2. Sonsor a good White boy even if not a relative of yours. The + 2. Sonsor a good White boy even if not a relative of yours. The long term benefits can be tremendous for the individual and our race. -Remember, if we don't save the White Race your money won'y be +Remember, if we don't save the White Race your money won'y be worth a tinkers dam anyway.

127 Critique Of A Critique

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Mr. Richard S. Hoehler is a writer and a phllosopher who has +

Mr. Richard S. Hoehler is a writer and a phllosopher who has written several books on the sub]ect of philosophy, Jews and Na- tional Socialism. He is domiciled in Colorado and a writer of con- siderable talent. Recently he submitted an article, a critique if you -will, of the Creativity Movement, and since we respect Mr. Hoehler's +will, of the Creativity Movement, and since we respect Mr. Hoehler's appraisal we printed the article on the front page of Racial Loyalty No. 19. We believe that a healthy exchange of criticism is always a con- @@ -354,33 +354,33 @@ structive process in that it either calls forth a re-examination and correction of any faults, defects or shortcomings, or it provides an excellent opportunity to explain a perfertly valid position, or posi- tions that may be grossly misunderstood or misrepresented by the -critic and/or the world at large. Aher all, nobody is perfect, nobody +critic and/or the world at large. Aher all, nobody is perfect, nobody has all the answers, and least of all the critics themselves. As anyone -knows, it is much easler to criticize than to break new ground and +knows, it is much easler to criticize than to break new ground and build something meaninqful, whether it be a skyscraper, or a new movement or a new religion. Within this framework, I want to answer some of the cridcisms -that Mr. Hoehler has raised, not so much for Mr. Hoehler's benefit, +that Mr. Hoehler has raised, not so much for Mr. Hoehler's benefit, but or the benefit of all our readers, supporters and members. I want to do so because I feel that the questions raised reflect views that are commonly bandied about, not so much by our active supporters and members, but by spectators on the outside, that group we have often referred to as the arm-chair intelligentsia. Whereas I respect -Mr. Hoehler's philosophy and writings, I must make it clear that he +Mr. Hoehler's philosophy and writings, I must make it clear that he is not a member of the Church Of The Creator, and has never made any positive contributions to the movement. His leanings are more towards National Soclalism, but I do not know whether he belongs to any such group either. Be that as it may, let us, in a spirit of good will and with an open -mind, take a look at what Mr. Hoehler had to say about CREATIVI- +mind, take a look at what Mr. Hoehler had to say about CREATIVI- TY, and what our correct position is towards each Issue. Before I -do so, I want to make a eriticism of Mr. Hoehler's writings in general +do so, I want to make a eriticism of Mr. Hoehler's writings in general and the Dec. 1984 article in particular, and it is this: Some of his statements are so vague one is left wondering what he means, or how, if at all, it applies to the question at hand. As we used to say when I was in the Florida Legislature: "Your point is so subtle it completely escapes me" This is, at least one criticism that has -never been leveled at me. On the contrary, most people have criticiz- +never been leveled at me. On the contrary, most people have criticiz- ed me by saying that: "You certainly make it perfectly clear as to where you stand, perhaps too clear."

@@ -397,29 +397,29 @@ especially when I don't know who this fellow is for whose taste I may be "too Jewish". But tastes come in more varieties than Howard Johnson's 28 flavors of ice cream, and some of the tastes on the modern seene are extremely bizarre and repugnant. We have sex -perverts, we have people who "adore" Michael Jackson, people who -hate Hitler. Need I go on? We are not going to try to accommodate +perverts, we have people who "adore" Michael Jackson, people who +hate Hitler. Need I go on? We are not going to try to accommodate all tastes, or any, for that matter. If CREATIVITY is not their tasty dish, let thern dine elsewhere. The world is fulI of alternatives, most of which are Jewish garbage. In fact, all I intend to do is call it as I see it, and try to wipe the Jewish pestilence from off the face of the earth. - However, the poInt is that evidently Mr. Hoehler agrees with + However, the poInt is that evidently Mr. Hoehler agrees with this "fellow", whoever he is, because he goes on to say: 2."Sarcasm ond cynicism are prime Jewish psychological -weopons". Perhaps so, Mr. Hoehler, but no mnre so than words, pro- +weopons". Perhaps so, Mr. Hoehler, but no mnre so than words, pro- paganda, religion, money, terrorism, military hardware and a million other weapons that are used by Jews and non-Jews alike in order to prevail over their enemies and survive. You yourself extensively use sarcasm and cynicism in your writings. Even our common idol, -Adolf Hitler, used them all extensively, all the way from sarcasm to +Adolf Hitler, used them all extensively, all the way from sarcasm to military hardware in order to prevail, and only a fool would allow himself to be willingly divested of all the useful waeapons at his disposal because somebody might accuse him of using weapons us- ed by the Jews. We have no intentions of voluntarily disarming ourselves so our enemies can make mincemeat out uf us. (Read again "Self-imposed Handicaps" in Issue No. 6 of Expanding Creativity) - 3. This brings me to the crux of Mr. Hoehlor's criticism. "Beware + 3. This brings me to the crux of Mr. Hoehlor's criticism. "Beware in fighting with monsters lest you yourself become a monster!" he says, quoting Nietsche. How cute! The alternative that is not men- ioned is to evidently let the monster devour you. @@ -448,29 +448,29 @@ craft, bombers, or whatever it takes. That is, in fact, our position: we will do whatever it takes, and to hell with the slingshot advocates. It is here that I want to reveal a crucial observation to Mr. -Hoehler: I have learned more from the Jews, from Jewish -weapons and tactics than have from all the White scholars, +Hoehler: I have learned more from the Jews, from Jewish +weapons and tactics than have from all the White scholars, presidents and philosophers put together, and I have no hesitation, apologies and no compunction about saying so. The Jews, a small parasitic minority, have survived for 5000 years and now own and control the world. It behooves us to study how they have done it and utilize the same effective and powerful weapons. This I have -done and it is all polarized into a White racial religion. If that is "too +done and it is all polarized into a White racial religion. If that is "too Jewish" for some fellow's "taste", that is too bad, but I say to hell with hanging onto the slingshots. We are determined to SUR- VIVE AND WIN, and use whatever weapons it takes. - 4. We now come to one of the weakest and most indefensible -of all charges levelled at us, and that is Mr. Hoehler's criticism of + 4. We now come to one of the weakest and most indefensible +of all charges levelled at us, and that is Mr. Hoehler's criticism of our SALUBRIOS5 LIVING approach to good health and a sound mind. Evidently such an attitude, too, is Jewish, and see, therefore we should not "concem ourselves with dietary rules". Why? - Because Mr. Hoehler says, it is Jewish brain-rot and as con- -clusive evidence he cites Ralph Waldo Emerson's quotation: "A good + Because Mr. Hoehler says, it is Jewish brain-rot and as con- +clusive evidence he cites Ralph Waldo Emerson's quotation: "A good mind can nourish himself on a broth of boiled shoes, if need be!" -Well, I didn't know Emerson said that, but l'll take Mr. Hoehler's -word for it, and make a comment of my own. If Emerson did say +Well, I didn't know Emerson said that, but l'll take Mr. Hoehler's +word for it, and make a comment of my own. If Emerson did say that, it was one of the most stupid remarks he ever made, and -evidently Emerson was completely Ignorant of the scientific informa- +evidently Emerson was completely Ignorant of the scientific informa- tion now available about how to nuriure a healthy body and a sound mind. He evidently was also grossly ignorant about certain rules of living that can ruin not only a healthy body, but also the mind that @@ -493,8 +493,8 @@ We CREATORS call that difference "Salubrious Living". We have reviewed just one chapter, namely Chapter 8 of our book of the same name nn this important subject. We hope it will help some uninformed people to begin educating themselves for their own benefit. - But let us not be too hard on Mr. Emerson. He is not alone -among the intelligentsia who are compIetely screwed up in their ap- + But let us not be too hard on Mr. Emerson. He is not alone +among the intelligentsia who are compIetely screwed up in their ap- proach to health and common sense. There are millions of them still wandering the earth today who may know everything about the 18th Dynasty that ruled Egypt several thousand years ago, but are com- @@ -504,9 +504,9 @@ and both suffer much as a result. There are more hundreds of millions meandering the face of the earth who gorge on toxic junk foods, overf- ed and undernourished. Most of them are obese, lethargic, loaded with chemical toxins, Inviting cancer and all the other degenerative -diseases of civllization. As George Dietz has said repeatedly, "Those +diseases of civllization. As George Dietz has said repeatedly, "Those who will not read have no advantage over those who cannot". - No indeed, Mr. Hoehler, SALUBRIOUS LIVING is NOT + No indeed, Mr. Hoehler, SALUBRIOUS LIVING is NOT Jewish. It Is just plain, good common sense. The A.M.A. and their medical dogma of drugs, chemicals, polsons and the whole mess of unnatural toxins is Jewish. It causes cancer, diabetes, heart disease @@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ for instance, is cut, burn, and poison. THAT IS JEWISH. But living in accordance with, and in harmnny with the Laws of Nature, and taking care of our health, our mind, our society, our gene pool and our environment is about as un-Jewieh as you can get. -It is strictly CREATIVE, strictly aIl White, and that is what +It is strictly CREATIVE, strictly aIl White, and that is what CREATVITY is all about. The fact that the primitive ignorant Jews may have imbedded some stupid dietary superstitions in their perverted gutter religion does not in the least deter, or discourage @@ -529,9 +529,9 @@ important body of knowledge when I was a child, Instead of being misled by Jew-trained doctors for most of my adult life. I somcerely regret that only late in life did I stumble onto this vital area of human knowledge, when I could have enjoyed the -benefits thereof from the day I was born. But as Adolf Hitler +benefits thereof from the day I was born. But as Adolf Hitler said - "There are truths lying around on the streets, but few people -will recognize them." Let us repeat: those who wIIl not read - the +will recognize them." Let us repeat: those who wIIl not read - the closed mind - the sick mind. We now come to tbe religion that CREATIVITY something in common with Judaism because somehow we @@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ whelmlng world problem - namely the Jewish pestilence - by us- ing logic, by being rational, by using our brains, by trying to organize a systematic and effective counter-force to the Jewish power establishment, this is evldently deemed extremely bad, and brands -us as being cold and unemotional. Evidentely, Mr. Hoehler goes along +us as being cold and unemotional. Evidentely, Mr. Hoehler goes along with other simllar critics and implies that we should be irrational, ilIogical and silly about the whole thing, play childish games instead and employ the help of imaginary spooks to do the job for us. If we @@ -554,16 +554,16 @@ seems to be the Implied alternative to CREATIVITY. Well, we will not be hoodwinked or misIed down a blind alley. (Read again: "A Polyglot Mind and a Polyglot Society - Who Needs Them?" ln Issue No. 10 of Expanding Creatiuity). For too long the -White Race has been aimlessly wandering in a pointless disorganiz- +White Race has been aimlessly wandering in a pointless disorganiz- ed sea of confusion, a muddled mish-mash of meaningless Jewish shibboleths, and it has led to nothing but unmitigated disaster for -the White Race. Believe me, just because we are trying to be rational, +the White Race. Believe me, just because we are trying to be rational, factual, logical, organized and systematic in solving a dire problem does not mean we are unemotional. By no means. We CREATORS can get as fired up as anybody, if not more so. But that doesn't mean we must be silly and confused about it. We aim to concentrate and direct that fire effectively at the target. (Read -again "The Time has come for the White Race to establish its own +again "The Time has come for the White Race to establish its own Pole Star". in Issue No. 20 of this book). In conclusion, let me say this: We CREATORS are not in the business of trying to impress anyone, or to entertain anyone. We mean @@ -574,12 +574,12 @@ the Jews and use their own weapons against them, why that's great.

132 That does not make us Jewish in the least. It only means that we deplore the slingshot syndrome. There is one major difference -between the White Race and the Jews that will always re- +between the White Race and the Jews that will always re- main - and that is: The Jews are eternal parasites and can only survive on the backs of a productive host. On the other hand, we CREATORS are builders and producers and need no help from any of theother raaces, least of all parasites -and other mud races, and we seek to build a Whiter and +and other mud races, and we seek to build a Whiter and Brighter World for our own kind. This attitude will make a lot of Christians, bleeding hearts, muddle-headed hyprocrites, mealy-mouthed sentimentalists, @@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ but lose in the end.

The biggest problem we have to contend with (and correct) is the screwed up thinking of the -White Race itself.

+White Race itself.

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Issue Number 24, May 1985 +

Issue Number 24, May 1985 Where does YOUR First Loyalty lie?

Our Race is Our Religion

@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ Where does YOUR First Loyalty lie?

tion not the Issue nor the Solution Several years ago I was invited to Kansas City to give a speech. (I was only one speaker amongst several others). It was a group of -White "Patriots," but of mixed political and philosophical ideologies. -There were Klansmen, born-again Christians, John Birchers and a +White "Patriots," but of mixed political and philosophical ideologies. +There were Klansmen, born-again Christians, John Birchers and a variety of other groups. Outside of several F.B.I. agents in disguise, -the majority of this mixed group were good White people, except that +the majority of this mixed group were good White people, except that most of them were sorely confused as to where their loyalty lay. They all had little in common except perhaps that they were alarmed that something was wrong, and clung to that tired and hackneyed posi- @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ or her disjointed way. title of this article, namely God & Country, etc. It was not well receiv- ed. I told them what they did not want to hear, namely that their pet holy cows never were, and are not now, the solution to the -multitude of evils and problems that beset the White Race, nor had +multitude of evils and problems that beset the White Race, nor had they ever been the real issues in the past. I reminded them of the history of our pointless and ineffective struggles ever since W.W. II in which the "patriots," the "conser- @@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ vatives " the "right wingers" and what have you, had launched at least 20,000 different organizations, large and small, seemingly to stem the tide. Despite all this, they had not made the slightest dent in the headlong onslaught by the Jewish power structure to destroy -the White Race, to destroy America, and in fact, to destroy the -civilization the White Race has built up over the last several thou- +the White Race, to destroy America, and in fact, to destroy the +civilization the White Race has built up over the last several thou- sand years. I asked the rhetorical question: After 30 years and 20,000 failures, isn't it time to re-examine our basic premises? If @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ perhaps conclude that water did not run uphill? of these factors - God, Country, Flag or the Constitution were the basic issues. In none of these lay the real solution. I went to the heart of the matter and stated bluntly - the real issue is race - the -survival, expansion and advancement of the White Race and +survival, expansion and advancement of the White Race and the real eneies are the mud races of the world - led by that conspiratorial master-snaeak of all time, the perfidious Jew. - As I explained earlier, ths was a mixed group. Although all -White, it consisted of polyglot philosophies, each going their own + As I explained earlier, ths was a mixed group. Although all +White, it consisted of polyglot philosophies, each going their own way, like the six blind men from Indostan who went to "see" an elephant, As could be expected from any polyglot group, nothing was accomplished; no common ground was reached, no worthwhile pro- @@ -68,20 +68,20 @@ by coming to my room, purchasing copies of NATURES'S ETERNAL RELIGION and also of the record SURVIVAL OF THE WHITE RACE. (The WHITE MAN'S BIBLE had not yet been printed). In this essay, I want to explain briefly why we CREATOR -believe it is a lost cause to pursue the favorite Kosher Konservative +believe it is a lost cause to pursue the favorite Kosher Konservative line. Let us briefly examine each one of the four subjects with which -these Kosher Konservatives are so enamoured. +these Kosher Konservatives are so enamoured. Let us take the first item - "God." In both NATURE'S ETER- NAL RELIGION and the WHITE MAN'S BIBLE I have already thoroughly belabored the illusions about supplicating to the non- existant spooks in the sky. I believe I have demonstrated amply, page after page that the whole subject is one vast swindle that has been a very useful tool for the Jewish conquest of the world, but has been -a major catastrophe for the White Race. We of the CHURCH OF +a major catastrophe for the White Race. We of the CHURCH OF THE CREATOR not only are convinced that no spook will emerge -to help save the White Race, but on the contrary, that the childish +to help save the White Race, but on the contrary, that the childish and superstitious belief in spooks has been one of the major road -blocks preventing the White Race from forming and polarizing around +blocks preventing the White Race from forming and polarizing around a racial religion of our own for thousands of years. We now turn next to the concept of "Country." This subject, too, I have covered in the chapter "Where does your Loyalty Lie?" in

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ I have covered in the chapter "Where does your Loyalty Lie?" in

NATURE'S ETERNAL RELIGION. Also I have touched on this in Creative Credo Number 2 of the WHITE MAN'S BIBLE where I em- phasize racial loyalty and that every issue is examined through the -eyes of the White Race. But let me briefly recapitulate here. +eyes of the White Race. But let me briefly recapitulate here. A "Country" is an artificial, man-made concept that usually compasses a certain area of real estate upon the face of the earth. Its boundaries too, are artificial, and in a constant state of change. @@ -117,21 +117,21 @@ that controls both the land and is occupants. Whereas we Creators believe strongly in the sanctity of land and territory; that it is worth fighting and dying for, we want to immedite- ly add: Yes, but for whose benefit? If it is for the benefit of the -White Race, definitely yes. But if it is of benefit for the Jews, the nig- +White Race, definitely yes. But if it is of benefit for the Jews, the nig- gers and the mud races, definitely, no. Looking at the history of the U.S., outside of the War with Mex- ico, 1846-48, and the Indian wars, practically every war the U.S. -has engaged in since has been to the detriment of the White Race +has engaged in since has been to the detriment of the White Race and for tge benefit of the Jews. This includes the Civil War, W.W. I, W.W. II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. in this category we must also include the vast quantities of aid, the tens of billions of dollars that the U.S. has rendered to the Jews in helping them carve out the bandit state of Israel and its subsequent aggressive wars -against the Arabs. In all these wars the White Man has been a sad +against the Arabs. In all these wars the White Man has been a sad loser, a tragic victim, and the Jews the sole beneficiaries. Does this -kind of subversion and betrayal ofthe White Race bestir in your breast +kind of subversion and betrayal ofthe White Race bestir in your breast the fervor of patriotism and loyalty to flag and country? Not to any -White Man in his right senses it doesn't.

+White Man in his right senses it doesn't.

172 Let me ask you further - would you be willing to fight for, bleed @@ -139,16 +139,16 @@ and die fighting for a country that consisted of wall-to-wall niggers as its main inhabltants? And finally, would you fight for a govern- ment that was controlled by the Jewish bankers and Jewish power establishment whose primary goal was the mongrelization and -destruction of the White Race? - This brings us to the crux of our analysis. Any White Man who +destruction of the White Race? + This brings us to the crux of our analysis. Any White Man who would fight ior any country in a war that was for the benefit of the Jews and niggers and to the detriment of hls own people we con- sider as being a despicable traitor to his own race. To us Creators there is no creature more reprehensible than a traitor to his race. -To us - loyalty to our precious White Race overshadows every other +To us - loyalty to our precious White Race overshadows every other loyalty, every other issue. It overshadows the Jewish god or gods, it overshadows country, flag and Constitution, none of which so far -has lifted a Anger to help save the White Race. +has lifted a Anger to help save the White Race. Let us now consider the U.S. flag, and flags in general. A flrg, basically, is a symbolic expression of an ideal, creed or a philosophy of a certain group of people, whether @@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ a country or some other common entity. A flag or pendant might also represent a sporting group, such as a yaeht club, a football team, or an international group like the flag of the Olympics. Even the United Nations has a flag. - Looking at it from the White Man's point of view (the only one + Looking at it from the White Man's point of view (the only one we Creators consider relevant) other than our "country," just what idea does the U.S. Flag represent? If you were to ask that ques- tion of 50 different people, I doubt whether there would emerge one meaningful answer. This "country" has flown many flags including -the British flag before 1776. It has flown the "Don't tread on me" -flag, and it has flown the Betsy Ross flag since the American Revolu- +the British flag before 1776. It has flown the "Don't tread on me" +flag, and it has flown the Betsy Ross flag since the American Revolu- tion, but chanced it repeatedly in the number of stars as states were added. Some states, California for example, had their own flag originally, such as the California Bear Republic, and some states @@ -173,18 +173,18 @@ or at least those that are in control at a particular time. It represents no more, no less. Our American flag flew in honor when it fought the Mexican War of 1846-48. It fought in disgrace in 1861-65 when it represented the -"Union" forces of the North as they smashed the White South for +"Union" forces of the North as they smashed the White South for the benefit of the Jews and niggers. Practically every war since (ex- cept a few scattered Indian wars) that the U.S. Flag has flown over -has been fought to the disgrace and detriment of the White Race, -and for the benefit of Jews and their manipulated traitors in charge. +has been fought to the disgrace and detriment of the White Race, +and for the benefit of Jews and their manipulated traitors in charge. So, is such a flag really worth fighting for? Would you be will-

173 ing to die defending its Jewish besmirched history? Hardly. At least -no loyal White Racial Comrade would ever again be euchered into +no loyal White Racial Comrade would ever again be euchered into slaughtering members of his own race for the sullied "glory" of a flag -that no longer represents the White Race, or anything our race stands +that no longer represents the White Race, or anything our race stands for. We now come to tbe Constitution. I have thoroughly covered this subject in NATURE'S ETERNAL RELIGION, PAGES @@ -196,45 +196,45 @@ themselves owned slaves. (Jefferson, Washington, and a host of others.) They had no intention of having the niggers be any part of our governing society, or even giving them the vote. To illustrate how pointless and how ineffective this piece of paper, the Constitution, -has been in protecting the dwindling White majority from the Jewish +has been in protecting the dwindling White majority from the Jewish onslaught, consider that today the Jews are using the Constitution as their most powerful tool to force integration, race-mixing and -mongrelization on an unwilling, recalcitrant, but confused White +mongrelization on an unwilling, recalcitrant, but confused White Race. The tables have now been turned with the help of the much -vaunted Constitution so that now the White race has become the -slave of the niggers and the Jews. The White Man now does most +vaunted Constitution so that now the White race has become the +slave of the niggers and the Jews. The White Man now does most of the work, carries the overwhelming burden of the tyrannical tax load, while the niggers freeload, breed like rabbits, and the Jews live off the fat of the land. 2. Any written piece of paper, whether it be an agreement, trea- ty, Conshtution or whatever, is only as good as the determination -of the participants to entorce it, backed up with the power to do so. +of the participants to entorce it, backed up with the power to do so. So let us remember this one overriding issue and heed it well! To us Creators loyalty to our race is our first and foremost loyalty, -whether we live in England, in France, in Germany or in the United +whether we live in England, in France, in Germany or in the United States. It overrides and overshadows any other loyalty to such ar- tificial concepts as spooks in the sky, country, flag or Constitution. That is why we have a racial religion - a religion that is dedicated -to the survival, expansion and advancement of the White Race, and -the White race alone. OUR RACE IS OUR RELIGION. +to the survival, expansion and advancement of the White Race, and +the White race alone. OUR RACE IS OUR RELIGION. But to merely say our race is our religion is not enough. True, we have come to the heart of the matter, but it is still too broad an too vague around which to build a meaningful movement. It needs to be channelled, to be harnessed, to be delineated, to be clearly formulated. It must answer the needs and problems of the -White Race as it exists today, and Christ knows - they are manifold. +White Race as it exists today, and Christ knows - they are manifold. It must answer the burning questions of today, and it must come up with sensible and pragmatic solutions. It must lay down the guidelines in every category, for every phase of our existence, and for the sur-

174 -vival of the White Racial Community. +vival of the White Racial Community. But it must also do more than that. It must set goals and -direction for the White Race for the next million years. +direction for the White Race for the next million years. In Creativity we have done all this. We have covered all the bases; we have endeavored to include the whole spectrum of life from A to Z. We spell it out succinctly when we say that the goal of -CREATIVITY for the White Race is a Sound Mind in a Sound +CREATIVITY for the White Race is a Sound Mind in a Sound Body is a Sound Society in a sound Environment. That says it all. Furthermore, in Creativity we avoid the fatal mistake of trying @@ -244,13 +244,13 @@ ing with and for the best interests of Nature's Finest. We state dogmaticaliy that the world is now infested with a variety of scum that is garbage and is not worth saving. We specifically delineate our position on this vital issue in C.C. -Number 2 of the White Man's Bible, in which we say clearly that -everything is examined, judged, looked at, from the White Man's -point of view. Everything is measured by the White Man's yardstick, -the White Man's standards. +Number 2 of the White Man's Bible, in which we say clearly that +everything is examined, judged, looked at, from the White Man's +point of view. Everything is measured by the White Man's yardstick, +the White Man's standards. In this respect we sum it up in our Golden Rule. What is -goodfor the White Race is the highest virtue. What is badfor the -White Race is the ultimate sin. +goodfor the White Race is the highest virtue. What is badfor the +White Race is the ultimate sin. We are not interested in the welfare of the multitudes of mud races, nor in helping to feed them, nor in subsidizing them, nor in "uplifting" them. In fact we are not even interested in their survival. @@ -259,53 +259,53 @@ test. If the mud races can't feed themselves (and they can't), if they can't hack it, they will wither on the vine and become extinct. As far as we are concerned, they deserve it - the sooner the better. The sooner the world is cleansed of all the trash, criminals, parasites -and freeloaders, the sooner the best of the White Race will again -have elbow room to expand his own and build a Whiter and Brighter +and freeloaders, the sooner the best of the White Race will again +have elbow room to expand his own and build a Whiter and Brighter World. - The Kosher Konservatives have had their day. For 50 years they + The Kosher Konservatives have had their day. For 50 years they have spouted their clap-trap about God and Country, the Flag and the Constitution. For 50 years they have spawned their no-win, half- baked groups, at least 20,000 of them, and they have done nothing -more than divide, confuse and delay the White Race in coming to +more than divide, confuse and delay the White Race in coming to grips with a realistic solution and a confrontation with the Jewish pestilence. In so doing they have rendered a tremendous service to the Jew in playing their treacherous game of divide and conquer. -These Kosher Konservatives, after 20,000 failures, cannot, or will +These Kosher Konservatives, after 20,000 failures, cannot, or will not, learn that water will not voluntarily run uphill, that you cannot build a working aqueduct on such a false premise.

175 - We will have no further truck with these Kosher Konservatives. + We will have no further truck with these Kosher Konservatives. Like the "born again" Christians, the Identity Christians and the rest of this misguided ilk, they are living in a dream worid, in a fool's -paradise. They have completely deserted the White Race and have, +paradise. They have completely deserted the White Race and have, in fact, become a valuable pawn in the treacherous game the Jews -have planned for the destruction of the White Race. These cowards +have planned for the destruction of the White Race. These cowards are afraid of the Jews, and even afraid to admit they belong to the -White race. - There is only one hope for the White Race and that is to build +White race. + There is only one hope for the White Race and that is to build a powerful racial religion of its own, to which all responsible and in- -telligent White men and women can dedicate their loyalty, their love, +telligent White men and women can dedicate their loyalty, their love, their honor, and yes, if necessary their lives. In CREATIVITY we have it all. It is now our task to convince the 20,000 or more fractured and misguided groups that this is so, and that only in polarizatton around a racial religion, as the Jews have done, is there any hope in building the power structure necessary to smash the Jewish behemoth. - To help bring our White Racial Comrades to their senses we are + To help bring our White Racial Comrades to their senses we are instituting a series on Compartive Religions to compare ours to older religions that have been such a powerful force in shaping the -thinking and destiny of mankind, and of the White Race in particular. +thinking and destiny of mankind, and of the White Race in particular. Compare it, if you will, on the basis of logic, common sense, completeness, integrity and constructive goals with any other religion. In history. I believe we more than hold our own. If you will THINK, if you will COMPARE, I believe you will come to the same conclusion as we have - only in uniting, in polarizing -around our own racial religion, can we, the White Race, survive and -bulld the beautiful White world we envision and so richly deserve.

+around our own racial religion, can we, the White Race, survive and +bulld the beautiful White world we envision and so richly deserve.

-

Creativity aspires to helping White people get +

Creativity aspires to helping White people get rid of garbage thoughts as well as garbage foods.

"The customs of this accursed people (the @@ -319,42 +319,42 @@ Comparative Religions - Objectives of Our Comparative Series 1. To illustrate by means of detailed comparison that in CREATIVITY we have finally achieved a genuine, bonafide, com- -prehensiue racial religion for the White Race that is the equal of, +prehensiue racial religion for the White Race that is the equal of, or superfor to, any religion in history. 2. That our religion makes more sense, is more logical, is more complete and better planned and organized; it is, in fact, more effec- tiuely constructed than any of the established old "great" religions of the urorld. - 3. That in order to survive at all, the White Race must now + 3. That in order to survive at all, the White Race must now polarize around its own racial religion. - 4. To convince all the polyglot and diverse White racial groups -and leaders that in CREATIVITY lies the salvation of the White Race + 4. To convince all the polyglot and diverse White racial groups +and leaders that in CREATIVITY lies the salvation of the White Race and the sooner we unite under the banner of Creativity, the sooner we will be on our way in waging an effective battle for the survival -of the White Race. +of the White Race. Think about it. If not Creativity, what else is there?

-

Mohammedanism - When the Ayatollab Kbomeini returned to Iran in 1978 in +

Mohammedanism + When the Ayatollab Kbomeini returned to Iran in 1978 in triumph to wildly cheering multitudes, he again proved the power of a religious fervor and of the overriding importance of an ideology. Let us consider the odds he faced. For 13 years he had been sitting in Paris, an exile. He had no army, no government, no police force, no legal status. Pitted against him was one of the most powerful -potentates in the Moslemic Middle East, The Shah of Iran. The -Shah was in the true sense a ruthless dictator, with a cruel and effi- +potentates in the Moslemic Middle East, The Shah of Iran. The +Shah was in the true sense a ruthless dictator, with a cruel and effi- cient seeret police at his command, a powerful army, equipped with the most modern of American weapons, all financed by an abundance -of gushing oil wells. The Shah and his family were themselves, in +of gushing oil wells. The Shah and his family were themselves, in fact, one of the most wealthy, affluent families in the world. - Yet before the year 1978 was over, the Shah himself was a + Yet before the year 1978 was over, the Shah himself was a hunted exile, in fear of his life and hard put to find a country that -would even receive him as a refugee. The Ayatollah, in the mean- +would even receive him as a refugee. The Ayatollah, in the mean- time, was now in supreme control of Iran, idolized and worshipped by the masses and the multitudes. His every word and wish was the law of the land. To accomplish such an overwhelming victory against such -tremendous odds, what was it the Ayatollah had over the Shah?

+tremendous odds, what was it the Ayatollah had over the Shah?

177 What weapon, what advantage did be hrve? Was he a better @@ -365,42 +365,42 @@ to offer the people in order to raise their standards of living? No, he did not. He hardly even talked about economics, and in this area too, he is an ignoramus. Was he more loving, democratic, compas- sionate and lenient with his people? Again, negative. He proved to -be more cruel, ruthless and tyrannical than the Shah had ever been, +be more cruel, ruthless and tyrannical than the Shah had ever been, as the thousands of executions and arbitrary pronouncements over the last seven years have also proved. Then what did he have to offer to be able to not only overthrow -the once powerfully entrenched Shah, but also maintain his grip on +the once powerfully entrenched Shah, but also maintain his grip on the people, and in fact, become a leader and a focal point of all the Moslems of the Middle East, the Far East, and in fact, of the world? - The major advantage the Ayrtatollah had over the Shah, + The major advantage the Ayrtatollah had over the Shah, and still has, is the powerful weapon of a RELIGIOUS -CREED. It is a weapon as old as history, and the Mohammedans +CREED. It is a weapon as old as history, and the Mohammedans have now has it for over thirteen centuries, tailor-made for the scrawny, emotional and backward masses. The Jews have one tailor- made for their parasitical nature and have found it has worked wonders for them over the last 3000 years. But that is another story. - The point I want to drive home to my White Racial Comrades + The point I want to drive home to my White Racial Comrades is this: RELIGIONS are like fire: a powerful force in the human equation that can be useful to either energize the people that utilize it, or it can be used to destroy their whole social structure, as fire can burn down a house. - The White Man's religion has been used to burn down his house + The White Man's religion has been used to burn down his house - it has been used by his enemies to confuse, destroy and disintegrate -the White Race itself. +the White Race itself. But let us get back to the Moslem reilgion, and examine its historic origins, its expansion and its widespread influence today. As I have pointed out before, the relatively small desert area lying In Asia at the eastern end of the Mediterranean has been the hotbed, the spawning ground of mankind's three major religions, -namely Judaism, Christanity and Mohammedanism. Although many +namely Judaism, Christanity and Mohammedanism. Although many thousands of religions have infested the landscape and infected the minds of men, these three religions have directed the course of history more significantly than all the other religlons combined. - Mohammed, the founder of the Moslem religion, was born circa + Mohammed, the founder of the Moslem religion, was born circa 571 C.E., in what is today Saudi Arabia. His father died before he was born and his mother shortly thereaher. He was raised and brought up by his uncle and his grandfather and experienced hard- -ship in his early Ilfe. When he was 25, he married Khadijah an older +ship in his early Ilfe. When he was 25, he married Khadijah an older Jewish widow of considerable wealth, and his financial troubles were

178 @@ -408,12 +408,12 @@ now over. He could now afford the leisure time to meditate and reflect on the nature and destiny of man. By his fortieth year this contemplation crystallized into an ar- ticulated religion, in which he proclaimed there was only one God, -Allah, and that he, Mohammed, was his messenger and his -prophet. His wife Khadijah was his first convert. +Allah, and that he, Mohammed, was his messenger and his +prophet. His wife Khadijah was his first convert. Fired up into a burst of energy and action he soon stirred up a storm of angry protest in his native city of Mecca, which worship- ped a multitude of gods, idols and fetishes. - Despised and persecuted in his native city, Mohammed fled north + Despised and persecuted in his native city, Mohammed fled north to Medina. This flight, in the year 622 C.E. is known as the Hegira. Here his proselytizing efforts prospered and soon he had a veritable army of followers. With his now powerful army he returned @@ -422,8 +422,8 @@ spread like wildfire. When he died at the age of 61 in the year 632 C.E., he bequeath- ed upon his followers a religio-political heritage that has prospered and expanded to this very day, a heritage that provided the power- -ful fuel with which the Ayatollah Khomeini blasted the Shah of Iran -from the Peacock throne of Persia. +ful fuel with which the Ayatollah Khomeini blasted the Shah of Iran +from the Peacock throne of Persia. Today 850 million Muslims, a fifth of the world's population, turn daily towards Mecca five times a day in prayer. It is the world's se- cond largest religion, crowding Christianity and soon threatening to @@ -435,14 +435,14 @@ cent of its population. Let us now analyze and compare its merits and characteristic with our own religion, CREATIVITY.

-

Mohammedanism vs.

+

Mohammedanism vs.

Creativity - a Comparison

-

Basis of its belief: Mohammedanism is founded on the same +

Basis of its belief: Mohammedanism is founded on the same old swindle as thousands of other religions - namely, the spooks- in-the-sky hocus-pocus, a blind conjecture for which neither the Jews, -the Christians, the Mohammedans nor any other gullible yokel has +the Christians, the Mohammedans nor any other gullible yokel has ever produced one scintilla of evidence. Creativity, on the other hand, is based on the Eternal Laws of Nature, on the lessons of history, on logic and common sense. @@ -452,12 +452,12 @@ by the use of our intelligence, our dilligence, and our

179 creativity. - Sacred Book or Books. The Holy Book of the Mohammedan + Sacred Book or Books. The Holy Book of the Mohammedan religion is the Koran. - Allegedly, it contains the reported utterances of Mohammed + Allegedly, it contains the reported utterances of Mohammed himself, as some unknown scribe or scribes supposedly remembered them. These suppositions are on a level wlth those of the New Testa- -ment followers, who assume Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, +ment followers, who assume Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, whoever they were, somehow, somewhere "remembered" the ut- terances of Jesus Christ, and wrote them down. There is not a shred if evidence to support any of these nebulous cliams. @@ -466,12 +466,12 @@ are something like this: The first Koranic utterances were reported- ly first memorized (by whom?) and written on palm leaves or stone. They were then tossed into a barrel and later written down in a book in a random sequence. The Third Caliph, Uthman, 644-656, several -decades after Mohammed's death "compiled" them into the codex +decades after Mohammed's death "compiled" them into the codex of Medina, at the same time destroying rival versions in order to avoid confusion. It was not until the 10th century (three centuries after -Mohammed's death) that an "authorized" verston was put together. +Mohammed's death) that an "authorized" verston was put together. So how authentic is the Koran in conjunction with Mohamm- -ed's preachings? Who knows? But considering the various manipula- +ed's preachings? Who knows? But considering the various manipula- tions, and considering the lapse in time, any resemblance would have to be sheer coincidence. Nevertheless, whatever emerged as the Koran has had tremen- @@ -482,20 +482,20 @@ races. CREATIVITY, in contrast, has Three Basic Books that were written by the Founder of the religion, reviewed, published, Copyrighted and authorized as such while the Founder was still alive. -Also, supplementary books such as Expanding Creahvity were writ- +Also, supplementary books such as Expanding Creahvity were writ- ten and published by the Founder while still alive, thereby eliminating any question of authenticity or subversion of content. These Three -Basic Books are Nature's Eternal Religion, The White Man's Bible +Basic Books are Nature's Eternal Religion, The White Man's Bible and Salubrious Living. The goals of Creativity are well defined, its program is clear and pragmatic. It is comprehensive and covers all the basic goals, pro- blems and moral values significant for the survival, expansion and -advancement for the White Race. Unlike the Christian Bible, or the -Mohammedan Koran, these basic books were not the compilation +advancement for the White Race. Unlike the Christian Bible, or the +Mohammedan Koran, these basic books were not the compilation of some elusive and unknown "reporters" who supposedly patched -together unconfirmed rumors, myths or hearsay several centuries +together unconfirmed rumors, myths or hearsay several centuries later. - Goals and Objectives. Some of the goals Mohammed

+ Goals and Objectives. Some of the goals Mohammed

180 evidently had in mind were: @@ -508,34 +508,34 @@ physical and personal habits of cleanliness. (c) Give these primitive desert tribes inspiration, direction and some sense of moral responsibillty. (d) Build a powerful political empire with himself at the head. - In all these goals Mohammed succeeded rather well. + In all these goals Mohammed succeeded rather well. Creativity's Goals have been spelled out in great detail in our basic books. They are clear, comprehensive, constructive and con- sistent. They encompass the entire Planet Earth as a unit, not mere- ly a limited area of real estate. Without reviewing our entire creed, the highlights of our goals and objectives can briefly be stated as follows: - 1 . The survival, expansion and advancement of the White Race, -and the White Race exclusively. - 2. To inform, arouse and unity the White Race into a solid bat- + 1 . The survival, expansion and advancement of the White Race, +and the White Race exclusively. + 2. To inform, arouse and unity the White Race into a solid bat- tering ram so that it can break the Jewish stranglehold and take charge of its own destny. 3. To get the Jews, the niggers, the mud races, and the -freeloaders and other parasites off of the backs of the White Race. - 4. To give the White Race a sense of awareness, of morality and +freeloaders and other parasites off of the backs of the White Race. + 4. To give the White Race a sense of awareness, of morality and direction. 5. To provide a meaningful plan and blueprint for the future of -the White Race. - 6. To create a strong sense of Racial Loyalty towards the White -Race among all the White nations and peoples of the world. +the White Race. + 6. To create a strong sense of Racial Loyalty towards the White +Race among all the White nations and peoples of the world. 7. A Sound Mind in a Sound Body in a Sound Society in a Sound Environment, as spelled out in our program of SALUBRIOUS LIVING. - 8. A universal language, namely Latin, for all the White peoples + 8. A universal language, namely Latin, for all the White peoples of the world. 9. Eugenics. To work in harmony with the Laws of Nature and -to upgrade our White gene pool. - 10. To build a Whiter and Brighter World, with the White Race +to upgrade our White gene pool. + 10. To build a Whiter and Brighter World, with the White Race ultimately and exclusively inhabiting all the worthwhile real estate of this Planet Earth. For a more comprehensive summation see "20 Basic @@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ meaningless. It places women in un extremely inferior status as a mere servant of the male gender, to bear children and to satisfy his sexaul desires. It also condones polygamy, -a practice that has been shunned by most White +a practice that has been shunned by most White civilizations.

One profound diference between a Kosher @@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ former professes his first allegiance to a Jewish Jahweh, a fictitious tribal spook, our loyalty first, last and always, belongs to our own race.

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We Creators deem treason against the White +

We Creators deem treason against the White race us the gravest of all sins.

182 @@ -569,22 +569,22 @@ Treachery Recalled PHYSICIAN, HEAL THYSELF The Anatomy of a Kosher Koservative

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This clinical diagnosis concerns a certain Dr. John Grady, M.D., -who lives near a small village in Tennessee called Benton. Dr. Grady +

This clinical diagnosis concerns a certain Dr. John Grady, M.D., +who lives near a small village in Tennessee called Benton. Dr. Grady is not just an ordinary doctor of medicine, but has a number of unusual credentials outside of the medical profession. He first rose -to prominence as an articulate member of the John Birch Society -and soon was elevated by Robert Welch himself to be on the Board +to prominence as an articulate member of the John Birch Society +and soon was elevated by Robert Welch himself to be on the Board of Directors of that society, a group that I myself joined in 1963 and resigned from in 1969 when I discovered to my regret that the main -objective of that Jew-loving society was to confuse the White goyim +objective of that Jew-loving society was to confuse the White goyim and run interference for the Jews. - Dr. Grady further enhanced his status when he ran for the U.S. + Dr. Grady further enhanced his status when he ran for the U.S. Senate on the American Independent Party ticket in 1974, but came out a poor third in a three way race. It was at this Hme that he receiv- ed national prominence as a Conservative, but soon ran into the ire -of Robert the Welcher himself, who could not tolerate another Prima -Donna upstaging him on his own turf. +of Robert the Welcher himself, who could not tolerate another Prima +Donna upstaging him on his own turf. In the ensuing hassle, the articulate doctor resigned from the Birch Society, and moved his practice to Benton, Tennessee. He formed the APRA, The American Pistol and Rifle Association, a sort @@ -613,13 +613,13 @@ we put him on our gratis mailing list, a courtesy we extended to a

number of those groups with whom we considered we had something in common. We were, therefore, somewhat surprised when last week we -received a note on his letterhead, signed by Mrs. Grady, instructing +received a note on his letterhead, signed by Mrs. Grady, instructing us to send no further literutare and that they did not subscribe to "hate" journalism. - My Hasta Primus, Carles, thought there must be some mistake. + My Hasta Primus, Carles, thought there must be some mistake. On his own volition, he took the liberty of calling the doctor himself, to determine whether those were his sentiments also. - Now my Hasta Primus is a rather loquacious and articulate in- + Now my Hasta Primus is a rather loquacious and articulate in- dividual himself, but in the ensuing conversation he claims he hard- ly got in more than twenty words edgewise. In a rapid fire barrage the doctor conveyed to him that: @@ -635,20 +635,20 @@ follow so they can enjoy the same opportunities that we have enjoyed. "nuts" like us who think they know better than does the AMA. (g) No hard feelings, of course. Of course, doctor. No hard feellngs on our part, either. As Sgt. -Joe Friday used to say on DRAGNET, "Just the facts, Ma'am." +Joe Friday used to say on DRAGNET, "Just the facts, Ma'am." Strangely, I had already written the lead editorial on God and -Country, the Flag and the Constitution when we received Dr. Grady's +Country, the Flag and the Constitution when we received Dr. Grady's note. It struck me graphically how much the honorable doctor fitted -into the prototype of the Jew-loving Kosher Konservatives with their -staid, shop-worn cliches that had confused the White Race for all +into the prototype of the Jew-loving Kosher Konservatives with their +staid, shop-worn cliches that had confused the White Race for all these decades while the Jew was sinking his poisonous tentacles deeper into our society and consolidating his tyrannical power with -which to liquidate the White Race. - I also happened to recall a gross treachery Dr. Grady -perpetrated, not on me, but on the White Race of America. It is this +which to liquidate the White Race. + I also happened to recall a gross treachery Dr. Grady +perpetrated, not on me, but on the White Race of America. It is this treachery that has rankled in me for ten years, and now that I unders- tand the nature of this individual more clearly, the time has come -to expose it. Yes, when it comes to treason against the White Race, +to expose it. Yes, when it comes to treason against the White Race, doctor, I have a long memory. It is THE GRAVAMEN, this in- dictment against the doctor, that weights most heaily, and the main reason why I am writting this expose at all. @@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ have developed this treacherous art to an unbelievably vicious level achieved by no other groups. The procedure is relatively simple. First of all you invent a stable of derogatory words, such as anti-Semitism, Nazi, racist, capitalist, atheist, anti-Christ, hate-groups, etc. Then -by heaping scorn, contempt and derision (Karl Marx s words) on +by heaping scorn, contempt and derision (Karl Marx s words) on these terms repeatedly and endlessly, the public learns to genuflect and react to them like a Pavlovian dog. Once their repugnance has been firmly established, then all the name caller has to do is reach @@ -683,13 +683,13 @@ foremort experts in this field and tbeir whole world phillosophy is built on hate and name calling. Now as far as ego-maniacs are concerned, doctor, as they say about thieves - it takes one to know one. As I recall, your love af- -fair with the John Birch Society was terminated not so much because +fair with the John Birch Society was terminated not so much because of any disagreement in philosophy, but purely on the basis of egotistical jealousy between yourself and the then head honcho, -Robert the Welcher. As I further recall, the Welcher wrote you a long -letter in which he repeatedly emphasized your Prima Donna tenden- +Robert the Welcher. As I further recall, the Welcher wrote you a long +letter in which he repeatedly emphasized your Prima Donna tenden- cies, and you, in turn, related to me what a jealous, unbearable ego- -maniac the Welcher himself was. No hard feelings, doc, but I say: +maniac the Welcher himself was. No hard feelings, doc, but I say: Physician, heal thyself. Taking this ego-trip business a little further, I suppose the "you think you are smart" put-down can be hurled at just about any achiever @@ -722,17 +722,17 @@ criterta you choose to select. We may even have some charactertics "in common" with our enemies, if you plck the right criteria. For in- stance we, are a religion, as is Christianity. We are a racial religion, as is Judaism. We are for keeping our guns, as is the APRA. We are -for the White Race, as is the Klan, and as are the Nazis, as is Tom -Metzger of the White Aryan Resistance, as is George Dietz of +for the White Race, as is the Klan, and as are the Nazis, as is Tom +Metzger of the White Aryan Resistance, as is George Dietz of the Liberty BeIl, as is the NSRP, as is Aryan Nations in Idaho, and hundreds of other groups and organizations. However, we are unique and not the same as any of them. For instance, in Expanding Creativity, Issue Number 4 we list eight -(count them - eight!) fundamental differences between us and Hitler's -National Socialist Party. Whereas I greatly admire Adolf Hitler, our +(count them - eight!) fundamental differences between us and Hitler's +National Socialist Party. Whereas I greatly admire Adolf Hitler, our creed and program is NOT the same, nor is it the same as any other -group. We are, I repeat, unique - a White Racial religion such as -the White Race has never had before in its history. So please, doc, +group. We are, I repeat, unique - a White Racial religion such as +the White Race has never had before in its history. So please, doc, don't lump us. (2) The second point is that we are neither right-wing, nor con- servative and have consistently denounced both groups as ineffec- @@ -747,61 +747,61 @@ their own hook, and richly deserve. is rather a silly cliche for which the Jews and Christians are notorious. There is nobody that "hates" more intensively than do the Jews and the Christians and the Old Testament is full of the Jewish Yahweh -impeiling his "Chosen" to lay siege to the goyim's lands and cities +impeiling his "Chosen" to lay siege to the goyim's lands and cities in the name of friendship and "peace" (shalom) and if they resist to

186 kill every living thing that breathes. (Read again Chapters 10, 11 & 12 of NATURES ETERNAL RELGION). The Christians, in turn, -when they had unchallenged power, used the Thumbscrew and Rack, -not to mendon burning at the stake, to lovingly "convince" their +when they had unchallenged power, used the Thumbscrew and Rack, +not to mendon burning at the stake, to lovingly "convince" their enemies. (Read again Creative Credo Number 57 "Thumbscrew and -Rack" in the WHITE MANS BIBLE). So please, dont pull this +Rack" in the WHITE MANS BIBLE). So please, dont pull this phoney pIoy about us being the haters. Actually the overwhelm- ing motivation of the Church Of The Creator is love of the -White Race, and to save it from genocide by the most vicious +White Race, and to save it from genocide by the most vicious haters of all time - the treacherous Jews, whose very religion is based on hate. What you and the Jews are really telling us, doc, is this: Hate your own kind, but love the Jews and your other enemies! Frankly, we Creators are not that stupid and I hope you are not either. - (d) Dr. Grady says he is trying to save what Is left of Christian + (d) Dr. Grady says he is trying to save what Is left of Christian Society. Really? What for and for whom? I ask this question in the same vein as I asked the Mormons about "saving" the so-called seven Polynesian "cultures" in their center in Hawaii - are they worth sav- ing, and if so for whom? Is Christanity, after its repeated failure to improve "humanity" over the last 2000 years and its dire conse- -quences to the White Race - is it worth saving? We Creators res- +quences to the White Race - is it worth saving? We Creators res- pond with a loud and emphatic no, it is not. It is a Jewish disease -inflicted on the minds of the White Race and has been instrumental +inflicted on the minds of the White Race and has been instrumental in bringing down, first of all, the great Roman Empire, in ushering in 1300 years of the Dark Ages, in making Jewish Communism possi- ble, and in the end, the violent destruction of Nature's Finest. Save what is lelf of Christianity? You might as well be dedicated to saving cancer, leprosy and syphilis. They are aIl deadly poisons -to the White Race. Let me point out that if the White Race is +to the White Race. Let me point out that if the White Race is destroyed and this country is inhabited by wall to wall niggers, Voodooism, not Christanity will be the religion of the realm. - (e) Dr. Gradys goal of preserving the Constitution for those who + (e) Dr. Gradys goal of preserving the Constitution for those who may follow is so they can enjoy the same opportunities we have enjoyed. Since I have already covered this subject In the lead article star- ing on Page 1, I need not go over this ground again. I wlll add three points of emphasis: (1) The Constitution has now been converted into a powerful tool -used to vioIently force integratlon on the White Race with the nig- +used to vioIently force integratlon on the White Race with the nig- gers and other mud races, and: (2) When and if the Jews achieve their long sought goal of wip- -ing out the White Race both Christianity and the Constitution will +ing out the White Race both Christianity and the Constitution will go down the drain with it. (3) We are not now "enjoying opportunities" under the Constitu-

187 tion. Constitution or no Constitution, we are now under the tyran- -nical heel of a Jewish Occupational Government (JOG), as is Ger- +nical heel of a Jewish Occupational Government (JOG), as is Ger- many, as is England, as is Russia, and every other country in the -world. The White taxpayer of America in particular is being +world. The White taxpayer of America in particular is being plundered on a scale as has no other group in histroy before. We are now helping to support and feed all the scum and mud races of the world, whose numbers are exploding @@ -811,8 +811,8 @@ of our earning which futher go to reinforce and expand the Jewish power structure that is strangling us. Those who resist are selectively and ruthlessly gunned down by a Jew-organized team of FBI-CIA and SWAT agents, as was Robert -Mathews. - Opportunities for our children? Unless, we the White Race, +Mathews. + Opportunities for our children? Unless, we the White Race, organize ourselves for our own survival, our descendants have no future. They will be mongrelized mulattoes, living in a country in- fested by wall to wall niggers, ruIed by an ironclad Jewish Tyranny. @@ -852,9 +852,9 @@ necessary for me to review it here. I have already covered it thoroughly in Creative Credo Nos. 4 to 12 in the THE MAN'S BI- BLE. Arnold De Vries has treated it much more thoroughly in 21 chapters of our book, SALUBRIOUS LIVING. Mr. T.C. Fry has two -articles on the subject in the May issue of our monthly periodical +articles on the subject in the May issue of our monthly periodical "Racial Loyalty." His HEALTHFUL LIVING magazine has volumes -of information available every month. Dr. Herbert Shelton, who died +of information available every month. Dr. Herbert Shelton, who died Just recently at the age of 90, has written reams of material on it for more than half a century. Rather than review such volumes of information let me briefly @@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ are some of the best paid, but sickest people in the country. A greater percentage of doctors become drug addicts, com- mit suicide, die of heart attacks, than does the average citizen who seldom goes near a doctor. -2. Forty per cent of all illnesses and deaths in the United States re +2. Forty per cent of all illnesses and deaths in the United States re reported to be Iatrogenic - that is because of trertment dispensed in a hospital or by a doctor. 3. When doctors went on strike in Canada for a period of @@ -879,10 +879,10 @@ importance. 6. The hierarchy of the AMA is heavily dominated by Jews. There is much more, and I have already indicated where you may delve deeper into this hoax. Let me admit that I will not change -Dr. Grady's attitude on the drug pushing racket. What can he do +Dr. Grady's attitude on the drug pushing racket. What can he do but continue? His income, his lifestyle and his prestige depend on sticking with it, whether he believes in it or not, and he probably -does. Like the drug pusher in Miami says, "Vere else could I make +does. Like the drug pusher in Miami says, "Vere else could I make such a killing?" Actually, there is little or no difference between "legitimate" prescription drugs and the "illegitimate" drugs peddled by drug @@ -896,35 +896,35 @@ human system.

countereit bills as "legal tender" so can the powerful Jew dominated AMA rule any drug "legitimate" as they see fit, though it may cause untold misery to millions. - If Dr. Grady keeps getting messages kom thousands of "nuts" + If Dr. Grady keeps getting messages kom thousands of "nuts" like us trying to tell him there is something wrong with the state of medicine, perhaps he had bener pay heed. They probably have a valid point. All the foregoing would only be so much backround, and I would never have bothered to write this article at all, if that were the whole -story about Dr. John Grady, M.D. But I have a long memory for -treachery against the White Race and such acts of betrayal. We +story about Dr. John Grady, M.D. But I have a long memory for +treachery against the White Race and such acts of betrayal. We Creators neither forget nor forgive. We now come to the GRAVAMEN, the accusation that weighs most heavily against the -doctor, a perfidy against the White Race that was perpetrated more +doctor, a perfidy against the White Race that was perpetrated more than 10 years ago. - In 1974, Jack Eckerd, a White Protestant drugstore tycoon, ran + In 1974, Jack Eckerd, a White Protestant drugstore tycoon, ran for the United States Senate from the State of Florida, on the -Republican Party ticket. Pitted against him was Richard Stone, a +Republican Party ticket. Pitted against him was Richard Stone, a militant, liberal, pro-Zionist, pro-Israel Jew, running on the -Democratic Party ticket. This was at a time when Richard Nixon +Democratic Party ticket. This was at a time when Richard Nixon had won his second term in one of the biggest Republican landslide victories of all time in 1972, and the Jewish Watergate onslaught had not yet reached its crescendo. - Jack Eckerd had a better than even chance of winning. In fact, -his chances were excellent. Into this fray jumped our Kosher Konser- -vative doctor, John Grady, who was at that time residing in + Jack Eckerd had a better than even chance of winning. In fact, +his chances were excellent. Into this fray jumped our Kosher Konser- +vative doctor, John Grady, who was at that time residing in Okeechobee County of Florida. He ran on the American Indepen- dent Party ticket, the same party of which I myself was State Chair- man in 1968, and resigned from in 1969 when I became acutely aware -of the fact that George Wallace was selling the White Race down +of the fact that George Wallace was selling the White Race down the river. - Jack Eckerd was one of the few candidates of a national stature + Jack Eckerd was one of the few candidates of a national stature that had the guts to list his qualifacations against that of his Jewish opponent, and in the two columns appeared the category RELIGION. He factually listed himself as Protestant, his opponent as Jewish. @@ -939,50 +939,50 @@ apologized for his unrequitable sin. The statistics of the election show that it was very close, that

190 -Jack Eckerd would have won handily, had it not been for the spoiler, -Kosher Konservative Dr. John Grady entering the race. The resulults +Jack Eckerd would have won handily, had it not been for the spoiler, +Kosher Konservative Dr. John Grady entering the race. The resulults were as follows: - Dem. Richard Stone + Dem. Richard Stone 781,031 votes, or 43.4 % - Rep. Jack Eckerd + Rep. Jack Eckerd 736,674 votes, or 40.9 % - A.I.P. Dr. John Grady + A.I.P. Dr. John Grady 282,659 votes, or 15.7 % - Richard Stone the Jew attracted the liberal vote of Jews, nig- -gers and the White Liberals. The conservative vote on the other hand -was now split betwem conservabve Republican Jack Eckerd and con- -serative A.I.P. candidate John Grady. It is therefore obvious that -the overwhelming votes Dr. Grady syphoned off were at the expense -of White Protestant Jack Eckerd. - Had Grady not run, obviously Jack Eckerd would have served + Richard Stone the Jew attracted the liberal vote of Jews, nig- +gers and the White Liberals. The conservative vote on the other hand +was now split betwem conservabve Republican Jack Eckerd and con- +serative A.I.P. candidate John Grady. It is therefore obvious that +the overwhelming votes Dr. Grady syphoned off were at the expense +of White Protestant Jack Eckerd. + Had Grady not run, obviously Jack Eckerd would have served in the U.S. Senate for the next six years, (and probably a second -term) instead of liberal Zionist Jew Richard Stone. I charge Dr. -John Grady of being instrumental in putting Jew Richard +term) instead of liberal Zionist Jew Richard Stone. I charge Dr. +John Grady of being instrumental in putting Jew Richard Stone in the Senate. - So the question remains: Why did Dr. Grady enter the race + So the question remains: Why did Dr. Grady enter the race as a spoiler? Obviously, he did not have the chance of a snowball in hell of winning, as his 15.7 per cent clearly indicated. Was he not aware of the consequences of his spoiler role? Who put him up to it? Was he fully aware and deliberately entered in order to help Stone win a race he would otherwise not have won? Did the -John Birch Society (who has always been pro-Jewish) engineer the -campaign? Did the Jews inveigle Grady to run and offer financial +John Birch Society (who has always been pro-Jewish) engineer the +campaign? Did the Jews inveigle Grady to run and offer financial support? In any case, he can hardly plead innocence on the grounds "I didn't know the gun was loaded." He is much too intelligent not to have foreseen the consequences. Now I am not a mind reader and cannot portend a man's intent. However, we can and do read the consequences, and the fact is that -Dr. John Grady, M.D., wittingly or unwittingly put Richard Stone +Dr. John Grady, M.D., wittingly or unwittingly put Richard Stone in the U.S. Senate for six years by launching his own otherwise pointless and abortive campaign. If so, he committed treachery and -reason against the White Race and I wonder out loud how much +reason against the White Race and I wonder out loud how much Jewish money and influence was instrumental in getting him to run -and finance his campaign? How much White "conservative" money +and finance his campaign? How much White "conservative" money went down the rathole in supporting this classic textbook example of the Jewish tactic of divide and conquer? We wlll never know for sure, but I am not willing to give Dr. -Grady the benefit of the doubt. For anybody that understands the +Grady the benefit of the doubt. For anybody that understands the treachery of Jewish tactics, this case fits the pattern too glibly, and

191 @@ -992,9 +992,9 @@ evidence, it is hard to ignore the conclusion that delibrate skulldug- gery was invoIved, and the campaign planned to achieve the results it did.

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Half century ago Hitler succeeded in uniting -all the Germans. It is the unswerving goal of the +

Half century ago Hitler succeeded in uniting +all the Germans. It is the unswerving goal of the Church of the Creator to arouse, unify and -polarize all the White peoples of this Planet Earth. +polarize all the White peoples of this Planet Earth. 192

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AROUSE THE SLUMBER- ING GIANT

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Informed, Aroused and Organized, the White Race +

Informed, Aroused and Organized, the White Race is overwhelmingly the most Powerful Force on the face of the earth.

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Back in 1726 Jonathan Swift wrote a political satire on the -morals and manners of his time. It was called Gulliver's Travels, and +

Back in 1726 Jonathan Swift wrote a political satire on the +morals and manners of his time. It was called Gulliver's Travels, and although the political message itself was lost on most of its readers, it has engendered a special appeal that has lasted for nearly 250 years, and undoubtedly will remain a classic for years to come. - There are several parts to the story of Gulliver's Travels, but we -want to focus mainly on the first part, where Gulliver an English -sailor, is shipwrecked, washed ashore on an island called Lilliput, + There are several parts to the story of Gulliver's Travels, but we +want to focus mainly on the first part, where Gulliver an English +sailor, is shipwrecked, washed ashore on an island called Lilliput, a land inhabited by little people less than six inches tall. Although written nearly two and a half centuries ago the moral -of the story is more applicable to the plight of the White Man today -than it was to the average Englishman at the time Jonathan Swift +of the story is more applicable to the plight of the White Man today +than it was to the average Englishman at the time Jonathan Swift wrote his classic. - The story begins with Gulliver aboard the Antelope on a voyage + The story begins with Gulliver aboard the Antelope on a voyage to the East Indies In 1699, when the ship was engulfed in a fierce storm northwest of Van Diemin's Land. The ship was driven on a rock and foundered. - Many hours later Gulliver finally managed to reach the shores + Many hours later Gulliver finally managed to reach the shores of the island in our story, but none of his companions evidently sur- -vived. When Gulliver finally reached shore he was extremely ex- +vived. When Gulliver finally reached shore he was extremely ex- hausted from the ordeal. He pulled himself up on the beach and im- mediately tell into a deep sleep that lasted more than nine hours. When he woke up he found he was lying on his back, and com- pletely unable to move. Strange little creatures were buzzing all around him, walking all over his body and all in a great state of excitement. - These little creatures, the Lilliputians, had tied him down with + These little creatures, the Lilliputians, had tied him down with thousands of tiny strings, any one of which he would have been able to break with ease, but because of the massive numbers fastening down his limbs, body and head, he was now unable to move.

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I am not sure what political message Swift had in mind for the +

I am not sure what political message Swift had in mind for the Englishmen of 1726, but the story more nearly describes the posi- -tion the White Man finds himself in today, and how, while in a state +tion the White Man finds himself in today, and how, while in a state of slumbering subconsciousness, he has allowed the inferior parasitic Jew to tie him down hand and foot. - There is a further development in the story of Gulliver that -reflects on the White Race of today. When Gulliver finally wrenched + There is a further development in the story of Gulliver that +reflects on the White Race of today. When Gulliver finally wrenched loose his left arm and also the pegs that tied down his hair, the Lillipu- tians unleashed a swarm of arrows at his arm and face. - This persuaded Gulliver to lie still, and when the leader ap- -proached him with a long oration, Gulliver signalled that he needed + This persuaded Gulliver to lie still, and when the leader ap- +proached him with a long oration, Gulliver signalled that he needed food and drink by repeatedly pointing at his mouth. This the little people supplied him with, including two of their miniature hogsheads of wine, which contained a sleeping potion. This induced him to sleep another eight hours, during which -time the busy little Lilliputians had hoisted him onto a machine with +time the busy little Lilliputians had hoisted him onto a machine with twenty-two wheels, seven feet long, and three inches off the ground. He was again thoroughly tied down and ready to be carted off to their capitol city. - The White Man has repeatedly found himself in a similar dilem- + The White Man has repeatedly found himself in a similar dilem- ma, Although he has the strength, the numbers, the intellect to beat the hell out of his inferior enemy, the Jew, he has through some spiritual quirks, some defect of character, repeatedly allowed himself @@ -73,24 +73,24 @@ Number 6 of Expanding Creativity.) It is our objective to catalogue these suicidal quirks, these idiotic mental hang-ups, to analyze them, and bring them to the light of day. Having done so, it is our further objective to defuse them, -neutralize them, and to straighten out the White Man's thinking. +neutralize them, and to straighten out the White Man's thinking. Once have accomplished that much, the rest is easy. We then -want to arouse the White Man to militant action, to break +want to arouse the White Man to militant action, to break the Jewish ties that bind him again wrest control of his -own destiny back into the hands of the White Race +own destiny back into the hands of the White Race We have the power to do so. (Read again Issue Number 9 in Expan- ding Creativity, "We are not Helpless. ") THE TIES THAT BIND US ARE FETTERS OF THE MIND. - Just as Gulliver was tied down by thousands of strings, no one + Just as Gulliver was tied down by thousands of strings, no one of which alone would have held him, so there are thousands of mental -fetters that tie down and immobilize the White Man. But let us list +fetters that tie down and immobilize the White Man. But let us list only the major impediments: By far the most destructive mind boggler with which our enemy

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has drugged the White race for the last 18 centuries is religion. It -is Jewish Christianity that has been (and still is) the key to the White +

has drugged the White race for the last 18 centuries is religion. It +is Jewish Christianity that has been (and still is) the key to the White Man's debility and has paralyzed his mind to submit to the multiple outrages the Jew has inflicted upon him. It is THE major mind bender, but it has many offshoots, and @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ and it is our duty to feed them. 8. We must not judge other people lest we be judged. (What a joke!) 9. All races are equal, some just (a) got started later (b) were -underprivileged (c) held back by the White Race (d) weren't given +underprivileged (c) held back by the White Race (d) weren't given the same opportunity. 10. All races are equal, but the Jews are more equal than anybody, and really superior. @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ anybody, and really superior. Chosen. 12. The Niggers are not only our equal, but really superior in sports. - 13. The niggers are financially poorer than the White people only + 13. The niggers are financially poorer than the White people only because they have been discriminated against. 14. Because the niggers have been "held back," we should now compensate for our guilt by granting them special preferences in jobs, @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ payer to the tune of at least $10,000 per Jew family a year, with a rapid escalation each succeeding year. 19. Above all, we must support and kow-tow to Israel because they are God's Chosen people, and God will punish us if we don't, -(says Jerry Falwell and his ilk). +(says Jerry Falwell and his ilk). 20. The Federal Reserve is a government agency, not a Jewish counterfeit ring. 21. When the Federal Reserve puts green ink on a piece of paper @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ can be implanted in our minds by means of a heavy dose of propagan- da, can also be undone by counter propaganda and enlightenment. We are not helpless. We have the means, we have the resources, the power, the numbers and the intelligence. - Now that CREATIVITY has given the White Race an entirely + Now that CREATIVITY has given the White Race an entirely new perspective on life, on race and on our reason for existence, we have the weapons with which to do thc job. We now know not only what must be done, but we now know how to do it. @@ -179,9 +179,9 @@ information and propaganda. We must face reality, build our own civilization and culture on a solid foundation. This foundation must be based on the Eternal Laws of Nature, as our pagan ancestors had started in do in the days of the ancient Greeks and Romans. (Read -again Marcus Eli Ravages's article, Creative Credo Number 43 "Confes- -sions of a Jew" on Page 286 of the White Man's Bible.) - We must bring the White Race back to its senses and utilize the

+again Marcus Eli Ravages's article, Creative Credo Number 43 "Confes- +sions of a Jew" on Page 286 of the White Man's Bible.) + We must bring the White Race back to its senses and utilize the

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Let us never forget Gen. MacArthur's famous +

Let us never forget Gen. MacArthur's famous Dictum: There is no substitute for Victory.

Creativity has it all put together - the whole @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ as we are in upgrading our own gene pool.

Comparative Religions - Part II

JUDAISM - When Golda Meir was Prime Minister of the bandit state of Israel + When Golda Meir was Prime Minister of the bandit state of Israel in the late '60's, she unabashedly proclaimed to the Israeli Knesset in Yiddish, "I am a non-believer. yet no one will be able to root from my heart and mind the conviction that without the Jewish religion @@ -232,9 +232,9 @@ by the overwhelming majority of Jews. To the Jews, their race IS their religion, and conversely, the survival, expansion and ad- vancement of their race is solidly based on their deceitful religion. Without it they would have been nothing, not even a jot in history. -This is further confirmed by the Jew, Marcus Eli Ravage, whose ar- +This is further confirmed by the Jew, Marcus Eli Ravage, whose ar- ticle appeared in the February, 1928 issue of "Century Magazine," -which we reproduce in full in (The White Man's Bible on Page 286). +which we reproduce in full in (The White Man's Bible on Page 286). He tells the story of their religion more explicitly and the powerful role Jewish Christianity has played in their conquest of the world. With their Judaic religion, however they have in the last @@ -242,14 +242,14 @@ two thousand years directed the course of human history, controlled, fleeced and pirated not only nations, but whole civilizations and become the scourge of mankind. Today they are not only a threat to civilization, but well on their way towards -wiping out Nature's Finest species, the White Race itself, an +wiping out Nature's Finest species, the White Race itself, an mongrelizing and enslaving all of mankind. Where and when did Judaism have its beginnings? The answers to both these questions - the where and the when - are vague, and lost In the myths and mists of ancient history. The Jews themselves have never bothered to accurately trace their earliest beginnings. Being Masters of Deceit they instead indulged in such -mythical fairy tales as the story of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, a +mythical fairy tales as the story of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, a bizarre story that would actually be a disgrace to any other people and has absolutely no basis in historical fact. (Read again Chapter Number 10, Book I, of Nature's a Eternal Religion, "The Old Testament." @@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ and that is this: There is not a scintilla of historical evidence that

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there ever were any Jewish characters such as Jesus Christ, -Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, or even Moses, for that matter. All we have +Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, or even Moses, for that matter. All we have is an immense collection of confused, helter-skelter propaganda dumped on us like a load of manure, but little else. Since their stories are so outrageously bizarre, only the most naive yokel could swallow @@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ as has no other religion on the face of the earth. They are now the only force in today's civilization, a force that controls the world's governments, finances, culture (or the degeneration thereof), education, what "news" is broadcast and what is suppressed. They -now manipulate not only nations, but whole races (such as the White +now manipulate not only nations, but whole races (such as the White Race) as effectively as any rancher manipulates his cows or sheep. In fact, the Jews themselves refer to all non-Jews of the world as goy or goyim, which is a derogatory term meaning cattle. @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ parasitic trait to its highest degree. are not creative in any sense of the word, but have had the cunning to observe, to copy and to adapt any useful customs, practices, or religious rituals from those nations and civilizations into whose vitals -they bored. And this includes most of the great White civilizations

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also had the effects of a consuming cancer on those nations they in- filtrated and infected, and they have maimed and/or destroyed every nation they have surreptitiously invaded. This includes practically -the entire roster of the great White civilizations of history. Starting +the entire roster of the great White civilizations of history. Starting with Egypt, they infested Babylonia, Persia, Greece, Rome, not to -mention a number of non-White nations like India, and a number +mention a number of non-White nations like India, and a number of the Moslem nations. From Rome they spread out along the trade routes of the conquering Roman armies until they infested and in- -fected every formerly pagan White nation in Europe. With the spread +fected every formerly pagan White nation in Europe. With the spread of Christianity (a Jewish concoction and an offshoot of Judaism) they -were quick to seize control of the White Man's finances, commerce, -religion and government in the then developing White nations of +were quick to seize control of the White Man's finances, commerce, +religion and government in the then developing White nations of Europe. They have held that control ever since. I have said that the Jews were not creative as such, but that they did have a knack of adapting anything useful for their own benefit from their host nations. From no other nation did they learn as much -as the first great White nation they helped mongrelize, namely the +as the first great White nation they helped mongrelize, namely the Egyptians. In fact, every facet and fictitious concept that structured their parasitic religion was originally conceived by the Egyptians. This in- cludes a long list of which the following ideas are the main building blocks: (a) the idea of a "soul" (b) the idea of "eternal life" (c) the -idea of "gods; ' both good and evil (d) the idea of "one god" (Ikhnaton) +idea of "gods; ' both good and evil (d) the idea of "one god" (Ikhnaton) (e) the idea of offerings and supplications to appease the god or gods (f) the idea of baptism (purification by ablution) (g) the idea of building grandiose temples to supplicate and honor their gods (h) circumci- @@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ number is I can only guess, and in comparison to the now total world

population of 5.3 billion, it is comparatively small. But I am sure it is not 20 million. My guess is that it is more in the range of 80 -million, but until such time as the White Man again regains control +million, but until such time as the White Man again regains control of his own destiny and statistics, we can only guess. From that time on, however, we can also be sure that their numbers will dwindle rapidly. Since they are a parasitic race, we will let Nature take its @@ -378,20 +378,20 @@ parasite. They are uncreative, uncultured, and could build neither a nation, a state nor a civilization if left to themselves. Like a flea or a maggot, they are condemned by Nature to subsist on the body of another people, a race that is productive, especially such as the -White Race. (b) Being non-productive, they are culture destroyers, +White Race. (b) Being non-productive, they are culture destroyers, and like a cancer, devour those host nations and peoples whose vitals they bore into. (c) They are cruel, vicious, treacherous, perfidious and deceitful. They are the world's greatest liars and the master sneaks of all time. (d) They are, in fact, the scourge of mankind, and -the most deadly enemy the White Race has ever faced, and are still +the most deadly enemy the White Race has ever faced, and are still the most dangerous menace we are saddled with today. Nevertheless, be that as it may, we of The Church Of The Creator have learned an overwhelming lesson from the history of the Jews and it is this: Religion is a powerful weapon for the survival of a race, and a racial religion properly matched to its adherents, is unbeatable. - Unfortunately, until now the White Race has never had such a -religion. The Ancient religions of the classical White civilizations such + Unfortunately, until now the White Race has never had such a +religion. The Ancient religions of the classical White civilizations such as the Egyptians, the Greeks and the Romans, were at best innocuous superstitions that had absolutely no racial values as such and did nothing to either protect or preserve the race. In fact, such religions @@ -405,14 +405,14 @@ stand-ins, the Pharaohs.

Then in the first century, C.E., the Jews conceived the brilliant idea of foisting a suicidal religion on the great Roman civilization -and the White Race as a whole. Their overwhelming success is -chronicled in Creative Credo Number 43 of the White Man's Bible and +and the White Race as a whole. Their overwhelming success is +chronicled in Creative Credo Number 43 of the White Man's Bible and there is no need to repeat it here, - Suffice it to say that the White Race as a result of this Jewish + Suffice it to say that the White Race as a result of this Jewish poison is now a dying species and the need for drastic action is now urgent and imperative. The answer to the Jewish poison is -CREATIVITY and the need is to convince our White Racial -Comrades that it is the answer the White Man has needed +CREATIVITY and the need is to convince our White Racial +Comrades that it is the answer the White Man has needed for his own survival since the days of the Ancient Egyptians.

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ween Judaism and Creativity. Foundation of belief. (a) JUDAISM is founded on the story that the Jews are the racial -and tribal descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; that "God" +and tribal descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; that "God" (a fictitious concept derived from the Egyptians) chose them as a favored, special race above all others. It is this concept that they are "God's Chosen" that has done more to propel the Jews forward @@ -430,9 +430,9 @@ through history and persist than perhaps any other single fictitious concept in their religion. (b) CREATIVITY is based on the Eternal Laws of Nature: on the experience of history, on logic and common sense. We believe that -the White Race is Nature's finest and greatest achievement, and that -Nature has endowed the White Race with a greater abundance of -intelligence and creativity than any other people. The White Race +the White Race is Nature's finest and greatest achievement, and that +Nature has endowed the White Race with a greater abundance of +intelligence and creativity than any other people. The White Race also is unmatched in its ability to create culture and civilization; to organize and govern itself; it is unmatched in the faculties of science, technology, architecture, art, music and literature, and any number @@ -455,44 +455,44 @@ life, including law, custom, religion, and every other detail. (See Chapter 9, Book I of NATURE'S ETERNAL RELIGION "Five Basic Books"). The Basic Books of Creativity are Nature's Eternal -Religion, The White Man's Bible an Salubrious Living. - These books not only give the White Race goals and direction +Religion, The White Man's Bible an Salubrious Living. + These books not only give the White Race goals and direction for its own survival, expansion and advancement but a creed and philosophy to live by and prosper for the next million years. Since they have been amply described in all our previous literature, there is no need to do so here. (a) The Jews are inherently parasitic and their Judaic religion strives to enable the Jews to live off of the productive peoples of the -world, mainly the White Race. The ultimate goal as set forth in The +world, mainly the White Race. The ultimate goal as set forth in The Talmud is to undermine all the goy, to downbreed them, to mongrelize them, and enslave them, with every Jew a king and every goyim their stupid servant. Their further goal is for the Jews to ac- crue all the gold, money and wealth of the world unto themselves and have the stupid brown mongrels as their servants and slaves. (b) The goals of CREATIVITY are manifold: (1) The survival, expan- -sion and advancement of the White Race exclusively. (2) To get the +sion and advancement of the White Race exclusively. (2) To get the parasitic Jews and other freeloading mud peoples off our back and let them shift for themselves. (3) Since the Jews and other mud peoples can neither feed themselves nor compete with an enlight- -ed White Race, their numbers will shrivel and eventually wither on +ed White Race, their numbers will shrivel and eventually wither on the vine. (A) By practicing Eugenics, to upgrade the gene pool of the -White Race. (5) Rebuild the land and environment of the Planet -Earth. (6) For the White Race to finally inhabit this planet exclusively. -(7) And in general, to build a Whiter and Brighter World.

+White Race. (5) Rebuild the land and environment of the Planet +Earth. (6) For the White Race to finally inhabit this planet exclusively. +(7) And in general, to build a Whiter and Brighter World.

CONCLUSION We will state up front that in structuring a racial religion for the -White Race we have learned more from Judaism than all the other +White Race we have learned more from Judaism than all the other religions combined, and we make no bones about it. The reason is simple: If a racial religion such as Judaism can sustain a scurvy race of parasites for 50 centuries and propel them upward to gain control of the world, then just think what a similar racial religion can -do for the great White Race. The potential is unbounded and +do for the great White Race. The potential is unbounded and the sky is the limit. And that is exactly what we have done in Creativity - deliberate- ly, logically and thoroughly. We are finally doing at long last what the Egyptians should have done 5000 years ago - structuring a racial -religion for the White Race. Our basic Golden Rule in a way is the +religion for the White Race. Our basic Golden Rule in a way is the same as that of the Jews: Whatever is best for our race is the highest virtue; what is bad for our race is the ultimate sin.

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But there the similarity ends. Whereas the Jews are the eternal parasite, condemned by Nature to forever live off the backs of another -race or perish, we, of the White Race are just the opposite. We need +race or perish, we, of the White Race are just the opposite. We need no other race for our well-being or our welfare, and would, in fact, be a thousand times better off if this planet were completely devoid of all the inferior mud races, including the Jews. @@ -516,31 +516,31 @@ goal.

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Amadeus, you wuz robbed! +

Amadeus, you wuz robbed! This dissertation is partly about geniuses, and what an ir- replaceable treasure they are to our race and to civilization in general. We also want to examine how they have been ignored, neglected and abused, when they should have been nurtured, treasured and ap- preciated. In fact, we want to look at the life and misfortunes of one particularly bright star in the firmament who lived in the 18th cen- -tury. His name was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. - Johannes Chrysostomus Wolgangus Theophilus Mozart, the +tury. His name was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. + Johannes Chrysostomus Wolgangus Theophilus Mozart, the name by which he was christened, was born at Salzburg, Austria, on January 27, 1756 and died in Vienna, Dec. 5, 1791. There are two observations that stand out in the preceding sentence (a) his names were drawn from classical history and mostly end in -us, and (b) he died in the prime of life at the relatively young age of less than thirty-six. - Mozart's phenomenal precocity as a child and as a youth is + Mozart's phenomenal precocity as a child and as a youth is without parallel in musical history. Educated by his father, Leopold -Mozart, an able, pedagogically minded violinist in the service of the -Archbishop of Salzburg, young Wolfgang had harpsichord lessons +Mozart, an able, pedagogically minded violinist in the service of the +Archbishop of Salzburg, young Wolfgang had harpsichord lessons at three, composed at four, and at seven played the harpsichord, the organ and the violin. Two sets of his sonatas for harpsichord and -violin were published in France when Wolfgang was still at the tender +violin were published in France when Wolfgang was still at the tender age of seven. He composed two symphonies in England at eight, an opera buf- -fa at eleven, Lafunta semplice, for Joseph II of Austria; and an opera +fa at eleven, Lafunta semplice, for Joseph II of Austria; and an opera seria at fourteen, Mitridate, Re di Ponto. The composer's fluency and seemingly inexhaustible produc- tiveness continued unabated throughout his short life, resulting in @@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ a total of six hundred and twenty-six known works, including forty symphonies, twenty-two operas, twenty-three string quartets, twenty- three concertos for piano and orchestra, twenty-five sonatas for violin and piano, and a very large number of other compositions. - No less phenomenal was Mozart's ability as a performer on three + No less phenomenal was Mozart's ability as a performer on three instruments. This was amply demonstrated by the impression he made wherever he appeared as a child or as a mature man. Con- vinced that his son deserved recognition and a secure position not @@ -563,20 +563,20 @@ a court or other appointment comensurate with the gifts of this great

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genius, nor with his financial needs. lt is one of the several tragic -factors in Mozart's life, that in an age when the artist and especially +factors in Mozart's life, that in an age when the artist and especially the musician was particularly dependent on enlightened patronage, -no satisfactory post was open to the man whom Haydn called "the +no satisfactory post was open to the man whom Haydn called "the greatest musician that I know, whether personally or by reputation," -and who Johann Hasse declared, "will cause us all to be forgotten." +and who Johann Hasse declared, "will cause us all to be forgotten." He did acquire several unremunerative positions such as -honorary maeatro di Capella, which he held with the Archbishop -of Salzburg; chamber musician and court composer for Joseph II +honorary maeatro di Capella, which he held with the Archbishop +of Salzburg; chamber musician and court composer for Joseph II of Austria; and several other temporary appointments. But none of -these paid Mozart enough to keep body and soul together. He lived +these paid Mozart enough to keep body and soul together. He lived mostly by commissions for operas and other compositions, and by teaching. His income was always precarious and his later years were haunted by poverty and debt. - Mozart's marriage to Constanze Weber in 1782, disapproved by + Mozart's marriage to Constanze Weber in 1782, disapproved by his ever cautious father, was the beginning of a desperate period of anxiety and debt. He spent the last ten years in Vienna and the ex- tent of his great productivity may be judged by the fact that in the @@ -586,25 +586,25 @@ tant of his piano concertos, and operas Le nozze di Figuro, Don Giouanni. Cosi fan tutte, Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute) and La Clemenza di tito to mention only the most important of his works. He was at work on the Requiem and had reached the crescendo of -the Lacrimosa when he was suddenly stricken with paralysis and died +the Lacrimosa when he was suddenly stricken with paralysis and died on the following day, Dec. 5, 1791. Although there is some doubt as to the cause of his death, it is generally conceded that he was poisoned by a jealous composer, -who considered himself a rival of Mozart, although he could not hold -a candle to the great genius. His name was Antonio Salieri, and +who considered himself a rival of Mozart, although he could not hold +a candle to the great genius. His name was Antonio Salieri, and although history is not clear on this issue, I suspect strongly that he was an Italian Jew. Why do I think he was a Jew? Because he had all the earmarks of a Jew. He was without talent. He was insanely jealous; and he had a criminal urge to destroy and kill the best. Be that as it may, (and I will have more to say about this aspect -later) none of Mozart's friends even bothered to follow his body +later) none of Mozart's friends even bothered to follow his body through a violent storm as he was buried in a pauper's grave. His wife, a few days later, could find no one to identify that grave and it has not been discovered since. So died in poverty, neglect and unappreciation one of the -greatest musical geniuses the White Race has ever produced. - We now bring this story up to the present. The life of Mozart +greatest musical geniuses the White Race has ever produced. + We now bring this story up to the present. The life of Mozart had all the elements of a gripping drama. It had greatness, genius, fame, history, tragedy, jealousy, pathos and human interest. Not only

@@ -617,11 +617,11 @@ picture. ever on the lookout to make a fast buck, did just that in 1984. In order to enhance their profit, the picture was made in communist Czechoslovakia, where costs are considerably lower, utilizing the -talents of many foreign artists. The result was "Amadeus," released +talents of many foreign artists. The result was "Amadeus," released in late 1984. As we are all aware, each year the Jews in the movie industry stage an orgy in self-adulation. It is held in Hollywood and is called -the "Annual Motion Picture Academy Awards." This year "Amadeus" +the "Annual Motion Picture Academy Awards." This year "Amadeus" was the star of the show and carried away eight Oscars. This year, as I watched the nauseating display of the "Awards" on TV, I almost felt as if I were watching a revolting spectacular stag- @@ -639,68 +639,68 @@ tain of the African bush niggers, with tight curls, gaudy headdress, purple robes and all. There were all kinds of foreign Jews who could hardly speak English. But there was something special about the awards given -Amadeus." Smouldering in the background were several unresolved +Amadeus." Smouldering in the background were several unresolved hatreds in the black hearts of the Jews, who can carry more hatreds -for more centuries than anybody. And "Amadeus" was their vehicle +for more centuries than anybody. And "Amadeus" was their vehicle to again besmirch that which they themselves can never possess - genuine greatness, real genius. There was one little quirk I noticed as the Jews were patting themselves on the back about what a wonderful production they had -achieved in "Amadeus." They generously granted that it was a totally +achieved in "Amadeus." They generously granted that it was a totally collaborative achievement in which, oh, so many countries had par- ticipated. Why, there was Czechoslovakia with all their talents, and there was Poland, and France, and England, and Spain, and Por- -tugal, and Rumania, and even America. But strangely, Germany was -never mentioned. Nor was it ever mentioned that Mozart was a Ger- -man, born in the German city of Salzburg and lived and performed -in the German city of Vienna. Although they were then part of the +tugal, and Rumania, and even America. But strangely, Germany was +never mentioned. Nor was it ever mentioned that Mozart was a Ger- +man, born in the German city of Salzburg and lived and performed +in the German city of Vienna. Although they were then part of the Austrio-Hungarian dual monarchy, nevertheless this whole area was

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thoroughly German, evolving in a long-standing German culture that +

thoroughly German, evolving in a long-standing German culture that has produced more of the world's greatest music than any other na- tional group anywhere. Just as they have for more than 2000 years reviled an desecrated the Romans, for centuries attacked and besmirched -everything German, and in this century poured out their voluminous -hatred and venom against Hitler, so too can the Jews never resist +everything German, and in this century poured out their voluminous +hatred and venom against Hitler, so too can the Jews never resist attacking and befouling everything that is great and noble in the eyes -of the White Race. - And so it was with Mozart in his time, when he was hounded, +of the White Race. + And so it was with Mozart in his time, when he was hounded, persecuted and finally poisoned by an insanely jealous Jew. But greatness has a way of surviving all the vicious assaults of small mean -minds, and Mozart is still great and famous for his brilliant works +minds, and Mozart is still great and famous for his brilliant works today, even more so than he was two hundred years ago. A few weeks ago the movie finally came to our local theatre and I went to see it. Since I had seen a few of the film clips on TV during the Academy Awards show and in subsequent ads, I had a good idea what to expect, and I was not disappointed. It was a Jewish rendi- tion from beginning to end. Instead of making a beautiful, moving -drama of the life and times of Mozart, and taking advantage of the +drama of the life and times of Mozart, and taking advantage of the great music available to them, the Jews butchered it. It was repulsive. - Mozart, who was played by Tom Hulce, was portrayed as being + Mozart, who was played by Tom Hulce, was portrayed as being course, vulgar and a semi-idiot. He was repeatedly characterized with a whinnying type of horselaugh that could only come from a derang- ed personality. His girl friend, and eventually his wife, who was played -by Elizabeth Berridge, was portrayed as a woman with a weak mind +by Elizabeth Berridge, was portrayed as a woman with a weak mind and extremely large breasts, the better part of which were on cons- tant display. - The real hero of the piece was Antonio Salieri, the man who -poisoned Mozart, and the whole story was told through his eyes as + The real hero of the piece was Antonio Salieri, the man who +poisoned Mozart, and the whole story was told through his eyes as he disdainfully boasted about his mixed contempt and admiration -for Mozart to a parrish priest. The part of Antonio Salieri was played -(no surprise)by a Jew called Murray Abraham. - One thing that was unusual about the "Amadeus" awards at the +for Mozart to a parrish priest. The part of Antonio Salieri was played +(no surprise)by a Jew called Murray Abraham. + One thing that was unusual about the "Amadeus" awards at the Academy night was that there were two nominations for leading ac- tor in the same film. It might have happened before but I don't ever remember when. And herein, too, the Jews were playing their evil little game. There was much speculation before the event - would -Tom Hulce, who played Mozart, get the coveted award, or would -the Jew, Murray Abraham who played Salieri, win? - You guessed it - even in death Mozart was subdued by the evil +Tom Hulce, who played Mozart, get the coveted award, or would +the Jew, Murray Abraham who played Salieri, win? + You guessed it - even in death Mozart was subdued by the evil Jew and the Best Actor award went to the villain who played the -part of the poisoner, Murray Abraham. Having an insight into the +part of the poisoner, Murray Abraham. Having an insight into the Jewish character, I am sure this was all stage managed to come out just that way, and collectively, the Jews were smirking to themselves

@@ -714,13 +714,13 @@ goy. The Jews were indulging themselves in another Feast of Purim.

There are several lessons we should learn from the above. It is not only the dead geniuses of our illustrious past that we have short changed, but more to the point, we are doing so even more flagrarant- -ly with our vast pool of White Racial talents today. It is extremely +ly with our vast pool of White Racial talents today. It is extremely important that we must now learn to recognize such gifted creators while they are alive, encourage them and help them to develop their -full potential. The White Race, more than the genius himself, will +full potential. The White Race, more than the genius himself, will be the greater beneficiary from such an arrangement. This is what the School for gifted Boys is all about. We want -to be able to recognize a young Mozart at an early age, then help +to be able to recognize a young Mozart at an early age, then help promote him and propel him forward to develop his great potential. Not only do we want to make sure that he has every opportuni- ty to develop that latent genius, but there is another issue we want @@ -730,16 +730,16 @@ gifts are not stolen by our enemies and there by accrue to their benefit. counts. We have neglected and ignored the best in our creative midst, and secondly. when such genius did emerge with no help from us, their contributions were quickly locked up by the Jews and invariably -turned into a weapon against the White Race. - The Jew openly brags that every major invention that the White +turned into a weapon against the White Race. + The Jew openly brags that every major invention that the White Man has ever produced, whether it be Gutenberg's printing press, whether it be radio, television, or computers, the Jew has been quick -to take over and turn it into a weapon for the destruction of the White +to take over and turn it into a weapon for the destruction of the White Race. All this MUST CHANGE. As the program of The Church Of -The Creator becomes more and more imbedded into the White Man's +The Creator becomes more and more imbedded into the White Man's thinking we will recognize the talented, the bright, the gifted, and -the geniuses in our midst. The White Race has unbounded poten- +the geniuses in our midst. The White Race has unbounded poten- tial. We must learn to nurture and harness that potential. No other race can even come close. Having helped develop and harness that potential we must then channel it in such a manner that it will ac- @@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ crue to the best interests of our own race, not that of the enemy. The School for Gifted Boys is a small beginning in that direc- tion. Help support it, finance it and send us the boys. We will make sure that they are oriented in the fight direction to develop their full -potential to help build a bright future for themselves and the White +potential to help build a bright future for themselves and the White Race. * * * * *

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/issue-26.xml b/pythonCode/output/issue-26.xml index 8065b5a..518d8b5 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/issue-26.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/issue-26.xml @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ chemical industries. If the hydrogen bomb doesn't set us, the chemicals that are increasingly proliferated into our air, water and soil will surely poison us, even if it takes a little longer. (b) The second major factor that is helping push the environ- -ment into a planetary garbage dump is greed nd the Jewish +ment into a planetary garbage dump is greed nd the Jewish monetary system that feeds it. At the center of this financial monster is the Federal Reserve System, a worldwide gang of ruthless Jewish counterfeiters. This gang controls our money and controls @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ miscegenation of the White Race with all the scum of the world, diabolical program). In the effectiveness of this program lies also the fate of the world's environment, and conversely, in the reversal of the program lies the only hope of having this planet from -becoming a poisonous garbage dump and a human pigsty. +becoming a poisonous garbage dump and a human pigsty. The heart of the Creativity program is four dimensional: A Sound Mind in a Sound Body in a Sound Society in a Sound Environment. Since these four dimensions are all part of the whole and are in- @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Creator in five separate installments. Part III Poisons in our Drinking Water. Part IV Pathological Pollution by means of Legal and Illegal Drugs. - Part V Genetic Pollution and Saving our Gene Pool. + Part V Genetic Pollution and Saving our Gene Pool. There are several other kinds of pollution in modern times that are running rampant and to which we are increasingly subjected. Some of these are (a) noise pollution (b) radiation pollution by @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ HAZARDOUS WASTE.

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Increasingly, we have read of the crisis of hazardous waste in a number of seemingly isolated communities where the inhabitants woke up one morning and found that unbeknownst to them, their land, their streets, their water and their air was so polluted with tox- @@ -115,19 +115,19 @@ killed many of its former citizens. Protracted litigations and attemp- ted clean-ups are still going on, and will continue to do so for years. But let us look at a few other cases that are becoming more and more common. - Verna Courtemance is a former school teacher who lives at + Verna Courtemance is a former school teacher who lives at Swartz Creek, a country crossroads 60 miles northwest of Detroit. -Her former neighbor, Charles Berlin and his partner opened a hazar- -dous waste incinerator in 1972 next door to Verna's home. The in- +Her former neighbor, Charles Berlin and his partner opened a hazar- +dous waste incinerator in 1972 next door to Verna's home. The in- cinerator, often overloaded, smothered the countryside in acrid smoke so dark and dense that firemen on the horizon would take it for blazing houses and race over. The corrosive murk turned con- vertible car tops into literal rag tops. It reddened children's faces with rashes and swelled eyes shut. - Verna and friends harried state officials by telephone, rally and + Verna and friends harried state officials by telephone, rally and letter for four years before Berlin's smudge pot was shut down permanently. - Did Barlin ever indemnify his neighbors for the massive + Did Barlin ever indemnify his neighbors for the massive damage be had caused? No. In 1980 he declared bankrupt- cy, abandoned the site, and left someone else to clean up the mess and carry the burden. @@ -139,13 +139,13 @@ incinerator five storage tanks and the first of 33,000 drums. They

were bursting with waste that Berlin had been forbidden to burn, yet still allowed to haul - from chemical plants, auto factories, steel mills, refineries, railroads. - Verna and her neighbors led a decade long fight to finally get + Verna and her neighbors led a decade long fight to finally get a federal an state cleanup underway. In the meantime, citizens liv- ing near the incinerator and its accompanying foul, poisonous lagoons saw their homes become worthless and their health severely impaired. Now, with a (partial) cleanup underway, 50 trucks a day rumbl- -ed past Verna's house for weeks last summer ferrying contaminated +ed past Verna's house for weeks last summer ferrying contaminated soil from a nearby field to a landfill in Ohio. To purge the field of toxic metals, used motor oil, drug and dye by-products and other industrial wastes, backhoes and bulldozers have scooped and scraped @@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ up 120,000 tons of earth. But that is only the beginning. Will it ever be cleaned up? No, not likely, at least, not in the present generation, and it certainly will never be restore to its former condition. And what about the "landfill" in Ohio to which this mess -of poisonous garbage is being hauled? Well, it too, will be an eyesore -and a health hazard in short order, and remain such until the local +of poisonous garbage is being hauled? Well, it too, will be an eyesore +and a health hazard in short order, and remain such until the local people there wake up and find they have been sandbagged. All the cleanup really has done is reshuffle the poisons from one place it was not wanted to another place that nobody wants it either, but had not @@ -180,13 +180,13 @@ hydrochloric acid and barrels of cyanide (that's the stuff they mix in gas chambers to execute criminals) lurked like mines, needing only a blow for their chemicals to leak, mix and form clouds of deadly cyanide gas. - When the pond was safely dredged in 1983, Verna and 165 other

+ When the pond was safely dredged in 1983, Verna and 165 other

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evacuees cheered. However, they were premature in their optimism. It was really only a reprieve. - "We're prisoners," Verna said. "We are afraid to drink from our + "We're prisoners," Verna said. "We are afraid to drink from our wells, and out of town friends shy from visits. My sister-in-law won't take gifts of my rasberry jam any more." Are Swartz Creek and Love Canal isolated cases? Far from it. @@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ toxic metals, solvents. naphthaline, and 200 pounds of explosive material, enough to blow the whole 13 acre mess sky high and spread it all over the countryside. Chemical Waste Management, the world's largest private -hazardous waste disposal firm, started a cleanup in December of +hazardous waste disposal firm, started a cleanup in December of 1982. Under threat of suit, 24 (of 400) of the polluting companies have so far put up 7.8 million dollars to finance the surface clean up. Other firms have agreed to contribute another 5.5 million to @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ grudgingly started using some of its 1.6 billion dollar SUPERFUND

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set up in 1980 to clean up the most dangerous of the hazardous waste dumps. How many such dangerous dump sites are there? TIMES BEACH, which we have just described, is only one of forty such sites @@ -245,19 +245,19 @@ pigs, for example, it is 200 times as deadly as strychnine. Does that give you an idea of the magnitude of the poisonous threat that has been spread over the landscape? But let us expand from dioxin and the state of Missouri. - Just how big is the hazardous waste pileup on the national scale? + Just how big is the hazardous waste pileup on the national scale? The NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST of the EPA continues to grow as states other than Missouri scramble to locate dangerous site within their borders. At stake are billions of dollars of federal cleanup funds. By October of 1984 the EPA had designated or proposed 786 waste sites for the list. The agency estimates that the list may even- tually contain at least 2500 emergency sites, but there are at least -16,000 known hazardous waste sites in the United States, all of +16,000 known hazardous waste sites in the United States, all of which, sooner or later, are a potential time bomb. Imagine 16,000 SWARTZ CREEKS, or TIMES BEACHES, or LOVE CANALS, spread across the country polluting the land, air and water - poison- ing its residents, killing its wildlife! Bat they merely reflect PAST -criminal negligence. Where is the increasing garbage of the +criminal negligence. Where is the increasing garbage of the future going to end up? No one knows the true sum of our toxic wastes, but the 264 million metric tons regulated by EPA in 1981 would fill the New @@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ kidneys and our genes. But have we really disposed of these toxic chemicals or are they really still there, accumulating in ever larger piles and dumps clos- ing in on us, and threatening to turn the world into an uninhabitable, -garbage dump? Have we solved the problem? No, we have not. Is +garbage dump? Have we solved the problem? No, we have not. Is there a viable solution in the future? Let us examine the ingenious methods that government and in- dustry have devised to seemingly "dispose" of all these billions of @@ -360,14 +360,14 @@ coastline also once indulged in this dirty practice. smelters, refineries and power plants to disperse into an already over polluted atmosphere. Add to this the emissions from millions of cars, trucks, diesel locomotives, airplanes and steamships, and you have -a floating garbage dump hovering overhead. As a result, we have +a floating garbage dump hovering overhead. As a result, we have acid rain, polluted air and an ever increasing accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere that in the long run is creating a "greenhouse" effect, the inevitable result of which will be disastrous to the climate and environment of this planet earth. (j) There are a number of other nasty little tricks, such as spray- -ing highly toxic chemicals on regular garbage and letting the gar- -bage man pick it up along with the rest of the garbage. Or some +ing highly toxic chemicals on regular garbage and letting the gar- +bage man pick it up along with the rest of the garbage. Or some smaller chemical companies have been caught running highly toxic chemicals into the city sewer lines through secretly drilled connec- tions. And other dirty tricks.

@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ tions. And other dirty tricks.

217 So far we have been talking mostly about the United State, a highly industrialized country. What does the rest of the world do with -its hazardous wastes? Does the rest of the world fare any better? +its hazardous wastes? Does the rest of the world fare any better? Well, hardly. There are any number of other countries such as England, Germany, France, Italy and Japan that are also highly in- dustrialized and whose cramped territory and dense population in @@ -401,14 +401,14 @@ area, has become so polluted that it has reached a state of crisis. The fact is that our whole planet is now badly overpolluted with no more "vacant sites" for waste dumps or any other nooks or cran- nies left to stuff the billions of tons of poisonous chemicals, industrial -wastes or just plain garbage. Yet all these hazardous wastes keep +wastes or just plain garbage. Yet all these hazardous wastes keep spewing out in ever increasing amounts (1500 Superdomes full a year in the United States alone) with no place to go. CONCLUSION. All this reminds me of a picture of a sign I saw in a magazine several years ago. Some enterprising nigger (or Jew) had put up a sign at the eastern tip of Long Island, say- -ing "This is as far as you can run, Whitey. This is the end +ing "This is as far as you can run, Whitey. This is the end of the line." And so it is with the pollution crisis - this is the end of the line. We either change course drastically or the White Race will die of chemical poisoning in a polluted stew of its @@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ major (or minor) problems will be solved. racial religion such as CREATIVITY will the White Race ever be able to smash the Jewish monster and take charge of its own destiny. 4. Once it accomplishes Point 3, it still has an arduous task -ahead of it - cleaning up the racial, environmental and cultural gar- +ahead of it - cleaning up the racial, environmental and cultural gar- bage of the world. 5. The first step after Point 3, is to stop subsidizing the scum, parasites and freeloaders both at home and abroad. We have no @@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ revolution " Chemical farming is one of the major causes of polluting

our streams, lakes, rivers and oceans. (See "A Sound Environment - Getting back to Organic Farming and Living Soil.", in C.C. Number 13 of The White Man's Bible.) - 9. Remember, dupont's favorite advertising slogan, "There is + 9. Remember, dupont's favorite advertising slogan, "There is good chemistry between us," is a blatant lie. All man-made chemicals are poisons and are more or less toxic to the human body. Thousands of them, individually and/or collectively, are EXTREMELY toxic and @@ -516,20 +516,20 @@ thought is put on record in that super-computer in the sky. computer in Tel Aviv! But even that is small potatoes compared to that super-duper computer in the sky needed to record every word, deed and thought of the burgeoning 5 billion people now living, not -to mention all the garbage stored up for those already dead, but +to mention all the garbage stored up for those already dead, but waiting for "Judgment Day." It must really overload the circuits in the sky. No wonder we have repeated short circuits and flashes of lightning up there on high. The fantasy goes on. When we die we will have all this ac- -cumulated garbage thrown back in our face. We will be held accoun- +cumulated garbage thrown back in our face. We will be held accoun- table for every word, deed, thought, and woe betide! If you are found wanting and meandered from the mainline, or made some mistakes, it's the pits for you, the fiery sulphurous pits, that is. And since none of us are perfect, guess where 99 and 44/100 percent of us will go. -Of course now there might be some exceptions, like the Jerry Falwells -who kow-towed obediently and subserviently to God's Chosen. But -you can never be sure, and that includes Jerry Falwell, the Pope and -Billy Graham. Who knows what evil thoughts might sometimes have +Of course now there might be some exceptions, like the Jerry Falwells +who kow-towed obediently and subserviently to God's Chosen. But +you can never be sure, and that includes Jerry Falwell, the Pope and +Billy Graham. Who knows what evil thoughts might sometimes have lurked in the dark recesses of their twisted little minds. Even Jimmy Carter admitted there have been times when he lusted. Now not all these spooks in the sky are surveiling and taking @@ -540,10 +540,10 @@ you always have the good guys and the bad guys, so too, up there

221 in those nebulous skies on high, you also have the "bad" spooks. -These have names like Satan, Lucifer, the Devil, and a host of other +These have names like Satan, Lucifer, the Devil, and a host of other names. This is for the head honcho alone. But he is not alone. We hear repeatedly in the Christian preachers' repertoire of hell-fire and -brimstone about "Satan and his minions; and much more. +brimstone about "Satan and his minions; and much more. The most interesting aspect of this whole concocted story is this: whereas in the movies, where after a valiantly fought battle between the good guys and the bad guys, usually (at least, it used to be that @@ -552,12 +552,12 @@ nions " not so in the battle on high. There the war goes on, and on and on. Although the Lord (the good guy) is all-powerful and what he says goes (after all, it's his set-up, he created all) nevertheless there is no victory over -the bad guy. The Lord and Lucifer have been at it now supposedly +the bad guy. The Lord and Lucifer have been at it now supposedly for 6000 years, and are still locked into a Mexican stand-off. Well, -not exactly either. Satan is winning, hands down. For every one that -is "saved" from the fiery pit, Satan will get at least 99, probably 99 +not exactly either. Satan is winning, hands down. For every one that +is "saved" from the fiery pit, Satan will get at least 99, probably 99 and 44/100. Evidently in this Spooks in the Sky story, the good guys -don't win. As Leo Durocher used to say, "the good guys come in last." +don't win. As Leo Durocher used to say, "the good guys come in last." Does this sound like a droll cock-and-bull story? lt does to me, but you can go into any one of 200,000 Christian churches (in the United States alone) and hear the same stupid story being preached @@ -567,14 +567,14 @@ story, the Gospel, the Lord's word or whatever. Not only from the pulpit of all the Christian churches is this idiotic story being broad- cast, but of late, even more effectively (and more profitably) from the electronic con-artists employing the Jewish boob-tube. - But that isn't the end of the story. Actually, the Lord and Satan + But that isn't the end of the story. Actually, the Lord and Satan are really on excellent terms, as are the U.S. government and the Russian communists. (Read again Creative Credo Number 50 in the -White Man's Bible, "Observations about the Devil and Hell.) The -main villain is not particularly suffering. Satan and God are having +White Man's Bible, "Observations about the Devil and Hell.) The +main villain is not particularly suffering. Satan and God are having a ball, playing games with us poor sinners, seeing who can come up with the biggest score, and the game score was predicted even -before it began - the Devil is the overwhelming winner, hands down. +before it began - the Devil is the overwhelming winner, hands down. It is we, us no good, lousy sinners who are the real losers. It is we who will be suffering in that fiery pit. It's a crooked, stacked set-up. And what a ghastly torture chamber it is. Billions and billions of souls @@ -646,8 +646,8 @@ the parasitic Jews. set in the heart of the Roman Empire. When in the first century of the Common Era (C.E.) Rome was at her height, the minor province of Judea was one of its many conquests. When the intractable Jews -proved rebellious and obstreperous, Emperior Vespasian sent in -General Titus to quell the rebellion. This he did in a siege that lasted +proved rebellious and obstreperous, Emperior Vespasian sent in +General Titus to quell the rebellion. This he did in a siege that lasted less than two years. In the process he levelled Jerusalem to the ground, in the typical custom of the day. But the Jews proved a tougher conquest than the Romans had @@ -665,12 +665,12 @@ once virile and warlike Romans a suicidal religion in which pacifism, self-denial and self-destruction became the supreme virtues of the new religion. In short, they turned the once aggressive, powerful Romans into a chaotic mass of whimpering wimps. - How did they do this? Well, Marcus Eli Ravage, a wily Jew + How did they do this? Well, Marcus Eli Ravage, a wily Jew of the 20th Century, brags about it, and he tells the story better than I can. (Read again "Confessions of a Jew" Creative Credo Number 43 in The White Man's Bible.) Basis of Christianity. The whole Christian religion is based -on a key figure called Jesus Christ, half man and half God, who is +on a key figure called Jesus Christ, half man and half God, who is supposed to have walked the face of the earth circa 1 to 33 C.E. There is however not a scintilla of genuine historical evidence out- side of its own concocted fables that such a character ever existed. @@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ all the cock-and-bull events claimed in the New Testament. It is all

224 based on the supposed stories of "the Gospels" Matthew, Mark, Luke -and John, but no contemporary writer of the times ever heard of them +and John, but no contemporary writer of the times ever heard of them either, or, at least saw fit to take note of them. The few historical "facts" that emerge is that these same fantasies had been pulled together from pre-existing fables then extant, and were now peddled @@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ to which the White Race supinely allows itself to be subjected.

It would do little good for the White Race inherit the Planet Earth if all we inherit is -poisoned garbage heap.

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@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ as a preparation for the "hereafter " CREATIVITY'S basic goals are (a) the Survival, Expansion and Advancement of the White Race. (b) A Sound Mind in a Sound Body in a Sound Society in a Sound Environment. (c) To Build a new, a -Whiter and Brighter World. +Whiter and Brighter World. Basic Books CHRISTIANITY is based on: (a) THE OLD TESTAMENT, which is basically a self-concocted history of the Jewish Race (the Israelites) @@ -739,16 +739,16 @@ tribe of Semites. There is not a shred of historical basis to its con- cocted "history," nor is there any scientific evidence for its Creation hypothesis of the World being "created" 6000 years ago in a 6 day period. The Old Testament constitutes 75 per cent of the "Holy Bi- -ble" and never so much as mentions Jesus Christ. (b) THE NEW +ble" and never so much as mentions Jesus Christ. (b) THE NEW TESTAMENT. It is all about the life of a circumcised Jew named -Jesus Christ, who supposedly lived circa 1-33 C.E., but again not +Jesus Christ, who supposedly lived circa 1-33 C.E., but again not a shred of historical evidence to verify this story. The teachings of Christ were already promoted by a small religious cult called the Essenes, who pre-dated the supposed Christ era by a century. CREATIVITY - is founded on three basic books: (a) NATURE'S ETERNAL RELIGION - lays the foundation for the religion of CREATIVITY. (b) THE WHITE MAN'S BIBLE - reinforces and ex- -pands upon the first book, and introduces the idea of Salubrious Liv- +pands upon the first book, and introduces the idea of Salubrious Liv- ing - a program for achieving the ultimate in superb health and well-being. (c) SALUBRIOUS LIVING - spells this program out in detail - including the details about nutrition, fasting, exercise, en- @@ -861,11 +861,11 @@ Israeli government. "it would be a good idea to open up a savings plan in his name." "No thanks," responded the customer, warily eying the clerk. "I don't want my money in the bank." - "Don't be foolish," said the clerk insistently. "Here, you'll get a savings + "Don't be foolish," said the clerk insistently. "Here, you'll get a savings plan where your savings (in shekels) will be linked to the dollar and to the rate of inflation plus a few per cent interest." The wary customer did a quick bit of calculating before responding to -the attractive offer. He took into account that the government's rate for the +the attractive offer. He took into account that the government's rate for the dollar - about 1,000 shekels to one greenback - was over 35 percent less than the rate offered on the Israeli blackmarket, where one dollar brings 1,350 shekels. @@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ under their floorboards or under their mattresses. Most Israelis have come to the conclusion that the government, which is short on revenues but long on expenses, will try to attack private assets in some way or to lower its own debts by taking forced loans from private -bank accounts or by a one-time major devaluation of the shekel.

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@@ -887,24 +887,24 @@ the government will thus try to cover its own growing budget deficits and decline in foreign currency reserves with private money. The Israeli government, whose budgetary expenses actually exceed its gross domestic product of around $20 billion, has protested - in the per- -son of Finance Minister Yitzhak Modai - that it "will not touch the savings +son of Finance Minister Yitzhak Modai - that it "will not touch the savings of the individual Israeli." But Israelis have long since stopped believing in their government. - "I don't believe anything they're saying anymore," declared Orah Lip- + "I don't believe anything they're saying anymore," declared Orah Lip- sky, an American-born educator who lives in Jerusalem. She said she was especially upset by the governments recent decision to raise the travel tax to $300 along with another 20 percent on the price of airline tickets. - For Mrs. Lipsky, her husband and two children, this means that what + For Mrs. Lipsky, her husband and two children, this means that what used to be $2,000 trip to visit her parents in New Jersey has become over- night a trip that costs close to $14,000 just for airfare and government taxes. - "It's an outrage", said Mrs. Lipsky. "I feel like a prisoner of conscience. + "It's an outrage", said Mrs. Lipsky. "I feel like a prisoner of conscience. I don't think they (the government) have any economic plan." Beyond the travel tax, the Israeli government also decreed that the value added tax (VAT) - a kind of national sales tax on every good and service - would rise from 15 to 17 percent. "What this gigantic government really has to do it cannot do because it has to please 25 different ministers, and therefore it cannot cut public spen- -ding," asserted Nehemya Shessler, economic reporter for the liberal morn- +ding," asserted Nehemya Shessler, economic reporter for the liberal morn- ing daily paper, Ha'aretz. In less than two months, the black market rate for the dollars has prac- tically doubled as thousands of Israelis and Israeli institutions cashed in their @@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ dollars in Britain, Germany or the United States, costs "only" twenty-four to twenty-nine thousand dollars (in shekels) here. Despite the high price of cars, however, Israeli dealers have reported that all their stocks have been bought out through the end of the summer. - "Everybody's buying now," said Danny Tzarfati, a car dealer here, + "Everybody's buying now," said Danny Tzarfati, a car dealer here, "because they know the government will only tax it even more."

230 diff --git a/pythonCode/output/italy.xml b/pythonCode/output/italy.xml index a8a3a2b..2af34b4 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/italy.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/italy.xml @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ TAKEOVER."

POLITICAL PARTIES AND INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES, THE USE OF FASCIST WAR CRIMINALS, NAZIS, AND MOBSTERS TO FORM AND LEAD UNDERGROUND PARAMILITARY GROUPS, U.S. LINKS TO A TERROR BOMBING CAMPAIGN, AND REVIEWS DISQUIETING QUESTIONS ABOUT U.S. LINKS TO THE ASSASSINATION -OF ALDO MORO.

+OF ALDO MORO.

ARTHUR E. ROWSE'S EXHAUSTIVE INVESTIGATION OF THE ORIGINS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE DECADES-LONG COVERT U.S. EFFORT TO INFLUENCE ITALIAN POLITICS MARKS THE FIRST @@ -27,18 +27,18 @@ REPORT IS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS.

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This January, Silvio Berlusconi rode onto the turbulent Italian political scene on a white charger. Voters had become +

This January, Silvio Berlusconi rode onto the turbulent Italian political scene on a white charger. Voters had become disenchanted with long-time centrist leaders who were mired in massive corruption scandals. With crucial parliamentary elections only two months away and the likelihood that the left would win power for the first time since World War II, *1 the billionaire businessman entered the fray with a slate of right-wing candidates who had never held -office. Helped by voter disgust and his own vast media and industrial holdings, Berlusconi's coalition won big, averting +office. Helped by voter disgust and his own vast media and industrial holdings, Berlusconi's coalition won big, averting the anticipated leftist victory. His win lifted the right, including the neo-fascists, to new postwar heights. *2 Real change -seemed unlikely, however, as Berlusconi repackaged the old politics with new names and slogans. Berlusconi himself -was weaned on the system and owed much of his success to Bettino Craxi, a former Socialist prime minister who went +seemed unlikely, however, as Berlusconi repackaged the old politics with new names and slogans. Berlusconi himself +was weaned on the system and owed much of his success to Bettino Craxi, a former Socialist prime minister who went on trial for corruption the day after the March election. It wasn't long before the right's clean hands were upstaged by -arms raised in fascist salutes and cries of Il Duce.

+arms raised in fascist salutes and cries of Il Duce.

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While Berlusconi's rapid ascent took most observers by surprise, the stage was set for it by nearly 50 years of U.S. +

While Berlusconi's rapid ascent took most observers by surprise, the stage was set for it by nearly 50 years of U.S. interference in Italian politics. In the name of fighting communism, the U.S. helped generate a level of political turmoil that sometimes approached civil war. U.S. agents and their Italian surrogates took control of key government agencies, at times reducing Italian democracy to little more than a proving ground for the CIA's and the White House's @@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ mentioned in the U.S., where many of its darkest chapters remain secret.

The program in Italy was aimed at the threat that communists might mount an insurrection or gain a share of political power through the ballot box. An insurrection was unlikely, however, since nearly all posts in the bureaucracy were -filled after the war by solidly anticommunist veterans of Mussolini's forces, with Allied approval.

+filled after the war by solidly anticommunist veterans of Mussolini's forces, with Allied approval.

During the war, most Americans considered themselves heroes who freed Western Europe from its brutal Nazi and fascist rulers. It wasn't long after the American landings on Italian soil, however, that the white hats got sullied. While some OSS agents worked with antifascists to help lay the basis for Italian democracy, many of those higher up the -ladder conspired with backers of Mussolini or the former king to impede it. *3

+ladder conspired with backers of Mussolini or the former king to impede it. *3

Although many European intelligence agencies have admitted participating, the CIA has denied any connection with Gladio. But enough information has emerged to show that the CIA sponsored and financed a large portion of the @@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ terrorism and disruption that plagued Italy for nearly half a century. Among oth

Forged secret alliances with the Mafia and right-wing elements of the Vatican to prevent the left from playing any role in government; - Recruited Mussolini's ex-police into paramilitary bands secretly financed and trained by the CIA, ostensibly to fight + Recruited Mussolini's ex-police into paramilitary bands secretly financed and trained by the CIA, ostensibly to fight Soviets, but really to conduct terror attacks blamed on the left; Employed the gamut of psychological warfare tactics, including paying millions in slush funds to political parties, journalists, and other influential contacts to tilt parliamentary elections against the left; Created a secret service and a parallel government structure linked to the CIA whose assets attempted several times to overthrow the elected government; and - Targeted Prime Minister Aldo Moro, who was later kidnapped and murdered under mysterious circumstances after + Targeted Prime Minister Aldo Moro, who was later kidnapped and murdered under mysterious circumstances after offering to bring communists into the Cabinet.

THE SECRET NATO COVER

@@ -90,15 +90,15 @@ Security Council (NSC). In December 1950, the council gave the armed forces cart force even if the communists merely gain participation in government by legal means or threaten to achieve control...or the government ceases to evidence a determination to oppose communist internal or external threats. *5

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The CIA helped the Italian police set up secret squadrons staffed in many cases with veterans of Mussolini's secret +

The CIA helped the Italian police set up secret squadrons staffed in many cases with veterans of Mussolini's secret police. *6 The squadrons were trained for intensive espionage and counter-espionage, against communists and other perceived enemies of the status quo. The plan to use exceptional means was patterned after the highly militarized French intelligence service, the Suret Nationale, which was reportedly so tough on communists that many fled to other countries. *7

The newly organized intelligence agency, SIFAR, began operations in September 1949, under the supervision of an -undercover American, Carmel Offie, nicknamed godfather by the Italians. *8 Interior Minister Mario Scelba headed -the operation. At the same time, Scelba was directing a brutal repression, murdering hundreds of workers and peasants +undercover American, Carmel Offie, nicknamed godfather by the Italians. *8 Interior Minister Mario Scelba headed +the operation. At the same time, Scelba was directing a brutal repression, murdering hundreds of workers and peasants who sought improved conditions after the war. *9

OPERATION DEMAGNETIZE

@@ -120,30 +120,30 @@ guerrilla activities. Another division handled the training of agents and comman underground arms caches, which included hand guns, grenades, high-tech explosives, daggers, 60-millimeter mortars, 57-millimeter machine guns and precision rifles. *12

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In 1956, Gen. Giovanni De Lorenzo was named to head SIFAR on the recommendation of U.S. Ambassador Claire +

In 1956, Gen. Giovanni De Lorenzo was named to head SIFAR on the recommendation of U.S. Ambassador Claire Boothe Luce, the avidly anticommunist wife of the publisher of Time magazine. *13 A key player in Gladio was now in -place. In 1962, the CIA helped place De Lorenzo at the head of the national police (carabinieri), while he retained +place. In 1962, the CIA helped place De Lorenzo at the head of the national police (carabinieri), while he retained effective control of the secret service.

The general brought with him 17 lieutenants to begin purging insufficiently right-wing officers. It was the first step to a -right-wing coup attempt, with U.S. military attach Vernon Walters in the vanguard. In a memo to De Lorenzo the same -year, Walters suggested types of intervention aimed at provoking a national crisis, including blocking a center-left +right-wing coup attempt, with U.S. military attach Vernon Walters in the vanguard. In a memo to De Lorenzo the same +year, Walters suggested types of intervention aimed at provoking a national crisis, including blocking a center-left coalition, creating schisms among the socialists, and funding forces favorable to the status quo.14

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Meanwhile, according to CIA files found in Rome in 1984, CIA station chief William Harvey began to recruit action +

Meanwhile, according to CIA files found in Rome in 1984, CIA station chief William Harvey began to recruit action teams based on a list of 2,000 men capable of throwing bombs, conducting attacks, and accompanying these actions with indispensable propaganda. 15 These teams had a chance to practice their skills in 1963 as part of an anti-union offensive. U.S.-trained gladiators dressed as police and civilians attacked construction workers peacefully demonstrating in Rome, leaving some 200 wounded and a large section of the city in shambles. The link to Gladio was made in later testimony by a former general in the secret service.16

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SIFAR Lt. Col. Renzo Rocca was also training a civil militia composed of ex-soldiers, parachutists and members of -Junio Valerio Black Prince Borghese's paramilitary organization, Decima MAS (Tenth Torpedo Boat Squadron), for the -pending coup.17 President Antonio Segni reportedly knew of the plan, which was to conclude with the assassination of -Prime Minister Aldo Moro, under fire for not being tough enough with the communists.18

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SIFAR Lt. Col. Renzo Rocca was also training a civil militia composed of ex-soldiers, parachutists and members of +Junio Valerio Black Prince Borghese's paramilitary organization, Decima MAS (Tenth Torpedo Boat Squadron), for the +pending coup.17 President Antonio Segni reportedly knew of the plan, which was to conclude with the assassination of +Prime Minister Aldo Moro, under fire for not being tough enough with the communists.18

The long-planned takeover, known later as Plan Solo, fizzled in March 1964, when the key carabinieri involved -remained in their barracks. As a subsequent inquiry moved to question Rocca about the coup attempt, he apparently +remained in their barracks. As a subsequent inquiry moved to question Rocca about the coup attempt, he apparently killed himself, possibly to fulfill Gladio's oath of silence. After officials determined that state secrets were involved, three hamstrung inquiries failed to determine the guilty parties.19

@@ -161,16 +161,16 @@ that emerged was designed to disrupt normality with terror attacks in order to c public into accepting still more authoritarian government. *20

Several graduates of this exercise had long records of anticommunist actions and would later be implicated in some of -Italy's worst massacres. One was journalist and secret agent Guido Giannettini. Four years earlier, he had conducted a +Italy's worst massacres. One was journalist and secret agent Guido Giannettini. Four years earlier, he had conducted a seminar at the U.S. Naval Academy on The Techniques and Prospects of a Coup d'Etat in Europe. Another was notorious -fascist Stefano Delle Chiaie, who had reportedly been recruited as a secret agent in 1960. He had organized his own +fascist Stefano Delle Chiaie, who had reportedly been recruited as a secret agent in 1960. He had organized his own armed band known as Avanguardia Nationale (AN), whose members had begun training in terror tactics in preparation for Plan Solo. *21

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General De Lorenzo, whose SIFAR had now become SID, soon enlisted these and other confidants in a new Gladio +

General De Lorenzo, whose SIFAR had now become SID, soon enlisted these and other confidants in a new Gladio project. They planned to create a secret parallel force alongside sensitive government offices to neutralize subversive elements not yet purified. Known as the Parallel SID, its tentacles reached into nearly every key institution of the -Italian state. Gen.Vito Miceli, who later headed SID, said he set up the separate structure at the request of the +Italian state. Gen.Vito Miceli, who later headed SID, said he set up the separate structure at the request of the Americans and NATO. 22

FRATERNAL BONDS

@@ -178,22 +178,22 @@ Americans and NATO. 22

Two ancient, mysterious, international fraternities kept the loosely-linked Gladio programs from flying apart. The Knights of Malta played a formative role after the war (see box), but the order of Freemasonry and its most notorious lodge in Italy, known as Propaganda Due (pronounced doo-ay ), or P-2, was far more influential. In the late 1960s, its -Most Venerable Master was Licio Gelli, a Knight of Malta who fought for Franco with Mussolini's Black Shirts. At the -end of World War II, Gelli faced execution by Italian partisans for his Nazi collaboration, but escaped by joining the +Most Venerable Master was Licio Gelli, a Knight of Malta who fought for Franco with Mussolini's Black Shirts. At the +end of World War II, Gelli faced execution by Italian partisans for his Nazi collaboration, but escaped by joining the U.S. Army Counter Intelligence Corps. *23 In the 1950s, he was recruited by SIFAR.

After some years of self-imposed exile in Argentine fascist circles,24 he saw his calling in Italy as a Mason. Quickly -rising to its top post, he began fraternizing in 1969 with Gen. Alexander Haig, then assistant to Henry Kissinger, -President Nixon's national security chief. Gelli became the main intermediary between the CIA and SID's De Lorenzo, -also a Mason and Knight. Gelli's first order from the White House was reportedly to recruit 400 more top Italian and +rising to its top post, he began fraternizing in 1969 with Gen. Alexander Haig, then assistant to Henry Kissinger, +President Nixon's national security chief. Gelli became the main intermediary between the CIA and SID's De Lorenzo, +also a Mason and Knight. Gelli's first order from the White House was reportedly to recruit 400 more top Italian and NATO officials.25

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To help ferret out dissidents, Gelli and De Lorenzo began compiling personal dossiers on thousands of people, including +

To help ferret out dissidents, Gelli and De Lorenzo began compiling personal dossiers on thousands of people, including legislators and clerics. *26 Within a few years, scandal erupted when an inquiry found 157,000 such files in SID, all available to the Ministers of Defense and Interior. *27 Parliament ordered 34,000 files burned, but by then the CIA had obtained duplicates for its archives. *28

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Provocateurs on the Right

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Provocateurs on the Right

In 1968, the Americans started formal commando training for the gladiators at the clandestine Sardinian NATO base. Within a few years, 4,000 graduates had been placed in strategic posts. At least 139 arms caches, including some at @@ -214,10 +214,10 @@ anarchists were convicted, but later absolved, while those responsible for the a justice. *32

Conclusive Gladio links to political violence were found after a plane exploded in flight near Venice in November 1973. -Venetian judge Carlo Mastelloni determined that the Argo-16 aircraft was used to shuttle trainees and munitions +Venetian judge Carlo Mastelloni determined that the Argo-16 aircraft was used to shuttle trainees and munitions between the U.S. base in Sardinia and Gladio sites in northeast Italy.33 The apogee of right-wing terror came in 1974 with two massacres. One, a bombing at an antifascist rally in Brescia, killed eight and injured 102. The other was an -explosion on the Italicus train near Bologna, killing 12 and wounding 105. At this point, President Giovanni Leone, with +explosion on the Italicus train near Bologna, killing 12 and wounding 105. At this point, President Giovanni Leone, with little exaggeration, summed up the situation: With 10,000 armed civilians running around, as usual, I'm president of shit. *34

@@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ groups acting under U.S. Army intelligence control should be used to launch viol the nature of the case. *38

With such incendiary suggestions and thousands of U.S.-trained guerrillas ready, the fascists again attempted to take -over the government by force in 1970. This time, the instigator was the Black Prince Borghese. Fifty men under the -command of Stefano Delle Chiaie seized the Interior Ministry in Rome after being let in at night by an aide to political -police head Federico D'Amato. But the operation was aborted when Borghese received a mysterious phone call later -attributed to General Vito Miceli, the military intelligence chief. The plotters were not arrested; instead, they left with +over the government by force in 1970. This time, the instigator was the Black Prince Borghese. Fifty men under the +command of Stefano Delle Chiaie seized the Interior Ministry in Rome after being let in at night by an aide to political +police head Federico D'Amato. But the operation was aborted when Borghese received a mysterious phone call later +attributed to General Vito Miceli, the military intelligence chief. The plotters were not arrested; instead, they left with 180 stolen machine guns. *39

News of the attack remained secret until an informer tipped the press three months later. By then, the culprits had @@ -257,19 +257,19 @@ the machine guns were returned earlier. *40

It was in this atmosphere that the U.S. decided to make another all-out effort to block the communists from gaining strength in the 1972 elections. According to the Pike Report, the CIA disbursed $10 million to 21 candidates, mostly -Christian Democrats. *41 That amount did not include $800,000 that Ambassador Graham Martin, going around the -CIA, obtained through Henry Kissinger at the White House for General Miceli. *42 Miceli would later face charges for -the Borghese coup attempt but, fitting the pattern, he was cleared.

+Christian Democrats. *41 That amount did not include $800,000 that Ambassador Graham Martin, going around the +CIA, obtained through Henry Kissinger at the White House for General Miceli. *42 Miceli would later face charges for +the Borghese coup attempt but, fitting the pattern, he was cleared.

Police foiled another attempted coup that same year. They found hit lists and other documents exposing some 20 -subversive groups forming the Parallel SID structure. Roberto Cavallaro, a fascist trade unionist, was implicated, as -were highly placed generals, who said they got approval from NATO and U.S. officials. In later testimony, Cavallaro said +subversive groups forming the Parallel SID structure. Roberto Cavallaro, a fascist trade unionist, was implicated, as +were highly placed generals, who said they got approval from NATO and U.S. officials. In later testimony, Cavallaro said the group was set up to restore order after any trouble arose. When these troubles do not erupt [by themselves], he -said, they are contrived by the far right. Gen. Miceli was arrested, but the courts eventually freed him, declaring that +said, they are contrived by the far right. Gen. Miceli was arrested, but the courts eventually freed him, declaring that there had been no insurrection. *43

Still another right-wing attempt to overthrow the government was set for 1974, reportedly with the imprimatur of both -the CIA and NATO. Its leader was Edgardo Sogno, one of Italy's most decorated resistance fighters, who had formed a +the CIA and NATO. Its leader was Edgardo Sogno, one of Italy's most decorated resistance fighters, who had formed a Gladio-style group after the war. Sogno, who had gained many influential American friends while working at the Italian embassy in Washington during the 1960s, was later arrested, but he, too, was eventually cleared. *44

@@ -280,62 +280,62 @@ when three carabinieri, in response to an anonymous phone call, went to check ou opened the hood, all three were blown to bits by a boobytrap bomb. *45 An anonymous call two days later implicated the Red Brigades, the most active of the left's revolutionary groups. The police immediately rounded up 200 alleged communists, thieves and pimps for questioning, but no charges were brought. Ten years later, a courageous Venetian -magistrate, Felice Casson, reopened the long-dormant case only to learn that there had been no police investigation at +magistrate, Felice Casson, reopened the long-dormant case only to learn that there had been no police investigation at the scene. Despite receiving a false analysis from a secret service bomb expert and confronting numerous obstructions and delays, the judge traced the explosives to a militant outfit called New Order and to one of its active members, -Vincenzo Vinciguerra. He promptly confessed and was sentenced to life, the only right-wing bomber ever locked up. *46

+Vincenzo Vinciguerra. He promptly confessed and was sentenced to life, the only right-wing bomber ever locked up. *46

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Vinciguerra refused to implicate others, but described the coverup:

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Vinciguerra refused to implicate others, but described the coverup:

"The carabinieri, the Ministry of Interior, the Customs and Excise police, the civilian and military secret services all knew the truth behind the attack, that I was responsible and all this within 20 days. So they decided, for totally political reasons, to cover it up. *47"

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As for his motive, the fascist true believer Vinciguerra said his misdeed was an act of revolt against the manipulation of +

As for his motive, the fascist true believer Vinciguerra said his misdeed was an act of revolt against the manipulation of neofascism since 1945 by the whole Gladio-based parallel structure. *48

Casson eventually found enough incriminating evidence to implicate the highest officials of the land. In what was the -first such request to an Italian president, Casson demanded explanations from President Francesco Cossiga. But Casson +first such request to an Italian president, Casson demanded explanations from President Francesco Cossiga. But Casson didn't stop there; he also demanded that other officials come clean. In October 1990, under pressure from Casson, -Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti ended 30 years of denials and described Gladio in detail. He added that all prime +Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti ended 30 years of denials and described Gladio in detail. He added that all prime ministers had been aware of Gladio, though some later denied it. *49

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Suddenly, Italians saw clues to many mysteries, including the unexplained death of Pope John Paul I in 1978. Author -David Yallop lists Gelli as a suspect in that case, saying that he, for all practical purposes, ran Italy at the time. *50

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Suddenly, Italians saw clues to many mysteries, including the unexplained death of Pope John Paul I in 1978. Author +David Yallop lists Gelli as a suspect in that case, saying that he, for all practical purposes, ran Italy at the time. *50

MEMENTO MORO

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Perhaps the most shocking political crime of the 1970s was the kidnapping and murder of Prime Minister Aldo Moro -and five of his aides in 1978. The abduction occurred as Moro was on his way to submit a plan to strengthen Italian +

Perhaps the most shocking political crime of the 1970s was the kidnapping and murder of Prime Minister Aldo Moro +and five of his aides in 1978. The abduction occurred as Moro was on his way to submit a plan to strengthen Italian political stability by bringing communists into the government.

Earlier versions of the plan had sent U.S. officials into a tizzy. Four years before his death, on a visit to the U.S. as -foreign minister, Moro was reportedly read the riot act by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and later by an unnamed -intelligence official. In testimony during the inquiry into his murder, Moro's widow summed up their ominous words: +foreign minister, Moro was reportedly read the riot act by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and later by an unnamed +intelligence official. In testimony during the inquiry into his murder, Moro's widow summed up their ominous words: You must abandon your policy of bringing all the political forces in your country into direct collaboration...or you will pay dearly for it. *51

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Moro was so shaken by the threats, according to an aide, that he became ill the next day and cut short his U.S. visit, -saying he was through with politics. *52 But U.S. pressure continued; Senator Henry Jackson (D-Wash.) issued a -similar warning two years later in an interview in Italy. *53 Shortly before his kidnapping, Moro wrote an article +

Moro was so shaken by the threats, according to an aide, that he became ill the next day and cut short his U.S. visit, +saying he was through with politics. *52 But U.S. pressure continued; Senator Henry Jackson (D-Wash.) issued a +similar warning two years later in an interview in Italy. *53 Shortly before his kidnapping, Moro wrote an article replying to his U.S. critics, but decided not to publish it. *54

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While being held captive for 55 days, Moro pleaded repeatedly with his fellow Christian Democrats to accept a ransom +

While being held captive for 55 days, Moro pleaded repeatedly with his fellow Christian Democrats to accept a ransom offer to exchange imprisoned Red Brigade members for his freedom. But they refused, to the delight of Allied officials -who wanted the Italians to play hardball. In a letter found later, Moro predicted: My death will fall like a curse on all +who wanted the Italians to play hardball. In a letter found later, Moro predicted: My death will fall like a curse on all Christian Democrats, and it will initiate a disastrous and unstoppable collapse of all the party apparatus. *55

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During Moro's captivity, police unbelievably claimed to have questioned millions of people and searched thousands of -dwellings. But the initial judge investigating the case, Luciano Infelisi, said he had no police at his disposal. I ran the +

During Moro's captivity, police unbelievably claimed to have questioned millions of people and searched thousands of +dwellings. But the initial judge investigating the case, Luciano Infelisi, said he had no police at his disposal. I ran the investigation with a single typist, without even a telephone in the room. He added that he received no useful information from the secret services during the time. *56 Other investigating magistrates suggested in 1985 that one reason for the inaction was that all the key officers involved were members of P-2 and were therefore acting at the -behest of Gelli and the CIA. *57

+behest of Gelli and the CIA. *57

Although the government eventually arrested and convicted several Red Brigade members, many in the press and parliament continue to ask whether SID arranged the kidnapping after receiving orders from higher up. Suspicions -naturally turned toward the U.S., particularly Henry Kissinger, though he denied any role in the crime. In Gladio and +naturally turned toward the U.S., particularly Henry Kissinger, though he denied any role in the crime. In Gladio and the Mafia, Washington had the perfect apparatus for doing such a deed without leaving a trace.

PENETRATING THE RED BRIGADES

@@ -343,70 +343,70 @@ the Mafia, Washington had the perfect apparatus for doing such a deed without le

That the Red Brigades had been thoroughly infiltrated for years by both the CIA and the Italian secret services is no longer contested. The purpose of the operation was to encourage violence from extremist sectors of the left in order to discredit the left as a whole. The Red Brigades were a perfect foil. With unflinching radicalism, they considered the -Italian Communist Party too moderate and Moro's opening too compromising.

+Italian Communist Party too moderate and Moro's opening too compromising.

The Red Brigades worked closely with the Hyperion Language School in Paris, with some members not realizing it had -CIA ties. The school had been founded by three pseudo-revolutionary Italians, one of whom, Corrado Simioni, had -worked for the CIA at Radio Free Europe. *58 Another, Duccio Berio, has admitted passing information about Italian +CIA ties. The school had been founded by three pseudo-revolutionary Italians, one of whom, Corrado Simioni, had +worked for the CIA at Radio Free Europe. *58 Another, Duccio Berio, has admitted passing information about Italian leftist groups to SID. *59 Hyperion opened an office in Italy shortly before the kidnapping and closed it a few months -later. An Italian police report said Hyperion may be the most important CIA office in Europe. *60 Mario Moretti, one of -those who handled arms deals and the Paris connection for the Red Brigades, managed to avoid arrest in the Moro case +later. An Italian police report said Hyperion may be the most important CIA office in Europe. *60 Mario Moretti, one of +those who handled arms deals and the Paris connection for the Red Brigades, managed to avoid arrest in the Moro case for three years even though he personally handled the kidnapping. *61

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Venice magistrate Carlo Mastelloni concluded in 1984 that the Red Brigades had for years received arms from the PLO. -*62 Mastelloni wrote that the de facto secret service level accord between the USA and the PLO was considered relevant +

Venice magistrate Carlo Mastelloni concluded in 1984 that the Red Brigades had for years received arms from the PLO. +*62 Mastelloni wrote that the de facto secret service level accord between the USA and the PLO was considered relevant to the present investigation into the ... relationship between the Red Brigades organization and the PLO. *63 One -Gladio scholar, Phillip Willan, concludes that the arms deal between the PLO and the Red Brigades formed part of the +Gladio scholar, Phillip Willan, concludes that the arms deal between the PLO and the Red Brigades formed part of the secret accord between the PLO and the CIA. *64 His research indicates that the alleged deal between the CIA and the PLO occurred in 1976, a year after the U.S. promised Israel that it would have no political contacts with the PLO.

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At the time of the Moro kidnapping, several leaders of the Brigades were in prison, having been turned in by a double -agent after they kidnapped a judge. According to journalist Gianni Cipriani, one of those arrested was carrying phone +

At the time of the Moro kidnapping, several leaders of the Brigades were in prison, having been turned in by a double +agent after they kidnapped a judge. According to journalist Gianni Cipriani, one of those arrested was carrying phone numbers and personal notes leading to a high official of SID, who had boasted openly of having agents inside the Red Brigades. Other intriguing finds included the discovery in the Brigade offices of a printing press which had previously belonged to SID and ballistics tests showing more than half of the 92 bullets at the kidnapping scene were similar to those in Gladio stocks. *65

Several people have noted the unlikelihood of the Red Brigades pulling off such a smooth, military-style kidnapping in -the center of Rome. Alberto Franceschini, a jailed member of the Brigades, said, I never thought my comrades outside +the center of Rome. Alberto Franceschini, a jailed member of the Brigades, said, I never thought my comrades outside had the capacity to carry out a complex military operation. ... We remembered ourselves as an organization formed by inexperienced young lads. *66 Two days after the crime, one secret service officer told the press that the perpetrators appeared to have had special commando training. *67

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When letters written by Moro were found later in a Red Brigades site in Milan, investigators hoped they would reveal -key evidence. But Francesco Biscioni, who studied Moro's responses to his captors' questions, concluded that important -sections had been excised when they were transcribed. Nonetheless, in one uncensored passage, Moro worried about how -Andreotti's smooth relationships with his colleagues of the CIA would affect his fate. *68

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When letters written by Moro were found later in a Red Brigades site in Milan, investigators hoped they would reveal +key evidence. But Francesco Biscioni, who studied Moro's responses to his captors' questions, concluded that important +sections had been excised when they were transcribed. Nonetheless, in one uncensored passage, Moro worried about how +Andreotti's smooth relationships with his colleagues of the CIA would affect his fate. *68

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The two people with the most knowledge of Moro's letters were murdered. The Carabiniere general in charge of -anti-terrorism, Carlo Alberto Della Chiesa, was transferred to Sicily and killed Mafia-style in 1982, a few months after -raising questions about the missing letters. *69 Maverick journalist Mino Pecorelli was assassinated on a Rome street -in 1979 just a month after reporting that he had obtained a list of 56 fascists betrayed to the police by Gelli. *70 Thomas -Buscetta, a Mafia informer under witness protection in the U.S., accused Andreotti of ordering both killings for fear of +

The two people with the most knowledge of Moro's letters were murdered. The Carabiniere general in charge of +anti-terrorism, Carlo Alberto Della Chiesa, was transferred to Sicily and killed Mafia-style in 1982, a few months after +raising questions about the missing letters. *69 Maverick journalist Mino Pecorelli was assassinated on a Rome street +in 1979 just a month after reporting that he had obtained a list of 56 fascists betrayed to the police by Gelli. *70 Thomas +Buscetta, a Mafia informer under witness protection in the U.S., accused Andreotti of ordering both killings for fear of being exposed. *71 But an inquiry by his political peers last year found no reason to prosecute the prime minister.

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Della Chiesa and Pecorelli were only two of numerous witnesses and potential witnesses murdered before they could be -questioned by judges untainted by links to Gladio. *72 President Cossiga, the interior minister when Moro died, told -BBC: Aldo Moro's death still weighs heavily on the Christian Democrats as does the decision I came to, which turned -my hair white, to practically sacrifice Moro to save the Republic. *73

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Della Chiesa and Pecorelli were only two of numerous witnesses and potential witnesses murdered before they could be +questioned by judges untainted by links to Gladio. *72 President Cossiga, the interior minister when Moro died, told +BBC: Aldo Moro's death still weighs heavily on the Christian Democrats as does the decision I came to, which turned +my hair white, to practically sacrifice Moro to save the Republic. *73

THE BOLOGNA TRAIN STATION BOMBING

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A huge explosion at the Bologna train station two years after Moro's death may have whitened the hair of many Italians +

A huge explosion at the Bologna train station two years after Moro's death may have whitened the hair of many Italians not just for the grisly toll of 85 killed and more than 200 injured but for the official inaction that followed. Although the investigating magistrates suspected neofascists, they were unable to issue credible arrest warrants for more than two years because of false data from the secret services. By that time, all but one of the five chief suspects, two of whom had ties to SID, had skipped the country. *74 The T4 explosive found at the scene matched the Gladio material used in -Brescia, Peteano and other bombings, according to expert testimony before Judge Mastelloni. *75

+Brescia, Peteano and other bombings, according to expert testimony before Judge Mastelloni. *75

In the trial, the judges cited the strategy of tension and its ties to foreign powers. They also found the secret military and civilian structure tied into neofascist groups, P-2, and the secret services. *76 In short, they found the CIA and Gladio.

But their efforts to exact justice for the Bologna bombing came to nothing when, in 1990, the court of appeals acquitted -all the alleged brains. P-2 head Gelli went free, as did two secret service chiefs whose perjury convictions were +all the alleged brains. P-2 head Gelli went free, as did two secret service chiefs whose perjury convictions were overturned. Four gladiators convicted of participating in an armed group also won appeals. That left Peteano as the only -major bombing case with a conviction of the actual bomber, thanks to Vinciguerra's confession.

+major bombing case with a conviction of the actual bomber, thanks to Vinciguerra's confession.

The sorry judicial record in these monstrous crimes showed how completely the Gladio network enveloped the army, police, secret services and the top courts. Thanks to P-2, with its 963 well-placed brothers, *77 the collusion also @@ -421,13 +421,13 @@ commandos, reportedly with the help of the CIA's Mafia connections. *79 But dama remarkably constrained considering what the U.S. did to Italian society and government for 50 years in the name of anticommunism.

-

Moro's final prediction came true. Instead of bolstering the center parties, Gladio, helped by the corruption scandals, +

Moro's final prediction came true. Instead of bolstering the center parties, Gladio, helped by the corruption scandals, destroyed them. Instead of destroying the leftists, Gladio revelations helped them win control of major cities while retaining one-third of parliament. By the early 1980s, the Red Brigades were wiped out, but the major sources of right-wing terrorism the Mafia and the neofascists remained active.80

The end results lead some to question the whole rationale of U.S. involvement in Italy, particularly in regard to the -communist menace. According to Phillip Willan, who wrote the definitive book on Italian terrorism:

+communist menace. According to Phillip Willan, who wrote the definitive book on Italian terrorism:

"The U.S. has consistently refused to recognize the Italian Communist Party's increasingly wholehearted commitment to the principles of Western democracy and @@ -435,21 +435,21 @@ communist menace. According to Phillip Willan, who wrote the definitive book on parties that have governed Italy since the war. Had it done so, much of the bloodshed resulting from the strategy of tension might have been avoided. *81"

-

Willan goes on to ask whether U.S. and Italian intelligence officials may have deliberately over-emphasized the +

Willan goes on to ask whether U.S. and Italian intelligence officials may have deliberately over-emphasized the communist threat in order to give themselves greater power and greater leeway for their own maneuvers. *82

THE LESSONS OF GLADIO

As long as the U.S. public remains ignorant of this dark chapter in U.S. foreign relations, the agencies responsible for it will face little pressure to correct their ways. The end of the Cold War brought wholesale changes in other nations, but -it changed little in Washington. In an ironic twist, confessed CIA mole Aldrich Ames has raised the basic question of +it changed little in Washington. In an ironic twist, confessed CIA mole Aldrich Ames has raised the basic question of whether the U.S. needs tens of thousands of agents working around the world primarily in and against friendly countries. The U.S., he adds, still awaits a real national debate on the means and ends and costs of our national security policies. *83

The new government in Italy touts itself as a revolution of the disenfranchised, a clean break from the past. But the fascists are back and gaining ground. The anti-Mafia party has been rejected, and the big cartels have tightened their -grip on the economy. With P-2 brother Berlusconi continuing to trade on the Cold War fear of communists, the Gladio +grip on the economy. With P-2 brother Berlusconi continuing to trade on the Cold War fear of communists, the Gladio perpetrators still unpunished, and experts in Washington raising fears of more terrorism, *84 it looks like business as usual in Italy.

@@ -467,31 +467,31 @@ north would join with organized labor to bring the left to power. The OSS and it use any measures to forestall that event, including political assassination, terrorism, and alliances with organized crime. According to one OSS memo to Washington, the U.S. seemed to support a monarchist plan to use fascist killers to commit acts of terror and blame the left. *1 U.S. involvement in Italian politics began in 1942, when the OSS -successfully pressured the Justice Department to release imprisoned mobster Charles Lucky Luciano. In return for -early freedom, Luciano agreed to make contacts with Mafia pals to ease the way for the U.S. invasion of Sicily in 1943.2

+successfully pressured the Justice Department to release imprisoned mobster Charles Lucky Luciano. In return for +early freedom, Luciano agreed to make contacts with Mafia pals to ease the way for the U.S. invasion of Sicily in 1943.2

-

The Luciano deal forged a long-standing alliance between the U.S. and the international Cosa Nostra. It also set a +

The Luciano deal forged a long-standing alliance between the U.S. and the international Cosa Nostra. It also set a pattern of cooperation between U.S. intelligence agencies and international criminal organizations involved in drugs and -arms traffic. The deal's godfather was Earl Brennan, OSS chief for Italy. Before the war, he had served in the U.S. -Embassy, using his diplomatic cover to establish contacts with Mussolini's secret police and leading fascists. *3

+arms traffic. The deal's godfather was Earl Brennan, OSS chief for Italy. Before the war, he had served in the U.S. +Embassy, using his diplomatic cover to establish contacts with Mussolini's secret police and leading fascists. *3

The Catholic Church also cooperated. U.S. ties to the Vatican were already substantial; one of the strongest links was a secret fraternity, the Rome-based Sovereign Military Order of Malta, which dates back to the First Crusade. OSS head -William Wild Bill Donovan was a member. So were other top U.S. officials, including Myron Taylor, U.S. envoy to the -Vatican from 1939 to 1950, and William Casey, an OSS operative who rose to CIA chief under Reagan. OSS Italy chief -Brennan had contacts as early as 1942 with Vatican Under-Secretary of State Gian Battista Montini, who became Pope -Paul VI in 1963.4

+William Wild Bill Donovan was a member. So were other top U.S. officials, including Myron Taylor, U.S. envoy to the +Vatican from 1939 to 1950, and William Casey, an OSS operative who rose to CIA chief under Reagan. OSS Italy chief +Brennan had contacts as early as 1942 with Vatican Under-Secretary of State Gian Battista Montini, who became Pope +Paul VI in 1963.4

-

Among the notable OSS operatives was James Jesus Angleton, the legendary, paranoid, future CIA -counter-intelligence chief. Angleton built on family and business connections in Italy to lay the basis of Gladio by +

Among the notable OSS operatives was James Jesus Angleton, the legendary, paranoid, future CIA +counter-intelligence chief. Angleton built on family and business connections in Italy to lay the basis of Gladio by forming and financing a clandestine network of right-wing Italians who shared his fierce gung-ho style. *5 The paramilitary groups were filled with devout anticommunists ready to wage war on the left. He also helped notorious -Nazi/fascist mass-murderers such as Junio Valerio Black Prince Borghese elude justice at war's end. *6

+Nazi/fascist mass-murderers such as Junio Valerio Black Prince Borghese elude justice at war's end. *6

U.S. officials were worried that the communists and socialists would join forces after the fighting. The communist takeover in Czechoslovakia in 1948 added to their fears. As a result, the U.S. cooked up a variety of plans to -manipulate Italian politics. Angleton, who by late 1948 had been promoted to special assistant to CIA director Admiral -Roscoe Hillenkoetter, used the Vatican's 20,000 Civic Committees to conduct psychological warfare against communist +manipulate Italian politics. Angleton, who by late 1948 had been promoted to special assistant to CIA director Admiral +Roscoe Hillenkoetter, used the Vatican's 20,000 Civic Committees to conduct psychological warfare against communist influences, particularly in the unions. *7

The newly formed National Security Council (NSC) also joined the fray: If the Communist Party wins the [1948] diff --git a/pythonCode/output/jaccuse.xml b/pythonCode/output/jaccuse.xml index 811d29b..867e2c7 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/jaccuse.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/jaccuse.xml @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Trilateral Commission, the President, Vice President, the Director of Central Intelligence, certain other members of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, certain members of the President's Cabinet, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, those people designated MAJORITY, MAJORITY -TWELVE, MJ-12, MAJORITY AGENCY FOR JOINT INTELLIGENCE (MAJI), the JASON SOCIETY +TWELVE, MJ-12, MAJORITY AGENCY FOR JOINT INTELLIGENCE (MAJI), the JASON SOCIETY or JASON SCHOLARS, the DIRECTOR of the SENIOR INTERAGENCY GROUP (SIG), the National Security Advisor to the President, the Navy Department which has field operational control of all Alien connected projects, and others having taken @@ -66,15 +66,15 @@ conspiracy, murder, and treason. This is to include all those who served in these positions from 1953 up to and including the present administration. (9) We call for the impeachment of the President of these United States, George -Bush. He has been a member of MJ-12 and the Trilateral Commission since he was -the President and CEO of Zapata Oil. George Bush organized and has headed the +Bush. He has been a member of MJ-12 and the Trilateral Commission since he was +the President and CEO of Zapata Oil. George Bush organized and has headed the narcotics smuggling conspiracy since its beginning. The offshore oil platforms -of Zapata Oil were used as staging areas from which the drugs were moved into +of Zapata Oil were used as staging areas from which the drugs were moved into these United States from Central and South America without passing through customs or undergoing inspection of any kind. We firmly believe that George Bush now heads this shadow government that controls the Alien technology, the military industrial complex, and thus the Nation. The fact that he is now the -President of these United States of America makes George Bush the most powerful +President of these United States of America makes George Bush the most powerful and dangerous criminal in the history of the world. (10) In the interest of preserving the Constitution and the government of these @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ this document in full affirmation of our dedication and commitment to our sworn duty. -Milton William Cooper +Milton William Cooper 1311 S. Highland #205 Fullerton, California 92632 @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ positive steps to protect your own lives. Respectfully, -Milton William Cooper +Milton William Cooper (714) 680-9537 he government to cease aiding and abetting and concealing diff --git a/pythonCode/output/jfk-0001.xml b/pythonCode/output/jfk-0001.xml index c6a9286..2eb6752 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/jfk-0001.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/jfk-0001.xml @@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ and suggestions for future issues are appreciated.

WHY CARE?

-

Many people have the opinion that the assassination of President John -F. Kennedy is ancient history and it really doesn't matter who killed +

Many people have the opinion that the assassination of President John +F. Kennedy is ancient history and it really doesn't matter who killed him. It's been over 28 years now, so why care? Anyone else involved might not even be alive anymore. If they are, how could you prove them guilty after so long?

@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ creating the Peace Corp, sending a man to the moon, starting to with- draw troops from Vietnam as early as 1963, saving America from the clutches of the Federal Reserve and putting an end to the CIA.

-

Probably the most important reason is that Kennedy was the man +

Probably the most important reason is that Kennedy was the man chosen by the American people to lead their country. A few selfish men decided that he was the wrong choice and basically overthrew our elected government by murdering the main man. We often hear of such things happening in other countries, usually small places that we know little about, but don't realize that the exact same thing happened -in our own country with the assassination of John Kennedy. What makes +in our own country with the assassination of John Kennedy. What makes it even more frightening is that it was immediately covered up at the highest levels of government and evidence has been suppressed and locked away ever since.

@@ -44,102 +44,102 @@ locked away ever since.

WHO TO BLAME

Many cases have been presented to implicate people such as Presidents -Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford! FBI Director J. Edgar -Hoover apparently helped in the cover-up and probably even knew about +Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford! FBI Director J. Edgar +Hoover apparently helped in the cover-up and probably even knew about it in advance. Facts have finally surfaced recently that even George -Bush was a CIA agent investigating the killing in November, 1963. -When Bush was chosen to head the CIA in the mid-1970's he swore to +Bush was a CIA agent investigating the killing in November, 1963. +When Bush was chosen to head the CIA in the mid-1970's he swore to Congress and the American people during his nomination hearings that he had NEVER worked for the CIA before. Even though the Congressional investigation of the late 1970's ruled that there was a 95 percent -chance of a conspiracy in the murder, Bush stated on January 1, 1992 -that he still thought Oswald did it alone. It is also widely believed +chance of a conspiracy in the murder, Bush stated on January 1, 1992 +that he still thought Oswald did it alone. It is also widely believed that he was involved in the Bay of Pigs planning, a covert action that -Kennedy withdrew support from.

+Kennedy withdrew support from.

-

Today it is known that when LBJ appointed the members to the Warren -Commission that Earl Warren was told lies in order to secure his +

Today it is known that when LBJ appointed the members to the Warren +Commission that Earl Warren was told lies in order to secure his cooperation. He was basically mislead to believe that Cuba and the USSR may have been responsible and that revealing the truth to the American people would lead to a new World War; one with nuclear weapons. He agreed to serve on the Commission and help in the cover- up because he thought he was saving the world.

-

Another main member of the Commission was Allen Dulles. He had been -head of the CIA until JFK caught him in lies. He fired Dulles and +

Another main member of the Commission was Allen Dulles. He had been +head of the CIA until JFK caught him in lies. He fired Dulles and vowed to destroy the CIA because of the many covert activities that -they were involved in. Dulles, a man who hated Kennedy because of +they were involved in. Dulles, a man who hated Kennedy because of the Bay of Pigs fiasco and his dismissal, was appointed to the very -committee that was supposed to find Kennedy's killers. He was in +committee that was supposed to find Kennedy's killers. He was in charge of previewing all of the evidence that the CIA and FBI turned over for consideration. He was the one who decided what the other members saw. Since it is now widely believed that the CIA was responsible for the murder, it is easy to see that Dulles was an extremely poor choice for an investigator.

-

Jack Ruby, who killed Lee Harvey Oswald (JFK's murderer), is now -known to have worked for Richard Nixon in 1947. Nixon wrote a letter, +

Jack Ruby, who killed Lee Harvey Oswald (JFK's murderer), is now +known to have worked for Richard Nixon in 1947. Nixon wrote a letter, which is available at last, that asked Congress to excuse him from -testifying before them. Ruby was an FBI informant in the late 1950's. +testifying before them. Ruby was an FBI informant in the late 1950's. He was tied up with the mafia for well over 20 years. He was even arrested in Chicago in the 1930's for the murder of the president -of the Teamster's union. The murder paved the way for Jimmy Hoffa -to take over that organization. One of Nixon's first actions as -President was to pardon Hoffa from prison.

+of the Teamster's union. The murder paved the way for Jimmy Hoffa +to take over that organization. One of Nixon's first actions as +President was to pardon Hoffa from prison.

-

Nixon had other connections to the case. Although nearly every -American can tell you where he was when he heard Kennedy was dead, -Nixon says he can't remember. This is the man who had only recently -lost an election to JFK. This is a man who was in on the planning of -the Bay of Pigs invasion which JFK pulled out support for. This is -the man who's Watergate burglars included E. Howard Hunt, a suspected -conspirator in the JFK assassination. This is the man who chose -Gerald Ford (who served on the Warren Commission and helped with the +

Nixon had other connections to the case. Although nearly every +American can tell you where he was when he heard Kennedy was dead, +Nixon says he can't remember. This is the man who had only recently +lost an election to JFK. This is a man who was in on the planning of +the Bay of Pigs invasion which JFK pulled out support for. This is +the man who's Watergate burglars included E. Howard Hunt, a suspected +conspirator in the JFK assassination. This is the man who chose +Gerald Ford (who served on the Warren Commission and helped with the cover-up) to replace him as President. This is the man who was in DALLAS the day of the murder! He had been there for a Pepsi Cola -meeting along with another man who had dinner with Jack Ruby the -night before JFK's death. Nixon was in Dallas, the scene of the +meeting along with another man who had dinner with Jack Ruby the +night before JFK's death. Nixon was in Dallas, the scene of the murder, and says he can't remember where he was.

-

It also interesting to note that Robert Kennedy had told people +

It also interesting to note that Robert Kennedy had told people that if he won the California primary then he would announce the -next day that he'd re-open the JFK case as soon as he was elected +next day that he'd re-open the JFK case as soon as he was elected President. He won the primary but was immediately assassinated, -too. Robert would have been Nixon's main obstacle in the upcoming +too. Robert would have been Nixon's main obstacle in the upcoming election but was now out of the way. In the following election, -Nixon's main competitor was George Wallace, who was also shot down!

+Nixon's main competitor was George Wallace, who was also shot down!

-

Kennedy had already told people that he was dropping LBJ as his +

Kennedy had already told people that he was dropping LBJ as his running mate in the next election. He had also already signed papers and issued orders to withdraw all Americans from Vietnam -by 1965. One of Johnson's first actions after becoming President -was to reverse this decision. One of Johnson's companies made +by 1965. One of Johnson's first actions after becoming President +was to reverse this decision. One of Johnson's companies made millions of dollars from the war because they had a contract to fly soldiers to and from Vietnam. He was also the man who ordered -Kennedy's body removed from Dallas before an autopsy could be +Kennedy's body removed from Dallas before an autopsy could be performed, which was a violation of state law. He was the man who told his mistress the day before the assassination "After tomorrow, -Kennedy won't be a problem to me anymore." He was the man who +Kennedy won't be a problem to me anymore." He was the man who chose the members of the Warren Commission who, in turn, produced the false and misleading report that blamed the entire murder and -planning on Lee Harvey Oswald.

+planning on Lee Harvey Oswald.

-

J. Edgar Hoover had been head of the FBI for years but was approaching -mandatory retirement age. Kennedy had made it clear that he was not -going to make an exception to the rule and allow Hoover to continue -in the position. Johnson did. Hoover also claimed that there was no +

J. Edgar Hoover had been head of the FBI for years but was approaching +mandatory retirement age. Kennedy had made it clear that he was not +going to make an exception to the rule and allow Hoover to continue +in the position. Johnson did. Hoover also claimed that there was no such thing as organized crime in the United States although he was -close friends with some of the main mafia leaders. John and Robert -Kennedy worked overtime to put them out of business.

+close friends with some of the main mafia leaders. John and Robert +Kennedy worked overtime to put them out of business.

-

Gerald Ford was just another Senator when he was placed on the Warren +

Gerald Ford was just another Senator when he was placed on the Warren Commission. There he, too, helped in the cover-up. Later, he broke federal law by publishing a book which contained classified documents. -The book, of course, said Oswald was the lone assassin. When Nixon +The book, of course, said Oswald was the lone assassin. When Nixon was facing his final days as President and knew he would have to -resign soon, he chose Ford as his new Vice-President. Various Nixon -flunkies have been implicated in the conspiracy (E. Howard Hunt, Frank -Sturgis, Jack Ruby). Was the Presidency Ford's reward for helping in +resign soon, he chose Ford as his new Vice-President. Various Nixon +flunkies have been implicated in the conspiracy (E. Howard Hunt, Frank +Sturgis, Jack Ruby). Was the Presidency Ford's reward for helping in the cover-up?

CONCLUSION

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/jfk-0002.xml b/pythonCode/output/jfk-0002.xml index a32b85d..594fd81 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/jfk-0002.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/jfk-0002.xml @@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ and suggestions for future issues are appreciated.

THE AUDIO RECORDING

Many people are familiar with the Zapruder film and some even know of -the other photographic evidence in the Kennedy assassination. These +the other photographic evidence in the Kennedy assassination. These will be covered in future issues. A lesser known item is an audio recording of the shots.

-

Behind and to the left of Kennedy's car was a policeman riding a +

Behind and to the left of Kennedy's car was a policeman riding a motorcycle. Apparently, his microphone's "push-to-talk" button was stuck in the on position and a recording machine at Dallas police headquarters taped the entire assassination. The Warren Commission turned the recording over to the FBI who claimed to find nothing -which resembled gunshots. Then it was given to Dr. Lawrence Kersta +which resembled gunshots. Then it was given to Dr. Lawrence Kersta of Bell Telephone Acoustics & Speech Research Laboratory who said there were "six nonvoiced noises." The Warren Report did not reveal his test results. Interestingly, the original tape has disappeared @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from the National Archives.

THE 1978 ANALYSIS

In May, 1978, The House Select Committee on Assassinations turned -the recording over to Dr. James Barger of Bolt, Beranek and Newman +the recording over to Dr. James Barger of Bolt, Beranek and Newman who had previously examined the infamous Watergate tapes. The firm had only a short time to analyze the sounds as the Committee was entering its final months. The tape was filtered and digitized so @@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ that the shots had to fit within. All six impulses occurred at the at the correct time. The sounds also matched patterns of gunfire recorded through a radio system similar to the Dallas police depart- ments. The former Chief Counsel of the Assassinations Committee, -Robert Blakey, has said on several occasions "There were six or seven -shots on the tape." Of course, Oswald could not have fired near this +Robert Blakey, has said on several occasions "There were six or seven +shots on the tape." Of course, Oswald could not have fired near this many shots in the 5.6 second period that most experts agree on (based on the Zapruder film). Also, only three empty cartridges were found -at Oswald's supposed firing spot.

+at Oswald's supposed firing spot.

Next, BBN recommended firing test shots in Dealey Plaza to see if they matched any of the six impulses. By setting up microphones at various @@ -66,20 +66,20 @@ stationary microphones rather than moving ones such as the one which originally recorded the shots. When the scientists studied the 26 echoes for each shot and computed the location of the original micro- phone, it resulted in an accuracy within one foot. One set of data -matched better than 95% as the position of the open mike and it was -the location of motorcycle policeman H.B. McLain.

+matched better than 95% as the position of the open mike and it was +the location of motorcycle policeman H.B. McLain.

-

McLain was then interviewed and estimated that he was "about 150 feet" -behind Kennedy. The acoustic evidence showed the open mike was 154 +

McLain was then interviewed and estimated that he was "about 150 feet" +behind Kennedy. The acoustic evidence showed the open mike was 154 behind the car when the third shot was fired. Photographs also show -McLain to be in this position at the time. The sound experts also -stated that the mike was on the left side of the motorcycle and -pointed toward the ground. McLain confirmed this along with the fact -that he frequently had open mike problems. The tape also contained +McLain to be in this position at the time. The sound experts also +stated that the mike was on the left side of the motorcycle and +pointed toward the ground. McLain confirmed this along with the fact +that he frequently had open mike problems. The tape also contained the sounds of the motorcycle quickly accelerating about 30 seconds after the last shot, then slowing, idling, and disappearing. This matches what is known to have happened following the shooting, with -the recording ending as McLain flipped on his siren and thereby +the recording ending as McLain flipped on his siren and thereby closed the microphone.

THE SNIPERS' NESTS

@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ They could have been gunshots fired from other positions. The first impulse is 1/2 second before the second. The sixth is 7/10 of a second after the fifth. If the two are indeed shots, then there were at least 3 and possibly 4 gunmen! Interestingly, there is very -possibly a seventh shot on the tape. At one point another mike was +possibly a seventh shot on the tape. At one point another mike was keyed and caused a heterodyning on the tape. This is at the point -that the Zapruder film shows Kennedy react to a possible hit to his +that the Zapruder film shows Kennedy react to a possible hit to his back.

Of the four impulses that the Committee accepted as gunshots, the @@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ gunshot (bullets are supersonic). Experts stated that there was better than a 95 percent chance that there was a shot from the grassy knoll.

-

Although Chairman Stokes privately admitted that they knew the head +

Although Chairman Stokes privately admitted that they knew the head shot came from the front, no one on the Committee was willing to admit publically that the fatal shot had been fired by someone other than -Oswald. They decided to claim that the third shot (the grassy knoll -shot) was a miss and that Oswald had fired the fatal head shot. When +Oswald. They decided to claim that the third shot (the grassy knoll +shot) was a miss and that Oswald had fired the fatal head shot. When the recording was synchronized with the Zapruder film, though, this claim did not match perfectly with the other shots. When the grassy knoll shot was synchronized with the head shot everything fell into @@ -123,23 +123,23 @@ the head shot.

Even when the third shot is considered to be a miss and that the other three were hits, then another problem arises: the first and second -shots are only 1.66 seconds apart. Therefore, Oswald couldn't have +shots are only 1.66 seconds apart. Therefore, Oswald couldn't have fired the first two because of the speed required. Of course, much -evidence shows that Oswald wasn't even on the sixth floor of the +evidence shows that Oswald wasn't even on the sixth floor of the Depository and various guns seem to have been spotted by people that day. Was another man firing a quicker rifle from the sixth floor?

ODDITIES

A very strange and suspicious sound also appears just before the end -of the tape: an electronic beeping in Morse code for "victory." +of the tape: an electronic beeping in Morse code for "victory." Where did this originate? We'll probably never know for sure but Jim Hicks appears in Dealey Plaza photos with a radio and admitted his -role in the assassination to Jim Garrison. Possibly he was the com- +role in the assassination to Jim Garrison. Possibly he was the com- munications man for the snipers as some researchers believe. He certainly resembles the man who the CIA supposedly photographed at the Soviet embassy in Mexico City two months BEFORE the murder using -Oswald's name. Not long after talking to Garrison, Hicks was locked +Oswald's name. Not long after talking to Garrison, Hicks was locked away in a military hospital for the insane.

Evaluations of the tape show that more than one microphone was open @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ bell couldn't be found in 1978 doesn't mean it wasn't there in 1963. A news broadcast from Dealey Plaza on the first anniversary of the murder picked up the bell. Also, a tape still exists of a carillon bell which a bank twelve blocks from Dealey Plaza was using to play -"Hail to the Chief" as Kennedy was driven through Dallas. The bell +"Hail to the Chief" as Kennedy was driven through Dallas. The bell could be heard all over Dallas, including at Dealey Plaza.

CONCLUSION

@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ shots breakdown as follows:

Assassinations Committee decided that there was a second gunman and that he did indeed fire from the grassy knoll. It's apparent that this unknown gunman fired the fatal head shot which the government -still wants us to believe Oswald fired. Of course, Oswald may have -been involved, but then again maybe he was just a patsy like he +still wants us to believe Oswald fired. Of course, Oswald may have +been involved, but then again maybe he was just a patsy like he claimed. Whatever his role was, it's time for the government to help track down the others that were involved.

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THE GEORGE BUSH CONNECTION

+

THE GEORGE BUSH CONNECTION

In this day and age when some people can not even name the president of the United States, it is not the least bit surprising that most -have no knowledge of George Bush's possible connections to the Kennedy -assassination. The relationship has its roots in Bush's "former" +have no knowledge of George Bush's possible connections to the Kennedy +assassination. The relationship has its roots in Bush's "former" employment with the CIA. As CIA agents have been quoted in the past, you never really leave the Agency.

THE CIA DID IT!

-

Many researchers place the blame for the murder of John F. Kennedy on +

Many researchers place the blame for the murder of John F. Kennedy on the CIA. The easiest way to clear the mafia or other non-governmental groups is to look at the massive cover-up that the government has -participated in over the years. If mafia boss Carlos Marcello had +participated in over the years. If mafia boss Carlos Marcello had really ordered the hit, could he have had the CIA and FBI suppress so much evidence from the public for so long? Could he have had the normal security lowered for the assassination? Could he have had the @@ -38,21 +38,21 @@ Of course not. The set-up and cover-up had to take place INSIDE of the government, not outside.

The CIA seemed to have the most (and best) motives for the elimination -of Kennedy. During the Eisenhower presidency, the CIA came up with a +of Kennedy. During the Eisenhower presidency, the CIA came up with a plan to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. The thought was that the -citizens would hear of the attack and join in to overthrow Castro. +citizens would hear of the attack and join in to overthrow Castro. Former Cubans were trained by the CIA and the U.S. government fur- nished them with weapons and transportation. Since it was near the -end of his administration, Eisenhower put the plan on hold so the +end of his administration, Eisenhower put the plan on hold so the new president would not have to deal with any problems which might arise from the mission.

-

Upon entering office Kennedy decided that the plan's requirement of 16 +

Upon entering office Kennedy decided that the plan's requirement of 16 planes would obviously reveal American backing of the plot. The plan had hoped that American involvement would not become known to the world. The use of 16 planes would make American backing obvious to -everyone. Kennedy cut the number of planes down to six. As the date -of the invasion neared, Kennedy decided against the plan and announced +everyone. Kennedy cut the number of planes down to six. As the date +of the invasion neared, Kennedy decided against the plan and announced in the press that the United States would not invade Cuba with the military.

@@ -63,170 +63,170 @@ airport. Then, the planes could be sent and the explanation would be that they were captured planes which the rebels had put into use. The CIA-backed rebels never got that far and were quickly defeated. The citizens of Cuba never joined them in the fight. The CIA, as has been -revealed in books by participants, blamed Kennedy for the defeat. The +revealed in books by participants, blamed Kennedy for the defeat. The books and papers reveal a deep hatred for the imagined betrayal.

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Later, Kennedy formed a panel to keep him informed as to what was +

Later, Kennedy formed a panel to keep him informed as to what was going on in Vietnam. American involvement was still low at this -point but Kennedy was worried. He has been quoted as saying he could +point but Kennedy was worried. He has been quoted as saying he could not justify sending American boys half-way around the world to fight communism when it existed just south of Florida in Cuba. One of the -panel's members was Allen Dulles, head of the CIA. Kennedy caught +panel's members was Allen Dulles, head of the CIA. Kennedy caught him in various lies and fired him. The fact that the CIA had kept -training Cubans for another invasion until Kennedy finally sent in +training Cubans for another invasion until Kennedy finally sent in FBI agents to break up their camps and confiscate their weapons was another reason for the dismissal. Other high-ranking CIA officials -were fired, too, including the brother of Dallas' mayor. Kennedy +were fired, too, including the brother of Dallas' mayor. Kennedy changed the operating procedure of the CIA so they would have to get -approval for any future covert actions from Robert Kennedy.

+approval for any future covert actions from Robert Kennedy.

Due to persistent problems with the CIA and their continual involve- -ment in matters which were not their concern, Kennedy declared that +ment in matters which were not their concern, Kennedy declared that he was going to shatter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter -them to the winds. Even former president Truman, who had created -the CIA, expressed concerns about their behavior. Kennedy was +them to the winds. Even former president Truman, who had created +the CIA, expressed concerns about their behavior. Kennedy was apparently going to leave their destruction until after the next election but did start withdrawing troops from Vietnam, much to the -dislike of the CIA. One of Johnson's first moves after he replaced -Kennedy as president was to increase American involvement in Vietnam. +dislike of the CIA. One of Johnson's first moves after he replaced +Kennedy as president was to increase American involvement in Vietnam. It seems he owned an airline company that was contracted to fly troops back and forth across the Pacific Ocean, but that is another matter.

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Later, E. Howard Hunt, on behalf of the CIA, faked cables to implicate -John F. Kennedy in the assassination of South Vietnam's president, Ngo -Dinh Diem. So, it is apparent that the CIA disliked Kennedy and had +

Later, E. Howard Hunt, on behalf of the CIA, faked cables to implicate +John F. Kennedy in the assassination of South Vietnam's president, Ngo +Dinh Diem. So, it is apparent that the CIA disliked Kennedy and had the means to set-up and cover-up the assassination. Now, it is known that they convinced the Warren Commission that the Soviet Union and -Cuba had murdered Kennedy. They scared the members into believing +Cuba had murdered Kennedy. They scared the members into believing that revealing this to the American public would result in a nuclear war in which millions would be killed. To further this theory, they -produced fake evidence showing that Oswald had visited the Soviet and +produced fake evidence showing that Oswald had visited the Soviet and Cuban embassies in Mexico to arrange the killing and escape. The head of the CIA operations in Mexico has since admitted that no such real evidence ever existed. A Warren Commission investigator has admitted -that they acted to save millions by sacrificing one man (Oswald).

+that they acted to save millions by sacrificing one man (Oswald).

The job was not too hard to pull off since former CIA-head Allen Dulles was a member of the Commission. He was the only one to attend more than half of the hearings and was also in charge of deciding what intelligence data was seen by the other members. President -Johnson didn't seem to find it strange to appoint the man that -Kennedy had fired to investigate his hated former boss' murder.

+Johnson didn't seem to find it strange to appoint the man that +Kennedy had fired to investigate his hated former boss' murder.

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SO HOW DOES BUSH FIT IT?

+

SO HOW DOES BUSH FIT IT?

Although he denies it, there is a growing body of evidence that George -Bush was working for the CIA as early as 1961. Many feel he was +Bush was working for the CIA as early as 1961. Many feel he was actually recruited during his college days (which is when he joined -the Skull and Bones Society, a front for the Illuminati). Bush claims +the Skull and Bones Society, a front for the Illuminati). Bush claims to have been working for his own oil company during the early 1960's. It would make for a convenient front since he claims to have been off- shore on drilling rigs for weeks at a time. The rigs were located all over the world. Was he really on the rigs or was he running around on -CIA business? The various biographies of Bush are all sketchy on this +CIA business? The various biographies of Bush are all sketchy on this phase of his life.

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During this time, Bush had moved to HOUSTON, Texas. His wife was, -of course, BARBARA. His oil company was ZAPATA Off Shore Co. (which +

During this time, Bush had moved to HOUSTON, Texas. His wife was, +of course, BARBARA. His oil company was ZAPATA Off Shore Co. (which he named after a communist Mexican revolutionary who would invade -towns and murder every man, woman and child. Bush also named an -earlier oil company after Zapata, a questionable choice for a hero). -The code name for the Bay of Pigs invasion was Operation ZAPATA! -A former high-ranking Pentagon official, Col. Fletcher Prouty, was +towns and murder every man, woman and child. Bush also named an +earlier oil company after Zapata, a questionable choice for a hero). +The code name for the Bay of Pigs invasion was Operation ZAPATA! +A former high-ranking Pentagon official, Col. Fletcher Prouty, was the man who secured two Navy ships for the operation. He has told of seeing the two ships repainted to non-Navy colors for the invasion. The ships were given the new names HOUSTON and BARBARA!

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Of course, maybe the names were just coincidences, but Bush was -living in Houston with Barbara and running Zapata in 1961 during -the planning of the invasion. The name "Operation Zapata" was top +

Of course, maybe the names were just coincidences, but Bush was +living in Houston with Barbara and running Zapata in 1961 during +the planning of the invasion. The name "Operation Zapata" was top secret and known only to a very few.

In 1977 and 1978, the government released nearly 100,000 pages of -documents on the Kennedy assassination. One which slipped out by +documents on the Kennedy assassination. One which slipped out by mistake was from the FBI to the State Department written a few days after the assassination. The State Department was worried that anti- -Castro groups in Miami might stage another invasion of Cuba in the -aftermath of the JFK murder. The FBI informed them that they had -questioned both pro-Castro and anti-Castro groups and could find no +Castro groups in Miami might stage another invasion of Cuba in the +aftermath of the JFK murder. The FBI informed them that they had +questioned both pro-Castro and anti-Castro groups and could find no information about such plans. The memo went on to state that the -information was passed along to "George Bush of the Central Intelli- +information was passed along to "George Bush of the Central Intelli- gence Agency" the day after the assassination.

Why was the information passed along to the CIA? Probably because of their previous invasion attempt and other planned attacks. Why George -Bush? Probably because he was involved in previous invasion plans!

+Bush? Probably because he was involved in previous invasion plans!

When the document first surfaced no one paid much attention to it. When the presidential campaigns began for the 1980 election then the -name George Bush caught researchers' eyes. When asked about the -memo, Bush denied working for the CIA at the time. As evidence built -that it was indeed him, the CIA claimed it was a different George Bush +name George Bush caught researchers' eyes. When asked about the +memo, Bush denied working for the CIA at the time. As evidence built +that it was indeed him, the CIA claimed it was a different George Bush although their policy had always been to neither confirm nor deny a -person's employment. The other George Bush was tracked down by +person's employment. The other George Bush was tracked down by reporters and said that although he did work for the CIA at the time, he was never involved in that sort of work. The interesting point -is that the CIA did not bother to contact the other George Bush and +is that the CIA did not bother to contact the other George Bush and inform him that reporters might soon be calling. Other evidence -surfaced that showed the George Bush mentioned in the document was -actually George H. W. Bush and had the same address as the famous -George Bush.

+surfaced that showed the George Bush mentioned in the document was +actually George H. W. Bush and had the same address as the famous +George Bush.

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Another Bush connection involved George de Mohrenschildt, a rich -Russian oil man who lived in Texas when Lee Harvey Oswald settled -there after his trip to the Soviet Union. De Mohrenschildt was a +

Another Bush connection involved George de Mohrenschildt, a rich +Russian oil man who lived in Texas when Lee Harvey Oswald settled +there after his trip to the Soviet Union. De Mohrenschildt was a long-time CIA agent and quite possibly served as a CIA control officer -for Oswald. The Warren Commission described him and his wife as being -the two people friendliest to Oswald at the time of the assassination. -De Mohrenschildt's son-in-law told the Warren Commission that if any- -one had helped with the assassination it was most likely de Mohren- -schildt. De Mohrenschildt was also the man who moved Oswald to +for Oswald. The Warren Commission described him and his wife as being +the two people friendliest to Oswald at the time of the assassination. +De Mohrenschildt's son-in-law told the Warren Commission that if any- +one had helped with the assassination it was most likely de Mohren- +schildt. De Mohrenschildt was also the man who moved Oswald to Dallas.

Shortly before the House Select Committee on Assassinations started -meeting in the late 1970's a new doctor appeared in de Mohrenschildt's -town. De Mohrenschildt started seeing him and quickly became mentally +meeting in the late 1970's a new doctor appeared in de Mohrenschildt's +town. De Mohrenschildt started seeing him and quickly became mentally unstable. His wife convinced him to stop seeing the doctor. The doctor then moved away and left a false forwarding address. The very -day the Committee tried to contact de Mohrenschildt about testifying, +day the Committee tried to contact de Mohrenschildt about testifying, he was found dead of a gun shot wound. His personal address book was -found and it contained the entry "Bush, George H. W. (Poppy) 1412 W. -Ohio also Zapata Petroleum Midland." Bush's full name is George -Herbert Walker Bush which matches the initials given and his earlier -oil company was named Zapata Petroleum Corp. Why was his name in de +found and it contained the entry "Bush, George H. W. (Poppy) 1412 W. +Ohio also Zapata Petroleum Midland." Bush's full name is George +Herbert Walker Bush which matches the initials given and his earlier +oil company was named Zapata Petroleum Corp. Why was his name in de Mohrenschildt's book? Is "Poppy" his CIA code name?

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It is known that in the early 1960's de Mohrenschildt made frequent -trips to Houston, which was the location of Bush's home. He told -friends he was visiting the Brown brothers, who were close friends -and financial supporters of Lyndon Johnson. CIA documents reveal -that during the planning phase of Operation Zapata, de Mohrenschildt +

It is known that in the early 1960's de Mohrenschildt made frequent +trips to Houston, which was the location of Bush's home. He told +friends he was visiting the Brown brothers, who were close friends +and financial supporters of Lyndon Johnson. CIA documents reveal +that during the planning phase of Operation Zapata, de Mohrenschildt made frequent trips to Mexico and Panama and gave reports to the CIA. -His son-in-law told the Warren Commission that he believed de Mohren- +His son-in-law told the Warren Commission that he believed de Mohren- schildt was spying for the planned Cuban invasion.

A QUESTION OF CHARACTER

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When Bush was picked to be director of the CIA in 1976, he testified +

When Bush was picked to be director of the CIA in 1976, he testified to Congress that he had never worked for the CIA before. Of course, it did not make much sense to appoint a director who had no such back- -ground but Congress approved him anyway. Now it would seem that Bush +ground but Congress approved him anyway. Now it would seem that Bush committed perjury in his congressional testimony.

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George Bush was apparently high enough in the CIA to help plan the +

George Bush was apparently high enough in the CIA to help plan the Bay of Pigs invasion. It would probably be safe to assume that he even named the operation and its two ships. Considering the hatred -that the CIA felt toward Kennedy over their failed mission and Bush's +that the CIA felt toward Kennedy over their failed mission and Bush's involvement in that same mission, it would be quite interesting to -know what Bush's feelings toward John F. Kennedy really were and what +know what Bush's feelings toward John F. Kennedy really were and what his full role in the assassination investigation was.

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Further information on the George Bush connection may be obtained from +

Further information on the George Bush connection may be obtained from Mark Lane's "Plausible Denial" (Thunder's Mouth Press) and James "Bo" Gritz's "Called To Serve." Lane's book is an excellent accounting of -the CIA's involvement (especially E. Howard Hunt and Frank Sturgis). +the CIA's involvement (especially E. Howard Hunt and Frank Sturgis). Gritz (a 1992 presidential candidate) tells about many of the CIA's questionable ventures and also about his trips to Laos to attempt rescues of American POWs who are still held by Vietnam.

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From: dona@bilver.uucp (Don Allen) +

From: dona@bilver.uucp (Don Allen) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy -Subject: JFK Text: Echoes of Conspiracy - INTRO +Subject: JFK Text: Echoes of Conspiracy - INTRO 1991Dec26.194623.19758@bilver.uucp Date: 26 Dec 91 19:46:23 GMT Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL Lines: 46

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All this continued discussion on Oliver Stone's movie, "JFK" has +

All this continued discussion on Oliver Stone's movie, "JFK" has prompted me to look through my collection of text files and see -what I could find. I found this piece, done by Paul L. Hoch in +what I could find. I found this piece, done by Paul L. Hoch in 1986, which was on a Conspiracy Sig section of a BBS a few years back. It's being posted in 4 parts. @@ -35,25 +35,25 @@ eoc4.txt - 41050 bytes 162538 bytes - Total

--------------------------------------------------------- -Note: Thanks to jxxl@taurus.cs.nps.navy.mil (John), -geb@speedy.cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks), and acm@ux.acs.umn.edu (Acm) Peter +Note: Thanks to jxxl@taurus.cs.nps.navy.mil (John), +geb@speedy.cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks), and acm@ux.acs.umn.edu (Acm) Peter Kauffner for their lucid comments on this thread. I've enjoyed all of their postings.

Happy Holidays to all!

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Don

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From: dona@bilver.uucp (Don Allen) +

From: dona@bilver.uucp (Don Allen) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy -Subject: JFK Text: Echoes of Conspiracy - EOC1.TXT +Subject: JFK Text: Echoes of Conspiracy - EOC1.TXT 1991Dec26.194825.19833@bilver.uucp Date: 26 Dec 91 19:48:25 GMT Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL @@ -64,102 +64,102 @@ Lines: 626

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ECHOES OF CONSPIRACY February 28, 1986 -Vol. 8, #1 Paul L. Hoch

+Vol. 8, #1 Paul L. Hoch

"Reasonable Doubt": - Henry Hurt's book should be in your local bookstore now, although it did + Henry Hurt's book should be in your local bookstore now, although it did not reach some of the big chains quickly. The official publication date was January 27. (Holt Rinehart Winston, 555 pp., $19.95) I am too close to the case (and to the book) to judge "Reasonable Doubt" as a whole, rather than by assessing each piece of evidence as new or old, and each argument as familiar or unfamiliar, persuasive or implausible. We will see what the reviewers and publicists do with a book which claims -that it is not pushing a specific solution to the mystery of the JFK assass- +that it is not pushing a specific solution to the mystery of the JFK assass- ination. So far, I have seen no ads and only the reviews listed below. - Hurt's reluctance to endorse a single solution is particularly under- + Hurt's reluctance to endorse a single solution is particularly under- standable in light of the history of his involvement in the case. Exposure to -the legendary Ed Epstein and then to a volunteered "confession" could make +the legendary Ed Epstein and then to a volunteered "confession" could make anyone wary of anybody's solution. The beneficial result of that introduction -is that Hurt was very willing to look at the work of critics who could provide +is that Hurt was very willing to look at the work of critics who could provide hard facts and careful analysis. Even the jacket copy says nice things about -the buffs, and nothing about who killed JFK. - Understandably, Hurt is not optimistic about the chances for a resolution: +the buffs, and nothing about who killed JFK. + Understandably, Hurt is not optimistic about the chances for a resolution: "The seeds of neglected evidence sown across the landscape in the wake of the assassination have matured into a jungle of powerful contradictions. Nourished by solid information, each promising theme contends with other themes. The entanglement has become so impenetrable that no single theory, no final answer, can break free to stand unchallenged as a solution...." (P. 429) -Hurt endorses Jim Lesar's suggestion of a special unit in the Justice Depart- +Hurt endorses Jim Lesar's suggestion of a special unit in the Justice Depart- ment, with specific Congressional funding, patterned after the anti-Nazi Office of Special Investigations. - Since I don't think I know who killed Kennedy, Hurt's approach generally + Since I don't think I know who killed Kennedy, Hurt's approach generally appeals to me. I think the book does a good job of reflecting the ambiguity of much of the evidence, and the variety of plausible explanations.

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A new perspective on the murder of J. D. Tippit: - Hurt's most striking new evidence, surprisingly, does go directly to the -question of "who did it" -- but in the Tippit case. He does not overemphasize +

A new perspective on the murder of J. D. Tippit: + Hurt's most striking new evidence, surprisingly, does go directly to the +question of "who did it" -- but in the Tippit case. He does not overemphasize it, but it is a lead which raises the same kind of basic challenge to the -integrity of the Dallas evidence as David Lifton's work does to the Bethesda +integrity of the Dallas evidence as David Lifton's work does to the Bethesda evidence. - Hurt persuaded me that Tippit was in Oak Cliff an hour after JFK was shot -to take care of some very personal business. Hurt talked to a woman who had -an affair with Tippit. She thought she was pregnant by Tippit; the timing + Hurt persuaded me that Tippit was in Oak Cliff an hour after JFK was shot +to take care of some very personal business. Hurt talked to a woman who had +an affair with Tippit. She thought she was pregnant by Tippit; the timing suggests that she may have just learned this on November 22. This was a -problem not only for Tippit, who was married, but also for the woman. She had +problem not only for Tippit, who was married, but also for the woman. She had recently been reconciled with her ex-husband, who was previously jealous -enough to follow her and Tippit around Oak Cliff at night. - Hurt's exposition reflects the kind of caution that lawyers would be +enough to follow her and Tippit around Oak Cliff at night. + Hurt's exposition reflects the kind of caution that lawyers would be expected to encourage. For example, he does not name the woman, whom I will -refer to as Rosetta Stone. Her name is available to anyone with access to the -HSCA volumes who can ignore a typo in Hurt's footnote and find the Tippit +refer to as Rosetta Stone. Her name is available to anyone with access to the +HSCA volumes who can ignore a typo in Hurt's footnote and find the Tippit material in Vol. 12. (Or see "Coverups," 12/85) Her name has been known to -some critics for years. Hurt credits Larry Harris with finding her, prompted -by an anonymous 1968 letter to Jim Garrison which Gary Shaw obtained. -(Rosetta was not named in that letter, but described as a waitress who worked -with Tippit at Austin's Barbecue.) - It is not clear if Hurt believes that he and Harris have discovered why -Tippit was killed, or merely why he was in Oak Cliff. He seems persuaded by -other evidence that Oswald did not do it. - The jealous husband and Rosetta "both deny any knowledge of Tippit's -death other than what is in the official account." (P. 168) Hurt does not go -into detail, but I doubt that he accepted Mr. Stone's denial at face value. +some critics for years. Hurt credits Larry Harris with finding her, prompted +by an anonymous 1968 letter to Jim Garrison which Gary Shaw obtained. +(Rosetta was not named in that letter, but described as a waitress who worked +with Tippit at Austin's Barbecue.) + It is not clear if Hurt believes that he and Harris have discovered why +Tippit was killed, or merely why he was in Oak Cliff. He seems persuaded by +other evidence that Oswald did not do it. + The jealous husband and Rosetta "both deny any knowledge of Tippit's +death other than what is in the official account." (P. 168) Hurt does not go +into detail, but I doubt that he accepted Mr. Stone's denial at face value. 8 EOC 1 -2-

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Hurt does quote a retired DPD officer who "asserted flatly and without -prompting that he believed Tippit was killed as a result of a volatile +

Hurt does quote a retired DPD officer who "asserted flatly and without +prompting that he believed Tippit was killed as a result of a volatile personal situation involving his lover and her estranged husband. He added, -`It would look like hell for Tippit to have been murdered and have it look +`It would look like hell for Tippit to have been murdered and have it look like he was screwing around with this woman.... Somebody had to change the tape.... Somebody had to go to the property room and change those [cartridge] -hulls and put some of Oswald's hulls in there....'" Other DPD officers +hulls and put some of Oswald's hulls in there....'" Other DPD officers reportedly share these beliefs. The book contains a brief discussion of the implications of this account. "The purpose [of the alteration of evidence], perhaps, would be twofold: -to seal the case against Oswald [in the JFK case] by showing irrevocably his -capacity for violence and to wrap up the case of Tippit's murder without +to seal the case against Oswald [in the JFK case] by showing irrevocably his +capacity for violence and to wrap up the case of Tippit's murder without disgracing him, his family, and the unborn child. And, of course, there would be an outpouring of grief [and financial support - PLH] for a police comrade slain by the presidential assassin." (P. 168) I would emphasize that if such relatively innocent tampering can be confirmed, the question of tampering with -the evidence against Oswald in the JFK case has to be raised with new intensity. +the evidence against Oswald in the JFK case has to be raised with new intensity. This area seems ripe for additional investigation, official or unofficial. -For example, what can we now make of the sighting (near the Tippit murder -scene) of a license plate number traced back to a friend of Tippit, Carl -Mather? (12 HSCA 37) The HSCA apparently failed to reach a conclusion, but if -you ignore the claim that Oswald was in the car, the story -- and Mather's -nervousness when interviewed by Wes Wise -- might be significant. - Hurt reviews the familiar evidence on Tippit's problematic presence in +For example, what can we now make of the sighting (near the Tippit murder +scene) of a license plate number traced back to a friend of Tippit, Carl +Mather? (12 HSCA 37) The HSCA apparently failed to reach a conclusion, but if +you ignore the claim that Oswald was in the car, the story -- and Mather's +nervousness when interviewed by Wes Wise -- might be significant. + Hurt reviews the familiar evidence on Tippit's problematic presence in Oak Cliff, and the radio instructions which sent him there. He interviewed -R. C. Nelson, supposedly instructed to go to Oak Cliff at the same time, who -seemed puzzled by Hurt's questioning and reluctant to talk. Dispatcher Murray +R. C. Nelson, supposedly instructed to go to Oak Cliff at the same time, who +seemed puzzled by Hurt's questioning and reluctant to talk. Dispatcher Murray Jackson "stoutly denied knowledge of any fraudulent manipulation of the tapes -in order to provide an excuse for Tippit's being so far away from his assigned +in order to provide an excuse for Tippit's being so far away from his assigned district at the time of his death," but his account seems unsatisfactory to me. (Pp. l62-3) - Before I knew about Rosetta Stone, I argued that the messages in question + Before I knew about Rosetta Stone, I argued that the messages in question didn't sound right. In November 1981, I raised this issue in a letter to Dr. -James Barger. (#1986.1, 2 pp.) If tampering with any of the recordings could +James Barger. (#1986.1, 2 pp.) If tampering with any of the recordings could be shown, the timing problem in the acoustical analysis resulting from the "hold everything secure" crosstalk match might have to be reconsidered. I suggested that both the tone and wording of two key messages were in @@ -172,54 +172,54 @@ Similarly, "You will be at large for any emergency that comes in" contrasts with "Remain in downtown area, available for call" and "Stand by there until we notify you." This kind of analysis has been of evidentiary value in at least one other -case, involving a tape (released by Larry Flynt) purportedly of a conversation -between John De Lorean and FBI informant James Hoffman. Jack Anderson -reported that psycholinguist Murray Miron was able to establish that the tape +case, involving a tape (released by Larry Flynt) purportedly of a conversation +between John De Lorean and FBI informant James Hoffman. Jack Anderson +reported that psycholinguist Murray Miron was able to establish that the tape had been faked. (24 May 84, SFC, #1986.2) In addition to the anomalously -unresponsive content of "Hoffman's" remarks, his "speech cadences... `are +unresponsive content of "Hoffman's" remarks, his "speech cadences... `are consistent with those to be expected from one who has rehearsed or is reading -from a script.'" Anderson described Miron as a "longtime FBI consultant." +from a script.'" Anderson described Miron as a "longtime FBI consultant." The Justice Department should certainly sponsor that kind of analysis of the -Tippit messages.

+Tippit messages.

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JFK's physician believes in a conspiracy: +

JFK's physician believes in a conspiracy: There is a second very provocative piece of new evidence, resulting from -Hurt's 1982 phone call to Adm. George Burkley. He said "that he believed that +Hurt's 1982 phone call to Adm. George Burkley. He said "that he believed that 8 EOC 1 -3-

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President Kennedy's assassination was the result of a conspiracy." He +

President Kennedy's assassination was the result of a conspiracy." He subsequently refused "to discuss any aspect of the case." (P. 49) - As JFK's personal physician, and the only doctor present at Parkland and -the Bethesda autopsy, Burkley was in an especially crucial position. He did -not testify to the Warren Commission (which published his contemporaneous + As JFK's personal physician, and the only doctor present at Parkland and +the Bethesda autopsy, Burkley was in an especially crucial position. He did +not testify to the Warren Commission (which published his contemporaneous report containing basically no medical details, CE 1126.) He did give five -interviews to William Manchester (the last one in July, 1966). Manchester -recently told me that Burkley did not then believe there had been a conspi- -racy. However, Hurt notes that in a 1967 oral history interview, Burkley was -asked if he agreed with the Warren Commission on the number of bullets that -hit JFK; he replied, "I would not care to be quoted on that." The HSCA -interviewed Burkley at least once, generating in addition an outside contact +interviews to William Manchester (the last one in July, 1966). Manchester +recently told me that Burkley did not then believe there had been a conspi- +racy. However, Hurt notes that in a 1967 oral history interview, Burkley was +asked if he agreed with the Warren Commission on the number of bullets that +hit JFK; he replied, "I would not care to be quoted on that." The HSCA +interviewed Burkley at least once, generating in addition an outside contact report and an affidavit -- all unpublished and unavailable. - Along with the Tippit evidence, the Burkley assertion of conspiracy calls + Along with the Tippit evidence, the Burkley assertion of conspiracy calls for intense examination by the Justice Department and, I hope, by some -reporters. (For my letters to Assistant AG Stephen Trott, ask for #1986.3 -[1 Feb 86, on Burkley] and #4 [2 pp., 4 Feb 86, on Tippit].) - Hurt devotes only a few pages in a "grab bag" chapter to Lifton's thesis, -but there is some interesting speculation in an area where Burkley might know +reporters. (For my letters to Assistant AG Stephen Trott, ask for #1986.3 +[1 Feb 86, on Burkley] and #4 [2 pp., 4 Feb 86, on Tippit].) + Hurt devotes only a few pages in a "grab bag" chapter to Lifton's thesis, +but there is some interesting speculation in an area where Burkley might know crucial facts. (Incidentally, much of the "classical" critique of the single -bullet theory and other aspects of the medical and physical evidence in Hurt's +bullet theory and other aspects of the medical and physical evidence in Hurt's earlier chapters seems obsolete. The SBT is implausible but supported by a surprising amount of HSCA evidence; if it is wrong, tampering on a Liftonesque scale must have taken place, and we need to either pursue Lifton's argument or come up with another scenario. Studying the flaws in the official inves- tigations is not likely to produce progress in this area.) - Hurt concludes that "Lifton builds a powerful case" that JFK's body was + Hurt concludes that "Lifton builds a powerful case" that JFK's body was separated from the ceremonial motorcade, and that his "evidence is equally strong on the point that something happened to the wounds on the body between Dallas and Bethesda. However, his sinister interpretation of what might have happened does not have the strong supportive evidence found for his basic points." (P. 427) - Hurt suggests that "the Secret Service and other powerful elements in the + Hurt suggests that "the Secret Service and other powerful elements in the government might have felt an overwhelming necessity to examine the body for evidence at the soonest possible moment," given fears of a conspiracy. "It does not seem unreasonable that these circumstances could have coalesced into @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ public at hand. Moreover, it does not seem unreasonable that certain security people in the government were appalled that the official autopsy was going to be conducted at the whim of the family and by Navy brass with pitifully little experience in forensic pathology." - When I saw this speculation in Hurt's draft of this section, it struck me + When I saw this speculation in Hurt's draft of this section, it struck me as plausible and well worth pursuing. The perspective of people who realized that the body might provide conclusive evidence of a conspiracy should be taken into account (and I don't think it generally has been). @@ -238,266 +238,266 @@ taken into account (and I don't think it generally has been). Lifton's evidence indicating changes to the wounds, and Lifton can discourse at great length (and with considerable persuasiveness) against such a hypo- thesis, which I raised with him in general terms long ago. - At the very least, however, Hurt's analysis might lead us to new infor- -mation about what key people really think happened to JFK's body before the + At the very least, however, Hurt's analysis might lead us to new infor- +mation about what key people really think happened to JFK's body before the Bethesda autopsy. I have assumed for years that there must be some expla- nation going around in official and family circles, and I was surprised that none surfaced after "Best Evidence" was published. - Hurt's manuscript led me to check the record on the authorization of the + Hurt's manuscript led me to check the record on the authorization of the autopsy. Is it possible, I wonder, that the record significantly minimizes -Jacqueline Kennedy's opposition to an autopsy? 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strong or more prolonged than is generally assumed, I have no trouble believing that someone decided to go ahead with an "inspection" regardless. - Burkley's own account noted that, while kneeling before Jackie, he + Burkley's own account noted that, while kneeling before Jackie, he "expressed [the] complete desire of all of us and especially of myself to comply with her wishes, stating that it was necessary that the President be -taken to a hospital prior to going to the White House. She questioned why and +taken to a hospital prior to going to the White House. She questioned why and I stated it must be determined, if possible, the type of bullet used and compare this with future material found." (CE 1126, p.6) This makes more -sense if you insert a few words: "her wishes to go directly to the White -House, but stating...." In his oral history interview, Burkley said that -Jackie's decision to go to Bethesda was arrived at "after some consideration," +sense if you insert a few words: "her wishes to go directly to the White +House, but stating...." In his oral history interview, Burkley said that +Jackie's decision to go to Bethesda was arrived at "after some consideration," which might mean it took a while to convince her. - It is not unfair to read Burkley's comments critically, with the -suspicion that he was minimizing Jackie's reluctance to authorize an autopsy + It is not unfair to read Burkley's comments critically, with the +suspicion that he was minimizing Jackie's reluctance to authorize an autopsy or even his own knowledge of alternative plans. As late as the 1967 oral -history interview, he took the Kennedy family line on JFK's adrenal and back -problems, describing JFK as an "essentially normal, healthy male," with above- +history interview, he took the Kennedy family line on JFK's adrenal and back +problems, describing JFK as an "essentially normal, healthy male," with above- average "vigor and vitality." - Kenneth O'Donnell testified that "we didn't tell her [Jackie] there was -to be an autopsy." (7 WCH 454-5) Evidently the matter was discussed with her + Kenneth O'Donnell testified that "we didn't tell her [Jackie] there was +to be an autopsy." (7 WCH 454-5) Evidently the matter was discussed with her in terms of going to a hospital to remove bullets. Restrictions during the Bethesda autopsy have been dealt with in some detail by both the HSCA and Lifton. The HSCA did not publish anything about -earlier restrictions -- e.g., Jackie's resistance to the whole idea of even a +earlier restrictions -- e.g., Jackie's resistance to the whole idea of even a limited effort to remove the bullets. The HSCA may well have gathered relevant evidence. - One reason Hurt's hypothesis appeals to me is that concern for Jackie's + One reason Hurt's hypothesis appeals to me is that concern for Jackie's feelings -- since her wishes were essentially bypassed -- might explain why there was no quasi-official detailed rebuttal to Lifton's book. I would be glad to share more of my thoughts on this hypothesis with reporters or anyone else in a position to work on it.

More highlights of "Reasonable Doubt": - The chapters on Oswald in New Orleans and on the questions relating to + The chapters on Oswald in New Orleans and on the questions relating to intelligence agencies are particularly good. Neither the HSCA nor its case against the Mafia gets a lot of attention. -I generally like Hurt's analysis of Garrison, but I am not impressed by his -treatment of Blakey and the HSCA. +I generally like Hurt's analysis of Garrison, but I am not impressed by his +treatment of Blakey and the HSCA. The detailed citations, including many to unpublished FBI and CIA documents, add to the value of the book as an overview. There are also many -references to Hurt's own interviews. +references to Hurt's own interviews. Some interesting hypotheses were already familiar to me (and some got to -Hurt through me), but I'm particularly pleased to see them in wider circulation. - For example, Hurt explores the idea that Oswald was (or thought he was) +Hurt through me), but I'm particularly pleased to see them in wider circulation. + For example, Hurt explores the idea that Oswald was (or thought he was) working on behalf of Sen. Thomas Dodd's investigation of mail-order firearm sales. This was suggested by Sylvia Meagher ("Accessories," p. 194) and -pursued in detail by Fred Newcomb. It might explain Oswald's peculiar weapons +pursued in detail by Fred Newcomb. It might explain Oswald's peculiar weapons purchases. (P. 300 ff.) - In this context, Hurt also reports some of my old analysis of a Klein's -Sporting Goods ad in Oswald's possessions, torn from a magazine which was -found in Adrian Alba's garage -- after a mysterious stranger, claiming to be a -friend of Alba's, showed up on the morning of November 23rd to "borrow" some + In this context, Hurt also reports some of my old analysis of a Klein's +Sporting Goods ad in Oswald's possessions, torn from a magazine which was +found in Adrian Alba's garage -- after a mysterious stranger, claiming to be a +friend of Alba's, showed up on the morning of November 23rd to "borrow" some magazines. (P. 297) - Hurt also reports Larry Haapanen's observations on the official concern -about Commie influence in the Clinton civil rights drive, and its possible -relevance to Oswald's alleged presence there. (See 3 EOC 7, pp. 3-5.) + Hurt also reports Larry Haapanen's observations on the official concern +about Commie influence in the Clinton civil rights drive, and its possible +relevance to Oswald's alleged presence there. (See 3 EOC 7, pp. 3-5.) The book also includes quite a few interesting points which were completely new to me. For example: A Naval Intelligence officer at the Moscow Embassy says he thought that 8 EOC 1 -5-

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Oswald was being handled for the CIA by someone in the Naval Attache's office. +

Oswald was being handled for the CIA by someone in the Naval Attache's office. (P. 243) - There is some new information from Hurt's old interviews (for "Legend") -of some of Oswald's Marine associates. One such person told Hurt that he had + There is some new information from Hurt's old interviews (for "Legend") +of some of Oswald's Marine associates. One such person told Hurt that he had been recruited for intelligence work when he left the Marines. (P. 243) - SA Vince Drain believes the palmprint on the rifle was faked. (P. 109) - There is a more-plausible-than-most story of a telephone warning by Ruby -to Billy Grammer of the Dallas Police. Hurt notes that if Ruby was really -under Mafia pressure to kill Oswald, it would make sense for him to try to + SA Vince Drain believes the palmprint on the rifle was faked. (P. 109) + There is a more-plausible-than-most story of a telephone warning by Ruby +to Billy Grammer of the Dallas Police. Hurt notes that if Ruby was really +under Mafia pressure to kill Oswald, it would make sense for him to try to abort the transfer with such a phone call. (P. 407) - A technical examination done for Hurt suggested that the curbstone at the + A technical examination done for Hurt suggested that the curbstone at the location of the Tague shot may well have been patched. (P. 138) - Hurt interviewed alleged Marcello and Ruby associate Harold Tannenbaum, + Hurt interviewed alleged Marcello and Ruby associate Harold Tannenbaum, who was not as dead as the HSCA thought. He denied any Mafia connections. (P. 180) - Billy Joe Lord, who shared Oswald's cabin on the boat to Europe, added -little of substance about Oswald, but told of a peculiar interest in him by -someone in France. Hurt suggests this could have been a KGB check to see if -U.S. intelligence was talking to people who had been associated with Oswald. + Billy Joe Lord, who shared Oswald's cabin on the boat to Europe, added +little of substance about Oswald, but told of a peculiar interest in him by +someone in France. Hurt suggests this could have been a KGB check to see if +U.S. intelligence was talking to people who had been associated with Oswald. (P. 207) Louise Latham of the Texas employment office made some odd comments, -suggesting that she sent Oswald out for a job more than once. Hurt seems +suggesting that she sent Oswald out for a job more than once. Hurt seems suspicious of her husband's "post office" career. (P. 221) - John Hurt's widow told Henry Hurt that he had admitted being drunk and -trying to call Oswald in jail. (This should take care of that story.) + John Hurt's widow told Henry Hurt that he had admitted being drunk and +trying to call Oswald in jail. (This should take care of that story.) (Pp. 244-5; cf. 2 EOC 7, p.5) - Hurt speculates that the KGB's interest in the Oswalds may have been to + Hurt speculates that the KGB's interest in the Oswalds may have been to establish Marina as a sleeper agent. (Might that explain the allegedly -anomalous friendship between the Oswalds and the DeMohrenschildts?) (P. 240)

+anomalous friendship between the Oswalds and the DeMohrenschildts?) (P. 240)

And now for something completely different: - It's... Chapter 12, "The Confession of Robert Easterling." + It's... Chapter 12, "The Confession of Robert Easterling." At least, I think it's completely different. - I find Easterling's story too incredible to be worth summarizing here. -Whenever I hear about meetings involving the speaker, Oswald, Ruby, Ferrie, -and Shaw, I reach for my skepticism. In fact, any story involving Clay Shaw -starts with two strikes against it. Hurt makes a point of the alleged -uniqueness of Easterling's claim of direct involvement (pp. 348-9), but what + I find Easterling's story too incredible to be worth summarizing here. +Whenever I hear about meetings involving the speaker, Oswald, Ruby, Ferrie, +and Shaw, I reach for my skepticism. In fact, any story involving Clay Shaw +starts with two strikes against it. Hurt makes a point of the alleged +uniqueness of Easterling's claim of direct involvement (pp. 348-9), but what strikes me is the similarity of so many elements in his story to others we have heard over the years. - I do not believe Easterling's story has anything like the same level of + I do not believe Easterling's story has anything like the same level of plausibility as even the most speculative allegations elsewhere in the book. My impression is that this chapter fails to reflect the critical judgment -which Hurt applied to the more familiar evidence in other chapters. - The chapter both starts and ends with descriptions of Easterling as a +which Hurt applied to the more familiar evidence in other chapters. + The chapter both starts and ends with descriptions of Easterling as a psychotic, alcoholic, violent criminal. A long footnote (p. 351) describes aspects of his "confession" as "flagrantly preposterous" and delusional. -Certainly Hurt can't be accused of hiding all the flaws in Easterling's story. - Some of Hurt's justification for devoting a chapter to Easterling is mild +Certainly Hurt can't be accused of hiding all the flaws in Easterling's story. + Some of Hurt's justification for devoting a chapter to Easterling is mild enough. He grants that "By any standard, [he] is a terribly sullied witness." However, "in the absence of a full revelation of facts by government agencies, -it would be irresponsible not to present Easterling's story." (P. 383) As a +it would be irresponsible not to present Easterling's story." (P. 383) As a reader, I would have settled for an appendix or a long footnote. - Fortunately, Easterling's name does not appear outside this one chapter. -But this confession is what got Hurt into his own research on the case, as he + Fortunately, Easterling's name does not appear outside this one chapter. +But this confession is what got Hurt into his own research on the case, as he explains in the introduction. (P. 7) It must have colored his approach to the evidence he later encountered. His personal experience in dealing with the FBI on this matter certainly contributed to his very negative evaluation -of the official investigations of the JFK case. That is, Hurt learned that +of the official investigations of the JFK case. That is, Hurt learned that 8 EOC 1 -6-

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Easterling's was definitely not the best of the conspiracy allegations which +

Easterling's was definitely not the best of the conspiracy allegations which were not taken seriously. The publisher's handout (#5, 5 pp.) does devote a paragraph to "the most -shocking revelation of all" in the book, alleging that "Easterling presents... +shocking revelation of all" in the book, alleging that "Easterling presents... a convincing case that he could have been involved with a group that murdered the president." As is all too common in a publisher's supplementary material, the other specifics mentioned in this handout fail to reflect the general coherence and scope of the book. They include some familiar questions which -the book does not claim to answer. (For example, why did Humes burn his -notes? The book just reviews the old evidence; Hurt called Dr. Humes about +the book does not claim to answer. (For example, why did Humes burn his +notes? The book just reviews the old evidence; Hurt called Dr. Humes about Lifton's book, but he would not discuss details. [Pp. 42, 427]. Similarly, "what government official permitted [Souetre's] deportation?" See p. 419; -Hurt doesn't seem to know.) Unfortunately, this handout may discourage +Hurt doesn't seem to know.) Unfortunately, this handout may discourage reviewers from focusing on the important new information. It would be disappointing if many readers and reviewers dismiss the whole book because of this one chapter. On the other hand, if any official -investigators, or many reviewers or EOC readers, seem to be taking Easterling +investigators, or many reviewers or EOC readers, seem to be taking Easterling seriously, I will be glad to jump into any debate on the details. - One structural problem is that the bad Easterling story has the same + One structural problem is that the bad Easterling story has the same relationship to the rest of the book as the good story about Mr. & Mrs. -Rosetta Stone does to the Tippit chapter: each appears towards the end, each +Rosetta Stone does to the Tippit chapter: each appears towards the end, each is fairly heavily qualified (and many readers won't be able to tell how much of the caution is pro forma), and there is not the detailed followup or evaluation of the new material that I would like. - Disclaimers aside, there are signs that Hurt has taken Easterling very + Disclaimers aside, there are signs that Hurt has taken Easterling very seriously at some point. (Some of his language suggests that his conclusions were rewritten and somewhat weakened.) For example, "In the end, [his] claims... could not be substantiated to the point that no doubts about the veracity of his confession remained." (Intro, p. 8-9) The chapter itself has a slightly less disturbing formulation: "In the final analysis it is not -possible to prove that the Easterling confession is true." I think it is -possible to conclude, from Hurt's presentation, that the confession is false. -Hurt's fallback justification is more defensible, although I do not agree with +possible to prove that the Easterling confession is true." I think it is +possible to conclude, from Hurt's presentation, that the confession is false. +Hurt's fallback justification is more defensible, although I do not agree with it: "However, it is possible to show that there is, at least, every reason -for the FBI to investigate Easterling's leads vigorously." (P. 389) - Another example of hedging which gives Easterling's account more support -than it deserves: "A careful reading of Easterling's account cannot lead to -any certain conclusion as to who killed John F. Kennedy. It is perhaps +for the FBI to investigate Easterling's leads vigorously." (P. 389) + Another example of hedging which gives Easterling's account more support +than it deserves: "A careful reading of Easterling's account cannot lead to +any certain conclusion as to who killed John F. Kennedy. It is perhaps significant, however, that when one considers those who may have wanted -Kennedy dead -- Cuban exiles, Fidel Castro, fanatical right-wing oil men, +Kennedy dead -- Cuban exiles, Fidel Castro, fanatical right-wing oil men, renegade elements of the intelligence services, the mob -- they all play roles in this remarkable story." (P. 390) I would turn this observation around: almost all the plotters in the most popular conspiracy theories play roles in -Easterling's account. +Easterling's account. Unfortunately, the section of this chapter entitled "A Final Assessment" -includes a recounting of some of the familiar old evidence which allows Hurt -not to dismiss Easterling entirely, but which in fact supports any number of +includes a recounting of some of the familiar old evidence which allows Hurt +not to dismiss Easterling entirely, but which in fact supports any number of conspiracy theories. The existence of such evidence is indeed crucial to a final assessment, but only in combination with a very skeptical approach to -Easterling. - My guess is that Easterling's alcohol-soaked brain became incapable of +Easterling. + My guess is that Easterling's alcohol-soaked brain became incapable of distinguishing between what he remembered happening to him, and what he had -heard about the JFK case. I wonder if a psychiatrist familiar with the crim- +heard about the JFK case. I wonder if a psychiatrist familiar with the crim- inally insane would tell us that this particular kind of delusion is common. In any case, the omission of a professional psychiatric opinion of -Easterling's story, by someone familiar with the kind of details on the JFK +Easterling's story, by someone familiar with the kind of details on the JFK case which have been publicized, is a conspicuous deficiency in this chapter. - As noted in my comments on Blakey's book, there may well be no signif- -icance to a claim by Johnny Roselli that he "knew" there was a shot from the + As noted in my comments on Blakey's book, there may well be no signif- +icance to a claim by Johnny Roselli that he "knew" there was a shot from the 8 EOC 1 -7-

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grassy knoll. (3 EOC 3, p. 3) I have no trouble believing that Roselli or -some member of his family (or Family) heard Mark Lane's lecture (if not -Garrison's scenario) and was convinced. (Everyone has heard Lane, it seems.) -Admittedly, it is a little harder to picture Easterling in a public library, +

grassy knoll. (3 EOC 3, p. 3) I have no trouble believing that Roselli or +some member of his family (or Family) heard Mark Lane's lecture (if not +Garrison's scenario) and was convinced. (Everyone has heard Lane, it seems.) +Admittedly, it is a little harder to picture Easterling in a public library, reading "Accessories After the Fact." Still, anyone living in Baton Rouge at -the time of the Garrison investigation would be exposed to a regular flow of +the time of the Garrison investigation would be exposed to a regular flow of details about the mysteries of the case. (P. 379) - I think the most likely explanation for Easterling is not simply a hoax + I think the most likely explanation for Easterling is not simply a hoax but a basically genuine delusion, supplemented by the prospect of financial or other benefits. - Hurt says that, if Easterling's confession is a hoax, "then there is a + Hurt says that, if Easterling's confession is a hoax, "then there is a fascinating story to be told about such an extraordinary scheme." (P. 351) -True enough, and even if it is a delusion which Easterling himself never -understood, there should be an interesting story about how and why Hurt (and +True enough, and even if it is a delusion which Easterling himself never +understood, there should be an interesting story about how and why Hurt (and the Reader's Digest) took it seriously enough to pursue. - Hurt does not discuss the Digest's original interest in the project, or -its decision not to publish the book. (See 6 EOC 2, p. 6.) Hurt told me + Hurt does not discuss the Digest's original interest in the project, or +its decision not to publish the book. (See 6 EOC 2, p. 6.) Hurt told me that the new editor-in-chief was not completely persuaded that the thrust of -the book was correct. In fact, the book does not identify Hurt or the two men +the book was correct. In fact, the book does not identify Hurt or the two men to whom the book is dedicated as Reader's Digest employees. (Why, the reader -might wonder, was Hurt doing interviews for Epstein's "Legend"? [P. 7]) Was -the Digest ready to publish the Easterling story in one of the three excerpts +might wonder, was Hurt doing interviews for Epstein's "Legend"? [P. 7]) Was +the Digest ready to publish the Easterling story in one of the three excerpts which were to appear starting in the June 1984 issue, using more of the confession and fewer of the doubts? There may well be a story buried here. Although it is hard to take the confession seriously enough to really worry about its impact if the Digest had endorsed it, any allegations -involving Fidel or Raul Castro have a potential for serious mischief. -In 1974, the brother of Easterling's original Cuban contact showed him photos of -material "apparently... exhibited in Raul Castro's den." (Pp. 380-1) This -included photos of Easterling, Oswald, Ruby, Ferrie, and Shaw/Banister, with -X's over the faces of the deceased and a question mark for Easterling. Oh, +involving Fidel or Raul Castro have a potential for serious mischief. +In 1974, the brother of Easterling's original Cuban contact showed him photos of +material "apparently... exhibited in Raul Castro's den." (Pp. 380-1) This +included photos of Easterling, Oswald, Ruby, Ferrie, and Shaw/Banister, with +X's over the faces of the deceased and a question mark for Easterling. Oh, and also the Czech rifle which had been used, mounted, with a plaque reading -"Kennedy 1963." The best I can say about this fantasy is that Easterling +"Kennedy 1963." The best I can say about this fantasy is that Easterling might have thought -- if he was thinking at all -- that the Reader's Digest wanted to hear it. - I have many specific objections to Hurt's analysis. For example, he has -the same problem as the HSCA with the claim that Shaw was associating with -David Ferrie and Oswald. The stories (of Easterling, and of the Clinton -witnesses) are much more plausible if it was Guy Banister, not Shaw. The HSCA -wrote around the witness-credibility problem, concluding that Oswald had been -seen with "Ferrie, if not Clay Shaw." (HSCAR 145) Similarly, Hurt talks -about Easterling being with Ruby and the man he believed was Clay Shaw. (Why -not "Shaw and the man he believed was Jack Ruby"?) (Pp. 363, 381) - If I had any reason to find Easterling's story credible in the first + I have many specific objections to Hurt's analysis. For example, he has +the same problem as the HSCA with the claim that Shaw was associating with +David Ferrie and Oswald. The stories (of Easterling, and of the Clinton +witnesses) are much more plausible if it was Guy Banister, not Shaw. The HSCA +wrote around the witness-credibility problem, concluding that Oswald had been +seen with "Ferrie, if not Clay Shaw." (HSCAR 145) Similarly, Hurt talks +about Easterling being with Ruby and the man he believed was Clay Shaw. (Why +not "Shaw and the man he believed was Jack Ruby"?) (Pp. 363, 381) + If I had any reason to find Easterling's story credible in the first place, I would do a thorough search of published sources to see where similar -elements appear. For example, Hurt notes that Easterling's claim to have -driven Oswald from New Orleans to Houston fills in a gap in the official +elements appear. For example, Hurt notes that Easterling's claim to have +driven Oswald from New Orleans to Houston fills in a gap in the official account of his travels. I would start by testing the hypothesis that Easter- ling read about this problem. I certainly would not treat this as "perhaps the -most significant point of confirmation for Easterling's story." (P. 369) - Likewise, what about the coincidence between Easterling's claim that he -was to wait for Oswald in Monterrey, Mexico, and the allegation by Donald -Norton that he delivered $50,000 to "Harvey Lee" in that city? (RD, p. 367; -Brener, "The Garrison Case," p. 195) Or the similarity between Easterling's +most significant point of confirmation for Easterling's story." (P. 369) + Likewise, what about the coincidence between Easterling's claim that he +was to wait for Oswald in Monterrey, Mexico, and the allegation by Donald +Norton that he delivered $50,000 to "Harvey Lee" in that city? (RD, p. 367; +Brener, "The Garrison Case," p. 195) Or the similarity between Easterling's firing test (with coconuts!) and a test-firing scene at the beginning of "Executive Action" (the book, if not the movie)? - Not surprisingly, the points which Hurt could even try to verify had + Not surprisingly, the points which Hurt could even try to verify had little direct connection to the assassination. Discovering (even with -difficulty) that there was a fire like one Easterling described does nothing +difficulty) that there was a fire like one Easterling described does nothing 8 EOC 1 -8-

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to support his claim that he was picking up Oswald nearby. The story of Igor Vaganov (Esquire, 8/67) is a useful reminder that there were many odd things -going on in Dallas in November 1963 which had nothing to do with the JFK +going on in Dallas in November 1963 which had nothing to do with the JFK assassination. - Easterling may well have been up to something, perhaps criminal, perhaps -with some Cubans. Even it if could be established that he knew Ferrie or some + Easterling may well have been up to something, perhaps criminal, perhaps +with some Cubans. Even it if could be established that he knew Ferrie or some other person who has been named in the assassination controversy, which in itself would not be unusual, the odds would still be high that his "confession" was nothing but a delusion.

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Reviews of "Reasonable Doubt": 6. 22 Nov 85 (Pub Wkly) Brief and mostly favorable. "The prose is a bit breathless at times," but "the components of [the] mystery are laid out -with notable clarity." The theory of a "Cuban conspiracy" involving an Oswald -impostor "does not seem so outlandish after [Hurt] produces a likely candidate -[Thomas Eli Davis, I suppose] and a witness whose testimony, though `terribly +with notable clarity." The theory of a "Cuban conspiracy" involving an Oswald +impostor "does not seem so outlandish after [Hurt] produces a likely candidate +[Thomas Eli Davis, I suppose] and a witness whose testimony, though `terribly sullied,' provides an abundance of plausible detail." - 7. 23 Feb 86 (NYT Book Review) "Oswald and others?" asks reviewer Adam -Clymer, a veteran reporter who is now an assistant to Abe Rosenthal. A fairly -short and quite positive review of Hurt's "compelling yet fundamentally calm -analysis." Clymer likes Hurt's critical analysis but non-conspiratorial + 7. 23 Feb 86 (NYT Book Review) "Oswald and others?" asks reviewer Adam +Clymer, a veteran reporter who is now an assistant to Abe Rosenthal. A fairly +short and quite positive review of Hurt's "compelling yet fundamentally calm +analysis." Clymer likes Hurt's critical analysis but non-conspiratorial evaluation of the old investigations. "Original research is not what commends this book," and the reviewer mentions none, except for the "psychotic drifter" -Easterling. He endorses the book's least credulous comments on that story: -"Hurt does not take this source as a touchstone. Instead, he argues that Mr. -Easterling's story ought to be given official attention."

+Easterling. He endorses the book's least credulous comments on that story: +"Hurt does not take this source as a touchstone. Instead, he argues that Mr. +Easterling's story ought to be given official attention."

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More details about Oswald in Mexico: - "The Lobster" has reprinted almost all of the Afterword from the U.S. -paperback edition of Tony Summers' "Conspiracy." Summers reported significant -progress in his search for Maurice Bishop, and prepared additional information -for articles in the London Observer. "Unfortunately," notes Steve Dorril, -"owing to continuing legal difficulties with David Phillips, they were never +

More details about Oswald in Mexico: + "The Lobster" has reprinted almost all of the Afterword from the U.S. +paperback edition of Tony Summers' "Conspiracy." Summers reported significant +progress in his search for Maurice Bishop, and prepared additional information +for articles in the London Observer. "Unfortunately," notes Steve Dorril, +"owing to continuing legal difficulties with David Phillips, they were never officially published. Much of the material appears now in [the] Afterword and -the following notes (which are the responsibility of The Lobster.)" [#1986.8, +the following notes (which are the responsibility of The Lobster.)" [#1986.8, 4 pp., from issue #10; the Afterword alone was previously listed as #1981.314] - Dorril's notes include much information which seems to come from a good -HSCA source, if not from the HSCA's Mexico City staff report (which, Summers + Dorril's notes include much information which seems to come from a good +HSCA source, if not from the HSCA's Mexico City staff report (which, Summers revealed in 1983, he had "had sight of"; see 6 EOC 1, p. 1). For example: -"We understand that the [HSCA] confirmed that [journalist Hal] Hendrix was a +"We understand that the [HSCA] confirmed that [journalist Hal] Hendrix was a CIA contract agent." - "A number of Phillips' colleagues... have indicated that the Phillips/ + "A number of Phillips' colleagues... have indicated that the Phillips/ `Bishop' identity `holds water.' They include the Naval Attache in Cuba." -Incidentally, Gary Mack reports that Phillips has threatened to sue Hurt. -(Coverups, 12/85) So perhaps I should emphasize that, whether or not Phillips -was Bishop, I am not inclined to believe Antonio Veciana's story that he saw -him with Oswald. - Dorril gives the real names of "Ron Cross," "B. H.," and "Doug Gupton." +Incidentally, Gary Mack reports that Phillips has threatened to sue Hurt. +(Coverups, 12/85) So perhaps I should emphasize that, whether or not Phillips +was Bishop, I am not inclined to believe Antonio Veciana's story that he saw +him with Oswald. + Dorril gives the real names of "Ron Cross," "B. H.," and "Doug Gupton." "Cross" allegedly helped set up the DRE (but not Bringuier's N.O. chapter). The CIA man in charge of surveillance of the Cuban consulate in Mexico -City recently was the director of the Berlitz School in Madrid. (On Oswald's -alleged contact with Berlitz, see "Oswald in New Orleans," pp. 344 and 348, +City recently was the director of the Berlitz School in Madrid. (On Oswald's +alleged contact with Berlitz, see "Oswald in New Orleans," pp. 344 and 348, and "Conspiracy," p. 318.) - "In a long memorandum or manuscript [Winston] Scott refers to `a photo of -Oswald.' Three CIA officers claim to have seen it [the memo? the photo?] -whilst two others claim to have heard of it." Phillip Agee is among the five, + "In a long memorandum or manuscript [Winston] Scott refers to `a photo of +Oswald.' Three CIA officers claim to have seen it [the memo? the photo?] +whilst two others claim to have heard of it." Phillip Agee is among the five, all named. (I'll pass up the opportunity to list unfamiliar people here. Any reporter who wants to make a test case out of those CIA names is welcome to do -so. I hear that "The Lobster" is developing a reputation in the U.K. for +so. I hear that "The Lobster" is developing a reputation in the U.K. for 8 EOC 1 -9-

naming sensitive names.) A named CIA officer "is believed to have told an untruth to the HSCA" about the 1 Oct 63 photo of the mystery man. The 10 Oct 63 teletype to CIA headquarters about this "was, in fact, doctored, according to evidence devel- -oped by the HSCA investigators." (This sounds like what Counsel Sprague was +oped by the HSCA investigators." (This sounds like what Counsel Sprague was going on about in 1977; I have still seen no evidence to support this claim.) - Virginia Prewett, a journalist whom Summers found from a clue provided by -Veciana, "was a CIA asset handled by Phillips." The five CIA "disinformation -agents" in Mexico City (four run by Phillips) and two other agents of Phillips -are named by "The Lobster." + Virginia Prewett, a journalist whom Summers found from a clue provided by +Veciana, "was a CIA asset handled by Phillips." The five CIA "disinformation +agents" in Mexico City (four run by Phillips) and two other agents of Phillips +are named by "The Lobster." This is clearly very important material, but I'm rating it only two stars as a reminder to be careful: just the fact that the HSCA staff believed it and it got locked up for fifty years doesn't make it all true. - In the case of Phillips-as-Bishop, at least, there is evidence that some -CIA people were trying to mislead the HSCA. As with the Nosenko case, the + In the case of Phillips-as-Bishop, at least, there is evidence that some +CIA people were trying to mislead the HSCA. As with the Nosenko case, the HSCA may have bumped into issues of great sensitivity inside the CIA, where selected facts were passed around for the purpose of making one faction or the -other look bad. (For example, one can be skeptical of the account of Angleton -making off with a photo of Oswald.) +other look bad. (For example, one can be skeptical of the account of Angleton +making off with a photo of Oswald.) Although I am inclined to trust the HSCA staffers who specialized in the CIA investigation, I have many problems with what I know about the unpublished and published investigation in other areas, and I know that some HSCA sources doubt some conclusions of the Mexico City staff report.

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Jim Garrison -- on the bench and off the wall: - In October 1985, Garrison told Ted Gandolfo that he was working on a new +

Jim Garrison -- on the bench and off the wall: + In October 1985, Garrison told Ted Gandolfo that he was working on a new book, entitled "A Farewell to Justice." He said that "there is no question in my mind that it is the absolute and ultimate truth down to the last detail -about the Kennedy assassination," but that he can not get a publisher "because -they are controlled by the CIA." (This is from the first issue of Gandolfo's +about the Kennedy assassination," but that he can not get a publisher "because +they are controlled by the CIA." (This is from the first issue of Gandolfo's newsletter, "Assassination U.S.A." Write him at 1214 First Ave., NYC 10021, or ask me for information.) - Garrison sent a long letter to Louis Sproesser, a buff who inquired about + Garrison sent a long letter to Louis Sproesser, a buff who inquired about this book. [#9, 30 Dec 85, 3 pp.] The book is "completed" and being -considered by a publisher. Garrison has been working on it for four years. - Garrison's rhetoric has not softened over the years, and I'll be very +considered by a publisher. Garrison has been working on it for four years. + Garrison's rhetoric has not softened over the years, and I'll be very surprised if his critical attention to the facts has improved. - Judge Garrison asserts (on Court of Appeal stationery) that "Anyone who + Judge Garrison asserts (on Court of Appeal stationery) that "Anyone who wishes to understand the assassination, must appreciate at the outset that the deep involvement of the Agency in the President's assassination requires that it give the maximum reinforcement to the two major false sponsors which it has -created: Organized Crime and Fidel Castro.... If the author [of a book] so -much as infers that Organized Crime or Castro were behind what so plainly was +created: Organized Crime and Fidel Castro.... If the author [of a book] so +much as infers that Organized Crime or Castro were behind what so plainly was an Agency project.... then one has in his hand the typical product of one of the Agency's stable of hungry scribes." - Garrison also disputes allegations that Organized Crime is behind him. + Garrison also disputes allegations that Organized Crime is behind him. "While I lay no pretense to being the epitome of virtue, with regard to connections with organized crime I think that you can safely place me as -having approximately the same such connections as Mother Theresa and Pope +having approximately the same such connections as Mother Theresa and Pope Paul." Obviously the CIA's disinformation machinery is at work, he says. -(Is Garrison dropping a hint about various popes? And this "Mother Theresa," -usually known as "Teresa" -- is she related to Vinnie Teresa?) - In particular, Garrison complains that a recent book "by a dashing +(Is Garrison dropping a hint about various popes? And this "Mother Theresa," +usually known as "Teresa" -- is she related to Vinnie Teresa?) + In particular, Garrison complains that a recent book "by a dashing Englishman (one of the Agency's more accommodating prostitutes) refers to `a -secret meeting'" between Garrison and John Rosselli. "The `author's' +secret meeting'" between Garrison and John Rosselli. "The `author's' complicity in this attempted discreditation is underscored by his having had the book published without ever troubling to learn that I have never even seen -John Rosselli in my life..." - The reference is to p. 498 of "Conspiracy," by Tony Summers (who is, +John Rosselli in my life..." + The reference is to p. 498 of "Conspiracy," by Tony Summers (who is, 8 EOC 1 -10-

indeed, sort of dashing), which accurately asserts that the CIA found such a -meeting "particularly disturbing." Summers quotes (but does not cite) an HSCA -staff report by Mark Flanagan, which in turn refers to an unpublished page of -the CIA Inspector General's Report. The allegation of a Garrison-Rosselli +meeting "particularly disturbing." Summers quotes (but does not cite) an HSCA +staff report by Mark Flanagan, which in turn refers to an unpublished page of +the CIA Inspector General's Report. The allegation of a Garrison-Rosselli meeting also appears on page 118 of the IG Report, which is published. (See 10 HSCA 190-1 (note 55), 4 HSCA 146-7.) - As usual, there is a trace of validity in Garrison's complaint. The IG + As usual, there is a trace of validity in Garrison's complaint. The IG Report is obviously not an unimpeachable source, even if endorsed by an HSCA -staffer. But Garrison's overall certitude doesn't seem to need much anchoring +staffer. But Garrison's overall certitude doesn't seem to need much anchoring to reality. - Hurt's book includes a rather good discussion of the Garrison affair, and -of the subtleties of the interactions between Garrison, the real New Orleans -evidence about Oswald, and the vulnerability of Clay Shaw due to his + Hurt's book includes a rather good discussion of the Garrison affair, and +of the subtleties of the interactions between Garrison, the real New Orleans +evidence about Oswald, and the vulnerability of Clay Shaw due to his apparently irrelevant CIA links and homosexuality. - If any of you want to spring to Garrison's defense, here is my $64 -question: at the time he arrested Clay Shaw, what serious evidence did he -have that he had in fact conspired with anyone to kill JFK?

+ If any of you want to spring to Garrison's defense, here is my $64 +question: at the time he arrested Clay Shaw, what serious evidence did he +have that he had in fact conspired with anyone to kill JFK?

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Credits: Thanks to S. Dorril (#8), G. Hollingsworth (6,7), H. Hurt (5), +

Credits: Thanks to S. Dorril (#8), G. Hollingsworth (6,7), H. Hurt (5), R. Ranftel (7), and L. Sproesser (9).

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More press coverage of Hurt's book: +

More press coverage of Hurt's book: The following items arrived as this issue was being completed. They are from the Chicago Sun-Times, 9 Feb 86. (Thanks to J. Gordon.) - 10. "Who killed JFK? Not Oswald, book claims" [2 pp., with a big -page-one headline] Apparently based on an interview of Hurt by William Hines. -Castro "had ample reason to want Kennedy dead, Hurt said.... Revenge was -clearly Castro's motive to mount a counter-assassination campaign, and -organized crime in the U.S. was his avenue of attack." A Hurt quote is + 10. "Who killed JFK? Not Oswald, book claims" [2 pp., with a big +page-one headline] Apparently based on an interview of Hurt by William Hines. +Castro "had ample reason to want Kennedy dead, Hurt said.... Revenge was +clearly Castro's motive to mount a counter-assassination campaign, and +organized crime in the U.S. was his avenue of attack." A Hurt quote is singled out for emphasis in large type: "My feeling is that some combination of Cuban interests and organized crime in this country pulled off the assassination. How they did it, I don't know." Is that reasonable? I doubt it. The book doesn't allege that, much less -make a case for it. Even if Castro was in control of Cubela, Hurt concluded, -"that does not yield a clear answer to the ultimate question of whether Castro, +make a case for it. Even if Castro was in control of Cubela, Hurt concluded, +"that does not yield a clear answer to the ultimate question of whether Castro, as a desperate act of self-preservation, brought about the assassination. -Today, all that can be said is that whatever his connection, if any, Castro was -better served than any other leader in the world by [JFK's] death." (P. 345) - Mafia involvement in a Castro plot has been advanced from time to time, -notably by Roselli and by George Crile (who focused on the Castro-Trafficante -relationship; 5 HSCA 308-11). In their book, Blakey & Billings rejected this -theory, "because all the reasons that militated against Castro's striking at -Kennedy by himself could be applied to his doing it in conjunction with +Today, all that can be said is that whatever his connection, if any, Castro was +better served than any other leader in the world by [JFK's] death." (P. 345) + Mafia involvement in a Castro plot has been advanced from time to time, +notably by Roselli and by George Crile (who focused on the Castro-Trafficante +relationship; 5 HSCA 308-11). In their book, Blakey & Billings rejected this +theory, "because all the reasons that militated against Castro's striking at +Kennedy by himself could be applied to his doing it in conjunction with gangsters." (P. 156) They also made the first of many obvious counter- -arguments: that Oswald, "a known leftist, pointed squarely at Castro." - 11. "A Startling Confession" [3 pp.] A long article by Jim Quinlan. -"According to Hurt, the center of this historical storm was Robert Easter- -ling...." Except for a reference to Easterling's mental state, this article +arguments: that Oswald, "a known leftist, pointed squarely at Castro." + 11. "A Startling Confession" [3 pp.] A long article by Jim Quinlan. +"According to Hurt, the center of this historical storm was Robert Easter- +ling...." Except for a reference to Easterling's mental state, this article applies no critical judgment to his account. - 12. A photo of Hurt, and a sidebar on his secluded office in Redeye, Va. + 12. A photo of Hurt, and a sidebar on his secluded office in Redeye, Va. 13. Photos accompanying #11. [3 pp., routine]

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From: dona@bilver.uucp (Don Allen) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy -Subject: JFK Text: Echoes of Conspiracy - EOC2.TXT +Subject: JFK Text: Echoes of Conspiracy - EOC2.TXT 1991Dec26.194933.19897@bilver.uucp Date: 26 Dec 91 19:49:33 GMT Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL @@ -696,69 +696,69 @@ Lines: 617

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ECHOES OF CONSPIRACY July 17, 1986 -Vol. 8, #2 Paul L. Hoch

+Vol. 8, #2 Paul L. Hoch

Quotation of the day: "An interesting theory can always outrun a set of facts," according to -psychologist A. Holliday, at a 1959 conference on LSD therapy chaired by Dr. -Paul Hoch, CIA consultant and "opinion leader." +psychologist A. Holliday, at a 1959 conference on LSD therapy chaired by Dr. +Paul Hoch, CIA consultant and "opinion leader." From "Acid Dreams: The CIA, LSD, and the Sixties Rebellion," a new book -by Martin A. Lee and Bruce Shlain (Grove, $12.95). A fascinating social +by Martin A. Lee and Bruce Shlain (Grove, $12.95). A fascinating social history, particularly the chapters on the CIA's early interest in LSD. ("Funny and irreverent" - WP) - There are a few references to John and Robert Kennedy, but nothing new on -the Mary Pinchot Meyer story. If people like Meyer's friend Angleton knew of -her dabbling in drugs with Leary and apparently with JFK, did it matter? I + There are a few references to John and Robert Kennedy, but nothing new on +the Mary Pinchot Meyer story. If people like Meyer's friend Angleton knew of +her dabbling in drugs with Leary and apparently with JFK, did it matter? I wonder, but the book avoids speculation along such lines. There is no mention -of "Did Lee Harvey Oswald Drop Acid?," the article co-authored by ex-AIB'er -Lee. (5 EOC 1, p. 4) (#1986.14: Publisher's press release, consisting of +of "Did Lee Harvey Oswald Drop Acid?," the article co-authored by ex-AIB'er +Lee. (5 EOC 1, p. 4) (#1986.14: Publisher's press release, consisting of advance comments by Ginsberg, Stockwell, Krassner, et al.)

Forthcoming TV coverage: In November, Showtime will present four hours of "The Trial of LHO," with -Vincent Bugliosi for the prosecution and Jerry Spence for the defense. (Ed +Vincent Bugliosi for the prosecution and Jerry Spence for the defense. (Ed Bark, DMN, 21 Jun 86, reprinted in Coverups, 6/86 [#15].) An earlier report -by Jerry Rose identifies the producers as London Weekend Television. (See +by Jerry Rose identifies the producers as London Weekend Television. (See 2 3D 3.21; that is, The Third Decade, Vol. 2, #3 [Mar 1986], p. 21) Although there are risks in having lawyers present the case, this should a good show.

The 22nd anniversary: - 16. 22 Nov 85 (Fredericksburg, VA "Free Lance-Star") "JFK questions + 16. 22 Nov 85 (Fredericksburg, VA "Free Lance-Star") "JFK questions persist" A summary of what has and hasn't happened since the HSCA report, by guest columnist (and buff) Harry Nash. "The simple fact is that Justice, like many agencies of government over the years, would like for the question to go away. If you think the reason is just 'bureaucratic', think again. The -murders [of JFK and MLK] did not occur in a vacuum. William Faulkner (in +murders [of JFK and MLK] did not occur in a vacuum. William Faulkner (in another context) said it best: 'The past isn't dead; it isn't even past.'" This is the only anniversary article I recall which dealt with the ongoing controversy over the assassination. Were there others? (I have the original version of the widely publicized account of how the WC damaged the -Hoover-Warren relationship; it should be in the next EOC.)

+Hoover-Warren relationship; it should be in the next EOC.)

The RFK case: 17. 5 Mar 86 (LA Herald-Examiner) "RFK slaying report lacks all the -facts" [2 p.] Quotes Paul Schrade and Greg Stone, who said that "what is +facts" [2 p.] Quotes Paul Schrade and Greg Stone, who said that "what is important is the 97% of material which remains withheld." The commission -asked Mayor Bradley to form a committee to develop standards and a schedule +asked Mayor Bradley to form a committee to develop standards and a schedule for release of the remaining material. This advisory panel has been set up. People interested in encouraging fuller disclosure should get in touch -with Stone or Phil Melanson. There is much concern about the processing of +with Stone or Phil Melanson. There is much concern about the processing of the remaining material. The summary report itself costs $150 ($0.10/page!) plus postage, and is probably not worth it. For earlier coverage of the release process, see 7 EOC 3, p. 1. 18. 5 Mar (NYT) "Summary of Report Released...." "Critics said the commission's report contained nothing that was not published in [Robert -Houghton's] 1970 book...." Stone tells me that it is worse than that; +Houghton's] 1970 book...." Stone tells me that it is worse than that; published information has now been deleted. - 19. 5 Mar 86 (LAT) "Summary of Police Probe Says Sirhan Acted Alone" + 19. 5 Mar 86 (LAT) "Summary of Police Probe Says Sirhan Acted Alone" [3 pp.] Page one, but hardly news. "Release of the 1,500-page summary [on -March 4] did little to mollify critics...." Schrade accused the police -commissioners of "arrogance" and challenged Chief Gates to explain the +March 4] did little to mollify critics...." Schrade accused the police +commissioners of "arrogance" and challenged Chief Gates to explain the trajectory of the bullet which struck him. 8 EOC 2 -2-

20. 5 Mar (SFX) "RFK murder probe is 'a P.R. gesture,' victim -complains" [2 pp.] Also quotes Prof. Melanson. +complains" [2 pp.] Also quotes Prof. Melanson. 21. 4 Mar [25 pp.] Partial transcript of the board meeting, including comments by critics. Other March 5 reports, mostly from wire services: #22, USA Today @@ -766,121 +766,121 @@ comments by critics. [2 pp.]; #26, Detroit News. 27. 6 Mar (LAHE) Editorial, "A call for public disclosure" 28. 9 Mar (Dubin, Phila. Inquirer) "RFK summary sharpens demands for -all files" [2 pp.] A rather good summary, including comments from Stone and -Schrade (whose doctor called it "crazy to think that Sirhan acted alone"). +all files" [2 pp.] A rather good summary, including comments from Stone and +Schrade (whose doctor called it "crazy to think that Sirhan acted alone"). 29. 16 Mar (Providence Journal) "Assassination and gun control: RFK report puts spotlight on protection of president" [3 pp.] Primarily an -interview of Melanson. - 30. 28 Mar (LAT) "Sirhan Denied Parole; Crime's 'Enormity' Cited" +interview of Melanson. + 30. 28 Mar (LAT) "Sirhan Denied Parole; Crime's 'Enormity' Cited" A staff psychiatrist described him as "generally rehabilitated."

"Reasonable Doubt": - 31. 20 Apr 86 (Boston Herald) "JFK's death: Let's find the truth" -An op-ed piece by Henry Hurt, directed at Boston Congressional candidate -Joseph P. Kennedy. "The bond of silence that began with Robert Kennedy has + 31. 20 Apr 86 (Boston Herald) "JFK's death: Let's find the truth" +An op-ed piece by Henry Hurt, directed at Boston Congressional candidate +Joseph P. Kennedy. "The bond of silence that began with Robert Kennedy has remained inviolate. Indeed, the members of this illustrious family are among a tiny minority of Americans who have not vigorously debated this important -issue.... In a recent profile of Joe Kennedy in Life Magazine, he is quoted +issue.... In a recent profile of Joe Kennedy in Life Magazine, he is quoted as saying that it is time for his campaign 'to take the initiative on -something.'... If Joe Kennedy fully accepts the simplistic official version -of JFK's death, then let him say so." (Reprinted in 2 3D 4.4.) - 32. (Same paper, same date) "Joe Kennedy urged to reopen JFK probe: -Author cites conspiracy theory" (but not Easterling) A page-two news story -based on an interview of Hurt. Joe Kennedy was not available for comment; his +something.'... If Joe Kennedy fully accepts the simplistic official version +of JFK's death, then let him say so." (Reprinted in 2 3D 4.4.) + 32. (Same paper, same date) "Joe Kennedy urged to reopen JFK probe: +Author cites conspiracy theory" (but not Easterling) A page-two news story +based on an interview of Hurt. Joe Kennedy was not available for comment; his campaign manager said he may make a statement. (As far as I know, he has made none, and nothing has come of this.) - 33. 16 Feb 86 (WP Book World) [2 pp.] Reviewer Anthony Lukas notes -that Hurt "is most convincing in his meticulous dissection of [the WC] + 33. 16 Feb 86 (WP Book World) [2 pp.] Reviewer Anthony Lukas notes +that Hurt "is most convincing in his meticulous dissection of [the WC] scenario," but "less persuasive when he seeks to assemble an alternative scenario. Everyone in his story has a purpose.... There is little room for -chance.... And the only major piece of new evidence [Easterling's testimony] -is singularly unconvincing." Lukas concludes that, until there is access to -the secrets Hurt believes to be still locked up, "anything and everything is -possible." I don't think he is being sarcastic; perhaps Hougan's revisionist -analysis of Watergate, which Lukas took seriously (#1984.180), influenced his -perspective on the JFK case. - 34. March 86 (3D) A nine-page "review essay" by Jerry Rose, positive +chance.... And the only major piece of new evidence [Easterling's testimony] +is singularly unconvincing." Lukas concludes that, until there is access to +the secrets Hurt believes to be still locked up, "anything and everything is +possible." I don't think he is being sarcastic; perhaps Hougan's revisionist +analysis of Watergate, which Lukas took seriously (#1984.180), influenced his +perspective on the JFK case. + 34. March 86 (3D) A nine-page "review essay" by Jerry Rose, positive in general but with several points of disagreement. (You should have your subscription copy, so I won't describe it further here.) - In response, Hurt has written a letter to Rose, challenging readers to + In response, Hurt has written a letter to Rose, challenging readers to name another "detailed, on-the-record account of personal involvement in a successful conspiracy." Perhaps such a distinction can be drawn, but in my -opinion the similarities between Easterling's story and many others far +opinion the similarities between Easterling's story and many others far outweigh the differences. 35. Mar 86 (Coverups) "Significant Doubt about 'Reasonable Doubt'" -Gary Mack considers the book "one of the most disappointing and misleading -'major' works" on the case. I disagree with some of the specific points Mack -disputes - e.g., the John Hurt phone call, and Harrelson as the tall tramp - +Gary Mack considers the book "one of the most disappointing and misleading +'major' works" on the case. I disagree with some of the specific points Mack +disputes - e.g., the John Hurt phone call, and Harrelson as the tall tramp - and I have no problem with the book leaving out the backyard photos, the -umbrella man, and even the acoustics. In any case, Mack's specifics do not +umbrella man, and even the acoustics. In any case, Mack's specifics do not establish his most serious criticism, that the book was "very carefully, -cleverly constructed" to build a case that Castro did it, and to give the +cleverly constructed" to build a case that Castro did it, and to give the 8 EOC 2 -3-

impression that it completely covers the major open questions. I didn't get that impression from the book; if the Justice Department or many reviewers were to respond that way, I would reconsider. - 36. Jun 86 (Coverups) Reporter Johann Rush recounts his own -impressions of Easterling, who was trying to sell his story for money when + 36. Jun 86 (Coverups) Reporter Johann Rush recounts his own +impressions of Easterling, who was trying to sell his story for money when Rush talked to him in 1981-83. The records of the alleged "diversionary fire" show no damage to the building, just a little to some furniture; no hydrant was used, alleges Rush. [2 pp.] 37. 26 Jan 86 (Cincinnati Enq.) A "must read," but the reviewer -complains (with some validity) that Hurt ignored Dr. Lattimer's work on the +complains (with some validity) that Hurt ignored Dr. Lattimer's work on the single-bullet theory and the head snap. 38. 9 Feb (St. Petersburg Times) "Another dubious conspiracy" -"The conspiracy theorists' main fault is that they, like Hurt, deprive Oswald +"The conspiracy theorists' main fault is that they, like Hurt, deprive Oswald of personality." 39. 16 Feb (Baton Rouge Sun) A short review, mostly negative ("a -rehash"). "The Easterling chapter is riveting, but not worth the $19.95...." +rehash"). "The Easterling chapter is riveting, but not worth the $19.95...." 40. 23 Feb (Richmond T-D) A mixed review by a retired member of the -Foreign Service. "The endless reporting on Easterling raises the question of +Foreign Service. "The endless reporting on Easterling raises the question of why a well-regarded journalist should have devoted so much time to 'Reasonable Doubt.' The surest answer lies in the incredible divergence of the reports from governmental investigations of the assassination." 41. Mar 86 (Village Voice Literary Supp.) A positive review - even -Easterling's story "compels attention" - consisting mostly of the reviewer's -favorite old anti-WC arguments. (Carl Oglesby is singled out among those who +Easterling's story "compels attention" - consisting mostly of the reviewer's +favorite old anti-WC arguments. (Carl Oglesby is singled out among those who have previously made "extremely plausible guesses" about the culprits.) 42. 3 Mar 86 (Pub. Wkly) "Challenge, Inc. Continues Two Libel Actions" -Also, David Phillips "is considering a suit" against Hurt "for allegations... -that he was 'Maurice Bishop,' CIA case officer for Lee Harvey Oswald." - 43. 7 Mar 86 (SFC) "From Castro's Plot To the Botched Autopsy" +Also, David Phillips "is considering a suit" against Hurt "for allegations... +that he was 'Maurice Bishop,' CIA case officer for Lee Harvey Oswald." + 43. 7 Mar 86 (SFC) "From Castro's Plot To the Botched Autopsy" "Like the creature from the swamp in a C-grade movie, it [the case] won't be put to rest." Tantalizing, but "conspiracy is not really explosive news at -this date unless you can name the conspirators," and Hurt's book, like the +this date unless you can name the conspirators," and Hurt's book, like the HSCA report, "suffers from that deficiency." 44. 10 Mar 86 (Roanoke Times) "'Reasonable Doubt' a lesson for shuttle investigation" (That is, "be thorough, get it right the first time," unlike -the Warren Commission.) - 45. 12 Mar 86 My rough handwritten notes on Hurt's appearance on WWCN -radio, Albany. Does he think that "Mr. Stone" killed Tippit? Here, he says -that he has come up with the person "who probably did." Hurt thinks that JFK -would have "gotten Castro out of this hemisphere"; that LBJ thought Castro -killed JFK, and got the message, thus deciding to fight Communism in Vietnam -instead of Cuba. Given the evidence on JFK's involvement in Vietnam, and the -ongoing pressure against Castro under LBJ, this is too speculative for me. - 46. 23 Mar 86 (Milwaukee Journal) "More doubt on JFK" Reviewer David -Wrone is critical of the Easterling chapter ("No cub reporter would turn in a -story like this") and of much more. The anti-WC chapters are "solid" but Hurt +the Warren Commission.) + 45. 12 Mar 86 My rough handwritten notes on Hurt's appearance on WWCN +radio, Albany. Does he think that "Mr. Stone" killed Tippit? Here, he says +that he has come up with the person "who probably did." Hurt thinks that JFK +would have "gotten Castro out of this hemisphere"; that LBJ thought Castro +killed JFK, and got the message, thus deciding to fight Communism in Vietnam +instead of Cuba. Given the evidence on JFK's involvement in Vietnam, and the +ongoing pressure against Castro under LBJ, this is too speculative for me. + 46. 23 Mar 86 (Milwaukee Journal) "More doubt on JFK" Reviewer David +Wrone is critical of the Easterling chapter ("No cub reporter would turn in a +story like this") and of much more. The anti-WC chapters are "solid" but Hurt "cannot evaluate witness testimony" and "is blinded by an anti-Communism" -which "enables him... to portray the murder as the work of Castro Communists +which "enables him... to portray the murder as the work of Castro Communists [and] the Mafia." 47. Apr 86 (Freedom) [2 pp.] A generally negative review, suggesting -that Hurt deliberately played down the possibility of government involvement. +that Hurt deliberately played down the possibility of government involvement. (This monthly magazine, linked to the Scientologists, publishes investigative reports on various important topics, but unfortunately a substantial part of what it prints ranges from a bit overdone to quite silly indeed.) - 48. 6 Apr 86 (Oakland Tribune) "Volume opens forum to more JFK -assassination theories" [2 pp.] A favorable review by Jonathan Marshall, now -the Trib's editorial page editor, focusing on Burkley, Tippit, and suppression + 48. 6 Apr 86 (Oakland Tribune) "Volume opens forum to more JFK +assassination theories" [2 pp.] A favorable review by Jonathan Marshall, now +the Trib's editorial page editor, focusing on Burkley, Tippit, and suppression of evidence by federal agencies. "Worst of all, however, was the decision of 8 EOC 2 -4-

the [HSCA] to put a 50-year seal on most of the thousands of pages of documents it assembled. 'The irony of the situation... is clear,' noted -Berkeley-based assassination scholar Paul Hoch. 'The congressional -investigators who broke the JFK case wide open and reversed the official +Berkeley-based assassination scholar Paul Hoch. 'The congressional +investigators who broke the JFK case wide open and reversed the official government verdict have left us with more material withheld than ever before.'" (4 EOC 5.1) "The assassination deserves whatever study it still receives. For even @@ -888,226 +888,226 @@ if the conspirators are never identified, much less caught, careful analysis of the crime and its aftermath will continue to shed light on the many political pathologies that rippled outward from the center of the assassination itself." - 49. 13 Apr 86 (Phila. Inquirer) A review by Jean Davison, author of -"Oswald's Game." (5 EOC 4) On the whole, she is not overly negative: + 49. 13 Apr 86 (Phila. Inquirer) A review by Jean Davison, author of +"Oswald's Game." (5 EOC 4) On the whole, she is not overly negative: "Anyone who has followed the controversy will probably want to read the latest round in the debate. Whether one agrees with them or not, conspiracy books like this one are seldom dull." "It is not unusual... for conspiracy theorists to make their attacks on -the Warren Report sound utterly convincing - until they try to explain what +the Warren Report sound utterly convincing - until they try to explain what really happened. Then some sticky questions inevitably arise. For instance, -why does all the physical evidence point to Oswald's rifle and to no other -weapon?... If a better rifle was used, where did its bullets go?... Hurt +why does all the physical evidence point to Oswald's rifle and to no other +weapon?... If a better rifle was used, where did its bullets go?... Hurt provides a novel explanation.... Readers who prefer complex solutions to simple ones will find much to admire in Reasonable Doubt." (She might be wrong about any given area of evidence, but she does have a point.) - Easterling's confession "has the dreamlike quality of a delusion.... + Easterling's confession "has the dreamlike quality of a delusion.... [He] seems to have been working for everyone on the conspiracy theorists' list -of Top Ten Suspects.... It seems not to have occurred to Hurt that Easterling +of Top Ten Suspects.... It seems not to have occurred to Hurt that Easterling could have gotten many of his ideas from reading earlier books about Dallas." -(Hurt certainly did think about that explanation, but, indeed, you wouldn't -know that from the book itself.) "Sadly, Easterling's confession sounds like +(Hurt certainly did think about that explanation, but, indeed, you wouldn't +know that from the book itself.) "Sadly, Easterling's confession sounds like an unconscious parody of the theories presented there." - 50. 22 Apr 86 [3 pp.] A letter from Hurt to the Inquirer, defending -his handling of the neutron activation analysis and noting that Davison's book + 50. 22 Apr 86 [3 pp.] A letter from Hurt to the Inquirer, defending +his handling of the neutron activation analysis and noting that Davison's book was not, as the Inquirer said, "a critical examination of conspiracy theories" -but, in Davison's publisher's words, "an anti-conspiracy book about Oswald's -assassination of President Kennedy." Hurt also says "I accept Miss Davison's -attack on the credibility of Robert Easterling." - 51. 19 Apr 86 (Montreal Gazette) A positive review by Brian McKenna, -who directed two CBC documentaries on the JFK case. He notes Hurt's work on a -report of Oswald handing out FPCC literature in Montreal, and regrets that -Easterling may have taken Hurt away from "more fertile trails." "In his -graceful and diplomatic treatment of the lonely work of the critics, Hurt +but, in Davison's publisher's words, "an anti-conspiracy book about Oswald's +assassination of President Kennedy." Hurt also says "I accept Miss Davison's +attack on the credibility of Robert Easterling." + 51. 19 Apr 86 (Montreal Gazette) A positive review by Brian McKenna, +who directed two CBC documentaries on the JFK case. He notes Hurt's work on a +report of Oswald handing out FPCC literature in Montreal, and regrets that +Easterling may have taken Hurt away from "more fertile trails." "In his +graceful and diplomatic treatment of the lonely work of the critics, Hurt refrains from the poisonous backbiting that has so divided many of the best ones over the years." (Reprinted in Coverups, June 1986) - 52. (Same paper, date, and author) "How careers like Dan Rather's were -built on [the] JFK assassination" Rather told McKenna in 1978 that he + 52. (Same paper, date, and author) "How careers like Dan Rather's were +built on [the] JFK assassination" Rather told McKenna in 1978 that he personally believed there was a conspiracy, but despite the HSCA he allegedly continues to reflect the lone-nut view, and was among those who vetoed a potential story by "60 Minutes" based on Lifton's evidence. Quite far out for a sidebar (a far-out-bar?): "What this suggests is that like many high U.S. officials in every branch of government, Rather's career and the official -story are welded together." McKenna's brings up Rather's erroneous +story are welded together." McKenna's brings up Rather's erroneous description of the Zapruder film, and the WC's "printing error" resulting in transposed frames (both of which I accept as non-sinister mistakes). 53. 25 May 85 (Jackson, MS Clarion-Ledger & News) "Book explores -confession in Kennedy assassination" [2 pp.] Hurt, who used to work for the -Jackson News, met with two FBI agents "who had examined Easterling's file. +confession in Kennedy assassination" [2 pp.] Hurt, who used to work for the +Jackson News, met with two FBI agents "who had examined Easterling's file. 'The whole tone was, one of, "Listen, you're a fairly sensible fellow, how can 8 EOC 2 -5-

you get taken in by this man?" And my position was I'm not being taken in by him. I'm trying to find out the full story. I don't understand why you folks -haven't taken a more vigorous interest in the man,' Hurt said.... Attempts to -contact the FBI about Easterling's story were unsuccessful." (#53a: an +haven't taken a more vigorous interest in the man,' Hurt said.... Attempts to +contact the FBI about Easterling's story were unsuccessful." (#53a: an accompanying review, not noteworthy.) - There is some interesting information on Hurt (rather than on the case) + There is some interesting information on Hurt (rather than on the case) in the following articles from Virginia papers, which are mostly profiles based in part on interviews: - 54. 16 Feb 86 (Danville Register) [3 pp.; photo: #54A] + 54. 16 Feb 86 (Danville Register) [3 pp.; photo: #54A] 55. 9 Mar (Richmond T-D) [2 pp.] - 56. 10-12 Mar (Lynchburg News) [5 pp.] Also quotes Ed Tatro. + 56. 10-12 Mar (Lynchburg News) [5 pp.] Also quotes Ed Tatro. 57. 16 Mar (Roanoke Times) [2 pp.] A few more reviews, short and/or not particularly noteworthy: #58 (19 Jan), Fort Wayne Journal; #59 (23 Jan), Macon, MS Beacon; #60 (16 Feb), Anniston, AL Star; #61, Detroit News; #62 (24 Apr), Daily Express (UK).

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More thoughts the murder of Officer Tippit: - Several people have challenged me to explain how Tippit's affair might +

More thoughts the murder of Officer Tippit: + Several people have challenged me to explain how Tippit's affair might have actually played a role in the events of November 22. Indeed, it would be quite a coincidence if he happened to be the victim of a killer with a -personal grudge just when Oswald was in the vicinity. Such things do happen - +personal grudge just when Oswald was in the vicinity. Such things do happen - that's why they are called coincidences - and it is plausible that the DPD -would have used the dead Oswald to clear up an unsolved crime. But a more -complex scenario may make more sense. Joanne Braun speculates that Tippit's +would have used the dead Oswald to clear up an unsolved crime. But a more +complex scenario may make more sense. Joanne Braun speculates that Tippit's problems may have caused him to go to some unsavory characters for help, for example to get some money which his wife would not know about, and that he may have gotten entangled with, and in debt to, some hypothetical conspirators, -who then set him up as they set Oswald up. Also, David Lifton reminded me of -the eyewitness evidence suggesting that Tippit had been waiting for someone -coming from the same direction as Oswald. (Ramparts, Nov 66) And of course -Tippit's affair might explain only why he was in Oak Cliff.

+who then set him up as they set Oswald up. Also, David Lifton reminded me of +the eyewitness evidence suggesting that Tippit had been waiting for someone +coming from the same direction as Oswald. (Ramparts, Nov 66) And of course +Tippit's affair might explain only why he was in Oak Cliff.

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Judge Garrison responds (and Hoch dissents): - Ted Gandolfo sent Jim Garrison part of 8 EOC 1, and sent me a copy of -Garrison's reply. (Letter of 14 Apr 86 to Gandolfo, #1986.63; quoted almost +

Judge Garrison responds (and Hoch dissents): + Ted Gandolfo sent Jim Garrison part of 8 EOC 1, and sent me a copy of +Garrison's reply. (Letter of 14 Apr 86 to Gandolfo, #1986.63; quoted almost in full here.) - The Judge had "nothing to say concerning [Hoch's] comments about me. -Frankly, I found them to be incoherent." + The Judge had "nothing to say concerning [Hoch's] comments about me. +Frankly, I found them to be incoherent." "I cannot guess as to the origin of his emotional hang up [sic] about me. In any case, I will not attempt to reply to him in a similar vein...." Some of my earlier research on the assassination was "quite competent. Moreover -- in view of the solid front presented by the federal government in its cover-up of the assassination -- it seems to me childlike for one assassination critic -to attempt to dis-credit another publicly." (I suppose calling Tony Summers +to attempt to dis-credit another publicly." (I suppose calling Tony Summers "one of the [CIA's] more accomodating prostitutes" doesn't count.) - "One statement of Hoch's, however, does concern me enough to require a -comment. He refers to the 'vulnerability of Clay Shaw due to his apparently -irrelevant C.I.A. links and homosexuality.' Mr. Hoch should go straight to + "One statement of Hoch's, however, does concern me enough to require a +comment. He refers to the 'vulnerability of Clay Shaw due to his apparently +irrelevant C.I.A. links and homosexuality.' Mr. Hoch should go straight to the bathroom and wash his mouth with soap." "Throughout our trial, in everything I have ever written and in every public statement I have ever made -- I never once have made any reference to -Clay Shaw's alleged homosexuality. What sort of human being is Mr. Hoch that +Clay Shaw's alleged homosexuality. What sort of human being is Mr. Hoch that he is impelled to so gratuitously make such a reference in a newsletter which -he widely distributes to the public? For all his faults or virtues, Shaw is +he widely distributes to the public? For all his faults or virtues, Shaw is dead and unable to defend himself from that kind of off the wall canard. No -matter how virtuously Hoch might couch it, a smear is still a smear." - I will let you decide if my reference (or Hurt's) was gratuitous. Out +matter how virtuously Hoch might couch it, a smear is still a smear." + I will let you decide if my reference (or Hurt's) was gratuitous. Out here, referring to someone's homosexuality stopped being a canard years ago; 8 EOC 2 -6-

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at least, it's not as serious as charging someone with conspiring to kill JFK. - Does Garrison now think Shaw was involved in the conspiracy which led to -JFK's death? If so, the reference to "all his faults or virtues" is +

at least, it's not as serious as charging someone with conspiring to kill JFK. + Does Garrison now think Shaw was involved in the conspiracy which led to +JFK's death? If so, the reference to "all his faults or virtues" is remarkably mild. - In 1969, J. Edgar Hoover himself called me "a smear artist", for -suggesting that there may have been an undisclosed relationship between Oswald -and the FBI. [#64, 2 pp.] So Garrison is in good company. - As for my question in 8 EOC 1 about Garrison's case, asking what evidence -he had when he arrested Shaw: The most enthusiastic answer came from -Gandolfo, who said, "Did't you know that Shaw was connected with Permindex, + In 1969, J. Edgar Hoover himself called me "a smear artist", for +suggesting that there may have been an undisclosed relationship between Oswald +and the FBI. [#64, 2 pp.] So Garrison is in good company. + As for my question in 8 EOC 1 about Garrison's case, asking what evidence +he had when he arrested Shaw: The most enthusiastic answer came from +Gandolfo, who said, "Did't you know that Shaw was connected with Permindex, which just happens to be one of the most efficient assassination organizations -around?? Didn't you know that Shaw was CIA?" Also, Shaw's friend Ferrie was +around?? Didn't you know that Shaw was CIA?" Also, Shaw's friend Ferrie was CIA and there is Russo's testimony. That is, of course, exactly the sort of evidence which I did know about but which does not relate to my question. - Gandolfo also promised to expose me as "just a CIA coverup bastard" in + Gandolfo also promised to expose me as "just a CIA coverup bastard" in his newsletter, to which I do not subscribe. Does anyone out there want to send me a copy? - The best semi-serious answer came from Robert Ranftel and Jim Lesar, who -sent me an FBI letterhead memo dated March 2, 1967, the day after Shaw's -arrest. (#65, 2 pp.) The memo, discussed in Hurt's book (p. 281), notes that -one of Shaw's alleged homosexual contacts said on March 19, 1964, that Shaw + The best semi-serious answer came from Robert Ranftel and Jim Lesar, who +sent me an FBI letterhead memo dated March 2, 1967, the day after Shaw's +arrest. (#65, 2 pp.) The memo, discussed in Hurt's book (p. 281), notes that +one of Shaw's alleged homosexual contacts said on March 19, 1964, that Shaw was into S&M. On February 24, 1967, two sources reported that they thought -Shaw had "homosexual tendencies," and two sources (possibly the same ones) -indicated that Shaw was Clay Bertrand, who allegedly contacted Dean Andrews on -Oswald's behalf. Unnamed FBI sources are not necessarily reliable, but in any -case none of this evidence even suggests that Shaw conspired with anyone to -kill JFK. Sorry, but the prize for my $64 question remains unawarded. - Incidentally, Lou Sproesser pointed out a problem with the Hurt-HSCA -hypothesis that Banister, not Shaw, was with Oswald and Ferrie in Clinton. -Marshall J. Manchester testified at the Shaw trial that he checked out the car -and that Shaw said he was from the Trade Mart. (NYT, 7 Feb 69, 2 pp., #66) +Shaw had "homosexual tendencies," and two sources (possibly the same ones) +indicated that Shaw was Clay Bertrand, who allegedly contacted Dean Andrews on +Oswald's behalf. Unnamed FBI sources are not necessarily reliable, but in any +case none of this evidence even suggests that Shaw conspired with anyone to +kill JFK. Sorry, but the prize for my $64 question remains unawarded. + Incidentally, Lou Sproesser pointed out a problem with the Hurt-HSCA +hypothesis that Banister, not Shaw, was with Oswald and Ferrie in Clinton. +Marshall J. Manchester testified at the Shaw trial that he checked out the car +and that Shaw said he was from the Trade Mart. (NYT, 7 Feb 69, 2 pp., #66) Manchester is not necessarily credible, but this shows that untangling the -Clinton story by believing just some of the testimony is not easy. +Clinton story by believing just some of the testimony is not easy. While I was in the mood to discredit my fellow critics, I came across a -letter from Garrison to "Freedom" (May 1986, #67) which is worth some -attention. It offers a rare opportunity to scrutinize Garrison's analytical +letter from Garrison to "Freedom" (May 1986, #67) which is worth some +attention. It offers a rare opportunity to scrutinize Garrison's analytical work in an area where the evidence is accessible and not crucial. I think the buffs should keep in mind that what got many of us into the -case in the first place was the demonstrable inadequacy of the Warren Report - +case in the first place was the demonstrable inadequacy of the Warren Report - for example, conclusions and summaries in the Report which did not even adequately reflect the published evidence, much less what was not published. In my own case, at least, the inference was that any investigation which was so clearly unreliable on details could certainly not be trusted to get the difficult and uncheckable answers right. - These days, assertions by Garrison and his ilk tend to get accepted into + These days, assertions by Garrison and his ilk tend to get accepted into the mythology of the case if they sound plausible, without much detailed scrutiny. It is not easy to deal with most such claims. For example, no -matter how exaggerated Garrison's (or Sprague's) comments about the HSCA staff -and investigation under Blakey seem, and how implausible their conclusions +matter how exaggerated Garrison's (or Sprague's) comments about the HSCA staff +and investigation under Blakey seem, and how implausible their conclusions about what was behind the HSCA, most of the rebuttal evidence is known only to HSCA people, and everyone who dealt with the HSCA knows their investigation was inadequate in many ways - at least in many small areas. So, it is hard to -argue against the conclusions of Garrison or Sprague (either Sprague, in fact) +argue against the conclusions of Garrison or Sprague (either Sprague, in fact) without seeming to defend certain indefensible aspects of the HSCA's work. - Likewise, when implausible things are said about Oswald in New Orleans + Likewise, when implausible things are said about Oswald in New Orleans (by the HSCA) or about Cuban exiles, one may be reluctant to be properly critical if one believes, as most of us do, that those areas probably are central, and that someone might well have come up with new and important 8 EOC 2 -7-

(but unverifiable) evidence. - So I have no qualms about taking a close look at Garrison's charge that -the Warren Commission may have relied on a CIA asset to solve one evidentiary -problem. Garrison wrote that an earlier "Freedom" article on Hemingway "may + So I have no qualms about taking a close look at Garrison's charge that +the Warren Commission may have relied on a CIA asset to solve one evidentiary +problem. Garrison wrote that an earlier "Freedom" article on Hemingway "may have contributed to the identification of a possible CIA 'asset.'" In about -1961, Dr. Howard Rome, a Mayo Clinic psychiatrist, gave Hemingway shock -treatments. In September 1964, Rome gave the WC an analysis of Oswald, which +1961, Dr. Howard Rome, a Mayo Clinic psychiatrist, gave Hemingway shock +treatments. In September 1964, Rome gave the WC an analysis of Oswald, which "would appear to have been obtained and inserted just prior to the printing deadline in order to mask one of the major holes still remaining in the -official fiction: Oswald's motivation. The thrust of Dr. Rome's evaluation -was that Oswald's spelling problem was not inconsistent with his having +official fiction: Oswald's motivation. The thrust of Dr. Rome's evaluation +was that Oswald's spelling problem was not inconsistent with his having murdered the president of the United States." In Wesley Liebeler's words, -"the frustration which may have resulted [from Oswald's reading-spelling +"the frustration which may have resulted [from Oswald's reading-spelling difficulty] gave an added impetus to his need to prove to the world that he was an unrecognized 'great man.'" - Garrison does qualify his factual conclusion (enough to make it + Garrison does qualify his factual conclusion (enough to make it nonlibelous?): "One cannot ignore the fact that it is just possible that Dr. Rome might have been functioning all along primarily as an agency 'asset.'" Then he takes off again: "Those men who function clandestinely as CIA assets will do anything and help destroy anyone for a share of the CIA's cornucopia. To give but one example, consider how successful the media and 'journalistic author' assets have been in giving life to the two remaining scapegoats in the -JFK assassination -- Fidel Castro and organized crime." +JFK assassination -- Fidel Castro and organized crime." It is the jump to such a broad allegation which justifies attention to -Garrison's comments on the Rome matter. His analysis is, basically, -unsupported by the evidence Garrison himself refers to, and to some degree +Garrison's comments on the Rome matter. His analysis is, basically, +unsupported by the evidence Garrison himself refers to, and to some degree contradicted by it. Some terse one-word assessments spring to mind, but I don't want to be told again to wash my mouth out with soap. The details are not interesting enough to reproduce here, but I'll send my analysis to anyone who wants it, at no charge. (#68, 3 pp.) If very few people ask for it, I'll probably draw some inferences from that. - One question for the third decade (and for Jerry Rose's journal as well) + One question for the third decade (and for Jerry Rose's journal as well) is how to deal with the survival of myths about the assassination other than -the Warren Commission's. That is, what is the role of "scholarly research" +the Warren Commission's. That is, what is the role of "scholarly research" when many of the people still interested in the case are sure that the head snap proves there was a shot from the front, that the single-bullet theory is -a joke, that the HSCA's primary goal was to hide the truth, or that Garrison -solved the case with the arrest of Clay Shaw? +a joke, that the HSCA's primary goal was to hide the truth, or that Garrison +solved the case with the arrest of Clay Shaw? The April and May 1986 issues of "Freedom" include a long article by -Richard E. (critic) Sprague and two "Freedom" staffers, "The Ultimate Cover- -up," focusing on the CIA, the HSCA, Ruby, and mind control. (There are also +Richard E. (critic) Sprague and two "Freedom" staffers, "The Ultimate Cover- +up," focusing on the CIA, the HSCA, Ruby, and mind control. (There are also parts of a long series by Fletcher Prouty on the CIA, dealing with the assassination in the May issue.) Each issue is $1.50 from 1301 N. Catalina St., Los Angeles, CA 90027. Certainly many of the details are correct, and maybe some of the big charges are, but I do not think these articles consistently meet essential standards of exposition and logical argument.

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The supporters and friends of Paulino Sierra: +

The supporters and friends of Paulino Sierra: What follows is essentially the complete text of a letter I sent to the Justice Department on May 13, 1986. Once again, an assassination lead brings -us back to the hidden history of the Kennedy administration's war against +us back to the hidden history of the Kennedy administration's war against Cuba. In connection with the Justice Department review of the report of the House Select Committee on Assassinations, I would like to bring to your @@ -1117,16 +1117,16 @@ Sierra Martinez. Mr. Sierra is mentioned on page 134 of the HSCA report, which states that 8 EOC 2 -8-

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a certain "arms deal was being financed through one Paulino Sierra Martinez by +

a certain "arms deal was being financed through one Paulino Sierra Martinez by hoodlum elements in Chicago and elsewhere." A staff report on the organi- -zation he headed (JGCE, the Junta del Gobierno de Cuba en el Exilio) is +zation he headed (JGCE, the Junta del Gobierno de Cuba en el Exilio) is published in Vol. l0, pp. 95-103. This HSCA report appears to be based entirely on a review of existing documents (mostly from FBI and CIA files). The HSCA's information relating to Sierra is summarized in a book by HSCA -staff members Robert Blakey and Richard Billings, "The Plot to Kill the +staff members Robert Blakey and Richard Billings, "The Plot to Kill the President." The Sierra material takes up a substantial part of the chapter entitled "Cuban Exiles and the Motive of Revenge." - Blakey and Billings said that a "background check [on Sierra] stimulated + Blakey and Billings said that a "background check [on Sierra] stimulated our interest in a Cuban exile - Mafia connection that just might have had a bearing on the assassination." Sierra reportedly said that he had backers who would provide a large sum @@ -1134,98 +1134,98 @@ of money - $30 million - to finance an invasion of Cuba. "Sierra was saying publicly that it [the money] was being donated by U.S. corporations whose assets in Cuba had been expropriated.... According to several sources, the real benefactors were members of the underworld, whose gambling interests in -Cuba had indeed been expropriated by Castro.... There were other indications +Cuba had indeed been expropriated by Castro.... There were other indications that organized-crime figures were behind the Sierra plan...." By June 1963, the FBI in Chicago concluded that Sierra was "a con artist." - Blakey and Billings said that they "were able to document in detail + Blakey and Billings said that they "were able to document in detail Sierra's activities and his apparent connection, or that of his backers, to organized crime," but that "the relevance to the assassination remained undetermined." (P. 174) - My colleague Peter Dale Scott and I studied the HSCA's Sierra material in -some detail when the report was published. At first, Scott (like Blakey and -Billings) was interested in the apparent connections between Sierra and -various people whose names had become familiar in the JFK assassination -controversy. (For example, Antonio Veciana, Gerry Patrick Hemming, and Rich -Lauchli.) Scott found additional possibilities for links between Sierra's -associates and Lee Harvey Oswald. - Scott came to doubt Blakey's belief that organized crime was the dominant -force behind Sierra's Junta. Scott interviewed a number of the principals, -including Sierra. (Sierra's employer, William Browder, essentially supported + My colleague Peter Dale Scott and I studied the HSCA's Sierra material in +some detail when the report was published. At first, Scott (like Blakey and +Billings) was interested in the apparent connections between Sierra and +various people whose names had become familiar in the JFK assassination +controversy. (For example, Antonio Veciana, Gerry Patrick Hemming, and Rich +Lauchli.) Scott found additional possibilities for links between Sierra's +associates and Lee Harvey Oswald. + Scott came to doubt Blakey's belief that organized crime was the dominant +force behind Sierra's Junta. Scott interviewed a number of the principals, +including Sierra. (Sierra's employer, William Browder, essentially supported Sierra's account of the formation of the JGCE.) Sierra was displeased that the HSCA had depicted him in such a sinister light, and that he had not been interviewed by the Committee or its staff. Sierra specifically objected to the implication that he was working in -opposition to the policy of the Federal government. According to Blakey and -Billings, "Sierra told the exile leaders that he spoke for a group of American +opposition to the policy of the Federal government. According to Blakey and +Billings, "Sierra told the exile leaders that he spoke for a group of American businessmen in Chicago who wanted to join forces with them to overthrow -Castro, with or without the approval of the U.S. government." (P. 174) - Scott found a published reference to Sierra which indicates that he was +Castro, with or without the approval of the U.S. government." (P. 174) + Scott found a published reference to Sierra which indicates that he was indeed coordinating some of his actions with the U.S. government at a high level. - In his biography of Robert Kennedy, Arthur Schlesinger discussed an anti- -Castro operation in Central America involving Manuel Artime. "Hal Hendrix of + In his biography of Robert Kennedy, Arthur Schlesinger discussed an anti- +Castro operation in Central America involving Manuel Artime. "Hal Hendrix of the Miami News supposed [this operation was] managed either by CIA or, 'on a -hip pocket basis,' by the Attorney General [Robert Kennedy] himself." Luis -Somoza, "son of the thieving Nicaraguan dictator," tried to learn of the -attitude of the U.S. government toward that operation. Somoza "was soon +hip pocket basis,' by the Attorney General [Robert Kennedy] himself." Luis +Somoza, "son of the thieving Nicaraguan dictator," tried to learn of the +attitude of the U.S. government toward that operation. Somoza "was soon telling Carribean notables that he had received a 'green light' from Robert -Kennedy...." - Schlesinger noted that a State Department official said that Somoza had -not in fact gotten that approval, when Somoza's claims were repeated to him in +Kennedy...." + Schlesinger noted that a State Department official said that Somoza had +not in fact gotten that approval, when Somoza's claims were repeated to him in a meeting in August 1963. - Scott was able to obtain a memorandum concerning that meeting under the -Freedom of Information Act.... (Memo by John H. Crimmins, Coordinator of + Scott was able to obtain a memorandum concerning that meeting under the +Freedom of Information Act.... (Memo by John H. Crimmins, Coordinator of 8 EOC 2 -9-

Cuban Affairs in the State Department, August 17, 1963) - The man who repeated Somoza's claims was Paulino Sierra, who said that he -had been in touch with Somoza, who had offered him a site for a base. "Sierra -and Rivero said they had to know what truth there was in Somoza's assertion + The man who repeated Somoza's claims was Paulino Sierra, who said that he +had been in touch with Somoza, who had offered him a site for a base. "Sierra +and Rivero said they had to know what truth there was in Somoza's assertion about U.S. support for him before deciding whether to accept his offer or to -go it alone." (Crimmins memo, p. 2) - Sierra and his associate, Felipe Rivero, described themselves as +go it alone." (Crimmins memo, p. 2) + Sierra and his associate, Felipe Rivero, described themselves as "[d]evoted... to the United States and conscious of the need to do nothing that would run counter to U.S. policy." (P. 4) Sierra "emphasized again the desire of his supporters not to operate contrary to U.S. policy." (P. 6) - Prior to the meeting, the Attorney General's office informed Crimmins -that "the Attorney General had been talking to Enrique Ruiz Williams and that, -as a result, Dr. Sierra would be calling [Crimmins] for an appointment." -Williams, also known as Harry Williams, is generally considered to have been -Robert Kennedy's principal liaison with the anti-Castro Cuban community. -In his phone call, Sierra apparently suggested that Williams was a "mutual -friend" of himself and Crimmins. + Prior to the meeting, the Attorney General's office informed Crimmins +that "the Attorney General had been talking to Enrique Ruiz Williams and that, +as a result, Dr. Sierra would be calling [Crimmins] for an appointment." +Williams, also known as Harry Williams, is generally considered to have been +Robert Kennedy's principal liaison with the anti-Castro Cuban community. +In his phone call, Sierra apparently suggested that Williams was a "mutual +friend" of himself and Crimmins. It is possible, of course, that this contact with the government was an -attempt by Sierra to provide a cover for his true motives. However, Scott +attempt by Sierra to provide a cover for his true motives. However, Scott believes that the operations of the Junta may have been part of the policy of "autonomous operations" against Cuba, which was formally approved in June -1963. While the Kennedy administration was openly cracking down on the most -prominent anti-Castro groups operating in the U.S., it was also encouraging +1963. While the Kennedy administration was openly cracking down on the most +prominent anti-Castro groups operating in the U.S., it was also encouraging deniable operations abroad. - According to the HSCA, State Department counsel Walt Rostow "proposed a + According to the HSCA, State Department counsel Walt Rostow "proposed a 'track two' approach to Cuban operations to parallel regular CIA-controlled Cuban teams." The U.S. "would provide general advice, funds and material support," but "would publicly deny any participation in the groups['] activities." "All operations had to be mounted outside the territory of the United States." (10 HSCA 77) - In contrast, Blakey and Billings emphasized that when Sierra came on the + In contrast, Blakey and Billings emphasized that when Sierra came on the scene in Miami just a month earlier, in May 1963, "the exile movement was in disarray: the United States had just stopped funding the Cuban Revolutionary Council; U.S. law enforcement agencies were cracking down on guerrilla activities; and factions within the exile community were politically polarized...." (P. 171) - Blakey and Billings noted that Sierra was "virtually unknown (his only + Blakey and Billings noted that Sierra was "virtually unknown (his only mark of public prominence was that he had formed a Cuban lawyers association -in Chicago)...." (P. l7l) After talking with Sierra, Scott concluded (with -support from documents at the Kennedy Library) that Robert Kennedy's office +in Chicago)...." (P. l7l) After talking with Sierra, Scott concluded (with +support from documents at the Kennedy Library) that Robert Kennedy's office was worried about the many Cuban exile professionals who were doing menial work in the U.S., and directly encouraged the formation of such organizations. That is, Sierra's previous public activity may be not an exception to his relative obscurity but a clue to his key sources of support. - As Schlesinger noted, the record of the mid-1963 anti-Castro efforts + As Schlesinger noted, the record of the mid-1963 anti-Castro efforts based in Central America "is unusually murky." Someone in the CIA got the -Crimmins memo, although its existence is not reflected in the CIA material -quoted by the HSCA. Blakey and Billings quoted a CIA memo dated two days -before the assassination of President Kennedy, whose author reportedly found +Crimmins memo, although its existence is not reflected in the CIA material +quoted by the HSCA. Blakey and Billings quoted a CIA memo dated two days +before the assassination of President Kennedy, whose author reportedly found it "curious that Sierra had for so long managed to hold a position in the exile hierarchy: 'Perhaps his mysterious backers are providing him with sufficient funds to keep the pot boiling....'" (Pp. 173-4) @@ -1237,23 +1237,23 @@ HSCA's charge that the JGCE may have been a tool of organized crime.

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69. Excerpts from Schlesinger, "Robert Kennedy and his Times." - 70. Crimmins memo, 17 Aug 63, 6 pp. - In an informal interview published in "Lobster" (#1985.99), Peter Scott -apparently gave Robin Ramsay his "three-hurricane theory" of the -assassination. That expression, from Mark Allen, derives from a powerful +

69. Excerpts from Schlesinger, "Robert Kennedy and his Times." + 70. Crimmins memo, 17 Aug 63, 6 pp. + In an informal interview published in "Lobster" (#1985.99), Peter Scott +apparently gave Robin Ramsay his "three-hurricane theory" of the +assassination. That expression, from Mark Allen, derives from a powerful alcoholic drink popular in New Orleans, after three of which any buff will tell you what he really thinks happened in Dallas. - "I think that the Kennedys really had started a new type of Cuban exile -movement against Castro, the chief element of which was that there would be + "I think that the Kennedys really had started a new type of Cuban exile +movement against Castro, the chief element of which was that there would be money to go anywhere else they liked, in the Caribbean, to find their bases. They would get money for training and they would get a green light, but it meant the Cubans got out of the U.S.... And I think this operation was penetrated from the very beginning. This may be the key to the assassination, in fact. [Ramsay: Penetrated by whom?] First of all by the CIA because they wanted to know what was going on, for a minimum. But this was another slap at -them: the Kennedys doing what they were supposed to do. And they, that is -the CIA, were being accused by Bobby Kennedy of having dealt with organized +them: the Kennedys doing what they were supposed to do. And they, that is +the CIA, were being accused by Bobby Kennedy of having dealt with organized crime people. And I think the first thing the CIA did was to get Cubans into the operation who quickly turned round and started dealing with organized crime figures. This was the so-called Junta.... The CIA files on this @@ -1261,23 +1261,23 @@ operation, the Junta, make it look more and more like an organized crime operation from beginning to end. The House Committee, rather foolishly, without interviewing anybody, put the contents of this file into Vol. 10 of its report as if it were all fact. Now, what a perfectly invulnerable vantage -point to have shot Kennedy from, if you used the assets of that operation to -kill him. That would explain Bobby's sense of paralysis, because it was his +point to have shot Kennedy from, if you used the assets of that operation to +kill him. That would explain Bobby's sense of paralysis, because it was his operation." Based on what I know at the moment (i.e., not counting all the material -from Scott which I have forgotten), the possibility of relevance to Oswald or +from Scott which I have forgotten), the possibility of relevance to Oswald or the assassination is intriguing, but it seems so tentative, indirect, and speculative that I don't want to offer a further opinion at the moment. In any event, the Sierra story says something interesting about the HSCA investigation. Putting it as generously as possible, it suggests that -Blakey's expertise in finding organized crime links had the effect of a filter +Blakey's expertise in finding organized crime links had the effect of a filter in a case where obscure links also pointed in other directions. This problem -differed from those the HSCA faced with Oswald and Ruby, where most of the +differed from those the HSCA faced with Oswald and Ruby, where most of the alternative interpretations were well known in advance. I am not saying that the organized-crime angle was definitely absent, but the actual situation regarding Sierra was both more complicated and more interesting than the -Blakey & Billings version indicates. - Peter Scott's half of the unpublished 1980 book "Beyond Conspiracy" dealt +Blakey & Billings version indicates. + Peter Scott's half of the unpublished 1980 book "Beyond Conspiracy" dealt in part with the milieu of the Chicago Junta, and related matters. Although the manuscript was set aside after Pocket Books decided not to publish it, we have not forgotten about it and still hope to get the information out in due @@ -1285,30 +1285,30 @@ course.

Credits: This issue of EOC is dedicated to the memory of my mother, Dr. Cornelia -Hoch-Ligeti, who died in May at age 79, after a long career in medical +Hoch-Ligeti, who died in May at age 79, after a long career in medical research. (WP, 31 May, p. B6) - Thanks to T. Cwiek (#49), T. Gandolfo (63), G. Hollingsworth (30), -H. Hurt (37-42, 44, 49-50, 53-60), F. Krstulja (19, 22), P. Lambert (19), -M. Lee (14), H. Livingstone (51-2), B. McKenna (51-2), G. Mack (15, 35-6), -J. Marshall (18, 20), P. Melanson (27, 29), J. Mierzejewski (26, 61), H. Nash -(16), R. Ranftel (33, 41, 65), M. Reynolds (41), J. Rose (34), M. Royden (62), -P. Scott (69-70), G. Stone (17-8, 21, 28), E. Tatro (31-2), and D. Wrone (46). + Thanks to T. Cwiek (#49), T. Gandolfo (63), G. Hollingsworth (30), +H. Hurt (37-42, 44, 49-50, 53-60), F. Krstulja (19, 22), P. Lambert (19), +M. Lee (14), H. Livingstone (51-2), B. McKenna (51-2), G. Mack (15, 35-6), +J. Marshall (18, 20), P. Melanson (27, 29), J. Mierzejewski (26, 61), H. Nash +(16), R. Ranftel (33, 41, 65), M. Reynolds (41), J. Rose (34), M. Royden (62), +P. Scott (69-70), G. Stone (17-8, 21, 28), E. Tatro (31-2), and D. Wrone (46). And thanks to L. Iacocca and Cheerios for the address labels.

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From: dona@bilver.uucp (Don Allen) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy -Subject: JFK Text: Echoes of Conspiracy - EOC3.TXT +Subject: JFK Text: Echoes of Conspiracy - EOC3.TXT 1991Dec26.195034.19962@bilver.uucp Date: 26 Dec 91 19:50:34 GMT Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL @@ -1319,57 +1319,57 @@ Lines: 613

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ECHOES OF CONSPIRACY October 31, 1986 -Vol. 8, #3 Paul L. Hoch

+Vol. 8, #3 Paul L. Hoch

The acoustical evidence: One reason for questioning the authenticity of the DPD Dictabelt is the -presence of certain messages relating to Officer Tippit. Basically, the +presence of certain messages relating to Officer Tippit. Basically, the following exchanges are suspect because of their content, the formal tone of transmissions 590 and 592, and the apparent absence of the expected reaction. (See 3 EOC 7.2. The message numbers and the transcriptions are from the -Kimbrough transcript.) +Kimbrough transcript.) 389. [Disp.] 87, 78, move into central Oak Cliff Area. - 390. [78 (Tippit)] 78, I'm about Kiest and Bonnie View. - 391. [87 (Nelson)] 87's going north on Marsalis on R. L. Thornton. + 390. [78 (Tippit)] 78, I'm about Kiest and Bonnie View. + 391. [87 (Nelson)] 87's going north on Marsalis on R. L. Thornton. 392. [Disp.] 10-4.... 588-589 [Disp.] 78. [78] 78. 590. [Disp.] You are in the Oak Cliff area, are you not? - 591. [78] Lancaster and Eighth. + 591. [78] Lancaster and Eighth. 592. [Disp.] You will be at large for any emergency that comes in. 583. [78] 10-4. - I sent my analysis to Prof. Murray Miron, a psycholinguist whose work on + I sent my analysis to Prof. Murray Miron, a psycholinguist whose work on another case was described in 8 EOC 1.2. The following is from a letter I sent to the Justice Department on September 16, 1986, describing his independent analysis, which provided some support for my own work: - "Prof. Miron... has not yet prepared a formal report, but he has provided + "Prof. Miron... has not yet prepared a formal report, but he has provided me with the following conclusions: 'Our preliminary findings... suggest that -the communications directed to Officer Tippit are anomalously at variance with -the other transmissions of the tape record.... The transmissions to Tippit +the communications directed to Officer Tippit are anomalously at variance with +the other transmissions of the tape record.... The transmissions to Tippit are quite stilted. They have the appearance of transmissions made more for an audience's benefit than those for which the intent is to convey instructions. -The query regarding Tippit's current position is rhetorical rather than +The query regarding Tippit's current position is rhetorical rather than questioning.'" - "Prof. Miron emphasized to me that his analysis does not preclude a quite + "Prof. Miron emphasized to me that his analysis does not preclude a quite innocent explanation for the anomaly. The messages could have been added to the recording after the fact, or they might have been made in 'real time' but sound anomalous because the persons involved knew that something unusual was going on." - "For example, if Tippit was taking time to attend to personal business -(as suggested by Mr. Hurt's book), a dispatcher might have covered for him by + "For example, if Tippit was taking time to attend to personal business +(as suggested by Mr. Hurt's book), a dispatcher might have covered for him by assigning him to the Oak Cliff area, with his voice betraying his knowledge -that the assignment was not routine but somehow designed to keep Tippit out of +that the assignment was not routine but somehow designed to keep Tippit out of trouble. (This is clearly speculation, of course.)" - "Even alteration of the recording after Tippit's death could have been + "Even alteration of the recording after Tippit's death could have been motivated by nothing worse than a desire to protect his reputation." "On the other hand, the rebuttal of the HSCA's acoustical analysis by the Ramsey Panel rested in part on the belief that the police would not tamper with important evidence." - The rest of this letter [#71; 4 pp., including my 1981 letter to Barger + The rest of this letter [#71; 4 pp., including my 1981 letter to Barger on these messages] mostly repeats information from EOC (e.g., 7 EOC 2.2), with one other new point: - "Mr. Todd Vaughan sent me a copy of a letter from the National Archives + "Mr. Todd Vaughan sent me a copy of a letter from the National Archives to him, dated March 2, 1982. [#1986.72] In response to an inquiry about the -disposition of the Dallas Police Dictabelts, Mr. George Perros told Vaughan +disposition of the Dallas Police Dictabelts, Mr. George Perros told Vaughan that the Justice Department, since receiving that evidence from the HSCA, has 'returned it to the Dallas Police Department, according to an official of the Justice Department.' I hope that you did keep copies; in any event I think @@ -1381,59 +1381,59 @@ review of the HSCA report. 8 EOC 3 -2-

London Weekend Television program: - 73. 31 Jul 86 (NY Post) "23 year[s] later, Oswald goes on trial" + 73. 31 Jul 86 (NY Post) "23 year[s] later, Oswald goes on trial" Twenty-five witnesses recently appeared before TV cameras (and a judge and jury from Dallas) in London. They included medical, forensic, and ballistics -experts, and some eyewitnesses; several were not called by the Warren +experts, and some eyewitnesses; several were not called by the Warren Commission. The verdict is being kept secret. Edited highlights will be shown on two nights, around November 22. - Harry Chandler, director of program development at Showtime, said that + Harry Chandler, director of program development at Showtime, said that some of the witnesses "had a real tough time on the stand. It was fascinating. There were matters brought up which were not considered by the -Warren Commission, matters relating to the body of the President and his +Warren Commission, matters relating to the body of the President and his wounds. The jury saw a version of the Zapruder film... which was enhanced... and there was information in the stills I was unaware of." - "Said prosecutor [Vincent] Bugliosi: 'In the future, this is the + "Said prosecutor [Vincent] Bugliosi: 'In the future, this is the document that researchers into the assassination will want to get their hands -on.' Defense attorney [Gerry] Spence: 'It doesn't matter who won the case. -The American people are the winners here.'" Spence is good at dramatically +on.' Defense attorney [Gerry] Spence: 'It doesn't matter who won the case. +The American people are the winners here.'" Spence is good at dramatically presenting the innocence and virtue of his clients - probably not the best way -to get at the historical truth about Oswald, but we'll see. +to get at the historical truth about Oswald, but we'll see. I hope that LWT will be able to make available any information which was too complicated for TV but of potential value to researchers. Letters to Showtime can't hurt. 74. 16 Jul 86 (AP) General comments by a LWT spokesman. The program "would be 'a documentary exercise, not a dramatized reconstruction.'" It "would be modeled on the company's recent mock trial of... King Richard III." - 75. 16 Jul 86 (AP) Comments by U.S. District Judge Lucius Bunton (a -cousin of LBJ), who was to play the judge (trying the case under present + 75. 16 Jul 86 (AP) Comments by U.S. District Judge Lucius Bunton (a +cousin of LBJ), who was to play the judge (trying the case under present federal law, not 1963 Texas law).

Also on TV: - I missed "Yuri Nosenko, KGB" on HBO in September. Would someone like to + I missed "Yuri Nosenko, KGB" on HBO in September. Would someone like to give us more information than these clippings? 76. 31 Aug 86 (NYT) The story is told "from the perspective of the CIA -agent [in the Soviet Bloc Division, under Angleton] who virtually scuttled his -own career by insisting that Mr. Nosenko was a Soviet double-agent sent to -spread disinformation." British playwright Stephen Davis said he "spent six +agent [in the Soviet Bloc Division, under Angleton] who virtually scuttled his +own career by insisting that Mr. Nosenko was a Soviet double-agent sent to +spread disinformation." British playwright Stephen Davis said he "spent six months trailing around after people from the intelligence community who were centrally involved." - 77. 5 Sep (LAT) A very favorable review. Davis' best guess: Nosenko + 77. 5 Sep (LAT) A very favorable review. Davis' best guess: Nosenko was a disinformation agent whose "job was to be dangled in front of the CIA in Europe, but... he was not supposed to defect.... The central mystery is why -the CIA went to such extraordinary lengths to rehabilitate Nosenko, as if he +the CIA went to such extraordinary lengths to rehabilitate Nosenko, as if he had been trustworthy. I think the case is unresolvable." 78. 5 Sep (UPI) The 90-minute program is "fascinating... history." - 79. Sep 86 (Cable Guide) [2 pp.] "Davis spent a year researching the -script with the help of Edward Jay Epstein." The Russian emigre actor who -played Nosenko thinks he was a real defector. Davis concluded that "every way + 79. Sep 86 (Cable Guide) [2 pp.] "Davis spent a year researching the +script with the help of Edward Jay Epstein." The Russian emigre actor who +played Nosenko thinks he was a real defector. Davis concluded that "every way you turn it around you find it's like a Rubik's Cube that won't ever quite -work out." Not a bad analogy for the whole JFK case.

+work out." Not a bad analogy for the whole JFK case.

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Worthy organizations: +

Worthy organizations: If you did not get a letter from AARC in mid-August, please ask me for a copy. (#80, 2 pp., no charge) This includes a "special plea for permanent -members" from Bud Fensterwald. The primary goal is not to get the membership +members" from Bud Fensterwald. The primary goal is not to get the membership fees, but to demonstrate a substantial degree of public support when approaching private foundations - the few which are willing to become involved with such a controversial topic. Institutional memberships would be @@ -1441,47 +1441,47 @@ particularly appreciated. 8 EOC 3 -3-

Item #80 also includes a progress report, dated August 1. Among other -things, Jeff Meek's massive index of (mostly) published JFK material has been +things, Jeff Meek's massive index of (mostly) published JFK material has been computerized. I am now on the Board of Advisors, not the Board of Directors. "The Third Decade" (see 6 EOC 4.4) needs (and deserves) more subscribers. I have a descriptive form letter from FAIR, "Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting." [#81, Sep 86, 2 pp.] The director of this new progressive -counterpart to AIM is Jeff Cohen; fellow AIB veterans Marty Lee and Bob Katz +counterpart to AIM is Jeff Cohen; fellow AIB veterans Marty Lee and Bob Katz are also involved. FAIR has been involved "in the effort to expose and counteract ABC's pending 12-hour miniseries, 'Amerika.'"

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The saga of Earl and Edgar: - A story on the Warren Commission got a lot of newspaper play on the day +

The saga of Earl and Edgar: + A story on the Warren Commission got a lot of newspaper play on the day after Thanksgiving last year - remarkable, even though that was, as usual, a -slow news day. As noted in the NYT's news summary (#82, 29 Nov 85), the WCR -"apparently ended a long political alliance between [Warren and Hoover], +slow news day. As noted in the NYT's news summary (#82, 29 Nov 85), the WCR +"apparently ended a long political alliance between [Warren and Hoover], according to Government documents just released. The commission criticized the FBI for what it called its 'unduly restrictive view of its role in -preventive intelligence.' Mr. Hoover said the criticism was unjust." +preventive intelligence.' Mr. Hoover said the criticism was unjust." The story itself appeared on page 32, with a Durham (NC) dateline, as a "special to the NYT" with no authorship indicated. (#83, with photos) The article seems rather unfocused. (It does not even specify what 1300-page file -had been released under FOIA; it was the FBI's file on Warren.) - Among other things, the dispute got Warren dropped from Hoover's list of +had been released under FOIA; it was the FBI's file on Warren.) + Among other things, the dispute got Warren dropped from Hoover's list of favored correspondents, although he had been there on a first-name basis. The NYT story derived from an article in the Durham Morning Herald by -Durham lawyer Alexander Charnes (aided by a grant from the Fund for +Durham lawyer Alexander Charnes (aided by a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism). [#84, 24 Nov 85, 3 pp.] Experts quoted include -Harold Weisberg, who "believes that Warren knew that the FBI was withholding" +Harold Weisberg, who "believes that Warren knew that the FBI was withholding" but "felt that it was his 'national duty to preserve tranquility,'... and therefore... did not press the FBI." (Charnes noted that some of his -information came from previously released documents which Weisberg had.) -Warren biographer Edward White said that "the chief justice really believed, +information came from previously released documents which Weisberg had.) +Warren biographer Edward White said that "the chief justice really believed, given what they were investigating, that the FBI and CIA would cooperate with the commission." The rift is not news to us; it was mentioned in some of the press coverage of the 1977 FBI release. Charnes' account emphasizes how closely -Hoover cooperated with Warren in previous years. +Hoover cooperated with Warren in previous years. The topic of the FBI-WC interaction (expecially on the question of what -the FBI knew about Oswald) has long been a special interest of mine. It was +the FBI knew about Oswald) has long been a special interest of mine. It was the subject of a draft manuscript which I put together in 1972, in those pre- Watergate days when I thought what we had to do was persuade some people, with -detailed arguments based on WC documents, that just maybe the Warren +detailed arguments based on WC documents, that just maybe the Warren Commission (without being part of a conspiracy) had blown it. That manuscript is quite out of date, of course. Now I often find myself trying to convince people that the original investigation was not simply a complete and @@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ deliberate coverup. The released FBI documents tend to support my original analysis - although the FBI's hostility was far worse than I could infer from the WC files. The manuscript did serve some purposes; among other things, I think it led the HSCA to uncover much of the story of the deletion of the -Hosty entry from the FBI listing of Oswald's notebook. (HSCAR 186) If you +Hosty entry from the FBI listing of Oswald's notebook. (HSCAR 186) If you did not see that 1972 manuscript long ago, please let me know if you are interested. (98 pages, each two reduced pages of double-spaced clean typescript; index included; cost (including postage): $6 or less, depending @@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@ on the number of requests received by January 1, 1987.)

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clippings and the HSCA volumes. What are people interested in reading about -in EOC, or getting copies of? (My Garrison analysis [#1986.68] generated just +in EOC, or getting copies of? (My Garrison analysis [#1986.68] generated just one request for a copy.) What about new FBI and CIA documents, or my old files of WC documents? I would particularly like to hear from the people who have been helpful @@ -1513,12 +1513,12 @@ clippings and documents, and chronologies? I would appreciate help with these difficult questions. In the meantime, some documents, more or less from the top of the pile on my desk.

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From the Warren papers: - As noted in 7 EOC 3.10, some of Warren's files at the Library of Congress +

From the Warren papers: + As noted in 7 EOC 3.10, some of Warren's files at the Library of Congress have been released. - In March 1974, Alfred Goldberg (the WC's staff historian) interviewed -Warren about the Commission's work. The transcript [11 pp.] is #85; -correspondence about it is #86 [2 pp.] Warren took Goldberg up on his offer + In March 1974, Alfred Goldberg (the WC's staff historian) interviewed +Warren about the Commission's work. The transcript [11 pp.] is #85; +correspondence about it is #86 [2 pp.] Warren took Goldberg up on his offer to make changes; according to his secretary's letter, he "expressed reservations to me about the wisdom of including the material concerning the personal and political views of certain members of the Commission.... He has @@ -1528,46 +1528,46 @@ better if those portions were not included." Of course, the passages marked for deletion are the most interesting. "The Department of Justice sent a young man over to the Commission to act as liaison with them. He was very critical of me from the time he came over to -us. Lee Rankin as Chief Counsel was in a very delicate position." This -reference is probably to Howard Willens (age 32), who was listed as liaison +us. Lee Rankin as Chief Counsel was in a very delicate position." This +reference is probably to Howard Willens (age 32), who was listed as liaison with the Justice Department, and who can be rather difficult, I am told. -Warren may also have been thinking of Charles Shaffer (age 31), who (according -to John Davis' book) was detailed to the WC by RFK to keep an eye on Hoffa- +Warren may also have been thinking of Charles Shaffer (age 31), who (according +to John Davis' book) was detailed to the WC by RFK to keep an eye on Hoffa- related leads. There are other deletable tidbits on personnel matters, and other fairly interesting comments. For example, Sam Stern's report on the SS and FBI was not thought to be "objective or logical" (his work was actually quite good); -the story of Oswald in Alice, Texas, held up the Report (news to me, if true); -there were "no special problems from Hoover and the FBI"; and the testimony of +the story of Oswald in Alice, Texas, held up the Report (news to me, if true); +there were "no special problems from Hoover and the FBI"; and the testimony of the autopsy doctors was the "best evidence" on the wounds. - Warren's files include a nonsubstantive response to Wesley Liebeler's -memo of November 1966, in which he recorded David Lifton's observation of the -"surgery of the head" remark in the Sibert-O'Neill report. (See "Best -Evidence," Ch. 10.) In a short note to Rankin, dated 12 Dec 66, Warren said -that what Rankin told "Liebler" in his letter of 1 Dec "was correct and in the -right tone. I believe that many people who were somewhat enamored by Lane and -Epstein are finally becoming disillusioned." (#87) - Speaking of the Warren Commission staff, "Professional men who wear bow + Warren's files include a nonsubstantive response to Wesley Liebeler's +memo of November 1966, in which he recorded David Lifton's observation of the +"surgery of the head" remark in the Sibert-O'Neill report. (See "Best +Evidence," Ch. 10.) In a short note to Rankin, dated 12 Dec 66, Warren said +that what Rankin told "Liebler" in his letter of 1 Dec "was correct and in the +right tone. I believe that many people who were somewhat enamored by Lane and +Epstein are finally becoming disillusioned." (#87) + Speaking of the Warren Commission staff, "Professional men who wear bow ties to the office are distrusted by almost everyone, says image consultant -John Molloy. Attorneys traditionally avoid putting a bow tie wearer on a jury +John Molloy. Attorneys traditionally avoid putting a bow tie wearer on a jury because they believe the wearer is not likely to be moved by sound argument." (#88, UPI, 28 Dec 85) - Also from the Warren papers: a letter from the publisher of "Six Seconds -in Dallas" to John McCloy, urging him to do the right thing [#89, 5 pp.]; -McCloy's draft response, saying that he was not impressed [#90, 16 Jul 69, -3 pp.], and an exchange of letters between McCloy and Warren [#91, 3 pp.], in -which Warren agreed with McCloy but suggested that he not send the letter. + Also from the Warren papers: a letter from the publisher of "Six Seconds +in Dallas" to John McCloy, urging him to do the right thing [#89, 5 pp.]; +McCloy's draft response, saying that he was not impressed [#90, 16 Jul 69, +3 pp.], and an exchange of letters between McCloy and Warren [#91, 3 pp.], in +which Warren agreed with McCloy but suggested that he not send the letter. 8 EOC 3 -5-

CIA interest in identifying the Mexico Mystery Man: - Last November, the CIA released eleven documents to Bud Fensterwald in + Last November, the CIA released eleven documents to Bud Fensterwald in connection with his FOIA request for records relating to efforts to identify the Mexico Mystery Man (MMM), the man whose description (taken from Embassy -surveillance photos) was attached to Oswald in October 1963. +surveillance photos) was attached to Oswald in October 1963. The new documents are among 54 which "relate to a theory explored in 1977 that a particular foreign national might be the 'unidentified man.' That individual had been a target of CIA intelligence interest for many years for -reasons unconnected with the Kennedy assassination." (From #92, CIA to +reasons unconnected with the Kennedy assassination." (From #92, CIA to Fensterwald, 29 Nov 85, 2 pp.) The substance of this material interests me less than the fact of the CIA's interest. The suspect's nationality is withheld, but I would guess he @@ -1576,30 +1576,30 @@ KGB or DGI covert operative, rather than (say) someone involved in "innocent" diplomatic or technical activities of interest to the CIA. The basic CIA analysis is a "memorandum for the record," dated April 1977. (#93, 12 pp., with much deleted) Oddly, the author seems to take -seriously the "Saul" story in Hugh McDonald's book, "Appointment in Dallas." -(Although I found little credible in that book, McDonald and his purported -friend, Herman Kimsey, were interesting people.) Over half of this memo -tallies "striking parallels between the backgrounds of 'Saul' as given in -McDonald's book and [deletion]." (Only the published half of these parallels -is not deleted.) After noting that "McDonald said he believes 'Saul' was +seriously the "Saul" story in Hugh McDonald's book, "Appointment in Dallas." +(Although I found little credible in that book, McDonald and his purported +friend, Herman Kimsey, were interesting people.) Over half of this memo +tallies "striking parallels between the backgrounds of 'Saul' as given in +McDonald's book and [deletion]." (Only the published half of these parallels +is not deleted.) After noting that "McDonald said he believes 'Saul' was telling true story," the CIA author wrote "I do too." This memo seems to have been prompted by the fact that "On 17 March 1977, [deletion] recognized photographs of the unidentified man as [deletion]." (#94 records a request of March 11 to show an MMM photo to an unnamed -subject.) McDonald's Indenti-Kit composite of Saul is said to "bear a +subject.) McDonald's Indenti-Kit composite of Saul is said to "bear a striking resemblance to the photos of [deletion]." (Speaking of striking resemblances, anyone who is not convinced that they sometimes occur by coincidence, not conspiracy, should have a copy of my #95, including a photo -of Zbigniew Brzezinski looking rather like the MMM. I will not entertain +of Zbigniew Brzezinski looking rather like the MMM. I will not entertain conspiracy theories involving Brzezinski.) Items #96 (25 & 29 May 77, 3 pp. in all) relate to a photographic comparison which concluded that, within the limitations of poor photo quality, the two subjects "could very likely be the same person." Another memo, also dated only April 1977, seems to be a summary of the theory. (#97, 3 pp.) Practically everything of substance is deleted. - This information may have been made available to the HSCA. Scott + This information may have been made available to the HSCA. Scott Breckinridge was instructed to review this material and make it available to -Blakey and Gary Cornwell "if appropriate." (13 Jul 78, #98) The author of +Blakey and Gary Cornwell "if appropriate." (13 Jul 78, #98) The author of this memo tried to maintain some distance from the theory. "Although the material contained in the attached folder is entirely theoretical and does not constitute an official file or position of this Division or Agency, it may be @@ -1611,10 +1611,10 @@ folder contains "informal and preliminary research based on a theoryJohn F. Kennedy assassination." (From #98) What an interesting effort for the CIA to undertake during the HSCA -probe. I assume it was not done to absolve Castro. Why was it done, at least -in part, "unofficially," and by someone who took the Saul story seriously? +probe. I assume it was not done to absolve Castro. Why was it done, at least +in part, "unofficially," and by someone who took the Saul story seriously? What else did she and her colleagues believe? Can anyone tell us more about this in-depth CIA study? I guess it was related to the Task Force Report 8 EOC 3 -6-

@@ -1622,20 +1622,20 @@ this in-depth CIA study? I guess it was related to the Task Force Report

prepared in response to the Schweiker Report. (HSCAR 108, 10 HSCA 156) The memos, as released, do not say much about possible Cuban involvement. The second April 1977 memo asks three questions, including "Could [deletion] -be 'Saul'?" and "Could [deletion], therefore, be mystery man who boarded plane +be 'Saul'?" and "Could [deletion], therefore, be mystery man who boarded plane in Mexico City for Havana on 22 November 1963?" (Cf. HSCAR 117) (The third question is deleted.) Related released documents: #99, 4 pp. The CIA list of 40 documents on this subject (dated 12/62 through 7/78, mostly withheld) is #100, 3 pp.

Nazis and other anti-Communists: - Former Justice Department official John Loftus made some noteworthy + Former Justice Department official John Loftus made some noteworthy comments in his House testimony on a GAO report on Nazi war criminals in the -U.S. (For more on Loftus, see 6 EOC 4.10.) In a list of 29 areas which he +U.S. (For more on Loftus, see 6 EOC 4.10.) In a list of 29 areas which he could talk about only in executive session, he included "17. Nazi connection -with covert assassination programs" and "19. Warren Commission files +with covert assassination programs" and "19. Warren Commission files involving Nazi recruitment programs." - Does anyone know what this might be about? Larry Haapanen suggested that + Does anyone know what this might be about? Larry Haapanen suggested that CD's 597, 8l7, 1096, and 1544 might be related. CD 1096 (6 pp.) appears to be a routine review of a French book entitled "Fascists and Nazis Today," which speculated that right-wing Hungarian refugees were under close FBI @@ -1643,106 +1643,106 @@ surveillance; this book came to the Commission's attention because it was mentioned in the NYT. CD 597, described as a BND [West German Intelligence] file, came to the WC from the FBI. According to CE 3107 (to which CD 1544 relates), CD 597 is a routine-sounding unsupported allegation of a pre- -assassination reference to Oswald. CD 597 could be the material forwarded by +assassination reference to Oswald. CD 597 could be the material forwarded by the WC to the CIA, whose reply, CD 817 (CIA #660-833), was described (in the -uncensored CD list) as relating to allegations concerning Anton Erdinger. The +uncensored CD list) as relating to allegations concerning Anton Erdinger. The CIA indicated that the subject matter was so peripheral to the WC's work as to call for no further investigation. - Loftus' testimony is #1986.101 [17 Oct 85, House Judiciary Committee + Loftus' testimony is #1986.101 [17 Oct 85, House Judiciary Committee Serial 39, 8 pp.] Among other interesting points, he noted that several of the most famous KGB moles in England were involved with Nazi immigration into the U.S., and he said that "the Nazi groups which we imported from the British [were] riddled with communist double agents." (P. 90) - Loftus also alleged that "in 1944, the Eastern European fascist leaders + Loftus also alleged that "in 1944, the Eastern European fascist leaders began to defect back to the British and were reorganized into a new front group called ABN (the Anti-Bolshevic Bloc of Nations)." (P. 89) In 1959, the secretary-general of the American Friends of the ABN was Spas T. Raikin. He is now a history professor at East Stroudsburg University, in Pennsylvania; his letter on the history of the oppression of his fellow Bulgarians recently appeared in the NYT. (#102, 10 May 86) - As a volunteer for Traveler's Aid, Raikin talked with the Oswalds on -their return from the USSR. (Peter Scott discovered Raikin's interesting past + As a volunteer for Traveler's Aid, Raikin talked with the Oswalds on +their return from the USSR. (Peter Scott discovered Raikin's interesting past connection to ABN; see "The Assassinations," p. 366, or "The Dallas Conspiracy, p. II-23.) I know of no actual evidence that his contact with -Oswald was other than routine. - Raikin apparently was the conduit for a claim by Oswald that he went to +Oswald was other than routine. + Raikin apparently was the conduit for a claim by Oswald that he went to Russia with the State Department's approval, either to work as a radar specialist or to serve with the Marine Corps at the Embassy. (CD 1230, p. 3; -26 WCH 12; Oswald's claim is erroneously reported as a fact known to HEW in CD -75, p. 461, and Summers, p. 217.) - Most probably Oswald himself was trying to mislead people about his stay +26 WCH 12; Oswald's claim is erroneously reported as a fact known to HEW in CD +75, p. 461, and Summers, p. 217.) + Most probably Oswald himself was trying to mislead people about his stay in Russia. I wonder, however, if Raikin might have had an interest in -portraying Oswald as an agent of the State Department, rather than (say) as a +portraying Oswald as an agent of the State Department, rather than (say) as a loner, or as an agent of another intelligence agency? (Just speculating.) .CP 6 8 EOC 3 -7-

Book news: - Kitty Kelley's new book on Frank Sinatra ("His Way," Bantam, $21.95) is -rather political, with quite a bit on the Kennedy-Exner-Giancana-Sinatra + Kitty Kelley's new book on Frank Sinatra ("His Way," Bantam, $21.95) is +rather political, with quite a bit on the Kennedy-Exner-Giancana-Sinatra nexus. I think there is some new information, much of it apparently based on -allegations by Peter Lawford (who would not talk about JFK's "broads"). - For example, Lawford "formally approached his brother-in-law by making an +allegations by Peter Lawford (who would not talk about JFK's "broads"). + For example, Lawford "formally approached his brother-in-law by making an appointment to see the attorney general in his office at the Justice -Department. There Lawford begged Bobby to listen to Sinatra's pleas for -Giancana. Robert Kennedy intended to make Frank's mobster friend the Justice -Department's top priority in Chicago and curtly told Lawford to mind his own +Department. There Lawford begged Bobby to listen to Sinatra's pleas for +Giancana. Robert Kennedy intended to make Frank's mobster friend the Justice +Department's top priority in Chicago and curtly told Lawford to mind his own business." (P. 293) - Notre Dame professor "Paul Blakey" (then a JD lawyer) told Kelley about + Notre Dame professor "Paul Blakey" (then a JD lawyer) told Kelley about an opposing attorney who indicated an acquaintance with the then-Attorney -General, RFK; Blakey was told that, from electronic surveillance, it was known -that the attorney "had Sinatra's money in West Virginia and that it was mob +General, RFK; Blakey was told that, from electronic surveillance, it was known +that the attorney "had Sinatra's money in West Virginia and that it was mob money." (P. 530(n)) - "FBI records indicate that when in 1961 Carlos Marcello... had become one -of Bobby Kennedy's targets for deportation, the New Orleans don contacted -Santo Trafficante... who in turn called Frank to use his influence with 'the -President's father' on Marcello's behalf." (P. 295) This story has appeared -(with little emphasis) in the Blakey-Billings book (which does not specify -that a contact with Sinatra was made; p. 242) and at 9 HSCA 70 (which does not -specifically refer to JFK's father). - Years after the JFK assassination, "when [Sinatra] learned that Lee -Harvey Oswald had watched Suddenly a few days [sic] before shooting the + "FBI records indicate that when in 1961 Carlos Marcello... had become one +of Bobby Kennedy's targets for deportation, the New Orleans don contacted +Santo Trafficante... who in turn called Frank to use his influence with 'the +President's father' on Marcello's behalf." (P. 295) This story has appeared +(with little emphasis) in the Blakey-Billings book (which does not specify +that a contact with Sinatra was made; p. 242) and at 9 HSCA 70 (which does not +specifically refer to JFK's father). + Years after the JFK assassination, "when [Sinatra] learned that Lee +Harvey Oswald had watched Suddenly a few days [sic] before shooting the President, he withdrew the 1954 movie in which he played a deranged assassin paid to kill the president. He also forbid the re-release of The Manchurian Candidate." (P. 328; cf. 1 3D 6.13, noted at 7 EOC 3.9) - In a column prompted by the book, W. Safire called Reagan's award of the -Medal of Freedom to Sinatra "obscene." [30 Sep, #103] In 1975, Safire had -strong words about the Sinatra-Exner-Giancana story (Davis, pp. 740-1); I -don't know if the Church Committee took up his challenge to question Sinatra. - There is a provocative sentence in Dan Moldea's new book on Reagan, MCA, -and the Mafia, "Dark Victory." In a discussion of Joseph Hauser, "a convicted + In a column prompted by the book, W. Safire called Reagan's award of the +Medal of Freedom to Sinatra "obscene." [30 Sep, #103] In 1975, Safire had +strong words about the Sinatra-Exner-Giancana story (Davis, pp. 740-1); I +don't know if the Church Committee took up his challenge to question Sinatra. + There is a provocative sentence in Dan Moldea's new book on Reagan, MCA, +and the Mafia, "Dark Victory." In a discussion of Joseph Hauser, "a convicted insurance swindler who... allowed himself to be used as the hub of several FBI sting operations... that yielded a pending indictment against [Trafficante] -and the bribery conviction of Carlos Marcello...," Moldea asserts that "Hauser -had also received thinly veiled admissions on tape from Marcello during... -BRILAB... that he had been directly involved in the assassination of John -Kennedy twenty years earlier." This unfootnoted claim is contrary to what I -recall from earlier reports, which were along the lines of Blakey's assertion -that even though Marcello admitted his Mafia membership, he "pointedly refused -to discuss" the assassination. (Blakey & Billings, p. 242) +and the bribery conviction of Carlos Marcello...," Moldea asserts that "Hauser +had also received thinly veiled admissions on tape from Marcello during... +BRILAB... that he had been directly involved in the assassination of John +Kennedy twenty years earlier." This unfootnoted claim is contrary to what I +recall from earlier reports, which were along the lines of Blakey's assertion +that even though Marcello admitted his Mafia membership, he "pointedly refused +to discuss" the assassination. (Blakey & Billings, p. 242) Can anyone clarify this issue for us? One reason for my skepticism is -apparent overstatement in some other references to the JFK case. Moldea says -that Oswald "had close ties with the Carlos Marcello Mafia family in New -Orleans, particularly with Charles Murret, a top man in Marcello's Louisiana -gambling network. Oswald had also been seen by numerous witnesses meeting -with Marcello's personal pilot just days before he murdered the president." -While Murret's importance to Marcello and his closeness to Oswald are +apparent overstatement in some other references to the JFK case. Moldea says +that Oswald "had close ties with the Carlos Marcello Mafia family in New +Orleans, particularly with Charles Murret, a top man in Marcello's Louisiana +gambling network. Oswald had also been seen by numerous witnesses meeting +with Marcello's personal pilot just days before he murdered the president." +While Murret's importance to Marcello and his closeness to Oswald are debatable, the claim in the subsequent sentence is news to me. Also news to me in part, and disputable in part: that "many of those on the panel [i.e., -the Warren Commission] had been directly involved with the CIA in the CIA- -Mafia plots to murder Fidel Castro - which the Kennedy brothers had no +the Warren Commission] had been directly involved with the CIA in the CIA- +Mafia plots to murder Fidel Castro - which the Kennedy brothers had no knowledge of until May 1962, at which time they ordered them stopped." Who on -the WC besides Dulles? (See Moldea, pp. 234-5, 338-9; #104 [2 pp.]) - I have also read "Alias Oswald," by W. R. Morris and R. B. Cutler, and -"JFK: The Mystery Unraveled," from the Liberty Lobby's "Spotlight." +the WC besides Dulles? (See Moldea, pp. 234-5, 338-9; #104 [2 pp.]) + I have also read "Alias Oswald," by W. R. Morris and R. B. Cutler, and +"JFK: The Mystery Unraveled," from the Liberty Lobby's "Spotlight." 8 EOC 3 -8-

(#105: ad from "Spotlight" for the book [107 pages for $6.95]; see #1985.102 for one chapter.) I would prefer not to have to say more about these books, so I won't, at least in this issue. - I have some relatively routine reviews of the Hurt book, and a few of the -Davis book (which is now out in England, and will appear next March in a -German edition with new material on Marcello). The first part of "Best + I have some relatively routine reviews of the Hurt book, and a few of the +Davis book (which is now out in England, and will appear next March in a +German edition with new material on Marcello). The first part of "Best Evidence" has been out in Japan for some time now, and you can have a sample page to impress your friends. (#106, with drawings of the head wound) If you are interested in the problems facing authors of serious @@ -1751,96 +1751,96 @@ Blue Pencils on Books." (#107, LAT, 26 Jun 86, 3 pp.)

KAL 007: Three months after the KAL disaster, while the press was noting the -twentieth anniversary of the JFK assassination, the government was seemingly +twentieth anniversary of the JFK assassination, the government was seemingly commemorating it with a major coverup, arguably the biggest in twenty years. - On the occasion of the publication of Seymour Hersh's new book, "The + On the occasion of the publication of Seymour Hersh's new book, "The Target is Destroyed," Time magazine drew a different parallel: "Like the -Kennedy assassination, the KAL incident has created a cottage industry of -conspiracy theorists.... Hersh's explanations [excerpted] in the Atlantic +Kennedy assassination, the KAL incident has created a cottage industry of +conspiracy theorists.... Hersh's explanations [excerpted] in the Atlantic seem far more convincing. They involve no conspiracies or even any evil intent on either side. Yet that is hardly reassuring. It is in some ways more frightening to be reminded just how fragile sophisticated military systems are and how frail their human operators can be." (#108, 1 Sep) -A valid enough conclusion, but I think it is a misreading of Hersh's book, and +A valid enough conclusion, but I think it is a misreading of Hersh's book, and even more so of his evidence, to call his account nonconspiratorial. # 109 is a favorable review and good summary by J. Nance. (28 Sep, SFC) -Hersh's main point is "the mishandling of intercepted electronic intelligence -by the Reagan administration.... He paints a fascinating picture of how an +Hersh's main point is "the mishandling of intercepted electronic intelligence +by the Reagan administration.... He paints a fascinating picture of how an outraged government seized on the worst possible interpretation of the earliest intelligence reports and jumped to the conclusion (without adequate evidence) that the Russians had indeed indentified the target as a civilian airliner," although Air Force Intelligence knew promptly that they had not. - There are indeed parallels to the JFK controversy. Hersh' appearance on -TV in SF was very deja vu, reminiscent of the Lane - Belli encounters of 1964. -Hersh was cast into the Belli role, arguing against allegations that KAL 007 + There are indeed parallels to the JFK controversy. Hersh' appearance on +TV in SF was very deja vu, reminiscent of the Lane - Belli encounters of 1964. +Hersh was cast into the Belli role, arguing against allegations that KAL 007 was on a spy mission, partly with facts and partly by asking if people could really believe that our CIA would send 269 people to certain death. The role -of Mark Lane was taken by Melvin Belli, of all people, who is representing the -families of some victims. Belli acted old and lawyerly. The direct -involvement and intensity supplied by Marguerite Oswald in 1964 was provided +of Mark Lane was taken by Melvin Belli, of all people, who is representing the +families of some victims. Belli acted old and lawyerly. The direct +involvement and intensity supplied by Marguerite Oswald in 1964 was provided by the mother of one of the victims. To my surprise, the studio audience was -very conspiratorial, and I found myself sympathizing with Hersh. +very conspiratorial, and I found myself sympathizing with Hersh. There is, of course, very little hard evidence available. The argument about whether 007 could have been off course by accident is reminiscent of the acoustical analysis. It is even more technical, and looks to me like an argument among experts, unresolvable by laymen. For its flavor (with somewhat out-of-date information), see the rather nasty exchange between M. Sayle and D. Pearson (#110, NYRev, 25 Apr and 26 Sep 85, 27 pp.) - Hersh's Arlen Specter is airline pilot Harold Ewing, whose "single-bullet + Hersh's Arlen Specter is airline pilot Harold Ewing, whose "single-bullet theory" is a detailed reconstruction of the chain of errors and omissions which could have put 007 on the course it took. Remember, I'm inclined to -believe the SBT, so that is not a putdown - but if you believe Ewing's account +believe the SBT, so that is not a putdown - but if you believe Ewing's account you may never want to fly again. - Hersh's Angleton is General James Pfautz, the head of Air Force -Intelligence. He is not as peculiar as Angleton, but almost as heavy. The + Hersh's Angleton is General James Pfautz, the head of Air Force +Intelligence. He is not as peculiar as Angleton, but almost as heavy. The book, however, does not speculate on the possible importance of the split represented by someone of his rank going public with his dissent. 8 EOC 3 -9-

One parallel drawn by "Time" and others is basically misleading - the -allegedly nonconspiratorial nature of Hersh's "innocent" explanation. Indeed, -Hersh seems to treat the ideology of Reagan and his crew as an external, +allegedly nonconspiratorial nature of Hersh's "innocent" explanation. Indeed, +Hersh seems to treat the ideology of Reagan and his crew as an external, almost extenuating, factor. (They rushed to judgment "in what amounted to good faith...." [P. 249]) The story of how the Air Force version was discounted emphasizes normal inter-service bureaucratic infighting and personal conflicts. With the same facts, someone could make what happened sound like a very -substantial conspiracy. Hersh does tell us that a general requested a phony +substantial conspiracy. Hersh does tell us that a general requested a phony report justifying provocative action against Russia, but was turned down -(p. 74), and that a hardline deputy to William Clark discussed military action +(p. 74), and that a hardline deputy to William Clark discussed military action against Cuba (p. 122-3). The government's insistence on "look[ing] the other way when better information became available" (p. 249) is arguably at least as bad as planning a covert action which unpredictably failed. I don't find that -alternative as implausible as Hersh tried to make it sound when arguing with +alternative as implausible as Hersh tried to make it sound when arguing with the conspiracy buffs. The government's anti-Soviet campaign based on false intelligence undeniably did endanger many innocent people, albeit obviously to a lesser degree than using an airliner on an intelligence mission. - For a moderately conspiratorial view, see the book "Shootdown," by Oxford -professor R. W. Johnson. (#111 [2 pp.] is his own summary, from the London + For a moderately conspiratorial view, see the book "Shootdown," by Oxford +professor R. W. Johnson. (#111 [2 pp.] is his own summary, from the London Telegraph (18 May 86), as reprinted in Intelligence/Parapolitics.) Before -reading the Hersh book, I found "Shootdown" quite plausible in concluding that +reading the Hersh book, I found "Shootdown" quite plausible in concluding that KAL 007 was probably being used as a passive probe, in the reasonable expectation that the worst that could happen was that it would be forced to -land. Hersh did not completely convince me that Johnson was wrong. - Johnson, in contrast to Hersh, is emphatic about how extreme - and how -besotted with covert operations and dubious information - the Reaganites are. +land. Hersh did not completely convince me that Johnson was wrong. + Johnson, in contrast to Hersh, is emphatic about how extreme - and how +besotted with covert operations and dubious information - the Reaganites are. After all, they have given us the Contras, the plot against the Pope, Grenada, -Libyan hit squads, and Star Wars. Johnson's distance from an American +Libyan hit squads, and Star Wars. Johnson's distance from an American perspective is occasionally off-putting, but more often helpful. - Hersh's debunking of more conspiratorial accounts is often persuasive, + Hersh's debunking of more conspiratorial accounts is often persuasive, but not always. For example, his suggestion that the Russians planted a phony black box, and that the crash site can be located in Russian waters from the testimony of Japanese fishermen who turned up with gasoline-soaked notes more -than 30 days later, may be true, but the book doesn't deal with Johnson's +than 30 days later, may be true, but the book doesn't deal with Johnson's detailed arguments about the search for the black box. - Hersh has no indexed reference to the KCIA (whose alleged connections to -KAL get much attention from Johnson). More relevant to his own story, Hersh + Hersh has no indexed reference to the KCIA (whose alleged connections to +KAL get much attention from Johnson). More relevant to his own story, Hersh does not (I think) refer at all to Korean COMINT capabilities, or to the presence or absence of US COMINT facilities in Korea. In my mind, this leaves a gap in his assertion that he came across no indication of any prior or real- time knowledge of a mission involving KAL 007, and that he would have done so. The book certainly doesn't give the impression that the story was in any -sense handed to Hersh, or that he is a friend of the intelligence community. +sense handed to Hersh, or that he is a friend of the intelligence community. For example, he throws in an apparently gratuitous disclosure of the location of some NSA facilities. (P. 47n) There are many other juicy details. But one has to wonder if what he learned represents a major ongoing split within @@ -1848,85 +1848,85 @@ the government. People talked to him, and he got things using FOIA. Was that just because he is a good reporter? The existence of dissenting positions in the intelligence community is not a completely new story; some newspapers reported on it in 1983 (pp. 177, -265), and there was a bit of a flap when a witting Pierre Trudeau revealed +265), and there was a bit of a flap when a witting Pierre Trudeau revealed some of what he knew in October 1983. I wonder about the timing of a decision by "a senior military -intelligence officer" to give Hersh his "first account" of the abuse of COMINT +intelligence officer" to give Hersh his "first account" of the abuse of COMINT in this case "late in 1984." [P. xi] Did the people in the intelligence community who knew the story wait until the 1984 elections were out of the way -before spilling the beans? As with Watergate and Epstein's "Legend", the +before spilling the beans? As with Watergate and Epstein's "Legend", the 8 EOC 3 -10-

disclosure of important information may itself be a bigger part of the real story than the casual reader (of "Time," and even of this book) would think. This is in EOC because we all should be interested, not just because of -the parallels with the JFK case. The case is in the courts and will not just +the parallels with the JFK case. The case is in the courts and will not just go away. There seems to be a network of 007 buffs - are any EOC readers in touch with them? - Readers of the Grassy Knoll Gazette are familiar with Bob Cutler's + Readers of the Grassy Knoll Gazette are familiar with Bob Cutler's analysis, according to which KAL 007 was not shot down by the Russians, but destroyed by an on-board explosion at the same time the Russians shot down a -U.S. military plane. Cutler has published a book, titled "Explo 007." If you -are willing to keep Occam's Razor sheathed, and if you trust Cutler to have +U.S. military plane. Cutler has published a book, titled "Explo 007." If you +are willing to keep Occam's Razor sheathed, and if you trust Cutler to have convincingly eliminated all simpler explanations, you should read that book; I haven't.

Queries from readers: - Q77. According to P. Maas' book on Ed Wilson, in 1964 the CIA helped get -Wilson a job as an advance man in Humphrey's VP campaign, in connection with + Q77. According to P. Maas' book on Ed Wilson, in 1964 the CIA helped get +Wilson a job as an advance man in Humphrey's VP campaign, in connection with his assignment to "Special Operations." (P. 24, #112) On the assumption that the capitalization is not a typo, can anyone tell us about such a CIA unit? Q78. Can anyone provide a copy (or photocopy) of "Lucky Luciano," by Ovid Demaris (Monarch Books paperback, 1960, 148 pp.)? Q79. Does anyone have an FBI document describing a test, prior to -November 29, 1963, of the firing speed of Oswald's rifle?

+November 29, 1963, of the firing speed of Oswald's rifle?

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Castro again: +

Castro again: Speaking of theories of Cuban involvement (as we were on page 5): in his -March 16 speech on Contra aid, President R. Reagan closed with an anecdote -from Clare Booth Luce, who recently spoke of an encounter with JFK. She said +March 16 speech on Contra aid, President R. Reagan closed with an anecdote +from Clare Booth Luce, who recently spoke of an encounter with JFK. She said that history has time to give any great man no more than one sentence. -Kennedy asked what she thought his would be. "'Mr. President,' she answered, +Kennedy asked what she thought his would be. "'Mr. President,' she answered, 'your sentence will be that you stopped the Communists - or that you did not.' -Tragically, John Kennedy never had the chance to decide which that would be." +Tragically, John Kennedy never had the chance to decide which that would be." (#113, NYT, 17 Mar 86) - It sounds like Reagan was just one word away from blaming the Communists -for JFK's death. ("Tragically" could have been "ironically" or "of course" or -"it is no coincidence that.") (See 6 EOC 3.6 for Reagan's 1979 suspicions.) + It sounds like Reagan was just one word away from blaming the Communists +for JFK's death. ("Tragically" could have been "ironically" or "of course" or +"it is no coincidence that.") (See 6 EOC 3.6 for Reagan's 1979 suspicions.) The case may not be quite as dead as it seems. - For a different perspective, see "One Thousand Fearful Words for Fidel -Castro," a pre-invasion 1961 poem by S. F.'s Lawrence Ferlinghetti. "It looks -like Curtains for Fidel/ They're going to fix his wagon/ in the course of -human events.... History may absolve you, Fidel/ but we'll dissolve you -first, Fidel." This copy [#114, 4 pp.] bears the rubber stamp of the S. F. + For a different perspective, see "One Thousand Fearful Words for Fidel +Castro," a pre-invasion 1961 poem by S. F.'s Lawrence Ferlinghetti. "It looks +like Curtains for Fidel/ They're going to fix his wagon/ in the course of +human events.... History may absolve you, Fidel/ but we'll dissolve you +first, Fidel." This copy [#114, 4 pp.] bears the rubber stamp of the S. F. chapter of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, with genuine phone and P.O. box numbers.

Late news: - David Phillips is to receive "substantial" damages in a settlement of a -libel suit against the London Observer, over excepts from Summers' book + David Phillips is to receive "substantial" damages in a settlement of a +libel suit against the London Observer, over excepts from Summers' book "Conspiracy." ("Challenge" press release and clips, #115, 2 pp.)

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Credits: Thanks to M. Ewing (#115), B. Fensterwald (80), J. Goldberg (73), -L. Haapanen (101), G. Hollingsworth (77-8, 105), M. Lee (81), D. Lifton (106), -P. McCarthy (83), J. Marshall (102), S. Meagher (84), J. Mierzejewski (79), -G. Owens (76), R. Ranftel (85-7, 89-94, 96-100, 107, 110), P. Scott (104, -112), E. Tatro (74-5), and T. Vaughan (72).

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Credits: Thanks to M. Ewing (#115), B. Fensterwald (80), J. Goldberg (73), +L. Haapanen (101), G. Hollingsworth (77-8, 105), M. Lee (81), D. Lifton (106), +P. McCarthy (83), J. Marshall (102), S. Meagher (84), J. Mierzejewski (79), +G. Owens (76), R. Ranftel (85-7, 89-94, 96-100, 107, 110), P. Scott (104, +112), E. Tatro (74-5), and T. Vaughan (72).

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From: dona@bilver.uucp (Don Allen) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy -Subject: JFK Text: Echoes of Conspiracy - EOC4.TXT (end) +Subject: JFK Text: Echoes of Conspiracy - EOC4.TXT (end) 1991Dec26.195226.20027@bilver.uucp Date: 26 Dec 91 19:52:26 GMT Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL @@ -1937,11 +1937,11 @@ Lines: 618

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ECHOES OF CONSPIRACY December 8, 1986 -Vol. 8, #4 Paul L. Hoch

+Vol. 8, #4 Paul L. Hoch

Showtime show trial: Among EOC readers, access to Showtime cable TV seems scarcer than -interest in the LWT production, "On Trial: Lee Harvey Oswald." I was able to +interest in the LWT production, "On Trial: Lee Harvey Oswald." I was able to see the program, so it seemed like a good idea to get this issue out as soon as possible. It is less edited than usual; my allocation of space probably does not accurately reflect the relative importance of the various witnesses, @@ -1950,21 +1950,21 @@ or of the program as a whole. and a half hours were broadcast on November 21 and 22. (An additional 18 hours will reportedly be shown next January, or maybe it will be just 12 and a half hours.) There were 21 witnesses in all - 14 called by prosecutor Vincent -Bugliosi, seven by defense lawyer Gerry Spence. There were nine "November 22" -witnesses (six who were in Dealey Plaza, two on the Tippit case, and one from -Bethesda); four people who knew or investigated Oswald and one who knew Ruby, -and seven people who testified to or participated in the HSCA and Warren +Bugliosi, seven by defense lawyer Gerry Spence. There were nine "November 22" +witnesses (six who were in Dealey Plaza, two on the Tippit case, and one from +Bethesda); four people who knew or investigated Oswald and one who knew Ruby, +and seven people who testified to or participated in the HSCA and Warren Commission investigations. Not much documentary material was used in the trial, other than the Zapruder film and some 1963-64 film clips. High points, in my opinion, for viewers already familiar with the case: -Ruth Paine talking about Oswald, Ed Lopez on his HSCA investigation of Oswald -in Mexico, Paul O'Connor on the circumstances of the autopsy. - Low points: the cross-examination of Ruth Paine, Jack Anderson as a -commentator, conspiracy witness Tom Tilson, Cyril Wecht's testimony on the -single-bullet theory, the trial as a fact-finding vehicle, and Gerry Spence -(who came across like Mark Lane imitating Sam Ervin). +Ruth Paine talking about Oswald, Ed Lopez on his HSCA investigation of Oswald +in Mexico, Paul O'Connor on the circumstances of the autopsy. + Low points: the cross-examination of Ruth Paine, Jack Anderson as a +commentator, conspiracy witness Tom Tilson, Cyril Wecht's testimony on the +single-bullet theory, the trial as a fact-finding vehicle, and Gerry Spence +(who came across like Mark Lane imitating Sam Ervin). Prior to the filming, I talked with (and consulted for) some of the LWT -people, primarily producer Mark Redhead and researcher Richard Tomlinson. +people, primarily producer Mark Redhead and researcher Richard Tomlinson. They had a good understanding of the subtleties of the case, and of the limitations imposed by the trial format. Unfortunately, those limitations were more apparent in the final program than the new insights and information @@ -1977,392 +1977,392 @@ in the final version.

Summary and commentary: The first evening's segment (three hours) comprised the prosecution case. -It was the basic WC-HSCA evidence against Oswald, presented in a rather -straightforward way by Bugliosi. - Bugliosi's presentation included relatively little that offended me, +It was the basic WC-HSCA evidence against Oswald, presented in a rather +straightforward way by Bugliosi. + Bugliosi's presentation included relatively little that offended me, except for a few things like some comments in his opening statement about -Oswald as a Commie (which Spence pounced on). Bugliosi was much worse on +Oswald as a Commie (which Spence pounced on). Bugliosi was much worse on "People are Talking" in S.F. in mid-November, where he dredged up Joseph -Goebbels and the "big lie" to bash the critics with. Bugliosi's trial +Goebbels and the "big lie" to bash the critics with. Bugliosi's trial presentation did tend to refer more to what "the critics" had said than to "my -opponent," and he tried to discredit Wecht by calling him "the darling of the +opponent," and he tried to discredit Wecht by calling him "the darling of the conspiracy buffs." - Opening statements followed a brief introduction by Edwin Newman, + Opening statements followed a brief introduction by Edwin Newman, including some stock footage. The stated aim of the show was to restore the -rights of Oswald to a trial, and of the American people to see justice done. +rights of Oswald to a trial, and of the American people to see justice done. The London set looked like a courtroom, with a jury brought over from Dallas, an apparently working court reporter, and an audience of actors. - Bugliosi's real record was one acquittal in 106 felony prosecutions, and -Spence had not lost a jury trial in 17 years; at some level these guys were + Bugliosi's real record was one acquittal in 106 felony prosecutions, and +Spence had not lost a jury trial in 17 years; at some level these guys were clearly playing for keeps. This may have led to strategies aimed at winning, rather than at, say, coming up with newsworthy new evidence or good TV. 8 EOC 4 -2-

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Bugliosi began his opening statement with negative comments about -conspiracy buffs. A frameup is a "preposterous" idea; Oswald was a "deeply +

Bugliosi began his opening statement with negative comments about +conspiracy buffs. A frameup is a "preposterous" idea; Oswald was a "deeply disturbed and maladjusted man" and a "fanatical Marxist." - Spence said that when he started work on this trial, he thought Oswald -(generally referred to as "Lee") was guilty, but he was now convinced that we + Spence said that when he started work on this trial, he thought Oswald +(generally referred to as "Lee") was guilty, but he was now convinced that we have been carrying a "national lie" with us. At the end of the trial, the -jury would still want to know why Bugliosi, representing "this huge polithera +jury would still want to know why Bugliosi, representing "this huge polithera [sic] of power in this country" had still not come forward with the whole truth, and would therefore have to return a "not guilty" verdict. By and large, the prosecution witnesses repeated their earlier -statements, often by saying "yes" to Bugliosi's leading questions. I suppose +statements, often by saying "yes" to Bugliosi's leading questions. I suppose that was like a real trial, and it certainly kept the proceedings from dragging, but in many cases this limited the opportunity to judge the demeanor of the witness. I'm not sure anything came out in direct testimony which we didn't already know, but if it did, we would have trouble judging whether it -was a real subtlety or one introduced by Bugliosi's paraphrasing. - First witness: Buell Frazier, slightly graying. He lives "here in -Dallas." He said that Oswald was the only employee missing at a roll call. -Spence opened with a little joke, and bugged Bugliosi by mispronouncing his -name. He led Frazier to say that Oswald was nice, liked kids, was not a +was a real subtlety or one introduced by Bugliosi's paraphrasing. + First witness: Buell Frazier, slightly graying. He lives "here in +Dallas." He said that Oswald was the only employee missing at a roll call. +Spence opened with a little joke, and bugged Bugliosi by mispronouncing his +name. He led Frazier to say that Oswald was nice, liked kids, was not a madman, and had not previously lied to him. - The real issues involving Frazier, particularly his interrogations by the + The real issues involving Frazier, particularly his interrogations by the police, did not surface. (LWT had been referred to Chapters 10 and 11 of George O'Toole's book "The Assassination Tapes.") Of course, all my comments about what was not done are subject to revision when we see the rest of the testimony next year. - Charles Brehm described what he saw of the shooting. To Spence, he + Charles Brehm described what he saw of the shooting. To Spence, he conceded that he had called himself an expert on those few seconds. The -Zapruder film was shown, to make the jury experts too. Brehm argued a bit -when Spence described the head snap in exaggerated terms. Spence carried on +Zapruder film was shown, to make the jury experts too. Brehm argued a bit +when Spence described the head snap in exaggerated terms. Spence carried on about the direction tin cans move in when hit by rocks, and he was reprimanded for his theatrics. There's a mind-bender. If a witness misbehaved, would he be cited for contempt of television? (And sentenced to watch "Dallas"?) - Harold Norman was led through his description of hearing the shots and -falling cartridge cases on the next floor up. Spence aptly noted that Norman -did not try to escape from the armed man in the building, and Spence + Harold Norman was led through his description of hearing the shots and +falling cartridge cases on the next floor up. Spence aptly noted that Norman +did not try to escape from the armed man in the building, and Spence inscrutably suggested that what he heard could have been other metal objects -dropping. Norman seemed a bit evasive, or perhaps just understandably puzzled +dropping. Norman seemed a bit evasive, or perhaps just understandably puzzled by the whole exercise. Oddly, he indicated that he had resisted the efforts of the FBI to put words in his mouth, on the question of whether what he heard -was "above" or "right above" him. Spence tried (inadequately) to clarify the +was "above" or "right above" him. Spence tried (inadequately) to clarify the issue of when employees were freed to leave the building. - Sheriff Eugene Boone described the sniper's nest, and his discovery of -the rifle, saying that "Mauser" was used as a generic term. Typically, Spence -did not really cross-examine Boone about what he had said, but used his -testimony as a way of presenting his own speculation. Spence suggested that + Sheriff Eugene Boone described the sniper's nest, and his discovery of +the rifle, saying that "Mauser" was used as a generic term. Typically, Spence +did not really cross-examine Boone about what he had said, but used his +testimony as a way of presenting his own speculation. Spence suggested that the gun was meant to be found, and that the cartridge cases were found in positions inconsistent with ejection to the right from the rifle. - As in a real trial, I guess, Boone didn't get to point out that -cartridges can bounce, and he played along with Spence's resurrection of the -old Mannlicher - Mauser identification problem. Boone conceded that he was + As in a real trial, I guess, Boone didn't get to point out that +cartridges can bounce, and he played along with Spence's resurrection of the +old Mannlicher - Mauser identification problem. Boone conceded that he was not able to identify the rifle as the one he found, just in the sense that it did not have his marks on it. Having testified that he found no powder burns on the foliage on the knoll, he conceded that there were none on the sixth floor either. - Officer Marrion Baker described his encounter with Oswald on the second -floor. Spence emphasized that Oswald did not seem excited. - Ted Callaway told of seeing Oswald run past his used-car lot with his + Officer Marrion Baker described his encounter with Oswald on the second +floor. Spence emphasized that Oswald did not seem excited. + Ted Callaway told of seeing Oswald run past his used-car lot with his 8 EOC 4 -3-

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pistol, and of checking Tippit's pulse and calling in on his radio. On cross, -Bugliosi objected to Spence cutting off Callaway's responses, but was +

pistol, and of checking Tippit's pulse and calling in on his radio. On cross, +Bugliosi objected to Spence cutting off Callaway's responses, but was overruled. I wonder if anyone got to sit down with these witnesses and have a decent session of questioning without playing by legal rules, and if a record of such conversations will ever become available. If not, that would be a real loss. About an hour into the show, there was the first exchange I found -potentially valuable. Callaway conceded that Capt. Fritz said before the -lineup that they wanted to wrap up the case on Oswald, and linked him to JFK's -murder, but Callaway said he had asked first. He continued to defend the +potentially valuable. Callaway conceded that Capt. Fritz said before the +lineup that they wanted to wrap up the case on Oswald, and linked him to JFK's +murder, but Callaway said he had asked first. He continued to defend the handling of the lineup (e.g., the clothing worn) and the validity of his identification: "I could have made it, sir, if they had been 'nekkid.'" - Bugliosi called Frazier back, to identify Billy Lovelady standing in the -doorway a few steps in front of Frazier. Spence had gotten Callaway and Baker -to say that the man in the Altgens photo resembled Oswald. Spence tried to -make an issue of Frazier not having identified Lovelady before. This is a + Bugliosi called Frazier back, to identify Billy Lovelady standing in the +doorway a few steps in front of Frazier. Spence had gotten Callaway and Baker +to say that the man in the Altgens photo resembled Oswald. Spence tried to +make an issue of Frazier not having identified Lovelady before. This is a good example of muddying up the facts on what really is a non-issue. - Jack Brewer (known to us as Johnny Calvin Brewer) told of seeing Oswald -outside his shoe store, and of his role in the capture of Oswald. Did we know + Jack Brewer (known to us as Johnny Calvin Brewer) told of seeing Oswald +outside his shoe store, and of his role in the capture of Oswald. Did we know that the police briefly held a gun on him? Good testimony from a human- interest viewpoint, but we did not learn how Brewer felt about jumping into -that dangerous situation. To Spence, he conceded that Oswald's odd behavior -was consistent with being a patsy, that a policeman struck Oswald, and that he +that dangerous situation. To Spence, he conceded that Oswald's odd behavior +was consistent with being a patsy, that a policeman struck Oswald, and that he did testify that he heard someone say "Kill the President, will you" - but he does not know who, or even if it was a policeman. (It did not come out that -he told David Belin that it was "some of the police," and that he thought he -"had seen him [Oswald] some place before. I think he had been in my store -before." [7 WCH 6, 4]) - After a "break," during which Ed Newman retraced Oswald's route, Cecil -Kirk testified about his HSCA photo analysis, primarily of the Zapruder film -and the backyard photos. Kirk had better graphics capabilities this time - +he told David Belin that it was "some of the police," and that he thought he +"had seen him [Oswald] some place before. I think he had been in my store +before." [7 WCH 6, 4]) + After a "break," during which Ed Newman retraced Oswald's route, Cecil +Kirk testified about his HSCA photo analysis, primarily of the Zapruder film +and the backyard photos. Kirk had better graphics capabilities this time - stop action video, and a light pen (as used for play analysis in football games). This production reportedly cost about $1 million; the HSCA spent only -about $5.5 million investigating the JFK and MLK cases. - Spence suggested, in a patronizing and artificial way, that the sudden -stop of the running girl (Rosemary Willis) may have been caused by her mother -- she presumably did have one, right? - calling her name. Spence tried to get -Kirk to admit that he could not detect a CIA or KGB fraud; he stood his -ground. I remain impressed by Kirk. I really believe that many of the HSCA +about $5.5 million investigating the JFK and MLK cases. + Spence suggested, in a patronizing and artificial way, that the sudden +stop of the running girl (Rosemary Willis) may have been caused by her mother +- she presumably did have one, right? - calling her name. Spence tried to get +Kirk to admit that he could not detect a CIA or KGB fraud; he stood his +ground. I remain impressed by Kirk. I really believe that many of the HSCA panelists would have been delighted to come up with evidence of conspiracy. (That has been said about the WC staff too, but there I have strong doubts.) - An odd bit of role-playing: Bugliosi objected to the playing of a 1964 -clip of Connally talking about the shots, when he must have realized that it + An odd bit of role-playing: Bugliosi objected to the playing of a 1964 +clip of Connally talking about the shots, when he must have realized that it was good television and would not be passed up. - Dr. Charles Petty testified about the HSCA pathology panel, attributing + Dr. Charles Petty testified about the HSCA pathology panel, attributing the head snap to a neuromuscular reaction. Cross-examination was dreadful - did you ask the FBI or the CIA "to produce the brain of the President?" Even expert witnesses don't get to talk. The HSCA public hearings were usually a lot better than a real trial, imperfect as they were. (Remember "I just have -one more question, Mr. White. Do you know what photogrammetry is?" [2 HSCA -344]) Petty looked authentically and appropriately amused by the antics of +one more question, Mr. White. Do you know what photogrammetry is?" [2 HSCA +344]) Petty looked authentically and appropriately amused by the antics of the lawyers. - Bugliosi and Spence seemed genuinely puzzled by the panel's observation + Bugliosi and Spence seemed genuinely puzzled by the panel's observation that the photos and X-rays contradicted the autopsy surgeons on the location -of the head entry wound. (7 HSCA 129) Spence erroneously introduced this as +of the head entry wound. (7 HSCA 129) Spence erroneously introduced this as a conflict between the photos and the X-rays, and the real issue here (which the HSCA was unable to resolve) was totally obfuscated. - HSCA firearms expert Monty Lutz described a re-enactment he did for + HSCA firearms expert Monty Lutz described a re-enactment he did for 8 EOC 4 -4-

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Bugliosi this May, getting three hits in 3.6 seconds once, and two hits the -other four times. Spence noted that this was not an exact duplication. He +

Bugliosi this May, getting three hits in 3.6 seconds once, and two hits the +other four times. Spence noted that this was not an exact duplication. He made this point in such an obnoxious way that his success with juries both surprises and disturbs me. - Vincent Guinn testified about his neutron activation analysis. The + Vincent Guinn testified about his neutron activation analysis. The cross-examination (reproduced on p. 9) was in some ways typically awful. -Spence emphasized that Guinn had not examined 28 additional bullet fragments +Spence emphasized that Guinn had not examined 28 additional bullet fragments which were "found" in the head. (In fact, they were "found" in X-rays.) The erroneous implication that 28 other fragments were removed and then ignored -just slipped by. (Or was that my inference, not Spence's implication, as Mark -Lane used to say?) Guinn wasn't allowed to say what he knew on that point. +just slipped by. (Or was that my inference, not Spence's implication, as Mark +Lane used to say?) Guinn wasn't allowed to say what he knew on that point. Insofar as there is a real inauthenticity issue, i.e. in the context of Lifton's evidence, it was not pursued in any meaningful way on the air. The next witness was a surprise to me, and a new face: former FBI -documents expert Lyndal Shaneyfelt. He gave straightforward testimony about -the Klein's order form for the rifle and Oswald's diary and letters, with a -reading of the sections indicating the most hostility to the U.S. Spence +documents expert Lyndal Shaneyfelt. He gave straightforward testimony about +the Klein's order form for the rifle and Oswald's diary and letters, with a +reading of the sections indicating the most hostility to the U.S. Spence played the innocent: "Well. Do you realize what you've been used for here, doctor?... to smear my client, isn't that right?" Presumably used to this -sort of thing in real life, Shaneyfelt did little but answer the questions. -Reading from 8 HSCA 236, Spence noted the expert testimony that the diary was -written in only a few sittings. Shaneyfelt stood up to him on his use of +sort of thing in real life, Shaneyfelt did little but answer the questions. +Reading from 8 HSCA 236, Spence noted the expert testimony that the diary was +written in only a few sittings. Shaneyfelt stood up to him on his use of microfilm copies for analysis. - Spence suggested, hypothetically, that assuming Oswald was working for + Spence suggested, hypothetically, that assuming Oswald was working for "the CIA or for the Army Intelligence or for the Navy Intelligence," he might establish his loyalty by sending anti-American letters through the censored mail. A confused double hypothesis: an agent wouldn't ordinarily keep a -diary, but he wanted his to be read. Shaneyfelt conceded that it was a "fair +diary, but he wanted his to be read. Shaneyfelt conceded that it was a "fair assumption" that the CIA and FBI can create good forgeries. - A bit of real-life drama emerged in the testimony of Nelson Delgado, now -a chef in Arkansas. He and Oswald were both "130%" pro-Castro in the Marines. -He agreed with Spence's description of his (previously reported) fears that -the FBI would get him, and Bugliosi wondered - without probing the reasons for -his fears - if Delgado didn't think that the FBI would have gotten him if they -really wanted to. Delgado said he was "just old news" now, and revealed that + A bit of real-life drama emerged in the testimony of Nelson Delgado, now +a chef in Arkansas. He and Oswald were both "130%" pro-Castro in the Marines. +He agreed with Spence's description of his (previously reported) fears that +the FBI would get him, and Bugliosi wondered - without probing the reasons for +his fears - if Delgado didn't think that the FBI would have gotten him if they +really wanted to. Delgado said he was "just old news" now, and revealed that he had indeed been shot in the shoulder. The last government witness - on the stand for about 25 minutes - was -Ruth Paine. Wasn't this her first extended public appearance? It was +Ruth Paine. Wasn't this her first extended public appearance? It was interesting to see her in person, but the constraints of the format were overwhelming. She was trying to be precise, thoughtful, and fair, and -apparently found talking about Oswald a difficult experience; the lawyers were -busy acting like lawyers. For example, Spence asked if she were a CIA or KGB +apparently found talking about Oswald a difficult experience; the lawyers were +busy acting like lawyers. For example, Spence asked if she were a CIA or KGB agent, ridiculing her (as she noted) for laughing at the first question. He badgered her about the coincidences involved in her studying Russian (to work for US-USSR friendship), befriending Marina, having the gun in her garage, and -getting Lee the TSBD job - all, it seems, to make the point that she now knows -how Lee would have felt about being (falsely) accused. Dreadful. Why she sat +getting Lee the TSBD job - all, it seems, to make the point that she now knows +how Lee would have felt about being (falsely) accused. Dreadful. Why she sat still for this, I don't know. She did say that she hoped to show "for the -historical record" that a "very ordinary person" like Lee "can kill the +historical record" that a "very ordinary person" like Lee "can kill the President without that being something that shows on them in advance." - A discussion with Ruth Paine on her own terms could have been very + A discussion with Ruth Paine on her own terms could have been very illuminating. There are many questions she has apparently not been asked - about her previous interrogations, for example. I'm sure that even the buffs -with suspicions about her relationship with the Oswalds could come up with a +with suspicions about her relationship with the Oswalds could come up with a list of questions which could be asked in a productive and non-hostile manner. -I hope she doesn't think Spence is a typical critic; I think some of us should +I hope she doesn't think Spence is a typical critic; I think some of us should write to her and apologize. - If Spence's whole case really were typical of what the critics have to + If Spence's whole case really were typical of what the critics have to 8 EOC 4 -5-

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offer, it would be time to retire. My reaction to Mark Lane in 1964 was that -all those little points must add up to something; my reaction to Spence is +

offer, it would be time to retire. My reaction to Mark Lane in 1964 was that +all those little points must add up to something; my reaction to Spence is quite the opposite. His ability and inclination to suggest doubts about whatever a prosecution witness said told me less about what happened in Dallas than about how lawyers work. - The first defense witness was Bill Newman, who described seeing Kennedy -and Connally hit. It was established that there was room for doubt in his + The first defense witness was Bill Newman, who described seeing Kennedy +and Connally hit. It was established that there was room for doubt in his opinion of the direction of the shots, since (when he was excited and upset) -he signed a statement saying the JFK had stood up in the car. - Spence called Tom Tilson of the DPD to tell his story about someone who -looked just like Ruby (whom he knew) throwing something into a car just past +he signed a statement saying the JFK had stood up in the car. + Spence called Tom Tilson of the DPD to tell his story about someone who +looked just like Ruby (whom he knew) throwing something into a car just past the knoll, right after the shooting. Tilson then followed him but the license number he called in was apparently not pursued, and Tilson's copy was lost. -Sure. Bugliosi didn't get Tilson to recant on the stand, but his story +Sure. Bugliosi didn't get Tilson to recant on the stand, but his story certainly didn't look plausible when he was done. - Earl Golz's article on Tilson does not suggest that he thought the man he -chased was Ruby. (#116, 2 pp., DMN, 20 Aug 78, just six days before the HSCA + Earl Golz's article on Tilson does not suggest that he thought the man he +chased was Ruby. (#116, 2 pp., DMN, 20 Aug 78, just six days before the HSCA interviewed Tilson; see also 12 HSCA 15-16, or "Conspiracy," p. 82.) Golz's -most provocative statement (given Hurt's account of funny business in the -Tippit case) is that Tilson was close enough to Tippit to be a pallbearer. - Of all the conspiracy witnesses around, why would Spence want this one? -I fear he really chose to suggest that Ruby was running around Dallas, on the +most provocative statement (given Hurt's account of funny business in the +Tippit case) is that Tilson was close enough to Tippit to be a pallbearer. + Of all the conspiracy witnesses around, why would Spence want this one? +I fear he really chose to suggest that Ruby was running around Dallas, on the knoll with a gun and planting a bullet at Parkland. That is hardly a leading -hypothesis for a conspiracy involving Ruby; the only advantage seems to be +hypothesis for a conspiracy involving Ruby; the only advantage seems to be that one can exploit it, in a very naive way, to incorporate some of Seth -Kantor's testimony and at the same time cast doubt on Guinn's. - The testimony of Dr. Cyril Wecht generally resembled his HSCA appearance, -in tone as well as content. Wecht still takes a hard line on the question of +Kantor's testimony and at the same time cast doubt on Guinn's. + The testimony of Dr. Cyril Wecht generally resembled his HSCA appearance, +in tone as well as content. Wecht still takes a hard line on the question of how he could be right and the rest of the HSCA panel wrong, suggesting the "subconscious" influence of their government grants and appointments. In the -program's second gratuitous reference to nudity, Wecht asserted that he was +program's second gratuitous reference to nudity, Wecht asserted that he was the only panelist with "the courage to say that the king was nude and had no clothes on." - In response to Wecht's best point - the condition of CE 399 - Bugliosi -did not bring up the test firings by Dr. John Nichols (and later by Dr. John -Lattimer), where shooting this ammunition into a block of wood left the bullet -in good condition. (Lattimer, p. 271-2) That's not the same as a comparable + In response to Wecht's best point - the condition of CE 399 - Bugliosi +did not bring up the test firings by Dr. John Nichols (and later by Dr. John +Lattimer), where shooting this ammunition into a block of wood left the bullet +in good condition. (Lattimer, p. 271-2) That's not the same as a comparable bullet from a real shooting, but it should be noted. - I cannot defend Wecht's use, in attacking the single-bullet theory, of + I cannot defend Wecht's use, in attacking the single-bullet theory, of the same schematic diagram he presented to the HSCA (1 HSCA 341). It is an unfair representation of what the government now claims CE 399 did. One can debate the SBT trajectory, but one must now start with the results of the HSCA's trajectory analysis. There may be minor errors on that work, but the -SBT path is clearly not as implausible as Wecht presented it. Bugliosi scored -a point by asking where the Kennedy bullet went if it did not end up in -Connally, but he did not bring up the HSCA's trajectory work. +SBT path is clearly not as implausible as Wecht presented it. Bugliosi scored +a point by asking where the Kennedy bullet went if it did not end up in +Connally, but he did not bring up the HSCA's trajectory work. Perhaps the most impressive defense witness was hospital corpsman Paul -O'Connor, one of the important Bethesda witnesses in Lifton's "Best Evidence." -He described the removal of JFK's body from a body bag, the "constant" -interference by Dr. Burkley (apparently on behalf of the family), and the +O'Connor, one of the important Bethesda witnesses in Lifton's "Best Evidence." +He described the removal of JFK's body from a body bag, the "constant" +interference by Dr. Burkley (apparently on behalf of the family), and the condition of the head, which left no need for the procedure he usually performed to cut the skull and very little of the brain to be removed. - Bugliosi's cross-examination produced one dramatic moment. First he + Bugliosi's cross-examination produced one dramatic moment. First he established that the surgeons did "most of the mundane jobs" usually done by -the technicians, but O'Connor insisted there was no brain to remove. If this -was so shocking, Bugliosi wondered, why didn't he tell the HSCA? He seemed -genuinely surprised when O'Connor said he had been "under orders not to talk +the technicians, but O'Connor insisted there was no brain to remove. If this +was so shocking, Bugliosi wondered, why didn't he tell the HSCA? He seemed +genuinely surprised when O'Connor said he had been "under orders not to talk until that time." 8 EOC 4 -6-

Unfortunately, issues relating to these orders were not pursued on the -air. O'Connor, who was nervous, referred to getting permission from the HSCA +air. O'Connor, who was nervous, referred to getting permission from the HSCA to talk to Navy brass, and also indicated that the HSCA had not asked the -right questions. The sequence of events is unclear: Bugliosi referred to an +right questions. The sequence of events is unclear: Bugliosi referred to an hour-and-a-half interview with the HSCA; I think the volumes cite only an "outside contact report" (which was often based on a phone call) dated June 28, 1978, but that does not preclude an earlier interview. The 1963 orders not to talk were not modified until March 1978, when permission to talk with the HSCA was reluctantly given. (Best Evidence, p. 608) - The broadcast did not mention the Sibert-O'Neill report or the other -indications of head surgery. Spence seems to have used O'Connor's evidence + The broadcast did not mention the Sibert-O'Neill report or the other +indications of head surgery. Spence seems to have used O'Connor's evidence only to establish the absence of the brain, without much of a scenario to -explain it. O'Connor's interpretation was not brought out; Lifton's book said -he basically believed the Warren Report. - Spence also brought up the missing brain with Wecht and Petty, and in -connection with the Zapruder film. As with his version of a Ruby conspiracy, +explain it. O'Connor's interpretation was not brought out; Lifton's book said +he basically believed the Warren Report. + Spence also brought up the missing brain with Wecht and Petty, and in +connection with the Zapruder film. As with his version of a Ruby conspiracy, the missing brain is representative of but not really central to the mysteries -of the medical evidence. Bugliosi's presentation of the HSCA investigation of +of the medical evidence. Bugliosi's presentation of the HSCA investigation of RFK's probable role in the post-autopsy destruction of a brain may have unduly -lessened the impact of O'Connor's testimony. - Former FBI SA James Hosty was called as an adverse witness. It was +lessened the impact of O'Connor's testimony. + Former FBI SA James Hosty was called as an adverse witness. It was valuable to see him, but I don't recall much new information in his testimony -on Oswald's note, the information "withheld" from him about Oswald's Mexico -trip, and other matters. (Spence's grasp of the evidence seemed imperfect; he -indicated at first that a page had been removed from Oswald's notebook -itself.) It was Bugliosi who got Hosty to say that he was not suggesting -Soviet consul Kostikov was involved in the assassination. - Hosty thinks the Mexico mystery man was assumed to be Oswald because -prior wiretap information suggested - at the time - that Oswald was going to +on Oswald's note, the information "withheld" from him about Oswald's Mexico +trip, and other matters. (Spence's grasp of the evidence seemed imperfect; he +indicated at first that a page had been removed from Oswald's notebook +itself.) It was Bugliosi who got Hosty to say that he was not suggesting +Soviet consul Kostikov was involved in the assassination. + Hosty thinks the Mexico mystery man was assumed to be Oswald because +prior wiretap information suggested - at the time - that Oswald was going to come over to pick up his visa. Where has this explanation been dealt with? - The next witness was HSCA researcher Edwin J. Lopez, barely recognizable -as a short-haired and properly attired lawyer, talking about Oswald in Mexico. + The next witness was HSCA researcher Edwin J. Lopez, barely recognizable +as a short-haired and properly attired lawyer, talking about Oswald in Mexico. (His style during the HSCA investigation was informal; see p. 211 of Gaeton -Fonzi's article on the HSCA, 2 EOC 10.2.) Like O'Connor, Lopez did not +Fonzi's article on the HSCA, 2 EOC 10.2.) Like O'Connor, Lopez did not provide many facts the buffs did not already know, but he probably made quite an impression on the viewing audience. His personal conclusions were that -Oswald was in some way associated with the CIA, and was a patsy. - Lopez concluded that there had been an Oswald impostor for all the +Oswald was in some way associated with the CIA, and was a patsy. + Lopez concluded that there had been an Oswald impostor for all the Embassy visits - partly on the basis of his review of CIA photos taken from three sites. He specified that the surveillance was around-the-clock, -contrary to David Phillips. [The Night Watch, p. 124; cf. Summers, p. 384] -Spence noted that, in a real trial, Lee could have demanded production of the +contrary to David Phillips. [The Night Watch, p. 124; cf. Summers, p. 384] +Spence noted that, in a real trial, Lee could have demanded production of the still-classified 280-page HSCA report on Mexico. On cross-examination, -Bugliosi let Lopez talk a bit, and managed to effectively touch on some of the +Bugliosi let Lopez talk a bit, and managed to effectively touch on some of the evidentiary difficulties with his conspiratorial conclusions. - The final defense witness was Seth Kantor, whose testimony provided a -pretty good summary of the basic issues relating to Ruby, whom he knew. -Bugliosi raised some of the standard non-conspiratorial rebuttals. I don't -recall any facts which are not in Kantor's book on Ruby or the HSCA volumes. - In terms of factual information alluded to, Kantor, Lopez, and O'Connor + The final defense witness was Seth Kantor, whose testimony provided a +pretty good summary of the basic issues relating to Ruby, whom he knew. +Bugliosi raised some of the standard non-conspiratorial rebuttals. I don't +recall any facts which are not in Kantor's book on Ruby or the HSCA volumes. + In terms of factual information alluded to, Kantor, Lopez, and O'Connor certainly deserve more space in EOC than all the prosecution witnesses put -together. However, we have not heard Lopez' evidence - he said he was still -bound by his secrecy oath. The fact that Lopez went public with his personal +together. However, we have not heard Lopez' evidence - he said he was still +bound by his secrecy oath. The fact that Lopez went public with his personal conclusions is significant, in any case. On the whole, the evidence involved -in the defense case was better than Spence's presentation of it. +in the defense case was better than Spence's presentation of it. I am told that the taped testimony included three additional witnesses, and that three more were flown to London but not used. (I do not know the names of those witnesses.) 8 EOC 4 -7-

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Bugliosi's closing arguments were effectively delivered and generally +

Bugliosi's closing arguments were effectively delivered and generally straightforward. He did not push a "no conspiracy" argument, but alleged that -Oswald was "guilty as sin." He could have been much worse; he cited Oswald's +Oswald was "guilty as sin." He could have been much worse; he cited Oswald's defection to the USSR not as evidence of his serious political beliefs, but as one indication that he was "utterly and completely nuts" and "bonkers," as one -must be to shoot the President. He noted that Spence kept his cowboy hat on +must be to shoot the President. He noted that Spence kept his cowboy hat on the table and didn't put it on anyone as a conspirator. - There were certainly holes in Bugliosi's argument - when he asked, for + There were certainly holes in Bugliosi's argument - when he asked, for example, if there was such a sophisticated conspiracy, why frame a poor marksman who had a $19 rifle? That one can be answered. In general, I don't think an uninformed viewer got a good sense of the political context of the -assassination. Bugliosi said Spence was too smart to say the FBI or CIA -killed JFK, which would sound "downright silly," and he asserted that neither +assassination. Bugliosi said Spence was too smart to say the FBI or CIA +killed JFK, which would sound "downright silly," and he asserted that neither the CIA nor the Mafia had "any productive motive whatsoever" to do so. - Spence propped a photo of Lee in a chair, and said that Lee would + Spence propped a photo of Lee in a chair, and said that Lee would probably say he was scared and could not explain a lot of the evidence. -Spence would tell him to just trust the jury. Of course, he emphasized that +Spence would tell him to just trust the jury. Of course, he emphasized that each juror had to dispel all his reasonable doubts. (Neither lawyer was about to abandon successful techniques for this very special case, which is why -Spence had to argue with Kirk about the running girl, for example.) Spence -dragged up all the "coincidences" involving Ruth Paine, and various other +Spence had to argue with Kirk about the running girl, for example.) Spence +dragged up all the "coincidences" involving Ruth Paine, and various other alleged coincidences. He said that the only firm truth in this case is that the "closet" of hidden evidence is still locked. - Spence closed with a melodramatic metaphor in which a bird in a child's -hand represented Lee's fate in the jury's hands. The speech's distance from -the hard facts reminded me of Garrison. At this point, if I had been a juror, -Spence's style would have led to me decide that some of the doubts he had + Spence closed with a melodramatic metaphor in which a bird in a child's +hand represented Lee's fate in the jury's hands. The speech's distance from +the hard facts reminded me of Garrison. At this point, if I had been a juror, +Spence's style would have led to me decide that some of the doubts he had planted were not really "reasonable" and could be ignored. One small consolation is that the lawyers did not get a lot of money for appearing on the program - just a lot of publicity. While waiting for the verdict, we heard a discussion involving defense -lawyer Alan Dershowitz and two men who could well have been witnesses, former -AG Ramsey Clark and Jack Anderson. - Anderson's self-promoting remarks argued for a verdict of guilty as part +lawyer Alan Dershowitz and two men who could well have been witnesses, former +AG Ramsey Clark and Jack Anderson. + Anderson's self-promoting remarks argued for a verdict of guilty as part of a conspiracy. Among other things, he claimed that he began digging into the CIA after the assassination, and that he found that the CIA had recruited -Mafia killers to get Castro. Oswald killed JFK "little over three [sic] -months" after Castro's "warning" interview with Daniel Harker of the AP, "and -we've had plenty of testimony showing [Oswald's] links to the Castro -movement." John Roselli was killed by Trafficante's people because he gave -Anderson details of Castro's involvement. Anderson also talked about an -immediate briefing of RFK by McCone. He also said that Hoover "made a public -statement" to the effect that he was "under pressure to finger" Oswald. As a -guide to Anderson's reliability, note that he referred to the acoustical +Mafia killers to get Castro. Oswald killed JFK "little over three [sic] +months" after Castro's "warning" interview with Daniel Harker of the AP, "and +we've had plenty of testimony showing [Oswald's] links to the Castro +movement." John Roselli was killed by Trafficante's people because he gave +Anderson details of Castro's involvement. Anderson also talked about an +immediate briefing of RFK by McCone. He also said that Hoover "made a public +statement" to the effect that he was "under pressure to finger" Oswald. As a +guide to Anderson's reliability, note that he referred to the acoustical evidence as if the HSCA's results had not been seriously challenged. - Does Anderson have some sort of first-amendment immunity against being -properly questioned? His 1967 column suggesting that Castro had retaliated -against plots pushed by the Kennedys was certainly an event in the -controversy, not just a description of it. (Ed Newman, at least, did -challenge his Roselli story.) - If anyone wants to transcribe Anderson's comments, or other parts of the + Does Anderson have some sort of first-amendment immunity against being +properly questioned? His 1967 column suggesting that Castro had retaliated +against plots pushed by the Kennedys was certainly an event in the +controversy, not just a description of it. (Ed Newman, at least, did +challenge his Roselli story.) + If anyone wants to transcribe Anderson's comments, or other parts of the program, I can provide an audio tape. - Among other things, Ramsey Clark suggested that the Castro-did-it theory -is CIA disinformation. He praised the Warren Commission for doing a + Among other things, Ramsey Clark suggested that the Castro-did-it theory +is CIA disinformation. He praised the Warren Commission for doing a "marvelous job," and alleged that RFK had no doubts about FBI or CIA involvement. The issue, he thinks, is how we can keep our idealism without succumbing to "irrationality and to violence." - Dershowitz emphasized the importance of maintaining the integrity of the + Dershowitz emphasized the importance of maintaining the integrity of the 8 EOC 4 -8-

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fact-finding process. Even more than Spence, he would have emphasized that -the process had been tampered with. Clark said that sort of thing happens all -the time. Dershowitz thought Spence got some new facts out, and showed the -advantages of the adversary process. Clark, correctly, disputed that. - Spence and Bugliosi made a few general remarks to the TV audience, mostly +

fact-finding process. Even more than Spence, he would have emphasized that +the process had been tampered with. Clark said that sort of thing happens all +the time. Dershowitz thought Spence got some new facts out, and showed the +advantages of the adversary process. Clark, correctly, disputed that. + Spence and Bugliosi made a few general remarks to the TV audience, mostly on the value of the mock trial. The jury's verdict: guilty. On the question of conspiracy: seven no, three yes, two undecided. @@ -2370,7 +2370,7 @@ three yes, two undecided. number of viewers who saw at least part of the defense case and thought giving their opinion was worth fifty cents: 14% guilty, 86% not guilty in the West, 15% and 85% in the East. That is generally consistent with the 1983 Gallup -poll often referred to by Hurt, and with Fensterwald's poll of "experts." +poll often referred to by Hurt, and with Fensterwald's poll of "experts." (#1984.36, #1984.166-7) Newman thought the variance of the two verdicts was a "remarkable" state of affairs. (For my sentiments about polls of the general public, note item #126 below.) Newman said that the unavailable evidence, if @@ -2381,81 +2381,81 @@ opportunity to hang the jury and get some more facts out the next time around); in a mock trial, based just on what was aired, guilty and conspiracy. But, as with my limited real-life trial experience, my strongest opinion was that at least one of the lawyers should be locked up. Despite my bias against -Bugliosi for his prior comparison of some buffs to Dr. Goebbels, I think he +Bugliosi for his prior comparison of some buffs to Dr. Goebbels, I think he did an acceptable and often persuasive job on the air. - The credits included special thanks to Tony Summers and Mary Ferrell. + The credits included special thanks to Tony Summers and Mary Ferrell. The copyright is held by LWT.

Clippings: - 117. For 15-16 Nov 86 (Seth Kantor, Cox papers and NYT service) + 117. For 15-16 Nov 86 (Seth Kantor, Cox papers and NYT service) [3 pp.] "Despite the impact of the testimony, the realistic trial is -dominated by the hand-to-hand courtroom combat" of Spence and Bugliosi, who +dominated by the hand-to-hand courtroom combat" of Spence and Bugliosi, who "do not like each other, on and off camera." A good pre-broadcast overview, with a few quotes from the witnesses. - 118. 9 Nov 86 (LAT) "Oswald goes on trial" [4 pp.] An amusing account -by Bill Bancroft of Dallas, who worked as a researcher for the program. -Norman was hard to locate; Amos Euins was afraid to participate; a judge who + 118. 9 Nov 86 (LAT) "Oswald goes on trial" [4 pp.] An amusing account +by Bill Bancroft of Dallas, who worked as a researcher for the program. +Norman was hard to locate; Amos Euins was afraid to participate; a judge who looked like one was not easy to find; some "jurors" (deliberately chosen to be under 35) were (understandably) suspicious of the LWT offer. (One checked Bancroft's credit rating.) There was much tension during the filming. "All 18 hours are scheduled to be shown on Showtime in 1987." 119. Nov 86 (Cabletime) This Showtime ad does not mention LWT, but does use the dreaded "d" word: "Innocent or guilty? You decide after -watching this docu-drama of the controversy behind the Kennedy assassination." - 120. 21 Nov 86 (SF Examiner) "Oswald inherits his day in court at +watching this docu-drama of the controversy behind the Kennedy assassination." + 120. 21 Nov 86 (SF Examiner) "Oswald inherits his day in court at last; a goose teaches a boy to be a man" (Two separate items.) "In a curious way, this massive program elevates the 'People's Court' genre while degrading both the reality and the mythos behind legendary 'Inherit the Wind' court -battles." TV critic Michael Dougan is more generous to Spence than I can be: +battles." TV critic Michael Dougan is more generous to Spence than I can be: he "transfixes the jurors (and, I suspect, many viewers) with his intense magnetism, his down-home demeanor, his unflappability and confidence." But -Dougan sees the basic problem: "Where 'On Trial' disappoints is in the +Dougan sees the basic problem: "Where 'On Trial' disappoints is in the implied promise that this may be a ground-breaking investigation, bringing fresh evidence - or, at least, perspective - to the fore.... Alas, most of the time is devoted to rehashing old arguments...." - 121. 16 Nov (Schneider, NYT) "Bringing Lee Harvey Oswald to 'Trial'" -The "main weakness", Bugliosi said, was the time limitation on cross- + 121. 16 Nov (Schneider, NYT) "Bringing Lee Harvey Oswald to 'Trial'" +The "main weakness", Bugliosi said, was the time limitation on cross- examination and closing statements. 8 EOC 4 -9-

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122. 19 Nov (AP) "Kennedy case put to a jury" [2 pp.] Researcher -Tomlinson said the program "produces no new evidence" and is not "the final -word on who killed Kennedy." O'Connor's "dramatic" testimony is noted. - 123. 4 Nov (LA News in NY News) "TV gives Oswald his day in court" -Spence is "best known as the flamboyant lawyer who won a multi-million-dollar -verdict in the Karen Silkwood case." (I am told that the Law Enforcement +

122. 19 Nov (AP) "Kennedy case put to a jury" [2 pp.] Researcher +Tomlinson said the program "produces no new evidence" and is not "the final +word on who killed Kennedy." O'Connor's "dramatic" testimony is noted. + 123. 4 Nov (LA News in NY News) "TV gives Oswald his day in court" +Spence is "best known as the flamboyant lawyer who won a multi-million-dollar +verdict in the Karen Silkwood case." (I am told that the Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit played a role in that case; to get some idea of why I am -interested in the LEIU, and the possibility that it knew about Oswald, see the +interested in the LEIU, and the possibility that it knew about Oswald, see the documents listed in EOC for 16 Jun 79.) "The lawyers were chosen not only because of their visibility but also because... 'We wanted people who would -take this seriously.'" Bugliosi "combed through" the WC and HSCA volumes, +take this seriously.'" Bugliosi "combed through" the WC and HSCA volumes, "and 'all the books by the conspiracy buffs.'" (Did he talk to any of us? Not that I know of.) - 124. 22 Nov (LAT) "Oswald Skeptics' Night in Court" "If the emotions + 124. 22 Nov (LAT) "Oswald Skeptics' Night in Court" "If the emotions aren't genuine, then these witnesses are among the world's best amateur actors. The posturing is by lawyers, not witnesses, proving that real people telling real stories are far more compelling and believable than characters speaking dialogue." Speaking of flamboyant lawyers whose style didn't cut it in this case: 125. 23 Nov (Wice, Hartford Courant, in SFC) "The Botched Trial of -Jack Ruby" [3 pp.] "A lawyer less concerned [than Melvin Belli] with his +Jack Ruby" [3 pp.] "A lawyer less concerned [than Melvin Belli] with his public image probably would not have gambled his client's life on an implausible [epilepsy] defense." The press, prosecutor, and judge didn't do so well either, making "a mockery out of due process of law." 126. 3 Nov (SFC) In a poll at four named colleges, 30% of the 1000 responding students said they believed that "aliens from outer space visited -Earth in ancient times." About the same fraction believe in Bigfoot and +Earth in ancient times." About the same fraction believe in Bigfoot and Atlantis. More than half "said they are creationists." So let's not take our -85% in the JFK case too seriously. +85% in the JFK case too seriously. 127. 20 Nov 86 (Corry, NYT) A good critique of the lawyers' styles and the witnesses' demeanor; quotable, but I'm short on space and time.

An excerpt: - The entire broadcast cross-examination of Prof. Vincent Guinn: - GS: Well, I'd rather cross-examine Mr. Bugliosi than the doctor, since + The entire broadcast cross-examination of Prof. Vincent Guinn: + GS: Well, I'd rather cross-examine Mr. Bugliosi than the doctor, since he's the one that's given all the testimony. [Judge: But the doctor's on the stand.] Doctor, will you answer my questions, nice and simple, yes and no, -like you did for Mr. Bugliosi? +like you did for Mr. Bugliosi? VG: Wherever that's possible, yes, sir. GS: Here's a picture of the skull, X-ray of the skull, of the President. And what we see are an artist's drawing of the fragments that were seen in the @@ -2474,7 +2474,7 @@ activation analysis? GS: Thank you. Now, doctor, did you analyze the large copper fragment that was found in the limousine? VG: No, this was only an analysis of bullet lead. - GS: I'm gonna ask you once more, Dr. Guinn, did you analyze the large + GS: I'm gonna ask you once more, Dr. Guinn, did you analyze the large copper fragment that was found in the limousine? [VG: No.] 8 EOC 4 -10-

@@ -2488,7 +2488,7 @@ that this is honest evidence, is it? evidence; [VG ignored GS's interruption: No, but you can't say one way or the other, can you?] it came to me in the original FBI containers with their designations on them, and in all appearances the specimens matched what was in -the Warren Commission report description of them. I have no reason to doubt +the Warren Commission report description of them. I have no reason to doubt that they are completely authentic; they were brought to me from the National Archives by a man of the National Archives. GS: I'm understanding that, sir, but you're not testifying to this jury @@ -2500,29 +2500,29 @@ President? [VG: No way, unless I were the surgeon.] GS: And you just examined what they gave you, isn't that true, doctor? VG: Correct. [GS: Thank you, doctor.]

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Postscripts relating to Tony Summers: +

Postscripts relating to Tony Summers: The "settlement" referred to at 8 EOC 3.10 did not involve any admission -or court ruling that Phillips had been libeled. It seems safe to assume the +or court ruling that Phillips had been libeled. It seems safe to assume the the potential cost of going to trial resulted in a settlement. The Observer -conceded that the Summers extracts "could have been read to suggest that Mr. -Phillips was himself involved in a conspiracy relating to the assassination +conceded that the Summers extracts "could have been read to suggest that Mr. +Phillips was himself involved in a conspiracy relating to the assassination and in the suppression of evidence about it," and "accepted that there was never any evidence to support such a suggestion." The case involved not only excerpts from "Conspiracy" but subsequent articles in the South China Morning -Post based on Summers' research, as distributed by the Observer. +Post based on Summers' research, as distributed by the Observer. "Goddess" is out in paperback (Onyx, $4.95), with a substantial new -chapter (45 pages) on various aspects of the Monroe-Kennedy story.

+chapter (45 pages) on various aspects of the Monroe-Kennedy story.

Queries and comments: - Q80. WBAI's anniversary program featured John Davis, David Lifton, and -Phil Melanson. Can someone provide a tape? - Q81. Investigations of Oswald's activities in New Orleans turned up + Q80. WBAI's anniversary program featured John Davis, David Lifton, and +Phil Melanson. Can someone provide a tape? + Q81. Investigations of Oswald's activities in New Orleans turned up several references to Tulane (where some FPCC handbills were found, for example) and (I think) one or two to Loyola. Does anyone know of any references to LSU at New Orleans (now the University of New Orleans)? That -was the downtown public college, and at least as likely a place for Oswald to +was the downtown public college, and at least as likely a place for Oswald to do his work as the two major private colleges. (I know of only 10 HSCA 127, -which says that Guy Banister checked out Cuban students at LSUNO for the CRC.) +which says that Guy Banister checked out Cuban students at LSUNO for the CRC.) I have again gotten far behind in my correspondence, and I expect to catch up now that the case is quiet again - unless someone comes up with a photo of Col. North on the grassy knoll. (I'm being sarcastic only about the @@ -2530,21 +2530,21 @@ tendency of a few conspiratorialists to link some of the mysterious old evidence to whoever emerges in the newest scandal. Some aspects of the latest disclosures certainly have roots in the Cuban issues of 1963, and we should not be surprised if some of the newly prominent names can be linked to people -who have been mentioned in the assassination controversy. Peter Scott has +who have been mentioned in the assassination controversy. Peter Scott has already come up with some interesting ideas along these lines.)

-

Credits: Thanks to B. Fensterwald (#116), J. Goldberg (127), G. Hollingsworth -(122, 124), S. Kantor (117), P. Melanson (118, 123), G. Owens (121), -R. Stetler, and G. Stone (118).

+

Credits: Thanks to B. Fensterwald (#116), J. Goldberg (127), G. Hollingsworth +(122, 124), S. Kantor (117), P. Melanson (118, 123), G. Owens (121), +R. Stetler, and G. Stone (118).

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Subject: JFK: List of Convenient Deaths +

Subject: JFK: List of Convenient Deaths Date: 26 Mar 91 01:10:57 GMT

-

Here is the much requested list of people associated with the JFK +

Here is the much requested list of people associated with the JFK assassination whose deaths are called convenient. Bear in mind that this is a terse summary of each individual's circumstances in relation to the case. Therefore, you may not get the full appreciation of why @@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ of people connected with an invenstigation, there is also the trend that the number of deaths actually increased closer to the time of these investigations. The listing below is grouped by investigation. Note that in 1977, for example, before the HSCA investigation kicked off, six top -FBI officials scheduled to appear before the HSCA died. William C. Sullivan, +FBI officials scheduled to appear before the HSCA died. William C. Sullivan, for example, was out hunting, when he was shot by a man with a high-powered -rifle who said he mistook Sullivan for a deer. This was *not* investigated +rifle who said he mistook Sullivan for a deer. This was *not* investigated by anyone. And so it goes. Some of the causes of death listed appear on the surface to be natural. Keep in mind that the CIA developed methods to "make it look like an @@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ in postmortem examinations. I have a couple of exerpts of declassified CIA documents to demonstrate the case. One of the techniques involves the injection of cancer cells, heart attack inducement, as well as non- chemical techniques which require no special equipment. Based on the -strange circumstances of Jack Ruby's death in prison (he died from lung +strange circumstances of Jack Ruby's death in prison (he died from lung cancer but the cancer cells were not the type that originate in the -respiratory system). Ruby wrote notes and spoke to several people saying -that jfk was killed by a conspiracy and that he had been maneuvered into -killing Oswald who was a fall guy. He claimed to have been injected with +respiratory system). Ruby wrote notes and spoke to several people saying +that jfk was killed by a conspiracy and that he had been maneuvered into +killing Oswald who was a fall guy. He claimed to have been injected with cancer cells when treated with shots for a cold. He died just before he was to testify in Congress. He had told congressional investigators that he wanted to talk but he needed protection. @@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ version of events more than anything else. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

11/63 karyn kupcinet* tv host's daughter overheard murdered -telling of jfk's death prior +telling of jfk's death prior to 11/22/63

-

12/63 jack zangretti* expressed foreknowlege of gunshot victim +

12/63 jack zangretti* expressed foreknowlege of gunshot victim ruby shooting oswald

2/64 eddy benavides* look-alike brother to gunshot to head @@ -66,19 +66,19 @@ tippit shooting witness, domingo benavides

2/64 betty mcdonald* former ruby employee who suicide by hanging -alibied warren reynolds in dallas jail +alibied warren reynolds in dallas jail shooting suspect

3/64 bill chesher thought to have information heart attack linking oswald and ruby

-

3/64 hank killam* husband of ruby employee, throat cut +

3/64 hank killam* husband of ruby employee, throat cut knew oswald acquaintance

-

4/64 bill hunter* reporter who was in ruby's accidental shooting +

4/64 bill hunter* reporter who was in ruby's accidental shooting apartment on 11/24/63 by policeman

-

5/64 gary underhill* cia agent who claimed agency gunshot in head ruled +

5/64 gary underhill* cia agent who claimed agency gunshot in head ruled was involved suicide

5/64 hugh ward* private investigator working plane crash in mexico @@ -92,33 +92,33 @@ morrison plane

6/64 guy banister* ex-fbi agent in new orleans heart attack connected to ferrie, cia, -carlos marcello, oswald

+carlos marcello, oswald

9/64 jim koethe* reporter who was in ruby's blow to neck apartment on 11/24/63

-

9/64 c.d.jackson life mag senior vp who unknown +

9/64 c.d.jackson life mag senior vp who unknown bought zapruder film and locked it away

-

10/64 mary pinchot* jfk mistress whose diary murdered -meyer was taken by cia chief -james angleton after her +

10/64 mary pinchot* jfk mistress whose diary murdered +meyer was taken by cia chief +james angleton after her death

-

1/65 paul mandal life writer who told of jfk cancer +

1/65 paul mandal life writer who told of jfk cancer turning to rear when shot in throat

3/65 tom howard* ruby's first lawyer, was in heart attack ruby's apartment on 11/24/63

-

5/65 maurice gatlin* pilot for guy banister fatal fall

+

5/65 maurice gatlin* pilot for guy banister fatal fall

8/65 mona b. saenz* texas employment clerk who hit by dallas bus interviewed oswald

-

?/65 david goldstein dallasite who helped fbi trace natural causes +

?/65 david goldstein dallasite who helped fbi trace natural causes oswald's pistol

9/65 rose cheramie* knew of assassination in hit/run victim @@ -127,17 +127,17 @@ dallas with cubans

11/65 dorothy * columnist who had private drug overdose kilgallen interview with ruby, pledged -to "break jfk case"

+to "break jfk case"

-

11/65 mrs earl smith* close friend to dorothy kil- unknown +

11/65 mrs earl smith* close friend to dorothy kil- unknown gallen, died two days after columnist, may have kept notes

-

12/65 william whaley* cab driver who reportedly drove motor collision (the +

12/65 william whaley* cab driver who reportedly drove motor collision (the oswald to oak cliff only dallas taxi driver to die on duty

-

1966 judge joe brown presided over ruby's trial heart attack

+

1966 judge joe brown presided over ruby's trial heart attack

1966 karen "littleruby employee who last talkedgunshot victim lynn" carlin*with ruby before oswald @@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ shooting

1/66 earline roberts oswald's landlady heart attack

-

2/66 albert bogard* car salesman who said oswald suicide +

2/66 albert bogard* car salesman who said oswald suicide test drove new car

6/66 capt. frank dallas police captain who cancer -martin witnessed oswald slaying, told +martin witnessed oswald slaying, told warren commission, "there's alot to be said but probably be better if i don't say it."

@@ -161,50 +161,50 @@ fence on grassy knoll

"delilah"* after one month walle of marriage

-

10/66 william pitzer* jfk autopsy photographer who gunshot, ruled +

10/66 william pitzer* jfk autopsy photographer who gunshot, ruled described his duty as a suicide "horrifying experience"

-

11/66 jimmy levens fort worth nightclub owner natural causes +

11/66 jimmy levens fort worth nightclub owner natural causes who hired ruby employees

-

11/66 james worrell* saw man flee rear of texas motor accident +

11/66 james worrell* saw man flee rear of texas motor accident schoolbook depository

1966 clarence oliver d.a. investigator who worked unknown ruby case.

-

12/66 hank suydam life mag official in charge heart attack -of jfk stories

+

12/66 hank suydam life mag official in charge heart attack +of jfk stories

The Garrison Inquiry

date name connection with case cause of death ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-

1967 Leonard Pullin civilian navy employee who one-car crash +

1967 Leonard Pullin civilian navy employee who one-car crash helped film "last two days" about assassination

-

1/67 jack ruby* oswald's slayer lung cancer (he told +

1/67 jack ruby* oswald's slayer lung cancer (he told family he was injected with cancer cells)

-

2/67 harold russell* saw escape of tippit killer killed by cop in +

2/67 harold russell* saw escape of tippit killer killed by cop in barroom brawl

-

2/67 david ferrie* acquaintance of oswald, blow to neck, ruled +

2/67 david ferrie* acquaintance of oswald, blow to neck, ruled garrison suspect, employee accidental of guy bannister

-

2/67 eladio del anti-castro cuban associate gunshot wound, ax wound -valle * of david ferrie being sought to head +

2/67 eladio del anti-castro cuban associate gunshot wound, ax wound +valle * of david ferrie being sought to head by garrison

3/67 dr. mary ferrie associate working on died in fire, possibly sherman * cancer research shot

-

1/68 a.d. bowie asst dallas d.a. prosecuting cancer +

1/68 a.d. bowie asst dallas d.a. prosecuting cancer ruby

4/68 hiram ingram dallas deputy sheriff, close cancer @@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ friend to roger craig

5/68 dr. nicholas new orleans coroner who ruled heart attack chetta on death of ferrie

-

8/68 philip geraci* friend of perry russo, told electrocution -of oswald/shaw conversation

+

8/68 philip geraci* friend of perry russo, told electrocution +of oswald/shaw conversation

-

1/69 henry delaune* brother-in-law to coroner chetta murdered

+

1/69 henry delaune* brother-in-law to coroner chetta murdered

1/69 e.r. walthers* dallas deputy sheriff who was shot by felon involved in depository search, @@ -227,17 +227,17 @@ caliber slug

mantesana mannlicher-carcano being taken from depository

-

4/69 mary bledsoe neighbor to oswald, also new natural causes +

4/69 mary bledsoe neighbor to oswald, also new natural causes ferrie

-

4/69 john crawford* close friend to both ruby and crash of private plane -wesley frazier, who gave ride +

4/69 john crawford* close friend to both ruby and crash of private plane +wesley frazier, who gave ride to oswald on 11/22/63

-

7/69 rev. clyde scheduled to testify about clay fatally shot -johnson * shaw oswald connection

+

7/69 rev. clyde scheduled to testify about clay fatally shot +johnson * shaw oswald connection

-

1970 george mcmann* underworld figure connected murdered +

1970 george mcmann* underworld figure connected murdered to ruby's friends; wife took film in dealey plaza

@@ -246,22 +246,22 @@ reynolds, released after alibi from betty mcdonald

8/70 bill decker dallas sheriff who saw bullet natural causes -hit street in front of jfk

+hit street in front of jfk

-

8/70 abraham took famous film of jfk assass, natural causes +

8/70 abraham took famous film of jfk assass, natural causes zapruder

12/70 salvatore mobster linked to hoffa, murdered -granello* trafficante,castro assassination +granello* trafficante,castro assassination plots

-

1971 james plumeri* mobster tied to mob-cia murdered +

1971 james plumeri* mobster tied to mob-cia murdered assassination plots

3/71 clayton fowler ruby's chief defense atty. unknown

4/71 gen. charles cia deputy director connected collapsed and died -cabell * to anti-castro cubans after physical at +cabell * to anti-castro cubans after physical at fort myers

The Church Committee Investigation

@@ -281,17 +281,17 @@ assassin" theoryautopsy)

ruby and cia to steal wire

2/74 j.a. milteer* miami right-winger who heater explosion -predicted jfk's death and +predicted jfk's death and capture of scapegoat to a police informant

-

1974 dave yaras* close friend to both Hoffa murdered -and jack ruby

+

1974 dave yaras* close friend to both Hoffa murdered +and jack ruby

-

7/74 earl warren chief justice who reluctantly heart failure +

7/74 earl warren chief justice who reluctantly heart failure chaired warren commission

-

8/74 clay shaw* prime suspect in garrison possible cancer +

8/74 clay shaw* prime suspect in garrison possible cancer case, reportedly a cia contact with ferrie and e. howard hunt

@@ -299,19 +299,19 @@ e. howard hunt

1974 earle cabell mayor of dallas on 11/22/63 natural causes whose brother, gen charles cabell, was fired from cia -by jfk

+by jfk

6/75 sam giancana* chicago mafia boss slated to murdered tell about cia-mob death plots to senate committee

-

1975 clyde tolson j edgar hoovers asst and natural causes +

1975 clyde tolson j edgar hoovers asst and natural causes roommate

-

7/75 allan sweatt dallas deputy sheriff involved natural causes +

7/75 allan sweatt dallas deputy sheriff involved natural causes in investigation

-

12/75 gen. earl contact between cia and jfk unknown +

12/75 gen. earl contact between cia and jfk unknown wheeler

1976 ralph paul ruby's business partner heart attack @@ -320,11 +320,11 @@ connected with crime figures

4/76 dr. charles gov john connally's physician heart attack gregory

-

6/76 william harvey* cia coordinator for cia-mob complications of +

6/76 william harvey* cia coordinator for cia-mob complications of assassination plans against heart surgery -castro

+castro

-

7/76 john roselli* mobster who testified to stabbed and stuffed +

7/76 john roselli* mobster who testified to stabbed and stuffed senate, was to appear again in metal drum

House Select Committee on Assassinations

@@ -332,18 +332,18 @@ senate, was to appear again in metal drum

date name connection with case cause of death -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-

1/77 william pawley* former brazilian embassador gunshot, ruled suicide -connected to anti-castro cubans +

1/77 william pawley* former brazilian embassador gunshot, ruled suicide +connected to anti-castro cubans and crime figures

3/77 george * close friend to both oswald and gunshot wound, ruled demohrenschildt bouvier family (jackie kennedy's suicide parents), cia contract agent

-

3/77 carlos prio* formerly cuban president, gunshot wound, ruled -soccaras money man for anti-castro cubans suicide

+

3/77 carlos prio* formerly cuban president, gunshot wound, ruled +soccaras money man for anti-castro cubans suicide

-

3/77 paul raigorodsky business friend of george natural causes +

3/77 paul raigorodsky business friend of george natural causes demohrenschildt and wealthy oilman

@@ -351,36 +351,36 @@ oilman

who told friends he would ruled suicide break assassination case

-

6/77 louis nichols former number-3 man in fbi heart attack -worked on jfk assassination

+

6/77 louis nichols former number-3 man in fbi heart attack +worked on jfk assassination

8/77 alan belmont fbi official who testified to "long illness" warren commission

-

8/77 james cadigan fbi document expert who fall in home +

8/77 james cadigan fbi document expert who fall in home testified to warren commission

-

8/77 joseph ayres* chief steward on jfk's air shooting accident +

8/77 joseph ayres* chief steward on jfk's air shooting accident force one

8/77 francis powers* u-2 pilot downed in russia in helicopter crash (he 1960 reportedly ran out of fuel

-

9/77 kenneth jfk's closest aide natural causes +

9/77 kenneth jfk's closest aide natural causes o'donnell

-

10/77 donald kaylor fbi fingerprint chemist heart attack

+

10/77 donald kaylor fbi fingerprint chemist heart attack

10/77 j.m. english former head of fbi forensic heart attack sciences laboratory

-

11/77 william former number-3 man in fbi, hunting accident -sullivan * headed division 5, counter- +

11/77 william former number-3 man in fbi, hunting accident +sullivan * headed division 5, counter- espionage and domestic intelligence

1978 c.l. "lummie" dallas deputy sheriff who natural causes -lewis arrested mafia man braden in +lewis arrested mafia man braden in dealey plaza

9/78 garland slack man who said oswald fired at unknown @@ -402,20 +402,20 @@ oswald

10/81 frank watts chief felony prosecutor for natural causes dallas d.a.

-

1/82 peter gregory original translator for marina natural causess +

1/82 peter gregory original translator for marina natural causess oswald and secret service

-

5/82 dr. james pathologist allowed to see jfk died while jogging, +

5/82 dr. james pathologist allowed to see jfk died while jogging, weston autopsy material for hsca ruled natural causes

8/82 will griffin fbi agent who said oswald cancer "definitely an informant"

-

10/82 w. marvin fbi official who helped natural causes -gheesling supervise jfk investigation

+

10/82 w. marvin fbi official who helped natural causes +gheesling supervise jfk investigation

-

3/84 roy kellerman secret service agent in charge unknown -of jfk limousine

+

3/84 roy kellerman secret service agent in charge unknown +of jfk limousine

Source: "Crossfire", Jim Marrs, Carroll and Graf, 1989. -- diff --git a/pythonCode/output/jfkmessages.xml b/pythonCode/output/jfkmessages.xml index 0676716..ab9d16c 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/jfkmessages.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/jfkmessages.xml @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@

Article 15606 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!jad -From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part I, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part I, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distribution: North America Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 13:26:52 GMT 1992Sep4.132652.2192@cbnewsl.cb.att.com -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Lines: 144

I made the following transcript from a tape recording @@ -18,37 +18,37 @@ Lines: 144

New York, NY 10018 (212) 279-0707

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -GARY NULL: +GARY NULL: There is criticism on the part of the media to opening up the -John F. Kennedy assassination to a new investigation. However, +John F. Kennedy assassination to a new investigation. However, there are individuals who are willing to challenge this stance. They feel that there are more than enough reasons to open up -the Warren Commission findings and to take another look; +the Warren Commission findings and to take another look; even to convene another impartial group of researchers and investigators who have subpoena power; even a special prosecutor, if necessary, to delve into this issue without the FBI and the CIA being the ones who are primarily responsible for giving the information, as some doubt has been raised concerning their -objectivity in the original Warren Commission hearings and +objectivity in the original Warren Commission hearings and research-gathering.

-

Our first guest on today's program is Harold Weisberg, the +

Our first guest on today's program is Harold Weisberg, the House Subcommitee on Assassinations investigator, the author -of a book on Lee Harvey Oswald and the post-mortem, the whitewash +of a book on Lee Harvey Oswald and the post-mortem, the whitewash and the frame-up. He has also written a book on the assassination -of Martin Luther King. Welcome to our program, Mr. Weisberg. +of Martin Luther King. Welcome to our program, Mr. Weisberg. I would like you to give us your professional assessment of the House Select Committee on Assassinations -- since you were a -primary investigator there -- on their findings, on the Warren +primary investigator there -- on their findings, on the Warren Commission, and on ....

-

HAROLD WEISBERG: +

HAROLD WEISBERG: I had no connection with the House Committee. I was the source for most of the stories that appeared that were critical of them. -It was a synthetic duplication of the Warren Commission. It began +It was a synthetic duplication of the Warren Commission. It began with the intent (now, I'm not talking about each individual member. I'm talking about the staff who did it; especially -Blakey, the general counsel and chief-of-staff) .... It began +Blakey, the general counsel and chief-of-staff) .... It began with the intent of putting down all the critics. Each hearing -- each public hearing -- began with what he called "the narration", and he picked out the critics whose work he was @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ going to pick a fight with me.

All of their [the Committee's] work was faulted in varying degrees of ways, but they NEVER investigated the crime itself. In that, they did exactly what the FBI did, and exactly what -the Warren Commission did. They did NOT -- any one of them -- +the Warren Commission did. They did NOT -- any one of them -- investigate the crime itself.

Now, I think you should know that, unlike the other books, @@ -73,31 +73,31 @@ record I got through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. Perhaps it would help your audience to understand more about where I'm coming from to say that I filed about a dozen Freedom of Information Act lawsuits against the Government. Most of them -are on the Kennedy assassination. And most of the records I got +are on the Kennedy assassination. And most of the records I got were from the FBI. In all, I have about a third of a million -pages of records. These are the same ones that Oliver Stone has +pages of records. These are the same ones that Oliver Stone has been promoting for himself in his movie by saying that they're suppressed.

Now, from the Department of Justice and from the FBI I got a -record of a memorandum. Nicholas Katzenabach -- who was then +record of a memorandum. Nicholas Katzenabach -- who was then the Deputy Attorney-General of the United States and acting -Attorney-General as of the time in question, because Bobby -Kennedy was not there because of the crime and the tragedy. -He [Katzenbach] wrote Lyndon Johnson, through his [Johnson's] -channel, Bill Moyers, recommending to Lyndon Johnson that they -had to convince the country that Oswald was alone, that Oswald +Attorney-General as of the time in question, because Bobby +Kennedy was not there because of the crime and the tragedy. +He [Katzenbach] wrote Lyndon Johnson, through his [Johnson's] +channel, Bill Moyers, recommending to Lyndon Johnson that they +had to convince the country that Oswald was alone, that Oswald was the assassin, that he had no confederates who were still at-large, and that the evidence was such that he would be convicted in trial. The typed copy is dated early Monday morning the first working day after the assassination, November 25, 1963. -I also happen to have gotten Katzenbach's handwritten copy, which +I also happen to have gotten Katzenbach's handwritten copy, which he wrote when he had no typist available on Sunday. And from the -FBI I got a record which said that Katzenbach had discussed it -with [FBI Director] Hoover on Sunday, as soon as Oswald was killed.

+FBI I got a record which said that Katzenbach had discussed it +with [FBI Director] Hoover on Sunday, as soon as Oswald was killed.

So as soon as the Government knew that there would be no trial of -Lee Harvey Oswald, they closed the books, the crime was solved, and +Lee Harvey Oswald, they closed the books, the crime was solved, and that was it. So you see, when the crime itself was never investigated, there are no leads for other people to follow. And I address this so that your audience can understand that those @@ -107,21 +107,21 @@ factually supportable by the known evidence. And now I'm talking about the official investigative reports of the FBI and things like that which do establish some fact.

-

GARY NULL: -Okay, we thank you very much, Mr. Weisberg, for sharing your +

GARY NULL: +Okay, we thank you very much, Mr. Weisberg, for sharing your views and for giving us this insight on this important piece of critical information. I appreciate your being on with us today. Let's go now to another guest who is standing by, who has a different point of view, and who has additional information. -I would like to invite Jim Marrs [author of CROSSFIRE] onto our -program again. Welcome to our program, Jim.

+I would like to invite Jim Marrs [author of CROSSFIRE] onto our +program again. Welcome to our program, Jim.

I'd like to pick up where we left off yesterday. For those of you who were not here yesterday and who didn't hear the program, we did a careful assessment, going step-by-step through the events that led up to the actual shooting, showing that the American Public has never been made aware of the fact that earlier in the day, in -Fort Worth, there was also a motorcade for President Kennedy, but +Fort Worth, there was also a motorcade for President Kennedy, but that motorcade was substantially different. It was VERY very heavily guarded, on proper protocol, by the Secret Service. And the police were maintained, meaning that sharpshooters were stationed on @@ -135,16 +135,16 @@ be thoroughly analyzed.

yesterday -- an overview of some of the discrepancies between what we have been led to believe and what actually occurred. Then I would like to go into the area that our previous guest, -Mr. Harold Weisberg has suggested -- that there is NO evidence +Mr. Harold Weisberg has suggested -- that there is NO evidence to support any of the assassination theories. I would like you to give us YOUR information, your belief, and whatever documentation you have that could, in any way, directly or indirectly, tie in any of a number of proposed agendas such as the renegade CIA -agents, the knowledge that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover could +agents, the knowledge that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover could have known or may have known in advance that the assassination was imminent, certain right-wing extremists, certain members of the military, and also members of Organized Crime, and some -anti-Castro Cubans.

+anti-Castro Cubans.

Now, all of these have been alleged -- depending upon the theorist -- to have participated. But you have some unique insights and @@ -152,19 +152,19 @@ and I would like you to share with us some of those insights at this time. (to be continued) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - Transcribed by John DiNardo

+ Transcribed by John DiNardo

Article 15651 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!jad -From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part II, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part II, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distribution: North America Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 17:44:11 GMT 1992Sep8.174411.10959@cbnewsl.cb.att.com -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the murder of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the murder of President Kennedy Lines: 145

I made the following transcript from a tape recording @@ -176,11 +176,11 @@ Lines: 145

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * JIM MARRS [author of CROSSFIRE]: Well, first just let me say that the one thing I think that -everyone including Mr. Weisberg, including Gerald Ford, including -David Bigeley(?), including everybody who is connected with this +everyone including Mr. Weisberg, including Gerald Ford, including +David Bigeley(?), including everybody who is connected with this thing at this point .... I think the one thing that we can all agree on is that there is substantial controversy over the death -of President Kennedy and over the subsequent investigation and +of President Kennedy and over the subsequent investigation and the medical evidence. Now, in this particular case, that confusion, that controversy, that obfuscation, if you will, is the basis of what can legitimately be called "the cover-up". @@ -216,41 +216,41 @@ And yet, it's not.

You can look at the evidence for yourself. For instance, in the medical evidence, I could go down the whole list of doctors in Dallas who said that he had a large gaping hole in the right rear -portion of his head. Even Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent +portion of his head. Even Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who jumped up on the back of the car in a vain effort to save his -life; in his Warren Commission testimony he says, quite bluntly, +life; in his Warren Commission testimony he says, quite bluntly, quite to the point: "The right rear portion of his head was missing." End-quote. Okay? How much clearer do you want to be? -And every doctor in Dallas backed him up. Doctor Jones says that -there was a large defect in the back side of his head. Dr. Perry +And every doctor in Dallas backed him up. Doctor Jones says that +there was a large defect in the back side of his head. Dr. Perry said: "I noted a large evulsive wound in the right parieto-occipital area." I could go on and on and on. They all said the same thing: that there was a gaping hole in the right rear portion of his head. But today, we have an autopsy photograph that has come out of the Government that purports to -show the back of President Kennedy's head, and there's no large +show the back of President Kennedy's head, and there's no large gaping hole there. All there is is a small hole that the House Committee told us was an entrance wound. And yet, the autopsy -doctor, Dr. Humes, in his testimony to the House Committee said: +doctor, Dr. Humes, in his testimony to the House Committee said: "Well, I don't know what that was, but that wasn't any wound of entrance. And I know that for sure." Okay? So what's going on here? I mean, the confusion points the finger at what REALLY is going on, and at who is generating all this. And it's the Federal Government!

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright, so let's take a look here. You're suggesting that the Government, or various members of different areas of the Government have participated in a systematic cover-up.

JIM MARRS: -Absolutely! For instance, the Warren Commission tells us -- and -the people who defend the Warren Commission to this very day tell +Absolutely! For instance, the Warren Commission tells us -- and +the people who defend the Warren Commission to this very day tell us -- that one of the shots (it started off that it was the first shot. Now they're backing up by saying: Well, maybe it was the second one or the third one) .... but one of the shots, they say, -went through Kennedy's neck and did not hit anything. It went on -to strike Governor Connally, causing all of his wounds -- +went through Kennedy's neck and did not hit anything. It went on +to strike Governor Connally, causing all of his wounds -- which has become known as "the single bullet theory"; this idea that one bullet went through both men. This is the foundation of the "single assassin theory". Okay? If you don't have one bullet @@ -258,31 +258,31 @@ going through two men, then you've got more bullets, which means more shooters, which means a conspiracy involving more than one gunman. So to keep from having to admit that, they came up with the "single bullet theory" which says that one bullet went -through Kennedy's neck and struck Connally.

+through Kennedy's neck and struck Connally.

Now, the problem is that the bullet did not go through his neck. -The Warren Commission plainly states that it hit him in the +The Warren Commission plainly states that it hit him in the middle of the back -- the third thoracic vertebrae, between the -shoulder blades. Doctor Humes places it there in the -Siebert-O'Neill FBI Report of the autopsy. His jacket and his +shoulder blades. Doctor Humes places it there in the +Siebert-O'Neill FBI Report of the autopsy. His jacket and his shirt, in the National Archives, show a bullet hole in the middle of the back. Well, if there's a bullet hole in the middle of the back, and you try to track that to the throat wound -- which is what they do -- now you've got an upward trajectory, which destroys the idea that this bullet somehow cursed downward and -struck Governor Connally. Plus, you've got Governor Connally's -wrist X-ray, which shows that there are still more pieces of +struck Governor Connally. Plus, you've got Governor Connally's +wrist X-ray, which shows that there are still more pieces of bullet in his wrist today than are missing off of the bullet that the Government still claims caused the wound. So it's very obvious that they're simply lying about what went on.

-

We now have the January 27th minutes of the Warren Commission, in +

We now have the January 27th minutes of the Warren Commission, in which their Chief Counsel admits that since we have a picture of where the bullet entered the back, that it's below the place where it came out the front. So how could it go and turn around, etc.? They knew it, and so they chose to lie to us and simply claim that the bullet went through his neck. And the supporters -of the Warren Commission are still telling us the same thing, +of the Warren Commission are still telling us the same thing, although this is totally opposite to what the medical evidence shows us. @@ -292,9 +292,9 @@ away or rationalized as coincidence or happenstance, but if you look at the total picture, you can begin to get an understanding of what really went on.

-

GARY NULL: -Alright, Jim Marrs, I want you to hold on, because we're going to -present some new information. By the way, Jim Marrs is an award- +

GARY NULL: +Alright, Jim Marrs, I want you to hold on, because we're going to +present some new information. By the way, Jim Marrs is an award- winning reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and he was a reporter at the time of the assassination for the Denton Record- Chronicle. He teaches at the University of Texas at Arlington. @@ -309,19 +309,19 @@ Chronicle. He teaches at the University of Texas at Arlington. against the People of the United States, the necessity of citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

Article 15678 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!jad -From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part III, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part III, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distribution: North America Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 15:54:18 GMT 1992Sep9.155418.16387@cbnewsl.cb.att.com -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Lines: 157

I made the following transcript from a tape recording @@ -332,29 +332,29 @@ Lines: 157

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -GARY NULL: +GARY NULL: Now, just today -- just less than an hour ago -- the American -Medical Association gave it's official position on the Kennedy -assassination, and a Doctor George Lundberg, the editor of the +Medical Association gave it's official position on the Kennedy +assassination, and a Doctor George Lundberg, the editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association and Editor-in-Chief of Scientific Publications of JAMA, read their position paper, and I'll just quote something from it. Later in the show we're going to come back to this, because we have a part of the press conference recorded by WBAI. It says:

-

"The recent Crenshaw book" -(and we had Dr. Crenshaw on the show) +

"The recent Crenshaw book" +(and we had Dr. Crenshaw on the show) "is a sad fabrication based upon unsubstantiated allegations. The best explanation for the motivations of myriad conspiracy theorists are paranoia, the desire for personal recognition, public visibility and profit.

Anyhow, it says that this is all nonsense. There was no -conspiracy; that the Warren Commission was right. And THAT was +conspiracy; that the Warren Commission was right. And THAT was the press conference. We'll get more on the press conference, but I just want you to know that finally JAMA (and I don't know why JAMA would be sticking it's nose into something that it knows nothing about, to begin with) came out and felt the need to hold -a press conference to say that the Warren Commission was right. +a press conference to say that the Warren Commission was right. Everyone (they say) in the field writing books, doing broadcasts, or offering information to the public, must be doing it for profit, recognition or some other [personal] motive.

@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ they'll tell you that I've been making the same criticisms since the early `70s, and I certainly never made any money. In fact, people ....

-

GARY NULL: -Jim, let me ask you something. Have you ever been found guilty, in +

GARY NULL: +Jim, let me ask you something. Have you ever been found guilty, in an extended trial, of restraint of trade, monopolistic practices, and, if so, was that conviction upheld all the way clear up to all the different appeals courts, and now the conviction is @@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ final?

JIM MARRS: Not me.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Well that has happened to the American Medical Association. So, when the AMA has the audacity to come onto a press conference -- with the muddled background that they have for having been caught @@ -389,10 +389,10 @@ of the status quo, and that it has been highly political for years. And I would ascribe political motives to almost anything that they do. The point that I want to make here is -- if my understanding is correct -- if they are simply quoting from the -two autopsy doctors who worked on President Kennedy, well then, +two autopsy doctors who worked on President Kennedy, well then, this is just an affirmation [of that autopsy]. Of course, those doctors are going to say the same things they said in 1963 and -1964, and it's going to support the Warren Commission's +1964, and it's going to support the Warren Commission's contention. But this is a diversion. This is a red herring. This is not the issue. The issue is that what the autopsy doctors saw was not the same as what the doctors saw [at Parkland Hospital] @@ -404,50 +404,50 @@ we've got some real discrepancies here, and this particular little news conference and their pronouncements are simply skirting the issue.

-

GARY NULL: -Okay, Jim, I want you to hold on because we're going to introduce +

GARY NULL: +Okay, Jim, I want you to hold on because we're going to introduce some new evidence and a new individual to our conference here. -He is Harrison Edward Livingstone, the author of HIGH TREASON II. +He is Harrison Edward Livingstone, the author of HIGH TREASON II. Welcome to our program, Mr. Livingstone.

-

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: +

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: Thanks for inviting me.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: I would like to go straight to some of the most important issues, and if you would, please give us the research that you have uncovered on these. First, I would like to have you review, from -your perspective, the eyewitness descriptions of Kennedy's real +your perspective, the eyewitness descriptions of Kennedy's real wounds.

-

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: +

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: Well, as you know, I've been able to interview almost every -living medical witness. I did not talk to Doctor Clark, although +living medical witness. I did not talk to Doctor Clark, although he gave me certain answers through his secretary, twelve years -ago. I have talked to Doctor Humes, but I can't say that anything +ago. I have talked to Doctor Humes, but I can't say that anything was productive there, even after as much as an hour of talk. But, other than that, my book presents the most complete history of what these doctors are saying today, and put in perspective of what they said and wrote in 1963. No other book or writer or researcher has achiveved this.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: We're not here to promote your book, as such. We're here for you to please share your information with us. So if you could, please go right to the information. Would you talk about the evidence of forgery and retouching of the autopsy photographs and X-rays?

-

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: -[initial words were drowned out by Gary Null's voice] +

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: +[initial words were drowned out by Gary Null's voice] .... doctors and the two autopsies. And the point being that they are trying to head off at the pass the research that I have just published, and for no other reason; also [they're targeting] Doctor -Crenshaw's book and his statements. They made a number of totally +Crenshaw's book and his statements. They made a number of totally false statements at this press conference. For instance, that -Crenshaw (they quoted other doctors, and this is an example of how +Crenshaw (they quoted other doctors, and this is an example of how they cooked their article by the American Medical Association) .... -that Crenshaw was not present at the autopsy -- when if you go and -read in Volume Six of the Warren Commission books, he is mentioned +that Crenshaw was not present at the autopsy -- when if you go and +read in Volume Six of the Warren Commission books, he is mentioned by almost every doctor as having been there. And he was certainly in a position to observe the wounds and to see what was going on. And it doesn't take anybody more than an idiot to know that a @@ -460,12 +460,12 @@ American Medical Association] doing this at this time, and I'm just telling you there is only one reason why they're doing it. It's because the whole cover-up perpetrated by the Government in this case is directly threatened by the research that I have done -and by my making it possible for Crenshaw and the other doctors +and by my making it possible for Crenshaw and the other doctors to come forward.

-

GARY NULL: -Alright. Would you give us some link between Richard Nixon's men -and John Kennedy's killers that ties the assassination directly +

GARY NULL: +Alright. Would you give us some link between Richard Nixon's men +and John Kennedy's killers that ties the assassination directly to Watergate? And could you please give us the facts? (to be continued) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

@@ -478,18 +478,18 @@ to Watergate? And could you please give us the facts? People of the United States, the necessity of citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo -Article 2723 of alt.conspiracy.jfk: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +

John DiNardo +Article 2723 of alt.conspiracy.jfk: +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!jad -From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part IV, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part IV, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distribution: North America Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 12:12:09 GMT 1992Sep11.121209.3771@cbnewsl.cb.att.com -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Lines: 152

I made the following transcript from a tape recording @@ -500,15 +500,15 @@ Lines: 152

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: +HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: Before I get to that, you had asked me a question on this medical evidence. Do you recall?

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Yes. I asked you for the evidence of forgery and retouching in the autopsy photographs and X-rays.

-

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: +

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: This is my special area of research. I discovered that the X-rays were fake in that they show the entire face missing on the right side. And again, this is what JAMA tried to head off at the press @@ -526,23 +526,23 @@ not interview, and they don't dare interview, and if they did, like other researchers, they're not going to report it) .... because those doctors insist, to this day, that that throat wound WAS an entry hole. And the many people who were at the autopsy -.... and Doctor Fink, the forensic pathologist who was at the +.... and Doctor Fink, the forensic pathologist who was at the autopsy, who was not interviewed by JAMA, and whom they claimed declined, and I've talked to him. But he testified that the hole in the back was an entry hole that did not penetrate into the -chest. So what JAMA did -- and as Jim Marrs just said: They're a +chest. So what JAMA did -- and as Jim Marrs just said: They're a political action committee that doesn't dare let this evidence link up because .... they've kept it compartmentalized. I asked -them: "What about Doctor Humes's stating at the end of his -testimony to Arlen Specter that the bullet that hit John Connally +them: "What about Doctor Humes's stating at the end of his +testimony to Arlen Specter that the bullet that hit John Connally could not possibly have been the same bullet that went through -John Kennedy because of the fragments that were found in Connally?" -They said: "We did not discuss John Connally in this article. +John Kennedy because of the fragments that were found in Connally?" +They said: "We did not discuss John Connally in this article. It's not relevant." So that's an example of compartmentalizing the evidence by a political action committee which has sought to control the medical community in this country.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Okay. Let's try to go back to the photographs. And please, if you would, try to keep .... we have limited time and we want the opportunity for you to give us as much information as you can. @@ -550,32 +550,32 @@ Let's go specifically to the fraud that you are asserting, and on the retouching of the photographs that no one else in the media has picked up on.

-

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: +

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: Right. This is the key to the case, right now. The Chief Justice, -Earl Warren (and he mentions in his memoirs that he was shown +Earl Warren (and he mentions in his memoirs that he was shown autopsy photographs) [said] that he was tricked by phony photographs and X-rays which apparently show a shot that came from behind. They claim that there is an entry hole in the area of the -cowlick, although the autopsists, Doctors Humes and Boswell, told +cowlick, although the autopsists, Doctors Humes and Boswell, told the committee of doctors at the House of Representatives that they denied .... He said: I defy you to see this hole here where you say it is; that this is not a hole. It's something else. And -it was four inches -- as the Clark Panel found in 1968 -- from +it was four inches -- as the Clark Panel found in 1968 -- from where that entry hole was placed in the autopsy report by Doctor -Humes and Doctor Boswell. It was four inches above it. Then, +Humes and Doctor Boswell. It was four inches above it. Then, showing the face missing in the X-rays and not showing Earl -Warren the photographs that showed the President's face intact +Warren the photographs that showed the President's face intact made him think that his face was blown away. And that's what we see in the Zapruder film. And I believe that that's animated.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Okay, let's go to some specific references. I'm looking now at a -photograph of John Kennedy. It's called "the stare of death" +photograph of John Kennedy. It's called "the stare of death" photograph. And I'd like for you to talk about the reference black triangle that appears on the right upper forehead of -Kennedy in this photograph.

+Kennedy in this photograph.

-

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: +

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: Yes, if you have a clear print of that in the negative, in the negative there is no light whatsoever that comes through that triangle. It's much clearer in a clear print. In my book, we were @@ -585,10 +585,10 @@ right profile photograph, which we publish there, you can see what has been covered up. And they're from two DIFFERENT sets of photographs. One, with the reference black triangle is known as "the Fox set of photographs" which came into the possession of -Mark Crouch, who was a friend of the Secret Service man, James K. +Mark Crouch, who was a friend of the Secret Service man, James K. Fox, who took the rolls of film from Bethesda Naval Hospital over to be developed in the Navy labs. The other set of photographs, -which were in the possession of Robert Groden, show that there is +which were in the possession of Robert Groden, show that there is a major laceration extending into the forehead of the President. This was NOT seen in Dallas, but two of the autopsy doctors did describe this laceration to me. They brought it up. I did not @@ -600,12 +600,12 @@ answer that question. All I know is that they conflict with each other -- these two different pictures, as do many of the photographs conflict with each other.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Also, it's very clear that the whole right side of the head is blackened out, and only the ear is visible. That is CLEARLY retouching.

-

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: +

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: That's it. And the whole back of the head, extending around behind to the right ear was missing. And a major part of my research was to try to resolve the puzzles of the medical @@ -628,8 +628,8 @@ case (in the medical evidence) is semantic, so I was able to determine that the body was not altered. It may have been tampered with, but even that doesn't appear to have been necessary when all they really had to do was to fake the -photographs and flash them at Earl Warren who put them aside -immediately because of their gore. +photographs and flash them at Earl Warren who put them aside +immediately because of their gore. (to be continued) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

@@ -641,19 +641,19 @@ immediately because of their gore. the United States, the necessity of citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

Article 15763 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!jad -From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part V, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part V, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distribution: North America Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 16:56:49 GMT 1992Sep14.165649.23560@cbnewsl.cb.att.com -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Lines: 160

I made the following transcript from a tape recording @@ -664,58 +664,58 @@ Lines: 160

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -GARY NULL: +GARY NULL: Alright, now there are two other very VERY important issues here. -And they are that the photographs of John Kennedy's body, where +And they are that the photographs of John Kennedy's body, where he is on his face, lying on his stomach here, it shows ....

-

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: +

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: Lying on his back. There's no picture of him lying on his stomach.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Oh, okay. Yeah, it's been turned around there. I have a picture of his back, and the first bullet hole ....

-

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: +

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: He's lifted up from the table -- yes.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Okay. The first bullet hole is about four inches, it looks like, below the ....

-

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: +

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: Well the larger hole is not the hole. It's about two inches below that. You'll see a small red thing, closer to the roller, and that, the men all state, was a hole. And they also indicate that that deep depression down toward the bottom of the roller is a bullet hole.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Yeah, well there are two bullet holes in his back. How can a man have two bullet holes in his back, and then ....

-

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: +

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: I don't know what the answer is, but I do know that there were -gunmen all around that car. In Senator Dodd's report -- that was +gunmen all around that car. In Senator Dodd's report -- that was appended to the House Committee report when he was in the House of Representatives -- stated that there were at least three gunmen firing, and two of them had to have been from behind, because of the closeness of the shots. There ARE six shots on that Dallas [motorcycle] police tape recording.

-

GARY NULL: -Yeah, but you see, the Warren Commission does not state that.

+

GARY NULL: +Yeah, but you see, the Warren Commission does not state that.

-

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: +

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: No! They say that three shots were fired and two struck the President.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Also, you have the entire back of the head shown very clearly, and you do not see the ....

-

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: +

HARRISON LIVINGSTONE: No. Part of that is not clear at all. You see the area that's out of focus there. The background is in focus and the foreground -- where the cowlick [is] closest to the lens of the camera -- is in @@ -724,29 +724,29 @@ down to the center of the neck (in the hair) is out of focus. And that's where they smudged all that over when they made their composite photograph.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright, what I'd like to do is this. Let's just summarize here for a moment. What we have are some CLEARLY retouched photographs. We have more bullet holes in the President's body -than the Warren Commission, or any of the so-called "official" +than the Warren Commission, or any of the so-called "official" investigations, have recognized. How in the world does a man end up with this many proveable bullet holes, and yet, still have one man doing all the shooting? Some of these bullet holes are clearly exit wounds. Some are entrance wounds. And yet, the -Warren Commission has, for whatever reason, only presented that +Warren Commission has, for whatever reason, only presented that these were rear entrance wounds. The autopsy photographs HAVE been altered. The X-rays HAVE been altered. It is not possible to end up with an X-ray .... Let's say if you took a normal anterior -/posterior skull X-ray, and then you took the Kennedy anterior/ -posterior skull X-ray -- the Kennedy lateral skull X-ray -- +/posterior skull X-ray, and then you took the Kennedy anterior/ +posterior skull X-ray -- the Kennedy lateral skull X-ray -- there's an amount of facial bone that's missing. If this were presented in any regular forensic trial today, it would be LAUGHABLE. The evidence would be thrown out as inadmissible and faulty.

-

We're going to take a brief break. I'd like both Jim Marrs +

We're going to take a brief break. I'd like both Jim Marrs [author of CROSSFIRE] and also, our guest on the phone right now --- who just returned from the press conference -- Harrison Edward +-- who just returned from the press conference -- Harrison Edward Livingstone, who needless to say, was part of the reason that the AMA called this hasty press conference (and the press conference itself you'll hear a little later on. We tape recorded some of @@ -754,14 +754,14 @@ it) .... we're going to get to some information that I think the people in this audience have always wondered about. Are you aware that not ONCE were we ever given the real reason as to why the Watergate Break-In occurred? What was in the safe they were -looking for? Why did CIA people go into that safe? Why did Nixon -authorize it? That brought down the whole Nixon Administration +looking for? Why did CIA people go into that safe? Why did Nixon +authorize it? That brought down the whole Nixon Administration -- about sixty-seven of his top cronies. Why? We were never asked that! The media never probed it further than what was given to them.

Well, you're going to hear something when we come back, about the -link between Richard Nixon's men and John Kennedy's killers that +link between Richard Nixon's men and John Kennedy's killers that ties the assassination directly to Watergate. (to be continued) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

@@ -769,38 +769,38 @@ ties the assassination directly to Watergate.

[JD: There was an incident which remains vivid in my memory, and it has never been explored by anyone, though it might provide a fuller picture of the possible link between the Watergate - Break-In and the assassination of President Kennedy.

+ Break-In and the assassination of President Kennedy.

Those of you who are old enough will recall the numerous - Presidential press conferences of Richard Nixon during which + Presidential press conferences of Richard Nixon during which he was interrogatively flayed and driven to the brink of impeachment by a concerted onslaught from the press corps, members of which have since been alleged to be journalistic - prostitutes for the CIA (e.g. Walter Cronkite and, I think, - Dan Rather, notorious among many). In one of those press + prostitutes for the CIA (e.g. Walter Cronkite and, I think, + Dan Rather, notorious among many). In one of those press conferences (I think it may have been the "I'm not a crook!" - press conference) a reporter asked Nixon [I'm paraphrasing]: - You said something about the John Kennedy assassination as + press conference) a reporter asked Nixon [I'm paraphrasing]: + You said something about the John Kennedy assassination as an example or an analogy .... - And then, Nixon cut him off and exclaimed, with distress: + And then, Nixon cut him off and exclaimed, with distress: "No, no, no! I didn't mean to imply that I know any more about that assassination than anyone else does." - Nixon's tenseness at this moment was striking. - Since then, I have been suspicious that Nixon might have + Nixon's tenseness at this moment was striking. + Since then, I have been suspicious that Nixon might have knowledge, if not some involvement in the assassination.

What ought to be examined is a tape of that press conference so that perhaps a scientific voice analysis - can be done to indicate, albeit not to prove, that Nixon + can be done to indicate, albeit not to prove, that Nixon was lying about his lack of knowledge of any unreported - evidence surrounding the assassination of John Kennedy. + evidence surrounding the assassination of John Kennedy. If enough people wish to collaborate on such a project, we may be able to finance the purchase of the tape and the voice analysis with small cost to everyone involved. Please send me e-mail if you are interested.

-

John DiNardo +

John DiNardo jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com or jad@att!ckuxb

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@@ -813,18 +813,18 @@ ties the assassination directly to Watergate. the United States, the necessity of citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo +

John DiNardo Article 15807 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!jad -From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part VI, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part VI, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distribution: North America Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 15:53:10 GMT 1992Sep16.155310.24072@cbnewsl.cb.att.com -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Lines: 123

I made the following transcript from a tape recording of a @@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ Lines: 123

New York, NY 10018 (212) 279-0707

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -GARY NULL: +GARY NULL: We're also going to talk about proof of fraud and disinformation campaigns WITHIN the assassination research community, and how a United States Senator and two former Presidents personally @@ -848,8 +848,8 @@ of view, and everyone has the right to have a point of view, even if it differs with other people on the show) he suggested that there was no hard data. This is as good data as can be produced.

-

Now I'm going to ask our guest, Jim Marrs, you're going to have -about ten minutes, and Harrison Edward Livingstone, you're going +

Now I'm going to ask our guest, Jim Marrs, you're going to have +about ten minutes, and Harrison Edward Livingstone, you're going to have about ten minutes. You can take a break, because you're talking on the commercial-free Pacifica Radio station in New York, WBAI, 99.5 FM, a 50,000 watt station. I've been here @@ -864,35 +864,35 @@ listners to help support our efforts.

episodes in the series. So the following transcript resumes the discussion with the next day's broadcast in the series.]

-

GARY NULL: -Alright, David, if you could, please, would you go through this +

GARY NULL: +Alright, David, if you could, please, would you go through this evidence in some detail? You're making a lot of statements and a a lot of allegations. We'd like you now to substantiate the differences between the official version.

-

DAVID LIFTON: +

DAVID LIFTON: Okay. With regard to the casket, for example, the witness who opened the casket .... the persons who saw the casket come in the back door of Bethesda Naval Hospital, and who actually unloaded -it are Dennis David, the chief-of-the-day at Bethesda Naval -Hospital and a man named Don Rabbatisch [sp] who was actually one +it are Dennis David, the chief-of-the-day at Bethesda Naval +Hospital and a man named Don Rabbatisch [sp] who was actually one of the casket toters, so to speak -- who took it out of the black hearse in which it arrived.

-

The account of Dennis David is that he is at the back of the +

The account of Dennis David is that he is at the back of the hospital. He is in charge of part of the security function. He is told that the President's body is going to arrive there. They go down. The black hearse pulls in. He assembles some of his men. -Don Rabbatisch is one of them. They bring the casket inside. +Don Rabbatisch is one of them. They bring the casket inside. A black hearse pulls up. There's a group of plainclothesmen and two men in O.R. smocks. They get out of the ambulance. The shipping casket (and that's what it was: a shipping casket) is removed from the black hearse. It is brought onto the loading dock and it is brought to the door of the morgue. In the door of -the morgue is Paul O'Connor. He's the medical technician listed +the morgue is Paul O'Connor. He's the medical technician listed in the FBI reports, and who is also listed in the official Navy records, and in the House Select Committee records. He opens the -casket which is a shipping casket, according to O'Connor. Inside +casket which is a shipping casket, according to O'Connor. Inside the shipping casket is a body bag. He unzips the body bag, puts the President's body, along with others in the morgue, on the table. He said that when the wrapping was removed from the head @@ -900,25 +900,25 @@ area, there was a gasp in the room, and he said: "and I looked down and said, `My God, there's no brain!'" And you could see this. It was apparent. The FBI, at that time, writes notes. They write a report that weekend. In their report, which was not -published with the Warren Commission documents, but is at the +published with the Warren Commission documents, but is at the National Archives, they write that when the body was removed from the casket in which it was transported, it was (quote) "apparent that there had been surgery to the head area; namely in the top of the skull." And that's the official record. That's the evidence.

-

Now, the Warren Commission did not know about most of this +

Now, the Warren Commission did not know about most of this evidence that I am talking about here. They did not perform this kind of analysis. They did not establish what, in law, is called a "chain of possession" on the body. So the Navy commander who performed the autopsy simply comes before the Commission, raises his right hand and testifies as to the condition of the body. And they accept that autopsy report which states that President -Kennedy was shot twice from behind, based on wounds you see on +Kennedy was shot twice from behind, based on wounds you see on the body which were NOT on the body in Dallas, if you compare Dallas versus Bethesda -- Dallas being where the President was shot, Bethesda being where the autopsy was performed six hours -later. Based on the Bethesda wound pattern, President Kennedy IS, +later. Based on the Bethesda wound pattern, President Kennedy IS, or appears to be, in fact, shot twice from behind. Based on the Dallas wound pattern, he was NOT.

@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ that the body was altered, and that this is the reason why the evidence looks the way it does. I might just add that if you start with this evidence in 1992, the same evidence that they had in 1963, unless this autopsy is overturned, you're going to come -to the same conclusion: that Oswald shot the President. This +to the same conclusion: that Oswald shot the President. This autopsy is the legal foundation for that whole house of cards. It cannot collapse unless the autopsy is overturned in a definitive fashion. @@ -947,19 +947,19 @@ definitive fashion. the United States, the necessity of citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo +

John DiNardo Article 15839 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!jad -From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part VII, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy

+From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part VII, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy

Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distribution: North America Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1992 16:16:26 GMT 1992Sep18.161626.13759@cbnewsl.cb.att.com -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Lines: 132

I made the following transcript from a tape recording @@ -970,27 +970,27 @@ Lines: 132

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -GARY NULL: +GARY NULL: What would have been the sequence of events to have allowed the brain to have been removed, since there is no evidence that it was removed in Dallas during the procedures that were performed on the body at that time?

-

DAVID LIFTON: +

DAVID LIFTON: If I understand you correctly, you're asking me when was the body stolen. Is that what you're saying?

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Yes. When was it stolen, and why would they have removed the brain, and where did the brain next appear?

-

DAVID LIFTON: +

DAVID LIFTON: The only time that the body could have been taken out of the casket (and this is covered in the conclusion of my book), and the only time (I don't want to say that the casket is unguarded because there are always Secret Service agents around, and you cannot have this go forward without the connivance of some Secret Service agents), -but the only time that the Kennedys aren't all over that casket is +but the only time that the Kennedys aren't all over that casket is when they come back to Air Force One after the shooting. That is, after the President is pronounced dead at Parkland Hospital, a coffin is obtained -- a large viewing casket which everybody sees @@ -998,26 +998,26 @@ on national TV. They go out to Love Field with the President's body in the casket. They go aboard the aircraft and they learn that there is going to be a delay. "Why," they ask. "Why can't they take-off immediately for Washington?" "Well," they're told, -"Lyndon Johnson is aboard this aircraft. He didn't go back to +"Lyndon Johnson is aboard this aircraft. He didn't go back to Washington on the other plane. He's on this plane." -And he appears and says: "I spoke to Bobby Kennedy, and Bobby -Kennedy said, `Delay the flight. I must be sworn in first in the -state of Texas.'" This is all denied that night by Bobby Kennedy -who tells his sister-in-law Jacqueline Kennedy that he said no such -thing to Lyndon Johnson; that he (Johnson) called Bobby Kennedy, +And he appears and says: "I spoke to Bobby Kennedy, and Bobby +Kennedy said, `Delay the flight. I must be sworn in first in the +state of Texas.'" This is all denied that night by Bobby Kennedy +who tells his sister-in-law Jacqueline Kennedy that he said no such +thing to Lyndon Johnson; that he (Johnson) called Bobby Kennedy, who was Attorney-General in Washington, and said: I'm being told that I should be sworn in. Do you have any objections; that it wasn't the other way around.

Anyway, the result of this is that the flight is delayed by about -a half-hour, and basically, the Kennedys (Mrs. Kennedy and the -Kennedy aides) are told or requested to come to the front of the +a half-hour, and basically, the Kennedys (Mrs. Kennedy and the +Kennedy aides) are told or requested to come to the front of the plane to witness the swearing in. It is in connection with this activity of "delay the flight and let's go to the front of the plane for the swearing in" .... that's the only time that the -Kennedy party is not all over that casket. That's the time, I +Kennedy party is not all over that casket. That's the time, I believe, (and it's a process of elimination, I will concede. I -don't have a direct witness; otherwise I'd have solved the Kennedy +don't have a direct witness; otherwise I'd have solved the Kennedy assassination) .... but it's during that period that the body must have been taken out of the casket and put into some other casket and brought somewhere. I personally believe, at the time I @@ -1039,34 +1039,34 @@ arrived without a brain, it was immediately noted that there had been surgery to the head area. That's what the FBI wrote down. We're not dealing with some kind of perfect fraud here. We're dealing with a very imperfect crime with footprints all over the -place; footprints which are ignored by the Warren Commission +place; footprints which are ignored by the Warren Commission because they saw the crime -- or you might say they saw these events through very Establishment eyes. They never questioned any of this stuff that's brought up in my book. -GARY NULL: +GARY NULL: When did the brain next appear?

-

DAVID LIFTON: +

DAVID LIFTON: A brain is infused, in the autopsy room, by another technician: -James Jenkins. Now let me explain this. It's kind of interesting. -There were three technicians in the room: a guy named Ranicki, a -fellow named Paul O'Connor and a fellow named Jenkins. Paul -O'Connor gives me the account (and it's a thing that he will +James Jenkins. Now let me explain this. It's kind of interesting. +There were three technicians in the room: a guy named Ranicki, a +fellow named Paul O'Connor and a fellow named Jenkins. Paul +O'Connor gives me the account (and it's a thing that he will never forget. It just came out of his mouth when I interviewed him in 1979), that the cranium is empty. There's no brain, etc. And on the chart where the body organ weights are listed (a chart which is perfectly authentic. It has little pink spots on it. -That's Kennedy's blood. It's in the National Archives today) +That's Kennedy's blood. It's in the National Archives today) there is no weight given for the brain, but there is a weight for many of the other body organs.

That night, at some point -- and I don't know when -- a brain is -brought into the room. That brain is given to James Jenkins, -another technician. James infuses that brain with formaldehyde. +brought into the room. That brain is given to James Jenkins, +another technician. James infuses that brain with formaldehyde. And that brain becomes the evidence brain. It is weighed ten days later, or something. It's weight is recorded in a supplementary -brain report. When I confronted O'Connor, on camera, with the fact +brain report. When I confronted O'Connor, on camera, with the fact that there is this brain, he said: "Well I don't know where they got it from. It certainly couldn't have been the President's!" In other words, it did not arrive in the body. Now, that's the way @@ -1075,9 +1075,9 @@ body parts inside it. You know, we're not dealing with United Parcel Service where you send something and say: "See attached." The brain is supposed to come in the cranium. Now, a brain is definitely brought into the room. I do not know how it got into -the room. I can just tell you that James Jenkins infused a brain -that night, whereas Paul O'Connor said that the cranium was empty. -And by the way, O'Connor's account is corroborated by the X-ray +the room. I can just tell you that James Jenkins infused a brain +that night, whereas Paul O'Connor said that the cranium was empty. +And by the way, O'Connor's account is corroborated by the X-ray technician who said that the hole was so large and the thing was so empty that he could have put his hands inside the hole. (to be continued) @@ -1091,18 +1091,18 @@ so empty that he could have put his hands inside the hole. the United States, the necessity of citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo -Article 2820 of alt.conspiracy.jfk: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +

John DiNardo +Article 2820 of alt.conspiracy.jfk: +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!jad -From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part VIII, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part VIII, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distribution: North America Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 12:50:12 GMT 1992Sep22.125012.13133@cbnewsl.cb.att.com -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Lines: 140

I made the following transcript from a tape recording @@ -1113,8 +1113,8 @@ Lines: 140

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -GARY NULL: -Alright. We're going to be speaking with Paul O'Connor in just a +GARY NULL: +Alright. We're going to be speaking with Paul O'Connor in just a few moments. We have him on the show, as well, because we wanted indidividuals who could corroborate your information.

@@ -1124,57 +1124,57 @@ the midst of a WBAI fund-raising [period] ....

.... My show is on the air five days a week bringing programs to you that will give you insights. Like right now we're doing a whole series on Government agendas and hidden agendas, and the -conspiracies. We're targetting, right now, the [John] Kennedy +conspiracies. We're targetting, right now, the [John] Kennedy Assassination, just because that assassination is something that everyone would agree had a major national impact. The trouble is, what we were told is the OFFICIAL position doesn't blend with what other researchers and first-hand observers are suggesting were the actual cases. And then, we have to ask: Why would someone cover-up this information? Why? Why would the media not report it? Why -would the Government not investigate it? Why would the Warren +would the Government not investigate it? Why would the Warren Commission not explore it? So we're looking at that.

Right now, on our program (and I want to thank our guests for -being patient and for standing by) is David Lifton, the author of +being patient and for standing by) is David Lifton, the author of BEST EVIDENCE. He is suggesting that there were two caskets, one body; and that the body arrived without a brain; and that the -brain that we were told was President Kennedy's brain may have, +brain that we were told was President Kennedy's brain may have, indeed, been someone else's; that there was a gaping hole large enough to put a fist through when it arrived in Washington; and that therefore, there had been alterations.

Now, let us see what other corroboration we could have for this. -We have, on the conference phone right now, Dr. Charles Crenshaw. -Dr. Crenshaw, who graduated from the Parkland Memorial Hospital in +We have, on the conference phone right now, Dr. Charles Crenshaw. +Dr. Crenshaw, who graduated from the Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas, who specializes in general surgery, is presently the chairman and director of the Department of Surgery at Saint Peters-Smith Hospital, in the Fort Worth area. He is a professor of clinical surgery at the University of Texas, Southwestern Health Center's Science Center in Dallas. Welcome to our program, -Dr. Crenshaw.

+Dr. Crenshaw.

DR. CRENSHAW: Thank you.

-

GARY NULL: -By the way, Dr. Crenshaw is also the author of a very important -work on the Kennedy Assassination called, JFK: THE CONSPIRACY OF +

GARY NULL: +By the way, Dr. Crenshaw is also the author of a very important +work on the Kennedy Assassination called, JFK: THE CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE, which right now, I believe, is number one on the New York Times bestseller list. Isn't it?

DR. CRENSHAW: Yes, it is.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: And, by the way, THREE other books on the top-ten bestseller list are also about this assassination, so CLEARLY there is interest. Would you be good enough to explain to us the inconsistencies between your EYEWITNESS account and the official report upheld by -the Warren Commission?

+the Warren Commission?

DR. CRENSHAW: That day, on November the 22nd, 1963, all of the surgeons at -Parkland believed that our President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was +Parkland believed that our President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot at least once from the front. We saw two wounds there. Both of them were from the front. The head wound was tangential in nature, coming in over the right side, above his ear, and leaving @@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ anterior part of the neck. It was about three to six millimeters in size and with an arc the size of your little finger. It was clearly demarcated as round and relatively clean-cut. Then the tracheal tube that had been put down was ineffective. And then -Dr. Perry performed a tracheostomy through the entrance wound. +Dr. Perry performed a tracheostomy through the entrance wound. The incision was sharp with smooth edges, and about an inch to and inch-and-a-half long. It was no longer than the flange on the tracheostomy tube, which was one-and-three-fourths inches. Not @@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ change between these wounds, that I saw at Parkland, and the wounds that we saw on the autopsy pictures that were given from the National Archives.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Why didn't you or others at the scene later complain or even make an issue or an affidavit showing that this was an alteration?

@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ has been discussed and what we now know, [that assumption] was wrong. And so, we had no other knowledge other than the description by the Secret Service.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: So if you had the description by the Secret Service, by an extension of this logic, the Secret Service or someone would have had to participate in this cover-up, or this obstruction of @@ -1242,19 +1242,19 @@ I think that's a very reasonable assumption. the United States, the necessity of citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

Article 15923 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!jad -From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part IX, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part IX, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distribution: North America Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1992 13:24:03 GMT 1992Sep24.132403.3774@cbnewsl.cb.att.com -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Lines: 171

I made the following transcript from a tape recording @@ -1265,38 +1265,38 @@ Lines: 171

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -GARY NULL: +GARY NULL: Alright. Do you believe that the shots came just from the Book Depository, or from the Grassy Knoll, or from where?

DR. CHARLES CRENSHAW: I cannot say that, but he WAS shot twice from the front. And I assume, also, that he was shot from the back. So there could not -have been just one shooter; that is, Oswald. We spent all of the +have been just one shooter; that is, Oswald. We spent all of the next week from the 22nd to the 29th [of Nov. `63], trying to figure -out (as we had been told the official version: that it was Oswald) +out (as we had been told the official version: that it was Oswald) how in the world the President could have been shot from the -front when Oswald was supposedly the lone shooter. And on +front when Oswald was supposedly the lone shooter. And on December the 5th of that year, it was the same way with the Secret Service. They reenacted the assassination, and it was their ability there, trying to show how he was shot from the front, yet being shot from the School Book Depository. It was a question in everyone's mind.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: We know that there was one bullet that missed the bodies of both -Kennedy and Connally completely, because it ricocheted off of the +Kennedy and Connally completely, because it ricocheted off of the cement. There is absolute evidence of that. The ricochet struck one of the people standing right on the curb. That meant that there had to have been four bullets shot, at minimum. We know then of three. There is an estimate of six. There were acoustical recordings showing six shots. So even if we assume that there -were four, the Warren Commission claims that there were not four.

+were four, the Warren Commission claims that there were not four.

DR. CRENSHAW: Yes.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Now, how in the world is it possible for one shooter, from the Book Depository, firing at a moving target, to get off four rounds in what would have to have been under approximately @@ -1306,15 +1306,15 @@ that.

DR. CRENSHAW: No. And I don't think they ever will be. And one other thing. -I also took care of, post-operatively, Governor Connally. And -Connally and Mrs. Connally (Nellie) have always stated that he +I also took care of, post-operatively, Governor Connally. And +Connally and Mrs. Connally (Nellie) have always stated that he was not hit by the same bullet that the President was hit by. He stated that post-operatively, and he has also stated it recently.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright. The Secret Service's refusal, against [Parkland] Hospital policy and Texas law, to allow an autopsy to be -performed on JFK, and the swift removal of the President's body +performed on JFK, and the swift removal of the President's body from the hospital to Air Force One and back to Washington, D.C. .... Give us your insights on that, please.

@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ to prosecute whoever had shot the President.

Then, all of a sudden, there was such a hubbub with the Secret Service. They would not have the autopsy performed there, even -though our forensic pathologist, Dr. Earl Rose, had told them, in +though our forensic pathologist, Dr. Earl Rose, had told them, in no uncertain terms, that this had to be. So they asked the administrator to get a justice of the peace. A very young, uneducated justice of the peace came there. And he even talked @@ -1338,13 +1338,13 @@ the death certificate. Also, in so doing, he checked the inquest that was performed. That was merely his walking at the head of the room, looking in. And also, he checked that an autopsy was performed. And I can assure you, there was no autopsy performed -there. Then, at Mrs. Kennedy's request and [that of] the Secret +there. Then, at Mrs. Kennedy's request and [that of] the Secret Service, the coffin was brought in, and it is the one that is described. It was the large bronze coffin. And there, we put a rubberized sheet there, and a clear plastic mattress cover over that to keep the blood from getting into the satin. He had, initially, towels around the head, but he had bled through that, -and Mr. O'Neill, of the O'Neill Funeral Home, put several +and Mr. O'Neill, of the O'Neill Funeral Home, put several rubberized sacks (we had no good plastic then), and then we placed him in the coffin. After, again, I looked at the head wound and placed a sheet over the President, with his clothes at @@ -1352,62 +1352,62 @@ the bottom. And there was no body bag at Parkland. He had just a sheet over there. And the coffin was the bronze one that all the pictures were made [taken of] at Andrews Air Force Base.

-

GARY NULL: -Isn't it rather unusual that a Dr. Boswell would state that he is +

GARY NULL: +Isn't it rather unusual that a Dr. Boswell would state that he is now removing head bandages? What is the significance of that statement?

DR. CRENSHAW: -I do not know. Boswell is also the one who has said, of course, +I do not know. Boswell is also the one who has said, of course, that the tracheostomy was almost three inches long. And it was not that [length] when it left Parkland. But he did have those rubberized sacks over his head. This is the only thing that I could have thought: that maybe they thought it was a body bag. But there was NO body bag.

-

GARY NULL: -Okay. I'm going to go now to Paul O'Connor. -Mr. O'Connor, are you on the line?

+

GARY NULL: +Okay. I'm going to go now to Paul O'Connor. +Mr. O'Connor, are you on the line?

PAUL O'CONNOR: Yes sir.

-

GARY NULL: -And Dr. Michio Kaku, are you on the line?

+

GARY NULL: +And Dr. Michio Kaku, are you on the line?

-

MICHIO KAKU: +

MICHIO KAKU: I'm on the line.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Okay. We're going to come to both of you in just a second, but I want to follow this train of thought: -Lyndon Johnson's direct order to YOU, Dr. Crenshaw, to obtain a -deathbed confession from Lee Harvey Oswald during an emergency +Lyndon Johnson's direct order to YOU, Dr. Crenshaw, to obtain a +deathbed confession from Lee Harvey Oswald during an emergency surgery to save his life ....

DR. CRENSHAW: Yes, this was on that Sunday. Obviously, we did not watch the TV. And the head administrator of Parkland called for a free operating team to come to the emergency room. We went there. -We were told that Oswald was coming in. At least we were +We were told that Oswald was coming in. At least we were prepared. So immediately, in seven-and-a-half minutes, we got -Oswald up to the operating room, and operated on him on the cart. +Oswald up to the operating room, and operated on him on the cart. We didn't even place him on an operating table.

After all of the attending staff .... some even at home had seen -this [the shooting on TV] .... they immediately came. And Dr. Perry +this [the shooting on TV] .... they immediately came. And Dr. Perry initially started the operation. I was an assistant there. So when all of the attending staff arrived, I scrubbed out, was standing there, and looked at this funny looking gentleman over there on the left side. But, of course, Parkland was so wild then. People were in every corner there. This man looked like the -comedian, Oliver Hardy, in a small scrub suit. He did have a +comedian, Oliver Hardy, in a small scrub suit. He did have a badge out of his front pocket, and a very large gun out of the back pocket. And I thought: Well gee, it's just something weird again at Parkland. The nurse tapped me on the shoulder then and asked me if I would take the phone call. I went to the operating room supervisor's office, picked up the phone, and there, a voice -like thunder said: "This is the President, Lyndon B. Johnson. +like thunder said: "This is the President, Lyndon B. Johnson. How is the accused assassin doing?" And I said: "Well, he's critical. He's lost a lot of blood, but he is holding his own." He said: "Would you take a message to the chief operating surgeon?" @@ -1425,18 +1425,18 @@ as soon as possible." the United States, the necessity of citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo +

John DiNardo Article 15989 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!jad -From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part X, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part X, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distribution: North America Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 12:03:47 GMT 1992Sep28.120347.8405@cbnewsl.cb.att.com -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Lines: 140

I made the following transcript from a tape recording @@ -1448,26 +1448,26 @@ Lines: 140

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) DR. CHARLES CRENSHAW: -So I went back, I tapped Dr. Shires[?] on his shoulder and he +So I went back, I tapped Dr. Shires[?] on his shoulder and he looked at me because everything was bedlam there. And I said: "I've just been talking to the President of the United States, and that man over there is to take a deathbed confession." And we -both just kind of looked and knew that, had Oswald survived, he +both just kind of looked and knew that, had Oswald survived, he wouldn't have been able to talk for two or three days anyway.

Consequently, because of the ravages of hemorrhagic shock, -Oswald's heart started failing and ultimately fibrillating. We +Oswald's heart started failing and ultimately fibrillating. We tried all of the resuscitative measures -- chemical injections and starting with the shocks -- but to no avail. So I then went over and tapped this guy on the shoulder and said: "There'll be -no deathbed confession today." So Oliver Hardy melted away again. +no deathbed confession today." So Oliver Hardy melted away again. I don't know who he was. I don't know how he got there. The only interesting part is that I know that the President of the United States knew that he was in the room.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Give us again the astonishing differences between the Dallas -medical team's account of the JFK wounds and the findings of the +medical team's account of the JFK wounds and the findings of the official Bethesda autopsy team.

DR. CRENSHAW: @@ -1481,9 +1481,9 @@ inch-and-a-half -- smooth, sharp edges, EVEN when the tracheostomy tube was removed. This is now gaping, irregular and was three inches in length [in the Bethesda autopsy].

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: The Parkland Hospital's nervousness about residents treating the -President, which resulted in the Warren Commission's failure to +President, which resulted in the Warren Commission's failure to obtain crucial statements from the attending medical staff .... Would you give us some background on this please?

@@ -1491,23 +1491,23 @@ Would you give us some background on this please?

Well, basically, there were thirty visits -- twenty-four of them by the Secret Service and six by the FBI -- in which they talked to different physicians and nurses there. And it's interesting that -not ONE of these conversations was given to the Warren Commission.

+not ONE of these conversations was given to the Warren Commission.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Not one of thirty?

DR.CRENSHAW: Not one!

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: What does that tell you? What does that imply?

DR. CRENSHAW: It would imply that they didn't want to hear any contradictory remarks.

-

GARY NULL: -Alright. What is your feeling about Robert Kennedy's involvement +

GARY NULL: +Alright. What is your feeling about Robert Kennedy's involvement in any possible cover-up?

DR. CRENSHAW: @@ -1516,21 +1516,21 @@ he could reopen this investigation. Three days before HIS assassination, in a small community college, he announced to everyone that only the power of the Presidency could unravel the mystery of his brother's death. And he was, of course, assassinated -then. But immediately, Mrs. Lincoln, John Fitzgerald Kennedy's -secretary, called Senator Ted Kennedy and told him of artifacts -that the Kennedy Family had in their possession. And he told her +then. But immediately, Mrs. Lincoln, John Fitzgerald Kennedy's +secretary, called Senator Ted Kennedy and told him of artifacts +that the Kennedy Family had in their possession. And he told her not to worry; that everything was taken care of. So the implication -has been that the attorney-general or Senator Kennedy, at that +has been that the attorney-general or Senator Kennedy, at that time, did have important information that he had sequestered there, so that, if it were at all possible, he could reopen this investigation.

-

GARY NULL: -And lastly, Jacqueline Kennedy's immediate reactions and behavior +

GARY NULL: +And lastly, Jacqueline Kennedy's immediate reactions and behavior following the shooting?

DR. CRENSHAW: -I thought Mrs. Kennedy was very regal. She was standing there +I thought Mrs. Kennedy was very regal. She was standing there initially. We asked her to sit outside the room. And then, of course, after his death we did not officially pronounce him dead because of her request for a priest and the last rites. The @@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@ Immediately after that, she took her wedding ring off and placed it on the President's little finger. It would not go past the knuckle, and so when she came in, after they had had the harangue about the autopsy, and before we placed him in the coffin, one of -our orderlies there -- I believe it was Aubrey Wright -- helped +our orderlies there -- I believe it was Aubrey Wright -- helped her get the ring on his small finger.

I had read many accounts of how their marriage was just that, in @@ -1550,18 +1550,18 @@ name only. But being in trauma surgery now for thirty years, I have seen grievances and unhappiness and definite examples of removing the facade of what one felt. And I still will always believe that there was no greater example of genuine and intense -love for the President than that exhibited by Mrs. Kennedy.

+love for the President than that exhibited by Mrs. Kennedy.

-

GARY NULL: -I want to thank you very much, Dr. Crenshaw, for sharing +

GARY NULL: +I want to thank you very much, Dr. Crenshaw, for sharing your insights with us in this special report on cover-ups.

DR. CHARLES CRENSHAW: Thank you.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Now let's shift gears. I want to go over to two other panelists -standing by: Dr. Michio Kaku, Professor of Theoretical Physics +standing by: Dr. Michio Kaku, Professor of Theoretical Physics here at CUNY, the City University of New York. Would you give us your comments about the physics of the exhibit 399, the single magic bullet? @@ -1576,19 +1576,19 @@ magic bullet? the United States, the necessity of citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

-

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I made the following transcript from a tape recording @@ -1599,11 +1599,11 @@ Lines: 137

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -MICHIO KAKU: +MICHIO KAKU: I think it's very important when we look at the ballistics tests that show, for example, frame 313 of the Zapruder film which clearly shows the President's head going to the rear, which -indicates that a bullet came from the front. Now in the Warren +indicates that a bullet came from the front. Now in the Warren Commission Report, the FBI, of course, had access to the Zapruder film and also to the ballistics -- and what they did was they REVERSED two frames of the Zapruder film to make it look like the @@ -1616,14 +1616,14 @@ analysis on this, shooting bullets through, for example, animal carcasses, you can show very clearly that when it goes through cartilage and goes through tissue, you get much more than two percent deformation of the bullet. So, in two very egregious -examples, we have major deficiencies within the Warren +examples, we have major deficiencies within the Warren Commission Report.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright. Approximately what percentage of that bullet should have been missing?

-

MICHIO KAKU: +

MICHIO KAKU: Tests show that you could easily get twenty to thirty percent deformation of that bullet. Now I should also mention that NOVA, the science program on PBS, did a reenactment wherein they got a @@ -1642,20 +1642,20 @@ deer hunters and bear hunters have not shown this recoil effect where the head lurches in the direction of the bullet. So I think that NOVA was grasping for straws, trying to get a relatively minor effect to explain a major discrepancy within the ballistics -[data] of the Warren Commission Report. And the very fact that +[data] of the Warren Commission Report. And the very fact that the FBI was forced to deliberately tamper with the Zapruder film indicates that the FBI itself was aware of the fact that the body was going in the wrong direction.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: That would therefore give us the impression that the FBI participated in the cover-up of the assassination of President -Kennedy.

+Kennedy.

-

MICHIO KAKU: +

MICHIO KAKU: That's right. In 1975, the Freedom of Information Act revealed -some of the minutes of the Warren Commission Report, which stated -that they were aware of the fact that Oswald was, in fact, +some of the minutes of the Warren Commission Report, which stated +that they were aware of the fact that Oswald was, in fact, Agent S179 of the FBI, and that he was an informant of the FBI who got something like two or three hundred dollars a month for his work, and that this information would be EXTREMELY important. @@ -1663,33 +1663,33 @@ But, basically, they failed to follow it up because they couldn't put FBI agents under oath and have them lie under oath. And so, this report was essentially unverifiable. But three different sources, including the Attorney-General of the State of Texas, -stated to the Warren Commission that their understanding was that -Oswald was, indeed, Agent S179 of the FBI. And the conclusion of -the Warren Commission Report was that this evidence was so HOT -- +stated to the Warren Commission that their understanding was that +Oswald was, indeed, Agent S179 of the FBI. And the conclusion of +the Warren Commission Report was that this evidence was so HOT -- it was SO damaging that it would have to be kept classified for fifty years. Fortunately, the Freedom of Information Act revealed this document in 1975.

Also, by the way, in 1978 the House Select Committee [on Assassinations] -interviewed the CIA paymaster -- a Mr. Wilcott, James Wilcott -- +interviewed the CIA paymaster -- a Mr. Wilcott, James Wilcott -- and he testified under oath that he was, in fact, the paymaster of the CIA in charge of covert operations against the Soviet Union, -and that one of his contract employees was, in fact, Lee Harvey Oswald. -So, in other words, Oswald was a bit player and he apparently had +and that one of his contract employees was, in fact, Lee Harvey Oswald. +So, in other words, Oswald was a bit player and he apparently had a role to play with the FBI and also the CIA. And both agencies, of course, had a vested interest in keeping this information out of -the Warren Commission Report.

+the Warren Commission Report.

-

GARY NULL: -I think it's interesting at this point that CIA Director Gates is -now suggesting that the file on Oswald, which he is turning over, -will show that Oswald had nothing to do with the Kennedy assassination. +

GARY NULL: +I think it's interesting at this point that CIA Director Gates is +now suggesting that the file on Oswald, which he is turning over, +will show that Oswald had nothing to do with the Kennedy assassination. Of course, anyone who would accept for a moment that the CIA is going to give any information about anything that has not been altered is extraordinarily naive.

-

MICHIO KAKU: -Right. In fact, in 1973 the CIA destroyed most of the Oswald +

MICHIO KAKU: +Right. In fact, in 1973 the CIA destroyed most of the Oswald file. We know that it was in two large file cabinets -- in fact, two large file cabinets with four drawers apiece. He had a 201 file, which means that he had a very long history with the CIA, @@ -1699,15 +1699,15 @@ what was, once upon a time, in the files of the CIA. Now the CIA has been questioned about this and they said that this was "routine cleaning" [housekeeping]. So in the "routine cleaning" of the files, they destroyed potentially damaging information. -We will never know what was in these files. So whatever Gates +We will never know what was in these files. So whatever Gates might reveal, at some point, will only be a shadow of what was actually in there.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: And CERTAINLY nothing that would implicate the CIA. Also, is it not the case that the primary person pushing this "single bullet", this "magic bullet" theory is Pennsylvania's -Republican Senator Arlen Specter, who also was the Anita Hill basher?

+Republican Senator Arlen Specter, who also was the Anita Hill basher?

[JD: Sorry, but my tape ran out at this point, and the person who was taping the broadcast for me did not @@ -1727,19 +1727,19 @@ Republican Senator Arlen Specter, who also was the Anita Hill basher?

the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more urgent.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

-

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I made the following transcript from a tape recording @@ -1750,11 +1750,11 @@ Lines: 174

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -JOHN DAVIS: +JOHN DAVIS: Now, first of all, I have to explain myself why I think there was a conspiracy, because the available evidence indicates that -Kennedy was struck twice by bullets from the front and twice by -bullets coming from the rear, and Governor Connally was struck by +Kennedy was struck twice by bullets from the front and twice by +bullets coming from the rear, and Governor Connally was struck by a bullet coming from the rear that was not the same bullet that hit the President. Therefore, this adds up to anywhere from two to four shooters. Hence, a conspiracy. But evidence that it was a @@ -1764,115 +1764,115 @@ conspiracy goes far beyond an accounting of bullet holes.

We have to realize that, for the first time in United States history, the executive branch of the Federal Government declared war on organized crime. This had never happened before. For the -Kennedy brothers, it was all-out war against the Mob. -"I'd like to be remembered as the guy who broke the Mafia", Bobby -Kennedy told an associate in 1961, shortly after he took office -as attorney-general. In his book, THE ENEMY WITHIN, Robert -Kennedy had written: "If we do not attack organized criminals +Kennedy brothers, it was all-out war against the Mob. +"I'd like to be remembered as the guy who broke the Mafia", Bobby +Kennedy told an associate in 1961, shortly after he took office +as attorney-general. In his book, THE ENEMY WITHIN, Robert +Kennedy had written: "If we do not attack organized criminals with weapons and techniques as effective as their own, they will destroy us." Now, to back up this admonition, one of the first -things that Robert Kennedy did, in his assault against organized -crime, was the so-called kidnap/deportation of Carlos Marcello +things that Robert Kennedy did, in his assault against organized +crime, was the so-called kidnap/deportation of Carlos Marcello on April 4th, 1961. Now this was an unprecedented and arguably -illegal act. Kennedy had Marcello snatched off the streets, +illegal act. Kennedy had Marcello snatched off the streets, herded to an awaiting Federal jet, flown to Guatemala, and dumped -in a Guatemala City airport. Marcello had complained that he +in a Guatemala City airport. Marcello had complained that he couldn't call his wife, pack any clothes, or cash a check. -The action put the Mob on notice that Kennedy was serious. -Upon returning to the U.S. illegally, Marcello swore vengeance -against the Kennedys on at least three reported occasions. We -have witnesses for three occasions in which Marcello swore -vengeance against the Kennedys.

+The action put the Mob on notice that Kennedy was serious. +Upon returning to the U.S. illegally, Marcello swore vengeance +against the Kennedys on at least three reported occasions. We +have witnesses for three occasions in which Marcello swore +vengeance against the Kennedys.

-

[JD: I could not understand a few of Davis's words because +

[JD: I could not understand a few of Davis's words because his voice was overdriving the input of the phone.]

-

JOHN DAVIS: -Immediately after this episode, Robert Kennedy went after (quote) -"friends and associates" of Marcello, Santos Trafficante, [name is +

JOHN DAVIS: +Immediately after this episode, Robert Kennedy went after (quote) +"friends and associates" of Marcello, Santos Trafficante, [name is unintelligible due to aircraft radio interference], and the -mob-led Teamsters' [Union] boss, Jimmy Hoffa. Soon, FBI +mob-led Teamsters' [Union] boss, Jimmy Hoffa. Soon, FBI electronic listening devices began picking up complaints from -mobsters all over the country about what Kennedy was doing to +mobsters all over the country about what Kennedy was doing to them. I'll mention just two of them. They were reported by the House Select Committee on Assassinations in 1979. [Name is unintelligible], a mobster working for the Bruno Family in Philadelphia, was recorded by a bug saying this: "See what -Kennedy done? With Kennedy, I should take a knife and stab and +Kennedy done? With Kennedy, I should take a knife and stab and kill the f*cker. I mean it. This is true. Honest to God. I hope I get a week's notice. I'll kill. I'll kill, right in the White House. Somebody has got to get rid of this guy." -Nicolino Carlente[sp], a Genovese Family caporegine[? - probably +Nicolino Carlente[sp], a Genovese Family caporegine[? - probably means something like "royal head"], two months later was recorded -by an FBI bug saying this: "I'd like to hit Kennedy. I'd gladly +by an FBI bug saying this: "I'd like to hit Kennedy. I'd gladly go to the penitentiary for the rest of my life. Believe me."

Well, by the fall of 1962, the Mafia had become desperate. In the -summer of `62, Jimmy Hoffa, who of course was totally controlled -by the Mafia, confided a plan to assassinate both Kennedy brothers -to Louisiana Teamsters official, Edwin Parton[sp]. Parton's +summer of `62, Jimmy Hoffa, who of course was totally controlled +by the Mafia, confided a plan to assassinate both Kennedy brothers +to Louisiana Teamsters official, Edwin Parton[sp]. Parton's testimony on this issue was later confirmed by a Louisiana judge. Two months later, a businessman from Las Vegas was present -at a farm house in Louisiana when he heard Carlos Marcello -threaten to kill President Kennedy; not only threaten, but to +at a farm house in Louisiana when he heard Carlos Marcello +threaten to kill President Kennedy; not only threaten, but to outline a plan to kill him in order to neutralize his crusading -brother Bobby. Two weeks after this, Marcello's Florida friend -and associate, Santos Trafficante -- who was very much involved -also in the anti-Castro Cuban movement -- was talking to a Cuban -exile leader, Jose` Alaman[sp] about how Robert Kennedy was -persecuting Jimmy Hoffa. "Mark my word", Trafficante told Alaman, -"This man Kennedy is in trouble and will get what is coming to -him." At this, Alaman took issue with Trafficante and -Trafficante replied, "No, Jose`, you don't understand me. Kennedy +brother Bobby. Two weeks after this, Marcello's Florida friend +and associate, Santos Trafficante -- who was very much involved +also in the anti-Castro Cuban movement -- was talking to a Cuban +exile leader, Jose` Alaman[sp] about how Robert Kennedy was +persecuting Jimmy Hoffa. "Mark my word", Trafficante told Alaman, +"This man Kennedy is in trouble and will get what is coming to +him." At this, Alaman took issue with Trafficante and +Trafficante replied, "No, Jose`, you don't understand me. Kennedy is not going to make it to the election. He is going to be hit." -Alaman, incidentally, who doubled as an FBI informant, related +Alaman, incidentally, who doubled as an FBI informant, related this conversation to the FBI and it was eventually related to -FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. So Hoover, by this time -- by the +FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. So Hoover, by this time -- by the fall of 1962 -- must have known that some plot was in the wind.

Skipping a few months, we come to the spring of 1963, and an allegation by an FBI informant in New Orleans that seemed to -indicate that a plot, a Mafia plot to assassinate Kennedy was in -the wind. Eugene Della Colle[sp], who was a bar man in a Marcello +indicate that a plot, a Mafia plot to assassinate Kennedy was in +the wind. Eugene Della Colle[sp], who was a bar man in a Marcello controlled bar in New Orleans, told the FBI that in April, 1963, -Carlos Marcello's brother Tony had come into the bar one morning +Carlos Marcello's brother Tony had come into the bar one morning to service the slot machines, and said (quote): "There is a price -on the President's head and other members of the Kennedy Family. -Somebody will kill Kennedy when he comes south."

+on the President's head and other members of the Kennedy Family. +Somebody will kill Kennedy when he comes south."

-

So, in conclusion, Mafia boss Carlos Marcello and his allies in +

So, in conclusion, Mafia boss Carlos Marcello and his allies in the Mob and in the Teamsters Union had powerful motives to kill -Kennedy. We have witnesses who have testified to their planning +Kennedy. We have witnesses who have testified to their planning an assassination attack on the President; associates who -apparently had foreknowledge of such an attack, such as Santos -Trafficante and the one I just mentioned -- Tony Marcello. +apparently had foreknowledge of such an attack, such as Santos +Trafficante and the one I just mentioned -- Tony Marcello. So the motive was there.

Now, if you want to get into a discussion of means, we can do that. If you want to get into a discussion of how a cover-up was put in place, we can go into that.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Sir, we're going to get into all those things, but unfortunately, we have a terrible, almost inaudible connection on your line. We're going to ask you to hang up so that our engineer can call -you back. But I want Jones Harris to stay on. I just want John -Davis to hang up because we're going to call you back. I'm sorry +you back. But I want Jones Harris to stay on. I just want John +Davis to hang up because we're going to call you back. I'm sorry for the poor technical quality.

-

Let's switch over to Jones Harris. Welcome to our program Mr. -Harris.

+

Let's switch over to Jones Harris. Welcome to our program Mr. +Harris.

JONES HARRIS: -Hi, Gary. Nice to meet you at long last. I've looked forward to +Hi, Gary. Nice to meet you at long last. I've looked forward to this. Now, I'd just like to make a few comments.

-

I'm nowhere near as informed on the Organized Crime level as John -Davis, who has written an excellent book, that I do recommend to +

I'm nowhere near as informed on the Organized Crime level as John +Davis, who has written an excellent book, that I do recommend to people to read, called MAFIA KINGFISH. My point is this. I went to Dallas at the end of `63 and then spent a lot of `64 there. I interviewed a great many people: police, lawyers who knew -police, and so forth. It was made very clear to me that Jack Ruby +police, and so forth. It was made very clear to me that Jack Ruby was a member of Organized Crime, that he had been so for a long time; that he held a very important position for anybody to hold in any major American city. And that is, he was one of the chief @@ -1881,27 +1881,27 @@ Crime. He was the payoff man, which meant that he had a LOT of important information and a lot of important knowledge. Anybody who knows the case knows the ease with which he circulated throughout those days, including getting in [into the Dallas courthouse] in -order to kill Oswald. I don't think there's any doubt that Jack Ruby -worked directly under a man named Joe Civella[sp], who was the +order to kill Oswald. I don't think there's any doubt that Jack Ruby +worked directly under a man named Joe Civella[sp], who was the Organized Crime boss in Dallas, who directly, himself, worked under -the far more important figure, Carlos Marcello.

+the far more important figure, Carlos Marcello.

-

I'd like to tell your audience, Gary, that the idea of a conspiracy +

I'd like to tell your audience, Gary, that the idea of a conspiracy does not begin with a lot of researchers and people like myself, some of whom wrote books, some of whom didn't. It begins within -the Warren Commission itself. I think there are not many people who +the Warren Commission itself. I think there are not many people who understood that one of the top members of the Commission, Senator -Richard Russell [of Georgia] REFUSED TO SIGN the Warren Commission +Richard Russell [of Georgia] REFUSED TO SIGN the Warren Commission [Report] at the end when it was finished. He had felt all along -that it was a conspiracy. He had called Marina Oswald, from whom -eighty percent of the stuff against Lee Oswald came .... he had +that it was a conspiracy. He had called Marina Oswald, from whom +eighty percent of the stuff against Lee Oswald came .... he had called her a liar and said that she had lied specifically to the Commission on six different occasions. He then had to sit down -with Warren and Johnson, and he finally submitted to signing the +with Warren and Johnson, and he finally submitted to signing the thing, though he changed the preamble a little bit. He then told me, and told any number of interviewers and close friends for the rest of his days, that he was UTTERLY convinced that this thing was a -conspiracy: the killing of Kennedy. +conspiracy: the killing of Kennedy. (to be continued) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

@@ -1913,19 +1913,19 @@ conspiracy: the killing of Kennedy. the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

-

Article 2947 of alt.conspiracy.jfk: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +

Article 2947 of alt.conspiracy.jfk: +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!jad -From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part XIII, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part XIII, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distribution: North America Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 20:08:17 GMT 1992Oct7.200817.23480@cbnewsl.cb.att.com -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Lines: 188

I made the following transcript from a tape recording @@ -1937,19 +1937,19 @@ Lines: 188

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) JONES HARRIS: -When I was fortunate enough again to interview John McCloy some +When I was fortunate enough again to interview John McCloy some years before he died, and sat with him and his wife in his home in Connecticut, and we talked things over, he said to me as I was -leaving: "Mr. Harris, we realized afterwards that there were many +leaving: "Mr. Harris, we realized afterwards that there were many things that were never told to us." Now this was important, -coming from John McCloy because John McCloy had been priveleged +coming from John McCloy because John McCloy had been priveleged to deal in intelligence matters for the United States from 1917 on. I thought that that was an important admission. I believe -that Organized Crime played a very important role in the Kennedy -assassination, Gary, but I do not think that is the total story. +that Organized Crime played a very important role in the Kennedy +assassination, Gary, but I do not think that is the total story. And one of the reasons I think it's not the total story is the -very thing that John Davis mentioned. I do not believe that -Trafficante would have said to a non-Mob person that "Kennedy was +very thing that John Davis mentioned. I do not believe that +Trafficante would have said to a non-Mob person that "Kennedy was going to be hit" if Organized Crime themselves were sending in the killers. I do not believe that he would then have made that comment to a non-Organized Crime person. I do believe that what @@ -1959,25 +1959,25 @@ feat. It could have taken place in Chicago. But wherever it was going to take place, Organized Crime's contacts with those police figures who were corrupt were going to be very important to making the thing come out the right way. And there is no question -that in the Dallas area, that man was Jack Ruby.

+that in the Dallas area, that man was Jack Ruby.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright. We're going to pause and reflect on all of this, put this into perspective, and recapitulate some of the things that -John Davis has suggested. -John, are you back on the line?

+John Davis has suggested. +John, are you back on the line?

-

JOHN DAVIS: +

JOHN DAVIS: Yes, I am.

-

GARY NULL: -I'd also like to introduce Gaeton Fonzi. Welcome to our program, -Mr. Fonzi.

+

GARY NULL: +I'd also like to introduce Gaeton Fonzi. Welcome to our program, +Mr. Fonzi.

GAETON FONZI: Thank you.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: We're going to come to you in just a moment because you are a highly respected investigator and journalist. You were an investigator for the House Select Committee on Assassinations. @@ -1986,7 +1986,7 @@ And we're going to get your perspective.

Again, it is not our intention to suggest that one group, one individual alone [is guilty], but rather, we're looking at all of the pieces and saying: What evidence do we have that was not and -has not been made the primary focus of either the Warren +has not been made the primary focus of either the Warren Commission or the general news media presentation in taking it to a level that, up to this point, simply has not existed. And also, we're going to deal with some of the inconsistencies that have @@ -2027,7 +2027,7 @@ written about it? Today's Amsterdam News writes about it.

First, is convincing someone that something they thought was true is not. Secondly, trying to deal with the idea that if you're going to challenge the Status Quo -- as we're challenging the -Status Quo on the Kennedy Assassination -- that means you're +Status Quo on the Kennedy Assassination -- that means you're challenging something that people believe in almost as much as they believe in themselves, or their parents, or their whole life. And that is: orthodoxy; that is: authority. So it takes a @@ -2043,7 +2043,7 @@ arteries with cholesterol and fats. And it causes heart disease and cancer. Well now we know that. Alright? That's known. BUT, we knew that all along. Certain people knew it. Just like my guests today .... they have information that they've had for a -long time. Mr. Harris has had information for a long time. He had +long time. Mr. Harris has had information for a long time. He had information in 1978 that nobody wanted to pay attention to. "Nobody", meaning mainstream media, and mainstream belief systems. But it didn't matter. He has continued. We have a forum. @@ -2052,26 +2052,26 @@ It's a small forum, but we have a forum for it.

......

AMY GOODMAN: -For a contribution of fifty dollars, you support Gary Null +For a contribution of fifty dollars, you support Gary Null here every weekday, and you support WBAI, a commercial-free radio -station that would dare to put Gary Null on the air as much as we +station that would dare to put Gary Null on the air as much as we do. We don't have corporate sponsors. We don't have drug companies who say: "We don't want our dogma, our ideology challenged." Of course, they wouldn't say that on the air, but they would say it to management. But we are corporate-free. We are commercial-free. And that's what makes us important. That's what enables us to -bring you Gary Null. If that is a philosophy that is important to +bring you Gary Null. If that is a philosophy that is important to you, (212) 279-3400 is the number to call and support WBAI.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Right now, we're in the midst of a special twenty-five-part investigation on conspiracies, cover-ups and hidden agendas. We're looking at life in a way that we've never been told existed.

-

On the conference phone we now have Jones Harris, we have Gaeton -Fonzi, and we also have John Davis. I'd like to come back to you -at this time, Mr. Harris. If you would please continue talking -about what we now know about the Warren Commission and the +

On the conference phone we now have Jones Harris, we have Gaeton +Fonzi, and we also have John Davis. I'd like to come back to you +at this time, Mr. Harris. If you would please continue talking +about what we now know about the Warren Commission and the information that it chose to accept and review, and that which it chose to EXCLUDE, including individuals whose testimony or evidence it chose not to use, and that information that it chose @@ -2079,27 +2079,27 @@ to use, which now in retrospect, anyone can see should not have been included.

JONES HARRIS: -Gary, if I may, let me answer your question in a slightly broader +Gary, if I may, let me answer your question in a slightly broader way than you're suggesting because the limits of your question -would better go to Mr. Fonzi or to John Davis.

+would better go to Mr. Fonzi or to John Davis.

But let me say this to the public that is interested in this. -Not only did the Warren Commission go well out of its way not to +Not only did the Warren Commission go well out of its way not to explore the Organized Crime end of this thing. Sad to say, he's a man whom I knew well -- and I know that he's dying at this moment --- but I have to say that Jim Garrison is also a man who did +-- but I have to say that Jim Garrison is also a man who did everything he could (and I worked for him down there) to shield the Organized Crime community. I'll give you one example of that, if this might be of interest to you.

The first day I went down to work for him (and I like him very -much. A very personable fellow), he said: "Jones, what's the -first thing you'd like to do?" And I raised the name of Carlos -Marcello. And this great big six-foot-seven giant looked down at -me and he said: "Well Jones, of course, Carlos used to be in +much. A very personable fellow), he said: "Jones, what's the +first thing you'd like to do?" And I raised the name of Carlos +Marcello. And this great big six-foot-seven giant looked down at +me and he said: "Well Jones, of course, Carlos used to be in Organized Crime, but he's just a businessman now." And there was -a pause, and then Garrison said to me: "Jones, you and I can have -lunch with Carlos whenever you want." +a pause, and then Garrison said to me: "Jones, you and I can have +lunch with Carlos whenever you want." Now this was one of the first things that I found worrying when I started to work down there. (to be continued) @@ -2113,19 +2113,19 @@ started to work down there. the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

Article 11001 of alt.censorship: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!jad -From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part XIV(corrected), PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of Kennedy +From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part XIV(corrected), PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of Kennedy Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distribution: North America Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 12:54:34 GMT 1992Oct12.125434.10654@cbnewsl.cb.att.com -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Lines: 149

CORRECTED: @@ -2141,20 +2141,20 @@ JONES HARRIS: So, my point here is this: that the decision not to look very firmly at Organized Crime starts almost from the beginning. It starts with the Dallas Police. It starts with the Bureau [the FBI]. It starts -with the Warren Commission. It continues to Garrison, and I must -say that even though the Blakey Committee finally did come through +with the Warren Commission. It continues to Garrison, and I must +say that even though the Blakey Committee finally did come through and say: "Yes, it looks as though there might have been involvement", considering all the time that they spent, I found that their information was awful awful thin.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright. Let's explore that in some depth now, and let's go over -to Mr. Fonzi. Please hold on, Mr. Harris. Mr. Fonzi, thank you very +to Mr. Fonzi. Please hold on, Mr. Harris. Mr. Fonzi, thank you very much for being with us. Let's explore a few things. Now you were an investigator with the House Select Committee on Assassinations. Did you find that there was any attempt by either the FBI or the CIA or other leading law enforcement agencies or the attorney-general's -office, after [Robert] Kennedy, to downplay or to disengage the +office, after [Robert] Kennedy, to downplay or to disengage the interest of an investigation of Organized Crime in this?

GAETON FONZI: @@ -2163,35 +2163,35 @@ was, on the part of all the agencies, I believe, not a total spirit of cooperation. And, of course, when it came to the CIA, that was even more so.

-

Let me go back to something that John Davis said earlier on, as far +

Let me go back to something that John Davis said earlier on, as far as there being no concrete evidence of CIA involvement. There was no concrete evidence of anyone's involvement. There was no concrete evidence of Organized Crime's involvement. There was no concrete -evidence of anti-Castro Cuban involvement or pro-Castro Cuban +evidence of anti-Castro Cuban involvement or pro-Castro Cuban involvement. There was no concrete evidence of any type of involvement. There was, I believe, no concrete evidence of Lee -Harvey Oswald's involvement in the assassination.

+Harvey Oswald's involvement in the assassination.

-

GARY NULL: -Are you suggesting that Kennedy shot himself?

+

GARY NULL: +Are you suggesting that Kennedy shot himself?

GAETON FONZI: What I'm suggesting is that after all these years, there has not been an adequate investigation. There was not an adequate -investigation on the part of the Warren Commission, and there +investigation on the part of the Warren Commission, and there wasn't one on the part of the House Select Committee on Assassinations.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: But why? There had to have been a reason.

GAETON FONZI: Well, certainly from my own experience with the House Select Committee, I know the reason was strictly political. When Bob -Blakey, the second chief counsel after the original chief counsel -Richard Sprague was fired for wanting to conduct a murder -investigation, a unique approach to the Kennedy Assassination, the -new chief cousel Bob Blakey came in and told his staff this at the +Blakey, the second chief counsel after the original chief counsel +Richard Sprague was fired for wanting to conduct a murder +investigation, a unique approach to the Kennedy Assassination, the +new chief cousel Bob Blakey came in and told his staff this at the first meeting: "We have two priorities. Our first priority is to get a report done in time. Our second priority is to get a report done within our financial restrictions." And with those priorities @@ -2199,54 +2199,54 @@ we set out to do exactly that, limiting, of course, many many areas of investigation.

Let me just go on for a minute in terms of some of the specifics -that both John Davis and Jones Harris were talking about. I agree +that both John Davis and Jones Harris were talking about. I agree that Organized Crime probably had a part in the assassination -because of Ruby's links to Organized Crime. But I think, in trying +because of Ruby's links to Organized Crime. But I think, in trying to determine any kind of strategic planning here, you've got to -account for Oswald and Oswald's movements. You've got to account -for Oswald's control. And when Senator Richard Schweiker, who headed -the Senate Select Subcommittee on the [John] Kennedy Assassination -under the [Senator Frank] Church Select Committee on Intelligence -..... when he first got into investigating the Kennedy Assassination, -his immediate conclusion, after digging into it, was that "Oswald -had", as Schweiker put it, "the fingerprints of Intelligence all +account for Oswald and Oswald's movements. You've got to account +for Oswald's control. And when Senator Richard Schweiker, who headed +the Senate Select Subcommittee on the [John] Kennedy Assassination +under the [Senator Frank] Church Select Committee on Intelligence +..... when he first got into investigating the Kennedy Assassination, +his immediate conclusion, after digging into it, was that "Oswald +had", as Schweiker put it, "the fingerprints of Intelligence all over his activities." So I think that, unless you crank in the -control of Oswald, any theory about the Kennedy Assassination just +control of Oswald, any theory about the Kennedy Assassination just isn't complete.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright. Can you take us into an understanding of Alpha 66 -and Antonio Visiana?

+and Antonio Visiana?

GAETON FONZI: Yes, because that goes into .... when you talk about means and motivation, I think you can find the means and motivation, not only -on the part of Organized Crime, but on the part of the anti-Castro +on the part of Organized Crime, but on the part of the anti-Castro Cubans or on the part of the intelligence agencies, and in almost any direction you look. But what I feel is the strongest is the overall picture of the intelligence agencies' connections to the -anti-Castro Cubans, and their motivation. And that goes back to the -period following the Bay of Pigs. Kennedy was given a lot of blame +anti-Castro Cubans, and their motivation. And that goes back to the +period following the Bay of Pigs. Kennedy was given a lot of blame for the failure of the Bay of Pigs [Invasion], but it wasn't his fault. The Bay of Pigs was planned -- including the air strikes -- -by the [Central Intelligence] Agency before Kennedy became +by the [Central Intelligence] Agency before Kennedy became president. And he was not even told about the air strikes. -Subsequently, as a result of that failure, Kennedy was very angry, -both at Castro and at the Intelligence Agency. And he sent his -brother Bobby to actually begin taking over the Agency, and set up -a secret war against Castro that was based out of this Florida area +Subsequently, as a result of that failure, Kennedy was very angry, +both at Castro and at the Intelligence Agency. And he sent his +brother Bobby to actually begin taking over the Agency, and set up +a secret war against Castro that was based out of this Florida area here. And over the course of the years this became the largest CIA operation outside of Langley [Virginia, CIA Headquarters]. It was called the Jam Wave Station and it conducted a very very effective -operation against Castro almost on a daily and nightly basis. +operation against Castro almost on a daily and nightly basis. These training camps, or these guerilla camps, were set up by the -Agency. They were controlled by Agency personnel using anti-Castro +Agency. They were controlled by Agency personnel using anti-Castro Cubans as the operatives. And their spirit and motivation became -blended with the anti-Castro Cubans' goals.

+blended with the anti-Castro Cubans' goals.

-

Come the Cuban Missile Crisis when Kennedy realized that, as a -result of this very effective war against Castro, Castro permitted -the Russian missiles to be brought into Cuba. Kennedy realized that +

Come the Cuban Missile Crisis when Kennedy realized that, as a +result of this very effective war against Castro, Castro permitted +the Russian missiles to be brought into Cuba. Kennedy realized that he had brought the world to the brink of a nuclear disaster. So he made arrangements with [Soviet Premier] Kruschev to stop the secret war and to close down these guerilla bases in return for the @@ -2254,15 +2254,15 @@ withdrawal of the missiles.

When he did that, the guerilla bases continued operating against -- in defiance -- of the President's orders. As a result of that, -Kennedy was forced to use other agencies -- the Navy, the Coast +Kennedy was forced to use other agencies -- the Navy, the Coast Guard and other military agencies -- to close down these camps. -And in the process, he arrested some of these anti-Castro Cubans +And in the process, he arrested some of these anti-Castro Cubans whom the Government had been supporting. This was reason enough for -the anti-Castro Cubans and their Intelligence [Agency] partners to -consider Kennedy a traitor. And as a matter of fact, during the +the anti-Castro Cubans and their Intelligence [Agency] partners to +consider Kennedy a traitor. And as a matter of fact, during the height of delicate negotiations with Kruschev, it was Alpha 66, one -of the most militant anti-Castro groups, that tried to sink Russian -ships in Havana Harbor, again defying Kennedy's orders. +of the most militant anti-Castro groups, that tried to sink Russian +ships in Havana Harbor, again defying Kennedy's orders. (to be continued) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

@@ -2274,19 +2274,19 @@ ships in Havana Harbor, again defying Kennedy's orders. the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

-

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Article 2990 of alt.conspiracy.jfk: +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!jad -From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part XV, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part XV, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distribution: North America Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 21:23:31 GMT 1992Oct12.212331.1686@cbnewsl.cb.att.com Followup-To: alt.conspiracy -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Lines: 161

I made the following transcript from a tape recording @@ -2298,59 +2298,59 @@ Lines: 161

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) GAETON FONZI: -When I was working for Senator Schweiker, on the Senate Select +When I was working for Senator Schweiker, on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, I developed a witness in Miami named -Antonio Visiana. He was a former accountant in Cuba who had founded -Alpha 66. As I said, it was Alpha 66 that was one of the anti-Castro +Antonio Visiana. He was a former accountant in Cuba who had founded +Alpha 66. As I said, it was Alpha 66 that was one of the anti-Castro Cuban groups that actually tried to blow up the Russian ships in -Havana Harbor, and blow apart Kennedy's deal with Kruschev. Visiana +Havana Harbor, and blow apart Kennedy's deal with Kruschev. Visiana told me that he was recruited in Havana in 1961 by an American named -Maurice Bishop. Bishop was the secret behind-the-scenes strategic +Maurice Bishop. Bishop was the secret behind-the-scenes strategic director of everything that he did with Alpha 66. -He worked with Bishop from 1961 until 1973, and during that period +He worked with Bishop from 1961 until 1973, and during that period of time, he worked with him on three attempts to assassinate Fidel -Castro. These were operations planned by Bishop who was obviously -an intelligence operative. He met with Bishop several times a year +Castro. These were operations planned by Bishop who was obviously +an intelligence operative. He met with Bishop several times a year and whenever it became necessary to plan strategy. -In September of 1963, he made arrangements to meet with Bishop in +In September of 1963, he made arrangements to meet with Bishop in the lobby of an office building in Dallas. That was nothing new -because he had met Bishop a number of times in Dallas. When Visiana -arrived, Bishop was talking to a young man. When President Kennedy -was assassinated, Visiana immediately recognized Lee Harvey Oswald +because he had met Bishop a number of times in Dallas. When Visiana +arrived, Bishop was talking to a young man. When President Kennedy +was assassinated, Visiana immediately recognized Lee Harvey Oswald as that young man. I thought that this was tremendously important; perhaps the single most significant piece of new evidence since the -Warren Commission investigation, because Bishop was obviously CIA. +Warren Commission investigation, because Bishop was obviously CIA. And the CIA had repeatedly denied any connection or contact with -Oswald. After we got Visiana to develop a sketch of Bishop, it was -Senator Schweiker who identified Bishop as being David Atlee Phillips, +Oswald. After we got Visiana to develop a sketch of Bishop, it was +Senator Schweiker who identified Bishop as being David Atlee Phillips, a CIA officer who had risen to one of the highest ranks in the Agency as the Chief of the Western Hemisphere Division. And we -discovered that Phillips was an undercover agent in Havana during -the period in which Visiana said that he had met Bishop. In 1963, -Phillips was Chief of Covert Operations in Mexico City, and he was +discovered that Phillips was an undercover agent in Havana during +the period in which Visiana said that he had met Bishop. In 1963, +Phillips was Chief of Covert Operations in Mexico City, and he was subsequently responsible for all the disinformation that the CIA -had fed the Warren Commission about Oswald's visits there.

+had fed the Warren Commission about Oswald's visits there.

-

This was one of the areas -- the link between David Atlee Phillips -and Maurice Bishop -- that I feel the House Select Committee didn't +

This was one of the areas -- the link between David Atlee Phillips +and Maurice Bishop -- that I feel the House Select Committee didn't want to go into because it would have opened too many doors, too many important doors. And every one of those doors was marked "CIA".

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright. Now, if that is the case, then let's summarize here. What we have is a group of individuals with intelligence community associations: CIA. We also have a few people who were ex-FBI, including one who would play a very important role, and who was -also very familiar with Alpha 66. Then we had Guy Bannister. -Now I don't believe that it was possible for Guy Bannister and -David Ferrie ..... who both were known to Alpha 66 and the people +also very familiar with Alpha 66. Then we had Guy Bannister. +Now I don't believe that it was possible for Guy Bannister and +David Ferrie ..... who both were known to Alpha 66 and the people [thereunto] associated, and who also were familiar with what had -gone on with some attempted assassinations of Kennedy (with CIA +gone on with some attempted assassinations of Kennedy (with CIA involvement). I believe that that had to have been a sub-contract to -the Mob. And when you look at what Johnny Roselli was testifying +the Mob. And when you look at what Johnny Roselli was testifying about in secret, and then he was killed just a short time after -that, then you start to bring in Sam Giancana and Santos Trafficante, +that, then you start to bring in Sam Giancana and Santos Trafficante, the Mob boss of Tampa. And you start showing the connection -- that it wasn't just possibly the Mob, and it wasn't just the intelligence community. It was a marriage of the two.

@@ -2366,28 +2366,28 @@ hits.

with the next day's broadcast. Here again, I missed some of the beginning.]

-

GARY NULL: -..... ended up being there when it arrived in Bethdesda. And also, +

GARY NULL: +..... ended up being there when it arrived in Bethdesda. And also, (a very important piece of evidence) the fact that there were three separate caskets that entered that hospital .....

-

DAVID LIFTON: +

DAVID LIFTON: I said two.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Two. Well, also there was a circumstance of the same one being seen twice: the bronze casket.

-

DAVID LIFTON: +

DAVID LIFTON: Separate entries of two caskets. That's correct, according to the evidence.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: But the public was led to believe that there was only one casket: the casket that the President's body was put in in Dallas, arriving -at Bethdesda Naval Hospital hours later, a routine autopsy being +at Bethdesda Naval Hospital hours later, a routine autopsy being performed. And that was the end of the story. That's what the -Warren Commission was told. That's what we have been led to +Warren Commission was told. That's what we have been led to believe.

In point of fact, another casket, which actually contained the body @@ -2397,18 +2397,18 @@ that another casket had arrived -- that it was not the bronze casket -- that the President's body was not the way that it was when it left Dallas?

-

DAVID LIFTON: +

DAVID LIFTON: Now, these are two separate issues you're addressing here. One is the condition of the body, and the other is the issue of multiple caskets. So which would you like me to address first?

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Begin with the different caskets.

-

DAVID LIFTON: +

DAVID LIFTON: Okay. What I was able to show in BEST EVIDENCE (and I obtained reports which had not been examined. In fact, they're not even in -the National Archives, as far as the Warren Commission investigation +the National Archives, as far as the Warren Commission investigation goes) is the report of the military casket team. In that casket team report (and I interviewed the men who were on the casket team) ..... Let's make sure we understand what the casket team is. These @@ -2430,7 +2430,7 @@ we can quibble over whether it's forty-five minutes, thirty-five minutes. But there's a serious incident in there where they attempt to follow the Navy ambulance, lose the ambulance, and are told by their superiors that they have followed the decoy. There is a decoy -ambulance. NONE of this made it into the Warren Commission Report. +ambulance. NONE of this made it into the Warren Commission Report. It's ALL on my telephone interview tapes. And the written report says that they brought the big casket, which we all saw off-loaded on TV, and the one that is supposed to contain the body .... they @@ -2447,19 +2447,19 @@ report dated December (oh, I don't know) fifth or tenth, 1963. the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

Article 16516 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!jad -From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part XVI, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part XVI, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distribution: North America Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 16:04:32 GMT 1992Oct16.160432.29973@cbnewsl.cb.att.com -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Lines: 145

I made the following transcript from a tape recording @@ -2470,21 +2470,21 @@ Lines: 145

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -DAVID LIFTON: +DAVID LIFTON: Now, contrary to that evidence, I actually located the witnesses who were at the back of the hospital, and who participated in off-loading the vehicle and the casket in which the body actually was in. And that was a black hearse which arrived at about ten minutes `til seven, Eastern Time. That black hearse had two men in O.R. smocks and a group of civilians. A shipping casket was brought -out of that hearse. Dennis David, who is in Chapter 25 of my book, +out of that hearse. Dennis David, who is in Chapter 25 of my book, described the scene of his men off-loading that casket. Furthermore, I have documentary evidence, which is in my book (it's actually at -the Gerald Ford Library now), that the arrival occurred at 6:50, +the Gerald Ford Library now), that the arrival occurred at 6:50, apparently. This is the shipping casket. It was brought into the -hospital. That shipping casket was opened by Paul O'Connor who was +hospital. That shipping casket was opened by Paul O'Connor who was the medical technician at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Inside that -shipping casket, according to O'Connor, the President's body was in +shipping casket, according to O'Connor, the President's body was in a body bag. He unzipped the body bag. That statement was accepted and published by the House Select Committee: the fact that he opened the President's body bag; that the body was in a body bag. @@ -2495,7 +2495,7 @@ casket arrives at the front of the hospital.

Now, it so happens that the big casket enters twice: once at eight o'clock, as I've just described in the casket scene. However, it also enters at 7:14. That casket entry is documented in FBI -documents provided by FBI agents Seibert and O'Neill. So we have +documents provided by FBI agents Seibert and O'Neill. So we have three casket entries: the one in the shipping casket at 6:50 when, apparently, the body arrived. Then there's this covert entry of the big casket while the casket team is chasing around looking for it. @@ -2510,10 +2510,10 @@ which involves actual alterations to the body. That's a separate issue. But on the area of the chain-of-possession, I want to tell you that when this material was run on San Francisco TV station KRON-TV, in a documentary in which I was a consultant, narrated by -Sylvia Chase and produced by Stanhope Gould, Stanhope said to the +Sylvia Chase and produced by Stanhope Gould, Stanhope said to the San Francisco papers (and I was very pleased with this), he says:

-

"David Lifton has courtroom evidence that the body did not make an +

"David Lifton has courtroom evidence that the body did not make an uninterrupted journey from Dallas to Bethesda. Something happened. He interviewed these witnesses personally, on camera. He sat with them for hours in restaurants. They are credible."

@@ -2531,11 +2531,11 @@ I try to explain what that something is. But focusing just on the microscopic here, something happened. There are three documented entries of two caskets.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Okay. Now let's go! What do you think happened, and how is it significant to the conspiracy concept?

-

DAVID LIFTON: +

DAVID LIFTON: Okay. In what I am now going to say, I'm not addressing the autopsy X-rays and photographs. I am addressing the descriptions of the body as recorded in the official documentation in the Bethesda @@ -2552,9 +2552,9 @@ of scalp connected with that hole at the back -- a wound at the right-rear of the head. Okay? I documented that in my book. I showed that news accounts, starting with the press conference conducted within an hour of the time of death, when the two doctors -Clark and Perry conducted a press conference at Parkland Hospital, +Clark and Perry conducted a press conference at Parkland Hospital, with news interviews over the weekend, with testimony before the -Warren Commission, with their medical reports -- it all points to +Warren Commission, with their medical reports -- it all points to the fact that the doctors in Dallas saw a hole at the right-rear of the head. Connected with that hole was a flap of scalp. They all thought that a bullet had exited from the right-rear of the head. @@ -2568,7 +2568,7 @@ the President was in Dallas, Texas with an empty cranium.

to Chapter 13 of my book ["BEST EVIDENCE"]. At the Bethesda end of the line, I personally think that the finest evidence there is is a blood-stained diagram -- today at the National Archives. That blood- -stained diagram, executed by Commander Boswell, one of it's autopsy +stained diagram, executed by Commander Boswell, one of it's autopsy surgeons, shows measurements ten-by-seventeen for the hole in the top of the President's head. Ten-by-seventeen is 170 square centimeters. That's FIVE times larger than the thirty-five square centimeters hole @@ -2582,8 +2582,8 @@ It was not what was seen in Dallas.

the scalp is entirely gone over that hole. There is no flap. It is just GONE. Now that huge crater in the top right-hand side of the head is described in the Bethesda autopsy report, and it conflicts -with Dallas. Furthermore, two agents present -- FBI agents Seibert -and O'Neill, again who are also connected with the coffin business; +with Dallas. Furthermore, two agents present -- FBI agents Seibert +and O'Neill, again who are also connected with the coffin business; that is, in providing us with valuable information about that 7:14 entry -- two FBI agents report that when the body was removed from the casket in which it had been transported, and placed on the @@ -2604,19 +2604,19 @@ happened to the body between Dallas and Bethesda. the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

Article 16630 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!jad -From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part XVII, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part XVII, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distribution: North America Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 12:18:27 GMT 1992Oct20.121827.20733@cbnewsl.cb.att.com -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Lines: 141

I made the following transcript from a tape recording @@ -2627,9 +2627,9 @@ Lines: 141

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -DAVID LIFTON: +DAVID LIFTON: Now that is the evidence that something happened between Dallas and -Bethdesda. And the consequence of that medical alteration -- if it +Bethdesda. And the consequence of that medical alteration -- if it occurred -- is that the Dallas doctors thought that something exited from the rear of the head. The Bethesda doctors thought that something entered from the rear and blew out the top. Did the @@ -2652,26 +2652,26 @@ on. I think that we would get some stunning new information about this case because I personally interviewed one of the FBI agents, and I know that he's going to stand behind his statement, contrary to a foolish affidavit, excerpted in some weird fashion and -published by professor Blakey in a report in which they tried to +published by professor Blakey in a report in which they tried to make it appear that the FBI agents said that this was not true.

So that's what happened in the area of the head. I believe that the configuration of the wounds was changed. Now, in the area of the neck we have a similar problem. We have a tracheotomy, supposedly, -according to the sworn testimony of Doctor Malcolm Perry in Dallas, -done through the neck wound. That tracheotomy, Doctor Perry told me +according to the sworn testimony of Doctor Malcolm Perry in Dallas, +done through the neck wound. That tracheotomy, Doctor Perry told me in 1966, was two to three centimeters. And according to everybody there, it had neat edges -- neat edges as made with a knife. I would be more than willing to testify before any investigation that -Perry told me that it was two to three centimeters, in 1966, and to +Perry told me that it was two to three centimeters, in 1966, and to offer my telephone interview tapes as evidence. In 1966, I interviewed all the doctors on this issue of the length of the tracheotomy incision. At the Dallas end of the line it was two to three centimeters; four, some of them said. There's one or two -stragglers who say it was a little bit bigger. But Perry made the +stragglers who say it was a little bit bigger. But Perry made the incision. He told me it was two to three centimeters. In the autopsy report, that thing is listed as six-and-a-half centimeters -with widely gaping edges. And under oath, Humes said it was seven +with widely gaping edges. And under oath, Humes said it was seven to eight centimeters. And it has, according to the autopsy report, widely gaping irregular edges. So that is the issue: that something happened to the throat wound between Dallas and Bethesda.

@@ -2692,35 +2692,35 @@ mistaken observations of those who know what kind of casket was used? I think not! I think this is the kind of stuff that the can opener of a special prosecutor could pry wide open.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Okay. That's a good presentation. Now we're going to summarize here for a moment. What you're suggesting is that there is hard evidence, good documentation that the casket and the state of the President's body that left Dallas is not the same casket and state of the President's body that arrived in Bethesda.

-

DAVID LIFTON: +

DAVID LIFTON: Right. There's not only a break in the chain-of-possession, but there is alteration of the evidence.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright. So they altered evidence. Now if this were put on trial, that would be a major issue.

-

DAVID LIFTON: +

DAVID LIFTON: That would be a major allegation. I can also guide you a little bit, if you wish, into the way that the rebuttal would work so the reader can understand the nature of this problem.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Okay. I'm going to ask you to hold onto that thought because there's a lot more information. Now we're going to go, in just a -few moments, over to our other guest, Doctor Cyril Wecht, on this +few moments, over to our other guest, Doctor Cyril Wecht, on this issue. There is also the Leibeler Memorandum which I want to talk about. And I want to talk about some new information and the -emergence of a new hypothesis. I want to talk about the Seibert -and O'Neill Report. And I want to look at the X-rays and the -photographs, and the allegations of Doctor John Ebersole, and some +emergence of a new hypothesis. I want to talk about the Seibert +and O'Neill Report. And I want to look at the X-rays and the +photographs, and the allegations of Doctor John Ebersole, and some of the comments from the House Select Committee in 1978. Alright? We'll be doing that in a few moments.

@@ -2731,18 +2731,18 @@ so that we can continue paying our bills. We're going to come back to our guests in about ten minutes and continue on with this information, presenting more documentation that the American Public has not been made privy to, but which it must in order to make -reasonable judgments about the conclusions drawn by the Warren +reasonable judgments about the conclusions drawn by the Warren Commission; about the role that the media has played in the official position, and what this means.

Yesterday, you heard us talk about the fact that various members of Organized Crime were implicated in this, and certain middle-level members, by name, of the CIA; certain members of the FBI, by name, -such as Guy Banister; the pro and anti-Castro movements involving -Oswald, and the fact that, up to this point, we cannot find -evidence that Oswald was implicated in the assassination. It's so +such as Guy Banister; the pro and anti-Castro movements involving +Oswald, and the fact that, up to this point, we cannot find +evidence that Oswald was implicated in the assassination. It's so easy to have a single gunman, a single person, and end it there. -But we CANNOT end it there if the evidence doesn't indicate that it +But we CANNOT end it there if the evidence doesn't indicate that it should be ended there. And it does not. And so we're looking hard, and we're looking where mainstream media either has chosen not to look, or has looked and chosen not to accept the evidence. @@ -2757,19 +2757,19 @@ look, or has looked and chosen not to accept the evidence. the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

Article 16698 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!jad -From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part XVIII, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part XVIII, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distribution: North America Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 13:20:33 GMT 1992Oct22.132033.16754@cbnewsl.cb.att.com -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Lines: 147

I made the following transcript from a tape recording @@ -2780,7 +2780,7 @@ Lines: 147

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -GARY NULL: +GARY NULL: We're allowing you to make the decision, rather than making it for you. We'll be back with this special investigative report. Eighteen more [one-hour] parts to this series to come. Bit by bit, @@ -2791,10 +2791,10 @@ once. It would be too confusing. .....

In our series on hidden agendas, conspiracies and cover-ups, we are examing one type of cover-up, and that involves the assassination of -President John F. Kennedy. Later on in this series we'll be dealing +President John F. Kennedy. Later on in this series we'll be dealing with other issues, other forms of cover-up.

-

Most Americans, for a long period of time, believed the Warren +

Most Americans, for a long period of time, believed the Warren Commission, which said that two bullets fired by one man, who had no connection to anyone, killed the President. There was never a detailed effort to try to understand the inconsistencies, the @@ -2804,38 +2804,38 @@ trying to see whether or not the American Public has been given all the information by the media to allow it to make an intelligent decision about what really was involved. -My guest on today's program is Jerry Policoff from WXIX-TV in +My guest on today's program is Jerry Policoff from WXIX-TV in Cincinnati, Ohio, a researcher since 1966 whose articles on the -assassination of John F. Kennedy appeared in GALLERY MAGAZINE. He +assassination of John F. Kennedy appeared in GALLERY MAGAZINE. He has also written for ROLLING STONE, NEW TIMES, THE REALIST and other publications, and in the op-ed pages of the New York Times and the Washington Post. Most recently he wrote a very fine article -in the VILLAGE VOICE, co-authored with Robert Hennelly.

+in the VILLAGE VOICE, co-authored with Robert Hennelly.

-

My other guest is Jim Marrs, author of CROSSFIRE: THE PLOT THAT +

My other guest is Jim Marrs, author of CROSSFIRE: THE PLOT THAT KILLED KENNEDY. He is also a reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He was a reporter for the Denton Record-Chronicle at the time of the -assassination of John Kennedy. He teaches at the University of Texas -at Arlington, on the assassination of President Kennedy. -Welcome to our program, Jerry Policoff.

+assassination of John Kennedy. He teaches at the University of Texas +at Arlington, on the assassination of President Kennedy. +Welcome to our program, Jerry Policoff.

JERRY POLICOFF: Hi. How are you?

-

GARY NULL: -and welcome to our program, Jim Marrs.

+

GARY NULL: +and welcome to our program, Jim Marrs.

JIM MARRS: It's good to be with you.

-

GARY NULL: -Jim, we're going to begin with you, and I'm going to be giving +

GARY NULL: +Jim, we're going to begin with you, and I'm going to be giving information, through you, which the American Public simply has not been made generally aware of, so we can throw new light on this entire issue. I'm going to run through some issues with you. I'd like for you to address them. First and foremost, let's try to understand all the different things that occurred in Dealey Plaza -that most people had not even considered -- not even the Warren +that most people had not even considered -- not even the Warren Commission. We've been led to believe that it was just part of a regular motorcade -- that this man just HAPPENED to have known the [details of the] motorcade, planted himself there in very short @@ -2849,7 +2849,7 @@ in America, for all these years, has accepted that.

22nd of 1963 in Dealey Plaza -- the motorcade, the crowd, the suspicious men, the "babuska lady", the Texas School Book Depository, the districting[?] seizure, the man in the doorway, the -Oswald encounter, the triple underpass, the smoke from the grassy +Oswald encounter, the triple underpass, the smoke from the grassy knoll, the third wounded man, the Zapruder film, the black-dog man, the badge man, the grassy knoll witnesses ..... Let's go through all of this so that the American People can know that, all along, @@ -2865,8 +2865,8 @@ maybe of just a mistake, or whatever. But you have to look at this evidence in its totality. All of this evidence -- everything we could talk about -- still comes back to one thing. And that is the "single bullet theory". The "single bullet theory" says that one of -the bullets struck both Kennedy and Connally, causing seven wounds -to these two men, including shattering Connally's fifth rib and +the bullets struck both Kennedy and Connally, causing seven wounds +to these two men, including shattering Connally's fifth rib and shattering his wrist bone. Now if the one bullet did not hit both men, then there has to be more than one shooter, in which case we've got a crossfire; we've got a conspiracy. And that elevates this @@ -2880,14 +2880,14 @@ seconds it is physically impossible for one man with a bolt-action rifle to fire more than three rounds. Hence, they had to say that there were only three shots fired. Alright. Two of those shots are accounted for, which leaves only ONE bullet to account for the -seven wounds to Kennedy and Connally. So how did they go about this?

+seven wounds to Kennedy and Connally. So how did they go about this?

They simply told us -- and they are STILL TELLING US (people within -the Warren Commission: [President] Gerald Ford, David Dillon[?]) -are STILL telling us that the bullet went through Kennedy's neck, -did not hit anything, and then went on to hit Connally. In fact, -the Warren Commission Report itself, "Number One: Findings," said: -"President Kennedy was first struck by a bullet which entered at +the Warren Commission: [President] Gerald Ford, David Dillon[?]) +are STILL telling us that the bullet went through Kennedy's neck, +did not hit anything, and then went on to hit Connally. In fact, +the Warren Commission Report itself, "Number One: Findings," said: +"President Kennedy was first struck by a bullet which entered at the back of his neck and exited through the lower front portion of his neck." Now the problem is that this is a small, but critical LIE! And I say it's a lie because I'll prove it to you in just a minute. @@ -2896,12 +2896,12 @@ to probe the wound. However, even if they had probed it, they claimed that it went upward and exited out his neck. Now -- there's no question about this. The autopsy face-sheet shows it. It's marked "verified" by his personal physician. The autopsy -doctors were quoted in the Seibert-O'Neill Report as saying that +doctors were quoted in the Seibert-O'Neill Report as saying that the wound was in the back -- the middle of the back. everybody says that. The shirt and jacket, which are still available, plainly show a bullet in the middle of the back. The death certificate says: "a wound in the posterior back at the level of the third thoracic -vertebrae." And even Glenn Bennett, one of the Secret Service agents, +vertebrae." And even Glenn Bennett, one of the Secret Service agents, in his report from hand-written notes on the day of the assassination, said that he saw the shot hit the President about four inches down from the right shoulder. @@ -2916,19 +2916,19 @@ from the right shoulder. the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

Article 16734 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!jad -From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part XIX, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part XIX, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distribution: North America Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 22:04:05 GMT 1992Oct23.220405.14474@cbnewsl.cb.att.com -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Lines: 150

I made the following transcript from a tape recording @@ -2940,18 +2940,18 @@ Lines: 150

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) JIM MARRS: -Okay. No problem. He was hit in the back. But the Warren +Okay. No problem. He was hit in the back. But the Warren Commission and everybody up to today has lied to us and said that he was hit in the neck. Why? Because he was hit in the back, and it came out his throat. That's an upward trajectory, and it could -not possibly turn in mid-air and come down to strike Connally. +not possibly turn in mid-air and come down to strike Connally. So it destroys the "single bullet theory" which is the whole foundation of the "lone assassin theory".

Now, the "smoking gun". The "smoking gun" is the minutes of the -January 27th, 1964 meeting of the Warren Commission. And we have -the Chief Counsel, J. Lee Rankin addressing the Warren Commission -([ex-CIA Director] Allen Dulles, [future President] Gerald Ford). +January 27th, 1964 meeting of the Warren Commission. And we have +the Chief Counsel, J. Lee Rankin addressing the Warren Commission +([ex-CIA Director] Allen Dulles, [future President] Gerald Ford). And he says (quote):

"It seems quite apparent now, since we have a picture of where @@ -2972,17 +2972,17 @@ and legally, under the law, guilty of being accessories-after-the-fact, which, under the law, means that they are just as guilty as whoever pulled the trigger[s].

-

And that's what elevates this crime from the murder of President Kennedy +

And that's what elevates this crime from the murder of President Kennedy to a coup d'etat in the United States.

[JD: a crime of "high treason" against the people of the United States]

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright. Let's take a look at the other evidence. Then I want to come back to your assertion here, because if there was a coup d'etat, I want to go through the cast of characters and people who have been alleged, up to this point, to be suspects; such as: Organized -Crime, pro and anti-Castro Cubans, the CIA and other intelligence +Crime, pro and anti-Castro Cubans, the CIA and other intelligence agencies, the FBI, some of the oil cartel men, some of the right-wing reactionaries, some of the military hierarchy. I want to look at each one of these, because you could not have a coup d'etat without @@ -2993,7 +2993,7 @@ would have known that.

JIM MARRS: That's true.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: You do not plan a coup d'etat if you know that the military could come in and stop you. The FBI would stop you. The Justice Department would stop you. So, Organized Crime, by itself, could not possibly @@ -3003,7 +3003,7 @@ that these members of Organized Crime have never been very smart -- that almost everything that they have ever done we have a very detailed history of, because they've talked about every crime they've ever committed on audio tapes that are in the hands of the -different courts. From John Gotti on down, every one of these +different courts. From John Gotti on down, every one of these people talk. They're braggarts.

Secondly, they couldn't have covered-up because they've never been @@ -3021,13 +3021,13 @@ would have challenged them.

JIM MARRS: Exactly!

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: So you can't have one group [committing a coup d'etat], knowing that there is a balance of power within our Government. Any one of those balances that is left uncontrolled would be the one that would uncover it or, in effect, take back the power. So you have to have, in effect, complicity by all the major groups. And I think it's -laughable that Blakey, of the House Select Committee on +laughable that Blakey, of the House Select Committee on Assassinations, would have assumed that the Mob did it by itself, as if they had the skill to do it. Their hits have been effective, but not skillful. And these [assassins] were EXTREMELY skilled. And @@ -3043,20 +3043,20 @@ that you've said, except that I would like to point out to your audience that I don't believe -- and I don't think you believe, either -- that everbody within Government and everybody within the intelligence services knew what was going to happen and -participated actively in the assassination of President Kennedy. +participated actively in the assassination of President Kennedy. It doesn't work that way. They are all highly compartmentalized. -Very often, the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. +Very often, the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. And the way to control that is from the absolute top. So we've got two men who were in absolute, undeniable, total control of the -investigation into the death of President Kennedy. And it just -happens to be the two men who benefitted most from the assassination, -and who hated Kennedy the most. And that was Lyndon Johnson, his -successor, and J. Edgar Hoover, Johnson's buddy and neighbor, who +investigation into the death of President Kennedy. And it just +happens to be the two men who benefitted most from the assassination, +and who hated Kennedy the most. And that was Lyndon Johnson, his +successor, and J. Edgar Hoover, Johnson's buddy and neighbor, who was in control of the FBI.

[JD: Many years ago, I read a report that the day before President - Kennedy was assassinated, he was quoted as remarking: - "That's Lyndon Johnson, and he's in a lot of trouble." + Kennedy was assassinated, he was quoted as remarking: + "That's Lyndon Johnson, and he's in a lot of trouble." Can anyone cite a published source of any quote like this?] (to be continued) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

@@ -3069,7 +3069,7 @@ was in control of the FBI.

the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

The episodes of this series can be retrieved via anonymous ftp from the sites: ftp.css.itd.umich.edu and red.css.itd.umich.edu @@ -3079,17 +3079,17 @@ password. The files are kept in the directory /poli/essays.d/conspiracy.d the user is on. On a UNIX machine, one would do, at the command prompt: ftp ftp.css.itd.umich.edu This may be different on IBMs and Vax systems.)

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Article 3172 of alt.conspiracy.jfk: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +

Article 3172 of alt.conspiracy.jfk: +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!jad -From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part 20, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part 20, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distribution: North America Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 17:51:05 GMT 1992Oct27.175105.20550@cbnewsl.cb.att.com Followup-To: alt.conspiracy -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Lines: 156

I made the following transcript from a tape recording @@ -3108,54 +3108,54 @@ people who were going out, after the assassination, and doing honest investigative work, and filing honest reports. But these reports were thrown in with other reports of dubious authenticity; reports which can be demonstrated to be phony -- false. And then, -from the very top, J. Edgar Hoover and his top echelon was able to +from the very top, J. Edgar Hoover and his top echelon was able to reach into this smorgasbord of evidence and pull out, selectively, whatever case they wanted to present to the public.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: There is one other character whom you didn't mention, though I'm -sure you're aware of, and that is: JFK had replaced Allen Dulles -as the head of the CIA, and Allen Dulles ends up being one of the -key people on the Warren Commission.

+sure you're aware of, and that is: JFK had replaced Allen Dulles +as the head of the CIA, and Allen Dulles ends up being one of the +key people on the Warren Commission.

JIM MARRS: Exactly. Isn't that like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse?

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: And there was no man in the history of the intelligence community, before or since, who's ever been as connected to everything within the intelligence apparatus -- and very much a hands-on person -- -as Allen Dulles.

+as Allen Dulles.

JIM MARRS: -That's true. And let me point out that during the Warren Commission +That's true. And let me point out that during the Warren Commission hearings, the allegation came up, just as it's still alive today, -that Lee Harvey Oswald was a U.S. intelligence agent. His wife and +that Lee Harvey Oswald was a U.S. intelligence agent. His wife and his mother have both publicly stated that this was so. So they asked -Allen Dulles while they were meeting with the Warren Commission -- +Allen Dulles while they were meeting with the Warren Commission -- they said: If he had been an agent with the CIA, and you were still the head of the CIA, would you admit it? And he said, "No." They said: You would lie about it? He said: Yes, I would. And so, that's kind of where we are. I would point out that this current committee in Congress that's debating whether or not to -open up the files on the Kennedy Assassination ..... the very first +open up the files on the Kennedy Assassination ..... the very first item that they have listed that they would shield -- that they would keep files hidden on -- is to protect the identity of a U.S. agent. -Well, that's kind of a catch-22. If Oswald was indeed a U.S. agent, +Well, that's kind of a catch-22. If Oswald was indeed a U.S. agent, then by the parameters set by the new Congressional committee, they can't release any information about it. Isn't that something?

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Okay. Well, in any case, we all know that anything the CIA is going to release is going to be COMPLETELY on their side. Any damaging files, they will have destroyed or not turned over.

JIM MARRS: -You know, let's not forget, by the way, that [President] Gerald Ford, +You know, let's not forget, by the way, that [President] Gerald Ford, when he was on the committee, was virtually an informant for -J. Edgar Hoover.

+J. Edgar Hoover.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: I was not aware of that. Let's quickly go through the other inconsistencies and disinformation from Dealey Plaza.

@@ -3164,8 +3164,8 @@ Well, of course, there's just a plethora of information there. Beginning with the fact that the majority of people said that the shots came, not from the School Book Depository, but from down near the triple underpass, from behind the picket fence on the Grassy -Knoll. There are even eyewitnesses such as Malcolm Summers and Jean -Hill and Sam Holland and the railroad people who actually said they +Knoll. There are even eyewitnesses such as Malcolm Summers and Jean +Hill and Sam Holland and the railroad people who actually said they saw the flash of light, saw the figure under the trees, and saw smoke drift out from under the trees. And there's a point there too. For years, apologists for the Government have claimed: Well, there @@ -3174,17 +3174,17 @@ there with a high-power rifle, modern rifles do not smoke. Well, being the owner of several bolt-action rifles myself, I can assure you that if you have one that's freshly oiled, you'll get a nice white puff of smoke. And sure enough, in a film made by a -newsman named Dave Wegman, we have a frame showing Kennedy's car, +newsman named Dave Wegman, we have a frame showing Kennedy's car, with the stricken President, just beginning to enter the triple underpass. And hanging in the air, coming right off the Grassy Knoll, is an obvious white puff of smoke. So these people were all telling the truth, and it's the Government that's lied all these years. -We've got Beverly Oliver who was taking film from the south side of +We've got Beverly Oliver who was taking film from the south side of Elm Street, and she had her film taken by men who identified themselves as FBI agents. And there's a point there. In the hours following the assassination, and for several weeks, and in fact, -all the way up into the summer of 1964 when the Warren Commission -was already writing their report saying that Oswald was the lone +all the way up into the summer of 1964 when the Warren Commission +was already writing their report saying that Oswald was the lone assassin, the FBI was in Dallas, actively, in the newspaper and on the radio, asking people to turn in their films, their photographs, any pictures they had taken in Dealey Plaza; and, of course, @@ -3199,7 +3199,7 @@ to hide anything that would point to the reality of what went on. And the witnesses, the majority of whom said that shots came from the Grassy Knoll, were discredited, were laughed at, and were ignored.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright. Let's go through a few of the particulars here: the lack of Secret Service agents protecting the roofs, and the speed of the motorcade. Those are two primary issues that have not @@ -3207,9 +3207,9 @@ been properly addressed.

JIM MARRS: Okay. Number one: the security for the motorcade. A lot of people -don't understand, Gary, that that motorcade that Kennedy was in in +don't understand, Gary, that that motorcade that Kennedy was in in Dallas, where he met his death, that was the SECOND motorcade of -that day. Earlier in the morning, Kennedy rode in a motorcade from +that day. Earlier in the morning, Kennedy rode in a motorcade from downtown Fort Worth out to Carswell Air Force Base where he boarded Air Force One for the short hop over to Dallas. Now, having been a police reporter there in Fort Worth starting way back in the @@ -3236,7 +3236,7 @@ along the motorcade route.

the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

The episodes of this series can be retrieved via anonymous ftp from the sites: ftp.css.itd.umich.edu and red.css.itd.umich.edu @@ -3247,12 +3247,12 @@ the user is on. On a UNIX machine, one would do, at the command prompt: ftp ftp.css.itd.umich.edu This may be different on IBMs and Vax systems.)

Article 17313 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa Path: cbnewsl!cbnewsk!att!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!uvaarpa!murdoch!Turing.ORG!jad -From: jad@Turing.ORG (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part 21, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@Turing.ORG (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part 21, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy 1992Nov12.125856.14188@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: The Turing Project, Charlottesville Virginia. Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 12:58:56 GMT @@ -3267,10 +3267,10 @@ Lines: 151

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) JIM MARRS [author of CROSSFIRE]: -In fact, they used motorcycle officers, who were to flank Kennedy's +In fact, they used motorcycle officers, who were to flank Kennedy's car, who were given orders by the Secret Service not to proceed past the rear bumper. That left him hanging out there, unprotected. -Dallas police Captain Fritz had requested of the Secret Service +Dallas police Captain Fritz had requested of the Secret Service that he be allowed to ride a car or two back from the President with some of his sharpshooters and to watch the windows and watch for problems on the rooftops. He was told: No, you can ride at @@ -3293,14 +3293,14 @@ And if you had to make a ninety degree turn, you'd station security people at the intersection. Well, the one hundred and twenty degree turn in front of the Texas School Book Depository was a direct violation. And no security people were stationed -there. Only one policeman, Joe Smith, was stationed there. And +there. Only one policeman, Joe Smith, was stationed there. And what was his experience? He said that he heard shots down near the triple underpass by the little concrete monument, ran down there, and could still smell gunpowder hanging in the bushes. So you could see that there was something really wrong going on with the motorcade.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: So Secret Service elements would have to have been involved. Isn't it also true that the right-flanking motorcycle cop leaves the motorcade when everyone turns onto Elm Street, and that cop @@ -3321,8 +3321,8 @@ rode back and rejoined his companions further down in the plaza. I don't necessarily see anything suspicious in that one particular incident.

-

GARY NULL: -Jim, what you're telling us is very new and very important for +

GARY NULL: +Jim, what you're telling us is very new and very important for this audience. And that is that there were extraordinarily tight and professional safety precautions earlier that same day in Fort Worth, and all of that was undone. All of that was dismissed @@ -3349,7 +3349,7 @@ and a family, and he just told me, quite frankly, that it scared him, and he backed off. Now that was back at the time [soon after the assassination]. Today, just two years ago, a senior editor for one of the Dallas-Fort Worth major dailies told me -- he said: -"Jim, I know you're right, but I can't print the truth because +"Jim, I know you're right, but I can't print the truth because it could mean my life." Okay? And the guy was dead-serious.

Now I, for one, do not believe for a minute that some hit-team is @@ -3364,12 +3364,12 @@ silent.

Can I interject something here? You know, when you're talking about security in Dallas, of all of the places where there should have been a greater measure of security than anywhere else, it should -have been Dallas where [liberal Democrat who ran against Eisenhower -in `56] Adlai Stevenson had been attacked and spat on by a crowd. -Lyndon Johnson had been [too]. There were legitimate reasons to be +have been Dallas where [liberal Democrat who ran against Eisenhower +in `56] Adlai Stevenson had been attacked and spat on by a crowd. +Lyndon Johnson had been [too]. There were legitimate reasons to be concerned about the safety of the President in Dallas, of all places.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright. We're going to take a break here to summarize everything. Then I want to go into the means, the motives and the opportunities to assassinate the President, and try to give as much new @@ -3395,7 +3395,7 @@ to uncover anything that would be that damaging. the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ If we seriously listen to this "God within us" ["conscience", @@ -3405,7 +3405,7 @@ more difficult path, the path of more effort rather than less. back from this work. .... Like every one of our ancestors before us, we are all lazy. So original sin does exist; it is our laziness.

-

M. Scott Peck +

M. Scott Peck THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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Article 17406 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa -From: jad@Turing.ORG (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part 22, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +From: jad@Turing.ORG (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part 22, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy 1992Nov16.161704.18600@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: The Turing Project, Charlottesville Virginia. Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 16:17:04 GMT @@ -3439,9 +3439,9 @@ Lines: 156

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -GARY NULL: -My guests today are Jerry Policoff and Jim Marrs. We're going to -come back to them in just a few moments. Jerry and Jim, we're +GARY NULL: +My guests today are Jerry Policoff and Jim Marrs. We're going to +come back to them in just a few moments. Jerry and Jim, we're going to take a ten-minute break because this week, and I believe next week, WBAI, this non-commercial station which is part of the Pacifica Radio Network, is in the midst of its fund-raising, and @@ -3451,30 +3451,30 @@ this station can continue.

.....

Right now, we're doing our special report on the assassination of -President John F. Kennedy. It will continue until we've laid out +President John F. Kennedy. It will continue until we've laid out all of the evidence that we have; each day another new piece of it. Now, let's go back to our main program.

-

We're talking about the John Kennedy Assassination. On our +

We're talking about the John Kennedy Assassination. On our conference phone right now -- and I appreciate their patience for -standing by -- is Dr. Cyril Wecht, and also talking to us on -another conference phone is David Lifton. Dr. Wecht, you've been +standing by -- is Dr. Cyril Wecht, and also talking to us on +another conference phone is David Lifton. Dr. Wecht, you've been listening patiently, and I thank you very much for your patience. Would you be kind enough to share with us your concern about the -Warren Commission's findings and what you feel is the weak link in +Warren Commission's findings and what you feel is the weak link in that evidence, and what you would propose we should be paying some attention to?

CYRIL WECHT: Yes. Mr. Null, I'll just be able to make a brief statement because the time has run out for me at my end. I'm sorry. I would have -enjoyed talking to you more. My concerns about the Warren Commission +enjoyed talking to you more. My concerns about the Warren Commission Report have been a matter of record. They're now going back some twenty-seven years. I believe I'm the only non-Government- affiliated forensic pathologist to have testified three times under oath in this matter before Federal District Court Judge Charles Hallock[sp] Jr. in Washington, D.C. in 1969, as a prelude to the -Clay Shaw Trial in New Orleans, and before the Rockefeller +Clay Shaw Trial in New Orleans, and before the Rockefeller Commission in 1975 .....

..... [side A of tape ended]

@@ -3484,29 +3484,29 @@ documents, before he could leave, had to submit notes to the CIA for review. And basically, the course of the investigation changed. And all of a sudden the main suspect was Organized Crime. To put a historical context on this, only slightly before the House -Assassinations Committee began its work, the [Sen. Frank] Church +Assassinations Committee began its work, the [Sen. Frank] Church Committee had ended its work. And, although they didn't review whether or not there was a conspiracy, they did review the work of the FBI and the CIA in terms of their initial investigations of the assassination. And the result was a blistering indictment of their investigations; in fact, their non-investigations. The Church -Committee made it very clear that J. Edgar Hoover had decided, -immediately after the assassination, that Lee Harvey Oswald was -the assassin. As the main investigative arm of the Warren -Commission, that certiainly put handcuffs on the Warren Commission.

+Committee made it very clear that J. Edgar Hoover had decided, +immediately after the assassination, that Lee Harvey Oswald was +the assassin. As the main investigative arm of the Warren +Commission, that certiainly put handcuffs on the Warren Commission.

The CIA was guilty of obfuscation at every turn, in terms of -whether Oswald was a CIA agent, had ever worked for the CIA, his +whether Oswald was a CIA agent, had ever worked for the CIA, his connections or his activities in Mexico City; in fact, whether -that even was Lee Harvey Oswald in Mexio City, which is doubtful; -his connections with Guy Bannister and various anti-Castro groups +that even was Lee Harvey Oswald in Mexio City, which is doubtful; +his connections with Guy Bannister and various anti-Castro groups in New Orleans. All of that was TOTALLY obfuscated by the CIA. So, with that in its historical context, you have to really look at the FBI and the CIA as clearly, at least, suspects when you're investigating the Assassination. That was never done by [Chief -Counsel] Blakey! Members of the staff [of the House Select +Counsel] Blakey! Members of the staff [of the House Select Committee on Assassinations] who weren't cleared by the CIA were -fired. Frankly, even at one point it was discovered that the +fired. Frankly, even at one point it was discovered that the autopsy photos and X-rays, which were in the files of the House Committee ..... somebody had broken into the room in which the autopsy photos and X-rays were kept, and had hurriedly made an @@ -3514,23 +3514,23 @@ examination of them, ripping some file folders in the process. A fingerprint examination revealed that the person who had broken in was the CIA liaison between the Committee and the CIA. That person was fired, but it didn't seem to have, in any way, raised -any questions with Blakey in terms of the role of the CIA.

+any questions with Blakey in terms of the role of the CIA.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Isn't that a federal offense: breaking and entering, and tampering with information?

CYRIL WECHT: I would certainly think so.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: To my knowledge, no one from the CIA has EVER actually been put on trial for ANY crimes. Have they?

CYRIL WECHT: No. Never.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: So what we have is an agency that was repeatedly spying on its own citizens, interfering in special investigations -- and yet no one was calling the CIA to account. And, as a result, to this day, the @@ -3539,37 +3539,37 @@ CIA is still being able to do virtually anything that it wants.

CYRIL WECHT: Yes. And, as a matter of fact, one of the Committee staffers told me that, back at the time that the Committee was investigating, -one of the staffers basically put some hard questions to Blakey, +one of the staffers basically put some hard questions to Blakey, in terms of his acceptance of anything that the CIA told him. He said, and this is a quote: "You don't think they would lie to me, do you? I've been working with these people for twenty years." -That really puts into perspective where Blakey was coming from.

+That really puts into perspective where Blakey was coming from.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright. Le's go to a few other issues here. Let's take a look at -the NBC documentary on Jim Garrison.

+the NBC documentary on Jim Garrison.

CYRIL WECHT: Okay. I have to preface this by saying that I really think that -there were a lot of things wrong with the Garrison Investigation, +there were a lot of things wrong with the Garrison Investigation, but it's really clear, from the outset, that the Government was VERY concerned about what was going on in New Orleans and about what was going to come out. We know that one of the things that the House Committee found, but didn't publish -- thanks to -Mr. Blakey -- was that the CIA infiltrated eleven of its agents -into Garrison's investigation. We know that the Justice Department -was spoon-feeding information to Clay Shaw's lawyers.

+Mr. Blakey -- was that the CIA infiltrated eleven of its agents +into Garrison's investigation. We know that the Justice Department +was spoon-feeding information to Clay Shaw's lawyers.

>From the beginning, the media, rather than taking an arms-length -view and holding back to see what Garrison had .... the media was, +view and holding back to see what Garrison had .... the media was, almost from the beginning, almost prosecutorial in terms of the -way they went after Garrison. NBC ran a one-hour documentary -during prime-time. It was produced by Walter Sheridan, who had +way they went after Garrison. NBC ran a one-hour documentary +during prime-time. It was produced by Walter Sheridan, who had never been a journalist all of his life. He had been a private -investigator. He had worked for the Kennedy family. We don't +investigator. He had worked for the Kennedy family. We don't really know what his agenda was here, but he certainly was not a reporter. He was accused of bribing witnesses. The documentary, -from beginning to end, was an incredible indictment of Garrison. +from beginning to end, was an incredible indictment of Garrison. (to be continued) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

@@ -3581,9 +3581,9 @@ from beginning to end, was an incredible indictment of Garrison. the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

-

If you would like to hear Gary Null's program, broadcast by satellite +

If you would like to hear Gary Null's program, broadcast by satellite from WBAI to a radio station in your locale, you can help to make it happen by calling 1(800) USA-1963.

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) CYRIL WECHT: -Just to put in context what they did, Garrison went to the F.C.C. +Just to put in context what they did, Garrison went to the F.C.C. to request equal time, and never before or since has the F.C.C. made a judgment like the one they made in this case. They ruled that the NBC documentary was so dishonest and so flawed that they -ordered NBC to give Garrison a half-hour of prime time to respond +ordered NBC to give Garrison a half-hour of prime time to respond to it. I think that says something in terms of where that NBC documentary was coming from.

-

GARY NULL: -And Garrison did respond to it?

+

GARY NULL: +And Garrison did respond to it?

CYRIL WECHT: He did respond to it in prime time. Yes.

-

GARY NULL: -We must state here that Walter Sheridan, since he's not here to +

GARY NULL: +We must state here that Walter Sheridan, since he's not here to defend himself .... any allegations of any misdeeds or misconduct are just that: allegations. Since he was never proved to have done any of those things, we must keep that in this perspective. -Now let's go to the idea of the NBC documentary on the JFK +Now let's go to the idea of the NBC documentary on the JFK assassination and the FBI.

CYRIL WECHT: -Okay. When the Warren Commission Report was issued, NBC ran a +Okay. When the Warren Commission Report was issued, NBC ran a one-hour documentary in prime time, just prior to the release of -the Warren Report, that basically was a summary of what the Warren +the Warren Report, that basically was a summary of what the Warren Commission was going to find. An internal FBI document, that was generated a week prior to that documentary, reviewed in chapter and verse what the NBC documentary was going to show, and also it included in it assurances from unnamed sources at NBC that nothing in the documentary would criticize the work of the FBI or the findings of the initial FBI report that had preceded the findings -of the Warren Commission. Clearly, the FBI had an open pipeline +of the Warren Commission. Clearly, the FBI had an open pipeline into NBC and it knew exactly what NBC was doing. And clearly, there was a pipeline back that was assuring the FBI that there wouldn't be any agenda that the FBI would have a problem with.

-

GARY NULL: -Alright. The Washington Post and editor Ben Bradlee?

+

GARY NULL: +Alright. The Washington Post and editor Ben Bradlee?

CYRIL WECHT: -Okay. Ben Bradlee .... I have a letter from the then-book-review +Okay. Ben Bradlee .... I have a letter from the then-book-review editor of the Washington Post in which he informed me that Ben -Bradlee had ordered him not to review any books about the Kennedy +Bradlee had ordered him not to review any books about the Kennedy Assassination. A rather interesting incident took place after the demise of the House Assassinations Committee. One of the things that the House Assassinations Committee had investigated was a -report that Lee Harvey Oswald had ben seen in the company of a -gentleman by the name of Maurice Bishop, who was said by sources +report that Lee Harvey Oswald had ben seen in the company of a +gentleman by the name of Maurice Bishop, who was said by sources to be a high-ranking official in the Central Intelligence Agency. The members of the staff of the House Assassinations Committee -became convinced that Maurice Bishop was David Atlee Phillips, who +became convinced that Maurice Bishop was David Atlee Phillips, who had also been a major high-ranking official of the Central Intelligence Agency. He had been in Mexico City. He later resigned from the Agency to form a support group for the CIA when the CIA -was coming under a great deal of criticism. David [shouldn't it be -Anthony?] Summers[sp] wrote extensively about the Phillips/Maurice -Bishop connection in his book, CONSPIRACY. And he managed to get -an audience with Ben Bradlee. He suggested to Ben Bradlee that +was coming under a great deal of criticism. David [shouldn't it be +Anthony?] Summers[sp] wrote extensively about the Phillips/Maurice +Bishop connection in his book, CONSPIRACY. And he managed to get +an audience with Ben Bradlee. He suggested to Ben Bradlee that this was an area that was ripe for investigation.

-

Bradlee subsequently assigned a reporter to the story. The reporter -was in touch with Summers. He was also in touch with Gaeton Fonzi +

Bradlee subsequently assigned a reporter to the story. The reporter +was in touch with Summers. He was also in touch with Gaeton Fonzi who had been an investigator for the House Committee [on Assassinations]. Prior to that, he had been an investigator for -the [Sen. Frank] Church Committee [on Assassinations], and he was -the investigator who had originally come up with the Maurice Bishop -story. The reporter told both Summers and Gaeton Fonzi that when -Bradlee assigned him to the story, he told him to discredit the +the [Sen. Frank] Church Committee [on Assassinations], and he was +the investigator who had originally come up with the Maurice Bishop +story. The reporter told both Summers and Gaeton Fonzi that when +Bradlee assigned him to the story, he told him to discredit the story. Those were his marching orders. Far from discrediting the story, as this reporter got into it, he developed more information -that tended to support the conclusion that Phillips and Maurice -Bishop were the same person. That is basically the gist of the +that tended to support the conclusion that Phillips and Maurice +Bishop were the same person. That is basically the gist of the story that he submitted. The story was killed!

And that's really in line with what the Washington Post has done @@ -3700,7 +3700,7 @@ from the beginning. The Washington Post, The New York Times, TIME Inc. have been obsessed with discrediting the stories of conspiracy, and with shoring up the official Government findings.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Then you would have to ask: Why? Is it a matter of coincidence? Is it a matter of editorial opinion that may be completely innocent of any complicity or malfeasance, or is there some @@ -3719,16 +3719,16 @@ have to ask why the media has done what it has done; why these things seem to come from the upper levels of the newspapers, networks, magazines involved.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Because remember, it's the same Washington Post that allowed [Bob] -Woodward and [Carl] Bernstein to expose Watergate, which brought -down Nixon in the White House and a lot of Ivy League people.

+Woodward and [Carl] Bernstein to expose Watergate, which brought +down Nixon in the White House and a lot of Ivy League people.

JIM MARRS: -Gary, could I jump in and make a comment?

+Gary, could I jump in and make a comment?

-

GARY NULL: -Yes. Jim Marrs, jump in, please. +

GARY NULL: +Yes. Jim Marrs, jump in, please. (to be continued) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

@@ -3740,7 +3740,7 @@ Yes. Jim Marrs, jump in, please. the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ If we seriously listen to this "God within us" ["conscience", @@ -3750,7 +3750,7 @@ more difficult path, the path of more effort rather than less. back from this work. .... Like every one of our ancestors before us, we are all lazy. So original sin does exist; it is our laziness.

-

M. Scott Peck +

M. Scott Peck THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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Article 17664 of alt.conspiracy: Path: cbnewsl!cbnewsk!att!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!malgudi.oar.net!caen!uunet!dtix!darwin.sura.net!uvaarpa!murdoch!Turing.ORG!jad -From: jad@Turing.ORG (John DiNardo) -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa -Subject: Part 24, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy -Keywords: researchers'revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +From: jad@Turing.ORG (John DiNardo) +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +Subject: Part 24, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +Keywords: researchers'revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy 1992Nov30.205913.8043@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Date: 30 Nov 92 20:59:13 GMT Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk Organization: The Turing Project, Public Access Internet Host Lines: 156

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(continuation) JIM MARRS: You're right. And it seems pretty incomprehensible that the same -media outlets that would basically cause the destruction of Nixon -would try to cover up about Kennedy, but I think there is some +media outlets that would basically cause the destruction of Nixon +would try to cover up about Kennedy, but I think there is some rationale there. First off, to explain why they do this, you go -back to the time of the assassination -- and I think Jerry Policoff +back to the time of the assassination -- and I think Jerry Policoff would agree with me on this. This was a whole entirely different time and place: this country. Okay? A lot of people within the media actively, voluntarily participated and did things for the @@ -3802,8 +3802,8 @@ see?" They would tell them what they saw. They weren't spies. They weren't working for the Government. They weren't on the payroll. They were simply doing what they thought was patriotic.

-

Now, at the time of the Kennedy Assassination and for maybe ten -years past then, until about the time of the Garrison +

Now, at the time of the Kennedy Assassination and for maybe ten +years past then, until about the time of the Garrison investigation, they were still clinging to this idea. They felt like they were doing something good. Now, I think a lot of them can probably look back and realize that they were being used by @@ -3823,7 +3823,7 @@ thing.

And then you keep going until you get to what I think is probably the major downfall and the major problem within the media today, -which is just sheer, common laziness. The Kennedy Assassination is +which is just sheer, common laziness. The Kennedy Assassination is a complex subject. It has many labyrinths that you can get lost into. And it takes a lot of time and a lot of effort. And most media people and most editors are simply not willing to devote the @@ -3835,62 +3835,62 @@ I would agree with that. And I would also add that I think they were embarrassed by their early coverage. It's very difficult to look at the work that the media did in the aftermath of the assassination, which, by the way, was something that, in that day, -was very natural. They were spoon-fed the Oswald legend. They were +was very natural. They were spoon-fed the Oswald legend. They were spoon-fed the evidence. Everything was accepted uncritically and passed on to the American Public. In the years since, I think the media is very embarrassed to look back at the coverage that they afforded this issue back in 1963, and they are basically too embarrassed to repudiate it.

-

GARY NULL: -Jerry, let me ask you about a very important character in all this. -And that is L. Fletcher Prouty. And that, I believe also, Jim, was -the character that Donald Sutherland played in the movie, JFK: +

GARY NULL: +Jerry, let me ask you about a very important character in all this. +And that is L. Fletcher Prouty. And that, I believe also, Jim, was +the character that Donald Sutherland played in the movie, JFK: the insider who knew all about what was going on, and who explained -it to Jim Garrison in the movie.

+it to Jim Garrison in the movie.

JIM MARRS: Yeah. That's correct. I believe that primarily the Mr. X character -in the movie, JFK was based on Colonel L. Fletcher Prouty.

+in the movie, JFK was based on Colonel L. Fletcher Prouty.

-

GARY NULL: -Okay. I'd like each of your interpretations of what Prouty has +

GARY NULL: +Okay. I'd like each of your interpretations of what Prouty has said and what he knows. At least you can tell our audience.

JERRY POLICOFF: -Well, Fletcher Prouty is certainly somebody who needs to be taken +Well, Fletcher Prouty is certainly somebody who needs to be taken seriously. I believe he was the liaison officer between the Pentagon and the CIA. He was certainly in a position to know a great deal about the inner workings of the intelligence community during the 1950s and `60s. He has reported on the breakdown of security. I'm not an expert on this, but I believe that security was passed on to military intelligence that day in Dallas. -Am I right, Jim?

+Am I right, Jim?

JIM MARRS: Well, the Fourth Army Intelligence normally had agents who would join in and, on that particular occasion, they were told to stand down, and not to come to Dallas and not to participate in the security. And this is probably very significant because one of the -things that Colonel Prouty has said -- and the more I look at it, +things that Colonel Prouty has said -- and the more I look at it, the more I think he's exactly right -- that the key to a successful coup is not necessarily finding competent hit-men. I mean, anybody with a lot of money can go find a competent hit-man. The key is in withdrawing or reducing the normal security. And it seems obvious that that's what happened in Dallas that day.

-

GARY NULL: -Alright. Jim, go on a little further with Prouty. What else does +

GARY NULL: +Alright. Jim, go on a little further with Prouty. What else does he know?

JIM MARRS: -Well, as Jerry pointed out, he was the Deputy Director of Special +Well, as Jerry pointed out, he was the Deputy Director of Special Operations, and as such, he was a liaison between the CIA and the military. In other words, if the CIA was mounting some sort of operation and they needed support -- if they needed trucks, or if they needed an airplane, or if they needed air transport, or if they needed weaponry or something like that, they would go to the -military and say: "This is what we need." And Prouty was the +military and say: "This is what we need." And Prouty was the focal point officer who would do this.

Now here's what was unique about his position. Since he was @@ -3900,7 +3900,7 @@ secrecy oath -- the bottom line of it is that: If I reveal anything that I learn while working for the CIA, you can suspend my civil liberties, convict me in a court of law, and put me away for ever and ever. This is the basis of why so many people within the CIA -cannot and will not talk and tell about what they know. But Prouty +cannot and will not talk and tell about what they know. But Prouty never signed that because he was a military man, and as such, he has been free to talk. And talk he has. All the way back to the publication of his book, THE SECRET TEAM, he has been saying @@ -3919,7 +3919,7 @@ has proved this to be absolutely true, right on up `til today. the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ If we seriously listen to this "God within us" ["conscience", @@ -3929,7 +3929,7 @@ more difficult path, the path of more effort rather than less. back from this work. .... Like every one of our ancestors before us, we are all lazy. So original sin does exist; it is our laziness.

-

M. Scott Peck +

M. Scott Peck THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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Article 17738 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa,alt.individualism +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa,alt.individualism Path: cbnewsl!cbnewsk!att!linac!uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!gatech!concert!uvaarpa!murdoch!Turing.ORG!jad -From: jad@Turing.ORG (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part 25, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@Turing.ORG (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part 25, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy 1992Dec2.173503.13186@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: The Turing Project, Public Access Internet Host Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1992 17:35:03 GMT @@ -3966,36 +3966,36 @@ Lines: 150

(continuation) JIM MARRS: Which makes it all the more interesting that the day AFTER the -assassination, in a memo from [FBI Director] J. Edgar Hoover, we +assassination, in a memo from [FBI Director] J. Edgar Hoover, we are given a complete assessment of the reaction to the assassination -by the anti-Castro Cuban community, and it says at the bottom that -this information was furnished orally by Mr. George Bush of the CIA. -Well now, Bush has never responded to this, but some of his people -have said: "Well, that was a different George Bush; that there is -another George Bush and he's not the one who is now our president." -However, since then, the other George Bush has been located and +by the anti-Castro Cuban community, and it says at the bottom that +this information was furnished orally by Mr. George Bush of the CIA. +Well now, Bush has never responded to this, but some of his people +have said: "Well, that was a different George Bush; that there is +another George Bush and he's not the one who is now our president." +However, since then, the other George Bush has been located and interviewed, and he says: "I was just a low-level analyst up in the -northeast and I never had any contact with the anti-Castro Cubans, +northeast and I never had any contact with the anti-Castro Cubans, so it certainly was not me."

[JD: The CIA has a strict policy of concealing the names of all of its agents, even if it means committing perjury to do so. - So, how did Bush's people find out that there is another - George Bush who worked for the CIA? They found out because + So, how did Bush's people find out that there is another + George Bush who worked for the CIA? They found out because CIA officials violated their own laws by searching their own - personnel files to luckily come up with another George Bush + personnel files to luckily come up with another George Bush to pin the rap on in order to protect the real criminal who knew - of the plot to assassinate President Kennedy and who, therefore, + of the plot to assassinate President Kennedy and who, therefore, is an accessory to murder and high treason: George Herbert - Walker Bush, of course.]

+ Walker Bush, of course.]

-

So, that brings us back to George Herbert Walker Bush. And I might +

So, that brings us back to George Herbert Walker Bush. And I might mention that I have personally spoken with a pilot who flew arms and ammunition for the Bay of Pigs invaders, and he says that one of the oil companies that was being used as a front to move arms and materiel for the Bay of Pigs invaders was Zapata Oil Company -out of Midland, Texas, which was George Herbert Walker Bush. -So, I think we see that George Herbert Walker Bush's connections +out of Midland, Texas, which was George Herbert Walker Bush. +So, I think we see that George Herbert Walker Bush's connections with the Central Intelligence Agency go back far beyond what he has publicly admitted.

@@ -4009,21 +4009,21 @@ has publicly admitted.

We also know that he generated dozens of memos, while he was the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, dealing with the assassination. And yet, he made a statement after the release of -the movie, "JFK" that he was so satisfied with the findings of the -Warren Commission that when he became Director of the CIA, he was +the movie, "JFK" that he was so satisfied with the findings of the +Warren Commission that when he became Director of the CIA, he was never even curious and never looked at a single file.

JIM MARRS: That's right. So, read his lips. He's telling us another lie.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Are either of you gentlemen familiar with the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission?

JIM MARRS: Yes. I'm very familiar with them.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Are you familiar with all the different people from the networks, the media and the major corporations [who are members]?

@@ -4037,14 +4037,14 @@ that, they founded the Trilateral Commission, for which they set up an office, they issue reports, and they're a little more above- ground.

-

GARY NULL: -That is a [David] Rockefeller group, right?

+

GARY NULL: +That is a [David] Rockefeller group, right?

JIM MARRS: -Right. And George Bush was, and perhaps still is, a member of the +Right. And George Bush was, and perhaps still is, a member of the Trilateral Commission.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: There have consistently been allegations that this group is the group that has as its agenda this "One World Order". Even though that's no longer a secret -- and I think that the President and @@ -4055,7 +4055,7 @@ THEY? Then you start seeing that the "they", at every level, are the people who, coincidentally, happen to belong to this Trilateral Commission and this Council on Foreign Relations.

-

In any case, I'm going to thank you very much, Jerry Policoff for +

In any case, I'm going to thank you very much, Jerry Policoff for an outstanding series of investigative reports. I think that, in some ways, the history of your own writing (because I read every one of your articles in GALLERY Magazine) ..... You should have @@ -4094,7 +4094,7 @@ Exactly! That is part of the control of the media. the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

The episodes of this series can be retrieved via anonymous ftp from the sites: ftp.css.itd.umich.edu and red.css.itd.umich.edu @@ -4103,7 +4103,7 @@ password. The files are kept in the directory /poli/Essays/Conspiracy (Instructions for ftp retrieval are dependent upon what sort of system the user is on. On a UNIX machine, one would do, at the command prompt: ftp ftp.css.itd.umich.edu This may be different on IBMs and Vax systems.) - Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

+ Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) JIM MARRS: -By the way, I want to extend my compliments to Jerry Policoff. -Jerry, I have read your articles for years and years and years, +By the way, I want to extend my compliments to Jerry Policoff. +Jerry, I have read your articles for years and years and years, and I have used them very extensively in my research. My compliments to you, sir.

JERRY POLICOFF: Thank you.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Gentlemen, you're going to find out something brand new about the -Kennedy Assassination. Next week, and on that show -- because you've +Kennedy Assassination. Next week, and on that show -- because you've both made substantial contributions of new information recently -- I will have you conferenced in to listen to the new information. And it's going to shake people up when they hear this information, @@ -4163,19 +4163,19 @@ do it in any case.

By the way, I was just handed a note by our producer who has been working non-stop. I mean, he's putting in like 100-hour weeks on -this [investigation]. He is Kevin McCrary, and he says that -L. Fletcher Prouty is going to appear on our program later this +this [investigation]. He is Kevin McCrary, and he says that +L. Fletcher Prouty is going to appear on our program later this week. So, he'll be able to tell us, in his own words, what he knows and what new information he knows, and new information which he has not revealed before.

-

And I'm going to ask you, Jim Marrs if you'll make yourself +

And I'm going to ask you, Jim Marrs if you'll make yourself available tomorrow, because we did not get to part two, which was the means, the motives and the opportunities .....

JIM MARRS: -Okay. Can I make one quick comment about the Garrison thing. -At the time that the Garrison investigation and trial of Clay Shaw was +Okay. Can I make one quick comment about the Garrison thing. +At the time that the Garrison investigation and trial of Clay Shaw was going on, I was watching it very, very closely as a newsman. I was trying to be objective and I was trying to really look at it and see what was happening. And, of course, he said: "I've got a conspiracy @@ -4186,22 +4186,22 @@ elements within there, and even the Attorney General of the United States, were saying: "This guy is a nut. He's a fantacist. There's nothing there. He hasn't got a case." And, quite frankly, I didn't know who to believe. Today, you've got twenty years of hindsight, -and you look back and you can see that MOST of what Jim Garrison -..... and I'm like Jerry Policoff. I do not want to just blanketly -defend Garrison, because there were a lot of problems with his +and you look back and you can see that MOST of what Jim Garrison +..... and I'm like Jerry Policoff. I do not want to just blanketly +defend Garrison, because there were a lot of problems with his prosecution in New Orleans, not all of which was his own doing. But, you look back after twenty years of hindsight and we find -that most of what he was telling us: Guy Bannister, David Ferrie, -the connection to Oswald, the anti-Castro Cubans and the plotting +that most of what he was telling us: Guy Bannister, David Ferrie, +the connection to Oswald, the anti-Castro Cubans and the plotting that was going on in New Orleans in the summer of 1963 -- all of that has held up. It's historical fact. Even the House Select Committee on Assassinations was forced to conclude that most of that was substantiated. So now we KNOW who was telling the truth and who was lying.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Well, in point of fact, the judge and the jury said that when Clay -Shaw won his case and Garrison was, in effect, put into the closet +Shaw won his case and Garrison was, in effect, put into the closet forever after that, and told to shut up, and the media did a hatchet-job on him, he didn't know that eleven members of his own staff were CIA plants.

@@ -4209,22 +4209,22 @@ staff were CIA plants.

JIM MARRS: That's right.

-

GARY NULL: -He didn't know that Clay Shaw's counsel had every note, everything -that they [Garrison] needed. And also, Clay Shaw lied. The man +

GARY NULL: +He didn't know that Clay Shaw's counsel had every note, everything +that they [Garrison] needed. And also, Clay Shaw lied. The man perjured himself. And he did so with the help of his CIA contacts, -because later it did come out that Clay Shaw did, in FACT, work +because later it did come out that Clay Shaw did, in FACT, work for the CIA. That is a matter of historical FACT. And the jury said that they would have convicted him had they known that. So...

JIM MARRS: That's right. Also, he lied when he said that the did not know -David Ferrie and had had no contact with him, because there is now, -circulating among the research community, photographs of Clay Shaw -and David Ferrie together at a party in New Orleans.

+David Ferrie and had had no contact with him, because there is now, +circulating among the research community, photographs of Clay Shaw +and David Ferrie together at a party in New Orleans.

-

GARY NULL: -Yes. So, clearly, Garrison was right. The media was wrong. The +

GARY NULL: +Yes. So, clearly, Garrison was right. The media was wrong. The Government participated in the massive cover-up at that level, and one very courageous prosecuting attorney was, unfortunately, disgraced at the time. And the American Public should know that. @@ -4232,7 +4232,7 @@ The man whom he brought to trial was a LIAR and was complicitous in much of the plot, and the Government knew it AT the time. And so, we have to be aware of this.

-

I want to thank you very much, Jerry Policoff and Jim Marrs, for +

I want to thank you very much, Jerry Policoff and Jim Marrs, for being with us. This has been a continuation of our series, Hidden Agendas: Conspiracies, Cover-ups and Lies. (to be continued) @@ -4246,7 +4246,7 @@ Hidden Agendas: Conspiracies, Cover-ups and Lies. the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

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Article 17974 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.censorship,misc.headlines,misc.activism.progressive,alt.individualism +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.censorship,misc.headlines,misc.activism.progressive,alt.individualism Path: cbnewsl!cbnewsk!att!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!destroyer!gumby!wupost!mont!pencil.cs.missouri.edu!rich -From: jad@Turing.ORG (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part 27, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@Turing.ORG (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part 27, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy 1992Dec8.212508.3461@mont.cs.missouri.edu -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Sender: news@mont.cs.missouri.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: pencil.cs.missouri.edu Organization: The Turing Project, Public Access Internet Host @@ -4288,7 +4288,7 @@ a result, the organization was forced to protect itself by helping to cover-up the crime. But, of course, it goes a little deeper than that because most of the people within those organizations felt that what happened, tragic though it was, was probably -necessary for the good of the country because Kennedy was going +necessary for the good of the country because Kennedy was going in the face of much of their own beliefs and their own philosophies.

JIM MARRS: @@ -4298,16 +4298,16 @@ assassination. But there is all kinds of evidence to point to the fact that the FBI knew what was happening. Particularly, I refer to the FBI memo or alert -- the teletype alert that went out on the night before the assassination, warning that a radical group -was going to assassinate Kennedy in Dallas. Those messages were +was going to assassinate Kennedy in Dallas. Those messages were subsequently picked up, and if it hadn't been for one clerk who had made a copy of them, we wouldn't have even a copy today, and they could effectively deny that it ever happened. But it did go -out. So, the FBI, and particularly [FBI Director J. Edgar] Hoover, +out. So, the FBI, and particularly [FBI Director J. Edgar] Hoover, I believe, was in knowledge of what was going to happen. And they simply sat back, allowed nature to take its course, and then definitely participated in activities after-the-fact which tended, not just to protect their own reputation, but to actually -incriminate Oswald as the lone assassin, and create this whole story +incriminate Oswald as the lone assassin, and create this whole story that we have today that is the official Government explanation. And the way they did that was in several ways.

@@ -4318,7 +4318,7 @@ of witnesses. Throughout your series you've heard more and more about how documents were cooked, that people were intimidated into silence, and that people's testimony was changed. -I'll cite you one good example: Edna and Wayne Hartman. This is a +I'll cite you one good example: Edna and Wayne Hartman. This is a Dallas couple. They still live in Dallas today. They heard shots. They were nearby Dealey Plaza. When they heard the shots, they ran into Dealey Plaza. They saw a policeman and some plainclothesmen @@ -4328,36 +4328,36 @@ hit in the grass." They looked, and they said that there was a long bullet furrow in the grass where a bullet had turned up the sod. In the FBI report, made that day, it states all of this, and it goes on to say that they told the FBI that the bullet furrow -lined up with the Texas School Book Depository. Okay? Oswald, in -the Depository, missed a shot. Furrow in the ground. That all +lined up with the Texas School Book Depository. Okay? Oswald, in +the Depository, missed a shot. Furrow in the ground. That all makes sense. The problem is that that is NOT what they [the Hartmans] told them. When I was preparing my book, CROSSFIRE, instead of just taking the Government's documents at face value, which seems to be the way to do it today (at least that's what the major news organizations are doing), I called the Hartmans. And they were -absolutely SHOCKED and amazed when I read them this FBI report +absolutely SHOCKED and amazed when I read them this FBI report which, keep in mind, was part of the fundamental, raw investigative -material that the Warren Commission used to reach their conclusions. +material that the Warren Commission used to reach their conclusions. Because THEY [the Hartmans] said: "That's not what we told them at all. We told them that the bullet furrow lined up with the GRASSY KNOLL on the north side of Elm Street." So here we have a clear example of FBI documents that were being cooked, back in 1963 and `64, to slant away from the truth of the assassination.

-

And lastly, Gary, I'll just make this one point. When you interfere +

And lastly, Gary, I'll just make this one point. When you interfere with a lawful investigation of felony crimes, such as murder, that makes you an accessory-after-the-fact. And under the law, an accessory-after-the-fact is just as guilty of the crime as the person[s] who pulled the trigger[s]. So, in this case, the evidence is very clear. And I can say, with great impunity, that -the FBI was GUILTY of being an accessory-after-the-fact and, +the FBI was GUILTY of being an accessory-after-the-fact and, therefore, is guilty of the crime of participating in the murder -of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

+of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Okay, let's go on to include in this ..... [tape interruption] - ..... [FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover] used the FBI to break the -law, in the case of Martin Luther King, with illegal wiretaps to + ..... [FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover] used the FBI to break the +law, in the case of Martin Luther King, with illegal wiretaps to learn about his sex life so they could use it against him. This was a man who was in Dallas. Let's be very clear on this. The American Public is not aware of this. He was in Dallas on the day @@ -4369,13 +4369,13 @@ very clear information on this, if you can:

JIM MARRS: Well that's "the Torbit Document." Right?

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Yes. "Division Five of the FBI."

JIM MARRS: It talks about Division Five. There was a Division Five. It was counter-intelligence. But I think what you're getting at is the -allegations. And I'll have to stress, Gary, that at this point -- +allegations. And I'll have to stress, Gary, that at this point -- I have dug into this at considerable length -- and while I have found tantalizing evidence that perhaps this is so, I cannot categorically state, at this point, that this has been proven. @@ -4393,15 +4393,15 @@ particularly here in Texas, such as the Buddy Floyd murder case, where the allegation was that these hit-men out of the FBI's Mexico City office were being brought into this country to perform assassinations for wealthy and powerful people who were very close -to J. Edgar Hoover.

+to J. Edgar Hoover.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Okay. Those are allegations, not proven facts. We want to make that clear for the sake of objectivity. But we do want to state that it is a fact that Division Five did exist.

JIM MARRS: -That's true. And it was headed by William Sullivan who -- in 1977, +That's true. And it was headed by William Sullivan who -- in 1977, when he was about to be called before the House Select Committee on Assassinations -- walked out in his back yark and was shot in the head by the son of a New Hampshire State patrolman. @@ -4416,7 +4416,7 @@ the head by the son of a New Hampshire State patrolman. the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

From jad@ckuxb.att.com Tue Dec 15 15:59:54 1992 Received: from att-out.att.com by css.itd.umich.edu (5.67/2.2) @@ -4429,14 +4429,14 @@ Status: O X-Status:

Article 18245 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.censorship,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa,misc.activism.progressive +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.censorship,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa,misc.activism.progressive Path: cbnewsl!cbnewsk!att!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!ukma!mont!pencil.cs.missouri.edu!rich -From: jad@Turing.ORG (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part 28, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@Turing.ORG (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part 28, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy 1992Dec14.191408.8449@mont.cs.missouri.edu -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Sender: news@mont.cs.missouri.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: pencil.cs.missouri.edu Organization: The Turing Project, Public Access Internet Host @@ -4454,7 +4454,7 @@ Lines: 139

(continuation) JIM MARRS: And the local sheriff said that he knew both the son of the -patrolman and Sullivan, so he felt like he was too close to the +patrolman and Sullivan, so he felt like he was too close to the case. So he turned over the investigation of this particular incident to the local game warden. I've seen a copy of the report, and it's simply checked where it says: @@ -4462,24 +4462,24 @@ and it's simply checked where it says: They checked "Human". And that was about the extent of the investigation.

-

GARY NULL: -Now, keep in mind that Sullivan was one of the former top heads -of the FBI. In fact, outside of Hoover, he was probably the second +

GARY NULL: +Now, keep in mind that Sullivan was one of the former top heads +of the FBI. In fact, outside of Hoover, he was probably the second most powerful member of the FBI.

JIM MARRS: That's true. And he has stated some things that are very eye-opening. One of the reasons why he left the FBI is because he -said that Hoover was concentrating more on inflated statistics and +said that Hoover was concentrating more on inflated statistics and figures about the American Communist Party than he did on Organized Crime.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: By the way, let's also remember this. It's up to the Public to decide whether they feel that this is coincidence or not: -William Sullivan, Louis Nichols, Alan H. Belmont, James Caddigan, -J.N. English, and Donald Kaylor[sp] ALL understood what was going -on, or had information concerning the Kennedy Assassination. +William Sullivan, Louis Nichols, Alan H. Belmont, James Caddigan, +J.N. English, and Donald Kaylor[sp] ALL understood what was going +on, or had information concerning the Kennedy Assassination. ALL died under mysterious circumstances in 1977.

JIM MARRS: @@ -4487,19 +4487,19 @@ That's true. All within a period of a few months, and all BEFORE they could be [were about to be] brought to testify before the House Select Committee on Assassinations.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: And I think it stretches credulity to assume that all of these men from one organization -- all of whom were going to testify -- would all die accidentally in the ways that they did: one man being shot in his backyard in a suburban home; and the man who shot him -said he thought that [Sullivan] was a deer. I mean, come on. +said he thought that [Sullivan] was a deer. I mean, come on. Give us a break. Now the New York Times CERTAINLY would accept that logic and rationale, and we understand how the New York Times -would accept that. And Dan Rather may accept that a man in his +would accept that. And Dan Rather may accept that a man in his backyard looks like a deer. We don't!

-

[JD: I've heard of a book (it might be "BETRAYAL") that states - that Walter Cronkite and perhaps Dan Rather (I'm not sure) are +

[JD: I've heard of a book (it might be "BETRAYAL") that states + that Walter Cronkite and perhaps Dan Rather (I'm not sure) are among the people whom the CIA employs as journalistic "assets." Can anyone cite and quote such published accusations and their sources?]

@@ -4508,19 +4508,19 @@ backyard looks like a deer. We don't!

and has NEVER been explored by the mass media in any major way. It's just been ACCEPTED that way.

-

Now, let's go to the case of Richard Case Nagle and the registered -letter to J. Edgar Hoover about the assassination.

+

Now, let's go to the case of Richard Case Nagle and the registered +letter to J. Edgar Hoover about the assassination.

JIM MARRS: -Yes. Richard Case Nagle may be the real Rosetta stone to +Yes. Richard Case Nagle may be the real Rosetta stone to understanding the assassination or, if not to understanding the assassination, certainly to understanding the role of Lee Harvey -Oswald in this whole thing. Basically, Nagle was a decorated +Oswald in this whole thing. Basically, Nagle was a decorated Korean War veteran who late became an agent for the Central Intelligence Agency, and eventually claimed to have ended up being a double-agent working for the Soviet KGB. He said that in mid-1963, his KGB superiors contacted him and said that they had become -aware of a plot to kill President Kennedy, and that they wanted +aware of a plot to kill President Kennedy, and that they wanted him to work his way in there, find out what was going on, and put a stop to it because it could reflect very adversely on Russia and could make it look like the Communists were behind the thing. @@ -4528,46 +4528,46 @@ And they didn't want to run that kind of risk.

So, he was sent to New Orleans where he made contact with a man whom he claimed he had known from U.S. intelligence over in Japan. -And that was Lee Harvey Oswald! They met in Jackson Square. +And that was Lee Harvey Oswald! They met in Jackson Square. And, of course, here's Nagle posing as a KGB agent, so he can't very well just say: "Hey, I'm really one of you," because he knows -that Oswald is a guy whom he had know in Japan, but he hadn't known +that Oswald is a guy whom he had know in Japan, but he hadn't known him that well. And besides, who knows what had gone on in the intervening years? So I'm sure he was probably still trying to -maintain his cover. But he basically told Oswald that Oswald was -in a very dangerous situation, and that he thought that Oswald -thought he had penetrated a pro-Castro plot to kill the President. -But, in reality, he was mixed up with anti-Castro Cubans who were -posing as pro-Castro Cubans, and who were involving him in this +maintain his cover. But he basically told Oswald that Oswald was +in a very dangerous situation, and that he thought that Oswald +thought he had penetrated a pro-Castro plot to kill the President. +But, in reality, he was mixed up with anti-Castro Cubans who were +posing as pro-Castro Cubans, and who were involving him in this plot to kill the President. He said that he got a very negative -reaction from Oswald; kind of like: Oh, yeah? That's interesting; +reaction from Oswald; kind of like: Oh, yeah? That's interesting; and a don't-call-me-I'll-call-you type of attitude.

Now, what's interesting here is that this gets into the whole -issue of: Was the Oswald in New Orleans and the Oswald in Dallas --- was this the real Lee Harvey Oswald? And it gets into a bizarre +issue of: Was the Oswald in New Orleans and the Oswald in Dallas +-- was this the real Lee Harvey Oswald? And it gets into a bizarre series of situations. But there is plenty of evidence to suggest -that the Oswald in New Orleans in the summer of `63 and in Dallas -later that fall was NOT the same Oswald who entered the Marines. +that the Oswald in New Orleans in the summer of `63 and in Dallas +later that fall was NOT the same Oswald who entered the Marines. And if that's the CASE -- assuming that that may be true -- this -explains the whole situation with Nagle and Oswald.

+explains the whole situation with Nagle and Oswald.

-

Nagle is very circuitously trying to warn Oswald, believing that +

Nagle is very circuitously trying to warn Oswald, believing that this is the same guy he knew in Japan, and that he would recognize him and realize that he was getting the information from U.S. -intelligence. And yet, if it was NOT the same Oswald -- and there -is MUCH evidence to suggest that this is so -- then Oswald in New +intelligence. And yet, if it was NOT the same Oswald -- and there +is MUCH evidence to suggest that this is so -- then Oswald in New Orleans didn't recognize Nagle, didn't know who he was, and only perhaps knew him as a KGB officer, and therefore, would be very hesitant to believe him or to act on his information.

So that's the Nagle story, and I think it pretty well pinpoints -the role of Oswald. Oswald, as his mother and his wife had both +the role of Oswald. Oswald, as his mother and his wife had both publicly stated, was a U.S. Government agent. He was posing as a -pro-Castroite and as a pro-Communist to infiltrate groups that he +pro-Castroite and as a pro-Communist to infiltrate groups that he felt were pro-Communist groups. In this instance, I think he had -been picked up by one of the more violent anti-Castro groups who -played him along and helped set him up as the "patsy" +been picked up by one of the more violent anti-Castro groups who +played him along and helped set him up as the "patsy" in the assassination. (to be continued) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

@@ -4580,7 +4580,7 @@ in the assassination. the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

From jad@ckuxb.att.com Ukn Jan 18 12:20:58 1993 Received: from att-out.att.com by css.itd.umich.edu (5.67/2.2) @@ -4594,11 +4594,11 @@ X-Status:

Article 19250 of alt.conspiracy: Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa,misc.activism.progressive -Subject: Part 29, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +Subject: Part 29, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy 1993Jan16.001536.7765@mont.cs.missouri.edu -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Sender: news@mont.cs.missouri.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: pencil.cs.missouri.edu Organization: UVA. FREE Public Access UNIX! @@ -4613,21 +4613,21 @@ Lines: 144

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -GARY NULL: +GARY NULL: Alright, we're going to recapitulate here for a moment, and then I want to go on with some of the other scenarios involved in all this. I want to take a look at renegade CIA cliques. I also want to examine right-wing extremists and Organized Crime. I want to take -a very careful look at Sam Giancana and Johnny Roselli and some +a very careful look at Sam Giancana and Johnny Roselli and some of the other people involved.

JIM MARRS: -Don't forget the Military.

+Don't forget the Military.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: We're going to come to the Military, and also some of the people who have never really been brought out yet; and that is, I want to -see the Howard Hughes challenge -- the challenge that Howard +see the Howard Hughes challenge -- the challenge that Howard Hughes may have had a role in this. We're going to look at that. We're also going to look at some couriers and some communications experts and some possible hit-men. So, all of this is going to @@ -4635,29 +4635,29 @@ be laid out, hopefully, during the remainder of the program -- time permitting.

JIM MARRS: -Gary, before we end this program today, let's not forget to discuss +Gary, before we end this program today, let's not forget to discuss what I think is the most important thing, which is the common connecting point, the nexus between all of these groups. And there IS a connecting point. And it is intriguing. And I think it points the way toward the solution of who was behind the assassination.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: We will get to that in just a minute. Just to summarize, we are -talking about J. Edgar Hoover. We have ruled out, at this point, +talking about J. Edgar Hoover. We have ruled out, at this point, and I feel that history and all the evidence completely rules out -that the Soviets were involved. Premier Nikita Kruschev, KGB -Chairman Yuri Andropov, KGB American expert-turned-defector Yuri -Nosinkov[sp], Marina Pruskovka[sp] Oswald, Oswald's control agent -Albert Osborne, and even the Latin leftist guerillas coordinated -by "the second Oswald", code-named Alec Heidel[sp] a trained KGB +that the Soviets were involved. Premier Nikita Kruschev, KGB +Chairman Yuri Andropov, KGB American expert-turned-defector Yuri +Nosinkov[sp], Marina Pruskovka[sp] Oswald, Oswald's control agent +Albert Osborne, and even the Latin leftist guerillas coordinated +by "the second Oswald", code-named Alec Heidel[sp] a trained KGB assassin. These people simply did not directly participate. There's no evidence. We've ruled them out.

-

We have certainly ruled in J. Edgar Hoover as knowing about it. +

We have certainly ruled in J. Edgar Hoover as knowing about it. That's clear. ... certain other FBI agents knowing about it, and -the FBI being FORCED, upon the mandate of Hoover, to participate in -the cover-up, based upon the Warren Commission stating that it was -the FBI that was to provide all the information to the Warren +the FBI being FORCED, upon the mandate of Hoover, to participate in +the cover-up, based upon the Warren Commission stating that it was +the FBI that was to provide all the information to the Warren Commission through all the interviews. We have repeated references to them altering evidence, destroying evidence, tampering with evidence, intimidating witnesses, threatening witnesses ..... @@ -4666,15 +4666,15 @@ and is demonstrable by [the terms of] law. So, clearly, they are one of the lead characters.

In a moment, we're going to go on with our special investigation. -I'm Gary Null. Kevin McCreary is the co-producer on this.

+I'm Gary Null. Kevin McCreary is the co-producer on this.

....... [passages lost due to tape ending]

..... stories in the media are simply spurious and speculative, and they've even gone so far as to try to denigrate anyone who -would come up with an idea other than Oswald acting alone. Thus far, +would come up with an idea other than Oswald acting alone. Thus far, however, there's absolutely NO evidence -- no hard evidence -- that -Oswald was involved in the assassination WHATSOEVER. So let's take +Oswald was involved in the assassination WHATSOEVER. So let's take a look now ..... Why don't we go to the Military?

JIM MARRS: @@ -4690,9 +4690,9 @@ some large-scale coup that did not include them. You have to, at least, neutralize the Military, if not have them actively on your side -- which was done.

-

Now -- we're getting to the nub of it now, Gary, because people who +

Now -- we're getting to the nub of it now, Gary, because people who have studied this assassination in great detail say: "Well, was it -the FBI? Was it the CIA? Was it the Mafia? Was it the anti-Castro +the FBI? Was it the CIA? Was it the Mafia? Was it the anti-Castro Cubans? Was it the Military?" And this particular line of questioning has kept us confused for a good number of years because the truthful answer is: "YES! It was ALL of them!" Now, you say: @@ -4700,27 +4700,27 @@ the truthful answer is: "YES! It was ALL of them!" Now, you say: And nobody could have kept quiet about that."

No. That's not what I'm talking about. But I'm talking about -"Operation Mongoose." There was a connection, a nexus point, back -in the early `60s -- in `61, `62. And it was "Operation Mongoose: -The Secret War Against Castro." Most of this is now historical -record. The Senate Intelligence Committee, under [Sen. Frank] Church -[D.-Idaho] and those -- Sen. Gary Hart [D.-Colorado], developed this +"Operation Mongoose." There was a connection, a nexus point, back +in the early `60s -- in `61, `62. And it was "Operation Mongoose: +The Secret War Against Castro." Most of this is now historical +record. The Senate Intelligence Committee, under [Sen. Frank] Church +[D.-Idaho] and those -- Sen. Gary Hart [D.-Colorado], developed this information back in the early `70s. It was all in the newspapers. It has all been established. The plot: "The Secret War Against -Castro", was headed out of the JIMWAVE[sp] Station (which is a CIA +Castro", was headed out of the JIMWAVE[sp] Station (which is a CIA acronym) on the campus of the University of Miami. It involved -anti-Castro Cubans, CIA agents, military officers, Mafia people ... +anti-Castro Cubans, CIA agents, military officers, Mafia people ... And THERE we have the common ground, the commonality, the nexus point at which they were all operating together.

And what were they doing? They were mixed up in plots to overthrow Cuba, and they were mixed up in plots specifically to assassinate -[Cuban Premier] Fidel Castro. That's historical fact. Why is it +[Cuban Premier] Fidel Castro. That's historical fact. Why is it such a big leap in understanding to realize that these same people, -who were trained and who were gearing up to kill Castro, suddenly +who were trained and who were gearing up to kill Castro, suddenly were just directed to Dallas? Because the common thought at that time was that the problem really was in the White House and not in -Cuba; that we COULD attack Cuba, we could knock over Fidel Castro +Cuba; that we COULD attack Cuba, we could knock over Fidel Castro IF we had a president and an administration that was willing to do that. (to be continued) @@ -4734,7 +4734,7 @@ to do that. CIA's coup d'etat against the People of the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

The episodes of this and other series can be retrieved via anonymous ftp from the site: @@ -4745,7 +4745,7 @@ the password. The files are kept in the directory /poli/Essays/Conspiracy

Instructions for ftp retrieval are dependent upon what sort of system the user is on. On a UNIX machine, at the command prompt, type the following: ftp red.css.itd.umich.edu This may be different on IBMs and Vax systems. - Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

+ Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

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Article 19484 of alt.conspiracy: Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa,misc.activism.progressive -Subject: Part 30, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +Subject: Part 30, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy 1993Jan20.223054.12083@mont.cs.missouri.edu -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Sender: news@mont.cs.missouri.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: pencil.cs.missouri.edu Organization: UVA. FREE Public Access UNIX! @@ -4781,38 +4781,38 @@ Lines: 181

JIM MARRS [author of CROSSFIRE]: Now, here's another key point. A few years ago, I was in Alpa 66 Headquarters in Miami. This is one of the oldest and most violent -of the anti-Castro organizations. And I was talking to some of +of the anti-Castro organizations. And I was talking to some of those people and they were reminiscing about those days. And -something came up about Johnny Roselli, the very TOP-ranking Mafia +something came up about Johnny Roselli, the very TOP-ranking Mafia guy, and he was. He was a very high-ranking man in the Organized -Crime field. He was kind of the Henry Kissinger of Organized Crime +Crime field. He was kind of the Henry Kissinger of Organized Crime in that he would travel between the crime families and help make deals and help make peace between the crime families. This is a TOP- ranking position. And these people in Alpha 66 said that they were -amazed, in recent years, to learn that Johnny Roselli was this -Mafia chieftain, because back at the time of "Operation Mongoose," -they only knew him as "Colonel Roselli." And Colonel Roselli had +amazed, in recent years, to learn that Johnny Roselli was this +Mafia chieftain, because back at the time of "Operation Mongoose," +they only knew him as "Colonel Roselli." And Colonel Roselli had full military credentials, flew in military aircraft piloted by military personnel, and was an integral part, and a leader of this -secret war to kill Castro and to change governments in Cuba.

+secret war to kill Castro and to change governments in Cuba.

So, here now .... and of course the fact that the CIA and the Mafia were working together in these assassination plots has been well established. It too is absolute historical fact. So what we have here is ... we have a situation just prior to the assassination of -President Kennedy, where the Mafia, the CIA, the anti-Castro Cubans +President Kennedy, where the Mafia, the CIA, the anti-Castro Cubans and the MILITARY are all actively working together on a variety of schemes which include assassination. And I think THAT may be the key to this whole thing.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Okay. Let's take it a little deeper now. That's some of the basic scenarios. I still want to go into some of the people in specifics. -When it comes to the Military, let's look at that time, at Kennedy +When it comes to the Military, let's look at that time, at Kennedy and Viet Nam, and the military-industrial complex at that time.

JIM MARRS: -Exactly. Dwight D. Eisenhower, in his farewell address, warned us +Exactly. Dwight D. Eisenhower, in his farewell address, warned us against the acquisition of power, whether overtly or covertly, by what he called the "military-industrial complex." And the military- industrial complex is MUCH broader, much more powerful than anyone @@ -4836,7 +4836,7 @@ industries are laying people off. It's a painful process, but it's gone on all through history. Once you create a giant military force, that force just doesn't want to go away. And it doesn't go away by itself. It takes time. It takes effort. Sometimes it's very painful. -And I think that's what Eisenhower was talking about. And we've +And I think that's what Eisenhower was talking about. And we've been under this military-industrial complex ever since.

The intelligence agencies -- the CIA, the DIA, the NSA -- some of @@ -4845,7 +4845,7 @@ this country to this very day, are simply the security arm of this military-industrial complex. And the military-industrial complex, needless to say, is not going to look kindly on anyone who would try to dismantle it. And yet, if we go back and look at the record, -we find that essentially, this is exactly what John F. Kennedy was +we find that essentially, this is exactly what John F. Kennedy was trying to do.

After the Bay of Pigs [Invasion] and after the Cuban Missile Crisis, @@ -4858,32 +4858,32 @@ was initiated by the United States. So this was an attempt to bring the CIA back under the control of the Military.

In National Security Action Memorandum 263, we see that he approved -the recommendations of the [Secretary of Defense Robert] McNamara +the recommendations of the [Secretary of Defense Robert] McNamara Report which stated that we could have all United States military personnel out of Southeast Asia by the end of 1965, and, in fact, he ordered the withdrawal of one thousand military advisors by the end of 1963. These were his beginning steps to disengage from Viet -Nam. John Newman, an eighteen-year veteran of military intelligence, -has written a book titled JFK IN VIET NAM. And in there, based on +Nam. John Newman, an eighteen-year veteran of military intelligence, +has written a book titled JFK IN VIET NAM. And in there, based on actual National Security Council minutes, actual orders that are on -file, he showed, beyond any question, that Kennedy was not just +file, he showed, beyond any question, that Kennedy was not just THINKING about pulling us out of Viet Nam, but he had actually ORDERED that event, and that we had begun to move in that direction.

-

Of course, after he was killed, his successor, Lyndon Johnson, +

Of course, after he was killed, his successor, Lyndon Johnson, signed National Security Memorandum 273, which quietly and subtly said that there would be no troop decrease from the time of the Diem Government, which was November the first. That was a subtle -way of blocking Kennedy's pull-out order. And no meaningful drop in +way of blocking Kennedy's pull-out order. And no meaningful drop in U.S. presence took place in Viet Nam.

-

And then, of course, in `64, while the Warren Commission was -putting the finishing touches on their report that said Oswald ws +

And then, of course, in `64, while the Warren Commission was +putting the finishing touches on their report that said Oswald ws the lone nut assassin, we had the phony Gulf of Tonkin Incident, -and Johnson managed to push through a panicked Congress the Gulf of +and Johnson managed to push through a panicked Congress the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution -- which abrogates the Constitution of the United States, which says that only Congress shall have the power to -declare war -- and gave those war-making powers to Johnson himself. +declare war -- and gave those war-making powers to Johnson himself. And off we went into a ten-year war that was very much desired by the U.S. Military and by their attendant groups, their security agencies, the intelligence groups, and also by the defense @@ -4899,8 +4899,8 @@ pervasive! It reaches into every state in this Union. the traitors' crimes. They have scattered the brains of the People's President onto the streets of an American city. They have, just as cold-bloodedly, murdered (what is it?) - two hundred or so people, from CIA agent Oswald to Sam Holland - to columnist Dorothy Kilgallen to Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

+ two hundred or so people, from CIA agent Oswald to Sam Holland + to columnist Dorothy Kilgallen to Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

They have perpetrated a ten-year holocaust comprising the slaughter of over fifty-eight thousand sons of America, the @@ -4929,11 +4929,11 @@ pervasive! It reaches into every state in this Union. and these horrors will be revisited upon all succeeding generations, to the horizons of time.

-

A brilliant WBAI political scholar and humanitarian named Leo +

A brilliant WBAI political scholar and humanitarian named Leo Cawley was representative of the multitudes of American victims of - that war. Leo was a combat Marine who suffered for twenty years + that war. Leo was a combat Marine who suffered for twenty years until his death from Dow Chemical's lucrative defoliant/depopulant. - But even as he withered away, Leo condemned Bush's Persian Gulf + But even as he withered away, Leo condemned Bush's Persian Gulf War with passion and compassion. We could all give at least a bit of our time and energy to organizing against tomorrow's holocausts for the sake of tomorrow's victims, and in memory @@ -4948,7 +4948,7 @@ pervasive! It reaches into every state in this Union. they can launch more such genocidal adventures like the ones in Korea, Viet Nam, Angola, Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, Kuwait and Iraq.

-

John DiNardo +

John DiNardo

From jad@ckuxb.att.com Ukn Jan 27 10:27:16 1993 @@ -4963,11 +4963,11 @@ X-Status:

Article 19745 of alt.conspiracy: Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa,misc.activism.progressive -Subject: Part 31, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +Subject: Part 31, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy 1993Jan26.225929.7810@mont.cs.missouri.edu -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Sender: news@mont.cs.missouri.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: pencil.cs.missouri.edu Organization: UVA. FREE Public Access UNIX! @@ -4994,12 +4994,12 @@ really, truthfully evaluate the impact of the military-industrial complex on this country.

But now, was there any tie-in to the assassination by the Military? -Absolutely! James Powell, a military intelligence agent, made the +Absolutely! James Powell, a military intelligence agent, made the mistake of going into the Texas School Book Depository before it was sealed off by police. And once it was, he had to show his credentials before he could get out. So he became part of the permanent record. And you may well ask: What was an Army intelligence -agent doing in the School Book Depository at the time of the Kennedy +agent doing in the School Book Depository at the time of the Kennedy Assassination? You might also ask why he was outside taking photographs of the Texas School Book Depository Building at the time of the assassination when most people were not even aware of @@ -5013,48 +5013,48 @@ sniper had fired from. .....

took place. And they show that there's still somebody up there moving boxes on the sixth floor. The other key thing that I would point to was found in the Dallas Police files. We have Lieutenant -Rebell of the Dallas Police. He went back to police headquarters +Rebell of the Dallas Police. He went back to police headquarters from the Book Depository and typed up a list of Book Depository employees. And this was done within, probably, thirty minutes after -the assassination -- even before they had Oswald arrested. And +the assassination -- even before they had Oswald arrested. And HEADING the list of School Book Depository employees was Harvey Lee -Oswald. And it gave his address as 605 Elsbeth. Okay? Now, the -problem is, of course, as we know, it was Lee Harvey Oswald. And +Oswald. And it gave his address as 605 Elsbeth. Okay? Now, the +problem is, of course, as we know, it was Lee Harvey Oswald. And his address that he gave in his application for employment to the -Book Depository was the West Fifth address of the Paine house out +Book Depository was the West Fifth address of the Paine house out in Irving, where his wife was staying. Okay? Nowhere on his records -at the Book Depository was this Elsbeth address. In fact, Oswald -HAD lived at 60`2' Elsbeth in the late fall of `62 and early `63, +at the Book Depository was this Elsbeth address. In fact, Oswald +HAD lived at 60`2' Elsbeth in the late fall of `62 and early `63, but he did not put that down on any of his material at the Book -Depository. So where did the Dallas Police Intelligence Chief Rebell -get this "Harvey Lee Oswald" and where did he get "60`5' Elsbeth"?

+Depository. So where did the Dallas Police Intelligence Chief Rebell +get this "Harvey Lee Oswald" and where did he get "60`5' Elsbeth"?

-

Well, he told the Warren Commission that he rode back from Dealey +

Well, he told the Warren Commission that he rode back from Dealey Plaza to the police station with a military intelligence agent. Recently, he told a news reporter down here in Texas that not only was this a military intelligence agent, he was an O.N.I. agent, Office of Naval Intelligence. And, of course, it's been well- -accepted that if Oswald played some role in intelligence, he +accepted that if Oswald played some role in intelligence, he probably started off in the Office of Naval Intelligence, since he was a Marine, and the Marines are under the Navy Department. Okay?

Now, in 1978, the House Select Committee on Assassinations contacted -a Colonel Jones of Fourth Army Intelligence. And he said that on +a Colonel Jones of Fourth Army Intelligence. And he said that on the day of the assassination he got word from some of his people in Dallas that they had arrested a fellow and that his name was Alex J. Heidel. He told Congress that he checked with Fourth Army Military Intelligence files and found that Alex J. Heidel cross- -referenced to Lee Harvey Oswald, and it gave his address as "60`5' -Elsbeth. So the SAME mistaken address that turned up on Lieutenant -Rebell's Dallas Police Intelligence sheet of School Book Depository -employees turns up in Fourth Army Intelligence files. And Rebell +referenced to Lee Harvey Oswald, and it gave his address as "60`5' +Elsbeth. So the SAME mistaken address that turned up on Lieutenant +Rebell's Dallas Police Intelligence sheet of School Book Depository +employees turns up in Fourth Army Intelligence files. And Rebell says he rode back to Dallas Police Headquarters with an O.N.I agent.

Now -- what does that tell us? That tells us that it was the MILITARY in Dallas, on November the 22nd, that was tipping off the -Dallas Police that the suspect they were after was Lee Harvey Oswald.

+Dallas Police that the suspect they were after was Lee Harvey Oswald.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: That's DYNAMITE material! By God, if that ..... I don't think that people know HOW important this information is! This clearly focuses -- telescopes in on specific areas and people that we should be @@ -5073,31 +5073,31 @@ of this.

But the thing is -- somewhere it had to come together. Somewhere there had to be a connecting point. And I believe that the Military, and particularly the groups and the individuals in and around -"Operation Mongoose" probably were this connecting point.

+"Operation Mongoose" probably were this connecting point.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright. Let's take a look at a few other people here. Give us your opinions of what, if any, role the following people had, or of what knowledge they may have had concerning the assassination: The fired Bay of Pigs architect, General Charles -Cabell. +Cabell. JIM MARRS: Alright. I don't think it was just a coincidence that the day of -the assassination, Cabell, who had been fired by Kennedy as the +the assassination, Cabell, who had been fired by Kennedy as the Deputy Director of the CIA, had simply moved back into the Pentagon, resumed his duties there and his rank there, and, in fact, was kind of in hot water because he had publicly branded his commander-in- -chief, the President of the United States John F. Kennedy, a traitor. +chief, the President of the United States John F. Kennedy, a traitor. Okay? If he truly believed that -- and he had to believe that, or he wouldn't have said that publicly about his superior -- then you can see that he would have no trouble in justifying the death sentence for "a traitor".

-

And I don't think it was a coincidence that his brother, Earl Cabell +

And I don't think it was a coincidence that his brother, Earl Cabell was Mayor of Dallas that day. As such, he was one of the prominent and important politicians who helped guide things and make decisions -that were taken in respect to Kennedy's visit there. +that were taken in respect to Kennedy's visit there. (to be continued) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

@@ -5109,7 +5109,7 @@ that were taken in respect to Kennedy's visit there. CIA's coup d'etat against the People of the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

The episodes of this and other series can be retrieved via anonymous ftp from the site: @@ -5120,7 +5120,7 @@ the password. The files are kept in the directory /poli/Essays/Conspiracy

Instructions for ftp retrieval are dependent upon what sort of system the user is on. On a UNIX machine, at the command prompt, type the following: ftp red.css.itd.umich.edu This may be different on IBMs and Vax systems. - Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

+ Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

From jad@ckuxb.att.com Ukn Feb 3 08:16:54 1993 Received: from att-out.att.com by css.itd.umich.edu (5.67/2.2) @@ -5134,10 +5134,10 @@ X-Status:

Article 20003 of alt.conspiracy: Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa -Subject: Part 32, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +Subject: Part 32, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy 1993Feb2.131716.7687@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: University of Virginia, FREE Public Access UNIX! Lines: 152

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -GARY NULL: +GARY NULL: Alright. A key piece of evidence. A CRUCIAL piece of evidence that the media has overlooked. I'd like for you to fill in a blank here. Absolutely essential: -We know that the route of President Kennedy's caravan was rerouted. +We know that the route of President Kennedy's caravan was rerouted. The motorcade was rerouted. Who did that?

JIM MARRS [author of CROSSFIRE: THE PLOT THAT KILLED KENNEDY]: Well, it's a murky question, and you get into all kinds of problems there. First off, the zig-zag up Houston and down Elm Street .... -I'm going to have to admit that Chief Terry[sp], the Dallas Police -Chief, told the Warren Commission -- they asked him about that +I'm going to have to admit that Chief Terry[sp], the Dallas Police +Chief, told the Warren Commission -- they asked him about that route and he told them that that was the normal flow of traffic. And that is true. And that's why we're going to have a hard time with this thing about the route because it was the normal flow of @@ -5173,13 +5173,13 @@ This was a President of the United States who was visiting. They had Main Street blocked off already for the motorcade through downtown. And if I had been in charge of security .... and, in fact, several of the Dallas police officers brought this point up to the -Warren Commission. They said that they didn't understand why the +Warren Commission. They said that they didn't understand why the motorcade didn't simply go straight down Main Street, which was already blocked off, and then turn and go right up onto Stimmons Expressway, which would have left no need to make a hundred and twenty degree turn.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: You wouldn't have slowed down because Main Street is a straight street, and as a straight street, the motorcade would not have had to slow down. Now, having to turn on procession's path and then @@ -5192,7 +5192,7 @@ a one hundred and twenty degree turn, which is a VIOLATION of Secret Service regulations. Now, the only other thing that I'd point out is that on November the 19th, when the Secret Service chiefs came to Dallas and they rode the motorcade route, if you -read their description very closely in the Warren Commission +read their description very closely in the Warren Commission [Report], you find that they came up Houston Street to about Main, and they said: Here is where the motorcade goes on to the Trade Mart. And they turned east on Main, and they never did drive that @@ -5207,40 +5207,40 @@ Federal officials ..... In fact, there was a man from the Agriculture Department, believe it or not, who came down and apparently was an integral, important part of the planning of this motorcade route. And, of course, you have to go back and understand -that the old Agriculture Department head, Orville Freeman, had been -a very close political friend of Lyndon Johnson. And so, there +that the old Agriculture Department head, Orville Freeman, had been +a very close political friend of Lyndon Johnson. And so, there seems to have been some mechanization that took place in this planning, but we have not been able to nail that down. And again, we're back to the point where someone will say: "Well, that was the natural flow of traffic. So, I think that's going to remain a murky area in this investigation.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright. We do have .... [interruption due to tape ending] -..... the mayor, Earl Cabell. And Earl Cabell had (we don't know +..... the mayor, Earl Cabell. And Earl Cabell had (we don't know that it's the case) .... He had the power to reroute the motorcade. That is something that .....

JIM MARRS: -He definitely called Police Chief Terry away from his duties at -the time that they transferred Oswald, and he was shot by Ruby. And -Terry said: "I wasn't there because I got a call from Mayor Cabell.

+He definitely called Police Chief Terry away from his duties at +the time that they transferred Oswald, and he was shot by Ruby. And +Terry said: "I wasn't there because I got a call from Mayor Cabell.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: I wasn't aware of that.

JIM MARRS: Well, there's another possibly important point because if the Police Chief himself had been there, he might have said something or done -something that would have beefed up the security around Oswald and -prevented Ruby from getting to him.

+something that would have beefed up the security around Oswald and +prevented Ruby from getting to him.

-

GARY NULL: -And, of course, the American Public should be aware that Kennedy -had fired Allen Dulles as head of the CIA, and had vowed to "smash +

GARY NULL: +And, of course, the American Public should be aware that Kennedy +had fired Allen Dulles as head of the CIA, and had vowed to "smash the CIA into a thousand pieces and cast it to the winds." And, of -course, Dulles would be on the Warren Commission. Now, to appoint a +course, Dulles would be on the Warren Commission. Now, to appoint a man who had been fired seems rather absurd as far as objectivity is concerned. But, again, nothing about this has been objective or makes sense.

@@ -5259,15 +5259,15 @@ military machine, which is oil. And so, they very much wanted Viet Nam -- to keep the price of oil up.

[JD: The most famous oilman in the World was a CIA agent in Miami - who was involved with the anti-Castro Cubans who have been - linked to the murder of President Kennedy. That famous oilman + who was involved with the anti-Castro Cubans who have been + linked to the murder of President Kennedy. That famous oilman had a great deal to gain by the murder of the President because his Zapata Oil Company stood to make a fortune off of the slaughter in Viet Nam of over fifty-eight thousand American boys.

-

That famous oilman is George Herbert Walker Bush, of course. +

That famous oilman is George Herbert Walker Bush, of course. Why don't we look at the financial records and find out how much - money George Herbert Walker Bush actually made in that ten-year, + money George Herbert Walker Bush actually made in that ten-year, blood-for-profits adventure??] (to be continued) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

@@ -5280,7 +5280,7 @@ Viet Nam -- to keep the price of oil up.

CIA's coup d'etat against the People of the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

The episodes of this and other series can be retrieved via anonymous ftp from the site: @@ -5291,15 +5291,15 @@ the password. The files are kept in the directory /poli/Essays/Conspiracy

Instructions for ftp retrieval are dependent upon what sort of system the user is on. On a UNIX machine, at the command prompt, type the following: ftp red.css.itd.umich.edu This may be different on IBMs and Vax systems. - Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

+ Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

Article 20160 of alt.conspiracy: Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa -From: jad@hopper.ACS.Virginia.EDU (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part 33, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +From: jad@hopper.ACS.Virginia.EDU (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part 33, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy 1993Feb5.133221.1860@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: UVA. FREE Public Access UNIX! Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1993 13:32:21 GMT @@ -5313,11 +5313,11 @@ Lines: 157

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -GARY NULL: -And the oilmen were favored friends of Lyndon Johnson.

+GARY NULL: +And the oilmen were favored friends of Lyndon Johnson.

JIM MARRS: -That's true. They hated Kennedy because Kennedy had already made +That's true. They hated Kennedy because Kennedy had already made one attempt to, and was still talking about doing away with the 27-and-a-half percent oil depletion allowance, which is the bedrock of oil money. What it is, basically, is the argument that oil is a @@ -5330,25 +5330,25 @@ they made off of oil. How would YOU like to be able to pass on almost 28 percent of your income, and not have to pay taxes on it? That would help you out considerably. Wouldn't it?

-

[JD: On this point, it's also important to know that in Kennedy's +

[JD: On this point, it's also important to know that in Kennedy's first year as President, one of the three major steel companies -- I think it was Bethlehem Steel -- pulled the commonly used trick of being the first company, in collusion with all the others, to hike the price of steel and thus, to establish an excuse for all the other steel companies to hike their prices. - Well, John F. Kennedy forced the steel companies, by some means, + Well, John F. Kennedy forced the steel companies, by some means, to roll back their prices. That was an extraordinary achievement on behalf of the American consumer which has probably never been done before or since by any of the corporate-owned Presidents of the United States. - That deed alone focused upon John Kennedy the hatred of the + That deed alone focused upon John Kennedy the hatred of the barons of big business.] -GARY NULL: -Do you have any knowledge of Howard Hughes as "Mr. X", and the +GARY NULL: +Do you have any knowledge of Howard Hughes as "Mr. X", and the suspicions surrounding his involvement in the assassination? -Howard Hughes, according to information I've got, was considered to -be "Mr. X" by operatives from the CIA, by some anti-Castro Cubans, +Howard Hughes, according to information I've got, was considered to +be "Mr. X" by operatives from the CIA, by some anti-Castro Cubans, and by some of the right-wing paramilitarists.

JIM MARRS: @@ -5358,68 +5358,68 @@ he was actually running his empire. There is good evidence to believe that he had already begun to be controlled and to be operated. He was a recluse. Nobody saw him. And there is good reason to believe that he may not have been in total control of his empire. -BUT, Robert Mayhue was. Robert Mayhue, at that time, was basically -running Howard Hughes's empire. And Robert Mayhue had ties to both +BUT, Robert Mayhue was. Robert Mayhue, at that time, was basically +running Howard Hughes's empire. And Robert Mayhue had ties to both Organized Crime and to the CIA. And I may point out .... Again, I -think that this is incredibly important: Robert Mayhue was also -tied into "Operation Mongoose".

+think that this is incredibly important: Robert Mayhue was also +tied into "Operation Mongoose".

-

GARY NULL: -Now, is Robert Mayhue alive today?

+

GARY NULL: +Now, is Robert Mayhue alive today?

JIM MARRS: Yes, he is.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: What is he doing today?

JIM MARRS: I have no idea what he's doing. He appears on programs now and then.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Was he ever challenged on these ties?

JIM MARRS: Oh, heavens. No, there's never been any hard-nosed investigation of all this because the Government has always maintained that it was -just Oswald.

+just Oswald.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright. So, we only have this as supposition, and we have to acknowledge that it is merely supposition ....

JIM MARRS: Well, I would say this. I would say that if there is any one person still alive today who probably knew and knows how all of this was -pulled together, I think Robert Mayhue would be a good candidate.

+pulled together, I think Robert Mayhue would be a good candidate.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright. But, again, we do not know that for a fact. We merely have to, in fairness and objectivity ..... [tape ending] Did he have any connection to Organized Crime, and what was his -knowledge of the Kennedy Assassination. We must, in fairness and +knowledge of the Kennedy Assassination. We must, in fairness and objectivity, keep it as purely something that is a projected supposition without concrete evidence.

JIM MARRS: Oh, there's no concrete evidence that he participated in the -conspiracy to kill Kennedy. I'll be the first to admit that. +conspiracy to kill Kennedy. I'll be the first to admit that. BUT, he himself .... and there has been tons written about him. He definitely was connected into the ..... In fact, he was the intermediary who put the Mafia people in touch with the CIA for their assassination plots. That's been documented. That's been stated. Okay? That's been nailed down by the Government.

-

He also, of course, was in charge of the Howard Hughes empire, which +

He also, of course, was in charge of the Howard Hughes empire, which is well documented as being a front for the Central Intelligence Agency. So, he was right in the thick of all of that. And, as I've -said, he was also part of "Operation Mongoose". That has been +said, he was also part of "Operation Mongoose". That has been publicly stated. So, I think he's the guy who could give us some answers, if he would talk, and talk truthfully, and talk extensively, something that, apparently, he has not done to date.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Now, let's take one more look here and try to put this into a context. We have certain members of Organized Crime who certainly could have played a role in providing the actual assassins.

@@ -5430,12 +5430,12 @@ doubt about all of that. The FBI was operating as it should, and was keeping tabs on Organized Crime chieftains. Had them wire-tapped. Had them followed. Had informants, inside their organizations, reporting back. And each and every one of them, at some point, -threatened the life of President Kennedy. I think, obviously, the -ones who are most important to us would be Sam Giancana, the Mob -boss of Chicago, who apparently helped pull votes for Kennedy in +threatened the life of President Kennedy. I think, obviously, the +ones who are most important to us would be Sam Giancana, the Mob +boss of Chicago, who apparently helped pull votes for Kennedy in the 1960 election, and then who also was dating and going to bed -with Judith [Campbell] Exner at the same time that she was slipping -into the White House and having an affair with John Kennedy. +with Judith [Campbell] Exner at the same time that she was slipping +into the White House and having an affair with John Kennedy. So that puts him in pretty close contact. (to be continued) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

@@ -5448,7 +5448,7 @@ So that puts him in pretty close contact. CIA's coup d'etat against the People of the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

The episodes of this and other series can be retrieved via anonymous ftp from the site: @@ -5459,14 +5459,14 @@ the password. The files are kept in the directory /poli/Essays/Conspiracy

Instructions for ftp retrieval are dependent upon what sort of system the user is on. On a UNIX machine, at the command prompt, type the following: ftp red.css.itd.umich.edu This may be different on IBMs and Vax systems. - Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

+ Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

Article 20544 of alt.conspiracy: Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa,alt.censorship -Subject: Part 34, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +Subject: Part 34, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy 1993Feb15.215718.24395@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU -Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk -Keywords: PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +Followup-To: alt.conspiracy.jfk +Keywords: PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: UVA. FREE Public Access UNIX! Lines: 101

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) JIM MARRS [author of CROSSFIRE: THE PLOT THAT KILLED KENNEDY]: -Giancana, who was under HEAVY, intense prosecution and investigation +Giancana, who was under HEAVY, intense prosecution and investigation by both the FBI and the Justice Department, undoubtedly felt like he was the victim of a turnaround -- a double-cross, if you will. Of course, his son and his nephew, I believe it was, in fact, have written a book called "DOUBLE-CROSS". And I think they aggrandize -Giancana's role in national affairs a bit. But nevertheless, they -made the argument that he felt like he had helped to put Kennedy in -office, and he felt that Kennedy had double-crossed him by +Giancana's role in national affairs a bit. But nevertheless, they +made the argument that he felt like he had helped to put Kennedy in +office, and he felt that Kennedy had double-crossed him by prosecuting him and sending the FBI after him.

Of course, one of his compatriots at that time was the New Orleans -crime boss, Carlos Marcello. John Davis has produced a very good +crime boss, Carlos Marcello. John Davis has produced a very good book that pretty well shows that there was some connection with -Carlos Marcello into the assassination. Davis tries to make the -argument that Marcello was the architect of the assassination. -He may have been very instrumental in it, but even Carlos Marcello, +Carlos Marcello into the assassination. Davis tries to make the +argument that Marcello was the architect of the assassination. +He may have been very instrumental in it, but even Carlos Marcello, powerful as he may be, did not have the power to cover-up the facts afterwards. And he did not have the power to misguide, misdirect and blunt the investigation by the FBI, and to alter the wounds on the President's body between Parkland Hospital and Bethesda Naval Hospital, and to do all of the things that are KNOWN to have been -done. This goes beyond Organized Crime, although Carlos Marcello +done. This goes beyond Organized Crime, although Carlos Marcello may have played an important role.

-

The other [compatriot of Giancana], of course, was Santos +

The other [compatriot of Giancana], of course, was Santos Trafficante, the Mob chieftain in Miami, who was closely connected -to the anti-Castro Cubans, who, in fact, had been jailed on the -Isle of Pines by [Cuban Premier] Fidel Castro back at the time of +to the anti-Castro Cubans, who, in fact, had been jailed on the +Isle of Pines by [Cuban Premier] Fidel Castro back at the time of his takeover, and who was in contact with JACK RUBY.

So, you've got all of these people and they're all tied together. And the common point, I would think, between all of these was the point to where they begin to work closely with the United States Government, particularly the Central Intelligence Agency and the -Military, and the war against Castro, and in the assassination plot -against Castro.

+Military, and the war against Castro, and in the assassination plot +against Castro.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Okay. That's a good summary for this stage of our program. We still have more to go. There's still a LOT more evidence that we're going to be laying out. We're going to talk about a killing on Wall -Street. We're going to talk about Kennedy and the oilmen. We're +Street. We're going to talk about Kennedy and the oilmen. We're going to talk about a Miami prophet. We're going to talk about a bullet for the general. We're going to talk about the connections -with Lyndon Baines Johnson. +with Lyndon Baines Johnson. So much more to come. And then in Dallas: the black car chase, the strange saga of Roger Craig, the role of hit-men down there, and the shooting of J.D. Tippett. All these things are still to come, plus the "mystery man" -whom many of us feel was the actual hit-man against Oswald in the +whom many of us feel was the actual hit-man against Oswald in the balcony of the theater -- how that came about, who this person was, -and why he didn't manage to get to kill Oswald who was where he was +and why he didn't manage to get to kill Oswald who was where he was supposed to be in that theater, even though he never went to movies, and was specifically located by the police. Plus, brand new information that has NEVER before been revealed, @@ -5541,7 +5541,7 @@ We are having some outside experts -- physicists and ballistics people and others -- examining documentation at this very moment. We'll hopefully have that for you very shortly.

-

I want to thank you very much, Jim Marrs, for sharing some +

I want to thank you very much, Jim Marrs, for sharing some outstanding insights with us today.

JIM MARRS: @@ -5557,7 +5557,7 @@ Thank you. Good to be with you. CIA's coup d'etat against the People of the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

The episodes of this and other series can be retrieved via anonymous ftp from the site: @@ -5568,14 +5568,14 @@ the password. The files are kept in the directory /poli/Essays/Conspiracy

Instructions for ftp retrieval are dependent upon what sort of system the user is on. On a UNIX machine, at the command prompt, type the following: ftp red.css.itd.umich.edu This may be different on IBMs and Vax systems. - Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

+ Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

Article 20571 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa -Subject: Part 35, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +Subject: Part 35, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy 1993Feb17.210252.10583@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Followup-To: alt.conspiracy -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: UVA. FREE Public Access UNIX! Lines: 128

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -GARY NULL: +GARY NULL: I've spent a great deal of time down in Dallas. In the last year alone, I've made eight trips, doing measurements -- DETAILED measurements -- going over analyses. There is an individual -(I don't know if you know him, Jones Harris), Robert Morningstar, +(I don't know if you know him, Jones Harris), Robert Morningstar, who has done a great deal of analyzing of the Zapruder Film.

We found additional distortions -- editing in that film. We have also found more tracers. We have found the actual tracers. We put it through an infra-red scanner, and we can actually -SHOW ..... No one has ever done this before. It was Robert +SHOW ..... No one has ever done this before. It was Robert Morningstar who came up with this, and we have independently corroborated it. We've done blow-ups of the Zapruder Film showing the actual tracer[s] [of the] bullets. And you cannot see it with @@ -5632,7 +5632,7 @@ is not, depending upon the acoustics. Well, we've been able to match the acoustics with the sound, and then match the trajectory.

We even found .... I shouldn't say "I found". It was actually -Robert who found .... We actually found and were able to demonstrate +Robert who found .... We actually found and were able to demonstrate that the Zapruder Film was cut in two places to make the car seem as if it lurched forward, when, in fact, it came TO A STOP! And we can prove that because, in the film, the flags [mounted on the car] @@ -5641,15 +5641,15 @@ across from the car -- which should have been in perfect alignment -- in the very next FRAME (You're talking about less than one thirty-second of a second) the building JUMPED FORTY FEET AHEAD! So, suddenly, if you look, the building that is across from the -President's limousine -- in one frame is in front of it [the +President's limousine -- in one frame is in front of it [the limousine]; in the next frame there's a forty foot difference.

Now, no one has ever done this work before. This is important new work to prove that the Zapruder Film WAS definitely, unequivocally, ABSOLUTELY [altered]. And NO ONE has caught it! NO ONE, except -Robert Morningstar.

+Robert Morningstar.

-

So then we went into great detail. We then took this -- Robert and +

So then we went into great detail. We then took this -- Robert and I working together -- we blew up these ..... I went down there and got very sophisticated measurements. And we found that there HAD to have been someone on the opposite side of the green, because @@ -5681,7 +5681,7 @@ tree move?" And suddenly they all say: "There it is!" And they all point and say: "Yes, you're right!" But then, it's not a branch, but it's a telescopic sight. And it's a man with a hat. And we can actually match the scope to the type of scope used in that time. -The scope follows President Kennedy clear around until he's out of +The scope follows President Kennedy clear around until he's out of sight, meaning that he was going to put another shot into him if he saw that the shot they fired the first time wasn't a kill shot. (to be continued) @@ -5695,7 +5695,7 @@ saw that the shot they fired the first time wasn't a kill shot. CIA's coup d'etat against the People of the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

The episodes of this and other series can be retrieved via anonymous ftp from the site: @@ -5706,7 +5706,7 @@ the password. The files are kept in the directory /poli/Essays/Conspiracy

Instructions for ftp retrieval are dependent upon what sort of system the user is on. On a UNIX machine, at the command prompt, type the following: ftp red.css.itd.umich.edu This may be different on IBMs and Vax systems. - Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

+ Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

From uucp Mon Mar 15 13:12 EST 1993 >From jad Mon Mar 15 12:41 EST 1993 remote from ckuxb.att.com @@ -5719,12 +5719,12 @@ Content-Length: 7697 Status: OR

Article 20571 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa -From: jad@hopper.ACS.Virginia.EDU (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part 35, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +From: jad@hopper.ACS.Virginia.EDU (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part 35, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy 1993Feb17.210252.10583@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Followup-To: alt.conspiracy -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: UVA. FREE Public Access UNIX! Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1993 21:02:52 GMT @@ -5739,17 +5739,17 @@ Lines: 128

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -GARY NULL: +GARY NULL: I've spent a great deal of time down in Dallas. In the last year alone, I've made eight trips, doing measurements -- DETAILED measurements -- going over analyses. There is an individual -(I don't know if you know him, Jones Harris), Robert Morningstar, +(I don't know if you know him, Jones Harris), Robert Morningstar, who has done a great deal of analyzing of the Zapruder Film.

We found additional distortions -- editing in that film. We have also found more tracers. We have found the actual tracers. We put it through an infra-red scanner, and we can actually -SHOW ..... No one has ever done this before. It was Robert +SHOW ..... No one has ever done this before. It was Robert Morningstar who came up with this, and we have independently corroborated it. We've done blow-ups of the Zapruder Film showing the actual tracer[s] [of the] bullets. And you cannot see it with @@ -5782,7 +5782,7 @@ is not, depending upon the acoustics. Well, we've been able to match the acoustics with the sound, and then match the trajectory.

We even found .... I shouldn't say "I found". It was actually -Robert who found .... We actually found and were able to demonstrate +Robert who found .... We actually found and were able to demonstrate that the Zapruder Film was cut in two places to make the car seem as if it lurched forward, when, in fact, it came TO A STOP! And we can prove that because, in the film, the flags [mounted on the car] @@ -5791,15 +5791,15 @@ across from the car -- which should have been in perfect alignment -- in the very next FRAME (You're talking about less than one thirty-second of a second) the building JUMPED FORTY FEET AHEAD! So, suddenly, if you look, the building that is across from the -President's limousine -- in one frame is in front of it [the +President's limousine -- in one frame is in front of it [the limousine]; in the next frame there's a forty foot difference.

Now, no one has ever done this work before. This is important new work to prove that the Zapruder Film WAS definitely, unequivocally, ABSOLUTELY [altered]. And NO ONE has caught it! NO ONE, except -Robert Morningstar.

+Robert Morningstar.

-

So then we went into great detail. We then took this -- Robert and +

So then we went into great detail. We then took this -- Robert and I working together -- we blew up these ..... I went down there and got very sophisticated measurements. And we found that there HAD to have been someone on the opposite side of the green, because @@ -5831,7 +5831,7 @@ tree move?" And suddenly they all say: "There it is!" And they all point and say: "Yes, you're right!" But then, it's not a branch, but it's a telescopic sight. And it's a man with a hat. And we can actually match the scope to the type of scope used in that time. -The scope follows President Kennedy clear around until he's out of +The scope follows President Kennedy clear around until he's out of sight, meaning that he was going to put another shot into him if he saw that the shot they fired the first time wasn't a kill shot. (to be continued) @@ -5845,7 +5845,7 @@ saw that the shot they fired the first time wasn't a kill shot. CIA's coup d'etat against the People of the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

The episodes of this and other series can be retrieved via anonymous ftp from the site: @@ -5856,15 +5856,15 @@ the password. The files are kept in the directory /poli/Essays/Conspiracy

Instructions for ftp retrieval are dependent upon what sort of system the user is on. On a UNIX machine, at the command prompt, type the following: ftp red.css.itd.umich.edu This may be different on IBMs and Vax systems. - Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

+ Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

Article 20777 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa -From: jad@hopper.ACS.Virginia.EDU (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part 36, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +From: jad@hopper.ACS.Virginia.EDU (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part 36, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy 1993Feb23.215738.25766@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Followup-To: alt.conspiracy -Keywords: PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +Keywords: PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: UVA. FREE Public Access UNIX! Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1993 21:57:38 GMT @@ -5879,13 +5879,13 @@ Lines: 142

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -GARY NULL: +GARY NULL: This program is a continuation of our ongoing series titled: "Hidden Agendas: Conspiracies, Cover-Ups and Lies" at the highest levels of our Government, in regard to deceptions foisted upon the American People regarding essential information -about the roles of Jack Ruby and Lee Harvey Oswald in the John F. -Kennedy Assassination. We have been led to believe that the Warren +about the roles of Jack Ruby and Lee Harvey Oswald in the John F. +Kennedy Assassination. We have been led to believe that the Warren Commission Report was the first and last word on this case. Many individuals are challenging that. We have invited those individuals to share with us insights, documentation and other @@ -5900,55 +5900,55 @@ people who, hitherto, have not been heard by the American People so that I can bring you new information.

On our conference line right now are two individuals who have some -unique insights: Jack Schweick[sp], who has written on Oswald, +unique insights: Jack Schweick[sp], who has written on Oswald, especially about the Atsugi [Naval Air] Base in Japan. He was in intelligence before being in the Marines. He has sued the CIA for files. And we'll learn about the alleged fourty-four drawers of -files on Oswald and also [on] all the people on that base, and -what Lee Harvey Oswald was doing there.

+files on Oswald and also [on] all the people on that base, and +what Lee Harvey Oswald was doing there.

-

Also, we have Colonel L. Fletcher Prouty. Now Colonel Prouty is a -unique individual in this scheme of things. In the movie, JFK, it -was Donald Sutherland who portrayed the role of L. Fletcher Prouty -or some facsimile of his role. L. Fletcher Prouty was Chief of +

Also, we have Colonel L. Fletcher Prouty. Now Colonel Prouty is a +unique individual in this scheme of things. In the movie, JFK, it +was Donald Sutherland who portrayed the role of L. Fletcher Prouty +or some facsimile of his role. L. Fletcher Prouty was Chief of Special Operations of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff, and he established worldwide offices. He was a senior Air Force officer, Officer of Special Operations in the Office of the Secretary of Defense in the -office headed by General G.B. Erskine with Edward Lansdale, CIA-to- +office headed by General G.B. Erskine with Edward Lansdale, CIA-to- United States Air Force on staff. He was also the chief of Team B, which was Special Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. And that's very important in military terms. Special Operations was the official function responsible for the military support of the clandestine operations of the CIA.

-

Let's begin with L. Fletcher Prouty. -Welcome to our program, Mr. Prouty.

+

Let's begin with L. Fletcher Prouty. +Welcome to our program, Mr. Prouty.

L. FLETCHER PROUTY: -Good morning, Gary. Nice to be with you.

+Good morning, Gary. Nice to be with you.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: First off -- is it correct that there was some facsimile between -you and the character portrayed by Donald Sutherland in Oliver -Stone's film, JFK?

+you and the character portrayed by Donald Sutherland in Oliver +Stone's film, JFK?

L. FLETCHER PROUTY: -Yes. Oliver Stone met with me in 1990 and asked me to be an advisor +Yes. Oliver Stone met with me in 1990 and asked me to be an advisor to the film because he had read material that I had written, and he had written a part into his film that he called "Mr. X". At the time, I didn't know that. And I read the script when it first came out in November 1990, and I found the "Mr. X" there and I recognized myself and words I had written and things I had said. So, at a -speech at the National Press Club, in January 1992, Oliver Stone +speech at the National Press Club, in January 1992, Oliver Stone turned to the audience and said: "Everybody asked me, `Is there a real `Mr. X''." Well, I was on the podium with him, and he turned and pointed to me and said: "There's my `Mr. X'." And so, the secret broke. And that's the story of it. It was pretty simple. He just worked it into the film so that he would have an authoritative voice for certain parts of the film, as you saw represented by -Donald Sutherland.

+Donald Sutherland.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright. Let's go to the actual events, or at least those events that you have some insight on so that we can get a handle on this. We have already -- in the first eighteen parts of this special @@ -5960,9 +5960,9 @@ statements), that there was going to be a hit on the President, either in Miami or later in Dallas. We also had extensive insights about the CIA being "out of control", and about, even at that time, special renegade elements within the CIA who were very much opposed -to President Kennedy's mishandling of the Bay of Pigs Invasion, and +to President Kennedy's mishandling of the Bay of Pigs Invasion, and about the fact that, at a time when he could very easily have given -the support which would have caused the destruction of Castro's tiny +the support which would have caused the destruction of Castro's tiny Air Force and ended what people in the military/industrial complex, the Armed Forces, the general public, the Texas conservative element, viewed as a substantial threat, he backed off. They found this @@ -5983,9 +5983,9 @@ been able to maintain. They don't have the intellectual dexterity, they have too much braggadocio and they're too unreliable. But they are capable of killing, and they do. And they are capable of being used, in effect, as a front for various aspects [of Government -crime], as they had been in their anti-Castro efforts after the fall +crime], as they had been in their anti-Castro efforts after the fall of Cuba's Battista Government, which supported their corruption. -Since Castro didn't support them, they were losing many millions of +Since Castro didn't support them, they were losing many millions of dollars. So they were conducting regular activities, we now know, with the aid of the CIA and with the knowledge of the FBI. (to be continued) @@ -5999,7 +5999,7 @@ with the aid of the CIA and with the knowledge of the FBI. CIA's coup d'etat against the People of the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

The episodes of this and other series can be retrieved via anonymous ftp from the site: @@ -6010,15 +6010,15 @@ the password. The files are kept in the directory /poli/Essays/Conspiracy

Instructions for ftp retrieval are dependent upon what sort of system the user is on. On a UNIX machine, at the command prompt, type the following: ftp red.css.itd.umich.edu This may be different on IBMs and Vax systems. - Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

+ Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

Article 20864 of alt.conspiracy: -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa -From: jad@hopper.ACS.Virginia.EDU (John DiNardo) -Subject: Part 37, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +From: jad@hopper.ACS.Virginia.EDU (John DiNardo) +Subject: Part 37, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy 1993Feb26.233930.1942@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Followup-To: alt.conspiracy -Keywords: researchers'revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Keywords: researchers'revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: UVA. FREE Public Access UNIX! Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1993 23:39:30 GMT @@ -6033,7 +6033,7 @@ Lines: 142

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (continuation) -GARY NULL: +GARY NULL: So, how do you start to link all these disparate people together? What roles did they actually play? What roles do you surmise they played?

@@ -6045,19 +6045,19 @@ the technique that was used. And really, the answer has been before us in the Press for years, and I guess most people didn't notice it or didn't see it in the proper context.

-

President Lyndon Baines Johnson himself, when ex-President, just +

President Lyndon Baines Johnson himself, when ex-President, just before he died, had an interview with an old friend of his -- a writer for the ATLANTIC MONTHLY Magazine. And, although I don't have it laying here in front of me at the moment, I'll tell you -three things that Lyndon Johnson said during that interview that, +three things that Lyndon Johnson said during that interview that, coming from the President, the man who was most involved -- at -least next to Kennedy -- in that whole affair. Johnson said these -things. He said, first of all: "I never believed that Oswald did +least next to Kennedy -- in that whole affair. Johnson said these +things. He said, first of all: "I never believed that Oswald did that by himself. Furthermore," he said, "I knew that there was a -conspiracy to kill Kennedy." I mean, he knew as he went along. +conspiracy to kill Kennedy." I mean, he knew as he went along. I'm not sure that he meant that he knew ahead of time. But, in either case, those are his words. He said: "I have always felt -that there was a conspiracy to kill Kennedy."

+that there was a conspiracy to kill Kennedy."

But third -- and here he really said what answers your question. He said: "WE", meaning the United States Government -- "We maintain @@ -6070,7 +6070,7 @@ terrorist movements [covert operations] take place. The people who do that are professionals. And they work for certain elements of the United States Government.

-

Now, President Johnson said that, and that was printed in the July +

Now, President Johnson said that, and that was printed in the July 1973 issue of the ATLANTIC MONTHLY Magazine. Since that has been put into the Press, then we can explore it a little more. Those professionals whom the [Central Intelligence] Agency calls @@ -6088,10 +6088,10 @@ are NOT true? Why are they being made to do this? Where is the "power" that makes them do that? Therein is the explanation of the assassination of the President!

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: Alright. Let's go through this. Who had the power to kill the President and get away with it. Organized Crime could not have done -it and gotten away with it. Anti-Castroites could not have done it +it and gotten away with it. Anti-Castroites could not have done it and gotten away with it. And radically right-wing, conservative politicians could not have done it and gotten away with it. So who actually did it, and then who do you think ..... Separate @@ -6099,43 +6099,43 @@ the cast of characters whom you feel did it, and then the cast of characters who participated in the cover-up because whoever did it had to have enough power to get the FBI to participate [in the cover-up] because we know ABSOLUTELY, UNEQUIVOCALLY -- it is a -matter of LAW and it is a matter of sworn testimony that the FBI +matter of LAW and it is a matter of sworn testimony that the FBI participated systematically in covering up, destroying, hiding information that was absolutely essential to the investigation. They participated in a crime at ALL levels, including the very -highest level with J. Edgar Hoover. Now, you do not get J. Edgar -Hoover and the FBI to consistently commit crimes, to break the laws +highest level with J. Edgar Hoover. Now, you do not get J. Edgar +Hoover and the FBI to consistently commit crimes, to break the laws which they're supposed to be there to defend unless you're very powerful. WHO, then, is more powerful than the FBI? And who is -more intimidating than J. Edgar Hoover who could get that done?

+more intimidating than J. Edgar Hoover who could get that done?

L. FLETCHER PROUTY: -This is one of the questions that Oliver Stone ran into as he was +This is one of the questions that Oliver Stone ran into as he was developing the script and the concept of this movie, because there aren't many of us in this country, in this World who accept the fact -that there are power centers. Winson Churchill called this power +that there are power centers. Winson Churchill called this power center, during World War II, when he was talking with intimate friends (This is written. This is clearly available to researchers) -.... He called it a "high cabal". Winston Churchill is talking -about a higher cabal than Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt -and Josef Stalin. He is talking about a power center, a "power +.... He called it a "high cabal". Winston Churchill is talking +about a higher cabal than Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt +and Josef Stalin. He is talking about a power center, a "power elite" that is ABOVE governments.

-

Buckminster Fuller, a man who had enormous experience with +

Buckminster Fuller, a man who had enormous experience with governments .... he spent more time as a consultant to the Kremlin than any other non-Russian. He spent hours and hours and days as a -consultant to Congress in our country. Buckminster Fuller was a man +consultant to Congress in our country. Buckminster Fuller was a man of great experience. He wrote a book that we should ALL know called "CRITICAL PATH". In that book, he speaks over and over and over again about the "power elite". I've written a book about [titled] "THE SECRET TEAM". - [some words lost when Prouty's phone line is cut off for + [some words lost when Prouty's phone line is cut off for a few seconds]

.... because I myself have worked with people, in their own homes, -like [Eisenhower's Secretary of State] John Foster Dulles and -[Director of Central Intelligence] Allen Dulles. I have seen John +like [Eisenhower's Secretary of State] John Foster Dulles and +[Director of Central Intelligence] Allen Dulles. I have seen John Foster Dulles pick up a special telephone. He didn't dial. He didn't say anything except: "I want" so-and-so. And you could tell by the name that it was a Soviet name -- a man in Russia. They talked for @@ -6152,7 +6152,7 @@ right ahead with business. He had settled something. CIA's coup d'etat against the People of the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

The episodes of this and other series can be retrieved via anonymous ftp from the site: @@ -6164,13 +6164,13 @@ as the password. The files are kept in the directory

Instructions for ftp retrieval are dependent upon what sort of system the user is on. On a UNIX machine, at the command prompt, type the following: ftp red.css.itd.umich.edu This may be different on IBMs and Vax systems. - Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

+ Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

-

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Article 4396 of alt.conspiracy.jfk: Path: cbnewsl!att-out!oucsboss!sun!malgudi.oar.net!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!gatech!concert!uvaarpa!murdoch!hopper!jad -Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy,alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa -Subject: Part 38, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy -Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy +Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy,alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.activism,alt.society.civil-liberty,alt.individualism,alt.censorship,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines,soc.culture.usa +Subject: Part 38, PACIFICA RADIO Investigates the Murder of President Kennedy +Keywords: researchers' revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy 1993Mar10.180611.4222@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Followup-To: alt.conspiracy @@ -6189,14 +6189,14 @@ Lines: 140

COLONEL L. FLETCHER PROUTY: There are people above our Government structure. And when those power groups are threatened by a regime such as that which the -Kennedys were establishing in Washington (their own power center), -one of them has to give. And the Kennedys lost that one. So, we +Kennedys were establishing in Washington (their own power center), +one of them has to give. And the Kennedys lost that one. So, we have to accept that a "power elite" DOES exist. It's existing today. And it keeps the cover story alive. That's bigger than the crime itself because the cover story is covering the way our Government, the way our lives are run today. Look around and see.

-

GARY NULL: +

GARY NULL: So, in other words, it's your feeling, based upon insider information .... because you were an insider's insider. You were Chief of Special Operations to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I mean, @@ -6234,18 +6234,18 @@ that they win, no matter what happens, on any level. Is that what you're telling us?

L. FLETCHER PROUTY: -Gary, you're telling the story pretty straight. Let me add +Gary, you're telling the story pretty straight. Let me add something. It may sound kind of small and precise. But it's exactly the kind of example that just draws a line under what you've said.

I happened to be in New Zealand, on the way back from the South -Pole, when I heard about President Kennedy being killed. And I just +Pole, when I heard about President Kennedy being killed. And I just heard that as a momentary flash over the radio. And, since I was transient there, I didn't have the radio to keep listening. I went out on the street and I looked for a newspaper. Before long, the local paper in Christ Church, New Zealand printed The Star as an extra. And on the front page of The Star, there was a large picture -of Kennedy, of course. And on the other side of the page, across +of Kennedy, of course. And on the other side of the page, across from that, there was a picture of the building, the Texas School Book Depository that we've all heard about now, where the killer was supposed to have been firing from. And, as I looked at that @@ -6287,9 +6287,9 @@ the authority to tell those units that have been specially trained to protect the President -- to tell them NOT to do their jobs! It's like a fireman. You don't tell a fireman NOT to go when the bells ring and the fire is across the street. He's trained to do it. -But suppose somebody said: "Don't go. There's going to be another +But suppose somebody said: "Don't go. There's going to be another fire truck." That requires "power" from the top. That defines what -you were just talking about, Gary, and what I was talking about. +you were just talking about, Gary, and what I was talking about. That defines the "power elite" who can come from the top and nullify things. There's where the power is. (to be continued) @@ -6303,7 +6303,7 @@ nullify things. There's where the power is. CIA's coup d'etat against the People of the United States, the need for citizen reportage becomes ever more striking.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

The episodes of this and other series can be retrieved via anonymous ftp from the site: @@ -6315,61 +6315,61 @@ as the password. The files are kept in the directory

Instructions for ftp retrieval are dependent upon what sort of system the user is on. On a UNIX machine, at the command prompt, type the following: ftp red.css.itd.umich.edu This may be different on IBMs and Vax systems. - Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

+ Archivist: Paul Southworth, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu

Article 20 of biz.clarinet.sample: -Path: ns-mx!iowasp.physics.uiowa.edu!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!rutgers!shelby!lll-winken!looking!clarinews -From: clarinews@clarinet.com +Path: ns-mx!iowasp.physics.uiowa.edu!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!rutgers!shelby!lll-winken!looking!clarinews +From: clarinews@clarinet.com Newsgroups: clari.news.movies,biz.clarinet.sample -Subject: Kennedy statue must be removed for cleaning +Subject: Kennedy statue must be removed for cleaning Keywords: police, legal, art, movies 2Rkennedy-statue_163@clarinet.com Date: 7 Aug 90 18:02:55 GMT Followup-To: biz.clarinet.sample Lines: 32 -Approved: clarinews@clarinet.com -Xref: ns-mx biz.clarinet.sample:20 +Approved: clarinews@clarinet.com +Xref: ns-mx biz.clarinet.sample:20 Location: new england states, massachusetts ACategory: regional Slugword: ma-kennedy-statue Priority: regular Format: regular X-Supersedes: 1Rkennedy-statue_163@clarinet.com -ANPA: Wc: 391; Id: u1507; Sel: bu--u; Adate: 8-7-2ped; Ver: insert +ANPA: Wc: 391; Id: u1507; Sel: bu--u; Adate: 8-7-2ped; Ver: insert Codes: ynlprxb., yea.rma., yev.rxb. Note: (ny) (editors: note language in 10thgraf) (2grafinsert after5thgraf xxx statue.'' pickup6thgraf: No estimate -- adds name of foundry, time for cleaning)

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BOSTON (UPI) -- A newly dedicated statue of President John F. -Kennedy in front of the Statehouse on Beacon Hill will be returned to +

BOSTON (UPI) -- A newly dedicated statue of President John F. +Kennedy in front of the Statehouse on Beacon Hill will be returned to its foundry to clean graffiti from the memorial, officials said Tuesday. -A man apparently obsessed with the late actress Marilyn Monroe +A man apparently obsessed with the late actress Marilyn Monroe claimed responsibility for spray-painting white splotches of paint and the word ``murderer'' on the 8-foot bronze statue over the weekend. Workers using a mild acid were able to hose the paint off the base of the memorial, but did not attempt to treat the statue itself. -``They are going to move it,'' said Greg Arnold, superintendent of +``They are going to move it,'' said Greg Arnold, superintendent of state office buildings. ``They're going to take it back to the foundry and try to put additional protection on it.'' -Arnold said the cleansers used on the base of the memorial were not +Arnold said the cleansers used on the base of the memorial were not suitable for the statue. ``It's a stone wash, and you can't do that to the bronze and the patina of the statue.'' -Noel Danforth, a spokeswoman for the legislative commission that +Noel Danforth, a spokeswoman for the legislative commission that oversees the memorial, said the statue would be sent to the Tallix Foundry in Beacon, N.Y. ``It's about a three to four week process, depending on how much -work they have to do on it and if they have to repatinate it,'' Danforth +work they have to do on it and if they have to repatinate it,'' Danforth said. No estimate for the amount of damage to the statue was immediately -available. The statue was to be removed Wednesday, Arnold said. -The defacement took place on the 28th anniversary of Monroe's -suicide. The blond sexpot has been linked romantically to Kennedy in +available. The statue was to be removed Wednesday, Arnold said. +The defacement took place on the 28th anniversary of Monroe's +suicide. The blond sexpot has been linked romantically to Kennedy in published reports in recent years. -``The caller stated ... `Why don't you take a wild look at the JFK -statue in front of the Statehouse. The m----------r murdered Marilyn Monroe, -now it's his turn,'' said Capt. Paul Mahoney, commander of the Capitol +``The caller stated ... `Why don't you take a wild look at the JFK +statue in front of the Statehouse. The m----------r murdered Marilyn Monroe, +now it's his turn,'' said Capt. Paul Mahoney, commander of the Capitol Police, which oversees state government buildings and grounds. -The statue, which depicts a striding Kennedy, was dedicated May 29 -on what would have been Kennedy's 73rd birthday.

+The statue, which depicts a striding Kennedy, was dedicated May 29 +on what would have been Kennedy's 73rd birthday.

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Article 6526 of alt.conspiracy: From: plemkin@igc.org (Peter Lemkin) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy -Subject: 100 CONSPIRACY Q'S ON JFK ASSASSIN +Subject: 100 CONSPIRACY Q'S ON JFK ASSASSIN 1299600016@igc.org Date: 30 Dec 91 00:21:00 GMT Sender: Notesfile to Usenet Gateway notes@igc.org @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!plemkin Dec 29 16:21:00 1991

COINCIDENCE OR CONSPIRACY?

1) Why were over 58 eye-witnesses to the assassination ignored by -the Warren Commission when they said they felt shots had NOT come +the Warren Commission when they said they felt shots had NOT come from the Book Depository?

2) Why did most persons in Dealey Plaza run up the Grassy Knoll @@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ the evidence (officially ignored) that some of them were directly involved?

6) How was 'Watergate' and the ensuing Watergate scandal DIRECTLY -connected to the JFK assassination?

+connected to the JFK assassination?

-

7) What MULTIPLE lines of evidence connect the JFK, RFK and MLK +

7) What MULTIPLE lines of evidence connect the JFK, RFK and MLK assassinations?

8) What are the known (often frightening and bizarre) details of @@ -45,20 +45,20 @@ the over 200 persons who were murdered or died VERY suspiciously "clusters" when investigations were ongoing - sometimes just hours before they were to be questioned?

-

9) Why was Nixon one of the few Americans who could not correctly +

9) Why was Nixon one of the few Americans who could not correctly remember where he was when the assassination occurred? Why may he have 'forgotten' he was on a plane out of Dallas?

10) Why could J.E. Hoover also not 'remember' he was in Dallas for a meeting just days before the assassination? Why did he -show NO surprise at the announcement of JFK's death?

+show NO surprise at the announcement of JFK's death?

11) What is the evidence that FBI informants (perhaps even Lee -Harvey Oswald himself) had warned the FBI of an impending -assassination attempt on JFK which the FBI ignored and later +Harvey Oswald himself) had warned the FBI of an impending +assassination attempt on JFK which the FBI ignored and later denied even getting?

-

12) What multiple lines of evidence show Ruby and Oswald's FBI +

12) What multiple lines of evidence show Ruby and Oswald's FBI and CIA connections?

13) What documents are still being withheld from public scrutiny @@ -66,42 +66,42 @@ in the National Archives and WHY? Why 'hide' any when the government 'believes' the act was committed by a 'lone nut'!?

14) Why did so MANY government documents involving Lee Harvey -Oswald and others 'disappear' or were said to have been -'destroyed' - including Lee Harvey Oswald'S Army Intelligence -files, Lee Harvey Oswald'S letter to his FBI contact Hosty and +Oswald and others 'disappear' or were said to have been +'destroyed' - including Lee Harvey Oswald'S Army Intelligence +files, Lee Harvey Oswald'S letter to his FBI contact Hosty and MUCH MORE?

-

15) Why when Lee Harvey Oswald returned to the USA from the USSR +

15) Why when Lee Harvey Oswald returned to the USA from the USSR was he NOT officially met by any representatives of the CIA, FBI, -State Dept. etc., but WAS met by Spas T Raiken, a former Nazi +State Dept. etc., but WAS met by Spas T Raiken, a former Nazi collaborator with intelligence community connections who the -Warren Commission claimed was with 'Traveller's Aid'.

+Warren Commission claimed was with 'Traveller's Aid'.

-

16) Why was Marina Oswald sequestered in a hotel, surrounded with +

16) Why was Marina Oswald sequestered in a hotel, surrounded with intelligence community connected persons, coached as to what to say and what she had experienced, and threatened with deportation if she did not cooperate?

17) What evidence connects EVERY president since the -assassination (with the lone exception of Carter) directly with +assassination (with the lone exception of Carter) directly with the assassination or its cover-up!? What are George H.W. Bush's connections to the events of 11/22/63? Why was his name and -address in Lee Harvey Oswald'S Dallas friend's address book?

+address in Lee Harvey Oswald'S Dallas friend's address book?

-

18) Why did Jack Ruby repeatedly implore of the Warren +

18) Why did Jack Ruby repeatedly implore of the Warren Commissioners to take him out of Dallas and to Washington where he felt he could speak the truth? Why did they NOT take him up on his offer and pleas?

-

19) What did Jack Ruby mean when he said that he was "no more +

19) What did Jack Ruby mean when he said that he was "no more involved in a conspiracy than you gentlemen" when he spoke to the -Warren Commission?

+Warren Commission?

-

20) Why did Ruby suddenly contract cancer and die just before his +

20) Why did Ruby suddenly contract cancer and die just before his new trial was to begin?

-

21) Why did Dorothy Kilgallan, the only reporter to interview -Ruby in prison, die mysteriously days after she said she would +

21) Why did Dorothy Kilgallan, the only reporter to interview +Ruby in prison, die mysteriously days after she said she would "break the case wide open" and her best friend die some days thereafter?

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ the planning and execution of the President and then cover it up?

24) Why was the single-bullet or "Magic Bullet" theory of the -Warren Commission a physical and medical IMPOSSIBILITY?

+Warren Commission a physical and medical IMPOSSIBILITY?

25) Why do those who played prominently in the assassination and its 'investigation' continually show up in contemporary political @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ life? Are they being 'rewarded' for a 'job well done"?

People and World about what they knew of the events of the assassination? Why do the CONTINUE to do so?

-

27) Who felt threatened by JFK? And who gained by his murder? +

27) Who felt threatened by JFK? And who gained by his murder? Who had the means to kill him and cover it up to look like the work of a lone-nut?

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ running a 'Murder Incorporated' down in the Caribbean in the '60's?

31) Why did LBJ insist on being sworn in on Air Force One when he -was quite legally President AUTOMATICALLY upon the death of JFK?

+was quite legally President AUTOMATICALLY upon the death of JFK?

32) Why were some of the very same persons who were in Dallas on 11/22/63 also just by 'coincidence' near the RFK murder and @@ -149,18 +149,18 @@ assassination by a (then dead) lone-nut? Why did so many die suddenly, mysteriously and 'conveniently'?

34) Why did the FBI not react to an informant's report that -Joseph Milteer knew in detail how JFK was going to be +Joseph Milteer knew in detail how JFK was going to be assassinated weeks before the event? Why did the public never -hear that Milteer traveled hundred of miles to witness the +hear that Milteer traveled hundred of miles to witness the execution with his own eyes? Why was he never questioned by the -Warren Commission, House Select Committee or anyone else?

+Warren Commission, House Select Committee or anyone else?

35) Why were the few who attempted to tell the truth of the events harassed, punished, fired from their jobs, discredited, intimidated, marginalized, threatened and often killed?

-

36) Why did all those who met in Ruby's apartment the evening -Ruby killed Oswald die mysteriously thereafter?

+

36) Why did all those who met in Ruby's apartment the evening +Ruby killed Oswald die mysteriously thereafter?

37) Why did so many bullets and so much of the physical evidence 'disappear'?

@@ -174,16 +174,16 @@ persons from moving into certain locations?

during the fusillade rather than accelerate?

40) Why did Secret Service men jump over the body of LBJ and not -JFK?

+JFK?

41) Why were several of the Secret Service agents out drinking very late the night before at a club owned by a friend of -Ruby's?

+Ruby's?

-

42) What did Jack Ruby know when he said "I'm Jack Ruby. You +

42) What did Jack Ruby know when he said "I'm Jack Ruby. You don't know me, but you soon will" just BEFORE the assassination?

-

43) What evidence is there that Ruby, Oswald and Tippit (as well +

43) What evidence is there that Ruby, Oswald and Tippit (as well as others possibly involved) all knew and had been seen meeting each other?

@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ times altered?

45) Why to THIS DAY do many live in fear to speak the truth of what they saw or know of the events of Dallas 11/22/63?

-

46) Why are powerful forces trying to discredit the new JFK +

46) Why are powerful forces trying to discredit the new JFK movie? Why have 'critics' of the official version of events long been subject to harassment, surveillance and more?

@@ -209,18 +209,18 @@ by the FBI and others to NOT disclose the truth of what they saw?

50) Why were witnesses coached and badgered to get the testimony -the Warren Commission 'wanted' to hear? Why were those who saw a +the Warren Commission 'wanted' to hear? Why were those who saw a different scenario ignored or worse?

-

51) Why did Warren suggest the Report NOT be published to save +

51) Why did Warren suggest the Report NOT be published to save printing costs?

-

52) Why and how did police have a full description of Oswald +

52) Why and how did police have a full description of Oswald before those on the investigation scene could have assembled any information to lead to such a conclusion?

53) Why did some newspapers get information only the FBI and CIA -had on Oswald to print in their stories within hours of the +had on Oswald to print in their stories within hours of the event? Who leaked this information or had it on hand prior?

54) Why do so few know of the photos that show clear evidence of @@ -240,20 +240,20 @@ assassination?

58) What evidence is there of MULTIPLE gunmen in the School Book Depository and other buildings, as well as the Grassy Knoll?

-

59) Why was 'Lee Harvey Oswald' repeatedly seen at several places +

59) Why was 'Lee Harvey Oswald' repeatedly seen at several places SIMULTANEOUSLY in the weeks before the assassination and who were those impersonating him and why?

-

60) What evidence shows that the person murdered by Ruby is NOT +

60) What evidence shows that the person murdered by Ruby is NOT the person exhumed from that grave?

61) Why were so many of the medical evidences tampered with or made to 'disappear'? Why were so many others seemingly altered?

62) Why did someone construct forged composite photos to frame -Lee Harvey Oswald prior to the assassination?

+Lee Harvey Oswald prior to the assassination?

-

63) Why did the JFK autopsy doctor who burned his notes and first +

63) Why did the JFK autopsy doctor who burned his notes and first draft of the autopsy report get a promotion shortly after this obstruction of justice and/or alteration of fact?

@@ -262,20 +262,20 @@ Dallas and that evening by another team of doctors in Bethesda Naval Hospital NOT match in number or location!?

65) Why did the CIA and other government entities try to -discredit and obstruct Garrison's investigation and frame him on +discredit and obstruct Garrison's investigation and frame him on false charges? Why were they so afraid of his investigation?

66) Who was the Army Intelligence man in and around the Texas School Book Depository?

-

67) Why were Jack Ruby and several of the Dallas Police and +

67) Why were Jack Ruby and several of the Dallas Police and others seen repeatedly at multiple assassination-related locations in Dallas that day? How did they seem to 'know' where the 'action' was - or was to be?

68) Why do different documents and identifications of Lee Harvey -Oswald show different height and even different faces - not to -mention names? What was Lee Harvey Oswald's REAL 'mission' in +Oswald show different height and even different faces - not to +mention names? What was Lee Harvey Oswald's REAL 'mission' in the USSR and in New Orleans and Dallas after his return? Who did he work for? CIA? FBI? ONI?

@@ -286,24 +286,24 @@ Plaza seconds after the shots rang out?

rifles in Dealey Plaza before and during the shooting receive so little 'official' attention and even suppression?

-

71) Why was JFK's body ILLEGALLY removed from Dallas and Texas +

71) Why was JFK's body ILLEGALLY removed from Dallas and Texas jurisdiction? Why did the FBI remove all of the other physical evidence to Washington? Why was a Grand Jury never convened?

-

72) Why did the Warren Commission and FBI seem to repeatedly and +

72) Why did the Warren Commission and FBI seem to repeatedly and consistently mis-spell the names of those who's involvement might shed light on a possible conspiracy? Was this 'conspiratorial dyslexia' on the government's part?

73) Were one or more bullets and bullet fragments removed -secretly from JFK's brain as much evidence indicates?

+secretly from JFK's brain as much evidence indicates?

74) Why was his brain never sectioned and studied? Why and to where did it disappear along with other essential medical evidence?

75) Why do the descriptions of the size, color and other details -of the coffin JFK's body was placed into in Dallas NOT match +of the coffin JFK's body was placed into in Dallas NOT match those his body was in when it arrived for autopsy in Washington? Was there a 'switch' and tampering with the body during the flight?

@@ -314,9 +314,9 @@ STANDARD medical procedures and investigate certain wounds etc.?

77) What was the Government's role in obstruction of justice after the fact...if not before?

-

78) Why were the seven particular persons on the Warren +

78) Why were the seven particular persons on the Warren Commission selected? Why did several have intelligence community -connections? Why were some enemies of JFK?

+connections? Why were some enemies of JFK?

79) Has our Government been 'illegitimate' since 11/22/63? Are we still living with the legacy of a coup d'etat in America? Are @@ -330,12 +330,12 @@ responsibility'? Does: 'silence equal complicity'?

to talking back our country? What ARE the facts? Why are they obscured from the average American?

-

82) Is the assassination of JFK the PIVOTAL event of American +

82) Is the assassination of JFK the PIVOTAL event of American History since the Second World War? Is an understanding of the events a NECESSARY precursor to understanding EVERY MAJOR political event that has happened since - right up to TODAY!?

-

83) Why did Jack Ruby suddenly have a dramatic improvement in his +

83) Why did Jack Ruby suddenly have a dramatic improvement in his financial situation just prior to the assassination?

84) Why did several persons not 'officially' thought to have been @@ -348,14 +348,14 @@ minutes immediately during and after the assassination?

out of the country at the time?

87) Why was the Navy man with the launch codes for the atomic -weapons separated from JFK and LBJ? What foreknowledge did the +weapons separated from JFK and LBJ? What foreknowledge did the Military have? What possible participation?

88) Can the deaths and destruction at home and abroad in Vietnam and ALL the subsequent wars be understood by an analysis of the -JFK assassination?

+JFK assassination?

-

89) Was Lee Harvey Oswald a CIA agent, as much evidence seems to +

89) Was Lee Harvey Oswald a CIA agent, as much evidence seems to indicate?

90) Need the American People question if our government and @@ -365,58 +365,58 @@ institutions of government have had ANY legitimacy since

91) What Right-Wing groups and Businessmen were involved in the plot? Why?

-

92) Why were NO notes kept by ANYONE who interrogated Lee Harvey -Oswald over a 48 hr period?

+

92) Why were NO notes kept by ANYONE who interrogated Lee Harvey +Oswald over a 48 hr period?

-

93) Why did Lee Harvey Oswald say "I am just a patsy"? Was he +

93) Why did Lee Harvey Oswald say "I am just a patsy"? Was he 100% correct?

-

94) Why does much evidence show that Lee Harvey Oswald did not +

94) Why does much evidence show that Lee Harvey Oswald did not even hold a rifle that day - and perhaps NOT even OWN one?

-

95) Why did then Governor Reagan refuse to extradite several +

95) Why did then Governor Reagan refuse to extradite several persons suspected of direct involvement in the assassination for trial and then get suggested as a Presidential candidate?

-

96) Why did Lee Harvey Oswald have to be executed within 48hrs of +

96) Why did Lee Harvey Oswald have to be executed within 48hrs of his alleged crime? Was he 'supposed' to have been killed prior?

-

97) How did Ruby gain entry into the Police station? Were the -police waiting for Ruby to enter before moving Oswald?

+

97) How did Ruby gain entry into the Police station? Were the +police waiting for Ruby to enter before moving Oswald?

98) Why did forces high in the FBI order the DESTRUCTION of a -note Oswald had given to FBI agent Hosty in Dallas days before +note Oswald had given to FBI agent Hosty in Dallas days before the assassination?

99) Why do CIA and other documents show a coordinated effort to -'destroy' the critics of the Warren Commission and the +'destroy' the critics of the Warren Commission and the Government's BIG LIE of the events of 11/22/63?

-

100) Did America DIE along with JFK that day in Dallas 11/22/63? +

100) Did America DIE along with JFK that day in Dallas 11/22/63? Can we revive it and take back OUR country from the assassins and their heirs? Are we as a People more satisfied with the 'COMFORTABLE LIE' or the 'UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH'?!?

-

*If you would like to read more on the JFK assassination AND +

*If you would like to read more on the JFK assassination AND DECIDE FOR YOURSELF the answers to the above questions, the following footnoted sources are readily available:

-

1) High Treason, Groden, Robert J. and Livingstone, Harrison E.; +

1) High Treason, Groden, Robert J. and Livingstone, Harrison E.; Berkeley Books, l990

-

2) On The Trail Of The Assassins, Garrison, Jim; Sheridan Quare +

2) On The Trail Of The Assassins, Garrison, Jim; Sheridan Quare Press, l988

-

3) Crossfire, Marrs, Jim; Carroll and Graf, l989

+

3) Crossfire, Marrs, Jim; Carroll and Graf, l989

4) Conspiracy, Summers, Anthony; Paradon, l989

-

5) Best Evidence, Lifton, David; Carroll and Graf, l988

+

5) Best Evidence, Lifton, David; Carroll and Graf, l988

6) Plausible Denial, Lane, Mark; Thunder's Mouth Press, N.Y. l991 (HC)

-

7) Act Of Treason, North, Mark; Carroll and Graf, l991 (HC)

+

7) Act Of Treason, North, Mark; Carroll and Graf, l991 (HC)

8) Spy Saga, Melanson, Philip; Praeger, l990 (HC)

@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ l991 (HC)

DON'T FORGET TO QUESTION AUTHORITY AND SEEK THE TRUTH - YOURSELF! BE AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN HISTORY AND LIFE AND NOT -JUST A SILENT OBSERVER! WORK TO EXPOSE THE TRUTH IN THE JFK,RFK, +JUST A SILENT OBSERVER! WORK TO EXPOSE THE TRUTH IN THE JFK,RFK, MLK AND OTHER ASSASSINATIONS AND THE VARIETY OF 'BLACK' OPERATIONS WHICH HAVE THREATENED AND ARE THREATENING OUR DEMOCRACY AND BROUGHT US TO THE BRINK OF FASCISM AS WELL AS diff --git a/pythonCode/output/kgbbib.xml b/pythonCode/output/kgbbib.xml index c6c633f..918ee41 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/kgbbib.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/kgbbib.xml @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS CONCERNING SOVIET STATE SECURITY - by Charles Trew Burke, Virginia

+ by Charles Trew Burke, Virginia

The following is a short collection of books concerning, either directly or indirectly, the Soviet Committee for State -Security (Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti, or KGB). +Security (Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti, or KGB). All of the books were written during the 1980's and are arranged alphabetically by author or editor. The list is not intended to be comprehensive. The list @@ -22,20 +22,20 @@ specific topic concerning the KGB.

INTRODUCTION

During the late spring of 1989, at the Soviet Congress of -People's Deputies, former weight lifter Yuri Vlasov made one of +People's Deputies, former weight lifter Yuri Vlasov made one of the harshest attacks on the Soviet Committee for State Security (KGB) in recent memory. - Vlasov, whose father disappeared in 1953, stated live on + Vlasov, whose father disappeared in 1953, stated live on Soviet television: "This service sowed grief, cries, torture on its native land...The democratic renewal in the country has not -changed the position of the KGB in the political system." Vlasov +changed the position of the KGB in the political system." Vlasov also made a number of other emotional and dramatic charges during his speech. At the conclusion of his remarks, the hall gave him an extended ovation. The incident is, indeed, evidence of how far political changes have come to the Soviet Union. A very short time ago, -Vlasov's comments would have placed him in very serious trouble. -Yet, Vlasov is quite correct that the KGB has retained its power +Vlasov's comments would have placed him in very serious trouble. +Yet, Vlasov is quite correct that the KGB has retained its power and privileged postion in the USSR. The organization that is now the KGB has undergone a number of reorganizations and name changes since the inception of @@ -56,28 +56,28 @@ in the United States by at least a dozen Federal agencies.

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS CONCERNING SOVIET STATE SECURITY - by Charles Trew Burke, Virginia

+ by Charles Trew Burke, Virginia

-

Barron, John. KGB Today. New York: Reader's Digest, 1983. 489 pp. +

Barron, John. KGB Today. New York: Reader's Digest, 1983. 489 pp. Contains photographs and index.

-

Barron, an editor at Reader's Digest, has written a number +

Barron, an editor at Reader's Digest, has written a number of articles and books on the KGB. He has benefitted enormously from CIA cooperation on his books. His access to government officials and documents, and a number of Soviet defectors, has allowed him to put together two of the best-selling works ever on the KGB (his previous work was KGB published in 1974 by Reader's Digest). - Aside from providing a wealth of information, Barron + Aside from providing a wealth of information, Barron writes in a style that is to easy read. He dosen't get too technical for the non-specialist or place footnotes everywhere. - For this work, Barron worked extensively with Stanislav -Levchenko, a former KGB Major who defected while on operational -assignment in Japan in the late 1970's (Levchenko has also been + For this work, Barron worked extensively with Stanislav +Levchenko, a former KGB Major who defected while on operational +assignment in Japan in the late 1970's (Levchenko has also been involved in two other works that will be discussed further on).

Corson, William R. and Robert T. Crowley. The New KGB. New York: - William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1985. Contains index and + William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1985. Contains index and photographs. 560 pp.

Both authors are retired American intelligence officers. @@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ strategies of the new KGB." The authors argue that the KGB has taken on a more active role in Soviet government and has increased its dominance in the Communist Party of the USSR.

-

Dzhirkvelov, Ilya. Secret Servant. New York: Harper & Row, +

Dzhirkvelov, Ilya. Secret Servant. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1987. 398 pp. Contains index.

A fascinating account by a former member of the KGB who -defected to the West in 1980. Dzhirkvelov, who participated in +defected to the West in 1980. Dzhirkvelov, who participated in many "direct action" operations, is particularly interesting because he defected for personal reasons and remains unrepentant for many of his activities. He is still an admirer of Joseph @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Stalin, for example, and some of the extermination operations he participated in against nationalist minorities in the USSR after WWII. A very unusual autobiography.

-

Dziak, John J. Chekisty. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1988. +

Dziak, John J. Chekisty. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1988. 234 pp. Contains index.

A very well written historical account by a senior @@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ The extensive documentation, frequently using Soviet materials, is invaluable. The bibliography is also quite useful. This hard-hitting work has many classic quotes and comments including the infamous comment on the Soviet secret -police by Felix Dzerzhinski, its founder: "We represent in +police by Felix Dzerzhinski, its founder: "We represent in ourselves organized terror --- this must be said very clearly..." (interview with B. Rossov, "From Our Moscow Correspondent," -Novaya Zhizhin,' June 9, 1918, p. 4). Highly recommended work.

+Novaya Zhizhin,' June 9, 1918, p. 4). Highly recommended work.

-

Knight, Amy W. The KGB. Boston: Unwin Hyman, 1988. 348 pp. +

Knight, Amy W. The KGB. Boston: Unwin Hyman, 1988. 348 pp. Contains index.

An excellent scholarly work by a senior analyst with the @@ -137,15 +137,15 @@ secret police, certainly on the Cheka. Totally comprehensive and "must reading" for information on the beginnings of Soviet state security.

-

Levchenko, Stanislav. On the Wrong Side. Washington: Pergammon- +

Levchenko, Stanislav. On the Wrong Side. Washington: Pergammon- Brassey's, 1988. 244 pp.

-

Levchenko was a member of the First Chief Directorate of +

Levchenko was a member of the First Chief Directorate of the KGB (Foreign Operations) working in Japan. This book is his autobiography and covers the early years of his life and career up to his defection to the United States in 1979. This work is very Russian and emotional in style. While -telling the reader about his life and career, Levchenko +telling the reader about his life and career, Levchenko effectively illustrates the difficuly and strains of conflicting loyalties and beliefs.

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ loyalties and beliefs.

to the United States in 1978. Pacepa had held a number of exteremely sensitive positions in the Romanian Securitate. One of his duties included directing the personal security of Romanian -President Nicolae Ceusescu. His defection accelerated a massive +President Nicolae Ceusescu. His defection accelerated a massive purge being conducted in the Romanian Communist Party by President Ceusescu. Pacepa was debriefed by the CIA on a full- time basis for three years following his defection. @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ three different sources. Non-specialists may, however, find the work an easier read than some of the more thoroughly researched books.

-

Rocca, Raymond G. and John J. Dziak. Bibliography of Soviet +

Rocca, Raymond G. and John J. Dziak. Bibliography of Soviet Intelligence and Security Services. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1985. 203 pp. With index.

@@ -188,11 +188,11 @@ cousins. The work covers other bibliographies, Soviet accounts, Defector/First Hand accounts, Second Hand accounts, and government materials. This is another "must have" work.

-

Rommerstein, Herbert and Stanislav Levchenko. The KGB Against +

Rommerstein, Herbert and Stanislav Levchenko. The KGB Against Main Enemy. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1989. 369 pp. With index. - Rommerstein was recently director of the Office to Counter + Rommerstein was recently director of the Office to Counter Soviet Active Measures and Disinformation at the US Information Agency. This work, by two intelligence professionals, traces the history of Soviet intelligence operations against the Glavny @@ -204,49 +204,49 @@ through the Freedom of Information Act. The book also includes material on events in the late 1980's. -Sharansky, Natan (Anatoly). Fear No Evil. New York: Random House, +Sharansky, Natan (Anatoly). Fear No Evil. New York: Random House, 1988. 437 pp. Contains index and photographs.

This is the memior from one of the most well-known of the -Soviet refuseniks and dissidents. Sharansky's dislike of the KGB +Soviet refuseniks and dissidents. Sharansky's dislike of the KGB is matched only by the dislike of the KGB toward him. The book is a dramatic testament from an intense, determined man. The work is useful because of the unique view it gives of -some of the KGB's internal roles. Sharansky also has a very +some of the KGB's internal roles. Sharansky also has a very articulate and effective writing style.

-

Shevchenko, Arkady. Breaking With Moscow. New York: Alfred A. +

Shevchenko, Arkady. Breaking With Moscow. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. 378 pp. With index.

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Shevchenko was serving as under Secretary-General of the +

Shevchenko was serving as under Secretary-General of the United Nations during the 1970's when he agreed to spy for the United States. He later defected. - Because of Shevchenko's senior diplomatic position, he has + Because of Shevchenko's senior diplomatic position, he has information to provide in a number of areas. One area is Soviet -intelligence operations. Shevchenko, and most other Soviet +intelligence operations. Shevchenko, and most other Soviet employees at the UN, had to preform duties for the KGB. Because -of his senior position, Shevchenko had regular contact with the +of his senior position, Shevchenko had regular contact with the top Soviet security personnel in New York and Washington.

-

Wise, David. The Spy Who Got Away. New York: Random House, 1988. +

Wise, David. The Spy Who Got Away. New York: Random House, 1988. 288 pp. With index and photographs.

-

Wise is a journalist with a number of articles and books -on intelligence matters to his credit. In this book Wise analyzes -the Edward Lee Howard affair. Howard was an employee of the CIA +

Wise is a journalist with a number of articles and books +on intelligence matters to his credit. In this book Wise analyzes +the Edward Lee Howard affair. Howard was an employee of the CIA being trained to run US agents in Moscow. The CIA discovered that -Howard had lied about his personal life, specifically his drug -use and past thefts. Howard was fired and then retaliated by +Howard had lied about his personal life, specifically his drug +use and past thefts. Howard was fired and then retaliated by passing information to the Soviets. He later made a rare US defection to the Soviet Union shortly before he was to be arrested by the FBI. - Wise was actually able, with KGB permission, to interview -Howard in Budapest, Hungary (around the same time British -espionage journalist Phillip Knightly was allowed to interview -Kim Philby in Moscow). Wise also reveals very interesting details + Wise was actually able, with KGB permission, to interview +Howard in Budapest, Hungary (around the same time British +espionage journalist Phillip Knightly was allowed to interview +Kim Philby in Moscow). Wise also reveals very interesting details of FBI and CIA counterintelligence operations. A good story.

-

Wright, Peter. Spy Catcher. New York: Viking Penguin, Inc., 1987. +

Wright, Peter. Spy Catcher. New York: Viking Penguin, Inc., 1987. 392 pp. With index and photographs. The highly controversial memior from a former MI5 official diff --git a/pythonCode/output/kisdeath.xml b/pythonCode/output/kisdeath.xml index 762d99a..3cf19af 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/kisdeath.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/kisdeath.xml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ AEN News, Fidonet 1:231/110, BBS line 317-881-2743, Voice: 317-780-5204

In investigating events surrounding the massacre at Waco, I have made some rather startling discoveries. For instance, I discovered that three of the four ATF agents killed during the initial seige at Waco had -been Bill Clinton's bodyguards during his presidential campaign. Film +been Bill Clinton's bodyguards during his presidential campaign. Film footage from the initial seige (which can be seen in the video tape, "Waco, the Big Lie"), shows an ATF agent throwing a grenade and shooting a machine gun into the room where three other ATF agents have just @@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ agents were assasinated. In the March 3, 1993, Dallas Morning News, all three of the agents who went into the window on the roof of the Branch Davidian house at Mt. Carmel were reported by the ATF to have been killed inside. This certainly seemed curious, as did the connections to -Waco of numerous highly placed government officials. Curiouser and +Waco of numerous highly placed government officials. Curiouser and curiouser. A former CIA agent and a former FBI agent both told me to begin - checking into the body count around Hillary and Bill Clinton, during - Clinton's rise to governor of Arkansas and since he has become + checking into the body count around Hillary and Bill Clinton, during + Clinton's rise to governor of Arkansas and since he has become President. With just a little preliminary research of the period just prior to the election through the present, I found 21 people who - Clinton knew personally, many of whom he knew intimately, and several + Clinton knew personally, many of whom he knew intimately, and several who had been his escorts or bodyguards, all of whom had died under mysterious circumstances or been ki "accidental" airplane or helicopter crashes: @@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ curiouser.

PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM:

+ 2 July 30, 1992, C. Victor Raiser II, 52, the national -finance co-chairman of the Clinton for President campaign, and his son, -R. Montgomery Raiser, 22, were among five (5) people killed July 30 in a -crash of a private plane near Dillingham, Alaska. Vincent Raiser was a +finance co-chairman of the Clinton for President campaign, and his son, +R. Montgomery Raiser, 22, were among five (5) people killed July 30 in a +crash of a private plane near Dillingham, Alaska. Vincent Raiser was a past national finance chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and he served on the boards of the Democratic Business Council and the Center for National Policy and the board of advisers of the Democratic @@ -46,95 +46,95 @@ specialist in communications and corporate law and consultant to the law firm of Jones Day Reavis & Pogue until 1991. He was chairman of the American Mobile Satellite Corp., a telecommunications development company in Washington, and vice chairman of Mobile Telecommunication -Technologies Corp. of Jackso n, Miss., a pagin g and voice messaging +Technologies Corp. of Jackso n, Miss., a pagin g and voice messaging company. Its main subsidiary in Washington is SkyTel Corp., a paging company. [Reported in OBITUARIES, "D.C. Lawyer C.V. Raiser II And Son Die," The Washington Post, August 01, 1992, FINAL Edition, Section: METRO, p. b07.]

-

+ 1 July 21, 1993 (UPI): Vincent Foster, A top legal aide to -President Clinton was announced to have "committed suicide in a park +

+ 1 July 21, 1993 (UPI): Vincent Foster, A top legal aide to +President Clinton was announced to have "committed suicide in a park outside Washington," by the White House. - In a statement, White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers said -Vince Foster Jr., 48, the White House deputy counsel, was found dead in + In a statement, White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers said +Vince Foster Jr., 48, the White House deputy counsel, was found dead in a suburban Virginia park, apparently killed by a self-inflicted gunshot -wound. Foster, originally from Hope, Ark., like Clinton, had come to -Washington from the law firm of Hillary Rodham Clinton. +wound. Foster, originally from Hope, Ark., like Clinton, had come to +Washington from the law firm of Hillary Rodham Clinton. No note was found near the body, which was discovered by local authorities in Fort Marcy Park, near Fairfax, Va., officials said, nor -was any possible reason Foster might have taken his life put forward. - Foster most recently was involved in the administration's +was any possible reason Foster might have taken his life put forward. + Foster most recently was involved in the administration's so-called Travelgate scandal, involving the abrupt firing of seven longtime employees from the White House travel office and the hiring of -a distant cousin of Clinton's. +a distant cousin of Clinton's. An internal investigation by White House chief of staff Thomas -McLarty documented Foster's involvement in the process, which included +McLarty documented Foster's involvement in the process, which included contacts with the first lady on the subject of possible criminal -wrongdoing. But Foster was not among the four White House staffers +wrongdoing. But Foster was not among the four White House staffers reprimanded for their roles in the dismissals. - Foster was among those responsible for initiating a private + Foster was among those responsible for initiating a private audit, then an FBI investigation of the matter. [Also reported in "Park -Police To Conduct Inquiry 'Routine' Probe Set On Foster's Death," The -Washington Post, July 27, 1993, FINAL Edition By: Michael Isikoff, +Police To Conduct Inquiry 'Routine' Probe Set On Foster's Death," The +Washington Post, July 27, 1993, FINAL Edition By: Michael Isikoff, Washington Post Staff Writer, Section: A SECTION, p. a08.] - Foster was purportedly speaking with an Editor at a Washington + Foster was purportedly speaking with an Editor at a Washington newspaper prior to his death. He was found shot in the back of the head with a 1913 Colt .38 revolver which he did not own. The revolver had no serial number, even though all Colt revolvers since the late 1800's have -had serial numbers except a special series issued to the CIA. Foster -advised the Clinton's on their finances. There are presently at least +had serial numbers except a special series issued to the CIA. Foster +advised the Clinton's on their finances. There are presently at least two bank scandals that are emerging from Little Rock Arkansas, involving -banks in which the Clintons have an interest. Additionally, it is now +banks in which the Clintons have an interest. Additionally, it is now well established that gun and drug running out of Mena, Arkansas, via CIA's Evergreen Aviation and Pat Foley's Summit Aviataion has fuelled political coffers for sometime, as the beneficiaries turned a blind eye. -Perhaps Foster was privy to this information, among others.

+Perhaps Foster was privy to this information, among others.

-

+ 1 June 22, 1993, the partially decomposed body of Paul Wilcher, a +

+ 1 June 22, 1993, the partially decomposed body of Paul Wilcher, a 49-year-old investigative lawyer, was found on a toilet in his Capitol Hill apartment in Washington, D.C. At the time of his death, he was investigating the "October Surprise" conspiracy during the 1980 federal election campaign. He had been interviewing an inmate who claimed to -have piloted George Bush to Paris so he could secretly seek to delay the +have piloted George Bush to Paris so he could secretly seek to delay the release of 52 American hostages in Iran. [Reported in the "Autopsies delayed as body count rises," The Washington Times, Thursday, July 15, 1993, By: Brian Reilly - Edition: Final Section: A Page: A1.] Not -mentioned in this article are other facts. Prior to his death, Wilcher -had recently spoken with John Parsons, a producer of syndicated +mentioned in this article are other facts. Prior to his death, Wilcher +had recently spoken with John Parsons, a producer of syndicated television programs, about making a documentary of his findings. He had -also spoken with John Vassillos, the attorney for CIA operative Mike +also spoken with John Vassillos, the attorney for CIA operative Mike Riconosciuto. Riconosciuto claims he was involved in a web of underworld, CIA, and Department of Justice dealings, revealed in -allegations brought by a computer company called Inslaw Inc. that the +allegations brought by a computer company called Inslaw Inc. that the Justice Department had st s software product, "Promis," then driven the firm into bankruptcy and that the program had been sold to countries all over the world by persons affiliated with then attorney-general Ed -Meese. Riconosciuto says that the program was provided to Wackenhut -Corp. of Coral Gables, FL, and that Wackenhut hired 50 of the world's +Meese. Riconosciuto says that the program was provided to Wackenhut +Corp. of Coral Gables, FL, and that Wackenhut hired 50 of the world's top programmers to modify the code of the software at the Southern California Cabazon Indian reservation. Riconosciuto also has detailed his involvement in gun running and drug dealing conducted out of Mena, -Arkansas. Danny Casalero, 44, a reporter who was investigating the -Inslaw scandall and had spoken with Riconosciuto, was found murdered in +Arkansas. Danny Casalero, 44, a reporter who was investigating the +Inslaw scandall and had spoken with Riconosciuto, was found murdered in a hotel bathtub in Washing C. in 1991, the day after telling friends and family that was about to receive material that would provide him with -documentation linking Inslaw to October Surprise and the Iran-Contra -scandals. Paul Wilcher was also investigating these same links, as well +documentation linking Inslaw to October Surprise and the Iran-Contra +scandals. Paul Wilcher was also investigating these same links, as well as their connection to the deaths of the ATF agents and Branch Davidians at Mt. Carmel at the time of his own death.

THE USS DEATHSHIP (a/k/a USS ROOSEVELT):

-

Both the Carrier Roosevelt and the 1st Armored Division figure +

Both the Carrier Roosevelt and the 1st Armored Division figure prominantly in a "Nato Peacekeeping Plan" for Serbia/Bosnia. Both also figure prominantly in three separate crashes, killing more than a dozen -people associated with Clinton [Reported in "All Plans Include Key Navy +people associated with Clinton [Reported in "All Plans Include Key Navy Role Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA) (VP) - Saturday, May 8, 1993, By: Phyllis W. Jordan, Edition: FINAL Section: FRONT Page: A8.] And -interestingly, the commanders of both the Roosevelt and the 1st Armored +interestingly, the commanders of both the Roosevelt and the 1st Armored Division either die re replaced in late February or early March, 1993, -as did personnel involved in escorting or guarding Clinton on the -Carrier Roosevelt:

+as did personnel involved in escorting or guarding Clinton on the +Carrier Roosevelt:

+ 4 February 23, 1993: Maj. Gen. Jarrett J. Robertson, 52, the deputy commanding general of V Corps, died when an Army UH-60 Blackhawk @@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ Special to The Washington Po st, Section: A SECTION, p. a14.]

And we now have the entire U.S. 1st Armored Division, in this same European Command, under the direct control of a German general.

-

On March 2, 1993, Rear Adm. L.E. Allen Jr. relieved Rear Adm. +

On March 2, 1993, Rear Adm. L.E. Allen Jr. relieved Rear Adm. Frederick L. Lewis as commanding officer of Carrier Group 4 and Commander Carrier Striking Force on March 2, 1993, in Norfolk, Va. -(which includes the USS Roosevelt). Allen was formerly stationed in +(which includes the USS Roosevelt). Allen was formerly stationed in Washington, D.C., where he served as deputy director for operations on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Lewis was reassigned to a land job as commander of Naval Doctrine Command, which later became operational on @@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ March 12. [Reported in "COMMAND C " VIRGINIAN-PILOT (Norfolk, VA) (VP)

+ 5 March 25, 1993: Five Navy aviators were lost at sea at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 25, 1993, when their E-2C Hawkeye early warning plane crashed into the sea while attempting to return to the aircraft carrier -USS Theodore Roosevelt, Navy officials said yesterday. Hours earlier, -the Roosevelt had arrived in the Ionian Sea on a six-month European +USS Theodore Roosevelt, Navy officials said yesterday. Hours earlier, +the Roosevelt had arrived in the Ionian Sea on a six-month European deployment. The carrier's air wing had just completed its first operational mission, flying night combat air patrol off the Yugoslav coast, while Germany-based U.S. cargo planes dropped food to besieged @@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ Muslims in Bosnia. [Reported in "Five Navy Fliers Lost at Sea," The Washington Post, March 27, 1993, Final Edition, By: Barton Gellman, Washington Post Staff Writer, Section: A, p. A24.]

-

These five men had been escorts for President Clinton when he -visited the Carrier Roosevelt.

+

These five men had been escorts for President Clinton when he +visited the Carrier Roosevelt.

+ 4 May 19, 1993: On May 21, 1993, the Marine Corps grounded its entire presidential fleet of nine VH-60N helicopters pending the outcome @@ -186,28 +186,28 @@ of the investigation of a crash involving one of the presidential fleet helicopters, a VH-60N Blackhawk helicopter that went down in a heavily wooded area near the Potomac River about 35 miles southwest of Washington on May 19, 1993. Killed in the crash were Maj. William S. -Barkley, Jr., Staff Sgt. Brian D. Haney, and Sgt. Timothy D. Sabel, and +Barkley, Jr., Staff Sgt. Brian D. Haney, and Sgt. Timothy D. Sabel, and Capt. Scott J. Reynolds.

-

Maj. Barkley, 27, of Hickory, N.C. became a naval aviator in 1977 +

Maj. Barkley, 27, of Hickory, N.C. became a naval aviator in 1977 and was assigned to the presidential squadron in January 1990. He was one of only eight pilots in the squadron authorized to fly the -president, according to Betty Jo Bragg, longtime secretary to Barkley's +president, according to Betty Jo Bragg, longtime secretary to Barkley's father. Sgt. Timothy D. Sabel, 27, of Ripon, Wis., was "responsible for the maintenance of the airplane. He goes on all flights," said Master Sgt. Paul Earle, a Marine spokesman at Quantico, Virginia (which is also FBI headquarters). Staff Sgt. Brian D. Haney, 32, of North Ridgeville, Ohio, was the -quality assurance representative on the helicopter. Carolyn Haney, his -mother, said her son had flown with President George Bush to Europe and +quality assurance representative on the helicopter. Carolyn Haney, his +mother, said her son had flown with President George Bush to Europe and in the presidential campaign "all over the United States." Capt. Scott J. Reynolds, 33, of Wausau, Wis., joined the Marines in 1984, was designated a naval aviator in 1987 and was a veteran of the Persian Gulf War - Clinton had flown once on that particular craft, according to -White House spokeswoman Dee Dee Myers. That flight took the president to -the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt off the Virginia coast in + Clinton had flown once on that particular craft, according to +White House spokeswoman Dee Dee Myers. That flight took the president to +the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt off the Virginia coast in March, she said. [Reported in "Marines identify crash victims," Washington Times, Saturday, May 22, 1993, Edition: Final Section: METROPOLITAN LOCAL ROUNDUP MARYLAND, page A11; "Charles County @@ -215,41 +215,41 @@ helicopter crash kills 4 Marines," Thursday, May 20, 1993, By: Jim Keary, Washington Times, Edition: Final Section: METROPOLITAN Page: B4; "Helicopter fleet is grounded," Friday, May 21, 1993, Washington Times, Edition: Final Section: METROPOLITAN LOCAL ROUNDUP, MARYLAND, Page: B2; -"9 White House Copters Grounded As Crash Victims Are Mourned," May 21, +"9 White House Copters Grounded As Crash Victims Are Mourned," May 21, 1993, FINAL Edition, By: Eugene L. Meyer, The Washington Post, Section: METRO, Story Type: News Maryland, p. D01.] - Notice, above, that the President's escorts during Clinton's one -visit to the Carrier Roosevelt on March 12, 1993, were all later killed + Notice, above, that the President's escorts during Clinton's one +visit to the Carrier Roosevelt on March 12, 1993, were all later killed in a plane crash, too.

More Bodyguards:

+ 4 February 28, 1993. In the initial assault on Mt. Carmel in Waco, Texas, four agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms -were killed. Those killed in the attack were : Steve Willis, 32, of +were killed. Those killed in the attack were : Steve Willis, 32, of Houston; Robert J. Williams, 26, Little Rock, Ark.; Conway LeBleu, 30, -New Orleans; and Todd McKeehan, 28, New Orleans. [Reported in "UPDATE: +New Orleans; and Todd McKeehan, 28, New Orleans. [Reported in "UPDATE: AT LEAST FIVE DEAD, 15 INJURED IN TWO SHOOTOUTS AT TEXAS CULT COMPOUND WACO, TEXAS," MARCH 1, 1993, UPI.] - President Clinton himself revealed that these men had been his + President Clinton himself revealed that these men had been his bodyguards in a speech on March 18, 1993, before employees of the Treasury Department: "My prayers and I'm sure yours are still with the families of all four of the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents who were killed in -Waco -- Todd McKeehan and Conway Le Bleu of New Orleans; Steve Willis of -Houston, and Robert Williams from my hometown of Little Rock. Three of +Waco -- Todd McKeehan and Conway Le Bleu of New Orleans; Steve Willis of +Houston, and Robert Williams from my hometown of Little Rock. Three of those four were assigned to my security during the course of the primary or general election." ["REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT TO EMPLOYEES OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT," The Cash Room, Treasury Department, March 18, 1993, 11:48 A.M. EST.]

-

21 - Total confirmed deaths of persons connected to Clinton in the past +

21 - Total confirmed deaths of persons connected to Clinton in the past year. (I have not included people who were also killed in the crashes with whom there is no confirmed link at this time, such as the three -persons who were killed in the same crash as Vincent Raiser and his +persons who were killed in the same crash as Vincent Raiser and his son). All of these people died of unnatural causes. Four were shot, 17 were killed in crashes of helicopters or airplanes. - The statistical probabilities of Clinton knowing 21 people, all + The statistical probabilities of Clinton knowing 21 people, all of whom died either in accidents or under mysterious circumstances in less than a year's time, is virtually zero.

@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ said the victims were members of the 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry of the Texas National Guard in McAllen, had experience in the training exercise and "had been in the Guard for some time." Killed were Spc. Daniel F. Benitez, 27, of Donna; Spc. Jose C. -Ramos Jr., 42, of Weslaco; and Sgt. Raul Cardenas, 27, of Weslaco were +Ramos Jr., 42, of Weslaco; and Sgt. Raul Cardenas, 27, of Weslaco were pronounced dead at Darnall Army Community Hospital in Killeen. Did these people have any connection to the flame-throwing tank that was used to set the fire at Mt. Carmel, in Waco, Texas on April 19, @@ -284,10 +284,10 @@ world government plan, die. Did any of these people know too much? And what is it that they know or saw? As the information develops, I will provide updates. Stay tuned.

-

[Linda Thompson is an attorney in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is +

[Linda Thompson is an attorney in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is Chairman of the American Justice Federation, a group dedicated to stopping the New World Order and getting the truth out to the American -public. Linda Thompson and the American Justice Federation have +public. Linda Thompson and the American Justice Federation have produced a videotape, "Waco, the Big Lie," which shows that a flame-throwing tank was used to set the fire at Mt. Carmel in Waco, Texas, proving that the government murdered the Branch Davidians and diff --git a/pythonCode/output/knoll.xml b/pythonCode/output/knoll.xml index 873bb43..e6da8f4 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/knoll.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/knoll.xml @@ -6,25 +6,25 @@

As much as we would like to have direct evidence of a head shot from the grassy knoll, such evidence may be missing, inconclusive, or suspect. However, there may be a body of circumstantial evidence which would indicate -that the fatal shot which struck President Kennedy's head at Z-313 came from +that the fatal shot which struck President Kennedy's head at Z-313 came from the grassy knoll. This paper will not present conclusive proof of a head shot from the grassy knoll, but it will cite examples of circumstantial evidence which strongly suggest that the head shot came from the grassy knoll. Some of the examples are well known, but need to be reexamined. The Zapruder film is the most well-known evidence of the head shot. Various studies and interpretations of it have been made. Some studies, such -as the one done by Itek, have analyzed the movement of President Kennedy's -head around the time of the head shot. They note that President Kennedy's +as the one done by Itek, have analyzed the movement of President Kennedy's +head around the time of the head shot. They note that President Kennedy's head moves forward significantly from Z-312 to Z-313 and cite that as proof of a shot hitting the head from behind. What they and everyone else has failed to do is analyze the movements of all the occupants of the rear -compartment of the limousine, including the Connallys. That is what I have +compartment of the limousine, including the Connallys. That is what I have done. - My analysis of the movements of the Kennedys and the Connallys is not, + My analysis of the movements of the Kennedys and the Connallys is not, unfortunately, based on the same reproductions of the Zapruder film as used in other studies, due to cost considerations. I made measurements in 1/60th of an inch increments on a photocopy set of prints from Zapruder frames 312 -to 321, as reproduced by Robert Cutler in his dividend to The Grassy Knoll +to 321, as reproduced by Robert Cutler in his dividend to The Grassy Knoll Gazette of X-79. Bob's reference line is drawn through the center of the window knob. I made all measurements starting at the front edge of his reference line. However, I noticed that the distance from the reference line @@ -33,29 +33,29 @@ measurements from these prints to calculate precise positions, but can estimate relative movements. This may be due to a variety of factors, such as variations in printing and copying each frame, changes in perspective, mismeasurements, or blurring. Some Zapruder frames are too blurred to allow -accurate measurements. Each measurement of Nellie Connally's position is to -the front edge of her hair. Each measurement of John Connally's position is -to the front edge of his forehead. Each measurement of Jackie Kennedy's -position is to the front edge of her pillbox hat. Each measurement of JFK's +accurate measurements. Each measurement of Nellie Connally's position is to +the front edge of her hair. Each measurement of John Connally's position is +to the front edge of his forehead. Each measurement of Jackie Kennedy's +position is to the front edge of her pillbox hat. Each measurement of JFK's position is to the edge of his hair at the rear of his head. All measurements were lined up against the chrome strip in the background for better contrast. -Be sure to remember that increasing measurements for the Connallys represent -forward motion, while increasing measurements for the Kennedys represent +Be sure to remember that increasing measurements for the Connallys represent +forward motion, while increasing measurements for the Kennedys represent rearward motion. Notice the direction and amount of movement of each person listed in Figure 1. Between Z-312 and Z-313, all the occupants of the rear compartment of the limo moved forward by about the same amount. Unless all four were hit by bullets (a practical impossibility), their forward movement must be caused by something else. The most likely cause is inertia due to the -limousine having suddenly slowed down. Dr. Luis Alvarez noted in his study [1] +limousine having suddenly slowed down. Dr. Luis Alvarez noted in his study [1] that the average velocity of the limousine going down Elm Street sharply decreased just before the head shot. Some researchers have theorized that -Secret Service agent Bill Greer jammed on the brakes or took his foot off the +Secret Service agent Bill Greer jammed on the brakes or took his foot off the accelerator. Whatever he did, the limousine very quickly changed from an average velocity of about 12 MPH to about 8 MPH just before the head shot. Obeying the law of inertia, passengers in the limo were thrust forward in relation to their previous positions in the limousine. Further evidence of -this effect is the fact that the Connallys continued to move forward while -President Kennedy was being thrust backwards. I have not done a similar +this effect is the fact that the Connallys continued to move forward while +President Kennedy was being thrust backwards. I have not done a similar analysis of previous Zapruder frames to pinpoint the start of the occupants' forward movement, so I would urge others to do so themselves, in order to verify my results and observations. Figure 1. @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ verify my results and observations. Figure 1. - Z-frame rollbar Nellie Connally Jackie JFK + Z-frame rollbar Nellie Connally Jackie JFK ----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ x/60" Z312 136 106 77 44 159 ----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ accurate correction factor might be borrowed from the work which W&A did on the grassy knoll shot. They found that a correction factor of 1.043 produced the best fit for echo delays compared to their predicted model. Another possible corroboration for the 1.043 correction factor is the 'bell' sound -found by BBN at 152.5. Although Todd Vaughan believes that it is only +found by BBN at 152.5. Although Todd Vaughan believes that it is only electrical interference, if we can determine its true frequency, we can derive the most accurate correction factor. That holds true for many other sounds on the tape, such as car horns, tire squeals, police sirens, etc. BBN @@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ blasts. depends on making several real-world assumptions such as the speed of the bullets. We can be fairly confident in ruling out the first three shots as matching the head shot at Z-313, as such a match would place the first shot -after Z-255, when we can clearly see in Altgens 1-6 that President Kennedy -and Governor Connally have already been hit. The HSCA matched the last shot +after Z-255, when we can clearly see in Altgens 1-6 that President Kennedy +and Governor Connally have already been hit. The HSCA matched the last shot with Z-313, because their medical evidence indicated that the head shot came from behind. My alternative matchup tests the idea that the head shot came from the grassy knoll.

@@ -165,18 +165,18 @@ TSBD 145.608 313 327

The first problem we notice with the HSCA version is that the first shot is much too early. No other evidence supports a shot that early and clearly -President Kennedy was not hit by a bullet close to that frame. The first shot -was probably a miss. The HSCA places the hit to JFK's back at around Z190- -192. The problem with that is that we can see President Kennedy in the +President Kennedy was not hit by a bullet close to that frame. The first shot +was probably a miss. The HSCA places the hit to JFK's back at around Z190- +192. The problem with that is that we can see President Kennedy in the Zapruder film during the range Z-190 to Z-210. He does not yet appear to be reacting to being hit by a bullet. There is absolutely no indication that -Governor Connally was struck by a bullet at about that time, nor at about Z- +Governor Connally was struck by a bullet at about that time, nor at about Z- 210 to Z-212, if we accept the fifth shot which HSCA rejected. - My matchup would indicate a hit to JFK's back somewhere in the range of -Z-206 to Z-210, and a hit to Connally's back somewhere in the range of Z-226 + My matchup would indicate a hit to JFK's back somewhere in the range of +Z-206 to Z-210, and a hit to Connally's back somewhere in the range of Z-226 to Z-230. I believe this is more consistent with previous studies of the Zapruder film and eyewitness testimony. If there is some way to prove exactly -when either President Kennedy or Governor Connally received their back +when either President Kennedy or Governor Connally received their back wounds, that would force us to choose between the HSCA version and mine, regardless of other evidence. Just as Altgens 1-6 helps us eliminate the first three shots as matches @@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ the limousine, consisting of the crack in the windshield, dented rearview mirror and dented chrome topping, was done by the same shot. If we can find evidence which pinpoints when that damage was done, we may be able to show that it came several frames after Z-313. Photographic enhancement of the -Zapruder film, Muchmore film or the Bronson film might reveal that the +Zapruder film, Muchmore film or the Bronson film might reveal that the windshield was not cracked by Z-314. If that turns out to be true, then the -last shot from the TSBD must have missed JFK's head and hit the windshield. +last shot from the TSBD must have missed JFK's head and hit the windshield. In turn, that would mean that the fatal head shot came from the grassy knoll. I seriously doubt that there is any photograph which would show exactly when the rearview mirror was dented, but perhaps some as-yet-undiscovered @@ -209,12 +209,12 @@ mine would be the jiggle analysis of the Zapruder film. Even the HSCA admitted that the jiggle analysis matched better when the grassy knoll shot was lined up with Z-313. [2] Figure 3 compares the timing of the impulses to the Zapruder film. The HSCA rejected the shot which is indicated in -brackets as being too fast for Oswald to have fired. The jiggle analysis +brackets as being too fast for Oswald to have fired. The jiggle analysis measured the amount of panning error by Zapruder. To simply and clarify, I have put the groups into ascending order. The group with the largest amount of blur is marked 'A', the second largest 'B', etc. I have chosen the Hartmann figures to be representative, as his are usually midway -between Alvarez or Scott's figures. Zapruder's camera ran at 18.3 frames +between Alvarez or Scott's figures. Zapruder's camera ran at 18.3 frames per second on average.

Figure 3. Two comparisons of jiggle analysis to acoustical data @@ -228,28 +228,28 @@ Frames Group

HSCA Z-# hit? origin jiggle Marsh Z-# hit? origin jiggle 137.70 161 miss TSBD D 137.702 179 miss TSBD VI#1 B -139.27 191 JFK/JBC TSBD B 139.268 209 JFK TSBD VI#1 -[140.32] 140.339 230 Connally TSBD VI#10 C -144.90 297 miss knoll E 144.895 312.6 JFK knoll A1 -145.61 312 JFK TSBD A1 145.608 328 Connally TSBD VI#1 A2 +139.27 191 JFK/JBC TSBD B 139.268 209 JFK TSBD VI#1 +[140.32] 140.339 230 Connally TSBD VI#10 C +144.90 297 miss knoll E 144.895 312.6 JFK knoll A1 +145.61 312 JFK TSBD A1 145.608 328 Connally TSBD VI#1 A2 The jiggle analysis can not be used as absolute proof of when a shot occurred, but it matches up better for the head shot from the grassy knoll. Could eyewitness testimony help resolve the question of which shot hit -what? Secret Service agent Clint Hill testified (2H144) that the last shot he +what? Secret Service agent Clint Hill testified (2H144) that the last shot he heard sounded as though it had hit some metal place. If he in fact had heard the last shot from the TSBD hit the chrome topping, that would not, in and of -itself, prove that the TSBD shot missed JFK's head, as the dent could have +itself, prove that the TSBD shot missed JFK's head, as the dent could have been caused by a fragment from the head shot. But it would narrow the range during which the chrome topping was dented to between Z-313 to Z-331 and make it more likely that the chrome topping was dented at the same time that the windshield was cracked, rather than much earlier as some have speculated. - On pages 126-129 of Six Seconds in Dallas, Josiah Thompson cites the + On pages 126-129 of Six Seconds in Dallas, Josiah Thompson cites the statements of several witnesses who thought that a shot came from the grassy -knoll. William Newman felt that he and his family were in the direct path of +knoll. William Newman felt that he and his family were in the direct path of gunfire. Given their position, it seems more likely that the head shot came -from behind the fence on the grassy knoll than from the TSBD. Emmett Hudson, +from behind the fence on the grassy knoll than from the TSBD. Emmett Hudson, who was standing on the steps leading up to the pergola, said that the shots sounded as if they came from behind him, above his head and to his left. That would place the origin near the fence. Zapruder felt that the head shot had @@ -267,30 +267,30 @@ the cone of that shockwave and would have felt it very strongly. been aimed in some opposite direction, the open microphone would have been outside the cone of the shockwave and thus the shockwave would not have been recorded. Another indication of where the weapon was aimed can be found in -the statement that Sam Holland made to Josiah Thompson when he was shown a -very clear copy of the Moorman 2 Polaroid. He felt that the viewpoint was -looking right down the barrel of the gun. Given Mary Moorman's position, the -gun would have been aimed at the limousine. In Moorman 2 we can see the head +the statement that Sam Holland made to Josiah Thompson when he was shown a +very clear copy of the Moorman 2 Polaroid. He felt that the viewpoint was +looking right down the barrel of the gun. Given Mary Moorman's position, the +gun would have been aimed at the limousine. In Moorman 2 we can see the head of a man peering over the fence, about 9 feet from the corner. Interestingly, this is the same spot where W&A located the origin of the grassy knoll shot, -unaware of the existence of Moorman 2. In Moorman 2 we do not see a side view +unaware of the existence of Moorman 2. In Moorman 2 we do not see a side view of any weapon as we might expect if it was not aimed at the limo. Whoever this man was, he moved from that position very quickly after the head shot. -There is no one there in later Zapruder frames or in the Stoughton -photograph, taken shortly after the head shot. The Stoughton photograph has +There is no one there in later Zapruder frames or in the Stoughton +photograph, taken shortly after the head shot. The Stoughton photograph has never been analyzed. The Warren Commission and the House Committee were unaware of its existence. I believe that no one had ever studied it before I -found it at the JFK Library. Unfortunately, I do not have the resources to +found it at the JFK Library. Unfortunately, I do not have the resources to properly analyze it and obviously the government will not, as it might reveal the presence of a gunman on the grassy knoll. One independent researcher, -Dale Meyers, has done some computer analysis which suggests that there is a +Dale Meyers, has done some computer analysis which suggests that there is a person behind the fence, several feet to the right of the corner. Many witnesses can be seen reacting to the shots in various films. Some fell to the ground very quickly while others did not seem to realize the danger. We would expect those witnesses closest to the gun on the grassy knoll to react very quickly and dramatically to the shockwave whizzing past them from the grassy knoll. One of the best films to observe their reactions -was taken by Marie Muchmore. In Muchmore frame 42 we can see Hudson and his +was taken by Marie Muchmore. In Muchmore frame 42 we can see Hudson and his two companions on the steps leading up to the pergola. They do not seem to be reacting to any gunshots. In frame 55 we can see that two of the men are reacting. It seems inconceivable that these men would not have reacted to the @@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ and allow us to verify certain methods, such as the acoustical studies. I urge other researchers to look for new evidence and perform new analyses.

------ -1. W. Peter Trower, ed., "Discovering Alvarez", (Chicago: The University +1. W. Peter Trower, ed., "Discovering Alvarez", (Chicago: The University Press, 1987), pp. 210-224. Also HSCA Vol. I, pp. 428-442. 2. House Select Committee on Assassinations, Report, p.80, footnote 16

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/kurt.xml b/pythonCode/output/kurt.xml index d31df12..9a7de2b 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/kurt.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/kurt.xml @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ system, the same things are happening all over the country under different names. For most of the school curriculum formation (writing and tryed out) is done in the Pacific Northwest by the new age -movement for the National Education system As an insider, I can +movement for the National Education system As an insider, I can explain how they have managed to go so far in government and law making and gone undetected by the majority of the population. The following gives some of the plans and ideas of leaders who are in the @@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ S.. I believe that most educators have very little idea of what has been happening, and they have simply been going along with the flow. All material being presented comes from documentation and testimony.

-

This book will show the taking over of the Education system; with +

This book will show the taking over of the Education system; with the intent of wiping-out THE JUDEO - CHRISTIAN VALUES. By a conspiracy -which is written of by Marilyn Ferguson in the Aquarian Conspiracy and +which is written of by Marilyn Ferguson in the Aquarian Conspiracy and "she has found in the deepest roots of the educational system; she quotes "There are lot of us in the woodwork." He, a veteran bureaucrat, was referring to a loose coalition of conspirators in agencies and congressional staffs. Within the Department Of Health, -Education and Welfare, innovators have created informal rap groups to +Education and Welfare, innovators have created informal rap groups to share their strategies for slipping new ideas into a resistant system and to give each other moral support. Concepts that might otherwise appear "far out" can be given legitimacy by a single Federally funded @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Because there are more people with Eastern values "NEW AGE" then the American values; so we as global citizens.need to change to a world view, or so is the New Age thinking goes.

-

A Parents Guide to Child's Education

+

A Parents Guide to Child's Education

1. Does any of the educational material present information which depresses the child? (Nuclear distortion, environmental poisoning of @@ -143,19 +143,19 @@ concern for the nurture and upbringing of their children. This primary role of the parents in the upbringing of their children is now established beyond debate as an enduring American tradition."

-

Tinker vs Des moines Independent community school district (1969) " +

Tinker vs Des moines Independent community school district (1969) " Students do not shed their constitutional rights at the school house door."

Title 32, Section 1983 of the civil rights Act provides that, " -Every person who under color of any statue, ordinance, regulation, +Every person who under color of any statue, ordinance, regulation, custom or usage of any state or territory subjects and causes to be subjected, any citizen of the U. S. or any person within the jurisdiction thereof to the depravation of any rights, privileges, or the party injured in any action at law, suit in equity or other proper proceedings for redress."

-

Mercer vs Michigan State Board of Education (1974) " The First +

Mercer vs Michigan State Board of Education (1974) " The First Amendment DOES NOT give a teacher the right to teach beyond the scope of the curriculum"

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ principles of morality, truth, justice, temperance, humanity and patriotism, to teach them to avoid idleness, profanity, and falsehood, to instruct them in the principles of free government and to train them up to the comprehension of the rights, duty and dignity of -American citizenship." RCW 28A.58.758 Basic Education act of +American citizenship." RCW 28A.58.758 Basic Education act of 1977-(school District Responsibilities)" (2)(f) Evaluate teaching materials, including text books, teaching aids, handouts, or other printed material, in public hearing upon complaint by parents, @@ -187,10 +187,10 @@ HERE! HUMANITY,.

The ad went on to say that this "Christ" has been emerging as a spokesman quietly since 1977; that throughout history, mankind has been guided by a group of enlightened men, the "Masters of Wisdom." -The ad claims that he is the "World Teacher," called Maitreya, known +The ad claims that he is the "World Teacher," called Maitreya, known by Christians as the Christ, by the Jews as the Messiah, by the -Buddhists as the fifth Buddha, by the Muslims as the Imam Mahdi, and -by the Hindus as Krishna. The ad claimed that he was hidden from the +Buddhists as the fifth Buddha, by the Muslims as the Imam Mahdi, and +by the Hindus as Krishna. The ad claimed that he was hidden from the world, but that within the next two months he would speak to humanity in a worldwide TV broadcast in which his message would be heard by all nations telepathically in their own language.

@@ -203,11 +203,11 @@ in man and nature. It is the science of the accumulated Wisdom of the ages It is also the art of 'bringing down to earth' and anchoring those energies which emanate from the highest sources. In recent times, this information has been committed to writing and made more -accessible to the general public by a Tibetan Master, Djwhal Khul, -through the writings of H.P. Blavatsky and later, A.A. [Alice] -Bailey.The article outlined the writings of Blavatsky and Bailey. It -explains that from 1919 to 1949, Alice Bailey received teachings from -the "Master DK" (Djwhal Khul) which was published in 25 books by her +accessible to the general public by a Tibetan Master, Djwhal Khul, +through the writings of H.P. Blavatsky and later, A.A. [Alice] +Bailey.The article outlined the writings of Blavatsky and Bailey. It +explains that from 1919 to 1949, Alice Bailey received teachings from +the "Master DK" (Djwhal Khul) which was published in 25 books by her organization, Lucis Trust. The book The Rays and their Initiations prophesied the revelation of this inner wisdom to the world "after 1975." In 1948, Bailey discussed the return of Christ in The @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ world-shattering event. However, close examination of this material reveals things which do not tally with the Biblical version of the second coming of Christ.

-

For example, in Matthew 24:21-24; " For then will be a great +

For example, in Matthew 24:21-24; " For then will be a great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake those @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ the Christ or There do not believe it.' For false Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect."

-

Jesus also warns in the same passage that "If they shall say unto +

Jesus also warns in the same passage that "If they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers, believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of @@ -238,27 +238,27 @@ the Son of man be." (vs.26-27)

Now the "Christ" mentioned above has never shown himself. He seems to be shyly hiding in London. The prophecy about his appearance two months after the April 1982 ad never came to pass, lo these 8 years -later. This does not fit the coming of Jesus described in the Bible. -It obviously resembles Jesus' warning about the coming of a false +later. This does not fit the coming of Jesus described in the Bible. +It obviously resembles Jesus' warning about the coming of a false Christ!

The Bible does not does not allow the second coming of Christ to involve a wimpy emergence from a London slum, nor a cosmic "We Are the World" media blitz. Rev.1:7 says that "he cometh with clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they also which pieced him: and all -kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so. Amen." 1 +kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so. Amen." 1 Thess.4:16 declares that "the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God "

From these facts, it is quite obvious that the "Christ" being -heralded by the Tara Center and prophesied by writers such as Alice -Bailey is definitely not the Jesus of the Bible. Thus, we must ask, -which Jesus is it? Again, the Bible admonishes about one " that -cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached" (2 -Cor.11:4) Elsewhere, the apostle Paul warns that " though we, or an +heralded by the Tara Center and prophesied by writers such as Alice +Bailey is definitely not the Jesus of the Bible. Thus, we must ask, +which Jesus is it? Again, the Bible admonishes about one " that +cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached" (2 +Cor.11:4) Elsewhere, the apostle Paul warns that " though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we -have preached unto you, let him be accursed." (Gal.1:8)

+have preached unto you, let him be accursed." (Gal.1:8)

Though many do not realize that it is possible for there to be folks out there who claim to be Christ who are actually lying to them, @@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ that it was actually foretold 2000 years ago! In other words, not everyone who claims to be teaching Christian doctrine is actually doing so. Not every spiritual communication or supernatural experience comes from God, or is necessarily good. This is why the -apostle, John, warned us to "believe not every spirit, but try the +apostle, John, warned us to "believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone -out into the world." (1 John 4:1) We have "tried" this "Christ" and +out into the world." (1 John 4:1) We have "tried" this "Christ" and found him wanting by Biblical standards. But if this is not a Bible-based Christian Christ, then whose Christ is he? The answer, as you may have already guessed, is that he is the Christ of the New Age

@@ -297,28 +297,28 @@ area, it is evident that there is a systematic effort to destroy any sense of national or religious loyalty. The idea of any nation or religion being better than another has become the ultimate heresy. It is continually anathematized in the media. Christians who insist, -with Jesus, that He is the only way to God (John 14:6) are branded as +with Jesus, that He is the only way to God (John 14:6) are branded as fundamentalist bigots. Biblical Christianity has become the only "minority group" which can be mocked or persecuted in our "pluralistic" culture with impunity. This kind of cultural unanimity cannot be coincidence.

Christian believers aren't the world! We are not "global -citizens." Jesus said, "the world hath hated them [His disciples], +citizens." Jesus said, "the world hath hated them [His disciples], because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world." -John 17:14. Our Lord has warned us! We cannot say we didn't have an +John 17:14. Our Lord has warned us! We cannot say we didn't have an advance notice. But let us look and see precisely where the New Age globalism is working in our political and educational community. Both education and politics have been linked together, especially since the politicization of public education in this century. The National -Education Association (NEA) has been working hard for decades to mold +Education Association (NEA) has been working hard for decades to mold education into a globalist, left-wing propaganda tool. They have pretty well succeeded. Whether the NEA's agenda is exactly the same as the New Age agenda is difficult to say. However, they do have a great deal in common.

-

The New Age education agenda is best found in the book, Education -in the New Age by the aforementioned Alice Baliey of Lucis Trust. In +

The New Age education agenda is best found in the book, Education +in the New Age by the aforementioned Alice Baliey of Lucis Trust. In the book, the "Tibetan Master" spells out a detailed program which includes:

@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ includes:

government and culture without question.

2) Full implementation of the anti-Christian educational -philosophies of John Dewey, but with a more eastern metaphysical +philosophies of John Dewey, but with a more eastern metaphysical approach.

3) Destruction of the ideals of patriotism and national pride, @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ the children, while lifting up the New Age "One World" religion.

6) The New Age pluralistic religion (All paths lead to God - all religions are equally valid) will be taught as the only acceptable -belief system, excluding Jesus' unique claims.

+belief system, excluding Jesus' unique claims.

7) Adolescents will be encouraged to force these doctrines on their parents and rebel if the parents do not cooperate.

@@ -371,34 +371,34 @@ for schools while occultists; and used our positions to indoctrinate our charges in New Age values. That was years ago! Today, the "brain trust" behind modern education reads like a Who's Who of the New Age.

-

Dee Dickinson, the director of New Horizons for Learning, is a -member of President Bush's White House Task Force on Innovative -Learning. She has helped put together a graduate program in Education +

Dee Dickinson, the director of New Horizons for Learning, is a +member of President Bush's White House Task Force on Innovative +Learning. She has helped put together a graduate program in Education at Antioch University (a teachers' college!) in cooperation with the -Washington Education Association. This course includes subjects like +Washington Education Association. This course includes subjects like astrology and tapping the human potential. A frequent lecturer at -Antioch is Miriam Starhawk, one of the leading spokeswomen for Wicca +Antioch is Miriam Starhawk, one of the leading spokeswomen for Wicca ("white" [sic] witchcraft). She is a witch [sic]!

-

ARE YOUR CHILDERN BEING "INITIATED" BY LUCIFER?

+

ARE YOUR CHILDERN BEING "INITIATED" BY LUCIFER?

-

Ms. Dickinson, is also an advisor on the In Context project, which +

Ms. Dickinson, is also an advisor on the In Context project, which has such other New Age luminaries as Peter Caddy (Findhorn),"sacred" psychologist Jean Houston (Foundation for Mind Research), David -Spangler (Lorian Foundation), and Danaan Perry (Holy Earth +Spangler (Lorian Foundation), and Danaan Perry (Holy Earth Houndation)! Spangler is one of the top men in the world in the New Age movement, and has taught that "No one will be allowed to enter the -New Age unless he or she takes a Luciferic initiation Whenman entered +New Age unless he or she takes a Luciferic initiation Whenman entered the pathway of self, he entered into a great creative adventure, of learning the meaning of divinity by accepting himself. The being that -helps him reach that point is Lucifer, the angel of man's evolution -Lucifer is an agent of God's love Christ is the same force as Lucifer -Lucifer prepares man for the experience of Christhood. Lucifer works +helps him reach that point is Lucifer, the angel of man's evolution +Lucifer is an agent of God's love Christ is the same force as Lucifer +Lucifer prepares man for the experience of Christhood. Lucifer works within each of us to bring us to wholeness as we move into the New Age". WOULD YOU WANT TO TRUST YOUR CHILD'S EDUCTION TO PEOPLE WHO KEEP THIS KIND OF THEOLOGICAL COMPANY? The New Age dogmas outline above permeate much of the educational philosophy prevalent in the US. -Leading New Age writer, Marilyn Ferguson, expands on the intent behind +Leading New Age writer, Marilyn Ferguson, expands on the intent behind the " new curriculum". "Alter states of consciousness are taken seriously: "centering" exercises, meditation, relaxation, and fantasy are used to keep the intuitive pathways open and the whole brain @@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ Teachers are to incorporate the following activities in their classrooms. Do Yoga exorcizes, do visualization and guided imagery techniques."

-

Beverly Gallion says, "Don't call it that. Call it centering down +

Beverly Gallion says, "Don't call it that. Call it centering down or the crazies will get all bent out of shape. Relaxation, call it deep breathing." (Its really Yoga and TM)

@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ conformity. Maturity brings with it a morality that derives from the innermost self, not from mere obedience to the culture's norms".

This kind of idea has been in place with funding from the U.S. -Department of Health, Education and Welfare since 1969. It is called +Department of Health, Education and Welfare since 1969. It is called BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM (BSTEP). One of the its major goals is the development of a new kind of elementary school teacher who engages in teaching as clinical practice, and functions as @@ -449,8 +449,8 @@ establishment, has been forced to backpedal, and now we are inundated with homilies about drugs and "safe" sex, even though drugs and sexual "freedom" were cornerstones of the New Age movement. Lecturers at the above-cited Antioch workshop extolled "the Holy prostitute" and -perverted sexual practices. Indeed, very Hitlerian concepts of -planned parenthood, eugenics, and sexual freedom were taught by Alice +perverted sexual practices. Indeed, very Hitlerian concepts of +planned parenthood, eugenics, and sexual freedom were taught by Alice Bailey, a guiding thinker of the New Age.

Thanks to the New Age influence in the educational @@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ establishment,these kinds of courses have become common fare for teacher education in many states. Many teachers do not know the spiritual content of this material and look upon it as "feminist" or "cross-cultural." Most of them do not understand what they have been -led into, Andre essentially very dedicated educators who just don't +led into, Andre essentially very dedicated educators who just don't know that they have been sold a bill of goods.

Is the World Getting Any Better?

@@ -468,8 +468,8 @@ true, then people should be "evolving" and the world should be getting demonstrably better. Empirically though, it really isn't. This century has seen war and slaughter to a degree unparalleled in human history! If we are standing on the pinnacle of untold centuries of -spiritual evolution, then how could we have produced a Hitler or a -Charles Manson (both reincarnationists!). If reincarnation is true, +spiritual evolution, then how could we have produced a Hitler or a +Charles Manson (both reincarnationists!). If reincarnation is true, then we should be a planet of saints by now. Yet who among us would say that our nation is better now than it was a short generation ago. We cannot even walk the streets of American cities without fear, @@ -488,9 +488,9 @@ nothing is impossible!! A place where our best dreams become realities and everyone is involved in creating the magic. Imagine what Mountlake can become." Sounds great, so what's wrong with this statement? "U.S. Plan to `Take Over' Grade Schools Intimated." "Is the -U.S Office of Education..., poised for a total takeover of every +U.S Office of Education..., poised for a total takeover of every elementary school in the nation?" "That was indicated Thursday in a -federally funded project at Cal State, Fullerton by Bernard Kravett, a +federally funded project at Cal State, Fullerton by Bernard Kravett, a professor at the school who took part last year in a federally funded project at the University of Washington." "Known as the Tri-University project, three universities were involved in a massively funded @@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ training institutions will operate jointly with local school districts and teacher organizations to `establish performance criteria which become behavioral objectives.'" (programming the teachers) .."All education will be built on behavioral tasks rather than on courses, -credits and grade point averages..." "he (Kravett) said the government +credits and grade point averages..." "he (Kravett) said the government was spending `fantastic amounts of money and the Federal Government is totally behind it, pushing it and providing all the money you can possibly need.'"

@@ -515,28 +515,28 @@ Initiative(a New Age organization) and has offices world wide. They organized the entire peace movement and can put half a million men and women in peace marches in a city- they have tremendous power.-

-

Their headquarters are now in Issaquah, Washington. David Spangler +

Their headquarters are now in Issaquah, Washington. David Spangler No one will be allowed to enter the New Age unless he or she takes a -Luciferic initiation Whenman entered the pathway of self, he entered +Luciferic initiation Whenman entered the pathway of self, he entered into a great creative adventure, of learning the meaning of divinity by accepting himself. The being that helps him reach that point is -Lucifer, the angel of man's evolution Lucifer is an agent of God's -love Christ is the same force as Lucifer Lucifer prepares man for the -experience of Christhood. Lucifer works within each of us to bring us +Lucifer, the angel of man's evolution Lucifer is an agent of God's +love Christ is the same force as Lucifer Lucifer prepares man for the +experience of Christhood. Lucifer works within each of us to bring us to wholeness as we move into the New Age." ( This is blasphemy and the -religion of the Antichrist) Benjamin Crem (North American director of +religion of the Antichrist) Benjamin Crem (North American director of the New Age Movement)-

"There will be a mass initiation of all peoples of earth, no one -will enter the New Age without taking a Luciferic initiation." [i.e. +will enter the New Age without taking a Luciferic initiation." [i.e. you would not be eligible for an I.D. number without first taking a -pledge to worship Lucifer. They are talking about the mark of the +pledge to worship Lucifer. They are talking about the mark of the beast as written in the Bible.]

THE NEW AGE PARTY LINE.

-

Channeling or.(medium) as defined by David Spangler a New Age -leader and writer. "Channeling is a phenomenon in which a physical +

Channeling or.(medium) as defined by David Spangler a New Age +leader and writer. "Channeling is a phenomenon in which a physical person enters an altered state of consciousness and lends his or her mind and/or body (depending on the technique employed) to be used by a nonphysical entity in order to communicate from its level of existence @@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ body. First I felt a warm felling; But I knew that it was an invader speak thought me; And answer questions that was given to me .The spirt was almost never wrong. Is God ever wrong? This channeling went on in front of occult and church groups till I was 21.. Most church -goers did not know that I was Channeling ; because I used all christen +goers did not know that I was Channeling ; because I used all christen terms and prophesyed in "THE SPIRT".

In the the book of 1Thess. 5:19-22: 19 "Quench not the Spirit. 20 @@ -557,20 +557,20 @@ Despise not prophesying. 21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 22 Abstain from all appearance of evil". We must check all prophesy to the Word of the God if it does not line up get rid of it. God is never wrong. And most of all check witch [sic] spirt is being -used for prophesy. also in Matthew 24: 23-24: 23" Then if any man +used for prophesy. also in Matthew 24: 23-24: 23" Then if any man shall say unto you, lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24 For there shall arise false Christ, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect". The Bible teaches that trying to -contact the dead (whether ordinary dead folks like "Uncle Harry" or -distinguished dead folks like Ramtha) is very dangerous Sin! (Lev. +contact the dead (whether ordinary dead folks like "Uncle Harry" or +distinguished dead folks like Ramtha) is very dangerous Sin! (Lev. 19:31, Deut, 18:10-12,Is 8:19-20, Rev.21:8) In the old Testament, the penalty for consulting with those who spoke with "familiar spirits" or spirit guides was death (Ex. 22:18, Lev. 20:6)! God wasn't kidding with this!

-

Robert Muller, former Assistant Secretary to the United Nations and -integral in getting the Lucius Trust [LuciferTrust] into the U.N. +

Robert Muller, former Assistant Secretary to the United Nations and +integral in getting the Lucius Trust [LuciferTrust] into the U.N. Bldg. "The great evolutionary challenge is as follows:

1. Science, technology, transports and communications have ushered @@ -590,9 +590,9 @@ transformation;

planetary synthesis. You have members all over the world. You have unlimited human resources for effectuating positive world change."

-

NOTE: What Muller means by essential network is: Quote- " I believe +

NOTE: What Muller means by essential network is: Quote- " I believe that the greatest networked are those who did it at the highest -levels--people like the Buddha, Jesus Christ, Gandhi, Schweitzer, +levels--people like the Buddha, Jesus Christ, Gandhi, Schweitzer, Teilhard de Chardin, Martin Luther King, Dag Hammerskjold, U Thant people who really transcended races, nations, and groups and networked at all human levels, linking the heavens and the earth and showing us @@ -616,44 +616,44 @@ underway to forge a global community able to meet the challenges of the next century.

"Both on a national scale and international scale, globalism is -being promoted by Robert Muller, author of "The New Genesis": He has +being promoted by Robert Muller, author of "The New Genesis": He has written in his book that the global education is simply a means to a spiritual utopian society. He looks toward a cosmic government of a one world religion; a one world ruler who is ruled by a great cosmic religious force. Unfortunately, when this book was published people -like Dr. Gordon Kuaiti, who was Executive Director of the Association +like Dr. Gordon Kuaiti, who was Executive Director of the Association for Curriculum Development, took the bait. " After reading Dr. -Muller's book, he wrote: What we need is to bring the children of the +Muller's book, he wrote: What we need is to bring the children of the schools and this curriculum (the spiritual development in Dr. -Muller's book) so that our children can become part of the coming +Muller's book) so that our children can become part of the coming world religion." Who is this man who was the former Assistant -Secretary General to the United Nations? " I am the representative of -the United Nations Secretary General on the council to the University. +Secretary General to the United Nations? " I am the representative of +the United Nations Secretary General on the council to the University. I am very excited about this new and important venture. World education is making good progress. I HAVE PRODUCED A WORLD CORE CURRICULUM which I would like to see adopted in all schools on the -planet....A spiritual version of it appears in "New Genesis".

+planet....A spiritual version of it appears in "New Genesis".

At the Soviet-American Citizens Summit conference (Feb 1989), Dr. -Muller was a keynote speaker. Their goal was to work together in task +Muller was a keynote speaker. Their goal was to work together in task forces in such fields as health, education, business, psychological and social change, world views and morals, religion, atheism, and spirituality. Their goal is to identify joint projects and "social inventions for the third millennium."

-

The other keynote speaker was Ted Turner of "Turner Broadcasting". +

The other keynote speaker was Ted Turner of "Turner Broadcasting". He has given his stance on world affairs by making statements like: "America is the greatest problem in the world. The Soviet way is the only way to go." Did he forget that Marxism has murdered 80-100 million people, enslaving half the world, and was raping Afghanistan, plus killing Christians in Nicaragua and Ethiopia? Also speaking at -the summit was Barbara Marx Hubbard who spoke on: "The vision and -purpose of the summit." Barbara Marx Hubbard: A Vice Presidential +the summit was Barbara Marx Hubbard who spoke on: "The vision and +purpose of the summit." Barbara Marx Hubbard: A Vice Presidential nominee at the 1984 Democratic Convention, Founder of the Global Family, Co-Sponsor of the Soviet/American Citizens Summit and numerous other Soviet-related programs.

-

Barbara has rewritten the New Testament, calling for removal of +

Barbara has rewritten the New Testament, calling for removal of half the world's population. According to her own public announcement, she is now under full control of her spirit guide. From her book Spirit Guides she writes " Humanity will not be able to make @@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ centered members of the planetary body either change or die." "Before the stage of power can be inherited by the god centered members of the social body, the self centered members must be destroyed. There is no alternative, we are in charge of the selection process for the planet -earth" [her god is Lucifer] Barbara Marx Hubbard was the World Peace +earth" [her god is Lucifer] Barbara Marx Hubbard was the World Peace Meditation and Harmonic Convergence organizer. She is also the owner of Marx Toy Company. Who's involved in these task forces that affect the State of Washington?

@@ -677,19 +677,19 @@ Dr. Robert Gilman, is editor of In Contex magazine (a New Age publication) and an advisor of the teaching manual Responsive Multicultural Basic Skills Project. This is in association with the office for Multicultural Basic Skills Project, which is in association -with the office for Multicutural and Equity Education for the +with the office for Multicutural and Equity Education for the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Washington(Schools For The 21st Century project).

-

Also on this task force was Swami Satchidananda, founder, Integral +

Also on this task force was Swami Satchidananda, founder, Integral Yoga International. Task Force- Religion, Atheism and Spirituality: Co- chair-person for the U.S. is Rev. Max Lafser, Co minister, Unity Church, Olympia, WA

-

Task Force- Education for the 21st Century: Co-Chair-person for the +

Task Force- Education for the 21st Century: Co-Chair-person for the U.S. was Dee Dickenson, Founder/director, New Horizons for Learning (writer for many New Age articles). Also on the committee was Linda -MacRae consultant, National Education Association (N.E.A.). This +MacRae consultant, National Education Association (N.E.A.). This information was obtained through: Center For Soviet-American Dialogue- Bellevue Washington.

@@ -699,38 +699,38 @@ computer software curriculum to exchange educational information with the Soviets. The Carnegie Foundation was also funded by the U.S. to radically restructure the U.S. development of schools for the 21st Century for the State of Washington. To summarize organizations and -people linked up with our Educational system so far, Bernard Kravett +people linked up with our Educational system so far, Bernard Kravett gave enlightening news of the U.S. Government's funding of the Tri-University project to change our educational system from courses involving credits and grade point averages to a system of behavioral tasks. Along with the government is:

-

David Spangler - Planetary Initiative, location college level, +

David Spangler - Planetary Initiative, location college level, Co-director of Findhorn Foundation (recognized throughout the world for its visionary contribution to the New Age transformation process), channeller

Benjamin Creme - North American director of the New Age Movement, claims telepathic communication with one who calls himself the -Maitreya or the Christ.

+Maitreya or the Christ.

-

Barbara Marx Hubbard 1984 Democratic Convention nominee for Vice +

Barbara Marx Hubbard 1984 Democratic Convention nominee for Vice President, Co-Sponsor of the Soviet American Summit Channeler of demon who re-wrote the New Testament

Ted Turner - Turner Broadcasting, sponsor of the 1990 Goodwill Games, New Age proponent

-

Dee Dickenson - Founder of New Horizons For Learning, advisor to IN +

Dee Dickenson - Founder of New Horizons For Learning, advisor to IN CONTEXT magazine (New Age publication)

-

Robert Gilman - Editor of IN CONTEXT magazine

+

Robert Gilman - Editor of IN CONTEXT magazine

Some of the leading New Age Globalists who have tremendous power and influence were described to show who they are and the people and organizations who are under them. This gives us an idea of the infiltration into our educational system by the New Age Movement. -Education happens to be the link to a whole generation.

+Education happens to be the link to a whole generation.

II. RELIGIOUS ASPECTS AND SOME COMPARISONS WITH SCRIPTURE.

@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ Education happens to be the link to a whole generation.

are a list of the most common terms.

The Scriptures prophesy of the coming of what we refer to as the -New Age. There is nothing new about the New Age. From Genesis +New Age. There is nothing new about the New Age. From Genesis through the Babylonian religion, comes the same old lie in a new package.

@@ -749,9 +749,9 @@ and avant-garde psychology. Its essence "oneness" or god-within. Thus people have to look no further than themselves for all of life's answers.

-

This is same lie that Eve was taught in Gen. 3:1-5 is taught by New +

This is same lie that Eve was taught in Gen. 3:1-5 is taught by New Age teachers , leaders and by the serpent. That serpent in the garden -was "initiating" Eve into higher consciousness You will notices 3 +was "initiating" Eve into higher consciousness You will notices 3 concepts in the serpent's lie:

1) "Yea, hath God said...?"(verse 1). He cast doubt on the Word of @@ -762,52 +762,52 @@ of death

3)"... your eyes shall be open, and shall be as gods..."(verse 5) Finally, he claimed that she could attain the status of God.. You do -not have look any father than Gen 3:14-19 to see that the New Ager -brings the curse of death upon themselves though the same SIN as Adam -and Eve did. Or as it says in Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man +not have look any father than Gen 3:14-19 to see that the New Ager +brings the curse of death upon themselves though the same SIN as Adam +and Eve did. Or as it says in Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the earth, and death passed upon all men, for all have sinned. There is no other way to get rid of this sinful burden with out taking the Bible the way it was written verse upon verse. In Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is -eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord";

+eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord";

Only through this free gift we get our eternal life. Not through -some New "not so" Age LIE, that is based only on one verse. Lou Tice +some New "not so" Age LIE, that is based only on one verse. Lou Tice who is the founder of the Pacific Institute and a leader in the New -Age movement- Lou Tice teaches for the Seattle School District, many -businesses, the Everett Police dept., and many more. Quote: "I am a -wizard, I have god like powers."Lou Tice video series tape 30 is `New +Age movement- Lou Tice teaches for the Seattle School District, many +businesses, the Everett Police dept., and many more. Quote: "I am a +wizard, I have god like powers."Lou Tice video series tape 30 is `New Age Thinking For Achieving Your Potential'. Quote: "This program has provided you with a wealth of concepts and important life changing tools. These tools can be used to achieve whatever you truly want to achieve now and for the rest of your life."

-

David Wilkerson wrote...

+

David Wilkerson wrote...

"Your destiny is in the power of your mind, whatever you can conceive is yours, speak it into being..., this is not the gospel of -Jesus Christ. Let it be known once and for all, God will not advocate +Jesus Christ. Let it be known once and for all, God will not advocate His Lordship to the power of our minds, negative or positive. Christ's mind is focused on the glory of God and the obedience to the Word of God." Speaking of the name it and claim it teaching going around the church today he says, "No other teaching so ignores the cross of Calvary, the corruption of the human mind. It bypasses the -evil of our ruined Adams nature and it takes the Christians eyes off +evil of our ruined Adams nature and it takes the Christians eyes off of Christs gospel of our eternal redemption and focuses them on earthly gain. Saints of God flee these things."

-

Do you see a parallel teaching between Lou Tice and the name it and +

Do you see a parallel teaching between Lou Tice and the name it and claim it teaching? We are created for God's pleasure and not our own. The Bible says that we are to love the Lord our God with our whole hearts, mind, and soul, plus God says that the righteous shall live by faith. That faith is in God and not the schemes of Satan for the false self satisfactions that he offers which are not lasting but rather end up in destruction. The Truth that God gives us says that -we are not the gods that Lou Tice and the New Age movement want us to +we are not the gods that Lou Tice and the New Age movement want us to be.

If you think that the New Agers are not trying to change us, listen -carefully to the words of John Denver the actor and member of EST. +carefully to the words of John Denver the actor and member of EST. (now known as Forum) Quote: " My greatest ambition is to wean Christians away from the superstitions about Christianity and liberate them from the delusion of any God but themselves. I'll be a god @@ -829,18 +829,18 @@ we must bring the new-ager to the understanding of what the Bible is.The Bible is not only a good book but it is the word of God; you see this in

-

John 1: 1-5 " In the beginning was the Word,and the Word was with +

John 1: 1-5 " In the beginning was the Word,and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him ; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life ;and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. For the NAM thinks there are many gods and does not -understand John 1 ;1-3 so we must fallow with 1 Corinthians, 8:5,6: 5 +understand John 1 ;1-3 so we must fallow with 1 Corinthians, 8:5,6: 5 For thought there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth,(as there be gods many, and lords many,) 6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and -one lord Jesus Christ, by whom are things, and we by him.There is only +one lord Jesus Christ, by whom are things, and we by him.There is only one one God the God of the Bible. (NOT SELF) as NAM believes.The NAM does not understand what will happen to anybody that tampers with the Bible ; in Rev. 22: 18,19 it's says "For I testify unto every man that @@ -849,41 +849,41 @@ unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 19 And if any man shall take away from the words of God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. As Christians we need to know our Bible and -Christen terms for life we save may be you or a love one. Do not be +Christen terms for life we save may be you or a love one. Do not be afraid to ask the question, Of what does that term mean to you but -also if they know Jesus Christ as there personal savour.

+also if they know Jesus Christ as there personal savour.

JESUS CHRIST AND THE NEW AGE.

-

The Jesus of NAM disciplines believe that Jesus is one of many +

The Jesus of NAM disciplines believe that Jesus is one of many great masters who have lived on earth. He had to work through many lifetimes to attain the Christ-self . He was able, by studying under Egyptian and Tibetan masters, to acquire occult power to do miracles Once he did so, he was able to pass it on to his disciples.

-

Just who is Jesus Christ is he the Lord of all; The Bible teaches -that Jesus is God (John 1:1-2,14, Col. 1:15), and that He is uniquely -God in Rev. 1:11,17-18 and 22:13-16 Jesus states that He is God, the -first and the last- the only God there ever was or will be ( Isaiah -43:10). Anyone who thus denies Jesus is denying Good (1 John 2:23). -This is not the New Age Jesus. Check out which Jesus it is. (see -Matthew 24: 23-24).

+

Just who is Jesus Christ is he the Lord of all; The Bible teaches +that Jesus is God (John 1:1-2,14, Col. 1:15), and that He is uniquely +God in Rev. 1:11,17-18 and 22:13-16 Jesus states that He is God, the +first and the last- the only God there ever was or will be ( Isaiah +43:10). Anyone who thus denies Jesus is denying Good (1 John 2:23). +This is not the New Age Jesus. Check out which Jesus it is. (see +Matthew 24: 23-24).

The New Age movement has its roots in Babylon and Babylon had no -absolutes. Babylon was the 1st city built after the flood. Semiramis +absolutes. Babylon was the 1st city built after the flood. Semiramis was the Queen of Babylon and Nimrod the son, the husband of his mother, led the people into rebellion against God. Nimrod was a master warlock [sic] (male witch) [sic], and under his direction -astrology was developed. Later he was called Moloch, and sacrifices -to Moloch were not uncommon.

+astrology was developed. Later he was called Moloch, and sacrifices +to Moloch were not uncommon.

This was the taking of children and passing them through the fire -as a sacrifice to Moloch. After Nimrod was killed by Shem (Noah's -son), Semiramis proclaimed that she is a goddess; and she demanded +as a sacrifice to Moloch. After Nimrod was killed by Shem (Noah's +son), Semiramis proclaimed that she is a goddess; and she demanded that babies be sacrificed to her. Babylon was also known for its tower of Babel

-

(Gen. 11:4) "whose top may reach into heaven". Ungers Bible +

(Gen. 11:4) "whose top may reach into heaven". Ungers Bible Dictionary says that this expression is showing their pride and rebellion against God. They tried to build a society that would reach into heaven; and the New Age movement is trying to regain the society @@ -902,15 +902,15 @@ just be reincarnated eventually as one of them after we have had time to think about it.

You will see throughout this outline the ties between Eastern -Religion, the New Age Movement and our Educational System as it is +Religion, the New Age Movement and our Educational System as it is being developed. Babylon was brought into this discussion to show -Eastern Religions basic roots and Occultism.

+Eastern Religions basic roots and Occultism.

III. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.

The radical reconstruction of our school system (in the U.S.) funded by our tax dollars, and the lobbying force of the N.E.A. -(National Education Association), and the W.E.A. (Washington Education +(National Education Association), and the W.E.A. (Washington Education Association), will bring a new reformed Babylon to earth. (let me build on this.) Their purpose is to educate our children to reject differences in sex, intelligence, culture, values, ethnic systems, and @@ -923,9 +923,9 @@ educational system. A. CONTROL THE SYSTEM.

by teaching the teachers!

1. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE. The -program called BSTEP (Behavioral Science Teacher Education Program) +program called BSTEP (Behavioral Science Teacher Education Program) designed from 1965-1969 with funds from the U.S. Department of Health, -Education and Welfare. OBJECTIVES OF BSTEP ARE STATED AS FOLLOWS: +Education and Welfare. OBJECTIVES OF BSTEP ARE STATED AS FOLLOWS: THREE MAJOR GOALS:

a. Development of a new kind of elementary school teacher who is @@ -962,14 +962,14 @@ supposedly making children knowledgeable regarding various lifestyles--students will be systematically programmed to believe that all formerly held Judeo-Christian values are passe' and no longer relevant. This is currently being done by the Superintendent of -Public Schools Office through the Multicultural Education Resource +Public Schools Office through the Multicultural Education Resource Series. This is designed as a "Multi-Disciplinary" approach. This means they use eastern religions and values to water down and eventually do away with the traditional Judeo-Christian Values. ( BSTEP was publicly funded to wipe out Judeo-Christian values.)

The BSTEP program certainly fulfills the description of the N.E.A's -Education for the 70's, which said;"Schools will become clinics whose +Education for the 70's, which said;"Schools will become clinics whose purpose is to provide individualized psychological treatment for the student, and teachers must become psychological therapists." It also follows closely the HAWAII MASTER PLAN FOR EDUCATION which states @@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ teachers would be created to set standards for the profession and prepare a national certifying examination for teachers comparable to the BAR and other professional exams. The Carnegie Corporation proposes to finance the groundwork and research necessary to make such -a board operational." ( N.E.A. president 1986,Mary Hatwood Futrell) +a board operational." ( N.E.A. president 1986,Mary Hatwood Futrell) This in itself is not bad until we understand what the worlds most powerful lobbying force, The N.E.A. is pushing. - Their goals include:

@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ weeded out if they don't conform.

3. THE ORGANIZATION FOR RE-EDUCATING TEACHERS

-

From Dee Dickinson who is the founder of New Horizons for Learning: +

From Dee Dickinson who is the founder of New Horizons for Learning: Quote:

"Already, throughout the United States, positive educational change @@ -1042,20 +1042,20 @@ is underway and successes are becoming more visible. The next step needs to be the growing awareness that this kind of educational success is possible for all students and teachers."

-

What is she talking about? From the Seattle Post Intellegencer -2/17/87: The Headline- `Nation should take note of Gardner education +

What is she talking about? From the Seattle Post Intellegencer +2/17/87: The Headline- `Nation should take note of Gardner education reform plan, expert says' (The expert is the Carnegie Foundation) Quote: "The U.S. economy will be in serious trouble unless education -systems undergo major reform and Gov. Booth Gardner's plan to do that -puts Washington at the forefront, Carnegie Forum director Mark Tucker +systems undergo major reform and Gov. Booth Gardner's plan to do that +puts Washington at the forefront, Carnegie Forum director Mark Tucker says." "But for the plan to succeed, all the pieces must be approved, he said. Those pieces include higher pay and a master's degree requirement for teachers and responsibility and accountability to -match." (Ed. note: people did not need to be `accountable' in the past +match." (Ed. note: people did not need to be `accountable' in the past and wouldn't dream of doing half a job but now with our value system being eroded we need `accountability'.)

-

Tucker contends that the need for a master's degree is more than +

Tucker contends that the need for a master's degree is more than mere course work. Courses that are "Intellectually Tough" are needed so that teachers are truly professionals and the master's degree will reassure the public that the teachers deserve the greater @@ -1069,8 +1069,8 @@ and arithmetic?

The next section will help describe the curriculum change toward a new religion and the New Babylon. The Heritage Institute has a master's degree program in education which was designed in cooperation -with leaders of the Washington Education Association and New Horizons -for Learning(Dee Dickinson). This is through Antioch University +with leaders of the Washington Education Association and New Horizons +for Learning(Dee Dickinson). This is through Antioch University Seattle, founded in 1975. Some courses offered include:

1."Nurturing the Human Spirit in the Classroom."- Quote: "This is @@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ these practices being taught in the classroom? The answer is YES! This is being taught through the history class, the math class, and social studies class. The teachers are introduced into this through Washington State Schools CHINA curriculum. This curriculum manual is -funded by the National Institute of Education for the State of +funded by the National Institute of Education for the State of Washington and the Superintendent of Public Schools.(printed in 1984 & reprinted in 1988) Frank B. Brouillet was the superintendent of schools when this was introduced. The math and social studies courses @@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ they are being taught, because they don't take an interest in what's happening in the schoolroom anymore."

b. How is this affecting our schools and teachers in the State of -Washington? In 1986 a brochure from the Community Education Dept at +Washington? In 1986 a brochure from the Community Education Dept at Antioch University Seattle was sent to school teachers. In this brochure, "Women and Spirituality", they were advertising a conference: "Defining Our Commonalty Celebrating Our Diversity" The @@ -1137,20 +1137,20 @@ introduction statement included: " Let there be room for those of us who have found a home for our spirit in the church, in the synagogue, in the ashram, in nature; in the company of family, alone, or in the company of other women.Let us find a way to meet: in dialogue, -meditation, ritual, prayer and celebration. As Merida Wexler +meditation, ritual, prayer and celebration. As Merida Wexler suggests: "in beauty all around us, let us begin." Some of the workshops are: " Liberating Ourselves and Others Through Our Sexuality"- " This workshop is designed to discover how God's revelation in Sexuality the world comes alive through our acceptance and celebration of both our own sexuality(whether Lesbian, Heterosexual, or Bisexual) and that of other women. "Women's Ritual: -Women's Bonding"-(The instructor is Miriam Starhawk)"

+Women's Bonding"-(The instructor is Miriam Starhawk)"

The day itself is structured as a ritual, a sacred time and space we create by invoking the four elements- air, fire, water and earth, which correspond to mind, energy, emotions and body. We bring all these aspects of ourselves to encounter the Goddess in her three -aspects and to learn from each. ...The Crone teaches us about power - +aspects and to learn from each. ...The Crone teaches us about power - how to weave our groups together in ways that share power and encourage each of us to take our power, to confront our fears and move beyond our limitations, to take action that reshapes the world." @@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ woman; nature, body and woman are all defiled by the very philosophies which purport to elevate consciousness." "Reclaiming Our Power": "Magic, Sex and Politics"-

-

"Patriarchal religion teaches that God is found outside the world, +

"Patriarchal religion teaches that God is found outside the world, that spirit is separate from matter. That split devalues the flesh, the material world, nature, sexuality, and women. It gives rise to a society based on power-over, on domination and exploitation. Yet @@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ underlying structure of society."

Other workshops were: Rituals: Creating Sacred Space Ritual as Therapy, Healing and Soul, The Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, The Goddesses of Ancient Egypt We Are Women Giving Birth to Ourselves -Miriam Starhawk who is one of the instructors is one of the world's +Miriam Starhawk who is one of the instructors is one of the world's most politically active and important witches [sic]. (She calls them goddesses) She is a high priestess in a major coven and has been politically active in both the witches [sic] / neo-pagan [sic] @@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ suggest some books, or talk to you later)

To briefly recap the material presented so far, I would remind you of the International, National and local movements bringing in the New Age movement to our school system through the Tri-University project, -BSTEP, the National Education Association, the National Training +BSTEP, the National Education Association, the National Training Laboratory, and now a masters degree program. All of these organizations and projects involve the movement away from academics, and the reforming our values through behavior curriculums. The plans @@ -1221,12 +1221,12 @@ going for almost 30 years now.

NO ABSOLUTES IS A ABSOLUTE!!

-

Lou Tice, founder of Pacific Institute and a New Age leader, "NEW +

Lou Tice, founder of Pacific Institute and a New Age leader, "NEW Age concepts try to provide you with important life-changing tools which are said to enable you to achieve whatever you truly want to achieve now and for the rest of your life". From a classes schedule for a voctech school in the state of Washington." Stir Your Creative -Genius:. Send your critic on vacation! Experiment, take risks and +Genius:. Send your critic on vacation! Experiment, take risks and experience your creative genius in a safe, playful atmosphere. We'll explore freeflow writing, guided imagery, mind-mapping, brain-storming, etc. ..." " Self-Hypnosis: Weight control, stress @@ -1237,8 +1237,8 @@ work? And where does the guide imagery come from? And is this all New Age and occult?

In THE INNER CLASSROOM: TEACHING WITH GUIDE IMAGERY. by Dr. Jack -Canfield, M.Ed.. Jack Canfield is a past-president of the Association -for Humanistic Education and has been a consultant to over 100 school +Canfield, M.Ed.. Jack Canfield is a past-president of the Association +for Humanistic Education and has been a consultant to over 100 school system, universities and mental health organizations." Classroom atmosphere:

@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ occult practices to others. Of the many groups who came to us, a number were school teachers, but not as a group, just individuals.

When prayer and the Bible were taken out of the schools in 1962, -the moral law was removed as well. Lawlessness set in and a wave of +the moral law was removed as well. Lawlessness set in and a wave of unruliness in the classroom. Not understanding that the Bible and God were the moral standards, teachers were looking to bring some order and interest in learning back to the classroom. Mind sciences became @@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ rest time, and visualization under the guise of reinforcing what they are learning about colors, shapes, animals etc., etc.. Titles include; SEA GULLS...MUSIC FOR REST AND RELAXATION, WITCHES' BREW POT FULL OF SONGS FOR ORAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. Albums come from the same -company, Educational Activities, Inc. Box 392 Freeport, N.Y. 11520 (I +company, Educational Activities, Inc. Box 392 Freeport, N.Y. 11520 (I don't know whether or not they know what they are really promoting)

b. A fourth grader was assigned to fill out an application called @@ -1333,45 +1333,45 @@ School Dist. three to four times a week.

" Being a History of the War of the Gods and the Acts of Belgarath the Sorcerer.' "When the world was new, the seven gods dwelt in -harmony, and the races of man were as one people. Belar, youngest of +harmony, and the races of man were as one people. Belar, youngest of the gods, was beloved by the Alorns. He abode with them and cherished them, and they prospered in his care. The other godds also gathered peoples about them, and each god cherished his own people." "But -Belar's eldest brother, Aldur, was god over no people. He dwelt apart +Belar's eldest brother, Aldur, was god over no people. He dwelt apart from men and gods, until the day that a vagrant child sought him out. -Aldur accepted the child as his disciple and called him Belgarath. +Aldur accepted the child as his disciple and called him Belgarath. Belgarath learned the secret of the Will and the Word and became a sorcerer. In the years that followed, others also sought out the solitary god. They joined in brotherhood to learn at the feet of -Aldur, and time did not touch them." "Now it happened that Aldur took +Aldur, and time did not touch them." "Now it happened that Aldur took up a stone in the shape of a globe, no larger than the heart of a child, and he turned the stone in his hand until it became a living soul. The power of the living jewel, which men called the Orb of -Aldur, was very great, and Aldur worked wonders with it."

+Aldur, was very great, and Aldur worked wonders with it."

-

"Of all the gods, Torak was the most beautiful, and his people were +

"Of all the gods, Torak was the most beautiful, and his people were the Angaraks. They burned sacrifices before him, calling him Lord of -Lords, and Torak found the smell of sacrifice and the words of +Lords, and Torak found the smell of sacrifice and the words of adoration sweet. The day came, however, when he heard of the Orb of -Aldur, and from that moment he knew no peace." The story goes on and +Aldur, and from that moment he knew no peace." The story goes on and is an excellent example of fantasy given to children which promotes satanism.

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e "By age 13, John fit every police description of an occultist: he +

e "By age 13, John fit every police description of an occultist: he was intelligent, didn't live up to his potential, and had come from an -abusive home, loveless home. Being only a teenager, John confused the +abusive home, loveless home. Being only a teenager, John confused the money and power he desired with "love", and sought witchcraft to meet -his need for self-affirmation." "At age 16, John was conjuring up +his need for self-affirmation." "At age 16, John was conjuring up spirits to assume physical form and follow the coven's orders to "wreak whatever havoc they desired." This particular coven, which has since expanded throughout southern California, met in obscure places and used codes for their internal communication, to evade police." -John's coven practiced "homosexual tantra"(sex magic) and had little -interest in making human or animal sacrifices. John eventually left +John's coven practiced "homosexual tantra"(sex magic) and had little +interest in making human or animal sacrifices. John eventually left the group at 19 and, when interviewed at 23, said he remembered instances where other covens "took members out" for telling group secrets. These victims were usually stabbed to death and their bodies -burned. Throughout his years as a self-proclaimed sorcerer, John said +burned. Throughout his years as a self-proclaimed sorcerer, John said he never witnessed a ritual murder. But his interest in Satanism took it's toll on his life in other ways. The young man lives in fear of being discovered by members of his old coven, who wouldn't think twice @@ -1382,23 +1382,23 @@ DOGS, CATS--AND A TEENAGE GIRL-- TO PLEASE Satan!" "Two teenage devil worshipers were trying to please Satan when they ate the eyeballs and innards of animals they slaughtered - and sacrificed a beautiful teenage girl. After swearing on a Bible to tell the truth, cult -leader Terry Belcher, 16, told a shocked jury how he and Robert -McIntyre strangled Theresa Simmons, 17, and performed a crude ritual +leader Terry Belcher, 16, told a shocked jury how he and Robert +McIntyre strangled Theresa Simmons, 17, and performed a crude ritual over her lifeless body. Cult members who refused to participate in the gruesome ceremony were beaten. The rituals were performed for -power, a ritual, the taste of blood, Belcher testified. I got money, +power, a ritual, the taste of blood, Belcher testified. I got money, power, sex, drugs, anything I wanted, he said. It was easier to get em. It was like Satan helped you get'em. The two boys strangled her with a leather bootlace after getting psyched up listening to heavy -metal rock music by Ozzy Osbourne, Belcher testified. Osbourne was -one of his favorite musicians, Belcher told the jury. He sings about +metal rock music by Ozzy Osbourne, Belcher testified. Osbourne was +one of his favorite musicians, Belcher told the jury. He sings about Satan and he sings about nuclear bombs. [Note: This is taken verbatum from the tabloid rag "National Enquire." The author (myself) made it up, receiving $35 for it. (I needed the money.)]

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g. At an Edmonds school district high school we see evidence of +

g. At an Edmonds school district high school we see evidence of the culture in our area. An example comes from the hallways in Nov. -88 in the form of flyers promoting:"Joey Swanson presents- Forced +88 in the form of flyers promoting:"Joey Swanson presents- Forced Entry -- with COVEN plus DEATH SQUAD." ( At the Ballard V.F.W.)

h. A Washington High School student who was raped, and then was @@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ the year and a half that she was in the coven, she started through sex initiation, animal sacrifices, eating parts of the sacrifices, and finally was to participate in human sacrifice. She was slated to be a breeder of babies for sacrifices to Satan. All sacrifices were done -to rock music and chanting. (Pink Floyd, Ozzy Osbourne) When asked how +to rock music and chanting. (Pink Floyd, Ozzy Osbourne) When asked how many kids from her school participated in coven activity she replied, "25% at least".

@@ -1427,29 +1427,29 @@ introduce them to ZEN concepts and practice.

j. In the CHINA MOSAIC: MULTIDISCIPLINARY UNITS FOR THE MIDDLE GRADES PUT OUT BY THE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. -ON PAGE 28, UNIT Monkey Tales:Grade Level, 4th through 7th. +ON PAGE 28, UNIT Monkey Tales:Grade Level, 4th through 7th. Objective: Student will:1, discover some aspects of Chinese traditional literature and culture. 2, recognize that animal stories are popular in many cultures. 3, make replicas of Chinese fold -puppets. 4, dramatize "Monkey Tales". Materials: 1, Teacher's copy of -"Monkey Subdues the White-Boned Demon"

+puppets. 4, dramatize "Monkey Tales". Materials: 1, Teacher's copy of +"Monkey Subdues the White-Boned Demon"

Teacher Background: The characters are mainly spirits, animals, and monsters, and their adventure are full of drama and humor. Four main -characters embark on the journey to the west. The first, Xuan Zang, +characters embark on the journey to the west. The first, Xuan Zang, is based on a monk who made the perilous trip from China to India in the seveth century to collect and study Buddhist scriptures. After staying in India for seventeen years he returned to China to translate the scripture. He is a kindly and sincere figure in the novel. The -main character is actually Xuan Zang's disciple, Monkey. He is +main character is actually Xuan Zang's disciple, Monkey. He is cunning, mischievous, fearless, irrepressible, and loyal. The second disciple is Pigsy. Pigsy is stupid and greedy and often finds himself the butt of jokes, by he is faithful in times of danger. The third -disciple, Sandy, is a fallen god in donkey form. Although he looks +disciple, Sandy, is a fallen god in donkey form. Although he looks ferocious, he does not play a major part in the adventures.

Through the above examples, an attempt has been made to expose the -momentum toward the Occult due to Judeo-Christian values being taken +momentum toward the Occult due to Judeo-Christian values being taken out of our educational system.Although these examples are the leading edge of the effects of the New Age movement on kids, not everyone being influenced will fall into this extreme. The teachers who have @@ -1459,15 +1459,15 @@ be spread out and very subtle so that even those who teach do not catch on to the planned results of the New Age movement.

There are many teachers who still hold to the standards and values -of God who do not have Jesus as their savior. They don't have the -power to overcome this movement but those who have Jesus Christ as +of God who do not have Jesus as their savior. They don't have the +power to overcome this movement but those who have Jesus Christ as their Lord can. These teachers must seek deliverance for their kids -from the Antichrist through prayer. Some teachers help to curb the +from the Antichrist through prayer. Some teachers help to curb the degeneration of the next generation of kids, but I'm afraid that the educational process is converting more and more teachers to the New Age movement through their cleverly devised strategies. These teachers are a generation, and will be creating a generation, for the -coming Antichrist and his prophet as was foretold in the Holy Bible.

+coming Antichrist and his prophet as was foretold in the Holy Bible.

SCHOOLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY CURRICULUM

@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ professional support and assistance if necessary." (page xiii) - "POSITIVE ACTION is intended to be a psychological behavior change curriculum. If lessons are taught right, behavior changes should be evident in all students." - "POSITIVE ACTION allows children to choose -for themselves what is best." (Ed. note: This teaches New Age values +for themselves what is best." (Ed. note: This teaches New Age values and how to control and manipulate students.In lesson three the parent is looked on as a hindrance to the development of the child.The question `WHO AM I?' is given the answer of being `self' centered. @@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ basics"--reading, writing, and arithmetic.

Another curriculum in the 21st Century schools is the China curriculum. This has already been adopted throughout the school districts. This curriculum brings Astrology and Eastern religion to -the student. The Multicultural and Equity Education is really +the student. The Multicultural and Equity Education is really designed to introduce all religions and value behaviors as acceptable. They are setting this generation up for a fall to the one world government, leader, and religion.

@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ The article referred to comes from Focus On The Family magazine. (July against mysticism, occultism, astrologers, palm readers and Tibetan monks.]

-

"Susan Gurule of Albuquerque, New Mexico has learned some difficult +

"Susan Gurule of Albuquerque, New Mexico has learned some difficult lessons about her local school system." "It has been more than two years now since she discovered that her children were being introduced to eastern meditation techniques and New Age thought by an elementary @@ -1573,50 +1573,50 @@ school councillor." "Since that time, she has been fighting it. The battle is far from won, but there have been significant victories along the way.

-

"The Battle Begins" In February 1986, Susan discovered her son was +

"The Battle Begins" In February 1986, Susan discovered her son was being frightened by strange stories he was hearing at school. After carefully questioning him, she learned that every other week he was being sent to the counselor's office, and told to lie on the floor. He was taught to breathe deeply and to meditate as he listened to a series of guided fantasy tapes." "Just two weeks before learning all -this, Susan had been reading Phyllis Schlafly's book, `Child Abuse in +this, Susan had been reading Phyllis Schlafly's book, `Child Abuse in the Classroom', so she was aware of New Age practices in public schools. But she was unaware that her own school district was involved."

"As she investigated, she also learned that her older daughter had already been learning meditation techniques for over two years-without -Susan's consent or knowledge. And her outrage increased when she +Susan's consent or knowledge. And her outrage increased when she discovered her son and daughter had been told to keep the counseling sessions a secret."

-

"Susan contacted her son's teacher to find out why he was being +

"Susan contacted her son's teacher to find out why he was being sent to counseling. She was told that all of the children were learning techniques supposedly designed to increase self-esteem, feelings of belonging, and reading comprehension." "She took her objections to the school counselor who assured her nothing was wrong with meditation. The councilor asked, `Why do you object to your -children emptying their minds?' At that point, says Susan, `Our +children emptying their minds?' At that point, says Susan, `Our relationship deteriorated and I didn't want my children in the same room with that counselor'."

-

"After listening to the guided fantasy tapes, Susan realized they +

"After listening to the guided fantasy tapes, Susan realized they were promoting transcendental meditation, a westernized form of Hinduism, as well as occultic practices, including astral projection."

"The program being used to teach children to meditate is called Developing Understanding of Self & Others(DUSO), published by American -Guidance Service, St. Paul Minn. This particular program contains 42 +Guidance Service, St. Paul Minn. This particular program contains 42 guided imagery lessons."

-

"As she researched the DUSO program, Susan discovered another form +

"As she researched the DUSO program, Susan discovered another form of guided imagery being used with gifted children in Albuquerque schools. `Flights of Fantasy' trains children to imagine meeting strange creatures in space and encourages the children to merge with them before returning to earth."

"The superintendent of Public Schools in Albuquerque, Dr. Lillian -C. Barna, eventually wrote to Susan and invited her to take Learning +C. Barna, eventually wrote to Susan and invited her to take Learning Theory and Child Growth classes to learn more about the counseling program. She did- and they confirmed her worst fears." ...."She found an ally in state senator Joseph Carraro... Carraro was outraged at @@ -1661,7 +1661,7 @@ and propagates itself.

In order to bring this home to you, consider the teacher in the Tacoma School Dist. who is now offering an accredited course for teachers through U.PS. The course is `Teaching for Social -Responsibility' and instructed by Lee Landrud. The course is promoted +Responsibility' and instructed by Lee Landrud. The course is promoted like this:

feel connected

@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@ like this:

power, and ability to influence their world. The goals of this course are to explore ways of helping our students to

-

The Tacoma teacher, Lee Landrud, is building a library of varied +

The Tacoma teacher, Lee Landrud, is building a library of varied and field-tested curriculum materials and makes these available to teachers. Where is the field testing of these curriculums taking place? Your school? [remember the subliminal records used in the Day @@ -1712,8 +1712,8 @@ kundalini force within us to receive psychic powers and become divine.

Raja Yoga, or meditation of the mind, is to look into ones self to find the true self and in finding true self is finding God. This uniting with God is understood better by knowing that the guru's are -considered Christ or the Christ Spirit incarnate. But in Matthew -24:23-24 Jesus gives us warning about false Christs.

+considered Christ or the Christ Spirit incarnate. But in Matthew +24:23-24 Jesus gives us warning about false Christs.

The Mantra is a word, usually a Hindu god, given by a Yoga master to chant. This is used to clear the mind to become united with the so @@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@ tasks we have not been able or willing to complete in this lifetime."

Kubler-Ross not only believes in reincarnation but, as a Universalist, believes that everyone goes to Heaven (when pinned down -to specifics on national television, she said that Adolf Hitler was in +to specifics on national television, she said that Adolf Hitler was in Heaven.Do you see the connection between Hinduism,Yoga and the curriculum the New Age movement has been promoting?

@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@ New

VI. USE AND ABUSE OF POWER AND INFLUENCE

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Teachers who have Jesus in their lives seem to emphasize only the +

Teachers who have Jesus in their lives seem to emphasize only the positive values of God in the curriculums and de-emphasize New Age philosophy. But the teachers who have no understanding of the conflict of beliefs being fought in our society are easy targets for @@ -1761,11 +1761,11 @@ filled with this movement's deceptions will do anything to promote and fulfill the call upon them as agents of change for the New Age movement.

-

Marilyn Ferguson writes in The Aquarian Conspiracy about "what she +

Marilyn Ferguson writes in The Aquarian Conspiracy about "what she found in the deepest roots of our educational system; she quotes: "There are a lot of us in the woodwork." He was referring to a loose coalition of conspirators in agencies and on Congressional staffs. -Within the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, innovators +Within the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, innovators have created informal rap groups to share their strategies for slipping new ideas into a resistant system and to give each other moral support."

@@ -1786,13 +1786,13 @@ systematically brainwashed through years of propaganda so that we do not know how we came to the new understandings that we have accepted as truth. But I know only one truth that is everlasting in nature and shall never pass away Brethren, I would ask you to make a stand like -Joshua made when confronting the children of Israel and their many -gods: " As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" (Joshua 24:15)

+Joshua made when confronting the children of Israel and their many +gods: " As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" (Joshua 24:15)

God gave fair warning to the house of Israel that they should not serve other gods. His judgement would be upon them for their -transgressions. Isaiah gives us an idea of the judgement of God on -the people for their harlotry to other gods: Isaiah 47:12-14 " Stand +transgressions. Isaiah gives us an idea of the judgement of God on +the people for their harlotry to other gods: Isaiah 47:12-14 " Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. Thou art wearied in the @@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@ themselves and our society. Unfortunately a few people and groups are responsible for the agenda in the Northwest,and we are all affected by them.

-

In an article: "Where do we go from here", Dee Dickinson says: +

In an article: "Where do we go from here", Dee Dickinson says: "Already, throughout the U.S., positive educational change is underway and successes are becoming more visible." ( Are these the positive changes that we are seeing from the few examples above, or the @@ -1830,9 +1830,9 @@ serve.)

Who are they that use our tax dollars to put mystical spirituality back into the schools?

-

Dee Dickinson, founder and director of New Horizons for Learning. -New Horizons For Learning with the Washington Education Association -designed the Arts in Education degree program at Antioch University. +

Dee Dickinson, founder and director of New Horizons for Learning. +New Horizons For Learning with the Washington Education Association +designed the Arts in Education degree program at Antioch University. Antioch with the education program put on the Women and Spirituality conference.

@@ -1843,18 +1843,18 @@ are an eye opening realization of how much power is behind this.

b. Washington State School Directors Association

-

c. State Board of Education

+

c. State Board of Education

d. Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

e. Pacific Lutheran University

-

f. Washington Education Association

+

f. Washington Education Association

g. Washington Association of Deans and Directors.

New Horizons For Learning presented a conference called: - Creating -Our Future in Education Conference III. "This conference will +Our Future in Education Conference III. "This conference will demonstrate the practical application of this information across settings- in schools, colleges and universities, homes and businesses."

@@ -1876,18 +1876,18 @@ is a list of the Co-sponsors:

c. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

-

d. Education Commission of the States

+

d. Education Commission of the States

-

e. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Education +

e. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Education Program

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f. National alliance for Arts Education

+

f. National alliance for Arts Education

g. The Boeing Company

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h. American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

+

h. American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

-

i. National Education Association

+

i. National Education Association

j. American Federation of Teachers

@@ -1909,11 +1909,11 @@ God out and gave esteem to themselves.

The opinion of New Horizons for Learning about themselves is as follows. "Five years ago, New Horizons for learning coordinated the -highly acclaimed conference, `The Coming Education Explosion' at the +highly acclaimed conference, `The Coming Education Explosion' at the Tarrytown Center in New York. Since then, Three conferences in the -`Creating our Future In Education' series have resulted in +`Creating our Future In Education' series have resulted in international as well as national steps toward positive educational -change.""Directed by Dee Dickinson, New Horizons For Learning is a +change.""Directed by Dee Dickinson, New Horizons For Learning is a non-profit organization supported by memberships and foundation and corporate support. Contributors include:The Boeing Company, Chevron, U.S.A., Medinal Foundation, The Northwest Area Foundation, Safeco @@ -1944,7 +1944,7 @@ religion will take place in the end times. But God may stay the judgement against us if we continually seek Him and ask Him for our people and our land. This may cause revival to take place which turns our nation around, and stays the end time judgements against us. If -nothing else, may we be as the church of Philadelphia in the book of +nothing else, may we be as the church of Philadelphia in the book of Revelations. The church of brotherly love didn't have much power, but loved God and our fellow man.

@@ -1963,10 +1963,10 @@ been a channeler from the age of 5 and up, studying under many of the great disciplines, I still found no peace. I found myself out of control and no way out but suicide to complete my tasks not obtained in this life. Not until someone reached out to me, with nail holes in -His hands did I find true peace. Jesus Christ. He is the way, the +His hands did I find true peace. Jesus Christ. He is the way, the truth and the life and no one goes to the Father but through Him. Anyone who tries to go to God in any way, other than the sacrifice of -Jesus Christ, is deceived. To those who may think that God is the +Jesus Christ, is deceived. To those who may think that God is the universe and in everything as compared to the creator of the universe and all things created by Him think about this. The evolutionary theory encompasses both the agnostic person who doesn't believe in a @@ -1988,10 +1988,10 @@ but it does support creation.

come that was to be the savior of mankind from the eternal judgement which would be the lake that burns with fire. The lake of fire is another creation of God's for the rebellion of Satan and his angels -and all who do not have the forgiveness of sin through Jesus Christ.

+and all who do not have the forgiveness of sin through Jesus Christ.

The fulfillment of the prophesies concerning the Christ was shown -in the life and death of Jesus the Christ. The love and grace of God +in the life and death of Jesus the Christ. The love and grace of God will be shown throughout all eternity by the church, as the New Jerusalem, spoken of in Revelations. Throughout all of Gods creation there will never be a rebellion against God again throughout eternity. @@ -2000,7 +2000,7 @@ on one side and the New Jerusalem showing his loving kindness to all who accept and love Him on the other side.

A philosopher by the name of Hegel was the basis of both Karl Marx -in the political and the economics of communism, and Adolf Hitler with +in the political and the economics of communism, and Adolf Hitler with National Socialism. Hegal taught that the state did not have to obey moral laws or even have to keep agreements. And Well On Planet Earth' says, "According to the Hegelian thought, everything was relative. @@ -2012,10 +2012,10 @@ cause and effect have no part. Relativity is based upon changeableness. When you think in this manner, you say, `Well, how do you feel about it now?'"

-

Even as the first Babylon had no absolutes through the rebellion +

Even as the first Babylon had no absolutes through the rebellion Nimrod, so has our society been driven by the forces of the New Age -movement into the New Babylon as foretold in Revellations 17. And in -Revellations 18 the judgement of God is pronounced upon her saying,

+movement into the New Babylon as foretold in Revellations 17. And in +Revellations 18 the judgement of God is pronounced upon her saying,

"And a strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,`Thus will Babylon, the great city, be @@ -2031,17 +2031,17 @@ found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all who have been slain on the earth."

And judgement will come to the New Babylon but the love of God is -shown to His saints through Christ Jesus. As it is written, " That at -the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven, +shown to His saints through Christ Jesus. As it is written, " That at +the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, and that every tongue should -confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." -(Phil 2:10-11) And then in 1Jn 1:5-10:

+confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." +(Phil 2:10-11) And then in 1Jn 1:5-10:

"This then is the message which we have heard of Him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as He is in the -light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus +light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to @@ -2079,7 +2079,7 @@ pseudo-scientific jargon.

radiated by each living thing. The aura changes color depending upon the state of the being and can be seen, felt and analyzed. It also can be adjusted to replace negative energy with positive energy. The -science of reading auras, called "Radiathesia," is supposedly used to +science of reading auras, called "Radiathesia," is supposedly used to do psychic readings and to diagnose physical ailments.

Bio Feedback A quasi-scientific technique using a form of the @@ -2103,13 +2103,13 @@ is the idea that reality is somehow "plastic" or malleable and ultimately only exists in a spiritual form. Therefore, you can alter your reality by mind-power.

-

Channeling: Channeling as defined by David Spangler, one of the -world's leading New Age thinkers:"Channeling is a phenomenon in which +

Channeling: Channeling as defined by David Spangler, one of the +world's leading New Age thinkers:"Channeling is a phenomenon in which a physical person enters an altered state of consciousness and lends his or her mind and /or body (depending on the technique employed) to be used by a non-physical entity in order to communicate from its level of existence to ours." A person who is totally yielded to a -spiritual entity that Channeling speaks through the person. Another +spiritual entity that Channeling speaks through the person. Another term for channeler is `Medium'. Critical Thinking: A thinking discipline that removes all prior learned judgement systems from individual upbringings within the family environment. This includes @@ -2123,7 +2123,7 @@ individuals accountable for what they do and not a group.

CHRIST SPIRIT: (or Christ-self) This is the higher power part of self that knows all and can be consulted for wisdom. This "christ" is -considered an energy but not a person. It was not unique to Jesus, +considered an energy but not a person. It was not unique to Jesus, but "rested" on many great teachers, and can, to a greater or lesser degree, rest within anyone. It can be reached through meditation exercises and mantras. Also called the higher self, christ @@ -2143,7 +2143,7 @@ implied. Not so evident is the desire of the "globalist" to have a one world political-economic-religious government under one "all-wise" ruler.

-

Occult Healing Practices: Homeopathy, hypnosis (including +

Occult Healing Practices: Homeopathy, hypnosis (including subliminals), pendulums, magnetic healing, polarity therapy, iridology, acupuncture, the use of crystals or pyramids. All of these practices (with the possible exception of acupuncture) have dubious @@ -2156,7 +2156,7 @@ Rooted in Hinduism or Taoism, both Oriental, pagan religions. Involves opening the soul up to supernatural power called siddhis, prana or chi, even at the intermediate levels. Tantric yoga, Raja Yoga, and internal martial arts like Aikido, Hsing I and Pa Kua Kung -Fu or Tai Chi Chuan are especially dangerous.

+Fu or Tai Chi Chuan are especially dangerous.

Meditation, stress reduction: Although there is Christian meditation, it involves reflecting on God's Word. What concerns us @@ -2174,7 +2174,7 @@ effect. Anything you do, good or evil, will come back to you@in this life or in your next life or "incarnation." Reincarnation is an implicit assumption of karma. When you finally eliminate all bad karma from hundreds of lives, you transcend the wheel of karma and -melt into Buddha-hood, the Atman, or God-consciousness all +melt into Buddha-hood, the Atman, or God-consciousness all individuality is lost then. This is the goal of most New Age disciples who believe in karma.

@@ -2193,17 +2193,17 @@ god and bring him into your body.

MASTERS, ASCENDED: Most New Age people believe that we are guided by a highly evolved, perfected hierarchy of spiritual entities who are invisible, but who educate us through dreams, psychic experiences, and -through channelers. Jesus is said to be one Ascended Master, but -there are others, like Maitreya or Sanat Kumara, who are greater. +through channelers. Jesus is said to be one Ascended Master, but +there are others, like Maitreya or Sanat Kumara, who are greater. Their teachings are not to be questioned.

RAINBOW: Although the rainbow is a Biblical symbol of God's -covenant faihtfulness (Gen 9:13), its beauty and charm have made it a +covenant faihtfulness (Gen 9:13), its beauty and charm have made it a popular symbol within the New Age. This does not mean that everyone who uses a rainbow is in the New Age. However, the use of the rainbow as symbol should be looked at. To the New Age person, the rainbow is symbolic of the Abtahkarana, or Rainbow Bridge over which the initiate -must travel to attain godhood. Maitreya, the New Age Christ, is said +must travel to attain godhood. Maitreya, the New Age Christ, is said to be the primary transmitter of "rainbow energies," as well. Another common New Age use of the rainbow is as a symbol of many different religions and races blending together into one unified whole. This @@ -2215,11 +2215,11 @@ have fragments of God-ness within us and are all one entity.

that no one ever really dies, but rather you go through hundreds of lifetimes in which you gradually perfect yourself by eliminating bad karma and attaining God-consciousness. Thus, if they don't get it all -together in this life, they will have others ahead. Raja Yoga, or +together in this life, they will have others ahead. Raja Yoga, or meditation of the mind, is to look into ones self to find the true self and in finding true self is finding God. This uniting with God is understood better by knowing that the guru's are considered Christ -or the Christ Spirit incarnate. But in Matthew 24:23-24 Jesus gives +or the Christ Spirit incarnate. But in Matthew 24:23-24 Jesus gives us warning about false Christs. Realization Techniques- which is TM (Transcendental Meditation): Through vibrations you open your mind channels to spirit beings to find your godhead. (In chanting the @@ -2237,7 +2237,7 @@ designed to tell the future. New Agers believe that information on the future comes from the higher consciousness.

UNIVERSAL MIND: This doctrine draws heavily from Hinduism and the -theories of the occult psychiatrist Carl Jung. It teaches that we are +theories of the occult psychiatrist Carl Jung. It teaches that we are all part of a universal super-mind which permeates all things. This mind has all the collective memories of the race and can, if properly tapped, be the source of eternal wisdom. It is a similar, but not @@ -2253,7 +2253,7 @@ has been taught the child at home. Pragmatism (end justifies the means) and lack of moral absolutes are encouraged. See also critical thinking.

-

VISUALIZATION:Making something real by imagining it into existence. +

VISUALIZATION:Making something real by imagining it into existence. Also know as guided imagery, visualization assumes that consciousness has the power to create reality

@@ -2261,9 +2261,9 @@ has the power to create reality

Yoga. You look within yourself to find your true self, and in finding your true self you find God.

-

Marilyn Ferguson, THE AQUARIAN CNOSPIRACY, Houghton-Mifflin, 1980

+

Marilyn Ferguson, THE AQUARIAN CNOSPIRACY, Houghton-Mifflin, 1980

-

Alice A. Bailey, EDUCATION IN THE NEW AGE, Lucis Trust, New York, +

Alice A. Bailey, EDUCATION IN THE NEW AGE, Lucis Trust, New York, (1954) 1987 edition, p.vi.

ibid, p.vi, ix.

@@ -2272,7 +2272,7 @@ your true self you find God.

ibid., pp.viii-ix.

-

Alice A. Bailey, THE REAPPEARANCE OF THE CHRIST, Lucis Trust, New +

Alice A. Bailey, THE REAPPEARANCE OF THE CHRIST, Lucis Trust, New York, 1948, pp.140, 149.

ibid., p.158-59 & Bailey, EDUCATION, p.88.

@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@ York, 1948, pp.140, 149.

The Billings Newsletter, vol.XI, Box 3102, Lynnwood, WA. 98102, Nov.1989, p.1.ibid.

-

David Spangler, REFLECTIONS ON THE CHRIST, Findhorn, Scotland, +

David Spangler, REFLECTIONS ON THE CHRIST, Findhorn, Scotland, 1977, pp.36-39, 40-44.Marliyn Ferguson, THE AQUARIN CONSPIRACY, Houghton-Mifflin, 1980,p315.

@@ -2300,28 +2300,28 @@ Houghton-Mifflin, 1980,p315.

ibid., p.316

-

Behavioral Science Teacher Education Program, H. E. W., Washington +

Behavioral Science Teacher Education Program, H. E. W., Washington DC, 1969, p.11 Many New Age writers have advocated both drugs and -promiscuous sex as methods of "enlightenment" Among these were Alice +promiscuous sex as methods of "enlightenment" Among these were Alice Bailey, Timothy Leary, Baba Ram Dass, Carlos Castaneda, Robert Anton -Wilson, Miriam Starhawk, and Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. Antioch U., +Wilson, Miriam Starhawk, and Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. Antioch U., "Women and spirituality", op. cit.,p.4.

Bailey, EDUCATION, op. cit., pp. 133-38

Project Abstracts- Schools for the 21st Century- Mountlake Elementary, Seattle School Dist. from the Anaheim Bulletin 10/17/69: -"U.S. Plan to `Take Over' Grade Schools Intimated." David Spangler, +"U.S. Plan to `Take Over' Grade Schools Intimated." David Spangler, REFLECTIONS ON THE CHRIST, Findhorn, Scotland, 1977, pp.36-39, -40-44.David Spangler, CHANNELING IN THE NEW AGE, Morningtown, -Issaquah, Wa. 1988: p. 7.see Kurt Billings and Bill J. Schnoebelen, -SOMEWHERE UNDER THE RAINBOW, SAINTS ALIVE, 1990, pp.6-8 New Genesis

+40-44.David Spangler, CHANNELING IN THE NEW AGE, Morningtown, +Issaquah, Wa. 1988: p. 7.see Kurt Billings and Bill J. Schnoebelen, +SOMEWHERE UNDER THE RAINBOW, SAINTS ALIVE, 1990, pp.6-8 New Genesis

ibid

William Bramley, THE GODS OF EDEN, Dahlin Press,1989, pp. 59-60, -and from Barbara Marx Hubbard, THE HUNGER OF EVE, Island Pacific, -1989,p 7.See Kurt Billings & Bill j. Schnoeblen, SOME WHERE UNDER THE +and from Barbara Marx Hubbard, THE HUNGER OF EVE, Island Pacific, +1989,p 7.See Kurt Billings & Bill j. Schnoeblen, SOME WHERE UNDER THE RAINBOW, SAINTS ALIVE,1990, P.4,5, for more detailed info.Randall N. Baer, INSIDE THE NEW AGE NIGHTMARE, Huntington House 1989, p. 61 THE AQUARIAN GOSPEL OF JESUS THE CHRIST

@@ -2336,10 +2336,10 @@ AQUARIAN GOSPEL OF JESUS THE CHRIST

The Satan Seller- Mike Warnke

-

Lou Tice, video series tape 30, IS NEW AGE THINKING FOR ACHIEVING +

Lou Tice, video series tape 30, IS NEW AGE THINKING FOR ACHIEVING YOUR POTENTIAL? Lake Washington, VOCTECH SPRING QUATER, 1990, p. 2

-

Jack Canfield, THE INNER CLASSROOM: TEACHING WITH GUIDED IMAGERY,

+

Jack Canfield, THE INNER CLASSROOM: TEACHING WITH GUIDED IMAGERY,

Copyright 1981, pp 26,29,30,32,33.ack Canfield, THE INNER CLASSROOM: TEACHING WITH GUIDED IMAGERY, Copyright 1981, pp 33.ibid

@@ -2360,16 +2360,16 @@ book on page 13

CHINA MOSAIC: MULTIDISCIPLINARY UNITS FOR THE MIDDLE GRADES PUT OUT BY THE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. ON PAGE 28, -UNIT Monkey TalesTacoma School Dist. health program is the chapter +UNIT Monkey TalesTacoma School Dist. health program is the chapter called: "Stages in Accepting Death.

ibid

from conference brochure

-

Hal Lindsey in his book `Satan Is Alive

+

Hal Lindsey in his book `Satan Is Alive

-

Hal Lindsey in his book `Satan Is Alive +

Hal Lindsey in his book `Satan Is Alive For more on this complex subject, see Reisser, Reisser & Weldon, NEW AGE MEDICINE, Global, Chattanooga, TN., 1988 and Jane D. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/kurtresp.xml b/pythonCode/output/kurtresp.xml index 13d10ae..911e3c9 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/kurtresp.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/kurtresp.xml @@ -6,12 +6,12 @@

This archive crystallizes (no pun intended) the Constance Cumbey "New Age Conspiracy" theory, a theory that has become almost a canonical part of Fundamentalist Christian doctrine. There are no indications who - this "Kurt" is, but he is assumed to be the author of this tract.

+ this "Kurt" is, but he is assumed to be the author of this tract.

This piece is a libel against Neo-paganism in general and Dianist Wicca in particular. It is full of lies and requires a response.

-

Michelle Klein-Hass +

Michelle Klein-Hass Founder, the Christian Hate Materials Project

PROJECT: THE LAST GENERATION

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ advancement, and where the momentum seems to be taking us....

....This book will show the taking over of the Education system; with the intent of wiping-out THE JUDEO - CHRISTIAN VALUES. By a conspiracy -which is written of by Marilyn Ferguson in the Aquarian Conspiracy and +which is written of by Marilyn Ferguson in the Aquarian Conspiracy and "she has found in the deepest roots of the educational system; she quotes "There are lot of us in the woodwork." He, a veteran bureaucrat, was referring to a loose coalition of conspirators in @@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ HERE! HUMANITY,.

The ad went on to say that this "Christ" has been emerging as a spokesman quietly since 1977; that throughout history, mankind has been guided by a group of enlightened men, the "Masters of Wisdom." -The ad claims that he is the "World Teacher," called Maitreya, known +The ad claims that he is the "World Teacher," called Maitreya, known by Christians as the Christ, by the Jews as the Messiah, by the -Buddhists as the fifth Buddha, by the Muslims as the Imam Mahdi, and -by the Hindus as Krishna. The ad claimed that he was hidden from the +Buddhists as the fifth Buddha, by the Muslims as the Imam Mahdi, and +by the Hindus as Krishna. The ad claimed that he was hidden from the world, but that within the next two months he would speak to humanity in a worldwide TV broadcast in which his message would be heard by all nations telepathically in their own language. @@ -95,15 +95,15 @@ world-shattering event. However, close examination of this material reveals things which do not tally with the Biblical version of the second coming of Christ.

-

Ok...here comes the "Maitreya"/Antichrist barrage. The TV appearance of - "Maitreya" has been trumpeted by Benjamin Creme for years and years. +

Ok...here comes the "Maitreya"/Antichrist barrage. The TV appearance of + "Maitreya" has been trumpeted by Benjamin Creme for years and years. The big TV broadcast didn't happen in 1982, it didn't happen in 1987 during the "Harmonic Convergence", and it didn't happen in May 1990, - the last time Creme asserted that Maitreya would speak on TV.

+ the last time Creme asserted that Maitreya would speak on TV.

-

If this was the Biblical Antichrist, then I'm sure he'd have his act +

If this was the Biblical Antichrist, then I'm sure he'd have his act together a lot more than he does. And he certainly wouldn't choose an - eccentric, albeit rich old coot as his "John The Baptist" figure.

+ eccentric, albeit rich old coot as his "John The Baptist" figure.

The piece continues by another bounce, first into the "We Are The World"/Hands Across America event (a failure) then back into Alice @@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ government and culture without question.

But one does not mean another. A does NOT equal B.

2) Full implementation of the anti-Christian educational -philosophies of John Dewey, but with a more eastern metaphysical +philosophies of John Dewey, but with a more eastern metaphysical approach.

-

John Dewey, although very misguided with Positivist philosophy and +

John Dewey, although very misguided with Positivist philosophy and Behaviorist psychology, was NOT anti-Christian. In fact he saw religion as a way of keeping social systems together.

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ attempts are made to blend them into Western civilization. the children, while lifting up the New Age "One World" religion. 6) The New Age pluralistic religion (All paths lead to God - all religions are equally valid) will be taught as the only acceptable -belief system, excluding Jesus' unique claims. +belief system, excluding Jesus' unique claims. 8) Essential Christian doctrines like hell, judgement or even heaven are to be mocked and denied. Rather, karma and reincarnation should be taught

@@ -187,17 +187,17 @@ trust" behind modern education reads like a Who's Who of the New Age.

chastity before marriage, the traditional family, and the authority of parents are being pushed at a fever pitch.

-

Dee Dickinson, the director of New Horizons for Learning, is a -member of President Bush's White House Task Force on Innovative +

Dee Dickinson, the director of New Horizons for Learning, is a +member of President Bush's White House Task Force on Innovative Learning. She has helped put together a graduate program in Education at Antioch University (a teachers' college!) in cooperation with the Washington Education Association. This course includes subjects like astrology and tapping the human potential. A frequent lecturer at -Antioch is Miriam Starhawk, one of the leading spokeswomen for Wicca +Antioch is Miriam Starhawk, one of the leading spokeswomen for Wicca ("white" [sic] witchcraft). She is a witch [sic]!

-

I am SURE that for every Dee Dickinson on the White House Literacy Task - Force (The real name of Bush's "Task Force on Innovative Learning") +

I am SURE that for every Dee Dickinson on the White House Literacy Task + Force (The real name of Bush's "Task Force on Innovative Learning") there are at least two Reaganbush Bible thumpers. And just because Starhawk has lectured at Antioch doesn't mean that Antioch is a Pagan institution. It might be liberal, but it certainly isn't Pagan.

@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ government order, a new economical system, and a new religious order. (The New Age) All this BEGINS in the RADICAL reconstruction of our educational system. A. CONTROL THE SYSTEM.

-

What "Kurt" neglects to say is that Parental Control movements are the +

What "Kurt" neglects to say is that Parental Control movements are the biggest trend in education. In literally hundreds of school districts, PTAs and parents' councils are getting veto power over textbooks and curriculae. It seems to me that schools are less and less controlled by @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ Manual which included the use of influence procedures for using brainwashing techniques was published in 1962. So this has been on going for almost 30 years now.

-

"Kurt"'s agenda now shows itself up. "Kurt" really objects to the fact +

"Kurt"'s agenda now shows itself up. "Kurt" really objects to the fact that even though in most cases religion is discussed exclusively in a Judeo-Christio-Islamic Monotheistic context, that Christian indoctrination in the form of prayer in schools (where it does not @@ -263,33 +263,33 @@ going for almost 30 years now.

g. At an Edmonds school district high school we see evidence of the culture in our area. An example comes from the hallways in Nov. -88 in the form of flyers promoting:"Joey Swanson presents- Forced +88 in the form of flyers promoting:"Joey Swanson presents- Forced Entry -- with COVEN plus DEATH SQUAD." ( At the Ballard V.F.W.)

This is obviously an advertisement flier for a Heavy Metal gig. Need I say more?

I will conclude with a large chunk of the tract, so that you can decide - for yourself where "Kurt"'s true agenda lies: that unless public + for yourself where "Kurt"'s true agenda lies: that unless public schools become indoctrination grounds for Evangelical Christian Fundamentalism, that the only other choice is for children to be taught in Fundamentalist parochial schools. I wonder whether this whole tract is an attempt to scare Christian parents into pulling their kids out of - school and putting them into Fundie parochial schools? + school and putting them into Fundie parochial schools? M.K-H.

.

There are many teachers who still hold to the standards and values -of God who do not have Jesus as their savior. They don't have the -power to overcome this movement but those who have Jesus Christ as +of God who do not have Jesus as their savior. They don't have the +power to overcome this movement but those who have Jesus Christ as their Lord can. These teachers must seek deliverance for their kids -from the Antichrist through prayer. Some teachers help to curb the +from the Antichrist through prayer. Some teachers help to curb the degeneration of the next generation of kids, but I'm afraid that the educational process is converting more and more teachers to the New Age movement through their cleverly devised strategies. These teachers are a generation, and will be creating a generation, for the -coming Antichrist and his prophet as was foretold in the Holy Bible....

+coming Antichrist and his prophet as was foretold in the Holy Bible....

....Be prepared to receive ridicule if you plan to fight this movement. Through eastern mysticism, and no ABSOLUTES or value system, our @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ and propagates itself. In order to bring this home to you, consider the teacher in the Tacoma School Dist. who is now offering an accredited course for teachers through U.PS. The course is `Teaching for Social -Responsibility' and instructed by Lee Landrud. The course is promoted +Responsibility' and instructed by Lee Landrud. The course is promoted like this:

feel connected

@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ like this:

learn meditation skills....

-

....Teachers who have Jesus in their lives seem to emphasize only the +

....Teachers who have Jesus in their lives seem to emphasize only the positive values of God in the curriculums and de-emphasize New Age philosophy. But the teachers who have no understanding of the conflict of beliefs being fought in our society are easy targets for @@ -366,14 +366,14 @@ Godly principles for the salvation of our people and land.

end of tract

-

The change that "Kurt" is hoping for is on its way, and it's not a very +

The change that "Kurt" is hoping for is on its way, and it's not a very pleasant one. Excellent teachers whose only "crime" is same-sex orientation are still being removed from the profession. I am waiting until someone who is Neo-pagan by religious belief is hounded from - their classroom by Fundie witch-hunters. Forced prayer in school using + their classroom by Fundie witch-hunters. Forced prayer in school using "The Lord's Prayer" or another Christian prayer might come back to schools once the balance of the Supreme Court tilts irreversably to the - Right with the ratification of Judge Souter or another Religious + Right with the ratification of Judge Souter or another Religious Rightist candidate to the seat recently vacated. The theory of Evolution, which is as founded in scientific fact as the Three Laws of Thermodynamics and Newton's Law of Gravity, continues to be taught, diff --git a/pythonCode/output/larouche.xml b/pythonCode/output/larouche.xml index 53176b1..5ada20f 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/larouche.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/larouche.xml @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Lines: 809 Nntp-Posting-Host: cwns2.ins.cwru.edu

The file below is from the Lincoln Legacy BBS (703)777-5987. -It is run by John Covici and has many LaRouche related text +It is run by John Covici and has many LaRouche related text files. The file below is found there compressed as TRIAL_FC.ZIP. This has been previously posted to alt.conspiracy - apologies to anyone seeing it twice. @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ anyone seeing it twice.

TEXT

The following is a fact sheet documenting the background to the -trial of Lyndon LaRouche at the Federal Court in Alexandria, +trial of Lyndon LaRouche at the Federal Court in Alexandria, Virginia USA.

Prehistory

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ orders three companies (one is a scientific organization) to be placed under involuntary supervision and forced to suspend their activities.

-

May 1988: After a 6-month Boston trial, judge Robert Keeton +

May 1988: After a 6-month Boston trial, judge Robert Keeton declares a mistrial, following serious errors by the prosecution. The prosecution refused to disclose crucial evidence to the defense. After the mistrial, a Boston newspaper published an @@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ an informal vote, was unanimously in favor of acquitting the defendants, because the prosecution could not prove its case and had destroyed its credibility through its legal misconduct.

-

Oct. 14, 1988: Federal attorney Henry Hudson of Alexandria, +

Oct. 14, 1988: Federal attorney Henry Hudson of Alexandria, Virginia, announces that he is indicting LaRouche and six associates for "conspiracy to commit mail fraud" and "conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service."

-

The accused William Wertz, Edward Spannaus, Michael Billington, -Dennis Small, Paul Greenberg and Joyce Rubinstein are each +

The accused William Wertz, Edward Spannaus, Michael Billington, +Dennis Small, Paul Greenberg and Joyce Rubinstein are each indicted on between 3 and 11 counts. LaRouche on the other hand is indicted on a total of 13 counts. Count 13 charges him with having conspired "with persons known and unknown to the Grand @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ subsumed under the designation "mail fraud")

The accusations stand or fall with the basic claim, that the National Caucus of Labor Committees (NCLC), a philosophical association founded nearly 20 years ago, is in fact a criminal -conspiracy whose essential purpose is to enrich Lyndon LaRouche. +conspiracy whose essential purpose is to enrich Lyndon LaRouche. The political goals of this organisation--fighting drugs and hunger, for a new just world economic order, for a strong western defense, against the decay of westerm culture and for a cultural @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ and scientific renaissance--were considered side aspects of the

Pretrial eventst

By setting a very short period between the indictment and trial -opening, Alexandria Judge Bryan created the preconditions for a +opening, Alexandria Judge Bryan created the preconditions for a summary trial, in which the defendants were deprived of the possibility of comprehensive defense.

@@ -110,37 +110,37 @@ damage LaRouche's ongoing electoral campaign, and that it was largely identical to that of the Boston trial, and therefore violated the fundamental legal principle excluding "double jeopardy" -- no one can be tried for the same accusation twice. -Judge Stanley Sporkin dismisses the challenge following a brief +Judge Stanley Sporkin dismisses the challenge following a brief oral hearing without having read the written motions.

October 17, 1988: Arraignment before Chief Judge Albert V. -Bryan. All defendants plead not guilty and move to shift the +Bryan. All defendants plead not guilty and move to shift the proceedings to Boston, on the grounds of similar content of the -two cases. Bryant fixes a Nov. 10 deadline for submission of all +two cases. Bryant fixes a Nov. 10 deadline for submission of all defense pre-trial motions and Nov. 21 for the trial. When even -the state prosecutor Robinson objects, Judge Bryan remarks that +the state prosecutor Robinson objects, Judge Bryan remarks that 90 percent of the defense motions would just come of a computer and only three or four would be worth considering.

-

Oct. 21, 1988: Judge Bryan dismisses the motion to move the +

Oct. 21, 1988: Judge Bryan dismisses the motion to move the trial to Boston, despite the fact that the circumstance of "double jeopardy" is underlined by the presence of the Boston -prosecutors John Markham and Mark Rasch, who assist the deputy +prosecutors John Markham and Mark Rasch, who assist the deputy prosecutor of Alexandria in the trial.

Oct. 28, 1988: Hearing of defense motion that the prosecution must indicate all documents to be used as evidence for the -accusations. At this point, Judge Bryant admits that "we are +accusations. At this point, Judge Bryant admits that "we are pushing the defendants a bit hard in this case in terms of time".

Nov. 4, 1988: The defense protests the hurried tempo of the trial and the trial date, only five weeks after the indictment. -Defense Attorney Kenley Webster points out that he had only two +Defense Attorney Kenley Webster points out that he had only two weeks to work on the case, while the prosecution had been working on it for four years. Furthermore, since October 1986 defendants had been deprived access to the more than two million documents -seized and available to the prosecution. Judge Bryan supports -the argument of prosecutor Kent Robinson, that most of the +seized and available to the prosecution. Judge Bryan supports +the argument of prosecutor Kent Robinson, that most of the defense attorneys had become familiar with the case already in Boston. Motions to shift the trial and to delay trial date are denied. The Judge also denies defense motion to separate @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ proceedings on the tax evasion count from the other, completely different, counts.

Nov. 7, 1988: The Alexandria prosecution, represented by Boston -state attorney Markham as signer (!), moves that defendants +state attorney Markham as signer (!), moves that defendants and their attorneys should not be allowed to mention harrassment and financial warfare by government institutions as a reason for non-payment of loans. The prosecution demands that no mention be @@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ is particularly bizarre: the alleged conspiracy according to the prosecution was supposed to have terminated on April 19, 1987, one day before the involuntary bankruptcy proceeding.

-

The attorneys for Ed Spannaus and the other defendants submit an +

The attorneys for Ed Spannaus and the other defendants submit an Emergency Petition for Mandamus to the U.S. Court of Appeals in -Richmond, arguing that Judge Bryan be ordered to move the trial +Richmond, arguing that Judge Bryan be ordered to move the trial to a later date.

In addition, the defense submits a Motion to release exculpatory @@ -174,18 +174,18 @@ and supporters.

Nov. 9, 1988: Defense submits a motion to suspend the trial on grounds it is politically motivated and selectively directed -against LaRouche, while other politicians, for example Gary Hart, +against LaRouche, while other politicians, for example Gary Hart, would never consider repaying campaign debts of millions of dollars.

-

Nov. 10, 1988: Judge Bryan dismisses the above and 26 of the 28 +

Nov. 10, 1988: Judge Bryan dismisses the above and 26 of the 28 motions, and supports the prosecution's demands to limit scope of -the defense. Bryant claims that harrassment by government +the defense. Bryant claims that harrassment by government agencies was irrelevant to the case in point. He denies the defense the right to individually question the prospective jurors or to submit a list of questions for jury selection.

-

By these actions Judge Bryan preprogrammed a guilty verdict +

By these actions Judge Bryan preprogrammed a guilty verdict against the defendants. Limiting the defense meant that the true political nature of the case, which had begun to emerge during the Boston trial, would be excluded. Instead, attention was to be @@ -194,21 +194,21 @@ given to the obscure conspiracy theory of the prosecution.

November 14: Refering to their Petition to the Richmond court, the attorneys for the defense submit sworn personal oaths to the effect that an adequate defense would be impossible under the -conditions set by Judge Bryan, a situation which would violate +conditions set by Judge Bryan, a situation which would violate the constitutional right to a fair trial.

At the same time, the defense submits a new motion against the -ruling of Judge Bryan requiring the defense to reveal its +ruling of Judge Bryan requiring the defense to reveal its strategy prior to the opening of the trial.

November 17: The Richmond Court of Appeals rejects the defense's petition for a setting a later trial date.

November 18: Final deliberation before opening of the trial. -Judge Bryan rejects the defense motion asking that the +Judge Bryan rejects the defense motion asking that the prosecution be ordered to submit a list of prosecutions witnesses. The prosecution is only required to name a witness 24 -hours before the witness is to appear in court. Judge Bryan also +hours before the witness is to appear in court. Judge Bryan also dismisses the motion of November 14.

Jury "Selection"

@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ interference had not made this impossible.

Defense showed that the firms involved enjoyed massive expansion in income over 1984-85, thereby justifying major loans. Certified -Public Accountant Thomas Seavy showed with charts, how the wave +Public Accountant Thomas Seavy showed with charts, how the wave of violent press slanders and attacks by Democratic Party figures, following the March 1986 victory of two LaRouche candidates in the Illinois primaries, had interrupted the @@ -289,13 +289,13 @@ defraud -- could not be claimed in this case.

There was a plan to repay debts

-

Two active LaRouche collaborators Frank Bell and Richard Welsh +

Two active LaRouche collaborators Frank Bell and Richard Welsh testified on November 23 and 29, to the heroic efforts made to repay loans. These efforts covered the 4-year period cited by the prosecution and continued up to the present.

Bell presented his repayment plan, which involved for example -$15,000 in weekly repayments throughout 1985. Welsh described his +$15,000 in weekly repayments throughout 1985. Welsh described his plan to contact 3000 creditors in order to verify the amount of the loans and discuss a repayment schedule or forgiveness of the loans. These plans, whose existence completely contradict the @@ -308,17 +308,17 @@ involuntary bankrupcy proceedings of April, 1987, which ended all possibility of further repayment.

The defense cited as evidence more than six memoranda written by -LaRouche making proposals for means of repaying the debt. Welsh +LaRouche making proposals for means of repaying the debt. Welsh described his efforts over nearly seven years to realize these proposals.

-

Even government witness Wayne Hintz, who had formerly worked in +

Even government witness Wayne Hintz, who had formerly worked in the bookkeeping department of LaRouche-associated organizations, -confirmed this existence of a repayment program. Hintz himself +confirmed this existence of a repayment program. Hintz himself had written memos on repayment plans which the NCLC leadership -and LaRouche endorsed. According to Hintz, LaRouche personally +and LaRouche endorsed. According to Hintz, LaRouche personally had always pushed for cutting back and even eliminating the -soliciting of loans, and for increasing sales instead. Hintz +soliciting of loans, and for increasing sales instead. Hintz stated in court on December 6: "There was no policy I was aware of not to repay loans." [check English quote]

@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ for the charge of fraud.

In addition, it emerged that the government's figures regarding outstanding debt were wrong. Government witness, IRS employee -Harry Chusid presented a 900-page report which he claimed showed +Harry Chusid presented a 900-page report which he claimed showed that from 1984 to 1986 more than $33 mio. had been taken out in loans, while only $3.7 mio. were repayed. This "analysis" fell apart during cross-examination, however, when a random check @@ -350,42 +350,42 @@ Of the remaining 5%, only a tiny number could be brought to work actively with FBI, Secret Service or IRS agents and issue false statements.

-

Creditor Dorothy Powers, for example, testified on November 30 -that defendant Michael Billington had explained to her very +

Creditor Dorothy Powers, for example, testified on November 30 +that defendant Michael Billington had explained to her very clearly that her loan constituted a kind of "war bond" and carried a corresponding element of risk. Creditor Martha Van Sickie testified to similar effect, and during examination of -witness Max Harrell the defense presented a transcript of a +witness Max Harrell the defense presented a transcript of a telephone conversation in which Harrell was literally told concerning his loan, "of course it's a risk". This was again -confirmed on December 7 by witness Alan Rither, a Washington +confirmed on December 7 by witness Alan Rither, a Washington lawyer who also loaned money to the organizations of the defendants.

-

Mrs. Audrey Carter testified that her 1985 loan to Caucus +

Mrs. Audrey Carter testified that her 1985 loan to Caucus Distributors, Inc. (CDI) was due for repayment in November 1986, the month after the dramatic FBI raid. In April 1987 CDI was shut -down on orders of the government. Alan Rither, who had also made +down on orders of the government. Alan Rither, who had also made a loan to CDI, testified that even after the involuntary bankrupcy he had recieved assurances that the remainder of repayments due would be paid back to him.

-

John Perricone, an active supporter of the NDPC (the National +

John Perricone, an active supporter of the NDPC (the National Democratic Policy Committee, which promoted the electoral campaigns of LaRouche-associated candidates) testified that he -had known defendant Joyce Rubenstein since 1979 and regarded her +had known defendant Joyce Rubenstein since 1979 and regarded her as an honest, committed woman. In cross examination Perricone confirmed that he had loaned a total of more than $30,000, but had not insisted on repayment. Testimony by Perricone concerning FBI harassment against him was suppressed at the demand of -prosecutor John Markham. However, statements by creditor -Elizabeth Sexton, who had allegedly been cheated by the +prosecutor John Markham. However, statements by creditor +Elizabeth Sexton, who had allegedly been cheated by the defendants, revealed all the more clearly the methods by which government agencies pressured contributors and creditors and even incited them to lay traps for the defendants.

-

All of this demonstrated, as attorney Ed Williams for Joyce -Rubenstein and attorney James Clark for Michael Billington +

All of this demonstrated, as attorney Ed Williams for Joyce +Rubenstein and attorney James Clark for Michael Billington emphasized in their final summaries, that the testimony of even the most hostile witnesses had only proved that loans were taken which had not been paid back. The defendants' motives were to @@ -396,28 +396,28 @@ defend political ideas, and not to pursue criminal aims.

A crucial element of the prosecution's case, and especially for the prosecution's characterization of LaRouche as the authoritarian dictator of the alleged conspiracy, was the -testimony of former members of the NCLC: Charles Tate, Chris -Curtis, Vera Cronk, Steve Bardwell and Pam Goldman. Their +testimony of former members of the NCLC: Charles Tate, Chris +Curtis, Vera Cronk, Steve Bardwell and Pam Goldman. Their malicious, lying testimony demonstrated that a conspiracy did indeed exist -- namely on the part of those who had orchestrated the indictments and legal harassment of the defendants! It was quite clear that these witnesses were motivated by personal animosity toward LaRouche, and had possibly been pressured to -testify by promiss of avoiding prosecution themselves. It became +testify by promiss of avoiding prosecution themselves. It became clear that the witnesses had been coached by representatives of the prosecution in repeated intensive sessions in order to fit their testimony to the prosecution's case.

An unbiased court could only dismiss these witnesses' testimony as worthless. The final blow to their credibility was delivered -when witnesses Steve Bardwell and Charles Tate were forced to +when witnesses Steve Bardwell and Charles Tate were forced to confirm descriptions of a Halloween Party held on October 31, 1986, in which former NCLC members celebrated the huge FBI raid, earlier that month, on the offices of LaRouche-associated organizations. Bardwell had himself written a five-page invitation to that party, announcing the performance of a play entitled "Pin the Rap on LaRouche." The guests at the party came -in costume; Charles Tate, who had dressed himself up as a credit +in costume; Charles Tate, who had dressed himself up as a credit card, acted out an imaginary testimony against LaRouche. Kostas Kalimtgis, a former leading associate of LaRouche presently suspected of having been a long-time KGB plant, gave a major @@ -425,21 +425,21 @@ speach at the Halloween party calling upon those present to do everything possible "to put LaRouche behind bars."

While most statements by the ex-members were discredited by their -obvious vindictive intent, Charles Tate and Chris Curtis -entangled themselves in serious contradictions. Curtis had +obvious vindictive intent, Charles Tate and Chris Curtis +entangled themselves in serious contradictions. Curtis had earlier testified, in the Boston case, that LaRouche associates had acted in good faith and he had no knowledge of an intention not to repay debts. Now, in Alexandria, he claimed that non- repayment had been the general policy. Especially under cross -examination, Curtis revealed himself to be an obedient +examination, Curtis revealed himself to be an obedient instrument of the prosecution. His coaching for testimony had clearly been much more than the originally acknowledged 15 hours -of consultation with U.S. government officials. Curtis admitted +of consultation with U.S. government officials. Curtis admitted that since leaving the NCLC he had applied for employment to 12 different government agencies, including the CIA. It emerged that -in the course of his attempts to secure employment, Curtis had +in the course of his attempts to secure employment, Curtis had successively changed his line on LaRouche and his associates, in -the direction of increasingly damaging statements. Tate revealed +the direction of increasingly damaging statements. Tate revealed himself as a notorious liar, admitting that he had lied to LaRouche in a number of written reports. He had spent the equivalent of two weeks preparing his testimony under the @@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ representatives of the prosecution.

Claim of "Conspiracy" Key to Prosecution's Case

-

The case of defendant Edward Spannaus demonstrated most clearly +

The case of defendant Edward Spannaus demonstrated most clearly how the claim of "conspiracy" was the prosecution's only way to implicate him in criminal actions. Spannaus was charged with Count 1 (conspiracy to defraud) as well as Counts 3-11, where he @@ -460,25 +460,25 @@ unverified statement by LaRouche on loan policy. Spannaus' only involvement in the cited loan cases was in discussing with a lawyer changes in loan contracts.

-

On December 2 Richard Vepez, a former NCLC member confirmed in +

On December 2 Richard Vepez, a former NCLC member confirmed in testimony that Spannaus had in one case objected to a change in a loan contract which might have caused misunderstandings concerning the political nature of activities for which the money was to be used.

-

Spannaus' defense attorney Kenley Webster cited the flimsy nature +

Spannaus' defense attorney Kenley Webster cited the flimsy nature of the charges against Spannaus as exemplary of the shakey foundation of the prosecution's entire case.

-

The Case of Dennis Small

+

The Case of Dennis Small

-

Defendant Dennis Small was indicted on only one count, for -allegedly having sollicited a large loan from Mrs. Goodwill for +

Defendant Dennis Small was indicted on only one count, for +allegedly having sollicited a large loan from Mrs. Goodwill for the declared purpose of supporting a campaign against drugs. It -emerged, however, that Chris Curtis was the one who made the loan -agreement with Mrs. Goodwill -- according to Curtis' own -testimony! Dennis Small had never had anything to do with this -loan. Curtis left the distinct impression that his false +emerged, however, that Chris Curtis was the one who made the loan +agreement with Mrs. Goodwill -- according to Curtis' own +testimony! Dennis Small had never had anything to do with this +loan. Curtis left the distinct impression that his false testimony in court had been elicited under threat of indictment.

"Tax Fraud"

@@ -502,24 +502,24 @@ in accordance with U.S. tax law.

5) the government's contention that LaRouche had a "lavish lifestyle" was a fabricated falsehood.

-

Experienced lawyer Mayer Morgenroth confirmed in testimony that +

Experienced lawyer Mayer Morgenroth confirmed in testimony that LaRouche had decided not to file a tax return on the basis of sound professional advice, and that material goods provided him (housing, clothing, security) did not constitute taxable income. -Morgenroth reported that he had participated in 1979 and 1984 in +Morgenroth reported that he had participated in 1979 and 1984 in consultations concerning the tax status of LaRouche and his associates. These consultations established that LaRouche wrote as a politician and publicist for various publishing concerns sympathetic with his views. These companies had a legitimate interest in providing meals, housing, a minimum of clothing and necessary security arrangements for LaRouche. A tax consultant -from Michigan, Gerry Doherty, had explained to Morgenroth that +from Michigan, Gerry Doherty, had explained to Morgenroth that these provisions to Mr. LaRouche could not be counted as income. -Furthermore Harold Dubrowsky of the tax consulting firm Grant +Furthermore Harold Dubrowsky of the tax consulting firm Grant Thorton, had advised that LaRouche was not required to file a tax return.

-

Thomas Seay, a certified public accountant (CPA) testified that +

Thomas Seay, a certified public accountant (CPA) testified that according to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations, LaRouche could be classified as an employee of various publishing houses, however this determination was somewhat ambiguous. The same @@ -528,17 +528,17 @@ clothing expenses, insofar as they are provided as gifts, do not constitute taxable income. Seay had advised LaRouche that he need not file a tax return.

-

New York accountant Murray Altman testified that during the four +

New York accountant Murray Altman testified that during the four years he had completed tax returns for LaRouche-associated publishing companies and firms, LaRouche himself had been free of tax obligations.

-

Finally, IRS tax official Elizabeth Jeu, who had been involved +

Finally, IRS tax official Elizabeth Jeu, who had been involved for the last 12-14 in a tax investigation of LaRouche, testified to the effect that since 1979, the IRS had never seriously tried to collect taxes from LaRouche.

-

LaRouche's lawyer Odin Anderson stressed in his closing +

LaRouche's lawyer Odin Anderson stressed in his closing statement, that the IRS could have demanded at any time since 1979 that LaRouche file a tax return. This had not happened, but instead a bizarre tax evasion conspiracy theory had been @@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ necessary security arrangements had deprived LaRouche of privacy and freedom of movement, and made him a virtual prisoner in his working room.

-

General Luis Giuffreda, who headed under President Reagan the +

General Luis Giuffreda, who headed under President Reagan the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) between 1981 and 1985, testified to the considerable danger LaRouche's life, referenced numerous reports of threats to LaRouche, from terrorist groupings @@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ Party U.S.A. and the Soviet Union directly. In view of these threats, LaRouche's security arrangements were much too little. LaRouche's security was not in the "Cadillac category" but rather in the "VW bug" category, and that LaRouche's living quarters -reminded Gen. Giuffreda of his son's student housing.

+reminded Gen. Giuffreda of his son's student housing.

Following this testimony the prosecution modified its approach, asserting explicitly that neither the threat to LaRouche nor the @@ -577,13 +577,13 @@ presented for Count 13, "Conspiracy to defraud the United States by impeding, impairing, obstructing and defeating the lawful function of the U.S. Treasury Department and IRS in the ascertainment, computation, assessment and collection of the -revenue, to witt: the individual income taxes of Lyndon LaRouche -jr. Indicative was the manner in which Prosecutor Robinson cited +revenue, to witt: the individual income taxes of Lyndon LaRouche +jr. Indicative was the manner in which Prosecutor Robinson cited Kavaler, the attorney for the television company NBC, as supposed evidence in his closing summary. In 1984 LaRouche had sued NBC for a vicious slander program, broadcast nationwide by NBC and coinciding with the initiation of the investigation of LaRouche -by the Boston Grand Jury. Robinson quoted from the transcript of +by the Boston Grand Jury. Robinson quoted from the transcript of the NBC trial, in which Kaveler questions LaRouche on his income.

The judge's detailed instructions to the jury concerning Count @@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ innocence, should have led unambiguously to a verdict of "innocent" on this count. The verdict of guilty is clear proof that the jury's decision was a total miscarriage of justice.

-

The True Lyndon LaRouche

+

The True Lyndon LaRouche

On Dec. 8, a number of prominent personalities from several countries took the stand to testify to LaRouche's personal @@ -604,10 +604,10 @@ slander and assassination threats. This testimony succeeded in at least partially casting light upon the political motives behind the trial.

-

Juan Rebaza, President of the Peruvian national fishing company -Pesca Peru, testified on the political activities of Dennis Small -in Iberoamerica, including Small's meetings with Peru's President -Alan Garcia, with the labor movement in Mexico and with the +

Juan Rebaza, President of the Peruvian national fishing company +Pesca Peru, testified on the political activities of Dennis Small +in Iberoamerica, including Small's meetings with Peru's President +Alan Garcia, with the labor movement in Mexico and with the LaRouche-associated Schiller Institute's initiative for formation of a Latin American common market.

@@ -620,15 +620,15 @@ development of the SDI policy. Gen. Scherer testified that LaRouche was man of integrity and modest way of living, who is working for his ideals without interest in personal gain.

-

Internationally-known AIDS expert Dr. John Seale, member of the +

Internationally-known AIDS expert Dr. John Seale, member of the Royal Society of Medicine in London, documented the crucial importance of the fight against AIDS and testified on how his cooperation with LaRouche in that fight had led to slanders and harassment against him directed by agencies of the U.S. government.

-

The 78 year-old Amelia Robinson, a long-time -close associate of Dr, Martin Luther King, active since the 1930s +

The 78 year-old Amelia Robinson, a long-time +close associate of Dr, Martin Luther King, active since the 1930s in the American civil rights movement, emphasized in her testimony the role of the Schiller Institute and the LaRouche- associated Club of Life in the worldwide battle against hunger @@ -636,12 +636,12 @@ and the drug plague. She portrayed LaRouche as an absolutely honest man, who had "devoted his life to the wellbeing of his nation and the world."

-

General Lucio Anez, former Chief of Staff of the Bolivian Armed +

General Lucio Anez, former Chief of Staff of the Bolivian Armed Forces, head of the Bolivian Military Academy and Bolivian representative to the Inter American Defense Board, testified on -his meetings with Dennis Small and Lyndon LaRouche. He had +his meetings with Dennis Small and Lyndon LaRouche. He had discussed with LaRouche the latter's 15-point program for a war -against drugs. He had also invited Dennis Small, whom he +against drugs. He had also invited Dennis Small, whom he described as a "an honest, truth-loving man", to give "lectures on economics and the drug problem before the highest-level military institution in my country."

@@ -661,51 +661,51 @@ harass, entrap and frame up LaRouche and his associates, testimony did provide a tiny glimpse of the powerful political motives behind bringing LaRouche to trial.

-

Richard Morris, a California lawyer who worked for several years -as Chief Assistant to "Judge" William Clark in the U.S. State +

Richard Morris, a California lawyer who worked for several years +as Chief Assistant to "Judge" William Clark in the U.S. State Department and National Security Council, testified on his numerous meetings with LaRouche and LaRouche associates in the -period 1982-83. In these meetings, according to Morris, LaRouche +period 1982-83. In these meetings, according to Morris, LaRouche had often provided useful information relevant to various aspects of national security. Many attempts had been made from various -sides to stop these contacts. Morris testified that he was +sides to stop these contacts. Morris testified that he was approached in the middle of 1982 by three persons, from the CIA, the Defense Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, who told him that LaRouche was "pro-communist, pro- socialist, a fascist, KGB, and even a Democrat"!

-

Dr. John Seale was prevented by the court from testifying on the +

Dr. John Seale was prevented by the court from testifying on the fact, that following Seale's endorsement of Proposition 64 -- an anti-AIDS measure originally proposed by LaRouche associates and placed on the California referendum ballot in November 1986 --, Seale was slandered by official U.S. State Department spokesman -Charles Redman, and accused of spreading "Soviet disinformation".

+Charles Redman, and accused of spreading "Soviet disinformation".

-

Herbert Quinde, a member of the LaRouche security staff, +

Herbert Quinde, a member of the LaRouche security staff, testified on a telephone conversation he had conducted with -Edward Bennett Williams, member of the President's Foreign -Intelligence Advisory Board PFIAB during the first Reagan -Administration. During that conversation, Williams reported that -Henry Kissinger had personally requested that he, Williams, take +Edward Bennett Williams, member of the President's Foreign +Intelligence Advisory Board PFIAB during the first Reagan +Administration. During that conversation, Williams reported that +Henry Kissinger had personally requested that he, Williams, take part in Justice Department operations against LaRouche. At that time he had refused, on the grounds that the Justice Department -"should not intervene into politics." In addition, Williams spoke +"should not intervene into politics." In addition, Williams spoke of a faction of the National Security Council which was opposed to LaRouche's policies and wanted to eliminate him.

Impressive further proof of government dirty tricks was provided even during the court proceedings, when the U.S. Embassy in Peru refused to grant an entry visa to the well-known Peruvian lawyer -Maritza Hidalga Garcia, who had been called as a witness for the -defense. Although Judge Bryan had told the prosecution to +Maritza Hidalga Garcia, who had been called as a witness for the +defense. Although Judge Bryan had told the prosecution to insure the granting of the visa, the American Embassy in Peru continued to refuse the visa, upon the proposterous grounds that Mrs. Hidalga lacked an assured income!

-

The Jury Disregards Judge Bryan's Instructions

+

The Jury Disregards Judge Bryan's Instructions

Following testimony by prosecution and defense witnesses, Judge -Bryan spent one hour instructing the jury on the criteria the 12 +Bryan spent one hour instructing the jury on the criteria the 12 jurors should follow in deciding on a verdict of innocent or guilty for each of the defendants upon each of the counts with which they were charged -- a total of 48 decisions requiring @@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ reach its decision: a verdict of guilty against all defendants on all counts. If the jury had followed the instructions of the judge, the verdict would have been the opposite.

-

The following are key points of Judge Bryan's instructions to the +

The following are key points of Judge Bryan's instructions to the jury:

* The overall definition of a "conspiracy," is defined @@ -759,11 +759,11 @@ an attorney or an accountant, and made full disclosure to his ability, and acted on that expert's advice, then he is not wilfully acting to defraud or deceive the IRS.

-

* Judge Bryan said that the key point of proof of +

* Judge Bryan said that the key point of proof of the 11 individual mail fraud counts is deception by the defendants, which can be defined as half-truths, omissions, or otherwise concealing material effects in relationship to the -solicitation. It also noted that "willfull blindless" is no +solicitation. It also noted that "willfull blindless" is no defense.

* He again stressed the intent of the defendants as being @@ -792,9 +792,9 @@ jurors should not surrender their opinions for mere interest in getting a verdict.

Following the verdict it became evident that the foreman of the -jury, one Buster Horton, had played the decisive role in +jury, one Buster Horton, had played the decisive role in manipulating the jury into its unanimous decision of "guilty on -all counts". Horton, it turns out, is a career civil service +all counts". Horton, it turns out, is a career civil service employee working as a middle-level official of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, one of the hotbeds of LaRouche's political enemies within the government. The very weekend before the judgement in @@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ organizations to circulate slanderous leaflets attacking LaRouche at a conference on agriculture policy, organized by the Schiller Institute in Chicago.

-

As the clerk read the verdict, no juror, except Horton, looked +

As the clerk read the verdict, no juror, except Horton, looked the defendents in the eye. At least one juror was seen crying as she left the courtroom, a sign of the evil process which had taken place behind closed doors. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/laws2.xml b/pythonCode/output/laws2.xml index 55081d6..9f5c189 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/laws2.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/laws2.xml @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@

Government Seizures Victimize Innocent - By Andrew Schneider and Mary Pat Flaherty

+ By Andrew Schneider and Mary Pat Flaherty

Part One: The Overview

-

February 27, 1991. // Willie Jones, a second-generation nursery man in +

February 27, 1991. // Willie Jones, a second-generation nursery man in his family's Nashville business, bundles up money from last year's profits and heads off to buy flowers and shrubs in Houston. He makes this trip twice a year using cash, which the small growers prefer. // @@ -17,28 +17,28 @@ that he fit a ``profile'' of what drug dealers supposedly look like, they believed he was buying or selling drugs. // He's free to go, he's told. But they keep his money -- his livelihood -- and give him a receipt in its place. // No evidence of wrongdoing was ever produced. No -charges were ever filed. As far as anyone knows, Willie Jones neither +charges were ever filed. As far as anyone knows, Willie Jones neither uses drugs, nor buys or sells them. He is a gardening contractor who bought an airplane ticket. Who lost his hard-earned money to the cops. And can't get it back. That same day, an ocean away in Hawaii, federal drug agents arrive at -the Maui home of retirees Joseph and Frances Lopes and claim it for the -U.S. government. // For 49 years, Lopes worked on a sugar plantation, +the Maui home of retirees Joseph and Frances Lopes and claim it for the +U.S. government. // For 49 years, Lopes worked on a sugar plantation, living in its camp housing before buying a modest home for himself, his -wife, and their adult, mentally disturbed son, Thomas. // For a while, -Thomas grew marijuana in the back yard -- and threatened to kill himself +wife, and their adult, mentally disturbed son, Thomas. // For a while, +Thomas grew marijuana in the back yard -- and threatened to kill himself every time his parents tried to cut it down. In 1987, the police caught -Thomas, then 28. He pleaded guilty, got probation for his first offense +Thomas, then 28. He pleaded guilty, got probation for his first offense and was ordered to see a psychologist once a week. He has, and never again has grown dope or been arrested. The family thought this episode was behind them. // But earlier this year, a detective scouring old -arrest records for forfeiture opportunities realized the Lopes house +arrest records for forfeiture opportunities realized the Lopes house could be taken away because they had admitted they knew about the marijuana. // The police department stands to make a bundle. If the house is sold, the police get the proceeds. -Jones and the Lopes family are among the thousands of Americans each +Jones and the Lopes family are among the thousands of Americans each year victimized by the federal seizure law -- a law meant to curb drugs by causing financial hardship to dealers. // A 10-month study by The Pittsburgh Press shows the law has run amok. In their zeal to curb drugs @@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ and hard-earned savings of ordinary people. // But those goods generated $2 billion for the police departments that took them. // The owners' only crimes in many of these cases: They ``looked'' like drug dealers. They were black, Hispanic or flashily dressed. // Others, like the -Lopeses, have been connected to a crime by circumstances beyond their -control. // Says Eric Sterling, who helped write the law a decade ago as +Lopeses, have been connected to a crime by circumstances beyond their +control. // Says Eric Sterling, who helped write the law a decade ago as a lawyer on a congressional committee: ``The innocent-until-proven-

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diff --git a/pythonCode/output/laws3.xml b/pythonCode/output/laws3.xml index 72c4850..759834c 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/laws3.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/laws3.xml @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ than just a labeling change. Because money and property are at stake instead of life and liberty, the constitutional safeguards in criminal proceedings do not apply. // The result is that ``jury trials can be refused; illegal searches condoned; rules of evidence ignored,'' says -Louisville, Ky. defense lawyer Donald Heavrin. The ``frenzied quest for +Louisville, Ky. defense lawyer Donald Heavrin. The ``frenzied quest for cash,'' he says, is ``destroying the judicial system.'' Every crime package passed since 1984 has expanded the uses of @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ total 25,297 items seized by DEA during the 18 months that ended last December. ``If you want to use that 'war on drugs' analogy, the forfeiture is like -giving the troops permission to loot,'' says Thomas Lorenzi, +giving the troops permission to loot,'' says Thomas Lorenzi, president-elect of the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. // The near-obsession with forfeiture continues without any proof that it curbs drug crime -- its original target. // ``The reality diff --git a/pythonCode/output/laws4.xml b/pythonCode/output/laws4.xml index 102873b..14dc193 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/laws4.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/laws4.xml @@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ distribution. Almost every ounce was sold the minute they dropped it at the houses. // Even though the troopers were responsible for tons of drugs getting loose in Tucson, the man who supervised the setup still believes it was worthwhile. It was ``a success from a cost-benefit -standpoint,'' says former assistant attorney-general John Davis. His +standpoint,'' says former assistant attorney-general John Davis. His reasoning: It netted 20 arrests and at least $3 million for the state forfeiture fund. -``That kind of thinking is what frightens me,'' says Steve Sherick, a +``That kind of thinking is what frightens me,'' says Steve Sherick, a Tucson attorney. ``The government's thirst for dollars is overcoming any long-range view of what it is supposed to be doing, which is fighting -crime.'' // George Terwilliger III, associate deputy attorney general in +crime.'' // George Terwilliger III, associate deputy attorney general in charge of the U.S. Justice Department's program emphasizes that forfeiture does fight crime, and ``we're not at all apologetic about the -fact that we do benefit (financially) from it.'' // In fact, Terwilliger +fact that we do benefit (financially) from it.'' // In fact, Terwilliger wrote about how the forfeiture program financially benefits police departments in the 1991 Police Buyer's Guide of Police Chief Magazine. @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ forfeitures last year; Allegheny County (ED: Pgh is in Allegheny County) $218,000, and the city of Pittsburgh, $191,000 -- up from $9,000 four years ago. // Forfeiture pads the smallest towns coffers. In Lexana, Kan, a Kansas City suburb of 29,000, ``we've got about $250,000 moving -in court right now,'' says narcotic detective Don Crohn. // Despite the +in court right now,'' says narcotic detective Don Crohn. // Despite the huge amounts flowing to police departments, there are few public accounting procedures. Police who get a cut of the federal forfeiture funds must sign a form saying merely they will use it for ``law @@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ Corvette for the chief assistant prosecutor. // {At this point in the article there is a picture of three people in an empty apartment, with the following caption: - Judy Mulford, 31, and her 13-year old twins, Chris, left, and - Jason, are down to essentials in their Lake Park, Fla., home, + Judy Mulford, 31, and her 13-year old twins, Chris, left, and + Jason, are down to essentials in their Lake Park, Fla., home, which the government took in 1989 after claiming her husband, - Joseph, stored cocaine there. Neither parent has been + Joseph, stored cocaine there. Neither parent has been criminally charged, but in April a forfeiture jury said Mrs. - Mulford must forfeit the house she bought herself with an - insurance settlement. The Mulfords have divorced, and she has + Mulford must forfeit the house she bought herself with an + insurance settlement. The Mulfords have divorced, and she has sold most of her belongings to cover legal bills. She's asked for a new trial and lives in the near-empty house pending a decision. }

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/laws5.xml b/pythonCode/output/laws5.xml index 3c55aea..df9ff45 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/laws5.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/laws5.xml @@ -1,27 +1,27 @@

"Looking" Like a Criminal -Ethel Hylton of New York City has yet to regain her financial +Ethel Hylton of New York City has yet to regain her financial independence after losing $39,110 in a search nearly three years ago in Hobby Airport in Houston. // Shortly after she arrived from New York, a Houston officer and Drug Enforcement Administration agent stopped the 46-year-old woman in the baggage area and told her she was under arrest because a drug dog had scratched at her luggage. The dog wasn't with -them, and when Miss Hylton asked to see it, the officers refused to +them, and when Miss Hylton asked to see it, the officers refused to bring it out. // The agents searched her bags, and ordered a strip -search of Miss Hylton, but found no contraband. // In her purse they -found the cash Miss Hylton carried because she planned to buy a house to +search of Miss Hylton, but found no contraband. // In her purse they +found the cash Miss Hylton carried because she planned to buy a house to escape the New York winters which exasperated her diabetes. It was the settlement from an insurance claim, and her life's savings, gathered through more than 20 years of work as a hotel housekeeper and hospital night janitor. // The police seized all but $10 of the cash and sent -Miss Hylton on her way, keeping the money because of its alleged drug +Miss Hylton on her way, keeping the money because of its alleged drug connection. But they never charged her with a crime. // The Pittsburgh Press verified her jobs, reviewed her bank statements and substantiated her claim she had $18,000 from an insurance settlement. It also found no criminal record for her in New York City. // With the mix of outrage and resignation voiced by other victims of searches, she says: ``The money they took was mine. I'm allowed to have it. I earned it.'' // Miss -Hylton became a U.S. citizen six years ago. She asks, ``Why did they +Hylton became a U.S. citizen six years ago. She asks, ``Why did they stop me? Is it because I'm black or because I'm Jamaican?'' // Probably, both -- although Houston police haven't said. // @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ seized money anyway showed that 77 percent of the people stopped were black, Hispanic, or Asian. In April, 1989, deputies from Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, seized -$23,000 from Johnny Sotello, a Mexican-American whose truck overheated +$23,000 from Johnny Sotello, a Mexican-American whose truck overheated on a highway. // They offered help, he accepted. They asked to search his truck. He agreed. They asked if he was carrying cash. He said he was because he was scouting heavy equipment auctions. // They then pulled a @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ of the more unusual distributions: 60 percent goes to the police bringing a case, 20 percent to the district attorney's office prosecuting it and 20 percent to the court fund of the judge signing the forfeiture order. // ``The highway stops aren't much different from a -smash-and-grab ring,'' says Lorenzi, of the Louisiana Defense Lawyers +smash-and-grab ring,'' says Lorenzi, of the Louisiana Defense Lawyers association.

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diff --git a/pythonCode/output/laws6.xml b/pythonCode/output/laws6.xml index b7a775c..720d87c 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/laws6.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/laws6.xml @@ -1,78 +1,78 @@

Paying For Your Innocence -The Justice Department's Terwilliger says that in some cases "dumb +The Justice Department's Terwilliger says that in some cases "dumb judgement" may occasionally cause problems, but he believes there is an adequate solution. "That's why we have courts." But the notion that courts are a safeguard for citizens wrongly accused "is way off," says -Thomas Kerner, a forfeiture lawyer in Boston. "Compared to forfeiture, -David and Goliath was a fair fight." Starting from the moment that +Thomas Kerner, a forfeiture lawyer in Boston. "Compared to forfeiture, +David and Goliath was a fair fight." Starting from the moment that the government serves notice that it intends to take an item, until any court challenge is completed, "the government gets all the breaks," -says Kerner. The government need only show probable cause for a +says Kerner. The government need only show probable cause for a seizure, a standard no greater than what is needed to get a search warrant. The lower standard means the government can take a home without any more evidence than it normally needs to take a look inside. -Clients who challenge the government, says attorney Edward Hinson of +Clients who challenge the government, says attorney Edward Hinson of Charlotte, N.C., "have the choice of fighting the full resources of the U.S. treasury or caving in." -Barry Kolin caved in. Kolin watched Portland, Ore., police padlock +Barry Kolin caved in. Kolin watched Portland, Ore., police padlock the doors of Harvey's, his bar and restaurant for bookmaking on March 2. -Earlier that day, eight police officers and Amy Holmes Hehn, the +Earlier that day, eight police officers and Amy Holmes Hehn, the Multnomah County deputy district attorney, had swept into the bar, -shooed out waitresses and customers and arrested Mike Kolin, Barry's +shooed out waitresses and customers and arrested Mike Kolin, Barry's brother and bartender, on suspicion of bookmaking. Nothing in the -police documents mentioned Barry Kolin, and so the 40-year-old was +police documents mentioned Barry Kolin, and so the 40-year-old was stunned when authorities took his business, saying they believe he knew about the betting. He denied it. Hehn concedes she did not have the -evidence to press a criminal case against Barry Kolin, "so we seized +evidence to press a criminal case against Barry Kolin, "so we seized the business civilly." During a recess in a hearing on the seizures weeks later, "the deputy DA says if I paid them $30,000 I could open up -again," Kolin recalls. When the deal dropped to $10,000, Kolin took it. -Kolin's lawyer, Jenny Cooke, calls the seizure "extortion." She -says: "There is no difference between what the police did to Barry -Kolin or what Al Capone did in Chicago when he walked in and said, 'This +again," Kolin recalls. When the deal dropped to $10,000, Kolin took it. +Kolin's lawyer, Jenny Cooke, calls the seizure "extortion." She +says: "There is no difference between what the police did to Barry +Kolin or what Al Capone did in Chicago when he walked in and said, 'This is a nice little bar and it's mine.' the only difference is today they call this civil forfeiture.'' Minor Crimes, Major Penalties Forfeiture's tremendous clout helps make it "one of the most effective -tools that we have," says Terwilliger. The clout, though, puts +tools that we have," says Terwilliger. The clout, though, puts property owners at risk of losing more under forfeiture that they would in a criminal case under the same circumstances. Criminal charges in federal and many state courts carry maximum sentences. But there's no dollar cap on forfeiture, leaving citizens open to punishment that far exceeds the crime. -Robert Brewer of Irwin, Idaho, is dying of prostate cancer, and uses +Robert Brewer of Irwin, Idaho, is dying of prostate cancer, and uses marijuana to ease the pain and nausea that comes with radiation treatments. Last Oct. 10, a dozen deputies and Idaho tax agents -walked into the Brewer's living room with guns drawn and said they had a -warrant to search. The Brewers, Robert, 61, and Bonita, 44, both +walked into the Brewer's living room with guns drawn and said they had a +warrant to search. The Brewers, Robert, 61, and Bonita, 44, both retired form the postal service, moved from Kansas City, Mo., to the -tranquil, wooded valley of Irwin in 1989. Six months later, he was +tranquil, wooded valley of Irwin in 1989. Six months later, he was diagnosed. According to police reports, an informant told authorities -Brewer ran a major marijuana operation. The drug SWAT team found +Brewer ran a major marijuana operation. The drug SWAT team found eight plants in the basement under a grow light and a half-pound of -marijuana. The Brewers were charged with two felony narcotics counts and +marijuana. The Brewers were charged with two felony narcotics counts and two charges for failing to buy state tax stamps for the dope. "I didn't like the idea of the marijuana, but it was the only thing that -controlled his pain," Mrs. Brewer says. The government seized the +controlled his pain," Mrs. Brewer says. The government seized the couples five-year-old Ford van that allowed him to lie down during his twice-a-month trips for cancer treatment at a Salt Lake City hospital, 270 miles away. Now they must go by car. "That's a long painful ride -for him... He needed that van, and the government took it," Mrs. Brewer +for him... He needed that van, and the government took it," Mrs. Brewer says. "It looks like they can punish people any way they see fit." -The Brewers know nothing about the informant who turned them in, but +The Brewers know nothing about the informant who turned them in, but informants play a big role in forfeiture. Many of them are paid, targeting property in return for a cut of anything that is taken. The Justice Department's asset forfeiture fund paid $24 mil. to informants in 1990 and has $22 million allocated this year. Private citizens who snitch for a fee are everywhere. Some airline counter clerks receive cash awards for alerting drug agents to "suspicious" travellers. The -practice netted Melissa Furtner, a Continental Airlines clerk in Denver, +practice netted Melissa Furtner, a Continental Airlines clerk in Denver, at least $5,800 between 1989 and 1990, photocopies of checks show. Increased surveillance, recruitment of citizen-cops, and expansion of @@ -80,15 +80,15 @@ forfeiture sweeps are all part of a take-now, litigate-later syndrome that builds prosecutors careers, says a former federal prosecutor. "Federal law enforcement people are the most ambitious I've ever met, and to get ahead they need visible results. Visible results are -convictions, and, now, forfeitures," says Don Lewis of Meadville, +convictions, and, now, forfeitures," says Don Lewis of Meadville, Crawford County. (ED: a Pa county north of Pgh by two counties.) -Lewis spent 17 years as a prosecutor, serving as an assistant U.S. +Lewis spent 17 years as a prosecutor, serving as an assistant U.S. attorney in Tampa as recently as 1988. He left the Tampa Job -- and became a defense lawyer -- when "I found myself tempted to do things I -wouldn't have thought about doing years ago." Terwilliger insists +wouldn't have thought about doing years ago." Terwilliger insists U.S. attorneys would never be evaluated on "something as unprofessional as dollars." Which is not to say Justice doesn't watch the bottom -line. Cary Copeland, director of the department' Executive Office for +line. Cary Copeland, director of the department' Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture, says they tried to "squeeze the pipeline" in 1990 when the amount forfeited lagged behind Justice's budget projections. He said this was done by speeding up the process, not by doing "whole diff --git a/pythonCode/output/laws7.xml b/pythonCode/output/laws7.xml index 4739cdf..ea1daae 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/laws7.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/laws7.xml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ forfeiture scarcely talk at all. // DEA headquarters makes a spectacle of busts like the seizure of fraternity houses at the University of Virginia in March. But it refuses to supply detailed information on the small cases that account for most of its activity. // Local prosecutors -are just as tight-lipped. Thomas Corbett, U.S. Attorney for Western +are just as tight-lipped. Thomas Corbett, U.S. Attorney for Western Pennsylvania, seals court documents on forfeitures because ``there are just some things I don't want to publicize. the person whose assets we seize will eventually know, and who else has to?'' @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Criminal Defense Lawyers. // ``The Justice Department boasts of the few big fish they catch. But they throw a cloak of secrecy over the information on how many innocent people are getting swept up in the same seizure net, so no one can see the enormity of the atrocity.'' // -Terwilliger says the net catches the right people: ``bad guys'' as he +Terwilliger says the net catches the right people: ``bad guys'' as he calls them. // But a 1990 Justice report on drug task forces in 15 states found they stayed away from the in-depth financial investigations needed to cripple major traffickers. Instead, ``they're going for the @@ -32,27 +32,27 @@ improvements, including having police abide by their state laws, which often don't give police as much latitude as the federal law. Now they can use federal courts to circumvent the state. -Tracy Thomas is caught in that very bind. // A jurisprudence version of -the shell game hides roughly $13,000 taken from Thomas, a resident of -Chester, near Philadelphia. // Thomas was visiting in his godson's home +Tracy Thomas is caught in that very bind. // A jurisprudence version of +the shell game hides roughly $13,000 taken from Thomas, a resident of +Chester, near Philadelphia. // Thomas was visiting in his godson's home on Memorial Day, 1990, when local police entered looking for drugs -allegedly sold by the godson. They found none and didn't file a criminal -charge in the incident. But they seized $13,000 from Thomas, who works -as a $70,000-a-year engineer, says his attorney, Clinton Johnson. // The +allegedly sold by the godson. They found none and didn't file a criminal +charge in the incident. But they seized $13,000 from Thomas, who works +as a $70,000-a-year engineer, says his attorney, Clinton Johnson. // The cash was left over from a Sheriff's sale he'd attended a few days before, court records show. the sale required cash -- much like the government's own auctions. // During a hearing over the seized money, -Thomas presented a withdrawal slip showing he'd removed money from his +Thomas presented a withdrawal slip showing he'd removed money from his credit union shortly before the trip and a receipt showing how much he had paid for the property he'd bought at the sale. The balance was $13,000. // On June 22, 1990, a state judge ordered Chester police to -return Thomas' cash. // They haven't. Just before the court order was +return Thomas' cash. // They haven't. Just before the court order was issued, the police turned over the cash to the DEA for processing as a -federal case, forcing Thomas to fight another level of government. -Thomas is now suing the Chester police, the arresting officer, and the +federal case, forcing Thomas to fight another level of government. +Thomas is now suing the Chester police, the arresting officer, and the DEA. // ``When DEA took over that money, what they in effect told a local police department is that it's OK to break the law,'' says Clinton -Johnson, attorney for Thomas. +Johnson, attorney for Thomas. Police manipulate the courts not only to make it harder on owners to recover property, but to make it easier for police to get a hefty share @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ court, an arrangement that cut the Attorney General out of the sharing. The two state agencies now have a written agreement on how to divvy the take. // The same debate is heard around the nation. // The hallways outside Cleveland courtrooms ring with arguments over who will get what, -says Jay Milano, a Cleveland criminal defense attorney. +says Jay Milano, a Cleveland criminal defense attorney. "It's causing a feeding frenzy."

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/lbtygate.xml b/pythonCode/output/lbtygate.xml index 6dbf2f8..3f2d503 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/lbtygate.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/lbtygate.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@

It has been twenty-two years since the military forces of the State of Israel attacked the U.S.S. Liberty. It has - been 43 years since Hitler's atrocities.

+ been 43 years since Hitler's atrocities.

If Congress can spend our money chasing senile Nazis, after all these years, it's about time they spend a little money @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@

At about 0700, as I relieved the watch on the bridge, I was told that a "flying boxcar," later identified as an Israeli - Nord 2501 Noratlas reconnaissance aircraft, had circled the + Nord 2501 Noratlas reconnaissance aircraft, had circled the ship from a distance at sunrise.

I checked out colors, found them dirty and ragged after @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ times by Israeli reconnaissance aircraft, usually flying at very low level, and always close enough that I could readily see the pilot. On one occasion, the captain was on the - bridge when the Noratlas approached at masthead level, + bridge when the Noratlas approached at masthead level, causing him to warn me of a posible bombing run; the aircraft passed overhead at such low level that the deck plating shook.

@@ -206,18 +206,18 @@ operating about 500 miles away from the Sixth Fleet near Crete, was first to answer.

-

On the bridge of the Saratoga, Captain Joseph Tully promptly +

On the bridge of the Saratoga, Captain Joseph Tully promptly turned his ship into the wind and relayed Liberty's message - to the Sixth Fleet commander, Vice Admiral William Martin, + to the Sixth Fleet commander, Vice Admiral William Martin, who was on the bridge of his flagship conducting maneuvering - exercises. Because of the emergency, Captain Tully addressed - the message directly to Admiral Martin with his personal + exercises. Because of the emergency, Captain Tully addressed + the message directly to Admiral Martin with his personal callsign on the Primary Tactical Maneuvering Circuit (PRI-TAC), and then he duplicated the transmission by teletype and flashing light with information copies to naval headquarters in Washington and London.

-

Admiral Martin immediately directed carriers *Saratoga* and +

Admiral Martin immediately directed carriers *Saratoga* and *America* to launch aircraft to defend Liberty, but when the launch order was executed, only Saratoga launched. Except for some F-4 Phantoms that were eventually sent up to defend @@ -230,10 +230,10 @@ status, but it is now clear that no such aircraft were launched.)

-

Captain Tully sent a flashing light query to Captain Donald +

Captain Tully sent a flashing light query to Captain Donald Engen on the America, and got no reply. Moments later Saratoga's aircraft were recalled without explanation by - Rear Admiral Lawrence Geis, who commanded the carrier task + Rear Admiral Lawrence Geis, who commanded the carrier task force.

America, which had no appropiate conventional armament in @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ torpedo passed safely astern, where it missed by a bare 25 yards. Another passed so close ahead of the ship that it vanished under the bow, "sounding like amotorboat" to Petty - Officer Rick Aimetti, who stood, astonished, on the + Officer Rick Aimetti, who stood, astonished, on the forecastle. And one torpedo made a direct hit on the ship's crytologic spaces, where it killed 25 men and momentarily trapped at least 50 more in the flooded compartment.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/libr-ism.xml b/pythonCode/output/libr-ism.xml index 45f06ac..2e5a2ff 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/libr-ism.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/libr-ism.xml @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ principles.

This position is not merely wrong. It is the exact opposite of the truth.

-

As Frank Chodorov observed, "Taxation is robbery." Government is funded +

As Frank Chodorov observed, "Taxation is robbery." Government is funded by legalized looting. Government has no right to the proceeds of plunder. Nor does it have the right to "assign" or "transfer" the booty to others.

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ recover taxes taken from them?"

recovered taxes to fight the looters?"

An example from history might highlight the issue. During the -Revolutionary War, Francis Marion ("the Swamp Fox") organized a +Revolutionary War, Francis Marion ("the Swamp Fox") organized a guerilla army in South Carolina. Marion staged midnight raids, hit and run attacks and sabotage. This frustrated the British officers and tied up troops that might have been used to defeat Washington or Lee.

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ did return the bullets to the British ... one at a time.

future taxation.

Did the Swamp Fox have the right to seize and use the weapons against -the British? Or should Francis Marion have left them in the hands of +the British? Or should Francis Marion have left them in the hands of the enemy?

***Libertarians not only have the right to recover their taxes through @@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ producer or a tax consumer? Are you a tax victim or a tax beneficiary?

you take back your money? Why? Because it's yours. It's not welfare. It's recovering a part of what is rightfully yours.

-

Matching funds are tax refunds. By contributing to the Marrou +

Matching funds are tax refunds. By contributing to the Marrou Libertarian Presidential Campaign, you are allowing us to recover money looted from you through federal income taxes and use it to fight the government for liberty.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ -This text appeared in a brochure distributed by the Marrou for President +This text appeared in a brochure distributed by the Marrou for President campaign in November 1990.

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/libxtrem.xml b/pythonCode/output/libxtrem.xml index 4448176..50d8334 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/libxtrem.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/libxtrem.xml @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ it not better to work for, and accept, a more moderate balance in society? Your position, it will be said, seems to offer no compromise, no happy medium through which a common ground can be found so that a reasonable amount of freedom can be -attained. Don't you think your dogmatic extremism only serves +attained. Don't you think your dogmatic extremism only serves to work against the very goals for which you are devoting your energies?

@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ fact that people fail to follow the paths that his reason and values consider rational and good. Everything else is either chaotic and sinister.

-

In this sense, he is like the maniac of whom G.K. Chesterton -speaks in his book, Orthodoxy. The madman, Chesterton says, is +

In this sense, he is like the maniac of whom G.K. Chesterton +speaks in his book, Orthodoxy. The madman, Chesterton says, is the one "who has lost everything except his reason . . . . He is not hampered by a sense of humor or by charity, or by the dumb certainties of experience. The madman's explanation of a @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ vision. In his mind, extremism in the defense of the state- molded "great society" is no vice.

In his book, The Pleasures of a Nonconformist, the Chinese -philosopher and social critic, Lin Yutang, explains that, "The +philosopher and social critic, Lin Yutang, explains that, "The aim of Chinese classical education has always been the cultivation of the reasonable man as the model of culture. An educated man should, above all, be a reasonable being. A @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ reasonable` is the same as saying 'Make some allowance for human nature. Do not push a fellow too far.'"

I would like to suggest that regardless of whether or not -Professor Lin was right that this is what Chinese classical +Professor Lin was right that this is what Chinese classical education produced, it does capture essential qualities of what the advocate of freedom sees as some of the hallmarks of the free society: moderation, restraint and allowance for @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ man's slow escape from the madness of political and social extremism. Our dilemma and our challenge is that this sickness still controls the minds of too many.

-

Professor Ebeling is the Ludwig von Mises Professor of +

Professor Ebeling is the Ludwig von Mises Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College in Michigan and also serves as Vice-President of Academic Affairs of The Future of Freedom Foundation, P.O. Box 9752, Denver, CO 80209. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/lock-imm.xml b/pythonCode/output/lock-imm.xml index a26cb0f..7e29777 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/lock-imm.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/lock-imm.xml @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ the principles of free immigration.

wrongdoing by their own government--even when they consciously choose to ignore it. The best-known example in recent times of conscious disregard of wrongdoing by one's own government -involved the German people in the 1930s--when Hitler embarked +involved the German people in the 1930s--when Hitler embarked on his policy of extermination of the Jews. Most Americans believe that under same or similar circumstances, the people of this nation would act differently. Unfortunately, they are @@ -65,21 +65,21 @@ sealed all avenues of Jewish escape from the Holocaust.

The sordid facts and details are set forth in two books: While Six Million Died: A Chronicle of American Apathy by Arthur D. -Morse, first published in 1967, and The Holocaust Conspiracy: -An International Policy of Genocide by William R. Perl, -published in 1989. Morse was executive producer of "CBS -Reports" and the winner of numerous broadcasting awards. Perl +Morse, first published in 1967, and The Holocaust Conspiracy: +An International Policy of Genocide by William R. Perl, +published in 1989. Morse was executive producer of "CBS +Reports" and the winner of numerous broadcasting awards. Perl served as a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army Intelligence Service, worked in the Prosecution Branch of the War Crimes trials, and later taught at George Washington University.

An American cannot read these two books without total -revulsion at the reaction of his own government to Hitler's +revulsion at the reaction of his own government to Hitler's policies against the Jews. Both authors detail the methods by which American politicians and bureaucrats, while maintaining an appearance of great humanitarianism, used immigration policies to prevent Germany's Jews from escaping to the United -States. Morse writes:

+States. Morse writes:

In 1938 the Nazis burned every synagogue in the nation, shattered the windows of every Jewish establishment, @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ States. Morse writes:

beside the golden door, but the flame had been extinguished and the door was padlocked.

-

And Perl writes:

+

And Perl writes:

Anti-Semitism . . . was certainly a part of the anti- immigration mood of the country, but it was not the sole @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ States. Morse writes:

created new jobs rather than occupy existing ones was not considered. . . .

-

President Roosevelt was first of all a politician, and a +

President Roosevelt was first of all a politician, and a shrewd and ruthless one at that. He was not going to imperil his fragile coalition for moral or humanitarian reasons. He was not ready to put it to a test over an @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ never forget the looks on their faces--looks which asked, "Why are you doing this to us?"

Free immigration is nothing to fear. As free-market economists -have shown for years (i.e., Julian L. Simon's 1989 book, The +have shown for years (i.e., Julian L. Simon's 1989 book, The Economic Consequences of Immigration), immigration is actually an economic boon to a society. Of course, fears of huge burdens associated with welfare, public schooling, and other @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ ever known by man. It is time for us to let the world know that its beacon of liberty is once again lighted for its poor, its tired, its huddled masses yearning to breathe free!

-

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of +

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation.

------------------------------------------------------------ diff --git a/pythonCode/output/lostkey.xml b/pythonCode/output/lostkey.xml index 4d1695b..82941a8 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/lostkey.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/lostkey.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -

THE LOST KEYS OF FREEMASONRY or The Secret of Hiram Abiff by MANLY +

THE LOST KEYS OF FREEMASONRY or The Secret of Hiram Abiff by MANLY P. HALL

PUBLISHER'S FOREWORD

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ reality. He reaches upward and will not be content until the sword of Orion is in his hands, and glorious Arcturus glearns from his breast.

-

Man is Parsifal searching for the Sacred Cup; Sir Launfal +

Man is Parsifal searching for the Sacred Cup; Sir Launfal adventuring for the Holy Grail. Life is a divine adventure, a splendid quest

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ the Reality.

truly prepared, has been found worthy and well qualified, has been admitted to the fraternity of builders, been invested with certain passwords and signs by which he may be enabled to work and receive -wages as a Master Mason, and travel in foreign lands in search of +wages as a Master Mason, and travel in foreign lands in search of that which was lost - The Word.

Down through the misty vistas of the ages rings a clarion @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ with us. The light that illumines the distant horizon shines in our hearts. "Thou wouldist not seek me hadst thou not found me." We travel afar only to find that which we hunger for at home.

-

And as Victor Hugo says: "The thirst for the Infinite proves +

And as Victor Hugo says: "The thirst for the Infinite proves infinity."

That which we seek lives in our souls.

@@ -122,13 +122,13 @@ consider our own religion as the only inspired one, and this probably accounts for much of the misunderstanding in the world today concerning the place occupied by Freemasonry in the spiritual ethics of our race. A religion is a divinely inspired code of -morals. A religious person is one inspired to nobler livi ng by +morals. A religious person is one inspired to nobler livi ng by this code. He is identified by the code which is his source of illumination. Thus we may say that a Christian is one who receives his spiritual ideals of right and wrong from the message of the Christ, while a Buddhist is one who molds his life into the archetype of morality given by the great Gautama, or one of the -other Buddhas. All doctrines which seek to unfold and preserve +other Buddhas. All doctrines which seek to unfold and preserve that invisible spark in man named Spirit, are said to be spirit ual. Those which ignore this invisible element and concent rate entirely upon the visible are said to be material. There is in @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ telligence from the three-dimensional prison-house of ignora nce, superstition, and fear. That which gives man a knowledge of himself can be inspired only by the Self - and God is the Self in all things. In truth, He is the inspiration and the thing inspired. It -has been stated in Scripture that God was the Word and that the +has been stated in Scripture that God was the Word and that the Word was made flesh. Man's task now is to make flesh reflect the glory of that Word, which is within the soul of himself. It is this task which has created the need of religion - not one faith @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ alone but many creeds, each searching in its own way, e ach meeting the needs of individual people, each emphasizing one point above all the others.

-

Twelve Fellow Craftsmen are exploring the four points of the +

Twelve Fellow Craftsmen are exploring the four points of the compass. Are not these twelve the twelve great world religions, each seeking in its own way for that which was lost in the ages past, and the quest of which is the birthright of man? Is not the @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ quest for Reality in a world of illusions the task for which each comes into the world? We are here to gain balance in a sphere of unbalance; to find rest in a restless thing; to unveil illusion; and to slay the dragon of our own animal natures. As David, King -of Israel, gave to the hands of his son Solomon the task he could +of Israel, gave to the hands of his son Solomon the task he could not accomplish, so each generation gives to the next the work of building the temple, or rather, rebuilding the dwelling of the Lord, which is on Mount Moriah.

@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ give man these things that he desires. Man i s given by Nature, a gift, and that gift is the privilege of labor. Through labor he learns all things.

-

Religions are groups of people, gathered together in the labor of +

Religions are groups of people, gathered together in the labor of learning. The world is a school. We are here to learn, and our -presence here proves our need of instruction. Every living +presence here proves our need of instruction. Every living creature is struggling to break the strangling bonds of limitation - that pressing narrowness which inhabits vision and leaves the life without an ideal. Every soul is engaged in a great work - the @@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ even dreamed. So he kneels in prayer before the mountain he cannot climb, from whose top gleams the light which he is neither strong enough to reach nor wise enough to comprehend. He l ives the law as he knows it, always fearing in his heart that he has not read -aright the flaming letters in the sky, and that in living the -letter of the Law he has murdered the spirit. Man bows humbly to +aright the flaming letters in the sky, and that in living the +letter of the Law he has murdered the spirit. Man bows humbly to the Unknown, peopling the shadows of his own ignorance with saints and saviors, ghosts and spectres, gods and demons. Ignorance fears all things, falling, terror-stricken before the passing wind. @@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ is more than a belief; it is a fact. Masonry is a univers ity, teaching the liberal arts and sciences of the soul to all who will attend to its words. It is a shadow of the great Atlantean Mystery School, which stood with all its splendor in the ancient City of -the Golden Gates, where now the turbulent Atlantic rolls in +the Golden Gates, where now the turbulent Atlantic rolls in unbroken sweep. Its chairs are seats of learning; its pillars uphold the arch of universal education, not only in material things, but also in those qualities which are of the spirit. Up on @@ -274,11 +274,11 @@ and the many follow. In the footsteps of the demigods, man follows in his search for truth and illumination. The Christian follows the gentle Nazarene up the winding slopes of Calvary. The Buddhist follows his great emancipator through his wanderings in the -wilderness. The Mohammedan makes his pilgrimage across the desert +wilderness. The Mohammedan makes his pilgrimage across the desert sands to the black tent at Mecca. Truth leads, and ignorance -follows in his train. Spirit blazes the trail, and ma tter follows +follows in his train. Spirit blazes the trail, and ma tter follows behind. In the world today ideals live but a moment in their -purity, before the gathering hosts of darkness snuff out the +purity, before the gathering hosts of darkness snuff out the gleaming spark. The Mystery School, however, remains unmoved. It does not bring its light to man; man must bring his light to it. Ideals, coming into the world, become idols within a few short @@ -301,18 +301,18 @@ any person who daily tries to live the Masonic life, and to serve intelligently the needs of the Great Architect. The Masonic brother pledges himself to assist all other temple-builders in whatever extremity of life; and in so doing he pled ges himself to -every living thing, for they are all temple-builders, building more +every living thing, for they are all temple-builders, building more noble structures to the glory of the universal God.

The true Masonic Lodge is a Mystery School, a place where candidates are taken out of the follies and foibles of the world and instructed in the mysteries of life, relationships, and the identity of that germ of spiritual essence within, which is, in -truth, the Son of God, beloved of His Father. The Mason views life +truth, the Son of God, beloved of His Father. The Mason views life seriously, realizing that every wasted moment is a lost opportunity, and that Omnipotence is gained only through earnestness and endeavor. Above all other relationships he -recognizes the unive rsal brotherhood of every living thing. The +recognizes the unive rsal brotherhood of every living thing. The symbol of the clasped hands, explained in the Lodge, reflects his attitude towards all the world, for he is the comrade of all created things. He realizes also that his spirit is a glowing, @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ gateways of Eternity, the lonely figure of a mystic stranger stood upon the nebulous banks of swirling substance. Robed in a shimmery blue mantle of mystery and his head encircled by a golden crown of dazzling light, the darkness of Chaos fled before the rays that -poured like streams of living fire from his form divin e.

+poured like streams of living fire from his form divin e.

From some Cosmos greater far than ours this mystic visitor came, answering the call of Divinity. From star to star he strode and @@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ filmy garments of chaotic night. Suddenly the clouds broke and a wondrous light descended from somewhere among the seething waves of force; it bathed this lonely form in a radiance celestial, each sparkling crystal of mist gleaming like a diamond bathed in the -living fire of the Divine.

+living fire of the Divine.

In the gleaming flame of cosmic light bordered by the dark clouds of not-being two great forms appeared and a mighty Voice thrilled @@ -363,9 +363,9 @@ You are the chosen instrument of my hand and I appoint you to be the Builder of my Temple. You shall raise its pillars and tile its floor; you shall ornament it with metals and with jewels and you shall be the master of my workmen. In your hands I place the plans -and here on the tracing board of livig substance I have impressed +and here on the tracing board of livig substance I have impressed the plan you are to follow, tracing its every letter and angle in -the fiery lines of my moving finger. Hiram Ab iff, chosen builder +the fiery lines of my moving finger. Hiram Ab iff, chosen builder of your Father's house, up and to your work. Yonder are the fleecy clouds, the

@@ -382,19 +382,19 @@ have watched you through the years of your youth; I have guided you through the days of your manhood. I have weighed y ou in the balance and you have not been found wanting. Therefore, to you give I the glory of work, and here ordain you as the Builder of my -House. Unto you I give the word of the Master Builder; unto you I +House. Unto you I give the word of the Master Builder; unto you I give the tools of the craft; unto you I give the power that has been vested in me. Be faithful unto these things. Bring them back when you have finished, and I will give you the name known to God alone. So mote it be."

The great light died out of the heavens, the streaming fingers of -living light vanished in the misty, lonely twilight, and again -covered not-being with its sable mantle. Hiram Abiff again stood -alone, gazing out into the endless ocean of oblivion - nothing but +living light vanished in the misty, lonely twilight, and again +covered not-being with its sable mantle. Hiram Abiff again stood +alone, gazing out into the endless ocean of oblivion - nothing but swirling, seething matter as far as eye could see. Then he straightened his shoulders and, taking the trestleboard in his -hands and clasping to his heart the glowing Word of the Master, +hands and clasping to his heart the glowing Word of the Master, walked slowly away and was swallowed up in the mists of primord ial dawn.

@@ -405,39 +405,39 @@ eyes were raised above where the Great Light had shone down from heaven. In the divine solitude he labored, with no voice to cheer, no spirit to condemn - alone in the boundless all with the great chill of the morning mist upon his brow, but his heart still warm -with the light of the Master's Word. It seemed a ho peless task. +with the light of the Master's Word. It seemed a ho peless task. No single pair of hands could mold that darkness; no single heart, no matter how true, could be great enough to project pulsing cosmic -love into the cold mist of oblivion. Though the darkness settled +love into the cold mist of oblivion. Though the darkness settled ever closer about him and the misty fingers of negation twined round his being, still with divine trust the Builder labored; with divine hope he laid his footings, and from the boundless clay he made the molds to cast his sacred ornaments. Slowl y the building -grew and dim forms molded by the Maste r's hand took shape about -him. Three huge, soulless creatures had the Master fashioned, great +grew and dim forms molded by the Maste r's hand took shape about +him. Three huge, soulless creatures had the Master fashioned, great beings which loomed like grim spectres in the semi-darkness. They were three builders he had blessed and now in stately file they passed before him, and Hiram held out his arms to his creation, saying, "Brothers, I have built you for your works. I have formed -you to labor with me in the building of the Master's house. You +you to labor with me in the building of the Master's house. You are the children of my being; I have labored with yo u, now labor with me for the glory of o ur God."

But the spectres laughed. Turning upon their maker and striking him with his own tools given him by God out of heaven, they left their -Grand Master dying in the midst of his labors, broken and crushed +Grand Master dying in the midst of his labors, broken and crushed by the threefold powers of cosmic night. As he lay bleeding at the feet of his handiwork the martyred Builder raised his eyes to the seething clouds, and his face was sweet with divine love and cosmic -understanding as he prayed unto the Master who had sent him forth:

+understanding as he prayed unto the Master who had sent him forth:

-

"O Master of Workmen, Great Architect of the universe, my labors +

"O Master of Workmen, Great Architect of the universe, my labors are not finished. Why must they always remain undone? I have not completed the thing for which Thou hast sent me unto being, for my very creations have turned against me and the tools Thou gavest me have destroyed me. The children that I formed in love, in their ignorance have murdered me. Here, Father, is the Word Thou gavest -me now red with my own blood. O Master, I return it to Thee for I +me now red with my own blood. O Master, I return it to Thee for I have kept it sacred in my heart. Here are the too ls, the tracing board, and the vessels I have wrought. Around me stand the ruins of my temple which I must leave. Unto Thee, O God, the divine @@ -447,10 +447,10 @@ down-sitting and our uprising and Thou understandest our thoughts afar off. In Thy name, Father, I have labored and in Thy cause I die, a faithful builder."

-

The Master fell back, his upturned face sweet in the last repose of +

The Master fell back, his upturned face sweet in the last repose of death, and the light rays no longer pouring from him. The gray -clouds gathered closer as though to form a winding sheet around the -body of their murdered Master.

+clouds gathered closer as though to form a winding sheet around the +body of their murdered Master.

Suddenly the heavens opened again and a shaft of light bathed the form of Hiram in a glory celestial. Again the Voice spoke from the @@ -462,22 +462,22 @@ them to him. But he must remain asleep until these three who have slain him shall bring him back to life, for ever y wrong must be righted, and the slayers of my house, the destroyers of my temple, must labor in the place of their Builder until they raise their -Master from the dead."

+Master from the dead."

The three murderers fell on their knees and raised their hands to heaven as though to ward off the light which had disclosed their crime: "O God, great is our sin, for we have slain our Grand -Master, Hiram Abiff! Just is Thy punishment and as we have slain +Master, Hiram Abiff! Just is Thy punishment and as we have slain him we now dedicate our lives to his resurrection. The first was our human weakness, the second our sacred duty."

"Be it so," answered the Voice from Heaven. The great Light vanished and the clouds of darkness and mist concealed the body of -the murdered Master. It was swallowed up in the swirling darkness +the murdered Master. It was swallowed up in the swirling darkness which left no mark, no gravestone to mark the place where the Builder had lain.

-

"O God!" cried the three murderers, "where shall we find our Master +

"O God!" cried the three murderers, "where shall we find our Master now?"

A hand reached down again from the Great Unseen and a tiny lamp was @@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ of Hiram who has carried my Will with him to the tomb. This eternal quest is yours until ye have found your Builder, until the cup giveth up its secret, until the grave givet h up its ghosts. No more shall I speak until ye have found and rais ed my beloved -Son, and have listened to the words of my Messenger and with Him as +Son, and have listened to the words of my Messenger and with Him as your guide have finished the temple which I shall then inhabit. Amen."

@@ -525,13 +525,13 @@ foundation you have laid, tomorrow shall build a far more noble edifice. Builders of the temple of character wherein should dwell an enlightened spirit; truers of the rock of relationship; molders of those vessels created to contain the oil of life: up, and to the -task appointed! Never before in the history of men have you had the +task appointed! Never before in the history of men have you had the opportunity that now confronts you. The world waits - waits for the illuminated one who shall come from between the pillars of the portico. Humility, hoodwinked and bound, seeks entrance to the temple of wisdom. Fling wide the gate, and let the worthy enter. Fling wide the gate, and let the light that is the life of men -shine forth. Hasten to complete the dwelling of the Lord, that the +shine forth. Hasten to complete the dwelling of the Lord, that the Spirit of God may come and dwell among His people, sanctified and ordained according to His law.

@@ -554,14 +554,14 @@ themselves the obligations of the Fraternity.

Freemasonry is not a material thing: it is a science of the soul; it is not a creed or doctrine but a universal expression of the Divine Wisdom.* The coming together of medieval guilds or even the -building of Solomon's temple as it is understood today has little, +building of Solomon's temple as it is understood today has little, if anything, to do with the true origin of Freemasonry, for Masonry does not deal with personalities. In its highest sense, it is neither historical nor archaeological, but is a divine symbolic language perpetuating under certain concrete symbols the sacred mysteries of the ancients. Only those who see in it a cosmic study, a life work, a divine inspiration to better thinking, better -feeling, and better living, with the spiritual attainment of +feeling, and better living, with the spiritual attainment of enlightenment as the end, and with the daily life of the true Mason as the means, have gained even the slightest insight into the true mysteries of the ancient rites.

@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ student back to the dawn of time, ages and aeons ago, when the temple of the Solar Man was in the making. That was the first Temple of the King, and therein were given and laid down the true mysteries of the ancient lodge, and it was the gods of creation and -th e spirits of the dawn who first tiled the Master's lodge.

+th e spirits of the dawn who first tiled the Master's lodge.

The initiated brother realizes that his so called symbols and rituals are merely blinds

@@ -630,13 +630,13 @@ for all the universe is governed by the same three kings who are called the builders of the Masonic temple. They are not personalities but principles, great intelligent energies and powers which in God, man, and the universe have charge of the molding of -cosmic substance into the habitation of the living king , the +cosmic substance into the habitation of the living king , the temple built through the ages first of unconscious and then conscious effort on the part of every individual who is expressing in his daily life the creative principles of these three kings. The true brodaer of the ancient Craft realized that the completion -of the temple he was building to the King of the Universe was a +of the temple he was building to the King of the Universe was a duty or rather a privilege which he owed to his God, to his brother, and to himself. He knew that certain steps must be taken and that his temple must be built according to the plan. Today it @@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ of his own being.

that we have here is a link, a doorway, through which the student may pass into the unknown. Freemasonry has nothing to do with things of form save that it realizes form is molded by and -manifests the life it contains. Consequently the student is +manifests the life it contains. Consequently the student is seeking so to mold his life that the form will glorify the God whose temple he is slowly building as he awakens one by one the workmen within himself and directs them to carry out the plan that @@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ may learn how to serve.

In Freemasonry is concealed the mystery of creation, the answer to the problem of existence, and the path the student must tread in -order to join those who are really the living powers behind the +order to join those who are really the living powers behind the thrones of modern national and international affairs. The true student realizes most of all that the taking of degrees does not make a man a Mason. A Mason is not appointed; he is evolved and he @@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ duty is to build and evolve the sacred teachings in his own being: that nothing but his own purified being can unlock the door to the sealed libraries of human consciousness, and that his Masonic rites must eternally be speculative until he makes them opera tive by -living the life of the mystic Mason. His ka rmic responsibilities +living the life of the mystic Mason. His ka rmic responsibilities increase with his opportunities. Those who are surrounded with knowledge and opportunity for self-improvement and make nothing of these opportunities are the lazy workmen who will be spiritually, @@ -746,9 +746,9 @@ Craft that they may join as honest workmen those who have gone before as builders of the Universal Temple. The Masonic ritual is not a ceremony, but a life to be lived. Those alone are truly Masons who, dedicating their lives and their fortunes upo n the a -ltar of the living flame, undertake the construction of the one +ltar of the living flame, undertake the construction of the one universal building of which they are the workmen and their God the -living Architect. When we have Masons like this the Craft will +living Architect. When we have Masons like this the Craft will again be operative, the flaming triangle will shine forth with greater lustre, the dead builder will rise from his tomb, and the Lost Word so long concealed from the profane will blaze forth again @@ -782,14 +782,14 @@ where each must wander unaccompanied? Why mind, why soul, why spirit, and in truth, why anything? THINK! Is there an answer? If so, where will the truth be found? Think, Brothers o f the Craft, think deeply; for if truth exists, you have it, and if truth be -within the reach of living creature, what other goal is worth the +within the reach of living creature, what other goal is worth the struggle?

CHAPTERII

THE CANDIDATE

-

There comes a time in the growth of every living individual thing +

There comes a time in the growth of every living individual thing when it realizes with dawning consciousness that it is a prisoner. While apparently free to move and have its being, the struggling life cognizes through ever greater vehicles its own limitations. @@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ be liberated from the binding ties which, though invisible to mortal eyes, still chain him with bonds far more terrible than those of any physical prison.

-

Many have read the story of the prisoner of Chillon who paced back +

Many have read the story of the prisoner of Chillon who paced back and forth in the narrow confines of his prison cell, while the blue waters rolled ceaselessly above his head and the only sound that broke the stillness of his eternal night was the constant swishing @@ -821,13 +821,13 @@ the sunlight of spiritual freedom, free to join the sparkling atoms and dancing light-beings released from the bonds of prison wall and tomb.

-

Around Life - that wondrous germ in the heart of every living -thing, that sacred Prisoner in His gloomy cell, that Master Builder +

Around Life - that wondrous germ in the heart of every living +thing, that sacred Prisoner in His gloomy cell, that Master Builder laid away in the grave of matter - has been built the wondrous legend of the Holy Sepulchre. Under allegories unnumbered, the mystic philosophers of the ages, have perpetuated this wonderful story, and among the Craft Masons it forms the mystic ritual of -Hiram, the Master Builder, murdered in his temple by the very +Hiram, the Master Builder, murdered in his temple by the very builders who should have served him as he labored to perfect the dwelling place of his God.

@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ makes all growth possible. It is the great cross o f hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon upon which even the life germ in protoplasm is crucified and suspended in agony. These substances are incapable of giving it adequate expression. The Spirit within -cries out for freedom: freedom to be, to express, to manifest its +cries out for freedom: freedom to be, to express, to manifest its true place in the Great Plan of cosmic unfoldment.

It is this great yearning within the heart of man which sends him @@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ spinning to a higher rate of consciousness. Through purification, through knowledge, and through service to his fellow man the candidate sequentially unfolds these mystic properties, building better and more perfect bodies through which his higher life -secures even greater manifestation. The expression of man through +secures even greater manifestation. The expression of man through constructive thought, emotion, and action liberates the higher nature from bodies which in their crystallized states are incapa ble of giving him his natural opportunities. @@ -865,24 +865,24 @@ ble of giving him his natural opportunities. In Freemasonry this crystallized substance of matter is called the grave and represents the Holy Sepulchre. This is the grave within which the lost Builder lies and with Him are the plans of the -Temple and the Master's Word, and it is this builder, our Grand -Master, whom we must seek and raise from the dead. This noble Son +Temple and the Master's Word, and it is this builder, our Grand +Master, whom we must seek and raise from the dead. This noble Son of Light cries out to us in every expression of matter. Every stick and stone marks His resting place, and the sprig of acacia promises that through the long winter of spiritual darkne ss when the sun does not shine for man, this Light still awaits the day of liberation when each one of us shall raise Him by the grip of the -Grand Master, the true grip of a Master Mason. We cannot hear this +Grand Master, the true grip of a Master Mason. We cannot hear this Voice that calls eternally, but we feel its inner urge. A great unknown something pulls at our heartstrings. As the ages roll by, the deep desire to be greater, to live better, and to think God's -thoughts, builds within ourselves the qualifica tions of a +thoughts, builds within ourselves the qualifica tions of a candidate who, when asked why he takes the path , would truly answer if he knew mentally the things he feels: "I hear a voice that cries out to me from flora and fauna, from the stones, from the clouds, from the very heaven itself. Each fiery atom spinning -and twisting in Cosmos cries out to me with the voice of my Master. -I can hear Hiram Abiff, my Grand Master, crying out in his agony, +and twisting in Cosmos cries out to me with the voice of my Master. +I can hear Hiram Abiff, my Grand Master, crying out in his agony, the agony of life hidden within the darkness of its prison walls, seeking for the expression which I have denied it, lab oring, to bring closer the day of its liberation , and I have learned to know @@ -910,11 +910,11 @@ in truth the murderers of the good within ourselves. These three may be called thought, desire, and action. When purified and transmuted they are three glorious avenues through which may mani fest the great life power of the three kings, the glowing builders -of the Cosmic Lodge manifesting in this world as spiritual thought, +of the Cosmic Lodge manifesting in this world as spiritual thought, constructive emotion, and useful daily labor in the various places and positions where we find ourselves while carrying on the -Master's work. These three form the Flaming Triangle which -glorifies every living Mason, but when crystallized and perverted +Master's work. These three form the Flaming Triangle which +glorifies every living Mason, but when crystallized and perverted they form a triangular prison through which the light cann ot shine and the Life is forced to languish in the dim darkness of despair, until man himself through his higher understanding liberates the @@ -922,13 +922,13 @@ energies and powers which are indeed the builders and glorifiers of his Father's House.

Now let us consider how these three fiery kings of the dawn became, -through perversion of their manifestation by man, the ruffians who +through perversion of their manifestation by man, the ruffians who murdered Hiram - the energizing powers of cosmos which course -through the blood of every living being, seeking to beautify and +through the blood of every living being, seeking to beautify and perfect the temple they would build according to the plan laid down -on the tracing board by the Master Architect of the universe. +on the tracing board by the Master Architect of the universe. First in the mind is one of the three kings, or rather we shall say -a channel through which he manifests; for King Solo mon is the +a channel through which he manifests; for King Solo mon is the power of mind which, perverted, becomes a destroyer who tears down with the very powers which nourish and build. The right application of thought, when seeking the answer to the cosmic @@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ spiritual concepts, these altruistic, philanthropic, educative applications of thought power glorify the Builder; for they give the power of expression and those who can express themselves are free. When man can mold his thoughts, his emotions, and his actions -into faithful expressions of his highest ideals then li berty is +into faithful expressions of his highest ideals then li berty is his, for ignorance is the darkness of Chaos and knowledge is the light of Cosmos.

@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ suffering, sometimes a great desire to be helpful, that brings out the first latent powers which show that one long wandering in the darkness is about to take the path that leads to Light. Having lived life in all its experiences, he has learned to realize that -all the manifestations of being, all the various experiences +all the manifestations of being, all the various experiences through which he passes, are steps leading in one direction; that, consciously or unconsciously, all souls are being le d to the portico of the temple where for the first time they see and realize @@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ door and awaits in silence the answer from within.

unfoldment of the human soul before it completes the dwelling place of the spirit. These have been caged respectively youth, manhood, and old age; or, as the Mason would say, the Entered Apprentice, -the Fellow Craft, and the Master Builder. All life passes through +the Fellow Craft, and the Master Builder. All life passes through these three grand stages of human consciousness. They can be listed as the man on the outside looking in, the man going in, and the man inside. The path of human life is governed as all things @@ -1005,10 +1005,10 @@ must be considered, not merely those of the physical world but also those of the spiritual world.

The Mason must realize that his true initiation is a spiritual and -not a physical ritual, and that his initiation into the living +not a physical ritual, and that his initiation into the living temple of the spiritual hierarchy regulating Freemasonry may not occur until years after he has taken the physical degree, or -spiritually he may be a Grand Master before he comes into the +spiritually he may be a Grand Master before he comes into the world. There are probably few instances in the history of Freemasonry where the spiritual ordination of the aspiring seeker took place at the same time as the physical initiation, because the @@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ onward into the more elevated and advanced degrees. They are much mistaken who believe that they can reach the spiritual planes of Nature without first passing through and molding matter into the expression of spiritual power; for the first stage in the growth of -a Master Mason is mastery of the concrete condition s of life and +a Master Mason is mastery of the concrete condition s of life and the developments of sense centers which will later become channels for the expression of spiritual truths.

@@ -1046,8 +1046,8 @@ The universe is divided into planes and these planes are divided from each other by the rates of vibration which pass through them. As the spiritual consciousness progresses through the chain, the lower lose connection with it when it has raised itself above their -level, until finally only the Grand Masters are capable of -remaining in session, and unknown even to the Master Mason it +level, until finally only the Grand Masters are capable of +remaining in session, and unknown even to the Master Mason it finally passes back again to the spiritual hierarchy from which it came.

@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ fuller expression to these inner powers; but the Entered Appr entice has for his first duty the awakening of these powers, and, like the youth of whom he is a symbol, his ideals and labors must be tied closely to concrete things. For him both points of the -compasses are under the square; for him the reasons which manifest +compasses are under the square; for him the reasons which manifest through the heart and mind - the two polarities of expression are darkened and concealed beneath the square which measures the block of bodies. He knows not the reason why; his work is t o follow the @@ -1077,12 +1077,12 @@ of the universe by the first expressions of intelligence and molded by them into ever finer and more perfect lines until finally it becomes the perfect stone for the Builder's temple.

-

How can emotion manifest save through form? How can mind manifest +

How can emotion manifest save through form? How can mind manifest until the intricately evolved brain cells of matter have raised their organic quality to form the ground-work upon which other things may be based? All students of human mature realize that every expression of man depends upon organic quality; that in every -living thing this differs; and that the fineness of this matter is +living thing this differs; and that the fineness of this matter is the certain indication of growth - mental, physical or spiritual.

True to the doctrines of his Craft, the Entered Apprentice must @@ -1108,22 +1108,22 @@ preparing for.

The quarries represent the limitless powers of natural resources. They are symbolic of the practically endless field of human opportunity; they symbolize the cosmic substances from which man -must gather the stones for his temple. At this stage in his -growth, the Entered Apprentice is privileged to gather the stones +must gather the stones for his temple. At this stage in his +growth, the Entered Apprentice is privileged to gather the stones which he wishes to true during his progress through the lodge, for at this point he symbolizes the youth who is choosing his life -work. He represents the human ego who in the dawn of time gath +work. He represents the human ego who in the dawn of time gath ered many blocks and cubes and broken stones from the Great Quarry. These rough and broken stones that as yet will not fit into anything are the partially evolved powers and senses with which he -labors. In the first state he must gather these materials, and -those who have not gathered them can never true them. During the +labors. In the first state he must gather these materials, and +those who have not gathered them can never true them. During the involuntary period of human consciousness, the Entered Apprentice in the Great Lodge was man, who labored with these rough blocks, seeking the tools and the power with which to true them . As he evolves down through the ages, he gains the tools and cosmically passes on to the degree of Fellow Craft where he trues his ashlar -in harmony with the plans upon the Master's tracing board. This +in harmony with the plans upon the Master's tracing board. This rough, uncut ashlar has three dimensions, representative of the three ruffians who at this stage are destroyers of the fourth dimensional life concealed within the ugly, ill-shaped stone.

@@ -1159,18 +1159,18 @@ which it passes.

We may now consider the spiritual requirements of one who feels that he would mystically correlate himself with that great spiritual fraternity which, concealed behind the exoteric rite, -forms the living power of the Entered Apprentice lodge:

+forms the living power of the Entered Apprentice lodge:

1. It is essential that the Entered Apprentice should have studied sufficiently the subject of anatomy to have at least a general idea of the physical body, for the entire degree is based upon the -mystery of form. The human body is the highest manifestation of +mystery of form. The human body is the highest manifestation of form which he is capable of analyzing. Consequently, he must devote himself to the study of his own being and its mysteries and complexities.

-

2. The Entered Apprentice must realize that his body is the living -temple of the living God and treat it accordingly; for when he +

2. The Entered Apprentice must realize that his body is the living +temple of the living God and treat it accordingly; for when he abuses or mistreats it he breaks the sacred obligations which he must assume before he can ever hope to understand the true mysteries of the Craft. The breaking of his pact with the higher @@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ business considerations or selfish and materialistic ideals, to lead them into the Masonic Brotherhood have thereby automatically separated themselves from the Craft. They can never do any harm to Freemasonry by joining because they cannot get in. Ensconced within -the lodge, they may feel that they have deceived the Grand Master +the lodge, they may feel that they have deceived the Grand Master of the Universe, but when the spiritual lodge me ets to carry on the true work of the Craft, they are disqualified and absent. Watch fobs, lapel badges, and other insignia do not make Masons; @@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ worthy to undertake the second great step in spiritual liberation.

CHAPTER IV THE FELLOW CRAFT

-

Life manifests not only through action on the physical plane, but +

Life manifests not only through action on the physical plane, but through human emotion and sentiment. This is the type of energy taken up by the student when he starts his labors in the Fellow Craft. From youth with its smiling face, he passes on to the @@ -1248,11 +1248,11 @@ break the walls of restraint and pour forth as fiery expressions of dynamic energy. This great principle of emotion we know as the second murderer of Hiram. Through the perversion of human emotions there comes into the world untold sorrow, which through reaction, -manifests in the mental and physical bodies.

+manifests in the mental and physical bodies.

It is strange how divine powers may become perverted until each expression and urge becomes a ruffian and a murderer. The divine -compassion of the gods manifests in this world of form very +compassion of the gods manifests in this world of form very differently than in the realms of light. Divine compassion is emergized by the same influxes as mortal passions and the lusts of earth. The spiritual light rays of Cosmos - the Fire Princes of @@ -1281,14 +1281,14 @@ universe. God is glorifying himself through the individualized portions of himself, and is slowly teaching these individualized portions to understand and glorify the whole.

-

The day has come when Fellow Craftsmen must know and apply their +

The day has come when Fellow Craftsmen must know and apply their knowledge. The lost key to their grade is the mastery of emotion, which places the energy of the universe at their disposal. Man can only expect to be entrusted with great power by proving his ability to use it constructively and selflessly. When the Mason learns that the key to the warrior on the block is the proper application -of the dynamo of living power, he has learned the mystery of his -Craft. The seething energies of Lucifer are in his hands and +of the dynamo of living power, he has learned the mystery of his +Craft. The seething energies of Lucifer are in his hands and before he may step onward and upward, he must prove his ability to properly apply energy. He must follow in the footsteps of his forefather, Tubal-Cain, who with the mighty strength of the war god @@ -1335,10 +1335,10 @@ despite the suffering of the moment, gaze down upon mankind and see that it is good.

When the candidate feels that he has reached a point where he is -able to manifest every energizing current and fire-flame in a +able to manifest every energizing current and fire-flame in a constructive, balanced manner and has spiritually lifted the heart sentiments of the mystic out of the cube of matter, he may then -expect that the degree of Master Mason is not far off, and so may +expect that the degree of Master Mason is not far off, and so may look forward eagerly to the time of his spiritual ordination into the higher degree. He should now study himself and realize that he cannot receive promotion into the spiritual lodge unti l his heart @@ -1366,10 +1366,10 @@ steps at this stage of the student's growth.

4. The transmutation of personal affection into impersonal compassion shows that the Fellow Craftsman truly understands his -duties and is living in a manner worthy of his order. +duties and is living in a manner worthy of his order. Personalities cannot bind the true second degree member, for having raised one point of the compasses he now realizes that all personal -manifestations are governed by impersonal principles.

+manifestations are governed by impersonal principles.

5. At this point the candidate consecrates the five senses to the study of human problems with the unfolding of sense centers as the @@ -1379,16 +1379,16 @@ transmutation if he will apply to them the common divisor of analogy.

The Entered Apprentice may be termed a materialistic degree. The -Fellow Craft is religious and mystical, while the Master Mason is +Fellow Craft is religious and mystical, while the Master Mason is occult or philosophical. Each of these is a degree in the unfoldment of a connected life and intelligence, revealing in ever -fuller expression the gradual liberation of the Master from the +fuller expression the gradual liberation of the Master from the trianglar cell of threefold negation which marks the early stage of individualization.

CHAPTER V THE MASTER MASON

-

On the upper steps of spiritual unfoldment stands the Master Mason, +

On the upper steps of spiritual unfoldment stands the Master Mason, who spiritually represents the graduate from the school of esoteric learning. In the ancient symbols he is represented as an old man leaning upon a staff, his long white beard upon his chest, and his @@ -1398,20 +1398,20 @@ are the only true measurement of age. Through years and lives of labor he has found the staff of life and tr uth upon which he leans. He no longer depends upon the words of others but upon the still voice that speaks from the heart of his own being. There is -no more glorious position that a man may hold than that of a Master +no more glorious position that a man may hold than that of a Master Builder, who has risen by labor through the degrees of human consciousness. Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. On the spiritual planes of Nature it is the space or distance between the s tages of spiritual growth and hence is not m easurable by material means. -Many a child comes into this world a Grand Master of the Masonic +Many a child comes into this world a Grand Master of the Masonic School, while many a revered and honored brother passes silently to -rest without having gained admittance to its gate. The Master +rest without having gained admittance to its gate. The Master Mason is one whose life is full, pressed down and brimming over with the experience he has gained in his slow pilgrimage up the winding stairs.

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The Master Mason embodies the power of the human mind, that +

The Master Mason embodies the power of the human mind, that connecting link which binds heaven and earth together in an endless chain. His spiritual light is greater because he has evolved a higher vehicle for its expression. Above even constructive action @@ -1419,41 +1419,41 @@ and emotion soars the power of thought which swiftly flies on wings to the source of Light. The mind is the highest form of his human expression and he passes into the great darkness of the inner room illuminated only by the fruits of reason. The glor ious privileges -of a Master Mason are in keeping with his greater knowledge and +of a Master Mason are in keeping with his greater knowledge and wisdom. From the student he has blossomed forth as the teacher; from the kingdom of those who follow he has joined that little group who must always lead the way. For him the Heavens have opened and the Great Light has bathed him in its radiance. The -Prodigal Son, so long a wanderer in the regions of darkness, has +Prodigal Son, so long a wanderer in the regions of darkness, has returned again to his Father's house. The voice speaks from the -Heavens, its power thrilling the Master until hi s own being seems -filled with its divinity, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom +Heavens, its power thrilling the Master until hi s own being seems +filled with its divinity, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." The ancients taught that the sun was not a source of light, life, or power, but a medium through which life -and light were reflected into physical substance. The Master Mason +and light were reflected into physical substance. The Master Mason is in truth a sun, a great reflector of light, who radiates through his organism, purified by ages of preparation, the glorious power which is the light of the Lodge. He, in truth, has become the spokesman of the Most High. He st ands between the glowing fire -light and the world. Through him passes Hydra, the great snake, +light and the world. Through him passes Hydra, the great snake, and from its month there pours to man the light of God. His symbol is the rising sun, for in him the globe of day has indeed risen in all its splendor from the darkness of the night, illuminating the immortal East with the first promise of approaching day.

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With a sigh the Master lays aside his tools. For him the temple is +

With a sigh the Master lays aside his tools. For him the temple is nearing completion, the last stones are being placed, and he slakes his lime with a vague regret as he sees dome and minaret rise -through the power of his handiwork. The true Master does not long +through the power of his handiwork. The true Master does not long for rest, and as he sees the days of his labor close, a sadness weighs upon his heart. Slowly the brothers of his Craft leave him, each going his respective way; and, climbing step by step, the -Master stands alone on the pinnacle of the temple. One stone must +Master stands alone on the pinnacle of the temple. One stone must yet be placed, but this he cannot find. Somewhere it lies concealed. In prayer he kneels, asking the powers that be to aid him in his search. The light of the sun shines upon him and bathes him in a splendor celestial. Suddenly a voice speaks from the -Heavens, saying, "The temple is finished and in my faithful Master +Heavens, saying, "The temple is finished and in my faithful Master is found the missing stone."

Both points of the compasses are now lifted from under the square. @@ -1463,24 +1463,24 @@ they unite for the glorification of the greatest and the highest. Then the Sun and Moon are united and the Hermetic Degree is consummated.

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The Master Mason is afforded opportunities far beyond the reach of +

The Master Mason is afforded opportunities far beyond the reach of ordinary man, but he must not fail to realize that with every opportunity comes a cosmic responsibility. It is worse by far to know and not to do than never to have known at all. He realizes that the choice of avoiding responsibility is no longer his and that for him all problems must be met and solved. The only joy in -the heart of the Master is the joy of seeing the fruits of his -handiwork. It can be truly said of the Master that throug h +the heart of the Master is the joy of seeing the fruits of his +handiwork. It can be truly said of the Master that throug h suffering he has learned to be glad, through weeping he has learned to smile, and through dying he has learned to live. The purification and probationship of his previous degrees have so spiritualized his being that he is in truth a glorious example of God's Plan for His children. The greatest sermon he can preach, the greatest lesson he can teach, is that of standing forth a -living proof of the Eternal Plan. The Master Mason is not +living proof of the Eternal Plan. The Master Mason is not ordained: h e is the natural product of cause and effect, and none -but those who live the cause can produce the effect. The Master -Mason, if he be truly a Master, is in communication with the unseen +but those who live the cause can produce the effect. The Master +Mason, if he be truly a Master, is in communication with the unseen powers that move the destinies of life. As the Eldest Brother of the lodge, he is the spokesman for the spiritual hierarchies of his Craft. He no longer follows the direction of others, but on his @@ -1493,40 +1493,40 @@ servant of the Highest within himself and worthy to be given control over the lives of others by having first controlled himself.

-

Much is said concerning the loss of the Master's Word and how the +

Much is said concerning the loss of the Master's Word and how the seekers go out to find it but bring back only substitutes. The -true Master knows that those who go out can never find the secret -trust. He alone can find it who goes within. The true Master +true Master knows that those who go out can never find the secret +trust. He alone can find it who goes within. The true Master Builder has never lost the Word but has cherished it in the spiritual locket of his own being. From those who have the eyes to see, nothing is concealed; to those who have the right to know, all -things are open books. The true Word of the three Grand Masters +things are open books. The true Word of the three Grand Masters has never been concealed from those who have the right to know it nor has it ever been revealed to those who have not prepared a -worthy shrine to contain it. The Master knows, for he is a Temple +worthy shrine to contain it. The Master knows, for he is a Temple Builder. Within the setting of his own bodies, the Philosopher's Stone is placed; for in truth it is the heart of the Phoenix, that strange bird which rises with renewed youth from the ashes of its -burned body. When the Master's heart is as pure and white as the -diamond that he wears, he will then become a living stone-the crown +burned body. When the Master's heart is as pure and white as the +diamond that he wears, he will then become a living stone-the crown jewel in the diadem of his Craft.

-

The Word is found when the Master himself is ordained by the living -hand of God, cleansed by living water, baptized by living fire, a +

The Word is found when the Master himself is ordained by the living +hand of God, cleansed by living water, baptized by living fire, a Priest-King after the Order of Melchizedek, who is above the law.

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The geat work of the Master Mason can be called the art of balance. +

The geat work of the Master Mason can be called the art of balance. To him is given the work of balancing the triangle that it may blaze forth with the glory of the Divine Degree. The triple energies of thought, desire, and action must be united in a harmonious blending of expression. He holds in his hands the -triple keys; he wears the triple crown of the ancient Magus, for he +triple keys; he wears the triple crown of the ancient Magus, for he is in truth the King of heaven, earth, and hell. Salt, sulphur, and mercury are the elements of his work and with the philosophi cal mercury he seeks to blend all powers to the glorifying of one end.

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Behind the degree of Master Mason, there is another not known to +

Behind the degree of Master Mason, there is another not known to earth. Far above him stretch other steps concealed by the blue veil which divides the seen from the unseen. The true Brother knows this, therefore he works with an end in view far above the @@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ veil and join that band who, unhonored and unsung, carry the responsibilities of human growth. His eyes are fixed forever on the Seven Stars which shine down from somewhere above the uppe r rung of the ladder. With hope, faith, and charity he climbs the -steps, and whispering the Master's Word to the Keeper of the Gates, +steps, and whispering the Master's Word to the Keeper of the Gates, passes on behind the veil. It is then, and then only, that a true Mason is born. Only behind this veil does the mystic student come into his own. The things which we see around us are but @@ -1543,10 +1543,10 @@ forms-promises of a thing unnamed, symbols of a truth unknown. It is in the spiritual temple built without the voice of wo rkmen or the sound of hammer that the true initiation is given, and there, robed in the simple lambskin of a purified body, the student -becomes a Master Mason, chosen out of the world to be an active +becomes a Master Mason, chosen out of the world to be an active worker in the name of the Great Architect. It is there alone, unseen by mortal eyes, that the Greater Degrees are given and there -the soul radiating the light of Spirit becomes a living; star in +the soul radiating the light of Spirit becomes a living; star in the blue canopy of the Masonic lodge.

TRANSMUTATION

@@ -1569,16 +1569,16 @@ is the voice of the Creator. Show your light and yo ur power to men, but before God what have you to offe r, save in humility? Your robes, your tinsel, and your jewels mean naught to Him, until your own body and soul, gleaming with the radiance of perfection, become -the living ornaments of your Lodge.

+the living ornaments of your Lodge.

THE PRESENCE OF THE MASTER

-

The Mason believes in the Great Architect, the living keystone of -creation's plan, the Master of all Lodges, without whose spirit -there is no work. Let him never forget that the Master is near. +

The Mason believes in the Great Architect, the living keystone of +creation's plan, the Master of all Lodges, without whose spirit +there is no work. Let him never forget that the Master is near. Day and night let him feet the presence of the Supreme or Overshadowing One. The All-Seeing Eye is upon him. Day and night -this great Orb measures his depths, seeing into his innermost soul +this great Orb measures his depths, seeing into his innermost soul of souls, judging his life, reading his thoughts, measuring his aspirations, and rewarding his sincerity. To this All-Seein g One he is accountable; to none other must he account. This Spirit @@ -1601,9 +1601,9 @@ as it waited for the breakers of the Cosmic oath.

Every true Mason has come into the realization that there is but one Lodge - that is, the Universe - and but one Brotherhood, composed of everything that moves or exists in any of the planes of -Nature. He realizes that the Temple of Solomon is really the -Temple of the Solar Man -Sol-Om-On - the King of the Universe -manifesting through his three primordial builders. He realizes +Nature. He realizes that the Temple of Solomon is really the +Temple of the Solar Man -Sol-Om-On - the King of the Universe +manifesting through his three primordial builders. He realizes that his vow of brotherhood and fraternity is universal, and that mineral, plant, animal, and man are all included in the true Mas onic Craft. His duty as an elder brother to all the kingdoms of @@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ would rather die than fail in this, his great obligation. He has dedicated his life upon the altar of his God and is willing and glad to serve the lesser through the powers he has gained from the greater. The mystic Mason, in building the eyes that see behind the -apparent ritual, recognizes the oneness of life manif esting +apparent ritual, recognizes the oneness of life manif esting through the diversity of form.

The true disciple of ancient Masonry has given up forever the @@ -1624,7 +1624,7 @@ from their self-appointed tasks are failures in Masonry, for Masonry is an abstract science of spiritual unfoldment. Material prosperity is not the measure of soul growth. The true Mason r ealizes that behind these diverse forms there is one connected Life -Principle, the spark of God in all living things. It is this Life +Principle, the spark of God in all living things. It is this Life which he considers when measuring the worth of a brother. It is to this Life that he appeals for a recognition of spiritual Unity. He realizes that it is the discovery of this spark of Unity which @@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ thought, action, and desire.

The true Mason is not creed-bound. He realizes with the divine illumination of his lodge that as Mason his religion must be -universal: Christ, Buddha or Mohammed, the name means little, for +universal: Christ, Buddha or Mohammed, the name means little, for he recognizes only the light and not the bearer. He worships at every shrine, bows before every altar, whether in temple, mosque or cathedral, realizing with his truer understanding the oneness of @@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ true Mason can be narrow, for his Lodge is the divine expression of all broadness. There is no place for little minds in a great work.

The true Mason must develop the powers of observation. He must -seek eternally in all the manifestations of Nature for the things +seek eternally in all the manifestations of Nature for the things which he has lost because he failed to work for them. He must become a student of human nature and see in those around him the unfolding and varying expressions of one connected spiritual @@ -1666,12 +1666,12 @@ message for him and build it into the temple of his God. He seeks to learn the things which will make him of greater service in the Divine Plan, a better instrument in the hands of the Great Architect, who is laboring eternally to unfold life through the -medium of living things. The Mason realizes, moreover, tha t his +medium of living things. The Mason realizes, moreover, tha t his vows, taken of his own free will and accord, give him th e divine -opportunity of being a living tool in the hands of a Master +opportunity of being a living tool in the hands of a Master Workman.

-

The true Master Mason enters his lodge with one thought uppermost +

The true Master Mason enters his lodge with one thought uppermost in his mind: "How can I, as an individual, be of greater use in the Universal Plan? What can I do to be worthy to comprehend the mysteries which are unfolded here? How can I build the eyes to see @@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ ideals at the call of the Builder. The work must be done and he has dedicated his life to the service of those who know the bonds of neither time nor space. He must be ready at any moment's notice and his life should be turned into preparing himself for that call -which may come when he least expects it. The Master Mason knows +which may come when he least expects it. The Master Mason knows that those most useful to the Plan are those who have gained the most from the practical experiences of life. It is not what goes on within the tiled lodge which is the basis of his greatness, but @@ -1706,17 +1706,17 @@ penalty. Let him also realize that failure to live mentally, spiritually, and morally up to one's highest ideals constitutes the greatest of all broken oaths. When a Mason swears that he will devote his life to the building of his Father's house and then -defiles his living temple through the perversion of mental power, +defiles his living temple through the perversion of mental power, emotional force, and active energy, he is breaking a vow which imposes not hours but ages of misery. If he is worthy to be a M ason, he must be great enough to restrain the lower side of his own -nature which is daily murdering his Grand Master. He must realize +nature which is daily murdering his Grand Master. He must realize that a misdirected life is a broken vow and that daily service, purification, and the constructive application of energy is a -living invocation which builds within and draws to him the power of +living invocation which builds within and draws to him the power of the Creator. His life is the only prayer acceptable in the eyes of the Most High. An impure life is a broken trust; a destructive -action is a living curse; a narrow mind is a strang le-cord around +action is a living curse; a narrow mind is a strang le-cord around the throat of God.

All true Masons know that their work is not secret, but they @@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ weighed in the balance and found to be true, upright, and square have prepared themselves by their own growth to appreciate the inner meanings of their Craft. To the rest of their brethren within or without the lodge their sacred rituals must remain, as -Shakespeare might have said, "Words, words, words." Within the +Shakespeare might have said, "Words, words, words." Within the Mason's own being is concealed the Power, which, blazi ng forth from his purified being, constitutes the Builder's Word. His life is the sole password which admits him to the true Masonic Lodge. @@ -1744,15 +1744,15 @@ make possible his true understanding of the Craft. He can show the world only forms which mean nothing; the life within is fo rever concealed until the eye of Spirit reveals it.

-

The Master Mason realizes charity to be one of the greatest traits +

The Master Mason realizes charity to be one of the greatest traits which the Elder Brothers have unfolded, which means not only properly regulated charity of the purse but charity in thought and action. He realizes that all the workmen are not on the same step, but wherever each may be, he is doing the best he can according to his light. Each is laboring with the tools that he has, and he, as -a Master Mason, does not spend his time in criticizing but in +a Master Mason, does not spend his time in criticizing but in helping them to improve their tools. Instead of bla ming poor -tools, let us always blame ourselves for having them. The Master +tools, let us always blame ourselves for having them. The Master Mason does not find fault; he does not criticize nor does he complain, but with malice towards none and charity towards all he seeks to be worthy of his Father's trust. In silence he labors, @@ -1760,7 +1760,7 @@ with compassion he suffers, and if the builders strike him as he seeks to work with them, his last word will be a prayer for them. The greater the Mason, the more advanced in his Craft, the more fatherly he grows, the walls of his Lodge broade ning out until all -living things are sheltered and guarded within the blue folds of +living things are sheltered and guarded within the blue folds of his cape. From laboring with the few he seeks to assist all, realizing with his broader understanding the weaknesses of others but the strength of right.

@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ long withheld. The speculative Craft will then become operative, and the Ancient Wisdom so long concealed will rise from the ruins of its temple as the greatest spiritual truth yet revealed to man.

-

The true Master Mason recognizes the value of seeking for truth +

The true Master Mason recognizes the value of seeking for truth wherever he can find it. It makes no difference if it be in the enemy's camp; if it be truth, he will go there gladly to secure it. The Masonic Lodge is universal; therefore all true Masons will seek @@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@ all. Many brethren make a great mistake in building a wall around their secrets, for they succeed only in shutting out their own light. Their divine opportunity is at hand. The time has come when the world needs the Ancient Wisdom as never before. Let the Mason -stand forth and by living the doctrines which he preaches show to +stand forth and by living the doctrines which he preaches show to his brother man the glory of his work. He holds the keys to truth; let him unlock the door, and with his life and not his words preach the doctrine which he has so long professed.

@@ -1818,7 +1818,7 @@ demand the sanctifying of your life, the regeneration of your body, the purification of your soul, and the ordination of your spirit. Yours is the glorious opportunity; yours is the divine responsibility. Accept your task and follow in the footsteps of -the Master Masons of the past, who with the flaming spirit of the +the Master Masons of the past, who with the flaming spirit of the Craft have illumined the world. You have a great privilege - the privilege of illumined labor. You may know the ends to which you work, while others must struggle in darkness. Your labors are not @@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ highest fruitage of sincere endeavor.

EPILOGUE THE PRIEST OF RA

What words are there in modern language to describe the great -temple of Ammon Ra? It now stands amidst the sands of Egypt a pile +temple of Ammon Ra? It now stands amidst the sands of Egypt a pile of broken ruins, but in the heyday of its glory it rose a forest of plumed pillars holding up roofs of solid sandstone, carved by hands long laid to rest into friezes of lotus blossoms and papyrus and @@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ appeared to be old, for his long beard and braided hair were quite gray, but his large black eyes shone with a fire seldom seen even in youth. He was robed from head to foot in blue and gold, and around his forehead was coiled a snake of precious metal, set with -jewelled eyes that gave out flashes of light. Neve r had the light +jewelled eyes that gave out flashes of light. Neve r had the light of Ra's chamber shone on a grander head or a form more powerful than that of the high priest of the temple. He was the mouthpiece of the gods and the sacred wisdom of ancient Egypt was impressed in @@ -1892,7 +1892,7 @@ with their strange, sightless eyes.

marble, the priest called out in a voice that echoed and re-echoed from every nook and cranny of the ancient temple:

-

"Aradamas, come forth!"

+

"Aradamas, come forth!"

Then a strange thing happened. The heavy slab that formed the cover of the great coffer slowly raised as though lifted by unseen @@ -1901,18 +1901,18 @@ figure with his forearms crossed on his breast-the figure of a man perhaps thirty years old, his long, black hair hanging down upon his white-robed shoulders in strange contrast to the seamless garment that he wore. His face, devoid of emotion, was as handsome -and serene as the great face of Ammon Ra himself that gazed down -upon the scene. Silently Aradamas stepped from the ancient tomb +and serene as the great face of Ammon Ra himself that gazed down +upon the scene. Silently Aradamas stepped from the ancient tomb and advanced slowly toward the high priest. When about ten paces from the earthly representative of the gods, he paused, unfolded his arms, and extended them across his chest in salutation. In one hand he carried a cross with a ring as the upper arm and this he -proffered to the priest. Aradamas stood in silence as the high +proffered to the priest. Aradamas stood in silence as the high priest, raising his sceptre to one of the great stone figures, addressed an invocation to the Sun-God of the universe. This finished, he then addressed the youthful figure as follows:

-

"Aradamas, you seek to know the mystery of creation, you ask that +

"Aradamas, you seek to know the mystery of creation, you ask that the divine illumination of the Thrice-Greatest and the wisdom that for ages has been the one gift the gods would shower upon mankind, be entrusted to you. Little you understand of the thing you ask, @@ -1932,12 +1932,12 @@ and thy being shall be filled with light. But remember that Typhon and his hosts of death lurk in every shadow and that death is the result of failure."

-

Aradamas turned and again folded his arms over his breast in the +

Aradamas turned and again folded his arms over his breast in the sign of the cross. As he walked slowly through the somber arch, the shadows of the great Unknown closed over him who had dedicated his life to the search for the Eternal. The priest watched him until he was lost to sight among the massive pillars beyond the shent -span that divided the living from the dead. Then slowly falling on +span that divided the living from the dead. Then slowly falling on his knees before the gigantic statue of Ra and raising his eyes to the shadows that through the long night conceal ed the face of the Sun-God, he prayed that the youth might pass from the darkness of @@ -1952,7 +1952,7 @@ papyrus blooms of the temple pillars. All that remained were the dying flames on the altar, which sent strange flickering glows over the great stone coffer and the twelve judges of the Egyptian dead.

-

In the meantime, Aradamas, his hands still crossed on his breast, +

In the meantime, Aradamas, his hands still crossed on his breast, walked slowly onward and upward until the last ray from the burning altar fire was lost to view among the shadows far behind. Through years of purification he had prepared himself for the great ordeal, @@ -1963,17 +1963,17 @@ which illuminated the pillars as he passed the m. He seemed a ghostly form amid a grove of ancient trees.

Suddenly the pillars widened out to form another vaulted room, -dimly lit by a reddish haze. As Aradamas proceeded, there appeared +dimly lit by a reddish haze. As Aradamas proceeded, there appeared around him swirling wisps of this scarlet light. First they appeared as swiftly moving clouds, but slowly they took form, and strange misty figures in flowing draperies hovered in the air and held out long swaying arms to stay his progress. Wraiths of ruddy mist hovered about him and whispered soft words into his ears, while weird music, like the voice of the storm and the cri es of -night birds, resounded through the lofty halls. Still Aradamas +night birds, resounded through the lofty halls. Still Aradamas walked on calm and masterful, his fine, spiritual face outlined by his raven locks in strange contrast to the sinuous forms that -gathered around and tried to lure him from his purpose. Unmindful +gathered around and tried to lure him from his purpose. Unmindful of strange forms that beckoned from ghostly archways and the pleading of soft voices, he passed steadily on his way with but one thought in his mind:

@@ -1985,28 +1985,28 @@ mighty roar. The very walls shook; the dancing forms swayed like flickering candle shadows and, still pleading and beckoning, vanished among the pillars of the temple.

-

As the temple walls tottered, Aradamas paused; then with slow +

As the temple walls tottered, Aradamas paused; then with slow measured step he resumed his search for some ray of light, finding always darkness deeper than before. Suddenly before him loomed another doorway, flanked on either side by an obelisk of carved marble, one black and the other white. Through the doorway glowed a dim light, concealed by a gossamer veil of blue silk.

-

As Aradamas slowly climbed the flight of steps leading to the +

As Aradamas slowly climbed the flight of steps leading to the doorway, there materialized upon the ground at his feet a swirl of lurid mist. In the faint glow that it cast, it twisted like some oily gas, filling the entire chamber with a loathsome miasma. Then out of this cloud issued a gigantic form - half human, half reptile. In its bloodshot eyes burned ruddy pods of demon fire, while great claw-like hands reached out to enfold and crush the -slender figure that confronted it. Aradamas wavered for a s ingle +slender figure that confronted it. Aradamas wavered for a s ingle instant as the horrible apparition lunged forward, its size doubly magnified in the iridescent fog. Then the white-robed neophyte again slowly advanced, his arms still crossed on his breast. He raised his fine face, illumined by a divine light, and courageously faced the hideous specter. As he confronted the menacing form, for an instant it loomed over him like a towering demon. Suddenly -Aradamas raised the cross he carried and held it u p before the +Aradamas raised the cross he carried and held it u p before the monster. As he did so, the Crux Ansata gleamed with a wondrous golden light, which, striking the oily, scaly monster, seemed to dissolve its every particle into golden sparks. As the last of the @@ -2016,21 +2016,21 @@ veil that hung between the obelisks, rent it down the center and disclosed a vaulted chamber with a circular dome, dimly lighted by invisible lamps.

-

Bearing his now flaming cross, Aradamas entered the room and +

Bearing his now flaming cross, Aradamas entered the room and instinctively gazed upward to the lofty dome. There, floating in space, far above his head, he saw a great closed eye surrounded by -fleecy clouds and rainbow colors. Long Aradamas gazed upon the +fleecy clouds and rainbow colors. Long Aradamas gazed upon the wonderful sight, for he knew that it was the Eye of Horus, the All-Seeing Eye of the gods.

As he stood there, he prayed that the will of the gods might be made known unto him and that in some way he might be found worthy -to open that closed eye in the temple of the living God.

+to open that closed eye in the temple of the living God.

As he stood there gazing upward, the eyelid flickered. As the great orb slowly opened, the chamber was filled with a dazzling, blinding light that seemed to consume the very stones with fire. -Aradamas staggered. It seemed as if every atom of his being was +Aradamas staggered. It seemed as if every atom of his being was scorched by the effulgence of that glow. He instinctively closed his eyes and now he feared to open them, for in that terrific blaze of splendor it seemed that only blindness would follow his action. @@ -2038,21 +2038,21 @@ Little by little, a strange feeling of peace and ca lm descended upon him and at length he dared to open his eyes to find that the glare was gone, the entire chamber was bathed in a soft, wondrous glow from the mighty Eye in the ceiling. The white robe he had -worn had also given place to one of living fire which blazed as +worn had also given place to one of living fire which blazed as though with the reflection of thousands of lesser eyes from the divine orb above. As his eyes became accustomed to the glow, he -saw that he was no longer alone. He was surrounded by twe lve +saw that he was no longer alone. He was surrounded by twe lve white-robed figures who, bowing before him, held up strange -insignia wrought from living gold.

+insignia wrought from living gold.

-

As Aradamas looked, all the figures pointed, and as he followed the -direction of their hands, he saw a staircase of living light that +

As Aradamas looked, all the figures pointed, and as he followed the +direction of their hands, he saw a staircase of living light that led far up into the dome and passed the Eye in the ceiling.

With one voice, the twelve said: "Yonder lies the way of liberation."

-

Without a moment's hesitation, Aradamas mounted the staircase, and +

Without a moment's hesitation, Aradamas mounted the staircase, and with feet that seemed to barely touch the steps, climbed upward into the dawn of a great unknown. At last, after climbing many steps, he reached a doorway that opened as he neared it. The @@ -2061,16 +2061,16 @@ played among the waves of his dark hair. He stood on the top of a mighty pyramid, before him a blazing altar. In the distance, far over the horizon, the rolling sands of the Egyptian de sert reflected the first rays of the morning sun which, like a globe of -golden fire, rose again out of the eternal East. As Aradamus stood +golden fire, rose again out of the eternal East. As Aradamus stood there, a voice that seemed to issue from the very heavens chanted a strange song, and a hand, reaching out as it were from the globe of -day itself, placed a serpent wrought of gyld upon the brow of the +day itself, placed a serpent wrought of gyld upon the brow of the new initiate.

-

"Behold Khepera, the rising sun! For as he brings the mighty globe +

"Behold Khepera, the rising sun! For as he brings the mighty globe of day out of the darkness of night, between his claws, so for thee the Sun of Spirit has risen from the darkness of night and in the -name of the living God, we hail thee Priest of Ra."

+name of the living God, we hail thee Priest of Ra."

SO MOTE IT BE

@@ -2080,7 +2080,7 @@ name of the living God, we hail thee Priest of Ra."

endless thread of human fate. They are called the Sisters, known to mythology as the Norns or Fates who incessantly twist between their fingers a tiny cord, which one day is to be woven into a -living garment - the coronation robe of the priest-king.

+living garment - the coronation robe of the priest-king.

To the mystics and philosophers of the world this garment is known under many names. To some it is the simple yellow robe of @@ -2089,20 +2089,20 @@ the high priest, the Garment of Glory unto the Lord. To the Masonic brethren, it is the robe of Blue and Gold - the Star of Bethlehem - the Wedding Garment of the Spirit.

-

Three Fates weave the threads of this living garment, and man +

Three Fates weave the threads of this living garment, and man himself is the creator of his Fates. The triple thread of thought, action, and desire binds him when he enters the sacred place or seeks admittance into the tiled lodge, but later this same cord is woven into a splendid garment whose purified folds clothe the sacred spark of his being.

-

We all like to be well dressed. Robes of velvet and ermine stand +

We all like to be well dressed. Robes of velvet and ermine stand for symbols of rank and glory; but too many ermine capes have covered empty hearts, too many crowns have rested on the brows of tyrants. These are symbols of earthly things and in the world of matter are too often misplaced. The true coronation robe - the garment molded after the pattern of heaven, the robe of glory of -the Master Mason - is not of the earth; for it tells of his +the Master Mason - is not of the earth; for it tells of his spiritual growth, his deeper understanding, and his consecrated life. The garments of the high priest of the tabernacle were but symbols of his own body, which, purified and transfigured, @@ -2117,20 +2117,20 @@ worn by the ancient brethren in the days of the Essenes, when the monastery of the lowly Nazarenes rose in silent grandeur from the steep sides of Mt. Tabor, to be reflected in the inscrutable waters of the Dead Sea. This one-piece garment is the spiral thread of -human life which, when purified by right motive and right living, +human life which, when purified by right motive and right living, becomes a tiny thread of golden light, eternally weaving the purified garment of regenerated bodies. Like the wh ite of the lambskin apron, it stands for the simple, the pure, and the -harmless. These are the requirements of the Master Mason, who must +harmless. These are the requirements of the Master Mason, who must renounce forever this world's pomp and vanity and seek to weave -that simple one-piece robe of the soul which marks the Master, +that simple one-piece robe of the soul which marks the Master, consecrated and consummated.

With the eye of the mind we still can see the lowly Nazarene in his spotless robe of white - a garment no king's ransom could buy. This robe is woven out of the actions of our daily lives, each deed weaving into the endless pattern a thread, black or white, -according to the motives which inspired our actions. As the Master +according to the motives which inspired our actions. As the Master Mason labors in accordance with his vows, he slowly weaves this spotless robe out of the transmuted energy of his efforts. It is this white robe which must be worn under the vestments of state, @@ -2152,8 +2152,8 @@ coming is made possible only through the purification of body and unselfish service to others in the name of the Creator.

When the Mason has built all these powers into himself, there -radiates from him a wonderful body of living fire, like that which -surrounded the Master Jesus, at the moment of His transfiguration. +radiates from him a wonderful body of living fire, like that which +surrounded the Master Jesus, at the moment of His transfiguration. This is the Robe of Glory, the garment of Blue and Gold which, shining forth as a five-pointed star of light, heralds the birth of the Christ within. Man is then indeed a son of God, pouring forth @@ -2161,22 +2161,22 @@ from the depths of his own being the light rays which are the life of man.

Striking hearts that have long been cold, this spiritual ray raises -them from the dead. It is the living light which illuminates those +them from the dead. It is the living light which illuminates those still buried in the darkness of materiality. It is the power which raises by the strong grip of the lion's paw. It is the Great Light -which, seeking forever the spark of itself within all living +which, seeking forever the spark of itself within all living things, reawakens dead ideals and smothered aspirations with the -power of the Master's Eternal Word. Then the Master Mason becomes -indeed the Sun in Leo; and, reaching downward i nto the tomb of +power of the Master's Eternal Word. Then the Master Mason becomes +indeed the Sun in Leo; and, reaching downward i nto the tomb of crystallization, raises the murdered Builder from the dead by the -grip of the Master Mason.

+grip of the Master Mason.

-

As the sun awakens the seedlings in the ground, so this Son of Man, +

As the sun awakens the seedlings in the ground, so this Son of Man, glowing with the light divine, radiates from his own purified being the mystic shafts of redeeming light which awaken the seeds of hope and truth and a nobler life. Discouragement and suffering too often brings down the temple, burying under its debris the true -reason for being and the higher motives for living.

+reason for being and the higher motives for living.

As the glorious robe of the sun - the symbol of all life - bathes and warms creation with its glow, this same robe, enfolding all @@ -2184,12 +2184,12 @@ things, warms them and preserves them with its light and life. Man is a god in the making, and as in the mystic myths of Egypt, on the potter's wheel he is being molded. When his light shines out to lift and preserve all things, he receives the triple crown of -godhood, and joins that throng of Master Masons who, in their robes +godhood, and joins that throng of Master Masons who, in their robes of Blue and Gold, are seeking to dispel the darknes s of night with the triple light of the Masonic Lodge.

Ceaselessly the Norns spin the thread of human fate. Age in and -age out, upon the looms of destiny are woven the living garments of +age out, upon the looms of destiny are woven the living garments of God. Some are rich in glorious colors and wondrous fabrics, while others are broken and frayed before they leave the loom. All, however, are woven by these three Sisters - thought, action, and @@ -2219,12 +2219,12 @@ fellowship of spirit. Who is more desolate than the friendless one? Who is more honored than one whose virtues have given him a fr iend? To have a friend is good, but to be a friend is better. The noblest title ever given man, the highest title bestowed by the -gods, was when the great Jove gazed down upon Prometheus and said, +gods, was when the great Jove gazed down upon Prometheus and said, "Behold, a friend of man!" Who serves man, serves God. This is the symbol of the fellowship of your Craft, for the plan of God is upheld by the clasped hands of friends. The bonds of relationship must pass, but the friend remains. Serve God by being a friend, - -a friend of the soul of man, serving his needs, li ghting his +a friend of the soul of man, serving his needs, li ghting his steps, smoothing his way. Let the world of its own accord say of the Mason, "Behold the friend of all." Let the world say of the Lodge, "This is indeed a fraternity of brothers, comrades in spirit @@ -2277,7 +2277,7 @@ and with the secret work of the philosophers (alchemists and Hermetists). He likewise well knew and believed in the true God.

It has been believed for several ages that Cham, one of the sons of -Noah, is the author of this monument of antiquity. A very ancient +Noah, is the author of this monument of antiquity. A very ancient author, whose name is not known, who lived several centuries before Christ, mentions this tablet, and says that he had seen it in Egypt, at the court; that it was a precious stone, an emerald, @@ -2306,8 +2306,8 @@ the unmoved and electrical fire, when moved it becomes light and visible; and when collected and agitated, becomes heat and visible and tangible fire; and when associated with humidity it becomes material. The word Chiram has been metamorphosed into Hermes and -also into Herman, and the translators of the Bible have made Chiram -by changing Chet into He; both of these Hebrew word signs being +also into Herman, and the translators of the Bible have made Chiram +by changing Chet into He; both of these Hebrew word signs being very similar.

In the word Hermaphrodite, (a word invented by the old @@ -2317,16 +2317,16 @@ humidity, who is also called Venus, and is said to have been produced and generated by the sea.

We also read that Hiram (Chiram), or the Universal Agent, assisted -King Solomon to build the temple. No doubt as Solomon possessed +King Solomon to build the temple. No doubt as Solomon possessed wisdom, he understood what to do with the corporealized Universal -Agent. The Talmud of the Jews says that King Solomon built the -temple by the assistance of Shamir. Now this word signifies the +Agent. The Talmud of the Jews says that King Solomon built the +temple by the assistance of Shamir. Now this word signifies the sun, which is perpetually collecting the omnipresent, surrounding, electrical fire, or Spiritus Mundi, and sending it to us in the planets, in a visible manner called light.

This electrical flame, corporealized and regenerated into the Stone -of the Philosophers, enabled King Solomon to produce the immense +of the Philosophers, enabled King Solomon to produce the immense quantities of gold and silver used to build and decorate his temple.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/marcheti.xml b/pythonCode/output/marcheti.xml index c71e3aa..78dc579 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/marcheti.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/marcheti.xml @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@

From the Illumi-Net BBS Decatur, GA Conspiracy Theory Conference 404-377-1141

-

EX-CIA OFFICIAL SPEAKS OUT: An Interview with Victor Marchetti +

EX-CIA OFFICIAL SPEAKS OUT: An Interview with Victor Marchetti By Greg Kaza

This article is reprinted from Full Disclosure. Copyright (c) 1986 @@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ entirety. Full Disclosure, Box 8275, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48107. $15/yr.

Full Disclosure: I'd like to start out by talking about your well-known book, `The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence.' What edition is that in today?

-

Marchetti: The latest edition came out last summer. Its the Laurel edition, +

Marchetti: The latest edition came out last summer. Its the Laurel edition, Dell paperback.

FD: Its gone through a couple of printings?

-

Marchetti: Yes. It was originally published by Alfred Knopf in hardback and +

Marchetti: Yes. It was originally published by Alfred Knopf in hardback and by Dell in paperback. That was in 1974 with Knopf and 1975 with Dell. Then a few years later we got some more of the deletions back from the government, so Dell put out a second printing. That would have been about 1979. Then @@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ Richmond some months later, and again the Supreme Court did not hear the case. Two years later we sued the CIA on the grounds that they had been arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable in making deletions and were in violation of the injunction they had won in 1972. We went before Judge Albert -V. Bryan Jr., and in that case, he decided in our favor. Bryan was the same +V. Bryan Jr., and in that case, he decided in our favor. Bryan was the same fourth district judge in Alexandria who heard the original case. He said that there was nothing in the book that was harmful to national security or that -was logically classifiable. Bryan said the CIA was being capricious and +was logically classifiable. Bryan said the CIA was being capricious and arbitrary. They appealed, and a few months later down in Richmond the appellate court for the fourth district decided in the government's favor, -and overturned Bryan's decision. Again, the Supreme Court did not hear the +and overturned Bryan's decision. Again, the Supreme Court did not hear the case. It chose not to hear it, and the appellate court's decision stood.

By this time, we had grown weary of the legal process. The book was published @@ -63,17 +63,17 @@ don't make the national security argument because that is too untenable these days. They say that they have a right to classify anything that they want to, and only they know what is classifiable. They are establishing a precedent, and have established a precedent in this case that has been used subsequently -against ex-CIA people like Frank Snepp and John Stockwell and others, and in -particular against Ralph McGee. They've also used it against (laughing), its -kind of ironic, two former CIA directors, one of whom was William Colby. -Colby was the guy behind my case when he was director. In fact, he was sued +against ex-CIA people like Frank Snepp and John Stockwell and others, and in +particular against Ralph McGee. They've also used it against (laughing), its +kind of ironic, two former CIA directors, one of whom was William Colby. +Colby was the guy behind my case when he was director. In fact, he was sued by the CIA and had to pay a fine of I think, about $30,000 for putting -something in that they wanted out about the Glomar Explorer. He thought they +something in that they wanted out about the Glomar Explorer. He thought they were just being, as I would say, ``arbitrary and capricious,'' so he put it -in anyway, was sued, and had to pay a fine. Admiral Stansfield Turner was -another who, like Colby when he was director, was the great defender of +in anyway, was sued, and had to pay a fine. Admiral Stansfield Turner was +another who, like Colby when he was director, was the great defender of keeping everything secret and only allowing the CIA to reveal anything. When -Turner got around to writing his book he had the same problems with them and +Turner got around to writing his book he had the same problems with them and is very bitter about it and has said so. His book just recently came out and he's been on a lot of TV shows saying, ``Hells bells, I was director and I know what is classified and what isn't but these guys are ridiculous, @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ that they helped to establish.

eventually becoming declassified so that they are available to the American people?

-

Marchetti: If I have a publisher, and am willing to go back at the CIA every +

Marchetti: If I have a publisher, and am willing to go back at the CIA every year or two years forcing a review, little by little, everything would come out eventually. I can't imagine anything they would delete. There might be a few items that the CIA would hold onto for principle's sake. Everything that @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ you know its really a big joke.

FD: Looking back on it, what effect did the publication of the `The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence' have on your life?

-

Marchetti: It had a tremendous effect on my life. The book put me in a +

Marchetti: It had a tremendous effect on my life. The book put me in a position where I would forever be persona non grata with the bureaucracy in the federal government, which means, that I cannot get a job anywhere, a job that is, specific to my background and talents. Particularly if the company @@ -119,14 +119,14 @@ in that area I am frequently penalized because of who I worked for.

FD: The government views you as a troublemaker or whistleblower?

-

Marchetti: As a whistleblower, and, I guess, troublemaker. In the +

Marchetti: As a whistleblower, and, I guess, troublemaker. In the intelligence community, as one who violated the code.

FD: The unspoken code?

-

Marchetti: Right. And this has been the fate of all those CIA whistleblowers. -They've all had it hard. Frank Snepp, Stockwell, McGee, and others, have all -suffered the same fate. Whistleblowers in general, like Fitzgerald in the +

Marchetti: Right. And this has been the fate of all those CIA whistleblowers. +They've all had it hard. Frank Snepp, Stockwell, McGee, and others, have all +suffered the same fate. Whistleblowers in general, like Fitzgerald in the Department of Defense, who exposed problems with the C-5A, overruns, have also suffered the same kind of fate. But since they were not dealing in the magical area of national security they have found that they have some leeway @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ these problems to the American public.

writing of `Inside The Company' both before and after publication. Have you run into similar problems with extralegal CIA harassment?

-

Marchetti: Yes. I was under surveillance. Letters were opened. I am sure our +

Marchetti: Yes. I was under surveillance. Letters were opened. I am sure our house was burglarized. General harassment of all sorts, and the CIA has admitted to some of these things. One or two cases, because the Church Committee found out. For example, the CIA admitted to working with the IRS to @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ period.

FD: About your time with the CIA?

-

Marchetti: No, about my case. I only want the information on me after leaving +

Marchetti: No, about my case. I only want the information on me after leaving the agency and they just refuse to do it. They've told me through friends ``You can sue until you're blue in the face but you're not going to get this'' because they know exactly what would happen. It would be a terrible @@ -179,14 +179,14 @@ a lot of attention to it through their attempts to prevent it from being written and their attempts at censorship, which simply increased the appetite of the public, media, and Congress, to see what they were trying to hide and why. All of this was happening at a time when other events were occurring. -Ellsberg's Pentagon Papers had come out about the same time I announced I was +Ellsberg's Pentagon Papers had come out about the same time I announced I was doing my book. Some big stories were broken by investigative journalists. All of these things together, my book was part of it, did lead ultimately to congressional investigations of the CIA. I spent a lot of time behind the scenes on the Hill with senators and congressman lobbying for these investigations and they finally did come to pass.

-

It took awhile. President Ford tried to sweep everything under the rug by +

It took awhile. President Ford tried to sweep everything under the rug by creating the Rockefeller Commission, which admitted to a few CIA mistakes but swept everything under the rug. It didn't wash publicly. By this time, the public didn't buy the government's lying. So we ultimately did have the Pike @@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ murder. There were some changes and I think they were all for the better.

FD: So instead of some of the more harsher critics of the CIA who would want to see it abolished you would want to reform it?

-

Marchetti: Yes. Its one of these things where you can't throw out the baby +

Marchetti: Yes. Its one of these things where you can't throw out the baby with the bathwater. The CIA does do some very good and valuable and worthwhile and legal things. Particularly in the collection of information throughout the world, and in the analysis of events around the world. All of @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ the public, and in particular the American public, from knowing what they're doing. This is done so that the President can deny that we were responsible for sabotaging some place over in Lebanon where a lot of people were killed. So that the President can deny period. Here is a good example: President -Eisenhower denied we were involved in attempts to overthrow the Indonesian +Eisenhower denied we were involved in attempts to overthrow the Indonesian government in 1958 until the CIA guys got caught and the Indonesians produced them. He looked like a fool. So did the N.Y. Times and everybody else who believed him. That is the real reason for secrecy.

@@ -261,16 +261,16 @@ deep cover for the CIA. So it develops into a self-feeding circle.

FD: Spreading disinformation is done through the newsmedia.

-

Marchetti: Yes. Its done through the newsmedia. The fallacy is that the CIA +

Marchetti: Yes. Its done through the newsmedia. The fallacy is that the CIA says the real reason they do this is to con the Soviets. Now I'll give you -some examples. One was a fellow by the name of Colonel Oleg Penkovsky.

+some examples. One was a fellow by the name of Colonel Oleg Penkovsky.

-

FD: Penkovsky Papers?

+

FD: Penkovsky Papers?

-

Marchetti: Yes. I wrote about that in `The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence. -The Penkovsky Papers was a phony story. We wrote the book in the CIA. Now, +

Marchetti: Yes. I wrote about that in `The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence. +The Penkovsky Papers was a phony story. We wrote the book in the CIA. Now, who in the hell are we kidding? The Soviets? Do we think for one minute that -the Soviets, who among other things captured Penkovsky, interrogated him, and +the Soviets, who among other things captured Penkovsky, interrogated him, and executed him, do you think for one minute they believe he kept a diary like that? How could he have possibly have done it under the circumstances? The whole thing is ludicrous. So we're not fooling the Soviets. What we're doing @@ -282,15 +282,15 @@ secret intelligence so that they will continue to get money to continue to operate. Thats the real reason. The ostensible reason is that we were trying to confuse the Soviets. Well that's bullshit because they're not confused.

-

One of the ones I think is really great is `Khruschev Remembers.' If anybody -in his right mind believes that Nikita Khruschev sat down, and dictated his -memoirs, and somebody -- Strobe Talbot sneaked out of the Soviet Union with +

One of the ones I think is really great is `Khruschev Remembers.' If anybody +in his right mind believes that Nikita Khruschev sat down, and dictated his +memoirs, and somebody -- Strobe Talbot sneaked out of the Soviet Union with them they're crazy. That story is a lie. That book was a joint operation between the CIA and the KGB. Both of them were doing it for the exact same reasons. They both wanted to influence their own publics. We did it our way -by pretending that Khruschev had done all of this stuff and we had lucked out +by pretending that Khruschev had done all of this stuff and we had lucked out and somehow gotten a book out of it. The Soviets did it because they could -not in their system allow Khruschev to write his memoirs. Thats just against +not in their system allow Khruschev to write his memoirs. Thats just against everything that the Communist system stands for. But they did need him to speak out on certain issues. Brezhnev particularly needed him to short-circuit some of the initiatives of the right wing, the Stalinist wing @@ -310,9 +310,9 @@ book.

FD: How was this operation initially set up?

-

Marchetti: I don't know all of the ins and outs of it. I imagine what +

Marchetti: I don't know all of the ins and outs of it. I imagine what happened is that it probably started with somebody in the Soviet Politburo -going to Khruschev and saying, ``Hey, behind the scenes we're having lots of +going to Khruschev and saying, ``Hey, behind the scenes we're having lots of trouble with the right-wing Stalinist types. They're giving Brehznev a bad time and they're trying to undercut all of the changes you made and all of the changes Brehznev has made and wants to make. Its pretty hard to deal with @@ -325,18 +325,18 @@ then it will get back to the Soviet Union in a variety of forms. It will get back in summaries broadcast by the Voice of America and Radio Liberty, and copies of the book will come back in, articles written about it will be smuggled in, and this in turn will be a big influence on the intelligentsia -and the party leaders and it will undercut Suslov and the right wingers.'' -Khruschev said okay. The KGB then went to the CIA and explained things to +and the party leaders and it will undercut Suslov and the right wingers.'' +Khruschev said okay. The KGB then went to the CIA and explained things to them and the CIA said, Well that sounds good, we'll get some friends of ours -here, the TIME magazine bureau in Moscow, Jerry Schecter would later have a -job in the White House as a press officer. We'll get people like Strobe +here, the TIME magazine bureau in Moscow, Jerry Schecter would later have a +job in the White House as a press officer. We'll get people like Strobe Talbot, who is working at the bureau there, we'll get these guys to act as the go-betweens. They'll come and see you for the memoirs and everyone will play dumb. You give them two suitcases full of tapes (laughs) or something like that and let them get out of the Soviet Union. Which is exactly what happened.

-

Strobe brought all of this stuff back to Washington and then TIME-LIFE began +

Strobe brought all of this stuff back to Washington and then TIME-LIFE began to process it and put a book together. They wouldn't let anybody hear the tapes, they didn't show anybody anything. A lot of people were very suspicious. You know you can tell this to the public or anybody else who @@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ newspaperman and let him walk out of the country with them. That cannot be done in a closed society, a police state, like the Soviet Union.

The book was eventually published but before it was published there was -another little interesting affair. Strobe Talbot went to Helsinki with the +another little interesting affair. Strobe Talbot went to Helsinki with the manuscript, where he was met by the KGB who took it back to Leningrad, looked at it, and then it was finally published by TIME-LIFE. None of that has ever been explained in my book. A couple of other journalists have made references @@ -361,25 +361,25 @@ they thought the KGB...

FD: Had duped TIME?

-

Marchetti: Exactly. Once they learned this was a deal they quieted down and +

Marchetti: Exactly. Once they learned this was a deal they quieted down and ceased their objections and complaints, and even alibied and lied afterwards -as part of the bigger game. Victor Lewis, who was apparently instrumental in +as part of the bigger game. Victor Lewis, who was apparently instrumental in all of these negotiations, later fit into one little footnote to this story -that I've often wondered about. Lewis is (was)... After all of this happened +that I've often wondered about. Lewis is (was)... After all of this happened and when the little furor that existed here in official Washington began -dying down, Victor Lewis went to Tel Aviv for medical treatment. He came into +dying down, Victor Lewis went to Tel Aviv for medical treatment. He came into the country very quietly but somebody spotted him and grabbed him and said, ``What are you doing here in Israel?'' ``Well I'm here for medical treatment, -'' Lewis said. They said, ``What?! You're here in Israel for medical +'' Lewis said. They said, ``What?! You're here in Israel for medical treatment?'' He said, ``Yes.'' They said, ``Well whats the problem?'' ``I've got lumbago, a back problem, and they can't fix it in the Soviet Union. but there's a great Jewish doctor here I knew in the Soviet Union and I came to see him.'' That sounds like the craziest story you ever wanted to hear. But then another individual appeared in Israel at the same time and some reporter -spotted him. He happened to be Richard Helms, then-director of the CIA. He -asked Helms what he was doing in Israel, and he had some kind of a lame -excuse which started people wondering whether this was the payoff. Helms -acting for the CIA, TIME-LIFE, and the U.S. government, and Lewis acting for +spotted him. He happened to be Richard Helms, then-director of the CIA. He +asked Helms what he was doing in Israel, and he had some kind of a lame +excuse which started people wondering whether this was the payoff. Helms +acting for the CIA, TIME-LIFE, and the U.S. government, and Lewis acting for the KGB, Politburo, and the Soviet government. Its really a fascinating story. I wrote about briefly in the book and it was very short. You'll find it if you look through the book in the section we're talking about. @@ -389,27 +389,27 @@ analysis.

Around the time my book came out, TIME magazine decided that they would do a two-page spread in their news section and give it a boost. Suddenly I started -getting calls from Jerry Schecter and Strobe Talbot about cutting that part +getting calls from Jerry Schecter and Strobe Talbot about cutting that part out. I said I would not cut it out unless they could look me in the eye and say I was wrong. If it wasn't true I would take the book and cut the material out. But neither of them chose to do that. Right before the article appeared in TIME I got a call from one of the editors telling me that some people wanted to kill the article. I asked why and he said one of the reasons is -what you had to say about TIME magazine being involved in the Khruschev -Remembers book. I asked him, ``Thats it?'' I had talked to Jerry and Strobe +what you had to say about TIME magazine being involved in the Khruschev +Remembers book. I asked him, ``Thats it?'' I had talked to Jerry and Strobe and this was their backstab. This editor asked me if I could find somebody who could trump the people who were trying to have the article killed. Somebody who could verify my credentials in telling the story. I said why -don't you call Richard Helms, who by that time had been eased out of office -by Kissinger and Nixon, and was now an ambassador in Teheran. So this editor -called Helms to verify my credentials (laughing) and Helms said, ``Yeah, he's +don't you call Richard Helms, who by that time had been eased out of office +by Kissinger and Nixon, and was now an ambassador in Teheran. So this editor +called Helms to verify my credentials (laughing) and Helms said, ``Yeah, he's a good guy. He just got pissed off and wanted to change the CIA.'' So the article ran in TIME. I think you're one of the very few people I've explained this story to in depth.

FD: Did this operation have a name?

-

Marchetti: It probably did but I was already out of the agency and I don't +

Marchetti: It probably did but I was already out of the agency and I don't know what it was. But I do know it was a very sensitive activity and that people very high up in the White House and State Department who you would have thought would have been aware of it were not aware of it. But then @@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ and were no longer critics and doubters and in fact became defenders of it.

FD: Let me make sure I am clear about the CIA's motivation...

-

Marchetti: The CIA's motivation was that here we have a former Soviet premier +

Marchetti: The CIA's motivation was that here we have a former Soviet premier talking out about the events of his career and revealing some pretty interesting things about his thinking and the thinking of others. All of which shows that the Soviet Union is run by a very small little clique. A @@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ Stalinisn and turn to Stalinism but some of the cooler heads, the more moderate types, are trying to make changes. Its good stuff from the CIA's point of view and from the U.S. government's point of view. This is what we're dealing with. This is our primary rival. Look at how they are. And -Khruschev had to dictate these things in sec

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FILE: MARS.TXT -AUTHOR: David Reynolds +AUTHOR: David Reynolds DATE: 03-01-88 SUBJECT: Excerpt from the book The Truth About Mars ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORIGIN OF UPLOAD: SAN DIEGO -CONTRIBUTED BY: David Reynolds/ UNARIUS +CONTRIBUTED BY: David Reynolds/ UNARIUS ==================================================

THE TRUTH ABOUT MARS

copyright 1956

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by Dr. Ernest L. Norman

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by Dr. Ernest L. Norman

Excerpts from the book.

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@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ follows is a result of a developed mental means of communication, it strengthens the understanding of this means of communication as being the real and more apparent factor in the transference of energy from point to point.

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Dr. Ernest L. Norman is the progenitor and a mental giant, +

Dr. Ernest L. Norman is the progenitor and a mental giant, writing from the higher statement of a full consciousness of the reality of the mind as a cosmic centrifuge. This is the first book written by him in 1955, inaugurating the Unarius Academy of Science.

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In this small but important book, a first, Dr. Norman extends the +

In this small but important book, a first, Dr. Norman extends the present knowledge of life on our close companion planet Mars, which has all of the basic biological and geological conditions for the evolutionary development of life forms, including Homo sapiens. He @@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ can reveal the power existent, to apply in all ways necessary for the progressive development of any individual so desirous of expanding the central intelligence of himself in his relationship to the apparency and to the vitality of society on this and other earth planets.

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For this reason, Dr. Norman, as an Elder Brother, pointed the way +

For this reason, Dr. Norman, as an Elder Brother, pointed the way for aspiring mankind to overcome the limitations of his narrow confinement in the material sectors of life, as is the present pioneering efforts of our scientific community through the auspices of the United States National Aeronautics & Space Administration.

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The expository nature of Dr. Norman's description of the reality +

The expository nature of Dr. Norman's description of the reality of human life, living underground, is a vital teaching, not only of the magnanimous nature of man in overcoming the limitations of his material environment, but also of the reality of the interplanetary @@ -103,26 +103,26 @@ advance one's knowledge of the principle of evolution, to integrate these evolutionary principles, using both the material technology and the spiritual technology, thus advancing both man and society on an upward and intelligent, progressive evolution.

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Dr. Ernest L. Norman is the Cofounder of the Unarius Educational -Foundation. From 1954 to 1971, with his wife, Ruth Norman, he +

Dr. Ernest L. Norman is the Cofounder of the Unarius Educational +Foundation. From 1954 to 1971, with his wife, Ruth Norman, he pioneered the teaching of Interdimensional Physics, explaining the evolutionary nature of atoms and man, planets and solar systems, galaxies and universes. He authored the first twenty texts of the curriculum of the Unarius Academy of Science - teachings which explain the unified field theory - quantum mechanics, and the present theory -of Superstrings!

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Dr. Norman as one who has attained Cosmic Consciousness, is an -example of his teachings. Today, through the efforts of Ruth Norman +of Superstrings!

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Dr. Norman as one who has attained Cosmic Consciousness, is an +example of his teachings. Today, through the efforts of Ruth Norman (Uriel) the present Director of the Unarius Academy of Science, the curriculum has expanded to over 100 texts, adding immense knowledge to the reality of Consciousness and of its continuity after the completion of the cycle of physical life (or death).

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The account of Dr. Norman's psychic trip to Mars proves the +

The account of Dr. Norman's psychic trip to Mars proves the science of fourth dimensional physics - the principle of mental attunement. It is hoped that the reader will continue in his desire to advance himself as well, to attain those abilities that lie within but needs to be called to his attention and developed.

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In 1977, Ruth Norman tuned in psychically to the underground +

In 1977, Ruth Norman tuned in psychically to the underground cities on planet Mars, in thirty-three separate visions. This book titled THE UNDERGROUND CITIES OF MARS is a continuation and explanation of the truth about Mars, as it includes the realizations @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ March 1,1988

A Word About the Author

Just fifty years ago in a small town in northern Utah, Ernest L. -Norman made his debut into this planet Earth. It was apparent right +Norman made his debut into this planet Earth. It was apparent right from the first that he was an unusual child. His mother nearly died in the process of his introduction, because of the abnormally large head. It is said he had the body of an eight pound child, but weighed over @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ inserting it in a wooden frame made from a cigar box and a small piece of mirror, he was able to count the hairs on earthworms. The Truth About Mars

At the age of six he performed an unusual and prodigious feat. -Using his knowledge of Archimedean laws of fulcrums, levers and +Using his knowledge of Archimedean laws of fulcrums, levers and rollers, he moved an 8 x 12 foot coal shed containing one-half a ton of coal over a distance of approximately 200 feet, through an apple orchard and over soft ground to a new and more convenient location. @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ points of great interest in showing that he is indeed a most unusual soul, mentally and spiritually and has reached a very rare, if ever duplicated, state of consciousness through his countless thousands of lifetimes of endeavor in these fields.

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Many very miraculous healings have come through Dr. Norman. His +

Many very miraculous healings have come through Dr. Norman. His conscious mind is able to contact the Superconscious which can tune into the past experiences and past lives of the individuals to actually locate and view the experience in a former life which is @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ the energies of the Infinite. Just so surely, those same powers and energies are ever present to keep us well, vital and at peace when we align ourselves into them.

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Ruth E. Norman +

Ruth E. Norman

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PREFACE

@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ and organizations, national and international, whose many years of work have proven beyond a doubt that man does have, and can also develop, this extra sense or clairvoyance, sometimes called the sixth sense.

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Any doubting Thomas can, if he is open minded enough, find in a +

Any doubting Thomas can, if he is open minded enough, find in a short time, an overwhelming mass of evidence to support this truth. In an advanced state of clairvoyance, an individual sees and lives in a state of consciousness which "tunes" him in, as it were, to past or @@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ May, of this year, while in a deep meditative state, I suddenly perceived a rather strange looking man standing before me. At first I thought him to be Chinese, as his dress arid general appearance was somewhat similar to that of a man of ancient China. After introducing -himself as Nur El, however, he quickly explained he was from the +himself as Nur El, however, he quickly explained he was from the planet Mars, and that if I so desired, I could go there with him, to his city (in astral flight) and that he would be my personal guide. He explained that his people were very desirous in view of all the @@ -378,12 +378,12 @@ understanding was not possible in one visitation; therefore as the first contact was made, it would be comparatively easy to establish other contacts, as was convenient and necessary. Since this first contact and trip was made, I have returned on several occasions; in -fact, Nur El often stood beside me as I wrote, to further clear up, or +fact, Nur El often stood beside me as I wrote, to further clear up, or refresh my memory regarding any details which were not entirely clear.

Now I will contact my Martian guide and take an astral flight through space, and see just how it is that man lives on the red planet. Almost immediately a very distinguished looking man stands -before me; he is Nur El, a man of high position and esteem from one of +before me; he is Nur El, a man of high position and esteem from one of the Martian cities. He is dressed in a very brilliant red suit. The coat is long, almost to the knees, with loose fitting pantiloons. On his head is a red hat with a square shaped brim that is turned up on @@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ four sides.

or needed. Arriving on the surface of Mars, we are at once aware of the extremely rugged terrain, rocky hills and sandy wastes, that stretches out endlessly around us. There are many peculiar whirling -dust clouds all about. Nur El explains that the ionosphere is very +dust clouds all about. Nur El explains that the ionosphere is very thin which leaves the surface almost unprotected from the various beta, gamma and cosmic rays. This high concentration of rays ionizes the very rare and gaseous atmosphere and together with the thermal @@ -602,14 +602,14 @@ and flowers, the peace and quiet which was everywhere. I looked curiously at some of those who were passing by, although I do not believe they could see me in my astral state; at least if they did so, they gave no indication that they were being rudely stared at, -and I assumed their smiles and greetings were meant for Nur El. I +and I assumed their smiles and greetings were meant for Nur El. I did not see any indication of the use of any cosmetics on the women's faces. Their eyes were quite large and black with a distinct slant, the skin was wax-like and beautifully colored, lips red and well shaped, which in all left nothing to be desired in any external adornment.

There are other things which were noticeable by their absence': -there is no smoking, the use of tobacco being unheard of. Nur el +there is no smoking, the use of tobacco being unheard of. Nur el chuckled when I asked about this, stating that such a practice was grown up thumb sucking and was a habit belonging only to those who were not completely weaned. The drinking of alcoholic beverages is @@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ is made of synthetic materials as no natural fibers are grown. They originally migrated in space craft to Mars from a dying planet more than a million years ago. They also came to this earth and started a colony but found it impractical to maintain. It was also -explained by Nur El that this colony became our Chinese race through +explained by Nur El that this colony became our Chinese race through the evolution of time.

The great space-ships in their intercourse with the planet Mars established a series of six colonies, stretching from the lower @@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ whatever vocation he is best suited for. my mind inadvertently began to recall and compare scenes of my earth life with the simple quiet way I was just beginning to glimpse and understand. Things like the roaring streets and highways, the stench -and smell of thousands of cars, of hate and greed and avarice. Nur El +and smell of thousands of cars, of hate and greed and avarice. Nur El caught my thoughts and for a moment stopped speaking. A slow smile lifted the corners of his mouth and his eyes began to twinkle. "No," he said, "these people would not migrate to the earth. First they @@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ of unwritten code. It was a very reasonable facsimile, if not the actual golden rule. In other words, do for others first. If a person acts selfishly,tor begins to steal or shows symptoms of anger, he is considered ill and treatment is quickly administered. Each five -families have a group leader or "Icla," as he is called. He +families have a group leader or "Icla," as he is called. He represents this group and is responsible for their general welfare. The judges or heads of different departments are chosen on their merit and it is usually done through elimination, examinations which @@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ pain or discomfort to the individual.

mam who scoffs at any new ideas, and no doubt there will be those who will be unable to believe these truths; but it does not matter, since that still does not alter the facts. Just fifty years ago they were -laughing at the Wright brothers - and think of what has been invented +laughing at the Wright brothers - and think of what has been invented and improved and brought into use since that time. No less so in the future. The things of science which are commonplace in the Martian way of life could well become a part of ours in some future day.

@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ various customs, celebrations and observances. Obviously it cannot all be taken in during only a few trips. I cannot recall a single instance of this most fascinating and interesting experience of my visits to Mars without a deep feeling of awe, reverence and gratitude -to this very fine person who calls himself Nur El for giving so +to this very fine person who calls himself Nur El for giving so unselfishly of his time and efforts in explaining so many things about the planet, its people, manners, etc.

There is also a grave concern by these people about our @@ -947,12 +947,12 @@ as elsewhere, many charlatans. obvious that it would require several trips to gain a comprehensive understanding of the Martian way of life, and that therefore, I would quite likely, from time to time, make similar visits or flights. -Since concluding the last pages, Nur El has made contact several +Since concluding the last pages, Nur El has made contact several times and has given or shown me pertinent information regarding several issues which I would like to clear up. In case some of you are wondering just as I did, what caused his people to go underground and why they do not migrate to some other planet since they have all -the necessary craft to do so. Nur El explained all this by first +the necessary craft to do so. Nur El explained all this by first saying that Mars was, up until about 100,000 years ago, a planet very similar to the earth. There was air, water, and an abundance of plant and animal life. The cities flourished on the surface just as ours @@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ hours. Day by day they watched the white glowing mass of light grow larger and larger. There was no really accurate way by which to measure how close it would pass or just how hot it would be. No doubt many thought it would be the end!

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Finally the hour struck. Nur El stated that for eight days the +

Finally the hour struck. Nur El stated that for eight days the planet was rocked, torn and twisted as great forces blasted and ripped the surface. Plant and animal life disappeared almost entirely, except for the few species which escaped by being buried or @@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ history which have been puzzling the seekers of truth for many years. . . .

Our present civilization, good as it is in some respects, leaves -much to be desired. It has been the purpose of Nur El, the people of +much to be desired. It has been the purpose of Nur El, the people of Mars and myself to bring you some understanding of their ways of life, hoping thus to bring about, not only among the nations of the world, but future interplanetary relationships which are harmonious @@ -1023,10 +1023,10 @@ and conducive to a better way of life.

Shortly after writing this article there appeared in the Saturday Review, on May 28, 1955, an article written by Dr. Robert S. -Richardson, astronomer at Mount Palomar, which refers to the findings +Richardson, astronomer at Mount Palomar, which refers to the findings of the International Committee on Mars, which closed its fourth conference on March 25, 1955. There are several interesting -statements made, on which I will comment. Mr. Richardson states the +statements made, on which I will comment. Mr. Richardson states the consensus of opinion is that there is life on Mars, or that it could exist. This is at least some progress in the right direction. Also he is quite correct about the deserts. Most of the surface of this @@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ be in a position to know better than anyone else. Does it not seem a bit preposterous to assume that in all the countless billions of suns, star clusters. galaxies. etc. and their associated planetary systems, that earth and Mars clone are inhabited?

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Perhaps we should refer to Jesus of Nazareth when he stated +

Perhaps we should refer to Jesus of Nazareth when he stated that, "In my Father's house are many mansions.'

In that distant day when space travel is a reality, let us hope that our men of science are universally schooled in the knowledge of diff --git a/pythonCode/output/mccabe01.xml b/pythonCode/output/mccabe01.xml index 8ce103f..a6c0132 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/mccabe01.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/mccabe01.xml @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@

Bank of Wisdom, Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 **** ****

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Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius

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Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius

The Black International No. 1

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This war is one of the most deliberately aggressive, one of the most bloody and costly, and the most revolting war in history. -It is not the work, of an Attila or a Genghis Khan, a man from the +It is not the work, of an Attila or a Genghis Khan, a man from the wilds of Asia whose barbaric dreams of conquest had never been checked by the ideals of modern civilization. It is the foul work of men who know how the race has fought during a century and a @@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ themselves and their supporters they set out to drench the planet and in blood and bring incalculable misery upon hundreds of millions of innocent men, women and children.

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These men, the Hitler's and Goering's and Goebbels of Germany +

These men, the Hitler's and Goering's and Goebbels of Germany -- "the vilest triumvirate that has appeared in history, said the -late Ambassador Dodd, who knew them and knew history -- the -Mussolinis and Cianos of Italy, the Hirohitos and Matsuokas of +late Ambassador Dodd, who knew them and knew history -- the +Mussolinis and Cianos of Italy, the Hirohitos and Matsuokas of Japan saw with wide-open eyes the tragic close of the last war. They knew that nearly 9,000,000 men in the prime of life had been slaughtered in altars that were less merciful than those of the

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ build a house for a pig but it remains a pig. And while folk were glibly repeating this old saw science was quietly proving that it is just one more popular fallacy like the luck of a rabbit's foot or the ill-luck of number thirteen, the virtue of priests or the -wisdom of Popes. By 1930 the science of psychology had conducted +wisdom of Popes. By 1930 the science of psychology had conducted the "soul" or "mind" to its frontiers, thanking it for its provisional services -- if any. What was left to study was human behavior, and as we examined this in a scientific light we saw @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ people, with stupendous results, in less than a generation.

It is one of the tragic ironies of our time that, apart from Russia, it was only the criminal Dictators who acted upon this rich -principle of science. As late as the end of 1929 Hitler had not yet +principle of science. As late as the end of 1929 Hitler had not yet poisoned the minds -- the mechanism of behavior -- of one in 350 of the German people. He had 180,000 followers in a population of

@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ the German people. He had 180,000 followers in a population of

and friendly neighbors, just as we do. He would have shuddered if someone had foretold that in ten years he would, because he accepted the lead of a criminal lunatic and a bunch of greedy -adventurers, see his wife and little Gretchen just splashes of +adventurers, see his wife and little Gretchen just splashes of churned flesh and blood under the ruins of the home he had built -for them. But Goebbels changed his "human nature" in six years. -Mussolini, or Gayda, did the same, with the help of the priests of +for them. But Goebbels changed his "human nature" in six years. +Mussolini, or Gayda, did the same, with the help of the priests of Italy. The Japs did the same with their fishers and farmers and textile workers, seizing and prostituting all the magnificent means of instruction that science has provided -- the school and college, @@ -160,11 +160,11 @@ war. No one disputes that. And if you have had this success explained to you on the line that Italy and Germany had, through the conduct of Some melodramatic villains called Reds or Bolsheviks, fallen into an anarchy that ruined their economies, and -that Mussolini and Hitler came along with "ideologies" which +that Mussolini and Hitler came along with "ideologies" which promised deliverance from this anarchy, put the theory in the trash-basket with the stories of Washington's cherry tree and -William Tell's apple. It's worse. It is, as we shall see later, a -lie. For years Mussolini and Hitler were just small-scale gangsters +William Tell's apple. It's worse. It is, as we shall see later, a +lie. For years Mussolini and Hitler were just small-scale gangsters directing mobs of hoodlums with bottles of castor-oil, loaded whips, and automatics. They ranked in the European press, when it thought fit to notice them, as part of the scum that had boiled to @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ one of the thousands who thought they could hire the gunman as the White Knights of Privilege and then dismiss them with a suitable reward. The heads of the German Church are only less outspoken because they are still within reach of the Nazi lash. The King of -Italy fumes in his Quirinal just as the Pope does in his Vatican. +Italy fumes in his Quirinal just as the Pope does in his Vatican. It is -- to borrow a Phrase from French history -- the Day of Dupes.

@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ and the Vatican's share in causing it will remain painful and disquieting mysteries. Advertisement is a mild variety of hypnotism weakened by the fact that the advertiser has limited resources, and a hundred rivals. Smith's soup is the finest in the world until you -see Jones's poster on the next hoarding. Now the Fascist system was +see Jones's poster on the next hoarding. Now the Fascist system was so successful in corrupting nations, once its highly respectable patrons had given it wealth and power, because it uses the hypnotism of the advertiser in its ideal form: no rivalry, no @@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ device from the pulpit, to the professor's chair or the urchin with his bit of chalk. You may object that at all events there must be something sensible, convincing, attractive in the message that is brayed and blazed everywhere. Is it always necessary? If you assail -ear and eye at every moment of the day for years with "Heil Hitler" -or "Mussolini Solo" millions will begin to see genius in a +ear and eye at every moment of the day for years with "Heil Hitler" +or "Mussolini Solo" millions will begin to see genius in a neuropathic or a brutal adventurer who ought to be selling beef and mutton. however, there was a message, and it was very convincing.

@@ -221,13 +221,13 @@ system of ship-canals and canalization of lakes, already more than half constructed in 1938, which would connect every industrial town in Germany along the Danube and even across France and Belgium, with nearly every country and port in Europe. The scientific -writer, who ended with a "Heil Hitler," coldly explained how all +writer, who ended with a "Heil Hitler," coldly explained how all Europe would then supply food and raw materials to Germany and receive payment in manufactured goods. This, in a respectable scientific periodical, was the raw program of the future enslavement of Europe, the paralysis of industry in every country, and the colossal enrichment of the German manufacturer and worker. -That was the bait. Neither, Thyssen nor Hans cared the toss of a +That was the bait. Neither, Thyssen nor Hans cared the toss of a coin about theories of Nordic blood or Nazi ideology. it was a stupendous greed that was dangled before the eyes of Germany; and the poor fish in Italy, who believes that he would share the loot, @@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ was upon the face of the deep," and it was fine that the spirit of Fascism "moved upon the face of the waters" creating a new world. This Fascism, it was said, menaced only disorderly folk, sadists, atheists, corruptors of women and children -- the Reds, in short. -What a tissue of lies it has all turned out to be! Roosevelt was +What a tissue of lies it has all turned out to be! Roosevelt was deluded as effectively as Chamberlain or Reynaud; Cardinal -Dougherty as effectively as the Pope. The historian of the future +Dougherty as effectively as the Pope. The historian of the future will not ask how a few gunmen nearly became the emperors of half

Bank of Wisdom @@ -282,16 +282,16 @@ aggressive imperialistic schemes during the last ten years. I described them in full in 1937 in three booklets of "The A B C Library of Living Knowledge," taking the facts from semi-official and other reliable publications. There was no secrecy about these -publications. It was a necessary part of Mussolini's appeal to the +publications. It was a necessary part of Mussolini's appeal to the mob from the first that, once the politicians were cleared away, he would make a greater Italy by annexing Malta, Corsica, Savoy, and Dalmatia. Little girls read that in their balilia catechisms and even little girls knew that this meant war on England, France, and -Yugo-Slavia. It was equally necessary for Hitler to promise that he +Yugo-Slavia. It was equally necessary for Hitler to promise that he would restore the greatness of Germany by bringing in all German- speaking lands (Austria, Alsace, and part of Switzerland, Czecho- Slovakia and Denmark); and to these he added as early as 1924, in -Mein Kampf, the annexation of the Ukraine and the annihilation of +Mein Kampf, the annexation of the Ukraine and the annihilation of France. That meant a European War. Japan has for the last ten years organized great patriotic societies, With millions of members, demanding the annexation of the eastern half of Asia and all @@ -306,14 +306,14 @@ Britain, and France permitted, without arming themselves, the three robber nations to create so gigantic a military force that they had a real hope of attaining their object and dividing the earth into three Fascist spheres: into two, rather, because Germany and Japan -never regarded Mussolini as more than a catspaw. In a general way +never regarded Mussolini as more than a catspaw. In a general way you know the answer to this question. The Fascists were going to destroy the Reds and that was so monumental a service to the democracies, or to their ruling class and their Churches, that even diplomats and statesmen and prelates took the word of the arch- liars that they would cultivate peace when they had crushed the Reds. They were not ignorant but they were guilty of a gross amount -of wishful thinking. Even when Mussolini publicly and brazenly said

+of wishful thinking. Even when Mussolini publicly and brazenly said

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ of wishful thinking. Even when Mussolini publicly and brazenly said

that he offered the world "peace resting on eight million bayonets" they put it down as a harmless overflow of a strong man's strength. When, in 1934, he made the most deliberate and official statement -of the nature of Fascism (in the article "Fascismo" in his new +of the nature of Fascism (in the article "Fascismo" in his new Encyclopedia Italians), saying that Fascism regarded war as the noblest work of the race and peace as a degrading ideal, statesmen and journalists pretended that they had never read it. So through @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ That sort of rubbish is a necessary part of the Catholic propagandist system. What I do say is that the Papacy allied itself with Italy, as everybody knows, with Japan, as everybody ought to know -- it is only a year since the Vatican coined a gold medal for -the virtuous Matsuoka -- and, as far as it was allowed to do so, +the virtuous Matsuoka -- and, as far as it was allowed to do so, with Germany, and that it used its international organization to create that fierce and confused hatred of Communism on which the Axis would rely when the crisis of the war was reached. Of that @@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ makes such arrogant claims of moral superiority, a Church which professes to have the finest international intelligence-service and to be inflexible in the condemnation of crime, should be silent, as it was silent, during ten years of monstrous outrages -- Manchukuo, -Austria, Abyssinia, etc. -- but the Pope has a deeper shame. He +Austria, Abyssinia, etc. -- but the Pope has a deeper shame. He played an active part over and over again on the side of the devil. Because the Church of Rome was not merely threatened, like all wealth and privilege, by the growth of Socialism -- it was in fact @@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ of privilege. During the first 3,000 years of history we find an ever-widening gap between a privileged minority and the working majority. Once upon a time men had chosen able and strong men to "rule" them, and these had chosen "companion's" (Counts) and -"leaders" (Dukes) of the troops who shared their privileges. In +"leaders" (Dukes) of the troops who shared their privileges. In those days it was considered just as important to ward off evil spirits and flatter good spirits, and cunning men who could persuade their fellows that they were particularly skilful at this

@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ age is that from the time when Europe mentally awoke, in the eleventh century, to our days this attempt to put the world right has inspired three great revolutions, and what we witness today is the most logical and the broadest of the three. After five -centuries of revolts -- the Popes had to fight a republican +centuries of revolts -- the Popes had to fight a republican movement in their own city for two centuries -- and bloody reprisals Europe saw that the Roman Church was the arch-enemy and its power must be broken. Hence the Reformation. On the last @@ -474,12 +474,12 @@ Protestantism, which was one of the most savage and squalid in history, the race won its first great victory over privilege; and it is pleasant as well as informing to recall that this first instalment of freedom was won in large part through the criminal -misbehavior of the Popes themselves. They had stored away in Rome +misbehavior of the Popes themselves. They had stored away in Rome a treasure of at least a quarter of a billion dollars to help the -Catholics when the war came, and when it reached its crisis Pope +Catholics when the war came, and when it reached its crisis Pope Urban VIII gave the whole vast sum to his greedy and vicious relatives. You can read that in the latest Catholic History of the -Popes (Hayward's, 1931).

+Popes (Hayward's, 1931).

Some of our advanced writers smile at the Reformation, but in point of fact it released forces which brought about a rapid @@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ our modern disorder, and the official attitude of the Church is to claim a full restoration of the royalist-clerical regime for which it had fought in the last century. Would-be kings, semi-consecrated loafers, wait with its blessing, on the frontiers of France, Spain, -Portugal, Austria and Hungary; and of course poor Leopold of +Portugal, Austria and Hungary; and of course poor Leopold of Belgium, whom the Church has white-washed, is going to be put back on his golden throne.

@@ -551,9 +551,9 @@ Spain and Russia; and the murderers and torturers were in nearly every case directed by priests and bishops who cooperated with monarchs (of Naples, Spain, and Portugal) of the vilest type of character. The outrages were so revolting and the complicity of the -Church so clear, that the Catholic historian, Lord Acton, the one +Church so clear, that the Catholic historian, Lord Acton, the one outstanding historian the Church can claim in modern times, wrote -to the Catholic historian Lady Blennerhassett:

+to the Catholic historian Lady Blennerhassett:

The accomplices of the Old Man of the Mountains (the classic assassins of history) picked off individual victims, @@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ to the Catholic historian Lady Blennerhassett:

only wholesale assassins, but they also made the principle of assassination a law of the Christian Church and a condition of salvation. (Selections from the Correspondence of the First - Lord Acton, 1917, Vol. I, p. 55.)

+ Lord Acton, 1917, Vol. I, p. 55.)

You may read the horrible details in the Cambridge Modern History (Vol X) the greatest historical work in the English @@ -594,8 +594,8 @@ religion", they skip from the French Revolution of 1789 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. They refuse to glance at the dozen important revolutions which lie between because these were always followed by clerical-royalist, savagery when the Whites recovered -power; a savagery which led Lord Acton, in his day one of the -leading historians in England, to denounce his own Popes and the +power; a savagery which led Lord Acton, in his day one of the +leading historians in England, to denounce his own Popes and the worst assassins in history. But they also tell long discredited lies about the French and the Russian Revolutions.

@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ thousands of citizens of Paris were horrified. In the Terror Massacre -- and only one-fifth of these were nobles, priests, and nuns, while 67 percent were atheistic working men. It was a fight of rival political parties, and the leader of the winning party, -the director of the carnage, Robespierre was a fanatically +the director of the carnage, Robespierre was a fanatically religious man who hated Atheism. What is worse, Catholic writers never mention, and very few other writer's ever mention, that there was a White Terror in 1794 and after the fall of Napoleon which @@ -646,14 +646,14 @@ Communism, Bolshevism, or the Reds was raised. The enemy is, of course, Socialism, because it aims to create a new social order in which there shall be no great private wealth, no chance to make a million, no rich landowners, no hereditary rank or office, no -parasitism, no privileges of priests. The present Pope may be as +parasitism, no privileges of priests. The present Pope may be as ignorant as you like to think him outside of his theology and Church Law but he did know, when he told his Catholics that "Communism is the greatest evil in the world" and called for a crusade against it that outside Russia Communism never had a prospect of attaining power and in Russia -- the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics, remember -- it is an ideal of the future. -Mussolini, we shall see, confesses that he laughed in his sleeve +Mussolini, we shall see, confesses that he laughed in his sleeve when he raised the boogie of Communism in Italy, and in Spain the Communists were the smallest, if not the most respectable, of the popular parties. But it would not do to talk of extinguishing @@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ followers as it had lost at the Reformation.

that this will seem to many a startling statement. It is, in fact, well within the range of demonstrable facts. If you reflect that, as you will find, the population of Great Britain, the largest -seceding country, in the days of Henry VIII was only about +seceding country, in the days of Henry VIII was only about 4,000,000, you easily see that the total loss to the Vatican at the Reformation could hardly be more than 12,000,000. But beyond question it lost, mainly to Socialism and Communism, at least @@ -691,12 +691,12 @@ had gained, at least 10,000,000. Add Russia (where Catholicism was nearly extinguished), Mexico, Czecho-Slovakia (where, we shall see, the Catholic clergy admit a loss of about 2,000,000), Holland, and Austria (where the Socialists held Vienna until they were -treacherously disarmed for Hitler by gallant little Dollfuss), and +treacherously disarmed for Hitler by gallant little Dollfuss), and further losses in France, Belgium . . . Need I say more? The loss was probably nearer 70,000,000 than 50,000,000. After the anti- clerical revolution in Spain in 1932 the only countries in the world that remained officially loyal to the Vatican were Poland and -Hungary. We will not count Mussolini's Italy.

+Hungary. We will not count Mussolini's Italy.

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ peace and freedom. Fascism was just what it needed.

IS THE CHURCH OF ROME FASCIST?

America has been so drenched in recent years with Catholic -claims that the Church is ideally democratic and that the Pope is +claims that the Church is ideally democratic and that the Pope is -- or has been since democracy seemed to have won its battle against feudalism -- the inflexible champion of political justice and freedom that some may imagine that an alliance with Fascism is @@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ Catholic description of the Church's attitude which is broadcast in the United states -- and now in the United States only -- is a mockery.

-

The British Catholic writer, W. Teeling (The Pope in Politics, +

The British Catholic writer, W. Teeling (The Pope in Politics, 1937), who has quite a reputation for boldness, almost heresy, is, his own sect, says that there are 350,000,000 Catholics in the world. How Teeling came to be described as bold and critical I do @@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ not know. He criticizes the Church only in the matter of Abyssinia and only the most expert clerical -- shall we say manipulators of truth? try to defend it on that point. With his 350,000,000 Catholics he goes 20,000,000 better than the sufficiently audacious -official claim, and, recalling how Macaulay gave the total as +official claim, and, recalling how Macaulay gave the total as 150,000,000 a century ago, he ask us to admire the miracle of its growth. But when you reflect on the high Catholic birth rate -- you go to hell, the priest tells Catholic parents, if you cheat the @@ -749,8 +749,8 @@ point of fact less than 200,000,000.

You smile at the figure of 330,000,000 when, if you take the trouble to look up Catholic statistics, you find that it includes 30,000,000 in France, where optimistic Catholic writers do not -claim 10,000,000; 30,000,000 in Germany, where Hitler plays -skittle's with the Church; 40,000,000 in Italy, where as long ago +claim 10,000,000; 30,000,000 in Germany, where Hitler plays +skittle's with the Church; 40,000,000 in Italy, where as long ago as 1919 the banned Socialists polled 1,840,593 votes (more than half of the literate adult males) out of 3,500,000; 24,000,000 in Spain, where it took the armies of three nations two years to put @@ -769,15 +769,15 @@ These are the little pleasantries of Catholic arithmetic.

obscure the lesson of the answer to that; and it is the same whether you prefer to speak of 150,000,000 or 350,000,000 Catholics. Apart from the "converts" on foreign missions, who might -be classed as consumers goods, nine-tenths of the Pope's subjects +be classed as consumers goods, nine-tenths of the Pope's subjects live under a Fascist flag. That fact is so uncomfortable that even the most ingenious American apologist prefers to say nothing about -it. They live under the regimes of Vichy France, Franco Spain, -Salazar Portugal, Mussolini Italy, Horthy Hungary, and in the +it. They live under the regimes of Vichy France, Franco Spain, +Salazar Portugal, Mussolini Italy, Horthy Hungary, and in the Republics of South and Central America, nearly all of which are Fascist, Poland was Fascist before it became compulsorily Nazi. And not the boldest apologist can say, even to his own flock, that this -fact gives pain to the democratic Pope. Everybody knows that he +fact gives pain to the democratic Pope. Everybody knows that he warmly blesses the Fascist regime under which they live and urges it as the model for all Catholic countries. He has to. In an atmosphere of freedom his Church always crumbles.

@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ effective and most thorough going enemy, Great Britain, where Catholics are less than one-twentieth of the population, is next. I do not say the British Empire because the Catholic half of Canada is Fascist, and the Catholics of Australia are, under the lead of -anti-British Archbishop Mannix, by no means united for the struggle +anti-British Archbishop Mannix, by no means united for the struggle against Fascism. Third is the United States, where genuine Catholics are less than one-tenth of the population but very much more than one-tenth of the Isolationists. In sum, there are in @@ -800,13 +800,13 @@ Catholics.

Who were the chief traitors to the cause of democratic civilization? Catholic France -- that is to say, the Catholic and -Pope-directed part of France, Belgium (or its Fascists, royalists, +Pope-directed part of France, Belgium (or its Fascists, royalists, and priests), and the Catholic Croats of Yugo-Slavia.

Who made the best fight against the invading Huns? Norway, which has only 2000 Catholics to nearly 3,000,000 Protestants; the Serbs, who are bitterly anti-Papal and were let down by the -Catholic provinces of their country; Greece, where the Pope has no +Catholic provinces of their country; Greece, where the Pope has no influence; and Russia, where, if you will forgive in Irishism, he has still less. Not for a moment do I belittle the fine resistance of Poland, but it was not fighting Fascism as such. It was already @@ -816,10 +816,10 @@ extension to Poland of the anti-clerical elements of Nazism.

What is the Constitution of the Catholic Church? It is the newest approach on earth to that of Nazi Germany. The Church is a -despotic monarchy. The Pope may not only disregard the collective +despotic monarchy. The Pope may not only disregard the collective opinion of his cardinals (his cabinet) but he is not bound to submit to the decisions of a general council of all the bishops, -arch-bishops and abbots of the Catholic world. He is the Fuhrer, +arch-bishops and abbots of the Catholic world. He is the Fuhrer, with the additional prerogative of infallibility.

Bank of Wisdom @@ -896,29 +896,29 @@ knows anything about it.

But you may be sure that the priestly writers, who tell America about the beautiful harmony of Church Law and American Law know all about it. The chief manual of it, Father Marianus de -Luca's Institutiones Juris Ecclesiastici Publici is in every +Luca's Institutiones Juris Ecclesiastici Publici is in every seminary. It is not one of those Yellow and dusty tomes that are considered too valuable to open every day but a modern book, published by the Vatican in the present century. It has a -particularly warm letter of authorization from Leo XIII, the great -"democratic Pope," though about ten pages of it are devoted to +particularly warm letter of authorization from Leo XIII, the great +"democratic Pope," though about ten pages of it are devoted to chastising priests who say that the Church his abandoned its "right of the sword" or any other medieval claims. I have quoted extensively from it elsewhere (Appeal to Reason Library, No.1), and you can spend a pleasant hour comparing the nice sentiments which -Catholics quote for you from Pope Leo's inspiring Encyclicals with +Catholics quote for you from Pope Leo's inspiring Encyclicals with the sentiments he endorses in Marianus de Lucas book.

In fact, it comes a little closer to Americans. A more recent but equally truculent manual of this Public Church Law is Cardinal -Lepicier's De Stabilitate et Progressu Dogmatis, Lapicier is a +Lepicier's De Stabilitate et Progressu Dogmatis, Lapicier is a Canadian, the oracle of the Canadian Catholics. So white priests in -Detroit were getting round Henry Ford and the American public with -stories of how Thomas Aquinas and the Jesuit Suarez laid down our +Detroit were getting round Henry Ford and the American public with +stories of how Thomas Aquinas and the Jesuit Suarez laid down our most modern principles of political morality centuries ago, and how -the Pope is the incorruptible protector of democracy, justice, and +the Pope is the incorruptible protector of democracy, justice, and freedom of conscience, other priests just across the river, were -chuckling over Lepicier. Perhaps they were also in Detroit.

+chuckling over Lepicier. Perhaps they were also in Detroit.

From the ease with which the American public were duped in this matter one would imagine that Quebec is an obscure place round @@ -928,12 +928,12 @@ free -- in the world where Petain's miserable senile corruption of our civilization is hailed with joy and admiration instead of curses and derision.

-

A few years ago a Canadian Journalist, Grant Dexter, had an +

A few years ago a Canadian Journalist, Grant Dexter, had an article in the London press (News-Chronicle, August 18, 1938) with the title "There is Fascism under the British Flag," and it opened with the words: "The facts about Quebec are not in dispute; Church and State are combining in an effort to suppress freedom and to -create a Fascist State on the Italian model." Dexter might have +create a Fascist State on the Italian model." Dexter might have said that there has always been Fascism in French Canada. When the British took it over from the French the clergy made with them one of the usual selfish deals; they would stamp out revolt in the @@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ monks and nuns in 1925, but it has become much worse just when the British Empire was getting up its courage to "rid the world of Fascism." Under the new "Padlock Law" (1937) against Communism, which means anything the priests don't like and was directly -inspired by the present Pope, the police became gestapo. They can +inspired by the present Pope, the police became gestapo. They can invade and close premises and arrest men without appeal to the Courts. The censorship is tyrannical, and Protestants and Jews who have nothing to do with Communism are persecuted. In 1940 a @@ -958,13 +958,13 @@ Students' Association.

THE VATICAN'S LAST CRIME

To these French Canadians -- and they are four out of the 12 -million people of Canada -- Franco Spain is an idyllic land, and -Vichy France is making a noble effort to reach its level. Salazar -in Portugal and Horthy in Hungary are ideal rulers, and Mussolini's -sale to the Pope of the liberties which the Italian people had won +million people of Canada -- Franco Spain is an idyllic land, and +Vichy France is making a noble effort to reach its level. Salazar +in Portugal and Horthy in Hungary are ideal rulers, and Mussolini's +sale to the Pope of the liberties which the Italian people had won with their blood was a grand victory over the materialism of the -age. That this encouraged Hitler and his gang, led directly to the -rape of Ayssinia, and had a considerable influence on the Vatican's +age. That this encouraged Hitler and his gang, led directly to the +rape of Ayssinia, and had a considerable influence on the Vatican's alliance with Japan is -- well, it is just one of those things.

How American priests and their writers and politicians were, @@ -972,8 +972,8 @@ while these sentiments were rampant in canada, assuring the American public that the Church stood inflexibly for democracy and freedom we shall consider presently, but we must notice here one very ironic occurrence. In 1929 the papers announced with great joy -that Mussolini and the Pope had entered into a Holy Alliance. They -did not recall that Mussolini had recently said, or roared out on +that Mussolini and the Pope had entered into a Holy Alliance. They +did not recall that Mussolini had recently said, or roared out on a public platform, that he had "marched to victory over the rotting corpse of liberty." They did not mention that he had 10,000 political prisoners in jail, many under torture. They said nothing @@ -981,23 +981,23 @@ to disturb the soothing assurances of Catholic writers, even of Al Smith during his presidential campaign, that it was only when the founders of our liberties "wedded themselves to ancient Catholic political principles that they were able to give birth to modern -democracy as we know it." Shades of Franklin and Jefferson! +democracy as we know it." Shades of Franklin and Jefferson! However, just when Catholic mendacity of this sort was given place -of honor in the American press the Pope himself was angrily tearing +of honor in the American press the Pope himself was angrily tearing it to tatters in Italy.

-

Mussolini had bluntly declared in the Italian Camera +

Mussolini had bluntly declared in the Italian Camera (Congress) that he had made no concession to medievalism, and the -Pope retorted at once, in an open letter to his Cardinal Secretary -of State which was published in the Vatican organ, the Osservatore +Pope retorted at once, in an open letter to his Cardinal Secretary +of State which was published in the Vatican organ, the Osservatore Romano (May 30, 1929), that in accepting the Canon Law (Public -Church Law) for Italy the Duce had conceded everything. The Pope, +Church Law) for Italy the Duce had conceded everything. The Pope, exactly on the lines which I have described above said that -Mussolini had admitted the thesis that the Church is a "perfect +Mussolini had admitted the thesis that the Church is a "perfect society" and he must accept "the logical and juridical consequences of such a situation according to constitutive [Church] law."

-

We saw what these consequences are. Naturally the Pope did not +

We saw what these consequences are. Naturally the Pope did not dare assert his "right of the sword" or his duty to put apostates to death. It would have meant a claim for the execution of about 20,000,000 Italians; and, in spite of the Catholic censorship, @@ -1033,9 +1033,9 @@ examine whether the Church is really democratic or Fascist, this is the most important and most explicit document that has emanated from the Vatican for fifty years. But no American or British paper reproduced it; and even the Catholic who wants to read his own -Pope's words on the subject will find that he would have to read -them in my books or one of Marshall's -- which he is forbidden -under pain of hell to open! Remember what Heywood Broun, a +Pope's words on the subject will find that he would have to read +them in my books or one of Marshall's -- which he is forbidden +under pain of hell to open! Remember what Heywood Broun, a journalist of knowledge and character, said about the Catholic censors of the Press: "There is not a single New York editor who does not live in terror of this group,"

@@ -1047,19 +1047,19 @@ never interferes in polities. The Vatican, we are told, cooperates at one time with a democratic state and at another with a Fascist state because it leaves to the people the choice of its political form. It must cooperate with the established state in protecting -the interests of religion. Did not the great Pope Leo XIII +the interests of religion. Did not the great Pope Leo XIII formulate that principle in golden words which have been reproduced so many hundreds of times that there is no excuse for any writer who does not know it?

-

We smile. Until 1939 the assurances of Hitler and Mussolini +

We smile. Until 1939 the assurances of Hitler and Mussolini that they ardently desired peace in Europe were reproduced just as many hundreds of times. And the Catholic writer who quotes the -Encyclical (Immortale Dei) of Leo XIII as a sublime utterance on +Encyclical (Immortale Dei) of Leo XIII as a sublime utterance on "The Constitution of Christian States" and the freedom of people to -shape their own constitutions is no more honest than Hitler or -Mussolini. The very title given to it in the English translation is -a trick. The Pope's title is "On the Constitution of Catholic +shape their own constitutions is no more honest than Hitler or +Mussolini. The very title given to it in the English translation is +a trick. The Pope's title is "On the Constitution of Catholic States." A few other neat little changes conceal the fact that the aim of it was almost the exact opposite of what Catholic writers in America pretend. It was addressed to France, and its chief object @@ -1070,13 +1070,13 @@ what the American Constitution does. The Encyclical was written in 1885, and the French people had then lived under a Republic for fourteen years. The Papacy had during all that time refused to recognize the political form which they had chosen in a free -Congress and with the full support of the country. Leo XIII, who +Congress and with the full support of the country. Leo XIII, who never interfered in politics, had stubbornly insisted that they must take back either the royal or the imperial family.

The whole Catholic propaganda on this point is nauseating in -its dishonesty. The world does not need a Pope to tell it that a -nation can choose its own political form, and the Pope forgot this +its dishonesty. The world does not need a Pope to tell it that a +nation can choose its own political form, and the Pope forgot this Catholic principle when the Spaniards set up a Republic in 1932. It

Bank of Wisdom @@ -1090,13 +1090,13 @@ to dictate on such matters as choosing between a royalist and republican form. But if there is any such thing as political morality or principle in public affairs, the Fascist form of a state, being imposed upon a people by force, does concern it. And -when those who have imposed it are corrupt adventurers like Hitler, -Mussolini and Franco, or senile splutterers like Petain, when they -lie and cheat like medieval Popes and princes, when they debauch +when those who have imposed it are corrupt adventurers like Hitler, +Mussolini and Franco, or senile splutterers like Petain, when they +lie and cheat like medieval Popes and princes, when they debauch their people with sentiments of banditry and commit outrages on a -vast scale, it is time for the Pope, to speak out. Yet, while +vast scale, it is time for the Pope, to speak out. Yet, while statesmen all over the world who do not claim to be "holy men" -loathe and execrate them, the Pope enters into alliance with them. +loathe and execrate them, the Pope enters into alliance with them. He has a concordat with every Fascist ruler in Europe and South America, but he goes far beyond that.

@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ a moment be compared with it.

used to be, and still in defensive war are features -- a superb courage, a heroism, a self-sacrifice for others, a splendid challenge to our common cowardice -- that have moved quite -respectable writers to praise it. Sir Arthur Keith, one of the most +respectable writers to praise it. Sir Arthur Keith, one of the most kindly And most humane of men, said some years ago that war is necessary. He could not say that today. Modern aggressive war, Fascist war, the war launched by the men who mouth about their @@ -1168,14 +1168,14 @@ their husbands or sons in the field, and you then announce that you have bombed their "military installations." You flood them with poison gas -- unless you learn that they have enough to retaliate A your cities . . . In a word, it stinks. And the Black -Internationals, the Pope and his cardinals, archbishops, bishops, +Internationals, the Pope and his cardinals, archbishops, bishops, priests, monks, nuns, and paid journalists and organizers, have for ten years or more cooperated with the arch-criminals who have brought this blight upon civilization. They have done more. They have summoned the bandits to the foul work and called it a Crusade.

Now that, you say, is really too strong. But is any man really -ignorant that the present Pope raised the cry, years before the war +ignorant that the present Pope raised the cry, years before the war started, before we heard those first shots in Spain which were the curtain-raiser of the great tragedy, that the powers must unite to "extinguish Bolshevism in Spain, Mexico, and Russia," and that the @@ -1187,9 +1187,9 @@ Society in demanding war upon Mexico, that is to say, of course, upon its Bolshevism, though it hasn't got any. Is a war less criminal when the defender is incomparably weaker than the aggressor? Profane moralists think otherwise. Has any man now any -serious doubt that the Pope encouraged Franco to rebel and the -Italians and Germans to assist him? As to Russia, Pacelli, who is -now Pope Pius XII, has howled for the extinction of its Bolshevism, +serious doubt that the Pope encouraged Franco to rebel and the +Italians and Germans to assist him? As to Russia, Pacelli, who is +now Pope Pius XII, has howled for the extinction of its Bolshevism, and in particular has appealed to Germany to allow him to cooperate in this, in explicit terms since 1936 and implicitly long before that. Crushing Bolshevism in Russia meant, as we now see and as any @@ -1199,11 +1199,11 @@ history.

If, as one can hardly suppose, a man has any doubt about this charge against the Black International, he will get ample information in the following books. We shall, in fact, see all -about Pacelli Pius in the next book. But proofs meet the eye every +about Pacelli Pius in the next book. But proofs meet the eye every day. Why do you suppose that the head of the Roman Church in Britain, Cardinal Hinsley, has warned Catholics to be prepared for terrible propaganda against the Church when the war is over? Why is -Archbishop Mannix, the head of the Church in Australia, permitted

+Archbishop Mannix, the head of the Church in Australia, permitted

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -1218,10 +1218,10 @@ international radio experts complain in England (News-Chronicle, August 21, 1941) that Italian broadcasters address English Catholics "as if they were a ready-made Fifth Column"? Why does the Vatican radio find it necessary repeatedly to meet the charge that -the Pope is pro-Axis? Why does it denounce as traitors to the +the Pope is pro-Axis? Why does it denounce as traitors to the Church Polish and other officials who adhere to the Anglo-Russian -alliance? Why do those servile followers of the Vatican, Franco and -DeValera, help Germany? What about the Pope's latest pet scheme, a +alliance? Why do those servile followers of the Vatican, Franco and +DeValera, help Germany? What about the Pope's latest pet scheme, a Catholic bloc to be formed with the help of Germany?

But this booklet must be a preliminary general survey. The @@ -1248,9 +1248,9 @@ serious trouble, and it was often said, and angrily denied, that the Vatican secretly negotiated with the British Government to use the influence of the priests to cheek the people in return for concessions in England. The Irish leaders knew that it was true. I -have myself heard John Dillon in the last century exclaim: "I take +have myself heard John Dillon in the last century exclaim: "I take my religion from Rome but not my polities." It all came out in the -official biography of Leo XIII by Msgr. T'Serelaes, but it had an +official biography of Leo XIII by Msgr. T'Serelaes, but it had an ironic sequel which American papers have probably not noticed. The British statesmen and the Catholic lords never thought that in the end the Vatican would double-cross them, but it did. The Irish @@ -1259,9 +1259,9 @@ of May 26, 1933:

Today Ireland learns for the first time one of the most moving and glorious stories in connection with the Easter Week - Rising [1916]. Before it took place Pope Benedict XIV received + Rising [1916]. Before it took place Pope Benedict XIV received a mission from the Irish Volunteer Executive in the person of - George Noble, Count Plunkett. The Count had a private audience + George Noble, Count Plunkett. The Count had a private audience of two hours with His Holiness and disclosed to him the decision to rise and the date of the insurrection and received from him his Apostolic Benediction on the men who were facing @@ -1280,27 +1280,27 @@ country is engaged in a terrible war, are not pleasant to contemplate. But the only point of interest here is that if we had suggested at the time that the Papacy was in any way involved in the movement we would have raised a storm of indignation. Yet it -was not simply involved. The Pope outwardly friendly with the +was not simply involved. The Pope outwardly friendly with the British, gave his most solemn encouragement to the enterprise by -giving it his Apostolic Benediction. Now that De Valera has got all +giving it his Apostolic Benediction. Now that De Valera has got all that he expects to get out of England he reveals the truth.

Should we be unduly suspicious we suggested that the Vatican, -through the Catholic hierarchy, encouraged De Valera to refuse the +through the Catholic hierarchy, encouraged De Valera to refuse the use of ports to Britain and so prolonged the carnage of seamen and the brutality of the Nazi regime? Especially when we have the heads of the hierarchy in Australia publicly threatening what the Church will do if Britain forces a temporary occupation; especially when -De Valera, Franco, Salazar, and Weygand (who would grant the +De Valera, Franco, Salazar, and Weygand (who would grant the Germans the use of ports tomorrow if they were more confident of its final victors) are abjectly amenable to Papal direction. We -remember how Leo XIII's clerical biographer boasts of the +remember how Leo XIII's clerical biographer boasts of the cleverness of his hero in making deals with Prussia at the expense of the Poles, which was denied at the time, just as he boasts of his diplomatic intrigues in London at the expense of the Irish. We -remember how American Catholics raged when Pegler in one of his +remember how American Catholics raged when Pegler in one of his syndicated articles accused the Vatican of supporting Japan. Now -the Pope receives Matsuoka in great honor at the Vatican and gives +the Pope receives Matsuoka in great honor at the Vatican and gives that arch-hypocrite a gold medal.

But do not get a false impression. This exposure of the plots @@ -1312,8 +1312,8 @@ can at present prove. That is a plain inference from the historic way in which Vatican intrigues are angrily denied at the time and later revealed or -- as is the case with the Japanese alliance -- indignantly denied by American priests and at the same time claimed -by French and Italian priests as proof of the Pope's cleverness. -The known facts, the Pope's published words and actions, are, +by French and Italian priests as proof of the Pope's cleverness. +The known facts, the Pope's published words and actions, are, however, grave enough and, in view of the criminality of the Axis plot against the world, the infamy of the way in which it was organized, the bestiality with which it has so far been carried @@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ sensitivity who are tempted to say that the whole world has somehow apostatized from its ideals. Three nations only want aggressive war: three nations out of fifty, or one-tenth only of the race. Another tenth (backward people) know nothing about it, but eight- -tenths loath aggressiveness and the brutality it causes. Don't +tenths loath aggressiveness and the brutality it causes. Don't blame the world.

Bank of Wisdom @@ -1354,22 +1354,22 @@ level of mentality. They want to win "glory" by conquering half of Asia. The miserable politicians and the heads of the Shinto and Buddhist religions were bought -- literally -- to support the plot, and the Vatican promised that if it were given a monopoly of the -Christian missions it would see that the Gospel was accommodated to +Christian missions it would see that the Gospel was accommodated to this noble design of exploiting the slave labor and vast resources of China, indo-China, Thailand, etc!. In Germany the economic element precedes the military, as it had to create the army afresh, and in the case of Italy we will not venture to speak of military "glory." In sum, the world is darkened by a plot of two nations to create a vast wealth by exploiting all the other nations. Italy was -never seriously meant to share it. Mussolini ought to have paid -more heed to Hitler's emphatic statement in Mein Kampf twenty years +never seriously meant to share it. Mussolini ought to have paid +more heed to Hitler's emphatic statement in Mein Kampf twenty years ago that there is no room in Europe for two great powers.

-

The third point to keep clear is that Mussolini and Hitler had -not at first any idea of the ultimate plot. Mussolini, a brutal, +

The third point to keep clear is that Mussolini and Hitler had +not at first any idea of the ultimate plot. Mussolini, a brutal, scatter-brained adventurer, was too busy breaking the heads of Socialists with whom he had quarrelled, to write programs, and -Hitler just put together a few Christian Socialist ideas +Hitler just put together a few Christian Socialist ideas (especially anti-Semitism) and the already familiar demand that all sections of the German-speaking race must unite. Add the spice of denouncing Versailles, though it had treated Italy far too @@ -1407,16 +1407,16 @@ confusion and inefficiency into which Socialism had led Italy, Germany, Spain, and Russia; (2) lying, stories of the efficiency of the Nazi and Fascist regimes; (3) sympathy with the pressure of population in Italy and Germany, though everybody knew that -Mussolini and Hitler were forcing the birth rate, and every expert +Mussolini and Hitler were forcing the birth rate, and every expert knew that there was far less pressure than in England or Belgium.

To what extent statesmen and editors and heads of Churches really fooled themselves into thinking that the vast armaments -which Hitler and Mussolini were creating would be allowed to rust +which Hitler and Mussolini were creating would be allowed to rust when they had crushed Bolshevism in Spain and Russia as well as their own countries is not my concern. Perhaps you remember how a few years ago an French journalist in an interview (arranged for -the purpose,) asked Hitler about his emphatic statement in Mein +the purpose,) asked Hitler about his emphatic statement in Mein Kampf that France would be ground to powder, when he airily brushed it aside as an ebullition of younger days -- it was still printed in every edition on a score of pages. -- the press everywhere gave @@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@ up, will be that the "Guilty Men" -- journalists use that language at last, forgetting that editors were as guilty as statesmen -- who let the monstrous evil attain such proportions are only a little less guilty than the bandits. In this respect I approach death with -clean hands. In my Haldeman-Julius publications for the last six +clean hands. In my Haldeman-Julius publications for the last six years, especially the Appeal to Reason Library, and the ABC Library, and The History of the World Since 1918, I have thoroughly exposed the current untruths, described the growth of the plot, and @@ -1442,10 +1442,10 @@ the work of American Catholic apologists in falsely representing it are the last point to be noticed in this introductory booklet.

The New York Times of May 12, 1940, contained a very special -apology for the Vatican by Dr. Ryan, Catholic bishop of Omaha. That +apology for the Vatican by Dr. Ryan, Catholic bishop of Omaha. That paper has, as many quotations in these booklets will show, given us a fair news-service both from the Vatican and Russia, and it was -right to publish the Catholic case. Ryan, formerly head of the +right to publish the Catholic case. Ryan, formerly head of the Catholic University, is the fifteen-inch gun, the 50-ton tank, of American Catholic apologetic on these matters. His strength is, besides his Catholic learning, that he is so solemn that he always @@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ world-plot.

. THE VATICAN'S LAST CRIME

-

Dr. Ryan's complete vindication of the wisdom and the +

Dr. Ryan's complete vindication of the wisdom and the integrity of the Papacy is this. In the last century it fought "political liberalism." This is now dead and "on its ruins there have risen such extremes as communism and fascism" which "meet on @@ -1470,43 +1470,43 @@ the common ground of state totalitarianism." Against these new dragons the Papacy steps out again in shining armor, and they "have thrown down the gauntlet to Catholicism," which cannot possibly "capitulate to the new theories," Thus "the democratic regimes" -have no stouter champion than the Pope, and all Americans must +have no stouter champion than the Pope, and all Americans must rally to him.

Two months later, when the pious and purblind Petain trampled on the last remnants of democracy in France, the Papal newspaper, -the Osservatore Romano (July 8), hailed his restoration of "the -principle of authority" with enthusiasm and Said that in this +the Osservatore Romano (July 8), hailed his restoration of "the +principle of authority" with enthusiasm and Said that in this respect "the aims of the dictatorships coincided with those of the Church." What the leading Catholic apologist felt when the same New York Times (July 19) gave the gist of this Papal article one -wonders. The Osservatore quoted its pet dictator Salazar saying: +wonders. The Osservatore quoted its pet dictator Salazar saying: "The authoritarian regimes have the purpose of creating a civic conscience as a way to create a moral conscience", and in the name -of the Pope added: "Such are also the desire, the aspiration, and +of the Pope added: "Such are also the desire, the aspiration, and the program of the Church." And the Times Rome correspondent, went on to say that the Germans rejoiced at this "complete about-face by the Vatican in its position toward totalitarian states!" You see, the terrible case with which Germany crushed Holland, Belgium, and -France had convinced the Pope that it was going to win the war; and +France had convinced the Pope that it was going to win the war; and from that time onward the Vatican's one great idea was to set up a -bloc of totalitarian Catholic States in cooperation with Hitler.

+bloc of totalitarian Catholic States in cooperation with Hitler.

-

Pity the poor American apologist in these days. But Ryan's +

Pity the poor American apologist in these days. But Ryan's plea was gross even at the time. In the last century, he begins, the Church fought political liberalism. Yes, at a cost of half a million lives of Liberals and with such documents as its moth-eaten Syllabus. Political liberalism means simply democracy, sol the -Church fought democracy, which Ryan has always denied. Other +Church fought democracy, which Ryan has always denied. Other apologists prefer to say "economic liberalism" but they obviously do not know what they are talking about because the Church joined with economic liberalism in a violent attack upon its opposite, -Socialism. This political liberalism is now "defunct," Ryan says. +Socialism. This political liberalism is now "defunct," Ryan says. Yes -- in all Catholic countries. As we saw, nine-tenths of the -Pope's subjects live under a Fascist flag, and the Pope presses +Pope's subjects live under a Fascist flag, and the Pope presses upon them as the political ideal the totalitarian regime of Italy and Portugal. It is upon Protestant lands that the Crusade for -democracy and against Fascism vitally depends. And Ryan's final +democracy and against Fascism vitally depends. And Ryan's final point that the principles of the Catholic Church compel it to fight for democracy and freedom is even worse. If it were true, the Vatican is guilty of a monstrous moral apostasy. But it is the @@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ remained anti-democratic, expressing this plainly in its relations

humiliated the heads of the Catholic Church in America by addressing to them an Open Letter, published all over the world, condemning what is called Americanism. What it condemned was -precisely what Ryan and other apologists teach: that there is no +precisely what Ryan and other apologists teach: that there is no lack of harmony in any respect between the spirit and law of the Church and the American spirit and law But the "century ended with, apparently, the triumph of political liberalism all over the world, @@ -1544,11 +1544,11 @@ must keep an eye on these Americans.

The Church, they said, was essentially democratic; always had been in fact. The apologists grew bolder and bolder. Not only is the eternal political truth in the Encyclicals (slightly retouched) of -Leo XIII (who hated democracy) but it was now discovered in the +Leo XIII (who hated democracy) but it was now discovered in the writings of the Jesuit Suarez (who would have had a man burned at the stake for professing it) and even in the works of Thomas Aquinas (who had picked a few ancient Greek ideas out of the works -of Aristotle but otherwise defended the most merciless principles +of Aristotle but otherwise defended the most merciless principles of medieval clerical tyranny). The flag of freedom had been first set up in Catholic Maryland; which, Bancroft had clearly shown, never had more than a Catholic minority, and these had passed the @@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ policy of toleration in their own defense.

broadcast this monumental untruth, but the Vatican itself was meantime watching for the first opportunity to get rid of its misalliance with the vulgar drab Democracy and recover its -association with its elegant Aristocracy. Ryan says: "Political +association with its elegant Aristocracy. Ryan says: "Political liberalism and not the Papacy was almost completely destroyed in the cataclysm of the World War." He ventures to say that in one of the best-informed countries in the world! Just think for yourself, @@ -1566,16 +1566,16 @@ for no reading is necessary in order to test this.

Democracy was not destroyed in Russia, for it had never had democracy. It was not destroyed but for the first time set up in a -pure form, by getting rid of Kaiserism and the Junkers, in Germany. +pure form, by getting rid of Kaiserism and the Junkers, in Germany. It was not in the least weakened, but invigorated by the collective war-effort in America, the British Empire, France, Italy -- in -fact, all over the world except in Japan. Oh, Ryan will say, I take +fact, all over the world except in Japan. Oh, Ryan will say, I take a long view; I see Communism already growing. We will not press his language -- that democracy was destroyed in the World War -- but we reply that he is using one of the flimsiest tricks of propaganda. Outside Russia, where the conditions were unique, Communism, which must be taken in this connection to mean the dictatorship of the -proletariat, never had a chance of attaining power. Bela Kun was an +proletariat, never had a chance of attaining power. Bela Kun was an episode. What did show a prospect of gaining the world was Socialism, and it is the only pure form of democracy. But the Catholic apologist, like his colleagues as fellow-crusaders in Wall @@ -1593,28 +1593,28 @@ Poland; and no government in the world was more subservient to the Vatican than the Polish, no other nation so solidly Catholic. The democracy began next in Spain where in 1923, the King and Church had, to prevent an inquiry into their corruption, set up a -dictator. He had the blessing and cordial cooperation of the Pope. -Mussolini had marched on Rome in the previous year, but his +dictator. He had the blessing and cordial cooperation of the Pope. +Mussolini had marched on Rome in the previous year, but his dictatorship was very imperfect -- as late as 1925 more than 2,500,000 or half the country voted against him -- until he came to terms with and bought the support of the Vatican. This was in 1929. During ten years after the war the only blows at democracy, which, -instead of being "defunct," as Ryan says, was as vigorous as ever, +instead of being "defunct," as Ryan says, was as vigorous as ever, had been dealt in Catholic countries with the warm support of the -hierarchy, and the Pope.

+hierarchy, and the Pope.

-

In 1929 Pacelli-Pius became Secretary of State at the Vatican, +

In 1929 Pacelli-Pius became Secretary of State at the Vatican, and democracy began to bleed. Japan started on China, (1931) and the only power in the world to enter into close association with it was the Vatican City. Germany still rejected Nazism, but in 1932 -the Pope made an underhand deal with Hitler, and this was one of +the Pope made an underhand deal with Hitler, and this was one of the chief reasons why he won and destroyed democracy. In 1934 -democracy was destroyed in Vienna, after Dollfuss had had an -interview with the Pope and with the zealous cooperation of the -Austrian hierarchy; and Mussolini, loudly cheered by the whole -Italian Church, entered Abyssinia. Next year (1935) Pacelli visited +democracy was destroyed in Vienna, after Dollfuss had had an +interview with the Pope and with the zealous cooperation of the +Austrian hierarchy; and Mussolini, loudly cheered by the whole +Italian Church, entered Abyssinia. Next year (1935) Pacelli visited South America, and the statesmen and generals who fawned upon him -made a bloody end of democracy. In 1936 Franco, with the Pope's +made a bloody end of democracy. In 1936 Franco, with the Pope's blessing, began his vile work in Spain, and the way was prepared for the world-assault on democracy. It survives, fighting for its life, in non-Catholic countries.

@@ -1626,7 +1626,7 @@ conspiracy in history. It blesses or courts men to whom lying is a pastime and wholesale murder and brutality are necessities which they defend with amazing callousness. Perhaps it is the Vatican's last crime, for when this war is over a grim reckoning will be -required of the Pope. He clings to his infamous association while +required of the Pope. He clings to his infamous association while every sane and free part of the world covers it with obloquy.

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THE BLACK INTERNATIONAL No. 2

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HOW THE POPE OF PEACE TRADED IN BLOOD

+

HOW THE POPE OF PEACE TRADED IN BLOOD

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THE RED POPE - by Joseph McCabe

+

THE RED POPE + by Joseph McCabe

HALDEMAN-JULIUS PUBLICATIONS GIRARD -- : -- KANSAS @@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius

THE RED RECORD OF THE HOLY FATHERS

-

The color chosen by the Popes is White. Their flag, it is -true, White and Gold, to remind us that they are Kings and need a +

The color chosen by the Popes is White. Their flag, it is +true, White and Gold, to remind us that they are Kings and need a royal revenue of a billion a year, but that is, they say, necessary to a ruler of the world. Their personal color-theme is white, a flowing white cassock and a white-silk skull-cap: symbols of their @@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ from the black-garbed clergy. For more than a hundred years after America had embodied the elementary rights, of man in a Constitution the priests called the claim of those rights in other countries Liberalism and waged a bitter, blood-soaked fight against -it. This was the historic battle of the Blacks and the Whites +it. This was the historic battle of the Blacks and the Whites (Liberals).

Toward the end of the nineteenth century a new color, Red, -appeared in the arena. Whites and Blacks shuddered and got together +appeared in the arena. Whites and Blacks shuddered and got together to oppress it. Red meant blood, violence, war. As I explained in the last book, our folk are now educated in so false a version of history, because truth is offensive to our Catholic fellow- @@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ citizens, that few know the irony of this. Particularly in America men and women were persuaded to greet the new banner with hatred, rage, and disgust. These newcomers who preached violence, cruelty, and war were outside the pale of our Christian civilization. Shoot -the dogs down, as Luther said about the rebel-peasants of his time. +the dogs down, as Luther said about the rebel-peasants of his time. Let me here just outline the historical evidence that the real -Reds, in this sense, are, and always have been, the Popes and their +Reds, in this sense, are, and always have been, the Popes and their bishops.

We have read hundreds of times the prophecy of the famous -British essayist, Lord Macaulay that when in some remote age a +British essayist, Lord Macaulay that when in some remote age a traveller comes from New Zealand to see the ruins of London the Papacy will still flourish. These literary men! Not only does it seem unlikely that New Zealand will ever support 5,000,000 people @@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ last another few millennia, or even a century, is childish. In

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+ THE RED POPE

-

Macaulay's time the world was beginning to perceive that +

Macaulay's time the world was beginning to perceive that institutions which appeared thousands of years ago probably had their roots in ignorance. There were then twenty Kings in Europe. A century later there were ten, and most of them looked nervously @@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ reduced to one.

The Papacy is far more vulnerable than monarchy. As the supreme head of the western half of Christianity it was established about the middle of fifth century. It is quite literally what -Hobbes called it, "the ghost of the Roman Empire sitting upon the +Hobbes called it, "the ghost of the Roman Empire sitting upon the grave thereof." As long as that Empire maintain civilization every -branch of the Church, east and west, scorned the Pope's +branch of the Church, east and west, scorned the Pope's pretensions. But in a world of blind men the one-eyed man is king, -and Rome ruled the ruins. The Popes were masters of a that was so +and Rome ruled the ruins. The Popes were masters of a that was so debased that during the next seven centuries all Europe did not produce one book that any but a bookworm now reads or raise one building that any but an antiquarian would cross the street to @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ examine.

The brilliant civilization which the Arabs meantime created in Spain and Sicily at last awakened Europe from its hog-like -slumbers, and for the next eight centuries the power of the Popes +slumbers, and for the next eight centuries the power of the Popes was based upon violence and bloodshed. A distinguished German historian has estimated that their victims numbered more than 10,000,00 in 500 years. Certainly they numbered some millions. @@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ their flag is "red with martyrs' blood."

Is it credible that the Holy Fathers, clad in the symbols of peace and purity, were guilty of these things? I recently published -in England a History of the Popes (1939) in which I could pay more -attention to the characters of the Popes than in my larger True +in England a History of the Popes (1939) in which I could pay more +attention to the characters of the Popes than in my larger True Story of the Roman Catholic Church (1930). Let me say shamelessly, that I read the original authorities in Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, German and French, and no Catholic has ever attempted to @@ -128,17 +128,17 @@ the great majority of these during the first thousand years of the

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+ THE RED POPE

Christian Era. Catholic literature gives the title of martyr to -nearly every Pope to the year 310, though their most learned -historian, Duchesne, admits that only two were martyred. It gives +nearly every Pope to the year 310, though their most learned +historian, Duchesne, admits that only two were martyred. It gives the title of Saint to all but one of them to the fifth century, whereas we have definite information about only three of them, and one of these (St. Victor) was at least shady, the second (St. Callistus) was definitely a crook, and the third (St. Damasus) was a forger, and an employer of murderous mobs and was charged under -the civil law with adultery. In short, of the 150 or so Popes about +the civil law with adultery. In short, of the 150 or so Popes about whose characters we can be fairly sure at least 30 were sexually loose men (six or seven of them sodomists) and about a dozen murderers. Scores besides these were men of vile temper and great @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ cruelty; and most of them were guilty of simony, nepotism, and protecting corruption.

So put out of your mind the conventional gush about "venerable -heads of the great Church," and remember that even the best Popes +heads of the great Church," and remember that even the best Popes were terrible shedders of blood. The holiest of them all, Innocent III, was responsible for about 500,000 victims in 18 years (1198- 1216). The question here is whether this is ancient stuff that @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ throws no light or has no bearing on the conduct of the Papacy in modern times. That is what Catholics say and most people believe; but you will not understand the situation today unless you realize that the "Red Record" which is the title of this chapter, mainly -refers to the record of the Popes from the fall of Napoleon (1814) +refers to the record of the Popes from the fall of Napoleon (1814) to our own time.

I said in the last booklet that during this period about @@ -170,22 +170,22 @@ the had no idea of persecuting the Church or, even in most cases, of disestablishing it. They were just men and women who wanted kings to govern them constitutionally and the Church to suppress the horrible Inquisition and its vile dungeons. For this Kings and -Popes fell upon them, through the armies, police, and fanatical +Popes fell upon them, through the armies, police, and fanatical mobs, with incredible savagery.

Do not listen to the excuse that it was still the Middle Ages. -Napoleon had made an end of that horror. Some now put Napoleon on +Napoleon had made an end of that horror. Some now put Napoleon on a level with our modern dictators, but with all his faults he was a clean fighter, only in one case accused of murder (the Duc d'Enghien), and he did magnificent work for Europe. He was a -skeptic, of course, as Lord Rosebery shows in The Last Phase +skeptic, of course, as Lord Rosebery shows in The Last Phase (1900), but he showered wealth and favor upon the Church -- on the usual terms: the priests must keep the old Republicans quiet for him. Yet after his fall the bishops joined with the royalists in a -White Terror which was more brutal than the Red Terror.

+White Terror which was more brutal than the Red Terror.

-

Catholics represent Pope Pius VII as a "martyr" under -Napoleon. They do not tell how under this Pius VII, when Napoleon +

Catholics represent Pope Pius VII as a "martyr" under +Napoleon. They do not tell how under this Pius VII, when Napoleon was beaten, tens of thousands of Liberals were martyred and under his three successors hundreds of thousands. Well, what were these

@@ -193,12 +193,12 @@ his three successors hundreds of thousands. Well, what were these

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+ THE RED POPE

Holy Fathers, of modern times, like, and what were they protecting? If you want a serious and unchallengeable answer look up that highly respectable and most weighty authority the Cambridge Modern -History (Vol. X). You will find that Leo XII, who succeeded Pious +History (Vol. X). You will find that Leo XII, who succeeded Pious -- the Carbolic Encyclopedia admires his "intelligence and masterly energy" -- was a converted rake and a doddering old fool who was "hated by all, princes and beggars" (as the famous historian L. von @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ a man in the last stage of senile decay, drooling at the mouth as they wheeled him round the Vatican garden in his baby-carriage. The carnage of rebels went on. He soon died, and the fierce contest of cardinals for the holy office was renewed. The ablest candidate -Albani, but he was so notorious a rogue that they thought the +Albani, but he was so notorious a rogue that they thought the heretics of England and Prussia might make ribald remarks if they elected him Vicar of Christ, so they made him Secretary of State (and real ruler of the Church) and elected a monk Gregory XVI.

@@ -231,14 +231,14 @@ admit even gas and railways into the Papal States, as if that meant that the devil got his foot in the door.

After fifteen years of this the cardinals elected what -Catholics call a Liberal Pope, Pius IX. But when he found that +Catholics call a Liberal Pope, Pius IX. But when he found that Liberals wanted real freedom and a share in reforming his corrupt kingdom he fled in disguise and called upon the Catholic powers to kill his rebels for him. Then the jails were crammed again. In Civita Veechia, which had once been enlivened by the orgies of medieval Holy Fathers, rebels with a life-sentence were chained to the wall and not released even for relieving themselves. So the -brutality continued until the Italians bought off the Pope's French +brutality continued until the Italians bought off the Pope's French protectors and took over, with an overwhelming vote of the inhabitants, the Papal Kingdom.

@@ -258,29 +258,29 @@ opened up to the eye of man;" and this is approvingly quoted by a

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+ THE RED POPE

Catholic historian in the Cambridge Modern History (X, 164) in which all this is admitted. The real ruler or Secretary of State, -Cardinal Antonelli, who had been born in a peasant's hut, died +Cardinal Antonelli, who had been born in a peasant's hut, died worth $20,000,000, and left a bastard daughter, the Countess Lambertini clamoring for it.

South Italy, the Kingdom of Naples, was virtually an extension -of the Pope's Kingdom in respect of Papal influence; and it +of the Pope's Kingdom in respect of Papal influence; and it rivalled the Papal States in corruption and viciousness. Its -monarchs, the Pope's beloved sons, were veritable Neros. From 1790 +monarchs, the Pope's beloved sons, were veritable Neros. From 1790 to 1860 they slaughtered, sometimes with revolting barbarity, about 200,000 "Liberals." And since the Kings of Spain and Portugal were -just as servile to the Popes we are entitled to bring their +just as servile to the Popes we are entitled to bring their misdeeds also under the heading of the "moral influence" of the -Popes. Their "Butcher's bill" in 50 years was between 50,000 and +Popes. Their "Butcher's bill" in 50 years was between 50,000 and 100,000. The savagery was so indiscriminate that no one can get nearer to the truth.

Well, well, the Catholic says, this is still ancient history -- less than a century ago -- and with the glorious pontificate of -Leo XIII a new era was inaugurated; the era of those beautiful +Leo XIII a new era was inaugurated; the era of those beautiful encyclicals on socio-political matters which are quoted in every Catholic apology that is put before the American public. For an understanding of the present situation it is very important to @@ -290,11 +290,11 @@ history of the past, which is fully described in my earlier works. The policy of violence was merely suspended until it could once more be applied.

-

Leo XIII could not, if he wanted, maintain the vile practices +

Leo XIII could not, if he wanted, maintain the vile practices of his predecessors. Italy and France witnessed a rapid growth of skepticism in high quarters after 1870 and would not tolerate Papal interference or advice. Poland was under Russia, which treated the -Pope as an Italian monkey. Austria, brought down by its defeats was +Pope as an Italian monkey. Austria, brought down by its defeats was becoming very Liberal. The horrors of the dead Papal Kingdom and of Naples were told by hundreds of writers and orators in Europe and America. Moreover, the, Vatican had begun to see remarkable @@ -307,14 +307,14 @@ a few years.

Then the menace of the Reds began and gave them their opportunity. There was still only one country in which the "right to kill", which (we saw in the last book) was solemnly reaffirmed -by Leo XIII, could be made the basis of policy. Spain was +by Leo XIII, could be made the basis of policy. Spain was geographically isolated and few people abroad took much notice of it. In fact, in the last decade of the century the ruling and wealthy classes everywhere were beginning to sniff at this Red menace and would not inquire too closely. So in Spain the hierarchy, which was more intimately connected with Rome than that of any other country, began to cooperate with the corrupt state on -the old lines. From 1895 to 1909, when Ferrer was murdered and I +the old lines. From 1895 to 1909, when Ferrer was murdered and I roused so much public attention that the policy had again to be suspended, hundreds of rebels were shot and thousands tortured in jail.

@@ -323,20 +323,20 @@ jail.

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+ THE RED POPE

They were not "anarchists." I became an intimate friend of one -of them, Professor Tarrida del Marmol, who fled to London and was +of them, Professor Tarrida del Marmol, who fled to London and was under sentence of death in Spain. He was a fine scholar and a spanish gentleman of the best type, a man of aristocratic family. loathed violence and was an anarchist only in the Tolstoian sense. His great crime was that he was a rebel against the Church. In the -vile dungeons of Montjuich, where he was imprisoned, he saw what +vile dungeons of Montjuich, where he was imprisoned, he saw what was done. Men were fed for days on salt fish and dry bread and refused water. Cords were tied tightly on their genitals. It was afterwards proved that most of the "anarchist plots" were police -plots, and the Church was fully implicated. This want on under Leo -XIII and Pius X, and it brings the Red Record of the Popes down to +plots, and the Church was fully implicated. This want on under Leo +XIII and Pius X, and it brings the Red Record of the Popes down to our own time. It continued in the only country in the world in which it could be continued.

@@ -344,15 +344,15 @@ which it could be continued.

WHO IS THIS PIUS XII?

-

The present Pope Pius XII, is hailed throughout the Catholic -world as the Pope of Peace. Cardinal Hinsley explains in his -introduction to The Pope Speaks (1940) that the beautiful motto of +

The present Pope Pius XII, is hailed throughout the Catholic +world as the Pope of Peace. Cardinal Hinsley explains in his +introduction to The Pope Speaks (1940) that the beautiful motto of his ancient and aristocratic family is (translated): "Peace is the -Fruit of Justice." Yes; Mussolini has said that hundreds of times, -with the accent on the word justice. Hitler merely wants justice +Fruit of Justice." Yes; Mussolini has said that hundreds of times, +with the accent on the word justice. Hitler merely wants justice and then he will give what is left of us peace. I am going to show -that Pius XII above any other Pope of modern times, even Pius IX, -is entitled to be called the Red Pore, the Pope of War.

+that Pius XII above any other Pope of modern times, even Pius IX, +is entitled to be called the Red Pore, the Pope of War.

One of the flatterers of "the venerable Church" has called him "the Greatest Neutral." He never has been neutral. For at least @@ -361,8 +361,8 @@ Spain, China, and Russia. Does anyone suppose that he was thinking of ancient Jericho and merely wanted the priests to blow their trumpets? He was summoning Italy, Germany, Japan, and the United States to war. Leaving out the United States, which was unwilling -to draw the chestnuts out of the fire for the Pope and Wall Street, -in this slogan which Pacelli, as Secretary of State, sent echoing +to draw the chestnuts out of the fire for the Pope and Wall Street, +in this slogan which Pacelli, as Secretary of State, sent echoing through the Catholic world he was shrieking for just that war on Spain, China, and Russia which we have seen.

@@ -385,10 +385,10 @@ the priest goes on (p. 22)

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+ THE RED POPE

And when they [the anti-Church writer's] are utterly - unscrupulous, as let's say, Joseph McCabe is, and will twist + unscrupulous, as let's say, Joseph McCabe is, and will twist any little bit of history to make a case, and pile yarn on yarn to construct a proof, and use fable for fact and supposition for solid argument, what chance has the average @@ -404,13 +404,13 @@ send them an address in Dublin where they can get this cowardly little rag. Inquirers have reported this to me.

If anybody is unaware, which hardly seems likely, that the -present Pope has for the last five or six years used all his +present Pope has for the last five or six years used all his influence to get Italy, Germany, and Japan to make war, respectively, on Spain, Russia, and China, which would mean a world-war, he will have ample evidence later. First let us see how -this Red Pope became what he is.

+this Red Pope became what he is.

-

Eugenic Pacelli comes of what is commonly called an ancient an +

Eugenic Pacelli comes of what is commonly called an ancient an Italian noble family which had lost its wealth but not its piety. His father was a Papal lawyer and, as is usual in such cases, one son was destined for the clerical career; especially as in the last @@ -418,13 +418,13 @@ century government or military service was closed to good Catholics in Italy, the Papacy still branding the government or the royal family "robbers." More than four-fifths of the inhabitants of the Papal States had voted to be transferred from Papal rule to that of -the Kings of Italy but that meant nothing to the "democratic" Leo +the Kings of Italy but that meant nothing to the "democratic" Leo XIII. He was "the prisoner of the Vatican", eliciting golden sympathy from America, and the Italian statesmen were robbers. So careers for Catholic youths of noble birth and little money were few in Italy.

-

I do not suggest that Pius XII does not believe his theology, +

I do not suggest that Pius XII does not believe his theology, as probably half the clergy do not in one degree or other. No one is likely to know except himself what he believes. Priests hardly ever tell each other. Zeal is no criterion, however. The Catholic @@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ centered in Rome just as Christian Science is, in its official framework, a business with headquarters in Boston. Naturally its members are zealous; and the more responsibility they have (which is won by the extent of their zeal) the more zealous they are. The -Catholic who imagines its Pope and his cardinals regarding money as +Catholic who imagines its Pope and his cardinals regarding money as a mundane affair with which they have to soil their white fingers occasionally should hear two or three priests talking about them when they get to the second bottle.

@@ -441,16 +441,16 @@ when they get to the second bottle.

Here is some interesting information about the higher clergy of Rome which came to me a few years ago from a priest through one intermediary, a friend of high character. When Rome obliged English -Catholics a few years ago by making a Saint of witty old Thomas +Catholics a few years ago by making a Saint of witty old Thomas More it sent them, to their stupefaction, a bill for $65,000 -(costs) and of $20,000 for a little present to the Pope! This +(costs) and of $20,000 for a little present to the Pope! This present was a gold chalice which, as the price of gold rose, would

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be just a lump of pure gold worth about $50,000. The ceremonies at Rome were a close monopoly of the Italians -- at least under @@ -458,9 +458,9 @@ pressure they let one English priest hold a candle and charged him $50 -- and every cardinal had his fixed price.

But understand that I suggest nothing whatever about the -Pope's belief or unbelief. He has a job of work, and this was his +Pope's belief or unbelief. He has a job of work, and this was his apprenticeship for it. In college he discovered an ability for -learning languages and a special zeal for learning Canon Law, so he +learning languages and a special zeal for learning Canon Law, so he was drafted into the Secretariat of State very soon after he became priest, and there he would find himself on the fringe of the mysteries of Vatican diplomacy. He also, being of noble birth, @@ -472,26 +472,26 @@ of the world, when he occupied a gorgeous suite in the Vatican as Secretary of State, and even now that he sits on the golden throne -- his one ardent desire was that he could become a humble parish priest amongst the poor. He is an aristocrat to his finger-tips. He -loathes democracy. He doubles Leo XIII (in his crooked diplomacy) -and Innocent III (who virtually founded the Inquisition).

+loathes democracy. He doubles Leo XIII (in his crooked diplomacy) +and Innocent III (who virtually founded the Inquisition).

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Pacelli made such progress in the department that at the +

Pacelli made such progress in the department that at the comparatively early age of 41 he was sent out on a very important -mission. Pope Benedict XV, who had notoriously intrigued with the +mission. Pope Benedict XV, who had notoriously intrigued with the Germans and the Austrians against the Italians, during the war -recollected that he was a Pope of Peace when, in 1917, it became +recollected that he was a Pope of Peace when, in 1917, it became doubtful if the Germans would win. He then wanted to have the -world-prestige of bringing it to a close, and he sent Pacelli as -Nuncio (ambassador) with plans of peace to Germany. Pacelli was +world-prestige of bringing it to a close, and he sent Pacelli as +Nuncio (ambassador) with plans of peace to Germany. Pacelli was announced as Nuncio to Bavaria, but within a week he was in Berlin seeing the Chancellor. He even saw the Kaiser, who told him to take his plans home because he was sure to win the war. Why doesn't the -Pope rather, he said, detach Italy from the Allies and link it with +Pope rather, he said, detach Italy from the Allies and link it with Austria, as they are both Catholic countries? Because, said -Pacelli, there is a very strong patriotic movement in Italy in +Pacelli, there is a very strong patriotic movement in Italy in favor of continuing the war led by a fiery young journalist named -Benito Mussolini. The Pope's biographers say that the Kaiser told -Pacelli to take no notice of "that scum" but to go ahead and detach +Benito Mussolini. The Pope's biographers say that the Kaiser told +Pacelli to take no notice of "that scum" but to go ahead and detach Italy from England. It is a neat little picture.

The gaunt, grim, swarthy young Nuncio next year saw the fall @@ -500,13 +500,13 @@ heroism, of course -- in Catholic literature -- but the important point is that this was the beginning of his knowledge and hatred of the Reds. He remained in Munich until 1925, so he saw, with what feelings he has not told us, the rise of a similar "scum" in -Bavaria and the comic-opera "March on Berlin," when Hitler made the +Bavaria and the comic-opera "March on Berlin," when Hitler made the record run of his life -- backwards. In 1925 he was sent as Nuncio to Berlin, and as this was the beginning of the best period in recent German history, the five years of peace and comparative -prosperity under a Liberal-Socialist coalition, Pacelli must know +prosperity under a Liberal-Socialist coalition, Pacelli must know better than any man in Italy that the excuse which was later made -for Hitler in the world-press, the flattery under shelter of which +for Hitler in the world-press, the flattery under shelter of which the Nazis created their formidable power, the plea that they had saved Germany from chaos and distress, is a lie.

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As part of the evidence, if evidence is required, that Pius XII has only one aim in all his policy -- not the peace of the @@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ confusion after the War end in a working compromise and a new Germany rising cheerfully from the ruins. Lamentable as the feud of Communists and Socialists was, it was a domestic squabble and did not seriously disturb the national economy after 1924; and the -Catholic Church had more freedom and prestige than ever. Pacelli +Catholic Church had more freedom and prestige than ever. Pacelli knows as little about economics as he does about history and science, but at least he was intelligent enough to see, during his four years in Berlin, that under a predominantly Socialist rule @@ -536,12 +536,12 @@ crippling a debt, and it was not internal confusion but its share in the world-slumps and the cessation of fat loans from America and Britain from the end of 1929 that led to the comparative distress of 1930-32 of which the Nazis took advantage. We shall see that -Pacelli at one time (1934) in a fit of temper wrote the sharpest -condemnation of Hitler that ever came from a clerical pen, He -always loathed Hitler as a plebeian upstart and an apostate from +Pacelli at one time (1934) in a fit of temper wrote the sharpest +condemnation of Hitler that ever came from a clerical pen, He +always loathed Hitler as a plebeian upstart and an apostate from the Church, even when he was compelling the German bishops to bow humbly before him and beg to be allowed to have a share in his -dirty work. But Hitler promised to make an end of Socialism, and +dirty work. But Hitler promised to make an end of Socialism, and that-not (outside of Russia) Communism or Bolshevism -- is the Big Bad Wolf in the eyes of the Vatican. Socialism has not only a constant anti-Papal tradition, which will surprise nobody who knows @@ -550,19 +550,19 @@ wealthy supporters the Vatican has been compelled for half a century to condemn it as immoral on the ground that private ownership is a right based upon natural moral law.

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It was, however, not until Pacelli had left Germany that the +

It was, however, not until Pacelli had left Germany that the Nazis showed any prospect of ever attaining power, and he regarded them as a vulgar and disorderly rabble led by a bunch of unsavory apostates and "pansies." Three years later he would, as Secretary of State, compel the proud German hierarchy, against their very -decided will, to greet Hitler as the Savior of Germany and the -White Hope of the Church, Let us remember, when we get to that -point in the next booklet, that Pacelli did not act from ignorance. -He was less innocent than Chamberlain. If he had any ability at all +decided will, to greet Hitler as the Savior of Germany and the +White Hope of the Church, Let us remember, when we get to that +point in the next booklet, that Pacelli did not act from ignorance. +He was less innocent than Chamberlain. If he had any ability at all -- and he has considerable ability -- he knew Germany thoroughly. Will Catholics call it a wicked suspicion if we assume that this observer of events, who lived eight years in Munich and four in -Berlin, had read Mein Kampf? He knew the program: the glorification +Berlin, had read Mein Kampf? He knew the program: the glorification of the German race, the domination of Europe, the annexation of the Ukraine, the massacre of the Jews, the annihilation of France -- in a word, war on a stupendous scale. Catholics do not obtrude today @@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ his intimate knowledge of Germany.

He was recalled to Rome in the summer of 1929 while Germany was still cheerfully recovering and the Catholics cooperated -amiably with the Socialists and Liberals. Pacelli had been head of +amiably with the Socialists and Liberals. Pacelli had been head of the diplomatic corps at Berlin. The French ambassador had the real right to that position and the Papal ambassador no right. But the

@@ -578,63 +578,63 @@ right to that position and the Papal ambassador no right. But the

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Germans hated the French too much to let the honor fall to them. It is another point to bear in mind about this pre-hitler Germany, -which Pacelli helped to ruin, that it genially tolerated a Papal +which Pacelli helped to ruin, that it genially tolerated a Papal Nuncio at the head of the diplomatic corps and a Catholic Chancellor in the Wilhelmsstragse. German Catholics had never before seen such things.

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Pacelli's patron, the Secretary of State Cardinal Gasparri, +

Pacelli's patron, the Secretary of State Cardinal Gasparri, was now 80 years old and unfit for office. He seems to have marked -out Pacelli as his successor, and he brought him back to the +out Pacelli as his successor, and he brought him back to the Vatican for a few months of final training. Even Catholic -literature is a little confused here. Pacelli became Secretary of +literature is a little confused here. Pacelli became Secretary of State, which is the highest position in the Church after that of -the Pope, in February, 1930. In 1931 a gossip-paragraph appeared in +the Pope, in February, 1930. In 1931 a gossip-paragraph appeared in the Italian press to the effect that it was expected in Rome that the new Secretary of State was about to be dismissed and old -Gasparri reinstated. Clearly the old men were conspiring against -Pacelli, but the same Catholic writers who say that it was because -he was too lenient to Mussolini had already said that Gasparri had +Gasparri reinstated. Clearly the old men were conspiring against +Pacelli, but the same Catholic writers who say that it was because +he was too lenient to Mussolini had already said that Gasparri had always been in favor of alliance with that brutal adventurer. We will return to the point in a moment, but it will be useful first -to run a cursory eye over the ten years' activity of Pacelli as +to run a cursory eye over the ten years' activity of Pacelli as Secretary of State.

He took up residence in the gorgeous suite of rooms, with heavy gilt furniture and magnificent decorations, in the Vatican -Palace. Just at the time when the Pope and Mussolini, who had in +Palace. Just at the time when the Pope and Mussolini, who had in the previous year signed the infamous compact by which (in effect) -the Papacy undertook to condone all Mussolini's crimes in return +the Papacy undertook to condone all Mussolini's crimes in return for $90,000,000 and a royal independence, had begun to quarrel -fiercely, as crooks are apt to do, over the bargain. Pacelli -smoothed out the quarrel, got the Duce to bend his knees in St. -Peter's, and got the Pope to have a cordial chat with him. So -Mussolini was safely launched on his bloody career.

+fiercely, as crooks are apt to do, over the bargain. Pacelli +smoothed out the quarrel, got the Duce to bend his knees in St. +Peter's, and got the Pope to have a cordial chat with him. So +Mussolini was safely launched on his bloody career.

In the same year, 1931, Japan seized Manchuria and began to debauch the Chinese. While all the world looked on with disgust at -the brigandage Pacelli accepted the overtures of Japan and the more +the brigandage Pacelli accepted the overtures of Japan and the more Japan advanced and became a menace to half the world, the -deeper Pacelli made the Vatican's alliance with the callous and -unscrupulous bandits. In 1932 Hitler made his supreme bid for power -and failed, and Pacelli then ordered the German hierarchy to +deeper Pacelli made the Vatican's alliance with the callous and +unscrupulous bandits. In 1932 Hitler made his supreme bid for power +and failed, and Pacelli then ordered the German hierarchy to withdraw their opposition to him so that he secured power and enter upon his career of blood.

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In 1934 Pacelli went to South America to preside at a +

In 1934 Pacelli went to South America to preside at a Eucharistic Congress and saw the heads of each "Republic and their bishops; and by a remarkable coincidence, if you can think it that, Fascism began to sweep the country, rebels against the Church went to jail in tens of thousands, and the Germans and Italians in South America entered upon their audacious plans. In the same year the Christian Socialists of Austria, after their leaders visited the -Pope, treacherously crushed Socialism and prepared the way for -Hitler. In the same year Mussolini began the slaughter of Abyssinia -and the whole Italian Church made whoopee, and at the end the Pope +Pope, treacherously crushed Socialism and prepared the way for +Hitler. In the same year Mussolini began the slaughter of Abyssinia +and the whole Italian Church made whoopee, and at the end the Pope gave the Queen of Italy as Empress of Abyssinia Golden Rose, which is the highest mark of Papal approval.

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In 1936 General Franco visited the Vatican, and his revolt, +

In 1936 General Franco visited the Vatican, and his revolt, which had the most open and solemn blessing of the Papacy, was the first serious step of the Axis bregands in their projected -campaign. In 1938 Hitler annexed Austria with the full support of +campaign. In 1938 Hitler annexed Austria with the full support of the Austrian Church, which is one of the most docile to the Vatican in the world. In the same year the Sudeten Catholics at one end of Czecho-Slovakia and the Slovak Catholics at the other betrayed -their country and put Hitler in a position to defy the rest of +their country and put Hitler in a position to defy the rest of Europe and prepare for his insane attempt to dominate the world.

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A remarkable ten-year record for the Pope of Peace, the +

A remarkable ten-year record for the Pope of Peace, the Greatest Neutral, the Friend of Democracy, and the Black International which carried out his instructions! That record we have to examine in detail, proving it by public acts and published -utterances, and then to consider the Pope's first two years of +utterances, and then to consider the Pope's first two years of pontifical activity. But, as we go into detail, do not lose sight -of the fact that Pacelli-Pius's ruling idea throughout is "the +of the fact that Pacelli-Pius's ruling idea throughout is "the extinction of Bolshevism" by the peaceful bombs and bayonets of the Germans, Italians, Japanese; to which, in furtherance of the work of peace, he now wants to add the bombs and bayonets of Vichy -France, Franco Spain, Salazar Portugal, and Horthy Hungary.

+France, Franco Spain, Salazar Portugal, and Horthy Hungary.

Chapter III

HIS GLORIOUS ALLY MUSSOLINI

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It was on March 12, 1939, that Eugenio reached the summit of +

It was on March 12, 1939, that Eugenio reached the summit of ambition and was crowned in St. Peter's. Next day a man who lived on the frontier of Italy and France sent to the most respected newspaper in Great Britain, the Manchester Guardian, a letter which @@ -692,13 +692,13 @@ wayside.

This had gone on for a week and it was continuing in a last frantic rush of the robbed Jews while the bells of St. Peter's and all the churches in Italy rang out joyously over the sunny land. -What did the Pope of Peace do? The writer of the letter says that +What did the Pope of Peace do? The writer of the letter says that the Italian carabinieri and soldiers were so moved that they forgot their instructions about the bayonet and carried children tenderly -to the frontier. What did the Pope do? Nothing: except receive the -splendid congratulations of Mussolini and his ministers. Catholic +to the frontier. What did the Pope do? Nothing: except receive the +splendid congratulations of Mussolini and his ministers. Catholic biographers boast that during the week which followed his -coronation Pacelli-Pius, sinking under the burden of work, slept +coronation Pacelli-Pius, sinking under the burden of work, slept only three hours every night. Very heroic, but a little puzzling, because as Secretary of State he had been doing just that work for

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ten years. Why the arrears? But what did he do for the Jews, for crushed and bleeding democrats of Italy, for the heart-broken and suffering Czechs? Nothing, just nothing.

The Italian problem had, as I said, been the first to engage -Pacelli when he became Secretary of State. I have told elsewhere +Pacelli when he became Secretary of State. I have told elsewhere (Little Blue Book No. 1501 and ABC Library No. 2) the story of the rise of Fascism and its early relation to the Church, In 1917 -Mussolini and his cut-throats were, as the Kaiser had said, "scum." +Mussolini and his cut-throats were, as the Kaiser had said, "scum." They were atheists, republicans, and gangsters until 1921. Then, to -the surprise of many, Mussolini asked Cardinal Ratti for permission +the surprise of many, Mussolini asked Cardinal Ratti for permission for the Black Shirts to make a solemn procession to the tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Milan Cathedral and the cardinal gladly accepted and gave them a place of honor," says the Catholic Teeling (p. -106). Next year was the march on Rome (with Mussolini 100 miles -away), and the Duce pompously declared St. Peter's and all church +106). Next year was the march on Rome (with Mussolini 100 miles +away), and the Duce pompously declared St. Peter's and all church property under his special protection and ordered a thanksgiving service with the King in attendance, At one of the principle churches of Rome for the salvation of Italy. From Scum to Savior of @@ -731,37 +731,37 @@ his Country in two years!

There is no secret about it. It is one of the most painful features of the American literature of the subject that the -respected head of a great university, Nicholas Murray Butler, dupe +respected head of a great university, Nicholas Murray Butler, dupe of American Catholics, lent his pen (Looking Forward) in that -glorification of Mussolini which was as useful as a smoke-screen to -the Fascists while they prepared for war, Professor Salvemini -(Under the Axe of Fascism, 1936) has given Dr. Butler a +glorification of Mussolini which was as useful as a smoke-screen to +the Fascists while they prepared for war, Professor Salvemini +(Under the Axe of Fascism, 1936) has given Dr. Butler a chastisement such as few scholars ever give each other for his gullibility in accepting Catholic lies about the "confusion and -ruin" caused by the Communists from which Mussolini saved Italy. -The author Selde's shows that Mussolini later confessed that he +ruin" caused by the Communists from which Mussolini saved Italy. +The author Selde's shows that Mussolini later confessed that he invented the Communist boogie to help the loan he had floated in America. The danger was Socialism which was conquering Italy, and so politicians, royalists, generals, and industrialists put -Mussolini in the saddle, after fumigating him of his atheism and +Mussolini in the saddle, after fumigating him of his atheism and republicanism.

But in spite of this powerful support of throne, army, and capital the seat in the saddle remained very insecure for seven -years. Mussolini had not dared to extinguish the democracy for +years. Mussolini had not dared to extinguish the democracy for which italians had fought so nobly from 1790 to 1870. Liberals and Socialists were powerfully organized and, as in Spain, commanded the majority of the votes in the cities, where the most intelligent and the best-informed of the Italians lived. When, in 1924, -Mussolini was believed to have had the most respected leader of the -Socialists, Matteotti, removed by murder -- his public utterances +Mussolini was believed to have had the most respected leader of the +Socialists, Matteotti, removed by murder -- his public utterances on the murder were so gross and callous that his guilt seemed clear -- so many turned against him that at the elections of 1926 his power was ominously shaken. He needed just one element to turn the scale in his favor.

The peasants and a certain number of the urban workers were -organized in a powerful Catholic Democratic movement. The Pope had, +organized in a powerful Catholic Democratic movement. The Pope had, as in Germany and Austria, allowed this bastard Socialism to grow up under their eyes as one way to cheek the loss of so many millions to the Socialists and Communists. These Catholic democrats

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fought the Fascists as truculently as the Communists did and while they equally detested the Socialists and Liberals and would not cooperate with them, they at least represented further millions in -opposition to Mussolini.

+opposition to Mussolini.

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As Pacelli was in Germany during these years we do not suppose +

As Pacelli was in Germany during these years we do not suppose that he had much to do with Vatican policy in Italy and will -dismiss events with a brief notice. Both sides, Blackshirts and +dismiss events with a brief notice. Both sides, Blackshirts and Black International, saw that they must sooner or later enter into -alliance against Socialism, and Mussolini's backers, the throne, -army, and capital, insisted on it. Mussolini on his side sacrificed +alliance against Socialism, and Mussolini's backers, the throne, +army, and capital, insisted on it. Mussolini on his side sacrificed his convictions and restrained his anti-Papal followers with all the ease of an adventurer. He, as I said, ordered a superb thanksgiving service in church for his accession to power and presented a very valuable, old library to the Vatican. He then complained to the Vatican about ending the conduct of the Catholic democrats under the priest Sturzo. The priest disappeared because -of obscure Fascist threats of reprisals against the Church. Seldes +of obscure Fascist threats of reprisals against the Church. Seldes says (The Vatican, p. 331) and the party was weakened. But the -opposition went on and Mussolini made little progress. The Vatican -knew the strength of its hand and wanted a price that Mussolini +opposition went on and Mussolini made little progress. The Vatican +knew the strength of its hand and wanted a price that Mussolini feared his followers would never agree to pay.

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Seldes says that the revelation of the Pope's prestige in +

Seldes says that the revelation of the Pope's prestige in America the Chicago Eucharistic Congress in 1926 at length stirred -Mussolini to bold action. It was more probably the menace of +Mussolini to bold action. It was more probably the menace of Italian elections. Secret negotiations began at that time but the -Pope's terms were so exorbitant that they dragged out for two -years. In 1926 Farinacei, Mussolini's bulldog and leader of the +Pope's terms were so exorbitant that they dragged out for two +years. In 1926 Farinacei, Mussolini's bulldog and leader of the anti-clerical Old Guard of the Fascists, publicly declared that the -alliance was necessary. Mussolini, he said -- Seldes gives his -words -- was ready to deal with the Pope "in return for the moral +alliance was necessary. Mussolini, he said -- Seldes gives his +words -- was ready to deal with the Pope "in return for the moral support of the Vatican for his policy." What the policy was" every child knew -- the final extinction of liberty in Italy and, as a minimum, the recovery of Savoy and Corsica from France, Malta from England, Dalmatia from Yugo-Slavia -- and, instead of talking about -peaceful recovery by negotiation Mussolini was thundering about his +peaceful recovery by negotiation Mussolini was thundering about his millions of bayonets whenever he opened his elegant mouth.

In 1928 the Maltese got up a kind of revolt against Britain. There was a trial of strength between the civil and the clerical -authorities, and the Premier, Lord Strickland, though a Catholic, +authorities, and the Premier, Lord Strickland, though a Catholic, bitterly resented the interference of the clergy in the elections. It was proved that they even used the confessional to intimidate -voters. Mussolini watched with great interest, and, when the +voters. Mussolini watched with great interest, and, when the British Government in the end began its historic policy of -appeasement and Strickland was sacrificed, the Duce had a new proof +appeasement and Strickland was sacrificed, the Duce had a new proof of the utility of the Church. A high Anglican official in Malta at the time informed me, privately, that the Governor of the island, -who let, down Strickland, was "grossly deceived by the Papal +who let, down Strickland, was "grossly deceived by the Papal Delegate, Msgr. Pascal Robinson"; and he added "more mischief- making in Dublin." The Black International won first blood for -Mussolini.

+Mussolini.

So Fascists had to swallow the condition's, and in 1929 the -Blackshirts and the Blackmailer signed their compact. The Pope got +Blackshirts and the Blackmailer signed their compact. The Pope got nearly $100,000,000, the independence and sovereignty of the Vatican City, the control of all Italian education except in the

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universities, and the enforcement of the Canon Law, the -establishment of the Church and endowment of the priests. The Duce +

universities, and the enforcement of the Canon Law, the +establishment of the Church and endowment of the priests. The Duce got a hand for the complete destruction of democracy in Italy and -the silence of the Pope while he murdered democrats and get out on +the silence of the Pope while he murdered democrats and get out on his glorious campaign to make Empire by selecting weak countries for aggression.

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This was the year of Pacelli's return to Rome, but his +

This was the year of Pacelli's return to Rome, but his biographers are not lavish with detail at this point and do not enable us to say definitely -- and I refuse to go on suspicions -- what, if any, share he had in this sordid business. I have to @@ -852,44 +852,44 @@ recall it, as briefly as possible, because it was the first great triumph of the Black International in our time, and it was one of the most important steps in the advance of the brigands toward the realization of their, plot. It finally established the power of -Mussolini. It caused Catholic papers and writers (and sympathizers -like Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler) to take the lead in that praise of -Fascism in italy -- had not the Pope blessed it? -- which was of +Mussolini. It caused Catholic papers and writers (and sympathizers +like Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler) to take the lead in that praise of +Fascism in italy -- had not the Pope blessed it? -- which was of the greatest importance to the brigands in preparing their -armaments. And it gave Mussolini's imitator in Germany the idea +armaments. And it gave Mussolini's imitator in Germany the idea that after all it would pay to come to terms, hypocritically, with the Black International.

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But, whatever share Pacelli may have had in drafting the -treaty of alliance with Mussolini, he had a full share in securing +

But, whatever share Pacelli may have had in drafting the +treaty of alliance with Mussolini, he had a full share in securing that the alliance was not wrecked. The Fascist Party was still so -bitterly anti-Papal that Mussolini had, in soothing his followers, -to use language which the Pope angrily described (in the -Osservatore, May 30) as "heretical, and worse than heretical." -Blackshirts in Rome and the country insulted the priests and the -Church. The Pope spoke publicly of the possibility that he would +bitterly anti-Papal that Mussolini had, in soothing his followers, +to use language which the Pope angrily described (in the +Osservatore, May 30) as "heretical, and worse than heretical." +Blackshirts in Rome and the country insulted the priests and the +Church. The Pope spoke publicly of the possibility that he would repudiate the Treaty, and in that case, he said, "Vatican City itself would fall together with the state that is dependent on -Vatican City for its being" (same letter in the Osservatore). The -Catholic world and the world-press were alarmed. If Mussolini fell, -they said, Socialism would capture Italy. As Cardinal Hinsley, head +Vatican City for its being" (same letter in the Osservatore). The +Catholic world and the world-press were alarmed. If Mussolini fell, +they said, Socialism would capture Italy. As Cardinal Hinsley, head of the Church in Britain, said at a later date, Fascism was "in many respects unjust" but it "Prevented worse injustice -- if it goes under, God's cause goes with it." (Catholic Times, October 18th, 1935). God's cause is, in the mouth of a cardinal, the power of the Church: and the end justifies the means.

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Pacelli to the rescue. Old Gasparri, who was stirring the Pope +

Pacelli to the rescue. Old Gasparri, who was stirring the Pope to resist, was pushed aside, and the Saint George -- who wanted to save the world -- the world of wealth and privilege -- from the Dragon, Socialism donned his shining armor. Friction continued, of -course. Most of the leading Blackshirts hated the Pope, and the -Pope and his new Secretary of State heartily hated them. But the -alliance was indispensable. Mussolini now roared like any sucking +course. Most of the leading Blackshirts hated the Pope, and the +Pope and his new Secretary of State heartily hated them. But the +alliance was indispensable. Mussolini now roared like any sucking dove about the beauty of religion. "I wish to see religion everywhere in the country," he said; "let us teach the children their catechism" (Manchester Guardian, June 19, 1931). He, as I -said, publicly prayed in St. Peter's. Cardinal Gasparri at the +said, publicly prayed in St. Peter's. Cardinal Gasparri at the Eucharistic Congress of 1932 hailed him as "the man who first saw clearly in the present world chaos" the man who is "getting the

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State to work in accordance with the moral law of God" (Catholic Herald, September 16 1932). The, friction was reduced and the world @@ -905,37 +905,37 @@ was officially assured that the last Census had proved that 99 percent of the, Italians were Catholics.

It was an insincere alliance. The organization of lay dupes -known as Catholic Action now gave Mussolini trouble. He demanded -that the Pope check it, and something seems to have been done, but -secretly Pacelli got the pope to write glowing praise of the +known as Catholic Action now gave Mussolini trouble. He demanded +that the Pope check it, and something seems to have been done, but +secretly Pacelli got the pope to write glowing praise of the international Catholic Action and knowing that in spite of the -sacred independence of the Vatican City Mussolini's spies watched +sacred independence of the Vatican City Mussolini's spies watched it closely he sent the document by two priests to Paris for publication. The old trickery of Vatican diplomacy was cultivated. When, as in the case of the annexation of Austria, local prelates, who would not dare to stir a finger against Papal policy, acted in support of the Axis, the Vatican Radio would announce to the world -that the Pope disapproved. When this angered Axis supporters they +that the Pope disapproved. When this angered Axis supporters they were assured that the radio message was unauthorized and sent out without consulting the Vatican. Sometimes the Papal newspaper, the -Osservatore, was used and, to please both sides, was then declared -unauthorized. Neither the Radio nor the Osservatore would dare to +Osservatore, was used and, to please both sides, was then declared +unauthorized. Neither the Radio nor the Osservatore would dare to send out or print an unauthorized message on an important point. Foreign correspondents in Rome received telephone messages from the Vatican which were later declared unauthorized. Ambiguous utterances, as in the case of Abyssinia, were put into the mouth of -the Pope, and Axis Catholics were encouraged to read them one way +the Pope, and Axis Catholics were encouraged to read them one way and democratic Catholics to read them in the opposite way. And every Easter and Christmas the beautiful message of Peace rolled out, while between those festivals the Catholic world was inspired everywhere to demand war on Spain, Russia, China, and Mexico.

There was another aspect of the alliance. While Cardinal -Gasparri assured the Catholic world that Mussolini was "getting the +Gasparri assured the Catholic world that Mussolini was "getting the state to work in accordance with the moral law of God" and Cardinal Hinsley was warning it that "God's cause" would be lost in Italy if -Mussolini fell, it was open to anybody to ascertain what social -improvement, if any, the Duce had actually accomplished. Reference +Mussolini fell, it was open to anybody to ascertain what social +improvement, if any, the Duce had actually accomplished. Reference books like the Statesman's Year Book which were in every good library gave year by year the official Italian returns of crime, education, production, trade, debt, etc.

@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ education, production, trade, debt, etc.

of testing in this simple and positive way what truth there was in almost universal press admiration of the efficiency and national service of Fascism. It must, at least, seem astonishing to any man -who does not accept my suggestion that Mussolini's work in crushing +who does not accept my suggestion that Mussolini's work in crushing a great Socialist movement was so appreciated in the world-press that it would not inquire whether his boast of efficiency was true or not. It reproduced everything that its correspondents in Italy, @@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ generally, Catholics, cared to send it about finer rail-services so on, and it refused to see in works of reference, which were at every editor's elbow that production was decaying and the internal debt (chiefly due to forced loans) was increasing at so formidable -a rate that bankruptcy loomed ahead -- unless Mussolini brought +a rate that bankruptcy loomed ahead -- unless Mussolini brought off, and brought off successfully, the aggressive war he promised his people, and founded an Italian Empire by murdering and looting other peoples.

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On the religious side it was worse. The only definite test weather a nation is or is not getting more in accord with "the @@ -974,10 +974,10 @@ and foreign visitors that crime and corruption were appalling. Italy then, from 1870 onward, had a very fair success in reducing crime, though the success was not nearly so great as in less- Catholic countries. But from the time of the accession to power of -Mussolini crime increased amazingly. Convictions rose from about -500,000 a year in the period which Dr. Nicholas Murrak Butler +Mussolini crime increased amazingly. Convictions rose from about +500,000 a year in the period which Dr. Nicholas Murrak Butler describes so darkly, the Socialist-Communist-Liberal period (before -1923), to 800,000 a year in the period of Mussolini's remarkable +1923), to 800,000 a year in the period of Mussolini's remarkable efficiency.

It makes it rather worse that this was due to some extent to @@ -986,8 +986,8 @@ the middle class while the Church, as I said, got an enormous accession of wealth. Other causes were the impoverishment and prostitution of education and the preparation of the people for the wanton bloodshed of aggressive war. It was at the very time when -Pacelli, the future Pope of Peace, was bringing the Pope and the -Duce to have a cordial meeting in the Vatican that Mussolini was +Pacelli, the future Pope of Peace, was bringing the Pope and the +Duce to have a cordial meeting in the Vatican that Mussolini was writing the most official statement of the nature of Fascism for the new Encyclopedia Italiana (article, "Fascism")

@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ Didn't the Vatican know it? Are we supposed to find documentary proof that the Vatican knew what was going on in every part of Italy?

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Pacelli had come from Germany where he had seen Socialism as +

Pacelli had come from Germany where he had seen Socialism as a mighty power already in control of more than one-third of the country, dreaded by the Catholic hierarchy because, though the Social Democrats now worked with the Catholics, they drew millions @@ -1020,30 +1020,30 @@ brutal spearhead resembling the German Nazism and consolidating its position by an alliance with the Church just as in the good old days of the early nineteenth, century. His grand idea, war on Socialism, gradually took shape. How in its interest he kept the -Pope silent and the Italian Church wildly patriotic when Mussolini +Pope silent and the Italian Church wildly patriotic when Mussolini began his imperial brigandage in Abyssinia we shall see later. Other problems meantime confronted him and the Black International. Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 16 . - THE RED POPE

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Chapter IV

HIS DEAR YELLOW BROTHER IN BUDDHA

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the year 1899 the democratic Pope Leo XIII had made the ears +

the year 1899 the democratic Pope Leo XIII had made the ears of American Catholic's burn. Their apologists and prelates had begun to put before the public that conception of the Church of Rome as the devoted ally of democracy and freedom with which we -have grown very familiar in recent years. Leo smote them hip and +have grown very familiar in recent years. Leo smote them hip and thigh. That was "Americanism" not sound Catholicism. The arch- -bishops writhed but were silent. Leo was not very far from death, -and "from that time to this no Pope has spoken out." So says the +bishops writhed but were silent. Leo was not very far from death, +and "from that time to this no Pope has spoken out." So says the Catholic Teeling, and he adds: "The reason would seem to have been that America has provided an ever-increasing supply of funds and an -ever increasing supply of missionaries." (The Pope in Polities, p. +ever increasing supply of missionaries." (The Pope in Polities, p. 150). Certainly a golden reason; though why, on Catholic principles, a particular version of Catholicism not backed by gold Should be so humiliatingly denounced and then tolerated when it was @@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ XI, says Teeling, was particularly zealous to bring the oriental Churches into his fold -- "so that the growth of democratic Catholicism in the New World be counter-balanced." At the Vatican, he says (p. 3), "Western influence is not considered very good for -the Church." That we shall see, is one reason why, Mussolini was +the Church." That we shall see, is one reason why, Mussolini was encouraged in the rape of Abyssinia and his design of becoming Emperor of the East, why the Vatican flirted for years with Russia, and why it approved the savage aggression against Yugo-Slavia and @@ -1067,22 +1067,22 @@ of all the "Lords" and aristocrats the Jesuits have captured, he seems not to have cared much. If for once I cared to indulge in a conjecture I should say that he detests England. Whether that is connected with his chilly experiences when he was sent to represent -the Papacy at the coronation of George V or whether he sees through +the Papacy at the coronation of George V or whether he sees through the Catholic pretense that they are "converting England" I don't know, but Teeling, who made a number of visits to Rome, says that -after Pacelli became secretary of State English Catholics found a +after Pacelli became secretary of State English Catholics found a reception at the Vatican and could with difficulty get an audience -with the Pope. They were told to see Pacelli, and they discovered +with the Pope. They were told to see Pacelli, and they discovered that they were "not popular," though doubtless they left the -customary purse with Pacelli.

+customary purse with Pacelli.

But American Catholicism was a very different matter. It claimed 20,000,000 members and said that it would have the majority in America by the end of the century. Its wealth is already in the billions of dollars; its annual income $800,000,000. Imagine -Pacelli's eyes rolling as he turned these sum's into Italian lire! +Pacelli's eyes rolling as he turned these sum's into Italian lire! In 1936 he visited America, Did he encourage the efforts as -described by Seldes, of American Catholics, in cooperation with +described by Seldes, of American Catholics, in cooperation with Mexican refugee priests, to get an alliance with Wall Street in order to secure the liquidation of Bolshevism in Mexico? Had he any meetings with the Italian and German plotters in America? Did he

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harden that feeling against Russia which Germany counted as one of its favorable conditions? But we must not be suspicious. There is @@ -1109,23 +1109,23 @@ into a close alliance with Japan.

This alliance with Japan ran the usual course in Catholic literature. At first it was indignantly denied. Where was the -proof? When the Osservatore itself proudly announced on May 5, -1935, that the Pope was to send an ambassador to Tokyo and that -Tokyo was to appoint a representative at the Pope's court in -Vatican City a new note was struck. It was the Pope's duty to enter +proof? When the Osservatore itself proudly announced on May 5, +1935, that the Pope was to send an ambassador to Tokyo and that +Tokyo was to appoint a representative at the Pope's court in +Vatican City a new note was struck. It was the Pope's duty to enter into negotiation with any government to protect the spiritual interests of Catholics under that government. Had not even England -sent a representative to the Pope's court? Yes: but "poor rich -powerful England" as Ambassador Dodd called it, was up to its eyes +sent a representative to the Pope's court? Yes: but "poor rich +powerful England" as Ambassador Dodd called it, was up to its eyes in a policy of appeasement, while in 1936 Japan had started on its full career of aggression and of the massacre, debauching, and exploiting of hundreds of millions of weaker folk. That is some -difference. And when, in the spring of 1941, Pacelli-Plus had a -most cordial interview with that other Man of Peace Matsuoka, the +difference. And when, in the spring of 1941, Pacelli-Plus had a +most cordial interview with that other Man of Peace Matsuoka, the most brazen liar in a world of fluent liars, in the Vatican and, just when Japan was plotting to take advantage of the heavy burden of America and Britain to defy them by worse aggression and more -insolent outrages than ever, the Pope smilingly presented him with +insolent outrages than ever, the Pope smilingly presented him with a gold medal . . .

The story of the Japanese share in the world-crime is now @@ -1134,9 +1134,9 @@ repeated here. All the world has seen its steady aggression for ten years, and all the world ought to have known from the start that Japan meant to conquer the whole eastern half of Asia and all islands in the Pacific. That the truth of this depends upon the -disputed authenticity of some memoir by Baron Tanaka in the year +disputed authenticity of some memoir by Baron Tanaka in the year 1927 is nonsense. I have described, largely from American -journalists and authors (like Upton Close's Challenge. 1933), the +journalists and authors (like Upton Close's Challenge. 1933), the very open growth of the plot since the later years of the last century. America was in fact so well aware of it that it alone of the democracies began years ago to take defensive naval measures, @@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ disbanding of the old Samurai swashbucklers (which sent vicious

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elements into the army, politics, and journalism), and the successful wars of Japan on easy victims like China (1895) and @@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ taken of the European War of 1914-18 to get a strangle-hold on China but a terrible earthquake and the quick recovery of the Allies checked the ambition, though propaganda continued. By 1931 there were patriotic societies enthusiastically preaching it and -running to two or three million members. General Hayashi, who had +running to two or three million members. General Hayashi, who had led the invasion of Manchuria in defiance of the civil government, said in a speech to foreign correspondents; at the close of the campaign:

@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ and source of infection. The score of rich families which mainly represented capitalism were easily persuaded to see that it was the destiny of the Yamato race to extend its culture to (or exploit) China. The Emperor hardly needed persuading that soldiers know -best. The politicians and the heads of the Buddhist and Shinto +best. The politicians and the heads of the Buddhist and Shinto religions were bought. For the quite open share of these religions and their sudden enrichment by the imperialist brigands see the speeches at the Chicago International Conference on Religion in @@ -1213,17 +1213,17 @@ Black International and they were disposed to boast about it.

Teeling discuss them freely. It appears that the Vatican had approached Japan, seeking favored-nation treatment, in 1922, but the Buddhist authorities, already brought (or bought) to the -convention that the Yellow Race would sweep all White influence out

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of eastern Asia, successfully resisted the application. Buddhist monks might take that view but Japanese statesmen knew that the -White Race was not to be turned down too openly until the plot was +White Race was not to be turned down too openly until the plot was far advanced. It was to be duped by smooth assurances that it would have its share in a regenerated China and its enormously increased capacity for consumption. It was particularly necessary to do this @@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ to get a monopoly of missionary work in Japan and China, which it fully expected to be taken over by Japan (Teeling), and France would be rewarded with trade.

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It was a nice problem for Pacelli, the new Secretary of State, +

It was a nice problem for Pacelli, the new Secretary of State, and he solved it in his characteristic manner. Formally to recognize the annexation of Manchuria just when merely secular governments all over the world were condemning it as an outrage and @@ -1273,8 +1273,8 @@ enough.

the Protestant missionaries in China about the way in which the Japs were persecuting them in favor of Catholic missionaries, but a more important feature of the matter is that from that time the -Pope damped down in the whole Catholic world all criticism of his -dear Yellow Brother in Buddha. By 1934, the clerical writer in +Pope damped down in the whole Catholic world all criticism of his +dear Yellow Brother in Buddha. By 1934, the clerical writer in Revue des Deux Mondes said, the cordial relations of the two had gone so far that "no Japanese prince or mission now passes through Rome without paying its homage to the Sovereign Pontiff." And to

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Mussolini, of course, who was now in prayerful communication with +

Mussolini, of course, who was now in prayerful communication with the Vatican. Again, does anyone suppose that Japanese diplomats and -princes called upon the Pope to thank him for caring for the +princes called upon the Pope to thank him for caring for the immortal souls, in which they did not believe, of Manchurian peasants?

But the alliance was brought into full light in 1935 when the -Obsservatore announced the proposal of an exchange of ambassadors. +Obsservatore announced the proposal of an exchange of ambassadors. There seems to have been some hard bargaining, but in 1936 a Roman Catholic prelate appeared, incongruously enough, at the Mikado's court and a yellow man in the Vatican City. By this time the @@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ with which it met every inquiry were nauseating.

During these years very little was said in the world-press about this beautiful friendship of the supreme head of the Church -of Rome and the supreme head of the degenerate Shinto and Buddhist +of Rome and the supreme head of the degenerate Shinto and Buddhist religions. Catholics had won their claim and censorship of the press on the edifying principle that it was not right to print anything that was "offensive to Catholics"; and to obtrude this @@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ would be decidedly offensive to Catholics. Yet the cordiality continued through all the years of mendacity, hypocrisy, outrage, and increasing menace to the world.

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On December 26 Matsuoka, who was particularly used for some +

On December 26 Matsuoka, who was particularly used for some years to dupe Americans because he was a Christian, said in the Japanese Diet, dropping the mask of lust now that Japan could take advantage of the war in Europe, that there would be peace only if @@ -1329,40 +1329,40 @@ a preferential position in Indo-China and the Dutch Indies," and to "dominate the Western Pacific"; not for its own profit, of course, but for "the good of humanity." In March, 1941, this slimiest of the yellow reptile-group went to Moscow and signed a cynical pact -with Russia. We will not call that hypocrisy because Stalin was +with Russia. We will not call that hypocrisy because Stalin was certainly not duped, but that was not for lack of intention on -Matsuoka's part. He went on to Berlin and Rome to discuss with the +Matsuoka's part. He went on to Berlin and Rome to discuss with the other gangsters the real plan for the summer, the sudden attack on Russia and the question of Japanese intervention, and he had also -a long cordial talk with the Pope, who presented him with a gold +a long cordial talk with the Pope, who presented him with a gold medal. All this can be verified in Keesing's admirable day-to-day survey of the world-press. Are we asked to believe that with the -Pope Matsuoka discussed only the spiritual interests of the Chinese +Pope Matsuoka discussed only the spiritual interests of the Chinese who were under the loving care of the Japanese army of occupation?

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What exactly the situation is today it is impossible to ascertain. Japan will, of course, soon or later double cross the Vatican, as those super-crooks always do. Has it already done so? The latest news is that the Japanese are organizing a National Spiritual Mobilization Campaign in which three recognized -religions, Shinto, Buddhism, and Christianity are to cooperate. But +religions, Shinto, Buddhism, and Christianity are to cooperate. But the Christian Church is to be purely Japanese. It must receive no funds from abroad -- which opens up a nice prospect for the American Protestant missions -- admit no foreign influence, and make minute reports of all its services and activities; and the worship of the Son of Heaven must be included in the cult -everywhere. Has Pacelli-Pius swallowed that pill?

+everywhere. Has Pacelli-Pius swallowed that pill?

In the eighteenth century Rome made it, one of its chief counts in its indictment of the Jesuits that, in order to win more converts than other missionaries, they had mixed heathen rites with -Christian. Pacelli has done just that. An Anglican prelate who was +Christian. Pacelli has done just that. An Anglican prelate who was present at the large International Conference on religion in India in 1938 wrote me that the representatives of the Protestant Churches learned with a shock that "the Papacy, after much @@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ development, but to most of us trifle in comparison with the Vatican's moral apostasy and betrayal of civilization. For an exhibition of greed, hypocrisy, and condonation of crime its alliance with Japan would be hard to beat. During these ten years -when Pacelli was vilifying Russia, which was building up in peace +when Pacelli was vilifying Russia, which was building up in peace and with a sense of international honor what most people now call great civilization, he was cultivating friendly relations with and giving aid and encouragement to one of the real blackguard-nations. @@ -1399,24 +1399,24 @@ what the Church holds most sacred.

HE ORGANIZES THE PLOT IN SOUTH AMERICA

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Pacelli-Pius was rightly selected for the Papacy as the ablest +

Pacelli-Pius was rightly selected for the Papacy as the ablest cardinal in the Church of Rome. That does not imply genius. Half of these cardinals would not successfully run a large grocery store. -Pacelli has considerable ability. He is also the most widely-

+Pacelli has considerable ability. He is also the most widely-

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informed cardinal on the world-situation. His immediate -predecessors were of the type that asks: What are Keats? Even Leo +predecessors were of the type that asks: What are Keats? Even Leo XIII was amazingly duped by his Vatican 'specialists' about the state of affairs in England -- they persuaded him that if he recognized the validity of Anglican "orders" the whole Church of England would join up under the Papal banner -- in France, and -elsewhere. Pacelli has travelled more than any. Besides spending +elsewhere. Pacelli has travelled more than any. Besides spending twelve years in Germany he has made three visits to England, travelled all over North and South America, and visited France, Hungary, and other countries.

@@ -1424,18 +1424,18 @@ Hungary, and other countries.

Upon which boast of his biographers we may make two comments. First that in very few of his acts can any apologist make the excuse of ignorance or misinformation, the common Catholic excuse -for Papal misconduct. Matsuoka might deceive some people with his +for Papal misconduct. Matsuoka might deceive some people with his bland assurances that his country sought "not the good of the good of Japan but the good of humanity" and (in the spring of 1941) that it had "not the slightest idea of taking advantage of the -misfortunes of France," but he no more deceived Pius XII than he -deceived Stalin. The Pope knew well that Japan was pledged to a +misfortunes of France," but he no more deceived Pius XII than he +deceived Stalin. The Pope knew well that Japan was pledged to a course, in its selfish interest, which would lead inexorably to war math America and Great Britain. So it was in every other part of his policy.

The second comment is that, instead of flowers springing up -wherever Pacelli trod, as is told of holy men in earlier ages, the +wherever Pacelli trod, as is told of holy men in earlier ages, the path might generally be traced by blood and misery. The violence had occurred in Italy before he returned to it, but he took care that it was not relaxed. He compels the Church in Germany to help @@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ there. The substance of the cake has been annihilated: only the

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accidents (the color, shape, feel, etc.) remain. As I have hid to swallow it -- the wafer, I mean, as well is the doctrine -- @@ -1481,9 +1481,9 @@ like those of a dry cracker. It sticks to the pilate, etc. And on the strength of this prehistoric theory of substance and accidents, begot by the genius Aquinas out of Aristotle, the Church today sternly insists that the wafer has been annihilated, and the living -divine-human person of Jesus has taken its place -- quite literally +divine-human person of Jesus has taken its place -- quite literally -- that if you broke it into a hundred crumbs the living and entire -body of Jesus would be present in each, and that this is true of +body of Jesus would be present in each, and that this is true of each one of the millions of wafers (Eucharists) which are stored in little safes on the altars of all the Catholic Churches in the world. Pfew!

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I say that in the earlier part of this century priests in Buenos Aries or Rio or Lima would not have made a parade of that belief in the streets The historic conflict of the Blacks and -Whites in Latin America had ended in an incomplete but considerable +Whites in Latin America had ended in an incomplete but considerable victory for the Liberals. The middle-class was substantially skeptical. In 1906 the Freethinkers of South America held a Congress in Buenos Aires. The delegates crowded the Teatro Argentino. Argentinians of high position (Vice-Admiral Howard, Soto -and Alvarez of the Council of War, etc.) supported them. The +and Alvarez of the Council of War, etc.) supported them. The Presidents of Guatemala and Uruguay sent telegrams of congratulations in the name of their republics. The Women's Committee, of 50 members, included some the most brilliant writers @@ -1504,11 +1504,11 @@ in South America. The leading papers treated the Congress with respect . . .

And in 1934 the public men of Argentina were falling Over each -other to kiss Pacelli's ring. What had happened? The Reds, of +other to kiss Pacelli's ring. What had happened? The Reds, of course. Socialism spread through South America with extraordinary rapidity after the last war, and the news of the revolution in Spain in 1932 gave a powerful impetus to the movement. So impartial -an observer as the famous woman traveller Rosita Forbes said in +an observer as the famous woman traveller Rosita Forbes said in 1933 after a prolonged visit that "it is possible that the organization and method's of Soviet Russia may be destined to provide the machinery necessary to liberate the South American @@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ American merchant who had lived 25 years in Chile reported that "Communism of the intellectual type" was very widespread. The Alianza Popular Revolutionaria Americana (Apra) swept the continent, and its leader would have become President of Peru but -for Black corruption of the vilest kind. The Rev. Dr. McKay, a +for Black corruption of the vilest kind. The Rev. Dr. McKay, a Protestant missionary in the Argentine, said that the Trade Unions turned out any worker who supported the Church, that the workers now commonly called a man they wanted to vituperate "you poor @@ -1536,13 +1536,13 @@ plenty of details of this sort.

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Pacelli to the rescue. Returning to the subject in the 'Appeal +

Pacelli to the rescue. Returning to the subject in the 'Appeal to Reason' Library (No. 3) in 1935 I gave the symptoms of spreading reaction and asked: "Will the struggle end as in Italy, Spain, and Poland, in a coalition of all political parties with the Church -again Labor?" At the time Pacelli was still an obscure emissary of +again Labor?" At the time Pacelli was still an obscure emissary of the Vatican whose position as Secretary of State was according to the Italian Press, not very secure. How bitterly we pay for not watching the Black International more closely! In South America, as @@ -1558,9 +1558,9 @@ underfoot and the Church was triumphant.

organizing and intriguing everywhere, and futile revolts strengthened their hands. But after 1934 the clerical-capitalist revolution proceeded at a great pace. I have not a shred of proof -to offer that, Pacelli counted in the organization of this. Just +to offer that, Pacelli counted in the organization of this. Just naughty suspicion, and you may please yourself whether you accept -it. I do not say that Pacelli intrigued to bring closer together +it. I do not say that Pacelli intrigued to bring closer together the heads of the Church and the heads of the army and state who in every part of South America were shuddering before the Red Menace. The only facts we know are that the situation was completely @@ -1569,11 +1569,11 @@ Republics of South America including Brazil and Peru, were truculently Fascist, and even Argentina (where the priests have no millions of Indians to stir up) and Chile were semi-Fascist; that most of the Liberals had in fact lined up with the Church; and that -this coalition was first revealed on a large scale when Pacelli, +this coalition was first revealed on a large scale when Pacelli, the arch-intriguer and hater of Socialism in every form had gone from capital to capital and soldiers and statesmen knelt for his blessing. You may want to go father than I do and believe that -Pacelli not only promoted the entire cordial of Liberal statesmen +Pacelli not only promoted the entire cordial of Liberal statesmen and their traditional enemies, but encouraged also the leaders of the millions of Italians and Germans, who, as the duped statesmen have now found, were already secretly weaving their great plot. @@ -1588,22 +1588,22 @@ that their population consisted of 4,000,000 Indians and 12,000,000 Mexicans might be turned the other way round. A careful recent estimate is that there are 90,000,000 Indian's in South and Central America. Few people seem to realize that these provide about one- -third of the total number of the Pope's real subjects. As in +third of the total number of the Pope's real subjects. As in Mexico, the majority of them would turn against the priests as soon as they got encouragement to do so from their government. The situation was closely parallel to that of Russia. Within another ten years the great bulk of the 90,000,000 would be lost to the -Vatican. Are we asked to think that Pacelli scrupulously avoided

+Vatican. Are we asked to think that Pacelli scrupulously avoided

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political maneuvers that promised to avert that tragedy? Remember -the Irish revolutionaries confiding their plot to the Pope; -remember Dollfus's, Franco, Henlein, and others.

+the Irish revolutionaries confiding their plot to the Pope; +remember Dollfus's, Franco, Henlein, and others.

But we are concerned with actualities. The cream of the Indians, of the millions of workers of such mixed blood that it is @@ -1628,8 +1628,8 @@ callousness of the agents of these Fascist governments are always betraying them we learned that this Church-Wealth coalition is not only using force but, as it has always done, using it savagely. The Brazilian police arrested as spies two ladies of the British -aristocracy, Lady Hastings and Lady Cameron, who were visiting Rio. -Viscount Hastings wrote a letter to the London press (News- +aristocracy, Lady Hastings and Lady Cameron, who were visiting Rio. +Viscount Hastings wrote a letter to the London press (News- Chronicle, July 14, 1936) on what they saw. It contained such things as:

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of him to make him confess; the hands of another man had been mutilated by having iron spikes driven underneath the nails ... The day before my wife and sister were arrested, the - American boy Victor Baron was found dead in prison after + American boy Victor Baron was found dead in prison after 'questioning' . . .

Immutable Rome! So it was in France in the thirteenth century, @@ -1650,27 +1650,27 @@ lies." There is obviously some use in Aristocrats.

In Mexico the struggle with the Church and the attempt of Catholics in America to get intervention, which would certainly -mean war and annexation, had begun long before Pacelli became +mean war and annexation, had begun long before Pacelli became Secretary of State. I am tracing the action of the Black -International not of Pacelli alone but I have written this earlier +International not of Pacelli alone but I have written this earlier history so fully elsewhere that I will not return to it. I need repeat only about the acute conflict of 1926 that I was then in Mexico and saw with what remarkable indifference the people -accepted what was mendaciously called the persecution of the +accepted what was mendaciously called the persecution of the Church, and read articles by Mexican Catholic journalists in the

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leading Havana paper a little later expressing deep disgust with the lies (executions of priests etc.) sent by the priests to the Knights of Columbus, who zealously enlarged them and circulated them in Wall Street. If you want a Catholic (or at all events pro- Catholic) witness to this close alliance for years of American -Catholics. and Wall Street read George Seldes' 'The Vatican' (1934, +Catholics. and Wall Street read George Seldes' 'The Vatican' (1934, pp. 278-86). There was, of course, an outcry and the American Catholic bishops published a letter denying that they were working for armed intervention." They merely felt it their duty to "sound @@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ destroy the evil. By priests blowing trumpets, I suppose. A thinner pretense of pacifism it would be hard to find. It has a Japanese ring.

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Pacelli did not go to Mexico, but the brilliant Church-Fascist +

Pacelli did not go to Mexico, but the brilliant Church-Fascist success that followed his visit to South America had echoes in the north. In 1935 F.V. Williams, Al Smith's publicity agent, had a revolting article in 'Liberty' (Aug. 24) calling for intervention. @@ -1690,14 +1690,14 @@ Mexico (World-Telegram, June 8, 1935, etc.) The Catholic Teeling also admits that Catholics intrigued at Washington to get intervention and that Msgr. Burke served as intermediary.

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It is, at all events, true that from 1936 Pacelli included +

It is, at all events, true that from 1936 Pacelli included Mexico in the list of countries in which he invited the great powers to "extinguish" Bolshevism. It was so clearly a war-program that I have never read even a Catholic attempt to give his words, the slogan he sent through the whole Catholic world, any other meaning. An innocent young nun or a Lord Halifax might suggest that he "extinguish it by prayer." Is that what he meant when he sent -Cardinal Faulhaber, as we shall see, to beg Hitler to allow the +Cardinal Faulhaber, as we shall see, to beg Hitler to allow the Church to cooperate with him in the good work? It was a war program; a call to, as it has proved, the bloodiest war in history. So who are the real Reds?

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Bank of Wisdom, Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 **** ****

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Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius

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Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius

THE BLACK INTERNATIONAL No. 3

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ the power and wealth of the Church. Since however, the clergy do not share their power, much less their wealth, with the laity, we may define this aim more sharply. It is to protect and augment their own wealth and power, especially that of the higher clergy -and the Pope and his Court. History compels us to add that in +and the Pope and his Court. History compels us to add that in pursuing this aim the Black International is not restrained by any considerations or sentiments which are not strictly ecclesiastical.

@@ -44,17 +44,17 @@ and interests. What are the things of time compared with those of eternity? It is a nice formula. The sufferings of 100,000,000 Chinese under the red hooves of the Japanese are doubtless sad to contemplate but the spiritual welfare of all Asia requires that the -Pope shall not say so to his friend the Mikado. The first of -Pacelli-Pius's famous Five Peace Principles, which won the +Pope shall not say so to his friend the Mikado. The first of +Pacelli-Pius's famous Five Peace Principles, which won the admiration of the world, is "the right to life and freedom of all nations, big and small, powerful and weak. But the spiritual welfare of the Abyssinians (and the Spaniards, Albanians, Greeks, Serbs, etc.) is much more important than life or freedom so he had -no harsh words for his friend Mussolini.

+no harsh words for his friend Mussolini.

We might, indeed, if we had leisure to go into these matters, inquire whether the enormous accession of wealth and power to the -Church after the conversion of Constantine in the fourth century +Church after the conversion of Constantine in the fourth century and again during the Renaissance was really followed by a great spiritual uplift or by a remarkable corruption of both people and Church. But we have not time for these digressions. Here we have to @@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ estimated to have a wealth of $20,000,000,000, and it was melting away.

These spectacular losses are the key to the policy which -Pacelli followed, first as Secretary of State and then as Pope Pius +Pacelli followed, first as Secretary of State and then as Pope Pius XII. When you know of these indisputable losses, which are not obtruded upon public notice, you see that the line followed by the Black International was quite inevitable in view of its primary aim. It is the folk who do not know of the losses who are puzzled by the plain evidence of the Italian Church's enthusiastic support -of Mussolini in all his crimes, the Vatican's open alliance with -Japan, or the Pope's strident call upon various governments to +of Mussolini in all his crimes, the Vatican's open alliance with +Japan, or the Pope's strident call upon various governments to cooperate with him in the extinction, by war, of Bolshevism in Spain, Russia, China, and Mexico. Therefore in dealing with each country in which we trace the action of the Black International I @@ -110,17 +110,17 @@ the Church in that country suggests to the reader at one moment that it is tremendously wealthy and powerful -- a good third of the nation -- and the next day represent it as cowering powerlessly under the Nazi lash. The American public his been particularly -puzzled by Cardinal Mundelein making himself the chief spokesman of +puzzled by Cardinal Mundelein making himself the chief spokesman of the Church. Here was a great Churchman, praised in the highest -terms by the Pope and the warmest friend of Pacelli when he visited +terms by the Pope and the warmest friend of Pacelli when he visited America, scourging the Nazis at a time when no statesman in the world ventured to warn his people of the coming evil.

The human side of these consecrated movements is always -interesting. Mundelein sent larger sums to the Papal treasury than +interesting. Mundelein sent larger sums to the Papal treasury than any other cardinal in the Church and promised even vaster funds when prosperity returned to Chicago. So the Vatican courageously -refused to condemn him when requested by Hitler to do so. Besides, +refused to condemn him when requested by Hitler to do so. Besides, it was convenient to have a rather muddle-headed enthusiast assuring America that these charges of vice against the holy monks

@@ -131,22 +131,22 @@ assuring America that these charges of vice against the holy monks

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of Catholic Germany were wicked Nazi fabrications to cover a -persecution of the Church. It was not necessary to tell Mundelein -that, as we shall see presently, the Pope had already suppressed +persecution of the Church. It was not necessary to tell Mundelein +that, as we shall see presently, the Pope had already suppressed the whole body of these Franciscan monks in Westphalia for comprehensive corruption -- they were all in jail Anyway -- and -that the Catholic bishop of Berlin had told Hitler in a published +that the Catholic bishop of Berlin had told Hitler in a published letter that the bishops of Germany admitted that there was a large amount of "moral perversity" in the monastic world. How could -Mundelein know that the Vatican and the German hierarchy were still -pressing Hitler to be friends? He had sworn to exterminate +Mundelein know that the Vatican and the German hierarchy were still +pressing Hitler to be friends? He had sworn to exterminate Bolshevism, after a kiss of betrayal, and there was nothing in the whole world that the Vatican more fiercely desired than the destruction of Bolshevism, by hook or by crook, in every country.

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When the Pope, who would presently so solemnly assert "the +

When the Pope, who would presently so solemnly assert "the right to life and freedom of all nations," was asked to condemn the -invasion of Norway, the beginning of Hitler's monstrous enslavement +invasion of Norway, the beginning of Hitler's monstrous enslavement of Europe, he objected that there were only 2,000 Catholics in Norway and he had to think of the consequences for the "30,000,000 Catholics of Germany." What he meant was that, since the Church of @@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ the medieval Church everywhere -- the advance of culture, universal free education, cheap literature and free libraries, the growth of urban and industrial populations, etc, -- had had at least as devastating an effect in Germany as in Britain and America. Think -of the huge circulation of such writers as Nietzsche and Haeckel. +of the huge circulation of such writers as Nietzsche and Haeckel. In cities like Berlin hardly a fifth of the inhabitants went to church. But in Germany the Roman Church had special conditions. -Bismarck had switched off his attack on Catholicism from 1872 to +Bismarck had switched off his attack on Catholicism from 1872 to 1881 and directed it to the Socialists, and he now had the enthusiastic alliance of the Church. Some say that Socialism is a crime, and some that it is folly, but the Church said that it is a @@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ of German life between 1924 and 1930 the Catholics and Socialists cooperated politically, and when Nazism grew they had another link in hatred of their common enemy. Catholics for the first time rose to the highest offices in the state. But the bishops knew, and -Pacelli who lived in Germany from 1917 to 1929 saw, that the +Pacelli who lived in Germany from 1917 to 1929 saw, that the leakage from the Church was now disastrous. Before the 1914-1918 war the Catholic vote had already fallen, in spite of the high Catholic birth rate. from one-fifth to one-sixth of the total -electorate, whereas Catholic writers like the Jesuit Father Krose +electorate, whereas Catholic writers like the Jesuit Father Krose had estimated that by superior birth rate alone Catholics would raise their percentage of the population by one percent every decade. After the war their percentage, instead of rising, fell @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ urban workers increasingly practiced birth control. It is enough to quote the figures at the last democratic elections. In November 1932, when the last entirely free election was held, the combined Catholic vote was 5,326,583 in a total of 35,000,000 votes or not -much more than one-seventh. In March, 1933, when Hitler was +much more than one-seventh. In March, 1933, when Hitler was Chancellor and there was a good deal of trickery and intimidation -- but, we shall see, complete freedom for the Catholics -- the Catholic vote was 5,496,054 in 39,316,873, or less than one- @@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ seventh. Catholics who were represented in American literature as one-third of the population could not in this supreme crisis get one-seventh of the adult community. Their proportion would have been even less if they had not had the energetic support of the -Jews against Hitler, as the Catholic Emil Ritter shows in his work -Der Weg des Politischen Katholizismus (1934). The Jews were ordered +Jews against Hitler, as the Catholic Emil Ritter shows in his work +Der Weg des Politischen Katholizismus (1934). The Jews were ordered by their rabbis to vote with the Catholics, and in Berlin the Catholics ran a Jewish candidate.

@@ -236,18 +236,18 @@ population, considerably decreased. But again it will be enough to quote the final figures, just before the sun of freedom sank below the horizon. In November, 1932, the Socialists and Communists polled 13,712,292 votes, or much more than a third of the adult -community, Before the March election Goering's men had fired the -Reichstag to raise the Communist scare and, as Hitler was +community, Before the March election Goering's men had fired the +Reichstag to raise the Communist scare and, as Hitler was Chancellor, Socialists and Communists were forbidden to hold meetings and their papers suppressed, so the Communist vote fell considerably and the Socialist vote slightly. Yet the two parties still cast 12,321,684 votes, or moire than twice as many as the combined (and free) Catholic parties and nearly a third of the whole. The Nazis, I may add, even in the final election, with the -help of the Communist scare, the Pope's blessing -- as we shall see +help of the Communist scare, the Pope's blessing -- as we shall see -- and corrupt tactics, did not get one-half of the total vote (17,265,823 votes out of 39,316,873). Germany never voluntarily -accepted Hitler. His party took power because it was the largest of +accepted Hitler. His party took power because it was the largest of ten.

Bank of Wisdom @@ -265,19 +265,19 @@ begin by defying and persecuting one-third of the nation in addition to a savage repression of the still larger body of Socialists and Communists? Why are all our experts (or oracles) convinced that the overwhelming majority of the German people -support Hitler yet pay respectful attention to the shrieks of men -like the late Cardinal Mundelein that the Catholic third of the +support Hitler yet pay respectful attention to the shrieks of men +like the late Cardinal Mundelein that the Catholic third of the nation is bitterly persecuted?

The truth is plainly shown in the above figures. As late as the November election of 1932 -- we shall see presently what happened after it -- the Catholic hierarchy was violently opposed -to Socialism and Communism as well as to Hitler and insisted on +to Socialism and Communism as well as to Hitler and insisted on Catholics voting for Catholic candidates. This was easy in Germany, where the main body of the Catholics is found in certain provinces where they form the great majority of the community. On this occasion, moreover, the appeal of the bishop to their flocks was -the most urgent and solemn since Bismarck had fought the Church 60 +the most urgent and solemn since Bismarck had fought the Church 60 years earlier. Is it seriously suggested that any large proportion of genuine Catholics voted, in so grave a crisis, either for the Socialists or for the bunch of apostates who, their leaders said, @@ -298,17 +298,17 @@ In Great Briton, priests publicly admit that in many towns 50 percent of the boys quit the Church when they leave the school. And in Britain the atmosphere is not quite as poisonous for the young, from the Church angle, as in Nazi Germany. You have heard of the -Strength through Joy movement, but you may not have heard how +Strength through Joy movement, but you may not have heard how youths have a song with the refrain, "On the heath and in the -meadows I lose my Strength through Joy," how working girls sing on -the streets a hymn to Mary which suggests -- I forget the exact -words -- that her name was probably Cohen and her baby was born on +meadows I lose my Strength through Joy," how working girls sing on +the streets a hymn to Mary which suggests -- I forget the exact +words -- that her name was probably Cohen and her baby was born on the wrong side of the blanket. But suppose we take a generous view. Thirteen percent of the nation in 1932 meant about 12,000,000 Catholics. Make what allowance you like for absenteeism from the polls (though every possible voter was whipped up) or other factors, but you cannot raise that figure to 15,000,000, which is -only half what the Pope claims.

+only half what the Pope claims.

And it is admitted that since 1932 the Church has suffered further and catastrophic losses. The organization which held the @@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ Catholic body together is torn to shreds. Think of the numerous

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societies (Knights of Columbus, Daughters of Mary, etc.) which in +

societies (Knights of Columbus, Daughters of Mary, etc.) which in America are extremely important in keeping the faithful loyal and docile to the clergy. They are all suppressed in Germany. The two political parties are dissolved. The Catholic press, the supreme @@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ admitted. And these losses are the key to the Vatican policy in Germany. It is to check them and to recover ground that, in spite of one deception after another, the Vatican has ordered German Catholics to submit and has tried year after year to enter into -alliance with Hitler. That is why the Pope in spite of his discreet -letters of sympathy to Queen Wilhelmina and King Leopold and his +alliance with Hitler. That is why the Pope in spite of his discreet +letters of sympathy to Queen Wilhelmina and King Leopold and his protests against the ghastly attempts to annihilate the Poles after they had been conquered, never uttered one word of straight moral condemnation of any one of the long series of cynical breaches of @@ -387,16 +387,16 @@ point.

THE POPE JOINS THE GANG

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We saw that two grave dilemmas confronted Pacelli when, in -1930, he became Secretary of State to the late Pope and took over +

We saw that two grave dilemmas confronted Pacelli when, in +1930, he became Secretary of State to the late Pope and took over the supreme control of the international policy of the Vatican. -There was an acrid quarrel with Mussolini over the terms of the +There was an acrid quarrel with Mussolini over the terms of the Treaty and Concordat he had signed and a request from Japan that the Papacy should recognize its annexation of Manchuria, which the conscience of the civilized world condemned. We saw how he resolved these dilemmas. He linked the Church firmly to two partners of the criminal Conspiracy; which would come to be known as the Axis. He -had hardly accomplished this, when the third problem arose. Hitler, +had hardly accomplished this, when the third problem arose. Hitler, doubtless encouraged by the holy alliance with Italy and Japan, sent an emissary to ask for recognition of his share in the brewing plot against civilization. He got it. The Black International @@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ joined the gang.

their heads skeptically, so, although in the mad rush of life in our time it seems almost to be ancient history -- it is less than ten years old -- I must briefly repeat the evidence of what -happened in 1932. Remember that Pacelli knew Germany thoroughly. He +happened in 1932. Remember that Pacelli knew Germany thoroughly. He had left it, after twelve years close observation of its life, in 1929, and his new office as Secretary of State compelled him to watch carefully the critical course of events in that country.

@@ -426,16 +426,16 @@ of success. It was in very large part the Vatican that ruined this defense and the leadership of Bruning by forcing him away from the Socialists and patronizing the Nazis.

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That Pacelli was guilty of a criminal blunder must be -admitted. He knew that Hitler had already given proof of his -duplicity and of his infamous intentions but like Mussolini, he +

That Pacelli was guilty of a criminal blunder must be +admitted. He knew that Hitler had already given proof of his +duplicity and of his infamous intentions but like Mussolini, he gambled on the success of Nazi militarism and the spinelessness of the democracies. All the world now knows how first the German industrialists, headed by Thyssen and Hagenberg, brought their millions to the Nazi treasury and used every means in their power -to influence their Liberal and Radical workers in Hitler's favor. +to influence their Liberal and Radical workers in Hitler's favor. The new Nazi Party emerged from as slimy a mess of intrigue and -deception as one can imagine. Hitler had won a large body of the +deception as one can imagine. Hitler had won a large body of the workers -- the Nazi group had started as a semi-Socialist working- class movement, pure and simple -- by promising to improve their

@@ -446,13 +446,13 @@ class movement, pure and simple -- by promising to improve their

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condition at the expense of "the bloated capitalist." By 1931 -Hitler welcomed the gold of the capitalist -- and any other gold -that came along -- and sold his semi-Socialism. Ambassador Dodd, +Hitler welcomed the gold of the capitalist -- and any other gold +that came along -- and sold his semi-Socialism. Ambassador Dodd, who was then in Berlin, describes in his Diary how he saw the royalists and land-owners as well as the industrialists buzzing round the Nazi headquarters.

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Hitler double-crossed them all. He took their money and rose +

Hitler double-crossed them all. He took their money and rose in November, 1932, to the electoral strength which I have described. In 1930 the Nazi vote had been one-sixth of the whole. In 1932 it was one-third. But they had used up all their resources @@ -461,45 +461,45 @@ and Conservatives and they could not approach the Socialists and Communists, however ready they were to sell what soul they had to the devil. What about the Catholics?

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Von Papen was the queerest figure in the bunch of Nazi +

Von Papen was the queerest figure in the bunch of Nazi leaders. His Catholic standing was such that he received a high decoration from the Vatican -- he is a Chamberlain of the Papal Court -- and he was a friend of the very conservative President Hindenburg and the Prussian aristocrats. In the summer of 1932 he had, through his influence with Hindenburg, got the Chancellorship away from Bruning, though he had in turn soon lost it to the -Catholic General von Schleicher. Note carefully that Germany thus +Catholic General von Schleicher. Note carefully that Germany thus had three Catholic Chancellors (Premiers) in succession, an honor of which they had not hitherto dreamed, under the Liberal-Socialist -coalition, which Pacelli helped to destroy in favor of the Nazis. -Von Schleicher, in close touch with the German hierarchy, adopted +coalition, which Pacelli helped to destroy in favor of the Nazis. +Von Schleicher, in close touch with the German hierarchy, adopted an even more pronounced policy of cooperation with the Socialists against the Nazis than Bruning had followed. With their support he dared to publish the fact that the aristocratic Prussian land- -owners had shamelessly dipped into the public funds, and Von Papen +owners had shamelessly dipped into the public funds, and Von Papen easily persuaded Hindenburg to protect their noble caste by -dismissing Von Schleicher and making Hitler Chancellor. He would -now control the next election; and the greasy Goering would do +dismissing Von Schleicher and making Hitler Chancellor. He would +now control the next election; and the greasy Goering would do dirty work in the country for him.

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About the same time, the beginning of 1933, Von Papen was sent +

About the same time, the beginning of 1933, Von Papen was sent to Rome to propose an alliance with the Vatican. It is quite stupid -to affect to dispute these statements because Von Papen in a +to affect to dispute these statements because Von Papen in a published speech (Der 12 November, 1933, p. 7), which I have read, actually boasts of his work. On November 9, 1933, he made this speech to a very large audience of Catholic working men at Cologne, speaking as one Catholic to others and rousing them to support -Hitler. He said, unctuously: "Providence destined me to render an +Hitler. He said, unctuously: "Providence destined me to render an essential service in the birth of the government of the national -regeneration." As his bosom friends, Hitler and Goebbels, were +regeneration." As his bosom friends, Hitler and Goebbels, were apostates and half the secondary leaders were notoriously sodomists, I do not wonder that folk find this chapter of German -history perplexing, but that Von Papen did in fact propose to -Pacelli, in Hitler's name, that he should order the German +history perplexing, but that Von Papen did in fact propose to +Pacelli, in Hitler's name, that he should order the German Catholics to drop their hostility to the Nazis in return for, when they attained power, a favorable Concordat with the Church -- -during his twelve years in Germany Pacelli had tried in vain to get -this -- and that Pacelli accepted is abundantly proved, and most +during his twelve years in Germany Pacelli had tried in vain to get +this -- and that Pacelli accepted is abundantly proved, and most clearly by the subsequent course of events.

Bank of Wisdom @@ -510,27 +510,27 @@ clearly by the subsequent course of events.

Early in 1933 the statement was widely repeated. in the German Press that the bishops, meeting at Fulda, had received instructions -from Rome to abandon the hostility to Hitler and had passed these +from Rome to abandon the hostility to Hitler and had passed these on to the clergy. It is further stated in all histories of the time that in preparation for the March election only Catholics and Nazis were allowed to organize and appeal to the country. See, in particular, the account, which will certainly not be accused of anti-Catholic bias, in Seldes (The Vatican). He adds that one of the Catholic clerical leaders, Msgr. Kaas, was sent to Rome to -advise Pacelli to agree and that he said of Hitler: "This man, the +advise Pacelli to agree and that he said of Hitler: "This man, the bearer of high ideal's, will do all that is necessary to save the nation from catastrophe."

I gather that there were already some in the German Church who -were in favor of alliance with Hitler. A few years later one of the +were in favor of alliance with Hitler. A few years later one of the most important priests in Munich died and his funeral was officially honored by the Nazi government; and in the heat of the later struggle, when many German Catholics blamed Cardinal -Faulhaber, head of their Church, the Valerist paper, the Irish +Faulhaber, head of their Church, the Valerist paper, the Irish Independent (August 13, 1938), which was in close touch with the -clergy, said that "Cardinal Faulhaber was very friendly to National -Socialism in the beginning" -- in other words, until Hitler double- -crossed the Vatican. Hitler had by this time begun to wash out any +clergy, said that "Cardinal Faulhaber was very friendly to National +Socialism in the beginning" -- in other words, until Hitler double- +crossed the Vatican. Hitler had by this time begun to wash out any suspicion that he would, if returned to power, injure the Church. In one of his first speeches in the Reichstag, on March 23, 1933, he said that "as we see in Christianity the unshakable foundation @@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ and sodomists, and there were many complaints in the Catholic press when the bishops circulated the Papal order to observe at least benevolent neutrality. The terms of the order are, of course, not known but we may gather them from the result. The Annual Register -for 1933, says, in recording Hitler's triumph at the election: "The +for 1933, says, in recording Hitler's triumph at the election: "The gigantic swing-over of the Catholic middle-class in West and South Germany to the Nazi Party broke the power of the old middle-class Catholic parties, the Center and the Bavarian People's Party" (p. @@ -558,12 +558,12 @@ supporters to the poll.

attitude of the Catholics under ecclesiastical direction, and a fourth, and still more important witness, is a French priest writing later in the French Catholic fortnightly, the Revue des -Deux Mondes (January 15, 1935, article "Le catholicisme et la +Deux Mondes (January 15, 1935, article "Le catholicisme et la politique mondiale") and boasting of it as one of the diplomatic triumphs of the Vatican.

But surely these witnesses are superfluous in view of the -acknowledged fact that on July 20, 1933, Pacelli proudly signed the +acknowledged fact that on July 20, 1933, Pacelli proudly signed the Concordat he had arranged with the Nazis. Does anybody suppose that

Bank of Wisdom @@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ it claimed and that were drastically opposed to their principles? The man who writes history on suspicions and assumptions, cannot complain if his readers are skeptical, but the apologist who suggests such things as this must have readers who are incapable of -ordinary judgment. Hitler's aim was to form a totalitarian state in +ordinary judgment. Hitler's aim was to form a totalitarian state in the most literal sense: a state in which every implement of instruction or mind-forming should be used by Nazi officials to instil racial pride and a readiness for aggressive war. Yet the @@ -591,29 +591,29 @@ and fraternities for the cult of a Jewish Bible and a Gospel of Peace. He was carrying out a bargain; but one that he never had the least intention of honoring in practice.

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We no more say that the Black International put Hitler in +

We no more say that the Black International put Hitler in power than we say that it caused the war. We will not even linger to consider how much influence the Papal policy had amongst the various corrupt factors that put him in power. The point is that -the Cross embraced the Swastika: the Pope joined the Gang. The +the Cross embraced the Swastika: the Pope joined the Gang. The Vatican sold its position as international moral censor as shamefully as it had sold it to the other partners of the Axis. Incredible? Then let the apologist quote any Papal condemnations of the appalling crimes against humanity and civilization that have -been committed every year since Hitler seized power. I decline to +been committed every year since Hitler seized power. I decline to count mild protests against actions which injured the Church.

The world, bemused by a press which could see nothing in the future except "the menace of Bolshevism," took little notice of this at the time. But let it not now be suggested that perhaps -Pacelli himself understood Nazism no more than the majority of +Pacelli himself understood Nazism no more than the majority of folk. After twelve years in Germany for the single purpose of studying developments! A few years later editors began to profess that they wished they could penetrate the secret of Nazi policy. It -was tragicomic. The substantial part of Hitler's program -- it was +was tragicomic. The substantial part of Hitler's program -- it was expanded when he saw the criminal sluggishness of Fiance and -Britain -- had been for years in Mein Kamph. In 1938 I put in the -form of a program, in Hitler's own words, statements of his aims +Britain -- had been for years in Mein Kamph. In 1938 I put in the +form of a program, in Hitler's own words, statements of his aims which are scattered over, and often repeated in, that immense flood of twaddle. It will be of use if I reproduce the main part of it here.

@@ -648,50 +648,50 @@ that are needed for a final settlement with France (755)."

There, written nearly twenty years ago, is the whole program of duplicity, callousness, and aggression. As the current -"translation" of Mein Kampf, subsidized by the Nazi government, was +"translation" of Mein Kampf, subsidized by the Nazi government, was grossly fraudulent. I translated these sentences, which are expanded and justified at great length in the work, from the 1935 (mature) edition, and sent them to two editors of radical London papers, with a circulation of about 4,000,000 copies, who professed -to be puzzled about Hitler's intentions. Both refused to print my +to be puzzled about Hitler's intentions. Both refused to print my article, and Britain slumbered and blundered on.

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If any man supposes that Pacelli and the Vatican did not know -the contents of Mein Kampf, which already circulated by the +

If any man supposes that Pacelli and the Vatican did not know +the contents of Mein Kampf, which already circulated by the million, he must have a singularly low estimate of the ability with -which their work is conducted. Before Pacelli put his pen to +which their work is conducted. Before Pacelli put his pen to parchment the Day of the Long Knife, about which Nazi youth's had sung chants all over Germany for two years, occurred. More than 100,000 Jews, Communists, Socialists, Pacifists, etc., were barbarously treated and robbed of their possessions and in many -cases their lives. Pacelli amiably continued to work out the +cases their lives. Pacelli amiably continued to work out the details of his compact with the devil, and the church bells rang -when it was signed. And the German bishops deputed Cardinal Bertram -to assure Hitler that they were "glad to express as soon as +when it was signed. And the German bishops deputed Cardinal Bertram +to assure Hitler that they were "glad to express as soon as possible" their joy at the agreement and their "sincere readiness to cooperate to their best ability with the new government" (the -Catholic Universe, August 18, 1933). Hitler's followers, especially -the notorious pervert Roehm and his friends, scorned the concordat +Catholic Universe, August 18, 1933). Hitler's followers, especially +the notorious pervert Roehm and his friends, scorned the concordat and insulted the Church, and infringements of the agreement began -at once. But when Catholic writers say that Cardinal Faulhaber at +at once. But when Catholic writers say that Cardinal Faulhaber at once took a firm stand against the Nazi they gravely mislead their reader's.

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The sermons which Faulhaber delivered can be read in an +

The sermons which Faulhaber delivered can be read in an English translation Judaism, Christianity, and Germany, 1933). They are a painful exhibition of moral cowardice and sycophancy. I have -already quoted the Valerist organ saying that Faulhaber was +already quoted the Valerist organ saying that Faulhaber was favorable to Nazism "in the beginning." It adds that "the fact that he found it impossible later not to oppose certain elements of their policy, hurt us as well as annoyed them." What were these elements? Did he, as a Catholic prelate professes to regard as his -duty, censure Hitler for his perjury in violating his solemn oath +duty, censure Hitler for his perjury in violating his solemn oath to preserve the Constitution? Did he denounce the brutality of the attack on Jews and Socialists? Not a word. His attack was purely theological. The Anti-Semitic language of the Nazis was opposed to the Catholic doctrine that the Old Testament was inspired and that -Jehovah was the God of Christianity and was incarnated in the Jew -Jesus. The Nazis laughed at him. Rosenberg, who had at that time +Jehovah was the God of Christianity and was incarnated in the Jew +Jesus. The Nazis laughed at him. Rosenberg, who had at that time some idea that because I admired pre-Nazi Germany I could be won to support them, sent me a copy of his drastic reply.

@@ -701,34 +701,34 @@ support them, sent me a copy of his drastic reply.

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In the preceding book I said that Pacelli at this time wrote -the most severe attack on Hitler that ever carne from a Papal +

In the preceding book I said that Pacelli at this time wrote +the most severe attack on Hitler that ever carne from a Papal source. He was engaged in his mission -- not a "good will" mission but arranging a bloody Fascist reaction -- in South America. From -there he sent to Cardinal Schulte at Cologne a letter in which he +there he sent to Cardinal Schulte at Cologne a letter in which he roused German Catholics against the Nazi leaders. "When in Satanic pride, false prophets arise, pretending to be the bearers of a new creed," he said, it behooved the faithful to stir themselves, I cannot trace that the Cardinal passed on the warning to his flock but, in any case, what was the point of the attack?

-

In June (1934) Hitler had surpassed his record of outrage to +

In June (1934) Hitler had surpassed his record of outrage to date by the infamous Blood Purge in which Catholic leaders like -General von Schleicher and Strasser were murdered together with -Roehm and other notorious perverts. The excuse was a confused plea +General von Schleicher and Strasser were murdered together with +Roehm and other notorious perverts. The excuse was a confused plea that the party had to be morally purified and that there was a Plot -against Hitler. But whereas in the Russian executions, about which +against Hitler. But whereas in the Russian executions, about which the world press poured out streams of indignation, the conspiracy was proved in open court after trials which distinguished foreign lawyers declared unassailable, there was no pretense of a trial in -Germany. Hitler, already under the influence of the semi-insane +Germany. Hitler, already under the influence of the semi-insane egoism that developed after his success, shouted "I am the law and justice in Germany", and the men -- hundreds of them -- were shot -down in their houses or their cells! Was this what Pacelli +down in their houses or their cells! Was this what Pacelli condemned? Not at all. He had heard that the Nazis were helping Catholics who favored them to found in Germany a National Catholic Church, acknowledging no obedience to Rome and finding room for -Nazi doctrines. Notice carefully that Pacelli denounces the Nazis +Nazi doctrines. Notice carefully that Pacelli denounces the Nazis as "pretending to be the bearers of a new creed". So it was with the protests of the German Catholic bishops which are quoted. They protested against the increasing violations of the Concordat by @@ -738,16 +738,16 @@ interference with their schools and their Catholic organizations.

HOW HE HELPED HITLER IN AUSTRIA

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We shall resume presently the revolting story of how the Pope, -with Pacelli at his elbow, helped Hitler to consolidate his power +

We shall resume presently the revolting story of how the Pope, +with Pacelli at his elbow, helped Hitler to consolidate his power in Germany but at this point it is necessary to turn aside and consider what was happening in Austria. Bavaria is a sister-state of Austria rather than of Prussia, and from Munich, its capitol, -Pacelli had watched very closely the development in the southern +Pacelli had watched very closely the development in the southern Republic. It was of absorbing interest from the ecclesiastical angle. Austria was the only country in the world where a Catholic -priest, Msgr. Seipel, a man of intense loyalty to the Vatican, had -supreme power. During fourteen year's after the war Seipel, a +priest, Msgr. Seipel, a man of intense loyalty to the Vatican, had +supreme power. During fourteen year's after the war Seipel, a professor of moral theology and a leader of the Christian Socialist movement, was either himself Chancellor (President) or the power behind the Chancellor. He represented the Church, for it at once @@ -773,13 +773,13 @@ principles in a civic policy. Two features of their rule must be noted.

The first is that the Austrian Socialists were emphatically -anti-Catholic. The well-known amiability (Gutmuthlichkeit) of the +anti-Catholic. The well-known amiability (Gutmuthlichkeit) of the Austrian character saved them from the worst libels of Bolsheviks that were served upon the world-press, but the fierce hostility to them of the Church, which made fruitless constitutional efforts to capture Vienna, hardened their attitude to it. Here every vote cast for Socialist or a Communist was sternly pronounced a vote against -the Church. "Even to this day," says C.A. Macartney, a +the Church. "Even to this day," says C.A. Macartney, a distinguished and conservative scholar of Rambridge University, "the real battle of Austrian Socialism is directed against the Church" (The Social Revolution in Austria, 1926, p. 54). And the @@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ after years of this, and still seriously crippled economically, Vienna made extraordinary progress in education, housing, and other social reforms. I have described it elsewhere and need say here only that every impartial social student in Europe acknowledged it. -Macartriey says that in a few months the Socialist Municipal +Macartriey says that in a few months the Socialist Municipal Council "did more to better the condition of the masses than had previous decades of legislation from above": Catholic legislation, you understand, A London daily which is opposed to Socialism said @@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ Appeal to Reason Library No. 5., on the development in Austria I sum up the events briefly, with the addition of a few details that have since transpired. The most important of these additions is that we have now to review all these events since 1930 in the light -of Pacelli's scheme to have Socialism destroyed by alliance with +of Pacelli's scheme to have Socialism destroyed by alliance with anti-Socialist powers, however criminal and unsavory they might be. In 1934 his plan was not fully developed. He saw Socialism spread in Germany but the destructive power was still almost below the @@ -875,11 +875,11 @@ Vienna paid its way by taxes and a financial system of great ability.

There was a special difficulty in the case of Austria: the -mutual jealousy of Mussolini and Hitler, who still hated and +mutual jealousy of Mussolini and Hitler, who still hated and distrusted each other and each wanted control of Austria. The -Vatican favored Italy, especially as before the end of 1933 Hitler +Vatican favored Italy, especially as before the end of 1933 Hitler betrayed his duplicity and Austria was predominantly Catholic. In -1931 the Pope, assisted by Pacelli, had issued an Encyclical to the +1931 the Pope, assisted by Pacelli, had issued an Encyclical to the effect that the Italian corporative state was (especially as it

Bank of Wisdom @@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ effect that the Italian corporative state was (especially as it

. HOW THE CROSS COURTED THE SWASTIKA

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bowed to Canon Law, put education under the Church, and heavily +

bowed to Canon Law, put education under the Church, and heavily subsidized the clergy) the model for Catholic countries. The corporative state meant, of course, the destruction of Socialism and Trade Unions, the workers being drafted into corporations under @@ -898,11 +898,11 @@ make) with a right of the state to conscript such of the wealth as it needed. Portugal had adopted the scheme, as France and Spain have since done.

-

Hitler, though he affected to despise the Austrians, was by no +

Hitler, though he affected to despise the Austrians, was by no means willing to see it pass under Italian influence or, as the Catholics wanted, restore the imperial rule, but he was not yet in -a position to force a bargain upon Mussolini. As I quoted, he had -written long before this in Mein Kampf that Germans must win back +a position to force a bargain upon Mussolini. As I quoted, he had +written long before this in Mein Kampf that Germans must win back by force of arms even the South Tyrol from Italy, which had been awarded it, at Versailles. This meant the annexation of Austria. He cynically watched the Church coquetting in Austria with Italian @@ -911,26 +911,26 @@ better. And Socialism was, in spite of its steady progress, doomed from 1927. It not only mocked the financial ineptness of the national government but it brought to light a series of grave scandals in connection with the government and its supporters. -Seipel rallied to his support all the industrialists and landowners -and looked round for a knight in shining armor like Mussolini or -Hitler.

+Seipel rallied to his support all the industrialists and landowners +and looked round for a knight in shining armor like Mussolini or +Hitler.

Prince Starhemberg, a conceited puppy of the type of Ciano or -Suner, but a wealthy noble, chose himself for the part. By Seipel's +Suner, but a wealthy noble, chose himself for the part. By Seipel's treacherous connivance and with Italian assistance he was allowed to create a private Fascist army, the Heimwehr -- "created in its -final form by Seipel," says the Annual Register, and Seipel did +final form by Seipel," says the Annual Register, and Seipel did nothing independently of the Vatican -- which very obviously intended to attack the Socialists and Communists. In fact, Starhemberg provoked a clash prematurely, but the Catholic government had so small a majority in the Reichsrath that it was -beaten. Seipel was driven from the Chancellorship and streams of +beaten. Seipel was driven from the Chancellorship and streams of Austrians quitted the Church (1933).

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Seipel and the Church put into the Chancellorship a priest- +

Seipel and the Church put into the Chancellorship a priest- ridden little man of peasant extraction and no particular ability whom the American press came to glorify as "gallant little -Dollfuss." You may remember how he "stood up to Hitler"; though it +Dollfuss." You may remember how he "stood up to Hitler"; though it was not clearly explained at the time that in resisting Nazism he was defending Fascism. In his first budget as Chancellor he admitted a deficit of $70,000,000, a colossal sum for so small a @@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ than one in Congress. The railway-men, who were very largely Socialists, disclosed the fact that, against international agreement, he was allowing Italy to use Austrian railroads to send arms secretly into Hungary; which also Italy and the Vatican wanted -to make Fascist and allied to Italy. Dollfuss solemnly assured +to make Fascist and allied to Italy. Dollfuss solemnly assured France and Britain that the traffic should cease, but he secretly maintained it, and the Socialists again exposed it. So "the Socialist watch-dog had to be destroyed." That is the language of @@ -951,20 +951,20 @@ the Annual Register in its impartial summary of the events of 1933.

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Dollfuss went to Rome and had long talks with Mussolini and -Pacelli; with, incidentally, a talk to the Almighty in St. Peters. +

Dollfuss went to Rome and had long talks with Mussolini and +Pacelli; with, incidentally, a talk to the Almighty in St. Peters. You will, of course, not for a moment suspect that he discussed -with Pacelli the plot to destroy Austrian Socialism. The Church +with Pacelli the plot to destroy Austrian Socialism. The Church never interferes in polities. But the course of the events that -followed the return of Dollfuss to Vienna clearly shows that this -second step in Hitler's march to world-domination was facilitated, +followed the return of Dollfuss to Vienna clearly shows that this +second step in Hitler's march to world-domination was facilitated, like the first, by the Black International. And in order to avoid all suspicion of the use of tainted sources I will give a short summary of these events as they are described, objectively, in the Annual Rdgister, which certainly does not lean to Socialism or Atheism.

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Before he had set out for Rome Dollfuss had given a solemn +

Before he had set out for Rome Dollfuss had given a solemn engagement (his second) to France that he would take no action against the Socialists for disclosing the Hungarian-Italian traffic. France and Britain feared Civil war in Austria and were @@ -973,9 +973,9 @@ were probably aware that both parties were collecting arms, but while the Fascist Heimwehr was encouraged and made no secret of its armament, the government took every measure to hamper the Socialists, who had to store arms very secretly in their model -tenement-blocks. On his return, however, Dollfuss, the idol of the +tenement-blocks. On his return, however, Dollfuss, the idol of the clergy, disowned his solemn engagements and assumed dictatorial -powers. Mussolini had promised to see him through.

+powers. Mussolini had promised to see him through.

He closed the Reichsrath (Congress) and announced that Austria was to be "a corporative authoritative state." He suspended the @@ -987,12 +987,12 @@ offered to sell pieces of artillery to the Socialists in order to encourage them to rebel. It wits obvious that they were very seriously threatened with extinction, but the prospect of success against the government and the Heimwehr (which had artillery), with -Mussolini in the background, was so poor that there was no +Mussolini in the background, was so poor that there was no agreement on a plan of revolt when the Catholic Fascists put into circulation a report that they were in a few days going to enter the blocks of workers tenements in search of the hidden arms and -Dollfuss publicly supported the Heimwehr, large numbers of the -Socialists and the Communists decided to fight. Dollfuss lied to +Dollfuss publicly supported the Heimwehr, large numbers of the +Socialists and the Communists decided to fight. Dollfuss lied to the world about the struggle he had provoked. He announced that 137 men, women, and children were killed. The number was at least 1500. Eleven of the leaders were executed and 1188 men and women were @@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ these ironic words:

"At the cost of hundreds if not thousands of lives . . . the Heimwebr Fascist movement, which was created in its final form by -the late Chancellor Msgr. Ignaz Seipel, achieved in 1934 its oft- +the late Chancellor Msgr. Ignaz Seipel, achieved in 1934 its oft- proclaimed aim of the destruction of the Social Democratic Party, their violent ejection from the control of Vienna to which two-

@@ -1017,15 +1017,15 @@ their violent ejection from the control of Vienna to which two-

thirds of the people had elected them, and the sweeping away of parliamentary government in Austria. Thus culminated the anti- -Socialist policy inaugurated by the late Msgr. Seipel in 1926."

+Socialist policy inaugurated by the late Msgr. Seipel in 1926."

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Seipel had died in 1922, and "gallant little Dollfuss" had, +

Seipel had died in 1922, and "gallant little Dollfuss" had, after a visit to the Vatican, carried his policy to its logical conclusion. Whatever difficulty we may have in some cases in tracing the intrigues of the Black International there is none here. The struggle was ecclesiastical. It was directed by priests and aimed at restoring the power of the Church from beginning to -end. Pacelli had won his first campaign in his war for the +end. Pacelli had won his first campaign in his war for the extinction of Bolshevism.

The Socialists had taken the chief part in the revolution of @@ -1049,9 +1049,9 @@ inhumanity. All funds and buildings belonging to the workers were confiscated, and the arbitrary arrests of Socialists continued. By the beginning of 1937 there were 24,000 political prisoners, largely men and women who had had no trial, in the jails of -Austria. In that year Miss Margery Fry, a very sane and respected +Austria. In that year Miss Margery Fry, a very sane and respected British prison-reformer, Wm. Rackham of Cambridge University, and -Professor Kimberg, a high authority on prisons, traveled over +Professor Kimberg, a high authority on prisons, traveled over Europe on a tour of inspection. They were not permitted in any country to see how political prisoners were treated, and were not allowed to visit any jails in Austria, Italy, Germany, and @@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ these things the shadow of things to come.

That was the new situation in Austria: overcrowded jails, refusal of trials, torture, and brutality by Catholic jailers. And -over it all the Church waved its blessing. Cardinal Innitzer issued +over it all the Church waved its blessing. Cardinal Innitzer issued a special address to the workers, saying that their Holy Mother the Church affectionately welcomed them back to the fold. There was not much tenderness about the process, for the Church at once set up an @@ -1093,41 +1093,41 @@ two Englishmen were arrested for giving money to starving people. Fifty out of sixty seats on the State Cultural Council were allotted to Catholics.

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How Pacelli must have rubbed his hands! So did Hitler. On the +

How Pacelli must have rubbed his hands! So did Hitler. On the ruins of the Socialist-Communist movement the Nazis of Austria -quickly grew in power. They murdered Dollfuss, whom the priests -replaced with the unhappy and purblind Schuschnigg. Hitler drew -nearer to Mussolini and bought off his interest in Austria by +quickly grew in power. They murdered Dollfuss, whom the priests +replaced with the unhappy and purblind Schuschnigg. Hitler drew +nearer to Mussolini and bought off his interest in Austria by promising him, with his usual brazen dishonesty, that be should not only have Savoy, Coisica, and Tunis from France and Dalmatia from Yugo-Slavia but he should continue to be the dominant power in Hungary and in all countries south of the Danube. That suited -Pacelli. The Catholics of Austria added to the Catholics of Germany +Pacelli. The Catholics of Austria added to the Catholics of Germany would give the Vatican a stronger hand in its new deals with the Nazis, and there might be a glorious bloc of Catholic powers from Portugal (when the new revolution was accomplished in Spain) to Bulgar. If I were a man of pinity I should be disposed to quote the old Latin adage: Those whom God wishe's to destroy he first makes mad. The destruction of Socialism in Austria and enslavement of the -whole country to Cardinal Innitzer was a most beneficent removal of -obstacles to Hitler's annexation of the country. To this and the +whole country to Cardinal Innitzer was a most beneficent removal of +obstacles to Hitler's annexation of the country. To this and the share of the Black International in it we will return later.

Chapter IV

HITLER EXPOSES THE SHAME OF THE CHURCH

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Pacelli had soon repented of the hasty attack on Hitler which -he had sent from South America to Cardinal Schulte. Apart from weak +

Pacelli had soon repented of the hasty attack on Hitler which +he had sent from South America to Cardinal Schulte. Apart from weak complaints that the Nazis did not observe the Concordat and a sharper note when he saw the Gestapo men annihilating his treasured Polish Church by castration and other gentle Nazi methods, he has -never condemned Hitler. Certainly he has never condemned Nazi crime +never condemned Hitler. Certainly he has never condemned Nazi crime and bestiality as such, though all the world recognizes that he had a magnificent field for moral censorship. And his restraint, if you like to call it that, was not due to any better observance of the Concordat in Germany. On the contrary, Catholic schools and -associations were disappearing. But to challenge Hitler would lead +associations were disappearing. But to challenge Hitler would lead at once to more drastic treatment of the Church and he must try to win a compromise.

@@ -1145,29 +1145,29 @@ the Congress of Versailles been entrusted to the League of Nations years, and the time had now expired. The inhabitants were to vote whether or no they would return to Germany. They were overwhelmingly Catholic so that an issue that was of the greatest -possible importance to Hitler was to be decided by the Church; for +possible importance to Hitler was to be decided by the Church; for it would be preposterous to suggest that in so delicate a matter the local hierarchy would act without instructions from the -Vatican. On January 6 the bishops of Speier and Trier, the heads of +Vatican. On January 6 the bishops of Speier and Trier, the heads of the local Church, Issued a letter of instruction that was to be read in every Catholic Church of the province. Whether or no you call this interfering in politics they ordered their people to vote -for Hitler. "As German Catholics," they said, "it is out duty to +for Hitler. "As German Catholics," they said, "it is out duty to uphold the greatness, the Welfare, and the peace of our Fatherland." On the following Sunday, 13th, the voting day, special -prayers were said after Mass for a victory for Hitler (London +prayers were said after Mass for a victory for Hitler (London Times, January 18). On the same day (18th) the Catholic Times -boasted that Hitler owed his triumph to the Catholics of the Saar, +boasted that Hitler owed his triumph to the Catholics of the Saar, and it remained to be seen how grateful he would prove. The bells rang in every Catholic Church when the overwhelming vote in favor -of Hitler was announced; just as they had rung in every Church of -Italy for the triumph of Mussolini.

+of Hitler was announced; just as they had rung in every Church of +Italy for the triumph of Mussolini.

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Hitler made no change in his policy of ignoring the Concordat. +

Hitler made no change in his policy of ignoring the Concordat. More Catholic schools and associations were closed, and Cardinal -Faulhaber vaguely threatened in one of his sermons to excommunicate +Faulhaber vaguely threatened in one of his sermons to excommunicate the Nazi leaders: not for their crimes, of course, but for -interfering with Catholic education. Hitler had directed that +interfering with Catholic education. Hitler had directed that Catholic parents in Munich should vote whether they wanted to send their children to Catholic or to national schools. As a result of the vote the pupils attending Catholic schools fell from 36,464 to @@ -1175,8 +1175,8 @@ the vote the pupils attending Catholic schools fell from 36,464 to of the whole. Every priest knew that this meant further enormous leakage from the Church.

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It must have put Pacelli in a painful dilemma when, soon after -this, Hitler demanded a vote of confidence from the entire country. +

It must have put Pacelli in a painful dilemma when, soon after +this, Hitler demanded a vote of confidence from the entire country. He had just, in defiance of France and the League of Nations, taken a very serious step in the realization of his aggressive plan. He had sent troops to occupy the Rhine provinces which by the terms of @@ -1192,9 +1192,9 @@ be read in every Church before the vote was taken. It is one of the many clerical masterpieces of improper advice masquerading as evasion, which the last ten years have produced. The bishops recognized the painful dilemma of the faithful. If they voted for -Hitler they might seem to approve of various "measures antagonistic +Hitler they might seem to approve of various "measures antagonistic to the Church" which he had ordered. So they are free to vote as -they will. But if any of them care to vote for Hitler they could do +they will. But if any of them care to vote for Hitler they could do so with a clear conscience by saying to themselves: "We give our

Bank of Wisdom @@ -1205,27 +1205,27 @@ so with a clear conscience by saying to themselves: "We give our

vote to the Fatherland but that does not signify approval of matters for which we could not conscientiously be held responsible" -(Catholic Times, March 27, 1936). In other words, Vote for Hitler. -We recognize the accents of Pacelli-Pius.

+(Catholic Times, March 27, 1936). In other words, Vote for Hitler. +We recognize the accents of Pacelli-Pius.

The vote of confidence was a farce as such. The point of interest is that the Black International which had helped to put -Hitler in the saddle in 1933 still supported him in spite of all +Hitler in the saddle in 1933 still supported him in spite of all his outrages and his open menace to the world's peace. This was in gratitude for favors to come, and it is one of the most acute ironies of the time that while the priests were instructing the Catholic laity in the moral acrobatics by which they could vote for -Hitler that most brazen of adventurers since Caesar Borgia was +Hitler that most brazen of adventurers since Caesar Borgia was actually at work on a measure that would deal the German Church and -the Papacy the most terrible blow they had suffered since Luther -had nailed his theses to the Church door at Wittenberg.

+the Papacy the most terrible blow they had suffered since Luther +had nailed his theses to the Church door at Wittenberg.

This was the revelation that monasteries which were represented in Catholic literature -- even in works that circulated in America -- as fragrant gardens of piety and virtue were cesspools of moral perversity and that the vice was widespread amongst the parochial clergy. I have given an account of the early -stages of this exposure in the Haldeman-Julius booklet Vice in +stages of this exposure in the Haldeman-Julius booklet Vice in German Monasteries (1937), which is, as far as I can ascertain, the only lengthy account in the English language. Had so spectacular an exposure, on so vast a scale, been made in regard to any other body @@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ the greatest sensation of the year 1936. Here let me round off the story and set it in the light of later disclosures.

All that the great majority of Americans knew about the matter -was that Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago, as part of his indictment +was that Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago, as part of his indictment of the Nazis for persecuting the Church -- which was itself conducting a far worse persecution in Poland and Austria and soon would be in Spain -- charged them with fabricating an atrocious @@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ libel against the German clergy and said that of the 25,635 priests of Germany only 58, or a quarter of 1 percent, had been arrested on a vice-charge. This was a statement (which no one in America could cheek) made by the German bishops, and it was an audacious evasion, -if not untruth. The B.U.P. and Reuter message which conveyed the +if not untruth. The B.U.P. and Reuter message which conveyed the words of the bishops added, significantly, that "eleven Roman Catholic priests were arrested in Munich this week-end" and told of two other arrests for assaults on little girls a few days later. @@ -1285,14 +1285,14 @@ to which no other religion could show a parallel.

It was just here, at Waldbreitbaeb and other Franciscan communities, that the police were busy gathering evidence at the very time when the bishops were telling Catholics to vote for -Hitler, and proof was accumulating that these holy places were not +Hitler, and proof was accumulating that these holy places were not only comprehensively but revoltingly corrupt. Father-confessors -seduced for years the young novices who came in. Monks confessed in +seduced for years the young novices who came in. Monks confessed in the witness-box how on the holiest days (when all monks feed and drink most) they reeled along the corridors to the chapel and halted in dark corners I have told all that from their own -confessions in court. There is nothing like it in Boccaccio or -Rabelais; and it had been going on for an indefinite time. There +confessions in court. There is nothing like it in Boccaccio or +Rabelais; and it had been going on for an indefinite time. There had been prosecutions early in the century, but in those days one quickly let the Catholic curtain fall again if it revealed anything nasty.

@@ -1302,13 +1302,13 @@ trials of the monks were travesties of justice, on a level with the Berlin trial of the Communists for the burning of the Reichstag, is entirely false. The public is apt to assume this, since the Nazi variety of justice is notorious and the plain man has no means of -checking statements about Germany. But men like Mundelein or the +checking statements about Germany. But men like Mundelein or the German-American priests who assisted him must have known better. One such priest visited Germany to ascertain "the truth" in 1938 and lingering in Britain to communicate this personally ascertained "truth" to the British press -- and Catholics, as usual, got replies to him excluded from the press -- he returned in triumph to -America. His verdict was just what Mundelein said: Less than 60 +America. His verdict was just what Mundelein said: Less than 60 priests in Germany had been prosecuted, and the rest was Nazi fabrication. This priest knew that the German bishops from whom he got his figure admitted the depravity in monasteries's of religious @@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ brothers, that the Vatican also admitted it by suppressing whole provinces of them for irregularity of conduct, and that the Catholics of Germany fully admitted it.

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There can be very little doubt that Hitler directed the +

There can be very little doubt that Hitler directed the prosecution. He knew that he had in this epidemic of vice a ground that would go very far even in the eyes of Catholics to justify his refusal to honor the terms of the Concordat he had signed. But he @@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ and admitted the guilt.

Are these just Nazi allegations? Not at all. During 1936 and 1937 I followed the trials in these papers -- effectively, Catholic -papers -- chiefly the Koinische Zeitung and the Westfalische Kurier +papers -- chiefly the Koinische Zeitung and the Westfalische Kurier checked by Berlin and Munich papers, and got the details from them. They even sometimes rapped their own prelates on the knuckle's for trying to gloss over or deny the ugly facts. I read fairly lengthy @@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ brothers had been arrested by Nazi officials, approximately 50 percent of the 16,000 members of German monasteries, on various charges, including immorality, sedition, breaches of exchange laws, abuse of the pulpit, collecting fund's without government -permission, or failure to fly the Swastika flag on national +permission, or failure to fly the Swastika flag on national monuments. Forty-five monks, 176 lay-brothers, and 21 monastery employees were sentenced on immorality charges: 188 priests were acquitted or released without trial."

@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ were the first to be arraigned, 61 (mostly the directing priests and superiors) got secret warning and fled the country (many to Rome), which left a disproportion of priests to monks in the 276 who were arrested. The province was found to be wholly corrupt and -the Pope abolished it after a few trials. The non-monastic priests +the Pope abolished it after a few trials. The non-monastic priests who were arrested were scattered over Germany and only casually mentioned in the press, but of the cases I collected nine-tenths again were for vice (boys and little girls), hardly one in ten was @@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ criticism of the "persecution of the Church".

THE POPE CONTINUES TO COURT HITLER

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Hitler is a rotten speaker: raucous in voice, graceless in +

Hitler is a rotten speaker: raucous in voice, graceless in gesture, and loose in the composition of his speeches. It is not "personal magnetism" that makes him a power with the young -- the older are mostly driven to his gatherings -- but a belief in his @@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ direct reply to the charge of persecution of religion was effective.

The German government has always subsidized the Churches but -Hitler had more than trebled the subsidy. Between 1933, when he +Hitler had more than trebled the subsidy. Between 1933, when he took office, and 1938 it rose from 1,50,000,000 Marks to 500,000,0,00 a year. What was your subsidy to the Churches, he asked of France, Britain, an America? He had never closed a church, @@ -1466,10 +1466,10 @@ newspaper men? You know why.

At the Vatican and in Germany this was clearly recognized. The trials had begun at the end of May (1936). After ten trials the -Pope suppressed the Westphalian province of the Franciscan Order, +Pope suppressed the Westphalian province of the Franciscan Order, its largest and richest province, for irregularity: a step without precedent in modern times and so grave that only a desperate hope -of disarming Hitler can have prompted it. But the trials went on +of disarming Hitler can have prompted it. But the trials went on until the influx of foreigners for the Olympic Games made it advisable to suspend them. Some of these foreigners might be able to read German and learn how monks of pure Aryan blood talked @@ -1479,26 +1479,26 @@ suspension, with 260 friars still in prison awaiting trial, the bishops, who probably knew how far the search for culprits would reach -- for evidence had been given in court that youths had reported the matter to ecclesiastical authorities and been silenced --- approached Hitler. The British press reported in August that -they had conferred with Hitler on the "currency-charges" against +-- approached Hitler. The British press reported in August that +they had conferred with Hitler on the "currency-charges" against priests and monks. There were then few currency-charges but hundreds of vice-charges, so we know what they wanted; especially as there was nothing to protest against in the fines for smuggling currency.

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Next month the bishops, now clearly under Pacelli's orders, +

Next month the bishops, now clearly under Pacelli's orders, made a fresh attempt. On September 12, 1936, the Nazionale Zeitung published a copy of a letter from the bishops to the faithful which was to be read in all the Catholic Churches of Germany next day. It -trusted that Hitler would bury the past and admit Catholics to +trusted that Hitler would bury the past and admit Catholics to cooperate with him in the fight against the ever-increasing threat of world-Bolshevism which shows its sinister hand in Spain, Russia and Mexico. As they added that "guns are not enough to fight the Bolshevik danger -- a sound lead is necessary to secure victory," -they very clearly wanted Hitler to crush Bolshevism in Russia by +they very clearly wanted Hitler to crush Bolshevism in Russia by war and so consecrated his program of aggression. And as these -words of theirs are an echo of words that the Pope had used a few -weeks earlier it is obvious that Pacelli was the author. He had at +words of theirs are an echo of words that the Pope had used a few +weeks earlier it is obvious that Pacelli was the author. He had at last, in the summer of 1936, matured his program and found his slogan: the extinction of Bolshevism in Russia, Spain, and Mexico. Sometimes to give respectability to his Japanese alliance, he added @@ -1508,10 +1508,10 @@ the war. The rest of his slogan stands. He was pledged to support the plans of aggressive war of Germany, Italy, and Japan, the foulest nations on earth.

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Hitler ignored the bishops, but Pacelli still pressed. On -November 4 the Times reported that Mussolini was pressing Hitler to +

Hitler ignored the bishops, but Pacelli still pressed. On +November 4 the Times reported that Mussolini was pressing Hitler to come to terms with the Vatican, as this would not only give him -more weight in the "clerical state" which Franco was to set up in +more weight in the "clerical state" which Franco was to set up in Spain but would help him in his designs on Austria: a hint at the

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part the Church would play when the time came to annex that -country. Mussolini was at this time a practicing Catholic once +country. Mussolini was at this time a practicing Catholic once more. Also he had begun, with the enthusiastic support of the Black International his brutal campaign in Abyssinia and his hypocritical action in Spain.

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A week later (Times, November 13, 1936) Hitler had a request -for an interview from Cardinal Faulhaber. He received him +

A week later (Times, November 13, 1936) Hitler had a request +for an interview from Cardinal Faulhaber. He received him grudgingly and more or less secretly, and when the Cardinal put before him the request of the bishops and asked in return for the control of Catholic education by the Church, the Minister of -Education, whom, Hitler had invited to be present, advised him to +Education, whom, Hitler had invited to be present, advised him to refuse. The Churches were, he insisted, negligible allies, as they had lost their power over men's minds in many part of the world." The offer of the Church was refused, and the destruction of @@ -1540,12 +1540,12 @@ a pretext, and associations continued.

Nevertheless the Vatican remained on such terms with Germany that when, in March, 1937, there was a mild rebuke of breaches of -the Concordat in a new encyclical and Mundelein continued his +the Concordat in a new encyclical and Mundelein continued his violent campaign in America, the German government sent a complaint to Rome. Catholics boasted that the Vatican refused to listen, but there was no breach. Indeed, a month later Count Preysing, the aristocratic Catholic bishop of Berlin, addressed another appeal to -Hitler (Times, July 3, 1937). It is in this that we get the +Hitler (Times, July 3, 1937). It is in this that we get the admission of monastic corruption. It said that the bishop's "do not deny that in certain orders of lay brothers many members had been drawn into a sphere of serious moral perversities." Perhaps one @@ -1562,11 +1562,11 @@ periodical examinations which are (of the most intimate character) and no notice had been taken.

There was no modification of the Nazi policy. In December the -Pope feebly complained to his cardinals, when they came to him with +Pope feebly complained to his cardinals, when they came to him with their Christmas greetings, of the persecution in Germany. The excuse was, he said, that the Church interfered in polities. Even the cardinals must have smiled when the aged and not very clear- -headed Pope went on to say that "no fair-minded man" could Say that +headed Pope went on to say that "no fair-minded man" could Say that the Church ever interfered in politics. A few month's earlier he had summoned the powers to crush by war the kind of government which the people of Spain and Mexico had freely chosen and @@ -1594,7 +1594,7 @@ and let German Catholics take such punishment from the criminals as Catholics are supposed to endure with heroism rather than bow the knee to iniquity.

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It may be objected that at the most we can accuse Pacelli, who +

It may be objected that at the most we can accuse Pacelli, who was entirely responsible for the policy of the senile Pontiff, of an error of judgment in a grave dilemma. That would be a misrepresentation of the position. He clung to his German, Italian, @@ -1607,13 +1607,13 @@ surely must come if the poison is to be got out of the veins of the world, Roman Catholic influence in the Far East will be very justly restricted. The Vatican has irretrievably pledged itself to the Japanese bully. in Italy it is not less firmly pledged to the -support of Mussolini. What Cardinal Hinsley said, that if Mussolini +support of Mussolini. What Cardinal Hinsley said, that if Mussolini falls the "cause of God" - of the Black International -- falls, remains true. Socialism would get control of Italy, and the time has gone by for triumphant democrats to handle with kid gloves the reactionary elements that have shed blood whenever they temporarily recovered power; besides that Fascist Italy is indispensable to the -Pope's fantastic plan of a great bloc of Fascist-Catholic powers to +Pope's fantastic plan of a great bloc of Fascist-Catholic powers to offset the influence of the democracies, or their rich Catholic minorities, in the Church.

@@ -1667,16 +1667,16 @@ country insofar as it concerns the Church. It must, however be understood that the humiliation of the proud Church in 1938 was far greater than we realize if we restrict our attention to Germany. In Spain the Vatican and the Nazis were actually cooperating in that -holy war for the extinction of Bolshevism, which was now Pacelli's +holy war for the extinction of Bolshevism, which was now Pacelli's ruling passion. In Austria and Czecho-Slovakia the Black International rendered even more useful service than cooperation. It prepared the way for those bloodies's triumphs of the Nazis which history will record to the deep shame of the western -democracies; the triumphs of lying by which Hitler preserved his +democracies; the triumphs of lying by which Hitler preserved his armies for the attack on France, Britain, and Russia and gradually pressed all the rest of Europe into the position of bleeding slaves in his war-galley. How the Vatican helped him to do this, and how -Pacelli became Pope in 1939 and contemplated the ghastly +Pacelli became Pope in 1939 and contemplated the ghastly consequences of his policy yet persisted in it while the whole civilized and free world was filled with moral indignation will be told in a later book.

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HOW MUSSOLINI AND THE YELLOW BROTHER GOT THEIR SHARE

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by Joseph McCabe

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CHAPTERS

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I The Church's Record In Spain ........ 5

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I The Church's Record In Spain ........ 5

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II Enter First and Second Murders +

II Enter First and Second Murders Under the Papal Banner ......... 11 III Spain and the Catholic League ....... 16

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IV Papal Cowardice in Abyssinia -- And Why ... 22

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IV Papal Cowardice in Abyssinia -- And Why ... 22

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V The Jap Gets a Gold Medal for His - 'Chinese Incident' ............. 28

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V The Jap Gets a Gold Medal for His + 'Chinese Incident' ............. 28

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THE CHURCH'S VILE RECORD IN SPAIN

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Some years ago I strolled on a summer day through the drowsy -streets of Toledo, an ancient city in the center of Spain. A -thousand years ago it was one of the richest and most populous -cities in Europe. More than a quarter of a million vivid, -prosperous, bright-eyed folk had filled its narrow streets and -bought luxuries from every part of the world in its teeming stores. -Such was the fame of its craftsmen that the "Toledo Blade" was -sought from end to end in Europe and is still famous in literature. -How high Spain would have risen if men had continued to build on -that superb foundation of that old Moorish civilization! But in -1923 I found only 30,000 folk, mostly poor and illiterate, living -within the ancient walls; and I smiled sadly, when, as I passed -along the almost deserted streets, a boy offered to show me where -his ancestors had hanged "those wicked devils the Moors." It is -worse today.

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Some years ago I strolled on a summer day through the drowsy +streets of Toledo, an ancient city in the center of Spain. A +thousand years ago it was one of the richest and most populous +cities in Europe. More than a quarter of a million vivid, +prosperous, bright-eyed folk had filled its narrow streets and +bought luxuries from every part of the world in its teeming stores. +Such was the fame of its craftsmen that the "Toledo Blade" was +sought from end to end in Europe and is still famous in literature. +How high Spain would have risen if men had continued to build on +that superb foundation of that old Moorish civilization! But in +1923 I found only 30,000 folk, mostly poor and illiterate, living +within the ancient walls; and I smiled sadly, when, as I passed +along the almost deserted streets, a boy offered to show me where +his ancestors had hanged "those wicked devils the Moors." It is +worse today.

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It was the history of Spain and its Church in a phrase, Spain -inherited all the stupendous wealth and science of the Arab -civilization, one city of which could have bought up, ten times -over, all the cities of Christian Europe, and to this it had added -all the wealth it had acquired by the discovery of America. It was -literally choking with wealth by the middle of the sixteenth -century. And little more than a hundred years later it was the -poorest, most despised country in the world. About 5,000,000 folk, -most of them ragged and unkempt, eked out a poor living on soil -that had given rich sustenance to 30,000,000 Arabs and their -contented subjects. For this awful downfall, one of the saddest in -history, and for all the later disasters that fell upon one of the -most attractive peoples in Europe, the Black International is -supremely responsible.

+

It was the history of Spain and its Church in a phrase, Spain +inherited all the stupendous wealth and science of the Arab +civilization, one city of which could have bought up, ten times +over, all the cities of Christian Europe, and to this it had added +all the wealth it had acquired by the discovery of America. It was +literally choking with wealth by the middle of the sixteenth +century. And little more than a hundred years later it was the +poorest, most despised country in the world. About 5,000,000 folk, +most of them ragged and unkempt, eked out a poor living on soil +that had given rich sustenance to 30,000,000 Arabs and their +contented subjects. For this awful downfall, one of the saddest in +history, and for all the later disasters that fell upon one of the +most attractive peoples in Europe, the Black International is +supremely responsible.

-

By the beginning of the twentieth century Spain had raised its -proud head once more amongst the nations. It had a fine literature -and a rising prosperity. The cities that had shrunk within the -shell of ancient walls were bursting through these in the -exuberance of the life. The people smiled again, like the roses of -Seville in spring. They had for 80 years fought the strangle-hold -of the Church and had loosened if not broken it. A distinguished -literary traveller, Thirlmere, went intimately amongst the people -and wrote this verdict: "The Church knows that she is doomed in -Spain" (Letters from Catalonia, 1905, p. 437). Mr. Thirlmere ought -to have been more cautious. He ought to have added: "Unless she can -return to her old policy of violence and torture." She has -recovered it. Today Spain is back in the ragged Middle Ages, its -people begging food of other nations -- in a land which, with the -crude plows and other implements of a thousand years ago, had -richly nourished 30,000,000 folk and borne princely cities -- their -minds darkened, their hearts broken. And it is the work of the -Black International: of the bishops, priests, monks, and nuns, who -have returned to their old sleekness while the people have returned +

By the beginning of the twentieth century Spain had raised its +proud head once more amongst the nations. It had a fine literature +and a rising prosperity. The cities that had shrunk within the +shell of ancient walls were bursting through these in the +exuberance of the life. The people smiled again, like the roses of +Seville in spring. They had for 80 years fought the strangle-hold +of the Church and had loosened if not broken it. A distinguished +literary traveller, son'>Thirlmere, went intimately amongst the people +and wrote this verdict: "The Church knows that she is doomed in +Spain" (Letters from Catalonia, 1905, p. 437). Mr. son'>Thirlmere ought +to have been more cautious. He ought to have added: "Unless she can +return to her old policy of violence and torture." She has +recovered it. Today Spain is back in the ragged Middle Ages, its +people begging food of other nations -- in a land which, with the +crude plows and other implements of a thousand years ago, had +richly nourished 30,000,000 folk and borne princely cities -- their +minds darkened, their hearts broken. And it is the work of the +Black International: of the bishops, priests, monks, and nuns, who +have returned to their old sleekness while the people have returned to their poverty

In an earlier work I referred to certain evidence of government by violence, indeed brutal violence, in Spain today. It -may not have appeared in the American press, owing to the Catholic -censorship, and it is material to compare it with the suave -professions of Catholic apologists and the beautiful words they -quote from Papal encyclicals. It is a simple account of the -experiences of a French girl, apparently a Catholic, of nineteen -who escaped from the purgatory of Vichy France into what she calls -the "hell" of Franco Span. It was published (as it makes no -reference to the Church) in the British News-Chronicle, a paper -that is very sensitive to Catholic influence, on September 24 +may not have appeared in the American press, owing to the Catholic +censorship, and it is material to compare it with the suave +professions of Catholic apologists and the beautiful words they +quote from Papal encyclicals. It is a simple account of the +experiences of a French girl, apparently a Catholic, of nineteen +who escaped from the purgatory of Vichy France into what she calls +the "hell" of son'>son'>Franco Span. It was published (as it makes no +reference to the Church) in the British News-Chronicle, a paper +that is very sensitive to Catholic influence, on September 24 (1941).

-

Mlle. X was arrested soon after she crossed the frontier and -was put in jail at Badajoz. She was lodged in a large room with -about 250 women, "an appalling mixture": prostitutes, thieves, so- -called Communists, etc. "Most of the prisoners were in rags, -filthy, and covered with vermin." There were no mattresses or -blankets for the night. After two days she was brought before the -Governor of Badajoz and, without trial or inquiry, sentenced to an -indefinite term of imprisonment. She claimed that she was of -British nationality, and a few days later, she was taken before the

+

Mlle. X was arrested soon after she crossed the frontier and +was put in jail at Badajoz. She was lodged in a large room with +about 250 women, "an appalling mixture": prostitutes, thieves, so- +called Communists, etc. "Most of the prisoners were in rags, +filthy, and covered with vermin." There were no mattresses or +blankets for the night. After two days she was brought before the +Governor of Badajoz and, without trial or inquiry, sentenced to an +indefinite term of imprisonment. She claimed that she was of +British nationality, and a few days later, she was taken before the

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prison director: a "brute", she says, who bullied her for two -hours, told her she was "a dirty little liar" and sent her "back to -hell." Every evening all the prisoners were assembled in the -courtyard and compelled to sing the Falangist anthem and at the -close cry lustily: "Long live Spain. Up with Free Spain. Franco, -Franco, Franco." The jailers lashed with whips any woman who did -not join heartily in the chorus. The girl endured several weeks of -this and she was then taken before a British Consul to prove her -claim of nationality. She was removed to a jail at Seville, which -was "worse than Badajoz" (which she describes as hell), removed -back to Badajoz, and removed to Madrid, where she bad a solitary -dark and freezingly cold cell; and all the time officers "tried to -be as cruel as they could to me", jeering at her as a Communist spy -and assuring her she would never leave Spain. These Spanish -gentlemen had her before them standing for two to three hours every +

prison director: a "brute", she says, who bullied her for two +hours, told her she was "a dirty little liar" and sent her "back to +hell." Every evening all the prisoners were assembled in the +courtyard and compelled to sing the son'>Falangist anthem and at the +close cry lustily: "Long live Spain. Up with Free Spain. son'>Franco, +son'>Franco, son'>Franco." The jailers lashed with whips any woman who did +not join heartily in the chorus. The girl endured several weeks of +this and she was then taken before a British Consul to prove her +claim of nationality. She was removed to a jail at Seville, which +was "worse than Badajoz" (which she describes as hell), removed +back to Badajoz, and removed to Madrid, where she bad a solitary +dark and freezingly cold cell; and all the time officers "tried to +be as cruel as they could to me", jeering at her as a Communist spy +and assuring her she would never leave Spain. These Spanish +gentlemen had her before them standing for two to three hours every morning. A girl in the next cell one day cried, "Live, live, -Liberty, Long live England". She was taken out and beaten, and -presently there were shots in the courtyard. every day such shots -were heard. One less of those who refused to bow to the Church.

+Liberty, Long live England". She was taken out and beaten, and +presently there were shots in the courtyard. every day such shots +were heard. One less of those who refused to bow to the Church.

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I gather that this girl was not British, but the British -authorities humanely lied, and admitted her claim of nationality, -and rescued her. But think of the thousands of women and girls, and -the tens of thousands of youths and men, suffering this living hell -in the jails of Badajoz and Seville and Madrid and a hundred -others, after fighting heroically for three years in the cause of -freedom. And the Catholic press assures you, the Vatican Assures -all the world, and far too much of the world-press repeats the -assurance or refuses to disturb it, that Spain has now resumed its -beautiful, happy life in the arms of Mother Church; and won't you -please contribute for the alleviation of the misery which the -wicked Reds had brought upon the country. So it was in the -beginning -- or nearly 500 years ago, when the Church recovered -power -- is now, and never again shall be. Do you really wonder if -in the heat of the hundredth struggle against the Church in 1936- -1938 some of the men who knew the long record of brutality and knew -how the priests were using the callous and ambitious Franco to -recover their mastery of the jails, shot a few of them and trampled -on their 'sacred' vestments and other paraphernalia of their trade?

+

I gather that this girl was not British, but the British +authorities humanely lied, and admitted her claim of nationality, +and rescued her. But think of the thousands of women and girls, and +the tens of thousands of youths and men, suffering this living hell +in the jails of Badajoz and Seville and Madrid and a hundred +others, after fighting heroically for three years in the cause of +freedom. And the Catholic press assures you, the Vatican Assures +all the world, and far too much of the world-press repeats the +assurance or refuses to disturb it, that Spain has now resumed its +beautiful, happy life in the arms of Mother Church; and won't you +please contribute for the alleviation of the misery which the +wicked Reds had brought upon the country. So it was in the +beginning -- or nearly 500 years ago, when the Church recovered +power -- is now, and never again shall be. Do you really wonder if +in the heat of the hundredth struggle against the Church in 1936- +1938 some of the men who knew the long record of brutality and knew +how the priests were using the callous and ambitious son'>Franco to +recover their mastery of the jails, shot a few of them and trampled +on their 'sacred' vestments and other paraphernalia of their trade?

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It is nearly forty years since I began writing on Spain and -its Church, and the truth which I told was not a collection of -obscure and disputed facts resting upon the testimony of Radicals -and Reds. My first scalding indictment of the Church and the -cleric-controlled state (The Martyrdom of Ferrer, 1909) was fully -endorsed and whole pages of it translated in the following year by -one of the most distinguished scholars of Madrid University, -Professor Simarro, in his voluminous study of the trial (El Proceso +

It is nearly forty years since I began writing on Spain and +its Church, and the truth which I told was not a collection of +obscure and disputed facts resting upon the testimony of Radicals +and Reds. My first scalding indictment of the Church and the +cleric-controlled state (The Martyrdom of Ferrer, 1909) was fully +endorsed and whole pages of it translated in the following year by +one of the most distinguished scholars of Madrid University, +son'>Professor Simarro, in his voluminous study of the trial (El Proceso Ferrer). What I claimed for the Arab civilization (The Splendor of -Moorish Spain 1935) is based upon the works of half a dozen Spanish -professors who are masters of Arabic and is no more than S.P. Scott -claims in America in his 'Moorish Empire in Spain.' And the -appalling story I gave of the struggle with the Church since 1814 -is fully and truly told in such standard and conservative works as -the Cambridge Modern History (Vol. XI) and Major M. Hume's 'Modem -Spain' (in the Story of Nations series). Yet every time the long -blood-soaked struggle is renewed in Spain the public is puzzled and -is ready to admit every Catholic lie about the innocent Church and -its "satanic" enemies. I must repeat a few points. - Bank of Wisdom - Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 +Moorish Spain 1935) is based upon the works of half a dozen Spanish +professors who are masters of Arabic and is no more than S.P. Scott +claims in America in his 'Moorish Empire in Spain.' And the +appalling story I gave of the struggle with the Church since 1814 +is fully and truly told in such standard and conservative works as +the Cambridge Modern History (Vol. XI) and Major M. son'>Hume's 'Modem +Spain' (in the Story of Nations series). Yet every time the long +blood-soaked struggle is renewed in Spain the public is puzzled and +is ready to admit every Catholic lie about the innocent Church and +its "satanic" enemies. I must repeat a few points. + Bank of Wisdom + Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 3 . THE VATICAN BURIES INTERNATIONAL LAW

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On the broad map of our chaotic world Spain seems to be of -limited importance. In the fevered and crowded chronicle of events -during the last five years its recent Civil War and the conquest of -it by that unholy alliance of Catholic armies and Nazi-Fascist -butchers seems to be just the third step -- after the disarming of -Austria and the rape of Abyssinia -- in the preparation of the -stage for the Nazi aggression. But in a study of the share of the -Black International in the world-tragedy it is supremely important; -and it is to Spain, with which it hopes to link Spanish America -once more, that the Vatican chiefly looks for the destruction of -our modern liberty and enlightenment by a bloc of Catholic powers.

+

On the broad map of our chaotic world Spain seems to be of +limited importance. In the fevered and crowded chronicle of events +during the last five years its recent Civil War and the conquest of +it by that unholy alliance of Catholic armies and Nazi-Fascist +butchers seems to be just the third step -- after the disarming of +Austria and the rape of Abyssinia -- in the preparation of the +stage for the Nazi aggression. But in a study of the share of the +Black International in the world-tragedy it is supremely important; +and it is to Spain, with which it hopes to link Spanish America +once more, that the Vatican chiefly looks for the destruction of +our modern liberty and enlightenment by a bloc of Catholic powers.

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As far as the last century is concerned it is not necessary -here to do more than repeat in a more definite form what I said in -the first book of this series: that in Spain, as in Portugal and -Italy. "Reds" have always been the clergy and their allies. The -revolution which put Franco in power in 1938 is the tenth major -revolution that has occurred in Spain since the days of Napoleon. -In six of these the people wrested power, in five cases out of six -without war, from the clerical-royalists. Every member of the -Bourdon dynasty of Spanish monarchs except Alfonso XII, who died -prematurely, has been ignominiously driven from Spain for his or -her crimes and vices at one time or other. In four counter- -revolutions the clerical-royalists recovered power, either by force -or by perjury or a mixture of the two. These four counter- -revolutions, in which the Church was as busy as the state, were -followed by official reprisals of so brutal a character that -between 50,000 and 100,000 unarmed Spaniards were executed or -killed in jail and many hundreds of thousands suffered agonies. The -six popular revolutions were, nevertheless, never followed by -official reprisals, and the spontaneous local outbreaks in which -the exploited workers burned churches and killed a few priests and -monks were checked by the authorities.

+

As far as the last century is concerned it is not necessary +here to do more than repeat in a more definite form what I said in +the first book of this series: that in Spain, as in Portugal and +Italy. "Reds" have always been the clergy and their allies. The +revolution which put son'>Franco in power in 1938 is the tenth major +revolution that has occurred in Spain since the days of Napoleon. +In six of these the people wrested power, in five cases out of six +without war, from the clerical-royalists. Every member of the +Bourdon dynasty of Spanish monarchs except son'>son'>Alfonso XII, who died +prematurely, has been ignominiously driven from Spain for his or +her crimes and vices at one time or other. In four counter- +revolutions the clerical-royalists recovered power, either by force +or by perjury or a mixture of the two. These four counter- +revolutions, in which the Church was as busy as the state, were +followed by official reprisals of so brutal a character that +between 50,000 and 100,000 unarmed Spaniards were executed or +killed in jail and many hundreds of thousands suffered agonies. The +six popular revolutions were, nevertheless, never followed by +official reprisals, and the spontaneous local outbreaks in which +the exploited workers burned churches and killed a few priests and +monks were checked by the authorities.

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All that may be read in Hume's standard history of the -Cambridge Modern History, I have told the relevant facts in my -'Revolt in Spain' (1931) and given a condensed account in the -'Appeal to Reason' Library (No. 1). There is just one point of this -past history which I would recall, as Catholic writers are now apt -to say that all this butchery was perpetrated by the state, and -even that the clergy tried to check it. Major Hume, the highest -recent authority on Spain, describing the counter-revolution of -1822, says (Modern Spain, p. 256):

+

All that may be read in son'>Hume's standard history of the +Cambridge Modern History, I have told the relevant facts in my +'Revolt in Spain' (1931) and given a condensed account in the +'Appeal to Reason' Library (No. 1). There is just one point of this +past history which I would recall, as Catholic writers are now apt +to say that all this butchery was perpetrated by the state, and +even that the clergy tried to check it. Major son'>Hume, the highest +recent authority on Spain, describing the counter-revolution of +1822, says (Modern Spain, p. 256):

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Modern civilization has seen no such instance of brutal, - blind ferocity as that which followed the arrival of Ferdinand - at Madrid. There was neither justice nor mercy in the - government of the besotted churchmen who surrounded the King. - The gallows was the sole instrument and argument by which they - ruled . . . The frenzy of intolerance and cruelty spread from - the preaching friars and ignorant nobles to the brutal mob. . - . . It is a lamentable truth that much of the atrocities of - this persecution was owing to the influence of the friars and - the Church. A hideous ecclesiastical society, founded by the - Bishop of Osuna and called "The Exterminating Angel", which - spread its ramifications. all over Spain organized vengeance - upon Liberals; every pulpit, every monastery, every royalist - club, was a center of persecution.

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Modern civilization has seen no such instance of brutal, + blind ferocity as that which followed the arrival of son'>Ferdinand + at Madrid. There was neither justice nor mercy in the + government of the besotted churchmen who surrounded the King. + The gallows was the sole instrument and argument by which they + ruled . . . The frenzy of intolerance and cruelty spread from + the preaching friars and ignorant nobles to the brutal mob. . + . . It is a lamentable truth that much of the atrocities of + this persecution was owing to the influence of the friars and + the Church. A hideous ecclesiastical society, founded by the + Bishop of Osuna and called "The Exterminating Angel", which + spread its ramifications. all over Spain organized vengeance + upon Liberals; every pulpit, every monastery, every royalist + club, was a center of persecution.

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That Hume was no friend of radicalism is shown in his remark -that they surpassed "even the most bloodthirsty wretches of the -French Reign of Terror", and he has to confess that the man who -"surpassed all previous efforts, even in this blood-thirsty reign" -was the very pious and priest-ridden Count de Espana.

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That son'>Hume was no friend of radicalism is shown in his remark +that they surpassed "even the most bloodthirsty wretches of the +French Reign of Terror", and he has to confess that the man who +"surpassed all previous efforts, even in this blood-thirsty reign" +was the very pious and priest-ridden Count de Espana.

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It is enough that these horrors were perpetrated by an -intimate alliance of the clergy and the servants of a King, -Ferdinand VII who in his depravity is compared by historians to -Nero; and about the same time even worse butchery was being -perpetrated in South Italy by the same alliance of the clergy with -his namesake and rival in vice, Ferdinand of Naples. Both Kings had -recovered power by a most solemn oath on the Bible during Mass to -observe the Constitution -- Ferdinand of Naples had asked God to -strike him dead if he was not sincere -- and both were absolved -from their oaths the bishops and the Jesuits and encouraged to -wallow in blood. Eighty years later Alfonso XIII stood at the -perjured altar amidst the crowd of bishops and took this solemn -oath: "I swear before God and his holy gospels to maintain the -Constitution". And the priests were silent when the old fortress of -Monjuich again resounded with the cries of tortured men and the -reports of rifles: when Alfonso, to check the threatened revelation -of his theft of millions of dollars -- see Alfonso XIII Unmasked, -by the greatest Spanish writer of the time, Blasco Ibanez -- tore -up the Constitution and set up the dictatorship of the brutal and -dissipated General de Rivers. Spaniards know these things. After -the revolution of 1931 a splendid system of education was created, -and freedom of discussion carried the truth into villages and -workshops. Did some soldier, worker here and there, knowing these -things and seeing the priests conspiring with the perjured Franco -and the butchers of Germany, lose his temper and run his bayonet -through one or two of them? I should not be surprised. But remember -that at present we have only Catholic statement's about Red -outrages in the Civil War.

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It is enough that these horrors were perpetrated by an +intimate alliance of the clergy and the servants of a King, +son'>Ferdinand VII who in his depravity is compared by historians to +son'>Nero; and about the same time even worse butchery was being +perpetrated in South Italy by the same alliance of the clergy with +his namesake and rival in vice, son'>Ferdinand of Naples. Both Kings had +recovered power by a most solemn oath on the Bible during Mass to +observe the Constitution -- son'>Ferdinand of Naples had asked God to +strike him dead if he was not sincere -- and both were absolved +from their oaths the bishops and the Jesuits and encouraged to +wallow in blood. Eighty years later son'>son'>Alfonso XIII stood at the +perjured altar amidst the crowd of bishops and took this solemn +oath: "I swear before God and his holy gospels to maintain the +Constitution". And the priests were silent when the old fortress of +son'>Monjuich again resounded with the cries of tortured men and the +reports of rifles: when son'>Alfonso, to check the threatened revelation +of his theft of millions of dollars -- see son'>son'>Alfonso XIII Unmasked, +by the greatest Spanish writer of the time, son'>Blasco Ibanez -- tore +up the Constitution and set up the dictatorship of the brutal and +dissipated General de Rivers. Spaniards know these things. After +the revolution of 1931 a splendid system of education was created, +and freedom of discussion carried the truth into villages and +workshops. Did some soldier, worker here and there, knowing these +things and seeing the priests conspiring with the perjured son'>Franco +and the butchers of Germany, lose his temper and run his bayonet +through one or two of them? I should not be surprised. But remember +that at present we have only Catholic statement's about Red +outrages in the Civil War.

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We know what Catholic literature is, but we have also here a -close parallel to guide us. The world-press was inundated with -similar Catholic stories of Red outrages after the Socialist- -Communist revolt of 1934. Fortunately, Spain had not yet passed +

We know what Catholic literature is, but we have also here a +close parallel to guide us. The world-press was inundated with +similar Catholic stories of Red outrages after the Socialist- +Communist revolt of 1934. Fortunately, Spain had not yet passed completely under the control of the Black International, and, -though some investigators like, Lord Listowel and Ellen Wilkinson, -were obstructed at every turn and soon politely conducted to the -frontier, others got through; and there were weighty and -unassailable Spanish investigations to which I will return later. -Here let me just quote an incident from Leah Manning's What I Saw +though some investigators like, Lord son'>Listowel and son'>Ellen Wilkinson, +were obstructed at every turn and soon politely conducted to the +frontier, others got through; and there were weighty and +unassailable Spanish investigations to which I will return later. +Here let me just quote an incident from son'>Leah Manning's What I Saw in Spain (1934).

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The mother-superioress of a convent was pressed to testify -that her nuns had been raped by the Red's. As it was false, she -refused. I gather, in fact, that the only outrage committed was to -the delicate ears of the nuns, as the insurgent miners who had -taken over the convent as a hospital were not very refined in their -talk to each other. Probably many of the nuns were disappointed. A -Catholic will reflect that here at least I confess to the honesty -of a nun. As not always admitted that there are some good men -amongst the priests and plenty of good nuns the world over! The -more important question that any impartial reader will ask himself

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The mother-superioress of a convent was pressed to testify +that her nuns had been raped by the Red's. As it was false, she +refused. I gather, in fact, that the only outrage committed was to +the delicate ears of the nuns, as the insurgent miners who had +taken over the convent as a hospital were not very refined in their +talk to each other. Probably many of the nuns were disappointed. A +Catholic will reflect that here at least I confess to the honesty +of a nun. As not always admitted that there are some good men +amongst the priests and plenty of good nuns the world over! The +more important question that any impartial reader will ask himself

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is whether this particular superioress, out of hundreds, is likely -to have been the only one to be pressed by the priests and Catholic -journalists to make a charge of outrages and reminded that the good -of the Church is paramount.

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is whether this particular superioress, out of hundreds, is likely +to have been the only one to be pressed by the priests and Catholic +journalists to make a charge of outrages and reminded that the good +of the Church is paramount.

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These stories remind us of that historian of the Russian -Revolution. L. Lawton, much quoted by Catholics, who tells how in -the Civil War of 1919-1921 the sadistic Bolsheviks slaughtered 1275 -archbishops and bishops, when even the Catholic Encyclopedia -confesses that there were only about 80 in the entire country. But -we will return later to these things. Let me lead up briefly to the -immediate causes of the Civil War in Spain.

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These stories remind us of that historian of the Russian +Revolution. L. Lawton, much quoted by Catholics, who tells how in +the Civil War of 1919-1921 the sadistic Bolsheviks slaughtered 1275 +archbishops and bishops, when even the Catholic Encyclopedia +confesses that there were only about 80 in the entire country. But +we will return later to these things. Let me lead up briefly to the +immediate causes of the Civil War in Spain.

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In view of its disreputable record the Bourbon dynasty was -irretrievably lost in Spain when, in 1931, Alfonso was compelled to -abdicate and fled for the frontier. For two years after that date -the opposition to the Republican government came overwhelmingly -from the Church. Municipal election's in Spain gave a little more -freedom of expression than general elections, which have been very -corrupt ever since the Conservative-Liberal alternation of crops -began to flourish in the parliamentary field. It was a striking -victory of the republicans and anti-clericals at the municipal -elections of 1931 that caused Alfonso, after a fruitless attempt to -get the army to fight for him, to tuck his tail between his legs -and run. The urban or educated Spaniard's had voted against, him by -three to one, and it was only in the cities that voting was free -and the counting of votes honest. Even in a pro-Catholic history -like Professor E.A. Peers's 'Spanish Tragedy' (1936) we find it -admitted that there, was "gerrymandering in the country districts -on a large scale." It used to be of the pleasantries of Spanish -political life -- it is this kind of thing that gives the country -so many anarchists -- to work out the results of elections some -days before the election.

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In view of its disreputable record the Bourbon dynasty was +irretrievably lost in Spain when, in 1931, son'>Alfonso was compelled to +abdicate and fled for the frontier. For two years after that date +the opposition to the Republican government came overwhelmingly +from the Church. Municipal election's in Spain gave a little more +freedom of expression than general elections, which have been very +corrupt ever since the Conservative-Liberal alternation of crops +began to flourish in the parliamentary field. It was a striking +victory of the republicans and anti-clericals at the municipal +elections of 1931 that caused son'>Alfonso, after a fruitless attempt to +get the army to fight for him, to tuck his tail between his legs +and run. The urban or educated Spaniard's had voted against, him by +three to one, and it was only in the cities that voting was free +and the counting of votes honest. Even in a pro-Catholic history +like Professor E.A. Peers's 'Spanish Tragedy' (1936) we find it +admitted that there, was "gerrymandering in the country districts +on a large scale." It used to be of the pleasantries of Spanish +political life -- it is this kind of thing that gives the country +so many anarchists -- to work out the results of elections some +days before the election.

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Two points about these events of ten years ago must for the -stressed for the purpose of this inquiry. The first is that during -four weeks after the popular triumph there were not even isolated -outrages. I was not then in Spain but I verified this in the -'Times,' day by day and that paper was on the alert for Red -outrages. The people knew the whole ghastly 'story of the alliance +

Two points about these events of ten years ago must for the +stressed for the purpose of this inquiry. The first is that during +four weeks after the popular triumph there were not even isolated +outrages. I was not then in Spain but I verified this in the +'Times,' day by day and that paper was on the alert for Red +outrages. The people knew the whole ghastly 'story of the alliance of Church and corrupt monarchy which I have outlined and they had -just escaped from a seven years' brutal dictatorship which had been -in the closest association with the Church. Yet it was not until +just escaped from a seven years' brutal dictatorship which had been +in the closest association with the Church. Yet it was not until the twenty-eighth day after the election that the burning of -churches and convents began.

+churches and convents began.

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The second point explains why groups of young workers here and +

The second point explains why groups of young workers here and there, dodging the police (who made every effort to check them), -then began to burn convents and churches; a very shocking thing, of -course, but compare it to the official Catholic reprisals of -earlier years which I described. In the Spanish illustrated papers -I saw photographs of the young incendiaries politely conducting -nuns and aged priests away from the burning buildings. Well, the -fact was that Cardinal Segura, head of the Spanish Church, -supported by his three leading archbishops, had issued a most -vituperate attack on the new government and summoned the country to -resist. He started the myth which, ridiculous as it was, the

+then began to burn convents and churches; a very shocking thing, of +course, but compare it to the official Catholic reprisals of +earlier years which I described. In the Spanish illustrated papers +I saw photographs of the young incendiaries politely conducting +nuns and aged priests away from the burning buildings. Well, the +fact was that son'>Cardinal Segura, head of the Spanish Church, +supported by his three leading archbishops, had issued a most +vituperate attack on the new government and summoned the country to +resist. He started the myth which, ridiculous as it was, the

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Catholic press has repeated ever since, that in some mysterious way -a small minority of what he called "enemies of the Kingdom of Jesus -Christ" had won a majority at the election (when, under Catholic -about 12,000,000 votes were cast). This is still written in spite -of the fact that the election had been one of the cleanest that -Span had ever had; that in the cities, where there was little or no -corruption, the voting was three to one against the Church (Madrid -90,000 to 30,000; Barcelona, 90,000 to 28,000, and so on) and that -the Church won only in the smaller town's and villages where -"gerrymandering on a large scale" is admitted by admirers of the +

Catholic press has repeated ever since, that in some mysterious way +a small minority of what he called "enemies of the Kingdom of Jesus +Christ" had won a majority at the election (when, under Catholic +about 12,000,000 votes were cast). This is still written in spite +of the fact that the election had been one of the cleanest that +Span had ever had; that in the cities, where there was little or no +corruption, the voting was three to one against the Church (Madrid +90,000 to 30,000; Barcelona, 90,000 to 28,000, and so on) and that +the Church won only in the smaller town's and villages where +"gerrymandering on a large scale" is admitted by admirers of the Church.

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Segura was driven from Spain by the national flame of -indignation, and he went to talk matters over with Pacelli-Pius at -Rome. The Spanish clergy remained free to agitate for the impending -general election, which was to ratify the verdict of the municipal -election; the establishment of a republic and the disestablishment -of the Church. The result of the general election showed that there -had been no snap-vote and no intrigue of a minority. The anti- -clericals -- Liberals, Radicals, and Socialists -- won 315 seats, -the clerical-royalists 121.

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Segura was driven from Spain by the national flame of +indignation, and he went to talk matters over with son'>Pacelli-Pius at +Rome. The Spanish clergy remained free to agitate for the impending +general election, which was to ratify the verdict of the municipal +election; the establishment of a republic and the disestablishment +of the Church. The result of the general election showed that there +had been no snap-vote and no intrigue of a minority. The anti- +clericals -- Liberals, Radicals, and Socialists -- won 315 seats, +the clerical-royalists 121.

The new government entered peacefully upon the work of framing -a Constitution. The Church was to be disestablished and the annual -subsidy to it abandoned; the Jesuits were to be expelled and monks -driven out of trade; divorce was to be instituted and secular -marriage recognized; 27,000 new schools were to be built. The worst -sting was the confiscation of the wealth of the Jesuits and some of -the orders. A Catholic prelate who (like so many priests) detested -the Jesuits and the monks, Msgr. Jose Veleda de Gunjado, had shown -that the monks and nuns had in their hands two-thirds of the money -and one-third of the real estate of Spain, yet the state had been -paying the Church annually more than it spent on education. The -elections proved that, as Azana said, Spain "had ceased to be a -Catholic country", and this state of things was intolerable. Month -by month the clauses of the new Constitution were carried by five -to one in the Cortes. The country was quiet, except for the shrieks -of the clergy and their dupes. The progress in education attracted -pedagogists from many lands, the prosperity of the country began to -rise, a fair progress was made with schemes of social betterment. -This in all sober history, is the regime of savagery, of -persecution of the majority by a small vicious minority, about +a Constitution. The Church was to be disestablished and the annual +subsidy to it abandoned; the Jesuits were to be expelled and monks +driven out of trade; divorce was to be instituted and secular +marriage recognized; 27,000 new schools were to be built. The worst +sting was the confiscation of the wealth of the Jesuits and some of +the orders. A Catholic prelate who (like so many priests) detested +the Jesuits and the monks, Msgr. Jose Veleda de Gunjado, had shown +that the monks and nuns had in their hands two-thirds of the money +and one-third of the real estate of Spain, yet the state had been +paying the Church annually more than it spent on education. The +elections proved that, as Azana said, Spain "had ceased to be a +Catholic country", and this state of things was intolerable. Month +by month the clauses of the new Constitution were carried by five +to one in the Cortes. The country was quiet, except for the shrieks +of the clergy and their dupes. The progress in education attracted +pedagogists from many lands, the prosperity of the country began to +rise, a fair progress was made with schemes of social betterment. +This in all sober history, is the regime of savagery, of +persecution of the majority by a small vicious minority, about which you read in Catholic literature.

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I have now fully vindicated what I claimed in the first book; -that the Black International, instead of having disowned the -violent and bloody policy of earlier years, still pursued it in the -one country, apart from Poland, where it was able to do so. I was -in the Canaries, returning from Australia, just after the Church -and King had set up the brutal General de Rivera as dictator in -1923, and men showed me where the pavement had been reddened with -the blood of anti-clericals. I was in Spain next year and saw the

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I have now fully vindicated what I claimed in the first book; +that the Black International, instead of having disowned the +violent and bloody policy of earlier years, still pursued it in the +one country, apart from Poland, where it was able to do so. I was +in the Canaries, returning from Australia, just after the Church +and King had set up the brutal General de Rivera as dictator in +1923, and men showed me where the pavement had been reddened with +the blood of anti-clericals. I was in Spain next year and saw the

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country cowering under the Dictator and the clergy smiling and -richer than ever. This continued until 1931; and we saw that the -anti-clericals in spite of the red record of the Church clung to +

country cowering under the Dictator and the clergy smiling and +richer than ever. This continued until 1931; and we saw that the +anti-clericals in spite of the red record of the Church clung to their tradition of humanity in their triumph.

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This makes it all the more necessary to inquire closely how -the country fell back into the clutches of the Black International. -You know the theory of the Catholic press; in fact, at the time the -theory of almost the whole American press. The Catholic nation, it -said, was roused to a consciousness of its enslavement by a small -Red minority, and Hitler and Mussolini merely helped it to express -itself. This is made more comical sometimes by calling the wicked -minority "Communists". The Spanish Communists were so small a body -that they had only one representative in the 300 deputies of the -Left coalition in the Cortes! I may add that they had leaders of -high culture and character and often rendered humane service during +

This makes it all the more necessary to inquire closely how +the country fell back into the clutches of the Black International. +You know the theory of the Catholic press; in fact, at the time the +theory of almost the whole American press. The Catholic nation, it +said, was roused to a consciousness of its enslavement by a small +Red minority, and son'>Hitler and son'>Mussolini merely helped it to express +itself. This is made more comical sometimes by calling the wicked +minority "Communists". The Spanish Communists were so small a body +that they had only one representative in the 300 deputies of the +Left coalition in the Cortes! I may add that they had leaders of +high culture and character and often rendered humane service during the war.

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If you want a common-sense view of the tragedy in a few words -consider first the composition of the anti-clerical coalition. Most -of the deputies returned to the Cortes were Liberals (145) and -Radicals or Radical-Socialists (56). It is one of the painful but -inevitable facts of the struggle of democracy since 1848 that -whenever such a coalition as this wins a victory it splits up as -soon as constructive work begins. Liberalism, which had to that -time a very fine record in Spain, was still very powerful in the -cities, but it now had to face, as allies, a larger body of -Socialists, Communists, Syndicalists, and Anarchists. These had -been brought up in a tradition of hatred of the middle-class, and -in any case a split on the proposal to pass even moderately -collectivist legislation was inevitable. And the more advanced -workers, full of the mischievous principle that the proletariat -needs no help from any other class, were by no means averse to -irritating the Liberals. Government became very unstable and was -often changed. The Liberals, we shall see, for the most part -deserted the coalition against the Church, and their leader, -Lerroux, a grand fighter (as friends of his told me) in the -nineteenth century, but now a weakling, is strongly suspected of -accepting Catholic bribes.

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If you want a common-sense view of the tragedy in a few words +consider first the composition of the anti-clerical coalition. Most +of the deputies returned to the Cortes were Liberals (145) and +Radicals or Radical-Socialists (56). It is one of the painful but +inevitable facts of the struggle of democracy since 1848 that +whenever such a coalition as this wins a victory it splits up as +soon as constructive work begins. Liberalism, which had to that +time a very fine record in Spain, was still very powerful in the +cities, but it now had to face, as allies, a larger body of +Socialists, Communists, Syndicalists, and Anarchists. These had +been brought up in a tradition of hatred of the middle-class, and +in any case a split on the proposal to pass even moderately +collectivist legislation was inevitable. And the more advanced +workers, full of the mischievous principle that the proletariat +needs no help from any other class, were by no means averse to +irritating the Liberals. Government became very unstable and was +often changed. The Liberals, we shall see, for the most part +deserted the coalition against the Church, and their leader, +son'>Lerroux, a grand fighter (as friends of his told me) in the +nineteenth century, but now a weakling, is strongly suspected of +accepting Catholic bribes.

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Further, the radical rump was composed of four mutually -antagonistic parties. The Anarchists, whose main principle was that -central government s always corrupt -- it always had been in Spain --- and the Syndicalists, who wanted the chief functions of state -transferred to the unions (syndicates), would not vote at -parliamentary elections until it was too late. In 1934 a Socialist -government (or largely Socialist) had to crush a revolt got up by -these elements and the Communists. We shall see what happened, but, -while the existence of these masses of Anarchists and syndicalists -who did not vote makes the anti-clerical majority in 1931 even -larger than the election-returns make it, they were an element of +

Further, the radical rump was composed of four mutually +antagonistic parties. The Anarchists, whose main principle was that +central government s always corrupt -- it always had been in Spain +-- and the Syndicalists, who wanted the chief functions of state +transferred to the unions (syndicates), would not vote at +parliamentary elections until it was too late. In 1934 a Socialist +government (or largely Socialist) had to crush a revolt got up by +these elements and the Communists. We shall see what happened, but, +while the existence of these masses of Anarchists and syndicalists +who did not vote makes the anti-clerical majority in 1931 even +larger than the election-returns make it, they were an element of great danger until they agreed to form a Frente Popular (Popular -Front). It was then too late.

+Front). It was then too late.

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A third point is of almost equal importance. With that noble -un-wisdom into which enthusiasts have so often driven advanced -governments the Socialists prematurely granted female suffrage. Not -only were there in Spain 500,000 more women than men but Spanish

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A third point is of almost equal importance. With that noble +un-wisdom into which enthusiasts have so often driven advanced +governments the Socialists prematurely granted female suffrage. Not +only were there in Spain 500,000 more women than men but Spanish

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Liberals had, for selfish reasons, made the same blunder as the -French and resisted the modern movement for the emancipation of -women. They left them to the priests; and the priests raised their -neurotic mixture of thwarted sex and religion to fever heat in 1934 -and 1935. There must have been smiles in Pacelli's gilded chambers -when the "Bolsheviks" enfranchised the women. Woman's place is the -home, except when her vote is of value the Church.

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Liberals had, for selfish reasons, made the same blunder as the +French and resisted the modern movement for the emancipation of +women. They left them to the priests; and the priests raised their +neurotic mixture of thwarted sex and religion to fever heat in 1934 +and 1935. There must have been smiles in son'>Pacelli's gilded chambers +when the "Bolsheviks" enfranchised the women. Woman's place is the +home, except when her vote is of value the Church.

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Meantime the Catholics got a leader, Gil Robles, of just the -type that was fitted to take advantage of such a situation. Imagine -Hearst and a Jesuit rolled into one. The Church was then organizing -Catholic Action everywhere, or getting its lay members to do work -(intrigue, journalism, bribery, intimidation. etc.) which the -public might not allow the priests to do. Robles, Jesuit-trained, -robust and unscrupulous, was a newspaper-owner, and he introduced -a new strident note into Catholic papers. With funds supplied by +

Meantime the Catholics got a leader, son'>Gil son'>Robles, of just the +type that was fitted to take advantage of such a situation. Imagine +Hearst and a Jesuit rolled into one. The Church was then organizing +Catholic Action everywhere, or getting its lay members to do work +(intrigue, journalism, bribery, intimidation. etc.) which the +public might not allow the priests to do. son'>Robles, Jesuit-trained, +robust and unscrupulous, was a newspaper-owner, and he introduced +a new strident note into Catholic papers. With funds supplied by the Catholic millionaire, Juan March, and the Church, he began to -organize "Catholic Youth"; with a leaven of the sort of scum that -Mussolini had attracted in Italy and Hitler in Germany. People -began to hear of Falangists, which is much the same as Fascists, or -Soldiers. The prospect, of a fight gives pep to any creed.

+organize "Catholic Youth"; with a leaven of the sort of scum that +son'>Mussolini had attracted in Italy and son'>Hitler in Germany. People +began to hear of son'>Falangists, which is much the same as Fascists, or +Soldiers. The prospect, of a fight gives pep to any creed.

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In 1933 the Constitution was passed, and the government -appealed to the country; and a wave of enthusiasm swept over the -Catholic world when it was announced that the Right had won 207 -seats, the Left only 99 (including one Communist), and the wobbling -Center (Liberals) 167. It was not explained that the Right now -included 150 Agrarians sent by peasants amongst whom the late -government had promised to divide the confiscated religious -property and had been too slow about it, or that women now had the -vote. Robles knew that there had been no change of heart, and he -worked harder and more unscrupulously than ever. He drew Carlists -and royalists into his camp and encouraged the kind of rowdyism -that Mussolini had found attractive in Italy. He won Lerroux -- one -hopes that it was not by money -- and the Liberals split. Against -the agreement of Liberals and Socialists three Catholics were -planted in the cabinet, and the more radical workers began to -collect arms to meet a Liberal-Fascist coup. Lerroux became Premier -and declared the country in a state of war, and the workers of the -north raised the flag of revolt.

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In 1933 the Constitution was passed, and the government +appealed to the country; and a wave of enthusiasm swept over the +Catholic world when it was announced that the Right had won 207 +seats, the Left only 99 (including one Communist), and the wobbling +Center (Liberals) 167. It was not explained that the Right now +included 150 Agrarians sent by peasants amongst whom the late +government had promised to divide the confiscated religious +property and had been too slow about it, or that women now had the +vote. son'>Robles knew that there had been no change of heart, and he +worked harder and more unscrupulously than ever. He drew Carlists +and royalists into his camp and encouraged the kind of rowdyism +that son'>Mussolini had found attractive in Italy. He won son'>Lerroux -- one +hopes that it was not by money -- and the Liberals split. Against +the agreement of Liberals and Socialists three Catholics were +planted in the cabinet, and the more radical workers began to +collect arms to meet a Liberal-Fascist coup. son'>Lerroux became Premier +and declared the country in a state of war, and the workers of the +north raised the flag of revolt.

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It was the usual pathetic failure. Addressing a large meeting -organized by the Communists in London at the beginning of the Civil -War, I had to listen to one of the leading Communist speakers -predicting that the victory of democracy was certain, because she -had just heard that the government had served out rifles to the -workers. Rifles -- and to untrained men -- in an age of tanks, -planes, and big guns! When will such people cease to think about -the barricades of 1848 or even about the Russian revolution of 1918 -with its unique conditions? The poor men made a heroic fight, but -Foreign Legionaries and Moors were brought over and the peasant- -regiments of the army on which the clergy could rely were used. The -chief result was to accelerate the withdrawal of Liberals and give -more color to the clerical cry of bloody Bolshevism.

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It was the usual pathetic failure. Addressing a large meeting +organized by the Communists in London at the beginning of the Civil +War, I had to listen to one of the leading Communist speakers +predicting that the victory of democracy was certain, because she +had just heard that the government had served out rifles to the +workers. Rifles -- and to untrained men -- in an age of tanks, +planes, and big guns! When will such people cease to think about +the barricades of 1848 or even about the Russian revolution of 1918 +with its unique conditions? The poor men made a heroic fight, but +Foreign Legionaries and Moors were brought over and the peasant- +regiments of the army on which the clergy could rely were used. The +chief result was to accelerate the withdrawal of Liberals and give +more color to the clerical cry of bloody Bolshevism.

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Still the Catholics were far from having won Spain. Robles -called for the execution of leaders of the revolt, and the -government refused. Very promptly, as we shall see, Spaniards of -great authority and integrity had established that the stories of -Red outrages were fabrications and that real and disgusting -outrages had been committed by the Moorish troops, the Catholic -Civil Guards, and even by religious communities. But Robles got the -post of Minister of War, and Franco, Queips de Llano, and other -tools of the priests, were appointed to commanding positions in the +

Still the Catholics were far from having won Spain. son'>Robles +called for the execution of leaders of the revolt, and the +government refused. Very promptly, as we shall see, Spaniards of +great authority and integrity had established that the stories of +Red outrages were fabrications and that real and disgusting +outrages had been committed by the Moorish troops, the Catholic +Civil Guards, and even by religious communities. But son'>Robles got the +post of Minister of War, and son'>Franco, Queips de Llano, and other +tools of the priests, were appointed to commanding positions in the army.

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In view of the seriousness of the situation, all radical -parties, united in a Popular Front, and at the election of -February, 1935, they -- though it is evident that at least more -than a million Anarchists and syndicalists still refused to vote -- -proved that the educated Spanish people remained, in spite of all -the scares, anti-clerical. Robles's Right coalition won 165 seats, -the Liberals -- those that remained republican and anti-clerical -- -52, and the Left, 256. Azana, the able Radical-Socialist leader, +

In view of the seriousness of the situation, all radical +parties, united in a Popular Front, and at the election of +February, 1935, they -- though it is evident that at least more +than a million Anarchists and syndicalists still refused to vote -- +proved that the educated Spanish people remained, in spite of all +the scares, anti-clerical. son'>Robles's Right coalition won 165 seats, +the Liberals -- those that remained republican and anti-clerical -- +52, and the Left, 256. Azana, the able Radical-Socialist leader, became Premier.

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This last free expression of the will of the Spanish people is -important because not only Catholic writers, but the press and -foreign statesmen, generally represented it as a victory for the -Right. This was done by a sophistical, indeed dishonest, quotation -of the votes cast instead of the seats won. British statesmen often -gave this as an excuse for their scandalous protection of the -intervention of the Germans and Italians. The vote's cast for -deputies of the Right were 4,750,000; for those of the Left, +

This last free expression of the will of the Spanish people is +important because not only Catholic writers, but the press and +foreign statesmen, generally represented it as a victory for the +Right. This was done by a sophistical, indeed dishonest, quotation +of the votes cast instead of the seats won. British statesmen often +gave this as an excuse for their scandalous protection of the +intervention of the Germans and Italians. The vote's cast for +deputies of the Right were 4,750,000; for those of the Left, 4,536,000. But apart from the fact that women now voted -- and aged -nuns were carried to the polling station in litters -- and that the -Right coalition included Agrarians and Liberals who hated the -Church but dreaded Communism, we have not only to add the Liberal -vote (340,000) to the Left votes as far as the Church is concerned -but to take into account its immense number of Anarchists and -Syndicalists who still did not vote. It is enough to say that, -although no election was ever more fiercely contested, of a total -electorate of 12,548,000, less than 10,000,000 voted.

+nuns were carried to the polling station in litters -- and that the +Right coalition included Agrarians and Liberals who hated the +Church but dreaded Communism, we have not only to add the Liberal +vote (340,000) to the Left votes as far as the Church is concerned +but to take into account its immense number of Anarchists and +Syndicalists who still did not vote. It is enough to say that, +although no election was ever more fiercely contested, of a total +electorate of 12,548,000, less than 10,000,000 voted.

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Broadly speaking, in any case, it was a scare-election, like -that which put Hitler in power in Germany. There was no longer a -clear-cut issue on the question of supporting the Church. The -tremendous fall in the Liberal vote sufficiently shows this. It was -a popular slogan of Freethinkers of the last century and the early -years of this that the destruction of superstition is "the greatest -of all causes." But when the economic issue was raised it was -discovered -- in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, and Spanish -America -- that the defense of the chance to make a fortune (which -not one in a thousand had any effective chance of making) was a -still greater cause. Let not the opponents of "the bloody -bourgeois" crow. In most countries they made a similar blunder in -abandoning the traditional Socialist fight against the Church. It -was, they said, converted; and it smiles today over spacious -cemeteries of their dead. Reform has to be won by concentrated -movements, but they must be united in an ideal that all reaction -must die.

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Broadly speaking, in any case, it was a scare-election, like +that which put son'>Hitler in power in Germany. There was no longer a +clear-cut issue on the question of supporting the Church. The +tremendous fall in the Liberal vote sufficiently shows this. It was +a popular slogan of Freethinkers of the last century and the early +years of this that the destruction of superstition is "the greatest +of all causes." But when the economic issue was raised it was +discovered -- in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, and Spanish +America -- that the defense of the chance to make a fortune (which +not one in a thousand had any effective chance of making) was a +still greater cause. Let not the opponents of "the bloody +bourgeois" crow. In most countries they made a similar blunder in +abandoning the traditional Socialist fight against the Church. It +was, they said, converted; and it smiles today over spacious +cemeteries of their dead. Reform has to be won by concentrated +movements, but they must be united in an ideal that all reaction +must die.

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These facts and reflections give the answer to the Catholic -cry, which was lamentably accepted in the world at large, during -the Civil War, that the Spanish people had repented of the hasty -enthusiasm of 1931 and 1932, or had discovered that it had been -duped, that the Franco-Mussolini-Hitler combine was a force of -liberation. The Spanish people did not vote on the same issues in -1931 and 1935, and they were in large part not the same votes. -There were the women, who had been left to the priests because this -was supposed to help to keep them chaste while their husbands had -mistresses's or frequented brothels, and there was a new generation -of voters of the age to which Robles and the priests particularly +

These facts and reflections give the answer to the Catholic +cry, which was lamentably accepted in the world at large, during +the Civil War, that the Spanish people had repented of the hasty +enthusiasm of 1931 and 1932, or had discovered that it had been +duped, that the son'>Franco-son'>Mussolini-son'>Hitler combine was a force of +liberation. The Spanish people did not vote on the same issues in +1931 and 1935, and they were in large part not the same votes. +There were the women, who had been left to the priests because this +was supposed to help to keep them chaste while their husbands had +mistresses's or frequented brothels, and there was a new generation +of voters of the age to which son'>Robles and the priests particularly appealed.

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But the chief fact to bear in mind is that the election- -figures themselves testify that the country was still in the -majority anti-Papal. The 4,750,000 votes cast for the Church -candidates, swollen by seared Liberals, disgruntled agrarians, -credulous dupes of outrage-stories, etc., were little more than -one-third of the electorate, or of the adult Spanish people. And, -like Hitler's push in 1932, it was a supreme effort. Other means -had to be sought, and the forces of the Right began at once to +

But the chief fact to bear in mind is that the election- +figures themselves testify that the country was still in the +majority anti-Papal. The 4,750,000 votes cast for the Church +candidates, swollen by seared Liberals, disgruntled agrarians, +credulous dupes of outrage-stories, etc., were little more than +one-third of the electorate, or of the adult Spanish people. And, +like son'>Hitler's push in 1932, it was a supreme effort. Other means +had to be sought, and the forces of the Right began at once to organize them.

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The Catholic (and at that time general) theory is that, seeing -the tide flow against them, the Reds began to murder their -opponents and plunge the country in an anarchy from which it had to -be saved. We have just the same plea in the case of Italy and the -glorification of Mussolini as its savior, and Professor Salvemini -has patiently and thoroughly proved that it is a tissue of lies. -What exactly happened in Spain we do not know. The confusion of the -Civil War, which soon opened, prevented any dispassionate Study of -the events which had immediately preceded it, and we can no more be -asked to accept statements about those events which were made under -the Franco regime than we can be asked to pay serious attention to -Fascist legends about Mussolini's early struggle and his thousands -of Fascist martyrs.

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The Catholic (and at that time general) theory is that, seeing +the tide flow against them, the Reds began to murder their +opponents and plunge the country in an anarchy from which it had to +be saved. We have just the same plea in the case of Italy and the +glorification of son'>Mussolini as its savior, and Professor son'>Salvemini +has patiently and thoroughly proved that it is a tissue of lies. +What exactly happened in Spain we do not know. The confusion of the +Civil War, which soon opened, prevented any dispassionate Study of +the events which had immediately preceded it, and we can no more be +asked to accept statements about those events which were made under +the son'>Franco regime than we can be asked to pay serious attention to +Fascist legends about son'>Mussolini's early struggle and his thousands +of Fascist martyrs.

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But so much is reliably known that even Professor Peers, the -pro-Catholic author of 'The Spanish Tragedy,' speaks of "an -epidemic of murder by gunmen, for at least some of which there was -an uncomfortably and rapidly growing suspicion that Fascism was -mainly responsible (p. 195). The phrase is inimitably professorial. -In the two chief incidents which were made the pretext for the -revolt the evidence is clear enough. A group of leading Socialists -coming out of a building in Madrid were shot down by gunmen. Can -there be a moment's serious doubt to which party the gunmen -belonged or by which they were hired? This led to the retaliatory -murder of a Catholic Falangist leader, and we shall equally not -hesitate to judge to which party the murderers belonged. Frango at -once declared that the country must be delivered and organized his -mercenaries, the Moors and Foreign Legionaries.

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But so much is reliably known that even Professor Peers, the +pro-Catholic author of 'The Spanish Tragedy,' speaks of "an +epidemic of murder by gunmen, for at least some of which there was +an uncomfortably and rapidly growing suspicion that Fascism was +mainly responsible (p. 195). The phrase is inimitably professorial. +In the two chief incidents which were made the pretext for the +revolt the evidence is clear enough. A group of leading Socialists +coming out of a building in Madrid were shot down by gunmen. Can +there be a moment's serious doubt to which party the gunmen +belonged or by which they were hired? This led to the retaliatory +murder of a Catholic son'>Falangist leader, and we shall equally not +hesitate to judge to which party the murderers belonged. Frango at +once declared that the country must be delivered and organized his +mercenaries, the Moors and Foreign Legionaries.

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Robles had got Franco appointed to the command in Morocco -where he had under his hand the force, which, as experience in the +

son'>Robles had got son'>Franco appointed to the command in Morocco +where he had under his hand the force, which, as experience in the revolt of 1934 had proved, could be relied upon to fight, and fight -brutally for its paymaster whatever the merits of the cause. In the -south of Spain, which is much more Catholic (largely for business

+brutally for its paymaster whatever the merits of the cause. In the +south of Spain, which is much more Catholic (largely for business

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reasons) than the Madrid and Barcelona regions, the command was given to the brutal and fanatical Catholic Queipo de Llano, the -Spanish gentleman, who, in a broadcast from Seville during the war, -said that they would pound up the Bolsheviks to make mortar for the -rebuilding of the churches. As many more Catholic officers as -possible had been put in the higher commands in the army and navy. -Few of them had more military ability than Franco and de Llano, but -they were Catholic's, at least in profession.

+Spanish gentleman, who, in a broadcast from Seville during the war, +said that they would pound up the Bolsheviks to make mortar for the +rebuilding of the churches. As many more Catholic officers as +possible had been put in the higher commands in the army and navy. +Few of them had more military ability than son'>Franco and de Llano, but +they were Catholic's, at least in profession.

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This had been done while Robles, the friend of the Jesuits, -was Minister of War (May to December, 1935), a year before Franco, -on July 19, 1936, led his noble band of crusaders for the Holy -Faith, the half-savage and fanatically Moslem Moors and the scum of -the Foreign Legion, across the straits to the South of Spain, where -his fellow-conspirators waited, No serious writer hesitates to -conclude that it was done in preparation for a revolt against the -government and Constitution to which these Spanish gentlemen had, -and like Alfonso the Great, taken an oath of loyalty. The -government leaders, in fact said, when the rebellion broke out, +

This had been done while son'>Robles, the friend of the Jesuits, +was Minister of War (May to December, 1935), a year before son'>Franco, +on July 19, 1936, led his noble band of crusaders for the Holy +Faith, the half-savage and fanatically son'>Moslem Moors and the scum of +the Foreign Legion, across the straits to the South of Spain, where +his fellow-conspirators waited, No serious writer hesitates to +conclude that it was done in preparation for a revolt against the +government and Constitution to which these Spanish gentlemen had, +and like son'>Alfonso the Great, taken an oath of loyalty. The +government leaders, in fact said, when the rebellion broke out, that they were fully aware of the plot and did not fear it. They -believed that the far greater part of the Spanish army was loyal, -and this proved to be the case in Madrid and many other places. -Their conduct seems feeble and incompetent unless we suppose that -they regarded a revolt, which they would certainly defeat, as an -opportunity to destroy the growing menace of the Falangists.

+believed that the far greater part of the Spanish army was loyal, +and this proved to be the case in Madrid and many other places. +Their conduct seems feeble and incompetent unless we suppose that +they regarded a revolt, which they would certainly defeat, as an +opportunity to destroy the growing menace of the son'>Falangists.

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The early course of the war fairly justifies that expectation. -and one cannot say that they ought to have foreseen that Italy and -Germany would play the part of the First and Second Murderers. -Careful attention to Franco's pilgrimages to Berlin and Rome in -1936 might have warned them but we must admit that no one would +

The early course of the war fairly justifies that expectation. +and one cannot say that they ought to have foreseen that Italy and +Germany would play the part of the First and Second Murderers. +Careful attention to son'>Franco's pilgrimages to Berlin and Rome in +1936 might have warned them but we must admit that no one would have expected France and Britain to look on placidly, and even give -most vital assistance, while German and Italian troops butchered -the heroic Spanish people and even, as in the bombing of Guernica, +most vital assistance, while German and Italian troops butchered +the heroic Spanish people and even, as in the bombing of son'>Guernica, coldly gave their airmen practice for the coming war on France and Britain.

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In the case of France Vatican influence counted very -materially. We shall see in a later book how close at this time was +

In the case of France Vatican influence counted very +materially. We shall see in a later book how close at this time was the cooperation between the Vatican and what it called "the -government of Jews and Freemasons." For the shame and hypocrisy of -Britain's action, there is no excuse. The so-called Committee for +government of Jews and Freemasons." For the shame and hypocrisy of +Britain's action, there is no excuse. The so-called Committee for the Protection of Non-Intervention in Spain ought frankly to have been called the Committee for the Protection of Intervention. The -very moderate supply of arms by distant Russia -- and even this -began only after the Italian intervention -- was made an excuse for -condoning the massive and indispensable assistance of Italy and -Germany. Nearer the truth was the plea that Mussolini "Could not -afford to see a Communist state established so near to Italy". -These French and British statesmen know now, to their cost, how -little they could afford to see a Fascist state created in Span. -But the plain truth which illumines the whole of that dark and -ghastly and stupid period of preparation, is that they did not want -to see a Socialist state set up anywhere, and, with all their -hypocritical professions, they murder the Spanish people, although -their Foreign Offices must have known that Communism was the -weakest element in the Frente Popular and there was no question of -following the Russian political model in Spain.

+very moderate supply of arms by distant Russia -- and even this +began only after the Italian intervention -- was made an excuse for +condoning the massive and indispensable assistance of Italy and +Germany. Nearer the truth was the plea that son'>Mussolini "Could not +afford to see a Communist state established so near to Italy". +These French and British statesmen know now, to their cost, how +little they could afford to see a Fascist state created in Span. +But the plain truth which illumines the whole of that dark and +ghastly and stupid period of preparation, is that they did not want +to see a Socialist state set up anywhere, and, with all their +hypocritical professions, they murder the Spanish people, although +their Foreign Offices must have known that Communism was the +weakest element in the Frente Popular and there was no question of +following the Russian political model in Spain.

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Whether or no Pacelli-Pius had from the start a further -intention than the restoration of the Church in Spain he clearly -saw it in time as part of a larger plan. For Mussolini, the -conquest of Spain was, part of his design of securing mastery of -the Mediterranean and cutting one of the main arteries of the -British Empire. For Hitler it was the removal of a possible menace -to his conquest of France and the possession of a bridge to Africa -when the time came to enslave the Italians as well as the French. -Blinded by their anti-Socialist zeal, no English statesman foresaw -this and realized of what enormous value to them in the coming -struggle against Fascism a democratic Spain would be. Pacelli -shared their "sacred fury" against Socialism, but the course of -events now gave him the plan of a bloc or League of Catholic Powers -by which he hopes to counteract Germany even if it is victorious, -and in any case to, in his own words, counterbalance the influence -of the American and British branches of his Church.

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Whether or no son'>Pacelli-Pius had from the start a further +intention than the restoration of the Church in Spain he clearly +saw it in time as part of a larger plan. For son'>Mussolini, the +conquest of Spain was, part of his design of securing mastery of +the Mediterranean and cutting one of the main arteries of the +British Empire. For son'>Hitler it was the removal of a possible menace +to his conquest of France and the possession of a bridge to Africa +when the time came to enslave the Italians as well as the French. +Blinded by their anti-Socialist zeal, no English statesman foresaw +this and realized of what enormous value to them in the coming +struggle against Fascism a democratic Spain would be. son'>Pacelli +shared their "sacred fury" against Socialism, but the course of +events now gave him the plan of a bloc or League of Catholic Powers +by which he hopes to counteract Germany even if it is victorious, +and in any case to, in his own words, counterbalance the influence +of the American and British branches of his Church.

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There is no need to wait for the tranquil post-war days to -get a just estimate of the action of the Black International in -Spain. Even if there were not a scrap of documentary evidence no -one with even an elementary of the Vatican and of modern Spanish -history could daub that the plot was concerted and carried out in -the closest cooperation with the Church, which would gain most of -all by the success of the revolt.

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There is no need to wait for the tranquil post-war days to +get a just estimate of the action of the Black International in +Spain. Even if there were not a scrap of documentary evidence no +one with even an elementary of the Vatican and of modern Spanish +history could daub that the plot was concerted and carried out in +the closest cooperation with the Church, which would gain most of +all by the success of the revolt.

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But there is plenty of evidence: not evidence of a secret -plot, but of the most open and enthusiastic support of the rebels -by the Spanish Church and the Vatican. There was nothing secret -about it. Whether Franco in his visit to Rome before the revolt -apprised Pacelli of his plans and asked the Papal blessing -- -remember that this is just what the Irish rebels had done in 1916 --- does not matter. He was in the closest touch with the hierarchy -in Spain and as he raised the flag of revolt (and perjury) all the -Spanish bishops but three, who were in a delicate Position. -declared for him. Every priest and every convent welcomed the -rebels as they came along and helped them. It would be very -extraordinary if they had not done so, seeing that Franco came as -a crusader to smite the infidels, who, they said, had persecuted -them for five years. Catholics everywhere provided the mass of -traitors within the gates which has added a new term to military +

But there is plenty of evidence: not evidence of a secret +plot, but of the most open and enthusiastic support of the rebels +by the Spanish Church and the Vatican. There was nothing secret +about it. Whether son'>Franco in his visit to Rome before the revolt +apprised son'>Pacelli of his plans and asked the Papal blessing -- +remember that this is just what the Irish rebels had done in 1916 +-- does not matter. He was in the closest touch with the hierarchy +in Spain and as he raised the flag of revolt (and perjury) all the +Spanish bishops but three, who were in a delicate Position. +declared for him. Every priest and every convent welcomed the +rebels as they came along and helped them. It would be very +extraordinary if they had not done so, seeing that son'>Franco came as +a crusader to smite the infidels, who, they said, had persecuted +them for five years. Catholics everywhere provided the mass of +traitors within the gates which has added a new term to military literature: the Fifth Column.

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But the Papacy or its Secretary of State very soon made a declaration which identified it with the holy war from the -beginning. Bishops, priests, and nun, who had understood that -Franco and his had pious colleagues had corrupted the entire army -and had, in the expectation of speedy victory, declared themselves -prematurely, had to fly before the just anger of the people and the -government troops. It will be remembered that with all his Catholic -troops and Moslem fanatics, his jail-birds of the Foreign Legion -and his Irish Brigade, his Germans, and his Italians, Franco took -two years to conquer half of Spain: a very singular situation if it -were true that the anti-clerics were a minority. A large number of -bishops, priests, and nuns made their way to Rome, and on September +beginning. Bishops, priests, and nun, who had understood that +son'>Franco and his had pious colleagues had corrupted the entire army +and had, in the expectation of speedy victory, declared themselves +prematurely, had to fly before the just anger of the people and the +government troops. It will be remembered that with all his Catholic +troops and Moslem fanatics, his jail-birds of the Foreign Legion +and his Irish Brigade, his Germans, and his Italians, son'>Franco took +two years to conquer half of Spain: a very singular situation if it +were true that the anti-clerics were a minority. A large number of +bishops, priests, and nuns made their way to Rome, and on September 14, 1936, the aged them. - Bank of Wisdom - Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 + Bank of Wisdom + Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 13 . THE VATICAN BURIES INTERNATIONAL LAW

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The speech which was published, has none of the halting -senility of the Pope. It was a carefully-prepared address. lt would -in any case commit the Vatican to the side of the rebels as well as -the local hierarchy, but it is easy to recognize the accents of -Pacelli, to whose department the preparing of the address properly -belonged. It was this document written for broadcasting through the -Catholic to world, to which Pacelli was now appealing to work for -the extinction of Bolshevism in Spain, Russia, and Mexico. It was -published in England by the Catholic Truth Society with the title -'The Spanish Terror' and might be described as the bugle-call of -that war upon Bolshevism, which made the Church the intimate ally -of all the forces of privilege and of the vilest criminals in five -centuries of European history.

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The speech which was published, has none of the halting +senility of the son'>Pope. It was a carefully-prepared address. lt would +in any case commit the Vatican to the side of the rebels as well as +the local hierarchy, but it is easy to recognize the accents of +son'>Pacelli, to whose department the preparing of the address properly +belonged. It was this document written for broadcasting through the +Catholic to world, to which son'>Pacelli was now appealing to work for +the extinction of Bolshevism in Spain, Russia, and Mexico. It was +published in England by the Catholic Truth Society with the title +'The Spanish Terror' and might be described as the bugle-call of +that war upon Bolshevism, which made the Church the intimate ally +of all the forces of privilege and of the vilest criminals in five +centuries of European history.

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Frankly, though the press generally reproduced some of its -sonorous phrases with deep respect, it was ludicrous. "All that was -most fundamentally human and most profoundly divine" was being -trodden under foot. This is bad enough when we reflect on the -splendid human service that the Socialist-Liberal coalition had -rendered and the clerical Fascists have destroyed, but Some of the -priests and nuns must have had difficulty in refraining from -Smiling when the Pope included amongst the victims "the fruitful -activity of lives wholly dedicated to religion, to science, and to -charity." The morals of the Spanish clergy are notorious, but their -devotion to science must be a profound secret. All these holy -things were "assaulted, violated, destroyed" -- it reads like the -first sentence of a famous speech of Cicero's -- "in the most -ruthless and barbarous ways, in an unbridled and unparalleled -confusion of forces so savage and cruel", etc. There had been a -"satanic preparation" -- a perfectly childish representation of the -facts -- for "the flame of hatred and savage persecution" such as -the Catholic Church, and it alone, is so apt to experience. There -was, in fine, an attempt to "subvert established order of every -kind from Russia to China, from Mexico to South America."

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Frankly, though the press generally reproduced some of its +sonorous phrases with deep respect, it was ludicrous. "All that was +most fundamentally human and most profoundly divine" was being +trodden under foot. This is bad enough when we reflect on the +splendid human service that the Socialist-Liberal coalition had +rendered and the clerical Fascists have destroyed, but Some of the +priests and nuns must have had difficulty in refraining from +Smiling when the son'>Pope included amongst the victims "the fruitful +activity of lives wholly dedicated to religion, to science, and to +charity." The morals of the Spanish clergy are notorious, but their +devotion to science must be a profound secret. All these holy +things were "assaulted, violated, destroyed" -- it reads like the +first sentence of a famous speech of son'>Cicero's -- "in the most +ruthless and barbarous ways, in an unbridled and unparalleled +confusion of forces so savage and cruel", etc. There had been a +"satanic preparation" -- a perfectly childish representation of the +facts -- for "the flame of hatred and savage persecution" such as +the Catholic Church, and it alone, is so apt to experience. There +was, in fine, an attempt to "subvert established order of every +kind from Russia to China, from Mexico to South America."

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The reader will not expect me to analyze this preposterous -stuff -- the Pope talks as if it were the anti-clericals Who had -revolted -- but he will reflect that it served Pacelli's purpose. -From the time of its distribution over the Catholic world and the -reproduction of its gorgeous phrases in the secular press it -prepared men to swallow every tale of Red outrages that the -Falangists cared to concoct; it made Catholics more blindly bitter -than ever against Russia; it put in a good word for the Pope's -Japanese friends; and it represented Hitler and Mussolini as -respectable crusaders who at great sacrifice, were striking a blow -for civilization. The Papal banner was the first foreign flag to -wave over Franco's diplomatic headquarters at Salamanca, and even -such ghastly massacres as that at Guernica did not receive a word -of disapproval. Catholic Portugal was encouraged to act as a -feeding ground for Franco's armies. American and British Catholics -poured their dollars or pounds into a common collecting box with -the bankers and stock brokers. Ireland and Poland -- pathetically --- resounded with the slogan, "For God and Spain," and Duffy -pompously led his Irish Brigade to join the young English Tories -who were enlisted in a London hotel to serve under Franco. So mean -a disposition was create by the Pope's words that British Catholics -threatened to secede from the Trade Unions if the collection of

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The reader will not expect me to analyze this preposterous +stuff -- the son'>Pope talks as if it were the anti-clericals Who had +revolted -- but he will reflect that it served son'>Pacelli's purpose. +From the time of its distribution over the Catholic world and the +reproduction of its gorgeous phrases in the secular press it +prepared men to swallow every tale of Red outrages that the +son'>Falangists cared to concoct; it made Catholics more blindly bitter +than ever against Russia; it put in a good word for the son'>Pope's +Japanese friends; and it represented son'>Hitler and son'>Mussolini as +respectable crusaders who at great sacrifice, were striking a blow +for civilization. The Papal banner was the first foreign flag to +wave over son'>Franco's diplomatic headquarters at Salamanca, and even +such ghastly massacres as that at son'>Guernica did not receive a word +of disapproval. Catholic Portugal was encouraged to act as a +feeding ground for son'>Franco's armies. American and British Catholics +poured their dollars or pounds into a common collecting box with +the bankers and stock brokers. Ireland and Poland -- pathetically +-- resounded with the slogan, "For God and Spain," and son'>Duffy +pompously led his Irish Brigade to join the young English Tories +who were enlisted in a London hotel to serve under son'>Franco. So mean +a disposition was create by the son'>Pope's words that British Catholics +threatened to secede from the Trade Unions if the collection of

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funds for loyalist Spain was not stopped, and Catholic mothers in -some places compelled the Cooperative Movement to abandon its -humane plan of sending milk to the half-starved Spanish children. -The activity of British Catholics materially helped to sustain the -government in that ignoble surrender to Hitler and Mussolini by -allowing unlimited intervention, for which it has paid so dearly; -and they felt no misgivings when the Vatican, asked to join in the -French and British protest against the beginning of the bombing of -civilians, replied that it must avoid even the suspicion of -interfering in polities!

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funds for loyalist Spain was not stopped, and Catholic mothers in +some places compelled the Cooperative Movement to abandon its +humane plan of sending milk to the half-starved Spanish children. +The activity of British Catholics materially helped to sustain the +government in that ignoble surrender to son'>Hitler and son'>Mussolini by +allowing unlimited intervention, for which it has paid so dearly; +and they felt no misgivings when the Vatican, asked to join in the +French and British protest against the beginning of the bombing of +civilians, replied that it must avoid even the suspicion of +interfering in polities!

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At the time when the drowsy Pope spoke about the satanic -preparation and the unparalleled outpour of barbarism, phrases -which were simply an expression of Pacelli's bitter disappointment -at the failure of the rebellion -- no one seriously believes that -it would have won without the Italians and Germans -- there had -probably been a lot of rough treatment on both sides. The Moors -were furious at winning so little of the promised loot; the Spanish -people were furious because the Church again resorted to bloodshed, -and against a government returned to power by the majority of the -people after the priests had called up every Catholic voter in the -Republic. Some day we may know just what was done, on both sides, -in violation of what are called the usages of civilized warfare. We -cannot expect to learn this from Spain as it is today, but if any -man imagines that the priests and nuns just went on serenely saying -their prayers until the "sadistic" Reds burst in upon them he must -take his information from novels and Catholic newspapers.

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At the time when the drowsy son'>Pope spoke about the satanic +preparation and the unparalleled outpour of barbarism, phrases +which were simply an expression of son'>Pacelli's bitter disappointment +at the failure of the rebellion -- no one seriously believes that +it would have won without the Italians and Germans -- there had +probably been a lot of rough treatment on both sides. The Moors +were furious at winning so little of the promised loot; the Spanish +people were furious because the Church again resorted to bloodshed, +and against a government returned to power by the majority of the +people after the priests had called up every Catholic voter in the +Republic. Some day we may know just what was done, on both sides, +in violation of what are called the usages of civilized warfare. We +cannot expect to learn this from Spain as it is today, but if any +man imagines that the priests and nuns just went on serenely saying +their prayers until the "sadistic" Reds burst in upon them he must +take his information from novels and Catholic newspapers.

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We are, however, not without helpful material. Two years -earlier there had been, as I said, a minor war of the same -combatants, and the Catholic press and much of the secular press -had given terrible stories of outrages by Socialists and -Communists, There always have been such stories since the French -Revolution, and Catholics, being forbidden to read the truth, still -cherish some of the picturesque lies -- like that of the prostitute -on an altar of Notre Dame -- told by the refugee priests of a +

We are, however, not without helpful material. Two years +earlier there had been, as I said, a minor war of the same +combatants, and the Catholic press and much of the secular press +had given terrible stories of outrages by Socialists and +Communists, There always have been such stories since the French +Revolution, and Catholics, being forbidden to read the truth, still +cherish some of the picturesque lies -- like that of the prostitute +on an altar of Notre Dame -- told by the refugee priests of a century and a half ago.

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After the suppression of the revolt of 1934, Lord Listowel and -Ellen Wilkinson went to Spain to investigate the stories. of -outrages. I had a talk with them after their return. They had the -written assurance of the President of the Republic Zamora (a -Catholic) and the Liberal premier Lerroux, that the stories of -outrage's committed by the anti-clericals were false, and when they -went to the supposed locality of the outrages to verify this, the -Catholic authorities prevented them, and, on the absurd pretense -that their inquiry so infuriated the people that their lives were -in danger, rushed them to the frontier. But in Spain itself the -boot was rather on the other foot. It was the champions of the -Church who had committed outrages; the Moors, the Catholic soldiers -or Civil Guards, and in some cases religious brothers. These -stories of Catholic brutality were severely investigated on the -spot by Professor Fernando de los Rios, an ex-Minister of -Education, Senior F.G. Ordas, a Liberal ex-Minister of Commerce, -and the lawyer Alvarez del Vayo, and they were found to be horribly -true. They made independent examinations and, unlike the retailers -of Red atrocities, they gave full names and places in their lengthy

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After the suppression of the revolt of 1934, Lord son'>Listowel and +son'>Ellen Wilkinson went to Spain to investigate the stories. of +outrages. I had a talk with them after their return. They had the +written assurance of the President of the Republic Zamora (a +Catholic) and the Liberal premier son'>Lerroux, that the stories of +outrage's committed by the anti-clericals were false, and when they +went to the supposed locality of the outrages to verify this, the +Catholic authorities prevented them, and, on the absurd pretense +that their inquiry so infuriated the people that their lives were +in danger, rushed them to the frontier. But in Spain itself the +boot was rather on the other foot. It was the champions of the +Church who had committed outrages; the Moors, the Catholic soldiers +or Civil Guards, and in some cases religious brothers. These +stories of Catholic brutality were severely investigated on the +spot by Professor son'>Fernando de los Rios, an ex-Minister of +Education, Senior F.G. Ordas, a Liberal ex-Minister of Commerce, +and the lawyer son'>Alvarez del son'>Vayo, and they were found to be horribly +true. They made independent examinations and, unlike the retailers +of Red atrocities, they gave full names and places in their lengthy

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reports. Mrs. Leah Manning has a digest of these three reports in -the appendix of her book, 'What I Saw In Spain' (1934), and she -tells how some of the stories of Red outrages were fabricated.

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reports. Mrs. son'>Leah Manning has a digest of these three reports in +the appendix of her book, 'What I Saw In Spain' (1934), and she +tells how some of the stories of Red outrages were fabricated.

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The best one can say, therefore, for Pacelli's scalding -rhetoric is that he had made no serious inquiry, but he inflamed -the entire Catholic world and so gilded the action of Hitler and -Mussolini in the eyes of the world in general that he is in a large -measure responsible for the failure of democracies to see what the -real and ulterior aim of those butchers was. On the other hand, -Pacelli, like every Catholic writer in the world, and a good many -others, perpetrated an utter absurdity and declined to notice it. -It is the contention that Spain is overwhelmingly Catholic, yet a -small minority of "satanic" folk carried every free election for -five years and held half the country for two year's against the -other half, and the fleets, air-fleets, tanks, and guns, of the two -most powerful nations in Europe! It is stupid to talk about Russia. -It did what it could, but for sheer geographical reasons it could +

The best one can say, therefore, for son'>Pacelli's scalding +rhetoric is that he had made no serious inquiry, but he inflamed +the entire Catholic world and so gilded the action of son'>Hitler and +son'>Mussolini in the eyes of the world in general that he is in a large +measure responsible for the failure of democracies to see what the +real and ulterior aim of those butchers was. On the other hand, +son'>Pacelli, like every Catholic writer in the world, and a good many +others, perpetrated an utter absurdity and declined to notice it. +It is the contention that Spain is overwhelmingly Catholic, yet a +small minority of "satanic" folk carried every free election for +five years and held half the country for two year's against the +other half, and the fleets, air-fleets, tanks, and guns, of the two +most powerful nations in Europe! It is stupid to talk about Russia. +It did what it could, but for sheer geographical reasons it could not do much.

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Before the end of the war a reluctant press felt itself -compelled to speak admiringly of the heroism of the Spanish people. -Theirs, on the anti-clerical side, was a war of the common folk, -the workers and their wives and sons and daughters. They had no -mercenary foreign troops, for the French and British volunteers, -hampered in every way in their enlistment by their governments, -were comparatively very few, and there were still less Russians, as -was proved at the close. It was the people of Spain who held up the -Spanish, German, and Italian armies, backed by Portuguese Fascist -help -- that was why Franco had at once secured the Portuguese -frontier -- and British and American funds for two years. Yet the -same papers that told the story continued to repeat that Spain was -Solidly Catholic, though every loyalist soldier, every boy and girl -who helped them, was under the direst ban of the Church. And -Catholics continued, and continue, to drone about that remarkable -minority of Satanists who are supposed to have carried every -Spanish election for five years and then somehow contrived to get -the people to fight passionately for them for two years. The -miracles of Lourdes are pale in comparison.

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Before the end of the war a reluctant press felt itself +compelled to speak admiringly of the heroism of the Spanish people. +Theirs, on the anti-clerical side, was a war of the common folk, +the workers and their wives and sons and daughters. They had no +mercenary foreign troops, for the French and British volunteers, +hampered in every way in their enlistment by their governments, +were comparatively very few, and there were still less Russians, as +was proved at the close. It was the people of Spain who held up the +Spanish, German, and Italian armies, backed by Portuguese Fascist +help -- that was why son'>Franco had at once secured the Portuguese +frontier -- and British and American funds for two years. Yet the +same papers that told the story continued to repeat that Spain was +Solidly Catholic, though every loyalist soldier, every boy and girl +who helped them, was under the direst ban of the Church. And +Catholics continued, and continue, to drone about that remarkable +minority of Satanists who are supposed to have carried every +Spanish election for five years and then somehow contrived to get +the people to fight passionately for them for two years. The +miracles of son'>Lourdes are pale in comparison.

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Yet, in face of the most elementary common-sense, there is -hardly any lie that has been put out by the Vatican to cover its -policy of cooperation with crime and consecration of bloodshed that -has had a wider acceptance. I do not know whether George Seldes, -author of 'The Vatican,' is or is not a Catholic, but on this point -he beat the Jesuits, He says that there are only 30,000 non- -Catholics in Spain, and then he sees nothing to be explained in the -magnificent defense of the people of Spain under a shower of -anathemas from the Church! Then there is that quaint political -sport -- in the biological sense -- McGovern, the Catholic -Socialist Member of the British Parliament, the man who was chiefly -responsible for the abandonment of the anti-church policy of the -British advanced Labor; and his Church now gloats over the -destruction of Communism. He is supposed to have studied Spain on -the spot, and he is an honest man whatever you think of his -ability. He says that all but about one million of the Spaniards -are Catholics; which still leaves the tail wagging the dog for -seven years in a most mysterious way.

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Yet, in face of the most elementary common-sense, there is +hardly any lie that has been put out by the Vatican to cover its +policy of cooperation with crime and consecration of bloodshed that +has had a wider acceptance. I do not know whether son'>George Seldes, +author of 'The Vatican,' is or is not a Catholic, but on this point +he beat the Jesuits, He says that there are only 30,000 non- +Catholics in Spain, and then he sees nothing to be explained in the +magnificent defense of the people of Spain under a shower of +anathemas from the Church! Then there is that quaint political +sport -- in the biological sense -- son'>McGovern, the Catholic +Socialist Member of the British Parliament, the man who was chiefly +responsible for the abandonment of the anti-church policy of the +British advanced Labor; and his Church now gloats over the +destruction of Communism. He is supposed to have studied Spain on +the spot, and he is an honest man whatever you think of his +ability. He says that all but about one million of the Spaniards +are Catholics; which still leaves the tail wagging the dog for +seven years in a most mysterious way.

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Curiously enough the Catholic writer who comes nearest to the -truth is a Jesuit, the Irish priest, Father Gannon. In the 'Irish -Times' (January 23, 1937), he said that there are "ten or fifteen -million Catholics" in Spain. Apparently he thought it wise to admit -how far the corruption of the innocent people by the sadistic -minority (as the Catholic, Sir P. Gibbs deliberately calls them) -had gone. The phrase "ten or fifteen" is rather loose even for a -Jesuit, especially when you are thinking of millions. Let us split -the difference and say that the priest claims only about 12,000,000 -Catholics in Spain out of a total population of 29,000,000. We get -near commons-sense at last, and we will not quibble with so -generous an admission. The only interpretation of Spanish life from -1931 to 1938 that is not completely ridiculous is that the majority -of the Spaniards had quitted the Church. That, means a loss of at -least 15,000,000 and fully explains the policy of the Black +

Curiously enough the Catholic writer who comes nearest to the +truth is a Jesuit, the Irish priest, Father son'>Gannon. In the 'Irish +Times' (January 23, 1937), he said that there are "ten or fifteen +million Catholics" in Spain. Apparently he thought it wise to admit +how far the corruption of the innocent people by the sadistic +minority (as the Catholic, Sir P. Gibbs deliberately calls them) +had gone. The phrase "ten or fifteen" is rather loose even for a +Jesuit, especially when you are thinking of millions. Let us split +the difference and say that the priest claims only about 12,000,000 +Catholics in Spain out of a total population of 29,000,000. We get +near commons-sense at last, and we will not quibble with so +generous an admission. The only interpretation of Spanish life from +1931 to 1938 that is not completely ridiculous is that the majority +of the Spaniards had quitted the Church. That, means a loss of at +least 15,000,000 and fully explains the policy of the Black International in that country.

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The Church shared the spoils, in fact got most of them. It was -restored to the despotic and parasitic position it had had before -1931, and the tinfoil Dictator, the most ridiculous specimen of the -brood in Europe, awarded it an annual subsidy of 65,000,000 -pesetas. The country was and is, half-starved, reduced to -international beggary, but the Church has always been willing to -overlook that misfortune of its supporters. From all sides the -priests called for the rebuilding of their churches, seminaries, -monasteries, etc., and this made a further drain upon the slender -public purse. The remains of the dissipated General de Rivera, -whose character, Ibanez, had so ruthlessly revealed to the whole -civilized world, were transferred with gorgeous religious and -secular ceremony to the Escurial, the palace of the dead Kings of -Spain. If the flimsy structure of the new dictatorship lasts long -enough I expect to hear of him being canonized. Many young ladies -in Madrid and Paris will be interested.

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The Church shared the spoils, in fact got most of them. It was +restored to the despotic and parasitic position it had had before +1931, and the tinfoil Dictator, the most ridiculous specimen of the +brood in Europe, awarded it an annual subsidy of 65,000,000 +pesetas. The country was and is, half-starved, reduced to +international beggary, but the Church has always been willing to +overlook that misfortune of its supporters. From all sides the +priests called for the rebuilding of their churches, seminaries, +monasteries, etc., and this made a further drain upon the slender +public purse. The remains of the dissipated General de Rivera, +whose character, Ibanez, had so ruthlessly revealed to the whole +civilized world, were transferred with gorgeous religious and +secular ceremony to the Escurial, the palace of the dead Kings of +Spain. If the flimsy structure of the new dictatorship lasts long +enough I expect to hear of him being canonized. Many young ladies +in Madrid and Paris will be interested.

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Naturally all the fine work of the Liberal-Socialist coalition -was destroyed. It is one of the gems of the Papal speech which I -quoted above that the satanic Reds destroyed science, whereas, they -had done splendid work in restoring science in Spain, and a child -would know that the rebels and their priests would ruin this. The -system of education which had drawn hundreds of students of -pedagogy from all parts was abolished. Manuals of history of a -childishly mendacious character were substituted for the excellent -text books and priests and nuns had the run of the class rooms. -Whatever dropped and withered there must be money for "religion." -So greedy was the Church that by the end of 1940 there was bitter -murmuring against the priests among the Falangists, and Franco was -compelled to defy the Vatican over the appointment of bishops. It -only required this "quarrel over investitures" to complete the -restoration of the Middle Ages. But the Vatican won, of course. -Without German, Italian, and clerical protection, the Spanish -people, low as they have fallen, would sweep away the perjured -adventurer and his popin-jay brothier-in-law in a month. The army -is divided and in large part ripe for rebellion.

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Naturally all the fine work of the Liberal-Socialist coalition +was destroyed. It is one of the gems of the Papal speech which I +quoted above that the satanic Reds destroyed science, whereas, they +had done splendid work in restoring science in Spain, and a child +would know that the rebels and their priests would ruin this. The +system of education which had drawn hundreds of students of +pedagogy from all parts was abolished. Manuals of history of a +childishly mendacious character were substituted for the excellent +text books and priests and nuns had the run of the class rooms. +Whatever dropped and withered there must be money for "religion." +So greedy was the Church that by the end of 1940 there was bitter +murmuring against the priests among the son'>Falangists, and son'>Franco was +compelled to defy the Vatican over the appointment of bishops. It +only required this "quarrel over investitures" to complete the +restoration of the Middle Ages. But the Vatican won, of course. +Without German, Italian, and clerical protection, the Spanish +people, low as they have fallen, would sweep away the perjured +adventurer and his popin-jay brothier-in-law in a month. The army +is divided and in large part ripe for rebellion.

And the 15,000,000 who had quitted the Church? Turn back to -the French girl's narrative which I have quoted. Tens of thousands -of the rank and file of them are taken out of vile jails to sing -hymns and Fascist chants with a whip raised over their backs, while

+the French girl's narrative which I have quoted. Tens of thousands +of the rank and file of them are taken out of vile jails to sing +hymns and Fascist chants with a whip raised over their backs, while

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the chaplain enjoys his bottle in the background. Hundreds of their -leaders who survived the war are buried like dogs. Still the firing -squads are busy all over Spain. The American Catholic must not read -these things. He is told that there are only 30,000 folk, who had -quitted the Church and they are "under restraint." He will find it -out when Fascism is destroyed and something more painful than the -"terrific propaganda" which Cardinal Hinsley foresees will fall -upon his Church in Italy. France, Portugal, Spain, and Spanish -America. The Pope knows it and stakes everything on the victory of -Fascism.

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the chaplain enjoys his bottle in the background. Hundreds of their +leaders who survived the war are buried like dogs. Still the firing +squads are busy all over Spain. The American Catholic must not read +these things. He is told that there are only 30,000 folk, who had +quitted the Church and they are "under restraint." He will find it +out when Fascism is destroyed and something more painful than the +"terrific propaganda" which Cardinal Hinsley foresees will fall +upon his Church in Italy. France, Portugal, Spain, and Spanish +America. The son'>Pope knows it and stakes everything on the victory of +Fascism.

The Church linked Portugal with Spain in the Civil War. Here -again the record of the Black International is vile. To the middle -of the last century, Portugal had the same fate as Spain. A king of -disreputable character surrounded by fawning bishops, slew or -tortured tens of thousands of rebels against Church and feudalism. -But reform, or moderation set in earlier in that compact little -country than in Spain. When another disreputable monarch began to -play tricks in the early years of this century the middle-class -Liberals drove him out, set up a Republic and stripped the Church -of all its privileges. Then came the tragic dilemma -- feudalism or -Socialism, finance or freedom -- and before the specter of the down -the Reds, men took down their anti-clerical banners. Portugal -became a military dictatorship with the Church in full power once +again the record of the Black International is vile. To the middle +of the last century, Portugal had the same fate as Spain. A king of +disreputable character surrounded by fawning bishops, slew or +tortured tens of thousands of rebels against Church and feudalism. +But reform, or moderation set in earlier in that compact little +country than in Spain. When another disreputable monarch began to +play tricks in the early years of this century the middle-class +Liberals drove him out, set up a Republic and stripped the Church +of all its privileges. Then came the tragic dilemma -- feudalism or +Socialism, finance or freedom -- and before the specter of the down +the Reds, men took down their anti-clerical banners. Portugal +became a military dictatorship with the Church in full power once more.

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Under President General Cremona and Premier Dr. Salazar, -Portugal is what is humorously called a corporative state. The late -Pope, who knew as much about economics and sociology as a child in -a primary school does, gave the Catholic world one of those -Encyclicals which it admires so much, saying that Italy's -corporative state is the ideal for reconciling capital and labor +

Under President General son'>Cremona and Premier Dr. Salazar, +Portugal is what is humorously called a corporative state. The late +son'>Pope, who knew as much about economics and sociology as a child in +a primary school does, gave the Catholic world one of those +Encyclicals which it admires so much, saying that Italy's +corporative state is the ideal for reconciling capital and labor and honoring the Church. Naturally, you would not expect a -churchman to notice that this corporative state was a ghastly -failure, even economically, in his own country, Italy; that crime -was rising by leaps and bounds, and the schools were rotting. In -Portugal, where more than half the people are still pious, -illiterate, and densely ignorant, it was comparatively easy; and -the Jesuits, who had been expelled, were brought back to help. So -the corporative state was established. What did it matter to the +churchman to notice that this corporative state was a ghastly +failure, even economically, in his own country, Italy; that crime +was rising by leaps and bounds, and the schools were rotting. In +Portugal, where more than half the people are still pious, +illiterate, and densely ignorant, it was comparatively easy; and +the Jesuits, who had been expelled, were brought back to help. So +the corporative state was established. What did it matter to the Papacy that, concentrating power over capital and labor in one pair -of hands, it was the ideal form of state for an aggressive -imperialistic dictator? Mussolini must have smiled.

+of hands, it was the ideal form of state for an aggressive +imperialistic dictator? son'>Mussolini must have smiled.

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We may take it that Pacelli was the chief author of the -Encyclical 'Quadragesimo Anno' (1931) in which the Pope summoned -all Catholic countries to adopt the form of the corporative state. +

We may take it that son'>Pacelli was the chief author of the +Encyclical 'Quadragesimo Anno' (1931) in which the son'>Pope summoned +all Catholic countries to adopt the form of the corporative state. They were then a ragged regiment; Italy, Poland, Eire, and (more or -less) Hungary. To these Pacelli in 1934 added Austria and in 1935 -most of the Republics of South and Central America. When he saw -Germany and Italy guaranteeing the success of his plot in Spain, -and Portugal had bowed to the Papal orders in 1934, he began to -dream larger dreams. He worked, we shall see, in Yugo-Slavia, to -prepare the way for Mussolini's legions and win at least a Croatian +less) Hungary. To these son'>Pacelli in 1934 added Austria and in 1935 +most of the Republics of South and Central America. When he saw +Germany and Italy guaranteeing the success of his plot in Spain, +and Portugal had bowed to the Papal orders in 1934, he began to +dream larger dreams. He worked, we shall see, in Yugo-Slavia, to +prepare the way for son'>Mussolini's legions and win at least a Croatian Church for the Vatican. He courted France and encouraged the -Rexists in Belgium. His dream took the shape of a bloc or League of -Catholic corporative states, very docile to the Black

+Rexists in Belgium. His dream took the shape of a bloc or League of +Catholic corporative states, very docile to the Black

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International, spanning the planet, following Mussolini's -"victorious eagles" eastward, ready in time to check either a +

International, spanning the planet, following son'>Mussolini's +"victorious eagles" eastward, ready in time to check either a German Nazi empire in north Europe or a democratic Anglo-American combination.

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PAPAL COWARDICE IN ABYSSINIA -- AND WHY

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The Catholic writer Teeling (The Pope in Polities) is -generally understood to have made a protest in the name of Catholic -democrats against the anti-democratic policy of the Vatican. He is +

The Catholic writer Teeling (The son'>Pope in Polities) is +generally understood to have made a protest in the name of Catholic +democrats against the anti-democratic policy of the Vatican. He is not very emphatic on any point except the Papal attitude to the -conquest of Abyssinia, and he is far from satisfactory on the -point. He says that Catholics "sighed in vain" for a Papal -condemnation of Mussolini's crime, but "the poor old man" was -content with a refusal to bless the war, as Mussolini pressed him -to do, or to restrain the Italian Church from blessing it.

+conquest of Abyssinia, and he is far from satisfactory on the +point. He says that Catholics "sighed in vain" for a Papal +condemnation of son'>Mussolini's crime, but "the poor old man" was +content with a refusal to bless the war, as son'>Mussolini pressed him +to do, or to restrain the Italian Church from blessing it.

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It is something to have a Catholic writer admitting that all -the world condemned Mussolini except the Pope" (p. 130). The -Catholic press generally tried to twist vague Papal words into a -condemnation. But it is misleading to talk about the "poor old -man." Pacelli was the director of the Papal policy, and there was -nothing vague or evasive about it. For ages the Vatican has cast a -covetous eye on the Ethiopian Church. The existence of a branch of -Christianity which had as much right to call itself Catholic as -that of Rome and was equally Apostolic in its foundation, has -always been a challenge and a reproach to the Vatican, but it was -little use dreaming of getting the submission of the Greek Church. -At the Russian Revolution, we shall see, there was some hope of -inducing the atheistic new rules to sacrifice to the Vatican the -rich and populous branch of the Greek Church in that country, and -for Years the Papacy courted the Hammer and Sickle as eagerly as it -later courted the Swastika. The hope died, but the Vatican kept its -eye on such independent branches of the Church as that of Ethiopia.

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It is something to have a Catholic writer admitting that all +the world condemned son'>Mussolini except the son'>Pope" (p. 130). The +Catholic press generally tried to twist vague Papal words into a +condemnation. But it is misleading to talk about the "poor old +man." son'>Pacelli was the director of the Papal policy, and there was +nothing vague or evasive about it. For ages the Vatican has cast a +covetous eye on the Ethiopian Church. The existence of a branch of +Christianity which had as much right to call itself Catholic as +that of Rome and was equally Apostolic in its foundation, has +always been a challenge and a reproach to the Vatican, but it was +little use dreaming of getting the submission of the Greek Church. +At the Russian Revolution, we shall see, there was some hope of +inducing the atheistic new rules to sacrifice to the Vatican the +rich and populous branch of the Greek Church in that country, and +for Years the Papacy courted the son'>Hammer and Sickle as eagerly as it +later courted the Swastika. The hope died, but the Vatican kept its +eye on such independent branches of the Church as that of Ethiopia.

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This was the bait which Mussolini dangled before the Pope in -1934. By the "gentleman's agreement" he had made with the Pope in -1929, he had, he supposed, secured Papal support in advance for his -imperial adventures, but the whole world was so shocked in 1934 by -Mussolini's obvious preparations to attack Abyssinia, so disgusted -that his "invincible legions" chose the weakest possible opponent, -that the Vatican had to consider its position in America and -Britain. The solution of the difficulty was Pacellesque, if I may -coin the word. Let the Pope pose as a moral coward; a poor old man -who was bewildered by the sudden development -- so bishops said in -America -- and its menace, and let the entire Italian Church -boisterously support Mussolini and secure the unanimous support of -the nation. The Vatican tried at a later stage to explain the -situation by saying that the Italian hierarchy and clergy acted in -this as Italians, not as representatives of the Church, and there -were Catholics in America who repeated this miserable subterfuge. -As if it were not one of the very strongest claims for the moral -influence of the Catholic Church that on any moral issue it -sublimely ignores national limitations and judges them in the light

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This was the bait which son'>Mussolini dangled before the son'>Pope in +1934. By the "gentleman's agreement" he had made with the son'>Pope in +1929, he had, he supposed, secured Papal support in advance for his +imperial adventures, but the whole world was so shocked in 1934 by +son'>Mussolini's obvious preparations to attack Abyssinia, so disgusted +that his "invincible legions" chose the weakest possible opponent, +that the Vatican had to consider its position in America and +Britain. The solution of the difficulty was Pacellesque, if I may +coin the word. Let the son'>Pope pose as a moral coward; a poor old man +who was bewildered by the sudden development -- so bishops said in +America -- and its menace, and let the entire Italian Church +boisterously support son'>Mussolini and secure the unanimous support of +the nation. The Vatican tried at a later stage to explain the +situation by saying that the Italian hierarchy and clergy acted in +this as Italians, not as representatives of the Church, and there +were Catholics in America who repeated this miserable subterfuge. +As if it were not one of the very strongest claims for the moral +influence of the Catholic Church that on any moral issue it +sublimely ignores national limitations and judges them in the light

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of eternal principle alone! You might as well imagine the police of -Washington consorting with criminals under the window's of the -White House as the Italian hierarchy acting on so delicate an issue -without Papal instructions.

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of eternal principle alone! You might as well imagine the police of +Washington consorting with criminals under the window's of the +White House as the Italian hierarchy acting on so delicate an issue +without Papal instructions.

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As to the Pope himself, which really means Pacelli, we will -not waste time discussing whether he condemned the war, especially -when we have Catholic writers saying that he did not, until someone -quotes a clear and verifiable word of condemnation. The editor of -the British Catholic paper (Catholic Times, July 17, 1936), -challenged by the Protestant Bishop of Durham, replied: "I grant -you that throughout these months of crisis the Holy Father has said -no word in favor of the League of Nations nor in favor of that -united stand against Italy, which was so much desired in this -country." Cardinal Hinsley, it is true, says in his Preface to -Rankin's eulogy of Pacelli, 'The Pope Speaks' (1940), that in his -presence the Pope, before the invasion of Abyssinia, spoke of "all -my efforts to prevent the barbarous tragedy." What a pity Hinsley -did not quote the words six years earlier and spare Catholics in -America and Britain so much pain and humiliation! And what a pity -Mussolini did not hear that the Pope was talking of his grand -imperialist design as "barbarous."

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As to the son'>Pope himself, which really means son'>Pacelli, we will +not waste time discussing whether he condemned the war, especially +when we have Catholic writers saying that he did not, until someone +quotes a clear and verifiable word of condemnation. The editor of +the British Catholic paper (Catholic Times, July 17, 1936), +challenged by the Protestant Bishop of Durham, replied: "I grant +you that throughout these months of crisis the Holy Father has said +no word in favor of the League of Nations nor in favor of that +united stand against Italy, which was so much desired in this +country." Cardinal Hinsley, it is true, says in his Preface to +Rankin's eulogy of son'>Pacelli, 'The son'>Pope Speaks' (1940), that in his +presence the son'>Pope, before the invasion of Abyssinia, spoke of "all +my efforts to prevent the barbarous tragedy." What a pity Hinsley +did not quote the words six years earlier and spare Catholics in +America and Britain so much pain and humiliation! And what a pity +son'>Mussolini did not hear that the son'>Pope was talking of his grand +imperialist design as "barbarous."

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Cardinal Hinsley does not think it necessary to explain why a -Pope who privately thought the invasion of Abyssinia barbarous had +

Cardinal Hinsley does not think it necessary to explain why a +son'>Pope who privately thought the invasion of Abyssinia barbarous had not one word of public condemnation of it. He could be very -eloquent on events far away in Spain, of which he could have no -exact knowledge and on events still farther away and more difficult -to check in Mexico, Russia, and China. They hurt the Church. But on -an outrage which was organized under his nose, a tragedy which was -so notorious that all the world except himself condemned it, he had -nothing to say as a world-oracle. It would hurt the Church if he -said it.

+eloquent on events far away in Spain, of which he could have no +exact knowledge and on events still farther away and more difficult +to check in Mexico, Russia, and China. They hurt the Church. But on +an outrage which was organized under his nose, a tragedy which was +so notorious that all the world except himself condemned it, he had +nothing to say as a world-oracle. It would hurt the Church if he +said it.

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Once or twice he tried the tactics of that other famous -oracle, the ancient oracle of Delphi. On July 28, 1934, speaking -(domestically) on a saintly missionary who had worked in Abyssinia, -he glanced at the war-talk and said that he "hoped for peace, -truth, justice, and charity." On August 28th he had to address a -body of Italian Catholic nurses, many of whom were destined for the -war-zone, and he could hardly ignore it. He said, with a calculated -vagueness that Delphi never surpassed, that while folk abroad -described it as "a war of sheer conquest and nothing else", which -would certainly be an "unjust war", the Italian authorities said -that it was a war of defense against Abyssinian aggression and to -find room for some of Italy's surplus population (for which the -priests were even more responsible than Mussolini). He ended in a -mumble that God would find a way to a just peace. Italian Catholics -rejoiced that the Pope had endorsed Mussolini's motivation of the -war and we shall see that archbishop's declared it to be a war of -defense. American and British Catholics boasted that he had -denounced the war of conquest.

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Once or twice he tried the tactics of that other famous +oracle, the ancient oracle of Delphi. On July 28, 1934, speaking +(domestically) on a saintly missionary who had worked in Abyssinia, +he glanced at the war-talk and said that he "hoped for peace, +truth, justice, and charity." On August 28th he had to address a +body of Italian Catholic nurses, many of whom were destined for the +war-zone, and he could hardly ignore it. He said, with a calculated +vagueness that Delphi never surpassed, that while folk abroad +described it as "a war of sheer conquest and nothing else", which +would certainly be an "unjust war", the Italian authorities said +that it was a war of defense against Abyssinian aggression and to +find room for some of Italy's surplus population (for which the +priests were even more responsible than son'>Mussolini). He ended in a +mumble that God would find a way to a just peace. Italian Catholics +rejoiced that the son'>Pope had endorsed son'>Mussolini's motivation of the +war and we shall see that archbishop's declared it to be a war of +defense. American and British Catholics boasted that he had +denounced the war of conquest.

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It occurred to some that if there is a particle of truth in -the Catholic claim for the Papacy it was the Pope's duty to go -beyond abstract principles which everybody recognized and say in -plain Italian whether Mussolini's enterprise, which had not the

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It occurred to some that if there is a particle of truth in +the Catholic claim for the Papacy it was the son'>Pope's duty to go +beyond abstract principles which everybody recognized and say in +plain Italian whether son'>Mussolini's enterprise, which had not the

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least ambiguity in the eyes of the rest of the world, was or was -not criminal. Pacelli therefore had an explanatory note put in the -Osservatore, (August 29) saying that surplus population was "not by -itself a ground of war", which left matters just as they were. -American Catholics felt that all the gorgeous claims that their -apologists had made for the Papacy were stultified, and Price Bell -of the 'Chicago Daily News' was instructed to get the truth from -the Pope's own lips. He wrote a moving four-page article on -"interview" in 'Liberty' (October 19, 1935), but had to confess -that he had not got a word on Abyssinia from the Pope. One gathers -that he had just paid the usual fee from $10 upward, according to -the size of the crowd -- to be admitted to a reception.

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least ambiguity in the eyes of the rest of the world, was or was +not criminal. son'>Pacelli therefore had an explanatory note put in the +Osservatore, (August 29) saying that surplus population was "not by +itself a ground of war", which left matters just as they were. +American Catholics felt that all the gorgeous claims that their +apologists had made for the Papacy were stultified, and Price Bell +of the 'Chicago Daily News' was instructed to get the truth from +the son'>Pope's own lips. He wrote a moving four-page article on +"interview" in 'Liberty' (October 19, 1935), but had to confess +that he had not got a word on Abyssinia from the son'>Pope. One gathers +that he had just paid the usual fee from $10 upward, according to +the size of the crowd -- to be admitted to a reception.

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Pacelli knew that, after a little grumbling behind closed -doors American and British Catholics would, in their own interest, -submit to anything that the Pope said or did, so he let him pose to -the outside world as a moral coward and effectively satisfied -Mussolini by a glorious unity of the Italian Church in support of -the war. Professor Salvemini has collected the utterances of 7 -cardinal archbishops, 23 archbishops, 44 bishops, and 6 archbishops -with titles abroad. It is almost enough to quote from the Papal -organ, the 'Osservatore' (August 22, 1935), the fact that from the -Eucharistic Congress at Teramo a telegram was sent to Mussolini in -the name of 19 archbishops and 57 bishops saying: "Catholic Italy -thanks Jesus Christ for the renewed greatness of the Fatherland -made stronger by Mussolini's policy." Will anyone suggest that the -dispatch of this telegram and the Publication of it in the Papal -newspaper were contrary to the wishes of the Pope and his vigorous -Secretary of State, the real and very despotic ruler of the Church?

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son'>Pacelli knew that, after a little grumbling behind closed +doors American and British Catholics would, in their own interest, +submit to anything that the son'>Pope said or did, so he let him pose to +the outside world as a moral coward and effectively satisfied +son'>Mussolini by a glorious unity of the Italian Church in support of +the war. Professor son'>Salvemini has collected the utterances of 7 +cardinal archbishops, 23 archbishops, 44 bishops, and 6 archbishops +with titles abroad. It is almost enough to quote from the Papal +organ, the 'Osservatore' (August 22, 1935), the fact that from the +Eucharistic Congress at Teramo a telegram was sent to son'>Mussolini in +the name of 19 archbishops and 57 bishops saying: "Catholic Italy +thanks Jesus Christ for the renewed greatness of the Fatherland +made stronger by son'>Mussolini's policy." Will anyone suggest that the +dispatch of this telegram and the Publication of it in the Papal +newspaper were contrary to the wishes of the son'>Pope and his vigorous +Secretary of State, the real and very despotic ruler of the Church?

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The prelates continued all through the war to keep Catholics --- and practically all Italians were now compulsory Catholic -- -loyal to Mussolini. They gave a most unctuous consecration to a -shameful war of aggression, barbarously conducted, and openly -represented it as a gain to the Church. In a diocesan letter of -October 15, 1935, the Bishop of Nocera explained that Ethiopia was -uncivilized be cause it was not subject to the Pope and the war -would be a great blessing for it:

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The prelates continued all through the war to keep Catholics +-- and practically all Italians were now compulsory Catholic -- +loyal to son'>Mussolini. They gave a most unctuous consecration to a +shameful war of aggression, barbarously conducted, and openly +represented it as a gain to the Church. In a diocesan letter of +October 15, 1935, the Bishop of Nocera explained that Ethiopia was +uncivilized be cause it was not subject to the son'>Pope and the war +would be a great blessing for it:

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It is a People which, having became detached from Rome, - can cannot get full benefit of the Christian ideas: which has - not been able, therefore, to produce those beneficial - conditions to which the West of Europe owes its greatness. - Roman Catholic Italy has the duty of bringing to populations - deprived of them its principles of equity, charity, and - fraternity. We pray God that he should use Italy as His divine - instrument for the evangelization of the whole world.

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It is a People which, having became detached from Rome, + can cannot get full benefit of the Christian ideas: which has + not been able, therefore, to produce those beneficial + conditions to which the West of Europe owes its greatness. + Roman Catholic Italy has the duty of bringing to populations + deprived of them its principles of equity, charity, and + fraternity. We pray God that he should use Italy as His divine + instrument for the evangelization of the whole world.

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One can say these things in a country where the Black -International controls education. A bishop ought at least to know -that until the 15th century the Abyssinian Church had had no -connection whatever with Rome; that submission to Rome was then -imposed from Portuguese as a condition of their help in saving the -country from the Moslem; and that it led to a grave demoralization -of Abyssinia and was fiercely rejected as soon as possible. And +

One can say these things in a country where the Black +International controls education. A bishop ought at least to know +that until the 15th century the Abyssinian Church had had no +connection whatever with Rome; that submission to Rome was then +imposed from Portuguese as a condition of their help in saving the +country from the Moslem; and that it led to a grave demoralization +of Abyssinia and was fiercely rejected as soon as possible. And note carefully the hope of the Black International that God will go -on to choose Italy to "evangelize" -- that is to say, bring into

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submission to the Vatican -- the whole world. We know how it was -evangelizing Abyssinia; with poison gas, bombing natives, and -massacre (as at Addis Ababa). The interesting point is the allusion -to Pacelli's growing Plan of a league of Catholic powers.

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submission to the Vatican -- the whole world. We know how it was +evangelizing Abyssinia; with poison gas, bombing natives, and +massacre (as at Addis Ababa). The interesting point is the allusion +to son'>Pacelli's growing Plan of a league of Catholic powers.

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A fortnight before this the Archbishop of Taranto had said -Mass in a submarine and given an address to the officers and men. -They were, he said, fighting a war of defense -- was there ever a -more brazen apology? -- not conquest, and it would not only relieve -Italy of over-population and supply it with raw material, but it -would lead to "the expansion of the Catholic faith". It was -therefore "a holy war, a crusade". The archbishop was worse than -the bishop and the cardinal-archbishop, Sehuster, of Milan, bead of -the Italian Church was worse than the archbishop. Speaking on -October 28 he said, as quoted by Salvemin:

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A fortnight before this the Archbishop of Taranto had said +Mass in a submarine and given an address to the officers and men. +They were, he said, fighting a war of defense -- was there ever a +more brazen apology? -- not conquest, and it would not only relieve +Italy of over-population and supply it with raw material, but it +would lead to "the expansion of the Catholic faith". It was +therefore "a holy war, a crusade". The archbishop was worse than +the bishop and the cardinal-archbishop, Sehuster, of Milan, bead of +the Italian Church was worse than the archbishop. Speaking on +October 28 he said, as quoted by Salvemin:

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The Italian flag is at this moment bringing in triumph - the Cross of Christ in Ethiopia to free the road for the - emancipation of the slaves, opening it at the same time to our - missionary enterprise.

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The Italian flag is at this moment bringing in triumph + the Cross of Christ in Ethiopia to free the road for the + emancipation of the slaves, opening it at the same time to our + missionary enterprise.

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Apart from their lies about Red outrage one can at least -understand the action of the Spanish prelates in supporting Franco, -but these Italian prelates, the nearest to Rome and the most -rigorously controlled by the Vatican, consecrated the crime of +

Apart from their lies about Red outrage one can at least +understand the action of the Spanish prelates in supporting son'>Franco, +but these Italian prelates, the nearest to Rome and the most +rigorously controlled by the Vatican, consecrated the crime of their dictator and their Papal Secretary of State with all entirely -nauseous mixture of greed for the country and greed for the Church. -I saw two of the picture postcards that then circulated in Italy. -One bore a map of Abyssinia showing treasures of corn, gold, oil, -etc., in different regions. The other was a tank taking a statue of -the Virgin to the Abyssinians.

+nauseous mixture of greed for the country and greed for the Church. +I saw two of the picture postcards that then circulated in Italy. +One bore a map of Abyssinia showing treasures of corn, gold, oil, +etc., in different regions. The other was a tank taking a statue of +the Virgin to the Abyssinians.

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So it was to the end. When, in May, 1936, the Italians entered -Abbis Ababa and Mussolini announced victory, the church bells rang -everywhere and the churches were illuminated and decorated. There -was one exception, St. Peter's. Its bells rang -- because peace had -come, of course -- but it was not illuminated. The fox retained his -cunning, and probably Mussolini grudgingly allowed that he had to -save his face as well as he could in Britain and America. It had to -suffice that the Pope blessed "the triumphant happiness of a great +

So it was to the end. When, in May, 1936, the Italians entered +Abbis Ababa and son'>Mussolini announced victory, the church bells rang +everywhere and the churches were illuminated and decorated. There +was one exception, St. Peter's. Its bells rang -- because peace had +come, of course -- but it was not illuminated. The fox retained his +cunning, and probably son'>Mussolini grudgingly allowed that he had to +save his face as well as he could in Britain and America. It had to +suffice that the son'>Pope blessed "the triumphant happiness of a great and good people for a peace that will further and will initiate the -true European and world-wide peace" (News Times and Ethiopia News, -October 31, 1936), and that the bishops fell over each other in -hastening to congratulate the Duce and his "defence of Christian -civilization". Not a word was said when Graziani perpetrated one of -the foulest massacres of this foul period as when the butcher's -butcher-son published a book glorifying war as such and explaining -what fun it was to drop bombs on natives.

+true European and world-wide peace" (News Times and Ethiopia News, +October 31, 1936), and that the bishops fell over each other in +hastening to congratulate the Duce and his "defence of Christian +civilization". Not a word was said when Graziani perpetrated one of +the foulest massacres of this foul period as when the butcher's +butcher-son published a book glorifying war as such and explaining +what fun it was to drop bombs on natives.

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Italy did little for Abyssinia. Production fell, and a mere -title of the surplus population of Italy which was supposed to be -panting for room beyond the seas would go to Africa. The Italian -authorities made no haste to educate the natives, and such -industries as were set up were reserved for Italians. Abyssinians -were not allowed to become artisans. They were to be the hewers of -wood and the drawers of water. Make all allowance you like for -Italy's lack of capital, of which Mussolini had drained the

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Italy did little for Abyssinia. Production fell, and a mere +title of the surplus population of Italy which was supposed to be +panting for room beyond the seas would go to Africa. The Italian +authorities made no haste to educate the natives, and such +industries as were set up were reserved for Italians. Abyssinians +were not allowed to become artisans. They were to be the hewers of +wood and the drawers of water. Make all allowance you like for +Italy's lack of capital, of which son'>Mussolini had drained the

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country, but the truth cannot be obscured, Mussolini wanted only -two things: the "glory" of founding an Italian empire and a -backward country for Italian's to exploit. And in 1937, the -'Osservatore' announced, the Pope blessed this enterprise by -awarding the Golden Rose, the supreme honor that the Papacy has for -mere women, to the Queen of Italy as Empress of Abyssinia.

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country, but the truth cannot be obscured, son'>Mussolini wanted only +two things: the "glory" of founding an Italian empire and a +backward country for Italian's to exploit. And in 1937, the +'Osservatore' announced, the son'>Pope blessed this enterprise by +awarding the Golden Rose, the supreme honor that the Papacy has for +mere women, to the Queen of Italy as Empress of Abyssinia.

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He had ground to do this. Whatever else Italy failed to do for -the Abyssinians it spent a vast sum in giving them the treasure of -the Papal faith. At government expense priests, monks, and nuns -were shipped out and chalets and houses built for them. There is an -account of it all in the 'International Review of Missions,' -(January, 1937, p. 103). The Vatican sent out a set of Ethiopian -type and a press, and Italian Catholic papers told how the natives -eagerly pressed for the good words. Protestant missionaries found -that they might as well pack up. Moslem and Christian had hitherto -shown a mutual toleration. Now they were set against each other -Whatever the state gained or failed to gain by the conquest of -Abyssinia the Church was determined to profit. All this, the -Catholic protests, follows inevitably from Catholic principles. So -much the worse for those principles; though we seem to have heard -a hundred times that the Church emphatically disowns the maxim that -the end justifies the means.

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He had ground to do this. Whatever else Italy failed to do for +the Abyssinians it spent a vast sum in giving them the treasure of +the Papal faith. At government expense priests, monks, and nuns +were shipped out and chalets and houses built for them. There is an +account of it all in the 'International Review of Missions,' +(January, 1937, p. 103). The Vatican sent out a set of Ethiopian +type and a press, and Italian Catholic papers told how the natives +eagerly pressed for the good words. Protestant missionaries found +that they might as well pack up. Moslem and Christian had hitherto +shown a mutual toleration. Now they were set against each other +Whatever the state gained or failed to gain by the conquest of +Abyssinia the Church was determined to profit. All this, the +Catholic protests, follows inevitably from Catholic principles. So +much the worse for those principles; though we seem to have heard +a hundred times that the Church emphatically disowns the maxim that +the end justifies the means.

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It is impossible to write these chapters on the action of the +

It is impossible to write these chapters on the action of the Black International in Spain and Italy without irony and -repugnance, and many will find that it raises a problem about the -attitude of the American Catholic layman. As far as Spain is -concerned there is little to explain. His daily paper spoke of the -Reds probably in the same language as his Catholic weekly. -Bolshevism was growing like a poisonous plant in Spain, and -practically all the world wanted it eradicated. There was, it is -true, that intriguing paradox which I have discussed; how the Red -tail -- and such a small one -- had succeeded in wagging the -Catholic dog for seven whole years. But when there is a question of -smiting Bolshevism, you do not notice these trifles.

+repugnance, and many will find that it raises a problem about the +attitude of the American Catholic layman. As far as Spain is +concerned there is little to explain. His daily paper spoke of the +Reds probably in the same language as his Catholic weekly. +Bolshevism was growing like a poisonous plant in Spain, and +practically all the world wanted it eradicated. There was, it is +true, that intriguing paradox which I have discussed; how the Red +tail -- and such a small one -- had succeeded in wagging the +Catholic dog for seven whole years. But when there is a question of +smiting Bolshevism, you do not notice these trifles.

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In the case of Abyssinia the situation was very different. The -whole world, outside Eire, Poland, and a few other potato patches, -condemned Mussolini, and the facts were not in dispute. Such -writers as Seldes and Teeling make it clear that there was some -dissatisfaction in the body of the Catholic laity, but the tone of -the Catholic press and the utterances of the hierarchy show that it -did not reach very far. Yet you find it impossible to believe that -the Catholic men and women whom you meet in business or at the club -or a friend's house, are so docile to their priests that they will -read without a shudder the shocking language of the Italian -prelates I have quoted, or be easily persuaded that turning -Oriental Catholics into Roman Catholics throws a mantle of justice, -if not nobility, over Mussolini's enterprise.

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In the case of Abyssinia the situation was very different. The +whole world, outside Eire, Poland, and a few other potato patches, +condemned son'>Mussolini, and the facts were not in dispute. Such +writers as Seldes and Teeling make it clear that there was some +dissatisfaction in the body of the Catholic laity, but the tone of +the Catholic press and the utterances of the hierarchy show that it +did not reach very far. Yet you find it impossible to believe that +the Catholic men and women whom you meet in business or at the club +or a friend's house, are so docile to their priests that they will +read without a shudder the shocking language of the Italian +prelates I have quoted, or be easily persuaded that turning +Oriental Catholics into Roman Catholics throws a mantle of justice, +if not nobility, over son'>Mussolini's enterprise.

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I cannot here go deeply into this matter, but I may make one -point. The relation of a Catholic to his priest is not the same as -that of a Protestant to his minister. Periodically he hears a -sermon on the priesthood, and the gist of it is that, if he accepts -the creed at all, he must regard the priest as something totally -different from any other minister of religion. The preacher insists

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I cannot here go deeply into this matter, but I may make one +point. The relation of a Catholic to his priest is not the same as +that of a Protestant to his minister. Periodically he hears a +sermon on the priesthood, and the gist of it is that, if he accepts +the creed at all, he must regard the priest as something totally +different from any other minister of religion. The preacher insists

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that he shall not look to the priest as a man -- his intelligence -and even his character do not matter -- but to his office and -powers. He can turn bread and wine into God (in the Mass) and can -forgive sins. He has, whatever his personality, been endowed with -tremendous supernatural powers. You may find this difficult to -follow, but a Catholic is as strictly bound to believe these things -as to believe in God. That medieval superstition, on which the -Church still literally insists, is the root of the power of the -priests. That is why, for instance, they can do what no other -ministers can do, such as to forbid a Catholic to read any -literature that criticizes the Church or its teaching, and in this -way they protect the superstition which is the root of their power. -Catholicism is not a collection of beliefs. It is an organic whole, -and you cannot be a Catholic and question a single "article of -faith." If in addition to this you remember the tremendous hypnotic -force wielded by the Church, corresponding very closely to the -German boasting of Aryan blood or the Italian boasting of -Mussolini's infallibility you will begin to understand. But it is -not a case of "to understand all is to forgive all." Your -conclusion is more apt to be: Away with the whole damn lot -- to -give a rough translation of Voltaire's polite phrase.

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that he shall not look to the priest as a man -- his intelligence +and even his character do not matter -- but to his office and +powers. He can turn bread and wine into God (in the Mass) and can +forgive sins. He has, whatever his personality, been endowed with +tremendous supernatural powers. You may find this difficult to +follow, but a Catholic is as strictly bound to believe these things +as to believe in God. That medieval superstition, on which the +Church still literally insists, is the root of the power of the +priests. That is why, for instance, they can do what no other +ministers can do, such as to forbid a Catholic to read any +literature that criticizes the Church or its teaching, and in this +way they protect the superstition which is the root of their power. +Catholicism is not a collection of beliefs. It is an organic whole, +and you cannot be a Catholic and question a single "article of +faith." If in addition to this you remember the tremendous hypnotic +force wielded by the Church, corresponding very closely to the +German boasting of Aryan blood or the Italian boasting of +son'>Mussolini's infallibility you will begin to understand. But it is +not a case of "to understand all is to forgive all." Your +conclusion is more apt to be: Away with the whole damn lot -- to +give a rough translation of Voltaire's polite phrase.

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It is one of the consequences of this doctrinal mentality of -the Catholic that he can be persuaded to accept propositions which -to you and me look childish. I am, of course, speaking of the -general body of Catholics and am quite aware that you will meet a -man here and there who seems fairly liberal; though you will find -that either he is not liberal at all on these dogmas which the -Church, for reasons (as they are the basis of the power of the -clergy), declares indispensable, or he is a Catholic only -nominally. One such proposition is that the Catholic faith is so -unique, so profoundly important for this life and the next, that -when there is a prospect of getting further millions of men to -accept it, he, in spite of his having the same sentiments as we -have, agrees to wars, executions, imprisonments without trial, -compulsory hymn-Singing and jailers' -whips. After all, the Church has "the right of the sword" over -these people. That is an indispensable article of the creed.

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It is one of the consequences of this doctrinal mentality of +the Catholic that he can be persuaded to accept propositions which +to you and me look childish. I am, of course, speaking of the +general body of Catholics and am quite aware that you will meet a +man here and there who seems fairly liberal; though you will find +that either he is not liberal at all on these dogmas which the +Church, for reasons (as they are the basis of the power of the +clergy), declares indispensable, or he is a Catholic only +nominally. One such proposition is that the Catholic faith is so +unique, so profoundly important for this life and the next, that +when there is a prospect of getting further millions of men to +accept it, he, in spite of his having the same sentiments as we +have, agrees to wars, executions, imprisonments without trial, +compulsory hymn-Singing and jailers' +whips. After all, the Church has "the right of the sword" over +these people. That is an indispensable article of the creed.

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A second proposition which is relevant here is -- this will -seem incredible to any who are not familiar with Catholic -literature -- that the Catholic accepts the belief, on which the -priests insist, that his Church is hated and persecuted by wicked -men with a rancor that other Churches do not experience. It is a -sheer legend, but very useful to the clergy. For the last fifty -years at least the Catholic Church has been treated by non- -Catholics with an indulgence, even an admiration, which has enabled -it to secure by intrigue, a power far out of proportion to the -number of its members in democratic countries. In Catholic doctrine --- again indispensable doctrine -- a large part of the explanation -of this legendary hatred is the devil. Naturally he hates, and -moves bad men to hate, that which is holiest . . . I feel that I -ought to apologize for talking like this to educated men and women,

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A second proposition which is relevant here is -- this will +seem incredible to any who are not familiar with Catholic +literature -- that the Catholic accepts the belief, on which the +priests insist, that his Church is hated and persecuted by wicked +men with a rancor that other Churches do not experience. It is a +sheer legend, but very useful to the clergy. For the last fifty +years at least the Catholic Church has been treated by non- +Catholics with an indulgence, even an admiration, which has enabled +it to secure by intrigue, a power far out of proportion to the +number of its members in democratic countries. In Catholic doctrine +-- again indispensable doctrine -- a large part of the explanation +of this legendary hatred is the devil. Naturally he hates, and +moves bad men to hate, that which is holiest . . . I feel that I +ought to apologize for talking like this to educated men and women,

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but believe me, that is the ordinary Catholic mentality. And it is -in virtue of this proposition that Bolshevism is in the Catholic -mind associated with the devil, and he is ready to cry for its -extinction in Russia. Spain, and Mexico. You will not be so -churlish as to remind him that he is really calling for aggressive +

but believe me, that is the ordinary Catholic mentality. And it is +in virtue of this proposition that Bolshevism is in the Catholic +mind associated with the devil, and he is ready to cry for its +extinction in Russia. Spain, and Mexico. You will not be so +churlish as to remind him that he is really calling for aggressive war.

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Hence the Vatican's beautiful friendship with Japan and -positive hatred of Russia. We will consider in a later book the lie -which is used to give an odor of sanctity to this hatred, the claim -that Russia persecutes religion, but by 1934, when the British -government had officially reported to the contrary, as we shall -see, any ground for a charge of persecution had disappeared. Yet -when, in that year, Russia applied for admission to the League of -Nations, the Vatican whipped up its representatives at Geneva to -oppose the application. I will deal at length with the matter -later, but it is necessary here to point the contrast. Pacelli -stirred every nerve to get a great civilization, which already had -the finest record in Europe of humane service and social -betterment, publicly insulted and represented as a nation far -inferior to Mussolini's Italy or Piludski's miserable Poland (which -was at the time very seriously persecution religion). On the other -hand, he drew nearer to Japan. Russia had long discarded the idea, -which some had had, of spreading Socialism by aggressive war. It -was, if only in its own interest, very earnest for the peace of the -world. But it was damned and vituperated by Rome. Japan was just as -clearly aiming at, indeed already engaged in, a disgraceful -aggressive war. The Vatican took it to its bosom.

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Hence the Vatican's beautiful friendship with Japan and +positive hatred of Russia. We will consider in a later book the lie +which is used to give an odor of sanctity to this hatred, the claim +that Russia persecutes religion, but by 1934, when the British +government had officially reported to the contrary, as we shall +see, any ground for a charge of persecution had disappeared. Yet +when, in that year, Russia applied for admission to the League of +Nations, the Vatican whipped up its representatives at Geneva to +oppose the application. I will deal at length with the matter +later, but it is necessary here to point the contrast. son'>Pacelli +stirred every nerve to get a great civilization, which already had +the finest record in Europe of humane service and social +betterment, publicly insulted and represented as a nation far +inferior to son'>Mussolini's Italy or Piludski's miserable Poland (which +was at the time very seriously persecution religion). On the other +hand, he drew nearer to Japan. Russia had long discarded the idea, +which some had had, of spreading Socialism by aggressive war. It +was, if only in its own interest, very earnest for the peace of the +world. But it was damned and vituperated by Rome. Japan was just as +clearly aiming at, indeed already engaged in, a disgraceful +aggressive war. The Vatican took it to its bosom.

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The point arises here because just in that year there was some -prospect of war between Russia and Japan, and Catholics everywhere -loudly proclaimed that, should it occur, they would side with -Japan. "In the event of a war between Japan and Russia," said an -editorial in one of the leading British Catholic papers, (Catholic -Times, November 23, 1934) "Catholics would sympathize with Japan, -at least in so far as religion is concerned, so let us beware of an -Anglo-American 'bloc' against Japan involving us on the side of -Russia." These apologists for a bad case find it difficult to write -plain English. The editor obviously means that British and American -Catholics would hope on religious grounds -- that is to say, for -the profit of the Church in China and Japan -- to see Japan beat -Russia. We do not think less of sympathy with crime because its -motive is said to be religious. It is only one mare of a hundred -proofs that the interest of the Church, which always the means the -interest or profit of the Black International, is different from -and often opposed to the interest of the race.

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The point arises here because just in that year there was some +prospect of war between Russia and Japan, and Catholics everywhere +loudly proclaimed that, should it occur, they would side with +Japan. "In the event of a war between Japan and Russia," said an +editorial in one of the leading British Catholic papers, (Catholic +Times, November 23, 1934) "Catholics would sympathize with Japan, +at least in so far as religion is concerned, so let us beware of an +Anglo-American 'bloc' against Japan involving us on the side of +Russia." These apologists for a bad case find it difficult to write +plain English. The editor obviously means that British and American +Catholics would hope on religious grounds -- that is to say, for +the profit of the Church in China and Japan -- to see Japan beat +Russia. We do not think less of sympathy with crime because its +motive is said to be religious. It is only one mare of a hundred +proofs that the interest of the Church, which always the means the +interest or profit of the Black International, is different from +and often opposed to the interest of the race.

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In the second book I described the beginning of the alliance -of the Vatican with Japan. The country had just taken the first -step in a monstrous plan of aggression and exploitation which must -have been known in every Foreign Office in the world, and its -conquest of Manchuria was sternly condemned everywhere. The French -were, as we shall see, then playing a dangerous game, for which -they now pay so dearly, with the Vatican, and -- I quoted this on -French clerical authority -- the advised the Japs to apply to the

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In the second book I described the beginning of the alliance +of the Vatican with Japan. The country had just taken the first +step in a monstrous plan of aggression and exploitation which must +have been known in every Foreign Office in the world, and its +conquest of Manchuria was sternly condemned everywhere. The French +were, as we shall see, then playing a dangerous game, for which +they now pay so dearly, with the Vatican, and -- I quoted this on +French clerical authority -- the advised the Japs to apply to the

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Pope for recognition. As the idea was put to the Japanese by French -missionaries, you may wonder whether the initiative did not come -from the Vatican; but you will have to be content to wonder, as the -beginning of the negotiations is left in obscurity.

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son'>Pope for recognition. As the idea was put to the Japanese by French +missionaries, you may wonder whether the initiative did not come +from the Vatican; but you will have to be content to wonder, as the +beginning of the negotiations is left in obscurity.

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It was not difficult to persuade the Japs to apply to Rome. -Most of the educated and ruling men of Japan are atheists of the -type who regard religion as a very useful institution -- for women -and workers, In 1871, when the Europeanization of the country -began, they sent a large and unique deputation to Europe to study -Christianity and report whether it was a more 'suitable -- that is -to say, more effective in securing the docility of the masses -- -religion to give to their people than Buddhism. Lafeadio Hearn -tells how their report on the influence of Christianity in its own -field was so poor that they abandoned the idea, but much water had -gone down to the sea since 1871. One change was that the Pope was -again a secular as well as a spiritual monarch, since Mussolini had -created the state of the Vatican City, and the mixture of small -sovereignty and vast international religious power gave him a -unique position.

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It was not difficult to persuade the Japs to apply to Rome. +Most of the educated and ruling men of Japan are atheists of the +type who regard religion as a very useful institution -- for women +and workers, In 1871, when the Europeanization of the country +began, they sent a large and unique deputation to Europe to study +Christianity and report whether it was a more 'suitable -- that is +to say, more effective in securing the docility of the masses -- +religion to give to their people than Buddhism. Lafeadio Hearn +tells how their report on the influence of Christianity in its own +field was so poor that they abandoned the idea, but much water had +gone down to the sea since 1871. One change was that the son'>Pope was +again a secular as well as a spiritual monarch, since son'>Mussolini had +created the state of the Vatican City, and the mixture of small +sovereignty and vast international religious power gave him a +unique position.

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We saw what happened. Even Pacelli dare not, while the whole -world was inflamed against Japan, pledge the Pope as a temporal -ruler to alliance with Japan, but he appointed a Vicar Apostolic -"to negotiate with the government of Manchukuo about religious -affairs." Other powers might sacrifice their trade-interests to -their principles by declaring that they would have no truck with a -bloody usurpation, but the interests of Catholic missions are too -sacred to be sacrificed for mundane considerations. Whether there -was an understanding that the Vatican promised to work to prevent -the League of Nations from applying sanctions to Japan, as it later -worked for the exclusion of Russia, we do not know. The Vatican -does not issue a Blue Book -- not even a Little Blue Book -- when -it has completed a deal. Few would trust the book if it did.

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We saw what happened. Even son'>Pacelli dare not, while the whole +world was inflamed against Japan, pledge the son'>Pope as a temporal +ruler to alliance with Japan, but he appointed a Vicar Apostolic +"to negotiate with the government of Manchukuo about religious +affairs." Other powers might sacrifice their trade-interests to +their principles by declaring that they would have no truck with a +bloody usurpation, but the interests of Catholic missions are too +sacred to be sacrificed for mundane considerations. Whether there +was an understanding that the Vatican promised to work to prevent +the League of Nations from applying sanctions to Japan, as it later +worked for the exclusion of Russia, we do not know. The Vatican +does not issue a Blue Book -- not even a Little Blue Book -- when +it has completed a deal. Few would trust the book if it did.

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What we do know, however, is enough. The representatives of -the Vatican in Manchukuo and Japan worked so amiably with the army +

What we do know, however, is enough. The representatives of +the Vatican in Manchukuo and Japan worked so amiably with the army and the government that by 1934 the French Catholic writer I quoted -was able to boast that "no Japanese prince or mission now passes -through Rome without paying its homage to the Sovereign Pontiff." -Incidentally, French trade in the East benefitted very happily. -American Catholics raised their familiar cry of libel of Holy See, -wicked suspicion, etc., when the growing intimacy was mentioned in -the press, and it transpired that the news had came from the -clerical officials (whose pockets are always wide open) of the -Vatican City pres's bureau that negotiations were in progress for -an exchange of ambassadors between Tokyo and the Papacy. There was -more indignation and surprise that people should malign Holy Church -so much; and on May 5, 1935, the Papal organ, the 'Osservatore,' -joyously announced that the Pope was sending a representative to -Tokyo and the Mikado sending an ambassador to the Papal Court.

+was able to boast that "no Japanese prince or mission now passes +through Rome without paying its homage to the Sovereign Pontiff." +Incidentally, French trade in the East benefitted very happily. +American Catholics raised their familiar cry of libel of Holy See, +wicked suspicion, etc., when the growing intimacy was mentioned in +the press, and it transpired that the news had came from the +clerical officials (whose pockets are always wide open) of the +Vatican City pres's bureau that negotiations were in progress for +an exchange of ambassadors between Tokyo and the Papacy. There was +more indignation and surprise that people should malign Holy Church +so much; and on May 5, 1935, the Papal organ, the 'Osservatore,' +joyously announced that the son'>Pope was sending a representative to +Tokyo and the Mikado sending an ambassador to the Papal Court.

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You make short work of all the Catholic sophistry, about this -ominous development if you consider the run of events at the time. -The world at the conquest of Manchuria had evaporated. Trade- -interests had again beaten principles. Sanctions against Japan had -not been imposed, and the trading nations were on friendly terms

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You make short work of all the Catholic sophistry, about this +ominous development if you consider the run of events at the time. +The world at the conquest of Manchuria had evaporated. Trade- +interests had again beaten principles. Sanctions against Japan had +not been imposed, and the trading nations were on friendly terms

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with the Jap and willing to take his word, as they would take -Mussolini's word after Abyssinia and Hitler's word after Austria, -that absolutely no further advance would be attempted; while all -three adventurers were quite openly dangling before the eyes of -their respective peoples a program of conquests that promised -wealth to every class in the nation.

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with the Jap and willing to take his word, as they would take +son'>Mussolini's word after Abyssinia and son'>Hitler's word after Austria, +that absolutely no further advance would be attempted; while all +three adventurers were quite openly dangling before the eyes of +their respective peoples a program of conquests that promised +wealth to every class in the nation.

-

The case of the alliance of the Pope and his Yellow Brother" -was the worst of all. At the beginning of the century Count Hayashi -(Secret Memoirs, 1915), had written that "Japan must keep quite and -lull suspicion and wait her day; then not only put the meddling -powers out but meddle herself." After 1930, with the growth of an -aggressive Fascism in Europe and a general profession of admiration -of its efficiency, the Japanese concluded that they need not keep +

The case of the alliance of the son'>Pope and his Yellow Brother" +was the worst of all. At the beginning of the century Count Hayashi +(Secret Memoirs, 1915), had written that "Japan must keep quite and +lull suspicion and wait her day; then not only put the meddling +powers out but meddle herself." After 1930, with the growth of an +aggressive Fascism in Europe and a general profession of admiration +of its efficiency, the Japanese concluded that they need not keep quiet in their own country; they could not, indeed, if they were to -educate their people in the ground plan of dominating Asia. One of -the most spluttering firebrands was Yosuke Matsuoka. He had been -educated in America and was a Christian, so he was very useful for -lulling suspicions abroad, especially in America, but he was very -patriotic in Japan. Upton Close in his book, 'The Challenge,' -translates an article which Matsuoka published in 1933. It -coruscated with gems like this: "The mission of the Yamata race is -to prevent the human race from becoming devilish ... The one -nation not subject to the universal law of decline is that which is -ruled by a divinity and a permeated by the spirit of the Gods ... -the fated time has come to effulge its benefits to the world". Not -very Christian, but plain enough. At the following New Year, -Japanese stores displayed gorgeous paint-and-pasteboard panoramas -of Japan's coming victory, the sinking of the American fleet, etc.

+educate their people in the ground plan of dominating Asia. One of +the most spluttering firebrands was Yosuke Matsuoka. He had been +educated in America and was a Christian, so he was very useful for +lulling suspicions abroad, especially in America, but he was very +patriotic in Japan. Upton Close in his book, 'The Challenge,' +translates an article which Matsuoka published in 1933. It +coruscated with gems like this: "The mission of the Yamata race is +to prevent the human race from becoming devilish ... The one +nation not subject to the universal law of decline is that which is +ruled by a divinity and a permeated by the spirit of the Gods ... +the fated time has come to effulge its benefits to the world". Not +very Christian, but plain enough. At the following New Year, +Japanese stores displayed gorgeous paint-and-pasteboard panoramas +of Japan's coming victory, the sinking of the American fleet, etc.

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This was the symphony of events which accompanied the -negotiations in Pacelli's opulent chambers in the Vatican. Let us -charitably suppose that in 1935, Matsuoka earnestly assured Pacelli -that Japan would not steal another acre of Chinese soil, that -Pacelli was simple-minded enough to believe him, and that the -highly favored Catholic missionaries in Japan did not report to the -Vatican that the entire country, including the Buddhist and Shinto -priests, was joyously chanting the national anthem of domination of -the East. A Catholic can probably believe that, although the -steeling of Jehol from China had already followed the stealing of -Manchuria. But in 1935 the sacred representative of the Papacy in -Tokyo would find it one of his first duties to report that, under -cynically mendacious pretexts, the Japanese were moving south over -China proper. By June, 1935, they had appropriated a further vast -area of China. In November, 1936, they tried to set up a puppet -government for five whole provinces besides Manchuria.

+

This was the symphony of events which accompanied the +negotiations in son'>Pacelli's opulent chambers in the Vatican. Let us +charitably suppose that in 1935, Matsuoka earnestly assured son'>Pacelli +that Japan would not steal another acre of Chinese soil, that +son'>Pacelli was simple-minded enough to believe him, and that the +highly favored Catholic missionaries in Japan did not report to the +Vatican that the entire country, including the Buddhist and Shinto +priests, was joyously chanting the national anthem of domination of +the East. A Catholic can probably believe that, although the +steeling of Jehol from China had already followed the stealing of +Manchuria. But in 1935 the sacred representative of the Papacy in +Tokyo would find it one of his first duties to report that, under +cynically mendacious pretexts, the Japanese were moving south over +China proper. By June, 1935, they had appropriated a further vast +area of China. In November, 1936, they tried to set up a puppet +government for five whole provinces besides Manchuria.

-

In short, from that day to this, it has been one long story of -conquest officially described in the most brazen language. It was -not a war, but an "incident" -- thus escaping the economic -inconveniences of a war -- it was for the "cooperative prosperity" -of China, Japan, Europe, and America, it was just a police measure, -and so on. And all the time it was exultingly represented in Japan -itself as the mere beginning of a career of conquest that would -enrich every class in the country. It was, further, a war conducted -with the full bestiality of the methods of the Pope's allies. -Brutality to civilians in actual fighting was supplemented by -brutality after conquest. The Chinese subjects were debased with

+

In short, from that day to this, it has been one long story of +conquest officially described in the most brazen language. It was +not a war, but an "incident" -- thus escaping the economic +inconveniences of a war -- it was for the "cooperative prosperity" +of China, Japan, Europe, and America, it was just a police measure, +and so on. And all the time it was exultingly represented in Japan +itself as the mere beginning of a career of conquest that would +enrich every class in the country. It was, further, a war conducted +with the full bestiality of the methods of the son'>Pope's allies. +Brutality to civilians in actual fighting was supplemented by +brutality after conquest. The Chinese subjects were debased with

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dope and exploited mercilessly. Soldiers and officers used Chinese +women as Goths and Vandals had never used Roman Women. A Chinese lady told me of an incident reported to her by her family in China: an old woman in the occupied zone traveling from village to village -was raped six times in a few hours by soldiers of the nation which -is "ruled by a divinity and permeated by the spirit of the gods." +was raped six times in a few hours by soldiers of the nation which +is "ruled by a divinity and permeated by the spirit of the gods." . . .

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By 1941 the whole diabolical plan was clear. Japan's service -was to be to draw off a very large part of the Russian forces to -the East while the "crusade" destroyed Russia in Europe. We now -know -- if anybody required any evidence -- that the Russian -campaign was decided and plotted very early in 1941 after the -failure to reduce England by aerial bombardment or invasion, which -was originally intended to precede the attack on Russia. Matsuoka; -the Versatile was sent to Europe. He visited Hitler and Mussolini; -and the 'Osservatore' (March 31, 1941) told with pride how he -visited Pope Pacelli. Did he carefully conceal from Pacelli that -the war for the extinction of Bolshevism, the bloodiest war in -history, the most ardent desire of the Pope, was to be launched? -That Japan, besides its designs in Southern Asia and its bestiality -in China, was to help by destroying Russia and threatening to -intercept American supplies? Believe that if you can. the Vatican -organ tells us that at the close of their cordial interview, the -Pope presented Matsuoka with a gold medal; and Matsuoka declared in -the Italian press that his talk with the Pope was "the prettiest +

By 1941 the whole diabolical plan was clear. Japan's service +was to be to draw off a very large part of the Russian forces to +the East while the "crusade" destroyed Russia in Europe. We now +know -- if anybody required any evidence -- that the Russian +campaign was decided and plotted very early in 1941 after the +failure to reduce England by aerial bombardment or invasion, which +was originally intended to precede the attack on Russia. Matsuoka; +the Versatile was sent to Europe. He visited son'>Hitler and son'>Mussolini; +and the 'Osservatore' (March 31, 1941) told with pride how he +visited son'>Pope son'>Pacelli. Did he carefully conceal from son'>Pacelli that +the war for the extinction of Bolshevism, the bloodiest war in +history, the most ardent desire of the son'>Pope, was to be launched? +That Japan, besides its designs in Southern Asia and its bestiality +in China, was to help by destroying Russia and threatening to +intercept American supplies? Believe that if you can. the Vatican +organ tells us that at the close of their cordial interview, the +son'>Pope presented Matsuoka with a gold medal; and Matsuoka declared in +the Italian press that his talk with the son'>Pope was "the prettiest moment in my life."

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HOW THE PAPACY WAS SOLD IN AUSTRIA AND SOLD CIVILIZATION IN CZECHO-SLOVAKIA

by Joseph McCabe

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Chapter I

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THE CHURCH SELLS AUSTRIA TO THE GUNMEN

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THE CHURCH SELLS AUSTRIA TO THE GUNMEN

H.G. Wells, who confessed to me a year ago that he had become convinced that I was right about the danger of Rome -- he had more @@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ for the Advancement of Science ever got together. This generation, he thought, might have to endure a series of wars waged "in the name of those dead religions that cumber the world today." And he went on to make a parenthetic remark which must have made learned -eyes open wide behind their horn-rimmed spectacles:

+eyes open wide behind their horn-rimmed spectacles:

"A dead religion is like a dead cat -- the stiffer and more rotten it is, the better it is as a missile weapon."

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It is obvious what religion he had in mind: the religion of -Petain, Weygand, and Laval, of Leopold of Belgium, of De Valera, -Vargas, and Salazar, of the Quislings of Austria, Czecho-Slovakia, +

It is obvious what religion he had in mind: the religion of +Petain, Weygand, and Laval, of Leopold of Belgium, of De Valera, +Vargas, and Salazar, of the Quislings of Austria, Czecho-Slovakia, and Croatia, the religion of that Black International which has for

Bank of Wisdon @@ -71,34 +71,34 @@ the democracies and to smirch our civilization with their foulness and brutality. In the day of reckoning it must stand in the dock with the other murderers.

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In these little books I prepare the indictment and furnish the +

In these little books I prepare the indictment and furnish the evidence. In the early stage's of this corruption of civilization the four masters of crime -- Italy, Germany, Japan, and the Black -International, which we may justly personify in the present Pope, -Pacelli-Pius -- were isolated, like crooks working in different +International, which we may justly personify in the present Pope, +Pacelli-Pius -- were isolated, like crooks working in different quarters of a large city. Japan was brooding over an old plan to -exploit Asia which had been drawn up when Mussolini was a ragged +exploit Asia which had been drawn up when Mussolini was a ragged little country lad sweeping the floor of his father's saloon, and -Hitler was begging nickels of his drunken and disreputable father +Hitler was begging nickels of his drunken and disreputable father in the sticks. The delicate Japanese nostrils would have quivered -at sight of them. Even in 1922, when the industrialists and -royalists of Italy raised Mussolini, for their own purposes and to +at sight of them. Even in 1922, when the industrialists and +royalists of Italy raised Mussolini, for their own purposes and to his astonishment, to the position of a prince, Japan turned down the overtures of the Vatican. Seven years later the sharp-eyed -Japanese statesmen saw the Papacy make Mussolini's tottering throne +Japanese statesmen saw the Papacy make Mussolini's tottering throne safe and win world-recognition of it for him by a formal alliance, and they now turned to the Vatican and asked it to -- for a consideration -- render the same service to themselves, which it -did. Then Hitler, impressed by the value of this holy alliance, +did. Then Hitler, impressed by the value of this holy alliance, sought the same spiritual assistance of the Black International and got it.

So the plot, using the international organization of the Roman Church to lull suspicion in other countries, was unified and took on cosmic proportions. Germany, Italy, and Japan were to rule and -exploit the earth. The Pope -- he thought -- would be the universal +exploit the earth. The Pope -- he thought -- would be the universal chaplain, with the plan in reserve, of a League of Catholic power's -strong enough to cheek any trickery of Hitler. That will be cold +strong enough to cheek any trickery of Hitler. That will be cold history -- or an epitaph -- in a few years. I differ from Wells about those "wars of religion" in the future. If this generation which he and I will soon quit does not emasculate the Black @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ is politely called the authoritarian regime and added to the protest. Where do you get these figures? Nobody in 1936 drew our attention to this remarkable development. I need say only: add up the populations of the stolen provinces of China, of Fascist South -America, of Austria, Abyssinia, etc., and then find out why your +America, of Austria, Abyssinia, etc., and then find out why your oracles did not warn you in 1936 or 1937.

I have shown that the Black International played a very active @@ -139,21 +139,21 @@ sustaining the hatred of Russia. We return later to these points.

By 1938 the Axis on which Europe was to run was firmly constructed and ready to operate. Italy was to have Europe south of the Danube, and an African empire. Germany to have all north of -that river. Mussolini, the Napoleon of the South, little dreaming +that river. Mussolini, the Napoleon of the South, little dreaming that by 1941 he would be an old soldier on crutches begging coppers -from Hitler, was blind to the emphatic statement in Mein Kampf that +from Hitler, was blind to the emphatic statement in Mein Kampf that there is no room in Europe for two great powers. The rest of the world was still dreaming its dream of the benevolent and beneficent destruction of Socialism everywhere by these apostles of order and -discipline. So Hitler made a bolder move: one that might provoke, +discipline. So Hitler made a bolder move: one that might provoke, and ought to have provoked, war.

He needed Austria and Czecho-Slovakia, Hungary was in the plot -and very loyal to the Vatican; and in any case Pacelli was to visit +and very loyal to the Vatican; and in any case Pacelli was to visit it in 1938. With the control of Austria, Czecho-Slovakia and Hungary the conquest of the Balkans was assured, the broad road to Turkey and the East was open, and the blockade by the British -fleet, on which small-minded British-statesmen relied, was deprived +fleet, on which small-minded British-statesmen relied, was deprived of its sting. The first step was to get Austria and the Danube, and in this the Black International was very useful.

@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ they are going to liberate. However, the chief interest here is an incidental remark that my Nazi friend made. "If," he said, "you had gone to war over Austria, you would have found that we Germans had not enough petrol at the time to last more than ten days." He was -an important industrialist, intimate with some of the leaders, and +an important industrialist, intimate with some of the leaders, and it was very clear to me that he was convinced of this.

How much the Vatican had to do with the criminal failure of @@ -177,16 +177,16 @@ France and Britain to begin arming at once -- allowing that they were not in a position to fight in the spring of 1938 -- and drawing nearer to Russia we cannot say, but do not for a moment imagine that here I raise a wild and groundless suspicion. In 1937, -as we shall see later, Pacelli had visited Paris -- the first Papal +as we shall see later, Pacelli had visited Paris -- the first Papal Legate to do so since the fall of Napoleon -- and on New Years' Day, 1938, Paris had the piquant spectacle of a representative of -the Pope decorating and kissing its freethinking Premier and other +the Pope decorating and kissing its freethinking Premier and other Ministers. There was much besides this, but we will deal with the whole question of the corruption of France in a later book.

We are here not simply dealing with the overt action of the Vatican, which as in the case of Abyssinia and the Italian Church, -often finds it convenient to act through the local hierarchy and

+often finds it convenient to act through the local hierarchy and

Bank of Wisdon Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -196,21 +196,21 @@ often finds it convenient to act through the local hierarchy and

itself remain silent. We are studying the share of the Black International in the world-debasement and tragedy. As far as -Pacelli-Plus is concerned it is enough that he persisted in his -attempts to conciliate Hitler and never said a word of the mildest -censure of Germany's action in Austria. He knew that Mussolini had +Pacelli-Plus is concerned it is enough that he persisted in his +attempts to conciliate Hitler and never said a word of the mildest +censure of Germany's action in Austria. He knew that Mussolini had agreed to it as part of the general plan. But that the Church in -Austria enthusiastically supported Hitler is not disputed, and no +Austria enthusiastically supported Hitler is not disputed, and no section of the Church was more docile to the Vatican. We shall see in a moment the trickery by which it was represented in America -that the Austrian Church acted independently of the Vatican.

+that the Austrian Church acted independently of the Vatican.

The way had been prepared, we saw, by the Church poisoning -what the Annual Register calls "the Socialist watch-dog." Hitler +what the Annual Register calls "the Socialist watch-dog." Hitler would certainly not have had a walk-over in Austria if the Social Democrats, who firmly held Vienna and Linz and had hundreds of thousands of followers in the country, had still been strong in -1988. The Catholic Chancellor, Schusdhnigg, was himself vigorously +1988. The Catholic Chancellor, Schusdhnigg, was himself vigorously opposed to annexation, and it is interesting to speculate what would have been the effect of an appeal to Czecho-Slovakia, with its magnificent Skoda arsenal close at hand, Russia, and the @@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ thousands of the more spirited Socialists in jail, and had drilled the country into docility to itself.

For Austria was, as we saw, a theocracy, a priest-ruled state -as not even Poland or Eire was. Dollfuss, who assassinated the -Socialists in 1934 after consultation with Pacelli, was promptly +as not even Poland or Eire was. Dollfuss, who assassinated the +Socialists in 1934 after consultation with Pacelli, was promptly assassinated by the Nazis. His successor, Schuschnigg, hated the Nazis and was opposed to annexation, but the last word was with -Cardinal Innitzer, bead of the Austrian Church; and he had the +Cardinal Innitzer, bead of the Austrian Church; and he had the support in the Catholic government of Seyss-Inquart, who was a Catholic and a Nazi and was prepared at any time to stab his leader in the back. The main fact is, however, that since the suppression @@ -234,21 +234,21 @@ prostrate at the feet of the cardinal. Socialists were whipped into silence and the whole scheme of education, in school and press, imposed absolute docility to the Church.

-

That there was an understanding between Cardinal Innitzer and -Hitler, who made his usual glib promises to respect and protect the -Church, nobody denies. When Hitler marched into Vienna on March 13, -1938, all the church-bells in Austria rang, and a Swastika flag +

That there was an understanding between Cardinal Innitzer and +Hitler, who made his usual glib promises to respect and protect the +Church, nobody denies. When Hitler marched into Vienna on March 13, +1938, all the church-bells in Austria rang, and a Swastika flag waved over the ancient Cathedral. Two days later Innitzer had a -cordial interview with Hitler, and the cardinal and four of his +cordial interview with Hitler, and the cardinal and four of his leading bishops issued a manifesto summoning all Austrians to vote -for Hitler in the coming plebiscite. The cardinal wrote "Heil -Hitler" after his signature. It is a sufficient refutation of the -plea that the Austrian's wanted to join Germany that Hitler angrily +for Hitler in the coming plebiscite. The cardinal wrote "Heil +Hitler" after his signature. It is a sufficient refutation of the +plea that the Austrian's wanted to join Germany that Hitler angrily refused to ask them this by a plebiscite as Schuschnigg proposed. -Hitler turned the idea into a farce by making it a plebiscite of +Hitler turned the idea into a farce by making it a plebiscite of the whole German nation. In this farce Innitzer and his bishops concurred and ordered all Austrians -- they were now all Catholics -in Church law -- to support Hitler, calling him the man "whose +in Church law -- to support Hitler, calling him the man "whose struggle against Bolshevism and for the power, honor, and unity of Germany corresponds to the voice of Divine Providence."

@@ -259,9 +259,9 @@ Germany corresponds to the voice of Divine Providence."

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Was a supreme Church authority with a large clerical staff -really ignorant of Hitler's true plan and motive? They spoke a +really ignorant of Hitler's true plan and motive? They spoke a common language, remember, and were near neighbors, and there was -not the least secrecy about Hitler's plan to exploit Europe, If +not the least secrecy about Hitler's plan to exploit Europe, If Innitzer understood the Nazi aim -- and it is incredible that he did not -- his association of it with "the voice of Divine Providence" was blasphemous from the religious viewpoint and @@ -276,10 +276,10 @@ countries, probably America, who were outraged by this gross interference in politics, and in favor of a corrupt and very dangerous schemer. And I quote the facts about the Jesuitical action of the Vatican from a Catholic writer, C. Rankin, in his -flattering biography of Pacelli-Plus (The Pope Speaks, 1940).

+flattering biography of Pacelli-Plus (The Pope Speaks, 1940).

On April 1st, apparently in reply to Catholic complaints of -Inititzer's conduct -- for so public a rebuke of a cardinal would +Inititzer's conduct -- for so public a rebuke of a cardinal would otherwise be unprecedented -- a Jesuit speaker on the Vatican Radio censored the Austrian cardinal and regretted that he had not recognized "the wolf in sheep's clothing." It is clear that this @@ -289,12 +289,12 @@ Ransom adds that "it was characteristic of the extreme delicacy of the situation" that this denial was not published but was "telephoned direct to foreign correspondents by persons instructed by the Vatican to do so." He seems to be unaware of the irony of -his words. The Osservatore said that Innitzer's action was not +his words. The Osservatore said that Innitzer's action was not authorized: Radio said that it was opposed to Vatican policy and anonymous officials in the Vatican press bureau then said that the criticisms of Innitzer were not authorized. The cream of the joke is that all three -- radio, printing press, and press bureau -- are -in the Pope's back yard, so to say, and would not dare to say a +in the Pope's back yard, so to say, and would not dare to say a word on a matter of importance without consulting the Secretariat of State. About this time some American film company put into circulation a very impressive film, with most edifying and largely @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ out the convenience of the above arrangement.

Innitzer was invited to Rome to explain his action, and the Vatican was careful not to declare that he had been censured. -Instead of this, the Osservatore on April 6 gave a long and +Instead of this, the Osservatore on April 6 gave a long and sympathetic account of the cardinal's reasons for his action. Keesing's Contemporary Archives gives the gist of Innitzer's arguments, as published in the Swiss press at the time, but there @@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ rendered a new and most important service to the crooks, and the Vatican had neatly dodged the censure of Catholics in democratic countries.

-

Pacelli knew that, as we have seen several times, local +

Pacelli knew that, as we have seen several times, local Catholic hierarchies will, in their own interest, finally submit to anything that the Papacy does. For a year or two Mundelein had

@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ anything that the Papacy does. For a year or two Mundelein had

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roused American Catholic's to a white-hot indignation against the +

roused American Catholic's to a white-hot indignation against the Nazis for persecuting the Church and besmirching the fragrant lives of the communities of lay brothers. You would expect apoplexy when the news came that the Church had sold Austria to the Nazis, and @@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ affects other countries and the international policy of the Vatican the obligation to consult headquarters is so strong that an evasion of it is unthinkable. The question of joining Austria to Germany was clearly of this character. Such union would not only strengthen -Hitler's position to a very important extent, so that it was a most +Hitler's position to a very important extent, so that it was a most valuable opportunity for one of those bargains for which the Vatican is always alert, but to put an additional 7,000.000 Catholics under Nazi rule after what had happened to the Church in @@ -352,10 +352,10 @@ childish.

But, while the concurrence and lead of the Vatican is certain, the ground of its policy is not clear. The key to it seems to be -the extraordinary persistence of Pacelli in trusting the promises -of Hitler. He had in 1932 made, in return for valuable service, a +the extraordinary persistence of Pacelli in trusting the promises +of Hitler. He had in 1932 made, in return for valuable service, a promise of a very favorable agreement with the Vatican. He had -immediately dishonored the agreement, yet Pacelli and the German +immediately dishonored the agreement, yet Pacelli and the German bishops had continued to appeal to him. In 1936 he had opened the series of vice-trials of priests and monks which had dealt the Church a heavier and more ignominious blow than ever, yet the @@ -363,22 +363,22 @@ Vatican had, with occasional mild complaints about persecution and paganism -- never about crime and brutality until Catholic Poland was threatened with extermination -- remained friendly. We shall see that at the opening of the great war he had made new promises -to the Church, and we shall find the German bishops in 1941 +to the Church, and we shall find the German bishops in 1941 complaining, while they still supported him, that he had not fulfilled his promises! This persistence in looking to the man who had plainly said years before in his book that he made his own moral law -- "What is Necessary is Right" is the title of a chapter -of Mein Kampf -- is the key to this strange development. I say +of Mein Kampf -- is the key to this strange development. I say strange because, even if we admit that the annexation of Austria was inevitable, we should expect the Austrian Church to have met it -with quiet dignity instead of waving Swastika flag's and chanting -"Hell Hitler" like the treacherous scum of every country that -Hitler invaded.

+with quiet dignity instead of waving Swastika flag's and chanting +"Hell Hitler" like the treacherous scum of every country that +Hitler invaded.

-

Whatever Hitler promised Cardinal Innitzer in their very +

Whatever Hitler promised Cardinal Innitzer in their very cordial interview he cheated with his usual fluency. At the moment of writing this it is confidently reported -- and as confidently -denied, of course -- that Myron Taylor has taken to Washington

+denied, of course -- that Myron Taylor has taken to Washington

Bank of Wisdon Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -386,19 +386,19 @@ denied, of course -- that Myron Taylor has taken to Washington

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certain terms of peace, or certain new promises, which the Pope is +

certain terms of peace, or certain new promises, which the Pope is transmitting on behalf of the arch-liar of modern history. One -would have thought that by 1941, when the Pope had seen Hitler lie +would have thought that by 1941, when the Pope had seen Hitler lie and cheat so brazenly for eight years, he would have been ashamed to produce any proposals from such a source. For within three -months of his pleasant and confiding talk with Hitler the cardinal +months of his pleasant and confiding talk with Hitler the cardinal was a prisoner in his palace, and hundreds of his priests and monks were in the hands of the police, generally on the usual disgraceful charge. Swiss papers said that "50,000 Austrians have left the church this quarter, and a further 50,000 are expected to quit in the next quarter." The Church in Austria was, as a result of its -trust in Hitler, disestablished and reduced to the same pitiful -condition as the Church in Germany. It had helped Hitler to secure +trust in Hitler, disestablished and reduced to the same pitiful +condition as the Church in Germany. It had helped Hitler to secure one of his bloodless victories. It now bled.

Chapter II

@@ -406,14 +406,14 @@ one of his bloodless victories. It now bled.

THE APPROACH TO MUNICH

Yet the Vatican had already begun to smooth the path of -Hitler's sordid ambition in another area of Europe: to undermine +Hitler's sordid ambition in another area of Europe: to undermine the loyalty of a large part of Czecho-Slovakia. In a lecture which I delivered in London in 1936 I predicted that when the conquest of Spain was completed the Nazis would turn to Czecho-Slovakia. Many of my audience in those day's of inglorious inactivity and childlike trust smiled, but although the country was not marked out -for attack in Mein Kampf its fate, could easily be foreseen. -Hitler's original ambition to make one empire of all German- +for attack in Mein Kampf its fate, could easily be foreseen. +Hitler's original ambition to make one empire of all German- speaking peoples, with the Ukraine for an additional granary, had grown mightily when he saw the cowardice and folly of the democracies, and Czecho-Slovakia stood like a second Gibraltar, a @@ -422,14 +422,14 @@ the Balkans, and the East. It commanded the Danube, and it had within its own frontiers a very virile people with considerable resources.

-

But while Hitler made bravery the supreme Nordic quality and -boasted in every speech of the irresistible might of the Reich, he -preferred to proceed wherever possible by deceit. Not Thor, but -Tocri, the cunning, is the head of the modern German pantheon. The +

But while Hitler made bravery the supreme Nordic quality and +boasted in every speech of the irresistible might of the Reich, he +preferred to proceed wherever possible by deceit. Not Thor, but +Tocri, the cunning, is the head of the modern German pantheon. The world to be dominated and exploited must be taken over piecemeal -and by ruse, guile, and corruption. Hitler had men, and especially +and by ruse, guile, and corruption. Hitler had men, and especially women, steadily corrupting France for him, and he imagined that the -tactless Ribbentrop, who had a stupid idea of the influence of the +tactless Ribbentrop, who had a stupid idea of the influence of the aristocracy in England, was winning or duping that country for him. In Austria he used the Church, as he had used it for what it was Worth in Spain, and he used it in Czecho-Slovakia.

@@ -450,11 +450,11 @@ before 1919 will show that these provinces are part of ancient

Bohemia, which before the Catholic troops so mercilessly trampled on it in the Thirty Years War was the most promising of the smaller civilizations of Europe. Its sturdy people were instinctively anti- -Papal and had raised the banner of Hus before Luther was born. In +Papal and had raised the banner of Hus before Luther was born. In its exhausted condition it had been taken over by Austria and had been made compulsorily Catholic in the customary way.

-

It was still under Austria when the industrial development of +

It was still under Austria when the industrial development of the nineteenth century began and its splendid natural resources now gave promise of wealth. The mineral resources were in the mountainous fringe, nearest to Austria, which became familiar to us @@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ illiterate peasants and woodcutters.

Here you will begin to understand the action of the Black International in working for the destruction of Czecho-Slovakia. The creation of that republic -- or the establishment of it, for it -had already declared itself an independent republic -- by +had already declared itself an independent republic -- by Versailles was followed by internal developments which, year after year, caused consternation at the Vatican. Bordering on Russia the country was bound to feel in a high degree the wave of Communist @@ -534,9 +534,9 @@ made this formal declaration in the census-paper.

This situation is the key to Papal policy in Czecho-Slovakia and, as Catholic writers try to defend the Vatican by asking what -interest the Church had in helping Hitler in that country, it has +interest the Church had in helping Hitler in that country, it has to be thoroughly understood. There were nearly a million Catholics -who refused to recognize the Pope; and the Vatican considers these +who refused to recognize the Pope; and the Vatican considers these "ichismaties" as dangerous and damned as atheists. There were more than 3,000,000 Socialists and Communists, since they had polled 1,700,000 votes at the last election, and there was the most @@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ Freethinkers held a Congress there and it was attended by 40,000 members. President Masaryk, the idol of the country and the most respected statesman in Europe, and several of the political and most of the cultural leaders, including the internationally famous -novelist Karl Capek, were Freethinkers. In no other country in the +novelist Karl Capek, were Freethinkers. In no other country in the world had the Church of Rome lost in ten years so high a proportion of its members; and the loss continued yearly. Bohemia, the care of the Republic, the center of culture and prosperity, was lost to @@ -560,9 +560,9 @@ here of repeating the Spanish tragedy. The only feasible plan from the Vatican angle was to save the Sudeten Catholics at one end of the Republic and the very backward Slovak Catholics at the other from what Rome called the corrupting influence of Prague. This -coincided with Hitler's policy, though we may admit that the +coincided with Hitler's policy, though we may admit that the Vatican did not foresee -- very few people foresaw -- that when -Hitler got these detached on the plea of the self-determination of +Hitler got these detached on the plea of the self-determination of peoples and found the French and British so cowardly he would grab the lot and have a magnificent starting-point for his further advance. But we shall see that the Church was more active than ever @@ -583,21 +583,21 @@ priests were less ready than those of Austria to be drawn into the Nazi spider's web, especially when the Austrian Church began to suffer like the German, but Nazism spread amongst the laity in virtue of skilful German propaganda, and a local leader was found -in the Catholic Henlein: the kind of puppet that the Germans liked -to find -- a man of poor intelligence and greatly flattered by +in the Catholic Henlein: the kind of puppet that the Germans liked +to find -- a man of poor intelligence and greatly flattered by being recognized in Berlin and promised's high position in the -Sudeten provinces when they were "liberated," Henlein and his +Sudeten provinces when they were "liberated," Henlein and his colleagues assured their fellow-Catholics that the Church had -nothing to fear from Nazi rule. He had that promise from Hitler. In +nothing to fear from Nazi rule. He had that promise from Hitler. In Germany, they said (quite falsely), Cardinal Faulhaber had provoked the Nazi government by his attacks on it. They would not do that in Sudetenland and would not be molested.

To the general public in America, to whom the word Slovak meant little more than the name of a tribe in Abyssinia, the whole -question turned on the Sudeten provinces. To Hitler these were only +question turned on the Sudeten provinces. To Hitler these were only the pretext of intervention, and a pretext in regard to which, by -promoting a little friction and getting Goebbels to represent this +promoting a little friction and getting Goebbels to represent this as resentment of a bloody tyranny of the Czechs, he could make out something of a case. But shearing off this narrow fringe of German- speaking towns, which lay outside the Czech "Maginot Line," would @@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ not give him Czecho-Slovakia, so the anti-Czech agitation at the other end of the Republic, in Slovakia, was far more important. This was overwhelmingly the work of the Black International.

-

The core of the Republic was, as I said, Bolemia or Bohemia +

The core of the Republic was, as I said, Bolemia or Bohemia and Moravia, which worked together and reached a high degree of culture and prosperity. The Czechs who inhabited them were as able and vigorous as the urban populations of Germany, and, fearing that @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ Ukrainians and let Soviet Russia civilize it as it had done with so many border provinces.

Czechs, Slovaks, and Ruthenians had declared themselves an -independent republic in 1918, when Austria collapsed, and +independent republic in 1918, when Austria collapsed, and Versailles had confirmed their position. It was a lively team to drive, including 6,000,000 Czechs, 3,000,000 Slovaks, 3,000,000 Germans, and more than a million Magyars and Ruthenians, but as @@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ minority is in danger of perishing and they must demand autonomy.

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-

They are blind to the changed conditions of a world in which small +

They are blind to the changed conditions of a world in which small national units only excite the cupidity of more powerful neighbors. The clash, however, only found expression in the melodramatic fights of politicians until the, Nazis took up the grievances of @@ -649,17 +649,17 @@ the Vatican.

patriotic movement in that province. The parallel with the situation in Ireland before it was granted Home Rule is close enough to enable anybody to understand. In Slovakia, however, the -patriotic party was actually led by a priest, Father Hlinka, and -was directly associated with Pacelli's policy. It is quite useless +patriotic party was actually led by a priest, Father Hlinka, and +was directly associated with Pacelli's policy. It is quite useless to talk about patriotic priests and the carefulness of the Vatican to avoid politic's, when the most sensational event of the year -1933 in Czecho-Slovakia was that the Papal Nuncio was expelled for +1933 in Czecho-Slovakia was that the Papal Nuncio was expelled for just such interference. He had supported the Slovak claims in a letter which was published on August 13, 1933. We shall see later how the French in their own interest -- disguised, of course, as a noble effort to secure peace -- replied to the summons of the Vatican to help it against the government of Czecho-Slovakia, but -the months of agitation over the expulsion of the Nuncio for +the months of agitation over the expulsion of the Nuncio for political reasons and the great Catholic demonstration that followed in 1934 plainly identified the Vatican with the priest- controlled Slovak movement. In any case we are studying the action @@ -679,17 +679,17 @@ culture of Prague, and large numbers of its citizens were opposed to the political priests and their hordes of ignorant peasants, and wild-eyed mountaineers. An amiable settlement seemed possible, but this Suited neither the ghouls of Berlin nor those of the Vatican. -Hitler in February began the series of violent attacks on the -Czecho-Slovak government, then headed by Benes, which were to +Hitler in February began the series of violent attacks on the +Czecho-Slovak government, then headed by Benes, which were to prepare the German people for the opening of his aggressive campaign.

-

He was still within the framework of Mein Kampf, concerned +

He was still within the framework of Mein Kampf, concerned only, he said, about the condition of German's outside as well as -inside the Reich. There were 10,000,000 of them he said, living +inside the Reich. There were 10,000,000 of them he said, living under oppression in Austria and the Sudeten provinces. We saw how -he went on to annex Austria, and Benes easily proved that there was -no persecution of Germans in Czecho-Slovakia. But Hitler's +he went on to annex Austria, and Benes easily proved that there was +no persecution of Germans in Czecho-Slovakia. But Hitler's extraordinary success, thanks to the Church and the cowardice of the democracies in taking Austria without striking a blow most gravely confirmed him in his plan to take Czecho-Slovakia and @@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ broaden his base for a European war.

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The Slovak Clerical withdrew their support of Benes and began +

The Slovak Clerical withdrew their support of Benes and began to press for autonomy, and the Sudeten Catholics again raised their clamor. It was at this stage (March 14) that France and Russia gave an assurance of assistance to the Czechs in case they were @@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ they relied on the cooperation of Britain in virtue of their treaty of mutual defence but this did not contemplate the eventuality of France provoking an German attack by going to the aid of a third power. The sound criticism of Britain at this stage is that its -statesmen could not shake themselves free of their blind anti- +statesmen could not shake themselves free of their blind anti- Socialist zeal and see that the Axis had opened a career of aggression. A combination in 1938 of the British and French fleets and the armies of France, Russia, and Czecho-Slovakia might have @@ -724,9 +724,9 @@ the French, they have always acknowledged and were ready to honor.

solemn and nauseously hypocritical announcements to the world to the effect that it had no designs on Czecho-Slovakia and only wanted justice for the 3,000,000 Germans who lived in it. A month -later Henlein went to see Hitler in Germany, and at Carlsbad, on +later Henlein went to see Hitler in Germany, and at Carlsbad, on German soil, he formulated the demands of the Sudetens. They had, -of course, grown remarkably larger since his interview with Hitler, +of course, grown remarkably larger since his interview with Hitler, but this is not the place to repeat in detail the course of events up to Munich. The darkest tragedy was that occupation of the whole country which was never contemplated at Munich, and this is the @@ -734,28 +734,28 @@ tragedy for which the Black International was plainly responsible.

Throughout the summer of 1938 the demands of the Sudeten Catholics grew. The Czech government made concession after -concession, but Hitler did not want concessions. He wanted refusal +concession, but Hitler did not want concessions. He wanted refusal and an excuse to invade. When his troops began in the late summer to concentrate in the direction of Czecho-Slovakia Britain sent -Lord Runciman to find the bases of a compromise. Runciman was one +Lord Runciman to find the bases of a compromise. Runciman was one of those who held that any development was better than an advance of Socialism and all that he did was to persuade the Czechs to talk -nicely to the Nazi wolf and not think of provoking him. Mussolini +nicely to the Nazi wolf and not think of provoking him. Mussolini helped out his gangster-friend by publishing in his own paper in -Italy an open letter to Runciman which that apostle of peace -probably took seriously. He assured Runciman that he knew from -conversation with Hitler that he had no intention whatever of doing +Italy an open letter to Runciman which that apostle of peace +probably took seriously. He assured Runciman that he knew from +conversation with Hitler that he had no intention whatever of doing more than liberate the Sudeten fringe with 3,000,000 Germans. It was all part of the sordid plan, but there was still in England, or -in the ruling class, a belief that Mussolini was not as -unscrupulous as Hitler.

+in the ruling class, a belief that Mussolini was not as +unscrupulous as Hitler.

-

So Chamberlain went to Berchtesgaden and to Munich and dragged +

So Chamberlain went to Berchtesgaden and to Munich and dragged England into that policy of appeasement which will cost the world an incalculable number of billions of dollars and millions of lives, waste of precious wealth, and a load of suffering under which the planet reels. Had I been capable of weeping I would have -wept at one picture of that ignoble time: Chamberlain stepping out +wept at one picture of that ignoble time: Chamberlain stepping out of his plane at Croydon on his return from Munich. His face naively lit with a smile like that of a school-girl who has won an

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unexpected prize, he flourished a scrap of paper before the crowd -and explained that he had Hitler's signature to a promise to keep +and explained that he had Hitler's signature to a promise to keep the agreement and not further menace the peace of Europe! The interests of the Conservative Party had required that the fate of an Empire Should be entrusted to such a man, and he had had @@ -775,11 +775,11 @@ when he saw the sequel. The pious Halifax still represents the British Empire.

Another picture comes to hand. A journalist who was present at -Munich, William L. Shirer, has just published his impressions -(Berlin Diary). He describes Hitler walking past him on that +Munich, William L. Shirer, has just published his impressions +(Berlin Diary). He describes Hitler walking past him on that fateful day:

-

"It was a very curious walk indeed. In the first place it was +

"It was a very curious walk indeed. In the first place it was very ladylike. Dainty little steps. In the second place every few steps he cocked his right shoulder nervously, his left leg snapping up a he did so. I watched him closely as he came back past us. The @@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ same nervous tic. He had ugly black patches under his eyes. He was in a blue funk. If Britain and France had called his bluff there might have been no world-war. At least it would have been fought under very different conditions. And amongst the shower of -congratulations to Chamberlain on his miserable surrender was a +congratulations to Chamberlain on his miserable surrender was a telegram from Cardinal Hinsley in the name of "the Catholic archbishops and bishops of England."

@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ treaty. Over-population, deliberately encouraged, was one of the chief pretexts -- it was in this case not true -- used by the arch- criminals to reconcile their own people to the idea of aggressive war and to secure the sympathy of muddle-headed humanitarians of -the George Lansbury type abroad. Lebensraum ("space to live in") +the George Lansbury type abroad. Lebensraum ("space to live in") for the noble German people was the cry -- until the time came when the mask could be abandoned and it was changed to Grossraum, which practically means Empire.

@@ -835,18 +835,18 @@ found in the relatively small area of the Sudeten provinces and another fifth in the very backward conditions of Slovakia. The Czechs of the large and progressive central region were fully in line with modern civilization and controlled their birth rate. It -was this prosperous central region that Hitler coveted, for he had -now, ind seeing the inertia of the western democracies, gone far +was this prosperous central region that Hitler coveted, for he had +now, ind seeing the inertia of the western democracies, gone far beyond his original idea of uniting all peoples of Germanic blood in a powerful empire and securing the Ukraine as their granary. He -and Mussolini, who had lied to Runciman with all the glibness of +and Mussolini, who had lied to Runciman with all the glibness of his type, proved this immediately by cynically ignoring the Munich -agreement and Chamberlain and robbing Czecho-Slovakia of its vital +agreement and Chamberlain and robbing Czecho-Slovakia of its vital defensive resources so that he could take it over when the time was ripe.

The essential evil of the surrender at Munich was that in -practice it left to Hitler and Mussolini to settle what parts of +practice it left to Hitler and Mussolini to settle what parts of Czecho-Slovakia were to be handed over on the sacred principle of self-determination. In theory this, and all questions arising from the settlement, were to be decided by representatives of the four @@ -855,11 +855,11 @@ could not expect to sit at table with pure-blooded Nordics" and the descendants of the Caesars; and Britain and France further stultified themselves by agreeing to this. They very quickly found that they had betrayed Czecho-Slovakia and, as it proved before -long, the cause of civilization. Hitler's military draftsmen +long, the cause of civilization. Hitler's military draftsmen included in the territory to be ceded the powerful fortifications -and big guns and, as they saw Chamberlain still playing with his +and big guns and, as they saw Chamberlain still playing with his "Scrap of paper", robbed the country of its equipment, air-force, -military resources, and chief industrial enterprises. Catholic +military resources, and chief industrial enterprises. Catholic Poland and Hungary seized their opportunity and, like dogs attacking a mortally wounded deer, tore pieces out of the flanks of the distressed country, with the cordial approval of their priests. @@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ One of the most sturdy democracies in Europe, with a large and splendidly equipped army, a great arsenal, and an eagerness to cooperate with Russia, was disarmed.

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But Hitler hesitated for months to take over the helpless +

But Hitler hesitated for months to take over the helpless country. One of the foulest features of this modern imperialism as compared with its historical predecessors is that, while it mouthed about the tonic of war and its invincible legions, it @@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ mantle of respectable pretensions and mendacious pretexts of law and order. In this (in Austria, Abyssinia, and Spain) it had had the close cooperation of the Black International; the 'moral' force which professed to have the task of exposing all such immoral -conduct in every part of the world. Hitler now found a still more +conduct in every part of the world. Hitler now found a still more useful ally in the Black International.

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Pacelli was crowned Pope on March 12, 1939. This was, as I +

Pacelli was crowned Pope on March 12, 1939. This was, as I said, the day on which the Jews were, with terrible loss and suffering (which he never condemned), expelled from Italy. It was -also the day on which Hitler sent a German plane to Slovakia to +also the day on which Hitler sent a German plane to Slovakia to bring to Berlin the Slovak priest who was to sell Czecho-Slovakia to him for thirty pieces of silver.

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One reads in the biography of the new Pope by Ransom that -during the week after his coronation Pacelli was so beset with +

One reads in the biography of the new Pope by Ransom that +during the week after his coronation Pacelli was so beset with problems that he gave only three hours to sleep every night. What the problems were we do not know, but the problem that was then agitating the whole civilized world, the problem on the solution of which the peace of the world depended in the opinion of all thoughtful men, was not one of them. Ransom devotes 100 pages of -his little book to the work of the overburdened Pope that year, but +his little book to the work of the overburdened Pope that year, but he never mentions Czecho-Slovakia, though it was upon the conduct -of a priest, a prelate (or monsignore) of the Church, a man in a +of a priest, a prelate (or monsignore) of the Church, a man in a position of particular interest to the Vatican, that the world- -crisis mainly depended. It, indeed, depended so vitally that three -days after the Pope's coronation statesmen concluded that a -European war was inevitable. Stalin began that intensive armament +crisis mainly depended. It, indeed, depended so vitally that three +days after the Pope's coronation statesmen concluded that a +European war was inevitable. Stalin began that intensive armament of his people for which the world is now profoundly grateful. Britain -- it has since transpired -- began its organization to meet a German attack, drafted the scheme of several costly war- ministers, ordered hundreds of thousands of card-board coffins for the victims of air-raids and vast hospital spice, and even began in -a quite gentlemanly way to create a war-industry.

+a quite gentlemanly way to create a war-industry.

Slovakia, with its almost illiterate priest-ridden population was, as I said, the weakness of the Czecho-Slovak combination, and -now that Bohemia had lost a third of its industries and two-thirds +now that Bohemia had lost a third of its industries and two-thirds of its coal-mines, this poorer province had risen in importance. -Since Benes had had to fly for his life before the fury of Hitler +Since Benes had had to fly for his life before the fury of Hitler a blight - in large part a clerical blight -- had fallen upon the -unfortunate land. Hacha had been appointed President and he +unfortunate land. Hacha had been appointed President and he surrounded himself with priests and Catholic politicians. Democracy was already dead. On February 10, 1941, the New York Times quoted this passage from the leading Czech Catholic paper.

@@ -928,16 +928,16 @@ this passage from the leading Czech Catholic paper.

"There is no Catholic in Europe who would shed a tear to see the collapse of democratic political disorder and who would not sincerely welcome the fall of economic Liberalism, which has been -denounced by the Pope's Leading ideologist because it misuses the +denounced by the Pope's Leading ideologist because it misuses the working people in favor of a few capitalistic exploiters."

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The Pope's leading ideologist in America had been engaged for +

The Pope's leading ideologist in America had been engaged for twenty years in assuring the public that the democratic institutions and economic forms at which the writer jeers are not merely in accord with the teaching of the Church but had actually been inspired by the great moral theologians centuries ago. We will consider some time the encyclical of Pius XI, one of the first -fruits of Pacelli's guidance, on which this Catholic Fascism was +fruits of Pacelli's guidance, on which this Catholic Fascism was based. It is enough here that, though the above passage was written two years after the disaster of 1939, the change from the fine old Cultural order inspired by Masaryk began in 1939.

@@ -948,59 +948,59 @@ Cultural order inspired by Masaryk began in 1939.

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Hacha and his colleagues at least realized that it was vital +

Hacha and his colleagues at least realized that it was vital to keep the three national elements of the State -- Bohemia-Moravia -Slovakia, and Ruthenia -- together, and the priest, Father Hlinka +Slovakia, and Ruthenia -- together, and the priest, Father Hlinka who was the oracle and leader of the Catholic Slovaks, agreed. They wanted, in order to protect their faith from the decay which it suffered amongst the Czechs, some sort of autonomy or Home Rule -while remaining within the national unity. But Hlinka, the mediocre -kind of political priest which such a country would produce, though +while remaining within the national unity. But Hlinka, the mediocre +kind of political priest which such a country would produce, though an honest man, died in August (1938), urging his followers and his successor with his last breath to cling to the union. This successor, Msgr. Tiszo, who became well-known in the world-press in 1939 and 1940, was the second Quisling -- the Catholic Seyss- Inquart of Austria being the first -- in the long line of Papalist traitors who have served the Axis during the last three years; and -he was a priest, in fact a monsignore -- a rank between a priest +he was a priest, in fact a monsignore -- a rank between a priest and a bishop in the Roman Church -- not a Catholic layman whose action might be repudiated, when this was desirable,"by the Black International.

Tiszo was the son of a Slovak peasant who had been taken up by the Magyar bishop of the district and educated for the priest-hood -in Hungarian colleges. At that time, tinder the old Austro- +in Hungarian colleges. At that time, tinder the old Austro- Hungarian Empire, Slovakia was under the control of the Magyars. Whatever may be the truth about his morals -- Catholic parents made serious charges against him in connection with a girls' college in which he taught for a time -- he identified himself very zealously with the interests of the Hungarians until their yoke was rejected by the Slovaks in 1918. He then became a patriotic Slovak and in -time attached himself to Hlinka. The Czechs accused the clerical +time attached himself to Hlinka. The Czechs accused the clerical epicure -- at least he was far from ascetic -- of chronic political -duplicity, and he certainly duped Hlinka. He succeeded to the +duplicity, and he certainly duped Hlinka. He succeeded to the Slovak leadership and became Premier of the autonomous province, and he proceeded to stir up a dangerous demand for separation and -independence. Hitler wanted disorder in Czecho-Slovakia, the usual +independence. Hitler wanted disorder in Czecho-Slovakia, the usual hypocritical pretext for taking it over. Tiszo provided it.

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Hitler knew that he was at last regarded with suspicion and -that Russia, if not the western democracies, was very industriously +

Hitler knew that he was at last regarded with suspicion and +that Russia, if not the western democracies, was very industriously arming, but he still had faith in their dread of war and their willingness to accept any sort of plausible excuse for his actions. His agents got into touch with Tiszo and the plot was concocted. Since the establishment of a virtually Catholic government at Prague Slovak grievances had relented. Tiszo raised the cry of -independence and assured his followers that Hitler would prevent +independence and assured his followers that Hitler would prevent Prague from interfering with them. The news reached Prague, and -Hacha deposed Tiszo from the Premiership and dissolved his cabinet. +Hacha deposed Tiszo from the Premiership and dissolved his cabinet. Tiszo, as Premier, had taken an oath to observe the Constitution, but such oaths were always open to interpretation by a skilful theologian. It was rumored that March 15 (1939) was fixed as the date of the declaration of Independence.

Prague sternly resisted, and in the intense agitation of the -country there was certainly some disorder. Tiszo appealed to Hitler +country there was certainly some disorder. Tiszo appealed to Hitler and, as I said, a plane was sent to bring him to Germany. There is an impartial summary of the events in Keesing's Contemporary Archives (March 18) in which these details may be read. Seyss- @@ -1012,28 +1012,28 @@ Inquart, the Catholic model of the Quislings, is said to have been

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sent in the plane to fetch Tiszo to Berlin, where he saw Hitler and -Ribbentrop, while the controlled German press groaned with stories +

sent in the plane to fetch Tiszo to Berlin, where he saw Hitler and +Ribbentrop, while the controlled German press groaned with stories of outrages by the Czechs, as it would presently groan with charges against the Poles. Tiszo telephoned from Berlin to his friends that -Hitler promised to support them in a declaration of independence, +Hitler promised to support them in a declaration of independence, and the sordid story entered upon its last chapter. The wolf began his complaints that the Czech lamb was muddying the water for him.

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Hitler, with that air of a Persian monarch which he had now -developed, summoned Hacha to Berlin; and, with their usual felicity +

Hitler, with that air of a Persian monarch which he had now +developed, summoned Hacha to Berlin; and, with their usual felicity of coincidence, the Catholic Hungarian government, which was -equally docile to Hitler and to the Pope, demanded that the Czechs -should give up Ruthenia. Hacha was received with military horrors +equally docile to Hitler and to the Pope, demanded that the Czechs +should give up Ruthenia. Hacha was received with military horrors at Berlin at one in the morning, and four hours later (March 15) -Hitler ordered his troops to take over Bohemia and Moravia if Hacha -did not sign away the independence of his country. He would, he -said, if Hacha refused, order 700 bombing planes to raze the noble +Hitler ordered his troops to take over Bohemia and Moravia if Hacha +did not sign away the independence of his country. He would, he +said, if Hacha refused, order 700 bombing planes to raze the noble city of Prague to the ground. The story of greed and treachery was over. With pathetic gloom the New York Times announced "the twilight of liberty in Central Europe." The world-press except the Italian, which exulted, expressed the gravest anxiety about the -future and had no illusion about the Protectorates which Hitler +future and had no illusion about the Protectorates which Hitler made of the three sections of the old Republic.

What did the Vatican think of it? The murder of Czecho- @@ -1043,16 +1043,16 @@ civil war or of extending the German flag to a German-speaking people. It was worse than greed, the seizure of the wealth and resources of Czecho-Slovakia. Careful observers saw it as the first step in the enslavement of alien peoples in the service of Germany, -the first move in a European war. But the Pope said nothing . . . +the first move in a European war. But the Pope said nothing . . . Yes, to be sure, he continued to tell the world that peace is a very beautiful, desirable thing and war is hideous. How any Catholic of normal mentality can imagine that these utterances of -the Pope taught the world something which it did not know or did +the Pope taught the world something which it did not know or did not vividly appreciate one cannot understand; still less how this message of peace every Easter and Christmas was consistent with the summons to the world during the rest of the year to make a bloody end of Socialism in Russia and Mexico. Was it necessary for the -Pope to use the word "bloody"? No one even suggests any other +Pope to use the word "bloody"? No one even suggests any other meaning of his words.

To Roman Catholics I am a pariah, a man beyond redemption, a @@ -1062,12 +1062,12 @@ or seven years. The only moralist who has any place in modern life is the man who does not merely tell it that there is a law of justice and that peace is precious, but points out which actions are unjust or effectively threaten the peace of nations. That is -just what Pacelli-Pius has never done. Here was an appalling crime, +just what Pacelli-Pius has never done. Here was an appalling crime, the shadow of worse things to come, perpetrated in the very first year of his pontificate and he was dumb. A body of Catholics -muttering "the Pope of Peace" is on exactly the same psychological +muttering "the Pope of Peace" is on exactly the same psychological level as a crowd of Nazis in the Sports-palast chanting "Heil -Hitler" or of Fascists chanting "Mussolini Solo": the psychological +Hitler" or of Fascists chanting "Mussolini Solo": the psychological level of the performing dog.

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Ought we to go further and say that the Pope did not condemn +

Ought we to go further and say that the Pope did not condemn what happened in Czecho-Slovakia because he cooperated in it by instructions to the Black International of the Sudeten, provinces, Prague, and Slovakia? It is one of those points which I leave open, and the reader must please himself. But in the name of common-sense -let no Catholic suggest that the Pope was so busy, or happenings in +let no Catholic suggest that the Pope was so busy, or happenings in Czecho-Slovakia were so remote and obscure, that little attention was paid to them at the Vatican.

There was during the few years before the war a persistent rumor in London that the government defied the warnings of its own Foreign Office. However that may be, there was no such friction -after Munich. After the outbreak of war the Times had indication's +after Munich. After the outbreak of war the Times had indication's every week of plans that had begun to take shape immediately after -Hitler and Mussolini had cynically violated their Munich agreement. +Hitler and Mussolini had cynically violated their Munich agreement. There were plans of new and vast aviation-works; rich mansions and hotels, colleges in the country were put under contract to take government departments when war broke out; a body of leading @@ -1100,18 +1100,18 @@ spurts of blue flame and jets of sulphurous smoke issuing from the pit after the gross violation of the Munich agreement . . . But there was no such statesman. Did those things escape the notice of that wonderful intelligence-service of the Vatican City and the -eagle eye of the new Pope?

+eagle eye of the new Pope?

To say so would, in view of the terrible specter that rose on the horizon, be ludicrous even if Czech-Slovakia were at the other side of the world. But the question's that arose in Czecho-Slovakia -were just of the kind that calls for ecclesiastical intervention. +were just of the kind that calls for ecclesiastical intervention. The Vatican has, besides its Secretariat of State, a number of "congregations", with large staffs, which correspond to the departments (trade, education, etc.) of ordinary countries. To these congregation's questions from all parts of the Catholic world are not only permitted. They are encouraged, for the business helps -to maintain the Pope's vast revenue and the swarm of Italian +to maintain the Pope's vast revenue and the swarm of Italian clerical parasites who fatten in Rome. Some of them must have had a busy correspondence with Czecho-Slovakia since 1918, when the reaction against Austrian tyranny and the scrularization of the new @@ -1121,18 +1121,18 @@ paramount questions were political, especially the question whether the solid Catholicism of the Sudetens and the Slovaks should be saved from the influence of the anti-Papal government at Prague by securing autonomy or, in the last stage, separation. I will tell -presently how the Pope's Nuncio (ambassador) at Prague was expelled +presently how the Pope's Nuncio (ambassador) at Prague was expelled -- an extra-ordinary occurrence in a Catholic country -- for publicly supporting the political demands of the Slovaks. Was -Pacelli, a thorough student of German affairs, likely to take +Pacelli, a thorough student of German affairs, likely to take little notice of these affairs which in any case supremely concerned the Secretariat of State?

Beyond question the Vatican was following the course of events with the closest attention, and it would be ridiculous to suppose -such priests as Hlinka and Tiszo were not in complete accord with +such priests as Hlinka and Tiszo were not in complete accord with their higher ecclesiastical authorities and through these with the -Vatican. The action of the Nuncio sufficiently proves this. Some

+Vatican. The action of the Nuncio sufficiently proves this. Some

Bank of Wisdon Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -1148,13 +1148,13 @@ Sinn Fein in Ireland, left the business to laymen. It was far from clear whether it would be a gain or a loss to transfer a couple of million Catholics, who were entirely free to have their Catholic institutions and schools under the Czechs, to Nazi control. It -would please Hitler, but what was the worth of his promises? In +would please Hitler, but what was the worth of his promises? In regard to Slovakia the policy was clear. The dense mass of ignorant or illiterate or semi-literate Catholicism must be protected from Czech culture and progress by autonomy or, when this coincided with -Hitler's policy, separation. But whatever one may think of this +Hitler's policy, separation. But whatever one may think of this speculation the main fact does not share its uncertainty. The Black -International vitally helped Hitler in taking the final preparatory +International vitally helped Hitler in taking the final preparatory step for his crime against civilization.

Chapter IV

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In one of his most important and most carefully prepared speeches, a vast American as well as British and French public listening on the radio or reading the printed word next day (August -25, 1941), Churchill deliberately described in these words the +25, 1941), Churchill deliberately described in these words the relation of the French to the Czechs in 1938:

"A French government deserted their faithful ally and broke a @@ -1228,13 +1228,13 @@ military leaders, but a few points must be discussed here in order to complete the record of the action of the Black International in preparing the world, whether it realized what it was doing or not, for the historic crime of the war. In an earlier chapter I -mentioned, incidentally, how in 1937 Pacelli went -- we will not -say was sent for he made his own policy -- to Paris as the Pope's +mentioned, incidentally, how in 1937 Pacelli went -- we will not +say was sent for he made his own policy -- to Paris as the Pope's legate. This was the first time the Papacy had sent a Legate to France since 1814. All reference-books had continued to describe it as a Catholic country, as they do today, and few thought of explaining this very singular attitude of the Vatican to it. But we -will return to that latter. Pacelli, who hated democracy in general +will return to that latter. Pacelli, who hated democracy in general and France in particular, was so very amiable and successful that on the following New Year's Day the gifts received by the Premier and the Minister of Finance, both Freethinkers, included Papal @@ -1248,12 +1248,12 @@ parties in France was demanded, and this led on to such amiable relations after the war that the very powerful French Freethought Party was never reconstructed.

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The new element was Alsace-Loran, two solidly Catholic +

The new element was Alsace-Loran, two solidly Catholic provinces which they had taken over from Germany. At first the French tried to weaken the Church in them by applying their laws (secularization of schools, marriage, etc.) to them but the Vatican inspired a resentment that alarmed the government. The true state -of Alsace-Loran for years after 1918 was not described in the +of Alsace-Loran for years after 1918 was not described in the American and British press. It seethed with rebellions feeling, carefully fostered by its (in Alsace at least) German-speaking and German-hearted priests. France, expecting a German war of revenge @@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ sooner or later, was scared and had to call in the aid of the

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Vatican; and from the richly organized Catholic communities of -Alsace-Loran, the clerical zeal spread to north-eastern France. +Alsace-Loran, the clerical zeal spread to north-eastern France. There was, French Catholics admitted, no flood of conversions, but the mere fact of the annexation had raised the Church in France from a body of 5,000,000 to a body of about 7,000,000, and it was @@ -1295,12 +1295,12 @@ officers against the Greeks.

Here I need consider only how the new policy affected the relations of France with Czecho-Slovakia. The government had with -the support of the deputies from Alsace-Loran and in face of the +the support of the deputies from Alsace-Loran and in face of the violent protests of the Radicals sent an ambassador to Rome and -received a Nuncio at Paris. When the Radicals were put in power in +received a Nuncio at Paris. When the Radicals were put in power in 1924 they tried to abolish this arrangement, but the clergy -defeated them again through the Catholic deputies of Alsace-Loran. -From that time the Pope's representative in Paris had considerable +defeated them again through the Catholic deputies of Alsace-Loran. +From that time the Pope's representative in Paris had considerable influence and there were frequent deals with the Vatican. The royalist movement, which was gaining ground and was mainly Catholic, was repeatedly checked by the Church at the request of @@ -1310,14 +1310,14 @@ traffic with the "blasphemous laicism" of the French government. The government had to pay for the Church's services.

One of the return services of the government concerned Czecho- -Slovakia. In 1933 the Papal Nuncio at Prague was, as I said, +Slovakia. In 1933 the Papal Nuncio at Prague was, as I said, expelled by the Czechs for political interference in publicly supporting the Slovak movement. The Vatican retorted by organizing a gorgeous festival at Prague in honor of the eleventh centenary of some medieval saint who was supposed to have introduced Christianity into the country, and the French were used to persuade their allies, the Czechs, to take part and adjust the quarrel over -the Nuncio. The French Cardinal Verdier was one of the most +the Nuncio. The French Cardinal Verdier was one of the most conspicuous figures in the ceremonies.

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In 1936 the French signed their pact with Soviet Russia. What -Pacelli, who began this year to call repeatedly for war on +Pacelli, who began this year to call repeatedly for war on Bolshevism, thought about it one can imagine, but we may defer that question. The Pact drew France, Russia, and Czecho-Slovakia into an alliance which seemed to be of such importance for the security of @@ -1349,12 +1349,12 @@ and that the authority of the Church must be reestablished at any cost to the nation, even the sacrifice of that honor of which it was so proud. The final word in 1938 when the Czechs called upon the French to redeem their pledge, was with the Catholic heads of -the army and navy: Petain, Weygand, and Darlan. Is it a mere +the army and navy: Petain, Weygand, and Darlan. Is it a mere coincidence that they refused to fight for Czecho-Slovakia, which the Vatican was not interested in protecting, yet, without any further large addition to their forces in the intervening year, decided to fight for Poland, in which the Vatican was passionately -interested? Had Pacelli already the idea that a France so +interested? Had Pacelli already the idea that a France so humiliated and weakened that two priest-ridden old men could make it fall upon its knees once more might be linked with Italy, Spain, and Portugal in a bloc or League of Catholic powers? We do not @@ -1379,8 +1379,8 @@ been far more inspiring, while the aid of Russia was certain.

over the petty Protectorate of Slovakia. He now showed his complete dependence on Rome and Berchtesgaden. In the summer of 1929 he drenched Bratislava, where many still cherished in secret the -culture of the Czechs, with Pacelli's anti-Bolshevism and vilified -the great memory of Masarvk. When Hitler hypocritically entered +culture of the Czechs, with Pacelli's anti-Bolshevism and vilified +the great memory of Masarvk. When Hitler hypocritically entered upon a peace-compact with Russia Tiszo again changed his tune. He sent his cousin as representative of Slovakia in Moscow and sent a

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telegram of congratulation to Stalin on his sixtieth birthday. Was -he fully aware (as Stalin was) that the whole pretence of German +

telegram of congratulation to Stalin on his sixtieth birthday. Was +he fully aware (as Stalin was) that the whole pretence of German friendship was one of those tricks by which the invincible legions; tried to weaken their opponents in advance?

@@ -1401,11 +1401,11 @@ of the "great encyclical" of Pius XI. The Catholic Tablet (July 27, Petain was going to "reconstruct France on a Christian basis" by suppressing liberty and sacrificing prosperity, added with joy that Tiszo had already done this in Czecho-Slovakia. Another section of -the earth won for Pacelli's grand plan of a league of theocratic- +the earth won for Pacelli's grand plan of a league of theocratic- Fascist states sworn to extinguish Socialism. But in all these -matters man proposes and Hitler disposes. Already it is announced -that Tiszo is under the frown of the Fuhrer, and it looks as if he -will join the disillusioned band of Quislings (Henlein, Seyss- +matters man proposes and Hitler disposes. Already it is announced +that Tiszo is under the frown of the Fuhrer, and it looks as if he +will join the disillusioned band of Quislings (Henlein, Seyss- Inquart, etc.) who were to be lifted to power by the German giant.

Chapter V

@@ -1413,18 +1413,18 @@ Inquart, etc.) who were to be lifted to power by the German giant.

ON THE EVE OF THE WORLD-TRAGEDY

In the summer of 1938, between the tragedy of Munich and that -of Prague. Pacelli went to preside at the Eucharistic Congress at +of Prague. Pacelli went to preside at the Eucharistic Congress at Buda-Pesth. He was housed royally in the royal castle, and the -fleet-less Admiral Horthy had long and very cordial conversations +fleet-less Admiral Horthy had long and very cordial conversations with him. Hungary is counted a Catholic country because 64.9 of its population is described as Catholic. It is Fascist, but as the star -of Mussolini paled before that of Hitler, Horthy had linked the +of Mussolini paled before that of Hitler, Horthy had linked the fortune of the state he despotically controlled with that of Germany. German armies could march through Hungary or use its stretch of the Danube whenever they needed. It had been unjustly -treated at Versailles, and it looked to Hitler as it had earlier -looked to Mussolini, to recover for it a large and rich slice of -Yugo-Slavia. It was another of Hitler's bloodless victories and, as +treated at Versailles, and it looked to Hitler as it had earlier +looked to Mussolini, to recover for it a large and rich slice of +Yugo-Slavia. It was another of Hitler's bloodless victories and, as he had the sense not to interfere with Hungary's Church or institution's, the Papacy was content. It was one more Catholic Fascist state for the grand alliance, and Czecho-Slovakia was @@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ democratic lands. What would be the feeling of the Black International outside those countries?

You have only to turn back a few years and compare its feeling -at the time when, at the beginning of 1930, Pacelli virtually took +at the time when, at the beginning of 1930, Pacelli virtually took over the rule of the Church. Then the Church of Rome was disintegrating more rapidly than ever before. The steady loss by leakage until 1914 had been succeeded, as I showed, by a @@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ Catholic's from the Church. I have given the figures and the evidence.

Such had been the situation and the outlook of the Church in -1929. In the ten years of Pacelli's tenure of office as Secretary +1929. In the ten years of Pacelli's tenure of office as Secretary of State there had been a dramatic change. The triumphant spread of Russian irreligion had been completely arrested, and that country was isolated by a great wall of international hatred and slander. @@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ Rising Sun was expected to wave.

That -- again I am just summarizing facts of which I have given full evidence -- was the situation in the Spring of 1939 when -Pacelli reaped his reward and became Pope; and American Catholic +Pacelli reaped his reward and became Pope; and American Catholic literature assures you that he piously hated limelight and desired only to be an obscure parish priest moving amongst the obscure poor! Our newspapers have today "experts on religion" as "Church @@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ in Germany, Italy, Austria, Spain, Czecho-Slovakia, and South America were the result of free discussion and the enlightenment of the people.

-

From 1929, when Mussolini made his infamous compact with the +

From 1929, when Mussolini made his infamous compact with the Vatican, onward the area of free discussion has been steadily reduced, and in each country in which freedom and democracy have been replaced by the tyranny of Fascism the Church has recovered @@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ was spurned. Let us understand clearly what happened. We are not asked to believe that the 30,000,000 apostates of Spain and Italy, for instance, have become once more Catholics in their conviction and affections, any more than the 10,000,000 apostates under the -Vichy government have. They probably in their own minds curse the +Vichy government have. They probably in their own minds curse the Church more bitterly than ever. But all organizations and literature which criticized the Church and told people the truth about its history and its real aims were suppressed, and all @@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@ extraordinary piece of good fortune for itself, the secular powers which had formerly bludgeoned its rebels for it and seemed to have lost forever the power to do so, recovered the use of the whip and the firing squad. The Church's recovery in the last ten years does -not imply any genius in the person of its guide, Pacelli-Pius. The +not imply any genius in the person of its guide, Pacelli-Pius. The reaction against Communism began long before he became Secretary of State. He had only to link the Church with the powers of darkness

@@ -1600,8 +1600,8 @@ Slovakia. During all these years they are reading books or articles by Catholic writers who assure America that their Church is the ideal champion of freedom and democracy, and they know that in these countries where Church and Fascist authorities have combined -millions -- they could easily find that it is tens of millions -- -of men and women have been robbed of the kind of freedom they +millions -- they could easily find that it is tens of millions -- +of men and women have been robbed of the kind of freedom they treasure most and bullied into conformity with what they regard as false. They know this much at least, however much the press and their priests conspire to conceal the imprisonment of tens of @@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ appearance of a vast amount of tyranny, torture, and bloodshed, but also a general degradation of character in which all sense of honor, truthfulness, and manliness seems to have been lost. Agreements between nations have become as cynical as they were in -the days of Caesar Borgia and Pope Leo X. More than fifty such +the days of Caesar Borgia and Pope Leo X. More than fifty such international agreements, treaties, pacts, etc., have been solemnly signed and sealed in the last twenty years, and tossed aside like broken toy's a few years later. Statesmen must now sign such pacts @@ -1644,11 +1644,11 @@ the literal truth that it is only the allies of the Black HITLER DUPES THE VATICAN

International that have thus degraded and debauched the standard of -personal and collective life? Let the Catholic who finds a triumph +personal and collective life? Let the Catholic who finds a triumph of his Church in the last ten years reflect on that. It is part of the price that the Church has had to pay.

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And the greater price was still to come. Pacelli had, through +

And the greater price was still to come. Pacelli had, through the local hierarchies at least, blessed war, in Spain, Abyssinia, and Czecho-Slovakia. He was still in 1939 alternating between beautiful praise of peace and demands of war upon Russia and diff --git a/pythonCode/output/mccabe06.xml b/pythonCode/output/mccabe06.xml index ec053f4..df5d273 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/mccabe06.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/mccabe06.xml @@ -1,1898 +1,1898 @@ -

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THE BLACK INTERNATIONAL No. 6

+<p>THE BLACK INTERNATIONAL No. 6p> -

THE WAR AND PAPAL INTRIGUE

+<p> THE WAR AND PAPAL INTRIGUEp> -

HOW THE NEW POPE TALKED PEACE - AND WORKED FOR WAR

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Chapter

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CHAPTER

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I The Church Crowns the Papal Policy ........... 1

+<p> I The Church Crowns the Papal Policy ........... 1p> -

II The Pope's Peace Efforts ......... 9

+<p> II The pe = 'person'>Pope's Peace Efforts ......... 9p> -

III Poland Pays for its Piety .............. 17

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IV The German Church and the War .......... 25

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THE CHURCH CROWNS THE PAPAL POLICY

+<p> THE CHURCH CROWNS THE PAPAL POLICYp> -

At the close of the book on the monstrous perfidy of the Black +<p> At the close of the book on the monstrous perfidy of the Black International in Czecho-Slovakia I asked: What did Pius XII, the -new Pope, and his local hierarchies do when the hellish bugles -sounded and the black flag was unfurled?

+new pe = 'person'>Pope, and his local hierarchies do when the hellish bugles +sounded and the black flag was unfurled?p> -

In our day-to-day reading of the crowded events of our time, +<p> In our day-to-day reading of the crowded events of our time, under the changing strain of feelings which one day are warmed with -stories of heroism and next day are chilled with despair, we +stories of heroism and next day are chilled with despair, we naturally lose sight of whatever continuity there is in the -bewildering procession. We could not readily answer such questions +bewildering procession. We could not readily answer such questions as this, although it refers to only two years ago. But I have -prepared the reader for the answer. The Black International has -pursued a consistent policy during the last ten years, to say -nothing of earlier times. It has fawned upon the three Powers which -had already by 1930 openly exhibited such shameless programs of -greed and barbaric violence that the war was inevitable. I have

+prepared the reader for the answer. The Black International has +pursued a consistent policy during the last ten years, to say +nothing of earlier times. It has fawned upon the three pe = 'person'>Powers which +had already by 1930 openly exhibited such shameless programs of +greed and barbaric violence that the war was inevitable. I have p> -

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proved that. So the answer to our question also is inevitable. The +<p>proved that. So the answer to our question also is inevitable. The Black International clung still to the arch-enemies of the human race through all their crimes and atrocities as long as they had a -confident prosPect of victory.

+confident prosPect of victory.p> -

Will it change its policy when that prospect changes to one of -defeat and dire punishment? I write with the hum of war-planes -overhead, the slender fingers of the searchlights probing for the -enemy that would make a shuddering pulp of us. Round me are the -horrid gaps in the rows of little peaceful homes from which I have +<p> Will it change its policy when that prospect changes to one of +defeat and dire punishment? I write with the hum of war-planes +overhead, the slender fingers of the searchlights probing for the +enemy that would make a shuddering pulp of us. Round me are the +horrid gaps in the rows of little peaceful homes from which I have seen the men -- the garbage-men of a "New Order" -- bring out the -shrouded, crumpled forms of the dead. In the press daily are the -rumble of a struggle in Russia that surpasses everything in the -calendar of human folly and perversity and the tremulous -foreshadowing of an agony that the winter may bring upon +shrouded, crumpled forms of the dead. In the press daily are the +rumble of a struggle in Russia that surpasses everything in the +calendar of human folly and perversity and the tremulous +foreshadowing of an agony that the winter may bring upon 200,000,000 broken-hearted folk. The end is not in sight, and I -have no gift of prophecy. But should, as I confidently expect, the -heroism of the Russian people hurl back the advancing wave of -savagery and give us an unwavering hope of victory the Papacy will -change its policy.

+have no gift of prophecy. But should, as I confidently expect, the +heroism of the Russian people hurl back the advancing wave of +savagery and give us an unwavering hope of victory the Papacy will +change its policy.p> -

Remember the last war. The Papacy supported Germany, which had -promised it the usual reward -- more power and wealth to the Church +<p> Remember the last war. The Papacy supported Germany, which had +promised it the usual reward -- more power and wealth to the Church -- even against Italy, but as soon as America entered the arena and -the defeat of Germany seemed probable, it recollected that the Pope +the defeat of Germany seemed probable, it recollected that the pe = 'person'>Pope is the Great Neutral. The signs of change already flicker in the -press, but notice how feeble, how anonymous, how easily repudiated +press, but notice how feeble, how anonymous, how easily repudiated they are as long as the terrific might of Germany still rears its -brutal head! Whatever be the next or the final phase, let the world -never forget how the Papacy helped its deadly and unscrupulous -enemies during the long years of corrupt preparation and supported +brutal head! Whatever be the next or the final phase, let the world +never forget how the Papacy helped its deadly and unscrupulous +enemies during the long years of corrupt preparation and supported them during two years of shuddering criminality. The one virtue -which its best apologists claim for it that it preached the virtues -of peace, did but help to dope the innocent nations while the +which its best apologists claim for it that it preached the virtues +of peace, did but help to dope the innocent nations while the crooks armed themselves. At least from 1936 onward war was -inevitable because Japan, Germany, and Italy could attain the -objects to which they were openly pledged by no other means, and -they saw the rest of the world so beguiled with their pipe-dream of -peace that it seemed to them safe to open the insidious campaign.

+inevitable because Japan, Germany, and Italy could attain the +objects to which they were openly pledged by no other means, and +they saw the rest of the world so beguiled with their pipe-dream of +peace that it seemed to them safe to open the insidious campaign.p> -

And in case the reader has become to some extent confused by +<p> And in case the reader has become to some extent confused by the mass of details and testimonies which it has been necessary to -give in support of this indictment let us sum up and formulate very +give in support of this indictment let us sum up and formulate very clearly the charges against the Black International. The intimate connection of the Vatican by solemn agreements and the exchange of -ambassadors with Japan, Italy, and Germany and with such satellites -of theirs as Franco Spain, Vichy, Portugal, Hungary, etc., is a -fact of ordinary record. A desperate apologist might say that this -has no more significance than the diplomatic relations of other -neutral powers with those countries. The Catholic apologist is so -accustomed to writing for his own people, who are forbidden under -pain of hell to read criticisms of what he says, and treated with -such generosity in the general press that there is no limit to his +ambassadors with Japan, Italy, and Germany and with such satellites +of theirs as Franco Spain, Vichy, Portugal, Hungary, etc., is a +fact of ordinary record. A desperate apologist might say that this +has no more significance than the diplomatic relations of other +neutral powers with those countries. The Catholic apologist is so +accustomed to writing for his own people, who are forbidden under +pain of hell to read criticisms of what he says, and treated with +such generosity in the general press that there is no limit to his audacity. Listen to this. On the very day on which I write this I -receive a letter from a correspondent who tells me that a Catholic -to whom he spoke of the infamous agreement of Mussolini and the -Pope in 1929 denies that there ever was such a compact and that it

+receive a letter from a correspondent who tells me that a Catholic +to whom he spoke of the infamous agreement of pe = 'person'>Mussolini and the +pe = 'person'>Pope in 1929 denies that there ever was such a compact and that it p> -

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is just one of McCabe's lies! Can you beat that? The Concordat and -Treaty were editorially discussed in every paper in the world, -especially the Catholic papers, which hailed the agreement as a -superb triumph of Papal diplomacy, and it seems impossible that a +<p>is just one of McCabe's lies! Can you beat that? The Concordat and +Treaty were editorially discussed in every paper in the world, +especially the Catholic papers, which hailed the agreement as a +superb triumph of Papal diplomacy, and it seems impossible that a Catholic should not know that the Vatican City and all its -privileges (independence, radio, etc.) only began with and were -founded by that treaty.

+privileges (independence, radio, etc.) only began with and were +founded by that treaty.p> -

There is one fundamental difference between the position of -secular powers that exchange ambassadors and courtesies with the +<p> There is one fundamental difference between the position of +secular powers that exchange ambassadors and courtesies with the Vatican and that of the Vatican itself: to say nothing of the fact -that these powers make no pretence of moral responsibility and -spiritual guidance of the world. They have not in Germany or Italy +that these powers make no pretence of moral responsibility and +spiritual guidance of the world. They have not in Germany or Italy a black army of 50,000 to 100,000 servants under their control -- -bishops, priests, monks, nuns, religious brothers, organizers, -teachers, journalists, etc. -- which professes that it has to build +bishops, priests, monks, nuns, religious brothers, organizers, +teachers, journalists, etc. -- which professes that it has to build the character of the nation. The Vatican has. It is one of the loudest boasts of the Church of Rome over its rivals that it is international, its various national branches being entirely subject -to the Vatican, and that this gives it a unique power to judge -events from the universal moral, not the narrow national viewpoint.

+to the Vatican, and that this gives it a unique power to judge +events from the universal moral, not the narrow national viewpoint.p> -

What, then, are the vices of this triumvirate of poisoning -nations which the Vatican ought, on its own profession, to have -denounced to the world instead of protecting them by friendly -alliance? It will be enough here to select three.

+<p> What, then, are the vices of this triumvirate of poisoning +nations which the Vatican ought, on its own profession, to have +denounced to the world instead of protecting them by friendly +alliance? It will be enough here to select three.p> -

The first is that the war for which they are responsible is +<p> The first is that the war for which they are responsible is the most bestial in modern history because it is a war of naked greed. Shires tells us in his Berlin Diary that he once said this, -in less blunt language, to the Nazi Economic Minister Funk, and the +in less blunt language, to the Nazi Economic Minister pe = 'person'>Funk, and the man admitted that the aim of it was to secure "the maximum economic -opportunity" for Germany. Notoriously its aim is to concentrate -industrial production in Germany or to permit it in subject -countries, which are to provide food and raw material -- a much -less profitable service -- only under German control. Japan won -over the mass of its workers to the plans of its militarists and -capitalists by just the same bait. Even the leaders of the Social -Mass (Socialist) Party support the Chinese Incident. They say that +opportunity" for Germany. Notoriously its aim is to concentrate +industrial production in Germany or to permit it in subject +countries, which are to provide food and raw material -- a much +less profitable service -- only under German control. Japan won +over the mass of its workers to the plans of its militarists and +capitalists by just the same bait. Even the leaders of the Social +Mass (Socialist) Party support the Chinese Incident. They say that the British workers have a good status because the country seized -vast colonies overseas and exploits them. I should like to hear +vast colonies overseas and exploits them. I should like to hear them tell an Australian, Canadian, or South African that his -country is a "colony" and is exploited by Great Britain. In Italy +country is a "colony" and is exploited by Great Britain. In Italy the original idea was the same. The chief argument of the government during the Abyssinian War was that the country contained -at vast amount of undeveloped wealth which would raise the income -of every class in Italy. Today, it is true, they complain that the +at vast amount of undeveloped wealth which would raise the income +of every class in Italy. Today, it is true, they complain that the word Axis is heard no longer, and that their German overlords -brutally tell them that the destiny of Italy is to be a playground -and kitchen-garden for Germans. But a share in the vast spoils of -the war was the lure that brought them into it.

+brutally tell them that the destiny of Italy is to be a playground +and kitchen-garden for Germans. But a share in the vast spoils of +the war was the lure that brought them into it.p> -

It is a much-disputed point whether all modern wars can be -brought under an economic formula. In the case of the present war -there is no dispute. Mussolini and Hitler may have medieval dreams -of conquest and empire, and the Japanese fanatics may talk about

+<p> It is a much-disputed point whether all modern wars can be +brought under an economic formula. In the case of the present war +there is no dispute. pe = 'person'>Mussolini and pe = 'person'>Hitler may have medieval dreams +of conquest and empire, and the Japanese fanatics may talk about p> -

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the divine mission of the Yamata race to uplift the world, but the -real motive is that the division of the earth into two spheres of -influence means incalculable wealth for Germany and Japan and huge -fortunes for their politicians, bankers, and industrialists.

+<p>the divine mission of the pe = 'person'>Yamata race to uplift the world, but the +real motive is that the division of the earth into two spheres of +influence means incalculable wealth for Germany and Japan and huge +fortunes for their politicians, bankers, and industrialists.p> -

That is the war the Pope helped to bring on. It promised more -wealth and power to the Church. It meant the paralysis of -industrial development and its consequences -- education, urban -life, free discussion and the growth of Socialism and skepticism -- -in the countries in which the Papacy had lost most heavily. Notice -what is happening in France. Petain makes no secret of his design +<p> That is the war the pe = 'person'>Pope helped to bring on. It promised more +wealth and power to the Church. It meant the paralysis of +industrial development and its consequences -- education, urban +life, free discussion and the growth of Socialism and skepticism -- +in the countries in which the Papacy had lost most heavily. Notice +what is happening in France. Petain makes no secret of his design to destroy the old industrial life in the interest of the Church. -Even if you think a bunch of Italian clerics hardly capable of a -world-plot so subtle as this you have their cry, repeated for years +Even if you think a bunch of Italian clerics hardly capable of a +world-plot so subtle as this you have their cry, repeated for years throughout the Church, for the destruction of Bolshevism and -Liberalism, the most prolific sources of rebellion against the -Papacy. Whichever way you take it the Black International has, for -its own profit, lent its aid in preparing the conditions of success +Liberalism, the most prolific sources of rebellion against the +Papacy. Whichever way you take it the Black International has, for +its own profit, lent its aid in preparing the conditions of success of the most sordid war of greed in modern history and has in each -country, through the local Church, boisterously supported every -step that Was taken in the direction of world-domination.

+country, through the local Church, boisterously supported every +step that Was taken in the direction of world-domination.p> -

The second general vice is that the ambition of these Powers -has led to a quite repulsive degradation of the standards of public -conduct. Here there is no possibility of pleading ignorance on the -part of the simple-minded Vatican. The Nazis have lied to and duped -the Papacy itself repeatedly since their first bargain with it in -1933, and four-fifths of its complaints about Germany and Italy are -grumbles that the Concordats which were solemnly signed have not -been observed. Even Japan is now beginning to give it serious -concern by its scheme to make Christianity purely national and -independent of foreign influence.

+<p> The second general vice is that the ambition of these pe = 'person'>Powers +has led to a quite repulsive degradation of the standards of public +conduct. Here there is no possibility of pleading ignorance on the +part of the simple-minded Vatican. The Nazis have lied to and duped +the Papacy itself repeatedly since their first bargain with it in +1933, and four-fifths of its complaints about Germany and Italy are +grumbles that the pe = 'person'>Concordats which were solemnly signed have not +been observed. Even Japan is now beginning to give it serious +concern by its scheme to make Christianity purely national and +independent of foreign influence.p> -

Broadly we have seen years of such lying, treachery, and -corruption as we thought that we had buried forever. Nearly a -hundred pacts, treaties, or international agreements of one kind or +<p> Broadly we have seen years of such lying, treachery, and +corruption as we thought that we had buried forever. Nearly a +hundred pacts, treaties, or international agreements of one kind or other have been signed in the last 20 years and cynically disowned -as soon as it was expedient. An Australian paper, The Vigilant, -sends me a copy of an issue in which it quotes Hitler's solemn +as soon as it was expedient. An Australian paper, The Vigilant, +sends me a copy of an issue in which it quotes pe = 'person'>Hitler's solemn assurance of non-aggression to every country he has attacked or annexed. "Germany neither intends nor wishes", he says in 1935, "to interfere in the international affairs of Austria, to annex Austria, or to conclude an Anschluss." His books show that he wished and intended it long before that time. "The Sudetenland is -the last territorial claim I have to make in Europe," he said on -September 26, 1938. Within a few month's he took the whole of -Czecho-Slovakia and began to prepare for Poland. "Germany has -concluded a non-aggression pact with Poland and she will adhere to -it unconditionally", he had told Poland and Europe. So with -Holland, Belgium, and Yugo-Slavia. And all Germany Heil Hitlered +the last territorial claim I have to make in Europe," he said on +September 26, 1938. Within a few month's he took the whole of +Czecho-Slovakia and began to prepare for Poland. "Germany has +concluded a non-aggression pact with Poland and she will adhere to +it unconditionally", he had told Poland and Europe. So with +Holland, Belgium, and Yugo-Slavia. And all Germany Heil pe = 'person'>Hitlered when on June 22, 1941, he said, with his usual ferocious solemnity: -"When the German Reich gives a guarantee, that means that it also -abides by it."

+"When the German Reich gives a guarantee, that means that it also +abides by it."p> -

It is not only that the leading statesmen of the aggressor +<p> It is not only that the leading statesmen of the aggressor nations have lied so brazenly and cynically for years that the -problem of the future historian will not be their psychology but

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that of the democratic statesmen. No trick has been too dirty to -use. The corruptor, or advance-agent, was considered as respectable -as the missionary. Japanese young "ladies" prostituted themselves +<p>that of the democratic statesmen. No trick has been too dirty to +use. The corruptor, or advance-agent, was considered as respectable +as the missionary. Japanese young "ladies" prostituted themselves in the good cause in China and Mongolia, and in France dames of the highest elegance used their charms for Germany and the Church. -Japanese and German gold corrupted even Russians. Buddhist monks -were used in Southern Asia, and women and promises of advancement -everywhere to provide the miserable brood of traitors, almost a +Japanese and German gold corrupted even Russians. Buddhist monks +were used in Southern Asia, and women and promises of advancement +everywhere to provide the miserable brood of traitors, almost a novelty of our age, whom we call Quislings. In short, the near- success of the trinity in crime was won by as vast and -comprehensive a debasement of our standards of honor as had not -been known in Europe since those flowers of the Age of Faith -- the -Age of Chivalry and the Renaissance.

+comprehensive a debasement of our standards of honor as had not +been known in Europe since those flowers of the Age of Faith -- the +Age of Chivalry and the Renaissance.p> -

Now not even a Bernard Shaw or an Aldous Huxley will say that -this foulness, this reversion to pre-civilized ways of living, is -found on all sides. Paradox is amusing but a paradox of that sort +<p> Now not even pe = 'person'>a Bernard Shaw or pe = 'person'>an Aldous Huxley will say that +this foulness, this reversion to pre-civilized ways of living, is +found on all sides. Paradox is amusing but a paradox of that sort would be revolting. Certainly we all have our faults. I write for -men and women who discount the utterances of statesmen and bishops -and do not see the present struggle as a Miltonian conflict of -angels and devils. We are poor enough, heaven knows, and much of +men and women who discount the utterances of statesmen and bishops +and do not see the present struggle as a Miltonian conflict of +angels and devils. We are poor enough, heaven knows, and much of the motivation of our conduct even in this war is far from angelic. -But that this corruption of the standards of conduct is +But that this corruption of the standards of conduct is overwhelmingly on one side will be generally recognized. It is on -the side of the Pope's allies; and it has done incalculable harm to -the democracies, for whom he has not a good word.

+the side of the pe = 'person'>Pope's allies; and it has done incalculable harm to +the democracies, for whom he has not a good word.p> -

And the third vice, closely connected with this, is the +<p> And the third vice, closely connected with this, is the bestiality with which the friends of the Vatican have conducted the -campaign to attain their bestial greeds. A war inspired by such a -purpose could not very well be otherwise. It is on the gangster -level. Fear of retaliation has restrained that use of poison-gas -which we expected but the horrors thicken as I write. We thought +campaign to attain their bestial greeds. A war inspired by such a +purpose could not very well be otherwise. It is on the gangster +level. Fear of retaliation has restrained that use of poison-gas +which we expected but the horrors thicken as I write. We thought that we had reached a stage when soldier's recognized the rights of man and confined their killing within certain lines. Now some blond -beast in Paris or Prague, to get praise or higher profit from his -Fuhrer, shoots fifty entirely innocent men for the act of an +beast in Paris or Prague, to get praise or higher profit from his +pe = 'person'>Fuhrer, shoots fifty entirely innocent men for the act of an unknown. Bulgar officers bloodily exterminate whole villages. Russian villagers are shut in their houses and burned alive. The -food of children is stolen in Denmark and Holland. Japanese -officers indulge themselves or their men in rape and force opium -upon the Chinese. Gestapo men, trained in Hitler Colleges to give -the rein to sadistic impulses . . . But you have read enough about -these things.

+food of children is stolen in Denmark and Holland. Japanese +officers indulge themselves or their men in rape and force opium +upon the Chinese. Gestapo men, trained in pe = 'person'>Hitler Colleges to give +the rein to sadistic impulses . . . But you have read enough about +these things.p> -

What does the Pope say about this conduct of his allies? -Nothing. It would be "interference in polities" to notice what the +<p> What does the pe = 'person'>Pope say about this conduct of his allies? +Nothing. It would be "interference in polities" to notice what the Italians did in Abyssinia or are doing in Greece and Yugo-Slavia, -what the Germans -- But I beg the Pope's pardon. He has twice used +what the Germans -- But I beg the pe = 'person'>Pope's pardon. He has twice used very eloquent and moving language about outrages. You may not think -two protests in five years of bestiality a very high record for a -Pope. In fact, if we look into them the protests are not so -impressive. On January, 22, 1940 he referred to Poland in a +two protests in five years of bestiality a very high record for a +pe = 'person'>Pope. In fact, if we look into them the protests are not so +impressive. On January, 22, 1940 he referred to Poland in a broadcast address and lamented that he heard of "infamy of all kinds" and "horrible and inexcusable excesses." What did his German allies say to that? Nothing. You see, he was referring to the Russians. He said that he had heard that these outrages were "not -confined to districts under Russian occupation." We must, it is

+confined to districts under Russian occupation." We must, it is p> -

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true, make some allowance for the Pope's ignorance. He evidently +<p>true, make some allowance for the pe = 'person'>Pope's ignorance. He evidently imagined that the Russians had taken over some ten million Pole's and were beating the life out of them, whereas, as the rest of us know, the Russians had taken back only White Russians and Ukrainians and were only too eager to make them feel at home in the -Soviet Union. In any case, although the press was still acridly -anti-Russian no responsible paper even suggested that they were -committing outrages.

+Soviet Union. In any case, although the press was still acridly +anti-Russian no responsible paper even suggested that they were +committing outrages.p> -

A little earlier a censure of the seizure of part of Finland +<p> A little earlier a censure of the seizure of part of Finland by Russia had shown that the eagle eye of the Vatican ranged even over the frozen north in search of outrages to rebuke -- if they were not committed by its allies. There were many of us who did not at that time know what Russia had offered for the territory and how vitally necessary it was in view of the coming war, but we knew -that Russians did not behave like the Pope's friends. The Papal -organ, however, the Osservatore Romano, surpassed itself -- -especially as it had never condemned outrages before. It had such -lyrical passages as:

+that Russians did not behave like the pe = 'person'>Pope's friends. The Papal +organ, however, the pe = 'person'>Osservatore Romano, surpassed itself -- +especially as it had never condemned outrages before. It had such +lyrical passages as:p> -

"After twenty years of Bolshevik tyranny it now appears that -Communism which had already suppressed political liberty, stilled +<p> "After twenty years of Bolshevik tyranny it now appears that +Communism which had already suppressed political liberty, stilled individuality, reduced work to the status of slavery, and erected -violence into, a system, has added a new pearl to its diadem . . ." -After hounding men it now hounds nations.

+violence into, a system, has added a new pearl to its diadem . . ." +After hounding men it now hounds nations.p> -

The Papacy complaining that some other institution stifles -individuality is rich, and one cannot help reflecting today that -for slaves the Russian workers fight with remarkable spirit. But -these are incidental trifles such as we pick up in all Papal -pronouncements. The broad comment on this Vatican rebuke of +<p> The Papacy complaining that some other institution stifles +individuality is rich, and one cannot help reflecting today that +for slaves the Russian workers fight with remarkable spirit. But +these are incidental trifles such as we pick up in all Papal +pronouncements. The broad comment on this Vatican rebuke of aggression is this: by that time Germany had drenched the Jews with horrors, carried out its infamous Blood Purge, and savagely -destroyed Czecho-Slovakia. Italy had perpetrated the grossest -outrages in Abyssinia and Albania, and Japan had overrun five -province's of China and treated tens of millions of the Chinese -with barbarity. The Vatican, which had representatives of the three -Powers in the Papal Court, had seen none of this wanton and -monstrous aggressiveness and its accompanying savagery. Just as -today it knows nothing about the savagery that is being perpetrated -on Serbs, Greeks, and other conquered peoples. But the moment -Russia enters upon a normal military operation -- not after a -treacherous pact of friendship, but after an earnest effort to -bargain for what it vitally needed -- the Pope ceases to be the -Great Neutral and discovers that he is the supreme judge of the -moral life of the world.

+destroyed Czecho-Slovakia. Italy had perpetrated the grossest +outrages in Abyssinia and Albania, and Japan had overrun five +province's of China and treated tens of millions of the Chinese +with barbarity. The Vatican, which had representatives of the three +pe = 'person'>Powers in the Papal Court, had seen none of this wanton and +monstrous aggressiveness and its accompanying savagery. Just as +today it knows nothing about the savagery that is being perpetrated +on Serbs, Greeks, and other conquered peoples. But the moment +Russia enters upon a normal military operation -- not after a +treacherous pact of friendship, but after an earnest effort to +bargain for what it vitally needed -- the pe = 'person'>Pope ceases to be the +Great Neutral and discovers that he is the supreme judge of the +moral life of the world.p> -

The Russians committed no outrages in either Finland or the -provinces they recovered from Poland, although Poland had, as I -will show presently, shamefully persecuted those provinces for -twenty years. Today the Germans are in Russia and are surpassing -their own record of brutality. Mr. Winston Churchill does not love +<p> The Russians committed no outrages in either Finland or the +provinces they recovered from Poland, although Poland had, as I +will show presently, shamefully persecuted those provinces for +twenty years. Today the Germans are in Russia and are surpassing +their own record of brutality. Mr. pe = 'person'>Winston Churchill does not love Russia, so when he says that he has, officially, full and solid information about the German atrocities we have to believe him. On -August 24 he said, speaking of Germany, in a carefully-prepared -broadcast:

+August 24 he said, speaking of Germany, in a carefully-prepared +broadcast:p> -

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"As her armies advance whole districts are being exterminated. +<p> "As her armies advance whole districts are being exterminated. Scores of thousands -- literally scores of thousands -- of -executions in cold blood are being perpetrated by the German -police-troops. Since the Mogul invasion of Europe in the sixteenth +executions in cold blood are being perpetrated by the German +police-troops. Since the Mogul invasion of Europe in the sixteenth century there has never been methodical, merciless butchery on such -a scale or approaching such a scale."

+a scale or approaching such a scale."p> -

On September 29 he spoke again about "the absolutely -frightful, indescribable atrocities which the German police-troops -are inflicting on the Russian population in the rear of the advance -of their armored soldiers."

+<p> On September 29 he spoke again about "the absolutely +frightful, indescribable atrocities which the German police-troops +are inflicting on the Russian population in the rear of the advance +of their armored soldiers."p> -

But the Pope has less to say than ever. One might gather from -the Catholic papers that he is so busy praying for peace that he +<p> But the pe = 'person'>Pope has less to say than ever. One might gather from +the Catholic papers that he is so busy praying for peace that he cannot maintain his customary moral survey of the world. Bunk. Not even the banks and exchanges are watching the ebb and flow of the red tide in Russia and calculating the chances of the issue more carefully than the Vatican. He will not utter a word of censure until we know that Germany is beaten. The common decent German soldier is sickened by the infamies committed by the Nazi-trained -troops and police under Nazi leaders. A letter to his wife that was -found on the body of one ran:

+troops and police under Nazi leaders. A letter to his wife that was +found on the body of one ran:p> -

"I hate the day when I was born in Germany. I am shocked by +<p> "I hate the day when I was born in Germany. I am shocked by what goes, on in our army in Russia. Vice, loot, violence, murder, murder, and murder. We destroy old men, women, and children and -kill simply for the sake of killing . . . If I survive the Russian -bullets and shells I will, in my present mood, perish from a German -bullet."

+kill simply for the sake of killing . . . If I survive the Russian +bullets and shells I will, in my present mood, perish from a German +bullet."p> -

Evidence accumulates daily that the Italian people and +<p> Evidence accumulates daily that the Italian people and soldiers, and most of the officers, are sick of the bestial -alliance into which Mussolini, with the cowardly connivance of the -King and the blessing of the Vatican, has drawn them. But the Pope +alliance into which pe = 'person'>Mussolini, with the cowardly connivance of the +King and the blessing of the Vatican, has drawn them. But the pe = 'person'>Pope says nothing. The German and Italian clergy, 100,000 of them -besides paid officials, still cry whoopee.

+besides paid officials, still cry whoopee.p> -

Will the Catholics of America and Britain try, when the day of +<p> Will the Catholics of America and Britain try, when the day of human judgment comes, to throw all the blame on Secretary of State -Pacelli who is now Pope Pius XII? It would not be surprising. A -year or two ago the plea was that the poor, harassed, aged Pope -felt that he must in the general interest of the Church let Spanish -bishops rejoice over the brutalities in Spain, Italian bishops lead -their people in cheering for the "victories" in Abyssinia and -Albania, and German bishops rub shoulders with the Nazis. Now they -discover that, as we or they knew all along, behind the Pope, -issuing orders in his name, was the vigorous Pacelli, Will they, +pe = 'person'>Pacelli who is now pe = 'person'>Pope Pius XII? It would not be surprising. A +year or two ago the plea was that the poor, harassed, aged pe = 'person'>Pope +felt that he must in the general interest of the Church let Spanish +bishops rejoice over the brutalities in Spain, Italian bishops lead +their people in cheering for the "victories" in Abyssinia and +Albania, and German bishops rub shoulders with the Nazis. Now they +discover that, as we or they knew all along, behind the pe = 'person'>Pope, +issuing orders in his name, was the vigorous pe = 'person'>Pacelli, Will they, when the war is over or the tide of battle definitely turns, say -that the Church was compromised by a man of unfortunate character?

+that the Church was compromised by a man of unfortunate character?p> -

We may have to defend poor Pacelli against the archbishops and -cardinals who lifted him to the skies a couple of years ago. He is +<p> We may have to defend poor pe = 'person'>Pacelli against the archbishops and +cardinals who lifted him to the skies a couple of years ago. He is no more inhuman than my of themselves. He is a man of normal but controlled sentimentality. In more fortunate circumstances he might have been a successful Roman lawyer or banker, kind and generous to his wife or some blonde baby. He is just a stricter churchman, more narrowly concentrated on the interests of the Church, than any of -the others, and that is precisely why they made him Pope.

+the others, and that is precisely why they made him pe = 'person'>Pope.p> -

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And as far as one can penetrate the august secrets of these -proceedings it was not so much the Italian as the foreign, +<p> And as far as one can penetrate the august secrets of these +proceedings it was not so much the Italian as the foreign, including the British and American cardinals, who turned a wavering -scale in his favor. Pius XI, of unhappy memory -- no Pope in modern +scale in his favor. Pius XI, of unhappy memory -- no pe = 'person'>Pope in modern times had been so severely criticized by Catholic writers of several countries -- died on February 10, 1940, and the cardinal -voters flew to Rome. The world learned how scrupulous is the -procedure of the Church, the cardinals are locked in a room where -they sleep and eat (and drink) until two-thirds of them agree upon -a Pope.

+voters flew to Rome. The world learned how scrupulous is the +procedure of the Church, the cardinals are locked in a room where +they sleep and eat (and drink) until two-thirds of them agree upon +a pe = 'person'>Pope.p> -

What -- incidentally -- the world did not learn was the rather +<p> What -- incidentally -- the world did not learn was the rather amusing meaning of this Conclave (or "'shut in with a key"). The -history of Papal elections for the last sixteen centuries, or since -the Papacy became rich, beats the history of presidential elections +history of Papal elections for the last sixteen centuries, or since +the Papacy became rich, beats the history of presidential elections to a frazzle for bribery, intrigue, and good honest fighting. If -you read French and can get it read Petrucelli della Gattina's -Histoire diploinatique des Conclaves (4 vols, 1864-6), though you -will find a good deal of the material in Miss V. Pirie's Triple +you read French and can get it read pe = 'person'>Petrucelli della Gattina's +Histoire diploinatique des pe = 'person'>Conclaves (4 vols, 1864-6), though you +will find a good deal of the material in Miss V. Pirie's Triple Crown (1935). However, in 1271 the cardinals who were assembled for -an election in the Italian provincial town of Viterbo so disgusted +an election in the Italian provincial town of Viterbo so disgusted the towns folk by wrangling for three years that the civic authorities locked them in a room and saw that none of them left it -or intrigued with outsiders until they elected a Pope. From that -date Conclaves began, though it must be confessed that the new -institution by no means put an end to bribery, intrigue, and -fighting.

+or intrigued with outsiders until they elected a pe = 'person'>Pope. From that +date pe = 'person'>Conclaves began, though it must be confessed that the new +institution by no means put an end to bribery, intrigue, and +fighting.p> -

On March 2, Pacelli was elected. Unlike profane elections that -of a Pope begins with a very solemn invocation of the Holy Ghost -- +<p> On March 2, pe = 'person'>Pacelli was elected. Unlike profane elections that +of a pe = 'person'>Pope begins with a very solemn invocation of the Holy Ghost -- it did even in the days when the bribery ran to a million dollars and the murders to 200 -- and then there are grave deliberations, and the cardinals visit each other in their cells (the cubicles -into which part of the room is divided). After each vote the papers -are burned and the smoke is conducted out by a pipe so that the +into which part of the room is divided). After each vote the papers +are burned and the smoke is conducted out by a pipe so that the Romans shall see. We thus know that there were three "scrutinies", or examinations of votes, so that it took a considerable time for -Pacelli to get the necessary two-thirds of the votes. In other +pe = 'person'>Pacelli to get the necessary two-thirds of the votes. In other words, although he was certainly the ablest candidate, the best -expert on international affairs, and the best linguist, more than -half the cardinals were at first opposed to him. It is useless to -speculate on the reasons, but we receive with skepticism the report -that German and Italian cardinals tried to prevent his election at -the bidding of Hitler and Mussolini. Had Pacelli as Secretary of -State not done enough for them? The best authority, the Pope's -biographer Rankin, says that the non-Italian cardinals carried the -day for him.

+expert on international affairs, and the best linguist, more than +half the cardinals were at first opposed to him. It is useless to +speculate on the reasons, but we receive with skepticism the report +that German and Italian cardinals tried to prevent his election at +the bidding of pe = 'person'>Hitler and pe = 'person'>Mussolini. Had pe = 'person'>Pacelli as Secretary of +State not done enough for them? The best authority, the pe = 'person'>Pope's +biographer pe = 'person'>Rankin, says that the non-Italian cardinals carried the +day for him.p> -

The final vote is said to have been unanimous, as was very apt -to happen when it was seen that other candidates had no chance. In -other words -- this is why I enter into detail -- the Church put a -crown not merely on the head of Eugenio Pacelli, but on the policy -he had pursued for ten years. We will remember that if a day comes -when American and British prelates try to disavow that policy. It -is probably true that he fooled them by his suave assurances when +<p> The final vote is said to have been unanimous, as was very apt +to happen when it was seen that other candidates had no chance. In +other words -- this is why I enter into detail -- the Church put a +crown not merely on the head of Eugenio pe = 'person'>Pacelli, but on the policy +he had pursued for ten years. We will remember that if a day comes +when American and British prelates try to disavow that policy. It +is probably true that he fooled them by his suave assurances when he visited England and America that he was a friend of democracy -and peace. But it would be juster to say that they fooled

+and peace. But it would be juster to say that they fooled p> -

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themselves. The Catholic Teeling, a layman, was fully aware and +<p>themselves. The Catholic Teeling, a layman, was fully aware and gave it as a fact of common Catholic knowledge, that the Vatican had for years been making every effort to counteract western [democratic] influence, which is not considered very good for the -Church (The Pope in Politics, p. 3). The American cardinals and -prelates who reported after his visit to the United States in 1936 +Church (The pe = 'person'>Pope in Politics, p. 3). The American cardinals and +prelates who reported after his visit to the United States in 1936 that he was "a great friend of democracy" knew that his visit to South America in 1934 had been followed by the truculent -suppression of democracy, in which the Church cordially helped, in -nearly the whole of that half of the continent. Cardinal Hinsley, -who stressed above all others that they had elected a Pope of Peace --- even making absurd play of the fact that pace is the Italian for -peace -- knew just as well that for three years he had urged an -attack on Bolshevism that would involve Italy, Germany, Japan, and -the United States in war, and that he had given his support to -Hitler, Mussolini, and Japan. Whoever was fooled, we will not be. -The princes of the Church set the seal of his most solemn approval -on Pacelli's policy by electing him King.

+suppression of democracy, in which the Church cordially helped, in +nearly the whole of that half of the continent. pe = 'person'>Cardinal Hinsley, +who stressed above all others that they had elected a pe = 'person'>Pope of Peace +-- even making absurd play of the fact that pace is the Italian for +peace -- knew just as well that for three years he had urged an +attack on Bolshevism that would involve Italy, Germany, Japan, and +the United States in war, and that he had given his support to +pe = 'person'>Hitler, pe = 'person'>Mussolini, and Japan. Whoever was fooled, we will not be. +The princes of the Church set the seal of his most solemn approval +on pe = 'person'>Pacelli's policy by electing him King.p> -

Chapter II

+<p> Chapter IIp> -

THE POPE'S PEACE EFFORTS

+<p> THE POPE'S PEACE EFFORTSp> -

Many will remember the note of synthetic admiration and -rejoicing that was struck in the entire press of the world when -Pacelli was elected on March 12. His biographer observes that while -for some obscure reasons the Italian papers grumbled those of -America and Great Britain glowed with satisfaction. The Archbishop -of Canterbury talked like an elderly virgin in the House of Lords -at Westminster, and his promise that if the new Pope would lead the -world into paths of peace and justice he would follow and support -him was hailed as a new and most promising religious phenomenon. -Ransom sums up the general enthusiasm by pointing out that upon a -world in flames there came at last a Pope with the inflexible -motto: Peace, Truth, and Charity.

+<p> Many will remember the note of synthetic admiration and +rejoicing that was struck in the entire press of the world when +pe = 'person'>Pacelli was elected on March 12. His biographer observes that while +for some obscure reasons the Italian papers grumbled those of +America and Great Britain glowed with satisfaction. The Archbishop +of pe = 'person'>Canterbury talked like an elderly virgin in the House of Lords +at Westminster, and his promise that if the new pe = 'person'>Pope would lead the +world into paths of peace and justice he would follow and support +him was hailed as a new and most promising religious phenomenon. +pe = 'person'>Ransom sums up the general enthusiasm by pointing out that upon a +world in flames there came at last a pe = 'person'>Pope with the inflexible +motto: Peace, Truth, and Charity.p> -

We skeptics are accused of stirring up sectarian strife in a -world that needs cooperative action, of indulging in destructive +<p> We skeptics are accused of stirring up sectarian strife in a +world that needs cooperative action, of indulging in destructive criticism when what the race wants is constructive idealism. Who, in the light of recent events, was right? Four years before the -election of Pius XII I wrote, in the Appeal to Reason Library, +election of Pius XII I wrote, in the Appeal to Reason Library, every word that I say in these booklets about the tendencies in -life and about all events and developments to 1935. My work was +life and about all events and developments to 1935. My work was neither destructive nor constructive. It was realistic: a statement of facts. And it differed from the statements of fact of these -spiritual people and the newspapers which broadcast everything they +spiritual people and the newspapers which broadcast everything they said and ignored everything we said in that it was a full and truthful statement of facts. If all those facts which I gave -- the -programs of Hitler and Mussolini, the origin and trend of Nazism -and Fascism, the situation in Spain and Austria and Poland, and so -on -- had been put squarely before the public in 1938 or 1939 there +programs of pe = 'person'>Hitler and pe = 'person'>Mussolini, the origin and trend of Nazism +and Fascism, the situation in Spain and Austria and Poland, and so +on -- had been put squarely before the public in 1938 or 1939 there would have been much less school-girlish rejoicing because a new -Pope spoke prettily about Peace, Truth, and Charity and much more +pe = 'person'>Pope spoke prettily about Peace, Truth, and Charity and much more demand for a realistic analysis of what was wrong and for -appropriate action. +appropriate action. Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 9 . - THE WAR AND PAPAL INTRIGUE

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The world was not in flames at the beginning of 1939. It had -accepted Mussolini's assurance that with the annexation of -Abyssinia for his surplus population he was now content; Hitler's +<p> The world was not in flames at the beginning of 1939. It had +accepted pe = 'person'>Mussolini's assurance that with the annexation of +Abyssinia for his surplus population he was now content; pe = 'person'>Hitler's assurance that with his annexation of the German fringe of Czecho- -Slovakia he had reached the limit of his ambition; Japan's +Slovakia he had reached the limit of his ambition; Japan's assurance that it did not now covet a single additional square mile -of Chinese or other Asiatic territory.

+of Chinese or other Asiatic territory.p> -

But every man who saw the broad truth about the world- -situation, that the race had entered upon a titanic conflict -between privilege -- wealth, Churches, all vested authority -- and -a new spirit that was reviled as Bolshevism, and that the utterly -corrupt and dangerous forces of Nazism, Fascism, and Japanese -Imperialism had been enlisted on the side of privilege, knew that, +<p> But every man who saw the broad truth about the world- +situation, that the race had entered upon a titanic conflict +between privilege -- wealth, Churches, all vested authority -- and +a new spirit that was reviled as Bolshevism, and that the utterly +corrupt and dangerous forces of Nazism, Fascism, and Japanese +Imperialism had been enlisted on the side of privilege, knew that, while the world was not yet in flames, a sinister fire shouldered -underground, and it was no time for pretty talk about Peace and +underground, and it was no time for pretty talk about Peace and Charity. Sluggish as British statesmen were, we now know that they -were preparing for the conflict that broke out later in the year, -though they protested that the risks of disturbing the peace of the -world by overt action (raising vast monition-plant's) restricted -them to such matters as secretly hiring premises for ministries in +were preparing for the conflict that broke out later in the year, +though they protested that the risks of disturbing the peace of the +world by overt action (raising vast monition-plant's) restricted +them to such matters as secretly hiring premises for ministries in the country, drafting schemes, and organizing medical and undertaking services for vast numbers of wounded and dead -civilians.

+civilians.p> -

I must confine myself to these matters in so far as they -involve the Church of Rome. The idea that the new Pope entered a -world of danger and confusion for which others were responsible -brought to it a new and beautiful gospel is, we now understand, -tripe. He had had as Secretary of State at least for the preceding -five years the same power which he would now wield as Pope, and he -had deliberately used it to help the work of the forces of evil +<p> I must confine myself to these matters in so far as they +involve the Church of Rome. The idea that the new pe = 'person'>Pope entered a +world of danger and confusion for which others were responsible +brought to it a new and beautiful gospel is, we now understand, +tripe. He had had as Secretary of State at least for the preceding +five years the same power which he would now wield as pe = 'person'>Pope, and he +had deliberately used it to help the work of the forces of evil because, he believed, it was to the interest of the Church. It was -nothing new for him to talk about peace. As the inspirer of Pius XI -he had put the praise of peace on his lips or in his fountain-pen +nothing new for him to talk about peace. As the inspirer of Pius XI +he had put the praise of peace on his lips or in his fountain-pen twice a year for years. In the intervals he had called through the -Pope's mouth for the extinction of Bolshevism and upon that cry -only one possible interpretation can be put -- war. We saw that -Papal policy after 1919 was bound to seek this end above all +pe = 'person'>Pope's mouth for the extinction of Bolshevism and upon that cry +only one possible interpretation can be put -- war. We saw that +Papal policy after 1919 was bound to seek this end above all others. Socialism and Communism were running the Church. And the -only possible explanation of the Vatican entering into and in spite -of every rebuff clinging to the alliance with the corrupt forces of -Nazism, Fascism, and Japan is that they promised to accomplish -that. It was the reason, also, why Pacelli, in the name of Pius XI, +only possible explanation of the Vatican entering into and in spite +of every rebuff clinging to the alliance with the corrupt forces of +Nazism, Fascism, and Japan is that they promised to accomplish +that. It was the reason, also, why pe = 'person'>Pacelli, in the name of Pius XI, wrote an encyclical enjoining every Catholic state to become a -Fascist Corporative State, and practically all the South American -Republics as well as Portugal and Hungary, and later Spain, France, -and Belgium complied. Coercion alone brought apostates to heel.

+Fascist Corporative State, and practically all the South American +Republics as well as Portugal and Hungary, and later Spain, France, +and Belgium complied. Coercion alone brought apostates to heel.p> -

I made short reference in one booklet to -- as far as I can -discover -- the first public declaration by the Papacy -- except -that the Pope began to lash out with his hatred of Russia in 1926 --- of the sentiment that had long been forced upon it: that +<p> I made short reference in one booklet to -- as far as I can +discover -- the first public declaration by the Papacy -- except +that the pe = 'person'>Pope began to lash out with his hatred of Russia in 1926 +-- of the sentiment that had long been forced upon it: that Socialism and Communism must be destroyed and that, since argument about the beauty of the Catholic faith ran off Socialists and Communists (who knew its history too well) like water off a duck's -back, they must be destroyed by violence. As the point is

+back, they must be destroyed by violence. As the point is p> -

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fundamental let us return to it for a moment. The occasion was a -reception at the Vatican of Spanish refugees on September 14, 1936. -The Pope's speech to them, which is published in English by the +<p>fundamental let us return to it for a moment. The occasion was a +reception at the Vatican of Spanish refugees on September 14, 1936. +The pe = 'person'>Pope's speech to them, which is published in English by the Catholic Truth Society -- I do not know if by this time they -realized their blunder and suppressed it -- with the title The -Spanish Terror is no rambling talk of an aged and agitated priest. -It is a polished rhetorical address, prepared in the Secretariat of -State. It represents the rebellion of Catholic Fascist generals in -Spain as a "satanic" attack on the established order by the very +realized their blunder and suppressed it -- with the title The +Spanish Terror is no rambling talk of an aged and agitated priest. +It is a polished rhetorical address, prepared in the Secretariat of +State. It represents the rebellion of Catholic Fascist generals in +Spain as a "satanic" attack on the established order by the very men who had established it, and it says that this is the work of -"those forces which have already given proof and estimate of their -quality in the attempt to subvert established order of every kind +"those forces which have already given proof and estimate of their +quality in the attempt to subvert established order of every kind from Russia to China, from Mexico to South America". As Chiang Kai- Chek had already, under the treacherous guidance of his earlier -associates in Japan, destroyed Communism in China (and prepared the -way for Japan), the Pope's allies were destroying it in Spain, and +associates in Japan, destroyed Communism in China (and prepared the +way for Japan), the pe = 'person'>Pope's allies were destroying it in Spain, and the Fascist governments of South America had destroyed it there at -Pacelli's request, the meaning is clear. The Pope invited Germany +pe = 'person'>Pacelli's request, the meaning is clear. The pe = 'person'>Pope invited Germany (with the aid of rugged divisions from Catholic countries) and -Japan to attack Russia and the United States to attack and annex +Japan to attack Russia and the United States to attack and annex Mexico. From that date the cry for the extinction of Bolshevism in -Russia and Mexico echoed every month through the Catholic world.

+Russia and Mexico echoed every month through the Catholic world.p> -

It is plain that this sentiment of the Pope is not merely -inconsistent with his gospel of peace, but it shaped a policy which -was the very worst possible for the world and for the real prospect -of peace at that time. I do not suggest that the Pope was either -muddle-headed or hypocritical. He had made his position clear a -score of times: peace -- when Communism was extinct by the conquest +<p> It is plain that this sentiment of the pe = 'person'>Pope is not merely +inconsistent with his gospel of peace, but it shaped a policy which +was the very worst possible for the world and for the real prospect +of peace at that time. I do not suggest that the pe = 'person'>Pope was either +muddle-headed or hypocritical. He had made his position clear a +score of times: peace -- when Communism was extinct by the conquest of Russia and Mexico and his Nazi and Fascist allies had received, -as a gift, what the Pope thought they wanted. It was the Pope's +as a gift, what the pe = 'person'>Pope thought they wanted. It was the pe = 'person'>Pope's admirers who were muddle-headed or -- when they told the world that -Pacelli was going to work for peace without qualification -- -hypocritical.

+pe = 'person'>Pacelli was going to work for peace without qualification -- +hypocritical.p> -

Recent events have now shown that the peace of the world and -the removal of the corruption that threatened civilization depended -above all upon the democracies and (in some form or other) the +<p> Recent events have now shown that the peace of the world and +the removal of the corruption that threatened civilization depended +above all upon the democracies and (in some form or other) the United States allying themselves closely with Russia. I may be -pardoned for explaining that this is not on my own part a case of +pardoned for explaining that this is not on my own part a case of being wise after the event. In the A. B. C. Library of Living Knowledge (No. 3, Economic Gains of the Soviet Union, 1937) I fully vindicated that great civilization against calumnies that were -current in nearly the whole press and showed how peace was the -first condition it required for the completion of its splendid -work. I pointed out that whatever dreams Russians may have had at -an earlier date of inspiring revolution in other countries had been -long abandoned, and they were content to let the peoples of the +current in nearly the whole press and showed how peace was the +first condition it required for the completion of its splendid +work. I pointed out that whatever dreams Russians may have had at +an earlier date of inspiring revolution in other countries had been +long abandoned, and they were content to let the peoples of the world judge for themselves between the civilizations of the west and that of the Soviet Union. I warned the reader that it was just because the Russians were so successful in creating a civilization -without private capital and without religion that the combined -influence of capitalism and the Churches used almost the entire -press to libel them. "This generation," I said (p. 29), "is the -most heavily duped and doped in all recent history, and its blunder

+without private capital and without religion that the combined +influence of capitalism and the Churches used almost the entire +press to libel them. "This generation," I said (p. 29), "is the +most heavily duped and doped in all recent history, and its blunderp> -

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may prove the most costly in history to the workers of the world.". -I insisted that a great war of aggression was, on the open -professions of Hitler and Mussolini and because of this criminal -aloofness from Russia, certain to come and said:

+<p>may prove the most costly in history to the workers of the world.". +I insisted that a great war of aggression was, on the open +professions of pe = 'person'>Hitler and pe = 'person'>Mussolini and because of this criminal +aloofness from Russia, certain to come and said:p> -

"If this war of aggression, which, if it were successful, -would be a signal to Mussolini to take up -- at the deadly expense -of France and England -- his dream of an eastern empire, is -averted, the world will have to thank the Soviet Union (p. 29)."

+<p> "If this war of aggression, which, if it were successful, +would be a signal to pe = 'person'>Mussolini to take up -- at the deadly expense +of France and England -- his dream of an eastern empire, is +averted, the world will have to thank the Soviet Union (p. 29)."p> -

I have knowledge of even Rationalists who had long read my +<p> I have knowledge of even Rationalists who had long read my books but refused to read another line of mine because of that -little book on Russia. They preferred the superficial gush and -treacherous optimism of accepted writers and journalists who fooled -them about the new Papal era of Peace and Charity.

+little book on Russia. They preferred the superficial gush and +treacherous optimism of accepted writers and journalists who fooled +them about the new Papal era of Peace and Charity.p> -

Since this is the one defence of the action of the Black -International, that the Pope used his world-prestige to issue one -fervent appeal after another for peace, we must make a decisive -reply to it. We are concerned with the action of the Church and +<p> Since this is the one defence of the action of the Black +International, that the pe = 'person'>Pope used his world-prestige to issue one +fervent appeal after another for peace, we must make a decisive +reply to it. We are concerned with the action of the Church and will not be diverted by this trick of distinguishing between local -hierarchies, as if they had a remarkable degree of independence of -the Vatican, and the Pope. We shall see, indeed everybody knows, -that the German Church loudly supported Hitler, as usual, when he +hierarchies, as if they had a remarkable degree of independence of +the Vatican, and the pe = 'person'>Pope. We shall see, indeed everybody knows, +that the German Church loudly supported pe = 'person'>Hitler, as usual, when he launched the world-war and all its horrors, the Italian Church -fully supported Mussolini in his miserable entrance into the war as -soon as he felt that victory was certain, and the Spanish, Irish, +fully supported pe = 'person'>Mussolini in his miserable entrance into the war as +soon as he felt that victory was certain, and the Spanish, Irish, Hungarian, and Portuguese Churches -- and when the time came the -Belgian and French Churches -- supported their governments in -assisting and fawning on the aggressors.

+Belgian and French Churches -- supported their governments in +assisting and fawning on the aggressors.p> -

But for the moment we must clearly understand the action of -the Pope himself. Chanting the virtues of peace is as idle as -preaching justice in the abstract and is often far more dangerous. +<p> But for the moment we must clearly understand the action of +the pe = 'person'>Pope himself. Chanting the virtues of peace is as idle as +preaching justice in the abstract and is often far more dangerous. The only occasion on which I ever addressed a meeting of a Peace Society was in 1938. I at first declined the invitation and consented only on the understanding that I would tell them truths which they would not like. The bulk of the members refused to attend -- the local Churches had been busy -- and to the few who -did I presented a realistic analysis of the state of the world, +did I presented a realistic analysis of the state of the world, which the chief officials described as masterly and worthy of their -deepest consideration, and a solemn warning of what was coming. I +deepest consideration, and a solemn warning of what was coming. I was not further invited to address one of the hundreds of Peace Societies in Great Britain, and a few months later they were all -enthusiastic over the new Pope's beautiful sentiments! These people -flatter themselves that they have superior sentiments to the rest +enthusiastic over the new pe = 'person'>Pope's beautiful sentiments! These people +flatter themselves that they have superior sentiments to the rest of us when they really differ from us in flabbiness of intellect -or, in the better cases, in lack of realism.

+or, in the better cases, in lack of realism.p> -

The plain truth is that the Pope talked peace and worked for +<p> The plain truth is that the pe = 'person'>Pope talked peace and worked for war. He had a very large share in the libel and hatred of Russia -which prevented the one combination of sound forces that could -ensure peace. France had entered into an alliance of mutual defense -with Russia, but the Pope openly condemned it, and the Catholic +which prevented the one combination of sound forces that could +ensure peace. France had entered into an alliance of mutual defense +with Russia, but the pe = 'person'>Pope openly condemned it, and the Catholic military chiefs robbed it of reality and effectiveness. On the -other hand the Pope clung to the alliances with the corrupt forces -which he had cemented. It required very little intelligence and

+other hand the pe = 'person'>Pope clung to the alliances with the corrupt forces +which he had cemented. It required very little intelligence and p> -

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study of world-affairs at that time to perceive that the only -possible danger to the peace of the world lay in Germany, Italy, -and Japan. A closer student, as the Pope was supposed to be, could -go further. He would know that those three Powers, his friends, +<p>study of world-affairs at that time to perceive that the only +possible danger to the peace of the world lay in Germany, Italy, +and Japan. A closer student, as the pe = 'person'>Pope was supposed to be, could +go further. He would know that those three pe = 'person'>Powers, his friends, were determined to start an aggressive war. What, in such -circumstances, was the value of his appeals to the world at large -to see the beauty of peace?

+circumstances, was the value of his appeals to the world at large +to see the beauty of peace?p> -

Well, says the apologist, wearily, at least he soon perceived -his error and entered upon a series of practical proposals for -ensuring peace. Did he? He was crowned Pope on March 12. I said in +<p> Well, says the apologist, wearily, at least he soon perceived +his error and entered upon a series of practical proposals for +ensuring peace. Did he? He was crowned pe = 'person'>Pope on March 12. I said in an earlier essay that it detracts somewhat from the beauty of his words about Charity that on the very day of his coronation the Jews were, with terrible injustice and suffering, turned out of Italy, -and he said nothing. Again I beg his pardon. He protected some of -the Jews. In October (1941) the Italian paper La Vita Italiana -sourly complained that not only were there still Jews in Italy but -some of them were millionaires and occupied very high positions in -the state-service. One of these, a Signor Sacerdoti, had just been -appointed Director General of all the shipyards of Italy. The paper -went on to say:

+and he said nothing. Again I beg his pardon. He protected some of +the Jews. In October (1941) the Italian paper La Vita Italiana +sourly complained that not only were there still Jews in Italy but +some of them were millionaires and occupied very high positions in +the state-service. One of these, a Signor Sacerdoti, had just been +appointed Director General of all the shipyards of Italy. The paper +went on to say:p> -

"The appointment again confirms the general conviction that -Italian Jews are strongly favored and protected by the Catholic -Church and that wealthy Jews in Italy are still very influential."

+<p> "The appointment again confirms the general conviction that +Italian Jews are strongly favored and protected by the Catholic +Church and that wealthy Jews in Italy are still very influential."p> -

I always acknowledge without a qualm these little injustices -to the clergy into which incomplete knowledge betrays me at rare -intervals. At the same time I must point out, in case you do not -know, Italian, that "Sacerdoti" means "Priests", so that this one -protected Jew of whom I have heard was obviously a Roman Catholic -as well as a millionaire, and therefore a fit person, to come under -the Pope's mantle of Charity: which did not cover the 69,999 Jews -who were robbed and cast out.

+<p> I always acknowledge without a qualm these little injustices +to the clergy into which incomplete knowledge betrays me at rare +intervals. At the same time I must point out, in case you do not +know, Italian, that "Sacerdoti" means "Priests", so that this one +protected Jew of whom I have heard was obviously a Roman Catholic +as well as a millionaire, and therefore a fit person, to come under +the pe = 'person'>Pope's mantle of Charity: which did not cover the 69,999 Jews +who were robbed and cast out.p> -

March 12 was not merely a real Yom Kippur for the Jews of +<p> March 12 was not merely a real Yom Kippur for the Jews of Italy. It was the day on which, as I have elsewhere stated, the -sleek and treacherous priest, Msgr. Tiszo, went from Slovakia to -see Hitler and arrange with him for the final betrayal, or sale, of +sleek and treacherous priest, Msgr. Tiszo, went from Slovakia to +see pe = 'person'>Hitler and arrange with him for the final betrayal, or sale, of Czecho-Slovakia. That foul deed was certainly done with the agreement of the Vatican. It made a final end of the Liberalism, -which the Pope hated, of the Czechs, and it made solidly Catholic -Slovakia an independent state, another member of the Pope's new +which the pe = 'person'>Pope hated, of the Czechs, and it made solidly Catholic +Slovakia an independent state, another member of the pe = 'person'>Pope's new dream of a Catholic bloc and abjectly submissive to the Vatican. As -I said, you can believe if you like that Tiszo accomplished this -without consulting Rome. But the step meant far more. It finally -remained the great obstacle to Hitler's march to Russia and the -Balkans. How did the Pope of Peace regard that? It is well known +I said, you can believe if you like that Tiszo accomplished this +without consulting Rome. But the step meant far more. It finally +remained the great obstacle to pe = 'person'>Hitler's march to Russia and the +Balkans. How did the pe = 'person'>Pope of Peace regard that? It is well known that even Chamberlain was now convinced that war was absolutely -inevitable. The whole world saw it. Are we to suppose that the new -Pope in the weeks, intense brooding and praying, with three hours' -sleep a night, that followed his coronation (his biographer, says) -did not see what every statesman and editor in the world saw?

+inevitable. The whole world saw it. Are we to suppose that the new +pe = 'person'>Pope in the weeks, intense brooding and praying, with three hours' +sleep a night, that followed his coronation (his biographer, says) +did not see what every statesman and editor in the world saw?p> -

Well, says the apologist, still more wearily, Pacelli girded +<p> Well, says the apologist, still more wearily, pe = 'person'>Pacelli girded his thin loins and settled down to six months' fighting to avert -the great calamity. Let me say at once that Pacelli was not such a -fool as one might be tempted to think when one reflects how he had

+the great calamity. Let me say at once that pe = 'person'>Pacelli was not such a +fool as one might be tempted to think when one reflects how he had p> -

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prepared the irresistible conditions of a great war. He is a man of +<p>prepared the irresistible conditions of a great war. He is a man of considerable ability and I suggest the alternative view that he knew well that war was inevitable, was convinced that Germany, -Italy, and Japan -- we shall see later that he was aware of the -joint plan -- would win, and was equally convinced that this would -prove to be to the advantage of the Church. The known facts permit +Italy, and Japan -- we shall see later that he was aware of the +joint plan -- would win, and was equally convinced that this would +prove to be to the advantage of the Church. The known facts permit us to make only one concession to the claim that after all he was -human as well as ecclesiastical: he would work sincerely for peace -in the sense of appeasement or granting Hitler, Mussolini, and -Japan what they quite obviously wanted, and he probably did not -realize how much they wanted that they did not make obvious.

+human as well as ecclesiastical: he would work sincerely for peace +in the sense of appeasement or granting pe = 'person'>Hitler, pe = 'person'>Mussolini, and +Japan what they quite obviously wanted, and he probably did not +realize how much they wanted that they did not make obvious.p> -

In this light we may review his peace-efforts in the fateful +<p> In this light we may review his peace-efforts in the fateful summer of 1939. The first was unfortunate. He was crowned on March -12 and he emerged from his week of Yogi meditation on the "9th. -Easter Sunday was to fall on April 9, and he had to have a -particularly fervent appeal to the world for peace ready for that -date. But on Good Friday Mussolini took the second step in his war -by invading Albania! The Pope's biographer tells us that he was -annoyed, in so far as consecrated persons can be, both by the -desecration of the holy day and the need to rewrite some passages -of his appeal for peace. To what extent he was really duped we do -not know. Catholics say that he wrote a letter to the King of Italy -to prevent the invasion. It would be as futile as writing to the +12 and he emerged from his week of Yogi meditation on the "9th. +Easter Sunday was to fall on April 9, and he had to have a +particularly fervent appeal to the world for peace ready for that +date. But on Good Friday pe = 'person'>Mussolini took the second step in his war +by invading Albania! The pe = 'person'>Pope's biographer tells us that he was +annoyed, in so far as consecrated persons can be, both by the +desecration of the holy day and the need to rewrite some passages +of his appeal for peace. To what extent he was really duped we do +not know. Catholics say that he wrote a letter to the King of Italy +to prevent the invasion. It would be as futile as writing to the king of toyland, but there is no evidence that such a letter was ever written. Everybody in Italy knew -- was bound to know -- that -a large Italian force was concentrating at the Adriatic ports for +a large Italian force was concentrating at the Adriatic ports for the invasion of Albania; and every thoughtful Italian must have -known that Albania was for Mussolini just the same stage in a -journey to the East as Czecho-Slovakia had been for Hitler. But -whether or no it is true that Mussolini double-crossed his partner -in crime by taking the step, in order to make sure that he got the +known that Albania was for pe = 'person'>Mussolini just the same stage in a +journey to the East as Czecho-Slovakia had been for pe = 'person'>Hitler. But +whether or no it is true that pe = 'person'>Mussolini double-crossed his partner +in crime by taking the step, in order to make sure that he got the southern half of the Balkans for Italy, need not be discussed here, and the desecration of Good Friday does not interest us. We will -examine the eastern expansion as a whole and the Vatican's relation -to it in a separate essay.

+examine the eastern expansion as a whole and the Vatican's relation +to it in a separate essay.p> -

The upshot was that, while nice-minded people all over the -world read the Pope's appeal with the usual moist eyes and muddled -brains, for serious folk it was at the best a damp squib, at the -worst a mockery. And the Pope soon knew it. Many believe that, -while Hitler has certainly not the vast planning and organizing -intelligence with which Nazis credit him, he probably does throw -off the general plans or imaginative scheme's which the massive +<p> The upshot was that, while nice-minded people all over the +world read the pe = 'person'>Pope's appeal with the usual moist eyes and muddled +brains, for serious folk it was at the best a damp squib, at the +worst a mockery. And the pe = 'person'>Pope soon knew it. Many believe that, +while pe = 'person'>Hitler has certainly not the vast planning and organizing +intelligence with which Nazis credit him, he probably does throw +off the general plans or imaginative scheme's which the massive military and economic brain behind him then works out in detail. However that may be, we see a steady and very able method in the -great plot: a step, very carefully prepared (the Saar, the +great plot: a step, very carefully prepared (the Saar, the Rhineland, Austria, etc.) every six months or so, then six months -of covert preparation for and open lying about the next step. After +of covert preparation for and open lying about the next step. After Czecho-Slovakia the lying became useless. Only Dutchmen and -Belgians were duped by it. Poland was to be the next stage; and the -next stage meant war on a European scale.

+Belgians were duped by it. Poland was to be the next stage; and the +next stage meant war on a European scale.p> -

There is evidence, which we will see later, that, as we should +<p> There is evidence, which we will see later, that, as we should assume, the Vatican knew this as well as the French and British -Foreign Offices. A fortnight after Easter the Pope, his biographer -tells us, received so secret a message from his Nuncio in Berlin

+Foreign Offices. A fortnight after Easter the pe = 'person'>Pope, his biographer +tells us, received so secret a message from his Nuncio in Berlin p> -

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that he opened the letter with his own hands and kept the contents -secret. Only his Secretary of State, Maglione, knew what reply he -made to it. Is it fanciful to suppose that it apprised him of the -next step that Hitler meditated? It was followed, the biographer -says, by "feverish activity" at the Vatican, the Pope consulting -his Nuncios from Berlin and Warsaw and seeing numbers of bishops +<p>that he opened the letter with his own hands and kept the contents +secret. Only his Secretary of State, Maglione, knew what reply he +made to it. Is it fanciful to suppose that it apprised him of the +next step that pe = 'person'>Hitler meditated? It was followed, the biographer +says, by "feverish activity" at the Vatican, the pe = 'person'>Pope consulting +his Nuncios from Berlin and Warsaw and seeing numbers of bishops from France, Germany, and Poland. As the quarrel about Dantzig, the -unmistakable herald of Hitler's next step, soon broke out, the -Vatican could not even pretend to be taken by surprise.

+unmistakable herald of pe = 'person'>Hitler's next step, soon broke out, the +Vatican could not even pretend to be taken by surprise.p> -

What, then, were all these efforts to secure peace of which -the Catholic apologist speaks? We ignore the Easter lyric. It +<p> What, then, were all these efforts to secure peace of which +the Catholic apologist speaks? We ignore the Easter lyric. It reminds us of one gangster sending a wreath to the funeral of another. In May he suggested -- so unobtrusively that it could be -denied when the plan failed -- a Five Power Conference over the -German-Polish dispute. The five Powers were to be Poland, Germany, +denied when the plan failed -- a Five Power Conference over the +German-Polish dispute. The five pe = 'person'>Powers were to be Poland, Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy. You may think him either -unpractical or insincere but the fact is that he wanted Russia, -which was deeply interested, excluded, on his usual assumption that -it was not a respectable Power, and Italy, which was not interested -and would intervene only to support Hitler, included. France, which -was now, to the Pope's annoyance, allied with Russia, and Great +unpractical or insincere but the fact is that he wanted Russia, +which was deeply interested, excluded, on his usual assumption that +it was not a respectable Power, and Italy, which was not interested +and would intervene only to support pe = 'person'>Hitler, included. France, which +was now, to the pe = 'person'>Pope's annoyance, allied with Russia, and Great Britain refused. The Conference would certainly not have checked -Hitler.

+pe = 'person'>Hitler.p> -

It is said -- and, of course, denied -- that the Pope then +<p> It is said -- and, of course, denied -- that the pe = 'person'>Pope then suggested a Conference on the economic grounds of the world-unrest. -Mussolini had been complaining for some time that Great Britain and +pe = 'person'>Mussolini had been complaining for some time that Great Britain and France were trying to starve the Axis economically, and that Tunis, Jibute, and a share in the control of the Suez were vital economic requirements of Italy and would entirely satisfy it; while his -troops were trying to cross Albania to Greece and his Fascist +troops were trying to cross Albania to Greece and his Fascist toughs were encouraged to bawl in the streets and theaters that -Italy must have Savoy, Corsica, Malta, etc. Hitler was pleading +Italy must have Savoy, Corsica, Malta, etc. pe = 'person'>Hitler was pleading that once the question of Dantzig and the Corridor was settled he would lay aside his armor forever. Any man who wishes may assume -that the Pope really believed them. His economic peace plan was an -attempt to get Great Britain and a France that was already weakened +that the pe = 'person'>Pope really believed them. His economic peace plan was an +attempt to get Great Britain and a France that was already weakened by treason to give them what they wanted. In any case his -suggestion was rejected as amateurish.

+suggestion was rejected as amateurish.p> -

These various proposals are interesting only in connection +<p> These various proposals are interesting only in connection with the belief of many that the Vatican has as fine an -intelligence-service as any Chancellory in Europe. If that were so, -the Pope would know that these pretended economic grievances of -Germany, Italy, and Japan were dishonest pretexts for crime. They -were based upon two lies: over-population and a disadvantage in -getting supplies from parts of the world which were included in the -empires of Great Britain and France.

+intelligence-service as any Chancellory in Europe. If that were so, +the pe = 'person'>Pope would know that these pretended economic grievances of +Germany, Italy, and Japan were dishonest pretexts for crime. They +were based upon two lies: over-population and a disadvantage in +getting supplies from parts of the world which were included in the +empires of Great Britain and France.p> -

The grievance about over-population is nauseous when we recall -how Hitler for six years and Mussolini for fifteen years had been -whipping up the birth rate by every means in their power; and in +<p> The grievance about over-population is nauseous when we recall +how pe = 'person'>Hitler for six years and pe = 'person'>Mussolini for fifteen years had been +whipping up the birth rate by every means in their power; and in this their action coincided with that of the Catholic clergy. Neither in Italy nor Germany was there the least reticence about -the reasons for demanding early marriages and giving special prizes -to parents of large families. They wanted soldiers. "We were born

+the reasons for demanding early marriages and giving special prizes +to parents of large families. They wanted soldiers. "We were born p> -

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to die for Germany" was painted up in boys schools in that country, +<p>to die for Germany" was painted up in boys schools in that country, and leading statesmen urged mothers to look anxiously for the first mystic flicker of the "starlight of battle" in a baby boy's eyes. The Italians were less absurd but equally frank. The men who will be called to account in future history are the states-men and writers of other countries who saw year by year this frenzied and -artificial attempt to increase the population, accompanied by -hypocritical pleas that the countries were already so -overpopulated, that they must have more territory. The Catholic -clergy were the worst offenders. They pretended to discover that -birth control was immoral. Their real purpose in their ban on it -was to secure an increase of the Catholic population while the non- -Catholic practiced birth control.

+artificial attempt to increase the population, accompanied by +hypocritical pleas that the countries were already so +overpopulated, that they must have more territory. The Catholic +clergy were the worst offenders. They pretended to discover that +birth control was immoral. Their real purpose in their ban on it +was to secure an increase of the Catholic population while the non- +Catholic practiced birth control.p> -

In point of fact, Germany was very far from overpopulated, and -Italy was by no mean's one of the most densely populated countries. -England has about 800 people to the square mile, while Italy has +<p> In point of fact, Germany was very far from overpopulated, and +Italy was by no mean's one of the most densely populated countries. +England has about 800 people to the square mile, while Italy has only 350 and Germany 322. Belgium, Holland, and other countries -annexed by Germany on the plea of wanting more "living room" for -its distressed population are twice as densely populated as it is. -The whole economic plea of Germany, which the Pope wanted gravely -discussed, stank with mendacity. Sir Norman Angell, one of the most -anxious of men to remove grounds of war, proved years ago in a -special study "that England had very little economic advantage from -its empire." You can trust the Canadians and Australians to see -that any advantage is mutual. Hitler says repeatedly and -emphatically in Mein Kampf that Germany does not want colonies: in -which he includes dominions of the British type. It wants land in -Europe, he insists, and we now see it clearly. He wants to reduce -Europe to economic servitude to the Nazis.

+annexed by Germany on the plea of wanting more "living room" for +its distressed population are twice as densely populated as it is. +The whole economic plea of Germany, which the pe = 'person'>Pope wanted gravely +discussed, stank with mendacity. Sir Norman Angell, one of the most +anxious of men to remove grounds of war, proved years ago in a +special study "that England had very little economic advantage from +its empire." You can trust the Canadians and Australians to see +that any advantage is mutual. pe = 'person'>Hitler says repeatedly and +emphatically in Mein Kampf that Germany does not want colonies: in +which he includes dominions of the British type. It wants land in +Europe, he insists, and we now see it clearly. He wants to reduce +Europe to economic servitude to the Nazis.p> -

The Pope's biographer complains that after a time both Great -Britain and Germany refused to take the Pope further into their -confidence. We do not wonder. But, whether you prefer to believe -that he was not willing to be pushed out of the spotlight or that -he really thought he could help the interest of peace, he tried -again. He issued a very pretentious document in which he stated the -conditions of peace, and half the world began again to discuss the -marvelous sagacity and moral serenity of his famous "Five Points".

+<p> The pe = 'person'>Pope's biographer complains that after a time both Great +Britain and Germany refused to take the pe = 'person'>Pope further into their +confidence. We do not wonder. But, whether you prefer to believe +that he was not willing to be pushed out of the spotlight or that +he really thought he could help the interest of peace, he tried +again. He issued a very pretentious document in which he stated the +conditions of peace, and half the world began again to discuss the +marvelous sagacity and moral serenity of his famous "Five Points".p> -

It was, in point of fact, his worst effort. The material part -of his first and most important point was: "A fundamental postulate -of an honorable and just peace is that of the right to life and -freedom of all nations, big and small, powerful and weak." It is -exasperating that most papers, in their eagerness to please -Catholic readers and advertisers, promised this as a very clear- -headed piece of moral guidance in a world of confusion. Such a -right has been a platitude in political theory for more than half -a century. One is tempted to say ever since the ropes were -compelled by the Italian armies to let the inhabitants of Central -Italy decide by plebiscite how they preferred to live. But for -Pacelli-Pius to formulate this principle solemnly to the world in -the year 1939 was a breath-taking piece of audacity.

+<p> It was, in point of fact, his worst effort. The material part +of his first and most important point was: "A fundamental postulate +of an honorable and just peace is that of the right to life and +freedom of all nations, big and small, powerful and weak." It is +exasperating that most papers, in their eagerness to please +Catholic readers and advertisers, promised this as a very clear- +headed piece of moral guidance in a world of confusion. Such a +right has been a platitude in political theory for more than half +a century. One is tempted to say ever since the ropes were +compelled by the Italian armies to let the inhabitants of Central +Italy decide by plebiscite how they preferred to live. But for +pe = 'person'>Pacelli-Pius to formulate this principle solemnly to the world in +the year 1939 was a breath-taking piece of audacity.p> -

As I showed in an earlier booklet, four-fifths of the +<p> As I showed in an earlier booklet, four-fifths of the Catholics of the world live under a Fascist regime, and they are -assured by their priests that this is in accordance with the Pope's

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teaching! What is worse, most of them have had this despotic regime -imposed upon them under Pacelli and at his direct instigation. I -have shown how freedom disappeared almost whenever he visited a -country or it came under Catholic authorities: in 20 Republics of +<p>teaching! What is worse, most of them have had this despotic regime +imposed upon them under pe = 'person'>Pacelli and at his direct instigation. I +have shown how freedom disappeared almost whenever he visited a +country or it came under Catholic authorities: in 20 Republics of Central and South America, Portugal, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, and in the end France and Belgium. The Black International was solely -responsible for robbing the people of Vienna of their right to -choose their mode of life and cordially cooperated in depriving the -Spaniards of that right. The Papacy had been an intimate ally of +responsible for robbing the people of Vienna of their right to +choose their mode of life and cordially cooperated in depriving the +Spaniards of that right. The Papacy had been an intimate ally of the Fascists for ten years in refusing the Italians the means of -expressing their wishes and of the Nazis for six years. It had -consented by silence to the theft of that right from the people of +expressing their wishes and of the Nazis for six years. It had +consented by silence to the theft of that right from the people of Abyssinia, Bohemia, Moravia, and Albania. It demanded almost every -month that the people of Russia and Mexico should be violently -deprived of that right. And the Pope crowns this formidable list of -encroachments on the liberty of peoples which he inspired or -blessed by assuring the world that to respect the right of self- -determination is the first condition of the peace it ardently -desires! I need not go on to ask what serious prospect he thought -there was of Germany, Italy, and Japan, the only three powers to -whom it was necessary to preach, agreeing to it.

+month that the people of Russia and Mexico should be violently +deprived of that right. And the pe = 'person'>Pope crowns this formidable list of +encroachments on the liberty of peoples which he inspired or +blessed by assuring the world that to respect the right of self- +determination is the first condition of the peace it ardently +desires! I need not go on to ask what serious prospect he thought +there was of Germany, Italy, and Japan, the only three powers to +whom it was necessary to preach, agreeing to it.p> -

The least that the world could do, since the press is not open -for candid reflections on the Pope's actions, was to ignore him and -his Five Points. The other points were platitudes. The second -condition of peace was disarmament: a very practical thing to say -in 1939. Then we get counsels to learn from the past, to consider +<p> The least that the world could do, since the press is not open +for candid reflections on the pe = 'person'>Pope's actions, was to ignore him and +his Five Points. The other points were platitudes. The second +condition of peace was disarmament: a very practical thing to say +in 1939. Then we get counsels to learn from the past, to consider the demands of racial minorities, and to cultivate mutual goodwill -and a sense of justice. It was like proposing to sell a man -asbestos paint when his house was burning furiously. If the Pope, -had framed these points in the office of the Secretariat of State +and a sense of justice. It was like proposing to sell a man +asbestos paint when his house was burning furiously. If the pe = 'person'>Pope, +had framed these points in the office of the Secretariat of State in 1929 and had broadcast them sternly whenever a violation of them seemed imminent he might not have averted the coming tragedy but he -would have saved the honor of the Papacy. He could not. Authority -is the first principle and coercion the indispensable instrument of -the Church. Some Protestant bishops applauded the Pope's Five +would have saved the honor of the Papacy. He could not. Authority +is the first principle and coercion the indispensable instrument of +the Church. Some Protestant bishops applauded the pe = 'person'>Pope's Five Points. Others asked what freedom, good-will, and justice non- -Catholics had in Poland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Hungary, and a -score of other Catholic states.

+Catholics had in Poland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Hungary, and a +score of other Catholic states.p> -

Chapter III

+<p> Chapter IIIp> -

POLAND PAYS FOR ITS PIETY

+<p> POLAND PAYS FOR ITS PIETYp> -

What passed between the Vatican and the Nazis before the -invasion of Poland and the opening of the European War only the -Pope and a very small number of his collaborators know. On April +<p> What passed between the Vatican and the Nazis before the +invasion of Poland and the opening of the European War only the +pe = 'person'>Pope and a very small number of his collaborators know. On April 24, as I said, the question of Slovakia being now settled and -Hitler in possession of the bridge to the Ukraine and the Balkans, -the Pope got a letter from his Berlin representative in a secrecy -that surprises and puzzles his biographer, it took two days of -solitary reflection for him to decide upon the answer, and only he

+pe = 'person'>Hitler in possession of the bridge to the Ukraine and the Balkans, +the pe = 'person'>Pope got a letter from his Berlin representative in a secrecy +that surprises and puzzles his biographer, it took two days of +solitary reflection for him to decide upon the answer, and only he p> -

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and Cardinal Maglione know to this day what the answer was. Then +<p>and Cardinal Maglione know to this day what the answer was. Then there were visits to the Vatican of the Rumanian and French -ambassadors and various German and Polish bishops, and there was a -brisk secret correspondence with the Nuncios at Berlin, Warsaw, and -Paris.

+ambassadors and various German and Polish bishops, and there was a +brisk secret correspondence with the Nuncios at Berlin, Warsaw, and +Paris.p> -

Clearly the new Pope was confronted with a terrible dilemma -and he was anxious to keep secret even from the Church what +<p> Clearly the new pe = 'person'>Pope was confronted with a terrible dilemma +and he was anxious to keep secret even from the Church what decision he took. Rome is one of the busiest sounding boardes of -rumors in Europe and the Vatican press bureau is as Pegler has +rumors in Europe and the Vatican press bureau is as Pegler has shown, one of the leakiest or most venal, but at this stage the -secret was guarded with unprecedented rigor. If you will next -notice the significant fact that the Pope refrained from an -explicit condemnation of the invasion of Poland as carefully as in +secret was guarded with unprecedented rigor. If you will next +notice the significant fact that the pe = 'person'>Pope refrained from an +explicit condemnation of the invasion of Poland as carefully as in the case of Abyssinia and Albania -- he certainly never used a word -to compare with his language about the Russians when they simply -took back Rusalan provinces which Germany would have annexed -- you -will hardly hesitate in your guess what the secret was. The Pope -was informed of the plan to invade Poland and was induced to assent -on certain conditions: probably that the occupation of Poland would -be temporary and was indispensable for the attack on Russia, that -religion would be respected in Poland, and that the Church would -get concessions in Germany and great opportunities in Russia. The -idea seems to have been that the Pope would persuade the very +to compare with his language about the Russians when they simply +took back Rusalan provinces which Germany would have annexed -- you +will hardly hesitate in your guess what the secret was. The pe = 'person'>Pope +was informed of the plan to invade Poland and was induced to assent +on certain conditions: probably that the occupation of Poland would +be temporary and was indispensable for the attack on Russia, that +religion would be respected in Poland, and that the Church would +get concessions in Germany and great opportunities in Russia. The +idea seems to have been that the pe = 'person'>Pope would persuade the very docile Poles to submit on these conditions and would continue to -inflame them against Russia, the only Power that could save them.

+inflame them against Russia, the only Power that could save them.p> -

In refraining from condemning the invasion of Poland -- I do -not count later protests when the Catholic, body was threatened -with annihilation -- the Pope could not plead, as he did in the +<p> In refraining from condemning the invasion of Poland -- I do +not count later protests when the Catholic, body was threatened +with annihilation -- the pe = 'person'>Pope could not plead, as he did in the case of Norway, that the Catholic body was small and he must think of his German Church and not offend the Nazis. Whether or no that -is a respectable ground of action in a Pope, the fact is that there -were twice as many sincere Catholics in Poland as in the Reich. A +is a respectable ground of action in a pe = 'person'>Pope, the fact is that there +were twice as many sincere Catholics in Poland as in the Reich. A cynic would add that, though it had more adherents and of a more -passionate loyalty, the Polish Church was not a quarter as rich as +passionate loyalty, the Polish Church was not a quarter as rich as the German Church. We will, of course, not admit that the Vatican -was moved by so profane a consideration, but the numbers are -indisputable. We have seen that by 1939 there were not 12,000,000 -Catholics left in Germany: probably not more than 10,000,000. No -one disputes that of the 33,000,000 people of Poland more than +was moved by so profane a consideration, but the numbers are +indisputable. We have seen that by 1939 there were not 12,000,000 +Catholics left in Germany: probably not more than 10,000,000. No +one disputes that of the 33,000,000 people of Poland more than 20,000,000 were sincere Catholics and several further million were -compulsory members of the Church: a type of Catholic of which the -Vatican seems to be equally proud.

+compulsory members of the Church: a type of Catholic of which the +Vatican seems to be equally proud.p> -

This strange situation requires an historical explanation, but +<p> This strange situation requires an historical explanation, but for even a short summary of the history of Catholicism in Poland I -must refer to my Appeal to Reason Library (No. 5., "Roman +must refer to my Appeal to Reason Library (No. 5., "Roman Catholicism in Poland and Russia") and confine myself here to a few -points which are essential to understand what follows. There is, as -I have often pointed out, a close parallel between Poland and -Ireland, especially if you think of Catholic Ireland before British +points which are essential to understand what follows. There is, as +I have often pointed out, a close parallel between Poland and +Ireland, especially if you think of Catholic Ireland before British Liberalism relieved many of its grievances. Both countries suffered -from their geographical position, on the outskirts of civilization, -and in both cases this gave the priests a rich opportunity to -exploit the poor and very backward population. And just as the -earlier tyranny of Protestant England had hardened the faith in

+from their geographical position, on the outskirts of civilization, +and in both cases this gave the priests a rich opportunity to +exploit the poor and very backward population. And just as the +earlier tyranny of Protestant England had hardened the faith in p> -

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Ireland and brought priests and people closer together, so had the +<p>Ireland and brought priests and people closer together, so had the long tyranny of Orthodox Catholic Russia in Poland. While, however, Britain had very materially modified its treatment of the Irish more than half a century ago, Russian tyranny had continued until -1917.

+1917.p> -

We thus recognize a very serious traditional ground for that -hostility to Russia which prevented Poland from entering into -alliance with the one Power that could protect it, but it is due +<p> We thus recognize a very serious traditional ground for that +hostility to Russia which prevented Poland from entering into +alliance with the one Power that could protect it, but it is due mainly to the Black International that hostility became worse after -1918 and completely destroyed the chances of checking Nazism on -that side.

+1918 and completely destroyed the chances of checking Nazism on +that side.p> -

At Versailles, to which the Poles sent Paderewski to lull the -ears of statesmen with his music, a Republic of 30,000,000 -inhabitants was set up. Not much more than half of these were -Poles, so that there were few parts of Europe in which the +<p> At Versailles, to which the Poles sent Paderewski to lull the +ears of statesmen with his music, a Republic of 30,000,000 +inhabitants was set up. Not much more than half of these were +Poles, so that there were few parts of Europe in which the Conference of Versailles sowed the seeds of a future war so -recklessly as in Poland. In particular the Poles claimed Russian +recklessly as in Poland. In particular the Poles claimed Russian territory (White Russia and the Galician Ukraine) containing seven -or eight million people of alien race and generally alien religion, -and, to the disgust of the British representatives, the French -bulldozed Wilson, who reeled under the shower of weird geographical +or eight million people of alien race and generally alien religion, +and, to the disgust of the British representatives, the French +bulldozed Wilson, who reeled under the shower of weird geographical names (and lies) into consenting. The Poles also claimed Silesia from Germany, but it was so obviously far more German than Polish -that the League of Nations was directed to take a plebiscite.

+that the League of Nations was directed to take a plebiscite.p> -

The time came when the French were disgusted with their Polish -pet -- they had supported it as a bulwark against Bolshevism -- and -they gave away the fact that the plebiscite was corrupt. See the -Catholic Rene Martel's La France et la Pologne (1931). The Poles -had formed a special organization for corrupting and intimidating +<p> The time came when the French were disgusted with their Polish +pet -- they had supported it as a bulwark against Bolshevism -- and +they gave away the fact that the plebiscite was corrupt. See the +Catholic Rene Martel's La France et la Pologne (1931). The Poles +had formed a special organization for corrupting and intimidating voters and officials, and one of the three directors of it was -Msgr, Adamski, Catholic Bishop of Posen. The Black International -had begun its record in Poland, and there is no other part of the -world in which it has proceeded with such gross inhumanity, as we -shall see presently. The vote was still 700,000 for Germany and +Msgr, Adamski, Catholic Bishop of Posen. The Black International +had begun its record in Poland, and there is no other part of the +world in which it has proceeded with such gross inhumanity, as we +shall see presently. The vote was still 700,000 for Germany and 400,000 for Poland, and the Commissioners decided to divide the -province. This division was, carried out with the same corruption, +province. This division was, carried out with the same corruption, the richest districts going to Poland even when the great majority of the inhabitants were found to be Germans. They had to sell out to Poles, at a heavy loss, and transfer to Germany. Still the Poles -were not content. The League of Nations permitted them to take -advantage of Russia's distress and seize Vilna and part of -Lithuania. Ever since that period of grab and corruption there has -been a monument on German soil facing Poland with the inscription: -"Germans, never forget of what blind hatred has robbed you."

+were not content. The League of Nations permitted them to take +advantage of Russia's distress and seize Vilna and part of +Lithuania. Ever since that period of grab and corruption there has +been a monument on German soil facing Poland with the inscription: +"Germans, never forget of what blind hatred has robbed you."p> -

How in spite of all this greed and the large loans extended by -France and Britain, Poland sank to the position of the poorest -country in Europe -- read Spivak's Europe Under the Terror if you -want to know what exploitation really is -- cannot be discussed -here. The point of interest to us is that the country no sooner rid -itself of the tyranny of Czarist Russia than it set up a still more +<p> How in spite of all this greed and the large loans extended by +France and Britain, Poland sank to the position of the poorest +country in Europe -- read Spivak's Europe Under the Terror if you +want to know what exploitation really is -- cannot be discussed +here. The point of interest to us is that the country no sooner rid +itself of the tyranny of Czarist Russia than it set up a still more galling tyranny over its own minorities, and in this the Black -International worked in intimate cooperation with the Dictator -Pilsudski. Marshal Pilsudski, over whose death in 1935 we shed

+International worked in intimate cooperation with the Dictator +Pilsudski. Marshal Pilsudski, over whose death in 1935 we shed p> -

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tears as we read the record of his virtues in all our papers, was, -not to put too fine a point on it, a brute and a crook. He had led +<p>tears as we read the record of his virtues in all our papers, was, +not to put too fine a point on it, a brute and a crook. He had led the Poles who fought for Germany against us in the 1914-1918 war, and they had not thought it discreet to send him to Versailles. He had joined the White War against Russia, which he hated with all -the bitterness of (like Mussolini) a renegade Socialist, and only +the bitterness of (like pe = 'person'>Mussolini) a renegade Socialist, and only the French had saved him from losing Poland to them. He disgusted -every group of politicians, and the Socialists saved him from ruin +every group of politicians, and the Socialists saved him from ruin and he then sent their leaders to a fortress and tortured them -exactly (even to the guards putting excrement in their food) as -Nazis later tortured Jews in Germany.

+exactly (even to the guards putting excrement in their food) as +Nazis later tortured Jews in Germany.p> -

As far as I can discover Pilsudski never became a sincere -Catholic -- again like his friend Mussolini -- but he acted with -and on behalf of the Church, which is more powerful than in Ireland -or Peru. Let me explain at once that the appalling persecution that +<p> As far as I can discover Pilsudski never became a sincere +Catholic -- again like his friend pe = 'person'>Mussolini -- but he acted with +and on behalf of the Church, which is more powerful than in Ireland +or Peru. Let me explain at once that the appalling persecution that lasted twenty years in Poland was a joint affair of Church and state and aimed equally at destroying the nationality and the religion of the immense non-Polish minorities. In the Galician Ukraine alone there were 1,000,000 Catholic Poles, 1,250,000 Jews, -4,000,000 Greek Uniates (acknowledging the Pope but with a Greek +4,000,000 Greek Uniates (acknowledging the pe = 'person'>Pope but with a Greek liturgy), and 4,000,000 Orthodox or Greek Catholics. In the west were about 1,000,000 German Protestants; and there were, of course, -representatives of all minorities and not a few skeptics in the -cities. For twenty years every device of persecution and brutality +representatives of all minorities and not a few skeptics in the +cities. For twenty years every device of persecution and brutality was used to destroy the religious liberty and the national tongues and customs of these minorities, although the Poles had given -Versailles a solemn engagement to respect them. I am concerned only +Versailles a solemn engagement to respect them. I am concerned only with the coercion in religious matters, and the reason for recalling it here is obvious. During all the years when the Vatican -and the Black International in every country, but especially in the -United States and Canada, was inspiring, on the ground of its -"persecution of religion", that hatred of Russia which has been of +and the Black International in every country, but especially in the +United States and Canada, was inspiring, on the ground of its +"persecution of religion", that hatred of Russia which has been of incalculable service to the Nazis, this same Black International -not only knew that there was no persecution of religion in Russia --- it was Polish conspiracy that brought punishment on the -Catholics there but was conducting a quite fiendish persecution of -religion in Poland and preventing the press in other countries, -with only four exception's amongst all the dailies of Canada, the -United States, and Great Britain, from publishing the facts. The -honorable exceptions were the Toronto Evening Telegram, the Chicago +not only knew that there was no persecution of religion in Russia +-- it was Polish conspiracy that brought punishment on the +Catholics there but was conducting a quite fiendish persecution of +religion in Poland and preventing the press in other countries, +with only four exception's amongst all the dailies of Canada, the +United States, and Great Britain, from publishing the facts. The +honorable exceptions were the Toronto Evening Telegram, the Chicago Daily News, the New York Herald-Tribune, and the Manchester -Guardian (England); and the persecutions had been in progress for -eleven years when they discovered it.

+Guardian (England); and the persecutions had been in progress for +eleven years when they discovered it.p> -

The Ukrainians of Galicia had sent a deputation to Versailles -to protest against incorporation in Poland and claim independence. -The French had got the petition dismissed, and the Poles had -promised to respect their minority-rights. Six months later they -addressed to the French a memoir (Les atrocites polonaises en -Galicie Ukrainienne) which showed a very brutal persecution, -political and religious raging over the whole vast area. In one -overcrowded and filthy jail 200 of the 2000 prisoners were Orthodox -priests. More than 1000 priests had been arrested and Polish Roman -priests stalked like ghouls in the rear of the police and soldiers -taking over the schools and chapels of the dispossessed Greek -priests. The soldiers were instructed to subject the Greek priests

+<p> The Ukrainians of Galicia had sent a deputation to Versailles +to protest against incorporation in Poland and claim independence. +The French had got the petition dismissed, and the Poles had +promised to respect their minority-rights. Six months later they +addressed to the French a memoir (Les atrocites polonaises en +Galicie Ukrainienne) which showed a very brutal persecution, +political and religious raging over the whole vast area. In one +overcrowded and filthy jail 200 of the 2000 prisoners were Orthodox +priests. More than 1000 priests had been arrested and Polish Roman +priests stalked like ghouls in the rear of the police and soldiers +taking over the schools and chapels of the dispossessed Greek +priests. The soldiers were instructed to subject the Greek priests p> -

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to every kind of humiliation and mockery so as to break the -attachment of the people. But the peasants and farmers reacted with -the fiery protests that might have been expected, and "whole -villages were depopulated by massacre." The women were raped and +<p>to every kind of humiliation and mockery so as to break the +attachment of the people. But the peasants and farmers reacted with +the fiery protests that might have been expected, and "whole +villages were depopulated by massacre." The women were raped and beaten, the men shot by the thousand. In other words, the Catholic -Poles were perpetrating in Poland twenty years ago just those -atrocities which are now exercised upon themselves by the Germans, -and, except for this authoritative account in French, which was not -translated into any other language, the world was not permitted to -know anything about it.

+Poles were perpetrating in Poland twenty years ago just those +atrocities which are now exercised upon themselves by the Germans, +and, except for this authoritative account in French, which was not +translated into any other language, the world was not permitted to +know anything about it.p> -

It is an important secondary aim of these booklets to warn the -reader of the extraordinary extent and pernicious nature of the -Catholic censorship of the press and of publicity generally. Just -about that time, twenty years ago, I spent six months in New York -and when I suggested to a well-known publisher, who asked me for a +<p> It is an important secondary aim of these booklets to warn the +reader of the extraordinary extent and pernicious nature of the +Catholic censorship of the press and of publicity generally. Just +about that time, twenty years ago, I spent six months in New York +and when I suggested to a well-known publisher, who asked me for a book, that I should write on the Catholic Church, he refused and -assured me that I would not find a publisher for such work in New -York. Few publishers have any sympathy with the Church -- the only -one I found with such personal admiration of it was, curiously, my -Rationalist friend G.H. Putnam -- but the press would not bring to -the notice of the public, in the usual way, books that were +assured me that I would not find a publisher for such work in New +York. Few publishers have any sympathy with the Church -- the only +one I found with such personal admiration of it was, curiously, my +Rationalist friend G.H. Putnam -- but the press would not bring to +the notice of the public, in the usual way, books that were (offensive to Catholics", and they submitted that it was useless to -publish them. Libraries were often intimidated from buying them and -booksellers from exposing them for sale. Haldeman-Julius is the -only publisher in America during the last ten years who has enabled +publish them. Libraries were often intimidated from buying them and +booksellers from exposing them for sale. Haldeman-Julius is the +only publisher in America during the last ten years who has enabled me to tell truths of the kind I tell here, yet it will be evident -that the world would have been far better equipped to meet the -darkening future if the whole truth had been put before it year -after year.

+that the world would have been far better equipped to meet the +darkening future if the whole truth had been put before it year +after year.p> -

I have devoted a paragraph to events of twenty year's ago -because they were but the first page in a chapter of persecution -which covers the whole intervening period and is very material from -several angles to my present theme. The matter not only affords a -very striking illustration of the suppression of truth which it is -important to know. It shows that the worst blunders of Versailles, +<p> I have devoted a paragraph to events of twenty year's ago +because they were but the first page in a chapter of persecution +which covers the whole intervening period and is very material from +several angles to my present theme. The matter not only affords a +very striking illustration of the suppression of truth which it is +important to know. It shows that the worst blunders of Versailles, which we blamed so fluently, were enormously aggravated by the -conduct of the Catholic Poles. It explains that bitter hostility of +conduct of the Catholic Poles. It explains that bitter hostility of the Poles to the Russians which caused them to lend a hand in every -conspiracy against the Soviet government since 1919 and brought -upon the Catholic priests in Russia, most of whom were Poles, the -legitimate legal proceedings which the Vatican and the American -bishops represented as persecution of religion. It shows that -outrages as vile as any committed by the Japs in China and now by -Nazis in many lands were being perpetrated by the most profoundly +conspiracy against the Soviet government since 1919 and brought +upon the Catholic priests in Russia, most of whom were Poles, the +legitimate legal proceedings which the Vatican and the American +bishops represented as persecution of religion. It shows that +outrages as vile as any committed by the Japs in China and now by +Nazis in many lands were being perpetrated by the most profoundly Catholic state in the world for twenty years while nice-minded folk everywhere were wondering whether the new barbarism was not due to -a decay of religion. And it puts in a strange light that standing +a decay of religion. And it puts in a strange light that standing excuse of the Vatican for its conduct, that the extension of its rule over further millions of men or the maintenance of that rule -over million's who seem to be rejecting it is so important for the +over million's who seem to be rejecting it is so important for the moral and social good of men that we must be lenient in regard to -the crookedness of its policy.

+the crookedness of its policy.p> -

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If ever this appalling record of persecution in Poland by the -Catholic Poles is forced upon general public notice we shall -probably hear the usual distinction between the action of a local -hierarchy and the action of the Vatican, I need not repeat that we +<p> If ever this appalling record of persecution in Poland by the +Catholic Poles is forced upon general public notice we shall +probably hear the usual distinction between the action of a local +hierarchy and the action of the Vatican, I need not repeat that we are here considering the conduct of the Black International as a -whole not simply of the Popes, and we are not embarrassed by being +whole not simply of the pe = 'person'>Popes, and we are not embarrassed by being unable to trace in every case the instructions of the Vatican to -national Churches. But this distinction is not even plausible in -the case of Poland. The present Pope Pius XII, has, we saw, an -intimate knowledge of German affairs, and no plea of ignorance or +national Churches. But this distinction is not even plausible in +the case of Poland. The present pe = 'person'>Pope Pius XII, has, we saw, an +intimate knowledge of German affairs, and no plea of ignorance or misinformation can be made in connection with any of his relations -to that country. But the late, Pope Plus XI, had the same personal -interest in Poland, his pontificate (1922-1939) exactly coincides -with the Catholic Reign of Terror in that country.

+to that country. But the late, pe = 'person'>Pope Plus XI, had the same personal +interest in Poland, his pontificate (1922-1939) exactly coincides +with the Catholic Reign of Terror in that country.p> -

Any writer must dwell with reluctance on the misconduct of a -people which bore, and with great heroism, the first brutal onset -of the European War and suffers so bitterly for it today. It is, -however, necessary to tell the whole truth if we are to appreciate -the insincerity of the pretensions of the Black International, the +<p> Any writer must dwell with reluctance on the misconduct of a +people which bore, and with great heroism, the first brutal onset +of the European War and suffers so bitterly for it today. It is, +however, necessary to tell the whole truth if we are to appreciate +the insincerity of the pretensions of the Black International, the truth about its conduct, and the mendacity with which a good deal of that conduct is concealed. It is fortunately easier in America than elsewhere to learn the truth. When the Chicago Daily News and the Herald-Tribune disturbed the clerical folk who were raving -about persecution in Russia -- Jewish rabbis joining in processions -with bishops in New York while financiers applauded from the -windows -- by showing that the real persecution was in Poland, +about persecution in Russia -- Jewish rabbis joining in processions +with bishops in New York while financiers applauded from the +windows -- by showing that the real persecution was in Poland, officials in Washington answered inquirers with the suave -assurances of the Polish Catholic representatives that it was "all +assurances of the Polish Catholic representatives that it was "all lies." But there is a large body of Ukrainians in the United -States, and in 1931 they collected and published a large volume of -testimony (letters, reports, journalistic accounts, etc.) of the -outrages.

+States, and in 1931 they collected and published a large volume of +testimony (letters, reports, journalistic accounts, etc.) of the +outrages.p> -

No impartial person who reads this (Atrocities in the Ukraine, -1931, edited by Emil Revyuk) can for a moment doubt the truth of +<p> No impartial person who reads this (Atrocities in the Ukraine, +1931, edited by Emil Revyuk) can for a moment doubt the truth of the statements. The authority is absolute. The details are revolting. The defense urged by some is that, the Ukrainians had rebelled against their Polish masters. Yes, after years of brutal -treatment in violation of the promise's made by Poland when it -received the province. But a nation of 30,000,000, spending a very -high proportion of its revenue on an army which could stand up to +treatment in violation of the promise's made by Poland when it +received the province. But a nation of 30,000,000, spending a very +high proportion of its revenue on an army which could stand up to Germany for three weeks hardly needed torture and brutality to -suppress any revolt in a province. Flogging, with whips loaded with +suppress any revolt in a province. Flogging, with whips loaded with wire or iron, was a daily occurrence. Pregnant women and girls were -beaten. Heated irons were applied to the feet. Water, sometimes +beaten. Heated irons were applied to the feet. Water, sometimes mixed with oil, was forced down their nostrils. Men -- not merely -peasants but professional men and scholars -- were deprived of -sleep until they became half-insane. There were 200,000 in jail in +peasants but professional men and scholars -- were deprived of +sleep until they became half-insane. There were 200,000 in jail in 1930 and torture was used lavishly on them to make them betray others. The brutality was even worse in 1934 and 1935, though it -seems to have relented a little after the death of Pilsudski in the -latter year.

+seems to have relented a little after the death of Pilsudski in the +latter year.p> -

The first encyclical that the Pope issued in 1939 deplored +<p> The first encyclical that the pe = 'person'>Pope issued in 1939 deplored that the root of all evil in the world was the decay of religion. -One wonders how many sage editorials took up and confirmed that -text; and not one in a hundred of these papers had informed its

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readers that bestiality of the kind that will make sociologists of +<p>readers that bestiality of the kind that will make sociologists of the future hesitate to call our social order a civilization had been going on for twenty years in the most religious country in -Europe. Poland was to 1939 far more Catholic than Eire or Peru. A +Europe. Poland was to 1939 far more Catholic than Eire or Peru. A French Catholic visited it in 1932 and wrote an article on it in the Catholic Revue des Deux Mondes (February 1, 1933). He describes -exhibitions of piety in public to which you will find no parallel +exhibitions of piety in public to which you will find no parallel in any other country. American Catholics were, at the time, telling non-Catholic neighbors that if they could only see religious life -in a solidly Catholic country they would perceive the beauty of the +in a solidly Catholic country they would perceive the beauty of the Church. Well, Poland was the most solidly Catholic country in the -world, and its priests and bishops were equally behind this -persecution, which extended also to German Protestants and Polish -Freethinkers, with the politicians of the Pilsudski school, They +world, and its priests and bishops were equally behind this +persecution, which extended also to German Protestants and Polish +Freethinkers, with the politicians of the Pilsudski school, They were just as eager to destroy the Uniate, Orthodox, and Protestant -Churches as the politicians were to make everybody thoroughly -Polish. That is abundantly shown in Revyuk's book.

+Churches as the politicians were to make everybody thoroughly +Polish. That is abundantly shown in Revyuk's book.p> -

It is hardly necessary to point out how these facts make a +<p> It is hardly necessary to point out how these facts make a mockery of the Vatican's assurance to the world that when the -Russian troops entered this Galician Ukraine in 1939 they committed -outrages as the German troops did in Posen. Roman Catholic Poles -and the few other Roman Catholics in the province fought against +Russian troops entered this Galician Ukraine in 1939 they committed +outrages as the German troops did in Posen. Roman Catholic Poles +and the few other Roman Catholics in the province fought against the Russians, but what was likely to be the mutual attitude of the Ukrainians and the Russian's after 20 years of this agony? The Ukrainians hated the Poles mortally. The Russians were an army of -liberation. The jails were opened. The farms were restored to their -owners. But the Papal lie was reproduced respectfully in the world- -press. I remember very few papers which even troubled to explain -that the two provinces taken over by Russia, palpably to anticipate -a German annexation of them, were Russian provinces wantonly torn +liberation. The jails were opened. The farms were restored to their +owners. But the Papal lie was reproduced respectfully in the world- +press. I remember very few papers which even troubled to explain +that the two provinces taken over by Russia, palpably to anticipate +a German annexation of them, were Russian provinces wantonly torn from their natural unity by Versailles, but I do not remember a -single paper that explained what grounds the Ukrainians had for -relief and how bitterly they hated the Poles.

+single paper that explained what grounds the Ukrainians had for +relief and how bitterly they hated the Poles.p> -

Another reason why I enlarge on this painful chapter of Polish +<p> Another reason why I enlarge on this painful chapter of Polish history just before the war is because it has a vital bearing on one of the grossest blunders of the democracies and greatest advantages of the Nazis, the estrangement from Russia. Since I -cannot put before the reader any correspondence of the Vatican with +cannot put before the reader any correspondence of the Vatican with the Polish hierarchy he must decide on a general knowledge of -Church methods how far the Vatican knew and approved of the brutal -persecution I fancy he will not have much difficulty -- but that -the Papacy inflamed the Catholic Poles against Russia is patent. +Church methods how far the Vatican knew and approved of the brutal +persecution I fancy he will not have much difficulty -- but that +the Papacy inflamed the Catholic Poles against Russia is patent. The Poles had, we saw, very strong traditional grounds to hate -Tsarist Russia, and Pilsudski had carried his hatred over to Soviet -Russia and had gravely implicated the Roman Catholics in Russia in -the White War and subsequent conspiracies. Grave difficulties were +Tsarist Russia, and Pilsudski had carried his hatred over to Soviet +Russia and had gravely implicated the Roman Catholics in Russia in +the White War and subsequent conspiracies. Grave difficulties were bound to arise when there was a common frontier between the most -religious and the most irreligious country in Europe. It will, +religious and the most irreligious country in Europe. It will, however, not be questioned that these difficulties were immensely -aggravated by the appeals to the Catholic world of the Papacy to +aggravated by the appeals to the Catholic world of the Papacy to work for the extinction of Bolshevism after 1926. It was in large -part owing to this that the democracies lost the last opportunity -of either preventing the war or making it short and restricted.

+part owing to this that the democracies lost the last opportunity +of either preventing the war or making it short and restricted.p> -

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Poland had signed a non-aggression pact with Germany in 1934, +<p> Poland had signed a non-aggression pact with Germany in 1934, and there cannot be the least doubt that, imbued as it was with the -Pope's idea of a crusade against Russia, in which Germany must play -at least the leading part, Poland regarded this as a preparatory -condition for the eventual attack on Russia. When Hitler and -Mussolini had hamstrung Czecho-Slovakia, Catholic Poland and +pe = 'person'>Pope's idea of a crusade against Russia, in which Germany must play +at least the leading part, Poland regarded this as a preparatory +condition for the eventual attack on Russia. When pe = 'person'>Hitler and +pe = 'person'>Mussolini had hamstrung Czecho-Slovakia, Catholic Poland and Catholic Hungary had, like wolves waiting until a buffalo is -wounded, bitten large pieces of territory out of its flanks. On -January 25, 1939, Hitler had sent Ribbentrop, the vilest agent of -his more treacherous moves, to Warsaw to represent Germany at the -celebration of the fifth anniversary of the non-aggression pact. It -was, he said in his speech, "one of the firmest bases of European -peace." What children these Europeans were the historian will one -day reflect! Germany was then, he knew, plotting the destruction of -Poland and a world war.

+wounded, bitten large pieces of territory out of its flanks. On +January 25, 1939, pe = 'person'>Hitler had sent Ribbentrop, the vilest agent of +his more treacherous moves, to Warsaw to represent Germany at the +celebration of the fifth anniversary of the non-aggression pact. It +was, he said in his speech, "one of the firmest bases of European +peace." What children these Europeans were the historian will one +day reflect! Germany was then, he knew, plotting the destruction of +Poland and a world war.p> -

Ribbentrop returned to Germany to join in the plot against -Czecho-Slovakia in which, as I have elsewhere explained, it -received most valuable help from the Black International. The -Germans entered Prague on March 15 (1939), while the new Pope was -preparing his moving address on peace and charity; and the world -began to prepare for what seemed to be the inevitable war. Most of +<p> Ribbentrop returned to Germany to join in the plot against +Czecho-Slovakia in which, as I have elsewhere explained, it +received most valuable help from the Black International. The +Germans entered Prague on March 15 (1939), while the new pe = 'person'>Pope was +preparing his moving address on peace and charity; and the world +began to prepare for what seemed to be the inevitable war. Most of my neighbors in London had gas-masks by that date and looked -forward with amazing apathy -- or was it lack of imagination? -- to -the horrors that were predicted. The French signed a mutual +forward with amazing apathy -- or was it lack of imagination? -- to +the horrors that were predicted. The French signed a mutual defensive alliance with Poland. In fact, in the course of the next few months France and Great Britain had such alliances also with -Rumania, Greece, and Turkey.

+Rumania, Greece, and Turkey.p> -

We can imagine some imperfectly informed reader of the next -generation exclaiming impatiently: But why string together these +<p> We can imagine some imperfectly informed reader of the next +generation exclaiming impatiently: But why string together these small, scattered, and not wholly reliable nations and omit the one -great power, Soviet Russia, which was Germany's natural enemy and -was worth all the others put together? We did not ask the question +great power, Soviet Russia, which was Germany's natural enemy and +was worth all the others put together? We did not ask the question at the time because we knew the answer. These Catholic countries -and even Great Britain regarded an approach to Russia much as a -Baptist mothers meeting would regard a suggestion, in case of need, -to call in the aid of a gunman to protect their virtue. For that -the Pope had a very large part of the responsibility.

+and even Great Britain regarded an approach to Russia much as a +Baptist mothers meeting would regard a suggestion, in case of need, +to call in the aid of a gunman to protect their virtue. For that +the pe = 'person'>Pope had a very large part of the responsibility.p> -

Naturally there were approaches, of a sort. The French signed -a pact with Russia, almost useless because it did not include a -military alliance, in April. The Vatican promptly condemned it. The -British asked Russia to promise military aid to Poland and Rumania, -but only in such form and measure as those powers decided, and they -would not promise British aid to Russia if it was attacked. Russia, +<p> Naturally there were approaches, of a sort. The French signed +a pact with Russia, almost useless because it did not include a +military alliance, in April. The Vatican promptly condemned it. The +British asked Russia to promise military aid to Poland and Rumania, +but only in such form and measure as those powers decided, and they +would not promise British aid to Russia if it was attacked. Russia, sore about the insulting exclusion from Munich, rightly distrusting a Britain which, it knew, regarded it as an outlaw, refused. Poland refused to have adequate Russian armies in it, and the little -Baltic states, prizes set up by Versailles for the first grabber, -also refused. Great Britain half-heatedly pushed on. It sent a -diplomatic mission, of a character it would not send to any other +Baltic states, prizes set up by Versailles for the first grabber, +also refused. Great Britain half-heatedly pushed on. It sent a +diplomatic mission, of a character it would not send to any other country, to Moscow, then a military mission of the same inferior -quality. Russia did not need to read how one of the Blimps of a +quality. Russia did not need to read how one of the Blimps of a London club had said: "We may, of course, have to get Russia to -help, but, please God it will not come to that." It, in August 23, -sent the old women of the clubs into hysterics by announcing that

+help, but, please God it will not come to that." It, in August 23, +sent the old women of the clubs into hysterics by announcing that p> -

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it had signed a non-aggression pact with Germany. A few weeks later +<p>it had signed a non-aggression pact with Germany. A few weeks later it sent the Nazis into what we might call a subdued hysteria by snatching the Galician Ukraine -- for reasons which I have surely -fully explained -- from under their guns.

+fully explained -- from under their guns.p> -

We quite understand Russia. We also now understand Poland, -which entered upon its three-years war-agony on September 1st, and -its three-years peace-agony a few weeks later. Only one feature in +<p> We quite understand Russia. We also now understand Poland, +which entered upon its three-years war-agony on September 1st, and +its three-years peace-agony a few weeks later. Only one feature in that year of tragic blunders concerns us here. Poland, which thought it had been following the luminous lead of the Church for -so many years, had been led by the nose. The brave, exploited, -perversely educated people had been cursed with blundering leaders +so many years, had been led by the nose. The brave, exploited, +perversely educated people had been cursed with blundering leaders who were in closer alliance with the Church than leaders were in -any other Catholic country. They had brought upon the land the -contempt of Europe and had made it refuse the aid of the big +any other Catholic country. They had brought upon the land the +contempt of Europe and had made it refuse the aid of the big brother who, with real aid from the British and French fleets, Rumania, Yugoslavia, and Greece might have averted its tragic fate. -The poles paid for their piety. Little did the French dream that -they also, the least religious people in Europe after the Russians, +The poles paid for their piety. Little did the French dream that +they also, the least religious people in Europe after the Russians, Would soon be led by the Black International, and without the redeeming trait of honor and bravery which we accord to the Poles, -into same black pit. Never was there before such lack of +into same black pit. Never was there before such lack of foresight in an age of mortal danger. We know why the statesmen and churchmen of democratic countries were reluctant to face realities. -Hitler and Mussolini and their satellite promised to kill -Socialism. Would the catastrophe have been as grave if the peoples -of the world had had all the facts candidly before them?

+pe = 'person'>Hitler and pe = 'person'>Mussolini and their satellite promised to kill +Socialism. Would the catastrophe have been as grave if the peoples +of the world had had all the facts candidly before them?p> -

Chapter IV

+<p> Chapter IVp> -

THE GERMAN CHURCH AND THE WAR

+<p> THE GERMAN CHURCH AND THE WARp> -

On September 1st, 1939, began, with the invasion of Poland, +<p> On September 1st, 1939, began, with the invasion of Poland, the greatest war, it maybe the most terrible and tragic three-year -period, in the whole of history. The aggression-mongers, the Pope's -biographer affirms, thrust him aside and excluded him from their +period, in the whole of history. The aggression-mongers, the pe = 'person'>Pope's +biographer affirms, thrust him aside and excluded him from their counsels. "When the swords flash let the lawyers be silent" said an -old Roman proverb. The new Roman applied it to churchmen: Mussolini -assured the Pope that he would see that Rome was respected as a -sacred city, and, although Italian planes have taken part in the -foul bombing of London, Rome has never been bombed. Churchill -persistently refuses to tell why. Perhaps the Catholic authorities -of the United States and the British Empire could tell us. The -Pope, to make doubly sure that he would remain out of heaven some -years longer, had a luxurious shelter prepared under an ancient +old Roman proverb. The new Roman applied it to churchmen: pe = 'person'>Mussolini +assured the pe = 'person'>Pope that he would see that Rome was respected as a +sacred city, and, although Italian planes have taken part in the +foul bombing of London, Rome has never been bombed. Churchill +persistently refuses to tell why. Perhaps the Catholic authorities +of the United States and the British Empire could tell us. The +pe = 'person'>Pope, to make doubly sure that he would remain out of heaven some +years longer, had a luxurious shelter prepared under an ancient tower with walls fifteen feet thick. Germany would not require his -services again until the attack on Belgium and France.

+services again until the attack on Belgium and France.p> -

A pathetic spectacle for the moral ruler of the world! If he +<p> A pathetic spectacle for the moral ruler of the world! If he had been the austere world-figure that Catholic literature -represents him -- nay, if he had been a man -- what would he have +represents him -- nay, if he had been a man -- what would he have done? He would certainly not have been content, as he was to ask -the nations of the world, as if they were equally guilty, to make

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peace: certainly not have proposed economic conferences, as he did, -to make the aggressive powers still stronger by conceding territory -for which they need not expend any of their forces. Indeed, the +<p>peace: certainly not have proposed economic conferences, as he did, +to make the aggressive powers still stronger by conceding territory +for which they need not expend any of their forces. Indeed, the whole world knew at that time that only one nation threatened its -peace, Germany. The Italian and Japanese jackals would not move -until the lion had scattered a few corpses about the landscape. So -the Pope's function, unless America apologetic literature is +peace, Germany. The Italian and Japanese jackals would not move +until the lion had scattered a few corpses about the landscape. So +the pe = 'person'>Pope's function, unless America apologetic literature is admitted to be insincere, was clear. He ought to have branded as -criminal in the highest degree the ambition to annex and exploit -other countries, one by one, of which Germany had given ample -proof. He ought to have condemned in the most explicit and severest +criminal in the highest degree the ambition to annex and exploit +other countries, one by one, of which Germany had given ample +proof. He ought to have condemned in the most explicit and severest terms the glorification of war by the German and Italian leaders, -the lies they put forward about encirclement and over-population, -the racial arrogance with which they were poisoning their people, +the lies they put forward about encirclement and over-population, +the racial arrogance with which they were poisoning their people, the murderous outrages with which they had begun to say to all the -little nations of Europe: See what you will get if you resist us.

+little nations of Europe: See what you will get if you resist us.p> -

It is hardly worthwhile discussing the immediate pretexts of -the opening of hostilities. For my part -- I have never hesitated +<p> It is hardly worthwhile discussing the immediate pretexts of +the opening of hostilities. For my part -- I have never hesitated to say that Dantzig was a German city and ought never to have been taken from it, and that to take from it a slice of East Prussia -measuring 260 miles by 80 to give the Poles -- Polish capitalists +measuring 260 miles by 80 to give the Poles -- Polish capitalists and French bond-holders, that is to say -- a "Corridor" to the sea -was little less monstrous. But no one in Europe expected Germany to +was little less monstrous. But no one in Europe expected Germany to be satisfied with these. The situation was as clear as the Eiffel Tower at Paris. Germany meant to take Poland, and England and -France were sworn to regard such a step as proof of a large +France were sworn to regard such a step as proof of a large aggressive design and declare war. Those of us who knew the facts reflected, sadly, that the democracies could hardly choose a weaker -case to champion than that of the synthetic Poland they had set up +case to champion than that of the synthetic Poland they had set up at Versailles, the Fascist state which had bludgeoned its minorities for twenty years. It was all the worse that, as was soon -proved, they could give no help to Poland and were not even able to -help themselves.

+proved, they could give no help to Poland and were not even able to +help themselves.p> -

The very difficult and still obscure question of France -require's a separate book but I can speak for England. About mid- +<p> The very difficult and still obscure question of France +require's a separate book but I can speak for England. About mid- day on that fateful Sunday the news was broadcast that Chamberlain had declared war on Germany. By an extraordinary blunder the sirens wailed within half an hour and, to make matters worse in my own -street, a stupid warden gave the signal to prepare for gas. I will -not describe the panic -- which does not detract from the fine +street, a stupid warden gave the signal to prepare for gas. I will +not describe the panic -- which does not detract from the fine courage of most Londoners when the blow fell later -- but it reminded us of one thing: we had no armament whatever for the war -we had declared. It has since transpired that England then had only -18 good fighter planes. Germany had thousands. Nine months -preparation had done little more than give most of us gas-masks -- -I had none -- accommodations for a million or so in the hospitals +we had declared. It has since transpired that England then had only +18 good fighter planes. Germany had thousands. Nine months +preparation had done little more than give most of us gas-masks -- +I had none -- accommodations for a million or so in the hospitals and coffins for hundreds of thousands. Yet for once Englishmen -might be proud of the folly of their government. It cried a halt to -brutality and criminal greed.

+might be proud of the folly of their government. It cried a halt to +brutality and criminal greed.p> -

And the Pope had nothing to say. Someone ought to collect a -bouquet, or encyclopedia, of all the impressive assurances of -American Catholic apologists that their Pope is the ideal -inflexible, international and irrepressible arbiter of right and -wrong, justice and injustice. Of all the excuses that they bleat

+<p> And the pe = 'person'>Pope had nothing to say. Someone ought to collect a +bouquet, or encyclopedia, of all the impressive assurances of +American Catholic apologists that their pe = 'person'>Pope is the ideal +inflexible, international and irrepressible arbiter of right and +wrong, justice and injustice. Of all the excuses that they bleat p> -

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today the funniest -- and even bishop's mumble it -- is that he is -the Father of All Peoples and must not take sides! We had been told -that it was just that position of cosmopolitan and international -judge which made him a unique and incorruptible tribunal. Was there -some doubt from the moral point of view on which side the guilt +<p>today the funniest -- and even bishop's mumble it -- is that he is +the Father of All Peoples and must not take sides! We had been told +that it was just that position of cosmopolitan and international +judge which made him a unique and incorruptible tribunal. Was there +some doubt from the moral point of view on which side the guilt lay? Can one even imagine Britain and France, with their miserable armament, having any other aim than to cheek a brutal -aggressiveness? In plain English, and in the light of the Pope's -own words, this plea means that he would not denounce a wrong if +aggressiveness? In plain English, and in the light of the pe = 'person'>Pope's +own words, this plea means that he would not denounce a wrong if his interests and those of his Black International were to suffer for it in any country. And that is the gist of our accusation. The -Black International pursues its own interests though it be through -the ruin of civilization and of all human idealism.

+Black International pursues its own interests though it be through +the ruin of civilization and of all human idealism.p> -

As I have repeatedly pointed out, it is rather this Black -International than the Pope that interests us. We must not allow +<p> As I have repeatedly pointed out, it is rather this Black +International than the pe = 'person'>Pope that interests us. We must not allow ourselves to be distracted when the end comes by Catholic or any -other criticisms of Eugenio Pacelli. Any Pope would have acted as -he did. No Pope ever acted otherwise. The great French scholar, A. -Loisy, scourged the Pope during the last war for exactly the same -conduct. And the apologist has not simply to explain way his +other criticisms of Eugenio pe = 'person'>Pacelli. Any pe = 'person'>Pope would have acted as +he did. No pe = 'person'>Pope ever acted otherwise. The great French scholar, A. +Loisy, scourged the pe = 'person'>Pope during the last war for exactly the same +conduct. And the apologist has not simply to explain way his "neutrality," though that is a vice in a moralist in face of a -grave crime. He had helped bring on the war. He had made it easy -for Hitler the annexation of Austria. He had cooperated with him +grave crime. He had helped bring on the war. He had made it easy +for pe = 'person'>Hitler the annexation of Austria. He had cooperated with him still more closely in the destruction of Czecho-Slovakia. He had -turned a blind eye to his vile conduct in Germany and helped to -protect his intervention in Spain. He had been in large part -responsible for the weakness and incoherence of the world- -opposition to him by his preaching of hatred of Russia -- and -- -not to speak of matters which will be discussed in later booklets --- he had encouraged his monstrous plans by allying himself with -the two other powers which had similar plans.

+turned a blind eye to his vile conduct in Germany and helped to +protect his intervention in Spain. He had been in large part +responsible for the weakness and incoherence of the world- +opposition to him by his preaching of hatred of Russia -- and -- +not to speak of matters which will be discussed in later booklets +-- he had encouraged his monstrous plans by allying himself with +the two other powers which had similar plans.p> -

But when we say that the Pope was silent we mean only that no -clear messages were printed in the Osservatore or broadcast from +<p> But when we say that the pe = 'person'>Pope was silent we mean only that no +clear messages were printed in the Osservatore or broadcast from the Vatican Radio or sent out to the world in encyclicals. His one encyclical at this time, when the flames of war were lit from -Poland to England, was, as we saw, a plea that the world, not one +Poland to England, was, as we saw, a plea that the world, not one or two nations, was evil because it was losing religion, and Catholic Action must come to the rescue. Catholic Action! It had -been busy in the Polish Ukraine for twenty years, in Spain for +been busy in the Polish Ukraine for twenty years, in Spain for Several years, in Hungary and Portugal, in Austria and South -America. No one took any notice.

+America. No one took any notice.p> -

Was the Pope acting through the German hierarchy? We do not -care two pins whether this can or cannot be proved. One thing we do +<p> Was the pe = 'person'>Pope acting through the German hierarchy? We do not +care two pins whether this can or cannot be proved. One thing we do know as we have already seen. The summer had seen "feverish -activity" at the Vatican, and an outstanding part of this was -correspondence with the Nuncios at Berlin, Warsaw, and Paris and -the reception of German and Polish bishops. As the whole world was -now discussing the chances of preparing for an invasion of Poland +activity" at the Vatican, and an outstanding part of this was +correspondence with the Nuncios at Berlin, Warsaw, and Paris and +the reception of German and Polish bishops. As the whole world was +now discussing the chances of preparing for an invasion of Poland and a general war we shall hardly be accused of undue -suspiciousness's if we suggest that this was the chief topic of the -very busy correspondence and interviews. What was decided we do not -know. The most sensible theory in view of the facts is that Hitler -informed the Vatican that he was taking over Poland, peacefully, as

+suspiciousness's if we suggest that this was the chief topic of the +very busy correspondence and interviews. What was decided we do not +know. The most sensible theory in view of the facts is that pe = 'person'>Hitler +informed the Vatican that he was taking over Poland, peacefully, asp> -

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the first step in a campaign against Russia, promised to turn over -a new leaf in Germany, and wanted the Pope to keep France out of -it; and that the Poles, not being as trustful as the Pope rejected -his advice to submit.

+<p>the first step in a campaign against Russia, promised to turn over +a new leaf in Germany, and wanted the pe = 'person'>Pope to keep France out of +it; and that the Poles, not being as trustful as the pe = 'person'>Pope rejected +his advice to submit.p> -

However that may be, he must have had an understanding with +<p> However that may be, he must have had an understanding with the German hierarchy, and we know how it behaved. lt was as -Hitlerite as the Hitler youth. Edith Moore quotes a number of the -pronouncements of the German bishops in her No Friend of Democracy -(1941). The very sound and impartial Manchester Guardian (May 24, -1940) thus stated the position:

+pe = 'person'>Hitlerite as the pe = 'person'>Hitler youth. Edith Moore quotes a number of the +pronouncements of the German bishops in her No Friend of Democracy +(1941). The very sound and impartial Manchester Guardian (May 24, +1940) thus stated the position:p> -

"Among the higher ranks of the Catholic clergy a decisive -majority desire to see the victory of the Reich or at least a peace -that will leave Germany's political and military strength -unimpaired. At the same time they still look to an eventual +<p> "Among the higher ranks of the Catholic clergy a decisive +majority desire to see the victory of the Reich or at least a peace +that will leave Germany's political and military strength +unimpaired. At the same time they still look to an eventual Catholic-Conservative restoration. The National Socialist State has, it seems, been able to reach an understanding with the Catholic leaders. Assurances have been given as to the status of the Church in the Bohemian-Moravian Protectorate and in Germany -itself. The special position of the Catholic Church in Poland is -also to receive due recognition. In spite of the persecution of -laymen and priests by the Nazis, in spite of all the attacks upon -the Christian religion now hopes have been raised among the German -Catholics as a result of these negotiations."

+itself. The special position of the Catholic Church in Poland is +also to receive due recognition. In spite of the persecution of +laymen and priests by the Nazis, in spite of all the attacks upon +the Christian religion now hopes have been raised among the German +Catholics as a result of these negotiations."p> -

As I suggested, the hierarchy -- and the references to Bohemia +<p> As I suggested, the hierarchy -- and the references to Bohemia and Poland seem to bring in the Vatican -- was soothed with -promises of greater advantages to the Church and in view of these +promises of greater advantages to the Church and in view of these saw nothing of the enormity of the annexation of Norway, Denmark, -and Holland which had then taken place. On August 22 the bishops +and Holland which had then taken place. On August 22 the bishops held their annual meeting at Fulda, a national shrine from which they were accustomed to give guidance to their Church. Usually only -a score of bishops attended, but this year the whole 45 were -present, and, according to the German press, the advice they gave -to the faithful was a very emphatic "Heil Hitler." By this time, I -may recall, the German army had swept over Holland, Belgium, and -France and, exasperated by the opposition of those countries, had -stooped to outrages and infamies which shocked the world. Yet the -German papers revealed that the bishops decided that "after the -completion of the final German victory special ceremonies of -gratitude to the German troops and of loyalty to Hitler will be -announced." It was said that the bishops submitted their proposals -to the Vatican and that the Pope who was at the time bargaining -once more with Hitler (Catholic Herald, August 9, 1940, and -Catholic Tablet, September 21, 1940), forbade them to publish their -resolutions: clearly to avoid scandal in Britain and America.

+a score of bishops attended, but this year the whole 45 were +present, and, according to the German press, the advice they gave +to the faithful was a very emphatic "Heil pe = 'person'>Hitler." By this time, I +may recall, the German army had swept over Holland, Belgium, and +France and, exasperated by the opposition of those countries, had +stooped to outrages and infamies which shocked the world. Yet the +German papers revealed that the bishops decided that "after the +completion of the final German victory special ceremonies of +gratitude to the German troops and of loyalty to pe = 'person'>Hitler will be +announced." It was said that the bishops submitted their proposals +to the Vatican and that the pe = 'person'>Pope who was at the time bargaining +once more with pe = 'person'>Hitler (Catholic Herald, August 9, 1940, and +Catholic Tablet, September 21, 1940), forbade them to publish their +resolutions: clearly to avoid scandal in Britain and America.p> -

The Tablet found a significance in the fact the final address -at the Fulda Conference was given by the bishop of Osnabruck, who -was appointed by Goering the representative of the Catholic Church -in the Prussian State Council, and the New York Times reported that +<p> The Tablet found a significance in the fact the final address +at the Fulda Conference was given by the bishop of Osnabruck, who +was appointed by Goering the representative of the Catholic Church +in the Prussian State Council, and the New York Times reported that "the leaders of the Catholics in Germany . . . exhort their -believer's in and outside the Reich to do their utmost in the -righteous cause of the German nation under the leadership of -Chancellor Hitler." The hierarchy, in other words, did not merely -urge Catholics to support Hitler, but went out of their way to

+believer's in and outside the Reich to do their utmost in the +righteous cause of the German nation under the leadership of +Chancellor pe = 'person'>Hitler." The hierarchy, in other words, did not merely +urge Catholics to support pe = 'person'>Hitler, but went out of their way to p> -

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affirm that the miserable bandit had "a righteous cause." A British -Catholic paper, the Herald (October 18, 1940) quoted a passage from -a Pastoral Letter which the chief Catholic chaplain, Bishop -Garkowsky, addressed to all Catholics in the Army, Navy, and Air -Force. He said:

+<p>affirm that the miserable bandit had "a righteous cause." A British +Catholic paper, the Herald (October 18, 1940) quoted a passage from +a Pastoral Letter which the chief Catholic chaplain, Bishop +Garkowsky, addressed to all Catholics in the Army, Navy, and Air +Force. He said:p> -

"The German people have a clear conscience and are aware which -people will have to bear the responsibility before God and history -for the gigantic struggle that is now going on. The German people -know who primarily started this war. Just as certainly as God is -the Father of all Peoples, He is also the judge of right and wrong, -of honor and deceit."

+<p> "The German people have a clear conscience and are aware which +people will have to bear the responsibility before God and history +for the gigantic struggle that is now going on. The German people +know who primarily started this war. Just as certainly as God is +the Father of all Peoples, He is also the judge of right and wrong, +of honor and deceit."p> -

Those who find it possible to imagine that these German -bishops honestly blamed Britain and France for the war because, +<p> Those who find it possible to imagine that these German +bishops honestly blamed Britain and France for the war because, after a reiterated solemn warning, they had declared that they -would oppose further aggression may do so. I would not argue the -matter. Most of us can see nothing but nauseous hypocrisy in German -prelates who invoke God as a witness to the righteousness of the -Nazi cause and program.

+would oppose further aggression may do so. I would not argue the +matter. Most of us can see nothing but nauseous hypocrisy in German +prelates who invoke God as a witness to the righteousness of the +Nazi cause and program.p> -

We have already seen that the new Pope had, a year before, +<p> We have already seen that the new pe = 'person'>Pope had, a year before, issued an Encyclical, Summi Potitificatus, on the state of the world it was very wicked because the nations had lost the Christian -sense of brotherhood -- so conspicuous, of course, in the -nineteenth century and earlier -- and had adopted theories of -racial superiority. Even Catholics in England and France were very -uneasy in commenting on this. Could the Pope possibly mean that the -democracies were at least so close to the dictatorships in these -respects that he was not called upon to draw any distinction? And -why did he not say that he meant Germany, Italy, and Japan? One +sense of brotherhood -- so conspicuous, of course, in the +nineteenth century and earlier -- and had adopted theories of +racial superiority. Even Catholics in England and France were very +uneasy in commenting on this. Could the pe = 'person'>Pope possibly mean that the +democracies were at least so close to the dictatorships in these +respects that he was not called upon to draw any distinction? And +why did he not say that he meant Germany, Italy, and Japan? One French Catholic writer evaded the difficulty by saying that "in -time of war the Church of Rome has to observe an impartial +time of war the Church of Rome has to observe an impartial reserve." The same writer said, incidently, that in no other war in history was good so clearly on one side and evil on the other. The -Pope was just a moral coward, and a consequence of his cowardice is -seen in these quotations from the German bishops. Their stern -inexorable moral guide left them free to tell people that the -vilest campaign in modern history, both in its aim and in its -procedure, had the full approval of the Black International and -their God.

+pe = 'person'>Pope was just a moral coward, and a consequence of his cowardice is +seen in these quotations from the German bishops. Their stern +inexorable moral guide left them free to tell people that the +vilest campaign in modern history, both in its aim and in its +procedure, had the full approval of the Black International and +their God.p> -

But the cordiality between the butchers and the black-cassocks -was never long maintained in its purity. Hitler, who seems to have -regarded the complaisance of the hierarchy and the Vatican with -complete cynicism, threatened a new blow at the Church in the -Spring of 1941. He returned to the ideas of Mein Kampf and said +<p> But the cordiality between the butchers and the black-cassocks +was never long maintained in its purity. pe = 'person'>Hitler, who seems to have +regarded the complaisance of the hierarchy and the Vatican with +complete cynicism, threatened a new blow at the Church in the +Spring of 1941. He returned to the ideas of Mein Kampf and said that both Protestant and Catholic Churches must be blended in one -Christian body which must be strictly "national" or independent of -Roman authority and adapted in its moral teaching to Nazi ideas. -The Pope's spokesman on the Vatican Radio now discovered some moral +Christian body which must be strictly "national" or independent of +Roman authority and adapted in its moral teaching to Nazi ideas. +The pe = 'person'>Pope's spokesman on the Vatican Radio now discovered some moral courage -- not in excess, it is true -- and summoned German -Catholics to "wake up and see clearly the pagan tendencies which -were spreading everywhere." The sordid behavior of the Gestapo and -the soldiers in half of Europe -- in the concentration camp's of +Catholics to "wake up and see clearly the pagan tendencies which +were spreading everywhere." The sordid behavior of the Gestapo and +the soldiers in half of Europe -- in the concentration camp's of Germany itself, in Austria and Bohemia, and now in Norway, Holland, -Belgium, and Occupied France must not be censured except where

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Russia can be made to bear the greater part of the censure. The -bloody ruling of this intoxicated blonde beast over Europe must be -viewed with "impartial reserve." But to tamper with the Church and -the interest of the Vatican . . . And still the hierarchy supported -the war. The Archbishop of Freiburg, who had denounced the plot to -the Vatican, added:

+<p>Russia can be made to bear the greater part of the censure. The +bloody ruling of this intoxicated blonde beast over Europe must be +viewed with "impartial reserve." But to tamper with the Church and +the interest of the Vatican . . . And still the hierarchy supported +the war. The Archbishop of Freiburg, who had denounced the plot to +the Vatican, added:p> -

"Far be it from me in this terrible struggle to say anything -that would turn aside the energies of the people or prejudice their +<p> "Far be it from me in this terrible struggle to say anything +that would turn aside the energies of the people or prejudice their devotion to their country. Everyone who thinks as a German desires -to secure for his country a lasting peace with honor."

+to secure for his country a lasting peace with honor."p> -

With honor! There's the rub. It was left to Hitler, Goering, -Goebbel's, Ribbentrop, and Himmler to interpret the phrase. They -smiled and pushed ahead, and we shall later find them again -courting the Vatican.

+<p> With honor! There's the rub. It was left to pe = 'person'>Hitler, Goering, +Goebbel's, Ribbentrop, and Himmler to interpret the phrase. They +smiled and pushed ahead, and we shall later find them again +courting the Vatican.p> -

When Eugenio Pacelli became Pope in 1939 he had to choose a +<p> When Eugenio pe = 'person'>Pacelli became pe = 'person'>Pope in 1939 he had to choose a coat of arms and a motto. He chose a dove with an olive-branch in its beak and the words "Peace in Justice"! He had by his ten years -of inflaming passion against and libelling Russia, to his unctious -benediction of corruption in Spain and Austria, by his intrigues in -Czecho-Slovakia, and especially by standing out before the world as -the friend of Germany, Italy, and Japan, helped to make the world -war inevitable. He dare not, even when the raw greed of Hitler and -Mussolini was flaunted before his eyes, say one word in +of inflaming passion against and libelling Russia, to his unctious +benediction of corruption in Spain and Austria, by his intrigues in +Czecho-Slovakia, and especially by standing out before the world as +the friend of Germany, Italy, and Japan, helped to make the world +war inevitable. He dare not, even when the raw greed of pe = 'person'>Hitler and +pe = 'person'>Mussolini was flaunted before his eyes, say one word in condemnation of it; and the local regiments of the Black International which he controlled sanctified every outrage and -egged on the German people in the most criminal aggression and most +egged on the German people in the most criminal aggression and most savage behavior that the world had seen for many centuries. And his -supreme word of guidance was that the world was very wicked because -it would not listen to religious oracles.

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II Norway "Not a Catholic Country" ........ 8

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III The Treachery of Leopold ......... 14

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III The Treachery of Leopold ......... 14

IV France Recovers its Faith and Losses its Honor ..... 19

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THE WAR IN THE WEST

-

Those of us who know the ways of Popes watch our papers +

Those of us who know the ways of Popes watch our papers cynically for the first signs of a change of heart in Immutable -Rome. In the first year of a war the Pope is on the side of the big +Rome. In the first year of a war the Pope is on the side of the big battalions, or, in the language of modern war, the Panzer -divisions. How could a nation like Great Britain expect a Pope to +divisions. How could a nation like Great Britain expect a Pope to declare its cause just if it had only a score of good fighting planes and hundreds of thousands of hospital beds and coffins ready -when it launched its thunderbolt? In the second year the Pope +when it launched its thunderbolt? In the second year the Pope becomes the Great Neutral, very eloquent in telling the virtues of peace to a world which hardly needs that assurance. In the third year he becomes the Arbiter of Right and Wrong. He find's that @@ -64,35 +64,35 @@ docility.

The time has come for the third phase. The German system is ominously stretched, and expert ears listen for the first crack. Italy, disillusioned and beggared, would hang out its tattered -flags if it heard of the death of Mussolini and Hitler. Japan sees +flags if it heard of the death of Mussolini and Hitler. Japan sees the great American fleet looming on the horizon. All the little parasite dictators and Quislings tremble in their dishonored homes. Through the world surges the first flush of confidence in three years . . . So we begin to hear strange things from those spokesmen -of the Vatican -- the Radio, the Osservatore, and the publicity -bureau -- which can be quoted later as evidence of the Pope's +of the Vatican -- the Radio, the Osservatore, and the publicity +bureau -- which can be quoted later as evidence of the Pope's sentiments or lightly dismissed as "unauthorized," as the circumstances require.

The latest to hand reminds us how in a world which permits Catholics to intrigue in every newspaper office and every political -lobby the Pope can command respectful attention for any +lobby the Pope can command respectful attention for any eccentricity, audacity, or mendacity he cares to perpetrate. Myron -C. Taylor, whose secret proceedings under cover of his unofficial +C. Taylor, whose secret proceedings under cover of his unofficial office the American public might find it interesting to -investigate, recently spent a week in Lisbon on his way from the -Pope to the President. Under the devout dictator Salazar Lisbon, +investigate, recently spent a week in Lisbon on his way from the +Pope to the President. Under the devout dictator Salazar Lisbon, not many years ago a great Liberal center, has become an important international outpost of the Vatican. Representatives of Spain, -Vichy France, Germany, and the Church breathe its air with lordly +Vichy France, Germany, and the Church breathe its air with lordly freedom. It was, therefore, not very surprising that shortly after -Mr. Taylor's departure the London Times had this paragraph, which +Mr. Taylor's departure the London Times had this paragraph, which a British writer welcomed with the reminder that "good hearty -laughs are hard to come by in these days," from its Lisbon +laughs are hard to come by in these days," from its Lisbon correspondent:

"High ecclesiastical sources throw one clear ray of light on -the Pope's attitude to the war. His Holiness in private episcopal +the Pope's attitude to the war. His Holiness in private episcopal audiences has drawn an important distinction between the Nazi and Communist systems. His public discourses have implied the obvious truth that the philosophy behind each is fundamentally anti- @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ was when the invasion began, I see little or nothing in it with which a Christian needs to quarrel" (London Evening News, November 13).

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If we had not the Pope's words (alleged) to compare with this +

If we had not the Pope's words (alleged) to compare with this we should call it a luscious example of the kind of thing that bishops alone are permitted to say. The essential aim and operation of the Russian economic system is to share the wealth which the @@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ of social and economic arrangements for thirty years, ought to know it.

But his boldness in suggesting that it is not quite on the -Christian level pales beside that of the Pope. For years Pacelli- +Christian level pales beside that of the Pope. For years Pacelli- Pius has showered upon the entire Russian system every epithet that a man in his position is supposed to know. In a comprehensive word it is "satanic." The Catholic world was taught to close its eyes and shudder at the word Bolshevism and to regard the Nazis as the Teutonic Knight whom God had chosen to destroy it. Now we are asked -to believe that while in public the Pope merely pointed out the +to believe that while in public the Pope merely pointed out the "obvious truth" that both systems are anti-Christian in private he always acknowledged that Bolshevism was perverted virtue -- that is to say, virtue without a Catholic basis -- and Nazism unreservedly @@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ and social grounds, as destructive of the social order and of civilization, productive of vice, and stifling to personality. It was almost the only justification of his eight years' courtship of Germany and his silence while the entire German Catholic Church -applauded those "victories" of the Nazis, which the Pope is now +applauded those "victories" of the Nazis, which the Pope is now said to have regarded always as successes of greed and hatred, that one day they would destroy Bolshevism and so save civilization. -That there is no other country in the world in which the Pope's +That there is no other country in the world in which the Pope's alleged ideals -- Peace, Charity, and Justice -- have been more cherished and carried out in practice than in Russia I will show in a booklet on the Vatican's relations to that country. But there is @@ -165,13 +165,13 @@ moral oracle of 200,000,000 people who, when he is supposed to be correcting an earlier estimate of Russia, still puts it on a lower level than Italy, Spain, Portugal, or Brazil?

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If we were to accept this Lisbon report of the Pope's words as +

If we were to accept this Lisbon report of the Pope's words as genuine most of us would reflect, with a shrug of the shoulders, that what these high ecclesiastical authorities say seems to be of no interest to us common folk with our simple notions of truthfulness and plain speech. On the other hand, since we must at least regard it as a move on the part of the Black International we -should say that it will make Goebbels look to his laurels. From +should say that it will make Goebbels look to his laurels. From 1917 to 1924, while the rest of the world cursed Russia, the Vatican courted it. From 1926 to 1941 when Russia emerged from the raw conditions of the civil war and the famine and won increasing @@ -191,15 +191,15 @@ interests and the cause of civilization is eyewash.

THE PIOUS TRAITORS OF BELGIUM AND FRANCE

Can we suppose that, as will probably be said presently, -recent events have opened the eye's of the Pope? What events? Has +recent events have opened the eye's of the Pope? What events? Has something happened recently that is worse than the ruin of Spain, Austria, Abyssinia, Czecho-Slovakia, Albania, Poland, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, and France? Remember that in not one single instance of these exhibitions of greed and sadistic cruelty -has the Pope said that that was their character. Half of this -foulness had been perpetrated before the end of 1939 yet the Pope -just then elected to pay Mussolini's royal vassal and spy, the King -of Italy, more gorgeous compliments than any Pope had paid in Rome +has the Pope said that that was their character. Half of this +foulness had been perpetrated before the end of 1939 yet the Pope +just then elected to pay Mussolini's royal vassal and spy, the King +of Italy, more gorgeous compliments than any Pope had paid in Rome since Italy began to have Kings. In the Christmas season the king and queen -- probably wearing the Golden Rose he had given her as Empress of Abyssinia -- had visited him, with rich presents, in the @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ throne-room of the palace.

At that time, in pursuance of a policy jointly agreed upon between Germany and Italy, the Poles and Polish Jews were writhing, half-starved, bloodily scourged, amidst the ruins of their homes. -The Pope knew it. He proved repeatedly daring 1940 that in spite of +The Pope knew it. He proved repeatedly daring 1940 that in spite of all German efforts to cut his communications with the country, he continued to receive, doubtless through Swedish Catholics, news from Poland! We remember his warm protest when, in 1940, German @@ -223,17 +223,17 @@ theology!

And just about that time the First Murderer came in for his share of the compliments. The Vatican Radio announced joyously that -one of the vilest of the Nazi group, Ribbentrop, a man for whom the -aristocratic Pope must have felt a personal as well as moral -repugnance, was coming to visit the Pope, and, as I show elsewhere, -there was a month of hard bargaining, although Hitler met Mussolini -a few days after Ribbentrop's visit and they decided upon and began +one of the vilest of the Nazi group, Ribbentrop, a man for whom the +aristocratic Pope must have felt a personal as well as moral +repugnance, was coming to visit the Pope, and, as I show elsewhere, +there was a month of hard bargaining, although Hitler met Mussolini +a few days after Ribbentrop's visit and they decided upon and began the enslavement of the entirely innocent democracies of Norway, Denmark, Holland, and Belgium. We will consider later whether the -plot was communicated to the Pope like those of the Irish and the +plot was communicated to the Pope like those of the Irish and the Spanish rebellions, but it went through with all its savagery -whether he agreed or no, and the Huns were already making a vast -shambles of the roads of France when the Pope "extended his +whether he agreed or no, and the Huns were already making a vast +shambles of the roads of France when the Pope "extended his paternal love to the German and Allied armies." It is said even that he did not use the word Allied but Vatican officials felt that it was expedient to add it.

@@ -241,14 +241,14 @@ it was expedient to add it.

We shall come later to discuss the very difficult question of the relation of the Black International to the betrayal of Belgium and France. Let us first get quite clear the fact that, whatever -Pius XII knew in advance about the German program -- there is high -authority for saying that Ribbentrop told him of it -- the +Pius XII knew in advance about the German program -- there is high +authority for saying that Ribbentrop told him of it -- the execution of which he never condemned, there is no question whatever of his being ignorant at that time of the motives, and the men. When he enjoyed a royal reception at Budapest in 1938 he recalled according to a profoundly admiring Catholic writer in the British Quarterly Review (January, 1940, p. 109), some words of -Pope Pius XI: +Pope Pius XI: Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 4 @@ -260,9 +260,9 @@ Pope Pius XI: has the right to be merely an onlooker at this momentous hour."

Strange language for the Great Neutral! But what was the -struggle at that time, and what was Pacelli's contribution?

+struggle at that time, and what was Pacelli's contribution?

-

The struggle which the Pope envisaged in 1938 was not the +

The struggle which the Pope envisaged in 1938 was not the traditional struggle of religion and irreligion, virtue and vice. That had, from the clerical angle, continued for decades and not suddenly became "gigantic"! The symptoms of a new and formidable @@ -273,14 +273,14 @@ tens of million's of Chinese: and the destruction of liberty in most of the Republics of South America. These were all parts of one struggle; the attempt of privilege and power to crush new liberties that had been won and extinguish new claims of justice. We know -well on which side the Pope was. For him it was a struggle of +well on which side the Pope was. For him it was a struggle of Bolshevism and Authority, and no group of bankers or corrupt politicians had been more willing than he to enlist the services of these new forces which called themselves Nazism and Fascism. But was their evil character, their motivation in hatred and greed, hidden from him?

-

He was crowned Pope, as I said, on March 12, 1939. Fifty +

He was crowned Pope, as I said, on March 12, 1939. Fifty princes of royal blood, Catholics boast, stood round his throne on the balcony outside St. Peter's when the tiara was put upon his head with the usual formula, very fittingly spoken in a dead @@ -288,17 +288,17 @@ language:

"Receive this tiara of three crown and know that you are the Father of Princes and Kings, the Governor of the Earth, the Vicar -of Our Savior Jesus Christ."

+of Our Savior Jesus Christ."

American papers, in the accounts sent by their Catholic correspondents, smilingly explained away this Father-of-Kings and Governor-of-the-Earth business. A quaint old Roman fashion of -speaking. It certainly was not to Pius XII and the field-marshals +speaking. It certainly was not to Pius XII and the field-marshals of the Black International who surrounded him as he sat, tall, straight, emaciated, his large black eyes shining in his long olivetinted face. They had awarded him the crown precisely because he believed this -- because he was a churchman who would, as the -Jeromes and Bernards of old had commanded, walk over the body of +Jeromes and Bernards of old had commanded, walk over the body of his mother to do his clerical duty. And no other cardinal knew the world he was to govern as well as he did. Catholic writers boast that he read the chief papers daily of Italy, Spain, Portugal, @@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ were preparing to enslave it, was uttered before October, 1941, if it was even then uttered. It was not possible for an honest man to doubt that character after 1939: to profess a doubt any time after the summer of 1940 required the peculiar heroism of a Lindbergh or -a De Valera. The facts are known but let me, for a reason which +a De Valera. The facts are known but let me, for a reason which will appear in a moment, quote this passage from the authentic account by a British soldier of what he saw in Belgium in 1940. He was taken prisoner and like tens of thousands of other prisoners @@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ gave us no food. They were shooting all the time, for sport and to show off, at anything that happened to be about -- cats, dogs, hens, men, and women -- anything that came handy, and they were hitting right in the head every time. After they'd shot a man -they'd pat their Tommy-gun affectionately and wink at us. They +they'd pat their Tommy-gun affectionately and wink at us. They treated the old women and children worse than they did us . . . These soldiers were all young ones. The older soldiers, who'd seen the last war, were different -- less like crafty wild animals -- @@ -354,27 +354,27 @@ idea of warfare."

So they had acted in Poland, the Italians in Abyssinia, and soldiers and airmen of both armies in Spain; and this repulsive blend of civilized savagery and looting was fouling eight countries -in Europe at the time when the Pope "extended his paternal love" to -the German soldiers and Cardinal Schuster visited barracks in Italy +in Europe at the time when the Pope "extended his paternal love" to +the German soldiers and Cardinal Schuster visited barracks in Italy and "distributed blessed medals to bring luck to the Italian armies."

-

The point I wish to make clear here is that the Pope, like +

The point I wish to make clear here is that the Pope, like every bishop and priest in Germany, had known for years that the men were being trained for precisely this kind of "warfare," and it would be preposterous to ask us to believe that his eyes were first opened in the year 1941. Notice in the above passage the distinction between the young and the old soldiers. It was -customary in the last war to call the Germans "the Huns." While -pointing out that it was the Kaiser who stupidly gave occasion for +customary in the last war to call the Germans "the Huns." While +pointing out that it was the Kaiser who stupidly gave occasion for this by telling his men, when he sent an expedition to China, to -"behave like Hun's". I never used the word; though, as the +"behave like Hun's". I never used the word; though, as the Kolnische Zeitung itself mildly observed, they had done "many regrettable things" in Belgium. The German military order of Schrecklichkeit (intimidation) naturally led to such things. But there had been a far more serious corruption of the German mind, especially of German youth, from 1933 to 1939, in preparation for -the present war, and any man who suggests that Pacelli was not +the present war, and any man who suggests that Pacelli was not thoroughly acquainted with a system of debasement which was

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described with disgust by educationists and sociologists in every country must mean that his vaunted knowledge of German and Germany or his deep interest in the world's welfare and the causes of war -are mythical. Dorothy Thompson and others described it (in Assault -on Civilization) as early as 1934, see Prof. Schuman: Hitler and +are mythical. Dorothy Thompson and others described it (in Assault +on Civilization) as early as 1934, see Prof. Schuman: Hitler and the Nazi Dictatorship (1936) and other American works. It is needless to say that it incurred no censures for the Black -International throughout Germany, which continued to woo Hitler, +International throughout Germany, which continued to woo Hitler, the arch-corruptor.

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Its basic principle was Hitler's declaration (the title of the -last chapter of Mein Kampf), "What is Necessary is Right", which -Rosenberg expressed as, "Right is what Aryans consider Right." +

Its basic principle was Hitler's declaration (the title of the +last chapter of Mein Kampf), "What is Necessary is Right", which +Rosenberg expressed as, "Right is what Aryans consider Right." Since these new moral legislators had by 1933 the fully developed idea of an Aryan conquest and exploitation of Europe and for this a vast and completely ruthless army was "necessary", they @@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ officials said publicly that it did not matter if she was not married -- and was to make her children war-minded as soon as possible. One fool, the kind of fool whose writings the Nazi Party subsidized, told the mother to watch eagerly for the first gleam of -the starlight of battle in the little Aryan eyes. Hitler himself +the starlight of battle in the little Aryan eyes. Hitler himself ordered mothers to talk war and choose war-toys "until the brain of the smallest child glows with the prayer: God Bless our weapons." The boy not yet in his teens swaggered about with "Blood and Honor" @@ -421,18 +421,18 @@ which began at an earlier age than in any other country. For six or seven years boys and girls were drenched with the vilest Nazi sentiments Science was little more than a perversion of the teaching of genetics to instil racial pride and selfishness. The -whole curriculum, such as it was -- Hitler turned educationist and +whole curriculum, such as it was -- Hitler turned educationist and said the aim was to "make bodies sound to the core" -- was prostituted. So rapid was the debasement of education that in a list of 28 countries in the Year Book of Education in 1938 Germany -was fourth from the bottom. Hundreds of thousands of youth's +was fourth from the bottom. Hundreds of thousands of youth's trained in these, schools are in the army today -- or dead -- for they are accepted, if strong, from the age of 17, and 700,000 will pass to the army, submarines, and Luftwaffe in January, 1942. But -this intensive training in Nazi aims is not enough. Hundreds of +this intensive training in Nazi aims is not enough. Hundreds of thousands of both sexes were selected for special free maintenance and training in the Castles of the New Social Order (age 15 to 25), -Adolph Hitler Schools, Napoli (National Political) Schools. Here +Adolph Hitler Schools, Napoli (National Political) Schools. Here the future Gestapo and male and female agent's, for home or abroad received perfect physical training and what must frankly be called a training in callousness and brutality. In the universities the @@ -451,14 +451,14 @@ communicating ideas or sentiments -- was equally captured and debased. Everything -- books (authors, publishers, and book sellers), the press, radio, the theater, concerts, all lectures, pageants, etc., down to village dances -- came under a Kultur -Kammer with Goebbels as President and a colossal staff and +Kammer with Goebbels as President and a colossal staff and representatives in every village. Prizes were offered for the best -- most hysterically Nazi -- books, and the callowest youths became -great writers. One man composed a Lord's Prayer to Hitler. An -aristocrat, Ritter von Taub, edited a Book of Popular Songs -including monstrous hymns to Hitler. It is enough to recall a line -of the famous "Horst Wessel Song: "How high Horst Wessel towers -above Jesus of Nazareth". The youth, a vile character, had lived on +great writers. One man composed a Lord's Prayer to Hitler. An +aristocrat, Ritter von Taub, edited a Book of Popular Songs +including monstrous hymns to Hitler. It is enough to recall a line +of the famous "Horst Wessel Song: "How high Horst Wessel towers +above Jesus of Nazareth". The youth, a vile character, had lived on the earnings of a whore -- but he had been heroically callous and brutal.

@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ for years to every educationist and moralist in the world, and certainly to every priest in Germany. And education was the same during all these years, if less ably controlled, in Italy and Japan, the other countries allied with the Vatican, I still wait to -hear of a Catholic apologist who wall claim that Pacelli-Pius was +hear of a Catholic apologist who wall claim that Pacelli-Pius was not acquainted with it.

Chapter II

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NORWAY "NOT A CATHOLIC COUNTRY"

These were the men, these dynamic automata of a thoroughly -depraved force, whom the Pope saw set out, with the blessing of the +depraved force, whom the Pope saw set out, with the blessing of the German hierarchy, in the spring of 1940 for the speedy conquest and looting of western Europe and (they thought) the reduction of England by a ruthless massacre of its citizens, as a necessary part -of the preparation for that campaign against Russia which the Pope +of the preparation for that campaign against Russia which the Pope so passionately desired. How far this was the condition of the German people generally does not properly concern me here but the reader may care to hear what impression in this regard a very @@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ given relieves us from accepting the worst estimates of the character of the German people. That they are a tainted stock and must be treated accordingly is pseudo-scientific rubbish. Such sentiments as the above were during many years before 1932 confined -to a miserable minority. In spite of all its misfortunes Hitler did +to a miserable minority. In spite of all its misfortunes Hitler did not sweep the country with his gospel of hatred and greed. He needed the aid of monstrous lies, of very heavy subsidies from the capitalists and of the cooperation of the, Church. I gave the @@ -512,19 +512,19 @@ has no parallel since the destruction of the medieval Church and in its force, owing to modern science, has not the feeblest analogy in any other period of history. The answer to that question is at present impossible. In the spring of 1933, we saw, less than half -the adults of Germany voted for Hitler. The regime of brutal +the adults of Germany voted for Hitler. The regime of brutal intimidation and elimination, and of national bribery (the world is our oyster), of corruption of the young, and of the influence and bold successes won by the indolence or cowardice of the democracies began at once, and further millions must have been attracted. At the outbreak of the war a leading Socialist refugee said that -three-fifths of the nation supported Hitler without reserve one- +three-fifths of the nation supported Hitler without reserve one- fifth applauded his successes but disliked him and much of his work, and one-fifth, the core of the old Socialist and Communist bodies, were secretly and bitterly anti-Nazi. The extraordinary Nazi successes since then have probably won over large numbers. In the summer of 1941 we would hardly estimate that one-fifth of the -people were anti-Nazi, and Ambassador Dodd, though not quite +people were anti-Nazi, and Ambassador Dodd, though not quite consistent in his Diary, generally agrees. But a distinction on paper between Nazi and anti-Nazi does not correspond to psychological reality. Already millions who were carried away by @@ -556,13 +556,13 @@ abundant evidence elsewhere, but nobody disputes it. It was united and enthusiastic in supporting the war. From September, 1939, to the present hour no paper has quoted any German bishop saying or in the broadcast language hinting that these campaigns beyond the -frontiers of the Reich were brutal conquests dictated by that -hatred and greed which the Pope is now absurdly said to have +frontiers of the Reich were brutal conquests dictated by that +hatred and greed which the Pope is now absurdly said to have discerned from the start. I quoted the heads of the Church cheering on the troops only a little more soberly than the Nazi press. I showed that when the final victory seemed to be in sight the prelates, assembled in full strength (as they rarely were), -resolved to render solemn thanks to Hitler and his armies when the +resolved to render solemn thanks to Hitler and his armies when the work was complete. Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -570,9 +570,9 @@ work was complete. . THE PIOUS TRAITORS OF BELGIUM AND FRANCE

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You may ask, as some Catholics ask about the Pope himself. +

You may ask, as some Catholics ask about the Pope himself. What else could they do? If one replies that they might have done -what some writer's of Germany (Thomas Mann, etc.) and many writers +what some writer's of Germany (Thomas Mann, etc.) and many writers and other professional men of other countries did-express their disgust at the foulness and cruelty, sacrifice all they had, and fly from the debased country -- the retort will be that churchmen @@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ that the war was a campaign of greed. Nor does any sane man believe that if the bishops had given an honorable lead and won a consistent following the government would have shifted one-sixth of the nation, including one-sixth of the army, into concentration -camps and aroused the anger of Catholics in Spain, Hungary, Italy, +camps and aroused the anger of Catholics in Spain, Hungary, Italy, and South America. The common-sense reply is: The bishops knew that their people would not follow them. The Black International has no inflexible moral principles. It follows the crowd when it applauds @@ -606,23 +606,23 @@ is not a criticism of the Church but of local bodies of clergy, that the supposed beneficent influence of the Church on the world must be exercised mainly, if not entirely, by these local clergy. What, apart from his direction and control of their conduct, does -the Pope do? He makes "allocqtions" and broadcasts addresses and +the Pope do? He makes "allocqtions" and broadcasts addresses and issues letters, and the world takes no notice of them beyond paying them verbal compliments. How much influence in the world have all -Pius XII's sermons on peace had? If any, it was bad: it fostered -trust in Hitler and Mussolini. As to the Encyclicals, the more -pretentious gestures of the Popes, even those on which American +Pius XII's sermons on peace had? If any, it was bad: it fostered +trust in Hitler and Mussolini. As to the Encyclicals, the more +pretentious gestures of the Popes, even those on which American apologists have written whole libraries, like the Immortals Dei and -the Rerum Novarum of Leo XIII -- we shall see presently why +the Rerum Novarum of Leo XIII -- we shall see presently why American Catholics have said so little about the Quadragesimo Anno -of Pius XI, which the Vatican considers at least equally important +of Pius XI, which the Vatican considers at least equally important -- had no influence whatever. The press was most generous in praise when they were issued, but there was not a journalistic expert on sound political or economic matters in the world who did not know -that what was sound in them was borrowed by the Pope from the world +that what was sound in them was borrowed by the Pope from the world and was already a platitude in social literature.

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The test of the moral usefulness of Popes is to see what they +

The test of the moral usefulness of Popes is to see what they say or do when one of the local or national hierarchies under their control is corrupted by applauding iniquity or when a crime of world-proportions is committed which should be envisaged from an @@ -634,35 +634,35 @@ international angle. To discuss the first point would be waste of

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time. The Pope lets his bishops in Italy, Germany, and Japan wave +

time. The Pope lets his bishops in Italy, Germany, and Japan wave the blood-stained national flag as vigorously as schoolboys. And it is hardly necessary to say anything more on the second point until we come to the year 1940. The rape of Abyssinia, China, and Czecho- Slovakia and the barbaric treatment of the Jews were the -outstanding crimes of that year. The Pope blessed the criminals. -The new Pope was at once confronted with the crime of the invasion +outstanding crimes of that year. The Pope blessed the criminals. +The new Pope was at once confronted with the crime of the invasion of Albania. He did the same. Those useful unauthorized agencies of the Vatican have put about the rumor that he urged the King of -Italy to prevent it. Did the Pope not know, what all the world -knows, that the King of Italy had as little power to prevent it as +Italy to prevent it. Did the Pope not know, what all the world +knows, that the King of Italy had as little power to prevent it as Lord Halifax has to emancipate India? In any case there is no evidence of such action.

Then came the invasion of the West. I have shown two things in connection with this. The first is that it is impossible to doubt -that the plan was previously communicated to the Pope. Ribbentrop -has an hour's conversation with him on the eve of the Brenner +that the plan was previously communicated to the Pope. Ribbentrop +has an hour's conversation with him on the eve of the Brenner Conference at which the plot is finally settled and the date for -Mussolini to stab France in the back is fixed. Can one imagine any +Mussolini to stab France in the back is fixed. Can one imagine any other reason for thus sending the Nazi Foreign Secretary -- for the first time, remember -- to the Vatican? The second point I have now -made clear is that the Pope certainly knew the character of the men +made clear is that the Pope certainly knew the character of the men who directed the campaign and the soldiers who carried it out.

-

I will suggest later what Germany wanted of the Pope -- -Ribbentrop was certainly not sent to secure the loyalty of the +

I will suggest later what Germany wanted of the Pope -- +Ribbentrop was certainly not sent to secure the loyalty of the German hierarchy, which could be relied upon whatever crime was -committed -- and what the Pope, though terribly anxious and +committed -- and what the Pope, though terribly anxious and nervous, hoped to get out of the invasion of the West. Here let us see what he did. The worst crime from the international ethical angle was the invasion of Norway, Denmark, Holland, and Belgium. @@ -671,15 +671,15 @@ expect attack. while these smaller powers had been lulled into a feeling of security by the most solemnly reiterated lies, and the invasion of them had to be excused by further monstrous lies. This treachery and the corruption by which the Germans weakened in -advance the resistance to their superb Aryan warriors the Pope +advance the resistance to their superb Aryan warriors the Pope never censured.

Since there was no hierarchy in Norway or Denmark the annexation of those countries does not concern us here. The reader will find it interesting, in fact, to compare the proportion of -Catholics in the four countries first invaded with the Pope's +Catholics in the four countries first invaded with the Pope's attitude. Norway had only 2827 Catholics in a population of nearly -3,000,000. Hitler demanded on April 9 that the country be handed +3,000,000. Hitler demanded on April 9 that the country be handed over to him, and, when this was refused, let loose the concealed troops and traitors that he already had in the country to paralyze opposition to the divisions he had on the way. The country @@ -698,12 +698,12 @@ plausible. Ever since the beginning of the war, in fact, Norway had

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protected German shipping in its coastal waters. But when the Pope +

protected German shipping in its coastal waters. But when the Pope was asked to denounce the outrage, one of his unauthorized mouthpieces explained that Norway had only 2,000 Catholics and he -must think of the Catholics of Germany and not offend Hitler. I +must think of the Catholics of Germany and not offend Hitler. I give the quotation presently. The only respect in which one could -truly call the Pope the Great Neutral was in regard to the moral +truly call the Pope the Great Neutral was in regard to the moral law.

Denmark had only 22,137 Catholics in a population of @@ -715,15 +715,15 @@ deputies in its Folksting (Congress) 64 were Socialists, 31 Liberals, 26 Conservatives, 14 Radicals, 3 Communists, and 11 the usual odds and ends Roman Catholic doctrine had no appeal whatever in that very free and stimulating atmosphere, so -- naturally -- -the Pope did not shed a tear over the repulsive treachery of the +the Pope did not shed a tear over the repulsive treachery of the Nazis. As late as May, 1939, the Germans had signed a ten-years pact with the Danes, swearing that under no circumstances whatever would they use force against Denmark or injure it. As will be remembered, they gave the Danes no chance whatever to defend themselves, just taking the land over in a rush as it had a common -frontier with Germany. Doubtless the Pope would, if anybody had +frontier with Germany. Doubtless the Pope would, if anybody had taken the trouble to appeal to him, have explained that it was "not -a Catholic country." We used to think that Popes were interested in +a Catholic country." We used to think that Popes were interested in ethics in all parts of the world.

Holland, which during the Middle Ages had been under Catholic @@ -734,9 +734,9 @@ progressive than Denmark and Scandinavia, it had 23 Socialist deputies amongst the hundred in its Congress. Catholics had 30. You will, therefore, not be surprised to learn that, when the Germans broke their pact with Holland and spread over the country with -great brutality and treachery the Pope awoke. Defying Hitler and +great brutality and treachery the Pope awoke. Defying Hitler and his watch dogs in Rome he sent a telegram of sympathy to the queen -of Holland. But I doubt if Hitler minded. He knew that the Pope +of Holland. But I doubt if Hitler minded. He knew that the Pope must be allowed to make these innocent little gestures sometimes to blunt the edge of Catholic criticism in America and Britain and give the Catholic press something to be enthusiastic about. The @@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ wish and right." It rather reminds us of the timid sort of neighbor who venture's to say to a man who has savagely beaten a wife or child: "You shouldn't do that, you know." Dutch Catholics seem to have been quite satisfied, even proud of the splendid audacity of -their Pope.

+their Pope.

Since it is as yet impossible to get evidence of the behavior of Dutch Catholics to the invaders, such as we get in the case of @@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ the traitors of Belgium and France, I leave the question open. They may, of course, have behaved quite differently from their coreligionists in France and Belgium. All that we know is that in face of this monstrous violation of the rights of small nations, -about which the Pope is so concerned in his Five Points of Peace,

+about which the Pope is so concerned in his Five Points of Peace,

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ about which the Pope is so concerned in his Five Points of Peace,

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and of the honor of international agreements the Pope merely +

and of the honor of international agreements the Pope merely uttered a very mild word of protest when it involved a country with a large and rich body of Catholics. Whether the Black International had had anything to do with the pathetic blunders of the Dutch and @@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ speculate.

The fact that Poland had included a good deal of genuine German territory had given a shadow of an excuse for invading that -country, yet the Pope, taking advantage of the fact Russia invaded +country, yet the Pope, taking advantage of the fact Russia invaded it at the same time, had vaguely censured the behavior of the Germans (or both armies) in that country. The invasion of Norway, Denmark, and Holland had not an atom of excuse. It was the first @@ -780,23 +780,23 @@ defiant unveiling of the Nazi greed for the conquest and exploitation of Europe. American Catholics were greatly disturbed and pressed for a Papal condemnation. On April 12 the Vatican correspondent of the Herald-Tribune referred to this pressure and -said that the Pope "declined to act" on the ground that "the Holy +said that the Pope "declined to act" on the ground that "the Holy See cannot participate in a political movement which would only lead to further hatred amongst the belligerents."

That piece of moral cowardice and sophistry did not satisfy -people who had been reading all their lives that the Pope was the +people who had been reading all their lives that the Pope was the moral governor of the earth and an inflexible judge. On April 17 the Vatican correspondent of the New York Times reported that the Vatican would be little concerned if the war spread to the Balkans because "no Roman Catholic country would be involved." He added that it was rumored in high Vatican quarters that through Myron B. -Taylor the President had pressed the Pope to condemn the invasion +Taylor the President had pressed the Pope to condemn the invasion of Norway and Denmark, and he was instructed by one of those conveniently anonymous mouthpieces of the Vatican to add:

"While the Holy See strongly condemns Germany's action and has -sponsored the attacks against the Reich in the Osservatore Romano, +sponsored the attacks against the Reich in the Osservatore Romano, it is pointed out that there are only 2,619 Roman Catholics in Norway out of a population of nearly 3,000,000. Therefore, although the moral aspect is severely judged, from the practical viewpoint @@ -806,14 +806,14 @@ German Roman Catholics in its activities."

This muddled declaration -- "strongly condemning" Germany in one breath and explaining in the next why the Vatican must not condemn it -- and the letter of sympathy to the queen of Holland -are all that the apologist for the Pope can quote. The above +are all that the apologist for the Pope can quote. The above passage could, of course, if Germany had protested, have been explained away at once as unauthorized, and the telegram (after weeks of pressure) cannot be called a condemnation. If one phrase in it is so represented we must say that that kind of kid-gloved ruling of a world in which greed and brutality had become an appalling force is of no use whatever to the race. What sticks in -the mind is the repeated statement that the Pope is deeply +the mind is the repeated statement that the Pope is deeply concerned only when a crime is committed against a Catholic country -- it injures the Church -- and that his moral censures must be trimmed in accordance with the interests of the Church. But even @@ -871,10 +871,10 @@ country, with the usual consequences.

almost as antagonistic as the English and Irish. Though one's impression in travelling amongst them is that the Walloons in the south (including Brussels and the great manufacturing towns) are a -volatile Latin people and the Flemings, in the northern half are +volatile Latin people and the Flemings, in the northern half are closer to the Dutch, all are really of Teutonic stock, but the southerners, whose daily speech is French, are naturally more -French in culture while the mainly agricultural Flemings are heavy, +French in culture while the mainly agricultural Flemings are heavy, backward, and priest-ridden. I lived amongst them for a year and am not here repeating the impressions of literary travellers, but these few preliminary lines will suffice for my present purpose.

@@ -906,14 +906,14 @@ a struggle for life.

The absurdity of the conventional statement that Belgians are "for the most part" Catholics is positively proved by the electoral statistics, which here, as in the case of pre-Fascist Italy, pre- -nazi Germany, and pre-Franco Spain afford decisive evidence as to +nazi Germany, and pre-Franco Spain afford decisive evidence as to religion; and the fact that this was true in the democratic era and ceased with it will give you another indication whether it is true -that Pius XII is "a great admirer of democracy", as American +that Pius XII is "a great admirer of democracy", as American Catholic writers say. At the last election (1939) the country returned 73 Catholic deputes, to whom we may add 17 Flemish Nationalists and 4 Rexists. Against these there were 61 Socialist -deputies, 33 Liberay (very anti-clerical), 9 Radicals, and 9 +deputies, 33 Liberay (very anti-clerical), 9 Radicals, and 9 Communists. In other words explicitly anti-clerical candidates were returned by much more than half of the adult community. Even the Senate had only 61 Catholics out of 150.

@@ -928,20 +928,20 @@ it had "embarked upon sordid speculations." It is an old and familiar clerical story. It was chiefly the Rexist Party that had reaped the advantage at the polls of the exposure of this Scandal. The Rexists are the followers of a young Belgian Catholic Leon -Degrelle, who marked out a path for his political ambition by +Degrelle, who marked out a path for his political ambition by raising the banner of what we may call Christian Socialism, or that milk-and-water blend of Socialist rhetoric about capitalists (while defending capital) and Catholic abuse of Socialists which the late -Pope recommended in an encyclical that we will analyze in the last -chapter. By 1939, as the above figures show, Degrelle had lost a +Pope recommended in an encyclical that we will analyze in the last +chapter. By 1939, as the above figures show, Degrelle had lost a good deal of the ground he had won, but he and his movement must be -taken into serious account. His ideal was Mussolini's Corporative -State, as modified in the Pope's Encyclical, so he was patronized -both by Mussolini and the Vatican. He used an Italian broadcasting +taken into serious account. His ideal was Mussolini's Corporative +State, as modified in the Pope's Encyclical, so he was patronized +both by Mussolini and the Vatican. He used an Italian broadcasting station to weaken the Belgian government by his abuse and to appeal for "a joint effort of Italy and Belgium to bar the way of Bolshevism." The usefulness of the movement to Germany is obvious, -and today Degrelle is very active under the Germans and in +and today Degrelle is very active under the Germans and in cooperation with them.

Bank of Wisdom @@ -953,10 +953,10 @@ cooperation with them.

The above figures reflect a distracted and disunited country which the unified might of Germany would easily devour unless it kept up its old alliance with France and Britain, which had saved -it in 1918. This Leopold the Traitor prevented. On his own +it in 1918. This Leopold the Traitor prevented. On his own initiative he had in 1936 renounced all Belgium's military alliance's and pledged the fate of his country on the veracity and -honor of Adolph Hitler! Belgium still had a large army, but, though +honor of Adolph Hitler! Belgium still had a large army, but, though the men are brave enough, its poor quality had been seen in the last war. It is the fairly equal division of parties and the influence of the Church that permitted a neurotic monarch of poor @@ -968,8 +968,8 @@ the threat of Socialism, but the Socialists themselves entered an almost unique feature of political life -- into a coalition with the Catholics against the capitalists. I remember discussing the matter in 1924 during a merry dinner on the Boulevard Michel in -Paris with the Socialist leader Denis and a group of French -Freethinkers. Denis laughingly said that they would make a deal +Paris with the Socialist leader Denis and a group of French +Freethinkers. Denis laughingly said that they would make a deal with the devil if they could get anything out of it, I reminded him of the proverb: He who sups with the devil needs a long spoon. Today Socialism is extinct in Belgium and the Church and the @@ -980,17 +980,17 @@ question of the Belgian treachery. It would be well also for Americans to investigate closely, if they can, the movement of their Catholic ambassador at Brussels, Cudahy. It was stated in the British press he visited Berlin and the Vatican, then had a few -days with Kennedy in London, before returning to America to make a -defense of Leopold. There is little doubt that Roosevelt and -Churchill intend to make it one of the terms of the final -settlement that Leopold shall be returned to his throne. No one has +days with Kennedy in London, before returning to America to make a +defense of Leopold. There is little doubt that Roosevelt and +Churchill intend to make it one of the terms of the final +settlement that Leopold shall be returned to his throne. No one has charged them with an intention to see that the rights of the Socialists and Communists also are restored.

What are the known facts about the great betrayal? After refusing until the last moment to allow his military chiefs to concert a plan of defense with the French and British experts, -Leopold, when the invasion began, appealed to them for help. We +Leopold, when the invasion began, appealed to them for help. We know now that neither French nor British armies were properly equipped to meet the mechanized German divisions, though the preparation of these had taken years, but, while there is a great @@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ as the lack of heavy equipment. The most significant pact is that it was the conviction of the Belgian cabinet that the situation was not hopeless.

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We next have the admitted fact that on May 27, Leopold, +

We next have the admitted fact that on May 27, Leopold, without consulting his ministers, entered into negotiations with the Germans for a surrender. They at once closed on him, and at 4 a.m. on the 28th, while the troops slept and the Allies had no

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suspicion what Leopold was doing, he signed the betrayal of his +

suspicion what Leopold was doing, he signed the betrayal of his army. It is further a well-known fact that the Belgian ministers, who were in France, issued a statement on the 30th to the effect that the King's act was illegal and unconstitutional -- in fact the @@ -1025,14 +1025,14 @@ him.

The evil consequences of this act cannot be exaggerated. To the King's plea that further sacrifices, by his people were useless a Frenchman might retort in a famous line of the great tragedian -Racine who, when one character, excusing a fault, asks, "What else +Racine who, when one character, excusing a fault, asks, "What else could they do?", replies "They could die." It is, however, not -necessary here to discuss that. Leopold's treachery to his Allies +necessary here to discuss that. Leopold's treachery to his Allies and to Civilization was greater than his betrayal of Belgium. It left a large British army suddenly isolated and fatally weakened, and the men had to abandon all the equipment which it had taken 18 months to prepare and run in disorder for Dunkirk, where the lives -of most of them were saved by a memorable piece of heroism. Leopold +of most of them were saved by a memorable piece of heroism. Leopold nearly had to answer for 100,000 or more British lives, for it was mainly the destruction of the British army that he had -- one is inclined to say sold -- to the Germans; and he knew it. The further @@ -1041,20 +1041,20 @@ treachery confirmed the defeatists in high French military quarters and led to an even more disgraceful apostasy from the ideals of civilization.

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Leopold and his Catholic Supporters in Belgium today, protest +

Leopold and his Catholic Supporters in Belgium today, protest that he did send word of his intention to his Allies. He had sworn not to make a separate peace and is uneasy on this point. It is undisputed that no such message reached either the French or the British. Reynaud, broadcasting on the same day and branding -Leopold's act as one "without precedent in history", made this +Leopold's act as one "without precedent in history", made this clear. But it is not disputed. The question we ask ourselves is not -whether Leonold sent a message which the Germans intercepted but +whether Leonold sent a message which the Germans intercepted but whether he was stupid enough to fancy that they would not be on the watch for any communication. The man is, like most European kings, of such poor intelligence that one would not be surprised to learn that he handed a message to the Germans who kindly promised to deliver it. But the whole story is so improbable that we may prefer -to think that Leopold's clerical advisers recommended him to lie +to think that Leopold's clerical advisers recommended him to lie for the good of the Church. This would be nearer the millionth than the first time in history.

@@ -1067,9 +1067,9 @@ just the kind of issue on which they were apt to be consulted. His dilemma was whether conscience overruled his oath to observe the Constitution. It is the business of priests to solve such problems in a Catholic Court. One of the first to defend the king was the -bead of the Belgian Church, Cardinal von Roey. In a pastoral that -he ordered to be read in every church he endorsed Leopold's act -(London Times, June 18, 1940). The telegram which the Pope sent him

+bead of the Belgian Church, Cardinal von Roey. In a pastoral that +he ordered to be read in every church he endorsed Leopold's act +(London Times, June 18, 1940). The telegram which the Pope sent him

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -1079,21 +1079,21 @@ he ordered to be read in every church he endorsed Leopold's act

was before the betrayal and merely sympathized with him on the invasion of his county, "against its right and wish" and trusted it -would one day recover its Independence: the least the Pope could do +would one day recover its Independence: the least the Pope could do in face of an outraged world.

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That the Osservatore, which could be repudiated as +

That the Osservatore, which could be repudiated as unauthorized, went further and charged the Germans with having opened "a pitiless war of extermination conducted in defiance of the laws of war" does not impress us. The Vatican was at that date, as I will explain more fully later, trying to drive a bargain with the Nazis and almost became bold, or at least less cowardly. It -published British and French war-news in the Osservatore (to the +published British and French war-news in the Osservatore (to the great financial profit of that paper, as no other Italian paper was -allowed to do so), and the Fascist press howled that the Pope was +allowed to do so), and the Fascist press howled that the Pope was "the ally of the Jews, the Freemasons, the democracies, and the English Protestants." But it very quickly lost this honorable -position (New York Times, May 18 and 21). Mussolini cracked his +position (New York Times, May 18 and 21). Mussolini cracked his whip, and the Vatican obeyed. A week later the Rome correspondent of the most respected British daily, the Manchester Guardian (May 24), reported: "The National Socialist State has, it seems, been @@ -1101,23 +1101,23 @@ able to read an understanding with the Catholic leaders." There had been another plum-promises in regard to the Church in Poland, Bohemia, etc. -- for the good boy. At that date, as all the world knows, the juggernauts of Germany were plowing red furrows in the -masses of Belgian and French fugitives. The flower of Hitler's +masses of Belgian and French fugitives. The flower of Hitler's training colleges in chivalry were treating old women and war- prisoners with the brutality which I have described. The traitors -and quislings were getting out their swastika flags. And the Pope, +and quislings were getting out their swastika flags. And the Pope, as I have already quoted, sent his "personal affection" to the German soldiers.

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The larger question, what benefit the Pope might expect to +

The larger question, what benefit the Pope might expect to derive from a German victory in the west, must be postponed until the final chapter, after we have considered what happened in France. Belgium today is Catholic, beggared, and dishonored. It lives by making tanks and bombs for use Against England and Russia and food for Germans who keep their fat while Europe starves. -Degrelle has reached his miserable ambition. Having looked to -Mussolini instead of Hitler he at first thought it prudent to fly. +Degrelle has reached his miserable ambition. Having looked to +Mussolini instead of Hitler he at first thought it prudent to fly. The Germans came to an understanding with him, and he manages to -accommodate the social-political teaching of the Pope's encyclical +accommodate the social-political teaching of the Pope's encyclical to the merciless exploitation of the country by the Germans. His paper Le Pays Riel urges Belgians to "forget past quarrels" and piously endure their new slavery. His party is the only one @@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ fall of proud France from its earlier position as one of the leading powers of modern civilization. It had led the advancing nations of the world from the days of Voltaire to 1918. The movement of intellectual emancipation which began in Voltaire, -Rousseau, and Montesquieu and broadened into the period of the +Rousseau, and Montesquieu and broadened into the period of the Encyclopaedists culminated in the Great Revolution that lit the world. French idealism had already enkindled the revolutionary flame in America. Now its light awakened a fever for reform in @@ -1163,21 +1163,21 @@ you will find a Catholic claim of a great religious revival? In 1909 I proved that there were not more than 6,000,000 genuine Catholics in a total population of 39,000,000. The only serious criticism. came from the distinguished French Protestant Scholar, -Sabatier, a high and very impartial authority on religion, who +Sabatier, a high and very impartial authority on religion, who wrote me that there were in France at that date no more than 4,000,000 genuine, or as the French say practicing, Catholics. The -war of 1914-1919 brought Alsace-Lorraine, with more than 1,000,000 +war of 1914-1919 brought Alsace-Lorraine, with more than 1,000,000 Catholics back to France. This very natural development had the unforeseen consequence of compelling the French government, which had contemptuously ignored the Vatican and been heavily scolded by it for 20 years, in increasing the power of the priests to a -remarkable extent. The Alsace-Lorrainers wanted independence, not +remarkable extent. The Alsace-Lorrainers wanted independence, not absorption in France, and the chronic unrest of the provinces, fostered by the clergy, gave the Vatican one of its usual -opportunities: we will keep Alsace-Lorraine docile for you if you +opportunities: we will keep Alsace-Lorraine docile for you if you will make concessions to the Church. As political security and economic prosperity are far more sacred things than either religion -or irreligion the bargain was struck. Alsace and Lorraine had +or irreligion the bargain was struck. Alsace and Lorraine had brought great wealth to French capitalists and, on the other hand, they were the weak spot in the heel of France if, or when, the German war of revenge opened.

@@ -1222,16 +1222,16 @@ on it and it was a total failure. But the canonization of Joan of Arc brought out the freethinking politicians and officials in crowds to attend the gorgeous ceremonies. After the blunders of the fire-eating Catholic-cooperating statesmen of 1919-1924 the -Radical's under Herriot got power and tried to recall the +Radical's under Herriot got power and tried to recall the ambassador from the Vatican. The Church got the deputies from -Alsace-Lorraine to rebel, and the wealthy Catholics, and even the +Alsace-Lorraine to rebel, and the wealthy Catholics, and even the peasants with fat stockings, held back their money from public funds and defeated a government which really represented the majority of the nation. So the truckling to the Vatican continued. The Czechs, as I have earlier explained, defied the Vatican and expelled its Nuncio. Rome turned to France, the alliance with which was vital to Czecho-Slovakia, and the Czechs had to yield. In -return the Pope, to the scandal of good Catholics, heavily censured +return the Pope, to the scandal of good Catholics, heavily censured the Catholic-royalist body in France, on the ground that it detected heresy in the leaders, and seemed to relieve the French government of one of its embarrassments.

@@ -1244,10 +1244,10 @@ of the miserable history of Europe from 1919 to 1936 than it is a consequences of the Conference of Versailles to which so many attribute it, and in no case is this clearer than in that of France. Free French writers have called the appalling conduct of -the Vichy group "the Revenge of the Dreyfusards." The affaire +the Vichy group "the Revenge of the Dreyfusards." The affaire Dreyfus is generally forgotten -- the attempt of Catholic military men and politicians in the last century to make a scapegoat of an -innocent Jew, foiled by Zola and the anti-Catholic politicians -- +innocent Jew, foiled by Zola and the anti-Catholic politicians -- but it is profoundly true that what is happening in unoccupied France today is the revenge of Catholic generals and politicians, in the name of the Church and with the aid of the German bandits, @@ -1261,9 +1261,9 @@ them in obscurity and impotence for more than half a century.

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The preparation for that revenge covers the entire period from -1919, beginning with the prestige which the Catholic generals Foch -Petain, and Weygand had won in the last war and the annexation of -Alsace-Lorraine. Lorraine brought to French capitalists and +1919, beginning with the prestige which the Catholic generals Foch +Petain, and Weygand had won in the last war and the annexation of +Alsace-Lorraine. Lorraine brought to French capitalists and bankers, one of the greatest iron-ore beds in the world and to French bishops a very substantial reinforcement. So these brother's in arms based the whole policy of France on the cry of the security @@ -1311,11 +1311,11 @@ considerable ground, but his acceptance of a world-total of 330,000,000 (instead of about 250,000,000) Catholics shows that he has made no study of this matter. I have elsewhere shown that the estimates of French Catholic writers varied from five to ten -millions, and that the best of them and the Catholic Denis Gwynne +millions, and that the best of them and the Catholic Denis Gwynne (resident in France) regard the latter figure as very excessive. If we split the difference and say 7,500,000 (in a total population of 42,000,000) we see that, taking into account the inclusion of the -Catholics of Alsace-Lorraine, there has been no growth of the

+Catholics of Alsace-Lorraine, there has been no growth of the

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ leaving their northern frontier practically open and their very inferior equipment we still have, as most experts admit, a very serious situation to explain, The successive blunders -- Reynaud called some of them "unbelievable faults" in the Chamber -- cannot -be discussed here. Shirer sums up all criticisms in the phrase: +be discussed here. Shirer sums up all criticisms in the phrase: "France did not fight." He means, of course, not with its old fire, perseverance, and ability. When he explains that this was due to Communist pacifism in the ranks and defeatism amongst the higher @@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ relatively small minority, and any Communist soldier who wavered would get short shrift.

On the fact that there was something wrong in the higher -command and that, specifically, Wegand and Petain showed deplorable +command and that, specifically, Wegand and Petain showed deplorable weakness and defeatism the majority of impartial experts are agreed. As these soldiers, on whose verdict that a continuation of the war was hopeless the French government had to rely, and the @@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@ the power of the Church, and as Blum, Reynaud, Daladier, and nearly all the non-Catholic statesmen were opposed to surrender, we very decidedly have a case for suspecting Church influence. Only the Vatican and Catholic countries like Brazil, Portugal, Spain, and -Eire fully endorsed the surrender and support the Vichy group of +Eire fully endorsed the surrender and support the Vichy group of traitors today. It is, in fact, only because the British and American Press dare not, for fear of their Catholic censors, even raise the question of Church influence or inquire into the @@ -1364,21 +1364,21 @@ significance of the rise to power of a Catholic group for the first time in 65 years that many are surprised at the suggestion.

Let us examine what happened. At the critical phase, when -Weygand, whose feeble appeals to the troops sufficiently show that +Weygand, whose feeble appeals to the troops sufficiently show that he was something of a defeatist from the start, completely failed in his strategy and the Germans were rushing toward Paris, Reynaud for some obscure reason took two well-known Catholic defeatists, -Baudoxiin and Prouvost, into the cabinet. What we shall see +Baudoxiin and Prouvost, into the cabinet. What we shall see presently will suggest that this was due to the intrigues of Laval and other Catholics. A few days later (June 10) Italy delivered -what Roosevelt called "the stab in the back," and French morale -fell still lower. On the 12th Weygand reported that resistance was +what Roosevelt called "the stab in the back," and French morale +fell still lower. On the 12th Weygand reported that resistance was hopeless. Reynaud appealed frantically to America for help and -Churchill, agreeing with him that the reply was unsatisfactory, +Churchill, agreeing with him that the reply was unsatisfactory, consented to relieve France of its agreement not to seek a separate peace. Reynaud and the majority of the cabinet wanted to continue the war, but "the will to fight had departed from Marshal Petain -and General Weygand, and their example was contagious." On the 16th +and General Weygand, and their example was contagious." On the 16th Reynaud resigned, and the President asked Petain, "who responded

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with alacrity," to form a government nearly the Vichy group of +

with alacrity," to form a government nearly the Vichy group of today. At once the senile Marshal (aged 84) asked an armistice fatuously explaining to the Germans that the settlement would be "as between soldiers" who respected each other. Daladier, Delbos, @@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ Africa, intending to carry on the war from there, as the elementary dictates of French honor, when not diluted with piety, required. They were arrested and returned to France as prisoners. Petain signed what he incredibly called "hard but honorable" terms, and he -and his gang moved to Vichy and began to spit epithets at the one +and his gang moved to Vichy and began to spit epithets at the one power, Great Britain, that seemed to be left to face alone the appalling might of Germany reinforced by all the resources, except the fleet, of France and six other conquered lands.

@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ sufficient personality to meet so terrible a crisis and assailed by rumors of an entanglement of an unpleasant character, was worn down. Petain, on the other hind, was flattered to his teeth and persuaded "by Laval (who hoped to rule France through him) that he -was called by God to save France. President Lebrun and Herriot were +was called by God to save France. President Lebrun and Herriot were dissuaded from shifting the government to North Africa and conducting the war from there, and Mandel, Daladier, and others had to fly secretly to carry out the plan. Laval was taken into @@ -1432,15 +1432,15 @@ to 80 and made Petain dictator, Vice-Premier.

In giving a summary above of indications of an increasing Church influence in France I postponed one item. On June 9, 1935, -the Papal organ, the Osservatore Romano (quoted in Keesing) +the Papal organ, the Osservatore Romano (quoted in Keesing) recalled with joy that for the first time in 70 years a French -cabinet-minster was visiting the Pope and kissing his ring. He wore +cabinet-minster was visiting the Pope and kissing his ring. He wore the insignia of the Order of Pius IX, which had been bestowed upon him by Pill's XI. He presented several sumptuously bound works of -Catholic piety to the Pope, who gave his daughter a gold and coral +Catholic piety to the Pope, who gave his daughter a gold and coral rosary such as a Catholic maid would treasure for life. The Times (June 10) and other papers referred to the facts as another -admirable symptom (like Mussolini's bargain with the Vatican) of +admirable symptom (like Mussolini's bargain with the Vatican) of the wise reconciliation of the secular and spiritual powers.

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The devout pilgrim was Pierre Laval, who thus entered upon a -friendship with the Secretary of State, Cardinal Pacelli. Laval is +

The devout pilgrim was Pierre Laval, who thus entered upon a +friendship with the Secretary of State, Cardinal Pacelli. Laval is now so universally loathed that our papers will not even mention that he is a Catholic, much less recall his Papal decorations and -his close Vatican connection. Pacelli, a year or two later, +his close Vatican connection. Pacelli, a year or two later, returned the visit. He was the first Papal Legate to be received in Paris since 1814, and he was very royally received. And at the following New Year's Day there was a fresh Papal decoration for @@ -1462,15 +1462,15 @@ Laval, and one even for the freethinking Prime Minister.

If any readers still hesitate about the share of the Black International in the betrayal of France let us consider what happened. The French hierarchy at once at the surrender ordered -their people to support Petain. The Pope, who mediated in the +their people to support Petain. The Pope, who mediated in the settlement with Italy, sent Petain a personal message and a letter pointing out to the French bishops that the new situation made -possible "a reawakening of the entire nation." The Osservatore +possible "a reawakening of the entire nation." The Osservatore surpassed itself, hailing "the dawn of a new radiant day not only for France but for Europe and the world" (Catholic Herald, July 12). As all the world which was not Catholic-Fascist or under the lash of the Gestapo considered the new day one of dishonor for -France and of evil augury for the world Cardinal Hinsley, head of +France and of evil augury for the world Cardinal Hinsley, head of the Church in Britain, was compelled to ask what the Great Neutral meant by this. The article, it was explained, was not authorized. Even under Hinsley's nose, in his Catholic Herald, the jubilation @@ -1527,10 +1527,10 @@ my bedroom-window, five miles away, the most precious square mile of the city of London, with its historic treasures as well as its vast stores, dissolve in flames, and for weeks later I met the poor maimed folk who had left their dead in the cinders of their homes. -It goes on. As I write Vichy is deliberating whether to put its +It goes on. As I write Vichy is deliberating whether to put its fleet (contrary to the most solemn pledges) and its vast African empire at the disposal of Germany for the final destruction of -civilization in Europe. And Papa Pacelli continues to bless Vichy. +civilization in Europe. And Papa Pacelli continues to bless Vichy. The one man in the miserable group whose sense of honor is not smothered by his piety, is dismissed as if this were a disgrace . . . France will yet -- next year, I venture to think -- rise again, @@ -1554,17 +1554,17 @@ Abyssinia, from Brazil to Vienna. The pretext is that men's fact is that the protection or recovery of the power and wealth of the Black International comes first. Secondly, there is no room for doubt that the Vatican was warned in advance of the conquest of -Belgium and France and the intervention of Italy. Ribbentrop was +Belgium and France and the intervention of Italy. Ribbentrop was received at Rome, with much enthusiasm, the day before he was to -join Hitler and Mussolini at the Brenner for the final endorsement +join Hitler and Mussolini at the Brenner for the final endorsement of the plan of the conquest of the West. It is absurd to ask us to -believe that Hitler was deeply concerned at such a moment to secure +believe that Hitler was deeply concerned at such a moment to secure a friendly understanding of which he had not the least need, with -the Pope about Church affairs in Poland and Bohemia. It is still +the Pope about Church affairs in Poland and Bohemia. It is still more absurd to suggest that he wanted an assurance of the loyalty of the German Catholics, which was never in doubt whatever crime -(not against the Church) Hitler committed. The Annual Register says -that "according to Vatican sources" Ribbentrop had told the Pope in +(not against the Church) Hitler committed. The Annual Register says +that "according to Vatican sources" Ribbentrop had told the Pope in April that the German troops would be in Paris in June and in London in August.

@@ -1579,8 +1579,8 @@ Communism were just as dangerous to it in Belgium and France as in Spain, Austria, Germany, and South America, and a German conquest of the West automatically involved the complete destruction of them. It seems to me just as certain that the Vatican was promised, -or foresaw, the seizure of power in France by Petain, Weygand, -Laval, and Darlan and the setting-up of a clerical state. Think of +or foresaw, the seizure of power in France by Petain, Weygand, +Laval, and Darlan and the setting-up of a clerical state. Think of the situation, as I have described it. Since 1875 French Catholics had not only never had power in France but had not had a single statesman until the black Laval wormed and bribed his way in. Now, @@ -1590,12 +1590,12 @@ Papacy.

But a further very important gain was that the transformation of France into a Catholic state provided a new, and most important -unit for the Pope's plan of a bloc or League -- let us call it a +unit for the Pope's plan of a bloc or League -- let us call it a League -- of Catholic powers. As far as I can trace, this idea of -the Pope was born in the spring or early summer of 1940, which +the Pope was born in the spring or early summer of 1940, which suggests further evidence that he knew of the coming degradation of Belgium and France. Slovakia was at that time added, as a Catholic -state, to Italy, Spain, and Portugal. The Pope could have had no +state, to Italy, Spain, and Portugal. The Pope could have had no illusion about the value, on a world-scale, of Slovakia, Spain, and Portugal or the condition of Italy; and the usefulness of the Spanish-American Republics in a League with European anti- @@ -1609,14 +1609,14 @@ power, was a different proposition.

the Papal encyclical of the year 1931 Quadragesimo Anno. The title -- the title of an encyclical consists of the first two words of the Latin text -- means "In the fortieth year" and is an indication -that if follows up the "great" encyclical (Rerum Novarum) published -by Leo XIII in 1891. You may know how the world-press applauded +that if follows up the "great" encyclical (Rerum Novarum) published +by Leo XIII in 1891. You may know how the world-press applauded that encyclical and how American apologists still quote it with pride. It went to the revolutionary length of saying -- in the last decade of the nineteenth century! -- that a worker must have "a -living wage"; though the Pope, when asked by a Belgium prelate who +living wage"; though the Pope, when asked by a Belgium prelate who was pressed by Socialists, declined to say what is a living wage. -Pacelli, who was firmly in the Secretariat of State by 1931, seems +Pacelli, who was firmly in the Secretariat of State by 1931, seems to have thought that it was a good basis to build upon. I do not suggest that he wrote it, though to do so required no knowledge of economics. It is a very long and rambling document, mainly composed @@ -1638,29 +1638,29 @@ French. In Britain at least, no translation was published, and

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there is only a booklet on it (Pope Pius XI and Social +

there is only a booklet on it (Pope Pius XI and Social Reconstruction, 1936) which is a paraphrase intended to conceal its crudities. I can learn of no American translation. Strange, you may -say, if this is the supreme effort of Pacelli and Pius XI on a very +say, if this is the supreme effort of Pacelli and Pius XI on a very vital question and the document on which these new Catholic states expressly base themselves.

It is not really strange. It is a manual of Catholic Fascism, -blending features of Mussolini's Corporative State, the medieval +blending features of Mussolini's Corporative State, the medieval guilds, and weird Vatican conceptions of modern life. Although -Vichy France, Portugal, Slovakia, etc., appeal to it as their +Vichy France, Portugal, Slovakia, etc., appeal to it as their inspiration it says little about the political form of the state but clearly assumes that it will be a dictatorship. The main point is its solution of the larger problem, which is very simple. The -desire of the workers to have unions is, the Pope is gracious +desire of the workers to have unions is, the Pope is gracious enough to say, legitimate. But must not be democratic and independent. They must be "directed." The employers also must have -associations -- you see the relation to Mussolini's idea -- and in +associations -- you see the relation to Mussolini's idea -- and in case of a difference of opinion representatives of the two bodies must meet in Christian amity and come to an agreement. It reminds us of the British industrial experiment of Witney Councils, which had already been discovered to be useless before Plus XI, or -Pacelli, recommended the idea as original and profound. The Pope +Pacelli, recommended the idea as original and profound. The Pope does not say whether the workers or the employers are to have the marginal superiority or how, in case they are equal, a decision is to be reached. Such a deadlock, he supposes, cannot arise when both @@ -1684,12 +1684,12 @@ worker who sees the marble bathing pools, the rich banquets, the spacious and luxurious homes of the rich on the screen must, when he returns to his dingy and uncomfortable home, repress that wicked feeling of envy and thank Divine Providence for giving him the $15 -or $20 a week job. To do otherwise leads to Socialism, and the Pope +or $20 a week job. To do otherwise leads to Socialism, and the Pope settle's the vexed question whether the Vatican no longer condemns Socialism. "No man", he says (p. 90) "can be a good Catholic and a good socialist," The priests did not care to let even British workers see that. As to Communism, it is "impious and wicked", not -simply, as the Pope is now represented as saying, natural virtue to +simply, as the Pope is now represented as saying, natural virtue to be condemned only because it has not a Catholic basis (in reality, a Catholic or priestly boss). There is to be no restriction on a man's power to make a fortune, but the rich must be generous to the

@@ -1709,13 +1709,13 @@ wonderful example of that famous "wisdom of the Vatican".

American public know that their Church condemned unrestricted individualism and free competition, but the blear-eyed Petain, like the sleek priest-ruler of Slovakia, the truculent dictator who -protects privilege in Brazil, and the scheming Dr. Salazar of -Portugal found it a useful doctrine. It is, as I said, Mussolini's +protects privilege in Brazil, and the scheming Dr. Salazar of +Portugal found it a useful doctrine. It is, as I said, Mussolini's Corporative State modified. You may choose to think that these -innocent folk at the Vatican did not realize that Mussolini's +innocent folk at the Vatican did not realize that Mussolini's scheme was mainly devised for the purpose of war -- to bring both the industrialists and the workers under the despotic control of -the State. In any case the Pope puts the Church above the state. He +the State. In any case the Pope puts the Church above the state. He blandly claims that it is "the supreme authority even in these economic matters." That also would hardly suit America, but old Petain would not blink if it claimed to be the supreme authority @@ -1743,8 +1743,8 @@ the summer of 1941 by the distinguished French dramatist Henri Bernstein punctured the Petain clerical legend. He proves that the "great soldier" was a defeatist in the war of 1914-1918 and wanted to abandon the English allies to the German's. His coreligionist -Foch had to silence him. It appears even that he never was a great -soldier and "the hero of Verdun." It was the priests who +Foch had to silence him. It appears even that he never was a great +soldier and "the hero of Verdun." It was the priests who manufactured his reputation. As I said, for seventy years they had failed to get a distinguished representative either in statesmanship, science, philosophy, or history, so in the miserable @@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@ to the clerical sharp.

Just about the time of the surrender of Paris even the German papers began to discus's with respect the idea of a Catholic -League. Whether they or the Pope started it I cannot ascertain but +League. Whether they or the Pope started it I cannot ascertain but it became an important item in their new program of friendly

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understanding with the Vatican. Catholic papers in England and -Eire, in Portugal, Spain, Spanish America, and Hungary -- and, I +Eire, in Portugal, Spain, Spanish America, and Hungary -- and, I suppose. in the United States -- began to reflect the glory and joy of the new vision that lit the Papal mind. The great League would cross the seas and bring in the republics of South America. "Spaniards", Franco's newspapers said, "are the only ones entitled to look after Spanish America." Britain and America were saving Spain from famine and collapse, and its press was telling President -Roosevelt that "his tutorship is unsolicited". Instead of a Nazi +Roosevelt that "his tutorship is unsolicited". Instead of a Nazi threat to the United States from Latin America there was to be a Catholic Fascist threat; and the main body of American Catholic's -still praised Petain, Salazar, Franco, and De Valera. Germany -hinted that this was not all. The Pope's eyes began to brighten at +still praised Petain, Salazar, Franco, and De Valera. Germany +hinted that this was not all. The Pope's eyes began to brighten at the prospect of Germany conquering the Balkans and destroying for him the ancient Greek, Russian, Serbian, and other "Orthodox" Churches which had defied the Papacy for more than a thousand -years. This mighty League, pivoting on Italy, need not fear Hitler +years. This mighty League, pivoting on Italy, need not fear Hitler even if he had won his victory and then faced the Vatican without a mask.

@@ -1798,7 +1798,7 @@ ludicrous.

What would Germany then say to Roman Catholicism. It would disdainfully sweep aside all its trumpery Catholic-Fascist institutions. It would enter upon a real "persecution of religion" -such as the modern world has not yet seen. If the Pope murmured +such as the modern world has not yet seen. If the Pope murmured about promises and agreements, the cynical Nazis would remind him how he was silent year after year when they made solemn agreements and tore them up. It would remind him how through years of diff --git a/pythonCode/output/mccabe08.xml b/pythonCode/output/mccabe08.xml index b359e06..3718200 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/mccabe08.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/mccabe08.xml @@ -31,9 +31,9 @@

III Greece, Not Being Romanist, Fights ...... 13

-

IV Catholics Hamstring Yugo-Slavia ......... 20

+

IV Catholics Hamstring Yugo-Slavia ......... 20

-

V The Pipe-Dream of Mussolini and the Pope ...... 26

+

V The Pipe-Dream of Mussolini and the Pope ...... 26

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bloody, and most comprehensive extension of the conspiracy against -civilization the Pope gave a most cordial interview and a gold +civilization the Pope gave a most cordial interview and a gold medal to Japan's most crafty agent, Matsuoka.

-

Hitler ten years ago still kept his ambition within the frame- -work of Mein Kampf. The noble German race could not tolerate that +

Hitler ten years ago still kept his ambition within the frame- +work of Mein Kampf. The noble German race could not tolerate that large bodies of its people should be in subjection to inferior nations (Poland, France, Denmark, Czecho-Slovakia, Switzerland, -etc.) and must gather them into the Reich; and it was necessary for +etc.) and must gather them into the Reich; and it was necessary for the full and free development of this Greater Germany that it should take the Ukraine from what the whole world then agreed with him to regard as the disreputable and incompetent Bolsheviks. We @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ it opposed the Nazis; it could expect an enormous increase of wealth and power in the Greater Germany if it did not. Moreover, the Nazis were bound to annihilate its deadly enemy, Socialism, in Germany and, if they succeeded, in France and Russia. So the -present Pope, who knew Germany intimately and saw, as any schoolboy +present Pope, who knew Germany intimately and saw, as any schoolboy could, that its program meant war at least with France and Russia, and therefore also with Great Britain, helped the Nazis to attain power and clung to them through years of shame until their prospect @@ -94,15 +94,15 @@ of victory was dimmed by the heroic resistance of Russia and the help of America.

All that, and how the Black International in Germany cheered -and blessed every ghastly extension of Hitler's greed when he +and blessed every ghastly extension of Hitler's greed when he realized the incredible complacency of the western democracies, we have seen. In this book I propose to consider in detail the relation of the Vatican and the Italian Church to the Fascists: in particular to the miserable adventurer who dreamed that he would pass into history as the second Caesar and already finds his place -in it under the particularly odious name of the Jackal -- the +in it under the particularly odious name of the Jackal -- the stinking, Blinking, cowardly beast that lets other beasts kill and -fattens on the corpses of their victims. This is the Pope's closest +fattens on the corpses of their victims. This is the Pope's closest ally and friend, the leader of the dreamed-of League of Catholic Fascist powers.

@@ -111,18 +111,18 @@ gross type of adventures, the beginning of the Vatican's sordid and venal alliance with him, and the way in which his first outrage, the rape of Abyssinia, coincided perfectly with the ambition of the Papacy to recover its control of the Ethiopian Church and was -effusively blessed by the whole Italian hierarchy while the Pope -remained tactically silent. From that time until 1939, the Jackal +effusively blessed by the whole Italian hierarchy while the Pope +remained tactically silent. From that time until 1939, the Jackal got no pickings and saw himself sinking into vassalage to the more powerful beast and his country despised throughout the world -without the compensation of plunder. Every meeting at the Brenner +without the compensation of plunder. Every meeting at the Brenner or dash of his rabbit-brained son-in-law to Berlin was followed by -a harvest of glory and loot for Hitler -- alone. The warning in -Mein Kampf that Germany could never tolerate a second great power +a harvest of glory and loot for Hitler -- alone. The warning in +Mein Kampf that Germany could never tolerate a second great power in Europe was lost on him; and, while he joined gaily and coarsely -in every promise of clerical friendship which Hitler made to small +in every promise of clerical friendship which Hitler made to small nations, to keep them quiet until he was ready to rob them, -Mussolini seems not to have reflected that Hitler's promises to +Mussolini seems not to have reflected that Hitler's promises to himself might be equally cynical.

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During these years the Pope remained, we will not say on +

During these years the Pope remained, we will not say on cordial terms but at least in alliance with the treacherous warmonger, and the Italian hierarchy and priesthood acclaimed every step he took and every crude boast he made as enthusiastically as -the German bishops supported Hitler. Between the Mediterranean and +the German bishops supported Hitler. Between the Mediterranean and the frontier of Holland several hundred Catholic bishops and quarter of a million priests, nuns, monks, and clerical agents did what the Catholic apologist calls the beneficent work of his Church @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ well as those of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria, Czecho-Slovakia, Hungary, and Germany.

In the face of this situation the American Catholic plea that -we must relieve the Pope of responsibility for the action of local +we must relieve the Pope of responsibility for the action of local hierarchies is seen to be ludicrous. One local hierarchy might at some time be betrayed by its dread of offending its nation into a morally indefensible position, and we should then expect the Papacy @@ -163,16 +163,16 @@ speak very hesitatingly, if at all, for the cause of humanity and civilization.

Let us distinctly understand that these priests and bishops, -encouraged by the Pope's refusal to censure or to break relations +encouraged by the Pope's refusal to censure or to break relations with their brutal rulers, supported them in every step they took. I have shown elsewhere that the whole Italian Church rejoiced -boisterously over the conquest of Abyssinia and that the Pope, who -is now said by Cardinal Hinsley to have called it a "barbarous +boisterously over the conquest of Abyssinia and that the Pope, who +is now said by Cardinal Hinsley to have called it a "barbarous outrage", gave the supreme gift to womanhood of his Church, the Golden Rose, to the Queen of Italy in her character of Empress of Abyssinia. That easy piece of conquest had proved of great value to the Church, but of practically none to Italy. The chief motive of -it had been the personal ambition of Mussolini to avenge a +it had been the personal ambition of Mussolini to avenge a humiliating defeat that the Italians had earlier suffered in Abyssinia and to create something that he could call a Roman Empire. One would not be surprised if he thought the Italian people @@ -181,13 +181,13 @@ would in time put the purple mantle on his own shoulders.

Since that time he had waited impatiently for his share in the Axis-loot, and at the beginning of 1939 he decided to add Albania to the glorious new Roman Empire. In the midst of his preparations -the old Pope died and Pacelli became Pius XII. Partly in order to +the old Pope died and Pacelli became Pius XII. Partly in order to obscure his alliance with the dictators Catholic writers have said -that Mussolini opposed the election of Pacelli. He wanted a -"religious" Pope -- a man who would attend exclusively to Church +that Mussolini opposed the election of Pacelli. He wanted a +"religious" Pope -- a man who would attend exclusively to Church matters and leave rulers and statesmen to act as they pleased -- -not a "political" Pope like Pacelli. If anybody can point to any -act or word of Pacelli during the preceding ten year's as Secretary

+not a "political" Pope like Pacelli. If anybody can point to any +act or word of Pacelli during the preceding ten year's as Secretary

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -195,26 +195,26 @@ act or word of Pacelli during the preceding ten year's as Secretary

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of State which challenged Mussolini we might entertain the story. +

of State which challenged Mussolini we might entertain the story. There was no such act or word, except an occasional lament of breaches of the Concordat; and these things never troubled -Mussolini or Hitler because they never weakened or disturbed the +Mussolini or Hitler because they never weakened or disturbed the loyalty of their local Churches. Papal policy went on without a change. The man who had been the power behind the throne was now on the throne.

-

As to the statement that the new Pope was greatly distressed +

As to the statement that the new Pope was greatly distressed at the invasion of Albania, it is just one of those anonymous -extenuations of a Pope's blunders or crimes. Pius XII was crowned +extenuations of a Pope's blunders or crimes. Pius XII was crowned on March 12 (1939), and the Italian troops crossed to Albania on April 7. That date was Good Friday, and a pious churchman might be annoyed at the choice; and a further possible annoyance was that -the Pope was busy preparing his beautiful Easter message on peace +the Pope was busy preparing his beautiful Easter message on peace which in the circumstances jarred on the ears of many. But it would -be sheer folly to suggest that the Pope did not know that Mussolini +be sheer folly to suggest that the Pope did not know that Mussolini was going to annex Albania. Month's of preparation are required for an overseas expedition of half a million men with modern equipment. -At the very time when the Pope was crowned the tanks must have been +At the very time when the Pope was crowned the tanks must have been rumbling along the roads of Italy, and the men and material and ships must have been gathering at Brindisi long before the date of sailing. But to understand fully the relation of the Vatican to @@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ I must add that they gave them the sacraments of (compulsory) baptism and marriage before sleeping with them. The violent passions that were displayed in their feuds were notorious throughout south-eastern Europe. It was through these densely -illiterate and priest-ridden highlanders, the Mirdites and Shoshi, -that Mussolini began to engineer the "invitation" to him to take +illiterate and priest-ridden highlanders, the Mirdites and Shoshi, +that Mussolini began to engineer the "invitation" to him to take over the country.

As the "conquest" was almost entirely won by bribery of the @@ -267,54 +267,54 @@ Turks never quite subdued the primitive mountaineers of the north, and they kept their Catholic faith all through the Moslem days. In 1939 there were about 700,000 Moslem in the country, 200,000 Orthodox (non-Roman) Catholics, and 100,000 Roman Catholics. The -Pope, as in the case of Abyssinia, looked to Italian rule to bring +Pope, as in the case of Abyssinia, looked to Italian rule to bring under his control the 200,000 dissident Catholics and as many of the Moslem as possible. One really finds it easier to believe that -the Pope on that Good Priday prayed very fervently for the success +the Pope on that Good Priday prayed very fervently for the success of the Italian arms. And he had, as so often happens, a little -friend at court. The pretty Queen Geraldine was a Catholic, and -poor Zog little dreamed when he built a luxurious chapel for her a +friend at court. The pretty Queen Geraldine was a Catholic, and +poor Zog little dreamed when he built a luxurious chapel for her a few years earlier and gave her a suite of chaplains that soon he would be flying over the hills with the crown jewels.

Here again the interests of the imperialist adventurer and the -spiritualistic imperialist neatly coincided. Mussolini, already +spiritualistic imperialist neatly coincided. Mussolini, already conscious that the leading burglar had altered his plan of dividing -the spoils -- Hitler to have Europe north of the Danube and -Mussolini all to the south of it -- wanted at least to make sure of +the spoils -- Hitler to have Europe north of the Danube and +Mussolini all to the south of it -- wanted at least to make sure of Greece and Yugo-glavia as a bastian of his Medeteiranean and -African Empire. Some say that he surprised and annoyed Mussolini by +African Empire. Some say that he surprised and annoyed Mussolini by his "conquest" -- it cost him the lives of 12 men of his invincible -legions -- of Albania. Not likely. He knew of Mussolini's +legions -- of Albania. Not likely. He knew of Mussolini's preparations, for Italy swarmed with his spies, and he says that when the time came to attack Greece and Yugo-Slavia the possession of Albania, a few hours' sail from Italy, would be a great -advantage to both. To say that the Pope was not in their counsels +advantage to both. To say that the Pope was not in their counsels seems, as I said, ridiculous. Within a week of his coronation the -Pope had a visit from Clano and on the following day one from the +Pope had a visit from Clano and on the following day one from the Prince of Piedmont. A survey of some such summary of the world-news as that in Keesing's 'Contemporary Archives' will show that the relations of the Vatican with the Italian government were -particularly good that year. In December Mussolini appointed a +particularly good that year. In December Mussolini appointed a formal 'ambassador at the Papal Court, and the year ended with the sumptuous visit of the king and queen to the Vatican (December 21) -and the rare event of the Pope taking his Christmas greeting in +and the rare event of the Pope taking his Christmas greeting in person to the palace, (28) as I have elsewhere described. Albania -did not ruffle a hair of the Pope's head.

+did not ruffle a hair of the Pope's head.

We must, as I said, take into consideration that the conquest was practically bloodless, the way having been so thoroughly prepared with gold. In 1915 the Allied powers, looking for bits of territory with which to bribe possible supporters like Serbia and Greece, had decided to cut up Albania. Italy had saved it and in -time made it a nominally independent kingdom. Mussolini's -"patronage" became so onerous and ominous, however, that King Zog +time made it a nominally independent kingdom. Mussolini's +"patronage" became so onerous and ominous, however, that King Zog became restless and it was decided to evict him and open one of the -gates to Greece. Everybody will remember how Mussolini's shrewish +gates to Greece. Everybody will remember how Mussolini's shrewish daughter and her popinjay of a husband, who fairly clearly fancied themselves as future empress and emperor, had white horses in reserve for their triumphal entry into Athens. Not less eagerly did -the Pope look forward to that event as the beginning of his +the Pope look forward to that event as the beginning of his conquest of the Greek Church and other National Catholic Churches

Bank of Wisdom @@ -330,24 +330,24 @@ the great democracies was giving them in the Church.

We should, however, notice in conclusion that while the conquest of Albania was almost bloodless, it was won by such -corruption and perfidy that the Pope's virtual blessing of it again +corruption and perfidy that the Pope's virtual blessing of it again puts him in the gang. It was by a lavish expenditure of money that -Mussolini, the man who wrote that war alone enobles a man, +Mussolini, the man who wrote that war alone enobles a man, prevented serious resistance and induced the "notables" of Albania -to desert Zog and offer the crown to the king of Italy. This was +to desert Zog and offer the crown to the king of Italy. This was sordid enough, but the deception of Greece and Yugo-Slavia, which were alarmed to get the Italian army at their frontiers, was revolting; if we can find any sympathy for any statesmen in Europe who believed a word that the dictators said after five years of lying and repudiation of agreements.

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Roosevelt had asked the pair of arch-criminals to sign an +

Roosevelt had asked the pair of arch-criminals to sign an agreement to refrain from any aggressive movement for ten year's, -and Mussolini had, with an air of pain and sorrow, refused to sign +and Mussolini had, with an air of pain and sorrow, refused to sign such a document on the ground that it was an insult to suggest that he might have any such intention. There was a more direct and brazen deception of Yugo-Slavia and Greece. Every statesman knew -that Mussolini's imperialist program demanded, not Albania, which +that Mussolini's imperialist program demanded, not Albania, which was of little value except as a route to Greece, but the Yugo- Slavian coast of the Adriatic, to the north of it, which had splendid harbors (in which the eastern coast of Italy is very @@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ the British asked for assurances. They got them in profusion; -- and it seems a mystery unless you keep in mind always that Italy and Germany were destroying Socialism for the capitalists of the world -- believed them. On December 10 the Grand Council of -Fascism, Mussolini's chief mouthpiece, gravely announced to the +Fascism, Mussolini's chief mouthpiece, gravely announced to the world that it was "the desire of Italy to 'see order and peace maintained and consolidated in the Balkan and Danubian areas", and this would be better promoted by Hungary, Rumania, Yugo-Slavia, and @@ -371,14 +371,14 @@ began at once to drift into the German sphere of influence.

Under shelter of this camouflage-screen of lies the two dictators, sure of peace on their eastern and southern frontiers, pushed on their preparations for the great spring offensive in the -west. The Pope professed to believe the protests of Mussolini and +west. The Pope professed to believe the protests of Mussolini and his Grand Council. He ended the year, as I said, although it had witnessed the ruthless destruction of Catholic Poland, in a quite exceptional round of chaste Christmas festivities and issued his -biennial essay on the beauty of peace. As Hitler had not yet +biennial essay on the beauty of peace. As Hitler had not yet approached the major clauses of his program -- war upon Russia for -the Ukraine and upon France for the recovery of Alsace-Lorraine. -- -I leave to others the analysis of the Pope's mind. My own +the Ukraine and upon France for the recovery of Alsace-Lorraine. -- +I leave to others the analysis of the Pope's mind. My own suggestions would be malicious. But one fact stands clear of all

Bank of Wisdom @@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ the gross deceptions and cynical breaches of the assurances given to the world by his allies in 1939. By that time the reassuring documents signed or issued by Japan, Germany, and Italy and brazenly repudiated by later action -- often a few months later -- -would have papered a commodious dining-room. Never has the Pope +would have papered a commodious dining-room. Never has the Pope condemned that perfidy of his allies which was making international faith a lost quality of the wicked nineteenth century or one reserved to the "impious" Bolsheviks.

@@ -405,41 +405,41 @@ reserved to the "impious" Bolsheviks.

historian to discover why anybody was ever taken by surprise by any of the terrible outrages that, occurred every few months. The program, of the great international bandits had been before the -world for years, and Hitler's program included, and emphasized in +world for years, and Hitler's program included, and emphasized in many chapters of his book, a war of revenge on France, the recovery -of Alsace-Lorraine, and the truculent statement that France was so +of Alsace-Lorraine, and the truculent statement that France was so degenerate, so debased with Negro blood, that it must be blotted out forever from the company of European powers. To plead in -extenuation that Hitler never permitted a full foreign translation +extenuation that Hitler never permitted a full foreign translation of his book is childish. Every foreign office in the world and large numbers of journalists knew its contents. For such follies as -Chamberlain accepting the word of Hitler that he had abandoned +Chamberlain accepting the word of Hitler that he had abandoned those plans, or the French accepting a similar statement in an -interview which Hitler gave a French Fascist journalist, or almost +interview which Hitler gave a French Fascist journalist, or almost unanimous silence of the world-press there is, as I have repeatedly said, only one explanation: so eager were they all for the -destruction of Socialism, which Hitler and Mussolini promised, that +destruction of Socialism, which Hitler and Mussolini promised, that they mistook the knife of an assassin for the scalpel of a surgeon. If that is difficult to believe think out, if you can, some other explanation; and study the action of the bankers and industrialists of France today who are actually cooperating in a New Order that merely postpones their annihilation.

-

Whether the Pope was surprised by the war in the west I have +

Whether the Pope was surprised by the war in the west I have discussed in other booklets. I could at that time quote no -authority to support me in my suggestion that the Pope was fully +authority to support me in my suggestion that the Pope was fully informed of the plot before even the invasion of Norway. I told, -from the Papal newspaper itself, how Ribbentrop was sent to see the -Pope a few days before Hitler met Mussolini at the Brenner to -arrange the date of his intervention and how the Osservatore +from the Papal newspaper itself, how Ribbentrop was sent to see the +Pope a few days before Hitler met Mussolini at the Brenner to +arrange the date of his intervention and how the Osservatore reflected the joyous expectation of the Vatican that a very important agreement was to be signed. The only plausible theory of -this is that Hitler wanted the cooperation, which he got, of the -Catholics of Belgium and France, and that the Pope demanded so high +this is that Hitler wanted the cooperation, which he got, of the +Catholics of Belgium and France, and that the Pope demanded so high a price for his services that a month of hard bargaining followed. But the Italian Church and the Vatican emphatically endorsed the action of the Belgian and French Catholic traitors -- Leopold, -Petain, Laval, Weygand, and Darlan -- and the Church gained +Petain, Laval, Weygand, and Darlan -- and the Church gained mightily in France. Within the last week or two the 1940 volume of the Annual Register has appeared and that weighty and quite impartial authority says, drawing upon "Vatican sources", that

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Ribbentrop told the Pope that "German soldiers would be in Paris by -June and in London by August". This was on March 11, 1940. Shirer +

Ribbentrop told the Pope that "German soldiers would be in Paris by +June and in London by August". This was on March 11, 1940. Shirer confirms that some hard bargaining between the Vatican and Germany -went on at this time. He says that Msgr Orsenigo, the Nuncio at +went on at this time. He says that Msgr Orsenigo, the Nuncio at Berlin "had been quietly paying visits to the Wilhelmsstrasse for weeks" (Berlin Diary, p. 234).

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The Catholic has the consolation of knowing that the Pope +

The Catholic has the consolation of knowing that the Pope sacredly guarded the confidence that was made to him. At least I assume the Catholic will regard that as a virtue. Britain and France had declared war on Germany and must have expected attack. -The Pope alone knew, outside a narrow Nazi and Fascist circle, that +The Pope alone knew, outside a narrow Nazi and Fascist circle, that it was to be delivered at that time and in that fashion, so that it would probably be fatal to France. But he virtuously kept the secret to himself. Some folk, looking back on all the horrors that followed and confronting all the horrors that may yet come as the treachery of Vichy deepens, may even say that there are more -precious things than virtue; or that the Pope's firmness on this +precious things than virtue; or that the Pope's firmness on this one point while he virtually encouraged his three allies in years of deceit, corruption, and savagery reminds them of an earlier moralist who rebuked a man for straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel.

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We will not suppose that Pius XII knew all the methods which +

We will not suppose that Pius XII knew all the methods which Germany had used in preparing France for its baptism of blood and transformation into a real Catholic country. There were even anti- Nazi folk who blamed me when I suggested that it used the sexual @@ -484,26 +484,26 @@ how that country is being prepared for bloodless conquest. Amongst other things he says:

"A social layer has also been imported, including many-lingual -Aryan titled women whose morals are at the service of the Fuehrer. +Aryan titled women whose morals are at the service of the Fuehrer. The line is to attract the snub element among the Portuguese" (London Evening Standard, November 4 -- the most conservative evening paper in Britain).

One wonders if this new type of "vice-squad" includes some of -the dainty aristocratic ladies who did such good work for Hitler in +the dainty aristocratic ladies who did such good work for Hitler in Paris before 1939. Even those of us who are not puritans find this method of preparing the way for "glorious victories" revolting. No -trick is too dirty for the Pope's allies, On the same day comes the -news that Hitler's men are castrating bodies of the finest youths +trick is too dirty for the Pope's allies, On the same day comes the +news that Hitler's men are castrating bodies of the finest youths of Czecho-Slovakia and that they have 10,000 British uniforms ready for treacherous use in the East. The priests follow up the Gestapo to castrate what they call men's souls.

A second method in which the Vatican cooperated with Italy and Germany in securing the success of the war in the West was by -continuing to denounce Soviet Russia. Whether or no Hitler really +continuing to denounce Soviet Russia. Whether or no Hitler really feared that Russia would move in the Balkans while he was busy in -the west, it is a fact that he and Mussolini and the Vatican used +the west, it is a fact that he and Mussolini and the Vatican used this suggestion to divert the attention of the Balkan powers from their real danger and bind Hungary and Rumania closer to Germany. All through the winter of 1939-1940, when preparations were being

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made for operations in the west, the conduct of the Fascists was as -crooked and deceptive as that of Germany and Japan. Mussolini +crooked and deceptive as that of Germany and Japan. Mussolini bellowed about the peace of Europe and the threat to it from Russia. His people were solemnly assured, as they had been after the annexation of Abyssinia, that unless Russia struck all that they had to do was to make economic profit out of Germany's war with France and Britain. It was said that Italy even offered to -sell planes to France but Hitler forbade it. On the other hand when +sell planes to France but Hitler forbade it. On the other hand when Britain held up German ships carrying coal to Italy the Italian press was let loose in full fury upon it. Perfidious Albion was said even to be at the back of the Russian menace and the Russian @@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ seizure of part of Poland and Finland.

It is fortunate that we have not here to attempt to disentangle the apparent confusion of the first quarter of 1940, -with Germany an ally of Russia on the one hand and with Mussolini, +with Germany an ally of Russia on the one hand and with Mussolini, its bitterest enemy, on the other. We know now, of course, that the Russo-German agreement was a sham on both sides. The real tragedy of it is that a just, and honest, not to say friendly, approach to @@ -544,34 +544,34 @@ crucial factor in the whole horrible development is that hatred of Russia which the Papacy had done even more than the capitalists to inflame in every part of the world.

-

In March, as we saw, the Pope was informed of the plan to +

In March, as we saw, the Pope was informed of the plan to invade the West which had been maturing all through the winter. We must assume that in the course of the heated argument in which -Ribbentrop assured the Pope that the German troops would be in +Ribbentrop assured the Pope that the German troops would be in Paris by June he explained that the great barrier of the Maginot Line, on which Britain and France relied to an amazing extent, would be turned by an invasion of Holland and Belgium. Whether the -Pope was informed also of the coming intervention of Italy we do +Pope was informed also of the coming intervention of Italy we do not know. The story was put out, by one of the very useful anonymous purveyors of information in the service of the Vatican -that when Mussolini at length approached a declaration of war on -France the Pope wrote him a letter begging him to refrain (New York -Times, June 5). Professor La Piana observes that "if this letter is +that when Mussolini at length approached a declaration of war on +France the Pope wrote him a letter begging him to refrain (New York +Times, June 5). Professor La Piana observes that "if this letter is not another fiction like the mythical letter supposed to have been -written in 1914 by Pius X to the Emperor of Austria, the Duce must +written in 1914 by Pius X to the Emperor of Austria, the Duce must have thrown it into the waste-paper basket, for on June 11 the heroic gesture of striking the nation already defeated by Germany was made", and the Vatican adopted "an attitude of complete reserve". There has never been an official claim that such a letter -was written, and just one month earlier the Duce had shown how -little he respected the Pope's wishes by peremptorily and +was written, and just one month earlier the Duce had shown how +little he respected the Pope's wishes by peremptorily and successfully ordering him to discontinue publishing British war- news in his paper.

-

But Professor La Piana (of Harvard), writing in the Nation in -March, 1941, goes on to show how, whatever reserve the Pope +

But Professor La Piana (of Harvard), writing in the Nation in +March, 1941, goes on to show how, whatever reserve the Pope maintained -- for a week or two, let me add -- the Italian Church -supported the action of Mussolini with its usual enthusiasm. The

+supported the action of Mussolini with its usual enthusiasm. The

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -579,8 +579,8 @@ supported the action of Mussolini with its usual enthusiasm. The

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American paper's which reproduced Roosevelt's description of -Mussolini's action -- "the hand that held the dagger plunged it +

American paper's which reproduced Roosevelt's description of +Mussolini's action -- "the hand that held the dagger plunged it into the back of its neighbor" -- did not speak of the joy of the Italian Church. As if to excuse the Vatican in advance the Rome correspondent of the New York Times (June 12) quoted from Vatican @@ -593,49 +593,49 @@ clergy were as strictly pledged as the Vatican never to take part in polities, These agreements of the Church to avoid politics seem always to have the unwritten clause "on the wrong side". The Italian Church went beyond the bulk of the people of Italy, who -notoriously did not want war, in cheering Mussolini, but, since the +notoriously did not want war, in cheering Mussolini, but, since the papers of France, Britain, and America could be relied upon not to reproduce the words of the bishops, that was safe and profitable -interference in politics. But the Pope's words would probably be +interference in politics. But the Pope's words would probably be reproduced in every country so he must keep "an attitude of complete reserve".

On Catholic theory, and in any case, bishops and priests no -more approve injustice than Pope's do, but I need only quote one or -two instances from Professor La Piana's article. On June 16 the +more approve injustice than Pope's do, but I need only quote one or +two instances from Professor La Piana's article. On June 16 the Archbishop of Gorizia exhorted his people in a pastoral letter -- one of several issued at that time -- to "lift reverent thoughts to -the ever victorious King and Emperor and to the undefeated Duce: -may God bless and protect him." Cardinal Schuster, head of the +the ever victorious King and Emperor and to the undefeated Duce: +may God bless and protect him." Cardinal Schuster, head of the Italian Church, visited soldier's in the barracks at Milan and "distributed blessed medals to bring luck to the Italian armies". The Civilia Catholica, which is almost as much an organ of the -Vatican as the Osservatore, urged the soldiers to "shed their blood +Vatican as the Osservatore, urged the soldiers to "shed their blood for the cause blessed by their religion." On June 27th, when France was prostrate in the dust, thirty Italian bishops gave away one of the reasons for their joy, and one that must have been very active -in the Vatican. They urged the Duce to "crown the unfailing victory +in the Vatican. They urged the Duce to "crown the unfailing victory of our army" by taking the Holy Land from French and British hands -and putting it, on the religious side, under the Pope. This, they +and putting it, on the religious side, under the Pope. This, they said, would fitly express "the harmony between the civilized people of Imperial and Christian Rome". The shrines of the Holy Land are, I need not recall, almost as profitable as Monte Carlo, which was -to have been, he thought, one of Mussolini's rewards, but we will +to have been, he thought, one of Mussolini's rewards, but we will consider the oriental policy of the Vatican in the last chapter.

Note the reference in the letter of the Italian bishops to "the civilized people of Imperial and Christian Rome". The rest of the world used very different language about their enthusiasm for -Mussolini's action. We should, it is true, not regard the whole +Mussolini's action. We should, it is true, not regard the whole Italian people as approving it, but the above quotations show that the Catholics of Italy -- and of Spain, Portugal, Slovakia, Brazil, etc. -- joyously supported it. In America and Britain the more -Papal Catholics followed the Pope's example of "complete reserve" +Papal Catholics followed the Pope's example of "complete reserve" for every decent non-Catholic about them considered that this act -alone justifies us in calling Mussolini the Jackal. Some writers -say that he incurred the anger and contempt of Hitler by holding +alone justifies us in calling Mussolini the Jackal. Some writers +say that he incurred the anger and contempt of Hitler by holding off from intervention until France was mortally wounded. I prefer -to think that they were in agreement, but at Mussolini's

+to think that they were in agreement, but at Mussolini's

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suggestion. As a member of the diplomatic corps in Rome said: -"Mussolini does not want to fight a sick man: he wants to gouge the +"Mussolini does not want to fight a sick man: he wants to gouge the eyes out of a corpse." Some such language was used wherever tongues and pens were free, and non-Catholic.

-

To the last moment Mussolini had maintained his policy of +

To the last moment Mussolini had maintained his policy of craft and deceit. He continued to fool Britain with trade-talks. -When, in May, Roosevelt asked for a declaration of his intention, +When, in May, Roosevelt asked for a declaration of his intention, he declared that he had no intention of entering the war. It is true that as Germany bowled over country after country his press began to complain of the "ring of steel" that the British command of the Mediterranean drew round Italy and hymns of hate even for -children, began to be heard. But Ciano, the Jackal's pup, still +children, began to be heard. But Ciano, the Jackal's pup, still thought he was fooling the British representatives with trade- -talks, though as Chamberlain had now given place to Churchill +talks, though as Chamberlain had now given place to Churchill probably no one was duped. At the beginning of June the World Fair, which had until that date been announced to be held in Rome, was "postponed", and the sailing of Italian liners was canceled. And on June 10 Romans were summoned not by blare of trumpets but by cards, to come to the Palazzo Venezia to listen to the final lie. He declared that "Italy has done everything possible to arrest this -terrible war" -- which he had jubilantly arranged with Hitler at -the Brenner a few weeks earlier -- but must now face "the risks (!) +terrible war" -- which he had jubilantly arranged with Hitler at +the Brenner a few weeks earlier -- but must now face "the risks (!) and sacrifices" which the wickedness of France and Britain forced upon it. He added, as if he luxuriated in lying: "I do solemnly declare that I do not intend to involve other nations in the @@ -676,8 +676,8 @@ departed in silence, and a gloom settled upon Italy. But the church-bells rang, and the bishops hung their consecrated garlands on the bull-neck of the brutal adventurer.

-

The Pope's "complete reserve" lasted until Petain sat firmly --- I mean was held firmly by Darlan and Weygand -- in the saddle, +

The Pope's "complete reserve" lasted until Petain sat firmly +-- I mean was held firmly by Darlan and Weygand -- in the saddle, and Catholic papers all over the world, even in England (as I quoted), rejoiced at the glorious state into which the "heroic soul of France" had passed, if a little tarnished in the wings. @@ -707,10 +707,10 @@ Think of Italy, Spain, Austria, Czecho-Slovakia and South America.

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What a miracle of Church-growth Pacelli had witnessed since he had +

What a miracle of Church-growth Pacelli had witnessed since he had taken office in the Secretariat of State in 1929! Or ought we to say, what a stupendous recovery of Church-power he had effected by -his alliance with Mussolini and Hitler? Can anybody doubt, in view +his alliance with Mussolini and Hitler? Can anybody doubt, in view of this outcome of the invasion of the West, that he had in fact known in advance of the plan and approved, if not assisted, it?

@@ -736,21 +736,21 @@ spare French civilian towns. They compelled the workers, under threat of starvation, from Belgium to Bordeaux, to make munitions for use against the only nation which was trying to deliver them.

-

But perhaps such matters cannot concern a Pope whose mind is +

But perhaps such matters cannot concern a Pope whose mind is occupied with higher things; though we do seem to have heard of him sending, when it suited the interest of the Church, Red Cross supplies to the East. What else did the Germans do? They applied in ten-fold force that brutal and immoral doctrine of Prussian militarism, that ten innocent civilians must be murdered if one who is guilty cannot be detected. The world was deeply stirred by these -batches of murder in fifties, but the Pope and the French bishops +batches of murder in fifties, but the Pope and the French bishops were silent; and the priest-ridden Petitin was content to appeal to the French people to "stop these criminal outrages against the troops of occupation!" It is true that we get the usual -unauthorized report that the Pope protested through his Berlin -Nuncio, but we have grown a little cynical about these reports.

+unauthorized report that the Pope protested through his Berlin +Nuncio, but we have grown a little cynical about these reports.

-

The Pope and the French bishops were still silent when Germany +

The Pope and the French bishops were still silent when Germany pressed Petain to tear off the one rag of "honor" he had kept at his surrender: his vow that he would never under any circumstances hand over the French fleet or French ports in Africa for use @@ -776,10 +776,10 @@ Britain and America at war with the fleet of Christian France in the Mediterranean; the prospect of a Church-ruled France spending its blood on behalf of the power which has always been its bitterest foe and under its present rulers is sworn to annihilate -France! In view of Hitler's repeated words about France and what he +France! In view of Hitler's repeated words about France and what he is actually doing in Poland and Czecho-Slovakia one would very seriously expect the castration of Frenchmen on a ghastly scale -when the war is over. And the Pope keeps to his policy of "complete +when the war is over. And the Pope keeps to his policy of "complete reserve" and permits (or directs) his Black International in France to support cordially, because they are useful to the Church, the miserable or stupid Vichy gang who thus betray the high honor of @@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ France and the first principles of civilization.

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-

Mussolini was troubled by the disgust with which the better +

Mussolini was troubled by the disgust with which the better elements in Italy itself regarded his vile conduct in regard to France. His servile press attempted to excuse it by a campaign of lies about France and Britain, while thoughtful folk still had @@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ land of poverty staggering under a stupendous load of internal debt.

Two things only, apart from debt and crime, can boast of -growth in Italy under Mussolini: the Church and the Army. The +growth in Italy under Mussolini: the Church and the Army. The Church has incalculably more power and much more wealth than it has had at any time since 1870. Through its cooperation with Fascism it has acquired a supremacy which any educated Italian before 1929 @@ -837,15 +837,15 @@ keep the Italian people obedient to their Fascist masters.

motivation, in those references to British or American intrigues to get Italy out of the war that one sees occasionally in the papers. This furtiveness does not mean only that international capital -wants to be sure that Socialism will not, as Cardinal Hinsley -predicted, succeed to the power of Mussolini. It means that +wants to be sure that Socialism will not, as Cardinal Hinsley +predicted, succeed to the power of Mussolini. It means that American and British Catholics fear still more the consequences to the Church of such a revolution. In no other country in the world can Socialists chant with deeper historical sincerity: "Our Flag is red with martyrs' blood." Some day they may be so wicked as to retaliate. You see, they are without "the restraints of religion".

-

Mussolini thought that he could disarm the anger of his +

Mussolini thought that he could disarm the anger of his freethinking Fascist follower's at this restoration of the medieval powers of the Church by making Italy a formidable military nation and restoring the Roman Empire. The second line of his original @@ -853,16 +853,16 @@ appeal to the country, after the proposal to destroy Socialism, was that Italy had been scurvily treated at Versailles because the other powers regarded it as too weak to give any trouble. In point of fact it had been treated more generously than its services in -the last war merited, but Mussolini soon found that if you roar a +the last war merited, but Mussolini soon found that if you roar a lie loud enough it has the accents of truth. He has spoken and -written in praise of war -- any war -- more crudely than Hitler and +written in praise of war -- any war -- more crudely than Hitler and has demanded floods of babies to make great armies. Not that he has any military ability. He never led anything but a mob with cudgels against a weaker mob. It is a fiction that he was wounded in the -last war, and, while Hitler can certainly boast that he led the +last war, and, while Hitler can certainly boast that he led the start of the Nazi march on Berlin -- even if he has to liquidate any man who recalls that he ran like a hare at the first shot -- -Mussolini remained 200 miles away from the Fascist march on Rome, +Mussolini remained 200 miles away from the Fascist march on Rome, until he heard that there was no shooting. However, the army, acting with the throne and capital, had put him in power, and he set out to drain Italy of its scanty wealth to equip his invincible @@ -884,10 +884,10 @@ Mediterranean, their ships scurry to port at sight of an enemy. It has become a joke that the Italians excel in all speed-records. They wait until France is in agony to declare war on it; and they then learn, when they ask for their share of the loot, that even -the Germans have a contempt for the military machine that Mussolini +the Germans have a contempt for the military machine that Mussolini has created.

-

So Mussolini, seeing his demand of Corsica, Savoy, Malta, +

So Mussolini, seeing his demand of Corsica, Savoy, Malta, Tunisia and the Suez as far as ever from being satisfied, seeing his new empire of sand and rock slipping away, decided to start on Greece. He proceeded loyally on the lines of the New Order, the New

@@ -905,9 +905,9 @@ try to get a single square mile of their territory. In September with Athens. But after his cowardly attack on France and his failure to get a single advantage from it he had to find some way of restoring his prestige. Some writers suggest that he was jealous -of Hitler and wanted to show that he could win glorious victories -without Hitler's advice or help. Doubtless he had some such idea, -but he met Hitler at the Brenner on October 4 and quite certainly +of Hitler and wanted to show that he could win glorious victories +without Hitler's advice or help. Doubtless he had some such idea, +but he met Hitler at the Brenner on October 4 and quite certainly discussed with him the war he was to begin only three weeks later.

In this age of "invincible might," when you want to smooth the @@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ war, and it is precisely to the standards of the Age of Chivalry, slightly adulterated with Nordic valor -- this may give three hours' notice, during the night, that it is opening fire -- that our Clerical-Fascist age has returned. It is true that since the -Italian people themselves had to be prepared, Mussolini got his +Italian people themselves had to be prepared, Mussolini got his press to belch journalistic fire at the Greeks and writhe over the "atrocities" the Greeks were committing; and as the Greeks had not at that time any idea of the ease with which they could sweep the @@ -935,21 +935,21 @@ representatives at the Italian Legation on the night of October 27. If I here go into detail a little more than usual you will understand what sort of thing it really was that the Italian archbishops and bishops boisterously approved, as usual, and the -Pope did not recognize as deserving of censure. The dance was in +Pope did not recognize as deserving of censure. The dance was in full swing when, at 2:30 a.m., the Italian minister politely explained to his Greek guests that he must leave them for an hour. -All the Greek ministers were present except General Mataxas, the +All the Greek ministers were present except General Mataxas, the Premier, and, as the Italian minister was absenting himself to deliver a virtual declaration of immediate war on them one will probably have to search long in recent history to find a parallel -to this infamy of the Pope's ally.

+to this infamy of the Pope's ally.

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At 3 a.m. he presented himself at the house of General Metaxas -and handed him an ultimatum, of the kind Hitler had several times +

At 3 a.m. he presented himself at the house of General Metaxas +and handed him an ultimatum, of the kind Hitler had several times delivered. It reaffirmed all the lies about atrocities and said that unless the Greeks accepted this charge and handed over certain strong strategic positions of theirs "to the Albanians" by 6 a.m. -(three hours later) they were at war with Italy! When Metaxas asked +(three hours later) they were at war with Italy! When Metaxas asked what these strategic points were the Italian minister said that he did not know. Thus do invincible legions, unlike effete democracies, begin their wars. The invasion of Greece, which was @@ -974,9 +974,9 @@ Vatican. In Greece there were no Roman Catholics in positions of influence, and the support of the Vatican was entirely on the side of the invaders. There was no Petain or Weygand to recommend the abject surrender of the Greek army, no Level to corrupt the -politicians and induce them to listen to the traitors, no Darlan to +politicians and induce them to listen to the traitors, no Darlan to present the bitterest enemy of the country with its fleet, no -cardinal-archbishop to murmur to the people: God wills it. So the +cardinal-archbishop to murmur to the people: God wills it. So the Greeks fought, and with a heroism which surprised even those of us who thought we knew them.

@@ -991,9 +991,9 @@ into a number of national Churches (Serb, Bulgar, Rumanian, Russian, and Greek). The name itself suggests that, as we shall see later, the Churches differ from the Roman only in trifling points of doctrine and, in fact, consider themselves more orthodox than -the Roman. When I say "trifling" I speak of course, as an Ishmael. +the Roman. When I say "trifling" I speak of course, as an Ishmael. The chief point of difference, which stirs passions to white heat -and has led to the shedding of much blood, is whether Jesus (who +and has led to the shedding of much blood, is whether Jesus (who foresaw the 1700 years of bitter conflict) did or did not mean the Roman bishops, when such a thing came into existence, to rule the whole Church. The Greeks repudiated the claim as soon as it was @@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ defeat the Greeks I have explained elsewhere. Constantinople was at that time under an International Commission. The Turkish troops were fenced off a score of miles away, and Constantinople, without any sort of real force or authority in it, lay open to the large -Greek army which I saw preparing to march upon it from Adrianople. +Greek army which I saw preparing to march upon it from Adrianople. But the Vatican was very strongly opposed to the Greeks taking over the ancient metropolis of oriental Christendom, as this would have given the heads of the Greek Church a commanding position, in the @@ -1055,8 +1055,8 @@ the entire population of 6,300,000. The Vatican now looked to Italy to promote its ambition to secure religious control of the East, and its interests so closely coincide with the greed of the Fascists that we are not surprised that in this case we do not get -even one of those unauthorized claims that the Pope sent a letter -of protest to the King of Italy about the repulsive treachery of +even one of those unauthorized claims that the Pope sent a letter +of protest to the King of Italy about the repulsive treachery of the attack on Greece. He very studiously said nothing.

I am not in these booklets trying to drag in the Vatican at @@ -1067,15 +1067,15 @@ battlefield in which the interests of the Papacy do not coincide with the aim of the brutal aggressions of the Axis. That is a simple issue and easily proved. The recklessness of procedure is on the part of Catholics who ask us to believe that, while there is in -fact this coincidence, the Pope is far too austere and mindful of +fact this coincidence, the Pope is far too austere and mindful of the interests of civilization to take advantage of it. We have seen the opposite in every chapter.

-

But the hope of Mussolini and the Pope that Greece and the +

But the hope of Mussolini and the Pope that Greece and the route to Egypt and the East could be secured without the intervention of the Nazis, who would as usual take nine-tenths of the spoils, broke against the splendid spirit of the Greeks. On -November 18 Mussolini again summoned the Roman people to the +November 18 Mussolini again summoned the Roman people to the Palazzo Venezia and roared to them that his legions were marching to victory. They were, as all the rest of the world knew, marching -- and very smartly -- in the opposite direction and were beginning @@ -1098,18 +1098,18 @@ fresh in 1940.

Am I going to drag in the Vatican here also? There is no need. It is impossible to ignore its work when you consider all the facts. It was the Vatican, acting, through the Catholic Croats and -in the closest association with Mussolini, that prevented, or +in the closest association with Mussolini, that prevented, or played a very important part in preventing, the unity of Yugo- Slavia, which, after the expulsion of the pro-German Regent, was effected too late to save the country. That we shall see in the next chapter, but a few words must be said about the base conduct of Hungary and Rumania -- and with certain reserves we must add -Bulgaria -- which enabled Hitler to move gigantic forces to the +Bulgaria -- which enabled Hitler to move gigantic forces to the very frontier of Greece and Yugo-Slavia while still protesting that he sought only to maintain peace in south-eastern Europe.

Hungary, which has saddened it's admirers, of whom I count -myself one, by licking the jack-boots of Germany and lying down to +myself one, by licking the jack-boots of Germany and lying down to be trodden on by its troops in their treacherous march eastward, is in effect a Catholic country, and its Catholic hierarchy has been for some years in the closest touch with the Vatican. It therefore @@ -1125,24 +1125,24 @@ percent of the population, but Protestants are only 35 percent, so that the Catholic hierarchy has almost a monopoly of ecclesiastical power, and this is significant in a land that is still overwhelmingly religious. In the year 1937 the Church held its -great international festival at Budapest, and Cardinal Pacelli went +great international festival at Budapest, and Cardinal Pacelli went in person to preside, The fact that it is an unusual honor for the Papal Secretary of State to make much a journey shows what interest -Pacelli had in the Church's policy in that country, and not even a -more solidly Catholic country ever received the Pope's +Pacelli had in the Church's policy in that country, and not even a +more solidly Catholic country ever received the Pope's representative more ceremoniously. The dictator, the fleetless -admiral, Horthy, is a Protestant, but he lodged Pacelli in the +admiral, Horthy, is a Protestant, but he lodged Pacelli in the royal palace, and the foreign correspondents commented on the cordial friendship that ensued.

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It was the time when the simple-minded Mussolini's belief that -Hitler was leaving to him the control of Austria, Hungary, the +

It was the time when the simple-minded Mussolini's belief that +Hitler was leaving to him the control of Austria, Hungary, the Balkan countries, and the Near East was being rudely disturbed. Hungary, which had followed his model of dictatorship, had for -years looked to him. Now that Hitler had annexed Austria it had +years looked to him. Now that Hitler had annexed Austria it had reconsidered its interests and drawn nearer to Germany; and with -Germany Pacelli was, we saw, pressing hard at that time for an -ever-closer alliance. Horthy dragged his country into an +Germany Pacelli was, we saw, pressing hard at that time for an +ever-closer alliance. Horthy dragged his country into an enthusiastic cooperation with Germany in the destruction of Czecho- Slovakia; and the Vatican, we also saw, was equally interested in that shameless outrage.

@@ -1155,20 +1155,20 @@ that shameless outrage.

For historical reasons into which I cannot enter here the Magyars hated the Czechs as much as they hated the Russians, and -they would need little persuasion from Pacelli to throw open their +they would need little persuasion from Pacelli to throw open their roads, rails, and river to the men who were going to crush Bolshevism in Russia, which was the ostensible aim at that time of Germany's thrust eastward. They hated also the Serbs, and in this case no one who has travelled from Budapest to Belgrade over the immense fertile country they lost to Serbia can fail to sympathize with them; though the chief guilt must be allotted to the -Versailles Conference. When, therefore, Mussolini so pitifully +Versailles Conference. When, therefore, Mussolini so pitifully failed in his campaign to win Greece for Italy and the Vatican and -Hitler proposed to shift his victorious armies from France -- no +Hitler proposed to shift his victorious armies from France -- no foreigners had hailed the miserable Vichy group more loudly than the Catholic Magyars -- they strewed his route with flowers. The first stage in the Papal crusade for the extinction of Bolshevism -in Russia was opening. We will, of course, not forget that Horthy +in Russia was opening. We will, of course, not forget that Horthy and his sleek supporters were just as anxious for political reasons to see the central shrine of Socialism destroyed and that they have made great profit by their alliance with Germany. Yet the @@ -1187,8 +1187,8 @@ national branches of the Orthodox Church which broke away from the Greek Patriarchate at Constantinople in the nineteenth century. Their interest from our present viewpoint is that they are sections of that vast world of anti-Papal Catholicism which the Papacy hopes -to control through the victories of Hitler and Mussolini. I could -quote evidence from the Osservatore that there was much activity of +to control through the victories of Hitler and Mussolini. I could +quote evidence from the Osservatore that there was much activity of Rumanian and Hungarian bishops at the Vatican, but we will not be tempted to exaggerate their influence.

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The leading authority on religion in this part of the world, -Stephen Graham, himself a devout member of the Church of England, +Stephen Graham, himself a devout member of the Church of England, which has tried for years to outstrip Rome in getting reunion with -them, assures us (Stephen Graham's News-Letter, July, 1941) that +them, assures us (Stephen Graham's News-Letter, July, 1941) that the Rumanian priests are as gross as those of Russia were in Tsarist days, yet that they and their people were disgusted with the political -- I would almost say Romanist -- subservience of the -higher ecclesiastical authorities. The picturesque Carol adopted +higher ecclesiastical authorities. The picturesque Carol adopted Fascism on Italian lines in 1939 and Nazism of the German type or an iron tyranny, in 1940. He demanded and got the support of the -bishops. Graham says:

+bishops. Graham says:

"Both clergy and laity were angered and disillusioned by the subservient attitude of the higher ecclesiastical administration to @@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ Rumania" (p. 3).

The Rumanian Church had so strongly supported the murderous Iron Guard that the blackguards actually pressed it to canonize the -notorious Codreanu! This passage is taken from a religious news +notorious Codreanu! This passage is taken from a religious news sheet, the chief aim of which is to win an admiring interest in the Orthodox Churches.

@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ what to expect. They preferred the unheroic virtue of the Swiss and Swedes who boast that they have kept out of the war. "Why should we disturb you", a German recently said to one o these Swiss boasters, "when you provide us with 4,000,000 slaves who feed themselves?" -Ingloriously their capitalists put on fat from war and food +Ingloriously their capitalists put on fat from war and food supplies to Germany and close their eyes to what would happen if Germany won. One thing only could have saved the Balkans: a loyal and determined League. But the languid efforts of France and @@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ population.

And Yugo-Slavia might be called a natural battle-ground of creeds. The Serbs -- they dislike the common practice of calling -them Servians as the word is derived from the Latin for "slaves" -- +them Servians as the word is derived from the Latin for "slaves" -- the main body of the population and the highest (or least backward) in culture, belong to a Serb Orthodox Church, a national branch of the oriental Christianity which spread over Europe from @@ -1301,13 +1301,13 @@ submitting to Germany. The Germans and Italians now, naturally, posed as the redeemers of oppressed national fragments from "the injustices of Versailles", and the Italians have inflamed the rebellious feelings of the minorities (whose territory they wanted -for Italy) almost from the date of Mussolini assuming power.

+for Italy) almost from the date of Mussolini assuming power.

But what concerns us here is that to the racial subdivision there was added the far fiercer flame of religious hatred, the feud of the Orthodox and the Roman Churches. On this the Italians relied, and they had the very zealous assistance of the local and -the Italian hierarchy and the Pope. I have described the historic +the Italian hierarchy and the Pope. I have described the historic line of separation of the Latin and Greek Churches as running, broadly, from the Adriatic to the Russo-Polish frontier, which is the general line, in the south, of division of the Latin and Greek @@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ there. It will be remembered that it was the assassination of an

for starting the war of 1914. What the experts and the papers always hesitate to point out, however, from fear of Catholic reprisals, is that the Roman Church was just as much interested is -Mussolini in detaching these Catholic regions from the rule of the +Mussolini in detaching these Catholic regions from the rule of the Orthodox clergy and bringing them under Catholic Italy and Hungary.

This intrigue naturally became more active as the Vatican @@ -1357,19 +1357,19 @@ the Holy Ghost from the Father and the Son, is one of which these illiterate masses cannot have even the glimmer of an understanding. I doubt if you would get even one in 10,000 educated American Catholic's to give you an intelligible idea of the dogma. The hard -core of resistance is to the Pope's claim of authority, and this is -not a matter of argument. Count Sforza tells us in one of his works +core of resistance is to the Pope's claim of authority, and this is +not a matter of argument. Count Sforza tells us in one of his works that when he spoke to the Serb Patriarch about the Roman attempt's to effect a union that prelate replied: "There is only one obstacle -- the vanity of the Bishop of Rome". In such cases Rome has always found political power much more effective than persuasion.

-

Mussolini was put in power by the army and the capitalists of +

Mussolini was put in power by the army and the capitalists of Italy in 1924, and it was part of the program by which he had won a large and empty-headed following of ex-soldiers that he would win that part of Yugo-Slavia of which, he said, the Versailles Conference, had cheated Italy. Very widespread unemployment had -followed the demobilization of the army, and the unscrupulous Duce +followed the demobilization of the army, and the unscrupulous Duce easily traced this to the evil conduct of Versailles. Italian intrigues on the other side of the Adriatic was doubled after the infamous bargain of the Vatican with the Fascists in 1929. By 1932 @@ -1379,8 +1379,8 @@ and the religious element in the intrigue was so obvious that in For the last ten years, in fact, the bitter quarrel of Croats and Serbs which did more than anything to weaken the defence of the country has been so patently religious as well as political that -the leading authority, Stephen Graham, an Anglo-Catholic, says -(Stephen Graham's News-Letter, March, 1940) of the struggle of the +the leading authority, Stephen Graham, an Anglo-Catholic, says +(Stephen Graham's News-Letter, March, 1940) of the struggle of the Croats: "This is a Catholic movement and has to some extent affinity to Rome and Budapest." He later explains this "affinity" to mean that the movement was subsidized by Roman and Hungarian @@ -1407,23 +1407,23 @@ advantages to itself -- the docility of Irish Catholics to England

THE POPE AND THE ITALIAN JACKAL

and of Polish Catholics to Germany, as we read in the official life -of Leo XIII, or as it offered to keep the Alsace-Lorrainers docile +of Leo XIII, or as it offered to keep the Alsace-Lorrainers docile to France, so it would use its Black International in Croatia to damp the fires of the agitation if the Serb government would grant -its requirements. Pacelli was now Secretary of State and the +its requirements. Pacelli was now Secretary of State and the characteristic author of this proposal.

All through history the Papacy has made these secret agreements with monarchs, while its local priest's posed as ardent supporters of the people's patriotism. It makes a mockery of the, -parrot-cry that the Pope never interferes in politics. Political +parrot-cry that the Pope never interferes in politics. Political activity is turned into a pure moral duty by recalling to the people, when it is in the interest of the Church, such texts as "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's" or "Be ye subject to the higher powers." It is the duty of the Church to enforce the -words of Jesus and Paul.

+words of Jesus and Paul.

-

The Concordat was secretly signed by Pacelli and the heads of +

The Concordat was secretly signed by Pacelli and the heads of the Serb government in 1935. It gave the Roman Church a number of new bishoprics and raised some bishops to the rank of arch-bishops. It authorized priests to give Roman Catholic instruction to their @@ -1442,10 +1442,10 @@ government dared not present the Concordat to Congress for ratification. The Croats themselves realized that it was an attempt to sell their patriotism and resented it. When at length, in 1937, the government, seeing the gathering gloom in Europe and the need -for political unity, presented to Congress a Bill based upon the +for political unity, presented to Congress a Bill based upon the agreement with the Vatican, there was a procession of bishops and priests through the streets of Belgrade, and the Holy Synod -excommunicated the Premier and all who voted for the Bill.

+excommunicated the Premier and all who voted for the Bill.

The Concordat was never ratified but these facts will be enough to convince any man of the justice of the title of this @@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ German Regent. Austria had gone and the fatal wound been inflicted on Czecho-Slovakia in 1938. The black shadow of German militarism crept nearer, and the statesmen of the western democracies hugged their policy of appeasement like little girls hugging a pretty -doll. Mussolini struck in Albania, and Hitler completed the +doll. Mussolini struck in Albania, and Hitler completed the destruction of Czecho-Slovakia and began to talk about Dantzig. Schacht, Germany's economic wizard, came to Yugo-Slavia and bound it to Germany by arranging a monopoly of half its trade. Yet, in @@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ Regent Paul advised the formation of a complete Corporative State.

International in prolonging the period of discussion and weakness until it was too late to save Yugo-Slavia. The leader of the Catholic Slovenes was, like the leader of the Catholic Slovaks in -Czecho-Slovakla, a political priest, Father Koroshits, and he was +Czecho-Slovakla, a political priest, Father Koroshits, and he was so open a Fascist that he got himself appointed Minister of Education in the Serb government. The Croats continued throughout 1940 to agitate for independence and began to look to the Germans @@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ cowardice or self-interest on the plea that they are prevented by their sacred office from interfering in politics?

The blow was launched on April 12. There are military expert's -today who wonder whether Hitler did not make a fatal blunder in +today who wonder whether Hitler did not make a fatal blunder in engaging in the very costly campaigns in Yugo-Slavia and Greece instead of advancing upon Russia in the spring: which is equivalent to saying that he had not even the shadow of a military excuse for @@ -1536,10 +1536,10 @@ Croatia was relinquished to the Italians who created a kingdom for

one of their princes and let the Roman Church get busy everywhere. So brutally was the work done that the highest authority was -conferred on a man, Anton Pavelitsch, who was notoriously a leader +conferred on a man, Anton Pavelitsch, who was notoriously a leader of a gang that specialized in the kind of murder that is politely called assassination. A French court had found him guilty of -implication in the murder of King Alexander and had sentenced him +implication in the murder of King Alexander and had sentenced him to death. He had escaped and lived under the protection of Italy until the day of his usefulness to Italy and the Church arrived.

@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ only as regards the support of the forces that in the name of civilization are trying to cheek the hordes of savagery. But we shall see this more plainly if we devote a chapter to the coincidence of the aims of the Church and those of its White -Knight, the Italian Jackal.

+Knight, the Italian Jackal.

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -1629,8 +1629,8 @@ the latest claim I find in a Catholic Directory) 360,000,000 Catholics. Hence such charges as I here bring against the Black International seem to a member of the general public strange and strained. He had understood that it was just a question whether the -Pope could or could not be expected to censure Hitler or Mussolini, -and, in fact, that the Pope had frequently censured the former. I +Pope could or could not be expected to censure Hitler or Mussolini, +and, in fact, that the Pope had frequently censured the former. I have shown that in ten years of increasing menace to civilization the Church has never censured either of the master-bandits except when they refused to carry out their promises to itself, but it is @@ -1669,16 +1669,16 @@ mockery of the foolish cry that "one Church is as bad as another". And if the leader will recall the facts I gave in the first and second books of this series -- that Catholic countries almost alone support the enemies of the human race today, that they are -themselves on the Pope's recommendation or approval practically all +themselves on the Pope's recommendation or approval practically all Fascist, and so on -- he will have a much clearer understanding of the world-situation. But I have space only to deal with the common -aim of Mussolini (and now of Hitler) and the Pope, and this again +aim of Mussolini (and now of Hitler) and the Pope, and this again is to a great extent rooted in Rome's real hatred and dread of democracy.

In their survey of the conflicts of national aims during the last hundred years historians very commonly use a German phrase -(Drang nach Osten), to express a fundamental cause of clashes. It +(Drang nach Osten), to express a fundamental cause of clashes. It means "the drive to the East" and, since what we call the Far East is shut out from the horizon of European powers by the vast wilderness of eastern and central Asia, it means an urge to expand @@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ East (and its first clash with Japan) so as to divert its ambition from Greece, Turkey, and the Near East, which Germany itself coveted.

-

Mussolini's dream of restoring the Roman Empire necessarily +

Mussolini's dream of restoring the Roman Empire necessarily included this expansion. He began, we saw, by dangling before the eyes of the more thoughtless Italians a promise that he would get, by war a few provinces (Dalmatia, Corsica, Malta, etc.) that ought @@ -1706,7 +1706,7 @@ routes.

supported him in his larger and more mischievous ambition than in the earlier. The Vatican was little interested in the transfer of Dalmatia, Savoy, and Corsica, which were already Catholic, but the -dream of an Italian Empire such as Mussolini now imagined was a +dream of an Italian Empire such as Mussolini now imagined was a very different matter. Just such a dream had fascinated the Vatican itself for nearly a century. It was called the reunion of the Churches, but the Vatican knew from painful experience of the @@ -1722,23 +1722,23 @@ without compulsion. It had in recent years an emphatic assurance of

this. The Poles, as I explained elsewhere, took over several million Orthodox Catholics in the provinces which Versailles took from Russia for them, but argument about the supreme position of -the Pope was found to be entirely useless and the most savage +the Pope was found to be entirely useless and the most savage persecution had to be employed to persuade some of them that the -Pope is the real Father of All Christians.

+Pope is the real Father of All Christians.

Greek and other oriental Catholics had, as I said, for the -most part repudiated the Pope's claim ever since it was fabricated +most part repudiated the Pope's claim ever since it was fabricated in the second century, but Rome had never despaired of securing their submission. By the Middle Ages these easterners were so hardened in their anti-Roman faith that argument was useless, and -the Popes had to look out for political opportunities. Thus -Innocent III, the greatest of the Popes, promised to overlook the +the Popes had to look out for political opportunities. Thus +Innocent III, the greatest of the Popes, promised to overlook the appalling behavior of his Crusaders in the thirteenth century -- instead of going to "the Holy Land" they took Christian Constantinople and robbed and desecrated its churches -- if they would secure the submission of the Greek Church to him. When the, Turks in the fifteenth century swept over the Greek Empire and the -Greeks appealed to the Pope to rouse Christendom to a new Crusade +Greeks appealed to the Pope to rouse Christendom to a new Crusade he tried to make it a condition that the Greek Church should first submit to him. The Turks mastered the whole of the Greek empire and for several centuries suspended communication between East and @@ -1752,11 +1752,11 @@ ambition of the Papacy revived.

It was then that Greece, Rumania, Bulgaria, and Serbia won their independence of the Turks and the higher clergy in each decided, in harmony with the patriotic movement, to declare their -independence of the Patriarch at Constantinople (the Greek Pope) +independence of the Patriarch at Constantinople (the Greek Pope) and set up the national Greek (and Russian), Rumanian, Bulgar, and Serb Orthodox Churches. Since no such thing as a Church, much less a supreme head of the Church, is contemplated in the New Testament --- the text about Peter and the Church is, of course, a late and +-- the text about Peter and the Church is, of course, a late and ridiculous interpolation -- they had the right to do so, but we should understand that it is just these rival ambitions of the higher clergy in each country that prevent union. The Roman Church @@ -1782,12 +1782,12 @@ to one his priest cannot explain it -- yon will be entertained.

THE POPE AND THE ITALIAN JACKAL

This break-up of the Turkish empire and of the spiritual -kingdom of the Greek Pope stirred the Vatican to a new hope. Leo +kingdom of the Greek Pope stirred the Vatican to a new hope. Leo XIII began 70 years ago to make preparations for the conquest of the eastern Churches, of which only small fragments here and there, called Uniates, were subject to Rome. Benedict XV resumed the work in 1917, when the Turks were hard pressed by the Allies, and the -late Pope Pius XI took a most ardent interest in the work. Special +late Pope Pius XI took a most ardent interest in the work. Special colleges and sections of the Congregation of Propaganda at Rome prepare priests for the great work of taking over. But the Vatican is aware that there is not the least prospect of winning the @@ -1798,25 +1798,25 @@ conquest upon a political or military conquest of the Balkan countries and the Near East by some power with which it has an understanding. There are in these countries, apart from Russia, to which I will devote a special book, about 50,000,000 Catholics and -only about 7,000,000 of them acknowledge the Pope. It is, surely, -now as plain why the Pope never condemned the brutal invasion of +only about 7,000,000 of them acknowledge the Pope. It is, surely, +now as plain why the Pope never condemned the brutal invasion of Greece and Yugo-Slavia as why he never condemned the treatment of France.

-

The British Catholic writer W. Teeting (The Pope in Politics) +

The British Catholic writer W. Teeting (The Pope in Politics) gives another reason, and it is sound, though American Catholics do -all in their power to suppress it. He says of the late Pope (whose -policy the present Pope inspired and continues):

+all in their power to suppress it. He says of the late Pope (whose +policy the present Pope inspired and continues):

-

"The Pope is himself temperamentally more interested in the +

"The Pope is himself temperamentally more interested in the question of Reunion with the Eastern Churches and with conversions in the mission field. He had hoped during his Papacy to arrange such a Reunion with the Orthodox Churches so that the growth of democratic Catholicism in the New World would be counterbalanced" (P. 3).

-

It is not a question of the temperament of any Pope -- for -that matter Pius XII is far more aristocratic than Pius XI was -- +

It is not a question of the temperament of any Pope -- for +that matter Pius XII is far more aristocratic than Pius XI was -- but of the permanent policy of the Black International, and it is misleading to place so much stress on the New World. Teeling points out that the New World or America has come in the course of modern @@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@ to have the majority. That is misleading because the great majority of the 400 American bishops are in the Latin Republics -- there are only 140 in the United States -- and they dread democracy and loathe Socialism (its inevitable offspring in Vatican eyes) as much -as the Pope does. At the very time when Teeling wrote his book they +as the Pope does. At the very time when Teeling wrote his book they were cooperating with the secular authorities in a truculent suppression of democracy in nearly every Republic of South and Central America, and we know how they loathe it in Mexico.

@@ -1849,7 +1849,7 @@ and bishops of the United States and (except Quebec) the British

countries if they let it be known that it is anti-democratic. They must even toll the grotesque lie -- since the Church obviously supports Fascism in every country where it has power -- that the -Pope loves democracy and Catholic principles are in perfect harmony +Pope loves democracy and Catholic principles are in perfect harmony with it; What the Church loves is the gold of democracy -- of America and Britain -- but he and the miserable brood of Italian bishops who fatten on it fear that, as they must continue to create @@ -1881,19 +1881,19 @@ bunch of Chinese mandarins who are an anachronism in the modern world.

It, at all events, explains the coincidence of the policy of -the Vatican with that of the Italian jackal. The Pope refuses to +the Vatican with that of the Italian jackal. The Pope refuses to condemn he rape of Abyssinia -- a monstrous moral outrage -- though British and American Catholics clamor for a condemnation, and, at -the very time when Cardinal Hinsley assures them that he heard the -Pope call it a "barbarous outrage", the Pope bestows the Golden +the very time when Cardinal Hinsley assures them that he heard the +Pope call it a "barbarous outrage", the Pope bestows the Golden Rose on the Queen of Italy as Empress of Abyssinia. He get's his -"unauthorized" agents to say how he was disturbed by Mussolini +"unauthorized" agents to say how he was disturbed by Mussolini forcing the gates to the East (Albania) and does not say a word about Yugo-Slavia and Greece, but his whole Italian hierarchy boosts the campaign, and his priests and nuns follow in the wake of the barbarized soldiers. He is following the whole Drive to the East with the liveliest hope and expectation. He is not a Man of -Blood like Mussolini or Hitler. In the time-honored fashion of the +Blood like Mussolini or Hitler. In the time-honored fashion of the Roman Church he gets "the secular arm" to shed the blood for him.

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III The Papal Hymn of Hate ........... 14

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IV Hitler's Magnifient Blunder ............ 19

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IV Hitler's Magnifient Blunder ............ 19

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@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ the news comes that Japan has attacked America. It completes my case against the Vatican. Its third big friend and ally joins the struggle to destroy all freedom, all enlightenment, all that we most deeply prize in what we call our civilization. The Papacy has -still other friends, it is true. It has Vichy France and Franco +still other friends, it is true. It has Vichy France and Franco Spain, those islands of Fascism amidst populations in chains which loathe them. It has Salazar Portugal, Leopold of Belgium, the miserable new Slovakia and Montenegro, and the rats of Eire, @@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ to have shaken most of them. The powerful friends of the Vatican are Germany, Italy, and Japan -- the most brutalized powers of modern history, the enemies of the human race.

-

It is not nine months since the Pope gave Matsuoka so gracious +

It is not nine months since the Pope gave Matsuoka so gracious an interview at the Vatican that the wily Jap called it "the most beautiful moment of my life" and he put amongst his treasures the -gold medal which the Pope gave him. Matsuoka had done more than any +gold medal which the Pope gave him. Matsuoka had done more than any other representative of Japan to fool Americans and delay their

Bank of Wisdom @@ -66,30 +66,30 @@ other representative of Japan to fool Americans and delay their

. ATHEIST RUSSIA SHAKES THE WORLD

-

armament. He is a more unctuous liar than Ribbentrop. Last March, -when he was so affectionately received by the Pope, he had just -come from interviews with Hitler and Mussolini, in which beyond +

armament. He is a more unctuous liar than Ribbentrop. Last March, +when he was so affectionately received by the Pope, he had just +come from interviews with Hitler and Mussolini, in which beyond question the date, if not the manner, of Japan's intervention must have been discussed. There is here no room for one of those -"unauthorized" assurances that the Pope was saddened or depressed +"unauthorized" assurances that the Pope was saddened or depressed or murmured about barbarous outrages. From the audience he went, radiant, to his usual public audience -- ten to fifty dollars a -head -- and said, according to the Osservatore (his own organ) as +head -- and said, according to the Osservatore (his own organ) as well as the Italian and German journalists who were present, that -he had had "a fine conversation" with Matsuoka. And the +he had had "a fine conversation" with Matsuoka. And the unscrupulous Japs went home to join in the concerting of the plot to dupe America to the last moment and fall upon it with all the brutal cunning and treachery which have characterized the greedy -enterprises of the Pope's two other big friends.

+enterprises of the Pope's two other big friends.

-

Why call the Pope Japan's ally and friend, your Catholic +

Why call the Pope Japan's ally and friend, your Catholic neighbor may ask, I had better recall for you what I said briefly on the subject in the second book of this series. When in the most fateful hour of this catastrophic development, the rape of Manchuria, the first trial of strength of barbarism against civilization, Japan looked round a hostile world for a friend it found only the Vatican. The new Secretary of State, the present -Pope, directed French priests in the East to cooperate with the +Pope, directed French priests in the East to cooperate with the bandits. I should not think that any decent American Catholic will ask you to believe that the Papacy was merely concerned about the spiritual welfare of the few thousand (or hundred) miserable rice- @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ coldly than we can and more boldly than we dare today what chance the British Empire, even with what we might call the morganatic alliance of America, had of escaping destruction after the appalling betrayal of civilization by France. There will be at -least many who will conclude that if Hitler had at that time +least many who will conclude that if Hitler had at that time persevered in his designs against Russia before turning to attack Yugo-Slavia, Greece, and Russia, the issue would have been. . . . Let me, since I am an Englishman, leave it at that.

@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ of the irreligious soul, and suddenly, five or six years ago, the gentle voice of Mother Church began its "Wipe out Bolshevism in Russia, Spain, and Mexico." Even a Catholic writer does not pretend that Voltaire urged men to extinguish the Roman Church in blood. -But that is the only possible meaning of the Pope's slogan. He -appealed to "governments." The German hierarchy appealed to Hitler +But that is the only possible meaning of the Pope's slogan. He +appealed to "governments." The German hierarchy appealed to Hitler to let them add their prayers to the thunder of his guns. The American hierarchy appealed to Wall Street, which is believed to have some influence at Washington.

@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ have some influence at Washington.

All that is known, but what is your Catholic friend likely to say if you tell him that in what his own (as well as general) literature calls the very worst years of Bolshevik power, the years -when priests like Father Walsh, who spent two years in Russia, tell +when priests like Father Walsh, who spent two years in Russia, tell him that bishops and priests were murdered by the hundreds and with sadistic savagery, the Vatican was straining every nerve to court -the favor of Lenin and his colleagues? That in the first year of

+the favor of Lenin and his colleagues? That in the first year of

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -197,18 +197,18 @@ the favor of Lenin and his colleagues? That in the first year of

Bolshevik power, the summer of 1918, Russian Catholics held, for the first time in the history of Russia, the most solemn and august of their public processions, with the consecrated host, in the -streets of Leningrad, and no one was allowed to molest them?

+streets of Leningrad, and no one was allowed to molest them?

That is really the most amazing feature of the story of the Vatican and Russia. As long as the Bolsheviks were Bolsheviks -- -that is to say, as long as Lenin attempted to run the country on -Communist lines -- and a savage White War and famine did profoundly +that is to say, as long as Lenin attempted to run the country on +Communist lines -- and a savage White War and famine did profoundly disturb the normal Socialist psychology -- the Papacy was the only power in the world that repeatedly attempted to enter into cordial relations with them. But when the New Economic Policy suspended Communism in Russia, when the passions of the civil war had died down and the stately structure of a new and higher civilization -began to rise from its foundations, the Pope began to denounce +began to rise from its foundations, the Pope began to denounce Bolshevism as the spawn of the devil and call for a crusade to wipe it out in blood!

@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ suggestion. So let us take this attempt of the Vatican to court the Soviet government during the four or five years when all the rest of the world hated it as our first point.

-

From the Catholic Teeling (The Pope in Politics), who is no +

From the Catholic Teeling (The Pope in Politics), who is no rebel against his Church, I quoted the statement that the Vatican was most eager to capture the Greek and other eastern Churches in order to counterbalance the growth of democratic elements (chiefly @@ -235,14 +235,14 @@ leaders and thanking them for delivering Russian Pacifists from the tyranny of the Orthodox Church it hoped to take the place of the discredited heads of the old national Church.

-

The somewhat sympathetic American writer George Seldes (The +

The somewhat sympathetic American writer George Seldes (The Vatican) says the same, with a slight difference. He says that the Vatican regarded the rise of the Bolsheviks to power with mixed feelings: a loathing of their economic philosophy and rejoicing -- -for which he quotes the Osservatore in the splendid opportunity of -the Church, Seldes states on the title-page of his book that the +for which he quotes the Osservatore in the splendid opportunity of +the Church, Seldes states on the title-page of his book that the historical part of it is taken from a work by two French Catholics, -G. London and C. Pichon (Le Vatican et le monde moderns, 1933). He +G. London and C. Pichon (Le Vatican et le monde moderns, 1933). He does not explain how 20 small pages of historical matter in the French book have become more than 100 large pages in his own book. Anyhow, he here retouches their text. They simply say that the @@ -264,18 +264,18 @@ phase is Miss M.A. Almedingen (The Catholic Church in Russia Today, one of those ardent (in the pious sense) virgins who are the treasure of the clergy but because she lived in Russia during these years of courtship. She tells us that the Bolsheviks at once -released the head of the Roman Church whom the Tsarists had put in +released the head of the Roman Church whom the Tsarists had put in prison -- a Pole who had been guilty of political intrigue, be it -noted -- and lifted all the restrictions which the Tsarists had +noted -- and lifted all the restrictions which the Tsarists had laid upon Papist activities. It is this same devout Catholic and very truthful lady who tells us that in the summer of 1918 Catholics were allowed to hold, for the first time in Russian history, their sacred Corpus Christi procession, a priest openly -carrying what they call the Blessed Sacrament, in the streets of +carrying what they call the Blessed Sacrament, in the streets of Petrograd and at least one other city. The Bolsheviks actually favored the Roman against the Greek Catholics, and there was, this ideal witness assures us, no interference whatever with their -religion until the summer of 1919, nearly two years after Lenin got +religion until the summer of 1919, nearly two years after Lenin got power, and no "persecution" until three years after that. In 1920, she says, Rome was still so intent upon friendship with the Soviet authorities that bodies of friars waited on the frontiers for the @@ -286,17 +286,17 @@ Church was the largest of the sections into which political developments in the 19th Century had split the old Greek Church. It differed from the Roman in ritual and on one very abstruse point of doctrine (the procession of the Holy Ghost) but most emphatically -in rejecting the Pope's pretensions. That it was, and had always +in rejecting the Pope's pretensions. That it was, and had always been, very corrupt is agreed. "The Orthodox Church was filthy with -corruption and debauchery," says Seldes (p. 287). The 10,000 monks +corruption and debauchery," says Seldes (p. 287). The 10,000 monks were "very lax," says the Catholic Encyclopedia. But most people have read the very characteristic story of St. Rasputin. Any body who carers to look up a copy of The Romance of the Romanoffs which I wrote and published in New York in 1917 will find many piquant -pages on church-life. Peter the Great had so open a contempt for it +pages on church-life. Peter the Great had so open a contempt for it that in the drunken debauches he held with his court he and the men often dressed as monks and his loosest women dressed as nuns. -Catherine the Great had hardly less contempt for it. We recognize +Catherine the Great had hardly less contempt for it. We recognize in every age a decent and religious minority in it but it remained until 1917 so generally corrupt that most educated Russians despised it.

@@ -329,10 +329,10 @@ The banner-headlines were reserved for the fictitious "Bolshevik atrocities" of a later date. But you will not be surprised that a great debt was inscribed in the memory of the Socialists.

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Yet Lenin and his colleagues were content, as long as the +

Yet Lenin and his colleagues were content, as long as the clergy kept out of polities, to disestablish the Church, destroy its monopoly, and confiscate the bulk of its superfluous wealth. -Beyond that, Miss Armedinger insists, there was no persecution for +Beyond that, Miss Armedinger insists, there was no persecution for four or five years, and the complete freedom, and equality of cults, which the Orthodox hierarchy had refused, were warmly welcomed by the Romanists. The Vatican, however, which had from @@ -351,23 +351,23 @@ since the census of 1913, that the Orthodox Church had 98,000,000 communicants, and doubtless, since the only difference in doctrine was one that not one Russian in 100,000 could comprehend, a little pressure from the Soviet authorities Would help these millions -(mostly illiterate) to see that the Pope was a far holier person +(mostly illiterate) to see that the Pope was a far holier person than the Orthodox patriarch.

The Bolsheviks had other designs but for a year or two they were not unwilling to see Roman Catholicism, of which they knew very little, replace the Catholicism which they had so much ground -to hate. Meantime, however, the White War, in which passions flamed +to hate. Meantime, however, the White War, in which passions flamed to redness and even conservative writers admit that the Imperialist Russians themselves committed appalling atrocities had broken out. How this led to what is called persecution we shall see in the next chapter, but it is worth noting that we have here a parallel with the French Revolution of a very different kind from that which is usually, and falsely, pressed upon us. Aulard and other leading -French historians have shown that Danton and Robespierre, instead +French historians have shown that Danton and Robespierre, instead of trying to destroy religion, made every effort to maintain the Church but the people overruled them. In much the same way Miss -Almedinger, then living in Russia, describes Lenin and his +Almedinger, then living in Russia, describes Lenin and his colleagues following a policy of religious freedom and the people impatient of it. The Red guards, she says, frowned on the public Catholic processions of 1918 but did not interfere. In the @@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ Lithuanians, by the formation of the independent republic of

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Poland, suffered like the Orthodox for having intrigued with the -invading Poles and White Russians, and the golden prospect that had +invading Poles and White Russians, and the golden prospect that had opened up in 1917 to the eyes of the Papacy was replaced by a fear that its Church was doomed to total destruction in Russia. The Genoa Conference in 1922, at which the European powers were to meet @@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ overruled the world's repugnance to Atheist Russia, gave the Vatican a new hope. The Archbishop of Genoa was instructed to get in touch with and cultivate Comrade Chicherin.

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London and Pichon, whose account is followed by Seldes and +

London and Pichon, whose account is followed by Seldes and Teeling, tell the story. After several futile attempts to meet Chicherin the archbishop got himself placed next to the Russian at a banquet which the king of Italy gave to the delegates and he was @@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ it to a blond gold-digger pursuing a wealthy gangster but we will confine ourselves strictly to the facts, as told by Catholic writers. The agents of the Vatican transferred their solicitation to the Russian representative in Rome. The civil war had been -followed by a famine in which millions died, and the Pope pressed +followed by a famine in which millions died, and the Pope pressed for permission to help in the work of relief in which many nations cooperated. Even Catholic writers do not go so far as to ask us to admire the generosity of the Vatican in helping the nation which @@ -432,15 +432,15 @@ were allowed to enter the country.

from propaganda; when, for instance, you send your children to a nun's school or an invalid to a Catholic hospital or convalescent home. A priest or nun is bound in conscience to get round that -promise. So the American Jesuit Father Walsh, the head of the +promise. So the American Jesuit Father Walsh, the head of the Vatican mission, set out with a million nice parcels "for the -children of Russia from the Pope of Rome." So Seldes says, but he -does not add, as London and Pichon do, that they took also colored -photographs of the Pope to stick in their relief-centers; and you +children of Russia from the Pope of Rome." So Seldes says, but he +does not add, as London and Pichon do, that they took also colored +photographs of the Pope to stick in their relief-centers; and you can imagine for yourself what answers the Jesuits gave when Russians made inquiries about this picturesque and benevolent gentleman. The Russians found that they were proselytizing and in -1924 conducted them to the frontier. Walsh went back to America and +1924 conducted them to the frontier. Walsh went back to America and published one of the vilest of the attacks on Russia which were now beginning to gladden the heart of Wall Street. He swept together the wildest and most incredible stories of Bolshevik savagery; and

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When Mr. Roosevelt recently sent Harriman to Moscow to inquire +

When Mr. Roosevelt recently sent Harriman to Moscow to inquire what help Russia required he told his envoy to raise the question of freedom of religion. That fact was stated in many papers and is -duly recorded in the Keesing daily summary of the press. Nothing +duly recorded in the Keesing daily summary of the press. Nothing but heavy pressure from the Churches could have induced so broad- -minded a statesman as Mr. Roosevelt thus to interfere in the +minded a statesman as Mr. Roosevelt thus to interfere in the internal affairs of another nation and, by implication, lay down conditions on which he would grant help to a power that was bearing the whole brunt of the attack on civilization; and back of this. @@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ and fairly solid economy as they Fascists and the Nazis did, but a country that had been reduced to a state of social and cultural chaos, Tsarist Russia had been low in culture and character and, for so large a country with such resources, far from rich. But the -three years of the European War, the ensuing two years of the White +three years of the European War, the ensuing two years of the White and the Polish War, and the two years subsequently of famine and disease, had made a wilderness of the vast land. Anyone who does not realize that ought to look into a good annual, like the Annual @@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ that what they did between 1928 and 1940 is beyond all historical precedents. All the world knows it today.

Hence when American writers so far removed from Communism as -John Dewey, Durant, etc. began to assert this fact the anti- +John Dewey, Durant, etc. began to assert this fact the anti- Socialist slogan was discredited and criticism, to be plausible, had to be confined to the supposed interference with religion. Here again priests and bankers joined hands, and the most unscrupulous @@ -553,14 +553,14 @@ Britain, the charge of persecuting religion was, as we shall see, officially disproved years ago, we must admit that the Church of Rome was not the only offender. The entry of Russia into the war roused the same ecclesiastical fussiness in England as in, America, -to which Mr. Roosevelt's unhappy instruction to Harriman bears +to which Mr. Roosevelt's unhappy instruction to Harriman bears witness. The President of the Baptist World Alliance publicly -denied Maisky's claim that religion is, and has been for years, +denied Maisky's claim that religion is, and has been for years, free in Russia. To that we will return but we, at once, recognize one distinction between Protestant and Catholic anti-Communism. The Protestant Churches wanted such diplomatic pressure as their government could bring to bear upon Moscow, but as I have quoted -repeatedly in the Pope's own words, the Vatican wanted Communism +repeatedly in the Pope's own words, the Vatican wanted Communism extinguished by war.

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Pope's scorn, of course, but most people do not expect the strident +

Pope's scorn, of course, but most people do not expect the strident and unreasoning language of a rejected suitor from the heads of any -Church, and for the Popes to complain of persecution is simply +Church, and for the Popes to complain of persecution is simply grotesque. Ever since Europe returned to some degree of mental -sanity in the 20th Century the Popes have relied on savage +sanity in the 20th Century the Popes have relied on savage persecution to maintain their power and of the half-million democrats who forfeited their lives for freedom in the 19th Century all but a few hundred were victims of Catholic authorities, lay and @@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ policy of persecution wherever it can. We saw that the Catholic Church and authorities of Poland maintained a brutal persecution of the Orthodox Catholics in the Galician Ukraine, indeed of Protestants in Poland itself, from 1919 to 1939. We saw that when -Pacelli had traversed South America the most terrible persecution, +Pacelli had traversed South America the most terrible persecution, including torture, broke out everywhere. It followed the seizure of power from the Socialists by the Catholics of Vienna. . . . In short, the policy has been enforced wherever the Vatican had the @@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ authorities have really laid upon religion, apart from the legal punishment of priests for treason, are trifles in comparison with what the Greek Catholics did to the Latin Catholics in the last century. You will find it amusing to read in the article on Russia -in the Catholic Encyclopedia how 70 or 80 years ago Pope Pius IX +in the Catholic Encyclopedia how 70 or 80 years ago Pope Pius IX was using about his brothers in Christ of the Orthodox Church exactly the same abusive language as the Vatican now uses about the Bolsheviks! But what was then done out of religious hatred -- we @@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ and it was hell. One Orthodox mother-superior took an axe to one of these stubborn Romanist nuns. At one place a number of nuns were put in sacks, and dragged over the surface of lakes in winter, the people cheering from the banks. Monks had to let down their pants -and sit on the ice. I really wonder why Father Walsh did not get +and sit on the ice. I really wonder why Father Walsh did not get hold of some of these true stories of 80 years ago and turn them into Bolshevik outrages of 1923 and 1924!

@@ -671,12 +671,12 @@ into Bolshevik outrages of 1923 and 1924!

cruel Atheists and sadistic Bolsheviks. And when we examine the stories which are offered us even by writers who pose as experts we find them often grotesque. There is, for instance, a much-consulted -history of the early Bolshevik years by Lancelot Lawton (The +history of the early Bolshevik years by Lancelot Lawton (The Russian Revolution, 1927). Most people know only that he was a correspondent in Russia of the Liberal Daily Chronicle and not that --- so a Russian official assured me -- he married a White Russian. +-- so a Russian official assured me -- he married a White Russian. Most of the folk who talk about the horrors of the early years -would quote Lawton. Well, here is a specimen of his "history." He +would quote Lawton. Well, here is a specimen of his "history." He says, "The number of ecclesiastical persons executed from 1917 to 1920 was 8,050, including 1,275 bishops." How magnanimous of the Vatican to press its friendship upon Russia after such a ghastly @@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ example of the "historical" basis for the talk about Bolshevik atrocities and persecution of religion.

As far as the Roman Catholics are concerned we may follow Miss -Almedinger because she not only lived in Russia at the time but she +Almedinger because she not only lived in Russia at the time but she is so really religious that she won't lie even in the good cause. She tells us that one Catholic bishop and a number of anonymous Catholics were put to death and admits that they were guilty in @@ -723,16 +723,16 @@ ancient history, for the confusion was such that few authentic records were kept while the intense passion on both sides gave rise to vast quantities of reckless rumors. There is again a real analogy with the French Revolution -- with the true story of the -revolution for, as I said, Lenin and Stalin no more interfered with +revolution for, as I said, Lenin and Stalin no more interfered with religion for the first few years, beyond disestablishing the corrupt Orthodox Church and nationalizing its superfluous wealth, than the leaders of the French Revolution had done. And in both cases it was hostile invasion and the intrigues of the clergy with the invaders which soured the people and forced the hand of the -authorities. After the November Revolution Lenin repudiated the -huge foreign debt incurred by the Tsarists, and foreign armies were -sent to help the Whites or refugee imperialists. About 300,000 -Whites, Poles, Rumanians, Czechs, Japanese, British, American and +authorities. After the November Revolution Lenin repudiated the +huge foreign debt incurred by the Tsarists, and foreign armies were +sent to help the Whites or refugee imperialists. About 300,000 +Whites, Poles, Rumanians, Czechs, Japanese, British, American and French entered the distressed and impoverished country for the purpose of destroying the new regime, and there never was a more savage war. As in the French Revolution, again, the refugees told @@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ the number of victims. The Russians say 50,000. Some unprejudiced historians suggest between 100,000 and 200,000. But even so responsible an organ as the London Times gave the figure as 7,700,000 with just such impossible exaggerations in detail as that -I quoted from Lawton.

+I quoted from Lawton.

The Poles continued this war when the other Allies quit, and at a time when the country suffered as no other land has done in @@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ many there were no one knows. They were too poor for the Church to organize them. The Catholic Encyclopedia claims 5,000,000 and then talks of dioceses in which there was only one priest to 5,000 or even 10,000 Catholics! There were probably not a million subjects -of the Pope then in Russia, and the number today is negligible. It +of the Pope then in Russia, and the number today is negligible. It was the heritage of the Orthodox Church for which the Vatican was fighting.

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The Orthodox clergy and the few Romanist priests continued to -intrigue with Poland and the White refugees abroad, and there were +intrigue with Poland and the White refugees abroad, and there were further executions. Any fair-minded man ought to recognize the real character of these after the official verdict given in the British House of Commons. In 1929 some of the religious members of @@ -774,21 +774,21 @@ Parliament, under Church pressure, shamelessly ignoring the rule that one country does not interfere in the internal affair's of another, insisted that the government should inquire into the persecution of religion in Russia. This, it will be remembered, was -the year in which the Papacy signed its Concordat with Mussolini, -and desperate efforts were made to get Mussolini to forbid the +the year in which the Papacy signed its Concordat with Mussolini, +and desperate efforts were made to get Mussolini to forbid the practice of any religion but the Roman in Italy. Severe restrictions were, in fact, put on Protestantism, and the grossest intolerance to seceders from the Church was embodied in the law, with the approval of those Catholics in all countries who continued to talk about Russian persecution of religion. The oracle of -American Catholicism, Msgr. Ryan, blandly explained it on the +American Catholicism, Msgr. Ryan, blandly explained it on the principle that truth has rights but error none!

However, the British government asked its ambassador in -Moscow, Sir Esmond Ovey, for a report, and it contained this +Moscow, Sir Esmond Ovey, for a report, and it contained this sentence which was read to the House of Commons by the Foreign Secretary, the pious Henderson -- the government was then under -that arch-trimmer Ramsay Macdonald, who was at one time a personal +that arch-trimmer Ramsay Macdonald, who was at one time a personal friend of mine and a complete Agnostic -- on April 23 and reported in the press next day:

@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ American or British authorities ought to make an inquiry?

"punished for practicing religion" could be added the words of a large number of religious leaders, in Russia itself. In a booklet published in America (The Soviet War on Religion, 1930) Mr. -Sherwood gives, with exact reference to the date of publication in +Sherwood gives, with exact reference to the date of publication in the Russian press, a number of these admissions. One is signed by three archbishops of the Orthodox Church (p. 27), one by 31 Jewish rabbis, (p. 28), one by a group of Roman Catholic priests, and so @@ -845,10 +845,10 @@ beginning to enforce a policy of persecution of religion.

the ground of religion, which are thus disproved by the best authorities, what is the law or practice in regard to religion which, though it ought to be well known at Washington, moves Mr. -Roosevelt to raise the question of freedom of religion in such form +Roosevelt to raise the question of freedom of religion in such form as to suggest that there is none, or only a restricted liberty, in Russia? The prominence given in the press to the President's -instruction to Mr. Harriman led Keesing's Contemporary Archives to +instruction to Mr. Harriman led Keesing's Contemporary Archives to insert at that date (October 18, 1941, p. 4848) one of its impartial explanatory notes. It speaks of the "corruption" and "fabulous wealth" of the Tsarist Orthodox Church and says that the @@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ number of seminaries, monasteries, and churches were closed. In hundreds of instances the churches were converted to more useful purposes at the request of the people who used to frequent them, and political intrigue sufficiently excuses the closing of -seminaries and monasteries. The writer of the note in Keesing +seminaries and monasteries. The writer of the note in Keesing quaintly says that "in spite of all this" the Orthodox Church counted 98,000,000 communicants and the Roman Church 11,000,000 members, but "the last census," to which he appeals was taken in @@ -910,16 +910,16 @@ paper (Bezboznik).

In other words, the increasing danger from Germany induced the authorities to take various steps which might mitigate the hatred of Russia which the Churches inspired in America and Britain, but -the law was not altered, and Mr. Roosevelt seems to have been +the law was not altered, and Mr. Roosevelt seems to have been persuaded that it contained an element of persecution of religion. -Senator Smith bluntly put it: "Harriman's job seems to be to try to -get Stalin to join the Church so we can call him brother." We all +Senator Smith bluntly put it: "Harriman's job seems to be to try to +get Stalin to join the Church so we can call him brother." We all understood what it really meant. The representatives of Churches at Washington thought it a good opportunity to get Russian law made more favorable to religion. What is wrong with the law?

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As Maisky, speaking to the American Chamber of Commerce in -London on September 23, and Lozovsky in Moscow said, its +

As Maisky, speaking to the American Chamber of Commerce in +London on September 23, and Lozovsky in Moscow said, its fundamental principle is that all religions are free and equal; which we were always asked to regard as one of the finest achievements of the American Constitution. Let me repeat, as so few @@ -929,14 +929,14 @@ the world today. Even in Eire and Quebec there is no religious equality, and the more docile to the Vatican Catholic states are, the more of its Canon Law they admit into their legislation, the more intolerant they are. Persecution of religion -- any religion -that rejects the Pope's authority -- is, we have seen, a first +that rejects the Pope's authority -- is, we have seen, a first principle of Catholic law and theology. And, though we moderns insist that the non-religious man has the same right to liberty as the members of any Church, the intolerance is in this respect worse than ever. The Vatican's first excuse for its demand of the extinction of Bolshevism is that the Russians are Atheists.

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Maisky later added to his statement of Russian law. The +

Maisky later added to his statement of Russian law. The government, which owns all property, puts a building at the disposal of any group of worshipers and charges no rent or taxes. Certainly a queer kind of persecution of religion! The police @@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ forbidden. The Churches must have no social gatherings, no

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lectures, and no libraries. Mr. Rushbrooke might be advised to +

lectures, and no libraries. Mr. Rushbrooke might be advised to compare these restrictions on priests with the restrictions on Protestant Churches and Atheists in Catholic lands; and if he replies that Protestants do not do these things the answer is @@ -1052,15 +1052,15 @@ Soviet system, but level-headed men began to see that Russia had got on to a line on which it might travel far. During this indecisive period the Vatican had not much to say about Russia as far as I can ascertain. Locally members of the Black International -like the American Jesuit Walsh might inflame sentiment against +like the American Jesuit Walsh might inflame sentiment against Russia. Business and financial men were not really very sensitive about outrages of religion. They were more deeply pained by the refusal of the Soviet authorities to pay interest on the Tsarist loans and on British and American investments. But if there were a -few million folk who believed Walsh's stories and helped to swell +few million folk who believed Walsh's stories and helped to swell the feeling against Russia, it was all to the good. Still the Papacy, as I said, was fairly quiet about Russia. In fact, as lite -as 1930 the Pope politely summoned the Catholic world, not to +as 1930 the Pope politely summoned the Catholic world, not to agitate for war but to pray fervently for Russia, the consequences of which I cannot discover.

@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ beyond the achievement of any other country -- and there were no rich men to absorb any of it. Duranty has written sympathetic accounts for years to the New York Times, and his volume of articles (Russia Reported, 1934) made a deep impression. In the -same year Sherwood Eddy's Russia Today, written from a different

+same year Sherwood Eddy's Russia Today, written from a different

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ still very conservative and religious, had the courage to go to Russia and the honesty to say that the Bolsheviks had made great progress (First to Go Back, 1935). An equally conservative British general, W.H. Waters, also a lover of the old regime, paid a visit -and made the same report. Sir Bernard Pares, high British authority +and made the same report. Sir Bernard Pares, high British authority on the East and for years a heavy critic of Bolsheviks, now gave a very appreciative account and joined the "Friends of Russia." He spoke of a "hostile foreign diplomat" in Moscow who grudgingly @@ -1118,28 +1118,28 @@ could have found within a mile of his house in London).

However, my point here is that as appreciation of Russia grew in the rest of the world the attitude of the Vatican to it became more somber and bitter, Catholic apologists are nothing if not bold -but I have not yet heard of one who has asked us to admire the Pope +but I have not yet heard of one who has asked us to admire the Pope because he was friendly to Russia when the rest of the world was venomous and became critical only when, and in proportion as, it no longer needed friends. We might get near the truth if we remember -that the power behind the Pope, the Secretary of State, was changed -in 1930. Pacelli, the present Pope, an aristocrat to his toenails, -then became the dictator at the Vatican, for the Pope was very old -and feeble. We might remember, too, that Pacelli entered, at the +that the power behind the Pope, the Secretary of State, was changed +in 1930. Pacelli, the present Pope, an aristocrat to his toenails, +then became the dictator at the Vatican, for the Pope was very old +and feeble. We might remember, too, that Pacelli entered, at the end of 1932, into a policy of friendliness to Germans, and Germany -was pledged by its, bible, Hitler's book, to make war sooner or +was pledged by its, bible, Hitler's book, to make war sooner or later on Russia.

When precisely the Vatican began to snarl at Russia it is difficult to determine. The Encyclical Quadrazesimo anno of May 15, 1931 makes the earliest reference that I find, and the hand of -Pacelli in that vapid manifesto is clear. It is a recommendation of +Pacelli in that vapid manifesto is clear. It is a recommendation of the Corporative State to all Catholic countries; in fact, to the -whole world, as the Pope ingenuously remarks that the truth on even +whole world, as the Pope ingenuously remarks that the truth on even the social and economic order can come only from Rome. How journalists ever stoop to praise these Papal utterances on Social questions puzzles me. They are like the ideas of a Baptist preacher -in Tennessee blinded with those of Thomas Aquinas and almost lost +in Tennessee blinded with those of Thomas Aquinas and almost lost in a jelly of Latin verbiage. There is, as I have already explained, no English translation of this Encyclical, because it

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approves -- indeed imposes -- such restrictions on capitalism and -private enterprise as are provided in Mussolini's Corporative +private enterprise as are provided in Mussolini's Corporative State, which industrialists in America who are assured by Catholic writers that their "freedom of the individual is thoroughly Catholic, detest almost as much as Socialism.

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The Pope tells the world, with quite an air of profundity and +

The Pope tells the world, with quite an air of profundity and originality, that Socialism has split into moderate Socialism and Communism. As we saw, and it may be convenient to repeat, he answers the question, on which, he says, Rome has often been @@ -1168,14 +1168,14 @@ be a good Catholic." That is another reason why the Encyclical is not translated into English. It might prevent Catholic writers for the workers from continuing to say, as they do, that the Church has never condemned Socialism; while Catholic writer's for the wealthy, -like Ryan, tell them that the Church regards any attack on private +like Ryan, tell them that the Church regards any attack on private ownership as a sin.

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However, the Pope is still more drastic when he passes on to +

However, the Pope is still more drastic when he passes on to Communism. It is too "impious" to consider. When it gets power it shrinks from nothing "however atrocious and inhuman." As Russia was the only country in which it had power this was pointed enough, but -the Pope goes on to speak of "the massacres (strange) and ruin it +the Pope goes on to speak of "the massacres (strange) and ruin it has brought upon Eastern Europe and Asia." There may be earlier pronouncements on Russian atrocities for all I know but this is ten years old. A Jesuit writer quotes from the British Communist Daily @@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ Worker an account of a meeting in the offices of that paper on December 30, 1932 which passed a valiant resolution to attack religion "considering that the clergy of all creeds and denominations are, with religion as their pretext, following the -lead of the Pope in his call for a crusade against the U.S.S.R." +lead of the Pope in his call for a crusade against the U.S.S.R." They resolved:

". . . to organize an unflinching resistance to every variety of @@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ explained that they had changed their policy and no longer thought it of any importance to attack the Churches.

It was a mistake even of Moscow to drop the criticism of -religion while adhering slavishly to everything else that Marx had +religion while adhering slavishly to everything else that Marx had said. American and British Communists, on whom they relied for information, told them that the bitter hostility to them would

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cease if they quit criticizing religion. One or two influential -cleric's like the Dean of Canterbury had taken to patronizing +cleric's like the Dean of Canterbury had taken to patronizing Russia, and publishers (skeptics) who felt that Rationalism checked trade added their persuasion. In May 1938 the Communist International published in England for America and Britain, had an article which would, if there were any truth in superstition, have -made Marx turn in his grave. I am quoting the Jesuit Ryder at the +made Marx turn in his grave. I am quoting the Jesuit Ryder at the Cambridge Summer School of Russian Studies in 1938. The article, headed "The Revolutionary Proletariat and the Catholic Masses," recommends the policy of conciliating Catholics and Protestants. @@ -1231,11 +1231,11 @@ writer poured scorn on "the Left phrasemongers" who attack the policy of "the outstretched hand" and, by a tour de force, said that "we come forward in the defense of religion against the Fascist persecution of believers" yet had not the least idea of -deviating from the teaching of Marx! We recognize the accents of +deviating from the teaching of Marx! We recognize the accents of the American and British Communists, who were at that time offering cooperation to the Catholic Church. Now there is "a smile on the face of the tiger." The blood of Communists reddens the earth in -Catholic Austria, Slovakia, Croatia, Spain, Portugal, Vichy France, +Catholic Austria, Slovakia, Croatia, Spain, Portugal, Vichy France, Italy, Brazil, Peru, etc. etc.

In so far as Moscow was involved in this change of policy, @@ -1253,14 +1253,14 @@ countries.

The reasons given by the Vatican, as in the above Encyclical, are puerile. In speaking of the "massacres" -- it is interesting -that in his Latin text Pacelli uses just the word which the Pope +that in his Latin text Pacelli uses just the word which the Pope put on his gold medal of triumph at the time of the St. Bartholomew Massacre -- which the Bolsheviks committed he endorses the wild legends and lies which I have disproved from Catholic writers. As -to their having brought "ruin" upon the land, the Pope, granting +to their having brought "ruin" upon the land, the Pope, granting him sincerity, seems to have been as crudely ignorant of Russian affairs as a nun in a Quebec convent. By 1931 the Bolsheviks had -saved Russia from the real ruin which the White War (zealously +saved Russia from the real ruin which the White War (zealously supported by the two Churches) had brought upon Russia and were rapidly restoring prosperity and creating one of the finest educational and social services in the world.

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America is cool, as Pacelli, who clearly wrote the address, had +

America is cool, as Pacelli, who clearly wrote the address, had just got Communism violently destroyed in nearly every republic. -But the whole diatribe is fatuous. Everywhere, the Pope says, there +But the whole diatribe is fatuous. Everywhere, the Pope says, there is "a satanic preparation" for the work of "subverting established orders of every kind" and "attacking every institution, human and -divine." At that very time, philosophers like Professor Dewey, -Liberal individualists like Sir Ernest Simon (brother of Sir John -Simon), and a few clerics like the Dean of Canterbury were +divine." At that very time, philosophers like Professor Dewey, +Liberal individualists like Sir Ernest Simon (brother of Sir John +Simon), and a few clerics like the Dean of Canterbury were describing to the public how Russia was creating a new social order which in its care for children, women, and the mass of the people, had no equal in history.

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We may make allowance for the real ignorance of Pacelli and +

We may make allowance for the real ignorance of Pacelli and the Vatican. They never even try to get accurate information about movements or bodies which are offensive to them on religious grounds. They see everything through a red haze of professional piety. But there is deliberate policy behind it all. By 1935 Japan had got the innocent western powers to support Chiang Kai-shek in his costly campaign to crush Communism in China and smooth the way -for Japan itself. Hitler and Mussolini were wondering how they +for Japan itself. Hitler and Mussolini were wondering how they could get the same powers to overlook their proposed intervention -in Spain. Hitler was repeating in public speeches that the noble +in Spain. Hitler was repeating in public speeches that the noble German race must have the Ukraine. Wall Street wanted a good pretext for stirring the country to attack Mexico. Labor and Socialist movements everywhere were to be encouraged in their @@ -1309,11 +1309,11 @@ This sacred fury against Bolshevism was one of the Vatican's greatest contributions to the preparation of the world for the onslaught of barbarism.

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But, you may ask, is it possible that the Pope, the Black +

But, you may ask, is it possible that the Pope, the Black International which forced his slogan upon the Catholic masses (which do not read encyclical's) in every country, and the Catholic press which made "the extinction of Bolshevism" as familiar to -Catholics as "Heil Hitler" is to Germans and ... "Mussolini solo" +Catholics as "Heil Hitler" is to Germans and ... "Mussolini solo" to Italians, realized what they were doing?

You can analyze that for yourself. There is, of course, no @@ -1325,12 +1325,12 @@ the Vatican and the Black International in America wanted war for the annexation of Mexico. The Knights of Columbus, who may be considered unconsecrated members of the Black International, made open offers of alliance with Wall Street and called for -intervention in Mexico. Whether the Pope and the unscrupulous +intervention in Mexico. Whether the Pope and the unscrupulous Italian branch of the Black International knew in advance of the war upon the western democracies we have considered in other booklets. As I there said, so objective a review as the Annual -Record gives it as commonly received information, that Ribbentrop -told the Pope in April that the Germans would be in Paris in June +Record gives it as commonly received information, that Ribbentrop +told the Pope in April that the Germans would be in Paris in June and in London in August. As to the main body of Catholics who chanted the anti-Bolshevik slogan, they were probably as hazy about what they meant as the average German is about the pure Aryan @@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ sharing the world with a race of Mongolian-Malayan mongrels.

room for irony in considering the colossal tragedy, is that Russia, the irreligion of which is blamed by the Vatican for all the world's troubles, is more religious than Great Britain or than -France was before Vichy.

+France was before Vichy.

The question how many of the people of Russia are still religious has been raised innumerable times, and it has invariably @@ -1367,9 +1367,9 @@ world we were told Russia is still far more religious than is commonly supposed.

On one point there is no controversy. The officials, from -those in the smallest town to Stalin, are all Atheists. The +those in the smallest town to Stalin, are all Atheists. The Communist party governs Russia -- hence the stupidity of calling -Stalin a dictator like Hitler and Mussolini -- and all its members +Stalin a dictator like Hitler and Mussolini -- and all its members are Atheists. These officials determine the form and institutions of the state. The mass of the people produce the wealth, of course, and in that sense create the state, but these atheist officials @@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ churchgoers too high but let us accept them here. Between three-

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fourths and four-fifths of the people of Great Britain are not -Christians. It was the same in France, and Vichy has made only a +Christians. It was the same in France, and Vichy has made only a superficial compulsory change. In America the Churches claim 55 percent of the people, but we know what these claims are worth. Allowing for the Bible Belt and the greater wealth and business @@ -1416,23 +1416,23 @@ proportion of churchgoers: say, two-thirds of the total population.

It follows that Russia is, on the best available estimates, as religious as the United States and much more religious than Great -Britain or France! The best gauge is Yaroslavsky, the able and +Britain or France! The best gauge is Yaroslavsky, the able and accomplished leader of the Atheist League. He has several times estimated that about one-third of the people in the Soviet Union are still Christians. The Jesuit Ryder, speaking at the Cambridge Summer School of Russian States, said, that this mean's 30,000,000 and is a ridiculous under-estimate. It is his jesuitical arithmetic that is ridiculous. One-third of the population means nearly -60,000,000. But notice what follows. If you call Yaroslavsky's +60,000,000. But notice what follows. If you call Yaroslavsky's estimate too small you must mean that more than a third are still Christians, or a far higher proportion than in Great Britain and France, and probably America. On any estimate Russia is more religious than Great Britain. Now that it is smashing Germany the clergy begin to say: We always thought so.

-

Maisky, addressing the American Chamber of Commerce in London +

Maisky, addressing the American Chamber of Commerce in London on September 23, 1941, gave some figures which seem at first sight -to show that Yaroslavsky greatly over-estimated instead of under- +to show that Yaroslavsky greatly over-estimated instead of under- estimating the number of believer's. He quoted an official statement that on June 1, 1941, there were 8,338 churches, mosques, and synagogues in the Union, and 30,000 registered religious @@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ official announcement (on August 15, 1941) I have to leave the matter open, but we may reflect that if the figure of 30,000 parishes is correct it suggests less than 60,000,000 worshipers.

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We do better to follow the estimate of Yaroslavsky, who has no +

We do better to follow the estimate of Yaroslavsky, who has no interest in exaggerating the number of churchgoers, and we may reflect that the change from the solid orthodoxy of the overwhelming mass of the people less than thirty years ago means @@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ the cultural as well as economic development will be found in my booklet Economic Gains of the Soviet Union (1937) in the A B C Library of Living Knowledge.

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This is what the Pope calls destroying the very foundation's +

This is what the Pope calls destroying the very foundation's of the social order: this is one line of the real program of national life which our press until Russia became our ally habitually coupled with the gross greed-programs of Germany, Italy, @@ -1521,11 +1521,11 @@ with the three powers which openly boasted they were going to dominate and exploit most of the earth. Russia gave better conditions to women (see Prof. Susan W. Kingsbury and Prof Mildred Fairchild's Factory, Family, and Women in the Soviet Union, 1935) -than any other nation, while Germany and Italy, and the Pope's new +than any other nation, while Germany and Italy, and the Pope's new subjects states told woman to sacrifice all their hard-won rights and confine themselves to cooking and bearing future soldiers. Russia gave more sympathetic conditions to children (see Playtime -in Russia by Ethel Manning and others, 1935) than any other +in Russia by Ethel Manning and others, 1935) than any other country, allowing no distinction of class, giving all a two-month

Bank of Wisdom @@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ and minds with militarism. Russia encouraged the mass of the workers to enjoy art as no other country did, while in Germany and Italy art was starved and all culture debased.

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This was the civilization which the Pope taught the Catholics +

This was the civilization which the Pope taught the Catholics of the world to curse and demand war against, and the more it shed the imperfections due to its recent rise from chaos, the more it won recognition for its splendid social ideals, the more bitterly @@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ Russia.

deeply felt, is bound to regard a spread of Atheism as a great evil and may be understood even when he thinks war to prevent the spread a lesser evil. There is no need for a profane person like myself to -discuss that question or to try to determine whether the Pope +discuss that question or to try to determine whether the Pope really believes (as half the clergy do not) and deeply feels the peculiar teaching of his Church about man and his destiny. We ask a simple question: Why didn't he say so? Why need he give as the @@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ billion-dollar international organization, to find out that Russia, with its magnificent and complete resources, had no more reason for war than the United States and was building a far finer social order than that of the United States? And remember that we are not -here dealing with the Pope alone. We are considering the action of +here dealing with the Pope alone. We are considering the action of a world-wide Black International that is saturated with skepticism and hypocrisy and keener on dollars than harps.

@@ -1612,17 +1612,17 @@ International: wealth and power.

HITLER'S MAGNIFICENT BLUNDER

In September 1934 it was proposed to admit Soviet Russia to -the League of Nations. Nazi Germany, with Mein Kampf (the brigand's +the League of Nations. Nazi Germany, with Mein Kampf (the brigand's guide) for its standard, had been retained in it. Japan had not been expelled for its sordid violation of the League's principles. Italy was an honored member although it made no secret of its glorification of war and aggression. But the proposal to admit Russia horrified and brought a shower of insults from the representatives of various nations; and these outraged folk were -subjects of the Pope, and the Vatican warmly approved their +subjects of the Pope, and the Vatican warmly approved their conduct.

-

The attack on Russia was led by the Swiss Motta, a +

The attack on Russia was led by the Swiss Motta, a representative of the nation that has always been loudest in praise of peace -- which is very profitable at Geneva -- and is now making much wealth by manufacturing the more delicate mechanisms of German @@ -1630,13 +1630,13 @@ planes, tanks, and submarines and selling food to Germany while its neighbors starve. At that time, perhaps, not even a member of the middle-class that rules or misrules the Swiss would have made this disgraceful attack on a progressive and peace-loving civilization -that could have taught Switzerland a higher idealism but Motta, +that could have taught Switzerland a higher idealism but Motta, from the small Italian part of the country, was a zealous Catholic; and that he acted for the Church is shown by the Vatican comment on -his vituperative speech in the Osservatore Romano (quoted with +his vituperative speech in the Osservatore Romano (quoted with approval in the British Catholic Universe, October 5, 1934):

-

"Mr. Motta faced the problem of the admission of Russia with +

"Mr. Motta faced the problem of the admission of Russia with a clarity of vision, a nobility of sentiment, and a rectitude of Christian and civil conscience that finds a profound echo in the hearts of all, for whom justice and right are still the unshakable @@ -1647,13 +1647,13 @@ that Hymn of Hate which the Vatican would soon urge upon Catholics everywhere; the stupid chant that was to prevent, or help to prevent, a cordial world-alliance against the bandits when the crisis came, the chant that was pleasant music in the ears of -Hitler, Mussolini, and Matsuoka. The Vatican organ rejoiced that +Hitler, Mussolini, and Matsuoka. The Vatican organ rejoiced that ten states at Geneva opposed the admission of Russia or pointedly abstained from voting for it, and we see Catholic influence in the whole group. Holland voted against, and the press recorded that this was due to Catholic influence in the cabinet. De Valera's -representative and Schuschnigg of Austria attacked Russia as -virulently as Motta but did not vote.

+representative and Schuschnigg of Austria attacked Russia as +virulently as Motta but did not vote.

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ virulently as Motta but did not vote.

the mass-murder of prominent men, including Catholics, which is called the Blood Purge. Did any Catholic orator or power, or the Vatican, call it to account at the tribunal of civilization? Oh, -no; just then the Vatican was trying hard to persuade Hitler to +no; just then the Vatican was trying hard to persuade Hitler to observe the Concordat and Catholic German bishops were flattering him to his teeth. Two months after the Geneva meeting Japan, probably encouraged by this outburst, threatened Russia, and there @@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ Hall) plainly exposed to America in his Challenge, with full documentary evidence, that Japan was conquest-mad and had removed the last shred of disguise from its greedy plan to monopolize Eastern Asia and drive out all Christians, particularly Americans. -And because it hypocritically made promises to the Pope, Catholics +And because it hypocritically made promises to the Pope, Catholics must be used as its agents in Britain and America to obscure the mind of those countries in regard to its aims and divert them into hatred of Russia.

@@ -1715,7 +1715,7 @@ devices. If France insists on allying herself with the Soviet, she should be told that Great Britain will have no part with her ... We must choose between two evils, and Russia's possible loss of the Ukraine is a much less evil than war-fires all over Europe, whilst -many would say that the undoing of Godless Sovietism is no evil at +many would say that the undoing of Godless Sovietism is no evil at all."

Bank of Wisdom @@ -1736,12 +1736,12 @@ Catholic press to the Vatican and its Policy of judging all international events from the single viewpoint of the interest of the Church while professing to consult the interest of the race. The statement that few Catholic will approve of war against Russia -might seem to be written in defiance of the Pope's demand for a +might seem to be written in defiance of the Pope's demand for a crusade against that country, but the paper itself repeatedly echoed the cry for "the extinction of Bolshevism," and the last words of the above passage are plain enough. Not "many" but all Catholics, as the writer knew, would rejoice at "the undoing of -Godless Sovietism." Notice, incidentally how carefully these +Godless Sovietism." Notice, incidentally how carefully these Catholic writers avoid the word Socialism. They know that large numbers of Irish workers in Britain -- these workers of Irish birth or descent are the main body of "English" Romanism -- belong to the @@ -1750,14 +1750,14 @@ Socialist.

But the chief point is that this interpreter of Papal wishes to the people of England emphatically advocates a national policy -which would be very acceptable to Hitler and was, in so far as it +which would be very acceptable to Hitler and was, in so far as it was followed by Chamberlain and Halifax, most disastrous to Europe. Russia was the one great European power that sincerely proposed general disarmament. When its appeal was unheeded it was the one power that began to devote a colossal part of its national resources, which were very badly needed for social reconstruction and education, to preparation for war. Thus in 1936, when British -statesmen were beginning to doubt the Baldwin policy of do-nothing, +statesmen were beginning to doubt the Baldwin policy of do-nothing, Great Britain spent less than a fourth of its budget-revenue on armaments and the United States one-tenth. But Soviet Russia set aside one-fifth (20 billion out of 100 billion rubles) of its total @@ -1839,7 +1839,7 @@ race we may as well doubt that the earth is a globe.

So persistent and emphatic was this teaching of the Vatican, especially during the fateful six or seven years before 1941, that -the Catholic world was paralyzed when at length Hitler made his +the Catholic world was paralyzed when at length Hitler made his splendid blunder and attacked Russia. Less than a year earlier the Papal Hymn of Hate had been more strident than ever. There were many of us who, imperfectly informed by the press, felt our @@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@ little Baltic states. But we did not use the vituperative language

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-

of the Pope's organ, the Osservatore Romano, the paper that had not +

of the Pope's organ, the Osservatore Romano, the paper that had not said a word about outrages like those in China, Abyssinia, Albania, Czecho-Slovakia, Norway, Denmark, Yugo-Slavia, Greece, and, even Belgium and France, for which even a liar could not plead, as we @@ -1862,14 +1862,14 @@ paper, not only completely ignored Russia's reasons but wallowed in irony and invective as if this were the first aggression in modern Europe.

-

There is an amusing Paragraph in Stephen Graham's News Letter -(1940) reproducing the language of the Osservatore when the Russian -troops took back the Ukrainian and White Russian provinces. The +

There is an amusing Paragraph in Stephen Graham's News Letter +(1940) reproducing the language of the Osservatore when the Russian +troops took back the Ukrainian and White Russian provinces. The Papal organ shuddered to recall the atrocities committed by the Russian troops in 1918. The soldiers were then Orthodox Catholics -almost to a man, and the Osservatore trembles to think what will +almost to a man, and the Osservatore trembles to think what will happen now that they are Atheists. And in the next paragraph -Stephen Graham, a strict member of the Church of England, gives +Stephen Graham, a strict member of the Church of England, gives this report of an Englishman who Saw the Russian troops enter Asthenia:

@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ Asthenia:

extremely severe, and cases are known when soldiers were shot by the political commissars for the slightest breach of discipline."

-

The religious mind is weird and wonderful. Stephen Graham +

The religious mind is weird and wonderful. Stephen Graham actually goes on to reflect that this contrast of 1918 and 1940 suggests that "the atheist soldiers of 1918" were now extinct and the Russians were generally Christians! Not for a moment do I @@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ kinds" perpetrated by the Russian troops in Poland and has not a word to say when we get positive Proof that the German soldiers perpetrated real infamies and savagery in Russia?

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Here again it is not a question of the Pope or the Vatican +

Here again it is not a question of the Pope or the Vatican alone. The Black International everywhere repeated the cry of Russian atrocities (made in Germany). In an address by Cardinal Hinsely published recently in a work titled The Bond of Peace we @@ -1900,7 +1900,7 @@ horror," and says that these "Poles," as he calls them, are "reliably reported to be suffering from those persecutions which had made our generation the era of unparalleled martyrdom." Perhaps we should not expect a cardinal, even if he does pose as an oracle -on world-affairs, to know that Ukrainians and White Russians are +on world-affairs, to know that Ukrainians and White Russians are not Poles, but is he really ignorant that the "unparalleled martyrdom" that these millions, of members of the Orthodox Church suffered was inflicted by the Catholic Poles, had been going on for @@ -1919,23 +1919,23 @@ seven years. Catholics boast that they are in a better position

than Protestants in that they have one clear authoritative, unwavering voice to guide them. It sounds like a dictatorship of -the Hitler sort. The truth is, however, that Rome speaks to them in +the Hitler sort. The truth is, however, that Rome speaks to them in five or six different voices, and one can blandly repudiate the other when it goes wrong. The only thing which they cannot -repudiate is the infallible or ex cathedra utterances of the Pope --- but he never makes any. The Pope has several voices -- in +repudiate is the infallible or ex cathedra utterances of the Pope +-- but he never makes any. The Pope has several voices -- in conversations, addresses, sermons, allocations, encyclicals, etc. Then he has, in the second line a daily paper and a radio. In the third line he has prelates and Catholic ambassadors, agents, etc., who can repeat conversations with him. On this third line we now -have Myron C. Taylor whispering that the Pope always recognized in +have Myron C. Taylor whispering that the Pope always recognized in private a vast distinction between the naughtiness of the Nazis and that of the Bolsheviks. Nazi wickedness is foul and unspeakable -- though he never cared to say so. Bolshevik wickedness is just virtue without a Catholic foundation -- though he has a hundred times called it foul and unspeakable.

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The latest audacity attributed to Mr. Taylor, solemnly cabled +

The latest audacity attributed to Mr. Taylor, solemnly cabled to a London daily by its American correspondent, is this gem:

"The general belief here is that important Washington-Vatican- diff --git a/pythonCode/output/mccabe10.xml b/pythonCode/output/mccabe10.xml index aaa8bc8..8e878f6 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/mccabe10.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/mccabe10.xml @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@

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HOW THE POPE KEEPS TO THE PLOT +

HOW THE POPE KEEPS TO THE PLOT WHILE THE WORLD CURSES IT

by Joseph McCabe

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@

CHAPTER I Guilty or Not Guilty .............. 1

-

II Will Catholics Disown the Pope .......... 9

+

II Will Catholics Disown the Pope .......... 9

III Restoring the Corpse of the Middle Ages ...... 14

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Chapter I

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GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY?

+

GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY?

We are living in the second most catastrophic period that the race has suffered in the last 3,000 years. It was then, three @@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ For let me be distinctly understood. I do not merely mean that a bunch of bishops here and there, fearing to run counter to the patriotism of the people or to incur the anger of the rulers, supported iniquity. I say that the whole Black International, from -the Pope to priests, is guilty. Naturally American Catholic bishops +the Pope to priests, is guilty. Naturally American Catholic bishops censure the vile conduct of Japan and English Catholic bishops that of Germany. What matters from the moral angle is that each country that has committed outrages has had the full support of the -Catholic hierarchy and clergy of that country, and that the Pope or +Catholic hierarchy and clergy of that country, and that the Pope or the Vatican has been throughout in, friendly alliance with the arch-criminals.

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ It was, except as regards its final and most monstrous form, openly stated in widely-read literature in those countries. But these leaders of public opinion or action were themselves so alarmed at the spread of Communism and Socialism in nearly all countries that, -since Hitler and Mussolini promised to check the spread of the +since Hitler and Mussolini promised to check the spread of the danger, they very culpably persuaded themselves to ignore the broader designs of those quaint St. Georges.

@@ -194,12 +194,12 @@ war, of Communism in China, Spain, Mexico, and Russia.

ideas has as much right to present its case to the public and seek converts as any other creed or system. But the Vatican knew what it was doing. Under cover of a zeal against Communism and Socialism -Hitler and Mussolini and all their lesser satellites in other +Hitler and Mussolini and all their lesser satellites in other countries were diverting the eyes of the world from their larger -criminal aims and the Pope enlisted his whole Church in that +criminal aims and the Pope enlisted his whole Church in that strategy. The most effective means of checking those aims of Germany, Italy, and Japan would have been a practical alliance of -the United States, Britain, and France, and the Pope and his local +the United States, Britain, and France, and the Pope and his local black legions did everything in their power to turn the people against the idea.

@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ cooperation of the Black International. The first step was the annexation of Manchuria. For a moment it seemed to warn the civilized world that its comfortable and respectable standards of life were challenged by a new force, and there was a wide demand -for prompt and decisive action. But the guilt of Sir John Simon in +for prompt and decisive action. But the guilt of Sir John Simon in frustrating punishment in the sacred name of trade is not greater than that of the Vatican, which ordered its representatives in Manchuria and Japan to enter into friendly relations with the @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ Vatican.

world for the destruction of freedom, decency, and justice. The one section of the Church that mattered, the Italian hierarchy and clergy, rapturously applauded the rape of Abyssinia, on religious -as well as patriotic grounds, and the Pope, seeing how neatly +as well as patriotic grounds, and the Pope, seeing how neatly Catholics had persuaded the world to condone his refusal to condemn that outrage, gave the greatest gift in his power, the Church's supreme reward of virtue, the Golden Rose, to the Italian "Empress @@ -239,12 +239,12 @@ the enterprise by the Vatican and the support of Catholics all over the world are commonplaces of contemporary history. It was the same in the extension to Austria. The Catholic Dollfuss, after a visit to Rome, treacherously destroyed "the Socialist watch-dog." The -head of the Austrian Church, Cardinal Innitzer, welcomed Hitler and +head of the Austrian Church, Cardinal Innitzer, welcomed Hitler and ordered his people to bow down when he marched through the gates they had opened to him. Catholic Students prepared the way for the first invasion of Czecho-Slovakia, which has had the courage to -expel a Papal Nuncio, and Catholic Slovak priests actually begged -Hitler to tear up his solemn promises to England and France and

+expel a Papal Nuncio, and Catholic Slovak priests actually begged +Hitler to tear up his solemn promises to England and France and

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destroy the splendid little Republic. Catholics invited Mussolini +

destroy the splendid little Republic. Catholics invited Mussolini to invade Albania. Catholics betrayed Belgium and France to his devouring hordes. Catholics rent the unity and sapped the strength of Yugo-Slavia for him. . . .

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Thus not only did the Pope never condemn a single one of the +

Thus not only did the Pope never condemn a single one of the outrages by which the super-crooks strengthened their position -- every word of Papal censure of Germany and Italy refers to infringements of the rights of the Church or other religious grievances -- but the local hierarchy applauded every act of aggression, and even the hierarchy of the invaded country rallied to the aggressor. There was only one exception. We saw substantial -reason to believe that the Pope knew in advance of the plot against +reason to believe that the Pope knew in advance of the plot against Poland, as he knew of the intention to invade Belgium and France. Whether he was asked to persuade the Poles to make no resistance, since this was an important move toward that extinction of @@ -279,29 +279,29 @@ these barbarous outrage's.

If, on the other hand, we prefer to study the direct relations of the Church with the aggressor-powers we shall find ourselves impelled to use even stronger language. I have throughout spoken of -them as the Pope's allies, and the spectacle which the world +them as the Pope's allies, and the spectacle which the world presents today gives point to the phrase. We boast daily that almost the entire free civilized world is with us in our war upon Japan, Germany, and Italy. No one will call Sweden, Switzerland, and Turkey free; and of the Latin American Republics only the more -priest-ridden now refuse to speak out. But the Pope is not with us. +priest-ridden now refuse to speak out. But the Pope is not with us. He is bound by treaty (Concordat) to the three powers which the free world calls the enemies of the human race. You may object that France, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Slovakia, Eire, and Rumania are -not with us. No; they are with the Pope. Significant, isn't it?

+not with us. No; they are with the Pope. Significant, isn't it?

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I have shown in detail in what sense the Pope is an ally of +

I have shown in detail in what sense the Pope is an ally of Italy and Germany. The triumph of crime in Italy, the consolidation -of the power of Mussolini, was not complete until he signed a +of the power of Mussolini, was not complete until he signed a treaty with the Vatican and granted the Church a vast sum of money (about $90,000,000) and nearly all the privileges it wanted. Until -the present Pope became Secretary of State there was still very +the present Pope became Secretary of State there was still very acrid quarrelling. There have been quarrels since -- always about the Church's rights -- but Rome has seen the amazing sight of -Mussolini kneeling for the Pope's blessing and the Pope crossing +Mussolini kneeling for the Pope's blessing and the Pope crossing Rome (after Italy's treachery in regard to Yugo-Slavia) to exchange greetings with the king and queen. What is more, whether you can in -any country in the world relieve the Pope of blame for what his +any country in the world relieve the Pope of blame for what his bishops in that country do -- a point we will examine presently -- you certainly cannot in the case of Italy. Yet the Italian hierarchy has without exception blessed everything that Italy has @@ -317,23 +317,23 @@ frontier.

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Worst of all is the case of Germany. Whether or no Hitler +

Worst of all is the case of Germany. Whether or no Hitler would in time have attained power without the assistance of the -Church he did in fact attain it with the help of the Pope. In +Church he did in fact attain it with the help of the Pope. In giving the ample evidence of this I mention with reserve the charge -of Fritz Thyssen, the industrialist who financed the Nazis, and a +of Fritz Thyssen, the industrialist who financed the Nazis, and a Roman Catholic, that -- in the words of the title for an article he -wrote in the Arbeiterzeitung -- "Pius XII, when Nuncio, carried -Hitler to power." My attention has since been called to the fact +wrote in the Arbeiterzeitung -- "Pius XII, when Nuncio, carried +Hitler to power." My attention has since been called to the fact that Cavalcade (September 28, 1940) gave the gist of the article and there is no reason to doubt it. It seems that the Nazis deluded -Pacelli into thinking that they were going, not only to exterminate +Pacelli into thinking that they were going, not only to exterminate the Socialists and Communists who were ruining the Church -- and what did the Church ever care about the foulness of the means by which its enemies were exterminated? -- but to set up a "Christian Corporative State" on the Italian model, the Roman Church ruling the west and the Protestant Church the east. I gave the evidence of -Von Papen, another Catholic, and other unimpeachable witnesses that +Von Papen, another Catholic, and other unimpeachable witnesses that in fact the Vatican ordered German Catholics to drop their opposition to the Nazis, deserting their Jewish and Socialist allies, and that this encouraged the Nazis, who were profoundly @@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ equal in civilized history and have completely debauched their own country. After the first of these outbreaks of savagery, the slaughter and pillage of Jews, Socialists, pacifists, etc., the Vatican signed a very friendly Concordat with the Nazi government, -and it has clung to this agreement, and repeatedly begged Hitler to +and it has clung to this agreement, and repeatedly begged Hitler to make it more real and intimate, all through the nine years of barbarity. It had not a word to say about the Blood Purge, though in this leading Catholics were butchered, and it warmly applauded @@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ imagine a more pitiful confession that, contrary to what its American apologists say, it cares nothing about human interests. But we will consider that point adequately anon.

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Hitler cared little about the rare and very mild complaints of +

Hitler cared little about the rare and very mild complaints of the Papacy. His spokesmen completely ignored them as a rule. He could, in any case, always keep Papal pronouncements out of the German press. Even the few Catholic papers that survived were under @@ -382,22 +382,22 @@ strict Nazi control. The only matter that would draw the attention

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of the German authorities would be if the German hierarchy and -clergy interfered with loyalty to Hitler or condemned any of his +clergy interfered with loyalty to Hitler or condemned any of his acts except his cavalier treatment of the Church, which amused or delighted four-fifths of the nation.

I gave abundant evidence that the German bishops did not merely refrain from criticism on any other than ecclesiastical -matters but they flattered Hitler to his teeth and applauded every +matters but they flattered Hitler to his teeth and applauded every outrage he committed. They fully accepted that bastard monstrosity born of the megalomania of the neuropathic leader and the greed of the German people, the plan to conquer and exploit at least the greater part of the earth. Swallowing every insult and snub, cringing before the exposure of the shame of their virtuous -monasteries, they begged Hitler to permit them to cooperate in the +monasteries, they begged Hitler to permit them to cooperate in the foulest and most stupid of his outrages, the attack on Russia, and -in the petition for this purpose which they addressed to Hitler -they repented the exact language used by the Pope. From the +in the petition for this purpose which they addressed to Hitler +they repented the exact language used by the Pope. From the language of prelate after prelate, which I have quoted, one would think that their minds are as brutalized as those of the younger Nazi soldiers. That, of course, is not true. The explanation is @@ -422,17 +422,17 @@ we saw, an unusually large gathering of the German bishop's met at Fulda (the Washington of the Church) and drew up resolutions which the Vatican ordered them to keep secret. The German press reported that it got copies of them, and they were fulsome congratulations -to Hitler on his great triumph in the west, to be published when it +to Hitler on his great triumph in the west, to be published when it was completed by the fall of Britain. The British Catholic press (Tablet, September 21) said that "very important and positive decisions had been reached which will result in a much closer -reapproachment between the Church and the Reich," and it pointed +reapproachment between the Church and the Reich," and it pointed out that the chief speaker, who closed the conference, Msgr. -Garkowsky was the bishop appointed by Goering to represent +Garkowsky was the bishop appointed by Goering to represent Catholics on the State Council.

But Britain refused to be bludgeoned into surrender, and the -Pope forbade publication of these "very important decisions." In +Pope forbade publication of these "very important decisions." In December the Catholic press. (Herald, January 31, 1941) announced that their bishops were to meet at Berlin "for exceptional purposes," and this announcement was coupled with a warning that @@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ Germany.

On July 8 the London Times referred to a letter which the bishops of Germany had ordered to be read in all churches. As it condemned Nazi paganism British Catholics claimed that here was the -whole German hierarchy united in censuring Hitler. We are quite +whole German hierarchy united in censuring Hitler. We are quite aware that the Church more than once scolded the Nazis for infringing its own rights as on other purely religious grounds, but the Times pointed out that this letter by no means relieved the @@ -464,12 +464,12 @@ that it was "a struggle of world ideologies, a battle against inequality, and a fight against the disintegration of Christianity, so that a victory over Bolshevism would be equivalent to the triumph of the teaching of Jesus over that of the infidels." The -full Papal note and support of Hitler restored, you see, now that +full Papal note and support of Hitler restored, you see, now that he was again pushing victoriously forward. But because there was some criticism of the Nazis in the letter many bishops refused to sign it, and many priests refused to read it from their pulpits.

-

As to the Pope himself, he left it to those useful +

As to the Pope himself, he left it to those useful unauthorized organ's to explain his ambiguous attitude. The Vatican correspondent of the International News Service said that he protested vehemently against the treatment of the Church in Germany @@ -485,24 +485,24 @@ unhappiness over the situation in Germany."

When Russia "persecuted religion" there was no need whatever for restraint; when Germany, after eight years of bestiality, -persecutes the Church one has to remember that a Pope is neutral +persecutes the Church one has to remember that a Pope is neutral and not free to use strong language.

The last cutting I have is from the London News-Chronicle (October 5, 1941). It says that Ribbentrop has seen the Papal -Nuncio at Berlin and offered "a structural change in the attitude -of the Third Reich to the Catholic Church" if the Pope will rouse -all Catholics against "the Anti-Christ Russia," and that the Nuncio +Nuncio at Berlin and offered "a structural change in the attitude +of the Third Reich to the Catholic Church" if the Pope will rouse +all Catholics against "the Anti-Christ Russia," and that the Nuncio loftily refused even to send the offer to Rome. Perhaps: Russia was -proving to be made of sterner stuff than the Pope's dear children +proving to be made of sterner stuff than the Pope's dear children in Belgium and France. But do not too hastily draw upon your fund of old saws and quote "When the devil was sick" or "Rats desert a -sinking ship." Hitler has still a few Papal cards like Spain and +sinking ship." Hitler has still a few Papal cards like Spain and Portugal and the French fleet up his sleeve. Meantime note two -things. First the Pope and his hierarchy have supported the Nazis +things. First the Pope and his hierarchy have supported the Nazis through nine years of success and infamy; second, there is a remarkable correlation between the variations in the ardor of -support and the ebb and flow of Hitler's fortunes.

+support and the ebb and flow of Hitler's fortunes.

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -512,10 +512,10 @@ support and the ebb and flow of Hitler's fortunes.

Chapter II

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WILL CATHOLICS DISOWN THE POPE?

+

WILL CATHOLICS DISOWN THE POPE?

I am not one of those who conceive the situation to be that we -are fighting Hitler and Mussolini or even the Nazi and the Fascist +are fighting Hitler and Mussolini or even the Nazi and the Fascist parties. It remains to be seen how far this is true in the case of Japan but in Europe we are fighting a prodigious aggregation or organization of brain-power. It works behind the Nazi front. It @@ -555,10 +555,10 @@ are capable of self-government.

In an earlier booklet I quoted the head of the British Catholic Church warning his followers to be ready for a formidable attack on Catholicism when the war is over. How will he and his -like meet it, That "aged and ailing Pope" slogan, which has so +like meet it, That "aged and ailing Pope" slogan, which has so often been used, will be of no avail. In this crisis of the world's affairs the Church of Rome has had one of its youngest, ablest, and -most vigorous Popes; and his virtual control of the policy of the +most vigorous Popes; and his virtual control of the policy of the Church began at the beginning of 1930 and has covered the whole long period of unrebuked bestiality. Nor would it be of the least avail to plead that he was misinformed. Being an Italian and in the @@ -575,12 +575,12 @@ any other non-German prelate in the Church. Further he reads and

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speaks more languages and has traveled and lived in more countries -than any other Pope of recent modern times. No, stupid as some of +than any other Pope of recent modern times. No, stupid as some of his public utterances (about Russia, Spain, Mexico, Communism, etc.) seem to be, he has not based his policy upon wrong information.

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Seldes quoted some years ago evidence that in Romanist higher +

Seldes quoted some years ago evidence that in Romanist higher clerical circles in America there was already some discussion of the idea of deposing or over-ruling him. At that tune the Catholic press still remembered what it had said about him during his long @@ -589,45 +589,45 @@ spirit, his good mixing -- I do not remember whether he drank beer out of a bottle in a workers' lunchroom like the heroic Halifax -- his ideal of freedom, and so on. Probably the prelates knew better. He loathes democracy. He is an aristocrat by birth, temperament, -and conviction. But he can at any time discover, as Leo XIII did +and conviction. But he can at any time discover, as Leo XIII did after quarter of a century of attacks on democracy, that the Church has nothing to do with whether a state chooses to be democratic or not. It is true that in the first encyclical he compiled for the -late Pope he insisted that the Corporative State, the very essence +late Pope he insisted that the Corporative State, the very essence of which is servility to the state and Church authorities, is the ideal, but he never mentioned democracy.

The discussion as to whether the discredited Church will make -a scapegoat of the Pope is waste of time. Even in America, where +a scapegoat of the Pope is waste of time. Even in America, where the apologists put over more mendacious accounts of Church history and teaching than in any other country, the deposition or rebuke of -a Pope would shake Catholicism and invite a dangerously critical +a Pope would shake Catholicism and invite a dangerously critical interest. The most that is conceivable along that line is that apologists will affect an attitude of naive astonishment and say -that even non-Catholics ought to know that a Pope's blunders do not +that even non-Catholics ought to know that a Pope's blunders do not compromise the Catholic Church or discredit a single line of its teaching. There have actually been priests who claimed it as a proof of the divinity of the Church that it survived so many -blunders and sins of its Popes! But that takes us into a deeper +blunders and sins of its Popes! But that takes us into a deeper matter which I postpone.

The chief line foreshadowed in actual Catholic literature is -that the Pope has been, and ought to be, ideally neutral, since as +that the Pope has been, and ought to be, ideally neutral, since as head of the universal Church he must be above national differences and therefore above international quarrels, whereas the hierarchy of a particular country has no such obligation. Let me repeat that -these are not booklets about the Pope but about the Black +these are not booklets about the Pope but about the Black International. At the same time apologists will find it rather difficult in America to make any capital out of this Great Neutral sophistry. They have for half a century been assuring folk that it -was just the opposite; that since the Pope is above all national +was just the opposite; that since the Pope is above all national differences he is the ideal moralist to censure, not only international crimes but national crimes of such magnitude and so bound up with patriotism that you could hardly trust the censors within that country to condemn them or expect an impartial judgment from the nationals of another country. Further, and far more gravely, the summary of facts which I gave in the last chapter does -not simply present the Pope as failing in his duty from an +not simply present the Pope as failing in his duty from an excessive regard for neutrality. It shows that he gave very valuable assistance to the arch-criminals, and often precisely in the perpetration of their crimes; to Japan in China, to Germany in @@ -643,9 +643,9 @@ Austria, Spain, Czecho-Slovakia, France, Yugo-Slavia, and Russia!

anything that commands general respect in it is the Church and anything that is vicious or sordid is not the Church. For our present purpose, however, the Church may be divided into three -sections. First are the Pope and the body of the Italian prelates +sections. First are the Pope and the body of the Italian prelates who run the Church as literally as a bunch of men in Boston run the -Christian Science movement. The Pope is theoretically an autocrat. +Christian Science movement. The Pope is theoretically an autocrat. In practice he must act with the Italian cardinals and archbishops, the board of directors, so to say. As such boards do, they find it expedient to admit a few outsiders but take care they are always in @@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ control foreign branches.

hierarchies (bishops and archbishops), each of which is permitted to have a few decorative heads with the title of cardinal but no influence on broad Church policy and certainly no power to -challenge a Pope, and the ordinary clergy who do the work under +challenge a Pope, and the ordinary clergy who do the work under them. The third section consists of the laity, whose main function is the financial support of the clergy, hierarchy, and the Italian oligarchy. They are held together in submission to the clergy by an @@ -704,11 +704,11 @@ genuinely outraged if you said that they are dupes of the clergy.

words go many of the charges against the Church or to maintain with an air of bland assurance, that, for instance, it never interferes in polities. If you appeal to its twenty years opposition to -republicanism in France, that was Pope Leo XIII not the Church, +republicanism in France, that was Pope Leo XIII not the Church, they say. It was the Vatican, not the Church, that intrigued with -British statesmen to settle their troubles in Ireland (Seldes, The +British statesmen to settle their troubles in Ireland (Seldes, The Vatican, p. 272). On the other hand, when an Austrian cardinal -writes "Hell Hitler" or an Italian bishop exults in the brigandage +writes "Hell Hitler" or an Italian bishop exults in the brigandage of his country, the Church is not involved. It is just a local clerical patriot blowing off a little hot air.

@@ -718,28 +718,28 @@ from guilt. Since the body of the clergy in any country are notoriously under the strict supervision of their bishop's the common trick is to distinguish the acting of national hierarchy from that of, Rome; though, as we saw, there has been some tendency -in view of the blatant alliance with the Axis of the present Pope +in view of the blatant alliance with the Axis of the present Pope to say that the hierarchy represent the Church and he does not. That is easily-answered. Do the apologists mean that the majority -of bishops and archbishops of their Church would have had the Pope +of bishops and archbishops of their Church would have had the Pope act otherwise? Apply that test and the sophistry disappears. There is only one point on which they expressed any criticism or reserve -about the Pope's conduct; his refusal to pass judgment on the rape +about the Pope's conduct; his refusal to pass judgment on the rape of Abyssinia. But they soon fell into line and supported his subsequent actions. The whole of the Catholic press, clergy, and -hierarchies applauded the treaties with Mussolini and Hitler. We +hierarchies applauded the treaties with Mussolini and Hitler. We decline to be impressed if the Catholic prelates of Britain, for instance, fell into silence about the German treaties when they declared war on that country. They continued to support the alliance with the Italian Fascists until they were at war with Italy. And the American cardinals and prelates maintained their -support generally until the Pope's proud Japanese ally dealt +support generally until the Pope's proud Japanese ally dealt America so foul a blow. The hierarchies have a very poor case -against the Pope, and the two elements together supremely represent +against the Pope, and the two elements together supremely represent the Church.

-

A more familiar trick, which has even been used in the Pope's -paper the Osservatore Romano, is to plead that aberrations on the +

A more familiar trick, which has even been used in the Pope's +paper the Osservatore Romano, is to plead that aberrations on the part of the hierarchy of a particular country do not compromise the Church. Next we have, in the first place, the right to presume that a course of conduct pursued by the Catholic priests of any country @@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ we do not look for the publication of Papal letters or other messages supporting it, unless, as in the case of the Spanish rebellion, only a minority of radical folk condemn the policy. But we need no evidence. The Vatican has its international bureau -(congregations) in Rome and its Nuncios (ambassadors) in every +(congregations) in Rome and its Nuncios (ambassadors) in every capital to keep it fully informed. No one would, in fact, for a moment suggest that the Papacy is not fully aware of the language in which German and Italian bishops have thoroughly approved the @@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ diabolical attempts to get world-powers.

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-

It is not we who say that the Pope is bound to correct any +

It is not we who say that the Pope is bound to correct any such moral aberrations. It is the Catholic apologist who says it. It is his boast that there is a unique moral authority in his Church which makes it far more valuable to civilization than other @@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ independent of national prejudices in its judgments. And since it is the local clergy in each country who interpret Catholic doctrine, on both faith and morals, to the people, one of the chief functions of the Vatican is to see that they apply it in all its -purity. The miserable subterfuge that the Pope is merely +purity. The miserable subterfuge that the Pope is merely overlooking a little patriotic weakness in the German or the Italian hierarchy when it blesses crime on a monstrous scale and criminals immeasurably more guilty than the murderers or rapers of @@ -790,13 +790,13 @@ corruption at the Vatican. I need not linger in explaining that. It is from their priests, who are rigorously controlled by the bishops, that Catholics have to expect sound moral judgment on collective as well as individual problems. Not one Catholic in -hundreds even reads the Encyclicals which the Popes issue about +hundreds even reads the Encyclicals which the Popes issue about once a decade, and most of those who do require the guidance of a priest or a Catholic writer on the meaning of these lengthy and -jejune documents in which a few grains of medieval "wisdom" or +jejune documents in which a few grains of medieval "wisdom" or amateurish statements on modern problems are diluted in gallons of Latin verbiage. It is very little different with the addresses, -etc., of the Pope which appear more frequently in the Catholic +etc., of the Pope which appear more frequently in the Catholic weekly. In actual life it is from the religious instruction of early years, continued in the priests' sermons, that the Catholic forms his judgment.

@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ representative organ's saying one thing in Vichy and another in London, one thing in Washington and another in Rome, Berlin, or Tokyo. In the same land, within the limits of the same patriotic influences, the voice wavers and changes like that of the Vicar of -Bray; and this applies forcibly to the Vatican itself. But this +Bray; and this applies forcibly to the Vatican itself. But this will be seen more clearly after the next two chapters have been read. Here let me finish with this question of which element of the Church really represents it and whether that element can be @@ -853,9 +853,9 @@ International is pursued without scruple. To the lower clergy as the Black International we must not only add the monks, nuns, and teaching brothers but every paid worker; every Catholic teacher, journalist, organizer, secretary, and lay propagandist. The whole -of Catholic Action, from the Knights of Columbus, to the Falangists -of Franco's black army, should be counted in it. Petain and -Weygand, Leopold and Laval, are part of it. Below all their discord +of Catholic Action, from the Knights of Columbus, to the Falangists +of Franco's black army, should be counted in it. Petain and +Weygand, Leopold and Laval, are part of it. Below all their discord they follow a consistent purpose, the aggrandizement of the Church, which means the protection or increase of the power and wealth of the Black International. From above one maxim seeps down to the @@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ because it approved of their "ideology" he would have to admit that from the start the Vatican condemned democracy and was opposed to liberty as it is understood in democratic lands. The first alliance was with Italy, and no dictator was louder or more scornful in his -denunciation of democracy, freedom, and liberalism than Mussolini. +denunciation of democracy, freedom, and liberalism than Mussolini. Fascism, he said, "marched to victory over the rotting corpse of

Bank of Wisdom @@ -896,14 +896,14 @@ they expressly condemned these principles of his and professed his real merit in their eyes was, of course, his persecution of Socialism and Communism -- only to admire his efficiency; and with this supposed virtue of Fascism the Vatican had nothing whatever to -do. This applies fully to Germany also, for Hitler's essential +do. This applies fully to Germany also, for Hitler's essential appeal to the nation was to substitute Nazism for democracy and to expand Germany by wars of conquest. Japan was equally anti- democratic and even more bent upon wars of aggression.

I need not repeat the evidence that the Vatican was fully aware of this. Nazism developed under the very nose of the present -Pope when he was Nuncio for eleven years in Munich and Berlin. As +Pope when he was Nuncio for eleven years in Munich and Berlin. As he has lived in Italy, in the highest official capacity of the Vatican since the end of 1929 he is equally aware of every facet of Fascism. Whatever defects you may attribute to the Vatican's @@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ that Socialism was so clearly immoral that if Rome ordered American Catholics to submit to a Socialist government they would conscientiously refuse. A very golden sentiment! But if the Church never interferes in politics what is the basis of this heroic -attitude? It is, the apologists say -- and the Pope lays down in +attitude? It is, the apologists say -- and the Pope lays down in condemning Socialism in the Encyclical Quadragesimo Anno -- that private ownership is a moral right and the refusal of it is therefore against the moral law. I could write a pleasant page on @@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ them.

In our age of confusion it is difficult to trace contemporary developments but as far as I can discover this was at first the chief feature that led the Vatican into alliance with Italy, -Germany, and the Spanish Falangists. Its connection with Japan is +Germany, and the Spanish Falangists. Its connection with Japan is different, since it had in that country no large body of Catholics which was being disrupted by Communism. But there is one secret about its bargain with Japan. If it would use its influence to keep @@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ laugh over a bottle of wine behind the muncio's back, solemnly promised to respect Catholic schools, seminaries, charitable institutions, newspapers, and associations; all of which they have ruined. All that one need say about that is that for once the -Vatican surprises us. Pacelli, who saw the early development of the +Vatican surprises us. Pacelli, who saw the early development of the Nazi party at Munich and the later development in Berlin, certainly knew the character of its leaders. What surprises us is the low degree of intelligence which it betrayed in trusting their @@ -993,8 +993,8 @@ serious trouble. The Vatican knew that the Fascists would find it very difficult ever to take back the political independence granted to it and the greater part of the $90,000,000 that went with this. But I explained that the Concordat gave the Church even greater -advantages, since Mussolini needed the Pope's help far more than -Hitler did. It gave the clergy a great increase of income, a +advantages, since Mussolini needed the Pope's help far more than +Hitler did. It gave the clergy a great increase of income, a religious control of the schools, and the incorporation in the civil law of very important clauses of the Canon Law. The Church received a very high price and has been scrupulously honest in @@ -1005,8 +1005,8 @@ glorious victories both for the state and the Church.

The Papal ambition or plan to profit by the conquests of the greedy and callous adventurers grew with the growth of their -programs. Hitler's program in 1932 did not read beyond the Ukraine -in the east and Alsace-Lorraine in the west. Mussolini's program +programs. Hitler's program in 1932 did not read beyond the Ukraine +in the east and Alsace-Lorraine in the west. Mussolini's program was still confined to the recovery by war of Savoy, Corsica, Dalmatia, Malta, and Tunisia. As we saw, the amazing supineness and obtuseness of the western democracies encouraged the growth of @@ -1019,11 +1019,11 @@ these programs until Germany and Italy were to share the Old World

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with Japan and make a shot at the New World. They still found the -Pope's soporific influence in France, Britain, and America very +Pope's soporific influence in France, Britain, and America very useful and they encouraged him to cultivate imperialistic dreams of his own. In the wake of these noble conquests of the world he was going to bring under the Vatican larger stretches of the earth than -any other Pope has dreamed of since the 16th Century.

+any other Pope has dreamed of since the 16th Century.

This great Catholic League of Nations was to have three sections. One was the Iberian section, bringing into at least a @@ -1032,14 +1032,14 @@ American countries. The idea is known in Spain and much discussed as "Hispanidad." Literally it means "Spanishness" or the Spanish spirit. Spanish Catholicism is such a beautiful and lofty thing -- don't laugh just yet -- that it must smooth out Portuguese -idiosyncrasies, when Hitler has annexed Portugal to Spain, and must +idiosyncrasies, when Hitler has annexed Portugal to Spain, and must embrace all America from Ciudad Juarez to Tierra del Fuego. In October (1941) the Spaniards established a Council of the Spanish- -Speaking World, and the Falangist papers quite seriously gave -President Roosevelt a warning to keep his hands off South and +Speaking World, and the Falangist papers quite seriously gave +President Roosevelt a warning to keep his hands off South and Central America. The London press reported them in November saying -that "Roosevelt's tutorship is unsolicited" and that "Spaniards are -the only ones entitled to look after Spanish America." Franco has +that "Roosevelt's tutorship is unsolicited" and that "Spaniards are +the only ones entitled to look after Spanish America." Franco has found it necessary to give in public a comical assurance that he has no secular designs on territory in South America; that Spain's "hegemony" will be purely cultural and religious.

@@ -1047,13 +1047,13 @@ has no secular designs on territory in South America; that Spain's

I do not know how far Catholics prevent these insolent pleasantries from appearing in the American press, but the Vatican and the Spanish hierarchy and government are portentously serious -about the idea, and Franco is stupid enough, in spite of his modest +about the idea, and Franco is stupid enough, in spite of his modest words to think that when German Fifth Columnists have destroyed the -existing governments in Latin America Hitler will allow Spain to +existing governments in Latin America Hitler will allow Spain to annex them. The idea is directly inspired by the language which the Papacy addressed to the Spaniards during and after the Rebellion. -On April 16, 1939, Pope Pius XII broadcast a message -- reproduced -by his biographer Rankin in The Pope Speaks, (1941, p. 145) -- in +On April 16, 1939, Pope Pius XII broadcast a message -- reproduced +by his biographer Rankin in The Pope Speaks, (1941, p. 145) -- in the course of which he Said:

"The nation chosen by God as the principal instrument for the @@ -1063,13 +1063,13 @@ the materialistic atheism of our age that above everything stand the eternal values of religion and the spirit."

Perhaps it is necessary to explain that he means the glorious -victory of Franco over what he would call the rebels. I am not in -these books underrating the ability of Pacelli but such language +victory of Franco over what he would call the rebels. I am not in +these books underrating the ability of Pacelli but such language betrays a mental squint that makes him totally Unfit to guide large bodies of men. He completely ignores the fact that it was Germany and Italy who for their own purposes took up a handful of Spanish -rebels and Moorish mercenaries and conquered Spain for Franco, and -he quite solemnly represents the bravery of Franco's Spanish troops +rebels and Moorish mercenaries and conquered Spain for Franco, and +he quite solemnly represents the bravery of Franco's Spanish troops as a lesson for the Russians who, without a single foreign soldier, have beaten the greatest military power of all time fighting on a single front!

@@ -1082,17 +1082,17 @@ single front!

The whole idea is, in fact, so fatuous and based upon such a, mass of lies and legends that it would not be worth discussing -except as an illustration of Catholic culture and mentality. Franco +except as an illustration of Catholic culture and mentality. Franco himself told his followers after the victory that they were going to restore the glories of the Catholic Spain of the Conquistadors, -of Ferdinand and Isabella and all the other grand Castiliai +of Ferdinand and Isabella and all the other grand Castiliai monarchs. That is, in fact, the main idea of Hispanidad; and it rests upon as gross a fabric of historical untruth as you will find anywhere.

We acknowledge the valor in fighting of the medieval Spanish Knights -- except, significantly, that great Catholic hero -Ferdinand, who never fought for a thing if he could get it by lying +Ferdinand, who never fought for a thing if he could get it by lying and treachery -- but with that virtue they shared all the vices of the knights of the so-called age of chivalry. They were densely ignorant, licentious, brutal, and dishonorable. They conquered the @@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ protect its own corruption and the Church, in the 19th Century than any other country in Europe except Naples, and with a ferocity that Naples did not surpass. This "nation chosen by God" presents today the most sordid spectacle in the world, apart from countries -overrun by the Axis troops (the Pope's allies), of injustice and +overrun by the Axis troops (the Pope's allies), of injustice and brutal intolerance. In a previous booklet I gave the report of a French Catholic girl on the brutality with which men and women "suspected of Communism" -- which means anybody but a loyal Spanish @@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ imprisoned; that four-fifths of the Protestant churches and schools have been closed; and that no Spaniard who does not attend mass can get employment.

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That is real Hispanidad, as it is understood by Franco and the +

That is real Hispanidad, as it is understood by Franco and the Vatican; the noble Spanish Spirit which the Catholic papers, and too many others, treat so respectfully. It is just a system for protecting wealth and the Church by every brutal and unscrupulous

@@ -1155,12 +1155,12 @@ burden. They have less contempt for a beggar than for a worker. And this is the high Catholic culture that they are, they think, going to spread over America from El Paso to Patagonia!

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I am not taking this dream of Franco and the Vatican seriously +

I am not taking this dream of Franco and the Vatican seriously but showing the utter stupidity and falseness of things which they take seriously. The plan does, as little credit to the intelligence as it does to the moral sentiments of the Vatican. It confirms every charge which I have made in these booklets, and the idea of -invading America with such a culture, which Franco Certainly hopes +invading America with such a culture, which Franco Certainly hopes to follow up with political control under a restored Spanish monarchy, may help the American public to demand an end of the representation of the United States or its President at the @@ -1171,15 +1171,15 @@ has grown out of an earlier idea of a bloc or League of Catholic powers. When France and Belgium were "liberated" from their non- Catholic governments by the Germans the Vatican saw at once the possibility of uniting them to Spain, Portugal, and Italy as a -Catholic bloc. The Pope, we saw, sent a feeble letter of Sympathy -to Leopold -- the man who had betrayed it -- on the invasion of -Belgium "against its wish," and the Osservatore said something +Catholic bloc. The Pope, we saw, sent a feeble letter of Sympathy +to Leopold -- the man who had betrayed it -- on the invasion of +Belgium "against its wish," and the Osservatore said something about a German "ruthless war of extermination." This "unauthorized" -utterance annoyed the Italians at the time, but the Pope was silent +utterance annoyed the Italians at the time, but the Pope was silent about the far worse invasion of France and his relations with Germany were not severed. There was, in fact, ample evidence, as we saw, that the passing of France and the French Empire under the -priest-ridden Petain was very welcome to the Vatican and, as is an +priest-ridden Petain was very welcome to the Vatican and, as is an axiom in Catholic theology, "if you approve an end you approve the means to it"; which is only to be distinguished by a microscope from "The end justifies the means." To France, once more Catholic, @@ -1190,13 +1190,13 @@ with a total population of about 150,000,000, all living under the drastically intolerant Catholic law.

Doubtless the Vatican clings to the illusion, though it pales -before the reality of events. Petain soon found that the French +before the reality of events. Petain soon found that the French people compelled him to withdraw some of the measures which the -clergy had got him to pass. Possibly the Pope, who must have known -that Hitler is pledged in his book to bring France down in the -dust, had an uneasy feeling that when Hitler no longer needed to +clergy had got him to pass. Possibly the Pope, who must have known +that Hitler is pledged in his book to bring France down in the +dust, had an uneasy feeling that when Hitler no longer needed to make a show of moderation in his dealings with France there would -not be much of it left. Alsace-Lorraine, the most Catholic part, +not be much of it left. Alsace-Lorraine, the most Catholic part, would certainly go. Savoy, with Nice and Monte Carlo if not a larger stretch of the French coast, would go to Italy; and it is credibly reported that the Nazis have a plan to annex the @@ -1209,17 +1209,17 @@ industrial north of the country to a German-controlled Belgium.

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Poland, always terribly poor, would be but the ghost of a beggar -before Hitler relinquishes it, if he ever did. lt was even possible +before Hitler relinquishes it, if he ever did. lt was even possible that Italy and its new province's would pass under the control of Germany.

Hence this enfeebled and uncertain plan of a European bloc, -which might check Hitler even if he were victorious, had to be +which might check Hitler even if he were victorious, had to be strengthened by Hispanidad and an extension of Vatican control over the east. I dealt with the latter at some length in an earlier book. Doubtless the Germans, who handed out promises as glibly as the fraudulent money (printed in Holland) which they use in France, -promised the Pope that when they had conquered all the countries in +promised the Pope that when they had conquered all the countries in which the Greek or other Oriental Catholic Church predominated they would replace this with the Roman. That would mean a very large extension of the Vatican's influence eastward to match the Spanish @@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ extension westward.

upon the use of force. No Catholic is more skeptical about the efficacy of prayer or argument in these mass conversions than a Roman prelate. But the good Germans would keep their promises; and -they would indeed find the Pope and his agents far more useful in +they would indeed find the Pope and his agents far more useful in keeping oriental peoples submissive than the national hierarchies and clergy whom they were to displace. Not counting Russia and its 180,000,000 people this displacement of the Greek Church would give @@ -1243,15 +1243,15 @@ Vatican a religion monopoly, the entire Jewish population being transferred to a reconquered Abyssinia. It has been suggested that Syria would then be, as far as secular rule is concerned, ceded to Turkey on condition that it maintain its neutrality in the war. If -it seems incredible that the Pope should enter into a compact with +it seems incredible that the Pope should enter into a compact with Turkey -- it is really far less strange than its alliance with Japan -- I may recall that there have recently been singularly amiable exchanges between Moslem (or atheist-ruled) Turkey and Papal Rome. The Herald-Tribune (June 15) published the news, from -its Istanbul correspondent, that the Pope had just sent as a gift +its Istanbul correspondent, that the Pope had just sent as a gift to the Turkish Prime Minister a copy of a map of the vast Ottoman Empire of the 16th Century made by a famous Italian geographer of -that time. What did the Pope expect in return? His gold medals and +that time. What did the Pope expect in return? His gold medals and golden roses are given always for services rendered or favors to come.

@@ -1297,10 +1297,10 @@ and what Catholic apologists have to say in defense of its action.

must count one of the leading democracies until its collapse, we have seen the answer. Rome rendered very important services to the French government, such as checking the chronic rebelliousness in -Alsace-Lorraine and condemning some of the leader's of the +Alsace-Lorraine and condemning some of the leader's of the Royalist-Fascist movement. We may easily grant that no Frenchman could be expected to foresee, the disgraceful part that Catholics, -like Petain and Laval would play in a time of crisis. French +like Petain and Laval would play in a time of crisis. French statesmen in making concessions to the Church and discouraging the very powerful and very vocal anti-clerical movement that had flourished before 1914 thought that they were securing the unity of @@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ of course, far too much trust in the Maginot line and the Belgians, but we cannot blame the French for not being aware of their appalling danger from Catholic Fifth Columnists. It is clear that even patriotic Catholics did not foresee this. Amongst the refugees -from the Vichy rule, for instance, is Jacques Maritain, the leading +from the Vichy rule, for instance, is Jacques Maritain, the leading and very orthodox Catholic writer of modern France. We must remember, too, that a number of Catholic Royalist-Fascist writers attacked the Papacy very warmly, and this helped to throw dust in @@ -1354,13 +1354,13 @@ signed a Concordat with the Nazis while their hands were red with innocent blood, that it saw the Italian hierarchy under its eyes applauding one Fascist outrage after another, and so on.

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On an earlier page I quoted the saying of Cardinal Hinsley -that Mussolini certainly had grave faults but he must be supported +

On an earlier page I quoted the saying of Cardinal Hinsley +that Mussolini certainly had grave faults but he must be supported lest graver evils happen. He plainly meant that the Vatican must continue in alliance with the Fascist party -- must, through the Italian bishops and priests continue to keep the people loyal to -Mussolini and approve all his actions (except infringements of the -Concordat) -- because if Mussolini fell Socialism might seize power +Mussolini and approve all his actions (except infringements of the +Concordat) -- because if Mussolini fell Socialism might seize power in Italy. That is just the sentiment that has inspired the policy of the Black International through ten years of increasing demoralization. "The good of the Church," the protection of its @@ -1368,11 +1368,11 @@ power and wealth, is above all other considerations.

It was the same in regard to Germany. The horrible outrages on Jews, Communists, Socialists, etc., were still being discussed with -loathing throughout the world in the summer of 1933 when Pacelli +loathing throughout the world in the summer of 1933 when Pacelli signed his Concordat with the Nazis. That agreement stifled Catholic criticism of the moral character of Nazism and was welcomed with obsequious language, as a new triumph of the Vatican, -a new German pilgrimage to Canossa, in the Catholic press of +a new German pilgrimage to Canossa, in the Catholic press of Britain and America. Next year was the Blood Purge, the murder without the pretence of a trial of distinguished Catholics who were lumped together with pimps and pansies, and the Catholic press was @@ -1432,14 +1432,14 @@ airily and publicly censured them in 1899 for claiming that Catholic principles could be reconciled with modern thought. The quarrel which followed within the sacred enclosure gave the parochially-minded Italians a new idea of the importance of America -and, as the Catholic Teeling says "from that day to this no Pope +and, as the Catholic Teeling says "from that day to this no Pope has spoken out." He adds an explanation which, if it came from my pen, would be called wantonly provocative and malicious. This strict Catholic, in good order at Rome, says:

"The reason would seem to have been that America has provided an ever-increasing supply of funds and an ever-increasing supply of -missionaries" (The Pope in Politics, p. 150).

+missionaries" (The Pope in Politics, p. 150).

So for the last thirty years American apologists have been permitted to present Catholic teaching to the public in a form that @@ -1453,8 +1453,8 @@ of liberty and democracy but the great Catholic theologians of the Middle Ages really inspired what we call these modern ideas. I am not sure if I have not read works by American priests in which it is "proved" that Adam's, Jefferson, and Washington -- they do draw -the line at Paine because they think he was an Atheist -- derived -their sentiments from Aquinas and the Jesuit Suarez! I have made +the line at Paine because they think he was an Atheist -- derived +their sentiments from Aquinas and the Jesuit Suarez! I have made merry with all this elsewhere.

Bank of Wisdom @@ -1466,9 +1466,9 @@ merry with all this elsewhere.

This sort of thing continued during the years when the Vatican maintained intimate relations with the Fascists and Nazis and imposed a Fascist form on every Catholic state it could influence. -No one seems to have seen the joke when Seldes, in his learned work +No one seems to have seen the joke when Seldes, in his learned work on the Vatican, boasted: "There is no guillotine, no elected -Chamber, in the state of Vatican City." No one questioned Pacelli, +Chamber, in the state of Vatican City." No one questioned Pacelli, when he visited the United States in 1936, about the sequel to his visit to South America in 1934, when democracy was murdered in nearly every republic and the leaders of the men who advocated it @@ -1486,7 +1486,7 @@ called a splendid struggle for the preservation of democracy, freedom, and every element of decency in our civilization most of the Catholic bishops, priests, and papers swept aside as a stupid squabble of these Europeans about their respective idealogies. The -powerful Jesuit organ America attacked President Roosevelt and +powerful Jesuit organ America attacked President Roosevelt and demanded that no munitions for Britain should be made in America. The British Catholic Herald repeatedly published such messages as this from Washington:

@@ -1517,7 +1517,7 @@ was gravely discreditable to the Church go through.

That this attitude was inspired by the Vatican became quite clear when Russia was drawn into the war. The Catholic opposition -to helping Britain was intensified. William Broun, Washington +to helping Britain was intensified. William Broun, Washington correspondent of Reynolds News, the only quite honest and independent Sunday paper in Britain (though, like all the others, subject to Catholic influence), cabled (October 12) this news and @@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ to Catholic isolationism in America but actually caused British Catholics to waver and fumble for new formulae to reconcile their Papalism and their patriotism. They had laid down in advance that there must be no alliance with the hated Bolsheviks. On May 31, -1940, when the question of an approach to Stalin was being +1940, when the question of an approach to Stalin was being discussed, the Catholic Herald had said, flamboyantly:

"Far better to go down with our honor intact than clutch at a @@ -1574,8 +1574,8 @@ weekly, the Standard, said:

"Those who do not want a German victory must now reflect on the social and religious implications of a Russo-British victory."

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In New Zealand the Catholic organ (Zealandia, July 3, 1941) -fierily attacked Churchill's promise to help Russia -- help Russia +

In New Zealand the Catholic organ (Zealandia, July 3, 1941) +fierily attacked Churchill's promise to help Russia -- help Russia to relieve England's grave peril remember! -- and said that it betrayed "a mentality which it is hoped does not indicate the opinion of the majority within the Empire" and that "to aid Soviet @@ -1590,27 +1590,27 @@ more flagrant illustration of its deadliness to man's welfare?

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A week ago I might have been tempted to close this chapter -with an hilarious paragraph on how the Pope, after winding up his +with an hilarious paragraph on how the Pope, after winding up his Catholic followers during ten years to a hatred of Russia which has made them opposed or very feebly Sustain the policy of their democratic governments in a time of crisis, seems to be deserting them. I quoted the words attributed to the American envoy, who had an hour's private talk with Pius XII before he left Rome; the -statement that the Pope recognized in private that while Germany +statement that the Pope recognized in private that while Germany was thoroughly corrupt, Russia was merely good with the wrong sort of goodness. We had had quite a string of messages (unauthorized) from places where Mr. Myron C. Taylor, on his leisurely way home had chats with Spanish and Portuguese authorities and with Catholic -officials from Eire and Vichy. One day we learned that the Pope was +officials from Eire and Vichy. One day we learned that the Pope was about to bless democracy; the next day that he had refused Mr. -Roosevelt's request that he should do so. Meantime Japan has flung +Roosevelt's request that he should do so. Meantime Japan has flung all its forces and its unscrupulous cunning on the side of the -Axis, and the Pope is again the Great Neutral.

+Axis, and the Pope is again the Great Neutral.

Indeed his very latest pronouncement is, in spite of all its diplomatic twists, pro-Axis. I am writing this on Christmas Eve, and I am interrupted by the arrival of the evening paper. It runs -the heading, to please Catholics, "The Pope attacks oppression." +the heading, to please Catholics, "The Pope attacks oppression." And the very first line of his Christmas message speaks of "the New Order" as an established or certain-to-be-established fact, while the last line rejoices in "the admirable spectacle of valor in the @@ -1618,8 +1618,8 @@ defense of the Latin soil." Will any priest suggest that Britons, Americans, Dutch, or Russians are defending Latin soil somewhere? Or that it is they who claim to establish a New Order? The rest of the message is the usual panegyric of liberty (as practiced in -Spain or Italy) and justice. Mussolini would certainly say his -withers are unwrung. Hitler will probably use his copy for shaving- +Spain or Italy) and justice. Mussolini would certainly say his +withers are unwrung. Hitler will probably use his copy for shaving- paper. Such is the position of the austere, serene, inflexible, single-toned oracle of the Church of Rome in the gravest crisis that has fallen upon the world for fourteen centuries.

@@ -1632,15 +1632,15 @@ that has fallen upon the world for fourteen centuries.

if they read the other side, so I always anticipate it, especially as it usually provides a lot of good clean fun. This is one of the times when it does. Naturally the defense is not yet fully -formulated. There might be no need for one. General Leonard Wood +formulated. There might be no need for one. General Leonard Wood once told me, as we drank beer together in the Harvard Club, that -during the Civil War an adjutant rushed up to General Grant, who +during the Civil War an adjutant rushed up to General Grant, who was sitting on a fence chewing a straw, and almost breathlessly -told Grant that some necessary transport had not arrived. "Well," -said Grant, calmly, "if we win we won't need it, and if we lose -- +told Grant that some necessary transport had not arrived. "Well," +said Grant, calmly, "if we win we won't need it, and if we lose -- well, I guess we won't need it."

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The first and feeblest defense is that the Pope is not and +

The first and feeblest defense is that the Pope is not and never was, an ally of the Axis powers. Bunk. Japan was one of the first of the three to approach Rome, after the rape of Manchuria, and there is not the least ambiguity about its position. There was @@ -1662,44 +1662,44 @@ is the main cause why Japan could steal province after province of China and heap up forces for its pernicious designs without rousing the world.

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Mussolini had already approached the Vatican and signed the +

Mussolini had already approached the Vatican and signed the famous Treaty and Concordat (1929). Again there is not the least -ambiguity. Mussolini's position was very insecure, and his +ambiguity. Mussolini's position was very insecure, and his royalist, military, and capitalist backers insisted that he should -come to terms with the Pope, who could secure for him the absolute +come to terms with the Pope, who could secure for him the absolute obedience of half the country in addition to his Fascist quarter. -The Pope, who drove a hard bargain, got mighty advantages for the -Church, but Mussolini got from him an absolute security of his +The Pope, who drove a hard bargain, got mighty advantages for the +Church, but Mussolini got from him an absolute security of his position as a dictator and the enthusiastic support of the Italian -hierarchy and the virtual acquiescence of the Pope himself in all -his crimes. He could afford to let the Pope save his face with +hierarchy and the virtual acquiescence of the Pope himself in all +his crimes. He could afford to let the Pope save his face with American and British Catholics by keeping silence. All that he wanted was the unity and enthusiasm of the nation. The bishops saw that he got them.

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Germany approached the Vatican through Von Papen (and probably +

Germany approached the Vatican through Von Papen (and probably Thyssen) in 1932. It came with a blatant program of aggression in its hands, and it dipped these hands deep in blood before it signed the Concordat. By that Concordat the Vatican got promise that the Nazis, who were out to destroy all freedom but their own, would grant remarkable liberties to the Catholic body. What did the -Vatican promise in return? Nothing? Don't make us laugh in so +Vatican promise in return? Nothing? Don't make us laugh in so serious a time. It promised that the Church would "keep out of -politics"; which meant, as in Italy, that the Pope would never pass -any moral judgment on Hitler's program, methods, and crimes, and +politics"; which meant, as in Italy, that the Pope would never pass +any moral judgment on Hitler's program, methods, and crimes, and that the Black International in Germany would fully support them. We have seen the promise fulfilled. Peevish complaints about non- observance of the Concordat do not count especially when they are accompanied by assurances that there is not the least intention of -weakening Hitler's authority in the minds of Catholics.

+weakening Hitler's authority in the minds of Catholics.

This alliance of the Papacy with the arch-criminals during ten years, and still more the intimate alliance with them of the Vatican-controlled hierarchy of each country, rendered them a most valuable service in diverting attention from their corrupt characters and criminal aims. How could they be even suspicious -characters when the Pope and the Holy Church gave them this -guarantee of respectability? This service was doubled by the Pope +characters when the Pope and the Holy Church gave them this +guarantee of respectability? This service was doubled by the Pope reserving all his moral invectives for Russia and concentrating suspicion upon it. And this provides the answer to the second defense of the Black International; that it is concerned with @@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ endanger our peace and security, our prosperity and liberty, to say nothing of tens of millions of lives and billions of dollars of wealth that the world sadly needs, in the name of these ancient illusions the sooner they are excluded from public life the better. -Cotton Mather was a philanthropist in comparison with them. They +Cotton Mather was a philanthropist in comparison with them. They may hug and polish their little souls as much as they like in their darkened chapels. No one proposes to interfere with them. But it is time that the men and women of a modern community understood the @@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ business, stood out boldly for life and freedom. They now see the price they pay for supporting the Black International.

All quite sincere Catholics, which means little more than half -of the nominal body, from the Pope to your Catholic neighbor would +of the nominal body, from the Pope to your Catholic neighbor would make this other-world appeal their main defense. Less than 100 years ago their fathers made it a ground for the persecution, where they had the power, of even Protestants. There was no salivation @@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@ harmonizes with the sentiments of the privileged class, but that .

Let me shift to another line of thought which is less apt to induce biliousness. It is not in virtue of these moth-eaten dogmas -that the Pope and the Catholic clergy got the ear's of statesmen +that the Pope and the Catholic clergy got the ear's of statesmen and such prestige in the press that they are able to exert so disastrous an influence. The cry is that "religion" is one of the chief foundations of the life of an orderly community. With that @@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@ sternly and explicitly denouncing, not crime in the abstract but the men who commit it and warning the race that they are dangerous. And what is the actual record which we have surveyed? During ten years of open preparation for the most ghastly of crimes, ten -year's of steadily increasing perpetration of crime, the Pope has +year's of steadily increasing perpetration of crime, the Pope has done nothing whatever but bless the abstract virtues of peace and justice, knowing perfectly well that the arch-criminals professed to aim at giving the world perpetual peace -- when they have all @@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@ Japan -- the last three alone betrayed, indeed openly paraded, an intention to disturb the peace of the world, to destroy such political justice as we have won, and to trample upon such restraining decencies as we have been able to incorporate in -international law. I have shown that the Pope never said one single +international law. I have shown that the Pope never said one single word of condemnation of those three powers; that he, on the contrary, entered into and maintained the most friendly relations with them, thus helping to divert the suspicions of the world from @@ -1839,7 +1839,7 @@ civilization.

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Further, in what way could a Pope's message have the effect +

Further, in what way could a Pope's message have the effect which is so fulsomely attributed to it? Only when his local agents in any country, the hierarchy and clergy, consistently and explicitly applied it to the leaders or ruling class of that @@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ purified by persecution, and so on?

Enough of this trashy verbiage of apologists. We men and women of the modern age want only to know the facts and we need no priest -and no Pope to tell us what to think about them. You will probably +and no Pope to tell us what to think about them. You will probably think three things. Firstly, that this scandalous cowering under the Catholic threat which prevents the press and our literary oracles from telling the truth about what is happening calls for diff --git a/pythonCode/output/mccabe11.xml b/pythonCode/output/mccabe11.xml index 79fe1c6..022200f 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/mccabe11.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/mccabe11.xml @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ America that the Statue of Liberty is a symbolic representation of the Church. Less unscrupulous Catholic writers, or those who have a higher appreciation of the intelligence of the American public, have recognized that there is some truth in the charge and have -blamed the Pope, the Italian corporation that runs the Church, or +blamed the Pope, the Italian corporation that runs the Church, or the local hierarchies of bishops.

Most men vaguely feel that there is more than "some truth" in @@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ sonorous speech on the either, can blur the significance of the

THE TOTALITARIAN CHURCH OF ROME

fact that in the mightiest struggle against evil that the planet -has seen for 15 centuries the Pope has been silent. Indeed, he was +has seen for 15 centuries the Pope has been silent. Indeed, he was worse than silent. In the old days a charge of treason was brought against any man who "comforted or abetted" the king's enemies. In -that sense the Pope is a traitor to humanity. Neutrality in the +that sense the Pope is a traitor to humanity. Neutrality in the world at large, and especially in their own countries, was all the help that the bandit-powers expected of the chief oracle of the Church. It was enough if he allowed his local hierarchies of @@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ support and cooperation.

And this effective support of a bestiality that will one day astonish historians is not the whole guilt of the Church. In one weak country after another that was marked out for enslavement to -the vile purposes of Hitler, priests prepared the way for the +the vile purposes of Hitler, priests prepared the way for the invaders, and priests followed in their wake over the stricken lands -- Spain, China, Abyssinia, Austria, Albania, Belgium. France, Czecho-Slovakia, and Yugo-Slavia -- to raise the gold and white banner of the Papacy, beside that of the pirates. Even in the United States and the British Empire they tried, until each of the -Pope's three Allies in turn cynically dropped the mask and struck +Pope's three Allies in turn cynically dropped the mask and struck at democracy, to lull suspicion and to paralyse by promoting hatred of Russia and friendliness with or neutrality toward the enemies of civilization.

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Part of the hesitation of the average American is due to the fact that Catholic writers have warned him that the Church is misrepresented and libelled: that it has, in fact, "enemies," who are driven to an insane hatred of it by its virtue and wisdom. It -is an old trick. You have heard that sort of thing from Goebbels +is an old trick. You have heard that sort of thing from Goebbels and Haw-Haw, have you not? You heard it from the Nazis until 1939, from the Italians until 1941, from the Japs until 1942. But you shall we the facts and judge for yourself.

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ shall we the facts and judge for yourself.

THE HOLY FATHER

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I think it was Cardinal Hayes -- the priest who in 1921 +

I think it was Cardinal Hayes -- the priest who in 1921 ordered the New York Police (who obeyed) to stop an important meeting on Birth Control in the Town Hall -- that claimed, and a vast body of American Catholics applauded the claim, that it is the @@ -176,13 +176,13 @@ in the intimate details of the personal lives of these 20,000,000 Americans more truculently than the Gestapo meddle with such matters in Germany. It suggests a body of 120 bishops and archbishops who rule the priests as despotically as these rule the -people. And it points overseas to a Pope who controls the bishops +people. And it points overseas to a Pope who controls the bishops and archbishops as tyrannically as they rule their priests, and who has on occasion treated, publicly, the whole body of American prelates as arrogantly as some tactless lieutenant of police treats his patrolmen.

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Let us begin with the Pope. He is called the Holy Father or +

Let us begin with the Pope. He is called the Holy Father or His Holiness or the Sovereign Pontiff because he is so holy and removed from ordinary mortals that if you have only 10 or 20

@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ Make it $1,000 or so and you may kiss his ring. If you have a million you may kiss almost anything.

You do not, understand the Catholic protests. It is not his -person but in his character that the Pope is sacrosanct. He bears +person but in his character that the Pope is sacrosanct. He bears a dignity that has been borne during nearly 1900 years by a long line of austere Bishops of Rome, and he has been chosen for this and endowed with a very special measure of "grace" by the Holy @@ -213,42 +213,42 @@ had so disreputable a series of supreme leaders some of my readers, more familiar with the conventional estimate of them, will find it incredible, so let me repeat a few lines.

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How many Popes there have been we cannot say precisely, since +

How many Popes there have been we cannot say precisely, since even Catholic writers differ about the number. The first three or four on Catholic lists are more or less mythical, and there were later ages when rivals for the wealthy bishopric got into such a -muddle of consecrations that it is difficult to say which was Pope -and which Anti-Pope. Let us say about 260. You will find that in -Catholic lists of these no less than 30 were Martyrs and 86 were -Saints. No wonder your Catholic neighbor is proud of his Popes! Yet +muddle of consecrations that it is difficult to say which was Pope +and which Anti-Pope. Let us say about 260. You will find that in +Catholic lists of these no less than 30 were Martyrs and 86 were +Saints. No wonder your Catholic neighbor is proud of his Popes! Yet this statement, though repeated in the most important Catholic -works of reference, is so flagrantly untruthful as to the Martyrs +works of reference, is so flagrantly untruthful as to the Martyrs that the weightiest Catholic experts on such matters (Delehaye, -Ehrhard, Duchesne, etc.) admit that two Popes, at the most laid +Ehrhard, Duchesne, etc.) admit that two Popes, at the most laid down their lives for the faith. A dozen or so cheerfully laid down the lives of their rivals or opponents.

Two-third's of the 86 Saints are men about whose character we have no evidence that would be regarded as reliable even by the biographer of a statesman. The eulogies of these in the Catholic -Encyclopedia are based upon a Roman official calendar of the Popes +Encyclopedia are based upon a Roman official calendar of the Popes the first part of which is mainly fiction and upon tombstone -epitaphs like that which describes John XII, the most corrupt young +epitaphs like that which describes John XII, the most corrupt young ruffian who ever wore the tiara, as "an ornament of the whole world."

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Of the first 30 Popes, who all wear the official halo, the -character of only five is known to us. Two of these were Anti-Popes +

Of the first 30 Popes, who all wear the official halo, the +character of only five is known to us. Two of these were Anti-Popes who died in an odor not of sanctity but of sulphur, a third -(Victor) was rebuked by the whole Church for his arrogance and was +(Victor) was rebuked by the whole Church for his arrogance and was on peculiarly good terms with the Emperor's hottest concubine; the fourth (Callistus) was an unscrupulous ex-slave adventurer (and we know him best of all): the fifth (Damassus) fell foul even of the civic police of Rome on a serious charge of moral turpitude. To sum up this matter of early history, of which I give a full account elsewhere, we do not know the character of at least 100 (which -includes nearly all the Martyrs and most of the Saints) of the 260 -Popes; we know that more than half the remainder were addicted to

+includes nearly all the Martyrs and most of the Saints) of the 260 +Popes; we know that more than half the remainder were addicted to

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -266,33 +266,33 @@ muckraking when I recall these things, because the Roman Curia reformed long ago. When? Certainly not at the Reformation, for the line of Unholy Fathers, which had then already lasted a century, was, with a few short intervals, prolonged for another century -after Luther; and the "greatest" Pope of the 18th Century, Benedict +after Luther; and the "greatest" Pope of the 18th Century, Benedict XIV, was notorious in Europe for his love of spicy stories and used expressions which the police would not permit me to translate.

But did not the even more terrible losses of money and members at the French Revolution sober the Papal Court? For a time, or as long as the wintry winds blew. When the sun of corrupt despotism -shone again upon Europe the Popes and cardinals showed little -improvement. In my large History of the Popes (1939) I have -described the three Popes who adorned the Holy See in that Indian -Summer of the Middle Age's. Leo XII, a converted rake and elderly +shone again upon Europe the Popes and cardinals showed little +improvement. In my large History of the Popes (1939) I have +described the three Popes who adorned the Holy See in that Indian +Summer of the Middle Age's. Leo XII, a converted rake and elderly invalid, was despised by all Rome and Italy. Pius VIII was a paralyzed old man who literally dribbled at the mouth as they -wheeled him about the Vatican in his baby-carriage. Gregory XVI, a +wheeled him about the Vatican in his baby-carriage. Gregory XVI, a notorious wine-bibber and lover of erotic gossip, "absorbed himself in ignoble interests while the country groaned under misrule" (says one of the chief Italian historians). The leading power of Europe had, publicly, to warn these moral oracles of the race to put a little common decency into their kingdom. Then there was the -"saintly" Pius IX, a miserable weakling who, after running away in +"saintly" Pius IX, a miserable weakling who, after running away in disguise from the revolutionary storm of 1848, let Cardinal Antonelli (who was born a pauper and left $20,000,000 for his bastard daughter and the priests to fight over) rule Italy on the vicious old lines while he defied modern thought, discovered the -Immaculate Conception of Mary, and bullied the bishops into the +Immaculate Conception of Mary, and bullied the bishops into the irony of declaring him infallible! The century finished with "the -great diplomatist" Leo XIII; and he was so successful in his +great diplomatist" Leo XIII; and he was so successful in his diplomacy that during his pontificate the Church lost some tens of millions of members.

@@ -308,11 +308,11 @@ failed to run a $3,000 store. I have just read fifteen Catholic books -- British, French, Italian, and German -- on them and ought to know them.

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The fourth, the present Pope, we will discuss shortly. Let us -first consider the Papal election (Conclave) in itself. This will +

The fourth, the present Pope, we will discuss shortly. Let us +first consider the Papal election (Conclave) in itself. This will correct half the flatulent stuff you may have read in American papers. The Catholic theory you probably know. Sixty or seventy -cardinals elect the Pope. They are locked and carpentered in a

+cardinals elect the Pope. They are locked and carpentered in a

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -332,24 +332,24 @@ Possibly it is not even then the supernatural guidance so much as the rule that their diet shall be cut down from the fourth day that hastens the decision.

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In practice the Conclave is much more human than the theory. +

In practice the Conclave is much more human than the theory. Ever since the Church of Rome became rich in the 4th Century there has been a spirited struggle for the control of the treasury. As early as 366 more than 160 of the supporters of the rival candidates had to be buried, and as late as 1492 the "butcher's bill" was more than 200. The struggle is now more refined; though -when the Pope says his first Mass he still has nobles at hand to +when the Pope says his first Mass he still has nobles at hand to take the first sip of the wine and see that it has not been poisoned.

-

A feverish intrigue warms Rome before la Pope's death. Broadly +

A feverish intrigue warms Rome before la Pope's death. Broadly there are two schools of cardinals: the "zealots" -- think of the hairy hill-men of Kentucky who roar out the hymn "Old-Fashioned Religion" -- and the "political's" or practical men. There are generally four or five cardinals who fancy their chances and carry the bets of the Romans, and they canvass the voters of the rival schools and let it be known that they are grateful to supporters. -Each party selects one champion, and they enter the Conclave with +Each party selects one champion, and they enter the Conclave with the Holy Ghost on their lips and the name of a candidate in their pockets. Those from France, Germany, Italy, or Spain may have also instructions from their governments to keep out So-and-so at all @@ -363,20 +363,20 @@ to the string of "also ran." A few colorless outsiders are tried until one gets the two-thirds vote. He is generally advanced in age or an invalid so that the struggle may be resumed in a few years. The lucky man who at last gets the required majority murmurs "I am -not worthy" and -- because a Pope Was once taken seriously when he +not worthy" and -- because a Pope Was once taken seriously when he said this -- makes for the pontifical robes, which are waiting (in three sizes). Then they take him out on the balcony to show to the -public. The historical record of these Conclaves by Petrucelli -della Gattina -- a good deal of it is translated in Miss V. Pirie's +public. The historical record of these Conclaves by Petrucelli +della Gattina -- a good deal of it is translated in Miss V. Pirie's Triple Crown (1935) -- beats the history of Tammany for clean fun.

An Italian Catholic priest, G. Berthelet (Storia en -Rivilazioni sul Conclave, 1904) says of the election of the "great" -Leo XIII:

+Rivilazioni sul Conclave, 1904) says of the election of the "great" +Leo XIII:

-

"If Pius IX had foreseen the election of Leo XIII he - would have excommunicated him, but if Leo XIII had foreseen - that at his death the cardinals would vote for Giuseppe Sarto, +

"If Pius IX had foreseen the election of Leo XIII he + would have excommunicated him, but if Leo XIII had foreseen + that at his death the cardinals would vote for Giuseppe Sarto, he would have excommunicated the lot of them."

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Sarto, Archbishop of Venice, was a good old man of peasant +

Sarto, Archbishop of Venice, was a good old man of peasant origin. His sister kept the village pub. He loved to talk broad Venetian with a countryman and shock the more starchy cardinals. But what else could the poor voters do? For years Cardinal -Rampolla, the ablest of them, a lean black-visaged lynx-eyed -schemer like the present Pope, had worked for the position. The -candidate of the zealots was Gatti, a somber ascetic man; and one -of the leading Roman cardinals, Vannutelli, who was well known to +Rampolla, the ablest of them, a lean black-visaged lynx-eyed +schemer like the present Pope, had worked for the position. The +candidate of the zealots was Gatti, a somber ascetic man; and one +of the leading Roman cardinals, Vannutelli, who was well known to have a mistress and children living not very far from the Vatican -- one of the chief American consuls in Italy pointed out the house to me in Rome in 1904 -- thought that he had a sporting chance and carried many bets. But with so many of these prudish Americans and British about in Rome nowadays only five dare vote for the gay cardinal and he dropped out. Then, as that very sober and weighty -French newspaper Le Temps said in its account of the Conclave: "The -Holy, Ghost was clearly making for the French candidate (Rampolla) +French newspaper Le Temps said in its account of the Conclave: "The +Holy, Ghost was clearly making for the French candidate (Rampolla) but the Triplice (Triple Alliance) headed him off." The Austrian cardinal, speaking for his government and that of Germany, said -that they would not tolerate the election of Rampolla, That +that they would not tolerate the election of Rampolla, That cardinal told them what he thought of so profane a maneuver but -"the German faction" stuck to their guns and Rampolla dropped out. -Then the genial Vannutelli proposed old Sarto who was turned 70 and +"the German faction" stuck to their guns and Rampolla dropped out. +Then the genial Vannutelli proposed old Sarto who was turned 70 and very easy-going. The Spanish cardinal had been instructed by his -government to oppose Sarto. but the warm language inspired by the +government to oppose Sarto. but the warm language inspired by the Austrian Veto intimidated him and the brother of the village pub- owner (who was at once summoned to Rome and made comparatively rich) put on the holy robe's.

Catholic writers in America have denied that Austria was allowed to exercise a veto but practically all the French and -Italian Catholic writers (Berthelet, Crispolati, etc.) affirm it. -I take the account of the Conclave from a biography of the Pope +Italian Catholic writers (Berthelet, Crispolati, etc.) affirm it. +I take the account of the Conclave from a biography of the Pope (Pie X intime) by a high Papal official, the Count de Colleville, who got it not only from "a great lady of the Austrian Court" -(obviously the Empress) but also from Cardinal Gibbons! The French -Cardinal Matthieu agrees in his account of the Conclave in the -(Catholic) Revue de Deux Mondes. It is beyond question. Vannutelli -and the Kaiser had a great deal more than the Holy Ghost to do with +(obviously the Empress) but also from Cardinal Gibbons! The French +Cardinal Matthieu agrees in his account of the Conclave in the +(Catholic) Revue de Deux Mondes. It is beyond question. Vannutelli +and the Kaiser had a great deal more than the Holy Ghost to do with the first Papal election of the 20th Century.

-

As Pope Pius X (1903-14) he finely helped on that dissolution -of the Church which Leo XIII had begun. How in his fight against +

As Pope Pius X (1903-14) he finely helped on that dissolution +of the Church which Leo XIII had begun. How in his fight against Modernism he drove its few real scholars out of the. Church and set up a new Inquisition: how he tried to drive out artists, literary men, and ladies by forbidding modern music at the Sunday services; and how he fell foul of France and Italy by insisting on his right to examine the morals of their prelates we shall see later. He died soon after the outbreak of war in 1914. They no longer knock the -Pope on the head with a little hammer to see if he is really dead -or feel the testicles of a new Pope to be sure that he is not a +Pope on the head with a little hammer to see if he is really dead +or feel the testicles of a new Pope to be sure that he is not a woman in disguise, but the mood in which the cardinal-electors met at Rome was as grim as ever.

In 1914 the Vatican was "modernized." It had one telephone, of primitive type, one creaky lift, four firemen (and odd-job men), no automobile or vacuum cleaner. But it did know that there was a war -on, and the big question was whether they should have a Pope who

+on, and the big question was whether they should have a Pope who

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -455,22 +455,22 @@ Austria, but they had not much to offer it, though they made attractive offers privately to the Vatican, and they knew that it was secretly negotiating with France and Britain for a higher price. The Germans therefore hinted to the Holy Ghost that they -wanted a neutrality Pope, and they got one, a rank outsider. A -Strict Catholic writer, Crispolati, who was in the crowd in the -Piazza when Benedict XV, the new Pope, came out on the balcony, -says that there was "universal stupefaction." Baron Sonnino wrote +wanted a neutrality Pope, and they got one, a rank outsider. A +Strict Catholic writer, Crispolati, who was in the crowd in the +Piazza when Benedict XV, the new Pope, came out on the balcony, +says that there was "universal stupefaction." Baron Sonnino wrote to a friend: "The Vatican is working with the German Centre and was always an enemy of the Italian nation." You ought to try on an Italian friend the little joke that "the Church never interferes in polities."

-

Like his predecessor, Benedict XV was a holy man -- that is to +

Like his predecessor, Benedict XV was a holy man -- that is to say, he was elderly and never drank or swore -- but as the moral ruler of the earth in a grave crisis he was about as useful as the Grand Lama of Tibet. Europe was aflame with the first great war of the century and, though this is not the place to assign the war- guilt, no one imagines that the welter of blood and tears was just -due to an innocent misunderstanding. But Benedict XV flatly refused +due to an innocent misunderstanding. But Benedict XV flatly refused to inquire who was guilty, "I am," he said in his Consistorial Allocution on January 22, 1915, "commissioned by God to be his chief interpreter." One would think that God would have had @@ -482,29 +482,29 @@ pontifical authority in the controversies of the belligerents." He was sure that it would be "clear to every unbiased thinker that in this frightful conflict the Holy See, without failing to watch it with close attention, is bound to a complete impartiality." The -Kaiser, being an unbiased man, heartily agreed with him. All that -he could hope for from Italy was neutrality. And the present Pope, -who was then Nuncio in Germany, was on good terms with the Kaiser.

+Kaiser, being an unbiased man, heartily agreed with him. All that +he could hope for from Italy was neutrality. And the present Pope, +who was then Nuncio in Germany, was on good terms with the Kaiser.

The great French scholar A. Loisy lashed him mercilessly (in The War and Religion, 1915) for failing to distinguish between impartiality and neutrality. The Italian's -- notably one Benito -Mussolini went further, They produced very good evidence that the -Pope maintained to treasonable correspondence with Germany through +Mussolini went further, They produced very good evidence that the +Pope maintained to treasonable correspondence with Germany through the Austrian Church and very seriously tampered with the loyalty of the Italian troops. But we have seen enough in our time of this kind of conduct on the part of God's chief interpreter in a world- crisis. As I said in the earlier books, the idea that there is anything new in the recent policy of the Vatican or that you can -blame the present Pope for it is far astray.

+blame the present Pope for it is far astray.

-

How Benedict completed the medieval work of his predecessor +

How Benedict completed the medieval work of his predecessor and fastened upon the Catholic world a Code of Canon Law which gives the lie to American apologists we shall see later. The Barque -of Peter emerged from the war "with overwheathered rib's and +of Peter emerged from the war "with overwheathered rib's and tattered sails" and before it had time to recover it ran into the hurricane, of Atheistic Communism. A frothy sea of blasphemy (from -both Fascists and Communists) confronted the Pope in Italy, and +both Fascists and Communists) confronted the Pope in Italy, and devastating waves spread over Germany, France, Spain, and Spanish

Bank of Wisdom @@ -513,26 +513,26 @@ devastating waves spread over Germany, France, Spain, and Spanish

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America and Benedict succumbed (1922) and the cardinals met for a +

America and Benedict succumbed (1922) and the cardinals met for a grimmer fight -- I mean a more ardent supplication of the Holy -Ghost -- than ever. Ought they to maintain Benedict's policy of +Ghost -- than ever. Ought they to maintain Benedict's policy of spending millions of lire in an attempt to conciliate Russia? Ought they to come to terms at last with the Italian throne, which was tottering, and government and cooperate with them in strangling Socialism? And so on.

The treasury was almost empty. Catholic writers say that the -new Pope found only $55,000 in it, but they are rather ingenious -about these financial matters. Seldes reports their report of the +new Pope found only $55,000 in it, but they are rather ingenious +about these financial matters. Seldes reports their report of the $55,000 but seems to forget that a few pages earlier he had said -that the new Pope set out at once upon a career of princely +that the new Pope set out at once upon a career of princely generosity. "The day after his succession" he says (p. 250) "he handed over 500,000 lire to the German cardinals, for their compatriot victims of the sinking mark," and "some time after" he gave the French clergy 1,000,000 lire; and in the same year (1922) spent 2,500,000 lire on his Russian mission or enterprise. Some -wizard of finance! Catholic writers say that Benedict himself had -found an empty treasury, and even the expenses of the Conclave had +wizard of finance! Catholic writers say that Benedict himself had +found an empty treasury, and even the expenses of the Conclave had had to be met by a fat American cheque! We thank them for these detail's but would further like to know how these things happened when, as we shall see in the last chapter of this book, from 1900 @@ -540,20 +540,20 @@ onward the income of the Vatican had been at least $500,000,000 a year!

The same Italian writers tell us that Cardinal O'Connell had -hastened to this Conclave with instructions to probe the financial +hastened to this Conclave with instructions to probe the financial mystery. The Knights of Columbus, we suppose, wanted to know where their money went. But O'Connell reached Rome to learn that the -Conclave was over, and we gather that to express himself he helped +Conclave was over, and we gather that to express himself he helped out his very elementary Italian with some ripe Irish-American.

The voting had been fierce -- there were 14 scrutinies or -polls -- and out of the fight had emerged Achille Ratti, son of a +polls -- and out of the fight had emerged Achille Ratti, son of a small silk-dealer of peasant origin. If his predecessor's appearance on the balcony had been greeted with "universal -stupefaction" one wonders what sensation Pius XI created. He was an +stupefaction" one wonders what sensation Pius XI created. He was an obscure bookworm, a Papal librarian, and had for the last few years been buried in Poland. Which did not prevent the American press -from hailing the result as a splendid choice and the new Pope as a +from hailing the result as a splendid choice and the new Pope as a man of marvelous attainments -- he had even climbed the Alps -- and character. He was quite moral, of course, and therefore in Catholic language very holy, and of simple tastes. He set up a Spartan suite @@ -563,13 +563,13 @@ have never been seen) should be kept and is supposed to have reformed the finances. The atmosphere of the Vatican City and Rome was blue With naughty words.

-

The chief point that concerns us here is that Pius XI is the -Pope who made the famous, or infamous, compact with Mussolini, +

The chief point that concerns us here is that Pius XI is the +Pope who made the famous, or infamous, compact with Mussolini, constructed an alliance of great cordiality with Japan, and helped -Hitler to power by ordering the German Church to drop its hostility -to the bunch of Nazi adventurers. He is the Pope who made Eugenio -Pacelli his Secretary of State and Signed every agreement that -Pacelli negotiated between 1930 and 1939. It was he who blessed the

+Hitler to power by ordering the German Church to drop its hostility +to the bunch of Nazi adventurers. He is the Pope who made Eugenio +Pacelli his Secretary of State and Signed every agreement that +Pacelli negotiated between 1930 and 1939. It was he who blessed the

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -578,11 +578,11 @@ Pacelli negotiated between 1930 and 1939. It was he who blessed the

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outrages of the Germans and Italians in Spain and sent a Papal -banner to float beside the blood-stained rag of Franco; he who sat +banner to float beside the blood-stained rag of Franco; he who sat with sealed lips in the Vatican while the whole Italian Church cheered the savage attack on Abyssinia and called it a crusade for God and civilization: he who patted Cardinal Innitzer on the back -for betraying Austria to Hitler and who approved the Catholic +for betraying Austria to Hitler and who approved the Catholic intrigues which ruined Czecho-Slovakia: he who roused the Catholic world -- indeed the whole world as far as he could reach it -- to hatred of Russia and a demand for the extinction of Socialism. A @@ -606,17 +606,17 @@ and will not return to it. Form your own judgment. You have all the material. Ask yourself this question: Did or did not the American, British, and French cardinals who were his chief champions in the conflict, and the archbishops and bishops whom they are supposed to -consult, understand the policy that Pius XI and Pacelli has openly +consult, understand the policy that Pius XI and Pacelli has openly pursued for ten years? Choose your alternative -- and your language about it.

-

This little sketch of the Conclaves of the last few decades +

This little sketch of the Conclaves of the last few decades will give you a better idea of the Papacy as it is today than you will learn from a hundred editorials and magazine articles. There -is no need to dig up the odoriferous bodies of the Popes of the +is no need to dig up the odoriferous bodies of the Popes of the Dark Age or the Middle Age. I really do not care two pins about the question how many children Innocent VIII, Alexander VI, -Julius II or Paul III had or just how many Popes were sodomists +Julius II or Paul III had or just how many Popes were sodomists or murderers. I recall these things only when I find so many other writers, even professors, pretending that the Papacy promoted civilization in Europe or Catholic writers telling @@ -624,14 +624,14 @@ monstrous untruths about the Middle Ages. After all, these Papal sinners, however incongruous it may be to find them in a Holy See in which the Holy Ghost takes so special an interest, did not do much harm to the race. Most of the real evil was done by the -Saints (Leo I, Gregory I, Gregory VII, Innocent III, etc.). But a -vast amount of harm has been done by these stodgy bourgeois Popes +Saints (Leo I, Gregory I, Gregory VII, Innocent III, etc.). But a +vast amount of harm has been done by these stodgy bourgeois Popes of modern times and the political "cardinals who guided their hands."

That they are "chosen by the Holy Ghost" you now see to be the emptiest of bunk. They are not even chosen because they are -the wisest and best men available. The present Pope, it is true, +the wisest and best men available. The present Pope, it is true, was one of the ablest of the cardinal-voters, but he was not chosen on account of his linguistic ability and his experience

@@ -651,25 +651,25 @@ repeated until one cardinal gets two-thirds of the votes. It is gloriously prolific of intrigue but above all hovers the golden rule: More power and wealth for the Church.

-

Well, this is the Pope when you strip him of all +

Well, this is the Pope when you strip him of all propagandist "properties," as the theatrical folk say. That he is infallible is, of course, even on Catholic principles a poor joke. Since it was declared in 1870, after a prolonged and bitter struggle with a large part of the bishops, that he is infallible -if he speaks in certain conditions every Pope has been very +if he speaks in certain conditions every Pope has been very careful in his utterances to avoid those conditions. Is he an autocrat? Very decidedly on Catholic theory. He need not consult anybody, though in practice he consults his Secretary of State and other cardinals when he is preparing an important message. He can depose any prelate or cardinal, but in practice if an Italian -is troublesome to the Pope and his friends he is buried in a +is troublesome to the Pope and his friends he is buried in a diplomatic appointment far away. The Italian cardinals are the -Pope's cabinet and he frequently discusses matters with them and +Pope's cabinet and he frequently discusses matters with them and with visiting cardinals and archbishop's but they have no power to modify what he propose's to do. He is an autocrat, a dictator, -a Fuhrer or Duce, in just the same sense as Hitler or Mussolini. +a Fuhrer or Duce, in just the same sense as Hitler or Mussolini. But just as these find it expedient to discuss affairs with the -leaders of their respective parties, so the Pope must consult the +leaders of their respective parties, so the Pope must consult the sentiments of the higher clergy of Italy. The cardinals find it safe to elect a mediocrity sometime's because they know that he will not run the Church. They and the leading Italian prelates @@ -708,13 +708,13 @@ American spirit and Constitution they will cut the cable and

become simply the American Catholic Church. Seeing that Catholic means "universal" the thing is stupid. It is just a loud way of saying that, of course, Rome would never do anything of the kind. -Their Church is essentially Roman: not in the sense that Peter +Their Church is essentially Roman: not in the sense that Peter founded it at Rome, which is false, or merely in the sense that Rome is the connecting link of the various bodies of its members in most countries of the world, but because Rome rules it as surely as the Boston clique, rules Christian Science everywhere.

-

If the American hierarchy were conceivably to defy the Pope +

If the American hierarchy were conceivably to defy the Pope they would have to repudiate a large part of their theology and the vast literature of sermons and articles on their superiority to other sects in that they possess a Holy Father, an @@ -731,10 +731,10 @@ sinful as heresy. It would lose millions of adherents and its treasury would be terribly reduced.

You may therefore regard as sheer nonsense and quite -insincere any talk of American apologists about defying the Pope. +insincere any talk of American apologists about defying the Pope. Every American bishop and most priests know that all such attempts -- there was a notable attempt (Old Catholicism) in -Germany after Pius IX bullied the bishops into declaring him +Germany after Pius IX bullied the bishops into declaring him infallible -- has dismally failed and could not possibly succeed in our time. But few realize to what an extent the Italians control the Church and have a huge financial interest in @@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ of one part of truth and four of lying. They are in large part responsible for that false idea of Rome which has enabled it to help the enemies of civilization during ten of the most fateful years in history. So let me say that, while I know much better -than they how many decent Popes there were and what proportion of +than they how many decent Popes there were and what proportion of the bishops, priests, and monks are really and consistently religious -- not more than one in ten -- I am, as a conscientious writer with a social outlook, concerned only with the general

@@ -779,16 +779,16 @@ scandalously suppressed.

aspects the Church of Rome is an economic corporation, the Black International, for collecting and drafting hundreds of millions of dollars every year to Rome. I have described how, and on what -grounds, the Popes are elected. Originally, and all through the -Dark Ages, the Pope was elected, publicly and orally, by the +grounds, the Popes are elected. Originally, and all through the +Dark Ages, the Pope was elected, publicly and orally, by the priests and people of Rome. This led, as I said, to vicious fights when the See became rich, and the "cardinal" (or principal) clergy of Rome used this pretext to secure a monopoly -of the election. The Popes had now crushed Roman democracy and +of the election. The Popes had now crushed Roman democracy and deceived the people everywhere into submission to their semi- magical powers. It was a very profitable monopoly. The people were still allowed to loot the palace and treasury of the dead -Pope but the cardinals from that date expected the man they +Pope but the cardinals from that date expected the man they elected to show his gratitude and in Renaissance days the shower of favors amounted to millions -- and a candidate found it easier to bribe or persuade a handful of cardinal's than a mob. In time @@ -796,11 +796,11 @@ the Catholic monarchs forced the Papacy to grant the red hat to one or more distinguished prelates in their own countries and the "sacred college of cardinals" became. international. But the Italians retained, and still retain, a monopoly of the power to -elect a Pope.

+elect a Pope.

There are supposed to be 70 cardinals. At present there are 55, and 29 of these are Italians. They always have an absolute -majority; and this is easily secured because they elect, the Pope +majority; and this is easily secured because they elect, the Pope and he, in consultation with them, creates new cardinals as the old die off. Foreign cardinals fume and demand a larger representation in the "sacred college." The United States has @@ -816,16 +816,16 @@ the Papal autocracy is a lucrative monopoly of the Italians.

It is part of the Catholic idea that is foisted upon the public by the press, radio, cinema, subsidized books, etc., that these "Princes of the Church," as they are called, stand next to -the Pope in austerity of character and superiority of intellect. -After what I have said about recent Popes you will realize that +the Pope in austerity of character and superiority of intellect. +After what I have said about recent Popes you will realize that they need not be on a very high level to deserve that description. But, as we saw, this virtue-and-wisdom idea is a bit -of sheer propaganda. Vannutelli was the second most important +of sheer propaganda. Vannutelli was the second most important cardinal in Rome -- after the Secretary of State -- and his children must have been proud of him. A Hungarian cardinal at one -of the recent Conclaves refused to enter the concentration-camp +of the recent Conclaves refused to enter the concentration-camp because the food served was not good enough. Most of them are -quite human; and as to intelligence, remember that Sarto (Pius X)

+quite human; and as to intelligence, remember that Sarto (Pius X)

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and Della Chiesa (Benedict XV) became Popes. They are selected +

and Della Chiesa (Benedict XV) became Popes. They are selected for all sorts of reasons, but in Italy mostly because they are sound on the Italian policy of monopolizing power and being always on the side of the big battalions.

@@ -849,24 +849,24 @@ and the cost would now be very much greater. But the prize is well worth it. In the last chapter of this book we will consider the very peculiar financial system, or lack of system, of the Vatican, but no one really knows what any high ecclesiastic gets. -Pius XI declared in one of his speeches that the sum he got, -after two or three years haggling, from Mussolini as the price of +Pius XI declared in one of his speeches that the sum he got, +after two or three years haggling, from Mussolini as the price of his silence was fixed by him as low as he could possibly make it because the Italians (who would have to produce it) were his children. It was more than $90,000,000, and each cardinal got his -income doubled at once. Seldes says that it is now about $5,000 a +income doubled at once. Seldes says that it is now about $5,000 a year.

In Italy a tax-free income of $5,000 a year is equivalent to a $20,000 a year income in America, but it is far higher. The -Italian cardinals are the Pope's cabinet, and they get the plums +Italian cardinals are the Pope's cabinet, and they get the plums in the way of special appointments, commissions, expenses, etc. We shall see that most of the work of the crowd of officials on the Vatican City is done through 13 departments of state (or Congregations) besides various tribunals and other fixtures. I will describe them in discussing finance. These Congregations, which grant dispensation's, absolutions, solutions, etc., in the -name of the Pope, are the main channels of the Vatican's vast +name of the Pope, are the main channels of the Vatican's vast income, and it would be interesting to know how much of the stream of gold sticks to the fingers of the cardinals who preside over them. You need not take it literally when you read that some @@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ massive palace, every month from all parts of the Catholic world, though Italy itself is far from being the best customer.

But there are other sources of income. Here is one of which -you will not read mention anywhere. In 1935 Sir Thomas More, +you will not read mention anywhere. In 1935 Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII's favorite wit until they quarreled and "the author of more puns than all the rest of the saints put together, was "canonized." The touching final ceremony was filmed, and you may @@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ business cost English Catholics, to the disgust of their leader's, about $85,000 in all.

Such opportunities, or far more profitable ones, are common -enough, and we may be sure that cardinals who, through the Pope, +enough, and we may be sure that cardinals who, through the Pope, control an income of hundreds of millions of lire do not treat themselves shabbily. But no one outside the inner circle knows the facts. Writers on "the secrets of the Vatican" confess that @@ -921,12 +921,12 @@ system. The cardinals, reaching a deadlock in the fight of rival schools, elect a glorified peasant, a bookworm, or a simple- minded old prelate on whom they can rely for loyalty to the Italian policy. As the older cardinals die out they discuss with -the Pope in their cabinet-meetings whom they will choose to fill +the Pope in their cabinet-meetings whom they will choose to fill the vacant places. Foreigners are little represented at these discussions and they would be in a hopeless minority if they happened to be in Rome so the Italians settle which of their archbishop's can safely be admitted to the inner circle. Italy -owns the Church. So it was in the days of Dante six centuries +owns the Church. So it was in the days of Dante six centuries ago: so it is in our age of wireless and wonder-planes.

And the Italians are determined that so it shall remain. @@ -946,13 +946,13 @@ in Rome.

or 30 years met this democratic menace by extending the Church in lands in which, they think, the people have not been bitten by the bug of democracy. The British Catholic Teeling's very -temperate book, The Pope in Politics, takes its text from that +temperate book, The Pope in Politics, takes its text from that truth. The Church must be extended eastward as rapidly as possible -- hence, as I explained, the stupid wooing of Russia and Turkey, the chronic hostility to and readiness to injure Greece, and the general support of the Eastern policy of the Axis -- and the so-called Latin nations, thoroughly purged of modern -and democratic ideas by Petain, Franco, Salazar, and the South +and democratic ideas by Petain, Franco, Salazar, and the South American dictators, are to form a grand Catholic Fascist League.

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dated psychology. If one point is more humorous than another in the conventional idea of the Vatican it is the claim that it has "a profound and penetrating knowledge of human nature." The only -psychology it knows is a medieval corruption of that of Aristotle +psychology it knows is a medieval corruption of that of Aristotle which is about as valuable as a second-rate novelist's psychology of woman. Scientific psychologists put it in the ash-can nearly a century ago. These Vatican officials who cherish the theory that @@ -995,9 +995,9 @@ Congregation of propaganda and its cardinals. It is an arrangement that is more profitable to the Vatican -- it cuts out the middle-men so to say -- and gives it a better chance to make the Italian influence felt. The Vatican is, therefore, in no -hurry to establish new hierarchies. Even Briton remained under +hurry to establish new hierarchies. Even Briton remained under the Propaganda Congregation until well into the 19th century. No -doubt, the new bodies of subjects of the Pope who are, it is +doubt, the new bodies of subjects of the Pope who are, it is thought, to be won from the Orthodox Churches in the East are to be kept as long as possible under Italian representatives of the Roman caucus.

@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ structure that Rome was fabricating. The Church has today about 1,000 bishops, more than a quarter of whom are in the golden land, Italy, and in one way or other share the financial sunshine. A moral history of them would be even more unsavory -than that of the Popes and cardinals. The rich bishoprics and +than that of the Popes and cardinals. The rich bishoprics and archbishoprics of the medieval Church, which were often little princedoms until the end of the feudal system, were obvious prizes for the younger sons and bastards of princes and nobles,

@@ -1039,30 +1039,30 @@ Century" and the increase of Protestant or skeptical travelers in Catholic countries the episcopal and archiepiscopal epicure's were painfully compelled to part with the more graceful of the luxuries of their palaces, though the tactless zeal of the late -Pope discovered scandals in Italy as recently as ten years ago. +Pope discovered scandals in Italy as recently as ten years ago. Today in every country where Fascism has not extinguished liberty the archbishop's must devote themselves soberly to the supervising of a group of dioceses. They are the Gauleiter, the -regional representatives of the Fuhrer, in the Nazi-Papal system, +regional representatives of the Fuhrer, in the Nazi-Papal system, and their loyalty to the central caucus at Rome is easily secured today. Time after time in history a national hierarchy, rooted in the soil and intimately connected with the king and his interests, have defied Rome and threatened to cut the cable. Cardinal Richelieu seriously considered making the French Church independent of Rome, and in Germany and Austria the hierarchy -have often defied, sometimes excommunicated, the Pope. In Italy +have often defied, sometimes excommunicated, the Pope. In Italy bishops and archbishops have cut up his troops . . .

That, as I have explained, cannot happen in modern times. One of the differences between the course of sacred and that of profane history since the French Revolution, a difference that few historians care to notice, is that while secular monarchs -have ceased to be absolute or autocratic the Popes became more +have ceased to be absolute or autocratic the Popes became more and more absolute until, in the full 19th Century, the bishops -granted that claim of infallibility which Popes had failed to win +granted that claim of infallibility which Popes had failed to win from the Church in earlier ages! But the Church is also more sensitive about scandal. The gay medieval spirit, when a man -jovially told his neighbor that he "drank like a Pope" yet +jovially told his neighbor that he "drank like a Pope" yet contributed generously to Rome, has departed from Catholicism. A page of medieval history which lingers in my memory tells how when a certain pope was threatened (for the thousandth time) a @@ -1074,8 +1074,8 @@ the loyalty of the Gauleiter.

In the first place they are all appointed by Rome. Some of the sternest struggles with rulers that the Vatican has waged have been over this appointment of prelates. Rivers of blood -flowed over it in medieval Italy, and only recently Franco and -the Pope quarreled for a year about it. The Church never yields +flowed over it in medieval Italy, and only recently Franco and +the Pope quarreled for a year about it. The Church never yields any country or ruler more than the right to submit the names of a few eligible men to the Vatican, which usually chooses one but may refuse all. The qualifications for the office are very @@ -1093,9 +1093,9 @@ essential qualification was to have a private income of $20,000 a

loyalty to the Italian system. The Vatican makes careful inquiry on these points and listens very seriously to suspicions of discontent. Fifty years ago I found it still a vivid tradition in -higher Church circles in London that Cardinal Manning repeatedly +higher Church circles in London that Cardinal Manning repeatedly and very truculently, on the occasion of his visits to Rome, -denounced Cardinal Newman for disloyalty.

+denounced Cardinal Newman for disloyalty.

Every archbishop and bishop must pay a periodical visit to Rome and give the Secretary of State a close account of his work. @@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ addition to this, Apostolic Delegates, Apostolic Visitors, etc. -- lucrative little jobs for the Italians -- are sent occasionally to every province of the Church to make more searching inquiries. The Vatican has several classes of spies, -from the Nuncios or formal ambassadors who settle in the capitals +from the Nuncios or formal ambassadors who settle in the capitals of various countries and cardinals who are sent abroad to preside at Congresses and other special functions to minor but much more inquisitive officials. Rebellious tendencies are toned down @@ -1116,9 +1116,9 @@ the worst offense in the ecclesiastical code. Local prelates are advised when and how to interfere with priests who stand out from the common rut and attract public attention by political work. Some ask in America why Rome was not informed long ago about the -campaign of Father Coughlin, as the bishops say that the Vatican +campaign of Father Coughlin, as the bishops say that the Vatican alone could silence him. You may be sure that the Vatican knows -almost as much about Coughlin as you do.

+almost as much about Coughlin as you do.

Here, again, is an instructive bit of experience. When I, already a priest and a monk, went to Louvain University to study @@ -1131,12 +1131,12 @@ there with him. Having been commended to him by a very liberal priest in London, I had his entire confidence and heard him use very disdainful language about such vital doctrines as eternal punishment. He was an advanced Modernist. Years later he became a -cardinal and whew the ignorant Pope Pius X made his truculent +cardinal and whew the ignorant Pope Pius X made his truculent attack on Modernism (or scholarship) in the Catholic Church I read in Catholic literature that Mercier warmly supported him. "Let there be no innovations," he said, on the most approved Italian lines. And after his death I had to read (in Prati's -Popes and Cardinals of Modem Times, 1926) that he was "one of the +Popes and Cardinals of Modem Times, 1926) that he was "one of the noblest characters the world has ever seen." Mercier had described me in a long review of one of my books as a fallen angel, an outcast.

@@ -1155,35 +1155,35 @@ parts of the world. The Vatican sent an Apostolic Delegate to

study the matter and, as it had not yet realized the full financial potentialities of the New World, it took normal action. -In a published letter to Cardinal Gibbons in 1899 the Pope +In a published letter to Cardinal Gibbons in 1899 the Pope sternly, in fact disdainfully, condemned what he called "Americanism"; by which he meant precisely that modification of the Roman teaching which apologists now put before the public as -Catholic social and political ethic's. Later Popes were more +Catholic social and political ethic's. Later Popes were more sensitive of American generosity, and the apologists are now permitted to say that these principles are not only sound -American but sound Roman, because Jefferson a dogmatic -Materialist and his blasphemers friend John Adams learned them +American but sound Roman, because Jefferson a dogmatic +Materialist and his blasphemers friend John Adams learned them from Catholic theologians!

Chapter III

THE COMMON OR GARDEN FATHERS

-

Do I, in speaking of the Fuhrer and the Gauleiters of the +

Do I, in speaking of the Fuhrer and the Gauleiters of the Roman Church, suggest that it has some resemblance in structure to that most despised and most hated corporation, the Nazi Party? Certainly, a very close resemblance. It is an autocracy tempered with an informal council of consultants. Its center in Rome corresponds closely to the Nazi center in Berlin. Its regional -rulers are representatives of the Fuhrer and subject to his +rulers are representatives of the Fuhrer and subject to his control. Its aim is the same and the acquisition of power and money -- and it clothes the aim in a profession of concern for civilization just as the Nazi leaders clothe theirs. It is just as convinced as they that the education of its subjects must be monopolistic and not suffer the voice of a critic to be heard. It realizes the hypnotic value of an incessantly repeated phrase -like "God Bless our Pope" (Heil Hitler) and "the Holy Father" and +like "God Bless our Pope" (Heil Hitler) and "the Holy Father" and an untroubled outpour of eulogies of "our Holy Faith." And it has its Gestapo and other agents scattered over every country which it has conquered or hopes to conquer: quarter of a million @@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ preaches on the priesthood, and he sternly insists that Catholic's must look to the character (in the ecclesiastical sense) not the person of a priest. He is miles removed from them because he can by a few words convert a bit of paste into the -living body of Jesus and can forgive sins or drive out devils. He +living body of Jesus and can forgive sins or drive out devils. He does not mind much if some of the richer members, with higher education, decline to take this literally provided they never breathe their heresy except to each other. He learns about them @@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ monastery and in their own parish; but they may have their

revenge when they get home. Other priests use their judgment. Visiting an Irish or otherwise jovial family that likes the -"Father O'Flynn" type of priest they will drink or joke freely, +"Father O'Flynn" type of priest they will drink or joke freely, yet carry a long face to the next house.

In short, the most drastic element of their training is to @@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ The innumerable writers of the Church have, they say, relieved them of responsibility in this respect, and the daily round of their functions requires only a minimum of professional knowledge. This life is really mechanical: the daily celebration -of Mass (which it would take you an hour to read and they run +of Mass (which it would take you an hour to read and they run through in 25 minutes), recital of their office (which is gabbled, with lips only, at more than 200 words a minute and without any attention to the meaning), the pleasant visits to the @@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ or society-meetings after dinner. The priest of the Catholic

wise, placid, far-seeing priest who drops such pearls of wisdom -- is a myth. Few priests could read an article in a scientific, philosophical, or economic journal. Mercier once lent me, when I -was studying at Louvain, Paul Janet's work Les causm finales. The +was studying at Louvain, Paul Janet's work Les causm finales. The friars, who regarded with deep suspicion mt intimacy with the future cardinal, reported me for reading works on necromancy or spiritualism or something of that kind. Mereier spoke about them @@ -1484,9 +1484,9 @@ to me exactly as I am speaking here.

These are the men who, like the Gestapo in Germany, and most of Europe, make the final application of the Italian system to -the millions of the Pope's subjects. They differ, naturally, in +the millions of the Pope's subjects. They differ, naturally, in different countries. A priest in rural Brazil, Portugal, or -Poland, who tells his people that practically all Britons and +Poland, who tells his people that practically all Britons and Americans, being Protestant, are damned or a priest in Eire who tells a young man, with a loud crack of the clerical whip, that he will not marry him or let any other priest marry him for less @@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ protection or augmentation of the power and Wealth of the Black International. Naturally the primary and general aim is wealth. A certain number of the abler members of the clerical army have that peculiar itching of the mind, so morbidly developed in -Hitler and Mussolini and the Japanese leaders, which is called +Hitler and Mussolini and the Japanese leaders, which is called the Lust for power, but I leave that to psycho-analysts and concentrate on the acquisition of wealth.

@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@ But the reason ought to be clear. I have proved that the three bandit-nations had very grave encouragement and assistance from the Black International in preparing and launching upon the world their avalanche of brutal fury and greed. That sets Roman far -apart from other Churches. You may heavily blame the Lutheran +apart from other Churches. You may heavily blame the Lutheran Church in Germany for supporting the Nazis or the Buddhist priests in Japan for helping the treacherous and callous leaders of their country, but the guilt of this is immeasurably less than @@ -1577,9 +1577,9 @@ generation ago, that "outside the ark" (their Church) there was no possibility of salvation, but they insist that their Church, with its "real presence" of Christ in the consecrated wafer, its priests who can absolve from sin and its punishment, its "Holy -Orders" and infallible Pope, makes it far easier and surer to +Orders" and infallible Pope, makes it far easier and surer to attain salvation. From the viewpoint of the modern educated man -or woman, Theist or Atheist, that is a crass and childish +or woman, Theist or Atheist, that is a crass and childish superstition. It belongs essentially to the Middle Ages and easily breaks down even in the mind of priests who read nothing more stimulating to the intelligence than Catholic weeklies and @@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ income of the Black International or -- since the laity have no share whatever in the wealth -- of the clergy, higher and lower, in every country as well as in Rome. A large work would be required to cover that field, and we must here restrict ourselves -to the income of the Vatican or the Pope and his Italian +to the income of the Vatican or the Pope and his Italian satellites and servants. The reader should, however, not forget that this Roman annual income is only a tithe of what the 200,000,000 Catholics pay for the services of their clergy. The @@ -1646,12 +1646,12 @@ XI is admired because he introduced expert accountants into the Vatican. As I said, the attitude to finance was to that time so slovenly and the graft so general that although in recent decades the income has been hundreds of millions of dollars a year the -treasury was empty at the death of Pius X and almost empty at the -death of Benedict XV. Admiration is hardly the sentiment with -which in such circumstances we regard the action of Pius XI, but +treasury was empty at the death of Pius X and almost empty at the +death of Benedict XV. Admiration is hardly the sentiment with +which in such circumstances we regard the action of Pius XI, but whatever improvement there has been the secrecy is still strictly maintained. It is, in fact, very doubtful if the Vatican draws -up, even for the information of the Pope and the Secretary of +up, even for the information of the Pope and the Secretary of State alone, a balance-sheet which shows the total annual income.

Bank of Wisdom @@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ State alone, a balance-sheet which shows the total annual income.

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-

In an earlier booklet I said that G. Seldes (The Vatican), +

In an earlier booklet I said that G. Seldes (The Vatican), who has an interesting chapter on Vatican finance, puts the total at a billion dollars. His book is so favorable to Catholicism and won such recommendation from American Catholics that I concluded, @@ -1669,20 +1669,20 @@ Crisis, that he was probably a member of the Church and therefore not likely to exaggerate its income. Almost the only thing which the Black International and its admirers do not exaggerate is the revenue of the Church. But hiving had occasion to consult my -notes again I found that I misquoted Seldes. He did not say a +notes again I found that I misquoted Seldes. He did not say a billion dollars but a billion lire (and a lire at par is little over one-fifth of a dollar).

I ought therefore for once to apologize for an inaccuracy -but there are circumstances which dispense me. Seldes stated on +but there are circumstances which dispense me. Seldes stated on the age of his work that the "historical section" of it is based -a work by two French Catholics, London and Pichon, Le Vatican et +a work by two French Catholics, London and Pichon, Le Vatican et le monde moderne. But his book is a translation not merely of the historical part but of the whole of the French work, though with very large and useful additions. The paragraph from which I quoted is a literal translation from the French -- but with an alteration of four letters which makes a mountainous difference. -London and Pichon do not say that the total annual income of the +London and Pichon do not say that the total annual income of the Vatican must be "a billion lire" but "billions of lire." When you are thinking in billions it really makes a material difference whether you say "one" or "several." The common-sense @@ -1691,21 +1691,21 @@ experts is that annual income of the Vatican (several billion lire) must be between half a billion and a billion dollars.

On one other point in this connection I should warn the -reader that Seldes's book, valuable as it is, is misleading. He +reader that Seldes's book, valuable as it is, is misleading. He enlarges on the severe loss to the Papal treasury (which he exaggerates) when Italy took from it the Papal State's or the -Pope's kingdom in Central Italy. It is not very clear how they +Pope's kingdom in Central Italy. It is not very clear how they yielded something between five and ten million dollars a year to -the Pope when they were miserably poor, administered (by priests) +the Pope when they were miserably poor, administered (by priests) with gross inefficiency and graft, and loaded with debt. However the point is that the loans were loans to the Papal Court, raised from extortionate bankers not for expenditure on the provinces but on the Court; and the Italian government, though by 50 to 1 -the inhabitants voted for removal from the Pope's rule, and +the inhabitants voted for removal from the Pope's rule, and conquerors are scarcely in the habit of giving compensation even for provinces taken against the will of the inhabitants, at once -offered the Pope the compensation of 3,250,000 lire a year. -Seldes does not clearly explain this but quotes (p. 247) the +offered the Pope the compensation of 3,250,000 lire a year. +Seldes does not clearly explain this but quotes (p. 247) the rather dishonest and certainly stupid complaint of Cardinal Vaughan: "The robber's refused to take over the burdens with the stolen provinces." The provinces eagerly joined the new kingdom @@ -1721,13 +1721,13 @@ $90,000,000!

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-

This vast sum, which was really the price of the Pope's -silence when Mussolini thought fit to begin his brutal +

This vast sum, which was really the price of the Pope's +silence when Mussolini thought fit to begin his brutal aggressions, ought to be today one of the chief sources of the Vatican's income. Nearly half of it was given in bonds of the Italian, State, and though the Italians themselves lose a colossal sum by their loans to the practically bankrupt state, -one suspects that Mussolini finds it prudent to pay the Pope's +one suspects that Mussolini finds it prudent to pay the Pope's share of the interest. It certainly gives the Papacy a very acute interest in the maintenance of Fascism, for if Socialists obtained power they would assuredly repudiate the dishonorable @@ -1745,16 +1745,16 @@ of this statement.

Since we know nothing about those new account-books of the Vatican we can see only that this sum ought to yield at least -$5,000,000 a year and of itself makes the Pope a multi- +$5,000,000 a year and of itself makes the Pope a multi- millionaire. But the Vatican, which is not subject to common human laws, can have its cake and eat it too. As soon as the first of the Papal provinces were taken from it by the Italian armies and the emphatic. provinces vote of the inhabitants the -Pope sent out an agonizing call to the whole Catholic world. +Pope sent out an agonizing call to the whole Catholic world. Catholics must save him from beggary -- you may remember that it -was at this time that Cardinal Antonelli, born in a peasant's +was at this time that Cardinal Antonelli, born in a peasant's hut, amassed a fortune of $20,000,000 -- by contributing to an -annual collection called Peter's Pence. In the Middle Ages this +annual collection called Peter's Pence. In the Middle Ages this had meant a fixe Papal tax of a penny (then a quite respectable coin) on every Catholic hearth in the world, but it was now a voluntary collection to which rich and poor contributed according @@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@ bothered with queries and solutions of difficulties that are within the competence of branch officials. In the Roman Church it is rather the reverse. All over the world bishops and priests have to encourage appeals to Rome, even on such matters as -whether Mrs. Smith in some small town in America may send her +whether Mrs. Smith in some small town in America may send her children in exceptional circumstances to a National School and

Bank of Wisdom @@ -1809,15 +1809,15 @@ in the Catholic Encyclopedia, and it is hardly necessary to warn the reader that when a service is described as gratuitous you understand the word as certain eminent amateurs of sport or aristocratic dames who give their names to charities understand -it. There are always "expenses." When Count Marconi got a +it. There are always "expenses." When Count Marconi got a declaration of the nullity of his marriage (which was blessed by the Holy Ghost with several children) to Miss O'Brien (19 years earlier) so that he could marry a Catholic countess and merely paid "the expenses" one wonders whether they happened to be less -than $50,000. I have spoken of the canonization of Sir Thomas +than $50,000. I have spoken of the canonization of Sir Thomas More when the British Catholics were presented with a bill for expenses (including a massive gold chalice as souvenir for the -Pope) amounting to $85,000. Such plums are rare, but the great +Pope) amounting to $85,000. Such plums are rare, but the great volume of ordinary work and consultation by priests all over the world carries with it a very large total sum of money.

@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ Congregation of the Sacraments has a very busy time hearing doubts and disputes about the administration of the seven sacraments, especially (except in regard to mixed marriages) matrimony, all over the world. A bishop cannot allow priests to -say Mass outside the prescribed hours or places or make other +say Mass outside the prescribed hours or places or make other alterations of the ritual without its permission. The Congregation of the Council takes over the innumerable questions that are grouped under "discipline," both of the secular clergy @@ -1863,34 +1863,34 @@ the immense volume of work. All experts agree that these furnish the largest element of the Papal income.

Probably the next largest element consists of gifts to the -Pope or St. Peters. A Catholic -- if I ever have such a reader -- +Pope or St. Peters. A Catholic -- if I ever have such a reader -- would wince when I rather flippantly described on an earlier page -the usual tariff for the privilege of "seeing the Pope," but, +the usual tariff for the privilege of "seeing the Pope," but, except that non-Catholics of distinction are at times admitted to interviews without fee for political reasons, this is the -recognized practice. Seldes gives a dollar each as the +recognized practice. Seldes gives a dollar each as the contribution of the poorer American pilgrims who stand in a -bunch, open-mouthed, at some distance from the Pope. All are +bunch, open-mouthed, at some distance from the Pope. All are "expected" to pay, and as pilgrims from France, Spain, Italy, etc., in the summer often run to 1,000 or 2,000 the total sum is large -- what rich American and British Catholics who "talk" to -the Pope pay one must imagine. In one year, Seldes says, the -Knights of Columbus gave the Pope $250,000, and in 1925 the Pope +the Pope pay one must imagine. In one year, Seldes says, the +Knights of Columbus gave the Pope $250,000, and in 1925 the Pope received, at the prescribed financial distances, 1,250,000 Catholic pilgrims.

Another source of income that is not generally known is from certain Papal Domains and royalty rights. The Vatican takes a large (unknown) percentage of the immense profits of the -fraudulent shrine of the Virgin at Lourdes, and of the still more +fraudulent shrine of the Virgin at Lourdes, and of the still more grossly fraudulent shrine at Loreto in Italy, where Catholics still pay vast sums to see the actual house, transported to Italy -by angels, in which Mary lived at Nazareth 1900 years ago. Until +by angels, in which Mary lived at Nazareth 1900 years ago. Until a few years ago it had a similar royalty right on the enormous sale of indulgences in Spain and Spanish America, and no small part of its sacred fury against the Reds is due to the fact that the Socialists and Rationalists drove this traffic off the -market. Whether Franco has restored it I cannot ascertain. It +market. Whether Franco has restored it I cannot ascertain. It used to yield millions of pesetas yearly.

The sale of titles is another rich source of revenue. It @@ -1898,7 +1898,7 @@ would, I suppose, be libel to suggest that the hundreds or so wealthy Catholics who bear Papal titles (countess, marquis, Marchioness, knight, etc.) in democratic America paid cash for them, but on the general question the French and Italian Catholic -writers are candid. Jean de Bonnfon has published a piquant work +writers are candid. Jean de Bonnfon has published a piquant work (La menagerie du Vatican, 1906) in which he gives biographical details of the 300 French men and women -- the large-minded Vatican grants a (rich) woman a title in her own right -- in @@ -1913,23 +1913,23 @@ the (pre-war) tariff was 100,000 lire for the rank of duke, THE TOTALITARIAN CHURCH OF ROME

These are only a few of the more regular and familiar -sources of revenue. Seldes gives a further illustration for which -I must acknowledge my indebtedness to him. Mussolini's bargain -with the Pope in 1929 included the right of the Vatican to have +sources of revenue. Seldes gives a further illustration for which +I must acknowledge my indebtedness to him. Mussolini's bargain +with the Pope in 1929 included the right of the Vatican to have its own postage stamps, and the Director of the Papal Posts made a profit on them of $5,000,000 in a few months; and he had thoughtfully put a date on them so that a new issue was required. -Seldes observed that collectors and dealers bought them up +Seldes observed that collectors and dealers bought them up everywhere. He, does not seem to know that the faithful were encouraged to buy them all over the world as souvenirs of the restoration of the Papacy to royal power.

But there are other vast and steady sources of income of -which Seldes knows nothing. Under their shirts or chemises (or +which Seldes knows nothing. Under their shirts or chemises (or whatever it is that women wear next to the skin) most Catholics wear, and all are urged to wear, holy medals, scapulars, Agnus Deis, or other charms (against the devil, accident, disease, -etc.) which have been "blessed by the Pope." All that the Pope +etc.) which have been "blessed by the Pope." All that the Pope has done, of course, was to wag his fingers at a room-full of them, but the simple-minded Catholic is content. This traffic is enormous. Less in volume but on a much higher scale, is the trade @@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@ cassock of a canonized priest (whose biographer boasted that one ragged cassock had sufficed him all his life). When I pointed out the fraud he laughingly explained that a bale of cloth had touched the genuine relics. Then the Vatican has its share in the -price of Masses. Quarter of a million are said daily and some +price of Masses. Quarter of a million are said daily and some Catholic pays for each. In America the minimum tariff is a dollar, and the rich give large sums. Rich churches with too many commissions farm them out to countries with a cheaper tariff. And diff --git a/pythonCode/output/mccabe12.xml b/pythonCode/output/mccabe12.xml index f857e87..88e8a1c 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/mccabe12.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/mccabe12.xml @@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ writers change their political philosophy with startling rapidity when their country turns Fascist. In country after country in which but a few years ago they talked about the principles of freedom and democracy with all the gush that is so familiar on clerical lips in -America -- in Germany and Italy, in Franco Spain and Salazar +America -- in Germany and Italy, in Franco Spain and Salazar Portugal, in Vichy France and Belgium, Czecho-Slovakia and Austria -- they now find those principles as demoded as drawers or corsets, even "poisonous" and inconsistent with the authoritarian state -which the Pope urges upon all good Catholics. They have not yet +which the Pope urges upon all good Catholics. They have not yet reached the stage in America and Britain. Will they do so? And if not how can the Black International use the vast sums it extracts from the people to help on a regime of tyranny and exploitation?

@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ and so on.

It is a greater miracle than the Immaculate Conception. But Catholics absorb miracles as babies absorb milk. A distinguished -Catholic journalist D. Gwynn (Pius XI, 1932) quotes with approval -the agstirqnec of Macaulay that "there were certainly not fewer +Catholic journalist D. Gwynn (Pius XI, 1932) quotes with approval +the agstirqnec of Macaulay that "there were certainly not fewer than 150,000,000" in 1840. The population of most countries has trebled since then, where not greatly affected by the birth control -of these wicked skeptics, yet Gwynn thinks that the growth of these +of these wicked skeptics, yet Gwynn thinks that the growth of these 150,000,000 into 350,000,000 (his figure) in a century, and with fertility joyous and unrestrained, "must astonish all inquirers." And this writer, who is an expert on France, knows that the total @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ third are children.

ignorance or culture, and varieties of culture, in the Roman Church, but it is well to get clearly in mind here that when the Catholic writer boasts of his 300,000,000 or 350,000,000, "Subjects -of the Pope," or when a statesman thinks that this gross figure

+of the Pope," or when a statesman thinks that this gross figure

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ of the Pope," or when a statesman thinks that this gross figure

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-

compels him to speak with profound respect of the Pope and his +

compels him to speak with profound respect of the Pope and his Church, the suggestion is nonsensical. We shall further see that the stuff imposed upon pupils in Catholic secondary schools and colleges as "science" and "history" is a gorgeous tissue of untruth @@ -261,13 +261,13 @@ the teaching in the local national school.

general knowledge classes (with reference to current events and institutions) that the priests are so keen to, "protect" the child, but even more important than this, the Church says, is "the -Catholic atmosphere." Every school is a church. Statues of Mary and +Catholic atmosphere." Every school is a church. Statues of Mary and the more popular saints, painted in all the colors of the rainbow, and Catholic colored pictures crowd the walls and window-ledges. Prayers and hymns open and close the day, and specific lessons on the faith are given or the children march to the church to hear them. Holidays may be given in honor of distinguished -ecclesiastical visitors or important Church events. Mass must be +ecclesiastical visitors or important Church events. Mass must be heard on the Church's "holy days" and children of seven and over are conducted to the church periodically to confess their "sins." From the age of five to sixteen or seventeen -- it is just the same @@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ exclusive, god-given creed.

Why should one call this poisoning the mind? Isn't it a scheme, devised and perfected by thousand's of educators of the -young before Pestalozzi and Froebel were born, for forming the +young before Pestalozzi and Froebel were born, for forming the character of the child or training it in habits of decency, self- restraint, truthfulness, and regard for others? When you read a non-Catholic writer who says that sort of thing inquire if he has @@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ us in the higher forms for a half-hour, the older boys from the

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poorest and least restrained quarters told us, joyously, every bit -of foulness they had picked up, while Mary and the Saints looked +of foulness they had picked up, while Mary and the Saints looked down at us from the walls, and how behavior out of school was such as one would expect.

@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ us, to din into our ears until it was ineffaceable impressed that our religion was not a religion like that of the Protestant schoolboys, but the truth from God that could tolerate no comparison. A favorite sport was for the whole body of us to -"Scuttle" (stone) the pupils of some Protestant school and chant +"Scuttle" (stone) the pupils of some Protestant school and chant some doggerel like "Prodidog, Prodidog, go to hell, while all the Catholics ring the bell"; and the priests and teachers never preached to us on that. They would today, of course; Catholics must @@ -426,10 +426,10 @@ colleges.

I repeat that it is not merely mendacious but poisonous. When a Jesuit can say in what all American Catholics consider to be the cream of their scholarship (the Encyclopedia) that all branches of -the Church recognized the supremacy of the Pope in the first four +the Church recognized the supremacy of the Pope in the first four centuries, which is the exact opposite of the truth, you know what to expect. The version of history, from the alleged and mythical -years of Peter in Rome to the exploits of the present Pope, that is +years of Peter in Rome to the exploits of the present Pope, that is imposed upon Catholics, beginning in the elementary school, is the richest tissue of brazen lies that I know. And, which one need not tear one's hair because children are taught as history those lives @@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ serious inquiry into its justice or injustice.

It would be a mistake to imagine the troops of Catholic boys and girls who issue from the primary or the secondary school every year as just as solidly enthusiastic for their Holy Faith as a -troop of boys or girls issuing from an Adolf Hitler School in +troop of boys or girls issuing from an Adolf Hitler School in Germany. I take it that the conditions are much the same in urban America as in urban Britain, and in the latter there is plenty of Catholic evidence that boys desert the Church in very large numbers @@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ see them.

family one must understand the power which the Church claims and exercises over marriage. From the 4th Century it fought for 700 years to get this power, and the laity successfully resisted until -the bloody-minded "saintly" Popes Gregory VII and Innocent III +the bloody-minded "saintly" Popes Gregory VII and Innocent III perfected the Roman scheme of priestcraft, and the "great" Schoolmen proved to demonstration that this scheme, a transparent clerical fabrication of comparatively recent date, was established @@ -548,12 +548,12 @@ essentially requiring the presence of a priest. It discovered dispensation (to the great profit of the Vatican) and some, theoretically, not. This not only led to a prodigious traffic in dispensations, which still continues in large part as I explained -in the last book, but it gave the archbishops and Popes a very +in the last book, but it gave the archbishops and Popes a very important authority over the lives of nobles, princes, and monarchs in the matter of their marriage's.

Three cases which have been fully discussed by American -critics like Boyd-Barrett, Marshall, and Selde's and may here be +critics like Boyd-Barrett, Marshall, and Selde's and may here be recalled briefly, will illustrate this tyranny. The late Count (then Mr.) Marconi married the Hon. Beatrice O'Brien in a Protestant church in London -- "she was a Protestant and he an @@ -586,13 +586,13 @@ now rich and he "paid the expenses" of the trial. He got his decree of nullity, married his countess, and was in high favor at the Vatican until he died in 1937.

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In the second famous case Consuelo Vanderbilt, who had married +

In the second famous case Consuelo Vanderbilt, who had married the Duke of Marlborough in 1895, left him in 1905 (after bearing two sons) and got a divorce, applied to these learned and ingenious Catholic authorities in London to ease her conscience by declaring the marriage null from the start. You see, she now wanted to marry -the Catholic Count Balsan. The London authorities had to share so -promising a case with the Roman Rota, and the decree of nullity was +the Catholic Count Balsan. The London authorities had to share so +promising a case with the Roman Rota, and the decree of nullity was granted. She had, she swore, married against her will and because her mother said that she would die of heart-disease unless Consuelo married the Duke. No internal consent, said Rome, so no marriage. @@ -614,20 +614,20 @@ services. The certificate may be free, but the frame may cost a mighty lot of dollars.

A third case confirms us in these cynical reflection's. Miss -Anna Gould -- how the names in these cases do smell of money -- -married the Marquis de Castellane in 1895, went through the usual +Anna Gould -- how the names in these cases do smell of money -- +married the Marquis de Castellane in 1895, went through the usual routine until they quarreled, divorced him in 1906 and married the Duke de Sagan. He was a Catholic, but with true French chivalry he -deserted the Church for his loved (and wealthy) Anna. The elegant -Castellane, being a Catholic, felt himself out in the cold and +deserted the Church for his loved (and wealthy) Anna. The elegant +Castellane, being a Catholic, felt himself out in the cold and applied to Rome for a nullity-decree so that he could marry again. -Anna had, he said, spoken about divorce before their marriage. The +Anna had, he said, spoken about divorce before their marriage. The cardinals of the Rota rejected his application, accepted it on -appeal, then rejected it again. Castellane appealed to the Pope, +appeal, then rejected it again. Castellane appealed to the Pope, who referred the matter to a committee of cardinals, and they declared the marriage invalid. To be quite sure on so sacred a -point the Pope enlarged the committee, and it declared the marriage -valid. Don't imagine that a count, a marquis, or a millionaire +point the Pope enlarged the committee, and it declared the marriage +valid. Don't imagine that a count, a marquis, or a millionaire always gets this previous decree. But you might care to ask me

Bank of Wisdom @@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ secrecy.

A fourth case differently illustrates this beneficent power of the Church to tie and untie indissoluble marriages. A few years ago a Catholic American actress fell in love with a married producer. -He got a divorce from his Jewess wife but the austere Church will +He got a divorce from his Jewess wife but the austere Church will no more allow a marriage to a divorced person than it will grant a divorce. The man however became a Catholic and married his Catholic actress. Now, there's a pretty conundrum: so pretty that when I @@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ liar -- in print.

But it is simple, and this Catholic journalist would have learned a little about her own religion if she had read the article -"Pauline Privilege" in her Catholic Encyclopedia. Paul -- remember, +"Pauline Privilege" in her Catholic Encyclopedia. Paul -- remember, in mitigation, that he did not know that marriage is a sacrament and indissoluble -- advised lady-members of the little group called Churches that when one was married to a pagan who was contemptuous @@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ consistent with marriage being a sacrament and indissoluble, and it is part of the law of the Church today. In the case I have given above we have a simple application of it. The gentleman becomes a Catholic, doubtless after profound meditation on the beauty of the -faith and not because priests had told him about the Pauline +faith and not because priests had told him about the Pauline Privilege. To meet American civil law he has already divorced his wife, but in the eyes of the Church he is still married. All that he had to do however is to ask his late wife, whose answer you can @@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ degrees, or by spiritual relationship (god parents in baptism). So it is no longer possible for canonists to say, as they did in the Middle Age's, that a marriage from which a rich person wants to escape, never was a marriage because (as in the case of "Saint" -Louis and the very un-saintly Queen Eleanor) the man is related to +Louis and the very un-saintly Queen Eleanor) the man is related to the woman through some incident they have succeeded in discovering in the lives of their great-great-grandparents, or through an act of fornication, which in that age might be taken for granted @@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ that they have an important moral or social significance is preposterous. Some of the laws are plainly created for the profit of selling dispensations from them, and all are designed to extend and emphasize the power of the Black International over the laity. -The Fuhrer has framed them: the Gauleiter and the Gestapo see to +The Fuhrer has framed them: the Gauleiter and the Gestapo see to the observance of them.

I have said little about divorce, though the Church's refusal @@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ extraordinary development of those nullity-decrees which I illustrated in the foregoing cases. Catholics who had money were as free to change partners as folk are in most of the states of the American Union today. That is no reckless statement. The highest -authority on France in the beautiful 13th Century, Prof. Luchaire, +authority on France in the beautiful 13th Century, Prof. Luchaire, often claimed to be a Catholic and certainly not anti-Catholic, says that women of the noble class "had a minimum of three or four (successive) husbands." I have fully dealt with that elsewhere and @@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ must not be tempted to enlarge upon it here.

purely clerical, and more recent invasion of the rights of the individual and the family. The motive for that sacred fury of priests and bishops against the use of contraceptives which causes -them to hound women like Margaret Sanger, get Catholic mobs to +them to hound women like Margaret Sanger, get Catholic mobs to break up meetings, and make insolent attacks on medical or civic authorities who favor the establishment of clinics has in reality nothing to do with either morals or religion. It is an occasion for @@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ that her priest had frankly said this at one of their "mother's meetings." It is, at all events, not only the true but the obvious inspiration of the clerical opposition to birth control; and it is one of the grossest pieces of Gestapo tyranny over the family and -the individual. It is one of the points on which the Pope most +the individual. It is one of the points on which the Pope most naturally allied himself with Germany, Italy and Japan. They wanted as many potential soldiers as possible: the Church wanted as many contributing members as possible. Neither cared the toss of a coin @@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ number of people marry and couple to maintain the population the

In any case, now that medicine and surgery are increasingly reducing the death rate an unrestrained birth rate is a growing -evil. When Hitler and Mussolini and the Japanese government forbade +evil. When Hitler and Mussolini and the Japanese government forbade Malthusian propaganda and whipped up the birth rate explicitly as a preparation for war, were they cooperating with the divine purpose? Is a great war, which checks the growth of the population, @@ -956,9 +956,9 @@ sentence of eternal punishment, or at least of eternal exclusion

THE TYRANNY OF THE CLERICAL GESTAPO

from heaven, hanging over them (original sin) because a legendary -Adam broke into a legendary orchard ages ago. That pink morsel of +Adam broke into a legendary orchard ages ago. That pink morsel of flesh is, on Catholic teaching, to suffer, privately, forever for -Adam's sin if it died before it is put through the weird rites +Adam's sin if it died before it is put through the weird rites known as baptism!

Most people think that the tyranny and absurdity -- one would @@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ Church has insisted on its dual guardianship of faith and morals, yet I have abundantly shown in my historical works that, while it adopted murderous methods of guarding the faith of the people it was so really unconcerned about their morals that the period when -the power of priests and Popes was supreme (the 11th to the 16th +the power of priests and Popes was supreme (the 11th to the 16th Century) was the most immoral in the history of normal civilization. I do not here take the word morals to refer chiefly to sexual morals. I say that there was more fiendish cruelty, more @@ -1097,9 +1097,9 @@ with the Catholic vote unless they send the police to stamp down on these "filthy" and "swinish" discussions (which he has never beard) on birth control. Of all that there is so little question that I do not think it necessary to give here proofs of Catholic -interference. Seldes and other writers give plenty of evidence, but +interference. Seldes and other writers give plenty of evidence, but in point of fact Catholics boast of what thy do in this field, and -I do not suppose there is an American who has not heard of Breen +I do not suppose there is an American who has not heard of Breen and the Catholic spiritual guides of the pious colony of artists at Hollywood or of the campaign against birth control.

@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ and brewers' widows open their checkbooks.

these people know it. Sex-morals have so little to do with social welfare that the American civilization, which is the second greatest (after Russia) in the world is also the most advanced -sexually. It tries to shut out an idealist like Bertrand Russell +sexually. It tries to shut out an idealist like Bertrand Russell for moral turpitude and then has to have a Catholic League of Decency and other whole armies of amateurs helping the police to prevent artists and showmen from giving the American people what @@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ Never. The G-Men made more impression in a year on the real moral evils which injure civilization than the Church made in a generation. Tammany, which has been one of the cess-pools of America for a century has always been, and is, tied up with the -Church. Do not talk to me about Coughlin. Half his followers are +Church. Do not talk to me about Coughlin. Half his followers are not Catholics, and it is just because he gets some millions of Americans to respect a priest, and therefore in a vague way the Church to which he belongs, that the authorities permit for the @@ -1236,13 +1236,13 @@ standard of the censors get his book suppressed.

Indeed in the matter of films the so-called moral censorship is in large part a pretext for preventing a disturbance of Catholic propaganda and has been so used in notorious cases. Anyone who has -seen or read G.B. Shaw's Saint Joan knows that, in his usual +seen or read G.B. Shaw's Saint Joan knows that, in his usual defiant way (certainly not for profit) he was attacking freethinkers and playing to the Catholic gallery. His Inquisition scene, for instance, was a concession to Catholics at the dire cost of historical truth. Yet the Catholic censors cracked their whips and threatened an all-American boycott because it did not represent -as they wanted the official sanctity of Joan. It was much the same +as they wanted the official sanctity of Joan. It was much the same with The Informer, which showed the real combination of cruelty and piety in the priest-ridden Irish, and with Blockade which exposed the lies which the priests were telling about the Spanish people.

@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ entertainment of the entire population, that matters. It is all the more exasperating to any man who remembers that in the Catholic lands of Southern Europe the most licentious spectacles were permitted by priests (who then did represent the entire community). -In the pious Middle Ages pageants and parodies of the Mass were +In the pious Middle Ages pageants and parodies of the Mass were permitted in the churches and cathedrals which would make a Catholic Boston lady faint, and orgies followed on the streets which, if they were now perpetrated in private, would rouse Irish @@ -1283,11 +1283,11 @@ true -- spectacles were exhibited semi-publicly -- you had merely to charge for admission to the room and exclude children -- which would not have been tolerated in ancient Rome. I often saw myself when I lived in the South of France, 40 years ago, the poster at -the door announcing such shows as La mademoiselle et l' ane. That +the door announcing such shows as La mademoiselle et l' ane. That means "The young lady and the donkey," and that is all I dare tell you about it. In those days the French priests were pale with indignation because a few morbid folk in Paris were said -(questionably) to attend Black Masses, in great secrecy, but +(questionably) to attend Black Masses, in great secrecy, but hundreds of thousands nightly paid to see these really public shows.

@@ -1298,12 +1298,12 @@ of Italy and even in the Papal choir at Rome. This was as notorious a fact as the venality of Papal officials and was noticed in nearly every book of travel of visitors. I have met old men who have lunched and discussed with these eunuchs in Rome. The Encyclopedia -Britannica (article "Eunuchs") continued until the latest edition +Britannica (article "Eunuchs") continued until the latest edition to say that these emasculated men "driven long ago from the stage by public opinion remained the musical glory and the moral shame of -the Papal choir till the accession of Pope Leo XIII." The recent +the Papal choir till the accession of Pope Leo XIII." The recent edition was revised by Catholics, and not only is the reference to -the churches suppressed, but it is audaciously stated that Leo XIII +the churches suppressed, but it is audaciously stated that Leo XIII simply found the custom in vogue in the opera. Clerical writers, having thus suppressed the most accessible and weighty evidence, have already begun -- I have had proof in the last few weeks -- to @@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ say that this story is another libel of the Holy Church! But apart from the unexpurgated earlier editions of the Britannica it is stated as an ordinary musical fact in Grove's standard Dictionary of Music ("Soprani") and all the older dictionaries and books on -church-life in Rome. Every Pope, every nun, in Rome knew that the +church-life in Rome. Every Pope, every nun, in Rome knew that the castrati ("the castrated," as they were commonly called) or soprani in the Papal and other church choirs were men who had been, for church purposes, treated as men used to treat each other in the @@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ Scriptures. But the Roman Church imposes as a binding dogma -- binding under the usual penalty of hell -- that "Commandments of the Church" are on the same footing as the Ten Commandments. They put on the same level as an act of grave injustice the failure of -a Catholic to attend Mass on Sunday morning, to abstain from meat +a Catholic to attend Mass on Sunday morning, to abstain from meat on Friday, or to neglect confession at Easter. The penalty is the same for murder, adultery, or defrauding the widow or orphan -- hell.

@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ found the man terribly afraid. When he explained how merciful God is the man murmured: "It's not 'im, it's the other b____.

Once the "soul" has gone to hell it is all over. Almost the -one thing which the Pope "cannot do is to get a soul out of hell. +one thing which the Pope "cannot do is to get a soul out of hell. It sounds remarkable but the Catholic way of salvation is almost fool-proof, and Catholics rarely think about going to hell. Confession to a priest means that you glance back, in quarter of an @@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ those lines. Confession. to a priest is, of course, an old religious practice. It was as familiar in ancient Babylonia as it is in a Catholic country, though the priest did not release from a sentence of hell, in which no Babylonian believed. Their idea was -that for sin the great God Marduk let the devils have a go at a +that for sin the great God Marduk let the devils have a go at a man, and it was relief from the tooth-aches, head-aches, belly- aches, etc., consequent upon sin that he sought. Confession to a priest was as common in ancient as in modern Mexico.

@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ alternative of hell or heaven for eternity. It says that lighter sins or those who have escaped hell by confessing must suffer or be "purified" for a time in purgatory. It is not now essential to believe that the torture is by fire, though the learned (and very -modern) Thomas Aquinas proved to the hilt that souls could feel +modern) Thomas Aquinas proved to the hilt that souls could feel torture by fire, and since it is a spiritual state, there is no question of time. But the Church finds it hopeless to impress the dogma without this material terminology. A popular hymn exhorts @@ -1543,9 +1543,9 @@ beautiful and humane you may think it, has been the most profitable religious doctrine that was invented. We need not go back to the Middle Ages, when indulgences were sold as literally as cigars are, or think of the sale of them by the millions a year in Spanish -Catholic lands -- no doubt Franco has restored it -- until recent +Catholic lands -- no doubt Franco has restored it -- until recent years. In discussing the Church's finances I said that a Catholic -pays for every Mass that each of the 250,000 priests says every +pays for every Mass that each of the 250,000 priests says every day, and the aim is usually an indulgence. I described the enormous traffic in medals, small pictures, relies, scapulars (little pictures on cloth strung over the shoulders and worn next the @@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@ the mind of the laity.

Confession is obviously and essentially based upon the dogma. Unless one appreciates this the spectacle of 10,000,000 Americans -whispering periodically to a priest how many times they Swore or +whispering periodically to a priest how many times they Swore or lied, how many times they just thought that a girl was desirable -- hell drops in with the first thought -- or handled themselves, seems grotesque. The "liberal" view, that Catholics esteem the @@ -1605,14 +1605,14 @@ presiding "elder" (priest) recited some sort of formula of absolution. In the 2nd Century, as the idea of priesthood developed, it was claimed that the clergy could forgive sins, and a clause in support of this was worked into the New Testament -(Matthew XVI, 19). The next step in the fabrication of the priest's +(Matthew XVI, 19). The next step in the fabrication of the priest's power was to declare that forgiveness could be obtained only through the priest's absolution and the laity must be compelled to ask for it periodically. This was so clearly an ecclesiastical move that even the people of the Dark Age resisted it, as they resisted the priestly control of marriage, and there was no law of compulsory confession until the year 1215, when the truculent and -despotic Innocent III had completed the fabric of ecclesiastical +despotic Innocent III had completed the fabric of ecclesiastical power.

It is too large a subject for discussion here, and we are @@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@ meek.

The laity were always apt to be restive under this system. In the earlier part of the Middle Ages the Romans themselves fought -the Popes off and on for two centuries for the right to govern +the Popes off and on for two centuries for the right to govern themselves. Everywhere, as I said, they resisted priestly attempts to control marriage or impose such laws as compulsory confession. Princes and nobles defied the clergy hundreds of times, but by the @@ -1742,13 +1742,13 @@ these, particularly during the last 20 years, is what is called Catholic Action. Some call it Catholicism with a punch, others a cooperation of laity and clergy. It is a combination of the two.

-

The laity began to take action long before the late Pope +

The laity began to take action long before the late Pope organized this new movement or tendency. The fight of the German Catholics against Bismarck was mainly conducted by the laity. The militant Christian Socialism of that county and Austria was Catholic Action. France had several powerful lay movements in the 19th Century, and a Papal Delegate was sent to America to curb the -laity long before Pope Leo XIII, in 1899, gave a public and severe +laity long before Pope Leo XIII, in 1899, gave a public and severe snub to the American bishops for their innovations. However, it is usually said, the Catholic laity won the right of personality, and in Catholic Action they march side by side with the priests, no @@ -1822,8 +1822,8 @@ discover that an important member of its staff altered cables in favor of the Church before publication. Another has a sub-editor who controls the correspondence columns in the same interest. The zealous 5,000,000 fill America with such intrigue. It is publicly -stated by American writers that Farley used the influence of his -genial personality to prevent Roosevelt from lifting the rather +stated by American writers that Farley used the influence of his +genial personality to prevent Roosevelt from lifting the rather disgraceful Spanish Embargo; but I should doubt if the more elegant dames of the movement go as far as the aristocratic French lady who, notoriously, seduced Radical statesmen in the preparation of @@ -1849,7 +1849,7 @@ the Catholic view of the matter!

In other countries except Britain, where Catholic Action is much the same as in America but more subterranean and less -effective, Catholic Action is generally Fascist. In Germany Hitler +effective, Catholic Action is generally Fascist. In Germany Hitler has killed it very dead. In France, Belgium, Holland, Austria, and Czecho-Slovakia it worked zealously for the triumph of the Nazi- Papal plot. In Spain and Portugal, and now in Belgium and France, @@ -1857,29 +1857,29 @@ it is entirely Fascist or Vichy, which is the same thing. A correspondent just gets a letter through to me from a Portuguese town and says that Catholic Action and Fascism are identical, hold their meetings in the churches, and get anybody who criticizes them -sent to jail or penal colonies. Seldes describes the ghastly +sent to jail or penal colonies. Seldes describes the ghastly medieval tortures that are used on such critic's today in the jails -of Portugal, under fanatical Catholic Salazar, who gets nothing but +of Portugal, under fanatical Catholic Salazar, who gets nothing but compliments in the American-British democratic press.

That, in the light of the "great" encyclical (Quadragesimo -Anno.) of the late (assisted by the present) Pope, is the appointed +Anno.) of the late (assisted by the present) Pope, is the appointed final phase of Catholic Action. The Catholic young men boast that the priests, instead of exercising a tyranny over them, now welcome them as co-workers, are fooled. The bishops ultimately control the policy of every branch. The Gestapo preside at every meeting of the plotters. When Catholic Action in France some years before the war became a powerful royalist-Fascist movement on lines in harmony -with Vatican policy, the Pope scattered it by condemning its +with Vatican policy, the Pope scattered it by condemning its leader's. This was part of a deal of the Vatican with the French government. When Catholic Action in Italy took the form of a Catholic democratic movement and became strong enough to stand up -to the Fascists (often physically), the Pope obliged Mussolini by -driving its priest-leader, Sturzo, into oblivion and paralyzing the -movement. German Catholics complain that the Pope betrayed Catholic -Action in their country to Hitler. Make no mistake about it. The +to the Fascists (often physically), the Pope obliged Mussolini by +driving its priest-leader, Sturzo, into oblivion and paralyzing the +movement. German Catholics complain that the Pope betrayed Catholic +Action in their country to Hitler. Make no mistake about it. The priest rules Catholic Action. The American zealots ought to have -realized it when they were taught to respect Japan as the Pope's +realized it when they were taught to respect Japan as the Pope's ally, when they were lashed to fury against democratic Spain and Soviet Russia, when they found themselves rubbing shoulders at their fervid demonstrations with Germans and Italians who have been diff --git a/pythonCode/output/mccabe13.xml b/pythonCode/output/mccabe13.xml index 72c6e4b..8ca9ba8 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/mccabe13.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/mccabe13.xml @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@

THE ROMAN CHURCH, THE POOREST IN CULTURE AND RICHEST IN CRIME

-

by Joseph McCabe

+

by Joseph McCabe

HALDEMAN-JULIUS PUBLICATIONS GIRARD -- : -- KANSAS

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ arrogant theory of their Church that you cannot secede from it, and they are shifty and evasive in defining what they mean when they claim that there are more than 26,000,000 Catholics in the United States. In a fantastic -- Catholics call it a scientific -- work, -Has the Immigrant Kept the Faith? (1925), Fr. G. Shaugnessy says +Has the Immigrant Kept the Faith? (1925), Fr. G. Shaugnessy says that by Catholic he means one who has received Catholic baptism,

Bank of Wisdom @@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ is not taken into account -- and he ought to know, and probably does know, that Irish, Italian, and other Catholics commonly marry in the Church and allow the mothers or relatives to have the children baptized though they have definitely abandoned it. From -quotations given in Moore's 'Will America Become Catholic?' (1931) -it appears that in Catholic periodicals Fr. Shaugnessy, a professor +quotations given in Moore's 'Will America Become Catholic?' (1931) +it appears that in Catholic periodicals Fr. Shaugnessy, a professor at a Catholic college, is accustomed to give the usual definition of a Catholic: one who was baptized in infancy. This is the strict law of the Church, and it is the guiding principle of the priests @@ -210,38 +210,38 @@ Spain, etc., today. France is, in all these totals, credited with 41,000,000. It is amazing how American Catholics swallow this. Until the political alliance of the Vatican and the French government began in 1919, on the Church's promise to curb rebellion -in Alsace-Lorraine, Rome had thundered against that "government of +in Alsace-Lorraine, Rome had thundered against that "government of Jews and Freemasons" for 50 years. It had ruined the Church in -France and defied the Pope's. And it had the vast majority of the +France and defied the Pope's. And it had the vast majority of the people with it, since, in free elections, the Catholics could hardly get a deputy, much legs a statesman, in Congress. French culture was solidly anti-Roman. Its hundreds of scientific men were -nearly all Atheists -- even Pasteur, Fabre, and Bernard were not +nearly all Atheists -- even Pasteur, Fabre, and Bernard were not Catholics -- and of its leading writers nine-tenth's were anti- Roman.

But I need not labor the point. Reviewing the position carefully in 1937, after 18 years of the Catholic influence of -Alsace-Lorraine and the government's encouragement of the Church, +Alsace-Lorraine and the government's encouragement of the Church, -- I found French Catholic writers agreed with me. Andre Goddard (Le surnaturel contemporain, 1922) described his country as overwhelmingly irreligious and said that in no other age had -Frenchmen been "so little interested in the truth." Georges Goyau +Frenchmen been "so little interested in the truth." Georges Goyau (L'effort catholique dans la Franee d'aujourdhui, 1922) gave an account of all the supposed triumphs of his Church in France since 1919 (so much admired in the American Catholic press) and finally left it open "whether there are in France today ten million practicing Catholics, as some say, or only five million, as others. -say." Denis Gwynn, a strictly orthodox Irish writer and, as an +say." Denis Gwynn, a strictly orthodox Irish writer and, as an important foreign correspondent in Paris a high authority, agreed -with Goyau and distrusted the higher figure of 10,000,000. This +with Goyau and distrusted the higher figure of 10,000,000. This agrees with my finding after a severe analysis of the evidence in my 'Decay of the Church of Rome' (1909). I said that there were 5,000,000 to 6,000,000 Catholics in France. The eminent French authority on religion P. Sabatier insists that I was too generous: -that the figure was 4,000,000. The incorporation of Alsace-Lorraine +that the figure was 4,000,000. The incorporation of Alsace-Lorraine in 1919 raised my figure to 7,000,000, and this is supported by the -Catholics Goyau and Gwynn. Now that Alsace and Lorraine have gone +Catholics Goyau and Gwynn. Now that Alsace and Lorraine have gone the figure drops again to between 5,000,000 and 6,000,000. Take the more generous figure. We strike off, with the leading Catholic experts in agreement, 33,000,000 from the number of French @@ -285,12 +285,12 @@ least 20,000,000 (Liberals, Socialists, and Communists) from the grand total.

The case of Spain ought to be still easier. but when a non- -Catholic writer like Seldes assures America that all are Catholics -in Spain except 100,000 we wonder. At the time when Seldes said +Catholic writer like Seldes assures America that all are Catholics +in Spain except 100,000 we wonder. At the time when Seldes said this (The Catholic Crisis, 1939) an anti-ecclesiastical government, established at one free election after another in spite of the hysterical curses of the hierarchy, had ruled Spain and defied the -Pope and Church for five years, and it took the sweepings of +Pope and Church for five years, and it took the sweepings of Europe, assisted by a British Society for Non-Intervention (or for Protecting Intervention) and an American Embargo, to put Humpty Dumpty back on the wall, where he wobbles until the day of freedom @@ -338,16 +338,16 @@ a monk) for a year there, and the Belgian friars forbade me to appear in my robes on the streets of Brussels as the ensuing blasphemy would be painful. This was 45 years ago, and the Catholics have waged an even battle with the contemptuously anti- -Catholic Liberals and Socialists ever since until the devout Hitler +Catholic Liberals and Socialists ever since until the devout Hitler murdered the Church's critics for it. Portugal (7,000,000) is said to be "mostly" Catholic. As it is still 50 percent illiterate I would not mind much, but the fact is that it kicked out its Catholic king 32 years ago and kept its angry Church to heel until -the butcher Salazar joined the Butchers Union of Europe. Czecho- +the butcher Salazar joined the Butchers Union of Europe. Czecho- Slovakia (15,000,000 until 1939) is described in the Orbis as 80 percent Catholic. Turn over No 5 of the last series and see how the leading Catholic weekly in Britain acknowledged a loss of 2,000,000 -in five years after 1919. The Church was in ruins until Hitler's +in five years after 1919. The Church was in ruins until Hitler's salvage Corps set it up again in Slovakia, one of the most illiterate regions of Europe.

@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ United States. Let us first get a clear general idea what Catholicism in America means. It consists of immigrants from Europe (and partly from Quebec and Mexico) and their descendants. And in this connection I have to notice the funny and learned book of -Father Professor Shaugnessy,'Has the Immigrant Kept the Faith?' +Father Professor Shaugnessy,'Has the Immigrant Kept the Faith?' (1925). The zealous priest had noticed that a dozen Catholic authorities asserted that there has been a monstrous secession -- their estimates vary from 15,000,000 to 25,000,000 -- from the @@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ pace as the general population.

How many really are there? They do not know themselves. The official (Census) figure is made up of claims by the priests and -the bishops. The egregious Fr. Shaugnessy goes so far as to say +the bishops. The egregious Fr. Shaugnessy goes so far as to say that the parish priests often deliberately understate (which means lie about) the number of their parishioners so that the bishop will not be tempted to split the parish (and -- the apologist does not @@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ the canonical principle that a seceder is still a Catholic.

I made a very thorough study of the matter, following upon the analysis of official statistics in my Decay of the Church of Rome (1909), in No. 1 of the Appeal to Reason Library (ch. 5, 1925). -There I give Catholic evidence, largely taken from J.F. Moore's +There I give Catholic evidence, largely taken from J.F. Moore's useful book 'Will America Become Catholic?', (1931), that priests do in fact, and are sometimes so advised by the bishops, deceive the public by counting lapsed as actual Catholics. A check on their @@ -536,11 +536,11 @@ diplomatic alliance (1935) with exchange of ambassadors and the most graceful courtesies, exactly in proportion as the Japs sank deeper into crime and corruption. In booklets (No. 2 and No. 4) of the first series on the Black International I traced the whole -story and told from the Pope's own newspaper, how one of the vilest -of Japanese agents Matsuoka, fresh from the final meeting of the +story and told from the Pope's own newspaper, how one of the vilest +of Japanese agents Matsuoka, fresh from the final meeting of the bloody conspirators in Berlin (1941), was received with special honor and warmth at the Vatican and granted a gold medal by the -Pope.

+Pope.

And the press would now like us to believe that after ten years of this unconcealed courtship Washington has just discovered, @@ -597,11 +597,11 @@ at its own valuation yet could, if it had taken half the trouble it takes over an obscure murder, have discovered that the valuation is monstrously false. We have now seen this as far as the size of the Church is concerned. There are not 25,000,000, not 20,000,000, but -something less than 15,000,000 Catholics in America. The Pope has +something less than 15,000,000 Catholics in America. The Pope has not 390,000,000 but less than 200,000,000 subjects. Seeing, however, that the chief excuse given for subservience to the Roman Church is that it contributes materially to American civilization, -it is still more important to examine the quality of the Pope's +it is still more important to examine the quality of the Pope's subjects.

We have already seen the hypocrisy of the Roman claim of moral @@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ interest. There is a well-known analysis of the religious "preferences" of the 40,000 Americans, presumably of distinction, in Who's Who in America. We recognize the limitations of the work. Whether or no it is true that any clergyman or any nun who has -written a book or two can get into that Valhalla of the living by +written a book or two can get into that Valhalla of the living by pledging himself to buy a copy of the book every year, as is the case with some books of reference, it is obvious that the business

@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ for skill in literature, sport, the cinema, church-organization, banking, or striptease.

With this qualification we see a pregnant significance in the -analysis of the names which Professors Huntington and Whitney +analysis of the names which Professors Huntington and Whitney published in their Builders of America a few years ago. They found that Catholics are represented in Who's Who by only 7.4 per 100,000 of their body (7 men and 0.4 women), and these are very largely -- @@ -658,25 +658,25 @@ higher its cultural distinction.

shows the snobbishness of non-Catholics and the manly modesty of Catholics! I should like these Catholic writers who have this fine American contempt for snobbery to study the British Catholic. Who's -Who. It is, at least, published in London, but Al Smith and other +Who. It is, at least, published in London, but Al Smith and other "great Americans" figure in it. In discussing this cultural poverty of the Roman Church in America, to which he quotes several Catholic -witnesses, J.F. Moore (Will America Become Catholic?) speaks of +witnesses, J.F. Moore (Will America Become Catholic?) speaks of Romanism in Britain as more distinguished. There are, he says, no -Catholic writers in America to compare with Chesterton, Noyes, -Shane Leslie, Benson, (Father) Martindale, (Father) Knox, and +Catholic writers in America to compare with Chesterton, Noyes, +Shane Leslie, Benson, (Father) Martindale, (Father) Knox, and Sheila Kaye-Smith. If you have read these you will reflect that the American Catholic body must be very poor indeed, in illumination if -it is outshone by that galaxy: especially as Chesterton's +it is outshone by that galaxy: especially as Chesterton's brilliance -- if you care to use the word -- was increasingly dimmed and his influence increasingly more mischievous after he joined the Church of Rome and became a sort of pensioner of it. The -"brilliance" of Father Martindale and Father R. Knox must be a -little joke of Mr. Moore's, as he is usually judicious. However, +"brilliance" of Father Martindale and Father R. Knox must be a +little joke of Mr. Moore's, as he is usually judicious. However, against these British giants of the pen American Catholics can, he -says, put only Joyce Kilmer -- what a pity he died nearly a quarter -of a century ago -- though he elsewhere adds Carlton Hayes, Michael -Williams, G.W. Schuster, Kathleen Norris, and Agnes Repplier. You +says, put only Joyce Kilmer -- what a pity he died nearly a quarter +of a century ago -- though he elsewhere adds Carlton Hayes, Michael +Williams, G.W. Schuster, Kathleen Norris, and Agnes Repplier. You will have heard of some of them. He adds that American Catholicism is still poorer in science. A score of American physicists have an international reputation, and none of them are Catholics, while on @@ -688,10 +688,10 @@ none of these intellectual prejudices about truth and reality and is as ready to embrace any creed that is prettily dressed as anything that is pretty undressed. So we do not wonder at the number of artists. To the literary artists (British Catholics) -given above add Belloc, Sir P. Gibbs, Compton Mackenzie, W. +given above add Belloc, Sir P. Gibbs, Compton Mackenzie, W. Meynell, Christopher Dawson, and a few other good second-raters. -Then there are devout artists like Sir Seymour and Lady Hicks, -Charles Laughton, Sir F. Brangwyn, Sir John Lavery, and Sir G.G. +Then there are devout artists like Sir Seymour and Lady Hicks, +Charles Laughton, Sir F. Brangwyn, Sir John Lavery, and Sir G.G. Scott. Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ a football-team. There is another, a very impartial and objective, way of proving this.

I suppose the Nazis have included in their monumental thefts -the seizure of the fund which Alfred Nobel left in Sweden to +the seizure of the fund which Alfred Nobel left in Sweden to provide five rich prizes every year for the world's most distinguished workers in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and the cause of peace. However, the prizes have been awarded for @@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ yet I doubt if five out of the whole 200 winners are or were Catholics. It is significant that the Catholic Encyclopedia never mentions the prize. Naturally the scientific recipients, the great majority, have never written on religion, but after a careful -analysis I can find only Alexis Carrel who is recognizably a +analysis I can find only Alexis Carrel who is recognizably a Catholic.

It is different with the 37 recipients of the literary prize. @@ -777,12 +777,12 @@ Here we should understand that the judges stipulate for "an idealist tendency" in the works and are themselves religious, so large numbers of the greater writers of modern tames (Wells, Conrad, Zola, D'Annunzio, Sudermann, Capek, Galdo's, Ibanez, Gorki, -Tolstoy, Santayana, etc.) have been excluded because they were +Tolstoy, Santayana, etc.) have been excluded because they were freethinkers, while a few sentimental writers belonging to small countries and hardly known outside these countries have been included. Yet only 4 or 5 out of the 37 could be claimed as Catholics of a sort, and the one writer amongst them who definitely -claims to be a convert to the faith, Mrs. Sigfrid Undset, has had +claims to be a convert to the faith, Mrs. Sigfrid Undset, has had her novels chastised in the American Catholic press for their "vileness."

@@ -838,8 +838,8 @@ up a list for this century. Professors of, and original workers in, science are now ten times as numerous as ever but the Catholic proportion of them shrinks into invisibility.

-

Hilaire Belloc said to me (with his characteristic thump of -the table) some years ago: "I don't care what you say, McCabe, the +

Hilaire Belloc said to me (with his characteristic thump of +the table) some years ago: "I don't care what you say, McCabe, the intellect of Europe has been warped ever since the 16th Century." It is one of his favorite themes that his Church alone develops the intellect on sound lines or teaches folk to think clearly. In one @@ -897,14 +897,14 @@ or absurdity of the creed that drives them out.

Catholics with considerable general knowledge and mental vitality will generally be found to take the creed with great -license. Pope Pius X, the peasant-Pope, in his blundering campaign +license. Pope Pius X, the peasant-Pope, in his blundering campaign against Modernism was at least honest in trying to drive all these people -- the real "bad Catholics" -- out of the Church, and there was a notable exodus of cultivated people. Unlike the American -apologist the Pope did not care two pins about cultural quality. He +apologist the Pope did not care two pins about cultural quality. He wanted folk who recited the creed every Sunday to mean what they said. But every history of that campaign will tell you that while -a few conscientious men like Tyrell walked out the great majority +a few conscientious men like Tyrell walked out the great majority protected themselves by silence or, if they were in official positions, foreswore the truth. "The great advantage of the Catholic Church is the freedom it allows you," said a leading @@ -965,9 +965,9 @@ only these but such works as the Encyclopedia of Education, the Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, and the Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, which ought to give the facts on this important social-moral issue, are completely silent, I look for the -clerical censor. To adapt a phrase of Huxley's, there is a +clerical censor. To adapt a phrase of Huxley's, there is a barricade to sociological research with the notice: "No Road, by -Order of the Pope."

+Order of the Pope."

A few sets of figures have got out. In 1932 an Irish chaplain at Sing Sing made an inquiry into the religion of the prisoners and @@ -1000,14 +1000,14 @@ not, had only 118 per 100,000. The Methodists had 10, the Baptists 9, per 100,000.

In 1913 I discussed the subject in his office with my friend -Sir Robert Stout, Chief Justice of New Zealand, and he got his +Sir Robert Stout, Chief Justice of New Zealand, and he got his staff to work out for me the figures for that Dominion. It transpired that while Catholics were only 14.07 percent of the total population they were 41.74 percent of the prison population. In the same year a leading government official at Melbourne gave me -the figures for Victoria, and they told just the same story. But +the figures for Victoria, and they told just the same story. But Australia continues to publish this religious analysis, and anybody -may see the figures. The Victorian government reported in 1936 that +may see the figures. The Victorian government reported in 1936 that Catholics were 18 percent of the population of the province but 29.61 percent of the criminal population. The government of New

@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ London, Liverpool, Newcastle, etc. -- let him study the statistics of crime in Catholic countries. It is impossible to get complete figures, as Catholic countries, being less efficient in such matters than Protestant countries, rarely gave reliable statistics -until, recently (if at all), but the data in Mulhall's Dictionary +until, recently (if at all), but the data in Mulhall's Dictionary of Statistics for the last century and Webb's continuation of the same work for the first decade of this century fully confirm the truth as far as they go. Whatever allowance you make for different @@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ criminal statistics) has the finest-record in the modern world in reducing every class of crime and delinquency. The few figures given in the Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (which has not dared to touch the question of crime and religion) are confused, -but Mulhall gives authoritative tables. From these we learn that +but Mulhall gives authoritative tables. From these we learn that since 1840 grave crime has been reduced to one-third of what it used to be though the population has nearly trebled. Other social offenses have been reduced in the same proportion. France has the @@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ in Protestant Prussia than in the Catholic provinces. Italy had one of the worst crime records in Europe until the Papacy was deprived of secular rule in 1870, and it fell back -- as any, person can see by the official Italian figures in the Statesman's Year Book -- -into a terrible increase of crime when Mussolini handed back the +into a terrible increase of crime when Mussolini handed back the schools to the clergy.

But we have to consider crime and vice in Catholic countries @@ -1082,10 +1082,10 @@ available figures. I have established the second point of the

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present book. The government of the United States is confronted -with a claim that it must pay special heed to a Pope who has +with a claim that it must pay special heed to a Pope who has 300,000,000 subjects and a national Catholic Church which is not only the largest religious body but the finest educational and -moral agency in America. Well, the Pope has not 300,000,000 +moral agency in America. Well, the Pope has not 300,000,000 subjects unless you care to count the millions who rot in the jails or cower under the spiritual police in Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, and South America. The Roman Church in America compiles its @@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ professor argued with me in the same vein. I "defeat my own end" and so forth. And to all of it I reply that 45 years of experience in such work, not bad temper, dictate the tone of my writings on the Roman Church. Forty years ago I wrote a little work on the -Church of Rome which so astonished Hilaire Belloc, to whom a friend +Church of Rome which so astonished Hilaire Belloc, to whom a friend lent it, that he thought, that in view of its extreme moderation, it must be a forgery. It was a more dismal failure than any other book I have ever written, whereas books in which my pen was allowed @@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ of 1932-36, which the Church ruined, began real education, half the supposed literate one-third of the nation might be dismissed as illiterate. That is true of Portugal and, apart from Mexico and Argentina, of Spanish and Portuguese America today. In Spain itself -Franco and the hierarchy have demolished the splendid school-system +Franco and the hierarchy have demolished the splendid school-system which the wicked Reds (with the cordial cooperation of most of the university professors) had set up.

@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ of civilization to dissemble its hostility to the education of the workers. What it did or did not do for education when it had supreme power in the Middle Ages we will briefly consider in the next chapter. All that concerns us in this book is the quality of -the 180,000,000 actual subjects of the Pope. It is, however, +the 180,000,000 actual subjects of the Pope. It is, however, necessary to be quite clear that the reduction of illiteracy in Catholic countries points to no zeal on the part of the Church but to the pressure of critics. Study the language used by the Vichy @@ -1345,14 +1345,14 @@ Catholic reaction after Waterloo.

Catholic countries did not for many decades, and only then under anti-clerical pressure, show any, sympathy with this zeal for educating the workers. The leaders in the reform -- Frederick the -Great, Tallyrand, Pestalozzi, Froebel, Roberi Owen, Bentham, etc. +Great, Tallyrand, Pestalozzi, Froebel, Roberi Owen, Bentham, etc. -- were all skeptics. Once the Holy Alliance and the true Reds or Anti-Bolsheviks of those days, had extinguished idealism for the Papacy in Southern Europe all this itching to educate the workers was destroyed and the priests settled down everywhere to a renewed lease, as they thought, of their medieval power and exploitation of the people. It will be enough to consider the case of Italy, one- -third of which was ruled by the Popes and administered almost +third of which was ruled by the Popes and administered almost exclusively by priests, while the southern section in addition was in the closest touch with and subservient to the Vatican.

@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ amiable laziness and impenetrability to modern ideas as if it were as normal a feature of the sunny land as the olives and roses. It is, on the contrary, the work of priests.

-

The kingdom of the Popes in Central Italy was just as bad. It +

The kingdom of the Popes in Central Italy was just as bad. It was, according to all authorities, one of the foulest areas in Europe from the moral-social angle. It will be enough to quote the official figures for 1901, when the national government had been @@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ not entirely neglected education when they ruled it and the

Sardinian government which succeeded them had done more, the illiterate's were 28.3 percent; and the statesmen who had thus -reduced illiteracy were under the Pope's ban of excommunication. In +reduced illiteracy were under the Pope's ban of excommunication. In the central and formerly Papal provinces (including Rome) the illiterates were 51.5 percent, and in the southern provinces they were 69.7 percent. In Piedmont, the old center of the damned @@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ Church does for education, when it runs a state or has, as in Naples, absolute power over the kingdom. You will find these figures in any of the older works of reference -- the Columbia Encyclopedia, we saw, gives 48 percent for the whole country -- and -the facts about the condition of the Pope's own kingdom are in +the facts about the condition of the Pope's own kingdom are in every older historian, even in the standard Cambridge Modern History (Vol XI). Your historians and sociologists of today won't tell them. It would hurt the feelings of our Catholic fellow- @@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ a country with such stupendous resources can be poor, and You will come back to the refusal to educate; and Brazil is today the worst area on the American Continent for the Catholic persecution of idealists. Add the Philippines and the French, Belgian, and -Portuguese colonies. Notice how the little states which Hitler is +Portuguese colonies. Notice how the little states which Hitler is permitting the Vatican to set up in the wilderness his troops make -- Slovakia, Croatia, etc. -- are patches of deep Catholicism and dense illiteracy. Read how the moment a state falls back under @@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ ago American and international paedagogists were talking with great admiration of the fine educational work at Madrid, Prague, and Vienna. They are now silent. The cultural blight spreads from Spain and Austria to France, Belgium, the Catholic provinces of Holland, -Czecho-Slovakia, and wherever the Butchers smirkingly lead back +Czecho-Slovakia, and wherever the Butchers smirkingly lead back their friends the priests to power. Rome loves the illiterate. They are so easily persuaded to burn heretics and kiss bogus relics.

@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ against Reds, Communists, or Bolsheviks. As I have earlier pointed out, the Vatican dare not say that its anger is kindled by the political and economic theory of the Marxists; nor can we suppose it to be particularly interested in their choice of a color. The -bitter hostility to them which was roused by the Popes throughout

+bitter hostility to them which was roused by the Popes throughout

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -1469,12 +1469,12 @@ their eyes had been opened -- by formal education in the school (child and adult) followed up by special enlightenment on religion.

Is this a coincidence? When, as I told in an earlier booklet, -the Pope opened his campaign, he said that Bolshevism must be +the Pope opened his campaign, he said that Bolshevism must be destroyed in Russia, China, Spain, and Mexico; and at that time the educational world everywhere was discussing with lively interest the remarkable progress in education that was taking place in Russia, Spain, Mexico, and the Communist provinces of China! The -Pope would have added Austria but he had already got his agents in +Pope would have added Austria but he had already got his agents in Vienna and their Fascist allies to destroy that great social enterprise. He could count upon his "chivalrous" Japanese friends to undo the work in China, and he blessed the savage vandalism of @@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ Church was one of the guiltiest agencies in the world in slandering Russia and calling upon Germany and Japan to annihilate the government and all its work. On the other hand, the vilest prostitution of education in modern history was at the same time -proceeding in Japan, Germany, and Italy. And the Pope pressed his +proceeding in Japan, Germany, and Italy. And the Pope pressed his affection upon the Nazis, cooperated in education in Italy, and gave gold medals and paternal blessings to the Japanese. But I remember my manners and will just conclude politely that I really @@ -1552,17 +1552,17 @@ under the age of 10. The official American census gives that as the proportion. As Catholics generally leave the Church after that age and many seceded parents let their women-folk or relatives have the infants baptized -- a good booze hallows every cause, to paraphrase -Nietzsche -- the proportion of children under ten is probably +Nietzsche -- the proportion of children under ten is probably higher in the Roman Church, with its high fertility-rate in backward countries. However, we will, as usual, be moderate and say that about 50,000,000 of the 180,000,000 are children under 10 -whose allegiance to the Pope is not very clearly a thing to boast +whose allegiance to the Pope is not very clearly a thing to boast about.

This applies also to many millions over the age of 10 and under 20, but what we learned in the last chapter opens up a different perspective. The fact is, apparently, that of the -130,000,000 subjects of the Pope over the age of 10 at least +130,000,000 subjects of the Pope over the age of 10 at least 90,000,000 are totally illiterate. Turn back to the table I gave. Taking one Latin-American Republic with another the gross illiteracy of the whole 80,000,000 people is over 60 percent. The @@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ possession's is as bad, and particularly all the illiterates of Spain and Italy are good Catholics. Add the millions of the Philippine Islands, the West Indies, Croatia, Slovakia, Poland, Eire, and the foreign missions. The grand total of illiterate -subjects of the Pope must approach 100,000,000. Add these to the +subjects of the Pope must approach 100,000,000. Add these to the 50,000,000 under the age of ten.

Bank of Wisdom @@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ just how significant the number is. Perhaps between 30,000,000 and 40,000,000 of them could sign their names or read a newspaper. I am sorry if I am wasting your time but I fancy that that is news to you. Yet it follows inexorably from the facts I have given in this -book. The Pope has certainly not 50,000,000 subjects who could +book. The Pope has certainly not 50,000,000 subjects who could write their own names. And, not to put too fine a point on it, what is the value or significance of the beliefs of most of the "literate" 30,000,000 or (if you prefer) 40,000,000? The majority @@ -1607,7 +1607,7 @@ Polish, Italian, etc., Catholic workers of America.

Catholic intellectually impressive? I described the work of the school; and very few of those who pass through it have the courage to defy the prohibition under pain of hell or read in later years -a book that tells them the truth about their creed and Popes. Their +a book that tells them the truth about their creed and Popes. Their colleges and academies are just as narrow, and the youths and young women in their Normal Schools naturally learn history only as they have to teach it. The kind of lecture on science, history, or @@ -1656,21 +1656,21 @@ could count on your fingers the schools existing at any time.

Dark Age "preserved the classics for us." lt took Italian scholars nearly two centuries to dig up such Latin classics as we have, and some of these and all the Greek classics were not preserved at all -in Europe. The leaders of this enterprise -- Petrarch, Boccaccio, -etc. -- despised the Popes, and the work was nearly complete when -the first Pope to take an interest in it, the not very religious +in Europe. The leaders of this enterprise -- Petrarch, Boccaccio, +etc. -- despised the Popes, and the work was nearly complete when +the first Pope to take an interest in it, the not very religious Engenius IV, mounted the Papal throne.

Well, says the apologist, these classics were in very large part, if not for the most part, erotic poetry and comedy -- the -works of Aristotle were got from the Arabs and those of Plato from +works of Aristotle were got from the Arabs and those of Plato from the Greeks -- and the revival led to a terrible lot of immorality. Was that why the good monks preserved them? Never mind that, says, your apologist, but think of the zeal for schools and learning which beyond any question swept Europe (except Rome, let me interject) from the 11th Century onward.

-

As my Peter Abelard (1901) is one of the chief studies of the +

As my Peter Abelard (1901) is one of the chief studies of the movement in its first stage and was for years on the reading list of the historical section of American universities -- I suppose Catholics got it struck off -- I know rather more than the @@ -1694,18 +1694,18 @@ school-men, as it has been discovered that the inspirational ideas of the American Revolution and Constitution came from them. Yes -- discovered by Catholic apologists. I confess that it always puzzled me why they could not fake a better mare's nest to discover for -this purpose than the works by Cardinal Bellarmine until I learned +this purpose than the works by Cardinal Bellarmine until I learned that the chief reason was that one of Bellarmine's books was found in Jefferson's library. My godfathers! When I die, in a few years, they will find in my little library many works of Catholic or Protestant piety, some on Hindu metaphysics or Theosophy, the Little Flower of St. Fraieis, the Bible in three or four languages, -Rabelais, Mark Twain's description of conversation at the Court of +Rabelais, Mark Twain's description of conversation at the Court of Queen Elizabeth. . . . I will take up the point seriously in the fifth book. The few ideas that do not seem quite mildewed in Thomas -Aquinas were borrowed from Aristotle and the Arabs. He was educated -within a few miles of Arab-Norman Sicily and all his life he read, -translations of Aristotle and Ibn Roshd (Averroes):

+Aquinas were borrowed from Aristotle and the Arabs. He was educated +within a few miles of Arab-Norman Sicily and all his life he read, +translations of Aristotle and Ibn Roshd (Averroes):

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -1721,26 +1721,26 @@ practically all Catholic works written from the 2nd Century to the 13th Century are contained in the immense Migne Collection. I should say that the only work in that collection of 1,000 years of Catholic learning that anybody reads today, in translation, is -Augustine's City of God, and very few read that. Few literary men +Augustine's City of God, and very few read that. Few literary men would shed a tear if the rest were burned.

Anyhow, take a good short history of literature; and literary men, as I said, accept or profess Catholic doctrines more easily than others. It will tell you of a vast and valuable literature, only partially preserved, of the Greeks and the Romans. It may then -mention Augustine, but from the 4th Century to the 14th Century it +mention Augustine, but from the 4th Century to the 14th Century it will give ten pages to Arab and Persian literature for any ten lines it may give to Catholic works. Then names like Dante, -Petrarch, and Boccaccio -- all very independent of the Popes and +Petrarch, and Boccaccio -- all very independent of the Popes and the School-men -- perhaps Jehan le Meung, Margaret of Navarre, and -Villon -- a very naughty trio -- Chaucer (a skeptic), and a few +Villon -- a very naughty trio -- Chaucer (a skeptic), and a few others will represent what are called the palmy days of Roman Catholicism. Cervantes (clearly not under Church inspiration), the -monk Rabelais (not "for maids and youths"), Montaigne (a skeptic), -Galileo (hounded by the Pope), and a lot of French writers who were -mostly skeptics like Moliere and Boileau shine in the period of +monk Rabelais (not "for maids and youths"), Montaigne (a skeptic), +Galileo (hounded by the Pope), and a lot of French writers who were +mostly skeptics like Moliere and Boileau shine in the period of transition, and the gloom settlers again over Catholic lands until -you come to the Joyce Kilmers and G.K. Chestertons of modern times. +you come to the Joyce Kilmers and G.K. Chestertons of modern times. For the last 100 years the great maority of the leading Italian, French, and Spanish writers have been skeptics, not Catholics.

@@ -1759,13 +1759,13 @@ history, that of Dr. G. Sarton. It is so little prejudiced against Catholics that it notices science in the Christian Fathers, which no one ever discovered before, yet it cannot make out a case for the Catholic period (400 to 1550). Its best selections are monks -like Roger Bacon and Albert who simply tried to popularize Arab +like Roger Bacon and Albert who simply tried to popularize Arab science until the Church snuffed them out. The work is, like a history of literature, really divided into three parts: Greek, Arab-Persian, and Modern Science. As to the pioneers of the modern -development -- Vesalius and Pare, Galileo and Torricelli, Volta and -Galvani, etc. -- no one really knows what most of them thought -about Popery. They lived in an age when men of science adapted the +development -- Vesalius and Pare, Galileo and Torricelli, Volta and +Galvani, etc. -- no one really knows what most of them thought +about Popery. They lived in an age when men of science adapted the counsel of St. Paul and said: It is better to go to church than to be burned.

@@ -1792,8 +1792,8 @@ Catholics. After that date the apologists have to use their usual trickery. Spain and Italy, and Portugal produced no "great scientists" until in recent times the Liberals broke the power of the Inquisition. France had a splendid series from Buffon and -D'Alembert (both skeptics), onward, and 9 out of 10 were skeptics. -But I have gone through the list Pisewherp. It is enough that when +D'Alembert (both skeptics), onward, and 9 out of 10 were skeptics. +But I have gone through the list Pisewherp. It is enough that when the arc-lamp was invented "Catholic scientists" became as rare as haunted houses. Today the Catholic who boasts that his Church commands the allegiance of half the white race claims only J.J. @@ -1801,14 +1801,14 @@ Walsh, of whom the science-reading public would never have heard if it were not for his position in the Church, in America, one or two minor chemists and mathematicians in Britain, none in Russia, France, Germany. . . . They have to claim, against the testimony of -the most authoritative biographers, men like Pasteur, Fabre, -Mendel, and Marenni.

+the most authoritative biographers, men like Pasteur, Fabre, +Mendel, and Marenni.

But did not the Vatican welcome science by founding a great astronomical observatory? Yes, in the day's when it was still understood that "the heavens proclaim the glory of God." At all events the observatory, of which you do not hear much today, -proclaims the glory of the Vatican. Was not Leo XIII enthusiastic +proclaims the glory of the Vatican. Was not Leo XIII enthusiastic for historical science, in spite of his ignorance in it, and did he not throw open the Secret Archives of the Vatican to the world's scholars? Yes. After -- as the Catholic historian Dr. Pastor tells @@ -1824,15 +1824,15 @@ it. Its chief publication is The Calvert Handbook of Catholic Facts. This has a section titled "Great Catholics." You will hardly believe me when I say that besides a few army officers it lists only Lafayette (notoriously a Deist, though it calls him "a pervert -Catholic"), Marshal Foch, and Charlie Schwab and eight other rich +Catholic"), Marshal Foch, and Charlie Schwab and eight other rich business-bandits!

But it refers the readers to a previous section titled "Civilization and Catholicism." Ignoring the writers stroll through -the Middle Ages in search of great men (Ferdinand of Spain, etc.) +the Middle Ages in search of great men (Ferdinand of Spain, etc.) I find it lists as great Americans who were Catholics only Thomas, Lloyd, J.J. Montgomery, and Holland. What, you never heard of them? -For the last 200 years of world-science it gives Volta, Galvani, +For the last 200 years of world-science it gives Volta, Galvani, Ampere (who vacillated all his life between skepticism and

Bank of Wisdom @@ -1841,11 +1841,11 @@ Ampere (who vacillated all his life between skepticism and

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Catholicism), and Morgagni (doubtful). It is painful to add that it -claims also Jenner (of smallpox fame) and Roentgen: on what amazing +

Catholicism), and Morgagni (doubtful). It is painful to add that it +claims also Jenner (of smallpox fame) and Roentgen: on what amazing grounds even the bold Catholic Encyclopedia does not seem to have -discovered. And of course it claims Fabre and Pasteur, both -apostates, and the devout Abbot Mendel, who is described as a +discovered. And of course it claims Fabre and Pasteur, both +apostates, and the devout Abbot Mendel, who is described as a skeptic in the only authoritative biography.

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Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius

+<p>Edited by E. Haldeman-Juliusp> -

THE BLACK INTERNATIONAL No. 14

+<p>THE BLACK INTERNATIONAL No. 14p> -

THE CHURCH THE ENEMY OF THE WORKERS

+<p> THE CHURCH THE ENEMY OF THE WORKERSp> -

ROME IS THE NATURAL ALLY OF ALL EXPLOITERS

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by Joseph McCabe

+<p> by Joseph McCabep> -

HALDEMAN-JULIUS PUBLICATIONS - GIRARD -- : -- KANSAS

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CHAPTER - I A Picture of Life in a Catholic Country ....... 1

+<p> CHAPTER + I A Picture of Life in a Catholic Country ....... 1p> -

II Those Beautiful Papal Encyclicals ....... 7

+<p> II Those Beautiful Papal Encyclicals ....... 7p> -

III The Action Record of the Black International ....... 14

+<p> III The Action Record of the Black International ....... 14p> -

IV The Comedy of Christian Socialism ...... 20

+<p> IV The Comedy of Christian Socialism ...... 20p> -

V The Churches and Radical Injustice ........... 26

+<p> V The Churches and Radical Injustice ........... 26p> -

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Chapter I

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A PICTURE OF LIFE IN A CATHOLIC COUNTRY

+<p> A PICTURE OF LIFE IN A CATHOLIC COUNTRYp> -

A few weeks ago there came to me, by a subterranean route, a -poignant letter from a man who has lived, in intimacy with the -people, for many years in a Catholic country of Europe. The press -always refers to this country as a happy little land of democratic -sympathies and entirely Roman Catholic. Its virtual ruler is -described as a particularly enlightened, upright, and humane -statesman. You have probably seen films of groups of its workers +<p> A few weeks ago there came to me, by a subterranean route, a +poignant letter from a man who has lived, in intimacy with the +people, for many years in a Catholic country of Europe. The press +always refers to this country as a happy little land of democratic +sympathies and entirely Roman Catholic. Its virtual ruler is +described as a particularly enlightened, upright, and humane +statesman. You have probably seen films of groups of its workers singing, laughing, and dancing merrily in a sunny world; though if -you had not been misled by press-references you would have detected -signs of extreme poverty and would have seen that the gaiety is +you had not been misled by press-references you would have detected +signs of extreme poverty and would have seen that the gaiety is that of illiterate, densely ignorant men and women at, culturally, -the lowest level of civilized life. In spite of disease, -exploitation, and poverty they are "happy," in a sub-human way -- +the lowest level of civilized life. In spite of disease, +exploitation, and poverty they are "happy," in a sub-human way -- until they begin to question the justice of the joint tyranny of Church and Dictator. But the bold bad man is quickly removed to a jail in which the vilest medieval torture is used today -- one American writer who is not anti-Catholic has described these -tortures -- or to the purgatory of a penal colony.

+tortures -- or to the purgatory of a penal colony.p> -

Bank of Wisdom - Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 +<p> Bank of Wisdom + Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 1 . - THE CHURCH THE ENEMY OF THE WORKERS

+ THE CHURCH THE ENEMY OF THE WORKERSp> -

The first letter I received told me that the land is entirely -Fascist, which I knew; that all the priests belong to the Fascist -party, which is also called Catholic Action and holds its meetings +<p> The first letter I received told me that the land is entirely +Fascist, which I knew; that all the priests belong to the Fascist +party, which is also called Catholic Action and holds its meetings in the Churches, and that every boy or youth works in it. The local -newspapers praise the Germans every day as well as the Italians. In +newspapers praise the Germans every day as well as the Italians. In the course of a recent editorial one said: "If God so wills it we -must substitute the cross of the Swastika for the cross of Christ." -The British and American papers which were then assuring us that -"the brave little people" would resist the German pressure which -was being exerted on them did not quote this. A priest, praising -Hitler in a sermon said that he was "appointed by God to punish the +must substitute the cross of the pe = 'person'>Swastika for the cross of Christ." +The British and American papers which were then assuring us that +"the brave little people" would resist the German pressure which +was being exerted on them did not quote this. A priest, praising +pe = 'person'>Hitler in a sermon said that he was "appointed by God to punish the world for its irreligion." But my informant added a concrete little -picture which stimulated my appetite for further news.

+picture which stimulated my appetite for further news.p> -

On the outskirts of the city a man -- not a poor working man +<p> On the outskirts of the city a man -- not a poor working man but an educated and comfortable man -- had a farm. His most -valuable pig fell ill, and my friend suggested sending for a vet. +valuable pig fell ill, and my friend suggested sending for a vet. Oh, no, what could a vet do against the Evil Eye? Next morning a -solemn procession made its way from the church to the sty. The -priest wore over his cassock and surplice a richly embroidered +solemn procession made its way from the church to the sty. The +priest wore over his cassock and surplice a richly embroidered shawl that is used in dealing with the devil. Altar-boys, one -swinging a censer, walked on either side of him, and the people, +swinging a censer, walked on either side of him, and the people, mumbling on their beads, walked behind. They fell on their knees -round the sty while the priest waved the fumes of incense at the -pig and recited his incantations. The pungent smoke got up the -pig's nose, and it staggered to its feet; and the people cried "A -miracle." The priest received his 100 eggs and 2 hens, but the pig +round the sty while the priest waved the fumes of incense at the +pig and recited his incantations. The pungent smoke got up the +pig's nose, and it staggered to its feet; and the people cried "A +miracle." The priest received his 100 eggs and 2 hens, but the pig died next day. Seeing that it was going to die, the owner had sold -it to the local butcher to be turned into food for the people. He -then quietly substituted another pig for it, and this wallowed in -the same poisonous filth as its predecessor; but there was now a -bottle of holy water hanging from the roof of the sty to protect -it.

+it to the local butcher to be turned into food for the people. He +then quietly substituted another pig for it, and this wallowed in +the same poisonous filth as its predecessor; but there was now a +bottle of holy water hanging from the roof of the sty to protect +it.p> -

I naturally wanted more of this for my readers, and I got it. -Before I quote it let me explain. My informant would be ruined and -punished if he were traced, so I make certain details not as +<p> I naturally wanted more of this for my readers, and I got it. +Before I quote it let me explain. My informant would be ruined and +punished if he were traced, so I make certain details not as convenient as they might be for the Catholic detective. He is not a working man but a well-educated middle-class man of high -character. The place from which he writes is not a rural district -but an old city of 30,000 people, well known to thousands of -Americans and Britons, but they are either Catholics or they prefer -to keep their mouths closed. The country will doubtless be +character. The place from which he writes is not a rural district +but an old city of 30,000 people, well known to thousands of +Americans and Britons, but they are either Catholics or they prefer +to keep their mouths closed. The country will doubtless be identified by some of my reader's, but I will say only that it is -not at all considered the most backward in Europe, though the great +not at all considered the most backward in Europe, though the great majority of the workers are illiterate. It is solidly Catholic. The writer is absolutely reliable both in regard to first-hand knowledge and on conscientiousness, and I omit from the long -account only a few passages that are relevant to my purpose:

+account only a few passages that are relevant to my purpose:p> -

"A few year's ago this country made a Pact with the Vatican, -and one notices more and more the growing power of the Church. At +<p> "A few year's ago this country made a Pact with the Vatican, +and one notices more and more the growing power of the Church. At government ceremonies, which are often held out of doors here, the -bishop (who by the way has eight illegitimate children) leads the -procession in full regalia and gives the Fascist salute. A new law -has been passed by which all schools must be of one sex, with the -subtle idea of putting the secular schools out of action. This law -applies even to infants' schools.

+bishop (who by the way has eight illegitimate children) leads the +procession in full regalia and gives the Fascist salute. A new law +has been passed by which all schools must be of one sex, with the +subtle idea of putting the secular schools out of action. This law +applies even to infants' schools.p> -

Bank of Wisdom - Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 +<p> Bank of Wisdom + Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 2 . - THE CHURCH THE ENEMY OF THE WORKERS

+ THE CHURCH THE ENEMY OF THE WORKERSp> -

"I know the wife of a chemist whose husband is being -threatened by the priests with boycott as she refuses to attend +<p> "I know the wife of a chemist whose husband is being +threatened by the priests with boycott as she refuses to attend mass. A man can have as many mistresses as he likes but it is a -crime for a couple to set up home together unless they are married. +crime for a couple to set up home together unless they are married. It is forbidden to let them a house. Civil marriage is done away with, and one can only marry in the church. There is much -emigration to South America, and if a person takes a letter from a -priest Saying that he is a good Catholic he can get a good job. Of +emigration to South America, and if a person takes a letter from a +priest Saying that he is a good Catholic he can get a good job. Of courage, an offering for masses will always secure a good letter -though one never goes to mass. ... A Spanish friend of mine +though one never goes to mass. ... A Spanish friend of mine described the national system in a nutshell. He said it was as if the head of a family had a large box of gold heavily guarded and -refused to part with a penny of it though all the family were dying -of hunger. A writer described this country as a huge prison kept +refused to part with a penny of it though all the family were dying +of hunger. A writer described this country as a huge prison kept down by force. There is a state of misery here that you never could -imagine. I happened to know well a skilled workman who has two +imagine. I happened to know well a skilled workman who has two weeks off work and two weeks on, and he earns 85 cents a day when -working. But when he has paid his dues to the Syndicate [the form -of Trade Union imposed on Catholics by the Papal Encyclical and -counts his two weeks idle his pay works out at 35 cents a day, and -on this seven people must live. ... The cruel joke is that there is +working. But when he has paid his dues to the Syndicate [the form +of Trade Union imposed on Catholics by the Papal Encyclical and +counts his two weeks idle his pay works out at 35 cents a day, and +on this seven people must live. ... The cruel joke is that there is a law that no man must get less than 50 cents a day but the -government themselves pay 20 cents. The usual wage of a workman is +government themselves pay 20 cents. The usual wage of a workman is 25 cents. So, being unable to live on that as he invariably has a big family he must send his children on the streets to beg. The streets are thronged with starving whining beggars, with little -children with their stomachs swollen, and dropping blood in the -streets in the last stages of starvation.

+children with their stomachs swollen, and dropping blood in the +streets in the last stages of starvation.p> -

"Property rights are very severe, and a man may 'Shoot on -sight any who enters his property. Lately on the property of the -richest Englishman here two men were found speared to death. One -was a poor old man of 72 who was collecting a few sticks for his +<p> "Property rights are very severe, and a man may 'Shoot on +sight any who enters his property. Lately on the property of the +richest Englishman here two men were found speared to death. One +was a poor old man of 72 who was collecting a few sticks for his fire, and one a young fellow who had the audacity to use the -property as a short cut. No one took any notice. I just happened to +property as a short cut. No one took any notice. I just happened to hear of the incident as I lived near. All relations between the -people are vicious, and there is none of that kindly feeling or -sympathy that one gets among the poor in England. The rich have -their houses barred and bolted and scarcely ever help. Their -surplus money goes to building private chapels or at least +people are vicious, and there is none of that kindly feeling or +sympathy that one gets among the poor in England. The rich have +their houses barred and bolted and scarcely ever help. Their +surplus money goes to building private chapels or at least enriching them; as there is one in every rich or middle-class house, or else the money goes directly to the Church. ... For every one who finds comfort there are 99 who only find terror and worry. My life as a R.C. was a horror. I lived in terror of sin, terror of -confession, terror of sex, and the supreme terror was of death and +confession, terror of sex, and the supreme terror was of death and hell. How often I lay shivering in bed thinking that this night I would surely die and be weighed in the scales of God, so -graphically described to me by the Catholic teachers. Other nights +graphically described to me by the Catholic teachers. Other nights I lay listening, listening for the devil's cart, driven by headless horsemen and horses and conveying the children who did not say -their prayers, and I pictured with what glee the devil would throw -them into hell. As a farmer's cart passed rattling over the cobble +their prayers, and I pictured with what glee the devil would throw +them into hell. As a farmer's cart passed rattling over the cobble stone's in my imagination I could hear the devil's chains rattling -and thought it would stop at our door and collect me. When day came +and thought it would stop at our door and collect me. When day came I was braver and followed all the funerals to the cemetery to make -the sign of the Cross over the Catholic graves and spit on the -Protestant ones. I waited, trembling, for the serpent to jump out -of my mouth after making what I thought was a bad communion.

+the sign of the Cross over the Catholic graves and spit on the +Protestant ones. I waited, trembling, for the serpent to jump out +of my mouth after making what I thought was a bad communion.p> -

Bank of Wisdom - Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 +<p> Bank of Wisdom + Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 3 . - THE CHURCH THE ENEMY OF THE WORKERS

+ THE CHURCH THE ENEMY OF THE WORKERSp> -

"All hospitals are in the hands of religious [monks and nuns] +<p> "All hospitals are in the hands of religious [monks and nuns] with no qualifications whatever and more often than not illiterate. I had occasion to go to the Red Cross the other day. The doctor was absent, and not one of the three nuns in charge could write a note -for him. A trained nurse offered her services free to the hospital +for him. A trained nurse offered her services free to the hospital but they refused as she was not a nun. A young girl whom I know, -living with a man, was forced to have an operation without an -anaesthetic in punishment for her sin. She has been a nervous wreck +living with a man, was forced to have an operation without an +anaesthetic in punishment for her sin. She has been a nervous wreck ever since. I saw a sweet little girl of four die the other day. -The priest had advised them not to have a doctor as God had need of +The priest had advised them not to have a doctor as God had need of another little angel in heaven. A man was dying with T.B. and a foreign nurse begged to be allowed to give him a drug but the -priest forbade it, as it would be against the will of God. Man must -suffer.

+priest forbade it, as it would be against the will of God. Man must +suffer.p> -

"To me child labor is the most terrible crime here. They have +<p> "To me child labor is the most terrible crime here. They have little children from the age of seven onward as servants, and they -sometimes pay them nothing. The parents are glad to get rid of them -for their keep. They usually sleep on the floor in the coal-bin and +sometimes pay them nothing. The parents are glad to get rid of them +for their keep. They usually sleep on the floor in the coal-bin and are often beaten. Someone once recommended to me a woman to do washing, and a well-dressed woman, armed with a stick, came along -with a little boy of about ten. She was going to superintend while -he did the washing. One never sees a child playing on the streets, -nor are there any parks or playgrounds for them. The schools are -free, but the parents must provide books, etc. and children without +with a little boy of about ten. She was going to superintend while +he did the washing. One never sees a child playing on the streets, +nor are there any parks or playgrounds for them. The schools are +free, but the parents must provide books, etc. and children without books are not allowed to enter: an order which excludes. all the -poor. The teachers are unqualified. The soldiers get about half a -cent a day and two meals of meat, but one can get exemption by -paying, so the army is composed of the poor and under-nourished.

+poor. The teachers are unqualified. The soldiers get about half a +cent a day and two meals of meat, but one can get exemption by +paying, so the army is composed of the poor and under-nourished.p> -

"I expect you read in the papers how our government was -unanimously elected. It was such a farce. A notice appeared in the -papers saying: "Go and vote. Your vote won't count, but go and vote +<p> "I expect you read in the papers how our government was +unanimously elected. It was such a farce. A notice appeared in the +papers saying: "Go and vote. Your vote won't count, but go and vote and show the world you are all with the government." They forgot to add: "If you don't vote you will lose your job." The government is -putting up a lot of show buildings while there is a terrible dearth -of houses for the people. Rents are high in comparison with wages. +putting up a lot of show buildings while there is a terrible dearth +of houses for the people. Rents are high in comparison with wages. The houses at $8 a month are one or two-roomed and usually without windows. I have seen a Seven-roomed house without windows. The houses are close together and no sun enters. It is usual after a rainy day -- and it often rains here -- to see all the bedding out -on the street drying."

+on the street drying."p> -

The rest of the letter is too personal and might give more -away than the writer supposes. I will note only that revolt against -this brutal system flickers up here and there but the spread of the -fire is truculently prevented. There is actually a small +<p> The rest of the letter is too personal and might give more +away than the writer supposes. I will note only that revolt against +this brutal system flickers up here and there but the spread of the +fire is truculently prevented. There is actually a small Freethought Society in the town, but it meets in such secrecy that my informant has never been able to get in touch with it. The eyes, -and ears of the priests are everywhere, and if the economic weapon -does not intimidate the incipient rebel there is always the jail or -the penal settlement. Ironically, some fled there from the triumph +and ears of the priests are everywhere, and if the economic weapon +does not intimidate the incipient rebel there is always the jail or +the penal settlement. Ironically, some fled there from the triumph of clerical Fascism elsewhere, and now they writhe in the shadow of -an equal tyranny.

+an equal tyranny.p> -

Bank of Wisdom - Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 +<p> Bank of Wisdom + Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 4 . - THE CHURCH THE ENEMY OF THE WORKERS

+ THE CHURCH THE ENEMY OF THE WORKERSp> -

But the above extracts, referring to many sides of life in a -strictly Catholic city, will suffice for my purpose. I do not -suppose that in America the apologist explains the defects of his +<p> But the above extracts, referring to many sides of life in a +strictly Catholic city, will suffice for my purpose. I do not +suppose that in America the apologist explains the defects of his church, as he does in Britain, as due entirely to its Protestant environment. You should see Catholic life in a Catholic country, he -is fond of saying. It must be difficult to use that piece of pious -deception in the United States. Folk down south are too near to -Mexico and up north too near to Quebec; while engineers and others +is fond of saying. It must be difficult to use that piece of pious +deception in the United States. Folk down south are too near to +Mexico and up north too near to Quebec; while engineers and others who have lived in Columbia, Bolivia, or Brazil tell funny stories. -Most people, however, know these foreign lands only from films +Most people, however, know these foreign lands only from films which conceal more than they show, and this little sketch of life -in a really Catholic city -- it is 90 percent Catholic and 70 -percent illiterate -- heavily rebukes the apologist.

+in a really Catholic city -- it is 90 percent Catholic and 70 +percent illiterate -- heavily rebukes the apologist.p> -

I should like to follow it up with a sketch of life in Russia +<p> I should like to follow it up with a sketch of life in Russia before the Beasts of Berlin broke unto it. Sociologists generally agree that one of the best tests of a civilization is the way it treats its children; one ought to say, how it treats the children of workers. Whatever faults some find in Russia or the Soviet Union -it is agreed by all experts on this side of its life that it gives +it is agreed by all experts on this side of its life that it gives a better time to the children than any other country in the world. Before the Revolution or the last war the children had as miserable -a time as in this Catholic country. One of the toughest problems +a time as in this Catholic country. One of the toughest problems the Soviet authorities had to solve was the reduction of juvenile crime, and travelers in Tsarist Russia used to tell of child -prostitutes of 13 soliciting openly near the baths. Now Russia, and -especially Moscow, treat children as honored guests. They neither -beg nor work and they are poles removed from the cruelly-treated -starvelings, dripping blood on the streets, of this Catholic city. +prostitutes of 13 soliciting openly near the baths. Now Russia, and +especially Moscow, treat children as honored guests. They neither +beg nor work and they are poles removed from the cruelly-treated +starvelings, dripping blood on the streets, of this Catholic city. Instead of being excluded from schools because they have no shoes --- which in Russia happens only in summer in the country -- the -poorest have the same teaching and the same holidays and -entertainments as the children of the best paid.

+-- which in Russia happens only in summer in the country -- the +poorest have the same teaching and the same holidays and +entertainments as the children of the best paid.p> -

But I am concerned here with the workers not with the +<p> But I am concerned here with the workers not with the children, though the fact that vast numbers of them cannot feed the -large families which the priests compel them to have is a +large families which the priests compel them to have is a significant detail. A Catholic writer will tell you only, and -proudly, that there is a minimum wage fixed by law. Here, from one +proudly, that there is a minimum wage fixed by law. Here, from one who has moved intimately among them for years -- I can vouch for that -- is the truth. They are "the stinkers" as the Tsarist aristocrats used to call the workers, the "clods" as rich folk called them in medieval England. They may be killed for gathering a little fallen wood on or taking a short cut through your estate. -It is a picture of comprehensive injustice and exploitation.

+It is a picture of comprehensive injustice and exploitation.p> -

But how far is this representative of the condition of the +<p> But how far is this representative of the condition of the workers in Catholic countries generally? Let us try to ascertain this on strict sociological lines. In which countries of the world have the great majority of the workers, by general agreement, the -highest standard of living? I confine the comparison to the great -majority, the regular worker's, because the poorest are at much the +highest standard of living? I confine the comparison to the great +majority, the regular worker's, because the poorest are at much the same level of life in all countries. If there is any difference -their condition is exceptionally bad in such Catholic countries as -Poland (before the war), Spain, Portugal, and Brazil. In any case -we reach a sound verdict only if we compare the great mass of the -people in different countries.

+their condition is exceptionally bad in such Catholic countries as +Poland (before the war), Spain, Portugal, and Brazil. In any case +we reach a sound verdict only if we compare the great mass of the +people in different countries.p> -

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It will surely be admitted that the highest standard of living +<p> It will surely be admitted that the highest standard of living for the largest majority of the workers is enjoyed in the United States, Soviet Russia, Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, -Switzerland, prewar Germany, and prewar France. I would put them in -that order but there is no need to go into that question. The point +Switzerland, prewar Germany, and prewar France. I would put them in +that order but there is no need to go into that question. The point is that these are all countries in which the Church of Rome has no influence on the status of the workers. The one-eighth Catholic minority in America and France and the one-twenty-fifth minority in -Britain may help to sour certain aspects of public life by Sunday +Britain may help to sour certain aspects of public life by Sunday Laws, Blue Laws, Marriage Laws, etc., but we should smile if they, -claimed to have any responsibility for the economic basis of the -standard of life of the workers. If this were the place to go more +claimed to have any responsibility for the economic basis of the +standard of life of the workers. If this were the place to go more fully into the question we might make a stronger case. While for -instance, the workers of the United States will be put by most +instance, the workers of the United States will be put by most students -- some, who know the vast range of free services in -Russia might prefer the Soviet workers -- at the head of the list -it is very doubtful if we should find as high a proportion of +Russia might prefer the Soviet workers -- at the head of the list +it is very doubtful if we should find as high a proportion of Catholic workers -- Poles, Irish, Italians, Mexicans, etc. -- in -the higher as in the lower class of workers.

+the higher as in the lower class of workers.p> -

But we must take it here on broad lines. The countries in +<p> But we must take it here on broad lines. The countries in which the workers are best-off are those in which Catholicism is not among the factors which determine the standard of living. At the next level we should, still looking only to economic and social -well-being, put Holland -- many might put this at the higher level +well-being, put Holland -- many might put this at the higher level -- Belgium, Hungary, Austria, Italy, Jugo-Slavia, Rumania, and -Bulgaria. The proportion of Catholic influence rises and the +Bulgaria. The proportion of Catholic influence rises and the standard of living falls. And at the lowest of three levels few -would hesitate to put Spain, Portugal, Poland, and the Latin- -American Republics generally. I have omitted Czecho-Slovakia only -because of its composite nature, but everybody knows that the +would hesitate to put Spain, Portugal, Poland, and the Latin- +American Republics generally. I have omitted Czecho-Slovakia only +because of its composite nature, but everybody knows that the status of the workers was highest in Bohemia, lower in more Catholic Moravia, and lowest in entirely Catholic Slovakia. Asia we -naturally leave out of comparison.

+naturally leave out of comparison.p> -

We might go further and cheek our conclusion by asking in +<p> We might go further and cheek our conclusion by asking in which countries and under what condition the status of the workers -has risen most rapidly in recent times and in which it has advanced -little or not at all. Russia takes first place, and the character -of the uplifting factors is well known. The least Catholic part of -Czecho-Slovakia and Denmark probably come next. If we distinguish -periods of betterment and periods of reaction we have to assign a -notable advance to the Spaniards and the Austrians under Socialism +has risen most rapidly in recent times and in which it has advanced +little or not at all. Russia takes first place, and the character +of the uplifting factors is well known. The least Catholic part of +Czecho-Slovakia and Denmark probably come next. If we distinguish +periods of betterment and periods of reaction we have to assign a +notable advance to the Spaniards and the Austrians under Socialism and a notable reaction to the Italian workers during the last -twelve years and to those of Austria, Spain, Portugal, and Latin -America generally since they passed under the Papal-Fascist flag. -If the present Fascist-Catholic rulers (under Germany) of Belgium -and France were to survive and carry out their declared plans the -status of the workers there also would deteriorate.

+twelve years and to those of Austria, Spain, Portugal, and Latin +America generally since they passed under the Papal-Fascist flag. +If the present Fascist-Catholic rulers (under Germany) of Belgium +and France were to survive and carry out their declared plans the +status of the workers there also would deteriorate.p> -

In fact, we come in the end to a very interesting and +<p> In fact, we come in the end to a very interesting and significant contrast. The democracies -- the United States, Britain, Czecho-Slovakia, Holland, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (all non-Catholic) -- will, when Nazism is destroyed, -resume their character and progress. The Vatican, on the other hand +resume their character and progress. The Vatican, on the other hand seeks, whatever the issue of the war is, to retain control of -Belgium, France, Slovakia, Croatia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and the

+Belgium, France, Slovakia, Croatia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and thep> -

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Spanish-American Republics and combine them in a Catholic League, -and it has prescribed their economic form in the solemn language of -a Papal Encyclical. What will that mean for the workers? Well, the -country of which I have given a description in this chapter -declares that it has, in its loyalty to Rome. adopted precisely -this economic structure urged by the Popes. This fact is so -flagrantly opposed to what Catholic apologists in America say about -the Popes and the workers that we must examine the matter -carefully.

+<p>Spanish-American Republics and combine them in a Catholic League, +and it has prescribed their economic form in the solemn language of +a Papal Encyclical. What will that mean for the workers? Well, the +country of which I have given a description in this chapter +declares that it has, in its loyalty to Rome. adopted precisely +this economic structure urged by the pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Popes. This fact is so +flagrantly opposed to what Catholic apologists in America say about +the pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Popes and the workers that we must examine the matter +carefully.p> -

Chapter II

+<p> Chapter IIp> -

THOSE BEAUTIFUL PAPAL ENCYCLICALS

+<p> THOSE BEAUTIFUL PAPAL ENCYCLICALSp> -

A learned professor of religious views scribbled a marginal -note on a page of one of my books in which I had summed up vile -social condition of Europe in the last century, after 1500 year of -Papal power. With the usual air of superiority he wrote: "But the -Churches only took up social work at the end of the 19th Century." -Which was precisely my complaint. For nearly 15 centuries the Roman -clergy had contemplated without any serious interference with it, -a social order in which, apart from it other vices, the great mass -of the people, the workers, were treated with grave injustice and, -during most of the time with contempt and cruelty.

+<p> A learned professor of religious views scribbled a marginal +note on a page of one of my books in which I had summed up vile +social condition of Europe in the last century, after 1500 year of +Papal power. With the usual air of superiority he wrote: "But the +Churches only took up social work at the end of the 19th Century." +Which was precisely my complaint. For nearly 15 centuries the Roman +clergy had contemplated without any serious interference with it, +a social order in which, apart from it other vices, the great mass +of the people, the workers, were treated with grave injustice and, +during most of the time with contempt and cruelty.p> -

If an apologist were to plead that the clergy had so much to +<p> If an apologist were to plead that the clergy had so much to do in looking after the immortal souls of men that you could not -expect them to study social conditions you would smile, if you know -the moral history of Europe, but you might grant the plea a certain -amount of logic. But the Catholic apologist does not, and dare not, -put forward that very frail excuse. He says, on the contrary, that +expect them to study social conditions you would smile, if you know +the moral history of Europe, but you might grant the plea a certain +amount of logic. But the Catholic apologist does not, and dare not, +put forward that very frail excuse. He says, on the contrary, that the Church is, and always was, the friend, the very best friend, of the workers. I hardly need to quote Catholic literature on that. It -is the supreme champion of justice and has always stood with its -flaming sword between the helpless workers and the greedy. In a -moment we shall find the Pope saying that very emphatically.

+is the supreme champion of justice and has always stood with its +flaming sword between the helpless workers and the greedy. In a +moment we shall find the pe = 'person'>Pope saying that very emphatically.p> -

As far as the past is concerned we will briefly run over the -record in the next chapter, but two reflection's at once occur to -us. Must not this championship of the cause of the workers have +<p> As far as the past is concerned we will briefly run over the +record in the next chapter, but two reflection's at once occur to +us. Must not this championship of the cause of the workers have been extraordinarily ineffective seeing that the workers themselves -had to ware a prodigious fight in the last century against +had to ware a prodigious fight in the last century against injustices which had lasted for centuries? And is it not a Singular -thing that the pronouncements of Popes on the subject which -Catholic apologists quote all belong to the last 50 years? With +thing that the pronouncements of pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Popes on the subject which +Catholic apologists quote all belong to the last 50 years? With great audacity they quote, when they call the Church the friend of freedom and democracy, writers of nearly seven centuries ago like -Thomas Aquinas (who defended slavery), but they do not seem to get -further back than Pope Leo XIII when they seek proof of the +pe = 'person'>Thomas Aquinas (who defended slavery), but they do not seem to get +further back than pe = 'person'>Pope pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII when they seek proof of the Church's interest in the workers. Everybody who knows anything about socio-economic history knows that the great fight, the heroic and bloody fight, the fight in which you hazarded your life or liberty, for justice to the workers was, broadly, from about 1780 -to 1880, yet the first favorable Papal declaration they quote is of -the year 1891.

+to 1880, yet the first favorable Papal declaration they quote is of +the year 1891.p> -

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Why dig up so much history, Catholics peevishly ask me? The +<p> Why dig up so much history, Catholics peevishly ask me? The value of the Church today lies in its teaching today, and Catholic writers fill books with the bold and sound declarations of the -Popes from 1891 onward. The fight was still on, and the "great -Pope" ranged himself on the side of the workers with such -utterances that he was called the Pope of the Workers, even the -Socialist Pope, the author of the Magria Charta of Labor. I -remember the fuss well, having just then been appointed professor -in a Catholic seminary. Radical papers were lyrical; reactionary -papers were annoyed. But before you rush to a library for a +pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Popes from 1891 onward. The fight was still on, and the "great +pe = 'person'>Pope" ranged himself on the side of the workers with such +utterances that he was called the pe = 'person'>Pope of the Workers, even the +Socialist pe = 'person'>Pope, the author of the Magria Charta of Labor. I +remember the fuss well, having just then been appointed professor +in a Catholic seminary. Radical papers were lyrical; reactionary +papers were annoyed. But before you rush to a library for a Catholic book to tell you all about this "Charter of Labor's -Rights" read the biographical notice of Leo XIII in the -Encyclopedia Britannica; and it is so sound that the Catholic -revisers -- to be polite -- of the latest edition of that work have -not ventured to alter it. The writer, Dr. Bryant, tell's how Leo +Rights" read the biographical notice of pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII in the +Encyclopedia Britannica; and it is so sound that the Catholic +revisers -- to be polite -- of the latest edition of that work have +not ventured to alter it. The writer, Dr. pe = 'person'>Bryant, tell's how pe = 'person'>Leo startled the world with his radicalism in 1891 but adds that he -fell back into sheer reaction before he died. He says:

+fell back into sheer reaction before he died. He says:p> -

In 1902 the Sacred Congregation of Extraordinary +<p> In 1902 the Sacred Congregation of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs issued instructions concerning - Christian democracy in Italy, directing that the popular - Christian movement which embraced in its program a number of + Christian democracy in Italy, directing that the popular + Christian movement which embraced in its program a number of social reforms such as factory laws for children, old-age - pensions, a minimum wage in agricultural industries, an eight - hour day, the revival of trade gilds, and the encouragement of + pensions, a minimum wage in agricultural industries, an eight + hour day, the revival of trade pe = 'person'>gilds, and the encouragement of Sunday rest, should divert its attention from all such things as savored of novelty and devote its energies to the - restoration of the Temporal Power.

+ restoration of the Temporal Power.p> -

Did you ever find your attention called to that miserable -change of the Pope's social creed in any one of the very numerous -books and pamphlets written in America on the grand and inspiring -call for justice of Leo XIII? You certainly did not. Catholic Truth +<p> Did you ever find your attention called to that miserable +change of the pe = 'person'>Pope's social creed in any one of the very numerous +books and pamphlets written in America on the grand and inspiring +call for justice of pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII? You certainly did not. Catholic Truth does not do such things. In science a man who made much of a -passage from an earlier great scientist and did not mention that it +passage from an earlier great scientist and did not mention that it was retracted in his later years would be discredited. In the field -of sacred literature he is just clever.

+of sacred literature he is just clever.p> -

However, what was this bold and "magnificent" declaration of -Pope Leo XIII? It is contained in the encyclical (or to-all-the- +<p> However, what was this bold and "magnificent" declaration of +pe = 'person'>Pope pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII? It is contained in the encyclical (or to-all-the- world) letter Rerum novarum -- these encyclicals are named from the first two words of the latin text -- of the year 1891. You will find it useful to consider the historical background. Some ten -years earlier the Pope had struck a bargain with Bismarck. The -Catholic Church in Germany would enlist all its power in Bismarck's +years earlier the pe = 'person'>Pope had struck a bargain with Bismarck. The +Catholic Church in Germany would enlist all its power in Bismarck's fight against Socialism and for militarism if he would quit his -campaign against the Church itself. It did not make an atom of +campaign against the Church itself. It did not make an atom of difference to Social Democracy. At the German election of 1887 the -Socialists polled 763,128 votes: at the election of 1890 their vote +Socialists polled 763,128 votes: at the election of 1890 their vote rose to 1,427,298. In 1890 the Socialist vote in Austria was 750,000, and it was about half a million in France. In other words, -the policy of sheer opposition to Socialism had dismally failed. +the policy of sheer opposition to Socialism had dismally failed. Catholic workers were leaving the Church in millions because it -opposed justice to the workers.

+opposed justice to the workers.p> -

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So Leo, or his advisers -- he knew nothing about economic -matters, or indeed any other matters except Church stuff and the +<p> So pe = 'person'>Leo, or his advisers -- he knew nothing about economic +matters, or indeed any other matters except Church stuff and the Latin classics -- had the brilliant idea of taking the wind out of the Socialist sails by a solemn statement of the attitude of the -Church to Labor questions which would displease the employers and -presumably win the admiration of the workers. The Encyclical was -translated into most languages, and even the secular press hailed -it as a revolutionary pronouncement. It still shines in American -apologetic literature. The Catholic will tell you that the Church +Church to Labor questions which would displease the employers and +presumably win the admiration of the workers. The Encyclical was +translated into most languages, and even the secular press hailed +it as a revolutionary pronouncement. It still shines in American +apologetic literature. The Catholic will tell you that the Church has formulated the Charter of the Rights of Labor in two great -encyclicals, the Rerum Novarum of Leo XIII and the Quadragesimo -anno of the later (and the present) Pope. When you inquire, +encyclicals, pe = 'person'>the Rerum Novarum of pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII and the Quadragesimo +anno of the later (and the present) pe = 'person'>Pope. When you inquire, however, you will find that the latter has not been translated into -English -- for reasons which you will understand presently -- but -the message of Leo XIII is (if you conceal his retraction of it) -written in letters of bronze on a block of granite.

+English -- for reasons which you will understand presently -- but +the message of pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII is (if you conceal his retraction of it) +written in letters of bronze on a block of granite.p> -

Surely, you think, it must be really good. You shall judge for +<p> Surely, you think, it must be really good. You shall judge for yourself. I have just read it carefully through once more and made -a synopsis of it, and, as a cheap translation is still available, -you can check my precis of it.

+a synopsis of it, and, as a cheap translation is still available, +you can check my precis of it.p> -

It opens with the reflection that something must be done to -improve the condition of the workers. The gilds, which under the -lead of the Church so long protected them, were, the Pope says, +<p> It opens with the reflection that something must be done to +improve the condition of the workers. The pe = 'person'>gilds, which under the +lead of the Church so long protected them, were, the pe = 'person'>Pope says, "destroyed in the last century." As every student of such matters knows that they died a natural death, or were (if there is question of destruction) destroyed by the workers themselves in the 15th -Century, this is not a promising beginning. It gets worse. Owing to -the spread of irreligion the callous world of the 19th Century put -nothing in the place of these beneficent Catholic gilds, and the -workers were left to be exploited by "a small number of very rich +Century, this is not a promising beginning. It gets worse. Owing to +the spread of irreligion the callous world of the 19th Century put +nothing in the place of these beneficent Catholic pe = 'person'>gilds, and the +workers were left to be exploited by "a small number of very rich men," while "crafty agitators" led the workers by the nose in the -wrong direction. Socialism cannot be accepted as a remedy because -it is itself unjust and futile. It denies the right of private -property -- the Pope seems to think that under Socialism you cannot -have your own books, carpets, or etchings -- and in this it is -immoral. It preaches a class-war, which is wicked, wasteful, -whereas if employers and workers were all religious (Catholics) -they would live in a beautiful atmosphere of brotherhood, and the -rich would give generous alms to the poor. That is the Pope's idea -of the Middle Ages.

+wrong direction. Socialism cannot be accepted as a remedy because +it is itself unjust and futile. It denies the right of private +property -- the pe = 'person'>Pope seems to think that under Socialism you cannot +have your own books, carpets, or etchings -- and in this it is +immoral. It preaches a class-war, which is wicked, wasteful, +whereas if employers and workers were all religious (Catholics) +they would live in a beautiful atmosphere of brotherhood, and the +rich would give generous alms to the poor. That is the pe = 'person'>Pope's idea +of the Middle Ages.p> -

About half the encyclical is taken up with moral platitudes +<p> About half the encyclical is taken up with moral platitudes and factual inaccuracies of this sort. The idea that the workers of -Europe were protected by gilds until the French Revolution and that +Europe were protected by pe = 'person'>gilds until the French Revolution and that from then until 1890 nothing was done for them would bring the -wrath of a teacher upon a sophomore. Unions of any kind were +wrath of a teacher upon a sophomore. Unions of any kind were truculently forbidden in all countries, Catholic and Protestant, from the 16th Century until the 19th, but at least there was in England, and not in Catholic lands, the crude and costly machinery of Poor Relief. In England, moreover, the workers won the right of -union before 1830, and under Place and Owen (Atheists both) there -was a great development of Trade Unions. There was also a long -series of Factory Acts for the reduction of hours and the

+union before 1830, and under pe = 'person'>Place and pe = 'person'>Owen (Atheists both) there +was a great development of Trade Unions. There was also a long +series of Factory Acts for the reduction of hours and the p> -

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protection of the workers, and by 1891 the leading States were -considering or inaugurating schemes of old-age pensions, widows' -pensions, sick and unemployment insurance, etc. The Kaiser -formulated this program for Germany and at once started work on it -in 1890.

+<p>protection of the workers, and by 1891 the leading States were +considering or inaugurating schemes of old-age pensions, widows' +pensions, sick and unemployment insurance, etc. The Kaiser +formulated this program for Germany and at once started work on it +in 1890.p> -

However, let us come to the "constructive" part of the great +<p> However, let us come to the "constructive" part of the great Charter. If the workers realize that it is "no disgrace" to work if -you do not happen to "possess the gifts of fortune," and if the -employers "do not tax the workers beyond his strength" and "give -every one that which is just" this "thorny problem of capital and -labor is well on the way to settlement. It takes a Pope to discover -things like that. For a moment the capitalists get a jolt when the -Pope says that "it is only by the labor of the working man that -States grow rich" but, needless to say, he does not pass on to -Marx's theory of surplus value, of which he had probably never -heard. It is just a clumsy way of saying that capital cannot -dispense with labor. Then, after an excursus on the divine origin -of authority and the duty of the State to check employers who -impose conditions which injure the morals, religion, or health -- +you do not happen to "possess the gifts of fortune," and if the +employers "do not tax the workers beyond his strength" and "give +every one that which is just" this "thorny problem of capital and +labor is well on the way to settlement. It takes a pe = 'person'>Pope to discover +things like that. For a moment the capitalists get a jolt when the +pe = 'person'>Pope says that "it is only by the labor of the working man that +States grow rich" but, needless to say, he does not pass on to +pe = 'person'>Marx's theory of surplus value, of which he had probably never +heard. It is just a clumsy way of saying that capital cannot +dispense with labor. Then, after an excursus on the divine origin +of authority and the duty of the State to check employers who +impose conditions which injure the morals, religion, or health -- as I said, Britain already had a whole code of laws checking such -employers -- of the workers, the Pope gets to concrete proposals.

+employers -- of the workers, the pe = 'person'>Pope gets to concrete proposals.p> -

The "revolution" is supposed to be here. The Pope mentions the -strike as a weapon of the workers and does not condemn it. He is +<p> The "revolution" is supposed to be here. The pe = 'person'>Pope mentions the +strike as a weapon of the workers and does not condemn it. He is content to say that if the State were guided by religion it would see that the grounds of strikes did not exist. Then we get the "rights" of the workers. They must have a day's rest on Sunday (and -go to church), they must not be compelled to work such hours that -it "stupefies their minds and wears out their bodies," and the -wages must be "sufficient to support a frugal and well-behaved -working man." All this had been a platitude of Radical (and much +go to church), they must not be compelled to work such hours that +it "stupefies their minds and wears out their bodies," and the +wages must be "sufficient to support a frugal and well-behaved +working man." All this had been a platitude of Radical (and much Liberal) as well as Socialist literature for several decades, and -the astonishment of the world that a Pope should indorse the claim +the astonishment of the world that a pe = 'person'>Pope should pe = 'person'>indorse the claim of one day's rest in seven (which had been normal in Protestant countries for three centuries) and that men should not be -overworked is really a proof of its insincerity in its new +overworked is really a proof of its insincerity in its new admiration of the Church of Rome. If there was any "revolution" it -was in the fact that the Roman Church had comprehensively and -officially opposed the rights of the workers for more than 100 +was in the fact that the Roman Church had comprehensively and +officially opposed the rights of the workers for more than 100 years, or since they had been clearly formulated on the eve of the French Revolution, and now that it saw the workers deserting it in -millions it admitted the most elementary of those rights.

+millions it admitted the most elementary of those rights.p> -

The American Catholic apologists on the social side Completely -ignore these aspects of the Pope's deliverance. They surely know +<p> The American Catholic apologists on the social side Completely +ignore these aspects of the pe = 'person'>Pope's deliverance. They surely know that what he calls "crafty agitators" had been demanding these -rights for the workers for 100 years yet they represent the Pope as -putting some profound new social wisdom before the world. They lay +rights for the workers for 100 years yet they represent the pe = 'person'>Pope as +putting some profound new social wisdom before the world. They lay no stress on the really revolutionary -- if it were clearly and sincerely meant -- statement that "it is only by the labor of the working man that States grow rich." Catholic social writers would not dare to say that themselves in America today. It is the essential basis of Bolshevism, the essential meaning of the hammer -and sickle. But I agree with them here that the Pope meant no more -than that the miner produces coal and the agricultural worker corn.

+and sickle. But I agree with them here that the pe = 'person'>Pope meant no more +than that the miner produces coal and the agricultural worker corn.p> -

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Any other meaning is quite inconsistent with the Pope's -- indeed -all Popes -- settled social ethic that the division of the race -into masters (private employers) and wage-earners is in accordance -with the divine will.

+<p>Any other meaning is quite inconsistent with the pe = 'person'>Pope's -- indeed +all pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Popes -- settled social ethic that the division of the race +into masters (private employers) and wage-earners is in accordance +with the divine will.p> -

As to the Sunday rest -- which, by the way, Britain, America, +<p> As to the Sunday rest -- which, by the way, Britain, America, Germany, etc., not only granted but sternly insisted on for -religious reasons -- the profit of the Church itself is here too -clear for us to consider it disinterested. Of the Pope's protest +religious reasons -- the profit of the Church itself is here too +clear for us to consider it disinterested. Of the pe = 'person'>Pope's protest against overwork also we take no notice. At the time when he wrote this there had been a mighty and successful struggle for the reduction of hours and the curtailment of the work of women and children in Great Britain for 70 years and for a generation in America, France, and Germany. It was Catholic countries like Italy, -Spain, and Portugal that needed the moralist, and neither then nor -at any, later date until Socialism became a power did they carry +Spain, and Portugal that needed the moralist, and neither then nor +at any, later date until Socialism became a power did they carry out any serious reform. In fact, the worst condition of labor, -especially child labor, continued to be found in Catholic South -Italy, Spain (except 1932-6), Portugal, and Poland right down to -the outbreak of the war.

+especially child labor, continued to be found in Catholic South +Italy, Spain (except 1932-6), Portugal, and Poland right down to +the outbreak of the war.p> -

The gem of the encyclical is said by the apologists to be the +<p> The gem of the encyclical is said by the apologists to be the demand for "a living wage." It is the minimum demand that any -reformer ever drew up because, obviously, the far greater question -is: What is a living wage? The Pope, in any case, did not use that -very familiar phrase, and how any Catholic employer in the world -could object to what he did say is incomprehensible. In two -passages the Pope goes beyond the hoary old Church-platitude that -in rewarding labor employers must be "just" -- leaving it to them -to say what is just. The first short passage is said in one -"official" translation to be that the wage must provide "the means -of living a tolerable and happy life." The word "happy" is here +reformer ever drew up because, obviously, the far greater question +is: What is a living wage? The pe = 'person'>Pope, in any case, did not use that +very familiar phrase, and how any Catholic employer in the world +could object to what he did say is incomprehensible. In two +passages the pe = 'person'>Pope goes beyond the hoary old Church-platitude that +in rewarding labor employers must be "just" -- leaving it to them +to say what is just. The first short passage is said in one +"official" translation to be that the wage must provide "the means +of living a tolerable and happy life." The word "happy" is here arbitrarily inserted. The Latin text has no such word. The other -official translation is that the wage must suffice "to support the +official translation is that the wage must suffice "to support the wage-earner in reasonable and frugal comfort," The word "reasonable" again is a trick. The correct translation is: "The wage must be enough to feed a frugal and well-behaved worker." What -a revolutionary sentiment in the year 1891!

+a revolutionary sentiment in the year 1891!p> -

In the next paragraph the Pope remembers that workers have -families to support. He say's: "If the worker receives a wage on -which he can support himself, his wife, and his children -becomingly, he will be able to save and to have a small capital." -He is to buy land (as that will keep him out of Socialism). I have -emphasized the significant word in this passage, as the Catholic -translators again play tricks with it. And if the reader finds my -translation of it ambiguous I reply that it is deliberately -ambiguous in the original. The Latin here is poor and unusual -- +<p> In the next paragraph the pe = 'person'>Pope remembers that workers have +families to support. He say's: "If the worker receives a wage on +which he can support himself, his wife, and his children +becomingly, he will be able to save and to have a small capital." +He is to buy land (as that will keep him out of Socialism). I have +emphasized the significant word in this passage, as the Catholic +translators again play tricks with it. And if the reader finds my +translation of it ambiguous I reply that it is deliberately +ambiguous in the original. The Latin here is poor and unusual -- just for the sake of vagueness. As a matter of fact the official -clerical biographer of Leo XIII, Msgr. T'Serelaes, says that the -Pope's references to a living wage led everywhere to stormy -disputes as to what precisely he meant, and a Belgian archbishop +clerical biographer of pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII, Msgr. T'Serelaes, says that the +pe = 'person'>Pope's references to a living wage led everywhere to stormy +disputes as to what precisely he meant, and a Belgian archbishop wrote to Rome for a clarification of them. He got none. So we may -dismiss the gems of social wisdom of Leo XIII and the dishonest -comments of American apologists who tamper with the text and +dismiss the gems of social wisdom of pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII and the dishonest +comments of American apologists who tamper with the text and conceal the fact that through one of the Congregations of -Cardinals, of which the Pope is the head, Leo XIII in 1902 recanted +Cardinals, of which the pe = 'person'>Pope is the head, pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII in 1902 recanted his "Charter," and ordered Catholic workers to quit talking about the rights of Labor! Bank of Wisdom - Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 + Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 11 . - THE CHURCH THE ENEMY OF THE WORKERS

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According to these apologists Leo's "Immortal" utterance +<p> According to these apologists pe = 'person'>Leo's "Immortal" utterance remained the Roman standard on such matters until 1931, when Pius -XI, in the encyclical Quadragestme anno re-affirmed and developed +XI, in the encyclical Quadragestme anno re-affirmed and developed its teaching; and these two declarations are the wisest and -soundest of all counsels on the great issue of Capital and Labor. -But, as I have already said, while these apologists talk very +soundest of all counsels on the great issue of Capital and Labor. +But, as I have already said, while these apologists talk very fulsomely about the encyclical of 1931 they, as far as I can discover never translate it. There is certainly no translation issued by the British Catholic authorities and I cannot trace any in America, though the essential meaning of an "encyclical" letter is that it is addressed to the whole Catholic world, and the -hierarchy in each country is to publish a translation of it. Dr. -Ryan, the Catholic oracle on social questions, translated all the -earlier encyclicals of Pius XI but did not touch this one.

+hierarchy in each country is to publish a translation of it. Dr. +pe = 'person'>Ryan, the Catholic oracle on social questions, translated all the +earlier encyclicals of Pius XI but did not touch this one.p> -

I explained in an earlier booklet why this "great" encyclical +<p> I explained in an earlier booklet why this "great" encyclical is so scurvily treated by Catholics and was almost ignored by the -press. It tells Catholics that the corporative state -- Fascism, in -plain English -- is the true model in economic matters and must be +press. It tells Catholics that the corporative state -- Fascism, in +plain English -- is the true model in economic matters and must be enforced when the authorities are Catholics! I will again give a faithful summary of it, but first let us get the true historical -framework.

+framework.p> -

There was not, as the apologist's claim, a continuity of Papal -policy. There was exactly the opposite. Not only did Rome, as I -have said, formally reverse its policy, but that policy had so -palpably failed that the three Popes who followed Leo XIII never +<p> There was not, as the apologist's claim, a continuity of Papal +policy. There was exactly the opposite. Not only did Rome, as I +have said, formally reverse its policy, but that policy had so +palpably failed that the three pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Popes who followed pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII never endorsed it. I have shown elsewhere that the Church of Rome continued to lose to the Socialists. In Germany the Socialist vote, which had risen to 1,427,298 in 1890 had increased to 2,107,076 by -1898; and it was chiefly in Germany that the Pope had expected good +1898; and it was chiefly in Germany that the pe = 'person'>Pope had expected good results from his encyclical. In France the number of Socialists doubled between 1893 and 1900. In Austria the vote rose from -750,000 in 1890 to 1,041,948 in 1907. And Socialism began to spread +750,000 in 1890 to 1,041,948 in 1907. And Socialism began to spread in Italy itself. The vote rose from 27,000 in 1892 to 175,000 in 1900. The Church, losing heavily, continued to denounce Socialism -and to permit local churches to experiment in Christian Socialism, +and to permit local churches to experiment in Christian Socialism, as we shall see later. Then came the war, the Russian Revolution, -and the rapid spread of Atheistic Communism as well as Socialism,

+and the rapid spread of Atheistic Communism as well as Socialism,p> -

The desperate officials at the Vatican learned, however, as +<p> The desperate officials at the Vatican learned, however, as time went on that the modern world was not necessarily committed to -radical and democratic principles. A very large proportion of the +radical and democratic principles. A very large proportion of the middle class as well as the wealthy were alarmed at the threat to -"private enterprise," or the chance of making a fortune, and, while -these men had in the 19th Century provided the backbone of the -anti-clerical party everywhere, they now sought clerical as well as -conservative allies against Bolshevism. To win a good support in +"private enterprise," or the chance of making a fortune, and, while +these men had in the 19th Century provided the backbone of the +anti-clerical party everywhere, they now sought clerical as well as +conservative allies against Bolshevism. To win a good support in the working class they joined in the cry that Bolshevism set out to destroy religion, and therefore threatened civilization, and their -press echoed the libels against and grossly misrepresented Russia. +press echoed the libels against and grossly misrepresented Russia. So there was formed the grand anti-Bolshevik alliance of ministers and morons, bankers and bandits, journalists, and Jesuits all over -the world. The Vatican dropped its coquetting with Russia and, as +the world. The Vatican dropped its coquetting with Russia and, as we saw in the first series, entered into a brazen alliance with the -gangs of criminals who were the nucleus groups of the next -movement.

+gangs of criminals who were the nucleus groups of the next +movement.p> -

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So you know what to expect of an encyclical on the workers -composed by the present aristocratic Pope, who was then Secretary +<p> So you know what to expect of an encyclical on the workers +composed by the present aristocratic pe = 'person'>Pope, who was then Secretary of State, in 1931. "Quadragesimo anno" means "in the fortieth year" -(since Leo's encyclical), and is really an amazing, suggestion of -continuity of policy. The Pope recalls the work of Leo. There was +(since pe = 'person'>Leo's encyclical), and is really an amazing, suggestion of +continuity of policy. The pe = 'person'>Pope recalls the work of pe = 'person'>Leo. There was vast and increasing misery amongst the workers -- in the leading countries they had, as a matter of fact, had their real wage doubled or trebled in half a century -- and "the eyes of all were -turned to the Chair of Peter." Leo issued his marvelous encyclical, +turned to the Chair of Peter." pe = 'person'>Leo issued his marvelous encyclical, which "owed nothing to either Liberalism or Socialism" -- its best -points were, we saw, platitudes of benevolent Liberalism -- but was -inspired by the genius of the Pope and Catholic teaching. The world -was "stupefied at the novelty of his teaching," which "overthrew -all the idols of Liberalism," and the message produced the most +points were, we saw, platitudes of benevolent Liberalism -- but was +inspired by the genius of the pe = 'person'>Pope and Catholic teaching. The world +was "stupefied at the novelty of his teaching," which "overthrew +all the idols of Liberalism," and the message produced the most salutary fruits everywhere. These Liberals had done a little for -the workers, It is true, but it was the Pope's encyclical that the -workers had to thank for all the social legislation that was passed +the workers, It is true, but it was the pe = 'person'>Pope's encyclical that the +workers had to thank for all the social legislation that was passed after 1891 and for the full establishment of Trade Unions, which -the Liberals had opposed.

+the Liberals had opposed.p> -

After devoting a quarter of the long letter to this childish -theme the Pope says that he is going to develop Leo's principles. -He does not even hint at the retraction. At great length he proves -that the right of private ownership is based on moral principles, +<p> After devoting a quarter of the long letter to this childish +theme the pe = 'person'>Pope says that he is going to develop pe = 'person'>Leo's principles. +He does not even hint at the retraction. At great length he proves +that the right of private ownership is based on moral principles, so Socialism is immoral. "No good Catholic can be a good -Socialist." As to Communism it is beneath discussion. Capital and -Labor are equally indispensable, and the product must be "justly" -divided; but he does not go a step beyond Leo in defining what a +Socialist." As to Communism it is beneath discussion. Capital and +Labor are equally indispensable, and the product must be "justly" +divided; but he does not go a step beyond pe = 'person'>Leo in defining what a "just wage" is. The workers must have unions, but there must be no -class-war, and in view of the need for harmonious cooperation a new -type of union or "syndicate" which has lately appeared deserves -attention. There must be unions of both workers and employers and +class-war, and in view of the need for harmonious cooperation a new +type of union or "syndicate" which has lately appeared deserves +attention. There must be unions of both workers and employers and conferences of delegates from each side. The worker is quite free -to belong or not belong to the syndicate, but he has to pay the -fees in any case. The Pope, who has the Italian model before him, +to belong or not belong to the syndicate, but he has to pay the +fees in any case. The pe = 'person'>Pope, who has the Italian model before him, omits to say that if a worker does not join the union he will get no labor-ticket. Strikes are forbidden, and if the two sides cannot agree the government must intervene. But if they will all join the Catholic Church and reform their morals the machine will march on -oiled wheels.

+oiled wheels.p> -

In other words, Mussolini's Corporative State is the ideal, -and from Slovakia to Peru the new Catholic countries are adopting -it and expressly quoting this encyclical as the reason. Did or did -not the Pope know that Mussolini devised this economic structure -simply in order to have both industrialists and workers in his -power when the time came for war-industries and forced loans? -Obtuse as the Vatican is in such matters the clergy must have knows +<p> In other words, pe = 'person'>Mussolini's Corporative State is the ideal, +and from Slovakia to Peru the new Catholic countries are adopting +it and expressly quoting this encyclical as the reason. Did or did +not the pe = 'person'>Pope know that pe = 'person'>Mussolini devised this economic structure +simply in order to have both industrialists and workers in his +power when the time came for war-industries and forced loans? +pe = 'person'>Obtuse as the Vatican is in such matters the clergy must have knows this, and must have known also that, while the industrialists really suffered in the matter of forced loans to the government the -workers were enslaved and impoverished. So now you know why, though -Catholic apologists in America insist that the papal encyclicals +workers were enslaved and impoverished. So now you know why, though +Catholic apologists in America insist that the papal encyclicals are the grand Charters of Labor they are so very reticent about -this latest official utterance on the workers' rights.

+this latest official utterance on the workers' rights.p> -

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Chapter III

+<p> Chapter IIIp> -

THE ACTUAL RECORD OF THE BLACK INTERNATIONAL

+<p> THE ACTUAL RECORD OF THE BLACK INTERNATIONALp> -

Leo XIII, we saw, opened his solemn pronouncement to the world +<p> pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII, we saw, opened his solemn pronouncement to the world with a summary of social history which was as near to the truth as -Cape Cod is to Tierra del Fuego. I do not for a moment suggest that +Cape Cod is to Tierra del Fuego. I do not for a moment suggest that he knew this but felt it quite safe to give his fantastic version -of European history to Catholics who are not allowed to read the -truth. Do not misunderstand me. Apologists and missionaries of the +of European history to Catholics who are not allowed to read the +truth. Do not misunderstand me. Apologists and missionaries of the Black International -- lots of them -- do lie. Many of them in -America who repeat the Pope's words are compelled by their task to -read, and give in their writings sufficient proof that they have -read, ordinary expert works on the history of the struggle of the -workers in modern times. But you would not expect a Pope to have +America who repeat the pe = 'person'>Pope's words are compelled by their task to +read, and give in their writings sufficient proof that they have +read, ordinary expert works on the history of the struggle of the +workers in modern times. But you would not expect a pe = 'person'>Pope to have leisure for that sort of thing. In fact if he knew the historical -truth he might not be able to write those sonorous and vapid -generalizations which Catholics mistake for deep or inspired +truth he might not be able to write those sonorous and vapid +generalizations which Catholics mistake for deep or inspired thought. In the next book we shall see some of these highly- -poisoned gems of historical fiction from an earlier encyclical of -Leo XIII. He writes history (and economics) like a devout nun. The -workers, we found him saying, were happy and prosperous under the -gilds, which the Church had inspired, until the French Revolution. -Then "irreligion" made the world of employers callous and brutal. -Nothing was substituted for the protection of the gilds, and. ... +poisoned gems of historical fiction from an earlier encyclical of +pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII. He writes history (and economics) like a devout nun. The +workers, we found him saying, were happy and prosperous under the +pe = 'person'>gilds, which the Church had inspired, until the French Revolution. +Then "irreligion" made the world of employers callous and brutal. +Nothing was substituted for the protection of the pe = 'person'>gilds, and. ... Well there you are. That is why the workers of the last century -were so exploited. You have only to bring back the employers to the +were so exploited. You have only to bring back the employers to the true Church (as in that country which I described in the first -chapter) and the world of Labor will take on the brightness and -warmth of a garden in spring.

+chapter) and the world of Labor will take on the brightness and +warmth of a garden in spring.p> -

Except for the howler about the gilds this is really what -Catholic apologists commonly say on the subject. The Church "broke +<p> Except for the howler about the pe = 'person'>gilds this is really what +Catholic apologists commonly say on the subject. The Church "broke the fetters of the slave" and brought light and justice to the -workers of the pagan world. In due time -- five or six centuries -later -- it created the gilds which spread a rich religious mantle -of protection over the workers of Europe. Protestantism destroyed -the protection -- the little difficulty about what happened in the -Catholic half of Europe may (and had better be) disregarded -- and -so the arrival of the Industrial Era found them the helpless prey -of the exploiters. The world must return to the principles of the -Middle Ages when the workers were so happy.

+workers of the pagan world. In due time -- five or six centuries +later -- it created the pe = 'person'>gilds which spread a rich religious mantle +of protection over the workers of Europe. Protestantism destroyed +the protection -- the little difficulty about what happened in the +Catholic half of Europe may (and had better be) disregarded -- and +so the arrival of the Industrial Era found them the helpless prey +of the exploiters. The world must return to the principles of the +Middle Ages when the workers were so happy.p> -

The real record of the Church in relation to the workers can -be summed up even more shortly than that, for it is much nearer to -the truth to say that the Church was comprehensively indifferent to -the condition of the workers from the time it won power until Leo +<p> The real record of the Church in relation to the workers can +be summed up even more shortly than that, for it is much nearer to +the truth to say that the Church was comprehensively indifferent to +the condition of the workers from the time it won power until pe = 'person'>Leo wrote his "great" Charter of their Rights. That condition varied -with the economic development of Europe but until at least the +with the economic development of Europe but until at least the French Revolution it was one of galling subjection and -exploitation, and the Church never condemned this. It is a long -story for a short chapter, but I may point out the fallacy or the -untruth of the chief statements on which the claim of the apologist +exploitation, and the Church never condemned this. It is a long +story for a short chapter, but I may point out the fallacy or the +untruth of the chief statements on which the claim of the apologist is based. And if I have here to be very brief and rather dogmatic -it may be advisable to explain to some of my readers that I have -dealt with these points and given the proper authorities in several +it may be advisable to explain to some of my readers that I have +dealt with these points and given the proper authorities in several of my Little Blue Books and in my True Story of the Roman Catholic -Church.

+Church.p> -

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Catholic writers used to boast how the Church was communistic +<p> Catholic writers used to boast how the Church was communistic and anti-rich from its infancy, but they have done their best recently to make the word Communism stink in folk's nostrils so -they drop this argument. It would be as bad as boasting how +they drop this argument. It would be as bad as boasting how Catholic commercial travelers, or their medieval equivalent, used to lock their wives in "girdles of chastity" when they set out on -their rounds. In any case it is false. The theory is based upon a -statement about one particular church in Acts, which even many -theologians consider a pious romance. Paul's letters are the +their rounds. In any case it is false. The theory is based upon a +statement about one particular church in Acts, which even many +theologians consider a pious romance. pe = 'person'>Paul's letters are the earliest documents, and they reflect a division of classes, with -rich slave-owners and even imperial officials. In fact Catholic -literature includes wealthy relatives of the Emperor Vespasian in -the Roman Church.

+rich slave-owners and even imperial officials. In fact Catholic +literature includes wealthy relatives of the Emperor Vespasian in +the Roman Church.p> -

More important is the claim about slavery; and let me say at +<p> More important is the claim about slavery; and let me say at once that it is one of the most blatantly untruthful claims the -apologists make. No Pope, no Father of the Church, no body of +apologists make. No pe = 'person'>Pope, no Father of the Church, no body of churchmen ever condemned slavery until the 18th Century. St. -Augustine, the dominant oracle of western or Roman Christendom, -expressly defended it as of divine appointment (City of God, Book -XlX, eh. XV), and Thomas Aquinas and all the other Schoolmen -followed Augustine. There is not an expert work on the subject that -does not explain that the old type of slavery was destroyed by the -economic collapse of the Roman Empire, and that before that time -Roman moralists and Emperors had done a great deal for the slave.

+pe = 'person'>Augustine, the dominant oracle of western or Roman Christendom, +expressly defended it as of divine appointment (City of God, Book +pe = 'person'>XlX, eh. XV), and pe = 'person'>Thomas Aquinas and all the other Schoolmen +followed pe = 'person'>Augustine. There is not an expert work on the subject that +does not explain that the old type of slavery was destroyed by the +economic collapse of the Roman Empire, and that before that time +Roman moralists and Emperors had done a great deal for the slave.p> -

After the year 500 the workers of Europe are called in our +<p> After the year 500 the workers of Europe are called in our modern literature "serfs," but the reader is rarely warned that still for centuries all literature was Latin, and there are not different words in Latin for "slave" and "serf." The workers were --- and the Popes from 600 onward owned vast numbers of them -- just -servi as they had been under paganism, and Vinogradov, one of the +-- and the pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Popes from 600 onward owned vast numbers of them -- just +servi as they had been under paganism, and pe = 'person'>Vinogradov, one of the best historical sociologists of recent times, says that they were in law and fact, "slaves." They were bought and sold like cattle, -and no law protected them from cruelty. So the only real change -when the Roman Church came to dominate Europe in the 5th Century -was that, whereas in the Roman Empire, two workers out of three had -been free (See Darrow's Slavery in the Roman Empire), literate, and -almost pampered, in the new Europe not one worker in ten was free -or literate or had a life of elementary comfort and decency.

+and no law protected them from cruelty. So the only real change +when the Roman Church came to dominate Europe in the 5th Century +was that, whereas in the Roman Empire, two workers out of three had +been free (See Darrow's Slavery in the Roman Empire), literate, and +almost pampered, in the new Europe not one worker in ten was free +or literate or had a life of elementary comfort and decency.p> -

This "era of the serfs" lasted until the 12th or 13th Century, -when the majority were emancipated. Again there is no modern expert -who does not trace this emancipation to what we may broadly call +<p> This "era of the serfs" lasted until the 12th or 13th Century, +when the majority were emancipated. Again there is no modern expert +who does not trace this emancipation to what we may broadly call economic causes. The nobles sold freedom to immense bodies of serfs -so that they could go on the looting expeditions of the Crusaders -or enjoy the more luxurious life which Arabs had taught Europe. -Kings emancipated bodies of serfs to help fight their rebellious -nobles: nobles emancipated them to fight the kings or other nobles. -Abbeys and bishops were, says the Catholic historian Muratori, the -last to emancipate them, saying that they must not "alienate Church -property." At the same time Europe was rapidly recovering +so that they could go on the looting expeditions of the Crusaders +or enjoy the more luxurious life which Arabs had taught Europe. +Kings emancipated bodies of serfs to help fight their rebellious +nobles: nobles emancipated them to fight the kings or other nobles. +Abbeys and bishops were, says the Catholic historian pe = 'person'>Muratori, the +last to emancipate them, saying that they must not "alienate Church +property." At the same time Europe was rapidly recovering economically and far larger bodies of craftsman were required in the towns (which, for the same reasons, now got charters of -liberty).

+liberty).p> -

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The famous gilds had begun long before this, and the Church, -instead of having inspired them, tried for more than a century to -suppress them. They seem to have been formed by the workers on the +<p> The famous pe = 'person'>gilds had begun long before this, and the Church, +instead of having inspired them, tried for more than a century to +suppress them. They seem to have been formed by the workers on the model of the unions (colleges) of the old Greek and Roman workers, traces of which survived. I have elsewhere quoted decrees from the -Capitularies of Charlemagne and later Church Councils showing how -drastically the Church condemned them. It could not suppress so it -appropriated them, and for several centuries they certainly helped +Capitularies of Charlemagne and later Church Councils showing how +drastically the Church condemned them. It could not suppress so it +appropriated them, and for several centuries they certainly helped the workers. That is to say, the skilled workers. Writers on the -gilds (Gross, Walford, etc.) do not remind the reader that while in -the towns even the prostitutes had gilds and walked in the sacred -processions (of course, the writers I have named do not tell this), +pe = 'person'>gilds (Gross, pe = 'person'>Walford, etc.) do not remind the reader that while in +the towns even the prostitutes had pe = 'person'>gilds and walked in the sacred +processions (of course, the writers I have named do not tell this), the agricultural workers, who were at least four-fifths of the -workers of Europe, had none or any other kind of protection. -Further, every single real expert on any country in Europe during -this period, the so-called Age of Chivalry, the best part of the +workers of Europe, had none or any other kind of protection. +Further, every single real expert on any country in Europe during +this period, the so-called Age of Chivalry, the best part of the Middle Ages (1100 to 1400), agrees that the lords and landowners regarded the workers as dirt under their feet, robbing and torturing them barbarously. It was an age of wild license, of fiendish cruelty, and you can imagine -- or read Eccardus for -Germany, Brissot for France, and Thorold Rogers or Traile for +Germany, pe = 'person'>Brissot for France, and pe = 'person'>Thorold Rogers or Traile for England, the chief authorities on the workers -- how the unarmed -mass of the people fared.

+mass of the people fared.p> -

All the leading historical experts on the period use the same -language as Professor A. Luchaire, the highest authority on France -in the 13th Century. He says (Social France at the Time of Philippe +<p> All the leading historical experts on the period use the same +language as Professor A. pe = 'person'>Luchaire, the highest authority on France +in the 13th Century. He says (Social France at the Time of Philippe Auguste) that "feudalism seemed to take a ferocious delight in seeing flames consume burgher's house's and the villains [workers] -who lived in them" (p. 5); that the knight or noble "was almost -everywhere a brutal and pillaging soldier" (p. 249); and that "the -noble had an untameable antipathy to and a profound contempt of the -villain: that is, for the serf, peasant, laborer, citizen, or -burgher" (p. 271). Such was France, the most advanced country in -Europe, in what Catholics call the most beautiful part of the +who lived in them" (p. 5); that the knight or noble "was almost +everywhere a brutal and pillaging soldier" (p. 249); and that "the +noble had an untameable antipathy to and a profound contempt of the +villain: that is, for the serf, peasant, laborer, citizen, or +burgher" (p. 271). Such was France, the most advanced country in +Europe, in what Catholics call the most beautiful part of the Middle Ages; and every leading authority on Italy, England, or -Germany at the time gives exactly the same picture. Pope Leo XIII +Germany at the time gives exactly the same picture. pe = 'person'>Pope pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII had as naive an idea of the time as has the schoolma'am who talks to her class about the beautiful Age of Chivalry and the Knights -Errant. And in our age of historical scholarship this sort of thing -is solemnly made the basis of a social argument by the spiritual -leaders of 200,000,000 folk and is most respectfully treated by -editorial writers and essayists.

+Errant. And in our age of historical scholarship this sort of thing +is solemnly made the basis of a social argument by the spiritual +leaders of 200,000,000 folk and is most respectfully treated by +editorial writers and essayists.p> -

It would be pertinent to show that while the workers who were -subject to the Pope were thus as unprotected from the brutality of +<p> It would be pertinent to show that while the workers who were +subject to the pe = 'person'>Pope were thus as unprotected from the brutality of their "betters" as the slaves of old -- indeed less than the slaves -of Rome from the time of the Emperor Hadrian -- and lived for the -most part (on the land) in sordid and brutalizing conditions, the -workers of Arab Spain, who cannot have been far short in number of -the workers of the whole of Christian Europe, were relatively happy -and prosperous and generally educated. But I cannot enlarge on that +of Rome from the time of the Emperor Hadrian -- and lived for the +most part (on the land) in sordid and brutalizing conditions, the +workers of Arab Spain, who cannot have been far short in number of +the workers of the whole of Christian Europe, were relatively happy +and prosperous and generally educated. But I cannot enlarge on that in this little sketch. Let me just say, on the strength of the research and the general consensus of authorities in ancient Rome, -medieval Europe, and Arab Spain which I give in a dozen works, that -the period which the Pope and his apologists choose as the Golden -Age of the workers was for them the blackest age, apart from Spain,

+medieval Europe, and Arab Spain which I give in a dozen works, that +the period which the pe = 'person'>Pope and his apologists choose as the Golden +Age of the workers was for them the blackest age, apart from Spain,p> -

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between their good condition in the Roman Empire and the -improvements they have won in modern times. None but Catholic -apologists and a few American teachers of history who play up to -them now write such trash about the Middle Ages. The period had +<p>between their good condition in the Roman Empire and the +improvements they have won in modern times. None but Catholic +apologists and a few American teachers of history who play up to +them now write such trash about the Middle Ages. The period had great art, but four-fifth's of the workers, scattered outside the -cities, never even saw this.

+cities, never even saw this.p> -

It is true that the condition of the growing body of -industrial workers became harder in some respects after the -Reformation. The apologists make a ridiculous attempt to connect -this with (at least in England) the suppression of the monasteries, +<p> It is true that the condition of the growing body of +industrial workers became harder in some respects after the +Reformation. The apologists make a ridiculous attempt to connect +this with (at least in England) the suppression of the monasteries, the chief effect of which for the workers was that crowds of men and women who had idly hung about the fat monasteries for food instead of working for it had now the choice of working or -starving. In point of fact Protestant England set up a system of +starving. In point of fact Protestant England set up a system of Poor Relief which, crude as it was -- like most government measures 300 years ago -- did discriminate to some extent between "sturdy -beggars" and the real needy.

+beggars" and the real needy.p> -

But the answer to any Catholic attempt to make capital out of -the fact that, as trade and industry expanded, the lawyers, in the +<p> But the answer to any Catholic attempt to make capital out of +the fact that, as trade and industry expanded, the lawyers, in the interest of the rich, made the law harsher against the workers, -especially in regard to unions, is easily found when we compare -Catholic and Protestant countries. The three countries of Europe +especially in regard to unions, is easily found when we compare +Catholic and Protestant countries. The three countries of Europe which sank most notably from the best level of the Middle Ages after the Reformation were beyond any question Catholic Italy, -Spain, and Portugal. There the lot of the worker fell to the level -at which we found it in the first chapter and remained at that -level until our time. The exceptions only strengthen my point. When -anti-Papal statesmen took over Italy from the Pope and his puppets -at Naples the status of the workers began to rise -- until -Mussolini shared his power with the Pope. In Spain and Portugal -also there were periods of anti-clerical Liberalism or (1932-6) -Socialism during which the condition of the workers was improved -and schools for their children were opened. Under the present -Papal-Fascist regime they have fallen back toward a condition of -ill-paid illiterate serfdom. These are platitude's of socio- -political history.

+Spain, and Portugal. There the lot of the worker fell to the level +at which we found it in the first chapter and remained at that +level until our time. The exceptions only strengthen my point. When +anti-Papal statesmen took over Italy from the pe = 'person'>Pope and his puppets +at Naples the status of the workers began to rise -- until +pe = 'person'>Mussolini shared his power with the pe = 'person'>Pope. In Spain and Portugal +also there were periods of anti-clerical Liberalism or (1932-6) +Socialism during which the condition of the workers was improved +and schools for their children were opened. Under the present +Papal-Fascist regime they have fallen back toward a condition of +ill-paid illiterate serfdom. These are platitude's of socio- +political history.p> -

I have not spokes of France because it did not, like Italy, -Spain, and Portugal, build round itself a Chinese Wall to protect -its Catholic population from the taint of non-Catholic influences. -It was open to receive ideas from England, Holland, and Germany, -and it saw a considerable growth of skepticism. Even its clergy -were remarkably independent of Rome. Yet it remained predominantly +<p> I have not spokes of France because it did not, like Italy, +Spain, and Portugal, build round itself a Chinese Wall to protect +its Catholic population from the taint of non-Catholic influences. +It was open to receive ideas from England, Holland, and Germany, +and it saw a considerable growth of skepticism. Even its clergy +were remarkably independent of Rome. Yet it remained predominantly Catholic, and it retained medieval vices (torture's, etc.) in -proportion to its Catholicism. Here I have to notice only the -condition of the workers. There is no dispute about it. Apologists -find a second Catholic Golden Age in the days of Louis XIV: a -vicious, selfish, scandalous monarch who regarded the people only -as a source of wealth for his corrupt court, if you read French try +proportion to its Catholicism. Here I have to notice only the +condition of the workers. There is no dispute about it. Apologists +find a second Catholic Golden Age in the days of Louis XIV: a +vicious, selfish, scandalous monarch who regarded the people only +as a source of wealth for his corrupt court, if you read French try to see the documents in Martin's authoritative history relating to -the appalling condition of the agricultural workers when Louis was -building his palaces. Brissot, the chief French authority on the +the appalling condition of the agricultural workers when Louis was +building his palaces. pe = 'person'>Brissot, the chief French authority on the history of the workers, shows that the wage even of the skilled -workers fell under Louis XIV to about 38 cents a day (of 12 to 14 -hours) and the price of food rose.

+workers fell under Louis XIV to about 38 cents a day (of 12 to 14 +hours) and the price of food rose.p> -

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But their condition on the eve of the Revolution is well +<p> But their condition on the eve of the Revolution is well known, and it is equally well known -- in fact eagerly claimed by -apologists who know as little about the French Revolution as they -do about the Russian -- that anti-clericals educated the people up -to and inspired that inauguration of the first attempt in -Christendom to redeem and uplift the workers. People will not +apologists who know as little about the French Revolution as they +do about the Russian -- that anti-clericals educated the people up +to and inspired that inauguration of the first attempt in +Christendom to redeem and uplift the workers. People will not understand our own time unless they see that we still live in the -new age, an age of struggle against privilege for freedom, -democracy, enlightenment, and justice to the workers, which opened +new age, an age of struggle against privilege for freedom, +democracy, enlightenment, and justice to the workers, which opened at the French Revolution; in a sense you might say the American -Revolution, since it was in some respects more than political -though in just these respects its roots were in French anti-Papal -literature.

+Revolution, since it was in some respects more than political +though in just these respects its roots were in French anti-Papal +literature.p> -

I hope some day to write a worthy history of this period. +<p> I hope some day to write a worthy history of this period. Already for 150 years men and women, touched by the vision of a wiser and juster social order, have fought for freedom, justice, and enlightenment. A million of them have lost their lives in the struggle, yet but for the rousing of Russia the race in most countries would have lost all that it had won in those 150 years of sweat and blood. Even now that victory is certain in the sense that -the nests of pirates in Berlin, Rome, and Tokyo will be destroyed +the nests of pirates in Berlin, Rome, and Tokyo will be destroyed the race makes no totalitarian war against them because so few -people understand the struggle in all its range. The coalition of +people understand the struggle in all its range. The coalition of the Roman Church with the bandits is concealed from the majority -- I just received a letter from a distinguished clergyman, no lover -of Rome, who writes that I will startle England if I can prove that -connection! -- whereas, if you know the whole period, it is the -logical and almost inevitable policy of the Papacy. And with so -much hidden and the perspective distorted some of the leaders in -the present fight, men who mouth about freedom and democracy, hope -to save the Roman Church from chastisement or loss of power because -it will help to put kings back on their thrones, restore privilege, -and cheek the aspirations of the workers.

+of Rome, who writes that I will startle England if I can prove that +connection! -- whereas, if you know the whole period, it is the +logical and almost inevitable policy of the Papacy. And with so +much hidden and the perspective distorted some of the leaders in +the present fight, men who mouth about freedom and democracy, hope +to save the Roman Church from chastisement or loss of power because +it will help to put kings back on their thrones, restore privilege, +and cheek the aspirations of the workers.p> -

I have tried in all my works for the past ten years to get -people to see the events of contemporary life in this historical -perspective, but I must here confine myself to the question of the -workers. The French Revolution proved a false dawn of the new age, -and when it and the compromise of the Napoleonic regime were +<p> I have tried in all my works for the past ten years to get +people to see the events of contemporary life in this historical +perspective, but I must here confine myself to the question of the +workers. The French Revolution proved a false dawn of the new age, +and when it and the compromise of the Napoleonic regime were destroyed the fight had to begin again, under a dense cloud of -reaction. Let us say that the period from about 1830 to 1930 was +reaction. Let us say that the period from about 1830 to 1930 was one of increasing victory for the worker's. The real wage in the larger lndustrialized states was trebled. Universal free education was won, and this meant at all events the erection of a ladder by which the abler workers might ascend to a higher level. Immense social services -- hygienic, medical, recreational, educative, and -financial -- were provided. The right to unions was almost -completely established. It all fell far short of the ideal, but let -us be just. That age which the Pope blandly blames for all that is -wrong, which he represents as undoing the justice won for the -workers in earlier Catholic ages was one of the most progressive -that the world had yet seen; for the workers of imperial Rome had -not had to fight for such privileges as they had.

+financial -- were provided. The right to unions was almost +completely established. It all fell far short of the ideal, but let +us be just. That age which the pe = 'person'>Pope blandly blames for all that is +wrong, which he represents as undoing the justice won for the +workers in earlier Catholic ages was one of the most progressive +that the world had yet seen; for the workers of imperial Rome had +not had to fight for such privileges as they had.p> -

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Well, what share has the Church of Rome had in the victorious +<p> Well, what share has the Church of Rome had in the victorious struggle? Should we be far away from the historical truth if we -said, None? Apologists search the darker lanes of recent history -for some obscure priest or layman -- generally in bad odor in his -Church at the time -- who dared to say a word for the improvement -of the condition of the workers, for the emancipation of the +said, None? Apologists search the darker lanes of recent history +for some obscure priest or layman -- generally in bad odor in his +Church at the time -- who dared to say a word for the improvement +of the condition of the workers, for the emancipation of the Slaves, for justice to women, and so on. That neither the Vatican nor any national branch of the Church joined in the great word -until the last decade of the 19th Century, when wholesale apostasy +until the last decade of the 19th Century, when wholesale apostasy of the workers alarmed the Black International, they have to grant. But this thimble-rigging game of claiming the credit for "the Church" when one man is honest and asking us to blame "not the Church but the individual" when a hundred are dishonest begins to -be resented even by the Catholic laity.

+be resented even by the Catholic laity.p> -

I made a broad examination of the mighty campaign for reform +<p> I made a broad examination of the mighty campaign for reform -- which means to rid the world finally of medievalism -- during the last 150 years in my recent 'How Freethinkers made Notable -Contributions to Civilization' (1938). I showed that in periods +Contributions to Civilization' (1938). I showed that in periods when Catholics regarded Freethinkers as an insignificant and -negligible minority they provided the great majority of the leaders +negligible minority they provided the great majority of the leaders in every branch of the reform-movement. A Catholic survey of that -magnificent fight for man, the grandest of all epics, naming all -Catholics in Europe or America who made any such notable +magnificent fight for man, the grandest of all epics, naming all +Catholics in Europe or America who made any such notable contribution would be a farce, yet all the time the Church was boasting that it ruled a third of the white race. Even the men who are claimed, like the Chartist leader in England Bronterre O'Brien, -were apostates in most cases.

+were apostates in most cases.p> -

Or take, as we have done before, the contrast of Catholic and -Protestant lands. In the first chapter I distributed countries, as +<p> Or take, as we have done before, the contrast of Catholic and +Protestant lands. In the first chapter I distributed countries, as they were before the war threw everything into confusion, into -three groups. I do not imagine that any student of social matters +three groups. I do not imagine that any student of social matters will question the general distribution, and quarrels about the -exact position of this or that country do not affect the +exact position of this or that country do not affect the conclusion. The workers enjoy the best conditions where Catholicism -has no influence on public life and the worst conditions where it -has its greatest influence. They are worst paid and least protected +has no influence on public life and the worst conditions where it +has its greatest influence. They are worst paid and least protected by law, and have the feeblest social services in the lands where -the ruling class profess docility to the Pope. In Russia, where -Catholicism simply does not exist, the workers have the finest -position they ever had in history, and they were rapidly advancing, -when the Pope's war against them broke out, to a level higher than +the ruling class profess docility to the pe = 'person'>Pope. In Russia, where +Catholicism simply does not exist, the workers have the finest +position they ever had in history, and they were rapidly advancing, +when the pe = 'person'>Pope's war against them broke out, to a level higher than is or ever was, found in any other civilization. Whether you agree -to that or no the broad truth remains; the position of the workers -rose in proportion as Papal influence fell. I wonder if there is +to that or no the broad truth remains; the position of the workers +rose in proportion as Papal influence fell. I wonder if there is any normally-minded Catholic worker in America who will question my distribution of the leading countries of the world according to the status of the workers and the Catholic element in the country, or will claim that his Church has anything to do with the high -position, from material and historical reasons, of the workers of -America. Yet these Catholic workers cannot open one of their books +position, from material and historical reasons, of the workers of +America. Yet these Catholic workers cannot open one of their books on social questions without reading that the two encyclicals I -analyzed show the Popes as the beat friends of Labor.

+analyzed show the pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Popes as the beat friends of Labor.p> -

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In other words, we have in this controversy, as in so many +<p> In other words, we have in this controversy, as in so many others that concern the Church, all the facts on one side and all -the rhetoric on the other. The Papal encyclicals are not merely -rhetoric but platitudinous rhetoric. That of Leo XIII in those -passages of it which won most attention just took up and, with a -certain amount of vagueness, repeated demands which had for decades +the rhetoric on the other. The Papal encyclicals are not merely +rhetoric but platitudinous rhetoric. That of pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII in those +passages of it which won most attention just took up and, with a +certain amount of vagueness, repeated demands which had for decades been considered elementary in serious discussions of such matters. -Was there, in fact, on the capitalist side any responsible writer -who said that "overwork was just as long as you did not specify the +Was there, in fact, on the capitalist side any responsible writer +who said that "overwork was just as long as you did not specify the hours for any industry" -- at that time the burning question, which -the Pope carefully avoided, was the eight-hour day -- or who +the pe = 'person'>Pope carefully avoided, was the eight-hour day -- or who questioned that the worker had a right to a decent wage as long as you refused to say what in any industry a decent wage was? And the second Encyclical officially took back the slight concessions -- -already quietly withdrawn -- of the first because it put the -workers under a Corporative State, in which any demands of theirs -are finally settled by the employer's or the government. Both +already quietly withdrawn -- of the first because it put the +workers under a Corporative State, in which any demands of theirs +are finally settled by the employer's or the government. Both encyclicals, moreover, lay heavy stress on something which is anathema to every social student. They say that the rich justify -the larger share they take of the wealth produced if they give -generously in charity to the poor.

+the larger share they take of the wealth produced if they give +generously in charity to the poor.p> -

If the apologist falls back, as he usually does, upon the fact +<p> If the apologist falls back, as he usually does, upon the fact that the Church has always sternly insisted on justice his case is -worse than ever. Such preaching is, and always was, barren. There +worse than ever. Such preaching is, and always was, barren. There is a Catholic church in New York which the Tammany leaders have attended for the last 100 years, and the services and sermons have -spoken of justice as often as they did in other chapels. Under the -Pope's nose, in Italy, Catholic employers made the vilest use, in -the sulphur mines, of child labor that you would find anywhere in -Europe. Almost as sordid a use of child labor was made in the +spoken of justice as often as they did in other chapels. Under the +pe = 'person'>Pope's nose, in Italy, Catholic employers made the vilest use, in +the sulphur mines, of child labor that you would find anywhere in +Europe. Almost as sordid a use of child labor was made in the tailoring business in Poland, and in agriculture and various -industries in Spain, Portugal, and South America. So it has been -for ages, though the employers listened Sunday after Sunday to the -Catholic gospel of justice. The ethic has been the same in all -ages; the practice has varied considerably, and the facts I have +industries in Spain, Portugal, and South America. So it has been +for ages, though the employers listened Sunday after Sunday to the +Catholic gospel of justice. The ethic has been the same in all +ages; the practice has varied considerably, and the facts I have given even in this short sketch show that the actual treatment of -the workers was always nearest to the ideal of justice where public -life was influenced by those whom the Church denounced.

+the workers was always nearest to the ideal of justice where public +life was influenced by those whom the Church denounced.p> -

Chapter IV

+<p> Chapter IVp> -

THE COMEDY OF CHRISTIAN SOCIALISM

+<p> THE COMEDY OF CHRISTIAN SOCIALISMp> -

I have found it necessary at this point to make a few -excursions into older history because it was impossible to ignore -the Pope's amazing statement that the workers enjoyed happier +<p> I have found it necessary at this point to make a few +excursions into older history because it was impossible to ignore +the pe = 'person'>Pope's amazing statement that the workers enjoyed happier conditions when the world was Catholic and that their modern -grievances are due to the collapse of Papal authority over a large -part of the earth. How Catholics tolerate such howlers and then -respectfully read articles in their press about the profound wisdom -and sagacity of the Popes is the one problem of Church life I have +grievances are due to the collapse of Papal authority over a large +part of the earth. How Catholics tolerate such howlers and then +respectfully read articles in their press about the profound wisdom +and sagacity of the pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Popes is the one problem of Church life I have never mastered. But let me remind the reader that this discussion -of the status of the workers is part of a broader study of the -Roman Church which we are making. The starting-point of it was: +of the status of the workers is part of a broader study of the +Roman Church which we are making. The starting-point of it was: What is the real nature of the Church of Rome, of the Black -International in particular, that it should enter into alliance

+International in particular, that it should enter into alliance p> -

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with the vilest forces of modern times? One of the difficulties of -the general public in entertaining this is that for 40 years -Catholic apologetic works in America have loudly boasted that their -Church has always been, and especially in Papal declarations during -the last half-century, the champion of Labor against greed. We have +<p>with the vilest forces of modern times? One of the difficulties of +the general public in entertaining this is that for 40 years +Catholic apologetic works in America have loudly boasted that their +Church has always been, and especially in Papal declarations during +the last half-century, the champion of Labor against greed. We have seen that it was, on the contrary, always in alliance with wealth -and greed and is in its present alliances merely pursuing its -normal policy.

+and greed and is in its present alliances merely pursuing its +normal policy.p> -

I imagine that after the war, when Socialism and Communism -spread once more, what is left of the Catholic Church will to a +<p> I imagine that after the war, when Socialism and Communism +spread once more, what is left of the Catholic Church will to a great extent turn to what is called Christian Socialism, and we may glance at it. The movement was, of course, never Socialistic, and -in so far as it was adopted in Catholic countries, it never used +in so far as it was adopted in Catholic countries, it never used the word Socialism. It was called Christian or Catholic Democracy -or Social Party, and its express purpose was to divert the workers -from Socialism, which Leo XIII condemned as emphatically in 1891 as +or Social Party, and its express purpose was to divert the workers +from Socialism, which pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII condemned as emphatically in 1891 as Pius XI did in 1931. The movement began in England in 1849 when -people still distinguished between the state Socialism of Marx, +people still distinguished between the state Socialism of pe = 'person'>Marx, which then had few adherents in Britain, and other varieties such -as Robert Owen's voluntary Socialism.

+as Robert pe = 'person'>Owen's voluntary Socialism.p> -

This British movement, founded by two clergymen of the Church -of England, Charles Kingsley and F.D. Maurice, assisted by the -barrister (of the same Church) Ludlow, which borrowed the title -Socialism as it was loosely used by the Owenites, never had a large -body of adherents and did not last long. Ludlow admitted that its +<p> This British movement, founded by two clergymen of the Church +of England, Charles Kingsley and F.D. Maurice, assisted by the +barrister (of the same Church) Ludlow, which borrowed the title +Socialism as it was loosely used by the pe = 'person'>Owenites, never had a large +body of adherents and did not last long. Ludlow admitted that its chief aim was "to Christianize Socialism," or to show the workers that they need not leave the Church because they demanded a -betterment of their condition. But it was a group of men and women +betterment of their condition. But it was a group of men and women who very sincerely felt that something must be done for the workers -when the Chartist movement so sensationally collapsed in 1848 and -it did render material services in education and in helping Trade -Unions and Cooperative Societies. It was continued in the Guild of +when the Chartist movement so sensationally collapsed in 1848 and +it did render material services in education and in helping Trade +Unions and Cooperative Societies. It was continued in the Guild of St. Matthew, which was closely associated with the "High" or Ritualist branch of the Church, and there was a less advanced -Christian Social Union.

+Christian Social Union.p> -

I once took the chair for a lecture by the Rev. Stewart +<p> I once took the chair for a lecture by the Rev. Stewart Headlam head of the Guild of St. Matthew, and the audience numbered -30 or 40. When we sipped a whisky and soda together afterwards he +30 or 40. When we sipped a whisky and soda together afterwards he said that he had given this eloquent lecture on "The Brotherhood of Men under the Fatherhood of God" a score of times and got almost no -response. Why? I discreetly reminded him that the Church had taught +response. Why? I discreetly reminded him that the Church had taught the Fatherhood of God just as dogmatically in the long ages of -tyranny and exploitation and suggested that perhaps the employers +tyranny and exploitation and suggested that perhaps the employers reflected that since the Father condemned his children to an eternal hell the little hell they gave their workers sometimes did -not matter much.

+not matter much.p> -

I need not trace the echoes of this movement in the religious +<p> I need not trace the echoes of this movement in the religious world of America -- the Christian Labor Union of 1872, the Knights of Labor, the Christian Social Union, etc. -- as Catholics were not involved in them. It was in Germany, after 1870, that the movement -which we generally call Christian Socialism spread amongst the +which we generally call Christian Socialism spread amongst the Catholic worker's. It was, of course, not merely not Socialism but -the very opposite of it, since the sole aim was to prevent Catholic

+the very opposite of it, since the sole aim was to prevent Catholicp> -

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workers from joining the Social Democrats. The whole movement, in +<p>workers from joining the Social Democrats. The whole movement, in Britain, America, and Germany, rather reminds us of the clergymen -who try to keep their young men and girls from wicked dance-halls -by arranging chaste dances or ping-pong games, with non-alcoholic -refreshments, in the parish hall.

+who try to keep their young men and girls from wicked dance-halls +by arranging chaste dances or ping-pong games, with non-alcoholic +refreshments, in the parish hall.p> -

It was more serious and more resolutely Catholic when it -spread to Austria. Its appropriation of the name Socialism was in -this case peculiarly ironical. Not only had it no sincere program -of improvement of the condition of the workers but it at first +<p> It was more serious and more resolutely Catholic when it +spread to Austria. Its appropriation of the name Socialism was in +this case peculiarly ironical. Not only had it no sincere program +of improvement of the condition of the workers but it at first consisted of violently anti-Socialist middle-class men, and it soon absorbed the Conservative body of Catholics. The urban workers, -especially at Vienna, were too well read in social history to be -duped by the romantic version of the Church's attitude to Labor -that the priests offered them and, as is well known, they passed -bodily to Socialism and in free elections won complete power over -Vienna and a few other towns year after year. It was particularly -exasperating for the Church because the Austrian workers were so -well behaved that it was in this case impossible to fabricate -stories of "Red atrocities." I spent a week amongst them at the -time when the depression and the mutilation of the country by -Versailles had brought upon Vienna such economic stringency that, -police-officials assured me, the patience of the workers was -strained to breaking point. I saw 10,000 armed police drawn across +especially at Vienna, were too well read in social history to be +duped by the romantic version of the Church's attitude to Labor +that the priests offered them and, as is well known, they passed +bodily to Socialism and in free elections won complete power over +Vienna and a few other towns year after year. It was particularly +exasperating for the Church because the Austrian workers were so +well behaved that it was in this case impossible to fabricate +stories of "Red atrocities." I spent a week amongst them at the +time when the depression and the mutilation of the country by +Versailles had brought upon Vienna such economic stringency that, +police-officials assured me, the patience of the workers was +strained to breaking point. I saw 10,000 armed police drawn across a short section of the Ring between the rich inner city and an industrial suburb. But not a clash occurred, though I verified that -half the workers suffered grave privation.

+half the workers suffered grave privation.p> -

It was therefore the policy of the church to hold the ignorant -and priest-ridden agricultural workers, which would ensure its +<p> It was therefore the policy of the church to hold the ignorant +and priest-ridden agricultural workers, which would ensure its control of the national government and so give it, in case of need, -power over the Socialist municipal governments. The title +power over the Socialist municipal governments. The title "Socialist" became farcical when the Catholic nobles and land- -owners were enlisted in the party and their influence over the -rural population secured, so we need not pay any attention to the -few ameliorative measures, such as agricultural cooperatives, which -they passed. But the story, as it developed, is so characteristic -of Vatican strategy that it is vitally relevant to the point we -are. considering.

+owners were enlisted in the party and their influence over the +rural population secured, so we need not pay any attention to the +few ameliorative measures, such as agricultural cooperatives, which +they passed. But the story, as it developed, is so characteristic +of Vatican strategy that it is vitally relevant to the point we +are. considering.p> -

In the stress of the terrible experiences of 1918 and 1919 the -so-called Christian Socialists cooperated amiably with the Social +<p> In the stress of the terrible experiences of 1918 and 1919 the +so-called Christian Socialists cooperated amiably with the Social Democrats in reconstituting the beggared Austrian state on a democratic basis, and then for a time they became, with this -immense rural backing, the chief party in the country. It was led -by a clerical professor, Seipel, whose position was much the same -as that of Dr. Ryan in the American Church. But with the capture of -the national government by the party it suited the Vatican to -forget that churchmen must not interfere in polities -- as a matter -of fact the Church never sacrifices a single opportunity to put a -priest at the head of a political party -- and Selpel became -Chancellor of the Austrian Republic and brought his party back to -the old bitter hostility to the Social Democrats.

+immense rural backing, the chief party in the country. It was led +by a clerical professor, Seipel, whose position was much the same +as that of Dr. pe = 'person'>Ryan in the American Church. But with the capture of +the national government by the party it suited the Vatican to +forget that churchmen must not interfere in polities -- as a matter +of fact the Church never sacrifices a single opportunity to put a +priest at the head of a political party -- and Selpel became +Chancellor of the Austrian Republic and brought his party back to +the old bitter hostility to the Social Democrats.p> -

The situation that immediately ensued was falsely represented, -as all Socialist constructive work was in the world-press and by -the Church, but historians of the period have made it clear. While -the Popes were blandly explaining that they opposed Socialism

+<p> The situation that immediately ensued was falsely represented, +as all Socialist constructive work was in the world-press and by +the Church, but historians of the period have made it clear. While +the pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Popes were blandly explaining that they opposed Socialism p> -

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because it mould not work and they therefore acted in the interest -of the race Austria presented the spectacle of a bankrupt and -totally inefficient national Catholic government, under a priest, -kept alive by loans from the League of Nations -- or subsidies from -the power which equally dreaded the success of the Socialists -- +<p>because it mould not work and they therefore acted in the interest +of the race Austria presented the spectacle of a bankrupt and +totally inefficient national Catholic government, under a priest, +kept alive by loans from the League of Nations -- or subsidies from +the power which equally dreaded the success of the Socialists -- while Vienna, under its Socialist administration and refused any -share in the international loans to the country, did such splendid -work for the people (especially in education and re-housing) that -an editorial in a Liberal London paper, the News-Chronicle -(February 12. 1935) pronounced it "as close to the ideal Platonic -Republic as the world has ever seen." I may recall that the present -Pope, who represented the Vatican in Germany for 12 years, was +share in the international loans to the country, did such splendid +work for the people (especially in education and re-housing) that +an editorial in a Liberal London paper, the News-Chronicle +(February 12. 1935) pronounced it "as close to the ideal Platonic +Republic as the world has ever seen." I may recall that the present +pe = 'person'>Pope, who represented the Vatican in Germany for 12 years, was familiar with all this, yet in the encyclical Quadragesimo anno, -which he issued in the name of the late Pope, he dwelt on the +which he issued in the name of the late pe = 'person'>Pope, he dwelt on the futility and danger to civilization of Socialism in the usual -Catholic manner.

+Catholic manner.p> -

Rome has only one effective answer in such cases, violence, -and in an earlier booklet of the past series I told what happened. -The Christian Socialist government, led by the priest-ridden and -piously unscrupulous Dollfuss, allied itself with the Fascists and -destroyed Social Democracy. It was the time when Hitler was -supposed to leave Austria in Mussolini's sphere of influence, and -the Papal encyclical of 1931 ordered Catholics, in effect, to adopt -the corporative state. As Hitler made public his real plans and his -growing power the Austrian Catholics split, many joining the Nazi -Greater Germany movement; and, when the triumph of the Nazis was -put beyond question the head of the Austrian Church, Cardinal +<p> Rome has only one effective answer in such cases, violence, +and in an earlier booklet of the past series I told what happened. +The Christian Socialist government, led by the priest-ridden and +piously unscrupulous Dollfuss, allied itself with the Fascists and +destroyed Social Democracy. It was the time when pe = 'person'>Hitler was +supposed to leave Austria in pe = 'person'>Mussolini's sphere of influence, and +the Papal encyclical of 1931 ordered Catholics, in effect, to adopt +the corporative state. As pe = 'person'>Hitler made public his real plans and his +growing power the Austrian Catholics split, many joining the Nazi +Greater Germany movement; and, when the triumph of the Nazis was +put beyond question the head of the Austrian Church, Cardinal Innitzer, threw off the mask and delivered the country to the Beast of Berchtesgaden. The long, and heroic struggle of the Austrian -workers was over. They passed under the vile tyranny of the Pope's -ideal corporative state and the Gestapo.

+workers was over. They passed under the vile tyranny of the pe = 'person'>Pope's +ideal corporative state and the Gestapo.p> -

Not less instructive is the development in Italy. Socialism -began to grow rapidly in that country in the last decade of the -19th Century. The situation here was peculiar because the Popes -had, since the Italian government had taken over the Papal States, -forbidden Catholics to take any part in national politicks. Leo -XIII had permitted them to enter municipal Polities and in 1905 the +<p> Not less instructive is the development in Italy. Socialism +began to grow rapidly in that country in the last decade of the +19th Century. The situation here was peculiar because the pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Popes +had, since the Italian government had taken over the Papal States, +forbidden Catholics to take any part in national politicks. pe = 'person'>Leo +XIII had permitted them to enter municipal Polities and in 1905 the sagacious Vatican was forced to acknowledge its blunder and remove -the ban altogether. Leo had, we saw, sourly ordered Italian -Catholics in 1902 to drop all concern about the living wage and +the ban altogether. pe = 'person'>Leo had, we saw, sourly ordered Italian +Catholics in 1902 to drop all concern about the living wage and industrial betterment and concentrate on the recovery of the -Temporal Power. The removal of the political ban reopened the -question of social activity, and a People's Party, a variant of -Christian Socialism, was established. Led by the priest Murri, it +Temporal Power. The removal of the political ban reopened the +question of social activity, and a People's Party, a variant of +Christian Socialism, was established. Led by the priest Murri, it was violently anti-Socialist -- see his work Battaglie d'Oggi -- -but it appealed to the people against a middle class which Murri -not unfairly represented as solidly opposed to the Church and had +but it appealed to the people against a middle class which Murri +not unfairly represented as solidly opposed to the Church and had to make increasing concessions to the demands for justice to the -workers. But Murri, though secretary to a cardinal, went on to +workers. But Murri, though secretary to a cardinal, went on to write in scathing terms about the higher Roman clergy themselves -and was excommunicated.

+and was excommunicated.p> -

The rapid advance of Socialism and Communism after the war -compelled the Vatican to reconsider its attitude and permit a new -extension of the Popular Party, or the Catholic Union of the People -of Italy. Women now had the franchise in Italy, and with their aid

+<p> The rapid advance of Socialism and Communism after the war +compelled the Vatican to reconsider its attitude and permit a new +extension of the Popular Party, or the Catholic Union of the People +of Italy. Women now had the franchise in Italy, and with their aid p> -

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the union might provide a political counterpoise to Socialism, It -could do this only by making concessions to the reform-program, and -under a new priest-leader, Luigi Sturzo, it became less and less +<p>the union might provide a political counterpoise to Socialism, It +could do this only by making concessions to the reform-program, and +under a new priest-leader, Luigi Sturzo, it became less and less ecclesiastical and more exigent in its demands for the workers. -Then came the rise of Fascism and the spirited fight of the +Then came the rise of Fascism and the spirited fight of the Fascists against the Socialists and Communists. Large numbers of -the Catholic party joined the Fascists -- one of them was in -Mussolini's first cabinet -- since they understood that the -Church's primary object was the destruction of Socialism, and -helped to put the Duce on the throne. The Vatican followed its -usual policy of having representatives in both camps as long as the -issue was doubtful.

+the Catholic party joined the Fascists -- one of them was in +pe = 'person'>Mussolini's first cabinet -- since they understood that the +Church's primary object was the destruction of Socialism, and +helped to put the Duce on the throne. The Vatican followed its +usual policy of having representatives in both camps as long as the +issue was doubtful.p> -

Seldes describes the situation in his work 'The Vatican,' +<p> Seldes describes the situation in his work 'The Vatican,' which is so lenient to Rome that I at first mistook its author for -a Catholic. In 1922 and 1923 the Catholic peasants of the Union +a Catholic. In 1922 and 1923 the Catholic peasants of the Union cracked Fascist skulls even more than the Socialists and Communists did in the daily fights. The struggle continued as fiercely as ever -although Mussolini seized power in 1922. We are again reminded of -the real usurpation of power by Mussolini and Hitler who never won -more than a minority of the people in free elections. Fascism in +although pe = 'person'>Mussolini seized power in 1922. We are again reminded of +the real usurpation of power by pe = 'person'>Mussolini and pe = 'person'>Hitler who never won +more than a minority of the people in free elections. Fascism in Italy was far outnumbered by the Catholic, Liberal, Socialist, and -Communist opposition. And we are equally reminded of the evil -wrought by the Vatican, Mussolini sent envoys to it with a promise -to make concessions to the Church if the Pope would condemn the -Popular Party. Alternatively he threatened Church property if the -Pope did not. So in June 1923 the Pope acted. Sturzo resigned his -leadership of the Party on the ground that priests must not -interfere in politics and retired to a monastery. The Party lost -ground, and at the final reconciliation of Mussolini with the +Communist opposition. And we are equally reminded of the evil +wrought by the Vatican, pe = 'person'>Mussolini sent envoys to it with a promise +to make concessions to the Church if the pe = 'person'>Pope would condemn the +Popular Party. Alternatively he threatened Church property if the +pe = 'person'>Pope did not. So in June 1923 the pe = 'person'>Pope acted. Sturzo resigned his +leadership of the Party on the ground that priests must not +interfere in politics and retired to a monastery. The Party lost +ground, and at the final reconciliation of pe = 'person'>Mussolini with the Church and his rich reward of it for its services it was entirely sacrificed. The workers of Italy, who had fought for their rights -for 140 years and sacrificed hundreds of thousands of lives passed, -with the Pope's solemn blessing, into the ignoble slavery of the -Corporative State.

+for 140 years and sacrificed hundreds of thousands of lives passed, +with the pe = 'person'>Pope's solemn blessing, into the ignoble slavery of the +Corporative State.p> -

It will now be apparent why, in spite of the tragic features -of the story, I speak of the Comedy of Christian Socialism. or -prevent its growth by luring workers to stay at a half-way house in -that direction, and in most forms it was bitterly opposed to +<p> It will now be apparent why, in spite of the tragic features +of the story, I speak of the Comedy of Christian Socialism. or +prevent its growth by luring workers to stay at a half-way house in +that direction, and in most forms it was bitterly opposed to Socialism. This is so far acknowledged that in most forms it -avoided the title Socialist and preferred Social Union or Christian +avoided the title Socialist and preferred Social Union or Christian Democracy; but if any reader is inclined to suggest on that account that I have no right to include these Catholic and Protestant movements under the title Christian Socialism let him consult, for -instance, so authoritative a work as The Encyclopedia of the Social -Sciences.

+instance, so authoritative a work as The Encyclopedia of the Social +Sciences.p> -

In speaking of comedy, however, I am thinking of the policy of -the Vatican in its occasional use of the movement. Pope Leo XIII -discovers in the twentieth year of his pontificate that Liberalism +<p> In speaking of comedy, however, I am thinking of the policy of +the Vatican in its occasional use of the movement. pe = 'person'>Pope pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII +discovers in the twentieth year of his pontificate that Liberalism has ruined the excellent status of the workers which his Church had -secured. That is comic enough, as I explained it is still more +secured. That is comic enough, as I explained it is still more ridiculous in the eye of any serious student of such matters because he knows that as long as the mass of the workers were uneducated it was mainly left to middle-class Liberals to win the -first installments of justice for them. Even Socialist writers

+first installments of justice for them. Even Socialist writers p> -

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often call the middle half of the 19th Century the Age of the -Benevolent Bourgeois. Irony apart, not only were great Socialist -pioneers like Marx, Engels, and Lasalle, middle-class men but there +<p>often call the middle half of the 19th Century the Age of the +Benevolent Bourgeois. Irony apart, not only were great Socialist +pioneers like pe = 'person'>Marx, Engels, and Lasalle, middle-class men but there is a very honorable list of Liberals in the fight -- the fight against the Conservatives and the Churches -- to liberate the workers from their medieval bondage. In England for instance, it -was middle-class Liberals like Owen, Place, Bentham, Brougham, etc. +was middle-class Liberals like pe = 'person'>Owen, pe = 'person'>Place, Bentham, Brougham, etc. -- who won education, shorter hours, and less ghastly working -conditions for them.

+conditions for them.p> -

It was the rise of Socialism and the threat to private -enterprise which caused the Liberals to raise the cry (as +<p> It was the rise of Socialism and the threat to private +enterprise which caused the Liberals to raise the cry (as shibboleth) that we must have "evolution not revolution" and -propose reform by installments. In other words, they invented the -program of moderate industrial reforms -- a living wage, shorter -hours, factory and workshop inspection, weekly rest and occasional +propose reform by installments. In other words, they invented the +program of moderate industrial reforms -- a living wage, shorter +hours, factory and workshop inspection, weekly rest and occasional holidays, etc. -- which the Christian Socialists took over. What is -more amusing is that it was just this program which the Pope took +more amusing is that it was just this program which the pe = 'person'>Pope took over from the Liberals, whom he heavily censured for their -wickedness to the workers, in 1891. The three points of his Charter -were commonplaces of Liberal literature by that time, and the +wickedness to the workers, in 1891. The three points of his Charter +were commonplaces of Liberal literature by that time, and the better Liberals had got beyond them and were demanding or favoring -schemes of insurance, pensions, and so on.

+schemes of insurance, pensions, and so on.p> -

But the ignorance of the literature of the subject displayed -in these Papal Encyclicals is well known to students of these +<p> But the ignorance of the literature of the subject displayed +in these Papal Encyclicals is well known to students of these matters. What is of more interest here is that American Catholic -apologists are still substantially in the stage of Leo XIII and +apologists are still substantially in the stage of pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII and still quote his encyclical as a grand revolutionary utterance. The -whole "social welfare" movement of the American Papal Church has -the same aim as Leo had, to distract men from Socialism or to keep -up the working-class membership of the Church, and, though some of +whole "social welfare" movement of the American Papal Church has +the same aim as pe = 'person'>Leo had, to distract men from Socialism or to keep +up the working-class membership of the Church, and, though some of its writers go farther than others, if there is anything like an -agreed body of teaching endorsed by the bishops it certainly does +agreed body of teaching endorsed by the bishops it certainly does not go beyond advanced Liberalism. It is now quite common for -writers who are Liberals even in the political sense to say that +writers who are Liberals even in the political sense to say that the age of Lassez-faire is over and the state must interfere in the -interest of the workers, but Popes and American Catholic writers on -social questions talk as if they had not noticed the developments -of the last quarter of a century.

+interest of the workers, but pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Popes and American Catholic writers on +social questions talk as if they had not noticed the developments +of the last quarter of a century.p> -

The broad plea of the apologists, when they are confronting -the workers and not preaching to their richer congregations, is +<p> The broad plea of the apologists, when they are confronting +the workers and not preaching to their richer congregations, is that the Church in its wisdom has established the truth midway, -between Liberalism and Socialism. I need not speak here of -Coughlin, who does not represent the Church and will be disowned -whenever it becomes expedient. The general position is that +between Liberalism and Socialism. I need not speak here of +Coughlin, who does not represent the Church and will be disowned +whenever it becomes expedient. The general position is that Liberalism does not go far enough while Socialism goes too far. It -enhances the comic aspect of the situation if you examine the -grounds on which they oppose Socialism. With a dry medieval -pedantry that must equally amuse the professor of ethics and the -professor of economics they prove by elaborate arguments that the -right of private ownership is asserted by "natural moral law," of +enhances the comic aspect of the situation if you examine the +grounds on which they oppose Socialism. With a dry medieval +pedantry that must equally amuse the professor of ethics and the +professor of economics they prove by elaborate arguments that the +right of private ownership is asserted by "natural moral law," of which God is the author, so Socialists who deny it are sinful or immoral. It is like chewing sawdust and has as much relation to the -actual problems of life as have arguments for a flat earth. You -would hardly expect verbal camouflage of this sort to hide even -from a sophomore the fact that Rome really hates Socialism because

+actual problems of life as have arguments for a flat earth. You +would hardly expect verbal camouflage of this sort to hide even +from a sophomore the fact that Rome really hates Socialism because p> -

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freethinking generally accompanies it and because the use of the +<p>freethinking generally accompanies it and because the use of the Church's international machinery to check the growth of Socialism -keeps it in alliance with the rich, the privileged and the -powerful. The Catholic position never was between Liberalism and -Socialism, but Rome found it expedient to let bodies of Catholics -take up a position between Liberalism and complete reaction.

+keeps it in alliance with the rich, the privileged and the +powerful. The Catholic position never was between Liberalism and +Socialism, but Rome found it expedient to let bodies of Catholics +take up a position between Liberalism and complete reaction.p> -

The irony is now complete. The Church swings back to reaction -under the impression that it is going to recover world-power and -leaves the American apologists looking very foolish as they still -chant the praises of the Papal Charters of Labor. It was possible -to conceal from the public the way in which Leo XIII emphatically +<p> The irony is now complete. The Church swings back to reaction +under the impression that it is going to recover world-power and +leaves the American apologists looking very foolish as they still +chant the praises of the Papal Charters of Labor. It was possible +to conceal from the public the way in which pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII emphatically withdrew his Charter of the Rights of the Workers. This was done in -a letter to the bishops and priests of Italy, and the foreign -press, which had been enthusiastic about Leo's "revolutionary" +a letter to the bishops and priests of Italy, and the foreign +press, which had been enthusiastic about pe = 'person'>Leo's "revolutionary" utterance in 1891, would offend Catholics if it noticed the -retraction of 1902. The same attempt was made to keep the American -(and British) public unaware of the really revolutionary encyclical +retraction of 1902. The same attempt was made to keep the American +(and British) public unaware of the really revolutionary encyclical of 1931, in which Catholic workers are told that they must join -syndicates or corporations which are overshadowed by corporations -of the employers and drastically subject to the state, which will -not permit strikes. I have read French and German translations of +syndicates or corporations which are overshadowed by corporations +of the employers and drastically subject to the state, which will +not permit strikes. I have read French and German translations of this encyclical but found none in English, though the very idea of an encyclical is that it is addressed to all nations and must be -translated into all their languages.

+translated into all their languages.p> -

The wheel has turned full circle. For fourteen centuries the +<p> The wheel has turned full circle. For fourteen centuries the Church was on the side of the masters and had nothing to say about -the pitiful condition of the workers. Owing to the victory of +the pitiful condition of the workers. Owing to the victory of reaction over the French Revolution this lasted until the middle of -the 19th Century. Some of the Churches then began to propose half- +the 19th Century. Some of the Churches then began to propose half- measures to conciliate the workers, but the Church of Rome was the -last to patronize even these half measures. At the end of the last +last to patronize even these half measures. At the end of the last century, however, the Vatican began to wonder whether the -emancipation of the workers was not, like democracy, likely to be -permanent and it began to trim in such countries as it thought this -profitable. The monstrous progress of reaction and decay of +emancipation of the workers was not, like democracy, likely to be +permanent and it began to trim in such countries as it thought this +profitable. The monstrous progress of reaction and decay of idealism in the last ten years have given it courage and it boldly -enjoins the Catholic world to run up the pirate-flag of the Fascist +enjoins the Catholic world to run up the pirate-flag of the Fascist state. One Catholic country after another obeys, but in America the -slick apologists conceal the Papal orders and continue to drone +slick apologists conceal the Papal orders and continue to drone that the Roman Church is, and always was, the angel with a flaming -sword that keeps the greedy and the exploiter out of their medieval -paradise.

+sword that keeps the greedy and the exploiter out of their medieval +paradise.p> -

Chapter V

+<p> Chapter Vp> -

THE CHURCHES AND RACIAL INJUSTICE

+<p> THE CHURCHES AND RACIAL INJUSTICEp> -

Some day the students of the sociology-class will puzzle over -this controversy of our time as to who helped or who did not help +<p> Some day the students of the sociology-class will puzzle over +this controversy of our time as to who helped or who did not help workers. They will read that before the end of the 19th Century -manhood suffrage or complete democracy was established nearly +manhood suffrage or complete democracy was established nearly everywhere, and that the workers were something like four-fifths of -the adult voting males. Why need anybody help them? Yon know the -answer. Broadly, they helped themselves. The great advance of -social and labor legislation, of municipal services, etc., from

+the adult voting males. Why need anybody help them? Yon know the +answer. Broadly, they helped themselves. The great advance of +social and labor legislation, of municipal services, etc., from p> -

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1890 onward was due to their pressure. What Leo XIII said had no -more influence on the development than Emerson's essays and less -than Maeterlinck's essays. It was not until the Popes returned to -reaction that they had a real influence on contemporary life.

+<p>1890 onward was due to their pressure. What pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Leo XIII said had no +more influence on the development than Emerson's essays and less +than Maeterlinck's essays. It was not until the pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Popes returned to +reaction that they had a real influence on contemporary life.p> -

The conception of the Pope as a beneficent and highly -effective moral power protecting "be weak from injustice is on a +<p> The conception of the pe = 'person'>Pope as a beneficent and highly +effective moral power protecting "be weak from injustice is on a level with the medieval myth of the knight-errant. I have read large numbers of medieval chronicles and never came across the figure of a knight-errant, a knight who even occasionally set out from the castle to rescue the distressed and smite the cartiff. -Naturally it would be a left-handed compliment to their religion if +Naturally it would be a left-handed compliment to their religion if we had to say that one in a hundred of them did this, but all real authorities on the Middle Ages seem to have found, like myself, that the figure is a sheer myth largely founded on the silly -Spanish fiction, which Cervantes caricatures in Don Quixote. As -Prof. Medley says in Traills' Social England, if a knight met a -maid unprotected on the road he raped her; and I differ from the -learned professor only in this that according to all the leading +Spanish fiction, which Cervantes caricatures in Don Quixote. As +Prof. Medley says in Traills' Social England, if a knight met a +maid unprotected on the road he raped her; and I differ from the +learned professor only in this that according to all the leading authorities on woman in the Middle Ages she is not likely to have -waited to be raped. In fact, if I were malicious I would press -further the parallel of the knight errant and the Pope. According -to all the historians of the time the knight spent his days roaming -the land, not to give help, but to acquire wealth in such ways. ... -But I will not be tempted to any unkind things of the Church to +waited to be raped. In fact, if I were malicious I would press +further the parallel of the knight errant and the pe = 'person'>Pope. According +to all the historians of the time the knight spent his days roaming +the land, not to give help, but to acquire wealth in such ways. ... +But I will not be tempted to any unkind things of the Church to which I once belonged and, stodgy as the work may be, let us return -to the statement of facts.

+to the statement of facts.p> -

And just to complete the record we may glance at other victims -of medieval oppression and exploitation who, being minorities, -really needed a champion after the workers had become strong. This -should not apply to women seeing that they are half the adult-race, +<p> And just to complete the record we may glance at other victims +of medieval oppression and exploitation who, being minorities, +really needed a champion after the workers had become strong. This +should not apply to women seeing that they are half the adult-race, but it does; and they had the greater claim on the assistance of the Roman Church from the fact that they have been through all the -modern age of increasing skepticism more loyal and more generous to -the priests than the men. It would seem too big a subject to engage -upon at the tall-end of a booklet but we, may simplify it. A -chapter in my How Freethinkers made Notable Contributions to +modern age of increasing skepticism more loyal and more generous to +the priests than the men. It would seem too big a subject to engage +upon at the tall-end of a booklet but we, may simplify it. A +chapter in my How Freethinkers made Notable Contributions to Civilization sketches the fight against injustice to woman, which -mean's far more than the refusal of political rights, and shows -that in America the leaders -- F. D'Arusmont, L. Mott, the Grimkes, +mean's far more than the refusal of political rights, and shows +that in America the leaders -- F. D'Arusmont, L. Mott, the Grimkes, A. Kelly, L. Coleman, M.J. Gage, L.M. Child. E. Rose, H. Gardener, -C.C. Stanton, and S.B. Anthony were for the most part Deists (in +C.C. Stanton, and S.B. Anthony were for the most part Deists (in the early stage) or Atheists, and that in any case there was not a Catholic amongst them. Priests jeered at their crusade. It was the -same in England and Europe generally. I enlisted in the fight, +same in England and Europe generally. I enlisted in the fight, lecturing and writing for the women, about 1900, and in the whole -20 years never heard of a priest or even a prominent Catholic woman -who helped. Once, near the end I was invited to address in London -the Irish (presumably Catholic) Women's Suffrage Society. I got no +20 years never heard of a priest or even a prominent Catholic woman +who helped. Once, near the end I was invited to address in London +the Irish (presumably Catholic) Women's Suffrage Society. I got no audience and was told that anyway it would not have meant more than half a dozen Catholic girls. I trust I am not misinformed but I was told that the one nominally Catholic woman in the movement, Mrs. -Despard, had left the Church.

+Despard, had left the Church.p> -

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Let us try the Jews. I read lately that there is a sort of -circus-group going about America consisting of a Catholic priest, +<p> Let us try the Jews. I read lately that there is a sort of +circus-group going about America consisting of a Catholic priest, a Protestant minister, and a Jewish rabbi telling from a common -platform how Christian's and Jews love each other. Adversity has +platform how Christian's and Jews love each other. Adversity has made stranger bedfellows than this holy trinity. It is just a sign of a wintry age, for Churches. Jews, like the workers, have had to -fight themselves for emancipation from the Christian tyranny and -exploitation which lasted from the Dark Age to our own time, and -which the Pope's allies are restoring. There is a persistent +fight themselves for emancipation from the Christian tyranny and +exploitation which lasted from the Dark Age to our own time, and +which the pe = 'person'>Pope's allies are restoring. There is a persistent statement in Catholic literature that the knights-errant of the -Vatican always protected the Jews. From whom? Certainly not from +Vatican always protected the Jews. From whom? Certainly not from the Moslem, who were most friendly with them, and not, until this -perversity of human nature which we call Nazism began from the -modern skeptical states in which some Jews have grown rich and -powerful. I looked up the learned Catholic Encyclopedia and In -support of this statement of the apologists it quoted five Popes. -Look up what the Jews have to say about those five "champions" of -their race in Graetz's standard 'History of the Jews.' He shows -that four of the five made great financial profit out of the Jews -and the fifth was harsh and cruel to them but protested against the -infamous popular massacres of them.

+perversity of human nature which we call Nazism began from the +modern skeptical states in which some Jews have grown rich and +powerful. I looked up the learned Catholic Encyclopedia and In +support of this statement of the apologists it quoted five pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Popes. +Look up what the Jews have to say about those five "champions" of +their race in Graetz's standard 'History of the Jews.' He shows +that four of the five made great financial profit out of the Jews +and the fifth was harsh and cruel to them but protested against the +infamous popular massacres of them.p> -

I have a long essay on Anti-Semitism in Christian times in No. -2 of 'The Appeal to Reason Library.' To sum it in a few lines, the -Jews were from the 5th to the 11th Century despised and badly +<p> I have a long essay on Anti-Semitism in Christian times in No. +2 of 'The Appeal to Reason Library.' To sum it in a few lines, the +Jews were from the 5th to the 11th Century despised and badly treated in Christian countries as the murderers of Christ, while in -Arab Spain, Sicily, and Persia they had complete freedom, except -when fanatics got power, and made equal contribution with the Arabs -to the culture and prosperity of the great civilization. From 1100 +Arab Spain, Sicily, and Persia they had complete freedom, except +when fanatics got power, and made equal contribution with the Arabs +to the culture and prosperity of the great civilization. From 1100 to 1500 they suffered such savage treatment in Christian countries that the number of victims of massacres is estimated to exceed a -million. The great oracle of the Middle Ages, the Thomas Aquinas +million. The great oracle of the Middle Ages, the pe = 'person'>Thomas Aquinas who is now said to have been so modern in sentiment -- we will -consider that in the next book -- instructed, a Christian princess +consider that in the next book -- instructed, a Christian princess that they were the "slaves" of Christians and it was not unjust to -seize their wealth. The Reformation brought some improvement, but -it was the growing skepticism of countries like England, Holland, -and France that inspired a more humane attitude. In short the -Church of Rome had idly contemplated a monstrous cruel racial +seize their wealth. The Reformation brought some improvement, but +it was the growing skepticism of countries like England, Holland, +and France that inspired a more humane attitude. In short the +Church of Rome had idly contemplated a monstrous cruel racial injustice for 1400 years and has never given a clear moral lead to -its followers, as is amply proved by the birth of modern Anti- -Semitism in Catholic Austria and the recurrence of pogroms in other -Catholic countries. It has been said in reference, to the collapse -of civilization in the Dark Age: "The Popes finished what the Huns +its followers, as is amply proved by the birth of modern Anti- +Semitism in Catholic Austria and the recurrence of pogroms in other +Catholic countries. It has been said in reference, to the collapse +of civilization in the Dark Age: "The pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Popes finished what the Huns had begun." We may say of the sufferings of the Jews in the last -ten years: The Huns finished what the Popes began.

+ten years: The Huns finished what the pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Popes began.p> -

Finally, there is the question of the colored folk in America. -We have here a problem the solution of which requires a delicate +<p> Finally, there is the question of the colored folk in America. +We have here a problem the solution of which requires a delicate balance of social sagacity and moral sentiment. When, during the fifty years that the Roman Church in America has claimed to be a -moral power that could contribute materially, in fact uniquely, to +moral power that could contribute materially, in fact uniquely, to the national guidance have its leaders made a clear and categorical -pronouncement on the Negro question, on which whole libraries were -written? Dubois and, other spokesmen of the colored Americans have +pronouncement on the Negro question, on which whole libraries were +written? Dubois and, other spokesmen of the colored Americans have declared that Catholics are amongst the most stubborn of their -opponents. We may surely at least say that Catholics as a body,

+opponents. We may surely at least say that Catholics as a body, p> -

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clerical and lay, have shown and show no superior moral and +<p>clerical and lay, have shown and show no superior moral and humanitarian feeling to others. They have insisted on the removal of the colored folk from contact with them, often even in church, -just like others.

+just like others.p> -

The problem of the colored population in the United States is +<p> The problem of the colored population in the United States is notoriously the sequel to one of the most monstrous racial crimes of modern times. In that crime England came to take as active a -part as Catholic countries, but it is just to take into account the -fact that it was drawn in by the vast profit which Spain and +part as Catholic countries, but it is just to take into account the +fact that it was drawn in by the vast profit which Spain and Portugal, the originators of the traffic in African flesh and blood, derived from it. This brought the question of black slavery -well within the sphere of Rome's moral jurisdiction and kept it -there even after Britain and America had emancipated the slaves. +well within the sphere of Rome's moral jurisdiction and kept it +there even after Britain and America had emancipated the slaves. Where will you find the luminous wisdom, the austere and -uncompromising idealism, of the Papacy on that subject? It emerges +uncompromising idealism, of the Papacy on that subject? It emerges clearly from all the controversy on the subject that the crime had -two ecclesiastical roots apart from the greed of Spanish and +two ecclesiastical roots apart from the greed of Spanish and Portuguese traders. The clergy decided that since the conversion of -the Amer-indian's was checked by the imposition of forced labor it -was expedient (for the good of the Church) to employ Africans, and +the Amer-indian's was checked by the imposition of forced labor it +was expedient (for the good of the Church) to employ Africans, and that the cruelty and misery which this involved for the Africans -was compensated by the fact that it brought them into the Church +was compensated by the fact that it brought them into the Church outside of which -- as the Church then taught -- there was no -salvation.

+salvation.p> -

A point which is never made in the endless controversy on this -subject -- at least I have never found it mentioned except by the -Rev. Dr. Agate in the Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics -- is -that slavery was the more easily imposed upon the Africans because +<p> A point which is never made in the endless controversy on this +subject -- at least I have never found it mentioned except by the +Rev. Dr. Agate in the Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics -- is +that slavery was the more easily imposed upon the Africans because the Church had never condemned it. Most writers on the subject imagine a long interval between what they call ancient slavery and, the beginning of the African slave-trade; some, in fact many, -suppose that, through the efforts of the Church of Rome, slavery -had died with the pagan Romans. There was, on the contrary, as Dr. -Agate shows, a continuous traffic in slaves. It was one of the +suppose that, through the efforts of the Church of Rome, slavery +had died with the pagan Romans. There was, on the contrary, as Dr. +Agate shows, a continuous traffic in slaves. It was one of the chief industries, in the west of England (in Irish slaves) in the 10th Century, and it flourished in north Italy until the middle of the 15th Century, when the Turks destroyed the commerce of the -Venetians and the Genoese. The heirs of these, the Spanish and +Venetians and the Genoese. The heirs of these, the Spanish and Portuguese, merely transferred the traffic to the Atlantic. No -Papal or theological pronouncement forbade them. Thomas Aquinas -had, like Augustine, put the seal of Catholic scholarship upon it.

+Papal or theological pronouncement forbade them. pe = 'person'>Thomas Aquinas +had, like pe = 'person'>Augustine, put the seal of Catholic scholarship upon it.p> -

As to the abolition of the traffic we never find the Roman +<p> As to the abolition of the traffic we never find the Roman Church mentioned amongst the claimants of merit. It was not even a -moral problem in Catholic lands until the French revolutionaries, -whom the Pope anathematized, condemned it in their colonies. The +moral problem in Catholic lands until the French revolutionaries, +whom the pe = 'person'>Pope anathematized, condemned it in their colonies. The moral guide of the universe failed to see what a Protestant -apologist has called "the blackest crime of modern times." It was -only in the light of a skeptical age that the Popes realized that -the brotherhood of man implied that all men, white, black, and -yellow, Are brothers and had a right to freedom and a decent life.

+apologist has called "the blackest crime of modern times." It was +only in the light of a skeptical age that the pe = 'person'>pe = 'person'>Popes realized that +the brotherhood of man implied that all men, white, black, and +yellow, Are brothers and had a right to freedom and a decent life.p> -

We might extend this inquiry over other fields. When did Rome -condemn that cruel and stultifying employment of children which +<p> We might extend this inquiry over other fields. When did Rome +condemn that cruel and stultifying employment of children which continued through Catholic ages and survives in full horror in -Catholic countries? Why is there not a word of rebuke of it in the

+Catholic countries? Why is there not a word of rebuke of it in the p> -

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wonderful Charters of the Rights of Labor? The people of half of -Europe are virtually enslaved to Germany today, the whips of the -Gestapo replacing the whips of the ancient galley-slave overseers. -What has Rome said about it? Japan astonishes the world by the -savagery of its treatment of the helpless, and the Vatican enters -into closer diplomatic relations with it. But we will be content to -have made one point clear. The Vatican has never helped the workers -because its natural alliance is with the exploiters of the workers. -Its apologists plead that it must look always to "the good of the -Church." Yes, just as the managers of a corporation assign as the -first principle of all employers to work for the good of the firm --- for its advancement in wealth and power. So it has always been; -and if the line of Papal policy has shown some strange deviations +<p>wonderful Charters of the Rights of Labor? The people of half of +Europe are virtually enslaved to Germany today, the whips of the +Gestapo replacing the whips of the ancient galley-slave overseers. +What has Rome said about it? Japan astonishes the world by the +savagery of its treatment of the helpless, and the Vatican enters +into closer diplomatic relations with it. But we will be content to +have made one point clear. The Vatican has never helped the workers +because its natural alliance is with the exploiters of the workers. +Its apologists plead that it must look always to "the good of the +Church." Yes, just as the managers of a corporation assign as the +first principle of all employers to work for the good of the firm +-- for its advancement in wealth and power. So it has always been; +and if the line of Papal policy has shown some strange deviations and meanderings in the last 50 years the cause is quite clearly -seen in the development of contemporary life. For the moment it is -back on the straight line. The corporative state makes and works a -serf under the feudal tyranny of masters and pastors.

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ONE SOUND CATHOLIC BOAST - WE NEVER CHANGE

-

by Joseph McCabe

+

by Joseph McCabe

HALDEMAN-JULIUS PUBLICATIONS GIRARD -- : -- KANSAS

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@

THE HELL-ETHIC AND MODERN PSYCHOLOGY

It is not long since we were all laughing at a crazy film -titled "Hellzapoppin." Probably the most sedate amongst us really +titled "Hellzapoppin." Probably the most sedate amongst us really enjoyed the overture -- or ought we to call it the Sacred Prelude? -- giving us an up-to-date picture of the hectic life in the underworld. My mind, when I saw it, recalled a little old 14th- @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ on the wall, in a remarkable state of preservation, an immense fresco of life on the earth and beneath it which pious hands had painted on it nearly 600 years ago; and believe me, Hollywood might have taken the lower part of the fresco as the model for the -prelude to "Hellzapoppin." But if you had smiled at the picture in +prelude to "Hellzapoppin." But if you had smiled at the picture in the 14th Century, as we do today, you would have been dispatched to your destination prematurely.

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ or aristocratic Washington, to hear the preacher tell about the legions of devils that hunger for their souls and the vast lakes of fire underground into which they may slip at any moment.

-

Come, Mr. McCabe, some of you will say, it is nearly half a +

Come, Mr. McCabe, some of you will say, it is nearly half a century since you left the Church of Rome and in that swift-moving half-century it has doubtless changed considerably. If you think so, ask a child from a Catholic school, any school, whether or no @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ raging for my soul" and dab themselves with holy water to keep the devils away. Read any book you like about Catholic doctrine today, and you will find that the dogma of eternal torment, to which all over the age of seven are liable, is as binding as it was in days -of the Council of Trent or is in any chapel in Kentucky or Georgia, +of the Council of Trent or is in any chapel in Kentucky or Georgia, and that the belief in devils -- swarms of them -- is as fresh and childlike as it was in ancient Babylon in the days of Hammurabi 4,000 years ago.

@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ fundamental dogmas and promised me that he would speak out. He opened with an article in which he rejected the dogma of hell. And he was at once excommunicated and was driven to death by the fury of the Black International that erupted; though my professor of -theology, Father D. Fleming, one of the most learned priests in -London, and my professor of philosophy, Msgr. (later Cardinal) +theology, Father D. Fleming, one of the most learned priests in +London, and my professor of philosophy, Msgr. (later Cardinal) Mercier, had told me and him that they agreed with him.

If any one of those few professors of science who today call @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ that little 14th-century church in the heart of rural Britain. Nay, if you know social history, it takes you back to the dark-skinned curly-locked folk in long woolen tunics who confessed their sin's to the priests and sought to dodge the innumerable devils in the -courtyard round the pyramid-temple of Marduk in ancient Babylon.

+courtyard round the pyramid-temple of Marduk in ancient Babylon.

I wish a few folk at Hollywood would read some of the essays or sermons in this 'Call to Catholic Action.' They are cursing -- @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ does not really want this kind of thing, you know." Yet here are the leaders of Catholic Action warning their followers that the American movies are the chief agency of the devil. Here is a celibate (we hope) monk with the sound American name of Father -Schmiedeler who describes what a hell city life is in America. It +Schmiedeler who describes what a hell city life is in America. It appears that the good monk thinks that life in small towns and villages is more virtuous. ... Anyhow here is his description of the city:

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ that one may seriously doubt if one preacher in three really believes in hell and the devil or honestly shudders at the thought of the world and the flesh. Certainly the overwhelming majority of the Fundamentalist preachers of hell believe that the New Testament -is the Word of God, and the Gospels and Paul very clearly teach the +is the Word of God, and the Gospels and Paul very clearly teach the dogma of eternal punishment. The Roman clergy on the other hand, no matter what proportion of them you regard as sincere, have mainly a professional interest in the belief. It is not only the chief @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ been reserved for kings and nobles, until about B.C. 1400. No one professes to find any change in the light morals of the Egyptian workers and middle class when this idea that they had a risky chance of an eternal bliss was extended to them, and the late Prof. -Breasted used to say this was because the post-mortem risk was +Breasted used to say this was because the post-mortem risk was practically abolished by the priests, through their sale of charms land spells, in the same breath in which they gave the people the glorious promise of immortality, of which they do not seem to have @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ taken any serious notice.

It is much the same in Catholic theology. For a hundred years or more the first Christian communities were very solemn little groups of folk who really thought a lot about sin and hell. Then -the Roman Popes, particularly the blackguardly Papal adventurer +the Roman Popes, particularly the blackguardly Papal adventurer "St." Callistus I (207-22), discovered that they could absolve from any sin of any size or hue if you confessed it to a priest, and Roman Christian life -- I am quoting one of them -- became more @@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ The hell-ethic never did produce nice types of character. "Saints" are not people who were so very, very good because they feared hell. And nowadays it is worse education than ever. The boy or girl has been taught for year's to take it mighty seriously, and then he -or she goes to see "Hellzapoppin" and hears nine-tenths of the +or she goes to see "Hellzapoppin" and hears nine-tenths of the audience roar with laughter. I am not very familiar with jail- circles, though have corresponded with criminals in San Quentin, but I believe that the large Catholic population in Sing Sing or @@ -356,9 +356,9 @@ princely publication of the American Church, the doctrine of hell, leaving out for the moment the question of its eternity and apart, of course, from these disreputable Atheists, "has never yet [19101 met any opposition worthy of mention." Yes, I assure you I cleaned -my glasses specially to read it again. Dean Farrer, the greatest +my glasses specially to read it again. Dean Farrer, the greatest preacher of the Church of England, denied it in the pulpit of St. -Paul's Cathedral in 1878, and the rejection has spread so far in +Paul's Cathedral in 1878, and the rejection has spread so far in his Church and the sister Church in America that at the Lambert Conference of 1930 the combined British and American bishops virtually cut it out of the catechism. We will say nothing about @@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ greater numbers of theologians" teach.

I still remember one such gem; and it is not a reminiscence of boyhood. but part of an address to the monks of my monastery -- I was then about 26 and a professor -- delivered with great solemnity -by the learned Fr. David Fleming who, he later let me know, did not +by the learned Fr. David Fleming who, he later let me know, did not believe in hell. The burning, he said, was so intense that if there were a ladder of infinite length reaching up from the pit and every rung was a razor but there was a cup-full of water at the top the @@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ damned would jostle each other in their eagerness to mount it. The Catholic is not compelled to believe in the fire but "he is compelled to believe that these disembodied souls or "pure spirits" are punished for all eternity by some variety of "sensory torture" -(paena memus). So if you prefer to think of a combination of +(paena memus). So if you prefer to think of a combination of intense thirst, toothache. sciatica, racks, thumbscrews, etc., instead of fire, go to it. The Chinese have nothing on theme Roman interpreters of what they call "God's holy purposes." Historians @@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ always breathed by your neighbors you will gather how the horrid possibility weighs upon the mind of the race. Now it is a very trite expression of Catholic literature that the Church is "the Ark of Salvation" -- an allusion, of course, to the ancient Sumerian -folk-story of the Ut-Napishtim and the Deluge -- and the question

+folk-story of the Ut-Napishtim and the Deluge -- and the question

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ the Black International and their influence in the general Catholic attitude.

In the Calvert Handbook which, you will remember, is sponsored -by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler and other high academic authorities, +by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler and other high academic authorities, this is the theme of the first article, and it is one of the most dishonest of the bunch. The Church, it insists, certainly does not say that outside of it there is no salvation. In proof of this the @@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ statement that it covers Protestants who know the Church well and loathe it need not be examined. Turn to the more authoritative Catholic Encyclopedia, and you will find that the spokesman selected to tell America what the Church really holds, not an -anonymous journalist but the Rev. Prof. Pohle (article +anonymous journalist but the Rev. Prof. Pohle (article "Toleration"), not only admits that it is sound Catholic doctrine that "outside the Church there is no salvation" but proves the justice of it with all the rigor of ideal Catholic logic. Here I @@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ obscene, swinish, loathsome, revolting, etc., etc. The novelist who speaks lightly of it has a mind like a sewer, a cesspool, or a sty. Those pictures in which you see the dainty, fascinating, glamorous ladies of Hollywood, who seem to bring a current of fresh air into -your jaded mind once or twice a week, really (Father Schmiedeler +your jaded mind once or twice a week, really (Father Schmiedeler assures you) exhale a "growing stench."

Bank of Wisdom @@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ with a gigantic industry that was disseminating the doctrines of pagan morality." He hints that he and others marshalled the pure maids of his Church in a Legion of Decency and they used their box- office power to change all that, but on another page of the same -book Fr. Schmiedeler says that the "stench" increases year by year. +book Fr. Schmiedeler says that the "stench" increases year by year. Another priest similarly describes practically the whole of American fiction.

@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ nostrils is because they are cultured. However, the next writer in this important Catholic book relieves the gloom. There has been a great Catholic literary revival in the last ten years. As its greatest writers he names C. Dawson, C. Hollis, Fr. Darcy, Fr. R. -Knox, K. Adam, J. Maritain, and Sigrid Undset! Apparently he still +Knox, K. Adam, J. Maritain, and Sigrid Undset! Apparently he still could not find one, even on his liberal scale, in America. He had to sweep all Europe to get these seven second -- or third-raters together.

@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ organization has been fighting them for more than ten years, what would they be if there had not been this check on them? Do they or do they not reflect American life and sentiment? But let us be serious. Artists give America what it wants -- what the -overwhelming majority of people want. Suspend your League of +overwhelming majority of people want. Suspend your League of Decency and Holy Family and all the other censorships for five years and see how the public like a freer art and literature.

@@ -661,13 +661,13 @@ colored woman's fear of "haunts."

There are two main roots of the anti-sex attitude, and both thrive only on ignorance. The Catholic is, like the Protestant, bound to appeal to the bible, but the modern mind wants to know how -it got into the bible. It is a fundamental idea of the Pauline -Epistles rather than the Gospels. Indeed, it is, comparatively to -other moral ideas, so infrequently stressed in the Gospels that in +it got into the bible. It is a fundamental idea of the Pauline +Epistles rather than the Gospels. Indeed, it is, comparatively to +other moral ideas, so infrequently stressed in the Gospels that in recent year's certain Christian ministers have publicly claimed -that Jesus taught no obligation of chastity. That is, in the mouth -of one who sees a biographical value in the Gospels, an -exaggeration. In fact if we regard Jesus as an Essenian monk who +that Jesus taught no obligation of chastity. That is, in the mouth +of one who sees a biographical value in the Gospels, an +exaggeration. In fact if we regard Jesus as an Essenian monk who became convinced that the end of the world was near and went about warning folk, it is inevitable that he should include chastity among the major virtues, because the Essenians had, and they had @@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ of Morals, etc.) made extensive research into the development of the feeling and shown that, as is not disputed, it was embodied in religion's in ancient Egypt (Serapeans, Isisites, etc.), Syria and Judaea (Essenians, Therapeuts), Babylonia (Esmun, Ishtar), Persia -(Zarathustra), Asia Minor (Diana of Ephesus), and Greece +(Zarathustra), Asia Minor (Diana of Ephesus), and Greece (Pythagoras, Plato, etc.) centuries before the beginning of the Christian Era. This vast region had earlier been the great area of the cult of the Mother-Earth goddess which was intensely phallic @@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ antithesis of creative God and creative devil of spirit and flesh,

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first appeared amongst the Persian and cognate tribes on the hills -overlooking Mesopotamia, and the influence of this Zorastrian +overlooking Mesopotamia, and the influence of this Zorastrian religion on the whole area (Egypt, Judaea, Greece, etc.) when the Persians conquered it is not disputed.

@@ -718,10 +718,10 @@ Babylonian story which the Jews had inserted in Geneses to mean that God had made even the flesh pure (in some mysterious sense) and put a curse on sex only when "man ate the forbidden fruit!"

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So the chief reason why Jesus and Paul, like so many +

So the chief reason why Jesus and Paul, like so many philosophers (Pythagorean's, Stoics of the religious wing, Platonists, etc.) and theologies (Essenian, Serapean, Mithranist, -Manichaen, etc.) of the time came to frown upon sex, as a necessary +Manichaen, etc.) of the time came to frown upon sex, as a necessary evil from which the superior person would shrink, is quite worthless. The second reason, which is rather a pretext invented by modern theologians and moralists, to cover the weakness of the @@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ much power. Greater freedom in thinking and speaking about sex means a new strength, not a new weakness. We have done with the amiable hypocrisies of our predecessors, whose shows blushed one night over the fate that is worse than death and the tragedy of Our -Nell and the next night revelled in exhibition's that the modern +Nell and the next night revelled in exhibition's that the modern police would not permit.

The very fact that the new attitude is so general -- that in @@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ consciously perceive that there is no such law. The general public know nothing, of course, of the wide research and close reasoning on which the new ethic is based; just as the majority of church- folk know nothing of the logic and reasoning by which priests make -ethical and theological mountains out of the Gospel molehills. But +ethical and theological mountains out of the Gospel molehills. But in the freer atmosphere they use their common sense on the hell- and-devil view of human nature, and large numbers of them now read a literature which confirms their common-sense conclusions. @@ -799,13 +799,13 @@ the real dynamo of their activity.

I have in various works expressed the opinion that a time will come when the Black International will abandon their campaign against the world of the flesh and discover that their medieval -Church gave the world a splendid lead in what D'Annunzio called a +Church gave the world a splendid lead in what D'Annunzio called a "magnificent sensuality" and glorification of the flesh. It would be but one more revolution in the sacristy. Less than 100 years ago -- let us say in 1850 -- the Black International in every Catholic -country thundered against democracy. Even in America they had not -yet learned that Paine, Franklin, Jefferson, and Adams had been -suckled at the spiritual breasts of Thomas Aquinas. They were, as +country thundered against democracy. Even in America they had not +yet learned that Paine, Franklin, Jefferson, and Adams had been +suckled at the spiritual breasts of Thomas Aquinas. They were, as in England, completely indifferent to social questions. But wherever they had power, from Peru to Italy, and the political issue was stormily debated, they were intimately leagued with the @@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ power. At the moment it hopes, as I have explained in earlier number's, to maintain its position, the improved position as compared with what it was from 1920 to 1930, even if the Axis- Vatican combination is defeated. The whole weight of the Church -will be thrown into the demand that President Roosevelt shall have +will be thrown into the demand that President Roosevelt shall have a decisive voice in the post-war settlement, and the "Catholic point of view," which Washington is now so prone to consult, will be that, as religious influence offers the best security against a @@ -908,20 +908,20 @@ in the light of it "ours is for the most part an irreligious but moral generation." The Church in educating them had made too much fuss about their bodies, and we must "revaluate our moral standards." For this, he said, we find encouragement in the -Gospels. Jesus was "quite out of sympathy with the current legalism +Gospels. Jesus was "quite out of sympathy with the current legalism in regard to impurity." (Is it necessary to remind you that the -usual clerical plea is that Jesus went beyond all contemporaries in +usual clerical plea is that Jesus went beyond all contemporaries in the severity of his sex-teaching?) Did he not eat with sinners and -make a pal of Mary Magdalene? His "sole recorded utterance about +make a pal of Mary Magdalene? His "sole recorded utterance about impurity" was that a man who looked with desire at a pretty girl committed adultery, and by this he meant to "reduce to absurdity the violent treatment of tactual impurity." (Nice phrase, that). In -short, the speaker said, "I find no evidence in Jesus's teaching of +short, the speaker said, "I find no evidence in Jesus's teaching of any special value put by him on chastity as a thing in itself" or any "merely negative virtues, All we need do is to induce the young not to "fill their lives with carnal indulgences" by teaching them alternatives. "Our decency is deadly dull" and they want "jollier -ways." So let us join the young in burying Mrs. Grundy "with +ways." So let us join the young in burying Mrs. Grundy "with rejoicing" and not "keep trundling about her increasingly unpleasant corpse,"

@@ -929,19 +929,19 @@ unpleasant corpse,"

Stephen's College, Dr. B.I. Bell. No earthquake followed, as far as I can discover Bell was not decapitated or sent to a concentration- camp. The bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church turned instead -upon my old friend W. Montgomery Brown and expelled him from their +upon my old friend W. Montgomery Brown and expelled him from their midst for saying that the only redemption the world needed was from poverty and war.

Which reminds me of a fact that will amuse most of my readers. -All those learned books which Brown flung at the heads of his +All those learned books which Brown flung at the heads of his episcopal judges from 1930 to 1936, including the two books for children and the famous address to the Parliament of Religions in -1933, were written by me. I was, secretly, Bill's "literary +1933, were written by me. I was, secretly, Bill's "literary secretary." As long as he was a good Atheist and Materialist I did not mind how many ecclesiastical titles he bought. It was, he often told me, all to be revealed in his will and a trust established to -enable me to carry on the good work in my own name. But Bill was +enable me to carry on the good work in my own name. But Bill was too idealistic to control money, and he died owing me a lot and leaving me without documents to secure it. In spite of his sentimental desire to keep an ecclesiastical status, which he never

@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ sentimental desire to keep an ecclesiastical status, which he never

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attempted to explain to me though he relied on me in his fight for -ten years, Bill was a man of splendid character, fearless and +ten years, Bill was a man of splendid character, fearless and incorruptible, passionately eager for justice to the workers, defective only in that his complete sense of honor made him too trustful of others. I have in my long tramps through life met a @@ -967,39 +967,39 @@ that the Church defies modern thought and life. This is inevitable. The requirements of the Black International are ruinous to the kind of character, the straight, realistic, uncompromising character, that the modern world esteems and requires. I suppose that Michael -Williams would be urged upon us by American Catholics as a fine +Williams would be urged upon us by American Catholics as a fine type of lay personality not perverted by the needs of the clerical profession, yet I find his chief book, 'Catholicism and the Modern Mind' (1928) a dreary tissue of sophistry and looseness in statements of fact.

-

He tell's As a fact the story of Benedict XV and Mussolini. +

He tell's As a fact the story of Benedict XV and Mussolini. The Catholic legend is that during the last war, when the Papacy handled a fund for relieving the relatives of soldiers, the Pope -one day noticed that the name of Signora Mussolini and her family +one day noticed that the name of Signora Mussolini and her family was struck off the list. He was told that the lady's son -- now the -great Duce -- was an enemy of the Church, but he insisted that the -name be put back, and Mussolini, hearing of the occurrence, was +great Duce -- was an enemy of the Church, but he insisted that the +name be put back, and Mussolini, hearing of the occurrence, was deeply moved and got "a new view of the Catholic Church." I do not -know whether Catholic editors generally imagine that Popes have +know whether Catholic editors generally imagine that Popes have leisure to scrutinize lists of obscure villagers far away from -Rome, and I very much doubt if Mussolini would admit that his -family depended on charity, but if Williams does not know that -Mussolini continued for two years after the war -- until he got a +Rome, and I very much doubt if Mussolini would admit that his +family depended on charity, but if Williams does not know that +Mussolini continued for two years after the war -- until he got a rich bribe -- to attack the Vatican bitterly and opprobriously he is strangely ill-informed for a man in his position. He includes in -the book a most generous eulogy of Bryan just after his death. -Williams was reporting the trial in Dayton, and it is difficult to -believe that he was not aware that, as Clarence Darrow told me, -Bryan brought about his death by gluttony and had for years been +the book a most generous eulogy of Bryan just after his death. +Williams was reporting the trial in Dayton, and it is difficult to +believe that he was not aware that, as Clarence Darrow told me, +Bryan brought about his death by gluttony and had for years been notorious for gluttonous practices such as provoking a vomit to -make room for more. It is not much better to find Williams solemnly -endorsing the claim that Aquinas, Bellarmine, and Suarez inspired +make room for more. It is not much better to find Williams solemnly +endorsing the claim that Aquinas, Bellarmine, and Suarez inspired the modem ideals of freedom and democracy, and that the Catholics of Maryland taught America religious tolerance. It is a platitude of American history that the Catholics were in a minority in Maryland and used their power to get toleration for themselves. -Williams endorses falsehoods and fallacies as glibly as any Jesuit.

+Williams endorses falsehoods and fallacies as glibly as any Jesuit.

On the other hand take Laval. In the last few days I have read a score of British and American characterizations of this repulsive @@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ bearing rich presents, and presented his daughter, to whom, as a good Catholic, the Pope gave a gold and coral rosary. To the Vatican he was the most esteemed Catholic in France, and he became a cordial friend of the present Pope. The Papal newspaper, the -Osservatore, gave a glowing account -- you may read an abridged +Osservatore, gave a glowing account -- you may read an abridged translation of it in Keesing -- of the Pious interview, and a member of British and American papers, not foreseeing the ghastly future and ignoring the evil reputation that Laval already had in @@ -1030,18 +1030,18 @@ France, reported it with respect.

I cannot ascertain the opinions of every man in this bunch of Vichy traitors to civilization who have fouled the honor of France but in the days when the Allies still had a pathetic trust that -they would resist Hitler the papers ingenuously told how Petain, -Weygand, and other leaders are devout Catholics. It is a Catholic +they would resist Hitler the papers ingenuously told how Petain, +Weygand, and other leaders are devout Catholics. It is a Catholic group, combining docility to the Vatican with private greed for wealth and power of the most sordid type. But the press would rather leave the whole miserable business inexplicable than offend Catholics by telling the truth about it. Once more the influence of the Black International has the public fooled even on vital questions of the hour. And, as we have seen, it is not a question -of France only. Catholics -- Leopold of Belgium and the ministers -who cling to him, Franco and his cut-throats in Spain, Salazar in -Portugal, Tizzo in Slovakia, Henlein in Sudetenland, Seyss-Inquart -in Austria and Holland, De Valera in Eire, etc. -- head the list of +of France only. Catholics -- Leopold of Belgium and the ministers +who cling to him, Franco and his cut-throats in Spain, Salazar in +Portugal, Tizzo in Slovakia, Henlein in Sudetenland, Seyss-Inquart +in Austria and Holland, De Valera in Eire, etc. -- head the list of the men who have betrayed humanity in its gravest crisis, just as the Atheists of Russia head the list of those who sacrifice and die for it. How have your leading Catholics, cleric and lay, in America @@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ fighters for civilization.

It is a mockery to find the Church of Rome boasting of its richness in "saints" when, at a time of supreme need of character and virility, it pushes into positions of power only muddle-headed -weaklings like Leopold and Petain or an unscrupulous blackguard +weaklings like Leopold and Petain or an unscrupulous blackguard like Laval. From Cape Cod to San Diego the Black International is bemusing its children, of all ages, with a legend of the peculiar "holiness" of their Church. No other religion in the world, they @@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ of the more human. They are apt to be sour, cruel, unjust, slanderous, and convinced that the end, if it is the good of the Church, justifies the means. They lose the sense of citizenship whenever the clergy urge them to use their voting power in the -interest of the Church. Everybody will know Catholics who have not +interest of the Church. Everybody will know Catholics who have not these vices. No one pretends that all of them are puritans and bigots of the sourer type. But would you say that the geniality and Straightforwardness of the Catholics you admire is a result of @@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ a very large body of women will never marry; we are passing into a world of mourning in which millions of girls and women of every country will not be able to marry. To forbid them normal life because some 2,500 years ago somebody started the idea that the -devil made the flesh and Paul made a religion of it is as cruel as +devil made the flesh and Paul made a religion of it is as cruel as it is unintelligent. And to say that we folk who have patiently

Bank of Wisdom @@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ action in history are to be counted a danger to civilization, while these priests who nearly, succeeded in selling civilization for thirty pieces of silver are to be considered its custodians, is simply ludicrous. In a sense all this fury about the world reminds -us of Don Quixote tilting at windmills, but the Black International +us of Don Quixote tilting at windmills, but the Black International is not a crack-brained knight with a simple-minded Servant. It is an International army of, in one costume or other, a million men and women, and the horror that grips the world is in part its @@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ abstain from it. It was not true that, as the heretics said, the devil had made the body, yet there certainly was something unclean about its reproductive department, and in a rigmarole of doctrinal reasoning the Fathers connected it once more with the devil by -saying that God had created the body clean but Adam had brought +saying that God had created the body clean but Adam had brought about a mysterious change by yielding to the tempter.

It is quite impossible for priests to give this explanation to @@ -1259,9 +1259,9 @@ say, was found in the organs of generation. There are modern writers who hold that what came to be called Christianity was at first just a local variation of this widespread Gnosticism. It seems to me more probable that the Gnosties fastened upon the story -of Jesus which was then spreading and represented him as a splendid +of Jesus which was then spreading and represented him as a splendid confirmation of their creed (already a century or two old); a -Demigod or semi-God sent by the Father of Light and Spirit to lead +Demigod or semi-God sent by the Father of Light and Spirit to lead men in the fight against the world, the flesh, and the devil.

However that may be, not even Catholics dispute that it was a @@ -1278,15 +1278,15 @@ organ to the excretory organs had not a lot to do with the odium it

incurred amongst these mystics -- was so thoroughly evil that even a marriage-license did not remove the unpleasantness, The Catholic leaders or Fathers retorted that God created man, body and soul, -and, though the body was fouled by the sin of Adam and Eve, God +and, though the body was fouled by the sin of Adam and Eve, God provided for the continuation of the race by instituting marriage for the less holy crowd who could not live up to the strain of virginity. As this is not in the least disputed I need not quote. Contemporary Greeks of inquiring mind must have had a pleasant time watching these rival Christians cracking each other's skulls as they did, over the question. All the more influential of the early -Fathers -- Irenaeus, Polycarp, Athenagoras, Clement, etc. -- took -this view that marriage (Athenagoras called it "a specious +Fathers -- Irenaeus, Polycarp, Athenagoras, Clement, etc. -- took +this view that marriage (Athenagoras called it "a specious adultery") was just a concession to weaklings and that sex stank in the nostrils of holy people. The most learned Christian of the age, Origen, nicknamed Chaleenteros ("Brass-Guts"), castrated himself to @@ -1294,38 +1294,38 @@ get rid of the beastly obsession.

The Roman Church, as I have earlier explained, humanized its attitude when it found that the Romans continued to despise the -obscure little conventicle across the river. Irenaeus, who tells us +obscure little conventicle across the river. Irenaeus, who tells us all about the Gnostics, says that they held that. "marriage and generation are from Satan" and "marriage is corruption and fornication." This did not suit the ladies of Rome -- the men of higher class never had anything to do with the Church until they -were compelled by law -- and the Popes made marriage easier for +were compelled by law -- and the Popes made marriage easier for them than Roman law did and in addition promised them absolution from all their adulteries and abortions (the contemporary Bishop -Hippolytus tells us). But the great leaders of the Church even in +Hippolytus tells us). But the great leaders of the Church even in the west, the men, whose writings were to rule the belief of the Middle Ages, persisted in the disdain of sex. Tertullian poured -fierce scorn on the Popes for apostitizina from the true Christian -doctrine. Jerome talked to his school of virgin-pupils as if sex +fierce scorn on the Popes for apostitizina from the true Christian +doctrine. Jerome talked to his school of virgin-pupils as if sex were very much more unpleasant than defalcation -- he uses a much -broader word than that -- and Augustine in his later years went to +broader word than that -- and Augustine in his later years went to weird extremes. In his treatise 'On Conjugal Love' (never translated, of course) he says that the sex-pleasure is evil and must not be desired or enjoyed as such even by married folk. They -just dispassionately have, to keep the race going. Even Solomon and +just dispassionately have, to keep the race going. Even Solomon and the Hebrew patriarchs did not seek pleasure, he says, but had so many wives from a pure sense of duty. And since the maintenance of the race is now assured, superior men and women, will cut out sex altogether. He even goes so far as to admit that on this view of marriage a man who finds his wife barren may take a concubine in addition (e. XV): an opinion never mentioned by Christian writers -on Augustine. He was so obsessed with this view of marriage and sex --- if it were not in Augustine a modern Catholic writer would call +on Augustine. He was so obsessed with this view of marriage and sex +-- if it were not in Augustine a modern Catholic writer would call it soulless, mechanical, and materialistic -- that he wrote book after book (On Holy Virginity, On the Blessedness of Widowhood, On Marriage and Concupiscence, etc.) to enforce it.

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It is agreed that Augustine's works were the Bible of the +

It is agreed that Augustine's works were the Bible of the Middle Ages, but the phrase is very misleading. Not one of the laity in a hundred thousand ever read them or took the least notice of his theory; and probably not one priest or monk in ten thousand @@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ shared it tried to get marriage forbidden to the priests; and in so far as they were successful they brought upon the world a flood of vice of a new type -- sex-indulgence not merely without license but in spite of solemn vows to avoid It. In earlier works (History of -the Roman Church, History of Morals, etc.) I have shown that Lea's +the Roman Church, History of Morals, etc.) I have shown that Lea's History of Sacerdotal Celibacy gives much material, but there is more in French works like Chavard's 'Le celibat, le pretree et la femme' (1894).

@@ -1358,14 +1358,14 @@ the article on it in the new and painfully pro-Catholic Encyclopedia Americana. The best generally available article is that in the Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics. Attempts to impose the law were local, rare, and soon obliterated. The 'Decretum -Gratiani,' the basic document of Canon Law, names ten Popes of the +Gratiani,' the basic document of Canon Law, names ten Popes of the first few centuries who were sons of bishops and says that there were "a great number of others" (Chavard). The St. Patrick of whom Irish priests talk so much, was the son of a Roman deacon who was the son of a priest. The great Council of Nicaea turned down the proposal to pass a law of celibacy, and it is merely misleading to quote a provincial council that passed a law once in a century for -its own region. By the year 1000, Prof. Crogs moderately says, +its own region. By the year 1000, Prof. Crogs moderately says, priests were still commonly married and where they were forbidden there was "more or less flagrant concubinage" and other evils. Bishops, of course, made money out of the situation by making a @@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ all that I must refer to my larger books.

With these 800 years of clerical and monastic vice before their eyes -- for although history was then rudimentary, every -saint whom they read, from Jerome, Augustine, and Benedict onward, +saint whom they read, from Jerome, Augustine, and Benedict onward, testified to it -- the monks who captured the Papacy in the 12th Century met out to impose a universal law of chastity. Some day, when professors are permitted to write in freedom, one of them may @@ -1420,19 +1420,19 @@ monks (some of whom were still married).

very high proportion of the clergy had hitherto been married. The state of Christendom was such that several Church Councils seriously considered the question of revoking the law -- see -Coulter's excellent article in the Encyclopedia Britannica -- but +Coulter's excellent article in the Encyclopedia Britannica -- but Rome never abandons a policy that it considers to its advantage -because it causes vice or suffering. At the Council of Trent, when +because it causes vice or suffering. At the Council of Trent, when half of Europe was now full of heretics scornfully describing the corruption of the Church, another attempt was made to revoke the law. Bishops representing the Emperor described in the darkest colors the state of the Church and demanded the marriage of priests and the suppression of monastic bodies. Rome, still corrupt, -opposed the reform, and Trent turned what had hitherto been only a +opposed the reform, and Trent turned what had hitherto been only a matter of discipline into a dogma. It pronounced "anathema" on any who should ever again oppose celibacy. In recent times, in spite of this, bodies of priests in various countries have raised the -question again. A French priest, Jules Claraz, gives an account of +question again. A French priest, Jules Claraz, gives an account of these in his Manage des pretress and his book was at once put on the Index. Catholics were to be protected in their illusion that their priests joyously and loyally sustain the vow.

@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ conscience" (or to follow your reasoned convictions in regard to religion), and the "right and duty" of the Church to put seceders from its ranks to death, there is no need to say more.

-

Every attempt of these apologists to clear their Church of a +

Every attempt of these apologists to clear their Church of a charge of hard and selfish arrogance in these respects brings us back to the original paradox: the Church is defying the modern world on the grounds of ancient Asiatic superstitions. It is a @@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ Salvation,. and that in all its usurpations and claims it is performing this work by fighting the devil, the world, and the flesh. And this means that it builds upon a theory which in its root takes us back to a semi-civilized small nation (the Persians -before Cyrus) whose ideas the Greeks and Romans despised. It defies +before Cyrus) whose ideas the Greeks and Romans despised. It defies all our science, all our common sense, all our hard-won liberties in the name of this wild vagary of the imagination in an age of profound ignorance. Let me give two further illustrations from @@ -1600,54 +1600,54 @@ name of ancient superstitions as served up in Geneses.

Dr. T.E. Flynn deals with the evolution of man. He shows that all Catholics are compelled to believe that the whole human race -descends from Adam and that Eve was made out of Adam. You may be +descends from Adam and that Eve was made out of Adam. You may be relieved to know that the Church does not insist on the rib, and -that, while it does insist that God made Adam out of earth or dust +that, while it does insist that God made Adam out of earth or dust or something, it is not obligatory to believe that, as it is put, -God shaped Adam out of a lump of clay and breathed life into it; +God shaped Adam out of a lump of clay and breathed life into it; but the evolution, even of the body, is out of the question for a Catholic (p. 160). Others of the learned Catholic professors agreed and carried on the story through the Garden of Eden, the Fall, Original Sin, and Redemption. The dogmas based upon this ancient Asiatic series of folk-stories are, the writers say, binding upon every Catholic today just as they were formulated by the Council of -Trent.

+Trent.

The second book, 'The Two Kingdoms' (1931), is a series of essays by six well-known British priests with -- note this -- a -very cordial letter of introduction by the late Cardinal Bourne, +very cordial letter of introduction by the late Cardinal Bourne, assuring you that it is quite sound Catholicism. The "two kingdoms" are, of course, the Kingdom (or City) of God and the Kingdom of -Man, as expounded in Augustine's 'City of God,' the centenary of +Man, as expounded in Augustine's 'City of God,' the centenary of whose death has inspired the volume. And the burden of it is that -the Catholic holds fast to that dreary gospel of Augustine's senile +the Catholic holds fast to that dreary gospel of Augustine's senile years. What the authors do not seem to know is that they are holding fast, not merely to ideas put forward by an old man in the days when Roman culture was in complete decay but the ideas, slightly Christianized, of the Persian Avesta.

Our world, it seems, is gathering round two poles, -"Catholicism and Antichrist." If that does not raise a laugh see +"Catholicism and Antichrist." If that does not raise a laugh see your doctor. The world of the blackguards of Vichy, Italy, Spain, Hungary, and Slovakia to "Catholicism," the pole of light and -virtue; at the pole of darkness and vice, Antichrist, you have +virtue; at the pole of darkness and vice, Antichrist, you have their opponents. Naturally, the priest-writers do not see this. The world, they say, has been comprehensively debauched by the Freemasons. In proof of this they offer us forged documents like -Father Coughlin's 'Protocols,' and you learn how these agents of +Father Coughlin's 'Protocols,' and you learn how these agents of the devil write to each other. "It is a corruption en masse that we have undertaken ... the corruption which ought, one day, to enable us to put the Church in her tomb" (p. 118). This horrible plot of Blum, Azana, Reynaud, etc. is carried out by "the debauching of popular intelligence by manipulated news, lying catch words, and sordid pleasures" (chiefly the cinema). All this is a preparation -for the reign of Antichrist and the end of the world. The writers +for the reign of Antichrist and the end of the world. The writers -- remember, not a bunch of Georgia Baptists "or Nevada Adventists but Catholic priests of authority -- have carefully studied 'Revelation,' the Jewish-Gnostic boiling hash of Persian ideals and hatred of Romans. They see the "signs of the second coming of -Christ multiplying." Hitler? Japan? No, no; this was in 1931. "In -the mind of the Church Antichrist, the final Antichrist, will be a +Christ multiplying." Hitler? Japan? No, no; this was in 1931. "In +the mind of the Church Antichrist, the final Antichrist, will be a man, and we may well conclude that he will be the representative of a great world-movement of universal peace and material prosperity"

@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ a great world-movement of universal peace and material prosperity"

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(194). Queer dress for an Antichrist. For a moment I had a wild +

(194). Queer dress for an Antichrist. For a moment I had a wild idea that they meant either me or Huldeman-Julius, but the next page disillusioned me. The end is to be preceded -- see the Good Book -- by the spread of a universal false religion, and here is @@ -1666,29 +1666,29 @@ the cream of it:

Is it an improbable conjecture that humanistic philosophy, biology, psychology, and sociology, with the aid of false history and the deceptive marvels of Spiritism, may - supply this, and then Antichrist as the necessary concrete + supply this, and then Antichrist as the necessary concrete object of worship? (195).

Nuts, you say: turn to something serious. But I have already explained that these priests are important enough and their ideas are sound enough from the Catholic angle to get a warm letter of -introduction from Cardinal Bourne, head of the Roman Church in +introduction from Cardinal Bourne, head of the Roman Church in England and considered one of its leading scholars.

The Greeks had a word for this thing. But make no mistake about it. This is, apart from the hints that the end of the world -is near, just the ordinary Catholic attitude. The Antichrist idea +is near, just the ordinary Catholic attitude. The Antichrist idea would probably today be put in reserve. It is sound Catholic doctrine that some time or other, instead of this nonsense that astronomers talk about a failure of the sun in 200,000,000 years or so, the world will be all corrupted and the poor Church hard pressed, and then Christ will come from the clouds and knock -Antichrist into a cocked hat. But from the Catholic angle the world +Antichrist into a cocked hat. But from the Catholic angle the world has mightily improved in the last ten years, and the evil reign has -been put off for, perhaps -- if we trust Adolf's intuition -- a +been put off for, perhaps -- if we trust Adolf's intuition -- a thousand years. Catholic power and its blessings -- joy, peace and prosperity -- spread from land to land (Italy, Spain -- but you -know the list), and when Hitler has wiped the floor of Europe with +know the list), and when Hitler has wiped the floor of Europe with the Russians and Japan has cleared Americans and British out of Asia the Pope will get the reward of his alliance.

@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ the world, the flesh, and the devil -- though the three-in-one means a legion of devils that multiplies by spontaneous as the race multiplies -- are out for their immortal souls, and the Church alone can effectively foil them. Hence the morbid emphasis on sex. -Ahriman -- in good Christian, Satan -- may not have created the +Ahriman -- in good Christian, Satan -- may not have created the flesh but he has sort of monopolized or annexed it. He invented the motion-picture and the photo-electric cell, he inspired touch- dances and strip-teases and those glossy pictures you see in the @@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ advertisement columns, until the chaste and austere Knights of Columbus and knaves of Tammany rushed to the rescue of American civilization. He was getting advertisements of his literature into respectable American papers until the Holy Family and the Children -of Mary and the League of Kindergarten Pupils were used to send the +of Mary and the League of Kindergarten Pupils were used to send the editors letters reminding them that this is a free country and there are more ways than one of knocking an editor on the head.

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Bank of Wisdom, Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 **** ****

-

Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius

+

Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius

THE BLACK INTERNATIONAL No. 16

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@

HOW CATHOLICS ARE HYPNOTIZED ABOUT THEIR WEIRD CREED

-

by Joseph McCabe

+

by Joseph McCabe

HALDEMAN-JULIUS PUBLICATIONS GIRARD -- : -- KANSAS

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@

I What Is the Roman Creed? ........... 1 @@@ - II The Pope and Popery ................ 6

+ II The Pope and Popery ................ 6

III The System of Sacred Magic .............. 11

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ case would be kept strictly secret. The editor did not say that he would read the ten booklets of the first series in which I gave a volume of factual evidence and unimpeachable testimony which it would take a court of law a month to examine; evidence and -testimony from the published words of Popes, prelates, and Catholic +testimony from the published words of Popes, prelates, and Catholic newspapers, leading dailies like the Times and the New York Times, the European press as objectively reviewed in Keesing's

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ these men of science, intoxicated by the Nazi poison, say in Germany is applied to all higher culture and all that is distinctively modern and promising in our civilization by the priest-ridden dictators of the dozen countries which now grovel at -the feet of the Pope.

+the feet of the Pope.

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ history of the Church, is that the Black International sought to protect the wealth and power it was rapidly losing through the advance of Socialism. The second theory is that of the Church itself as stated by the most conscientious of its apologists. You -have the germ of it in these words of Cardinal Newman, the most +have the germ of it in these words of Cardinal Newman, the most respected and most orthodox of Catholic writers in the English language:

@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ you should tell the wife you were detained at the office when you were giving a little dinner to a stenographer, what ruin is not the Church prepared to sanction, or to cooperate in producing, rather than that tens of millions of folk should commit, or should persist -in the mortal sin of apostasy with all its sequels? Every apology -for the Pope's action in Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy, Abyssinia, +in the mortal sin of apostasy with all its sequels? Every apology +for the Pope's action in Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy, Abyssinia, Brazil, etc., springs from that root. It is Catholic doctrine from -Augustine's City of God onward.

+Augustine's City of God onward.

Which theory do you prefer? If the first, the Black International is purely and simply one of the gang, to be arraigned @@ -171,12 +171,12 @@ India, the Aztec priests of Mexico, and the Inquisitors of Spain were sincere.

American apologists never quote this perfectly sound doctrinal -statement of Newman. They talk vaguely about it being the business -of the Pope or the Church to look after man's "Spiritual" or +statement of Newman. They talk vaguely about it being the business +of the Pope or the Church to look after man's "Spiritual" or "eternal" interests; and they rub the dust into your eyes by telling you in the next breath that American civilization is based upon "spiritual realities." Make no mistake about it. They mean, -when they tell the truth, just what Newman said, for that is the +when they tell the truth, just what Newman said, for that is the Catholic faith. Why, then, you ask, do we not hear Protestant apologists say things of this sort since they also believe in eternal torment or eternal bliss? You will, as a matter of fact, @@ -217,19 +217,19 @@ is only a few years since the Black International in Britain made a brazen attempt to get the history-books in the public schools revised in their interest, and one change they wanted was to have the word "Roman" deleted in references to the Catholic Church, and -to get the Pope described as "the head of the Christian religion." +to get the Pope described as "the head of the Christian religion." It was rather amusing for those of us who knew that a few years earlier Catholics (especially in Rome) had boiled over with wrath because the (Catholic) Premier of Malta had wanted that change made in the Constitution of the island. However, you easily see what isolation from Rome would mean to the American Church. The -oleographs of the Pope and St. Peter's in millions of American +oleographs of the Pope and St. Peter's in millions of American (Polish, Italian, etc.) homes must be burned, and try to picture the turmoil of mind of the folk, old or young, who had listened for years or decades to services on the august authority of "the Vicar of Christ," the glories of the Papacy, the unique wisdom of the Encyclicals, etc., etc. Just bunglers after all. Leave them to -McCabe and Haldeman-Julius.

+McCabe and Haldeman-Julius.

The word "Catholic" would, of course, go with the word Roman. It means, and most essentially implies, "universal." But every @@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ Neo-American-Medieval Church? I give it up.

But we know how bold our apologists are, so let us entertain the idea that some day the hierarchy may bring out bell, book, and -candle against the Pope, and all the Papal marquises and knights +candle against the Pope, and all the Papal marquises and knights will throw their decorations into the gutter, and so on. What would be the creed of the new Church, as distinguished from that of the Protestant Episcopal Church? Study the latest and most careful @@ -259,42 +259,42 @@ confession, communion, ordained priests, etc.) but it seems that

the validity of these things depends essentially upon magical powers inherited from the apostles, to whom Christ gave them, -through Peter and the Popes! These revolting bishops would throw +through Peter and the Popes! These revolting bishops would throw away the dog and keep only the tail.

-

In other words, all this talk about defying the Pope is just +

In other words, all this talk about defying the Pope is just trickery, probably put out with the amiable agreement of the Vatican. The opportunity to state the creed in the Americana was so important from the Church angle that you may certainly take the article as authoritative, and it agrees with all other short and responsible 'statements, as in the Catholic Encyclopedia. It begins -with the Gospels, which are said to show that Christ was God, and. +with the Gospels, which are said to show that Christ was God, and. that he founded a Church with twelve "apostles" as its cabinet- -ministers and Peter as Premier or President. That is familiar. The +ministers and Peter as Premier or President. That is familiar. The unique Catholic Truth comes in at the next step. It is that if not -a single Gospel had been written we should still know all about it. -Tradition is the great thing, greater than the Gospel's; and, of +a single Gospel had been written we should still know all about it. +Tradition is the great thing, greater than the Gospel's; and, of course, the Church is the custodian and exponent of Tradition. This is that wonderful Catholic logic, which is so lacking in modern -science. You prove from the Gospels that God (Christ) founded the +science. You prove from the Gospels that God (Christ) founded the Church and made its leaders infallible, so you have to listen to it. As to the little weakness that it is a most thorny question -even among Christian scholars how far the Gospel-narrative is +even among Christian scholars how far the Gospel-narrative is historical, when it was written, what interpolations were made, etc., the Catholic need not be troubled. The Church, with its -Tradition, which is older than the Gospels, settles all these -things. You prove that John Doe is an authority on economics by the -authority of John Smith, and then you prove the reliability of John -Smith on the authority of John Doe.

+Tradition, which is older than the Gospels, settles all these +things. You prove that John Doe is an authority on economics by the +authority of John Smith, and then you prove the reliability of John +Smith on the authority of John Doe.

But there is method in the madness. We pass over articles of the Catholic faith which are common to that Church and the Fundamentalists. As I showed in the last book, and this, latest exposition of the creed emphatically repeats, every man who calls himself a Catholic pledges himself to a belief in the Trinity, the -creation of Adam and Eve and descent of the whole race from them, +creation of Adam and Eve and descent of the whole race from them, the Garden of Eden, the Fall, the inherited or Original Sin, the -Incarnation, the virginity of Mary, the Redemption ("by death on +Incarnation, the virginity of Mary, the Redemption ("by death on the cross"), the resurrection, the ascension. Any educated or liberal Catholic who tells you that the Church does not now require him to believe all these things literally, or as they were defined @@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ point is that the Church has to prove that these "sacraments," with all the weird beliefs and elaborate ritual and hierarchy they entail, were "instituted by Christ." When you contrast the anti-clerical and anti-ritual message consistently attributed to -Jesus in the Gospels with the powerful hierarchy and rich ritual of

+Jesus in the Gospels with the powerful hierarchy and rich ritual of

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -323,10 +323,10 @@ Jesus in the Gospels with the powerful hierarchy and rich ritual of

the Roman Church you fancy that this will strain the resources of even the Catholic apologist. Not in the least. It is quite easy. -That is where Tradition comes in. The Gospels are just unofficial -collections of tit-bits. The full message and instructions of Jesus +That is where Tradition comes in. The Gospels are just unofficial +collections of tit-bits. The full message and instructions of Jesus about the future life of the Church were given privately to the -apostles, and Peter faithfully transmitted them to his successors +apostles, and Peter faithfully transmitted them to his successors in the Roman See. What these Protestant and Rationalist historians say about the early Church inventing priesthood and dogmas and the medieval Church inventing myriads of new dogmas and practices which @@ -355,10 +355,10 @@ hurl defiance at the Vatican and the greedy Italians.

THE POPE AND POPERY

-

In a sense its teaching in regard to the Pope is the only +

In a sense its teaching in regard to the Pope is the only distinctive part of Roman Catholicism. The Greek and certain other -oriental Churches which reject the authority of the Pope -- the -Roman Pope -- agree in almost every other respect with Roman dogma +oriental Churches which reject the authority of the Pope -- the +Roman Pope -- agree in almost every other respect with Roman dogma and ritual, and until 1918 these non-Roman Catholic Churches had almost as many members as the Roman. Each of them -- Greek, Russian, Bulgarian, Rumanian, Roman, Syrian, Abyssinian, etc. -- @@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ called itself the Catholic (or universal) Church, and they hated each other like cold poison and snorted at the idea that they were all sound branches of a really Universal Church, Historically the Greeks, when Greece was still an Empire, massacred thousands of -followers of the Pope, and the Russians carried on the gentle +followers of the Pope, and the Russians carried on the gentle tradition on the Poles in the 19th Century. From 1919 to 1939 the Romanist Poles returned the compliment to the non-Romanist Russians, and today Italian and Croat Romanists use the familiar @@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ argument on non-Romanist Serbs, or Greeks. Remember that it is better that, millions should die of starvation, or have their dying accelerated by a knife or a club, than that one man should commit a venial sin, much less the mortal and horrible sin of questioning -that Eugenio Pacelli is the Vicar of Christ.

+that Eugenio Pacelli is the Vicar of Christ.

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -386,13 +386,13 @@ that Eugenio Pacelli is the Vicar of Christ.

by a Church which had been founded by an apostle, and -- if for a moment you will screw your profane mind up to seeing things on this sacred plane -- it is impossible to think that Christ gave one set -of instructions about the future to Peter and a different set to +of instructions about the future to Peter and a different set to his cabinet-ministers. It is therefore essential for the Catholic apologists to say that in the fast few centuries of the Christian Era, when the blood of the martyrs kept the Churches fragrant with virtue -- this is their language, of course, not mine -- and all were loyal to the message entrusted to the apostles, the supremacy -of the successors of Peter in the bishopric of Rome was +of the successors of Peter in the bishopric of Rome was acknowledged; and so all the apologists, not to put too fine a point on the matter, here lie like blazes. From Ducheane, the finest and most liberal historical scholar they have had in this @@ -402,17 +402,17 @@ lie.

Do not ask me to be more polite and to say only, in the words of a British statesman, that they are guilty of frigid and calculated inexactitude. Only half a dozen times in the first four -centuries did the Roman Pope claim a jurisdiction outside of Italy. +centuries did the Roman Pope claim a jurisdiction outside of Italy. The evidence is therefore compact and can be studied in two or three hours by any person who reads Latin; for all the Greek -documents are available in Latin (in the Migne collection). And +documents are available in Latin (in the Migne collection). And this evidence, plainly and emphatically shows that on every such occasion the other Churches vigorously, and in most cases with indignation aid contempt, repudiated the claim of the Bishop of Rome. Yet in the article on the subject in the Catholic Encyclopedia, one of the chief articles in this work which announces to the American public that it is the last word in -Catholic scholarship and candor, the Jesuit Joyce says:

+Catholic scholarship and candor, the Jesuit Joyce says:

"History bears complete testimony that from the very earliest times the Roman See has ever claimed the supreme leadership, and @@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ Encyclopedia does maintain, as I have quoted. And when this Catholic professor says that the "full significance" was not "manifest," instead of saying that it was flatly denied whenever it was asserted, he is guilty of a constructive untruth. And when he -goes on to say that "Critics of all shades agree that Peter was in

+goes on to say that "Critics of all shades agree that Peter was in

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -447,39 +447,39 @@ goes on to say that "Critics of all shades agree that Peter was in

THE HOLY FAITH OF ROMANISTS

Rome in 64" he is as bold as the others. Very few Protestant -theologians and no Rationalist historians admit that Peter was ever +theologians and no Rationalist historians admit that Peter was ever in Rome, and I have shown that the "Letter of the Romans to the -Corinthians" of the year 96 plainly proves the opposite.

+Corinthians" of the year 96 plainly proves the opposite.

I must not here be drawn into details of history, with which I have fully dealt, quoting the original Latin and Greek authorities, elsewhere. For the moment I am concerned only to point out that the most distinctive doctrine of the Roman Church, that -concerning the Popes, the principal basis of the power of the Black +concerning the Popes, the principal basis of the power of the Black International, is so demonstrably contrary to the evidence that the apologists, have to lie to their own people and to the general public about that evidence. Indeed, the literature they impose upon -their own people -- we are bound to say "Impose" when they forbid +their own people -- we are bound to say "Impose" when they forbid them to read critics -- about this important early phase of their -Church and its Popes is comprehensively untruthful. In the lists of -Popes nearly the whole of the first thirty are marked "Saints and +Church and its Popes is comprehensively untruthful. In the lists of +Popes nearly the whole of the first thirty are marked "Saints and Martyrs" whereas the facts are so notorious that the leading Catholic experts admit that not more than two at the most were martyrs, that the hundreds of stories of martyrs impressed upon children in Catholic schools are forgeries.

In the first book of this series I gave a short analysis of -our actual knowledge of the character of the Popes. The character +our actual knowledge of the character of the Popes. The character of the majority of the first eight centuries is really unknown to us, but many were rogues. It is significant that there are only two periods in the first three centuries when contemporary documents -throw a light upon the character of the Popes and they (Victor, -Callistus, and Damasus) are seen to be very far from saintly. But +throw a light upon the character of the Popes and they (Victor, +Callistus, and Damasus) are seen to be very far from saintly. But I need not repeat the facts even in summary. When catholics are told by their priests that their Church has been ruled by a long line of Holy Fathers, Vicars of Christ, except that for mysterious -reasons God permitted "a few bad Popes" in the series, they are -duped. The phrase "a few bad Popes," 'which occurs in all Catholic +reasons God permitted "a few bad Popes" in the series, they are +duped. The phrase "a few bad Popes," 'which occurs in all Catholic writers, is a constructive untruth. The Papacy was corrupt for whole centuries: especially from about 880 to 1050 and (with a short decent pontificate at rare intervals) 1290 to about 1660. No @@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ record. If I have any readers of this who are not familiar with my earlier work I may assure them that I have covered the entire ground in those works and quoted the contemporary documents for each age, Some day I will get out a biographical catalogue of the -Popes. The general public is today more grossly deceived than ever +Popes. The general public is today more grossly deceived than ever about the facts of Catholic history.

These facts are materially relevant to my present subject. The man @@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ the longest period of degradation of the "Holy See," a period to which you will find no parallel in the history of the religions which Rome treats with such contempt, was from about 1290 to 1660. The Papal Court was almost uniformly and extraordinarily corrupt -during that stretch, and the great majority of the Popes were men +during that stretch, and the great majority of the Popes were men themselves of unworthy character or men who permitted or patronized corruption. That applies to nine-tenths of this period of nearly four centuries. @@ -513,13 +513,13 @@ four centuries.

Yet this is just the period when the fires of the Inquisition burned most fiercely. The spectacle of the deeply religious and -puritanical monk Savonarola butchered as a heretic at Florence -under a Pope, Alexander VI, of the most cynically immoral life is +puritanical monk Savonarola butchered as a heretic at Florence +under a Pope, Alexander VI, of the most cynically immoral life is not a bad symbol for the period. More cynical still in some -respects, as he turned to sodomy after he became Pope, was Leo X, -and this man. wanted Luther burned at the stake as John Hus had +respects, as he turned to sodomy after he became Pope, was Leo X, +and this man. wanted Luther burned at the stake as John Hus had been burned under that "monster of vice" (as the Council which -tried him called him), John XXIII. Yet in those days the cry of the +tried him called him), John XXIII. Yet in those days the cry of the Black International was the same as now. They were, they said, moved only by thought of the horrible danger to the faithful of eternal damnation, and no bodily suffering of individual or of @@ -527,38 +527,38 @@ nation need be taken into account in their zeal to protect souls.

It is one of the paradoxes of modern times that the larger our historical knowledge has grown or the more self-conscious the world -at large has become, the more the power of the Pope has grown. No +at large has become, the more the power of the Pope has grown. No Catholic writer would now dare, or be disposed, tell the facts -about the Popes of the Middle Ages as candidly as did Cardinal +about the Popes of the Middle Ages as candidly as did Cardinal Baronius, the Father of Catholic History, the pride of the Roman Church in the 16th Century. A Cardinal Richelieu honestly telling the Vatican, not making an insincere brag about it to impress his -own countrymen, that if the Pope does not mind his own business he +own countrymen, that if the Pope does not mind his own business he will sever France from Rome is today unthinkable. Instead of a -"Gallican Movement," which for centuries checked the Popes and +"Gallican Movement," which for centuries checked the Popes and their encroachments in France, we have a French hierarchy cringing to Rome though it is the ally of the brutes who drench France with shame and misery. All the Catholic anti-Papal attitudes (Febronian, etc.) of national Churches are deader, if I may use the expression, -than astrology. Such a figure as Lord Acton, the last fine scholar +than astrology. Such a figure as Lord Acton, the last fine scholar of the Church, is no longer possible in it. There is far more deliberate untruth in Catholic literature, particularly in regard -to the Popes, than there ever was before. And the literary men and +to the Popes, than there ever was before. And the literary men and sociologists who write so much and so brilliantly about the paradoxes and weaknesses of our age never notice this paradox.

The historian of the future will write delicious pages on it. The fundamental reason for this growth in modern times of what is -properly called Popery -- not the growth of Romanism in the world, -for there is no such growth, but of the cult of the Pope in the +properly called Popery -- not the growth of Romanism in the world, +for there is no such growth, but of the cult of the Pope in the Catholic Church -- is just that spread of democracy which Rome -hates so much. The Pope is the figure-head of the Italian +hates so much. The Pope is the figure-head of the Italian hierarchy, which shares the vast wealth and prestige that the new -Popery brings to Rome. Italy itself is too poor to give a +Popery brings to Rome. Italy itself is too poor to give a comfortable living to the preposterous number of its bishops and priests, but Rome as the international center of the Church always redeemed the poverty of Italy, as far as the clergy are concerned, -and this new glorification of the Pope everywhere, this blind +and this new glorification of the Pope everywhere, this blind adulation of his encyclicals and speeches, this pressure on the world-press to exalt him, have made it more profitable than ever; and the Black International in every country shares the prestige @@ -587,23 +587,23 @@ editors to flatter "His Holiness." Catholic papers, knowing well what it all meant -- Catholic support for politicians or papers -- put into their mouths an elegant pretext: they were supposed to have rise superior to the narrow and poisonous prejudice against -the Popes of the last century and inaugurated an era of real +the Popes of the last century and inaugurated an era of real liberalism, tolerance, and civic cooperation.

All this reacted on the Catholic body itself and led to a -meeker submission to or exaggeration of the powers of the Pope than +meeker submission to or exaggeration of the powers of the Pope than ever before. Universal free education and the creation of a -Catholic press greatly aided the clergy. Every encyclical that +Catholic press greatly aided the clergy. Every encyclical that issued from Rome was hailed in Catholic papers and, under Catholic pressure, in other papers as a document of marvelous wisdom. As I have had occasion to point out in various books, Catholic literature still dilates in superlative language on encyclicals of -Leo XIII that were either actually reactionary or at the best +Leo XIII that were either actually reactionary or at the best contained a few outward platitudes of humanitarian Liberalism which were nicely trimmed so that no Catholic capitalist could take serious, exception to them. Simple-minded Catholics expected the -Pope to be asked to preside at the Versailles Conference and are -today expecting President Roosevelt to secure that he will be +Pope to be asked to preside at the Versailles Conference and are +today expecting President Roosevelt to secure that he will be invited to preside at the Peace Conference when the present war is over. Their Church in America published the fact that with a prodigious expenditure of money and outpour of literature and @@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ oratory it "converts" only about 25,000 of the 120,000,000 Americans every year; and it is demonstrable that it loses ten times that number every year. Yet you will find numbers of Catholic papers and books declaring that the conversion of the whole of -America to this child-like allegiance to the Pope is just round the +America to this child-like allegiance to the Pope is just round the corner -- as prosperity was in Hoover's day.

This second quarter of the 20th Century will be characterized @@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ tabloid newspapers, and cosmetics. In such an age any sufficiently enterprising body can do almost anything. And the Black International, with an army distributed over the earth of certainly more than a million agents (priests, monks, nuns, teachers, -journalists, etc.) is an enterprising body. Even in England, where +journalists, etc.) is an enterprising body. Even in England, where Catholics are about one-twenty-fifth of the population, it had the insolence a few years ago to approach the educational authorities of the London County Council and demand a revision -- in reality, @@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ a toothless old dog. It transpired that when, with the help of benevolent Labor majorities, they had captured the schools of London, they hoped to capture those of the whole country. Why not, they asked? They had, they said, already done this in some of the -leading cities of America. And the Pope whom they expected to +leading cities of America. And the Pope whom they expected to glorify, knowing that they would shine in the reflection of his glory, was one of the men responsible for the horrible evil which came within measurable distance of wrecking the, British Empire, @@ -645,15 +645,15 @@ reducing Britain to the status of a fourth-rate power.

THE SYSTEM OF SACRED MAGIC

-

This Popery of the Roman Church is enough in itself to prevent +

This Popery of the Roman Church is enough in itself to prevent it from ever cooperating heartily in American life. As far as I can -discover no one has pointed out that these theologians (Suarez, +discover no one has pointed out that these theologians (Suarez, etc.) who four centuries ago spoke about the rights of the people -and the Popes who, after ignoring their political ethics for four +and the Popes who, after ignoring their political ethics for four hundred years and defending the divine right of kings, now find it expedient to recall it in their encyclicals never say what Americans think and say. No one has ever been able to quote, or -ever will be able to quote, any endorsement by the Popes of the +ever will be able to quote, any endorsement by the Popes of the people's right to govern themselves. All that they have ever said is that the people have a right to nominate the man, king or president, to whom God will give the authority to govern them. Such @@ -667,13 +667,13 @@ governing.

Thus, while the essential feature of democracy, as we understand it, is freedom, the operative word in this revived Catholic political ethic is "authority." It dropped from the lips -of Popes more and more frequently when there seemed to be a +of Popes more and more frequently when there seemed to be a prospect of Nazism conquering the world. Petain dribbles it in Vichy every week. Franco, Salazar, Vargas, and the whole brood of puppet dictators under clerical guidance agree that the cause of the world's malady is the decay of authority and the remedy is the restoration of authority. A few days before I wrote this the -German-inspired Swiss and Swedish press said that Hitler was going +German-inspired Swiss and Swedish press said that Hitler was going to make a sensational announcement "and that this would be a declaration that the Catholic League (Spain, France, Portugal, etc.) had agreed to adhere formally to the Axis. The sensational @@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ exact opposite of the American Constitution.

This is the fundamental principle of the Papal Constitution, and it is all the more repugnant to the modern mind when we contrast the story of its actual historical development with the -Catholic theory of it. The idea that Jesus took Peter and his +Catholic theory of it. The idea that Jesus took Peter and his friends aside and instructed them how they and their successors during centuries were to build up and equip the Church is a very feeble sort of fairy-tale. That such an idea should be offered to @@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ Church has already put a blight upon American culture. I suppose this new encyclopedia is in the historical school of all American universities, and I wonder if any professor dare warn his pupils that, not only is the idea in itself too absurd to be put before an -adult person, not only is Jesus described in the oldest portion of

+adult person, not only is Jesus described in the oldest portion of

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ adult person, not only is Jesus described in the oldest portion of

. THE HOLY FAITH OF ROMANISTS

-

the earliest Gospel as convinced that the world would come to an +

the earliest Gospel as convinced that the world would come to an end within fifty years, but that the historical influence and conditions which explain the evolution of the Papal power are as fully known as the causes of the feudal system or the Renaissance.

@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ between the Catholic and the Protestant Church, but my readers know differently. Practically all branches of the Christian Church east of a line from Northern Yugo-Slavia to the Russian frontier of Poland agree entirely with the Romanists except that they scorn the -Pope, allow married men to become priests, and differ on one +Pope, allow married men to become priests, and differ on one insignificant detail of the doctrine of the Trinity. Then there is the "Catholic" wing of the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church of America. In any case, you can simplify the @@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ nervously as they do of the chastity of a nun. The nearest thing to it in the world of reality is mana. The Melanesians, who are almost at the lowest section of savage life, believe that a mysterious power pervades nature and is especially stored in certain persons -and objects. Every native is on the lookout for more mana, which +and objects. Every native is on the lookout for more mana, which means more strength, bravery, defiance of evil spirits. He looks for unusual objects -- shells, stones, etc. -- in nature or eats dead men who had been strong and bold. It is fairly equivalent to @@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ is assured that the rest of us are so fearfully wicked that every

hour he is in more danger -- because the penalty of yielding is eternal -- than if he were in a Florida swamp or a smallpox area of -a Mexican town. Grace is what he needs: the great evil-tonic with +a Mexican town. Grace is what he needs: the great evil-tonic with magical qualities.

The next step is that the Roman Church has an unlimited Supply @@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ Catholic talks about his unique church, outside which salvation is at least so risky that no Insurance Corporation in Chicago would take it on. This grace has to be conveyed by "channels" for some reason or other (doubtless on those secret instructions given to -Peter in his fisherman's cottage), and the main channels are the +Peter in his fisherman's cottage), and the main channels are the Seven Sacraments: Baptism, Penance (Confession and Absolution) Confirmation, the eucharist, Holy Orders, Marriage, and Extreme Unction. And by what you may or may not choose to regard as a @@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ tougher, extreme unction in the last lap.

dogma -- and if any man professes to be a Catholic, and does not admit it he is not honest for he dare not openly say so -- that every human being inherits the eternal punishment imposed for the -sin of Adam and Eve, and baptism is the one cleansing fluid for +sin of Adam and Eve, and baptism is the one cleansing fluid for this liability. In the early Church baptism was generally administered late in life, and the idea of all children, if not half the Christian body, to say nothing of the pagan millions, @@ -831,8 +831,8 @@ last book, has two aspects: the loss of the vision of God and . THE HOLY FAITH OF ROMANISTS

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the blue-prints entrusted to Peter in Galilee -- that besides hell -and heaven there is Limbo or Purgatory, a spirit-world with a +

the blue-prints entrusted to Peter in Galilee -- that besides hell +and heaven there is Limbo or Purgatory, a spirit-world with a salubrious temperature and what-ever sports and entertainment spirits indulge in, but no vision of God . . .

@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ age of seven to death the Catholic must go to confession at least once a year, and the societies and confraternities which most of them are bullied into joining make the obligation monthly. It is rather surprising that the Church does not make it weekly. It must -harrow a priest's feelings to think of his men and women, youths +harrow a priest's feelings to think of his men and women, youths and maids, boys and girls over the age of seven, frivoling about the parish or the city for three weeks or so under the sentence of so savage a punishment that the practices of the Nazis in Poland @@ -930,21 +930,21 @@ came out to convert the Aztecs found that they had that ceremony in a form that was weirdly like their own. It was common in Greece -- in the cult of Ceres (the spirit of the corn) and Bacchus (the spirit of the vine) -- and was found in the Persian and Mithralc, -and Manichaean religions. Thus a sacred supper of bread and wine +and Manichaean religions. Thus a sacred supper of bread and wine was very well known in all those cities of the Mediterranean coast in which Christianity arose. In the great rivals of Christianity during the first three centuries of its life, Mithraism and Manicheanism, the similarity to the Christian practice was so close that one Father of the Church was inspired with the theory that the devil had tried to spoil the Church's game by anticipating it, and -Augustine tried to discredit the Manichaean sacrament by assuring -his followers that the Manichaean priests made their wafer from a +Augustine tried to discredit the Manichaean sacrament by assuring +his followers that the Manichaean priests made their wafer from a fluid and in a manner even the vaguest description of which would, if I gave it here, secure a year's rest in a Penitentiary for -Haldeman-Julius; and Augustine was an ex-Manichaean!

+Haldeman-Julius; and Augustine was an ex-Manichaean!

Whether thing common practice of "communion" had anything to -do with the appearance of the "last supper" story of the Gospels we +do with the appearance of the "last supper" story of the Gospels we cannot consider here, nor can we linger to trace how the "eucharist" grew out of this. But the fully developed dogma is so starkly incredible that, although there is no obscurity whatever @@ -965,8 +965,8 @@ that when, in the mass, the priest breathes over these the Latin for "This is my body" (Hoc est corpus meum, which the wicked Reformers shortened to Hocus-pocus) and "This is my blood," they are in the most literal sense converted into the living personality -(body, mind, and divinity) of Jesus Christ. Theologians take -advantage of a fanciful distinction, which Aristotle made -- it is, +(body, mind, and divinity) of Jesus Christ. Theologians take +advantage of a fanciful distinction, which Aristotle made -- it is, of course, quite meaningless in modern science -- between the "substance" of a thing and its "accidents." In the case of a wafer or a glass of wine these "accidents" are the color, shape, weight, @@ -982,10 +982,10 @@ remain!

literally believe it he dare not say so except in private conversation with some other person who thinks it honest to profess to be a Catholic and to deny a dogma on which the Church insists as -sternly as it insists on the existence of God. Every proposal to +sternly as it insists on the existence of God. Every proposal to give it a figurative or symbolical interpretation has been condemned as heresy, a mortal sin to hold even in your own mind, a -sure ticket to Gehenna. But you have not yet heard the half of it.

+sure ticket to Gehenna. But you have not yet heard the half of it.

As the "accidents" of the wafer and the wine can be divided into crumbs or drops, the theologian has to say that the living @@ -1038,27 +1038,27 @@ their knees, and even in America the priest wears a half-hidden "stole" on such occasions so that the first parishioner he meets will not stop him to tell the latest funny story or offer him a cigarette. Did it ever occur to you that many a time when you met -a black-clad priest round Fourth Avenue he had Jesus Christ in his +a black-clad priest round Fourth Avenue he had Jesus Christ in his vest pocket?

If you like large sums in arithmetic you may care to estimate in round numbers in how many crumbs of how many wafers (allow, say, a hundred wafers to each church) in how many churches throughout -the world Jesus Christ is physically present without leaving +the world Jesus Christ is physically present without leaving heaven: I haven't time. You may wonder also what happens when a burglar opens the safe (tabernacle) for the silver cups and scatters the consecrated wafers ( ... hosts") on the street, or a bomb buries it until the "accidents" putrefy -- all theologians admit that they will -- and so on. All that is carefully worked out in theology and was doubtless included in the blue-prints entrusted -to Peter. It is disputed whether Christ remains when these wicked +to Peter. It is disputed whether Christ remains when these wicked Satanists, who are as real to Catholics as vampires are to a Bulgar peasant, steal a "host" for very naughty purposes. It is generally held that he does, and there are lots of edifying stories in circulation in the Church about how the blood spurted from the host -when the wicked Freemason or Satanist stuck a dagger in it. A +when the wicked Freemason or Satanist stuck a dagger in it. A church in America can hardly prosecute a man for stealing Christ, -but theft is not necessary. Every apostate priest, even Joseph +but theft is not necessary. Every apostate priest, even Joseph McCabe, retains the power to work this transubstantiation. I must say that no Satanists have ever offered me a dime for my services.

@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ A consecrated wafer in a silver-gilt and glass receptacle, is exhibited amidst a blaze of candles and flowers for the adoration 'Of the people. This doctrine of the eucharist, in other words, is the chief source of the priest prestige -- he alone can create and -handle "the Blessed Sacrament" -- and the possession of so unique +handle "the Blessed Sacrament" -- and the possession of so unique and priceless a thing puts the Catholic faith incomparably higher than any other religion.

@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ makes lavish use of it in church; where, Catholic practice suggests -- women Still wear their hats to keep the devil from entering by their ears -- evil spirits are strangely numerous. Then there are the numerous objects (medals, etc.) blessed by the priest, the -bishop, or the Pope to be worn next the skin. These are the +bishop, or the Pope to be worn next the skin. These are the cheapest of all means of fighting the world, the flesh, and the devil and getting,one's "time" in purgatory reduced. But these simple reflections on the main features of the Catholic system must @@ -1147,9 +1147,9 @@ suffice.

HOW THE DOCTRINES WERE FABRICATED

That very persuasive and very popular and magnificently -audacious 'American apologist Dr. Fulton Sheen published a work +audacious 'American apologist Dr. Fulton Sheen published a work entitled Old Errors and New Labels (1931). It is as boring and as -far from reality as Hilaire Belloc on the same theme (Arrivals and +far from reality as Hilaire Belloc on the same theme (Arrivals and New Arrivals). The burden of the first chapter is a complaint -- a complaint, mind you -- that nobody ever attacks his Church today. It has "never before in the whole history of Christianity been so @@ -1158,9 +1158,9 @@ opposition" (p. 7). Phew! I will not attempt to reply that I have myself written about 100 books and booklets (besides the present series) on the Roman Church and never seen a word of reply, because, of course, I am not at all on the same intellectual level -as Fulton Sheen. He would at once tell you that. So would I. What +as Fulton Sheen. He would at once tell you that. So would I. What he means is, he says, that the apologist wants "a foeman worthy of -his steel" -- like Hitler looking round Europe for little men until +his steel" -- like Hitler looking round Europe for little men until he stupidly attacked Russia. The Church, he says, "asks her children to think hard and think clean," and a really powerful opposition helps this. But the intellectuals of America are afraid @@ -1181,22 +1181,22 @@ dare attempt it.

reader, after the preceding chapter, is the question: How in heck does a Catholic expect modern scientists, philosophers, or historian's to sit down and write serious criticisms of that -bewildering tissue of puerilities and dupery? Even the modern -astrologer or palmist puts up a better show. If Dr. Sheen literally +bewildering tissue of puerilities and dupery? Even the modern +astrologer or palmist puts up a better show. If Dr. Sheen literally Believes that stuff, as he certainly professes to do, he might as -well expect Mencken to criticize the kiddies's section of the +well expect Mencken to criticize the kiddies's section of the Sunday Supplement, or a Carnegie Foundation to issue a learned treatise on the longevity of the patriarchs. To talk about the intellectual impoverishment of his Church is superfluous, but for a man who accepts all this medieval trash to turn round on our age with its monumental intellectual and practical achievements and -tell us that we are "Spineless" and "afraid of truth" is too funny +tell us that we are "Spineless" and "afraid of truth" is too funny to be a good joke.

-

I have written this lengthy chapter on what the Fulton Sheens -and Ryins and J.J. Walshes believe not because it is stuff that is +

I have written this lengthy chapter on what the Fulton Sheens +and Ryins and J.J. Walshes believe not because it is stuff that is worthy of the reader's consideration but because he ought to know -exactly what Popes and apologists mean when they say that those +exactly what Popes and apologists mean when they say that those "higher interests" of men which they have to consult justify them in ignoring those "lower interests" (peace., prosperity, freedom,

@@ -1215,26 +1215,26 @@ fabricated by the Black International itself.

I have shown this in chapter II as regards the first distinctive leading Catholic doctrine, the power and peculiar -inspiration of the Pope. In the first reliable Roman document, +inspiration of the Pope. In the first reliable Roman document, which was written by the Roman Christians themselves in the year 96, their bishops is not mentioned. He is just one of the bunch. A hundred years later his successor claims authority over communities in Asia Minor, and the bishops "bitterly reproached Victor" (the -Pope) for his insolence, the first ecclesiastical historian, Bishop -Eusebius, tells us (v. 24) and the African Fathers joined in and +Pope) for his insolence, the first ecclesiastical historian, Bishop +Eusebius, tells us (v. 24) and the African Fathers joined in and heavily castigated him. In short, as I said, though the claim of authority began to be treasured in Rome itself after A.D. 150 -- -the blue-print given to Peter on this point seems to have been lost +the blue-print given to Peter on this point seems to have been lost for a century and a half, and all copies in the case were lost -- -Popes ventured to assert it only five or six times in four +Popes ventured to assert it only five or six times in four centuries and were mercilessly snubbed every time. Their opportunity came in the 5th Century when the Goths and Vandals wrecked the Empire and left no bishop of any strength to oppose Rome, and Europe sank to an abysmal ignorance. The Greek Churches, though on Catholic theory they had the same instructions or -tradition as Rome, continued to tell the Pope what he could do with +tradition as Rome, continued to tell the Pope what he could do with his claims, and even in the Darkest Europe of the Dark Age it took -the Popes eight further centuries -- culminating in the monstrous +the Popes eight further centuries -- culminating in the monstrous claims of Innocent in (1198-1216) -- to build up that power which, the world is solemnly informed in the 20th Century -- it would have laughed even in the 10th -- Christ prescribed to the apostles. And @@ -1243,15 +1243,15 @@ a mass of forgeries, the False Decretals, that are still basic documents of the Canon Law.

Reflect again on the fact, which I proved, that the Catholics -of our time are more subservient to the Pope than Catholics ever -were before. The Popes had to wait until 1870 to get themselves +of our time are more subservient to the Pope than Catholics ever +were before. The Popes had to wait until 1870 to get themselves declared infallible, as they had always claimed to be, and they had a deuce of a time in getting the bishops to declare it. A Republican or Democratic Convention for nominating a candidate for the presidency has nothing on the Vatican Council of 1870. Catholic schools had exposed in the 15th Century the lies on which the -claims of jurisdiction and the temporal power of the Popes were -based. Catholic France loudly defied the Pope even in the time of +claims of jurisdiction and the temporal power of the Popes were +based. Catholic France loudly defied the Pope even in the time of Louis XIV. Now American and British bishops laud his serene wisdom and divine majesty even while he is, they know, conspiring with the bitter enemies of their countries and of civilization. Do you want @@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ centuries we do not know, and how it became "the mass" (borrowing the very word from the Mithraists, according to many) in the 3rd Century, and how the doctrine of transubstantiation was slowly elaborated we cannot consider here. It was that towering genius -Thomas Aquinas who fully worked out the theory of the "accidents" +Thomas Aquinas who fully worked out the theory of the "accidents" (color, shape, weight, smell, liability to putrefy or intoxicate, etc.) of the bread and wine remaining when the "Substance" disappeared.

@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ are the richest sources of the power of the priests over the laity, are, on the other hand, quite obvious and late bits of priestcraft. A practice of voluntarily confessing sins was, as I have previously said, inherited from the pre-Christian world, but it was not until -after the year 200 that the Roman Church, under a Pope of +after the year 200 that the Roman Church, under a Pope of disreputable character (Callistus), discovered that the power to bind and loose, which Christ was supposed to have given to the apostles (Matt. XVI:19), meant that the bishop could absolve from @@ -1297,13 +1297,13 @@ pronounced this a scandalous misinterpretation of the Scriptures in the interest of the Roman clergy. Again the apostolic blue-prints seem to have been lost. In the Darn Age, naturally the clergy made headway with their ambition to enslave the laity -- even Havelock -Ellis and Bloch do not seem to have read the lists of sins that +Ellis and Bloch do not seem to have read the lists of sins that survive from that appalling age -- but it still took centuries to get obligatory confession extended to the clergy, monks, and nuns. The laity remained refractory until the most powerful and most -arrogant of the Popes, Innocent III, imposed the obligation of +arrogant of the Popes, Innocent III, imposed the obligation of annual confession upon the entire Church (1215). It was, of course, -those marvelously modern school-men, Aquinas and his +those marvelously modern school-men, Aquinas and his contemporaries, who worked out the theory of it, and instead of it proving the moral discipline which some historians, eager to oblige the Church, now profess to find it, the law was followed by quite @@ -1314,12 +1314,12 @@ declared it a "sacrament."

Holy Orders (or ordination) is a magical ceremony of which the clergy very gradually increased the solemnity and complexity in order to mark off their sacred caste from the laity and enhance -their own prestige. From the Pauline Epistles and the earliest +their own prestige. From the Pauline Epistles and the earliest Christian documents we gather that each "Church," which means "assembly," was a very democratic community of a few dozen or score, vague "followers of Christ." The only distinction recognized amongst them in the last decade of the 1st Century according to the -Letter of the Romans to the Corinthians is that they have +Letter of the Romans to the Corinthians is that they have presidents (bishops) and helpers (deacons),. As these things usually go, they probably had annual elections at which Brother and Sister So-and-so contrived to got on the committee and Brother or @@ -1349,21 +1349,21 @@ think of hidden Protocols.

We cannot follow here the slow growth of this arrangement and of the elaborate consecrating ceremonies, to impress the laity, which became the Sacrament of Holy Orders. I will add only one -detail. Although the Popes of the 5th Century, finding Europe in +detail. Although the Popes of the 5th Century, finding Europe in ruins and sinking into profound ignorance, were now able to assert (with the help of the imperial police -- this is a literal truth) the sovereignty they had long claimed, they were very small cheese -compared with the Popes of a later date. When one died the people +compared with the Popes of a later date. When one died the people helped themselves to his table-silver, wines, and anything else worth looting and then joined the clergy in a new election. On many such occasions the records tell, the church in which the election- meetings were held swam with blood. At the election of "St." -Damasus, the darling of the women -- voters, the "butcher's bill" +Damasus, the darling of the women -- voters, the "butcher's bill" was nearly 200. However, the people continued to have the chief vote, since the election was carried by acclamation, in the -election of a Pope until the 11th Century. The priests then had the +election of a Pope until the 11th Century. The priests then had the assistance of a German army in putting the Roman laity in their -place and making a holier business of the election of a Pope: in +place and making a holier business of the election of a Pope: in theory, that is to say, like all things Catholic, for the history of Papal elections during the next five centuries was amazing and it continued to this day to be an orgy of intrigue and rival @@ -1421,25 +1421,25 @@ International to dupe and further enslave the laity.

There is the same evidence of deliberate priestly fabrication in every part of the distinctively Catholic structure of doctrine and practice. One of the next most prominent features is the cult -of Mary and the saints and martyrs. As late as the end of the 4th -Century we find the greatest of the Fathers, Augustine, protesting +of Mary and the saints and martyrs. As late as the end of the 4th +Century we find the greatest of the Fathers, Augustine, protesting against this cult, which was then beginning in the Roman Church; though he did not know that, as Catholic authorities admit today, the new cult of martyrs was based upon a mass of audacious foreigners by the Roman priests. They had their revenge on -Augustine. They forged sermons on Mary in his name, and some of +Augustine. They forged sermons on Mary in his name, and some of these are incorporated in the Catholic ritual today.

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The cult of Mary is one of the most glaring innovations of the +

The cult of Mary is one of the most glaring innovations of the latter part of the 4th Century, when the pagans were being forced by law into the Church. They wanted a goddess so the mother of -Jesus, -- who is given less prominence than Mary Magdalene in the -Gospels and was not honored even in the Roman community for more +Jesus, -- who is given less prominence than Mary Magdalene in the +Gospels and was not honored even in the Roman community for more than 300 years after her death -- when the supposed tradition ought to have been freshest -- was decked in all the dazzling robes and epithets of the old pagan goddesses (Ceres, Ishtar, Anaita, etc.). When, after an almost unparalled period of artistic dissolution, -art was cultivated once more in Europe, this cult of "the Madonna" +art was cultivated once more in Europe, this cult of "the Madonna" proved a splendid asset to the Church of Rome, and the great age of Mariolqtry opened. As if in unconscious mockery of the theory of Trpdition it got worse in modern times. Apologists profess that @@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ faith" (kept, doubtless, in the Sacred Archives of the Vatican). Any man who is not under the hypnotic influence of the Catholic atmosphere smiles. The pure Christianity of the first three centuries and the Reformed Christianity which returned to the -Gospels in the 16th Century rejected the cult. It began as a +Gospels in the 16th Century rejected the cult. It began as a concession to paganism, it developed more richly in the Middle Ages( as a concession to the weird mixture of paganism and

@@ -1462,25 +1462,25 @@ Ages( as a concession to the weird mixture of paganism and

Christianity in the art of the Middle Ages, and it was encouraged to develop still more in modern times because it appeals to the imagination of the emotions as few other dogmas do. The language -itself in the hymns to Mary today surpasses that of hymns and +itself in the hymns to Mary today surpasses that of hymns and prayers to the old pagan goddesses, and grown-up men in New York and Boston lustily sing such things as "when wicked men blaspheme thee, I'll lay me down and die," while frivolous city stenographers -and store assistants sing: "Holy Mary, let me come soon to be with -thee in thy home." It is part of the doctrine that when Mary died +and store assistants sing: "Holy Mary, let me come soon to be with +thee in thy home." It is part of the doctrine that when Mary died her body was physically transported by angels into heaven, (now called the stratosphere -- but I suppose that is blasphemy, so I must look out for pious gunmen). The "rosary," a string, of 50 -small and 5 large beads, to count 50 prayers to Mary and 5 to God, +small and 5 large beads, to count 50 prayers to Mary and 5 to God, became in the modern world one of the chief symbols of "the pure -religion of Jesus." Bogus shrines like Lourdes in France and St. +religion of Jesus." Bogus shrines like Lourdes in France and St. Annes in Canada attracted millions -- to the great profit of the Black International.

I have no space to trace even in the same very brief manner all the other peculiarities of "the Holy Faith." The upshot is the same. Doctrine and practice "developed" in exactly the same way a -great store like Marshall Fields developed. New attractions were +great store like Marshall Fields developed. New attractions were required to sustain or to increase profits. Age by age the structure of the faith, with its gargoyles and its buttresses, its dark corners and its theatrical mummery, was built up, and on every @@ -1488,8 +1488,8 @@ stone of the structure is stamped the word "Priestcraft." at the American public should in the fourth decade of the 20th century and in its chief work of reference be confronted with a solemn statement that all this was done in conformity with unwritten -instructions given to Peter 1900 years ago is an insult to -Intelligence: that the Fulton Sheens should be in a position to +instructions given to Peter 1900 years ago is an insult to +Intelligence: that the Fulton Sheens should be in a position to claim blandly over the ether that the structure is so chaste, so graceful, so logical that no "foeman worthy of their steel" will venture to criticize it, while all the world knows what funds and @@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ almost as well live still in Kerry or Apulia for all the influence of modem culture on them.

As to the "educated" Catholics we saw what such education is. -Everybody knows that many of them do defy the Church and read +Everybody knows that many of them do defy the Church and read modern books, without troubling to get the priest's permission and are healthily skeptical about much that the Church teaches. If you bear in mind that the Church does not merely forbid such reading @@ -1592,11 +1592,11 @@ from the Catholic more than the Protestant body, and it is clear that more than half these men, though still fairly young, left the Church so long ago that it is unknown to the priests of the districts in which they live that they are really "subjects of the -Pope." They mainly represent that drift from the faith of boys who +Pope." They mainly represent that drift from the faith of boys who have left the Catholic primary school, a drift which some Catholic authorities estimate at between 60 and 80 percent of the whole. It is a nice reflection on that "statistical" work, which I examined -in the second book, in which Fr. Shaugnessy learnedly proves that +in the second book, in which Fr. Shaugnessy learnedly proves that there is no drift whatever! It seems to be about twice as bad as even I estimated, and it is fairly certain that there are at all events not more than 15,000,000 actual Catholics, half of whom are @@ -1654,11 +1654,11 @@ that they alone in the modern world are logical and that what they

purpose to make use of the conclusion to which this Rome-or-Reason theory leads, and they freely quote predictions of future triumphs of their Church. They still drag out periodically and polish up the -famous prediction of Macaulay -- never mentioning, of course, that +famous prediction of Macaulay -- never mentioning, of course, that he had a profound contempt for the doctrines and brutal methods of Rome -- that the rule of the Vatican would still spread over the earth when tourists from the other side of the world came to see -the melancholy ruins of London (which to Macaulay, as a good +the melancholy ruins of London (which to Macaulay, as a good Englishman, meant thousands of years in the future). They quote Wells (whom they hate) telling, amongst his anticipations, how monks with shaven polls will be conspicuous figures in the @@ -1673,13 +1673,13 @@ something of the unique nature and unconquerable spirit which it claims.

A good journalist would, of course, riddle theme predictions -with his shot in ten minutes. Macaulay was more rhetorical than +with his shot in ten minutes. Macaulay was more rhetorical than scientific in his essays, and he rather lazily suggested that a Church which had survived all the onslaughts of seventeen centuries -- he quite admitted that it was by the use of violent and unscrupulous; methods -- would probably continue to survive. Wells had the wrong idea that Catholic faith was based upon an emotional -trust in authority: which his particular opponent, Hilaire Belloc, +trust in authority: which his particular opponent, Hilaire Belloc, would have described as the sloppy Protestant idea of faith. Baldly estimated that there would be 70,000,000 Catholics in America at the end of this century because he calculated that the total @@ -1717,12 +1717,12 @@ learned that one of the dailies made various excuses for not

inserting the advertisement of my lectures. My agent, a local business man, was persistent, and he found, to his astonishment, that through the bishop the Roman Church held a high proportion of -the shares in the paper. Haldeman-Julius has told in his paper how +the shares in the paper. Haldeman-Julius has told in his paper how after his advertisements had been accepted and inserted in some papers a hidden hand intervened, and no more advertisements were accepted and even a public apology made for the insertion. We speak ironically when we call it a "hidden" hand. You can smell the holy -oil on it, even when it acts through a Knight of Columbus as a +oil on it, even when it acts through a Knight of Columbus as a member of the Holy Family Society.

Editors and journalists, often ashamed of the pressure to @@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@ America and the world.

the French general who hag "escaped" from Germany and gone to the holy shrine of Vichy, the foulest nest of treachery in Europe, took a message that the Catholic industrialists of Germany are prepared, -in collusion with the army-leaders to destroy Hitlerism and make +in collusion with the army-leaders to destroy Hitlerism and make peace with Britain and America. The condition implied is that Catholicism shall be restored in Germany and continue to hold the position it has won by treachery in Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, diff --git a/pythonCode/output/mccabe17.xml b/pythonCode/output/mccabe17.xml index c82411f..fdcddef 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/mccabe17.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/mccabe17.xml @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ support of the vilest characters as smoothly as we swallow oysters. Yet beyond any question the creed is as I stated it. The Catholic who questions a single one of the dogmas, literally interpreted, not only incurs hell but plainly questions the very foundations of -Church authority; and the Canon Law lays it down that the Catholic +Church authority; and the Canon Law lays it down that the Catholic incurs this sentence if he confines his "liberalism" within his own mind. Bank of Wisdom @@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ intolerance and inhumanity and their charity associated with a sour fanaticism. It is waste of time for writers to remind us of these "many good men and women." It is the institution and its methods, the general situation, that matters. And I have amply shown that -ever since the first "great Pope," Leo I (440-61), began to use +ever since the first "great Pope," Leo I (440-61), began to use forgery in the interest of the Church and to burn heretics, deception and violence were the weapons on which it relied rather than upon argument. It is enough here to recall four critical @@ -226,18 +226,18 @@ into alliance with them.

This policy of violence is, I showed, actually the law of the Roman Church. While American apologists were falsely stating that the wicked historians of the last century -- the Catholic Lord -Acton used the strongest language of them all -- lied about the +Acton used the strongest language of them all -- lied about the Church, and that in any case it now abhors coercion and is all sweetness and light, the Vatican press was issuing one edition -after another of Canon Law in which it is quite indignantly +after another of Canon Law in which it is quite indignantly affirmed, against "liberal" Catholics, that the Church has never abdicated its "right of the sword": which, they explained, includes lesser matters like torture or any physical sufferings or material inflections (prison, fines, exile, confiscation, etc.). I gave the words of the exact references to Marianus de Luca and Cardinal -Lepicier. The former was professor of Canon Law in the Papal +Lepicier. The former was professor of Canon Law in the Papal University, the latter in a Papal college at Rome, and both had the -Pope's stamp of approval on their books. Indeed, I see by the title +Pope's stamp of approval on their books. Indeed, I see by the title page of De Lucas book, which is quite savage in its long arguments for the Church's right to kill or maim heretics, that it was published in Rome, Ratisbon, and "Neo-Eboracum." As the latter is @@ -256,14 +256,14 @@ mother of toleration and the soul of charity.

Professor C.J. Cadoux has an interesting chapter on this aspect of Romanism (Roman Catholicism and Freedom, 1936, ch I). He -sums up its long history in the words of Prof. Lecky: "The Church +sums up its long history in the words of Prof. Lecky: "The Church of Rome has shed more innocent blood than any other institution that has ever existed among mankind" (The Rise and Influence of -Rationalism in Europe, II, 32). Lecky is so often quoted by +Rationalism in Europe, II, 32). Lecky is so often quoted by Catholics for his (unjust) compliments to the early Roman Church that this is a hard saying. However, it is the modern development that is particularly interesting. In 1832, when just such a -clerical-fascist tyranny ruled Europe as does today, Gregory XVI +clerical-fascist tyranny ruled Europe as does today, Gregory XVI said in an Encyclical: "Out of this most foul fountain of indifferentism flows that absurd and erroneous opinion or rather raving that liberty of conscience ought to be asserted and secured @@ -281,12 +281,12 @@ you, fine you, and possibly he might even hang you."

Notice the date, 1885. The revolutionary wave of 1848 had spent itself and under the blood-splotched banners of the reactionary monarchs the Church was again speaking candidly. In -that year the Pope issued his famous Syllabus, and amongst the +that year the Pope issued his famous Syllabus, and amongst the "wicked opinions" which he required Catholics all over the world to regard as "reprobated, proscribed, and condemned" were several such as the following (literally translated from the Latin Syllabus):

-

15. Every man is free to embrace and profess that religion +

15. Every man is free to embrace and profess that religion which he finds true in the light of human reason.

17. At least there is hope of the eternal salvation of men who @@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ demand for increasing liberty spread over Europe and Latin America. The age of that "accommodation with modern civilization" which Pius IX had contemptuously rejected set in. There was now no country in the world in which the Church could exercise the power which it -claimed. Even in Spain rebels against the Church, who swarmed in +claimed. Even in Spain rebels against the Church, who swarmed in the cities and the universities, could not be touched unless they were so advanced in their political views that they could be branded "Anarchists," just as they are now branded Communists or

@@ -322,11 +322,11 @@ branded "Anarchists," just as they are now branded Communists or

British press lightly dismissed the murders and tortures as an unpleasant necessity forced upon these Spanish gentlemen by Anarchist bomb-throwers. It happened that I was in close touch with -one of these "Anarchists," Francisco Ferrer, an idealist who +one of these "Anarchists," Francisco Ferrer, an idealist who loathed violence and polities and who was judicially murdered solely to oblige the Church. I raised a stink in the whole English- speaking world and got the fact generally recognized, but I could -not convince the public that Ferrer was only one of hundreds of +not convince the public that Ferrer was only one of hundreds of victims of the Spanish Church, and that foul tortures were used on them in the jails from 1990 to 1910. The Black International in all countries lied and used its power over the press to conceal the @@ -346,34 +346,34 @@ respect and granted it unexpected privileges and the Church in France abandoned the hypocritical language of compromise. The Jesuit Cardinal Billot, its head, wrote and published a Latin Tractatus de Ecclesia Christi (1922) and the Jesuit Professor -Sortain a Traite de Philosophie (1924) in which the clergy were +Sortain a Traite de Philosophie (1924) in which the clergy were candidly told that Rome still had the right to use physical measures including the death-sentence, against heretics. In Italy -Mussolini began to deride liberty and liberalism in the language of +Mussolini began to deride liberty and liberalism in the language of Pius IX and, after years of hard bargaining, the clergy clasped the -red hand he held out to them. A new Latin edition of the Canon Law -was issued, and the Pope in 1929 boldly and emphatically asserted -its claims for all the world to hear (in the letter to Gasparri +red hand he held out to them. A new Latin edition of the Canon Law +was issued, and the Pope in 1929 boldly and emphatically asserted +its claims for all the world to hear (in the letter to Gasparri which I quoted at length in an earlier booklet). The Japs were the next to enter into alliance with the resuscitated medieval Church, -and then Hitler....

+and then Hitler....

We have seen the story. But the Black International in America continued to dupe the public and forbid the press to publish the -worst of the news -- like the Gasparri letter, the approach to the. -Japs, and the deal with Hitler -- that came from Europe. At the -very time when the Vatican was negotiating with Mussolini to sell +worst of the news -- like the Gasparri letter, the approach to the. +Japs, and the deal with Hitler -- that came from Europe. At the +very time when the Vatican was negotiating with Mussolini to sell its assistance in crushing religious liberty in Italy the Culvert Associates, the weightiest propagandist body of the Roman Church in America, issued its Culvert Handbook of Catholic Facts, using the -names of the President (Coolidge) and several heads of professors +names of the President (Coolidge) and several heads of professors of American universities as "Sponsors." In this, while the Vatican was driving a hard bargain for the suppression of the liberties of non-Catholics in Italy, they audaciously reproduced, as frontispiece, the letter in which Washington rejoices that "in this land the light of truth and reason has triumphed over the power of bigotry and superstition, and that every person may here worship -God according to the dictates of his own heart." Even Leo XIII, we +God according to the dictates of his own heart." Even Leo XIII, we saw, had ridiculed that sentiment. And in the text of the book these Culvert Associates, sheltering under the patronage of leaders

@@ -390,18 +390,18 @@ American rule of religious liberty for all.

People had already forgotten in America, and the press was careful not to recall, something that had created a mild sensation -in 1910. President Roosevelt told the ambassador at Rome that he +in 1910. President Roosevelt told the ambassador at Rome that he was going to visit the king of Italy and would like a visit to the -Pope also arranged. The Vatican replied that it would welcome the -visit "if nothing like the recent Fairbanks incident arose to -prevent it." Vice-President Fairbanks had committed the +Pope also arranged. The Vatican replied that it would welcome the +visit "if nothing like the recent Fairbanks incident arose to +prevent it." Vice-President Fairbanks had committed the "unspeakable outrage on the common father of Christendom" (as the Jesuit paper America called it) of calling at the Methodist Mission -in Rome after visiting the Pope! So Roosevelt was not to visit the -king of Italy if he wanted to see the Pope. Roosevelt promptly and +in Rome after visiting the Pope! So Roosevelt was not to visit the +king of Italy if he wanted to see the Pope. Roosevelt promptly and vigorously withdrew his proposal to call at the Vatican. A few years later he entertained me at a lunch of honor at the Harvard -Club. If it were wildly conceivable that the President Roosevelt of +Club. If it were wildly conceivable that the President Roosevelt of today were to confer some such honor on me, I wonder what the Catholic, or even the ordinary, press would say.

@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ the creed I described in the last book. This is so precious to men that the Church must guard them against losing it by burning aggressive heretics at the stake and claiming the right to inflict any sort of material penalty on men who are even "suspected of -heresy." Msgr. Ryan, the American Church's arch-apologist, thinks +heresy." Msgr. Ryan, the American Church's arch-apologist, thinks it prudent never to discuss the monstrous claims of the Latin Canon Law but in one amazing passage he gives away the principle. In 'The State and the Church' he says:

@@ -432,14 +432,14 @@ cunning appeal to prejudice, and bad logic is treated in Washington as part of the cream of the national life. Does he mean that it must be left to the Catholic to say what is absolutely true and what is absolutely false? No. He obviously means that the medieval -hash of hell and devils, of Jesus Christ in the vest pocket and +hash of hell and devils, of Jesus Christ in the vest pocket and little children suffering torture for all eternity, of blatant forgeries and transparently fabricated doctrines, which I described in the last book is so self-evidently true that all other religions -or philosophics of life must be suppressed; and his Canon Law +or philosophics of life must be suppressed; and his Canon Law argues from the same principle that the Church has the right and the duty to kill, maim, torture, or ruin any who attempt to spread -them. In the same book Ryan assures you that his Church is not one

+them. In the same book Ryan assures you that his Church is not one

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -448,12 +448,12 @@ them. In the same book Ryan assures you that his Church is not one

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in perfect harmony with but actually inspired American sentiment on -these matters! And a British cardinal, Gasquet, tells you that the +these matters! And a British cardinal, Gasquet, tells you that the critics of the dear Church are "merchants of filth and garbage" who pour out such a "Mississippi of lies" that he is bound to wonder if they are "in good faith!"

-

Naturally the Church will never again burn heretics. Even if +

Naturally the Church will never again burn heretics. Even if it ever got a large majority of sincere believers in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Brazil it would not dare to apply its law for fear of the reaction in America and Britain. Only if all the leading @@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ it then certainly would apply the law -- and one might as well think of a new Ice Age. The world has sunk low in recent years, but the supposition that America, Britain, France, and Germany, would ever by a large majority accept the childish creed and crooked -principles of Dr. Ryan's Church is too eccentric to consider. I +principles of Dr. Ryan's Church is too eccentric to consider. I enlarge on the creed and its maxims only to remind the reader that all baptized persons (Catholic or, if properly baptized, Protestant) are its subjects, and that it holds the power of life @@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ will say nothing.

BLINKERS FOR THE BELIEVER

-

The loathsome little toad Goebbels has never forgotten his +

The loathsome little toad Goebbels has never forgotten his Catholic education. The entire scheme by means of which he has apparently, poisoned the minds of the overwhelming majority of the German people is based upon Catholic principles and practice. The @@ -494,13 +494,13 @@ the streets, the workshops, and the restaurants, radioed every hour into every home, repeated in every column of every paper, on every page of every book and magazine, sung at every concert and village- dance, incorporated in every drama and film, and implied in the -"Heil Hitler" which you must repeat when you call in the dog or buy +"Heil Hitler" which you must repeat when you call in the dog or buy a pint of shrimps.

The second feature is that nothing must enter the eye or ear of any German to interfere with this good work. There is no private radio, and you are shot if you listen to foreign transmissions. -Every paper, magazine, book, song, play, lecture, church, library, +Every paper, magazine, book, song, play, lecture, church, library, pageant, or sports meeting, etc., in Germany falls under the control of a very extensive and elaborate Reichskulturkammer with

@@ -519,29 +519,29 @@ contents of "mind" -- ideas and sentiments, in the old language -- than these which Nazi education has implanted.

The Black International must be green with envy. You might say -that at all events it has the advantage over Goebbels that it can +that at all events it has the advantage over Goebbels that it can threaten folk who listen to any alien message with eternal torment, but in practice it was always more effective to threaten torture here and now than in the future. They recite the new Lord's Prayer:

-

"Lieber Herr Gott, mach' mich dumm, +

"Lieber Herr Gott, mach' mich dumm, Damit Ich nicht in Dachau Komm."

much more fervently than they did the old. Young women who but a -few years ago were "Children of Mary" and lustily sang "Immaculate, +few years ago were "Children of Mary" and lustily sang "Immaculate, Immaculate" now carry favor by singing unpleasant suggestions about -Miriam Cohen, which they insist was Mary's full name. For the great +Miriam Cohen, which they insist was Mary's full name. For the great majority the Catholic or the Protestant faith was skin-deep. The Nazi faith is pumped into the marrow of their bones.

The Church of Rome recognizes that the procedure is ideal but it is in most countries prevented by "the world" (with the devil behind it), the wickedness of which it never ceases to deplore from -carrying it out in all its purity as Goebbels does. In Italy, in +carrying it out in all its purity as Goebbels does. In Italy, in spite of the disgraceful sacrifices it has made, to get power, it is very far from having a monopoly of the culture-stream. In Vichy, France, it has, up to the present, been still more disappointed, -and it remains to be seen how Laval will earn his Papal +and it remains to be seen how Laval will earn his Papal decorations. In Poland it almost had a Black Paradise but its Nazi friends have chased it out. Only in Spain and Portugal, in Brazil and some of the smaller Latin-American republics, and in stupid @@ -553,15 +553,15 @@ making what we call "minds."

group of enslaved states but it is not quite on the present level of Spain and Portugal. In spite of the scandalous reticence of the press generally most folk who are likely to read this know the -orgies of murder and torture in which Franco, under the eyes of +orgies of murder and torture in which Franco, under the eyes of complacent American and British ministers, has indulged since he won Spain for the Santa Fe. It has been going on for years in -Portugal. Read the section on Portugal (pp. 278-86) in Seldes's +Portugal. Read the section on Portugal (pp. 278-86) in Seldes's Catholic Crisis. After quoting what Jesuits admiringly tell America about it -- that it is "an applied resume of Catholic political philosophy" and a land of profound peace, prosperity, and happiness -- he gives this passage from Duff, the official of the British -Foreign Office who wrote as "Carlos Prieto":

+Foreign Office who wrote as "Carlos Prieto":

"Political prisoners are tortured in a manner which prevailed during the Inquisition. . . . As reported by those who suffered @@ -578,17 +578,17 @@ presses, hanging by wrists and ankles, nude imprisonment in temperatures below zero, and walking in a circle until the prisoner drops.

-

Salazar being a scientific man has added an electric chair, +

Salazar being a scientific man has added an electric chair, not to kill but to torture, which is more beastly. This was written six years ago, when Portugal was generally described as a happy -little state under its holy Catholic trinity of General Carmona, -Premier Salazar, and Cardinal Cerejeira.

+little state under its holy Catholic trinity of General Carmona, +Premier Salazar, and Cardinal Cerejeira.

In blissful lands like this, in which the majority of the workers are totally illiterate and would regard a radio receiver as a new trick of the devil, where the clergy and a small minority of interested supporters enjoy the bulk of what wealth there is, the -Black International can fairly emulate the success of Goebbels. In +Black International can fairly emulate the success of Goebbels. In countries like America they apply the two principles as effectively as the wicked world allows them. They rely chiefly upon the Catholic school, the Catholic press, and the threat of hell for @@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ is just an institution like any other school for making efficient citizens so is entitled to a full share of public funds, but the Church provides the schools and asks only that it be, allowed to give a few lessons to the children in their own faith. I gave the -words in which the Pope in his open letter to Cardinal Gasparri in +words in which the Pope in his open letter to Cardinal Gasparri in 1929 expressly condemned that version of Catholic education. He claimed not only that the education of children belongs primarily to the Church not the state but he went on to say that the Church @@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ would not agree to being "confined to the subsidized teaching of religious truth:" that is to say, to including lessons on religion by paid priests or teachers in the ordinary curriculum. The Church must have the whole school. Its predominant purpose is to make -life-long Catholics, The Pope (Pius XI) made his meaning clear +life-long Catholics, The Pope (Pius XI) made his meaning clear enough in his encyclical on Catholic education:

"A school does not become conformable to the rights of the @@ -646,8 +646,8 @@ a Catholic. They operated with such stealth that, although he was a member of their Vigilance Committee, they tried to keep him in ignorance, but he contrived to see a copy of the privately printed two-volume work (1,400 pages) of the "errors" they wanted corrected -in the books in use in government schools. Luther was to be -described as "an unworthy German friar" and Bloody Mary -- the most +in the books in use in government schools. Luther was to be +described as "an unworthy German friar" and Bloody Mary -- the most truculent fanatic who ever sat on the English throne -- as a gentle lady who was all for religious freedom. They relied on Catholic Trade Unionists and Catholic officials in the Education Department @@ -656,17 +656,17 @@ in Boston and other American cities?

The books they use in their own schools and shower upon the children as prizes are poisonous and crammed with lies about saints -and martyrs, Popes, the medieval Church, the Reformation, and so +and martyrs, Popes, the medieval Church, the Reformation, and so on. I have before me a book written for children and child-like -adults by the Australian Archbishop Sheehan and much used in +adults by the Australian Archbishop Sheehan and much used in Ireland and Australia (A Simple Course of Religion, 1938). It is -deliciously Illustrated. There is a half-tone illustration of Adam -and Eve with less clothing on than Tarzan and Maureen. There is +deliciously Illustrated. There is a half-tone illustration of Adam +and Eve with less clothing on than Tarzan and Maureen. There is another -- but in this case the child is conscientiously warned that it is "not a real picture" -- of the Holy Trinity and (an old man, a Nordic type of young man, and a pigeon): one showing the boy -Jesus ("he who made the starry skies") holding a board while Papa -planes it: one of Jesus giving "Holy Communion" to the apostles +Jesus ("he who made the starry skies") holding a board while Papa +planes it: one of Jesus giving "Holy Communion" to the apostles 1900 years ago in the form of wafers from a modem silver chalice: one showing a soul, which is a duplicate of the body, being taken up to heaven by angels. Most children will take these to be @@ -674,23 +674,23 @@ photographs of the actual persons and events.

The learned archbishop might plead that it is lawful to tell children fairy-tales and open their eyes later, but almost as -childish is another book I have, by Bishop H.G. Graham (What Faith +childish is another book I have, by Bishop H.G. Graham (What Faith Really Means, 1914), that is intended for grown-ups. Some of you may still boggle at my description of the Catholic doctrine of the -Eucharist: that the real living body of Jesus is physically present -in every consecrated wafer and drop of wine. Graham to clinch the -matter, tells his readers that Jesus "often appeared to holy +Eucharist: that the real living body of Jesus is physically present +in every consecrated wafer and drop of wine. Graham to clinch the +matter, tells his readers that Jesus "often appeared to holy priests at Mass under the sweet figure of a little child" (p. 92). I told, I think, how another of these pious fairy-tales is that blood often spurts from the wafer when wicked Freemasons and -Satanists stab it. We are not told that Jesus ever does anything +Satanists stab it. We are not told that Jesus ever does anything when he is handled (in the Mass) by priests who smile at the dogma or sleep with their domestic servants. However, these doctrines are so luminously true that it is "impossible to shake a Catholic's faith," the bishop says. Then how about these millions of acknowledged seceders in America and Britain? There is no such -thing as a quite honest seceder, Graham -- in full accord with -Canon Law -- says. Referring to the man who professes that he has +thing as a quite honest seceder, Graham -- in full accord with +Canon Law -- says. Referring to the man who professes that he has left the Church he says: "We know for certain that he has gone wrong, and that he has culpably lost the gift of faith": when a

@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ the word) amongst the adolescent, especially Catholic boys and youths. It is a common subject of discussion at conferences of Catholic teachers, and I have earlier quoted the admissions of various priests that from 50 to 80 percent of the boys who attend -Catholic schools give up the faith when they leave. Goebbels can +Catholic schools give up the faith when they leave. Goebbels can keep the blinkers on Nazi boys during all their waking hours. The world outside the school is as saturated with the Nazi creed as the school itself. But the Catholic boy tears off his blinkers when the @@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ mendacious. I quoted the most learned cleric of the British

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-

Catholic Church, Cardinal Gasquet affirming that we pour out a +

Catholic Church, Cardinal Gasquet affirming that we pour out a "Mississippi of lies." But you probably know this feature of Catholic literature and propaganda. These booklets contain hundreds of examples.

@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ directly attack name critics of the Church -- people might want to read their books -- but keep up the fiction that all such critics and apostates are a lot of scurvy knaves, sold to the devil and cooperating in his frenzy to destroy the beautiful Church which -alone frustrates his strange passion to pervert the whole race. Dip +alone frustrates his strange passion to pervert the whole race. Dip into almost any Catholic weekly if you want a little clean fun. Correspondents have often told me of the effect of all this on Catholics. They turn pale if my name is maliciously dragged into a @@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ effect of preventing Catholics from reading them and at the same time convincing them that their faith really is the most beautiful and salutary thing in the world seeing that the devil and wicked men have such a peculiar rage against it. Add that, as Bishop -Graham says and theology and Canon Law expressly teach, it is a +Graham says and theology and Canon Law expressly teach, it is a mortal sin (like rape or murder) to have even a doubt about a dogma of the Church, and it is equally a mortal sin to expose yourself to the danger of having a doubt by reading critics, and you have the @@ -890,11 +890,11 @@ of "bad books."

. HOW THE FAITH IS PROTECTED

-

The domestic or private part of the Canon Law in its latest +

The domestic or private part of the Canon Law in its latest version -- now an official code not a professor's lectures -- may be read in English, if you can safely separate the text from the bemusing commentary in Woywood's Practical Commentary on the Code -of Canon Law: One of the longest clauses in it (1399) deals with +of Canon Law: One of the longest clauses in it (1399) deals with the reading of books against faith or morals. The Catholic must not read any non-Catholic translation of the Bible -- the English Bible, for instance, or books which defend "fortune-telling, @@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ boss-gangster and murderer but will insist that the monster who has read one of these booklets and not been reconciled shall be buried like a dog. Any priest can absolve the murderer but the wretch who has read one of McCabe's foul books without the bishop's permission -has to be re-admitted to the Church by the bishop or the Pope.

+has to be re-admitted to the Church by the bishop or the Pope.

You begin to understand the defense-mechanism of the Black International but you have not yet got the half of it. It obviously @@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ suspicious when he is told that his faith is solidly based that it is "absolutely impossible to shake it" yet he must not argue about it with a non-Catholic friend.

-

Catholics never read Canon Law. It is the priest's business to +

Catholics never read Canon Law. It is the priest's business to convoy these commands of the Church to the faithful. During his visits to his parishioners he has a keen scent for heretical books, and I have known him to put books of mine (loaned by request) on @@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ the fire in the house to emphasize the law and his authority. Chiefly he acts through sermons. He talks more about bad books than he does about chastity, and to a point we will admire his honesty, for he would, far rather see them reading spicy novels than -criticisms of the Church. Every Catholic, therefore, is quite +criticisms of the Church. Every Catholic, therefore, is quite familiar with the law. But do not imagine that you will disturb him by pointing out that he challenges you to read both sides but must absolutely refuse himself to read your side. Error, remember, has @@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ last century and a half criticisms of the Church have poured out in such floods even in Latin countries, that it is impossible to compile a catalogue; and there would not be much good literature left outside it. The Church relies on the general prohibition of -the Canon Law and the libeling of critics. Non-Catholic writers who +the Canon Law and the libeling of critics. Non-Catholic writers who praise the "discipline" and "organization" of the Church are as culpable as those who a few years ago praised the discipline and organization of the Fascist or the Nazi party. One wonders if they @@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ its doctrines, and he soon learns how unscrupulous Catholic writers are in pretending to state the arguments of their critics,

For instance, I noticed in an earlier book a volume in which -the very popular and allegedly learned apologist Fulton Sheen +the very popular and allegedly learned apologist Fulton Sheen complains that Catholicism is actually "intellectually impoverished" by the lack of "a good sound intellectual opposition" today. In the same work he has a chapter on the evolution of man, @@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ and he tells his Catholic readers that only "two fossils" have been found that have a bearing on it. The Catholic reader is free to go to the Natural History Museum to see the "two fossils" or to take out a book on prehistoric man, and he finds that at the time when -Sheen made this idiotic statement (betraying an incredible +Sheen made this idiotic statement (betraying an incredible ignorance of the subject) the prehistoric remains already discovered would, if decently interred, fill a nice little cemetery. The Catholic, however orthodox, no longer wonders that no @@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ Knowledge, No. 6) I fully warned them of the criminal aims of Japan and the close cooperation of the Vatican with it since 1931. I said, and I gave the evidence in an earlier book of this series, that the plan to exchange ambassadors was agreed upon in 1935, as -the Pope's own paper, the Osservatore, joyously announced. In the +the Pope's own paper, the Osservatore, joyously announced. In the British press this development of cordial relations with the Vatican, in order to get Catholic influence on the press all over the world, was smothered in the usual way, but Americans ought to @@ -1213,10 +1213,10 @@ hierarchy and missions in the Far East to cooperate with Japanese action in China," and the memorandum it had sent was calculated to "give the Japanese military authorities the clear impression that on the part of the Catholic Church there is no obstacle to complete -collaboration." The message was, Seldes says, denied by the Vatican -and by the Pope's representative at Washington. The A.P. replied +collaboration." The message was, Seldes says, denied by the Vatican +and by the Pope's representative at Washington. The A.P. replied that its agent had got the message confirmed at the Vatican Press -Bureau before he issued it. The well-known journalist, Pegler, +Bureau before he issued it. The well-known journalist, Pegler, stated in a syndicated article (which is before me now) that from his own knowledge of the Vatican Press Bureau, which he described as corrupt, he had no doubt of the truth of the report and that @@ -1226,25 +1226,25 @@ show of anger and injured innocence, and the whole weight of the Church's influence was used to dupe the public. And meantime, as I showed, the Vatican continued -- to cultivate the most cordial relations with Japan and gave Matsuoka, its special agent for -hoodwinking America, a gold medal when he visited the Pope in 1941. -The plea that Japan has for the first time acceded to the Pope's +hoodwinking America, a gold medal when he visited the Pope in 1941. +The plea that Japan has for the first time acceded to the Pope's long pressure for diplomatic relations and that the purpose is purely ecclesiastical is brazen but Catholics get away with it. They control the press.

This was not the first or weightiest proof of the way in which the Black International in America had began to poison the wells. -In 1936 Franco had raised the flag of revolt in Spain. The +In 1936 Franco had raised the flag of revolt in Spain. The spontaneous reaction of America wag to support the Spanish government, in spite of the flood of libels of it already released in the Catholic press, as the revolt was notoriously a Fascist -attempt to destroy a democracy. Seldes estimated that 98 percent of -America was against Franco. 50 percent of American Catholics were +attempt to destroy a democracy. Seldes estimated that 98 percent of +America was against Franco. 50 percent of American Catholics were against him (as shown by a Gallup Survey), but 98 percent of the Catholic prelates were strong against the Spanish government. So the duped laity of Catholic Action Were driven into the field by their clerical slave-drivers. By 1938 hardly a paper in America did -justice to the Loyalists or dare speak of "Rebels." Every Catholic- +justice to the Loyalists or dare speak of "Rebels." Every Catholic- Fascist lie was endorsed, and the most contemptible methods were adopted to suppress the truth and secure the triumph of injustice. When a small group of Spanish priests came over to tell America the @@ -1252,12 +1252,12 @@ truth they were pitilessly persecuted. Proprietors of halls were threatened if they wanted to open them to the priests, and managers of hotels were threatened if they gave them rooms. Firms were even bullied and boycotted for sending medical supplies to the Spanish -government. Roosevelt was induced by Catholics to load the scales +government. Roosevelt was induced by Catholics to load the scales against the hard-pressed democrats by an Embargo, and when the open and cynical intervention of Italy and Germany showed that it was unjust, he was dissuaded by Catholics from lifting it. A Washington official is said to have declared that the one man in America who -could get the cruel Embargo lifted was Cardinal Mundelein. In the +could get the cruel Embargo lifted was Cardinal Mundelein. In the end it was difficult to ascertain the truth. Publishers who accepted books which told it, newspapers which reviewed them, and libraries which circulated them were threatened or penalized. It @@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ Black International had won in America.

. HOW THE FAITH IS PROTECTED

-

Seldes gave a list of 18 general charges against the Church of +

Seldes gave a list of 18 general charges against the Church of grave misconduct in turning (as it always does) the tolerance which it had won in America into a bitter intolerance of others and a use of violent and unscrupulous methods to prevent the public from @@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ learning the truth. As far as machinery is concerned these charges are that it exercises in its own interest a most vicious pressure on the press -- it has made an end of the boasted freedom of the press in America -- publishers, libraries, public meetings, and the -letting of public buildings by state authorities. Seldes should +letting of public buildings by state authorities. Seldes should have added a scandalous interference with the school-books used in public schools (Boston, etc.). It achieves its aim generally by intimidation, sometimes by organizing mobs of fanatical or low- @@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ and books used to be the most dangerous part of that "world" which the Black International dreaded, so they have with almost complete success drawn the teeth of the dragon.

-

Heywood Broun said years ago that "there is not a single New +

Heywood Broun said years ago that "there is not a single New York editor who does not live in terror of this group." I spent six months in New York in 1917 and wanted to get out a book on the Roman Church. I had not then met Haldeman-Julius and did not know @@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@ on the question of the enlargement of the Supreme Court, in various places in local labor disputes? Why did it flirt so openly with Wall Street and the annexationists during the church-trouble in Mexico? These are American matters which I leave to writers like -Seldes, but why the sacred fury year after year against Russia and +Seldes, but why the sacred fury year after year against Russia and Communism? The persecution of religion was a false and hollow excuse. The outstanding reasons were to protect the enormous wealth which the Church has in many countries and to win the interest and @@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ character. But the question of character is not so much involved in the charges I make here. Chiefly I accuse them of a comprehensive conspiracy to get the truth suppressed in the organs of public instruction, and when this is the suppression of truth which would -injure the Church they regard it as a virtue. Even on the positive +injure the Church they regard it as a virtue. Even on the positive side, when they pour out, to use their own words against them, "a Mississippi of lies," you have to remember their ethical theory of mental reservation." The strict meaning of this is that you may, if @@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ allegiance of 15,000,000 Americans and the superficial respect of

greedy plotters against America and civilization. And when these folk at the same time shout them-selves red in the face with warnings against the diabolical machinations of Communists, -Bolsheviks (now, Mr. Churchill says, "our noble Russian friends"), +Bolsheviks (now, Mr. Churchill says, "our noble Russian friends"), Atheists, Freemasons, and even Jews, the situation is nauseating.

How it is to be remedied I do not know. The press can help no @@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ and Britain, for the long account which I quoted of life in a Catholic city dispenses me from any need to explain why people cling to the faith, in such conditions. The illiterate mass are in the condition of the Irishman who said, "Faith, if the Church said -it was Jonah who swallowed the whale it wouldn't trouble me" -- a +it was Jonah who swallowed the whale it wouldn't trouble me" -- a story my professor of theology often repeated, hilariously, in class -- and the small comfortable minority are protected in their privileged position by the priests.

@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@ Catholics, and the way in which they are contrasted with the "non- practicing" -- the conscientious and thoughtful folk who have dropped out -- as virtue is contrasted with vice, is amusing.

-

Every reader who belongs or has at any time belonged to a +

Every reader who belongs or has at any time belonged to a religious congregation or parish knows how much this has to do with membership of a church. To those who have not experienced it we need only recall the furious zeal of the clergy to prevent the @@ -1590,9 +1590,9 @@ priest turns the obligation to confess once a year into an

HOW THE FAITH IS PROTECTED

obligation to confess, every month. Best known and most powerful of -all in America is the Knights of Columbus, more than half a million +all in America is the Knights of Columbus, more than half a million strong, which renders most important services to the clergy and -finds very substantial sums of money for them and the Pope. The +finds very substantial sums of money for them and the Pope. The society was founded in 1882 mainly as a "fraternal benefit society" or Catholic insurance company, and it still does a big and profitable business in insurance. With the usual grotesque false @@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@ German Shock Troops with a few features borrowed from the Gestapo.

The article on them in the new Encyclopedia Americana is part of the advertising scheme of the Roman Church which is a feature of the work. It airily dismisses the much-discussed question of the -Secret oath of the Knights by saying: "Has no oath, only obligation +Secret oath of the Knights by saying: "Has no oath, only obligation of secrecy," which, when you are referring to a Catholic organization, is much like saying that a man "has no dog, only a canine quadruped." The form of oath that is often attributed to @@ -1614,38 +1614,38 @@ them seems to be a forgery based upon a crude idea of Catholic aims but one would like to know in what form the obligation of secrecy is imposed. A friend of mine, a distinguished Canadian, learned a few years ago through an amusing hotel adventure, that the Quebec -Premier Tascherean had been initiated as a Knight but it must be +Premier Tascherean had been initiated as a Knight but it must be kept a deadly secret. Imagine the leonine roar of the Catholic press if a president were discovered to have been secretly initiated to Freemasonry! And what would be the position of Tascherean if the question of the annexation or Anschluss of -Canada, for which the Knights are ready to work as they work for +Canada, for which the Knights are ready to work as they work for the annexation of Mexico, ever became a live issue?

-

However, the public action of the Knights is well known. What +

However, the public action of the Knights is well known. What is of interest here is that the organization is probably the most valuable means that the Black International has in America for holding grown-up and educated men to a profession of those medieval speculation's which I described in the last book. It enlists profit, patriotism, and piety in a harmonious regiment. To one- -third it says: Be a Knight and expand your bank-roll. To another -third: Be a Knight and break a lance for American (financial) +third it says: Be a Knight and expand your bank-roll. To another +third: Be a Knight and break a lance for American (financial) institutions on these Reds, Mexican bandits, Anarchists, Atheists, Birth-controllers, etc. And to the genuine religious third it says: -Be a Knight in the service of Mary and the Lord. Why leave the +Be a Knight in the service of Mary and the Lord. Why leave the Church when it offers such golden, as well as gastroilomic, opportunities? Since 1928 they have trained the young, as -"Columbian Squires" for the high function of Knights. One trusts +"Columbian Squires" for the high function of Knights. One trusts they have not to render all the services of the medieval squires and pages.

-

Seldes (The Vatican) tells us that during the few years before -1929, the period of the stormy courtship of Mussolini and the Pope, +

Seldes (The Vatican) tells us that during the few years before +1929, the period of the stormy courtship of Mussolini and the Pope, there were amusing variations of the public policy of the Fascists. -At times when Mussolini was pressing and there was hope of an +At times when Mussolini was pressing and there was hope of an agreement the Fascist police stopped young women on the streets and painted marks on their stockings to which the skirts must be -lowered. When the Pope pressed and the hope of a bargain grew faint

+lowered. When the Pope pressed and the hope of a bargain grew faint

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ lowered. When the Pope pressed and the hope of a bargain grew faint

the low-water mark was much higher. The Church similarly adopts itself, and for the more puritanical laymen of the American Church, the men who cannot afford or do not like the social amenities and -robust services of the Knights, it has organized the gentler +robust services of the Knights, it has organized the gentler society of the Holy Family. In this the wife may collaborate. An important duty of theirs is to denounce wicked books, plays, and pictures which have escaped the censor and are calculated to @@ -1682,21 +1682,21 @@ indeed, you will soon begin to wonder why so many millions leave the Church, if not why anybody leaves it. See, if you can, some account of the vast net of activities covering the life of America and centered in the offices of the National Catholic Welfare at -Washington. Everybody, from Catholic artists or scientists (number +Washington. Everybody, from Catholic artists or scientists (number not stated) to Catholic shoe-shiners, is organized and directed by the clergy to discharge some function or other for Our Holy Mother the Church. It is the American version of what in other countries -is called Catholic Action: the activity that invited Mussolini and -Hitler to overthrow the legitimate government in Spain, delivered -Vienna into the hands of the cardinal who grewed flowers in the -path of Hitler when he seized it, got the freethinking politicians +is called Catholic Action: the activity that invited Mussolini and +Hitler to overthrow the legitimate government in Spain, delivered +Vienna into the hands of the cardinal who grewed flowers in the +path of Hitler when he seized it, got the freethinking politicians and bankers of Buenos Aires to give literally, a royal reception to -Cardinal Pacelli when he arrived to plot against democracy in South +Cardinal Pacelli when he arrived to plot against democracy in South America, filled the jails of Rio with the groans of tortured men, put Petain in power in France and for the first time in many centuries brought dishonor upon the country, betrayed Czecho- Slovakia, paralyzes Canada today, etc., etc. In an earlier book I -quoted the Pope asking: "How could any fair-minded man say that the +quoted the Pope asking: "How could any fair-minded man say that the Church ever interferes in polities?" In the same year a Catholic writer in the Catholic fortnightly, the Revue des Deux Mendes, opened his article with the sentence: "Rarely in history has the @@ -1738,21 +1738,21 @@ need not here enlarge further on it.

I have space to notice one more sugar plum, the sweetest of all for the laity: the sale or awarding of Papal horrors, titles, -and decorations. Knights and counts are a dollar a dozen in Europe. +and decorations. Knights and counts are a dollar a dozen in Europe. It is in the democratic atmosphere of America that these things sparkle most. But I have dealt with them earlier. As a rule they are, like titles in Britain, directly or indirectly bought. They are a reward for "aims to the Church" or zeal in its service. I notice in the British Catholic Who's Who an American named C.L. -Hearn who was for 10 years Supreme Knight of the Knights of +Hearn who was for 10 years Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus. I do not know whether he has sunk into the grave under the burden of his honors -- I find no mention of him in Who's Who in America or the Encyclopedia Americana -- but it seems that he -was a Knight of St. Gregory, a Commander with the Star and Grand +was a Knight of St. Gregory, a Commander with the Star and Grand Cross, a Count of the Papal Court, and a Privy Chamberlain of the Sword and Cape. I do not know whether he had a nice salary to sustain their dignities in a democratic world but I gather that on -behalf of the valorous Knights he took some fat checks to Rome. But +behalf of the valorous Knights he took some fat checks to Rome. But see an earlier book for these supreme rewards to the faithful laity.

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Bank of Wisdom, Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 +

Bank of Wisdom, Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 **** ****

Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@

HOW THE CHURCH STUPEFIES FOLK BY CRUDE EMOTIONALISM

-

by Joseph McCabe

+

by Joseph McCabe

HALDEMAN-JULIUS PUBLICATIONS GIRARD -- : -- KANSAS

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ struggle for survival and has, in view of the absurdity of the creed on which it lives, to use violence and deception to hold

Bank of Wisdom - Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 + Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 1 . THE ARTISTIC STERILITY OF THE CHURCH

@@ -122,14 +122,14 @@ against generalizing from one or a few cases, but it may be of interest to give one. I have a neighbor, an elderly woman, a bombee

Bank of Wisdom - Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 + Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 2 . THE ARTISTIC STERILITY OF THE CHURCH

of shattered nerves, who was brought up a strict Roman Catholic. Intelligence and education poor. She is ready at all times to join -her son (a full apostate) in cursing the Pope and the priests, and +her son (a full apostate) in cursing the Pope and the priests, and she incurs eternal damnation cheerfully most Sunday mornings by refusing to go to mass. But she often does go, and she explains that it is because she "likes the services." I should add that she @@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ If the alternative is anything like that of the old lady I have quoted, to be left alone in a drab room, one usually prefers to be "a Catholic." Remember that it is cheap -- two cents or a nickel. These folk are not interested in doctrines. The "real presence" of -Jesus on the altar, which seems almost grotesque when you coldly +Jesus on the altar, which seems almost grotesque when you coldly dissect the dogma as a theologian does, is vague in their minds. The church is "the house of God," and they do not make the -theologian's subtle distinction between God and Jesus or between +theologian's subtle distinction between God and Jesus or between the human and divine persons in the "hyostatic union" of the -theological Jesus.

+theological Jesus.

This one-third of the Catholic body is, numerically, the chief source of leakage. To them the religion is, as I said, a practice @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ shop and the church are the two bright spots in their heavy lives.

shop and the church, who (with no knowledge of Catholic life) say that "religion" is the real uplift in these people's hearts and it is wicked to try to remove it, may be recommended to read some such -book as Prof. J.L. Mecham's Church and State in Latin America +book as Prof. J.L. Mecham's Church and State in Latin America (1934). He has the very correct professorial attitude -- you try so hard to stand up that you fall backward occasionally -- especially as his university (North Carolina) publishes the book. It is mostly @@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ he does about them. The clergy are admitted to be, as a body, sensual, lazy, and grossly ignorant. The bishops are fanatically

Bank of Wisdom - Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 + Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 3 . THE ARTISTIC STERILITY OF THE CHURCH

@@ -198,12 +198,12 @@ are at the lowest level of ignorance and superstition, ready at any time to serve the political purposes of the hierarchy, though often barely Christian in religion and permitted by the priests the wildest license. The Church festivals are orgies. In fact, -Professor Mecham approve ugly quotes from another authority, +Professor Mecham approve ugly quotes from another authority, "Bacchus is the one absolute and essential God. Sex-morals are as usual, inadequately and therefore untruthfully discussed in the book, but I have elsewhere shown that the general attitude is such that priests and monks indulge in the most open and ingenuous -fashion. A more candid, and worse picture will be found in Braga +fashion. A more candid, and worse picture will be found in Braga and Grubb's work, based on intimate knowledge, The Republic of Brazil; and for a concrete richly-informed picture of the state of the people and the brutal exploitation of them by unscrupulous @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ parts and small-town populations of Italy, Spain, Portugal, and the Portuguese. French, and Belgian colonies. I gave an authentic picture of life in such regions in Book IV of this series. The entire body of Catholics coming into this category are considerably -more than half the whole number of the Pope's subjects; and you may +more than half the whole number of the Pope's subjects; and you may not be disposed to put the majority of the Catholics of Eire, Poland, Hungary, Mexico, Quebec, Slovakia, etc., on a much higher level. Then remember that half the remaining Catholics, of the @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ reproduce their old atmosphere in American cities. The conception of them -- as so many tens of millions of simple folk elevated for an hour above their daily level by beautiful services in which they absorb themselves every Sunday and Holy Day is as ingenuous as the -Sunday School idea of George Washington.

+Sunday School idea of George Washington.

As I said, the Catholicism of this larger half of the subjects of the Black International no more requires study than does that of @@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ converts to the Church from the world of art are three or four times as numerous as from the scientific world. It would be quite

Bank of Wisdom - Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 + Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 4 . THE ARTISTIC STERILITY OF THE CHURCH

@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ beneficent an influence. Catholic literary artists have written this, and I have heard them say that art and the love of beauty are in danger of perishing in our drab, cold, materialistic age and they must rally to the Church as the best guarantee of survival. -G.K. Chesterton, who when his earlier good nature was dissolved in +G.K. Chesterton, who when his earlier good nature was dissolved in the acid of the Holy Faith wrote of its critics as "mad dogs," was strong on this point. It is, as I will show presently, a sheer fallacy. But the artist who enters the Church in such a frame of @@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ appeal's to the senses because if they find an attractiveness in the services less demand need be made upon the intelligence of the

Bank of Wisdom - Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 + Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 5 . THE ARTISTIC STERILITY OF THE CHURCH

@@ -339,20 +339,20 @@ congregation of each particular church.

alertness and critical tendency by ensuing this gratification of the senses or, in wealthier churches, of the esthetics sense. A friend of theirs once gave me the broad explanation of the -Catholicism of Belloc and Chesterton that they regard a Catholic +Catholicism of Belloc and Chesterton that they regard a Catholic church as a center of light, warmth, and color in an materialistic world. One might carry the analysis further. One does not today suffer economically and socially by joining the Catholic Church as -one does by quitting it, as Chesterton found. Soon after his +one does by quitting it, as Chesterton found. Soon after his conversion my mail brought me, doubtless because some careless person had simply taken a list of names and addresses from Who's Who, an appeal by a group of important Catholics for a subscription -to a large fund to provide Chesterton with a basic income for the +to a large fund to provide Chesterton with a basic income for the rest of his life. But we have in an earlier book considered the Church as a mutual aid society.

The field here is so large, the variety of types so great -- -from Seymour Hicks or Charles Laughton to the Irish dock-laborers +from Seymour Hicks or Charles Laughton to the Irish dock-laborers or the Italian street-vendors of New York, from St. Patrick's Cathedral to the dauby, garnishes of a poor Polish chapel -- that it is difficult to cover the facts usefully with a formula. The @@ -363,8 +363,8 @@ intellectual confrontation of doctrines to the enjoyment of sensuous experiences as a discharge of religious duty. A writer who was intimate, and on the whole sympathetic, to Italian life, Axel Menthe, has said that most of the uneducated or poorly educated -Catholics rarely thought about Jesus or anything but the cult of -Mary and the saints. For the majority everywhere the doctrinal +Catholics rarely thought about Jesus or anything but the cult of +Mary and the saints. For the majority everywhere the doctrinal ideas retire behind a vividly colored screen of emblems, symbols, statues, pictures, and material rites and ceremonies. It is one of the reasons why those doctrinal ideas, which seem so crude and @@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ linger in a world to which they are as alien as the ten-gallon hat or the crinoline.

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@@ -416,17 +416,17 @@ educated man, confirms this, and the more closely you study it the clearer the truth becomes. There was no art in the service during the first three centuries. Naturally, says the apologist. The faithful were fugitives from the police, holding services that were -necessarily simple in the catacombs. . . . Rubbish. There were only -a few years out of the 250 (from Nero to Constantine) when they had +necessarily simple in the catacombs. . . . Rubbish. There were only +a few years out of the 250 (from Nero to Constantine) when they had to dip underground, They hated and feared art. It was what the devil employed to make paganism attractive to keep the Greeks and Romans out of the Church. What happened in the 4th Century, when the Roman Church got freedom and wealth, was not that it began to inspire an art but that it began to rob the pagans of their art, -The official Book of the Popes, composed in Rome from the early +The official Book of the Popes, composed in Rome from the early Middle Ages onward, has preserved an extraordinary list of the artistic furniture (silver, altars, statues, etc.) that the Emperor -Constantine lifted from the pagan temples of Rome and donated to +Constantine lifted from the pagan temples of Rome and donated to the new Christian churches. And when, decade after decade, the Romans still clung to the old religion, the Christian leaders, who were now fully-pledged Fascists since they had taken over the axe @@ -436,14 +436,14 @@ Christian conventicles on the other side of the street and nailed up the doors of the temples.

Bank of Wisdom - Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 + Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 7 . THE ARTISTIC STERILITY OF THE CHURCH

The eastern Churches were still so rooted in the anti-artistic tradition that they generally preferred to burn the temples and all -their artistic paraphernalia. Pagan temples were not meeting-houses +their artistic paraphernalia. Pagan temples were not meeting-houses in which folk sat or stood in rows with long faces chanting doggerel or listening to some professional teacher of virtue. They were art-museums. Those gay old stories of Zeus and Aphrodite, of @@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ art as Goths and Vandals never perpetrated.

than the Greek. It preserved and Christianized the art. To what extent we need not inquire. The point here is that it did not inspire a new art but, in the words of one of the leading art- -historians, Luebke, "put on the corporeal garment of ancient and +historians, Luebke, "put on the corporeal garment of ancient and decaying art." If you prefer me to quote a Catholic historian of art, Dr. F. Von Reber says in his History of Medieval Art (p. 73) that "the general debasement of art and the conceptions of @@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ human activity." This man is President of the British Royal Historical Society!

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@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ followed. It is enough that art was dead, except amongst the anti- Papal Ostrogoths and Lombards of North Italy, until, in the 11th Century, Greek art was introduced into Germany by a royal marriage, and it was not until a century later that Europe generally began to -cultivate art. Professor Stenton is right that this was "one of the +cultivate art. Professor Stenton is right that this was "one of the great constructive periods in human activity." He merely forgot to add that this was wherever the Roman Church did not exercise power. Under the Moslem, from Spain to Eastern Persia, the earth shone @@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ created a greater art, because I must confess to an incurable enthusiasm for medieval cathedrals, paintings, and sculpture. But this art, is just as inspired in its "profane" as in its "Sacred" achievements: as great in its civic halls as in its cathedrals, in -its painted Venuses and sinful princes as in its Madonnas and +its painted Venuses and sinful princes as in its Madonnas and saints. And when you call the sacred part of it Catholic art, because it represents ideas or personalities of Catholic theologY, remember the elementary distinction between an art inspired by @@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ Catholicism and one merely employed by the Church. Nearly every modern historian of art or expert on the Renaissance has pointed out those facts. I have quoted a dozen of them in earlier works on the subject, of which a summary is given in Little Blue Book No. -1136, Medieval Art and the Church. Even Lord Leighton, the +1136, Medieval Art and the Church. Even Lord Leighton, the distinguished British painter and head of the Pre-Raphaelite School, says that during the early development of Italian painting the Church was a blight on the art and that it attained greatness @@ -559,29 +559,29 @@ authorities on the subject. They just kneel in rapture in a medieval cathedral or before a sacred painting, and because we no longer build such cathedral's or paint such pictures they say: Here is the glorious flower of the Catholic spirit. They would say just -the same about a fresco by Pinturicchio (a skeptical, dissipated -artist employed by one of the most flagrantly immoral of the Popes

+the same about a fresco by Pinturicchio (a skeptical, dissipated +artist employed by one of the most flagrantly immoral of the Popes

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to paint his, the Pope's, mistress as the Virgin Mary) in the -Vatican, or a painting by Paolo Veronese (who was dragged before -the Inquisition for the irreverence of his art) or Filippo Lippi (a +

to paint his, the Pope's, mistress as the Virgin Mary) in the +Vatican, or a painting by Paolo Veronese (who was dragged before +the Inquisition for the irreverence of his art) or Filippo Lippi (a loose friar who seduced a nun and lived for years with her while he painted beautiful religious pictures). They would glow with fervor -and pride before one of the great religious paintings of Rubens and +and pride before one of the great religious paintings of Rubens and then (I hope) blush with a sense of sin before the same artist's -"Venus and Adonis," which is equally "inspired." They encourage the +"Venus and Adonis," which is equally "inspired." They encourage the police to prevent the reproduction and sale today of the classical studies in which most of these great artists revelled, and then they have copies exhibited everywhere of the religious pictures which the rich churches and convents of Italy commissioned them to paint. The same bishop or cardinal would employ the same artist to -paint a Leda and the Swan for his dining-room or library and a Holy +paint a Leda and the Swan for his dining-room or library and a Holy Family for his chapel. The artist did equally fine work in both fields -- no expert has ever claimed that there is less "inspiration" in the profane than in the sacred work of Renaissance @@ -597,9 +597,9 @@ period of the worst and most protracted degradation of the Papal Court, and why the one period of great art in Rome itself coincides with the most openly immoral and skeptical stretch of medieval Church history. Not only, all the leading authorities on the -Renaissance (Burckhardt, Symonds, Hudson, and the Cambridge +Renaissance (Burckhardt, Symonds, Hudson, and the Cambridge History) but the special Catholic authority on the period, Dr. -Ludwig Pastor, make this quite clear. In respect of cruelty, +Ludwig Pastor, make this quite clear. In respect of cruelty, dishonor, injustice to the weaker, and especially sexual freedom and sodomy, it was a more vicious age than any period of ancient civilization that was ever half as long.

@@ -626,13 +626,13 @@ periods, Greek, Chinese, Persian, and Arab? The plain conclusion emerges that if a man is a great artist it does not make any

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difference to his inspiration whether he has to paint a branch of -cherry blossoms or a Buddha, a courtesan or a Virgin Mary, a +cherry blossoms or a Buddha, a courtesan or a Virgin Mary, a peasant or a Christ. The Parthenon is the greatest religious building that was ever raised, and Pheideas its creator, was a skeptic.

@@ -678,19 +678,19 @@ why, if the Catholic creed inspires art, it so conspicuously failed to do so in Italy, Spain, and Portugal when the Renaissance was over, although the Catholicism of those countries became stronger than ever, I find only two French works. The first, L art religieux -apres le Concile de Trent (1932) by Emile Male, is a large work on +apres le Concile de Trent (1932) by Emile Male, is a large work on religious art after the Council of Trent." It does not admit on my contention. For Spain and the Netherlands (steeped in Spanish -culture) it reminds us of Velasquez, Murillo and Rubens. Yes: but +culture) it reminds us of Velasquez, Murillo and Rubens. Yes: but they belong essentially to the Renaissance, which was late in Spain, and after them, Spanish art was vapid until the skeptical days of Goya (a quite blasphemous painter). As great painters of -Spain and Italy the author gives Montanes, Pedro de Mena, Minana, +Spain and Italy the author gives Montanes, Pedro de Mena, Minana, Crespi, Dolci, Giordano, Caroselli. ... I hope you have heard of them.

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@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ license is richly reproduced, no great art is produced.

Quebec is a medieval area with ideal Catholic conditions. Its Church is so rich that it is as zealous against Communism as Wall -Street is. Cardinal Villeneuve, defending illegal acts against +Street is. Cardinal Villeneuve, defending illegal acts against critics of the Church by the Catholic mayor of Montreal, said that above the laws of Canada is "the Law of Nature"; in the same sense as the Church overrides all modern civil law and claims to put folk @@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ art that was produced in Quebec?

This artistic argument for the Church is futile because even if we could admit that it inspired great art in the later Middle Ages yet must add that it has no such inspiration today there does -not seem to be much gain to the Pope. The claim is clearly +not seem to be much gain to the Pope. The claim is clearly rhetorical. Every man with what we may call average information knows that the production of great art is not continuous but is richest in certain definite periods that last a few centuries and @@ -748,12 +748,12 @@ it is not their business to say but is of vital relevance to the Catholic claim of religious inspiration: that there is not in the whole history of religion, as far as we have positive knowledge or even ground for suspicion, so profound and general a religious -corruption -- of Popes, cardinals, archbishops, bishops, priests, +corruption -- of Popes, cardinals, archbishops, bishops, priests, monk, and nuns -- as there was during the age (1300-1600) of supreme Catholic art. That nut wants some cracking.

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@@ -775,8 +775,8 @@ sculpture. How many ever saw a picture, or a copy of a picture, by one of the Spanish or Italian artists whom Male presses upon us as "great painters" who worthily sustained the tradition of Catholic- inspired art? How many, when they see a collection of reproductions -of the religious work of, say, Raphael, Pinturicchio, L. da Vinci, -Lippi, Botticelli, Veronese, and Murillo, have the least idea which +of the religious work of, say, Raphael, Pinturicchio, L. da Vinci, +Lippi, Botticelli, Veronese, and Murillo, have the least idea which of these men really had deep religious feeling and which had not? On the other hand, most people have a wider knowledge of books and authors, and every Catholic knows, and ought to have some idea of @@ -786,9 +786,9 @@ to show Catholic inspiration, the hymns that are sung in church.

In regard to literature as a whole I have repeatedly pointed out that Christendom did not produce a book that in the general opinion of cultivated men and women could be called "great" between -Augustine's City of God (written about 412) and Dante's Trilogy -(about 1300). No one, in fact, now reads Augustine's work as -literature, and Dante's work, to which Goethe and other critic's of +Augustine's City of God (written about 412) and Dante's Trilogy +(about 1300). No one, in fact, now reads Augustine's work as +literature, and Dante's work, to which Goethe and other critic's of the highest rank denied the title of greatness, has rather an esoteric circle of readers. Let us, however, pass them as great Catholic literature. It is far more notable, when you are @@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ world failed to produce a single work of high rank during the intervening 900 years. Of what other civilization since the Greeks created a great literature can you say that?

-

We saw the apologist for the Dark Age, Prof. Stenton, +

We saw the apologist for the Dark Age, Prof. Stenton, admitting that the stretch of seven centuries after the Fall of Rome was "dark" in the sense that it has left us very little literature to throw light upon it. Who ever heard of a civilized @@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ movement as a revolt against Christianity and gradually exterminated it. A religious profession who resents my

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@@ -851,25 +851,25 @@ literature only in the period when, according to all historical authorities, religious feeling and moral idealism were at their lowest ebb?

-

How many of the most distinguished writers between Dante and -Rabelais could even plausibly be claimed to show the inspiration of -the Catholic creed! Certainly not Chaucer, the greatest poet of -that period. The highest British authority on him, Prof. Lounsbury, +

How many of the most distinguished writers between Dante and +Rabelais could even plausibly be claimed to show the inspiration of +the Catholic creed! Certainly not Chaucer, the greatest poet of +that period. The highest British authority on him, Prof. Lounsbury, shows that he did not believe in immortality and, quoting the poet's words, asks: "Can modern agnosticism point to a denial more emphatic than that made in the 14th Century of the belief that there exists for us any assurance of the life that is lived beyond, -the grave?" (Studies in Chaucer, II, 515). Not the two greatest -Italian writers, for Petrarch's best work was inspired by illicit +the grave?" (Studies in Chaucer, II, 515). Not the two greatest +Italian writers, for Petrarch's best work was inspired by illicit love and he scourged Papalism as no modern does, while Boceaccio's -great work is as far removed from religion as is that of Zola. Can +great work is as far removed from religion as is that of Zola. Can anyone find the spirit of the Church in Froissart's blood-soaked Chronicle or in the defiant ethic of Villon's poetry'! In the anti- -ecclesiastical work of Valla, the purely scientific (a real anti- -clerical) work of Bacon, the comedies (often very loose) of Ariosto -or Benvenuto Cellini? The Catholic can have Tasso -- who reads him -anyway? -- and the Samma of Thomas Aquinas, but he will hardly -claim Erasmus or Rabelais as inspired by religion.

+ecclesiastical work of Valla, the purely scientific (a real anti- +clerical) work of Bacon, the comedies (often very loose) of Ariosto +or Benvenuto Cellini? The Catholic can have Tasso -- who reads him +anyway? -- and the Samma of Thomas Aquinas, but he will hardly +claim Erasmus or Rabelais as inspired by religion.

It is time the writers who fancy that Gothic cathedrals and religious paintings prove that there is a rich inspiration in the @@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ peculiar that of the artistic writers of the two countries, who were numerous enough, three or four were "obscene" for every one

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@@ -894,38 +894,38 @@ religious art were being produced in other parts of the Vatican or the city. Your Catholic friend who says to you, with an air of common-sense; that in spite of all this talk Catholic art, and a very great art, is there for any man to see, is thinking chiefly of -Rome, of St. Peters and the Vatican. Well, ask him to reflect on +Rome, of St. Peters and the Vatican. Well, ask him to reflect on this singular fact: Practically all this Roman art was created -under three Popes (Alexander VI, Julius II, and Leo X) of +under three Popes (Alexander VI, Julius II, and Leo X) of notoriously vicious character and at a time when the Papal Court and the clergy of Rome were steeped in what he calls immorality. -And, except for the fact that two out of the three Popes were +And, except for the fact that two out of the three Popes were sodomists, which the Catholic apologist will swear black is white -to disprove, he need not read McCabe to learn this but will find it +to disprove, he need not read McCabe to learn this but will find it in the most learned and authoritative Catholic history of the -period, that of Dr. Ludwig Pastor, which has been translated into +period, that of Dr. Ludwig Pastor, which has been translated into English.

It is hardly surprising that the writers of the time did not look for inspiration to the Catholic creed. The best of them, like -Picodella Mirandola, looked to a blend of Plantonism and primitive +Picodella Mirandola, looked to a blend of Plantonism and primitive (decidedly not Papal) Christianity. But most of them concentrated on sex or, as they called it, love. They wrote the most brazen erotic literature that had yet appeared, and some of the hottest of -them were patronized and rewarded by the Popes. Your professors of +them were patronized and rewarded by the Popes. Your professors of European history do not tell you these things. They may mention -Macchiavelli, who was really more poisonous than the erotic +Macchiavelli, who was really more poisonous than the erotic writers, but they prefer to enlarge on the pretty religious sentimentality of an ignorant friar (the Little Flowers of Francis -of Assisi) and the work of Dante. They do not care even to point -out that Dante succeeds only when he is illustrating a concrete and +of Assisi) and the work of Dante. They do not care even to point +out that Dante succeeds only when he is illustrating a concrete and repulsive doctrine like hell, and that his poetic inspiration evaporates when he tries to glorify the purely spiritual realm of paradise. The Catholic creed inspires one in the same sense as the Greek mythology did or the bastard Buddhist religion of Asia does. -Tell the artist that Buddha, Christ, Moses, or Mary was above the +Tell the artist that Buddha, Christ, Moses, or Mary was above the common human level and he will set his imagination to create a -superman or a superwoman: Zeus or Jehovah, Athene or Mary.

+superman or a superwoman: Zeus or Jehovah, Athene or Mary.

I said that if these Catholic apologists and artistic folk who blat about medieval art were quite honest they would try to explain @@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ most immoral (not merely in respect of sex). They would, have a still more awkward moment if they tried to explain why it shrivelled up as soon as the morals of Rome and the Papal Court had to be comparatively reformed because half of Europe was now -Protestant and cynically watching the Popes. It was the same with +Protestant and cynically watching the Popes. It was the same with literature as with the other arts. Italy, Spain, and Portugal became more Catholic than ever. Except that the brazen parade of sexual freedom had to be suppressed in Rome there was little or no @@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ a commonplace of the best recent histories of art that a human factor -- a great new wealth with its accompanying sense of

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@@ -971,22 +971,22 @@ earlier, it did not make the slightest difference that there was now no Catholic faith to inspire it or Church to employ it. Literary art, in particular, burst into bloom with the robust Protestantism, richly leavened with skepticism, under the skeptical -Elizabeth. From Shakespeare, Marlowe, Spencer, and Bacoi, to +Elizabeth. From Shakespeare, Marlowe, Spencer, and Bacoi, to Swinburne, Carlyle, Ruskin, and Dickens, England -- anti-Papal England -- created a great literature.

-

France has been a mixed country ever since the rise of Calvin. -Until the later years of Louis XIV -- say to 1685 -- it had a very +

France has been a mixed country ever since the rise of Calvin. +Until the later years of Louis XIV -- say to 1685 -- it had a very large and influential Protestant element as well as much -skepticism, and after the death of Louis and his Jesuits, male and +skepticism, and after the death of Louis and his Jesuits, male and female, skepticism spread very widely. But though the Church controlled the majority it did not inspire the art. Literary historians assign as the greater writers from the Reformation to -the Revolution Montaigne, Rabelais, Descartes, Pascal, La Fontaine, +the Revolution Montaigne, Rabelais, Descartes, Pascal, La Fontaine, Corieille, Racine, Boileau, Moliere, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Diderot. Eight out of the 13 were skeptics: two -(Descartes and Pascal) were regarded with more than suspicion by -Rome: two only, Racine and Corneille were good Catholics, but they +(Descartes and Pascal) were regarded with more than suspicion by +Rome: two only, Racine and Corneille were good Catholics, but they found their inspiration chiefly in Greek tragedy.

Then came the new spring, the stirring of the blood of the @@ -995,22 +995,22 @@ that is still raging. As the Church of Rome was, and is, bitterly opposed to it we do not look for many Catholics amongst the greater writers of the last century and a half. The question is not whether you can name one or two Catholic writers of the first rank -- a -Chateau briand, a Newman (though his title is much disputed by -critics), a Mistral (a sort of Catholic) -- but why, when the Pope +Chateau briand, a Newman (though his title is much disputed by +critics), a Mistral (a sort of Catholic) -- but why, when the Pope claimed still to rule half the white world, there are only these three amongst a hundred writers as distinguished as they in France, Britain, America, Germany, Italy, Russia, and Scandinavia. And how -do even these compare in inspiration with Byron, Shelley, +do even these compare in inspiration with Byron, Shelley, Swinburne, Goethe, Schiller, Nietzsche, Ibsen, Dostoievsky, Pushkin, Hugo, Carlyle, Shaw, D'Annunzio, Galdos, and a score of others? Catholic literature as a whole is the flattest, stalest, feeblest of all literature that takes itself seriously. They have -to ask us to accept Chesterton, Ronald Knox, Noyes, and Joyce +to ask us to accept Chesterton, Ronald Knox, Noyes, and Joyce Kilmer as "great writers." And do not forget that the Church has far more money to pay for art today than it ever had before. It would give a million dollars for a great artist. Bank of Wisdom - Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 + Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 16 . THE ARTISTIC STERILITY OF THE CHURCH

@@ -1036,14 +1036,14 @@ excluded skeptics whom the critics would put high above some who were selected. Yet in this selection of the world's greatest writers during the last 40 years we have only four who seem to be in some literal way Catholics, though they were certainly not -inspired in their work by the Papal creed. The Pope claims the +inspired in their work by the Papal creed. The Pope claims the allegiance of half the population of Europe and America but counts -- in some cases dubiously -- only one-ninth of their greater writers; and the award would have been more in accord with the general view of literary critics if these four Catholic writers had been replaced by my four selected from Wells, Conrad, Meredith, -Zola, b'Annunzio, Sudermann, Galoz, Ibanez, Santayana, Gorki, and -A. Tolstoy: all skeptics and not in favor in pious Sweden.

+Zola, b'Annunzio, Sudermann, Galoz, Ibanez, Santayana, Gorki, and +A. Tolstoy: all skeptics and not in favor in pious Sweden.

The most deadly reply to the Catholic argument here, the immediate reply to those who talk about the warmth, colorfulness, @@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ German-speaking area of Europe, which has always been one-third Catholic, the record is not better. But it is enough to point out that in what the Church claims as Catholic countries the majority of the more distinguished poets during the last century and a half -have been anti-Papal and very few since Dante and Tasso can be +have been anti-Papal and very few since Dante and Tasso can be claimed to show Catholic inspiration in their work. Yet in literary art we have one of the most effective tests of the Catholic claim. A church may commission a man to paint a picture or carve a statue @@ -1067,11 +1067,11 @@ open the fount of inspiration with a golden key nor, in the case of a true poet, close it by opposition it is arrant nonsense to say that poets have "not yet recovered from the blight which the Reformation brought upon art." A hostile world inflames the true -poet. Shelley was greatest in his Prometheus, Swinburn in his Songs +poet. Shelley was greatest in his Prometheus, Swinburn in his Songs before Sunrise, Goethe in the first part of Faust.

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@@ -1082,15 +1082,15 @@ of the hymns in a Catholic hymn-book are very poor stuff and many of them are so vapid that one is forced to conclude that even priest-selectors would never have included them if they had plenty of good material to select from. In preparing a small popular work -on Rome (The Popes and Their Church) some years ago I looked +on Rome (The Popes and Their Church) some years ago I looked through an American Catholic hymn-book and selected a few gems. I doubt if even the Salvation Army would (apart from the Mariolatry of it) tolerate such doggerel as:

The earth is but a vale of tears - O Maria! + O Maria! When this exile is complete - O Maria!

+ O Maria!

or: O the blood of Christ! @@ -1103,9 +1103,9 @@ of it) tolerate such doggerel as:

bad grammar. The mechanical grind of the verse-maker runs through the book, and his insincerity is matched by the insincerity of the singers. A very popular hymn for services for young women (children -of Mary, etc.) has the refrain:

+of Mary, etc.) has the refrain:

-

Holy Mary, let me come: Holy Mary, let me come +

Holy Mary, let me come: Holy Mary, let me come Soon to be happy with thee in thy home.

Not a girl of the hundreds of thousands who sing that means what @@ -1114,15 +1114,15 @@ sentiment. Grown-up men and women lustily sing:

O Paradise, O Paradise, 'Tis weary waiting here; -I long to be where Jesus is, +I long to be where Jesus is, To feel, to see him near.

or:

Arm for deadly fight, earth and bell unite, And swear in lasting bonds to bind me; -Raise the cross on high, Jesus is our cry, -With Jesus still the foe shall find me.

+Raise the cross on high, Jesus is our cry, +With Jesus still the foe shall find me.

Large numbers of the hymns chant this glorious fight against the world -- most of the men make for the nearest beer-house when the @@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ only channels of the supernatural force (grace) without which the fight is hopeless for the ordinary man.

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@@ -1154,10 +1154,10 @@ he won't.

The hymn is not so important in a Catholic as in a Protestant church. It had no place in the ritual as it was finally evolved in the Middle Ages; in accordance, of course, with the blue-prints -entrusted to Peter by Jesus in ancient Galilee, The faithful were +entrusted to Peter by Jesus in ancient Galilee, The faithful were to assist AT, not assist IN or take part in the ceremonies, as I will consider in the next chapter. We are told in Pliny's letter to -the Emperor Trajan that the early Christians met to "sing hymns to +the Emperor Trajan that the early Christians met to "sing hymns to Christ as God." -- probably chanting psalms in the Jewish tradition -- but the "mass" was at that time not developed. When it was, the faithful were in much the same position as skeptics in a theater, @@ -1171,8 +1171,8 @@ is whether in the case of this art at least the Catholic creed has not simply employed but inspired the artist.

Music would lend itself to such inspiration more easily than -any other art. No painter or sculptor has ever given us a Jesus or -Mary that we could plausibly imagine in a Judaic environment, and +any other art. No painter or sculptor has ever given us a Jesus or +Mary that we could plausibly imagine in a Judaic environment, and Michael Angelo's "Last Judgment" and Ruben's "Descent of the Cross" are human scenes into which the spectator must read the Catholic idea. Literary art is more complete to express idea's or dogmas, @@ -1197,24 +1197,24 @@ my memory of church-experience 50 years ago I take from a recent authoritative publication the names of ten of the greatest

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composers of masses, litanies, and shorter pieces that are used in -Catholic churches today: Beethoven, Berlioz, Cherubini, Dvorak, -Gounod, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Verdi, and Weber. All these are +Catholic churches today: Beethoven, Berlioz, Cherubini, Dvorak, +Gounod, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Verdi, and Weber. All these are included in the Catholic Encyclopedia and it is claimed, especially or by implication that they were Catholics.

-

Yet no less than six of the ten were apostates -- Beethoven, -Berlioz, Cherubini, Haydn, Mozart, and Verdi -- in some cases +

Yet no less than six of the ten were apostates -- Beethoven, +Berlioz, Cherubini, Haydn, Mozart, and Verdi -- in some cases notoriously apostates, and some of the others were not clearly -orthodox. Gounod alone can be quoted as a man of real Catholic +orthodox. Gounod alone can be quoted as a man of real Catholic piety -- in spots. You will read in biographies of him how at one time he got so religious that he began to study for the Church: how -one day, when he asked Sarah Bernhardt if 'She ever prayed and she +one day, when he asked Sarah Bernhardt if 'She ever prayed and she said, "Me pray! Never, I'm an atheist," he fell upon his knees before her and, to her disgust prayed for her for quarter of an hour: and so on. Yes, and in the same biographies you will read @@ -1224,72 +1224,72 @@ mysticism and theatricality." Another authority says "between mysticism and voluptuousness's," In his sacred work, says the Catholic Encyclopedia sadly, he "did not penetrate the spirit of the liturgy": which is a flat denial of Catholic inspiration. It -was such music, fine as it is, as Counod's Messe solennelle and Ave -Maria that moved the distinguished scientist Claude Bernard (also +was such music, fine as it is, as Counod's Messe solennelle and Ave +Maria that moved the distinguished scientist Claude Bernard (also claimed as a Catholic, of course, though a well-known apostate) to say that Catholic services are just "opera for servant girls."

The most flagrant cases of Catholic misrepresentation are -those of Beethoven, Cherubini, and Mozart. Beethoven's Mass in D is +those of Beethoven, Cherubini, and Mozart. Beethoven's Mass in D is coupled by authorities with his famous Ninth Symphony as "the most -gigantic of all musical designs." It is not, like Brahms's' Mass, +gigantic of all musical designs." It is not, like Brahms's' Mass, a Protestant composition but was intended, when he began to compose it, to be performed at the installation of the Catholic Archbishop of Olmutz and is today one of the richest treasures of the Catholic repertory. But almost any biography will tell you that at that time -Beethoven had already abandoned his Catholic faith and adopted +Beethoven had already abandoned his Catholic faith and adopted Goethe's Pantheism, in comparison with which he thought the Christian creed tawdry. His friend and chief biographer, A. -Schindler, and Nohl in his preface to Beethoven's Brevier (1870) +Schindler, and Nohl in his preface to Beethoven's Brevier (1870) state this, and Sir G. Maeferren, who describes the Mass as "perhaps the grandest piece of musical expression which art possesses," says (Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography) that he was "a free thinker." He was persuaded, as some other distinguished freethinkers were to accept the sacraments before death, but all admit that he looked upon them as, at the best, -symbols. Nohl says that when the ceremony was over Beethoven +symbols. Nohl says that when the ceremony was over Beethoven murmured, in the old Latin theatrical phrase, "Applaud, friends, -the comedy is over," but the better-informed Schindler says that in -these words Beethoven referred to the approaching close of his +the comedy is over," but the better-informed Schindler says that in +these words Beethoven referred to the approaching close of his life. It is at all events agreed that he had very seriously, on philosophic grounds, discarded Catholicism 30 years before he wrote the Mass and, unlike other artists, he never wavered in his Rationalism.

-

Cherubini, though his name is not as familiar to our -generation as those of Beethoven and Wagner, composed five masses, +

Cherubini, though his name is not as familiar to our +generation as those of Beethoven and Wagner, composed five masses, two Requiems (or mass for the dead), and a very large number of pieces for Catholic use. A critic pronounces these "the most

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-

important works of their age," and Gounod who agrees, quotes -Beethoven saying chiefly with an eye to his religious work, that -Cherubini was "the greatest master of his age." But it is +

important works of their age," and Gounod who agrees, quotes +Beethoven saying chiefly with an eye to his religious work, that +Cherubini was "the greatest master of his age." But it is undisputed that he abandoned the Catholic religion before he composed any of this sacred music. He lived in Paris in the revolutionary days and devoted his great talent to the revolutionary cause. It was after the Restoration, when he was superintendent of the royal chapel, that he wrote masses, etc., but he never returned to the faith. His British Catholic biographer -Bellasis admits that he did not receive the sacraments before death +Bellasis admits that he did not receive the sacraments before death and quotes the reluctant testimony of his Catholic daughter that he was "not mystical but broad-minded in religion." Another biographer observes that his sacred music was "not created by faith in and love of what he composed."

-

Mozart, who composed 15 masses and a very large amount of +

Mozart, who composed 15 masses and a very large amount of other Catholic pieces, had so decidedly rejected the Catholic creed in early manhood that when he was dying he refused his wife's entreaty that he would see a priest, and his apostasy was so notorious that when the wife herself asked a priest to come the man refused, and the great musician wag buried without ceremony in the -common grave of the poor. So his chief biographers Wilder and -Ulibichev, and the facts are undisputed. The latter quotes Mozart +common grave of the poor. So his chief biographers Wilder and +Ulibichev, and the facts are undisputed. The latter quotes Mozart saying in reference to his early Catholic belief: "That is all over and will never come back" (I. 243). He had become a Freemason before he was thirty, at a time when the Church regarded @@ -1297,58 +1297,58 @@ Freemasonry as a device of the devil, and to the end of his life he remained at the most a Deist. As is well known, he composed one of the most beautiful and most frequently used masses of the dead, and the circumstances throw an ironic light on this question of art and -Catholicism. A rich musical amateur, Count Walsegg, secretly paid -Mozart, who was desperately poor, to compose the mass and let -Walsegg put his name on it. Shortly afterwards the great artist +Catholicism. A rich musical amateur, Count Walsegg, secretly paid +Mozart, who was desperately poor, to compose the mass and let +Walsegg put his name on it. Shortly afterwards the great artist died and was "buried like a dog."

Let me further illustrate this point from the biography of another great musician. I do not suppose that the German Requiem of -Brahms is used in Catholic services, as the music is set to texts +Brahms is used in Catholic services, as the music is set to texts from the German translation of the bible, which Catholics are -forbidden to read, but it is just as "inspired" as Mozart's mass. -Yet Brahms was an Agnostic, as he repeatedly tells in his letters -(Letters of J. Brahms, Eng. trans. 1909). The instructive point is +forbidden to read, but it is just as "inspired" as Mozart's mass. +Yet Brahms was an Agnostic, as he repeatedly tells in his letters +(Letters of J. Brahms, Eng. trans. 1909). The instructive point is that it is obviously the thought of death that inspired the music, not the Catholic doctrine about death. In almost his last year of -life Brahms wrote and composed his "Four Serious Songs (Ver Emate +life Brahms wrote and composed his "Four Serious Songs (Ver Emate Gesange). The writer on him in the Encyclopedia Britannica calls these his "supreme achievement in dignified utterance of noble thought." It warns you to read some of these musical critics with discretion. The words of the songs plainly reject the idea of -immortality, and Brahms admitted in a letter to Herzogenberg that +immortality, and Brahms admitted in a letter to Herzogenberg that that was his intention.

-

Haydn composed even more masses and other church music than -Gounod or Cherubini, and he is still a high favorite in the +

Haydn composed even more masses and other church music than +Gounod or Cherubini, and he is still a high favorite in the Catholic repertory. In the Catholic Encyclopedia he is, of course, -a loyal, if very amorous, son of the Church, though Mendelssohn's +a loyal, if very amorous, son of the Church, though Mendelssohn's opinion that his sacred music was "scandalously gay" is quoted, and

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we get the usual caution that it is better as art than as an -expression of Catholic ideas. In point of fact he was, like Mozart, +expression of Catholic ideas. In point of fact he was, like Mozart, a Freemason, and a Mason was to Rome in those days what a Bolshevik is today.

-

Verdi, has given the Church a mass for the dead, a Te Deum, an -Ave Maria, a Stabat Mater and other sacred compositions, and he is +

Verdi, has given the Church a mass for the dead, a Te Deum, an +Ave Maria, a Stabat Mater and other sacred compositions, and he is feebly claimed in the Catholic Encyclopedia. It is a particularly brazen claim as, while such claims are usually in the case of great artists or scientists based upon the fact that the last sacraments were daubed on them while they were unconscious or administered to -gratify Catholic relatives, Verdi stipulated in his will that he +gratify Catholic relatives, Verdi stipulated in his will that he was to be buried without "any part of the formulae" (F.T. Garibaldi, Giuseppe Verde., 1903, p. 235). He was a man of more solid character than is usual in the operatic world -- he gave 2,000,000 lire to build a home for aged and ailing musicians. -- and wrote his mass for the dead only to honor his dead friend -Manzoni. He was a moderate anti-Papal in the political struggle and +Manzoni. He was a moderate anti-Papal in the political struggle and was often assailed by the clergy.

A full inquiry, which naturally cannot be made for the purpose @@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ are quite enough for my purpose. The Church employed them and did not clearly inspire a single one of them. Like the painters of the Renaissance, whose art was equally great in depicting courtesans and saints, pious scenes and bacchanalian scenes, they were -"neither Christians nor pagans but artists" as Symonds says. If you +"neither Christians nor pagans but artists" as Symonds says. If you commission an artist, or if he himself proposes, to express the super-human, his own belief in the matter is not concerned.

@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ wage with efficient work is regarded as more important than the question of their religion or irreligion. I never heard of one

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@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ services. When the choir finished the piece they were singing (in the ritual it was a simple recital of the creed) for the second or third time and went back to the middle once more, the man, who was moving restlessly in his sent, whispered to my father: "Damn it, -Bill, why don't they say Amen and 'a done with it."

+Bill, why don't they say Amen and 'a done with it."

Chapter V

@@ -1450,11 +1450,11 @@ an idea corresponding to reality. I have given ample evidence of this.

As to the common Catholic sophism that the reduction of the -Pope's sphere of influence accounts for the cessation of medieval +Pope's sphere of influence accounts for the cessation of medieval art we saw that the answer is easy. Two arts, literature and music,

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@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ Middle Ages, and they ought to be particularly useful for expressing religious ideas. But Catholics have had a miserably small part in proportion to their numbers, in the finer creations of those arts. The medieval Church employed but did not inspire -artists -- a rare Fra Angelica does not alter the general truth -- +artists -- a rare Fra Angelica does not alter the general truth -- and it is plausible to think that the immense reduction of its wealth after the Reform affected this. But their reduction does not explain the death of art in Catholic, Spain or the predominance of @@ -1511,14 +1511,14 @@ the extreme end at which, raised by a number of steps above the body of the church, the priests, in vestments of colored silk -- the color changing according to the saint, or mystery honored on that day -- over long white linen robes, the priests perform their -ceremonies. Remember the Catholic belief that on that altar Jesus +ceremonies. Remember the Catholic belief that on that altar Jesus Christ is physically and bodily present under the "accidents" of a wafer or very thin cracker, and you will realize the feeling, almost of awe, with which the devout Catholic follows the evolutions in the distant sanctuary. The setting is exactly the

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@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ increased by an immense number of candles in shining brass candelabra, flowers are used lavishly, and the sanctuary is gradually filled with a slight haze from the fumes of incense. It is a continuation of the old pagan tradition. So the priests of -Isis or Mithra once impressed their followers. Indeed it goes back +Isis or Mithra once impressed their followers. Indeed it goes back to the sacrifices in the Jewish temple, the pageants on the great festivals of ancient Egypt, even the mysteries performed at the summit of lofty pyramid temples in ancient Babylon and Assyria @@ -1549,8 +1549,8 @@ sacerdotal days we had to chant even the final prayer for the king in Latin! On Catholic doctrine there is no disadvantage whatever in this use of Latin. The mass is not a "Service" in the ordinary sense. What happens in the mass is that the priest offers a real -sacrifice to God. Don't ask me to explain here how Jesus Christ -(God) is offered to a God who is not Jesus Christ, as in what sense +sacrifice to God. Don't ask me to explain here how Jesus Christ +(God) is offered to a God who is not Jesus Christ, as in what sense it is a real sacrifice. I did enough cold dissection of the amazing doctrines of the Roman Church in the 16th book and do not care to return to that tedious occupation. It is enough to say that the @@ -1559,17 +1559,17 @@ sacrifice of Calvary" an all that the people have to do is to be present on their knees with bowed heads and silent lips..

When this "solemn sacrifice" is in modern times accompanied by -the operatic music of Gounod or Haydn, when the priests interrupt +the operatic music of Gounod or Haydn, when the priests interrupt the solemnity in various places and sit while tenors and bass and perhaps violins and cellos, distort the language of the prayers into musical arabesques, the result is really so fantastic and. -irreligious that Pius X, the blunt old peasant Pope of 40 years +irreligious that Pius X, the blunt old peasant Pope of 40 years ago, issued a ukase that this sort of thing must stop. He wanted to bring the Church back to the use of plain chant, the simple musical notation used before operatic music was invented, at least as it -was improved by Palestrina. For once a Pope found that he was not +was improved by Palestrina. For once a Pope found that he was not really an autocrat. Even in the Church the power of the purse is -greater than the terrific powers granted in theory to the Pope. The +greater than the terrific powers granted in theory to the Pope. The financial loss in every country would have been immense. There would be no more "opera for servant girls"; no more "beautiful services" for artistic converts and neurasthenic ladies.

@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ addresses to the Almighty of a solemnity in accordance with the Catholic theory of the mass, the people are impatient and are apt

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@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ occasionally made light comments on the American apologists and priests -- if not bishops and cardinals -- who are so blatant in stressing the harmony of their faith with American ideals that they swear they would cut the connection with Rome or (which is the same -thing) defy the Pope if he gave orders inconsistent with the +thing) defy the Pope if he gave orders inconsistent with the American spirit or Constitution. Would they, on that highly fantastic hypothesis, abandon the use of Latin in the services? On what ground could they retain it? And if they turned the liturgy @@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ of hell. He can work the stupendous miracle of transubstantiation. When countries are still solidly Catholic, and equally illiterate and densely ignorant, he encourages the belief that his magical powers go far beyond invisible results like absolving sins or -turning a bit of paste into the living body of Jesus. His curse may +turning a bit of paste into the living body of Jesus. His curse may be a very real thing. His prayers -- at from a quarter to one or two dollars a time -- are more effective than the services of a doctor or a veterinary surgeon and must be secured for a vast range @@ -1643,11 +1643,11 @@ stone.

We need not, however, go back once more into "the really Catholic world"; though you will not forget that these are -conditions in which two-thirds of the Pope's subjects live. Our +conditions in which two-thirds of the Pope's subjects live. Our broad conclusion must be that instead of the Church of Rome

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@@ -1712,6 +1712,6 @@ that America can again become what its Founders intended --

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Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius

+

Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius

THE BLACK INTERNATIONAL No. 19

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH DOES FAR MORE HARM THAN GOOD

-

by Joseph McCabe

+

by Joseph McCabe

HALDEMAN-JULIUS PUBLICATIONS GIRARD -- : -- KANSAS

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@

III The Wicked World Educates the Church ......... 14

-

IV The Contrast of Russia and Priest-Ruled Countries .. 19

+

IV The Contrast of Russia and Priest-Ruled Countries .. 19

V The Monstrous Attempt to Restore the Middle Ages ... 25

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ lost provinces for it.

After what we have seen that is as obvious as the Empire State Building. Men of the Munich mentality as regards the Church of Rome petulantly exclaim that it is a monstrous charge. Yes: and the war -and the Pope's share in it, the debasement of France by priest- +and the Pope's share in it, the debasement of France by priest- ridden traitors, and the horrors of the Spanish and Portuguese hell are a monstrous reality. If these narrow-minded folk who think themselves so superior to prejudice were to look facts in the face @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ We must not offend our Buddhist fellow-citizens.

Some of my readers will remember that in 1937, while these spiritual folk were having their jamboree in Calcutta and the world-press was following their beneficent work with admiration. I -published, through Haldeman-Julius, a booklet with the title +published, through Haldeman-Julius, a booklet with the title Imperialistic Japan and its Aims. I described how by that time the. criminal plot of the Japs was so far from being secret that scores of patriotic societies, some with millions of member's, publicly @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ monks, 150,000 strong, had been bought by the government and the capitalists and were conducting an intensive campaign all over South Asia to create a Fifth Column for the "Japanese Liberator's." They had been bought in cash, just as the Vatican had been bought -by Mussolini, and, like the Vatican, they looked for even greater +by Mussolini, and, like the Vatican, they looked for even greater profit when the job was done.

They earned their pay. Not only did they work up the Japanese @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ warned that these Buddhist priests had already grown fat on imperialist gold.

While disreputable atheists and materialists like Haldeman- -Julius and McCabe, who told the world the truth, were very properly +Julius and McCabe, who told the world the truth, were very properly ignored by all respectable folk these spiritual gasbags, who blinded it to the realities of life, where loaded with laurels and dollars. It is nice, and so profitable, to be profound and @@ -199,11 +199,11 @@ venerable Church."

You know it. They reply that the Church does good -- oh, an enormous amount of good: so much, in fact, that it is one of the foundations of the state. In a recent book (Mission to Moscow), -which the pious Mr. Gollancz spreads in England, Ambassador Davies, +which the pious Mr. Gollancz spreads in England, Ambassador Davies, discussing the vices and virtues of Russia, says that with all its faults it must not be classed with Germany and Italy, as a totalitarian state. Phew! Are there still folk who talk like that? -However, what Mr. Davies mean's is that the Russian state is, and +However, what Mr. Davies mean's is that the Russian state is, and the Nazi state is not, "based upon the altruistic principles of the Christian religion." If that is true of Russia -- if you will pardon the supposition -- how far more true it must be of the @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ periodically provides the whole world, in Papal encyclicals, with a guidance on problems of the hour which the press reproduces in letters of gold: the Church that gathers 350,000,000 happy and virtuous folk, without distinction of class, color, or odor, under -its White mantle: the Church that promotes culture and exerts an +its White mantle: the Church that promotes culture and exerts an inflexible moral rule over the nations.

That is the false front. In these 20 booklets I have taken you @@ -292,17 +292,17 @@ never changes. It is a strange boast in a world that decidedly grows in wisdom and sheds innumerable errors as it advances, but it does at all events justify us in judging what the Church does today by what it did in the Middle Ages, when it was perfectly free to -carry out its principles. When modern Popes are stung into -indiscretion they use just the same language as medieval Popes did, -as we found Plus XI doing in his open letter to Cardinal Gasparri +carry out its principles. When modern Popes are stung into +indiscretion they use just the same language as medieval Popes did, +as we found Plus XI doing in his open letter to Cardinal Gasparri in 1929. The Canon Law, which is kept in a dead language so that priests alone can read it, makes the same monstrous claim of a -power over life and death as the medieval Popes made. The -bestiality which the Pope encourages in Spain and Portugal today is -the same as Popes encouraged a century ago in the whole of Southern +power over life and death as the medieval Popes made. The +bestiality which the Pope encourages in Spain and Portugal today is +the same as Popes encouraged a century ago in the whole of Southern Europe and in all Europe during the Middle Ages.

-

No, it is folly to ask us to let dead Popes bury their dead. +

No, it is folly to ask us to let dead Popes bury their dead. This work, however, is concerned with the Church today, and there is so much to be said about it that I have to avoid history or confine my short excursions into it within the strict needs of my @@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ International is broken, historians will date the beginning of the modern age from the outbreak of the French Revolution, The broad ideal of a just life was then clearly formulated. The revolutionary armies carried it, with their symbolic tricolor, as far as the -southernmost tips of Italy, Spain, and Portugal and Napoleon's, +southernmost tips of Italy, Spain, and Portugal and Napoleon's, armies bore the ensign of at least a liberal civilization to the bounds of Europe. Naples and Madrid were for a time more advanced than London. Latin America throbbed with a new passion.

@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ of civilization corresponds.

You will see the full significance of this if you recall that, as I said, all these countries entered upon the great race, as we may call it, of the last 150 year's with much the same equipment of -ideals. The Revolutionary and the Napoleonic armies, beating a path +ideals. The Revolutionary and the Napoleonic armies, beating a path for French literature, made those ideals familiar from Portugal to Sweden, and Latin America was awakened from one end to the other by the echoes of the struggle. Even Ireland had quite a notable body @@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ I named to the highest rank. The attempt of Catholic writers in various countries to represent them as mere political claims, or even as a liberalism, that the world has tried and found wanting, are mere excuses to cover the Vatican's alliance with Fascism or -the Fascist Encyclical of the Pope Quadragesimo Anno. It must be +the Fascist Encyclical of the Pope Quadragesimo Anno. It must be understood, however, that I have not assigned these 20 nations their place in the scale of civilization on that test. If one proposed to do this it would be simple and accurate to say that all @@ -522,14 +522,14 @@ again fail to perceive any service, and no statesman of any of the leading civilizations has any respect for the Church's teaching on this point. The law of divorce which now exists in every civilization except those of lower grade that are subject to the -Pope is based upon the collective recognition of social experience +Pope is based upon the collective recognition of social experience and upon a mature adjustment of the rights of the individual and the needs of the state. The Catholic opposition to it professes to be based upon some words of an ancient Jewish prophet of which we have two contradictory versions in the records and which other Christian Churches, of equal scholarship and greater sincerity, find compatible with divorce. It is in any case really based, as I -showed, on the fierce determination of the Popes of the early +showed, on the fierce determination of the Popes of the early Middle Age's to get complete control of life. On such frivolous and anti-social grounds does this particularly strident claim of the Church to render human service rest; and our contempt deepens when @@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ practiced birth control for more than half a century almost as much as America or Britain does today. But it was not old men who let France down. It was a few Catholic old men, who were pushed into office by these priests who are so concerned about the vitality of -civilization, Catholic adventurers like Laval and Bonnet, and +civilization, Catholic adventurers like Laval and Bonnet, and younger statesmen who were seduced by Catholic mistresses.

In short, all this rhetoric about Catholic marriage and the @@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ only that I have a very extensive familiarity with the best American fiction of a realist character and that I have made extensive inquiries during the two years (at intervals) I have spent in America. But for "Catholic countries" you may take as -typical the pleasant exaggeration which Byron wrote when he saw a +typical the pleasant exaggeration which Byron wrote when he saw a statue of the Virgin Mary in a Portuguese city: "Well do I ween the only virgin there." He had probably made inquiries.

@@ -642,16 +642,16 @@ says in his History of Prostitution (1919 edition) that on personal

interrogation of 2,000 New York prostitutes he found that 977 (706 of whom had been born in Ireland) had had Catholic parents, and had been brought up as Catholics. The Catholic Times (May 31, 1924) -quoted Canon Hughes, one of the highest Catholic authorities, +quoted Canon Hughes, one of the highest Catholic authorities, saying that 60 percent of the prostitutes of Liverpool -- one of the most Catholic and most vicious cities in England -- were Irish and only 30 percent English. Ten years later another Catholic -expert, Mrs. Ellison, stated in a book that the situation is the +expert, Mrs. Ellison, stated in a book that the situation is the same in the cities of London, Glasgow, and Newcastle (big centers of Irish immigration). A leaflet on the subject issued by the Protestant Truth Society (British) gives a mass of Catholic testimony and replies to the charge that illegitimacy is 3.4 -percent in Protestant Ulster and (for the above reasons) only 0.7 +percent in Protestant Ulster and (for the above reasons) only 0.7 in Catholic Connaught that it was at the time 9.30 in Belgium, 14.89 in Austria, 15.67 in Bavaria, and 50.00 in Guatemala. Since emigration was checked the Irish have not boasted so much. I quoted @@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ civilizations has risen in the same proportion as Church influence has decayed. For the moment we are not concerned about cause and effect. The fact is enough. As my friend Mr. E.S.P. Haynes, a distinguished London attorney, has written -- and he is approvingly -quoted by Julian Huxley in his Religion Without Revelation (P. 52): +quoted by Julian Huxley in his Religion Without Revelation (P. 52): "If morality did really depend on other worldly sanctions, the religious changes of the last fifty years would by now have dissolved society at large." What has happened is much the same as @@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ who are not puritans have insisted to me -- two of them were attorneys -- that they find Catholic girls easier to persuade or less in need of persuasion than other girls. But let us remember, the nature of the Church as I analyzed it. Of the 100,000,000 or so -adult subjects of the Pope at least 80,000,000 have not the least

+adult subjects of the Pope at least 80,000,000 have not the least

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I have given a few statistics in book No. 13. As Catholics are apt to contest this I may add a few more. In No. 23 of his -Questions and Answer (p. 87) Haldeman-Julius gives, from a book by -a Catholic prison chaplain (Fr. Leo Kalmer, Crime and Religion) a +Questions and Answer (p. 87) Haldeman-Julius gives, from a book by +a Catholic prison chaplain (Fr. Leo Kalmer, Crime and Religion) a most damning series of figures. The priest ascertained from his colleagues the percentage of Catholics in 36 American penitentiaries and the result extends to the whole of America the @@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ in Joliet, 46.92 in San Quentin, 57.31 in Auburn, 63.64 in Wethersfield, etc.). Analysis by the Rev. L.B. Lehmann brings out the fact that in 28 states, in which Catholics are 17 percent of the population, they are 33 percent of the criminals. The whole -article in Haldeman-Julius' book should be read.

+article in Haldeman-Julius' book should be read.

The only other mixed states for which exact comparative figures are available are the Commonwealth of Australia and the @@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ look after Catholic criminals.

. THE FRUITS OF ROMANISM

-

In 1937 Archbishop Mannix, the bitter muddle-headed Irishman +

In 1937 Archbishop Mannix, the bitter muddle-headed Irishman who in his very Christian hatred of England used all the influence of the Church to induce Australian's to confine themselves to their pleasures and dollar-making while Britain fought and suffered for @@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ of crime and the profession's of criminals or the religious status of the various countries.

The article "Homicide" in the Encyclopedia of the Social -Sciences has a little merit in this connection. It quotes Ferri's +Sciences has a little merit in this connection. It quotes Ferri's table showing the reduction of it in recent times in five of the leading European countries by giving the percentage per 100,000 of the population:

@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ in the last century when they had such a high record of the gravest crime, and the modern sociologist scorns the excuse of "the hot blood of the south." I question the figure for Germany, as there was no "Germany" only a number of separate states -- until 1871. -Bodis (in Mulhall's Dictionary of Statistics) gives this percentage +Bodis (in Mulhall's Dictionary of Statistics) gives this percentage of trials for murder in 1876-84: United Kingdom 12, Germany 14, France (still mainly Catholic) 23, Spain 105, Hungary 107, Italy 134. Add these to the figures I gave in No. 13, and you get such a @@ -881,10 +881,10 @@ in a different way.

to it interrupted an unsteady and unequal but very real and Substantial advance of civilization in Europe and America. If my readers are not tired of my giving proof of that, I am. I have -routed the Lippmanns and Spenglers who Strangely persuaded so many +routed the Lippmanns and Spenglers who Strangely persuaded so many to doubt it. I have riddled the sophistry of the novelty-monger and pseudo-idealists who ranted that in our race to get ahead we had -created a monster of the Frankenstein order or had let the +created a monster of the Frankenstein order or had let the cultivation of our intelligence outrun our cultivation of character. The revelation of the share of "our two historic

@@ -906,12 +906,12 @@ the attention of the world from the real evils that menaced it.

The world was making a very creditable progress on most lines of a real advance of civilization, though it was checked by the interests of wealth and religion, until the privileged folk and -their politicians were duped into thinking that the Black and Tang +their politicians were duped into thinking that the Black and Tang (or yellows) were merely accumulating power in order to annihilate the Reds. This progress became appreciable about 1870, when the United States settled down after the Civil War and Europe triumphed, in most countries, over the vicious clerical-royalist -reaction that had followed the fall of Napoleon. Briefly, the +reaction that had followed the fall of Napoleon. Briefly, the period characterized not merely by an advance of from 1870 to 1914 was characterized, not merely by an advance of applied science which more than doubled the wealth-reducing capacity of a nation @@ -961,9 +961,9 @@ millions of people.

Talking of our navel-contemplators, I fancy you will find a little irrelevance well worth inserting here. I do not know whether you ever came across a priceless book published nine years ago by -Professor T. O'Conroy. It ought to have been reprinted in 1938 and +Professor T. O'Conroy. It ought to have been reprinted in 1938 and scattered by the million over America, at the time, when the Japs -were spending millions a year in lying propaganda. O'Conroy lived +were spending millions a year in lying propaganda. O'Conroy lived in Japan, teaching in one of the leading universities, for 15 years. He married an aristocratic Japanese lady and was more intimately admitted to Japanese life than any other white man. And @@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ scorners of materialism go into ecstasies!

Like the monasteries in the Catholic provinces of Germany and the more Catholic republics of South and Central America and the -Philippines, these Buddhist monasteries -- O'Conroy says that +Philippines, these Buddhist monasteries -- O'Conroy says that decent Buddhist priests told him that 60 to 80 percent of their body were corrupt -- illustrate what is always likely to happen in medieval conditions; that is to say, wherever the monastery is @@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ no work to recommend to the reader. I have, as some readers will know, not only given a large amount of material for the study in previous works but have written one in which enough of the evidence is condensed to satisfy any candid inquirer (How Freethinkers Made -Notable Contributions to Civilization, Haldeman-Julius Co. 1938). +Notable Contributions to Civilization, Haldeman-Julius Co. 1938). In this work I examined the record of progress, particularly during the last 100 years, in respect of the struggle for freedom, education, social and political rights, the emancipation of woman, @@ -1057,18 +1057,18 @@ skeptics.

There is in the book an article on Catholics who contributed to American civilization in particular or civilization in general. -It names Sobieski, whose monument is Poland, Ferdinand and -Isabella, whose monument is Spain, and the discoveries of America, +It names Sobieski, whose monument is Poland, Ferdinand and +Isabella, whose monument is Spain, and the discoveries of America, who would have gone to the stake if they had not professed Romanism. That covers the later Middle Ages. Then we have a Father -White, who is said to have set up the first printing press (from +White, who is said to have set up the first printing press (from England) in America, another who was great at shorthand in its infancy, another who invented a balloon; and another who (getting the idea from England) built the first railroad in America. Two or three are credited with naval and military distinction, and there is the usual bunch of great Catholic scientists (Pasteur, Fabre, etc.) most of whom were skeptics. There are the men who wrote -"Maryland" and "The Conquered Banner," the architect of the White +"Maryland" and "The Conquered Banner," the architect of the White House, the man who sold the estate for it, and the man who planned the city of Washington (a "majestic plan"). There you have the sweepings of three centuries, from Europe as well as America. They @@ -1097,15 +1097,15 @@ reduction of social service. How many of crime, and poverty, and suffering these brilliant men figure in those fields? Not one.

Let us try another way. As the Jesuits are supposed to have -inspired Jefferson and Adams, who loathed Jesuits and their creed -as much as Haldeman-Julius does, perhaps it will be claimed that it +inspired Jefferson and Adams, who loathed Jesuits and their creed +as much as Haldeman-Julius does, perhaps it will be claimed that it was the subtly compelling influence of Papal encyclicals that permeated the world and somehow fired large bodies of men and women (mostly skeptics) to devote their lives to ridding the world of its medieval evils and miseries. This would be very singular when we reflect that of those who are supposed to be the closest readers of the encyclopedias, the priests, not one -- unless you want me to -count Father Coughlin -- figures in the long list of reform- +count Father Coughlin -- figures in the long list of reform- leaders, and not one Catholic layman is found in any list of, say, the hundred leading social workers of the 19th Century. The influence of religion on leader's of reform is one of those studies @@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ Quakers! Really, apologists ought not to advertise so blatantly what they think of Catholic intelligence.

But what are these grand encyclicals (or "to the whole world") -letters of the Popes on social matters. Even a Catholic would beg +letters of the Popes on social matters. Even a Catholic would beg me not to go too far back, so let us begin about the beginning of the modern progressive period. Pius IX (of "Blessed Memory," the Catholic writer always adds, though Italians who knew him have @@ -1130,14 +1130,14 @@ the whole reform-movement with the choicest Papal invectives. He put "liberalism," which we now call pink tea, on a level with Satanism, which is several notches lower than rape.

-

Then came the great encyclical-writer Leo XIII. He was as fond -of writing encyclicals as Churchill is of writing speeches. Two of +

Then came the great encyclical-writer Leo XIII. He was as fond +of writing encyclicals as Churchill is of writing speeches. Two of them are still gorgeously praised -- and falsely interpreted -- In American Catholic literature. But just keep your eye on the dates -and the historical background. Leo won the tiara in 1878, when the +and the historical background. Leo won the tiara in 1878, when the reform-movement was full on in Europe. America he knew only as a raw outpost of civilization -- I suspect he knew it mostly from -Dickens's Letters and Martin Chuzzlewit -- and he had many a brush +Dickens's Letters and Martin Chuzzlewit -- and he had many a brush with its bishops, but he did follow social and political movements in Europe. Yet it was not until thirteen years after his accession that he issued the first encyclical which the most ingenious @@ -1155,10 +1155,10 @@ Next year he had imposed the medieval "philosophy of Aquinas on the

world, which was reforming its marriage-laws, that divorce was a mortal sin (except in the ingenious form in which rich Catholics can get it from Rome). In 1881 he pointed out, apropos of the -assassination of the Tsar, that these appalling outrages were due +assassination of the Tsar, that these appalling outrages were due to the decay of religion (not, of course, to the bestiality of the -Tsarist regime), and in 1884 he put Freemasonry Under the ban. In -1885 he issued the Immortale Dei, which Ryan still applauds as a +Tsarist regime), and in 1884 he put Freemasonry Under the ban. In +1885 he issued the Immortale Dei, which Ryan still applauds as a fine democratic appeal; and I have shown that it is nothing of the kind. In 1888 he savagely attacked the claim of religious freedom and liberty of discussion. It was not until 1891, when he saw @@ -1171,9 +1171,9 @@ platitude of liberal literature for half a century. And in his last beautiful messages to the world he retracted this and died sputtering the most reactionary sentiments.

-

I pass on the next two Popes. Ryan does not quote them. They +

I pass on the next two Popes. Ryan does not quote them. They were stuffy and ill-informed reactionaries all their lives. And in -1931 the late Pope, or the present Pope writing in his name issue +1931 the late Pope, or the present Pope writing in his name issue the Fascist encyclical Quadragesimo anno which the British and American hierarchies dare not translate into English! It opened the blatantly Fascist, conspiratorial, warmongering career of his @@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ period the enemy of progress of the rights of the people. It was just compelled for a time to temporize because it looked even to these owlish Italians priests as if democracy had won its war and the world was adopting the liberalism in social matters which the -Popes scorned. Yet even when concessions had to be made to check +Popes scorned. Yet even when concessions had to be made to check the leakage of millions of workers from the Church they took only the feeble form of saying that if the French people really insisted on having a republic they might, provided it kept the Catholic @@ -1192,15 +1192,15 @@ Church established by law and that capitalists must grant their workers a "just wage," which it was left to them to determine.

What do I mean then, you will ask, by saying that the wicked -world educated the Church? The Popes apparently, never were +world educated the Church? The Popes apparently, never were educated in sound views of social ethics. What I mean is that in America, Britain, France, Germany, and Italy a social-democratic movement (without the capital letters) spread in the Catholic world after 1900. Quite bold books appeared, and there were "social experts" and all sorts of novelties. What was the inspiration? Evidently it did not come from the Papacy. Had local hierarchies -and their Ryans and Williams a finer appreciation of the -implications of the faith than the Holy-Ghost-inspired Pope's and +and their Ryans and Williams a finer appreciation of the +implications of the faith than the Holy-Ghost-inspired Pope's and all the great theological geniuses of the Middle Ages?

Enough of this nonsense. The plain truth is that after leaving @@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ may even regain the world, where in any case Catholics are a minority and must behave like the Japanese in California or Oregon, that one still hears how freedom and democracy are grand old Catholic ideas conveyed to a wicked and despairing world by the -august, and fearless, and un-compromising encyclicals of the Popes.

+august, and fearless, and un-compromising encyclicals of the Popes.

Chapter IV

@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ in general and of Russia in particular.

This service began, explicitly as far as the documents I have seen tell us, in 1936, though the Vatican had begun its furious attack upon Communism and even, in effect, its appeal for a crusade -against it, much earlier. From 1919 to 1924 the Pope was, we saw, +against it, much earlier. From 1919 to 1924 the Pope was, we saw, straining, every nerve to get on friendly terms with Soviet Russia so as to bring under his control the Orthodox Church when its leaders were scattered. The Russians repeatedly detected the @@ -1265,12 +1265,12 @@ Europe." This attack on Russia seems to have been taken up or fostered by his representatives everywhere, as on December 30, 1932, the British Daily Worker said that "the clergy of all creeds and denominations are, with religion as their pretext following the -lead of the Pope in his call for a crusade against the U.S.S.R."

+lead of the Pope in his call for a crusade against the U.S.S.R."

The direct and more pointed attack began, however, in 1936, -shortly after the outbreak of Franco's rebellion in Spain. We must +shortly after the outbreak of Franco's rebellion in Spain. We must remember that Italy and Germany were not at that time open allies -of Franco, and America and Britain had not declared their attitude

+of Franco, and America and Britain had not declared their attitude

Bank of Wisdom Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 @@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ of Franco, and America and Britain had not declared their attitude

to what everybody still called a rebellion. But there was no reserve at Rome. In a blistering and most untruthful attack on -Communism, which he represented as the aggressor in Spain, the Pope +Communism, which he represented as the aggressor in Spain, the Pope spoke of it as a force that was attempting to subvert established order of every kind from Russia to China, from Mexico to South America." From this year onward he appealed repeatedly for "the @@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ first stage of the world-war, arose in 1938 the service that the Vatican and its Black International in every country had already rendered the imperialist thugs by this propaganda was apparent. Joint action at once by Britain, France, and Russia would have -strangled Hitlerism in its cradle and put a cheek to the ambitions +strangled Hitlerism in its cradle and put a cheek to the ambitions of Japan. But Britain was under obligation only to support France, and France was persuaded by its Catholic politicians and military leaders, the present Vichy crowd, that Russia could not be trusted @@ -1312,9 +1312,9 @@ principle, are honest opponents of a dangerous rival system, whereas the priests, who profess to be the moral saviors of a wicked world lie about their motives and by their action run the risk of bringing upon civilization precisely that ruin which they -untruthfully accused the Communists of contemplating. The Pope's +untruthfully accused the Communists of contemplating. The Pope's outburst in 1936 which I quoted in an earlier book and which was -clearly written by the present Pope as Secretary of State, was a +clearly written by the present Pope as Secretary of State, was a tissue of untruthful charges. Instead of trying to "subvert established order of every kind" by "an un-parallel confusion of forces so savage and cruel as to have been thought utterly @@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ crime and the establishment of social order, won a remarkable victory.

Apologists in America had generally, to be less wild than the -Pope in their indictment of Russia, but they were reckless enough. +Pope in their indictment of Russia, but they were reckless enough. The old lies about the massacre of priests and the persecution of religion flourished in Catholic literature from year to year; in fact, there is good ground to believe that the official

@@ -1347,8 +1347,8 @@ when they began to negotiate with Russia about military aid. The conspiracies in which some of the leading Bolsheviks were involved were eagerly snapped up as proof that the country was ruled by a murderous bureaucracy, whereas we now have the weighty assurance of -Duranty (with a reserve in one case) and Ambassador Davies that the -men were certainly guilty. Davies himself repeats a perennial libel +Duranty (with a reserve in one case) and Ambassador Davies that the +men were certainly guilty. Davies himself repeats a perennial libel in saying that the Russians are lamentably inefficient as compared with the Americans and the British. He has had the cruel experience of seeing his book appear, with this reproach, just at the time @@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ never interferes in politics. And when it plans its attack on economic ground's it recognizes that it can make no distinction between Communism and Socialism, since the degree of socialization is not a matter of moral principle. But its claim that any moral -principle at all is involved is ludicrous. Ryan is very eloquent on +principle at all is involved is ludicrous. Ryan is very eloquent on the moral right of private ownership: he is, in fact so sure of it that he says a Socialist government would be a violation of moral law, and Catholic Americans would be justified in rebelling against @@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ prejudices as the first warm rains of spring wash away the snows.

been systematically duped over a long series of years. The share of the Black International in this has been so conducted that most people are unaware of it, but the truth slowly emerges and Rome -shudders. The Pope, we saw, already puts out rumors that in his +shudders. The Pope, we saw, already puts out rumors that in his intimate circle he, from the first, drew a sharp distinction between what he blamed in Russia, which was virtuous on the wrong grounds, and what he blamed in Germany and Italy. But no one has @@ -1473,16 +1473,16 @@ Spain, Mexico, and Russia, which he delivered on September 14,

Into whatever contortion the Black International is driven in the next few years the world is confronted today by a situation -which sets in a glorious light all that the Pope cursed and casts +which sets in a glorious light all that the Pope cursed and casts a shade of ignominy and cowardice upon all that he blessed. Russia shines, and even China wins honor and admiration: the two chief -countries in which the Pope had seen the activity of the devil: +countries in which the Pope had seen the activity of the devil: Spain, the Land which his shining Catholic crusaders were going to deliver from bondage and misery, is a country of spectral forms and general mourning, a land in which innocent men face the firing- squad daily, while the priests wax fatter, and the Catholic "nobles" and politicians do actually carouse in Madrid as the -Bolshevik leaders were represented by the Pope's agents as doing in +Bolshevik leaders were represented by the Pope's agents as doing in Moscow.

Portugal, we saw on the authority of a writer whom American @@ -1491,12 +1491,12 @@ which priest-ridden jailers use the vilest tortures that were used in the ages of faith: in which decades of Liberal work for the education and elevation of the people have been trodden under foot, and the dictators are richly rewarded by Rome because they declare -that they are ruling Portugal on the lines of the Pope's beautiful +that they are ruling Portugal on the lines of the Pope's beautiful (but untranslated) encyclical.

-

Italy, dragged at the heels of Hitler's bumping chariot, is in +

Italy, dragged at the heels of Hitler's bumping chariot, is in so pitiful a condition that it wins the sympathy of its democratic -enemies. From his own Vatican windows the Pope looks out upon a +enemies. From his own Vatican windows the Pope looks out upon a people that in a very high proportion curses the man whom the Vatican, by a sordid bargain, confirmed in his usurped power. London, the bombed and ravaged city, is gay with confidence, well @@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ world.

Vichy France is sullen and simmering. The myth that it was somehow ruled against its will by a posse of Jews, Atheists, and -Freemasons and would, under such men of piety as Laval and Petain, +Freemasons and would, under such men of piety as Laval and Petain, flock cheerfully to the churches, is exploded. From Normandy to Savoy people sigh for deliverance from the regime of Catholicism and dishonor, rusticity and penury, which has been forced upon @@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ a century hated more than any other on earth. Austria has perished. It is again the despised southern fringe of the German Reich. The Croats, who were persuaded by their priests to betray their country, fight the men to whom they betrayed it because they were -the Pope's allies. The Slovaks who were similarly persuaded to +the Pope's allies. The Slovaks who were similarly persuaded to complete the ruin of the country in which they had, enjoyed freedom

Bank of Wisdom @@ -1537,10 +1537,10 @@ complete the ruin of the country in which they had, enjoyed freedom

and social welfare now melt away on the battlefield of Russia. Latin America, the huge conglomeration of states which at the wave -of Pacelli's white hand declared itself Catholic, once more, is -rent and bewildered. The Pope's allies, the people find, had +of Pacelli's white hand declared itself Catholic, once more, is +rent and bewildered. The Pope's allies, the people find, had plotted to ruin them and now hang about their shares with murderous -intent. And Germany and Japan, on whose success the Pope had +intent. And Germany and Japan, on whose success the Pope had gambled the whole security of his Church, seem to have reached the peak of their victories and have begun the decline that leads to the pit in which the fully developed strength of America, Russia, @@ -1559,17 +1559,17 @@ however clearly we may understand the difficulties of their position, no one regards it as an honorable distinction. The rest of the civilized world is divided into countries which live under the most hated emblems the world has seen for many centuries -- the -Swastika and the Rising Sun (for Italy writhes under the former of +Swastika and the Rising Sun (for Italy writhes under the former of these) -- and countries which are sworn to bring them down to the dust.

Apart from Latin America, which is, as I said, distracted between its Papal assurances and the discovery of the perfidy and -brutality of the Pope's allies, all Catholic countries fall in the +brutality of the Pope's allies, all Catholic countries fall in the first category. Their national flags where they still have any, are, if not deeply stained with dishonor, generally regarded with contempt or a pity that is tinged with disdain. There can be few -more miserable statesmen in the world than Eugene Pacelli, or His +more miserable statesmen in the world than Eugene Pacelli, or His Holiness Pius XII. Ten years ago he pledged his Church to a belief in the ultimate victory of Germany, Italy, and Japan. In the ruin of all liberal, as well as Socialist and Communist, ideals which @@ -1578,18 +1578,18 @@ against his alliance with a bestial greed that sought to attain its end's by brutality almost without precedent in history. His gauleiter and his gestapo would, as always, loyally support the Vatican policy. The end justifies the means. As to the mass of the -faithful, when did any large body of them ever rebel when Pope and +faithful, when did any large body of them ever rebel when Pope and Black International were united in their policy? And in the glorious extension of the power and wealth of the Church, the -annihilation of its deadliest enemies, which the Pope anticipated -from the victory of Swastika and the Rising Sun few Catholics would +annihilation of its deadliest enemies, which the Pope anticipated +from the victory of Swastika and the Rising Sun few Catholics would be in a critical mood.

In the second stage of the war, when the Germans, finding nearly all Europe in their power and confident of Subduing the remainder, began to disclose their real sentiments about Italy -- -which the Vatican ought to have learned from Mein Kampf 20 years -ago -- and proposed to share the world with Japan only, the Pope +which the Vatican ought to have learned from Mein Kampf 20 years +ago -- and proposed to share the world with Japan only, the Pope had a new dream. It suited the interests of the Vatican just as well as it was to the interest of Germany that Southern Europe

@@ -1607,23 +1607,23 @@ ready to join in the plot to de-industrialize those countries and let Germany glow rich by a monopoly of industry, in Europe. Petain, with the priests at his elbow, openly mumbles it, in his senile honesty, and has within the last month closed down a thousand -industries in France. Leopold of Belgium and his Catholic -satellites, Franco, and Salazar cheerfully send their skilled -workers to Germany or to the Russian shambles. Hitler would allow +industries in France. Leopold of Belgium and his Catholic +satellites, Franco, and Salazar cheerfully send their skilled +workers to Germany or to the Russian shambles. Hitler would allow a Catholic League of Southern Europe, and through Spain and Portugal the 100,000,000 folk of Latin America would be drawn into -it. Hitler promised the Subjection to the Vatican of all branches +it. Hitler promised the Subjection to the Vatican of all branches of the Greek and Oriental Churches. Japan promised a monopoly of Christian missions (if thoroughly Japanized) in the Far East. . .

That these were the plans on which the Vatican worked I showed on Catholic admissions and by the plain testimony of facts in the first ten booklets. Already the vast field of Catholic triumph is -a scorched earth. The Pope is ill, silent, desperately watching the +a scorched earth. The Pope is ill, silent, desperately watching the last critical phases of a conflict that, unless it be won speedily by the Axis, will inexorably be lost. From those windows of the Vatican Palace which look out upon the world he sees only one flag -waving above the ruins unsullied: the Hammer and Sickle. Britain +waving above the ruins unsullied: the Hammer and Sickle. Britain has won respect by the courage and endurance of her people but, after a series of retreats that are rare in British history, has still to, and doubtless will, redeem the honor of its flag. There @@ -1631,18 +1631,18 @@ is a stain on the Stars and Stripes that has yet to be removed. Russia. has made no large blunders but has met the initial impact of an irresistible force and the loss of vast fertile provinces and great industries and has begun its recovery with a devotion, -energy, and self-sacrifice that have torn the Pope's libels to +energy, and self-sacrifice that have torn the Pope's libels to tatter's. Bring on your stage today representative figures of all -the Pope's peoples -- the pale and ragged Italian, the gaunt +the Pope's peoples -- the pale and ragged Italian, the gaunt Spaniard, the illiterate and poverty-stricken Portuguese, the shame-faced Belgian or Vichy Frenchman, the hesitating Latin American -- and at the end of the file bring on a Bolshevik, and -listen to the judgment of the audience. What the Pope cursed the -world blesses: what he blessed the world curses. The Pope has lost.

+listen to the judgment of the audience. What the Pope cursed the +world blesses: what he blessed the world curses. The Pope has lost.

But, aside from the fact that in America the Black International is powerful enough to hide this truth from the mass -of people, remember that the Pope has lost dozens of times before, +of people, remember that the Pope has lost dozens of times before, yet he has today more subjects than ever, immeasurably greater wealth, and a new power in non-Catholic countries.

@@ -1676,18 +1676,18 @@ know. These things are not put on paper, and if they were the paper would never see the light. But there is a grapevine, and the message went along it that through Roosevelt American Catholics threatened things, and there were Black International threats in -parts of the British Empire, if we bombed Rome. Mussolini probably +parts of the British Empire, if we bombed Rome. Mussolini probably patted his Papal friend on the back.

However these things may be, remember that Rome has many times in history seemed to be doomed because of its Papal alliances with brutality, but it recovered. About 850 years ago the Romans -themselves drove one of the strongest of the Popes into exile for +themselves drove one of the strongest of the Popes into exile for such an alliance. In 1527 Catholic armies wrecked Rome as Goths and Vandals had never done. Early in the 19th Century, a contemporary -tells us, Napoleon's generals, entering Italy and carrying off the -Pope, decided that this was to be the end of the Papacy; and not -many years later Macaulay made his foolish prediction that there +tells us, Napoleon's generals, entering Italy and carrying off the +Pope, decided that this was to be the end of the Papacy; and not +many years later Macaulay made his foolish prediction that there would still be a Papacy when visitors from New Zealand came to see the ruins of London.

@@ -1699,8 +1699,8 @@ dangerous in its structure and so feeble in its intellectual appeal, that it is bound to look for such allies in every age. A third line of evidence is found in Papal history, especially during the last century and a half. Violence has always -- I do not know -if this was in the protocols given by Jesus to Peter -- been the -policy on which the Black International relied. The Popes merely +if this was in the protocols given by Jesus to Peter -- been the +policy on which the Black International relied. The Popes merely kept the weapon tucked under their cassocks during the few decades between the death of feudal tyranny and the birth of totalitarian tyranny. The leopard does not change its spots, but it may have @@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@ them white-washed.

German-Japanese horror shall and will perish. As I write there is still time for a serious setback to Britain, Russia, or America, or all three. I have never been tempted to underrate the ability of -the men who, behind the miserable tinfoil Siegfried and his greedy, +the men who, behind the miserable tinfoil Siegfried and his greedy, friends, direct the German effort or the cunning and lean energy of the Japanese. If this serious advance of the Axis does not occur in the next few weeks we may breathe freely. Within, two further @@ -1729,8 +1729,8 @@ majority of the leading papers, both in America and Britain, never

THE FRUITS OF ROMANISM

gave any news which gave their readers an inkling of the truth. -Fortunately, much had been reported -- the compact with Mussolini, -the Concordat with Hitler, the enthusiastic support of Franco, the +Fortunately, much had been reported -- the compact with Mussolini, +the Concordat with Hitler, the enthusiastic support of Franco, the diplomatic arrangement with Japan, and so on -- before the bestiality of Fascism had revealed itself, and such facts as that the only voluntary "crusaders" against Russia are from Catholic @@ -1763,14 +1763,14 @@ of these folk.

a brazen attempt to secure a voice as one of the great stabilizing forces. You will find Catholics everywhere combining with the reactionaries who want to plan the new Europe. They will want -Leopold restored, men like Bonnet put in power in France Franco -firmly established in Spain and Salazar in Portugal, the royal +Leopold restored, men like Bonnet put in power in France Franco +firmly established in Spain and Salazar in Portugal, the royal family propped on the throne of Italy, and so on. By hook or crook they will try to get Russia, which will have won the war in Europe, excluded from the settlement. They will insist that religion be "strengthened," knowing that Romanism,, Buddhism, and Islam have worked on the side of our enemies, and that Communism be taken at -the Pope's valuation. If the present generation tolerates these +the Pope's valuation. If the present generation tolerates these things and does not insist on the guilt of every party being stamped upon the mind of the world they will deserve their future. The struggle for the rights of man which has reddened Europe with diff --git a/pythonCode/output/men-blck.xml b/pythonCode/output/men-blck.xml index be4b99f..2d28b47 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/men-blck.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/men-blck.xml @@ -8,54 +8,54 @@ printed ten years ago.

(Minneapolis Star Tribune) -- They sat quietly, leaning toward the lectern in a dark-paneled room near Lake Calhoun as a professor from New York told of his encounter with one of the mysterious Men in Black. In the audience -were people like biophysicist Otto Schmitt, a retired professor of +were people like biophysicist Otto Schmitt, a retired professor of electrical engineering at the University of Minnesota, retired aircraft -developer and physicist Cecil Behringer, physician Steven Zuckerman and -polymer scientist Arthur Coury, Medtronic's director of venture +developer and physicist Cecil Behringer, physician Steven Zuckerman and +polymer scientist Arthur Coury, Medtronic's director of venture technology.

-

Peter Rojcewicz told them there have been hundreds - perhaps thousands - +

Peter Rojcewicz told them there have been hundreds - perhaps thousands - of such encounters over the centuries. "The Men in Black are part of the extraordinary encounter continuum - fairies, monsters, ETS, energy forms, -flying saucers, flaming crosses," said Rojcewicz, a 37-year-old professor +flying saucers, flaming crosses," said Rojcewicz, a 37-year-old professor of humanities and folklore at New York's Juilliard School. The modern era of Men in Black - visitations by mysterious, black-clad men who seem evil and threatening - goes back to at least the early 1950s when a man named Albert K. Bender allegedly saw a UFO in Bridgeport, Conn., and was later frightened by a visitation from three Men in Black.

-

Rojcewicz told the audience that his own MIB (Men in Black) experience +

Rojcewicz told the audience that his own MIB (Men in Black) experience occurred in 1980. "I have never gone public with this before," he said. Most of the modern era MIB encounters have followed sightings of UFOs or -strange lights. Rojcewicz's encounter involved no sightings. He was just +strange lights. Rojcewicz's encounter involved no sightings. He was just sitting in the University of Pennsylvania library, reading a UFO book -suggested by another professor who thought that Rojcewicz, as a +suggested by another professor who thought that Rojcewicz, as a folklorist, would be interested in such phenomena. "Then in the corner of my vision I noticed a black pants leg and a black shoe, scuffed," -Rojcewicz said. The folding chairs in the auditorium of the Bakken Library +Rojcewicz said. The folding chairs in the auditorium of the Bakken Library of Electricity in Medicine, 3537 Zenith Av. S., stopped creaking as -Rojcewicz's audience listened intently. Standing in front of him, -Rojcewicz said, was a very gaunt, very pale man. He was about 6-1, +Rojcewicz's audience listened intently. Standing in front of him, +Rojcewicz said, was a very gaunt, very pale man. He was about 6-1, weighed about 140 pounds and wore a black suit, black shoes, black string tie and a bright white shirt. "His suit was loose and it looked as though -he had slept in it for three days," Rojcewicz said.

+he had slept in it for three days," Rojcewicz said.

-

Rojcewicz didn't know what to make of the figure. At the time he wasn't +

Rojcewicz didn't know what to make of the figure. At the time he wasn't aware of the Men in Black phenomena which, he subsequently learned, dates back to at least Biblical times. "He sat down, like he had dropped from the ceiling - all in one movement" - and folded his hands on top of a -stack of books in front of him, Rojcewicz said. The Man in Black asked -Rojcewicz what he was doing. Rojcewicz said he was reading about flying +stack of books in front of him, Rojcewicz said. The Man in Black asked +Rojcewicz what he was doing. Rojcewicz said he was reading about flying saucers. "Have you seen a flying saucer?" the Man in Black asked. -Rojcewicz said he hadn't. "Do you believe in the reality of flying -saucers?" Rojcewicz said he didn't know much about them and wasn't sure he +Rojcewicz said he hadn't. "Do you believe in the reality of flying +saucers?" Rojcewicz said he didn't know much about them and wasn't sure he was very interested in the phenomena. The man screamed: "Flying saucers are the most important fact of the century and you are not interested?" "I -tried to calm him," Rojcewicz said. The man got up, once again all in a -single awkward movement, put his hand on Rojcewicz's shoulder and said: +tried to calm him," Rojcewicz said. The man got up, once again all in a +single awkward movement, put his hand on Rojcewicz's shoulder and said: "Go well on your purpose" and left.

-

Rojcewicz looked out at his audience. "In 10 seconds I was overwhelmed by +

Rojcewicz looked out at his audience. "In 10 seconds I was overwhelmed by fear. . . . I had a sense that this man was out of the ordinary and that idea frightened me. . . . I got up and walked around the stacks toward where the reference librarians usually are. The librarians weren't there. @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ in public because he was concerned about how people might react to his story, he said.

Was he dreaming? He doesn't think so. He said he suspects he was in an -"altered state." Rojcewicz said he thinks his experience - and that of +"altered state." Rojcewicz said he thinks his experience - and that of others who have been exposed to the Men in Black - are somewhere "in the crack" between real life and fantasy.

@@ -95,44 +95,44 @@ in Maine and subsequently had a MIB encounter. "She has been all right since then, but he has not." The professor was left lethargic and troubled by the encounter.

-

Rojcewicz, who teaches at the C. J. Jung Foundation for Analytical +

Rojcewicz, who teaches at the C. J. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology as well as at Juilliard, said he suspects the psychiatrist was able to handle the experience better because she is more open to spiritual matters while her husband by training and experience is rooted in the acceptance of only what seems reasonable.

-

In another case, Rojcewicz interviewed a woman named Deborah from +

In another case, Rojcewicz interviewed a woman named Deborah from Burlington, Va., who said she had been visited by a slender, 6-foot, 9- inch Man in Black who was wearing a bowler hat. She said her knees went weak when the man was close to her. She said of her experience: "There -was something wrong - evil about this." When Rojcewicz telephoned Deborah +was something wrong - evil about this." When Rojcewicz telephoned Deborah to recheck his notes, there was a beeping on the line and they couldn't hear each other. He redialed and the line was all right.

-

Rojcewicz said there are references to Men in Black going back to Abraham +

Rojcewicz said there are references to Men in Black going back to Abraham in Biblical times, and there have been many similar stories in folklore over the years. Often the Men in Black have been considered to be the devil or his representatives. Some of the Roman Catholic church's saints had Men in Black experiences. The church itself recognizes the -possibility by endorsing exorcism, Rojcewicz said.

+possibility by endorsing exorcism, Rojcewicz said.

-

What is a good defense against the Men in Black? "Laughter," Rojcewicz -said. "If they ask you why you're laughing, tell them, `Rojcewicz told me +

What is a good defense against the Men in Black? "Laughter," Rojcewicz +said. "If they ask you why you're laughing, tell them, `Rojcewicz told me to do it.' " He added: "When you confront evil, don't feed them your fear. Say you are not worried - ha-ha."

When his talk was over, several of those attending were asked if they took the Men in Black stories seriously. "Maybe there is something there," said -Dennis Skillings, director of the Archaeus Project, which sponsored the +Dennis Skillings, director of the Archaeus Project, which sponsored the meeting. But he said he doubts that there is any way of confirming that MIB encounters "really, truly happened."

-

Zuckerman, a specialist in internal medicine, said he thought Rojcewicz +

Zuckerman, a specialist in internal medicine, said he thought Rojcewicz was serious. "I have a friend who knows a fellow who is investigating reports that men from space are coming to Earth and taking biopsies of -people's calf muscles," Zuckerman said. "He says the biopsy sites heal +people's calf muscles," Zuckerman said. "He says the biopsy sites heal right away." Why would people from outer space take biopsies of people's -calf muscles? "An interesting question," Zuckerman said with a smile.

+calf muscles? "An interesting question," Zuckerman said with a smile.

The Archaeus Project, which is subsidized by Medtronic founder Earl Bakken, regularly brings in researchers in the field of the paranormal and diff --git a/pythonCode/output/mindscan.xml b/pythonCode/output/mindscan.xml index e737a37..82d6484 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/mindscan.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/mindscan.xml @@ -1,15 +1,15 @@

THEY'RE FUCKING WITH YOUR MIND.

-

Car salesman Jeff Johnson is enjoying a lazy night at +

Car salesman Jeff Johnson is enjoying a lazy night at home, drinking a few beers and half-watching music videos on television. The sounds are loud, the colors, intense. The -four millionth viewing of Madonna's video numbs him into +four millionth viewing of Madonna's video numbs him into semi-consciousness. Not even the booming bass beat of the latest rap hit can lift him out of it. More music videos go -buy. Pretty soon, out of left field, Jeff catches himself +buy. Pretty soon, out of left field, Jeff catches himself thinking that the President's a sharp guy, definitely shafted by the press. "Yep, he is definitely okay. Fuck the media." - Jeff Johnson has just been brainwashed, and it has + Jeff Johnson has just been brainwashed, and it has happened so undetectably that there is absolutely nothing he could have done to prevent it. Sure, that's fiction--but the facts are real. Using the @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ advertising agencies, Hollywood's movie and TV industries and Washington's political power structure are at this very moment shaping what you think about the key issues of the day, from abortion to elections. - "Today," say journalists Flo Conway and Jim Siegelman, + "Today," say journalists Flo Conway and Jim Siegelman, authors of Snapping, "American business and advertising have at their disposal the latest and most comprehensive body of knowledge concerning the manner in which human behavior can @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ without being assaulted." adds researcher Dr. Wilson Bryan Key. "I shudder to think about the propaganda and commercial manipulation that we are exposed to on a daily basis," says -hypnotherapist Dick Sutphen. +hypnotherapist Dick Sutphen. There are numerous documented cases of covert mind manipulation techniques used to control behavior: In 1956 a New Jersey market researcher imbedded movies @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ sound of air conditioning-this system was tested on unsuspecting cadets in a police academy. According to on researcher, "the result of the test was that nearly the entire class of cadets had become dehydrated." - Don't believe it? join the club. In one survey of + Don't believe it? join the club. In one survey of influential business and civic leaders, 90% said they were sure there were laws against covert mind manipulation. What's more, 60% added that that stuff was a lot of hooey @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ religious leaders and the U.S. government want you to believe. The more you believe that, the longer and more successfully the can secretly influence your purchasing and political decisions. "We hear very little about the subject -these days," leading brain researcher Dr. Barbara Brown +these days," leading brain researcher Dr. Barbara Brown admits. But that is not because there is nothing to talk about. On the contrary: There is too much. "One always suspects government intervention when techniques to abuse @@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ mankind are suddenly banished from discussion. In any event, for some 20 years now there has been a steadfast denial of this extraordinary phenomenon by the experts." You may think you know what you know--but thinking so -may be dangerous to your mental health. As Dick Sutphen +may be dangerous to your mental health. As Dick Sutphen says, "In the entire history of man, no one has ever been brainwashed and realized or believed that he had been brainwashed." That's the terrifying part of brainwashing: Once it has happened to you, you will never know it. "It is very difficult to pass laws against this," says -Dr. Patrick Flanagan, a Tucson, Arizona, inventor of +Dr. Patrick Flanagan, a Tucson, Arizona, inventor of sophisticated mind manipulation machinery. "There are so many ways around it." What's more, much mind-control technology is abstract, putting it absolutely out of reach of any @@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ THEY AREN'T. THEY ARE EASY PREY FOR ANY MESSAGE THE PREACHER CHOOSES TO PUT FORTH. Effective as that technique is, there are scarier tools available to mind manipulators. Particularly chilling -research is reported by Dr. Barbara Brown, who says that +research is reported by Dr. Barbara Brown, who says that things as simple as the sounds of heartbeats can radically alter our reactions to pictures and ideas. In one experiment -cited by Brown, scientists tricked subjects into believing +cited by Brown, scientists tricked subjects into believing they were hearing their own heartbeats while viewing photographs. They weren't. The heartbeats were prerecorded, yet as subjects heard faster heartbeats they automatically @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ sounds, and audience excitement will bolt upwards. Lower it, and audience enthusiasm drops. It is as elementary as that. The dimension this adds to political messages, advertising, and so on, is alarming. "This begins to have frightening -implications," admits Brown. "It seems quite possible that +implications," admits Brown. "It seems quite possible that certain types of propaganda or techniques of persuasion will take advantage of this." Commonly employed not only in revivalist/fundamentalist @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ moving and dimly lit images and pictures do the same. And here is the freaky part: While there may be no conscious recollection of these data, the information is permanently stored in your mind. Researchers, including Canadian -neurosurgeon Dr. Wilder Penfield, have established that the +neurosurgeon Dr. Wilder Penfield, have established that the subconscious and unconscious memory are vast storehouses, holding countless facts unavailable to the conscious mind. the unnerving discovery is that this unconsciously @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ words that rarely arouse the emotions, such as BUILDING, CARPET, NECKTIE and the like. When the emotion-producing words are presented subliminally, there are strong changes in the reactions in the physiologic system, but no changes when -the other neutral words are given," says Barbara Brown. +the other neutral words are given," says Barbara Brown. More proof of the impact of subliminals comes from one Texas university psychologist who began to salt his lectures with disguised slides showing graphic sex and violence at @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ than in the past, as reflected by test scores. Test results indicated a significant increase in memory! Chief among the weapons for secretly influencing behavior-including yours-are subliminal commands. As Dick -Sutphen explains, "Subliminals are hidden suggestions that +Sutphen explains, "Subliminals are hidden suggestions that only the subconscious perceives. They can be audio, hidden behind music, or visual, flashed on a screen so fast that you don't consciously see them or cleverly incorporated into a @@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ by virtually everyone who perceives them even for an instant. Key and his research associates have documented hundreds of cases of such imbeds in major advertisements, including ads run by Crest toothpaste, Vaseline, Johnnie Walker Scotch, -Kent cigarettes, Calvert whiskey, Bacardi rum, Sprite, and +Kent cigarettes, Calvert whiskey, Bacardi rum, Sprite, and Seagram's Gin. In every instance, the goal is to use imbeds to arouse viewer attention and increase memory. - Imbeds are merely the tip of a gargantuan iceberg of + Imbeds are merely the tip of a gargantuan iceberg of mind control techniques. Tachistoscopic projection, for instance, involves the high-speed flashing of words or images. Commonly used in movies and TV commercials, this @@ -266,64 +266,64 @@ highly receptive and accepting consciousness. And colors, as proven by clothing designers, are directly associated with feelings and emotions. the potential for abuse of these techniques goes very -far indeed. Says Dick Sutphen: "The techniques are still +far indeed. Says Dick Sutphen: "The techniques are still being used today by Christian revivalists, cults, human- potential trainings, some business rallies, and the United States Armed Services...to name a few." - Don't think politicians are not using such covert + Don't think politicians are not using such covert methods. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent annually on political campaigns, and the high-level consultants hired by politicans are well versed in all methods of manipulation. Dr. Key even cites one example of sex imbeds being used by Congressional candidates in Virginia. Another researcher discovered sex imbeds in an official portrait of President -Jimmy Carter. +Jimmy Carter. Besides imbeds, politicians are using a full range of -techniques to influence voters. Sutphen, a leading hypnotist +techniques to influence voters. Sutphen, a leading hypnotist , reports he has been approached by several political candidates to teach them how to do the characteristic "voice roll"-- a methodical, slow way of speaking used by hypnotists to induce trances in subjects. Properly used, even so simple a technique as the voice roll will dramatically escalate an audience's receptivity to whatever the speaker says--from -"Ban pornography" to "Vote for me!" Sutphen has always +"Ban pornography" to "Vote for me!" Sutphen has always declined these jobs, but you can bet less scrupulous hypnotists do not. As powerful--and potentially dangerous--as subliminals, voice rolls, false heartbeats and so on are, there are more menacing tools available to mind controllers, and, as with subliminals, you need not assent or be aware you are being -manipulated. According to Dr. Andrija Puharich, at this very +manipulated. According to Dr. Andrija Puharich, at this very moment the Soviet Union is intensively exploring extra-low frequency electromagnetic waves (ELFs) that have the potential to exert enormous influence on human behavior. In -one demonstration, Puharich sealed several volunteers wired +one demonstration, Puharich sealed several volunteers wired to electroencephalographs (EEGs) in a metal room. Within a few seconds, one-third of the people in the room were -dramatically affected by the ELFs. Notes Dick Sutphen: +dramatically affected by the ELFs. Notes Dick Sutphen: "Their behavior followed the anticipated changes at very precise frequencies. Waves below 6 cycles per second caused the subjects to become very emotionally upset and disrupted bodily functions. At 8.2 cycles they felt very high...at 11 to 11.3 cycles induced waves of depressed agitation leading to riotous behavior." - Puharich maintains that ELFs can travel not only through + Puharich maintains that ELFs can travel not only through metal but also many miles through the earth. Are the Russians beaming ELFs at the United States today? Nobody knows. At least nobody is saying. But this much is certain: ELFs exist and sooner or later somebody will begin using them to exert still further control on human behavior. - Closer to home, researcher Patrick Flanagan has already + Closer to home, researcher Patrick Flanagan has already demonstrated the power of his "neurophone." Tersely -described by Dr. Flanagan as "an electronic way of accessing +described by Dr. Flanagan as "an electronic way of accessing the brain," the neurophone is a soundless device that taps into the immense sensitivity of skin, which is packed with sensors for heat, light, vibration and so forth. With the neurophone, an audience sees nothing and hears nothing--but -its effects are felt nonetheless. Relates Dick Sutphen: "In -one of his recent tests, Pat conducted two identical seminars +its effects are felt nonetheless. Relates Dick Sutphen: "In +one of his recent tests, Pat conducted two identical seminars for a military audience. When the first group proved to be -very cool and unwilling to respond, Patrick spent the next +very cool and unwilling to respond, Patrick spent the next day making a special tape to play at the second seminar. The tape instructed the audience to be extremely warm and responsive and for their hands to become tingly. The tape @@ -336,8 +336,8 @@ hands tingled and they responded according to programming." Granted, there is a futuristic, science-fiction quality to ELFs and the neurophone, but there is nothing more familiar than the television--and there just may be no more -effective tool of mental manipulation. As noted by Conway -and Siegelman: "As important as the content of the +effective tool of mental manipulation. As noted by Conway +and Siegelman: "As important as the content of the information that television puts out and its widespread social repercussions is the manner in which it may affect personality--not simply an individual's actions and behavior, @@ -362,14 +362,14 @@ medium, is actually composted of millions of flickering lights that can easily put a large percentage of the audience into a low-grade hypnotic state. Once in that state, they are far more receptive to suggestions and, possibly, -commands. Says Dick Sutphen: "Recent tests by researcher Dr. -Herbert Krugman showed that while viewers were watching TV, +commands. Says Dick Sutphen: "Recent tests by researcher Dr. +Herbert Krugman showed that while viewers were watching TV, right-brain activity outnumbered left-brain activity by a ratio of two to one." A second series of experiments, by psychophysiologist -Thomas Mulholland of the Veterans Hospital in Bedford, +Thomas Mulholland of the Veterans Hospital in Bedford, Massachusetts, uncovered still more eerie findings. -Mulholland wired TV-watching children to an EEG. Whenever +Mulholland wired TV-watching children to an EEG. Whenever brain-wave activity indicated the kids had entered a low- grade hypnotic trance, the TV automatically shut off. Since the shows were ones the kids wanted to watch, they were @@ -378,29 +378,29 @@ Virtually all the TVs flicked off within 30 seconds, which underlines how powerfully television propels viewers into semiconsciousness. Still more experiments have been conducted by -psychologist Jacob Jacoby, who tested 2,700 viewers on the +psychologist Jacob Jacoby, who tested 2,700 viewers on the contents of television shows, such as BARNABY JONES, and -commercials they had just finished watching. Jacoby asked +commercials they had just finished watching. Jacoby asked very simple questions--yet, on average, these viewers missed one-fourth to one-third of the answers. "Of course they -did," explains Dick Sutphen, "they were going in and out of a +did," explains Dick Sutphen, "they were going in and out of a trance!" And in trancelike states, we are far more likely to accept and believe information and commands which, if we were fully alert, we would immediately dismiss. "The medium -for takeover is here." Sutphen concludes. +for takeover is here." Sutphen concludes. Indeed it is. According to USA TODAY research, by age 18 the typical teenager has digested more than 15,000 mind- numbing hours of television--or, to put it another way, the teenager has spent the virtual equivalent of two entire years sitting in front of the tube. - Don't think advertisers are unaware of the potential of -TV to manipulate. "More and more," according to Sutphen, + Don't think advertisers are unaware of the potential of +TV to manipulate. "More and more," according to Sutphen, "radio and television commercials are using techniques that tend to alter consciousness to maximize effectiveness...Any time patterned voices, songs, music or visual patterns are used, this potential exists. "Plop..plop..fizz..fizz' is an excellent example." - Sutphen elaborates: "When you start to combine + Sutphen elaborates: "When you start to combine subliminal messages behind the music, subliminal visuals projected on the screen, hypnotically produced visual effects, sustained musical beats at a trance-inducing @@ -414,12 +414,12 @@ continuously behind ten seconds of applause at the end of a 60-second TV commercial." Did the viewers follow instructions? Absolutely! "Tests showed the instructions worked superbly," says Key. - Don't think the entrenched political and religious + Don't think the entrenched political and religious groups are unaware of this potential. Right-wing money sources have long funded the Christian Broadcasting Network, even vaulting one of its celebrities into Presidential candidate status. - Jerry Falwell and his minions also attempted to seize + Jerry Falwell and his minions also attempted to seize control of the mammoth CBS television network. There is little need to wonder why. Put a TV network under the control of political or religious extremists, and in short @@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ of the mind-control stakes. possible future) hidden manipulators? While experts agree on the scope and severity of the problem, there is little consensus about how to win a degree of self-protection. Dick -Sutphen speaks for most experts when he says: "I don't know +Sutphen speaks for most experts when he says: "I don't know how the misuse of these techniques can be stopped." This battle is critical--our free will is at stake. Unfortunately , with the exception of turning off our TV sets, there are no diff --git a/pythonCode/output/mish24.xml b/pythonCode/output/mish24.xml index 8e9fe2e..b69be7d 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/mish24.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/mish24.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

THE TEMPEST METHOD OF COMPUTER DATA INTERCEPTION!

-

-----------------by Al Muick for P-80 Systems, OCT 86----------

+

-----------------by Al Muick for P-80 Systems, OCT 86----------

Let me begin by a brief history of myself. I spent the better part of six years in Uncle Sam's Country Club (better known as the US Army) working in the Intelligence and Security Command (better known as the ASA--Army Security Agency). During that time, my primary duties were Cryptology, Cryptologic Intercept, Counterintelligence, and Field First Sergeant (whatta drag!).

What I'm about to tell you comes under the heading of Cryptologic Intercept. Incidently, for those of you in the know, I was stationed at Field Station Augsburg in West Germany (if you're not in the know, read the book, THE PUZZLE PALACE).

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As soon as you have your intercept station (it is best to use a van) set up with receiver, antenna, and recorder, you are ready to engage your intercept target. Most computers are RF shielded these days, so your receiver had better be damn sensitive and have a very selective bandwidth. If you are planning to intercept such a computer, you will need to be outside its building location (if possible). Since we know, most microprocessors operate at frequencies between 2-12 MHz, we will look for the radiated data here in that frequency range. It is here that a spectrum analyzer, connected to your IF output will aid in discerning the signals and binary emissions of your target computer. If you know how to use a spectrum analyzer, it will prove invaluable, but since they are so complicated, I will not attempt to explain their proper use here.

You will simply scan the bands between 2-12 MHz until you find the radiated signal (if you must, go for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. harmonics if local interference on the primary frequency is too high) and then tune to the spot where it comes in best. Next adjust your bandwidth until you can just hear the signal as pure as day, with very little to no outside interference.

Once you have your target tuned in, you may want to drive around the block or further away, to avoid detection. Remember, not to go too far or you will lose the signal. Mainframe computers (when unprotected) sometimes radiate a signal for 3 to four miles! A typical PC computer will radiate a signal for at least 1/2 mile if unprotected!

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You should, by now, have picked your intercept site, have parked the van, and have made sure that you still have your signal coming in at good strength. The next step is easy! Simply connect the output of your low frequency IF to the input of your deck and let 'er rip! I find that 10" reels suit this purpose just fine, and you should be able to get at least one or two UIDs or PWs in the amount of time you will have at 7 1/2 or 15 i.p.s. After the tape is done (you may want to record both sides) pack up your gear and head for home!

+

You should, by now, have picked your intercept site, have parked the van, and have made sure that you still have your signal coming in at good strength. The next step is easy! Simply connect the output of your low frequency IF to the input of your deck and let 'er rip! I find that 10" reels suit this purpose just fine, and you should be able to get at least one or two UIDs or PWs in the amount of time you will have at 7 1/2 or 15 i.p.s. After the tape is done (you may want to record both sides) pack up your gear and head for home!

Once home, you will need another piece of equipment, possibly two. In various surplus magazines, you will see a machine called a "visi-corder" advertised. This is a machine that burns a copy of binary code onto light-sensitive paper. They cost some money, but are basically invaluable. You are now ready for signal exploitation.

You now need to play your recorded tape into the IF input of your communications receiver. The output of your IF will be connected to the IF input on the visi-corder. This will give your the truest binary representation on the paper. If you so desire, you may connect the audio out of your communications receiver to the audio input of the visi-corder. The audio is rectified into DC and then you get a crisp, clear presentation on the paper. But remember this....DC LIES!!! While the representation may be clear, the binary spacing will be off slightly, increasing in error as you continue, until you finally wind up with continuous error.

Assuming you have made the proper connections, get some beer for your relaxation (or them funny l'il pills, or whatever makes you relax....here comes the hair-pulling part). Begin playback of the deck into your receiver and initiate the visi-corder's print mode. I recommend a medium-fast speed, because if you use slow speed to conserve paper (you cheap fucker!), the bauds will be so close together as to render the paper useless and wou wind up wasting the paper anyway!

At this point, print out about 2 minutes worth of paper. Once the paper is printed, expose it to light so it develops and have several 3x5" cards handy. As soon as it develops, scan the paper and the binary stream on it for a section that has three or four of the smallest (closest together) bits. This is ASCII. Once you have found the section, place one 3x5" card at the base of the section and mark off tick marks where each bit stops and ends (on the smallest bits only!!). You are now ready to do what we in the ASA call "bustin' bauds."

As you know, one ASCII byte consists of 8 bits. simply start at a reasonable point at the beginning of your interception and begin to mark off tick marks along the binary stream. Even if you come across 1s and 0s that are very wide, mark as many thin ticks from your 3x5" card on them. This is necessary to break the ASCII code.

The complete 8 bit ASCII code is at the end of this tutorial for your convenience.

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Once you have marked off the paper, count off the first eight bits, e.g. 10011101 and refer to the ASCII chart to find a character that fits it. If you can't find one immediately, don't despair! Try using the complement of the 8-bit code in front of you (i.e. the reverse of what you've decoded. Instead of 10011101, try 01100010.). If you still have not found anything, slide your card over one bit and try to get another byte of ASCII. This time you may come up with 00111010 (complement 11000101). Check it with the table. Remeber, you may have to do this eight times (that is, shift a bit over eight times) before you make any sense out of it. It is long and tedious, but it will pay off in the end.

-

Note: this is illegal and is punishable under federal law. I assume no responsibility for your actions, and neither does the operator of P-80. This is presented for your information only. If you have any questions, please leave me mail!......happy hacking!....Al Muick.

+

Once you have marked off the paper, count off the first eight bits, e.g. 10011101 and refer to the ASCII chart to find a character that fits it. If you can't find one immediately, don't despair! Try using the complement of the 8-bit code in front of you (i.e. the reverse of what you've decoded. Instead of 10011101, try 01100010.). If you still have not found anything, slide your card over one bit and try to get another byte of ASCII. This time you may come up with 00111010 (complement 11000101). Check it with the table. Remeber, you may have to do this eight times (that is, shift a bit over eight times) before you make any sense out of it. It is long and tedious, but it will pay off in the end.

+

Note: this is illegal and is punishable under federal law. I assume no responsibility for your actions, and neither does the operator of P-80. This is presented for your information only. If you have any questions, please leave me mail!......happy hacking!....Al Muick.

ASA LIVES FOREVER!!

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01000000 End of address 11000000 End of message 00100000 End of transmission -10100000 WRU (Who are you?) +10100000 WRU (Who are you?) 01100000 RU (Are you...?) 11100000 Bell (audible signal) 00010000 Format effector diff --git a/pythonCode/output/mism16.xml b/pythonCode/output/mism16.xml index a1ec4fa..662308a 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/mism16.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/mism16.xml @@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ #&% #&% &%# The Kromery Converter/Free Electricity &%# %#& %#& -#&% Original articles by John Bedini, Eike Mueller, and Tom Bearden. #&% +#&% Original articles by John Bedini, Eike Mueller, and Tom Bearden. #&% &%# Retyped Without Permission 07/04/86 by (_>Shadow Hawk 1<_) &%# %#& %#& #&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&% &%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%# %#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&%#&

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Tom Bearden

+

Tom Bearden

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John Bedini has a prototype free energy motor. +

John Bedini has a prototype free energy motor. Imagine having a small D.C. electrical motor sitting on your laboratory bench powered by a common 12 volt battery. Imagine starting with a fully charged @@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ running. And it isn't something complex. It's pretty simple, once one gets the hang of the basic idea. - Impossible, you say. Not at all. That's precisely what John Bedini has done, + Impossible, you say. Not at all. That's precisely what John Bedini has done, and the motor is running now in his workshop. - It's running off the principles of electromagnetics that Nikola Tesla + It's running off the principles of electromagnetics that Nikola Tesla discovered shortly before 1900 in his Colorado Springs experiments. It's running off the fact that pure empty vacuum - pure "emptiness", so to speak, is -filled with rivers and oceans of seething energy, just as Nikola Tesla pointed +filled with rivers and oceans of seething energy, just as Nikola Tesla pointed out. It's running off the fact that vacuum space-time itself is nothing but pure @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ other words, the "potential" we add is converted directly into "ordinary energy furnish any pushing energy to move pure potential around. (For proof that this is possible, see Bearden's Toward a New Electromagnetics; Part IV; Vectors and Mechanisms Clarified, Tesla Book Co., 1983, Slide 19, Page 43, and the accom- -panying write-up, pages 10, and 11. Also see Y. Aharonov and V. Bohm, "Signifi- +panying write-up, pages 10, and 11. Also see Y. Aharonov and V. Bohm, "Signifi- cance of Electromagnetic Potentials in the Quantum Theory", Physical Review, Second Series, Vol. 115, No. 3, Aug. 1, 1959, pages 485-491. On page 490 you you will find that it's possible to have a field-free reigon of space, and @@ -91,22 +91,22 @@ still have the potential determine the physical properties of the system.) system. You don't need big cyclotrons and huge laboratories to do it; you can do it with ordinary D.C. motors, batteries, controllers and trigger circuits. - And that's exactly what John Bedini has done. It's real. It works. It's -running now on John's laboratory bench in prototype form. + And that's exactly what John Bedini has done. It's real. It works. It's +running now on John's laboratory bench in prototype form. - But that's not all. John is also a humanitarian. He's as concerned as I am + But that's not all. John is also a humanitarian. He's as concerned as I am for that little old widow lady at the end of the lane, stretching her meager Social Security check as far as she can, shivering in the cold winter and not daring to turn up her furnace because she can't afford the frightful utility bills. - That's simply got to change and John Bedini may well be the fellow who changes + That's simply got to change and John Bedini may well be the fellow who changes it. By openly releasing his work in this paper, he is providing enough information for all the tinkerers and independent inventors around the world to have at it. If he can get a thousand of them to duplicate his device, it simply can't be supressed as so many others have been. - So here it is. John has deliberately written his paper for the tinkerer and + So here it is. John has deliberately written his paper for the tinkerer and experimenter, not for the scientist. You must be careful, for the device is a little tricky to adjust in and synchronize all the resonances. You'll have to fiddle with it, but it will work. Keep at it. @@ -123,33 +123,33 @@ lets build this thing in quantity, sell it widely, and get those home utilities down to where we can all afford them - including the shivering little old lady at the end of the lane. - And when we do, lets give John Bedini, and men like him the credit and appre- + And when we do, lets give John Bedini, and men like him the credit and appre- ciation they so richly deserve. - Tom Bearden + Tom Bearden April 13,1984 -John Bedini +John Bedini -[Note: John Bedini developed Two kinds of controller devices. One, being very +[Note: John Bedini developed Two kinds of controller devices. One, being very simple, is the one I will present here. The other is quite a bit more complex, and would be impossible for me to reproduce here... Anyway if you want to see -the all electronic controller, get the book "Bedini's Free Energy Generator" by -John C. Bedini, Published by the Tesla Book Co. 1580 Magnolia Ave., Millbrae, +the all electronic controller, get the book "Bedini's Free Energy Generator" by +John C. Bedini, Published by the Tesla Book Co. 1580 Magnolia Ave., Millbrae, CA 94030.] For some time man has been looking for different ways to generate electricity . He has used water power, steam power, nuclear power, and solar power. Recent -papers written by Tom Bearden make a free energy generator possible. Tom +papers written by Tom Bearden make a free energy generator possible. Tom Bearden, rather than patent his devices, chose to share them with people who -had open ears. I myself have had many conversations with Tom Bearden. He -found Tom to be one of the most reasonable men he had ever dealt with in this +had open ears. I myself have had many conversations with Tom Bearden. He +found Tom to be one of the most reasonable men he had ever dealt with in this energy field. Most others would tell you stories of great machines they had, but would never present the truth with circuit diagrams or a look at the -machine in question. Tom, on the other hand, clearly presents his ideas and +machine in question. Tom, on the other hand, clearly presents his ideas and clearly presents his ideas and discloses the concepts by means of which they work. @@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ resonant energy in return. normal, we must burn up the excess energy to keep the battery cool. The problem now becomes one of embarrassing excess of energy, not a shortage. - The energizer is also a simple machine, but if yu want to, you can make it + The energizer is also a simple machine, but if yu want to, you can make it very complex. The simple way is to study the alternator principles. The waves we want to generate are like those that came from old D.C. generators with the exception of armature drag, bearing drag, and no excited fields. Also, we @@ -335,11 +335,11 @@ rotate the brushes in relationship to each other in order to secure the required timing. -Eike Mueller +Eike Mueller -John Bedini found that the material generally available concerning Kromery's +John Bedini found that the material generally available concerning Kromery's Converter had been altered. Rebuilding the Kromery Converter from the patent -papers ended up in a non-functioning device. Bedini found the necessary +papers ended up in a non-functioning device. Bedini found the necessary modifications which made this machine perform. Our first goal was to determine the converters efficiency. We found this @@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ We wanted to find a correction factor for the Kromery Converter by comparing the same effect, i.e. the charging of the same battery from one specific voltage to another specific voltage. The calculation of this factor is avilable in the book "Experiments with a Kromery and a Brandt-Tesla converter built by -John Bedini" By Eike Mueller, with Comments by Tom Bearden. Table K-1 shows the +John Bedini" By Eike Mueller, with Comments by Tom Bearden. Table K-1 shows the combined test results. Because we detected an increase in the speed of the Kromery Converter as well as a decrease in the input energy when we increased the output load, we decided to measure the input energy and speed when the diff --git a/pythonCode/output/mism18.xml b/pythonCode/output/mism18.xml index cc965e3..2395bdc 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/mism18.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/mism18.xml @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Further, the charge and observable mass can be de-coupled, contrary to present theory. Decoupled charge -- that is, the absence of mass -- is simply what we presently refer to as "Vacuum." Vacuum, spacetime, and massless charge are all identical. Rigorously, we should utilize any of these three as an "ether," as -suggested for vacuum by Einstein himself (see Max Born, Einstiein's Theory of +suggested for vacuum by Einstein himself (see Max Born, Einstiein's Theory of Relativity, Revised Edition, Dover Publications, New York, 1965, p. 224). And all three of them are identically anenergy -- not energy, but more fundamental components of energy. @@ -151,14 +151,14 @@ one is not moving force vectors. There the scalar components can be joined and reassembled into vectors to provide "free energy" appearing at a distance, with no loss in between the initial and distant points. For proof that a vector field can be replaced by (and considered to be composed of) two scalar fields, -see E. T. Whittaker, Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society, Volume 1, +see E. T. Whittaker, Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society, Volume 1, 1903, p. 367. By extension, any vector wave can be replaced by two coupled scalar waves. (10) The classical Poynting vector predicts no longitudinal wave of energy from a time-varying, electrically charged source. In fact, an exact solution of the problem does allow this longitudinal wave. See T. D. Keech and J. F. Corum, -"A New Derivation for the Field of a Time-Varying Charge in Einsteins Theory," +"A New Derivation for the Field of a Time-Varying Charge in Einsteins Theory," International Journal of Theoretical Physics, Vol. 20, No. 1, 1981, pp. 63-68 for the proof. @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ aspect of energy, then the present law calls for the conservation of energy. However, this assumes that energy is a basic, fundamental concept. Since the energy concept is tied to work and the movement of vector forces, it implicitly assumes "vector movement2 to be a "most fundamental" and irreducible concept. -But as we pointed out, Whittaker showed that vectors can always be further +But as we pointed out, Whittaker showed that vectors can always be further broken down into more fundamental coupled scalar components. Further, Tesla discovered that these "coupled components" of "energy" can be individually separated, transmitted, processed, rejoined, etc. This directly implies that @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ fundamental observation mechanism -- is incapable of describing or modeling this more fundamental reality. Using scalar waves and scalar interactions as much subtler, far less limited observation/detection mechanisms, we must have a new "superrelativity" to describe the expanded electromagnetic reality -uncovered by Nikola Tesla. +uncovered by Nikola Tesla. (14) "Charge" is assumed to be quantized, in addition to always occuring with -- and locked to -- mass. Indeed, charge is not necessarily quantized, just as @@ -310,17 +310,17 @@ photons, they are all "quantized," and they accordingly "quantize" their detections. This is true because all detection is totally internal to the detector, and the instruments only detect only their own internal changes. Since these detections are on a totally granular quantized background, the -detections themselves are quantized. The Minkowski model is fundamentally +detections themselves are quantized. The Minkowski model is fundamentally erroneous in its modeling of time, and for that reason relativity and quantum mechanics continue to resist all attempts to successfully combine them, quantum field theory notwithstanding. (20) Presently, gravitational field and electrical field are considered mutually exclusive. Actually this is also untrue. In 1974, for example, -Santilli proved that electrical field and gravitational fiend indeed are not +Santilli proved that electrical field and gravitational fiend indeed are not mutually exclusive. In that case one is left with two possibilities: (a) they are totally the same thing, or (b) they are partially the same thing. -For the proof, see R. M. Santilli, "Partons and Gravitation: Some Puzzling +For the proof, see R. M. Santilli, "Partons and Gravitation: Some Puzzling Questions," Annals of Physics, Vol. 83, No. 1, March 1974. With the new Tesla electromagnetics, pure scalar waves in time itself can be produced electrically , and electrostatics (when the charge has been seperated from the mass) becomes @@ -358,19 +358,19 @@ In the physics that emerges from multiple simultaneous observation, all possibilities are real and physical. There are an infinite number of worlds, orthogonal to one another, and each world is continually splitting into additional such "worlds" at a stupendous rate. Nonetheless, this physics -was worked out by Everett for his doctoral thesis in 1956, and the thesis was -published in 1957. (See Hugh Everett, III, The Many-Worlds Interpretation of +was worked out by Everett for his doctoral thesis in 1956, and the thesis was +published in 1957. (See Hugh Everett, III, The Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics: A Fundamental Exposition, with papers by J. A. Wheeler, B. S. DeWitt, L. N. Cooper and D. Van Vechten, and N. Graham; eds. Bryce S. -Dewitt and Neill Graham, Princeton Series in Physics, Princeton University -Press, 1973.) Even though it is bizarre, Everett's physics is entirely +Dewitt and Neill Graham, Princeton Series in Physics, Princeton University +Press, 1973.) Even though it is bizarre, Everett's physics is entirely consistent with the present experimental basis of physics. The present electromagnetic theory is constructed for only a single "rodl" or universe -- or "level." The expanded theory, on the other hand, contains multiply nested levels of virtual state charge -- and these levels are identically the same as orthogonal universes, or "hyperframes." Multiple kinds -- and values -- of time also exist. The new concept differs from -Everett's, however, in that the orthogonal universes intercommunicate in the +Everett's, however, in that the orthogonal universes intercommunicate in the virtual state. That is, an observable in one universe is always a virtual quantity in each of the other universes. Thus one can have multi-level "continuities" and "discontinuities" simultaneously, without logical conflict. @@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ ed out in my paper, "Solutions to Tesla's Secrets and the Soviet Tesla Weapons," Tesla Book Company, 1580 Magnolia, Millbrae, CA, 94030, 1980. The present electromagnetics is just a special case of a much more -fundamental electromagnetics discovered by Nikola Tesla, just as Newtonian +fundamental electromagnetics discovered by Nikola Tesla, just as Newtonian physics is a special case of the relativistic physics. But in the new electromagnetics case, the differences between the old and the new are far more drastic and profound. @@ -398,17 +398,17 @@ drastic and profound. Additional References ---------- ---------- -1. Boren, Dr. Lawence Milton, "Discovery of the Fundamental Magnetic Charge +1. Boren, Dr. Lawence Milton, "Discovery of the Fundamental Magnetic Charge (Arising from the new Conservation of Magnetic Energy)," 1981/1982 (private -communication). Dr. Boren has a cogent argument that the positron is the +communication). Dr. Boren has a cogent argument that the positron is the fundamental unit of magnetic charge. His theory thus assigns fundamentally different natures to positive charge and -negative charge. In support of Dr. Boren, one should point out that the +negative charge. In support of Dr. Boren, one should point out that the "positive" end of circuits can simply be "less negative" than the "negative" end. In other words, the circuit works simply from higher accumulation of negative charges (the "negative" end) to a lesser accumulation of negative -charges (the "positive" end). Nowhere needthere be positive charges (protons, -positrons, etc.) to make the circuit work. Dr. Borens theory, though dramatic +charges (the "positive" end). Nowhere needthere be positive charges (protons, +positrons, etc.) to make the circuit work. Dr. Borens theory, though dramatic at first encounter, nonetheless bears close and meticulous examination -- particularly since he has been able to gather experimental data which support his theory and disagree with present theory. @@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ sometimes even daily. B: The Secret of Electrical Free Energy Present electromagnetic theory is only a special case of the much more funda- -mental electromagnetic theory discovered by Nikola Tesla at the turn of +mental electromagnetic theory discovered by Nikola Tesla at the turn of the century. Pure vacuum is pure charge flux, without mass. The vacuum has a very high @@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ restricts us to walking along the high tension line, laboriously carrying small batteries and power units, unaware of the limitless, surging power beneath our very feet. -Electromagnetically, we have been rather like one of the five blind men who +Electromagnetically, we have been rather like one of the five blind men who touched an elephant. We have only touched one small portion of the electromagnetism "elephant," yet we thought we had grasped the entire beast.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/mobilize.xml b/pythonCode/output/mobilize.xml index bff3e56..fc3ff1e 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/mobilize.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/mobilize.xml @@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ telephone network. These charges would very likely be passed on to the subscribers. The money is to be collected and given to the telephone company in an effort to raise funds lost to deregulation.

-

Jim Eason of KGO newstalk radio (San Francisco, Ca) commented on the +

Jim Eason of KGO newstalk radio (San Francisco, Ca) commented on the proposal during his afternoon radio program during which, he said he learned of the new regulation in an article in the New York Times. -Jim took the time to gather the addresses which are given below.

+Jim took the time to gather the addresses which are given below.

Here's what you should do (NOW!):

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/morrison.xml b/pythonCode/output/morrison.xml index 092377d..c32a97f 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/morrison.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/morrison.xml @@ -1,33 +1,33 @@

-

Did Jim Morrison Really Die?

+

Did Jim Morrison Really Die?

-

The Case: During the summer of 1971, Jim Morrison and his girlfriend Pamela -Courson went to Paris for a vacation. On July 5th Morrison was discovered in +

The Case: During the summer of 1971, Jim Morrison and his girlfriend Pamela +Courson went to Paris for a vacation. On July 5th Morrison was discovered in the bathtub by his girlfriend dead of a heart attack at age 27.

Suspicious facts: - Only Courson saw his body, no one else. After the death was declared, -Morrison's road manager was the only person notified. He flew to Paris and -was met by Courson at Jim's flat. All he ever saw was a sealed coffin and + Only Courson saw his body, no one else. After the death was declared, +Morrison's road manager was the only person notified. He flew to Paris and +was met by Courson at Jim's flat. All he ever saw was a sealed coffin and a death certificate, no body.

-

No one knew who had signed the death certificate. Later in Morrison's +

No one knew who had signed the death certificate. Later in Morrison's 1980 biography it was revealed that there had been no autopsy, no police report, and no doctor present. Also, no autopsy was performed after death.

-

When Morrison's girlfriend filed the death certificate at the American +

When Morrison's girlfriend filed the death certificate at the American embasy, she said that there were no living relatives, which meant that the -funeral could take place with no one being notified. In reality, Morrison's +funeral could take place with no one being notified. In reality, Morrison's family lived in Arlington, Virginia.

-

Morrison's death was not revealed untill a week after he had died, -and the press wasn't notified untill two days after the funeral. Morrison's +

Morrison's death was not revealed untill a week after he had died, +and the press wasn't notified untill two days after the funeral. Morrison's road manager said that he ahd died of natural causes.

-

Courson or someone else had started a rumor that Morrison had bought +

Courson or someone else had started a rumor that Morrison had bought heroin earlier that evening at a Paris hangout. Herroin and alchohol is what -supposedly killed him. Yet for all the drugs Morrison did he never mentioned +supposedly killed him. Yet for all the drugs Morrison did he never mentioned heroin, and he was afraid of needles.

The absence of an autopsy and police report is very suspicious, and @@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ the lie about his parents and the quick "burial" forestalled any further inquires. A doctor could have been bribed to fake a death certificate.

Possible Conclusions: - *Morrison is really dead: His friends just played down his death to + *Morrison is really dead: His friends just played down his death to protect his privacy. This was done in an attempt to keep his funeral from -turning into a circus like those of Janis Joplin or Jimmy Hendrix.

+turning into a circus like those of Janis Joplin or Jimmy Hendrix.

-

*Morrison is hiding out: At the time of his death Morrison's life was +

*Morrison is hiding out: At the time of his death Morrison's life was fucked up. Some of the charges against him were two counts of profanity and indecent exposure in Miami with jail time if his appeal failed. A ten year jail term for being drunk and disorderly on an airliner, and over TWENTY paternity suits filed against him. - Morrison was also sick of being a rock star and had been telling people + Morrison was also sick of being a rock star and had been telling people that for years. He also said that he just wanted to start over fresh so he could just write. His girlfriend had been encouraging him to develop himself as a poet for years.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/moynihan.xml b/pythonCode/output/moynihan.xml index 188b7f7..8787aae 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/moynihan.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/moynihan.xml @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@

"How The Soviets Are Bugging America" -------------------------------------

-

By Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan

+

By Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan

From Popular Mechanics, April 1987

@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ any distance are vulnerable to interception. Every American has a right to know this.

-

You should also know that the Reagan administration has +

You should also know that the Reagan administration has recognized this threat for a long time now, but so far, the bureaucratic response has been piecemeal, and at times reluctant.

Consider this as background: In 1975, when I was named permanent U.S. representative to the United Nations, Vice - President Nelson Rockefeller summoned me to his office in the + President Nelson Rockefeller summoned me to his office in the Old Executive Office Building. There was something urgent he had to tell me. The first thing I must know about the United Nations, he said, is that the Soviets would be listening to @@ -47,15 +47,15 @@

The Soviets conduct this eavesdropping from their "diplomatic" facilities in New York City; Glen Cove, Long Island; San Francisco; and Washington. By some estimates, - they have been doing so since 1958. President Reagan knows + they have been doing so since 1958. President Reagan knows this well. He sat on the Rockefeller Commission and signed its final report concluding that such covert activities existed.

If we had any doubts about this eavesdropping effort, - Arkady Schevchenko dispelled them when he came over in 1975 + Arkady Schevchenko dispelled them when he came over in 1975 and subsequently defected in 1978. As you will recall, - Schevchenko was, at the time, the second-ranking Soviet at + Schevchenko was, at the time, the second-ranking Soviet at the United Nations and an up-and-comer in the Soviet hierarchy. He describes the listening operation in New York City in his book "Breaking With Moscow": "The rooftops at @@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ suppose.

Most dangerous of all, perhaps, is the Soviet listening - complex in Lourdes, Cuba, just outside of Havana. This + complex in Lourdes, Cuba, just outside of Havana. This facility is the largest such Soviet listening facility outside its national territory. According to the president, it "has grown by more than 60 percent in size and capability during the past decade."

-

Lourdes allows instant communications with Moscow, and is +

Lourdes allows instant communications with Moscow, and is manned by 2100 Soviet technicians. 2100!

By comparison, our Department of State numbers some 4400 @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ ground station, your call is sent by a transponder up to a satellite and then down again to a distant ground station.

-

Using an array of satellite dishes at Lourdes, the +

Using an array of satellite dishes at Lourdes, the Soviets can seize these signals from the sky just as a backyard satellite dish can pull in television (and telephone) signals. High speed computers then sort through @@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ interest. And if the information provided is real time intelligence, the Soviets have the ability to transmit it instantaneously to Moscow. And yes, the Soviets have the - range at Lourdes to grasp our satellite transmissions as they + range at Lourdes to grasp our satellite transmissions as they travel from New York to Los Angeles or Washington to Omaha.

Here, too, there is a solution: Develop and procure diff --git a/pythonCode/output/msnscrts.xml b/pythonCode/output/msnscrts.xml index 49bcfa1..0fd7127 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/msnscrts.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/msnscrts.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -

From BIG SECRETS, by William Poundstone +

From BIG SECRETS, by William Poundstone HOW TO CRASH THE FREEMASONS

@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ plaques, jewels, and other regalia to lodges. The supply houses take the secrecy seriously. Most will not sell booklets containing club secrets to anyone who cannot show a Masonic ID. BIG SECRETS came across a Chicago firm, however, that works by mail order. The -Geo. Lauterer Corporation publishes an illustrated catalog of +Geo. Lauterer Corporation publishes an illustrated catalog of lodge gear. It offers over a hundred Masonic and other fraternal manuscripts. We obtained a sampling of titles. American Masonry differs in certain particulars from British or Continental Masonry. Rituals may vary from lodge to lodge. Masonic tracts do not always agree. Except where noted, the -information below is taken from two of Lauterer's titles, +information below is taken from two of Lauterer's titles, RICHARDSON'S MONITOR OF FREEMASONRY by a pseudonymous Benjamin -Henry Day, and INITIATION STUNTS by Lieutenant Beale Cormack.

+Henry Day, and INITIATION STUNTS by Lieutenant Beale Cormack.

The Secret Handshake @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ as anyone can figure, it is the ineffable name of God, or some approximation thereof. The Word (or Name) is a tongue-twister. It takes some practice to get it right. The following pronunciation guide is from MASONRY AND ITS SYMBOLS IN THE LIGHT OF THINKING AND -DESTINY by Harold Waldwin Percival:

+DESTINY by Harold Waldwin Percival:

The Name is pronounced as follows: It is started by opening the lips with an "ee" sound graduating into @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ DESTINY by Harold Waldwin Percival:

The Shriners' Recognition Test -According to a Lauterer manuscript, this is how two Shriners +According to a Lauterer manuscript, this is how two Shriners recognize each other: Q: Then I presume you are a Noble? @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ A: I tied him. Q: Where did you tie him? A: I tied him to a date tree, where all True Shriners should do so. -BOTH: Yes, I pulled the Cord, rode the hump, I have traversed +BOTH: Yes, I pulled the Cord, rode the hump, I have traversed the hot arid sands of the desert to find Peace and rest in the quiet shades of the Oasis.

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ members are investigated by a committee of lodge members. This is often just a formality but may include, for instance, a credit report. The committee reports on the candidate at a lodge meeting. Members then vote. - The ballot box is the Lauterer catalog uses white balls and + The ballot box is the Lauterer catalog uses white balls and black cubes. (Losers are blackcubed, not blackballed.) If there is a single negative vote, the ballot is declared foul. The lodgemaster (who sees how each member voted) may try to @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ practice, this means taking off the pants and any jacket. Underwear and shirt are kept on, but the shirt is unbuttoned and pulled down to bare the left arm, shoulder, and breast. The candidate is hoodwinked (blindfolded). A cabletow -(rope) is placed around the neck. (The Lauterer catalog's +(rope) is placed around the neck. (The Lauterer catalog's hoodwink is simply a standard, black satin half-face mask -- without eyeholes -- secured with an elastic string. The cabletow is a heavy blue rayon cord with tassels at both ends.) @@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ remove his hoodwink and cabletow. Before the candidate are three candles. He is told that the candles represent the sun, the moon, and the master of the lodge. The candidate gets a lecture on the symbolism of Masonry. -Visual aids are used (Lauterer sells a set of three lecture +Visual aids are used (Lauterer sells a set of three lecture charts and a set of 188 35-millimeter slides). He is given a -"lambskin," a white apron. Lauterer's lambskins are indeed +"lambskin," a white apron. Lauterer's lambskins are indeed genuine lambskin, lined with cotton. They measure 13 inches by 15 inches or 14 inches by 16 inches. A triangular flap folds down like the flap of an envelope. The lambskin is worn in @@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ initiation. initiations may include a set of burlesque tests to prove a candidate's mettle. These blend sophomoric practical jokes, soft S&M, an an electric carpet (the latter "just the item for -initiations," touts the Lauterer catalog, at $4.75 a square -foot; jump spark battery extra). Lauterer's INITIATION STUNTS +initiations," touts the Lauterer catalog, at $4.75 a square +foot; jump spark battery extra). Lauterer's INITIATION STUNTS booklet describes over thirty tests judged suitable for fraternal orders, of which the following is a sample. In all cases, candidates are blindfolded. Here's how the Masons keep @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ identifiable as such, or so the semiwarped reasoning goes. Members may warn the blindfolded candidate to "step high" to avoid burning desert sands, barbed wire, or snakebites.

-

"A Trip to the Moon" +

"A Trip to the Moon" A member raps his gavel and orders all to be seated. A second member replies that there is no seat for himself and one of the candidates. They are told to sit on the floor. They sit on a @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ be punished. All quietly grab the ends of the blanket and toss the candidate in the air.

"The Barber Shop" -A member feels a candidate's chin and calls for a barber. The +A member feels a candidate's chin and calls for a barber. The "barber" lathers the candidate, getting foam in his mouth. He shaves him with what feels like a very, very rough blade. It's a shingle. @@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ a bowlful of warm water and forced to drink it.

This is just a forced pie-eating race, with the candidates' hands bound behind their backs. Other gustatory stunts involve making the blindfolded candidates eat various non- and quasi- -edible materials: INITIATION STUNTS suggests ginger ale +edible materials: INITIATION STUNTS suggests ginger ale containing frankfurters and toilet-paper squares.

"The Shampoo" @@ -270,15 +270,15 @@ hair. Another member holds a bottle of ammonia or other evil- smelling substance under the candidate's nose. "The Trained Dog" -A candidate is told that he must meet Fido, the trained dog. An -authentic dog is brought in. "Fido snarls at neophytes and +A candidate is told that he must meet Fido, the trained dog. An +authentic dog is brought in. "Fido snarls at neophytes and sometimes bites them in the calf of the leg," a member warns. Another pinches the candidate's leg. The dog is placed in the candidate's lap. The initiation ceremony proceeds with another candidate so that the first believes that attention has shifted from him. A member sneaks up on the candidate with the dog and trickles some warm water in his lap. He may also hold a smell -bottle under the candidate's nose. "Naughty Fido!" all scold. +bottle under the candidate's nose. "Naughty Fido!" all scold. A variation is the "Bung Hole Test," a standard feature of Shriner initiations. No dog is required. Two blindfolded candidates are directed to opposite ends of a barrel or large diff --git a/pythonCode/output/nag.xml b/pythonCode/output/nag.xml index 9ee7fae..5988427 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/nag.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/nag.xml @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ possible, no erasing head is provided. For basically the same reasons, and to ensure that the tapes remain genuine, there is also no playback facility provided on the recorder.

-

``Special Kudelski cassettes are used to provide two hours non stop recording +

``Special Kudelski cassettes are used to provide two hours non stop recording autonomy. A set of three ``N'' size batteries are used allowing ten hours of operation.

@@ -112,15 +112,15 @@ tape: 50ma typical.

TAPE: Tape transport: without capstan, constant speed. Tape type: chromium dioxide in special JBR cassette. Tape width: 3.81 mm (0.150"). Tape Thickness -(total): 9u (0.35mil) 120 min. 12u (0.48mil) 90 min. Max recording time: 2 +(total): 9u (0.35mil) 120 min. 12u (0.48mil) 90 min. Max recording time: 2 hours. Audio tracks: 1.20mm x 2. Control tract (center): 0.40 mm. Track -spacing: 0.50 mm. Nominal tape speed: 2.38 cm/s (15/16ips). Tape speed +spacing: 0.50 mm. Nominal tape speed: 2.38 cm/s (15/16ips). Tape speed accuracy: better than +/- 2%. Wow and flutter: typ. 2.5% peak-to-peak, NAB (= DIN 45507) weighted. Start time: less than 4 seconds

-

Inputs: 2 microphone inputs. Maximum input level: 60 mV RMS. Audio indicator +

Inputs: 2 microphone inputs. Maximum input level: 60 mV RMS. Audio indicator threshold: 30 mV RMS input -3 dB on tape. Input impedance: 80 K. Microphone -sensitivity: 10 mV/PA (1 Pa=10 ubar). Maximum SPL: 110 dB (0 dB SPL = 20 +sensitivity: 10 mV/PA (1 Pa=10 ubar). Maximum SPL: 110 dB (0 dB SPL = 20 uPa). Signal to noise ratio, unexpanded: better than 51 dB ASA A weighted. Frequency response: 170 Hz to 4.5 kHz +/- 3dB. Total harmonic distortion: less than 3%. Compression ratio: 2:1 in dB. Compressor operating range: 80 dB

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ following form, or supply the information on a plain piece of paper:

With 24 issue susbcription include free one of the following: [ ] Directory of Electronic Surveillance Equipment Suppliers [ ] Citizen's Guide on How to Use the Freedom of Info/Privacy Acts - [ ] Maximizing PC Performance

+ [ ] Maximizing PC Performance

Also available separately:

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ following form, or supply the information on a plain piece of paper:

[ ] Citizen's Guide on How to Use the Freedom of Info/Privacy Acts, $5.00

-

[ ] Maximizing PC Performance, $6.00

+

[ ] Maximizing PC Performance, $6.00

Illinois residences, add 6.5% sales tax on above 3 items.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/natsrvc.xml b/pythonCode/output/natsrvc.xml index ec10166..a558ce1 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/natsrvc.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/natsrvc.xml @@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ the American people in our 200-year history. Previously advocated only by liberals, national service is now also embraced by many on the conservative side of the political spectrum, as evidenced by the recent book, Gratitude, by -America's foremost conservative, William F. Buckley, Jr.

+America's foremost conservative, William F. Buckley, Jr.

The versions of national service are many and varied. Most of them are directed to the youth of America. They range from universal conscription to more "benign" forms of coercion -advocated by Mr. Buckley. But all of them have at their core +advocated by Mr. Buckley. But all of them have at their core one essential principle: that the state, rather than being a servant of the people, is their master; and as their master, has the power to force the citizenry, either directly or @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ indirectly, to serve others.

National service violates every principle of individual liberty and limited government on which this nation was -founded. As John Locke and Thomas Jefferson emphasized, life, +founded. As John Locke and Thomas Jefferson emphasized, life, liberty, property, and conscience are not privileges bestowed on us by governmental officials; they are natural, God-given rights with which no public official can legitimately @@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ thousands upon thousands of times, most Americans today honestly believe that support of their country is synonymous with support of their government. And the best proof of this is their willingness to approve, support, and serve a tax and -regulatory tyranny that makes what King George III was doing +regulatory tyranny that makes what King George III was doing to his citizens look like child's play.

Although ours is a peaceful war of ideas, it is the most @@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ resisting the tyranny of our government will prevail over those who would have us support the tyranny through national service and other such schemes.

-

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of +

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, P.O. Box 9752, Denver, CO 80209.

------------------------------------------------------------ diff --git a/pythonCode/output/nazidocs.xml b/pythonCode/output/nazidocs.xml index a701da8..8846ba4 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/nazidocs.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/nazidocs.xml @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ so I have restricted myself to short excerpts.

My remarks are inside square [...] brackets.

-

-Daniel Keren (dk@lems.brown.edu).

+

-Daniel Keren (dk@lems.brown.edu).

The organization of this collection is as follows:

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ so I have restricted myself to short excerpts.

6) MEDICAL EXPERIMENTS II: FREEZING, LOW PRESSURE AND OTHERS 7) THE ECONOMIC PLUNDER 8) AUSCHWITZ -9) KRISTALLNACHT +9) KRISTALLNACHT 10) VERDICT OF SS-COURT 11) MISC - includes the following: a. Prosecution of a Jewish woman for selling her mother milk @@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ so I have restricted myself to short excerpts.

sentence was imposed on a Jew for allegedly having sex with a German woman. c. Various excerpts from anti-semitic publications (mostly, - "Der Stuermer"). + "Der Stuermer"). d. Letter about transporting to Germany "racially valuable children" whose parents were slain by the Nazis. e. Order to hang any Pole who has sex with a German woman. - f. Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler describing Russians and Slavs as + f. Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler describing Russians and Slavs as "human animals" to be used for work. g. German plans for plundering Poland. - h. Order by Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler to kill and destroy + h. Order by Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler to kill and destroy everything in Nazi occupied Ukraine before evacuating it. i. A long and very detailed report about mass executions in the Nazi occupied Baltics (the "Jager report").

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ so I have restricted myself to short excerpts.

STATMENTS BY LEADING NAZIS **************************

-

Speech by Hitler, January 31, 1939 +

Speech by Hitler, January 31, 1939 [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol XIII, p. 131] --------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ a world war, then the result will not be the bolshevization of the earth, and thus the victory of Jewry, but the annihilation of the Jewish race in Europe!

-

Adolph Hitler speaking to a crowd at the Sports Palace in Berlin, +

Adolph Hitler speaking to a crowd at the Sports Palace in Berlin, 30 January 1942. Quoted in "The Holocaust", by Martin Gilbert, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, NY, 1985, p. 285. Text as monitored by the Foreign Broadcast Monitoring Service, Federal Communications Commission. @@ -68,16 +68,16 @@ And we say that the war will not end as the Jews imagine it will, namely with the uprooting of the Aryans, but the result of this war will be the complete annihilation of the Jews.

-

Excerpts from the meeting between Hitler and the Mufti, -Haj Amin Husseini, on 28 November 1941. The notes were taken by -Dr. Paul Otto Schmidt and are quoted in Fleming's "Hitler and the -Final Solution", p. 101-104. Also geheime Reichssache 57 a/41, Records +

Excerpts from the meeting between Hitler and the Mufti, +Haj Amin Husseini, on 28 November 1941. The notes were taken by +Dr. Paul Otto Schmidt and are quoted in Fleming's "Hitler and the +Final Solution", p. 101-104. Also geheime Reichssache 57 a/41, Records Dept. Foreign and Commonwealth Office Pa/2. --------------------------------------------------------------------- -The Fuehrer then made the following declaration, requesting +The Fuehrer then made the following declaration, requesting the Mufti to lock it deep in his heart:

-

1) He (the Fuehrer) would carry on the fight until the last +

1) He (the Fuehrer) would carry on the fight until the last traces of the Jewish-Communist European hegemony had been obliterated.

@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ the Mufti to lock it deep in his heart:

the clearly foreseeable future - gain the southern exit of Caucasus.

-

3) As soon as this breakthrough was made, the Fuehrer would +

3) As soon as this breakthrough was made, the Fuehrer would offer the Arab world his personal assurance that the hour of liberation had struck. Thereafter, Germany's only remaining objective in the region would be limited to the annihilation of the Jews living under British protection in Arab lands.

-

Adolf Hitler, quoted in "Hitler", by Joachim Fest, Vintage +

Adolf Hitler, quoted in "Hitler", by Joachim Fest, Vintage Books Edition, 1974, p. 679-680: --------------------------------------------------------------- Nature is cruel; therefore we are also entitled to be cruel. When I @@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ without feeling the slightest regret over the precious German blood that is being spilled, should I not also have the right to eliminate millions of an inferior race that multiplies like vermin?

-

Speechs by Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler before senior SS officers in Poznan, +

Speechs by Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler before senior SS officers in Poznan, October 4 and 6, 1943 [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. XIII, p. 323, and -Himmler, Reichsfuehrer-SS - P. Padfield, Henry Holt and Co, NY, 1990, +Himmler, Reichsfuehrer-SS - P. Padfield, Henry Holt and Co, NY, 1990, p. 469] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I mean the evacuation of the Jews, the extermination of the Jewish @@ -130,13 +130,13 @@ solution. That is to say I do not consider myself justified in eradicating the men - so to speak killing or ordering them killed - and allowing the avengers in the shape of the children to grow up for our sons and grandsons. The difficult decision has to be taken, to -cause this Volk [people] to disappear from the earth.

+cause this Volk [people] to disappear from the earth.

[This speech was recorded; the magnetic tapes are in the national archives in Washington, DC]

-Speech by Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler at Kharkow, April 1943 +Speech by Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler at Kharkow, April 1943 [Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1946, Vol. IV, p. 572-574] ---------------------------------------------------------- @@ -148,20 +148,20 @@ mean antisemitism. Antisemitism is exactly the same as delousing. Getting rid of lice is not a question of ideology. It is a matter of cleanliness.

-

The Goebbels [Reich propaganda Minister] Diaries, February 14 1942 -[The Goebbels Diaries 1942-1943 - L.P. Lochner, Doubleday & Co., 1948, +

The Goebbels [Reich propaganda Minister] Diaries, February 14 1942 +[The Goebbels Diaries 1942-1943 - L.P. Lochner, Doubleday & Co., 1948, p. 86] ---------------------------------------------------------------- World Jewry will suffer a great catastrophe at the same time as -Bolshevism. The Fuehrer once more expressed his determination to +Bolshevism. The Fuehrer once more expressed his determination to clean up the Jews in Europe pitilessly. There must be no squeamish sentimentalism about it. The Jews have deserved the catastrophe that has now overtaken them. Their destruction will now go hand in hand with the destruction of our enemies. We must hasten this process with cold ruthlessness.

-

The Goebbels [Reich propaganda Minister] diaries, March 27, 1942: -[The Goebbels Diaries 1942-1943 - L.P. Lochner, Doubleday & Co., 1948, +

The Goebbels [Reich propaganda Minister] diaries, March 27, 1942: +[The Goebbels Diaries 1942-1943 - L.P. Lochner, Doubleday & Co., 1948, p. 147-148] ----------------------------------------------------------- Beginning with Lublin, the Jews in the General Government @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Not much will remain of the Jews. On the whole it can be said that about 60 per cent of them will have to be liquidated whereas only 40 per cent can be used for forced labor.

-

Speech by Frank [Governor of occupied Poland], to German soldiers +

Speech by Frank [Governor of occupied Poland], to German soldiers in Poland, urging them to write home [Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1946, Vol. II, p. 633-634] @@ -191,14 +191,14 @@ necessary for us to accomplish everything within a year and right away, for what would otherwise be left for those who follow us to do?

-

Speech by Frank [Governor of occupied Poland], December 16 1941 +

Speech by Frank [Governor of occupied Poland], December 16 1941 [Documents on the Holocaust - Edited by Y. Arad, Y. Gutman, A. Margaliot, NY, Ktav Pub. House in Association with Yad-Vashem, 1981, p. 247, Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1946 Vol. II p. 634] --------------------------------------------------------------- One way or another -- I will tell you quite openly -- we must finish -off the Jews. The Fuehrer put it into words once: should united Jewry +off the Jews. The Fuehrer put it into words once: should united Jewry again succeed in setting off a world war, then the blood sacrifice shall not be made only by the peoples driven into war, but then the Jew of Europe will have met his end....

@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ Jew of Europe will have met his end....

But what should be done with the Jews? Can you believe that they will be accommodated in settlements in the Ostland? In Berlin we were told: why are you making all this trouble? We don't want them either, not in -Ostland nor in the Reichskommissariat; liquidate them yourselves! +Ostland nor in the Reichskommissariat; liquidate them yourselves! Gentlemen, I must ask you to steel yourselves against all considerations of compassion. We must destroy the Jews wherever we find them, and wherever it is at all possible, in order to maintain -the whole structure of the Reich...

+the whole structure of the Reich...

The Jews represent for us also extraordinary malignant gluttons. We have now approximately 2,500,000 of them in the General Government @@ -219,14 +219,14 @@ everything that goes with it, 3,500,000 Jews. We cannot shoot or poison those 3,500,000 Jews, but we shall nevertheless be able to take measures which will lead somehow to their annihilation, and this in connection with the gigantic measures to be determined in discussions -with the Reich.

+with the Reich.

-

Letter from Hoppner, higher SS and Police leader in the Warthegau, to +

Letter from Hoppner, higher SS and Police leader in the Warthegau, to SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Eichmann, July 16 1941 [Documents of Destruction - R. Hilberg, Quadrangle Books, Chicago, 1971, p. 87] ------------------------------------------------------------------- Enclosed is a memorandum on the results of various discussions held -locally in the office of the Reich Governor...

+locally in the office of the Reich Governor...

Subject: Solution of the Jewish question . @@ -250,8 +250,8 @@ Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. XIII, p. 210-216] . . II. At the beginning of the meeting the Chief of the Security -Police and the SD, SS Lieutenant General Heydrich, reported his -appointment by the Reich Marshal [Goering] to service as +Police and the SD, SS Lieutenant General Heydrich, reported his +appointment by the Reich Marshal [Goering] to service as Commissioner for the preparation of the Final Solution of the European Jewish Problem....

@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ European Jewish Problem....

Problem, approximately 11 million Jews are involved. They are distributed among individual countries as follows:

-

A. Original Reich Territory [Altreich] 131,800 +

A. Original Reich Territory [Altreich] 131,800 Austria 43,700 Eastern territories 420,000 Government General [Nazi occupied Poland] 2,284,000 @@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ distributed among individual countries as follows:

USSR 5,000,000 . . - White Russia, excluding Bialystok 446,484

+ White Russia, excluding Bialystok 446,484

[Many countries deleted for brevity]

@@ -304,15 +304,15 @@ Europe is combed through from the West to the East... In the course of the final solution plans, the Nuernberg laws are in a certain degree to form the basis, and accordingly the complete settlement of the problem is to include also the -solution of the mixed marriage and the Mischling [people partly +solution of the mixed marriage and the Mischling [people partly of Jewish descent]...

-

The first degree Mischling excepted from the evacuation is to +

The first degree Mischling excepted from the evacuation is to be sterilized in order to prevent any offspring and to settle -the Mischling problem once and for all...

+the Mischling problem once and for all...

Excerpted from a memorandum dated 27 April, 1942 by Dr. Erhard -Wetzel (a lawyer), who was serving as desk officer in the Reich +Wetzel (a lawyer), who was serving as desk officer in the Reich Ministry for the Eastern Territories ["Nazism: A History in Documents and Eyewitness Accounts, 1919-1945", Volume II, J.Noakes and G.Pridham, editors. Schocken Books, New York, @@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ years to come and lose us the sympathies of people everywhere, particularly since our neighbors would be bound to reckon that they would be treated in the same way when the time came.

-

A letter to Rosenberg enclosing reports from Generalkommisar for -white Russia, Kube, about the extermination of Jews in the east, +

A letter to Rosenberg enclosing reports from Generalkommisar for +white Russia, Kube, about the extermination of Jews in the east, June 18 1943 [Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1946, Vol I, p. 1001] @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ Off., 1946, Vol I, p. 1001] ...The fact that Jews receive special treatment requires no further discussion. However, it appears hardly believable that this is done in the way described in the report of the General Commissioner of -1 June 1943. What is Katyn against that? Imagine only that these +1 June 1943. What is Katyn against that? Imagine only that these occurrences would become known to the other side and exploited by them! Most likely such propaganda would have no effect only because people who hear who hear and read about it simply would not be ready @@ -359,35 +359,35 @@ if possible.

GAS CHAMBERS AND GASSING VANS (See also "AUSCHWITZ") ****************************************************

-

Letter from Dr. Erhard Wetzel to Reichskommissar Lohse, October 25, 1941 -[Hitler and the Final Solution - G. Fleming, University of California +

Letter from Dr. Erhard Wetzel to Reichskommissar Lohse, October 25, 1941 +[Hitler and the Final Solution - G. Fleming, University of California Press, 1984, p. 70] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ With regard to my letter of 18 October 1941, please be informed that -Oberdiensleiter [Chief Executive Officer] Brack from the Fuehrer's +Oberdiensleiter [Chief Executive Officer] Brack from the Fuehrer's Chancellory has stated his readiness to assist in the construction of the necessary accommodations and gassing apparatuses, so they must -first be constructed. Brack's view is that, since construction of the -apparatuses within the Reich would present far greater difficulties +first be constructed. Brack's view is that, since construction of the +apparatuses within the Reich would present far greater difficulties than on-site production, the most expedient course of action is to send his people directly to Riga, in particular his chemist Dr. -Kallmeyer, who will take the necessary steps from there. -Oberdiensleiter Brack further points out that the procedure in +Kallmeyer, who will take the necessary steps from there. +Oberdiensleiter Brack further points out that the procedure in question is not without its hazards, and that therefore special safety precautions are needed. Under these circumstances, I ask you to -contact Oberdiensleiter Brack in the Fuehrer's Chancellory through +contact Oberdiensleiter Brack in the Fuehrer's Chancellory through your higher SS and Police leader. Please request from him the -dispatching of the chemist Dr. Kallmeyer and any further assistants +dispatching of the chemist Dr. Kallmeyer and any further assistants that are needed. I might further point out that Sturmbannfuehrer -Eichmann, the adviser on Jewish affairs in the Reich main security +Eichmann, the adviser on Jewish affairs in the Reich main security office, is in complete accord with this procedure. According to the -information received here from Sturmbannfuehrer Eichmann, camps for +information received here from Sturmbannfuehrer Eichmann, camps for Jews will be set up in Riga and Minsk, where Jews from the Altreich [Germany proper] might also be sent. Jews are currently being evacuated from the Altreich to Lodz and other camps, from which those fit for work will be transferred to work forces in the east. Given the present situation, Jews who are not fit for work can be eliminated -without qualms through use of the Brack device. Incidents such as +without qualms through use of the Brack device. Incidents such as those that took place during the shootings of Jews in Vilna, according to a report I have on my desk, can hardly be sanctioned, keeping in mind that the executions were undertaken openly, and the new @@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ the east. That the men and women in this latter group must be kept apart from each other goes without saying. Please keep me informed as to any further measures you take.

-

Letter from Dr August Becker to SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Rauff, 16 May 1942 +

Letter from Dr August Becker to SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Rauff, 16 May 1942 [Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1946, Vol III, p. 418] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ death comes faster and the prisoners fall asleep peacefully. Distorted faces and excretions, such as could be seen before, are no longer noticed.

-

Letter from Willy Just to SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Walter Rauff, 5 June 1942 +

Letter from Willy Just to SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Walter Rauff, 5 June 1942 ["Nazism: A History in Documents and Eyewitness Accounts, 1919-1945", Volume II, J.Noakes and G.Pridham, editors. Schocken Books, New York, (c)1988 by the Dept. of History and Archeology, University of Exeter. @@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ latch the door. Furthermore, it has been observed that the noise always begins when the doors are shut presumably because of fear brought on by the darkness.

-

Letter from SS-Hauptsturmfuehrer Truehe to Reich security office, room 2D3A +

Letter from SS-Hauptsturmfuehrer Truehe to Reich security office, room 2D3A [Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1946, Vol. I, p. 1001] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ @@ -534,29 +534,29 @@ middle regions.

The leading personalities in the business world.

-

Members of the Soviet-Russian intelligence.

+

Members of the Soviet-Russian intelligence.

All Jews.

All persons, who are found to be agitators of fanatical communists.

-

Letter from Generalkommisar for white Russia, Kube, to Reichkommisar +

Letter from Generalkommisar for white Russia, Kube, to Reichkommisar for the Ostland, Lohse, 31 July 1942 -['The Good Old Days' - E. Klee, W. Dressen, V. Riess, The Free Press, +['The Good Old Days' - E. Klee, W. Dressen, V. Riess, The Free Press, NY, 1988, p. 180-181] -------------------------------------------------------------------- -During the course of extensive discussions with SS-Brigadefuehrer Zenner -and the very competent Leiter of the SD, SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Dr. +During the course of extensive discussions with SS-Brigadefuehrer Zenner +and the very competent Leiter of the SD, SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Dr. Strauch, it was established that we have liquidated about 55,000 Jews in the past ten weeks...

Naturally the SD and I would prefer to eliminate the Jews in the -Generalbezirk of white Russia once and for all as soon as the Jews +Generalbezirk of white Russia once and for all as soon as the Jews are no longer needed by the Wehrmacht for economic reasons. For the time being, the Wehrmacht's requirements, as the principle employer of Jewish labor, are being taken into account.

-

Report No. 51 of Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler to Hitler about mass +

Report No. 51 of Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler to Hitler about mass executions in the east, 1942 [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. XIII, p. 269-272] @@ -577,17 +577,17 @@ Jews executed 31,246 165,282 95,735 70,948 Villages and localities Burned down or destroyed 35 12 20 92

-

Letter from SS Major-General Stahlecker to SS General Heydrich, +

Letter from SS Major-General Stahlecker to SS General Heydrich, January 31, 1942 [The Final Solution: The Attempt to Exterminate the Jews of Europe, 1939-1945 - G. Reitlinger, South Brunswick, T. Yosellof, 1968, p. 233] -------------------------------------------------------------------- The complete removal of Jewry from the eastern territories has been -substantially attained, with the exception of white Russia, as a result +substantially attained, with the exception of white Russia, as a result of the execution up to the present time of 229,052 Jews.

-

Daily situation report of the Einsatzgruppen (special task forces) -in Russia, No. 124, October 25th, 1941 +

Daily situation report of the Einsatzgruppen (special task forces) +in Russia, No. 124, October 25th, 1941 [The Final Solution: The Attempt to Exterminate the Jews of Europe, 1939-1945 - G. Reitlinger, South Brunswick, T. Yosellof, 1968, p. 133] -------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -595,12 +595,12 @@ A second action consisted in applying special treatment to 812 men and women, all persons without interest from the racial and intellectual point of view.

-

Order by Reichskommissar Lohse to halt the killing of Jewish skilled +

Order by Reichskommissar Lohse to halt the killing of Jewish skilled workers, December 2 1941 [Documents on the Holocaust - Edited by Y. Arad, Y. Gutman, A. Margaliot, NY, Ktav Pub. House in Association with Yad-Vashem, 1981, p. 396] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -Reichskommissar for Ostland Riga, December 2 1941 +Reichskommissar for Ostland Riga, December 2 1941 IIa diary No. 220/41g

The Chief Quartermaster (Chiefintendant) of the Wehrmacht Command in @@ -614,10 +614,10 @@ as skilled workers in armament plants and repair workshops of the Wehrmacht who cannot be replaced by local personnel be prevented.

Ereignismeldung UdSSR, No. 101, October 2 1941 -['The Good Old Days' - E. Klee, W. Dressen, V. Riess, The Free Press, +['The Good Old Days' - E. Klee, W. Dressen, V. Riess, The Free Press, NY, 1988, p. 67] --------------------------------------------------------------------- -Einsatzgruppen C +Einsatzgruppen C Standort Kiev

In collaboration with the group staff and two Kommandos of Police @@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ Regiment South, on 29 and 30 September 1941, Sonderkommando 4a executed 33,771 Jews in Kiev.

Ereignismlrdung UdSSR, No. 128, November 3 1941 -['The Good Old Days' - E. Klee, W. Dressen, V. Riess, The Free Press, +['The Good Old Days' - E. Klee, W. Dressen, V. Riess, The Free Press, NY, 1988, p. 68] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- In Kiev, difficulties that arose during the execution of a major action @@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ be Jews, about half lived for the greater part in Simferopol that of the real Jews and the Gypsies in the Crimea took part place essentially until the beginning of December 1941.

-

Weekly report from Frank's [Governor of occupied Poland] propaganda +

Weekly report from Frank's [Governor of occupied Poland] propaganda department, October 26, 1942 [The Final Solution: The Attempt to Exterminate the Jews of Europe, 1939-1945 - G. Reitlinger, South Brunswick, T. Yosellof, 1968, p. 283] @@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ the Gestapo with those of the GPU. The railway wagons are said to be in such a bad state that it is impossible to prevent Jews breaking out. The result is that at wayside stations there occur wild shootings and regular man-hunts. It is also reported that corpses of shot Jews -lie on the streets for days. Although the Reich Germans, as well as +lie on the streets for days. Although the Reich Germans, as well as the foreign population, are convinced of the necessity of liquidating all Jews, it would still be more appropriate to carry this out in a manner that causes less sensation and offense.

@@ -716,11 +716,11 @@ Communists) and to fix the time and place as well as burial place.

*******************************

Letter from chief of institution for feeble-minded in Stetten to -Reich Minister of justice Dr. Frank, September 6 1940 +Reich Minister of justice Dr. Frank, September 6 1940 [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. I, p. 854] ----------------------------------------------------------------- -Dear Reich Minister,

+Dear Reich Minister,

The measure being taken at present with mental patients of all kinds have caused a complete lack of confidence in justice among @@ -739,11 +739,11 @@ similar way, as provided by the law for the prevention of Hereditarily affected Progeny?

Letter from Dr. Wurm, of the Wuerttemberg Evangelical Provincial Church, -to Reich Minister of interior Dr. Frick, September 5 1940 +to Reich Minister of interior Dr. Frick, September 5 1940 [Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1946, Supp. A, p. 1223] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -Dear Reich Minister,

+Dear Reich Minister,

On July 19th I sent you a letter about the systematic extermination of lunatics, feeble-minded and epileptic persons. Since then this @@ -756,17 +756,17 @@ by the measures ordered and that the feeling of legal insecurity is spreading which is regrettable from the point of view of national and state interest.

-

Letter from Dr. Hilfrich, Bishop of Limburg, to the Reich Minister of +

Letter from Dr. Hilfrich, Bishop of Limburg, to the Reich Minister of Justice, August 13 1941 [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. I, p. 845-846] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Regarding the report submitted on July 16 by the Chairman of the Fulda -Bishops' conference, Cardinal Dr. Bertram, I consider it my duty to +Bishops' conference, Cardinal Dr. Bertram, I consider it my duty to present the following as a concrete illustration of destruction of so-called "useless life".

-

About 8 Kilometers from Limburg in the little town of Hadamar, on a +

About 8 Kilometers from Limburg in the little town of Hadamar, on a hill overlooking the town, there is an institution which had formerly served various purposes and of late had been used as a nursing home. This institution was renovated and furnished as a place in which, by @@ -775,32 +775,32 @@ systematically practiced for months- approximately since February 1941. This fact is, of course, known beyond the administrative district of Wiesbaden...

-

Several times a week buses arrive in Hadamard with a considerable +

Several times a week buses arrive in Hadamard with a considerable number of such victims. School children of the vicinity know this vehicle and say "here comes the murder-box again". After the arrival -of the vehicle, the citizens of Hadamar watch the smoke rise out of +of the vehicle, the citizens of Hadamar watch the smoke rise out of the chimney...

The effect of the principles at work here that children call each other names and say "you're crazy; you'll be sent to the baking oven -in Hadamar"...

+in Hadamar"...

All God-fearing man consider this destruction of helpless beings a crass injustice...

Officials of the State Police, it is said, are trying to suppress -discussions of the Hadamar occurrences by means of severe threats...

+discussions of the Hadamar occurrences by means of severe threats...

-

I beg you most humbly, Herr Reich Minister, in the sense of the report +

I beg you most humbly, Herr Reich Minister, in the sense of the report of the Episcopate of 16 July of this year, to prevent further transgressions of the Fifth Commandment of God.

-

Letter from Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler to SS-Oberfuehrer Brack, +

Letter from Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler to SS-Oberfuehrer Brack, 19 December 1940 [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. I, p. 856] ----------------------------------------------------------------- -Dear Brack,

+Dear Brack,

I hear there is great excitement on the Alb because of the Grafeneck Institution. @@ -821,28 +821,28 @@ Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. X, p. 1195-1196] 26 September 1941: . . -h. Mental institutions in Army Group North. Russians regards the +h. Mental institutions in Army Group North. Russians regards the feebleminded as sacred beings. Killing them is necessary, nontheless.

MEDICAL EXPERIMENTS I: MASS STERILIZATION *****************************************

-

Letter from SS-Oberfuehrer Brack to Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, June 23, 1942 +

Letter from SS-Oberfuehrer Brack to Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, June 23, 1942 [Documents on the Holocaust - Edited by Y. Arad, Y. Gutman, A. Margaliot, NY, Ktav Pub. House in Association with Yad-Vashem, 1981, p. 272] -------------------------------------------------------------------- -Honorable Mr. Reichsfuehrer!

+Honorable Mr. Reichsfuehrer!

-

On instruction from Reichsleiter Bouhler I placed a part of my men at -the disposal of Brigadefuehrer Globocnik some considerable time ago +

On instruction from Reichsleiter Bouhler I placed a part of my men at +the disposal of Brigadefuehrer Globocnik some considerable time ago for his special task. Following a further request from him, I have -now made available more personnel. On this occasion Brigadefuehrer +now made available more personnel. On this occasion Brigadefuehrer Globocnik pressed the view that the whole action against the Jews should be carried out as quickly as it is in any way possible, so that we will not some day be stuck in the middle should any kind of difficulty make it necessary to stop the action. you yourself, -Mr. Reichsfuehrer, expressed the view to me at an earlier time that +Mr. Reichsfuehrer, expressed the view to me at an earlier time that one must work as fast as possible, if only for reasons of concealment. Both views are more than justified according to my own experience, and basically they produce the same results. Nevertheless I beg to @@ -867,22 +867,22 @@ unimportant at the present time whether those affected will then in the course of a few weeks or months realize by the effects that they are castrated.

-

In the event, Mr. Reichsfuehrer, that you decide to choose these -means in the interest of maintaining labor-material, Reichsleiter +

In the event, Mr. Reichsfuehrer, that you decide to choose these +means in the interest of maintaining labor-material, Reichsleiter Bouhler will be ready to provide the doctors and other personnel needed to carry out this work. He also instructed me to inform you that I should then order the required equipment as quickly as possible.

-

Letter from Dr. Pokorny to Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, October 1941 +

Letter from Dr. Pokorny to Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, October 1941 [Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1946, Supp. A, p. 1279] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Prompted by the thought that the enemy must not only be conquered but exterminated, I feel obliged to submit the following to you as the -Reich Plenipotentiary for the Consolidation of German Folkdom:

+Reich Plenipotentiary for the Consolidation of German Folkdom:

-

Dr. Madous is publishing the results of his research into sterilization +

Dr. Madous is publishing the results of his research into sterilization by medicaments (I enclose both works). In reading this article, I was struck by the enormous importance of this medicament in the present struggle of our people. Should it be possible to produce as soon as @@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ captivity could be sterilized, so that they would be available for work but precluded from propagation, opens up the most far-reaching perspectives.

-

Letter from SS-Oberfuehrer Gund to Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, +

Letter from SS-Oberfuehrer Gund to Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, August 24, 1942 [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. I, p. 717] @@ -917,28 +917,28 @@ research and human experiments could be undertaken by by an appropriately selected medical staff, basing their work on the Madaus animal experiments in cooperation with the pharmacological institute of the Faculty of Medicine of Vienna, on the persons of -of the inmates of the Gypsy camp of Lackenbach in Lower Danube.

+of the inmates of the Gypsy camp of Lackenbach in Lower Danube.

-

Letter from Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler to SS-Oberfuehrer Brack, 11 August +

Letter from Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler to SS-Oberfuehrer Brack, 11 August 1942 [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. I, p. 722] ----------------------------------------------------------- -Dear Brack,

+Dear Brack,

It is only today that I have the opportunity of acknowledging the receipt of your letter of June 23. I am positively interested in seeing the sterilization by X-rays tried out at least once in one camp in a series of experiments.

-

Letter from Blankenburg to Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, 29 April 1944 +

Letter from Blankenburg to Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, 29 April 1944 [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. I, 723] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -By order of Reichsleiter Bouhler I submit to you as an enclosure a work -of Dr. Horst Schumann on the influence of X-rays on human genital glands.

+By order of Reichsleiter Bouhler I submit to you as an enclosure a work +of Dr. Horst Schumann on the influence of X-rays on human genital glands.

-

Previously you have asked Oberfuehrer Brack to perform this work, and +

Previously you have asked Oberfuehrer Brack to perform this work, and you supported it by providing the adequate material in the concentration camp Auschwitz. I point especially to the second part of this work, which shows that by those means castration of males is almost impossible @@ -948,13 +948,13 @@ can be performed more reliably and quicker than castration by X-rays.

Soon I will be able to submit a continuation of this work to you.

-

Letter from SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Brandt to Prof. Clauberg, 10 July 1942 +

Letter from SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Brandt to Prof. Clauberg, 10 July 1942 [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. I, p. 729] -------------------------------------------------------------------- -Today the Reich Leader SS charged me with transmitting to you his wish +Today the Reich Leader SS charged me with transmitting to you his wish that you go to Ravensbrueck after you have had another talk with -SS-Obergruppenfuehrer Pohl and the camp physician of the women's +SS-Obergruppenfuehrer Pohl and the camp physician of the women's concentration camp Ravensbrueck, in order to perform the sterilization of Jewesses according to your method...

@@ -965,23 +965,23 @@ changes have taken place. In some cases a practical experiment might be arranged by locking up a Jewess and a Jew together for a certain period and then seeing what results are achieved.

-

Memorandum of SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Brandt on discussion between -Himmler, Gebhart, Gluecks, and Clauberg concerning sterilization +

Memorandum of SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Brandt on discussion between +Himmler, Gebhart, Gluecks, and Clauberg concerning sterilization experiments conducted on Jewesses [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. I, p. 728] ------------------------------------------------------------------ - Fuehrer Headquarters, July 1942

+ Fuehrer Headquarters, July 1942

-

On 7 July 1942 a discussion took place between the Reich Leader SS, -SS-Brigadefuehrer Professor Dr. Gebhart, SS-Brigadefuehrer Gluecks, -and SS-Brigadefuehrer Clauberg, Koenigshette. The topic of the -discussion was the sterilization of Jewesses. The Reich Leader -SS has promised Brigadefuehrer Professor Clauberg that Auschwitz +

On 7 July 1942 a discussion took place between the Reich Leader SS, +SS-Brigadefuehrer Professor Dr. Gebhart, SS-Brigadefuehrer Gluecks, +and SS-Brigadefuehrer Clauberg, Koenigshette. The topic of the +discussion was the sterilization of Jewesses. The Reich Leader +SS has promised Brigadefuehrer Professor Clauberg that Auschwitz concentration camp will be at his disposal for his experiments on human beings and animals. By means of some fundamental experiments, a method should be found which would lead to sterilization of persons -without their knowledge. The Reich Leader SS wanted to get another +without their knowledge. The Reich Leader SS wanted to get another report as soon as the result of these experiments was known, so that the sterilization of Jewesses could then be carried out in actuality.

@@ -990,17 +990,17 @@ actuality.

Dr. Hohlfelder, an X-ray specialist in Germany, what way sterilization of men could be achieved by X-ray treatment.

-

The Reich Leader SS called the special attention of all gentlemen +

The Reich Leader SS called the special attention of all gentlemen present to the fact that the matter involved was most secret and should be discussed only with the officers in charge and that the persons present at the experiments had to pledge secrecy.

-

Letter from Professor Clauberg to Himmler, June 7 1943, on his +

Letter from Professor Clauberg to Himmler, June 7 1943, on his research concerning sterilization of women [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol 1, p. 730] ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Dear Reich Leader,

+Dear Reich Leader,

Today I am fulfilling my obligation to report to you from time to time about the state of my research work...

@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ method is "as good as perfected" this means:

of our regular eugenic sterilization and could thus replace the operation.

-

As to the question which you, Reich Leader, asked me almost a +

As to the question which you, Reich Leader, asked me almost a one year ago, i.e., how much time would probably be required to sterilize 1,000 women by using this method. Today I can answer you with regard to the future as follows:

@@ -1036,33 +1036,33 @@ not far off when I can say:

*********************************************************

Letter from SS-Standartenfuehrer Sievers to SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer -Dr. Brandt, November 2 1942 +Dr. Brandt, November 2 1942 [Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Vol. XX, p. 520] ------------------------------------------------------------------- -Dear Comarade Brandt,

+Dear Comarade Brandt,

-

As you know, the Reichsfuehrer-SS has directed that -SS-Hauptsturmfuehrer Prof. Dr. Hirt be supplied with everything +

As you know, the Reichsfuehrer-SS has directed that +SS-Hauptsturmfuehrer Prof. Dr. Hirt be supplied with everything needed for his research work. For certain anthropological -researches - I already reported to the Reichsfuehrer-SS on +researches - I already reported to the Reichsfuehrer-SS on them - 150 skeletons of prisoners, or rather Jews, are required, which are to be supplied by the KL Auschwitz.

-

Letter from Graum to Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, June 1 1943 +

Letter from Graum to Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, June 1 1943 [Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1946, Supp. A, p. 1273] ------------------------------------------------------------------ -Dear Reichsfuehrer,

+Dear Reichsfuehrer,

-

The fuehrer's Commissioner-General, SS Brigadefuehrer Professor Dr. Brandt, +

The fuehrer's Commissioner-General, SS Brigadefuehrer Professor Dr. Brandt, called me with the request that I should assist him by placing prisoners at his disposal for research work into the cause of contagious jaundice (Hepatitis epidemica) which he was furthering considerably.

The work has been carried out up to now by a medical captain, Dr. Dohmen, within the framework of the research place of the army medical inspectorate, -with the participation of the Robert Koch institute. It has up to now led +with the participation of the Robert Koch institute. It has up to now led to the result, in agreement with the result of other German research workers, that contagious jaundice is not carried by bacteria but by a virus. In order to increase our knowledge, which is based up to now @@ -1070,41 +1070,41 @@ only on vaccination experiments from men to animals, the reverse way is now necessary, namely the vaccination of the cultivated virus germ into humans. One must reckon on cases of death.

-

Letter to SS-Obergruppenfuehrer Pohl, 19 May 1944 +

Letter to SS-Obergruppenfuehrer Pohl, 19 May 1944 [Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1946, Supp. A, p. 1270-1271] ------------------------------------------------------------------- -Dear Obergruppenfuehrer,

+Dear Obergruppenfuehrer,

Following our application of 30.9.43, you gave me your authorization on the 25.10.43 for the carrying out of experiments with a view to producing a new kind of spotted fever serum and transferred 100 suitable prisoners -to Natzweiler for this purpose. It has been possible to carry out the +to Natzweiler for this purpose. It has been possible to carry out the experiments very satisfactorily so far with the help of the chief of -Department D III, SS Standartenfuehrer Dr. Dolling commissioned by you.

+Department D III, SS Standartenfuehrer Dr. Dolling commissioned by you.

-

Letter from SS-Sturmbannfuehrer Brandt to SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Sievers, +

Letter from SS-Sturmbannfuehrer Brandt to SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Sievers, 21 March 1942 [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. I, p. 144] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reference is made to the subatmospheric pressure experiments which are being carried out on concentration camp inmates in the Dachau camp by -the air force. The Reich Leader-SS has approved the experiments under -the conditions that SS-Untersturmfuehrer Dr. Rascher who is an -Obersturmfuehrer in the air-force, will take part in them.

+the air force. The Reich Leader-SS has approved the experiments under +the conditions that SS-Untersturmfuehrer Dr. Rascher who is an +Obersturmfuehrer in the air-force, will take part in them.

-

Letter from SS-Untersturmfuehrer Rascher to Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, +

Letter from SS-Untersturmfuehrer Rascher to Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, 5 April 1942 [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. I, p. 144-147] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Highly esteemed Reich Leader:

+Highly esteemed Reich Leader:

Enclosed is an interim report on the low-pressure experiments so far conducted in the concentration camp of Dachau...

-

Only continuous experiments at altitudes higher than 10.5 Km resulted +

Only continuous experiments at altitudes higher than 10.5 Km resulted in death. These experiments showed that breathing stopped after about 30 minutes, while in two cases the electrocardiographically charted action of the heart continued for another 20 minutes.

@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ action of the heart continued for another 20 minutes.

The third experiment of this type took such an extraordinary course that I called an SS physician of the camp as a witness, since I had worked on these experiments all by myself. It was a continuous -experiment without oxygen at a height of 12 Km. conducted on a 37-year +experiment without oxygen at a height of 12 Km. conducted on a 37-year old Jew in good general condition. Breathing continued up to 30 minutes. After 4 minutes the experimental subject began to perspire and to wiggle his head, after 5 minutes cramps occurred, between 6 @@ -1132,12 +1132,12 @@ coming to a complete standstill 8 minutes later. A heavy subarchnoid oedema was found in the brain. In the veins and arteries of the brain a considerable quantity of air was discovered.

-

Letter from SS-Untersturmfuehrer Rascher to Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, +

Letter from SS-Untersturmfuehrer Rascher to Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, 11 May 1942 [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. I, p. 152-155] ------------------------------------------------------------------- -Highly esteemed Reich Leader,

+Highly esteemed Reich Leader,

Enclosed I am forwarding a short summary on the principle experiments conducted up to date...

@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ conducted up to date...

committed race pollution were used. The question of the formation of embolism was investigated in 10 cases. Some of the experimental subjects died during a continued high-altitude experiment; for instance, after -one-half hour at the height of 12 Km. After the skull had been opened +one-half hour at the height of 12 Km. After the skull had been opened under water an ample amount of air embolism was found in the brain vessels and, in part, free air in the brain ventricles.

@@ -1164,10 +1164,10 @@ vessels, and vessels of the liver and the intestines, etc.

practically all vessels even while pure oxygen is being inhaled. One experimental subject was made to breathe pure oxygen for 2.5 hours before the experiment started. After 6 minutes at a -height of 20 Km, he died and at dissection also showed ample +height of 20 Km, he died and at dissection also showed ample air embolism, as was the case in all other experiments.

-

Report by SS-Untersturmfuehrer Rascher about intense cooling experiments +

Report by SS-Untersturmfuehrer Rascher about intense cooling experiments in Dachau concentration camps, 10 September 1942 [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. I, p. 220] @@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ brain stem and the back of the head were also chilled. Autopsies of of such fatal cases always revealed large amounts of free blood, up to one-half litter, in the cranial cavity.

-

Report by Prof. Dr. Holzloehner, Dr. Rascher, and Dr. Finke, regarding +

Report by Prof. Dr. Holzloehner, Dr. Rascher, and Dr. Finke, regarding cooling experiments, 10 October 1942 [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. I, p. 226-243] @@ -1206,32 +1206,32 @@ marked sinking of the body temperature it suddenly ceased. These cases ended fatally, without any successful results from resuscitation efforts.

-

Letter from SS-Untersturmfuehrer Dr. Rascher to SS-Sturmbannfuehrer -Rudolph Brandt, October 3 1942 +

Letter from SS-Untersturmfuehrer Dr. Rascher to SS-Sturmbannfuehrer +Rudolph Brandt, October 3 1942 [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. I, p. 221-222] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -The Reich leader SS wants to be informed of the state of the +The Reich leader SS wants to be informed of the state of the experiments. I can announce that the experiments have been concluded, with the exception of those on warming with body heat. The final report will be ready in about 5 days. Prof. Holzloehner, for reasons I cannot fathom, does not himself -want to make the report to the Reich Leader Himmler and has +want to make the report to the Reich Leader Himmler and has asked me to attend to it. This report must be made before 20 October, because the great Luftwaffe [German air-force] conference on freezing takes place on Nuernberg on 25 October. The report on the results of our research must be made there, to assure that they be used in time for the troops. May I ask -you to arrange for a decision from the Reich Leader regarding +you to arrange for a decision from the Reich Leader regarding the final report to him, and the submission to him of the relevant material?

Today I received your letter of 22 September 1942, in which the -Reich Leader orders that the experiments on warming through +Reich Leader orders that the experiments on warming through body heat must absolutely be conducted. Because of incomplete address it was delayed. Today I asked Obersturmbannfuehrer Sievers to send a telegram to the camp commander immediately, -to the effect that four Gypsy women be procured at once +to the effect that four Gypsy women be procured at once from another camp. Moreover, I asked SS Obersturmbannfuehrer Sievers to take steps to have the low pressure chamber ready for use.

@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ for use.

THE ECONOMIC PLUNDER *********************

-

Letter from SS-Brigadefuehrer Frank to chief of administration of +

Letter from SS-Brigadefuehrer Frank to chief of administration of Auschwitz, concerning the utilization and distribution of "evacuated" Jews, 26 September 1942 [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - @@ -1247,46 +1247,46 @@ Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. XIII, p. 256-258] --------------------------------------------------------------------- e) Women's clothing and women underwear including footwear, children's clothing and children's underwear including footwear have to be handed -over to the Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle against payment...

+over to the Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle against payment...

f) Featherbeads, quilts, woolen blankets, cloth for suits, shawls, umbrellas, walking sticks, thermos flasks, earflaps, baby carriages, combs, handbags, leather belts, shopping baskets, tobacco pipes, sun glasses, mirrors, table knives, forks and spoons, knapsacks, and suitcases made from leather or artificial material are to be delivered -to the Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle. The question of payment will be +to the Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle. The question of payment will be decided later...

h) Spectacles and eyeglasses of every kind are to be handed in to the medical office for utilization. (Spectacles with golden frames have to be handed in without glasses together with the rare metals).

-

Letter from prison warden Guenther to the general commissar of white +

Letter from prison warden Guenther to the general commissar of white Ruthenia, Minsk, 31 May 1943 [Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1946, Vol. VIII, p. 208] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -Since that time all German and Russian Jews who were turned to us, +Since that time all German and Russian Jews who were turned to us, had their golden bridgework, crowns and fillings pulled or broken out. This happens 1 to 2 hours before the respective action.

-

Since April 13 1943, 516 German and Russian Jews have been finished +

Since April 13 1943, 516 German and Russian Jews have been finished off. On the basis of a definitive investigation, gold was taken only in two actions, on 14 April 1943 from 172, and on 27 April 1943 from 164 Jews. About 50% of the Jews had gold teeth, bridgework -or fillings. Hauptscharfuehrer Ruebe of the security police was always +or fillings. Hauptscharfuehrer Ruebe of the security police was always personally present and he took the gold along too.

-

Letter from SS-Gruppenfuehrer Katzmann to SS-Obergruppenfuehrer Kruger, +

Letter from SS-Gruppenfuehrer Katzmann to SS-Obergruppenfuehrer Kruger, regarding the "solution of the Jewish problem in Galicia", and giving a breakdown of property taken from the Jews, June 30, 1943 [Documents on the Holocaust - Edited by Y. Arad, Y. Gutman, A. Margaliot, NY, Ktav Pub. House in Association with Yad-Vashem, 1981, p. 335-341] ------------------------------------------------------------------- Valuables were secured and handed over to the special staff -"Reinhard". Apart from furniture and large quantities of textile, +"Reinhard". Apart from furniture and large quantities of textile, etc., the following were confiscated and delivered to special staff -"Reinhard":

+"Reinhard":

As of June 30, 1943: . @@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ etc., the following were confiscated and delivered to special staff . .

-

Report by SS-Obergruppenfuehrer Pohl to Himmler's office, February +

Report by SS-Obergruppenfuehrer Pohl to Himmler's office, February 6 1943, listing items plundered from Jewish victims and delivered to various Nazi organizations [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - @@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. V, p. 699-703] Report on the realization of textile-salvage from the Jewish resettlement up to the present date...

-

1. Reich ministry of economics

+

1. Reich ministry of economics

Men's old clothing without underwear 97,000 sets Women's old clothing without underwear 76,000 sets @@ -1346,9 +1346,9 @@ Shoes - 111,000

Grand Total 825 cars

Report by SS-Grupenfuehrer Globocnik listing items plundered -from the Jewish victims of "Operation Reinhard" and delivered to +from the Jewish victims of "Operation Reinhard" and delivered to various Nazi organizations. Attached is a detailed list, prepared -by SS-Sturmbannfuehrer Wippern on February 27, 1943. +by SS-Sturmbannfuehrer Wippern on February 27, 1943. [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. V, p. 704-709] ----------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -1426,14 +1426,14 @@ Valuation of Jewish belongings delivered up to 3 February 1943

*********

Report entitled "Resettlement of Jews" written by SS-Sturmbannfuehrer -Gricksch for SS-Col. von Herff and Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, after +Gricksch for SS-Col. von Herff and Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, after inspection of Auschwitz camp on 14-16 May 1943. -[Hitler and the Final Solution - G. Fleming, University of California +[Hitler and the Final Solution - G. Fleming, University of California Press, 1984, p. 142-143] ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Auschwitz camp plays a special role in the resolution of the Jewish question. The most advance methods permit the execution of the -Fuehrer-order in the shortest possible time and without arousing much +Fuehrer-order in the shortest possible time and without arousing much attention. The so-called "resettlement action" runs the following course: The Jews arrive in special trains (freight cars) toward evening and are driven on special tracks to areas of the camp @@ -1479,8 +1479,8 @@ by Jewish prisoners, who never step outside this camp again.

Current capacity of the "resettlement action" ovens: 10,000 in 24 hours.

-

Notes From Diary of SS-Doctor Kremer, while in Auschwitz -['The Good Old Days' - E. Klee, W. Dressen, V. Riess, The Free Press, +

Notes From Diary of SS-Doctor Kremer, while in Auschwitz +['The Good Old Days' - E. Klee, W. Dressen, V. Riess, The Free Press, NY, 1988, p. 256-268] ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2 September 1942

@@ -1527,10 +1527,10 @@ previously photographed, severely atrophied Jewish prisoner aged eighteen. Fixed as always, liver and spleen in Carnoy and pancreas in Zenker (Prisoner No. 68,030).

-

Letter from SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Rodl to the inspector of -concentration camps, SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Liebehenschel, 14 +

Letter from SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Rodl to the inspector of +concentration camps, SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Liebehenschel, 14 November 1941 -[Hitler and the Final Solution - G. Fleming, University of California +[Hitler and the Final Solution - G. Fleming, University of California Press, 1984, p. 99] -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Commandant's office has submitted to date two lists recommending @@ -1543,7 +1543,7 @@ under "reasons and comments of immediate superior" there should be specified "execution, i.e., special action" or whether a general, routine reason should be given.

-

Letter from Bischoff, head of construction management at Auschwitz, to +

Letter from Bischoff, head of construction management at Auschwitz, to the SS economic and administrative head office in Berlin, regarding construction at Auschwitz, 13 October 1942 [Auschwitz: Technique and operation of the gas chambers - J.C Pressac, @@ -1553,8 +1553,8 @@ As regards the construction of the new crematorium building, it was necessary to start immediately in July 1942 because of the situation caused by the special actions.

-

Letter from SS-Sturmbannfuehrer Bischoff, of the Auschwitz construction -department, to SS General Kammler, January 29, 1943 +

Letter from SS-Sturmbannfuehrer Bischoff, of the Auschwitz construction +department, to SS General Kammler, January 29, 1943 [The Final Solution: The Attempt to Exterminate the Jews of Europe, 1939-1945 - G. Reitlinger, South Brunswick, T. Yosellof, 1968, p. 158-159] -------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ cellar can be used for that purpose. The ventilation plant has been held up by restrictions on rail transport, but the installation should be ready by February 20th.

-

Letter from SS-Sturmbannfuehrer Bischoff, March 6 1943 +

Letter from SS-Sturmbannfuehrer Bischoff, March 6 1943 [Auschwitz: Technique and operation of the gas chambers - J.C Pressac, the Beate Klarsfeld Foundation, NY, 1989, p. 434] ----------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ the identical pattern and dimensions as the cellar door of Krematorium II which is situated opposite, with peephole of double 8 mm glass, with rubber sealing strip and frame.

-

Letter from SS-Sturmbannfuehrer Jahrling to SS-General Kammler +

Letter from SS-Sturmbannfuehrer Jahrling to SS-General Kammler estimating the number of corpses that can be disposed off in 24 hours in the Auschwitz crematoriums, June 25 1943 [Auschwitz: Technique and operation of the gas chambers - J.C Pressac, @@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ Origin WVHA [SS economic administration head office]

Concentration camp

The movement authorization for one 5 Ton truck with trailer to -Dessau and back in order to pick up material for the resettlement +Dessau and back in order to pick up material for the resettlement of the Jews, is hereby accorded. The authorization is to be given to the driver.

@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ The authorization is to be given to the driver.

Head of the radio station

-

Letter from SS-Sturmbannfuehrer Jahrling to Topf & Sons, March 6 1943 +

Letter from SS-Sturmbannfuehrer Jahrling to Topf & Sons, March 6 1943 [Auschwitz: Technique and operation of the gas chambers - J.C Pressac, the Beate Klarsfeld Foundation, NY, 1989, p. 221] --------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -1646,7 +1646,7 @@ no reason for a morgue to have one near by. Pressac contains numerous other documents attesting to the design and use of the Auschwitz gas chambers. Even the fake shower heads are mentioned].

-

Subject: KL Auschwitz Krematorien II and III

+

Subject: KL Auschwitz Krematorien II and III

In accordance with your suggestion, the service agrees that cellar 1 should be preheated with the air coming from the rooms of the 3 @@ -1660,11 +1660,11 @@ triplicate detailed quote for supply and installation.

for the modification of the air-extraction installation in the undressing room.

-

KRISTALLNACHT +

KRISTALLNACHT *************

-

Message from SS-Grupenfuehrer Heydrich to all State Police Main -Offices and Field Offices, November 10 1938 (before "Kristallnacht", +

Message from SS-Grupenfuehrer Heydrich to all State Police Main +Offices and Field Offices, November 10 1938 (before "Kristallnacht", the "night of broken glass", the first large scale pogrom against the Jews) [Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. @@ -1701,8 +1701,8 @@ transfer of the Jews to the camps...

*******************

Excerpts from Verdict of the SS Court in Munich, against -SS-Untersturmfuehrer Max Taubner, 24 of May 1943 -['The Good Old Days' - E. Klee, W. Dressen, V. Riess, The Free Press, +SS-Untersturmfuehrer Max Taubner, 24 of May 1943 +['The Good Old Days' - E. Klee, W. Dressen, V. Riess, The Free Press, NY, 1988, p, 196-207] -----------------------------------------------------------------

@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ himself be drawn into committing cruel actions in Alexandriya which are unworthy of a German man and an SS-officer. These excesses cannot be justified, either, as the accused would like to, as retaliation for the pain that the Jews have caused the German people. It is not -the German way to apply Bolshevic methods during the necessary +the German way to apply Bolshevic methods during the necessary extermination of the worst enemy of our people. In so doing the conduct of the accused gives rise to considerable concern. The accused allowed his men to act with such vicious brutality that @@ -1728,14 +1728,14 @@ they conducted themselves under his command like a savage horde...

taken, by having these developed in photographic shops and showing them to his wife and friends, the accused is guilty of disobedience. Such pictures could pose the gravest risks to the security of the -Reich if they fell into the wrong hands...

+Reich if they fell into the wrong hands...

Dismissal of the case against the remaining parties, 1 June 1943

The following has been established on the basis of the main trial -of SS-Untersturmfuehrer Max Taubner... +of SS-Untersturmfuehrer Max Taubner... The following men were party to the punishable acts committed or -ordered by SS-Untersturmfuehrer Max Taubner:

+ordered by SS-Untersturmfuehrer Max Taubner:

1. SS-Unterscharfuehrer Walter Muller particularly stood out during the shootings of Jews with the brutality with which he tore small @@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ shot them with a pistol.

Allowances have been made for the fact that the accused were, without exception, acting on the orders of and under the responsibility -of Untersturmfuehrer Max Taubner. In this respect, their own +of Untersturmfuehrer Max Taubner. In this respect, their own culpability may be described as slight...

The cases against these accused have therefore been dismissed.

@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ culpability may be described as slight...

MISC ****

-

Memorandum from the Ministry of Justice to Hitler, regarding prosecution +

Memorandum from the Ministry of Justice to Hitler, regarding prosecution of a Jewess for selling her mother milk to a German pediatrician [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. III, p. 701-702] @@ -1772,38 +1772,38 @@ of the accused is an insult as well. Relevant charges, however, have not been applied for, so that the parents, who are unaware of the true facts, need not subsequently be worried.

-

I shall discuss with the Reich health leader the racial hygienic +

I shall discuss with the Reich health leader the racial hygienic aspect of the case.

R. Rothenberger.

Death to the "Race Defiler": Excerpts from Opinion and Sentence of the Nuernberg Special Court in -the Katzenberger Case +the Katzenberger Case [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. III, 653-663] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Findings:

-

1. The defendant Katzenberger is fully Jewish and a German national; he +

1. The defendant Katzenberger is fully Jewish and a German national; he is a member of the Jewish religious community...

-

2. Irene Seiler is a German citizen of German blood...

+

2. Irene Seiler is a German citizen of German blood...

-

[Testimonies about the relationship between Katzenberger and Seiler deleted]

+

[Testimonies about the relationship between Katzenberger and Seiler deleted]

-

The court is therefore convinced that Katzenberger, after the Nuernberg laws -had come into effect, had repeated sexual intercourse with Seiler, up to +

The court is therefore convinced that Katzenberger, after the Nuernberg laws +had come into effect, had repeated sexual intercourse with Seiler, up to March 1940...

The conduct to which the defendants admitted and which in the case of -Katzenberger and consisted in drawing Seiler close to him, kissing +Katzenberger and consisted in drawing Seiler close to him, kissing her, patting and caressing her thighs over her clothes, makes it clear -that in a crude manner Katzenberger did to Seiler what is popularly -called "Abschmieren" [petting]. It is obvious that such actions +that in a crude manner Katzenberger did to Seiler what is popularly +called "Abschmieren" [petting]. It is obvious that such actions are motivated only by sexual impulses. Even if the Jew had only done these so-called "Ersatzhandlungen" [sexual acts in lieu of actual -intercourse] to Seiler, it would have been sufficient to charge him +intercourse] to Seiler, it would have been sufficient to charge him with racial pollution in the full sense of the law...

He is therefore guilty of a continuous crime of racial pollution @@ -1820,7 +1820,7 @@ against public enemies...

U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1946, Vol. VIII] -------------------------------------------------------------- p. 4: -[Speech by Julius Streicher, September 5 1937, reported in the +[Speech by Julius Streicher, September 5 1937, reported in the Fraenkische Tageszeitung]

The Jew no longer shows himself among us openly as he used to. But it would @@ -1828,22 +1828,22 @@ be wrong to say that victory is ours. Full and final victory will have been achieved only when the whole world has been rid of the Jews.

p. 7: -[Leading article by Streicher from "Der Stuermer" No. 39, September 1936]

+[Leading article by Streicher from "Der Stuermer" No. 39, September 1936]

-

The continued work of the "Stuermer" will help to ensure that every German +

The continued work of the "Stuermer" will help to ensure that every German down to the last man will, with heart and hand, join the ranks of those whose aim is to crush the head of the serpent Pan-Juda beneath their heels. He who helps to bring this about helps to eliminate the devil. And this devil is the Jew.

p. 11: -[Streicher's speech in Nuernberg, April 3 1925, taken from "Kampf dem +[Streicher's speech in Nuernberg, April 3 1925, taken from "Kampf dem Weltfeind", p. 42]

Let us make a new beginning today so that we can annihilate the Jew.

p. 12: -[Deutche Volksgesundheit aus Blut und Boden, New Year's issue 1935]

+[Deutche Volksgesundheit aus Blut und Boden, New Year's issue 1935]

One single cohabitation of a Jew with an Aryan woman is sufficient to poison her blood forever. Together with the alien albumen she has @@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@ Aryan children, even when married to an Aryan. They will all be bastards, with a dual soul and the body of a mixed breed.

p. 19: -[Article signed by Streicher in "Der Stuermer", No, 12, March 19 +[Article signed by Streicher in "Der Stuermer", No, 12, March 19 1942, pages 1 and 2]

There were two ways which might have led to a liberation of Europe @@ -1867,7 +1867,7 @@ solution of the Jewish problem in Europe...

the total solution of the Jewish problem. Just how this solution will be achieved has been made known to the European nations and to entire non-Jewish humanity in a proclamation read out by the -Fuehrer of the German people on the 24th February 1942:

+Fuehrer of the German people on the 24th February 1942:

Today the ideas of our Nationalsocialists and those of the Fascist revolution have conquered large and mighty nations and my @@ -1878,31 +1878,31 @@ may endure, this will be the final result.

p. 29:

-

Report of Streicher's address to 2,000 children at Nuernberg, +

Report of Streicher's address to 2,000 children at Nuernberg, Christmas 1936, from Fraenkische Tegeszeitung, 22nd December 1936

-

Two thousand children rejoiced with Julius Streicher...

+

Two thousand children rejoiced with Julius Streicher...

-

The Gauleiter [Streicher] told the little ones about the terrible times -after the war, when the Devil dominated mankind. "Do you know who the -Devil is", he asked his breathlessly listening audience. "The Jew, the +

The Gauleiter [Streicher] told the little ones about the terrible times +after the war, when the Devil dominated mankind. "Do you know who the +Devil is", he asked his breathlessly listening audience. "The Jew, the Jew", resounded from a thousand children's voices.

Letter from the Minister of State for the Protectorate of Bohemia -and Moravia to Rudolph Brandt, June 13 1944, Concerning Children +and Moravia to Rudolph Brandt, June 13 1944, Concerning Children of Executed Czechs [Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. IV, p. 1030-1032] ----------------------------------------------------------------- -Dear comarade Brandt,

+Dear comarade Brandt,

Concerning the matter "children of executed Czechs" I wish to -reply to your letter as directed to SS-Lieutenant General Frank, +reply to your letter as directed to SS-Lieutenant General Frank, date 6 February of this year, diary index No. 26/2/44 g Bra/H, -that the conversation between SS-Lieutenant General Frank and -SS Colonel Sollmann took place on 2 July of last year in Prague. -Colonel Sollmann stated during this conversation that racially +that the conversation between SS-Lieutenant General Frank and +SS Colonel Sollmann took place on 2 July of last year in Prague. +Colonel Sollmann stated during this conversation that racially valuable children up to six years would be considered eligible by the "Lebensborn"...

@@ -1931,24 +1931,24 @@ where the facts are not sufficiently proved - such borderline cases always happen - they will be sent to a concentration camp. This we must do, unless these one million Poles and those hundreds of thousands of workers of alien blood are to inflict -untold damage on the German blood. Philosophizing is of no avail +untold damage on the German blood. Philosophizing is of no avail in this case. It would be better if we did not have them at all - we all know that - but we need them.

-

From the speech of Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, speaking to SS +

From the speech of Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, speaking to SS Major-Generals, Poznan, October 4 1943 [Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1946, Vol. IV, p. 559] ------------------------------------------------------------------- One basic principal must be the absolute rule for the SS man: we must be honest, decent, loyal, and comradely to members of our own -blood and to nobody else. What happens to a Russian, to a Czech, +blood and to nobody else. What happens to a Russian, to a Czech, does not interest me in the slightest. What the nations can offer in good blood of our type, we will take, if necessary by kidnapping their children and raising them with us. Whether nations live in prosperity or starve to death interests me only in so far as we need them as slaves for our culture; otherwise, it is of no interest -to me. Whether 10,000 Russian females fall down from exhaustion +to me. Whether 10,000 Russian females fall down from exhaustion while digging an anti-tank ditch interest me only in so far as the anti-tank ditch for Germany is finished. We shall never be rough and heartless when it is not necessary, that is clear. We Germans, @@ -1963,7 +1963,7 @@ would have to say, "you are a murderer of your own blood because if the anti-tank ditch is not dug, German soldiers will die, and they are the sons of German mothers. They are our own blood".

-

Frank, Governor of Nazi occupied Poland, in an interview, October 3 +

Frank, Governor of Nazi occupied Poland, in an interview, October 3 1939 [Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1946, Vol. II, p. 632] @@ -1979,14 +1979,14 @@ schools and colleges in order to prevent the growth of a new Polish intelligentsia. Poland shall be treated as a colony. the Poles shall be the slaves of the Greater German World Empire.

-

Letter from Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler to the Higher SS and Police +

Letter from Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler to the Higher SS and Police Chief in the Ukraine, Kiev, September 7 1943 [Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression - Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1946, Supp. A, p. 1270] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Pruetzmann,

-

Infantry general staff has special orders with regard to the Donetz +

Infantry general staff has special orders with regard to the Donetz area. Get in touch with him immediately. I order you to cooperate as much as you can. The aim to be achieved is that when areas in the Ukraine are evacuated, not a human being, not a single head of cattle, @@ -1994,28 +1994,28 @@ not a hundredweight of cereals and not a railway line remain behind; that not a house remain standing, not a mine is available which is not destroyed for years to come, that there is not a well which is not poisoned. The enemy must really find completely burned and destroyed -land. Discuss these things with Stampf straight away and do your +land. Discuss these things with Stampf straight away and do your absolute best.

Detailed report by SS-Standartenfuehrer Jager about mass killings in Nazi occupied USSR, July-November 1941 -['The Good Old Days' - E. Klee, W. Dressen, V. Riess, The Free Press, +['The Good Old Days' - E. Klee, W. Dressen, V. Riess, The Free Press, NY, 1988, p. 46-58]. ------------------------------------------------------------------ [The "Jager report" was written by a commander of one of the -"Einsatzgruppen" (special task forces) which were in charge of +"Einsatzgruppen" (special task forces) which were in charge of liquidating Jews, communist leaders, partisans and others in the Soviet Union.

To understand the magnitude of the massacres, note the total number -of victims - 137,346. This is for one Einsatzgruppen, in a five month +of victims - 137,346. This is for one Einsatzgruppen, in a five month period, in one area. This report reflects very clearly on the plan to kill all the Jews, except those which were needed for working purposes; those were, as the report notes, "only" to be sterilized; Jager goes on to state that "if despite sterilization a Jewess becomes pregnant she will be liquidated".

-

There are many documents about the Einsatzgruppen massacres in the +

There are many documents about the Einsatzgruppen massacres in the Soviet Union, but the "Jager report" is one of the most chillingly detailed of them].

@@ -2025,7 +2025,7 @@ the SD Einsatzkommando 3 Kauen [Kaunas], 1 December 1941

-------------------------- -|Secret Reich Business! | 5 copies +|Secret Reich Business! | 5 copies -------------------------- 4th copy

Complete list of executions carried out in the EK 3 area @@ -2033,9 +2033,9 @@ Einsatzkommando 3 Kauen [Kaunas], 1 December 1941

Security police duties in Lithuania taken over by Einsatzkommando 3 on 2 July 1941. -(The Wilna [Vilnius] area was taken over by EK 3 on 9 Aug. 1941, the +(The Wilna [Vilnius] area was taken over by EK 3 on 9 Aug. 1941, the Schaulen area on 2 Oct. 1941. Up until these dates EK 9 operated in -Wilna and EK 2 in Schaulen.) +Wilna and EK 2 in Schaulen.) On my instructions and orders the following executions were conducted by Lithuanian partisans:

@@ -2050,11 +2050,11 @@ with Lithuanian partisans:

7.7.41 Mariampole Jews 32 8.7.41 Mariampole 14 Jews, 5 Comm. officials 19 8.7.41 Girkalinei Comm. officials 6 -9.7.41 Wendziogala 32 Jews, 2 Jewesses, 1 Lithuanian +9.7.41 Wendziogala 32 Jews, 2 Jewesses, 1 Lithuanian (f.), 2 Lithuanian Comm., 1 - Russian Comm. 38 + Russian Comm. 38 9.7.41 Kauen-Fort VII 21 Jews, 3 Jewesses 24 -14.7.41 Mariampole 21 Jews, 1 Russ., 9 Lith. Comm. 31 +14.7.41 Mariampole 21 Jews, 1 Russ., 9 Lith. Comm. 31 17.7.41 Babtei 8 Comm. officials (incl. 6 Jews) 8 18.7.41 Mariampole 39 Jews, 14 Jewesses 53 19.7.41 Kauen-Fort VII 17 Jews, 2 Jewesses, 4 Lith. @@ -2062,13 +2062,13 @@ with Lithuanian partisans:

1 German Comm. 26 21.7.41 Panevezys 59 Jews, 11 Jewesses, 1 Lithuanian (f.), 1 Pole, 22 Lith. - Comm., 9 Russ. Comm. 103 + Comm., 9 Russ. Comm. 103 22.7.41 Panevezys 1 Jew 1 -23.7.41 Kedainiai 83 Jews, 12 Jewesses, 14 Russ. - Comm., 15 Lith. Comm., 1 Russ. +23.7.41 Kedainiai 83 Jews, 12 Jewesses, 14 Russ. + Comm., 15 Lith. Comm., 1 Russ. O-Politruk 125 25.7.41 Mariampole 90 Jews, 13 Jewesses 103 -28.7.41 Panevezys 234 Jews, 15 Jewesses, 19 Russ. +28.7.41 Panevezys 234 Jews, 15 Jewesses, 19 Russ. Comm., 20 Lith. Comm. 288

Total carried forward 3,384

@@ -2080,35 +2080,35 @@ with Lithuanian partisans:

30.7.41 Agriogala 27 Jews, 11 Lith. Comm. 38 31.7.41 Utena 235 Jews, 16 Jewesses, 4 Lith. Comm., 1 robber/murderer 256 -31.7.41 Wendziogala 13 Jews, 2 murderers 15 +31.7.41 Wendziogala 13 Jews, 2 murderers 15 1.8.41 Ukmerge 254 Jews, 42 Jewesses, 1 Pol. Comm., 2 Lith. NKVD agents, 1 - mayor of Jonava who gave order - to set fire to Jonava 300 + mayor of Jonava who gave order + to set fire to Jonava 300 2.8.41 Kauen-Fort IV 170 Jews, 1 US Jewess, 33 Jewesses, 4 Lith. Comm. 209 -4.8.41 Panevezys 362 Jews, 41 Jewesses, 5 Russ. Comm., +4.8.41 Panevezys 362 Jews, 41 Jewesses, 5 Russ. Comm., 14 Lith. Comm. 422 5.8.41 Rasainiai 213 Jews, 66 Jewesses 279 7.8.41 Utena 483 Jews, 87 Jewesses, 1 Lithuanian (robber of corpses of German soldiers)571 8.8.41 Ukmerge 620 Jews, 82 Jewesses 702 9.8.41 Kauen-Fort IV 484 Jews, 50 Jewesses 534 -11.8.41 Panevezys 450 Jews, 48 Jewesses, 1 Lith. 1 Russ.500 +11.8.41 Panevezys 450 Jews, 48 Jewesses, 1 Lith. 1 Russ.500 13.8.41 Alytus 617 Jews, 100 Jewesses, 1 criminal 719 -14.8.41 Jonava 497 Jews, 55 Jewesses 552 +14.8.41 Jonava 497 Jews, 55 Jewesses 552 15-16.8.41 Rokiskis 3,200 Jews, Jewesses, and J. Children, 5 Lith. Comm., 1 Pole, 1 partisan 3207 9-16.8.41 Rasainiai 294 Jewesses, 4 Jewish children 298 -27.6-14.8.41 Rokiskis 493 Jews, 432 Russians, 56 Lithuanians +27.6-14.8.41 Rokiskis 493 Jews, 432 Russians, 56 Lithuanians (all active communists) 981 18.8.41 Kauen-Fort IV 689 Jews, 402 Jewesses, 1 Pole (f.), 711 Jewish intellectuals from Ghetto in reprisal for sabotage action 1,812 19.8.41 Ukmerge 298 Jews, 255 Jewesses, 1 Politruk, - 88 Jewish children, 1 Russ. Comm. 645 -22.8.41 Dunanburg 3 Russ. Comm., 5 Latvian, incl. 1 - murderer, 1 Russ. Guardsman, 3 Poles, + 88 Jewish children, 1 Russ. Comm. 645 +22.8.41 Dunanburg 3 Russ. Comm., 5 Latvian, incl. 1 + murderer, 1 Russ. Guardsman, 3 Poles, 3 gypsies (m.), 1 gypsy (f.), 1 gypsy child, 1 Jew, 1 Jewess, 1 Armenian (m.), 2 Politruks (prison inspection @@ -2119,18 +2119,18 @@ with Lithuanian partisans:

Sheet 3 Total carried forward 16,152

-

22.8.41 Aglona Mentally sick: 269 men, 227 women, +

22.8.41 Aglona Mentally sick: 269 men, 227 women, 48 children 544 23.8.41 Panevezys 1,312 Jews, 4,602 Jewesses, 1,609 Jewish children 7,523 -18-22.8.41 Kreis Rasainiai 466 Jews, 440 Jewesses, 1,020 +18-22.8.41 Kreis Rasainiai 466 Jews, 440 Jewesses, 1,020 Jewish children 1,926 25.8.41 Obeliai 112 Jews, 627 Jewesses, 421 Jewish children 1,160 25-26.8.41 Seduva 230 Jews, 275 Jewesses, 159 Jewish children 664 26.8.41 Zarasai 767 Jews, 1,113 Jewesses, 1 Lith. - Comm., 687 Jewish children, 1 Russ. + Comm., 687 Jewish children, 1 Russ. Comm. (f.) 2,569 28.8.41 Pasvalys 402 Jews, 738 Jewesses, 209 Jewish children 1,349 @@ -2138,7 +2138,7 @@ with Lithuanian partisans:

children 1,911 27.8.41 Prienai All Jews, Jewesses, and Jewish Children 1,078 -27.8.41 Dagda and 212 Jews, 4 Russ. POW's 216 +27.8.41 Dagda and 212 Jews, 4 Russ. POW's 216 Kraslawa 27.8.41 Joniskia 47 Jews, 165 Jewesses, 143 Jewish children 355 @@ -2156,7 +2156,7 @@ with Lithuanian partisans:

1.9.41 Mariampole 1,763 Jews, 1,812 Jewesses, 1,404 Jewish children, 109 mentally sick, 1 German subject (f.), married to a - Jew, 1 Russian (f.) 5090

+ Jew, 1 Russian (f.) 5090

Total carried over 47,814

@@ -2167,7 +2167,7 @@ with Lithuanian partisans:

Jewish children 99 Carliava 73 Jews, 113 Jewesses, 61 Jewish children 247 - Jonava 112 Jews, 1,200 Jewesses, 244 + Jonava 112 Jews, 1,200 Jewesses, 244 Jewish children 1,556 Petrasiunai 30 Jews, 72 Jewesses, 23 Jewish children 125 @@ -2179,16 +2179,16 @@ with Lithuanian partisans:

Jewish children 282 Babtei 20 Jews, 41 Jewesses, 22 Jewish children 83 - Wendziogala 42 Jews, 113 Jewesses, 97 + Wendziogala 42 Jews, 113 Jewesses, 97 Jewish children 252 - Krakes 448 Jews, 476 Jewesses, 97 + Krakes 448 Jews, 476 Jewesses, 97 Jewish children 1,125 4.9.41 Pravenischkis 247 Jews, 6 Jewesses 253 Cekiske 22 Jews, 64 Jewesses, 60 Jewish children 146 Seredsius 6 Jews, 61 Jewesses, 126 Jewish children 193 - Velinona 2 Jews, 71 Jewesses, 86 + Velinona 2 Jews, 71 Jewesses, 86 Jewish children 159 Zapiskis 47 Jews, 118 Jewesses, 13 Jewish children 178 @@ -2196,11 +2196,11 @@ with Lithuanian partisans:

Jewish children 4,709 25.8-6.9.41 Mopping up in: 16 Jews, 412 Jewesses, 415 Rasainiai Jewish children 843 - Georgenburg all Jews, all Jewesses, all + Georgenburg all Jews, all Jewesses, all Jewish children 412 9.9.41 Alytus 287 Jews, 640 Jewesses, 352 Jewish children 1,279 -9.9.41 Butrimonys 67 Jews, 370 Jewesses, 303 +9.9.41 Butrimonys 67 Jews, 370 Jewesses, 303 Jewish children 740 10.9.41 Merkine 223 Jews, 640 Jewesses, 276 Jewish children 854 @@ -2210,10 +2210,10 @@ with Lithuanian partisans:

Jewish children 155 11.9.41 Seirijai 229 Jews, 384 Jewesses, 340 Jewish children 953 -12.9.41 Simnas 68 Jews, 197 Jewesses, 149 +12.9.41 Simnas 68 Jews, 197 Jewesses, 149 Jewish children 414 11-12.9.41 Uzusalis Reprisal against inhabitants who - fed Russ. partisans; some in + fed Russ. partisans; some in possession of weapons 43 26.9.41 Kauen-F.IV 412 Jews, 615 Jewesses, 581 Jewish children (sick and @@ -2242,24 +2242,24 @@ with Lithuanian partisans:

Jewish children 115 25.11.41 Kauen-F.IX 1,159 Jews, 1,600 Jewesses, 175 Jewish children (resettlers from - Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt am main) 2,934 + Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt am main) 2,934 29.11.41 Kauen-F.IX 693 Jews, 1,155 Jewesses, 152 Jewish children (resettlers from from Vienna and Breslau) 2,000 29.11.41 Kauen-F.IX 17 Jews, 1 Jewess, for contravention - of ghetto law, 1 Reichs German who + of ghetto law, 1 Reichs German who converted to the Jewish faith and attended rabbinical school, then 15 - terrorists from the Kalinin group 34

+ terrorists from the Kalinin group 34

EK 3 detachment in Dunanburg in the period 13.7-21.8.41: 9,012 Jews, Jewesses and Jewish children, 573 active Comm. 9,585

-

EK 3 detachment in Wilna: -12.8-1.9.41 City of Wilna 425 Jews, 19 Jewesses, 8 Comm. (m.), +

EK 3 detachment in Wilna: +12.8-1.9.41 City of Wilna 425 Jews, 19 Jewesses, 8 Comm. (m.), 9 Comm. (f.) 461 -2.9.41 City of Wilna 864 Jews, 2,019 Jewesses, 817 +2.9.41 City of Wilna 864 Jews, 2,019 Jewesses, 817 Jewish children (sonderaktion because German soldiers shot at by Jews) 3,700

@@ -2269,51 +2269,51 @@ in the period 13.7-21.8.41: 9,012 Jews, Jewesses and Jewish

Total carried forward 99,804

-

12.9.41 City of Wilna 993 Jews, 1,670 Jewesses, 771 +

12.9.41 City of Wilna 993 Jews, 1,670 Jewesses, 771 Jewish children 3,334 -17.9.41 City of Wilna 337 Jews, 687 Jewesses, 247 +17.9.41 City of Wilna 337 Jews, 687 Jewesses, 247 Jewish children and 4 Lith. Comm. 1,271 20.9.41 Nemencing 128 Jews, 176 Jewesses, 99 Jewish children 403 22.9.41 Novo-Wilejka 468 Jews, 495 Jewesses, 196 Jewish children 1,159 -24.9.41 Riess 512 Jews, 744 Jewesses, 511 +24.9.41 Riess 512 Jews, 744 Jewesses, 511 Jewish children 1,767 25.9.41 Jahiunai 215 Jews, 229 Jewesses, 131 Jewish children 575 -27.9.41 Eysisky 989 Jews, 1,636 Jewesses, 821 +27.9.41 Eysisky 989 Jews, 1,636 Jewesses, 821 Jewish children 3,446 30.9.41 Trakai 366 Jews, 483 Jewesses, 597 Jewish children 1,446 -4.10.41 City of Wilna 432 Jews, 1,115 Jewesses, 436 +4.10.41 City of Wilna 432 Jews, 1,115 Jewesses, 436 Jewish children 1,983 6.10.41 Semiliski 213 Jews, 359 Jewesses, 390 Jewish children 962 9.10.41 Svenciany 1,169 Jews, 1,840 Jewesses, 717 Jewish children 3,726 -16.10.41 City of Wilna 382 Jews, 507 Jewesses, 257 +16.10.41 City of Wilna 382 Jews, 507 Jewesses, 257 Jewish children 1,146 -21.10.41 City of Wilna 718 Jews, 1,063 Jewesses, 586 +21.10.41 City of Wilna 718 Jews, 1,063 Jewesses, 586 Jewish children 2,367 -25.10.41 City of Wilna 1,776 Jewesses, 812 Jewish children 2,578 -27.10.41 City of Wilna 946 Jews, 184 Jewesses, 73 +25.10.41 City of Wilna 1,776 Jewesses, 812 Jewish children 2,578 +27.10.41 City of Wilna 946 Jews, 184 Jewesses, 73 Jewish children 1,203 -30.10.41 City of Wilna 382 Jews, 789 Jewesses, 362 +30.10.41 City of Wilna 382 Jews, 789 Jewesses, 362 Jewish children 1,553 -6.11.41 City of Wilna 340 Jews, 749 Jewesses, 252 +6.11.41 City of Wilna 340 Jews, 749 Jewesses, 252 Jewish children 1,341 -19.11.41 City of Wilna 76 Jews, 77 Jewesses, 18 +19.11.41 City of Wilna 76 Jews, 77 Jewesses, 18 Jewish children 171 -19.11.41 City of Wilna 6 POW's, 8 Poles 14 -20.11.41 City of Wilna 3 POW's 3 -25.11.41 City of Wilna 9 Jews, 46 Jewesses, 8 Jewish +19.11.41 City of Wilna 6 POW's, 8 Poles 14 +20.11.41 City of Wilna 3 POW's 3 +25.11.41 City of Wilna 9 Jews, 46 Jewesses, 8 Jewish children, 1 Pole for possession of arms and other military equipment 64

EK 3 detachment in Minsk from 28.9-17.10.41:

-

Pleschnitza 620 Jews, 1,285 Jewesses, +

Pleschnitza 620 Jews, 1,285 Jewesses, Bischolin 1,126 Jewish children and 19 Scak Comm. Bober @@ -2334,7 +2334,7 @@ Jews, apart from Jewish workers and their families.

.

The distance between from the assembly point to the graves was on average -4 to 5 Km.

+4 to 5 Km.

. . diff --git a/pythonCode/output/news.xml b/pythonCode/output/news.xml index 6c99671..78a76b8 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/news.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/news.xml @@ -3,59 +3,59 @@ Or the IRS finally hears about the Miranda Case. COPYRIGHT (C) 1991 BY FULL DISCLOSURE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. -Phoenix businessman David Carroll was acquitted in federal court of two -felony counts of assault on a federal officer. Judge Charles L. Hardy, United -States District Court Judge, found Carroll not guilty after hearing the -testimony from the Government's only witness, Leo Anderson, an IRS revenue -officer. The case was tried before a jury, but Judge Hardy ruled there was +Phoenix businessman David Carroll was acquitted in federal court of two +felony counts of assault on a federal officer. Judge Charles L. Hardy, United +States District Court Judge, found Carroll not guilty after hearing the +testimony from the Government's only witness, Leo Anderson, an IRS revenue +officer. The case was tried before a jury, but Judge Hardy ruled there was insufficient evidence for the case to proceed further and granted the Motion -for Judgment of Acquittal made in court by Carroll's attorney, Mac MacPherson +for Judgment of Acquittal made in court by Carroll's attorney, Mac MacPherson of Phoenix. -Carroll was charged in a two-count indictment in which the Grand Jury alleged -that, on July 10, 1989, Carroll ``forcibly assaulted and resisted, opposed, -impeded, intimidated and interfered with'' Anderson, who surprised Carroll at -his home in effort to collect back taxes IRS claimed Carroll owed. In Count -Two, the Grand Jury charged that Carroll ``by force and threats of force -endeavored to intimidate and impede'' Anderson during the performance of -Anderson's duties. +Carroll was charged in a two-count indictment in which the Grand Jury alleged +that, on July 10, 1989, Carroll ``forcibly assaulted and resisted, opposed, +impeded, intimidated and interfered with'' Anderson, who surprised Carroll at +his home in effort to collect back taxes IRS claimed Carroll owed. In Count +Two, the Grand Jury charged that Carroll ``by force and threats of force +endeavored to intimidate and impede'' Anderson during the performance of +Anderson's duties. -According to Anderson, rather than write a letter or call Carroll to schedule -an appointment, he intentionally surprised Carroll at his home early one +According to Anderson, rather than write a letter or call Carroll to schedule +an appointment, he intentionally surprised Carroll at his home early one Monday morning. ``Surprise him at the door - that's the way we do it,'' -Anderson testified on cross examination by MacPherson. Anderson explained +Anderson testified on cross examination by MacPherson. Anderson explained that IRS' new emphasis is that the collection officer be productive on the -first contact. ``One call does it all,'' is our new motto, Anderson stated +first contact. ``One call does it all,'' is our new motto, Anderson stated proudly. -According to Anderson, as he sat in his pickup truck in front of the Carroll -residence, taking notes about Carroll's assets, the garage door opened and a -man appeared. Anderson approached Carroll, identified himself and said he -wanted immediate payment of $12,000. With this, Carroll began to close the -garage door, bumped into Anderson and continued to push Anderson back several -feet. Anderson did not leave. He kept asking questions and an argument -ensued. The two men walked to the sidewalk, Carroll leading the way. Anderson -testified that at that point Carroll walked toward him 'slowly and -deliberately' and that Anderson was impeded from getting information from -Carroll, such as where he banked, where he worked and what assets he had. +According to Anderson, as he sat in his pickup truck in front of the Carroll +residence, taking notes about Carroll's assets, the garage door opened and a +man appeared. Anderson approached Carroll, identified himself and said he +wanted immediate payment of $12,000. With this, Carroll began to close the +garage door, bumped into Anderson and continued to push Anderson back several +feet. Anderson did not leave. He kept asking questions and an argument +ensued. The two men walked to the sidewalk, Carroll leading the way. Anderson +testified that at that point Carroll walked toward him 'slowly and +deliberately' and that Anderson was impeded from getting information from +Carroll, such as where he banked, where he worked and what assets he had. -By this time, the men were yelling at one another and Anderson claimed that -he was ``provoked, challenged, impeded'' and that he felt Carroll was trying -to ``provoke him into hitting him.'' Anderson stated, ``And if I was not +By this time, the men were yelling at one another and Anderson claimed that +he was ``provoked, challenged, impeded'' and that he felt Carroll was trying +to ``provoke him into hitting him.'' Anderson stated, ``And if I was not working, I would have hit him.'' -Anderson testified that, rather than fight, he decided to leave the scene. He +Anderson testified that, rather than fight, he decided to leave the scene. He walked to his truck, got in and started it. But before he could close the -door, Carroll followed him and stood between the door and the truck. (Editors -note: Most people close the door first, then start their vehicle) Carroll -was still talking, but Anderson didn't listen. Anderson said, ``Back off,'' -and Carroll immediately moved out of the way. Anderson closed the door and +door, Carroll followed him and stood between the door and the truck. (Editors +note: Most people close the door first, then start their vehicle) Carroll +was still talking, but Anderson didn't listen. Anderson said, ``Back off,'' +and Carroll immediately moved out of the way. Anderson closed the door and drove off. -Mr. Carroll had a different story to tell, which was related to judge and -jury through MacPherson's opening statement: Anderson clearly violated the +Mr. Carroll had a different story to tell, which was related to judge and +jury through MacPherson's opening statement: Anderson clearly violated the new Taxpayer Bill of Rights, a law enacted by Congress in November of 1988 as -a result of abuse from IRS agents such as Anderson. +a result of abuse from IRS agents such as Anderson. Under the new federal law, agents are required to give to taxpayers an explanation of their rights and make sure the citizen understands their @@ -65,56 +65,56 @@ Service employees. Our goal at the IRS is to protect your rights so that you will have the highest confidence in the integrity, efficiency and fairness of our tax system. To ensure that you always receive such treatment, you should know about the many rights you have at each step of the tax process.'' -Anderson did not give to Carroll Publication 1, nor mention Carroll's rights, +Anderson did not give to Carroll Publication 1, nor mention Carroll's rights, which include the right to tape record proceedings, the right to have copies of IRS documents and the right to enter into an installment payment agreement with IRS when the taxpayer cannot afford to pay the tax in full. -Nothing was explained by Anderson. Instead, he kept demanding that he would +Nothing was explained by Anderson. Instead, he kept demanding that he would accept full payment of $12,000 and nothing less. Through his tactics of -surprise, fear and intimidation, Anderson attempted to coerce money from -Carroll and get into the Carroll home without a court order. ``What will you -settle for?'' Carroll kept asking. ``Full payment,'' was Anderson's repeated +surprise, fear and intimidation, Anderson attempted to coerce money from +Carroll and get into the Carroll home without a court order. ``What will you +settle for?'' Carroll kept asking. ``Full payment,'' was Anderson's repeated response. -But Carroll, a man who has his own retail business and was not about to be +But Carroll, a man who has his own retail business and was not about to be pushed around, was not phased. He shut the garage door to protect his privacy -rights and, as he did so, Anderson stepped forward and the two men - -Anderson, 260 pounds, and Carroll, 220 pounds - merely bumped stomachs. +rights and, as he did so, Anderson stepped forward and the two men - +Anderson, 260 pounds, and Carroll, 220 pounds - merely bumped stomachs. -Repeatedly, Carroll asked to see the documents which showed he owed the tax, -and repeatedly Anderson refused. When Carroll threatened to eliminate any tax -debts by filing bankruptcy, Anderson began his yelling tirade witnessed by -Carroll's son, Callen, age 19, and two neighbors. +Repeatedly, Carroll asked to see the documents which showed he owed the tax, +and repeatedly Anderson refused. When Carroll threatened to eliminate any tax +debts by filing bankruptcy, Anderson began his yelling tirade witnessed by +Carroll's son, Callen, age 19, and two neighbors. -But it was not the Taxpayer Bill of Rights that caused Judge Hardy to find -David Carroll not guilty; it was Anderson's own admissions on cross +But it was not the Taxpayer Bill of Rights that caused Judge Hardy to find +David Carroll not guilty; it was Anderson's own admissions on cross examination by MacPherson. -``You're a pretty big fellow, Mr. Anderson, and when the stomach bumping -occurred, you weren't in the least bit afraid of Mr. Carroll, were you?'' To -this, Anderson replied, ``No, I wasn't at all afraid.'' Anderson went on to -admit that when he and Carroll left the garage for the sidewalk, it was -Carroll, not Anderson, who led the way, despite Anderson's previous testimony -that he ``retreated'' to his truck. Given these facts, Judge Hardy ruled that -there was no assault, nor did Carroll attempt in any way to impede Anderson. +``You're a pretty big fellow, Mr. Anderson, and when the stomach bumping +occurred, you weren't in the least bit afraid of Mr. Carroll, were you?'' To +this, Anderson replied, ``No, I wasn't at all afraid.'' Anderson went on to +admit that when he and Carroll left the garage for the sidewalk, it was +Carroll, not Anderson, who led the way, despite Anderson's previous testimony +that he ``retreated'' to his truck. Given these facts, Judge Hardy ruled that +there was no assault, nor did Carroll attempt in any way to impede Anderson. The jury was thanked and dismissed. -On the two-count indictment, David Carroll faced a maximum penalty of eight +On the two-count indictment, David Carroll faced a maximum penalty of eight years in jail and a fine of $100,000. MacPherson, a certified tax specialist and certified criminal law specialist, has tried over 50 criminal tax cases in federal court in twenty-three different states and is author of Tax Fraud & Evasion: The War Stories. War Stories chronicles many of his winning cases, and MacPherson states that the -Carroll case will be an added chapter to War Stories, Part II, which +Carroll case will be an added chapter to War Stories, Part II, which MacPherson is now writing for release this summer. The theme of War Stories: citizens should not be fearful of their own Government (the IRS); they can eliminate fear, and its stepchild intimidation, by coming to an understanding of how the criminal tax system works. This can best be done by actual case histories. -Donald MacPherson can be contacted at 3404 W. Cheryl Drive, Suite A-250, +Donald MacPherson can be contacted at 3404 W. Cheryl Drive, Suite A-250, Phoenix, AZ 85051. The above is reprinted from Full Disclosure Newspaper. Subscribe today and diff --git a/pythonCode/output/ninemen.xml b/pythonCode/output/ninemen.xml index b853f97..8645931 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/ninemen.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/ninemen.xml @@ -3,10 +3,10 @@

THE NINE UNKNOWN MEN

From _The Morning Of The Magicians_ - By Louis Pauwels and Jacques Bergier + By Louis Pauwels and Jacques Bergier Published by Avon Books. 1968. pp 67 - 71.

-

This [legend] goes back to the time of the Emperor Asoka, who +

This [legend] goes back to the time of the Emperor Asoka, who reigned in India from 273 B.C. He was the grandson of Chandragupta who was the first to unify India. Ambitious like his ancestor whose achievements he was anxious to complete, he @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Calcutta and Madras. The Kalingans resisted and lost 100,000 men in the battle.

-

At the sight of this massacre Asoka was overcome. Forever after +

At the sight of this massacre Asoka was overcome. Forever after he experienced a horror of war. He renounced the idea of trying to integrate the rebellious people, declaring that the only true conquest was to win men's hearts by observance of the laws of duty @@ -22,29 +22,29 @@ creatures should enjoy security, peace and happiness and be free to live as they pleased.

-

A convert to Buddhism, Asoka, by his own virtuous example, spread +

A convert to Buddhism, Asoka, by his own virtuous example, spread this religion throughout India and his entire empire which included Malaya, Ceylon and Indonesia. Later Buddhism penetrated - to Nepal, Tibet, China and Mongolia. Asoka nevertheless respected + to Nepal, Tibet, China and Mongolia. Asoka nevertheless respected all religious sects. He preached vegetarianism, abolished alcohol and the slaughter of animals. H.G. Wells, in his abridged version of his _Outline Of World History_ wrote: "Among the tens of thousands of names of monarchs accumulated in the files of - history, the name of Asoka shines almost alone, like a star."

+ history, the name of Asoka shines almost alone, like a star."

-

It is said that the Emperor Asoka, aware of the horrors of war, +

It is said that the Emperor Asoka, aware of the horrors of war, wished to forbid men ever to put their intelligence to evil uses. During his reign natural science, past and present, was vowed to secrecy. Henceforward, and for the next 2,000 years, all researches, ranging from the structure of matter to the techniques employed in collective psychology, were to be hidden behind the mystical mask of a people commonly believed to be exclusively - concerned with ectasy and supernatural phenomena. Asoka founded + concerned with ectasy and supernatural phenomena. Asoka founded the most powerful secret society on earth: that of the Nine Unknown Men.

It is still thought that the great men responsible fro the destiny - of modern India, and scientists like Bose and Ram believe in the + of modern India, and scientists like Bose and Ram believe in the existence of the Nine, and even receive advice and messages from them.

@@ -59,27 +59,27 @@

Examples of the Nine Unknown Men making contact with the outer world are rare. There was, however, the extraordinary case of one - of the most mysterious figures in Western history: the Pope - Sylvester II, known also by the name of Gerbert d'Aurillac. Born - in the Auvergne in 920 (d. 1003) Gerbert was a Benedictine monk, + of the most mysterious figures in Western history: the Pope + Sylvester II, known also by the name of Gerbert d'Aurillac. Born + in the Auvergne in 920 (d. 1003) Gerbert was a Benedictine monk, professor at the University of Rheims, Archbishop of Ravenna and - Pope by the grace of Ortho III. He is supposed to have spent some + Pope by the grace of Ortho III. He is supposed to have spent some time in Spain, after which a mysterious voyage brought him to India where he is reputed to have aquired various kinds of skills which stupified his entourage. For example, he possessed in his palace a bronze head which answered YES or NO to questions put to it on politics or the general position of Christianity. According - to Sylvester II this was a perfectly simple operation + to Sylvester II this was a perfectly simple operation corresponding to a two-figure calculation, and was performed by an automaton similar to our modern binary machines. This "magic" - head was destroyed when Sylvester died, and all the information it + head was destroyed when Sylvester died, and all the information it imparted carefully concealed. No doubt an authorized research worker would come across some interesting things in the Vatican Library.

In the cybernetics journal, _Computers and Automation_ of October 1954, the following comment appeared: "We must suppose that he - (Sylvester) was possessed of extraordinary knowledge and the most + (Sylvester) was possessed of extraordinary knowledge and the most remarkable mechanical skill and inventiveness. This speaking head must have been fashioned 'under a certain conjunction of stars occring at the exact moment when all the planets were starting on @@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ entered into it, since this invention apparently far exceeded in its scope its rival, the perverse 'mirror on the wall' of the Queen, the precursor of our modern electronic brain. Naturally it - was widely asserted that Gerbert was only able to produce such a - machine head because he was in league with the Devil and had sworn + was widely asserted that Gerbert was only able to produce such a + machine head because he was in league with the Devil and had sworn eternal allegiance to him."

Had other Europeans any contact with the society of the Nine @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@

Jacolliot was French Consul at Calcutta under the Second Empire. He wrote some quite important prophetic works, comparable, if not - superior to those of Jules Verne. He also left several books + superior to those of Jules Verne. He also left several books dealing with the great secrets of the human race. A great many occult writers, prophets and miracle-workers have borrowed from his writings which, completely neglected in France, are well known @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ was able to prepare a serum against cholera and the plague.

The story of the Nine Unknown Men was popularized for the first - time in 1927 in a book by Talbot Mundy who for twenty-five years + time in 1927 in a book by Talbot Mundy who for twenty-five years was a member of the British police force in India. His book is half-fiction, half scientific inquiry. The Nine apparently employed a synthetic language, and each of them was in possession @@ -125,11 +125,11 @@

The first of these books is said to have been devoted to the technique of propaganda and psychological warfare. "The most - dangerous of all sciences," wrote Mundy, "is that of moulding mass + dangerous of all sciences," wrote Mundy, "is that of moulding mass opinion, because it would enable anyone to govern the whole world."

-

It must be remembered that Korjybski's _General Semantics_ did not +

It must be remembered that Korjybski's _General Semantics_ did not appear until 1937 and that it was not until the West had the experience of the last World War that the techniques of psychology of language, i.e., propaganda, could be formulated. The first @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@

The second book was on physiology. It explained, among other things, how it is possible to kill a man by touching him, death being caused by a reversal of the nerve-impulse. It is said that - Judo is a result of "leakages" from this book.

+ Judo is a result of "leakages" from this book.

The third volume was a study on microbiology, and dealt especially with protective colloids.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/no_reps.xml b/pythonCode/output/no_reps.xml index 642cd3c..bb5b8d4 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/no_reps.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/no_reps.xml @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@

(DRAFT -- SSU NEWS RELEASE -- CJ -- 5/17/87)

-

May 21, 1987 # Contact: Barbara Foote'

+

May 21, 1987 # Contact: Barbara Foote'

(EDITOR'S NOTE: A NATIONAL PANEL OF MEDIA EXPERTS ANNUALLY SELECTS THE TOP TEN UNDER-REPORTED NEWS STORIES OF THE YEAR)

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ THE TOP TEN UNDER-REPORTED NEWS STORIES OF THE YEAR)

TOP UNDER-REPORTED NEWS STORIES OF 1986

ROHNERT PARK -- The official harassment of U.S. citizens -opposed to the Reagan administration's Central America policies topped +opposed to the Reagan administration's Central America policies topped the list of 25 overlooked news stories of 1986 according to a national panel of media experts.

@@ -25,21 +25,21 @@ California, locates stories about significant issues which are not widely publicized by the national news media.

Following are the top ten under-reported news stories of 1986 -as announced by project director Carl Jensen, professor of +as announced by project director Carl Jensen, professor of communication studies at Sonoma State University:

1.Criticizing Central America Policies Can Be Dangerous. -Political opponents of the Reagan administration's Central America +Political opponents of the Reagan administration's Central America policies were the targets of mysterious break-ins, Internal Revenue Service audits, and FBI surveillance and interrogation. Congressman -Don Edwards (D-CA), a former FBI

+Don Edwards (D-CA), a former FBI

agent, warned that the administration may be "using the various independent agencies of the United States government for their political purposes."

2.Official Information Control . The American Library -Association documented Reagan administration efforts to eliminate, +Association documented Reagan administration efforts to eliminate, restrict, and privatize government documents; in 1986 the government officially launched a new "disinformation" program which permits it to release deliberately false, incomplete, and misleading information; it @@ -58,16 +58,16 @@ as the IRS, which has a relevant interest in it.

Chamorro, former head of contra communications in Central America, testified that "approximately 15 Honduran journalists and broadcasters were on the CIA payroll" and that contra influence extended to every -major Honduran newspaper and television station. Carlos Morales, a +major Honduran newspaper and television station. Carlos Morales, a Costa Rican professor of journalism, reported that at least eight Costa Rican journalists, including three "top editors," received monthly payments from the CIA.

-

5.President Reagan and the World Anti-Communist League. +

5.President Reagan and the World Anti-Communist League. According to investigators, the World Anti-Communist League (WACL), an international right-wing group, is so extreme that the John Birch Society has shunned it and advises its members to do likewise. Yet -President Reagan sent its U.S. leader, retired U.S. Major General John +President Reagan sent its U.S. leader, retired U.S. Major General John Singlaub, a letter congratulating the WACL on its "leadership role" and "best wishes for every future success."

@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ U.S. military and CIA officials has trafficked in drugs, assassinated political enemies, stolen from the U.S. government, armed terrorists, and subverted the will of Congress and the public with hundreds of millions of drug dollars at their disposal. Defendants in the suit -include retired Major Generals Richard Secord and John Singlaub, and -businessman Albert Hakim.

+include retired Major Generals Richard Secord and John Singlaub, and +businessman Albert Hakim.

8.Federal Radiation Tests on Americans. Human radiation tests, reminiscent of the heinous experiments conducted by the Nazis @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ start again.

War in West Papua, The Forgotten War in El Salvador, Senator Jesse Helms' Military Coup in Argentina, US Air Force Toxic Waste Scandal In Oklahoma City, Leonard Peltier: America's Unknown Political Prisoner, -Marion Prison: The Longest Continual Lockdown in U.S. Prison History, +Marion Prison: The Longest Continual Lockdown in U.S. Prison History, The Mighty Oak Nuclear Test Accident Cover-up, The Unheralded Breakthrough in Animal Cloning, Feldene: The Deadly Anti-inflammatory Drug, The State of California and Bank of America Conspiracy to Hide a @@ -125,44 +125,44 @@ Friend's Hydroelectric Project.

PROJECT CENSORED JUDGES The panel of jurors who selected the top ten stories were: -Dr. Donna Allen, editor and publisher of MEDIA REPORT TO WOMEN; Ben +Dr. Donna Allen, editor and publisher of MEDIA REPORT TO WOMEN; Ben Bagdikian, Dean, Graduate School of Journalism, University of -California, Berkeley; Noam Chomsky, professor, Linguistics and +California, Berkeley; Noam Chomsky, professor, Linguistics and Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and writer on -contemporary affairs; Dr. Everette E. Dennis, Executive Director, +contemporary affairs; Dr. Everette E. Dennis, Executive Director, Gannett Center for Media Studies, Columbia University; Dr. George Gerbner, Dean, Annenberg School of Communications, University of Pennsylvania; Charlayne Hunter-Gault, national correspondent, -MacNEIL/LEHRER NEWSHOUR; Nicholas Johnson, public lecturer, nationally +MacNEIL/LEHRER NEWSHOUR; Nicholas Johnson, public lecturer, nationally syndicated columnist and professor of law; Charles L. Klotzer, editor -and publisher, THE ST. LOUIS JOURNALISM REVIEW; Brad Knickerbocker, -national news editor, THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR; Jessica Mitford, -writer and lecturer; Dr. Jack L. Nelson, Dean, School of Education, +and publisher, THE ST. LOUIS JOURNALISM REVIEW; Brad Knickerbocker, +national news editor, THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR; Jessica Mitford, +writer and lecturer; Dr. Jack L. Nelson, Dean, School of Education, San Jose State University, California; Dr. Herbert I. Schiller, Professor of Communication, University of California, San Diego.

Sonoma State University student researchers participating in -the nationwide research effort were Peggy Sue Alberhasky, Sarah -Alcorn, Larry Crowell, Daren Decker, Dave Hoffman, Mike Jasper, Karen -Kitchens, Tom Montan, Laura Moore, Nancy Neilson, Bebe O'Brien, and -Bruce Schwank. Kathy Wolff, a project researcher in 1986, was +the nationwide research effort were Peggy Sue Alberhasky, Sarah +Alcorn, Larry Crowell, Daren Decker, Dave Hoffman, Mike Jasper, Karen +Kitchens, Tom Montan, Laura Moore, Nancy Neilson, Bebe O'Brien, and +Bruce Schwank. Kathy Wolff, a project researcher in 1986, was assistant project director.

-

Dr. Jensen, who originated the media research project in 1976, +

Dr. Jensen, who originated the media research project in 1976, said "The most serious warning in this year's results is the administration's systematic assault on our free flow of information. The American Library Association has published a 33-page document -which lists page after page of specific efforts by the Reagan +which lists page after page of specific efforts by the Reagan administration to restrict government information. Recently, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press issued a summary of -actions by the Reagan administration to restrict public and media +actions by the Reagan administration to restrict public and media access to government information which includes 135 such actions. The -Reagan administration's efforts at information control are serious and +Reagan administration's efforts at information control are serious and deserve as least as much media attention as that given the peccadillos -of Gary Hart and Jim Bakker."

+of Gary Hart and Jim Bakker."

Anyone interested in nominating a 1987 story for next year's project -can send a copy of the story to Carl Jensen, Project Censored, Sonoma +can send a copy of the story to Carl Jensen, Project Censored, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928.

--SSU --

@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ Project Censored for exploring the top ten issues overlooked or under- reported by the national news media in 1986:

1.Criticizing Central America Policies -- KRON-TV Target -4, San Francisco, 2/18-20/87, Sylvia Chase, Jonathan Dann; Center for -Investigative Reporting, Angus Mackenzie.

+4, San Francisco, 2/18-20/87, Sylvia Chase, Jonathan Dann; Center for +Investigative Reporting, Angus Mackenzie.

2.Official Information Control -- American Library Association, Washington Office, "Less Access to Less Information By @@ -186,17 +186,17 @@ and About the U.S. Government: 2," 12/86, by Anne A. Heanue.

3.Personal Privacy Lost -- THE NATIONAL REPORTER, Fall/Winter 1986, "News Not In The News: Reach Out and Crush Someone," -by Don Goldberg.

+by Don Goldberg.

4.CIA Paid For Pro Contra Media Coverage -- COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW, March/April 1987, "Contra coverage -- paid for by -the CIA," by Martha Honey.

+the CIA," by Martha Honey.

5.The World Anti-Communist League -- INSIDE THE LEAGUE, -Dodd, Mead, 1986, by Scott and Jon Lee Anderson, reprinted in ST. +Dodd, Mead, 1986, by Scott and Jon Lee Anderson, reprinted in ST. LOUIS JOURNALISM REVIEW; BRIARPATCH, November, 1986, "In League with -The Devil: The World Anti-Communist League," by George Martin Manz; -UTNE READER, August 1986, "Moonies, Loonies, and Ronnie," by Eric +The Devil: The World Anti-Communist League," by George Martin Manz; +UTNE READER, August 1986, "Moonies, Loonies, and Ronnie," by Eric Selbin.

6.Nerve Gas Production in Residential Areas -- RECON, @@ -204,14 +204,14 @@ Winter 1987, "Nerve Gas in Residential Areas," by Chris Robinson.

7.Contragate: The Untold Story -- THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN, 12/3/86+, "Contragate: The Costa Rica Connection," by -Michael Emery.

+Michael Emery.

8.Radiation Tests -- THE NEW YORK TIMES, 10/24/86, "Volunteers Around U.S. Submitted to Radiation," p A20.

9.Veterans' Administration Destroys Evidence -- VVA VETERAN, November 1986, "Scandal Hints Plague VA," and January 1987, -"The Scandal Deepens," by Mark Perry.

+"The Scandal Deepens," by Mark Perry.

10.The Lethal Shuttle -- Plutonium Payload -- THE NATION, 2/22/86, "The Lethal Shuttle," and 3/15/86, "Plutonium Cover-up?;" diff --git a/pythonCode/output/nofredom.xml b/pythonCode/output/nofredom.xml index 561346d..dc8d808 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/nofredom.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/nofredom.xml @@ -129,14 +129,14 @@ is always the same: "The system needs reform."

An example is found in the November 2, 1990, issue of The Backgrounder, a newsletter of The Heritage Foundation, a renowned, conservative think-tank based in Washington, D.C. -Referring to the budget crisis last fall, Scott A. Hodge, a +Referring to the budget crisis last fall, Scott A. Hodge, a member of The Heritage staff, writes, "Members of Congress did not have the courage to cut one dollar of waste, pork, fraud, or unnecessary spending from the fiscal 1991 budget." Mr. -Hodge follows up with, "There is no need for Congress to +Hodge follows up with, "There is no need for Congress to dismantle the `social safety net'. . ."

-

Mr. Hodge's argument, then, is that the welfare state-- +

Mr. Hodge's argument, then, is that the welfare state-- socialism--not only should be kept intact but also that it is capable of being made to operate efficiently. The utopian dream is that if we just elect "better" people to public @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ ancestors that is so desperately needed in our time. And when it finally grips the hearts and minds of the American people, which I am certain it will, freedom at last will be chosen.

-

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of +

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, P.O. Box 9752, Denver, CO 80209.

------------------------------------------------------------ diff --git a/pythonCode/output/notreasn.xml b/pythonCode/output/notreasn.xml index f66610f..3bab146 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/notreasn.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/notreasn.xml @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@

NO TREASON: THE CONSTITUTION OF NO AUTHORITY

-

By Lysander Spooner

+

By Lysander Spooner

-

Lysander Spooner (1808-1887) was a Massachussetts lawyer noted for +

Lysander Spooner (1808-1887) was a Massachussetts lawyer noted for his vigorous and brilliant opposition to the encroachment of the State upon the liberty of the individual. His writings on the unconstitutionality of slavery influenced pre-Civil War thought. His @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ resulted in an Act of Congress sharply reducing postage rates. Unfortunately, he was so successful that Congress finally outlawed his enterprise.

-

The following is the first of a several-part posting of Spooner's +

The following is the first of a several-part posting of Spooner's work, "No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority," which _Playboy_ magazine said "may be the most subversive document ever penned in this nation." Due to the lack of italic characters in @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ASCII, italicized words are indicated by uppercase.

NO TREASON: THE CONSTITUTION OF NO AUTHORITY

-

By Lysander Spooner

+

By Lysander Spooner

I.

@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ matter of money. Any number of scoundrels, having money enough to start with, can establish themselves as a "government"; because, with money, they can hire soldiers, and with soldiers extort more money; and also compel general obedience to their will. It is with -government, as Caesar said it was in war, that money and soldiers +government, as Caesar said it was in war, that money and soldiers mutually supported each other; that with money he could hire soldiers, and with soldiers extort money. So these villains, who call themselves governments, well understand that their power rests @@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ general object of which is to declare that no action shall be brought to enforce contracts of the more important class, UNLESS THEY ARE PUT IN WRITING, AND SIGNED BY THE PARTIES TO BE HELD CHARGEABLE UPON THEM. [At this point there is a footnote listing 34 -states whose statute books Spooner had examined, all of which had +states whose statute books Spooner had examined, all of which had variations of this English statute; the footnote also quotes part of the Massachussetts statute.]

@@ -974,8 +974,8 @@ any other persons.

If I go upon Boston Common, and in the presence of a hundred thousand people, men, women and children, with whom I have no contract upon the subject, take an oath that I will enforce upon -them the laws of Moses, of Lycurgus, of Solon, of Justinian, or of -Alfred, that oath is, on general principles of law and reason, of no +them the laws of Moses, of Lycurgus, of Solon, of Justinian, or of +Alfred, that oath is, on general principles of law and reason, of no obligation. It is of no obligation, not merely because it is intrinsically a criminal one, BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT IS GIVEN TO NOBODY, and consequently pledges my faith to nobody. It is merely @@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ is no open, authentic association, to which they can join themselves; or to whom, as individuals, they can pledge their faith. No such association, or organization, as "the people of the United States," having ever been formed by any open, written, authentic, or -voluntary contract, there is, on general principles of law andly given only to the winds. They cannt be said to be +voluntary contract, there is, on general principles of law andly given only to the winds. They cannt be said to be given to any man, or body of men, as individuals, because no man, or body of men, can come forward WITH ANY PROOF that the oaths were given to them, as individuals, or to any association of which they @@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ to come, to pay the interest and the principal of the money lent him.

And why are these men so ready to lend money for murdering their -fellow men? Soley for this reason, viz., that such loans are +fellow men? Soley for this reason, viz., that such loans are considered better investments than loans for purposes of honest industry. They pay higher rates of interest; and it is less trouble to look after them. This is the whole matter.

@@ -1476,11 +1476,11 @@ money from his people in future, they dismiss him unceremoniously as they would dismiss any other hopeless bankrupt, who should want to borrow money to save himself from open insolvency.

-

When these great lenders of blood-money, like the Rothschilds, have +

When these great lenders of blood-money, like the Rothschilds, have loaned vast sums in this way, for purposes of murder, to an emperor or a king, they sell out the bonds taken by them, in small amounts, to anybody, and everybody, who are disposed to buy them at -satisfactory prices, to hold as investments. They (the Rothschilds) +satisfactory prices, to hold as investments. They (the Rothschilds) thus soon get back their money, with great profits; and are now ready to lend money in the same way again to any other robber and murderer, called an emperor or king, who, they think, is likely to @@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ miscreants and wretches, engaged solely in plundering, enslaving, and murdering their fellow men, but that they are also the merest hangers on, the servile, obsequious, fawning dependents and tools of these blood-money loan-mongers, on whom they rely for the means to -carry on their crimes. These loan-mongers, like the Rothschilds, +carry on their crimes. These loan-mongers, like the Rothschilds, laugh in their sleeves, and say to themselves: These despicable creatures, who call themselves emperors, and kings, and majesties, and most serene and potent princes; who profess to wear crowns, and @@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ is no visible, permanent head, or chief, of these robbers and murderers who call themselves "the government." That is to say, there is no ONE MAN, who calls himself the state, or even emperor, king, or sovereign; no one who claims that he and his children rule -"by the Grace of God," by "Divine Right," or by special appointment +"by the Grace of God," by "Divine Right," or by special appointment from Heaven. There are only certain men, who call themselves presidents, senators, and representatives, and claim to be the authorized agents, FOR THE TIME BEING, OR FOR CERTAIN SHORT PERIODS, @@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ war.

This programme having been fully arranged and systematized, they put their sword into the hands of the chief murderer of the war, -[undoubtedly a reference to General Grant, who had just become +[undoubtedly a reference to General Grant, who had just become president] and charge him to carry their scheme into effect. And now he, speaking as their organ, says, "LET US HAVE PEACE."

@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@ exist.

& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Jeff Hunter 510-935-5845 Rat Head Ratsnatcher 510-524-3649 Burn This Flag Zardoz 408-363-9766 - realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 + realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 415-583-4102

Specializing in conversations, obscure information, high explosives, diff --git a/pythonCode/output/nsa-egb.xml b/pythonCode/output/nsa-egb.xml index f8ccc5e..13f9d2a 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/nsa-egb.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/nsa-egb.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@

Newsgroups: alt.politics.org.nsa,talk.politics.crypto -From: grady@netcom.com (Grady Ward) +From: grady@netcom.com (Grady Ward) Subject: NSA employee's security manual Organization: Moby lexical databases @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ the defense and continued security of the United States of America. I extend to you my very best wishes as you enter upon your chosen career or assignment with NSA. -Philip T. Pease +Philip T. Pease Director of Security @@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ to identify that official information or material which, although unclassified, is exempt from the requirement for public disclosure of information concerning government activities and which, for a significant reason, should not be given general circulation. Each -holder of "FOR OFFICAL USE ONLY" (FOUO) information or material is +holder of "FOR OFFICAL USE ONLY" (FOUO) information or material is authorized to disclose such information or material to persons in other departments or agencies of the Executive and Judicial branches when it is determined that the information or material is required to @@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ CWF Civilian Welfare Fund DCS Defense Courier Service (formerly known as ARFCOS) DoD Department of Defense EOD Enter on Duty -FOUO For Official Use Only +FOUO For Official Use Only M2 Office of Military Personnel M3 Office of Civilian Personnel M5 Office of Security diff --git a/pythonCode/output/nsachrtr.xml b/pythonCode/output/nsachrtr.xml index 663ac9b..d210485 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/nsachrtr.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/nsachrtr.xml @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Government Organization Manual of the Federal Register or the Congressional Record. Equally invisible were the new agency's director, its numerous buildings, and its ten thousand employees.

-

Eleven days earlier, on October 24, President Harry S Truman +

Eleven days earlier, on October 24, President Harry S Truman scratched his signature on the bottom of a seven-page presidential memorandum addressed to secretary of State Dean G. Acheson and Secretary of Defense Robert A. Lovett. Classified @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ be known as the National Security Agency. It was the birth certificate for America's newest and most secret agency, so secret in fact that only a handful in the government would be permitted to know of its existence. - -James Bamford, The Puzzle Palace (1982) at 15.

+ -James Bamford, The Puzzle Palace (1982) at 15.

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@@ -293,10 +293,10 @@ to COMINT.

Another file downloaded from: NIRVANAnet(tm)

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& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Jeff Hunter 510-935-5845 +

& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Jeff Hunter 510-935-5845 Salted Slug Systems Strange 408-454-9368 Burn This Flag Zardoz 408-363-9766 - realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 + realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 415-583-4102 Tomorrow's 0rder of Magnitude Finger_Man 408-961-9315 My Dog Bit Jesus Suzanne D'Fault 510-658-8078

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/ntlguard.xml b/pythonCode/output/ntlguard.xml index 3aa5250..ead5d2c 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/ntlguard.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/ntlguard.xml @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Keywords: we don't appreciate how quickly our society is being locked up. take for people to stand up and put themselves on the line to stop this brand of spreading totalitarian democracy? their own complete enslavement? by that time it'll be just too damn late. (and people balk at the idea - that Kennedy was killed by a military coup d'etat...) --ratitor + that Kennedy was killed by a military coup d'etat...) --ratitor excerpts from "THE NATIONAL GUARDS" @@ -28,21 +28,21 @@ Keywords: we don't appreciate how quickly our society is being locked up. increasing role in controlling the flow of information and communications through American society, a role traditionally -- and almost exclusively -- left to civilians. Under the approving gaze of - the Reagan administration, Department of Defense (DoD) officials have + the Reagan administration, Department of Defense (DoD) officials have quietly implemented a number of policies, decisions, and orders that give the military unprecedented control over both the content and public use of data and communications. . . . - Mead Data Central -- which runs some of the nation's largest - computer databases, such as Lexis and Nexis, and has nearly 200,000 + Mead Data Central -- which runs some of the nation's largest + computer databases, such as Lexis and Nexis, and has nearly 200,000 users -- says it has already been approached by a team of agents from the Air Force and officials from the CIA and the FBI who asked for the - names of subscribers and inquired what Mead officials might do if + names of subscribers and inquired what Mead officials might do if information restrictions were imposed. In response to government - pressure, Mead Data Central in effect censured itself. It purged all + pressure, Mead Data Central in effect censured itself. It purged all unclassified government-supplied technical data from its system and completely dropped the National Technical Information System from its database rather than risk a confrontation. - Representative Jack Brooks, a Texas Democrat who chairs the House + Representative Jack Brooks, a Texas Democrat who chairs the House Government Operations Committee, is an outspoken critic of the NSA's role in restricting civilian information. He notes that in 1985 the NSA -- under the authority granted by NSDD 145 -- investigated a @@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ Keywords: we don't appreciate how quickly our society is being locked up. elections in 1984. The computer system was used to count more than one third of all votes cast in the United States. While probing the system's vulnerability to outside manipulation, the NSA obtained a - detailed knowledge of that computer program. "In my view," Brooks + detailed knowledge of that computer program. "In my view," Brooks says, "this is an unprecedented and ill-advised expansion of the military's influence in our society." ======================================================== ORIGIN: ParaNet Information Service BBS -CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg +CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg ======================================================== @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg (Reprinted with permission and license to ParaNet Information Service and its affiliates.) - By Donald Goldberg + By Donald Goldberg The mountains bend as the fjord and the sea beyond stretch out @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg increasing efforts to keep information not only from the public but from industry experts, scientists, and even other government officials as well. "That's like classifying a road map for fear of invasion," - says Paul Wolff, assistant administrator for the National Oceanic and + says Paul Wolff, assistant administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, of the attempted restrictions. These attempts to keep unclassified data out of the hands of scientists, researchers, the news media, and the public at large are a @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg increasing role in controlling the flow of information and communications through American society, a role traditionally -- and almost exclusively -- left to civilians. Under the approving gaze of - the Reagan administration, Department of Defense (DoD) officials have + the Reagan administration, Department of Defense (DoD) officials have quietly implemented a number of policies, decisions, and orders that give the military unprecedented control over both the content and public use of data and communications. For example: @@ -147,13 +147,13 @@ CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg emergency. The point man in the Pentagon's onslaught on communications is - Assistant Defense Secretary Donald C. Latham, a former NSA deputy - chief. Latham now heads up an interagency committee in charge of + Assistant Defense Secretary Donald C. Latham, a former NSA deputy + chief. Latham now heads up an interagency committee in charge of writing and implementing many of the policies that have put the military in charge of the flow of civilian information and communication. He is also the architect of National Security Decision Directive 145 (NSDD 145), signed by Defense Secretary Caspar - Weinberger in 1984, which sets out the national policy on + Weinberger in 1984, which sets out the national policy on telecommunications and computer-systems security. First NSDD 145 set up a steering group of top-level administration officials. Their job is to recommend ways to protect information that @@ -162,21 +162,21 @@ CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg well. And last October the steering group issued a memorandum that defined sensitive information and gave federal agencies broad new powers to keep it from the public. - According to Latham, this new category includes such data as all + According to Latham, this new category includes such data as all medical records on government databases -- from the files of the National Cancer Institute to information on every veteran who has ever applied for medical aid from the Veterans Administration -- and all the information on corporate and personal taxpayers in the Internal Revenue Service's computers. Even agricultural statistics, he argues, can be used by a foreign power against the United States. - In his oversize yet Spartan Pentagon office, Latham cuts anything + In his oversize yet Spartan Pentagon office, Latham cuts anything but an intimidating figure. Articulate and friendly, he could pass for a network anchorman or a television game show host. When asked how the government's new definition of sensitive information will be used, he defends the necessity for it and tries to put to rest concerns about a new restrictiveness. "The debate that somehow the DoD and NSA are going to monitor or - get into private databases isn't the case at all," Latham insists. + get into private databases isn't the case at all," Latham insists. "The definition is just a guideline, just an advisory. It does not give the DoD the right to go into private records." Yet the Defense Department invoked the NSDD 145 guidelines when it @@ -185,17 +185,17 @@ CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg computer systems. The excuse if offered was that these data often include technical information that might be valuable to a foreign adversary like the Soviet Union. - Mead Data Central -- which runs some of the nation's largest - computer databases, such as Lexis and Nexis, and has nearly 200,000 + Mead Data Central -- which runs some of the nation's largest + computer databases, such as Lexis and Nexis, and has nearly 200,000 users -- says it has already been approached by a team of agents from the Air Force and officials from the CIA and the FBI who asked for the - names of subscribers and inquired what Mead officials might do if + names of subscribers and inquired what Mead officials might do if information restrictions were imposed. In response to government - pressure, Mead Data Central in effect censured itself. It purged all + pressure, Mead Data Central in effect censured itself. It purged all unclassified government-supplied technical data from its system and completely dropped the National Technical Information System from its database rather than risk a confrontation. - Representative Jack Brooks, a Texas Democrat who chairs the House + Representative Jack Brooks, a Texas Democrat who chairs the House Government Operations Committee, is an outspoken critic of the NSA's role in restricting civilian information. He notes that in 1985 the NSA -- under the authority granted by NSDD 145 -- investigated a @@ -203,18 +203,18 @@ CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg elections in 1984. The computer system was used to count more than one third of all votes cast in the United States. While probing the system's vulnerability to outside manipulation, the NSA obtained a - detailed knowledge of that computer program. "In my view," Brooks + detailed knowledge of that computer program. "In my view," Brooks says, "this is an unprecedented and ill-advised expansion of the military's influence in our society." There are other NSA critics. "The computer systems used by counties to collect and process votes have nothing to do with national security, and I'm really concerned about the NSA's involvement," says - Democratic congressman Dan Glickman of Kansas, chairman of the House + Democratic congressman Dan Glickman of Kansas, chairman of the House science and technology subcommittee concerned with computer security. Also, under NSDD 145 the Pentagon has issued an order, virtually unknown to all but a few industry executives, that affects commercial communications satellites. The policy was made official by Defense - Secretary Weinberger in June of 1985 and requires that all commercial + Secretary Weinberger in June of 1985 and requires that all commercial satellite operators that carry such unclassified government data traffic as routine Pentagon supply information and payroll data (and that compete for lucrative government contracts) install costly @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg make the NSA privy to vital information about the essential signals needed to operate a satellite. With this information it could take control of any satellite it chooses. - Latham insists this, too, is a voluntary policy and that only + Latham insists this, too, is a voluntary policy and that only companies that wish to install protection will have their systems evaluated by the NSA. He also says industry officials are wholly behind the move, and argues that the protective systems are necessary. @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg a company competing against less expensive communications networks. Americans get much of their information through forms of electronic communications, from the telephone, television and radio, and - information printed in many newspapers. Banks send important financial + information printed in many newspapers. Banks send important financial data, businesses their spreadsheets, and stockbrokers their investment portfolios, all over the same channels, from satellite signals to computer hookups carried on long distance telephone lines. To make @@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg unrelated reasons.) "I think it is quite clear that they have snuck in there some powers that are dangerous for us as a company and for the public at - large," said MCI vice president Kenneth Cox before the Senate vote. - Since President Reagan took office, the Pentagon has stepped up its + large," said MCI vice president Kenneth Cox before the Senate vote. + Since President Reagan took office, the Pentagon has stepped up its efforts to rewrite the definition of national emergency and give the military expanded powers in the United States. "The declaration of 'emergency' has always been vague," says one former administration @@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg posts. "Different presidents have invoked it differently. This administration would declare a convenient 'emergency.'" In other words, what is a nuisance to one administration might qualify as a - burgeoning crisis to another. For example, the Reagan administration + burgeoning crisis to another. For example, the Reagan administration might decide that a series of protests on or near military bases constituted a national emergency. Should the Pentagon ever be given the green light, its base for @@ -338,9 +338,9 @@ CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg Bell's monopoly over the telephone network of the entire United States was finally broken. The timing was no coincidence. Pentagon officials had argued for years along with AT&T against the divestiture of Ma - Bell, on grounds of national security. Defense Secretary Weinberger + Bell, on grounds of national security. Defense Secretary Weinberger personally urged the attorney general to block the lawsuit that - resulted in the breakup, as had his predecessor, Harold Brown. The + resulted in the breakup, as had his predecessor, Harold Brown. The reason was that rather than construct its own communications network, the Pentagon had come to rely extensively on the phone company. After the breakup the dependence continued. The Pentagon still used @@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg competing companies to acquire phone lines, and communications was more than a matter of running a line from one telephone to another. Satellites, microwave towers, fiberoptics, and other technological - breakthroughs never dreamed of by Alexander Graham Bell were in + breakthroughs never dreamed of by Alexander Graham Bell were in extensive use, and not just for phone conversations. Digital data streams for computers flowed on the same networks. These facts were not lost on the Defense Department or the White @@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg in Nebraska, and at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado Springs. The industry officials attending constituted the National Security - Telecommunications Advisory Committee -- called NSTAC (pronounced N- - stack) -- set up by President Reagan to address those same problems + Telecommunications Advisory Committee -- called NSTAC (pronounced N- + stack) -- set up by President Reagan to address those same problems that worried the Pentagon. It was at these secret meetings, according to the minutes, that the idea of a communications watch center for national emergencies -- the NCC -- was born. Along with it came a @@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg this phase whatever facility survives becomes the de facto NCC. So far there is no alternate National Coordinating Center to which NCC officials could retreat to survive an attack. According to NCC - deputy director William Belford, no physical sites have yet been + deputy director William Belford, no physical sites have yet been chosen for a substitute NCC, and even whether the NCC itself will survive a nuclear attack is still under study. Of what use is a communications center that is not expected to @@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg The center is a powerful and unprecedented tool to assume control over the nation's vast communications and information network. For years the Pentagon has been studying how to take over the common - carriers' facilities. That research was prepared by NSTAC at the DoD's + carriers' facilities. That research was prepared by NSTAC at the DoD's request and is contained in a series of internal Pentagon documents obtained by "Omni." Collectively this series is known as the Satellite Survivability Report. Completed in 1984, it is the only detailed @@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ CONTRIBUTED TO PARANET BY: Donald Goldberg communications official put it: "Whoever controls communications, controls the country." His remark was made after our State Department could not communicate directly with our embassy in Manila during the - anti-Marcos revolution last year. To get through, the State + anti-Marcos revolution last year. To get through, the State Department had to relay all its messages through the Philippine government. Government officials have offered all kinds of scenarios to justify diff --git a/pythonCode/output/ntwar002.xml b/pythonCode/output/ntwar002.xml index b03ff89..b0b80d0 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/ntwar002.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/ntwar002.xml @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ * * * Written by: * * * -* Victor Suvorov * +* Victor Suvorov * * * * Typed by:Lord Foul * * * @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ destruction, but that was getting lame. I had just finished reading the book "In the Aquarium" which was pretty interesting, this file consists of what I thought to be the most interesting parts of the book. Here we go. By the way if you read this and like -it leave me some e-mail to Marvin lanes on ripco or to Lord Foul on any of the oth +it leave me some e-mail to Marvin lanes on ripco or to Lord Foul on any of the oth er popular 312...

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@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ tablets of dry spirit. Also in his backpack are twenty other tablets (medicinal most common field ailments). There is also one towel, a safety razor, a tube o f liquid soap, afish hook and line, and a needle and cotton.

-

As for weapons there are two choices the full complement of the lightwight issue. Due +

As for weapons there are two choices the full complement of the lightwight issue. Due to limited space I will only describe the heavy issue here (light issueis basically just a pistol and some knives). A kalishnakov automatic AKMS and 300 rounds. Some aut omatics are equiped with a silencer and flame suppreser. He also carries a p-8 silenced @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ and you do not let your hands touch the ground. As soon as you make ground conta spring forward and runyour ass off or else fall on it and die. Like i said dont try this.

-

The info. in this file was take from INSIDE THE AQUARIUM by Viktor Suvorov and published +

The info. in this file was take from INSIDE THE AQUARIUM by Viktor Suvorov and published by berkley and can be found in all bookstores. It's quite interesting you should brouse through it sometime at least.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/nwo-merc.xml b/pythonCode/output/nwo-merc.xml index ed98219..90120db 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/nwo-merc.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/nwo-merc.xml @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ intervention.

The argument was next made that what was actually at stake was the freedom of the Kuwaiti people. A number of political -analysts, however, pointed out that while Saddam Hussein's +analysts, however, pointed out that while Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq was undoubtedly a brutal dictatorship, Kuwait had not exactly been an example of a free, democratic society. In fact, the royal family of Kuwait had closed the Parliament @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ was the establishment of a "new world order." World peace and stability could never be secure as long as dictators had the license to conquer and plunder their neighbors by force of arms. With the end of the Cold War, it was now necessary to -bring to fruition the noble dreams of Woodrow Wilson and +bring to fruition the noble dreams of Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt which called for a consort of nations to police and guarantee world order for the mutual benefit of all.

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ less expensive products than the ones offered by his market rivals.

The liberal ideal required minimizing the role of the state in -economic affairs. The German economist Wilhelm Ropke once +economic affairs. The German economist Wilhelm Ropke once concisely explained that the "genuinely liberal principle" required "the widest possible separation of the two spheres of government and economy. . . . This means the largest possible @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ gold and physical assets).

But the United States and its Desert Storm allies in principle conduct their international economic affairs no differently -than has Saddam Hussein. If some of America's Asian trading +than has Saddam Hussein. If some of America's Asian trading partners "capture" a large share of the American consumer market, the government responds with a tariff-wall "defense." If American agriculture cannot earn the profits it considers @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ of a valued import such as oil, then a military crusade is launched to guarantee "our" supply of oil. And in the process, we purchase some allies--Egypt--by "forgiving" tens of billions of dollars in government loans; and we also punish -others who won't go along with us--Jordan--by withholding +others who won't go along with us--Jordan--by withholding government aid and loans.

In a world of politicized trade and commerce, conflicts among @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ the fundamental barriers to a truly peaceful "new world order."

In 1936, the Swiss economist and political scientist William -Rappard delivered a lecture entitled, "The Common Menace of +Rappard delivered a lecture entitled, "The Common Menace of Economic and Military Armaments." World order, he said, was threatened not only by military aggression but by economic warfare as well. The weapons for economic warfare were @@ -175,21 +175,21 @@ commodities and their prices within one's own country and in other parts of the world.

"The primary source of economic and military armaments," -Rappard said, "we perceive in the doctrine of political +Rappard said, "we perceive in the doctrine of political nationalism. Political nationalism is the creed which places the national State at the top of the scale of human values, not only above the individual, but above mankind itself."

-

Rappard argued that a new world order of peace and prosperity +

Rappard argued that a new world order of peace and prosperity would only be possible when nations undertook a policy of economic disarmament. But this would only come about when the creed of political nationalism and mercantilism was again superseded by the ideals of economic liberalism. And, alas, we still seem as far away from that transformation as when -William Rappard delivered his lecture more than half a century +William Rappard delivered his lecture more than half a century ago.

-

Professor Ebeling is the Ludwig von Mises Professor of +

Professor Ebeling is the Ludwig von Mises Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan, and also serves as vice-president of academic affairs for The Future of Freedom Foundation.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/opal.xml b/pythonCode/output/opal.xml index 252b00f..82974ec 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/opal.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/opal.xml @@ -29,33 +29,33 @@ not be revealed; and hidden, that shall shall not be known. "What I tell you in darkness, that espeak in light; and what ye hear in the ear, that proclaim upon the housetops." Matthew

-

18th May, 1967: Texas oil billionaire Nelson Bunker Hunt, using a +

18th May, 1967: Texas oil billionaire Nelson Bunker Hunt, using a sophisticated satellite technique to detect global deposits, discovers a huge oil source south of New Zealand in the Great South Basin.

-

10th June, 1967: Hunt and New Zealand Finance Minister reach an -agreement: Hunt will receive sole drilling rights and Muldoon will +

10th June, 1967: Hunt and New Zealand Finance Minister reach an +agreement: Hunt will receive sole drilling rights and Muldoon will receive a $US100,000 non-repayable loan from the Placid Oil Co -(Hunt's).

+(Hunt's).

8th September, 1967: Placid Oil granted drilling rights to the Great South Basin.

10th May, 1968: Hawaiian meeting between Onassis and top -lieutenants, William Colby and Gerald Parsky, to discuss +lieutenants, William Colby and Gerald Parsky, to discuss establishment of a new front company in Australia - Australasian -and Pacific Holdings Limited - to be managed by Michael Hand. +and Pacific Holdings Limited - to be managed by Michael Hand. Using Onassis-Rockefeller banks, Chase Manhattan and Shroders, Travelodge Management Ltd sets up another front to link the operations to the US.

-

Onassis crowned head of the Mafia; Colby (head of CIA covert +

Onassis crowned head of the Mafia; Colby (head of CIA covert operations in S.E. Asia) ran the Onassis heroin operations in the Golden Triangle (Laos, Burma, Thailand) with 200 Green Beret Mercenaries - ie the Phoenix Programme.

-

Gerald Parsky deputy to ex-CIA/FBI Robert Maheu in the Howard +

Gerald Parsky deputy to ex-CIA/FBI Robert Maheu in the Howard Hughes organisation, took orders from Onassis and was made responsible for laundering skim money from the Onassis casino operations in Las Vegas and the Bahamas.

@@ -65,43 +65,43 @@ companies) begin Great South Basin oil exploration - hunt finances 45.5% of exploration costs, Gulf Oil 14.5%, Shell (US) 10%, B.P. Oil 10%, Standard Oil California 10%, Mobil 6.5% and Arco 6.5%.

-

12th October, 1968: Hunt and Seven Sisters announce confirmation +

12th October, 1968: Hunt and Seven Sisters announce confirmation of new oil source comparable to the Alaskan North Slope - gas reserves estimated at 150 times larger than the Kapuni Field.

Early 1969: Mafia consolidates its banking operations; David Rockefeller becomes Chairman of Chase Manhattan; Wriston at -Citibank and Michele Sindona captures the Vatican Bank, +Citibank and Michele Sindona captures the Vatican Bank, Partnership Pacific launched by Bank of America, Bank of Tokyo and Bank of New South Wales.

24th February, 1969: Onassis calls Council meeting in Washington to discuss strategy to monopolise the Great South Basin discovery. -Council members included Nelson Rockefeller and John McCloy, who -managed the Seven Sisters, and David Rockefeller managed the +Council members included Nelson Rockefeller and John McCloy, who +managed the Seven Sisters, and David Rockefeller managed the Mafia's banking operations.

-

McCloy outlines the plan to capture all oil and mineral resources +

McCloy outlines the plan to capture all oil and mineral resources in Australia and N.Z.

-

10th March, 1969: Parsky and Colby use Australasian and Pacific +

10th March, 1969: Parsky and Colby use Australasian and Pacific Holdings to set up a 'front' company in Australia. Using old banks -Mellon Bank and Pittsburgh National Bank, they buy control of near-bankrupt Industrial Equity Ltd (I.E.L.) managed by New -Zealander Ron Brierly.

+Zealander Ron Brierly.

-

A'Asian and Pacific Holdings' 'consultant' Bob Seldon helps -Michael Hand set up the new organisation. Seldon took orders from +

A'Asian and Pacific Holdings' 'consultant' Bob Seldon helps +Michael Hand set up the new organisation. Seldon took orders from Mellon and Pittsburgh National Banks, while Hand was directly -responsible to Gerald Parsky and William Colby. Ron Brierly would +responsible to Gerald Parsky and William Colby. Ron Brierly would take orders from Hand.

-

24th July, 1969: New board established for I.E.L. includes Hand, Seldon, Ron -Brierly, plus two Brierly associates - Frank Nugan and Bob Jones. +

24th July, 1969: New board established for I.E.L. includes Hand, Seldon, Ron +Brierly, plus two Brierly associates - Frank Nugan and Bob Jones. Both are appointed consultants to A'asian and Pacific Holdings Ltd.

-

Jones will help Brierly launder funds into real estate -(Brierly/Jones Investments) while Seldon and Nugan will channel +

Jones will help Brierly launder funds into real estate +(Brierly/Jones Investments) while Seldon and Nugan will channel funds into oil and mineral resources through I.E.L.

October 1969: Chase Manhattan begins new operation in Australia @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ with National Bank Australasia and A.C. Goods Associates - Chase-NBA.

J.C. Fletcher appointed chairman of Seven Sisters' company - British Petroleum (N.Z.).

-

17th February 1970: Gerald Parsky sets up a new heroin-dollar +

17th February 1970: Gerald Parsky sets up a new heroin-dollar laundry in Australia - Australian International Finance Corp. using the Irving Trust Co New York.

@@ -131,20 +131,20 @@ Standard Oil of California which is Rockefeller-controlled.

* Australia and New Zealand Bank (ANZ).

Meantime, Japanese members of One World Government move into New -Zealand, helped by Finance Minister R. Muldoon; Mitsubishi and +Zealand, helped by Finance Minister R. Muldoon; Mitsubishi and Mitsui make a profitable deal buying up rights to ironsands helped by Marcon a -Corp. (US) and Todd (Shell/BP/Todd). Todd rewarded with sole New -Zealand franchise for Mitsubishi vehicles, Muldoon helps Mitsui +Corp. (US) and Todd (Shell/BP/Todd). Todd rewarded with sole New +Zealand franchise for Mitsubishi vehicles, Muldoon helps Mitsui (Oji Paper Co) obtain a lucrative 320 million cubic foot Kiangaroa Forestry contract with Carter Holt.

-

November, 1970: Fletchers extend the Rockefeller Travelodge +

November, 1970: Fletchers extend the Rockefeller Travelodge operation by buying control of New Zealand's largest travel company - Atlantic and Pacific Travel.

Manufacturers' and Retailers' Acceptance Company (in 1970 changed -to Marac): This firm specialises in leasing and factoring (buying +to Marac): This firm specialises in leasing and factoring (buying debts at a discount). It also finances imports and exports. The major shareholders are the Fletcher Group (38.0%), the Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd (24.7%), NIMU Insurance (7.7%), Phillips @@ -156,19 +156,19 @@ the Midland Bank (UK), the United California Bank (USA), Fuji

Early 1971: Onassis and Rockefeller begin global operation to buy influence for the One World Government concept. They use Lockheed, -Northrop and Litton Industries 'agent' Adnan Khashoggi, to +Northrop and Litton Industries 'agent' Adnan Khashoggi, to organise operations in the Middle East, Iran and Indonesia. I.C.I. set up $2.5 million slush fund to Australia and N.Z.

-

Finance Minister Muldoon changes law to allow Mafia-controlled +

Finance Minister Muldoon changes law to allow Mafia-controlled banks to begin operations in New Zealand. Links also made by N.Z.I. in preparation for Paxus control with Hong Kong and Shanghai; Wells Fargo with Broadbank; Chase Manhattan with General -Finance; Bank of America and Barclays with Fletchers and Renouf in +Finance; Bank of America and Barclays with Fletchers and Renouf in New Zealand United Corp. All members of the Business Round Table Organisation.

-

Late 1971: Gulf Oil and their man Brierly begin organising chains +

Late 1971: Gulf Oil and their man Brierly begin organising chains of Shell companies and dummy corporations to conceal their takeover operations of oil, gas and mineral resources and related industries such as vehicle franchises, vehicle spare parts and @@ -179,24 +179,24 @@ culture.

I.S.A.S. (NSW) and I.S.A.S. (Qld), which hold sole franchise for construction and mining equipment produced by International Harvester Credit Co, which is part of Chase Manhattan Bank and -associated with First National Bank Chicago (Chairman Sullivan +associated with First National Bank Chicago (Chairman Sullivan also Executive Vice-President of Chase Manhattan), Continental -Illinois (linked with CIA and Mafia Michele Sindona of Vatican +Illinois (linked with CIA and Mafia Michele Sindona of Vatican Bank) and Rockefeller's Standard Oil of Indiana (AMOCO).

I.S.A.S. (Qld) also has strategic holdings in North Flinders Mines, Flinders Petroleum, Apollo International Minerals.

February 1972: Onassis and Rockefeller help associate Adnan -Khashoggi buy the Security Pacific National Bank in California and +Khashoggi buy the Security Pacific National Bank in California and take control of the United California Bank through CIA-linked Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Both banks used by Onassis and -Khashoggi to funnel bribes and payoffs via the CIA's Deak Bank to +Khashoggi to funnel bribes and payoffs via the CIA's Deak Bank to captive Japanese and other crooked politicians. Security Pacific -also used to 'launder' over $2 million for Nixon's re-election -campaign. Khashoggi also buys 21% of Southern Pacific Properties, +also used to 'launder' over $2 million for Nixon's re-election +campaign. Khashoggi also buys 21% of Southern Pacific Properties, which is the major stockholder in Travelodge (Aust), thereby -establishing direct links to New Zealand, and U.E.B. and Fletchers +establishing direct links to New Zealand, and U.E.B. and Fletchers through its equity links with Travelodge (N.Z.).

April 1972: Mafia banking operations expanded through New Hebrides @@ -204,76 +204,76 @@ with establishment of Australian International Ltd to finance Pacific development by the oil companies (Seven Sisters). Banks involved include Irving Trust NY, Bank of Montreal, Crocker International, Australia & N.Z. Bank and the Mitsubishi Bank, -whose president, Nakamaru, is appointed Chairman.

+whose president, Nakamaru, is appointed Chairman.

-

26th May, 1972: Gerald Parsky installs Michele Sindona as 'owner' +

26th May, 1972: Gerald Parsky installs Michele Sindona as 'owner' of Franklin National Bank, helped by the Gambino Mafia family and -David Kennedy - Chairman of Continental Illinois Bank and Nixon's +David Kennedy - Chairman of Continental Illinois Bank and Nixon's Secretary of the Treasury.

Pacific Basin Economic Council Conference in Wellington, NZ. -Vice-President Shigeo Nagano also chairman of Nippon Steel and +Vice-President Shigeo Nagano also chairman of Nippon Steel and member of Onassis and other World Government organisations. -Chairman of NZ sub-committee, J. Mowbray is also GenehAo National B

+Chairman of NZ sub-committee, J. Mowbray is also GenehAo National B

-

Meanwhile, Michele Sindona, acting as the go-between for the Mafia +

Meanwhile, Michele Sindona, acting as the go-between for the Mafia and the CIA, was the conduit between US and European banks. -Michele Sindona's Vatican Bank and associate Calvi's Abrosiano +Michele Sindona's Vatican Bank and associate Calvi's Abrosiano Bank was used to finance CIA neo-fascist Italian/Latin American operations through Licio Gelli's P2 Lodge, which helped to organise the 'death squads' of Argentina, Uruguay and Chile. This -aided the P2 -@+%rs sukh!as Klaus Barbie ('The Butcher of Lyonsf,(" Rega +aided the P2 -@+%rs sukh!as Klaus Barbie ('The Butcher of Lyonsf,(" Rega organiser of the A.A.A. in Argentina.

-

Aoh August, 1972: Gulf Oil associate Bob Seldon helps establish +

Aoh August, 1972: Gulf Oil associate Bob Seldon helps establish new banking operation, first NZ international banks include Bank of New Zealand, D.F.C. (Aust), N.Z.I., Morgan Guaranty Trust, -Morgan Grenfel and S.F. Warburg.

+Morgan Grenfel and S.F. Warburg.

-

Fletchers begins expansion overseas with deals signed in +

Fletchers begins expansion overseas with deals signed in Indonesia, Fiji and New Guinea.

-

December 1972: Kirk elected Prime Minister of New Zealand.

+

December 1972: Kirk elected Prime Minister of New Zealand.

-

February, 1973: Gerald Parsky, William Colby, Michael Hand, Frank -Nugan and Bob Seldon move to further consolidate the Mafia banking -operations. In NZ they acquire 20% Fletcher subsidiary Marac, -using the Security Pacific National Bank helped by Marac Corporate -secretary Alan Hawkins.

+

February, 1973: Gerald Parsky, William Colby, Michael Hand, Frank +Nugan and Bob Seldon move to further consolidate the Mafia banking +operations. In NZ they acquire 20% Fletcher subsidiary Marac, +using the Security Pacific National Bank helped by Marac Corporate +secretary Alan Hawkins.

-

Frank Nugan and Michael Hand use Fletcher and Renouf and their NZ -United Corporation to link with I.E.L. and Brierly Investments +

Frank Nugan and Michael Hand use Fletcher and Renouf and their NZ +United Corporation to link with I.E.L. and Brierly Investments through cross-shareholding agreement.

-

In Australia, the Nugan Hand Bank begins operations with 30% of +

In Australia, the Nugan Hand Bank begins operations with 30% of the stock held by A'asian and Pacific Holdings (100% Chase Manhattan Bank), 25% by CIA's Air America (known as 'Air Opium'), -25% by South Pacific Properties and 20% held by Seldon, Nugan and +25% by South Pacific Properties and 20% held by Seldon, Nugan and Hand.

The Irving Trust Bank's New York Branch establishes US links -between the CIA and Nugan Hand, a worldwide network of 22 banks +between the CIA and Nugan Hand, a worldwide network of 22 banks set up to:

a) 'launder' money from Onassis heroin operations in the Golden Triangle and Iran; b) as a CIA funnel to pro-US political parties in Europe and Latin -America, including Colby's P2; +America, including Colby's P2; c) a spying conduit for information from Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand; d) finance arms smuggled to Libya, Indonesia, South America, Middle East and Rhodesia using the CIA's Edward Wilson.

-

Colby and Kissinger use key CIA and Naval Intelligence officers to -oversee the operation, including Walter McDonald (former Deputy +

Colby and Kissinger use key CIA and Naval Intelligence officers to +oversee the operation, including Walter McDonald (former Deputy Director CIA), Dale Holmgren (Flight Service Manager CIA Civil Air -Transport), Robert Jansen (former CIA Station Chief, Bangkok) etc.

+Transport), Robert Jansen (former CIA Station Chief, Bangkok) etc.

Heroin flown into Australia by CIA's Air America and trans-shipped -to Onassis lieutenant in Florida, Santos Trafficante Jr, assisted +to Onassis lieutenant in Florida, Santos Trafficante Jr, assisted by Australian Federal Bureau of Narcotics officials and -co-ordinated by CIA's Ray Cline.

+co-ordinated by CIA's Ray Cline.

14th June, 1973: Inauguration of the Onassis shadow World Government - the Trilateral Commission. Includes over 200 members from the U @@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ production facilities, labour technology, markets, transport and finance. These aims backed up by the US military and industrial complexes that are already controlled and backed up by the CIA.

-

18th August, 1973: Ray Cline and Michael Hand meet in Adelaide to +

18th August, 1973: Ray Cline and Michael Hand meet in Adelaide to discuss CIA plan to establish spying operations in NZ.

September 1973: Seagrams, with strong links to Chase Manhattan @@ -302,11 +302,11 @@ Dominion Bank, European Asian Bank and United California Bank, COMPAC to be used as a cover for heroin dollar laundering operations.

-

26th February, 1974: Michael Hand meets Bob Jones in Wellington to +

26th February, 1974: Michael Hand meets Bob Jones in Wellington to implement plans for the CIA's new spying operation - countries targeted include France, Chile, West Germany and Israel.

-

Using the Brierly/Jones Investment funnel, Jones buys building in +

Using the Brierly/Jones Investment funnel, Jones buys building in Willeston Street which will be rented to France and Chile, another at Plimmer Steps to house West Germany and Israel.

@@ -315,28 +315,28 @@ Willeston Street building and another at 163 The Terrace which will link with equipment installed in the Plimmer Steps building. Four CIA technicians will run the whole operation.

-

April 1974: Finance Minister Rowling appoints Ron Trotter to the +

April 1974: Finance Minister Rowling appoints Ron Trotter to the Overseas Investment Commission, whose chairman, G. Lau, is also a -member of the Todd Foundation (Shell/BP/Todd) investment board.

+member of the Todd Foundation (Shell/BP/Todd) investment board.

-

Whitlam and Kirk

+

Whitlam and Kirk

-

Mid-1974: Gough Whitlam and Norman Kirk begin a series of moves +

Mid-1974: Gough Whitlam and Norman Kirk begin a series of moves absolutely against the Mafia Trilateralists. Whitlam refuses to waive restrictions on overseas borrowings to finance Alwest -Aluminium Consortium of Rupert Murdoch, BHP and R.J. Reynolds. +Aluminium Consortium of Rupert Murdoch, BHP and R.J. Reynolds. Whitlam had also ended Vietnam War support, blocked uranium mining and wanted more control over US secret spy bases - e.g. Pine Gap.

-

Kirk had introduced a new, tough Anti-Monopoly Bill and had tried +

Kirk had introduced a new, tough Anti-Monopoly Bill and had tried to redistribute income from big companies to the labour force through price regulation and a wages policy.

-

Kirk had also rejected plans to build a second aluminium smelter +

Kirk had also rejected plans to build a second aluminium smelter near Dunedin and was preparing the Petroleum Amendment Bill to give more control over New Zealand oil resources.

-

Kirk had found out that Hunt Petroleum, drilling in the Great +

Kirk had found out that Hunt Petroleum, drilling in the Great South Basin, had discovered a huge resource of oil comparable in size to the North Sea or Alaskan North Slope. Gas reserves alone now estimated at 30 times bigger than Kapuni and oil reserves of @@ -346,24 +346,24 @@ these facts. To have announced a vast new oil source would probably mean a decline in world oil prices, which would not have allowed OPEC and Onassis plans for the Arabs to eventuate. N.Z. could be exploited at a later date, particularly since the North -Sea operations were about to come on stream - Kirk was the last to +Sea operations were about to come on stream - Kirk was the last to hold out.

-

September, 1974: According to CIA sources, Kirk was killed by the -Trilateralists using Sodium Morphate. Rowling's first act as NZ -Prime Minister was to withdraw Kirk's Anti-Monopoly Bill and the +

September, 1974: According to CIA sources, Kirk was killed by the +Trilateralists using Sodium Morphate. Rowling's first act as NZ +Prime Minister was to withdraw Kirk's Anti-Monopoly Bill and the Petroleum Amendment Bill.

-

Later, Rowling was to be rewarded with ambassadorship to +

Later, Rowling was to be rewarded with ambassadorship to Washington. Incidentally, the Shah of Iran was murdered the same -way as Kirk on his arrival in the US.

+way as Kirk on his arrival in the US.

-

6th October, 1974: Ray cline implements William Colby plan to oust -Australian Prime Minister Whitlam. Nugan Hand Bank finances -payoffs to Malcolm Fraser and other pro-US politicians. A joint +

6th October, 1974: Ray cline implements William Colby plan to oust +Australian Prime Minister Whitlam. Nugan Hand Bank finances +payoffs to Malcolm Fraser and other pro-US politicians. A joint bugging operation commences between CIA and ASIA.

-

Rupert Murdoch, playing his part, uses his newspapers and +

Rupert Murdoch, playing his part, uses his newspapers and television network to spread lies and misinformation. Whitlam, as well as refusing to waive restrictions on overseas borrowing to finance the aluminium consortium, had plans to ensure that all @@ -372,32 +372,32 @@ with the Seven Sisters' plans to build three oil refineries at Cape Northumberland in South Australia to exploit the Great South Basin discovery.

-

December, 1974: Australian Governor-General John Kerr joins Ray -Cline's payroll and received his first pay-off of $US200,000 +

December, 1974: Australian Governor-General John Kerr joins Ray +Cline's payroll and received his first pay-off of $US200,000 credited to his account number 767748 at the Singapore branch of -the Nugan Hand Bank.

+the Nugan Hand Bank.

-

11th November, 1975: Governor-General Kerr sacks the Whitlam +

11th November, 1975: Governor-General Kerr sacks the Whitlam Government.

-

August 1975: Rowling re-introduces unrecognisable Commerce Bill, +

August 1975: Rowling re-introduces unrecognisable Commerce Bill, designed to aid monopolisation of the NZ economy and repeals the News Media Ownership Act, allowing more foreign ownership of NZ media. The new legislation does not define monopoly, competition or stipulate permissable maximum market share, or even ascertain what the public interest is - resulting in a sell-out to big business.

-

December, 1975: Election battle between Rowling and Muldoon. Oil -companies pour thousands of dollars into Muldoon's campaign via -National Bank (NZ), whose general manager Mowbray is also a member -of Todd Foundations; Investment Board Director Tudhope also Managing -Director Shell Oil and Chairman Shell/BP/Todd. Muldoon wins.

+

December, 1975: Election battle between Rowling and Muldoon. Oil +companies pour thousands of dollars into Muldoon's campaign via +National Bank (NZ), whose general manager Mowbray is also a member +of Todd Foundations; Investment Board Director Tudhope also Managing +Director Shell Oil and Chairman Shell/BP/Todd. Muldoon wins.

-

February, 1976: Muldoon implements pre-election secret agreement -with the NZ Seven Sisters' oil representatives of Shell/BP/Todd +

February, 1976: Muldoon implements pre-election secret agreement +with the NZ Seven Sisters' oil representatives of Shell/BP/Todd for helping finance the National Party campaign.

-

Muldoon removes the $3 per barrel oil levy for the New Zealand +

Muldoon removes the $3 per barrel oil levy for the New Zealand Refining Company, which increases the oil companies' profits by 100% at the taxpayers' expense and with all future oil prospecting licenses, the Government has the option to take 51% of any discovery without @@ -405,33 +405,33 @@ meeting exploration costs. This is designed to discourage further exploration, thereby keeping the lid on the Great South Basin discovery.

-

Meanwhile, in Australia, new P.M. Malcolm Fraser reopens uranium +

Meanwhile, in Australia, new P.M. Malcolm Fraser reopens uranium mining and opens the way for takeover of mineral resources with big tax breaks for oil exploration, coal and mining.

-

Muldoon returns a favour to the oil companies by arranging $US200 -million loan for Maui Gas Development for Shell/BP/Todd.

+

Muldoon returns a favour to the oil companies by arranging $US200 +million loan for Maui Gas Development for Shell/BP/Todd.

September, 1976: With captive politicians in place in both Australia and New Zealand, the Internationalists can now proceed with their strategy of takeover of the economy and exploitation of natural resources. "In New Zealand, the elimination of unnecessary -competition is fundamental to a sound economy," Brierly says.

+competition is fundamental to a sound economy," Brierly says.

-

Parksy and Colby use Brierly/Jones Investments as a vehicle to buy +

Parksy and Colby use Brierly/Jones Investments as a vehicle to buy into A.B. Consolidated Holdings in New Zealand.

-

Associate of R. Jones, Pat Goodman, is appointed 'consultant' of +

Associate of R. Jones, Pat Goodman, is appointed 'consultant' of A'asian and Pacific Holdings.

November, 1976: The Internationalists (Mafia) set up a NZ money 'funnel' using Brierley's City Realties. National Insurance Co acquires 33% of the stock. Largest stockholders in National Insurance are the US Firemen's Fund -- Chairman and President Myron Du Bain also Vice Chairman of +- Chairman and President Myron Du Bain also Vice Chairman of American Express (Amex). Chairman of I.E.L. linked International -Harvester, Archie McCardell, also Amex Director. Amex linked with -Chase Manhattan and seven Sisters' Texaco and Mobil. Du Bain also +Harvester, Archie McCardell, also Amex Director. Amex linked with +Chase Manhattan and seven Sisters' Texaco and Mobil. Du Bain also Director of CIA-linked United California Bank, which is a partner in Commercial Pacific Trust.

@@ -440,84 +440,84 @@ stockholder in Chase Manhattan's Chase-NBA. Brierley's declared assets reach $100 million, with shareholder's capital of only $2.5 million - all cash acquisitions.

-

3rd February, 1977: Parksy and Colby close down the Brierley/Jones +

3rd February, 1977: Parksy and Colby close down the Brierley/Jones Investment funnel and open up seperate channels for Brierley and -Jones. Jones will be supplied with 'laundered' funds via Sydney -branch of the Nugan Hand Bank, while for Ron Brierley, Gerald -Parsky uses Myron Du Bain, Dierctor of United California Bank and +Jones. Jones will be supplied with 'laundered' funds via Sydney +branch of the Nugan Hand Bank, while for Ron Brierley, Gerald +Parsky uses Myron Du Bain, Dierctor of United California Bank and also chairman and president of the US Firemen's Fund, which are the largest stockholders in National Insurance (NZ). Funds to be 'laundered' via Chase Manhattan Bank through National Insurance to City Realty and via United California Bank through COMPAC (New Hebrides) to National Insurance and City Realties.

-

To expand the Bierley/I.E.L. 'front', Parsky establishes +

To expand the Bierley/I.E.L. 'front', Parsky establishes Industrial Equity Pacific (Hong Kong).

September 1977: Brierley's new holding company begins operations - A.B. Consolidated. H.W. Revell appointed Deputy Chairman and B. Hancox General Manager, while newly-appointed directors include S. -Cushing, B. Judge, O. Gunn and P. Goodman, linked with Renouf, +Cushing, B. Judge, O. Gunn and P. Goodman, linked with Renouf, Fletcher and Papps through I.E.L./N.Z.U.C.

* Strategy: To target and divide key sectors of the economy for takeover, exploitation and monopolisation. Operations to extend to -use Hong Kong facility, I.E.P. Fletchers to extend the -Khashoggi/Rockefeller Travelodge operation by taking holdings in +use Hong Kong facility, I.E.P. Fletchers to extend the +Khashoggi/Rockefeller Travelodge operation by taking holdings in Vacation Hotels and Intercontinental Properties (Renouf Chairman).

-

October, 1977: Muldoon and JOhn Todd - Shell/BP/Todd - sign an +

October, 1977: Muldoon and JOhn Todd - Shell/BP/Todd - sign an agreement. NZ Govt would take 24.5% holding in the Great South -Basin for $1.65 Billion. Hunt would reduce his holding from 45.5% +Basin for $1.65 Billion. Hunt would reduce his holding from 45.5% to 27.5% and Arco would sell its 6.5%.

-

* Reason: Hunt did not possess the technology to pump oil from -deep water; Gulf possessed the technology but did not tell Hunt. +

* Reason: Hunt did not possess the technology to pump oil from +deep water; Gulf possessed the technology but did not tell Hunt. Arco was not told anything and were swindled out of its 6.5% concession.

-

November, 1977: Muldoon introduces the S.I.S Amendment Bill, +

November, 1977: Muldoon introduces the S.I.S Amendment Bill, designed to keep the economy free of obstruction and to help uncover obstructive elements. Telephone taps, mail tampering and other surveillance methods approved after CIA input on contents of legislation.

-

Late 1977: Muldoon travels to the US to meet top Rockefeller +

Late 1977: Muldoon travels to the US to meet top Rockefeller officials, including Trilateralists' Deputy Secretary of State, -Warren Christopher, and Richard Bolbrooke, who were in charge of +Warren Christopher, and Richard Bolbrooke, who were in charge of the new "South Pacific Desk" at the State Department established by Rockefeller to target exploitatin of both New Zealand and -Australia. In Los Angeles, Muldoon meets top Rockefeller +Australia. In Los Angeles, Muldoon meets top Rockefeller officials, Robert Anderson (Rockwell Chairman, also Director of Kashoggi's Security Pacific National Bank) and P. Larkin (Rockwell Director, also Chairman, Executive Committee Security Pacific -National Bank and Director of Marac).

+National Bank and Director of Marac).

-

April, 1978: Muldoon sets up Petrocorp. New Zealand taxpayers +

April, 1978: Muldoon sets up Petrocorp. New Zealand taxpayers pay for the exploration costs but the oil companies control all -distribution outlets. Muldoon blocks development of Maui B as +distribution outlets. Muldoon blocks development of Maui B as restructured supplies mean higher prices and bigger profits for -Shell/BP/Todd. South Island gas market not developed as Great +Shell/BP/Todd. South Island gas market not developed as Great South Basin fields closer than Kapuni. Plans develop for re-opening of National Parks for mineral exploitation.

22nd July, 1978: Director of Australian Federal Bureau of -Narcotics suspends his invetigation into the Nugan Hand Bank after +Narcotics suspends his invetigation into the Nugan Hand Bank after pressure from the CIA and Australian politicians controlled by -Mafia, particularly Malcolm Fraser.

+Mafia, particularly Malcolm Fraser.

-

Brierly's declared assets reach $200 million, with shareholders' +

Brierly's declared assets reach $200 million, with shareholders' funds only $17 million.

-

May, 1979: Trilateral Commission secretary Zbignieu Brzezinski -appoints Muldoon chairman of Board of Governors of IMF/World Bank +

May, 1979: Trilateral Commission secretary Zbignieu Brzezinski +appoints Muldoon chairman of Board of Governors of IMF/World Bank on orders of -David Rockefeller. Muldoon would head three-man administration -committee which included Canadian Finance Minister Mitchell Sharp, +David Rockefeller. Muldoon would head three-man administration +committee which included Canadian Finance Minister Mitchell Sharp, key figure in the Mafia Council and the Trilateral Commission. -Australian Treasurer McMahon also involved.

+Australian Treasurer McMahon also involved.

-

8th June, 1979: Michael Hand, Frank Nugan, Brierley and James +

8th June, 1979: Michael Hand, Frank Nugan, Brierley and James Fetcher meet in Hand's Sydney penthouse to discuss the establishment of the New Zealand Mafia organisation.

@@ -529,8 +529,8 @@ Shell companies plus dummy corporations.

* Strategy: To take over food and produce resources, Brierley and Fletcher restructured a small private company, H.W. Smith, using -Cyril Smith as Chairman but with key executives Judge, Collins and -McKenzie. Bob Jones helps.

+Cyril Smith as Chairman but with key executives Judge, Collins and +McKenzie. Bob Jones helps.

Private company used, as no Commerce Commission control, accounts not published, no public disclosure of transactions. Bunting is @@ -538,20 +538,20 @@ established as a shell company and the South Island is targeted for asset-stripping and takeover, as well as key sectors of the automobile industry.

-

Unlimited funds channelled through City Realties, NZUC and Marac. +

Unlimited funds channelled through City Realties, NZUC and Marac. UEB extends Travelodge operations by buying control of Transholdings, which has strategic holdings in Vacation Hotels and Tourist Corp. Fiji Holdings.

17th August, 1979: New Zealand Mafia inaugral meeting in Sydney including Hand, Brierley, Fletcher, Goodman, R.Trotter, Alan -Hawkins and L.Papps.

+Hawkins and L.Papps.

Key sectors of the economy would be taken over- food, using Goodman; forestry and farming, using Fletcher and Trotter; -property, using Brierley and Jones. Brierley, Hand and Papps +property, using Brierley and Jones. Brierley, Hand and Papps would be responsible for banking, insurance and finance, while -Hand and Hawkins would be responsible for setting up new "laundry" +Hand and Hawkins would be responsible for setting up new "laundry" channels into New Zealand.

The economy would be taken over using cheap loans of less than 5%, @@ -560,34 +560,34 @@ while consumers would pay 28%.

October, 1979: BP Oil begis $100 million joint venture deal with Fletcher and Trotter at Tasman.

-

Muldoon makes secret deal with oil companies which effectively -robs New Zealand taxpayers by giving Shell/BP/Todd the Maui Gas +

Muldoon makes secret deal with oil companies which effectively +robs New Zealand taxpayers by giving Shell/BP/Todd the Maui Gas deal. Normally the granting of drilling rights on public land is done using a worldwide system which incorporates an auction tender -system. Muldoon bypassed this. Also, Shell/BP/Todd pays no tax +system. Muldoon bypassed this. Also, Shell/BP/Todd pays no tax on Kapuni profits, while putting funds into Maui development.

-

19th November, 1979: Secret meeting in Auckland between Muldoon, +

19th November, 1979: Secret meeting in Auckland between Muldoon, Fletcher and Trotter to transfer 43% Tasman Pulp and Paper held by New Zealand Government to Challenge Corporation (Chairman Trotter) -and Fletchers. Tasman has lucrative 75-year contract for cheap +and Fletchers. Tasman has lucrative 75-year contract for cheap timber signed in 1955.

-

Muldoon paid off with a $1 million 'non-repayable' loan - $500,000 +

Muldoon paid off with a $1 million 'non-repayable' loan - $500,000 to be paid into account number 8746665 at New Hebrides branch of the Australian International Bank.

-

November, 1979: Muldoon drops restrictions on foreign investment. +

November, 1979: Muldoon drops restrictions on foreign investment. AMAX (Stnadard Oil of California subsidiary) captures the Martha Hill goldmine.

-

Muldoon unveils the Government's plans (instructed by Rockefeller) +

Muldoon unveils the Government's plans (instructed by Rockefeller) to form New Zealand into an offshore production base for the multi-national corporations as benefits include government export incentives, stable government, cheap labour, and so on.

-

27th November, 1979: Gerald Parsky's lieutenant, David Kennedy, -meets Muldoon to deliver $US100,000 cash to Muldoon for +

27th November, 1979: Gerald Parsky's lieutenant, David Kennedy, +meets Muldoon to deliver $US100,000 cash to Muldoon for implementing the Internationalists' Mafia Think Big plans.

These plans began with big contracts and guaranteed profits for @@ -600,12 +600,12 @@ $50/barrel to be profitable, yet Mobil's profits are guaranteed.

New Zealand Steel is to be expanded 500%, even though there was a global steel glut of 50%.

-

Fletchers own 10% of New Zealand Steel and are majority +

Fletchers own 10% of New Zealand Steel and are majority stockholders in Pacific Steel and control monopoly over wire rod, reinforcing steel. Aslo, New Zealand taxpayers subsidise -Fletchers' profits.

+Fletchers' profits.

-

Muldoon introduces the National Development Bill with 'fast-track' +

Muldoon introduces the National Development Bill with 'fast-track' legislation, to keep the economy 'free of obstruction' for long-term monopolisation.

@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ consumer market. New Zealand is also the closest country to Antarctica, which has a vast mineral resource for future exploitation.

-

"Think Big" projects begin, even though Muldoon aware of studies +

"Think Big" projects begin, even though Muldoon aware of studies that show New Zealand could conserve up to 40% of energy consumption using existing technology, which would mean funds could be invested elsewhere to lower consumer prices, lower @@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ energy-saving technology. None of these options seriously considered as all would lessen profits for members of the Rockefeller organisations.

-

December 1979: Muldoon unveils 'stage two' of a four-stage plan +

December 1979: Muldoon unveils 'stage two' of a four-stage plan to exploit the Great South Basin discovery. Plan prepared by Trilateralist 'Think Tank' - the Brookings Institute.

@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ project and Think Big contracts to go to Bechtel, Fluor Corp., Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Nippon Steel, etc. All investments would be financed by the New Zealand taxpayer.

-

17th January, 1980: $500,000 deposited in Muldoon's account +

17th January, 1980: $500,000 deposited in Muldoon's account number 8746665 at the Australian International Bank, being the final payment for the Tasman deal.

@@ -648,89 +648,89 @@ final payment for the Tasman deal.

affiliation agreement between Dominion Breweries and Western International Hotels (Seattle First National Bank).

-

May, 1980: Mafia's Nugan Hand banking operation crashes after -Frank Nugan killed. Death ruled as suicide even though no +

May, 1980: Mafia's Nugan Hand banking operation crashes after +Frank Nugan killed. Death ruled as suicide even though no fingerprints found on the rifle. Maloney, Houghton, Yates and Hand shred important documents, but miss some. CIA helps Hand and -Bank President Donald Beasley escape to the U.S. The CIA and +Bank President Donald Beasley escape to the U.S. The CIA and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation cover everything up. -Beazley appointed President of Miami City National Bank, run by -Alberto Dugue for 'laundering' profits from the CIA Colombian +Beazley appointed President of Miami City National Bank, run by +Alberto Dugue for 'laundering' profits from the CIA Colombian cocaine operation.

-

There is a probability that Michael Hand killed Frank Nugan +

There is a probability that Michael Hand killed Frank Nugan because of his involvement with Hand's fiancee.

-

25th May, 1980: Colby arrived in Australia to discuss replacement -of the Nugan Hand Bank with Hand, Brierley, and Seldon. Immediate +

25th May, 1980: Colby arrived in Australia to discuss replacement +of the Nugan Hand Bank with Hand, Brierley, and Seldon. Immediate funding available from Sydney branch of the Deak Bank, a separate CIA operation, and IEL would be used to buy NZI Corp., to prepare for future laundering operations.

Maloney, Houghton, Yates, and Hand would shred all documents leading back to the New Zealand Great South Basin connection, and -the CIA would help Hand and Bank President Donald Beazley escape +the CIA would help Hand and Bank President Donald Beazley escape to the USA. The CIA and ASIO would also cover everything up.

-

Hand and Beazley turn up in Miami - Beazley appointed President +

Hand and Beazley turn up in Miami - Beazley appointed President and Hand 'consultant' to the Miami City National Bank, but also Hand turned up in El Salvador to help organise bankrolling of the -Contras with other ex- members of Nugan-Hand.

+Contras with other ex- members of Nugan-Hand.

23rd June, 1980: New Zealand Mafia, including Brierley, Fletcher, -Trotter, Jones, Hawkins, Goodman, and Papps meet in Wellington to +Trotter, Jones, Hawkins, Goodman, and Papps meet in Wellington to discuss merger of Fletcher Challenge and Tasman.

-

In order to replace Nugan Hand Bank's 22 world-wide branches, +

In order to replace Nugan Hand Bank's 22 world-wide branches, quick moves are made to buy control of NZI by New Zealand Mafia using Brierley, thereby capturing an established, world-wide organisation through the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, which is also linked to the CIA through its subsidiary, World Finance Corporation.

-

Late 1980: Fletchers, with strong Rockefeller links, obtains +

Late 1980: Fletchers, with strong Rockefeller links, obtains lucrative contracts on US Bases in the Pacific and joint ventures in Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

Control extended over New Zealand natural resources - Fletcher Challenge and Tasman Pulp and Paper merged. NZFP takes control of M.S.D. Spiers and Moore Le Messurier (Aust). Brierley begins -joint venture with NZFP through Williamson and Jeffrey. I.E.L, +joint venture with NZFP through Williamson and Jeffrey. I.E.L, through Goodman, buys 20% of Watties and begins cross-shareholding agreement. Goodman continues buying up control of NZ bakeries and flour- mills.

February, 1981: TNL., Brierley, AMOIL and MIM Holdings begin joint gold mining operation. MIM major shareholder is ASARCO -(US), whose Chairman, Barber, is also Director of Chase Manhattan +(US), whose Chairman, Barber, is also Director of Chase Manhattan Bank.

New Zealand Insurance and South British merger. -Parliamentarians For World Order - Richard Prebble elected on of +Parliamentarians For World Order - Richard Prebble elected on of twelve councillors.

Fletcher and Papps (Chairman UEB) sell their hotel operations to -Singaporian interest clossely associated with the Pritzker family -- owners of the Hyatt Hotel chain. Bueton Kanter, Pritzker family +Singaporian interest clossely associated with the Pritzker family +- owners of the Hyatt Hotel chain. Bueton Kanter, Pritzker family lawyer and Director of Hyatt Hotels, who helped arrange the deal, -was an old family partner of Paul Helliwell (CIA paymaster for the -Bay of Pigs' fiasco) and had helped the Pritzker family set up tax +was an old family partner of Paul Helliwell (CIA paymaster for the +Bay of Pigs' fiasco) and had helped the Pritzker family set up tax shelters using the CIA's Mercantile Bank and Trust and the Castle Bank, which ahd been set up by Helliwell for 'laundering' profits from the Onassis heroin operations as well as 'skim money' from the Hughes casino operations in Las Vegas.

-

Others who used these banks include Richard Nixon, Bebe Rozo, +

Others who used these banks include Richard Nixon, Bebe Rozo, Robert Vesco, Teamsters Union, etc.

12th March, 1981: Brierley calls secret meeting in Auckland, -which includes Jones, Fletcher, Hawkins, Papps and Burton Kanter, +which includes Jones, Fletcher, Hawkins, Papps and Burton Kanter, to discuss transfer of the Fletcher Challenge and UEB hotel operations to the Singapore front company controlled by the -Pritzker family.

+Pritzker family.

-

20th July, 1981: Parsky, Colby, Brierley and Seldon meet in -Sydney with two new members, Kerry Packer and Alan Bond.

+

20th July, 1981: Parsky, Colby, Brierley and Seldon meet in +Sydney with two new members, Kerry Packer and Alan Bond.

Chase Manhattan and Security Pacific National Bank will acquire 60% of Packer's company, with the stock being held in Australia, @@ -738,10 +738,10 @@ and 35% Bond's company, with the stock being held in Hong Kong.

August 1981: Gulf Oil, using Brierley, strengthens its hold over New Zealand natural resources. Cue Energy launched, starring -Lawrey and -Gunn. NZOG launched with strategic holdings by Jones, Renouf and +Lawrey and +Gunn. NZOG launched with strategic holdings by Jones, Renouf and Brierley with licences in PPD 38206 and 38204 - both next to -Hunt's Great South Basin discovery, NZOG also controls 80 million +Hunt's Great South Basin discovery, NZOG also controls 80 million tonnes of coal through the Pike River Coal Company.

Brierley-controlled Wellington Gas, Christchurch Gas, Auckland and @@ -749,20 +749,20 @@ Hawkes Bay Gas and Dual Fuel Systems (A'Asia) which controls the vehicle gas conversion market.

Liquigas Limited set up to distribute LPG, controlled by -Shell/BP/Todd and Fletcher Challenge.

+Shell/BP/Todd and Fletcher Challenge.

-

15th February, 1982: Brierley calls New Zealand meeting - Jones, -Fletcher, Trotter, Hawkins, Goodman and Papps. New members -include Bruce Judge, J. Fernyhough, and Frank Renouf.

+

15th February, 1982: Brierley calls New Zealand meeting - Jones, +Fletcher, Trotter, Hawkins, Goodman and Papps. New members +include Bruce Judge, J. Fernyhough, and Frank Renouf.

-

With Muldoon about to deregulate the liquor industry, Brierley and -Fernyhough plan to buy up the New Zealand liquor industry, along -with its outlets, Lion Breweries and Rothmans to help. +

With Muldoon about to deregulate the liquor industry, Brierley and +Fernyhough plan to buy up the New Zealand liquor industry, along +with its outlets, Lion Breweries and Rothmans to help. Brierley will do the same in Australia. J.R. Fletcher becomes Managing Director of Brierley's Dominion Breweries to oversee -operations. Rothmans and Brierley (through Goodman) have equal +operations. Rothmans and Brierley (through Goodman) have equal holdings in Saudicapital Corp. Lion Directors Myers and -Fernyhough also stockholders in NZOG.

+Fernyhough also stockholders in NZOG.

Fletcher and Brierley begin their takeover of the freezing works industry. FCL buys into South Island works while Brierley begins @@ -772,21 +772,21 @@ Hutton.

With Think Big projects beginning, Fletcher and Trotter plan to take strategic holdings in NZ Cement, Wilkins Davies, Steel & Tube etc., and Brierley would use Renouf to take 3% stake of the -Martha Hill gold-mine.

+Martha Hill gold-mine.

Also targetted are clothing, footwear, carpet manufacture and more of the auto industry for takeover and monopolisation.

June, 1982: Meantime, in Australia, an new money funnel begins. H.W Smith buys to obscure South Pine Quarries, which is renamed -Ariadne (Aust). South Pine Quarries owns 50% of Coal-Liquid Inc., +Ariadne (Aust). South Pine Quarries owns 50% of Coal-Liquid Inc., with the other half owned by US Defence contractors McDonnell -Douglas. Coal-Liquid renamed Impala Securities.

+Douglas. Coal-Liquid renamed Impala Securities.

-

The common link between Gulf Oil and McDonnell Douglas is the +

The common link between Gulf Oil and McDonnell Douglas is the CIA's Mercantile Bank and Trust, which both companies use for -world-wide bribery and payoff operations. McDonnell Douglas -officials McKeough and G.T.Hawkins later appointed directors of +world-wide bribery and payoff operations. McDonnell Douglas +officials McKeough and G.T.Hawkins later appointed directors of Impala Securities.

US links strengthened through Industrial Equity Pacific, which @@ -795,48 +795,48 @@ closely linked to the National City Bank of Cleveland. This bank is closely associated with Gulf Oil's bank, Pittsburgh National and Mellon Bank.

-

Bruce Judge installed as Ariadne manager.

+

Bruce Judge installed as Ariadne manager.

July, 1982: Media takeover begins. Brierley takes 24% NZ News -Ltd and begins buying up private radio. Rupert Murdoch helps.

+Ltd and begins buying up private radio. Rupert Murdoch helps.

-

27th July, 1982. Brierley, Jones and Goodman meet in Auckland +

27th July, 1982. Brierley, Jones and Goodman meet in Auckland with two Japanese members of the Trilateral Commission to discuss integration of the New Zealand economy into the Pacific Rim -economy. Trilateralists include: Takeshi Watanabe (Japanese -Chairman of Trilateral Commission) and Daigo Miyado (Chairman +economy. Trilateralists include: Takeshi Watanabe (Japanese +Chairman of Trilateral Commission) and Daigo Miyado (Chairman Sanwa Bank).

The Japan/New Zealand Business Council would be established to co- ordinate policy with Goodman appointed as Chairman.

17th August, 1982: Inauguration of restructured US Mafia Council -- rulers include David Rockefeller, responsible for Banking; John -McCloy; Redman Rockefeller and J.D. Rockefeller, who would run the +- rulers include David Rockefeller, responsible for Banking; John +McCloy; Redman Rockefeller and J.D. Rockefeller, who would run the Seven Sisters.

Second-tier Council includes:

-

* Gerald Parsky - responsible for heroin and cocaine operations - * William Simon - responsible for running the Presidency, +

* Gerald Parsky - responsible for heroin and cocaine operations + * William Simon - responsible for running the Presidency, Cabinet, etc - * Katherine Graham - link to arms manufacturers - * Zbigniew Brzezinski - link to National Security Council and + * Katherine Graham - link to arms manufacturers + * Zbigniew Brzezinski - link to National Security Council and CIA * George S. Franklin - link to FBI

Third-tier Council includes:

-

* Zbigniew Brzezinski - Secretary - * Gerald Parsky - Heroin Cocaine operations - * William Colby - crack operations, assassinations +

* Zbigniew Brzezinski - Secretary + * Gerald Parsky - Heroin Cocaine operations + * William Colby - crack operations, assassinations * John N. Perkins - banking, laundering - * Leonard Woodcock - labour, unions - * Mitchell Sharp - banking - * William Simon - presidency, Cabinet + * Leonard Woodcock - labour, unions + * Mitchell Sharp - banking + * William Simon - presidency, Cabinet * Ernest C. Arbuckly - arms manufacturers * George W. Bull - Bildrberg and Council of Foreign Relations - * Katherine Graham - arms manufacturers + * Katherine Graham - arms manufacturers * Alden W. Clausen - World Bank, IMF * Willam T. Coleman - CIA * Archibald K. Davis - media, radio, television, and newspapers @@ -854,22 +854,22 @@ organisation by acquiring the Canadian operations of Crown Zellerbach, whose chairman is also director of Gulf Oil. Crown Zellerbach Corp. has direct connections to Rockefeller through directors Mumford, Hendrickson and Granville, to United California -Bank through Roth and to the Bank of America through Chairman C.R. -Dahl.

+Bank through Roth and to the Bank of America through Chairman C.R. +Dahl.

-

Meanwhile, Robert Jones Investments floated to extend operations +

Meanwhile, Robert Jones Investments floated to extend operations of City Realties, Ilmond Properties, Chase Corp., etc.

-

The Commerce Building in Auckland sold to Robert Jones Investments -by Robert Jones Holdings for $950,000 when recently it was offered -on the market for $200,000. A quick $750,000 for Jones. Robert -Jones Investments was set up by Brierley, Jones and Hawkins.

+

The Commerce Building in Auckland sold to Robert Jones Investments +by Robert Jones Holdings for $950,000 when recently it was offered +on the market for $200,000. A quick $750,000 for Jones. Robert +Jones Investments was set up by Brierley, Jones and Hawkins.

-

8th December, 1982: Mitchell Sharp heads top-level Mafia meeting -in San Francisco. Others include Parsky, Perkins, Woodcock and -C.R. Dahl - Chairman of Crown Zellermach.

+

8th December, 1982: Mitchell Sharp heads top-level Mafia meeting +in San Francisco. Others include Parsky, Perkins, Woodcock and +C.R. Dahl - Chairman of Crown Zellermach.

-

Also present are - Brierley, Trotter, Fletcher and Seldon. +

Also present are - Brierley, Trotter, Fletcher and Seldon. Meeting to discuss Great South Basin exploitation strategy sith first priority being monopolisation of the economy; second priority to establish oil refineries and related industries; third @@ -882,11 +882,11 @@ U.S by merging with Canadian subsidiary of Crown Zellerbach with funds provided by Security Pacific National Bank and United Californian Bank.

-

Brierley, Fletcher, Trotter and Seldon will be New Zealand Ruling +

Brierley, Fletcher, Trotter and Seldon will be New Zealand Ruling Council, headed by Brierley, who would take orders from Gerald -Parsky.

+Parsky.

-

Mid-1983: Brierley's Ariadne (Aust) takes control of Repco (NZ) +

Mid-1983: Brierley's Ariadne (Aust) takes control of Repco (NZ) through Repco (Aust), therby taking control of key auto-related industry, helped by Borg Warner and Honeywell - which are closely associated with IEL through International Harvester, Continental @@ -898,69 +898,69 @@ tractors and agricultural equipment.

Meantime, control is extended over the Great South Basin oil source with -Hunt, after big losses resulting from trying to corner the world's +Hunt, after big losses resulting from trying to corner the world's silver market, being forced to sell out some of his concession to Gulf Oil, which uses Brierley to set up a new company - Southern -Petroleum - which takes a 14.5% interest. Hunt retains overall +Petroleum - which takes a 14.5% interest. Hunt retains overall control with 45.5%, Petro-Corp has 40% and Chairman F. Orr, also a Director of Brierley - controlled Watties.

Brierley, through Goodman, takes control of TNL Group and its subsidiaries NZ Motor Bodies and L & M Mining, which has 15% -interest in the Chatham Rise, right next to the Hunt concession.

+interest in the Chatham Rise, right next to the Hunt concession.

Southern Petroleum set up by Brierley in New Zealand was -spearheaded by the Seven Sisters' companies with Gerald Parsky and -William Colby initiators. Southern Petroleum to include 21% of +spearheaded by the Seven Sisters' companies with Gerald Parsky and +William Colby initiators. Southern Petroleum to include 21% of the Great South Basin held by gulf and Mobil Oil. 90% of this stock held in Australia through IEL (ie Brierley's).

11-12th May, 1983: New Zealand Mafia meet in Cook Islands. -Includes Brierley, Trotter, Fletcher, Jones, Hawkins, Goodman, -Pappas, Judge, Renouf, and Fernyhough. New members include A. -Gibbs, McConnell, H.Fletcher and O.Gunn. Japanese Trilateralists -Takeshi Wataneve and Daigo Miyado discuss 'integration' of New +Includes Brierley, Trotter, Fletcher, Jones, Hawkins, Goodman, +Pappas, Judge, Renouf, and Fernyhough. New members include A. +Gibbs, McConnell, H.Fletcher and O.Gunn. Japanese Trilateralists +Takeshi Wataneve and Daigo Miyado discuss 'integration' of New Zealand into the Pacific Rim economies.

-

A new political party would be established using Jones and +

A new political party would be established using Jones and financed by the New Zealand Mafia Council.

-

* Reason: Parsky and Colby wanted Muldoon out because he had +

* Reason: Parsky and Colby wanted Muldoon out because he had 'welched' on a deal to set up two US military deep-water submarine bases planned for Dusky Sound and Guards Bay in the South Island. -Parsky, Brierley and Ray Cline hold a separate meeting to discuss -the purchase of New Zealand politicians, including Lange, Douglas +Parsky, Brierley and Ray Cline hold a separate meeting to discuss +the purchase of New Zealand politicians, including Lange, Douglas and Bolger.

-

Cline was 'consultant' to the CIA's Deak Bank, took orders from -Colby, and was responsible for the 10 Australian politicians on -the CIA's payroll, including Bjelke Petersen, I. Sinclair, -Keating, McMullen, M.Fraser, D. Anthony, K. Newman, J Carrick, B. +

Cline was 'consultant' to the CIA's Deak Bank, took orders from +Colby, and was responsible for the 10 Australian politicians on +the CIA's payroll, including Bjelke Petersen, I. Sinclair, +Keating, McMullen, M.Fraser, D. Anthony, K. Newman, J Carrick, B. Cowan and R. Connor.

-

Cline outlines CIA plan to begin subliminal television +

Cline outlines CIA plan to begin subliminal television advertising.

-

22nd June, 1983: New Zealand politician J. Bolger meets Ray Cline +

22nd June, 1983: New Zealand politician J. Bolger meets Ray Cline in Sydney and agrees to join the organisation for a monthly fee of $US20,000 to be paid into account number GA1282117 at Geneva branch of Credit Swisse.

-

20th July, 1983: New Zealand politician R. Douglas meets Ray -Cline in Wellington and agrees to join the organisation for a +

20th July, 1983: New Zealand politician R. Douglas meets Ray +Cline in Wellington and agrees to join the organisation for a monthly fee of $US10,000 to be paid into account number 3791686 at the Sydney Branch of the Deak Bank.

-

July 1983: Parsky launches a new front company, Chase +

July 1983: Parsky launches a new front company, Chase Corporation, with 25% of the stock being held through Security Pacific National Bank in Australia and 25% held in Hong Kong by -Chase Manhattan. Brierley and Hawkins set up a 'back-door' +Chase Manhattan. Brierley and Hawkins set up a 'back-door' listing to cover up true-ownership.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

-

August, 1983: Muldoon imposes withholding tax on all ofshore +

August, 1983: Muldoon imposes withholding tax on all ofshore borrowing.

Chase Manhattan, United California Bank and Brierley begin new @@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ in the UK, Murdoch has large stockholding in Reuters.

The phoney news becomes THE news.

-

Head of the Murdoch operation is Burnett, who is also on the board +

Head of the Murdoch operation is Burnett, who is also on the board of Winstones - a Brierley company.

September, 1983: With global heroin epidemic, Rockefeller expands @@ -998,13 +998,13 @@ linked to satellite bureaux in Australia, Far East, UK and the US, where the global network is completed through links with the Rockefeller organisation computer network.

-

General Manager of the operation, George Wheller, previously +

General Manager of the operation, George Wheller, previously director of the international operators of Firemen's Fund (US), -Chairman Du Bain, director of the United California Bank, and +Chairman Du Bain, director of the United California Bank, and Vice-Chairman of Amex.

As part of the expanded laundry operation, Rockefeller associate -Adnan Kashoggi establishes new Australian bank - Security Pacific +Adnan Kashoggi establishes new Australian bank - Security Pacific National Bank (Aust). Brierley's part of this operation is to buy up computer companies such as Andas, CID Distributors (NZ Apple computer franchise,etc).

@@ -1016,24 +1016,24 @@ to assist recycle Mafia profits.

newly- appointed chairman Papps. Papps also chairman of NZ Railways and presided over transport deregulation, the major beneficiaries of which include Watties and Freightways - Managing -Director Pettigrew and Director Lang also both on the NZFP board +Director Pettigrew and Director Lang also both on the NZFP board with Papps.

Papps also responsible for the railways' electrification programme with big contracts for Cory Wright & Slamon, whose directors -include I.I McKay, also on the board of NZFP.

+include I.I McKay, also on the board of NZFP.

Late 1983: AMAX (Social) gives Gulf Oil a share in the Martha Hill gold bonanza by selling 15% of its holdings to Briereley through Goodmans. Oil companies say that only $870 million worth -of minerals in Martha Hill, while true figure is closer to $3 +of minerals in Martha Hill, while true figure is closer to $3 billion.

21st January, 1984: Australian Mafia Council meets in Sydney. -Includes - Brierley, Seldon, Fletcher, Jones, Goodman, Hawkins, -Papps, Packer, Bond and Japanese Trilaterist Daigo Miyado. New -members include J. Elliott, L. Adler, and Holme's A'Court. -Seldon outlines strategy of merging Australian economy with the +Includes - Brierley, Seldon, Fletcher, Jones, Goodman, Hawkins, +Papps, Packer, Bond and Japanese Trilaterist Daigo Miyado. New +members include J. Elliott, L. Adler, and Holme's A'Court. +Seldon outlines strategy of merging Australian economy with the Trilateralist economy through Europe and the US.

In Australia, the Mafia Council will monopolise the economy with @@ -1043,37 +1043,37 @@ company takeovers through the use of loans at less than 5%.

Pacific National Bank and Chase Manhattan Bank, with some of the stock being held in London.

-

Equiticorp will be launched using Hawkins, with 50% of the stock +

Equiticorp will be launched using Hawkins, with 50% of the stock held by Security Pacific National Bank and Chase Manhattan in the US Equiticorp to registered in Hong Kong to cover up true ownership, and will use the same laundry as Chase Corporation - -Hawkins will set up a maze of shell companies and dummy +Hawkins will set up a maze of shell companies and dummy organisations to disguise operations.

-

Hawkins previously associated with Kashoggi when Corporate -Secretary of Marac, and linked with Renouf through their +

Hawkins previously associated with Kashoggi when Corporate +Secretary of Marac, and linked with Renouf through their stockholding in CBA Finance, which is a partner in Commercial -Pacific Trust with United California Bank, Hawkins forms umbrella +Pacific Trust with United California Bank, Hawkins forms umbrella company with Chase Corpl, Jedi Investments and Teltherm and begins setting up a maze of cross holding companies. Brierley retains his connection through his Charter Corporation's holding in Teltherm.

-

January 1984: Brierley and Elliott begin moves to monopolise the +

January 1984: Brierley and Elliott begin moves to monopolise the food industry in Australasia by merging Goodman and the Elders Group, while Brierley sells 10% of Watties to the NZ Dairy Board - setting the stage for land takeover and establishment of the Corporate Farm.

-

February 1984: New Zealand politician D. Lange meets Ray Cline in +

February 1984: New Zealand politician D. Lange meets Ray Cline in Wellington and agrees to go on the Mafia payroll for monthly fee of $UA40,000 paid into account number 5263161 at Commercial Pacific Trust, New Hebrides.

-

March 1984: Muldoon knighted with GCMG for keeping the economy +

March 1984: Muldoon knighted with GCMG for keeping the economy free of obstructions for easier takeover and exploitation.

-

24th May, 1984: Four-man CIA team co-ordinated by Ray Cline +

24th May, 1984: Four-man CIA team co-ordinated by Ray Cline arrive in New Zealand to begin installation of equipment for subliminal television advertising at five sites - Waiatarua, Mt Erin, Kaukau, Sugarloaf and Obelisk.

@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ Auckland.

Same equipment installed in Australia August 1985; Japan September 1986; UK February 1987: New York 1987. Also, Amax geoligists now -estimate Martha Hill gold source could be worth up to $30 billion +estimate Martha Hill gold source could be worth up to $30 billion on strength of high gold/tonne ore assay.

17th July, 1984: In New Zealand, subliminal advertising begins on @@ -1094,61 +1094,61 @@ and with New Zealand election imminent, tell voters to support the Labour Party, the New Zealand Party and to buy Mafia company products.

-

New Zealand Party was formed to ensure that Muldoon would lose, as +

New Zealand Party was formed to ensure that Muldoon would lose, as Big Business unhappy with controls over economy. Big campaign contributions from Brierley, the oil companies and the Business Round Table ensure a Labour victory.

-

Later, Lange agrees to repay the favour to Brierley by selling the +

Later, Lange agrees to repay the favour to Brierley by selling the Government holding in the Kariori Pulp Mill to Winstones. New Zealand taxpayer loses $100 million.

Government then becomes the arm of big business, using economic policies provided by the Business Round Table, implemented by -Finance Minister Roger Douglas and the package being sold by David -Lange, who also keeps up a noisy CIA directed ANZUS withdrawal +Finance Minister Roger Douglas and the package being sold by David +Lange, who also keeps up a noisy CIA directed ANZUS withdrawal campaign.

* Reason: 1) ANZUS Treaty did not cover Mafia requirements over the Great South Basin discovery; 2) To identify any oppositin or threats within New Zealand who align themselves with supposed -Government policy, Lange increases the SIS budget and strangthens +Government policy, Lange increases the SIS budget and strangthens links with the CIA.

Brookings Institute are the actual designers of the New Zealand Government econmomic policies provided by the Business Round Table (NZ Mafia front) and implented by the Government.

-

Douglas devalues the dollar and deregulates interest rates, which +

Douglas devalues the dollar and deregulates interest rates, which means cheaper labour, cheaper capital assets and high mortgage rates, thereby implementing Big Business policy of driving farmers off the land, establshment of the corporate farm and eventually remove viability of small business sector, etc.

27th September, 1984: New Zealand Mafia meets at new 'safe -house' registered under Fernyhough's name, in Auckland. Those -present include Brierley, J. Fletcher, Trotter, Jones, Goodman, -Gunn, Papps, Hawkins, Judge, Renouf, Fernyhough, Gibbs and -McConnell. Daigo Miyado announces appointment of Trotter as +house' registered under Fernyhough's name, in Auckland. Those +present include Brierley, J. Fletcher, Trotter, Jones, Goodman, +Gunn, Papps, Hawkins, Judge, Renouf, Fernyhough, Gibbs and +McConnell. Daigo Miyado announces appointment of Trotter as International Vice President of the Trilateral Commission Pacific Basin Economic Council.

Brierley outlines strategy of privatisation of the New Zealand Government and the establishment of the New Zealand Centre for -Independent Studies which will be chaired by Gibbs, aided by -Fernyhough and controlled by Cline, which will 'advise' Treasury +Independent Studies which will be chaired by Gibbs, aided by +Fernyhough and controlled by Cline, which will 'advise' Treasury on privatisation.

-

Parsky, Brierley and Seldon hold a separate meeting with Parsky, +

Parsky, Brierley and Seldon hold a separate meeting with Parsky, outlining plans for an expanded laundry operation which will coincide with the launch of 'Crack' - a new addictive product developed by CIA chemists for the world market.

-

Equiticorp (Aust) will be launched with Adler as Manager and a new +

Equiticorp (Aust) will be launched with Adler as Manager and a new merchant bank using Eldrs, Goodman and Jarden.

IEI will merge with Armco Bank, which has 20 branches in South -East Asia; Ariadne will acquire the Bank of Queensland, and +East Asia; Ariadne will acquire the Bank of Queensland, and Brierley Investments will form a cross-shareholding with NZI Corp to further increase control by their Mafia organisation. Other plans include the laundering of funds directly to the New Zealand @@ -1157,32 +1157,32 @@ within the economies of New Zealand, Australia and Hong Kong.

The first key company will control the food industry in Australasia through merger of Elders, Goodmans, Allied Mills, -Fielder Gillespie and Watties. Allied Mills will control 30% +Fielder Gillespie and Watties. Allied Mills will control 30% Goodmans, 30% Fielder, 20% Watties and will expand into Europe via acquisition of Rank, Hovis McDougall (UK). Allied Mills will be controlled through IEL.

-

26th October, 1984: Trotter, Hawkins, Lange and Douglas meet in +

26th October, 1984: Trotter, Hawkins, Lange and Douglas meet in Wellington to implement Mafia plans to privatise the Government and to deregulate the banking system.

Late 1984: As part of the IDAPS computer-controlled 'laundry' operation, Trotter and Fletcher help establish the 'Pacific Investment Fund' with Australian and New Zealand investments to be -managed by Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank subsidiary, Wardley and the +managed by Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank subsidiary, Wardley and the Japanese operation controlled by Tokyo Trust and Banking Company - owned by Sanwa Bank, Taiyo-Kobe Bank and Nomura Securities. All are members of the Rockefeller World Government organisation.

18th July, 1985: Australian Mafia meet in Sydney to discuss privatisation of the Australian Government. Those present include -- Brierley, Trotter, Fletcher, Seldon, Goodman, Papps, Packer, -Bond, Elliott, Adler, and Japanese Trilateralist Daigo Miyado.

+- Brierley, Trotter, Fletcher, Seldon, Goodman, Papps, Packer, +Bond, Elliott, Adler, and Japanese Trilateralist Daigo Miyado.

-

Cline will set up Australian Centre for Independent Studies to +

Cline will set up Australian Centre for Independent Studies to 'advise' the Treasurer on the takeover of the economy.

-

Impala Pacific will be set up in Hong Kong through Ariadne with +

Impala Pacific will be set up in Hong Kong through Ariadne with 60% of the company stock held by Chase Manhattan and Security Pacific National Bank in Australia. In the UK, Tozer, Kemsly & MIllbourn would be taken over using IEP, while in Australia, the @@ -1191,22 +1191,22 @@ and Shanghai Bank, through Standard & Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), and Marae (NZ) Broadlands (Aust) would merge with NZI Corporation.

-

18th August, 1985: Cline and 6-man CIA team begin installation of +

18th August, 1985: Cline and 6-man CIA team begin installation of subliminal television equipment in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.

-

8th November1985: Parsky, Colby and J.D Rockefeller meet in New -York to discuss their plans to assassinate McCloy and the +

8th November1985: Parsky, Colby and J.D Rockefeller meet in New +York to discuss their plans to assassinate McCloy and the Rockefellers and to take control of the Mafia organisation.

-

Colby would organise a 8-man 'hit squad' to be headed by Gordon -Liddy who had worked for Colby in the 1960's as a CIA contract +

Colby would organise a 8-man 'hit squad' to be headed by Gordon +Liddy who had worked for Colby in the 1960's as a CIA contract killer, and was responsible for over 10 murders including:

* 17/8/61 - two members of the Gambino Mafia family in New York - * 24/11/63 - Officer Tippitt after the Kennedy assassination in + * 24/11/63 - Officer Tippitt after the Kennedy assassination in Dallas - * 18/12/63 - witness to the Kennedy assassination in Dallas + * 18/12/63 - witness to the Kennedy assassination in Dallas * 19/4/65 - Politician in Chicago * 27/7/65 - Politician in Washington * 8/9/65 - Politician in Washington @@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ killer, and was responsible for over 10 murders including:

* 9/2/69 - Politician in Washington

28th November 1985: Australian Mafia meet in Sydney - includes: -Trotter, Fletcher, Hawkins, Bond, Elliott, Adler and Holme's +Trotter, Fletcher, Hawkins, Bond, Elliott, Adler and Holme's A'Court - discussed strategy for merger of Goodman, Allied Mills, Fielde Gillespie Davis, Watties and Elders with Chase Manhattan Bank taking 20%, Elders and IEL 10%, with stock being held through @@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ economy with Courage Brewery in the UK to be used as entry into Europe.

Strategy finalised to take over BHP, Australia's largest company, -using Holme's A'Court, Brierley, Elliott and Hawkins.

+using Holme's A'Court, Brierley, Elliott and Hawkins.

In London, Chase Manhattan would takeover stockbrokers Simon & Coates who specialise in A'Asia Mafia owned companies such as @@ -1236,41 +1236,41 @@ the Australasian economy by increasing price, paying no taxes, creating inflation, and enslaving the people through debt to mafia controlled banks.

-

Parsky would oversee the 'launder' of further loans to the NZ +

Parsky would oversee the 'launder' of further loans to the NZ Government and would begin to channel 'loans' through the -Australian Treasury using captive politician Keating. Also NZ -Government building would be sold to Jones and Australia -Government buildings would be sold to Adler which would then be +Australian Treasury using captive politician Keating. Also NZ +Government building would be sold to Jones and Australia +Government buildings would be sold to Adler which would then be rented back to the respective Governments at inflated prices.

-

17th November 1986: Brierley, Seldon, Packer, Bond, Elliott, -Holmes a Court and Adler meet in Sydney. Also present is Rupert -Murdoch to assist in Parsky strategy of media takeover in +

17th November 1986: Brierley, Seldon, Packer, Bond, Elliott, +Holmes a Court and Adler meet in Sydney. Also present is Rupert +Murdoch to assist in Parsky strategy of media takeover in Australasia and the Pacific using Packer and Bond (TV and Radio) Brierley and Holmes A'Court (newspapers).

-

Murdoch takes orders from Brzezinski since his News Corp was taken +

Murdoch takes orders from Brzezinski since his News Corp was taken over in 1982 by Chase Manhattan and Security Pacific National Bank.

-

At a separate meeting with Brierley, Seldon and Cline, Parsky +

At a separate meeting with Brierley, Seldon and Cline, Parsky outlines plan for 'key' Media Australasian Holding company using the Bell Group which would be taken over by with Chase Manhattan holding 27.5% in London and the US. Another 10% of the stock would be held through Security Pacific National Bank (US).

8th February 1987: US Mafia Council meet in Washington - -including David Rockefeller, John McCloy, Brzezinski, Parsky, -Simon, Katherine Graham, and George Franklin.

+including David Rockefeller, John McCloy, Brzezinski, Parsky, +Simon, Katherine Graham, and George Franklin.

-

Brzezinski outlines plans to invade Iran using 75,000 strong +

Brzezinski outlines plans to invade Iran using 75,000 strong mercenary army supported by US Air Force and Navy with starting date of 8th February, 1988. An integral part of the plan Saudi and Kuwaiti oil tankers would fly the US flag to provoke an Iranian attack so that US invasion of Iran would be 'justified'.

* Reason: The Seven Sisters wanted to exploit a secret oil field -near Bandar Abbas discovered in 1976 with estimate 150 billion +near Bandar Abbas discovered in 1976 with estimate 150 billion barrels and also a huge gold source at Neyshabur discovered in 1977.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/ourmess.xml b/pythonCode/output/ourmess.xml index b89d1ae..943b89d 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/ourmess.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/ourmess.xml @@ -1,24 +1,24 @@

The following discussion of our country's budget crisis was taken from a Reader's Digest Feb. 91 issue. It was written -by Fred Barnes. It is to be taken very seriously...

+by Fred Barnes. It is to be taken very seriously...

Dirty Secrets Behind the Budget Mess.

-

During last year's budget crisis, Rep. Harris Fawell +

During last year's budget crisis, Rep. Harris Fawell (R.,Ill.) had a helpful idea. Why not slash unnecessary spending Congress had planned for itself? On the floor of -the House, Fawell proposed an amendment cutting $375,000 for +the House, Fawell proposed an amendment cutting $375,000 for renovations to the House beauty parlor and $25,000 for a study on a proposed gym for House staffers.

-

Fawell was shouted down and labeled a sexist for targeting +

Fawell was shouted down and labeled a sexist for targeting the unprofitable, taxpayer-subsidized beauty parlor. House Democratic leaders arranged a non-recorded vote so no one could be blamed for killing the amendment.

In a federal budget of nearly $1.4 trillion, the money saved -by Fawell's modest proposal would have been insignificant. +by Fawell's modest proposal would have been insignificant. But the episode reflects an enduring truth: despite pious talk, Congress continues to spend taxpayer's money at a furious clip, and the executive branch usually goes along @@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ spending helps them get re-elected. With few exceptions, agency heads appointed by the President regard greater outlays as a measure of their success.

-

In four years as Education Secretary, William Bennett +

In four years as Education Secretary, William Bennett learned this the hard way. At first he loyally defended -President Reagan's proposed cuts. He found himself nearly +President Reagan's proposed cuts. He found himself nearly alone among Cabinet members. Over the next two years, he was attacked by educators, reviled by his own bureaucrats and -overruled by Congress. In 1987 Bennett rebelled and insisted +overruled by Congress. In 1987 Bennett rebelled and insisted on a boost in spending. "There was no political gain in -ruthless cutting," a Bennett aide says. "You could be a +ruthless cutting," a Bennett aide says. "You could be a reformer but not a cutter."

Official Washington has created a myth to justify higher @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ the handicapped (50%), National Institute of Health (47%), National Science Foundation (36%), medical care for veterans (25%) and Environmental Protection Agency (22%).

-

The biggest problem on Capital Hill, says Rep. Dick Armey +

The biggest problem on Capital Hill, says Rep. Dick Armey (R.,Texas), is "the committee mystique." Members from farming areas angle to get on the Agriculture Committee. Those from port cities join the Merchant Marine and @@ -81,59 +81,59 @@ Committee.

There's a tacit rule: to get what you want, you go along with what other committee members want. And it's taboo to challenge the programs of another committee. "You don't want -them challenging yours," says Rep. Tim Penny (D., Minn.), a +them challenging yours," says Rep. Tim Penny (D., Minn.), a leader for deficit reduction.

-

Rep. Vin Weber (R., Minn.) a conservative who believes in +

Rep. Vin Weber (R., Minn.) a conservative who believes in spending reductions, was happy to leave the Budget Committee, which cuts, and join the Appropriations -Committee, which spends. Weber had discovered Washington's +Committee, which spends. Weber had discovered Washington's dirty little secret: cutting is a political minus.

Chairmen of the appropriations subcommittees retaliate when -they're crossed. After Fawell criticized nonessential +they're crossed. After Fawell criticized nonessential spending in an "emergency" appropriations bill last year, extra funding for a project in his district was deleted. When Rep. Clay Shaw (R., Fla.) voted against the wishes of -Rep. William Lehman (D., Fla.), a subcommittee chairman, -Lehman scratched $1 million in funding for a tunnel in +Rep. William Lehman (D., Fla.), a subcommittee chairman, +Lehman scratched $1 million in funding for a tunnel in Shaw's district.

-

Budget watchdogs such as Penny and Rep. Bob Walker (R., Pa.) +

Budget watchdogs such as Penny and Rep. Bob Walker (R., Pa.) are treated like pariahs. "A large number of colleagues -wouldn't come to dinner at my home," Penny says. An -Appropriations Committee member once remarked of Walker: -"The only cement that will ever be poured in Walker's +wouldn't come to dinner at my home," Penny says. An +Appropriations Committee member once remarked of Walker: +"The only cement that will ever be poured in Walker's district is that around his feet when we throw him in the river."

"in a corporation, everything is geared toward minimizing -overhead," says Mark Everson, a Chicago manufacturer who was +overhead," says Mark Everson, a Chicago manufacturer who was a top official in three Washington agencies from 1982 to 1988. "In government, almost nothing is." Like many others, -Everson discovered another of Washington's dirty budget +Everson discovered another of Washington's dirty budget secrets. Instead of being rewarded, officials who make economy a top priority can count on being criticized by Congress, jumped on by lobbyists and undermined by bureaucrats in their own agencies.

-

When Charles Heatherly became head of the Small Business +

When Charles Heatherly became head of the Small Business Administration (SBA) in 1986, the agency was facing $345 -million in bad loans. Heatherly was hauled before a +million in bad loans. Heatherly was hauled before a Congressional committee-but not for the bad loans. His transgression was trying to streamline the SBA by jettisoning failed programs. A phalanx on interest groups- the National Small Business Association, Small Business United and the American Association of Minority Enterprise Small Business Investment Companies-weighed in against him. -To SBA bureaucrats, Heatherly was the enemy. "Not one of +To SBA bureaucrats, Heatherly was the enemy. "Not one of them came to me at SBA and said, 'We're with you on this. -What can we do to help?'" Heatherly says.

+What can we do to help?'" Heatherly says.

Because the big spenders presented a united front and taxpayers made little noise, the SBA was kept alive and spared further budget cuts. "The iron triangle worked," says -Heatherly.

+Heatherly.

Sometimes the triangle can be very clever. For fiscal year 1991, the Senate and House would have agreed to a smaller @@ -204,10 +204,10 @@ farm bill would cost $54 billion. A month later, after the bill was passed, the estimate was upped to $85 billion.

"There's a generic pattern ," says Congressional staffer -Frank Gregorsky. "Once the legislation is passed, once the +Frank Gregorsky. "Once the legislation is passed, once the various clients are mobilized, once the bureaucracy is engaged, once the contractors start marking up-expenditures -overshoot the promised levels." Spenders get their foot in +overshoot the promised levels." Spenders get their foot in the door by underestimating the costs of new programs.

"EMERGENCY" APPROPRIATIONS

@@ -215,11 +215,11 @@ the door by underestimating the costs of new programs.

In recent years, emergency appropriation bills have become vehicles for pork-barrel spending.

-

Last year President Bush asked for "dire emergency" +

Last year President Bush asked for "dire emergency" appropriation to pay for flood relief in the South and aid to Panama. Congress tacked on another $1.4 billion-including $3 million for a convention center in Washington, D.C. $5.8 -million for a Franklin Roosevelt memorial and $750,000 +million for a Franklin Roosevelt memorial and $750,000 toward a ferryboat for American Samoa.

TRANSFERS

@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ switch funds into it from an entitlement program, which has no ceiling and thus requires no new appropriation.

"A classic abuse of transfer authority," note budget experts -John Cogan and Tim Muris, was the shift of food-stamps into +John Cogan and Tim Muris, was the shift of food-stamps into the Agriculture Department's extension service. The Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) supposedly suffered a cut of $300 million in real spending @@ -242,25 +242,25 @@ supports. ASCS spending actually ROSE by one third.

Last year alone, Sen. Dale Bumpers (D., Ark.) says an appropriations committee got 2800 requests from other Senators to designate funds for projects in their home -states. During the 1990 budget "crisis", Rep. Walker pointed +states. During the 1990 budget "crisis", Rep. Walker pointed out ten research projects that were sneaked into the Energy Department's budget and deserved cutting. One allocated $4.8 million to a technology center at Indiana State University in the district of Rep. John Myers (R., Ind.). Funds for it -and the other projects Walker cited were overwhelmingly +and the other projects Walker cited were overwhelmingly approved.

In Washington, D.C., where there are no farms, $1 million was appropriated for the Agriculture Extension Service. Also approved was $500,000 to restore the boyhood home of -bandleader Lawrence Welk in Strasburg, N.D. This expenditure +bandleader Lawrence Welk in Strasburg, N.D. This expenditure was sought by Sen. Quentin Burdick (D., N.D.). It prompted Rep. Silvio Conte (R., Mass.) to say: "That is right-and a one, and a two, and a three, and a four, and a $500,000. What will they do for an encore? Earmark funds to renovate Guy Lombardo's speedboat? Or restore Artie Shaw's wedding tuxedo?" Despite Conte's ridicule and criticism by President -Bush, the Welk project was not killed.

+Bush, the Welk project was not killed.

Even the defense budget is used for earmarking. Tucked into the 1991 Pentagon budget was $5 million to build a new @@ -268,10 +268,10 @@ parliament building in the Solomon Islands and $10 million for a National Drug Intelligence Center that federal official wanted in Washington. Not surprisingly, the drug intelligence center will be located in the home state of -Rep. John Murtha (D., Pa.), chairman of the House +Rep. John Murtha (D., Pa.), chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.

-

Political scientist James Payne, an expert on government +

Political scientist James Payne, an expert on government spending, measured the ratio of those witnesses at Congressional hearings who testified for spending programs to those who testified against. His finding: pro-spenders @@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ words for their own programs and ask for more money.

When will the spending binge cease? Not until taxpayers rise up. THIS MEANS YOU!!! "Congress is going to go on spending -until the public stops them," laments Walker. "Politicians -respond to special-interest groups," says Penny. "They've +until the public stops them," laments Walker. "Politicians +respond to special-interest groups," says Penny. "They've been forgetting there's a general interest group-taxpayers." It's time for taxpayers to remind them.

@@ -292,10 +292,10 @@ It's time for taxpayers to remind them.

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& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Jeff Hunter 510-935-5845 +

& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Jeff Hunter 510-935-5845 The Salted Slug Strange 408-454-9368 Burn This Flag Zardoz 408-363-9766 - realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 + realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 415-583-4102 Tomorrow's 0rder of Magnitude Finger_Man 415-961-9315 My Dog Bit Jesus Suzanne D'Fault 510-658-8078 diff --git a/pythonCode/output/outline1.xml b/pythonCode/output/outline1.xml index c3bd84a..143c26d 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/outline1.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/outline1.xml @@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ 30,000 -- First Illuminatus, Gruad, rules in Atlantis. 20,000 -- Mythical Lloigor inhabit continent of Mu. 10,000 -- Approximate beginning of agriculture. Estimated date of - inscriptions on stone disks by the Dropa tribe, a diminuative + inscriptions on stone disks by the Dropa tribe, a diminuative people of the Bayan-Kara-Ula Mountains on the border of China and Tibet; disks describe how the tribe came to earth in flying - machines; ancient Dropa graves contain human remains with huge + machines; ancient Dropa graves contain human remains with huge heads and small bodies. Earliest estimated date of carving of the Crystal Skull found at Lubaantun in the Yucatan. Hyborian Age in Europe. @@ -29,27 +29,27 @@ Earliest parts of the Bible written. Beginning date of Olmec calendar from Central America: 3113 BC. Trephination (cutting a hole in the skull) practiced by people all over the world. - 2,500 -- Sarmoung Brotherhood of Babylonia flourish according to + 2,500 -- Sarmoung Brotherhood of Babylonia flourish according to Gurdjieff. 2,100 -- Egyptians record star configurations on which the 24 hour day is based. 2,000 -- Stonehenge and other stone circles built in England. 1,800 -- Huge Silbury Mound constructed near Stonehenge. -1,700 -- Babylonian Enuma Anu Enlil, early roots of astrology +1,700 -- Babylonian Enuma Anu Enlil, early roots of astrology based on celestial phenomena. 1,500 -- Approximate date of the destruction of Thera, on which Atlantis legends are probably based. Early references to Mithraism on cuneform astronomical tests. Quadrants of the moon recorded in China. -1,360 -- Akhenaton's monotheistic sun worship in Egypt. -1,344 -- Tutankhamun, Akhenaton's successor who revived - polytheism, buried at Thebes; curse reading "Death comes on swift +1,360 -- Akhenaton's monotheistic sun worship in Egypt. +1,344 -- Tutankhamun, Akhenaton's successor who revived + polytheism, buried at Thebes; curse reading "Death comes on swift wings to he who opens this tomb," written on tomb doorway. 1,300 -- Approximate date "I Ching" written in China. 1,184 -- End of the Trojan War, Illium falls to the Greeks. 1,000 to 2,000 -- Legendary Thule civilization in the Gobi region destroyed by a catastrophe, "possibly of an atomic nature," - survivors migrating to Agarthi and Schamballah. + survivors migrating to Agarthi and Schamballah. 1,000 -- Huge Sacrificial Table built at Mystery Hill near North Salem, New Hampshire. 950 -- Approximate date of building of Solomon's Temple in @@ -59,18 +59,18 @@ 900 -- Approximate time settlers from Europe and the Middle East established colonies in North America. 800 -- Twenty-two "moon stations" in monthly lunar cycle - recognized in Babylonia, India and China. + recognized in Babylonia, India and China. 753 -- Legendary founding of Rome by Romulus. 700 -- Jordanian city of Petra is carved out of sandstone by unknown culture. 600 -- Approximate beginning of money with first coins in Lydia. -575 -- Nebuchadnezzar completes building Tower of Babel in - Babylon. +575 -- Nebuchadnezzar completes building Tower of Babel in + Babylon. 500 to 600 -- Time of Buddha, Lao Tse, Confucius, Zarathustra, - Orpheus, Pythagoras, Zachariah and Daniel--an Illuminated century. + Orpheus, Pythagoras, Zachariah and Daniel--an Illuminated century. 500 -- Sun-Tse's "Treatise on the Art of War," first intelligence manual. -485 -- Execution of Spurius Cassius in Rome. +485 -- Execution of Spurius Cassius in Rome. 450 -- Development of the 12 constellations of the zodiac in Mesopotamia, recognizing the importance of the plane of the elliptic through which the sun, moon and planets move. @@ -80,20 +80,20 @@ 390 -- Approximate date Plato's "The Republic" written, featuring such Illuminoid images as the Philosopher Kings, the Divided Line and the parable of the Cave. -355 -- Plato's "Timaios" and "Kritias," earliest accounts of +355 -- Plato's "Timaios" and "Kritias," earliest accounts of Atlantis. 300 -- Invention of Mayan calendar in Yucatan, based on advanced - astronomy. Fabius family of Rome reaches its greatest heights. -275 -- Approximate date Greek poet Aratus makes first sytematic + astronomy. Fabius family of Rome reaches its greatest heights. +275 -- Approximate date Greek poet Aratus makes first sytematic record of star constellations in "Phaenomena." 273 to 232 -- Rule of Asoka, king of India who allegedly founded the Nine Unknown. 212 -- Archimedes uses burning-glass to set fire to Roman fleet at Syracuse, early use of lens as weapon. -133 -- Land reformer Tiberius Gracchus murdered and hundreds of +133 -- Land reformer Tiberius Gracchus murdered and hundreds of his followers killed by followers of powerful Roman patricians; - death of Scripio Africanus a few years later. -121 -- Gaius Gracchus and 3000 of his followers massacred by + death of Scripio Africanus a few years later. +121 -- Gaius Gracchus and 3000 of his followers massacred by patricians. 100 -- The Great Teacher of the Essenes. Essentials of modern astrology worked out. @@ -102,25 +102,25 @@ 91 -- Assassination of Livius Drufus. 73 -- Revolt of gladiators led by Spartacus. 44 -- Assassination of Julius Caesar. -4 -- Birth of Jesus of Nazareth, accompanied by various Illuminoid +4 -- Birth of Jesus of Nazareth, accompanied by various Illuminoid trappings: three early Men-In-Black disguised as the Wise Men; strange lights in the sky; miracles such as visits from angels, prohpecy and suspension of time are reported. 0 -- Carnation-Painted Eyebrows Society, Copper Horses, Iron Shins and other secret societies active in China. -AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on +AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on Illuminati orders; more Illuminoid trappings; an eclipse; an earthquake; visitorsfrom the sky roll away the stone from the - sepulcher and liberate the crucified Jesus. + sepulcher and liberate the crucified Jesus. 100 -- Hero of Alexandria devises primitive steam-engine. -125 to 150 -- Simon Magus, Menander, Valentinus and others develop +125 to 150 -- Simon Magus, Menander, Valentinus and others develop Gnostic religious doctrines of esoteric knowledge (illumination). -135 -- Approximate date Ptolemy records 1,022 stars in "Almagest"; - also recorded astrological ideas from Enuma Anu Enlil in his +135 -- Approximate date Ptolemy records 1,022 stars in "Almagest"; + also recorded astrological ideas from Enuma Anu Enlil in his "Apotelesmatika." 150 -- Roman Mithraism competes with Christianity. Yellow Turban Society subdues northern China, Triad cult formed in opposition. -200 -- First book of the cabala, "Sepher Yetzirah," compiled. +200 -- First book of the cabala, "Sepher Yetzirah," compiled. 216 to 276 -- Life of Mani, the Illuminator, who founded Manicheism, based on ideas from Judaism, Christianity, Zoroasterism, Gnosticism, etc. @@ -128,30 +128,30 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on 400 -- Estimated date of carving of stone statues found on Easter Island. 500 -- Chinese use of gunpowder. -570 to 632 -- Life of Muhammad, founder of Islam. +570 to 632 -- Life of Muhammad, founder of Islam. 670 -- Callinicus invents Greek Fire, primitive incendiary bomb. 673 to 735 -- Life of the Venerable Bede, the greatest scholar of Saxon England whose "Ecclesiastical History of England" (731) contained many occult and unexplained occurances. 700 -- Sufi mysticism begins. -730 -- "Al Azif" written in Damascus by Abdul Alhazred. +730 -- "Al Azif" written in Damascus by Abdul Alhazred. 772 -- Charlemagne allegedly established Holy Secret Tribunal - which becomes the Holy Vehm. + which becomes the Holy Vehm. 850 -- Ismaili and Fatimid missionaries throughout Islamic Empire preach revolution against the ruling Sunni order and Abbasid state. -900 -- Beginning of the Bogomils of Bulgaria, a Manicheian sect, +900 -- Beginning of the Bogomils of Bulgaria, a Manicheian sect, roots of Cathari. -909 -- First Fatimid caliph in Egypt. +909 -- First Fatimid caliph in Egypt. 920 to 1003 -- Life of Pope Sylvester II who allegedly visited the Nine Unknown in India. -950 -- "Al Azif" translated into Greek as "Necronomicon." -1000 -- Approximate founding of Yezidi cult by Sufi Sheikh Adi in +950 -- "Al Azif" translated into Greek as "Necronomicon." +1000 -- Approximate founding of Yezidi cult by Sufi Sheikh Adi in Iraq. Abode of Learning active in Cairo. Spread of Cathari - Manicheism throughout Europe. Leif Ericson explores North + Manicheism throughout Europe. Leif Ericson explores North America. -1034 to 1124 -- Life of Hasan-e Sabbah, founder of the Assassins - of Persia. Member of the Ismaili sect, Hasan seized fortress of +1034 to 1124 -- Life of Hasan-e Sabbah, founder of the Assassins + of Persia. Member of the Ismaili sect, Hasan seized fortress of Alamut in Daylam in 1090; split with Fatimid dynasty in 1094; Assassins flourished for next several centuries. 1050 -- Approximate date of founding of the Order of Hospitallers @@ -160,31 +160,31 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on control of Bagdad. 1092 -- Assassins murder Persian minister Nizam al-Mulk. 1095 -- First Crusade. -1100 -- Approximate date Sufi Gilani founds Arabic school of +1100 -- Approximate date Sufi Gilani founds Arabic school of Illuminati, Kadiri Order of Sebil-el-ward, in Bagdad. Assassins - infiltrate Thug cult of India. Bogomil leader Basil burned in + infiltrate Thug cult of India. Bogomil leader Basil burned in Constantinople. Albigensian Cathari sect flourishes near Albi, - France. Avengers and Beati Paoli active in Italy. Joachim of + France. Avengers and Beati Paoli active in Italy. Joachim of Floris founds primitive Christian sect, Illuminated Ones. Robin Hood active in England. 1119 -- Knights Templar founded in Palestine. 1123 -- Abode of Learning suppressed by Turkish Vizier Afdal. 1140 -- Rapid growth of Cathari sect begins. 1149 -- First Cathari bishop established. -1162 to 1227 -- Life of Genghis Khan, conquerer of China and +1162 to 1227 -- Life of Genghis Khan, conquerer of China and Russia, invader of Europe and Islamic Empire, destroyer of Assassin power. Approximate beginnings of the wandering of the Gypsies of North India. 1167 -- Cathari council near Toulouse. 1170 -- Assassination of Thomas a Becket. -1171 -- Last Fatimid caliph dies. -1176 -- Peter Waldo founds the Poor Men of Lyons. Sultan Saladin +1171 -- Last Fatimid caliph dies. +1176 -- Peter Waldo founds the Poor Men of Lyons. Sultan Saladin invades Assassin territory, gains truce. -1184 -- Waldenses excommunicated, suppressed. +1184 -- Waldenses excommunicated, suppressed. 1200 to 1300 -- House of Wisdom in Cairo, roots of the Afghan Roshaniya. Origin of the Mafia in Sicily. 1208 -- Albigensian Crusade begins suppression of Cathari heresy. -1212 -- The Children's Crusade. Genghis Khan invades China. +1212 -- The Children's Crusade. Genghis Khan invades China. 1233 -- Founding of the Inquisition to suppress Cathari and other heresies. 1235 to 1315 -- Life of Dr. Illuminatus, Ramon Llull (Raymond @@ -192,39 +192,39 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on 1241 -- Mongols invade Europe through wise use of intelligence information and strategy, introduce gunpowder from Asia. 1244 -- Massacre of Cathari at Montsegur, France. -1250s -- Approximate beginning of Holy Vehm in Westphalia. - Approximate time of Hulagu Khan's defeat of the Assassins. +1250s -- Approximate beginning of Holy Vehm in Westphalia. + Approximate time of Hulagu Khan's defeat of the Assassins. 1254 to 1324 (?) -- Life of Marco Polo, early European traveler in China, Persia. -1258 -- Hulagu Khan destroys Bagdad; Mongols destroy Mesopotamia, +1258 -- Hulagu Khan destroys Bagdad; Mongols destroy Mesopotamia, the mother of civilization. 1260 -- Mongol invasion of Islamic Empire turned back. 1270s -- Cathari hierarchy fades. 1275 -- Assembly of traveling mason guilds in Frankfort. "Zohar," - second book of the cabala, compiled by Moses de Leon in Spain. -1280 -- Roger Bacon, deviser of early eyeglasses, independently + second book of the cabala, compiled by Moses de Leon in Spain. +1280 -- Roger Bacon, deviser of early eyeglasses, independently invents gunpowder. 1291 -- Hospitallers retreat to Cyprus. 1300 -- White Lotus Society founded in China. Inquisition begins suppression of witches and other pagan groups. -1307 -- Philip IV of France suppresses Knights Templar for - witchcraft and heresies; de Molay imprisoned in the Temple in +1307 -- Philip IV of France suppresses Knights Templar for + witchcraft and heresies; de Molay imprisoned in the Temple in Paris. -1308 -- Assassination of Holy Roman Emperor Albert I. +1308 -- Assassination of Holy Roman Emperor Albert I. 1309 -- Hospitallers acquire the isle of Rhodes. 1313 -- Knights Templar dissolved by papal decree. -1314 -- De Molay and others burned in Paris. +1314 -- De Molay and others burned in Paris. 1327 -- Assassination of King Edward II in England. 1329 -- First appearance of the Tarot in Germany. 1360 -- Approximate date of the earliest known Satanic cults; black masses celebrated in France. -1369 -- Timurlane becomes Great Khan. +1369 -- Timurlane becomes Great Khan. 1375 -- Another assembly of traveling mason guilds in Frankfort. -1379 to 1482 -- Alleged life of Christian Rosenkreuz, fictitious +1379 to 1482 -- Alleged life of Christian Rosenkreuz, fictitious founder of Rosicrucianism. 1390 -- Gypsies begin to appear in Europe. 1400s -- Cathari sect dies out. Concave lenses developed. -1404 -- King Robert revises code of Holy Vehm. +1404 -- King Robert revises code of Holy Vehm. 1410 -- Secret society formed in Italy which eventually joins with Rosicrucianism. 1437 -- Assassination of King James I of Scotland. @@ -233,38 +233,38 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on to french according to followers of the cult of the Guardian Angel. 1471 -- Assassination of King Henry VI of England. -1472 -- University of Ingolstadt founded. Fernando Poo discovers - Fernando Poo. +1472 -- University of Ingolstadt founded. Fernando Poo discovers + Fernando Poo. 1483 -- Assassination of King Edward V of England. -1492 -- Rodrigo Borgia, head of the powerful Borgia family, - becomes Pope Alexander VI. Columbus sails the ocean blue. +1492 -- Rodrigo Borgia, head of the powerful Borgia family, + becomes Pope Alexander VI. Columbus sails the ocean blue. 1493 to 1541 -- Life of Paracelsus, possible founder of - Roscrucianism; discover of zinc around 1530; model of the Faust + Roscrucianism; discover of zinc around 1530; model of the Faust legend. 1500 -- Approximate date of Roshaiya, Illuminated Ones, in - Afganistan. Beginning of Alumbrados in Spain and Charcoal- - Burners in Scotland. Cesare Borgia has his brother-in-law + Afganistan. Beginning of Alumbrados in Spain and Charcoal- + Burners in Scotland. Cesare Borgia has his brother-in-law assassinated. -1502 -- Cesare Borgia arrests and executes enemies who have +1502 -- Cesare Borgia arrests and executes enemies who have conspired against him. 1503 to 1566 -- Life of Nostradamus, visionary prophet. -1507 -- Fra Dolcino's version of Joachim's Illuminism suppressed +1507 -- Fra Dolcino's version of Joachim's Illuminism suppressed by the Bishop of Vercueil. 1510 -- Beginning of systematic importation of African slaves into the West Indies. 1513 -- Machiavelli's "The Prince" published. 1519 -- Spanish conquest of Mexico, enslavement of Amerindians. 1522 -- Hospitallers lose Rhodes to the Turks. -1530 -- Hospitallers given Isle of Malta by Charles V, become +1530 -- Hospitallers given Isle of Malta by Charles V, become Knights of Malta. 1537 -- Assassination of Alessandro de Medici, Duke of Florence. -1568 -- First Inquisition edict against the Alumbrados. -1574 -- Second edict against Alumbrados. +1568 -- First Inquisition edict against the Alumbrados. +1574 -- Second edict against Alumbrados. 1575 -- Approximate date of founding of British Intelligence services. -1575 to 1624 -- Life of Jakob Bohme, visionary mystic, illuminated +1575 to 1624 -- Life of Jakob Bohme, visionary mystic, illuminated one. -1584 -- Assassination of William I of Orange in England. +1584 -- Assassination of William I of Orange in England. 1587 -- English colony established at Roanoke Island, Virginia; no trace of the "lost colony" was found when supply ships returned three years later. @@ -273,44 +273,44 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on 1597 -- Anonymous alchemist seeks to start Rosicrucian-like society in Europe. 1605 -- Rosicrucian constitution published. -1607 -- Italian secrect society headed by Count Bernard of Germany +1607 -- Italian secrect society headed by Count Bernard of Germany merges with Rosicrucianism. First permanent English settlement in America, Jamestown, Virgina. -1608 -- Apprentice to Dutch spectacle-maker Lippershey discovers - principle of focusing lenses; Lippershey builds first telescope. +1608 -- Apprentice to Dutch spectacle-maker Lippershey discovers + principle of focusing lenses; Lippershey builds first telescope. 1609 -- Galileo independently builds telescope, begins study of astonomy. Spanish settlement at Santa Fe, New Mexico, founded. 1610 -- Assassination of King Henty IV of France. 1614 -- "Fama Fraternitatis" published, fictional story of - Rosenkreuz by Johann Valentin Andrea. + Rosenkreuz by Johann Valentin Andrea. 1619 -- First slave ship in America, Jamestown, Virginia. 1620 -- Plymouth Colony, second English settlement, arrives on Mayflower. 1622 -- Posters appear in Paris warning that the Rosicrucians are "amongst you...visibly and invisibly." -1623 -- Final papal edict against Alumbrados; Guerinets appear in - France. First submarine built by Cornelius van Drebbel in +1623 -- Final papal edict against Alumbrados; Guerinets appear in + France. First submarine built by Cornelius van Drebbel in England. 1638 -- Milton meets Galileo. -1640 -- Beginning of subliminal persuasion when Rembrandt imbeds +1640 -- Beginning of subliminal persuasion when Rembrandt imbeds the word "sex" in a painting. -1642 -- Civil War in England between King Charles and Parliament. +1642 -- Civil War in England between King Charles and Parliament. 1646 -- Earliest known Masonic Lodge to allow non-professional or "free" masons, in Warrington, England. 1647 -- Alleged correspondence between Cromwell and Ebeneezer - Pratt plotting the overthrow of King Charles. -1649 -- King Charles convicted and beheaded by Parliament. + Pratt plotting the overthrow of King Charles. +1649 -- King Charles convicted and beheaded by Parliament. 1654 -- Illuminated Guerinets come to public notice in France. 1667 -- Milton's "Paradise Lost" published. 1675 -- Leeuwenhoek discovers "animalcules" through the microscope. 1676 -- Sperm discovered by Leeuwenhoek's student Ham. -1680 -- Madame Le Voisin, innovator of modern Satanism, executed +1680 -- Madame Le Voisin, innovator of modern Satanism, executed in Paris. 1682 -- Tamanend, sachem and chief of the Lenni-Lenape tribe, - welcomes William Penn to America, traditionally considered the + welcomes William Penn to America, traditionally considered the beginning of the Tammany Society. -1689 -- William III of Orange becomes king of England, allegedly +1689 -- William III of Orange becomes king of England, allegedly through the plotting of the Illuminati. 1694 -- Bank of England founded. 1700 -- Quietism of Fenelon and others. @@ -326,23 +326,23 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on published. 1724 -- Publication of the anti-Masonic "Grand Mysteries of the Freemasons Discovered." -1731 -- Benjamin Franklin initiated into Freemasonry. +1731 -- Benjamin Franklin initiated into Freemasonry. 1734 -- Franklin elected Grand Master of Pennsylvania. -1736 -- Death of the last leader of the Afghan Illuminated Ones. +1736 -- Death of the last leader of the Afghan Illuminated Ones. 1749 -- Rousseau's spontaneous "enlightenment" launches the Romantic Movement. 1750 -- Hell Fire Clubs continue to flourish in Dublin and London. - Fictional alchemist Joseph Curwen writes letter stating "I laste + Fictional alchemist Joseph Curwen writes letter stating "I laste Nighte strucke on ye Wordes that bringe up Yooge-Sothothe," perhaps the real power behind the Illuminati. -1754 -- Six year old Adam Weishaupt is orphaned and goes to live +1754 -- Six year old Adam Weishaupt is orphaned and goes to live with the Jesuits. 1757 -- First year of Swedenborg's "New Era." 1759 -- Voltaire's "Candide" published. 1760 -- St. Germain founds chemical dye factory in Holland, fore- runner of I.G. Farben; disappears with 100,000 guilders. Franklin invents bifocals. -1761 -- St. Germain discovered living in Russia. Chinese Emporer +1761 -- St. Germain discovered living in Russia. Chinese Emporer issues edict against secret societies. 1762 -- Illumines of France founded. Sandwich invented. 1763 -- Swedenborg's "Doctrine of Life for the New Jerusalem" @@ -354,45 +354,45 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on 1767 -- Townshend Revenue Act, another British tax on the colonies. Kunta Kinte kidnapped into American slavery. 1768 -- Virginia's legislature dissolved for its opposition to the - Townshend Act. Weishaupt graduates from the University of + Townshend Act. Weishaupt graduates from the University of Ingolstadt, becomes tutor and catechist. Macfarguhar, Ball and Smelie begin compiling the "Encyclopaedia Britannica." Mesmer - commissions 12 year old Mozart's first opera, "Bastien and + commissions 12 year old Mozart's first opera, "Bastien and Bastienne." 1770 -- Boston Massacre: British troops fire into a crowd. Townshend Act repealed. 1771 -- "Encyclopaedia Britannica" published. -1772 -- Weishaupt becomes professor at University of Ingolstadt. +1772 -- Weishaupt becomes professor at University of Ingolstadt. 1773 -- British Tea Tax on colonies. Boston Tea Party in protest. - Weishaupt marries. Alleged meeting of Meyer Rothschild and others + Weishaupt marries. Alleged meeting of Meyer Rothschild and others to plan a world revolution. Suppression of the Jesuits. Franklin's "Rule by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One" published. 1774 -- Britain's "Intolerable Acts" designed to punish rebellious colonies. First Continental Congress. Washington begins training - troops. Louis XVI becomes king of France. Casanova becomes - secret agent for the Inquisitors of Venice. Catherine II shuts - down satiric journals in Russia. Jefferson's "Summary View of the + troops. Louis XVI becomes king of France. Casanova becomes + secret agent for the Inquisitors of Venice. Catherine II shuts + down satiric journals in Russia. Jefferson's "Summary View of the Rights of British Americans" published. 1775 -- Second Continental Congress authorizes naval warships, sets up secret committee to procure weapons, names Washington - commander-in-chief of the new American Army. George III proclaims + commander-in-chief of the new American Army. George III proclaims America in open rebellion. Initial battles of the Revolutionary War: Lexington, Bunker Hill, Toconderoga. Bushnell's first experimental submarine and torpedo tested. Prince Hall lodges (for blacks) chartered by Grand Lodge of London, rejected by American lodges. -1776 -- Illuminati founded by Weishaupt. American Declaration of - Independence, written by Jefferson, adopted by Continental +1776 -- Illuminati founded by Weishaupt. American Declaration of + Independence, written by Jefferson, adopted by Continental Congress. Battles of Long Island, White Plains and Trenton. Nathan Hale executed as spy by British. Franklin becomes ambassador to France, is affiliated with French Masonic lodges. Opening of Freemasons' Hall, permanent headquarters of English - Masonry. Cagliostro initiated into Masonry. Saigon captured by - Tay Son brothers. Aaron Burr serves as assistant to Benedict - Arnold. Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" and "The Crisis" widely + Masonry. Cagliostro initiated into Masonry. Saigon captured by + Tay Son brothers. Aaron Burr serves as assistant to Benedict + Arnold. Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" and "The Crisis" widely read. Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations" published. -1777 -- Weishaupt joins Munich Lodge of the Order of Good Council. +1777 -- Weishaupt joins Munich Lodge of the Order of Good Council. Articles of Confederation adopted by Continental Congress. Battles of Bennington, Brandywine, Germantown, Princeton and Saratoga. Washington has his mystical vision of the future of the @@ -400,121 +400,121 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on begins. 1778 -- France recognizes American independence, signs treaty and provides aid. Franklin assists in initiation of Voltaire into - Masonic Lodge of Paris. Masonic Convention in Lyons organizes + Masonic Lodge of Paris. Masonic Convention in Lyons organizes Knights of Benficience. -1779 -- John Paul Jones says "Damn the torpedos!" Benedict Arnold +1779 -- John Paul Jones says "Damn the torpedos!" Benedict Arnold becomes a traitor and spy for the British. War of Bavarian Secession ends. -1780 -- John Andre, British agent, captured with secret documents +1780 -- John Andre, British agent, captured with secret documents from Arnold; Arnold escapes to join British; Andre hanged as spy. - Weishaupt's wife dies. Illuminati begins rapid growth. First use + Weishaupt's wife dies. Illuminati begins rapid growth. First use of the title Odd Fellows. Order of the Brotherhood of Asia, Rosicrucian off-shoot, founded. 1781 -- Battle of Guilford Court House, surrended of Cornwallis at - Yorktown. John Hanson becomes first President of the United - States in Congress Assembled. Weishaupt seeks abortion for his + Yorktown. John Hanson becomes first President of the United + States in Congress Assembled. Weishaupt seeks abortion for his sister-in-law while awaiting dispensation to marry her. United Masonic Lodges of Hamburg headed by Fraximus, a secret Rosicrucian. Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason" published. 1782 -- British cabinet agrees to recognize American independence, - preliminary agreement signed in Paris. Hanson commissions the - "Eye in the Pyramid" Great Seal, finishes term; Elias Boudinot + preliminary agreement signed in Paris. Hanson commissions the + "Eye in the Pyramid" Great Seal, finishes term; Elias Boudinot elected second President of Congress Assembled. Illuminati dominate European Masonry. Casanova retires as secret agent. -1783 -- Treaty signed between America and England. Washington - disbands army, resigns. Hanson dies. Thomas Mifflin third +1783 -- Treaty signed between America and England. Washington + disbands army, resigns. Hanson dies. Thomas Mifflin third President of Congress Assembled. Ex-Illuminati Utschneider sends letter denouncing the Order to monarch of Bavaria. Rite of Swedenborg founded by Marquis de Throne. Eclectic Rite founded by - Baron Knigge in Frankfort. Webster's "American Spelling Book" + Baron Knigge in Frankfort. Webster's "American Spelling Book" published. -1784 -- Treaty with England ratified by Congress. Richard Henry +1784 -- Treaty with England ratified by Congress. Richard Henry Lee fourth President of Congress Assembled. Bavarian Monarch Carl - Theodore outlaws secret societies. Cagliostro moves to Lyons from + Theodore outlaws secret societies. Cagliostro moves to Lyons from Bordeaux to found the Mother Lodge of Egyptian Masonry. Royal - Commission in Paris, including Franklin and Guillotine as members, + Commission in Paris, including Franklin and Guillotine as members, investigates Mesmerism and returns a negative report. -1785 -- Weishaupt flees to Gotha; new edict outlaws Illuminati; - High-ranking Illuminatus Lanz killed by lightning and Illuminati +1785 -- Weishaupt flees to Gotha; new edict outlaws Illuminati; + High-ranking Illuminatus Lanz killed by lightning and Illuminati papers found on body by police. French "Diamond Necklace" affair. - Napoleon graduates military school. Franklin returns to America; - Jefferson becomes French ambassador. Rosicrucian Order suppressed + Napoleon graduates military school. Franklin returns to America; + Jefferson becomes French ambassador. Rosicrucian Order suppressed in Austria. Anonymous pamphlet appears in Germany revealing secrets of ancient Egyptian ceremonies. 1786 -- Wisdom Lodge founded in Virginia. Secret congress in - Frankfort where Louis XVI and Gustavus III of Sweden condemned to + Frankfort where Louis XVI and Gustavus III of Sweden condemned to die by Illuminati. Italian Illuminatus Buonarroti's library of Masonic and subversive books confiscated by state authorities. - Nathaniel Gorham fifth President of Congress Assembled. Napoleon + Nathaniel Gorham fifth President of Congress Assembled. Napoleon writes pamphlete defending Rousseau. -1787 -- German authorities publish letter by Weishaupt admitting - he sought abortion for his sister-in-law; Weishaupt replies, +1787 -- German authorities publish letter by Weishaupt admitting + he sought abortion for his sister-in-law; Weishaupt replies, blaming "extenuating circumstances." German Union (extension of outlawed Bavarian Illuminati) founded by Bahrdt. Washington elected President of Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia; new constitution adopted by the convention. Arthur St. Clair - sixth President of Congress Assembled. Jefferson meets secretly + sixth President of Congress Assembled. Jefferson meets secretly in Paris with Brazilian rebel to discuss American aid to - revolution in Brazil. Shay's Rebellion in Massachusetts to - protest unfair taxes. Goethe visits Cagliostro's family in + revolution in Brazil. Shay's Rebellion in Massachusetts to + protest unfair taxes. Goethe visits Cagliostro's family in Palermo. Swedenborgian Church founded in London. Society for the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade founded in London. 1788 -- American Constitution ratified by the states. Individual - American states begin to outlaw slavery. Cyrus Griffen seventh - President of Congress Assembled. Paine visits London and Paris. - "The Federalist" essays published by Hamilton, Madison and Jay. + American states begin to outlaw slavery. Cyrus Griffen seventh + President of Congress Assembled. Paine visits London and Paris. + "The Federalist" essays published by Hamilton, Madison and Jay. 1789 -- Washington elected President of the United States; first - Congress under new Constitution. Jefferson returns to U.S. to - become first Secretary of State; Hamilton becomes first Secretary + Congress under new Constitution. Jefferson returns to U.S. to + become first Secretary of State; Hamilton becomes first Secretary of the Treasury. French Revolution begins. - 1790 -- Rebellion and massacre throughout France. Cagliostro + 1790 -- Rebellion and massacre throughout France. Cagliostro arrested by Inquisition of Rome. Bavarian edict against Reading Societies. Blake's "Marriage of Heaven and Hell" published. -1791 -- Napoleon joins the Jocobin Club. First Bank of the United - States chartered. Burr begins converting Tammany Society into a - political machine. The anonymous "Vie de Joseph Balsamo" (Joseph - Basalmo was Cagliostro's name before he joined the Masons), first +1791 -- Napoleon joins the Jocobin Club. First Bank of the United + States chartered. Burr begins converting Tammany Society into a + political machine. The anonymous "Vie de Joseph Balsamo" (Joseph + Basalmo was Cagliostro's name before he joined the Masons), first recorded link of the Illuminati and the French Revolution, appears - in several European countries. Mozart's "The Magic Flute," + in several European countries. Mozart's "The Magic Flute," containing Masonic elements, performed. 1792 -- Washington re-elected. War between France and Austria. - Louis XVI imprisoned in the Templars Temple tower. Massacres of + Louis XVI imprisoned in the Templars Temple tower. Massacres of September, in which priests, bishops and others are killed. - Elections for the National Convention, a triumph for Robespierre + Elections for the National Convention, a triumph for Robespierre and his followers. France declared a Republic. First - Swedenborgian church in America. Catherine II outlaws Masonry in - Russia. "Life of Joseph Balsamo" translated into English in + Swedenborgian church in America. Catherine II outlaws Masonry in + Russia. "Life of Joseph Balsamo" translated into English in Dublin. Assassination of Gustav III at the Stockholm opera. 1793 -- Year One of the French Republic; the year of the Terror, - Louis XVI found guilty of conspiracy, condemned to be executed. + Louis XVI found guilty of conspiracy, condemned to be executed. French government kills thousands of its citizens. France declares war on England and the Dutch United Provinces; war breaks out with Spain and Austria; Russia and Prussia begin partition of Poland. French food riots. 1794 -- Year Two; France passes laws distributing confiscated property to the poor, leads victorious battle against Austrians. - Would-be assassin of Robespierre fires on Collot d'Herbois + Would-be assassin of Robespierre fires on Collot d'Herbois instead; the next day a young girl arrested as suspected assassin; she and 40 others sent to guillotine. Other attempts of - Robespierre's life; his enemies accuse him of attempting to have - himself declared divine by Catherine Theot, an old woman who - preached a mystery religion; Robespierre guillotined. Monroe + Robespierre's life; his enemies accuse him of attempting to have + himself declared divine by Catherine Theot, an old woman who + preached a mystery religion; Robespierre guillotined. Monroe becomes minister to France. Whiskey rebellion in Pennsylvania to protest liquor taxes. 1795 -- France makes peace with Prussia and Spain, invades - Holland. Napoleon suppresses revolt in Paris and goes to Italy as + Holland. Napoleon suppresses revolt in Paris and goes to Italy as Commander-in-Chief. Yazoo land fraud: bribed Georgia legislators sell Mississippi. -1796 -- Adams elected President. Paine publishes letter critical +1796 -- Adams elected President. Paine publishes letter critical of Washington. 1798 -- Illuminati scare in New England. Knights of Malta lose - their island to Napoleon. -1800 -- Death of Thomas Waley, one of the last Hell Fire Club - leaders. Napoleon comes to power, allegedly through Illuminati + their island to Napoleon. +1800 -- Death of Thomas Waley, one of the last Hell Fire Club + leaders. Napoleon comes to power, allegedly through Illuminati manipulation. 1805 to 1881 -- Life of Auguste Blanqui, French socialist, founder of numerous secret societies modeled after Buonarroti. -1815 -- Napoleon's Waterloo. Secret societies which eventually +1815 -- Napoleon's Waterloo. Secret societies which eventually become the Decembrist Movement formed in Russian Masonic lodges. 1817 -- Suppression of the Lodge of Jupiter the Thunderer begins. Irish immigrants force entry into Tammany Society, changing its @@ -528,26 +528,26 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on by Bolivar. 1825 -- Decembrist movement suppressed in Russia after brief uprising. Bolivar liberates Bolivia. Founding of Vienna bank by - Solmon Rothschild and Naples bank by Carl Rothschild. -1828 -- Tammany Society backs Andrew Jackson for President. Anti- + Solmon Rothschild and Naples bank by Carl Rothschild. +1828 -- Tammany Society backs Andrew Jackson for President. Anti- Masonic Party founded, first third-party in America. Attempted assassination of Bolivar. 1829 -- Alleged Illuminati meeting in New York decides to unite Atheists and Nihilists into Communist movement. 1830 -- Anti-Masonic conventions in Massachusetts and Vermont find evidence linking Masonry with Illuminism. Book of Mormon - published. Weishaupt and Bolivar die. -1831 -- Anti-Masonic Party runs Wirt for President, assuring that - Mason Andrew Jackson would be re-elected. Poe dismissed from West + published. Weishaupt and Bolivar die. +1831 -- Anti-Masonic Party runs Wirt for President, assuring that + Mason Andrew Jackson would be re-elected. Poe dismissed from West Point. -1833 -- Jackson orders U.S. funds withdrawn from Bank of the +1833 -- Jackson orders U.S. funds withdrawn from Bank of the United States, effectively killing the institution. 1835 -- The socialist League of the Just founded in Paris, later becoming the Marxist Communist League. Attempted assassination of - Jackson with two single shot pistols, both of which jammed. + Jackson with two single shot pistols, both of which jammed. Revolver invented. -1844 -- Morse builds first practical telegraph. Bahai religion - begins when the Bab proclaims his mission in Persia. +1844 -- Morse builds first practical telegraph. Bahai religion + begins when the Bab proclaims his mission in Persia. 1848 -- Fall of monarchy in France. Republic established in Rome. Abdication of Ferdinand I in Austria. Revolts in Denmark, Ireland, Lombardy, Schleswig-Holstein and Venice. Germany briefly @@ -557,145 +557,145 @@ AD 30 -- Assassination of the radical Jesus, allegedly on and Germany encouraging discontent with the Establishment. Woman's Suffrage Movement gets underway in Seneca Falls, New York. Spiritualism born in Wayne County, New York, when the teenaged Fox - sisters communicate with poltergeists. Fortean tidbits: moon + sisters communicate with poltergeists. Fortean tidbits: moon turns "blood-red" during total eclipse; a great comet fails to return at the time predicted; visions and "phantom soldiers" seen in the skies of France and Scotland; Captain M'Quahae of H.M.S. Daedalus reports seeing a "huge, unknown creature" in the ocean. Gold discovered in California. -1849 to 1936 -- Life of Sir Basil Zaharoff, "mystery man of +1849 to 1936 -- Life of Sir Basil Zaharoff, "mystery man of Europe," who made a fortune as an armaments dealer and financier, selling weapons to both sides in World War I and other conflicts. -1852 -- Benjamin becomes first professed Jew elected to Congress. -1859 -- Oil wells invented. Darwin's "Origin of Species" +1852 -- Benjamin becomes first professed Jew elected to Congress. +1859 -- Oil wells invented. Darwin's "Origin of Species" published. 1860 -- Lincoln elected. Electric storage battery invented. 1860s -- Attempts to suppress the Mafia in Sicily are unsuccessful. -1861 -- Confederate states secede; elect Jefferson Davis - president; Benjamin appointed Confederate Attorney General, later +1861 -- Confederate states secede; elect Jefferson Davis + president; Benjamin appointed Confederate Attorney General, later Secretary of War. American Civil War begins. Emancipation of - serfs in Russia. Jacolliot writes about the Nine Unknown in + serfs in Russia. Jacolliot writes about the Nine Unknown in Calcutta. Gatling gun patented. -1862 -- Benjamin appointed Confederate Secretary of State. +1862 -- Benjamin appointed Confederate Secretary of State. 1863 -- Rockfeller builds his first refinery. -1865 -- Assassination of Lincoln; Andrew Johnson becomes - president; "Booth" killed; coded message found among his effects; - the code key later found in possession of Benjamin, alleged - Rothschild agent. Civil War ends. Thirteenth amendment abolishes +1865 -- Assassination of Lincoln; Andrew Johnson becomes + president; "Booth" killed; coded message found among his effects; + the code key later found in possession of Benjamin, alleged + Rothschild agent. Civil War ends. Thirteenth amendment abolishes slavery. 1866 -- Ku Klux Klan founded as a social club in Pulaski, - Tennessee. Benjamin flees to England. Death of Phineas Quimby, + Tennessee. Benjamin flees to England. Death of Phineas Quimby, magnetic healer, founder of Free Thought movement, teacher of Mary Baker Eddy. 1867 -- Ku Klux Klan reorganized along political and racial lines near Nashville, Tennessee. -1868 -- Assassination of Thomas D'Arcy McGee, first Canadian +1868 -- Assassination of Thomas D'Arcy McGee, first Canadian political assassination. 1869 -- St. Germain allegedly completes 85 years in the Himalayas - after his "death." Mendeleev composes first periodic table of the + after his "death." Mendeleev composes first periodic table of the elements in Russia. U.S. transcontinental railroad completed. 1870 -- Standard Oil Company incorporated. 1875 -- "Whiskey Ring" conspiracy of distillery owners revealed. - Madam Blavatsky founds Theosophy Society. Mary Baker Eddy's + Madam Blavatsky founds Theosophy Society. Mary Baker Eddy's "Science and Health" published. -1875 to 1947 -- Life of Aleister Crowley, the Great Beast, Golden +1875 to 1947 -- Life of Aleister Crowley, the Great Beast, Golden Dawn leader and occult figure. -1876 -- Disraeli again warns about dangers of secret societies. - Battle of the Little Big Horn. Bell patents telephone. Otto +1876 -- Disraeli again warns about dangers of secret societies. + Battle of the Little Big Horn. Bell patents telephone. Otto builds four-cycle gasoline engine. -1877 -- First of seven wills in which Cecil Rhodes leaves his +1877 -- First of seven wills in which Cecil Rhodes leaves his money to establish a secret society to expand British rule throughout the world. -1878 to 1945 -- Life of Edgar Cayce, visionary, trance-channeler +1878 to 1945 -- Life of Edgar Cayce, visionary, trance-channeler who spoke of reincarnation, Egyptian mysteries, and Atlantis. -1881 -- Garfield assassinated. Czar Alexander II assassinated by - secret society. Disraeli publishes "Lothair," a novel about +1881 -- Garfield assassinated. Czar Alexander II assassinated by + secret society. Disraeli publishes "Lothair," a novel about secret societies and European politics. -1884 -- Fabian Society founded in London by Sidney and Beatrice +1884 -- Fabian Society founded in London by Sidney and Beatrice Webb and others. 1885 -- First practical horseless carriage built by Daimler. -1887 -- Golden Dawn founded in London by Mathers and others. +1887 -- Golden Dawn founded in London by Mathers and others. Mitchelson-Morley experiement disproving ether theory. 1888 -- Unsolved murders of London prostitutes by "Jack the Ripper," suspected of being one of those implicated in the Cleveland Street Affair involving high-society Victorians and their patronage of a brothel staffed by messenger boys. 1889 -- Second Communist International organized. -1890 -- Biologist Yersin visits India, purportedly to recieve +1890 -- Biologist Yersin visits India, purportedly to recieve plague and cholera serum from the Nine Unknown. Wounded Knee massacre. 1891 -- Rhodes gains control of 90% of world's diamond supply. The Round Tables, a secret society allegedly funded by Rhodes and - the Rothschilds to gain financial and political power, founded in + the Rothschilds to gain financial and political power, founded in the U.S., Canada, Australia, India, South Africa and New Zealand. Rockefeller grant founds University of Chicago. Nikola Tesla invents Tesla coil, becomes U.S. citizen. 1892 -- Rockefeller trust transferred to holding company: Standard Oil of New Jersey. 1893 -- Assassination of Chicago Mayor Harrison. -1894 -- Assassination of President Carnot of France. -1896 -- Maconi's patent No. 7777 for radio. First "flap year" for +1894 -- Assassination of President Carnot of France. +1896 -- Maconi's patent No. 7777 for radio. First "flap year" for UFOs: wave of sightings of unidentified airships in U.S. -1897 -- Assassination of Premier Canovas of Spain. Zionism - founded in Basil, Switzerland by Theodore Herzl. -1898 -- Assassination of Empress Elizabeth of Austria. Pavlov +1897 -- Assassination of Premier Canovas of Spain. Zionism + founded in Basil, Switzerland by Theodore Herzl. +1898 -- Assassination of Empress Elizabeth of Austria. Pavlov begins study of conditioned reflex in dogs. 1899 -- Tesla discovers terrestrial stationary waves which can produce electricity; reports receiving signals from another planet. Alleged meeting in England at which the Morgans, - Rothschilds and Warburgs become affiliated. + Rothschilds and Warburgs become affiliated. 1900 -- Assassination of King Umberto I of Italy and Kentucky - Governor-elect William Goebel. Tesla suggests alien beings might - be living "in the very midst of us." Boxer rebellion in China. - Approximate date Adolf Lanz founded the Order of New Templars, a + Governor-elect William Goebel. Tesla suggests alien beings might + be living "in the very midst of us." Boxer rebellion in China. + Approximate date Adolf Lanz founded the Order of New Templars, a fore-runner of the Nazi mentality. 1901 -- Assassination of McKinley and Russian Education Minister Bogolepov. Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (Rockefeller University) founded in New York. First trans- Atlantic radio broadcast: Marconi sends the letter S. 1902 -- Assassination of Russian Minister of Interior Sipyagain. - Paul and Felix Warburg immigrate from Germany to the U.S. + Paul and Felix Warburg immigrate from Germany to the U.S. Rockefeller General Education Board founded. 1903 -- Assassination of Bogdanovich, Governor of Ufa. "Protocols of Elders of Zion," alleged plan for Jewish world takeover, published in Russian newspaper. 1904 -- Assassination of Russian Premier Vischelev von Plehev. -1905 -- Assassination of Grand Duke Sergius and Idaho Governor - Steunenberg. Abortive revolution in Russia. Expanded version of +1905 -- Assassination of Grand Duke Sergius and Idaho Governor + Steunenberg. Abortive revolution in Russia. Expanded version of "Protocols of Zion" published. 1906 -- Assassination of Russian General Dubrassov. 1907 -- Financial panic and depression allegedly caused by J.P. Morgan to gain support for the central bank concept. -1908 -- Assassination of King Carl of Prussia and Crown Prince of +1908 -- Assassination of King Carl of Prussia and Crown Prince of Portugal. FBI founded. Founding of the Armanen Initiates, another proro-Nazi secret society. -1910 -- Attempted assassination of Mayor Gaynor of NYC. Secret +1910 -- Attempted assassination of Mayor Gaynor of NYC. Secret meeting of bankers and politicians at Jekyll Island, Georgia, results in Federal Reserve Act. -1911 -- Assassination of Prime Minister Staliapin of Russia by +1911 -- Assassination of Prime Minister Staliapin of Russia by police double agent. Standard Oil of New Jersey broken up as illegal monopoly. -1912 -- Assassination of Primier Canalegas of Spain. Attempted - assassination of Teddy Roosevelt. Colonel E.M. House, adviser to - Woodrow Wilson, publishes "Philip Dru: Administrator," a political +1912 -- Assassination of Primier Canalegas of Spain. Attempted + assassination of Teddy Roosevelt. Colonel E.M. House, adviser to + Woodrow Wilson, publishes "Philip Dru: Administrator," a political romance which proposed modern social legislation. Founding of Germanen Order, another pre-Nazi secret society. 1913 -- Assassination of George I of Greece. Rockefeller Foundation founded. -1914 -- Attempted assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria +1914 -- Attempted assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria by Masonic agents, followed an hour later by successful - assassination; in Russia, Rasputin stabbed the same day. World War + assassination; in Russia, Rasputin stabbed the same day. World War I begins. 1915 -- Sinking of the Lusitania by German submarine; allegedly carrying secret munitions for the Allies, the ship supposedly sacrificed by British and American authorities to drum up war - hysteria in U.S. Alfred Wegener proposed theory of continental + hysteria in U.S. Alfred Wegener proposed theory of continental drift, receives ridicule and contempt from his fellow scientists. Ku Klux Klan revived. -1916 -- Assassination of Rasputin.

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1917 -- United States enters World War I. Russian Revolution begins; Cheka, secret police of Bolsheviks, founded. 1918 -- Assassination of Russian Czar Nicholas II and his family. - Attempted assassination of Lenin. New Thought lecturer David Van + Attempted assassination of Lenin. New Thought lecturer David Van Bush hires H.P. Lovecraft as a ghost writer. -1919 -- Founding of Thule Society in Germany; Hitler recruited. +1919 -- Founding of Thule Society in Germany; Hitler recruited. League of Nations founded at Paris Peace Conference. Meeting at the Majestic Hotel, Paris, between Wilsonian intellectuals (House, Dulles and Dulles, etc.) and "like-minded Englishmen" to discuss forming an organization "for the study of international affairs." Royal Institute of International Affairs founded. Freud draws - attention to Austrian neurologist Poetzl's experiments with the - tachistroscope, an early device for studying subliminal + attention to Austrian neurologist Poetzl's experiments with the + tachistroscope, an early device for studying subliminal perception. Charles Fort's "The Book of the Damned" published. - Hitler joins the German Workers' Party. + Hitler joins the German Workers' Party. 1920s -- Assassination of estimated 400 German public figures begins. U.S. entry into League of Nations blocked in Senate. Development of modern advertising techniques emphasizing @@ -24,30 +24,30 @@ Wilsonians House, Dulles and company upon their return from Paris, with the help of the Round Table Group. Marconi states he believes mysterious V code on pre-WWI radio came from space; Tesla recalls - seeing lights, vivid images, when he was a boy. Hitler takes over + seeing lights, vivid images, when he was a boy. Hitler takes over the NSGWP. -1922 -- Mussolini, alleged British Intelligence agent, comes to +1922 -- Mussolini, alleged British Intelligence agent, comes to power in Italy, begins attempt to eliminate Mafia in Sicily. Cheka reorganized as GPU, Russian secret police. CFR journal "Foreign Affairs" founded. King Tutankhamen's tomb opened in Egypt, thus invoking "King Tut's Curse"; 14 violent deaths in as many years linked to the curse. -1923 -- Assassination of Pancho Villa in Mexico. Founding of - Hitler's National-Socialist (Nazi) Party in Germany. International +1923 -- Assassination of Pancho Villa in Mexico. Founding of + Hitler's National-Socialist (Nazi) Party in Germany. International Police (Interpol) founded in Vienna. In the face of the Teapot - Dome and other scandals, President Harding visits Alaska and + Dome and other scandals, President Harding visits Alaska and receives a "long ciphered message" which visibly upsets him, causing him to ask what a president could do when friends betrayed him; he died soon after among conflicting rumors about the cause of his death. Fort's "New Lands" published. -1924 -- J. Edgar Hoover takes over FBI. During Mars' closest +1924 -- J. Edgar Hoover takes over FBI. During Mars' closest approach radios around the world went off the air in order to allow interception of any possible messages from space; when translated onto photographic tape, signals received produced crudely drawn faces. Lovecraft ghostwrites for Houdini. 1925 -- Lionel Curtis organizes the Institutes of Pacific Relations in at least ten countries for the Round Table Group. -1926 -- Suicide of synchronicity researcher Paul Krammerer, +1926 -- Suicide of synchronicity researcher Paul Krammerer, biologist, freemason. 1927 -- Rise of the CFR due to Rockefeller and other foundation funding. The Crystal Skull discovered in ruins of Lubaantun in @@ -55,91 +55,91 @@ 1928 -- Nomination of Catholic Al Smith sparks last spurt of growth for the KKK. Soviet produced film shows conditioned reflex experiments on humans. -1929 -- CFR moves to Harold Pratt Building on 68th Street. Great - Depression begins. Quisling's "About the Matter That Inhabited +1929 -- CFR moves to Harold Pratt Building on 68th Street. Great + Depression begins. Quisling's "About the Matter That Inhabited Worlds Outside Ours and the Significance Caused by It to Our Philosophy of Life" published. -1930 -- Pavlov begins applying knowledge of conditioned reflex to +1930 -- Pavlov begins applying knowledge of conditioned reflex to human psychosis. 1930s -- Mafia becomes integral part of the U.S. organized crime. Continuing political assassinations accompany Nazi rise to power. 1931 -- Fort's "Lo!" published. 1932 -- Fort dies after publishing his last book, "Wild Talents." -1933 -- Attempted assassination of Franklin Roosevelt; Chicago - mayor Cermak killed instead. FDR orders use of Great Seal of the +1933 -- Attempted assassination of Franklin Roosevelt; Chicago + mayor Cermak killed instead. FDR orders use of Great Seal of the U.S. on reverse side of the dollar bill. Reichstag Fire, set by Nazis, used to suspend civil liberties. -1934 -- Assassination of S.M. Kirov, Soviet leader and Stalin - collaborator. Russian GPU renamed NKVD. Beginning of Hitler's +1934 -- Assassination of S.M. Kirov, Soviet leader and Stalin + collaborator. Russian GPU renamed NKVD. Beginning of Hitler's Black Order. Unexplained "ghostflier" broadcasts in Sweden. -1935 -- Assassination of Senator Huey Long. First lobotomy - performed by Egas Moniz in Lisbon. +1935 -- Assassination of Senator Huey Long. First lobotomy + performed by Egas Moniz in Lisbon. 1936 -- Beginning of Moscow Purge trials in which numerous communist leaders were brainwashed into false confessions and then executed. 1937 -- Spanish Civil War begins. First of 48 "Lost Colony" stones found in North Carolina; stones supposedly tell the story of lost - Roanoke Island colony. Amelia Earhart Putnam, aviator, disappears. -1938 -- Assassination of Leon Sedov, Trotsky's son; first - assassination attempt against Trotsky. Nazi invasion of Austria; + Roanoke Island colony. Amelia Earhart Putnam, aviator, disappears. +1938 -- Assassination of Leon Sedov, Trotsky's son; first + assassination attempt against Trotsky. Nazi invasion of Austria; Interpol exiled -- or taken over by Nazis; German expedition to Antarctica stakes out 600,000 square kilometers, lands near the - South Pole. Electroshock treatment discovered. Orson Welles' + South Pole. Electroshock treatment discovered. Orson Welles' dramatization of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds" scares American radio listeners. -1939 -- Attorney Leon Cooke, friend of Jack Ruby and financial - secretary of the union which employed Ruby, killed by union - president Jack Martin; union subsequently taken over by Mafia. +1939 -- Attorney Leon Cooke, friend of Jack Ruby and financial + secretary of the union which employed Ruby, killed by union + president Jack Martin; union subsequently taken over by Mafia. League of Nations suspended. Germany invades Poland; World War II begins. CFR offers it services to U.S. State Dept. Interpol - grouped with Gestapo. Amateur radio astronomer Grote Reber + grouped with Gestapo. Amateur radio astronomer Grote Reber receives dot-dash signal from space. Attempted assassination of - Hitler. -1940 -- Assassination of Leon Trotsky in Mexico. British secret + Hitler. +1940 -- Assassination of Leon Trotsky in Mexico. British secret police renamed MI-5 and MI-6 for duration of war. Interpol moved - to near Berlin., with Reinhard Heydrich in charge. Nazis allegedly - begin building Hitler's secret hideout in Antarctica. Roosevelt - sends Gen. "Wild Bill" Donovan on info-gathering mission to - Europe; Donovan recommends a central intelligence organization. + to near Berlin., with Reinhard Heydrich in charge. Nazis allegedly + begin building Hitler's secret hideout in Antarctica. Roosevelt + sends Gen. "Wild Bill" Donovan on info-gathering mission to + Europe; Donovan recommends a central intelligence organization. U.S. State Dept. creates Division of Special Research headed by CFR member Pasbolsky. 1941 -- Japan attacks U.S. Fleet at Pearl Harbor, allegedly - through the maneuvering of Roosevelt and his advisors to provide - an excuse to enter the war. Donovan made head of new Office of + through the maneuvering of Roosevelt and his advisors to provide + an excuse to enter the war. Donovan made head of new Office of Coordinator of Information. "The Books of Charles Fort" published. -1942 -- Assassination of Interpol chief Heydrich in - Czechloslavakia. Donovan's OCI evolves into the Office of +1942 -- Assassination of Interpol chief Heydrich in + Czechloslavakia. Donovan's OCI evolves into the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). -1943 -- LSD-25 discovered by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann. Nazi - Admiral Doenitz boasts the German submarine fleet has built "in +1943 -- LSD-25 discovered by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann. Nazi + Admiral Doenitz boasts the German submarine fleet has built "in another part of the world a Shangri-La on land, an impregnable - fortress." Juan Peron and other pro-Nazi leaders take power in + fortress." Juan Peron and other pro-Nazi leaders take power in Argentina. Pilots on both sides of the war report seeing "foo- fighters," unexplained flying objects, while flying war missions. -1944 -- Attempted assassination of Hitler. Nazis begin sending +1944 -- Attempted assassination of Hitler. Nazis begin sending millions of dollars worth of jewels, paintings and cash to Argentina for safe keeping. Russian NKVD reorganized as MGB. - Donovan prepares plan for Roosevelt to establish a central + Donovan prepares plan for Roosevelt to establish a central intelligence agency which is pigeonholed, later reconsidered by - Truman. American band leader Glenn Miller disappears on unarmed + Truman. American band leader Glenn Miller disappears on unarmed flight over the English Channel. -1945 -- Alleged assassination (suicide) of James Forrestal at +1945 -- Alleged assassination (suicide) of James Forrestal at Bethesda Hospital Neurological Ward, after his attempt to warn - Roosevelt of Illuminati plot. Roosevelt dies, Truman becomes - president. Mussolini killed. Hitler allegedly escapes from Berlin - after arranging for a fake suicide cover story; Hitler's death - announced, Admiral Doenitz takes command; submarines U-530, U-977 - and others begin secret journey from Norway soon after Quisling - allegedly refused Hitler's offer to take him "aboard a submarine + Roosevelt of Illuminati plot. Roosevelt dies, Truman becomes + president. Mussolini killed. Hitler allegedly escapes from Berlin + after arranging for a fake suicide cover story; Hitler's death + announced, Admiral Doenitz takes command; submarines U-530, U-977 + and others begin secret journey from Norway soon after Quisling + allegedly refused Hitler's offer to take him "aboard a submarine to a safe refuge"; two months after Germany surrenders submarines U-530 and U-977 give themselves up in Mar del Plata, Argentina, - after allegedly being lost from the submarine convoy taking Hitler + after allegedly being lost from the submarine convoy taking Hitler and others to their hideout in Antarctica; Nazi leader Martin Bormann escapes without a trace from Berlin after supervising - Hitler's "suicide." First atomic bombs dropped. World War II ends. + Hitler's "suicide." First atomic bombs dropped. World War II ends. General Gehlen, Head of Nazi Intelligence, captured by U.S. Army and flown to Washington; other Nazi and British agents imported to - U.S., along with Werner Von Braun and other developers of the V-2 + U.S., along with Werner Von Braun and other developers of the V-2 rockets. Interpol dissolved -- or reorganized with headquarters in Paris, the story varies. OSS disbanded, its agents moving to military intelligence agencies and the State Dept. CFR allegedly @@ -149,15 +149,15 @@ sent to investigate also disappears -- 6 planes and 27 men vanished. An Air Force plane's engines fail over Iwo Jima as foo- fighters maneuver around it. -1946 -- Murder of wire service king James Ragen by Syndicate - friends of Jack Ruby; indictment dropped following additional - murders. John Kennedy and Richard Nixon elected to House of - Representatives. Truman's executive order sets up the National +1946 -- Murder of wire service king James Ragen by Syndicate + friends of Jack Ruby; indictment dropped following additional + murders. John Kennedy and Richard Nixon elected to House of + Representatives. Truman's executive order sets up the National Intelligence Authority and Central Intelligence Group. Gehlen returns to Germany to continue intelligence work for U.S. Army. - Interpol reorganization meeting held in Brussels. Admiral Byrd + Interpol reorganization meeting held in Brussels. Admiral Byrd allegedly leads Naval "research" expedition to Antarctica to - attack Hitler's secret hideout; attempt allegedly fails and Hitler + attack Hitler's secret hideout; attempt allegedly fails and Hitler and his "UFO scientists" continue their activities. Waves of unexplained "ghost rockets" seen in Europe, especially Scandanavia. @@ -166,32 +166,32 @@ Round Table Group." National Security Act establishes Dept. of Defense, National Security Council and Central Intelligence Agency. France creates SDECE, similar to CIA. Second UFO flap - year; Kenneth Arnold reports flying saucers near Yakima, + year; Kenneth Arnold reports flying saucers near Yakima, Washington, and other reports soon follow. Maury Island "hoax": an - early Men-In-Black incident three days before the Arnold sighting, + early Men-In-Black incident three days before the Arnold sighting, in which a "donut-shaped object" dropped slag on a boat near - Tacoma, Washington; the next day an MIB visited Harold Dahl, who + Tacoma, Washington; the next day an MIB visited Harold Dahl, who was piloting the boat, and warned him not to discuss the sighting; - the boat's owner, Fred Crisman, was suspected of being a CIA + the boat's owner, Fred Crisman, was suspected of being a CIA employee and was later called to give secret testimony at the - trial of Clay Shaw in New Orleans; pilot Dahl disappeared and - UFOlogist Arnold, who investigated the case, reported unexplained + trial of Clay Shaw in New Orleans; pilot Dahl disappeared and + UFOlogist Arnold, who investigated the case, reported unexplained failure of his own plane's engine soon after two Air Force investigators were killed taking off from Tacoma's airport. -1948 -- Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Attempted assassination - of labor leader Walter Reuther. Beginning of Operation Ohio, a CIA +1948 -- Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Attempted assassination + of labor leader Walter Reuther. Beginning of Operation Ohio, a CIA program responsible for one hundred European assassinations during the next ten years. Beginning of CIA interest in UFOs as a - "security" problem. McCord employed by the FBI. Nixon gains - prominence in the Alger Hiss case as member of the House Un- + "security" problem. McCord employed by the FBI. Nixon gains + prominence in the Alger Hiss case as member of the House Un- American Activities Committee; goes to Miami where he meets Bebe Rebozo and goes yachting with other underworld-connected figures. - Martin Bormann reported living in Argentina. New nation of Israel + Martin Bormann reported living in Argentina. New nation of Israel creates Central Institute for Intelligence and Security. World Council of Churches founded in Amsterdam. 1949 -- Report critical of CIA filed and forgotten, unread by - Truman; Central Intelligence Act exempts CIA from disclosure laws. - E. Howard Hunt becomes CIA agent; Clay Shaw becomes agent for + Truman; Central Intelligence Act exempts CIA from disclosure laws. + E. Howard Hunt becomes CIA agent; Clay Shaw becomes agent for CIA's Domestic Contact Service. The Gehlen Organization transferred to CIA control. U.S. Army begins 20 years of simulated germ warfare attacks against American cities, conducting at least @@ -200,86 +200,86 @@ communist leaders; Social Affairs Dept. and other Chinese secret police created. Trial of Cardinal Mindszenty in Hungary following his brainwashing and confession of conspiracy. -1950 -- Attempted assassination of Truman by Puerto Rican +1950 -- Attempted assassination of Truman by Puerto Rican nationalists. Korean War begins. Congress passes McCarran's Internal Security Act setting up program for detention of - subversives. Hiss convicted of perjury; Nixon elected to Senate + subversives. Hiss convicted of perjury; Nixon elected to Senate after smear campaign against California opponent. U.S. Army engages in "simulated" germ warfare in San Francisco and the Pentagon. National Council of Churches founded in U.S. CIA organizes the Pacific Corporation, a large holding company which was the first of many CIA "private" enterprises. Alleged CIA plot to introduce UFO contact ideas with "Little Green Men" stories and - radio contact "from space." Malcolm X receives visit from an MIB - while in prison. "Worlds in Collision" by Immanuel Velikovsky + radio contact "from space." Malcolm X receives visit from an MIB + while in prison. "Worlds in Collision" by Immanuel Velikovsky proposes a catastrophic theory of ancient history in which a huge "comet" of matter is ripped out of Jupiter, approaches Earth close enough to cause universal fire/flood legends in primitive folklore - and the settles into orbit as a new planet, Venus; Velikovsky + and the settles into orbit as a new planet, Venus; Velikovsky receives ridicule and contempt from his fellow scientists, thought 20 years later Jupiter is generally considered a "cold star" - rather than a planet and Velikovsky's prediction of a hot climate + rather than a planet and Velikovsky's prediction of a hot climate on Venus is confirmed. Approximate starting date of building of Mount Weather, secret American government fortress. -1951 -- Assassination of Ali Razmara of Iran, Riad Al-Sulh and - Abdullah of Jordan and Ali Knah Liaquat of Pakistan. Army +1951 -- Assassination of Ali Razmara of Iran, Riad Al-Sulh and + Abdullah of Jordan and Ali Knah Liaquat of Pakistan. Army simulated germ warfare project in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Approximate date CBS begins active cooperation with CIA. McCord moves from FBI to CIA. North Korean brainwashing of American prisoners begins. TIME magazine popularizes the term "brainwashing." -1952 -- Eisenhower elected president, Nixon vice-president; - Kennedy elected to Senate. Army germ warfare project in Key West, - Florida, and Ft. McCellan, Alabama. CIA agent Downey and Fecteau +1952 -- Eisenhower elected president, Nixon vice-president; + Kennedy elected to Senate. Army germ warfare project in Key West, + Florida, and Ft. McCellan, Alabama. CIA agent Downey and Fecteau captured while on spy mission in China. Third UFO flap year. First - UFO "contact" case: George Adamski meets Venusians in California + UFO "contact" case: George Adamski meets Venusians in California desert; alleged CIA plot to start UFO scare. UFOlogist George - Williamson, one of Adamski's witnesses, claims he also witnessed + Williamson, one of Adamski's witnesses, claims he also witnessed ham radio operator establish contact with another world. -1953 -- Dr. Frank Olsen commits suicide after having been given a +1953 -- Dr. Frank Olsen commits suicide after having been given a secret dose of LSD by the CIA, under the direction of the - mysterious Dr. Sidney Gottlieb. CIA contemplates developing drugs + mysterious Dr. Sidney Gottlieb. CIA contemplates developing drugs to cause amnesia in retired agents. CIA's Robertson Panel views UFO reports as national security threat. Army germ warfare project in Panama City, Florida. Return of Korean War prisoners, including - some who underwent brainwashing. 21 POWs defect. Mau Mau (Hidden + some who underwent brainwashing. 21 POWs defect. Mau Mau (Hidden Ones) formed in Kenya to overthrow white rule. UFOlogist Albert Bender closes down his International Flying Saucer Bureau after being visited by three MIB. 1954 -- Attempted assassinations of several U.S. Congressmen by Puerto Rican nationalists. First Bilderberger meeting takes place at the Bilderberg Hotel, Oosterbeek, Holland. Condemnation by the - U.S. Senate of Joseph McCarthy following his charges of subversion - in high places. Hunt involved in CIA overthrow of communist regime + U.S. Senate of Joseph McCarthy following his charges of subversion + in high places. Hunt involved in CIA overthrow of communist regime in Guatemala, Carlos Castillo-Armas becomes president. Richard - Bissell joins the CIA. Army germ warfare project in Point Mugu and + Bissell joins the CIA. Army germ warfare project in Point Mugu and Fort Hueneme, California. Russian KGB created to replace earlier - secret police. Broadcaster Frank Edwards fired for discussing UFOs + secret police. Broadcaster Frank Edwards fired for discussing UFOs on the air. Strange voice "from space" speaks from turned-off radios in midwest U.S. and London, warns against preparations for war. -1955 -- Assassination of Jose Antonio Remon of Panama and Adnan +1955 -- Assassination of Jose Antonio Remon of Panama and Adnan Al-Malki of Syria. Bilderberger meeting in Barbizon, France. Lee - Harvey Oswald meets David Ferrie of the New Orleans Civil Air - Patrol. Doug Durham joins the Marines. The Office of Naval - Research allegedly receives a copy of Morris Jessup's "The Case + Harvey Oswald meets David Ferrie of the New Orleans Civil Air + Patrol. Doug Durham joins the Marines. The Office of Naval + Research allegedly receives a copy of Morris Jessup's "The Case for the UFOs" with marginal notes in three different hands, supposedly by "Gypsies" knowledgeable in UFOlogy; ONR reprints several hundred copies for internal use; an MIB called "Carlos Allende" is implicated in the affair. -1956 -- Assassination of Anastasio Somoza of Nicaragua. - Bilderberger meeting in Frednsborg, Denmark. Clay Shaw's CIA - contact allegedly stopped. Oswald joins Marines. Durham receives +1956 -- Assassination of Anastasio Somoza of Nicaragua. + Bilderberger meeting in Frednsborg, Denmark. Clay Shaw's CIA + contact allegedly stopped. Oswald joins Marines. Durham receives special CIA training. UFOlogist Gray Barker publishes "They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers" which reported numerous MIB incidents. 1957 -- Assassination of Carlos Castillo-Armas of Guatemala. - Exiled Ukranian politician Lev Rebet assassinated by KGB agent in - Munich. Alleged assassination of Joseph McCarthy at Bethesda + Exiled Ukranian politician Lev Rebet assassinated by KGB agent in + Munich. Alleged assassination of Joseph McCarthy at Bethesda Hospital Neurological Ward, after warning of Illuminati plot. Bilderberger meetings in St. Simon Island, Georgia, and Fiuggui, - Italy. Oswald assigned to base at Atsugi, Japan, where CIA U-2 - planes were launched; shoots self in elbow. General Edwin Walker + Italy. Oswald assigned to base at Atsugi, Japan, where CIA U-2 + planes were launched; shoots self in elbow. General Edwin Walker commands federal troops sent to enforce racial integration at Little Rock, Arkansas. CIA helps Iran form SAVAK, secret police later accused of assassination Iranian dissidents. Experiments in @@ -290,96 +290,96 @@ 1958 -- Assassination of Abdul Llah, Faisal II and Nuri Al-Said of Iraq. Bilderberger meeting in Buxton, England. Russia launches first space satellites. Unidentified ex-Marine lives in Minsk, - USSR, apparently gathering information for the CIA. Oswald on + USSR, apparently gathering information for the CIA. Oswald on maneuvers in the Philippines involving U-2 flights. Francis Gary Powers released from Air Force and assigned to covert CIA spying. - Kerry Thornley and Gregory Hill found Discordianism and publish + Kerry Thornley and Gregory Hill found Discordianism and publish "Principia Discordia, or How I Found Goddess and What I Did To - Her When I Found Her"; Thornley joins Marine Corps. John Birch + Her When I Found Her"; Thornley joins Marine Corps. John Birch Society organized by Robert Welch. Nelson Rockefeller elected governor of New York. Ham radio operators pick up a male voice claiming to be Nacoma of Jupiter and warning of atomic bomb disaster in English, German, Norweigian and his own unknown language. 1959 -- Assassination of Solomon W.R. Bandaranaike of Ceylon. - Exiled Ukranian politician Stephan Bandera assassinated by KGB - agent in Munich. Attempted assassination of Senator Bircher of - Ohio and Governor Almond of Virginia. Apparent suicide of UFO - researcher Morris Jessup who had received communications from - "Carlos Allende," one of the MIB and whose book was mysteriously + Exiled Ukranian politician Stephan Bandera assassinated by KGB + agent in Munich. Attempted assassination of Senator Bircher of + Ohio and Governor Almond of Virginia. Apparent suicide of UFO + researcher Morris Jessup who had received communications from + "Carlos Allende," one of the MIB and whose book was mysteriously annoted by UFOlogical Gypsies. Bilderberger meeting in Yesilkov, - Turkey. Fidel Castro assumes power in Cuba; Cuban Intelligence - (DGI) begun. Ruby visits casino owner in Havana. Kerry Thornley - first meets fellow Marine Oswald in California; Oswald released - from Marines, defects to Russia. Thornley assigned to U-2 base in + Turkey. Fidel Castro assumes power in Cuba; Cuban Intelligence + (DGI) begun. Ruby visits casino owner in Havana. Kerry Thornley + first meets fellow Marine Oswald in California; Oswald released + from Marines, defects to Russia. Thornley assigned to U-2 base in Atsugi, Japan. Durham discharged from Marines, stationed at CIA base in Guatemala. UFO sighting at CIA headquarters after Naval officer contacts "space people" while in CIA-observed trance. - Condon's "The Manchurian Candidate" published. + Condon's "The Manchurian Candidate" published. 1960 -- Assassination of Hazza Majali of Jordan. Bilderberger - meeting in Burgenstock, Switzerland. Eisenhower authorizes + meeting in Burgenstock, Switzerland. Eisenhower authorizes training and arming Cuban exiles, allegedly issues orders for the - assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba. Nixon, CIA - agent Bissell and others plan Bay of Pigs invasion, obtain - permission to use Guatemala as launching point. Bernard Baker + assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba. Nixon, CIA + agent Bissell and others plan Bay of Pigs invasion, obtain + permission to use Guatemala as launching point. Bernard Baker serves as conduit for Bay of Pigs funding. CIA buys Southern Air Transport; contemplates development of "recruitment pills" and other drugs; studies mysterious amnesia of Korean war prisoners moved through Manchuria; contemplates giving truth serum to brainwashed American POWs. CIA spy Powers shot down in U-2 over - Russia; summit conference cancelled. Kennedy-Nixon debates; - Kennedy elected president. Oswald assigned job in Bellorussian - Radio Factory in Minsk, USSR. Thornley discharged from Marines. + Russia; summit conference cancelled. Kennedy-Nixon debates; + Kennedy elected president. Oswald assigned job in Bellorussian + Radio Factory in Minsk, USSR. Thornley discharged from Marines. Project Ozma, searching for intelligent signals from another part of the universe, receives unexplained signals from space. 1961 -- Assassination of Lumumba of the Congo, Rafael Trujillo - Molina of the Dominican Republic and Louis Rivagasore of Nurundi. - Attempted assassination of Castro by Hans Tanner. Michael + Molina of the Dominican Republic and Louis Rivagasore of Nurundi. + Attempted assassination of Castro by Hans Tanner. Michael Rockefeller disappears in New Guinea. Bilderberger meeting in - Quebec, Canada. Thornley arrives to New Orleans; Slim Brooks gives - Thornley "the haircut" on his 23rd birthday; the same day, the + Quebec, Canada. Thornley arrives to New Orleans; Slim Brooks gives + Thornley "the haircut" on his 23rd birthday; the same day, the CIA invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs, launched from Guatemala, - fails due to poor planning and cancellation of support by Kennedy; - the CIA, the Mob, Cuban-exiles, right-wingers and Nixonites - supposedly vow revenge against Kennedy. Kennedy develops - extracurricular relationship with Judith Campbell, Sam Giancana's - girlfriend; Giancana and John Roselli enlisted by CIA to attempt - Castro assassination. George De Mohrenschildt on hiking trip - through Guatemala. Brooks introduces Thornley to his - "brother-in-law," Gary Kirstein, allegedly an undercover E. Howard - Hunt; Thornley and "Kirstein" begin nearly three-year relationship + fails due to poor planning and cancellation of support by Kennedy; + the CIA, the Mob, Cuban-exiles, right-wingers and Nixonites + supposedly vow revenge against Kennedy. Kennedy develops + extracurricular relationship with Judith Campbell, Sam Giancana's + girlfriend; Giancana and John Roselli enlisted by CIA to attempt + Castro assassination. George De Mohrenschildt on hiking trip + through Guatemala. Brooks introduces Thornley to his + "brother-in-law," Gary Kirstein, allegedly an undercover E. Howard + Hunt; Thornley and "Kirstein" begin nearly three-year relationship of discussing Nazis, mind-control, the status of philosopher- - kings, and plans to assassinate Kennedy. Robert Morrow, working - with Ruby, Shaw and Ferrie, allegedly smuggle weapons from Greece + kings, and plans to assassinate Kennedy. Robert Morrow, working + with Ruby, Shaw and Ferrie, allegedly smuggle weapons from Greece to Central America for the CIA; also picks up information for CIA - from "Harvey" in the Soviet Union. Ferrie, Gordon Novel and two + from "Harvey" in the Soviet Union. Ferrie, Gordon Novel and two others arrested in burglary of Louisiana arms bunker. Unidentified Marine from Minsk divulges information to CIA agent in Copenhagen. - General Walker resigns after criticism of his anti-communist + General Walker resigns after criticism of his anti-communist indoctrination of troops. U.S. Military Advisor Group begins defoliation project in Vietnam which eventually covers over 12% of land area. Milgram's Yale experiments demonstrating dangers of obedience to authority. Unexplained transmissions from space - monitored by ham radio operators worldwide; Bob Renaud, ham + monitored by ham radio operators worldwide; Bob Renaud, ham operator, allegedly makes contact with aliens. -1962 -- Suicide of Marilyn Monroe under questionable +1962 -- Suicide of Marilyn Monroe under questionable circumstances. Bilderberger meeting in Saltsjobaden, Sweden. - Oswald returns to America with his Russian wife, an alleged KGB - agent. Retired General Walker arrested on Attorney Robert - Kennedy's orders when Walker became involved in the racial - disorders in Oxford, Mississippi; Walker stripped naked and flown - to Springfield, Missouri, prison for examination; Walker reported + Oswald returns to America with his Russian wife, an alleged KGB + agent. Retired General Walker arrested on Attorney Robert + Kennedy's orders when Walker became involved in the racial + disorders in Oxford, Mississippi; Walker stripped naked and flown + to Springfield, Missouri, prison for examination; Walker reported to be incompetent but was later released and ran against John - Connally for Governor of Texas. Hunt becomes head of CIA's new + Connally for Governor of Texas. Hunt becomes head of CIA's new Domestic Operations Division. CIA interference in Ecuadorian politics. CIA allegedly pays a Canadian agriculture technician to infect Cuban turkeys with Newcastle disease (though the technician - supposedly double-crossed them). Ruby allegedly flies from Mexico + supposedly double-crossed them). Ruby allegedly flies from Mexico City to visit Havana. CIA begins using secret terror teams in - Vietnam, roots of Operation Phoenix. Dr. Edgar Schein outlines + Vietnam, roots of Operation Phoenix. Dr. Edgar Schein outlines behavior modification programs for U.S. prisons, based on Korean - brainwashing techniques. Cuban missile crisis. De Mohrenschildt, - friend of the Kennedys, befriends the Oswalds in Dallas. Durham + brainwashing techniques. Cuban missile crisis. De Mohrenschildt, + friend of the Kennedys, befriends the Oswalds in Dallas. Durham employed by Des Moines Police Dept. UFOlogist Williamson disappears in South America. Film version of "The Manchurian Candidate" released.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/panamatv.xml b/pythonCode/output/panamatv.xml index b7db13e..8bc09a2 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/panamatv.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/panamatv.xml @@ -3,13 +3,13 @@

The Media Goes to War: HOW TELEVISION SOLD THE PANAMA INVASION

-

by Mark Cook and Jeff Cohen

+

by Mark Cook and Jeff Cohen

TWO weeks after the Panama invasion, "CBS News" sponsored a public opinion poll in Panama that found the residents in rapture over what happened. Even 80 percent of those whose homes had been blown up or their relatives killed by US forces said it was worth it. Their - enthusiasm did not stop with the ousting of Gen. Manual Noriega, + enthusiasm did not stop with the ousting of Gen. Manual Noriega, however. A less heavily advertised result of the poll was that 82% of the sampled Panamanian patriots did not want Panamanian control of the Canal, preferring either partial of exclusive control by the US @@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ an agency obviously sanctioned by the invading forces, can be expected to come up with such results. Most reporters, traveling as they did with the US military, found little to contradict this picture. Less - than 40 hours after the invasion began, Sam Donaldson and Judd Rose + than 40 hours after the invasion began, Sam Donaldson and Judd Rose transported us to Panama via "ABC's Prime Time Live" (12/21/90). "There were people who applauded us as we went by in a military convoy," said Rose. "The military have been very good to us [in - escorting reporters beyond the Canal Zone]," added Donaldson. + escorting reporters beyond the Canal Zone]," added Donaldson. While this kind of "Canal Zone journalism" dominated television, a few independent print journalists stuck out on their own. Peter Eisner of "Newsday"'s Latin American Bureau, for example, reported @@ -45,19 +45,19 @@ virtually unreported on television, the dominant medium shaping US attitudes about the invasion. Panamanian opposition to the US was dismissed as nothing more than "DigBat [Dignity Battalion] thugs" - who'd been given jobs by Noriega. And it was hardly acknowledged that + who'd been given jobs by Noriega. And it was hardly acknowledged that the high-visibility demonstration outside the Vatican Embassy the day - of Noriega's surrender had been actively "encouraged" by the US + of Noriega's surrender had been actively "encouraged" by the US occupying forces ("Newsday," 1/5/90). Few TV reporters seemed to notice that the jubilant Panamanians parading before their cameras day after day to endorse the invasion spoke near-perfect English and were overwhelmingly light-skinned and well-dressed. This in a Spanish-speaking country with a largely mestizo and black population where poverty is widespread. "ABC"'s - Beth Nissen (12/27/89) was one of the few TV reporters to take a close + Beth Nissen (12/27/89) was one of the few TV reporters to take a close look at the civilian deaths caused by US bombs that pulverized El Chorillo, the poor neighborhood which ambulance drivers now call - "Little Hiroshima." The people of El Chorillo don't speak perfect + "Little Hiroshima." The people of El Chorillo don't speak perfect English, and they were less than jubilant about the invasion.

"Our Boys" vs. Unseen Civilians

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ obsession: *How many American soldiers have died?* The question, repeated with drumbeat regularity, tended to drown out the other issues: Panamanian casualties, international law, foreign reaction. - On the morning of the invasion, "CBS" anchor Kathleen Sullivan's voice + On the morning of the invasion, "CBS" anchor Kathleen Sullivan's voice cracked with emotion for the US soldiers: "Nine killed, more than 50 wounded. How long can this fighting go on?" Unknown and unknowable to "CBS" viewers, hundreds of Panamanians had already been killed by @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ | | | * "As far as international law is concerned, even sources in | | the US government admit they were operating very near the | - | line."--John McWethy ("ABC World News Tonight," 1/5/90) | + | line."--John McWethy ("ABC World News Tonight," 1/5/90) | | | | * "The territory of a state is inviolable. It may not be the | | object, even temporarily, of military occupation or other | @@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ TV's continuous focus on the well-being of the invaders, and not the invadees, meant that the screen was dominated by red, white and blue draped coffins and ceremonies, honor rolls of the US dead, drum rolls, - remarks by Dan Rather (12/21/89) about "our fallen heroes"...but no + remarks by Dan Rather (12/21/89) about "our fallen heroes"...but no Panamanian funerals. This despite the fact that the invasion claimed perhaps 50 Panamanian lives for every US citizen killed. - When Pentagon pool correspondent Fred Francis was asked on day one + When Pentagon pool correspondent Fred Francis was asked on day one about civilian casualties on "ABC's Nightline" (12/20/89), he said he did not know, because he and other journalists were traveling around with the US army. Curiosity didn't increase in ensuing days. FAIR @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Christmas weekend "CNN" and other US outlets were freely dishing out fantastic reports of 80,000 people killed in days of violence, a figure--greater that the immediate Hiroshima death toll--which any - editor should have dismissed out of hand. Tom Brokaw's selective + editor should have dismissed out of hand. Tom Brokaw's selective interest in civilians was evident when he devoted the first half of "NBC Nightly News" (12/20/89) to Panama without mentioning non- combatant casualties, then turned to Rumania and immediately referred @@ -125,31 +125,31 @@ | | | You've seen it everywhere. It made the cover of "Newsweek," | | the front page of the "New York Times"' "Week in Review", and | - | the "CBS", "NBC" and "ABC" news: Manual Noriega's mug shot, | + | the "CBS", "NBC" and "ABC" news: Manual Noriega's mug shot, | | looking just like the criminals at the end of each "Dragnet" | | episode after Sgt. Joe Friday had brought them to justice. | | But what you didn't often see is an acknowledgement that the | | release of such mug shots is highly unusual, and may threaten | - | Noriega's already slim chances of getting a fair trial. The | + | Noriega's already slim chances of getting a fair trial. The | | Miami U.S. Attorney's office claims to have released it "under | | pressure from the press," according to the "New York Times" | | (1/14/90). "We will not comment very frequently on this case," | - | U.S. Attorney Dexter Lehtinen said, calling that "the key to | + | U.S. Attorney Dexter Lehtinen said, calling that "the key to | | success." Sure, as long as the media are willing to publish | | prosecution leaks without regard to the defendant's | | constitutional rights. | | | | [Below this are two covers:] | - | "Newsweek" (1/15/90) has "NORIEGA'S NEXT HOME? America's New | - | Alcatraz" at the top; followed by "EXCLUSIVE The Noriega | - | Files; His Treacherous Links With the Drug Cartel, Castro, | - | Bush and the CIA", accompanied by a picture of a Noriega mug | + | "Newsweek" (1/15/90) has "NORIEGA'S NEXT HOME? America's New | + | Alcatraz" at the top; followed by "EXCLUSIVE The Noriega | + | Files; His Treacherous Links With the Drug Cartel, Castro, | + | Bush and the CIA", accompanied by a picture of a Noriega mug | | shot--he in a T-shirt holding the sign: | | "U.S. MARSHAL, MIAMI, FL, 4.1.5.8.6. .0.0.4. '90" | | | - | "New York Post" (1/5/90) has "CANNED PINEAPPLE" covering half | - | it's cover, with a subhead "Arrogant Noriega: I'm a political | - | prisoner"; the bottom half shows two photos: one of Noriega | + | "New York Post" (1/5/90) has "CANNED PINEAPPLE" covering half | + | it's cover, with a subhead "Arrogant Noriega: I'm a political | + | prisoner"; the bottom half shows two photos: one of Noriega | | surrounded by three police officers restraining him, and the | | other, the same mug shot as "Newsweek". | |__________________________________________________________________|

@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ be expected to go beyond US military assurances about who was being arrested and why. As the "Boston Globe" noted (1/1/90), US forces were arresting anyone on a blacklist compiled by the newly-installed - government. "Newsday"'s Peter Eisner reported (1/7/90): "Hundreds of + government. "Newsday"'s Peter Eisner reported (1/7/90): "Hundreds of intellectuals, university students, teachers and professional people say they have been harassed and detained by US forces in the guise of searching for hidden weapons."

@@ -176,58 +176,58 @@

__________________________________________________________________ | CENSORED NEWS: Drug Links of Panama's New Rulers | | | - | The Bush White House justified the invasion by claiming that | - | overthrowing Noriega was a major victory in the war on drugs. | + | The Bush White House justified the invasion by claiming that | + | overthrowing Noriega was a major victory in the war on drugs. | | If journalists had reported the backgrounds of the new | | Panamanian leaders installed by the US invasion, and their | | connections to drug-laundering banks and drug traffickers, a | | primary rationale for the invasion would have been shredded. | | But few journalists scrutinized Panama's "new democrats" | | from the country's banking and corporate elite. One who did | - | was Jonathan Marshall, editorial page editor of the "Oakland | + | was Jonathan Marshall, editorial page editor of the "Oakland | | Tribune". In a series of editorials, "Panama's Drug, Inc." | - | (1/5 & 1/22/90), Marshall reported the following: | + | (1/5 & 1/22/90), Marshall reported the following: | | PRESIDENT GUILLERMO ENDARA is a wealthy corporate attorney | - | for several companies run by Carlos Eleta, a Panamanian | + | for several companies run by Carlos Eleta, a Panamanian | | business tycoon arrested in Georgia last April for conspiring | | to import more than half a ton of cocaine each month into the | | US. The Brazilian daily, "Jornal do Brasil," reported that | - | Endara was Eleta's lawyer for 25 years and a direct | - | stockholder in one of his companies. Endara's political | - | mentor and idol is former President Arnulfo Arias, who | + | Endara was Eleta's lawyer for 25 years and a direct | + | stockholder in one of his companies. Endara's political | + | mentor and idol is former President Arnulfo Arias, who | | reportedly amassed $2 million from smuggling contraband, | | including hard drugs. | | VICE PRESIDENT GUILLERMO "BILLY" FORD is a co-founder and | | part owner of the Dadeland Bank, in Miami, a repository for | | Medellin drug cartel money. One of Ford's co-owner's, | - | Panamanian Steven Samos, used the bank in the late 1970s to | + | Panamanian Steven Samos, used the bank in the late 1970s to | | launder millions of dollars in drug money for a CIA-trained | | Cuban American. Panama's new ambassador to the US, Carlos | | Rodriguez, is also a co-founder of the Dadeland Bank. (The | - | "New York Times" on Jan. 28 mustered up Roberto Eisenmann, the | + | "New York Times" on Jan. 28 mustered up Roberto Eisenmann, the | | publisher of Panama's "La Prensa," to deny allegations linking | | Ford to money laundering. The "Times" didn't mention that | - | Eisenmann is another co-founder of the bank.) | + | Eisenmann is another co-founder of the bank.) | | ATTORNEY GENERAL ROGELIO CRUZ served as a director of the | | First Interamericas Bank. The bank, closed down for drug- | | related "irregular operations" in 1985, was owned by the | | leader of Columbia's Cali cocaine cartel and reportedly | - | laundered money for Jorge Ochoa of the Medellin cartel. | + | laundered money for Jorge Ochoa of the Medellin cartel. | | Panama's new chief justice of the supreme court and new | | treasury minister were also members of the bank's board. | - | Marshall concluded: "President Endara's appointments read | + | Marshall concluded: "President Endara's appointments read | | like a who's who of Panama's oligarchy. Many have personal | | or business associations with the drug-money laundering | - | industry." Portraying Noriega's replacement by the Endara | + | industry." Portraying Noriega's replacement by the Endara | | clique as a strike against drug dealing is a cruel joke. | | The importance of Panama to the international narcotics | | trade has long revolved around its supersecret banks--cool | - | places to launder "hot money." In December 1986, Noriega's | + | places to launder "hot money." In December 1986, Noriega's | | legislature pushed through a rollback in the country's bank | - | secrecy law. In May 1987, when Noriega's government froze | + | secrecy law. In May 1987, when Noriega's government froze | | accounts in 18 banks as part of an anti-drug operation mounted | | by the DEA, it sparked a massive banking crisis in Panama. | - | The actions were vigorously opposed by Noriega's foes in the | + | The actions were vigorously opposed by Noriega's foes in the | | banking elite. These foes now run Panama's government thanks | | to the US invasion. The "war on drugs" continues. | |__________________________________________________________________|

@@ -238,16 +238,16 @@ pretense of operating in a neutral, independent mode. Television anchors used pronouns like "we" and "us" in describing the mission into Panama, as if they themselves were members of the invasion force, - or at least helpful advisors. "NBC"'s Brokaw exclaimed, on day one: - "We haven't got [Noriega] yet." "CNN" anchor Mary Anne Loughlin asked - a former CIA official (12/21/89): "Noriega has stayed one step ahead + or at least helpful advisors. "NBC"'s Brokaw exclaimed, on day one: + "We haven't got [Noriega] yet." "CNN" anchor Mary Anne Loughlin asked + a former CIA official (12/21/89): "Noriega has stayed one step ahead of us. Do you think we'll be able to find him?" After eagerly quizzing a panel of US military experts on "MacNeil/Lehrer" (12/21/89) about whether "we" had wiped out the Panamanian Defense Forces (PDF), - Judy Woodruff concluded, "So not only have we done away with the PDF, + Judy Woodruff concluded, "So not only have we done away with the PDF, we've also done away with the police force." So much for the separation of press and state. - Ted Koppel and other TV journalists had a field day mocking the + Ted Koppel and other TV journalists had a field day mocking the Orwellianly-titled "Dignity Battalions," but none were heard ridiculing the invasion's code-name: "Operation Just Cause." The day after the invasion, "NBC Nightly News" offered its own case study in @@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ correspondent on the same show referred to Latin American diplomats at the OAS condemning the US as a "lynch mob." After the Soviet Union criticized the invasion as "gunboat diplomacy" (as had many other - countries), Dan Rather dismissed it as "old-line, hard-line talk from + countries), Dan Rather dismissed it as "old-line, hard-line talk from Moscow" ("CBS Evening News," 12/20/89). Journalism gave way to state propaganda when a "CNN" correspondent dutifully reported on the day of the invasion: "US troops have taken @@ -269,136 +269,136 @@ expedition, affair, insertion.

__________________________________________________________________ - | "NORIEGA OFFERED HIS USUAL DAMP LIMP | - | HANDSHAKE TO BUSH'S FIRM GRIP." | + | "NORIEGA OFFERED HIS USUAL DAMP LIMP | + | HANDSHAKE TO BUSH'S FIRM GRIP." | | | - | For sheer propaganda, high marks go to "Newsweek"'s Noriega | + | For sheer propaganda, high marks go to "Newsweek"'s Noriega | | cover story (1/15/90) featuring excerpts from a book about | - | Noriega by "Wall Street Journal" reporter Frederick Kempe. | + | Noriega by "Wall Street Journal" reporter Frederick Kempe. | | The book and its author were much touted by the media during | | the invasion. Some highlights: | | HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST ELLIOTT ABRAMS. "By the summer of | | 1985, the State Department's new Assistant Secretary of State | - | for Latin American Affairs, Elliott Abrams, began to believe | - | that Noriega's help for the Contras was overestimated and his | + | for Latin American Affairs, Elliott Abrams, began to believe | + | that Noriega's help for the Contras was overestimated and his | | general harm to democracy and human rights was underestimated. | - | Abrams had come out of State's human rights office..." | - | Abrams hardly "came out" of a human rights office. He was | + | Abrams had come out of State's human rights office..." | + | Abrams hardly "came out" of a human rights office. He was | | put there to disseminate anti-Nicaragua war propaganda as | | human rights information, an operation repeatedly exposed and | - | denounced by Americas Watch. Abrams "human rights" work | + | denounced by Americas Watch. Abrams "human rights" work | | included attacks on the church-based Sanctuary movement, which | | offered refuge to Central Americans fleeing death squads. | | A careful reading of the "Newsweek" article leaves the | | sneaking suspicion that much of the material was provided by | - | Abrams himself. "[Abrams] argued at several interagency | + | Abrams himself. "[Abrams] argued at several interagency | | meetings that backing the Contras could only be one part of | | an overall strategy of promoting democracy in the region. He | | wanted more pressure on Panama to democratize--without | | endangering the good relationship that existed." | | FIRM, REFINED BRAHMIN VS. LIMP, MESTIZO BASTARD. "The two | - | intelligence chiefs contrasted in style and substance: Bush | + | intelligence chiefs contrasted in style and substance: Bush | | was lanky and refined, raised by a Brahmin New England family. | - | He towered over the five-foot five-inch Noriega. Noriega was | + | He towered over the five-foot five-inch Noriega. Noriega was | | mean-streets Mestizo, the bastard son of his father's | - | domestic. Noriega offered his usual damp, limp handshake to | - | Bush's firm grip. They were clearly uncomfortable with each | + | domestic. Noriega offered his usual damp, limp handshake to | + | Bush's firm grip. They were clearly uncomfortable with each | | other." Aside from the racism of the piece, the line about | | the two being uncomfortable with each other is significant- | - | -primarily to protect Bush. A second later: "Only in the | - | twisted mind of Manuel Antonio Noriega could that 1976 | - | luncheon with George Bush be construed as the beginning of a | + | -primarily to protect Bush. A second later: "Only in the | + | twisted mind of Manuel Antonio Noriega could that 1976 | + | luncheon with George Bush be construed as the beginning of a | | beautiful friendship." Though it lasted for more than ten | | years. | - | BUT IT WAS ALL CASEY'S FAULT. George Bush wasn't | - | responsible for the ongoing ties to Noriega. The guy to | - | blame, according to Kempe, was--as usual--the CIA director | - | William Casey. Casey met often with Noriega to discuss aid | + | BUT IT WAS ALL CASEY'S FAULT. George Bush wasn't | + | responsible for the ongoing ties to Noriega. The guy to | + | blame, according to Kempe, was--as usual--the CIA director | + | William Casey. Casey met often with Noriega to discuss aid | | to the contras. | - | AND CASTRO'S, OF COURSE. Kempe makes a herculean effort | - | with scant evidence to implicate Fidel Castro in all the drug | - | dealing. But as other journalists have pointed out, Castro's | - | main need for Noriega and Panama was as a haven for Cuban | + | AND CASTRO'S, OF COURSE. Kempe makes a herculean effort | + | with scant evidence to implicate Fidel Castro in all the drug | + | dealing. But as other journalists have pointed out, Castro's | + | main need for Noriega and Panama was as a haven for Cuban | | front companies to engage in legitimate trade with Western | | countries in circumvention of the US economic blockade ("Miami | - | Herald," 12/28/89). An editorial in Kempe's "Wall Street | - | Journal" (1/8/90) called on the US to cut a deal with Noriega | - | if he'd implicate Castro. | + | Herald," 12/28/89). An editorial in Kempe's "Wall Street | + | Journal" (1/8/90) called on the US to cut a deal with Noriega | + | if he'd implicate Castro. | | A WALK ON THE HOMOPHOBIC SIDE. Perhaps aimed at bolstering | | the anti-gay vote in support of the invasion, "Newsweek" ran | - | a sidebar from Kempe's book under the headline, "A Walk on | - | the Bisexual Side": "The macho officer [Noriega], proficient | + | a sidebar from Kempe's book under the headline, "A Walk on | + | the Bisexual Side": "The macho officer [Noriega], proficient | | in judo and parachuting, would perfume himself heavily on off | | hours and wear yellow jump suits with yellow shoes, travel | | the world with a male pal with whom he was widely rumored to | | be having a torrid affair, and surround himself with openly | | gay ambassadors and advisers...Armchair psychiatrists credit | - | Noriega's sexual confusion to his gay brother, Luis Carlos | - | Noriega, the only person Noriega ever trusted completely." | + | Noriega's sexual confusion to his gay brother, Luis Carlos | + | Noriega, the only person Noriega ever trusted completely." | |__________________________________________________________________|

Where Did Our Love Go?

Many reporters uncritically promoted White House explanations for its - break-up with Noriega. Clifford Krauss reported ("NY Times," 1/21/90) - that Noriega "began as a CIA asset but fell afoul of Washington over - his involvement in drug and arms trafficking." "ABC"'s Peter Jennings + break-up with Noriega. Clifford Krauss reported ("NY Times," 1/21/90) + that Noriega "began as a CIA asset but fell afoul of Washington over + his involvement in drug and arms trafficking." "ABC"'s Peter Jennings told viewers on the day of the invasion, "Let's remember that the - United States was very close to Mr. Noriega before the whole question - of drugs came up." Actually, Noriega's drug links were asserted by US + United States was very close to Mr. Noriega before the whole question + of drugs came up." Actually, Noriega's drug links were asserted by US intelligence as early as 1972. In 1976, after US espionage officials - proposed that Noriega be dumped because of drugs and double-dealing, - then-CIA director George Bush made sure the relationship continued + proposed that Noriega be dumped because of drugs and double-dealing, + then-CIA director George Bush made sure the relationship continued ("S.F. Examiner," 1/5/90; "New Yorker," 1/8/90). US intelligence - overlooked the drug issue year after year as long as Noriega was an + overlooked the drug issue year after year as long as Noriega was an eager ally in US espionage and covert operations, especially those targeted against Nicaragua. - Peter Jennings' claim that the US broke with Noriega after the - "question of drugs came up" turns reality upside down. Noriega's + Peter Jennings' claim that the US broke with Noriega after the + "question of drugs came up" turns reality upside down. Noriega's involvement in drug trafficking was purportedly heaviest in the early 1980s when his relationship with the US was especially close. By - 1986, when the Noriega/US relationship began to fray, experts agree - that Noriega had already drastically curtailed his drug links. The - two drug-related indictments against Noriega in Florida cover + 1986, when the Noriega/US relationship began to fray, experts agree + that Noriega had already drastically curtailed his drug links. The + two drug-related indictments against Noriega in Florida cover activities from 1981 through March 1986 ("Analysts Challenge View of - Noriega as Drug Lord," "Washington Post," 1/7/90).

+ Noriega as Drug Lord," "Washington Post," 1/7/90).

__________________________________________________________________ | Objective Journalists of State Propagandists? | | | | * "one of the more odious creatures with whom the United | - | States has had a relationship."--Peter Jennings ("ABC," | + | States has had a relationship."--Peter Jennings ("ABC," | | 12/20/89) | | | | * "At the top of the list of the world's drug thieves and | - | scums."--Dan Rather ("CBS," 12/20/89) | + | scums."--Dan Rather ("CBS," 12/20/89) | | | | * Q: "Do we bring him here and put him on trial...or do we | - | just neutralize him in some way?"--John Chancellor | + | just neutralize him in some way?"--John Chancellor | | A: "I think you bring him here and you make it a | | showcase trial in the war on drugs and justice prevails."- | - | -Tom Brokaw ("NBC," 12/20/89) | + | -Tom Brokaw ("NBC," 12/20/89) | | | | *"We lose numbers like that in large training exercises."- | - | -John Chancellor, commenting approvingly upon hearing only | + | -John Chancellor, commenting approvingly upon hearing only | | nine US soldiers had died ("NBC," 12/20/89) | | | - | * "Noriega's reputation as a brutal drug-dealing bully who | + | * "Noriega's reputation as a brutal drug-dealing bully who | | reveled in his public contempt for the United States all | - | but begged for strong retribution."--Ted Koppel ("ABC | + | but begged for strong retribution."--Ted Koppel ("ABC | | Nightline," 12/20/89) | | | - | * "Noriega asked for this. President Bush listed all the | - | things Noriega had done to force him to take this action. | - | Why does Noriega do these things?"--"CNN" anchor Ralph | + | * "Noriega asked for this. President Bush listed all the | + | things Noriega had done to force him to take this action. | + | Why does Noriega do these things?"--"CNN" anchor Ralph | | Wenge, interviewing a former US military commander | | (12/21/89) | | | - | * "Noriega seemed almost superhuman in his ability to | + | * "Noriega seemed almost superhuman in his ability to | | slither away before we got him."--Anchor Bill Beutel | | ("WABC-TV," New York, 1/3/90) | | | - | * "[George Bush has completed] a Presidential initiation | + | * "[George Bush has completed] a Presidential initiation | | rite [joining] American leaders who since World War II have | | felt a need to demonstrate their willingness to shed blood | | to protect or advance what they construe as the national | @@ -407,43 +407,43 @@ | analysis, 12/21/89) | |__________________________________________________________________|

-

When, as vice president, Bush met with Noriega in Panama in December - 1983, besides discussing Nicaragua, Bush allegedly raised questions - about drug money laundering. According to author Kevin Buckley, - Noriega told top aide Jose Blandon that he'd picked up the following - message from the Bush meeting: "The United States wanted help for the +

When, as vice president, Bush met with Noriega in Panama in December + 1983, besides discussing Nicaragua, Bush allegedly raised questions + about drug money laundering. According to author Kevin Buckley, + Noriega told top aide Jose Blandon that he'd picked up the following + message from the Bush meeting: "The United States wanted help for the contras so badly that if he even promised it, the US government would turn a blind eye to money-laundering and setbacks to democracy in - Panama." In 1985 and '86, Noriega met several times with Oliver North - to discuss the assistance Noriega was providing to the contras, such - as training contras at Panamanian Defense Force bases ("Noriega could - give some interesting answers," Kevin Buckley, "St. Petersburg Times," - 1/3/90). Noriega didn't fall from grace until he stopped being a + Panama." In 1985 and '86, Noriega met several times with Oliver North + to discuss the assistance Noriega was providing to the contras, such + as training contras at Panamanian Defense Force bases ("Noriega could + give some interesting answers," Kevin Buckley, "St. Petersburg Times," + 1/3/90). Noriega didn't fall from grace until he stopped being a "team player" in the US war against Nicaragua. Democracy had as little to do with the break-up as drugs. If - Noriega believed Bush had given his strongarm rule a green light in - 1983, confirmation came the next year when Noriega's troops seized + Noriega believed Bush had given his strongarm rule a green light in + 1983, confirmation came the next year when Noriega's troops seized ballot boxes and blatantly rigged Panama's presidential election. - Noriega's candidate, Nicolas Ardito Barletta, was also "our" + Noriega's candidate, Nicolas Ardito Barletta, was also "our" candidate--an economist who had been a student and assistant to former - University of Chicago professor George Shultz. Though loudly - protested by Panamanians, the fraud that put Ardito Barletta in power - was cheered by the US Embassy. Secretary of State Shultz attended his + University of Chicago professor George Shultz. Though loudly + protested by Panamanians, the fraud that put Ardito Barletta in power + was cheered by the US Embassy. Secretary of State Shultz attended his inauguration. (See "The Press on Panama," "Extra!", Mar/Apr 88; - Richard Reeves, "San Francisco Chronicle," 12/25/89) - As the Noriega case progresses toward trial, the media's treatment + Richard Reeves, "San Francisco Chronicle," 12/25/89) + As the Noriega case progresses toward trial, the media's treatment of key witnesses against the General may offer a case study in bias. Several of the witnesses have already testified on these matters in a - very public forum--hearings before Senator John Kerry's Foreign + very public forum--hearings before Senator John Kerry's Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Narcotics. At that time, February 1988, they - fingered Nicaraguan contras as cocaine cohorts of Noriega operating - under the umbrella of the CIA and Ollie North. The hearings were - ignored or distorted by national media outlets, with Reagan/Bush + fingered Nicaraguan contras as cocaine cohorts of Noriega operating + under the umbrella of the CIA and Ollie North. The hearings were + ignored or distorted by national media outlets, with Reagan/Bush officials and CIA dismissing the witnesses as drug trafficking felons. - ("Extra!," Mar/Apr 88; Warren Hinckle, "S.F. Examiner," 1/11/90). In - a predictable turnaround, as soon as Noriega was apprehended, TV news + ("Extra!," Mar/Apr 88; Warren Hinckle, "S.F. Examiner," 1/11/90). In + a predictable turnaround, as soon as Noriega was apprehended, TV news brought forth experts to explain that "when one prosecutes someone - like Noriega for drug dealing, witnesses will of necessity be drug + like Noriega for drug dealing, witnesses will of necessity be drug dealers."

__________________________________________________________________ @@ -459,12 +459,12 @@ | flag." | | Some TV reporters claimed they were forced to rely on | | official US versions because they had nothing else. As | - | "Newsday" reported Jan. 14, "Peter Arnett, a Pulitzer Prize- | + | "Newsday" reported Jan. 14, "Peter Arnett, a Pulitzer Prize- | | winning combat journalist, was reduced to reporting on | - | Noriega's alleged pornography collection. `They [the | - | Pentagon] got away with it again,' Arnett said of the initial | + | Noriega's alleged pornography collection. `They [the | + | Pentagon] got away with it again,' Arnett said of the initial | | press blackout." | - | Arnett, who covered the invasion for "CNN," was complaining | + | Arnett, who covered the invasion for "CNN," was complaining | | that Pentagon officials failed to provide photo opportunities | | of wounded soldiers, suffering civilians and general bang- | | bang. Naturally the Pentagon did everything possible to | @@ -472,24 +472,24 @@ | War was lost in American living rooms. "Two things that | | people should not watch are the making of sausage and the | | making of war," "Newsday" (1/4/90) quoted an Air Force doctor | - | as saying. "All that front-page blood and gore hurts the | + | as saying. "All that front-page blood and gore hurts the | | military." | - | Experienced combat journalists like Arnett should know that | + | Experienced combat journalists like Arnett should know that | | the Pentagon's aim is to manipulate the pictures and stories | | that get out. "If you just looked at television, the most | | violent thing American troops did in Panama was play rock | - | music," political media consultant Robert Squier told | + | music," political media consultant Robert Squier told | | "Newsday." "They feel if they can control the pictures at the | | outset, it doesn't make a damn what is said now or later." | | Unhappiness with the Pentagon did not keep reporters from | - | promoting the US Army-approved image of Noriega as a comic | + | promoting the US Army-approved image of Noriega as a comic | | strip arch-villain. The Southern Command told reporters soon | | after the invasion that 110 pounds of cocaine were found in | - | Noriega's so-called "witch house," and this played big on TV | + | Noriega's so-called "witch house," and this played big on TV | | news and the front-pages. When, a month later the "cocaine" | | turned out to be tamales ("Washington Post," 1/23/90, page | | A22), the government's deception was a footnote at best. The | - | initial headlines of Noriega as drug-crazed lunatic had served | + | initial headlines of Noriega as drug-crazed lunatic had served | | their purpose: to convince the American people that he | | represented a threat to the Canal. | |__________________________________________________________________|

@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ The officers were supposedly "lost." In view of what is now known about the intense pre-invasion preparations then underway ("NY Times," 12/24/89), is it possible the Marines were actually trying to track - Noriega's whereabouts? + Noriega's whereabouts? The Panamanian version of the event was that the US soldiers, upon being discovered, opened fire--injuring three civilians, including a child--and then tried to run the roadblock. This version was largely @@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ stunning. For months, US forces had been trying to provoke confrontations as a pretext for an attack. In response to an Aug. 11 incident, Panamanian - Foreign Minister Jorge Ritter asked that a UN peacekeeping force be + Foreign Minister Jorge Ritter asked that a UN peacekeeping force be dispatched to Panama to prevent such encounters. The US press largely ignored his call ("El Diario/La Prensa," New York's Spanish-language daily, 8/13/89).

@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ | | | DOING THE INEVITABLE | | ------------ A SENSE OF INEVITABILITY | - | Bush Reportedly Felt That Noriega IN BUSH's DECISION TO ACT | + | Bush Reportedly Felt That Noriega IN BUSH's DECISION TO ACT | | 'Was Thumbing His Nose at Him' | | | | If the news of the invasion wasn't favorable enough to the | @@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ | between editions. Above are headlines over the same story in two | | editions on Dec. 24--the earlier one (left) was apparently changed | | because it implied that the invasion was an act of personal | - | vengeance by Bush. Another headline in the same early edition read, | + | vengeance by Bush. Another headline in the same early edition read, | | "U.S. Drafted Invasion Plan Weeks Ago," accurately describing the | | article's evidence that the invasion was scheduled before the | | "provocations" that justified it ever occurred. The headline | @@ -552,16 +552,16 @@

The "Declaration of War" That Never Was

-

"When during the past few days [Noriega] declared war on the United +

"When during the past few days [Noriega] declared war on the United States and some of his followers then killed a US Marine, roughed up another American serviceman, also threatening that man's wife, strong - public support for a reprisal was all but guaranteed," Ted Koppel told + public support for a reprisal was all but guaranteed," Ted Koppel told his "Nightline" audience Dec. 20. - Noriega never "declared war on the United States." The original + Noriega never "declared war on the United States." The original "Reuters" dispatches, published on the inside pages of the "New York Times" (12/17-18/89), buried the supposed "declaration" in articles dealing with other matters. In the Dec. 17 article headlined, - "Opposition Leader in Panama Rejects a Peace Offer from Noriega," + "Opposition Leader in Panama Rejects a Peace Offer from Noriega," "Reuters" quoted the general as saying that he would judiciously use new powers granted to him by the Panamanian parliament and that "the North American scheme, through constant psychological and military @@ -569,8 +569,8 @@ fact aroused little excitement at the White House, which called the parliament's move "a hollow step." The day after the invasion, "Los Angeles Times" Pentagon - correspondent Melissa Healey told a call-in talk show audience on "C- - SPAN" that Noriega had "declared war" on the United States. When a + correspondent Melissa Healey told a call-in talk show audience on "C- + SPAN" that Noriega had "declared war" on the United States. When a caller asked why that hadn't been front page news, Healey explained that the declaration of war was one of a series of "incremental escalations." When another caller pointed out that Panama had only @@ -581,12 +581,12 @@ The incident symbolizes media performance on the invasion--dispense official information as gospel first, worry about the truth of that information later. It's just what the White House was counting on - from the media. The Bush team set out to control television and front + from the media. The Bush team set out to control television and front page news in the first days knowing that exposes of official deception - (such as Noriega's 110 pounds of "cocaine" that turned out to be + (such as Noriega's 110 pounds of "cocaine" that turned out to be tamales) would not appear until weeks later buried on inside pages of newspapers. Rulers do not require the total suppression of news. As - Napoleon Bonaparte once said: It's sufficient to delay the news until + Napoleon Bonaparte once said: It's sufficient to delay the news until it no longer matters. Besides uncritically dispensing huge quantities of official news and views, the TV networks had another passion during the first days of @@ -606,10 +606,10 @@ | the same sources again and again, but "KTTV-TV" in Los Angeles | | may have gone too far in the opposite direction. | | Seeking a source to comment on the failed October 1989 coup | - | against Manuel Noriega, the station called what they thought | + | against Manuel Noriega, the station called what they thought | | was the Panamanian consulate. In fact, it was the home of | - | Kurt Rappaport, a 22-year old prankster. Rappaport, | - | pretending to be an anti-Noriega Panamanian diplomat, "Arturo | + | Kurt Rappaport, a 22-year old prankster. Rappaport, | + | pretending to be an anti-Noriega Panamanian diplomat, "Arturo | | Valdez," was invited to be interviewed, and showed up at the | | studio sporting a false moustache. | | A sound bite from the 10-15 minute "Valdez" interview was | @@ -621,13 +621,13 @@ |__________________________________________________________________|

__________________________________________________________________ - | Swallowing Hokum in Central America | + | Swallowing Hokum in Central America | | | | During the height of the civil rights movement, Southern | | authorities frequently reacted to the bombing of a black | | church or a civil rights leader's home by blaming the act on | | the Movement: "The Negroes did it themselves. It's a stunt | - | to win sympathy." While the innuendo that Martin Luther King, | + | to win sympathy." While the innuendo that Martin Luther King, | | Jr. would have fire-bombed his own home while his children | | slept was prominently and uncritically reported in Southern | | dailies, journalists from national media ignored such hokum or | @@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ | doubt that it was contra rebels who killed them. But there is | | also little doubt that the US-backed guerrillas did not mean | | to do it." "The Post" proceeded with an unsourced claim | - | reminiscent of the innuendo once aimed at Martin Luther King: | + | reminiscent of the innuendo once aimed at Martin Luther King: | | "In Managua, the capital, some suspected immediately after the | | attack that the Sandinistas might have staged it to appear to | | be a contra ambush. After all, only the Sandinistas...could | @@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ appeared in the July 4 issue of the "San Francisco Bay Guardian": - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. SOLDIERS HARASS U.S. FILM CREW IN PANAMA

-

by Jim Crogan +

by Jim Crogan -------------

IN A PANAMANIAN refugee camp last month, soldiers from the U.S. @@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ appeared in the July 4 issue of the "San Francisco Bay Guardian": taped footage. The crew, from Ronin Films (aka the Santa Monica-based Empowerment Project) returned to Los Angeles this week. - Barbara Trent, EP's co-director and the director and co-producer of + Barbara Trent, EP's co-director and the director and co-producer of the Panama film, told the Bay Guardian her crew's confrontation with Southern Command military police and members of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Division [CID] took place at the Allbrook Field @@ -718,12 +718,12 @@ appeared in the July 4 issue of the "San Francisco Bay Guardian": "The camp was exclusively a Panamanian facility, and we had permission to be there from Panamanian disaster authorities, the Red Cross and the council set up by the refugees to govern the camp, so I - didn't understand why SouthCom people were even there," said Trent. + didn't understand why SouthCom people were even there," said Trent. "The refugees saved the day for us," she added. "They got between us and the military, surrounded us and eventually walked us over to the office used by the Disaster Assistance people. They even hid our tapes. - "The people wanted us there," Trent continued, "because they + "The people wanted us there," Trent continued, "because they desperately wanted to tell the world about the losses they suffered during the invasion, and the camp conditions they've been forced to live under for the last six months." @@ -733,14 +733,14 @@ appeared in the July 4 issue of the "San Francisco Bay Guardian": Eventually, after a series of negotiations between the Panamanians and representatives from SouthCom, the EP crew finished its interviews and left the camp. - Lt. Col. Robert Donley, deputy director of public affairs for + Lt. Col. Robert Donley, deputy director of public affairs for SouthCom, said the MP's actions were "definitely wrong. They are there only to assist the Panamanians and had no authority to intervene." Asked why Army CID officials were participating in trying to stop - the EP crew from filming, Donley said, "That's a good question. I + the EP crew from filming, Donley said, "That's a good question. I really don't know and haven't been able to find out why." - Gary Meyer, co-director of EP and co-producer of the film, said the + Gary Meyer, co-director of EP and co-producer of the film, said the crew also brought back several interviews that apparently describe the U.S. use of laser weapons during last December's invasion. One Panamanian said he saw "a bright red light, which made a distinctive @@ -748,11 +748,11 @@ appeared in the July 4 issue of the "San Francisco Bay Guardian": explosion," Meyer said. Another family said they had an intense white light come through their apartment window and explode whatever object it hit." - Trent added that several people said they had seen "a Panamanian + Trent added that several people said they had seen "a Panamanian soldier killed by a laser beam." - Trent reported that she had questioned General Maxwell Thurmond, + Trent reported that she had questioned General Maxwell Thurmond, head of SouthCom, about the reports that laser weapons were used. "He responded by saying that was crap, and that lasers were only used by - the U.S. Air Force to pinpoint targets," Trent recalled. + the U.S. Air Force to pinpoint targets," Trent recalled.

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/papers.xml b/pythonCode/output/papers.xml index 8634008..006c8fc 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/papers.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/papers.xml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PAPERS PLEASE!!!!

SS#'s and what a pain in the ass the establishment is for using them... Well kids get ready for this!!!! So, some of you still think you can move around uninhibited? Let me tell you a tale, A tale of the true nature of the -establishment. For all intensive purposes lets just call myself Joe Jones. +establishment. For all intensive purposes lets just call myself Joe Jones. I've lived in MA. all my life.(or for that matter, most of it..)

Are you ready kiddies... this is a tale of konspiracy by big bro... (if youve seen the @@ -24,36 +24,36 @@ men brought them over to his screen... (check this shit out!!!) I looked at the little man and he got up from the counter and left. The KGB (Troopers) walked toward me... (I didnt like the looks of this..)

-

TROOPERS: "JOEY JONES WOULD YOU PLEASE PUT YOURE HANDS BEHIND YOURE BACK."

+

TROOPERS: "JOEY JONES WOULD YOU PLEASE PUT YOURE HANDS BEHIND YOURE BACK."

ME: WHAT!!!

-

TROOPERS: "Mr. jones you are being placed under arrest for assault on a +

TROOPERS: "Mr. jones you are being placed under arrest for assault on a police officer in the state of N.J...." ME: "But I've never been to N.J.." TROOPERS: "well theres a warrant for you're arrest..."

AT THE INERMERMENT CAMP...

-

GUARD: "Joey please fill this paperwork out." -ME: "Excuse me my name is JOE not joey, and I've never been to N.J. you've +

GUARD: "Joey please fill this paperwork out." +ME: "Excuse me my name is JOE not joey, and I've never been to N.J. you've got the wrong guy... " -GUARD: "Well you are joe Jones, correct? The HAL9000 says theres a warrant +GUARD: "Well you are joe Jones, correct? The HAL9000 says theres a warrant for you're arrest." ME: "Well I'm telling you that I'm not this guy." GUARD: "Joe, give me your SS# and we'll see..."

WHILE WAITING IN MY CELL...

-

GUARD: "Joe, sorry we didnt know that joey is 2" shorter and has different -color eyes.. you see Mr.Jones, NJ doesnt use SS#'s only birth dates and +

GUARD: "Joe, sorry we didnt know that joey is 2" shorter and has different +color eyes.. you see Mr.Jones, NJ doesnt use SS#'s only birth dates and discriptions... were terrible sorry that you had to spend the night here."

ME: "Thats ok IT could happen to any one...(but it happened to me!!!)"

DETERMINED NOT TO LET THIS HAPPEN AGIAN... Well I got the PAPERS in the mail today from NJ and they state -Mr. joe jones SS# 010-00-0110 has never had any outstanding criminal +Mr. joe jones SS# 010-00-0110 has never had any outstanding criminal or civil charges brought against him in the great state of NJ.

TWO YEARS LATER IN MAINE.

@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ or civil charges brought against him in the great state of NJ.

see you're PAPERS PLEASE."

As he marched back to his chariot of facism I thought, Shit I am gonna get -busted for joey again worst I didn't have the PAPERS NJ sent me.

+busted for joey again worst I didn't have the PAPERS NJ sent me.

-

Guess What.. Kuffed & stuffed again, on my bloody vacation. +

Guess What.. Kuffed & stuffed again, on my bloody vacation. Two days later with the aid of several friends, fed express & the great state of NJ. i once again am a free man..

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/pcensor.xml b/pythonCode/output/pcensor.xml index 3fc243e..fd26d0e 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/pcensor.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/pcensor.xml @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@

From: NLNS Subject: Project Censored

-

By Carl Jensen,Ph.D. +

By Carl Jensen,Ph.D. Director of "Project Censored" Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, California

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ printed and maintains its control of the information flow through a monopoly on the means of production of the information industry. The massive coverup of the Chernobyl disaster by Communist leaders is a classic example of this form of censorship. In late 1991, a -parliamentary commission, chaired by Volodymyr Yavorivsky, revealed +parliamentary commission, chaired by Volodymyr Yavorivsky, revealed that in April 1986 Soviet authorities reacted to the Chernobyl nuclear power accident with "a total lie, falsehoods, coverup and concealment" which led to thousands of deaths.

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ mined by economic pressures to produce corporate profits, by a system- atic distribution of "punishment and reward" to workers in the media, and by a less obvious, but nonetheless effective, control of the means of production of the information industry. The latter is -well-documented in Ben Bagdikian's book "The Media Monopoly."

+well-documented in Ben Bagdikian's book "The Media Monopoly."

In both cases, the efforts to manipulate and control the flow of information are successful -- whether by overt censorship or by covert @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ stenographers school of journalism. And, of course, there is always the "don't rock the boat" mentality which pervades corporate media boardrooms.

-

Jonathan Alter, media columnist for Newsweek, suggests an additional +

Jonathan Alter, media columnist for Newsweek, suggests an additional reason for the lack of coverage given some issues. According to Alter, some stories are not covered because they do not fit conventional definitions of news. This, of course, is why I suggest it is time for @@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ pending economic doom, nuclear terrorism, and environmental disaster, it is not news when a man bites a dog.

Real news is not repetitive, sensationalistic coverage of -non-important events such as the William Kennedy Smith Palm Beach trial +non-important events such as the William Kennedy Smith Palm Beach trial which attracted so much media attention in 1991.

By contrast, real news is objective and reliable information about @@ -226,16 +226,16 @@ The Bohemian Grove encampment, which draws the cream of America's male power elite -- including press moguls -- to northern California each year, is one of the media's best known, best kept secrets.

-

Dirk Mathison, San Francisco bureau chief for People Magazine at the +

Dirk Mathison, San Francisco bureau chief for People Magazine at the time, managed to surreptitiously infiltrate the encampment in search of a good story. And he got it. He recorded a variety of newsworthy items, including a previously unpublicized Gulf War Iraqi casualty count of 200,000 as reported to the Bohemian Club members by former -Navy Secretary John Lehman. Unfortunately, Mathison was spotted by a +Navy Secretary John Lehman. Unfortunately, Mathison was spotted by a Time Inc. executive and quietly ordered to leave.

-

The article, which Mathison said was scheduled to run for four pages, -was suddenly killed. When I asked Lanny Jones, managing editor of +

The article, which Mathison said was scheduled to run for four pages, +was suddenly killed. When I asked Lanny Jones, managing editor of People Magazine, whether the fact that Time Inc. owns People had anything to do with killing the story, he said no. Since his magazine had obtained the story by illegal trespass, he said, running it would @@ -244,15 +244,15 @@ have been unethical.

Think about it. People Magazine -- pleading ethics to explain why it spiked a story the American people should hear!

-

When I took exception to Jones' response, he asked me what I would have +

When I took exception to Jones' response, he asked me what I would have done without violating the publication's guidelines. I said, at the -very least, I'd have Mathison write a straight news article describing +very least, I'd have Mathison write a straight news article describing exactly what happened -- how he gained access to the Bohemian Grove, -what he heard there, and why he was told to leave. Jones said it was a +what he heard there, and why he was told to leave. Jones said it was a good idea and he'd think about it. That was August 6, 1991.

The People Magazine/Bohemian Grove story of self-censorship is a classic -example of the dangers Ben Bagdikian warns about in Media Monopoly. If +example of the dangers Ben Bagdikian warns about in Media Monopoly. If People Magazine were not part of the Time Inc. media empire, it is doubtful that the story would have been spiked.

@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ media do this, the people will read and respond to the issues raised.

An example of what the press can do when it takes its responsibilities seriously is provided by one of 1991's top 25 stories -- "Voodoo -Economics: The Untold Story" (#3). Authors Donald Barlett and James +Economics: The Untold Story" (#3). Authors Donald Barlett and James Steele, and their newspaper, The Philadelphia Inquirer, invested the time, energy, and money to produce an extraordinarily informative series of articles on a very complex and normally uninteresting subject -- the @@ -305,26 +305,26 @@ The answer was no.

(There's an ironic twist to this story. I subsequently discovered who it was at ABC that refused to let the network's TV crew go to Africa in -1984. It was Rick Kaplan, who later became executive producer of Ted -Koppel's "Nightline." And, in mid- 1986, it was the same Rick Kaplan +1984. It was Rick Kaplan, who later became executive producer of Ted +Koppel's "Nightline." And, in mid- 1986, it was the same Rick Kaplan who killed a two-part "Nightline" series on Project Censored which was going to explore whether the news media ever overlook, undercover, or censor important stories.)

ABC-TV News was not the only, nor even the first, television network to reject the tragic story of starving children in Ethiopia. In October, -1983, David Kline, a free-lance journalist and news producer in San +1983, David Kline, a free-lance journalist and news producer in San Francisco, shot film on assignment for CBS showing emaciated adults and some children near death. According to a Columbia Journalism Review -article, one of the children in Kline's footage was so thin that its -heart could be seen beating through the chest wall. Nonetheless, Kline +article, one of the children in Kline's footage was so thin that its +heart could be seen beating through the chest wall. Nonetheless, Kline was told the footage was not strong enough. After being rejected by -CBS, Kline offered to do the story for NBC and PBS and they both turned +CBS, Kline offered to do the story for NBC and PBS and they both turned him down. Nor were the television networks the only media not -interested in a story about millions of people facing death. Kline also +interested in a story about millions of people facing death. Kline also offered the story to a number of magazines including Life, Playboy, The -New Yorker, Esquire, Harper's, and Mother Jones, all of whom rejected -it. Only the Christian Science Monitor ran Kline's piece.

+New Yorker, Esquire, Harper's, and Mother Jones, all of whom rejected +it. Only the Christian Science Monitor ran Kline's piece.

Later, as we all now know, a BBC television crew, traveling through Ethiopia, captured the stark reality of children starving to death. @@ -351,44 +351,44 @@ have participated in Project Censored every year since selecting the first group of "best censored stories" of 1976. We are indebted to the following judges who selected the top ten "censored" stories of 1991.

-

Dr. Donna Allen, founding editor of Media Report to Women;

+

Dr. Donna Allen, founding editor of Media Report to Women;

-

Ben Bagdikian,* Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Journalism, UC- +

Ben Bagdikian,* Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Journalism, UC- Berkeley;

-

Richard Barnet, Senior Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies;

+

Richard Barnet, Senior Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies;

-

Noam Chomsky,* professor, Linguistics and Philosophy, MIT;

+

Noam Chomsky,* professor, Linguistics and Philosophy, MIT;

-

Dr. George Gerbner, professor, Annenberg School of Communications, +

Dr. George Gerbner, professor, Annenberg School of Communications, University of Pennsylvania;

-

Nicholas Johnson, * professor, College of Law, University of Iowa;

+

Nicholas Johnson, * professor, College of Law, University of Iowa;

Rhoda H. Karpatkin, executive director, Consumers Union;

Charles L. Klotzer, editor and publisher, St. Louis Journalism Review;

-

Judith Krug, director, Office for Intellectual Freedom, American +

Judith Krug, director, Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association;

-

Frances Moore Lappe, co-founder and co-director, Institute for the Arts +

Frances Moore Lappe, co-founder and co-director, Institute for the Arts of Democracy;

-

William Lutz, professor, English, Rutgers University, and editor of The +

William Lutz, professor, English, Rutgers University, and editor of The Quarterly Review of Doublespeak;

Robert C. Maynard, editor and publisher, Oakland Tribune;

-

Jack L. Nelson, * professor, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers +

Jack L. Nelson, * professor, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University;

-

Tom Peters, nationally syndicated columnist on excellence;

+

Tom Peters, nationally syndicated columnist on excellence;

-

Herbert 1. Schiller, Professor Emeritus of Communication, UC-San Diego;

+

Herbert 1. Schiller, Professor Emeritus of Communication, UC-San Diego;

-

Sheila Rabb Weidenfeld,* president, D.C. Productions.

+

Sheila Rabb Weidenfeld,* president, D.C. Productions.

The following pages provide a brief one page synopsis of each of the top 25 censored stories of 1991 and some additional background information @@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ Subject: Project Censored

from Project Censored. Hopefully, it has not already been uploaded by someone else...

-

Brian Wilson +

Brian Wilson Sonoma State University

NEWS FROM: PROJECT CENSORED @@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA 94928

For Immediate Release: # 106 -Contact: Mark Lowenthal +Contact: Mark Lowenthal Project Censored: 707/664-2500

(EDITOR'S NOTE: A NATIONAL PANEL OF MEDIA EXPERTS ANNUALLY SELECTS @@ -426,9 +426,9 @@ THE TOP TEN UNDER-REPORTED NEWS STORIES OF THE YEAR.)

ROHNERT PARK -- The top censored story of 1992 revealed how the nation's major news media traded their traditional adversarial -watchdog role for profits and deregulation during the Reagan/Bush era +watchdog role for profits and deregulation during the Reagan/Bush era according to a national panel of media experts. - Carl Jensen, professor of communication studies at Sonoma State + Carl Jensen, professor of communication studies at Sonoma State University, California, and founder/director of Project Censored, said the media sell-out story, written by nationally acclaimed media critic Ben Bagdikian, also explained why a number of other critical issues were @@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ Project Censored, a national media research effort now in its 17th year, locates stories about significant issues that are not widely publicized by the national news media. Following are the top ten under-reported stories of 1992: -1.THE GREAT MEDIA SELL-OUT. In the past decade, the Reagan/Bush +1.THE GREAT MEDIA SELL-OUT. In the past decade, the Reagan/Bush administrations gave print and electronic media owners in America "permission" to create giant, monopolistic media empires. In return, the media looked the other way while the administrations committed high crimes @@ -449,9 +449,9 @@ away from the media's spotlight. 3.CENSORED ELECTION YEAR ISSUES. While the candidates and the media focused on alleged infidelities and family values, there were far more important issues that were under-reported during the election year including: -Bush and Iran-contra; Bush's Team 100; Homelessness; Dan Quayle's Council on +Bush and Iran-contra; Bush's Team 100; Homelessness; Dan Quayle's Council on Competitiveness; The Death Rate of Iraqi Children After the Gulf War; and -What Happened in Mena, Arkansas, while Bill Clinton was Governor. +What Happened in Mena, Arkansas, while Bill Clinton was Governor. 4.WORLD'S LEADING MERCHANT OF DEATH. With the end of the cold war, the hope was that U.S. arms production and sales would be reduced and replaced with non-military production, but this has not happened. Instead, @@ -462,19 +462,19 @@ facts behind the Iraqgate scandal have started to appear in the press, the mainstream media all but ignored that story, as well as the quiet demise of the Watergate Law, for more than a year. 6."WE ARE WINNING THE WAR ON DRUGS" WAS A LIE. When President -George Bush told the American people "We are winning the war on drugs" in +George Bush told the American people "We are winning the war on drugs" in 1992, he was lying; in fact, Americans are in greater danger from drugs today than ever before in our history. 7.TRASHING FEDERAL REGULATIONS FOR PROFIT. While polls show the general public firmly opposes deregulation when the purity of air, -water, food, drugs, and other necessities are involved, President Bush +water, food, drugs, and other necessities are involved, President Bush proposed a total 210-day moratorium on new federal regulations during 1992 and big business reciprocated with campaign contributions. 8.GOVERNMENT SECRECY MAKES A MOCKERY OF DEMOCRACY. America's information control policy is out of control; in 1991, some 6,500 U.S. government employees classified 7,107,017 documents, an average of more than 19,000 documents per day. -9.ADVERTISING PRESSURE CORRUPTS A FREE PRESS. The Center for +9.ADVERTISING PRESSURE CORRUPTS A FREE PRESS. The Center for the Study of Commercialism invited 200 media outlets to a press conference to reveal how advertisers suppress the news; not a single radio or television station or network sent a reporter and only two newspapers bothered to @@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ of the Pentagon.

15 OTHER "CENSORED" STORIES Another 15 under-reported issues round out the list of the top 25 "censored" stories of 1992: Solar Power Eclipsed by Oil, Gas, and Nuclear -Interests; What Happened to the EPA?; The Specter of Sterility; News Media +Interests; What Happened to the EPA?; The Specter of Sterility; News Media Lose the War with the Pentagon; Plutonium is Forever; America's Killing Ground: Dumping on Native American Lands; Norplant: Birth Control or Social Control?; The Censored News about Electric Automobiles; Poison in the @@ -498,28 +498,28 @@ American Site.

PROJECT CENSORED JUDGES The panel of judges who selected the top ten under-reported -news stories were Dr. Donna Allen, founding editor of Media Report to -Women; Richard Barnet, Senior Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies; -Noam Chomsky, professor, Linguistics and Philosophy, Massachusetts -Institute of Technology; Hugh Downs, host, ABC's "20/20;" Susan -Faludi, journalist/author; George Gerbner, professor of communication -and Dean Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania; Nicholas Johnson, +news stories were Dr. Donna Allen, founding editor of Media Report to +Women; Richard Barnet, Senior Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies; +Noam Chomsky, professor, Linguistics and Philosophy, Massachusetts +Institute of Technology; Hugh Downs, host, ABC's "20/20;" Susan +Faludi, journalist/author; George Gerbner, professor of communication +and Dean Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania; Nicholas Johnson, professor, College of Law, University of Iowa; Rhoda H. Karpatkin, president, Consumers Union; Charles L. Klotzer, editor and publisher, St. Louis Journalism Review; Judith Krug, director, Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library -Association; William Lutz, professor, English, Rutgers University, and -editor of The Quarterly Review of Doublespeak; Jack L. Nelson, +Association; William Lutz, professor, English, Rutgers University, and +editor of The Quarterly Review of Doublespeak; Jack L. Nelson, professor, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University; Herbert I. Schiller, Scholar in Residence, The American University; and Sheila -Rabb Weidenfeld, president, D.C. Productions. +Rabb Weidenfeld, president, D.C. Productions. The SSU PROJECT CENSORED researchers, who reviewed and evaluated more than 700 "censored" nominations from throughout the -country, were Diane Albracht, Beverly Alexander, Peter Anderson, Judy -Bailey, Jeannie Blake, Serge Chasson, Amy S. Cohen, Amy Doyle, G. John -Faiola, Eric Fedel, Kimberly Kaido, Blake Kehler, Kenneth Lang, -Therese Lipsey, Jennifer Makowsky, Stephanie Niebel, Nicole Novak, -Valerie Quigley, Kimberly S. Anderson, Damon S. Van Hoesen, and Mark +country, were Diane Albracht, Beverly Alexander, Peter Anderson, Judy +Bailey, Jeannie Blake, Serge Chasson, Amy S. Cohen, Amy Doyle, G. John +Faiola, Eric Fedel, Kimberly Kaido, Blake Kehler, Kenneth Lang, +Therese Lipsey, Jennifer Makowsky, Stephanie Niebel, Nicole Novak, +Valerie Quigley, Kimberly S. Anderson, Damon S. Van Hoesen, and Mark Lowenthal, assistant director of Project Censored. "CENSORED: The News That Didn't Make the News and Why," the 1993 Project Censored yearbook (ISBN 1-882680-00-6), published by @@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ across the country in April or call 919/942-0220 for more information. The book features the top 25 "censored" stories of 1992, a chronology of censorship from 605 B.C. to 1993, and a "censored" resource guide to alternative publications and groups. It includes an introduction by -Hugh Downs, host of ABC's "20/20," and cartoons by Tom Tomorrow, whose +Hugh Downs, host of ABC's "20/20," and cartoons by Tom Tomorrow, whose series "This Modern World" is syndicated to over 60 newspapers. "America's CENSORED Newsletter" (ISSN1061-4230), the first and only publication to monitor news media censorship and self-censorship on a regular @@ -552,93 +552,93 @@ Censored for exposing the top ten issues overlooked or under-reported by the national news media in 1992:

1.THE GREAT MEDIA SELL-OUT. MOTHER JONES, May/June 1992, -"Journalism of Joy," by Ben Bagdikian. +"Journalism of Joy," by Ben Bagdikian. 2.CORPORATE CRIME. MULTINATIONAL MONITOR, December 1991, "Corporate Crime & Violence in Review," by Russell Mokhiber. 3.CENSORED ELECTION YEAR ISSUES. COMMON CAUSE MAGAZINE, -April/May/June 1992, "George Bush's Ruling Class;" WASHINGTON POST, 1/9/92, -"A Profound Silence on Homelessness," by Mary McGrory; THE PROGRESSIVE, May +April/May/June 1992, "George Bush's Ruling Class;" WASHINGTON POST, 1/9/92, +"A Profound Silence on Homelessness," by Mary McGrory; THE PROGRESSIVE, May 1992, "Deregulatory Creep," by Arthur E. Rowse; THIS WORLD, San Francisco -Examiner, 10/11/92, "46,900 Unspectacular Deaths," by Mike Royko; +Examiner, 10/11/92, "46,900 Unspectacular Deaths," by Mike Royko; UNCLASSIFIED, February/March 1992, "The Mena, Arkansas, Story." 4.WORLD'S LEADING MERCHANT OF DEATH. WORLD PRESS REVIEW, -September 1992, "The World's Top Arms Merchant," by Frederick Clairmonte; THE +September 1992, "The World's Top Arms Merchant," by Frederick Clairmonte; THE HUMAN QUEST, July/August 1992, "War 'Dividends' -- Military Spending Out of Balance With Needy," by Tristram Coffin. 5. IRAQGATE & THE WATERGATE LAW. COVERT/ACTION INFORMATION -BULLETIN, Fall 1992, "Bush Administration Uses CIA to Stonewall Iraqgate +BULLETIN, Fall 1992, "Bush Administration Uses CIA to Stonewall Iraqgate Investigation," by Jack Calhoun; WAR AND PEACE DIGEST (NY), August 1992, "BNL-Iraqgate Scandal;" THE PAPER of Sonoma County (CA), -10/22/92, "Is Bush a Felon?," by Stephen P. Pizzo; THE NEW YORK TIMES, -10/20/92, "The Patsy Prosecutor," by William Safire. +10/22/92, "Is Bush a Felon?," by Stephen P. Pizzo; THE NEW YORK TIMES, +10/20/92, "The Patsy Prosecutor," by William Safire. 6.WINNING THE WAR ON DRUGS. IN THESE TIMES, 5/20/92, "Drug Deaths Rise As the War Continues," by Mike Males; EXTRA!, September 1992, "Don't Forget the Hype: Media, Drugs and Public Opinion," by Micah Fink. 7.TRASHING FEDERAL REGULATIONS FOR PROFIT. THE NATION, -3/23/92, "Bush's Regulatory Chill: Immoral, Illegal, and Deadly," by -Christine Triano and Nancy Watzman; THE PROGRESSIVE, May 1992, "Deregulatory +3/23/92, "Bush's Regulatory Chill: Immoral, Illegal, and Deadly," by +Christine Triano and Nancy Watzman; THE PROGRESSIVE, May 1992, "Deregulatory Creep," by Arthur E. Rowse. 8.GOVERNMENT SECRECY. ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Summer 1992, "The Perils of Government Secrecy," by Steven Aftergood. -9.HOW ADVERTISING PRESSURE CAN CORRUPT A FREE PRESS. THE +9.HOW ADVERTISING PRESSURE CAN CORRUPT A FREE PRESS. THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF COMMERCIALISM, 1992, "Dictating Content: How Advertising Pressure Can Corrupt a Free Press," by Ronald K. L. Collins. 10.PENTAGON'S POST COLD WAR BLACK BUDGET. MOTHER JONES, -March/April 1992, "The Pentagon's Secret Stash," by Tim Weiner.

+March/April 1992, "The Pentagon's Secret Stash," by Tim Weiner.

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DAN QUAYLE IS JUNK FOOD NEWS OF 1992

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DAN QUAYLE IS JUNK FOOD NEWS OF 1992

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ROHNERT PARK -- Vice President-reject Dan Quayle set a new +

ROHNERT PARK -- Vice President-reject Dan Quayle set a new record in the annual Junk Food News competition by being cited in two of the top three over-covered unimportant news stories of 1992 -according to Dr. Carl Jensen, professor of Communication Studies at +according to Dr. Carl Jensen, professor of Communication Studies at Sonoma State University. The annual list of news stories that receive more media coverage than -they deserve is based on a national survey by Jensen of members of the +they deserve is based on a national survey by Jensen of members of the Organization of News Ombudsmen. The top ten Junk Food News stories of 1992 were: -1. Dan Quayle Misspells Potato -- the Vice President's final tutoring +1. Dan Quayle Misspells Potato -- the Vice President's final tutoring assignment -2. Madonna's Best Selling "Sex" -- from pop queen to porn queen -3. Murphy Brown/Dan Quayle -- Dan's "family values" get low ratings -4. Johnny Carson: The Final Days -- Wherrrrrrrrrre's Johnny? +2. Madonna's Best Selling "Sex" -- from pop queen to porn queen +3. Murphy Brown/Dan Quayle -- Dan's "family values" get low ratings +4. Johnny Carson: The Final Days -- Wherrrrrrrrrre's Johnny? 5. Royal Scandal: Fergie & Diana -- the naughty wives of Windsor -6. Woody Allen vs Mia Farrow -- we liked him better when he was funny -7. Geniffer Flowers -- no shrinking violet +6. Woody Allen vs Mia Farrow -- we liked him better when he was funny +7. Geniffer Flowers -- no shrinking violet 8. The Barbara/Hillary Cookie Bake-off -- let the chips fall where they may 9. The Elvis Stamp Election -- the youngest candidate won this election too 10. U.S. Olympic Dream Team -- first single sport Olympics in history

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Other nominations cited by the news ombudsmen included Bush Tosses -Cookies in Japan, the Jay Leno/Arsenio Hall Late Night War, Clinton's Vietnam -Record, Jerry Brown's 800 Number, Batman Returns/Superman Dies, Polls-Polls- +

Other nominations cited by the news ombudsmen included Bush Tosses +Cookies in Japan, the Jay Leno/Arsenio Hall Late Night War, Clinton's Vietnam +Record, Jerry Brown's 800 Number, Batman Returns/Superman Dies, Polls-Polls- Polls, and Sinead O'Connor Rips the Pope. Ombudsmen comments on the Junk Food News stories included: "Too many wire editors feel pressured to duplicate in the next day's paper whatever was on last night's 'Entertainment Tonight' or any number of other pseudo-news programs." -- William Flynn, Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA. -"The media helped Madonna sell her book ... but even the media -couldn't rescue Batman." -- Gina Lubrano, San Diego Union-Tribune. +"The media helped Madonna sell her book ... but even the media +couldn't rescue Batman." -- Gina Lubrano, San Diego Union-Tribune. "Many of the junk food stories this year centered on the presidential campaign ... but if the candidates talk about it, and they do, how can you -ignore it?" -- Frank Ritter, The Tennessean, Nashville, TN. +ignore it?" -- Frank Ritter, The Tennessean, Nashville, TN. "Truly significant news is often oppressively dull or mentally taxing; the media welcome stories like these to leaven the loaf." -- Kerry W. Sipe, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, VA. Noting the extensive coverage given British Royalty in the -United States media, Takeshi Maezawa, columnist for The Daily Yomiuri +United States media, Takeshi Maezawa, columnist for The Daily Yomiuri in Tokyo, points out that the press in Japan mutually agreed not to cover the Japanese Prince's search for a bride. -Jensen, who also is director of Project Censored which cites +Jensen, who also is director of Project Censored which cites the most important news stories overlooked by the press each year, -notes that the coverage given Dan Quayle's spelling and fight with -Murphy Brown filled media time and space that could have been devoted +notes that the coverage given Dan Quayle's spelling and fight with +Murphy Brown filled media time and space that could have been devoted to more relevant political issues during an election year. For more information about Junk Food News stories, contact Project Censored at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California diff --git a/pythonCode/output/peril.xml b/pythonCode/output/peril.xml index d0e9312..330f5eb 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/peril.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/peril.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ information, call 'Route 66 Solutions' (505)294-5569 14.4K 8N1 * Online 'Status and Jurisdiction' Information * Two United States * State v. Federal Citizenship - * Uniform Commercial Code + * Uniform Commercial Code * Dealing with Administrative Agencies * Information files. * Example motions @@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ information, call 'Route 66 Solutions' (505)294-5569 14.4K 8N1

"AMERICA IN PERIL" Government Forces against the Citizens -Mark in Michigan - June 1993 +Mark in Michigan - June 1993 (For copies of tapes call (801)262-3601)

Good evening. Once again we're brought together here for an opportunity to discuss the direction that this nation is moving towards. My name is - Mark, I'm from Michigan. We'll be covering all aspects or everything we + Mark, I'm from Michigan. We'll be covering all aspects or everything we possibly can concerning the New World Order operations inside the United States. We'll be discussing the MJTF police, ... the United Nations combat forces inside the United States and the conversion of the United @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 1981. First with Usex a company out of Arizona. And then I moved on Fifth US Army intelligence center where I worked both as an intelligence analyst and as a counter intelligence coordinator. Later through the - eighties up until present time I command two, both second third brigades + eighties up until present time I command two, both second third brigades which are special warfare units that train US military forces in foreign warfare and tactics.

@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 street gangs converted to national police services.

Remember that this was originally organized under George Herbert Walker - Bush. We all know of course now that President Clinton has proposed a + Bush. We all know of course now that President Clinton has proposed a national police force. This is simply another name, in fact an overt name, for the MJTF police. Now the model for the MJTF police is that they are the velvet glove on the iron fist. Anybody who is familiar with - some of the speeches that have taken place, Ex-President Reagan spoke in - England here approximately two months ago and commented that the United + some of the speeches that have taken place, Ex-President Reagan spoke in + England here approximately two months ago and commented that the United Nations forces would be the velvet glove on the steel fist. This is a very popular phrase. It has been used extensively by these people that are within the New World Order operation. I don't know how you feel @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993

It should be noted that most of the resources are being drawn from again, federal fundings for regional governments. The state of Michigan converted part of their forces over on February 11, 1989 when Senator - Carl Levin, the state ... of the state of Michigan, Ohio and Indiana met + Carl Levin, the state ... of the state of Michigan, Ohio and Indiana met in Lansing. At 6:35 in the evening an agreement was struck in which elements of the Michigan national guard would be deployed in Indiana, Ohio in the event of, and in fact it was stated that when firearms are @@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 If they're already in guard units, restructure. Reestablish guidelines that would enable them to extract these people from the mechanism. They are trying to go to the next generation of educated idiots. They're - looking for people who are going to be more pliable. As Mr. Rockefeller + looking for people who are going to be more pliable. As Mr. Rockefeller said many years ago, clay that can be molded more efficiently. And since the first or latest crop didn't work we're now going to restructure the entire mechanism and see what we can get from the next batch. This is @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 entire document is taken from Nazi Germany's Gun Control Law of 1938. If they're already at that level in 1968 then where are you going to go with our gun laws now? If you've listened to the people who are talking about - this they say the Brady Bill for instance, and I'm hoping everybody + this they say the Brady Bill for instance, and I'm hoping everybody understands what that is, that's one of the pending gun, firearms legislations that is at the Senate and House level right now. It is a good first step to follow through on this. I don't think anybody likes @@ -221,12 +221,12 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 understood that the MJTF police is not trusted by the federal agencies and eventually will be done away with. Again, the MJTF are useful ... that eventually will be swept to the side. Moving on beyond the MJTF - police, we're going to back up into them a little bit, are FINCEN. - FINCEN, or Financial Crime Enforcement Network personnel. FINCEN has as + police, we're going to back up into them a little bit, are FINCEN. + FINCEN, or Financial Crime Enforcement Network personnel. FINCEN has as much to do with finances as the SAS had to do with airplanes. The SAS, Special Air Service, was a cover name for an entity which existed in England and was the equivalent to the OSS of World War II, 1941-1945. - FINCEN forces are, their mission is house to house search and seizure, + FINCEN forces are, their mission is house to house search and seizure, separation and categorization of men, women and children, transfer to detention facilities, securing properties acquired but not the maintaining of detention camps. That will be the mission of the MJTF @@ -236,26 +236,26 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 under FEMA 23 detention camps were authorized. These detention camps were spread out across the United States. In addition to that, there are 20 supplemental camps that were authorized with the 1990-91 military - fiscal budget. Carl Levin's DOD budget amendment 656 authorized the + fiscal budget. Carl Levin's DOD budget amendment 656 authorized the implementation of these 20 camps to supplement the 23 that were already authorized. There are now 43 total camps that are pre-deployed inside the continental United States. In addition to that there are supplemental camps or auxiliary camps through each state and in each region. An example of this would be the Nike Hercules missile site - located near Monroe. That is a pre-designated detention facility. The + located near Monroe. That is a pre-designated detention facility. The three sites that are located in Michigan: number 1 is located due north of Pickney, Michigan, due west of Brighton. The second is earmarked near - Lansing, Michigan, the north, northeast. The third is Ft. Custer + Lansing, Michigan, the north, northeast. The third is Ft. Custer military reservation which has been upgraded from a D facility to a B facility. This is very important because a D facility is state authorized and state controlled. A B facility on the other hand, has been upgraded to federal status and is comparable to any of our military - facilities such Ft. Benning, Georgia. Dwight Patterson Air Force base, + facilities such Ft. Benning, Georgia. Dwight Patterson Air Force base, any facility that we are presently using for active military forces. However, if you get a chance to tour the highways and byways and back - roads of Ft. Custer you'll find that there is a new urban warfare center + roads of Ft. Custer you'll find that there is a new urban warfare center there. The new urban warfare center doesn't look like Germany, it looks - like downtown Monroe. It looks like downtown Soline. It has three + like downtown Monroe. It looks like downtown Soline. It has three bedroom ranch-styled houses, crackerbox farmhouses. Small living areas inside downtown areas.

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Now these forces operated secretly for a number of months and we identified them as they were training and they changed facilities. We understand after approximately a year and a half cooling time that they - are using Custer and they are using Graylien again extensively. Bringing + are using Custer and they are using Graylien again extensively. Bringing forces together from other parts of the state, turning them on site and then sending them back out to be prepared for whatever is going to happen - in the future. We'll go back to FINCEN now. FINCEN was organized + in the future. We'll go back to FINCEN now. FINCEN was organized utilizing foreign military forces as secret police forces here in the United States. They are drawn from military and secret police forces overseas. They are predominantly European. We have Belgian, Dutch, German, ... French. We also have a variety of Asian military personnel. - It is known at this time, for instance, that FINCEN has an element in + It is known at this time, for instance, that FINCEN has an element in Montana that is made up of Gerkas. The 197th mechanized as of one month ago, I'm sorry excuse me, as of one week ago, has deployed for a training operation that may last as long as two months in northern Montana through @@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993

During the LA crisis that took place there were a series of actions that took place both in Montana, we also saw activities in California, and - there were activities in northern Texas, in the Panhandle. FINCEN forces + there were activities in northern Texas, in the Panhandle. FINCEN forces are ruthless. An example, the Gerkas are a professional mercenary forces from Nepal. They rotate these forces for a period of time, out of Nepal, and were originally hired by the British military force for a number of @@ -329,11 +329,11 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 the republic. We are a constitutional republic by the way, we are not a democracy. I think everybody better remember that now. This is a problem you run into even for republican Presidents. How many times did - we hear George Bush say this democracy? This is a man who calls himself + we hear George Bush say this democracy? This is a man who calls himself a Republican. I'm not necessarily a Republican or a Democrat. I'm one of those independent American kind of guys.

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An example of FINCEN and some of the effects that overlap into the United +

An example of FINCEN and some of the effects that overlap into the United Nations operations, this was on the cover of Airmen magazine which is a US Air Force publication, July 1992. It should be very evident that the forces that are displayed here on the cover are very impressive. @@ -342,10 +342,10 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 aircraft. It should be noted that these types of assets have been reported on for the last 10 years by a lot of people in the military, who people simply didn't want to listen to or believe. These are documents - here that shall we say more than verify that validity of comments that + here that shall we say more than verify that validity of comments that were made in the past.

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The forces involved that we're going to see in FINCEN will be very well +

The forces involved that we're going to see in FINCEN will be very well educated. They are professional military forces. They are for all practical purposes mercenaries, or course. You're going to find that they normally serve an eight-year tour unlike the old American mechanism @@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 They are very dangerous at this particular point because there is an old story, the swift stroke oft misses. That's the problem with this, if we are lucky we can get them to move quickly or move too quickly, they will - show too much and the American people are not complete dummies. And + show too much and the American people are not complete dummies. And there are enough of us, there are enough patriots out there that are interested in seeing the Constitution and the Bill of Rights survive that they will participate in the defense of the nation.

@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 been killed. This receives no publicity. Yet it's going on. It's a prime example of watch my right hand, hey, you didn't see what was going on over here did you. That's what we have to worry about. These people - control the media completely. What I do a lot of times and I recommend + control the media completely. What I do a lot of times and I recommend you do the same thing is video tape what's going on television but ignore most of what they say. Pay attention to the photographs. If they're really concerned with something they won't feed you much. But in many @@ -443,18 +443,18 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 very interesting experience on our hands. Who will we side with? Well we'll side with the UN. And they'll side with whoever it is that's against the United States. It's very simple. One of the things I like - to incorporate, good old Fred Rexer, a man to remember and a man to + to incorporate, good old Fred Rexer, a man to remember and a man to admire, be prepared it's later than you thing. If you don't think so take a look around you. The amount of force facing the American people right now is approximately the equivalent to several heavy infantry divisions with a couple of mixed mechanized divisions combined. We're looking at a little over 300,000 personnel that we could verify or that we could at least identify in different parts of the country. These - forces include FINCEN elements through Montana, northern California, + forces include FINCEN elements through Montana, northern California, southern California, central Texas, the northern part of North Carolina, Ft. Drum, the eastern seaboard including elements that are now stationed around the capitol of the United States, Washington, D.C. There are five - FINCEN companies deployed there. I will mention this that we put a great + FINCEN companies deployed there. I will mention this that we put a great deal of heat on these people since we've begun to identify them. And I will ask you something. How many people have seen a newsclip every night when they watch the media, somebody takes one of those ski masks and puts @@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 these people are doing something that is for the good of the nation why not bring them into the light? Why conceal their activities? Why shroud them in darkness? Why shroud them in chaos? On the other hand, maybe we - want a little chaos. Remember crisis management? Mr. Kissinger brought + want a little chaos. Remember crisis management? Mr. Kissinger brought this up first. Crisis management is a good thing. You're hearing it in the news, constantly, aren't we? Crisis management, crisis in Russia, crisis overseas, crisis in New York. We had a bombing ... mechanism. @@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 solution. But you've created all three. We're looking at the same thing right now here. Now UN combat forces, I'm going to interject these people real quick because all these people interlock and overlap. United - Nations combat forces include those that are cooperating with FINCEN at + Nations combat forces include those that are cooperating with FINCEN at this time in Montana, the elements that are in California, there were 21,000 of them identified south of Los Angeles and are probably deployed north, northeast of Los Angeles in Sacramento basin. The elements that @@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 location is for the eastern seaboard at this time, however, by all indications Ft. Drum will be the control point for processing individuals to detention facilities on the eastern half of the United States east of - the Mississippi. If there are any problems what I would recommend for a + the Mississippi. If there are any problems what I would recommend for a lot of people that are concerned about this is that we observe the air not the ground. However, I will say this, in Cleveland, for instance, we have friends and patriots who have photographed UN armor being @@ -513,22 +513,22 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 intelligence analysts and counter intelligence sergeants. They are experienced in observation and they know what they're doing. Because of this, we can rely upon their first hand information. Most of the time - though you are seeing FINCEN forces utilizing rotary wing aircraft + though you are seeing FINCEN forces utilizing rotary wing aircraft assets. Excuse me. Back in the early part of 1990, approximately 3,000 rotary aircraft were withdrawn from out strategic reserve. These are not from the reserve or guard, these came from the mothball fleet. Upon - implement this force these units were transferred to FINCEN painted in + implement this force these units were transferred to FINCEN painted in the flat black, not flat green and not camouflaged green. These aircraft are in flat black. They bear no markings or identification to determine whether they are American or foreign national. The fact of the matter is they are now foreign national assets, no longer in the hands of the United States Air Force. We do supply and support them with your tax dollars and your tax dollars but we do not control them completely now. - FINCEN forces utilizing these rotary assets have both heavy lift aircraft + FINCEN forces utilizing these rotary assets have both heavy lift aircraft and conventional attack aircraft. The heavy aircraft which may have been experienced in the area where I am speaking right now are the Chinook CH 47. It has a rotor front and rear and can carry up to 64 personnel in - one lift. The first mission for FINCEN helicopter and support aircraft + one lift. The first mission for FINCEN helicopter and support aircraft is to go in and actually control ground operations. They do not have to follow roads. They are not concerned with road blocks, obstructions, infrastructure damages, etc. They can drop into an area and assert @@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 near Brighton which is still a federally funded facility even though it's been rented out. It originally was an Army Air Corp aviation facility. The pick up site for Anarbor is located due east of Anarbor on Liberty - Rd. between Parker and Zeeb. We know that for instance the one near + Rd. between Parker and Zeeb. We know that for instance the one near Jackson is located at the Jackson airport and is predesignated. Each metropolitan area has a pick up site that has already been predetermined, every area. All you need to do is start to look and weedle your way into @@ -583,15 +583,15 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 taken it over. They utilize black budget or black bag funding. Black bag funding are covert operation funds authorized that cannot be challenged by public agencies or entities. They've been doing this for - 13 years. Remember that FEMA was created originally by Zabigneau - Brazinski. Zabigneau Brazinski worked for Jimmy Carter. However, after - Ronald Reagan came into power Zabigneau stayed over to complete + 13 years. Remember that FEMA was created originally by Zabigneau + Brazinski. Zabigneau Brazinski worked for Jimmy Carter. However, after + Ronald Reagan came into power Zabigneau stayed over to complete operations and deployment of FEMA inside the United States. The issue guns, drugs, drugs, guns came about approximately four years ago. The objective behind that was to create an environment, create a situation that these people could use. Before that it was internal economic - catastrophe, that was the mission of FEMA to create Rex 84, Rex 85. Now - the Rex series of programs started up in 1981. And originally I + catastrophe, that was the mission of FEMA to create Rex 84, Rex 85. Now + the Rex series of programs started up in 1981. And originally I participated in a program that set up a series of actions which allowed for us, for instance, to surrender 50% of Florida. We weren't going to stop the Russians until they got to Orlando. We used to jokingly call it @@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 have the capability to do that but we have to hang on to those documents which were given to us in the first place. If we do not have the Bill of Rights the rest is mute. If we do not support the Constitution we shall - fail. These people that I am talking about, the MJTF police, FINCEN, the + fail. These people that I am talking about, the MJTF police, FINCEN, the UN forces that are here have no comprehension of our form of government. They come from governments alien to us. They come from governments that are a threat to this form of government, to this nation. That does not @@ -700,11 +700,11 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 possesses all the coercive force available you have what? A police state. It doesn't make any difference, take your choice of colors of uniforms. If the government possesses total coercive force as a monarchy - under pharaohism, under socialism, capitalism, communism, fascism, it is + under pharaohism, under socialism, capitalism, communism, fascism, it is a police state. We, fortunately, had founding fathers who understood the capacity of man and his greed. And because of that we were given the inalienable rights that were laid down. Now they also understood that we - might lose them. There is an interesting statement that Jefferson made. + might lose them. There is an interesting statement that Jefferson made. The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it would not be needed until they tried to take it. That's pretty prophetic because he understood exactly why we had the arms. It wasn't for hunting, it wasn't for @@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 train. The objective was to protect us from tyranny first, and foremost, moreso than anything else. Tyranny can come in any color, shape or form. It can come at any time. It knows no boundaries. If given the - opportunity it will overwhelm you and enshroud you with its power. It + opportunity it will overwhelm you and enshroud you with its power. It should be understood, give you an example of how this works, here is tyranny in the making. The PL100-690, here is a copy of it. PL100-690 was the camel's nose which allowed the government to do most of what we @@ -736,12 +736,12 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 month. Do some quick math and tell me how long it takes before you have saturated the entire county. Not long at all does it? This is typical of the mechanism and the way it works, envelopment. With the electronic - media and with the electronic communication systems the way they're set + media and with the electronic communication systems the way they're set up right now our privacy can easily be invaded and it must be understood that there are many different avenues that they are going to approach us - with. Probably the best single mechanism that I could recommend for + with. Probably the best single mechanism that I could recommend for anybody, anybody who is interested in this subject would be to use - Operation Vampire Killer by Jack McLamb. As a single document bringing a + Operation Vampire Killer by Jack McLamb. As a single document bringing a novice into the picture, for 93 pages it's a lot of reading that is worth its money. You sit down in an evening and absorb the basic information necessary to perceive what is going on. I have said this before and I'll @@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 your money, to take your life if need be, what have you got to lose? What sense is there in worrying about the threat? You might as well fight. You have no choice. Now, do we fight on the enemy's terms? No. - One thing about George Washington I like is he fought for two years with + One thing about George Washington I like is he fought for two years with little or nothing, and there's an old saying, we don't have much but what little we have we know how to use. And that's how he fought the beginning of the revolution. This situation is going to be fought much @@ -860,13 +860,13 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 unfortunately. Those are for the ones that don't quite believe but you know who have found the spirit of God down the road. Now, another thing we should concern ourselves with is mobility. I'm not saying buy big - trucks, mobile homes, etc. What I would recommend are vehicles. One of + trucks, mobile homes, etc. What I would recommend are vehicles. One of the reasons that we should be a tad concerned about what is going on right now with our vehicles, especially and transportation and transportability is because a population on foot is easily controlled. Because of that, this was an article that I used before and I wanted everybody to see this, this was in a monthly publication that was - available, I think it was February. And, Uncle Sam wants your cars. If + available, I think it was February. And, Uncle Sam wants your cars. If you don't think so you better start looking at the Environmental Protection Agency, you know our friends. They're only interested in fish, and your cars. With the EPA's new guidelines it will be possible @@ -894,8 +894,8 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 electronic ignition in your new car. If this is already in place and can be found what is there that we don't know about? Question number two, why not something on the line of a transponder for tracking? So much - easier, and we're not talking lowjack here because as anybody in - communications will understand it need only transmit for a short period + easier, and we're not talking lowjack here because as anybody in + communications will understand it need only transmit for a short period of time or in a very low range, your pick up equipment will do the rest. You can find what you want. Each one of your VIN numbers can be signatured to the electronic ignition mechanisms, fairly simple @@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 Fuel will be cut off. We know that availability of resources will be cut off drastically as far as munitions, fuel, food. How about lead? What about tin? What about manufactured items such as threaded stock? Nuts, - bolts and screws. What about basic items like toilet paper? Burdock is + bolts and screws. What about basic items like toilet paper? Burdock is not all the exciting after a few weeks as anybody can probably imagine. And of course, we've used it in the past but we try not to use it in the future. Stock up on a few things. But the weapons systems that we're @@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 we know that the enemy has this threat capacity. Or I should say a government has this threat capacity. There are ways to counter this. In the future we'll discuss it. Some of the simpler methods we call stand - off are utilizing glass. Glass is a tremendous insulator. And with two + off are utilizing glass. Glass is a tremendous insulator. And with two layers of thermal glass you'd be surprised how much protection you can offer from these devices when they're inside a building and used as shielding. Another are reflective metallic surfaces such as space @@ -957,10 +957,10 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 lot of the answers are fairly simple. Their technology is very expensive. Anyway. What I'd like to get into next activities, and future proposed actions inside the United State by a variety of - organizations including the MJTF police, FINCEN and UN battle groups that + organizations including the MJTF police, FINCEN and UN battle groups that will be deployed against the American people. First of all, we'll go back to early 1989 when originally in smoke filled rooms behind closed - doors some committee of political monkeys decided that it was time to go + doors some committee of political monkeys decided that it was time to go after the weapons inside the United States. In doing so what they did is decide to come up with a program called guns, drugs, drugs, guns. If you have a gun you must be a drug dealer. This was everybody, private @@ -983,15 +983,15 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 surveying a few shows I'm sure that the intelligence information coming back through the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms people and also from other agencies that were monitoring the gun shows that the result was not - exactly what they wanted either. More ammunition and weapons passed + exactly what they wanted either. More ammunition and weapons passed through the FFL dealers and through firearms sellers at gun shows in the three months of 1990 than in the last 15 years prior to that all sales - combined. In some cases over a million rounds of ammunition were sold - off of ammunition dealers tables. Thousands of conventional firearms, + combined. In some cases over a million rounds of ammunition were sold + off of ammunition dealers tables. Thousands of conventional firearms, virtually hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars worth of equipment such as field gear, boots, uniforms, medical support items, these were all going out and disappearing. It used to be when Fred - Schmidlap and Jim and myself would go over to the gun show we'd go in and + Schmidlap and Jim and myself would go over to the gun show we'd go in and well let's go buy something. We'd go buy it, we'd take it home, fire it up a little bit, we thought it was neat but it was that vogue toy for the month. We got done with it we might take it back in, we'd sell it and @@ -1041,10 +1041,10 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 in the windy city. These operations culminated in a final activity which last approximately one week in which they ... off neighborhoods, went building to building and house to house, entered forcibly if necessary - and prosecuted the owners of any firearms, ammunition, or gun parts + and prosecuted the owners of any firearms, ammunition, or gun parts found. This was operation clean sweep. In Cleveland an activity which was covered only by national public radio involved elements of the MJTF - police and probable FINCEN forces. The Ohio guard was mobilized from + police and probable FINCEN forces. The Ohio guard was mobilized from several different areas in the state, transferred to an area outside the Cleveland airport where a mount area, that's an urban warfare training area, was set up with three neighborhoods. The units that were brought @@ -1056,9 +1056,9 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 elements were trained and passed through this mechanism they were transferred to different parts of Cleveland where they were actually deployed against the population. This happened about the same time that - the Weaver incident took place in Idaho. It was almost simultaneous. In + the Weaver incident took place in Idaho. It was almost simultaneous. In fact, a series of actions both in Cleveland and one here in Michigan took - place either during or shortly after the Weaver incident. Now in + place either during or shortly after the Weaver incident. Now in Cleveland this received media coverage. In some parts of Ohio this received media coverage. But it received no national media attention except for one place. National Public Radio, who thought that this was @@ -1074,14 +1074,14 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 what were they talking about. What happened in Cleveland? They knew but nobody else did. The enemy only refers to their victories very quietly, after they know that they have secured the action and they have been - successful. Otherwise, no comment made. The Waco situation, which was + successful. Otherwise, no comment made. The Waco situation, which was typical of a lot of what we're going to be seeing in the future, although I think you're going to see even more ham handedness, involved a 100 to 130 man assault company of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, probably under MJTF authority again. It should be understood that as of March of 1989, the ATF, Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms forces were divided up into these assault companies. Each platoon consists of 40 men armed with M16 A2 - rifle, the AR15 9mm conversion, or the M79 grenade launcher. It is now + rifle, the AR15 9mm conversion, or the M79 grenade launcher. It is now known that these forces also include the M60 machine gun which is an infantry battle weapon now being deployed with policing agencies. You know like they have in Russia, ... It was interesting to note that this @@ -1102,20 +1102,20 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 of Investigation people and individuals who were involved with Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms or Drug Enforcement Agency. Now DEA, by the way, has what we call Clet units. Clet units are directly under the control - of the Treasury and/or can be accessed by the MJTF police or FINCEN. + of the Treasury and/or can be accessed by the MJTF police or FINCEN. Clet are armed identically to the ATF combat elements and are deployed throughout the United States and can be used overseas. DEA is now using extensive resources from outside the United States in terms of man power but they will not identify what the name of the organization is that is - being used. Now remember we know what FINCEN is, but nobody else is - supposed to. So it can be assumed that FINCEN is the element that is + being used. Now remember we know what FINCEN is, but nobody else is + supposed to. So it can be assumed that FINCEN is the element that is involved. How they're deploying equipment here. Well it's kind of strange. A lot of people said where are they. Well they're in all parts of the United States, but we've had at least once face-to-face confrontation with some of their people right here in Michigan. I fact, though I can't mention names, on a given date one of our people was attempting to use a space available flight through US Army tactical lift - command. Upon arriving at the site and giving his military ID card + command. Upon arriving at the site and giving his military ID card somebody punched in his name, looked at him very briefly and went, punched it in again. In a minute and a half there were two MPs behind him. Now this site which is Sulford International Guardspace, and I will @@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 uniforms he understood exactly who he was dealing with. He was sat down and the first thing that was asked how many cars do you own. How much food do you have? How many weapons do you own? What are the names of - your children? What does 762 by 39 mm mean? And he really didn't know. + your children? What does 762 by 39 mm mean? And he really didn't know. Well, he did but he didn't. He thinks in inch not in metric. And then there was a little conference and they left the room. Well they left the room and they left a file sitting on the table. Anybody who is involved @@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 unless they're sending you a message. Now the last time I had this happen, I will bring this up to date as far as you know activities go. The last time I had this happen was a very interesting experience because - we started to look into the MJTF police, FINCEN, etc. And on a Friday + we started to look into the MJTF police, FINCEN, etc. And on a Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock I had a knock at the door where I work, in my office. I opened the door and here is campus security. And who should be with them but the Area Director of the FBI and one of his henchmen. @@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 interesting. Well you know if necessary we will find somebody to put you at the scene of a crime. And they said this flat out. That's interesting, okay. So I didn't really respond effectively to that other - than well no crime has been committed and all we're talking about here is + than well no crime has been committed and all we're talking about here is truth. Well. Then they started asking a lot of other questions like how do you feel about assault weapons. I said well, well basically I've been telling everybody to buy everything they can get their hands on and I'll @@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 of aircraft and then they are allowed to fly anywhere inside Michigan air space or Ohio air space. They branch out from there. Now a lot of activity has taken place in the thumb and some of our people who checked - out the area who live in the area ... north actually communicated with + out the area who live in the area ... north actually communicated with people in different parts of the state or different parts of that area of the state and they actually said oh yes we've seen a lot of these helicopters and we've had a lot of crashes here. Has anybody seen @@ -1262,12 +1262,12 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 five, count them. A helicopter is not a small thing to have land in your back yard, especially if it is in your pool or something. All of this overlaps into what will they use the helicopters for again. Well the - choppers for control and command support can also be used as we were + choppers for control and command support can also be used as we were discussing before, tracking and tracing. Tracking and tracing is very difficult unless you have something to track and trace with. If you're in your car it could be of course as we discussed the electronic ignition system with a transponder. Most of you who have been watching the media - though, what about the chip? Now Beau Grites talked about it and even + though, what about the chip? Now Beau Grites talked about it and even our veterinarians in Oakland County are now talking about it. In Oakland County, the humane society has switched over from dog tags to a microchip that is inserted in your little puppy or in your little kitty or in your @@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 him no matter where he is. Not only can you find him but it has a transponder number in it. Now I challenged people on this before. I know people who think that their animals are more important than people. - So if you can have it done to Fido or if you can have it done to my + So if you can have it done to Fido or if you can have it done to my Fluffy why can't we do it to your child? It's that simple. Now with this in mind the microchip which originally they were proposing with some of the different legislation and literature that we have seen would be @@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 drink and be merry because you are finished. Now, in California they have already proposed this for the animals and it is already in motion, that's where Oakland County got the idea, and there have already been - several comments about using this for instance, for welfare mothers now + several comments about using this for instance, for welfare mothers now and for many other people who are under the gun, already under the fist. All the different fingers, it's like a hand, are closing and coming together. Oh they've got the nice velvet glove on them by the way. So @@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 think that the animals are more important than kids. And since you did it to my Fluffy I'm going to do it to your child. In fact, it's proposed that it be done from cradle to grave. As soon as that child is born - we've got him on the table there, Mommy can't do much about it, and away + we've got him on the table there, Mommy can't do much about it, and away we go. And the kid is grabbed right there. Now, I will say this, this is something that was challenged before by people. If it is forced upon you, if it is ultimately forced upon you it is not the same and it can be @@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 out of your seats real quick with that. In addition to that to control freedom of movement we've got to take care of this money problem. I mean you people just spend it on the craziest kinds of things, firearms and - ammunition, and why stuff that you will just use on us, if we're the + ammunition, and why stuff that you will just use on us, if we're the government of course. Because of that we have to bring another finger in, money. And to control the money we have to change it. In the first phase if anybody has a sampling of it in their wallet and they probably @@ -1406,8 +1406,8 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 Congressman. Request a copy of PL100-690. It is a book 3/4 inch thick 7 X 10 format. In it you will find all of this. And originally people said well I read the law and it said they were only going to do 100s and - 50s. I said bull dudu. The way the law was written at the discretion of - the Treasurer they have the capacity to do it on all currency and they + 50s. I said bull dudu. The way the law was written at the discretion of + the Treasurer they have the capacity to do it on all currency and they will because there were Senate hearings concerning this. C-SPAN covered this. And during those hearings they stated uncategorically all of the currency will be traceable. No currency will be hidden by the time @@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 $4,000 in negotiable funds and put it in and use it in another way. If I do that that is interpreted as structuring and at their discretion what we call arbitrary enforcement, anybody in law enforcement understands - what this means, under civil law. Under common law you cannot have + what this means, under civil law. Under common law you cannot have arbitrary enforcement. Under civil law you can. But under civil law and with arbitrary enforcement they can take this property from you and they don't have to give it back because you have to prove that you are guilty. @@ -1514,24 +1514,24 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 by the thought that we as free people will stand up. We are going to have to do that. We're going to have to take care of manufacturing for ourselves. We're going to have to take care of food production for - ourselves. We're going to have to take care of ammunition, weapons + ourselves. We're going to have to take care of ammunition, weapons requirements, reloading, something I talked about before. If you are not - into reloading yet get into reloading now. Down the road here ammunition + into reloading yet get into reloading now. Down the road here ammunition is going to be few and far between. Hand Gun Control, Inc. said two and - three years ago, I have Sarah Brady on tape right here in Michigan, she + three years ago, I have Sarah Brady on tape right here in Michigan, she said two things that everybody should remember. Number one, well when we - want to get the weapons we're going to get your ammunition first. And + want to get the weapons we're going to get your ammunition first. And the next thing she said is first we're going to get these weapons, but of course our ultimate goal is to get everything. Her own words, and what are they proposing now? By the way, I don't know if you have read Bill - Clinton's and Al Gore's latest book but if you haven't you should. In 4 + Clinton's and Al Gore's latest book but if you haven't you should. In 4 different chapters, and I read this all last night. Trust me, it was written to the sixth grade level, unfortunately, and it was done in big block print which I'm amazed considering you know our people are supposedly better educated than we were 100 years ago. What's fascinating is their solution to every problem at the end of every chapter, I'll give you an example. Children, their solution, the last - two paragraphs are to pass the Brady Bill and to ban all assault weapons + two paragraphs are to pass the Brady Bill and to ban all assault weapons because they have no legitimate hunting purpose. Crime in America, what do you guess the last two paragraphs are? The exact same two that I saw in the chapter before. Now don't you think this is strange that they @@ -1551,12 +1551,12 @@ Mark in Michigan - June 1993 you have got to have the technical data on hand. If you have a group of ten people you must have ten copies of that knowledge. Reloading, combat skills, farming, I don't care, whatever subject it is disperse your - knowledge. The printed word is going to be banned. Mark my word on + knowledge. The printed word is going to be banned. Mark my word on this. I guarantee it. It has already happened with certain books concerning how to take care of and maintain firearms. You will see it again. What can we do now? What are we supposed to do now? The thrust has to be deep into the vitals of the enemy. In order to do what we need - to do at our end as citizens, one of the things I can recommend are to + to do at our end as citizens, one of the things I can recommend are to throw up stumbling blocks for the enemy. We have proposed and we hope that it is a motion now and we believe it is that at the state level we get involved with trying to reintroduce, for instance, our state borders diff --git a/pythonCode/output/pgen.xml b/pythonCode/output/pgen.xml index d2398d5..442d5ba 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/pgen.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/pgen.xml @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ -

Jeff Walker #64 @7317 +

Jeff Walker #64 @7317 Wed Jun 26 01:17:31 1991 P_GEN #468 Dt: 20-May-91 13:30 -By: Mike Keithly +By: Mike Keithly To: All Re: Letter #501 -> @@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ continued cover- up?

There is overwhelming evidence in the past several years from "Whistle Blowers" retired military officers who have finally said, "Enough is enough! It's time the government told the people the truth!" These officers, such as -Navy Intelligence officer, William Cooper, Major John Lear (whose father -founded the Lear Jet Corp.) and Air Force officer William English, to name but +Navy Intelligence officer, William Cooper, Major John Lear (whose father +founded the Lear Jet Corp.) and Air Force officer William English, to name but a few, have all discovered the truth, and at the risk of their very lives, are trying to alert YOU to the secrets behind the UFO's and the Alien Presence on this earth. These people worked on the secret projects, had access to @@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ were hostile beings from Orion. These human-type aliens demanded we dismantle and destroy our nuclear weapons, that we were on a path of self-destruction and we must stop killing each other, stop polluting the earth, stop raping the earths natural resources and learn to live in harmony with one another. -President Eisenhower rejected these demands.

+President Eisenhower rejected these demands.

. Later in 1954 the race of aliens, known as Greys, from Zeta Reticuli area in space, who had been orbiting the equator, landed at Holloman Air Force base. they stated their planet was dying and needed quarters on earth to conduct genetic experiments theat might allow their race to survive; this in exchange -for certain technology. President Eisenhower met with the aliens and a +for certain technology. President Eisenhower met with the aliens and a formal treaty was signed. The treaty stated the aliens would not interfere in our affairs and we would not interfere in theirs. We would keep their presence on earth secret; they would furnish us with advanced technology. They @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ President and the staff in case of military attacks.

(Ommission in post)...concluded FBI director J. Edgar Hoover and six leaders of the 'Council on Foreign Relations, known as the 'Wise Men' and later others -from the Trilateral Commision. George Bush, Gordon Dean, and Brzezinski were +from the Trilateral Commision. George Bush, Gordon Dean, and Brzezinski were among them.

A major finding of the commision was the aliens were using humans and animals @@ -85,17 +85,17 @@ improved, their race would cease to exist.

The ruling powers decided that one means of funding the alien project was to corner the illegal drug market. A young ambitious member of the Council on -Foreign Relations was approached. His name is George Bush who at the time was +Foreign Relations was approached. His name is George Bush who at the time was preident and CEO of Zapata Oil Co. based in Texas. Zapata Oil was experimenting with offshore oil drilling and it was arranged that the drugs could be shipped from South America to the offshore platforms by fishing boats, then transferred to the U.S. shore by normal transportation, thus avoiding search by customs agents. The plan worked better than anyone expected, and today the CIA controls all the world's illegal drug markets. One -should remember, it was George Bush who first started selling drugs to our +should remember, it was George Bush who first started selling drugs to our children. The drug money was used to finance the deep underground alien bases. Conclusions: the Bilderburgers, the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commision are the SECRET GOVERNMENT and rule this nation through -MJ-12 and the study group known as the Jason Society. +MJ-12 and the study group known as the Jason Society.

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/pgen2.xml b/pythonCode/output/pgen2.xml index 8aa671e..e13b464 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/pgen2.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/pgen2.xml @@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ Throughout history the aliens have manipulated and/or ruled the human race through various secret societies, religion and the occult. The CFR and the Trilateral Commision are in complete control of the alien technology and the -nation's economy. Eisenhower was the last president to know the entire +nation's economy. Eisenhower was the last president to know the entire overview of the alien problem. Succeeding presidents were told only what -MJ-12 wanted them to know, and it was NOT the truth. MJ-12 presented each new +MJ-12 wanted them to know, and it was NOT the truth. MJ-12 presented each new president with a picture of a lost alien culture seeking to renew itself, build a home on this planet and shower us with gifts of technology. Each president has bought the story hook, line, and sinker. Meanwhile, innocent @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ devices that are used to control them if necessity calls.

underground complexes. Level 7 at Dulce is called "Nightmare Hall". They have welched on their agreement on abducting humans; today over 25 million citizens have been abducted and implanted, a literal army awaiting oreders to march! -(Whitley Strieber has written bestselling on his personal expierience as have +(Whitley Strieber has written bestselling on his personal expierience as have many others). For this reason other nations were informed. Within 5 months the communist monolith Russia was dismantled to unite with the U.S. and it's technology to fight the invasion. The Hubble Space Telescope was created to @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ earth.

Today, the government is on the horns of a dilemma. Too may sources are releasing alien information. The public could get angry at continued secrecy. -So MJ-12 plans soon to make an "Official" announcement, under controlled +So MJ-12 plans soon to make an "Official" announcement, under controlled conditions, probably Area 51. Network TV will be called to meet the staged 'landing' of the aliens, these being the Greys. They will come bearing gifts, technology that supposedly will heal Cancer and AIDS, retard aging, etc. They @@ -43,16 +43,16 @@ universal currency controlled by certain international bankers, who for years have been lackeys of the aliens, who seized upon their greed and lust for wealth and power as a means to bring about their evil plan to control the earth. (This also being the scenario predicted in the Bible's 'Book of -Revelation' wherein only those who accept the Mark of the Beast (the aliens -being the 'Beast' and the 'Mark' being some sort of laser tattoo or Credit +Revelation' wherein only those who accept the Mark of the Beast (the aliens +being the 'Beast' and the 'Mark' being some sort of laser tattoo or Credit Card they will use, which will allow people to buy and sell goods). -Those who do not accept this 'Mark' must live outside the money system and +Those who do not accept this 'Mark' must live outside the money system and survive somehow on their own, through barter etc.

SO BE AWARE! ONLY YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THIS FAKE INVASIO AND FAKE RAPTURE CAN PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING. DEMAND THE TRUTH FROM YOUR GOVERNMENT. TELL THEM YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ALIENS AND THAT THERE ARE GOOD ALIENS AND BAD ALIENSAND -THAT MJ-12 IS PROMOTING THE BAD ALIENS AND THE ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT THEY HOPE +THAT MJ-12 IS PROMOTING THE BAD ALIENS AND THE ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT THEY HOPE TO CONTROL.

--- ZMailQ 1.10 @1:104/605.0 diff --git a/pythonCode/output/philaexp.xml b/pythonCode/output/philaexp.xml index e08b424..4a7868d 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/philaexp.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/philaexp.xml @@ -6,44 +6,44 @@ a SUCCESFUL TEST of EINSTEIN'S unified FIELD equations. All matter and energy are all manifestations of a COSMOLOGICAL influence mediated through the MULTIPLEX SCALAR field. EINSTEIN wrote about his equations in 1932, BUT -he renounced his work because HE was AFRAID of the CONSEQUENCES that this +he renounced his work because HE was AFRAID of the CONSEQUENCES that this knowledge WOULD have on mankind. Do you know that the ATOMIC BOMB is a lie that has been told to the public to keep us from knowing the TRUTH? The REAL weapon is a multiplexed spatial howitzer that opens a SPACE-TIME gateway -between the core of the SUN and AS MANY AS 512 (in newer models) TARGET +between the core of the SUN and AS MANY AS 512 (in newer models) TARGET points, causing COMPLETE DEVESTATION. Nuclear detonation was proved impossible by N. TESLA in 1915; Nuclear POWER is a LIE, a retrograde form -of ENERGY caused by the accelerated NATURAL DECAY of matter. The real +of ENERGY caused by the accelerated NATURAL DECAY of matter. The real principle of the MANHATTAN DEVICE (Named because it is buried underneath -the EMPIRE STATE BUILDING) designed by ALBERT einstein which destroyed the +the EMPIRE STATE BUILDING) designed by ALBERT einstein which destroyed the CITY of hiroshima would lead to unlimited 'free' energy -- Which could be tapped off any hyperspatial TANGENT line, derived from the CONSTANT PROCESS OF CREATION OF MATTER in the interstellar medium.

-

My COLLEGUE Dr. JOHN LEVINSON developed HIS solutions of the UNIFIED +

My COLLEGUE Dr. JOHN LEVINSON developed HIS solutions of the UNIFIED FIELD EQUATIONS in 1939. As such, ROTATING MAGNETIC FIELDS can create a local STREAMING of the space-time CONTINUM, which was tested in a secret series of experiments done underneath the BERMUDA TRIANGLE in 1940. The -OTHER end of the TEMPORAL VORTEX that we created has SKIPPED in time from +OTHER end of the TEMPORAL VORTEX that we created has SKIPPED in time from 1903 and will continue to do so until 2011. It TOSSED five AMERICAN BOMBERS, -killing the crew from the effects of TIME SHEAR forward in time from 1945 to +killing the crew from the effects of TIME SHEAR forward in time from 1945 to 1989, when one was DISCOVERED underneath the OCEAN. Another was FOUND ON -THE MOON by apollo astronauts. The Levinson TIME equations can be transformed +THE MOON by apollo astronauts. The Levinson TIME equations can be transformed using the method invented by myself and DR. TOWNSEND BROWN to a set of SPACE equations which allow for instanteous translation of MATTER through SPACE. -(Gene Rodenberry DESIGNED the TRANSPORTER for the syndicated program STAR +(Gene Rodenberry DESIGNED the TRANSPORTER for the syndicated program STAR TREK in order to PREPARE the public for the concept of INSTANTEOUS TELEPORTATION that was first successfully tested on AN american DESTROYER called the ELDRIDGE. More on that later) ALSO, using the result of EMILY -NOETHER, instanteous translation is EQUIVALENT to reactionless propulsion; +NOETHER, instanteous translation is EQUIVALENT to reactionless propulsion; which unfortunately creates a PROTATIONAL FIELD that KILLS humans. LIVING matter cannot be carried on SUCH a VESSEL. AFTER too many DEATHS, we decided to GIVE UP our CAMPAIGN of UFO MOVIES and UFO FLYOVERS when the SOVIET UNION realized that we had solved and applied BROWNS space equations. And when THIS technology was FOUND impossible to adapt for transportation -of LIVING MATTER. HOWEVER, TIME SHEAR effects can be REDUCED in the CASE -of INSTANTEOUS transport. HENCE, this technology is REAL. Buy shares in -the company TELEPAD that will be offered two months FROM NOW. THEY WILL +of LIVING MATTER. HOWEVER, TIME SHEAR effects can be REDUCED in the CASE +of INSTANTEOUS transport. HENCE, this technology is REAL. Buy shares in +the company TELEPAD that will be offered two months FROM NOW. THEY WILL introduce a PRACTICAL transporter that the POLICE will be able to USE to ARREST people anywhere in the world. IN TEN YEARS, this will become availible to YOU from the PHONE COMPANY as a service that by dialing @@ -56,16 +56,16 @@ your FRONT DOOR.

security levels ABOVE TOP SECRET. The NAME is SO SECRET that I don't EVEN KNOW what this security classification are.

-

>some so-called Levinson Time Equations successfully applied to your knowledge +

>some so-called Levinson Time Equations successfully applied to your knowledge >in relation to I.A.S. work on July 22, 1943 or on August 12, 1943?

On Jully 22, 1943, the ELDRIDGE DEVICE was first ACTIVATED. It successfully made the destroyer invisible, but it also ALTERED the crystal structure of the metal, SHIFTING ALL IRON atoms to the ALPHA-S configuration, -making the ship HEAVIER THAN WATER: it sank to the bottom. When the power +making the ship HEAVIER THAN WATER: it sank to the bottom. When the power system FAILED because of an ELECTRICAL SHORT caused by SALT WATER leakage, the ship floated back to the surface, and the entire crew was DROWNED and -ELECTROCUTED. We did not see the effects of TIME SHEAR in this experiment, +ELECTROCUTED. We did not see the effects of TIME SHEAR in this experiment, but SPACIAL DISTORTION left as a residual effect eventually altered the crystaline form of the IRON atoms to the OMEGA-PSI configuration which is LIGHTER THAN AIR, and the ship blew away from our TEST DOCK and we had to @@ -80,27 +80,27 @@ a LARGE RUBBER RAFT. WE had DISCOVERED the CRYSTALLINE structure of metal was altered by this kind of PARAGRAVITATIONAL field, so we allowed only ORGANIC substances in the TEST ZONE. As it turns OUT, the presence of a sailor's BELT BUCKLE started an ELECTROMAGNETIC REACTION that created an -INDUCED PROTATIONAL FIELD with resulting TIME SHEAR, which ONLY CREMATED -half the CREW. THEIR BODIES BURNED FOR 19 DAYS as we STOOD OUTSIDE the -field we created, unable to TURN OFF the now GROWING WARP IN THE STRUCTURE +INDUCED PROTATIONAL FIELD with resulting TIME SHEAR, which ONLY CREMATED +half the CREW. THEIR BODIES BURNED FOR 19 DAYS as we STOOD OUTSIDE the +field we created, unable to TURN OFF the now GROWING WARP IN THE STRUCTURE OF REALITY.

-

Others were stuck in SLOW FREEZE and DEEP FREEZE for years. THEY -would just sit there, AND IF NOBODY TOUCHED THEM, THEY WOULD NOT MOVE +

Others were stuck in SLOW FREEZE and DEEP FREEZE for years. THEY +would just sit there, AND IF NOBODY TOUCHED THEM, THEY WOULD NOT MOVE and soon would become INVISIBLE. Even at THIS PHASE, if you see a PERSON, or see others LAYING HANDS UPON another, come and join them because this -man is THE MOST DESPERATE MAN IN THE WORLD. NONE of these SAILORS wants -to undego the horrors of being CAUGHT IN THE PUSH, the sensations just +man is THE MOST DESPERATE MAN IN THE WORLD. NONE of these SAILORS wants +to undego the horrors of being CAUGHT IN THE PUSH, the sensations just BEFORE the DEEP FREEZE.

Four of our sailors entered a BAR after we FREED them from the -PROTATIONAL FIELD (which we accomplished with the help of Dr. Einstein -and Dr. Levinson and using knowledge of neutrino interactions PASSED +PROTATIONAL FIELD (which we accomplished with the help of Dr. Einstein +and Dr. Levinson and using knowledge of neutrino interactions PASSED BACKWARDS in TIME by researchers observing the 1997 SUPERNOVA of -ALPHA CENTAURI) and then went into SLOW FREEZE. CAUGHT IN THE PUSH, +ALPHA CENTAURI) and then went into SLOW FREEZE. CAUGHT IN THE PUSH, they tryed to start a fight but they SUDDENLY TURNED INVISIBLE, and then one of them WALKED RIGHT THROUGH A SOLID WALL IN ThE SIGHT OF -HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, HE WAS NEVER SEEN AGAIN.

+HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, HE WAS NEVER SEEN AGAIN.

> >Did anything unusual happen in physics in 1943, secret or otherwise?

@@ -109,5 +109,5 @@ HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, HE WAS NEVER SEEN AGAIN.

TAKING what is called PHYSICS in college, talk him into taking BUSINESS or POLITICAL SCIENCE instead. He will be MUCH happier and his SEX LIFE will be FULFILLING. Only the CIA teaches REAL PHYSICS; what is TAUGHT -in COLLEGE is a LIE) with the HELP of ALIEN VISITORS since 1922. 1943 +in COLLEGE is a LIE) with the HELP of ALIEN VISITORS since 1922. 1943 Was JUST another YEAR in the advancement of OUR unified FIELD theory.

 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/pigspy.xml b/pythonCode/output/pigspy.xml index b6efdad..f454076 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/pigspy.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/pigspy.xml @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ other activist groups.

"All of the agencies received from, or sent to, the Chicago Police Department Intelligence Division information regarding the lawful political activity of citizens," said plaintiff's attorney -Richard Gutman.

+Richard Gutman.

The existence of the "Transmittal Files" was inadvertantly discovered in September of 1984 - seven years after a Federal @@ -42,22 +42,22 @@ Surveillance (Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1980), the definitive work on political surveillance in the United States, called for a "remedial campaign to abolish such abuses."

-

Gutman, has been providing the police reports to lawyers +

Gutman, has been providing the police reports to lawyers pursuing litigation against local police agencies for illegal political surveillance. He says he is willing to discuss the terms of a court protective order covering the material with legitimate legal representatives of individuals or groups contemplating such litigation. So far eleven attorneys or -representatives of legal groups have contacted Gutman for copies +representatives of legal groups have contacted Gutman for copies of relevant documents. Numerous named individuals have asked for and received copies of their files as well.

-

According to Gutman, the following examples are typical of +

According to Gutman, the following examples are typical of the material discussed in the Transmittal Files:

*The Texas Department of Public Safety ("Texas Rangers") sought "any pertinent information related to subversive -activities or affiliations" regarding Chicago attorney Terry Yale +activities or affiliations" regarding Chicago attorney Terry Yale Feiertag. The Chicago police responded that attorney Feiertag was employed by an organization whic provided legal aid to low income groups and in civil rights cases;

@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ police in response sent information about the group's lawful anti-war activities;

*The Detroit Police Department sought information regarding -Lucy Montgomery. in response the Chicago police sent Detroit a -four-page report detailing Mrs. Montgomery's lawful political +Lucy Montgomery. in response the Chicago police sent Detroit a +four-page report detailing Mrs. Montgomery's lawful political activities.

Although the federal district court on May 4, 1977, ordered @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ files, the files were not produced for inspection until September 25, 1984, seven years after the order. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed a motion to have the Chicago Police Department held in contempt for failing to obey the court order. Federal Judge -Susan Getzendanner denied the motion.

+Susan Getzendanner denied the motion.

It is almost certain the files originally were intentionally withheld to prevent discovery by the plaintiffs. However it is @@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ documents were covered by the discovery order, that the fact of the files existence became lost in the mountains of paperwork.

The Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago sought to -block Gutman from providing the documents to plaintiffs +block Gutman from providing the documents to plaintiffs litigators in other cities. This is ironic because the current -Mayor, Harold Washington, was for many years an outspoken critic +Mayor, Harold Washington, was for many years an outspoken critic of the CPD Intelligence Unit and its civil liberties violations. While still a Congressional Representative and while running for the Mayoral post, he described himself publicly as a victim of @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Perry Bullard. Bullard, Chairperson of the Michigan House Judiciary Committee, had requested access to the files to evaluate "the necessity for new state legislation regulating surveillance by Michigan state and local law enforcement -agencies." Judge Getzendanner, who has expressed thinly-veiled +agencies." Judge Getzendanner, who has expressed thinly-veiled displeasure from the bench that the case remains on the docket, ruled that a subpoena from the Michigan legislative body would be required.

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ required.

& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Jeff Hunter 510-935-5845 Rat Head Ratsnatcher 510-524-3649 Burn This Flag Zardoz 408-363-9766 - realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 + realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 415-583-4102

Specializing in conversations, obscure information, high explosives, diff --git a/pythonCode/output/plrspawn.xml b/pythonCode/output/plrspawn.xml index 692551e..aed4265 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/plrspawn.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/plrspawn.xml @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ people's peaceful economic activities. In a very real sense, ours is a government which has been--and is--waging a terribly immoral and destructive war against its own people.

-

Yet, Americans continue to delude themselves. Harkening back +

Yet, Americans continue to delude themselves. Harkening back to their high-school civics classes, they continue to believe that America is the land of the free--that the welfare-state, planned-economy way of life was formed in 1787--and that their @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ to tyrannize the people who lived under such tyrants. Ours is a government which delivered millions of dollars to the Shah of Iran--despite its knowledge that the money was being used to torture and kill the Iranian people . . . which actively -supported Saddam Hussein--despite its knowledge of his +supported Saddam Hussein--despite its knowledge of his aggressive acts against Iranians and his murderous conduct against his own people . . . which embraces Mikhail Gorbachev--despite its knowledge of his aggressive acts @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ personal pride and self-esteem come from the achievement of one's own freedom--not vicariously through the military conquests of one's government.

-

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of +

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation. ------------------------------------------------------------ diff --git a/pythonCode/output/pluton.xml b/pythonCode/output/pluton.xml index 818d5c8..13ab662 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/pluton.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/pluton.xml @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department Lines: 269

[From "The Russian Threat, Its Myths and Realities" (c) 1983, -Gateway Books, London, by Jim Garrison and Pyrae Shivpuri, pp 231-236.]

+Gateway Books, London, by Jim Garrison and Pyrae Shivpuri, pp 231-236.]

The growing erosion of civil liberties in Western Europe and the United States is closely linked with the nuclear energy-nuclear @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ devastating impact upon the democratic freedoms and civil liberties of the citizens. The potential problem with the plutonium economy and its relation to human freedom has been succinctly expressed by a statement made by -Dr. Bernard Feld, Chairperson of the Atomic and High Energy Physics +Dr. Bernard Feld, Chairperson of the Atomic and High Energy Physics Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology:

Let me tell you about a nightmare I have. The Mayor of @@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology:

The dangers are real, so real that government planners in every country with nuclear programmes have undertaken steps to be prepared -for Dr. Feld's scenario. In 1975, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission +for Dr. Feld's scenario. In 1975, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) commissioned a specific study of the problem. One of the -participants, Professor John Barton, Professor of Jurisprudence at +participants, Professor John Barton, Professor of Jurisprudence at Stanford University Law School, prepared a paper entitled `Intensified Nuclear Safeguards and Civil Liberties.' The document began by stating that:

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ sensitive are these privileges that under the Official Secrets Act, information about them has not been made available to the public. This force is mandated not only to guard against possible terrorism but to keep tabs on `dissenting political groups.' - Jonathan Rosenhead, of the London School of Economics, points out + Jonathan Rosenhead, of the London School of Economics, points out that this type of political control is very easily overlooked by the general populace because it is specifically designed and intended to be used as inconspicuously as possible. In America, political @@ -120,15 +120,15 @@ lethalness of millions of cancer doses per pound floating about in a free society. *A plutonium economy and a free democracy are a contradiction in terms.* This is a fact that has been recognised by leading legal experts and politicians alike. Writing in the "Harvard -Law Review," Russell Ayres states flatly that `plutonium provides the +Law Review," Russell Ayres states flatly that `plutonium provides the first rational justification for widespread intelligence gathering against the civilian population.'[12] The reason for this is that the threat of nuclear terrorism justifies such encroachments on civil liberties for `national security' reasons. It is inevitable, -therefore, says Ayres, that "plutonium use would create pressures for +therefore, says Ayres, that "plutonium use would create pressures for infiltration into civic, political, environmental and professional groups to a far greater extent than previously encountered and with a -greater impact on speech and associated rights". Sir Brian Flowers, +greater impact on speech and associated rights". Sir Brian Flowers, in Britain, has come to similar conclusions. At the end of his environmental impact statement for the plutonium economy in the United Kingdom, known as the Flowers Report, he made it quite clear @@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ have been entrusted to defend. Moreover, they are manipulating the they are protecting democracy. Never before have so few asked so many for so much for the sake of so little.

-

[9] In Robert Jungk, "The Nuclear State," trans. Eric Mosbacher, +

[9] In Robert Jungk, "The Nuclear State," trans. Eric Mosbacher, London, 1979, pp. 118, 19.

[10] "Intensified Nuclear Safeguards and Civil Liberties," Nuclear Reg. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/pol-stat.xml b/pythonCode/output/pol-stat.xml index 54f6594..af60754 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/pol-stat.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/pol-stat.xml @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ the problem.

classes in the imperialist countries like the United States are most advanced because they live in the most technically advanced societies. Yet it is the pervasive individualism of -the U.S. working class that made it possible for George Bush +the U.S. working class that made it possible for George Bush to win his election merely by referring to a Black rapist in his political advertisements. Far from being advanced, the Amerikan working class falls prey to fascist anti-crime diff --git a/pythonCode/output/polit-cr.xml b/pythonCode/output/polit-cr.xml index ac44495..9289b24 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/polit-cr.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/polit-cr.xml @@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ movement for "politically correct thinking" is potentially one of the most dangerous intellectual currents in American academia today. Some of the recent books that explain what its proponents are all about include Destructive Generation by -David Horowitz and Peter Collier, Tenured Radicals by Roger -Kimball, and The Hollow Men by Charles Sykes.

+David Horowitz and Peter Collier, Tenured Radicals by Roger +Kimball, and The Hollow Men by Charles Sykes.

What is the world-view of these advocates of "politically correct thinking"? In an excellent article entitled, "The Storm over the University," which appeared in the December 6, 1990, issue of The New York Review of Books, the well-known -philosopher John Searle gave a succinct summary:

+philosopher John Searle gave a succinct summary:

"The history of `Western Civilization' is in large part a history of oppression. Internally, Western @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ speech" or through political counterattacks in the university structure designed to recapture the halls of ivy.

While the ideologues of "politically correct thinking" are not -limited to state-run universities, as Charles Sykes' expose of +limited to state-run universities, as Charles Sykes' expose of Dartmouth College revealingly demonstrates, it is there that the battle needs to be fought and won.

@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ ideas, I personally have little doubt about which of the intellectual alternatives would tend to capture the largest free-market share.

-

Professor Ebeling is the Ludwig von Mises Professor of +

Professor Ebeling is the Ludwig von Mises Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan, and also serves as vice-president of academic affairs for The Future of Freedom Foundation, P.O. Box 9752, Denver, CO 80209.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/prsvbure.xml b/pythonCode/output/prsvbure.xml index a9dd325..140cd4e 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/prsvbure.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/prsvbure.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

THE PRESERVATION OF THE BUREAUCRACY

-

By JACOB G. HORNBERGER

+

By JACOB G. HORNBERGER

Two hundred years ago, our American ancestors instituted the most unusual political system in history. The Constitution @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ preservation of the bureaucracy . . . and the discord, misery, impoverishment, and destruction which it has brought in its wake.

-

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of +

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, P.O. Box 9752, Denver, CO 80209.

------------------------------------------------------------ diff --git a/pythonCode/output/pubserv.xml b/pythonCode/output/pubserv.xml index 43d66a2..7be934b 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/pubserv.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/pubserv.xml @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ protect) out to foreign interests after leaving their government jobs. Both political parties are very well represented in this list (the entire list (A-Z) consists of several hundred people). -Julia Christine Bliss tops the list with her $11,106,514 bribe by Toshiba +Julia Christine Bliss tops the list with her $11,106,514 bribe by Toshiba in order to sell out American industry and jobs to this giant Japanese conglomerate. @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ PUBLIC POSITION : Staff, Telecom and Finance Subcommittee FOREIGN CLIENT COUNTRY PAID (1980-90) Norsk Forsvarsteknologi Norway $33,657 -Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk Norway ? +Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk Norway ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENT NAME : Armstrong, Philip @@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ FOREIGN CLIENT COUNTRY PAID (1980-90) Government of Venezuela Venezuela $176,049 Presidential Campaign of El Salvador 33,920 - Fidel Chavel Mena + Fidel Chavel Mena ADICAL Brazil 60,000 Latin Amer. Iron & Steel Chili 11,652 Monetary Auth. Singapore Singapore 122,989 @@ -307,12 +307,12 @@ PUBLIC POSITION : Staff Co-ordinator, ways and means committee EXPENDITURES FOREIGN CLIENT COUNTRY PAID (1980-90) -Fujitsu Microelectric Japan $48,035 +Fujitsu Microelectric Japan $48,035 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENT NAME : Bello, Judith H. GOVT BRANCH : Department of Commerce -PUBLIC POSITION : Policy Dept/Office of Dep Asst. Secy, Import Administration +PUBLIC POSITION : Policy Dept/Office of Dep Asst. Secy, Import Administration FEES AND EXPENDITURES @@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ Government of Jamaica Jamaica 75,000 Government of Liberia Liberia ? China Trade Dvlpt Cncl. China ? Govt. of Cote d'Ivoire Ivory Coast ? -African Devlt Bank Intl. ? +African Devlt Bank Intl. ? Rossing Uranium Ltd. Namibia ? Korea Free Trade Assn. S. Korea ? @@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ FOREIGN CLIENT COUNTRY PAID (1980-90) Bd. for trade/Rep. China China $240,000 Airbus Industrie N. Amer Europe Cmm. 75,000 -Panama Trade Devlt Cmte. Panama ? +Panama Trade Devlt Cmte. Panama ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENT NAME : Brown, Ronald @@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ PUBLIC POSITION : Lieutenant General (Retired) FOREIGN CLIENT COUNTRY PAID (1980-90) Sumitomo Corporation Japan $480,000 -Oerlikon-Buhrle Mach. Switzerland 43,750 +Oerlikon-Buhrle Mach. Switzerland 43,750 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENT NAME : Bushong, David W. @@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ FOREIGN CLIENT COUNTRY PAID (1980-90) Asoc. de Empresas RENFE Spain $485,793 Govt. of Antigua/Barbuda Antigua/Barbuda 868,366 -Henri Sfeir Lebanon 45,000 +Henri Sfeir Lebanon 45,000 Hangdok Tire Manuf. S. Korea ? Kor. Musical Instr. Assn S. Korea ? @@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ FOREIGN CLIENT COUNTRY PAID (1980-90) Bd. for Trade/Rep of China Taiwan $527,823 Samsung Electronics S. Korea 196,620 -Sing. Trade Devlt Bd. Singapore 185,000 +Sing. Trade Devlt Bd. Singapore 185,000 Government of Thailand Thailand 84,279 Wacker Siltronic Corp. Israel 32,386 UN Conf on Trade Intl 10,000 @@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ Ind. Elektronik Agie Switzerland ? Agie USA, Inc. Switzerland ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -AGENT NAME : Cowan, Mark D. +AGENT NAME : Cowan, Mark D. GOVT BRANCH : Central Intelligence Agency Department of Labor PUBLIC POSITION : Assistant Legal Counsel Chief of Staff to Secy. Ray Donovan @@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ PUBLIC POSITION : Legal Assistant, Democratic Study Crp. EXPENDITURES FOREIGN CLIENT COUNTRY PAID (1980-90) -Fujitsu Microelectric Japan $48,035 +Fujitsu Microelectric Japan $48,035 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENT NAME : Culver, John C. @@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ FOREIGN CLIENT COUNTRY PAID (1980-90) Lufthansa AC Germany $8,711,499 Hapag-Lloyd Germany 213,763 -AEG-Kanis Turbinefabrik Germany 151,789 +AEG-Kanis Turbinefabrik Germany 151,789 Cmsn of the Eur Comm. Europ. Comm. 122,648 Kingdom of the Netherlands Netherlands 90,882 Govt. of Tibet in Exile Tibet 30,167 @@ -837,9 +837,9 @@ Government of Guinea Guinea 75,000 Kingdom of Morocco Morocco ? Government of Jamaica Jamaica ? Govt. of Cote d'Ivoire Ivory Coast ? -China Trade Devlt. Cncl. China ? +China Trade Devlt. Cncl. China ? Government of Liberia Liberia ? -African Devlt. Bank Intl. ? +African Devlt. Bank Intl. ? Rossing Uranium Ltd. Namibia ? Korea Free Trade Assn. S. Korea ? @@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ FOREIGN CLIENT COUNTRY PAID (1980-90) Akzo, NV Netherlands $40,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -AGENT NAME : Deaver, Michael K. +AGENT NAME : Deaver, Michael K. GOVT BRANCH : White House PUBLIC POSITION : Assistant to the President and Departmental Chief of Staff @@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ Japan Aircraft Dvlpt Co. Japan 697,293 Kyocera Corp. Japan 602,503 Rep. of Bophathatswana Bophathatswana 112,500 Voest-Alpine Austria ? -Ind. Coop & Devlt. Austria ? +Ind. Coop & Devlt. Austria ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENT NAME : Diefenderfer, William @@ -971,15 +971,15 @@ Government of Guinea Guinea 75,000 Kingdom of Morocco Morocco ? Government of Jamaica Jamaica ? Govt. of Cote d'Ivoire Ivory Coast ? -China Trade Devlt Cncl China ? -African Devlt Devlt Bank Intl. ? +China Trade Devlt Cncl China ? +African Devlt Devlt Bank Intl. ? Rossing Uranium Ltd. Namibia ? Korea Free Trade Assn. S. Korea ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENT NAME : Durant, Andrew G. GOVT BRANCH : House of Representatives -PUBLIC POSITION : Press Secretary to Representative Coleman +PUBLIC POSITION : Press Secretary to Representative Coleman FEES AND EXPENDITURES @@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ FOREIGN CLIENT COUNTRY PAID (1980-90) Consejo/Asuntos Intl. Mexico $27,268 DESC Comercio Exterior Mexico 47,992 -Direcspicer, SC Mexico ? +Direcspicer, SC Mexico ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENT NAME : Evans, Billy Lee @@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ PUBLIC POSITION : Member of Congress EXPENDITURES FOREIGN CLIENT COUNTRY PAID (1980-90) -Hong Kong Trade Devlt Cncl Hong Kong $1,064,397 +Hong Kong Trade Devlt Cncl Hong Kong $1,064,397 Govt/Repub of Panama Panama 309,647 Freedom and Justice/Cyprus Cyprus 115,000 @@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ FOREIGN CLIENT COUNTRY PAID (1980-90) Koito Manufacturing Japan $286,082 Embassy of Iraq Iraq 334,885 -Fujitsu Microelectric Japan 66,479 +Fujitsu Microelectric Japan 66,479 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENT NAME : Farrell, J. Michael @@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ Mazak Corporation Japan 200,000 Kyocera Corporation Japan 200,000 Repub of Bophuthatswana Bophuthatswana 187,490 All Nippon Airways Japan 100,000 -Japan Aircraft Devlt Co. Japan 87,500 +Japan Aircraft Devlt Co. Japan 87,500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENT NAME : Fein, Bruce @@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ CBI Sugar Group Latin America $205,233 NovAtel Communications Canada 243,036 Thai Steel Pipe Assn. Thailand 116,981 St. Lawrence Cement Canada 45,654 -AgroQuimicas de Guatemala Guatemala 30,713 +AgroQuimicas de Guatemala Guatemala 30,713 Intl. Maritime Satellite Intl. 20,000 Yamaichi Securities Japan 10,000 Canada Cement Lafarge Canada 15,619 @@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ C.R. Asan. Bus/Entrep.. Costa Rica ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENT NAME : Fortune, Terence GOVT BRANCH : Department of State -PUBLIC POSITION : Asst. Legal Advisor +PUBLIC POSITION : Asst. Legal Advisor FEES AND EXPENDITURES @@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ Govt. of the Dominican Republic ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENT NAME : Freiberg, Ronna GOVT BRANCH : White House -PUBLIC POSITION : Congressional Liason +PUBLIC POSITION : Congressional Liason FEES AND EXPENDITURES @@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ Government of Angola Angola 20,000 Govt. of Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 204,230 Palm Oil Reg & Licencing Malaysia 450,838 Airbus Industrie N. Amer. Europ. Comm. 259,344 -Assn. Advncmnt Human Rghts Japan 60,000 +Assn. Advncmnt Human Rghts Japan 60,000 Hambros/Sharps, Pixley Britain ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ PUBLIC POSITION : Senate Aide EXPENDITURES FOREIGN CLIENT COUNTRY PAID (1980-90) -Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk Norway $7,643 +Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk Norway $7,643 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENT NAME : Goldfield H. P. @@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ FOREIGN CLIENT COUNTRY PAID (1980-90) Hyundai Motor Co. S. Korea $353,765 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -AGENT NAME : Gould, Rebecca +AGENT NAME : Gould, Rebecca GOVT BRANCH : House of Representatives PUBLIC POSITION : Associate Minor Counsel, Energy and Commerce Committee @@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ Consol. Grain and Barge Japan $89,326 Matra Aerospace France $299,838 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -AGENT NAME : Grisso, Michael +AGENT NAME : Grisso, Michael GOVT BRANCH : House of Representatives PUBLIC POSITION : House Aide @@ -1371,13 +1371,13 @@ Hoylake Investments Bermuda 417,680 Fujitsu America Japan 142,386 Grand Metropolitan PLC Britain 96,178 Bank of Nova Scotia Canada 89,627 -Fujitsu Microelectric Japan 76,983 +Fujitsu Microelectric Japan 76,983 Salgad International Israel 13,865 Plessey Co. PLC Britain ? Tate & Lyle PLC Britain ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -AGENT NAME : Hathway, Michael +AGENT NAME : Hathway, Michael GOVT BRANCH : U.S. Senate PUBLIC POSITION : Staff Director Energy and Natural Resources Cmte. @@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ CSR Ltd. Australia $258,019 BAT Industries Britain 55,227 Volvo Car, BV Netherlands 38,211 Patson PTY, Ltd. Australia 4,204 -Prof. Alfred Zehe Germany 4,209 +Prof. Alfred Zehe Germany 4,209 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENT NAME : Horlick, Gary @@ -1499,8 +1499,8 @@ PUBLIC POSITION : House Aide EXPENDITURES FOREIGN CLIENT COUNTRY PAID (1980-90) -Natl. Devlt Info Office. Indonedia $3,255,500 -Cote d'azur Devlt France 27,204 +Natl. Devlt Info Office. Indonedia $3,255,500 +Cote d'azur Devlt France 27,204 Republic of Korea S. Korea 233,441 Hyundai Motor America S. Korea 283,479 Soc. Gen de Surveillance Switzerland 220,172 @@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ Airbus Industrie N Amer. European Ctte. 551,519 Nintendo of America Japan 492,773 Sanwa Bank Ltd. Japan 375,054 Marubeni America Corp. Japan 136,796 -Assn. Advc Human Rghts Japan 80,000 +Assn. Advc Human Rghts Japan 80,000 Korean Airlines S. Korea 294,802 ------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ japanyes: An interesting overview of how Japanese industry practices japanno: An unauthorized translation of a best selling book in Japan "A Japan that can say no (to America)!" about why Japan is now number one and should take the place of the US as world leader. - By Shintaro Ishihara (Japanese Parliament Member "Americans are + By Shintaro Ishihara (Japanese Parliament Member "Americans are lazy, ignorant and stupid") and Akio Morita (SONY CEO). matsushita.pbs A PBS frontline special about how a Japanese cartel diff --git a/pythonCode/output/pvt-prop.xml b/pythonCode/output/pvt-prop.xml index a32e5ea..a742697 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/pvt-prop.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/pvt-prop.xml @@ -32,25 +32,25 @@ political process, and gave it to others, or which regulated peaceful human behavior. Why? Not because it would result in a more prosperous society (which it did). But rather because their lives, liberty, property, and conscience belonged to -God, and it was no business of Caesar how they exercised them +God, and it was no business of Caesar how they exercised them as long as they did not inflict violence or fraud on others.

What about 20th century Americans? Maintaining the illusion that they are continuing the vision and heritage of their American ancestors, they have instead resorted to the age-old -idea that Caesar should be permitted to have ultimate control +idea that Caesar should be permitted to have ultimate control over these fundamental rights.

Two thousand years ago, the Prime Exemplar told us that we -were to render unto Caesar what was Caesar's and unto God what -is God's. But He did not tell us what belonged to Caesar and +were to render unto Caesar what was Caesar's and unto God what +is God's. But He did not tell us what belonged to Caesar and what belonged to God. He left that up to us to figure out. Let us see how Americans--both past and present--have made this determination. Let's examine, for example, income and the ability to earn income.

The Americans who lived from 1787 to 1913 believed that the -fruits of their earnings belonged to God, not Caesar. From +fruits of their earnings belonged to God, not Caesar. From the very beginning, they did not permit their public officials to levy a tax on their income. When the politicians tried to do so, the people sued. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of @@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ and stealing. The politicians also promised that the income tax would never exceed a minute percentage.

The American people fell for these evil, seductive, and false -promises and amended the Constitution to permit Caesar to do -what their ancestors had fought so hard to prevent Caesar from +promises and amended the Constitution to permit Caesar to do +what their ancestors had fought so hard to prevent Caesar from doing: gaining control over their earnings. With the adoption of the Sixteenth Amendment in 1913, the American people -rendered unto Caesar that which had previously been rendered +rendered unto Caesar that which had previously been rendered unto God: the fruits of their efforts.

A second example: licensing of occupations, professions, and @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ thinking against which his ancestors had rebelled, rejected this dramatically different way of life. He did not want to have to make his own decisions on whether people were competent or not. He also did not want unrestricted -competition in his own trade. So, he turned to Caesar and, +competition in his own trade. So, he turned to Caesar and, through licensure, rendered unto him the power to regulate the ability to make a living.

@@ -116,28 +116,28 @@ operate, can be summarized as follows:

which we utilize to earn our daily bread--our property. We also know that our American ancestors rendered these great gifts to You and would not - permit Caesar to interfere with them.

+ permit Caesar to interfere with them.

"But times have changed, Lord. Those principles were fine for the simple times of the 1800s but they just don't apply to the more complex way of life in the 20th - century. So, we're placing Caesar--the organized means of + century. So, we're placing Caesar--the organized means of coercion and compulsion--in partnership with You.

-

"Oh mighty Caesar, we render unto you control of our +

"Oh mighty Caesar, we render unto you control of our talents and abilities and the fruits of our efforts. We know that you did not give us these but nevertheless we are placing them under your dominion and control. - Take care of us, mighty Caesar. Decide for us what + Take care of us, mighty Caesar. Decide for us what line of endeavor is most suitable for each of us. Determine how much of our earnings we shall be permitted to keep and how much you need to retain. Provide us our security--our daily bread--in times of need because our other God sometimes doesn't do a perfect job in this - regard. We trust you, mighty Caesar, with our lives, + regard. We trust you, mighty Caesar, with our lives, our liberties, our properties, and our consciences. You shall henceforth be partners with our other God, the God - of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. We love you. We adore you. + of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. We love you. We adore you. We worship you. We give you thanks. We are here to serve you."

@@ -148,33 +148,33 @@ partners! Therefore, political rulers, who invariably also desire to be worshipped, bear terrible resentment against such competition.

-

In ancient Rome, the Caesars developed an interesting method +

In ancient Rome, the Caesars developed an interesting method to circumvent this dilemma. They allowed people to engage in different religions but only on the condition that permission was given by the State. Most people sought and were given such permission. So, although people were worshipping another -deity, Caesar did not mind because by permitting them to do -so, Caesar remained the ultimate sovereign.

+deity, Caesar did not mind because by permitting them to do +so, Caesar remained the ultimate sovereign.

However, one group of God's worshippers saw through this scam: -the Christians. Refusing to take any act which placed Caesar -above God, they chose not to seek Caesar's permission to +the Christians. Refusing to take any act which placed Caesar +above God, they chose not to seek Caesar's permission to worship Him. And the price they paid? Their lives.

Thank God our American ancestors secured the passage of the -First Amendment which prohibits Caesar from gaining control +First Amendment which prohibits Caesar from gaining control over our churches. If only we 20th century Americans had the same strength of conviction with respect to our lives and earnings. If only we would truly sanctify private property rather than just giving it lip service. If only we would -render our lives and property back to God instead of Caesar. +render our lives and property back to God instead of Caesar. If only we would place God as sovereign over all of our life rather than just a small part of it.

Myths die hard but if we fail to kill them, we shall continue to reap what we sow.

-

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of +

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, P.O. Box 9752, Denver, CO 80209.

------------------------------------------------------------ diff --git a/pythonCode/output/pvtprop2.xml b/pythonCode/output/pvtprop2.xml index dc60b6d..039aa48 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/pvtprop2.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/pvtprop2.xml @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ an American fisherman was actually sent to jail by American authorities for organizing a fishing trip to Cuba.

Now, the American government officials justify this -prohibition on the basis of the Cuban ruler, Fidel Castro, +prohibition on the basis of the Cuban ruler, Fidel Castro, being a bad communist (as compared to the apparently "good" communists of Red China with whom Americans are permitted to trade). But the problem lies not with the American @@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ only those nations which have a political system which protects free economic activity are those nations in which the citizenry are blessed with peace, prosperity, and harmony.

-

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of +

Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, P.O. Box 9752, Denver, CO 80209.

------------------------------------------------------------ diff --git a/pythonCode/output/rat11.xml b/pythonCode/output/rat11.xml index a440fa0..bab98c1 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/rat11.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/rat11.xml @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ -

The Groom Lake Desert Rat Issue #11 is posted here with the permission of the -author Glenn Campbell.

+

The Groom Lake Desert Rat Issue #11 is posted here with the permission of the +author Glenn Campbell.

-

Posted by Michael Curta, Colorado MUFON

+

Posted by Michael Curta, Colorado MUFON

THE GROOM LAKE DESERT RAT. An On-Line Newsletter. Issue #11. July 15, 1994. -----> "The Naked Truth from Open Sources." <----- -AREA 51/NELLIS RANGE/TTR/NTS/S-4?/WEIRD STUFF/DESERT LORE +AREA 51/NELLIS RANGE/TTR/NTS/S-4?/WEIRD STUFF/DESERT LORE Written, published, copyrighted and totally disavowed by psychospy@aol.com. See bottom for subscription/copyright info.

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Daughters wouldn't want to blow up Area 51 either because then they could be destroying the very evidence they seek. No, Las Vegas is the only place worth blowing up, and all we can say is, "Bravo!" We saw the exact same thing at the end of the recent -broadcast of Steven King's "The Stand." Lucifer and his disciples +broadcast of Steven King's "The Stand." Lucifer and his disciples got bombed on Fremont Street, taking the rest of the town with them. We thought it was the most upbeat part of this end-of-the- world mini-series.

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ without. We'll miss the all-you-can-eat buffets and the four (4) 24-hour Wal-Marts, but, heck, we'll survive. If it means driving to Cedar City to shop, we'll make that sacrifice. They've got a Wal-Mart there and a couple of big supermarkets, and those good -Mormon people--the original "Downwinders"--have plenty of +Mormon people--the original "Downwinders"--have plenty of experience in dealing with fallout.

The loss of Las Vegas could be seen as a tragic but ultimately @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ much in cracking the UFO mystery. This event is going to create a lot of noise, both literally and figuratively. It could take a decade to mop up the mess, and in the meantime no one is going to be thinking much about the alleged alien/extraterrestrial crafts -at Groom/Papoose lakes. If anything, an event like this would +at Groom/Papoose lakes. If anything, an event like this would encourage even closer military control of Southern Nevada.

----- BUT IS IT TRUE? -----

@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ competitive bidding.

would be a relatively small and heavily compartmentalized one accomplishing what we expect of government bureaucracies--that is, very little. There is only one thing that the government does -well, and that is stonewall. Since arriving in Rachel, we have +well, and that is stonewall. Since arriving in Rachel, we have upgraded our estimates of the government's ability to withstand a siege and keep its workers quiet. Easily 10,000 employees have -worked at Groom Lake over the years, but hardly any will speak +worked at Groom Lake over the years, but hardly any will speak about the place publicly. What most of these people know is probably mundane, but the fact that the government can keep such tight control over so many people suggests that the enforcement @@ -199,38 +199,38 @@ technicians sitting around in white lab coats playing cards.

"THE MEDIA: OUT OF CONTROL?" was the cover story on the June 26 issue of the NEW YORK TIMES SUNDAY MAGAZINE. There was also, on -page 32, a 5-page article by Donovan Webster entitled "'Area 51'-- +page 32, a 5-page article by Donovan Webster entitled "'Area 51'-- The cold war still rages in the Nevada desert, site of an air base so secret it doesn't exist." A Times reader (allegrezza@tnpubs.enet.dec.com), posted this summary to the Skunk Works mailing list....

"As previously noted, the NY Times Magazine, 26 June issue, -contained an article on Glenn Campbell and Groom Lake. The writer -spent a day with Glenn, observing Groom and dodging the security +contained an article on Glenn Campbell and Groom Lake. The writer +spent a day with Glenn, observing Groom and dodging the security folks, only to end up being ID'ed and released by a local sheriff's deputy. There was also more detail than I've seen elsewhere about the pending lawsuit against the Government filed by 39 former Nellis area workers who claim that they were exposed -to hazardous materials emanating from open burn pits at Groom.

+to hazardous materials emanating from open burn pits at Groom.

-

"As the article focused on Glenn and the politics surrounding +

"As the article focused on Glenn and the politics surrounding the base secrecy issue, there was little technical detail on any -of the testing supposedly going on at Groom. Aurora and the TR-3A +of the testing supposedly going on at Groom. Aurora and the TR-3A were mentioned, but only in passing.

"Perhaps the most interesting part of the article, for me, was the following quote from an Air Force spokesman (no unit or organization affiliation given):"

-

quote Meanwhile, as Campbell continues playing to an ever- +

quote Meanwhile, as Campbell continues playing to an ever- increasing audience, his efforts are not lost on the Air Force, which he's placed on his "Desert Rat" mailing list for free. "We -read his publication," says Air Force Col. Douglas Kennett, "and -we know what Mr. Campbell's doing near a base that may--or may -not--exist. While Mr. Campbell says the base is there, and while +read his publication," says Air Force Col. Douglas Kennett, "and +we know what Mr. Campbell's doing near a base that may--or may +not--exist. While Mr. Campbell says the base is there, and while the Soviets appear to have photographed a base there, the Air -Force is aware of those times when Mr. Campbell or Russian spy +Force is aware of those times when Mr. Campbell or Russian spy satellites might be looking us over--and we can adjust our activities for that. That is, if any activities are going on at a base that may--or may not--exist."

@@ -244,32 +244,32 @@ base that may--or may not--exist."

"When we started typing this item we asked ourselves--have we on a very slow summer day been reduced to this?...

-

"On Oct. 1 Larry King will do a live, on-location special, with -phone calls, of course, from Rachel, Nev., 'in the shadow of the +

"On Oct. 1 Larry King will do a live, on-location special, with +phone calls, of course, from Rachel, Nev., 'in the shadow of the U.S. government's super secret air base known as Area 51' on TNT...

"It's called 'The UFO Cover Up: Live from Area 51.' Area 51, -TNT explains, 'also known as Groom Lake, is an enormous military +TNT explains, 'also known as Groom Lake, is an enormous military installation hidden deep in the hostile Nevada Desert--so secret -the Pentagon won't confirm its existence.' Larry's guests will -include Glenn Campbell, who heads Secrecy Oversight Council in -Rachel, and technology expert Mark Farm[er] (a.k.a. Agent X) 'who +the Pentagon won't confirm its existence.' Larry's guests will +include Glenn Campbell, who heads Secrecy Oversight Council in +Rachel, and technology expert Mark Farm[er] (a.k.a. Agent X) 'who specializes in spying on secret government aviation projects'...

"And when we had finished typing this item we were forced to -ask ourselves--has Larry King been reduced to this?..."

+ask ourselves--has Larry King been reduced to this?..."

DOES AURORA EXIST?

From an article in the NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, about attempts by -Senator Robert Byrd to force the Air Force to revive the SR-71 +Senator Robert Byrd to force the Air Force to revive the SR-71 Blackbird--"Spy Plane That Came in From Cold Just Will Not Go Away in the Senate"...

"When the Pentagon canceled the Blackbird in 1990, citing the huge cost of operating and maintaining the fleet, it assured -Senator Byrd and a handful of his senior colleagues on the Armed +Senator Byrd and a handful of his senior colleagues on the Armed Services and Intelligence Committees that it was working on a very fast, very expensive, very secret reconnaissance plane to be a successor to the Blackbird.

@@ -317,15 +317,15 @@ about the subject, but the readers know better. They know very well you are pleading the Fifth Amendment to cover up your incompetence."

-

NELLIS COMMANDER RESPONDS

+

NELLIS COMMANDER RESPONDS

From an article in the LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, July 4, about the pending promotion of Nellis Air Force Base commander Maj. Gen. -Thomas R. Griffith--"Commander's career soars to new heights":

+Thomas R. Griffith--"Commander's career soars to new heights":

-

"[Griffith] defended the Air Force's recent move to withdraw +

"[Griffith] defended the Air Force's recent move to withdraw 4,000 acres of public land as a buffer zone around its secret -Groom Lake base in Lincoln County, 35 miles west of Alamo.

+Groom Lake base in Lincoln County, 35 miles west of Alamo.

"'If we have to take security measures to do the things we want to do, we'll do it. We just can't have Boy Scouts roaming around @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ in the New York Times Magazine, June 26, Psychospy had drawn a big was well outside the actual military border. Additional graffiti has appeared on the sign within the past week, author unknown:

-

"Glenn Campbell is a stupid faggot and so are his loyal +

"Glenn Campbell is a stupid faggot and so are his loyal followers!"

----- CLARIFICATION -----

@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ can watch ourselves on "Encounters" twice on the same night.

The land grab fight is not over, and regardless of what the outcome may be, there is still plenty of political mileage on those 4000 acres. You never what may turn up there: maybe the -Nicole Simpson murder weapon! Whatever cards Fate may deal us, we +Nicole Simpson murder weapon! Whatever cards Fate may deal us, we assure the public that Psychospy and his faggot minions will cheerfully take advantage of the hand. The stated reason for the withdrawal ("To ensure the public safety, blah, blah...") is @@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ might be tapped in elegant ways that may not yet be obvious.

----- INTEL BITTIES -----

ENCOUNTERS SEGMENT RESCHEDULED. At latest word, the Fox -"Encounters" segment on Groom will run on Friday, July 22, at 8 pm +"Encounters" segment on Groom will run on Friday, July 22, at 8 pm in most cities (not tonight as reported in DR #10).

TRESPASSER CASE RESOLVED. Just before the date of their @@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ We suspect that the small-town Alamo Justice Court, presided over by a non-lawyer, would have found them guilty, and the appeal to a higher court, although winnable, would have been costly. The government oversight group Citizen Alert did the same in 1988 when -several members entered the Groom Range to work a mining claim. +several members entered the Groom Range to work a mining claim. They were arrested and found guilty in the same Justice Court. They appealed to a higher court and won their case--but at a cost of thousands of dollars in legal fees and four years of "due @@ -406,13 +406,13 @@ pressure on the local and military authorities. In the smaller battles of a larger war, the "process" is often more valuable than the end result.

-

WILDLIFE REFUGE LAND ACTION. An amendment to Senate Bill 823 now +

WILDLIFE REFUGE LAND ACTION. An amendment to Senate Bill 823 now pending in Congress would transfer control of certain bombing areas in the Desert Wildlife Range to exclusive Air Force control. Although news of this action initially prompted suggestions of a -"new Groom land grab," we now see no obvious connection between +"new Groom land grab," we now see no obvious connection between this and the Freedom Ridge withdrawal. The areas involved are 20- -60 miles southeast of Groom in an area that is already off limits +60 miles southeast of Groom in an area that is already off limits to the public. The principal public concern seems to be the endangered desert tortoise--Nevada's version of the hated spotted owl. At present the land is jointly administered by the Nellis @@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ bombing things.

NEW PRODUCTS. The official unofficial GROOM LAKE HAT has just arrived at our Research Center. This is a black, all-cotton -baseball cap with a three-inch version of the popular Groom Dry +baseball cap with a three-inch version of the popular Groom Dry Lake cloth patch attached to the front. It is now available for $12 each plus the usual shipping.... We have also received a new shipment of the USGS SATELLITE IMAGE MAP showing the semi-secret @@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ catalog is available upon request.

===== SUBSCRIPTION AND COPYRIGHT INFO =====

-

(c) Glenn Campbell, 1994. (psychospy@aol.com)

+

(c) Glenn Campbell, 1994. (psychospy@aol.com)

This newsletter is copyrighted and may not be reproduced without permission. PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED FOR THE FOLLOWING: For @@ -468,11 +468,11 @@ html

Current direct circulation: 1138 copies

-

The mail address for Psychospy, Glenn Campbell, Secrecy Oversight -Council, Area 51 Research Center, Groom Lake Desert Rat and +

The mail address for Psychospy, Glenn Campbell, Secrecy Oversight +Council, Area 51 Research Center, Groom Lake Desert Rat and countless other ephemeral entities is: HCR Box 38 - Rachel, NV 89001 USA

+ Rachel, NV 89001 USA

#####

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/realene.xml b/pythonCode/output/realene.xml index 911cb18..f33c37d 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/realene.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/realene.xml @@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ leave Kuwait or else. WORKED LIKE A CHARM By accident or design, it worked like a charm and suddenly all -the talk was about Saddam Hussein, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, troop +the talk was about Saddam Hussein, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, troop movements, military demands and what was going to happen next. Suddenly, the media, printed or electronic, were no longer talking about our cosmetic problems. While the Justice Department continued to indict and arrest savings and loan officials, the -focus was on Kuwait and Hussein. The rip-off the Congress and the +focus was on Kuwait and Hussein. The rip-off the Congress and the president loaded on all taxpayers' backs was shoved completely into the background. The domestic pressure that had congressmen and their political parties so worried just seemed to fade away. @@ -79,16 +79,16 @@ had completely flopped. Elections are history for another two years, but the problems "We, the People" are facing in the coming months ar only beginning. -We don't know if Congress is going to allow President George Bush +We don't know if Congress is going to allow President George Bush to usurp the right of Congress to get us into a shooting war. The public must react with letters, phone calls and telegrams to their -congressmen immediately. People must let Bush know we are not +congressmen immediately. People must let Bush know we are not willing to pay the cost of fighting someone else's war at the expense of 30,000 or more body bags full of our young soldiers. A WAR NOT WORTH WINNING - We must let the Bush administration know that we are not going + We must let the Bush administration know that we are not going to buy any more government-instigated, no-win wars. We were suckered into a no-win war in Korea and another one in Vietnam. All undeclared but paid for by some 100,000 of the cream of the crop of @@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ to engage in a war belongs to the people who must make their views known to Congress. If this war gets off the ground, as it appears it will, and if -Saddam Hussein decides to stand and fight, as most military men +Saddam Hussein decides to stand and fight, as most military men seem to feel he will, we could be locked up in a war for years. -Saddam Hussein has already shown he not only will fight, but is +Saddam Hussein has already shown he not only will fight, but is willing to see untold thousands of his troops killed and wounded if he can inflict heavy casualties on his enemy. - When the Bush body bags start coming back by the hundreds and + When the Bush body bags start coming back by the hundreds and thousands, the public is going to have a fit. By then, however, we'll be too involved to get out. Thus, the time to act is now. -Don't let the Washington warlords use Saddam Hussein to promote a +Don't let the Washington warlords use Saddam Hussein to promote a shooting war to bring on the New World Order. Act now.

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The following extract is submitted to resurrect long forgotten material concerning the assassination of Robert F, -Kennedy. The evidence for conspiracy that it presents, +Kennedy. The evidence for conspiracy that it presents, regarding the assassination, speaks for itself. I do not necessarily agree that there was a second conspiracy to cover it up, as does the cited source. I believe, rather, @@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

"A summary of what researchers are uncovering in their investigation of what appears to be not one but two conspiracies relating to the assassina- - tion of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

+ tion of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

"56 INDEX TO "SPECIAL UNIT SENATOR: The Investigation

-

of the Assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy" +

of the Assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy" An index is supplied for the Random House book - written by Robert A. Houghton, of the Los Angeles + written by Robert A. Houghton, of the Los Angeles Police Department, about the investigation of the - assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy."

+ assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy."

[The second listing is offered both for the benefit of researchers and to give context to references to Houghton in @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ rapidly; to prove or disprove or possibilities of conspiracy; etc. Therefore, computer people can make a unique and important contribution to society in this area. Already a computerized of analysis of information regarding -the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in underway +the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in underway in Washington. "Accordingly, _Computers and Automation_ is publishing from time to time articles and reports on investigations @@ -103,18 +103,18 @@ will publish both.

"In June 1970, a group action suit was filed in Los Angeles on behalf of all the residents of the State of -California by Theodore Charach, a free-lance journalist, to +California by Theodore Charach, a free-lance journalist, to force the Los Angeles Police Department to make public additional information in their possession relating to a possible conspiracy in the assassination of Senator Robert -F. Kennedy in June 1958... - "...The Charach suit...claims that another man also fired -shots, and that it was likely that he, not Sirhan, was the -killer. Charach, and his lawyer, Godfrey Isaac, held a +F. Kennedy in June 1958... + "...The Charach suit...claims that another man also fired +shots, and that it was likely that he, not Sirhan, was the +killer. Charach, and his lawyer, Godfrey Isaac, held a press conference on Thursday, June 4, 1970, in Los Angeles to announce the filing of the suit and its withdrawal. The withdrawal was made so that the defendants would have an -opportunity to assess all of Charach's findings. +opportunity to assess all of Charach's findings. "The only news organization apparently that this story was the _Los Angeles Free Press_ (7813 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, California, 90036 [in 1970] in their June 12-18, @@ -127,59 +127,59 @@ broadcast by many other important new media...

"STATEMENTS IN THE CHARACH SUIT

"The assassin that is suggested in the suit of Theodore -Charach was a uniformed security guard employed on a +Charach was a uniformed security guard employed on a contract basis by the Ambassador Hotel to guard Senator -Kennedy. His name is Thane Eugene Cesar, a part time +Kennedy. His name is Thane Eugene Cesar, a part time employee, at the time, of the Ace Security Guard Service in Los Angeles, and a known right-wing supporter of George -Wallace and hater of the Kennedys'.

+Wallace and hater of the Kennedys'.

-

"Cesar's name is mentioned in a book and in an article, -both by Robert Blair Kaiser. The book is to be published in +

"Cesar's name is mentioned in a book and in an article, +both by Robert Blair Kaiser. The book is to be published in the fall of 1970. The article was published in "LADIES HOME JOURNAL" magazine in May 1970 and is entitled "RFK Must -Die." Cesar is quoted in the article as saying he did draw -his service revolver at the time Kennedy was hit, but -replaced it in his holster because Sirhan was by then under +Die." Cesar is quoted in the article as saying he did draw +his service revolver at the time Kennedy was hit, but +replaced it in his holster because Sirhan was by then under control.

-

"Charach's suit says that District Attorney Evelle +

"Charach's suit says that District Attorney Evelle Younger, Chief of Police Edward M. Davis, and Deputy Chief -Robert A. Houghton (also author of the book "Special Unit +Robert A. Houghton (also author of the book "Special Unit Senator" on the assassination published 1970 by Random House) have all purposely concealed from the people of California, without the legal right to do so, the following alleged facts:

-

"1. Senator Robert F. Kennedy was NOT killed by a - bullet from the gun of Sirhan B. Sirhan.

+

"1. Senator Robert F. Kennedy was NOT killed by a + bullet from the gun of Sirhan B. Sirhan.

"2. Another gun was fired at RFK at the same time.

"3. The fatal shot did not come from the direction - of Sirhan's position.

+ of Sirhan's position.

-

"4. A witness, Donald Schulman, an employee of KNX- - TV, SAW Cesar fire his gun while standing directly - behind Senator Kennedy. Schulman saw Kennedy being hit +

"4. A witness, Donald Schulman, an employee of KNX- + TV, SAW Cesar fire his gun while standing directly + behind Senator Kennedy. Schulman saw Kennedy being hit from behind by three bullets. Schulman was interviewed about what he saw within minutes after the assassination; - but he was not called as a witness at Sirhan's trial; nor - was he mentioned in Evelle Younger's report to the people + but he was not called as a witness at Sirhan's trial; nor + was he mentioned in Evelle Younger's report to the people of California; nor was he mentioned in Houghton's book, 'Special Unit Senator.'...

-

"5. Karl Uecker, the maitre d' who was escorting - Senator Kennedy through the pantry where he was shot, saw - Cesar with his drawn gun in his hand, immediately after - Uecker helped subdue Sirhan. Younger, Davis, and - Houghton (asserts Charach) did not present this evidence - to the jury or at the Sirhan trial.

+

"5. Karl Uecker, the maitre d' who was escorting + Senator Kennedy through the pantry where he was shot, saw + Cesar with his drawn gun in his hand, immediately after + Uecker helped subdue Sirhan. Younger, Davis, and + Houghton (asserts Charach) did not present this evidence + to the jury or at the Sirhan trial.

-

"6. Cesar's presence in the pantry, his possession +

"6. Cesar's presence in the pantry, his possession of a gun, his drawing of the gun from his holster, and - his close proximity to Kennedy's back were all - suppressed. Cesar was never called to testify before the + his close proximity to Kennedy's back were all + suppressed. Cesar was never called to testify before the grand jury or at the trial. (Houghton's book even states that there were NO security guards at the doors or in the kitchen at the time of the shooting, and that NO persons @@ -187,25 +187,25 @@ alleged facts:

simply not true.)

"7. The facts determined at the autopsy by Dr. - Thomas T. Noguchi, coroner, were glossed over, changed, + Thomas T. Noguchi, coroner, were glossed over, changed, or not allowed to be presented before the grand jury or at the trial.

"8. One of these facts was that the fatal wound was caused by a bullet in the head, the trajectory of which - was back to front, right to left, and upward. Sirhan WAS + was back to front, right to left, and upward. Sirhan WAS NEVER in a position to have fired on that trajectory. - Cesar WAS.

+ Cesar WAS.

"9. A second of these facts was that the fatal wound was inflicted from a distance of one inch to three inches, while two other wounds fired from the rear were inflicted from a distance of less than six inches away. - Sirhan was never closer to Kennedy than several feet - away. Cesar was right behind him and to his right.

+ Sirhan was never closer to Kennedy than several feet + away. Cesar was right behind him and to his right.

-

"10. Dr. Noguchi started to testify about the - wounds at the Sirhan trial, but was stopped by the judge.

+

"10. Dr. Noguchi started to testify about the + wounds at the Sirhan trial, but was stopped by the judge.

"OTHER EVIDENCE

@@ -222,23 +222,23 @@ the event. Researchers in New York City have examined this tape and found that only THREE shots can be heard above the noise of the crowd. "The microphone was continuously open from the time -Kennedy left the podium until all the shots had been fired +Kennedy left the podium until all the shots had been fired and for some time beyond that. The TV video tape with sound shows that there were no breaks in either picture or sound... "Now, the fact that ONLY THREE shots can be heard confirms the probability that more than one gun was being fired, and that shots from a second gun are those recorded -on the tape. Sirhan's gun shots were apparently not loud +on the tape. Sirhan's gun shots were apparently not loud enough to be recorded. If they had been, all eight of his shots should have been audible also."

-

(NOTE: Sirhan was firing a .22. Cesar had a service +

(NOTE: Sirhan was firing a .22. Cesar had a service revolver).

"SOUND TEST BY THE LOS ANGELES POLICE

-

"Confirmation of the evidence that Sirhan's gun could not +

"Confirmation of the evidence that Sirhan's gun could not have been heard above the crowd noise from the position of the ABC microphone is presented on pages 118-119 of "Special Unit Senator," Houghton's book. Unwittingly, thus, @@ -248,13 +248,13 @@ prove there was no conspiracy. "The following is quoted from the book:

"The next day, June 20, Pena [L.A. Police Lt. - Manny Pena] ordered sound level tests to be + Manny Pena] ordered sound level tests to be conducted at the Ambassador to determine whether a gun fired in the pantry could be heard by the stairs outside the opposite end of the Embassy Room. The two locations were approximately a hundred yards, and many walls, drapes and doors apart. - "Officer DeWayne Wolfer conducted the sound + "Officer DeWayne Wolfer conducted the sound tests at the hotel between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. when...there was no talking, shouting, or music to deaden the sounds of the shots... "

@@ -263,54 +263,54 @@ prove there was no conspiracy. goes on to give technical details of the test, how the ammunition and firing position was duplicated, etc., particularly noting measurements taken at the location from -which Sandra Serrano, a Kennedy worker, claimed to have +which Sandra Serrano, a Kennedy worker, claimed to have heard the shots).

"...registered no greater change than one half decibel during ANY of the tests. ...The minimum change in noise level discernible for people with normal hearing is two decibels... - "She [Sandra Serrano] obviously thought, in the + "She [Sandra Serrano] obviously thought, in the furor of the moment, that she heard and saw certain things which were not physically possible or did not actually occur. It happens every day. ...People ... hear something which cannot be detected by the most sensitive electronic device.

-

"Now Houghton is right on one count; Miss Serrano did not -hear the shots from Sirhan's gun... What she did hear, +

"Now Houghton is right on one count; Miss Serrano did not +hear the shots from Sirhan's gun... What she did hear, however, was the sound of a second gun firing three shots... "Also, the crowd noise was present. Nearly everyone in the ballroom interviewed heard a few shoots. Why wouldn't they, if the microphones 300 to 400 feet away on the podium recorded the three shots? "In this way, Houghton, in an effort to invalidate Miss -Serrano's report, unwittingly produced just the right test -to prove that a gun, not Sirhan's but a second gun, was +Serrano's report, unwittingly produced just the right test +to prove that a gun, not Sirhan's but a second gun, was firing."

"SECRECY OVER THE RFK AUTOPSY REPORT

-

"The reports on the autopsy of Senator Robert F. Kennedy +

"The reports on the autopsy of Senator Robert F. Kennedy have been suppressed in three separate ways: first, by the -judge's ruling before the trial of Sirhan; second, by -attempts to silence the coroner, Dr. Thomas Noguchi, by +judge's ruling before the trial of Sirhan; second, by +attempts to silence the coroner, Dr. Thomas Noguchi, by intimidation; and third, by passing a special California law making the autopsy reports secret for 75 years. - "The attempts to intimidate Dr. Noguchi are like a scene + "The attempts to intimidate Dr. Noguchi are like a scene out of the movie "Z". After he told in public the results of the autopsy, he was accused of being insane and fired. He took the issue to court and won a victory, when his lawyer, -Godfrey Isaac threatened to subpoena the autopsy and +Godfrey Isaac threatened to subpoena the autopsy and introduce it in court. Then the Los Angeles Police Dept. -rehired Noguchi.

+rehired Noguchi.

"SUMMARY

"To summarize, the officials of the Los Angeles Police Department have been and still are suppressing important evidence about the RFK assassination. This evidence points -toward a conspiracy, with Sirhan being a patsy, toward a +toward a conspiracy, with Sirhan being a patsy, toward a hotel security guard firing the three shots which hit RFK..."

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/right-lf.xml b/pythonCode/output/right-lf.xml index 7590213..a6ae7ce 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/right-lf.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/right-lf.xml @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@

-

Copyright (c) 1991 by Chip Berlet. All rights reserved.

+

Copyright (c) 1991 by Chip Berlet. All rights reserved.

RIGHT WOOS LEFT:

Populist Party, LaRouchian, and Other Neo-fascist Overtures To Progressives, And Why They Must Be Rejected

-

by Chip Berlet

+

by Chip Berlet

Political Research Associates

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Progressives, And Why They Must Be Rejected

"Fascism and Reaction inevitably attack. They have won against disunion. They will fail if we unite."

-

(George Seldes )

+

(George Seldes )

You Can't Do That, 1938

@@ -36,24 +36,24 @@ found in practically every western country, and indeed are growing more strident in the leading democratic societies which have never experienced fascist rule--Britain and America."

-

(Paul Wilkinson )

+

(Paul Wilkinson )

The New Fascists, 1981

Fascist political movements are experiencing a resurgence around the world. In Eastern Europe, racial nationalism, a key component of fascism, has surfaced in many new political parties. In the -United States, the presidential campaigns of David Duke and Patrick -Buchanan echo two different strains of historical fascism. Duke's +United States, the presidential campaigns of David Duke and Patrick +Buchanan echo two different strains of historical fascism. Duke's neo-Nazi past resonates, in a consciously sanitized form, in his current formulations of white supremacist and anti-Jewish political -theories. Buchanan's theories of isolationist nationalism and +theories. Buchanan's theories of isolationist nationalism and xenophobia hearken back to the proto-fascist ideas of the 1930's "America First" movement and its well-known promoters, Charles -Lindbergh and Father Charles Coughlin. Both Duke and Buchanan blame +Lindbergh and Father Charles Coughlin. Both Duke and Buchanan blame our societal problems on handy scapegoats, and both feed on the politics of resentment, anger and fear. Most progressives vigorously -reject Duke and Buchanan, and are not reluctant to point out fascist +reject Duke and Buchanan, and are not reluctant to point out fascist elements in both candidacies.

But there are other strains of domestic fascism active today, and @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ other hand, represent a continuation of the racialist, anti-democratic theories of fascism.

The phenomenon of the right wooing the left became highly visible -during the Gulf War. Followers of Lyndon LaRouche attended antiwar +during the Gulf War. Followers of Lyndon LaRouche attended antiwar meetings and rallies in some thirty cities, and other right-wing organizers from groups such as the John Birch Society and the Populist Party passed out flyers at antiwar demonstrations across @@ -121,29 +121,29 @@ dub "The Insiders."

The Populist Party (and groups to which it has historically been related such as the Liberty Lobby and its Spotlight newspaper), -created a national constituency for David Duke and other white -supremacist political candidates. Duke was the 1988 Populist Party +created a national constituency for David Duke and other white +supremacist political candidates. Duke was the 1988 Populist Party presidential candidate. These forces believe a conspiracy of rich and powerful Jews and their allies control banking, foreign policy, -the CIA and the media in the United States. Like Duke, they also +the CIA and the media in the United States. Like Duke, they also believe in an America controlled by white Christians of exclusively European heritage.

The LaRouchians have supported foreign dictatorships such as the -Marcos regime in the Philippines and the Noriega regime in Panama. +Marcos regime in the Philippines and the Noriega regime in Panama. LaRouche has written that history would not judge harshly those who beat homosexuals to death with baseball bats to stop the spread of AIDS. For LaRouchians the conspiracy consists of secret elite groups engaged in an epic battle between moral forces who want order, and sinister forces who champion chaos. LaRouche claims he can trace the key players in these secret conspiracies decade-by-decade -back to Plato and Aristotle--and beyond. A remarkable number of +back to Plato and Aristotle--and beyond. A remarkable number of the sinister conspirators turn out to be Jewish.

This study seeks to sharpen the debate over how to handle the phenomenon of the right wooing the left, and is not meant to divide or attack the left, which is being victimized by these approaches. -As anti-fascist author George Seldes pointed out over fifty years +As anti-fascist author George Seldes pointed out over fifty years ago, "The enemy is always the Right. Fascism and Reaction inevitably attack. They have won against disunion. They will fail if we unite."

@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ following, all of which will be discussed in greater detail later:

Lobby and its Spotlight newspaper sought and obtained lengthy interviews on radio stations affiliated with the progressive Pacifica network. KPFK in Los Angeles and KPFA in San Francisco also aired -long programs with radio personality Craig Hulet whose cynical +long programs with radio personality Craig Hulet whose cynical views echo longstanding Birch Society conspiracy theories. Hulet urges progressives to join with rightists in attacking the government, and audiotapes of his radio interviews quickly became some of the @@ -171,33 +171,33 @@ based in Washington, D.C.) and dozens of other left and liberal organizations and writers (including this author). Also available is material from persons affiliated with the fascist Populist Party or the Liberty Lobby network, and information on how to order a -tape of a speech by Eustace Mullins, one of the world's most -notorious anti-Jewish conspiracy theorists. Mullins envisions a +tape of a speech by Eustace Mullins, one of the world's most +notorious anti-Jewish conspiracy theorists. Mullins envisions a world where Jews have been exterminated by Christians.

*** A West Coast affiliate of the Christic Institute sells <The Guns and Drugs Reader>, edited by Prevailing Winds. Prominently -featured in the publication is material by Bo Gritz, presidential -candidate of the Populist Party, and David Duke's original +featured in the publication is material by Bo Gritz, presidential +candidate of the Populist Party, and David Duke's original vice-presidential running mate in 1988. Gritz, one of the most decorated veterans of the Vietnam war (his exploits were used in -scripting the popular Rambo movies) has told his constituents to +scripting the popular Rambo movies) has told his constituents to reach out to recruit from the left. Gritz himself invited Father -Bill Davis of the Christic Institute to speak at a 1990 Las Vegas +Bill Davis of the Christic Institute to speak at a 1990 Las Vegas conference organized by Gritz's Center for Action.

*** At the April, 1991 conference of the respected Latin American Studies Association in Washington, a panel on Panama included Carlos -Wesley, the LaRouche organization's Central America operative. The +Wesley, the LaRouche organization's Central America operative. The LaRouchians have been involved in the Panamanian anti-intervention movement for years.

*** More than 6 percent (49 out of a total 771) of the footnotes -in Barbara Honneger's widely-popularized book October Surprise +in Barbara Honneger's widely-popularized book October Surprise cite LaRouche publications such as Executive Intelligence Review -and New Solidarity (now New Federalist). Honneger, a former +and New Solidarity (now New Federalist). Honneger, a former White House aide, alleges in her book that officials connected to -the Reagan Presidential campaign plotted with Iranian officials to +the Reagan Presidential campaign plotted with Iranian officials to delay the release of hostages in the Middle East until after the election. In one chapter on "Project Diplomacy," LaRouche-linked citations account for over 22 percent of the total number of @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ disillusionment with Israel and Zionism is growing rapidly."

Further confusing matters is the rebirth in Europe of the national socialist wing of fascism, with adherents calling themselves Strasserites or Third Positionists. These groups, which now operate -in the U.S., are critical of Hitler's Nazi brand of fascism; they +in the U.S., are critical of Hitler's Nazi brand of fascism; they support the working class and encourage environmentalism. They also, however, promote racially segregated nation-states. Third Position groups claim to have evolved an ideology "beyond communism @@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ turmoil, and social crisis. The German Nazi party, during its early national socialist phase, openly enlisted progressive support to smash the corrupt and elitist Weimar government. But when the government began to collapse, powerful industrial and banking -interests recruited Hitler to take control the government in order +interests recruited Hitler to take control the government in order to prevent economic chaos, which would have displaced them as power -brokers. In return for state control, Hitler quickly liquidated +brokers. In return for state control, Hitler quickly liquidated the leadership of his national socialist allies in a murderous spree called the "Night of the Long Knives." Once state power had been consolidated, the Nazis went on to liquidate the left before @@ -266,14 +266,14 @@ state fascism and the repression of an authoritarian government be confused.

Some people who consider themselves progressive even argue that a -fascist government could not be any worse than the Reagan and Bush +fascist government could not be any worse than the Reagan and Bush Administrations, with their devastating effects on the poor and persons of color. Because current policies are nearly genocidal, they say they will work with any ally to smash the status quo. This view dangerously underestimates the murderous quality of fascism. -Similarly, other progressives argue in favor of supporting Duke or -Buchanan for President in order to draw votes away from Bush and -thus elect the Democratic candidate. While Duke and Buchanan +Similarly, other progressives argue in favor of supporting Duke or +Buchanan for President in order to draw votes away from Bush and +thus elect the Democratic candidate. While Duke and Buchanan currently have little chance of election, any progressive support for their candidacies minimizes the dangers involved in supporting a national political movement which uses fascist themes.[f-1]

@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ theories. Some material is bigoted. Widely publicized examples of right-wing conspiracism creeping into popular critiques of government misconduct can be found to varying degrees in the "October Surprise" story, the Christic Institute's "Secret Team" theory, and the late -writer Danny Casolaro's "Octopus" theory. While some of these +writer Danny Casolaro's "Octopus" theory. While some of these conspiracy theories are very attractive on the surface, and are undeniably entertaining, they ultimately serve to distract people from serious analysis. All of these theories share elements of @@ -339,12 +339,12 @@ policy, and the role it played in the Vietnam War. The public debate over this issue expanded in 1973 with publication of <The Secret Team: The CIA and its Allies in Control of the United States and the World> by retired Air Force Colonel and intelligence specialist -L. Fletcher Prouty. In the book, Prouty criticized the CIA's +L. Fletcher Prouty. In the book, Prouty criticized the CIA's penchant for counterinsurgency and clandestine operations, which he argued prolonged the war in Vietnam and resulted in the unnecessary deaths of many U.S. soldiers.

-

The Liberty Lobby's Spotlight newspaper took Prouty's thesis and +

The Liberty Lobby's Spotlight newspaper took Prouty's thesis and overlaid it with a conspiracy theory regarding Jewish influence in U.S. foreign policy. Sometime in the 1980's, a number of right-wing critics of U.S. intelligence operations began to drift towards the @@ -353,9 +353,9 @@ critics of U.S. intelligence operations began to drift towards the from their sources inside the government to publications with an anti-Jewish agenda.

-

While the Liberty Lobby network was recruiting Fletcher Prouty, Bo -Gritz, longtime CIA critic Victor Marchetti, and assassination -conspiracy researchers Mark Lane and Dick Gregory, the LaRouchians +

While the Liberty Lobby network was recruiting Fletcher Prouty, Bo +Gritz, longtime CIA critic Victor Marchetti, and assassination +conspiracy researchers Mark Lane and Dick Gregory, the LaRouchians were probing government misconduct and linking U.S. political elites to their global conspiracy theory.

@@ -373,26 +373,26 @@ theories, perhaps first circulated by the LaRouchians and the Spotlight, were inadvertently drawn into Christic's lawsuit against key figures in the Iran-Contra Scandal. The Christic Institute no longer uses the "Secret Team" slogan, which it employed -for the first few years of its Iran-Contra lawsuit, <Avirgan v. +for the first few years of its Iran-Contra lawsuit, <Avirgan v. Hull>. The suit, filed in 1986, is also called the La Penca case, after the Nicaraguan town where a 1984 bombing killed three journalists and at least one Contra and wounded dozens, including -television camera operator Avirgan and the intended target, Contra -leader Eden Pastora. The named plaintiffs in the Christic La Penca -case were Tony Avirgan and Martha Honey. According to Avirgan, +television camera operator Avirgan and the intended target, Contra +leader Eden Pastora. The named plaintiffs in the Christic La Penca +case were Tony Avirgan and Martha Honey. According to Avirgan, "There were, indeed, numerous undocumented allegations in the suit, -particularly in Sheehan's Affidavit of Fact. As plaintiffs in the -suit, Martha Honey and I struggled for years to try to bring the +particularly in Sheehan's Affidavit of Fact. As plaintiffs in the +suit, Martha Honey and I struggled for years to try to bring the case down to earth."

-

Dr. Diana Reynolds, an assistant professor of politics at Bradford +

Dr. Diana Reynolds, an assistant professor of politics at Bradford College in Massachusetts, read thousands of pages of depositions taken during the Christic case and has concluded, "Leaving out the circumstances of the La Penca bombing and the specific Iran-Contra material, I think it is fair to say that some right- wing conspiracy theories were woven into the theory behind the Christic case."

-

Author Jane Hunter, editor of Israeli Foreign Affairs, worries +

Author Jane Hunter, editor of Israeli Foreign Affairs, worries about the rise of conspiracism on the left, including some of the allegations made in the Christic lawsuit. "If you keep looking for all the connections, all you are going to see is something so @@ -400,10 +400,10 @@ powerful that there is no way to fight it. We have to look at the system that produces these covert and illegal operations, not who knew so and so three years ago."

-

Hunter and some two-dozen other progressive researchers (including +

Hunter and some two-dozen other progressive researchers (including the author) have been discussing these issues for several years. The one point of agreement is that this is a problem long overdue -for debate. As Hunter explains, "In my speaking engagements I have +for debate. As Hunter explains, "In my speaking engagements I have found in audience questions an alarming increase in conspiracy theories and anti-Semitism." She also is worried that as conditions for African-Americans in the U.S. have continued to deteriorate, @@ -428,19 +428,19 @@ gullibly accepts undocumented anti-government assertions alongside scrupulous documented research, with little ability to tell the two apart. In some cases, people who believe themselves to be progressive activists see no moral problem with alliances with the -fascist right, so long as the shared enemy is the Bush Administration. -Furthermore, rightists such as Bo Gritz and Craig Hulet continue -to imply that they work closely with Daniel Sheehan and Father Bill -Davis of the Christic Institute, while the response from the Christic +fascist right, so long as the shared enemy is the Bush Administration. +Furthermore, rightists such as Bo Gritz and Craig Hulet continue +to imply that they work closely with Daniel Sheehan and Father Bill +Davis of the Christic Institute, while the response from the Christic Institute has been tardy and equivocal. The most troublesome and widespread aspects of this phenomenon have occurred in California -where some radio hosts have promoted Sheehan and Davis of Christic +where some radio hosts have promoted Sheehan and Davis of Christic along with right-wing persons in Liberty Lobby and the conspiratorial right as jointly working together to expose the government's corrupt -maneuverings. Radio personality Craig Hulet has encouraged this +maneuverings. Radio personality Craig Hulet has encouraged this belief in interviews by warning of attempts to criticize those who -are "kicking George Bush." Hulet, in fact, specifically named -Sheehan, Davis, Marchetti, Prouty, Gritz, and himself as researchers +are "kicking George Bush." Hulet, in fact, specifically named +Sheehan, Davis, Marchetti, Prouty, Gritz, and himself as researchers who needed to be defended against those who criticized coalitions between the left and the right.

@@ -452,10 +452,10 @@ to progressive journalists to achieve a right-wing political goal, perhaps as part of a faction fight over government foreign policy strategies.

-

Journalist Russ Bellant is highly critical of those who tolerate +

Journalist Russ Bellant is highly critical of those who tolerate or apologize for people who work with the LaRouchians, the Populist Party or the Liberty Lobby network. "I think you discredit yourself -when you work with these bigoted forces," says Bellant, "and mere +when you work with these bigoted forces," says Bellant, "and mere association tends to lend credence to these rightist groups because people assume the group can't be that bad if a respected person on the left is associated with them."

@@ -506,60 +506,60 @@ from this process? These questions were not asked only by persons on the right, but the answers and theories the right developed were far different than those proposed by the left.

-

Fletcher Prouty's 1973 book The Secret Team was among the first +

Fletcher Prouty's 1973 book The Secret Team was among the first wave of non-left treatises to take a critical view of the U.S. intelligence establishment's role in designing the failed counterinsurgency policies in Vietnam.

-

Liberty Lobby and the Spotlight took the Prouty thesis and combined +

Liberty Lobby and the Spotlight took the Prouty thesis and combined it with its bigoted conspiracy theory about Jewish control of U.S. -foreign policy. Since writing the book, Prouty has drifted far to -the right, as has another CIA critic, Victor Marchetti, and both -now have allied themselves with the Liberty Lobby network. Prouty's +foreign policy. Since writing the book, Prouty has drifted far to +the right, as has another CIA critic, Victor Marchetti, and both +now have allied themselves with the Liberty Lobby network. Prouty's The Secret Team was recently republished by Noontide Press, the publishing arm of the historical revisionist Institute for Historical Review (IHR). IHR promotes the theory that the accepted history of the Holocaust is a hoax perpetrated by Jews.

-

In 1974, Marchetti, a former executive assistant to the deputy +

In 1974, Marchetti, a former executive assistant to the deputy director of the CIA, co-authored The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence, a well-received best-seller and the first book the CIA tried to -suppress through court action. By 1989, however, Marchetti had been +suppress through court action. By 1989, however, Marchetti had been recruited into a close alliance with Carto's Liberty Lobby network. -In 1989, Marchetti presented a paper at the Ninth International +In 1989, Marchetti presented a paper at the Ninth International Revisionist Conference held by the Institute for Historical Review. -The title of Marchetti's paper, published in IHR's <Journal of +The title of Marchetti's paper, published in IHR's <Journal of Historical Review>, was "Propaganda and Disinformation: How the -CIA Manufactures History." Marchetti edits the New American View +CIA Manufactures History." Marchetti edits the New American View newsletter, which as one promotional flyer explained, was designed to "document for patriotic Americans like yourself the excess of pro-Israelism, which warps the news we see and hear from our media, cows our Congress into submission, and has already cost us hundreds of innocent, young Americans in Lebanon and elsewhere."

-

Marchetti describes himself as a person whose "intelligence expertise +

Marchetti describes himself as a person whose "intelligence expertise and well-placed contacts have provided me with a unique insight into the subversion of our democratic process and foreign policy by those who would put the interests of Israel above those of -America and Americans." Marchetti is also the publisher of a +America and Americans." Marchetti is also the publisher of a Japanese-language book ADL and Zionism, written by LaRouche -followers Paul Goldstein and Jeffrey Steinberg.

+followers Paul Goldstein and Jeffrey Steinberg.

-

Marchetti was co-publisher of the Zionist Watch newsletter when +

Marchetti was co-publisher of the Zionist Watch newsletter when it was endorsed in direct mail appeals on Liberty Lobby stationery -by the now deceased Lois Petersen, who for many years was the +by the now deceased Lois Petersen, who for many years was the influential secretary of the Liberty Lobby board of directors. The -October 5, 1987 Spotlight reported that Mark Lane had been named +October 5, 1987 Spotlight reported that Mark Lane had been named associate editor of Zionist Watch, which is housed in the same small converted Capitol Hill townhouse as Liberty Lobby/Spotlight.

-

While concern over Reagan Administration participation in joint +

While concern over Reagan Administration participation in joint intelligence operations with Mossad is legitimate, the use of anti-Zionism as a cover for conspiracist anti-Jewish bigotry can be seen in an article in the August 24, 1981 issue of Spotlight:

"A brazen attempt by influential "Israel-firsters" in the policy -echelons of the Reagan administration to extend their control to +echelons of the Reagan administration to extend their control to the day-to-day espionage and covert-action operations of the CIA was the hidden source of the controversy and scandals that shook the U.S. intelligence establishment this summer. "

@@ -573,19 +573,19 @@ terrorist secret police. "

The LaRouchian Critique

-

While the Carto empire was recruiting Prouty, Marchetti and other +

While the Carto empire was recruiting Prouty, Marchetti and other critics of the CIA, the LaRouchians were probing government misconduct and linking U.S. political elites to their worldview in which the oligarchic families of Great Britain are the font of all world evil. Over the years LaRouchian literature has maintained that political leadership in Great Britain is really controlled by Jewish -banking families such as the Rothschilds, a standard anti-Jewish -theory that influenced such bigots as Henry Ford and Adolph Hitler.

+banking families such as the Rothschilds, a standard anti-Jewish +theory that influenced such bigots as Henry Ford and Adolph Hitler.

In their book [f-2] first published in 1978, the LaRouchians assert that the oligarchy in Great Britain is in league with Jewish bankers to control the smuggling of drugs into the United States. Arch-rightist -and former U.S. intelligence operative, the late Mitchell WerBell +and former U.S. intelligence operative, the late Mitchell WerBell said the book was of "outstanding importance," because it told "the history of a political strike against the United States in an undeclared war being waged by Great Britain."

@@ -598,10 +598,10 @@ intelligence abuse is not unique to the LaRouchians. Other far-right groups such as Liberty Lobby and its Spotlight newspaper have also circulated similar information.

-

Herb Quinde, an intelligence policy analyst for the LaRouchians, +

Herb Quinde, an intelligence policy analyst for the LaRouchians, says that in the 1980's the LaRouchians were contacted by a group of disaffected former and current intelligence specialists who -Quinde referred to as "the Arabists." Both government and private +Quinde referred to as "the Arabists." Both government and private sector analysts confirm that there are persons critical of current U.S. foreign policy reliance on Israel whose ideas are discussed in policy meetings. These persons are sometimes referred to as @@ -643,9 +643,9 @@ Ben Bradlee, Jr. in his <Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North>. Bradlee acknowledges the help of EIR in decoding the shorthand used by North in his notebooks.

-

Peter Dale Scott, Jonathan Marshall and other authors who researched +

Peter Dale Scott, Jonathan Marshall and other authors who researched the Iran-Contra story say that in the mid to late 1980's, LaRouchians -such as Herb Quinde, who had researched the Oliver North network, +such as Herb Quinde, who had researched the Oliver North network, were involved in the traditional game of the Capitol press corps--circulating documents and trading theories.

@@ -669,15 +669,15 @@ LaRouchians managed to leave the impression with some activists that they were a key component in the alliance against U.S. intervention in Panama.

-

Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark has become a vocal +

Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark has become a vocal opponent of U.S. intervention and was a major critic of the U.S. -invasion of Panama. Clark has regularly worked in the same +invasion of Panama. Clark has regularly worked in the same anti-intervention projects as the LaRouchians, where their presence would have been difficult not to notice. While there is no evidence -(or even a reasonable suspicion) that Clark willingly works with +(or even a reasonable suspicion) that Clark willingly works with the LaRouchians or shares any of their bigoted views, it is clear the LaRouchians delight in implying that just such a relationship -exists between themselves and Clark, especially since Clark agreed +exists between themselves and Clark, especially since Clark agreed to represent the LaRouchians in filing legal appeals flowing out of a series of federal criminal convictions of LaRouchian fundraisers and LaRouche himself.

@@ -686,57 +686,57 @@ and LaRouche himself.

debate around the issue of Panama is astonishing. For instance, at the April, 1991 conference of the Latin American Studies Association in Washington, D.C., a panel on Panama included LaRouchian expert -Carlos Wesley. Wesley was not the first choice. Two panelists from +Carlos Wesley. Wesley was not the first choice. Two panelists from Panama who were originally scheduled to appear did not receive -funding to attend the conference, so panel co-coordinator Donald -Bray from California State University in Los Angeles then called +funding to attend the conference, so panel co-coordinator Donald +Bray from California State University in Los Angeles then called a person he respected as an expert on Panama for advice on a last -minute replacement. "I called Carlos Russell, a Panamanian who now +minute replacement. "I called Carlos Russell, a Panamanian who now teaches in the U.S., and who was a former Ambassador to the OAS -for a former Panamanian government," explains Bray. "He said `you +for a former Panamanian government," explains Bray. "He said `you are not going to believe this, but I am going to recommend a -LaRouchite, Carlos Wesley.'" A slightly bemused Bray says he knew -Wesley from long ago and knew he was a reporter for LaRouche's +LaRouchite, Carlos Wesley.'" A slightly bemused Bray says he knew +Wesley from long ago and knew he was a reporter for LaRouche's Executive Intelligence Review. Still, this was a recommendation -from a credible Panamanian source so with some misgivings Bray -scheduled Wesley as a panelist.

+from a credible Panamanian source so with some misgivings Bray +scheduled Wesley as a panelist.

-

Wesley was identified as a correspondent for <Executive Intelligence -Review> (EIR) but, according to author Holly Sklar, who attended +

Wesley was identified as a correspondent for <Executive Intelligence +Review> (EIR) but, according to author Holly Sklar, who attended the session, many in the audience were not aware that EIR was a LaRouche publication. "Of course if we had identified him as a LaRouchian, nobody would have paid any attention to what he said," -explained Bray.

+explained Bray.

The ties between LaRouche and Panama go back several years to when LaRouche intelligence collectors began trading tidbits of information -with Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega. Following Noriega's indictment -for conspiracy in drug deals, journalist William Branigin, writing -in the Washington Post of June 18, 1988, noted that among Noriega's +with Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega. Following Noriega's indictment +for conspiracy in drug deals, journalist William Branigin, writing +in the Washington Post of June 18, 1988, noted that among Noriega's few supporters in the United States was "political extremist Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr., who has praised the general as a leader in the war on drugs."

According to a January, 1990 Associated Press report, LaRouche -sent Noriega a cable after his indictment, telling the dictator "I +sent Noriega a cable after his indictment, telling the dictator "I extend to you my apologies for what the government of the United -States is doing to the Republic of Panama." LaRouche told Noriega -"I reiterate to you what I have stated publicly. That the Reagan +States is doing to the Republic of Panama." LaRouche told Noriega +"I reiterate to you what I have stated publicly. That the Reagan administration current policies towards Panama are absolutely an offense to your nation and all of Latin America." This type of rhetoric shows how the LaRouchians can adopt a critique of U.S. foreign policy ostensibly similar to that of the left, while weaving in an apologia converting a drug-running dictator into a drug-fighting humanitarian. LaRouche also has high praise for other -dictators, including the late Ferdinand Marcos. The LaRouchians -claim Marcos actually won his last election.

+dictators, including the late Ferdinand Marcos. The LaRouchians +claim Marcos actually won his last election.

Another example of ideological cross-fertilization involves Cecilio -Simon, a Panamanian who is an administrator at the University of -Panama. Simon spoke along with Ramsey Clark and others at the April +Simon, a Panamanian who is an administrator at the University of +Panama. Simon spoke along with Ramsey Clark and others at the April 6, 1990 "Voices from Panama" forum held at New York City's Town -Hall auditorium. Simon later spoke at the LaRouchian "Fifth -International Martin Luther King Tribunal of the Schiller Institute," +Hall auditorium. Simon later spoke at the LaRouchian "Fifth +International Martin Luther King Tribunal of the Schiller Institute," on June 2, 1990 in Silver Spring, Maryland. These incidents demonstrate how the LaRouchians continue to insert themselves into anti-interventionist work and gain credibility on the left.

@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ instances, are factually inaccurate.

There are two related questions in this matter. One is whether or not the case was handled properly with regard to the actual clients, -Martha Honey and Tony Avirgan. The other is how much unsubstantiated +Martha Honey and Tony Avirgan. The other is how much unsubstantiated conspiracism was made part of the case and its surrounding publicity. This paper will focus on the issue of the undocumented conspiracy theories.

@@ -794,66 +794,66 @@ government conspiracy and cover-up. It is undeniable that the presiding judge was hostile to Christic and stretched judicial discretion to the breaking point in dismissing the case. The dismissal was unfair. However, according to a statement issued by -Christic client Tony Avirgan, the Institute must share at least +Christic client Tony Avirgan, the Institute must share at least "partial responsibility for the dismissal of the La Penca law suit."

"It's sad that these issues have to be raised by `outsiders' such -as Berlet. But the truth is that criticism-self criticism, an +as Berlet. But the truth is that criticism-self criticism, an essential tool in any social movement, has never been tolerated by the leaders of the Christic Institute. Those who criticized the -legal work of Sheehan were labelled as enemies and ignored. "

+legal work of Sheehan were labelled as enemies and ignored. "

"There were, indeed, numerous undocumented allegations in the suit, -particularly in Sheehan's Affidavit of Fact. As plaintiffs in the -suit, Martha Honey and I struggled for years to try to bring the -case down to earth, to bringing it away from Sheehan's wild +particularly in Sheehan's Affidavit of Fact. As plaintiffs in the +suit, Martha Honey and I struggled for years to try to bring the +case down to earth, to bringing it away from Sheehan's wild allegations. Over the years, numerous staff lawyers quit over their -inability to control Sheehan. We stuck with it--and continued to +inability to control Sheehan. We stuck with it--and continued to struggle--because we felt that the issues being raised were important. But this was a law suit, not a political rally, and the hostile judges latched on to the lack of proof and the sloppy legal work. "

-

"The case, before it was inflated by Sheehan, was supposed to center +

"The case, before it was inflated by Sheehan, was supposed to center on the La Penca bombing. On this, there is a strong body of evidence here in Costa Rica. It is enough evidence to get a reluctant Costa -Rican judiciary to indict two CIA operatives, John Hull and Felipe +Rican judiciary to indict two CIA operatives, John Hull and Felipe Vidal, for murder and drug trafficking. Unfortunately, little of this evidence was successfully transformed into evidence acceptable to U.S. courts. It was either never submitted or was poorly -prepared. In large part, this was because Sheehan was concentrating +prepared. In large part, this was because Sheehan was concentrating on his broad, 30-year conspiracy. "

-

"The exercise Berlet suggested--breaking each allegation down and +

"The exercise Berlet suggested--breaking each allegation down and compiling evidentiary proof for it--was indeed undertaken by competent lawyers on the Christic Institute staff. But it was an exercise begun too late. The case had already been spiked by -Sheehan's Affidavit. "

+Sheehan's Affidavit. "

"We feel that it is important to openly discuss these things so that similar mistakes are avoided in the future. "

-

Jane Hunter of Israeli Foreign Affairs agrees that some of the +

Jane Hunter of Israeli Foreign Affairs agrees that some of the Christic research is problematic. "As a researcher I have over the -years found nothing in the Christic case worth citing," says Hunter. +years found nothing in the Christic case worth citing," says Hunter. A number of other researchers and journalists have raised similarly harsh criticisms of some of the allegations made in the Christic -case. David Corn, for instance, wrote a stinging assessment of the +case. David Corn, for instance, wrote a stinging assessment of the Secret Team theory for the Nation. Other criticisms were aired -in other Jones>.

+in other Jones>.

-

Dr. Diana Reynolds is one of the many critics of portions of the -Christic thesis. Reynolds thinks undocumented conspiracy theories +

Dr. Diana Reynolds is one of the many critics of portions of the +Christic thesis. Reynolds thinks undocumented conspiracy theories hurt the case. She believes there is much solid evidence concerning the actual La Penca bombing and aftermath, and some specific Iran-Contra material, but she thinks "it is fair to say that some right-wing conspiracy theories were woven into the theory behind -the Christic case." Reynolds read thousands of pages of depositions +the Christic case." Reynolds read thousands of pages of depositions taken by the Christic Institute while she was researching a story on federal emergency planning, later published in <Covert Action -Information Bulletin>. According to Reynolds:

+Information Bulletin>. According to Reynolds:

-

"It is clear to me from the depositions of Ed Wilson and Gene +

"It is clear to me from the depositions of Ed Wilson and Gene Wheaton that the notion of a broad conspiracy conducted by the so-called Enterprise, beyond the La Penca bombing and the specific Iran-Contra scandal, has many holes. I am thoroughly convinced that @@ -863,17 +863,17 @@ we get into the Christic allegations regarding the Middle East and Asia and the Camp David accords and forty years of conspiracy, their thesis falls apart. "

-

Reynolds suggests it is fair to ask whether or not Christic was +

Reynolds suggests it is fair to ask whether or not Christic was manipulated by right-wing persons associated with factions in the -intelligence community. "It is curious that Wilson is a former +intelligence community. "It is curious that Wilson is a former intelligence operative, and that Wheaton, at the same time he was -working for Christic, was also alleged by Mr. Owen in his Christic -deposition to be passing information to Neil Livingston at the +working for Christic, was also alleged by Mr. Owen in his Christic +deposition to be passing information to Neil Livingston at the National Security Council to protect some of the people who were -implicated in the Iran-Contra scandal," says Reynolds. At least -two former Christic investigators say they warned Sheehan not to +implicated in the Iran-Contra scandal," says Reynolds. At least +two former Christic investigators say they warned Sheehan not to rely on conspiratorial analysis and to be suspicious of material -from right-wing sources. Nevertheless, Sheehan was rebuked by his +from right-wing sources. Nevertheless, Sheehan was rebuked by his own staff and others in Christic leadership for repeatedly lapsing into an overly conspiratorial analysis in public appearances, and for making claims that the Christic staff could not document or @@ -888,35 +888,35 @@ According to a Christic spokesperson:

to get information from persons with whom one would not normally associate. People like drug dealers, mercenaries and intelligence agents. During our investigation, there were some meetings with -LaRouche staffers conducted by Lanny Sinkin and David MacMichael. +LaRouche staffers conducted by Lanny Sinkin and David MacMichael. The information was always viewed very skeptically and none of it found its way into our casework or courtroom materials. All those contacts were stopped by 1989. We take seriously the view that the LaRouche organization is an organization with whom progressives should be very wary. "

-

David MacMichael and Lanny Sinkin are no longer affiliated with +

David MacMichael and Lanny Sinkin are no longer affiliated with the Christic Institute. Sinkin says his contact with the LaRouchians while at Christic was limited to a few brief conversations. -MacMichael, a former CIA analyst turned agency critic who now writes +MacMichael, a former CIA analyst turned agency critic who now writes and lectures on covert action, has had a more extensive relationship -to the LaRouchians. MacMichael and Sinkin, however, were not the +to the LaRouchians. MacMichael and Sinkin, however, were not the only Christic investigators who received information from the -LaRouchians. Christic investigator Bill McCoy also received +LaRouchians. Christic investigator Bill McCoy also received information from the LaRouchians as did at least one other Christic researcher, according to former staffers.

-

Sheehan was warned by his own staff in 1988 that contacts with the +

Sheehan was warned by his own staff in 1988 that contacts with the research circles around LaRouche and Liberty Lobby were a problem -on both factual and moral grounds. Later Danny Sheehan appeared on +on both factual and moral grounds. Later Danny Sheehan appeared on the Undercurrents program broadcast on WBAI-FM and other Pacifica and progressive radio stations. Christic told the radio audience that it was untrue that LaRouchians had supplied information to the Christic Institute, and blasted a passing reference to this -matter in Dennis King's book, <Lyndon LaRouche and the New American -Fascism>. Shortly after Sheehan's statements, an offer to promote +matter in Dennis King's book, <Lyndon LaRouche and the New American +Fascism>. Shortly after Sheehan's statements, an offer to promote King's book as a premium gift during an annual fundraising drive -for the radio station was withdrawn. King believes Sheehan's +for the radio station was withdrawn. King believes Sheehan's unequivocal denial undercut the credibility of his book and was responsible for WBAI withdrawing the original offer.

@@ -925,10 +925,10 @@ responsible for WBAI withdrawing the original offer.

Christic no longer uses the "Secret Team" slogan, but for the first several years of the case, the Christic Institute used the term "Secret Team" to describe the legal conspiracy they alleged in -court (a copy of the Prouty book sat in Sheehan's personal bookshelf +court (a copy of the Prouty book sat in Sheehan's personal bookshelf in his Christic office). There is no dispute that the "Secret Team" theory came from the political right. The "Affidavit of Daniel P. -Sheehan" filed on December 12, 1986 and revised on January 31, +Sheehan" filed on December 12, 1986 and revised on January 31, 1987, refers frequently to the "Secret Team," and states explicitly that the term came from right-wing sources.

@@ -951,8 +951,8 @@ the American Central Intelligence Agency. "

Critics of the Christic thesis say the "Secret Team" was not a cabal operating against the will of the president or the CIA, but was an illegal, secret government-sponsored operation established -by CIA director William Casey and coordinated by White House aide -Oliver North, with assistance from a network of ultra-right groups +by CIA director William Casey and coordinated by White House aide +Oliver North, with assistance from a network of ultra-right groups who were determined to circumvent the will of Congress. This "Enterprise" at times worked closely with the Mossad and carried out clandestine counterinsurgency missions. Some of these @@ -960,14 +960,14 @@ counterinsurgency missions were based on the same model of pacification used by U.S. Special Forces and clandestine CIA operations in Vietnam. It is just this emphasis on counterinsurgency and clandestine operations rather than direct military battles that forms the basis -of criticism in Fletcher Prouty's book Secret Team. Prouty +of criticism in Fletcher Prouty's book Secret Team. Prouty criticized the CIA for promoting covert action techniques which he traced to the influence of the British intelligence service MI5 on -the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), precursor to the CIA. Prouty +the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), precursor to the CIA. Prouty said such meddling and convoluted efforts at fighting communism resulted in the needless deaths of American servicemen. There is no evidence of any obvious anti-Jewish conspiracy theories in the -Prouty book.

+Prouty book.

Some of the undocumented conspiracy theories regarding the CIA and U.S. foreign policy that were widely circulated in progressive @@ -977,54 +977,54 @@ Review> or New Solidarity (later New FederalistSpotlight newspaper.

The Spotlight for instance carried the first exclusive story on -"Rex 84" by writer James Harrer. "Rex 84" was one of a long series +"Rex 84" by writer James Harrer. "Rex 84" was one of a long series of readiness exercises for government military, security and police -forces. "Rex 84"--Readiness Exercise, 1984--was a drill which +forces. "Rex 84"--Readiness Exercise, 1984--was a drill which postulated a scenario of massive civil unrest and the need to round up and detain large numbers of demonstrators and dissidents. While creating scenarios and carrying out mock exercises is common, the potential for Constitutional abuses under the contingency plans -drawn up for "Rex 84" was, and is, very real. The legislative +drawn up for "Rex 84" was, and is, very real. The legislative authorization and Executive agency capacity for such a round-up of dissidents remains operational.

The April 23, 1984 Spotlight article ran with a banner headline -"Reagan Orders Concentration Camps." The article, true to form, +"Reagan Orders Concentration Camps." The article, true to form, took a problematic swipe at the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai -B'rith along with reporting the facts of the story. The Harrer +B'rith along with reporting the facts of the story. The Harrer article was based primarily on two unnamed government sources, and follow-up confirmations. Mainstream reporters pursued the allegations through interviews and Freedom of Information Act requests, and -ultimately the Harrer Spotlight article proved to be a substantially +ultimately the Harrer Spotlight article proved to be a substantially accurate account of the readiness exercise, although Spotlight did underplay the fact that this was a scenario and drill, not an actual order to round up dissidents.

Many people believe that Christic was the first group to reveal -the "Rex 84" story. According to the 1986 Sheehan "Affidavit" +the "Rex 84" story. According to the 1986 Sheehan "Affidavit" revised in 1987:

"During the second week of April of 1984, I was informed by Source -#4 that President Ronald Reagan had, on April 6, 1984, issued +#4 that President Ronald Reagan had, on April 6, 1984, issued National Security Decision Directive #52 authorizing the Federal Emergency Management Agency director Louis O. Giuffrida and his -Deputy Frank Salcedo to undertake a secret nation-wide, `readiness -exercise' code-named `Rex 84....' "

+Deputy Frank Salcedo to undertake a secret nation-wide, `readiness +exercise' code-named `Rex 84....' "

The impression left is that a Christic source exclusively developed -this information and quietly handed it over to Sheehan. In fact, -the second week of April 1984, the "Rex 84" story was bannered on +this information and quietly handed it over to Sheehan. In fact, +the second week of April 1984, the "Rex 84" story was bannered on the front page of the Spotlight and available in coin-boxes all over Capitol Hill. Spotlight had previously reported extensively on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other government initiatives that threatened civil liberties.

-

Sheehan has told reporters that the "Rex 84" story did not come +

Sheehan has told reporters that the "Rex 84" story did not come from Spotlight, but would not respond to questions as to whether or not Source #4 could document where the information came from. This is important because in at least one other instance, previously -published research was attributed by Sheehan to Source #4. According -to the 1986 Sheehan "Affidavit" revised in 1987:

+published research was attributed by Sheehan to Source #4. According +to the 1986 Sheehan "Affidavit" revised in 1987:

"In early May of 1984, I was supplied by Source #4 with a number of documents describing, in some detail, a project supervised by @@ -1032,13 +1032,13 @@ then Special Assistant California State Attorney General Edwin Meese code-named "Project Cable Splicer"...part of a larger program, code-named "Project Garden Plot"--which was a nation-wide war games scenario...to establish a nation-wide state of martial law if -Richard Nixon's "political enemies" required him to declare a State +Richard Nixon's "political enemies" required him to declare a State of National Emergency. "

While the descriptions of Cable Splicer and Garden Plot are accurate, the source is deceptively obscured. The original story of Cable Splicer and Garden Plot broke in the alternative press in 1975 in -an article by Ron Ridenhour with Arthur Lublow published in Arizona's +an article by Ron Ridenhour with Arthur Lublow published in Arizona's New Times. Garden Plot was also the cover story for the Winter 1976 issue of CounterSpy magazine. Dozens of pages of the unedited official documents from Garden Plot and Cable Splicer were reprinted @@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ raised in this section of the report, as well as an extensive list of written questions. With the exception of the quote regarding the LaRouchians, they chose not to respond.

-

Barbara Honneger, The October Surprise & The LaRouchians

+

Barbara Honneger, The October Surprise & The LaRouchians

In many way the LaRouche organization, with its slickly repackaged conspiracy theories, serves as a nexus for a number of tendencies @@ -1081,8 +1081,8 @@ LaRouchians appear to have first penetrated the left in recent years when they began to trade information on covert action and CIA misconduct. The LaRouchians were early critics of the Oliver North network. In the early 1980's, LaRouche intelligence operatives -such as Jeffrey Steinberg maintained close ties to a faction in -the National Security Council which opposed Oliver North's activities. +such as Jeffrey Steinberg maintained close ties to a faction in +the National Security Council which opposed Oliver North's activities. At the same time the LaRouchians quietly began providing information to mainstream and progressive reporters and researchers.

@@ -1090,18 +1090,18 @@ to mainstream and progressive reporters and researchers.

the film "CoverUp: Behind the Iran-Contra Affair" are major promoters of Barbara Honegger's theories regarding an alleged "October Surprise." The October Surprise was the term used among -Reagan campaign aides to describe the possibility that the Iranian +Reagan campaign aides to describe the possibility that the Iranian government might arrange for the release of U.S. hostages prior to -the election which pitted incumbent Jimmy Carter against challenger -Ronald Reagan. Barbara Honneger alleges in her book <October -Surprise> that Reagan campaign aides did negotiate with representatives +the election which pitted incumbent Jimmy Carter against challenger +Ronald Reagan. Barbara Honneger alleges in her book <October +Surprise> that Reagan campaign aides did negotiate with representatives of the Iranian government to delay any hostage release until after the 1980 election. Substantial circumstantial evidence exists to suggest such a charge might be true, but there is little incontrovertible proof.

-

Honneger's research and analysis are questionable. In the 1989 -edition of her book October Surprise, Honneger cites frequently +

Honneger's research and analysis are questionable. In the 1989 +edition of her book October Surprise, Honneger cites frequently to LaRouche's Executive Intelligence Review. While some material in EIR is factual, other material presented as fact is unsubstantiated rumor or lunatic conspiracy theories. Some anti-fascist researchers @@ -1111,21 +1111,21 @@ right-wing activists to achieve a desired political goal. This practice is a common tactic in power struggles and faction fights over policy.

-

While Honneger sometimes cites to progressive periodicals such as +

While Honneger sometimes cites to progressive periodicals such as In These Times and The Nation,, more than six percent (49 out -of a total 771) of the footnotes in Honneger's book cite LaRouchian +of a total 771) of the footnotes in Honneger's book cite LaRouchian publications such as EIR, New Solidarity, and New Federalist. -In one chapter on "Project Diplomacy," Honneger LaRouchian cites +In one chapter on "Project Diplomacy," Honneger LaRouchian cites account for over 22 percent of the total number of footnotes.

-

Honneger also makes assertions that strain credulity. She quotes -without comment the claim of Eugene Wheaton that the CIA is actually +

Honneger also makes assertions that strain credulity. She quotes +without comment the claim of Eugene Wheaton that the CIA is actually secretly controlled by a group of retired members of the OSS.

-

In the July/August 1991 issue of The Humanist, both David MacMichael -and Barbara Trent of the Empowerment project defend Honneger and +

In the July/August 1991 issue of The Humanist, both David MacMichael +and Barbara Trent of the Empowerment project defend Honneger and suggest PBS refused to show "Coverup" because it contained serious -charges against the U.S. government. As Trent put it:

+charges against the U.S. government. As Trent put it:

"It was no big surprise that there was a problem getting `Coverup' on PBS. Programs that address U.S. foreign policy in particular @@ -1134,15 +1134,15 @@ rarely get much of a chance on TV. "

In fact, PBS has aired on the "Frontline" series programs about the October Surprise and CIA involvement in drug trafficking. PBS -has also aired two Bill Moyers specials on Iran-Contragate that -concluded that Reagan lied repeatedly and may have committed +has also aired two Bill Moyers specials on Iran-Contragate that +concluded that Reagan lied repeatedly and may have committed impeachable offenses, and that evidence exists to suggest that -Bush's role in the Contra resupply operation was far more direct +Bush's role in the Contra resupply operation was far more direct than he has admitted. The primary difference between the shows broadcast by PBS and "Coverup" is the reliance in "Coverup" on -Barbara Honneger and Danny Sheehan and their unsubstantiated and +Barbara Honneger and Danny Sheehan and their unsubstantiated and undocumented charges. It would have been difficult for PBS to -justify running Honneger's assertions given her reliance on material +justify running Honneger's assertions given her reliance on material supplied by neo-Nazis with a history of circulating unreliable information.

@@ -1206,10 +1206,10 @@ with the left, but instead passed out handbills at large antiwar demonstrations as a recruitment mechanism. For example, the ultra-conservative and conspiracist John Birch Society distributed antiwar flyers at Merrimack College in Massachusetts, and at a -downtown Boston antiwar rally.

+downtown Boston antiwar rally.

For many on the left, this was their first experience with a -courtship by the ultra-right. Author Sara Diamond urges left +courtship by the ultra-right. Author Sara Diamond urges left activists to be suspicious of the motives of the opportunistic right which approached the left during the Gulf War. Diamond, whose book Spiritual Warfare chronicled the religious right in America, @@ -1241,26 +1241,26 @@ entire progressive movement.

to the fascist right, but during the Gulf War some antiwar activists became attracted to scurrilous conspiratorial theories of elite control circulated by right-wing researchers. One conspiracy theorist -who gained high visibility during the Gulf War was Craig Hulet. -Another conspiracy theorist, Antony Sutton, avoids explicit +who gained high visibility during the Gulf War was Craig Hulet. +Another conspiracy theorist, Antony Sutton, avoids explicit anti-Jewish rhetoric, but pursues a line promoting arcane banking conspiracies (often involving Jewish banking families traditionally -scapegoated by bigots). Sutton also has supported racial separatism +scapegoated by bigots). Sutton also has supported racial separatism between Blacks and whites in South Africa. Another theorist, -Eustace Mullins, is a notorious anti-Jewish bigot who focuses on -anti-Jewish conspiracy theories in which the Rothschilds and other -Jews control the world economy. Mullins' work is promoted by U.S. +Eustace Mullins, is a notorious anti-Jewish bigot who focuses on +anti-Jewish conspiracy theories in which the Rothschilds and other +Jews control the world economy. Mullins' work is promoted by U.S. white supremacist and neo-Nazi circles. Persons supporting the neo-fascist Populist Party used Hulet's radio appearances on progressive Pacifica network radio station KPFA in San Francisco -to organize study groups where the theories of Mullins and Sutton +to organize study groups where the theories of Mullins and Sutton were promoted.

The LaRouchians and the Gulf War

The most disruptive rightist penetration of antiwar groups was by the LaRouchians. The LaRouchians generally operate under front -groups such as Food for Peace, Schiller Institute, and <Executive +groups such as Food for Peace, Schiller Institute, and <Executive Intelligence Review>. Some local antiwar groups have worked with the LaRouchians, while others have not. While often described merely as conservative or extremist, the LaRouche organization and its @@ -1279,18 +1279,18 @@ comment.

him as a fascist, racist, sexist, homophobic, anti-Jewish bigot, lunatic cult leader, neo-Nazi racial theorist, crook, and demagogue. LaRouche has lost every case. One jury in Virginia found that -calling LaRouche a "small-time Hitler" was not defamatory and then +calling LaRouche a "small-time Hitler" was not defamatory and then awarded damages to the news organization sued by LaRouche.

During the Gulf War the LaRouchians appeared at antiwar rallies -and meetings in thirty cities, including New York, Boston, Washington, +and meetings in thirty cities, including New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Richmond, Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland, Ann Arbor, St. Louis, Omaha, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

-

At the University of Ottawa in Canada, LaRouche's Schiller Institute +

At the University of Ottawa in Canada, LaRouche's Schiller Institute co-sponsored an antiwar event with an organization of Middle Eastern students. At an October 20, 1990 antiwar demonstration in New York -City, the Schiller Institute had four people carrying a large banner +City, the Schiller Institute had four people carrying a large banner and a small group of supporters organized in a contingent. The LaRouchians have passed out petitions at antiwar rallies, and then called the persons who signed the petitions to solicit money for @@ -1338,19 +1338,19 @@ Canadian province of Quebec. Many in the audience were farmers. Close to one-third of the conference attendees were African-Americans.

While the number of students was small, the emphasis on the situation -in the Middle East was not neglected. LaRouche regulars Mel Klenetsky -and Nancy Spannaus moderated the program which included a videotaped +in the Middle East was not neglected. LaRouche regulars Mel Klenetsky +and Nancy Spannaus moderated the program which included a videotaped message and live phone patch from the cultural attache for the -Iraqi embassy, Dr. Mayser Al Mallah. The LaRouche organization has +Iraqi embassy, Dr. Mayser Al Mallah. The LaRouche organization has maintained ties with the Iraqi Ba'ath Party for many years, according to several former LaRouchian intelligence gatherers who have left the group.

Other panelists at the LaRouchian conference included the Rev. -James Bevel, an early civil rights leader now active in several +James Bevel, an early civil rights leader now active in several LaRouchian front groups; a representative from Minister Louis -Farrakhan's Nation of Islam, Dr. Abdul Alim Muhammad, editor of -the Final Call; and Gene Wheaton, a private investigator who +Farrakhan's Nation of Islam, Dr. Abdul Alim Muhammad, editor of +the Final Call; and Gene Wheaton, a private investigator who works with both left-wing and right-wing critics of U.S. clandestine operations.

@@ -1360,8 +1360,8 @@ operations.

contingent in the January 19th antiwar demonstration in Washington, D.C. was more than a little surprised when he noticed that people in the contingent next to him were passing out literature from -Lyndon LaRouche's political front groups. "They were beating a drum -and chanting `George Bush, You Can't Hide, the New World Order is +Lyndon LaRouche's political front groups. "They were beating a drum +and chanting `George Bush, You Can't Hide, the New World Order is Genocide,'" he reports. "There were about 100 people, many elderly, some Black," he says, and one flyer they handed out carried a headline scolding, "U.S. Citizens Must Recognize Their Past Mistakes @@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ the LaRouchians passed out their New Federalist newspaper. "A lot of people who remember New Solidarity don't realize its new name is New Federalist," said the Cleveland activist.

-

According to Gavrielle Gemma, coordinator of the National Coalition +

According to Gavrielle Gemma, coordinator of the National Coalition to Stop U.S. Intervention in the Middle East (the group that sponsored the January 19th antiwar demonstration in Washington, D.C.), the official policy of the Coalition is to reject any work @@ -1386,19 +1386,19 @@ portray themselves as part of the Coalition.

the following picture of how the LaRouchians manipulated and exploited the Coalition emerged:

-

*** The Rev. James Bevel had not been invited to the January 4th +

*** The Rev. James Bevel had not been invited to the January 4th Coalition press conference featuring former U.S. Attorney General -Ramsey Clark which was aired on the C-SPAN cable channel. Bevel +Ramsey Clark which was aired on the C-SPAN cable channel. Bevel arrived with an invited speaker, a Black serviceman resisting -assignment to the Gulf. Although Bevel had worked with the LaRouchians +assignment to the Gulf. Although Bevel had worked with the LaRouchians for many months prior to the press conference, it was not until weeks after the press conference that Coalition leadership became -aware that Bevel had ties to the LaRouche organization.

+aware that Bevel had ties to the LaRouche organization.

*** People affiliated with the Coalition, who defended the appearance -of Bevel, were reacting to Bevel's past history as a respected +of Bevel, were reacting to Bevel's past history as a respected civil rights leader, and were not aware, or found it impossible to -accept, that Bevel had now aligned himself with far-right groups.

+accept, that Bevel had now aligned himself with far-right groups.

*** A contingent of LaRouchians who marched in the Coalition's January 19th demonstration in Washington, D.C. did so against the @@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ to continue a chant critical of the LaRouchians was unaware of who the LaRouchians were, and was merely trying to enforce the policy of ensuring peaceful relations among contingents.

-

*** Although Ramsey Clark has chosen not to say anything critical +

*** Although Ramsey Clark has chosen not to say anything critical of the LaRouchians due to his representation of them in legal matters, the Coalition does not hesitate to criticize roundly the LaRouchians as fascists and anti-Semites.

@@ -1427,11 +1427,11 @@ refusal to work with the LaRouchians was perhaps not made clear to all persons actively organizing Coalition events around the country.

*** While the LaRouchians appear to abuse their legal relationship -to attorney Clark by using his name in their publicity and implying +to attorney Clark by using his name in their publicity and implying his political support, it is the firm belief of the Coalition that -Clark's refusal to comment on this circumstance reflects a personal +Clark's refusal to comment on this circumstance reflects a personal ethical position, and in no way implies any connection between -Clark and the political work of the LaRouchians.

+Clark and the political work of the LaRouchians.

Leaders of the National Coalition to Stop U.S. Intervention in the Middle East are aware that the LaRouchians continue to attempt @@ -1443,8 +1443,8 @@ the national office of the Coalition for a short and clear rejection of that contention.

"We do not work with fascists or anti-Semites," said Coalition -coordinator Gavrielle Gemma, "and that includes the LaRouchites." -Gemma says this is not only the Coalition attitude, but her own as +coordinator Gavrielle Gemma, "and that includes the LaRouchites." +Gemma says this is not only the Coalition attitude, but her own as well, noting that she once personally threw some LaRouchians off a picket line during the Greyhound strike.

@@ -1453,65 +1453,65 @@ with the LaRouchians, now clearly unequivocal, was slow to reach all organizers during the chaotic months of December, 1990 and January, 1991. This lack of clarity among rank-and-file organizers, some of whom were inexperienced, coupled with the LaRouchians' -manipulative opportunism, the Coalition's uncertainty over Bevel's -tie to the LaRouchians, and Ramsey Clark's silence on the LaRouchians' +manipulative opportunism, the Coalition's uncertainty over Bevel's +tie to the LaRouchians, and Ramsey Clark's silence on the LaRouchians' use of his name, created enough confusion so that some organizers -for the Coalition at first defended Bevel's appearance at the +for the Coalition at first defended Bevel's appearance at the January 4th press conference, and defended the participation of various LaRouchian front groups in Coalition events. It also turns -out that a report issued by the LaRouchian Schiller Institute, and +out that a report issued by the LaRouchian Schiller Institute, and cited at the January 4th press conference was in fact introduced by a LaRouchian attending the press conference as a reporter.

-

Chicago antiwar organizer Alynne Romo reports the local Emergency +

Chicago antiwar organizer Alynne Romo reports the local Emergency Coalition for Peace in the Middle East has "asked the LaRouchians not to participate when they have appeared at our demonstrations." -According to Romo, "The LaRouche people called us several times. -They told us Margaret Thatcher was behind the situation in Iraq -and that she put George Bush up to it." Romo adds that "they also -said they were working with Ramsey Clark as a way to get us to +According to Romo, "The LaRouche people called us several times. +They told us Margaret Thatcher was behind the situation in Iraq +and that she put George Bush up to it." Romo adds that "they also +said they were working with Ramsey Clark as a way to get us to cooperate."

-

Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark is the lead legal counsel +

Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark is the lead legal counsel for an appeal filed by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. and six followers -convicted of loan fraud. On October 6, 1989, Clark appeared and +convicted of loan fraud. On October 6, 1989, Clark appeared and gave oral arguments in the case before a three judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia to argue for the reversal of the convictions.

-

The right of Mr. Clark to represent the LaRouche organization is +

The right of Mr. Clark to represent the LaRouche organization is not disputed, but when the LaRouchians use his name in a political rather than legal context, problems arise. Based on several dozen interviews with antiwar activists in twenty cities, it appears that sometimes LaRouchians fundraisers and organizers mention they work -with Ramsey Clark, while other times they do not. The use by the -LaRouchians of Clark's name has been very effective at college +with Ramsey Clark, while other times they do not. The use by the +LaRouchians of Clark's name has been very effective at college student government meetings where many students have never heard of LaRouche, and tend to be sympathetic to his claims of government harassment. After gaining an audience, the LaRouchians encourage the student leaders to join their "coalition" and to authorize college funding.

-

Sam Schwartz, a faculty member at Bronx Community College in New +

Sam Schwartz, a faculty member at Bronx Community College in New York, received a phone call from a LaRouche attorney threatening -to sue Schwartz penniless unless he stopped telling students that +to sue Schwartz penniless unless he stopped telling students that LaRouche was an anti-Semite and fascist. Several African-Americans active in St. Louis who objected to the presence of the LaRouchians in a local antiwar coalition were also threatened with lawsuits -for their critical characterization of the LaRouche movement. Clark +for their critical characterization of the LaRouche movement. Clark has not been involved in these threats of lawsuits.

-

Since Clark took on the LaRouche appeal, the LaRouchians have -blazoned Clark's name across a substantial amount of propaganda +

Since Clark took on the LaRouche appeal, the LaRouchians have +blazoned Clark's name across a substantial amount of propaganda used both in fundraising and in coaxing persons into consideration of the political message of the organization. Sometimes the LaRouchian -references to Clark simply cause confusion. One antiwar activist -who was handed a LaRouchian pamphlet mentioning Clark was at first -convinced the LaRouchians were cleverly trying to smear Clark by +references to Clark simply cause confusion. One antiwar activist +who was handed a LaRouchian pamphlet mentioning Clark was at first +convinced the LaRouchians were cleverly trying to smear Clark by using his name.

The LaRouchians frequently attempt to build coalitions in a sly -manner. For instance activist Lanny Sinkin, a former attorney for +manner. For instance activist Lanny Sinkin, a former attorney for the Christic Institute, appeared at a March, 1991 post-war panel sponsored by a Washington, D.C. group called The Time is Now. Also on the panel were two key LaRouche operatives and a leader of The @@ -1543,25 +1543,25 @@ members of the local antiwar coalition that joint work with the LaRouchians was unacceptable.A number of experienced antiwar activists warn that working with the LaRouchians and other far-right and bigoted forces will only discredit serious work towards peace -in the Middle East. Jon Hillson is a seasoned political organizer +in the Middle East. Jon Hillson is a seasoned political organizer and peace activist based in Ohio who already knew the history of -the LaRouchians. Hillson reported LaRouche organizers at events +the LaRouchians. Hillson reported LaRouche organizers at events sponsored by the Cleveland Committee Against War in the Persian Gulf. At one meeting, "Two people went through the crowd handing -out LaRouche's New Federalist," says Hillson. "I was shocked, +out LaRouche's New Federalist," says Hillson. "I was shocked, but then I realized most students had never heard of LaRouche," -says Hillson. "I would urge people to disavow any collaboration +says Hillson. "I would urge people to disavow any collaboration with them because of their past ties to government agencies...and -their homophobic, racist, sexist, and anti-Semitic agenda." Hillson +their homophobic, racist, sexist, and anti-Semitic agenda." Hillson notes that it will take patience to explain to new activists why a broad-based coalition should exclude anyone, but that the task of educating people that coalitions with fascists should be rejected is not one to be ignored.

-

How the LaRouchians Exploit Ramsey Clark

+

How the LaRouchians Exploit Ramsey Clark

-

An Associated Press (AP) account of Clark's Fourth Circuit oral -arguments noted that "former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, chief +

An Associated Press (AP) account of Clark's Fourth Circuit oral +arguments noted that "former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, chief attorney for LaRouche's appeal, argued that U.S. District Judge Albert V. Bryan Jr. of Alexandria allowed only thirty-four days from arraignment to trial and failed to adequately question jurors @@ -1587,10 +1587,10 @@ there is no clear evidence that the alleged government misconduct had a direct bearing on the criminal prosecution of LaRouche and his aides.

-

When Clark has spoken at LaRouchian-sponsored press conferences +

When Clark has spoken at LaRouchian-sponsored press conferences concerning the case, there has been extensive coverage in the -LaRouchian press. One such story featuring Clark appeared in -LaRouche's New Federalist on October 13, 1989. Clark was quoted +LaRouchian press. One such story featuring Clark appeared in +LaRouche's New Federalist on October 13, 1989. Clark was quoted as saying that even though he had once been a political opponent of LaRouche, he had now come to his defense because of constitutional abuses such as a fast jury selection process, massive prejudicial @@ -1598,42 +1598,42 @@ pretrial publicity, and a jury pool which contained numerous government employees, including law enforcement agents from agencies that had allegedly targeted LaRouche.

-

Ramsey Clark has steadfastly refused to disassociate his legal work +

Ramsey Clark has steadfastly refused to disassociate his legal work for the LaRouchians from the political work of the LaRouchians, -despite the fact that the LaRouchians imply Clark's support in -numerous newspaper and magazine articles. Most critics of Clark's +despite the fact that the LaRouchians imply Clark's support in +numerous newspaper and magazine articles. Most critics of Clark's silence regarding the LaRouchians say they understand he has a duty as an attorney to represent the LaRouchians fully and vigorously, but feel he has not been sensitive to the ways in which the LaRouchians are using his name in the political arena. These critics point out that the ethical imperatives for an attorney are different than the moral obligations of a leader of an antiwar movement. They -say Clark has a political responsibility to distance himself from +say Clark has a political responsibility to distance himself from the LaRouche organization, which is separate from his role as their attorney.

-

Sometimes it appears that Clark's support of the LaRouche cause +

Sometimes it appears that Clark's support of the LaRouche cause has moved beyond mere legal representation. According to the July -6, 1990 New Federalist, on June 19, 1990, Clark spoke at a private +6, 1990 New Federalist, on June 19, 1990, Clark spoke at a private meeting coordinated with the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), a multi-governmental association and human rights forum that solicits input from non-governmental groups. The <New -Federalist> reported that "Clark's trip was sponsored by the Schiller +Federalist> reported that "Clark's trip was sponsored by the Schiller Institute's Commission to Investigate Human Rights Violations, a non-governmental organization which is urging the CSCE to take up -the case of Lyndon LaRouche, the U.S. economist and statesman who -is now America's most prominent political prisoner." The Schiller +the case of Lyndon LaRouche, the U.S. economist and statesman who +is now America's most prominent political prisoner." The Schiller Institute is a LaRouchian front group which once published a book -claiming British Jews helped put Hitler into power.

+claiming British Jews helped put Hitler into power.

-

In his CSCE speech, Clark is reported to have said he had reviewed +

In his CSCE speech, Clark is reported to have said he had reviewed a random selection of sixty-five published articles on LaRouche appearing in the several years prior to LaRouche's prosecution. -Clark reportedly said "here you see that he's called every bad +Clark reportedly said "here you see that he's called every bad thing you can imagine--Nazi, anti-Semitic, violence-prone, thief--over and over again. Vilification...it was absolutely astounding."

-

The New Federalist article reported that Clark said that LaRouche +

The New Federalist article reported that Clark said that LaRouche was prosecuted on "economic crimes that didn't exist, because this was a political movement, it was not a for-profit activity and wasn't intended to be a for-profit activity, it was a political @@ -1642,47 +1642,47 @@ a fifteen-year sentence on a man who's sixty-six years old. To destroy a political movement. Obviously....Unless you can wrench [the political process] free from [the] plutocracy that absolutely controls with an iron hand that essentially one-party system, you -won't have that change. And that's what the Lyndon LaRouche case +won't have that change. And that's what the Lyndon LaRouche case is about: you."

At a February 28, 1991 international conference in Algeria to oppose -U.S. intervention in the Gulf, Clark shared the podium with long-time -LaRouche associate Jacques Cheminade, president of the Schiller +U.S. intervention in the Gulf, Clark shared the podium with long-time +LaRouche associate Jacques Cheminade, president of the Schiller Institute in France.

-

- Clark Responds -

+

- Clark Responds -

-

Clark confirmed in an interview that he had spoken about the LaRouche +

Clark confirmed in an interview that he had spoken about the LaRouche case in Europe at the CSCE conference, but said he had not seen the transcript of his speech that appeared in LaRouche's <New Federalist>, and said his speech was not written in advance so he -had no copy. If the report of Clark's comments in New Federalist +had no copy. If the report of Clark's comments in New Federalist are accurate--and to a large degree they reflect wording in the appeals brief he signed--then there are serious questions as to -what he thinks of the LaRouchians. Clark seems to discount as +what he thinks of the LaRouchians. Clark seems to discount as propaganda the charges that the LaRouchians are fascists, anti-Semites, -or neo-Nazis. Other critics question Mr. Clark's decision to appear +or neo-Nazis. Other critics question Mr. Clark's decision to appear at the CSCE-related meeting at all, pointing out that such appearances go beyond legal representation.

-

Clark said he had not seen any materials suggesting the LaRouche +

Clark said he had not seen any materials suggesting the LaRouche people were using his name to organize students and others into their antiwar work but he would like to see that material or any -other related information. But Clark seemed relatively unconcerned +other related information. But Clark seemed relatively unconcerned that the LaRouchians might be using or abusing his name in their political work. "That's a risk you always have," as a defense -counsel, said Clark.

+counsel, said Clark.

-

Clark said that the somewhat glowing description of the LaRouche +

Clark said that the somewhat glowing description of the LaRouche political movement in the appeals brief he signed reflected the right of any defendant to portray itself in a positive light.

-

According to Clark, the prosecution of LaRouche in Virginia was a +

According to Clark, the prosecution of LaRouche in Virginia was a travesty of procedure and a clear violation of the Constitutional -right to a fair trial. Clark said the issue was not whether or not +right to a fair trial. Clark said the issue was not whether or not the LaRouche people were guilty of crimes, but whether or not they had received a fair trial. On the question of representation of -controversial clients on legal appeals, Clark said:

+controversial clients on legal appeals, Clark said:

"It's a question of rights, not a question of facts. I remain focused on the legal rights and not the nature of the person @@ -1696,52 +1696,52 @@ defense. By prefacing a defense by first saying `of course, he is a terrible person' it disables people from considering the matter fairly. "

-

Clark said the government had demonized people like Saddam Hussein -and Lyndon LaRouche and that he felt it was not appropriate to give +

Clark said the government had demonized people like Saddam Hussein +and Lyndon LaRouche and that he felt it was not appropriate to give in to the pejorative labeling of such persons when discussing their -activities. This is the same rationale used by Clark in 1986 when +activities. This is the same rationale used by Clark in 1986 when he was criticized for not distancing himself from his client Karl -Linnas, a Nazi collaborator who was eventually deported because he +Linnas, a Nazi collaborator who was eventually deported because he had lied about his past to gain entrance to the U.S. after World -War II. Clark represented Linnas in an appeal which objected to -the procedures followed in the deportation. Critics of Clark, -including Daniel Levitas of the Center for Democratic Renewal, said -Clark was insensitive to the fact that anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi -groups were using Clark's appeal to buttress their claims that -Linnas was innocent or that the Holocaust was a hoax.[f-5]

+War II. Clark represented Linnas in an appeal which objected to +the procedures followed in the deportation. Critics of Clark, +including Daniel Levitas of the Center for Democratic Renewal, said +Clark was insensitive to the fact that anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi +groups were using Clark's appeal to buttress their claims that +Linnas was innocent or that the Holocaust was a hoax.[f-5]

-

Rev. James Bevel

+

Rev. James Bevel

-

The Rev. James Bevel is an African-American minister from Chicago +

The Rev. James Bevel is an African-American minister from Chicago with a long history of civil rights work but a recent reputation -as an opportunist who has swung far to the right. Rev. Bevel now +as an opportunist who has swung far to the right. Rev. Bevel now works closely with groups controlled by two neo-fascists, the Rev. -Sun Myung Moon and Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. The Moon network supported -the war effort, while the LaRouchians did not. Bevel focused his +Sun Myung Moon and Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. The Moon network supported +the war effort, while the LaRouchians did not. Bevel focused his energy in opposing the Gulf War, primarily through an alliance with -the LaRouchians. Bevel's ties to the LaRouchians go back several -years. Bevel not only appeared as a panelist at the LaRouchian +the LaRouchians. Bevel's ties to the LaRouchians go back several +years. Bevel not only appeared as a panelist at the LaRouchian antiwar conference in Chicago, but he also has endorsed LaRouche's congressional candidacy, and speaks regularly at LaRouchian forums. -Bevel has served on committees created by several LaRouchian front +Bevel has served on committees created by several LaRouchian front groups, and writes a column for the LaRouchian newspaper <New -Federalist>. Bevel has been an effective organizer for the LaRouchians, +Federalist>. Bevel has been an effective organizer for the LaRouchians, and took a high profile in their antiwar organizing.

-

Dr. Manning Marable, in a 1986 column, listed Bevel among a small +

Dr. Manning Marable, in a 1986 column, listed Bevel among a small group of "prominent civil rights spokesmen [who] have gone so far as to form alliances with ultra-right groups, which might give lipservice to blacks' traditional interests." The LaRouchians have sought coalitions with local African-American community activists for many years, often working through religious leaders. A recent example was the LaRouchian support for then Washington, D.C. Mayor -Marion Barry. During Barry's trial on drug charges, the LaRouchians -and the Nation of Islam helped organize protests on behalf of Barry. -The LaRouchian representative during these protests was Bevel.

+Marion Barry. During Barry's trial on drug charges, the LaRouchians +and the Nation of Islam helped organize protests on behalf of Barry. +The LaRouchian representative during these protests was Bevel.

-

When Bevel endorsed Lyndon LaRouche's congressional candidacy (in +

When Bevel endorsed Lyndon LaRouche's congressional candidacy (in Virginia's 10th Congressional District), he signed a statement -which included the claim, "Lyndon LaRouche is known and respected +which included the claim, "Lyndon LaRouche is known and respected in every nation of the Third World as the primary opponent of the genocide policies of the IMF and as the architect and principal spokesman for a new and more just world economic order that guarantees @@ -1752,110 +1752,110 @@ mentioned before, LaRouche has written that history would not judge harshly those persons who took to the streets and beat homosexuals to death with baseball bats to stop the spread of AIDS.

-

Bevel represented the LaRouchian Schiller Institute in Omaha, +

Bevel represented the LaRouchian Schiller Institute in Omaha, Nebraska. The Omaha World-Herald reported on January 6, 1991:

-

""Bevel was one of 10 people who came to Nebraska in October as +

""Bevel was one of 10 people who came to Nebraska in October as members of a group calling itself the Citizens Fact-Finding Commission to Investigate Human rights Violations of Children in Nebraska. -That group was organized by the Schiller Institute of Washington, +That group was organized by the Schiller Institute of Washington, D.C., and Wiesbaden, Germany. The institute was founded in 1984 by -Helga Zepp-LaRouche. She is the wife of Lyndon LaRouche, who is -serving a 15-year sentence for fraud and tax evasion....The Schiller +Helga Zepp-LaRouche. She is the wife of Lyndon LaRouche, who is +serving a 15-year sentence for fraud and tax evasion....The Schiller group's printed statement disputed the findings of two grand juries in the Franklin case. A check by the World-Herald of some of the `facts' in the statement turned up several apparent errors. "

-

While Rev. Bevel's historic role as a valued civil rights leader +

While Rev. Bevel's historic role as a valued civil rights leader is unquestioned, he has in recent years lost his constituency and -his political moorings. Dr. Manning Marable noted noted in 1986 -that Bevel, had become "a Republican party leader in Chicago's +his political moorings. Dr. Manning Marable noted noted in 1986 +that Bevel, had become "a Republican party leader in Chicago's Black community, and soon earned the reputation as an extremist of the right."

-

Some time after the LaRouche conviction in January 1989, Bevel +

Some time after the LaRouche conviction in January 1989, Bevel began to appear as a featured speaker at LaRouchian conferences, and began to write a column in the LaRouchian New Federalist. As Marable noted in 1986:

-

"The right-wing sect of Lyndon LaRouche has also initiated a campaign +

"The right-wing sect of Lyndon LaRouche has also initiated a campaign to recruit black supporters. As in the case of the Unification Church, the LaRouchians work primarily through several fronts, the -Schiller Institute and the National Democratic Policy Committee. +Schiller Institute and the National Democratic Policy Committee. Again, the LaRouchians have been linked to a number of racist and extremist groups, including the Liberty Lobby, the Klan and neo-Nazis. Currently, the LaRouchians are vigorously opposing sanctions against South African apartheid. "

-

While in Chicago, Bevel regularly broke ranks with the African-American-led -coalition behind the late Mayor Harold Washington. At the same -time, Bevel was working with Moon's front group CAUSA. In an -interview with Bevel at an Illinois CAUSA meeting, I asked him why +

While in Chicago, Bevel regularly broke ranks with the African-American-led +coalition behind the late Mayor Harold Washington. At the same +time, Bevel was working with Moon's front group CAUSA. In an +interview with Bevel at an Illinois CAUSA meeting, I asked him why he would ally himself with a religious/political movement such as -that run by Rev. Moon. Bevel replied that it was a tactical coalition +that run by Rev. Moon. Bevel replied that it was a tactical coalition based on agreement that the main danger in the world was communism. -Bevel argued that communism was a godless philosophy, and that as +Bevel argued that communism was a godless philosophy, and that as a Christian, it was his obligation to fight godlessness.

-

Bevel's CAUSA ties garnered him some unflattering publicity. -According to the December 12, 1987 Chicago Sun-Times, Bevel was +

Bevel's CAUSA ties garnered him some unflattering publicity. +According to the December 12, 1987 Chicago Sun-Times, Bevel was one of four persons belonging to "groups created by the Rev. Sun -Myung Moon's Unification Church" who erected a creche and nativity +Myung Moon's Unification Church" who erected a creche and nativity scene at Chicago's Daley Center Plaza. The Chicago Sun-Times -reported that "William J. Grutzmacher, who obtained the permit and +reported that "William J. Grutzmacher, who obtained the permit and paid $2000 for the creche, gave a speech in October to a business group in Merrillville, Ind., apparently so anti-Semitic that a local newspaper ran an editorial denouncing him." The head of the -Rotary Club that had co-sponsored Grutzmacher's speech told the +Rotary Club that had co-sponsored Grutzmacher's speech told the reporter, "He made charges...that the Communist Party is headed by Jews, and that the Jews were responsible for every negative thing that has happened since World War II."

-

Bevel has also worked with other Moon fronts. In the October, 1990 -issue of American Freedom Journal, Bevel is listed as serving on -the National Policy Board of the American Freedom Coalition, chaired -by the ultra-conservative Hon. Richard Ichord. The American Freedom -Coalition (AFC) is a joint project of Rev. Moon and the Rev. Robert +

Bevel has also worked with other Moon fronts. In the October, 1990 +issue of American Freedom Journal, Bevel is listed as serving on +the National Policy Board of the American Freedom Coalition, chaired +by the ultra-conservative Hon. Richard Ichord. The American Freedom +Coalition (AFC) is a joint project of Rev. Moon and the Rev. Robert G. Grant of the ultra-right Christian fundamentalist group Christian -Voice. AFC fundraised for Oliver North, and Bevel sits on the AFC -National Policy Board with Maj. Gen. John K. Singlaub, implicated -in the Iran-Contragate scandal; Lt. Gen. Daniel Graham of High +Voice. AFC fundraised for Oliver North, and Bevel sits on the AFC +National Policy Board with Maj. Gen. John K. Singlaub, implicated +in the Iran-Contragate scandal; Lt. Gen. Daniel Graham of High Frontier, the pro-Star Wars lobby; and rightist historian Dr. Cleon -Skousen. The late Dr. Ralph David Abernathy was a long-time member -of the AFC Board of Directors along with pro-interventionist -Ambassador Phillip Sanchez. On the AFC National Advisory Board sit -rightist fundraising guru Richard Viguerie, and Slava Stetsko, -president of the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations (ABN). ABN is +Skousen. The late Dr. Ralph David Abernathy was a long-time member +of the AFC Board of Directors along with pro-interventionist +Ambassador Phillip Sanchez. On the AFC National Advisory Board sit +rightist fundraising guru Richard Viguerie, and Slava Stetsko, +president of the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations (ABN). ABN is notorious because it is the descendant and spiritual heir of the -Committee of Subjugated Nations, formed in 1943 by Hitler's allies. -According to author Russ Bellant, "The ABN brought together fascist +Committee of Subjugated Nations, formed in 1943 by Hitler's allies. +According to author Russ Bellant, "The ABN brought together fascist forces from Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, the Ukraine, the Baltic -States, Slovenia and other nations." Slava Stetsko is the widow of -Yaroslav Stetsko, leader of the Nazi puppet government in the +States, Slovenia and other nations." Slava Stetsko is the widow of +Yaroslav Stetsko, leader of the Nazi puppet government in the Ukraine during World War II. She once wrote a glowing introduction to a book that defined anti-Semitism as a "smear word used by Communists against those who effectively oppose and expose them."

-

These are the fascist forces with which Bevel has allied himself, +

These are the fascist forces with which Bevel has allied himself, and is a striking example of the opportunistic flexibility of fascism as a political ideology, able not only to embrace Nazi-collaborators but also to entice Black civil rights activists. -Bevel's ties to the fascist Moon circles are through a shared +Bevel's ties to the fascist Moon circles are through a shared loathing of communism as a godless ideology, an issue which resonates with many Black church-based constituencies. Another congruent theme that fascism can employ to seek alliances with African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans is the opportunistic manipulation of the issues of nationalism and self determination.

-

Other Black leaders such as Roy Innis and the late Ralph David -Abernathy have forged alliances with the fascist right. Innis has -worked in alliance with the LaRouchians. Abernathy worked with -Moon's Unification movement until his death.

+

Other Black leaders such as Roy Innis and the late Ralph David +Abernathy have forged alliances with the fascist right. Innis has +worked in alliance with the LaRouchians. Abernathy worked with +Moon's Unification movement until his death.

Other Right-Wing Groups and the Gulf War

Conservative groups overwhelmingly supported sending U.S. troops -to the Gulf. Right-wing forces aligned with Rev. Sun Myung Moon +to the Gulf. Right-wing forces aligned with Rev. Sun Myung Moon and those supportive of the Israeli political right forged a pro-war coalition that placed ads in newspapers and purchased television commercials.

@@ -1866,22 +1866,22 @@ isolationist or "America First" position, and opposed sending U.S. troops to fight the Gulf War.

The LaRouchian antiwar theories parallel many of the themes promoted -by the Liberty Lobby, the Birch Society, and author Fletcher Prouty. +by the Liberty Lobby, the Birch Society, and author Fletcher Prouty. According to one flyer issued by the LaRouchians, "If war is to come, it will be the result of deliberate `geopolitical' plotting -by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Lord Carrington, and -other London friends of Henry Kissinger."

+by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Lord Carrington, and +other London friends of Henry Kissinger."

Some white supremacists outlined a frank racist agenda in their Gulf War publications. The Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux -Klan, in the January/February, 1991 issue of The Klansman, ran +Klan, in the January/February, 1991 issue of The Klansman, ran a banner headline "War in the Middle East? Another Blood Sacrifice on the Altar of International Jewry. Integrated Effeminate U.S. Military Will Not Win!" On Target, published by Northpoint Tactical Teams in North Carolina, released a forty-page special edition, "Desert Shield and the New World Order," which ascribes the conflict -to a Jewish-Communist conspiracy involving Henry Kissinger, David -Rockefeller, George Bush, and Mikhail Gorbachev.

+to a Jewish-Communist conspiracy involving Henry Kissinger, David +Rockefeller, George Bush, and Mikhail Gorbachev.

At the 35th Anniversary Liberty Lobby convention held in September, 1990 there was considerable antiwar sentiment expressed by speakers @@ -1892,30 +1892,30 @@ shaping the events that led to the Gulf War, the history of Liberty Lobby is to circulate lurid anti-Jewish propaganda, not principled factual criticisms.

-

At the conference Fletcher Prouty released the new Institute for +

At the conference Fletcher Prouty released the new Institute for Historical Review's Noontide Press edition of his book on CIA -intrigue, The Secret Team. Prouty moderated a panel where -much-decorated Vietnam veteran Bo Gritz wove a conspiracy theory +intrigue, The Secret Team. Prouty moderated a panel where +much-decorated Vietnam veteran Bo Gritz wove a conspiracy theory which explained the U.S. confrontation with Iraq as a product of -the same "Secret Team" outlined by Prouty. Both Prouty and Gritz +the same "Secret Team" outlined by Prouty. Both Prouty and Gritz serve on the advisory board of Liberty Lobby's Populist Action Committee. Spotlight's coverage of Gritz featured a headline proclaiming "Gritz Warns...Get Ready to Fight or Lose Freedom: Links Drugs, CIA, Mossad; Slams U.S. Foreign Policy; Alerts Patriots -to Martial Law Threat."

+to Martial Law Threat."

Other conference speakers and moderators at the September 1990 -Liberty Lobby convention included attorney Mark Lane, who has +Liberty Lobby convention included attorney Mark Lane, who has drifted into alliances with Liberty Lobby that far transcend his -role as the group's lawyer, and comedian and activist Dick Gregory, +role as the group's lawyer, and comedian and activist Dick Gregory, whose anti-government rhetoric finds fertile soil on the far right. -Dick Gregory also spoke in 1991 at the January 19th antiwar rally +Dick Gregory also spoke in 1991 at the January 19th antiwar rally in Washington, D.C. Organizers of the antiwar event say they were unaware of Gregory's previous appearance at the Liberty Lobby meeting.

-

Mark Lane and Dick Gregory co-authored a 1977 book on the assassination -of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and both have circulated complex +

Mark Lane and Dick Gregory co-authored a 1977 book on the assassination +of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and both have circulated complex conspiracy theories about other world events which could account in part for their drift towards the conspiratorial Liberty Lobby network.

@@ -1933,7 +1933,7 @@ supremacist--and those that do not.

People associated with Liberty Lobby and the historically-related Populist Party circulated antiwar and pro-isolationist literature, including Liberty Lobby's weekly newspaper Spotlight, at several -antiwar rallies, including demonstrations in Boston, Washington, +antiwar rallies, including demonstrations in Boston, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and West Palm Beach, Florida. Spotlight cheers the activities of U.S. neo-Nazis and skinheads but masks its anti-Jewish stance behind coded phrases such as "dual-loyalist." @@ -1942,7 +1942,7 @@ According to the Center for Democratic Renewal:

"The Florida Populist Party attended [the Florida] anti-war rally...handing out a leaflet that read in part: `The most conspicuous foes of war have been on the left, and we in the Populist Party -support their efforts.' Don Black, a former Klan leader, had a +support their efforts.' Don Black, a former Klan leader, had a taped message on the Party's phone line: `Make no mistake, this is Israel's war, and American sons and daughters are fighting it for them.' "

@@ -1979,29 +1979,29 @@ objective: Power. "

"

"Distilling 14 years' research in semi-secret Jewish sources, -evangelical writer Theodore Winston Pike demonstrates that through +evangelical writer Theodore Winston Pike demonstrates that through Kabbalistic occultism, international banking, communism, liberalism, and media control, Israel is doing exactly what the Bible prophesies: establishing a power base in the Middle East upon which her false messiah, AntiChrist, will someday rule. "

-

- The Buchanan Controversy The issue of anti-Jewish rhetoric over +

- The Buchanan Controversy The issue of anti-Jewish rhetoric over the Gulf crisis first surfaced in September, 1990 as part of a long simmering feud within the political right in the United States. -Ultra-conservative columnist Pat Buchanan fired the first salvo to +Ultra-conservative columnist Pat Buchanan fired the first salvo to reach the mainstream media when he declared on the McLaughlin Group roundtable television program that the two groups most favoring war in the Middle East were "the Israeli Defense Ministry and its amen chorus in the United States." New York Times columnist A.M. -Rosenthal charged that Buchanan's comments reflected anti-Semitism, -to which Buchanan retorted that Rosenthal had made a "contract hit" +Rosenthal charged that Buchanan's comments reflected anti-Semitism, +to which Buchanan retorted that Rosenthal had made a "contract hit" on him in collusion with the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith (ADL).

To unravel the background of the dispute takes a political scorecard. -Buchanan is allied with reactionary and hard-line rightist forces +Buchanan is allied with reactionary and hard-line rightist forces in the U.S. who sometimes are called paleo-conservatives or -"Paleocons" due to their ties to the "Old Right" in the United +"Paleocons" due to their ties to the "Old Right" in the United States. Racism and anti-Jewish bigotry were common themes in some (although not all) Old Right groups. ADL is a Jewish human rights group often allied with the "Neocons," the neo-conservative movement @@ -2016,14 +2016,14 @@ neo-conservatism is a Jewish ideology. This is as prejudiced an assertion as the claim that communism is a Jewish ideology because of the role played in it by some Jewish intellectuals.

-

Buchanan's statement in and of itself was not necessarily anti-Jewish, -but in the context of Buchanan's long record of insensitivity when -writing about Jews, the contention that Buchanan is an anti-Semite -is not without foundation. Buchanan has not only defended those +

Buchanan's statement in and of itself was not necessarily anti-Jewish, +but in the context of Buchanan's long record of insensitivity when +writing about Jews, the contention that Buchanan is an anti-Semite +is not without foundation. Buchanan has not only defended those who say the Holocaust was a hoax, but implied their views have some -merit. Buchanan endorsed the work of the Rockford Institute after +merit. Buchanan endorsed the work of the Rockford Institute after other conservatives criticized it for its tolerance of apparently -anti-Jewish sentiments. In his January 25, 1990 newsletter, Buchanan +anti-Jewish sentiments. In his January 25, 1990 newsletter, Buchanan penned what was in essence an ode to fascism which celebrated the efficiency of autocracy, and concluded with the line, "If the people are corrupt, the more democracy, the worse the government." The @@ -2039,8 +2039,8 @@ strong Israel dominated by hard-line ultra-conservative political parties that would stand as a bulwark against communism in the Middle East.

-

Author Sara Diamond (who covered the Buchanan/Rosenthal feud in <Z -Magazine>) notes "the Buchanan forces explicitly rejected coalition +

Author Sara Diamond (who covered the Buchanan/Rosenthal feud in <Z +Magazine>) notes "the Buchanan forces explicitly rejected coalition with the left on the issue of opposing intervention in the Gulf."

The Courtship Continues

@@ -2048,9 +2048,9 @@ with the left on the issue of opposing intervention in the Gulf."

"Reactionary concepts plus revolutionary emotion result in Fascist mentality. "

-

(Wilhelm Reich)

+

(Wilhelm Reich)

-

Craig Hulet's Reductionist Gulf War Critiques

+

Craig Hulet's Reductionist Gulf War Critiques

One critic of government policies who draws from both left and right sources and perspectives is Seattle-based analyst Craig B. @@ -2063,12 +2063,12 @@ interview that his theories have no relation to conspiracist theories such as those circulated by the John Birch Society, and he is quick to distance himself from the racialist and anti-Jewish theories of far-right groups such as Liberty Lobby. Still, Hulet's analysis, -which exaggerates the role of the Al Sabah family in world affairs, +which exaggerates the role of the Al Sabah family in world affairs, has many of the hallmarks of other oversimplified conspiracist theories which reduce complex issues to simple equations; and it seems to scapegoat one family of Arabs, albeit one with powerful financial holdings, in a way that would be equally unacceptable if -their name was Rothschild rather than Al Sabah. No matter what his +their name was Rothschild rather than Al Sabah. No matter what his actual affiliations, Hulet essentially employs a variation on the elite financial insider conspiracy of the John Birch Society.

@@ -2078,23 +2078,23 @@ laced with conspiratorial theories. The basic theme of his Gulf War analysis boils down to an assertion that Kuwait's ruling Al Sabah family dictated U.S. policy in the Gulf War in concert with ruling financial elites in the United States. According to Hulet, -the Al Sabah family could do this because they controlled vast +the Al Sabah family could do this because they controlled vast financial holdings in the U.S. and they threatened to withdraw those holdings and collapse the U.S. economy unless the U.S. pushed Iraq out of Kuwait. Hulet also maintains that the investments of -George Bush and his father Prescott make George Bush vulnerable to -manipulation by the Al Sabah family.

+George Bush and his father Prescott make George Bush vulnerable to +manipulation by the Al Sabah family.

A Hulet promotional brochure reveals a pattern of similar reductionist statements and unsubstantiated conspiratorial claims. According to the brochure:

-

"Hulet outlines the actual political objectives of the Bush -administration regarding the Middle East...why we gave Hussein the -green light to invade Kuwait and why Bush will disallow any -legitimate cease fire overture by Hussein....volatile...material -concerning George Bush's connections as well as those of his father, -Prescott Bush...Middle East and the New World Order discussed in +

"Hulet outlines the actual political objectives of the Bush +administration regarding the Middle East...why we gave Hussein the +green light to invade Kuwait and why Bush will disallow any +legitimate cease fire overture by Hussein....volatile...material +concerning George Bush's connections as well as those of his father, +Prescott Bush...Middle East and the New World Order discussed in detail... "

The brochure claims that the Hulet report <Overview of Government @@ -2122,7 +2122,7 @@ aim (the synthesis). A Global Regime. "

of Hulet's work concerns conspiracies of the "elites." Actually, much of Hulet's thesis is an echo of the book "Call it Conspiracy" by Larry Abraham, which is itself a rewrite and expansion of the -book "None Dare Call it Conspiracy" by Gary Allen and Larry Abraham. +book "None Dare Call it Conspiracy" by Gary Allen and Larry Abraham. Allen's writings were widely popularized by the John Birch Society. Hulet's intellectual tradition can clearly be shown to be congruent with that of the John Birch Society.

@@ -2157,24 +2157,24 @@ of our society. It has always historically been them versus us. The government versus the people. And the American people have to stop fighting amongst themselves. "

-

Hulet recommends the research on Trilateralism of Antony C. Sutton, +

Hulet recommends the research on Trilateralism of Antony C. Sutton, a far-right theorist who publishes the <Phoenix Letter: A Report on the Abuse of Power>, and Future Technology Intelligence Report. -The latter carried Sutton's sentiment that "without political +The latter carried Sutton's sentiment that "without political intervention cancer would have been cured decades ago." Citing -Sutton in any context is problematic given Sutton's exotic views. -Sutton, for instance, asserts that various government and political +Sutton in any context is problematic given Sutton's exotic views. +Sutton, for instance, asserts that various government and political operatives, controlled by international bankers, have suppressed the technology to control the weather, produce free energy, and -achieve "Acoustical Levitation." Sutton also reports on "possible +achieve "Acoustical Levitation." Sutton also reports on "possible advanced alien technology" including anti-gravity devices recovered from UFOs by the U.S. government. When Hulet was asked why he would -put forward Sutton as someone to prove his thesis, he replied that -it was a choice between Sutton and Holly Sklar, and he considered -Sklar a Marxist. This says much about the political milieu from +put forward Sutton as someone to prove his thesis, he replied that +it was a choice between Sutton and Holly Sklar, and he considered +Sklar a Marxist. This says much about the political milieu from which Hulet is emerging.

-

Sklar, who has written progressive critiques of the Trilateralists, +

Sklar, who has written progressive critiques of the Trilateralists, warns antiwar activists that "there is a big difference between understanding the influence of the Trilateral Commission on world affairs and the paranoid right-wing fantasy that the Trilateralists @@ -2182,16 +2182,16 @@ and their allies are an omnipotent cabal controlling the world. It's important for people to base their political decisions on facts, not lazy catch-all conspiracy theories."

-

Journalist David Barsamian interviewed Hulet for a Boulder, Colorado +

Journalist David Barsamian interviewed Hulet for a Boulder, Colorado radio station and his Alternative Radio tape series which is aired on numerous local radio stations nationwide. The Open Magazine pamphlet series reproduced a transcript of Barsamian's interview with Hulet, and sold them alongside interviews with researchers who have a more substantial and serious track record, including -Noam Chomsky, Helen Caldicott, and John Stockwell. After selling +Noam Chomsky, Helen Caldicott, and John Stockwell. After selling one thousand copies of the pamphlet--far less than the others, Open Magazine did not reprint the pamphlet and it went out of -print, according to co-owner Stuart Sahulka. According to Sahulka, +print, according to co-owner Stuart Sahulka. According to Sahulka, the Hulet pamphlet was published because there was "such an overpressing need for information about the war," and that except for exaggerating the amount of Kuwaiti investment in the U.S., it @@ -2216,7 +2216,7 @@ largest audience through radio talk shows.

Barsamian warns progressives of falling for the type of "left guruism" where sensational anti-government theories are accepted without any independent critical analysis. He notes that during -the Gulf crisis Craig Hulet was elevated to expert status by +the Gulf crisis Craig Hulet was elevated to expert status by progressives who accepted his pronouncements as fact without seriously examining his credentials, which he sometimes inflates.

@@ -2238,96 +2238,96 @@ all researchers should be held.

An especially useful book in understanding how Hulet's conspiracy theories of oligarchic manipulation, anti-government demagoguery, and appeal to individualism fits into the fascist tradition is "The -Fascist Ego" by William R. Tucker.[f-7] The book is a study of -the French intellectual fascist, Robert Brasillach, whose egocentric +Fascist Ego" by William R. Tucker.[f-7] The book is a study of +the French intellectual fascist, Robert Brasillach, whose egocentric flirtation with fascism ended with his execution as a collaborator at the end of WWII.

-

Author Tucker, as the jacket blurb explains:

+

Author Tucker, as the jacket blurb explains:

-

"...sees in Brasillach's involvement in fascism a form of anarchic +

"...sees in Brasillach's involvement in fascism a form of anarchic individualism or `right-wing anarchism.' He suggests that, far from -being a form of social or moral conservatism, Brasillach's fascism +being a form of social or moral conservatism, Brasillach's fascism was inspired by an anti-modernism that placed the creative individuals -sensibilities and his ego at the center of things. Brasillach's +sensibilities and his ego at the center of things. Brasillach's fear that the individualist prerogatives of the creative elite would be submerged in the industrialized and rationalized society that loomed on the horizon was important as a basis for his thoughts and actions. "

-

To understand Brasillach and his soul-mates is to understand Craig +

To understand Brasillach and his soul-mates is to understand Craig Hulet, and his followers.

How the Populist Party Uses Hulet

-

While Craig Hulet, featured on the California Pacifica radio +

While Craig Hulet, featured on the California Pacifica radio stations, is careful to distance himself from views that are racist or anti-Jewish, not everyone who champions Hulet as an commentator -on the Gulf War or Bush's New World Order makes those distinctions. +on the Gulf War or Bush's New World Order makes those distinctions. Some persons, wittingly or not, use Hulet's theories to introduce others to the more bigoted theorists. Hulet helped spark a political movement in California following the Gulf War that, according to persons attending the meetings, fed scores, perhaps hundreds, of political activists into a far-right, racist, and anti-Jewish political organizing drive supporting the Presidential candidacy -of Col. James Bo Gritz of the Populist Party.

+of Col. James Bo Gritz of the Populist Party.

The story of one person living in the Bay Area, called here Dana -Pierce, illustrates the study group phenomenon sparked by Hulet's +Pierce, illustrates the study group phenomenon sparked by Hulet's presentations. The story shows an organizing dynamic in action, and is not meant to imply that Hulet is a party to the dynamic, merely that others opportunistically use Hulet as bait.

-

Dana Pierce had become critical of domestic U.S. financial policies, -and attended a meeting of others who shared that view. Pierce was +

Dana Pierce had become critical of domestic U.S. financial policies, +and attended a meeting of others who shared that view. Pierce was invited by the leader of the group, an older man with "a pro-democracy demeanor," to a meeting in the San Rafael area to meet someone who might assist with a particular financial problem.

At that second meeting, the facilitator announced the group was -trying to understand George Bush and the New World Order. They were +trying to understand George Bush and the New World Order. They were studying history and political science, and were reading material -by Noam Chomsky. It was explained that the group had formed after +by Noam Chomsky. It was explained that the group had formed after several core persons, who opposed sending U.S. troops to the Gulf, -had heard Craig Hulet's speeches in the Bay Area, primarily on +had heard Craig Hulet's speeches in the Bay Area, primarily on radio station KPFA, both in live interviews and on tape. Some people had seen Hulet on videotape. They had responded to Hulet's call for people to educate themselves by forming the group.

The group consisted of at least thirty people and had met about -four times when Pierce attended the meeting. For the main program -of the meeting, the group watched a videotape of Eustace Mullins +four times when Pierce attended the meeting. For the main program +of the meeting, the group watched a videotape of Eustace Mullins talking about the sinister aspects of the Federal Reserve system. -As the tape progressed, Pierce became increasingly uneasy.

+As the tape progressed, Pierce became increasingly uneasy.

-

"Mullins was jumping back and forth, claiming bankers supported -both the Bolshevik revolution and the Nazis, he praised the right-wing -Hunt brothers, and then began to mention the Rothschild family. He +

"Mullins was jumping back and forth, claiming bankers supported +both the Bolshevik revolution and the Nazis, he praised the right-wing +Hunt brothers, and then began to mention the Rothschild family. He said the CIA was part of the plot, and William F. Buckley is CIA which was why some conservative groups dismissed his theories. All the while I watched people smiling and nodding their heads and I began to wonder if I was the only one to catch the reference to -the Rothschilds and wondered if I was being over-sensitive because +the Rothschilds and wondered if I was being over-sensitive because I was Jewish. "

-

After the tape, according to Pierce, "the host stood up and praised -Mullins and said he was a close associate of Ezra Pound. The host +

After the tape, according to Pierce, "the host stood up and praised +Mullins and said he was a close associate of Ezra Pound. The host also said that the banking system is communistic because both are monopolistic."

-

Pierce went to the local library and looked up a biography of Ezra -Pound and discovered that Mullins had been associated with Pound, -and that Pound was a virulent anti-Semite. Pierce then read Hannah -Arendt's treatise on the origins of anti-Semitism, and pieces of +

Pierce went to the local library and looked up a biography of Ezra +Pound and discovered that Mullins had been associated with Pound, +and that Pound was a virulent anti-Semite. Pierce then read Hannah +Arendt's treatise on the origins of anti-Semitism, and pieces of the puzzle began to fall into place.

-

Pierce had not heard Hulet before and so went to hear a July 1991 +

Pierce had not heard Hulet before and so went to hear a July 1991 speech at the First Unitarian Church in San Francisco. Admission was ten dollars and the audience numbered at least 100.

"He was a glib speaker, and he presents concerns all of us have--concerns many people on the left certainly have about the -Bush administration and how there is no effective congressional +Bush administration and how there is no effective congressional oversight. I can listen to him and agree he is focused on some real problems in this country. What he does is bring into the open a lot of concerns and he discusses issues succinctly and in ways that @@ -2335,27 +2335,27 @@ people can follow. If I had just gone to hear him I probably would have been quite taken with him, but in the context of the first meeting, I listened with skepticism, and am worried. People want so much to believe in him they don't want to hear any criticism. -I saw how people can hear Hulet and then be led to Mullins. If -you look at the origins of anti- Semitism described by Arendt, you +I saw how people can hear Hulet and then be led to Mullins. If +you look at the origins of anti- Semitism described by Arendt, you can see how a self-confident person who provides simple explanations can offer comfort to people who sense that something is wrong with our society and that they are being lied to, which is true. But it was scary to see how easily people were then led into accepting the scapegoating of Jews and the other conspiracy theories discussed -by Eustace Mullins on the videotape. At first I thought there was +by Eustace Mullins on the videotape. At first I thought there was something wrong with me, but now I think there is a serious problem that people on the left need to talk about. "

Hulet was listed in a 1986 Spotlight advertisement as a speaker at a day-long seminar with ultra-rightist Australian Eric D. Butler -and pro-apartheid writer Ivor Benson, a notorious anti-Semite. Both +and pro-apartheid writer Ivor Benson, a notorious anti-Semite. Both men are leading theorists affiliated with Liberty Lobby. Also on -the 1986 panel was rightist newsletter editor Lawrence Patterson, -recently named to the Liberty Lobby PAC, and David Irving, an author +the 1986 panel was rightist newsletter editor Lawrence Patterson, +recently named to the Liberty Lobby PAC, and David Irving, an author who claims the Holocaust was a Jewish hoax. Repeated attempts to interview Hulet regarding this meeting and the California study groups, including a visit to his base in a town north of Seattle, -were brushed off by his wife, Kathleen DePass Hulet, who handles +were brushed off by his wife, Kathleen DePass Hulet, who handles his publicity from a frame shop in downtown Everett, Washington. Hulet has told one newspaper that he did not attend the event. The matter is unimportant in an overall assessment of Hulet's @@ -2369,7 +2369,7 @@ are quite capable of producing factual investigative material and persuasive journalistic stories. For instance, every year "Project Censored" runs a contest to pick the ten top stories not adequately covered by the mainstream press. On a 1991 PBS television program -reviewing the 1990 Project Censored stories, commentator Bill Moyers +reviewing the 1990 Project Censored stories, commentator Bill Moyers held up a copy of the Spotlight as an example of two such stories--one on aspects of U.S. foreign policy in the early days of the Gulf crisis, another highlighting repressive features of an @@ -2380,8 +2380,8 @@ conspiracy theories featuring a paranoid analysis.

At the same time the right has been wooing the left, right-wing groups have been promoting a number of left resources such as books and videos that criticize certain aspects of government policy or -ruling elites. For instance, Noam Chomsky's critiques of U.S. -foreign policy, Holly Sklar's studies of the Trilateral Commission, +ruling elites. For instance, Noam Chomsky's critiques of U.S. +foreign policy, Holly Sklar's studies of the Trilateral Commission, and Brian Glick's manual on domestic repression are praised and distributed by right-wing book peddlers.

@@ -2398,9 +2398,9 @@ corporate influence in the United States, also flow between left and right pro-environmentalists. One Massachusetts environmental activist researches alternative energy sources, circulates materials on elite control of energy policy, and refers interested -environmentalists to the work of Eustace Mullins who writes about +environmentalists to the work of Eustace Mullins who writes about the so-called Jewish international banking conspiracy. In his -worldview, Mullins' research unraveling powerful industrial and +worldview, Mullins' research unraveling powerful industrial and banking conspiracies can help explain government antagonism toward environmental reform[f-8]

@@ -2412,19 +2412,19 @@ credibility of the LaRouchians and Liberty Lobby circles and implies that they are natural allies.

An example of one left/right information alliance involves Dan -Brandt, creator of the Namebase software program, an immensely +Brandt, creator of the Namebase software program, an immensely useful computer tool which searches a huge index of CIA-related -publications and documents. Brandt has created a non-profit group +publications and documents. Brandt has created a non-profit group with a board of advisors composed of both left and right critics of U.S. intelligence agencies, including LaRouche-defender Fletcher -Prouty who joined the advisory board of Liberty Lobby's Populist -Action Committee. On the other hand, Brandt is highly critical of +Prouty who joined the advisory board of Liberty Lobby's Populist +Action Committee. On the other hand, Brandt is highly critical of the LaRouchians.

True Gritz

In 1991, ultra-right political groups began organizing a nationwide -campaign to build support for Populist Party candidate Bo Gritz. +campaign to build support for Populist Party candidate Bo Gritz. Gritz was named in 1991 to the advisory board of the Populist Action Committee created by the quasi-Nazi Liberty Lobby, publisher of the weekly newspaper Spotlight. The Populist Party organizing @@ -2434,34 +2434,34 @@ and attempt to recruit persons from the left.

Also named to the Liberty Lobby Populist Action Committee was retired Air Force Colonel and intelligence specialist Fletcher -Prouty, author of the 1973 book The Secret Team, now published -by IHR. Prouty has been appearing at conferences and on radio +Prouty, author of the 1973 book The Secret Team, now published +by IHR. Prouty has been appearing at conferences and on radio programs sponsored by the Liberty Lobby.

Others named to the Liberty Lobby Populist Action Committee were -Abe Austin, described as an Illinois businessman and expert on -money; Mike Blair, Spotlight writer whose articles on government -repression were highlighted by Project Censored; Ken Bohnsack, an +Abe Austin, described as an Illinois businessman and expert on +money; Mike Blair, Spotlight writer whose articles on government +repression were highlighted by Project Censored; Ken Bohnsack, an Illinois resident called the founder of the Sovereignty movement; -Howard Carson, a Spotlight distributor; William Gill, president -of the protectionist American Coalition for Competitive Trade; Boyd -Godlove Jr., chairman of the Populist Party of Maryland; Martin +Howard Carson, a Spotlight distributor; William Gill, president +of the protectionist American Coalition for Competitive Trade; Boyd +Godlove Jr., chairman of the Populist Party of Maryland; Martin Larson, a contributor to The Journal of Historical Review which -maintains the Holocaust was a Jewish hoax; Roger Lourie, president -of Devin-Adair Publishing; Pauline Mackey, national treasurer for -the 1988 David Duke Populist Party Presidential campaign; Tom +maintains the Holocaust was a Jewish hoax; Roger Lourie, president +of Devin-Adair Publishing; Pauline Mackey, national treasurer for +the 1988 David Duke Populist Party Presidential campaign; Tom McIntyre, national chairman of the Populist Party from 1987-1990; -John Nugent, who ran for Congress from Tennessee as a Republican -in 1990; Lawrence Patterson, publisher of the far-right -ultra-conspiratorial Criminal Politics newsletter; Jerry Pope, -chair of the Kentucky Populist Party; John Rakus, president of the +John Nugent, who ran for Congress from Tennessee as a Republican +in 1990; Lawrence Patterson, publisher of the far-right +ultra-conspiratorial Criminal Politics newsletter; Jerry Pope, +chair of the Kentucky Populist Party; John Rakus, president of the National Justice Foundation; Hon. John R. Rarick, former Democratic -House member now in Louisiana; Sherman Skolnick, a Chicagoan who +House member now in Louisiana; Sherman Skolnick, a Chicagoan who has peddled bizarre conspiracy theories for over a decade; Major James H. Townsend, editor of the National Educator from California; -Jim Tucker, Spotlight contributor who specializes on covering -the Bilderberger banking group; Tom Valentine, Midwest bureau chief -for Spotlight; Raymond Walk, an Illinois critic of free trade; +Jim Tucker, Spotlight contributor who specializes on covering +the Bilderberger banking group; Tom Valentine, Midwest bureau chief +for Spotlight; Raymond Walk, an Illinois critic of free trade; and Robert H. Weems, founding national chairman of the Populist Party.

@@ -2483,42 +2483,42 @@ California.

Gritz's call for the left/right coalition apparently first surfaced publicly at his Freedom Call '90 conference held in July, 1990 in Las Vegas. Speakers at that conference included Gritz and anti-Semite -Eustace Mullins, as well as Father Bill Davis of the Christic -Institute, ex-CIA official (now critic) John Stockwell, and author -Barbara Honneger. This fact of attendance is not meant to imply +Eustace Mullins, as well as Father Bill Davis of the Christic +Institute, ex-CIA official (now critic) John Stockwell, and author +Barbara Honneger. This fact of attendance is not meant to imply that all these persons share the same views. It is meant to demonstrate that Gritz is attempting to draw a broad range of -government critics into a coalition. Stockwell, Honneger, and Davis +government critics into a coalition. Stockwell, Honneger, and Davis have all said their appearance at the conference should not be interpreted as an endorsement of Gritz's research or political views. Gritz's Center for Action still sells a set of tapes from -the conference, including speeches by Gritz and Mullins, along with -Father Davis, Barbara Honneger, and John Stockwell. This set of +the conference, including speeches by Gritz and Mullins, along with +Father Davis, Barbara Honneger, and John Stockwell. This set of tapes is advertised in the Prevailing Winds catalog.

-

John Stockwell has expressed concern over the the way Prevailing +

John Stockwell has expressed concern over the the way Prevailing Winds has lumped his research together with research he finds problematic. In the past, Stockwell has been highly critical of -Honneger as a reliable source of information, and has had criticisms +Honneger as a reliable source of information, and has had criticisms of some aspects of Christic research as well. Stockwell says he "met Gritz there on stage" at the 1990 conference and "came away greatly unimpressed," and he was quick to distance himself from the Populist Party.

After the controversy broke in the left press, a spokesperson at -Prevailing Winds (who asked to be identified simply as Patrick) +Prevailing Winds (who asked to be identified simply as Patrick) said they were now considering at least including a warning in -their catalog about Bo Gritz's ties to the Populist Party and other -rightist and anti-Jewish groups and individuals. Patrick said their +their catalog about Bo Gritz's ties to the Populist Party and other +rightist and anti-Jewish groups and individuals. Patrick said their catalog came out before Gritz accepted the Populist Party presidential nomination, but defended the inclusion of the Gritz material, saying -that "middle America needs this kind of information" because "Bush +that "middle America needs this kind of information" because "Bush is basically a dope-peddling Nazi."

-

Patrick said the appropriateness of carrying Gritz's material, +

Patrick said the appropriateness of carrying Gritz's material, given his ties to the anti-Jewish far right, has been discussed by -the Prevailing Winds staff, and also discussed with Bo Gritz and -with Father Davis of Christic.

+the Prevailing Winds staff, and also discussed with Bo Gritz and +with Father Davis of Christic.

According to the Prevailing Winds representative:

@@ -2528,22 +2528,22 @@ We are interested in getting the information to the people. The good thing about it is no one else is trying to build these bridges between groups. We need to reach a rainbow of people." "

-

Christic's Father Bill Davis walked out of the 1990 Gritz conference -when Mullins gave his speech. Yet over a year after the event, +

Christic's Father Bill Davis walked out of the 1990 Gritz conference +when Mullins gave his speech. Yet over a year after the event, Christic still had made no public statement distancing itself from -Gritz or Mullins. In the meantime, Gritz was touring the country +Gritz or Mullins. In the meantime, Gritz was touring the country promoting Christic's Iran-Contra research and implying a friendly working relationship between himself and key Christic figures, -especially Danny Sheehan. Sheehan is featured in a privately-distributed +especially Danny Sheehan. Sheehan is featured in a privately-distributed videotape program focusing on Gritz's research which takes a critical -look at the Reagan and Bush Administrations' intelligence and drug +look at the Reagan and Bush Administrations' intelligence and drug policies. That videotape, circulated by Gritz and his allies, also uncritically shows a headline from the LaRouchian newspaper <New Federalist> to illustrate a point.

-

Christic's national director, Sara Nelson, told In These Times -that Christic apologizes for the appearance of Davis at the conference -with Mullins, and no one is suggesting that Christic harbors any +

Christic's national director, Sara Nelson, told In These Times +that Christic apologizes for the appearance of Davis at the conference +with Mullins, and no one is suggesting that Christic harbors any racist, anti-Jewish or fascist views. But Christic has not issued a clear and widely disseminated public statement alerting people who may have seen the Prevailing Winds catalog or the Gritz material @@ -2552,9 +2552,9 @@ to be interpreted as a blanket criticism of the Christic Institute. Many Christic projects have been valuable. They circulated a tremendous amount of useful information about the issue of covert action and the Iran-Contra scandal. Especially notable in other -areas are the work of Lewis Pitts at Christic South and the project -by Andy Lang to illustrate problems with forging democracy in -eastern Europe. Yet Christic's Sheehan, Davis, and Nelson have not +areas are the work of Lewis Pitts at Christic South and the project +by Andy Lang to illustrate problems with forging democracy in +eastern Europe. Yet Christic's Sheehan, Davis, and Nelson have not taken seriously the problem of right-wing groups and individuals linking themselves to the Christic case and recruiting Christic supporters in a way that implies a shared agenda. While this is @@ -2562,13 +2562,13 @@ not just a problem with Christic, the role that Christic could, and should, be playing in providing leadership on this question would be extremely useful.

-

In Front Man for Fascism: Bo Gritz and the Racist Populist Party, +

In Front Man for Fascism: Bo Gritz and the Racist Populist Party, a report issued by the California anti-fascist group People Against Racist Terror, the extent to which Gritz has promoted himself on the left is thoroughly detailed. The report urges Christic to be more vocal:

-

"Christic should join the campaign to expose Bo's campaign for the +

"Christic should join the campaign to expose Bo's campaign for the fascist vehicle it is. Christic should take the lead in condemning the Gritz campaign, rather than demanding retractions from those who have raised criticisms and concerns. It should share frankly @@ -2588,33 +2588,33 @@ questions raised by persons who reject the criticism.

On the LaRouchians:

"Were they not victims of government repression and FBI harassment -just like CISPES? Wasn't that what James Ridgeway said in the -Village Voice? Didn't their views get reported by David MacMichael +just like CISPES? Wasn't that what James Ridgeway said in the +Village Voice? Didn't their views get reported by David MacMichael in the newsletter of the former intelligence officers turned critics? -Isn't Ramsey Clark their attorney? Isn't it true that they were +Isn't Ramsey Clark their attorney? Isn't it true that they were reporting on the Iran-Contra affair before the mainstream media -and Congress publicized the matter? Don't several former Christic +and Congress publicized the matter? Don't several former Christic investigators recommend their work? "

"Are they not our natural allies? "

On the Liberty Lobby/Populist network:

-

"Didn't Spotlight get mentioned by Bill Moyers on the PBS program +

"Didn't Spotlight get mentioned by Bill Moyers on the PBS program on the Most Censored Stories awards as an excellent source of -information? Doesn't Bill Davis appear with Bo Gritz at conferences? -Doesn't Danny Sheehan appear on the Bo Gritz videotape? Can't we +information? Doesn't Bill Davis appear with Bo Gritz at conferences? +Doesn't Danny Sheehan appear on the Bo Gritz videotape? Can't we buy Gritz' writings by sending a check to the Christic Institute's -West Coast office? Wasn't that Danny Sheehan on the cover of the +West Coast office? Wasn't that Danny Sheehan on the cover of the Prevailing Winds catalog with Christic material along with material -from Gritz and Prouty? "

+from Gritz and Prouty? "

"Are they not our natural allies? "

-

On Craig Hulet:

+

On Craig Hulet:

"Isn't he on KPFA and KPFK? Can't we order Hulet tapes from the -Pacifica Archive? Doesn't he say he works with Lanny Sinkin who +Pacifica Archive? Doesn't he say he works with Lanny Sinkin who was an attorney at Christic? Doesn't he say he isn't a right-winger? Didn't the San Francisco Mime Troupe thank Hulet for his research? "

@@ -2662,10 +2662,10 @@ the trend of increasing anti-government unity of radical factions in Europe doesn't take effect here. "

"For local evidence of this lefty alliance with Big Brother, you -need go no further than Jonathan Mozzochi of the Coalition for +need go no further than Jonathan Mozzochi of the Coalition for Human Dignity. He's an avid follower of renowned COINTELPRO guru -Chip Berlet. Mozzochi has even been known to plagiarize the writings -of Mr. Berlet, and as is very evident by the CHD's activity, Mozzochi +Chip Berlet. Mozzochi has even been known to plagiarize the writings +of Mr. Berlet, and as is very evident by the CHD's activity, Mozzochi has completely dedicated himself to the government program of keeping the radicals fighting each other instead of Big Brother. Just because he serves you cappuccino at La Patisserie and pretends @@ -2676,7 +2676,7 @@ a tool of the capitalist regime, designed to destroy the self-determination of all races and keep ZOG as the ruler of all. "

-

"For more information, contact American Front at P.O. Box 68333, +

"For more information, contact American Front at P.O. Box 68333, Portland, Oregon, 97268. White Victory. "

[Woman's voice:]

@@ -2713,7 +2713,7 @@ fascist movements employed a master race theory. Nevertheless, fascism as a political form is premised on racial or cultural nationalism.

-

As scholar Barry Mehler, a leading researcher on the history of +

As scholar Barry Mehler, a leading researcher on the history of racial eugenics, points out:

"Classical eugenic theories of the nineteen-twenties and thirties @@ -2754,25 +2754,25 @@ conspiracy theories are discussed openly in some segments of the Black community

For example, in Chicago, during the late 1980's, Black activist -Steve Cokely taught classes at a Nation of Islam center where he +Steve Cokely taught classes at a Nation of Islam center where he alleged that Jewish doctors were injecting Black children with the -AIDS virus. When Cokely was exposed, NOI leader Louis Farrakhan, -rather than rejecting Cokely's assertions as bigoted lunacy, issued -a statement saying that if Cokely could document his charges, the +AIDS virus. When Cokely was exposed, NOI leader Louis Farrakhan, +rather than rejecting Cokely's assertions as bigoted lunacy, issued +a statement saying that if Cokely could document his charges, the Nation of Islam would provide a public forum for the discussion.

-

At a February 28, 1991 anti-abortion lecture by Barbara Bell, +

At a February 28, 1991 anti-abortion lecture by Barbara Bell, founder of Massachusetts Blacks for Life, Bell asserted that "it is the Jewish doctors that are the ones that are the ones trying to wipe out the black society." The statement came in the context of an assertion that Planned Parenthood wanted to wipe out all minority populations.

-

The Detroit magazine Alkebulanian is dedicated to providing the +

The Detroit magazine Alkebulanian is dedicated to providing the reader with "the power of African pride and dignity" and seeks to "speak the truth and expose the falsehoods that have weakened a precious people through the course of history." But according to -anti-eugenics scholar Barry Mehler, the magazine carries articles +anti-eugenics scholar Barry Mehler, the magazine carries articles that assert "the Jewish Talmud was written by `racist dogs,' that Jews have manipulated the world into grieving over the Holocaust as a way to make `black people forget that the it was same handful @@ -2781,7 +2781,7 @@ who participated in the African Holocaust.' "

At a July, 1990 meeting in Cairo, Illinois, several Black nationalist groups under the leadership of the All African Peoples Revolutionary Party (AAPRP) proposed the formation of an "Afrikan Anti-Zionist -Front." Kwame Ture (formerly Stokely Carmichael) of AAPRP was +Front." Kwame Ture (formerly Stokely Carmichael) of AAPRP was elected chairperson of the front. At the time, several spokespersons made careful distinctions concerning their criticisms of Israel and Zionism. For instance, a statement issued by the Front at a @@ -2825,38 +2825,38 @@ lengthy exposition of his theory that slavery was the result of the usury employed by Jewish bankers in Britain when financing colonial enterprises.

-

Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam

+

Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam

-

Although the Rev. Louis Farrakhan denies he is a bigot, and some -of his critics have themselves used racist appeals, Farrakhan has +

Although the Rev. Louis Farrakhan denies he is a bigot, and some +of his critics have themselves used racist appeals, Farrakhan has in fact made a number of statements concerning Jews over the past few years that reflect disdain and prejudice.

-

Yet the most troubling aspect of Farrakhan is not his demagogic +

Yet the most troubling aspect of Farrakhan is not his demagogic bigotry. Writing in the January 28, 1991 issue of The Nation, -professor Adolph Reed, Jr. cautions that "demonizing" Farrakhan, +professor Adolph Reed, Jr. cautions that "demonizing" Farrakhan, or focusing merely on his prejudice, misses the main point, which -is the troubling nature of Farrakhan's reactionary political views -and anti-democratic "racial organicism." As Reed explains, Farrakhan's +is the troubling nature of Farrakhan's reactionary political views +and anti-democratic "racial organicism." As Reed explains, Farrakhan's use of racial organicism is found in the belief that Black leaders "emerge organically from the population and that the objectives and interests of those organic leaders are identical with those of -the general racial constituency." Reed notes that this theory has +the general racial constituency." Reed notes that this theory has been used by white majoritarian leadership to justify and manage racial subordination by "allowing white elites to pick and choose among pretenders to race leadership."

Equally dangerous, however, are the themes of authoritarianism and -racial nationalism which underlie racial organicism. Reed warns -that "because of his organization and ideology, however, Farrakhan +racial nationalism which underlie racial organicism. Reed warns +that "because of his organization and ideology, however, Farrakhan more than his predecessors throws into relief the dangerous, fascistic presumptions inscribed at the foundation of that model."

-

In July, 1990 Farrakhan granted an extensive exclusive interview +

In July, 1990 Farrakhan granted an extensive exclusive interview to Spotlight where his views of separate development for the Black and white communities was stressed. The interview was presented in an overwhelmingly sympathetic and supportive fashion, with an -introduction by the editors where Farrakhan's movement was described +introduction by the editors where Farrakhan's movement was described as "based on the cultivation of spiritual, education, and family values, as well as racial separation."

@@ -2875,40 +2875,40 @@ support for the working class.

Racialist nationalism, anti-Jewish bigotry, and fascist principles have provided a basis in the past for white supremacists and -anti-Jewish bigots such as Tom Metzger to voice support for Farrakhan. +anti-Jewish bigots such as Tom Metzger to voice support for Farrakhan. The October 12, 1985 New York Times reported on a Michigan meeting -of white supremacists where Metzger told his audience of neo-Nazis +of white supremacists where Metzger told his audience of neo-Nazis and Klan members, "America is like a rotting carcass. The Jews are -living off the carcass like the parasites they are. Farrakhan +living off the carcass like the parasites they are. Farrakhan understands this." That meeting was attended by Political Research -Associates author and freelance journalist Russ Bellant who reported -the Metzger quote and incidently disclosed the attendance of another -white supremacist, Roy Frankhouser, a former Ku Klux Klan leader +Associates author and freelance journalist Russ Bellant who reported +the Metzger quote and incidently disclosed the attendance of another +white supremacist, Roy Frankhouser, a former Ku Klux Klan leader from Pennsylvania who was for many years a top security consultant -to Lyndon LaRouche.

+to Lyndon LaRouche.

The beginning of the 1990's saw increasing joint political work -between various LaRouchian front groups and Rev. Farrakhan's Black +between various LaRouchian front groups and Rev. Farrakhan's Black nationalist Nation of Islam (NOI). For instance, the NOI's newspaper -Final Call ran an article by Carlos Wesley on Panama in its issue +Final Call ran an article by Carlos Wesley on Panama in its issue of May 31, 1990, which was credited as a reprint from the LaRouchian magazine Executive Intelligence Review. The LaRouchian <New Federalist> has run several articles praising the political work -of Dr. Abdul Alim Muhammad, editor of NOI's Final Call.

+of Dr. Abdul Alim Muhammad, editor of NOI's Final Call.

-

Another group allied with Farrakhan that promotes the idea of racial +

Another group allied with Farrakhan that promotes the idea of racial or national organicism is the political organization run by Dr. -Fred Newman, a former protege of LaRouche. Persons who extol Newman's +Fred Newman, a former protege of LaRouche. Persons who extol Newman's idiosyncratic form of "social therapy" control a variety of political -organizations under Newman's influence, including the New Alliance +organizations under Newman's influence, including the New Alliance Party (NAP), Rainbow Lobby, New York's Castillo Cultural Center, and various Centers for Short-Term Therapy. NAP promotes the -political theories of Farrakhan, the Rev. Al Sharpton, and Dr. -Lenora Fulani, presidential candidate of the New Alliance Party. +political theories of Farrakhan, the Rev. Al Sharpton, and Dr. +Lenora Fulani, presidential candidate of the New Alliance Party. The Rainbow Lobby has forged a working coalition with the Libertarian Party and the racialist Populist Party to challenge state laws -limiting ballot access. At the same time NAP's Lenora Fulani stood -side-by-side with Al Sharpton and other Black nationalists in the +limiting ballot access. At the same time NAP's Lenora Fulani stood +side-by-side with Al Sharpton and other Black nationalists in the summer of 1991 as they inflamed an already tense and tragic situation in the Crown Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn, which has seen a long-simmering dispute between Blacks and a sect of Orthodox Jews.

@@ -2947,7 +2947,7 @@ pragmatic problems arise.

The Problem of Fascists as Research Sources

-

Herb Quinde is one of the main LaRouchian intelligence contacts +

Herb Quinde is one of the main LaRouchian intelligence contacts for reporters in the Washington, D.C. area. Quinde boasts that the LaRouchians maintain ties with a network of current and former intelligence agents and military specialists who oppose current @@ -2974,41 +2974,41 @@ talk show hosts further into unsubstantiated conspiracy theories and into ongoing relationships with fascist and anti-Jewish groups and individuals.

-

David MacMichael still maintains close ties to Herb Quinde, meets +

David MacMichael still maintains close ties to Herb Quinde, meets with him personally, and advises researchers probing government -intelligence abuse to contact Quinde for help. MacMichael defends +intelligence abuse to contact Quinde for help. MacMichael defends his association with Quinde as legitimate, albeit sometimes embarrassing.

-

Russ Bellant is the author of <Old Nazis, The New Right and the +

Russ Bellant is the author of <Old Nazis, The New Right and the Republican Party> and has extensively studied Nazi-linked emigre intelligence and political networks. In the course of his research, he has found several authors in this field who have developed a -working relationship with LaRouchians. Bellant says he raised the +working relationship with LaRouchians. Bellant says he raised the ethical problems of working with the LaRouchians with these authors, generally to no avail. To be sure, there is no consensus among reporters, mainstream or progressive, on what is an ethical way to deal with information from groups such as the LaRouchians.

-

According to Peter Dale Scott, "My own ground rules are that until +

According to Peter Dale Scott, "My own ground rules are that until something happens where I feel someone is manipulating me or they have personally done something horrible that I feel is objectionable, I feel it is a matter of intellectual freedom to keep the lines of communication open. As long as they deal with me as a human being -I will treat them as such." Scott, however, balked at signing a +I will treat them as such." Scott, however, balked at signing a petition about LaRouche being a victim of human rights abuse because he felt there was "enough evidence to show the LaRouche people were probably guilty of some criminal conduct."

-

Author Jonathan Marshall, now with the San Francisco Chronicle, +

Author Jonathan Marshall, now with the San Francisco Chronicle, says the LaRouchians "have given me information, but given their -history, I never take it at face value." Marshall says "sometimes +history, I never take it at face value." Marshall says "sometimes they are a source of good leads, their work on Panama has been of -particular use." Marshall does not accept the LaRouchian premise -that Noriega was a humanitarian, but neither does he accept the -idea that opposition to Noriega was pure. "Here you have a case of +particular use." Marshall does not accept the LaRouchian premise +that Noriega was a humanitarian, but neither does he accept the +idea that opposition to Noriega was pure. "Here you have a case of evil versus evil, and the enemies of someone are often a good place -to go for information." According to Marshall, he will sometimes +to go for information." According to Marshall, he will sometimes pursue LaRouchian leads, "and then do my own independent research." If something turns up, he considers it his own effort, and does not credit the LaRouchians, in part, he admits, because it would @@ -3016,13 +3016,13 @@ lessen his credibility as a journalist.

"If you look across the board at cultish groups that do `research' you find sometimes that they have found amazing documents that do -in fact check out," says Marshall. But he hastens to add that +in fact check out," says Marshall. But he hastens to add that "documents are one thing, but accepting their analysis is simply not responsible."

-

In the late 1980's author Carl Ogelsby considered working with -LaRouchian Herb Quinde to unravel the story of the recruitment of -the Gehlen Nazi spy apparatus into U.S. intelligence. Ogelsby +

In the late 1980's author Carl Ogelsby considered working with +LaRouchian Herb Quinde to unravel the story of the recruitment of +the Gehlen Nazi spy apparatus into U.S. intelligence. Ogelsby comments:

"If Quinde had been able to provide even a single scrap of useful @@ -3030,19 +3030,19 @@ information I would have turned a cartwheel in excitement, but he never did. Everything he sent me was bullshit. He was trying to convince me to depend on the LaRouche information network. He was always boasting about the documents he could send me, but he never -gave me a useful thing about Gehlen or anything else about the +gave me a useful thing about Gehlen or anything else about the Nazification of U.S. intelligence. "

-

During the Gulf War, Quinde asked Ogelsby to speak at a LaRouchian -antiwar conference, but Ogelsby declined, "because whatever Herb's +

During the Gulf War, Quinde asked Ogelsby to speak at a LaRouchian +antiwar conference, but Ogelsby declined, "because whatever Herb's essential charm and persuasion, I would never publicly associate myself with them, primarily because my friends warn me it would damage my credibility. In fact, I've never initiated a contact with them." Putting up with an occasional phone call from Quinde is one -thing, said Ogelsby, but appearing at a conference is another. -Still, Ogelsby isn't convinced that they are really a neo-Nazi +thing, said Ogelsby, but appearing at a conference is another. +Still, Ogelsby isn't convinced that they are really a neo-Nazi outfit. "My advice is not to make such a big deal about this guy. -I think that he is basically comic relief." Ogelsby, however, is +I think that he is basically comic relief." Ogelsby, however, is suspicious of the actual purpose of the LaRouchians:

"I think it's an intelligence operation, and the only question is @@ -3051,10 +3051,10 @@ organization representing one individual--LaRouche. I believe it has access to sources of information that reflect official circuits, most likely European, but I don't think he's officially CIA or FBI. I think U.S. intelligence is a little baffled by them too, although -in the first few years of the Reagan Administration they clearly +in the first few years of the Reagan Administration they clearly allowed them privileged access. "

-

Journalists James Ridgeway and David MacMichael have defended their +

Journalists James Ridgeway and David MacMichael have defended their contacts with the LaRouchian network as part of the standard journalistic practice of cultivating a wide range of sources of information. They and other journalists argue that taking information @@ -3062,7 +3062,7 @@ from someone in no way implies any agreement whatsoever with the information provider. In fact, reporters at a number of mainstream daily newspapers admit off-the-record that they frequently receive material from the LaRouchians, and in some cases develop stories -from the documents supplied by the LaRouchians. Ridgeway, however, +from the documents supplied by the LaRouchians. Ridgeway, however, acknowledges that the LaRouchians are a "neo-Nazi or fascist movement." and warns that journalists need to exercise extreme caution when contacting them for information.

@@ -3073,40 +3073,40 @@ LaRouchians and the far-right have stepped up their attempts to forge working relationships with them over the basis of shared criticism of the government.

-

A West Coast journalist, Ed Connolly, recalls an incident in the +

A West Coast journalist, Ed Connolly, recalls an incident in the fall of 1990:

"I was tracking a story on Air Force Intelligence and I called -everyone I could think of. Two weeks later Gene Wheaton called me, +everyone I could think of. Two weeks later Gene Wheaton called me, which was odd because I hadn't called him. Wheaton tells me, "You know the people who have very good intelligence on these things are the LaRouche people, you should call the people that put out -Executive Intelligence Review, call Herb Quinde." So I did, but +Executive Intelligence Review, call Herb Quinde." So I did, but they wanted more information than they were willing to give out and I was immediately skeptical. I never talked to them again. "

-

Eugene Wheaton, an early adviser to the Christic Institute, accepted +

Eugene Wheaton, an early adviser to the Christic Institute, accepted an invitation to speak at the December, 1990 LaRouche antiwar conference in Chicago.

-

Journalist Jim Naurekas of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) -bemoans the fact that LaRouchian Herb Quinde has followed him +

Journalist Jim Naurekas of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) +bemoans the fact that LaRouchian Herb Quinde has followed him through three jobs trying to pester him with tidbits of information. One academic who wrote a 1990 article on government civil liberties infringements in a left journal says she was quickly contacted by several persons who recommended she share her material with Spotlight and other far-right anti-Jewish publications.

-

Russ Bellant, who is critical of persons who accept material from +

Russ Bellant, who is critical of persons who accept material from the LaRouchians, also warns that some of the LaRouchian documents may be forged. "They did create a passable bogus copy of a section of the New York Times blasting their enemies," he points out. -Bellant thinks the LaRouchians "don't give you anything that you +Bellant thinks the LaRouchians "don't give you anything that you can rely on," and that by talking with them about research issues, "you allow them to track what you are up to which lets them go back to their Nazi friends and report on you to them."

-

Bellant and others say they are not troubled by intellectual +

Bellant and others say they are not troubled by intellectual curiosity and open-mindedness that bridge ideological lines, but they do have concerns when left and right groups and individuals forge covert relationships. There is a big difference between @@ -3120,8 +3120,8 @@ even accept unsolicited information from such groups, while others argue they need to interview members of these groups for their research.

-

Journalist Jane Hunter says she has consistently rejected overtures -from the anti-Jewish far right. Hunter is highly critical of anyone +

Journalist Jane Hunter says she has consistently rejected overtures +from the anti-Jewish far right. Hunter is highly critical of anyone who would covertly or overtly work with racists, anti-Jewish bigots, or neo-Nazis. She notes that even on a pragmatic level, "Any information that these people have is bound to show up someplace, @@ -3156,34 +3156,34 @@ remains unsettled, and needs to be debated openly.

A good illustration of the problem came up in an October 15, 1991 Village Voice article on the mysterious death of writer Danny -Casolaro by authors James Ridgeway and Doug Vaughan. Casolaro at +Casolaro by authors James Ridgeway and Doug Vaughan. Casolaro at the time of his death was researching the legal case filed by the -Inslaw corporation alleging theft and illegal sale of its software +Inslaw corporation alleging theft and illegal sale of its software program, Promis. Promis is a program used to track complex litigation, but it can also be used to track dissidents and criminal conspiracies. Persons involved in several federal agencies are alleged to have -participated in the illegal use and distribution of Promis. Casolaro +participated in the illegal use and distribution of Promis. Casolaro had nicknamed the government and private conspiracies he perceived -to be surrounding the Inslaw case "The Octopus," and had circulated +to be surrounding the Inslaw case "The Octopus," and had circulated a book proposal.

-

Ridgeway and Vaughan do report that Casolaro, in the course of his +

Ridgeway and Vaughan do report that Casolaro, in the course of his research, would "head into Washington for a congressional hearing -or a meeting with, for example, Danny Sheehan of the Christic +or a meeting with, for example, Danny Sheehan of the Christic Institute--whose `Secret Team' could just as easily have been called -the Octopus." They also mention that Casolaro was working with the +the Octopus." They also mention that Casolaro was working with the LaRouchians in gathering information.

Not mentioned in the article is that the LaRouchians funneled -information to the Christic Institute, Barbara Honneger, and the +information to the Christic Institute, Barbara Honneger, and the Spotlight/Liberty Lobby crowd; or that another named source, -investigator Bill McCoy, also worked with Christic and supplied -information from the LaRouchians; or that co-author Vaughan works +investigator Bill McCoy, also worked with Christic and supplied +information from the LaRouchians; or that co-author Vaughan works at the Christic Institute.

-

Ridgeway and Vaughan do mention LaRouche's criminal conviction and +

Ridgeway and Vaughan do mention LaRouche's criminal conviction and the LaRouchian obsession with conspiracy theories and report, "The -LaRouchies had ties to the Reagan White House and have long run a +LaRouchies had ties to the Reagan White House and have long run a surprisingly elaborate intelligence-gathering operation of their own." They do not, however, characterize the LaRouchians as fascists or anti-Semites.

@@ -3192,57 +3192,57 @@ or anti-Semites.

is cited along with other sources. Should LaRouchian sources be treated differently than any other journalistic source? Again, there is no agreement even among alternative journalists. "I have -great respect for Jim Ridgeway, but to put any credence in anything -a LaRouchite has to say is a leap into faith that I can't make," -says Voice columnist Nat Hentoff. Another Voice writer, Robert +great respect for Jim Ridgeway, but to put any credence in anything +a LaRouchite has to say is a leap into faith that I can't make," +says Voice columnist Nat Hentoff. Another Voice writer, Robert I. Friedman says, "The LaRouchians are an anti-Semitic conspiracy organization. It's a mistake for a journalist to use LaRouchians as a source without describing the kind of organization it is." -Ridgeway responds that he has characterized the LaRouchians as +Ridgeway responds that he has characterized the LaRouchians as conspiracists, fascists, and neo-Nazis in other settings, and he thinks most people who read his column already know who the LaRouchians are.

LaRouche as Victim of Government Repression

-

Lyndon LaRouche has picked up support for his campaign to get +

Lyndon LaRouche has picked up support for his campaign to get released from prison from a number of right-wing extremists, including retired Air Force Colonel and intelligence specialist -Fletcher Prouty, a leading light among ultra-right researchers, -who also works with the quasi-Nazi Liberty Lobby. Prouty has issued +Fletcher Prouty, a leading light among ultra-right researchers, +who also works with the quasi-Nazi Liberty Lobby. Prouty has issued a statement declaring that "instrumentalities of the government have hounded" LaRouche and "created wrongs where none existed before." The LaRouchians, however, have picked up support for their theory of a government conspiracy against LaRouche from a broader spectrum than the political right.

-

Both James Ridgeway and David MacMichael have reported the allegations +

Both James Ridgeway and David MacMichael have reported the allegations of the LaRouchians that they are not guilty of financial crimes, but the victims of a massive government conspiracy aimed at crushing them politically.

-

Ridgeway, in the preface to his book on the U.S. white supremacist +

Ridgeway, in the preface to his book on the U.S. white supremacist movement, Blood in the Face, omits LaRouche from a discussion of -the "racist far right." Instead, Ridgeway refers to LaRouche in +the "racist far right." Instead, Ridgeway refers to LaRouche in the context of discussing how the collapsed rural economy in the 1980's distorted the politics of the farm belt and "the whacko -candidates of Lyndon LaRouche's party were serious contenders." +candidates of Lyndon LaRouche's party were serious contenders." This passing reference to LaRouche (there is one other bland paragraph in the book) places LaRouche in a discussion mentioning -serious politicians such as Jesse Jackson, George McGovern, and -James Hightower. This seems to characterize LaRouche as merely a -strange and comical player in the electoral arena. Ridgeway says +serious politicians such as Jesse Jackson, George McGovern, and +James Hightower. This seems to characterize LaRouche as merely a +strange and comical player in the electoral arena. Ridgeway says that this was not meant to imply LaRouche was not a force in farm belt fascism, but that his publisher felt that adding the LaRouchians into the book would have confused the issues.

-

Critics of Ridgeway's view of the LaRouchians, including this +

Critics of Ridgeway's view of the LaRouchians, including this author, argue that LaRouche is in fact a neo-Nazi ideologue who should be discussed along with the Ku Klux Klan and the other white racist groups with whom the LaRouchians have associated for years. -No one is suggesting that Ridgeway, who has a prodigious track +No one is suggesting that Ridgeway, who has a prodigious track record of sound investigative reporting, shares any of the LaRouchian -viewpoints. But it is legitimate to ask whether or not Ridgeway's +viewpoints. But it is legitimate to ask whether or not Ridgeway's analysis and treatment of the LaRouchians has perhaps unconsciously been influenced by their value to him as a journalistic source of information on government misconduct and other issues. Ridegway, @@ -3252,20 +3252,20 @@ sometimes relied on the material to develop a story. [f-9] This in itself is hardly unique and not necessarily questionable--other reporters do likewise.

-

In one case, however, Ridgeway appears to have relied on LaRouche +

In one case, however, Ridgeway appears to have relied on LaRouche material without independently verifying the accuracy of the material.

-

On May 17, 1988 James Ridgeway penned a lengthy article in the +

On May 17, 1988 James Ridgeway penned a lengthy article in the Village Voice titled "Dueling Spymasters: How the Government -Bungled the Case Against Lyndon LaRouche."

+Bungled the Case Against Lyndon LaRouche."

-

Even a careful reading of the Ridgeway article leaves the impression -that when a federal judge declared a mistrial in the Boston fraud +

Even a careful reading of the Ridgeway article leaves the impression +that when a federal judge declared a mistrial in the Boston fraud case against LaRouche and several colleagues, it was caused by government misconduct. This is what the LaRouchians contend--but -not what the judge said. Lyndon LaRouche and his associates were -on trial in Boston for an alleged credit card scam. The mistrial +not what the judge said. Lyndon LaRouche and his associates were +on trial in Boston for an alleged credit card scam. The mistrial declared by U.S. Federal District Court Judge Robert E. Keeton came after complaints of hardship were voiced by more than one third of the jurors who had been told the trial would end in early summer, @@ -3279,7 +3279,7 @@ limit before the trial ended.

may have improperly withheld documents relating to LaRouche in pre-trial discovery, a lengthy hearing resulted in a ruling that the documents had no bearing on the criminal charges. According to -Ridgeway, "the proceedings had revealed...FBI agents planting +Ridgeway, "the proceedings had revealed...FBI agents planting obstruction of justice evidence on LaRouche." This is what the LaRouche attorneys sought to prove--and given the history of the FBI, Justice Department and other government bureaucracies, such @@ -3295,23 +3295,23 @@ associates and their organizations.

Legal actions by both federal and local agencies against LaRouche for questionable fundraising and financial practices commenced years before the flap over Iran-Contragate and the well-publicized -airport assault involving LaRouche partisans and Henry Kissinger, +airport assault involving LaRouche partisans and Henry Kissinger, who was traveling with his wife. Furthermore, there is a virtual army of persons who claim to have been swindled and victimized by -LaRouche-related organizations. Ridgeway offers no evidence the -Boston criminal case was a result of the government being out to +LaRouche-related organizations. Ridgeway offers no evidence the +Boston criminal case was a result of the government being out to get LaRouche any more than it is out to get any person accused of being a common crook.

The "seeds of the government's investigation" were not planted by -a petulant Henry Kissinger, as Ridgeway asserts, but by hundreds +a petulant Henry Kissinger, as Ridgeway asserts, but by hundreds of persons who claimed to have found unauthorized credit card charges on their monthly statements at a time in 1984 when LaRouche was buying half-hour presidential campaign spots on network television. The grand jury which indicted LaRouche heard evidence -from angry credit card holders, not Henry Kissinger.

+from angry credit card holders, not Henry Kissinger.

-

Yet Ridgeway is correct is asserting that there was government +

Yet Ridgeway is correct is asserting that there was government misconduct against the LaRouchians which surfaced as part of the case. That the government shut down the LaRouchian publications as part of its probe into loan fraud and tax evasion was a civil @@ -3323,50 +3323,50 @@ of the charges in the Virginia indictments.

There is no debate that LaRouche was a little fish in the cloudy waters trolled by U.S. intelligence agencies. But when LaRouche hired informants and self-styled intelligence operatives such as -Ryan Quade Emerson, Mitchell WerBell, and Roy Frankhouser, he was +Ryan Quade Emerson, Mitchell WerBell, and Roy Frankhouser, he was aware he was opening a Pandora's box filled with smoke and mirrors, double-dealing, and betrayal. WerBell, for instance, was a former -OSS officer and international arms merchant. Frankhouser was a +OSS officer and international arms merchant. Frankhouser was a well-known government informant and Ku Klux Klan organizer. While LaRouche may have been belatedly frozen out of an active role in -Reagan Administration intelligence functions, to conclude that his +Reagan Administration intelligence functions, to conclude that his former allies turned up as government witnesses through a conspiracy to isolate LaRouche the "Spymaster" was a fanciful but unsubstantiated charge. A more likely explanation is that they turned up as witnesses against LaRouche in an attempt to keep themselves out of jail.

-

Ridgeway also describes LaRouche without mentioning LaRouche's +

Ridgeway also describes LaRouche without mentioning LaRouche's notorious anti-Jewish sentiments. LaRouche, for instance, has claimed there is no such thing as Jewish culture, and that "only" a million and a half Jews perished at the hands of the Nazis, and then primarily due to illness and overwork.

-

A letter criticizing Ridgeway for publishing LaRouchian assertions +

A letter criticizing Ridgeway for publishing LaRouchian assertions as fact was published in the May 31, 1988 issue of the Voice over -the signatures of this author and journalists Russ Bellant, Joel -Bellman, Bryan Chitwood, Dennis King, Ed Kayatt, and Kalev Pehme.

+the signatures of this author and journalists Russ Bellant, Joel +Bellman, Bryan Chitwood, Dennis King, Ed Kayatt, and Kalev Pehme.

-

David MacMichael is the editor of Unclassified, the newsletter +

David MacMichael is the editor of Unclassified, the newsletter of the Association of National Security Alumni (ANSA). In the -Feb.-March, 1991 edition of Unclassified, MacMichael casually +Feb.-March, 1991 edition of Unclassified, MacMichael casually cites unnamed LaRouche sources in an article about a dismissed case -involving Iran-Contragate figures Oliver North and Joseph Fernandez, -"LaRouche sources point out that Prosecutor William Burch was not +involving Iran-Contragate figures Oliver North and Joseph Fernandez, +"LaRouche sources point out that Prosecutor William Burch was not particularly diligent in arguing his case. They note that Burch has been active in the LaRouche prosecutions."

-

In the October-November 1990 issue of Unclassified, MacMichael -presents the same story of intrigue previously reported by Ridgeway. -MacMichael also mentions the LaRouchian competition with the +

In the October-November 1990 issue of Unclassified, MacMichael +presents the same story of intrigue previously reported by Ridgeway. +MacMichael also mentions the LaRouchian competition with the "North-Secord enterprise for donations from wealthy individuals," implying it was connected to the LaRouche criminal prosecutions.

-

It is true that the Oliver North network targeted the LaRouchians +

It is true that the Oliver North network targeted the LaRouchians for investigation, when LaRouche fundraising, especially to rich older conservatives, was found to be hampering private fundraising efforts for the Contras. There is, however, no conclusive evidence that the North/Secord political investigation of LaRouche influenced -the Boston or Virginia criminal investigations or indictments.

+the Boston or Virginia criminal investigations or indictments.

Numerous criminal and civil actions against illegal LaRouche financial activities were launched as early as the late 1970's. @@ -3374,13 +3374,13 @@ One such probe was initiated by the Illinois State Attorney General on the basis of an article by this author charging irregularities in LaRouchian financial activities. The article was based on several boxes of original office and bank records. [f-10] In 1979 and 1980, -Dennis King published documented charges of widespread LaRouchian +Dennis King published documented charges of widespread LaRouchian financial misconduct in a series of articles in New York's <Our Town>, a neighborhood newspaper. Several articles were based on secret internal LaRouche memos and financial records obtained by King from sources close to the LaRouche operation.

-

On December 16, 1981, Dennis King, Russ Bellant, and this author +

On December 16, 1981, Dennis King, Russ Bellant, and this author held a press conference in Washington, D.C. charging the LaRouchians with "a wide variety of potentially illegal activities," including: carrying out intelligence tasks for several foreign governments, @@ -3389,16 +3389,16 @@ deceitful and fraudulent activities by non-profit corporations, foundations and fundraising front groups controlled by Lyndon LaRouche."

-

The Boston grand jury was already investigating illegal LaRouchian +

The Boston grand jury was already investigating illegal LaRouchian fundraising practices well before conservatives and neo-conservatives -forced the Reagan Administration to stop access by LaRouchians to +forced the Reagan Administration to stop access by LaRouchians to the staff at the National Security Council and CIA. It is not likely that LaRouche was the victim of a conspiracy to indict him falsely for crimes. What is more likely is that after LaRouche was forced -out as a marginal player in Reagan intelligence circles, his immense +out as a marginal player in Reagan intelligence circles, his immense criminal fundraising schemes could no longer be ignored, and some of the numerous probes into his many frauds finally were allowed -to proceed to court.Certainly both MacMichael and Ridgeway have a +to proceed to court.Certainly both MacMichael and Ridgeway have a right to report what they wish, and draw any conclusions they feel are warranted by the facts. But to report the LaRouche side of the story of the government's criminal indictments without historical @@ -3483,8 +3483,8 @@ inadequate proofs:

emotionalism of an argument does not improve its validity. This is called argument by exhortation.

-

*** Sequence does not imply causation. If Joan is elected to the -board of directors of a bank on May 1, and Raul gets a loan on July +

*** Sequence does not imply causation. If Joan is elected to the +board of directors of a bank on May 1, and Raul gets a loan on July 26, further evidence is needed to prove a direct or causal connection.

*** Anecdotes alone are not conclusive evidence. Anecdotes are @@ -3500,7 +3500,7 @@ distinctions, nothing more.

not imply control.

*** Congruence in one or more elements does not establish congruence -in all elements. Gloria Steinem and Jeane Kirkpatrick are both +in all elements. Gloria Steinem and Jeane Kirkpatrick are both intelligent, assertive women accomplished in political rhetoric. To assume they therefore also agree politically would be ludicrous. If milk is white and powdered chalk is white, would you drink a @@ -3524,27 +3524,27 @@ themselves from it.

Techniques of the Propagandist

-

In 1923 Edward L. Bernays wrote the book <Crystalizing Public +

In 1923 Edward L. Bernays wrote the book <Crystalizing Public Opinion> and later, in 1928, the text Propaganda, considered seminal works in the field. "There is propaganda and what I call -impropaganda," says the 98-year-old Bernays impishly. Propaganda +impropaganda," says the 98-year-old Bernays impishly. Propaganda originally meant promoting any idea or item, but took on its current pejorative sense following the extensive use of sinister propaganda for malicious goals during World War I and World War II. While all persuasion uses the techniques of traditional propaganda, what -Bernays calls "impropaganda" is "using propaganda techniques not +Bernays calls "impropaganda" is "using propaganda techniques not in accordance with good sense, good faith, or good morals...methods not consistent with the American pattern of behavior based on -Judeo-Christian ethics." Bernays, who is called the "father of -public relations," is worried about the increased use of "impropaganda" +Judeo-Christian ethics." Bernays, who is called the "father of +public relations," is worried about the increased use of "impropaganda" in political campaigns and has spoken out against it. "Politicians who use techniques like these lose the faith of the people," says -Bernays.

+Bernays.

-

In 1936 Boston merchant Edward Filene helped establish the short- +

In 1936 Boston merchant Edward Filene helped establish the short- lived Institute for Propaganda Analysis which sought to educate Americans to recognize propaganda techniques. Alfred McClung Lee, -Institute director from 1940-42, and his wife Elizabeth Briant Lee, +Institute director from 1940-42, and his wife Elizabeth Briant Lee, co-authors of <The Fine Art of Propaganda, Social Problems in America>, recently wrote an article in the periodical <Propaganda Review> in which they suggested educating the public about propaganda @@ -3583,11 +3583,11 @@ when it is serving `good' ends."

Some Examples

Here are two examples of how the fallacies of debate and errors of -logic are employed regarding General John Singlaub, a man whose +logic are employed regarding General John Singlaub, a man whose roles in Iran-Contragate and world fascist movements are already well documented, and need no discussion here.

-

General John Singlaub was involved in promoting the yellow ribbon +

General John Singlaub was involved in promoting the yellow ribbon campaign during the Gulf War. He was one of dozens of influential people who formed the Coalition for America at Risk. That Coalition was one of at least ten other major national groups promoting the @@ -3597,17 +3597,17 @@ been tying yellow ribbons on trees in anticipation of the safe return of their active duty relatives ever since this military tradition which dates to the Civil War was revived during the Vietnam War, in part due to a popular song. To suggest, as some -do, that Singlaub created the yellow ribbon campaign as a continuation +do, that Singlaub created the yellow ribbon campaign as a continuation of his nefarious role in Contra fundraising is to stretch credulity beyond the breaking point.

-

Another case involving Singlaub shows how a series of individual +

Another case involving Singlaub shows how a series of individual facts from underlying footnotes can be strung together so that the conclusions are not accurate because they fail the tests of deductive logic. <The Iran Contra Connection: Secret Teams and Covert Operations -in the Reagan Era>, combines into one book chapters written by -Jonathan Marshall, Peter Dale Scott and Jane Hunter. On page 67 in -a chapter written by Peter Dale Scott it is asserted that the +in the Reagan Era>, combines into one book chapters written by +Jonathan Marshall, Peter Dale Scott and Jane Hunter. On page 67 in +a chapter written by Peter Dale Scott it is asserted that the LaRouche organization "previously posed as left-wing but in fact harassed anti-nuclear and other left-wing demonstrations with the help of the right-wing domestic intelligence group known since 1979 @@ -3616,25 +3616,25 @@ and harassed the left, and it is documented that Western Goals spied on and harassed the left, but it does not automatically follow that they worked together to spy on and harass the left.

-

The evidence linking the two groups is this: General Singlaub, at +

The evidence linking the two groups is this: General Singlaub, at the time on the board of Western Goals, once lectured to a group that included some LaRouchians at a training center run by Mitch -WerBell. Singlaub met LaRouchians from time to time when he visited +WerBell. Singlaub met LaRouchians from time to time when he visited WerBell, who served as an intelligence adviser to LaRouche. The LaRouchians in 1977 gave the New Hampshire State Police background material on anti-nuclear activists including several pages from a -private Rees newsletter. At the time, Rees was not connected to +private Rees newsletter. At the time, Rees was not connected to Western Goals. In fact, Western Goals had not as yet been founded.

-

That both the LaRouchians and Rees have spied on the left is both +

That both the LaRouchians and Rees have spied on the left is both documented and a matter of some bragging by both parties. That the LaRouchians spied on and harassed the left with help from Western Goals is unsubstantiated, and faces conflicting evidence. In fact, -Rees and the LaRouchians have despised each other for years, and +Rees and the LaRouchians have despised each other for years, and denounce each other regularly in print, gleefully sending nasty information about each other to reporters, including this author.

-

It is common for Singlaub and other figures criticized by the left +

It is common for Singlaub and other figures criticized by the left to point to the inaccurate and unsubstantiated charges leveled against them by their critics as a means to deflect the charges that are well documented. The use of fallacious arguments and the @@ -3645,18 +3645,18 @@ the job all the harder for cautious progressive researchers, whose work becomes suspect in the eyes of mainstream reporters and broad audiences.

-

Harry Martin and Propaganda Techniques

+

Harry Martin and Propaganda Techniques

-

Harry V. Martin is the editor of the Napa Sentinel. His articles +

Harry V. Martin is the editor of the Napa Sentinel. His articles on government corruption have gained popularity on the left. An -analysis of the content and style of the Martin articles raises -questions about his credibility as a reporter. Martin uses classic +analysis of the content and style of the Martin articles raises +questions about his credibility as a reporter. Martin uses classic leaps of logic and propaganda techniques in his reporting. This -section will look at several articles which Martin has written -concerning the pending Inslaw court case.

+section will look at several articles which Martin has written +concerning the pending Inslaw court case.

-

Inslaw, a small computer company, developed a very sensitive computer -program, Promis, which Inslaw alleges was appropriated without +

Inslaw, a small computer company, developed a very sensitive computer +program, Promis, which Inslaw alleges was appropriated without authorization by the U.S. Justice Department and other government agencies. Promis software was an early contender in case management software, but by no means unique. Several vendors at the time Promis @@ -3665,35 +3665,35 @@ can be argued that at the time Promis was indeed ahead of its competitors in many key features, but today Lotus Agenda with its case tracking overlay is just as powerful. [f-11]

-

Martin's Inslaw stories use the classical propaganda technique of +

Martin's Inslaw stories use the classical propaganda technique of stringing together chronological events and implying that one causes the other. One story, for example, which looks at the role governmental retribution may have played in the failure to re-appoint to the -bench one judge, George Bason, whose rulings has supported Inslaw's -position. Martin's article assumes allegations it needs to establish. +bench one judge, George Bason, whose rulings has supported Inslaw's +position. Martin's article assumes allegations it needs to establish. He says:

-

"As a result of the Inslaw cases, many heads in the Justice Department -were lopped off. When Judge George Bason, a bankruptcy court judge, -refused to liquidate Inslaw, ruling instead that the Department of +

"As a result of the Inslaw cases, many heads in the Justice Department +were lopped off. When Judge George Bason, a bankruptcy court judge, +refused to liquidate Inslaw, ruling instead that the Department of Justice used deceit, trickery and fraud, he was only one of four who were not re-appointed to their jobs. A total of 132 were re-appointed. But to show the collusion of the Justice Department, -when it removed Judge Bason from the bench after his ruling against -them and for Inslaw, they had S. Martin Teel appointed to the bench -to replace Bason. Who was Teel? He was a Department of Justice -attorney who unsuccessfully argued the Inslaw case before Judge -Bason. "

+when it removed Judge Bason from the bench after his ruling against +them and for Inslaw, they had S. Martin Teel appointed to the bench +to replace Bason. Who was Teel? He was a Department of Justice +attorney who unsuccessfully argued the Inslaw case before Judge +Bason. "

-

Certainly the failure of Judge Bason to be re-appointed after ruling -in favor of Inslaw is curious. A good reporter would seek evidence -to show that there was a connection between the Inslaw case and -the failure to re-appoint Judge Bason. That one event followed the -other is not this proof. The same situation applies to Teel. The +

Certainly the failure of Judge Bason to be re-appointed after ruling +in favor of Inslaw is curious. A good reporter would seek evidence +to show that there was a connection between the Inslaw case and +the failure to re-appoint Judge Bason. That one event followed the +other is not this proof. The same situation applies to Teel. The sequence is curious but the cause and effect relationship remains unproven.

-

Martin also makes extensive use of arguments by exhortation, which +

Martin also makes extensive use of arguments by exhortation, which are arguments based more on emotion that on reason. For example, he claims:

@@ -3704,13 +3704,13 @@ Persian Gulf War to track U.S. and allied troop movements. Ari Ben-Menashe, a 12 year veteran of Israeli intelligence, made the statement in a sworn affidavit to the court. "

-

When Martin claims the software could have been used against the +

When Martin claims the software could have been used against the U.S. during the Gulf War, he is using jingoistic appeals to emotion rather than reason to garner support for his position. He is deliberately painting a picture of the possible deaths of U.S. soldiers as a direct result of the purported theft of the Promis software program by U.S. government agencies. That software also -could have been used to track hamburger shipments by McDonalds, or +could have been used to track hamburger shipments by McDonalds, or alternatively, troop movements could have been tracked by Lotus AGENDA rather than Promis. It is hype, and misleading, to single out the one possibility that suits his political ends.

@@ -3719,32 +3719,32 @@ out the one possibility that suits his political ends.

For example, Ari Ben-Menashe was hardly "an official of the Israeli government." He was at best an Israeli intelligence staffer who became a player in the international arms trade, and even that has -been contested. Martin's inflation of Ben-Menashe's status serves +been contested. Martin's inflation of Ben-Menashe's status serves to condemn the entire Israeli government in a way that a discussion based on Ben-Menashe's actual status would not have done. Another -example is Martin's emphasis on the fact that Ari Ben-Menashe "made +example is Martin's emphasis on the fact that Ari Ben-Menashe "made the statement in a sworn affidavit to the court." As anyone who has worked on legal cases can attest, sworn statements carry no guarantee that they are truthful or factual. Absent documentation or corroborating testimony, they stand as allegations, not facts.

-

In the same article, Martin goes on to claim that Promis is now +

In the same article, Martin goes on to claim that Promis is now being used by the CIA, the National Security Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the U.S. Department of Justice. In fact, these are unproven allegations that are being presented as though they were facts. They may indeed be proven at some point, but have not yet been proven. The technique of first presenting allegations, then later referring to them as facts, is a classic propaganda -technique. A closer examination of Martin's presentation reveals +technique. A closer examination of Martin's presentation reveals that the claimed use of the software by these U.S. government agencies is actually an allegation from Ben-Menashe's affidavit, in which Ben-Menashe claims he was told by a third party that this was true. Legally, this is hearsay, which is typically inadmissible -in court as evidence. Nevertheless, Martin converts this hearsay -allegation into a statement of fact. But Martin is not through with +in court as evidence. Nevertheless, Martin converts this hearsay +allegation into a statement of fact. But Martin is not through with his daisy chain of proof.

-

Still utilizing unproven assertions, Martin goes on to expand the +

Still utilizing unproven assertions, Martin goes on to expand the cast of villains from a few corrupt officials of the Justice Department to the entire U.S. government. He writes:

@@ -3759,47 +3759,47 @@ the FBI. Only the U.S. Justice Department was licensed to use the software... "

>From a proposition of criminal or unethical conduct by individuals -within the Justice Department, a proposition itself unproven, Martin +within the Justice Department, a proposition itself unproven, Martin moves on to argue the existence of an international conspiracy, led by the U.S. government to steal and distribute Promis software. -While such a claim could later be proven, Martin here merely presents +While such a claim could later be proven, Martin here merely presents the allegation as though it were true, a technique known as a "conclusionary" or "Kierkegaardian" leap.

-

One final example of Martin's tendency to confuse unproven allegations -with established matters of fact can be found in Martin's treatment -of Riconoscuito, a computer software technician who has submitted -a sworn affidavit in the Inslaw case. Riconoscuito has claimed that +

One final example of Martin's tendency to confuse unproven allegations +with established matters of fact can be found in Martin's treatment +of Riconoscuito, a computer software technician who has submitted +a sworn affidavit in the Inslaw case. Riconoscuito has claimed that he was threatened by a former staff member of the Justice Department with criminal prosecution on an unrelated charge and with an unfavorable result in a pending child custody dispute if he testified -on the Inslaw case. Riconoscuito has also claimed that he made a +on the Inslaw case. Riconoscuito has also claimed that he made a tape recording of the telephoned threat, two copies of which were confiscated when he was arrested. Although he has not produced it, he claims a third copy exists, which is being held in a safe -location. When Martin discusses Riconoscuito, he begins with what +location. When Martin discusses Riconoscuito, he begins with what appears to be a statement of uncontested fact, "In February, -Riconoscuito was called by a former Justice Department official +Riconoscuito was called by a former Justice Department official and warned against cooperating with an investigation into the case by the House Judiciary Committee." In fact, while some of what -Riconoscuito has alleged can be verified, much cannot. Despite the -plethora of details Martin presents, the entire content of Martin's -story on Riconoscuito is composed of Riconoscuito's own unverified +Riconoscuito has alleged can be verified, much cannot. Despite the +plethora of details Martin presents, the entire content of Martin's +story on Riconoscuito is composed of Riconoscuito's own unverified assertions or other unproven allegations made in the early stages of a lawsuit.

-

Riconoscuito has also been championed as a source by the LaRouchians -who say they introduced Riconoscuito to Danny Casolaro, according -to the Village Voice article by Ridgeway and Vaughan. Anyone +

Riconoscuito has also been championed as a source by the LaRouchians +who say they introduced Riconoscuito to Danny Casolaro, according +to the Village Voice article by Ridgeway and Vaughan. Anyone reading that article carefully will get the idea that authors -Ridgeway and Vaughan think that some of the Riconoscuito/Casolaro +Ridgeway and Vaughan think that some of the Riconoscuito/Casolaro allegations are unsubstantiated and reflect undocumented conspiracy theories.

-

These few examples buttress the assertion that Martin is not a -reliable source of information. A careful reading of all the Martin -Inslaw articles reveals many other instances of fallacious argument -and propaganda technique. Questions regarding Harry Martin's +

These few examples buttress the assertion that Martin is not a +reliable source of information. A careful reading of all the Martin +Inslaw articles reveals many other instances of fallacious argument +and propaganda technique. Questions regarding Harry Martin's judgement and political orientation are also raised by the fact that he has allowed his articles to appear regularly in the Spotlight[f-12]

@@ -3811,7 +3811,7 @@ destroy national Fascism, we must replace the reactionary forces at home with truly democratic forces which will represent all of us. "

-

(George Seldes )

+

(George Seldes )

(Facts and Fascism, 1943 )

@@ -3826,11 +3826,11 @@ to purchase four different varieties of Coca-Cola at 7-11.

Some have argued that the main potential threat of fascism comes from a bipartisan government increasingly willing to employ repressive and authoritarian solutions to societal problems during a time of -economic decline. Political analyst William Pfaff is one of the +economic decline. Political analyst William Pfaff is one of the few mainstream analysts who warns that an unconscious strain of American fascism is influencing national affairs. Writing in the Chicago Tribune with a Paris dateline of March, 1987, Pfaff -concluded that the actions of the Reagan Administration during the +concluded that the actions of the Reagan Administration during the Iran-Contra scandal revealed "a pattern of conduct and a state of mind among important people in this administration which must be described as an American style of fascism. I would prefer to avoid @@ -3838,8 +3838,8 @@ that term, but it is the only one in the modern political vocabulary that adequately describes" the situation.

Given the upsurge of nationalism, jingoistic patriotism, militarism, -scapegoating, and race-baiting practiced by both the Reagan and -Bush Administrations, a discussion of the proto-fascist elements +scapegoating, and race-baiting practiced by both the Reagan and +Bush Administrations, a discussion of the proto-fascist elements in U.S. domestic and foreign policy is not unwarranted. At the same time, it is hyperbole to describe the current political climate in the U.S. as fascist. Yet it clearly is an error to assume that @@ -3861,13 +3861,13 @@ soon echo the themes of the fascist era in Europe where hysteria and holocaust, blood and bounty, blind patriotism and deaf obedience became synonymous with the national spirit.

-

Author George Seldes reached his 100th birthday in 1990 as the +

Author George Seldes reached his 100th birthday in 1990 as the early editions of this report were first being researched and -written. More than half a century earlier, in 1938, Seldes wrote +written. More than half a century earlier, in 1938, Seldes wrote You Can't Do That, a book with a prophetic warning about how fascism comes to power as the result of a pincer movement between authoritarian state repression supported by corporate elites and -mass movements sparked by ultra-rightist demagogues. Seldes wrote:

+mass movements sparked by ultra-rightist demagogues. Seldes wrote:

"We must guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism, especially that patriotism which is the last refuge of scoundrels diff --git a/pythonCode/output/rightday.xml b/pythonCode/output/rightday.xml index 464d7c5..fafe881 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/rightday.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/rightday.xml @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ The plan is this:

At each courthouse, everyone from judge to janitor will be offered a brochure, in honor of the day, 321 years ago, when -Edward Bushell and his fellow jurors refused to convict William +Edward Bushell and his fellow jurors refused to convict William Penn, arrested in London for preaching an illegal religion (Quakerism) to those who voluntarily--but also illegally-- gathered to listen.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/rockfell.xml b/pythonCode/output/rockfell.xml index 539e689..fd5df44 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/rockfell.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/rockfell.xml @@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ has every intention to implement a cashless society, for it is they who control every aspect of finance and banking over the entire globe. They have had about 100 years to perfect their plans and put them into practice. -Please understand that the Bilderbergers, the Council on Foreign Relations, +Please understand that the Bilderbergers, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Tri-lateral Commission,the Institute for Policy Studies, the Roundtables, the "Club of Rome",etc are ALL bound by common denominators of long-standing families ties, and interests and come together as a _single_ policy making body that is known today as "The Committee of 300" . This has also been known as "The Olympians", the "Policy Committee". -Don't be mis-led by labels such as "Rockefeller" or "Rothschild"; for these +Don't be mis-led by labels such as "Rockefeller" or "Rothschild"; for these are simply the families who have the mechanisms of control already set in place,but of themselves are not the entire network; that being the "Committee of 300". It is THEY who control the UN, who tell the heads of @@ -28,19 +28,19 @@ nations "when to jump and how high", they who are behind the world's illicit drug trade via the CIA and the old British East India links. They who manage the IMF,set policy at GATT conferences. It is they who ARE the "Shadow Government". It is they who manage the CIA,NSA,DIA..the same -group that took out JFK and have MURDERED around 173 people in their efforts +group that took out JFK and have MURDERED around 173 people in their efforts to suppress the truth about all the links..they who were behind the assassination of RFK,MLK..they who are behind the suppression of truth -regarding the MIA's; It is the same group behind E. Howard Hunt, -John Singlaub, Ollie North..the very same group who brought down Richard +regarding the MIA's; It is the same group behind E. Howard Hunt, +John Singlaub, Ollie North..the very same group who brought down Richard Nixon in Watergate..the same group behind the persecution of the Christic Institute..the same people who were behind Nugan-Hand..the same group -that groomed Jimmy Carter for the Presidency..the same group who ARE +that groomed Jimmy Carter for the Presidency..the same group who ARE the "Military-Industrial complex", the same group behind the total militarization of NASA..the same group who ARE "MJ-12", were behind the "Jason Group"..the same behind Project Blue Book, The Condon Committee, the same who started up the NSA..who are responsible for the MURDER of -Danny Casalaro..the same group responsible for the world-wide DISINFO +Danny Casalaro..the same group responsible for the world-wide DISINFO campaign regarding the TRUTH of UFO sightings and contacts. The very SAME group who OWN THE MEDIA..ie..The Washington Post, NBC (General Electric),ABC,CBS,The New York Times,etc. The same group behind the @@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ are many,many more that can be and will be ferreted out for exposure.

Message #6041 - INFO.PARANET Date : 16-Jan-92 19:46 - From : Don Ecker - To : John Galt -Subject : Wackenhut -John Galt said:

+ From : Don Ecker + To : John Galt +Subject : Wackenhut +John Galt said:

-

> Wackenhut Corp., one of the nation's largest security firms, said Friday +

> Wackenhut Corp., one of the nation's largest security firms, said Friday > it has bought the U.S. security operations of ISS International Service > System Inc. The purchase price was not disclosed. ISS International > has more than 700 employees in its U.S. security operations, primarily @@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ John Galt said:

> Chattanooga, Tenn.

In several investigations that I am currently involved in for UFO Magazine as -well as my radio show "UFOs Tonite", I have come across the Wackenhut -connection. As many of you may know, Wackenhut is responsible for outside +well as my radio show "UFOs Tonite", I have come across the Wackenhut +connection. As many of you may know, Wackenhut is responsible for outside security around Area 51 and site S-4. Last year there was a helicopter crash -in Las Vegas that killed a number of Wackenhut employees, plus they are +in Las Vegas that killed a number of Wackenhut employees, plus they are involved in the Inslaw scandel. At any rate much more than I can go into here. However************

@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ available for the following information if requested.

9/24/81 4-5

FOR EIGHT YEARS INSLAW BATTLING JUSTICE DEPT FOR POSSESSION OF - PROMIS, A SOFT-WARE PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY COMPANY OWNER BILL HAMILTON. - IN 91 INSLAW WENT PUBLIC AND ALLEGED REAGAN JUSTICE DEPT, AFTER IT - HAD STOLEN PROMIS, TURNED IT OVER TO EARL BRIAN. INSLAW ALLEGES + PROMIS, A SOFT-WARE PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY COMPANY OWNER BILL HAMILTON. + IN 91 INSLAW WENT PUBLIC AND ALLEGED REAGAN JUSTICE DEPT, AFTER IT + HAD STOLEN PROMIS, TURNED IT OVER TO EARL BRIAN. INSLAW ALLEGES SOFTWARE GIVEN BRIAN AS PAYBACK FOR BRIAN'S HELP IN ARRANGING ARMS-FOR- -HOSTAGE DEAL WITH IRAN IN 1980 (OCTOBER SURPRISE). PER HAMILTON, BRIAN, WHO +HOSTAGE DEAL WITH IRAN IN 1980 (OCTOBER SURPRISE). PER HAMILTON, BRIAN, WHO RUNS UPI, ALLEGEDLY MARKETED PROMIS TO INTEL AGENCIES OF ISRAEL, JORDAN, IRAQ, CANADA, SOUTH KOREA, LIBYA, ENGLAND, GERMANY, FRANCE, AUSTRALIA, THAILAND, JAPAN, CHILE, GUATEMALA, AND BRAZIL. PER INSLAW, ONCE SOFTWARE USED BY FOREIGN @@ -131,15 +131,15 @@ INSLAW-RELATED FILES - BUT 15 TO 20 FILES MISSING. ITT 9/10/91 4-5

LIAISON

-

INSLAW PRES BILL HAMILTON SAYS HE HAS INFO THAT PROMIS ILLEGALLY +

INSLAW PRES BILL HAMILTON SAYS HE HAS INFO THAT PROMIS ILLEGALLY SOLD TO SOUTH KOREA, LIBYA, JORDAN, GREAT BRITAIN (ENGLAND), GERMANY, FRANCE, AUSTRALIA, THAILAND, JAPAN, CHILE, GUATEMALA, BRAZIL, AND CANADA. CANADIAN COMPANY, COMMUNICATIONS CANADA - THE CANADIAN WORKPLACE AUTOMATION RESEARCH CENTER (CWARC) WROTE INSLAW A LETTER. ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE ARE OPERATING PROMIS IN 900 LOCATIONS. - MICHAEL RICONOSCIUTO SWORE IN AN AFFIDAVIT THAT WHEN HE DIRECTOR + MICHAEL RICONOSCIUTO SWORE IN AN AFFIDAVIT THAT WHEN HE DIRECTOR OF WACKENHUT CORP OF CORAL GABLES, FL ONE OF HIS JOBS TO ADAPT - PROMIS SOFTWARE. PETER VIDENIEKS AND EARL W. BRIAN WERE FREQUENT + PROMIS SOFTWARE. PETER VIDENIEKS AND EARL W. BRIAN WERE FREQUENT VISITORS TO WACKENHUT. RICONOSCIUTO SAID HE TO MODIFY PROMIS FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INTEL AGENCIES WORLDWIDE. AFTER TESTIFYING BEFORE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE INVESTIGATORS, @@ -150,12 +150,12 @@ INSLAW-RELATED FILES - BUT 15 TO 20 FILES MISSING. ITT 9/10/91 4-5

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If you notice the name INMAN in the above, that is Adm. Bobby Inman recently -mentioned in Tim Good's book "Alien Liason" and the subject of the January -1992 rebuttal of Bob Oechsler in the MUFON Journel.

+mentioned in Tim Good's book "Alien Liason" and the subject of the January +1992 rebuttal of Bob Oechsler in the MUFON Journel.

Best:

-

Don Ecker +

Don Ecker Director Research UFO Magazine

@@ -164,31 +164,31 @@ UFO Magazine

===End of included article=================================================

-

Also here's something from last year on the ultra secret Bilderberg +

Also here's something from last year on the ultra secret Bilderberg meeting..what motivations and policies do you think that THEY follow?

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-

From: campe@thor.uucp (Gary Campe ext ) +

From: campe@thor.uucp (Gary Campe ext ) Newsgroups: alt.activism,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines Subject: BILDERBERG ANNUAL MEETING SCHEDULED - 13155@fpssun + 13155@fpssun Date: 22 Apr 91 17:56:38 GMT References: The Spotlight -Sender: daemon@fpssun +Sender: daemon@fpssun Organization: FPS Computing, Beaverton, Oregon Lines: 23

Ad as it appears in The Spotlight dated April 22, 1991:

-

JUNE 7-9 - Bilderberg group meets secretly at Baden-Baden, Germany.

+

JUNE 7-9 - Bilderberg group meets secretly at Baden-Baden, Germany.

Members will fly into Frankfurt, Germany or Stasbourg, France to be taken in government helicopters to a heavily guarded hotel near Baden-Baden, site of secret meeting of world's elite. Agenda items include exploiting Middle East oil and progress toward world government. For information, call -David Rocefeller at (914) 631-1634 or his personal valet, Dr. Henry +David Rocefeller at (914) 631-1634 or his personal valet, Dr. Henry Kissinger at (212) 759-7919.

******************

@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ Disclaimer: The opinions expressed are mine alone and not that of my employer.------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-

From: campe@thor.uucp (Gary Campe ext ) +

From: campe@thor.uucp (Gary Campe ext ) Newsgroups: misc.headlines,talk.politics.misc,alt.conspiracy -Subject: Bilderberg Annual Meeting - What was said - 14096@fpssun +Subject: Bilderberg Annual Meeting - What was said + 14096@fpssun Date: 28 Jun 91 17:48:41 GMT Sender: daemon@fps.com Followup-To: misc.headlines @@ -221,24 +221,24 @@ read this article in its entirety please refer to the above publication.

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-

The word out of the Bilderberg annual meeting is that there will be another +

The word out of the Bilderberg annual meeting is that there will be another war within the next five years.

-

It was repeatedly stated at the Bilderberg meeting that there will be -"other Saddams" in the years ahead who must be dealt with swiftly and +

It was repeatedly stated at the Bilderberg meeting that there will be +"other Saddams" in the years ahead who must be dealt with swiftly and efficiently.

-

The Bilderberg group plans a global army at the disposal of the United +

The Bilderberg group plans a global army at the disposal of the United Nations. It is their hope that the U.N. will become the world government by the year 2000.

"A U.N. army must be able to act immediately, anywhere in the world, without delays involved in each country making its own decision whether to -participate, based on parochial considerations," said Henry Kissinger.

+participate, based on parochial considerations," said Henry Kissinger.

If Americans can be persuaded to surrender warmaking decisions to the U.N., "parochial nationalism" in Briton, France and elsewhere will disappear, -Bilderberg speakers said.

+Bilderberg speakers said.

"The Persian Gulf venture has advanced the cause by years" one speaker said.

@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ Disclaimer: The opinions expressed are mine alone and not that of my employer.---End included text---------------------------------------------------------

The following is on the historical perspective of just the Rockefeller -and Rothschild connections and in no way attempts to cover every +and Rothschild connections and in no way attempts to cover every aspect, but will suffice to give you a basis on which to understand how pervasive the Web of influence is and that it is a good deal MORE than "merely a conspiracy". Just WHO makes up the ILLEGAL SHADOW @@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ provided an extensive list of reading materials at the end of this text. And lastly, I would include a very lucid assessment of our situation -by John DiNardo, which in my opinion, is absolutely correct. There have -been MANY people who are posting such as John, Dave Radcliffe, Rich +by John DiNardo, which in my opinion, is absolutely correct. There have +been MANY people who are posting such as John, Dave Radcliffe, Rich Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -313,21 +313,21 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

military elite. And whose nation has the most savagely powerful military force on the planet? What's worse is that it's not just the military that's militating against our Constitutional freedoms. - It's the military-industrial complex. President Eisenhower left office + It's the military-industrial complex. President Eisenhower left office a third of a century ago by warning us that the military-industrial complex is the greatest threat to our freedom. That was as much of a warning as he dared give, lest he meet the doom of his valiant successor who tried to actually BE the President of the United States.

How knowledgeable was the General of the Army of the Second World War, - Dwight Eisenhower, in his fear of the military-industrial complex? - As knowledgeable as President Kennedy is dead!

+ Dwight Eisenhower, in his fear of the military-industrial complex? + As knowledgeable as President Kennedy is dead!

So you see, there really isn't much time left. If we prove to be too lazy now to unite behind Constitutional upholders such as the Christic Institute -- then our children in the twenty-first century will NOT be too frightened to stand up against the bullets of the - Wackenhut Security Corporation of Coral Gables, Florida. Because + Wackenhut Security Corporation of Coral Gables, Florida. Because when the oppression becomes intolerable, you, I and anyone would stand up to bullets, rather than go on living in unbearable agony. Ask the Palestinian people who stand up to bullets every day -- @@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

arrest us for plotting to regain the Constitutional freedoms that were once our heritage.

-

John DiNardo

+

John DiNardo

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@@ -357,11 +357,11 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

control over the government and the people of the U.S. This thesis can be accepted as a working formula if one remains conscious of the larger issues. Two writers for whom the present writer (E.M) has great respect, - Dr. Emanuel Josephson and Morris Bealle, insisted on focusing on the + Dr. Emanuel Josephson and Morris Bealle, insisted on focusing on the Rockefellers and excluding all other aspects of the World Order. This severely limited the effect of their otherwise groundbreaking work on the Medical Monopoly. This writer advanced a contrary view in "The World - Order," fixing upon the Rothschild monetary power, which reached a point + Order," fixing upon the Rothschild monetary power, which reached a point of world control by 1885, and its London policy group, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, as the policy makers for what has essentially been, since 1900, a re-established colonial government, @@ -391,9 +391,9 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

power, but a genuine world government, you must realize that this is not merely a group dedicated to making money, but a group which is committed to maintaining the power of a colonial form of government over the - American people. Thus the ancient calumny of John D. Rockefeller as a + American people. Thus the ancient calumny of John D. Rockefeller as a man obsessed by greed (a category in which he has plenty of company) - obscures the fact that from the day the Rothschilds began to finance his + obscures the fact that from the day the Rothschilds began to finance his march towards a total oil monopoly in the United States from their coffers at the National City Bank of Cleveland, Rockefeller was never an independent power, nor does any department of the Rockefeller Syndicate @@ -426,15 +426,15 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

the major Swiss Banks; the survivors of the old Venetian-Genoese banking axis; the Big Five of the world grain trade; the British combine, centered in the Bank of England and its chartered merchant banks, - functioning through the Rothschilds and the Oppenheimers and having + functioning through the Rothschilds and the Oppenheimers and having absolute control over their Canadian colony through the Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montreal, their Canadian lieutenants being the Bronfmans, Belzbergs, Reichmanns and other financial operators; and the colonial banking structure in the U.S., controlled by the Bank of England through the Federal Reserve System; the Boston Brahmin families who made - their fortunes in the opium trade, including the Delanos and others and + their fortunes in the opium trade, including the Delanos and others and the Rockefeller Bank, Chase Manhattan Bank, American Express, the present - form of the old Rothschild representatives in the U.S., which includes + form of the old Rothschild representatives in the U.S., which includes Kuhn,Loeb Company and Lehman Brothers.

It is notable that the Rockefeller Syndicate is far down on the list of @@ -442,43 +442,43 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

Although it is not the crucial factor in financial decision in the Western Hemisphere, it is the actual working control mechanism of the American colony. The Rockefeller family themselves,like the - Morgans,Schiffs and Warburgs, have faded into insignificance, but the + Morgans,Schiffs and Warburgs, have faded into insignificance, but the mechanism created in their name roars along at full power,still maintaining all of the functions for which it was organized. Since he - set up the Trilateral Commission, David Rockefeller has functioned as a + set up the Trilateral Commission, David Rockefeller has functioned as a sort of international courier for the World Order, principally concerned with delivering working instructions to the Communist bloc,either - directly, in New York or by traveling to the area. Laurence Rockefeller + directly, in New York or by traveling to the area. Laurence Rockefeller is active in the operation of the Medical Monopoly, but his principal interests are in operating various vacation spas in tropical areas. They - are the two survivors of the "Fortunate Five," the five sons of John D. - Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby Aldrich. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. died in an - institution in Tucson,Arizona and was hastily cremated. John D. + are the two survivors of the "Fortunate Five," the five sons of John D. + Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby Aldrich. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. died in an + institution in Tucson,Arizona and was hastily cremated. John D. Rockefeller III died in a mysterious accident on a New York Parkway near - his home. Nelson Rockefeller, named after his grandfather, died in the + his home. Nelson Rockefeller, named after his grandfather, died in the arms of a TV journalist. It was later revealed that he had also been in the arms of another TV journalist at the same time; the death was hushed up for many hours. It was generally believed that he ran afoul of his Columbian drug connection, the disagreement hardly being trivial; it involved several billion dollars in drug profits which had not been - properly apportioned. Winthrop Rockefeller died an alcoholic in the arms + properly apportioned. Winthrop Rockefeller died an alcoholic in the arms of his black boy friend. He had been interviewed on television by Harry - Reasoner to explain his hasty move from New York to Arkansas. Winthrop + Reasoner to explain his hasty move from New York to Arkansas. Winthrop learned that his black boy friend, an Army sergeant who apparently taught him the mysteries of drill,refused to live in New York. To celebrate this - alliance, Winthrop Rockefeller gave magnificiently to Negro + alliance, Winthrop Rockefeller gave magnificiently to Negro causes,including the Urban League building on East 48th Street in New York. A plaque on the second floor notes that it was his gift; it might - well have stated "From Hadrian to his Antinous."

+ well have stated "From Hadrian to his Antinous."

We do not wish to imply that the Rockefellers no longer have influence, but that the major policy dictates of the Rockefeller Syndicate are handed down by other caps, of whom they continue to be a visible force. - Through the person of David Rockefeller, the family is sometimes called - "the first family of the Soviet Union." Only he and Dr. Armand Hammer, + Through the person of David Rockefeller, the family is sometimes called + "the first family of the Soviet Union." Only he and Dr. Armand Hammer, the moving force behind USTEC, have permanent permission to land their private planes at the Moscow Airport. Others would suffer the fate of KAL - 007. David Rockefeller's most significant trip to the Soviet Union may + 007. David Rockefeller's most significant trip to the Soviet Union may have been the fateful day when he landed in Moscow, having been told to inform Khrushchev that he was "through". The Russians are very health conscious, and a scientist had sent information to Khrushchev that the @@ -491,33 +491,33 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

Both the Rockefeller family fortune and the considerable portion set aside in the foundations of the Rockefeller Syndicate are effectively insulated against any type of government control. FORTUNE magazine noted - August ,1986, that John D. Rockefeller,Jr. had created trusts in 1934 + August ,1986, that John D. Rockefeller,Jr. had created trusts in 1934 which now amounted to some $2.3 billion; another 200 million had been set - aside for the Abby Rockefeller branch. The five sons had trusts which in + aside for the Abby Rockefeller branch. The five sons had trusts which in 1986 amounted to $2.1 billion. These trusts had originally amounted to only $50 million each,showing the increase in their assets as well as inflation during the ensuing half century. FORTUNE estimated the 1986 total Rockefeller wealth as $3.5 billion of which $900 million was in securities and real estate. They owned 45% of the Time Life - Building; Nelson Rockefeller's International Basic Economy Corporation had + Building; Nelson Rockefeller's International Basic Economy Corporation had been sold to a British company in 1980. For years, the Rockefeller family had deliberately kept the rents low in its major holding, Rockefeller Center, a $1.6 billion investment yielding an annual return of 1% . This was a convenient manuever for tax purposes, and a good one at that.

-

Much of the Rockefeller wealth might be attributed to old John D.'s +

Much of the Rockefeller wealth might be attributed to old John D.'s rapacity and ruthlessness; its origins are indubitably based in his initial financing from the National City Bank of Cleveland, which was - identified in Congressional reports as one of the three Rothschild banks + identified in Congressional reports as one of the three Rothschild banks in the United States and by his later acceptance of the guidance of Jacob - Schiff of Kuhn,Loeb Company, who had been born in the Rothschild house in - Franfort and was now the principal Rothschild representive (but unknown + Schiff of Kuhn,Loeb Company, who had been born in the Rothschild house in + Franfort and was now the principal Rothschild representive (but unknown as such to the public) in the United States.

-

With the seed money from the National City Bank in Cleveland, old John D. +

With the seed money from the National City Bank in Cleveland, old John D. Rockefeller soon laid claim to the title of the "most ruthless American". It is more than likely that it was this quality which persuaded the - Rothschilds to back him. Rockefeller realized early in the game that the + Rothschilds to back him. Rockefeller realized early in the game that the oil refinery business, which could offer great profits in a short time, also was at the mercy of uncontrolled competition. His solution was a simple one--crush all competition. The famous Rockefeller dedication to @@ -536,39 +536,39 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

workers as they went to and from their jobs, or burning or blowing up the competing refinery.

-

These techniques convinced the Rothschilds that they had found their - man.They sent their personal representative,Jacob Schiff, to Cleveland to - help Rockefeller plan further expansion. At this time,the Rothschilds +

These techniques convinced the Rothschilds that they had found their + man.They sent their personal representative,Jacob Schiff, to Cleveland to + help Rockefeller plan further expansion. At this time,the Rothschilds controlled 95% of all railroad mileage in the United States,through the J.P. Morgan Company and Kuhn Loeb Company,according to official Department of Commerce figures for the year 1895. J.P. Morgan mentions in his "Who's Who" listing that he controlled 50,000 miles of U.S. - railways. Schiff worked out an elaborate rebate deal for + railways. Schiff worked out an elaborate rebate deal for Rockefeller,through a dummy corporation,South Improvement Company. These rebates ensured that no other oil company could survive in competition with the Rockefeller firm. The scheme was later exposed,but by that time Rockefeller had achieved a virtual monopoly of the oil business in the - U.S. The daughter of one of his victims, Ida Tarbell,whose father was + U.S. The daughter of one of his victims, Ida Tarbell,whose father was ruined by Rockefeller's criminal operations, wrote the first major expose of the Standard Oil Trust. She was promptly denounced as a "muckracker" - by the poseur, Theodore Roosevelt, who claimed to be a "trustbuster." In + by the poseur, Theodore Roosevelt, who claimed to be a "trustbuster." In fact, he ensured the dominance of the Standard Oil Trust and other giant trusts.

-

During the next half century, John D. Rockefeller was routinely +

During the next half century, John D. Rockefeller was routinely caricatured by socialist propagandists as the epitome of the ruthless capitalist. At the same time, he was the principal financier of the world Communist movement, through a firm called American International - Company. Despite the fact that the House of Rothschild had already + Company. Despite the fact that the House of Rothschild had already achieved world control,the sound and the fury was directed exclusively - against its two principal representatives,John D. Rockefeller and J.P. + against its two principal representatives,John D. Rockefeller and J.P. Morgan. One of the few revelations of the actual state of affairs appeared in TRUTH magazine,Dec 16,1912, which pointed out that "Mr. - Schiff is head of the great private banking house of Kuhn, Loeb Company + Schiff is head of the great private banking house of Kuhn, Loeb Company (I knew some of you bright readers would finally pick up that these names are all attached to the greatest pharmaceutical firms in the world--even into your very vitamin supplement business!), which represents the - Rothschild interests on your side of the Atlantic. He is described as a + Rothschild interests on your side of the Atlantic. He is described as a financial strategist and has been for years the financial minister of the great impersonal power known as Standard Oil." Note that the name of Rockefeller was not mentioned in the quote.

@@ -582,61 +582,61 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

care of the nation, and the Rockefeller Foundation, a web of affiliated tax emempt creations, effectively controlled the religious and educational life of the nation. The myth succeeded in its goal of - camouflaging the hidden rulers, the Rothschilds.

+ camouflaging the hidden rulers, the Rothschilds.

-

After Eustis Mullins and a few others, had been exposing this charade for +

After Eustis Mullins and a few others, had been exposing this charade for some twenty-five years a new myth began to be noised about in American conservative circles, effectively propagated by active double agents. This myth found a host of eager believers,because it heralded a growing crack in the monolithic power which had been oppressing all the peoples of the world. This "new" revelation was that a struggle to the death for - world power had developed between the Rockefellers and the Rothschilds. + world power had developed between the Rockefellers and the Rothschilds. According to this startling development, one faction or the other, depending on which agent you were listening to, had gained control of the Soviet Union and would use its power as the basis for achieving the overthrow of the other faction. The sudden death of several members of the Rockefeller family was cited as "proof" that such a struggle was - taking place, although no Rothschild is known to have succumbed during + taking place, although no Rothschild is known to have succumbed during this "war." This ignored the general understanding that Nelson Rockefeller had been "eliminated" as the result of losing deposit slips for several billion dollars of drugs from the Columbian cartel, or that - the other Rockefeller deaths showed no trace of a "Rothschild + the other Rockefeller deaths showed no trace of a "Rothschild connection."

Having maintained extensive files on this situation for several decades, the writer (E.M.),could not believe anyone could be so misinformed as to think that "the Rockefellers" were now trying to seize power from the - Rothschilds, at a time when the influence of members of the Rockefeller + Rothschilds, at a time when the influence of members of the Rockefeller family was already in great decline, their family finances being handled - by John J. McCloy, and other faithful retainers;none of the retainers + by John J. McCloy, and other faithful retainers;none of the retainers would have been willing to engage in a genuine power struggle, as they were faceless managers who lived only for their weekly paycheck. They had no ambitions of their own. Nevertheless, many hopeful Americans grasped at the will-o-the-wisp notion the Rockefellers were now "good - Americans" who were willing to risk all to overthrow the Rothschilds. + Americans" who were willing to risk all to overthrow the Rothschilds. Amazingly enough, this pernicious story persisted for almost a decade before being relegated to the curiosities of history.

Like J.P. Morgan, who had begun his commercial career by selling the U.S. - Army some defective guns, the famous Hall carbine affair, John D. + Army some defective guns, the famous Hall carbine affair, John D. Rockefeller also was a war profiteer during the Civil War;he sold unstamped Harkness liquor to Federal troops at a high profit, gaining the initial capital to embark on his drive for monopoly. His interest in the - oil business was a natural one; his father,William Rockefeller had been - "in oil" for years. William Rockefeller had become an oil entrepreneur + oil business was a natural one; his father,William Rockefeller had been + "in oil" for years. William Rockefeller had become an oil entrepreneur after salt wells at Tarentum, near Pittsburgh, were discovered in 1842 to be flowing with oil. The owners of the wells,Samuel L. Kier, began to bottle the oil and sell it for medicinal purposes. One of his earliest - wholesalers was William Rockefeller. The "medicine" was originally + wholesalers was William Rockefeller. The "medicine" was originally labelled "Kier's Magic Oil". Rockefeller printed his own labels, using "Rock Oil" or "Seneca Oil", Seneca being the name of a well known Indian Tribe. Rockefeller achieved his greatest notoriety and his greatest - profits by advertising himself as "William Rockefeller, the Celebrated + profits by advertising himself as "William Rockefeller, the Celebrated Cancer Specialist". It is understandable that his grandsons would become the controlling power behind the scenes of the world's most famous cancer treatment center and would direct government funds and charitable contributions to those areas which only benefit the Medical Monopoly. - William Rockefeller spared no claim in his flamboyant career. He + William Rockefeller spared no claim in his flamboyant career. He guaranteed "All Cases of Cancer Cured Unless They Are Too Far Gone". Such were the healing powers that he attributed to his magic cancer cure that he was able to retail it for $25 a bottle, a sum then equivalent to two @@ -645,11 +645,11 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

hardly have envisioned that his descendants would control the greatest and the most profitable Medical Monopoly in recorded history.

-

As an itinerant "carnie", a traveling carnival peddler, William +

As an itinerant "carnie", a traveling carnival peddler, William Rockefeller had chosen a career which interfered with developing a stable - family life. His son, John, rarely saw him, a circumstance which has + family life. His son, John, rarely saw him, a circumstance which has inspired some psychological analysts to conjecture that the absence of a - father figure or parental love may have contributed to John D. + father figure or parental love may have contributed to John D. Rockefeller's subsequent development as a money mad tyrant who plotted to maim, poison and kill millions of his fellow Americans during almost a century of his monopolistic operations and whose influence, reaching up @@ -662,18 +662,18 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

It has long been a truism that you can find a horse thief or two in any prominent American family. In the Rockefeller family, it was more than - true in the case of William who seemed to have faithfully followed the + true in the case of William who seemed to have faithfully followed the precepts of the Will of Canaan throughout his career, "love robbery, love lechery". He fled from a number of indictments for horse stealing and - you know how serious that is, finally disappearing altogether as William - and Rockefeller and magically re-emerging as a Dr. William Levingston of + you know how serious that is, finally disappearing altogether as William + and Rockefeller and magically re-emerging as a Dr. William Levingston of Philadelphia, a name which he retained for the rest of his life. An investigative reporter at Joseph Pulitzer's New York World received a tip - that was followed up. The World then disclosed that William Avery + that was followed up. The World then disclosed that William Avery Rockefeller had died May 11, 1906 in Freeport, Illinois, where he was - interred in an unmarked grave as Dr. William Levingston.

+ interred in an unmarked grave as Dr. William Levingston.

-

William Rockefeller's vocation as a medicine man greatly facilitated his +

William Rockefeller's vocation as a medicine man greatly facilitated his preferred profession of horse thief. As one who planned to be in the next county by morning, it was a simple matter to tie a handsome stallion to the back of his wagon and head for the open road. It also played a @@ -688,45 +688,45 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

which he offered at only two dollars a bottle. It consisted of crude petroleum from which the lighter oils had been boiled away, leaving a heavy solution of paraffin,lube oil and tar, which comprised the - "liniment". William Rockefeller's original miracle oil survived until - quite recently as a concoction called Nujol, consisting principally of - petroleum and peddled as a laxative. It was well known that Nujol was + "liniment". William Rockefeller's original miracle oil survived until + quite recently as a concoction called Nujol, consisting principally of + petroleum and peddled as a laxative. It was well known that Nujol was merely an advertising sobriquet meaning "new oil", as opposed apparently, to "old oil". Sold as an antidote to constipation, it robbed the body of fat-soluble vitamins, it being a well-established medical fact that mineral oil coated the intestine and prevented the absorption of many needed vitamins and other nutritional needs. Its makers added carotine as a sop to the health-conscious, but it was hardly worth the bother. - Nujol was manufactured by a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey, - called Stanco, whose only other product, manufactured on the same + Nujol was manufactured by a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey, + called Stanco, whose only other product, manufactured on the same premises, was the famous insecticide, Flit.

-

Nujol was hawked from the Senate Office Building in Washington for years +

Nujol was hawked from the Senate Office Building in Washington for years during a more liberal interpretation of "conflict of interest". In this case, it was hardly a conflict of interest, because the august - peddler,Senator Royal S. Copeland, never had any interests other than + peddler,Senator Royal S. Copeland, never had any interests other than serving the Rockefellers. He was a physician whom Rockefeller had appointed as head of the New York State Department of Health and later - financed his campaign for the Senate. Copeland's frank display of + financed his campaign for the Senate. Copeland's frank display of commercialism amazed even the most blase' Washington reporters.

-

He devoted his Senate career to a daily program advertising Nujol. A +

He devoted his Senate career to a daily program advertising Nujol. A microphone was set up in his Senate office each morning, the first order - of business being the Nujol program, for which he was paid $75,000 a + of business being the Nujol program, for which he was paid $75,000 a year, an enormous salary in the 1930's and more than the salary of the - President of the United States. Senator Copeland's exploits earned him a + President of the United States. Senator Copeland's exploits earned him a number of nicknames on Capital Hill. He was often called the Senator from the American Medical Association, because of his enthusiastic backing for - any program launched by the AMA and Morris Fishbein. More realistically, + any program launched by the AMA and Morris Fishbein. More realistically, he was usually referred to as "the Senator from Standard Oil". He could be counted on to promote any legislation devised for the greater profit of the Rockefeller monopoly. During congressional debate on the Food and Drug Act in 1938, he came under criticism from Congresswoman Leonor - Sullivan, who charged that Senator Copeland, a physician who handled the + Sullivan, who charged that Senator Copeland, a physician who handled the bill on the Senate floor, frankly acknowledged during the debate that soap was exempted from the law because the soap manufacturers, who were the nation's largest advertisers, would otherwise join with other big - industries to fight the bill. Congresswoman Sullivan complained that, + industries to fight the bill. Congresswoman Sullivan complained that, "Soap was officially declared in the law not to be a cosmetic. The hair dye manufacturers were given a license to market known dangerous products, just so long as they placed a special warning on the label - @@ -734,24 +734,24 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

container in which hair dye is shipped?"

Just as the elder Rockefeller had spent his life in the pursuit of his - personal obsession, women, so his son John was equally obsessed, being + personal obsession, women, so his son John was equally obsessed, being money-mad instead of woman-mad, totally committed to the pursuit of ever-increasing wealth and power. However, the principal accomplishments of the Rockefeller drive for power, the rebate scheme for monopoly, the chartering of the foundations to gain power over American citizens,the creation of the central bank, the Federal Reserve System, the backing of the World Communist Revolution and the creation of the Medical Monoply, - all came from the Rothschilds or from their European employees.

+ all came from the Rothschilds or from their European employees.

-

We cannot find in the records of John D. Rockefeller that he originated +

We cannot find in the records of John D. Rockefeller that he originated any of these programs. The concept of the tax exempt charitable - foundation originated with the Rothschild minion, George Peabody, in + foundation originated with the Rothschild minion, George Peabody, in 1865. The Peabody Educational Foundation later became the Rockefeller Foundation and many of you should recall that item. Not that you might have been around then but it continues to inadvertently be referred to as such.

-

It is unlikely that even the diabolical mind of John D. Rockefeller could +

It is unlikely that even the diabolical mind of John D. Rockefeller could have conceived of this devious twist. A social historian has described the major development of the late nineteenth century, when charitable foundations and world Communism became important movements, as one of the @@ -763,14 +763,14 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

traps. Socialism -- indeed, any government program -- is simply the rat baiting the trap with a smidgeon of cheese and catching himself a human.

-

Congressman Wright Patman, chairman of the House Banking and Currency +

Congressman Wright Patman, chairman of the House Banking and Currency Committee, noted from the floor of Congress that the establishment of the Rockefeller Foundation effectively insulated Standard Oil from competition. The controlling stock had been removed from market manipulation or possible buyouts by competitors. It also relieved Standard Oil from most taxation, which then placed a tremendous added burden on individual American taxpayers. Although a Rockefeller relative - by marriage, Senator Nelson Aldrich, Republican majority leader in the + by marriage, Senator Nelson Aldrich, Republican majority leader in the Senate, had pushed the General Education Board charter through Congress, the Rockefeller Foundation charter proved to be more difficult. Widespread criticism of Rockefeller's monopolistic practices was heard, @@ -780,11 +780,11 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

progressive income tax and of the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act). Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York, another Senator from Standard Oil (there were quite a few), ramrodded the Congressional approval of the - charter. The charter was then signed by John D. Rockefeller, John D. + charter. The charter was then signed by John D. Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Henry Pratt Judson, president of the Rockefeller - established University of Chicago,Simon Flexner, director of the - Rockefeller Institute, Starr Jameson, described in "Who's Who" as - "personal counsel to John D. Rockefeller in his benevolences", and + established University of Chicago,Simon Flexner, director of the + Rockefeller Institute, Starr Jameson, described in "Who's Who" as + "personal counsel to John D. Rockefeller in his benevolences", and Charles W. Eliot, president of Harvard University.

The Rockefeller Oil Monopoly is now 127 years old, yet in 1911, the @@ -798,55 +798,55 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

The involvement of the Rockefellers in promoting the World Communist Revolution also developed from their business interests. There was never - any commitment to the Marxist ideology; like anything else, it was there + any commitment to the Marxist ideology; like anything else, it was there to be used. At the turn of the century, Standard Oil was competing fiercely with Royal Dutch Shell for control of the lucrative European market. Congressional testimony revealed that Rockefeller had sent large - sums of money to Lenin and Trotsky to instigate the Communist Revolution - in 1905. His banker, Jacob Schiff had previously financed the Japanese in - their war against Russia and had sent a personal emissary, George Kennan + sums of money to Lenin and Trotsky to instigate the Communist Revolution + in 1905. His banker, Jacob Schiff had previously financed the Japanese in + their war against Russia and had sent a personal emissary, George Kennan to Russia to spend some twenty years in promoting revolutionary activity - against the Czar.

+ against the Czar.

-

When the 1905 revolution failed, Lenin was placed "in storage" in - Switzerland until 1907. Trotsky was brought to the U.S., where he lived +

When the 1905 revolution failed, Lenin was placed "in storage" in + Switzerland until 1907. Trotsky was brought to the U.S., where he lived rent free on the Standard Oil property at Bayonne,New Jersey, its tank - field. When the Czar abdicated, Trotsky was placed on a ship with three + field. When the Czar abdicated, Trotsky was placed on a ship with three hundred Communist revolutionaries from the Lower East Side of New York. - Rockefeller obtained a special passport for Trotsky from Woodrow Wilson - and sent Lincoln Steffens with him to make sure he was returned safely to + Rockefeller obtained a special passport for Trotsky from Woodrow Wilson + and sent Lincoln Steffens with him to make sure he was returned safely to Russia. For traveling expenses, Rockefeller placed a purse containing - $10,000 in Trotsky's pocket.

+ $10,000 in Trotsky's pocket.

On April 13,1917, when the ship stopped in Halifax, Canadian Secret - Service officers immediately arrested Trotsky and interred him in Nova + Service officers immediately arrested Trotsky and interred him in Nova Scotia. The case became an international cause celebre, as leading - government officials from several nations frantically demanded Trotsky's - release. The Secret Service had been tipped off that Trotsky was on his + government officials from several nations frantically demanded Trotsky's + release. The Secret Service had been tipped off that Trotsky was on his way to take Russia out of the war, freeing more German armies to attack Canadian troups on the Western Front.

-

Prime Minister Lloyd George hurriedly cabled orders from London to the - Canadian Secret Service to free Trotsky at once - they ignored him. - Trotsky was finally freed by the intervention of one of Rockefeller's - most faithful stooges, Canadian Minister Mackenzie King, who had long +

Prime Minister Lloyd George hurriedly cabled orders from London to the + Canadian Secret Service to free Trotsky at once - they ignored him. + Trotsky was finally freed by the intervention of one of Rockefeller's + most faithful stooges, Canadian Minister Mackenzie King, who had long been a "labor specialist" for the Rockefellers. King personally obtained - Trotsky's release and sent him on his way as the emissary of the + Trotsky's release and sent him on his way as the emissary of the Rockefellers, commissioned to win the Bolshevik Revolution. Thus, Dr. - Armand Hammer, who loudly proclaimed his influence in Russia as the - friend of Lenin, has an insignificant claim compared to the role of the + Armand Hammer, who loudly proclaimed his influence in Russia as the + friend of Lenin, has an insignificant claim compared to the role of the Rockefellers in backing world Communism.

-

Although Communism, like other "isms", had origined with Marx's - association with the House of Rothschild, it enlisted the reverent - support of John D. Rockefeller because he saw Communism for what it is, +

Although Communism, like other "isms", had origined with Marx's + association with the House of Rothschild, it enlisted the reverent + support of John D. Rockefeller because he saw Communism for what it is, the ultimate monopoly, not only controlling the government, the monetary system and all property, but also a monopoly which, like the corporations it emulates, is self-perpetuating and eternal. It was the logical progression from his Standard Oil monopoly.

An important step on the road to world monopoly was the most far-reaching - corporation invented by the Rothschilds. This was the international drug + corporation invented by the Rothschilds. This was the international drug and chemical cartel, I. G. Farben. Called "a state within a state" , it was created in 1925 as Interessen Gemeinschaft Farbeinindustrie Aktien Gesellschaft, usually known simply as I. G. Farben, which simply meant @@ -854,46 +854,46 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

companies in Germany began negotiations to form the ultimate cartel, merging Badische Anilin,Bayer,Agfa,Hoechst,Weiler-ter-Meer, and Greisheim-Electron. The guiding spirit,as well as the financing, came - from the Rothschilds, who were represented by their German banker, Max + from the Rothschilds, who were represented by their German banker, Max Warburg of M. M. Warburg Company, Hamburg. He later headed the German Secret Service during World War I and was personal financial advisor to - the Kaiser.

+ the Kaiser.

-

When the Kaiser was overthrown, after losing the war, Max Warburg was not +

When the Kaiser was overthrown, after losing the war, Max Warburg was not exiled with him to Holland; instead he became the financial advisor to the new government.

Monarchs may come and go, but the real power remains with the bankers. - While representing Germany at the Paris Peace Conference, Max Warburg - spent pleasant hours renewing family ties with his brother, Paul Warburg, + While representing Germany at the Paris Peace Conference, Max Warburg + spent pleasant hours renewing family ties with his brother, Paul Warburg, who, after drafting the Federal Reserve Act at Jekyll Island, had headed the U.S. banking system during the war. He was in Paris as Woodrow Wilson's financial advisor.

I. G. Farben soon had a net worth of six billion marks, controlling some - five hundred firms. Its first president was Professor Carl Bosch. During + five hundred firms. Its first president was Professor Carl Bosch. During the period of the Weimar Republic, I.G. Farben officials,seeing the - handwriting, began a close association with one called Adolf Hitler, + handwriting, began a close association with one called Adolf Hitler, supplying much needed funds and political influence.

The success of the I.G. Farben cartel had aroused the interest of other - industrialists. Henry Ford was favorably impressed and set up a German + industrialists. Henry Ford was favorably impressed and set up a German branch of Ford Motor Company. Forty percent of the stock was purchased by I.G. Farben. I.G. Farben then established an American subsidiary called American I.G., in cooperation with Standard Oil of New Jersey. Its - directors included Walter Teagle, President of Standard Oil, Paul Warburg + directors included Walter Teagle, President of Standard Oil, Paul Warburg of Kuhn,Loeb Company and Edsel Ford, representing the Ford interests. - John Foster Dulles, for the law firm, Sullivan and Cromwell, became the + John Foster Dulles, for the law firm, Sullivan and Cromwell, became the attorney for I.G., frequently traveling between New York and Berlin on - cartel business. His law partner, Arthur Dean, is now director of the + cartel business. His law partner, Arthur Dean, is now director of the $40 million Teagle Foundation which was set up before Teagle's death. Like other fortunes, it had become part of the network.

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-- --* Don Allen *- // Only | Tavistock + Esalen = "New Age" -Internet: dona@bilver.uucp \X/ Amiga | Rothschild + Rockefeller = FED +-* Don Allen *- // Only | Tavistock + Esalen = "New Age" +Internet: dona@bilver.uucp \X/ Amiga | Rothschild + Rockefeller = FED UUCP: .uunet!peora!bilver!vicstoy!dona | UN + Maitreya = "Twilight Zone" "A democracy cannot be both ignorant and free" - Thomas Jefferson

@@ -911,14 +911,14 @@ has every intention to implement a cashless society, for it is they who control every aspect of finance and banking over the entire globe. They have had about 100 years to perfect their plans and put them into practice. -Please understand that the Bilderbergers, the Council on Foreign Relations, +Please understand that the Bilderbergers, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Tri-lateral Commission,the Institute for Policy Studies, the Roundtables, the "Club of Rome",etc are ALL bound by common denominators of long-standing families ties, and interests and come together as a _single_ policy making body that is known today as "The Committee of 300" . This has also been known as "The Olympians", the "Policy Committee". -Don't be mis-led by labels such as "Rockefeller" or "Rothschild"; for these +Don't be mis-led by labels such as "Rockefeller" or "Rothschild"; for these are simply the families who have the mechanisms of control already set in place,but of themselves are not the entire network; that being the "Committee of 300". It is THEY who control the UN, who tell the heads of @@ -926,19 +926,19 @@ nations "when to jump and how high", they who are behind the world's illicit drug trade via the CIA and the old British East India links. They who manage the IMF,set policy at GATT conferences. It is they who ARE the "Shadow Government". It is they who manage the CIA,NSA,DIA..the same -group that took out JFK and have MURDERED around 173 people in their efforts +group that took out JFK and have MURDERED around 173 people in their efforts to suppress the truth about all the links..they who were behind the assassination of RFK,MLK..they who are behind the suppression of truth -regarding the MIA's; It is the same group behind E. Howard Hunt, -John Singlaub, Ollie North..the very same group who brought down Richard +regarding the MIA's; It is the same group behind E. Howard Hunt, +John Singlaub, Ollie North..the very same group who brought down Richard Nixon in Watergate..the same group behind the persecution of the Christic Institute..the same people who were behind Nugan-Hand..the same group -that groomed Jimmy Carter for the Presidency..the same group who ARE +that groomed Jimmy Carter for the Presidency..the same group who ARE the "Military-Industrial complex", the same group behind the total militarization of NASA..the same group who ARE "MJ-12", were behind the "Jason Group"..the same behind Project Blue Book, The Condon Committee, the same who started up the NSA..who are responsible for the MURDER of -Danny Casalaro..the same group responsible for the world-wide DISINFO +Danny Casalaro..the same group responsible for the world-wide DISINFO campaign regarding the TRUTH of UFO sightings and contacts. The very SAME group who OWN THE MEDIA..ie..The Washington Post, NBC (General Electric),ABC,CBS,The New York Times,etc. The same group behind the @@ -953,12 +953,12 @@ are many,many more that can be and will be ferreted out for exposure.

Message #6041 - INFO.PARANET Date : 16-Jan-92 19:46 - From : Don Ecker - To : John Galt -Subject : Wackenhut -John Galt said:

+ From : Don Ecker + To : John Galt +Subject : Wackenhut +John Galt said:

-

> Wackenhut Corp., one of the nation's largest security firms, said Friday +

> Wackenhut Corp., one of the nation's largest security firms, said Friday > it has bought the U.S. security operations of ISS International Service > System Inc. The purchase price was not disclosed. ISS International > has more than 700 employees in its U.S. security operations, primarily @@ -966,10 +966,10 @@ John Galt said:

> Chattanooga, Tenn.

In several investigations that I am currently involved in for UFO Magazine as -well as my radio show "UFOs Tonite", I have come across the Wackenhut -connection. As many of you may know, Wackenhut is responsible for outside +well as my radio show "UFOs Tonite", I have come across the Wackenhut +connection. As many of you may know, Wackenhut is responsible for outside security around Area 51 and site S-4. Last year there was a helicopter crash -in Las Vegas that killed a number of Wackenhut employees, plus they are +in Las Vegas that killed a number of Wackenhut employees, plus they are involved in the Inslaw scandel. At any rate much more than I can go into here. However************

@@ -1008,11 +1008,11 @@ available for the following information if requested.

9/24/81 4-5

FOR EIGHT YEARS INSLAW BATTLING JUSTICE DEPT FOR POSSESSION OF - PROMIS, A SOFT-WARE PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY COMPANY OWNER BILL HAMILTON. - IN 91 INSLAW WENT PUBLIC AND ALLEGED REAGAN JUSTICE DEPT, AFTER IT - HAD STOLEN PROMIS, TURNED IT OVER TO EARL BRIAN. INSLAW ALLEGES + PROMIS, A SOFT-WARE PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY COMPANY OWNER BILL HAMILTON. + IN 91 INSLAW WENT PUBLIC AND ALLEGED REAGAN JUSTICE DEPT, AFTER IT + HAD STOLEN PROMIS, TURNED IT OVER TO EARL BRIAN. INSLAW ALLEGES SOFTWARE GIVEN BRIAN AS PAYBACK FOR BRIAN'S HELP IN ARRANGING ARMS-FOR- -HOSTAGE DEAL WITH IRAN IN 1980 (OCTOBER SURPRISE). PER HAMILTON, BRIAN, WHO +HOSTAGE DEAL WITH IRAN IN 1980 (OCTOBER SURPRISE). PER HAMILTON, BRIAN, WHO RUNS UPI, ALLEGEDLY MARKETED PROMIS TO INTEL AGENCIES OF ISRAEL, JORDAN, IRAQ, CANADA, SOUTH KOREA, LIBYA, ENGLAND, GERMANY, FRANCE, AUSTRALIA, THAILAND, JAPAN, CHILE, GUATEMALA, AND BRAZIL. PER INSLAW, ONCE SOFTWARE USED BY FOREIGN @@ -1029,15 +1029,15 @@ INSLAW-RELATED FILES - BUT 15 TO 20 FILES MISSING. ITT 9/10/91 4-5

LIAISON

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INSLAW PRES BILL HAMILTON SAYS HE HAS INFO THAT PROMIS ILLEGALLY +

INSLAW PRES BILL HAMILTON SAYS HE HAS INFO THAT PROMIS ILLEGALLY SOLD TO SOUTH KOREA, LIBYA, JORDAN, GREAT BRITAIN (ENGLAND), GERMANY, FRANCE, AUSTRALIA, THAILAND, JAPAN, CHILE, GUATEMALA, BRAZIL, AND CANADA. CANADIAN COMPANY, COMMUNICATIONS CANADA - THE CANADIAN WORKPLACE AUTOMATION RESEARCH CENTER (CWARC) WROTE INSLAW A LETTER. ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE ARE OPERATING PROMIS IN 900 LOCATIONS. - MICHAEL RICONOSCIUTO SWORE IN AN AFFIDAVIT THAT WHEN HE DIRECTOR + MICHAEL RICONOSCIUTO SWORE IN AN AFFIDAVIT THAT WHEN HE DIRECTOR OF WACKENHUT CORP OF CORAL GABLES, FL ONE OF HIS JOBS TO ADAPT - PROMIS SOFTWARE. PETER VIDENIEKS AND EARL W. BRIAN WERE FREQUENT + PROMIS SOFTWARE. PETER VIDENIEKS AND EARL W. BRIAN WERE FREQUENT VISITORS TO WACKENHUT. RICONOSCIUTO SAID HE TO MODIFY PROMIS FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INTEL AGENCIES WORLDWIDE. AFTER TESTIFYING BEFORE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE INVESTIGATORS, @@ -1048,12 +1048,12 @@ INSLAW-RELATED FILES - BUT 15 TO 20 FILES MISSING. ITT 9/10/91 4-5

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If you notice the name INMAN in the above, that is Adm. Bobby Inman recently -mentioned in Tim Good's book "Alien Liason" and the subject of the January -1992 rebuttal of Bob Oechsler in the MUFON Journel.

+mentioned in Tim Good's book "Alien Liason" and the subject of the January +1992 rebuttal of Bob Oechsler in the MUFON Journel.

Best:

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Don Ecker +

Don Ecker Director Research UFO Magazine

@@ -1062,31 +1062,31 @@ UFO Magazine

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Also here's something from last year on the ultra secret Bilderberg +

Also here's something from last year on the ultra secret Bilderberg meeting..what motivations and policies do you think that THEY follow?

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From: campe@thor.uucp (Gary Campe ext ) +

From: campe@thor.uucp (Gary Campe ext ) Newsgroups: alt.activism,talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines Subject: BILDERBERG ANNUAL MEETING SCHEDULED - 13155@fpssun + 13155@fpssun Date: 22 Apr 91 17:56:38 GMT References: The Spotlight -Sender: daemon@fpssun +Sender: daemon@fpssun Organization: FPS Computing, Beaverton, Oregon Lines: 23

Ad as it appears in The Spotlight dated April 22, 1991:

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JUNE 7-9 - Bilderberg group meets secretly at Baden-Baden, Germany.

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JUNE 7-9 - Bilderberg group meets secretly at Baden-Baden, Germany.

Members will fly into Frankfurt, Germany or Stasbourg, France to be taken in government helicopters to a heavily guarded hotel near Baden-Baden, site of secret meeting of world's elite. Agenda items include exploiting Middle East oil and progress toward world government. For information, call -David Rocefeller at (914) 631-1634 or his personal valet, Dr. Henry +David Rocefeller at (914) 631-1634 or his personal valet, Dr. Henry Kissinger at (212) 759-7919.

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From: campe@thor.uucp (Gary Campe ext ) +

From: campe@thor.uucp (Gary Campe ext ) Newsgroups: misc.headlines,talk.politics.misc,alt.conspiracy -Subject: Bilderberg Annual Meeting - What was said - 14096@fpssun +Subject: Bilderberg Annual Meeting - What was said + 14096@fpssun Date: 28 Jun 91 17:48:41 GMT Sender: daemon@fps.com Followup-To: misc.headlines @@ -1119,24 +1119,24 @@ read this article in its entirety please refer to the above publication.

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The word out of the Bilderberg annual meeting is that there will be another +

The word out of the Bilderberg annual meeting is that there will be another war within the next five years.

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It was repeatedly stated at the Bilderberg meeting that there will be -"other Saddams" in the years ahead who must be dealt with swiftly and +

It was repeatedly stated at the Bilderberg meeting that there will be +"other Saddams" in the years ahead who must be dealt with swiftly and efficiently.

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The Bilderberg group plans a global army at the disposal of the United +

The Bilderberg group plans a global army at the disposal of the United Nations. It is their hope that the U.N. will become the world government by the year 2000.

"A U.N. army must be able to act immediately, anywhere in the world, without delays involved in each country making its own decision whether to -participate, based on parochial considerations," said Henry Kissinger.

+participate, based on parochial considerations," said Henry Kissinger.

If Americans can be persuaded to surrender warmaking decisions to the U.N., "parochial nationalism" in Briton, France and elsewhere will disappear, -Bilderberg speakers said.

+Bilderberg speakers said.

"The Persian Gulf venture has advanced the cause by years" one speaker said.

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The following is on the historical perspective of just the Rockefeller -and Rothschild connections and in no way attempts to cover every +and Rothschild connections and in no way attempts to cover every aspect, but will suffice to give you a basis on which to understand how pervasive the Web of influence is and that it is a good deal MORE than "merely a conspiracy". Just WHO makes up the ILLEGAL SHADOW @@ -1167,8 +1167,8 @@ provided an extensive list of reading materials at the end of this text. And lastly, I would include a very lucid assessment of our situation -by John DiNardo, which in my opinion, is absolutely correct. There have -been MANY people who are posting such as John, Dave Radcliffe, Rich +by John DiNardo, which in my opinion, is absolutely correct. There have +been MANY people who are posting such as John, Dave Radcliffe, Rich Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

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military elite. And whose nation has the most savagely powerful military force on the planet? What's worse is that it's not just the military that's militating against our Constitutional freedoms. - It's the military-industrial complex. President Eisenhower left office + It's the military-industrial complex. President Eisenhower left office a third of a century ago by warning us that the military-industrial complex is the greatest threat to our freedom. That was as much of a warning as he dared give, lest he meet the doom of his valiant successor who tried to actually BE the President of the United States.

How knowledgeable was the General of the Army of the Second World War, - Dwight Eisenhower, in his fear of the military-industrial complex? - As knowledgeable as President Kennedy is dead!

+ Dwight Eisenhower, in his fear of the military-industrial complex? + As knowledgeable as President Kennedy is dead!

So you see, there really isn't much time left. If we prove to be too lazy now to unite behind Constitutional upholders such as the Christic Institute -- then our children in the twenty-first century will NOT be too frightened to stand up against the bullets of the - Wackenhut Security Corporation of Coral Gables, Florida. Because + Wackenhut Security Corporation of Coral Gables, Florida. Because when the oppression becomes intolerable, you, I and anyone would stand up to bullets, rather than go on living in unbearable agony. Ask the Palestinian people who stand up to bullets every day -- @@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

arrest us for plotting to regain the Constitutional freedoms that were once our heritage.

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John DiNardo

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John DiNardo

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control over the government and the people of the U.S. This thesis can be accepted as a working formula if one remains conscious of the larger issues. Two writers for whom the present writer (E.M) has great respect, - Dr. Emanuel Josephson and Morris Bealle, insisted on focusing on the + Dr. Emanuel Josephson and Morris Bealle, insisted on focusing on the Rockefellers and excluding all other aspects of the World Order. This severely limited the effect of their otherwise groundbreaking work on the Medical Monopoly. This writer advanced a contrary view in "The World - Order," fixing upon the Rothschild monetary power, which reached a point + Order," fixing upon the Rothschild monetary power, which reached a point of world control by 1885, and its London policy group, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, as the policy makers for what has essentially been, since 1900, a re-established colonial government, @@ -1289,9 +1289,9 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

power, but a genuine world government, you must realize that this is not merely a group dedicated to making money, but a group which is committed to maintaining the power of a colonial form of government over the - American people. Thus the ancient calumny of John D. Rockefeller as a + American people. Thus the ancient calumny of John D. Rockefeller as a man obsessed by greed (a category in which he has plenty of company) - obscures the fact that from the day the Rothschilds began to finance his + obscures the fact that from the day the Rothschilds began to finance his march towards a total oil monopoly in the United States from their coffers at the National City Bank of Cleveland, Rockefeller was never an independent power, nor does any department of the Rockefeller Syndicate @@ -1324,15 +1324,15 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

the major Swiss Banks; the survivors of the old Venetian-Genoese banking axis; the Big Five of the world grain trade; the British combine, centered in the Bank of England and its chartered merchant banks, - functioning through the Rothschilds and the Oppenheimers and having + functioning through the Rothschilds and the Oppenheimers and having absolute control over their Canadian colony through the Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montreal, their Canadian lieutenants being the Bronfmans, Belzbergs, Reichmanns and other financial operators; and the colonial banking structure in the U.S., controlled by the Bank of England through the Federal Reserve System; the Boston Brahmin families who made - their fortunes in the opium trade, including the Delanos and others and + their fortunes in the opium trade, including the Delanos and others and the Rockefeller Bank, Chase Manhattan Bank, American Express, the present - form of the old Rothschild representatives in the U.S., which includes + form of the old Rothschild representatives in the U.S., which includes Kuhn,Loeb Company and Lehman Brothers.

It is notable that the Rockefeller Syndicate is far down on the list of @@ -1340,43 +1340,43 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

Although it is not the crucial factor in financial decision in the Western Hemisphere, it is the actual working control mechanism of the American colony. The Rockefeller family themselves,like the - Morgans,Schiffs and Warburgs, have faded into insignificance, but the + Morgans,Schiffs and Warburgs, have faded into insignificance, but the mechanism created in their name roars along at full power,still maintaining all of the functions for which it was organized. Since he - set up the Trilateral Commission, David Rockefeller has functioned as a + set up the Trilateral Commission, David Rockefeller has functioned as a sort of international courier for the World Order, principally concerned with delivering working instructions to the Communist bloc,either - directly, in New York or by traveling to the area. Laurence Rockefeller + directly, in New York or by traveling to the area. Laurence Rockefeller is active in the operation of the Medical Monopoly, but his principal interests are in operating various vacation spas in tropical areas. They - are the two survivors of the "Fortunate Five," the five sons of John D. - Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby Aldrich. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. died in an - institution in Tucson,Arizona and was hastily cremated. John D. + are the two survivors of the "Fortunate Five," the five sons of John D. + Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby Aldrich. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. died in an + institution in Tucson,Arizona and was hastily cremated. John D. Rockefeller III died in a mysterious accident on a New York Parkway near - his home. Nelson Rockefeller, named after his grandfather, died in the + his home. Nelson Rockefeller, named after his grandfather, died in the arms of a TV journalist. It was later revealed that he had also been in the arms of another TV journalist at the same time; the death was hushed up for many hours. It was generally believed that he ran afoul of his Columbian drug connection, the disagreement hardly being trivial; it involved several billion dollars in drug profits which had not been - properly apportioned. Winthrop Rockefeller died an alcoholic in the arms + properly apportioned. Winthrop Rockefeller died an alcoholic in the arms of his black boy friend. He had been interviewed on television by Harry - Reasoner to explain his hasty move from New York to Arkansas. Winthrop + Reasoner to explain his hasty move from New York to Arkansas. Winthrop learned that his black boy friend, an Army sergeant who apparently taught him the mysteries of drill,refused to live in New York. To celebrate this - alliance, Winthrop Rockefeller gave magnificiently to Negro + alliance, Winthrop Rockefeller gave magnificiently to Negro causes,including the Urban League building on East 48th Street in New York. A plaque on the second floor notes that it was his gift; it might - well have stated "From Hadrian to his Antinous."

+ well have stated "From Hadrian to his Antinous."

We do not wish to imply that the Rockefellers no longer have influence, but that the major policy dictates of the Rockefeller Syndicate are handed down by other caps, of whom they continue to be a visible force. - Through the person of David Rockefeller, the family is sometimes called - "the first family of the Soviet Union." Only he and Dr. Armand Hammer, + Through the person of David Rockefeller, the family is sometimes called + "the first family of the Soviet Union." Only he and Dr. Armand Hammer, the moving force behind USTEC, have permanent permission to land their private planes at the Moscow Airport. Others would suffer the fate of KAL - 007. David Rockefeller's most significant trip to the Soviet Union may + 007. David Rockefeller's most significant trip to the Soviet Union may have been the fateful day when he landed in Moscow, having been told to inform Khrushchev that he was "through". The Russians are very health conscious, and a scientist had sent information to Khrushchev that the @@ -1389,33 +1389,33 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

Both the Rockefeller family fortune and the considerable portion set aside in the foundations of the Rockefeller Syndicate are effectively insulated against any type of government control. FORTUNE magazine noted - August ,1986, that John D. Rockefeller,Jr. had created trusts in 1934 + August ,1986, that John D. Rockefeller,Jr. had created trusts in 1934 which now amounted to some $2.3 billion; another 200 million had been set - aside for the Abby Rockefeller branch. The five sons had trusts which in + aside for the Abby Rockefeller branch. The five sons had trusts which in 1986 amounted to $2.1 billion. These trusts had originally amounted to only $50 million each,showing the increase in their assets as well as inflation during the ensuing half century. FORTUNE estimated the 1986 total Rockefeller wealth as $3.5 billion of which $900 million was in securities and real estate. They owned 45% of the Time Life - Building; Nelson Rockefeller's International Basic Economy Corporation had + Building; Nelson Rockefeller's International Basic Economy Corporation had been sold to a British company in 1980. For years, the Rockefeller family had deliberately kept the rents low in its major holding, Rockefeller Center, a $1.6 billion investment yielding an annual return of 1% . This was a convenient manuever for tax purposes, and a good one at that.

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Much of the Rockefeller wealth might be attributed to old John D.'s +

Much of the Rockefeller wealth might be attributed to old John D.'s rapacity and ruthlessness; its origins are indubitably based in his initial financing from the National City Bank of Cleveland, which was - identified in Congressional reports as one of the three Rothschild banks + identified in Congressional reports as one of the three Rothschild banks in the United States and by his later acceptance of the guidance of Jacob - Schiff of Kuhn,Loeb Company, who had been born in the Rothschild house in - Franfort and was now the principal Rothschild representive (but unknown + Schiff of Kuhn,Loeb Company, who had been born in the Rothschild house in + Franfort and was now the principal Rothschild representive (but unknown as such to the public) in the United States.

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With the seed money from the National City Bank in Cleveland, old John D. +

With the seed money from the National City Bank in Cleveland, old John D. Rockefeller soon laid claim to the title of the "most ruthless American". It is more than likely that it was this quality which persuaded the - Rothschilds to back him. Rockefeller realized early in the game that the + Rothschilds to back him. Rockefeller realized early in the game that the oil refinery business, which could offer great profits in a short time, also was at the mercy of uncontrolled competition. His solution was a simple one--crush all competition. The famous Rockefeller dedication to @@ -1434,39 +1434,39 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

workers as they went to and from their jobs, or burning or blowing up the competing refinery.

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These techniques convinced the Rothschilds that they had found their - man.They sent their personal representative,Jacob Schiff, to Cleveland to - help Rockefeller plan further expansion. At this time,the Rothschilds +

These techniques convinced the Rothschilds that they had found their + man.They sent their personal representative,Jacob Schiff, to Cleveland to + help Rockefeller plan further expansion. At this time,the Rothschilds controlled 95% of all railroad mileage in the United States,through the J.P. Morgan Company and Kuhn Loeb Company,according to official Department of Commerce figures for the year 1895. J.P. Morgan mentions in his "Who's Who" listing that he controlled 50,000 miles of U.S. - railways. Schiff worked out an elaborate rebate deal for + railways. Schiff worked out an elaborate rebate deal for Rockefeller,through a dummy corporation,South Improvement Company. These rebates ensured that no other oil company could survive in competition with the Rockefeller firm. The scheme was later exposed,but by that time Rockefeller had achieved a virtual monopoly of the oil business in the - U.S. The daughter of one of his victims, Ida Tarbell,whose father was + U.S. The daughter of one of his victims, Ida Tarbell,whose father was ruined by Rockefeller's criminal operations, wrote the first major expose of the Standard Oil Trust. She was promptly denounced as a "muckracker" - by the poseur, Theodore Roosevelt, who claimed to be a "trustbuster." In + by the poseur, Theodore Roosevelt, who claimed to be a "trustbuster." In fact, he ensured the dominance of the Standard Oil Trust and other giant trusts.

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During the next half century, John D. Rockefeller was routinely +

During the next half century, John D. Rockefeller was routinely caricatured by socialist propagandists as the epitome of the ruthless capitalist. At the same time, he was the principal financier of the world Communist movement, through a firm called American International - Company. Despite the fact that the House of Rothschild had already + Company. Despite the fact that the House of Rothschild had already achieved world control,the sound and the fury was directed exclusively - against its two principal representatives,John D. Rockefeller and J.P. + against its two principal representatives,John D. Rockefeller and J.P. Morgan. One of the few revelations of the actual state of affairs appeared in TRUTH magazine,Dec 16,1912, which pointed out that "Mr. - Schiff is head of the great private banking house of Kuhn, Loeb Company + Schiff is head of the great private banking house of Kuhn, Loeb Company (I knew some of you bright readers would finally pick up that these names are all attached to the greatest pharmaceutical firms in the world--even into your very vitamin supplement business!), which represents the - Rothschild interests on your side of the Atlantic. He is described as a + Rothschild interests on your side of the Atlantic. He is described as a financial strategist and has been for years the financial minister of the great impersonal power known as Standard Oil." Note that the name of Rockefeller was not mentioned in the quote.

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care of the nation, and the Rockefeller Foundation, a web of affiliated tax emempt creations, effectively controlled the religious and educational life of the nation. The myth succeeded in its goal of - camouflaging the hidden rulers, the Rothschilds.

+ camouflaging the hidden rulers, the Rothschilds.

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After Eustis Mullins and a few others, had been exposing this charade for +

After Eustis Mullins and a few others, had been exposing this charade for some twenty-five years a new myth began to be noised about in American conservative circles, effectively propagated by active double agents. This myth found a host of eager believers,because it heralded a growing crack in the monolithic power which had been oppressing all the peoples of the world. This "new" revelation was that a struggle to the death for - world power had developed between the Rockefellers and the Rothschilds. + world power had developed between the Rockefellers and the Rothschilds. According to this startling development, one faction or the other, depending on which agent you were listening to, had gained control of the Soviet Union and would use its power as the basis for achieving the overthrow of the other faction. The sudden death of several members of the Rockefeller family was cited as "proof" that such a struggle was - taking place, although no Rothschild is known to have succumbed during + taking place, although no Rothschild is known to have succumbed during this "war." This ignored the general understanding that Nelson Rockefeller had been "eliminated" as the result of losing deposit slips for several billion dollars of drugs from the Columbian cartel, or that - the other Rockefeller deaths showed no trace of a "Rothschild + the other Rockefeller deaths showed no trace of a "Rothschild connection."

Having maintained extensive files on this situation for several decades, the writer (E.M.),could not believe anyone could be so misinformed as to think that "the Rockefellers" were now trying to seize power from the - Rothschilds, at a time when the influence of members of the Rockefeller + Rothschilds, at a time when the influence of members of the Rockefeller family was already in great decline, their family finances being handled - by John J. McCloy, and other faithful retainers;none of the retainers + by John J. McCloy, and other faithful retainers;none of the retainers would have been willing to engage in a genuine power struggle, as they were faceless managers who lived only for their weekly paycheck. They had no ambitions of their own. Nevertheless, many hopeful Americans grasped at the will-o-the-wisp notion the Rockefellers were now "good - Americans" who were willing to risk all to overthrow the Rothschilds. + Americans" who were willing to risk all to overthrow the Rothschilds. Amazingly enough, this pernicious story persisted for almost a decade before being relegated to the curiosities of history.

Like J.P. Morgan, who had begun his commercial career by selling the U.S. - Army some defective guns, the famous Hall carbine affair, John D. + Army some defective guns, the famous Hall carbine affair, John D. Rockefeller also was a war profiteer during the Civil War;he sold unstamped Harkness liquor to Federal troops at a high profit, gaining the initial capital to embark on his drive for monopoly. His interest in the - oil business was a natural one; his father,William Rockefeller had been - "in oil" for years. William Rockefeller had become an oil entrepreneur + oil business was a natural one; his father,William Rockefeller had been + "in oil" for years. William Rockefeller had become an oil entrepreneur after salt wells at Tarentum, near Pittsburgh, were discovered in 1842 to be flowing with oil. The owners of the wells,Samuel L. Kier, began to bottle the oil and sell it for medicinal purposes. One of his earliest - wholesalers was William Rockefeller. The "medicine" was originally + wholesalers was William Rockefeller. The "medicine" was originally labelled "Kier's Magic Oil". Rockefeller printed his own labels, using "Rock Oil" or "Seneca Oil", Seneca being the name of a well known Indian Tribe. Rockefeller achieved his greatest notoriety and his greatest - profits by advertising himself as "William Rockefeller, the Celebrated + profits by advertising himself as "William Rockefeller, the Celebrated Cancer Specialist". It is understandable that his grandsons would become the controlling power behind the scenes of the world's most famous cancer treatment center and would direct government funds and charitable contributions to those areas which only benefit the Medical Monopoly. - William Rockefeller spared no claim in his flamboyant career. He + William Rockefeller spared no claim in his flamboyant career. He guaranteed "All Cases of Cancer Cured Unless They Are Too Far Gone". Such were the healing powers that he attributed to his magic cancer cure that he was able to retail it for $25 a bottle, a sum then equivalent to two @@ -1543,11 +1543,11 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

hardly have envisioned that his descendants would control the greatest and the most profitable Medical Monopoly in recorded history.

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As an itinerant "carnie", a traveling carnival peddler, William +

As an itinerant "carnie", a traveling carnival peddler, William Rockefeller had chosen a career which interfered with developing a stable - family life. His son, John, rarely saw him, a circumstance which has + family life. His son, John, rarely saw him, a circumstance which has inspired some psychological analysts to conjecture that the absence of a - father figure or parental love may have contributed to John D. + father figure or parental love may have contributed to John D. Rockefeller's subsequent development as a money mad tyrant who plotted to maim, poison and kill millions of his fellow Americans during almost a century of his monopolistic operations and whose influence, reaching up @@ -1560,18 +1560,18 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

It has long been a truism that you can find a horse thief or two in any prominent American family. In the Rockefeller family, it was more than - true in the case of William who seemed to have faithfully followed the + true in the case of William who seemed to have faithfully followed the precepts of the Will of Canaan throughout his career, "love robbery, love lechery". He fled from a number of indictments for horse stealing and - you know how serious that is, finally disappearing altogether as William - and Rockefeller and magically re-emerging as a Dr. William Levingston of + you know how serious that is, finally disappearing altogether as William + and Rockefeller and magically re-emerging as a Dr. William Levingston of Philadelphia, a name which he retained for the rest of his life. An investigative reporter at Joseph Pulitzer's New York World received a tip - that was followed up. The World then disclosed that William Avery + that was followed up. The World then disclosed that William Avery Rockefeller had died May 11, 1906 in Freeport, Illinois, where he was - interred in an unmarked grave as Dr. William Levingston.

+ interred in an unmarked grave as Dr. William Levingston.

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William Rockefeller's vocation as a medicine man greatly facilitated his +

William Rockefeller's vocation as a medicine man greatly facilitated his preferred profession of horse thief. As one who planned to be in the next county by morning, it was a simple matter to tie a handsome stallion to the back of his wagon and head for the open road. It also played a @@ -1586,45 +1586,45 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

which he offered at only two dollars a bottle. It consisted of crude petroleum from which the lighter oils had been boiled away, leaving a heavy solution of paraffin,lube oil and tar, which comprised the - "liniment". William Rockefeller's original miracle oil survived until - quite recently as a concoction called Nujol, consisting principally of - petroleum and peddled as a laxative. It was well known that Nujol was + "liniment". William Rockefeller's original miracle oil survived until + quite recently as a concoction called Nujol, consisting principally of + petroleum and peddled as a laxative. It was well known that Nujol was merely an advertising sobriquet meaning "new oil", as opposed apparently, to "old oil". Sold as an antidote to constipation, it robbed the body of fat-soluble vitamins, it being a well-established medical fact that mineral oil coated the intestine and prevented the absorption of many needed vitamins and other nutritional needs. Its makers added carotine as a sop to the health-conscious, but it was hardly worth the bother. - Nujol was manufactured by a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey, - called Stanco, whose only other product, manufactured on the same + Nujol was manufactured by a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey, + called Stanco, whose only other product, manufactured on the same premises, was the famous insecticide, Flit.

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Nujol was hawked from the Senate Office Building in Washington for years +

Nujol was hawked from the Senate Office Building in Washington for years during a more liberal interpretation of "conflict of interest". In this case, it was hardly a conflict of interest, because the august - peddler,Senator Royal S. Copeland, never had any interests other than + peddler,Senator Royal S. Copeland, never had any interests other than serving the Rockefellers. He was a physician whom Rockefeller had appointed as head of the New York State Department of Health and later - financed his campaign for the Senate. Copeland's frank display of + financed his campaign for the Senate. Copeland's frank display of commercialism amazed even the most blase' Washington reporters.

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He devoted his Senate career to a daily program advertising Nujol. A +

He devoted his Senate career to a daily program advertising Nujol. A microphone was set up in his Senate office each morning, the first order - of business being the Nujol program, for which he was paid $75,000 a + of business being the Nujol program, for which he was paid $75,000 a year, an enormous salary in the 1930's and more than the salary of the - President of the United States. Senator Copeland's exploits earned him a + President of the United States. Senator Copeland's exploits earned him a number of nicknames on Capital Hill. He was often called the Senator from the American Medical Association, because of his enthusiastic backing for - any program launched by the AMA and Morris Fishbein. More realistically, + any program launched by the AMA and Morris Fishbein. More realistically, he was usually referred to as "the Senator from Standard Oil". He could be counted on to promote any legislation devised for the greater profit of the Rockefeller monopoly. During congressional debate on the Food and Drug Act in 1938, he came under criticism from Congresswoman Leonor - Sullivan, who charged that Senator Copeland, a physician who handled the + Sullivan, who charged that Senator Copeland, a physician who handled the bill on the Senate floor, frankly acknowledged during the debate that soap was exempted from the law because the soap manufacturers, who were the nation's largest advertisers, would otherwise join with other big - industries to fight the bill. Congresswoman Sullivan complained that, + industries to fight the bill. Congresswoman Sullivan complained that, "Soap was officially declared in the law not to be a cosmetic. The hair dye manufacturers were given a license to market known dangerous products, just so long as they placed a special warning on the label - @@ -1632,24 +1632,24 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

container in which hair dye is shipped?"

Just as the elder Rockefeller had spent his life in the pursuit of his - personal obsession, women, so his son John was equally obsessed, being + personal obsession, women, so his son John was equally obsessed, being money-mad instead of woman-mad, totally committed to the pursuit of ever-increasing wealth and power. However, the principal accomplishments of the Rockefeller drive for power, the rebate scheme for monopoly, the chartering of the foundations to gain power over American citizens,the creation of the central bank, the Federal Reserve System, the backing of the World Communist Revolution and the creation of the Medical Monoply, - all came from the Rothschilds or from their European employees.

+ all came from the Rothschilds or from their European employees.

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We cannot find in the records of John D. Rockefeller that he originated +

We cannot find in the records of John D. Rockefeller that he originated any of these programs. The concept of the tax exempt charitable - foundation originated with the Rothschild minion, George Peabody, in + foundation originated with the Rothschild minion, George Peabody, in 1865. The Peabody Educational Foundation later became the Rockefeller Foundation and many of you should recall that item. Not that you might have been around then but it continues to inadvertently be referred to as such.

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It is unlikely that even the diabolical mind of John D. Rockefeller could +

It is unlikely that even the diabolical mind of John D. Rockefeller could have conceived of this devious twist. A social historian has described the major development of the late nineteenth century, when charitable foundations and world Communism became important movements, as one of the @@ -1661,14 +1661,14 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

traps. Socialism -- indeed, any government program -- is simply the rat baiting the trap with a smidgeon of cheese and catching himself a human.

-

Congressman Wright Patman, chairman of the House Banking and Currency +

Congressman Wright Patman, chairman of the House Banking and Currency Committee, noted from the floor of Congress that the establishment of the Rockefeller Foundation effectively insulated Standard Oil from competition. The controlling stock had been removed from market manipulation or possible buyouts by competitors. It also relieved Standard Oil from most taxation, which then placed a tremendous added burden on individual American taxpayers. Although a Rockefeller relative - by marriage, Senator Nelson Aldrich, Republican majority leader in the + by marriage, Senator Nelson Aldrich, Republican majority leader in the Senate, had pushed the General Education Board charter through Congress, the Rockefeller Foundation charter proved to be more difficult. Widespread criticism of Rockefeller's monopolistic practices was heard, @@ -1678,11 +1678,11 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

progressive income tax and of the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act). Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York, another Senator from Standard Oil (there were quite a few), ramrodded the Congressional approval of the - charter. The charter was then signed by John D. Rockefeller, John D. + charter. The charter was then signed by John D. Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Henry Pratt Judson, president of the Rockefeller - established University of Chicago,Simon Flexner, director of the - Rockefeller Institute, Starr Jameson, described in "Who's Who" as - "personal counsel to John D. Rockefeller in his benevolences", and + established University of Chicago,Simon Flexner, director of the + Rockefeller Institute, Starr Jameson, described in "Who's Who" as + "personal counsel to John D. Rockefeller in his benevolences", and Charles W. Eliot, president of Harvard University.

The Rockefeller Oil Monopoly is now 127 years old, yet in 1911, the @@ -1696,55 +1696,55 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

The involvement of the Rockefellers in promoting the World Communist Revolution also developed from their business interests. There was never - any commitment to the Marxist ideology; like anything else, it was there + any commitment to the Marxist ideology; like anything else, it was there to be used. At the turn of the century, Standard Oil was competing fiercely with Royal Dutch Shell for control of the lucrative European market. Congressional testimony revealed that Rockefeller had sent large - sums of money to Lenin and Trotsky to instigate the Communist Revolution - in 1905. His banker, Jacob Schiff had previously financed the Japanese in - their war against Russia and had sent a personal emissary, George Kennan + sums of money to Lenin and Trotsky to instigate the Communist Revolution + in 1905. His banker, Jacob Schiff had previously financed the Japanese in + their war against Russia and had sent a personal emissary, George Kennan to Russia to spend some twenty years in promoting revolutionary activity - against the Czar.

+ against the Czar.

-

When the 1905 revolution failed, Lenin was placed "in storage" in - Switzerland until 1907. Trotsky was brought to the U.S., where he lived +

When the 1905 revolution failed, Lenin was placed "in storage" in + Switzerland until 1907. Trotsky was brought to the U.S., where he lived rent free on the Standard Oil property at Bayonne,New Jersey, its tank - field. When the Czar abdicated, Trotsky was placed on a ship with three + field. When the Czar abdicated, Trotsky was placed on a ship with three hundred Communist revolutionaries from the Lower East Side of New York. - Rockefeller obtained a special passport for Trotsky from Woodrow Wilson - and sent Lincoln Steffens with him to make sure he was returned safely to + Rockefeller obtained a special passport for Trotsky from Woodrow Wilson + and sent Lincoln Steffens with him to make sure he was returned safely to Russia. For traveling expenses, Rockefeller placed a purse containing - $10,000 in Trotsky's pocket.

+ $10,000 in Trotsky's pocket.

On April 13,1917, when the ship stopped in Halifax, Canadian Secret - Service officers immediately arrested Trotsky and interred him in Nova + Service officers immediately arrested Trotsky and interred him in Nova Scotia. The case became an international cause celebre, as leading - government officials from several nations frantically demanded Trotsky's - release. The Secret Service had been tipped off that Trotsky was on his + government officials from several nations frantically demanded Trotsky's + release. The Secret Service had been tipped off that Trotsky was on his way to take Russia out of the war, freeing more German armies to attack Canadian troups on the Western Front.

-

Prime Minister Lloyd George hurriedly cabled orders from London to the - Canadian Secret Service to free Trotsky at once - they ignored him. - Trotsky was finally freed by the intervention of one of Rockefeller's - most faithful stooges, Canadian Minister Mackenzie King, who had long +

Prime Minister Lloyd George hurriedly cabled orders from London to the + Canadian Secret Service to free Trotsky at once - they ignored him. + Trotsky was finally freed by the intervention of one of Rockefeller's + most faithful stooges, Canadian Minister Mackenzie King, who had long been a "labor specialist" for the Rockefellers. King personally obtained - Trotsky's release and sent him on his way as the emissary of the + Trotsky's release and sent him on his way as the emissary of the Rockefellers, commissioned to win the Bolshevik Revolution. Thus, Dr. - Armand Hammer, who loudly proclaimed his influence in Russia as the - friend of Lenin, has an insignificant claim compared to the role of the + Armand Hammer, who loudly proclaimed his influence in Russia as the + friend of Lenin, has an insignificant claim compared to the role of the Rockefellers in backing world Communism.

-

Although Communism, like other "isms", had origined with Marx's - association with the House of Rothschild, it enlisted the reverent - support of John D. Rockefeller because he saw Communism for what it is, +

Although Communism, like other "isms", had origined with Marx's + association with the House of Rothschild, it enlisted the reverent + support of John D. Rockefeller because he saw Communism for what it is, the ultimate monopoly, not only controlling the government, the monetary system and all property, but also a monopoly which, like the corporations it emulates, is self-perpetuating and eternal. It was the logical progression from his Standard Oil monopoly.

An important step on the road to world monopoly was the most far-reaching - corporation invented by the Rothschilds. This was the international drug + corporation invented by the Rothschilds. This was the international drug and chemical cartel, I. G. Farben. Called "a state within a state" , it was created in 1925 as Interessen Gemeinschaft Farbeinindustrie Aktien Gesellschaft, usually known simply as I. G. Farben, which simply meant @@ -1752,46 +1752,46 @@ Winkel and others who have been showing you just *WHO* the CANCER IS.

companies in Germany began negotiations to form the ultimate cartel, merging Badische Anilin,Bayer,Agfa,Hoechst,Weiler-ter-Meer, and Greisheim-Electron. The guiding spirit,as well as the financing, came - from the Rothschilds, who were represented by their German banker, Max + from the Rothschilds, who were represented by their German banker, Max Warburg of M. M. Warburg Company, Hamburg. He later headed the German Secret Service during World War I and was personal financial advisor to - the Kaiser.

+ the Kaiser.

-

When the Kaiser was overthrown, after losing the war, Max Warburg was not +

When the Kaiser was overthrown, after losing the war, Max Warburg was not exiled with him to Holland; instead he became the financial advisor to the new government.

Monarchs may come and go, but the real power remains with the bankers. - While representing Germany at the Paris Peace Conference, Max Warburg - spent pleasant hours renewing family ties with his brother, Paul Warburg, + While representing Germany at the Paris Peace Conference, Max Warburg + spent pleasant hours renewing family ties with his brother, Paul Warburg, who, after drafting the Federal Reserve Act at Jekyll Island, had headed the U.S. banking system during the war. He was in Paris as Woodrow Wilson's financial advisor.

I. G. Farben soon had a net worth of six billion marks, controlling some - five hundred firms. Its first president was Professor Carl Bosch. During + five hundred firms. Its first president was Professor Carl Bosch. During the period of the Weimar Republic, I.G. Farben officials,seeing the - handwriting, began a close association with one called Adolf Hitler, + handwriting, began a close association with one called Adolf Hitler, supplying much needed funds and political influence.

The success of the I.G. Farben cartel had aroused the interest of other - industrialists. Henry Ford was favorably impressed and set up a German + industrialists. Henry Ford was favorably impressed and set up a German branch of Ford Motor Company. Forty percent of the stock was purchased by I.G. Farben. I.G. Farben then established an American subsidiary called American I.G., in cooperation with Standard Oil of New Jersey. Its - directors included Walter Teagle, President of Standard Oil, Paul Warburg + directors included Walter Teagle, President of Standard Oil, Paul Warburg of Kuhn,Loeb Company and Edsel Ford, representing the Ford interests. - John Foster Dulles, for the law firm, Sullivan and Cromwell, became the + John Foster Dulles, for the law firm, Sullivan and Cromwell, became the attorney for I.G., frequently traveling between New York and Berlin on - cartel business. His law partner, Arthur Dean, is now director of the + cartel business. His law partner, Arthur Dean, is now director of the $40 million Teagle Foundation which was set up before Teagle's death. Like other fortunes, it had become part of the network.

=============Continued in Rockefeller Syndicate Part 2===================

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-Skolnick COMMENTARY #001 +Skolnick COMMENTARY #001 ========================

Hi. Sherman Skolnik, Citizen's Committee to Clean Up the Courts, 9800 Oglesby.

-

At one time the Pope owned three major banks in America: New +

At one time the Pope owned three major banks in America: New York, Chicago and San Francisco.

-

In New York, St. Peter's banker, Michael Saddona (sp?) ran the +

In New York, St. Peter's banker, Michael Saddona (sp?) ran the Franklin National Bank as a huge gambling device and money laundry. Result? The bank collapsed in 1974 and was taken over by a group of European banks with the Vatican losing *part* of their grip.

-

Saddona was sent to an American prison for fraudulent banking. +

Saddona was sent to an American prison for fraudulent banking. Later he was extradited to Italy on more charges. He began -talking too much. The Pope silenced him in an Italian jail -- +talking too much. The Pope silenced him in an Italian jail -- *murdered* with a poisoned cup of coffee. (By the way, the same -method they used to murder Chicago mayor Harold Washington, a +method they used to murder Chicago mayor Harold Washington, a poisoned cup of coffee, and replaced him with the Vatican's man of trust, Richie Daley.)

-

Saddona and his confederate successors also ran, for the Pope, +

Saddona and his confederate successors also ran, for the Pope, the Continental Bank of Chicago. All the Catholic churches of the Western Hemisphere run their money through that bank. After all, the archbishop of Chicago is also the treasurer, for the Church, @@ -33,48 +33,48 @@ company owed some $20 billion to the Japanese, including their mafia, the yakusa (sp?) who had put in slight capital. Continental could not repay, so the Japanese in May, 1984, started a run on the bank and its holding company, Continental -Illinois. Result? A consortium of banks, headed by J.P. Morgan -and Company, took over -- with the Pope losing *part*, but not +Illinois. Result? A consortium of banks, headed by J.P. Morgan +and Company, took over -- with the Pope losing *part*, but not all, of his control.

-

The Morgan banks are the front for British royalty and the Queen, +

The Morgan banks are the front for British royalty and the Queen, who for over 100 years always had a director sitting to supervise Continental. Through Continental Bank, however, the Vatican -continued to oversee Panama's General Noriega, and his joint, -secret business deals with George Bush. So, when the U.S. invaded -Panama, Noriega naturally sought refuge in the Vatican Embassy +continued to oversee Panama's General Noriega, and his joint, +secret business deals with George Bush. So, when the U.S. invaded +Panama, Noriega naturally sought refuge in the Vatican Embassy and branch of the Vatican Bank. The U.S. military used psychological warfare, including super hard-rock music to drive him out.

The Justice Department's record grabbers have descended on Continental Bank, seeking to destroy incriminating records that -would put President Bush in the same jail cell with his CIA -business partner, General Noriega. By the way, Panama, under -General Noriega was the only country in the Western Hemisphere -run by a dark-skinned person. Noriega was popular with the bulk +would put President Bush in the same jail cell with his CIA +business partner, General Noriega. By the way, Panama, under +General Noriega was the only country in the Western Hemisphere +run by a dark-skinned person. Noriega was popular with the bulk of those *in* Panama, who are people of color. It was only the small, white aristocracy *there* that wanted him removed. They used the branches of worldwide banks there to skim off loot from -dope and gun running. Noriega was really just a small-time, semi- +dope and gun running. Noriega was really just a small-time, semi- independent tyrant.

Helping supervise Continental Bank has been the Vatican's man of -trust, Chicago federal appeals judge Walter Cummings (sp?), for +trust, Chicago federal appeals judge Walter Cummings (sp?), for many years also chief judge and major stockholder of the bank. -Judge Cummings steers cases in his court to fellow banker/judges +Judge Cummings steers cases in his court to fellow banker/judges -- which is most of them.

For many years the major owners of Bank of America and their holding company were the Jesuits and the Vatican, and their long- -time cronies, the Rothschilds (sp?). Like Continental Bank up +time cronies, the Rothschilds (sp?). Like Continental Bank up until 1984, they owed tens of billions of dollars to the Japanese and the yakusa, who own most of the other sizeable banks in California. In the late 1980s, Bank of America was faced with a run, so they have quietly given over most of the control to the Japanese.

-

Although the Pope has lost much of the control of the three banks +

Although the Pope has lost much of the control of the three banks in America, the pontiff continues as the major owner in nuclear power utility firms, including Commonwealth Edison and Florida Power.

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #002 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #002 ========================

[The following is a transcript of a recorded phone message put out by a group in Chicago called "Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

-

Hi. Sherman Skolnick (sp?), Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the +

Hi. Sherman Skolnick (sp?), Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, 9800 Oglesby (sp?).

Some years ago the federal government set up a special diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sc003.xml b/pythonCode/output/sc003.xml index 3225150..d762190 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sc003.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sc003.xml @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #003 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #003 ========================

[The following is a transcript of a recorded phone message put out by a group in Chicago called "Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

-

Hi. Sherman Skolnik, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, +

Hi. Sherman Skolnik, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, 9800 Oglesby.

The mass media cannot tell the truth on key issues. Why? Well, in @@ -21,43 +21,43 @@ American worker. So, you are not told the story behind the story.

[NAFTA] hangs the U.S. banking system. Large, money-center banks have loaned Mexico billions of dollars. Will they be able to pay back? (Such as Bank America, once owned principally by the -Vatican and the Rothschilds, and large owners now being the +Vatican and the Rothschilds, and large owners now being the Yakasa [sp?], the Japanese mafia.) Also loaning big to Mexico have been Chase Manhattan and Citicorp, both owned by the Rockefellers, *and* Chicago's Continental Bank, owned by a combination of the Vatican, the British royals and, since 1984, by the Yakasa. (Note: Financially interlocked with Continental Bank are multi, multi-millionaire judges on Chicago's Federal -Court of Appeals, including judge Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, a man of trust -for the Pope, and judge Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx head of a trust for the +Court of Appeals, including judge Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, a man of trust +for the Pope, and judge Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx head of a trust for the commodity gambling cartel.)

To preserve profits, big business needs cheap labor.

2) What is behind the strange death of White House aide Vincent -Foster? German authorities are investigating a ring of assassins -who reportedly murdered Foster. The autopsy has to be doctored up -to conceal 2 bullet holes in the back of Foster's head. The press +Foster? German authorities are investigating a ring of assassins +who reportedly murdered Foster. The autopsy has to be doctored up +to conceal 2 bullet holes in the back of Foster's head. The press says he was, uh.... a suicide. *Oh, yeah?*

-

As to the motives, Foster and his former law partner, first lady -Hillary, were being scrutinized by the Federal Reserve -- no +

As to the motives, Foster and his former law partner, first lady +Hillary, were being scrutinized by the Federal Reserve -- no angels themselves. As part of the highly corrupt Rose [sp?] law firm of Little Rock, they are accused of money laundering work in -the Mideast and Asia. Foster had an appointment with the -President. He never went to it. Sources contend Foster knew about +the Mideast and Asia. Foster had an appointment with the +President. He never went to it. Sources contend Foster knew about an earth-shaking situation involving the Mideast and previous -presidents, like Bush. Supposedly, Clinton did not know, *but* -once informed by Foster, "Sludge Willy" would have had to take -action or be impeached. You can see why Foster was "suicided."

+presidents, like Bush. Supposedly, Clinton did not know, *but* +once informed by Foster, "Sludge Willy" would have had to take +action or be impeached. You can see why Foster was "suicided."

Those on the cutting edge of White House information realize -Clinton has more "skeletons" than George Bush *and* Clinton's -scandals overlap those of Bush.

+Clinton has more "skeletons" than George Bush *and* Clinton's +scandals overlap those of Bush.

3) The story behind the dope business is squelched. The ultra- rich profit from the dope traffic through money-center banks. The -book *The Underground Empire* by Mills [C. Wright Mills (?)] +book *The Underground Empire* by Mills [C. Wright Mills (?)] documents how the dope enforcement authorities and the espionage agencies are the key players in promoting the dope business.

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #004 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #004 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

federal prosecutors office here.

A federal grand jury is considering charges against assistant -federal prosecutor William R. Hogan(?), jr. and others. According +federal prosecutor William R. Hogan(?), jr. and others. According to testimony already brought out in related matters in court, -Hogan procured perjured testimony in his prosecution of the El +Hogan procured perjured testimony in his prosecution of the El Rukn dope and murder gang. As a result, several federal judges have already put back on the street some of these convicted terrorists!

@@ -37,35 +37,35 @@ potential key witness. The federal authorities are not protecting the federal grand jury witnesses. Why? Well, one reason is the new U.S. attorney here wants the matter restricted to perjury.

-

Yet Hogan and others in the office also reportedly took bribes +

Yet Hogan and others in the office also reportedly took bribes not to prosecute criminals in other cases. As known to the Justice Department, there is a ring of some 6 lawyers and non- lawyers who have bribed and blackmailed federal prosecutors here. Such as in the criminal case against officers and others of American Heritage savings and loan. Corruptly let go was -Christian Henning(?) jr., nephew of Paul Marchinkas(?) -- head of +Christian Henning(?) jr., nephew of Paul Marchinkas(?) -- head of the Vatican Bank and [alleged] mafia money-washer.

Among those in the ring are reportedly known fixers such as -Edward J. Lasniak(?) and Victor Katchitory(?). Failure to protect +Edward J. Lasniak(?) and Victor Katchitory(?). Failure to protect federal grand jury witnesses is not new. As we pointed out in a similar case in the federal district court here, 41 federal grand jury witnesses were murdered in 1991 and 1992 during the special federal grand jury hearing charges of theft of high technology by -top officials in the Reagan and Bush administrations. Known as -the Inslaw affair, it was covered up by former federal district -judge Nicholas Bowa(?), a defendant in the civil suit charged +top officials in the Reagan and Bush administrations. Known as +the Inslaw affair, it was covered up by former federal district +judge Nicholas Bowa(?), a defendant in the civil suit charged with obstructing justice. High level treason was committed in selling the technology to sworn enemies of the United States.

-

In the Inslaw case, many of the grand jury witnesses were -murdered -- get this -- by an FBI agent working for Bowa and +

In the Inslaw case, many of the grand jury witnesses were +murdered -- get this -- by an FBI agent working for Bowa and identified, by us, in court.

-

In the Hogan affair, some suspect Chicago police are being +

In the Hogan affair, some suspect Chicago police are being blackmailed by corrupt federal officials here to drag their feet in investigating the murder of the federal grand jury witnesses. -The Hogan mess has the potential of wrecking the entire federal +The Hogan mess has the potential of wrecking the entire federal bureaucracy here, implicating corrupt federal judges here, IRS and customs officials and federal prosecutors -- all reportedly involved in an apparatus known as the "Dope Underground" @@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ federal prohibition laws during the 1920s led to widespread institutional corruption, so too the so-called "war on drugs" seemingly has given us similar side-effects.]

-

Among those that should be facing indictments should be Hogan's -supervisors, including Thomas [unclear], Joan Stafford(?), and -former chief federal prosecutor himself Fred Boreman(?) -- as +

Among those that should be facing indictments should be Hogan's +supervisors, including Thomas [unclear], Joan Stafford(?), and +former chief federal prosecutor himself Fred Boreman(?) -- as well as top IRS officials here who are secret partners in various criminal enterprises.

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #005 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #005 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Reportedly continuing their secret dealings is Chemical(?) [Clinical(?)] Bank Group made up of shadowy types from Atlanta and Chicago. They have bought out known criminal money launderies here, such as First National Bank of Cicero, originally operated -by Paul Marchinkas(sp?), long-time head of the mafia/CIA-linked +by Paul Marchinkas(sp?), long-time head of the mafia/CIA-linked Vatican Bank.

Some contend all this diabolical data has been compiled by the @@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ health benefits, and without decent wages.

You heard it right here: the related, exclusive details, such as the Androchetti(sp?) Affair; the $50 million Resolution Trust Corporation contingency fund which disappeared from Chicago and -ended up to try to cover up Clinton's financial scandals in -Arkansas; Bill and Hillary Clinton and BCCI; and the Mena, +ended up to try to cover up Clinton's financial scandals in +Arkansas; Bill and Hillary Clinton and BCCI; and the Mena, Arkansas, airport affair; dope and gun running; and...

In Chicago, see us on cable TV, channel 21, 9 pm [CST] every -Monday evening in January [1994]. Play it again: the Daley family +Monday evening in January [1994]. Play it again: the Daley family and crooked City Hall, (312) 731-1505. New message Thursday; we change it several times a week. Donations appreciated. Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, 9800 South Oglesby, Chicago, diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sc006.xml b/pythonCode/output/sc006.xml index 16ef55b..fdfacd5 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sc006.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sc006.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #006 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #006 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

Hi! Sherman Skolnik, Citizen's Committee to Clean Up the Courts, 9800 Oglesby.

-

Cynics have their own way of explaining things. Such as? Clinton +

Cynics have their own way of explaining things. Such as? Clinton returns from Europe amid a growing scandal called "Whitewater." He mutters to himself, "I have to have a distraction." A few hours later, a devastating earthquake shakes California. @@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ now have a way of triggering off earthquakes!"

This may just be a fanciful way of expressing it. Maybe Mother Nature just handed the President a change of subject at a -convenient time, on a national holiday, Dr. King's birthday.

+convenient time, on a national holiday, Dr. King's birthday.

-

Sooner or later, Clinton may find his credibility has +

Sooner or later, Clinton may find his credibility has disappeared. Can a lawyer-liar continue nevertheless to be the front man, supposedly running the country, huh?! Is he going to go along with the Whitewater mess because his bosses, the ultra- rich, [unclear] since he was blackmailable? Others think the American Murder Association [A.M.A.] and the health insurance -cartel want Hillary and Bill to go.

+cartel want Hillary and Bill to go.

Under the 25th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Gore would become President and there is a reported deal to make Jay @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ election.

Another possibility is to declare, *or create*, a national emergency and invoke little-known provisions to suspend the -Constitution! If so, General Shelley Kasivilli(sp?) would step up +Constitution! If so, General Shelley Kasivilli(sp?) would step up to the White House microphone and say, "I'm in charge here." He has been selected to be the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sarcastic folks expect to see him on TV standing -- now get this @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ closed... uh, after all, who would publicly proclaim the illegal nature of these decrees?

In Chicago, among the FEMA operatives are [allegedly] 7th circuit -federal appeals chief judge Richard Posner(sp?). He's also a +federal appeals chief judge Richard Posner(sp?). He's also a spokesman for Rockefeller's oil-soaked University of Chicago. He is a dictator even on a quiet day!

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #007 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #007 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

THE BACKGROUND

-

Federal district judge George W. Lindbergh (435-5355) has a +

Federal district judge George W. Lindbergh (435-5355) has a strange business career. He has been a top official of the Chicago-based John Reed Associates (polygraph and security work). His major clients have been the Central Intelligence Agency and -the National Security Agency. Lindbergh does frequent "lie box" +the National Security Agency. Lindbergh does frequent "lie box" work for these espionage agencies. He is an insider.

His firm also did work for the Paradise Island gambling cartel, @@ -29,57 +29,57 @@ run by former top Justice Department officials in the Bahamas. (They headed up, previously, the organized crime section of the Justice Department.) According to the book *Spooks*, by Jim Hogan, the bridge there (that is, the toll bridge) is owned by -Richard Nixon.

+Richard Nixon.

-

Clinton has used Bobby Ray Inman as a sort of "kamikaze pilot" in -appointing him Secretary of Defense. Clinton pushed the retired +

Clinton has used Bobby Ray Inman as a sort of "kamikaze pilot" in +appointing him Secretary of Defense. Clinton pushed the retired admiral into a political suicide mission. Against his will, Inman would've had to be ratified by a senate committee prepared to ask -him about a lot of things -- some relating to George Bush and +him about a lot of things -- some relating to George Bush and Inman's role as deputy director of the CIA. Inman quit just after -the treasonous October Surprise deal by Bush and Reagan. Inman +the treasonous October Surprise deal by Bush and Reagan. Inman was also once head of the "Puzzle Palace" (the name for the National Security Agency).

-

The murder of journalist Danny Casolero also involved the killing -of two NSA employees aiding Danny write about "The Octopus" (his +

The murder of journalist Danny Casolero also involved the killing +of two NSA employees aiding Danny write about "The Octopus" (his name for the giant conspiracies, which were treasonous, involving October Surprise, Iran-Contra, and the notorious Inslaw affair (hushed up when one NSA employee was reportedly found murdered in -the same hotel room where they found Danny)).

+the same hotel room where they found Danny)).

Inman withdrew his name as Secretary of Defense when he realized -he was pushed by Clinton to blow apart Bush and other traitors to +he was pushed by Clinton to blow apart Bush and other traitors to their country. Inman had been director of Faranti(sp?) International Signal Controls of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which -reportedly was used, by Bush, to supply highly-secret military +reportedly was used, by Bush, to supply highly-secret military items, of an exotic nature, to Iraq. Used, was Bank Lavoro(sp?), Atlanta and BCCI, the rogue bank. Also used were savings and loans tied to CIA.

All this and *more* are involved, in one way or another, in the -Andrew Cetti(sp?) [Androchetti(?)] affair -- some 8 state and +Andrew Cetti(sp?) [Androchetti(?)] affair -- some 8 state and federal cases.

FUNNY THING

Regardless of which judge starts out with this 10-year-old -litigation [i.e. Andrew Cetti affair], the cases end up, by some -mysterious process, to be transferred to judge Lindbergh! -- the +litigation [i.e. Andrew Cetti affair], the cases end up, by some +mysterious process, to be transferred to judge Lindbergh! -- the CIA/NSA expert who invokes illegal proceedings to try to hush up all the mafia/CIA bank links (including Vatican Bank, run by Paul Marchinkas(sp?), also the force behind the First National Bank of -Cicero).

+Cicero).

-

(...and that bank in Cicero was taken over by the successor to +

(...and that bank in Cicero was taken over by the successor to BCCI. *And* Marchinkas' nephew and that bank are among the -defendants in the Andrew Cetti affair...)

+defendants in the Andrew Cetti affair...)

Also a party to the cases is Household Bank, successor to the CIA front headquartered in Australia, the Nugan-Hand(sp?) Bank.

-

You can see why judge Lindbergh is trying to hush all of this up. -Judge Lindbergh's specialty is to tell somebody to inform him +

You can see why judge Lindbergh is trying to hush all of this up. +Judge Lindbergh's specialty is to tell somebody to inform him what is involved -- and then he calls the witness a liar even though no one disputes the testimony! What, has he got a "lie box" right under his bench, huh?!

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #008 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #008 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -10,56 +10,56 @@ either all or portions of the following.]

out by a group in Chicago called "Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

-

Hi! Sherman Skolnik, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, +

Hi! Sherman Skolnik, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, 9800 Oglesby.

-

A major news agency has keys to the future of the Clinton White +

A major news agency has keys to the future of the Clinton White House.

THE DETAILS

-

Hillary Rodham Clinton has been a law partner of Vincent Foster, -jr., who became a White House aide. Earlier, Foster and Hillary, +

Hillary Rodham Clinton has been a law partner of Vincent Foster, +jr., who became a White House aide. Earlier, Foster and Hillary, as lawyers, arranged for Bank Lavoro, Atlanta, and their twin, Bank of Criminals and Conspirators International [BCCI], to get -$4 billion to Saddam Hussein for weapons, including nuclear -- +$4 billion to Saddam Hussein for weapons, including nuclear -- all disguised as U.S. agriculture loans, laundered through the -[unclear] banking group and the Stevens(sp?) family, financially -interlocked with the Clintons.

+[unclear] banking group and the Stevens(sp?) family, financially +interlocked with the Clintons.

-

Hillary, and Foster, were attorneys fronting for these Little +

Hillary, and Foster, were attorneys fronting for these Little Rock bankers -- largest bond brokers outside of Wall Street. The -role of Foster was more than just personal lawyer for Bill and -his wife. Foster was also Hillary's lover -- sort of balancing -off Bill's episodes with the mistress. After all, all is fair in +role of Foster was more than just personal lawyer for Bill and +his wife. Foster was also Hillary's lover -- sort of balancing +off Bill's episodes with the mistress. After all, all is fair in love and war.

The Resolution Trust Corporation [RTC] needed a new chief. -Strange, but President Clinton, a purported Democrat, in July '93 -appointed a George Bush Republican, Stanley Tate, to be RTC boss.

+Strange, but President Clinton, a purported Democrat, in July '93 +appointed a George Bush Republican, Stanley Tate, to be RTC boss.

-

Clinton was blackmailed into it.

+

Clinton was blackmailed into it.

-

Yet Tate threatened a top-to-bottom corruption cleanup of this -S&L salvage agency [i.e. RTC]. A week later, Foster was murdered +

Yet Tate threatened a top-to-bottom corruption cleanup of this +S&L salvage agency [i.e. RTC]. A week later, Foster was murdered by three hit men from a German base.

-

A senate committee stonewalled Tate's ratification, and he +

A senate committee stonewalled Tate's ratification, and he withdrew his name late in November '93.

And thereafter escalated the Madison Guaranty S&L mess and the -Whitewater Development scandal. In Foster's office were -incriminating records which were grabbed up to whitewash Hillary. -It is an unanswered question whether Bill himself knew how Foster -and Hillary siphoned off some $47 million from the S&L.

+Whitewater Development scandal. In Foster's office were +incriminating records which were grabbed up to whitewash Hillary. +It is an unanswered question whether Bill himself knew how Foster +and Hillary siphoned off some $47 million from the S&L.

-

To save Hillary from possible prison, Bill had key records -suppressed and announced that Foster was a suicide. *Oh, yeah*?!

+

To save Hillary from possible prison, Bill had key records +suppressed and announced that Foster was a suicide. *Oh, yeah*?!

A fake, crumpled-up, so-called "suicide note" was later, -supposedly, found in Foster's suitcase.

+supposedly, found in Foster's suitcase.

-

Bill and Hillary, by covering up the murder, have become +

Bill and Hillary, by covering up the murder, have become accomplices to it -- a serious crime. (And some may think that what was cruel of her was to cover up the murder of her lover just to save herself.)

@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ just to save herself.)

The major news group is deciding whether to go with these details, all documented to their satisfaction.

-

(AND: A close relative of Vice-President Albert Gore has said -that he [Gore] will become President soon.)

+

(AND: A close relative of Vice-President Albert Gore has said +that he [Gore] will become President soon.)

But they had problems: 1) The news group's stock has already been slipping. At the same @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ hesitate -- at least at this time, anyway; 2) But -- if they don't go with this story [that] they already have, they would lose credibility with other, competing news groups [who] may run with it; and -3) The ultra-rich got what they want in pushing Clinton, a +3) The ultra-rich got what they want in pushing Clinton, a relative unknown and a perceived misfit, into high office. So why wreck him now? Well, because it opens a window of emergency and opportunity, and the ultra-rich can complete their rotten agenda diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sc009.xml b/pythonCode/output/sc009.xml index bf891dc..6ff00ea 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sc009.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sc009.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #009 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #009 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -10,21 +10,21 @@ either all or portions of the following.]

out by a group in Chicago called "Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

-

Hi! Sherman Skolnik, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, +

Hi! Sherman Skolnik, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, 9800 Oglesby.

-

More about the strange death of White House aide, Vincent Foster, +

More about the strange death of White House aide, Vincent Foster, jr.:

-

Hillary Rodham Clinton and her law partner, Foster, worked on +

Hillary Rodham Clinton and her law partner, Foster, worked on clandestine deals for the Bank of Conspirators and Criminals International [BCCI]. Interlocked with the American CIA, the French CIA and other international spy shops like Israel's Mossad, the bank washed funds for dope, guns, the bribery of public officials, and political assassinations.

-

With Foster also as Hillary's lover, Bill Clinton was isolated -from what was going on. Foster found out that an American murder +

With Foster also as Hillary's lover, Bill Clinton was isolated +from what was going on. Foster found out that an American murder squad had been transferred from CIA to the Justice Department. Specializing in domestic "wipe outs," the squad was more bloody than those of Guatemala and Brazil. Unknown to many, the U.S. @@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ General.

as the actual head of the Justice Department.)

Part of "the squad" reportedly included Chicago FBI agent Mike -"Chucky" Peters, identified in federal court records here as +"Chucky" Peters, identified in federal court records here as indicated in the murder of some 41 federal grand jury witnesses in the notorious Inslaw affair -- covered up by former federal -district judge Nicholas J. Bowa(sp?) as special Justice -Department counsel. (Bowa has been a defendant in an unpublicized +district judge Nicholas J. Bowa(sp?) as special Justice +Department counsel. (Bowa has been a defendant in an unpublicized federal suit here on the issue.)

Among those bumped off by "the squad" have been journalist Danny @@ -54,45 +54,45 @@ Lavoro, bankruptcy court bribery, and other bloody deals.

Another victim was Chicago bankruptcy auctioneer Wallace Lieberman(sp?). According to accusations in the court record, he -was "rubbed out" by FBI agent Peters.

+was "rubbed out" by FBI agent Peters.

-

"The squad" also bombed the airplane, killing Gary Caradori, +

"The squad" also bombed the airplane, killing Gary Caradori, private eye investigating high-level pedophile and porno rings implicating top government officials in Omaha, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. [see part 2 of today's "CfD"].

-

White House aide Foster never lived to keep an appointment he -made with President Clinton -- to warn him that Clinton himself -was a possible assassination target *and* that Clinton should do +

White House aide Foster never lived to keep an appointment he +made with President Clinton -- to warn him that Clinton himself +was a possible assassination target *and* that Clinton should do something about the murder squad or eventually face impeachment.

-

Knowledgeable investigators contend that Clinton's problem is he +

Knowledgeable investigators contend that Clinton's problem is he does not know *that he does not know* about all this.

-

"The squad" murdered Foster and, on purpose, bungled up the scene -so as to try to "finger" Hillary and Bill for covering up the -murder of Hillary's lover and law partner.

+

"The squad" murdered Foster and, on purpose, bungled up the scene +so as to try to "finger" Hillary and Bill for covering up the +murder of Hillary's lover and law partner.

The press fakers, assets of CIA, keep calling it "suicide." Now, to try to incriminate the President, a major news magazine is -pressuring a Virginia state prosecutor to focus on Bill and -Hillary as accomplices to murder by covering it up. Leading the -attack has been Chicago congressman Henry Hyde, head of CIA's +pressuring a Virginia state prosecutor to focus on Bill and +Hillary as accomplices to murder by covering it up. Leading the +attack has been Chicago congressman Henry Hyde, head of CIA's "black budget" *and* having more actual power than the director of Central Intelligence.

Related matters: the murders of CIA officials outside their -headquarters *and* Admiral Bobby Ray Inman acting goofy, on +headquarters *and* Admiral Bobby Ray Inman acting goofy, on purpose, to withdraw his name as Secretary of Defense.

-

Clinton may escape by a war scare. [CfD -- Skolnik was saying +

Clinton may escape by a war scare. [CfD -- Skolnik was saying he had information suggesting an imminent war scare on a recent broadcast of Radio Free America. The broadcast occurred shortly before the bombing in Sarajevo.]

And so, it's an old story: an innocent husband wrecked by an unfaithful, conniving wife. *And*, unless he goes public, it's -"bye-bye, Bill." It would be also "bye-bye, Hillary," huh?

+"bye-bye, Bill." It would be also "bye-bye, Hillary," huh?

See us on cable TV in Chicago, channel 21. 9 pm [cst] Monday evenings, February 14, 21, and 28.

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #010 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #010 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -10,46 +10,46 @@ either all or portions of the following.]

out by a group in Chicago called "Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

-

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, +

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, 9800 Oglesby.

-

More about the Clinton White House scandals.

+

More about the Clinton White House scandals.

-

Some contend White House aide Vincent Foster, jr. committed +

Some contend White House aide Vincent Foster, jr. committed suicide *in* the White House and the body was removed and planted in a park in Virginia. If so, whoever moved the body used the opportunity to make it look like he was murdered. So the President and his wife would be guilty of being accomplices to murder by their coverup. [??] Others contend the body shows -Foster was apparently murdered and the body delivered to the park +Foster was apparently murdered and the body delivered to the park and positioned so as to cast suspicion on the White House.

-

Either way, Clinton has stonewalled the matter and arranged to +

Either way, Clinton has stonewalled the matter and arranged to hold back the release of the autopsy.

-

Foster and Hillary were not only lovers but also law partners, +

Foster and Hillary were not only lovers but also law partners, and worked on clandestine deals for the Bank of Criminals and Conspirators International [BCCI] -- involving money-washing for domestic and overseas political murders, gun-running, and dope- trafficking. Military CIA officers, posing as Justice Department officials, have twisted matters around so as to finger Bill -Clinton.

+Clinton.

-

But Clinton, after all, is no angel.

+

But Clinton, after all, is no angel.

-

The mass media have soft-pedalled reports that Hillary's law firm +

The mass media have soft-pedalled reports that Hillary's law firm has shredded records relating to the President and first lady's daily financial business. Some in the press are also slanting -reports so as to blame Hillary alone, as if "Sludge Willy" is +reports so as to blame Hillary alone, as if "Sludge Willy" is himself innocent. *Oh, yeah?!*

Left out of the press are key details:

-

ITEM: Some $47 million is missing from the Clinton's Arkansas +

ITEM: Some $47 million is missing from the Clinton's Arkansas rotten dealings -- plundering an S&L, funneling money through real estate firms, and other money [unclear].

-

ITEM: Clinton's nominee for head of the firm the S&L bailout +

ITEM: Clinton's nominee for head of the firm the S&L bailout racket called "Resolution Trust Corporation" [RTC] wanted to clean up S&L corruption. *But*, he withdrew his name. S&Ls in Illinois, Texas, and Colorado have been plundered by CIA @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ operatives and left bankrupt.

ITEM: The RTC in Chicago transferred some $50 million from a little-known contingency fund here to Arkansas... the attempt -to cover up the Arkansas embezzlement done by the Clintons and +to cover up the Arkansas embezzlement done by the Clintons and their criminal gang.

The fund was administered for RTC by Household Bank as part of @@ -70,26 +70,26 @@ Australia.

ITEM: Federal judges in Chicago have "stood on their head" to try to cover up the disappearance of the RTC fund here and the transfer to Arkansas. ([Allegedly] including Chicago federal -district judge George Lindbergh, who heads a "lie box" company +district judge George Lindbergh, who heads a "lie box" company with major clients CIA, National Security Agency, and off-shore gambling casinos. Also, [allegedly] Chicago federal bankruptcy judge John D. Schwartz.) It is referred to as "The Androcetti Affair"(sp?).

-

ITEM: Hillary Rodham Clinton is facing indictment by a federal +

ITEM: Hillary Rodham Clinton is facing indictment by a federal grand jury in Little Rock for bank embezzlement and income tax fraud.

-

ITEM: Leading the attack on the Clinton White House is Chicago -Congressman Henry Hyde, reportedly in charge of CIA's bloody +

ITEM: Leading the attack on the Clinton White House is Chicago +Congressman Henry Hyde, reportedly in charge of CIA's bloody "black budget" [CfD -- This would be money budgeted for CIA "projects" by the Congress that for secrecy reasons does not -appear in public documents]. Hyde has more actual power than the +appear in public documents]. Hyde has more actual power than the director of Central Intelligence to arrange political assassinations, to launder secret funds, and to railroad enemies -into prison. Hyde has been director of a suburban S&L here, now +into prison. Hyde has been director of a suburban S&L here, now defunct, fronting for CIA. The federal court case of RTC against -Henry Hyde was ordered suppressed because of "national security."

+Henry Hyde was ordered suppressed because of "national security."

In Chicago, see us on cable TV, channel 21. 9 pm [cst] Monday evenings, February 14, 21, and 28.

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #011 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #011 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ either all or portions of the following.]

out by a group in Chicago called "Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

-

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, +

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, 9800 South Oglesby.

The signs are there, but not enough people are watching.

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ or in stocks, or *both* together.

A few realize the great danger of overstaying a bull market.

-

Question: Is Clinton up to it? Can he deal with the financial +

Question: Is Clinton up to it? Can he deal with the financial tailspin without using emergency powers -- such as shutting down the stock exchanges or halting the bond markets -- *huh*?!

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #012 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #012 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ either all or portions of the following.]

out by a group in Chicago called "Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

-

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, +

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, 9800 South Oglesby.

The very rich and powerful are not given to moist-eyed emotion. @@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ labelled "President of the United States." President Lincoln was assassinated a few days after the end of the Civil War. His post- war policy was to go easy on the South. So, agriculture would have resumed amid plummeting prices. The very rich, including the -Rothschilds, had huge commodities speculations to the contrary. +Rothschilds, had huge commodities speculations to the contrary. To some, bringing the South back [into the Union] was treason. So, they had Lincoln's brains blown out and blamed a "lone nut."

The ultra-rich and their top military and CIA hawks accused -President Kennedy of treason in denying U.S. air cover at the -aborted invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs; also, for JFK -planning detente with the Soviets. Yet JFK was popular with the +President Kennedy of treason in denying U.S. air cover at the +aborted invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs; also, for JFK +planning detente with the Soviets. Yet JFK was popular with the common people. Nevertheless, his brains were blown out in an open car with military-style triangulation firing. A "lone nut" was blamed, and himself murdered.

@@ -44,49 +44,49 @@ blamed, and himself murdered.

As you can see, the very rich are not sentimental.

The ultra rich (and again, with their trusted CIA and military -retainers) accused President Nixon of treason in his dealings +retainers) accused President Nixon of treason in his dealings with North Vietnam. Also, he wanted to be an imperial president, -blackmailing CIA with his knowledge of the CIA murdering JFK.

+blackmailing CIA with his knowledge of the CIA murdering JFK.

Blowing his brains out in an open car would be messy, so, ahead of the 1972 re-election of "Tricky Dick," CIA double-agents got themselves caught at the Watergate Hotel -- owned by the Pope.

-

All to finger Nixon. (Some details are in the book *Silent Coup* +

All to finger Nixon. (Some details are in the book *Silent Coup* by Colodny(sp?)).

-

Nixon was so popular he won re-election in 49 of the 50 states. +

Nixon was so popular he won re-election in 49 of the 50 states. Yet, shortly thereafter began the Watergate bombardment. The press so ran after him he couldn't hold press conferences!

And, just at the height of *his* popularity, the press is -mounting *their* "Whitewater-gate" blitz, against Clinton. Some +mounting *their* "Whitewater-gate" blitz, against Clinton. Some of his schemes on health care endanger large insurance companies -- like Prudential, owned by the British royal family.

Funny thing: What the press trumpets of the rich are accusing -Clinton are true enough.

+Clinton are true enough.

Yes, he and his wife committed financial crimes in ripping off $47 million through Arkansas S&L and others.

-

Yes, Bill and Hillary, to try to save themselves from prison, -covered up the murder of White House aide Vincent Foster.

+

Yes, Bill and Hillary, to try to save themselves from prison, +covered up the murder of White House aide Vincent Foster.

-

And yes, the ultra rich contend privately that Clinton committed +

And yes, the ultra rich contend privately that Clinton committed treason in aborting a *genuine* CIA plot to murder Iraqi -strongman Saddam Hussein, a sworn enemy of the United States, on -July 17, 1993. And two days later, Clinton chopping off the head -of FBI director Sessions because he was investigating Clinton's +strongman Saddam Hussein, a sworn enemy of the United States, on +July 17, 1993. And two days later, Clinton chopping off the head +of FBI director Sessions because he was investigating Clinton's "treason." And on July 20, Foster was murdered just as he was -planning to plead with Bill to leave the plot go forward for +planning to plead with Bill to leave the plot go forward for "national security" reasons, or be impeached.

The ultra rich consider most Americans stupid and [that they] have to be told fairy tales; to be amused with stories of an angry wife cutting off her husbands "ding-a-ling."

-

So, will Clinton be put to the wall at the height of his +

So, will Clinton be put to the wall at the height of his popularity? Remember: The ultra rich are not sentimental.

(312) 731-1100 is our main message. Donations will be diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sc013.xml b/pythonCode/output/sc013.xml index b065129..d48388e 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sc013.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sc013.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #013 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #013 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ either all or portions of the following.]

out by a group in Chicago called "Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

-

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, +

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, 9800 South Oglesby.

The phone company reserves the right to sabotage your phones if @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ phone company offered a "gift" of a half-million dollars in said he was going public with the phone company's attempted bribery.

-

Chicago alderman Ed Vyrdolak headed a committee supposedly +

Chicago alderman Ed Vyrdolak headed a committee supposedly investigating phone company complicity in wire-tapping. City Council hearings were scrapped, however, after Illinois Bell Telephone Company reportedly gave "Fast Eddy's" [i.e. Vyrdolak] diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sc014.xml b/pythonCode/output/sc014.xml index 419e52a..f636ba9 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sc014.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sc014.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #014 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #014 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ either all or portions of the following.]

out by a group in Chicago called "Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

-

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, +

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, 9800 South Oglesby.

Headquartered in Chicago is a law firm up to their eyeballs in -the Clinton White House scandals: That's Hopkins & Sutter, with +the Clinton White House scandals: That's Hopkins & Sutter, with offices also in Washington, D.C. and Dallas.

Their major clients have included the federal deposit insurance @@ -24,21 +24,21 @@ and *their* stepsister, Resolution Trust Corp. [RTC]

machine for CIA and members of congress implicated in the S&L ripoff.

-

Strange, but Hopkins & Sutter or RTC chose the faraway Rose Law +

Strange, but Hopkins & Sutter or RTC chose the faraway Rose Law Firm in Little Rock to cover up a multi-million dollar mess of a defunct S&L in a west suburb of Chicago. The dirty trick was done -with Rose Law Firm partners Hillary Rodham Clinton and her -partner, and lover, Vincent Foster, jr.

+with Rose Law Firm partners Hillary Rodham Clinton and her +partner, and lover, Vincent Foster, jr.

-

Details included jailbird and bond broker Dan Lassiter(sp?) whose -business partner became a secretary to White House aide Foster. -That secretary reportedly stole Foster's files after he was +

Details included jailbird and bond broker Dan Lassiter(sp?) whose +business partner became a secretary to White House aide Foster. +That secretary reportedly stole Foster's files after he was murdered, and the documents are being used for blackmail in Chicago.

-

Uh, guess who has them? Why, Hopkins & Sutter.

+

Uh, guess who has them? Why, Hopkins & Sutter.

-

Hopkins & Sutter partner Jay Steinberg reportedly has played a +

Hopkins & Sutter partner Jay Steinberg reportedly has played a key role in secretly transferring a $50 million RTC contingency fund from Chicago to Little Rock. Some details are in a series of blockbuster federal cases here called "The Andrew Cetti Affair" @@ -46,30 +46,30 @@ blockbuster federal cases here called "The Andrew Cetti Affair"

All to try to patch up the $47 million bank embezzlement crisis pending before a federal grand jury. The accused target? Why, -Hillary and "Sludge Willy."

+Hillary and "Sludge Willy."

-

A close Rodham family crony is John Gearham(?), a lawyer in the -northwest suburb of Park Ridge... where Hillary is from. In the -presence of a witness, Gearham confessed to our [Citizen's -Committee to Clean Up the Courts] chairman that Gearham fears +

A close Rodham family crony is John Gearham(?), a lawyer in the +northwest suburb of Park Ridge... where Hillary is from. In the +presence of a witness, Gearham confessed to our [Citizen's +Committee to Clean Up the Courts] chairman that Gearham fears being *himself* framed and sent to federal prison for the $50 million secret transfer and the destruction of RTC records.

-

In simple terms, the murder of Foster and the disappearance of -the RTC funds were to keep Hillary from going to prison.

+

In simple terms, the murder of Foster and the disappearance of +the RTC funds were to keep Hillary from going to prison.

-

At one time, Hopkins & Sutter were the major recipients of RTC +

At one time, Hopkins & Sutter were the major recipients of RTC legal fees. A recent statistic shows they were cut way back.

-

Is the White House trying to distance themselves from Hopkins & -Sutter?

+

Is the White House trying to distance themselves from Hopkins & +Sutter?

-

Funny thing: RTC's office is actually *inside* Hopkin's & -Sutter's "posh digs" in Chicago!

+

Funny thing: RTC's office is actually *inside* Hopkin's & +Sutter's "posh digs" in Chicago!

-

Hopkin's partner, Jay Steinberg, as bankruptcy trustee also +

Hopkin's partner, Jay Steinberg, as bankruptcy trustee also reportedly swept away what happened to about a billion dollars in -a group of companies run by a young con man, William Stecker(?), +a group of companies run by a young con man, William Stecker(?), [unclear] corporation and others.

The [unclear] swindles and the "Andrew Cetti Affair" both @@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ implicate super FBI agent Mike "Chucky" Peters -- according to undisputed federal court records here, implicated in the murder of some 41 federal grand jury witnesses.

-

Hopkins & Sutter was hired by the federal deposit insurance to +

Hopkins & Sutter was hired by the federal deposit insurance to investigate, supposedly, the offices, directors and lawyers of Silverado Savings & Loan of Denver -- a group that included -George Bush's son, Neil. Hopkin's clout stems from keeping Neil +George Bush's son, Neil. Hopkin's clout stems from keeping Neil Bush from going to prison and also hushing up all mention that the CIA plundered Silverado in the course of using that S&L for financing covert operations in the United States and overseas.

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #015 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #015 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -10,92 +10,92 @@ either all or portions of the following.]

out by a group in Chicago called "Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

-

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts -[CCCC], 9800 South Oglesby.

+

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts +[CCCC], 9800 South Oglesby.

-

>From the time of Clinton's election as President on -- strange +

>From the time of Clinton's election as President on -- strange events with CIA.

-

About the time of Clinton's November '92 election a British +

About the time of Clinton's November '92 election a British Intelligence operative assisting CIA was murdered, together with all his family members, in southern California. That was Ian Stewart-Sparrow(sp?) -- having inside knowledge about the "October Surprise" treason, the Mena, Arkansas airport dope and -gun smuggling implicating Clinton as Governor, and much more.

+gun smuggling implicating Clinton as Governor, and much more.

-

Right after Clinton was inaugurated, two CIA officials were +

Right after Clinton was inaugurated, two CIA officials were murdered and three seriously wounded right on the road leading into CIA headquarters -- apparently part of a fight between CIA -faction one: George Bush and his gang, and faction two: Naval +faction one: George Bush and his gang, and faction two: Naval Intelligence assassins.

-

And where does Clinton fit in, huh?

+

And where does Clinton fit in, huh?

Right before the election some 15 [persons] were arrested -- charged with shipping exotic military items without export licenses to known terrorists. Among the defendants, Diane -Lewis(sp?), a crony of first lady Hillary of Park Ridge, a +Lewis(sp?), a crony of first lady Hillary of Park Ridge, a northwest Chicago suburb. The trial was right after inauguration day. Ms. Lewis was released after her defense attorney told the -judge, in chambers, she was with CIA *and* a pal of Hillary.

+judge, in chambers, she was with CIA *and* a pal of Hillary.

Then, the strange events in Waco, Texas, right near a CIA brainwashing facility. Some believe some of the Branch Davidian leaders knew too much. A CIA and military "delta team" murdered many while tanks with flame shooters burned down the compound. In the assault on the building two federal agents, previously -Clinton's campaign bodyguards, were murdered -- now get this -- +Clinton's campaign bodyguards, were murdered -- now get this -- *by their fellow agents*.

-

On July 17th, '93, President Clinton and/or someone in the White -House acting with them (such as Vincent Foster, jr.) stopped a -genuine CIA plot to assassinate Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein. +

On July 17th, '93, President Clinton and/or someone in the White +House acting with them (such as Vincent Foster, jr.) stopped a +genuine CIA plot to assassinate Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein. Two days later, FBI director Sessions was "sacked," on flimsy -excuses, to block his investigation of President Clinton's +excuses, to block his investigation of President Clinton's treasonous activities -- such as having military officers assigned to CIA acting as Justice Department prosecutors pursuing political activist civilians!

-

The next day, White House aide Foster was found murdered in a +

The next day, White House aide Foster was found murdered in a lower level of the White House. The Secret Service removed the body and planted it in a national park in Virginia. The -circumstances, however, were designed by someone to put Clinton -in a "catch-22" position. If Clinton revealed the details, some -of it, somehow, might point to Foster's law partner and lover -- -Hillary. Did she want *him* dead to save herself from prison, +circumstances, however, were designed by someone to put Clinton +in a "catch-22" position. If Clinton revealed the details, some +of it, somehow, might point to Foster's law partner and lover -- +Hillary. Did she want *him* dead to save herself from prison, huh?

Some $47 million is missing from a federally insured S&L in -Arkansas. Hillary and Foster were implicated in what seems to be +Arkansas. Hillary and Foster were implicated in what seems to be a bank embezzlement. Federal authorities are also investigating -CIA money-laundering deals reportedly also implicating Hillary -and Foster.

+CIA money-laundering deals reportedly also implicating Hillary +and Foster.

The Secret Service is holding clandestine meetings across the -nation about Foster, "picking the brains" of assassination +nation about Foster, "picking the brains" of assassination experts. The Secret Service contends three foreign intelligence agents, disguised as known White House visitors, got into the -White House and "wiped out" Foster. {1}. The Secret Service also -claims a Foster "double" left the White House that afternoon -- +White House and "wiped out" Foster. {1}. The Secret Service also +claims a Foster "double" left the White House that afternoon -- all to confuse matters.

-

Clinton is stonewalling release of pertinent records. Some claim -the series of mysteries somehow involve the role of Bill and -Hillary as CIA assets since an early age.

+

Clinton is stonewalling release of pertinent records. Some claim +the series of mysteries somehow involve the role of Bill and +Hillary as CIA assets since an early age.

-

And then there's the Rick Ames spy mess at CIA which Clinton set +

And then there's the Rick Ames spy mess at CIA which Clinton set on for a year. {2}.

(312) 731-1100 is our main message. Donations appreciated. -Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, 9800 South Oglesby, +Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts, 9800 South Oglesby, Chicago, [Illinois] 60617. The latest on courts, banks, espionage agencies, political assassinations, and the news media. On 24 hours a day, that's the Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the -Courts, 9800 South Oglesby.

+Courts, 9800 South Oglesby.

-------------------------- Notes ---------------------------- {1} According to a *Wall Street Journal* article dated March 10, -1994 ("Who is Patsy Thomasson?"), there has been lax security at +1994 ("Who is Patsy Thomasson?"), there has been lax security at the White House, apparently due to poor overall management. {2} Again from the *Wall Street Journal* of March 10, 1994 ("The KGB and America's War on Drugs"), regarding the Ames spy case, diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sc016.xml b/pythonCode/output/sc016.xml index 82ea633..e54bd7b 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sc016.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sc016.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #016 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #016 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -10,30 +10,30 @@ either all or portions of the following.]

out by a group in Chicago called "Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

-

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts -[CCCC], 9800 South Oglesby.

+

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts +[CCCC], 9800 South Oglesby.

-

Are President Clinton and Vice-President Gore *both* facing +

Are President Clinton and Vice-President Gore *both* facing removal from office because of scandals?

Background ++++++++++ -Prior to re-election in '72 of President Nixon and Vice-President -Spiro Agnew, the ultra-rich through their monopoly press played +Prior to re-election in '72 of President Nixon and Vice-President +Spiro Agnew, the ultra-rich through their monopoly press played down the Watergate matter. The real rulers of America knew full- -well they [Nixon/Agnew] were scoundrels and could be easily +well they [Nixon/Agnew] were scoundrels and could be easily scandalized to remove them. The secret agenda went into play in '73; president and vice-president both to be replaced by another team -- *all* without an election.

Our chairman [CCCC] was first in the United States to go public -with details of Agnew's bribery going back to the time when he +with details of Agnew's bribery going back to the time when he was Governor of Maryland. Since we [CCCC] were *ahead* of the secret timetable, the press whores called us liars, and worse, -right up until October '73 when Agnew, facing criminal +right up until October '73 when Agnew, facing criminal indictment, resigned.

-

Similarly, Clinton and Gore were known by the ultra-rich to be +

Similarly, Clinton and Gore were known by the ultra-rich to be corrupt scoundrels *before* their '92 election.

Involving hundreds of millions of dollars is milk bovine hormone @@ -44,15 +44,15 @@ all this. However milk drinkers, particularly children, are greatly at risk.

The head of the Food and Drug Administration [FDA] has been David -Kessler(sp?), carried over from the Bush administration. His -chief deputy is Mike Taylor, a cousin of Al Gore's wife, Tipper. -Taylor was previously chief outside counsel for Monsanto.

+Kessler(sp?), carried over from the Bush administration. His +chief deputy is Mike Taylor, a cousin of Al Gore's wife, Tipper. +Taylor was previously chief outside counsel for Monsanto.

-

About February '94, top FDA honcho Taylor caused to be issued an +

About February '94, top FDA honcho Taylor caused to be issued an advisory opinion that labelling is *not* required that a product is bovine hormone free.

-

Gore and Tipper and Kessler and Tipper's relative, Taylor, make +

Gore and Tipper and Kessler and Tipper's relative, Taylor, make up what some call "The Gang of Four." They reportedly are indicated in the biggest bucks corruption scandal in the history of the nation! Millions and millions of dollars.

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ whistleblower.

Like in 1973, the New York Times and other major papers are sitting on the Vice-President's scandal. Why? Because of a high- -level secret agenda and timetable to install Jay Rockefeller and +level secret agenda and timetable to install Jay Rockefeller and one other as the new White House team.

All without an election.

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ one other as the new White House team.

elected on his own.

Watergate drew attention *away* from the oil fraud [a.k.a. 1973 -"Oil Embargo"]. On the other hand, the Clinton and Gore scandals +"Oil Embargo"]. On the other hand, the Clinton and Gore scandals would divert attention from the oncoming stock crash and depression.

@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ friends to listen also.

In Chicago, see us on cable t.v. channel 21, 9 pm most Monday evenings.

-

Play it again: Clinton and the CIA Mysteries. (312) 731-1505.

+

Play it again: Clinton and the CIA Mysteries. (312) 731-1505.

New message Wednesday; we change it several times a week.

Donations appreciated. Citizen's Committee to Clean Up the -Courts, 9800 South Oglesby, Chicago, [Illinois] 60617. For the +Courts, 9800 South Oglesby, Chicago, [Illinois] 60617. For the latest on courts, banks, espionage agencies, political assassinations, and the news media. On 24 hours a day. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sc017.xml b/pythonCode/output/sc017.xml index 31dc012..0b25245 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sc017.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sc017.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #017 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #017 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -10,39 +10,39 @@ either all or portions of the following.]

out by a group in Chicago called "Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

-

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts -[CCCC], 9800 South Oglesby.

+

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts +[CCCC], 9800 South Oglesby.

-

The Clinton scandal: So you think the center of it is in Little +

The Clinton scandal: So you think the center of it is in Little Rock, huh? *Wrong*. The center is in Chicago.

For several years, the primary lawyers for Resolution Trust -Corporation [RTC] have been the Chicago-based Hopkins and Sutter. +Corporation [RTC] have been the Chicago-based Hopkins and Sutter. In fact, the S&L bailout agency's principal offices have been -*inside* Hopkins and Sutter!

+*inside* Hopkins and Sutter!

-

Prior efforts to show RTC is corrupt have been torpedoed. Hopkins -[and Sutter] were the ones arranging on behalf of Federal Deposit +

Prior efforts to show RTC is corrupt have been torpedoed. Hopkins +[and Sutter] were the ones arranging on behalf of Federal Deposit Insurance and their step-sister RTC for the Rose law firm to be used to handle clean-up claims of defunct S&Ls in the Chicago area.

-

Rose partners Vincent Foster, jr., and Hillary Rodham Clinton +

Rose partners Vincent Foster, jr., and Hillary Rodham Clinton were the "law fakers" helping friends escape paying millions. -Foster was also the master "bagman" for tens of millions of +Foster was also the master "bagman" for tens of millions of dollars of illegal speculations in Chicken futures and "selling short" pharmaceutical stocks on inside information. This was done -for a circle of law-license gangsters, like Hillary and her +for a circle of law-license gangsters, like Hillary and her friends, dealing with the selected, criminally-inclined types on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board Options Exchange. (By the way, Did they "rub elbows" with relatives of state and federal judges "washing" bribe money in the same markets!?)

-

Foster's vast dirty business in drug stocks overlapped the doings -of Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, and her cousin, Michael R. +

Foster's vast dirty business in drug stocks overlapped the doings +of Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, and her cousin, Michael R. Taylor, who went on to become a top honcho of the Food and Drug -Administration. Gore, of course, became Vice-President.

+Administration. Gore, of course, became Vice-President.

Two federal agencies, the CFTC [Chicago Futures Trading Commission] and the SEC [Securities Exchange Commission] are @@ -53,15 +53,15 @@ Vice-President are blackmailed by *their patrons*, the ultra- rich.

Some $47 million is missing resulting from the Arkansas S&L mess -and other fakery by the Clintons. To try to patch it up, some $50 +and other fakery by the Clintons. To try to patch it up, some $50 million from an RTC contingency fund, *in Chicago*, was secretly transferred to Little Rock.

One of the lawyers arranging this is from Park Ridge, the Chicago -suburb where the Rodhams are from. He is John E. Gearham(?), 708- -xxx-xxxx. He is close to Hillary's family. In January '94, -Gearham, in the presence of a former client, confessed to our -chairman [CCCC] that Gearham was greatly concerned that his +suburb where the Rodhams are from. He is John E. Gearham(?), 708- +xxx-xxxx. He is close to Hillary's family. In January '94, +Gearham, in the presence of a former client, confessed to our +chairman [CCCC] that Gearham was greatly concerned that his circle was prepared to "frame" him for the clandestine money transfer and send him to prison! The "fix" is so strong, he confessed further, that nothing could save him!

@@ -70,29 +70,29 @@ confessed further, that nothing could save him!

cases in the Chicago area, known as "The Joseph Androcetti(sp?) Affair."

-

Filed in federal court (and a copy served on Gearham and the -RTC's attorneys) are the particulars of Gearham's confession. +

Filed in federal court (and a copy served on Gearham and the +RTC's attorneys) are the particulars of Gearham's confession. When it came up in court, they did not dispute it.

We remind you why Chicago is the best place for the "big fix" -- -like used by the Clintons. Remember: The currency and commodity +like used by the Clintons. Remember: The currency and commodity markets are here; preferred for "washing" bribery money by government officials worldwide. The news media here are the biggest liars in the land, with a *long* background of criminality -- like the [Chicago] Tribune Company with their -links all the way back to Al Capone. *And* it's been documented +links all the way back to Al Capone. *And* it's been documented for more than 30 years the state and federal judges here are moreso "for sale" than any other place in the land!

In Chicago, see us on cable tv, channel 21, 9 pm [cst] most Monday evenings.

-

Play it again: The Corruption of Al Gore. (312) 731-1505.

+

Play it again: The Corruption of Al Gore. (312) 731-1505.

New message Friday; we change it several times a week.

Donations appreciated. Citizen's Committee to Clean Up the -Courts, 9800 South Oglesby, Chicago, [Illinois] 60617. For the +Courts, 9800 South Oglesby, Chicago, [Illinois] 60617. For the latest on courts, banks, espionage agencies, political assassinations, and the news media. On 24 hours a day.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sc018.xml b/pythonCode/output/sc018.xml index 343c993..ada102c 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sc018.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sc018.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #018 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #018 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ either all or portions of the following.]

out by a group in Chicago called "Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

-

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts +

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts [CCCC], 9800 South Oglesby.

Chicago's City Hall is an interesting study in power. It is even @@ -18,46 +18,46 @@ considered important by those not *in* the "Windy City" [i.e. Chicago].

Starting in 1955, the city's strong man for 21 years was Richard -J. Daley. He got into office because the one slated by the -Democrats for mayor, Clarence Wagner, was assassinated.

+J. Daley. He got into office because the one slated by the +Democrats for mayor, Clarence Wagner, was assassinated.

You probably know there is no real G.O.P. [i.e. Republican party] in this town. So usually, if the Democrats select you to run... well, you're in.

-

In 1976, Daley died -- 24 hours after he was administered an -adulterated swine flu shot. Daley, and Otto Kerner, jr., ran a -private "nuthouse" near Aurora [Illinois]. Kerner, as local +

In 1976, Daley died -- 24 hours after he was administered an +adulterated swine flu shot. Daley, and Otto Kerner, jr., ran a +private "nuthouse" near Aurora [Illinois]. Kerner, as local county judge, was in charge of the "lunatic docket." Political -victims sometimes ended up getting plundered this way. Kerner +victims sometimes ended up getting plundered this way. Kerner went on to become Illinois Governor and later, federal appeals -judge. (Our work [i.e. CCCC], by the way, sent Kerner to jail for -bribery -- highest ranking such federal judicial jailbird in +judge. (Our work [i.e. CCCC], by the way, sent Kerner to jail for +bribery -- highest ranking such federal judicial jailbird in history.)

-

Daley's son Richie sat in the state legislature specializing, +

Daley's son Richie sat in the state legislature specializing, naturally, in mental health laws -- to favor his family asylum. -Richie later became Cook County State's Attorney. [Chicago is in +Richie later became Cook County State's Attorney. [Chicago is in Cook County.] In that role, he covered up massive probate fraud.

Example: Former city fire commissioner Quinn was laying in the -hospital, "bombed out." [i.e. very drunk] The Daleys pushed into +hospital, "bombed out." [i.e. very drunk] The Daleys pushed into service a pliable nurse who helped shove a paper under Quinn's -nose. (The Daleys had a supply of such medical malefactors from +nose. (The Daleys had a supply of such medical malefactors from their private padded-cell factory [i.e. the asylum in Aurora].) -Thus signed over to the Daley family was some $300,000, with -Richie's brother Michael named as probate executor. Some cousins, +Thus signed over to the Daley family was some $300,000, with +Richie's brother Michael named as probate executor. Some cousins, however, got gypped [i.e. they were "cheated"] and told a court reformer all the sordid details.

-

When maverick mayor Harold Washington was murdered in '87 with a +

When maverick mayor Harold Washington was murdered in '87 with a poisoned cup of coffee, uh -- who covered it up? Why, naturally, -State's Attorney Richie Daley. Thus "snuffed out" was Chicago's +State's Attorney Richie Daley. Thus "snuffed out" was Chicago's first black mayor.

-

And so, father like son, Richie became mayor by murder. He -carried over police superintendent LeRoy Martin. And, with Martin -and Daley, Chicago became an open city for dope. Police cars even +

And so, father like son, Richie became mayor by murder. He +carried over police superintendent LeRoy Martin. And, with Martin +and Daley, Chicago became an open city for dope. Police cars even gave safe escort to whole truckloads of dope on the way to a police-protected warehouse. Dope money laundries included car washes, taverns, and certain auto repair shops.

@@ -67,19 +67,19 @@ Unable to feel safe *here*, the grand jury met in *Milwaukee* instead! In on the dirty business, local federal officials stopped the works. Why? Well, that was going too far. They were about to indict the former police superintendent *and* his co- -conspirator, Richie Daley. Instead, the crooked federals framed +conspirator, Richie Daley. Instead, the crooked federals framed two "collectors" for City Hall: Richard R. Reynolds, sr., a -veteran cop, and his sidekick, Leonard Kerr(?).

+veteran cop, and his sidekick, Leonard Kerr(?).

-

Chicago federal trial judge Wayne Anderson is in a position to -know the truth. That could put Richie [Daley] in prison. *But* -- +

Chicago federal trial judge Wayne Anderson is in a position to +know the truth. That could put Richie [Daley] in prison. *But* -- if the judge even thinks, however, of doing the right thing... well, this town might have another unsolved political assassination -- like *him*!

-

Meanwhile, Richie's wife is money hungry. "Why can't you make -really *big* loot?! -- like brother Bill, running the dope and -money laundering Amalgamated Bank, huh?" Richie's wife insists +

Meanwhile, Richie's wife is money hungry. "Why can't you make +really *big* loot?! -- like brother Bill, running the dope and +money laundering Amalgamated Bank, huh?" Richie's wife insists [that] he not run for re-election in 1995.

So. Do you think this all is just true of Chicago? Wrong. Other diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sc019.xml b/pythonCode/output/sc019.xml index 05ef871..95e3781 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sc019.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sc019.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #019 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #019 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ either all or portions of the following.]

out by a group in Chicago called "Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

-

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts -[CCCC], 9800 South Oglesby.

+

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts +[CCCC], 9800 South Oglesby.

On the business and financial level, there really is no difference between democrats and republicans. They all scratch each other's back. As a center of power, Chicago is a good example.

-

Although not a city employee, Jeremiah Joyce reportedly has an +

Although not a city employee, Jeremiah Joyce reportedly has an unmarked office in City Hall. He's more powerful than Chicago -mayor Richie Daley. Joyce and Daley reportedly own Glenrock +mayor Richie Daley. Joyce and Daley reportedly own Glenrock Company (Northlake, Illinois, Brookfield, Wisconsin, and Indianapolis, Indiana). They distribute construction supplies of chemicals and GE [General Electric] sealants.

@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ list of construction applications.

Since the state contractors buy their own supplies from Glenrock Company to fulfill a state contract, well, Glenrock's name does -generally not show in public records. Well of course, Richie -Daley and his reputed business partner, Jeremiah Joyce, like this +generally not show in public records. Well of course, Richie +Daley and his reputed business partner, Jeremiah Joyce, like this secretive nature of doing things.

The popular press avoided mentioning the business interests of -Richie's father, Richard J. Daley, when he was mayor for 21 -years. *And* they avoid saying a single word about Richie's +Richie's father, Richard J. Daley, when he was mayor for 21 +years. *And* they avoid saying a single word about Richie's financial interests.

A natural question is, Do state highway contractors and such give @@ -54,15 +54,15 @@ also heavily finances so-called "public t.v." such as channel 11 [PBS] in Chicago.

And, some raise dark questions about where the money came from -for Joyce and Daley to be in such a tremendous business. Joyce's -son was tied to dope king John Kempis(?). Two of "junior's" [i.e. -Joyce's son] friends were murdered. Kempis might have escaped -prosecution -- except he put out a murder contract on Joyce's +for Joyce and Daley to be in such a tremendous business. Joyce's +son was tied to dope king John Kempis(?). Two of "junior's" [i.e. +Joyce's son] friends were murdered. Kempis might have escaped +prosecution -- except he put out a murder contract on Joyce's son. Thereafter, the highly political and corrupt federal -prosecutor in Chicago sprung into action, publicizing Kempis' +prosecutor in Chicago sprung into action, publicizing Kempis' dope trafficking and putting him in jail.

-

Knowledgeable law enforcement people contend that Richie Daley & +

Knowledgeable law enforcement people contend that Richie Daley & Co. are the apex of the dope business, *and* are "untouchable" because they have plugged into big business, whether republican or democrat.

@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ floor, in Chicago's City Hall. That's where the mayor's office is. It was described as a "triple-trigger type [bomb]," perfected years ago by the Germans and hard to de-fuse. News editors here knew about this event, but suppressed it. Risking much bloodshed, -Daley did not inform his City Hall employees to "clear out" +Daley did not inform his City Hall employees to "clear out" [evacuate the building] during the dangerous period when the bomb was being de-activated.

Now some think that all of this was a warning by some financial -group trying to "muscle in" on Daley and super honcho, Jeremiah -Joyce.

+group trying to "muscle in" on Daley and super honcho, Jeremiah +Joyce.

Tell the news-fakers to stop kidding us that there's a difference between the democrats and the republicans.

@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ between the democrats and the republicans.

In Chicago, see us on cable tv, channel 21, 9 pm [cst] most Monday evenings.

-

Play it again: More about the corruption of Richie Daley and his +

Play it again: More about the corruption of Richie Daley and his family; (312) 731-1505.

New message Saturday; we change it several times a week.

Donations appreciated. Citizen's Committee to Clean Up the -Courts, 9800 South Oglesby, Chicago, [Illinois] 60617. For the +Courts, 9800 South Oglesby, Chicago, [Illinois] 60617. For the latest on courts, banks, espionage agencies, political assassinations, and the news media. On 24 hours a day.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sc020.xml b/pythonCode/output/sc020.xml index 3513125..93cc09d 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sc020.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sc020.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #020 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #020 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ either all or portions of the following.]

out by a group in Chicago called "Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

-

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts -[CCCC], 9800 South Oglesby.

+

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts +[CCCC], 9800 South Oglesby.

A key [unclear] in various worldwide schemes is the Chicago-based law firm, Hopkins & Sutter.

@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ law firm, Hopkins & Sutter.

Corporation (RTC). Guess where one of their main offices is? Why, inside the Chicago offices of Hopkins & Sutter.

-

A Hopkins [& Sutter] partner is Jay Steinberg. He was bankruptcy -trustee in the strange case of William Stecker(sp?) and +

A Hopkins [& Sutter] partner is Jay Steinberg. He was bankruptcy +trustee in the strange case of William Stecker(sp?) and Grayville(?) Corporation. *Hundreds* of millions of dollars -disappeared. Steinberg doesn't seem to know *where*.

+disappeared. Steinberg doesn't seem to know *where*.

-

Also complicit with Steinberg is a member of the Justice -Department's murder squad, Mike "Chucky" Peters, a Chicago FBI +

Also complicit with Steinberg is a member of the Justice +Department's murder squad, Mike "Chucky" Peters, a Chicago FBI agent with worldwide authority. In an undisputed, unpublicized -federal case, Peters was accused of complicity in the murder of +federal case, Peters was accused of complicity in the murder of some *40* federal grand jury witnesses in the notorious Inslaw grand jury quiz.

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ a host of details, it seems CIA clandestine operatives *plundered* these S&Ls -- including Olympic S&L and Clyde Savings.

-

The Rose Law Firm partner, Hillary Rodham Clinton, played a role +

The Rose Law Firm partner, Hillary Rodham Clinton, played a role in *raping and plundering* one or more Chicago-area S&Ls!

Hopkins & Sutter, and RTC-Chicago, arranged in recent years to @@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ charges against the First Lady: massive bank embezzlement and income tax fraud.

The [RTC] funds were transferred from Chicago reportedly with the -help of Jay Steinberg *and* with attorney John Gearham(sp?), who -is of the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge -- same place Hillary is -from. Gearham is "tight" with Hillary's lawyer brother.

+help of Jay Steinberg *and* with attorney John Gearham(sp?), who +is of the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge -- same place Hillary is +from. Gearham is "tight" with Hillary's lawyer brother.

With the reported connivance of Hopkins & Sutter, the RTC records are gone! Helping in the huge rip-off is Household International @@ -64,35 +64,35 @@ and their units, Household Bank -- an outgrowth of CIA's Nugan- Hand Bank, once headquartered in Australia.

Interwoven in all this is the strange murder of White House aide -Vincent Foster, jr. Now, one of his secretaries has been a -business partner of Dan Lassater -- tied to the savings & loans -through crooked bond dealings. After Foster's death, she +Vincent Foster, jr. Now, one of his secretaries has been a +business partner of Dan Lassater -- tied to the savings & loans +through crooked bond dealings. After Foster's death, she reportedly swiped some of his records; and they're being used by Hopkins & Sutter and other lawyers, clandestine operatives, murder squad members, and crooked federal judges here to -blackmail the Clinton White House.

+blackmail the Clinton White House.

To "muddy the waters," they are spreading rumors... [laughs] -possibly true [laughs]... that Hillary had her former lover and -law partner, Foster -- now get this -- *murdered* by the Secret +possibly true [laughs]... that Hillary had her former lover and +law partner, Foster -- now get this -- *murdered* by the Secret Service in the White House! Those who removed the body, however, planted it in a park in Virginia to cast suspicion on the White House.

And what can you do? Well, call up your local news-fakers and -tell them to stop kidding us about what the Clinton scandal is +tell them to stop kidding us about what the Clinton scandal is all about, huh?

In Chicago, see us on cable tv, channel 21, 9 pm [cst] most Monday evenings.

-

Still playing: Mayor Daley and the former police superintendant +

Still playing: Mayor Daley and the former police superintendant and the dope business; (312) 731-1505.

New message Friday; we change it several times a week.

Donations appreciated. Citizen's Committee to Clean Up the -Courts, 9800 South Oglesby, Chicago, [Illinois] 60617. For the +Courts, 9800 South Oglesby, Chicago, [Illinois] 60617. For the latest on courts, banks, espionage agencies, political assassinations, and the news media. On 24 hours a day.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sc021.xml b/pythonCode/output/sc021.xml index d8fdcec..a766c8c 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sc021.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sc021.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #021 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #021 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ either all or portions of the following.]

out by a group in Chicago called "Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

-

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts +

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts [CCCC], 9800 South Oglesby.

Can a leopard change its spots?

@@ -25,27 +25,27 @@ financing of dope traffic through Hong Kong and the Cayman islands.

In the 1930s, the *Tribune* was facing a labor dispute. So, they -brought in Al Capone as a "labor consultant." He terrorized the +brought in Al Capone as a "labor consultant." He terrorized the workers.

Since about 1910, the *Tribune* used a family of criminals -originally from Chicago -- the Annenbergs(?) and their +originally from Chicago -- the Annenbergs(?) and their descendants -- even now, to control the circulation department.

In years ago when there were almost a dozen Chicago papers, the -Annenbergs used shoot-outs to "snuff out" competitors. The -Annenbergs were major stockholders in the long-time criminal +Annenbergs used shoot-outs to "snuff out" competitors. The +Annenbergs were major stockholders in the long-time criminal enterprise called the American National Bank here. They have -other news fakers in their pocket, such as Walter Jacobson.

+other news fakers in their pocket, such as Walter Jacobson.

The *Tribune* was known for running items with snide remarks -- anti-black, anti-Jew.

Once a private company, the *Tribune* company had a dispute -between the major owners like the Marshall Fields and the +between the major owners like the Marshall Fields and the Rockefellers *and* minority owners.

-

Chicago federal district judge Crowley was blackmailed into +

Chicago federal district judge Crowley was blackmailed into favoring the big shots. Although one of the youngest on the federal bench, he soon thereafter resigned.

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ limits. With its media octopus worldwide, it should be called talking down their nose at blacks -- as if all blacks are dopers engaged in drive-by shootings.

-

About 1984, joke faker Mike Royko left the *Sun Times* and went +

About 1984, joke faker Mike Royko left the *Sun Times* and went to the *Chicago Tribune*. The *Sun Times* sued the *Tribune*, *but* the *Tribune* had advance, inside data on a Chancery Division judge taking bribes. And so, the case was steered to @@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ him. The *Tribune* blackmailed the judge into ruling in favor of

And the *Tribune* company newslords have peddled false stories that were really political assassinations. Such as of Chicago's -first black mayor, Harold Washington, died of a heart attack +first black mayor, Harold Washington, died of a heart attack because he was overweight. *Oh yeah?* The story should have been -that Harold Washington was murdered with a poisoned cup of +that Harold Washington was murdered with a poisoned cup of coffee. Some of the doctors told the media fakers that the mayor was poisoned -- *but*, the press invoked "national security," contending it would cause riots. Well, what about the old diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sc022.xml b/pythonCode/output/sc022.xml index b7b07af..c375f90 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sc022.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sc022.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #022 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #022 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ either all or portions of the following.]

out by a group in Chicago called "Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

-

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts -[CCCC], 9800 Oglesby.

+

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts +[CCCC], 9800 Oglesby.

All the years, the FBI and the CIA played dirty games with each other.

@@ -33,31 +33,31 @@ money laundry for criminal enterprises jointly with foreign and domestic espionage units.

The FBI put together details resulting in the federal criminal -prosecution of [Frank?] Carlisi and others for loan sharking and -extortion. A key federal government witness has been Lenny -Patrick. Cuban TV put on a documentary showing Lenny and two +prosecution of [Frank?] Carlisi and others for loan sharking and +extortion. A key federal government witness has been Lenny +Patrick. Cuban TV put on a documentary showing Lenny and two other Chicago mobsters were implicated in the assassination of -President Kennedy.

+President Kennedy.

-

The Carlisi trial has been by Chicago federal district judge Paul -E. Plunkett(sp?)... implicated *himself* in covering up, in his +

The Carlisi trial has been by Chicago federal district judge Paul +E. Plunkett(sp?)... implicated *himself* in covering up, in his court, laundering of funds through the Illinois Judges Pension Fund. A gift (or bribe) of $2 million was put offshore *for* -Judge Plunkett when he dismissed charges against 20 name-brand +Judge Plunkett when he dismissed charges against 20 name-brand stockbrokers accused of embezzling $200 million from the Judges Pension Fund.

-

In the Carlisi case, defense attorneys have included former -Chicago federal district judge George Layton(sp?). According to +

In the Carlisi case, defense attorneys have included former +Chicago federal district judge George Layton(sp?). According to documents from the National Archives, Layton was the secret -attorney for Lee Harvey Oswald, the Dallas CIA "patsy."

+attorney for Lee Harvey Oswald, the Dallas CIA "patsy."

-

Also in the Carlisi case, FBI monitored the defendants through +

Also in the Carlisi case, FBI monitored the defendants through the FBI wiretap center in Presidential Towers. The two top honchos in that residential complex have been Congressman Dan -Rostenkowski and super money wizard Dan Shannon. The two operate +Rostenkowski and super money wizard Dan Shannon. The two operate their dirty game through their ownership of the spy and gangster -Garfield Ridge Trust & Savings Bank. Rostenkowski also helps CIA +Garfield Ridge Trust & Savings Bank. Rostenkowski also helps CIA and foreign espionage agencies launder loot through the Chicago Board of Trade. Two of "Rosty's" daughters were supposedly employees of the Board of Trade -- although apparently not @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ the United States through the persons and businesses we have outlined here.

Another peculiar FBI and CIA situation involves Chicago assistant -federal prosecutor William R. Hogan, jr. He has been accused, in +federal prosecutor William R. Hogan, jr. He has been accused, in federal court, of arranging perjury in the criminal prosecutions of the El Rukn dope gang. Formerly called Blackstone Rangers, the El Rukns, as a terrorist group, have been financed by the Charles @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Kettering Foundation and the Charles Merrill Trust -- *both* money types for CIA.

Are the dope shipments also *arranged* through CIA? The FBI -started investigating Hogan but were temporarily *blocked* on +started investigating Hogan but were temporarily *blocked* on "national security" grounds by CIA! Now, with the aid of CIA, these terrorists are being put out of jails and back on the street.

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Monday evenings.

New message Saturday; we change it several times a week.

Donations appreciated. Citizen's Committee to Clean Up the -Courts, 9800 South Oglesby, Chicago, [Illinois] 60617. For the +Courts, 9800 South Oglesby, Chicago, [Illinois] 60617. For the latest on courts, banks, espionage agencies, political assassinations, and the news media. On 24 hours a day. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sc023.xml b/pythonCode/output/sc023.xml index bd3c031..97d564d 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sc023.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sc023.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

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Skolnick COMMENTARY #023 +

Skolnick COMMENTARY #023 ========================

[CfD Editor -- I neither necessarily believe nor disbelieve @@ -10,28 +10,28 @@ either all or portions of the following.]

out by a group in Chicago called "Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts." (312) 731-1100 and (312) 731-1505.]

-

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts -[CCCC], 9800 Oglesby.

+

Hi! Sherman Skolnick, Citizens' Committee to Clean Up the Courts +[CCCC], 9800 Oglesby.

-

A big cover-up with congressman Dan Rostenkowski of Chicago, +

A big cover-up with congressman Dan Rostenkowski of Chicago, arranged by the corrupt IRS, the Justice Department, and the White House.

-

Clinton, while Governor, supervised a CIA operation in a forest +

Clinton, while Governor, supervised a CIA operation in a forest in western Arkansas called the Mena airport. It was used for dope and gun smuggling on a mass scale. Implicated also were George -Bush as vice-President and Reagan as President, and Ollie North.

+Bush as vice-President and Reagan as President, and Ollie North.

-

Governor Clinton told the state law enforcement to "look the +

Governor Clinton told the state law enforcement to "look the other way." Used were several public and private funds, including -the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, Jackson Stephens and +the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, Jackson Stephens and his bond brokerage and banking empire. Also reportedly used: A company called Park-O-Meter.

The hundreds of millions of dollars per month from cocaine and such was reportedly funneled through Garfield Ridge Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago. The bank has been owned and operated by -congressman Rostenkowski and his cronies, who have commented on +congressman Rostenkowski and his cronies, who have commented on the bank's reported criminality for some 20 years now.

>From the bank, the money was washed through the commodity, @@ -62,16 +62,16 @@ facilitated the cocaine money laundering.

of Congress by the Bank of Credit and Commerce International [BCCI]. This criminal bank supposedly went under in 1991, *but* it continues, however, as Chemical Bank Group -- successor to -First National Bank of Cicero, run by Paul Marcinkas, the +First National Bank of Cicero, run by Paul Marcinkas, the gangster who headed the Vatican Bank.

Using "cook books" for BCCI, the commodity, currency, and options markets here bought 25% of Congress -- *including* congressman -Rostenkowski and Company.

+Rostenkowski and Company.

The crooked mastermind of "Rosty's" election campaign in 1994 has -been Jeremiah Joyce, a little-known business partner of Chicago -mayor Richie Daley. Joyce, and Daley, are the secret owners of +been Jeremiah Joyce, a little-known business partner of Chicago +mayor Richie Daley. Joyce, and Daley, are the secret owners of Glenrock Company, construction supplies. By the way, if you want to be a state highway contractor, you'd better get your cement- pouring compounds from them! And, you'd better pay "kickbacks." @@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ House and the Justice Department.

(By the way, if he doesn't "stay shut," I suppose they'd shoot him.)

-

They'd need a very large jail cell for Rostenkowski, and his pal -Richie Daley, Bill and Hillary Clinton, the head of the IRS in +

They'd need a very large jail cell for Rostenkowski, and his pal +Richie Daley, Bill and Hillary Clinton, the head of the IRS in Chicago, the U.S. attorney general, and the pilots on the markets here!

@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ press.

In Chicago, see us on cable tv, channel 21, 9 pm [cst] most Monday evenings; not every Monday.

-

Play it again: Richie Daley and the Dope Business in Chicago.

+

Play it again: Richie Daley and the Dope Business in Chicago.

New message Sunday; we change it several times a week.

Donations appreciated. Citizen's Committee to Clean Up the -Courts, 9800 South Oglesby, Chicago, [Illinois] 60617. For the +Courts, 9800 South Oglesby, Chicago, [Illinois] 60617. For the latest on courts, banks, espionage agencies, political assassinations, and the news media. On 24 hours a day.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/scientol.xml b/pythonCode/output/scientol.xml index bd3247d..0ef2c43 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/scientol.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/scientol.xml @@ -1,15 +1,15 @@

From TIME Magazine, May 6, 1991: - THE THRIVING CULT OF GREED AND POWER + THE THRIVING CULT OF GREED AND POWER Ruined lives. Lost fortunes. Federal crimes. Scientology poses as a religion but is really a ruthless global scam - and aiming for the mainstream. - By Richard Behar + By Richard Behar - By all appearances, Noah Lottick of Kingston, Pa. had been a + By all appearances, Noah Lottick of Kingston, Pa. had been a normal, happy 24-year-old who was looking for his place in the world. On the day last June when his parents drove to New York to claim his body, they were nearly catatonic with grief. The young @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ When the police arrived, his fingers were still clutching $171 in cash, virtually the only money he hadn't yet turned over to the Church of Scientology, the self-help "philosophy" group he had discovered just seven months earlier. - His death inspired his father Edward, a physician, to start his + His death inspired his father Edward, a physician, to start his own investigation of the church. "We thought Scientology was something like Dale Carnegie," Lottick says. "I now believe it's a school for psychopaths. Their so-called therapies are manipulations. @@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ business of Scientology has shielded itself exquisitely behind the First Amendment as well as a battery of high-priced criminal lawyers and shady private detectives. The Church of Scientology, started by science-fiction writer L. -Ron Hubbard to "clear" people of unhappiness, portrays itself as a +Ron Hubbard to "clear" people of unhappiness, portrays itself as a religion. In reality the church is a hugely profitable global racket that survives by intimidating members and critics in a Mafia-like manner. At times during the past decade, prosecutions against Scientology seemed to be curbing its menace. Eleven top -Scientologists, including Hubbard's wife, were sent to prison in the +Scientologists, including Hubbard's wife, were sent to prison in the early 1980's for infiltrating, burglarizing, and wiretapping more than 100 private and government agencies in attempts to block their investigations. In recent years hundreds of longtime Scientology @@ -57,27 +57,27 @@ and even remedial education. followers by aggressively recruiting and regally pampering them at the church's "Celebrity Centers," a chain of clubhouses that offers expensive counseling and career guidance. Adherents include screen -idols Tom Cruise and John Travolta, actresses Kirstie Alley, Mimi -Rogers and Anne Archer, Palm Springs mayor and performer Sonny Bono, -jazzman Chick Corea and even Nancy Cartwright, the voice of cartoon +idols Tom Cruise and John Travolta, actresses Kirstie Alley, Mimi +Rogers and Anne Archer, Palm Springs mayor and performer Sonny Bono, +jazzman Chick Corea and even Nancy Cartwright, the voice of cartoon star Bart Simpson. Rank-and-file members, however, are dealt a less glamorous Scientology. According to the Cult Awareness Network, whose 23 chapters monitor more than 200 "mind control" cults, no group prompts more -telephone please for help than does Scientology. Says Cynthia Kisser, +telephone please for help than does Scientology. Says Cynthia Kisser, .the network's Chicago-based executive director: "Scientology is quite likely most ruthless, the most classically terroristic, the most litigous and the most lucrative cult the country has ever seen. No -cult extracts more money from its members." Agrees Vicki Aznaran, who +cult extracts more money from its members." Agrees Vicki Aznaran, who was one of Scientology's six key leaders until she bolted from the church in 1987: "This is a criminal organization, day in and day out. -It makes Jim and Tammy [Bakker] look like kindergarten." +It makes Jim and Tammy [Bakker] look like kindergarten." To explore Scientology's reach, TIME conducted more than 150 interviews and reviewed hundreds of court records and internal Scientology documents. Church officials refused to be interviewed. The investigation paints a picture of a depraved yet thriving enterprise. Most cults fail to outlast their founder, but Scientology -has prospered since Hubbard's death in 1986. In a court filing, one +has prospered since Hubbard's death in 1986. In a court filing, one of the cult's many entities - the Church of Spiritual Technology - listed $503 million in income just for 1987. High-level defectors say the parent organization has squirreled away an estimated $400 million @@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ in bank accounts in Leichtenstein, Switzerland and Cyprus. Scientology probably has about 50,000 members, far fewer than the 8 million the group claims. But in one sense, that inflated figure rings true: Millions of people have been affected in one way or -another by Hubbard's bizarre creation. - Scientology is now run by David Miscavige, 31, a high school +another by Hubbard's bizarre creation. + Scientology is now run by David Miscavige, 31, a high school dropout and second-generation church member. Defectors describe him as cunning, ruthless and so paranoid about perceived enemies that he kept plastic wrap over his glass of water. His obsession is to attain @@ -104,49 +104,49 @@ plethora a TV ads touting the group's books. * Recruits wealthy and respectable professionals through a web of consulting groups that typically hide their ties to Scientology. The founder of this enterprise was part storyteller, part -flimflam man. Born in Nebraska in 1911, Hubbard was a moderately +flimflam man. Born in Nebraska in 1911, Hubbard was a moderately successful writer of pulp science fiction. Years later, church brochures described him falsely as an "extensively decorated" World War II hero who was crippled and blinded in action, twice pronounced -dead and miraculously cured through Scientology. Hubbard's +dead and miraculously cured through Scientology. Hubbard's "doctorate" from "Sequoia University" was a fake mail-order degree. -In a 1984 case in which the church sued a Hubbard biographical +In a 1984 case in which the church sued a Hubbard biographical researcher, a California judge concluded that its founder was a "pathological liar." - Hubbard wrote one of Scientology's sacred texts, "Dianetics: The + Hubbard wrote one of Scientology's sacred texts, "Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health," in 1950. In it he introduced a crude psychotherapeutic technique he called "auditing." He also created a simplified lie detector (called an "E-meter") that was designed to measure electrical charges in the skin while subjects -discussed intimate details of their past. Hubbard argued that +discussed intimate details of their past. Hubbard argued that unhappiness sprang from mental aberrations (or "engrams") caused by early traumas. Counseling sessions with the E-meter, he claimed, could knock out the engrams, cure blindness and even improve a person's intelligence and appearance. - Hubbard kept adding steps, each more costly, for his followers to + Hubbard kept adding steps, each more costly, for his followers to climb. In the 1960s the guru decreed that humans are made of clusters of spirits (or "thetans") who were banished to earth some 75 million years ago by a cruel galactic ruler named Xenu. Naturally, those thetans had to be audited. An Internal Revenue Service ruling in 1967 stripped Scientology's mother church of its tax-exempt status. A federal court ruled in 1971 -that Hubbard's medical claims were bogus and that E-meter auditing -.could no longer be called a scientific treatment. Hubbard responded +that Hubbard's medical claims were bogus and that E-meter auditing +.could no longer be called a scientific treatment. Hubbard responded by going fully religious, seeking First Amendment protection for Scientology's strange rites. His counselors started sporting clerical collars. Chapels were built, franchises became "missions" fees became -"fixed donations," and Hubbard's comic-book cosmology became "sacred +"fixed donations," and Hubbard's comic-book cosmology became "sacred scriptures." During the early 1970's, the IRS conducted its own auditing -session and proved that Hubbard was skimming millions of dollars from +session and proved that Hubbard was skimming millions of dollars from the church, laundering the money through dummy corporations in Panama and stashing it in Swiss bank accounts. Moreover, church members stole IRS documents, filed false tax returns and harassed the agency's -employees. By late 1985, with high-level defectors accusing Hubbard +employees. By late 1985, with high-level defectors accusing Hubbard of having stolen as much as $200 million from the church, the IRS was -seeking an indictment of Hubbard for tax fraud. Scientology members +seeking an indictment of Hubbard for tax fraud. Scientology members "worked day and night" shredding documents the IRS sought, according -to defector Aznaran, who took part in the scheme. Hubbard, who had +to defector Aznaran, who took part in the scheme. Hubbard, who had been in hiding for five years, died before the criminal case could be prosecuted. Today the church invents costly new services with all the zeal of @@ -157,51 +157,51 @@ $1,000 an hour, or $12,500 for a 12 1/2-hour "intensive." Psychiatrists say these sessions can produce a drugged-like, mind-controlled euphoria that keeps customers coming back for more. To pay their fees, newcomers can earn commissions by recruiting new -members, become auditors themselves (Miscavige did so at age 12), or +members, become auditors themselves (Miscavige did so at age 12), or join the church staff and receive free counseling in exchange for what their written contracts describe as a "billion years" of labor. "Make -sure that lots of bodies move through the shop," implored Hubbard in +sure that lots of bodies move through the shop," implored Hubbard in one of his bulletins to officials. "Make money. Make more money. Make others produce so as to make money...however you get them in or why, just do it." - Harriet Baker learned the hard way about Scientology's business -of selling religion. When Baker, 73, lost her husband to cancer, a + Harriet Baker learned the hard way about Scientology's business +of selling religion. When Baker, 73, lost her husband to cancer, a Scientologist turned up at her Los Angeles home peddling a $1,300 auditing package to cure her grief. Some $15,000 later, the Scientologists discovered that her home was debt free. They arranged a $45,000 mortgage, which they pressured her to tape for more auditing -until Baker's children helped their mother snap out of her daze. Last -June, Baker demanded a $27,000 refund for unused services, prompting +until Baker's children helped their mother snap out of her daze. Last +June, Baker demanded a $27,000 refund for unused services, prompting two cult members to show up at her door unannounced with an E-meter to -interrogate her. Baker never got the money and, financially strapped, +interrogate her. Baker never got the money and, financially strapped, was forced to sell her house in September. - Before Noah Lattick killed himself, he had paid more than $5,000 + Before Noah Lattick killed himself, he had paid more than $5,000 for church counseling. His behavior had also become strange. He once remarked to his parents that his Scientology mentors could actually -read minds. When his father suffered a major heart attack, Noah +read minds. When his father suffered a major heart attack, Noah insisted that it was purely psychosomatic. Five days before he -jumped, Noah burst into his parents' home and demanded to know why +jumped, Noah burst into his parents' home and demanded to know why they were spreading "false rumors" about him - a delusion that finally prompted his father to call a psychiatrist. - It was too late. "From Noah's friends at Dianetics" read the + It was too late. "From Noah's friends at Dianetics" read the card that accompanied a bouquet of flowers at Lottick's funeral. Yet no Scientology staff member bothered to show up. A week earlier, local church officials had given Lottick's parents a red-carpet tour -of their center. A cult leader told Noah's parents that their son had +of their center. A cult leader told Noah's parents that their son had been at the church just hours before he disappeared - but the church denied this story as soon as the body was identified. True to form, the cult even haggled with the Lotticks over $3,000 their son had paid -for services he never used, insisting that Noah had intended it as a +for services he never used, insisting that Noah had intended it as a "donation." The church has invented hundreds of goods and services for which members are urged to give "donations." Are you having trouble "moving swiftly up the Bridge" - that is advancing up the stepladder of enlightenment? Then you can have your case reviewed for a mere $1,250 ."donation." Want to know "why a thetan hangs on to the physical -universe?" Try 52 of Hubbard's tape-recorded speeches from 1952, +universe?" Try 52 of Hubbard's tape-recorded speeches from 1952, titled "Ron's Philadelphia Doctorate Course Lectures," for $2,525. Next: Nine other series of the same sort. For the collector, -gold-and-leather-bound editions of 22 of Hubbard's books (and +gold-and-leather-bound editions of 22 of Hubbard's books (and bookends) on subjects ranging from Scientology ethics to radiation can be had for just $1,900. To gain influence and lure richer, more sophisticated followers, @@ -216,51 +216,51 @@ million). Sterling regularly mails a free newsletter to more than increase their incomes dramatically. The firm offers seminars and courses that typically cost $10,000. But Sterling's true aim is to hook customers for Scientology. "The church has a rotten product, so -they package it as something else," says Peter Georgiades, a +they package it as something else," says Peter Georgiades, a Pittsburgh attorney who represents Sterling victims. "It's a kind of -bait and switch." Sterling's founder, dentist Gregory Hughes, is now +bait and switch." Sterling's founder, dentist Gregory Hughes, is now under investigation by California's Board of Dental Examiners for incompetence. Nine lawsuits are pending against him for malpractice (seven others have been settled), mostly for orthodontic work on children. Many dentists who have unwittingly been drawn into the cult are -filing or threatening lawsuits as well. Dentist Robert Geary of +filing or threatening lawsuits as well. Dentist Robert Geary of Medina, Ohio, who entered a Sterling seminar in 1988, endured "the most extreme high-pressure sales tactics I have ever faced." Sterling -officials told Geary, 45, that their firm was not linked to -Scientology, he says. But Geary claims they eventually convinced him +officials told Geary, 45, that their firm was not linked to +Scientology, he says. But Geary claims they eventually convinced him that he and his wife had personal problems that required auditing. -Over five months, the Gearys say, they spent $130,000 for services, +Over five months, the Gearys say, they spent $130,000 for services, plus $50,000 for "gold-embossed, investment-grade" books signed by -Hubbard. Geary contends that Scientologists not only called his bank +Hubbard. Geary contends that Scientologists not only called his bank to increase his credit-card limit but also forged his signature on a $20,000 loan application. "It was insane," he recalls. "I couldn't even get an accounting from them of what I was paying for." At one -point, the Gearys claim, Scientologists held Dorothy hostage for two +point, the Gearys claim, Scientologists held Dorothy hostage for two weeks in a mountain cabin, after which she was hospitalized for a nervous breakdown. Last October, Sterling broke some bad news to another dentist, -Glover Rowe of Gadsden, Ala., and his wife Dee. Tests showed that -unless they signed up for auditing, Glover's practice would fail, and -Dee would someday abuse their child. The next month the Rowes flew to +Glover Rowe of Gadsden, Ala., and his wife Dee. Tests showed that +unless they signed up for auditing, Glover's practice would fail, and +Dee would someday abuse their child. The next month the Rowes flew to Glendale, Calif., where they shuttled daily from a local hotel to a Dianetics center. "We thought they were brilliant people because they -seemed to know so much about us," recalls Dee. "Then we realize our +seemed to know so much about us," recalls Dee. "Then we realize our hotel room must have been bugged." After bolting from the center, -$23,000 poorer, the Rowes say, they were chased repeatedly by +$23,000 poorer, the Rowes say, they were chased repeatedly by Scientologists on foot and in cars. Dentists aren't the only ones at risk. Scientology also makes pitches to chiropractors, podiatrists and veterinarians. PUBLIC INFLUENCE. One front, the Way to Happiness Foundation, has distributed to children in thousands of the nation's public schools -more than 3.5 million copies of a booklet Hubbard wrote on morality. +more than 3.5 million copies of a booklet Hubbard wrote on morality. The church calls the scheme "the largest dissemination project in Scientology history." Applied Scholastics is the name of still -another front, which is attempting to install a Hubbard tutorial +another front, which is attempting to install a Hubbard tutorial program in public schools, primarily those populated by minorities. The group also plans a 1,000-acre campus, where it will train -educators to teach various Hubbard methods. The disingenuously named +educators to teach various Hubbard methods. The disingenuously named Citizens Commission on Human Rights is a Scientology group at war with psychiatry, its primary competitor. The commission typically issues .reports aimed at discrediting particular psychiatrics and the field in @@ -276,32 +276,32 @@ Association of America, holds antidrug contests and awards $5,000 grants to schools as a way to recruit students and curry favor with education officials. West Virginia Senator John D. Rockefeller IV unwittingly commended the CBAA in 1987 on the Senate floor. Last -August author Alex Haley was the keynote speaker at its annual awards -banquet in Los Angeles. Says Haley: "I didn't know much about that +August author Alex Haley was the keynote speaker at its annual awards +banquet in Los Angeles. Says Haley: "I didn't know much about that group going in. I'm a Methodist." Ignorance about Scientology can be -embarassing: two months ago, Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, noting that +embarassing: two months ago, Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, noting that Scientology's founder "has solved the aberrations of the human mind," -proclaimed March 13 "L. Ron Hubbard Day." He rescinded the -proclamation in late March, once he learned who Hubbard really was. +proclaimed March 13 "L. Ron Hubbard Day." He rescinded the +proclamation in late March, once he learned who Hubbard really was. -HEALTH CARE. HealthMed, a chain of clinics run by Scientologists, +HEALTH CARE. HealthMed, a chain of clinics run by Scientologists, promotes a grueling and excessive system of saunas, exercise and -vitamins designed by Hubbard to purify the body. Experts denounce the -regime as quackery and potentially harmful, yet HealthMed solicits +vitamins designed by Hubbard to purify the body. Experts denounce the +regime as quackery and potentially harmful, yet HealthMed solicits unions and public agencies for contracts. The chain is plugged heavily in a new book, "Diet for a Poisoned Planet," by journalist -David Steinman, who concludes that scores of common foods (among them: +David Steinman, who concludes that scores of common foods (among them: peanuts, bluefish, peaches and cottage cheese) are dangerous. - Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop labeled the book "Trash," + Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop labeled the book "Trash," and the Food and Drug Administration issued a paper in October that -claims Steinman distorts his facts. "HealthMed is a gateway to -Scientology, and Steinman's book i a sorting mechanism," says -physician William Jarvis, who is head of the National Council Against -Health Fraud. Steinman, who describes Hubbard favorably as a -"researcher," denies any ties to the church and contends, "HealthMed +claims Steinman distorts his facts. "HealthMed is a gateway to +Scientology, and Steinman's book i a sorting mechanism," says +physician William Jarvis, who is head of the National Council Against +Health Fraud. Steinman, who describes Hubbard favorably as a +"researcher," denies any ties to the church and contends, "HealthMed has no affiliation that I know of with Scientology." -DRUG TREATMENT. Hubbard's purification treatments are the mainstay of +DRUG TREATMENT. Hubbard's purification treatments are the mainstay of Narconon, a Scientology-run chain of 33 alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers - some in prisons under the name "Criminon" - in 12 countries. Narconon, a classic vehicle for drawing addicts into @@ -329,77 +329,77 @@ positions in those countries' currencies. In the stock market the practice of "shorting" involved borrowing shares of publicly traded companies in the hope that the price will go down before the stocks must be brought on the market and returned to -.the lender. The Feshbach brothers of Palo Alto, Calif. - Kurt, Joseph -and Matthew - have become the leading short sellers in the U.S., with -more than $500 million under management. The Feshbachs command a +.the lender. The Feshbach brothers of Palo Alto, Calif. - Kurt, Joseph +and Matthew - have become the leading short sellers in the U.S., with +more than $500 million under management. The Feshbachs command a staff of about 60 employees and claim to have earned better returns than the Dow Jones industrial average for most of the 1980's. And, they say, they owe it all to the teachings of Scientology, whose "war chest" has received more than $1 million from the family. - The Feshbachs also embrace the church's tactics; the brothers are + The Feshbachs also embrace the church's tactics; the brothers are the terrors of the stock exchanges. In congressional hearings in -1989, the heads of several companies claimed that Feshbach operatives +1989, the heads of several companies claimed that Feshbach operatives have spread false information to to government agencies and posed in various guises - such as a Securities and Exchange Commission official - in an effort to discredit the companies and drive the stocks down. -Michael Russell, who ran a chain of business journals, testified that -a Feshbach employee called his bankers and interfered with his loans. -Sometimes the Feshbachs send private detectives to dig up dirt on +Michael Russell, who ran a chain of business journals, testified that +a Feshbach employee called his bankers and interfered with his loans. +Sometimes the Feshbachs send private detectives to dig up dirt on firms, which is then shared with business reporters, brokers and fund managers. - The Feshbachs, who wear jackets bearing the slogan "stock + The Feshbachs, who wear jackets bearing the slogan "stock busters," insist they run a clean shop. but as part of a possible probe into insider stock trading, federal officials are reportedly -investigating whether the Feshbachs received confidential information +investigating whether the Feshbachs received confidential information from FDA employees. The brothers seem aligned with Scientology's war on psychiatry and medicine: many of their targets are health and biotechnology firms. "Legitimate short selling performs a public -service by deflating hyped stocks," says Robert Flaherty, the editor +service by deflating hyped stocks," says Robert Flaherty, the editor of EQUITIES magazine and a harsh critic of the brothers. "But the -Feshbachs have damaged scores of good start-ups." +Feshbachs have damaged scores of good start-ups." Occasionally a Scientologist's business antics land him in jail. -Last August a former devotee named Steven Fishman began serving a +Last August a former devotee named Steven Fishman began serving a five-year prison term in Florida. His crime: stealing blank stock-confirmation slips from his employer, a major brokerage house, to use as proof that he owned stock entitling him to join dozens of -successful class-action lawsuits. Fishman made roughly $1 million +successful class-action lawsuits. Fishman made roughly $1 million this way from 1983 to 1986 and spent as much as 30% of the loot on Scientology books and tapes. - Scientology denies any tie to the Fishman scam, a claim strongly -disputed by both Fishman and his longtime psychiatrist, Uwe Geertz, a + Scientology denies any tie to the Fishman scam, a claim strongly +disputed by both Fishman and his longtime psychiatrist, Uwe Geertz, a prominent Florida hypnotist. Both men claim that when arrested, -Fishman was ordered by the church to kill Geertz and then do an "EOC," +Fishman was ordered by the church to kill Geertz and then do an "EOC," or end of cycle, which is church jargon for suicide. BOOK PUBLISHING. Scientology mischiefmaking has even moved to the -book industry. Since 1985 at least a dozen Hubbard books, printed by +book industry. Since 1985 at least a dozen Hubbard books, printed by a church company, have made best-seller lists. They range from a 5,000-page sci-fi decalogy ("Black Genesis," "The Enemy Within," "An Alien Affair") to the 40-year-old "Dianetics." In 1988 the trade publication PUBLISHERS WEEKLY awarded the dead author a plaque commemorating the appearance of "Dianetics" on its best-seller list for 100 consecutive weeks. - Critics pan most of Hubbard's books as unreadable, while + Critics pan most of Hubbard's books as unreadable, while defectors claim that church insiders are sometimes the real authors. Even so, Scientology has sent out armies of its followers to buy the -group's books at such major chains as B. Dalton's and Waldenbooks to -sustain the illusion of a best-selling author. A former Dalton's +group's books at such major chains as B. Dalton's and Waldenbooks to +sustain the illusion of a best-selling author. A former Dalton's manager says some books arrived in his store with the chain's price stickers already on them, suggesting that copies are being recycled. -Scientology claims that sales of Hubbard's books now top 90 million +Scientology claims that sales of Hubbard's books now top 90 million worldwide. The sceme, set up to gain converts and credibility, is coupled with a radio and TV advertising campaign virtually unparalleled in the book industry. Scientology devotes vast resources to squelching its critics. -Since 1986 Hubbard and his church have been the subject of four +Since 1986 Hubbard and his church have been the subject of four unfriendly books, all published by small yet courageous publishers. In each case, the writers have been badgered and heavily sued. One of -Hubbard's policies was that all perceived enemies are "fair game" and +Hubbard's policies was that all perceived enemies are "fair game" and .subject to being "tricked, lied to or destroyed." those who criticize the church - journalists, doctors, lawyers and even judges - often find themselves engulfed in litigation, stalked by private eyes, framed for fictional crimes, beaten up or threatened with death. -Psychologist Margaret Singer, 69, an outspoken Scientology critic and +Psychologist Margaret Singer, 69, an outspoken Scientology critic and professor at the University of California, Berkeley, now travels regularly under an assumed name to avoid harassment. After the Los Angeles TIMES published a negative series on the @@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ church last summer, Scientologists spent an estimated $1 million to plaster the reporters' names on hundreds of billboards and bus placards across the city. Above their names were quotations taken out of context to portray the church in a positive light. - The church's most fearsome advocates are its lawyers. Hubbard + The church's most fearsome advocates are its lawyers. Hubbard warned his followers in writing to "beware of attorneys tell you not to sue...the purpose of the suit is to harass and discourage rather than to win." Result: Scientology has brought hundreds of suits @@ -415,22 +415,22 @@ against its perceived enemies and today pays an estimated $20 million annually to more than 100 lawyers. One legal goal of Scientology is to bankrupt the opposition or bury it under paper. The church has 71 active lawsuits against the -IRS alone. One of them, "Miscavige vs. IRS," has required the U.S. to +IRS alone. One of them, "Miscavige vs. IRS," has required the U.S. to produce an index of 52,000 pages of documents. Boston attorney -Michael Flynn, who helped Scientology victims from 1979 to 1987, +Michael Flynn, who helped Scientology victims from 1979 to 1987, p\personally endured 14 frivolous lawsuits, all of them dismissed. -Another laywer, Joseph Yanny, believes the church "has so subverted +Another laywer, Joseph Yanny, believes the church "has so subverted justice and the judicial system that it should be barred from seeking -equity in any court." He should know: Yanny represented the cult +equity in any court." He should know: Yanny represented the cult until 1987, when, he says, he was asked to help church officials steal medical records to blackmail an opposing attorney (who was allegedly -beaten up instead). Since Yanny quit representing the church, he has +beaten up instead). Since Yanny quit representing the church, he has been the target of death threats, burglaries, lawsuits and other harassment. Scientology's critics contend that the U.S. needs to crack down on the church in a major, organized way. "I want to know, Where is -our government?" demands Toby Plevin, a Los Angeles attorney who +our government?" demands Toby Plevin, a Los Angeles attorney who handles victims. "It shouldn't be left to private litigators, because God knows most of us are afraid to get involved." But law-enforcement agents are also wary. "Every investigator is very cautious, walking @@ -438,11 +438,11 @@ on eggshells when it comes to the church," says a Florida police detective who has tracked the cult since 1988. "It will take a federal effort with lots of money and manpower." So far the agency giving Scientology the most grief is the IRS, -whose officials have implied that Hubbard's successors may be looting +whose officials have implied that Hubbard's successors may be looting the church's coffers. Since 1988, when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the revocation of the cult's tax-exempt status, a massive IRS probe of church centers across the country has been under way. An IRS agent, -Marcus Owens, has estimated that thousands of IRS employees have been +Marcus Owens, has estimated that thousands of IRS employees have been involved. Another agent, in an internal memorandum, spoke hopefully of the "ultimate disintegration" of the church. A small but helpful beacon shone last June when a federal appeals court ruled that two @@ -463,35 +463,35 @@ medically incapacitated people. In Germany last month, leading politicians accused the cult of trying to infiltrate a major party as .well as launching an immense recruitment drive in the east. Sometimes even the church's biggest zealots can use a little -protection. Screen star Travolta, 37, has long served as an +protection. Screen star Travolta, 37, has long served as an unofficial Scientology spokesman, even though he told a magazine in 1983 that he was opposed to the church's management. High-level -defectors claim that Travolta has long feared that if he defected, +defectors claim that Travolta has long feared that if he defected, details of his sexual life would be made public. "He felt pretty intimidated about this getting out and he told me so," recalls William -Franks, the church's former chairman of the board. "There were no +Franks, the church's former chairman of the board. "There were no outright threats made, but it was implicit. If you leave, they -immediately start digging up everything." Franks was driven out in +immediately start digging up everything." Franks was driven out in 1981 after attempting to reform the church. - The church's former head of security, Richard Aznaran, recalls -Scientology leader Miscavige repeatedly joking to staffers about -Travolta's allegedly promiscuous homosexual behavior. At this point -any threat to expose Travolta seems superfluous: last May a male porn + The church's former head of security, Richard Aznaran, recalls +Scientology leader Miscavige repeatedly joking to staffers about +Travolta's allegedly promiscuous homosexual behavior. At this point +any threat to expose Travolta seems superfluous: last May a male porn star collected $100,000 from a tabloid for an account of his alleged -two-year liaison with the celebrity. Travolta refuses to comment, and +two-year liaison with the celebrity. Travolta refuses to comment, and in December his lawyer dismissed questions about the subject as -"bizarre." Two weeks later, Travolta announced that he was getting -married to actress Kelly Preston, a fellow Scientologist. - Shortly after Hubbard's death the church retained Trout & Reis, a +"bizarre." Two weeks later, Travolta announced that he was getting +married to actress Kelly Preston, a fellow Scientologist. + Shortly after Hubbard's death the church retained Trout & Reis, a respected, Connecticut-based firm of marketing consultants, to help -boost its public image. "We were brutally honest," says Jack Trout. +boost its public image. "We were brutally honest," says Jack Trout. "We advised them to clean up their act, stop with the controversy and even to stop being a church. They didn't want to hear that." Instead, Scientology hired one of the country's largest p.r. outfits, Hill and Knowlton, whose executives refuse to discuss the lucrative relationship. "Hill and Knowlton must feel that these guys are not -totally off the wall," says Trout. "Unless it's just for the money." +totally off the wall," says Trout. "Unless it's just for the money." One of Scientology's main strategies it to keep advancing the tired argument that the church is being "persecuted" by anti-religionists. It is supported in that position by the American @@ -510,96 +510,96 @@ Columbia, often called the scam capital of the world. The exchange's 2,300 penny-stock listings account for $4 billion in annual trading. Local journalists and insiders claim the vast majority range from total washouts to outright frauds. - Two Scientologists who operate there are Kenneth Gerbino and -Michael Baybak, 20-year church veterans from Beverly Hills who are -major donators to the cult. Gerbino, 45, is a money manager, + Two Scientologists who operate there are Kenneth Gerbino and +Michael Baybak, 20-year church veterans from Beverly Hills who are +major donators to the cult. Gerbino, 45, is a money manager, marketer, and publisher of a national financial newsletter. He has boasted in Scientology journals that he owes all his stock-picking -success to L. Ron Hubbard. That's not saying much: Gerbino's +success to L. Ron Hubbard. That's not saying much: Gerbino's newsletter picks since 1985 have cumulatively returned 24%, while the Dow Jones industrial average has more than doubled. Nevertheless -Gerbino's short-term gains can be stupendous. A survey last October -found Gerbino to be the only manager who made money in the third +Gerbino's short-term gains can be stupendous. A survey last October +found Gerbino to be the only manager who made money in the third quarter of 1990, thanks to gold and other resource stocks. For the -first quarter of 1991, Gerbino was dead last. Baybak, 49, who runs a +first quarter of 1991, Gerbino was dead last. Baybak, 49, who runs a public relations company staffed with Scientologists, apparently has no ethics problem with engineering a hostile takeover of a firm he is hired to promote. Neither man agreed to be interviewed for this story, yet both threatened legal action through attorneys. "What these guys do is .take over companies, hype the stock, sell their shares, and then -there's nothing left," says John Campbell, a former securities lawyer -who was director of mining company Athena Gold until Baybak and -Gerbino took it over. +there's nothing left," says John Campbell, a former securities lawyer +who was director of mining company Athena Gold until Baybak and +Gerbino took it over. The pattern has become familiar. The pair promoted a mining venture called Skylark Resources, whose stock traded at nearly $4 a share in 1987. The outfit soon crashed, and the stock is around 2 cents. NETI Technologies, a software company, was trumpeted in the press as "the next Xerox" and in 1984 rose to a market value of $120 -million with Baybak's help. The company, which later collapsed, was +million with Baybak's help. The company, which later collapsed, was delisted two months ago by the Vancouver exchange. - Baybak appeared in 1989 at the helm of Wall Street Ventures, a + Baybak appeared in 1989 at the helm of Wall Street Ventures, a start-up that announced it owned 35 tons of rare Middle Eastern postage stamps - worth $100 million - and was buying the world's largest collection of southern Arabian stamps (worth $350 million). Steven C. Rockefeller Jr. of the oil family and former hockey star -Dennis Potvin joined the company in top posts, but both say they quit +Dennis Potvin joined the company in top posts, but both say they quit when they realized the stamps were virtually worthless. "The stamps were created by sand-dune nations to exploit collectors," says Michael Laurence, editor of LINN'S STAMP NEWS, America's largest stamp journal. After the stock topped $6, it began a steady descent, with -Baybak unloading his shares along the way. Today it trades at 18 +Baybak unloading his shares along the way. Today it trades at 18 cents. - Athena Gold, the current object of Baybak and Gerbino's -attentions, was founded by entrepreneur William Jordan. He turned to + Athena Gold, the current object of Baybak and Gerbino's +attentions, was founded by entrepreneur William Jordan. He turned to an established Vancouver broker in 1987 to help finance the company, a 4,500-acre mining property near Reno. The broker promised to raise -more than $3 million and soon brought Baybak and Gerbino into the +more than $3 million and soon brought Baybak and Gerbino into the deal. Jordan never got most of the money, but the cult members ended up with a good deal of cheap stock and options. Next time they elected directors who were friendly to them and set in motion a series of complex maneuvers to block Jordan from voting stock he controlled and to run him out of the company. "I've been an honest policeman all my life and I've seen the worst kinds of crimes, and this ranks high," -says former Athena shareholder Thomas Clark, a 20-year veteran of +says former Athena shareholder Thomas Clark, a 20-year veteran of Reno's police force who has teamed up with Jordan to try to get the gold mine back. "They stole this man's property." - With Baybak as chairman, the two Scientologists and their staffs + With Baybak as chairman, the two Scientologists and their staffs are promoting Athena, not always accurately. A letter to shareholders with the 1990 annual report claims Placer Dome, one of America's largest gold-mining firms, has committed at least $25.5 million to develop the mine. That's news to Placer Dome. "There is no -pre-commitment," says Placer executive Cole McFarland. "We're not +pre-commitment," says Placer executive Cole McFarland. "We're not going to spend that money unless survey results justify the expenditure." - Baybak's firm represented Western Resource Technologies, a + Baybak's firm represented Western Resource Technologies, a Houston oil-and-gas company, but got the boot in October. Laughs -Steven McGuire, president of Western Resource: "His is a p.r. firm in -need of a p.r. firm." But McGuire cannot laugh too freely. Baybak -and other Scientologists, including the estate of L. Ron Hubbard, +Steven McGuire, president of Western Resource: "His is a p.r. firm in +need of a p.r. firm." But McGuire cannot laugh too freely. Baybak +and other Scientologists, including the estate of L. Ron Hubbard, still control huge blocks of his company's stock. THE SCIENTOLOGISTS AND ME Strange things seem to happen to people who write about -Scientology, Journalist Paulette Cooper wrote a critical book about +Scientology, Journalist Paulette Cooper wrote a critical book about the cult in 1971. This led to a Scientology plot (called Operation Freak-Out) whose goal, according to church documents, was "to get P.C. incarcerated in a mental institution or jail." It almost worked: By -impersonating Cooper, Scientologists got her indicted in 1973 for -threatening to bomb the church. Cooper, who also endured 19 lawsuits +impersonating Cooper, Scientologists got her indicted in 1973 for +threatening to bomb the church. Cooper, who also endured 19 lawsuits by the church, was finally exonerated in 1977 after FBI raids on the church offices in Los Angeles and Washington uncovered documents from the bomb scheme. No Scientologists were ever tried in the matter. For the TIME story, at least 10 attorneys and six private detectives were unleashed by Scientology and its followers in an .effort to threaten, harass, and discredit me. Last Oct. 12, not long -after I began this assignment, I planned to lunch with Eugene Ingram, +after I began this assignment, I planned to lunch with Eugene Ingram, the church's leading private eye and a former cop. Ingram, who was tossed off the Los Angeles police force in 1981 for alleged ties to prostitutes and drug dealers, has told me that he might be able to -arrange a meeting with church boss David Miscavige. Just hours before -the lunch, the church's "national trial counsel," Earle Cooley, called +arrange a meeting with church boss David Miscavige. Just hours before +the lunch, the church's "national trial counsel," Earle Cooley, called to inform me that I would be eating alone. Alone, perhaps, but not forgotten. By day's end, I later learned, a copy of my personal credit report - with detailed @@ -609,9 +609,9 @@ retrieved from a national credit bureau called Trans Union. The sham company that received it, "Educational Funding Services" of Los Angeles, gave as its address a mail drop a few blocks from Scientology's headquarters. - The owner of the mail drop is a private eye named Fred Wolfson, + The owner of the mail drop is a private eye named Fred Wolfson, who admits that an Ingram associate retained him to retrieve credit -reports on several individuals. Wolfson says he was told that +reports on several individuals. Wolfson says he was told that Scientology's attorneys "had judgments against these people and were trying to collect on them." He says now, "They are vicious people. They are vipers." Ingram, though a lawyer, denies any involvement in @@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ colleague, to inquire about subjects such as my health (like my credit rating, it's excellent) and whether I've ever had trouble with the IRS (unlike Scientology, I haven't). One neighbor was greeted at dawn outside my Manhattan apartment building by two men who wanted to know -whether I lived there. I finally called Cooley to demand that +whether I lived there. I finally called Cooley to demand that Scientology stop the nonsense. He promised to look into it. After that, however, an attorney subpoenaed me, while another falsely suggested that I might own shares in a company I was reporting @@ -637,10 +637,10 @@ of my conversations with them were taped, transcribed and presented by the church in affidavits to TIME's lawyers as "proof" of my bias against Scientology. Among the comments I made to one of the detectives, who -represented himself as "Harry Baxter," a friend of the victim's -family, was that "the church trains people to lie." Baxter and his +represented himself as "Harry Baxter," a friend of the victim's +family, was that "the church trains people to lie." Baxter and his colleagues are hardly in a position to dispute that observation. His -real name is Barry Silvers, and he is a former investigator for the +real name is Barry Silvers, and he is a former investigator for the Justice Department's Organized Crime Strike Force. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/scrtgovt.xml b/pythonCode/output/scrtgovt.xml index a0860d4..3796f50 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/scrtgovt.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/scrtgovt.xml @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Constitution.

We were even more puzzled when committee chair - Daniel Inouye interrupted him demanding all discussion on + Daniel Inouye interrupted him demanding all discussion on that question take place in closed session, out of public hearing.

@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@

What follows is not the whole story but a crucial and overlooked part of it. Read "between the lines" and very carefully. This is not some paranoid's nightmare or - some fanatic's fantasy. This is reality in the Reagan White + some fanatic's fantasy. This is reality in the Reagan White House.

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Please copy this article and circulate it among - your friends and co-workers. If George Bush gets into the + your friends and co-workers. If George Bush gets into the White House, we'll have "elected," or had selected for us, precisely the same carnivorous crew comprising The Secret Government referred to in this article.

@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@

"Perception of reality is sometimes more important than reality itself." - -Henry Kissenger

+ -Henry Kissenger

"He who controls the past, controls the future. He who controls the present, controls the past." - -O'Brian, the dictator + -O'Brian, the dictator in George Orwell's novel "1984"

"If you don't like the news, @@ -88,16 +88,16 @@

SOME SECRET ACTIVITIES

Sources say the parallel government behind the - Reagan administration engaged in secret actions + Reagan administration engaged in secret actions including:

A CONTINGENCY plan to suspend Constitution and impose martial law in United States in case of nuclear war or national rebellion.

-

1985 VISIT to Libya by William Wilson, then U.S. ambassador - to Vatican and close Reagan friend, to meet with - Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi.

+

1985 VISIT to Libya by William Wilson, then U.S. ambassador + to Vatican and close Reagan friend, to meet with + Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi.

HAVING ROUTES of sophisticated surveillance satellites altered to follow Soviet ships around world.

@@ -114,20 +114,20 @@

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-

Before Reagan was elected, campaign aides who +

Before Reagan was elected, campaign aides who became the president's top advisers carried out these secret activities:

CREATION in 1980 of October Surprise Group to monitor - President Carter's negotiations with Iran for + President Carter's negotiations with Iran for release of 52 American hostages. Group met with man who claimed to represent Iran and who offered - to release hostages to Reagan. Offer declined, + to release hostages to Reagan. Offer declined, officials say.

ACQUISITION of stolen confidential briefing materials from - Carter's campaign before Oct. 28, 1980, Carter- - Reagan debate.

+ Carter's campaign before Oct. 28, 1980, Carter- + Reagan debate.

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@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@

PRINCIPALS:

-

William Clark: Allowed bigger North role at NSC. - William Casey: Kept guard on President Carter

+

William Clark: Allowed bigger North role at NSC. + William Casey: Kept guard on President Carter

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What follows is the complete text of the original article as printed in the Miami Herald for July 5, 1987:

-

REAGAN AIDES AND THE 'SECRET' GOVERNMENT

+

REAGAN AIDES AND THE 'SECRET' GOVERNMENT

by ALFONSO CHARDY, HERALD WASHINGTON BUREAU

-

WASHINGTON -- Some of President Reagan's top +

WASHINGTON -- Some of President Reagan's top advisers have operated a virtual parallel government outside the traditional Cabinet departments and agencies almost from - the day Reagan took office, congressional investigators and + the day Reagan took office, congressional investigators and administration officials have concluded.

Investigators believe that the advisers' activities extended well beyond the secret arms sales to Iran and aid to the contras now under investigation.

-

Lt. Col. Oliver North, for example, helped draw up +

Lt. Col. Oliver North, for example, helped draw up a controversial plan to suspend the Constitution in the event of a national crisis, such as nuclear war, violent and widespread internal dissent or national opposition to a U.S. military invasion abroad.

When the attorney general at the time, William - French Smith, learned of the proposal, he protested in + French Smith, learned of the proposal, he protested in writing to North's boss, then-national security adviser - Robert McFarlane.

+ Robert McFarlane.

The advisers conducted their activities through secret contacts throughout the government with persons who @@ -187,16 +187,16 @@ counsel for the Senate Iran-contra committee called it a "secret government-within-a-government."

-

The arrangement permitted Reagan administration +

The arrangement permitted Reagan administration officials to claim that they were not involved in controversial or illegal activities, the officials said.

"It was the ultimate plausible deniability," said - a well-briefed official who has served the Reagan + a well-briefed official who has served the Reagan administration since 1982 and who often collaborated on covert assistance to the Nicaraguan contras.

-

The roles of top-level officials and of Reagan +

The roles of top-level officials and of Reagan himself are still not clear. But that is expected to be a primary topic when North appears before the Iran-contra committees beginning Tuesday. Special prosecutor Lawrence @@ -216,15 +216,15 @@ operating with presidential sanction, officials said.

-

Reagan did know of or approve at least some of the +

Reagan did know of or approve at least some of the actions of the secret group, according to previous accounts by aides, friends and high-ranking foreign officials.

One such case is the 1985 visit to Libya by - William Wilson, then-U.S. ambassador to the Vatican and a - close Reagan friend, to meet with Libyan leader Col. Moammar + William Wilson, then-U.S. ambassador to the Vatican and a + close Reagan friend, to meet with Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi, officials said last week. Secretary of State - George Shultz rebuked Wilson, but the officials said Reagan + George Shultz rebuked Wilson, but the officials said Reagan knew of the trip in advance.

The heart of the secret structure from 1983 to @@ -241,10 +241,10 @@

Many initiatives

-

Others in the structure included some of Reagan's +

Others in the structure included some of Reagan's closest friends and advisers, including former national - security adviser William Clark, the late CIA Director - William Casey and Attorney General Edwin Meese, officials + security adviser William Clark, the late CIA Director + William Casey and Attorney General Edwin Meese, officials and investigators said.

Congressional investigators said the Iran deal was @@ -254,29 +254,29 @@

"After we establish that a policy decision was made at the highest levels to transfer responsibility for contra support to the NSC..., we favor examining how that - decision was implemented," wrote Arthur Liman, chief counsel + decision was implemented," wrote Arthur Liman, chief counsel of the Senate committee, in a secret memorandum to panel - leaders Sens. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, and Warren Rudman, R- + leaders Sens. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, and Warren Rudman, R- N.H., before hearings began May 5.

"This is the part of the story that reveals the whole secret government-within-a-government, operated from the [Executive Office Building] by a Lt. Col., with its own army, air force, diplomatic agents, intelligence operatives - and appropriations capacity," Limon wrote in the memo, parts + and appropriations capacity," Limon wrote in the memo, parts of which were shared with The Herald.

-

A spokesman for Liman declined comment but did not +

A spokesman for Liman declined comment but did not dispute the memo's existence.

A White House official rejected the notion that - any of Reagan's advisers were operating secretly.

+ any of Reagan's advisers were operating secretly.

"The president has constantly expressed his foreign policy positions to the public and has consulted with the Congress," the official said.

-

Began in 1980

+

Began in 1980

Congressional investigators and current and former officials interviewed -- members of the CIA, State @@ -285,61 +285,61 @@

But based on investigations and personal experience, they believe the secret governing arrangement - traces its roots to the last weeks of Reagan's 1980 + traces its roots to the last weeks of Reagan's 1980 campaign.

Officials say the genesis may have been an October - 1980 decision by Casey, Reagan's campaign manager and a + 1980 decision by Casey, Reagan's campaign manager and a former officer in the World War II precursor of the CIA, to - create an October Surprise Group to monitor Jimmy Carter's + create an October Surprise Group to monitor Jimmy Carter's feverish negotiations with Iran for the release of 52 American hostages.

The group, led by campaign foreign policy adviser - Richard Allen, was founded out of concern Carter might pull + Richard Allen, was founded out of concern Carter might pull off an "October surprise" such as a last-minute deal for the release of the hostages before the Nov. 4 election. One of the group's first acts was a meeting with a man claiming to represent Iran who offered to release the hostages to - Reagan.

+ Reagan.

-

Allen -- Reagan's first national security adviser-- - and another campaign aide, Laurence Silberman, told The +

Allen -- Reagan's first national security adviser-- + and another campaign aide, Laurence Silberman, told The Herald in April of the meeting. they said McFarlane, then a Senate Armed Services Committee aide, arranged and attended - it. McFarlane later became Reagan's national security + it. McFarlane later became Reagan's national security adviser and played a key role in the Iran-contra affair. - Allen and Silberman said they rejected the offer to release - the hostages to Reagan.

+ Allen and Silberman said they rejected the offer to release + the hostages to Reagan.

Briefing book theft

Congressional aides now link another well-known campaign incident -- the theft of confidential briefing - materials from Carter's campaign before the Oct. 28, 1980, - Carter-Reagan debate -- to the same group of advisers.

+ materials from Carter's campaign before the Oct. 28, 1980, + Carter-Reagan debate -- to the same group of advisers.

-

They believe that Casey obtained the briefing - materials and passed them to James Baker, another top - Reagan campaign aide, who was White House chief of staff in - Reagan's first term.

+

They believe that Casey obtained the briefing + materials and passed them to James Baker, another top + Reagan campaign aide, who was White House chief of staff in + Reagan's first term.

-

Once Reagan was sworn in, the group moved quickly +

Once Reagan was sworn in, the group moved quickly to set itself up, officials said. Within months, the advisers were clashing with officials in the traditional agencies.

-

Six weeks after Reagan was sworn in, apparently - over State Department objections, then-CIA director Casey - submitted a proposal to Reagan calling for covert support of +

Six weeks after Reagan was sworn in, apparently + over State Department objections, then-CIA director Casey + submitted a proposal to Reagan calling for covert support of anti-Sandinista groups that had fled Nicaragua after the 1979 revolution.

[THE IRAN-CONTRA CONNECTION: NORTH HAD BIG ROLE IN INNER CIRCLE, INVESTIGATORS SAY]

-

It is still unclear whether Casey cleared the plan - with Reagan. But In November 1981 the CIA secretly flew an +

It is still unclear whether Casey cleared the plan + with Reagan. But In November 1981 the CIA secretly flew an Argentine military leader, Gen. Leopoldo Galtieri, to Washington to devise a secret agreement under which Argentine military officers trained Nicaraguan rebels, @@ -370,18 +370,18 @@

North's involvement with FEMA set off the first major clash between the official government and the advisers and led to the formal letter of protest in 1984 from then- - Attorney General Smith.

+ Attorney General Smith.

-

Smith was in Europe last week and could not be +

Smith was in Europe last week and could not be reached for comment.

But a government official familiar with North's collaboration with FEMA said then-Director Louis O. - Guiffrida, a close friend of Meese's, mentioned North in + Guiffrida, a close friend of Meese's, mentioned North in meetings during that time as FEMA's NSC contact.

Guiffrida could not be reached for comment, but - FEMA spokesman Bill McAda confirmed the relationship.

+ FEMA spokesman Bill McAda confirmed the relationship.

"Officials of FEMA met with Col. North during 1982 to 1984," McAda said. "These meetings were appropriate to @@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ FEMA's responsibilities in certain areas of national security."

-

FEMA's clash with Smith occurred over a secret +

FEMA's clash with Smith occurred over a secret contingency plan that called for suspension of the Constitution, turning control of the United States over to FEMA, appointment of military commanders to run state and @@ -405,12 +405,12 @@

The official said the contingency plan was written as part of an executive order or legislative package that - Reagan would sign and hold within the NSC until a severe + Reagan would sign and hold within the NSC until a severe crisis arose.

The martial law portions of the plan were outlined in a June 30, 1982, memo by Guiffrida's deputy for national - preparedness programs, John Brinkerhoff. A copy of the memo + preparedness programs, John Brinkerhoff. A copy of the memo was obtained by The Herald.

The scenario outlined in the Brinkerhoff memo @@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ transfer to "assembly centers or relocation camps" of at least 21 million "American Negroes."

-

When he saw the FEMA plans, Attorney General Smith +

When he saw the FEMA plans, Attorney General Smith became alarmed. He dispatched a letter to McFarlane Aug. 2, 1984 lodging his objections and urging a delay in signing the directive.

@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@

"I believe that the role assigned to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the revised Executive Order exceeds its proper function as a coordinating agency for - emergency preparedness," Smith said in the letter to + emergency preparedness," Smith said in the letter to McFarlane, which The Herald obtained. "This department and others have repeatedly raised serious policy and legal objections to the creation of an 'emergency czar' role for @@ -438,7 +438,7 @@

It is unclear whether the executive order was signed or whether it contained the martial law plans. Congressional sources familiar with national disaster - procedures said they believe Reagan did sign an executive + procedures said they believe Reagan did sign an executive order in 1984 that revised national military mobilization measures to deal with civilians in case of nuclear war or other crisis.

@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@

ORCHESTRATED NEWS LEAKS

Around the time that issue was producing fireworks - with the administration, McFarlane and Casey reassigned + with the administration, McFarlane and Casey reassigned North from national crisis planning to international covert management of the contras. The transfer came after North took a personal interest, realizing that neither the State @@ -460,36 +460,36 @@ power and stature within the covert structure, officials and investigators believe.

-

Meese also was said to have played a role in the +

Meese also was said to have played a role in the secret government, investigators now believe, but his role is less clear.

-

Meese sometimes referred private American citizens +

Meese sometimes referred private American citizens to the NSC so they could be screened and contacted for soliciting support for the Nicaraguan contras.

-

One of those supporters, Philip Mabry of Fort +

One of those supporters, Philip Mabry of Fort Worth, told The Herald earlier this year that in 1983 he was - told by fellow conservatives in Texas to contact Meese, then + told by fellow conservatives in Texas to contact Meese, then White House counselor, if he wanted to help the contras. - After he contacted Meese's office, Mabry received a letter - from Meese obtained by The Herald advising him that his name + After he contacted Meese's office, Mabry received a letter + from Meese obtained by The Herald advising him that his name had been given to the "appropriate people."

-

Shortly thereafter, Mabry said, a woman who - identified herself as Meese's secretary gave him the name +

Shortly thereafter, Mabry said, a woman who + identified herself as Meese's secretary gave him the name and phone number of another NSC secretary who, in turn, gave - him North and his secretary, Fawn Hall, as contacts.

+ him North and his secretary, Fawn Hall, as contacts.

-

Meese's Justice Department spokesman, Patrick - Korten, denies that Meese was part of North's secret contra - supply network and notes that Meese does not recall having +

Meese's Justice Department spokesman, Patrick + Korten, denies that Meese was part of North's secret contra + supply network and notes that Meese does not recall having referred anyone to North on contra-related matters.

In addition to North's role as contra commander and fund-raiser, North became secret overseer of the State Department's Office of Public Diplomacy, through which the - Reagan administration disseminated information that cast + Reagan administration disseminated information that cast Nicaragua as a threat to its neighbors and the United States.

@@ -510,11 +510,11 @@ election results. CBS and NBC broadcast the report that night.

-

CLARK HAD KEY ROLE

+

CLARK HAD KEY ROLE

The leak led to a new clash between the regular bureaucracy and the president's advisers. The official - State Department spokesman, John Hughes, tried hard to play + State Department spokesman, John Hughes, tried hard to play down the report, pointing out that it was unproven that the Bakuriani was carrying MiGs. At the same time, employees of the Office of Public Diplomacy, acting under North's @@ -534,9 +534,9 @@

Others were known as the RIGLET, a semi-official unit made up of North; Alan Fiers, a CIA Central American - affairs officer; and Elliott Abrams, the current assistant + affairs officer; and Elliott Abrams, the current assistant secretary of state for inter-American affairs, according to - Abrams' subordinate Richard Melton. Melton revealed the + Abrams' subordinate Richard Melton. Melton revealed the existence of the RIGLET in a deposition given to the Iran- contra committees. The name is a diminutive for RIG, which stands for Restricted Interagency Group.

@@ -549,35 +549,35 @@ investigators.

But perhaps the key to the parallel government was - the role played by Reagan's second national security - adviser, William Clark. It was during Clark's tenure that + the role played by Reagan's second national security + adviser, William Clark. It was during Clark's tenure that North began to gain influence in the NSC.

-

Clark also recruited several midlevel officers +

Clark also recruited several midlevel officers from the Pentagon and the CIA to work on a special Central American task force in 1983 to push aid for El Salvador, a task force member said.

-

"Judge Clark was the granddaddy of the system," he +

"Judge Clark was the granddaddy of the system," he said. "I was working at the Pentagon on another issue when my boss said that because of special circumstances, I was to be reassigned to the task force."

A former administration official familiar with - Clark's activities said Clark also had approved contacts + Clark's activities said Clark also had approved contacts between Vatican Ambassador Wilson and Libya before Wilson's November 1985 journey, which came after McFarlane replaced - Clark at the NSC.

+ Clark at the NSC.

The former official said Wilson also had carried - out secret missions for the Reagan administration in a Latin + out secret missions for the Reagan administration in a Latin American country where Wilson reportedly maintained contacts with high-level officials. The source asked that the country not be identified because the system is still in place and had reduced tensions by circumventing the regular bureaucracies of both countries.

-

Calls to Wilson's and Clark's offices in +

Calls to Wilson's and Clark's offices in California were not returned.

-----END-----

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/secret.xml b/pythonCode/output/secret.xml index 3886ed1..154fd90 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/secret.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/secret.xml @@ -9,12 +9,12 @@

A two-part speech.

Copyright (C) 1987 The Other Americas Radio - John Stockwell is the highest-ranking CIA official ever to leave the + John Stockwell is the highest-ranking CIA official ever to leave the agency and go public. He ran a CIA intelligence-gathering post in Vietnam, was the task-force commander of the CIA's secret war in Angola in 1975 and 1976, and was awarded the Medal of Merit before he resigned. Stockwell's book In Search of Enemies, published by W.W. -Norton 1978, is an international best-seller. This is a transcript of +Norton 1978, is an international best-seller. This is a transcript of a lecture he gave in June, 1986.

The policy of The Other Americas Radio regarding reproducing this @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Santa Barbara, CA 93102

For the on-line (electronic) version of this transcription, contact toad@nl.cs.cmu.edu on the ARPA network, or retrieve, via FTP, the file -/usr/toad/text/talk/speech.doc or /usr/toad/text/talk/speech.mss from +/usr/toad/text/talk/speech.doc or /usr/toad/text/talk/speech.mss from the NL.CS.CMU.EDU vax. Also available as a paper manuscript, or digitally on disk. Write to P.O.Box 81795, Pittsburgh, PA 15217.

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ digitally on disk. Write to P.O.Box 81795, Pittsburgh, PA 15217.

"I did 13 years in the CIA altogether. I sat on a subcommittee of the NSC, so I was like a chief of staff, with the GS-18s (like 3-star -generals) Henry Kissinger, Bill Colby (the CIA director), the GS-18s +generals) Henry Kissinger, Bill Colby (the CIA director), the GS-18s and the CIA, making the important decisions and my job was to put it all together and make it happen and run it, an interesting place from which to watch a covert action being done....

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ manipulates the press. We're going to talk about how and why the U.S. is pouring money into El Salvador, and preparing to invade Nicaragua; how all of this concerns us so directly. I'm going to try to explain to you the other side of terrorism; that is, the other side of what -Secretary of State Shultz talks about. In doing this, we'll talk +Secretary of State Shultz talks about. In doing this, we'll talk about the Korean war, the Vietnam war, and the Central American war.

Everything I'm going to talk to you about is represented, one way or @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ just couldn't see the point.

We were doing things it seemed because we were there, because it was our function, we were bribing people, corrupting people, and not protecting the U.S. in any visible way. I had a chance to go drinking -with this Larry Devlin, a famous CIA case officer who had overthrown +with this Larry Devlin, a famous CIA case officer who had overthrown Patrice Lumumba, and had him killed in 1960, back in the Congo. He was moving into the Africa division Chief. I talked to him in Addis Ababa at length one night, and he was giving me an explanation - I was @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ understand national security, and you can make the big decisions. Now, get to work, and stop, you know, this philosophizing.'

And I said, `Aye-aye sir, sorry sir, a bit out of line sir'. It's a -very powerful argument, our presidents use it on us. President Reagan +very powerful argument, our presidents use it on us. President Reagan has used it on the American people, saying, `if you knew what I know about the situation in Central America, you would understand why it's necessary for us to intervene.'

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ end of our long involvement in Vietnam....

I had been designated as the task-force commander that would run this secret war [in Angola in 1975 and 1976].... and what I figured out was that in this job, I would sit on a sub-committee of the -National Security Council, this office that Larry Devlin has told me +National Security Council, this office that Larry Devlin has told me about where they had access to all the information about Angola, about the whole world, and I would finally understand national security. And I couldn't resist the opportunity to know. I knew the CIA was not @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ say I wouldn't be standing in front of you tonight if I had found these wise men making these tough decisions. What I found, quite frankly, was fat old men sleeping through sub-committee meetings of the NSC in which we were making decisions that were killing people in -Africa. I mean literally. Senior ambassador Ed Mulcahy... would go +Africa. I mean literally. Senior ambassador Ed Mulcahy... would go to sleep in nearly every one of these meetings....

You can change the names in my book [about Angola] [13] and you've @@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ to create this picture of Cubans raping Angolans, Cubans and Soviets introducing arms into the conflict, Cubans and Russians trying to take over the world.

-

Our ambassador to the United Nations, Patrick Moynihan, he read +

Our ambassador to the United Nations, Patrick Moynihan, he read continuous statements of our position to the Security Council, the general assembly, and the press conferences, saying the Russians and Cubans were responsible for the conflict, and that we were staying @@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ create this impression of Soviet and Cuban aggression in Angola. When they were in fact responding to our initiatives.

And the CIA director was required by law to brief the Congress. -This CIA director Bill Colby - the same one that dumped our people in +This CIA director Bill Colby - the same one that dumped our people in Vietnam - he gave 36 briefings of the Congress, the oversight committees, about what we were doing in Angola. And he lied. At 36 formal briefings. And such lies are perjury, and it's a felony to lie @@ -354,18 +354,18 @@ earnest, after having been taught to fight communists all my life. I went to see what communists were all about. I went to Cuba to see if they do in fact eat babies for breakfast. And I found they don't. I went to Budapest, a country that even national geographic admits is -working nicely. I went to Jamaica to talk to Michael Manley about his +working nicely. I went to Jamaica to talk to Michael Manley about his theories of social democracy.

-

I went to Grenada and established a dialogue with Maurice Bishop and -Bernard Cord and Phyllis Cord, to see - these were all educated +

I went to Grenada and established a dialogue with Maurice Bishop and +Bernard Cord and Phyllis Cord, to see - these were all educated people, and experienced people - and they had a theory, they had something they wanted to do, they had rationales and explanations - and I went repeatedly to hear them. And then of course I saw the U.S., the CIA mounting a covert action against them, I saw us orchestrating our plan to invade the country. 19 days before he was -killed, I was in Grenada talking to Maurice Bishop about these things, -these indicators, the statements in the press by Ronald Reagan, and he +killed, I was in Grenada talking to Maurice Bishop about these things, +these indicators, the statements in the press by Ronald Reagan, and he and I were both acknowledging that it was almost certain that the U.S. would invade Grenada in the near future.

@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ performed since 1961]. What I found was that lots and lots of people have been killed in these things.... Some of them are very, very bloody.

-

The Indonesian covert action of 1965, reported by Ralph McGehee, who +

The Indonesian covert action of 1965, reported by Ralph McGehee, who was in that area division, and had documents on his desk, in his custody about that operation. He said that one of the documents concluded that this was a model operation that should be copied @@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ killed.

There is a mood, a sentiment in Washington, by our leadership today, for the past 4 years, that a good communist is a dead communist. If you're killing 1 to 3 million communists, that's great. President -Reagan has gone public and said he would reduce the Soviet Union to a +Reagan has gone public and said he would reduce the Soviet Union to a pile of ashes. The problem, though, is that these people killed by our national security activities are not communists. They're not Russians, they're not KGB. In the field we used to play chess with @@ -464,10 +464,10 @@ Soviet Union during that same period of time.

marines in Nicaragua....

The next three leaders of Guatemala [after the CIA installed the -puppet, Colonel Armaz in a coup] died violent deaths, and amnesty +puppet, Colonel Armaz in a coup] died violent deaths, and amnesty international tells us that the governments we've supported in power there since then, have killed 80,000 people. You can read about that -one in the book Bitter Fruit, by Schlesinger and Kinzer. [5] Kinzer's +one in the book Bitter Fruit, by Schlesinger and Kinzer. [5] Kinzer's a New York Times Journalist... or Jonathan Kwitny, the Wall Street Journal reporter, his book Endless Enemies [7] - all discuss this....

@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ payroll, trained by the CIA and the United States.

We had the `public safety program' going throughout Central and Latin America for 26 years, in which we taught them to break up subversion by interrogating people. Interrogation, including torture, -the way the CIA taught it. Dan Metrione, the famous exponent of these +the way the CIA taught it. Dan Metrione, the famous exponent of these things, did 7 years in Brazil and 3 in Uruguay, teaching interrogation, teaching torture. He was supposed to be the master of the business, how to apply the right amount of pain, at just the right @@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ wire between the teeth and the other one in or around the genitals and you could crank and submit the individual to the greatest amount of pain, supposedly, that the human body can register.

-

Now how do you teach torture? Dan Metrione: `I can teach you about +

Now how do you teach torture? Dan Metrione: `I can teach you about torture, but sooner or later you'll have to get involved. You'll have to lay on your hands and try it yourselves.'

@@ -543,8 +543,8 @@ better off.

Nicaragua. What's happening in Nicaragua today is covert action. It's a classic de-stabilization program. In November 16, 1981, -President Reagan allocated 19 million dollars to form an army, a force -of contras, they're called, ex-Somoza national guards, the monsters +President Reagan allocated 19 million dollars to form an army, a force +of contras, they're called, ex-Somoza national guards, the monsters who were doing the torture and terror in Nicaragua that made the Nicaraguan people rise up and throw out the dictator, and throw out the guard. We went back to create an army of these people. We are @@ -561,26 +561,26 @@ keep the world unstable, and to propagandize the American people to hate, so we will let the establishment spend any amount of money on arms....

-

The Victor Marquetti ruling of the Supreme Court gave the government +

The Victor Marquetti ruling of the Supreme Court gave the government the right to prepublication censorship of books. They challenged 360 items in his 360 page book. He fought it in court, and eventually they deleted some 60 odd items in his book.

-

The Frank Snep ruling of the Supreme Court gave the government the +

The Frank Snep ruling of the Supreme Court gave the government the right to sue a government employee for damages. If s/he writes an unauthorized account of the government - which means the people who are involved in corruption in the government, who see it, who witness -it, like Frank Snep did, like I did - if they try to go public they +it, like Frank Snep did, like I did - if they try to go public they can now be punished in civil court. The government took $90,000 away -from Frank Snep, his profits from his book, and they've seized the +from Frank Snep, his profits from his book, and they've seized the profits from my own book....

-

[Reagan passed] the Intelligence Identities Protection act, which +

[Reagan passed] the Intelligence Identities Protection act, which makes it a felony to write articles revealing the identities of secret agents or to write about their activities in a way that would reveal their identities. Now, what does this mean? In a debate in Congress - this is very controversial - the supporters of this bill made it -clear.... If agents Smith and Jones came on this campus, in an +clear.... If agents Smith and Jones came on this campus, in an MK-ultra-type experiment, and blew your fiance's head away with LSD, it would now be a felony to publish an article in your local paper saying, `watch out for these 2 turkeys, they're federal agents and @@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ they blew my loved one's head away with LSD'. It would not be a felony what they had done because that's national security and none of them were ever punished for those activities.

-

Efforts to muzzle government employees. President Reagan has been +

Efforts to muzzle government employees. President Reagan has been banging away at this one ever since. Proposing that every government employee, for the rest of his or her life, would have to submit anything they wrote to 6 committees of the government for censorship, @@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ to keep the American people from knowing what the government is really doing.

Then it starts getting heavy. The `Pre-emptive Strikes' bill. -President Reagan, working through the Secretary of State Shultz... +President Reagan, working through the Secretary of State Shultz... almost 2 years ago, submitted the bill that would provide them with the authority to strike at terrorists before terrorists can do their terrorism. But this bill... provides that they would be able to do @@ -613,15 +613,15 @@ jury, and all of that, with impunity.

York Times columns and other newspapers saying, `this is no different from Hitler's "night in fog" program', where the government had the authority to haul people off at night. And they did so by the -thousands. And President Reagan and Secretary Shultz have -persisted.... Shultz has said, `Yes, we will have to take action on +thousands. And President Reagan and Secretary Shultz have +persisted.... Shultz has said, `Yes, we will have to take action on the basis of information that would never stand up in a court. And yes, innocent people will have to be killed in the process. But, we must have this law because of the threat of international terrorism'.

Think a minute. What is `the threat of international terrorism'? These things catch a lot of attention. But how many Americans died in -terrorist actions last year? According to Secretary Shultz, 79. Now, +terrorist actions last year? According to Secretary Shultz, 79. Now, obviously that's terrible but we killed 55,000 people on our highways with drunken driving; we kill 2,500 people in far nastier, bloodier, mutilating, gang-raping ways in Nicaragua last year alone ourselves. @@ -640,18 +640,18 @@ more, and army camps, and the... executive memos about these things say it's for aliens and dissidents in the next national emergency....

FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, headed by Loius -Guiffrida, a friend of Ed Meese's.... He's going about the country +Guiffrida, a friend of Ed Meese's.... He's going about the country lobbying and demanding that he be given authority, in the times of national emergency, to declare martial law, and establish a curfew, and gun down people who violate the curfew... in the United States.

-

And then there's Ed Meese, as I said. The highest law enforcement -officer in the land, President Reagan's closest friend, going around +

And then there's Ed Meese, as I said. The highest law enforcement +officer in the land, President Reagan's closest friend, going around telling us that the constitution never did guarantee freedom of speech and press, and due process of the law, and assembly.

What they are planning for this society, and this is why they're -determined to take us into a war if we'll permit it... is the Reagan +determined to take us into a war if we'll permit it... is the Reagan revolution.... So he's getting himself some laws so when he puts in the troops in Nicaragua, he can take charge of the American people, and put people in jail, and kick in their doors, and kill them if they @@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ censorship laws....

In that job [Angola] I sat on a sub-committee of the NSC, so I was like a chief of staff, with the GS-18s (like 3-star generals) Henry -Kissinger, Bill Colby (the CIA director), the GS-18s and the CIA, +Kissinger, Bill Colby (the CIA director), the GS-18s and the CIA, making important decisions and my job was to put it all together and make it happen and run it, an interesting place from which to watch a covert action being done....

@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ economic targets, meaning, break up the economy of the country. Of course, they're attacking a lot more.

To destabilize Nicaragua beginning in 1981, we began funding this -force of Somoza's ex-national guardsmen, calling them the contras (the +force of Somoza's ex-national guardsmen, calling them the contras (the counter-revolutionaries). We created this force, it did not exist until we allocated money. We've armed them, put uniforms on their backs, boots on their feet, given them camps in Honduras to live in, @@ -753,8 +753,8 @@ cease to function.

Systematically, the contras have been assassinating religious workers, teachers, health workers, elected officials, government administrators. You remember the assassination manual? that surfaced -in 1984. It caused such a stir that President Reagan had to address -it himself in the presidential debates with Walter Mondale. They use +in 1984. It caused such a stir that President Reagan had to address +it himself in the presidential debates with Walter Mondale. They use terror. This is a technique that they're using to traumatize the society so that it can't function.

@@ -772,12 +772,12 @@ witnesses for peace who have gone down there and they have filmed and photographed and witnessed these atrocities immediately after they've happened, and documented 13,000 people killed this way, mostly women and children. These are the activities done by these contras. The -contras are the people president Reagan calls `freedom fighters'. He +contras are the people president Reagan calls `freedom fighters'. He says they're the moral equivalent of our founding fathers. And the whole world gasps at this confession of his family traditions.

-

Read Contra Terror by Reed Brodie [1], former assistant Attorney -General of New York State. Read The Contras by Dieter Eich. [4] Read +

Read Contra Terror by Reed Brodie [1], former assistant Attorney +General of New York State. Read The Contras by Dieter Eich. [4] Read With the Contras by Christopher Dickey. [2] This is a main-line journalist, down there on a grant with the Council on Foreign Relations, a slightly to the right of the middle of the road @@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ kept in prison, they said `no. Unless we have evidence of individual crimes, we're not going to hold someone in prison just because they were associated with the former administration.' While they set out to launch a literacy campaign to teach the people to read and write, -which is something that the dictator Somoza, and us supporting him, +which is something that the dictator Somoza, and us supporting him, had never bothered to get around to doing. While they set out to build 2,500 clinics to give the country something resembling a public health policy, and access to medicines, we began to label them as @@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ with this newspaper `La Prensa', which - it's finally come out and been admitted, in Washington - the U.S. government is funding: a propaganda arm.

-

[Reagan and the State dept. have] been claiming they're building a +

[Reagan and the State dept. have] been claiming they're building a war machine that threatens the stability of Central America. Now the truth is, this small, poor country has been attacked by the world's richest country under conditions of war, for the last 5 years. Us and @@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ America.

We claim the justification for this is the arms that are flowing from Nicaragua to El Salvador, and yet in 5 years of this activity, -President Reagan hasn't been able to show the world one shred of +President Reagan hasn't been able to show the world one shred of evidence of any arms flowing from Nicaragua into El Salvador.

We launched a campaign to discredit their elections. International @@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ Instead we said, the elections that were held in El Salvador were models of democracy to be copied elsewhere in the world. And then the truth came out about that one. And we learned that the CIA had spent 2.2 million dollars to make sure that their choice of candidates - -Duarte - would win. They did everything, we're told, by one of their +Duarte - would win. They did everything, we're told, by one of their spokesmen, indirectly, but stuff the ballot boxes....

I'll make a footnote that when I speak out, he [Senator Jesse @@ -871,13 +871,13 @@ target, market, of this heroin was the U.S. GI's in Vietnam. If anybody in Nicaragua is smuggling drugs, it's the contras. Now i've been saying that since the state department started waving this red herring around a couple of years ago, and the other day you notice -President Reagan said that the Nicaraguans, the Sandinistas, were +President Reagan said that the Nicaraguans, the Sandinistas, were smuggling drugs, and the DEA said, `it ain't true, the contras are smuggling drugs'.

We claim the Sandinistas are responsible for the terrorism that's happening anywhere in the world. `The country club of terrorism' we -call it. There's an incident in Rome, and Ed Meese goes on television +call it. There's an incident in Rome, and Ed Meese goes on television and says, `that country club in Nicaragua is training terrorists'. We blame the Sandinistas for the misery that exists in Nicaragua today, and there is misery, because the world's richest nation has set out to @@ -885,14 +885,14 @@ create conditions of misery, and obviously we're bound to have some effect. The misery is not the fault of the Sandinistas, it's the result of our destabilization program. And despite that, and despite some grumbling in the country, the Sandinistas in their elections got -a much higher percentage of the vote than President Reagan did, who's +a much higher percentage of the vote than President Reagan did, who's supposed to be so popular in this country. And all observers are saying that people are still hanging together, with the Sandinistas.

Now it gets tricky. We're saying that the justification for more aid, possibly for an invasion of the country - and mind you, president -Reagan has begun to talk about this, and the Secretary of Defense -Weinberger began to say that it's inevitable - we claim that the +Reagan has begun to talk about this, and the Secretary of Defense +Weinberger began to say that it's inevitable - we claim that the justification is that the Soviet Union now has invested 500 million dollars in arms in military to make it its big client state, the Soviet bastion in this hemisphere. And that's true. They do have a @@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ lot of arms in there now. But the question is, how did they get invited in? You have to ask yourself, what's the purpose of this destabilization program? For this I direct you back to the Newsweek article in Sept. 1981, where they announce the fact that the CIA was -beginning to put together this force of Somoza's ex-guard. Newsweek +beginning to put together this force of Somoza's ex-guard. Newsweek described it as `the only truly evil, totally unacceptable factor in the Nicaraguan equation'. They noted that neither the white house nor the CIA pretended it ever could have a chance of winning. So then @@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ ammunition to attack them.

aid to defend themselves from the attack from the world's richest country, and now we can stand up to the American people and say, `see? they have all the Soviet aid'. Make no doubt of it, it's the game -plan of the Reagan Administration to have a war in Nicaragua, they +plan of the Reagan Administration to have a war in Nicaragua, they have been working on this since 1981, they have been stopped by the will of the American people so far, but they're working harder than ever to engineer their war there.

@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ from these things, classic CIA operations that we know about, some of them very bloody indeed. Guatemala 1954, Brazil, Guyana, Chile, the Congo, Iran, Panama, Peru, Bolivia, Equador, Uruguay - the CIA organized the overthrow of constitutional democracies. Read the book -Covert Action: 35 years of Deception by the journalist Godswood. [6] +Covert Action: 35 years of Deception by the journalist Godswood. [6] Remember the Henry Kissinger quote before the Congress when he was being grilled to explain what they had done to overthrow the democratic government in Chile, in which the President, Salvador @@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ where we fought China in Korea. We had a long covert action in Vietnam, very much like the one that we're running in Nicaragua today, that tracked us directly into the Vietnam war. Read the book, The Hidden History of the Korean War by I. F. Stone. [14] Read Deadly -Deceits by Ralph McGehee [9] for the Vietnam story. In Thailand, the +Deceits by Ralph McGehee [9] for the Vietnam story. In Thailand, the Congo, Laos, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Honduras, the CIA put together large standing armies. In Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, the Congo, Iran, Nicaragua, and Sri Lanka, the CIA armed and encouraged ethnic @@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ functioning above the laws, of God, and the laws of man - they've come back to this country, and they've continued their operations as far as they can get by with them. And we have abundant documentation of that as well. The MH-Chaos program, exposed in the late 60's and shut -down, re-activated by President Reagan to a degree - we don't have the +down, re-activated by President Reagan to a degree - we don't have the details yet - in which they were spending a billion dollars to manipulate U.S. student, and labor organizations. The MK-ultra program. For 20 years, working through over 200 medical schools and @@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ cameras in the walls - to see what would happen at rush hour when the trains are zipping past - if everybody has vertigo and they can't see straight and they're bumping into each other.

-

Colonel White - oh yes, and I can't not mention the disease +

Colonel White - oh yes, and I can't not mention the disease experimentations - the use of deadly diseases. We launched - when we were destabilizing Cuba for 7 years - we launched the swine fever epidemic, in the hog population, trying to kill out all of the pigs - @@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ viruses. And now we have some deadly, killer viruses running around in society. And it has to make you wonder, and it has to make you worry.

-

Colonel White wrote from retirement - he was the man who was in +

Colonel White wrote from retirement - he was the man who was in charge of this macabre program - he wrote, `I toiled whole-heartedly in the vineyards because it was fun, fun fun. Where else could a red-blooded American boy lie, kill, cheat, steal, rape and pillage @@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ investigated by the Congress, and shut down by the Congress. You can dig up the Congressional record and read it for yourself.

There's one book called `In Search of the Manchurian Candidate'. -It's written by John Marks, based on 14,000 documents gotten out of +It's written by John Marks, based on 14,000 documents gotten out of the government under the Freedom of Information Act. Read for yourselves. The thing was shut down but not one CIA case officer who was involved was in any way punished. Not one case officer involved @@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ paycheck for what they had done.

The Church committee found that the CIA had co-opted several hundred journalists, including some of the biggest names in the business, to pump its propaganda stories into our media, to teach us to hate Fidel -Castro, and Ho Chi Minh, and the Chinese, and whomever. The latest +Castro, and Ho Chi Minh, and the Chinese, and whomever. The latest flap or scandal we had about that was a year and a half ago. Lesley Gelp, the heavyweight with the New York Times, was exposed for having been working covertly with the CIA in 1978 to recruit journalists in @@ -1134,11 +1134,11 @@ for having violated our censorship laws....

So now we have the CIA running the operation in Nicaragua, lying to us, running 50 covert actions, and gearing us up for our next war, the Central American war. Let there be no doubt about it, President -Reagan has a fixation on Nicaragua. He came into office saying that +Reagan has a fixation on Nicaragua. He came into office saying that we shouldn't be afraid of war, saying we have to face and erase the scars of the Vietnam war. He said in 1983, `We will do whatever is necessary to reverse the situation in Nicaragua', meaning get rid of -the Sandinistas. Admiral LaRoque, at the Center for Defense +the Sandinistas. Admiral LaRoque, at the Center for Defense Information in Washington, says this is the most elaborately prepared invasion that the U.S. has ever done. At least that he's witnessed in his 40 years of association with our military.

@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ hours from Managua to Texas. All of this getting us ready for the invasion of Nicaragua, for our next war.

Most of the people - 75% of the people - are polled as being against -this action. However, President Eisenhower said, `The people of the +this action. However, President Eisenhower said, `The people of the world genuinely want peace. Someday the leadership of the world are going to have to give in and give it to them'. But to date, the leaders never have, they've always been able to outwit the people, us, @@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ enough that we could go in and do....

We have a feeling that the Vietnam war was the first one in which the people resisted. But once again, we haven't read our history. -Kate Richards-O'Hare. In 1915, she said about WW I, `The Women of the +Kate Richards-O'Hare. In 1915, she said about WW I, `The Women of the U.S. are nothing but brutesalles, producing sons to be put in the army, to be made into fertilizer'. She was jailed for 5 years for anti-war talk.

@@ -1214,25 +1214,25 @@ they would tell about the Vietnam veterans. More of whom died violent deaths from suicide after they came back from Vietnam then died in the fighting itself.

-

Then you have President Reagan.... He talks about the glory of war, +

Then you have President Reagan.... He talks about the glory of war, but you have to ask yourself, where was he when wars were being fought that he was young enough to fight in them? World War II, and the Korean war. Where he was was in Hollywood, making films, where the blood was catsup, and you could wash it off and go out to dinner afterwards....

-

Where was Gordon Liddy when he was young enough to go and fight in a +

Where was Gordon Liddy when he was young enough to go and fight in a war? He was hiding out in the U.S. running sloppy, illegal, un-professional breaking and entering operations. Now you'll forgive my egotism, at that time I was running professional breaking and entering operations....

-

What about Rambo himself? Sylvester Stallone. Where was Sylvester +

What about Rambo himself? Sylvester Stallone. Where was Sylvester Stallone during the Vietnam war? He got a draft deferment for a physical disability, and taught physical education in a girls' school in Switzerland during the war.

-

Getting back to President Reagan. He really did say that `you can +

Getting back to President Reagan. He really did say that `you can always call cruise missiles back'.... Now, you can call back a B-52, and you can call back a submarine, but a cruise missile is different.... When it lands, it goes boom!. And I would prefer that @@ -1250,28 +1250,28 @@ on TV the next day in this country and say there are 5 Jewish families in Nicaragua, and they're not having any problems at all. This is the man who says that they're financing their revolution by smuggling drugs into the U.S. And the DEA says, `It ain't true, it's president -Reagan's Contras that are doing it'....

+Reagan's Contras that are doing it'....

-

[When Reagan was governor of California, Reagan] said `If there has +

[When Reagan was governor of California, Reagan] said `If there has to be a bloodbath then let's get it over with'. Now you have to think about this a minute. A leader of the U.S. seriously proposing a bloodbath of our own youth. There was an outcry of the press, so 3 days later he said it again to make sure no one had misunderstood him.

Read. You have to read to inform yourselves. Read The Book of -Quotes [12]. Read On Reagan: The Man and the Presidency [3] by Ronnie -Dugger. It gets heavy. Dugger concludes in his last chapter that -President Reagan has a fixation on Armageddon. The Village Voice 18 +Quotes [12]. Read On Reagan: The Man and the Presidency [3] by Ronnie +Dugger. It gets heavy. Dugger concludes in his last chapter that +President Reagan has a fixation on Armageddon. The Village Voice 18 months ago published an article citing the 11 times that President -Reagan publicly has talked about the fact that we are all living out -Armageddon today....

+Reagan publicly has talked about the fact that we are all living out +Armageddon today....

-

[Reagan] has Jerry Falwell into the White House. This is the man +

[Reagan] has Jerry Falwell into the White House. This is the man that preaches that we should get on our knees and beg for God to send the rapture down. Hell's fires on earth so the chosen can go up on high and all the other people can burn in hell's fires on earth. -President Reagan sees himself as playing the role of the greatest -leader of all times forever. Leading us into Armageddon. As he goes +President Reagan sees himself as playing the role of the greatest +leader of all times forever. Leading us into Armageddon. As he goes out at the end of his long life, we'll all go out with him....

Why does the CIA run 10,000 brutal covert actions? Why are we @@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ When you get people worked up to hate, they'll let you spend huge amounts of money on arms.

Read The Power Elite by C. Wright Mills. [11] Read The Permanent War -Complex by Seymour Melman. [10] CIA covert actions have the function +Complex by Seymour Melman. [10] CIA covert actions have the function of keeping the world hostile and unstable....

We can't take care of the poor, we can't take care of the old, but @@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ problem.... You'll feel better'....

yourself. Go to the Nevada test site and see for yourself. Go to Pantex on Hiroshima day this summer, and see the vigil there. The place where we make 10 nose-cones a day, 70 a week, year in and year -out. He [Admiral LaRock] said, `I'd tell them, if they feel +out. He [Admiral LaRock] said, `I'd tell them, if they feel comfortable lying down in front of trucks with bombs on them, to lie down in front of trucks with bombs on them.' But he said, `I'd tell them that they can't wait. They've got to start tomorrow, today, and @@ -1330,24 +1330,24 @@ do it, what they can, every day of their lives'.

Contra Terror. ??, .

-

[2] Christopher Dickey. +

[2] Christopher Dickey. With the Contras. ??, .

-

[3] Dugger, Ronnie. - On Reagan: The Man and the Presidency. +

[3] Dugger, Ronnie. + On Reagan: The Man and the Presidency. McGraw-Hill, 1983.

[4] Eich, Dieter. The Contras: Interviews with Anti-Sandinistas. Synthesis, 1985.

-

[5] Kinzer, Stephan and Stephen Schlesinger. +

[5] Kinzer, Stephan and Stephen Schlesinger. Bitter Fruit: The Untold Story of the American Coup in Guatemala. Doubleday, 1983.

-

[6] Godswood, Roy (editor). +

[6] Godswood, Roy (editor). Covert Actions: 35 Years of Deception. Transaction, 1980.

@@ -1358,15 +1358,15 @@ do it, what they can, every day of their lives'.

[8] LaFeber, Walter. Inevitable Revolutions; The United States in Central America. - Norton, 1984.

+ Norton, 1984.

[9] McGehee, Ralph. - Deadly Deceits: My Twenty-Five Years in the CIA. + Deadly Deceits: My Twenty-Five Years in the CIA. Sheridan Square, 1983.

[10] Melman, Seymour. The Permanent War Complex. - Simon and Shuster, 1974.

+ Simon and Shuster, 1974.

[11] Mills, C. Wright. The Power Elite. @@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ do it, what they can, every day of their lives'.

[13] Stockwell, John. In Search of Enemies. - Norton, 1978.

+ Norton, 1978.

[14] Stone, I.F. Hidden History of the Korean War. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/secretw.xml b/pythonCode/output/secretw.xml index 3886ed1..154fd90 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/secretw.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/secretw.xml @@ -9,12 +9,12 @@

A two-part speech.

Copyright (C) 1987 The Other Americas Radio - John Stockwell is the highest-ranking CIA official ever to leave the + John Stockwell is the highest-ranking CIA official ever to leave the agency and go public. He ran a CIA intelligence-gathering post in Vietnam, was the task-force commander of the CIA's secret war in Angola in 1975 and 1976, and was awarded the Medal of Merit before he resigned. Stockwell's book In Search of Enemies, published by W.W. -Norton 1978, is an international best-seller. This is a transcript of +Norton 1978, is an international best-seller. This is a transcript of a lecture he gave in June, 1986.

The policy of The Other Americas Radio regarding reproducing this @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Santa Barbara, CA 93102

For the on-line (electronic) version of this transcription, contact toad@nl.cs.cmu.edu on the ARPA network, or retrieve, via FTP, the file -/usr/toad/text/talk/speech.doc or /usr/toad/text/talk/speech.mss from +/usr/toad/text/talk/speech.doc or /usr/toad/text/talk/speech.mss from the NL.CS.CMU.EDU vax. Also available as a paper manuscript, or digitally on disk. Write to P.O.Box 81795, Pittsburgh, PA 15217.

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ digitally on disk. Write to P.O.Box 81795, Pittsburgh, PA 15217.

"I did 13 years in the CIA altogether. I sat on a subcommittee of the NSC, so I was like a chief of staff, with the GS-18s (like 3-star -generals) Henry Kissinger, Bill Colby (the CIA director), the GS-18s +generals) Henry Kissinger, Bill Colby (the CIA director), the GS-18s and the CIA, making the important decisions and my job was to put it all together and make it happen and run it, an interesting place from which to watch a covert action being done....

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ manipulates the press. We're going to talk about how and why the U.S. is pouring money into El Salvador, and preparing to invade Nicaragua; how all of this concerns us so directly. I'm going to try to explain to you the other side of terrorism; that is, the other side of what -Secretary of State Shultz talks about. In doing this, we'll talk +Secretary of State Shultz talks about. In doing this, we'll talk about the Korean war, the Vietnam war, and the Central American war.

Everything I'm going to talk to you about is represented, one way or @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ just couldn't see the point.

We were doing things it seemed because we were there, because it was our function, we were bribing people, corrupting people, and not protecting the U.S. in any visible way. I had a chance to go drinking -with this Larry Devlin, a famous CIA case officer who had overthrown +with this Larry Devlin, a famous CIA case officer who had overthrown Patrice Lumumba, and had him killed in 1960, back in the Congo. He was moving into the Africa division Chief. I talked to him in Addis Ababa at length one night, and he was giving me an explanation - I was @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ understand national security, and you can make the big decisions. Now, get to work, and stop, you know, this philosophizing.'

And I said, `Aye-aye sir, sorry sir, a bit out of line sir'. It's a -very powerful argument, our presidents use it on us. President Reagan +very powerful argument, our presidents use it on us. President Reagan has used it on the American people, saying, `if you knew what I know about the situation in Central America, you would understand why it's necessary for us to intervene.'

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ end of our long involvement in Vietnam....

I had been designated as the task-force commander that would run this secret war [in Angola in 1975 and 1976].... and what I figured out was that in this job, I would sit on a sub-committee of the -National Security Council, this office that Larry Devlin has told me +National Security Council, this office that Larry Devlin has told me about where they had access to all the information about Angola, about the whole world, and I would finally understand national security. And I couldn't resist the opportunity to know. I knew the CIA was not @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ say I wouldn't be standing in front of you tonight if I had found these wise men making these tough decisions. What I found, quite frankly, was fat old men sleeping through sub-committee meetings of the NSC in which we were making decisions that were killing people in -Africa. I mean literally. Senior ambassador Ed Mulcahy... would go +Africa. I mean literally. Senior ambassador Ed Mulcahy... would go to sleep in nearly every one of these meetings....

You can change the names in my book [about Angola] [13] and you've @@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ to create this picture of Cubans raping Angolans, Cubans and Soviets introducing arms into the conflict, Cubans and Russians trying to take over the world.

-

Our ambassador to the United Nations, Patrick Moynihan, he read +

Our ambassador to the United Nations, Patrick Moynihan, he read continuous statements of our position to the Security Council, the general assembly, and the press conferences, saying the Russians and Cubans were responsible for the conflict, and that we were staying @@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ create this impression of Soviet and Cuban aggression in Angola. When they were in fact responding to our initiatives.

And the CIA director was required by law to brief the Congress. -This CIA director Bill Colby - the same one that dumped our people in +This CIA director Bill Colby - the same one that dumped our people in Vietnam - he gave 36 briefings of the Congress, the oversight committees, about what we were doing in Angola. And he lied. At 36 formal briefings. And such lies are perjury, and it's a felony to lie @@ -354,18 +354,18 @@ earnest, after having been taught to fight communists all my life. I went to see what communists were all about. I went to Cuba to see if they do in fact eat babies for breakfast. And I found they don't. I went to Budapest, a country that even national geographic admits is -working nicely. I went to Jamaica to talk to Michael Manley about his +working nicely. I went to Jamaica to talk to Michael Manley about his theories of social democracy.

-

I went to Grenada and established a dialogue with Maurice Bishop and -Bernard Cord and Phyllis Cord, to see - these were all educated +

I went to Grenada and established a dialogue with Maurice Bishop and +Bernard Cord and Phyllis Cord, to see - these were all educated people, and experienced people - and they had a theory, they had something they wanted to do, they had rationales and explanations - and I went repeatedly to hear them. And then of course I saw the U.S., the CIA mounting a covert action against them, I saw us orchestrating our plan to invade the country. 19 days before he was -killed, I was in Grenada talking to Maurice Bishop about these things, -these indicators, the statements in the press by Ronald Reagan, and he +killed, I was in Grenada talking to Maurice Bishop about these things, +these indicators, the statements in the press by Ronald Reagan, and he and I were both acknowledging that it was almost certain that the U.S. would invade Grenada in the near future.

@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ performed since 1961]. What I found was that lots and lots of people have been killed in these things.... Some of them are very, very bloody.

-

The Indonesian covert action of 1965, reported by Ralph McGehee, who +

The Indonesian covert action of 1965, reported by Ralph McGehee, who was in that area division, and had documents on his desk, in his custody about that operation. He said that one of the documents concluded that this was a model operation that should be copied @@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ killed.

There is a mood, a sentiment in Washington, by our leadership today, for the past 4 years, that a good communist is a dead communist. If you're killing 1 to 3 million communists, that's great. President -Reagan has gone public and said he would reduce the Soviet Union to a +Reagan has gone public and said he would reduce the Soviet Union to a pile of ashes. The problem, though, is that these people killed by our national security activities are not communists. They're not Russians, they're not KGB. In the field we used to play chess with @@ -464,10 +464,10 @@ Soviet Union during that same period of time.

marines in Nicaragua....

The next three leaders of Guatemala [after the CIA installed the -puppet, Colonel Armaz in a coup] died violent deaths, and amnesty +puppet, Colonel Armaz in a coup] died violent deaths, and amnesty international tells us that the governments we've supported in power there since then, have killed 80,000 people. You can read about that -one in the book Bitter Fruit, by Schlesinger and Kinzer. [5] Kinzer's +one in the book Bitter Fruit, by Schlesinger and Kinzer. [5] Kinzer's a New York Times Journalist... or Jonathan Kwitny, the Wall Street Journal reporter, his book Endless Enemies [7] - all discuss this....

@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ payroll, trained by the CIA and the United States.

We had the `public safety program' going throughout Central and Latin America for 26 years, in which we taught them to break up subversion by interrogating people. Interrogation, including torture, -the way the CIA taught it. Dan Metrione, the famous exponent of these +the way the CIA taught it. Dan Metrione, the famous exponent of these things, did 7 years in Brazil and 3 in Uruguay, teaching interrogation, teaching torture. He was supposed to be the master of the business, how to apply the right amount of pain, at just the right @@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ wire between the teeth and the other one in or around the genitals and you could crank and submit the individual to the greatest amount of pain, supposedly, that the human body can register.

-

Now how do you teach torture? Dan Metrione: `I can teach you about +

Now how do you teach torture? Dan Metrione: `I can teach you about torture, but sooner or later you'll have to get involved. You'll have to lay on your hands and try it yourselves.'

@@ -543,8 +543,8 @@ better off.

Nicaragua. What's happening in Nicaragua today is covert action. It's a classic de-stabilization program. In November 16, 1981, -President Reagan allocated 19 million dollars to form an army, a force -of contras, they're called, ex-Somoza national guards, the monsters +President Reagan allocated 19 million dollars to form an army, a force +of contras, they're called, ex-Somoza national guards, the monsters who were doing the torture and terror in Nicaragua that made the Nicaraguan people rise up and throw out the dictator, and throw out the guard. We went back to create an army of these people. We are @@ -561,26 +561,26 @@ keep the world unstable, and to propagandize the American people to hate, so we will let the establishment spend any amount of money on arms....

-

The Victor Marquetti ruling of the Supreme Court gave the government +

The Victor Marquetti ruling of the Supreme Court gave the government the right to prepublication censorship of books. They challenged 360 items in his 360 page book. He fought it in court, and eventually they deleted some 60 odd items in his book.

-

The Frank Snep ruling of the Supreme Court gave the government the +

The Frank Snep ruling of the Supreme Court gave the government the right to sue a government employee for damages. If s/he writes an unauthorized account of the government - which means the people who are involved in corruption in the government, who see it, who witness -it, like Frank Snep did, like I did - if they try to go public they +it, like Frank Snep did, like I did - if they try to go public they can now be punished in civil court. The government took $90,000 away -from Frank Snep, his profits from his book, and they've seized the +from Frank Snep, his profits from his book, and they've seized the profits from my own book....

-

[Reagan passed] the Intelligence Identities Protection act, which +

[Reagan passed] the Intelligence Identities Protection act, which makes it a felony to write articles revealing the identities of secret agents or to write about their activities in a way that would reveal their identities. Now, what does this mean? In a debate in Congress - this is very controversial - the supporters of this bill made it -clear.... If agents Smith and Jones came on this campus, in an +clear.... If agents Smith and Jones came on this campus, in an MK-ultra-type experiment, and blew your fiance's head away with LSD, it would now be a felony to publish an article in your local paper saying, `watch out for these 2 turkeys, they're federal agents and @@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ they blew my loved one's head away with LSD'. It would not be a felony what they had done because that's national security and none of them were ever punished for those activities.

-

Efforts to muzzle government employees. President Reagan has been +

Efforts to muzzle government employees. President Reagan has been banging away at this one ever since. Proposing that every government employee, for the rest of his or her life, would have to submit anything they wrote to 6 committees of the government for censorship, @@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ to keep the American people from knowing what the government is really doing.

Then it starts getting heavy. The `Pre-emptive Strikes' bill. -President Reagan, working through the Secretary of State Shultz... +President Reagan, working through the Secretary of State Shultz... almost 2 years ago, submitted the bill that would provide them with the authority to strike at terrorists before terrorists can do their terrorism. But this bill... provides that they would be able to do @@ -613,15 +613,15 @@ jury, and all of that, with impunity.

York Times columns and other newspapers saying, `this is no different from Hitler's "night in fog" program', where the government had the authority to haul people off at night. And they did so by the -thousands. And President Reagan and Secretary Shultz have -persisted.... Shultz has said, `Yes, we will have to take action on +thousands. And President Reagan and Secretary Shultz have +persisted.... Shultz has said, `Yes, we will have to take action on the basis of information that would never stand up in a court. And yes, innocent people will have to be killed in the process. But, we must have this law because of the threat of international terrorism'.

Think a minute. What is `the threat of international terrorism'? These things catch a lot of attention. But how many Americans died in -terrorist actions last year? According to Secretary Shultz, 79. Now, +terrorist actions last year? According to Secretary Shultz, 79. Now, obviously that's terrible but we killed 55,000 people on our highways with drunken driving; we kill 2,500 people in far nastier, bloodier, mutilating, gang-raping ways in Nicaragua last year alone ourselves. @@ -640,18 +640,18 @@ more, and army camps, and the... executive memos about these things say it's for aliens and dissidents in the next national emergency....

FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, headed by Loius -Guiffrida, a friend of Ed Meese's.... He's going about the country +Guiffrida, a friend of Ed Meese's.... He's going about the country lobbying and demanding that he be given authority, in the times of national emergency, to declare martial law, and establish a curfew, and gun down people who violate the curfew... in the United States.

-

And then there's Ed Meese, as I said. The highest law enforcement -officer in the land, President Reagan's closest friend, going around +

And then there's Ed Meese, as I said. The highest law enforcement +officer in the land, President Reagan's closest friend, going around telling us that the constitution never did guarantee freedom of speech and press, and due process of the law, and assembly.

What they are planning for this society, and this is why they're -determined to take us into a war if we'll permit it... is the Reagan +determined to take us into a war if we'll permit it... is the Reagan revolution.... So he's getting himself some laws so when he puts in the troops in Nicaragua, he can take charge of the American people, and put people in jail, and kick in their doors, and kill them if they @@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ censorship laws....

In that job [Angola] I sat on a sub-committee of the NSC, so I was like a chief of staff, with the GS-18s (like 3-star generals) Henry -Kissinger, Bill Colby (the CIA director), the GS-18s and the CIA, +Kissinger, Bill Colby (the CIA director), the GS-18s and the CIA, making important decisions and my job was to put it all together and make it happen and run it, an interesting place from which to watch a covert action being done....

@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ economic targets, meaning, break up the economy of the country. Of course, they're attacking a lot more.

To destabilize Nicaragua beginning in 1981, we began funding this -force of Somoza's ex-national guardsmen, calling them the contras (the +force of Somoza's ex-national guardsmen, calling them the contras (the counter-revolutionaries). We created this force, it did not exist until we allocated money. We've armed them, put uniforms on their backs, boots on their feet, given them camps in Honduras to live in, @@ -753,8 +753,8 @@ cease to function.

Systematically, the contras have been assassinating religious workers, teachers, health workers, elected officials, government administrators. You remember the assassination manual? that surfaced -in 1984. It caused such a stir that President Reagan had to address -it himself in the presidential debates with Walter Mondale. They use +in 1984. It caused such a stir that President Reagan had to address +it himself in the presidential debates with Walter Mondale. They use terror. This is a technique that they're using to traumatize the society so that it can't function.

@@ -772,12 +772,12 @@ witnesses for peace who have gone down there and they have filmed and photographed and witnessed these atrocities immediately after they've happened, and documented 13,000 people killed this way, mostly women and children. These are the activities done by these contras. The -contras are the people president Reagan calls `freedom fighters'. He +contras are the people president Reagan calls `freedom fighters'. He says they're the moral equivalent of our founding fathers. And the whole world gasps at this confession of his family traditions.

-

Read Contra Terror by Reed Brodie [1], former assistant Attorney -General of New York State. Read The Contras by Dieter Eich. [4] Read +

Read Contra Terror by Reed Brodie [1], former assistant Attorney +General of New York State. Read The Contras by Dieter Eich. [4] Read With the Contras by Christopher Dickey. [2] This is a main-line journalist, down there on a grant with the Council on Foreign Relations, a slightly to the right of the middle of the road @@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ kept in prison, they said `no. Unless we have evidence of individual crimes, we're not going to hold someone in prison just because they were associated with the former administration.' While they set out to launch a literacy campaign to teach the people to read and write, -which is something that the dictator Somoza, and us supporting him, +which is something that the dictator Somoza, and us supporting him, had never bothered to get around to doing. While they set out to build 2,500 clinics to give the country something resembling a public health policy, and access to medicines, we began to label them as @@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ with this newspaper `La Prensa', which - it's finally come out and been admitted, in Washington - the U.S. government is funding: a propaganda arm.

-

[Reagan and the State dept. have] been claiming they're building a +

[Reagan and the State dept. have] been claiming they're building a war machine that threatens the stability of Central America. Now the truth is, this small, poor country has been attacked by the world's richest country under conditions of war, for the last 5 years. Us and @@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ America.

We claim the justification for this is the arms that are flowing from Nicaragua to El Salvador, and yet in 5 years of this activity, -President Reagan hasn't been able to show the world one shred of +President Reagan hasn't been able to show the world one shred of evidence of any arms flowing from Nicaragua into El Salvador.

We launched a campaign to discredit their elections. International @@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ Instead we said, the elections that were held in El Salvador were models of democracy to be copied elsewhere in the world. And then the truth came out about that one. And we learned that the CIA had spent 2.2 million dollars to make sure that their choice of candidates - -Duarte - would win. They did everything, we're told, by one of their +Duarte - would win. They did everything, we're told, by one of their spokesmen, indirectly, but stuff the ballot boxes....

I'll make a footnote that when I speak out, he [Senator Jesse @@ -871,13 +871,13 @@ target, market, of this heroin was the U.S. GI's in Vietnam. If anybody in Nicaragua is smuggling drugs, it's the contras. Now i've been saying that since the state department started waving this red herring around a couple of years ago, and the other day you notice -President Reagan said that the Nicaraguans, the Sandinistas, were +President Reagan said that the Nicaraguans, the Sandinistas, were smuggling drugs, and the DEA said, `it ain't true, the contras are smuggling drugs'.

We claim the Sandinistas are responsible for the terrorism that's happening anywhere in the world. `The country club of terrorism' we -call it. There's an incident in Rome, and Ed Meese goes on television +call it. There's an incident in Rome, and Ed Meese goes on television and says, `that country club in Nicaragua is training terrorists'. We blame the Sandinistas for the misery that exists in Nicaragua today, and there is misery, because the world's richest nation has set out to @@ -885,14 +885,14 @@ create conditions of misery, and obviously we're bound to have some effect. The misery is not the fault of the Sandinistas, it's the result of our destabilization program. And despite that, and despite some grumbling in the country, the Sandinistas in their elections got -a much higher percentage of the vote than President Reagan did, who's +a much higher percentage of the vote than President Reagan did, who's supposed to be so popular in this country. And all observers are saying that people are still hanging together, with the Sandinistas.

Now it gets tricky. We're saying that the justification for more aid, possibly for an invasion of the country - and mind you, president -Reagan has begun to talk about this, and the Secretary of Defense -Weinberger began to say that it's inevitable - we claim that the +Reagan has begun to talk about this, and the Secretary of Defense +Weinberger began to say that it's inevitable - we claim that the justification is that the Soviet Union now has invested 500 million dollars in arms in military to make it its big client state, the Soviet bastion in this hemisphere. And that's true. They do have a @@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ lot of arms in there now. But the question is, how did they get invited in? You have to ask yourself, what's the purpose of this destabilization program? For this I direct you back to the Newsweek article in Sept. 1981, where they announce the fact that the CIA was -beginning to put together this force of Somoza's ex-guard. Newsweek +beginning to put together this force of Somoza's ex-guard. Newsweek described it as `the only truly evil, totally unacceptable factor in the Nicaraguan equation'. They noted that neither the white house nor the CIA pretended it ever could have a chance of winning. So then @@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ ammunition to attack them.

aid to defend themselves from the attack from the world's richest country, and now we can stand up to the American people and say, `see? they have all the Soviet aid'. Make no doubt of it, it's the game -plan of the Reagan Administration to have a war in Nicaragua, they +plan of the Reagan Administration to have a war in Nicaragua, they have been working on this since 1981, they have been stopped by the will of the American people so far, but they're working harder than ever to engineer their war there.

@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ from these things, classic CIA operations that we know about, some of them very bloody indeed. Guatemala 1954, Brazil, Guyana, Chile, the Congo, Iran, Panama, Peru, Bolivia, Equador, Uruguay - the CIA organized the overthrow of constitutional democracies. Read the book -Covert Action: 35 years of Deception by the journalist Godswood. [6] +Covert Action: 35 years of Deception by the journalist Godswood. [6] Remember the Henry Kissinger quote before the Congress when he was being grilled to explain what they had done to overthrow the democratic government in Chile, in which the President, Salvador @@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ where we fought China in Korea. We had a long covert action in Vietnam, very much like the one that we're running in Nicaragua today, that tracked us directly into the Vietnam war. Read the book, The Hidden History of the Korean War by I. F. Stone. [14] Read Deadly -Deceits by Ralph McGehee [9] for the Vietnam story. In Thailand, the +Deceits by Ralph McGehee [9] for the Vietnam story. In Thailand, the Congo, Laos, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Honduras, the CIA put together large standing armies. In Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, the Congo, Iran, Nicaragua, and Sri Lanka, the CIA armed and encouraged ethnic @@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ functioning above the laws, of God, and the laws of man - they've come back to this country, and they've continued their operations as far as they can get by with them. And we have abundant documentation of that as well. The MH-Chaos program, exposed in the late 60's and shut -down, re-activated by President Reagan to a degree - we don't have the +down, re-activated by President Reagan to a degree - we don't have the details yet - in which they were spending a billion dollars to manipulate U.S. student, and labor organizations. The MK-ultra program. For 20 years, working through over 200 medical schools and @@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ cameras in the walls - to see what would happen at rush hour when the trains are zipping past - if everybody has vertigo and they can't see straight and they're bumping into each other.

-

Colonel White - oh yes, and I can't not mention the disease +

Colonel White - oh yes, and I can't not mention the disease experimentations - the use of deadly diseases. We launched - when we were destabilizing Cuba for 7 years - we launched the swine fever epidemic, in the hog population, trying to kill out all of the pigs - @@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ viruses. And now we have some deadly, killer viruses running around in society. And it has to make you wonder, and it has to make you worry.

-

Colonel White wrote from retirement - he was the man who was in +

Colonel White wrote from retirement - he was the man who was in charge of this macabre program - he wrote, `I toiled whole-heartedly in the vineyards because it was fun, fun fun. Where else could a red-blooded American boy lie, kill, cheat, steal, rape and pillage @@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ investigated by the Congress, and shut down by the Congress. You can dig up the Congressional record and read it for yourself.

There's one book called `In Search of the Manchurian Candidate'. -It's written by John Marks, based on 14,000 documents gotten out of +It's written by John Marks, based on 14,000 documents gotten out of the government under the Freedom of Information Act. Read for yourselves. The thing was shut down but not one CIA case officer who was involved was in any way punished. Not one case officer involved @@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ paycheck for what they had done.

The Church committee found that the CIA had co-opted several hundred journalists, including some of the biggest names in the business, to pump its propaganda stories into our media, to teach us to hate Fidel -Castro, and Ho Chi Minh, and the Chinese, and whomever. The latest +Castro, and Ho Chi Minh, and the Chinese, and whomever. The latest flap or scandal we had about that was a year and a half ago. Lesley Gelp, the heavyweight with the New York Times, was exposed for having been working covertly with the CIA in 1978 to recruit journalists in @@ -1134,11 +1134,11 @@ for having violated our censorship laws....

So now we have the CIA running the operation in Nicaragua, lying to us, running 50 covert actions, and gearing us up for our next war, the Central American war. Let there be no doubt about it, President -Reagan has a fixation on Nicaragua. He came into office saying that +Reagan has a fixation on Nicaragua. He came into office saying that we shouldn't be afraid of war, saying we have to face and erase the scars of the Vietnam war. He said in 1983, `We will do whatever is necessary to reverse the situation in Nicaragua', meaning get rid of -the Sandinistas. Admiral LaRoque, at the Center for Defense +the Sandinistas. Admiral LaRoque, at the Center for Defense Information in Washington, says this is the most elaborately prepared invasion that the U.S. has ever done. At least that he's witnessed in his 40 years of association with our military.

@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ hours from Managua to Texas. All of this getting us ready for the invasion of Nicaragua, for our next war.

Most of the people - 75% of the people - are polled as being against -this action. However, President Eisenhower said, `The people of the +this action. However, President Eisenhower said, `The people of the world genuinely want peace. Someday the leadership of the world are going to have to give in and give it to them'. But to date, the leaders never have, they've always been able to outwit the people, us, @@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ enough that we could go in and do....

We have a feeling that the Vietnam war was the first one in which the people resisted. But once again, we haven't read our history. -Kate Richards-O'Hare. In 1915, she said about WW I, `The Women of the +Kate Richards-O'Hare. In 1915, she said about WW I, `The Women of the U.S. are nothing but brutesalles, producing sons to be put in the army, to be made into fertilizer'. She was jailed for 5 years for anti-war talk.

@@ -1214,25 +1214,25 @@ they would tell about the Vietnam veterans. More of whom died violent deaths from suicide after they came back from Vietnam then died in the fighting itself.

-

Then you have President Reagan.... He talks about the glory of war, +

Then you have President Reagan.... He talks about the glory of war, but you have to ask yourself, where was he when wars were being fought that he was young enough to fight in them? World War II, and the Korean war. Where he was was in Hollywood, making films, where the blood was catsup, and you could wash it off and go out to dinner afterwards....

-

Where was Gordon Liddy when he was young enough to go and fight in a +

Where was Gordon Liddy when he was young enough to go and fight in a war? He was hiding out in the U.S. running sloppy, illegal, un-professional breaking and entering operations. Now you'll forgive my egotism, at that time I was running professional breaking and entering operations....

-

What about Rambo himself? Sylvester Stallone. Where was Sylvester +

What about Rambo himself? Sylvester Stallone. Where was Sylvester Stallone during the Vietnam war? He got a draft deferment for a physical disability, and taught physical education in a girls' school in Switzerland during the war.

-

Getting back to President Reagan. He really did say that `you can +

Getting back to President Reagan. He really did say that `you can always call cruise missiles back'.... Now, you can call back a B-52, and you can call back a submarine, but a cruise missile is different.... When it lands, it goes boom!. And I would prefer that @@ -1250,28 +1250,28 @@ on TV the next day in this country and say there are 5 Jewish families in Nicaragua, and they're not having any problems at all. This is the man who says that they're financing their revolution by smuggling drugs into the U.S. And the DEA says, `It ain't true, it's president -Reagan's Contras that are doing it'....

+Reagan's Contras that are doing it'....

-

[When Reagan was governor of California, Reagan] said `If there has +

[When Reagan was governor of California, Reagan] said `If there has to be a bloodbath then let's get it over with'. Now you have to think about this a minute. A leader of the U.S. seriously proposing a bloodbath of our own youth. There was an outcry of the press, so 3 days later he said it again to make sure no one had misunderstood him.

Read. You have to read to inform yourselves. Read The Book of -Quotes [12]. Read On Reagan: The Man and the Presidency [3] by Ronnie -Dugger. It gets heavy. Dugger concludes in his last chapter that -President Reagan has a fixation on Armageddon. The Village Voice 18 +Quotes [12]. Read On Reagan: The Man and the Presidency [3] by Ronnie +Dugger. It gets heavy. Dugger concludes in his last chapter that +President Reagan has a fixation on Armageddon. The Village Voice 18 months ago published an article citing the 11 times that President -Reagan publicly has talked about the fact that we are all living out -Armageddon today....

+Reagan publicly has talked about the fact that we are all living out +Armageddon today....

-

[Reagan] has Jerry Falwell into the White House. This is the man +

[Reagan] has Jerry Falwell into the White House. This is the man that preaches that we should get on our knees and beg for God to send the rapture down. Hell's fires on earth so the chosen can go up on high and all the other people can burn in hell's fires on earth. -President Reagan sees himself as playing the role of the greatest -leader of all times forever. Leading us into Armageddon. As he goes +President Reagan sees himself as playing the role of the greatest +leader of all times forever. Leading us into Armageddon. As he goes out at the end of his long life, we'll all go out with him....

Why does the CIA run 10,000 brutal covert actions? Why are we @@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ When you get people worked up to hate, they'll let you spend huge amounts of money on arms.

Read The Power Elite by C. Wright Mills. [11] Read The Permanent War -Complex by Seymour Melman. [10] CIA covert actions have the function +Complex by Seymour Melman. [10] CIA covert actions have the function of keeping the world hostile and unstable....

We can't take care of the poor, we can't take care of the old, but @@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ problem.... You'll feel better'....

yourself. Go to the Nevada test site and see for yourself. Go to Pantex on Hiroshima day this summer, and see the vigil there. The place where we make 10 nose-cones a day, 70 a week, year in and year -out. He [Admiral LaRock] said, `I'd tell them, if they feel +out. He [Admiral LaRock] said, `I'd tell them, if they feel comfortable lying down in front of trucks with bombs on them, to lie down in front of trucks with bombs on them.' But he said, `I'd tell them that they can't wait. They've got to start tomorrow, today, and @@ -1330,24 +1330,24 @@ do it, what they can, every day of their lives'.

Contra Terror. ??, .

-

[2] Christopher Dickey. +

[2] Christopher Dickey. With the Contras. ??, .

-

[3] Dugger, Ronnie. - On Reagan: The Man and the Presidency. +

[3] Dugger, Ronnie. + On Reagan: The Man and the Presidency. McGraw-Hill, 1983.

[4] Eich, Dieter. The Contras: Interviews with Anti-Sandinistas. Synthesis, 1985.

-

[5] Kinzer, Stephan and Stephen Schlesinger. +

[5] Kinzer, Stephan and Stephen Schlesinger. Bitter Fruit: The Untold Story of the American Coup in Guatemala. Doubleday, 1983.

-

[6] Godswood, Roy (editor). +

[6] Godswood, Roy (editor). Covert Actions: 35 Years of Deception. Transaction, 1980.

@@ -1358,15 +1358,15 @@ do it, what they can, every day of their lives'.

[8] LaFeber, Walter. Inevitable Revolutions; The United States in Central America. - Norton, 1984.

+ Norton, 1984.

[9] McGehee, Ralph. - Deadly Deceits: My Twenty-Five Years in the CIA. + Deadly Deceits: My Twenty-Five Years in the CIA. Sheridan Square, 1983.

[10] Melman, Seymour. The Permanent War Complex. - Simon and Shuster, 1974.

+ Simon and Shuster, 1974.

[11] Mills, C. Wright. The Power Elite. @@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ do it, what they can, every day of their lives'.

[13] Stockwell, John. In Search of Enemies. - Norton, 1978.

+ Norton, 1978.

[14] Stone, I.F. Hidden History of the Korean War. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sectreat.xml b/pythonCode/output/sectreat.xml index 0e0c96d..90f92d0 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sectreat.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sectreat.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@

"THE SECRET TREATY OF FORT HUNT" by Carl Oglesby

-

Read this article in conjunction with "How Allen Dulles and the +

Read this article in conjunction with "How Allen Dulles and the SS Preserved Each Other," and you'll have a pretty good idea of how we got into the mess we're in today. This article from "Covert Action [Information Bulletin]" tells the story of ODESSA @@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ available in the form of audios, videos, books and reprints. PWR Bulletin Board System: (805) 569-5005

---------------------------- -Transcribed by John DiNardo

+Transcribed by John DiNardo

 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sem1.xml b/pythonCode/output/sem1.xml index 69b76ca..2dbff0b 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sem1.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sem1.xml @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ their widespread testing. Scalar electromagnetics is an extension of present electromagnetics (EM) to include gravitation. That is, a unified electrogravitation, and, what is more important, it is a unified engineering theory. Its basis was discovered -by Nikola Tesla.

+by Nikola Tesla.

In the scalar EM extension, EM field energy can be turned into gravitational field energy and vice versa. This exchange can be patterned and @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ scalar EM superweapons was activated as a special celebration of the 40th anniversary of the end of W.W.II. Activation of this armada (which probably contained over 100 giant weapons), together with 27 giant power systems and a large number of command and control transmissions, was monitored on an -advanced, proprietary detection system by Frank Golden. After the gigantic +advanced, proprietary detection system by Frank Golden. After the gigantic strategic exercise, which lasted several days, most of the weapons and power sources were once again stood down to "standby."

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ vicinity of the Titan launch of August 1985 is unknown at this time. However, significant activity in the grid definitely occurred before the April 18 Titan disaster and on the same day.

-

On Easter Sunday, Mar. 30,1986 engineer Ron Cole observed significant +

On Easter Sunday, Mar. 30,1986 engineer Ron Cole observed significant correlated with Soviet Woodpecker measurements. On April 18, T.E Bearden, perhaps the head of SEM research today, observed traces of a cloud radial over Huntsville, Alabama and took photographs of it. Preliminary reports from @@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ the destruction of the shuttle itself.

On Jan. 1, 1986 the presence of a metal softening signal added on to the Soviet LPABM systems scalar EM transmissions was detected by a surprised -Frank Golden. The metal softening ability of the detected signal was +Frank Golden. The metal softening ability of the detected signal was experimentally verified by him at that time. Golden also locally nullified the action of the scalar EM signal in a test, rather conclusively establishing (1) that it existed and (2) what it was. The signal was diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sem2.xml b/pythonCode/output/sem2.xml index 3ad54f2..fa96560 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sem2.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sem2.xml @@ -77,18 +77,18 @@ instead of falling downwards.

There are also some weird time effects; that object can be moving slower through time than the laboratory observer, or even be moving backwards -through time in respect to the laboratory observer. (Don't believe everything +through time in respect to the laboratory observer. (Don't believe everything they taught you in relativity; none of those guys ever had engineered a single general relativistic situation. &othing they teach in GR is based on direct experiment. Most of what they teach has already experimentally proven to be in error.

This is the concept for a scalar EG detector for a scalar EG waves. -This is the Bendini scalar wave detector, adapted from an original concept by -Dea and Faretto.

+This is the Bendini scalar wave detector, adapted from an original concept by +Dea and Faretto.

The idea is quite simple: install a very powerful bar magnet inside a -grounded Faraday cage. Then install an open-ended coil longitudally above the +grounded Faraday cage. Then install an open-ended coil longitudally above the magnet so that a line through the longitudal axis of the magnet passes through the longitudal axis of the coil above it. The open end of the coil does not touch the magnet.

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ scope.

Note that the detector detects normal EM wave. Now our problem is: How do we get an EG wave to be detected? And how do we assure that we do not detect ordinary EM waves from the outside? Actually this is simple. Ordinary -waves (except for quite low frequency) will be grounded out by the Faraday +waves (except for quite low frequency) will be grounded out by the Faraday shield, and will not penetrate the cage. Thus these normal EM waves cannot enter the cage and appear above the magnet. They will not be detected. Scalar EG waves, on the other hand, will enter the cage since they do not couple to @@ -149,23 +149,23 @@ which amplifies and feeds the signal to the oscilloscope for display. It is important to remember that a magnetostatic potential and an electrostatic potential can be oscillated by a scalar EG wave. By placing a -magnetic material inside a Faraday cage, the oscillation of the magnetostatic +magnetic material inside a Faraday cage, the oscillation of the magnetostatic scalar potential (pole strength of the magnet) can be used as the EG -detecting mechanism. By placing a chargeable material inside a Faraday cage, +detecting mechanism. By placing a chargeable material inside a Faraday cage, the oscillation of the electrostatic scalar potential can be detected. (Possible examples of the latter type detectors are given by Hodowanec,"Radio Electronics," April 1986.)

Note also that one may detect waves at one reference level and not -at another. Changing the bias on the zero-reference ground of the Bendini +at another. Changing the bias on the zero-reference ground of the Bendini detector affects the detection. To look inside a normal EM carrier (such as the Soviet Woodpecker carrier) and see what scalar signals are riding upon -it, the carrier may be used to bias the reference ground of the Bendini +it, the carrier may be used to bias the reference ground of the Bendini detector. To produce a spectrum analyzer, simply use additional series resonant LC tuning circuits in parallel (put multiple taps on the coil, and wire each tap to a separate tuning capacitor of different capacitance). Again, varying the zero reference level is important, as is varying the -strength of the magnet. Frank Golden has also invented an excellent series of +strength of the magnet. Frank Golden has also invented an excellent series of scalar wave detectors based on quite different proprietary principles.

The bottom line is: we can indeed rigorously detect and measure diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sem4.xml b/pythonCode/output/sem4.xml index 9fe68b4..ee3d089 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sem4.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sem4.xml @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ provide awesome amounts of power to each weapon.

Just before May 1,1985 the Soviet Union performed a "full-up" operational test of their entire strategic scalar EM weap/ns complex. This -test was detected and monitored periodically by Frank Golden. Some 27 of +test was detected and monitored periodically by Frank Golden. Some 27 of these giant Soviet "power taps" were locked into the molten core of the earth, producing forced (entrained) scalar resonance of the entire planet on 54 controlled frequencies under our very feet. The remainder of the scalar @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ interferometer is operating in the Exothermic mode.

By biasing the transmitter reference potentials well below that of the distant energy bottle, EM energy is extracted from the distant zone and emerges from the transmitter. In that case the inferometer is operating in -the Endothermic mode.

+the Endothermic mode.

If the transmitters transmit continuously, the effect in the distant zone is continuous.

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ inferometer is operating in the exothermic or endothermic mode.

-- EXOTHERMIC MODE (SCALAR INTERFEROMETER) -- - For a scalar interferometer, "del phi" (the gradient of the potential) + For a scalar interferometer, "del phi" (the gradient of the potential) applies between the transmitter sit and the distant intersection site, not to the intervening space in between. Thus one speaks of "energy flow" as being between the transmitter and intersection --without- any "in between". In the @@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ Afghanistan and by pilots of aircraft landing in Iran.

In the impulsive exothermic mode, a large visible flash will occur if EM energy in the visible spectrum is produced. "Flashes" in the infrared may similarly occur, if the emerging energy is in that spectral band. In -September 1979 our Vela satellites detected such a large "nuclear flash" over +September 1979 our Vela satellites detected such a large "nuclear flash" over the South Atlantic, off the southern coast of Africa. A second "nuclear -flash" detected by the Vela satellites in 1980 was in the infrared only. Some +flash" detected by the Vela satellites in 1980 was in the infrared only. Some years ago, a series of anomalous "flashes" and "booms" occurred off the east coast of the United States. The were due to the orientation and alignment -- and registration -- of one or more "scalar howitzers" -- scalar EM diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sem5.xml b/pythonCode/output/sem5.xml index 255844e..1c1ba6e 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sem5.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sem5.xml @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ scanning scalar interferometer. The importance of this capability to strategic and tactical reconnaissance is obvious. Camouflage, cover, and concealment have no effect on such a system. One can easily look into buildings and into underground -facilities. With a small system such as this, the U.S. Marines at Khe Sahn +facilities. With a small system such as this, the U.S. Marines at Khe Sahn would have had little difficulty locating the tunnels continually dug under the perimeter by the Viet Cong. And targets under jungle canopies are directly visible... @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ April 1972, p. 30-31.)

These two incidents were full up operational tests of Khrushchev's newly-deployed superweapons. He probably staged this dramatic one-two punch in a desperate effort to recover face with the Communist Party after his -disastrous face down by Kennedy in thee Cuban Missile Crisis a few short +disastrous face down by Kennedy in thee Cuban Missile Crisis a few short months previously. Apparently the attempt was successful, since he remained in power another year before being deposed.

@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ interferometer in the endothermic mode.

Further, the story does not end there.

-

A geophysicist at the University of Hawaii, Dr.Daniel A. Walker, +

A geophysicist at the University of Hawaii, Dr.Daniel A. Walker, together with his colleages monitor an array of Hydrophones on the ocean bottom, recording signals such as seismic events, volcano eruptions, etc.

-

Dr.Walker and his colleages performed a comprehensive analysis of the +

Dr.Walker and his colleages performed a comprehensive analysis of the data recorded by the hydrophones in and around the time of the incident in question. The data shows the absence of any natural seismic or volcanic event that could have caused the April 9th phenomenon off the coast of Japan. @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ that could have caused the April 9th phenomenon off the coast of Japan. He and his colleages concluded that it was either an as yet unknown natural phenomenon, or a man made phenomenon.

-

Their report is published in "Science". (D.Walker,"Kaitoku Seamount and +

Their report is published in "Science". (D.Walker,"Kaitoku Seamount and the Mystery Cloud of 9 April 1984," Science, 227(4687),Feb.8,1985,p. 607-611.) diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sem6.xml b/pythonCode/output/sem6.xml index 20f150e..281bbf0 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sem6.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sem6.xml @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ re-entry vehicles and their warheads, decoys, chaff, etc.

The London Sunday Times of 17 August 1980 contained information and a photo-sketch of incidents fo sighting of the testing of very large Tesla globes deep within the Soviet Union. The sightings were made in Afghanistan -by British war cameraman Nick Downie. The phenomena seen were in the +by British war cameraman Nick Downie. The phenomena seen were in the direction of the Saryshagan Missile Test Range, which -- according to the U.S. Defense Departments "Soviet Military Power," 1986 -- contains one or more large directed energy weapons (DEW's). @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ the coast of St.Petersburg, Florida. This particular type of sighting in that area has been previously correlated with times of known activity at Saryshagan.

-

Further, in the same month, U.S. nuclear warning Vela satellites +

Further, in the same month, U.S. nuclear warning Vela satellites detected a "nuclear flash" over the South Atlantic, off the coast of Africa. Controversy has raged in U.S. Intelligence and scientific circles to this day as to whether a nuclear explosion or some other kind of mechanism produced @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ trajectory, the attacking missiles would have to penetrate the globular shell twice, exposing them to giant internal EMPs twice. A very high probability thus exists that all missiles entering the space occupied by the globe are dudded upon entry and/or exit. This includes the electronics inside the -nuclear warheads themselves. Also this is particularly effective against MIRV +nuclear warheads themselves. Also this is particularly effective against MIRV and MARV missile carriers since the multiple re-entry vehicles are normally still on the main vehicle during most of midcourse. The use of this midcourse ABM globe defense greatly reduces the number of vehicles arriving at the @@ -169,16 +169,16 @@ testing such scalar weapons of enormous size and power for at least two decades. This implies that development must have started at least a decade earlier, or in the mid '50s.

-

Still earlier, in January 1960 Nikita Khrushchev had announced the +

Still earlier, in January 1960 Nikita Khrushchev had announced the development of a "fantastic" Soviet weapon, one which could even destroy all -life on earth if unrestrainedly used. In 1962 the ebullient Khrushchev was -forced to back down and lose face before John Kennedy, in the Cuban Missile -Crisis. Khrushchev's missiles and bombers were in woeful shape, as Kennedy -well knew (by courtesy of the Russian spy, Colonel Oleg Penkovsky). Kennedy -did not know that Khrushchev's new superweapons were nearing deployment, but +life on earth if unrestrainedly used. In 1962 the ebullient Khrushchev was +forced to back down and lose face before John Kennedy, in the Cuban Missile +Crisis. Khrushchev's missiles and bombers were in woeful shape, as Kennedy +well knew (by courtesy of the Russian spy, Colonel Oleg Penkovsky). Kennedy +did not know that Khrushchev's new superweapons were nearing deployment, but were not quite ready yet.

-

To save face and prevent his immediate ouster, Khrushchev apparently +

To save face and prevent his immediate ouster, Khrushchev apparently conducted a startling two-strike demonstration of his new weapons as soon as they became operationally ready. On April 10, 1963 he detected and destroyed the U.S.S. Thresher nuclear submarine, using a scalar EM howitzer in the diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sem7.xml b/pythonCode/output/sem7.xml index 275b743..efda88c 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sem7.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sem7.xml @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ continue their transmission to this day.

Estimates of the power of these transmitters vary, but figures range as high as several hundred megawatts, with a nominal figure being 100 megawatts.

-

These powerful transmitters were properly nicknamed "Woodpeckers" +

These powerful transmitters were properly nicknamed "Woodpeckers" because of the characteristic sound of the chirped signal when received. That is, the received signal makes a "pecking" sound much like a woodpecker's beak hitting a block of wood.

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ attack entire populations in a targeted area. This aspect is not covered in this briefing. Suffice it to say that phase locked ELF modulation signals of 10 Hz and less are often detected on multiple woodpecker frequencies simultaneously. In a target area, this modulation -- is sufficiently stronger -than the Schumann resonance of the earth's magnetic field -- will entrain a +than the Schumann resonance of the earth's magnetic field -- will entrain a percentage of the brains into "forced entrainment". In that case, these human brains are "synchronized" to the Woodpecker signals so that multiple coherent frequencies are phase-locked into them. That is, multiple coherent EM @@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ by the subjects as their own.

While further discussion of this area is beyond the scope of my knowledge, the biological aspects of the Woodpecker transmitters are -horrible. It suffices to say that, in thousands of experiments, Kaznacheyev +horrible. It suffices to say that, in thousands of experiments, Kaznacheyev demonstrated that almost any kind of cellular death and disease pattern -could be electromagnetically transmitted. Kaznacheyev reported the effect in +could be electromagnetically transmitted. Kaznacheyev reported the effect in te near ultraviolet. Experimenters at the University of Marburg in West Germany duplicated the experiments in the infrared.

@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ potential pattern (which after all represents total control of charge and charge distribution, hence biochemistry in the cell) of a particular disease or death mechanism. Symptoms (and cellular death from them!) of nuclear radiation, chemical poisoning, bacterial infection, and other -mechanisms were induced by the Kaznacheyev experiments.

+mechanisms were induced by the Kaznacheyev experiments.

-

Dr. Popp of West Germany has published an analysis of the virtual +

Dr. Popp of West Germany has published an analysis of the virtual photon master control system of the cells. Since scalar EM represents the deliberate ordering of virtual particle flux into deterministic patterns, the master control system can readily be entered with scalar techniques to diff --git a/pythonCode/output/senate.xml b/pythonCode/output/senate.xml index 3754864..e89bd87 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/senate.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/senate.xml @@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ Congress. The Senator's wife and children were smiling from ear to ear as was his mother. She was swelling with pride over her son being elected to the United States Senate. - The Vice-president joined the happy group. "Jack, I've + The Vice-president joined the happy group. "Jack, I've come to administer the oath of your office. Hell, I know you believe in the Constitution, don't you?" "Yes Sir, of course." The Vice-president shook his hand and immediately - walked over to offer his congratulations to Jack's family. + walked over to offer his congratulations to Jack's family. While the local television reporters were present, no one questioned that the oath was not administered. The happy scene was simply one of mass confusion. Reporters @@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ specific purpose. Philander C. Knox, play acting as Secretary of State, introduced the 17th amendment into Congress in 1912. The - man who was acting as president was William Howard Taft. - Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 15, 1857. + man who was acting as president was William Howard Taft. + Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 15, 1857. SURPRISE . . . Ohio was NOT admitted to the Union until - August 7, 1953! At the time Taft was elected to be presi- + August 7, 1953! At the time Taft was elected to be presi- dent Ohio was simply a territory. It was not a state which means he was not a natural born citizen. Our Constitution was violated. He was not eligible to be president by any @@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ Founders was for only bills to become law. Resolutions are to express an opinion or to censure some person or action but were never to become law. - Taft was not president and his illegal lackeys such as - Philander C Knox were not officials of the government. They + Taft was not president and his illegal lackeys such as + Philander C Knox were not officials of the government. They introduced this amendment illegally into Congress. It is therefore an unconstitutional act and of no legal consequ- ence. @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ which free governments are destroyed." Another admonition we have ignored. (Messages and Papers of the Presidents, J. D. Richardson, 1898) - To quote Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers, + To quote Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers, No. 78: "There is no position which depends on clearer principles than that every act of a delegated authority, contrary to the tenor of the commission under which it is @@ -220,14 +220,14 @@ exercised, is void." What they did is no good . . . they broke the law. (All references to 'paper no.' are from this book.) - Hamilton goes on further in the same paper to state: + Hamilton goes on further in the same paper to state: "To deny this would be to affirm that the deputy is greater than his principle; that the servant is above his master; that the representative of the people are superior to the people themselves; that men acting by virtue of powers may do not only what their powers do not authorize, but what they forbid." - Madison, in Paper No. 62 makes clear the reasoning for + Madison, in Paper No. 62 makes clear the reasoning for the election of Senators by the states: "In this spirit it may be remarked that the equal vote allowed to each State is at once a constitutional recognition of the portion of diff --git a/pythonCode/output/senators.xml b/pythonCode/output/senators.xml index 1ecfbf3..770acbe 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/senators.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/senators.xml @@ -8,18 +8,18 @@

WASHINGTON - A space alien who stunned the world by revealing that five U.S. Senators were extraterrestrials in 1992 dropped another -bombshell when he met with President Bill Clinton in the White House just +bombshell when he met with President Bill Clinton in the White House just days ago -- and named seven more senators who hail from distant planets!

And far from denying the extraterrestrial's allegations, Senators Phil -Gramm, Dennis DeConcini, John D. Rockefeller IV, Bennett Johnston, -Howell Heflin, Christopher Dodd, and William S. Cohen conceded that +Gramm, Dennis DeConcini, John D. Rockefeller IV, Bennett Johnston, +Howell Heflin, Christopher Dodd, and William S. Cohen conceded that "the time is right to make our true identities known."

-

"Senators John Glenn, Orrin Hatch, Nancy Kassebaum, Sam Nunn, and -Alan Simpson came out of the alien closet two years ago and now we find +

"Senators John Glenn, Orrin Hatch, Nancy Kassebaum, Sam Nunn, and +Alan Simpson came out of the alien closet two years ago and now we find that seven more senators are not from Earth," said author and UFO expert -Nathaniel Dean, who identified the first group of space alien senators in a +Nathaniel Dean, who identified the first group of space alien senators in a news conference that made international headlines in November 1992.

"The implications," he continued, "are almost beyond comprehension. For @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ know about them.

"And if nothing else, these space alien legislators can serve as our links to a world that is even more advanced than our own."

-

Dean's report stunned political analysts and threatened to touch off a public +

Dean's report stunned political analysts and threatened to touch off a public panic that, as one CIA source put it, "could quickly get out of control."

White House spokesmen declined to comment, but sources privately @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ upcoming news conference, although they could not provide a time or date.

ways to minimize any negative fallout and put the right spin on the creature's revelations.

-

Contacted at his office in Washington, Sen. Gramm, R. - Texas, took the +

Contacted at his office in Washington, Sen. Gramm, R. - Texas, took the high road with full and immediate disclosure, saying: "It's all true. We are space aliens. And I'm amazed that it's taken you so long to find out.

@@ -77,43 +77,43 @@ this isn't exactly the way I intended to tell my family and friends."

Sen. Dodd, D. - Conn., expressed relief "that all this is public." In the most terse response of all, Sen. Cohen, R. - Maine, said, "I admit it."

-

Dean's sources said the space alien identified the extraterrestrial senators in -a 25-minute meeting with President Clinton.

+

Dean's sources said the space alien identified the extraterrestrial senators in +a 25-minute meeting with President Clinton.

-

Dean does not know what else, if anything, was discussed at the meeting.

+

Dean does not know what else, if anything, was discussed at the meeting.

"The first question that came to my mind was whether the senators are -U.S. citizens and eligible to serve in the U.S. Senate," said Dean.

+U.S. citizens and eligible to serve in the U.S. Senate," said Dean.

"From what I understand, they were born in the U.S. and are U.S. citizens. It just so happens that their parents were from another world. The senators look like ordinary humans," he continued, "but the space alien who met -with President Clinton had an answer for that, too.

+with President Clinton had an answer for that, too.

"He reportedly said the senators looked human 'because they choose to look human. It is a simple matter for us to change our forms.' "

Oddly enough, the extraterrestrial alien refused to pinpoint the planet or -star system he and the alien senators came from, Dean said.

+star system he and the alien senators came from, Dean said.

The twelve senators identified as space aliens are: -Christopher Dodd, D. - Connecticut -Bennett Johnston, D. - Louisiana +Christopher Dodd, D. - Connecticut +Bennett Johnston, D. - Louisiana William S. Cohen, R. - Maine -Dennis DeConcini, D. - Arizona -Orrin Hatch, R. - Utah -Nancy Kassebaum, R. - Kansas -Alan Simpson, R. - Wyoming -Phil Gramm, R. - Texas -Howell Heflin, D. - Alabama +Dennis DeConcini, D. - Arizona +Orrin Hatch, R. - Utah +Nancy Kassebaum, R. - Kansas +Alan Simpson, R. - Wyoming +Phil Gramm, R. - Texas +Howell Heflin, D. - Alabama John D. Rockefeller IV, D. - West Virginia -Sam Nunn, D. - Georgia -John Glenn, D. - Ohio

+Sam Nunn, D. - Georgia +John Glenn, D. - Ohio

-

(Transcriber's Note: Christopher Dodd's father was also a senator from +

(Transcriber's Note: Christopher Dodd's father was also a senator from Connecticut. John D. Rockefeller IV is, as the name indicates, a member of the Rockefeller family, which has been powerful in both politics and -business for several generations. John Glenn was one of the first U.S. +business for several generations. John Glenn was one of the first U.S. astronauts, and participated in Projects Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo.)

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/shadwcia.xml b/pythonCode/output/shadwcia.xml index 9e09e3f..a49256a 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/shadwcia.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/shadwcia.xml @@ -15,44 +15,44 @@ embassies abroad; one with long-standing ties to a radical ring-wing organization; one with 30,000 men and women under arms - secretly helped IRAQ in its effort to obtain sophisticated weapons? And fueled unrest in Venezuela? This is all the plot of a new best-selling thriller, -right? Or the ravings of some overheated conspiracy buff,right? Right?

+right? Or the ravings of some overheated conspiracy buff,right? Right?

WRONG.

--

-

In the WINTER OF 1990, David Ramirez, a 24 year-old member of the Special -Investigations Division of the Wackenhut Corporation, was sent by his -superiors on an unusual mission. Ramirez a former Marine Corps sergeant +

In the WINTER OF 1990, David Ramirez, a 24 year-old member of the Special +Investigations Division of the Wackenhut Corporation, was sent by his +superiors on an unusual mission. Ramirez a former Marine Corps sergeant based in Miami, was told to fly immediately to San Antonio along with three -other members of SID-a unit, known as founder and chairman George -Wackenhut's "private FBI," that provided executive protection and conducted +other members of SID-a unit, known as founder and chairman George +Wackenhut's "private FBI," that provided executive protection and conducted undercover investigations and sting operations. Once they arrived, they rented two gray Ford Tauruses and drove four hours to a desolate town on the Mexican border called Eagle Pass. There, just after dark, they met two truck drivers who had been flown in from Houston. Inside a nearby warehouse was an 18 -wheel tractor-trailer, which the two truck drivers and the four -Wackenhut agents in their rented cars were supposed to transport to Chicago. -"My instructions were very clear," Ramirez recalls. "Do not look into the +Wackenhut agents in their rented cars were supposed to transport to Chicago. +"My instructions were very clear," Ramirez recalls. "Do not look into the trailer, secure it, and make sure it safely gets to Chicago." It went without saying that no one else was supposed to look in the trailer, either, -which is why the Wackenhut men were armed with fully loaded Remington 870 +which is why the Wackenhut men were armed with fully loaded Remington 870 pump-action shotguns.

The convoy drove for 30 hours straight, stopping only for gas and food. Even -then, one of the Wackenhut agents had to stay with the truck, standing by +then, one of the Wackenhut agents had to stay with the truck, standing by one of the cars, its trunk open, shotgun within easy reach. "Whenever we -stopped, I bought a shot glass with the name of the town on it," Ramirez +stopped, I bought a shot glass with the name of the town on it," Ramirez recalls. "I have glasses from Oklahoma City, Kansas City, St. Louis."

A little before 5:00 on the morning of the third day, they delivered the trailer to a practically empty warehouse outside Chicago. A burly man who had been waiting for them on the loading dock told them to take off the locks and go home, and that was that. They were on a plane back to Miami -that afternoon. Later Ramirez's superiors told him-as they told other SID +that afternoon. Later Ramirez's superiors told him-as they told other SID agents about similar midnight runs-that the trucks contained $40 million worth of food stamps. After considering the secrecy, the way the team was -assembled and the orders not to stop or open the truck, Ramirez decided he +assembled and the orders not to stop or open the truck, Ramirez decided he didn't believe that explanation.

Neither do we. One reason is simple: A Department of Agriculture official @@ -60,58 +60,58 @@ simply denies that food stamps are shipped that way. "Someone is blowing smoke," he says. Another reason is that after a six-month investigation, in the course of which we spoke to more than 300 people, we believe we know what the truck did contain-equipment necessary for the manufacture of -chemical weapons-and where it was headed: to Saddam Hussein's Iraq. And the -Wackenhut Corporation-a publicly traded company with strong ties to the CIA -and federal contracts worth $200 million a year-was making sure Saddam would -be geting his equipment intact. The question is why. In 1954, George -Wackenhut, then a 34-year old former FBI agent, joined up with three other +chemical weapons-and where it was headed: to Saddam Hussein's Iraq. And the +Wackenhut Corporation-a publicly traded company with strong ties to the CIA +and federal contracts worth $200 million a year-was making sure Saddam would +be geting his equipment intact. The question is why. In 1954, George +Wackenhut, then a 34-year old former FBI agent, joined up with three other former FBI agents to open a company in Miami called Special Agent Investigators Inc. The partnership was neither successful nor -harmonious-George once knocked partner Ed Dubois unconscious to end a -disagreement over the direction the company would take-and in 1958, George +harmonious-George once knocked partner Ed Dubois unconscious to end a +disagreement over the direction the company would take-and in 1958, George bought out his partners.

-

However capable Wackenhut's detectives may have been at their work, George -Wackenhut had two personal attributes that were instrumental in the +

However capable Wackenhut's detectives may have been at their work, George +Wackenhut had two personal attributes that were instrumental in the company's growth. First, he got along exceptionally well with important -politicians. He was a close ally of Florida governor Claude Kirk, who hired +politicians. He was a close ally of Florida governor Claude Kirk, who hired him to combat organized crime in the state; and was also friends with -Senator George Smathers, an intimate of John F. Kennedy's. It was Smathers -who provided Wackenhut with his big break when the senator's law firm helped +Senator George Smathers, an intimate of John F. Kennedy's. It was Smathers +who provided Wackenhut with his big break when the senator's law firm helped the company find a loophole in the Pinkerton law, the 1893 federal statute that had made it a crime for an employee of a private detective agency to do -work for the government. Smathers's firm set up a wholly owned subsidiary of -Wackenhut that provided only guards, not detectives. Shortly thereafter, -Wackenhut received multimillion-dollar contracts from the government to +work for the government. Smathers's firm set up a wholly owned subsidiary of +Wackenhut that provided only guards, not detectives. Shortly thereafter, +Wackenhut received multimillion-dollar contracts from the government to guard Cape Canaveral and the Nevada nuclear-bomb test site, the first of many extremely lucrative federal contracts that have sustained the company to this day.

-

The second thing that helped make George Wackenhut successful was that he +

The second thing that helped make George Wackenhut successful was that he was, and is, a hard-line right-winger. He was able to profit from his beliefs by building up dossiers on Americans suspected of being Communists or merely left-leaning-"subversives and sympathizers," as he put it-and -selling the information to interested parties. According to Frank Donner, -the author of "Age of Surveillance", the Wackenhut Corporation maintained -and updated its files even after the McCarthyite hysteria had ebbed, adding +selling the information to interested parties. According to Frank Donner, +the author of "Age of Surveillance", the Wackenhut Corporation maintained +and updated its files even after the McCarthyite hysteria had ebbed, adding the names of antiwar protesters and civil-rights demonstrators to its list -of "derogatory types." By 1965, Wackenhut was boasting to potential +of "derogatory types." By 1965, Wackenhut was boasting to potential investors that the company maintained files on 2.5 million suspected dissidents-one in 46 American adults then living. in 1966, after acquiring -the private files of Karl Barslaag; a former staff member of the House -Committee on Un-American Activities, Wackenhut could confidently maintain +the private files of Karl Barslaag; a former staff member of the House +Committee on Un-American Activities, Wackenhut could confidently maintain that with more than 4 million names, it had the largest privately held file on suspected dissidents in America. In 1975, after Congress investigated -companies that had private files, Wackenhut gave its files to the +companies that had private files, Wackenhut gave its files to the now-defunct anti-Communist Church League of America of Wheaton, Illinois. That organization had worked closely with the red squads of big-city police departments, particularly in New York and L.A., spying on suspected -sympathizers; George Wackenhut was personal friends with the League's +sympathizers; George Wackenhut was personal friends with the League's leaders, and was a major contributor to the group. To be sure, after giving -the League its files, Wackenhut reserved the right to use them for its +the League its files, Wackenhut reserved the right to use them for its clients and friends.

-

Wackenhut had gone public in 1965 ; George Wackenhut retained 54 percent of +

Wackenhut had gone public in 1965 ; George Wackenhut retained 54 percent of the company. Between his salary and dividends, his annual compensation approaches $2 million a year, sufficient for him to live in a $20 million castle in Coral Gables, Florida, complete with a moat and 18 full-time @@ -119,33 +119,33 @@ servants. Today the company is the third-largest investigative security firm in the country, with offices throughout the United States and in 39 foreign countries.

-

It is not possible to overstate the special relationship Wackenhut enjoys +

It is not possible to overstate the special relationship Wackenhut enjoys with the federal government. It is close. When it comes to security -matters, Wackenhut in many respects *is* the government. In 1991, a third of +matters, Wackenhut in many respects *is* the government. In 1991, a third of the company's $600- million in revenues came from the federal government, and another large chunk from companies that themselves work for the government, such as Westinghouse.

-

Wackenhut is the largest single company supplying security to U.S. embassies +

Wackenhut is the largest single company supplying security to U.S. embassies overseas; several of the 13 embassies it guards have been in important hotbeds of espionage, such as Chile, Greece and El Salvador. It also guards nearly all the most strategic government facilities in the U.S., including the Alaskan oil pipeline, the Hanford nuclear-waste facility, the Savannah River plutonium plant and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

-

Wackenhut maintains an especially close relationship with the federal +

Wackenhut maintains an especially close relationship with the federal government in other ways as well. While early boards of directors included such prominent personalities of the political right as Captain Eddie -Rickenbacker; General Mark Clark and Ralph E. Davis, a John Birch Society +Rickenbacker; General Mark Clark and Ralph E. Davis, a John Birch Society leader, current and recent members of the board have included much of the country's recent national-security directorate: former FBI director Clarence Kelley; former Defense secretary and former CIA deputy director Frank -Carlucci: former Defense Intelligence Agent director General Joseph Carroll; +Carlucci: former Defense Intelligence Agent director General Joseph Carroll; former U.S. Secret Service director James J. Rowley; former Marine -commandant P. X. Kelley; and acting chairman of President Bush's foreign- +commandant P. X. Kelley; and acting chairman of President Bush's foreign- intelligence advisory board and former CIA deputy director Admiral Bobby Ray -Inman. Before his appointment as Reagan's CIA director, the late William -Casey was Wackenhut's outside legal counsel. The company has 30,000 armed +Inman. Before his appointment as Reagan's CIA director, the late William +Casey was Wackenhut's outside legal counsel. The company has 30,000 armed employees on its payroll.

We wanted to know more about this special relationship; but the government @@ -156,82 +156,82 @@ America's most strategic installations have gone unanswered.

Similarly, efforts to get the State Department to explain whether embassy contracts were awarded arbitrarily or through competitive bidding were fruitless; essentially, the State Department said, "Some of both. " -Wackenhut's competitors-who, understandably, asked not to be quoted by +Wackenhut's competitors-who, understandably, asked not to be quoted by name-have their own version. "All those contracts;" said one security-firm -executive, "are just another way to pay Wackenhut for their clandestine +executive, "are just another way to pay Wackenhut for their clandestine help. And what is the nature of that help? "It is known throughout the -industry," said retired FBI special agent William Hinshaw, "that if you want -a dirty job done, call Wackenhut." We met George Wackenhut in his swanky, +industry," said retired FBI special agent William Hinshaw, "that if you want +a dirty job done, call Wackenhut." We met George Wackenhut in his swanky, muy macho offices in Coral Gables. The rooms are paneled in a dark, rich rosewood, accented with gray-blue stone. The main office is dominated by -Wackenhut's 12-foot-long desk and a pair of chairs shaped like elephants- +Wackenhut's 12-foot-long desk and a pair of chairs shaped like elephants- "Republican chairs," he calls them-complete with real tusks, which, the old man says with some amusement, tend to stick his visitors. The highlight of the usual collection of pictures and awards is the Republican presidential -exhibit: an autographed photo of Wackenhut shaking hands with George Bush -(whom Wackenhut, according to a former associate, used to call "that pinko") -as well as framed photos of Presidents Reagan, Nixon and Bush, each +exhibit: an autographed photo of Wackenhut shaking hands with George Bush +(whom Wackenhut, according to a former associate, used to call "that pinko") +as well as framed photos of Presidents Reagan, Nixon and Bush, each accompanied by a handwritten note. The chairman looks every inch the comfortable Florida septuagenarian. The day we spoke, his clothing ranged across the color spectrum from baby blue to light baby blue, and he wore a iot of jewelry-a huge gold watch on a thick gold band, two massive goid -rings. But Wackenhut was, at 72, quick and tough in his responses. Near the +rings. But Wackenhut was, at 72, quick and tough in his responses. Near the end of our two-and-a-half hour interview, when asked if his company was an arm of the CIA, he snapped, "No!"

Of course, this may just be a matter of semantics. We have spoken to numerous experts, including current and former CIA agents and analysts, current and former agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration and current -and former Wackenhut executives and employees, all of whom have said that in +and former Wackenhut executives and employees, all of whom have said that in the mid-197O's, atter the Senate Intelligence Committee's revelations of the CIA's covert and sometimes illegal overseas operations, the agency and -Wackenhut grew very, very close. Those revelations had forced the CIA to do +Wackenhut grew very, very close. Those revelations had forced the CIA to do a housecleaning, and it became CIA policy that certain kinds of activities would no longer officially be performed. But that didn't always mean that the need or the desire to undertake such operations disappeared. And that's -where Wackenhut came in.

+where Wackenhut came in.

-

Our sources confirm that Wackenhut has had a long- standing relationship +

Our sources confirm that Wackenhut has had a long- standing relationship with the CIA, and that it has deepened over the last decade or so. Bruce Berckmans, who was assigned to the CIA station in Mexico City, left the -agency in January 1975 (putatively) to become a Wackenhut -international-operations vice president. Berckmans, who left Wackenhut in -1981, told SPY that he has seen a formal proposal George Wackenhut submitted -to the CIA to allow the agency to use Wackenhut offices throughout the world -as fronts for CIA activities. Kichard Babayan, who says he was a CIA +agency in January 1975 (putatively) to become a Wackenhut +international-operations vice president. Berckmans, who left Wackenhut in +1981, told SPY that he has seen a formal proposal George Wackenhut submitted +to the CIA to allow the agency to use Wackenhut offices throughout the world +as fronts for CIA activities. Kichard Babayan, who says he was a CIA contract employee and is currently in jail awaiting trial on fraud and racketeering charges, has been cooperating with federal and congressional investigators looking into illegal shipments of nuclear-and-chemical-weapons- -making supplies to Iraq. "Wackenhut has been +making supplies to Iraq. "Wackenhut has been used by the CIA and other intelligence agencies for years," he told SPY. -"When they [the CIA] need cover, Wackenhut is there to provide it for them." -Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau was said to have rebuffed Wackenhut's +"When they [the CIA] need cover, Wackenhut is there to provide it for them." +Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau was said to have rebuffed Wackenhut's effort in the 1980's to purchase a weapons propellant manufacturer in Quebec with the remark "We just got rid of the CIA-we don't want them back." -Phillip Agee, the left-wing former CIA agent who wrote an expose' of the +Phillip Agee, the left-wing former CIA agent who wrote an expose' of the agency in 1975, told us, "I don't have the slightest doubt that the CIA and -Wackenhut overlap."

+Wackenhut overlap."

There is also testimony from people who are not convicts, renegades or -Canadians. William Corbett, a terrorism expert who spent 18 years as a CIA +Canadians. William Corbett, a terrorism expert who spent 18 years as a CIA analyst and is now an ABC News consultant based in Europe, confirmed the -relationship between Wackenhut and the agency. "For years Wackenhut has been +relationship between Wackenhut and the agency. "For years Wackenhut has been involved with the CIA and other intelligence organizations, including the -DEA," he told SPY. "Wackenhut would allow the CIA to occupy positions within +DEA," he told SPY. "Wackenhut would allow the CIA to occupy positions within the company [in order to carry out] clandestine operations." He also said -that Wackenhut would supply intelligence agencies with information, and that -it was compensated for this- "in a quid pro quo arrangement," Corbett +that Wackenhut would supply intelligence agencies with information, and that +it was compensated for this- "in a quid pro quo arrangement," Corbett says-with government contracts worth billions of dollars over the years.

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We have uncovered considerable evidence that Wackenhut carried the CIA's +

We have uncovered considerable evidence that Wackenhut carried the CIA's water in fighting Communist encroachment in Central America in the 1980s -(that is to say, during the Reagan administration when the CIA director was -former Wackenhut lawyer William Casey, the late superpatriot who had a +(that is to say, during the Reagan administration when the CIA director was +former Wackenhut lawyer William Casey, the late superpatriot who had a proclivity for extralegal and illegal anti-Communist covert operations such -as Iran-contra). In 1981, Berckmans, the CIA agent turned Wackenhut vice -president, joined with other senior Wackenhut executives to form the +as Iran-contra). In 1981, Berckmans, the CIA agent turned Wackenhut vice +president, joined with other senior Wackenhut executives to form the company's Special Projects Division. It was this division that linked up -with ex-CIA man John Phillip Nichols, who had taken over the Cabazon Indian +with ex-CIA man John Phillip Nichols, who had taken over the Cabazon Indian reservation in California, as we described in a previous article ["Badlands," April 1992], in pursuit of a scheme to manufacture explosives, poison gas and biological weapons-and then, by virtue of the tribe's status @@ -239,47 +239,47 @@ as a sovereign nation, to export the weapons to the contras. This maneuver was designed to evade congressional prohibitions against the U.S. government's helping the contras. Indeed, in an interview with SPY, Eden Pastora, the contras' famous Commander Zero, who had been spotted at a test -of some night-vision goggles at a firing range near the Cabazon reservation -in the company of Nichols and a Wackenhut executive, offhandedly identified -that executive, A. Robert Frye, as "the man from the CIA. " (In a subsequent -conversation he denied knowing Frye at all; of course, in that same talk he +of some night-vision goggles at a firing range near the Cabazon reservation +in the company of Nichols and a Wackenhut executive, offhandedly identified +that executive, A. Robert Frye, as "the man from the CIA. " (In a subsequent +conversation he denied knowing Frye at all; of course, in that same talk he quite unbelievably denied having ever been a contra.)

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In addition to attempted weapons supply, Wackenhut seems to have been -involved in Central America in other ways. Ernesto Bermudez who was -Wackenhut's director of international operations from 1987 to '89, admitted -to SPY that during 1985 and '86 he ran Wackenhut's operations in El +

In addition to attempted weapons supply, Wackenhut seems to have been +involved in Central America in other ways. Ernesto Bermudez who was +Wackenhut's director of international operations from 1987 to '89, admitted +to SPY that during 1985 and '86 he ran Wackenhut's operations in El Salvador, where he was in charge of 1,500 men. When asked what 1 ,500 men -were doing for Wackenhut in El Salvador, Bermudez replied coyly, "Things." +were doing for Wackenhut in El Salvador, Bermudez replied coyly, "Things." Pressed, he elaborated: "Things you wouldn't want your mother to know about." -It's worth noting that Wackenhut's annual revenues from government +It's worth noting that Wackenhut's annual revenues from government contracts--the alleged reward for cooperation in the government's clandestine activities-increased by 150 million, a 45 percent jump, while -Ronald Reagan was in office. "You've done an awful lot of research, George -Wackenhut said to me as I was leaving. "How would you like to run all our +Ronald Reagan was in office. "You've done an awful lot of research, George +Wackenhut said to me as I was leaving. "How would you like to run all our New York operations ? "

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If that was the extent of Wackenhut's possible involvement in a government +

If that was the extent of Wackenhut's possible involvement in a government agency's attempt to circumvent the law, then we might dismiss it as an interesting footnote to the overheated, cowboy anti- Communist 1980s. However, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida has been conducting an investigation into the illegal export of dual-use technology-that is, seemingly innocuous technology that can also be used to make nuclear weapons to Iraq and Libya. And SPY has learned that -Wackenhut's name has come up in the federal investigation, but not at +Wackenhut's name has come up in the federal investigation, but not at present as a target.

Between 1987 and '89, three companies in the United States received -investments from an Iraqi architect named Ihsan Barbouti. The colorful +investments from an Iraqi architect named Ihsan Barbouti. The colorful Barbouti owned an engineering company in Frankfort that had a $552 million contract to build airfields in Iraq. He also admitted having designed -Mu'ammar Qaddafi's infamous German-built chemical-weapons plant in Rabta, +Mu'ammar Qaddafi's infamous German-built chemical-weapons plant in Rabta, Libya. According to an attorney for one of the companies in which Barbouti invested, the architect owned $100 million worth of real estate and oil-drilling equipment in Texas and Oklahoma. He may also be dead, there being reports that he died of heart failure in Hospital in London on July 1, 1990, his 63rd birthday. Barbouti, however, had faked his death once before, -in 1969, after the Ba'ath takeover in Iraq which brought Saddam Hussein to +in 1969, after the Ba'ath takeover in Iraq which brought Saddam Hussein to power as the second-in-command. That time, Barbouti escaped Iraq; resurfacing several years later in Lebanon and Libya. There are no reports that he is living in Jordan -or, according to other reports, in a CIA safe @@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ to make them usable in nuclear reactors and chemical-weapons plants; and because one of the by-products in making cherry flavoring is ferric ferrocyanide, a chemical that's used to manufacture hydrogen cyanide, which can penetrate gas masks and protective clothing. Hydrogen cyanide was used -by Saddam Hussein against the Kurds in the Iran-Iraq war.

+by Saddam Hussein against the Kurds in the Iran-Iraq war.

Barbouti was more than a passive investor, and soon he began pressuring the companies to ship not only their products but also their manufacturing @@ -308,39 +308,39 @@ attempting to violate the law. First, the U.S. forbade sending anything to Libya, which was embargoed as a terrorist nation. Second, the U.S. specified that material of this sort must be sent to its final destination, not to an intermediate locale, where the U.S. would risk losing control of its -distribution. According to former CIA contract employee Richard Babayan, in -late 1989 Barbouti met in London with Ibrahim Sabawai, Saddam Hussein's half +distribution. According to former CIA contract employee Richard Babayan, in +late 1989 Barbouti met in London with Ibrahim Sabawai, Saddam Hussein's half brother and European head of Iraqi intelligence, who grew excited about the work Pipeline Recovery was doing and called for the company's technology to be rushed to Iraq, so that it could be in place by early 1990. And the owner of TK-7 swears that Barbouti told him he was developing an atom device for -Qaddafi that would be used against the U.S. in retaliation for the 1986 U.S. -air strike against Libya. Barbouri also wanted the ferrocyanide from Product +Qaddafi that would be used against the U.S. in retaliation for the 1986 U.S. +air strike against Libya. Barbouri also wanted the ferrocyanide from Product Ingredient.

Assisting Barbouti with these investments was New Orleans exporter Don -Seaton, business associate of Richard Secord, the right-wing U.S. Army +Seaton, business associate of Richard Secord, the right-wing U.S. Army general turned war profiteer who was so deeply enmeshed in the Iran-contra -affair. It was Secord who connected Barbouti with Wackenhut. Barbouti met -with Secord in Florida on several occasions, and phone records show that -several calls were placed from Barbouti's office to Secord's private number -in McLean, Virginia; Secord has acknowledged knowing Barbouti. He is -currently a partner of Washington businessman James Tully (who is the man -who leaked Bill Clinton's draft-dodge letter to ABC) and Jack Brennan, a -former Marine Corps colonel and longtime aide to Richard Nixon both in the -White House and in exile. Brennan has gone back to the White House, where he -works as a director of administrative operations in President Bush's office. -He refused to return repeated calls from SPY. Interestingly, Brennan and -Tully had previously been involved in a $181 million business deal to supply +affair. It was Secord who connected Barbouti with Wackenhut. Barbouti met +with Secord in Florida on several occasions, and phone records show that +several calls were placed from Barbouti's office to Secord's private number +in McLean, Virginia; Secord has acknowledged knowing Barbouti. He is +currently a partner of Washington businessman James Tully (who is the man +who leaked Bill Clinton's draft-dodge letter to ABC) and Jack Brennan, a +former Marine Corps colonel and longtime aide to Richard Nixon both in the +White House and in exile. Brennan has gone back to the White House, where he +works as a director of administrative operations in President Bush's office. +He refused to return repeated calls from SPY. Interestingly, Brennan and +Tully had previously been involved in a $181 million business deal to supply uniforms to the Iraqi army. Oddly, they arranged to have the uniforms manufactured in Nicolae Ceaucescu's Romania. The partners in that deal were -former U.S. attorney general and Watergate felon John Mitchell and Sarkis +former U.S. attorney general and Watergate felon John Mitchell and Sarkis Soghanalian, a Turkish-born Lebanese citizen. Soghanalian, who has been -credited with being Saddam Hussein's leading arms procurer and with -introducing the demonic weapons inventor Gerald Bull to the Iraqis, is +credited with being Saddam Hussein's leading arms procurer and with +introducing the demonic weapons inventor Gerald Bull to the Iraqis, is currently serving a six-year sentence in federal prison in Miami for the illegal sale of 103 military helicopters to Iraq. According to former -Wackenhut agent David Ramirez, the company considered Soghanalian "a very +Wackenhut agent David Ramirez, the company considered Soghanalian "a very valuable client."

Unfortunately for Barbouti, none of the companies in which he made @@ -348,70 +348,70 @@ investments was willing to ship its products or technology to his European divisions. That, however, doesn't necessarily mean that he didn't get some of what he wanted. In 1990, 2,000 gallons of ferrocyanide were found to be missing from the cherry-flavor factory in Boca Raton. Where it went is a -mystery; Peter Kawaja, who was the head of security for all of Barbouti's +mystery; Peter Kawaja, who was the head of security for all of Barbouti's U.S. investments, told SPY, "We were never burglarized, but that stuff didn't walk out by itself."

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What does all this have to do with Wackenhut? Lots: According to Louis -Champon, the owner of Product Ingredient Technology, it was Wackenhut that -guarded his Boca Raton plant, a fact confirmed by Murray Levine, a Wackenhut -vice president. Champon also says, and Wackenhut also confirms, that the -security for the plant consisted of one unarmed guard. While a Wackenhut +

What does all this have to do with Wackenhut? Lots: According to Louis +Champon, the owner of Product Ingredient Technology, it was Wackenhut that +guarded his Boca Raton plant, a fact confirmed by Murray Levine, a Wackenhut +vice president. Champon also says, and Wackenhut also confirms, that the +security for the plant consisted of one unarmed guard. While a Wackenhut spokesperson maintains that this was the only job they were doing for Barbouti, he also says that they were never paid, that Barbouti stiffed them.

This does not seem true. SPY has obtained four checks from Barbouti to -Wackenhut. All were written within ten days in 1990: one on March 27 for +Wackenhut. All were written within ten days in 1990: one on March 27 for $168.89; one on March 28 for $24,828.07; another on April 5 for $756; the -last on April 6 for $40,116.25. We asked Richard Kneip, Wackenhut's senior +last on April 6 for $40,116.25. We asked Richard Kneip, Wackenhut's senior vice president for corporate planning, to explain why a single guard was worth $66,000 a year; Kneip was at a loss to do so. He was similarly at a -loss to explain a fifth check, from another Barbouti company to Wackenhut's -travel-service division in 1987, almost two years before Wackenhut has +loss to explain a fifth check, from another Barbouti company to Wackenhut's +travel-service division in 1987, almost two years before Wackenhut has acknowledged providing security for the Boca Raton plant .

Two former CIA operatives, separately interviewed, have the explanation. -Charles Hayes, who describes himself as "a CIA asset " says Wackenhut was +Charles Hayes, who describes himself as "a CIA asset " says Wackenhut was helping Barbouti ship chemicals to Iraq, "Supplying Iraq was originally a -good idea," he maintains, "but then it got out of hand. Wackenhut was just -in it for the money." Richard Babayan the former CIA contract employee, -confirmed Hayes's account. He says that Wackenhut's relationship with +good idea," he maintains, "but then it got out of hand. Wackenhut was just +in it for the money." Richard Babayan the former CIA contract employee, +confirmed Hayes's account. He says that Wackenhut's relationship with Barbouti existed before the Boca Raton plant opened: "Barbouti was placed in -the hands of Secord by the CIA, and Secord called in Wackenhut to handle +the hands of Secord by the CIA, and Secord called in Wackenhut to handle security and travel and protection for Barbouti and his export plans." -Wackenhut, Babayan says was working for the CIA in helping Barbouti ship the +Wackenhut, Babayan says was working for the CIA in helping Barbouti ship the chemical- and-nuclear-weapons-making equipment first to Texas, then to Chicago, and then to Baltimore to be shipped overseas. All of which makes -the story of the midnight convoy ride of David Ramirez, recounted at the +the story of the midnight convoy ride of David Ramirez, recounted at the beginning of this article rather less mysterious. SPY has learned that this shipment is now the subject of a joint USDA- Customs investigation.

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When we asked George Wackenhut what was being shipped from Eagle Pass to +

When we asked George Wackenhut what was being shipped from Eagle Pass to Chicago, the sharp, straightforward chairman at first claimed they were protecting an unnamed executive. He then directed an aide to get back to me. -Two days later, Richard Kneip did, repeating the tale that had been passed -on to David Ramirez-that the trucks contained food stamps. We told him that +Two days later, Richard Kneip did, repeating the tale that had been passed +on to David Ramirez-that the trucks contained food stamps. We told him that we had spoken to a Department of Agriculture official, who informed us that food stamps are shipped from Chicago to outlying areas, never the other way around, and that food stamps, unlike money, are used once and then destroyed. All Kneip would say then was, "We do not reveal the names of our clients."

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Wackenhut's connection to the CIA and to other government agencies raises +

Wackenhut's connection to the CIA and to other government agencies raises several troubling questions:

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First, is the CIA using Wackenhut to conduct operations that it has been +

First, is the CIA using Wackenhut to conduct operations that it has been forbidden to undertake? Second, is the White House or some other party in -the executive branch working through Wackenhut to conduct operations that it -doesn't want Congress to know about? Third, has Wackenhut's cozy +the executive branch working through Wackenhut to conduct operations that it +doesn't want Congress to know about? Third, has Wackenhut's cozy relationship with the government given it a feeling of security-or worse, an outright knowledge of sensitive or embarrassing information-that allows the company to believe that it can conduct itself as though it were above the -law? A congressional investigation into Wackenhut's activities in the -Alyeska affair last November began to shed some light on Wackenhut's way of +law? A congressional investigation into Wackenhut's activities in the +Alyeska affair last November began to shed some light on Wackenhut's way of doing business; clearly it's time for Congress to investigate just how far -Wackenhut's other tentacles extend.

+Wackenhut's other tentacles extend.

Additional reporting by Erzc Reguly, Margie Sloan and Wendell Smith

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THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST

+

THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST

BY RICHARD HARWOOD

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ that the Zionists wrested from the Government the land of Palestine and created their haven from persecution, the State of Israel. Indeed, it is a remarkable fact that the Jewish people emerged from the Second World War as nothing less than a -triumphant minority. Dr. Max Nussbaum, the former chief rabbi of +triumphant minority. Dr. Max Nussbaum, the former chief rabbi of the Jewish community in Berlin, stated on April 11, 1953: "The position the Jewish people occupy today in the world -- despite the enormous losses -- is ten times stronger than what it was @@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ the need for international tolerance and understanding will be hammered home by the United Nations until nationhood itself; the very guarantee of freedom, is abolished. A classic example of the use of the 'Six Million' as an anti- -national weapon appears in Manvell and Frankl's book, The +national weapon appears in Manvell and Frankl's book, The Incomparable Crime (London, 1967), which deals with 'Genocide in the Twentieth Century'. Anyone with a pride in being British will be somewhat supersede by the vicious attack made on the -British Empire in this book. The authors quote Pandit Nehru, who +British Empire in this book. The authors quote Pandit Nehru, who wrote the following while in a British prison in India: "Since -Hitler emerged from obscurity and became the Fuhrer of Germany, +Hitler emerged from obscurity and became the Fuhrer of Germany, we have heard a great deal about racialism and the Nazi theory of the "Herrenvolk"...But we in India have known racialism in all its forms ever since the commitment of British rule. The @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ subjected to insult, humiliation and contemptuous treatment. The English were an imperial race, we were told, with the God- given right to govern us and keep us in subjection; if we protested we were reminded of the 'tiger qualities of an -imperial race'." The authors Manvell and Frankl then go on to +imperial race'." The authors Manvell and Frankl then go on to make the point perfectly clear to us: "The white races of Europe and America." they write, "have become used during the centuries to regarding themselves as a "Herrenvolk". The twentieth @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ its biological and political implications? He is branded as that most heinous of creatures, a "racialist". And what is racialism. of course, but the very hallmark of a Nazi! They so everyone is told, anyway) murdered Six Million Jews because of racialism, so -it must be a very evil thing indeed. When Enoch Powell drew +it must be a very evil thing indeed. When Enoch Powell drew attention to the dangers posed by coloring immigration into Britain in one of his early speeches, a certain prominent Socialist raised the specter of Dachau and Auschwitz to silence @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Jewish racial solidarity. Unfortunately, it has worked in quite the opposite way for all other peoples, rendering them impotent in the struggle for self-preservation. The aim in the following is quite simply to tell the Truth. -The distinguished American historian Harry Elmer Barnes once +The distinguished American historian Harry Elmer Barnes once wrote that "An attempt to make a competent, objective and truthful investigation of the extermination question...is surely the most precarious venture that an historian or demographer @@ -170,15 +170,15 @@ threaten us all.

1) GERMAN POLICY TOWARDS THE JEWS PRIOR TO THE WAR

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Rightly or wrongly, the Germany of Adolf Hitler considered +

Rightly or wrongly, the Germany of Adolf Hitler considered the Jews to be a disloyal and avaricious element within the national community, as well as a force of decadence in Germany's cultural life. This was held to be particularly unhealthy since, during the Weimar period, the Jews had risen to a position of remarkable strength and influence in the nation, particularly in law, finance and the mass media, even though they constituted -only 5 per cent of the population. The fact that Karl Marx was a -Jew and that Jews such as Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht +only 5 per cent of the population. The fact that Karl Marx was a +Jew and that Jews such as Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht were disproportionately prominent in the leadership of revolutionary movements in Germany, also tended to convince the Nazis of the powerful internationalist and Communist tendencies @@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ them.

It is very significant, however, that certain Jews were quick to interpret these policies of internal discrimination as equivalent to extermination itself. A 1936 anti-German -propaganda book by Leon Feuchtwanger and others entitles Der +propaganda book by Leon Feuchtwanger and others entitles Der Gelbe Fleck: Die Ausrotung von 500,000 duetschen Juden (The Yellow Spot: The Extermination of 500,000 German Jews, Paris, 1936), presents a typical example. Despite its baselessness in @@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ for political prisoners are also seen as potential instruments of genocide, and special reference is made to the 100 Jews still detained in Dachau in 1936, of whom 60 had been there since 1933. A further example was the sensational book by the German- -Jewish Communist, Hans Beimler, called Four Weeks in the Hands -of Hitler's Hell-Hounds: The Nazi Murder Camp at Dachau, which +Jewish Communist, Hans Beimler, called Four Weeks in the Hands +of Hitler's Hell-Hounds: The Nazi Murder Camp at Dachau, which was published in New York as early as 1933. Detained for his Marxist affiliations, he claimed that Dachau was a death camp, though by his own admission he was released after only a month @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ with the purpose of concentration camps in pre-war Germany. These were used for the detention of political opponents and subversives -- principally liberals, Social Democrats and Communists of all kinds, of whom a proportion were Jews such as -Hans Beimler. Unlike the millions enslaved in the Soviet Union, +Hans Beimler. Unlike the millions enslaved in the Soviet Union, the German concentration camp population was always small; Reitlinger admits that between 1934 and 1938 it seldom exceeded 20,000 throughout the whole of Germany, and the number of Jews @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ was never more than 3,000. (The S.S.: Alibi of a Nation, London,

The Nazi view of Jewish emigration was not limited to a negative policy of simple expulsion, but was founded along the -lines of modern Zionism. Theodore Herzl, in his work The Jewish +lines of modern Zionism. Theodore Herzl, in his work The Jewish State had originally conceived of Madagascar as a national homeland for the Jews, and this possibility was seriously studied by the party in pamphlet form. This stated that the @@ -250,23 +250,23 @@ Arab world, which has indeed been the case. The Germans were not original in proposing Jewish emigration to Madagascar; the Polish Government had already considered the scheme in respect of their own Jewish population, and in 1937 they sent the -Michael Lepecki expedition to Madagascar, accompanied by Jewish +Michael Lepecki expedition to Madagascar, accompanied by Jewish representatives to investigate the problems involved. The first Nazi proposals for a Madagascar solution were made in association with the Schacht Plan of 1938. On the advice of -Goering, Hitler agreed to send the President of the Reichbank, -Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, to London for discussions with Jewish -representatives Lord Bearsted and Mr. Rublee of New York (cf. +Goering, Hitler agreed to send the President of the Reichbank, +Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, to London for discussions with Jewish +representatives Lord Bearsted and Mr. Rublee of New York (cf. Reitlinger, The Final Solution, London, 1953, p. 20). The plan was that German Jewish assets would be frozen as security for an international loan to finance Jewish emigration to Palestine, -and Schacht reported on these negotiations to Hitler at +and Schacht reported on these negotiations to Hitler at Berchtesgaden on January 2, 1939. The plan,. which failed due to British refusal to accept the financial terms, was first put forward on November 12, 1938 at a conference convened by -Goering, who revealed that Hitler was already considering the +Goering, who revealed that Hitler was already considering the emigration of Jews to a settlement in Madagascar (ibid., p. 21). -Later, in December, Ribbentrop was told by M. George Bonnet, the +Later, in December, Ribbentrop was told by M. George Bonnet, the French Foreign Secretary, that the French Government itself was planning the evacuation of 10,000 Jews to Madagascar. Prior to the Schacht Palestine proposals of 1938, which were @@ -277,32 +277,32 @@ emigration in the Evian Conference of July, 1938. However, by the most favor in German circles. It is true that in London Helmuth Wohltat of the German Foreign Office discussed limited Jewish emigration to Rhodesia and British Guiana as late as -April 1939; but by January 24th, when Goering wrote to Interior -Minister Frick ordering the creation of a Central Emigration -Office for Jews, and commissioned Heydrich of the Reich Security +April 1939; but by January 24th, when Goering wrote to Interior +Minister Frick ordering the creation of a Central Emigration +Office for Jews, and commissioned Heydrich of the Reich Security Head Office to solve the Jewish problem "by means of emigration and evacuation", the Madagascar Plan was being studied in earnest. By 1939, the consistent efforts of the German Government to -secure the departure of Jews from the Reich had resulted in the +secure the departure of Jews from the Reich had resulted in the emigration of 400,000 German Jews from a total population of about 600,000, and an additional 480,000 emigrants from Austria and Czechoslovakia, which constituted almost their entire Jewish populations. This was accomplished through the Offices of Jewish Emigration in Berlin, Vienna and Prague established by Adolf -Eichmann, the head of the Jewish Investigative Office of the +Eichmann, the head of the Jewish Investigative Office of the Gestapo. So eager were the Germans to secure this emigration -that Eichmann even established a training center in Austria, +that Eichmann even established a training center in Austria, where young Jews could learn farming in anticipation of being -smuggled illegally into Palestine (Manvell & Frankl, S.S. and -Gestapo, p. 60). Had Hitler cherished any intention of +smuggled illegally into Palestine (Manvell & Frankl, S.S. and +Gestapo, p. 60). Had Hitler cherished any intention of exterminating the Jews, it in inconceivable that he would have -allowed more than 800,000 to leave Reich territory with the bulk +allowed more than 800,000 to leave Reich territory with the bulk of their wealth, much less considered plans for mass emigration to Palestine or Madagascar. What is more, we shall see that the policy of emigration from Europe was still under consideration well into the war period, notably the Madagascar Plan, which -Eichmann discussed in 1940 with French Colonial Office experts +Eichmann discussed in 1940 with French Colonial Office experts after the defeat of France had made the surrender of the colony a practical proposition.

@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ altered drastically. It is not widely known that world Jewry declared itself to be a belligerent party in the Second World War, and therefore there was ample basis under international law for the Germans to intern the Jewish population as a hostile -force. On September 5, 1939 Chaim Weizmann, the principle +force. On September 5, 1939 Chaim Weizmann, the principle Zionist leader, had declared war against Germany on behalf of the world's Jews, stating that "Jews stand by Great Britain and will fight on the side of the democracies...The Jewish Agency is @@ -324,27 +324,27 @@ September 8, 1939)

DETENTION OF ENEMY ALIENS

All Jews had thus been declared agents willing to prosecute a -war against the German Reich, and as a consequence, Himmler and -Heydrich were eventually to begin the policy of internment. It +war against the German Reich, and as a consequence, Himmler and +Heydrich were eventually to begin the policy of internment. It is worth noting that the United states and Britain had already interned all Japanese aliens and citizens of Japanese descent in detention camps before the Germans applied the same security measures against the Jews of Europe. Moreover, there had been no such evidence or declaration of disloyalty by these Japanese -Americans as had been given by Weizmann. The British, too, +Americans as had been given by Weizmann. The British, too, during the Boer War, interned all the women and children of the population and thousands died as a result, yet in no sense could the British be charged with wanting to exterminate the Boers. The detention of the Jews in the occupied territories of Europe served two essential purposes from the German viewpoint. The first was to prevent unrest and subversion; Himmler had -informed Mussolini on October 11th, 1042, that German policy +informed Mussolini on October 11th, 1042, that German policy towards the Jews had altered during wartime entirely for reasons of military security. He complained that thousands of Jews in the occupied regions were conducting partisan warfare, sabotage and espionage, a view confirmed by official Soviet information -given to Raymond Arthur Davis that no less than 35,000 European -Jews were waging partisan war under Tito in Yugoslavia. As a +given to Raymond Arthur Davis that no less than 35,000 European +Jews were waging partisan war under Tito in Yugoslavia. As a result, Jews were to be transported to restricted areas and detention camps, both in Germany, and especially after March 1942, in the Government-General of Poland. @@ -356,21 +356,21 @@ would entail the most senseless waste of manpower, time and energy while prosecuting a war for survival on two fronts. Certainly after the attack on Russia, the idea of compulsory labor had taken precedence over German plans for Jewish -emigration. The protocol of a conversation between Hitler and -the Hungarian regent Horthy on April 17th, 1943, reveals that -the German leader personally requested Horthy to release 100,000 +emigration. The protocol of a conversation between Hitler and +the Hungarian regent Horthy on April 17th, 1943, reveals that +the German leader personally requested Horthy to release 100,000 Hungarian Jews for work in the "pursuit-plane program" of the Luftwaffe at a time when the aerial bombardment of Germany was increasing (Reitlinger, Die Endlosung, Berlin, 1956, p. 478). This took place at a time when, supposedly, the Germans -were already seeking to exterminate the Jews, but Hitler's +were already seeking to exterminate the Jews, but Hitler's request clearly demonstrates the priority aim of expanding his labor force. In harmony with this program, concentration camps became, in fact, industrial complexes. At every camp where Jews and other nationalities were detained, there were large industrial plants and factories supplying material for the German war-effort -- -the Buna rubber factory at Bergen-Belsen, for example, Buna and +the Buna rubber factory at Bergen-Belsen, for example, Buna and I. G. Farben Industry at Auschwitz, and the electrical firm of Siemens at Ravensbruck. In many cases, special concentration camp money notes were issued as payment for labor, enabling @@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ determined to obtain the maximum economic return from the concentration camp system, an object wholly at variance with any plan to exterminate millions of people in them. It was the function of the S.S. Economy and Administration Office, headed -by Oswald Pohl, to see that the concentration camps became major +by Oswald Pohl, to see that the concentration camps became major industrial producers.

EMIGRATION STILL FAVORED

@@ -389,57 +389,57 @@ period, the Germans continued to implement the policy of Jewish emigration. The fall of France in 1940 enabled the German Government to open serious negotiations with the French for the transfer of European Jews to Madagascar. A memorandum of August, -1942 from Luther, Secretary-of-State in the German Foreign +1942 from Luther, Secretary-of-State in the German Foreign Office, reveals that he had conducted these negotiations between July and December 1940, when they were terminated by the French. -A circular from Luther's department dated August 15th, 1940 +A circular from Luther's department dated August 15th, 1940 shows that the details of the German play had been worked out by -Eichmann, for it is signed by his assistant, Dannecker. Eichmann +Eichmann, for it is signed by his assistant, Dannecker. Eichmann had in fact been commissioned in August to draw up a detailed -Madagascar Plan, and Dannecker was employed in research on +Madagascar Plan, and Dannecker was employed in research on Madagascar at the French Colonial Office (Reitlinger, The Final Solution, p. 77). The proposals of August 15th were that an inter-European bank was to finance the emigration of four -million Jews throughout a phased program. Luther's 1942 -memorandum shows that Heydrich had obtained Himmler's approval +million Jews throughout a phased program. Luther's 1942 +memorandum shows that Heydrich had obtained Himmler's approval of this plan before the end of August and has also submitted it -to Goering. It certainly met with Hitler's approval, for as -early as June 17th his interpreter, Schmidt, recalls Hitler -observing to Mussolini that "One could found a State of Israel -in Madagascar" (Schmidt, Hitler's Interpreter, London, 1951, p. +to Goering. It certainly met with Hitler's approval, for as +early as June 17th his interpreter, Schmidt, recalls Hitler +observing to Mussolini that "One could found a State of Israel +in Madagascar" (Schmidt, Hitler's Interpreter, London, 1951, p. 178). Although the French terminated the Madagascar negotiations -in December, 1940, Poliakov, the director of the Centre of +in December, 1940, Poliakov, the director of the Centre of Jewish Documentation in Paris, admits that the Germans -nevertheless pursued the scheme, and the Eichmann was still busy +nevertheless pursued the scheme, and the Eichmann was still busy with it throughout 1941. Eventually, however, it was rendered impractical by the progress of the war, in particular by the situation after the invasion of Russia, and on February 10th, 1942, the Foreign Office was informed that the plan had been temporarily shelved. This ruling, sent to the Foreign Office by -Luther's assistant, Rademacher, is of great importance, because +Luther's assistant, Rademacher, is of great importance, because it demonstrates conclusively that the term "Final Solution" meant only the emigration of Jews, and also that transportation to the eastern ghettos and concentration camps such as Auschwitz constituted nothing but an alternative plan of evacuation. The directive reads: "The was with the Soviet Union has in the meantime created the possibility of disposing of other -territories for the Final Solution. In consequence the Fuhrer +territories for the Final Solution. In consequence the Fuhrer has decided that the Jews should be evacuated not to Madagascar but to the East. Madagascar need no longer therefore be considered in connection with the Final Solution" (Reitlinger, ibid. p. 79). The details of this evacuation has been discussed a month earlier at the Wannsee Conference in Berlin, which we shall examine below. - Reitlinger and Poliakov both make the entirely unfounded + Reitlinger and Poliakov both make the entirely unfounded supposition that because the Madagascar Plan had been shelved, the Germans must necessarily have been thinking of "extermination". Only a month later, however, on March 7th, -1942, Goebbels wrote a memorandum in favor of the Madagascar -Plan as a "final solution" of the Jewish question (Manvell & -Frankl, Dr. Goebbels, London, 1960, p. 165). In the meantime he +1942, Goebbels wrote a memorandum in favor of the Madagascar +Plan as a "final solution" of the Jewish question (Manvell & +Frankl, Dr. Goebbels, London, 1960, p. 165). In the meantime he approved of the Jews being "concentrated in the East". Later -Goebbels memoranda also stress deportation to the East (i.e. the +Goebbels memoranda also stress deportation to the East (i.e. the Government-General of Poland) and lay emphasis on the need for compulsory labour there; once the policy of evacuation to the East had been inaugurated, the us of Jewish labour became a @@ -449,12 +449,12 @@ to Madagascar and to the Eastern territories, and that therefore it meant only the deportation of the Jews. Even as late as may 1944, the Germans were prepared to allow the emigration of one million European Jews from Europe. An -account of this proposal is given by Alexander Weissberg, a -purges, in his book Die Geschichte von Joel Brand (Cologne, +account of this proposal is given by Alexander Weissberg, a +purges, in his book Die Geschichte von Joel Brand (Cologne, 1956). Weissberg, who spent the war in Cracow though he expected the Germans to intern him in a concentration camp, explains that -on the personal authorization of Himmler, Eichmann had sent the -Budapest Jewish leader Joel Brand to Istanbul with an offer to +on the personal authorization of Himmler, Eichmann had sent the +Budapest Jewish leader Joel Brand to Istanbul with an offer to the Allies to permit the transfer of one million European Jews in the midst of the war. (If the 'extermination' writers are to be believed, there were scarcely one million Jews left by May, @@ -464,11 +464,11 @@ prepared to allow it in exchange for 10,000 trucks to be used exclusively on the Russian front. Unfortunately, the plan came to nothing; the British concluded that Brand must be a dangerous Nazi agent and immediately imprisoned him in Cairo, while the -Press denounced the offer as a Nazi trick. Winston Churchill, +Press denounced the offer as a Nazi trick. Winston Churchill, though orating to the effect that the treatment of the Hungarian Jews was probably "the biggest and most horrible crime ever committed in the whole history of the world", nevertheless told -Chaim Weizmann that acceptance of the Brand offer was +Chaim Weizmann that acceptance of the Brand offer was impossible, since it would be a betrayal of this Russian Allies. Although the plan was fruitless, it well illustrates that no one allegedly carrying out "thorough" extermination would permit the @@ -494,8 +494,8 @@ Nachrichten, a neutral Swiss publication employing available Jewish statistical data, establishes that between 1933 and 1945, 1,500,000 Jews emigrated to Britain, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Australia, China, India, Palestine and the United States. This -is confirmed by the Jewish journalist Bruno Blau, who cites the -same figure in the New York Jewish paper Aufbau, August 13th, +is confirmed by the Jewish journalist Bruno Blau, who cites the +same figure in the New York Jewish paper Aufbau, August 13th, 1948. Of these emigrants, approximately 400,000 came from Germany before September 1939. This is acknowledged by the World Jewish Congress in its publication Unity in Dispersion (P. 3778) @@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ from Poland. But apart from Poland, Reitlinger admits that 300,000 other European Jews slipped into Soviet territory between 1939 and 1941. This brings the total of Jewish emigrants to the Soviet Union to about 1,500,000. In Colliers magazine, -June 9th, 1945, Freiling Foster, writing of the Jews in Russia, +June 9th, 1945, Freiling Foster, writing of the Jews in Russia, explained that "22,222,000 have migrated to the Soviet Union since 1939 to escape the Nazis," but our lower estimate is probably more accurate. @@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ Turkey was 413,128.

occupied Europe is as accurate as the available emigration statistics will allow. Approximately the same number, however, can be deduced in another way if we examine statistics for the -Jewish populations remaining in countries occupied by the Reich. +Jewish populations remaining in countries occupied by the Reich. More than half of those Jews who migrated to the Soviet Union after 1939 came from Poland. It is frequently claimed that the war with Poland added some 3 million Jews to the German sphere @@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ occupied in the autumn of 1939, about a million of whom were evacuated to the Urals and south Siberia after the German invasion of June 1941 (ibid, p. 50). As described above, an estimated 500,000 Jews had emigrated from Poland prior to the -war. Moreover, the journalist Raymond Arthur Davis, who spent +war. Moreover, the journalist Raymond Arthur Davis, who spent the war in the Soviet Union, observed that approximately 250,000 had already fled from German-occupied Poland to Russia between 1939 and 1941 and were to be encountered in every Soviet @@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ end of 1939. (Gutachen des Instituts fur Zeitgeschichte, Munich, 1956, p. 80) To this number we may add the 360,000 Jews remaining in Germany, Austria and former Czechoslovakia (Bohemia-Moravia and -Slavakia) after the extensive emigration from those countries +Slavakia) after the extensive emigration from those countries prior to the war described above. Of the 320,000 French Jews, the Public Prosecutor representing that part of the indictment relating to France at the Nuremberg Trials, stated that 120,000 @@ -586,25 +586,25 @@ million Jews under German occupation.

The precise figures concerning Russian Jews are unknown, and have therefore been the subject of extreme exaggeration. The -Jewish statistician Jacob Leszczynski states that in 1939 there +Jewish statistician Jacob Leszczynski states that in 1939 there were 2,100,000 Jews living in future German-occupied Russia, i.e. western Russia. In addition, some 260,000 lived in the -Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Luthuania. According to -Louis Levine, President of the American Jewish Council for +Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Luthuania. According to +Louis Levine, President of the American Jewish Council for Russian relief, who made a post-war tour of the Soviet Union and submitted a report on the status of Jews there, the majority of these numbers were evacuated east after the German armies launched their invasion. In Chicago, on October 30th, 1946, he declared that: "At the onset of the war, Jews were amongst the first evacuated from the western regions threatened by the -Hitlerite invaders, and shipped to safety east of the Urals. +Hitlerite invaders, and shipped to safety east of the Urals. Two million Jews were thus saved." This high number is confirmed -by the Jewish journalist David Bergelson, who wrote in the +by the Jewish journalist David Bergelson, who wrote in the Moscow Yiddish paper Ainikeit, December 5th, 1942, that "Thanks to the evacuation, the majority (80%) of the Jews in the Ukraine, White Russia, Lithuania and Latvia before the arrival of the Germans were rescued." Reitlinger agrees with the Jewish -authority Joseph Schechtmann, who admits that huge numbers were +authority Joseph Schechtmann, who admits that huge numbers were evacuated, though he estimates a slightly higher number of Baltic and Russian Jews remaining in German territory, it will be proved later that in the war in Russia no more than one @@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ in Nazi-occupied Europe after emigration was scarcely more than the extermination of even half of six million would have meant the liquidation of every Jew living in Europe. And yet it is known that large numbers of Jews were alive in Europe after -1945. Philip Freidmann in Their Brother's Keepers (N.Y., 1957, +1945. Philip Freidmann in Their Brother's Keepers (N.Y., 1957, p. 13), states that "at least a million Jews survived in the very crucible of the Nazi hell," while the official figure of the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee is 1,559,600. Thus, even @@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ if one accepts the latter estimate, the number of possible wartime Jewish deaths could not have exceeded a limit of one and a half million. Precisely this conclusion was reached by the reputable journal Baseler Nachrichten of neutral Switzerland. In -an article entitled "Wie hoch ist die Zahl der judischen Opfer?" +an article entitled "Wie hoch ist die Zahl der judischen Opfer?" ("How high is the number of Jewish victims?", June 13th, 1946), it explained that purely on the basis of the population and emigration figures described above, a maximum of only one and a @@ -673,42 +673,42 @@ all parts of the world who had swollen the world Jewish population to between 15 and 18 millions by 1948, and probably the greatest part of them were emigrants to the United States who entered in violation of the quota laws. - On August 16th, 1963 David Ben Gurion, President of Israel, + On August 16th, 1963 David Ben Gurion, President of Israel, stated that although the official Jewish population of America was said to be 5,600,000, "the total number would not be estimated too high at 9,000,000" (Dueutsche Wochenzeitung November 23rd, 1963). The reason for his high figure is -underlined by Albert Maisal in his article "Our Newest +underlined by Albert Maisal in his article "Our Newest Americans" (Reader's Digest, January 1957), for he reveals that "Soon after World War II, by Presidential decree, 90% of all quota visas for central and eastern Europe were issued to the uprooted." Reprinted on this page [in the booklet] is just one extract from hundreds that regularly appear in the obituary columns of -Aufbau, the Jewish American weekly published in New York (June +Aufbau, the Jewish American weekly published in New York (June 16th, 1972). It shows how Jewish emigrants to the United States subsequently changer their names: their former names when in -Europe appear in bracket. For example, as below, Arthur Kingsley -(formerly Dr. Konigsberger of Frankfort). Could it be that some +Europe appear in bracket. For example, as below, Arthur Kingsley +(formerly Dr. Konigsberger of Frankfort). Could it be that some or all of these people whose names are "deceased" were included in the missing six million of Europe? ----------------------- -Am 30 Janur 1972 verschied mein herzensguter Mann, unser +Am 30 Janur 1972 verschied mein herzensguter Mann, unser geliebter Vater und Grossvater

ARTHUR KINGSLEY - (Fruher Dr. Konigsberger. Frankfort/Main) + (Fruher Dr. Konigsberger. Frankfort/Main) drei Woohen vor seinem 90. Geburtstag. In tiefer Trauer: Alice Kingsley 700 Fort Washington Ave. New York, N.Y. - Leo and Eve Lenin + Leo and Eve Lenin geb. Kingsley Apt 1110 South, 4800 Chicago Beach Drive, Chicago, Ill 60615 - Anne and Martin Kingsley + Anne and Martin Kingsley 232 Sunset Drive Wilmette Ill. 60691 Nina and Ronnie

@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ six million murdered Jews amounts to nothing more than a vague compromise between several quite baseless estimates; there is not a shred of documentary evidence for it that is trustworthy. Occasionally, writers narrow it down to give a disarming -appearance of authenticity. Lord Russell of Liverpool, for +appearance of authenticity. Lord Russell of Liverpool, for example, in his The Scourge of the Swastika (London, 1964) claimed that "not less than five million" Jews died in German concentration camps, having satisfied himself that he was @@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ estimated one third died of natural causes. This would reduce the number deliberately "exterminated" to 2,796,000. However, Dr. M. Perlzweig, the New York delegate to a World Jewish press conference held at Geneva in 1948 stated: "The price of the -downfall of National Socialism and Facism is the fact that seven +downfall of National Socialism and Facism is the fact that seven million Jews lost their lives thanks to cruel Anti-Semitism." In the Press and elsewhere, the figure is often casually lifted to eight million or sometimes even nine million. As we have proved @@ -746,8 +746,8 @@ remotest degree plausible, indeed, they are ridiculous.

So far as is known, the first accusation against the Germans of mass murder of Jews in war-time Europe was made by the Polish -Jew Rafael Lemkin in his book Axis Rule in Occupied Europe, -published in New York in 1943. Somewhat coincidentally, Lemkin +Jew Rafael Lemkin in his book Axis Rule in Occupied Europe, +published in New York in 1943. Somewhat coincidentally, Lemkin was later to draw up the U.N. Genocide Convention, which seeks to outlaw "racialism". His book claimed that the Nazis had destroyed millions of Jews, perhaps as many as six millions. @@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ action was allegedly started only in the summer of 1942. At such a rate, the entire world Jewish population would have been exterminated by 1945. After the war, propaganda estimates spiraled to heights even -more fantastic. Kurt Gerstein, an anti-Nazi who claimed to have +more fantastic. Kurt Gerstein, an anti-Nazi who claimed to have infiltrated the S.S., told the French interrogator Raymond Cartier that he knew that no less than forty million concentration camp internes had been gassed. In his first @@ -764,68 +764,68 @@ signed memorandum of April 26th, 1945, he reduced the figure to 25 million, but even this was too bizarre for French Intelligence and in his second memorandum, signed at Rottweil on May 4th, 1945, he brought the figure closer to the six million -preferred at the Nuremberg Trials. Gerstein's sister was +preferred at the Nuremberg Trials. Gerstein's sister was congenitally insane and died by euthanasia, which may well -suggest a streak of mental instability in Gerstein himself. He +suggest a streak of mental instability in Gerstein himself. He had, in fact, been convicted in 1936 of sending eccentric mail through the post. After his two "confessions" he hanged himself at Cherche Midi prison in Paris. - Gerstein alleged that during the war he passed on information + Gerstein alleged that during the war he passed on information concerning the murder of Jews to the Swedish Government through a German baron, but for some inexplicable reason his report was "filed away and forgotten". He also claimed that in August 1942 he informed the Papal nuncio in Berlin about the whole "extermination program", but the reverend person merely told him -to "Get out." The Gerstein statements abound with claims to have +to "Get out." The Gerstein statements abound with claims to have witnessed the most gigantic mass executions (twelve thousand in a single day at Belzec), while the second memorandum describes a -visit by Hitler to a concentration camp in Poland on June 6th, +visit by Hitler to a concentration camp in Poland on June 6th, 1942 which is known never to have taken place. - Gerstein's fantastic exaggerations have done little but + Gerstein's fantastic exaggerations have done little but discredit the whole notion of mass extermination. Indeed, -Evangelical Bishop Wilhelm Dibelius of Berlin denounced his -memoranda as "Untrustworthy" (H. Rothfels, "Augenzeugenbricht zu +Evangelical Bishop Wilhelm Dibelius of Berlin denounced his +memoranda as "Untrustworthy" (H. Rothfels, "Augenzeugenbricht zu den Massenvergasungen" in Viertelijahtshefte fur Zeitgeschichte, April 1953). It is an incredible fact, however, that in spite of this denunciation, the German Government in 1955 issued an -edition of the second Gerstein memorandum for distribution in +edition of the second Gerstein memorandum for distribution in German schools (Dokumentation zur Massenvergasung, Bonn, 1955). -In it they stated that Dibelius placed his special confidence in -Gerstein and that the memoranda were "valid beyond any doubt." +In it they stated that Dibelius placed his special confidence in +Gerstein and that the memoranda were "valid beyond any doubt." This is a striking example of the way in which the baseless charge of genocide by the Nazis is perpetuated in Germany, and directed especially to the youth. The story of the six million Jews exterminated during the war was given final authority at the Nuremberg Trials by the -statement of Dr. Wilhelm Hoettl. He had been an assistant of -Eichmann's but was in fact a rather strange person in the +statement of Dr. Wilhelm Hoettl. He had been an assistant of +Eichmann's but was in fact a rather strange person in the service of American Intelligence who had written several books -under the pseudonym of Walter Hagen. Hoettl also worked for +under the pseudonym of Walter Hagen. Hoettl also worked for Soviet espionage, collaborating with two Jewish emigrants from Vienna, Perger and Verber, who acted as U.S. officers during the preliminary inquiries of the Nuremberg Trials. It is remarkable -that the testimony of this highly dubious person Hoettl is said +that the testimony of this highly dubious person Hoettl is said to constitute the only "Proof" regarding the murder of six million Jews. In his affidavit of November 26th, 1945 he states, -not that he knew but that Eichmann had "told him" in August 1944 +not that he knew but that Eichmann had "told him" in August 1944 in Budapest that a total of 6 million Jews had been -exterminated. Needless to say, Eichmann never corroborated this -claim at his trial. Hoettl was working as an American spy during +exterminated. Needless to say, Eichmann never corroborated this +claim at his trial. Hoettl was working as an American spy during the whole of the latter period of the war, and it is therefore very odd indeed that he never gave the slightest hint to the Americans of a policy to murder Jews, even though he worked -directly under Heydrich and Eichmann.

+directly under Heydrich and Eichmann.

ABSENCE OF EVIDENCE

It should be emphasized straight away that there is not a single document in existence which proves that the Germans intended to, or carried out, the deliberate murder of Jews. In -Poliakov and Wulf's Das Dritte Reich und die Juden: Dokumente +Poliakov and Wulf's Das Dritte Reich und die Juden: Dokumente und Aufsatze (Berlin 1955), the most that they can assemble are -statements extracted after the war from people like Hoettl, +statements extracted after the war from people like Hoettl, Ohlendorf and Wisliceny, the latter under torture in a Soviet -prison. In the absence of any evidence, therefore, Poliakov is +prison. In the absence of any evidence, therefore, Poliakov is forced to write: "The three or four people chiefly involved in drawing up the plan for total extermination are dead, and no documents survive." This seems very convenient. Quite obviously, @@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ both the plan and the "three or four" people are nothing but nebulous assumptions on the part of the writer, and are entirely unprovable. The documents which do survive, of course, make no mention at -all of extermination, so that writers like Poliakov and +all of extermination, so that writers like Poliakov and Reitlinger again make the convenient assumption that such orders were generally "verbal". Though lacking any documentary proof, they assume that a plan to murder Jews must have originated in @@ -845,27 +845,27 @@ concentration of European Jews in the eastern camps of the Polish Government-General, such as the giant industrial complex at Auschwitz near Cracow. The fantastic and quite groundless assumption throughout is that transportation to the East, -supervised by Eichmann's department, actually meant immediate +supervised by Eichmann's department, actually meant immediate extermination in ovens upon arrival. - According to Manvell and Frankl (Heinrich Himmler, London, + According to Manvell and Frankl (Heinrich Himmler, London, 1965), the policy of genocide "seems to have been arrived at" -after "secret discussions" between Hitler and Himmler (p. 118), -though they fail to prove it. Reitlinger and Poliakov guess +after "secret discussions" between Hitler and Himmler (p. 118), +though they fail to prove it. Reitlinger and Poliakov guess along similar "verbal" lines, adding that no one else was allowed to be present at these discussions, and no records were ever kept of them. This is the purest invention, for there is not a shred of evidence that even suggests such outlandish -meetings took place. William Shirer, in his generally wild and -irresponsible book The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, is +meetings took place. William Shirer, in his generally wild and +irresponsible book The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, is similarly muted on the subject of documentary proof. He states -weakly that Hitler's supposed order for the murder of Jews +weakly that Hitler's supposed order for the murder of Jews "apparently was never committed to paper - at least no copy of it has ever been unearthed. It was probably given verbally to -Goering, Himmler and Heydrich, who passed it down..." (p. 1148). +Goering, Himmler and Heydrich, who passed it down..." (p. 1148). A typical example of the kind of "proof" quoted in support -of the extermination legend is given by Manvell and Frankl. They -cite a memorandum of 31st July, 1941, sent by Goering to -Heydrich, who headed the Reich Security Head Office and was +of the extermination legend is given by Manvell and Frankl. They +cite a memorandum of 31st July, 1941, sent by Goering to +Heydrich, who headed the Reich Security Head Office and was Himmler's deputy. Significantly, the memorandum begins: "Supplementing the task that was assigned to you on 24th January 1939, to solve the Jewish problem by means of emigration and @@ -879,42 +879,42 @@ matters" involved. The memorandum then requests a future plan for the "desired final solution (Endlosung), which clearly refers to the ideal and ultimate scheme of emigration mentioned at the beginning of the directive. No mention whatever is made -of murdering people, but Manvell and Frankl assure us that this +of murdering people, but Manvell and Frankl assure us that this is what the memorandum is really about. Again, of course, the "true nature" of the final as distinct from the total solution -"was made known to Heydrich by Goering verbally" (ibid p. 118). +"was made known to Heydrich by Goering verbally" (ibid p. 118). The convenience of these "verbal" directives issuing back and forth is obvious.

THE WANNSEE CONFERENCE

The final details of the plan to exterminate Jews were -supposedly to have been made at a conference at Gross Wannsee in -Berlin on 20th January 1942, presided over by Heydrich -(Poliakov, Das Dritte Reich und die Juden, p. 1220 ff. +supposedly to have been made at a conference at Gross Wannsee in +Berlin on 20th January 1942, presided over by Heydrich +(Poliakov, Das Dritte Reich und die Juden, p. 1220 ff. Reitlinger, The Final Solution, p. 95 ff). Officials of all -German Ministries were present, and Muller and Eichmann -represented Gestapo Head Office. Reitlinger and Manvell and -Frankl consider the minutes of this conference to be their trump +German Ministries were present, and Muller and Eichmann +represented Gestapo Head Office. Reitlinger and Manvell and +Frankl consider the minutes of this conference to be their trump card in proving the existence of a genocide plan, but the truth is no such plan was even mentioned, and what is more, they -freely admit this. Manvell and Frankl explain it away rather +freely admit this. Manvell and Frankl explain it away rather lamely by saying that "The minutes are shrouded in the form of officialdom that cloaks the real significance of the words and terminology used" (The Incomparable Crime, London, 1967, p. 46), which really means that they intend to interpret them in their -own way. What Heydrich actually said was that, as in the -memorandum quoted above, he had been commissioned by Goering to +own way. What Heydrich actually said was that, as in the +memorandum quoted above, he had been commissioned by Goering to arrange a solution to the Jewish problem. He reviewed the history of Jewish emigration, stated that the war had rendered the Madagascar project impractical, and continued: "The emigration program has been replaced now by the evacuation of Jews to the east as a further solution in accordance with the -previous authorization of the Fuhrer." Here, he explained, their +previous authorization of the Fuhrer." Here, he explained, their labor was to be utilized. All this is supposed to be deeply sinister, and pregnant with the hidden meaning that the Jews -were to be exterminated, though Prof. Paul Rassinier, a -Frenchman interned at Buchenwald who has done sterling work in +were to be exterminated, though Prof. Paul Rassinier, a +Frenchman interned at Buchenwald who has done sterling work in refuting the myth of the Six Million, explains that it means precisely what it says, i.e. the concentration of the Jews for labor in the immense eastern ghetto of the Polish Government- @@ -922,17 +922,17 @@ General. "There they were to wait until the end of the war, for the re-opening of internal discussions which would decide their future. This decision was finally reached at the inter ministerial Berlin-Wannsee conference...." (Rassinier, Le -Vertitable Proces Eichmann, p. 20). Manvell and Frankl, however, +Vertitable Proces Eichmann, p. 20). Manvell and Frankl, however, remain undaunted by the complete lack of reference to extermination. At the Wannsee conference, they write, "Direct -references to killing were avoided, Heydrich favoring the term +references to killing were avoided, Heydrich favoring the term "Arbeitseinsatz in Osten" (labor assignment in the East)" -(Heinrich Himmler, p. 209). Why we should not accept labor +(Heinrich Himmler, p. 209). Why we should not accept labor assignment in the East to mean labor assignment in the East is not explained. According to Reitlinger, and others, innumerable directives actually specifying extermination then passed between Himmler, -Heydrich, Eichmann and Commandant Hoess in the subsequent months +Heydrich, Eichmann and Commandant Hoess in the subsequent months of 1942, but of course, "none have survived".

TWISTED WORDS AND GROUNDLESS ASSUMPTIONS

@@ -942,13 +942,13 @@ existence of an extermination plan has led to the habit of re- interpreting the documents that do survive. For example, it is held that a document concerning deportation is not about deportation at all, but a cunning way of talking about -extermination. Manvell and Frankl state that "various terms were +extermination. Manvell and Frankl state that "various terms were used to camouflage genocide. These included "Aussiedlung" (desettlement) and "Abbeforderung" (removal)" (ibid, p. 265). Thus, as we have seen already, words are no longer assumed to mean what they say if they prove too inconvenient. This kind of thing is taken to the most incredible extremes, such as their -interpretation of Heydrich's directive for labor assignment in +interpretation of Heydrich's directive for labor assignment in the east. Another example is a reference to Himmler's order for sending deportees to the East, "that is, having them killed" (ibid, p. 251). Reitlinger, equally at a loss for evidence, does @@ -960,9 +960,9 @@ it reveals the edifice of guesswork and baseless assumptions upon which the extermination legend is built. The Germans had an extraordinary propensity for recording everything on paper in the most careful detail, yet among the thousands of captured -documents of the S.D. and Gestapo, the records of the Reich +documents of the S.D. and Gestapo, the records of the Reich Security Head Office, the files of Himmler's headquarters and -Hitler's own war directives there is not a single order for the +Hitler's own war directives there is not a single order for the extermination of Jews or anyone else. It will be seen later that this has, in fact, been admitted by the World Center of Contemporary Jewish Documentation at Tel-Aviv. Attempts to find diff --git a/pythonCode/output/shoah002.xml b/pythonCode/output/shoah002.xml index 16cf894..d9b4b70 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/shoah002.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/shoah002.xml @@ -4,21 +4,21 @@ the Nuremberg Trials of German leaders between 1945 and 1949, proceedings which proved to be the most disgraceful legal farce in history. For a far more detailed study of the iniquities of -these trials, which as Field Marshall Montgomery said, made it a +these trials, which as Field Marshall Montgomery said, made it a crime to lose a war, the reader is referred to the works cited below, and particularly to the outstanding book Advance to Barbarism (Nelson, 1953), by the distinguished English jurist -F.J.P. Veale. +F.J.P. Veale. From the outset, the Nuremberg Trials proceeded on the basis of gross statistical errors. In his speech of indictment on -November 20th, 1945, Mr. Sidney Alderman declared that there has +November 20th, 1945, Mr. Sidney Alderman declared that there has been 9,600,000 Jews living in German occupied Europe. Our earlier study has shown this figure to be wildly inaccurate. It is arrived at (a) by completely ignoring all Jewish immigration between 1933 and 1945, and (b) by adding all the Jews of Russia, including the two million or more who were never in German- occupied territory. The same inflated figure, slightly enlarged -to 9,800,000, was produced again at the Eichmann Trial in Israel +to 9,800,000, was produced again at the Eichmann Trial in Israel by Prof. Shalom Baron. The alleged Six Million victims first appeared as the foundation for the prosecution at Nuremberg, and after some @@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ eventually gained international popularity and acceptance. It is very significant, however, that, although this outlandish figure was able to win credence in the reckless atmosphere of recrimination in 1945, it had become no longer tenable by 1961, -at the Eichmann Trial. The Jerusalem court studiously avoided +at the Eichmann Trial. The Jerusalem court studiously avoided mentioning the figure of Six Million, and the charge drawn up by -Mr. Gideon Haussner simply said "some" millions.

+Mr. Gideon Haussner simply said "some" millions.

LEGAL PRINCIPLES IGNORED

@@ -69,16 +69,16 @@ or camp inmate could make any revengeful allegation that he pleased. Most incredible of all, perhaps, was the fact that defense lawyers at Nuremberg were not permitted to cross-examine prosecution witnesses. A somewhat similar situation prevailed at -the trial of Adolf Eichmann, when it was announced that -Eichmann's defense lawyer could be canceled at any time "if an +the trial of Adolf Eichmann, when it was announced that +Eichmann's defense lawyer could be canceled at any time "if an intolerable situation should arise," which presumably meant if his lawyer started to prove his innocence. The real background of the Nuremberg Trials was exposed by -the American judge, Justice Wenersturm. President of one of +the American judge, Justice Wenersturm. President of one of Tribunals. He was so disgusted by the proceedings that he resigned his appointment and flew home to America, leaving behind a statement to the Chicago Tribune which enumerated point -by point his objections to the Trials (cf. Mark Lautern, Das +by point his objections to the Trials (cf. Mark Lautern, Das Latzte Wortunber Nurnberg, p. 56). Points 3-8 are as follows:

3) The members of the department of the Public Prosecutor, @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Latzte Wortunber Nurnberg, p. 56). Points 3-8 are as follows:

4) The prosecution did its utmost in every way possible to prevent the defense preparing its case and to make it impossible for it to furnish evidence. - 5) The Prosecution, led by General Taylor, did everything in + 5) The Prosecution, led by General Taylor, did everything in it power to prevent the unanimous decision of the Military Court being carried out i.e. to ask Washington to furnish and make available to the court further documentary @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Latzte Wortunber Nurnberg, p. 56). Points 3-8 are as follows:

service, or by their translations etc., created an atmosphere hostile to the accused persons. 8) The real aim of the Nuremberg Trials was to show the - Germans the crimes of their Fuhrer, and this aim was at + Germans the crimes of their Fuhrer, and this aim was at the same time the pretext on which the trials were ordered...Had I known seven months earlier what was happening at Nuremberg, I would have never gone there.

@@ -113,18 +113,18 @@ Court consisted of people biased on racial or political grounds, this was a fact confirmed by others present. According to Earl Carrol, an American lawyer, sixty per cent of the staff of the Public Prosecutors Office were German Jews who had left Germany -after the Promulgation of Hitler's Race Laws. He observed that +after the Promulgation of Hitler's Race Laws. He observed that not even ten per cent of the Americans employed at the Nuremberg courts were actually American by birth. The chief of the Public -Prosecutor's Office, who worked behind General Taylor, was -Robert M. Kempner, a German-Jewish emigrant. Mark Lautern, who +Prosecutor's Office, who worked behind General Taylor, was +Robert M. Kempner, a German-Jewish emigrant. Mark Lautern, who observed the Trials, writes in his book: "They have arrived: the -Solomons, the Schlossbergers and the Rabinovitches, members of +Solomons, the Schlossbergers and the Rabinovitches, members of the Public Prosecutors staff..." (ibid, p. 68). It is obvious from these facts that the fundamental legal principle: that no man can sit in judgement on his own case, was abandoned altogether. Moreover, the majority of witnesses were also Jews. -According to Prof. Maurice Bardeche, who also was an observer at +According to Prof. Maurice Bardeche, who also was an observer at the Trials, the only concern of these witnesses was not to show their hatred too openly, and to try and give an impression of objectivity (Nuremberg ou la Terre Promise, Paris, 1948, p. @@ -135,22 +135,22 @@ objectivity (Nuremberg ou la Terre Promise, Paris, 1948, p.

Altogether more disturbing, however, were the methods employed to extract statements and "confessions" at Nuremberg, particularly those from S.S. officers which were used to support -the extermination charge. The American Senator. Joseph McCarthy, +the extermination charge. The American Senator. Joseph McCarthy, in a statement given to the American Press on May 20th, 1949, drew attention to the following cases of torture to secure such confessions. In the prison of the Swabisch Hall, he stated, -officers of the S.S. Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler were flogged +officers of the S.S. Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler were flogged until they were soaked in blood, after which their sexual organs were trampled on as they lay prostrate on the ground. As in the notorious Malmedy Trials of private soldiers, the prisoners were hoisted in the air and beaten until they signed the confessions demanded of them. On the basis of such "confessions" extorted -from S.S. Generals Sepp Dietrich and Joachim Paiper, the +from S.S. Generals Sepp Dietrich and Joachim Paiper, the Leibstandarte was convicted as a "guilty organization". S.S. -General Oswald Pohl, the economic administrator of the +General Oswald Pohl, the economic administrator of the concentration camp system, had his face smeared with feces and was subsequently beaten, until he supplied his confession. in -dealing with these cases, Senator McCarthy told the Press: +dealing with these cases, Senator McCarthy told the Press: "I have heard evidence and read documentary proofs to the effect that the accused persons were beaten up, maltreated and physically tortured by methods which could only be conceived in @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ correctness of our motives and our moral integrity." The methods of intimidation were repeated during trials at Frankfurt-am-Mein and at Dachau, and large numbers of Germans were convicted for atrocities on the basis of their admissions. -The American Judge Edward L. van Roden, one of the three members +The American Judge Edward L. van Roden, one of the three members of the Simpson Army Commission which was subsequently appointed to investigate the methods of justice at the Dachau trials, revealed the methods of by which these admissions were secured @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ January 23rd, 1949. The methods he described were: "Posturing as priests to hear confessions and give absolution; torture with burning matches driven under the prisoners fingernails; knocking out teeth and breaking jaws; -solitary confinement and near starvation rations." Van Roden +solitary confinement and near starvation rations." Van Roden explained: "The statements which were admitted as evidence were obtained from men who had first been kept in solitary confinement for three, four and five months...The investigators @@ -189,12 +189,12 @@ investigators." The "American" investigators responsible (and who later functioned as the prosecution in the trials) were: Lt.Col. Burton F. Ellis (chief of the War Crimes Committee) and his -assistants, Capt. Raphael Shumacker, Lt. Robert E. Byrne, Lt. -William R. Perl, Mr. Morris Ellowitz, Mr. Harry Thon, and Mr. -Kirschbaum. The legal adviser of the court was Col. A.H. +assistants, Capt. Raphael Shumacker, Lt. Robert E. Byrne, Lt. +William R. Perl, Mr. Morris Ellowitz, Mr. Harry Thon, and Mr. +Kirschbaum. The legal adviser of the court was Col. A.H. Rosenfeld. The reader will immediately appreciate from their names that the majority of these people were "biased on racial -grounds" in the words of Justice Wenersturm -- that is, were +grounds" in the words of Justice Wenersturm -- that is, were Jewish, and therefore should never have been involved in any such investigation. Despite the fact that "confessions" pertaining to the @@ -202,13 +202,13 @@ extermination of the Jews were extracted under these conditions, Nuremberg statements are still regarded as conclusive evidence for the Six Million by writers like Reitlinger and others, and the illusion is maintained that the Trials were both impartial -and impeccably fair. When General Taylor, the Chief Public +and impeccably fair. When General Taylor, the Chief Public Prosecutor, was asked where he had obtained the figure of the Six Million, he replied that it was based on the confession of -S.S. General Otto Ohlendorf. He, too, was tortured and his case +S.S. General Otto Ohlendorf. He, too, was tortured and his case is examined below. But as far as such "confessions" in general are concerned, we can do no better than quote the British Sunday -Pictorial when reviewing the report of Judge van Roden: "Strong +Pictorial when reviewing the report of Judge van Roden: "Strong men were reduced to broken wrecks ready to mumble any admission demanded by their prosecutors."

@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ demanded by their prosecutors."

At this point, let us turn to some of the Nuremberg documents themselves. The document quoted most frequently in support of the legend of the Six Million, and which figures largely in -Poliakov and Wulf's Das Dritte Reich und die Juden: Documente -und Aufsatze, is the statement of S.S. Captain Dieter Wisliceny, -as assistant in Adolf Eichmann's office and later the Gestapo +Poliakov and Wulf's Das Dritte Reich und die Juden: Documente +und Aufsatze, is the statement of S.S. Captain Dieter Wisliceny, +as assistant in Adolf Eichmann's office and later the Gestapo chief in Slovakia. It was obtained under conditions even more extreme than those described above. for Wisliceny fell into the hands of Czech Communists and was "interrogated" at the Soviet- @@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ torture, Wisliceny was reduced to a nervous wreck and became addicted to uncontrollable fits of sobbing for hours on end prior to his execution. Although the conditions under which his statement was obtained empty it entirely of plausibility, -Poliakov prefers to ignore this and merely writes: "In prison he +Poliakov prefers to ignore this and merely writes: "In prison he wrote several memoirs that contain information of great interest" (Harvest of Hate, p. 3). These memoirs include some genuine statements of fact to prove authenticity, such as that -Himmler was an enthusiastic advocate of Jewish emigration and +Himmler was an enthusiastic advocate of Jewish emigration and that the emigration of Jews from Europe continued throughout the war, but in general they are typical of the Communist-style "confession" produced at Soviet show-trials. Frequent reference @@ -245,101 +245,101 @@ which we have disproved above.

THE CASE OF THE EINSATZGRUPPEN

The Wisliceny statement deals at length with the activities -of the Einsatzgruppen or Action Groups used in the Russian +of the Einsatzgruppen or Action Groups used in the Russian campaign. These must merit a detailed consideration in a survey of Nuremberg because the picture presented of them at the trials represents a kind of "Six Million" in miniature, i.e. has been proved since to be the most enormous exaggeration and -falsification. The Einsatzgruppen were four special units drawn +falsification. The Einsatzgruppen were four special units drawn from the Gestapo and the S.D. (S.S. Security Police) whose task was to wipe out partisans and Communist commissars in the wake of the advancing German armies in Russia. As early as 1939, there had been 34,000 of these political commissars attached to -the Red Army. The activities of the Einsatzgruppen were the -particular concern of the Soviet Prosecutor Rudenko at the +the Red Army. The activities of the Einsatzgruppen were the +particular concern of the Soviet Prosecutor Rudenko at the Nuremberg Trials. The 1947 indictment of the four groups alleged that in the course of their operations they had killed not less than one million Jews in Russia merely because they were Jews. These allegations have since been elaborated; it is now -claimed that the murder of Soviet Jews by the Einsatzgruppen +claimed that the murder of Soviet Jews by the Einsatzgruppen constituted Phase One in the plan to exterminate the Jews, Phase Two being the transportation of European Jews to Poland. Reitlinger admits that the original term "final solution" referred to emigration and had nothing to do with the liquidation of Jews, but he then claims than an extermination policy began at the time of the invasion of Russia in 1941. He -considers Hitler's order of July 1941 for the liquidation of the +considers Hitler's order of July 1941 for the liquidation of the Communist commissars, and he concludes that this was accompanied -by a verbal order from Hitler for the Einsatzgruppen to +by a verbal order from Hitler for the Einsatzgruppen to liquidate all Soviet Jews (Die Endlosung, p. 91). If this assumption is based on anything at all, it is probably the worthless Wisliceny statement, which alleges that the -Einsatzgruppen were soon receiving orders to extend their task +Einsatzgruppen were soon receiving orders to extend their task of crushing Communists and partisans to a "general massacre" of Russian Jews. It is very significant that, once again, it is a "verbal order" for exterminating Jews that is supposed to have -accompanied Hitler's genuine, written order -- yet another +accompanied Hitler's genuine, written order -- yet another nebulous and unprovable assumption on the part of Reitlinger. An -earlier order from Hitler, dated March 1941 and signed by Field +earlier order from Hitler, dated March 1941 and signed by Field Marshall Keitel, makes it quite clear what the real tasks of the -future Einsatzgruppen would be. It states that in the Russian -campaign, the Reichsfuhrer S.S. (Himmler) is to be entrusted +future Einsatzgruppen would be. It states that in the Russian +campaign, the Reichsfuhrer S.S. (Himmler) is to be entrusted with "tasks for the preparation of the political administration, tasks which result from the struggle which has to be carried out -between two opposing political systems" (Manvell and Frankl, +between two opposing political systems" (Manvell and Frankl, ibid, p. 115). This plainly refers to eliminating Communism. especially the political commissars whose specific task was Communist indoctrination.

THE OHLENDORF TRIAL

-

The most revealing trial in the "Einsatzgruppen Case" at -Nuremberg was that of S.S. General Otto Ohlendorf, the chief of -the S.D. who commanded Einsatzgruppen D in the Ukraine, attached -to Field Marshall von Manstein's Eleventh Army. During the last +

The most revealing trial in the "Einsatzgruppen Case" at +Nuremberg was that of S.S. General Otto Ohlendorf, the chief of +the S.D. who commanded Einsatzgruppen D in the Ukraine, attached +to Field Marshall von Manstein's Eleventh Army. During the last phase of the war he was employed as a foreign trade expert in -the Ministry of Economics. Ohlendorf was one of those subjected +the Ministry of Economics. Ohlendorf was one of those subjected to the torture described earlier, and in his affidavit of November 5th, 1945, he was "persuaded" to confess that 90,000 -Jews had been killed under his command alone. Ohlendorf did not +Jews had been killed under his command alone. Ohlendorf did not come to trial until 1948, long after the main Nuremberg Trial, and by that time he was insisting that his earlier statement had been extracted from him under torture. In his main speech before -the Tribunal, Ohlendorf took the opportunity to denounce Philip -Auerbach, the Jewish attorney-general of the Barvarian State +the Tribunal, Ohlendorf took the opportunity to denounce Philip +Auerbach, the Jewish attorney-general of the Barvarian State Office for Restitution, who at the time was claiming compensation for "eleven million Jews" who had suffered -in German concentration camps. Ohlendorf dismissed this +in German concentration camps. Ohlendorf dismissed this ridiculous claim, stating that "not the minutest part" of the -people for whom Auerbach was demanding compensation had ever -seen a concentration camp. Ohlendorf lived long enough to see -Auerbach convicted for embezzlement and fraud (forging documents +people for whom Auerbach was demanding compensation had ever +seen a concentration camp. Ohlendorf lived long enough to see +Auerbach convicted for embezzlement and fraud (forging documents purporting to show huge payments of compensation to non-existent people) before his own execution finally took place in 1951. - Ohlendorf explained to the Tribunal that his units often had + Ohlendorf explained to the Tribunal that his units often had to prevent massacres of Jews by anti-Semitic Ukrainians behind -the German front, and he denied that the Einsatzgruppen as a +the German front, and he denied that the Einsatzgruppen as a whole had inflicted even one quarter of the casualties claimed by the prosecution. He insisted that the illegal partisan warfare in Russia, which he had to combat, had taken a far higher toll of lives from the regular German army -- an assertion confirmed by the Soviet Government, which boasted of 500,000 German troops killed by partisans. In fact, Franz -Stahlecker, commander of Einsatzgruppen A in the Baltic region +Stahlecker, commander of Einsatzgruppen A in the Baltic region and White Russia, was himself killed by partisans in 1942. The -English jurist F.J.P. Veale, in dealing with the Action Groups, +English jurist F.J.P. Veale, in dealing with the Action Groups, explains that in the fighting on the Russian front no distinction could be properly drawn between partisans and the civilian population, because any Russian civilian who maintained his civilian status instead of acting as a terrorist was liable -to be executed by his countrymen as a traitor. Veale says of the +to be executed by his countrymen as a traitor. Veale says of the Action Groups: "There is no question that their orders were to combat terror by terror", and he finds it strange that atrocities committed by the partisans in the struggle were regarded as blameless simply because they turned out to be on -the winning side (ibid, p. 223). Ohlendorf took the same view, +the winning side (ibid, p. 223). Ohlendorf took the same view, and in a bitter appeal written before his execution, he accused the Allies of hypocrisy in holding the Germans to account by conventional laws of warfare while fighting a savage Soviet @@ -351,26 +351,26 @@ enemy who did not respect those laws.

exterminated a million Jews during their operations has been shown subsequently to be a massive falsification. In fact, there had never been the slightest statistical basis for the -figure. In this connection, Poliakov and Wulf cite the statement -of Wilhelm Hoettl, the dubious American spy, double agent and -former assistant to Eichmann. Hoettl, it will be remembered, -claimed that Eichmann "told him" that six million Jews had been +figure. In this connection, Poliakov and Wulf cite the statement +of Wilhelm Hoettl, the dubious American spy, double agent and +former assistant to Eichmann. Hoettl, it will be remembered, +claimed that Eichmann "told him" that six million Jews had been exterminated -- and he added that two million Jews had been -killed by the Einsatzgruppen. This absurd figure went beyond -even the wildest estimates of Soviet Prosecutor Rudenko, and it +killed by the Einsatzgruppen. This absurd figure went beyond +even the wildest estimates of Soviet Prosecutor Rudenko, and it was not given any credence by the American Tribunal which tried -and condemned Ohlendorf. +and condemned Ohlendorf. The real number of casualties for which the Action groups were responsible has since been revealed in the scholarly work -Manstein, his campaigns and His Trial (London, 1951), by the -able English lawyer R.T. Paget. Ohlendorf had been under -Manstein's nominal command. Paget's conclusion is that the +Manstein, his campaigns and His Trial (London, 1951), by the +able English lawyer R.T. Paget. Ohlendorf had been under +Manstein's nominal command. Paget's conclusion is that the Nuremberg Court, in accepting the figures of the Soviet prosecution, exaggerated the number of casualties by more than 1000 per cent and that they distorted even more the situations in which these casualties were inflicted. (These horrific -distortions are the subject of six pages of William Shirer's The -Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, pp. 1140-46). Here, then is +distortions are the subject of six pages of William Shirer's The +Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, pp. 1140-46). Here, then is the legendary 6 million in miniature; not one million deaths, but one hundred thousand. Of course, only a small proportion of these could have been Jewish partisans and communist @@ -379,12 +379,12 @@ inflicted during savage partisan warfare on the Eastern Front, and that Soviet terrorists claim to have killed five times that number of German troops. It has nevertheless remained a popular myth that the extermination of the Jews began with the actions -of the Einsatzgruppen in Russia. - In conclusion, we may briefly survey the Manstein trial +of the Einsatzgruppen in Russia. + In conclusion, we may briefly survey the Manstein trial itself, typical in so many ways of Nuremberg proceedings. -Principally because Action Group D was attached to Manstein's -command (though it was responsible solely to Himmler), the -sixty-two year old, invalid Field Marshall, considered by most +Principally because Action Group D was attached to Manstein's +command (though it was responsible solely to Himmler), the +sixty-two year old, invalid Field Marshall, considered by most authorities to be the most brilliant German general of the war, was subjected to the shameful indignity of a "war-crimes" trial. Of the 17 charges, 15 were brought by the Communist Russian @@ -394,12 +394,12 @@ so unsatisfactory that the prosecution withdrew his evidence. reliance was placed instead on 800 hearsay documents which were accepted by the court without any proof of their authenticity or authorship. The prosecution introduced written affidavits by -Ohlendorf and other S.S. Leaders, but since these men were still -alive, Manstein's defense lawyer Reginald Paget K.C. demanded +Ohlendorf and other S.S. Leaders, but since these men were still +alive, Manstein's defense lawyer Reginald Paget K.C. demanded their appearance in the witness-box. This was refused by the American authorities, and Paget declared that this refusal was due to fear lest the condemned men reveal what methods had been -used to induce them to sign their affidavits. Manstein was +used to induce them to sign their affidavits. Manstein was eventually acquitted on eight of the charges, including the two Polish ones which, as Paget said, "were so flagrantly bogus that one was left wondering why they had been presented at all."

@@ -408,16 +408,16 @@ one was left wondering why they had been presented at all."

The case of the Action Groups is a revealing insight into the methods of the Nuremberg trials and the fabrication of the Myth -of the Six Million. Another is the trial of Oswald Pohl in 1948, +of the Six Million. Another is the trial of Oswald Pohl in 1948, which is of great importance as it bears directly on the -administration of the concentration camp system. Pohl had been +administration of the concentration camp system. Pohl had been the chief disbursing officer of the German Navy until 1934, when -Himmler requested his transfer to the S.S. For eleven years he +Himmler requested his transfer to the S.S. For eleven years he was the principal administrative chief of the entire S.S. in his position as head of the S.S. Economy and Administration Office, which after 1941 was concerned with the industrial productivity of the concentration camp system. A peak point of hypocrisy was -reached at the trial when the prosecution said to Pohl that "had +reached at the trial when the prosecution said to Pohl that "had Germany rested content with the exclusion of Jews from her own territory, with denying them German citizenship, with excluding them from public office, or any like domestic regulation, no @@ -426,66 +426,66 @@ that Germany was bombarded with insults and economic sanctions for doing precisely these things, and her internal measures against the Jews were certainly a major cause of the declaration of war against Germany by the democracies. - Oswald Pohl was an extremely sensitive and intellectual + Oswald Pohl was an extremely sensitive and intellectual individual who was reduced to a broken man in the course of his -trial. As Senator McCarthy pointed out, Pohl had signed some +trial. As Senator McCarthy pointed out, Pohl had signed some incriminating documents after being subjected to severe torture, including a bogus admission that he had seen a gas chamber at Auschwitz in the summer of 1944. The prosecution strenuously -pressed this charge, but Pohl successfully repudiated it. The +pressed this charge, but Pohl successfully repudiated it. The aim of the prosecution was to depict this dejected man as a veritable fiend in human shape, an impression hopelessly at variance with the testimony of those who knew him. - Such testimony was given by Heinrich Hoepker, an anti-Nazi -friend of Pohl's wife who came into frequent contact with him -during the period 1942-45. Hoepker noted that Pohl was + Such testimony was given by Heinrich Hoepker, an anti-Nazi +friend of Pohl's wife who came into frequent contact with him +during the period 1942-45. Hoepker noted that Pohl was essentially a serene and mild-mannered person. During a visit to -Pohl in the spring of 1944, Hoepker was brought into contact +Pohl in the spring of 1944, Hoepker was brought into contact with concentration camp inmates who were working on a local project outside the camp area. He noted that the prisoners worked in a leisurely manner and relaxed atmosphere without any -pressure from their guards. Hoepker declared that Pohl did not +pressure from their guards. Hoepker declared that Pohl did not hold an emotional attitude to the Jews and did not object to his -wife entertaining her Jewish friend Annemarie Jacques at their +wife entertaining her Jewish friend Annemarie Jacques at their home. By the beginning of 1945, Hoepker was fully convinced that the administrator of the concentration camps was a humane, conscientious and dedicated servant of his task, and he was astonished when he heard later in 1945 of the accusations being -made against Pohl and his colleges. Frau Pohl noted that her +made against Pohl and his colleges. Frau Pohl noted that her husband retained his serenity in the face of adversity until March 1945, when he visited the camp at Bergen-Belsen at the time of the typhus epidemic there. Hitherto the camp had been a model of cleanliness and order, but the chaotic conditions at the close of the war had reduced it to a state of extreme -hardship. Pohl, who was unable to alleviate conditions there +hardship. Pohl, who was unable to alleviate conditions there because of the desperate pass which the war had reached by that time, was deeply affected by the experience and, according to his wife, never regained his former state of composure. - Dr. Alfred Seidl, the highly respected lawyer who acted as + Dr. Alfred Seidl, the highly respected lawyer who acted as principal defense council at the Nuremberg Trials, went to work -passionately to secure the acquittal of Pohl. Seidl had been +passionately to secure the acquittal of Pohl. Seidl had been convinced of his innocence with respect to the fraudulent charge of planned genocide against the Jews. The Allied judgement which -condemned Pohl did not prompt Seidl to change his opinion in the +condemned Pohl did not prompt Seidl to change his opinion in the slightest. He declared that the prosecution had failed to produce a single piece of valid evidence against him. - One of the most eloquent defenses of Oswald Pohl was made by -S.S. Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Schmidt-Klevenow, a legal officer + One of the most eloquent defenses of Oswald Pohl was made by +S.S. Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Schmidt-Klevenow, a legal officer in the S.S. Economy and Administration Office, in his affidavit of August 8th, 1947. This affidavit has been deliberately omitted from the published documents known as Trials of the War Criminals before the Nuremberg Tribunals 1946-1949. Schmidt- -Klevenow pointed out that Pohl had given his fullest support to -Judge Konrad Morgen of the Reich Criminal Police Office, whose +Klevenow pointed out that Pohl had given his fullest support to +Judge Konrad Morgen of the Reich Criminal Police Office, whose job was to investigate irregularities at the concentration -camps. Later on we shall refer to a case in which Pohl was in -favor of the death penalty for camp commandant Koch, who was -accused by an S.S. court of misconduct. Schmidt-Klevenow -explained that Pohl was instrumental in arranging for local +camps. Later on we shall refer to a case in which Pohl was in +favor of the death penalty for camp commandant Koch, who was +accused by an S.S. court of misconduct. Schmidt-Klevenow +explained that Pohl was instrumental in arranging for local police chiefs to share in the jurisdiction of concentration camps, and took personal initiative in securing strict discipline on the part of camp personnel. In short, the evidence -given at the Pohl trial shows that the proceedings involved +given at the Pohl trial shows that the proceedings involved nothing less than deliberate defamation of a man's character in order to support the propaganda legend of genocide against the Jews in the concentration camps he administered.

@@ -503,56 +503,56 @@ with execution himself because of his suppression of the revolt by Polish partisans at Warsaw in August 1944, which he carried out with his S.S. brigade of White Russians. He was therefore prepared to be "co-operative". The evidence of Bach-Zelewski -constituted the basis of the testimony against the Reichsfuhrer -of the S.S. Heinrich Himmler at the main Nuremberg trial (Trial +constituted the basis of the testimony against the Reichsfuhrer +of the S.S. Heinrich Himmler at the main Nuremberg trial (Trial of the Major War Criminals, Vol. IV, pp 29, 36). In March 1941, -on the eve of the invasion of Russia, Himmler invited the Higher +on the eve of the invasion of Russia, Himmler invited the Higher S.S. leaders to his Castle at Wewelsburg for a conference, including Bach-Zelewski who was an expert on partisan warfare. -In his Nuremberg evidence, he depicted Himmler speaking in +In his Nuremberg evidence, he depicted Himmler speaking in grandiose terms at this conference about the liquidation of -peoples in Eastern Europe, but Goering, in the courtroom, +peoples in Eastern Europe, but Goering, in the courtroom, denounced Bach-Zelewski to his face for the falsity of this testimony. An especially outrageous allegation concerned a -supposed declaration by Himmler that one of the aims of the +supposed declaration by Himmler that one of the aims of the Russian campaign was to "decimate the Slav population by thirty -millions." What Himmler really said is given by his Chief of -Staff, Wolff -- that war in Russia was certain to result in -millions of dead (Manvell and Frankl, ibid, p. 117). Another +millions." What Himmler really said is given by his Chief of +Staff, Wolff -- that war in Russia was certain to result in +millions of dead (Manvell and Frankl, ibid, p. 117). Another brazen falsehood was Bach-Zelewski's accusation that on August -31st, 1942 Himmler personally witnessed the execution of one +31st, 1942 Himmler personally witnessed the execution of one hundred Jews by an Einsatz detachment at Minsk, causing him to -nearly faint. It is known, however, that on this date Himmler -was in conference at his field headquarters at Zhitomir in the +nearly faint. It is known, however, that on this date Himmler +was in conference at his field headquarters at Zhitomir in the Ukraine (cf, K. Vowinckel, Die Wehrmacht in Kampf, vol. 4, p. 275). Much is made of Bach-Zelewski's evidence in all of the books -on Himmler, especially Willi Frischauers's Himmler: Evil Genius -of the Third Reich (London, 1953, p. 148 ff). However, in April +on Himmler, especially Willi Frischauers's Himmler: Evil Genius +of the Third Reich (London, 1953, p. 148 ff). However, in April 1959, Bach-Zelewski publicly repudiated his Nuremberg testimony before a West German court. he admitted that his earlier statements had not the slightest foundation in fact, and that he had made them for the sake of expediency and his own survival. The German court, after careful deliberation accepted his -retraction. Needless to say. what Veale calls the "Iron Curtain +retraction. Needless to say. what Veale calls the "Iron Curtain of Discreet Silence" descended immediately over these events. They have had no influence whatever on the books which propagate the myth of the Six Million, and Bach-Zelewski's testimony on -Himmler is still taken at its face value. - The truth concerning Himmler is provided ironically by an -anti-Nazi -- Felix Kersten, his physician and masseur. Because -Kersten was opposed to the regime, he tends to support the +Himmler is still taken at its face value. + The truth concerning Himmler is provided ironically by an +anti-Nazi -- Felix Kersten, his physician and masseur. Because +Kersten was opposed to the regime, he tends to support the legend that the internment of Jews meant their extermination. -But from his close personal knowledge of Himmler he cannot help +But from his close personal knowledge of Himmler he cannot help but tell the truth concerning him, and in his memoirs 1940-1945 (London, 1956, p. 119 ff.) he is emphatic in stating that -Heinrich Himmler did not advocate liquidating the Jews but -favored their emigration overseas. Neither does Kersten -implicate Hitler. However, the credibility of his anti-Nazi +Heinrich Himmler did not advocate liquidating the Jews but +favored their emigration overseas. Neither does Kersten +implicate Hitler. However, the credibility of his anti-Nazi narrative is completely shattered when, in search of an -alternative villain, he declares that Dr. Goebbels was the real +alternative villain, he declares that Dr. Goebbels was the real advocate of "extermination". This nonsensical allegation is -amply disproved by the fact that Goebbels was still concerned +amply disproved by the fact that Goebbels was still concerned with the Madagascar project even after it had been temporally shelved by the German Foreign Office, as we showed earlier. So much for false evidence at Nuremberg. reference has also @@ -563,24 +563,24 @@ authorship. These hearsay documents, often of the most bizarre kind, were introduced as "evidence" so long as they bore the required signature. A typical prosecution affidavit contested by the defense in the Concentration Camp Trial of 1947 was that of -Alois Hoellriegel, a member of the camp personnel at Mauthausen +Alois Hoellriegel, a member of the camp personnel at Mauthausen in Austria. This affidavit, which the defense proved was -fabricated during Hoellriegel's torture, had already been used -to secure the conviction of S.S. General Ernst Kaltenbrunner in +fabricated during Hoellriegel's torture, had already been used +to secure the conviction of S.S. General Ernst Kaltenbrunner in 1946. It claimed that a mass gassing operation had taken place -at Mauthausen and that Hoellriegel had witnessed Kaltenbrunner -(the highest S.S. Leader in the Reich excepting Himmler) +at Mauthausen and that Hoellriegel had witnessed Kaltenbrunner +(the highest S.S. Leader in the Reich excepting Himmler) actually taking part in it. - By the time of the Concentration Camp Trial (Pohl's trial) a + By the time of the Concentration Camp Trial (Pohl's trial) a year later, it had become impossible to sustain this piece of nonsense when it was produced in court again. The defense not only demonstrated that the affidavit was falsified, but showed -that all deaths at Mauthausen were systematically checked by the +that all deaths at Mauthausen were systematically checked by the local police authorities. They were also entered on a camp register, and particular embarrassment was caused to the -prosecution when the Mauthausen register, one of the few that +prosecution when the Mauthausen register, one of the few that survived, was produced in evidence. The defense also obtained -numerous affidavits from former inmates of Mauthausen (a prison +numerous affidavits from former inmates of Mauthausen (a prison camp chiefly for criminals) testifying to humane and orderly conditions there.

@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ conditions there.

Nuremberg than the pathetic astonishment or outraged disbelief of the accused persons themselves at the grotesque charges made against them. Such is reflected in the affidavit of S.S. Major- -General Heinz Fanslau, who visited most of the German +General Heinz Fanslau, who visited most of the German concentration camps during the last years of the war. Although a front line soldier in the Waffen S.S., Fanslau had taken a great interest in concentration camp conditions, and he was selected @@ -607,31 +607,31 @@ something about it." It should be emphasized that throughout the Nuremberg proceedings, the German leaders on trial never believed for a moment the allegations of the Allied prosecution. Hermann -Goering, who was exposed to the full brunt of the Nuremberg +Goering, who was exposed to the full brunt of the Nuremberg atrocity propaganda, failed to be convinced by it. Hans -Fritzsche, on trial as the highest functionary of Goebbel's -Ministry, relates that Goering, even after hearing the Ohlendorf -affidavit on the Einsatzgruppen and the Hoess testimony on +Fritzsche, on trial as the highest functionary of Goebbel's +Ministry, relates that Goering, even after hearing the Ohlendorf +affidavit on the Einsatzgruppen and the Hoess testimony on Auschwitz, remained convinced that the extermination of Jews was entirely propaganda fiction (The Sword in the Scales, London, -1953, p. 1945). At one point during the trial, Goering declared +1953, p. 1945). At one point during the trial, Goering declared rather cogently that the first time he had heard of it "was right here in Nuremberg" (Shirer, ibtd, p. 1147). The Jewish -writers Poliakov, Reitlinger and Manvell and Frankl all attempt -to implicate Goering in this supposed extermination, but Charles -Bewley in his work Hermann Goering (Goettingen, 1956) shows that +writers Poliakov, Reitlinger and Manvell and Frankl all attempt +to implicate Goering in this supposed extermination, but Charles +Bewley in his work Hermann Goering (Goettingen, 1956) shows that not the slightest evidence was found at Nuremberg to substantiate this charge. - Hans Fritzsche pondered on the whole question during the + Hans Fritzsche pondered on the whole question during the trials, and he concluded that there had certainly been no -thorough investigation of these monstrous charges. Fritzsche, -who was acquitted, was an associate of Goebbels and a skilled +thorough investigation of these monstrous charges. Fritzsche, +who was acquitted, was an associate of Goebbels and a skilled propagandist. He recognized that the alleged massacre of the Jews was the main point of the indictment against all -defendants. Kaltenbrunner, who succeeded Heydrich as chief of -the Reich Security head Office and was the main defendant for -the S.S., due to the death of Himmler, was no more convinced of -the genocide charges than was Goering. He confided to Fritzsche +defendants. Kaltenbrunner, who succeeded Heydrich as chief of +the Reich Security head Office and was the main defendant for +the S.S., due to the death of Himmler, was no more convinced of +the genocide charges than was Goering. He confided to Fritzsche that the prosecution was scoring apparent successes because of their technique of coercing witnesses and suppressing evidence, which was precisely the accusation of Judges Wenerstrum and van @@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ give some plausibility to the claim that millions of people had been exterminated there. if anyone doubts that the Russians are capable of such deception, they should remember the monuments erected at sites where thousands of people were murdered in -Russia by Stalin's secret police -- but where the monuments +Russia by Stalin's secret police -- but where the monuments proclaim them to be victims of German troops in World War II. The truth about Auschwitz is that it was the largest and most important industrial concentration camp, producing all kinds of @@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ nurseries and facilities for stock breeding, as well as Krupps armament works. We have already remarked that this kind of activity was the prime function of the camps; all major firms had subsidiaries in them and the S.S. even opened their own -factories. Accounts of visits by Himmler to the camps show his +factories. Accounts of visits by Himmler to the camps show his main purpose was to inspect and assess their industrial efficiency. When he had visited Auschwitz in March 1941 accompanied by high executives of I. G. Farben, he showed no @@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ the six million were supposed to have been exterminated, indeed, some written claim 4 or even 5 million. Four million was the sensational figure announced by the Soviet Government after the Communist had "investigated" the camp, at the same time as they -were attempting to blame the Kaytn massacre on the Germans. +were attempting to blame the Kaytn massacre on the Germans. Reitlinger admits that information regarding Auschwitz and other eastern camps comes from the post-war Communist regimes of Eastern Europe: "The evidence concerning the Polish death camps @@ -691,9 +691,9 @@ was mainly taken after the war by Polish State commissions or by the Central Jewish Historical Commission of Poland" (The Final Solution, p. 631). However, no living, authentic eye-witness of these "gassings" -has ever been produced and validated. Benedikt Kautsky, who +has ever been produced and validated. Benedikt Kautsky, who spent seven years in concentration camps, including three in -Auschwitz, alleged in his book Tuefel and Verdammte (Devil and +Auschwitz, alleged in his book Tuefel and Verdammte (Devil and Damned, Zurich, 1946) that no less than 3,500,000 Jews" had been killed there. This was certainly a remarkable statement, because by his own admission he had never seen a gas chamber. He @@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ However, I must establish the truth that in no camp at any time did I come across such an installation as a gas chamber" (p. 272-3). The only execution he actually witnessed was when two Polish inmates were executed for killing two Jewish inmates. -Kautsky, who was sent from Buchenwald in October 1942 to work at +Kautsky, who was sent from Buchenwald in October 1942 to work at Auschwitz-Buna, stresses in his book that the use of prisoners in war industry was a major feature of concentration camp policy until the end of the war. He failed to reconcile this with an @@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ seriously that Auschwitz could dispose of no less that 6000 people a day. Although Reitlinger's 6000 a day would mean a total by October of over 5 million, all such estimates pale before the -wild fantasies of Olga Lengyel in her book Five Chimneys +wild fantasies of Olga Lengyel in her book Five Chimneys (London, 1959). Claiming to be a former inmate of Auschwitz, she asserts that the camp cremated no less that "720 per hour, or 17,280 corpses per twenty-four hour shift." She also alleges @@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ longer resident. Of these, 35,000 were emigrants from the new Communist regime, and a further 25,000 were still being held in Russia after having worked in German labor battalions there. This leaves only 60,000 Hungarian Jews returned to Hungary from -deportation in Germany, though Reitlinger says this figure is +deportation in Germany, though Reitlinger says this figure is too high (The Final Solution, p. 497). Possibly it is, but bearing in mind the substantial emigration of Hungarian Jews during the war (cf. Report of thee ICRC, Vol. 1, p. 649), the @@ -766,28 +766,28 @@ indeed.

Some new facts about Auschwitz are at last beginning to make a tentative appearance. They are contained in a recent work called Die Auschwitz-Luge: Ein Erlebnisbericht von Theis -Christopherson (The Auschwitz Legends: An Account of his -Experiences by Theis Christopherson, Kritik Verlag/Mohrkirch, -1973). Published by the German lawyer Dr. Manfred Roeder in the +Christopherson (The Auschwitz Legends: An Account of his +Experiences by Theis Christopherson, Kritik Verlag/Mohrkirch, +1973). Published by the German lawyer Dr. Manfred Roeder in the periodical Deutsche Burger-Iniative, it is an eye-witness -account of Auschwitz by Theis Christopherson, who was sent to +account of Auschwitz by Theis Christopherson, who was sent to the Bunawerk plant laboratories at Auschwitz to research into the production of synthetic rubber for the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute. In May 1973, not long after the appearance of this -account, the veteran Jewish "nazi-hunter" Simon Weisenthal wrote +account, the veteran Jewish "nazi-hunter" Simon Weisenthal wrote to the Frankfurt Chamber of Lawyers, demanding that the publisher and author of the Forward, Dr. Roeder, a member of the Chamber should be brought before its disciplinary commission. Sure enough, proceedings began in July, but not without harsh -criticism even from the Press, who asked "Is Simon Weisenthal +criticism even from the Press, who asked "Is Simon Weisenthal the new Gauleiter of Germany?" (Deutsche Wochenzeiung, July 27th, 1973). - Christopherson's account is certainly one of the most + Christopherson's account is certainly one of the most important documents for a re-appraisal of Auschwitz. He spent the whole of 1944 there, during which time he visited all of the separate camps comprising the large Auschwitz complex, including Auschwitz-Birkenau where it is alleged that wholesale massacres -of Jews took place. Christopherson, however, is in no doubt that +of Jews took place. Christopherson, however, is in no doubt that this is totally untrue. He writes: "I was in Auschwitz from January 1944 until December 1944. After the war I heard about the mass murders which were supposedly perpetrated by the S.S. @@ -813,14 +813,14 @@ comprised Auschwitz III (ibid. p. 452). The author agrees that a crematorium would certainly existed at Auschwitz, "since 200,000 people lived there, and in every city with 200,000 inhabitants there would be a crematorium. Naturally people died there -- but -not only prisoners. In fact the wife of Oberstrumbannfuhrer A. -(Christopherson's superior) also died there" (p. 33) The author +not only prisoners. In fact the wife of Oberstrumbannfuhrer A. +(Christopherson's superior) also died there" (p. 33) The author explains: "There was no secrets at Auschwitz. In September 1944 a commission of the International Red Cross came to the camp for in inspection. They were particularly interested in the camp at Birkenau, though we also had many inspections at Raisko" (Bunawerk section, p. 35). - Christopherson points out that the constant visits to + Christopherson points out that the constant visits to Auschwitz by outsiders cannot be reconciled with allegations of mass extermination. When describing the visit of his wife to the camp in May, he observes: "The fact that it was possible to @@ -828,13 +828,13 @@ receive visits from our relatives at any time demonstrates the openness of the camp administration. Had Auschwitz been a great extermination camp, we would certainly not have been able to receive such visits" (p. 27). - After the war, Christopherson came to hear of the alleged + After the war, Christopherson came to hear of the alleged existence of a building with gigantic chimneys in the vicinity of the main camp. "This was supposed to be the crematorium. However, I must record the fact that when I left the camp at Auschwitz in December 1944, I had not seen this building there" (p. 37). Does this mysterious building exist today? Apparently not: Reitlinger claims it was demolished and "completely burnt -out in full view of the camp" in October, though Christopherson +out in full view of the camp" in October, though Christopherson never saw this public demolition. Although it is said to have taken place "in full view of the camp", it was allegedly seen by

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only one Jewish witness, a certain Dr. Bendel, and his is the +

only one Jewish witness, a certain Dr. Bendel, and his is the only testimony to the occurrence (Reitlinger, ibid., p. 457). This situation is generally typical. When it comes down to hard evidence, it is strangely elusive; the building was "demolished", the document was "lost", the order was "verbal". -At Auschwitz today, visitors are shown a small furnace and here +At Auschwitz today, visitors are shown a small furnace and here they are told that millions of people were exterminated. The Soviet State Commission which "investigated" the camp announced on May 12th, 1945 that "Using rectified coefficients....the technical expert commission has ascertained that during the time -that the Auschwitz camp existed, the German butchers +that the Auschwitz camp existed, the German butchers exterminated in this camp not less than four million citizens..." Reitlinger's surprisingly frank comment on this is perfectly adequate" "The world has grown mistrustful of 'rectified coefficients' and the figure of four millions has become ridiculous" (ibid. p. 460). - Finally, the account of Mr. Christopherson draws attention to + Finally, the account of Mr. Christopherson draws attention to a very curious circumstance. The only defendant who did not -appear at the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial in 1963 was Richard -Baer, the successor of Rudolf Hoess as commandant of Auschwitz. +appear at the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial in 1963 was Richard +Baer, the successor of Rudolf Hoess as commandant of Auschwitz. Though in perfect health, he died suddenly in prison before the trial had begun, "in a highly mysterious way" according to the newspaper Deutsche Wochenzietung (July 27th, 1973). Baer's sudden demise before giving evidence is especially strange, since the Paris newspaper Rivarol recorded his insistence that -"during the whole time in which he governed Auschwitz, he never +"during the whole time in which he governed Auschwitz, he never saw any gas chambers nor believed that such things existed," and from this statement nothing would dissuade him. In short, the -Christopherson account adds to a mounting collection of evidence -demonstrating that the giant industrial complex of Auschwitz +Christopherson account adds to a mounting collection of evidence +demonstrating that the giant industrial complex of Auschwitz (compromising thirty separate installations and divided by the main Vienna-Cracow railway line) was nothing but a vast war production center, which, while admittedly employing the @@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ compulsory labor of detainees, was certainly not a place of

THE WARSAW GHETTO

In terms of numbers, polish Jewry is supposed to have -suffered most of all from extermination, not only at Auschwitz, +suffered most of all from extermination, not only at Auschwitz, but at an endless list of newly-discovered "death camps" such as Treblinka, Sobibor, Belzec, Maidanek, Chelmno and at many more obscure places which seem suddenly to have gained prominence. At the center of the alleged extermination of the Polish Jews is the dramatic uprising in April 1943 of the Warsaw Ghetto. This is often represented as a revolt against being deported to gas -ovens; presumably the alleged subject of Hitler and Himmler's +ovens; presumably the alleged subject of Hitler and Himmler's "secret discussions" had leaked out and gained wide publicity in Warsaw. The case of the Warsaw Ghetto is an instructive insight into the creation of the extermination legend itself. Indeed, @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ its evacuation by the Germans in 1943 is often referred to as the "extermination of the Polish Jews" although it was nothing of the kind, and layers of mythology have tended to surround it after the publication of sensational novels like John Hersey's -The Wall and Leon Uris' Exodus. +The Wall and Leon Uris' Exodus. When the Germans first occupied Poland, they confined the Jews, not in detention camps but in ghettos for reasons of security. The interior administration of the ghettos was in the @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ population census for Poland placed the number of Jews at 2,732,600, and that after emigration and flight to the Soviet Union, no more than 1,100,000 were under German control. These incontrovertible facts, however, do not prevent Manvell and -Frankl asserting that "there had been over three million Jews in +Frankl asserting that "there had been over three million Jews in Poland when Germany began the invasion" and that in 1942 "some two million still awaited death" (ibid, p. 140). In reality, of the million or so Jews in Poland, almost half, about 400,000 @@ -96,12 +96,12 @@ procurement of labor and the prevention of unrest. In the first place, Himmler discovered on a suprise visit to Warsaw in January 1943 that 24,000 Jews registered as armaments workers were in fact working illegally as tailors and furriers (Manvell -and Frankl, ibid, p. 140); the Ghetto was also being used as a +and Frankl, ibid, p. 140); the Ghetto was also being used as a base for subversive forays into the main area of Warsaw. After six months of peaceful evacuation, when only about 60,000 Jews remained in the residential ghetto, the Germans met with an armed rebellion on 18th January, 1943. Manvell and -Frankl admit that "The Jews involved in planned resistance had +Frankl admit that "The Jews involved in planned resistance had for a long time been engaged in smuggling arms from the outside world, and combat groups fired on and killed S.S. men and militia in charge of a column of deportees." The terrorists in @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ their headquarters to the German authorities.

The circumstances surrounding the Warsaw Ghetto revolt, as well as the deportations to eastern labor camps such as -Auschwitz, has led to the most colorful tales concerning the +Auschwitz, has led to the most colorful tales concerning the fate of Polish Jews, the largest bloc of Jewry in Europe. The Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, in figures prepared by them for the Nuremberg Trials, stated that in 1945 there were only @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ industry, and it is through their sensational publications, produced for commercial gain, that the average person is made acquainted with a myth of an entirely political character and purpose. The hey-day of these hate-Germany books were in the -1950's, when virulent Germanophobia found a ready market, but +1950's, when virulent Germanophobia found a ready market, but the industry continues to flourish and is experiencing another boom today. The industry's products consist generally of so- called "memoirs" and these fall into two basic categories; those @@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ former concentration camp inmates.

COMMUNIST ORIGINS

Of the first kind, the most outstanding example is Commandant -of Auschwitz by Rudolf Hoess (London 1960) which was originally -published in the Polish language as Wspomnienia by the +of Auschwitz by Rudolf Hoess (London 1960) which was originally +published in the Polish language as Wspomnienia by the Communist Government. Hoess, a young man who took over at -Auschwitz in 1940, was first arrested by the British and +Auschwitz in 1940, was first arrested by the British and detained at Flensburg, but he was soon handed over to the Polish Communist authorities who condemned him to death in 1947 and executed him almost immediately. The so-called Hoess @@ -190,12 +190,12 @@ Million stems from Communist sources; this included the major documents such as the Wisliceny statement and the Hoess "memoirs", which are undoubted the two most quoted items in extermination literature, as well as all the information on the -so-called "death camps" such as Auschwitz. This information +so-called "death camps" such as Auschwitz. This information comes from the Jewish Historical Commission of Poland; the central Commission for the Investigation of War Crimes, Warsaw; and the Russian State War Crimes Commission, Moscow. Reitlinger acknowledges that the Hoess testimony at Nuremberg -was a catalogue of wild exaggerations, such as that Auschwitz +was a catalogue of wild exaggerations, such as that Auschwitz was disposing of 16,000 people a day, which would mean a total at the end of the war of over 13 million. Instead of exposing such estimates for the Soviet-inspired frauds they obviously @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ Ironically, this is completely irreconcilable with the supposedly authentic Hoess memoirs, which make a clever attempt at plausibility by suggesting the opposite picture of distaste for the job. Hoess is supposedly to have "confessed" to a total -of three million people exterminated at Auschwitz, though at his +of three million people exterminated at Auschwitz, though at his own trial in Warsaw the prosecution reduced the number to 1,135,000. However, we have already noted that the Soviet Government announced an official figure of 4 million after their @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ unprovable. it is worth repeating that no living, authentic eye- witness of these events has ever been produced. Conclusive evidence that the Hoess memoirs are a forgery lies in an incredible slip by the Communist editors. Hoess is -supposed to say that the Jehovah's Witnesses at Auschwitz +supposed to say that the Jehovah's Witnesses at Auschwitz approved of murdering the Jews because the Jews were the enemies of Christ. It is well known that in Soviet Russia today and in all her satellite countries of eastern Europe, the Communist @@ -243,52 +243,52 @@ origins beyond any doubt.

INCRIMINATING REMINISCENCES

Certainly the most bogus "memoirs" yet published are those of -Adolf Eichmann. Before his illegal kidnapping by the Israelis in +Adolf Eichmann. Before his illegal kidnapping by the Israelis in May, 1960, and the attendant blaze of international publicity, few people had ever heard of him. He was indeed a relatively unimportant person, the head of Office A4b in Department IV (the -Gestapo) of the Reich Security Head Ofice. His office supervised +Gestapo) of the Reich Security Head Ofice. His office supervised the transportation to detention camps of a particular section of enemy aliens, the Jews. A positive flood of unadulterated -rubbish about Eichmann showered the world in 1960, of which we -may cite as an example Comer Clarke's Eichmann: The Savage +rubbish about Eichmann showered the world in 1960, of which we +may cite as an example Comer Clarke's Eichmann: The Savage Truth. ("The orgies often went on until six in the morning, a few hours before consigning the next batch of victims to death," -says Clarke in his chapter "Streamlined Death and Wild Sex +says Clarke in his chapter "Streamlined Death and Wild Sex Orgies," p. 124). - Strangely enough, the alleged "memoirs" of Adolf Eichmann + Strangely enough, the alleged "memoirs" of Adolf Eichmann suddenly appeared at the time of his abduction to Israel. They were uncritically published by the American Life magazine (November 28th, December 5th, 1060), and were supposed to have -been given by Eichmann to a journalist in the Argentine shortly +been given by Eichmann to a journalist in the Argentine shortly before his capture--an amazing coincidence. Other sources, however, gave an entirely different account of their origin, -claiming that they were a record based on Eichmann's comments to +claiming that they were a record based on Eichmann's comments to an "associate" in 1955, though no one even bothered to identify this person. By an equally extraordinary coincidence, war crimes investigators claimed shortly afterwards to have just "found" in the archives of the U.S. Library of Congress, more than fifteen -years after the war, the "complete file" of Eichmann's +years after the war, the "complete file" of Eichmann's department. So far as the "memoirs" themselves are concerned, they are made to be as horribly incriminating as possible without stretching too far into the realms of purest fantasy, -and depict Eichmann speaking with enormous relish about "the +and depict Eichmann speaking with enormous relish about "the physical annihilation of the Jews". Their fraudulence is also attested to by various factual errors, such as that Himmler was already in command of the reserve Army by April of 1944, instead -of after the July plot against Hitler's life, a fact which -Eichmann would certainly have known. The appearance of the +of after the July plot against Hitler's life, a fact which +Eichmann would certainly have known. The appearance of the "memoirs" at precisely the right moment raises no doubt that their object was to present a pre-trial propaganda picture of the archetypical "unregenerate Nazi" and fiend in human shape. - The circumstances of the Eichmann trial in Israel do not + The circumstances of the Eichmann trial in Israel do not concern us here; the documents of Soviet origin which were used as evidence, such as the Wisliceny statement, have been examined already, and for an account of the third-degree methods used on -Eichmann during his captivity to render him "co-operative" the +Eichmann during his captivity to render him "co-operative" the reader is referred to the London Jewish Chronicle, September 2nd, 1960. More relevant to the literature of the extermination -legend are the contents of a letter which Eichmann is supposed +legend are the contents of a letter which Eichmann is supposed to have written voluntarily and handed over to his captors in Buenos Aries. It need hardly be added that its Israeli authorship is transparently obvious. Nothing in it stretches @@ -301,39 +301,39 @@ transmitted to future generations."

TREBLINKA FABRICATIONS

The latest reminiscences to appear in print are those of -Franz Stangl, the former commandant of the camp at Treblinka in +Franz Stangl, the former commandant of the camp at Treblinka in Poland who was sentenced to life imprisonment in December 1970. These were published in an article by the London Daily Telegraph Magazine, October 8th, 1971, and were supposed to derive from a -series of interviews with Stangl in prison. He died a few days +series of interviews with Stangl in prison. He died a few days after the interviews were concluded. These alleged reminiscences are certainly the goriest and most bizarre yet published, though one is grateful for a few admissions by the writer of the article, such as that "the evidence presented in the course of -his trial did not prove Stangl himself to have committed -specific acts of murder" and that the account of Stangl's +his trial did not prove Stangl himself to have committed +specific acts of murder" and that the account of Stangl's beginnings in Poland "was in part fabrication." A typical example of this fabrication was the description of -Stangl's first visit to Treblinka. As he drew into the railway +Stangl's first visit to Treblinka. As he drew into the railway station there, he was supposed to have seen "thousands of bodies" just strewn around next to the tracks, "hundreds, no, thousands of bodies everywhere, putrefying, decomposing." And, "in the station was a train full of Jews, some dead, some still alive...it looked as it had been there for days." The account -reaches the heights of absurdity when Stangl is alleged to have +reaches the heights of absurdity when Stangl is alleged to have got out of his car and "stepped knee deep in money; I didn't know which way to turn, which way to go. I waded in papernotes, currency, precious stones, jewelry, and clothes. They were everywhere, strewn all over the square." The scene is completed by "whores from Warsaw weaving drunk, dancing, singing, playing music," who were on the other side of the barbed wire fences. To -literally believe this account of sinking "kneedeep" in Jewish +literally believe this account of sinking "kneedeep" in Jewish banknotes and precious stones amid thousands of putrefying corpses and lurching, singing prostitutes would require the most phenomenal degree of gullibility, and in any circumstances other than the Six Million legend it would be dismissed as the most outrageous nonsense. - The statement which certainly robs the Stangl memoirs of any + The statement which certainly robs the Stangl memoirs of any vestige of authenticity is his alleged reply when asked why he thought the Jews were being exterminated: "They wanted the Jews' money," is the answer. "That racial business was just @@ -350,13 +350,13 @@ perfect answer had it been invented.

Of the variety of memoirs, those which present a picture of frail Jewry caught in the vice of Nazism, the most celebrated is -undoubtedly The Diary of Anne Frank and the truth concerning +undoubtedly The Diary of Anne Frank and the truth concerning this book is only one appalling insight into the fabrication of a propaganda legend. First published in 1952, The Dairy of Anne -Frank became an immediate best-seller; since then it has been +Frank became an immediate best-seller; since then it has been republished in paper-back, going through 40 impressions, and was made into a successful Hollywood film. In royalties alone, Otto -Frank, the girl's father, has made a fortune from the sale of +Frank, the girl's father, has made a fortune from the sale of the book, which purports to represent the real-life tragedy of his daughter. With its direct appeal to the emotions, the book and the film have influenced literally millions of people, @@ -364,20 +364,20 @@ certainly more through the world than any other story of its kind. And yet only seven years after its initial publication, a New York Supreme Court case established that the book was a hoax. - The Diary of Anne Frank has been sold to the public as the + The Diary of Anne Frank has been sold to the public as the actual diary of a young Jewish girl from Amsterdam, which she wrote at the age of 12 while her family and four other Jews were hiding in the back room of a house during the German occupation. Eventually, they were arrested and detained in a concentration -camp. where Anne Frank supposedly died when she was 14. When -Otto Frank was liberated from the camp at the end of the war, he +camp. where Anne Frank supposedly died when she was 14. When +Otto Frank was liberated from the camp at the end of the war, he returned to the Amsterdam house and "found" his daughter's diary concealed in the rafters. - The truth bout the Anne Frank Diary was first revealed in -1959 by the Swedish journal Fria Ord. It established that the -Jewish novelist Meyer Levin had written the dialogue of the + The truth bout the Anne Frank Diary was first revealed in +1959 by the Swedish journal Fria Ord. It established that the +Jewish novelist Meyer Levin had written the dialogue of the "diary" and was demanding payment for his work in a court action -against Otto Frank. A condensation of the Swedish articles +against Otto Frank. A condensation of the Swedish articles appeared in the American Economic Council Letter, April 15th, 1959, as follows:

@@ -387,35 +387,35 @@ appeared in the American Economic Council Letter, April 15th,

"The Western World has for some years been made aware of a Jewish girl through the medium of what purports to - be her personally written story, Anne Frank's Diary. + be her personally written story, Anne Frank's Diary. Any informed literary inspection of this book would shown it to have been impossible as a work of a teenager.

"A noteworthy decision of the New York Supreme Court confirms this point of view, in that the well known - American Jewish writer, Meyer Levin, has been awarded - $50,000 to be paid by the father of Anne Frank as an - honorarium for Levin's work on the Anne Frank Diary.

+ American Jewish writer, Meyer Levin, has been awarded + $50,000 to be paid by the father of Anne Frank as an + honorarium for Levin's work on the Anne Frank Diary.

-

"Mr. Frank, in Switzerland, and promised to pay to his - race kin, Meyer Levin, not less than $50,000 because he - had used the dialogue of Author Levin just as it was and +

"Mr. Frank, in Switzerland, and promised to pay to his + race kin, Meyer Levin, not less than $50,000 because he + had used the dialogue of Author Levin just as it was and "implanted" it in the dairy as being his daughter's intellectual work."

Further inquiries brought a reply on May 7th, 1962 from a firm of New York Lawyers, which stated:

-

"I was attorney for Meyer Levin in his action against Otto -Frank, and others. It is true that a jury awarded Mr. Levin +

"I was attorney for Meyer Levin in his action against Otto +Frank, and others. It is true that a jury awarded Mr. Levin $50,000 in damages, as indicated in your letter. That award was -later set aside by the trial justice, Hon. Samuel C. Coleman, on +later set aside by the trial justice, Hon. Samuel C. Coleman, on the ground that the damages had not been proved in the manner required by law. The action was subsequently settled while an -appeal from Judge Coleman's decision was pending.

+appeal from Judge Coleman's decision was pending.

I am afraid that the case is not officially reported, so far -as the trial itself. or even Judge Coleman's decision, is +as the trial itself. or even Judge Coleman's decision, is concerned. Certain procedural matters were reported in 141 New York Supplement, Second Series 170, and in 5 Second Series 181. The correct file number in the New York County Clerk's office is @@ -424,15 +424,15 @@ The correct file number in the New York County Clerk's office is

Here, then, is just one more fraud in a whole series of fraud perpetrated in support of the "Holocaust" [Holohoax] legend and the saga of the Six Million. Of course, the court case bearing -directly on the authenticity of the Anne Frank Diary was "not +directly on the authenticity of the Anne Frank Diary was "not officially reported." A brief reference may also be made to another "diary" -published not long after that of Anne Frank and entitled: Notes -from the Warsaw Ghetto: the Journal of Emmanuel Ringelblum (New -York, 1958). Ringelblum had been a leader in the campaign of +published not long after that of Anne Frank and entitled: Notes +from the Warsaw Ghetto: the Journal of Emmanuel Ringelblum (New +York, 1958). Ringelblum had been a leader in the campaign of sabotage against the Germans in Poland, as well as the revolt of the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943, before he was eventually arrested and -executed in 1944. The Ringelblum journal, which speaks of the +executed in 1944. The Ringelblum journal, which speaks of the usual "rumors" allegedly circulating about the extermination of the Jews in Poland, appeared exactly under the same Communist auspices as the so-called Hoess memoirs. McGraw-Hill, the @@ -453,9 +453,9 @@ relentlessly creating an edifice of mythology in which any relation to historical fact has long since disappeared. We have referred to the type already--Olga Lengyel's absurd Five Chimneys ("24,000 corpses handles every day"), Doctor at -Auschwitz by Milkos Nyiszli, apparently a mythical and invented -person, This was Auschwitz: The Story of a Murder Camp by -Phillip Friedman, and so on ad nauseam. +Auschwitz by Milkos Nyiszli, apparently a mythical and invented +person, This was Auschwitz: The Story of a Murder Camp by +Phillip Friedman, and so on ad nauseam. The latest in this vein is For Those I love by Martin Gray (Bodley Head, 1973), which purports to be an account of his experiences at Treblinka camp in Poland. Gray specialized in @@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ achievement would leave the 10 remaining months of the year a total blank. 18,000 every day would in fact mean a total of 6,480,000 "in the course of a year." Does this mean that the Six Million died in twelve months at Treblinka? What about the -alleged three or four million at Auschwitz? This kind of thing +alleged three or four million at Auschwitz? This kind of thing simply shows that, once the preposterous compromise figure of Six Million has scored a resounding success and become internationally accepted, any number of impossible permutations @@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ them , maintains that they were at a level..." Occasionally, books by former concentration camp inmates appear which present a totally different picture of the conditions prevailing in them. Such is Under Two Dictators -(London, 1959) by Margarete Buber. She was a German-Jewish woman +(London, 1959) by Margarete Buber. She was a German-Jewish woman who had experienced several years in the brutal and primitive conditions of a Russian prison camp before being sent to Ravensbruck, the German camp for women detainees, in August @@ -516,20 +516,20 @@ experienced the progressive decline of camp conditions, the causes we shall examine later. Another account which is at total variance with popular propaganda is Die Gestapo Lasst Bitten (The Gestapo Invites You) -by Charlotte Bormann, a Communist political prisoner who was +by Charlotte Bormann, a Communist political prisoner who was also interred at Ravensbruck. Undoubtedly its most important revelation is the author's statement that rumors of gas chambers were deliberate and malicious inventions circulated among the prisoners by the Communists. This latter group did not accept -Margarete Buber because of her imprisonment in Soviet Russia. A +Margarete Buber because of her imprisonment in Soviet Russia. A further shocking reflection on the post-war trials is the fact -that Charlotte Bormann was not permitted to testify in the +that Charlotte Bormann was not permitted to testify in the French occupation zone, the usual fate of those who denied the extermination legend.

8. THE NATURE AND CONDITION OF WAR-TIME CONCENTRATION CAMPS

-

In his recent book Adolf Hitler (London, 1973), Colin Cross, +

In his recent book Adolf Hitler (London, 1973), Colin Cross, who brings more intelligence than is usual to many problems of this period, observes astutely that "The shuffling of millions of Jews around Europe and murdering them in a time of desperate @@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ possible. It is likely, that at the height of the war, when the Germans were fighting a desperate battle for survival on two fronts, they would have conveyed millions of Jews for miles to supposedly elaborate and costly slaughter houses? To have -conveyed three or four million Jews to Auschwitz alone (even +conveyed three or four million Jews to Auschwitz alone (even supposing that such an inflated number existed in Europe, which it did not), would have placed an insuperable burden upon German transportation facilities which were strained to the limit in @@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ and fed them there, would simply have paralyzed their military operations. There is no reason to suppose that the efficient Germans would have put their military fortunes at such risk. On the other hand, the transportation of a reasonable 363,000 -prisoners to Auschwitz in the course of the war (the number we +prisoners to Auschwitz in the course of the war (the number we know to have been registered there) at least makes sense in terms of the compulsory labor they supplied. In fact, of the 3 million Jews living in Europe, it is certain that no more than @@ -580,14 +580,14 @@ the legend of the six million. Although it was impossible for millions to have been murdered in them, the nature and conditions of Germany's concentration camps have been vastly exaggerated to make the claim plausible. -William Shirer, in a typically reckless passage, states that: +William Shirer, in a typically reckless passage, states that: "All of the thirty odd principal Nazi concentration camps were death camps" (ibid, p. 1150). This is totally untrue, and is not even accepted now by the principal propagators of the -extermination legend. Shirer also quotes Eugen Kogon's The +extermination legend. Shirer also quotes Eugen Kogon's The Theory and Practice of Hell (New York, 1950, p. 227) which puts the total number of deaths in all of them at the ridiculous -figure of 7,125,000, though Shirer admits in a footnote that +figure of 7,125,000, though Shirer admits in a footnote that this "undoubtedly too high."

"DEATH CAMPS" BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN

@@ -595,11 +595,11 @@ this "undoubtedly too high."

It is true that in 1945, Allied propaganda did claim that all the concentration camps, particularly those in Germany itself, were "death camps", but not for long. On this question, the -eminent American historian Harry Elmer Barnes wrote: "These +eminent American historian Harry Elmer Barnes wrote: "These camps were first presented as those in Germany, such as Dachau, -Belsen, Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen and Dora, but it was soon +Belsen, Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen and Dora, but it was soon demonstrated that there had been no systematic extermination in -those camps. Attention was then moved to Auschwitz, Treblinka, +those camps. Attention was then moved to Auschwitz, Treblinka, Belzec, Chelmno, Jonowska, Tarnow, Ravensbruck, Mauthausen, Brezeznia and Birkenau, which does not exhaust the list that appears to have been extended as needed" (Rampart Journal, @@ -608,17 +608,17 @@ observers among the American and British occupation forces in Germany, while admitting that many inmates had died of disease and starvation in the final months of the war, had found no evidence after all of "gas chambers." As a result, eastern camps -in the Russian zone of occupation such as Auschwitz and +in the Russian zone of occupation such as Auschwitz and Treblinka gradually came to the fore as horrific centers of extermination (though no one was permitted to see them), and this tendency has lasted to the present day. Here in these camps it was all supposed to have happened, but with the Iron Curtain brought down firmly over them, no one has ever been able to verify such charges. The Communists claimed that four million -people died at Auschwitz in gigantic gas chambers accommodating +people died at Auschwitz in gigantic gas chambers accommodating 2,000 people--and no one could argue to the contrary. What is the truth about the so-called "gas chambers"? Stephen -F. Pinter, who served as a lawyer for the United States War +F. Pinter, who served as a lawyer for the United States War Department in the occupation force in Germany and Austria for six years after the war made the following statement in the widely read Catholic Magazine Our Sunday Visitor, June 14th, @@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ chamber at Dachau. What was shown to visitors and sightseer there and erroneously describes as a gas chamber was a crematory. Nor was there a gas chamber in any of the other concentration camps in Germany. We were told that there was a -gas chamber at Auschwitz, but since that was in the Russian zone +gas chamber at Auschwitz, but since that was in the Russian zone of occupation, we were not permitted to investigate since the Russians would not allow it. From what I was able to determine during this six postwar years in Germany and Austria, there were @@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ certainly never reached. I interviewed thousands of Jews, former inmates of concentration camps in Germany and Austria, and consider myself as well qualified as any man on this subject." This tells a very different story from the customary -propaganda. Pinter, of course, is very astute on the question of +propaganda. Pinter, of course, is very astute on the question of the crematory being represented as a gas chamber. This is a frequent ploy because no such thing as a gas chamber has ever been shown to exist in these camps, hence the deliberately @@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ similar to the kind of thing employed today, were used quite simply for the cremation of those persons who had died from various natural causes within the camp, particularly infectious diseases. This fact was conclusively proved by the German -archbishop, Cardinal Faulhaber of Munich. He informed the +archbishop, Cardinal Faulhaber of Munich. He informed the Americans that during the Allied air raids on Munich in September 1944, 30,000 people were killed. The archbishop requested the authorities at the time to cremate the bodies of @@ -676,19 +676,19 @@ of the war. This deflation, to ten per cent of the original figure, will doubtless continue, and one day will be applied to the legendary figure of six million as a whole. Another example of drastic revision is the present estimate -of Auschwitz casualties. The absurd allegations of three or four +of Auschwitz casualties. The absurd allegations of three or four million deaths there are no longer plausible even to Reitlinger. He now puts the number of casualties at only 600,000; and although this figure is still exaggerated in the extreme, it is a significant reduction on four million and further progress is -to be expected. Shirer himself quotes Reitlinger's latest +to be expected. Shirer himself quotes Reitlinger's latest estimate, but he fails to reconcile this with his earlier statement that half of that figure, about 300,000 Hungarian Jews were supposedly "done to death in fourty-six days"--a supreme example of the kind of irresponsible nonsense that is written on this subject.

-

HUMANE CONDITIONS

+

HUMANE CONDITIONS

That several thousand camp inmates did die in the chaotic final months of the war brings us to the question of their war- @@ -710,43 +710,43 @@ those found guilty, as well as those deportees convicted of major crimes, were sentenced by military courts and executed. In the Federal Archives of Koblenz there is a directive of January 1943 from Himmler regarding such executions, stressing that "no -brutality is to be allowed" (Manvell and Frankl, ibid, p. 312). +brutality is to be allowed" (Manvell and Frankl, ibid, p. 312). Occasionally there was brutality, but such cases were -immediately scrutinized by S.S. Judge Dr. Konrad Morgen of the -Reich Criminal Police Office, whose job was to investigate -irregularities at the various camps. Morgen himself prosecuted -commander Koch of Buchenwald in 1943 for excesses at his camp, a +immediately scrutinized by S.S. Judge Dr. Konrad Morgen of the +Reich Criminal Police Office, whose job was to investigate +irregularities at the various camps. Morgen himself prosecuted +commander Koch of Buchenwald in 1943 for excesses at his camp, a trial to which the German public were invited. It is significant -that Oswald Pohl, the administrator of the concentration camp +that Oswald Pohl, the administrator of the concentration camp system who was dealt with so harshly at Nuremberg, was in favor -of the death penalty for Koch. In fact, the S.S. court did -sentence Koch to death, but he was given the option of serving +of the death penalty for Koch. In fact, the S.S. court did +sentence Koch to death, but he was given the option of serving on the Russian front. Before he could do this, however, Prince Waldeck, the leader of the S.S. in the district, carried out his execution. This case is ample proof of the seriousness with which the S.S. regarded unnecessary brutality. Several S.S. court actions of this kind were conducted in the camps during the war to prevent excesses, and more than 800 cases were -investigated before 1945. Morgen testified at Nuremberg that he +investigated before 1945. Morgen testified at Nuremberg that he discussed confidentially with hundreds of inmates the prevailing conditions in the camps. he found that few that were undernourished except in the hospitals, and noted that the pace and achievement in compulsory labor by inmates was far lower than among German civilian workers. - The evidence of Pinter and Cardinal Faulhaber has been shown + The evidence of Pinter and Cardinal Faulhaber has been shown to disprove the claims of extermination at Dachau, and we have seen how the casualty figures of that camp have been continuously revised downwards. The camp at Dachau near Munich, in fact, may be taken as fairly typical of these places of internment. Compulsory labor in the factories and plants was the -order of the day, but the Communist leader Ernst Ruff testified +order of the day, but the Communist leader Ernst Ruff testified in his Nuremberg affidavit of April 18th, 1947 that the treatment of prisoners on the work details and in the camp of Dachau remained humane. The Polish underground leader, Jan Piechowiak, who was at Dachau from May 22nd, 1940 until April 29th, 1945 also testified on March 21st, 1946 that prisoners there received good treatment, and that the S.S. personnel at -the camp were "well disciplined". Berta Schirotschin, who worked +the camp were "well disciplined". Berta Schirotschin, who worked in the food service at Dachau throughout the war, testified that the working inmates, until the beginning of 1945 and despite increasing privation in Germany, received their customary second @@ -769,18 +769,18 @@ presented at Nuremberg, were not permitted to testify.

slowly broke down in the last fearful months of 1945. The Red Cross Report of 1948 explains that the saturation bombing by the Allies paralyzed the transport and communications system of the -Reich, no food reached the camps and starvation claimed an +Reich, no food reached the camps and starvation claimed an increasing number of victims, both in the prison camps and among the civilian population of Germany. This terrible situation was compounded in the camps both by the great overcrowding and the consequent outbreak of typhus epidemics. Overcrowding occurred as a result of prisoners from the eastern camps such as -Auschwitz being evacuated westward before the Russian advance; +Auschwitz being evacuated westward before the Russian advance; columns of such exhausted people arrived at several German camps -such as Belsen and Buchenwald which had themselves reached a -state of great hardship. Belsen camp near Bremen was in an +such as Belsen and Buchenwald which had themselves reached a +state of great hardship. Belsen camp near Bremen was in an especially chaotic condition in these months and Himmler's -physician, Felix Kersten, an anti-Nazi, explains that its +physician, Felix Kersten, an anti-Nazi, explains that its unfortunate reputation as a "death camp" was due solely to the ferocity of the typhus epidemic which broke out there in March 1945 (Memoirs 1940-1945, London, 1956). Undoubtedly these @@ -789,24 +789,24 @@ conditions that re represented in the photographs of emaciated human beings and heaps of corpses which the propagandists delight in showing, claiming they are victims of "extermination". - A surprisingly honest appraisal of the situation at Belsen in + A surprisingly honest appraisal of the situation at Belsen in 1945 appeared in Purnell's History of the Second World War (Vol. -7, No. 15) by Russell Barton, now superintendent and consultant +7, No. 15) by Russell Barton, now superintendent and consultant psychiatrist at Severalls Hospital, Essex, who spent one month at the camp as a medical student after the war. His account vividly illustrates the true causes of the mortality that occurred in such camps towards the war's end, and how such -extreme conditions came to prevail there. Dr. Barton explains -that Brigadier Glyn Hughes, the British Medical Officer who took -command of Belsen in 1945, "did not think there had been any +extreme conditions came to prevail there. Dr. Barton explains +that Brigadier Glyn Hughes, the British Medical Officer who took +command of Belsen in 1945, "did not think there had been any atrocities in the camp" despite discipline and hard work. "Most -people," writes Dr. Barton, "attributed the conditions of the +people," writes Dr. Barton, "attributed the conditions of the inmates to deliberate intention on the part of the Germans...Inmates were eager to cite examples of brutality and neglect, and visiting journalists from different countries interpreted the situation according to the needs of propaganda at home." - However. Dr. Barton makes it quite clear that the conditions + However. Dr. Barton makes it quite clear that the conditions of starvation and disease were unavoidable in the circumstances, and that they occurred only in the months of 1945. "From discussions with prisoners it seemed that conditions in the camp @@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ for distribution. At that time I became convinced, contrary to popular opinion that there had never been a policy of deliberate starvation. This was confirmed by the large numbers of well-fed inmates. Why then were so many people suffering from -malnutrition?....The major reasons for the state of Belsen were +malnutrition?....The major reasons for the state of Belsen were disease, gross overcrowding by central authority, lack of law and order within the huts, and inadequate supplies of food, water and drugs." The lack of order, which led to riots over @@ -830,11 +830,11 @@ food distribution, was quelled by British machine-gun fire and a display of force when British tanks and armored cars toured the camp. Apart from the unavoidable deaths in these circumstances, -Glyn Hughes estimated that about "1000 were killed through the +Glyn Hughes estimated that about "1000 were killed through the kindness of English soldiers giving them their own rations and -chocolates." As a man who was at Belsen, Dr. Barton is obviously +chocolates." As a man who was at Belsen, Dr. Barton is obviously very much alive to the falsehoods of concentration camp mythology, and he concludes: "In trying to assess the causes of -the conditions found at Belsen one must be alerted to the +the conditions found at Belsen one must be alerted to the tremendous visual display, ripe for the purposes of propaganda, that masses of starved corpses presented." To discuss such

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FAKE PHOTOGRAPHS

-

Not only were situations such as those at Belsen +

Not only were situations such as those at Belsen unscrupulously exploited for propaganda purposes, but this propaganda has also made use of entirely fake atrocity -photographs and films. The extreme conditions at Belsen applied +photographs and films. The extreme conditions at Belsen applied to very few camps indeed; the great majority escaped the worst difficulties and all their inmates survived in good health. As a result, outright forgeries were used to exaggerate conditions of horror. A startling case of such forgery was revealed in the British Catholic Herald of October 29th, 1948. It reported that -in Cassel, where every adult German was compelled to see a film +in Cassel, where every adult German was compelled to see a film representing the "horrors" of Buchenwald, a doctor from Goettingen saw himself on the screen looking after the victims. But he had never been to Buchenwald. After an interval of bewilderment he realized that what he had seen was part of a film taken after the terrible air raid on Dresden by the Allies on 13th February, 1945 where the doctor had been working. The -film in question was shown in Cassel on 19th October, 1948. +film in question was shown in Cassel on 19th October, 1948. After the air raid on Dresden, which killed 135,000 people, mostly refugee women and children, the bodies of the victims were piled and burned in heaps of 400 and 500 for several weeks. @@ -32,24 +32,24 @@ faked photographs of German atrocities in the First World War. Ponsonby cites such fabrications as "The Corpse Factory" and "The Belgian Baby without Hands", which are strikingly reminiscent of the propaganda relating to Nazi "atrocities". -F.J.P. Veale explains in his book that the bogus "jar of human +F.J.P. Veale explains in his book that the bogus "jar of human soap" solemnly introduced by the Soviet prosecution at Nuremberg was a deliberate jibe at the famous British "Corpse factory" myth, in which the ghoulish Germans were supposed to have -obtained various commodities from processing corpses (Veale, +obtained various commodities from processing corpses (Veale, ibid, p. 192). This accusation was one for which the British Government apologized after 1918. It received new life after 1945 in the tale of lamp shades of human skin, which was certainly as fraudulent as the Soviet "human soap". In fact, -from Manvell and Frankl we have the grudging admission that the +from Manvell and Frankl we have the grudging admission that the lamp shade evidence at Buchenwald Trial "later appeared to be dubious" (The Incomparable Crime, p. 84). It was given by a -certain Andreas Pfaffenberger in a "written affidavit" of the -kind discussed earlier, but in 1948 General Lucius Clay admitted +certain Andreas Pfaffenberger in a "written affidavit" of the +kind discussed earlier, but in 1948 General Lucius Clay admitted that the affidavits used in the trial appeared after more through investigation to have been mostly 'hearsay'. An excellent work on the fake atrocity photographs pertaining -to the Myth of the Six Million is Dr. Udo Walendy's Bild +to the Myth of the Six Million is Dr. Udo Walendy's Bild 'Dokumente' fur die Geschichtsschreibung (Vlotho/Weser, 1973), and from the numerous examples cited we illustrate one on this page [in the original book this information comes from]. The @@ -58,18 +58,18 @@ photomontage. Close examination reveals immediately that the standing figures have been taken from the first photograph, and a heap of corpses super-imposed in front of them. The fence has been removed, and an entirely new horror "photograph" created. -This blatant forgery appears on page 341 of r. Schnabel's book +This blatant forgery appears on page 341 of r. Schnabel's book on the S.S., Macht ohne Moral: eine Dokumentation uber die SS -(Frankfurt, 1957), with the caption "Mauthausen". (Walendy cites -eighteen other examples of forgery in Schnabel's book.) The same +(Frankfurt, 1957), with the caption "Mauthausen". (Walendy cites +eighteen other examples of forgery in Schnabel's book.) The same photograph appeared in the Proceedings of the International Military Tribunal, Vol. XXX, p. 421, likewise purporting to -illustrate Mauthausen camp. It is also illustrated without a -caption in Eugene Aroneanu's Konzentrationlager Documant F. 321 +illustrate Mauthausen camp. It is also illustrated without a +caption in Eugene Aroneanu's Konzentrationlager Documant F. 321 for the International Court at Nuremberg; Heinz Kuhnrich's Der -KZ-Staat (Berlin, 1960, p. 81); Vaclav Berdych's Mauthausen -(Prague, 1959); and Robert Neumann's Hitler--Aufsteig and -Untergang des Dritten Reiches (Munich, 1961).

+KZ-Staat (Berlin, 1960, p. 81); Vaclav Berdych's Mauthausen +(Prague, 1959); and Robert Neumann's Hitler--Aufsteig and +Untergang des Dritten Reiches (Munich, 1961).

9. THE JEWS AND THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS: A FACTUAL APPRAISAL BY THE RED CROSS

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ works: Documents sur l'activite' du CICR en faveur des civils detenus dans les camps de concentration en Allemagne 1939-1945 (Geneva, 1946), and Inter Arma Caritas: the Work of the ICRC during the Second World War (Geneva, 1947). the team of authors, -headed by Frederic Siordet, explained in the opening pages of +headed by Frederic Siordet, explained in the opening pages of the Report that their object, in the tradition of the Red Cross, has been strict political neutrality, and herein lies its great value. @@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ parcels with a total weight of 4,500 tons were sent off to the concentration camps" (Vol III, p. 80). In addition to food, these contained clothing and pharmaceutical supplies. "Parcels were sent to Dachau, Buchenwald, Sangerhausen, Sachsenhausen, -Oranienburg, Flossenburg, Landsberg-am-Lech, Floha, Ravensbruck, -Hamburg-Neuengamme, Mauthausen, Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, -Bergen-Belsen, to camps near Vienna and in Central and Southern +Oranienburg, Flossenburg, Landsberg-am-Lech, Floha, Ravensbruck, +Hamburg-Neuengamme, Mauthausen, Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, +Bergen-Belsen, to camps near Vienna and in Central and Southern Germany. The principal recipients were Belgians, Dutch, French, Greeks, Italians, Norwegians, Poles and stateless Jews" (Vol. III, p. 83). In the course of the war, "The Committee was in a @@ -154,13 +154,13 @@ Committee's delegates were able to visit the camp at Theresienstadt (Terezin) which was used exclusively for Jews and was governed by special conditions. From information gathered by the Committee, this camp had been started as an experiment by -certain leaders of the Reich . . . These men wished to give the +certain leaders of the Reich . . . These men wished to give the Jews the means of setting up a communal life in a town under their own administration and possessing almost complete autonomy . . . two delegates were able to visit the camp on April 6th, 1945. They confirmed the favorable impression gained ton the first visit" (Vol. I, p. 642). - The ICRC also had praise for the regime of Ion Antonescu of + The ICRC also had praise for the regime of Ion Antonescu of Fascist Rumania where the Committee was able to extend special relief to 183,000 Rumanian Jews until time of the Soviet occupation. The aid then ceased, and the ICRC complained @@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ plain that by no means all of the European Jews were placed in internment camps, but remained, subject to certain restrictions, as part of the free civilian population. This conflicts directly with the "thoroughness" of the supposed "extermination program", -and with the claim of the forged Hoess memoirs that Eichmann was +and with the claim of the forged Hoess memoirs that Eichmann was obsessed with seizing "every single Jew he could lay his hands -on." In Slovakia, for example, where Eichmann's assistant Dieter +on." In Slovakia, for example, where Eichmann's assistant Dieter Wisliceny was in charge, the Report states that "A large proportion of the Jewish minority had permission to stay in the country, and at certain periods Slovakia was looked upon as a @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ those of the free labor market" (Vol. I, p. 646). European Jews avoid internment altogether, but the emigration of Jews continued throughout the war, generally by way of Hungary, Rumania and Turkey. Ironically, post-war Jewish emigration from -German-occupied territories was also facilitated by the Reich, +German-occupied territories was also facilitated by the Reich, as in the case of the Polish Jews who had escaped to France before its occupation. "The Jews from Poland who, while in France, had obtained entrance permits to the United States were @@ -283,44 +283,44 @@ circumstances are allowed to leave" (Vol. I, p. 649).

Without doubt the most important contribution to a truthful study of the extermination question has been the work of the -French historian, Professor Paul Rassinier. The pre-eminent -value of his work lies firstly in the fact that Rassinier +French historian, Professor Paul Rassinier. The pre-eminent +value of his work lies firstly in the fact that Rassinier actually experienced life in the German concentration camps, and also that, as a Socialist intellectual and anti-Nazi, nobody -could be less inclined to defend Hitler and National Socialism. -Yet, for the sake of justice and historical truth, Rassinier +could be less inclined to defend Hitler and National Socialism. +Yet, for the sake of justice and historical truth, Rassinier spent the remainder of his post-war years until his death in 1966 pursuing research which utterly refuted the Myth of the Six Million and the legend of Nazi diabolism. - From 1933 until 1943, Rassinier was a professor of history in + From 1933 until 1943, Rassinier was a professor of history in the College d'enseignment general at Belfort, Academie de Besancon. During the war he engaged in resistance activity until he was arrested by the Gestapo on October 30th, 1943, and as a result was confined in the German concentration camps at -Buchenwald and Dora until 1945. At Buchenwald, towards the end +Buchenwald and Dora until 1945. At Buchenwald, towards the end of the war, he contracted typhus, which so damaged his health -that he could not resume his teaching. After the war, Rassinier +that he could not resume his teaching. After the war, Rassinier was awarded the Medaille de la Resistance and the Reconnaisance Francaise, and was elected to the French Chamber of Deputies, from which he was ousted by the Communists in November, 1946. - Rassinier then embarked on his great work, a systematic + Rassinier then embarked on his great work, a systematic analysis of alleged German war atrocities, in particular the supposed "extermination" of the Jews. Not surprisingly, his writings are little know; they have rarely been translated from the French and none at all have appeared in English. His most -important works were: Le Mensonge d'Ulysse (The Lies of +important works were: Le Mensonge d'Ulysse (The Lies of Odysseus, Paris, 1949), an investigation of concentration camp -conditions based on his own experiences of them; and Ulysse +conditions based on his own experiences of them; and Ulysse trahi par les Siens (1960), a sequel which further refuted the impostures of propagandists concerning German concentration camps. His monumental task was completed with two final volumes, -Le Veritable Proces Eichmann (1962) and Le Drame des Juifs -europeen (1964), in which Rassinier exposed the dishonest and +Le Veritable Proces Eichmann (1962) and Le Drame des Juifs +europeen (1964), in which Rassinier exposed the dishonest and reckless distortions concerning the fate of the Jews by a careful statistical analysis. The last work also examines the political and financial significance of the extermination legend and its exploitation by Israel and the Communist powers. - One of the many merits of Rassinier's work is exploding the + One of the many merits of Rassinier's work is exploding the myth of unique German "wickedness"; and he reveals with devastating force how historical truth has been obliterated in an impenetrable fog of partisan propaganda. His researches @@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ War Two, once freed from distortion and reduced to proper proportions, loses its much vaunted "enormity" and is seen to be only one act in a greater and much wider tragedy. In an extensive lecture tour in West Germany in ghe spring of 1960, -Professor Rassinier emphasised to his German audiences that is +Professor Rassinier emphasised to his German audiences that is was high time for a rebirth of the truth regarding the extermination legend, and theat the Germans themselves should begin it since the allegation remained a wholly unjustifiable @@ -337,56 +337,56 @@ blot on Germany in the eyes of the world.

THE IMPOSTURE OF 'GAS CHAMBERS'

-

Rassinier entitled his first book The Lies of Odysseus in +

Rassinier entitled his first book The Lies of Odysseus in commemoration of the fact that travellers always return bearing tall stories, and until his death he investigated all the stories of extermination literature and attempted to trace their authors. He made short work of the extravagant claims about gas -chambers at Buchenwald in David Rousset's The Other Kingdom (New -York, 1947); himself an inmate of Buchenwald, Rassinier proved -that no such things ever existed there (Le Mensonge d'Ulysse, p. -209 ff). Rassinier also traced Abbe Jean-Paul Renard, and asked +chambers at Buchenwald in David Rousset's The Other Kingdom (New +York, 1947); himself an inmate of Buchenwald, Rassinier proved +that no such things ever existed there (Le Mensonge d'Ulysse, p. +209 ff). Rassinier also traced Abbe Jean-Paul Renard, and asked him how he could possibly have testified in his book Chaines et Lumieres that gas chambers were in operation at Buchenwald. Renard replied that others had told him of their existence, and hence he had been willing to pose as a witness of things that he had never seen (ibid, p. 209 ff). - Rassinier also investigated Denise Dufournier's Ravensbruck: + Rassinier also investigated Denise Dufournier's Ravensbruck: The Women's Camp of Death (London, 1948) and again found that the authoress had no other evidence for gas chambers there thatn -the vague "rumours" which Charlotte Bormann stated were +the vague "rumours" which Charlotte Bormann stated were deliberately spread by communist political prisoners. Similar investigations were made of such books as Philip Friedman's This was Auschwitz: The Story of a Murder Camp (N.Y., 1946) and Eugen Kogon's The Theory and Practice of Hell (N.Y., 1950), and he found that none of these authors could produce and authentic eye-witness of a gas chamber at Auschwitz, nor had they -themselves actually seen one. Rassinier mentions Kogon's claim -that a deceased former inmate, Janda Weiss, had said to Kogon +themselves actually seen one. Rassinier mentions Kogon's claim +that a deceased former inmate, Janda Weiss, had said to Kogon alone that she had witnessed gas chambers at Auschwitz, but of -couse, since this person was apparently dead, Rassinier was +couse, since this person was apparently dead, Rassinier was unable to investigate the claim. He was able to interview -Benedikt Kautsky, author of Teufel und Verdammte who had alleged +Benedikt Kautsky, author of Teufel und Verdammte who had alleged that millions of Jews were exterminated at Auschwitz. However, -Kautsky only confirmed to Rassinier the confession in his book, +Kautsky only confirmed to Rassinier the confession in his book, namely that never at any time had he seen a gas chamber, and that he based his information on what others had "told him". The palm for extermination literature is awarded by -Rassinier to Miklos Nyizli's Doctor at Auschwitz, in which the +Rassinier to Miklos Nyizli's Doctor at Auschwitz, in which the falsification of facts, the evident contradictions and shameless lies show that the author is speaking of places which it is -obvious he has never seen (Le Drame des Juifs europeen, p. 52). +obvious he has never seen (Le Drame des Juifs europeen, p. 52). According to this "doctor of Auschwitz", 25,000 victims were exterminated every day for four and a half years, which is a grandiose advance on Olga Lengyel's 24,000 a day for two and a half years. It would mean a total of forty-one million victims at Auschwitz by 1945, two and a half times the total pre-war -Jewish population of the world. When Rassinier attempted to +Jewish population of the world. When Rassinier attempted to discover the identity of this strange "witness", he was told that "he had died some time before the publication of the book." -Rassinier is convinced that he was never anything but a mythical +Rassinier is convinced that he was never anything but a mythical figure. - Since the war, Rassinier has, in fact, toured Europe in + Since the war, Rassinier has, in fact, toured Europe in search of somebody who was an actual eye-witness of gas chamber exterminations in German concentration camps during World War Two, but he has never found even one such person. He discovered @@ -395,29 +395,29 @@ Germans had exterminated millions of Jews had even seen a gas chamber built for such purposes, much less seen one in operation, nor could any of these authors produce a living authentic witness who had done so. Invariably, former prisoners -such as Renard, Kautsky and Kogon based their statements not +such as Renard, Kautsky and Kogon based their statements not upon what they had actually seen, but upon what they "heard", always from "reliable" sources, who by some chance are almost always dead and thus not in a position to confirm or deny their statements. - Certainly the most important fact to emerge from Rassinier's + Certainly the most important fact to emerge from Rassinier's studies, and of which there is now no doubt at all, is the utter imposture of "gas chamber". Serious investigations carried out in the sites themselves have revealed with irrefutable proof that, contrary to the declarations of the surviving "witnesses" examined above, no gas chambers whatever existed in the German -camps at Buchenwald, Bergen-Belsen, Ravensbruck, Dachau and -Dora, or Mauthausen in Austria. This fact, which wer noted -earlier was attested to by Stephen Pinter of the U.S. War +camps at Buchenwald, Bergen-Belsen, Ravensbruck, Dachau and +Dora, or Mauthausen in Austria. This fact, which wer noted +earlier was attested to by Stephen Pinter of the U.S. War Office, has now been recognised and admitted officially by the -Institute of Contemporary History at Munich. However, Rassinier +Institute of Contemporary History at Munich. However, Rassinier points out that in spite of this, "witnesses" again declared at -the Eichmann trail that they had seen prisoners at Bergen-Belsen +the Eichmann trail that they had seen prisoners at Bergen-Belsen setting out for the gas chambers. So far as the eastern camps of -Poland are concerned. Rassinier shows that the sole evidence +Poland are concerned. Rassinier shows that the sole evidence attesting to the existence of gas chambers at Treblinka, -Chelmno, Belzec, Maidanek and Sobibor are the discredited -memoranda of Kurt Gerstein referred to above. His original +Chelmno, Belzec, Maidanek and Sobibor are the discredited +memoranda of Kurt Gerstein referred to above. His original claim, it will be recalled was that an absurd 40 million people had been exterminated during the war, while in his first signed memorandum he reduced the number to 25 million. Further @@ -427,41 +427,41 @@ even admitted by the Nuremberg Court, though they continue to circulate in three different versions, one in German (distributed in schools) and two in Frenc, none of which agee with each other. The German version featured as "evidence" at -the Eichmann Trial in 196l. - Finally, Professor Rassinier draws attention to an important -admission by Dr. Kubovy, director of the World Centre of +the Eichmann Trial in 196l. + Finally, Professor Rassinier draws attention to an important +admission by Dr. Kubovy, director of the World Centre of Contemporary Jewish Documentation at Tel-Aviv, made in La Terre -Retrouvee, December 15th, 1960. Dr. Kubovy recognised that not a -single order for extermination exists from Hitler, Himmler, -Heydrich or Goering (Le Drame des Juifs europeen, p. 31, 39).

+Retrouvee, December 15th, 1960. Dr. Kubovy recognised that not a +single order for extermination exists from Hitler, Himmler, +Heydrich or Goering (Le Drame des Juifs europeen, p. 31, 39).

'SIX MILLION' FALSEHOOD REJECTED

As for the fearful propaganda figure of the Six Million, -Professor Rassinier rejects it on the basis of an extremely +Professor Rassinier rejects it on the basis of an extremely detailed statistical analysis. He shows that the number has been falsely established, on the one had through inflation of the pre-war Jewish population by ignoring all emigration and evacuation, and on the other by a corresponding deflation of the number of survivors after 1945. This was the method used by the -World Jewish Congress. Rassinier also rejects any written or +World Jewish Congress. Rassinier also rejects any written or oral testimony to the Six Million given by the kind of "witnesses" cited above, since they are full of contradictions, exaggerations and falsehoods. He gives the example of Dachau -casualties, noting that in 1946, Pastor Niemoller reiterated -Auerbach's Fraudulent "238,000" deaths there, while in 1962 +casualties, noting that in 1946, Pastor Niemoller reiterated +Auerbach's Fraudulent "238,000" deaths there, while in 1962 Bishop Neuhausseler of Munich stated in a speech at Dachau that only 30,000 people died "of the 200,000 perons from thirty-eight -nations who were interned there" (Le Drame des Juifs europeen, +nations who were interned there" (Le Drame des Juifs europeen, p. 12). Today, the estimate has been reduced by several more -thousands, and so it goes on. Rassinier concludes, too, that +thousands, and so it goes on. Rassinier concludes, too, that testimony in support of the Six Million given by accused men -such as Hoess, Hoettl, Wisliceny and Hoellriegel, who were faced +such as Hoess, Hoettl, Wisliceny and Hoellriegel, who were faced with the prospect of being condemned to death or with the hope of obtaining a reprieve, and who were frequently tortured during their detention, is completely untrustworthy. - Rassinier finds it very significant that the figure of Six -Million was not mentioned in court during the Eichmann trial. + Rassinier finds it very significant that the figure of Six +Million was not mentioned in court during the Eichmann trial. "The prosecution at the Jerusalem trail was considerably weakened by its central motif, the six million European Jews alleged to have been exterminated in gas chambers. It was an @@ -470,24 +470,24 @@ amidst the general state of spiritual and material chaos. Today, may documents have been published which were not available at the time of the Nuremberg trials, and which tend to prove that if the Jewish nationals were wronged and persecuted by the -Hitler regime, there could not possibly have been six million +Hitler regime, there could not possibly have been six million victims" (ibid, p. 125). With the help of one hundred pages of cross-checked -statistics, Professor Rassinier concludes in Le Drame des Juifs +statistics, Professor Rassinier concludes in Le Drame des Juifs europeen that the number of Jewish casualties during the Second World War could not have exceeded 1,200,000, and he notes that this has finally been accepted as valid by the World Centre of Contemporary Jewish Documentation at Paris. However, he regards such a figure as a maximum limit, and refers to the lower estimate of 896,892 casualties in a study of the same problem by -the Jewish statisticial Raul Hilberg. Rassinier points out that +the Jewish statisticial Raul Hilberg. Rassinier points out that the State of Israel nevertheless continues to claim compensation for six million dead, each one representing an indemnity of 5,000 marks.

EMIGRATION: THE FINAL SOLUTION

-

Prof. Rassinier is emphatic in stating that the German +

Prof. Rassinier is emphatic in stating that the German Government never had any plicy other thatn the emigration of Jews overseas. He shows that after the promulgation of the Nuremberg Race Laws in September 1935, the Germans negotiated @@ -499,19 +499,19 @@ broke down because Germany could not negotiate their departure on the basis of 3,000,000 marks, as demanded by Britain, without some agreement for compensation. Despite these difficulties, Germany did manage to secure the emigration of the majority of -their Jews, mostly to the United States. Rassinier also refers +their Jews, mostly to the United States. Rassinier also refers to the French refusal of Germany's Madagascar plan at the end of 1940. "In a report of the 21st August, 1942, the Secretary of -State for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Third Reich, +State for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Third Reich, Luther, decided that it would be possible to negotiate with France in this direction and described conversations which has taken place between July and December 1940, and which were -brought to a halt following the interview with Montoire on 13th +brought to a halt following the interview with Montoire on 13th December 1940 by Pierre-Etienne Flandin, Laval's successor. During the whole of 1941 the Germans hoped that they would be able to re-open these negotiations and bring them to a happy conclustion" (ibid, p. 108). - After the outbreak of war, the Jews, who, as Rassinier + After the outbreak of war, the Jews, who, as Rassinier reminds us, had declared economic and financial was on Germany as early as 1933, were interned in concentration camps, "which is the way countries all over the world treat enemy aliens in @@ -519,18 +519,18 @@ time of war . . . It was decided to regroup them and put them to work in one immense ghetto which, after the successful invasion of Russia, was situated toward the end of 194l in the so-called Eastern territories near the former frontier between Russia and -Poland: at Auschwitz, Chelmno, Belze, Maidanek, Treblinka etc... +Poland: at Auschwitz, Chelmno, Belze, Maidanek, Treblinka etc... There they were to wait until end of the war for the reopening of international discussions which would decide their future" -(Le Veritable Proces Eichmann, p. 20). The order for this -concentration in the eastern ghetto was given by Goering to -Heydrich, as noted earlier, and it was regarded as a prelude to +(Le Veritable Proces Eichmann, p. 20). The order for this +concentration in the eastern ghetto was given by Goering to +Heydrich, as noted earlier, and it was regarded as a prelude to "the desired final solution," their emigration overseas after the war had ended.

-

ENORMOUS FRAUD

+

ENORMOUS FRAUD

-

Of great concern to Professor Rassinier is the way in which +

Of great concern to Professor Rassinier is the way in which the extermination legend is deliberately exploited for political and financial advantage, and in this he finds Israel and the Soviet Union to be in concert. He notes how, after 1950, an @@ -545,8 +545,8 @@ Their publications seem to appear at favourable moments in the political climate, and for the Soviet Union their purpose is simply to maintain the threat of Nazism as a manoeuvre to divert attention from their own activities. - As for Israel, Rassinier sees the myth of the Six Million as -inspired by a purely material problem. In Le Drame des Juifs + As for Israel, Rassinier sees the myth of the Six Million as +inspired by a purely material problem. In Le Drame des Juifs europeen (P. 31, 39). he writes: "... It is simply a question of justifying by a proportionate number of corpses the enormous subsidies which @@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ in any language; on the one hand Germany pays to Israel sums which are calculated on six million dead, and on the other, since at least four-fifths of these six million were decidedly alive at the end of the war, she is paying substantial sums by -way of reparation to the victims of Hitler's Germany to those +way of reparation to the victims of Hitler's Germany to those who are still alive in countries all over the world other than Israel and to the rightful claimants of those who have since deceased, which means that for the former (i.e. the six @@ -576,14 +576,14 @@ paying twice."

Here we may briefly summarise the data on Jewish wartime casualties. Contrary to the figure of over 9 million Jews in German- -occupied territory put forward at the Nuremberg and Eichmann +occupied territory put forward at the Nuremberg and Eichmann trials, it has already been established that after extensive emigration, approximately 3 million were living in Europe, excluding the Soviet Union. Even when the Jews of German- occupied Russia are included (the majority of Russian Jews were evacuated beyond German control), the overall number probably does not exceed four million. Himmler's statistician, Dr. -Richard Korherr and the World Centre of Contemporary Jewish +Richard Korherr and the World Centre of Contemporary Jewish Documentation put the number respectively at 5,550,000 and 5,294,000 when German-occupied territory was at its widest, but both these figures include the two million Jews of the Baltic @@ -593,11 +593,11 @@ admission from the latter organisation that there were not even six million Jews in Europe and western Russia combined. Nothing better illustrates the declining plausibility of the Six Million legend than the fact that the prosecution at the -Eichmann trial deliberately avoided mentioning the figure. +Eichmann trial deliberately avoided mentioning the figure. Moreover, official Jewish estimates of the casualties are being quietly revised downwards. Our analysis of the population and emigration statistics, as well as the studies by the Swiss -Baseler Nachrichten and Professor Rassinier, demonstrate that it +Baseler Nachrichten and Professor Rassinier, demonstrate that it would have been simply impossible for the number of Jewish casualties to have exceeded a limit of one and a half million. It is very significant, therefore, that the World Centre of @@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ Contemporary Jewish Documentation in Paris now states that only 1,485,292 Jews died from all causes during the Second World War, and although this figure is certainly too high, at least it bears no resemblance at all to the legendary Six Million. As has -been noted earlier, the Jewish statistician Raul Hilberg +been noted earlier, the Jewish statistician Raul Hilberg estimates an even lower figure of 896,892. Thuis is beginning to approach a realistic figure, and the process of revision is certain to continue. @@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ unacceptable. This is proved by the growing number of Jews claiming compensation from the WEst German Government for having allegedly suffered between 1939 and 1945. By 1965, the number of these claimants registered with the West German Government had -tripled in ten years and reached 3,375,000 (Aufbau, June 30th, +tripled in ten years and reached 3,375,000 (Aufbau, June 30th, 1965). Nothing could be a more devastating proof of the brazen fantasy of the Six Million. Most of these claimants are Jews, so there can be no doubt that the majority of the 3 million Jews @@ -648,10 +648,10 @@ vast imaginary slaughter, marking with eternal shame a great European nation, as well as wringing faudulent monetary compensation from them? ---------------------------------------------------------------- -RICHARD HARWOOD is a writer and specialist in political and +RICHARD HARWOOD is a writer and specialist in political and diplomatic aspects of the Second World War. At present he is -with the University of London. Mr. Harwood turned to the vexed +with the University of London. Mr. Harwood turned to the vexed subject of war crimes under the influence of Professor Paul -Rassinier, to whose monumental work this little volume is +Rassinier, to whose monumental work this little volume is greatly indebted. The author is now working on a sequel in this series on the Main Nuremberg Trial, 1945-1946.

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From COVERT ACTION INFORMATION BULLETIN Number 33 -Bush's Boys Club: Skull and Bones +Bush's Boys Club: Skull and Bones - To be a member of the ruling elite, George Bush must meet + To be a member of the ruling elite, George Bush must meet certain criteria. He must be white, he must be male, and he must be rich. He must also belong to certain elite clubs and institutions which help to distinguish him from those he is called upon to rule. - George Bush is a member of Skull and Bones, an elite + George Bush is a member of Skull and Bones, an elite secret society open only to a select 15 males in their senior year at Yale University. If this club appears somewhat exclusionary, don't worry; they have made great strides in the @@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ intelligence work. There has even been informed speculation that there is a "Bones cell" in the CIA. Whether there is a Bones cell or not in the CIA is open to interesting debate. We can, however, examine the histories of -several Bonesmen who have gone on to illustrious careers in +several Bonesmen who have gone on to illustrious careers in intelligence work. - One of the most unusual Bonesmen is the Reverend William + One of the most unusual Bonesmen is the Reverend William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Known best for his anti-Vietnam war activities and his political activism at Riverside Church in New York City, Sloane Coffin was recruited by the CIA shortly after he graduated @@ -39,58 +39,58 @@ he is one example of the CIA's use of the secret society to fill their ranks. Another illustrious Skull and Bones member with close ties to the CIA is arch-conservative and reknowned propagandist -William F. Buckley. According to several experts on the CIA, -Buckley began his cooperation with the Agency while he was in -Mexico City in 1952, where his good friend, E. Howard Hunt, was +William F. Buckley. According to several experts on the CIA, +Buckley began his cooperation with the Agency while he was in +Mexico City in 1952, where his good friend, E. Howard Hunt, was CIA station chief at the time. - As an interesting aside, Buckley and Bush (as well as many + As an interesting aside, Buckley and Bush (as well as many other Washington and business elites) are members of the "prestigious" older-boys California getaway, "The Bohemian Club." - It is not surprising, given the Buckley family's wealth and -status, that Bill's older brother, James Buckley, is also a -member of Skull and Bones. From 1981-82 Buckley was Under + It is not surprising, given the Buckley family's wealth and +status, that Bill's older brother, James Buckley, is also a +member of Skull and Bones. From 1981-82 Buckley was Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science, and Technology where it was his job to see the U.S. military aid went to support the right regimes. He once stated that CIA covert activities in Chile, which -led to the overthrow of democratically-elected Salvador Allende, +led to the overthrow of democratically-elected Salvador Allende, were necessary because, "It was only by virtue of covert help by the United States that these free institutions were able to survive in the face of increasingly repressive measures by the -Allende regime." - Buckley was also directly connected to the work of the +Allende regime." + Buckley was also directly connected to the work of the Chilean secret police, DINA. In September 1976, DINA agents -assassinated former Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier and his -colleague, Ronni Moffitt, in Washington DC. "Independent +assassinated former Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier and his +colleague, Ronni Moffitt, in Washington DC. "Independent researchers verified through the FBI and Department of Justice -- -that on September 14, 1976, one week before the Letelier -assassination, Michael Townley and Guillermo Novo [two DINA +that on September 14, 1976, one week before the Letelier +assassination, Michael Townley and Guillermo Novo [two DINA agents involved in the assassination] drove to the office of -Senator James Buckley in New York City for a meeting. Buckley had +Senator James Buckley in New York City for a meeting. Buckley had helped finance trips to Chile for Novo and others close to the killing." - When CIA agent David Atlee Phillips was accused of being + When CIA agent David Atlee Phillips was accused of being involved in the assassination he started an organization entitled "Challenge: An Intelligence Officers' Legal Action Fund." The board of "Challenge" included former CIA director -William Colby, former CIA Inspector General Lyman Kirkpatrick, -former intelligence officer General Richard Stillwell, and -interestingly, James Buckley. - Hugh Cunningham, Bonesman from the class of 1934, is a +William Colby, former CIA Inspector General Lyman Kirkpatrick, +former intelligence officer General Richard Stillwell, and +interestingly, James Buckley. + Hugh Cunningham, Bonesman from the class of 1934, is a Rhodes Scholar with a lengthy career in the CIA. He was in the Agency from 1947 to 1973 during which time he served in top positions with the Clandestine Services, the Board of National Estimates, and was the Director of Training from 1969-73. He also served with the CIA's precursor, the Central Intelligence Group, from 1945-47. - William Bundy is a Bonesman from the class of 1939. Bundy + William Bundy is a Bonesman from the class of 1939. Bundy began his intelligence career in the OSS during World War II. From 1951-61 he worked at the CIA, including at its Office of National Estimates. During the Vietnam War, he was the Assistant Secretary of State for Asian Affairs and a vocal advocate for escalating the war. - A true Cold War liberal, Bundy expressed his belief in the + A true Cold War liberal, Bundy expressed his belief in the necessity of CIA covert actions in his foreword to the book "The Counter-Insurgency Era": "The preservation of liberal values, for America and other nations, required the use of the full range of @@ -99,56 +99,56 @@ applications." "Shady applications" is a veiled euphemism for covert activities which support dictators, overthrow legitimate governments, and contribute to the destabilization of world order. - From the class of 1950 comes Bonesman Dino Pionzio. His + From the class of 1950 comes Bonesman Dino Pionzio. His claim to fame was the time he spent as CIA deputy chief of station in Santiago, Chile, in 1970, during the massive CIA -destabilization of the Allende government. He is also a member of +destabilization of the Allende government. He is also a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers. The CIA proved -not to be lucrative enough for Pionzio so he left his +not to be lucrative enough for Pionzio so he left his intelligence career behind and became an investment banker. As of 1983, he was a vice president at the investment firm Dillon, Read. (Just to illustrate how small these circles really are -- -Nicholas Brady, the current Secretary of the Treasury, was the +Nicholas Brady, the current Secretary of the Treasury, was the co-chair of Dillon, Read, and a graduate of Yale University. -Brady, however, was not a Bonesman. He belonged to another Yale +Brady, however, was not a Bonesman. He belonged to another Yale secret society called "Book and Snake.") - From the days of George Bush's father, Prescott Bush, comes -former spook F. Trubee Davidson. Davidson, a Bonesman from the + From the days of George Bush's father, Prescott Bush, comes +former spook F. Trubee Davidson. Davidson, a Bonesman from the class of 1918, was the Director of Personnel at the CIA in 1951. -Davidson then begot little Bonesmen, Endicott Peabody Davidson -and Daniel Pomeroy Davidson. Endicott Davidson went to work at +Davidson then begot little Bonesmen, Endicott Peabody Davidson +and Daniel Pomeroy Davidson. Endicott Davidson went to work at the law firm of Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam, and Roberts (Henry Stimson was the Secretary of War during World War II and also a -Bonesman.) - Another interesting Bonesman is David Lyle Boren, the +Bonesman.) + Another interesting Bonesman is David Lyle Boren, the Senate Democrat from Oklahoma. While he is not an employee of the -CIA (some say this is open to question), Boren nevertheless is +CIA (some say this is open to question), Boren nevertheless is part of the intelligence community because he is the chair of the Select Committee on Intelligence. Finally, but certainly not the end of the list, comes -Richard A. Moore. Moore began his intelligence career in World +Richard A. Moore. Moore began his intelligence career in World War II where he served as a special assistant to the chief of military intelligence. He was rewarded for this service with the Legion of Merit for Intelligence Work. - In the 1970s, Moore was special assistant to President -Nixon and in the thick of things during the Watergate scandal. At + In the 1970s, Moore was special assistant to President +Nixon and in the thick of things during the Watergate scandal. At his recent congressional confirmation hearing for the post of -Ambassador to Ireland, Moore was asked by one of the committee +Ambassador to Ireland, Moore was asked by one of the committee members if he was one of 14 unnamed and unindicted -co-conspirators of the Watergate scandal. Moore, however, +co-conspirators of the Watergate scandal. Moore, however, emphatically denied the accusation. It is interesting to note -that Moore, a Bonesman from 1936, was recently appointed to a -high-level State Department post by George Bush, Bonesman, 1948. - The list of Bonesmen-made-good goes on and on and includes -McGeorge Bundy (National Security Advisor to Kennedy and +that Moore, a Bonesman from 1936, was recently appointed to a +high-level State Department post by George Bush, Bonesman, 1948. + The list of Bonesmen-made-good goes on and on and includes +McGeorge Bundy (National Security Advisor to Kennedy and Johnson), William Draper (Defense Department Import-Export Bank, etc.), Dean Witter, Jr. (investment banker), Potter Stewart -(Supreme Court Justice who swore in George Bush as Vice -President in 1981), John Forbes Kerry (Senator from -Massachusetts), Winston Lord (Kissinger protege and former -Ambassador to China), Robert H. Gow (president of Zapata Oil, -once owned by Bush and which had possible links to the CIA), and -Henry Luce of Time-Life fame. +(Supreme Court Justice who swore in George Bush as Vice +President in 1981), John Forbes Kerry (Senator from +Massachusetts), Winston Lord (Kissinger protege and former +Ambassador to China), Robert H. Gow (president of Zapata Oil, +once owned by Bush and which had possible links to the CIA), and +Henry Luce of Time-Life fame. This old (and new) boys network helps to illustrate the old adage "it's not what you know, it's who you know." Given the extent of Bones members in intelligence, it is also "how you come diff --git a/pythonCode/output/skolnick9503.xml b/pythonCode/output/skolnick9503.xml index 7a0ee53..7c73932 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/skolnick9503.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/skolnick9503.xml @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@

-INTERVIEW WITH SHERMAN SKOLNICK -- MARCH 2, 1995 +INTERVIEW WITH SHERMAN SKOLNICK -- MARCH 2, 1995 -I spoke by phone with Sherman Skolnick of the Citizens' Committee +I spoke by phone with Sherman Skolnick of the Citizens' Committee to Clean-up the Courts [CCCC]. Here is my transcription of that interview. @@ -9,23 +9,23 @@ interview. [Phone rings] -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Yeah? CONSPIRACY NATION: -Uh, Sherman Skolnick? +Uh, Sherman Skolnick? -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Yeah. CONSPIRACY NATION: -Hi. This is Brian Redman. I talked with you a few days ago? +Hi. This is Brian Redman. I talked with you a few days ago? -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Yeah, right. @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ I'm also wondering if you have, maybe, 5 minutes, I could ask you some questions? -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: I'd be glad. @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: O.K. What I've done... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: By the way, the message was highly detailed. I hope it didn't cause you any trouble to transcribe it. @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ and it's in the mail, O.K.? So you should be gettin' it... mmm, tomorrow or Saturday. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Thank you. @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: O.K. Uh, I've been runnin' around a lot, you know, so, I... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Thank you for your efforts. I have been talking to people all over [the] United States and @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: Um-hmm [understands]. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: What kind of questions do you have? @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ to Radio Shack and they told me that there was this kind of a gizmo, O.K.? -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Yeah, right. It costs about $21 and you plug it directly into the modular phone line and then into your machine, and it records directly from the line without any hum or problem. @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ O.K. So that's what I did. In fact, I'm recordin' ya right now, if that's O.K.? -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Yeah, fine. @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: O.K. So that's... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: ...checking out. Better check out, check a little bit if you're using it for the first time. @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ could just transcribe the interview and put it out on the Internet. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Yeah, certainly. @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Barings Bank, uh -- it's a relatively small bank. You know, like a billion dollar failure... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Well that's not accurate. @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: O.K. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: The total estimated, or expected losses may well exceed over $10 billion. And to understand that, you have to consult with experts on derivatives. @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: Um-hmm [understands]. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: In unwinding a derivative trade that has gone bad, it depends on the instruments that are involved. Here what was involved is the price of yen and related matters. While they're unwinding these @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: O.K. 'Cause there... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: It depends on the unwinding of the trades. Because the derivatives transactions in question here were highly complicated and are tied in with the Nikei Index. @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ and kind of... 'Cause they had a lot of questions. I get a lot of... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: I've already talked off-the-record with highly-skilled people in this field. @@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: O.K. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: And they have explained it to me. @@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: O.K. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Understand something: um, how can I explain this quickly? As a result of our efforts for over 30-some odd years in investigating judicial corruption, over the years we've found out that such @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ Journal*. Are there other sources out there, as for reading, that you would recommend? -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Well I would find it interesting, in the future, what the *Economist*, which now is trying to get a larger readership in the United States, that's a... @@ -231,13 +231,13 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: That's a London... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: ...that's a London publication [CN -- a magazine], what their next issue on this question may deal with. They may take a purely British point of view, or they may take a point of view sympathetic to the Queen's interest in Barings. Although the Queen, also, has a stock brokerage -- I believe they're called -COATS(?) -- that handles, traditionally, a lot of the business +COATS(?) -- that handles, traditionally, a lot of the business of the British monarchy. @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: O.K. So the *Wall Street Journal*, the *Economist*, there's... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Oh, you mean to get a clear idea of what's going on? @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: Yeah. Just some of the stuff you read. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: ...none of these publications, in my opinion, are gonna tell the unvarnished truth about what is involved. And I can give the reasons for that. @@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ Because they all have their own special interests behind 'em? Or... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Well... Let me just list a few of the problems. One of the largest securities firms in the world, Nomura Securities, N-o-m- u-r-a, reportedly is, and has been, in worse financial condition @@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: Yeah. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Likewise, Goldman-Sachs has come within a hair, reportedly, of going under in respect to the "Mexican problem" -- the devaluation and the expected defaults by Mexican corporations. @@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ O.K. There's a newsletter called *Strategic Investment*, put out by Lord Rees-Mogg... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Right! I read it. I get copies. I don't subscribe, but friends of mine send me copies from time to time. @@ -304,18 +304,18 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: Same... Yeah. Same with me. I uh... In their latest issue, they're talkin' about this thing -about how Clinton's puttin' up what they call a "Berlin Wall" to +about how Clinton's puttin' up what they call a "Berlin Wall" to keep dollars from fleeing the country. Have you heard anything about that? -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Well what I know that's related to it is, the dollar is hitting, more and more, new, post-war lows. And the reason for that is that expert traders in the dollar are expecting the possibility that the *Deutschmark* will be the new, reserve currency of the world, rather than the U.S. dollar. And that is based on -information that Clinton and his wife are "going to the wall" +information that Clinton and his wife are "going to the wall" [i.e. will face some degree of justice] soon. @@ -323,11 +323,11 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: O.K. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: In other words, well, there's been leaks from the investigation by the independent prosecutor which supports the idea that the First Lady is, in the near future, most likely gonna be indicted. -And that will put a tremendous cloud over the Clinton White +And that will put a tremendous cloud over the Clinton White House. And so, in advance of that, the dollar is being dumped -- let's put it that way. @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ Street Journal* myself and just noticin' the dollar/yen thing, how that's... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Notice the split in the *Wall Street Journal*: those that work on the editorial page continue with their detailed items, which are more *news* items than editorials, about Whitewater. The @@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: I saw it. Yeah. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: ...a front-page story that "pooh-poohed" Whitewater. The editorials are closer to the truth than the front-page story -- which is a different faction within the *Wall Street Journal*. @@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ O.K. Yeah, like I say, this, I'm gonna have to keep this relatively brief. I mean, there's a *lot* of things... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Well then cut out those parts that you feel are not relevant. @@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ maybe a 10, 15 minute interview. Because I plan on transcribin' the whole thing. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: All right, what subjects do you particularly want to get into? @@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ idea is, maybe call you up once a week, ten, fifteen minutes, and just kinda, you know, "flesh out" things, and... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: My opinion is that the Barings Bank collapse is not an isolated event. It is part of an ongoing series of scandals which, of which the Whitewater scandal and the scandal, the series of @@ -404,13 +404,13 @@ that the Justice Department has got an assassination team that has been killin' people... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Uh, yes. The ones that originally contended that were the highly skilled lawyers, including the former Attorney General, Elliott -Richardson, that represented the Inslaw company. And in rebuttal -to former judge Nicholas J. Bua's report on the grand jury -investigation of whether Inslaw was defrauded by the Justice -Department, Inslaw's attorneys filed certain detailed +Richardson, that represented the Inslaw company. And in rebuttal +to former judge Nicholas J. Bua's report on the grand jury +investigation of whether Inslaw was defrauded by the Justice +Department, Inslaw's attorneys filed certain detailed descriptions, offering witnesses, that there is within the Justice Department [an] unmarked section where there is a group there that conducts domestic and foreign assassinations, and that @@ -426,10 +426,10 @@ maybe I would contact you by mail, askin' for a list of the victims if you have... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: I think we have compiled a great number of names. In a federal court case that we brought, in the Fall of '92, on this question, -we accused Bua and others who were supervising the Inslaw federal +we accused Bua and others who were supervising the Inslaw federal grand jury of not paying attention to the fact that *their* team of investigators were in fact terrorizing and murdering witnesses. @@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: O.K.... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: And we accuse, in the court record, a FBI agent named Mike "Chuckie" Peters of the same. @@ -449,22 +449,22 @@ O.K. A lot of this I've pretty much covered already through the, posted out on the Internet. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: All right. CONSPIRACY NATION: And one other thing that people have kind of asked me questions -about is this thing that Tsar Nicholas II and the Tsarina and +about is this thing that Tsar Nicholas II and the Tsarina and their family were not actually killed in 1918. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Well there have been a couple of books on this subject. And I myself, in '74, with a group of my associates, went to New York -to spend two whole days interviewing Alexei Romanov, who contends -(and I believe he's correct) that he is the surviving son of Tsar -Nicholas II, and that his family were *not* murdered, as history +to spend two whole days interviewing Alexei Romanov, who contends +(and I believe he's correct) that he is the surviving son of Tsar +Nicholas II, and that his family were *not* murdered, as history books state, in a basement in Siberia... @@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: All right, so... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: ...but that they lived out their lives, protected by their cousins, the British royal family, and that they were housed, under another name, in Poland. And it's... well, you'd have to @@ -487,10 +487,10 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: Yeah. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: -...through Queen Victoria. And, so the uh... And, in 1970, in +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +...through Queen Victoria. And, so the uh... And, in 1970, in one edition only, the *Chicago Tribune* wrote a story about this, -confirming from inside sources that the Tsar, his wife, and their +confirming from inside sources that the Tsar, his wife, and their children were rescued and were not murdered in Ekaterenberg(?), Siberia, as some had contended. @@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: All right, so in the... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: I think that I have extra copies of that, and I will mail you one. @@ -508,18 +508,18 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: O.K. What's... One reader... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: And the *Tribune* has never recanted that story or corrected it. It's a correct story, from United Press International. CONSPIRACY NATION: O.K. One reader said that there's, there were actually movies of -Tsar Nicholas and his family being shot by the Bolsheviks, from +Tsar Nicholas and his family being shot by the Bolsheviks, from 1918. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Not true. @@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: Not true. O.K. And another reader... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: What happened is that the Rockefellers, that held $400 million in gold of the *Romanov* -- not the Russian government, but of the *Romanov* private fortune -- have a great interest to circulate @@ -539,10 +539,10 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: Yeah. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: And they were the ones that financed the movie, in the early -'70s, called "Nicholas and Alexandra". And at the close of the -movie, it shows... uh, you know: the Tsar and his family being +'70s, called "Nicholas and Alexandra". And at the close of the +movie, it shows... uh, you know: the Tsar and his family being shot to death. You mean there's an *actual* movie of it happening? It's not @@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: O.K. And you would... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: It's *not* true. @@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ O.K. You would say the same for supposed DNA evidence, that that's not true? -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Oh, you mean that recent stuff that came out of the post-Soviet period there? I don't believe any of it. @@ -571,10 +571,10 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: O.K. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: And *you* wouldn't believe any of it either, if you had spent two entire days questioning and examining, you know, uh questioning -Alexei Romanov. I mean, he's got the Tsarist family face, which +Alexei Romanov. I mean, he's got the Tsarist family face, which cannot -- I mean, I brought artists along to look at that face! You can't reproduce that face. You can't fake-up that face. @@ -588,44 +588,44 @@ didn't flunk a single question, no. CONSPIRACY NATION: -All right, and what about this Anastasia? I myself am not +All right, and what about this Anastasia? I myself am not totally positive on this. It seems to me that... I mean, I know there was this controversy over this woman... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Well... the, what happened is, at the time that the Rockefellers -sponsored the Nicholas and Alexandra movie, to promote, to -further promote the idea that the Tsar had been murdered, the +sponsored the Nicholas and Alexandra movie, to promote, to +further promote the idea that the Tsar had been murdered, the reason for it is, the German high court at that time (which is about 1971) had the case of a woman who used the name "Marian Anderson", but who claimed that she was the surviving daughter, -Anastasia Romanov... +Anastasia Romanov... CONSPIRACY NATION: Um-hmm [understands]. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: -...the daughter of the Tsar. And she did not succeed in court, +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +...the daughter of the Tsar. And she did not succeed in court, but that does not mean that she didn't necessarily have a valid case. And then in the '50s, about 1957, um... what's her name? The -famous actress... did a movie called "Anastasia". +famous actress... did a movie called "Anastasia". CONSPIRACY NATION: Yeah, I know the... I've heard of the movie. And I can't recall -the actress either. [CN -- Ingrid Bergman(?)] +the actress either. [CN -- Ingrid Bergman(?)] O.K. That's... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: In other words, there's been various efforts to further circulate -and promote these false stories that the Tsar, the Tsarina, and +and promote these false stories that the Tsar, the Tsarina, and their children were murdered. It did *not* happen. Those that... And the story that ran in one edition of the *Tribune* in 1970 is a *correct* story. They have never taken it back. @@ -639,8 +639,8 @@ givin' me a chance to kind of expand on, you know, these things that you're saying. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: -The Tsarist thing requires a lot of details. I have only +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +The Tsarist thing requires a lot of details. I have only summarized a *very* *small* number of details. @@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ is that, before, I would put out these 5-minute commentaries that sometimes would raise further questions and, that I couldn't... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: And the other thing that's in my 5-minute message, which there's gotta be a lot more details discussed, that you can't do it in 5 minutes -- and that is the secret pact between... @@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: Yeah! -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: ...the Pope and the Western powers, which expired in '93. And there's a lot to be said about that. @@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ transcribe this. And this should keep me busy for a few days, anyway, gettin' this stuff out. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: If this stuff isn't clear, call me and if I'm here I certainly will try to... I tried to summarize this quickly, but you know, we're "documentors", you know what I mean? @@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: Yeah. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: And I tend to immediately supply highly detailed answers that... well, would take... @@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: Yeah. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: ...It would lengthen the thing out. Let's just say, I don't make idle statements. Let's put it that @@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ those out in the mail to ya. Like I said, you should be gettin' 'em Friday or Saturday. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: What is happening? In other words, some of the others on Internet are getting back to you with interesting questions, huh? @@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ you know? Sometimes I have *some* knowledge, myself, that I can... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Understand what our problem is: I operate without a secretary. And my associates are scattered all over. So we don't have a "secretarial staff" to speak of. And I have a listed phone @@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: Yeah, sure. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: So if they come to you, I'll... You ask your questions and I'll do my best to answer 'em. @@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ and sendin' it out, I'll send ya a copy. Just so you know that I'm representing you *verbatim* and I'm not... -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Right. And we welcome more questions about the Barings Bank. We are in touch with the most knowledgeable people on various continents about it. We've... We know a great deal about it. @@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ CONSPIRACY NATION: O.K. Thanks a lot for your time. -SHERMAN SKOLNICK: +SHERMAN SKOLNICK: Thank you. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/smbd.xml b/pythonCode/output/smbd.xml index 3e7da7e..8248ee8 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/smbd.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/smbd.xml @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pandering to every conceivable special-interest group. And yet still the cry is heard: "Something must be done!"--by the government.

-

Fifty-five years ago, the English economist John Maynard +

Fifty-five years ago, the English economist John Maynard Keynes published his book The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money. He ended the volume by pointing out to his readers, "The ideas of economists and political philosophers, @@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ deliver the goods or the jobs that seemed to be so desperately needed. Their only disagreements were over the form which government management should take.

-

Marxists looked to Moscow and Stalin's five-year plans. A +

Marxists looked to Moscow and Stalin's five-year plans. A socialist command economy might be harsh and lacking in some of the "bourgeois" freedoms, they believed, but at least everyone had a job; and planning assured that society's resources would not stand idle.

-

Fascists looked to Rome and Berlin. Even though Hitler's +

Fascists looked to Rome and Berlin. Even though Hitler's racial policies in the 1930s became an uncomfortable embarrassment, fascism, as an economic system, still appealed to many. Here, government did not have to nationalize @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ bygone era and, more important, to recognize that governmental policies are the cause, not the cure, of our economic problems.

-

Professor Ebeling is the Ludwig von Mises Professor of +

Professor Ebeling is the Ludwig von Mises Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan, and also serves as vice-president of academic affairs at The Future of Freedom Foundation. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/sovconst.xml b/pythonCode/output/sovconst.xml index da16c66..6ed3f4c 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/sovconst.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/sovconst.xml @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ article, which was posted by SOVSET today (Nov. 13), I own the copyright. I am posting it on USSR-L partly to give you an idea of the material carried by SOVSET.

-

Darrell Hammer

+

Darrell Hammer

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@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ of the material carried by SOVSET.

In June the newly elected Congress of People's Deputies of the RSFSR resolved to write a new constitution for the republic, and appointed a constitutional commission of 100 members under -the chairmanship of Boris Eltsin.[1] The commission promptly +the chairmanship of Boris Eltsin.[1] The commission promptly created a "working group" of legal experts. These experts completed their work in less than four months, and have now submitted a working draft of a new constitution for consideration @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ national hostility.[7] economic rights. In contrast to the USSR Constitution (art. 42), which guarantees free medical care, the draft promises free care only to those who lack the resources to pay for it. The draft -promises free access only to "basic education" (osnovnoe +promises free access only to "basic education" (osnovnoe obrazovanie), without defining this term. It offers the individual "social protection against unemployment" but it does not guarantee everyone a job. @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ on its territory and outside its borders. like that of the U. S. Constitution. It protects accused persons against double jeopardy and self-incrimination, and it guarantees the right to counsel. To protect these rights, the draft would -create a new office, Supreme Defender (Verkhovnyi +create a new office, Supreme Defender (Verkhovnyi pravozashchitnik), who is elected by Parliament. CIVIL SOCIETY The chapter on civil society is designed to protect private @@ -340,13 +340,13 @@ consideration to a third model--the German model, where the President is only a ceremonial head of state and real executive power is vested in the head of government. NOTES - 1. Sovetskaya Rossiya, June 17, 1990. + 1. Sovetskaya Rossiya, June 17, 1990. 2. Konstitutsiya (osnovnoi zakon) Rossiiskoi federatsii. Proekt rabochei gruppy i gruppy ekspertov Konstitutsionnoi komissii RSFSR - s parallel'nymi mestami i variantami. This document is dated Oct. 11, 1990. Hereafter the document is referred to as a working draft. - 3. Sovetskaya Rossiya, June 14, 1990. + 3. Sovetskaya Rossiya, June 14, 1990. 4. Constitution of the USSR (1977), art. 76; Constitution of the RSFSR (1978), art. 68. 5. The declaration in fact is not consistent with the @@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ rights cannot be exercised in a way which damages the interests of society or the state. Articles 50 and 51 provide that the rights of free expression and association are granted in order to advance the interests of the system. - 8. Sovetskaya Rossiya, July 20, 1990. + 8. Sovetskaya Rossiya, July 20, 1990. 9. Family law is considered a separate branch of law in the USSR: the fundamentals are laid down in all-union legislation, and each republic has a code of family law. This sphere of law diff --git a/pythonCode/output/spook.xml b/pythonCode/output/spook.xml index cdc7290..6a8db6d 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/spook.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/spook.xml @@ -9,30 +9,30 @@ This summer, while on vacation back to my families residence, I encountered a family friend that I had not seen since 1973. For obvious reasons I will not -identify him, but for this record will call him "Paul". Paul is retired from +identify him, but for this record will call him "Paul". Paul is retired from over 30 years of distinguished government service, is a widower, and is one of the most closed mouthed men I have ever known. When I first came back from -Viet Nam in 1972, I saw Paul at a family get together, and even though he was +Viet Nam in 1972, I saw Paul at a family get together, and even though he was just back from South East Asia, he never mentioned it. I found out through his brother. When I went back east, I had taken a number of text files from my records, for my sister, who is fascinated by the subject of UFO's. It so -happened that one evening, my sister and I and wife and another friend, Bob, +happened that one evening, my sister and I and wife and another friend, Bob, were sitting outside my mothers house, and were discussing several of the -files that I had taken back. Paul stopped out at the house, as he was going +files that I had taken back. Paul stopped out at the house, as he was going to a function with his sister and my mother. He sat down on the patio with us, and as usual, did not say much. My sister was reading the file concerned with the Majestic 12 papers and making some comments, that if this file was for real, the implications of alien contact could be staggering for the world -if verified. At this point Paul leaned forward and asked if he could see the +if verified. At this point Paul leaned forward and asked if he could see the papers. My sister passed several of the texts to him, and until he left, he spent the remainder of his time reading them. Just before he left, he got me off to the side, and asked how I was involved with UFO's. I told him that I was an investigator for MUFON, and was involved with a computer network system -with Paranet. This was the first of several conversations I had with Paul, +with Paranet. This was the first of several conversations I had with Paul, and I don't ask anyone to believe it, because, frankly, I have problems with -several things he told me. And you may wonder why Paul would tell me +several things he told me. And you may wonder why Paul would tell me anything, considering his government service, and the agency he worked for. -To begin with, Paul is very ill, the last time I spoke with him, he told me +To begin with, Paul is very ill, the last time I spoke with him, he told me that he doesn't expect to be around for more than 18 months, maximum. Next, he told me that he never agreed with all the secrecy that surrounded the government and the subject of UFO's. And lastly, what he hinted at was @@ -44,23 +44,23 @@ not. This summer past ( 1988 ) was the 20th reunion of my High School. This was the reason that I traveled back, and besides, my wife is in love with the east coast. While back, I became ill, and ended up spending almost two weeks -in the hospital. Paul came and visited me, and this is how we ended having +in the hospital. Paul came and visited me, and this is how we ended having the several conversations that we had. -Paul at first asked if I realized what dangers were present in the subject of +Paul at first asked if I realized what dangers were present in the subject of UFO's. I said "No", but I had heard rumors that this could be the case. He said you damned betcha it could. "If you stumbled over the right -information you could end up among the missing, and Don, this sure as hell +information you could end up among the missing, and Don, this sure as hell wouldn't be the first time." I asked him how he came to know so much about the subject, and he said with the job he held, it was his business to know about a lot of things. I then -said come on Paul, I had dealings with spooks while in Viet Nam, so don't try +said come on Paul, I had dealings with spooks while in Viet Nam, so don't try that line on me. He told me then, that this was to his knowledge, still one of the most highly classified subjects in the intelligence community . That -brought to mind the "Smith Memo" from the 50's, and I relayed it to Paul. I -mentioned that Smith had stated that the subject of UFO's had been rated -higher than the H bomb, and in perspective, was this still the case? Pauls +brought to mind the "Smith Memo" from the 50's, and I relayed it to Paul. I +mentioned that Smith had stated that the subject of UFO's had been rated +higher than the H bomb, and in perspective, was this still the case? Pauls reply follows, and for the purposes of this file, I have condensed into one session our talks. @@ -71,22 +71,22 @@ scientists had not been able to duplicate. It then became evident that this technology was above and beyond what we were able to achieve, so the phenomenon had to come from outside. For a while there was a deadlock as to what to do, but then apparently the military was able to secure one of the -craft. I asked Paul if he meant Roswell, and he only smiled. He said to read -the MJ 12 stuff again, that there were enough facts to get an idea of what he +craft. I asked Paul if he meant Roswell, and he only smiled. He said to read +the MJ 12 stuff again, that there were enough facts to get an idea of what he was talking about. After that, it was apparent that the technology was well above what we were capable of. There were fears among certain people that this could be the prelude to invasion, or possibly even worse. Others saw this as a straight shot to technology that we couldn't even dream of, and to -exploit everything we could out of it. Paul stated that there was a genuine +exploit everything we could out of it. Paul stated that there was a genuine fear that if the Soviets could get one of these, and exploit it, the United States would be in deep excrement. There was a "think tank" that was set up, and the decision for secrecy was understandable in that scenario. Many of these craft were flying over nuclear installations, and one thought at the time was that they could be after uranium among other things, if they were, as believed then, coming from a "dying" planet. I asked if at that time, were -they considered to be benign, and Paul said yes, they were, but then several +they considered to be benign, and Paul said yes, they were, but then several things happened to change that idea. He would not elaborate, so I mentioned -the Mantell incident, and he said that is the most well known case, but there +the Mantell incident, and he said that is the most well known case, but there were others, and some very bizarre. The think tank that was set up in the 40's were concerned that some of these @@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ and so forth. The result was to debunk the whole damn thing, and hope it would either go away, or they could solve it in time before it did become public knowledge. -I asked Paul about several cases that I read about in "Clear Intent", one of -them being the Cuban Jet Incident. Paul said that he had heard about that, he +I asked Paul about several cases that I read about in "Clear Intent", one of +them being the Cuban Jet Incident. Paul said that he had heard about that, he wouldn't say much, but this is not the only case where one of these objects had shot down aircraft, "and it didn't all happen outside the U. S. either". @@ -115,38 +115,38 @@ that are still active have said that right now, is one of the biggest "UFO flaps" that they have ever heard of, and there is a lot of concern as to how long it can be kept secret. -I hated to break in on Paul when he was talking this freely, but had to ask +I hated to break in on Paul when he was talking this freely, but had to ask about the reported astronaut sightings. Yes, there were sightings on damn near all the "shots", and it was always feared that the news services would pick up on some of the reports. We did a damn good job of damage control -though. "Well Paul, what about reports that these things have been seen on +though. "Well Paul, what about reports that these things have been seen on the moon?" I asked. "Yes" he said, "they have been seen there, and some of this has come out, so I don't think I am breaking any oaths, but , haven't you asked yourself why after all the billions of dollars that we had spent to get to the moon, after the early 70's No one, us or the Russians, have gone near the place." Yes, I admitted, I had wondered why, and then asked him if he -knew why. Paul just smiled and then pointed to the file that contained the +knew why. Paul just smiled and then pointed to the file that contained the Lear Text. "You know", he said, "this guy has hit pretty close on several points, and I wonder if anyone has approached him?" I asked what he meant, -and he looked at me and said "Don, you know what I mean, and after all, if a +and he looked at me and said "Don, you know what I mean, and after all, if a lot of the general public became aware of this, they would scream like a mashed cat, and demand to know what the hell the government is doing about it. The problem is, there are some that still think that they can control events and keep a lid on this, and others that know we are way in over our head and are looking for a way out." Alright then, what are these things, where do they come from, and what DO they want? I must have looked pretty exasperated -then, and Paul looked at me and gave me kind of what I thought was a sad -smile. "Don" he said, "I don't know where they come from, as to what they +then, and Paul looked at me and gave me kind of what I thought was a sad +smile. "Don" he said, "I don't know where they come from, as to what they are, they are very different, and as to what they want, you are gonna sleep a lot better if I just go." And he did leave then. -I haven't talked to Paul since I got back home, and just several days ago, I +I haven't talked to Paul since I got back home, and just several days ago, I got word that he had a heart attack and is in very poor condition. I have wondered about a lot of what he said, and have decided that in lieu of keeping the whole thing to myself, I would put it on my word processor, and then make a decision whether to release it or not. -Paul had stated on several occasions that this subject had the potential to be +Paul had stated on several occasions that this subject had the potential to be be very dangerous, and to be careful of pursuing it. "With access to the right information, if it became known, people have disappeared." I don't think he was just trying to scare me, the guy had been a professional @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ beyond belief. Anyone with any additional information is requested to contact me in care of Paranet RHO at 1-208-338-9187. -Don F. Ecker-State +Don F. Ecker-State Section Director MUFON, for the state of Idaho.

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/ssan.xml b/pythonCode/output/ssan.xml index 5b8ca0e..72be025 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/ssan.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/ssan.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -

FROM: Barbara Bennett +

FROM: Barbara Bennett SUBJECT: The Social Security Number

SSA has continually emphasized the fact that the SSN identifies a particular diff --git a/pythonCode/output/ssew.xml b/pythonCode/output/ssew.xml index e35a825..d86ae15 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/ssew.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/ssew.xml @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ their widespread testing. Scalar electromagnetics is an extension of present electromagnetics (EM) to include gravitation. That is, a unified electrogravitation, and, what is more important, it is a unified engineering theory. Its basis was discovered -by Nikola Tesla.

+by Nikola Tesla.

In the scalar EM extension, EM field energy can be turned into gravitational field energy and vice versa. This exchange can be patterned and @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Soviet deception has been so successful that even when Western scientists are confronted with the actual tests of these weapons directly over their heads, they do not recognize the weaponry nor the nature of the effects produced. - As early as January 1960, Nikita Khrushchev announced the Soviet + As early as January 1960, Nikita Khrushchev announced the Soviet development of a new, fantastic weapon.

On April 10 1963 one of the first new superweapons operationally @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ scalar EM superweapons was activated as a special celebration of the 40th anniversary of the end of W.W.II. Activation of this armada (which probably contained over 100 giant weapons), together with 27 giant power systems and a large number of command and control transmissions, was monitored on an -advanced, proprietary detection system by Frank Golden. After the gigantic +advanced, proprietary detection system by Frank Golden. After the gigantic strategic exercise, which lasted several days, most of the weapons and power sources were once again stood down to "standby."

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ vicinity of the Titan launch of August 1985 is unknown at this time. However, significant activity in the grid definitely occurred before the April 18 Titan disaster and on the same day.

-

On Easter Sunday, Mar. 30,1986 engineer Ron Cole observed significant +

On Easter Sunday, Mar. 30,1986 engineer Ron Cole observed significant correlated with Soviet Woodpecker measurements. On April 18, T.E Bearden, perhaps the head of SEM research today, observed traces of a cloud radial over Huntsville, Alabama and took photographs of it. Preliminary reports from @@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ the destruction of the shuttle itself.

On Jan. 1, 1986 the presence of a metal softening signal added on to the Soviet LPABM systems scalar EM transmissions was detected by a surprised -Frank Golden. The metal softening ability of the detected signal was +Frank Golden. The metal softening ability of the detected signal was experimentally verified by him at that time. Golden also locally nullified the action of the scalar EM signal in a test, rather conclusively establishing (1) that it existed and (2) what it was. The signal was @@ -402,18 +402,18 @@ instead of falling downwards.

There are also some weird time effects; that object can be moving slower through time than the laboratory observer, or even be moving backwards -through time in respect to the laboratory observer. (Don't believe everything +through time in respect to the laboratory observer. (Don't believe everything they taught you in relativity; none of those guys ever had engineered a single general relativistic situation. &othing they teach in GR is based on direct experiment. Most of what they teach has already experimentally proven to be in error.

This is the concept for a scalar EG detector for a scalar EG waves. -This is the Bendini scalar wave detector, adapted from an original concept by -Dea and Faretto.

+This is the Bendini scalar wave detector, adapted from an original concept by +Dea and Faretto.

The idea is quite simple: install a very powerful bar magnet inside a -grounded Faraday cage. Then install an open-ended coil longitudally above the +grounded Faraday cage. Then install an open-ended coil longitudally above the magnet so that a line through the longitudal axis of the magnet passes through the longitudal axis of the coil above it. The open end of the coil does not touch the magnet.

@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ scope.

Note that the detector detects normal EM wave. Now our problem is: How do we get an EG wave to be detected? And how do we assure that we do not detect ordinary EM waves from the outside? Actually this is simple. Ordinary -waves (except for quite low frequency) will be grounded out by the Faraday +waves (except for quite low frequency) will be grounded out by the Faraday shield, and will not penetrate the cage. Thus these normal EM waves cannot enter the cage and appear above the magnet. They will not be detected. Scalar EG waves, on the other hand, will enter the cage since they do not couple to @@ -474,23 +474,23 @@ which amplifies and feeds the signal to the oscilloscope for display. It is important to remember that a magnetostatic potential and an electrostatic potential can be oscillated by a scalar EG wave. By placing a -magnetic material inside a Faraday cage, the oscillation of the magnetostatic +magnetic material inside a Faraday cage, the oscillation of the magnetostatic scalar potential (pole strength of the magnet) can be used as the EG -detecting mechanism. By placing a chargeable material inside a Faraday cage, +detecting mechanism. By placing a chargeable material inside a Faraday cage, the oscillation of the electrostatic scalar potential can be detected. (Possible examples of the latter type detectors are given by Hodowanec,"Radio Electronics," April 1986.)

Note also that one may detect waves at one reference level and not -at another. Changing the bias on the zero-reference ground of the Bendini +at another. Changing the bias on the zero-reference ground of the Bendini detector affects the detection. To look inside a normal EM carrier (such as the Soviet Woodpecker carrier) and see what scalar signals are riding upon -it, the carrier may be used to bias the reference ground of the Bendini +it, the carrier may be used to bias the reference ground of the Bendini detector. To produce a spectrum analyzer, simply use additional series resonant LC tuning circuits in parallel (put multiple taps on the coil, and wire each tap to a separate tuning capacitor of different capacitance). Again, varying the zero reference level is important, as is varying the -strength of the magnet. Frank Golden has also invented an excellent series of +strength of the magnet. Frank Golden has also invented an excellent series of scalar wave detectors based on quite different proprietary principles.

The bottom line is: we can indeed rigorously detect and measure @@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ provide awesome amounts of power to each weapon.

Just before May 1,1985 the Soviet Union performed a "full-up" operational test of their entire strategic scalar EM weap/ns complex. This -test was detected and monitored periodically by Frank Golden. Some 27 of +test was detected and monitored periodically by Frank Golden. Some 27 of these giant Soviet "power taps" were locked into the molten core of the earth, producing forced (entrained) scalar resonance of the entire planet on 54 controlled frequencies under our very feet. The remainder of the scalar @@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ interferometer is operating in the Exothermic mode.

By biasing the transmitter reference potentials well below that of the distant energy bottle, EM energy is extracted from the distant zone and emerges from the transmitter. In that case the inferometer is operating in -the Endothermic mode.

+the Endothermic mode.

If the transmitters transmit continuously, the effect in the distant zone is continuous.

@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ inferometer is operating in the exothermic or endothermic mode.

-- EXOTHERMIC MODE (SCALAR INTERFEROMETER) -- - For a scalar interferometer, "del phi" (the gradient of the potential) + For a scalar interferometer, "del phi" (the gradient of the potential) applies between the transmitter sit and the distant intersection site, not to the intervening space in between. Thus one speaks of "energy flow" as being between the transmitter and intersection --without- any "in between". In the @@ -812,9 +812,9 @@ Afghanistan and by pilots of aircraft landing in Iran.

In the impulsive exothermic mode, a large visible flash will occur if EM energy in the visible spectrum is produced. "Flashes" in the infrared may similarly occur, if the emerging energy is in that spectral band. In -September 1979 our Vela satellites detected such a large "nuclear flash" over +September 1979 our Vela satellites detected such a large "nuclear flash" over the South Atlantic, off the southern coast of Africa. A second "nuclear -flash" detected by the Vela satellites in 1980 was in the infrared only. Some +flash" detected by the Vela satellites in 1980 was in the infrared only. Some years ago, a series of anomalous "flashes" and "booms" occurred off the east coast of the United States. The were due to the orientation and alignment -- and registration -- of one or more "scalar howitzers" -- scalar EM @@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ the area...

--TESLA'S "BIG EYE" FOR REMOTE VIEWING-- - Nikola Tesla planned a very special use for his endothermic scalar + Nikola Tesla planned a very special use for his endothermic scalar interferometer. He planned to produce what he called his "big eye to see at a distance."

@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ scanning scalar interferometer. The importance of this capability to strategic and tactical reconnaissance is obvious. Camouflage, cover, and concealment have no effect on such a system. One can easily look into buildings and into underground -facilities. With a small system such as this, the U.S. Marines at Khe Sahn +facilities. With a small system such as this, the U.S. Marines at Khe Sahn would have had little difficulty locating the tunnels continually dug under the perimeter by the Viet Cong. And targets under jungle canopies are directly visible... @@ -950,10 +950,10 @@ passing U.S. jetliner which was just passing its checkpoint in that area. (See Robert J.Durant, "An underwater explosion -- or what?", Pursuit, 5(2), April 1972, p. 30-31.)

-

These two incidents were full up operational tests of Khrushchev's +

These two incidents were full up operational tests of Khrushchev's newly-deployed superweapons. He probably staged this dramatic one-two punch in a desperate effort to recover face with the Communist Party after his -disastrous face down by Kennedy in thee Cuban Missile Crisis a few short +disastrous face down by Kennedy in thee Cuban Missile Crisis a few short months previously. Apparently the attempt was successful, since he remained in power another year before being deposed.

@@ -1019,11 +1019,11 @@ interferometer in the endothermic mode.

Further, the story does not end there.

-

A geophysicist at the University of Hawaii, Dr.Daniel A. Walker, +

A geophysicist at the University of Hawaii, Dr.Daniel A. Walker, together with his colleages monitor an array of Hydrophones on the ocean bottom, recording signals such as seismic events, volcano eruptions, etc.

-

Dr.Walker and his colleages performed a comprehensive analysis of the +

Dr.Walker and his colleages performed a comprehensive analysis of the data recorded by the hydrophones in and around the time of the incident in question. The data shows the absence of any natural seismic or volcanic event that could have caused the April 9th phenomenon off the coast of Japan. @@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ that could have caused the April 9th phenomenon off the coast of Japan. He and his colleages concluded that it was either an as yet unknown natural phenomenon, or a man made phenomenon.

-

Their report is published in "Science". (D.Walker,"Kaitoku Seamount and +

Their report is published in "Science". (D.Walker,"Kaitoku Seamount and the Mystery Cloud of 9 April 1984," Science, 227(4687),Feb.8,1985,p. 607-611.)

@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ re-entry vehicles and their warheads, decoys, chaff, etc.

The London Sunday Times of 17 August 1980 contained information and a photo-sketch of incidents fo sighting of the testing of very large Tesla globes deep within the Soviet Union. The sightings were made in Afghanistan -by British war cameraman Nick Downie. The phenomena seen were in the +by British war cameraman Nick Downie. The phenomena seen were in the direction of the Saryshagan Missile Test Range, which -- according to the U.S. Defense Departments "Soviet Military Power," 1986 -- contains one or more large directed energy weapons (DEW's). @@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ the coast of St.Petersburg, Florida. This particular type of sighting in that area has been previously correlated with times of known activity at Saryshagan.

-

Further, in the same month, U.S. nuclear warning Vela satellites +

Further, in the same month, U.S. nuclear warning Vela satellites detected a "nuclear flash" over the South Atlantic, off the coast of Africa. Controversy has raged in U.S. Intelligence and scientific circles to this day as to whether a nuclear explosion or some other kind of mechanism produced @@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ trajectory, the attacking missiles would have to penetrate the globular shell twice, exposing them to giant internal EMPs twice. A very high probability thus exists that all missiles entering the space occupied by the globe are dudded upon entry and/or exit. This includes the electronics inside the -nuclear warheads themselves. Also this is particularly effective against MIRV +nuclear warheads themselves. Also this is particularly effective against MIRV and MARV missile carriers since the multiple re-entry vehicles are normally still on the main vehicle during most of midcourse. The use of this midcourse ABM globe defense greatly reduces the number of vehicles arriving at the @@ -1207,16 +1207,16 @@ testing such scalar weapons of enormous size and power for at least two decades. This implies that development must have started at least a decade earlier, or in the mid '50s.

-

Still earlier, in January 1960 Nikita Khrushchev had announced the +

Still earlier, in January 1960 Nikita Khrushchev had announced the development of a "fantastic" Soviet weapon, one which could even destroy all -life on earth if unrestrainedly used. In 1962 the ebullient Khrushchev was -forced to back down and lose face before John Kennedy, in the Cuban Missile -Crisis. Khrushchev's missiles and bombers were in woeful shape, as Kennedy -well knew (by courtesy of the Russian spy, Colonel Oleg Penkovsky). Kennedy -did not know that Khrushchev's new superweapons were nearing deployment, but +life on earth if unrestrainedly used. In 1962 the ebullient Khrushchev was +forced to back down and lose face before John Kennedy, in the Cuban Missile +Crisis. Khrushchev's missiles and bombers were in woeful shape, as Kennedy +well knew (by courtesy of the Russian spy, Colonel Oleg Penkovsky). Kennedy +did not know that Khrushchev's new superweapons were nearing deployment, but were not quite ready yet.

-

To save face and prevent his immediate ouster, Khrushchev apparently +

To save face and prevent his immediate ouster, Khrushchev apparently conducted a startling two-strike demonstration of his new weapons as soon as they became operationally ready. On April 10, 1963 he detected and destroyed the U.S.S. Thresher nuclear submarine, using a scalar EM howitzer in the @@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ continue their transmission to this day.

Estimates of the power of these transmitters vary, but figures range as high as several hundred megawatts, with a nominal figure being 100 megawatts.

-

These powerful transmitters were properly nicknamed "Woodpeckers" +

These powerful transmitters were properly nicknamed "Woodpeckers" because of the characteristic sound of the chirped signal when received. That is, the received signal makes a "pecking" sound much like a woodpecker's beak hitting a block of wood.

@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ attack entire populations in a targeted area. This aspect is not covered in this briefing. Suffice it to say that phase locked ELF modulation signals of 10 Hz and less are often detected on multiple woodpecker frequencies simultaneously. In a target area, this modulation -- is sufficiently stronger -than the Schumann resonance of the earth's magnetic field -- will entrain a +than the Schumann resonance of the earth's magnetic field -- will entrain a percentage of the brains into "forced entrainment". In that case, these human brains are "synchronized" to the Woodpecker signals so that multiple coherent frequencies are phase-locked into them. That is, multiple coherent EM @@ -1445,9 +1445,9 @@ by the subjects as their own.

While further discussion of this area is beyond the scope of my knowledge, the biological aspects of the Woodpecker transmitters are -horrible. It suffices to say that, in thousands of experiments, Kaznacheyev +horrible. It suffices to say that, in thousands of experiments, Kaznacheyev demonstrated that almost any kind of cellular death and disease pattern -could be electromagnetically transmitted. Kaznacheyev reported the effect in +could be electromagnetically transmitted. Kaznacheyev reported the effect in te near ultraviolet. Experimenters at the University of Marburg in West Germany duplicated the experiments in the infrared.

@@ -1457,9 +1457,9 @@ potential pattern (which after all represents total control of charge and charge distribution, hence biochemistry in the cell) of a particular disease or death mechanism. Symptoms (and cellular death from them!) of nuclear radiation, chemical poisoning, bacterial infection, and other -mechanisms were induced by the Kaznacheyev experiments.

+mechanisms were induced by the Kaznacheyev experiments.

-

Dr. Popp of West Germany has published an analysis of the virtual +

Dr. Popp of West Germany has published an analysis of the virtual photon master control system of the cells. Since scalar EM represents the deliberate ordering of virtual particle flux into deterministic patterns, the master control system can readily be entered with scalar techniques to diff --git a/pythonCode/output/ssn-priv.xml b/pythonCode/output/ssn-priv.xml index 32bb276..2fde538 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/ssn-priv.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/ssn-priv.xml @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@

What to do when they ask for your Social Security Number

-

by Chris Hibbert

+

by Chris Hibbert

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ don't like.

Social Security numbers were introduced by the Social Security Act of 1935. They were originally intended to be used only by the social security program, and public assurances were given at the time that -use would be strictly limited. In 1943 Roosevelt signed Executive +use would be strictly limited. In 1943 Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9397 which required federal agencies to use the number when creating new record-keeping systems. In 1961 the IRS began to use it as a taxpayer ID number. The Privacy Act of 1974 required @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ printing Social Security Numbers on mailing labels when they send out tax forms and related correspondance. The other challenges Virginia's requirement of a Social Security Number in order to register to vote.

-

Dr. Peter Zilahy Ingerman filed suit against the IRS in Federal +

Dr. Peter Zilahy Ingerman filed suit against the IRS in Federal District Court in 1991, and CPSR filed a friend of the court brief in August.

@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ voter lists the state publishes include Social Security Numbers.

If you have suggestions for improving this document please send them to me at: - Chris Hibbert + Chris Hibbert hibbert@xanadu.com or Xanadu Operating Company 550 California Ave, Suite 101 Palo Alto, CA 94306 diff --git a/pythonCode/output/supreme.xml b/pythonCode/output/supreme.xml index 3bf6c5e..10ef250 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/supreme.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/supreme.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

< "Supreme Court Dictatorship in America" -( by Don Bell, _The CDL Report_, Issue 129, June 1990 )

+( by Don Bell, _The CDL Report_, Issue 129, June 1990 )

The conditioning of the people by the brainwashers has been beyond comparison. The Socialist Nations of Western Europe and the Communist @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ the Supreme Court has abolished the representative form of government at the state and local level and along with it nullified the US and State Constitutions, "California's Proposition 13, supply-side economics, federalism, the separation of powers and the national tax-limitation and -balanced-budget amendment movement." Quoted remark was by Paul Craig Roberts, +balanced-budget amendment movement." Quoted remark was by Paul Craig Roberts, professor of political economy at the Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington. He explains: "Elected legislators and the people to whom they are accountable no longer have control over the power of the @@ -74,17 +74,17 @@ Supreme Court.

the power of the public purse; Constitutions, state laws, county and municipal ordinances to the contrary notwithstanding. The five traitors, mark them well, were Byron R. White, William J. Brennan, Thurgood Marshall, -Harry A. Blackmun and John Paul Stevens. The other four Justices were +Harry A. Blackmun and John Paul Stevens. The other four Justices were powerfully and vocally opposed to the decree, but they were a minority. -Justice Anthony M. Kennedy was supported by Chief Justice William H. Rhenquist, -Sandra Day O'Connor and Antonin Scalia, in warning that "Today's casual +Justice Anthony M. Kennedy was supported by Chief Justice William H. Rhenquist, +Sandra Day O'Connor and Antonin Scalia, in warning that "Today's casual embrace of taxation imposed by the unelected, life-tenured federal judiciary disregards fundamental precepts for the democratic control of public institutions... [The Court's] assertion of judicial power in one of the most sensitive of policy areas, that of involving taxation, begins a process that over time could threaten fundamental alterations of the form of government our Constitution embodies ... The power of taxation is one -that the federal judiciary does not possess." Quoting Judge Robert Bork +that the federal judiciary does not possess." Quoting Judge Robert Bork (remember him?) to back up his sentiments, Professor Roberts (op.cit.) warned: "As a result of the court's ruling, anyone who continues to hold municipal bonds or real property -- including their homes -- would be @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ a cloak for judicial tyranny. However, so far they have accepted everything else -- routine release of dangerous criminals, destruction of neighborhood schools, busing of their children, racial quotas in university administrations and work-places. We have become an effete people since the time our -ancestors condemned King George III 'for imposing taxes on us without +ancestors condemned King George III 'for imposing taxes on us without consent' and for taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the forms of our Government."

@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ contains the following information:

"In the wake of the Supreme Court's astonishing 5-to-4 decision that says federal judges may order local governments to increase - taxes... Sen. Gordon Humphrey (R-NH) thinks he can make headway + taxes... Sen. Gordon Humphrey (R-NH) thinks he can make headway with S-34, the _Judicial_Taxation_Prohibition_Act_. The measure which had 10 co-sponsors before the decision, would flatly prevent judges from compelling state or local authorities to - impose new taxes or raise old ones... Humphrey's bill is now + impose new taxes or raise old ones... Humphrey's bill is now the only vehicle available to block further judicial tax tyranny."

As serious as was this granting to un-elected federal judges the power to @@ -128,17 +128,17 @@ themselves? Weakening the Fourth also could nullify the Second Amendment. So, in a case possibly designed for just such purpose, the Court "gave police broad new (and unconstitutional) authority to conduct sweeping searches in private homes," said an article appearing in the _Amarillo Daily News_ of -Marcy 2, 1990. The article said: "The Court decreed that police may search +Marcy 2, 1990. The article said: "The Court decreed that police may search throughout a house when they have a reasonable suspicion there is a hidden danger to the arresting officers, even if the arresting authorities are interested in knowing how this violation of the Fourth Amendment works in -actual practice, then consider the Franklin Sanders case. A small army +actual practice, then consider the Franklin Sanders case. A small army of various types of officers, all supposedly raiding in behalf of the IRS, -invaded the Sanders home, arrested and jailed Franklin and his wife, +invaded the Sanders home, arrested and jailed Franklin and his wife, isolated, tried unsuccessfully to intimidate and harass their children for hours. Being Christian children they were made of stern stuff. They confiscated all of Franklin's papers and computer ware. The officers also -arrested the Pastor and Elders of the Presbyterian Church where the Sanders +arrested the Pastor and Elders of the Presbyterian Church where the Sanders family worships. Undaunted and praising God for his ability to continue in his calling, he's out on bail ($100,000). This one-out-of-scores of examples of how totalitarian tactics are being employed in the United States @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ passed by the Oklahoma Legislature and signed by Governor Bellman. An Oklahoma patriot, Margie M. Martin, of Texhoma, OK, has been fighting this law, almost single handedly because the media, even the supposedly conservative media, fail to give her the support she deserves. This is a -law (House Bill 1750) that makes every item owned by every Oklahoma citizen +law (House Bill 1750) that makes every item owned by every Oklahoma citizen taxable. It also provides that officers may enter a home and check and record every item (including guns, of course) in the house. We haven't a copy of this 96 page bill, but _The Christian World Report_ of May 16, 1989, @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ gave an excellent report which we copy.

later returns with a warrant, enters the home and compiles the list. Is this country the Soviet Union or the Peoples Republic of China? No, it is Oklahoma in 1991. In the - last legislative session, House Bill 1750 was passed by + last legislative session, House Bill 1750 was passed by the state legislature and signed into law by the governor... The measure goes into effect January 1, 1991. The law reads:

@@ -210,13 +210,13 @@ gave an excellent report which we copy.

inspect all real property in the county'."

"H.B. 1750 is a cleverly contrived piece of legislation that I believe was -put together by other than Oklahoma Legislators," said Margie Martin. We +put together by other than Oklahoma Legislators," said Margie Martin. We agree. Who needs the registration of weapons if the authorities, under the guise of property evaluation, can enter your home, inspect all of your personal possessions, having a "reasonable suspicion" that you did not declare certain items, like firearms? This is the case in Oklahoma, and similar legislation is being introduced in other state legislatures. A -respected subscriber and correspondent, Dr. Harry Walkup of Worton, MD, wrote:

+respected subscriber and correspondent, Dr. Harry Walkup of Worton, MD, wrote:

"We are living in troubled times in which the Keynesian/Fabian, Socialist, Power-Centralizing Revolutionary Strategy is being @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ respected subscriber and correspondent, Dr. Harry Walkup of Worton, MD, wrote:

Under firearms registration the complete confiscation of weapons would be -difficult and costly. But with the death of the Constitution and its Bill +difficult and costly. But with the death of the Constitution and its Bill of Rights, plus Judicial Tyranny and Totalitarian Legislation, weapons could be confiscated from law-abiding citizens, making slaves of us all. When situations change, plans may also change:

@@ -234,10 +234,10 @@ situations change, plans may also change:

purse, scrip and shoes, lacked ye anything? And they said, Nothing. Then He said unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let - him sell his garment, and buy one." ( Luke 22:35,36 ).

+ him sell his garment, and buy one." ( Luke 22:35,36 ).

----------------------- - from _Don Bell Reports_ + from _Don Bell Reports_ -----------------------

|| A publication of the New Christian Crusade Church diff --git a/pythonCode/output/surv.xml b/pythonCode/output/surv.xml index 8c30f07..11a7c80 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/surv.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/surv.xml @@ -38,16 +38,16 @@ and that was the agreement.''

The snack tray is slid back to activate the recorder and forward to turn it off.

-

This unit is produced by Saul Mineroff Electronics, Inc., 574 Meacham Av, +

This unit is produced by Saul Mineroff Electronics, Inc., 574 Meacham Av, Elmont, New York 11003, Phone: (516) 775 1370, Fax: (516) 775-1371.

-

When Saul Mineroff refused to openly provide information on the features of +

When Saul Mineroff refused to openly provide information on the features of the SME-700 recorder, Full Disclosure was able to obtain ``Confidential Information on SME 700 Surveillance System.'' The SME 700 is actually, just the recorder, which can go in the car caddy, be worn on the body or used in another applicable situation. Following are excerpts from the document:

-

``Saul Mineroff, of Mineroff Electronics has worked for over a decade in +

``Saul Mineroff, of Mineroff Electronics has worked for over a decade in cooperation with the Drug Enforcement Administration and F.B.I. personnel (along with various U.S. Governmental agencies) to develop a highly sophisticated foolproof body surveillance recorder with simple operating diff --git a/pythonCode/output/taking.xml b/pythonCode/output/taking.xml index c3fce9c..a9c1b00 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/taking.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/taking.xml @@ -1,19 +1,19 @@ -

Path: ns-mx!hobbes.physics.uiowa.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!spool.mu.edu!olivea!sgigate!odin!ratmandu.esd.sgi.com!dave +

Path: ns-mx!hobbes.physics.uiowa.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!spool.mu.edu!olivea!sgigate!odin!ratmandu.esd.sgi.com!dave From: dave@ratmandu.esd.sgi.com (dave "who can do? ratmandu!" ratcliffe) -Newsgroups: alt.activism,alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy +Newsgroups: alt.activism,alt.conspiracy.jfk,alt.conspiracy Subject: Book Intro: "The Taking Of America, 1-2-3" -Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted +Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted Keywords: our electoral system was taken away from us starting in 1963 1992Jun4.223739.17980@odin.corp.sgi.com Date: 4 Jun 92 22:37:39 GMT Sender: news@odin.corp.sgi.com (Net News) Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc. Lines: 244 -Xref: ns-mx alt.activism:27137 alt.conspiracy.jfk:1493 alt.conspiracy:15372 +Xref: ns-mx alt.activism:27137 alt.conspiracy.jfk:1493 alt.conspiracy:15372 Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

This is an introduction to the book "The Taking of America, 1-2-3," - by Richard E. Sprague, self-published by the author first in 1976, + by Richard E. Sprague, self-published by the author first in 1976, revised in 1979, and updated in 1985. There will be eleven posts following this one that will comprise the complete 1985 updated third edition which I will be sending out with the permission of @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

This book is not about assassinations, at least not solely about assassinations. It is not just another book - about who murdered President Kennedy or how or why. It is a + about who murdered President Kennedy or how or why. It is a book about power, about who really controls the United States policies, especially foreign policies. It is a book about the process of control through the manipulation of the @@ -34,45 +34,45 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

this control process. They have been important only in the sense that they are the ultimate method used in the control of the election process. Viewed in this way, an - understanding of what happened to John or Robert Kennedy + understanding of what happened to John or Robert Kennedy becomes more important because it leads to a total understanding of what has happened to our country, and to us, since 1960. But the important thing to understand is the control and the power and all of the clandestine methods put together.

-

Two men named Richard Sprague have been involved in examining the - assassination of John F. Kennedy and its ensuing cover-up through the - years. Richard A. Sprague, the former district attorney from - Philadelphia, and the fearless prosecutor of the Yablonski murderers, - was named on October 4, 1976, by Congressperson Thomas Downing, to be - chief counsel of the just-then forming House Select Committee on - Assassinations. Richard E. Sprague was a pioneer in the field of +

Two men named Richard Sprague have been involved in examining the + assassination of John F. Kennedy and its ensuing cover-up through the + years. Richard A. Sprague, the former district attorney from + Philadelphia, and the fearless prosecutor of the Yablonski murderers, + was named on October 4, 1976, by Congressperson Thomas Downing, to be + chief counsel of the just-then forming House Select Committee on + Assassinations. Richard E. Sprague was a pioneer in the field of computers starting in the 1940s. His involvement studying the - photographic evidence in the assassination of President Kennedy goes + photographic evidence in the assassination of President Kennedy goes back to 1966:

From the day it happened I was skeptical about what was being said on the TV and radio with regard to how the - president was killed. But when the "Warren Report" was + president was killed. But when the "Warren Report" was issued I became non-skeptical and accepted it pretty much as it was. However, when the 26 volumes became available in late 1964 and I started reading through them, I became skeptical again because I could not find confirmation of - most of the so-called facts presented by the "Warren Report" + most of the so-called facts presented by the "Warren Report" and purported to be backed up by the evidence in the 26 volumes, or any other evidence. So I started work again, which caused me to need an index to the 26 volumes. This in turn lead to my contacting - Sylvia Meagher and asking where I could get her index having + Sylvia Meagher and asking where I could get her index having discovered that she had created and published one that the - Warren Commission hadn't seen fit to provide. She told me + Warren Commission hadn't seen fit to provide. She told me where I could get it and suggested we have lunch. This was in early November, 1966. She asked, "Why don't you do some real research?" and I said, "like what?" and she responded "how about the photographic evidence? A couple of people have started work on it but haven't finished." I asked her - who and she said "Harold Weisberg and Ray Marcus." I + who and she said "Harold Weisberg and Ray Marcus." I contacted both men and that's more or less how I stuck my foot in the quicksand. At the time the 26 volumes became available there were @@ -80,23 +80,23 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

managed to get hold of one of these sets of all 26 volumes was when I had moved to the University Club in New York City and they had a complete set donated to the University Club - by non other than John J. McCloy. So I was using John J. + by non other than John J. McCloy. So I was using John J. McCloy's personal copies for the beginnings of my research. Now, the most important thing initially that happened in finding the photos was discovering a number of photographs- -films and still photos--that showed the sixth floor window empty with nobody in it. This is what originally convinced me that we had a different sort of conspiracy going than one - involving Lee Harvey Oswald, because if he wasn't in the + involving Lee Harvey Oswald, because if he wasn't in the window--and nobody was in the window--then what happened? Who fired the shots? And where from? Confirming that the films and photographs I was looking at were taken at the critical time the shots were fired, or - immediately before or after that, involved a lot of work: + immediately before or after that, involved a lot of work: work with plat maps, other photos, and other materials. I got hold of a map made by the surveyor for Dealey Plaza (I - believe his name was Clarence West) which was drawn to - scale, and Bob Cutler helped me draw onto it all of the + believe his name was Clarence West) which was drawn to + scale, and Bob Cutler helped me draw onto it all of the various things that happened including all the vehicles that were moving through. And I managed to lay a set of films end-to-end starting with one rounding the turn onto Houston @@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

vehicle that was in view eighteenth-of-a-second by eighteenth-of-a-second (Zapruder film speed) all the way through Dealey Plaza. This enabled me to determine where - Kennedy was at all times and where anybody else was that + Kennedy was at all times and where anybody else was that showed up in any of the photos--particularly moving - pictures--at times Kennedy was at spot so-and-so or spot + pictures--at times Kennedy was at spot so-and-so or spot such-and-such. By doing this, with some triangulation, I was able to pin down the exact timing of two particular sets of photos: a @@ -114,22 +114,22 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

sixth floor window empty and ends 5.7 seconds ahead of the first shot--the first shot being fired/tied down at frame 189 of the Zapruder film; and two photos taken after the - shots were fired by Dillard and, believe it or not, an - intelligence man from Navy intelligence named Powell. - Powell's and Dillard's photos were taken almost at the same + shots were fired by Dillard and, believe it or not, an + intelligence man from Navy intelligence named Powell. + Powell's and Dillard's photos were taken almost at the same time, 3.5 seconds after the fatal and last shot (Z-313). So that total time span is less than 17 seconds--if you add up the 5.7 seconds after the end of the Hughes film, plus the 6-plus seconds while the shots were being fired, - plus the 3.5 seconds before Dillard and Powell's photos were + plus the 3.5 seconds before Dillard and Powell's photos were taken--of blank, non-coverage of that window and there's no - way Oswald could have gotten into the window, aimed, fired + way Oswald could have gotten into the window, aimed, fired three shots, and gotten out of the window so you that couldn't see him in 17 seconds. But anyway there was another film taken by Beverly Oliver - otherwise known as the Babushka lady that was confiscated by - News Orleans FBI agent Regis Kennedy, and a still photograph - taken by Norman Similas, confiscated by the Royal Canadian + otherwise known as the Babushka lady that was confiscated by + News Orleans FBI agent Regis Kennedy, and a still photograph + taken by Norman Similas, confiscated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from "Liberty" magazine (which was going to publish the photo), who then turned the photo and its negative over to the FBI. I interviewed Similas and the @@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

powerful conspiracy which had involved at least four gunmen firing shots. This then lead me to decide that I should pursue the whole pattern of conspiracy including, - eventually, the Martin Luther King assassination, the Bobby - Kennedy assassination and the George Wallace attempt. And + eventually, the Martin Luther King assassination, the Bobby + Kennedy assassination and the George Wallace attempt. And that led to the book. Through all of this, I just know I never would have concluded that it was a powerful and well-planned conspiracy - if I had not determined that Oswald wasn't in that window-- + if I had not determined that Oswald wasn't in that window-- nobody was in that window. That was the first key. There's one other thing I'd like to point out. The title of the book has more than just simple significance and it @@ -172,19 +172,19 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

least three, and more likely four, elections. One way of taking the country away, is to control the elections and that's really, at least part of the essence of the book. - It's close to what Henry Gonzalez proposed in his original + It's close to what Henry Gonzalez proposed in his original bill. He wanted the Congress to look into all four of the major assassinations--the fourth being the attempted - assassination of George Wallace--and find the links between + assassination of George Wallace--and find the links between and among them, and the cover-ups, and particularly the links between the intelligence agencies and the cover-ups that he was sure were involved in all of them. And if we - had had a committee which had done that, well then, we'd + had had a committee which had done that, well then, we'd have been a lot further along than we are 13 years later.

-- phone interview with the author, June 3, 1992

-

The assassination of President John F. Kennedy was the most +

The assassination of President John F. Kennedy was the most photographed murder in history. Approximately 75 photographers took a total of approximately 510 photographs, either before or during or within an hour after the events in Dealey Plaza, and either there or @@ -194,24 +194,24 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

in the count of 510 photographs, given above, the 10 to 500 frames of a single movie sequence are counted just as *one* photograph. The total number of frames is over 25,000. - The Warren Commission examined 26 photographs, about 5 percent of + The Warren Commission examined 26 photographs, about 5 percent of the 510. The FBI examined about 50 photographs, or about 10 percent. The most famous of all the photographs is the Zapruder film, which had over 480 frames. Many of the photographs were taken by professional photographers. About 30 of the photographers were professionals who worked for newspapers, television networks, and photographic agencies. - The Warren Commission did not interview a single one of the - professional photographers, nor did the Warren Commission see any + The Warren Commission did not interview a single one of the + professional photographers, nor did the Warren Commission see any complete, uncropped copies of their photographs. - Fifteen of these professionals were actually in the Kennedy - motorcade, no further than 6 car lengths behind the Kennedy car. + Fifteen of these professionals were actually in the Kennedy + motorcade, no further than 6 car lengths behind the Kennedy car. Five of these photographers were television network cameramen. The - Warren Commission looked at none of their photographs. + Warren Commission looked at none of their photographs. [.....] Because the professionals used movie cameras of professional quality, their films are exceedingly revealing and valuable as - primary evidence. The Warren Commission looked at none of these + primary evidence. The Warren Commission looked at none of these films. During the past several years, I have collected copies of over 200 of these photographs, and I have looked at and taken notes of another @@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

them in files inaccessible to the public or possibly have destroyed them.

-

from, "The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: +

from, "The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: The Application of Computers to the Photographic - Evidence" Richard E. Sprague, "Computers and + Evidence" Richard E. Sprague, "Computers and Automation," May, 1970, p. 34.

for those interested, i have created a raw PostScript version of this @@ -243,27 +243,27 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

ko.yaa.nis.qatsi (from the Hopi Language) n. 1. crazy life. 2. life in turmoil. 3. life out of balance. 4. life disintegrating. 5. a state of life that calls for another way of living. -Path: ns-mx!uunet!olivea!sgigate!odin!ratmandu.esd.sgi.com!dave +Path: ns-mx!uunet!olivea!sgigate!odin!ratmandu.esd.sgi.com!dave From: dave@ratmandu.esd.sgi.com (dave "who can do? ratmandu!" ratcliffe) -Newsgroups: alt.activism,alt.conspiracy,alt.conspiracy.jfk +Newsgroups: alt.activism,alt.conspiracy,alt.conspiracy.jfk Subject: "The Taking of America, 1-2-3" (1/11) -Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted +Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted Keywords: part 1 of 11: beginning thru chapter 3 1992Jun5.142954.8850@odin.corp.sgi.com Date: 5 Jun 92 14:29:54 GMT Sender: news@odin.corp.sgi.com (Net News) Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc. Lines: 1113 -Xref: ns-mx alt.activism:27177 alt.conspiracy:15386 alt.conspiracy.jfk:1506 +Xref: ns-mx alt.activism:27177 alt.conspiracy:15386 alt.conspiracy.jfk:1506 Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

THE TAKING OF AMERICA, 1-2-3

-

by Richard E. Sprague +

by Richard E. Sprague Reprinted here with permission of the author. Permission to distribute this book is freely given so long as no modification of the text is done.

-

Richard E. Sprague 1976 +

Richard E. Sprague 1976 Limited First Edition 1976 Revised Second Edition 1979 Updated Third Edition 1985

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4. How It All Began--The U-2 and the Bay of Pigs

-

5. The Assassination of John Kennedy

+

5. The Assassination of John Kennedy

-

6. The Assassinations of Robert Kennedy and - Dr. Martin Luther King and - Lyndon B. Johnson's Withdrawal in 1968

+

6. The Assassinations of Robert Kennedy and + Dr. Martin Luther King and + Lyndon B. Johnson's Withdrawal in 1968

-

7. The Control of the Kennedys--Threats & Chappaquiddick

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7. The Control of the Kennedys--Threats & Chappaquiddick

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8. 1972--Muskie, Wallace and McGovern

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8. 1972--Muskie, Wallace and McGovern

9. Control of the Media--1967 to 1976

10. Techniques and Weapons and 100 Dead Conspirators and Witnesses

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11. Nixon and Ford - The Pardon and the Tapes

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11. Nixon and Ford - The Pardon and the Tapes

12. The Second Line of Defense and Cover-Ups in 1975-1976

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14. Congress and the People

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15. The Select Committee on Assassinations, The Intelligence - Community and The News Media

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15. The Select Committee on Assassinations, The Intelligence + Community and The News Media

16. 1984 Here We Come--

17. The Final Cover-Up: How The CIA Controlled - The House Select Committee on Assassinations

+ The House Select Committee on Assassinations

Appendix

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About the Author

-

Richard E. Sprague is a pioneer in the field of electronic +

Richard E. Sprague is a pioneer in the field of electronic computers and a leading American authority on Electronic Funds Transfer Systems (EFTS). Receiving his BSEE degreee from Purdue University in 1942, his computing career began when he was @@ -331,16 +331,16 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

Consulting for Touche, Ross, Bailey, and Smart. He became a partner in that company in 1963, and started its Advanced Business Systems Department in 1964 where he stayed until 1968. In 1968 he - established Sprague Research and Consulting for Computer + established Sprague Research and Consulting for Computer Information Systems Consultation. He is currently also Consultant - to the President's Commission on EFTS and full time consultant to + to the President's Commission on EFTS and full time consultant to Battelle Memorial Institute of Frankfurt, Germany. - In 1966, Mr. Sprague commenced an intensive program of research + In 1966, Mr. Sprague commenced an intensive program of research into the photographic evidence associated with the assassination of - John Kennedy. He served a year as photographic expert advisor in + John Kennedy. He served a year as photographic expert advisor in the investigations conducted by New Orleans District Attorney Jim - Garrison and had amassed and analyzed a majority of the known - evidence on film by 1968 when he co-founded the Committee to + Garrison and had amassed and analyzed a majority of the known + evidence on film by 1968 when he co-founded the Committee to Investigate Assassinations. He served with CTIA as an active researcher, board member and Secretary from 1968 to 1974. Following numerous radio and television appearances and @@ -349,24 +349,24 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

conspiracy), he began, in 1974, working toward a Congressional investigation of all four major political assassinations and the cover-ups and links among these interrelated events. He was an - advisor to Representative Henry B. Gonzales (D-Texas) on House - Resolution 203 which proposed the appointment of a committee to - investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of JFK, RFK, - Martin Luther King and the attempt upon the life of Presidential - Candidate George Wallace. He served as a consultant to Richard - A. Sprague and G. Robert Blakey, the first and second General - Counsels of the House Select Committee on Assassinations, and - served through the end of the Committee's existence. + advisor to Representative Henry B. Gonzales (D-Texas) on House + Resolution 203 which proposed the appointment of a committee to + investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of JFK, RFK, + Martin Luther King and the attempt upon the life of Presidential + Candidate George Wallace. He served as a consultant to Richard + A. Sprague and G. Robert Blakey, the first and second General + Counsels of the House Select Committee on Assassinations, and + served through the end of the Committee's existence. He is author of "Electronic Business Systems" (Ronald Press) 1962, "Information Utilities" (Prentice Hall) 1969, and a celebrated series of articles which appeared in "Computers & Automation" Magazine beginning in 1970. He is also co-author with - Dick Russell of "In Search of the Assassins" which is scheduled for + Dick Russell of "In Search of the Assassins" which is scheduled for publication by the Dial Press in 1977. The materials presented in this book are drawn from an analysis of the photographic evidence, personal knowledge and records of the - Garrison investigation, research files of the Committee to - Investigate Assassinations and Congressional Committees.

+ Garrison investigation, research files of the Committee to + Investigate Assassinations and Congressional Committees.

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This book is not about assassinations, at least not solely about assassinations. It is not just another book about who murdered - President Kennedy or how or why. It is a book about power, about + President Kennedy or how or why. It is a book about power, about who really controls the United States policies, especially foreign policies. It is a book about the process of control through the manipulation of the American presidency and the presidential @@ -386,34 +386,34 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

control process. They have been important only in the sense that they are the ultimate method used in the control of the election process. Viewed in this way, an understanding of what happened to - John or Robert Kennedy becomes more important because it leads to a + John or Robert Kennedy becomes more important because it leads to a total understanding of what has happened to our country, and to us, since 1960. But the important thing to understand is the control and the power and all of the clandestine methods put together. Much of the information in the book has been published before in the magazines "Computer and Automation" and "People and the Pursuit of Truth," both edited and published by Edmund C. Berkeley, - Newtonville, Mass. The material on assassination and other events + Newtonville, Mass. The material on assassination and other events covered is based on evidence collected by the author individually - or through the Committee to Investigate Assassinations. References + or through the Committee to Investigate Assassinations. References to documentation of this evidence are given throughout the book. I am indebted to the following people for assistance in the research work involved and the preparation of the book itself: - Special thanks go to Mary Ferrell who typed the original of the + Special thanks go to Mary Ferrell who typed the original of the book. - Jerry Policoff, Mark Lane, Ed Berkeley, Bob Cutler, Jim - Garrison, Bill Turner, Wayne Chastain, Bob Richter, Gary Shaw, - Fletcher Prouty, Rush Harp, Jones Harris, Bob Saltzman, Penn Jones, - Larry Harris, Sylvia Meagher, Ray Marcus, Harold Weisberg, Hal - Dorland, Paris Flammonde, Tink Thompson, Bob Katz, Joachim Joesten, - Peter Downay, Harry Irwin, Dick Billings, Jim Lesar, Fred Newcomb, - Lillian Castellano, Dick Russell, Tris Coffin, Mae Brussell, Bill - Barry, Gary Roberts and most of all to my wife Gloria whose hard + Jerry Policoff, Mark Lane, Ed Berkeley, Bob Cutler, Jim + Garrison, Bill Turner, Wayne Chastain, Bob Richter, Gary Shaw, + Fletcher Prouty, Rush Harp, Jones Harris, Bob Saltzman, Penn Jones, + Larry Harris, Sylvia Meagher, Ray Marcus, Harold Weisberg, Hal + Dorland, Paris Flammonde, Tink Thompson, Bob Katz, Joachim Joesten, + Peter Downay, Harry Irwin, Dick Billings, Jim Lesar, Fred Newcomb, + Lillian Castellano, Dick Russell, Tris Coffin, Mae Brussell, Bill + Barry, Gary Roberts and most of all to my wife Gloria whose hard work and infinite patience made it all possible. - The book is dedicated to Representative Henry B. Gonzalez for + The book is dedicated to Representative Henry B. Gonzalez for his singular courage in standing against the forces of evil.

-

Richard E. Sprague

+

Richard E. Sprague

Hartsdale, New York July 4, 1976

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We published "The Taking Of America 1 2 3" during the winter of 1976-77. It was typed under the guns in Dallas, Texas, and offset printed in Woodstock, N.Y. A few weeks later--five hundred copies - in all, 24 of which were fired off to the two House Committees + in all, 24 of which were fired off to the two House Committees involved in the investigation of the assassinations. Our elation - with this `coup-de-truth' evaporated as we saw the committee + with this `coup-de-truth' evaporated as we saw the committee destroyed at the starting line. - The following summer, while motoring across our sadly taken + The following summer, while motoring across our sadly taken America, I experienced a tremendous synchroneity of events which lead to my discovering the Power Control Group's secret team of murderer's and their patsies. This knowledge caused me to come out @@ -437,26 +437,26 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

Woodstock. "Who Killed J.F.K., R.F.K., M.L.K., M.J.K.?" in reflecting letters on a blood-red field. The Modjeska Sign Studios estimated 1.2 million sightings per month. And we then watched the - committee suppress and muddle the evidence while chanting the - Katydid like cry, of the tremendous big lie--Oswald did it, Oswald - did it, Oswald did it, did it, did it. + committee suppress and muddle the evidence while chanting the + Katydid like cry, of the tremendous big lie--Oswald did it, Oswald + did it, Oswald did it, did it, did it. So we are bringing our knowledge up to date with the closing of - the new "Warren Report" which now, due to The Witness They Could + the new "Warren Report" which now, due to The Witness They Could Not Kill (the sound tape that proved conclusively that more than one gun was involved in the president's assassination), at last admits conspiracy. Where do we go from here? We reach out now for - a courageous commercial publisher to spread these truths that we + a courageous commercial publisher to spread these truths that we hold self-evident out to our duped, betrayed, and steadily lied-to Americans.

Rush Harp - Barbara Black

+ Barbara Black

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THE TAKING OF AMERICA, 1-2-3

-

Chapter 1 +

Chapter 1 The Overview and the the 1976 Election

The taking of America has been both a simple and a very complex @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

some aspects of the process resemble a coup. It has not been a process similar to the dictatorship takeovers in Germany, Italy and other fascist regimes. It has not been a process like the - Communist "uprisings" in Russia, Hungary and other Eastern European + Communist "uprisings" in Russia, Hungary and other Eastern European countries. The taking of America has been a process unique in the history of the world. The one feature that makes it unique is that what @@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

World War Two and perfected during the Korean and Viet Nam wars. These techniques are so new and unusual as to be unbelievable to most citizens. Thus, the incredibility of such weapons as - hypnosis, brainwashing and "programming" of patsies as assassins + hypnosis, brainwashing and "programming" of patsies as assassins became a psychological tool in the bag of techniques of the power control group. The average American has shrugged off the possibility of the takeover with the belief that, "That's not @@ -500,35 +500,35 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

accomplishments of the power control group illustrates the point. Since 1963, they have:

-

1. Assassinated John F. Kennedy;

+

1. Assassinated John F. Kennedy;

-

2. Controlled Lyndon B. Johnson as president;

+

2. Controlled Lyndon B. Johnson as president;

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3. Forced LBJ out of the presidency;

+

3. Forced LBJ out of the presidency;

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4. Assassinated Robert F. Kennedy, assuring Nixon's +

4. Assassinated Robert F. Kennedy, assuring Nixon's election in 1968;

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5. Assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King;

+

5. Assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King;

-

6. Eliminated Ted Kennedy as a contender in the 1972 - elections by framing him at Chappaquiddick and +

6. Eliminated Ted Kennedy as a contender in the 1972 + elections by framing him at Chappaquiddick and threatening his children;

-

7. Stopped George Wallace's campaign, assuring Nixon's +

7. Stopped George Wallace's campaign, assuring Nixon's election in 1972;

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8. Knocked Edmund Muskie out of the 1972 election campaign +

8. Knocked Edmund Muskie out of the 1972 election campaign by using dirty tricks;

9. Covered up all of the above;

10. Controlled the 15 major news media organizations;

-

11. Made Gerald Ford vice president and then president;

+

11. Made Gerald Ford vice president and then president;

12. Insured continuity of the cover-ups by forcing Ford to - pardon Nixon;

+ pardon Nixon;

13. Murdered about 100 witnesses and participants in the three assassinations and one attempted assassination;

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initiate investigations of the assassinations and attempted to whitewash, ridicule or eliminate these efforts (their influence and infiltration has been - particularly effective in the Church Committee and in - the House Rules Committee);

+ particularly effective in the Church Committee and in + the House Rules Committee);

16. Controlled the presidential election procedure since 1964 by eliminating the candidates who might expose the truth and insuring the election or appointment of - candidates already committed to covering up the truth + candidates already committed to covering up the truth about the take-over.

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The candidates on the scene during the 1976 primaries fell into three categories according to the control group's point of view. Category 1 included candidates that would continue the cover-up of - the take-over. Gerald Ford led this group with Ronald Reagan not - far behind him. Henry Jackson was a probable ally because of his + the take-over. Gerald Ford led this group with Ronald Reagan not + far behind him. Henry Jackson was a probable ally because of his backing of the CIA, an important organization in the cover-ups and the takeover. Category 2 included those candidates who would probably try to expose the take-over and the power control group if - elected. Morris Udall, Fred Harris and George Wallace fell into + elected. Morris Udall, Fred Harris and George Wallace fell into this category. The third category included candidates whose - intentions were not clear, or unknown at the time. Jimmy Carter, - Franck Church and Hubert Humphrey remained in this group, and - Sergeant Shriver and Birch Bayh were also in this category before + intentions were not clear, or unknown at the time. Jimmy Carter, + Franck Church and Hubert Humphrey remained in this group, and + Sergeant Shriver and Birch Bayh were also in this category before they dropped out of the race. Efforts would have been made to eliminate Udall, Harris or - Wallace if any one of them was nominated at the Democratic - convention. Carter must certainly have been put to some kind of + Wallace if any one of them was nominated at the Democratic + convention. Carter must certainly have been put to some kind of loyalty test before being permitted to continue as the Democratic - nominee. Reagan and Ford were, no doubt, already "safe" candidates + nominee. Reagan and Ford were, no doubt, already "safe" candidates for the control group because of their demonstrated cover-up performances. Ford had cooperated fully in at least four ways. He was on the - Warren Commission and played a leading role in the cover-up. He + Warren Commission and played a leading role in the cover-up. He wrote the cover-up book "Portrait of the Assassin." He pardoned - Nixon and protected the Nixon tapes. And he formed the Rockefeller - Commission, appointing David Belin as head of the staff to continue - the cover-up of the JFK conspiracy. - Reagan had cooperated in at least three ways. He protected + Nixon and protected the Nixon tapes. And he formed the Rockefeller + Commission, appointing David Belin as head of the staff to continue + the cover-up of the JFK conspiracy. + Reagan had cooperated in at least three ways. He protected important witnesses from extradition from California between 1967 and 1969 for testimony before the grand jury in New Orleans and at - the trial of Clay Shaw. He assisted Evelle Younger, then district + the trial of Clay Shaw. He assisted Evelle Younger, then district attorney in Los Angeles and later California state attorney - general, in covering up the assassination conspiracy in the Robert - Kennedy case. And he has consistently supported the foreign and + general, in covering up the assassination conspiracy in the Robert + Kennedy case. And he has consistently supported the foreign and domestic clandestine activities of the CIA, FBI and other intelligence agencies both nationally and in California. A later chapter will describe just how the Democratic candidate - may be eliminated and when. Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez from San + may be eliminated and when. Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez from San Antonio, Texas, who introduced House Resolution 204 to reopen the - two Kennedy assassination cases, the Dr. King case and the George - Wallace shooting, took a public position on the possibility that - the 1976 election was controlled. Gonzalez said "If we find the + two Kennedy assassination cases, the Dr. King case and the George + Wallace shooting, took a public position on the possibility that + the 1976 election was controlled. Gonzalez said "If we find the answers--the truth--to the questions I have raised (about the - assassinations of JFK, RFK, MLK and the Wallace attempt), as well + assassinations of JFK, RFK, MLK and the Wallace attempt), as well as those many others have raised, will the truth make us free? Yes, it will, for the truth will make us free to pursue democracy- -our system of government--through the ballot box, and we will not @@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

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-

Chapter 2 +

Chapter 2 The Power Control Group

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"Cowboys" and back again. The term "The Cabal," first used in an obscure paper by an unknown author in 1968,[1] described a high level conspiracy group that planned, financed and carried out the - assassination of John F. Kennedy. The word Cabal has been used + assassination of John F. Kennedy. The word Cabal has been used since then by some authors and researchers and applied to all of the major domestic assassinations. The idea of a Cabal raises more questions than it answers. Who is in the Cabal? Was the same Cabal behind the planning and - financing of all five (Chappaquiddick being the fifth) major + financing of all five (Chappaquiddick being the fifth) major eliminations? Or are there several interlocking Cabals? What - about the Warren and Rockefeller Commissions? Were they part of + about the Warren and Rockefeller Commissions? Were they part of the Cabal? Which Cabal controls and infiltrated the media and organized the disinformation that poured forth in 1975 and 1976? - Was Ford a Cabal member? Was Nixon? How about Johnson and - Kissinger? Has one Cabal commanded the executions of the 100 + Was Ford a Cabal member? Was Nixon? How about Johnson and + Kissinger? Has one Cabal commanded the executions of the 100 witnesses and lower level participants? The mistake made by researchers in postulating higher level groups is that they simplify a very complex situation. To draw a @@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

important than the original assassinations. Each assassination or attempted assassination, or other form of elimination of a leader, is only part of a greater whole. The 16 accomplishments of the - power control group listed in Chapter 1, plus those now taking + power control group listed in Chapter 1, plus those now taking place and those scheduled for the future, should be considered as a continuum. The control group membership may contain individuals in various categories, some of whom planned assassinations, some of @@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

sub-groups might be thought of as intelligence-style task forces or mini-Cabals. There is little question that many of the individuals in these task forces are from organized crime and from the - intelligence community, or both. They have had access to + intelligence community, or both. They have had access to intelligence techniques and weapons that have frequently been used in the the elimination process. A second mistake made by some researchers is to assume that the @@ -677,29 +677,29 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

people and Congress. It's also necessary to bring new high level people into the group from time to time. Candidates for president acceptable to the group must be sworn in and must agree to continue - the cover-ups. New media lackeys or new special committees or - commissions are also needed. Once in a while an individual + the cover-ups. New media lackeys or new special committees or + commissions are also needed. Once in a while an individual blackmails his way in. Some come in on a de facto basis. - (Protectors of the Kennedys and their children fall into this + (Protectors of the Kennedys and their children fall into this category.) The very nature of the cover-up procedure has made it necessary to expose at least some of the truth to vice presidents and vice - presidential candidates, in addition to presidents Johnson, Nixon, + presidential candidates, in addition to presidents Johnson, Nixon, and Ford. Each vice president elected or appointed since 1963 has had to know the truth about the cover-ups in the event he became - president (Humphrey under Johnson, Agnew under Nixon, and then Ford + president (Humphrey under Johnson, Agnew under Nixon, and then Ford and Rockefeller). Ford was the most important of these since he - had to agree to pardon Nixon and to protect the tapes. + had to agree to pardon Nixon and to protect the tapes. The heads of the FBI and CIA, selected trusted second-level men, and the deputy director of plans (DDP) in the CIA have all had to know some of the truth. The members of the 40 group and their successors who presumably know all intelligence secrets of the country are, no doubt, brought into this "inner circle" of knowledgeable people. - The Warren Commissioners were split. Warren, Dulles McCloy and - Ford all knew the truth; Cooper, Boggs and Russell did not. The - Rockefeller Commission was also split. Rockefeller certainly knows - and so does Ford's man on that Commission, David Belin. Kissinger + The Warren Commissioners were split. Warren, Dulles McCloy and + Ford all knew the truth; Cooper, Boggs and Russell did not. The + Rockefeller Commission was also split. Rockefeller certainly knows + and so does Ford's man on that Commission, David Belin. Kissinger must have known the truth; so must have the officers in the Department of Defense. Then there are the Secret Team members, planted in the various media organizations, who know the truth. A @@ -709,19 +709,19 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

constructed and proven by starting with the cover-up efforts and the control of the media, as opposed to examining the conspiracies to assassinate each leader. It is much easier to show how Gerald - Ford, for example, led the cover-up in the JFK conspiracy than it + Ford, for example, led the cover-up in the JFK conspiracy than it is to determine who the members of the Power Control Group were who planned and financed the assassination. It is difficult to show evidence of higher level participation - in the assassinations of Robert Kennedy, Dr. King and in the - attempted assassination of George Wallace. It is not difficult to + in the assassinations of Robert Kennedy, Dr. King and in the + attempted assassination of George Wallace. It is not difficult to prove that many high level individuals conspired to cover-up the conspiracies in each of the three cases. It is not difficult to prove that they helped frame at least one of the patsies (James - Earl Ray). + Earl Ray). Much of the content of this book will show evidence of the cover-ups and discuss the actions that are still taking place that - protect the Power Control Group. Only summary information is + protect the Power Control Group. Only summary information is included on the original conspiracies, except where there is a lack of published data.

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-

Chapter 3 +

Chapter 3 You Can Fool the People

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of this could be happening in our country without our knowing about it?" The "It couldn't happen here" belief has been extended to, "It couldn't happen here without our knowing about it." This is - usually buttressed by such arguments as, "The Kennedys would have + usually buttressed by such arguments as, "The Kennedys would have done something about it, if it were true", or "Such a giant conspiracy would have been exposed by someone within the conspiratorial group", or "The news media would have found out @@ -754,17 +754,17 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

We do know now about the cover-up of the original crimes in Watergate and the cover-up of the cover-up. We tend to forget the attitude of the majority of the American people, the Congress and - the media, toward Richard Nixon and the Nixon administration during + the media, toward Richard Nixon and the Nixon administration during the period between the June 1972 Watergate break-in and the - November 1972 election and beyond into 1973. Long before Woodward - and Bernstein and others began the Watergate expose, a few + November 1972 election and beyond into 1973. Long before Woodward + and Bernstein and others began the Watergate expose, a few researchers were calling the Watergate conspiracies to the attention of a small portion of the public.[2] It was not until late 1973 that the research done by these researchers and their hypotheses about high-level conspiracies were proven correct and were generally accepted. How did it happen that for more than a year a majority of the American people were not only fooled by Mr. - Nixon and his friends, but also re-elected him? Some of the same + Nixon and his friends, but also re-elected him? Some of the same ingredients present in that situation were like those used in the taking of America. We can all learn a lot by observing what they were. @@ -773,9 +773,9 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

it is now obsolete. However, it is reproduced here without changes to illustrate the situation and attitudes of the pre-Watergate revelation era.) It was originally written during the Watergate - cover-up era (late 1972), after Nixon was re-elected and before - Bernstein and Woodward were noticed by anyone. It should be noted - that even in 1976, Mr. Nixon still had his vehement supporters who + cover-up era (late 1972), after Nixon was re-elected and before + Bernstein and Woodward were noticed by anyone. It should be noted + that even in 1976, Mr. Nixon still had his vehement supporters who were blind to the ingredients required to fool the people.

You Can Fool the People

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You can fool all of the people some of the time You can fool some of the people all of the time But you can't fool all of the people all of the time. - Abraham Lincoln, 1864

+ Abraham Lincoln, 1864

The decade of 1963 to 1973 in the United State of America will go down in history for many things. In the long run it will be known through the world as the period which demonstrated that it is possible to fool most of the people all of the time. - Adolph Hitler didn't fool very many people. He cowed + Adolph Hitler didn't fool very many people. He cowed them, frightened them, and killed them. But most Germans knew what was happening even though they chose to do nothing about it until it was too late. @@ -822,33 +822,33 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

from the best interests of the people and toward big companies, banks, the military and rich individuals and families. The trend was slowed down only briefly between - 1960 and 1963 when Jack Kennedy attempted to alter the + 1960 and 1963 when Jack Kennedy attempted to alter the situation. He was assassinated because he did so. To fool the American people is not easy. It requires - immense capabilities, tricky, secret methods, hidden + immense capabilities, tricky, secret methods, hidden resources, great wealth and the equivalent of brainwashing or mind control on a grand scale. Yet that type of resource is precisely what has accomplished the deed. It is probable that, like Germany, the American people will awaken to what has been happening to them and to who has - been doing it. It is also very likely, now that the Nixon + been doing it. It is also very likely, now that the Nixon administration has been restored for four more years, that by 1976 it will be too late, in spite of Watergate. - George McGovern's speech on ABC Television, the evening + George McGovern's speech on ABC Television, the evening of October 25, 1972, was a warning for those citizens who were awake, that "it can happen here." It's happening here, was his basic message. Yet, unlike Germany, the people were silent, and fooled. They didn't believe him when he said, "Your liberties are being removed, one by one." The Supreme Court by 1976 will be so packed with - Nixon appointees that we will never get our liberties - back. McGovern covered most of the areas in which the + Nixon appointees that we will never get our liberties + back. McGovern covered most of the areas in which the people have been fooled. The major area he didn't cover was that of assassination. This tool represents only the end of the spectrum of techniques used by those in control to remain in control. It has been used four times very - effectively, on both Kennedys, on Martin Luther King, and - in the attempt on George Wallace. In the case of Wallace, + effectively, on both Kennedys, on Martin Luther King, and + in the attempt on George Wallace. In the case of Wallace, crippling was sufficient to change the political outcome in 1972.

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lone madmen involved--and no conspiracies. The techniques involved in fooling people are more complex and subtle than those involved in the crime itself. In the Watergate case, the original crime was - the use of every trick and technique necessary to re-elect Nixon. - The people had to be fooled into believing that Nixon and the CIA + the use of every trick and technique necessary to re-elect Nixon. + The people had to be fooled into believing that Nixon and the CIA had nothing to do with Watergate and the broader plan of which it was part. That the fooling part turned out to be so easy is due to a long @@ -866,33 +866,33 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

the people over the preceding years. The Pentagon Papers case reveals how the people were fooled by several (successive CIA) administrations over a long period of time. Efforts against - Ellsberg and the press continued in order to prevent further decay + Ellsberg and the press continued in order to prevent further decay of the fooling process. How is it possible in the 20th century USA--with TV and high - levels of communication, with freedom of the press, freedom of + levels of communication, with freedom of the press, freedom of speech--to fool most of the people all of the time? Here is how it is done. Five ingredients are required.

INGREDIENT 1. A PATRIOTIC ISSUE. A fundamental issue permeating nearly all conditions of life in the U.S. is needed, around which the rest of the fooling can be constructed. The - perfect issue since 1947 has been "The Red Menace," or "Communism" - or "The Radical Communist Left Conspiracy." No one is more adept - at using this issue than Richard Nixon. + perfect issue since 1947 has been "The Red Menace," or "Communism" + or "The Radical Communist Left Conspiracy." No one is more adept + at using this issue than Richard Nixon. The people, to be fooled, have to really believe in the issue, from the heart, from the gut. In a democracy this is the most essential ingredient. In the U.S. many, many people believe it. Some believe it because they have never heard or read anything - other than "The Communists are going to take over." Others believe + other than "The Communists are going to take over." Others believe it because they or their parents or relatives came from Europe and - "know what it's like to live under Naziism or Communism." (They + "know what it's like to live under Naziism or Communism." (They don't distinguish.) Some believe because they are religious, and somehow religion is - always linked to anti-communism. Others aren't sure, but they - think "radical" groups might be Communist controlled. The flag + always linked to anti-communism. Others aren't sure, but they + think "radical" groups might be Communist controlled. The flag waving, the national anthem, the American Legion, our prisoners of war, the draft of the past--all of these symbols are linked to the - one big issue of "Communism." + one big issue of "Communism." There can be several sub-issues of lesser significance than the fundamental issue. Some of these might be related to the main issue. Others may be unrelated. Some are used to appeal to @@ -903,11 +903,11 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

would rather avoid. Others hit the individual right in his pocketbook or his security. If played one against the other, very carefully, many of these - sub-issues can be blamed on Communism. Archie Bunker, of the TV + sub-issues can be blamed on Communism. Archie Bunker, of the TV series, "All In The Family", was not exaggerating when he blamed - his white niece's dancing with a black neighbor boy on "a Communist + his white niece's dancing with a black neighbor boy on "a Communist plot." - Examples of sub-issues used by those controlling Nixon + Examples of sub-issues used by those controlling Nixon administration to fool the people include:

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impact on how you vote. If your father and grandfather before you were strong Republicans or Democrats, you may well vote the same "pull one lever" way. You might close your mind to any messages of - imminent disaster, and think, "I'm better off not knowing and just + imminent disaster, and think, "I'm better off not knowing and just voting straight Republican." (In 1972) You might have strong faith in the "American way of life" and - pay no attention to the people who go around claiming that John - Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy were all murdered by + pay no attention to the people who go around claiming that John + Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy were all murdered by elements of an invisible government to keep the U.S. on the military, wealthy, conservative track. - You might ignore solid evidence regarding Lee Harvey Osward's, - James Earl Ray's or Sirhan Sirhan's actions and instead rely on a + You might ignore solid evidence regarding Lee Harvey Osward's, + James Earl Ray's or Sirhan Sirhan's actions and instead rely on a long-term, well engineered faith that something like that "couldn't happen here." Go back in time to 1935, if you are over 50, or go back to 1945, @@ -952,12 +952,12 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

policy, wage and price controls, and your own economic conditions, etc., have been strongly influenced by the various news media.

-

INGREDIENT 3. CONTROLLING THE NEWS MEDIA. In Chapter 9, the +

INGREDIENT 3. CONTROLLING THE NEWS MEDIA. In Chapter 9, the author proves that it has been possible for a very small group of people in power to control or fool nearly all of the major news - media in the U.S. about the assassination of John F. Kennedy and + media in the U.S. about the assassination of John F. Kennedy and subsequent investigations conducted by groups other than the - sources of power (Warren Commission, FBI, Secret Service, CIA, + sources of power (Warren Commission, FBI, Secret Service, CIA, Justice Department, the President). According to polls taken between 1963 and 1970, 50% to 80% of the public at one time or another during this period believed there @@ -965,18 +965,18 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

opposite position. A poll conducted today would, no doubt, show about one-half of the people believing there was no conspiracy. How did this happen? Is it conceivable that the power sources of - two succeeding administrations (Johnson and Nixon) fooled or + two succeeding administrations (Johnson and Nixon) fooled or controlled the news media to that extent? The problem is not so difficult as it seems. Only sixteen media organizations are involved. These sixteen provide each of us with nearly all of the news we either read, see or hear. It is only necessary to control the sixteen men at the very top and that is - exactly what happened. The proof contained in Chapter 9 contains + exactly what happened. The proof contained in Chapter 9 contains specific facts about what happened inside of eleven of the sixteen organizations. Some of them maintained an editorial position oriented toward the possibility of conspiracy for several years. The last ones to - convert because of high level command decisions (at the *owner* + convert because of high level command decisions (at the *owner* level--not the editorial level) did not do so until 1969, 5 1/2 years after the assassination. Several of the eleven conducted their own independent investigations and discovered conspiracy @@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

Controlling the news media to that extent in order to fool the people is an extreme act. It is a last resort in an extremely serious situation. Such a situation arose when it became obvious - to those in power that Jim Garrison was going to expose the truth + to those in power that Jim Garrison was going to expose the truth about the assassination in court. He had to be destroyed, and he was, by fooling the news media as well as the people. Control of the press by the power group slipped a little with @@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

major issue, the people will wait to see how it is resolved by the courts. The American people in general have always had tremendous faith in their own legal system. - With the exception of the South taking issue with the Warren + With the exception of the South taking issue with the Warren court over black rights, the American people tend to believe that the Supreme Court will eventually right any wrongs. The faith goes much further than adjudication of crimes or disputes. People have @@ -1032,17 +1032,17 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

They believe that the adversary procedure and the perjury penalty system will ferret out the truth. Thus, to fool the people, and make them believe lies, it is - essential to control the legal system. The Nixon and Johnson + essential to control the legal system. The Nixon and Johnson administrations and the Invisible Government lying underneath or off to one side of both administrations became very adept at controlling the legal system. It can be done, and has been done in - several ways. Nixon, of course, loaded the Supreme Court. That is + several ways. Nixon, of course, loaded the Supreme Court. That is important. The complete control of the Justice Department and the FBI is also obvious. Not so obvious is the need to control Federal judges throughout the land. Truth might leak out in a trial at a local level, so U.S. courts in each area must be controlled. - The Federal grand jury scheme worked out by Nixon, Mitchell and - Robert Mardian is a beautiful way to guide, direct and control the + The Federal grand jury scheme worked out by Nixon, Mitchell and + Robert Mardian is a beautiful way to guide, direct and control the legal system. It more than proved its worth in fooling the people in cases involving classified documents, the Black Panthers and other situations where the truth had to be obscured. @@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

to delay a trial or a hearing in which the truth might be exposed. Judges and lawyers can do this quite easily. It may be desirable to entirely shut off a trial or an appeal where truth could be - exposed. Nixon was able to do this to perfection. + exposed. Nixon was able to do this to perfection. Lies and fake cases may be presented as truth in court while truth is attacked as being falsehood. This technique has been very successful. @@ -1070,19 +1070,19 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

A few examples will suffice to demonstrate how the legal system is used to fool the people. The 1972 election demonstrated that two-thirds of the people - either did not associate Mr. Nixon with the Watergate affair and - the Chapin-Segretti sabotage project, or else they didn't know + either did not associate Mr. Nixon with the Watergate affair and + the Chapin-Segretti sabotage project, or else they didn't know about it or didn't care. Surely, you say, a traditional American patriot would not vote for a man who did all of the things the Watergate 7 and Chapin- - Segretti and company did. But wait! The situation as of January - 1973 had not yet reached the courts. Except for Bernard Barker's + Segretti and company did. But wait! The situation as of January + 1973 had not yet reached the courts. Except for Bernard Barker's conviction for falsely using his notary public seal to stamp a - check from Kenneth Dahlberg in Florida, no court actions had taken + check from Kenneth Dahlberg in Florida, no court actions had taken place. Wasn't that lucky for the Republicans, you say. It wasn't luck. The Watergate arrests took place in June 1972. By successfully - delaying a whole series of trials and court actions, Mr. Nixon, + delaying a whole series of trials and court actions, Mr. Nixon, through control of the courts, kept the truth away from the people until after the election on November 7. Perhaps some of the people who voted for him had doubts, but if court cases had been conducted @@ -1093,27 +1093,27 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

fooling the people about Watergate. Some of these were covered in the prior chapters. Executive privilege has been used to a major extent. - Clay Shaw was actually defended and Garrison, in effect, was put - on trial, through CIA money and CIA lawyers. Garrison's attempts + Clay Shaw was actually defended and Garrison, in effect, was put + on trial, through CIA money and CIA lawyers. Garrison's attempts to bring Shaw to trial for perjury were successfully blocked by Federal courts and judges. - Sirhan Sirhan's trial for the murder of Robert Kennedy was - controlled by the Nixon administration in order to hide the truth + Sirhan Sirhan's trial for the murder of Robert Kennedy was + controlled by the Nixon administration in order to hide the truth from the people. The case involved controlling the judge at the - trial, the district attorney, the lawyers for Sirhan, the Los + trial, the district attorney, the lawyers for Sirhan, the Los Angeles police, the FBI, and some of the officials of the state of - California. The control exercised has continued to prevent Sirhan + California. The control exercised has continued to prevent Sirhan from receiving a new trial based on new evidence of what happened in the assassination.

THE FIVE BIG EVENTS. The five events since World War II about which the power control group must continue to fool the American - people about are the assassinations of John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy - and Martin Luther King; the attempted assassination of George - Wallace; and the Watergate episode. (In 1973, the truth about - Chappaquiddick and its importance, together with the threats - against Jackie Kennedy, Ethel Kennedy, Ted Kennedy and all of the - Kennedy children, had not been exposed. Chappaquiddick is the + people about are the assassinations of John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy + and Martin Luther King; the attempted assassination of George + Wallace; and the Watergate episode. (In 1973, the truth about + Chappaquiddick and its importance, together with the threats + against Jackie Kennedy, Ethel Kennedy, Ted Kennedy and all of the + Kennedy children, had not been exposed. Chappaquiddick is the sixth big event.) All other things this group has done since 1947 fade into insignificance compared to these five. The reason is that the @@ -1123,67 +1123,67 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

murders, and even the whole Viet Nam war, but they would rise up in wrath if the truth about any one or all of those five events were exposed. - Thus, Mr. Hanson for Sirhan, Mr. Fensterwald for James Earl Ray, - Mr. Lawrence O'Brien and the Watergate suit--anyone opposing the - findings of the Warren Commission with national prominence and + Thus, Mr. Hanson for Sirhan, Mr. Fensterwald for James Earl Ray, + Mr. Lawrence O'Brien and the Watergate suit--anyone opposing the + findings of the Warren Commission with national prominence and success--and anyone who begins to pry too much into George - Wallace's brush with death will be opposed with all the power those + Wallace's brush with death will be opposed with all the power those in control can muster. Each will be dealt with if he comes too - close, just as Jim Garrison was dealt with by both the Johnson and - Nixon administrations. Garrison managed to beat out the Nixon- + close, just as Jim Garrison was dealt with by both the Johnson and + Nixon administrations. Garrison managed to beat out the Nixon- controlled Justice Department in his own trial in September 1973. The jury in New Orleans found him innocent in spite of the fact that the prosecuting attorney, the judge, the key witness, Pershing - Gervais, and the news media were all controlled by Nixon and - Mitchell. By late 1973 it was becoming a little more difficult to + Gervais, and the news media were all controlled by Nixon and + Mitchell. By late 1973 it was becoming a little more difficult to fool the people.

INGREDIENT 5. PAID COLUMNISTS OR LACKEYS. Control of the news media includes controlling or hiring selected columnists, newsmen, - commentators, and lackeys. Sometimes these people are called + commentators, and lackeys. Sometimes these people are called "spokesmen for the administration." Many of them are supposedly independent. Their importance in the process of fooling the people has increased as the number of independent news media organizations has decreased and the number of organizations relying on - syndicated, national columnists or commentators has increased. - The Nixon administration managed to corral a great many more of - these types than did the administrations of Johnson, Kennedy, or - Eisenhower. In the newspaper field, there were four to five times - as many columnists writing "fool the people" type news for Nixon as - against Nixon. Alsop was at one extreme. More subtle were writers - like C.L. Sulzberger in the "New York Times" and Gary Wills in + syndicated, national columnists or commentators has increased. + The Nixon administration managed to corral a great many more of + these types than did the administrations of Johnson, Kennedy, or + Eisenhower. In the newspaper field, there were four to five times + as many columnists writing "fool the people" type news for Nixon as + against Nixon. Alsop was at one extreme. More subtle were writers + like C.L. Sulzberger in the "New York Times" and Gary Wills in various conservative papers. On radio, the Westinghouse network - used four commentators who appeared to be liberal at first glance, + used four commentators who appeared to be liberal at first glance, but who adhered to the party line when the time came to get at the truth about the five key events mentioned earlier. These four were - Peter Lisagor, Rod McCleish, Simeon Booker and Irwin Cannon. - William Safire, Evans and Novak, Mary McCarthy, and occasionally - Jack Anderson also fall into the "fool the people" column. The + Peter Lisagor, Rod McCleish, Simeon Booker and Irwin Cannon. + William Safire, Evans and Novak, Mary McCarthy, and occasionally + Jack Anderson also fall into the "fool the people" column. The impact of these columnists on the American people has not really - been measured. Alsop's and Evans and Novak's columns appear in + been measured. Alsop's and Evans and Novak's columns appear in Republican and right-wing newspapers all across the U.S. The - election poll that indicated over 700 newspapers supported Nixon - while fewer than 50 supported McGovern provides some estimate of + election poll that indicated over 700 newspapers supported Nixon + while fewer than 50 supported McGovern provides some estimate of how influential these papers and columnists can be. With the - exception of two or three stories by Jack Anderson about Robert - Kennedy and plots to assassinate Castro, none of the evidence about + exception of two or three stories by Jack Anderson about Robert + Kennedy and plots to assassinate Castro, none of the evidence about the truth pertaining to the assassinations has ever appeared in any of these columns. Yet the American people read these columns more faithfully than they read the front page.

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HOW THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FOOLED. Now that the ingredients for +

HOW THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FOOLED. Now that the ingredients for fooling the people have been discussed, let's examine the net results over the past twenty-five years. Between 1957 and 1972, there was a culmination in the use of these ingredients, many of which were developed with the end of World War II. Through a succession of presidencies and political party - administrations from Truman to Nixon a mixture of wealthy, military + administrations from Truman to Nixon a mixture of wealthy, military and espionage individuals developed a power base and used the five - ingredients to fool the people. Except for John Kennedy, none of + ingredients to fool the people. Except for John Kennedy, none of the presidents tried very hard to resist this power. The book - "Farewell America" (by James Hepburn--a pseudonym--Frontiers + "Farewell America" (by James Hepburn--a pseudonym--Frontiers Press), which has been reprinted in sections in "Computers and - Automation" (1973) shows clearly what kind of power JFK tried to + Automation" (1973) shows clearly what kind of power JFK tried to resist and how it resulted in his death. The American people aren't familiar with this book any more than they are familiar with a movie made from the book, with the same @@ -1207,10 +1207,10 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

because those were his orders. You can't tell a "gook" from a Viet Cong and, after all, war is war.

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Communism:

+

Communism:

The greatest threat to American freedom is still a world- - wide Communist take-over. The domino theory may or may not + wide Communist take-over. The domino theory may or may not be correct, but we must never give up a fight. "Peace with honor" was essential in Viet Nam.

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Few people have taken the time to read the Pentagon Papers and have understood their significance. The two-thirds - majority who elected Nixon in 1972 may have been puzzled + majority who elected Nixon in 1972 may have been puzzled by the papers or they may not have cared. No doubt, most - of them believed Ellsberg a traitor and worthy of jail. + of them believed Ellsberg a traitor and worthy of jail. It is very unlikely they will ever believe they were duped - by Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon and most + by Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon and most particularly by the CIA and allies in matters pertaining - to the cold war and Communism. The fundamental, gut issue - of the Communist conspiracy overrides any other revelation + to the cold war and Communism. The fundamental, gut issue + of the Communist conspiracy overrides any other revelation in this field.

Assassinations:

In spite of polls and uneasy feelings, at least half and perhaps a majority of the American people still believe - that John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King - were assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, Sirhan Sirhan and - James Earl Ray, respectively, and that the assassination - attempt on George Wallace was solely Arthur Bremer's + that John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King + were assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, Sirhan Sirhan and + James Earl Ray, respectively, and that the assassination + attempt on George Wallace was solely Arthur Bremer's doing. They believe these men acted alone and that they were madmen. (This statement pertains to the period of 1972-73.)

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Watergate:

Prior to the election in November 1972, a majority of the - American people believed that Richard Nixon, John - Mitchell, Maurice Stans and everyone else of importance in + American people believed that Richard Nixon, John + Mitchell, Maurice Stans and everyone else of importance in the White House had nothing to do with the Watergate - affair or the activities of Donald Segretti and others + affair or the activities of Donald Segretti and others prior to the election. Almost no one believed that the - CIA was involved in setting up Nixon so as to capture and + CIA was involved in setting up Nixon so as to capture and control the executive to an even greater degree.

Democracy and Freedom:

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incidents or situations to their own individual liberties. They believed patriotically in America; they believed we still had a democracy; they believed that President - Nixon, with his wise ways and business experience would + Nixon, with his wise ways and business experience would pull us out of whatever problems we had. From the time he - nailed Alger Hiss and the day he won the great kitchen - debate with Kruschev, Nixon was believed to be the leader - who would secure our eventual victory over Communism. The + nailed Alger Hiss and the day he won the great kitchen + debate with Kruschev, Nixon was believed to be the leader + who would secure our eventual victory over Communism. The people refuse to consider the possibility that unknown forces have seized control over the U.S. for the last fifteen years and that our liberties and democracy are @@ -1270,15 +1270,15 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

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[1] "Nixon and the Mafia" -- Jeff Gerth, "Sundance Magazine," December - 1972. Charles Colson Interview, by Dick Russell - "Argosy Magazine," +

[1] "Nixon and the Mafia" -- Jeff Gerth, "Sundance Magazine," December + 1972. Charles Colson Interview, by Dick Russell - "Argosy Magazine," March 1976

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[2] "Why Was Martha Mitchell Kidnapped?" -- Mae Brussell, "The Realist," +

[2] "Why Was Martha Mitchell Kidnapped?" -- Mae Brussell, "The Realist," August 1972

"The June 1972 Raid on Democratic Party Headquarters -- Part 1" -- - R.E. Sprague, "Computers & Automation," August 1972

+ R.E. Sprague, "Computers & Automation," August 1972

"The Raid on Democratic Party Headquarters -- The Watergate Incident -- Part 2", Ibid.

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Chapter 4 +

Chapter 4 How It All Began - The U-2 and the Bay of Pigs

To understand the origins of the Power Control Group, it is - necessary to return to the last years of the Eisenhower + necessary to return to the last years of the Eisenhower administration and examine what was going on in the Cold War. - Eisenhower had suffered several strokes and a heart attack. He - was partially immobilized, and entrusted a major share of the + Eisenhower had suffered several strokes and a heart attack. He + was partially immobilized, and entrusted a major share of the coordination of clandestine activities being conducted by the CIA - against the "Red Menace" to Richard Nixon, his vice president. - While Ike was warning against the military-industrial-complex's + against the "Red Menace" to Richard Nixon, his vice president. + While Ike was warning against the military-industrial-complex's domestic influence, and attempting to move toward detente with the - Soviets through a summit meeting, he was being sabotaged by the - plans section of the CIA and by Richard Nixon. - A part of the CIA arranged for a U-2 with Gary Powers as pilot - to go down over Russia, thus giving Khrushchev a chance to expose - American spying and to cancel the summit meeting. This was one of + Soviets through a summit meeting, he was being sabotaged by the + plans section of the CIA and by Richard Nixon. + A part of the CIA arranged for a U-2 with Gary Powers as pilot + to go down over Russia, thus giving Khrushchev a chance to expose + American spying and to cancel the summit meeting. This was one of the earliest moves of the nucleus of what later evolved into the - Power Control Group. In the spring of 1960, with Ike nearly senile - and pressured by Nixon, he approved the plan for the invasion of - Cuba and the assassination of Castro. Nixon was the chief White + Power Control Group. In the spring of 1960, with Ike nearly senile + and pressured by Nixon, he approved the plan for the invasion of + Cuba and the assassination of Castro. Nixon was the chief White House action officer for what later became the Bay of Pigs invasion. The Power Control Group was beginning to organize itself with - Nixon as part of it. The cold warriors and strong anti-Communist + Nixon as part of it. The cold warriors and strong anti-Communist "patriots" in the Plans or Operations part of the CIA formed the original nucleus. - Their plan was to make Nixon president in 1961 and to launch a - successful takeover of Cuba. John Kennedy came along to upset the + Their plan was to make Nixon president in 1961 and to launch a + successful takeover of Cuba. John Kennedy came along to upset the plan. Not only did he make the takeover impossible but he soon discovered the evils lurking in the hearts and minds of the CIA clandestine operators and laid his own plans to destroy them. The - assassination of John Kennedy essentially became an act of survival + assassination of John Kennedy essentially became an act of survival for some of these individuals. - Many citizens of America have forgotten that Richard Nixon was + Many citizens of America have forgotten that Richard Nixon was Vice President of the United States in 1959 and 1960. As an old - anti-communist from the Alger Hiss and Khrushchev debating days, - Nixon was in the forefront of pressure for the Bay of Pigs invasion - of Cuba. What is also forgotten is that Nixon was largely + anti-communist from the Alger Hiss and Khrushchev debating days, + Nixon was in the forefront of pressure for the Bay of Pigs invasion + of Cuba. What is also forgotten is that Nixon was largely responsible for the covert training of Cuban exiles by the CIA in preparation for the Bay of Pigs. (He stated this in his book, "Six Crises".) - NIXON'S LIES--OCTOBER 1960. Mr. Nixon's capacity for truth is + NIXON'S LIES--OCTOBER 1960. Mr. Nixon's capacity for truth is nowhere more clearly demonstrated than by the deliberate lies he told during the election campaign on national TV on October 21, 1960. He said in his book that the lies were told for a patriotic reason--to protect the covert operations planned for the Bay of - Pigs at all costs. The significance of this is that Mr. Nixon + Pigs at all costs. The significance of this is that Mr. Nixon considers patriotism to be, in part, the protection of plans and actions of individuals that he considered to be working for the United States' best interests. - The similarities between the actions of Everette Howard Hunt, - Jr., James McCord, Bernard Barker, Frank Sturgis, and others in the + The similarities between the actions of Everette Howard Hunt, + Jr., James McCord, Bernard Barker, Frank Sturgis, and others in the 1960 planning for the Bay of Pigs invasion and in the 1972 planning - for the re-election of Richard M. Nixon are very striking. In both + for the re-election of Richard M. Nixon are very striking. In both cases, what the plotters themselves considered to be patriotic, - anti-Communist actions were involved. In 1960 the actions were - directed against Fidel Castro, a man they hated as a Communist. In - 1972 the actions were directed against Edward Kennedy, Edmund - Muskie and George McGovern. Bernard Barker stated the group's + anti-Communist actions were involved. In 1960 the actions were + directed against Fidel Castro, a man they hated as a Communist. In + 1972 the actions were directed against Edward Kennedy, Edmund + Muskie and George McGovern. Bernard Barker stated the group's collective belief when he said after his arrest that, "We believe - that an election of McGovern would be the beginning of a trend that - would lead to socialism and communism, or whatever you want to call + that an election of McGovern would be the beginning of a trend that + would lead to socialism and communism, or whatever you want to call it." - Nixon admitted lying to the American people to protect Hunt, - Barker, Sturgis, and McCord in 1960. The likelihood that he lied + Nixon admitted lying to the American people to protect Hunt, + Barker, Sturgis, and McCord in 1960. The likelihood that he lied to protect them again in 1972 seems to be quite good. There is some likelihood that he actually hired the same old crew he trusted from the Bay of Pigs days for the 1972 Watergate and other espionage activities. Here are the facts:

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Nixon's Statements in "Six Crises"

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Nixon's Statements in "Six Crises"

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Richard Nixon stated in "Six Crises": "The covert training of +

Richard Nixon stated in "Six Crises": "The covert training of Cuban exiles by the CIA was due in substantial part, at least, to my efforts. This had been adopted as a policy as a result of my - direct support."[1] "President Eisenhower had ordered the CIA to - arm and train the exiles in May of 1960. Nixon and his advisors + direct support."[1] "President Eisenhower had ordered the CIA to + arm and train the exiles in May of 1960. Nixon and his advisors wanted the CIA invasion to take place before the voters went to the polls on November 8, 1960."[2] While the Bay of Pigs operation was under the overall CIA - direction of Allen Dulles, Richard M. Bissell, Jr. was the CIA man - in charge, according to Ross & Wise.[3] Charles Cabell,[4] the + direction of Allen Dulles, Richard M. Bissell, Jr. was the CIA man + in charge, according to Ross & Wise.[3] Charles Cabell,[4] the deputy director of the CIA, and a man with the code name Frank Bender, were also near the top of the operational planning.[5]

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E. Howard Hunt

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E. Howard Hunt

-

Everette Howard Hunt, Jr. was in charge of the actual invasion. - He used the code name, "Eduardo." Bernard L. Barker, using the code - name "Macho," worked for Hunt in the CIA Bay of Pigs planning. - James McCord was an organizer for the invasion and was one of the - highest ranking officials in the CIA. Frank Sturgis, alias Frank +

Everette Howard Hunt, Jr. was in charge of the actual invasion. + He used the code name, "Eduardo." Bernard L. Barker, using the code + name "Macho," worked for Hunt in the CIA Bay of Pigs planning. + James McCord was an organizer for the invasion and was one of the + highest ranking officials in the CIA. Frank Sturgis, alias Frank Fiorini, was also involved in the Bay of Pigs operations. Virgilio Gonzales was a CIA agent active in the Bay of Pigs. So was Eugenio - Martinez. Charles Colson was a former CIA official who knew McCord - and Hunt during the Bay of Pigs period.[6] - Hunt, Barker, McCord, Sturgis, Gonzales, and Martinez were under - indictment for the Watergate affair. Colson was Nixon's special + Martinez. Charles Colson was a former CIA official who knew McCord + and Hunt during the Bay of Pigs period.[6] + Hunt, Barker, McCord, Sturgis, Gonzales, and Martinez were under + indictment for the Watergate affair. Colson was Nixon's special counsel who handled "touchy" political assignments. According to - "Time" magazine, Colson brought all of the others into the re- - election committee espionage project at the request of Nixon.[7] + "Time" magazine, Colson brought all of the others into the re- + election committee espionage project at the request of Nixon.[7] In other words, it was basically the same group who worked for - Nixon, Bissell and Co. in 1960 and who worked for Nixon, Colson and - Co. in 1972. They were all loyal, patriotic, anti-Communist, and - anti-Castro CIA agents with covert (black) espionage training. - They needed Nixon's protection in 1960 and 1972, and they received + Nixon, Bissell and Co. in 1960 and who worked for Nixon, Colson and + Co. in 1972. They were all loyal, patriotic, anti-Communist, and + anti-Castro CIA agents with covert (black) espionage training. + They needed Nixon's protection in 1960 and 1972, and they received it both times. - Here is how Nixon protected them in 1960.[8]

+ Here is how Nixon protected them in 1960.[8]

-

Kennedy-Nixon Debates, 1960

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Kennedy-Nixon Debates, 1960

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John Kennedy and Richard Nixon engaged in a series of national - TV debates during the 1960 campaign. Kennedy was briefed by Allen - Dulles, head of the CIA at Eisenhower's request, on secret CIA - activities and international problems on July 23, 1960. Nixon was - not aware of the briefing contents and was not sure whether Dulles - told Kennedy about the Bay of Pigs plans. As it turned out Dulles +

John Kennedy and Richard Nixon engaged in a series of national + TV debates during the 1960 campaign. Kennedy was briefed by Allen + Dulles, head of the CIA at Eisenhower's request, on secret CIA + activities and international problems on July 23, 1960. Nixon was + not aware of the briefing contents and was not sure whether Dulles + told Kennedy about the Bay of Pigs plans. As it turned out Dulles had not mentioned the plans but had kept his remarks about Cuba rather general. - On October 6, 1960, Kennedy gave his major speech on Cuba. He + On October 6, 1960, Kennedy gave his major speech on Cuba. He said that events might create an opportunity for the U.S. to bring influence on behalf of the cause of freedom in Cuba. He called for encouraging those liberty-loving Cubans who were leading the - resistance against Castro. - Nixon became very disturbed about this because he felt Kennedy - was trying to pre-empt a policy which he claimed as his own. Nixon - ordered Fred Seaton, Secretary of the Interior, to call the White - House and find out whether Dulles had briefed Kennedy on the Cuban - invasion plans. Seaton talked to General Andrew Goodpaster, - Eisenhower's link to the CIA, who told Seaton that Kennedy did know + resistance against Castro. + Nixon became very disturbed about this because he felt Kennedy + was trying to pre-empt a policy which he claimed as his own. Nixon + ordered Fred Seaton, Secretary of the Interior, to call the White + House and find out whether Dulles had briefed Kennedy on the Cuban + invasion plans. Seaton talked to General Andrew Goodpaster, + Eisenhower's link to the CIA, who told Seaton that Kennedy did know about the Bay of Pigs plans.

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Attack on Kennedy by Lying

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Attack on Kennedy by Lying

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Nixon became incensed. He said, "There was only one thing I +

Nixon became incensed. He said, "There was only one thing I could do. The covert operation had to be protected at all costs. I must not even suggest by implication that the U.S. was rendering aid to rebel forces in and out of Cuba. In fact, I must go to the - other extreme: I must attack the Kennedy proposal to provide such + other extreme: I must attack the Kennedy proposal to provide such aid as wrong and irresponsible because it would violate our treaty - commitments."[9] - So Richard M. Nixon actually went on national TV (ABC) on + commitments."[9] + So Richard M. Nixon actually went on national TV (ABC) on October 21, 1960, knowing we were going to invade Cuba, and lied. - During the fourth TV debate, Nixon attacked Kennedy's proposal as + During the fourth TV debate, Nixon attacked Kennedy's proposal as dangerously irresponsible and in violation of five treaties between the U.S. and Latin America, as well as the United Nations' Charter.[10] - On October 22 at Muhlenberg College, Nixon really turned on the - fabrication steam. He said, "Kennedy called for--and get this--the + On October 22 at Muhlenberg College, Nixon really turned on the + fabrication steam. He said, "Kennedy called for--and get this--the U.S. Government to support a revolution in Cuba, and I say that this is the most shockingly reckless proposal ever made in our history by a presidential candidate during a campaign--and I'll tell you why . . ." The reason we should have taken with a grain of salt whatever - words Nixon uttered about Watergate and Donald Segretti's espionage + words Nixon uttered about Watergate and Donald Segretti's espionage is clearly demonstrated in that October 22, 1960 speech. He - fiercely attacked John Kennedy for advocating a plan that he, - Richard Nixon, secretly advocated and claimed as his own creation. + fiercely attacked John Kennedy for advocating a plan that he, + Richard Nixon, secretly advocated and claimed as his own creation. He later had the sheer gall to brag about it in his own book as a very patriotic act.

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Protection of Hunt and Co.

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Protection of Hunt and Co.

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How was Nixon protecting Hunt and company in 1972? He was using +

How was Nixon protecting Hunt and company in 1972? He was using the Justice Department and the Republican Congressmen, among others, to delay and dilute the prosecution of the Watergate seven. He had slowed down, suppressed, and all but stopped six separate investigations, suits, and trials of the affair. Included were - Wright Patman's House Banking Committee investigation, the FBI- + Wright Patman's House Banking Committee investigation, the FBI- Justice Department investigation, a White House investigation by - John Dean, a General Accounting Office investigation, a suit by the + John Dean, a General Accounting Office investigation, a suit by the Democratic Party, and a trial in criminal court of the seven invaders. Only two trials or investigations had a chance of exposing the truth at that time. One of these, a trial of Bernard - Barker in Florida was not much help. The other was an - investigation promised by Senator Edward Kennedy and his Senate - subcommittee. It never occurred. The action for impeachment came + Barker in Florida was not much help. The other was an + investigation promised by Senator Edward Kennedy and his Senate + subcommittee. It never occurred. The action for impeachment came much later. Thus, the stage was set in 1961 for the group of powerful - individuals who had planned the Bay of Pigs to gain revenge on John - Kennedy who tried to change the overall direction of the U.S. - battle against Communism. After JFK refused to approve overt U.S. + individuals who had planned the Bay of Pigs to gain revenge on John + Kennedy who tried to change the overall direction of the U.S. + battle against Communism. After JFK refused to approve overt U.S. backing of the Bay of Pigs invasion, various individuals in the clandestine CIA forces vowed their revenge. In the spring of 1961, evidence had appeared indicating that - Helms, Hunt, Sturgis and Barker tried to have JFK assassinated in + Helms, Hunt, Sturgis and Barker tried to have JFK assassinated in Paris.[11] When the attempt failed, a number of other plots and - sub-plots developed through the next two years. After JFK's - blockade strategy against Castro during the missile crisis in 1962 + sub-plots developed through the next two years. After JFK's + blockade strategy against Castro during the missile crisis in 1962 was implemented, some of the high-level CIA and armed forces people wanted even more to get him out of the White House. They had favored a direct invasion or bombing of Cuba. - And finally, when JFK found out about the CIA's plans for - another invasion of Cuba in the spring and summer of 1963 and + And finally, when JFK found out about the CIA's plans for + another invasion of Cuba in the spring and summer of 1963 and stopped them, they began in earnest to plan his death.

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[1] "Six Crises," Richard M. Nixon, Doubleday, 1962.

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[1] "Six Crises," Richard M. Nixon, Doubleday, 1962.

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[2] "The Invisible Government," Wise & Ross, Random House, 1964.

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[2] "The Invisible Government," Wise & Ross, Random House, 1964.

[3] Ibid.

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[4] Brother of Earl Cabell, mayor of Dallas when Kennedy was assassinated.

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[4] Brother of Earl Cabell, mayor of Dallas when Kennedy was assassinated.

[5] Ibid.

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[10] "The Invisible Government."

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[11] "400,000 Dollars Pour Abattre Kennedy a Paris," Camille Giles, Julliard +

[11] "400,000 Dollars Pour Abattre Kennedy a Paris," Camille Giles, Julliard Press, Paris 1973.

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Chapter 5 - The Assassination of John Kennedy

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Chapter 5 + The Assassination of John Kennedy

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The assassination of President Kennedy can be considered one of +

The assassination of President Kennedy can be considered one of a series of acts by the Power Control Group to regain the control - they had lost when Nixon was defeated in 1960 and Kennedy + they had lost when Nixon was defeated in 1960 and Kennedy threatened their existence. The evidence pointing toward intelligence involvement and the use of a variety of intelligence techniques in the assassination is substantial. Until and unless @@ -1547,106 +1547,106 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

equivalent to that of the Power Control Group, with the power to issue subpoenas and to protect witnesses, it will be very difficult to draw a completely accurate picture of the conspiracy to - assassinate JFK. + assassinate JFK. As a substitute, this chapter is a "probable reconstruction"--a - scenario--about who killed John F. Kennedy. Unlike the Warren - Commission Report (another scenario), this report does not contain + scenario--about who killed John F. Kennedy. Unlike the Warren + Commission Report (another scenario), this report does not contain any physically impossible events, such as those connected with - Commission Exhibit 399, the so-called "magic bullet." + Commission Exhibit 399, the so-called "magic bullet." This scenario is based on (1) evidence gathered between 1968 and - 1975 by the Committee to Investigate Assassinations, Washington, + 1975 by the Committee to Investigate Assassinations, Washington, D.C. and (2) evidence gathered between 1962 and 1975 by the author. The purpose of this scenario is as a starting point for study - and verification by researchers, by Congressional Committees, and + and verification by researchers, by Congressional Committees, and by their members and staffs. This should be considered as a - beginning hypothesis and scenario in contrast to the Warren and - Rockefeller Commission scenarios. + beginning hypothesis and scenario in contrast to the Warren and + Rockefeller Commission scenarios. The best evidence available indicates the following events - occurred in the summer and fall of 1963 and culminated in the - assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The basic evidence has - been summarized in various articles published in "Computers and + occurred in the summer and fall of 1963 and culminated in the + assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The basic evidence has + been summarized in various articles published in "Computers and People" (formerly "Computers and Automation") since May 1970.[1] This can be considered as a guideline scenario which adheres to and explains all of the known factual evidence.

How It Began

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The conspiracy to assassinate John Kennedy began in a series of - discussions held in New Orleans in the summer of 1963. The men in - the discussions were extremely angry that Kennedy had stopped plans +

The conspiracy to assassinate John Kennedy began in a series of + discussions held in New Orleans in the summer of 1963. The men in + the discussions were extremely angry that Kennedy had stopped plans and preparations for another invasion of Cuba (scheduled for the - latter part of 1963.) One of the instigators was David Ferrie, a + latter part of 1963.) One of the instigators was David Ferrie, a CIA contract agent who had been training pilots in Guatemala for - the invasion. Meetings held in Ferrie's apartment in New Orleans - were attended by Clay Shaw, William Seymour and several Cubans. - Plans for assassinating President Kennedy developed out of those + the invasion. Meetings held in Ferrie's apartment in New Orleans + were attended by Clay Shaw, William Seymour and several Cubans. + Plans for assassinating President Kennedy developed out of those early meetings. Others whose support was sought by the group - included Guy Banister, Major L. M. Bloomfield, Loran Hall, - Lawrence Howard, Sergio Arcacha Smith and Carlos Prio Socarras.

+ included Guy Banister, Major L. M. Bloomfield, Loran Hall, + Lawrence Howard, Sergio Arcacha Smith and Carlos Prio Socarras.

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Oswald's Role

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Oswald's Role

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During this period in the summer of 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald was - working for Guy Banister on some anti-Castro projects and used the - Communist cover of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee. Oswald - attended some of the meetings where JFK's assassination was +

During this period in the summer of 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald was + working for Guy Banister on some anti-Castro projects and used the + Communist cover of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee. Oswald + attended some of the meetings where JFK's assassination was discussed. - Oswald either approached the FBI or they approached him in the - later summer of 1963, and he began to tell the FBI about the plans - of the group to assassinate JFK. Oswald had been a secret + Oswald either approached the FBI or they approached him in the + later summer of 1963, and he began to tell the FBI about the plans + of the group to assassinate JFK. Oswald had been a secret informant for the FBI since mid-1962.

Mexico City

In September, the group moved the scene of their planning to - Mexico City. There they solicited the assistance of Guy Gabaldin, - a CIA agent. Meetings were held in the apartment of Gabaldin, - attended by Shaw, Ferrie, Seymour, Gabaldin and Oswald on at least + Mexico City. There they solicited the assistance of Guy Gabaldin, + a CIA agent. Meetings were held in the apartment of Gabaldin, + attended by Shaw, Ferrie, Seymour, Gabaldin and Oswald on at least three occasions. Others were brought into the conspiracy at this - point. These included John Howard Bowen (alias Albert Osborne), - Ronald Augustinovich, Mary Hope, Emilio Santana, Harry Dean, - Richard Case Nagell, and "Frenchy" (an adventurer who had been - working with Seymour, Santana, Ferrie, Howard and others on the - Cuban invasion projects in the Florida Keys). Fred Lee Crisman, - Jim Hicks and Jim Braden (alias Eugene Hale Brading) were also + point. These included John Howard Bowen (alias Albert Osborne), + Ronald Augustinovich, Mary Hope, Emilio Santana, Harry Dean, + Richard Case Nagell, and "Frenchy" (an adventurer who had been + working with Seymour, Santana, Ferrie, Howard and others on the + Cuban invasion projects in the Florida Keys). Fred Lee Crisman, + Jim Hicks and Jim Braden (alias Eugene Hale Brading) were also recruited at this point.

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Oswald, the Patsy

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Oswald, the Patsy

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Oswald continued to inform on the group to the FBI in Dallas. +

Oswald continued to inform on the group to the FBI in Dallas. In mid- to late September the assassination group decided to make - Oswald the patsy in the murder. They had discussed the need for a - patsy in the earliest meetings in New Orleans. Billy Seymour, who - resembled Oswald, was selected to use Oswald's name and to plant + Oswald the patsy in the murder. They had discussed the need for a + patsy in the earliest meetings in New Orleans. Billy Seymour, who + resembled Oswald, was selected to use Oswald's name and to plant evidence in New Orleans, Dallas and Mexico, which could later be used to frame him. In addition, another man under CIA surveillance - in Mexico City also used Oswald's name in a probable attempt to - make it appear that Oswald was headed for Cuba. His name may have - been Johnny Mitchell Deveraux. His picture appears in the Warren - Commission Volumes as CE 237.

+ in Mexico City also used Oswald's name in a probable attempt to + make it appear that Oswald was headed for Cuba. His name may have + been Johnny Mitchell Deveraux. His picture appears in the Warren + Commission Volumes as CE 237.

Financial Support

The team needed financial support for the assassination. They - received it from Carlos Prio Socarras in Miami, who brought more + received it from Carlos Prio Socarras in Miami, who brought more than 50 million dollars out of Cuba. They also received money from - Banister, and from three Texas millionaires who hated Kennedy: - Sid Richardson, Clint Murchison, and Jean DeMenil (of the - Schlumberger Co.). The Murchison-Richardson contribution also + Banister, and from three Texas millionaires who hated Kennedy: + Sid Richardson, Clint Murchison, and Jean DeMenil (of the + Schlumberger Co.). The Murchison-Richardson contribution also included soliciting the assistance of high-level men in the Dallas police force. They were powerful members of the Dallas Citizens Council that controlled the city at that time.

Plans for Three Cities

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The group in Mexico City planned to assassinate JFK in Miami, +

The group in Mexico City planned to assassinate JFK in Miami, Chicago or Dallas, using different gunmen in each case. The Miami plan failed because the Secret Service found out about it in - advance and kept JFK out of the open. The Chicago plan backfired - when JFK cancelled his plans to attend the Army-Navy game at + advance and kept JFK out of the open. The Chicago plan backfired + when JFK cancelled his plans to attend the Army-Navy game at Soldiers Field in early November. The group set up two assassination teams for Dallas. One was in Dealey Plaza; the - second was near the International Trade Mart where JFK's luncheon + second was near the International Trade Mart where JFK's luncheon speech was to be delivered.

CIA Support

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The best evidence of CIA (Deputy-Director of Plans) involvement is the fact that the majority of the known participants were contract agents or direct agents of the CIA. In Mexico City, the - meetings were held in the apartment of Guy Gabaldin, a CIA (DDP) + meetings were held in the apartment of Guy Gabaldin, a CIA (DDP) agent, working for the Mexico City station chief. Others attending the meetings who were CIA (DDP) contract or direct agents included - Clay Shaw, David Ferrie, Albert Osborne, Harry Dean, Richard Case - Nagell, Ronald Augustinovich, William Seymour, Emilio Santana and - Fred Lee Crisman. It is likely (but not yet provable by direct + Clay Shaw, David Ferrie, Albert Osborne, Harry Dean, Richard Case + Nagell, Ronald Augustinovich, William Seymour, Emilio Santana and + Fred Lee Crisman. It is likely (but not yet provable by direct evidence) that the group sought and obtained from the acting or permanent CIA station chief in Mexico, assistance or approval to go - ahead with assassination plans. Tad Szulc claims that a CIA source - can prove that E. Howard Hunt was acting station chief in Mexico - City at the time of the Gabaldin apartment meetings (August and - September 1963). Hunt has denied under oath before the Rockefeller - Commission that he was in Mexico. - In 1967 Richard Helms told a group of CIA officials, including - Victor Marchetti, that both Clay Shaw and David Ferrie were CIA + ahead with assassination plans. Tad Szulc claims that a CIA source + can prove that E. Howard Hunt was acting station chief in Mexico + City at the time of the Gabaldin apartment meetings (August and + September 1963). Hunt has denied under oath before the Rockefeller + Commission that he was in Mexico. + In 1967 Richard Helms told a group of CIA officials, including + Victor Marchetti, that both Clay Shaw and David Ferrie were CIA (DDP) contract agents and that Shaw had to be given CIA protection and assistance in his New Orleans trial. This is a strong - indication that Hunt and Helms gave "turn of the head" approval to - the Shaw-Ferrie assassination plan as a minimum form of support.

+ indication that Hunt and Helms gave "turn of the head" approval to + the Shaw-Ferrie assassination plan as a minimum form of support.

Dallas

The assassination group, having failed in Miami and Chicago, moved an operational team into Dallas during the second week in - November of 1963. Shaw, Ferrie, Gabaldin and other high-level + November of 1963. Shaw, Ferrie, Gabaldin and other high-level plotters travelled in other directions, establishing alibis as - planned. On November 22, Gabaldin was in Mexico City, Shaw was in - San Francisco, and Ferrie was in New Orleans. The team moving into - Dallas included Albert Osborne, William Seymour, Emilio Santana, - Frenchy, Fred Crisman, Jim Hicks, Jim Braden, and a new recruit - from Los Angeles, Jack Lawrence. There was also a back-up rifle + planned. On November 22, Gabaldin was in Mexico City, Shaw was in + San Francisco, and Ferrie was in New Orleans. The team moving into + Dallas included Albert Osborne, William Seymour, Emilio Santana, + Frenchy, Fred Crisman, Jim Hicks, Jim Braden, and a new recruit + from Los Angeles, Jack Lawrence. There was also a back-up rifle team of Cubans to be used at a location near the International Trade Mart in the event something went wrong at Dealey Plaza.

Where the Teams Stayed

The teams stayed at two locations in Dallas for two weeks. One - was a rooming house run by a woman named Tammie True. During this + was a rooming house run by a woman named Tammie True. During this period final preparations for the assassination in Dealey Plaza were made. These included the collecting of and planting of - evidence used to frame Oswald, the recruiting of the Dallas police + evidence used to frame Oswald, the recruiting of the Dallas police participants, and the plans for the escape of the team members by - car and by train. The riflemen selected were William Seymour in - the Depository Building, Jack Lawrence and Frenchy on the grassy - knoll, and Emilio Santana in the Dal Tex building. Jim Hicks was + car and by train. The riflemen selected were William Seymour in + the Depository Building, Jack Lawrence and Frenchy on the grassy + knoll, and Emilio Santana in the Dal Tex building. Jim Hicks was set up as radio coordinator and a man with each of the riflemen had - a two-way radio. They were Jim Braden, Dal Tex; Fred Crisman, + a two-way radio. They were Jim Braden, Dal Tex; Fred Crisman, knoll; unidentified American (tall tramp), knoll; and a man in the TSBD Building. Osborne was in overall charge of the Dallas teams, but he did not go to Dealey Plaza. A fifth gunman, known to @@ -1708,48 +1708,48 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

an umbrella weapon furnished by the CIA. He was accompanied by another Cuban acting as a radio man.

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Framing Oswald

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Framing Oswald

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The people involved in framing Oswald included Seymour (who used +

The people involved in framing Oswald included Seymour (who used his identity), someone who posed for two pictures holding a rifle, a photographer who took the pictures and someone who superimposed - Oswald's head on the two negatives. Also, someone who took - Oswald's rifle from his garage and his pistol from his room, taking + Oswald's head on the two negatives. Also, someone who took + Oswald's rifle from his garage and his pistol from his room, taking several bullets and shells with the pistol, fired three shells and one bullet through the rifle, and planted the rifle and rifle shells on the sixth floor of the TSBD and a rifle bullet at - Parkland Hospital. The pistol shells were given to William Seymour + Parkland Hospital. The pistol shells were given to William Seymour for planting later on. The photographers also planted photos of - General Walker's house and driveway to implicate Oswald in the - Walker shooting.

+ General Walker's house and driveway to implicate Oswald in the + Walker shooting.

Dallas Policemen Involved

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The policemen involved were J. D. Tippit, who was to drive two - of the assassins, Seymour and his radio man, away in his police - car; Bill Alexander; Jerry Hill; Sergeant McDonald; Lieutenant - Montgomery; Lieutenant Johnson; and Lieutenant Batchelor, who - escorted Jack Ruby into the jail to murder Oswald. - McDonald was assigned to kill Oswald upon his arrest in the - Texas Theatre. Jerry Hill was involved in that event as well as in - the planting of evidence against Oswald in the TSBD Building. - Montgomery and Johnson were involved in planting the paper bag as - evidence against Oswald. Alexander and Batchelor were primarily - responsible for making sure that Jack Ruby assassinated Oswald and - that he didn't talk about it afterward. Alexander was present on - every occasion when Ruby was questioned or interviewed in the jail, - in spite of Ruby's efforts to have him removed.

+

The policemen involved were J. D. Tippit, who was to drive two + of the assassins, Seymour and his radio man, away in his police + car; Bill Alexander; Jerry Hill; Sergeant McDonald; Lieutenant + Montgomery; Lieutenant Johnson; and Lieutenant Batchelor, who + escorted Jack Ruby into the jail to murder Oswald. + McDonald was assigned to kill Oswald upon his arrest in the + Texas Theatre. Jerry Hill was involved in that event as well as in + the planting of evidence against Oswald in the TSBD Building. + Montgomery and Johnson were involved in planting the paper bag as + evidence against Oswald. Alexander and Batchelor were primarily + responsible for making sure that Jack Ruby assassinated Oswald and + that he didn't talk about it afterward. Alexander was present on + every occasion when Ruby was questioned or interviewed in the jail, + in spite of Ruby's efforts to have him removed.

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Other Persons Involved in Framing Oswald

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Other Persons Involved in Framing Oswald

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Also involved in framing Oswald were Marina Oswald; her lawyer, - James Martin; and someone in the Dallas police force. She was +

Also involved in framing Oswald were Marina Oswald; her lawyer, + James Martin; and someone in the Dallas police force. She was talked into three points of false testimony: she said she took the - two fake photos of Oswald with a camera she claimed was his. She - fabricated, or was handed, the false story about Oswald's attempt - to shoot General Walker and taking two pictures of Walker's house - with the same camera. (Oswald did neither.) She told a false - story about a falling out she and Oswald supposedly had and + two fake photos of Oswald with a camera she claimed was his. She + fabricated, or was handed, the false story about Oswald's attempt + to shoot General Walker and taking two pictures of Walker's house + with the same camera. (Oswald did neither.) She told a false + story about a falling out she and Oswald supposedly had and exaggerated his mean treatment of their children. There are good indications that these moves were made by the CIA operatives in the group who threatened to send Marina back to Russia. (Marina's @@ -1759,19 +1759,19 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

On the day of the assassination four men with rifles, accompanied by their radio men and several other team members, - moved into Dealey Plaza. Seymour and a radio man entered the TSBD + moved into Dealey Plaza. Seymour and a radio man entered the TSBD Building through the freight entrance and worked their way to the - roof. Santana and Braden went into the Dal Tex building through + roof. Santana and Braden went into the Dal Tex building through the freight entrance on Houston St. and up a back staircase to the - second floor. Lawrence, Frenchy, Crisman and the tall tramp took - up two positions on the grassy knoll. Lawrence was inside the + second floor. Lawrence, Frenchy, Crisman and the tall tramp took + up two positions on the grassy knoll. Lawrence was inside the westernmost cupola after parking his car in the parking lot behind the knoll. Frenchy, Crisman and the tall tramp were near the - fence. Jim Hicks was in the Adolphus Hotel a few blocks away, - testing the two-way radio communication with the four radio men, + fence. Jim Hicks was in the Adolphus Hotel a few blocks away, + testing the two-way radio communication with the four radio men, until he proceeded to the Plaza and mingled with a large crowd (near the corner of Houston and Elm Streets). The umbrella man - stood near the Stemmons Freeway sign on Elm Street accompanied by + stood near the Stemmons Freeway sign on Elm Street accompanied by his radio man. The other team members stationed themselves in the crowd (along Elm Street). After the shots were fired, they circulated through @@ -1785,143 +1785,143 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

The Shots

Upon a visual and oral signal from the man at the wall and upon - a radio command from Hicks, the team fired its first round of - shots. Crisman received the command from Hicks and caused Frenchy + a radio command from Hicks, the team fired its first round of + shots. Crisman received the command from Hicks and caused Frenchy to fire a shot from a position behind the fence on the knoll, about twenty feet west of the corner of the fence. This shot missed. The umbrella man fired a shot using his small-bore umbrella gun. - When this shot struck JFK in the throat, the dart paralyzed JFK and - later presented by Commander Humes to the FBI.[2] The shot was - fired at Zapruder frame 189: JFK was behind a large oak tree, + When this shot struck JFK in the throat, the dart paralyzed JFK and + later presented by Commander Humes to the FBI.[2] The shot was + fired at Zapruder frame 189: JFK was behind a large oak tree, hidden from the sixth floor window of the TSBD Building. On - command from Braden, Emilio Santana fired his first shot two + command from Braden, Emilio Santana fired his first shot two seconds later from the second floor window of the Dal Tex building - at Z 225 after JFK came out from behind the sign in Zapruder's - film. The shot struck JFK in the back about 5 3/4" down from the + at Z 225 after JFK came out from behind the sign in Zapruder's + film. The shot struck JFK in the back about 5 3/4" down from the collar line, penetrated to a depth of about two inches and stopped. - The bullet fell out of JFK's back somewhere in or at the Parkland + The bullet fell out of JFK's back somewhere in or at the Parkland Hospital, or perhaps travelled down inside the body of the President, and was never recovered. - William Seymour fired his shot from the west end of the TSBD - Building upon command from his radio man between Z 230 and Z 237, - after Santana's shot. He used a Mauser rifle with no telescopic - sight. While he was aiming at JFK, he fired high and to the right, - hitting John Connally in the back. The bullet travelled through - Connally's chest and then entered his left thigh. The bullet fell + William Seymour fired his shot from the west end of the TSBD + Building upon command from his radio man between Z 230 and Z 237, + after Santana's shot. He used a Mauser rifle with no telescopic + sight. While he was aiming at JFK, he fired high and to the right, + hitting John Connally in the back. The bullet travelled through + Connally's chest and then entered his left thigh. The bullet fell out of his thigh in or near Parkland Hospital and was never - recovered. Governor Connally's wrist was not hit at that time. - Jack Lawrence did not fire a shot in the first round because + recovered. Governor Connally's wrist was not hit at that time. + Jack Lawrence did not fire a shot in the first round because from his cupola position he did not have a clear shot. - Hicks gave a second radio command for another round of shots as - JFK passed the Stemmons Freeway sign. - Emilio Santana fired his second shot between Z 265 and Z 275. - The bullet narrowly missed JFK, passed over the top of his head and + Hicks gave a second radio command for another round of shots as + JFK passed the Stemmons Freeway sign. + Emilio Santana fired his second shot between Z 265 and Z 275. + The bullet narrowly missed JFK, passed over the top of his head and over the top of the limousine's windshield. It travelled on to strike the south curb of Main Street, breaking off a piece of - concrete which flew up and hit James Tague. The bullet either + concrete which flew up and hit James Tague. The bullet either disintegrated or flew into the area beyond the overpass. It was not found. - William Seymour may have fired a second shot which may have - struck JFK in the upper right part of his head at Z 312. That + William Seymour may have fired a second shot which may have + struck JFK in the upper right part of his head at Z 312. That bullet disintegrated. - Upon command from his radio man, Jack Lawrence fired his first + Upon command from his radio man, Jack Lawrence fired his first shot from a pedestal on the west side of the south entrance to the western cupola on the grassy knoll. The shot may have hit - Connally's wrist. + Connally's wrist. Frenchy fired the fatal shot through the trees from his position behind the fence. - The Lawrence shot or possibly the second Seymour shot produced a - bullet fragment that passed through Connally's right wrist at Z + The Lawrence shot or possibly the second Seymour shot produced a + bullet fragment that passed through Connally's right wrist at Z 313. At that time his wrist was elevated and nearly directly in - front of JFK's head, in such a position that Connally's right palm - was facing JFK as the governor fell into his wife's arms. The + front of JFK's head, in such a position that Connally's right palm + was facing JFK as the governor fell into his wife's arms. The fragment entered the front of his wrist and exited from the back.

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Oswald's Actions

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Oswald's Actions

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Lee Harvey Oswald started November 22, 1963 with the knowledge - that there might be an attempt on JFK's life during the day. He +

Lee Harvey Oswald started November 22, 1963 with the knowledge + that there might be an attempt on JFK's life during the day. He had reported this possibility to the FBI in his informer's role five days earlier; he undoubtedly thought the FBI and Secret - Service would be protecting the President. His communications with + Service would be protecting the President. His communications with the assassination team had prepared him to meet with them in the Texas Theatre if anything happened that day. There is also a - possibility he received a telephone call immediately after the + possibility he received a telephone call immediately after the shots, telling him to go to the theatre. He had gone to his and Marina's rooms in Irving to pick up curtain rods for his bare windows in his Oak Cliff room. He carried the curtain rods in a paper bag on his way to work that - morning with Wesley Frazier. He worked on the sixth floor of the + morning with Wesley Frazier. He worked on the sixth floor of the TSBD as well as on the other floors that morning. He helped a crew of men lay a new floor on the sixth floor, move a large number of book cartons and school supplies over to the eastern side of the floor, including some cartons near the southeastern window that faced Elm Street. - Oswald went to the first floor of the building at approximately + Oswald went to the first floor of the building at approximately 12:15 p.m. and returned to the second floor lunchroom just before - 12:30. He was drinking a coke there at 12:31 when Officer Baker + 12:30. He was drinking a coke there at 12:31 when Officer Baker and Mr. Truly, the building manager, encountered him while rushing - up the stairs from the first floor. At the sight of Baker's gun - drawn and seeing the commotion outside, he no doubt realized what - had happened.[3] He immediately left the building via the freight + up the stairs from the first floor. At the sight of Baker's gun + drawn and seeing the commotion outside, he no doubt realized what + had happened.[3] He immediately left the building via the freight platform entrance on the northeast side and travelled to his rooming house via bus and taxi. He picked up his pistol there and went directly to the Texas Theater where he met two of the assassination team and was sitting with them in the theatre when the police arrived. One of these men may have been William - Seymour. - The Dallas police members of the team planned to shoot Oswald in + Seymour. + The Dallas police members of the team planned to shoot Oswald in the theatre while arresting him. When he was arrested he did not realize at first that he had been framed. When this began to become clear to him on Saturday, November 23, he remained confident that the FBI would get him out of the situation. After all, he worked for them!

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Jack Ruby

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Jack Ruby

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Jack Ruby, in addition to his Mafia involvements and other +

Jack Ruby, in addition to his Mafia involvements and other criminal activities, was also running guns to Cuba and carrying - payoff money to other anti-Castro groups on behalf of various CIA- - backed projects. His involvement in the assassination of JFK + payoff money to other anti-Castro groups on behalf of various CIA- + backed projects. His involvement in the assassination of JFK appears to have been minor, even though he knew about it in - advance. In his night club Ruby met on several occasions with Clay - Shaw, David Ferrie, and William Seymour. - The group decided to assassinate Oswald in jail after the police - failed to kill him in the Texas Theatre. Alexander made - arrangements to have Batchelor escort Ruby into the jail when it - was known Oswald was being moved. They arranged an audible signal - (an auto horn) to let Batchelor and Ruby know when Oswald was + advance. In his night club Ruby met on several occasions with Clay + Shaw, David Ferrie, and William Seymour. + The group decided to assassinate Oswald in jail after the police + failed to kill him in the Texas Theatre. Alexander made + arrangements to have Batchelor escort Ruby into the jail when it + was known Oswald was being moved. They arranged an audible signal + (an auto horn) to let Batchelor and Ruby know when Oswald was coming down an elevator into the garage. They came down an - elevator opposite the one carrying Oswald. - Clay Shaw gave Ruby his instructions to shoot Oswald through + elevator opposite the one carrying Oswald. + Clay Shaw gave Ruby his instructions to shoot Oswald through Breck Wall. Shaw telephoned Wall from San Francisco and Wall - called Ruby. He was told it was an official CIA-sponsored act, in + called Ruby. He was told it was an official CIA-sponsored act, in the best interests of the United States, and that he would be out of jail in a few days after his capture.

Planted Evidence

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The planting of the evidence against Oswald first began with - William Seymour, who used Oswald's identity during September and - October, 1963. Next, the faked photographs of Oswald were created. +

The planting of the evidence against Oswald first began with + William Seymour, who used Oswald's identity during September and + October, 1963. Next, the faked photographs of Oswald were created. Two of the team members used a camera of their own to take the two - pictures of General Walker's house and the two shots of one of the - men supposedly in Oswald's back yard. They planted the pictures in - Oswald's garage. Next, they stole Oswald's rifle from the garage + pictures of General Walker's house and the two shots of one of the + men supposedly in Oswald's back yard. They planted the pictures in + Oswald's garage. Next, they stole Oswald's rifle from the garage prior to November 22, fired several shots from it, and preserved three shells, one bullet, and several bullet fragments. They planted the rifle, the three shells, the bullet (399) and - the bullet fragments in the TSBD, the hospital and the JFK - limousine on November 22. They also took Oswald's pistol at some + the bullet fragments in the TSBD, the hospital and the JFK + limousine on November 22. They also took Oswald's pistol at some time prior to November 22, fired several shots from it and saved - the shells. William Seymour, after shooting policeman Tippit, ran + the shells. William Seymour, after shooting policeman Tippit, ran away in such a manner as to attract attention, throwing the shells - from Oswald's gun into the air as he ran so that witnesses would - see them. (The shells matched Oswald's pistol. None of the + from Oswald's gun into the air as he ran so that witnesses would + see them. (The shells matched Oswald's pistol. None of the bullets matched.) - All of the work with Oswald's rifle, pistol, and the fake photos + All of the work with Oswald's rifle, pistol, and the fake photos was probably done at the same time. The rifle, pistol and - Communist newspapers had to be available together for the backyard + Communist newspapers had to be available together for the backyard photos. The faking of the photographs, the firing of rifle and pistol, the retrieval of the shells from rifle and pistol and of bullet 399 and the bullet fragments from the rifle all required @@ -1942,29 +1942,29 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

2. A white station wagon driving west on Elm Street stopped at the foot of the grassy knoll at 12:40 p.m., ten minutes after the shots were fired. It picked up a - man who looked like Oswald and drove under the triple + man who looked like Oswald and drove under the triple overpass.

3. A railroad train carrying three "tramps" began to leave the freight train area west and north of the TSBD at around one o'clock, thirty minutes after the shots. - The train was under the tower control of Lee Bowers and + The train was under the tower control of Lee Bowers and was stopped by him. The tramps were arrested.

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4. A police car stopped in front of Oswald's rooming house +

4. A police car stopped in front of Oswald's rooming house and honked twice around 1:10 p.m.

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5. Policeman Tippit's patrol car was far out of position - in the Oak Cliff area near Ruby and Oswald's rooming - houses. Tippit was shot by two men, one of whom was - Billy Seymour.

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5. Policeman Tippit's patrol car was far out of position + in the Oak Cliff area near Ruby and Oswald's rooming + houses. Tippit was shot by two men, one of whom was + Billy Seymour.

6. A small airplane was sitting at the Redbird Airport, a location in the same direction as Oak Cliff, a little further out from Dealey Plaza. Its engines were running. It was ready for takeoff at 1 p.m.

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7. David Ferrie went to Houston, Texas on the afternoon of +

7. David Ferrie went to Houston, Texas on the afternoon of November 22, driving at high speed through bad thunderstorms to get there. He was positioned at a pay telephone at an ice skating rink near the Houston @@ -1975,223 +1975,223 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

These escape plans were modified after the assassination. It became unnecessary for any of the Dealey Plaza participants to - escape by airplane. The framing of Oswald and the failure of the + escape by airplane. The framing of Oswald and the failure of the Secret Service or FBI to detect any of the escaping gunmen or their assistants permitted these changes. One of the men in the Dealey Plaza--probably pretending to be a Secret Service agent--reported an "all clear" situation to Shaw in San Francisco. Shaw notified - Ferrie that they didn't need an airplane to escape with while - Ferrie was waiting in Houston. Ferrie changed his plans and drove + Ferrie that they didn't need an airplane to escape with while + Ferrie was waiting in Houston. Ferrie changed his plans and drove back to New Orleans. - The gunmen who did escape followed these routes: Jack Lawrence + The gunmen who did escape followed these routes: Jack Lawrence got into his car parked behind the cupola and either drove or was driven back to his cover job location at the automobile agency. He - left almost immediately afterward and travelled to North Carolina. + left almost immediately afterward and travelled to North Carolina. Frenchy ran back to the freight car area and climbed into one of the box cars sitting on a siding northwest of the TSBD. He was - arrested at 1 p.m. by Officers Harkness, Bass and Wise, but was - released by Sheriff Elkins later in the afternoon. Santana walked + arrested at 1 p.m. by Officers Harkness, Bass and Wise, but was + released by Sheriff Elkins later in the afternoon. Santana walked out the back entrance of the Dal Tex building and may have joined - Seymour in a white station wagon on Elm Street at 12:40 p.m. - Seymour left the roof of the TSBD via a back stairway, exited from + Seymour in a white station wagon on Elm Street at 12:40 p.m. + Seymour left the roof of the TSBD via a back stairway, exited from the freight entrance in the rear of the building, and walked on Houston Street past the Elm Street extension. He walked down the grassy knoll to Elm Street where he was picked up at 12:40 p.m. by the white station wagon. The other Dealey Plaza participants, Crisman, a tall tramp, - Braden and Hicks escaped by various means. Braden was arrested and - released. Hicks drove home. Crisman and the tall tramp followed + Braden and Hicks escaped by various means. Braden was arrested and + released. Hicks drove home. Crisman and the tall tramp followed Frenchy's route into the box cars.

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Tippit Shooting

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Tippit Shooting

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David Belin of the Warren and Rockefeller Commission is fond of - saying, "Lee Harvey Oswald killed policeman Tippit. Since the - case against Oswald for the Tippit slaying is so strong, it - follows that Oswald also shot the President." The case against - Oswald in the Tippit murder is as weak as the case against him in - the JFK assassination. The most important evidence showing that - Seymour and another one of the assassination team shot Tippit is - the fact that six witnesses, ignored by the Warren Commission, saw - two men shoot Tippit. One of them resembled Oswald. They ran - away from the scene in opposite directions. Seymour ran toward the +

David Belin of the Warren and Rockefeller Commission is fond of + saying, "Lee Harvey Oswald killed policeman Tippit. Since the + case against Oswald for the Tippit slaying is so strong, it + follows that Oswald also shot the President." The case against + Oswald in the Tippit murder is as weak as the case against him in + the JFK assassination. The most important evidence showing that + Seymour and another one of the assassination team shot Tippit is + the fact that six witnesses, ignored by the Warren Commission, saw + two men shoot Tippit. One of them resembled Oswald. They ran + away from the scene in opposite directions. Seymour ran toward the Texas Theater, throwing the planted shells up in the air so that witnesses would see and recover them. (This act would convince - most people that Oswald did not shoot Tippit.) The other assassin + most people that Oswald did not shoot Tippit.) The other assassin ran in the opposite direction. There is some indication that - Seymour entered the theater in a manner to draw attention and then - left before the Oswald arrest. While the shells recovered were - found to match Oswald's pistol, none of the bullets recovered from - Tippit's body matched.

+ Seymour entered the theater in a manner to draw attention and then + left before the Oswald arrest. While the shells recovered were + found to match Oswald's pistol, none of the bullets recovered from + Tippit's body matched.

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Comments and Congressional Actions Needed

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Comments and Congressional Actions Needed

The above scenario comes much closer to explaining what happened - to John Kennedy than either the Warren Commission Report or the - Rockefeller Commission report. It matches the known evidence from - the two prime sources, the Warren Commission files in the National - Archives, and the evidence produced by the Garrison investigation - (most of which was turned over the the Committee to Investigate + to John Kennedy than either the Warren Commission Report or the + Rockefeller Commission report. It matches the known evidence from + the two prime sources, the Warren Commission files in the National + Archives, and the evidence produced by the Garrison investigation + (most of which was turned over the the Committee to Investigate Assassinations, Washington, D.C.). However, without subpoena power, and with extremely limited - resources, no group of citizens such as the Committee or Mark - Lane's Citizens Commission can determine the ultimate truth about + resources, no group of citizens such as the Committee or Mark + Lane's Citizens Commission can determine the ultimate truth about the assassination. - Only a properly constituted Congressional committee or group + Only a properly constituted Congressional committee or group with resources and subpoena power, and with the power and courage to combat the Power Control Group involved in the assassination and its cover-up, whoever they may be, can reach the truth. This chapter has been prepared as a guideline for such a - committee, rather than as the ultimate solution. + committee, rather than as the ultimate solution. It should be utilized in conjunction with two other documents already submitted to the four Congressional groups interested in the case. The groups are:

(1) The Senate;

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(2) The House Special Committee on Intelligence;

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(2) The House Special Committee on Intelligence;

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(3) Thomas Downing, Representative from Virginia, who - introduced House Resolution 498 to reopen the JFK +

(3) Thomas Downing, Representative from Virginia, who + introduced House Resolution 498 to reopen the JFK assassination investigation;

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(4) Henry Gonzalez, Representative from Texas, who +

(4) Henry Gonzalez, Representative from Texas, who introduced House Resolution 204 to reopen the - assassination inquiries on John and Robert Kennedy, - Martin Luther King, and George Wallace.

+ assassination inquiries on John and Robert Kennedy, + Martin Luther King, and George Wallace.

The Two Documents

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1. "Recommendations for the Senate and House Committee's +

1. "Recommendations for the Senate and House Committee's Investigations of Illegal and Subversive Domestic Activities of - the CIA and FBI," memorandum by Richard E. Sprague (submitted + the CIA and FBI," memorandum by Richard E. Sprague (submitted to them). - 2. "The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: the + 2. "The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: the Involvement of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Plans and - the Cover-Up," by Richard E. Sprague, in "People and the + the Cover-Up," by Richard E. Sprague, in "People and the Pursuit of Truth," May, 1975.

Dramatis Personae

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Bill Alexander - Assistant to District Attorney Wade, Dallas +

Bill Alexander - Assistant to District Attorney Wade, Dallas County. - Ronald Augustinovich - CIA agent. Participated in Mexico City + Ronald Augustinovich - CIA agent. Participated in Mexico City meetings. - Officer Marion Baker- Dallas motorcycle police officer entering + Officer Marion Baker- Dallas motorcycle police officer entering Texas School Book Depository after shots. - Guy Banister - Head of clandestine CIA station in New Orleans - - ran Banister Detective Agency. Front for anti-Castro Cuban + Guy Banister - Head of clandestine CIA station in New Orleans - + ran Banister Detective Agency. Front for anti-Castro Cuban groups. Former FBI agent and member of New Orleans police. - Died of "heart attack" June 1964. David Ferrie worked for - him. Oswald used his office and address. - Officer Billy Bass - Dallas police officer; arrested "tramps" in + Died of "heart attack" June 1964. David Ferrie worked for + him. Oswald used his office and address. + Officer Billy Bass - Dallas police officer; arrested "tramps" in Dealey Plaza. Lt. Batchelor - Dallas police lieutenant. - David Belin - Warren Commission lawyer. + David Belin - Warren Commission lawyer. Major L. M. Bloomfield - Resident of Montreal, Canada. Member of - board of Centro Mondiale Commerciale, CIA front-organization - in Rome. Visited by Ferrie and Shaw in fall 1963. - John Howard Bowen - CIA agent. Alias Albert Osborne. Long - clandestine record. On bus to Mexico with Oswald. + board of Centro Mondiale Commerciale, CIA front-organization + in Rome. Visited by Ferrie and Shaw in fall 1963. + John Howard Bowen - CIA agent. Alias Albert Osborne. Long + clandestine record. On bus to Mexico with Oswald. Participated in Mexico City meetings. - Lee Bowers - Railroad tower control operator, Dealey Plaza. Died + Lee Bowers - Railroad tower control operator, Dealey Plaza. Died in curious accident. - Jim Braden - Alias Eugene Hale Brading. Mafia hoodlum and CIA + Jim Braden - Alias Eugene Hale Brading. Mafia hoodlum and CIA contract agent. Acted as radio man in Dealey Plaza. CIA - Central Intelligence Agency. - Fred Lee Crisman - OSS and CIA domestic agent from Tacoma, + Fred Lee Crisman - OSS and CIA domestic agent from Tacoma, Washington. Participated with Frenchy and others as radio man in Dealey Plaza. - Harry Dean - CIA operative in Mexico City. - Jean DeMenil - Louisiana and Texas industrialist. - Johnny Mitchell Deveraux - CIA agent, Mexico City. May have - impersonated Oswald in Mexico. - Sheriff Harold Elkins - Dallas County Deputy Chief. + Harry Dean - CIA operative in Mexico City. + Jean DeMenil - Louisiana and Texas industrialist. + Johnny Mitchell Deveraux - CIA agent, Mexico City. May have + impersonated Oswald in Mexico. + Sheriff Harold Elkins - Dallas County Deputy Chief. FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation, then headed by J. Edgar - Hoover. - David Ferrie - Resident of New Orleans French Quarter. Pilot for + Hoover. + David Ferrie - Resident of New Orleans French Quarter. Pilot for Eastern Airlines. Bay of Pigs, CIA contractor for pilot - training and clandestine flights. Associate of Clay Shaw, - Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby; murdered Feb. 1967; death + training and clandestine flights. Associate of Clay Shaw, + Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby; murdered Feb. 1967; death termed "suicide" by officials. "Frenchy" - Real name(s) not yet determined. French Canadian adventurer. CIA contract agent. Training for second invasion of Cuba in Florida Keys. Knew Howard, Hall, - Seymour, Hemming, and Santana. Fired shots. Also involved - in King assassination. - Guy Gabaldin - Former OSS operative and CIA agent in Mexico City. - Movie made about his World War II exploits, Jeffrey Hunter - played Gabaldin role. Assassination planning done in his + Seymour, Hemming, and Santana. Fired shots. Also involved + in King assassination. + Guy Gabaldin - Former OSS operative and CIA agent in Mexico City. + Movie made about his World War II exploits, Jeffrey Hunter + played Gabaldin role. Assassination planning done in his Mexico City apartment. - Loran Hall - Anti-Castro adventurer from southern California. One - of three men who visited Sylvia Odio and said JFK would be - assassinated. Close friend of Lawrence Howard, William - Seymour and other no-name key adventurers. Raising funds for + Loran Hall - Anti-Castro adventurer from southern California. One + of three men who visited Sylvia Odio and said JFK would be + assassinated. Close friend of Lawrence Howard, William + Seymour and other no-name key adventurers. Raising funds for them in 1963. Sgt. Harkness - Dallas police sergeant. - Richard Helms - Deputy Director - Plans, CIA, in 1963. - Jerry Patrick Hemming - CIA agent and trainer of mercenaries at + Richard Helms - Deputy Director - Plans, CIA, in 1963. + Jerry Patrick Hemming - CIA agent and trainer of mercenaries at no-name key. - Jim Hicks - Radio specialist from Dallas. Was radio communications + Jim Hicks - Radio specialist from Dallas. Was radio communications coordinator in Dealey Plaza. Placed in mental hospital run by the military. - Jerry Hill - Police sergeant, Dallas. - Mary Hope - Friend of Augustinovich. Participated in Mexico City + Jerry Hill - Police sergeant, Dallas. + Mary Hope - Friend of Augustinovich. Participated in Mexico City meetings on the assassination. - Lawrence Howard - Anti-Castro adventurer. No-name key group. - Friend of Loran Hall and William Seymour. Visited Sylvia Odio. - Kept no-name key photo album. Provided Garrison with pictures. - E. Howard Hunt - CIA agent. Acting station chief CIA clandestine + Lawrence Howard - Anti-Castro adventurer. No-name key group. + Friend of Loran Hall and William Seymour. Visited Sylvia Odio. + Kept no-name key photo album. Provided Garrison with pictures. + E. Howard Hunt - CIA agent. Acting station chief CIA clandestine station in Mexico City in 1963. - Lt. Johnson - Dallas police lieutenant. - Jack Lawrence - Resident of West Virginia and southern California. + Lt. Johnson - Dallas police lieutenant. + Jack Lawrence - Resident of West Virginia and southern California. Minuteman and adventurer. Fired shots. - James Martin - Marina Oswald's business manager. - Sgt. McDonald - Police sergeant, Dallas. - Lt. Montgomery - Dallas police lieutenant; helped frame Oswald . - Clint Murchison - Texas oil millionaire. - Richard Case Nagell - CIA operative in Mexico City; testified - before Congressional Committees. + James Martin - Marina Oswald's business manager. + Sgt. McDonald - Police sergeant, Dallas. + Lt. Montgomery - Dallas police lieutenant; helped frame Oswald . + Clint Murchison - Texas oil millionaire. + Richard Case Nagell - CIA operative in Mexico City; testified + before Congressional Committees. OSS - Office of Strategic Services. - Lee Harvey Oswald - Dallas and New Orleans resident. CIA and FBI - agent and informer. Patsy in assassination. - Marina Oswald - Wife of Lee Harvey Oswald. Helped to frame her + Lee Harvey Oswald - Dallas and New Orleans resident. CIA and FBI + agent and informer. Patsy in assassination. + Marina Oswald - Wife of Lee Harvey Oswald. Helped to frame her husband. - Sid Richardson - Texas oil millionaire. - Jack Ruby - Mafia connections. Anti-Castro CIA contracts. Owner - of Dallas night club. Recruited to shoot Oswald. - Emilio Santana - Cuban adventurer. Anti-Castro, in no-name key + Sid Richardson - Texas oil millionaire. + Jack Ruby - Mafia connections. Anti-Castro CIA contracts. Owner + of Dallas night club. Recruited to shoot Oswald. + Emilio Santana - Cuban adventurer. Anti-Castro, in no-name key group. Was in Dealey Plaza firing shots. - William Seymour - Mexican-American adventurer and hired killer. On + William Seymour - Mexican-American adventurer and hired killer. On no-name key training for second invasion of Cuba in 1963. - Impersonated Lee Harvey Oswald and resembled Oswald. Fired - shots in Dealey Plaza. Killed Officer Tippit. - Clay Shaw - New Orleans French Quarter resident. Manager + Impersonated Lee Harvey Oswald and resembled Oswald. Fired + shots in Dealey Plaza. Killed Officer Tippit. + Clay Shaw - New Orleans French Quarter resident. Manager International Trade Mart, CIA contract agent, member board of - directors of CIA organization, Centro Mondiale Commericale. - Murdered in 1974. Living double life as Clay Bertrand, friend - of David Ferrie. - Sergio Arcacha Smith - Anti-Castro Cuban. Devoted to overthrowing - Castro. CIA contract agent. Close to Guy Banister, Ferrie, + directors of CIA organization, Centro Mondiale Commericale. + Murdered in 1974. Living double life as Clay Bertrand, friend + of David Ferrie. + Sergio Arcacha Smith - Anti-Castro Cuban. Devoted to overthrowing + Castro. CIA contract agent. Close to Guy Banister, Ferrie, and New Orleans CIA operations. Fled to Texas, escaped - Garrison subpoena. Protected by Governor John Connally from + Garrison subpoena. Protected by Governor John Connally from extradition. - Carlos Prio Socarras - Former premier of Cuba. Violent Anti-Castro + Carlos Prio Socarras - Former premier of Cuba. Violent Anti-Castro millionaire. Backed Cuban invasion plans and CIA efforts. Lived in Miami area. Murdered in 1977. - James Tague - Spectator in Dealey Plaza, hit by piece of curbing + James Tague - Spectator in Dealey Plaza, hit by piece of curbing thrown up by bullet striking near him. - J. D. Tippit - Dallas policeman, shot on November 22, 1963. Co- + J. D. Tippit - Dallas policeman, shot on November 22, 1963. Co- conspirator in assassination, Mafia and CIA functionary. - Tammie True - Owner of CIA safe house in Dallas. + Tammie True - Owner of CIA safe house in Dallas. Roy Truly - Manager of Texas School Book Depository. TSBD - Texas School Book Depository Building in Dealey Plaza, - Dallas, from which Oswald was supposed to have fired shots at - President John F. Kennedy. - General Walker - Right-wing former Army General. Resident of - Dallas. Supposedly shot at by Oswald. - Breck Wall - Friend of Clay Shaw and Jack Ruby. - Marvin Wise - Dallas police officer, arrested "tramps" in Dealey + Dallas, from which Oswald was supposed to have fired shots at + President John F. Kennedy. + General Walker - Right-wing former Army General. Resident of + Dallas. Supposedly shot at by Oswald. + Breck Wall - Friend of Clay Shaw and Jack Ruby. + Marvin Wise - Dallas police officer, arrested "tramps" in Dealey Plaza.

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United States, published in "Computers and People" (formerly "Computers and Automation"), see the issues of "People and the Pursuit of Truth," May 1975, p. 6, and June, 1975, p. 5, published by Berkeley - Enterprises, Inc., 815 Washington St., Newtonville, Mass. 02160.

+ Enterprises, Inc., 815 Washington St., Newtonville, Mass. 02160.

[2] "1978 Los Angeles Free Press" - Special Report No 1, page 16, copy of - receipt given to Commander James J. Humes MC, USN "for Missile removed - on this date (Nov. 22, 1963)," signed by Francis X. O'Neill, Jr., + receipt given to Commander James J. Humes MC, USN "for Missile removed + on this date (Nov. 22, 1963)," signed by Francis X. O'Neill, Jr., James W. Sibert, FBI Agents.

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Also "Postmortem," by Harold Weisberg, page 266, the missile receipt.

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Also "Postmortem," by Harold Weisberg, page 266, the missile receipt.

[3] As mentioned earlier, it is also possible that one of the team called him from a telephone inside the TSBD.

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ko.yaa.nis.qatsi (from the Hopi Language) n. 1. crazy life. 2. life in turmoil. 3. life out of balance. 4. life disintegrating. 5. a state of life that calls for another way of living. -Path: ns-mx!uunet!olivea!sgigate!odin!ratmandu.esd.sgi.com!dave +Path: ns-mx!uunet!olivea!sgigate!odin!ratmandu.esd.sgi.com!dave From: dave@ratmandu.esd.sgi.com (dave "who can do? ratmandu!" ratcliffe) -Newsgroups: alt.activism,alt.conspiracy,alt.conspiracy.jfk +Newsgroups: alt.activism,alt.conspiracy,alt.conspiracy.jfk Subject: "The Taking of America, 1-2-3" (3/11) -Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted +Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted Keywords: part 3 of 11: chapter 6 thru chapter 8 1992Jun9.161556.23157@odin.corp.sgi.com Date: 9 Jun 92 16:15:56 GMT Sender: news@odin.corp.sgi.com (Net News) Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc. Lines: 632 -Xref: ns-mx alt.activism:27381 alt.conspiracy:15473 alt.conspiracy.jfk:1570 +Xref: ns-mx alt.activism:27381 alt.conspiracy:15473 alt.conspiracy.jfk:1570 Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

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Chapter 6 - The Assassinations of Robert Kennedy and - Dr. Martin Luther King and - Lyndon B. Johnson's Withdrawal in 1968

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Chapter 6 + The Assassinations of Robert Kennedy and + Dr. Martin Luther King and + Lyndon B. Johnson's Withdrawal in 1968

The Power Control Group faced several dangers in 1968. While - President Johnson had cooperated fully with their desires in Viet + President Johnson had cooperated fully with their desires in Viet Nam and in other parts of the world, he had not met their requirements in other areas. He had gone too far in appeasing the blacks and had shown some signs of giving in to the young people in America in early 1968. Through threats to expose his role in - covering up the truth about the JFK assassination or personal + covering up the truth about the JFK assassination or personal threats to the safety of his family, the Group forced his withdrawal from the 1968 election race. Their plan now was to - install Richard Nixon as president at all costs. - Robert Kennedy and Dr. King posed real threats to this plan. - Dr. King was beginning a movement in the direction of a coalition - with Malcom X followers and other black militant groups. He was + install Richard Nixon as president at all costs. + Robert Kennedy and Dr. King posed real threats to this plan. + Dr. King was beginning a movement in the direction of a coalition + with Malcom X followers and other black militant groups. He was speaking out against the Viet Nam war. His influence might help - defeat Nixon at the polls. So the Power Control Group created an + defeat Nixon at the polls. So the Power Control Group created an environment in which he could be assassinated by his arch enemies. - The FBI and J. Edgar Hoover had become a vital part of the Power - Control Group by 1968. Hoover had no love for King and was + The FBI and J. Edgar Hoover had become a vital part of the Power + Control Group by 1968. Hoover had no love for King and was harrassing him in several ways. The Power Control Group - undoubtedly let Hoover know that it wouldn't be a bad idea to have - King out of the way before the election campaigns really warmed up. + undoubtedly let Hoover know that it wouldn't be a bad idea to have + King out of the way before the election campaigns really warmed up. They also passed the word along to some of the groups who were out - to murder King that the crime would probably not be stopped. - Fletcher Prouty has described this approach in some detail.[1] The - net result of these actions was the assassination of Dr. King by a + to murder King that the crime would probably not be stopped. + Fletcher Prouty has described this approach in some detail.[1] The + net result of these actions was the assassination of Dr. King by a group of wealthy white bigots who employed two of the intelligence - community's own expert assassins. One of these men, Frenchy, had - fired shots at JFK. The other, Jack Youngblood, was a soldier of - fortune and CIA contract killer. They recruited James Earl Ray and - set him up as a patsy. - The FBI removed King's protection in Memphis and after the + community's own expert assassins. One of these men, Frenchy, had + fired shots at JFK. The other, Jack Youngblood, was a soldier of + fortune and CIA contract killer. They recruited James Earl Ray and + set him up as a patsy. + The FBI removed King's protection in Memphis and after the assassination they took the case out of the hands of the local - police to control and suppress the evidence of conspiracy. Hoover - did not know exactly who was going to assassinate King or where. - He did not know in advance who the patsy was supposed to be. The + police to control and suppress the evidence of conspiracy. Hoover + did not know exactly who was going to assassinate King or where. + He did not know in advance who the patsy was supposed to be. The best evidence in support of this is that from April to June 1968 - the identity of the patsy was a mystery, first unidentified, then - identified as Eric Starvo Galt, then as Raymond Sneyd, and finally - as James Earl Ray. If Hoover had been in on the plan, Ray's - identity would probably have been revealed immediately. In fact, - the scenario might have been similar to the JFK case, with Ray + the identity of the patsy was a mystery, first unidentified, then + identified as Eric Starvo Galt, then as Raymond Sneyd, and finally + as James Earl Ray. If Hoover had been in on the plan, Ray's + identity would probably have been revealed immediately. In fact, + the scenario might have been similar to the JFK case, with Ray being killed in a shoot-out. - After Ray was identified and arrested in London, Hoover and the - Justice Department had to manufacture some evidence to get Ray back - to the U.S. They had no qualms about bribing one witness, Charlie - Stevens, to do this. They forced him to say he had seen Ray. Then - a new problem arose. Ray began telling the truth to his lawyer and - a writer, William Bradford Huie. He almost revealed Frenchy's true - identity. The Power Control Group, led by J. Edgar Hoover, solved - this problem by getting rid of Ray's lawyer, Arthur Hanes, and they - hired Percy Foreman to keep Ray quiet. They also were forced to + After Ray was identified and arrested in London, Hoover and the + Justice Department had to manufacture some evidence to get Ray back + to the U.S. They had no qualms about bribing one witness, Charlie + Stevens, to do this. They forced him to say he had seen Ray. Then + a new problem arose. Ray began telling the truth to his lawyer and + a writer, William Bradford Huie. He almost revealed Frenchy's true + identity. The Power Control Group, led by J. Edgar Hoover, solved + this problem by getting rid of Ray's lawyer, Arthur Hanes, and they + hired Percy Foreman to keep Ray quiet. They also were forced to pay off or frighten off author Huie who had by then become - convinced Ray was telling him the truth. Huie had found several - witnesses who had seen Ray and Frenchy together. - The group got Foreman to talk Ray into pleading guilty and Huie + convinced Ray was telling him the truth. Huie had found several + witnesses who had seen Ray and Frenchy together. + The group got Foreman to talk Ray into pleading guilty and Huie to retract his conspiracy talk and publish an article and a book - claiming Ray was the lone assassin. Ever since Ray was put away + claiming Ray was the lone assassin. Ever since Ray was put away for 99 years, the FBI and the Power Control Group have been hard at work covering up the truth, bribing or influencing judges who have - heard Ray's appeals for a trial, publishing disinformation like + heard Ray's appeals for a trial, publishing disinformation like Gerold Franck's book, "An American Assassin," suppressing evidence, and placing key witnesses in psychiatric wards. It is still going - on. They have killed at least one reporter--Louis Lomax--who was - getting too close to the truth. The local D.A., Phil Canale, was - brought into the conspiracy along with Percy Foreman, Judge Battle, - Fred Vinson (who extradited Ray, using Stevens' false affidavit), - and local authorities who committed Grace Walden Stevens to a - mental institution because she knew Charlie had been dead drunk and + on. They have killed at least one reporter--Louis Lomax--who was + getting too close to the truth. The local D.A., Phil Canale, was + brought into the conspiracy along with Percy Foreman, Judge Battle, + Fred Vinson (who extradited Ray, using Stevens' false affidavit), + and local authorities who committed Grace Walden Stevens to a + mental institution because she knew Charlie had been dead drunk and saw nothing. - The mechanics of the assassination are as follows: Youngblood - and Frenchy recruited Ray in Montreal for smuggling drugs into the + The mechanics of the assassination are as follows: Youngblood + and Frenchy recruited Ray in Montreal for smuggling drugs into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada. They recruited him in the assassination plan in such a way as to make him believe they were smuggling guns to Cuba. - Frenchy (Ray knew him as Raoul) set up Ray as a patsy by - planting evidence with Ray's prints on it near the fake firing - point. He persuaded Ray to rent a room opposite Dr. King's motel, + Frenchy (Ray knew him as Raoul) set up Ray as a patsy by + planting evidence with Ray's prints on it near the fake firing + point. He persuaded Ray to rent a room opposite Dr. King's motel, to buy a rifle with telescopic sight, and a white Mustang, and park the Mustang outside the rooming house to wait for Frenchy to come - out. Youngblood stationed himself on a grassy knoll beneath the - rooming house where Frenchy was located. When King came out on his - balcony, Youngblood killed him with one shot fired at an upward - angle. Frenchy ran from his perch overlooking King's balcony. He + out. Youngblood stationed himself on a grassy knoll beneath the + rooming house where Frenchy was located. When King came out on his + balcony, Youngblood killed him with one shot fired at an upward + angle. Frenchy ran from his perch overlooking King's balcony. He made plenty of noise to attract attention, and dropped a bag full - of items with Ray's prints on them in front of an amusement parlor + of items with Ray's prints on them in front of an amusement parlor next door to the rooming house. - Frenchy must have had some anxious moments then because Ray had + Frenchy must have had some anxious moments then because Ray had driven the Mustang to a gas station a few blocks away to have a low tire pumped up. Three witnesses remember his being there. When - Ray returned, not yet knowing what had happened, Frenchy told him + Ray returned, not yet knowing what had happened, Frenchy told him to drive away toward the edge of town where Frenchy got out of the - back seat. Ray drove on to Atlanta with the intention of meeting + back seat. Ray drove on to Atlanta with the intention of meeting Frenchy there. - Meanwhile, Youngblood mingled with the crowd under King's + Meanwhile, Youngblood mingled with the crowd under King's balcony and then faded away. A false trail was created by another member of the team who drove away in a second white Mustang and then created a fake auto chase on the police band radio. - Youngblood was tracked down by various reporters in early 1976 and + Youngblood was tracked down by various reporters in early 1976 and began negotiating to tell his story for a very high price. Meanwhile, judge after judge and court after court keep turning - down Bernard Fensterwald and James Cesar, Ray's new lawyers, who + down Bernard Fensterwald and James Cesar, Ray's new lawyers, who appealed for a new trial. All of the information above has been reported with factual - evidence backing it up in several articles, one book, and at Ray's + evidence backing it up in several articles, one book, and at Ray's legal hearing for a new trial in Memphis in 1975.[2] - After Dr. King was eliminated, the Power Control Group faced a - much greater threat. Robert Kennedy began his quest for the + After Dr. King was eliminated, the Power Control Group faced a + much greater threat. Robert Kennedy began his quest for the presidency. There was little doubt in the minds of anyone in the - Group that Kennedy would be nominated as Democratic candidate at + Group that Kennedy would be nominated as Democratic candidate at the convention, and would have a very good chance of defeating - Richard Nixon. This would be a near certainty if Eugene McCarthy - decided to drop out and support Senator Kennedy. Robert Kennedy + Richard Nixon. This would be a near certainty if Eugene McCarthy + decided to drop out and support Senator Kennedy. Robert Kennedy represented a double threat to the Group in that he would undoubtedly expose them after becoming president and seize control. The plan they adopted was again to create an environment in which it would be easy for an enemy like the Minutemen or the Mafia or certain local hate groups in California to assassinate RFK and - get away with it by setting up another patsy. Available at the + get away with it by setting up another patsy. Available at the time was a CIA agent planted inside the Los Angeles police department. Strong influence was brought to bear on chief of - police, Ed Davis, to remove all official protection for Senator - Kennedy in the Ambassador Hotel. Arrangements were made for the + police, Ed Davis, to remove all official protection for Senator + Kennedy in the Ambassador Hotel. Arrangements were made for the Ace Guard Service to supply three extreme right wing, militant guards at the hotel to guard the Senator after his victory speech. - One of these was Thane Eugene Cesar, a known Kennedy hater and + One of these was Thane Eugene Cesar, a known Kennedy hater and friend of a group of Southern California Minutemen. He was also almost certainly a CIA contract agent or "blind" assassin. At the - same time another group was recruited to hypnotize Sirhan Sirhan - and to program him for firing some shots in Robert Kennedy's + same time another group was recruited to hypnotize Sirhan Sirhan + and to program him for firing some shots in Robert Kennedy's direction. Two hypnotists and at least three other people were - involved in the framing of Sirhan. - Cesar killed Robert Kennedy from behind while Sirhan was firing - under hypnosis from in front of the Senator. His programmed signal + involved in the framing of Sirhan. + Cesar killed Robert Kennedy from behind while Sirhan was firing + under hypnosis from in front of the Senator. His programmed signal was given by a girl in a polka dot dress and another young Arabic man with them in the pantry. - After the crime, the FBI, the CIA agent (Manny Pena), the - District Attorney's office (Evelle Younger and Joseph Busch) and - the Los Angeles Police Department (Ed Davis, Robert Houghton and + After the crime, the FBI, the CIA agent (Manny Pena), the + District Attorney's office (Evelle Younger and Joseph Busch) and + the Los Angeles Police Department (Ed Davis, Robert Houghton and others), knowing the truth, all teamed up to suppress all other - evidence except that which was aimed at framing Sirhan. The Power + evidence except that which was aimed at framing Sirhan. The Power Control Group has since wielded its influence to keep the RFK case under wraps. They pushed legislation through the California - legislature to lock up the evidence. They put Thomas Noguchi, the + legislature to lock up the evidence. They put Thomas Noguchi, the L.A. County Coroner who wouldn't keep quiet about the autopsy evidence which proved conspiracy, in an insane asylum. They arranged for the FBI report on the assassination to be classified and locked up. They killed at least one person who knew what had happened. They controlled the media on the subject, especially the - "Los Angeles Times" through its owner, Norman Chandler, and his - friend Evelle Younger, who became California State Attorney + "Los Angeles Times" through its owner, Norman Chandler, and his + friend Evelle Younger, who became California State Attorney General. - After Al Lowenstein, Jerry Brown, Paul Schrade, Vincent - Bugliosi, Robert Vaughn, Tom Bradley and others began to try to + After Al Lowenstein, Jerry Brown, Paul Schrade, Vincent + Bugliosi, Robert Vaughn, Tom Bradley and others began to try to expose the truth, the Group fought back by setting up their own expert ballistics panel and buying or frightening them into distorting the evidence proving there were two guns fired. The Group is certainly not through yet. More planted disinformation can be expected and more bribing of judges and expert witnesses. - There may be more killings. Cesar's life and the lives of the two + There may be more killings. Cesar's life and the lives of the two hypnotists won't be worth much if they ever start talking.[3]

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[1] "The Fourth Force" -- L. Fletcher Prouty -- "Gallery Magazine" -- +

[1] "The Fourth Force" -- L. Fletcher Prouty -- "Gallery Magazine" -- December, 1975

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[2] "Frame Up: The Martin Luther King/James Earl Ray Case" -- Harold +

[2] "Frame Up: The Martin Luther King/James Earl Ray Case" -- Harold Weisberg -- E.P. Dutton -- 1971

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"The Assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr." -- R.E. - Sprague -- "Computers & Automation," December 1970

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"The Assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr." -- R.E. + Sprague -- "Computers & Automation," December 1970

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"The Assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Parts I to - II" -- Wayne Chastain -- "Computers & Automation," December 1974.

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"The Assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Parts I to + II" -- Wayne Chastain -- "Computers & Automation," December 1974.

[3] Most of the above information has been published in a series of articles and in two books and one movie.

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"The Assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy" -- R.E. Sprague -- +

"The Assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy" -- R.E. Sprague -- "Computers & Automation" -- September 1972 and October 1970

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"RFK Must Die" -- Robert Blair Kaiser -- 1970

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"RFK Must Die" -- Robert Blair Kaiser -- 1970

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"The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, A Searching Look at the - Conspiracy and Cover-Up 1968-1978" -- William Turner and John +

"The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, A Searching Look at the + Conspiracy and Cover-Up 1968-1978" -- William Turner and John Christian -- 1978

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"The Second Gun" -- Documentary Movie -- Ted Charach -- American +

"The Second Gun" -- Documentary Movie -- Ted Charach -- American Films -- Beverly Hills

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Chapter 7 - The Control of the Kennedys - Threats & Chappaquiddick

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Chapter 7 + The Control of the Kennedys - Threats & Chappaquiddick

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Through the years the most common question of all has been: "If - there was a conspiracy in the JFK assassination, why didn't Robert - Kennedy find out about it and take some action? And if there was a - conspiracy in the RFK assassination why haven't Ted Kennedy and - Ethel Kennedy done something about it?" No one except the Kennedys +

Through the years the most common question of all has been: "If + there was a conspiracy in the JFK assassination, why didn't Robert + Kennedy find out about it and take some action? And if there was a + conspiracy in the RFK assassination why haven't Ted Kennedy and + Ethel Kennedy done something about it?" No one except the Kennedys know the answers to these questions for sure. However, there are plenty of clues and some other Power Control Group actions to provide the answers to us. - First of all, thanks to Jackie Kennedy Onassis' butler in - Athens, Greece, Christain Cafarakis, we know why Jackie did nothing - after her husband's death. In a book published in 1972, Cafarakis - tells about an investigation Jackie had conducted by a famous New - York City detective agency into the assassination of JFK in 1964 - and 1965.[1] It was financed by Aristotle Onassis and resulted in + First of all, thanks to Jackie Kennedy Onassis' butler in + Athens, Greece, Christain Cafarakis, we know why Jackie did nothing + after her husband's death. In a book published in 1972, Cafarakis + tells about an investigation Jackie had conducted by a famous New + York City detective agency into the assassination of JFK in 1964 + and 1965.[1] It was financed by Aristotle Onassis and resulted in a report in the spring of 1965 telling who the four gunmen were and - who was behind them. Jackie planned to give the report to LBJ but + who was behind them. Jackie planned to give the report to LBJ but was stopped by a threat from the Power Control Group to kill her - and her children. Ted, Bobby and other family members knew about + and her children. Ted, Bobby and other family members knew about the report and the threat. - The second clue is Chappaquiddick. A careful examination of the - real evidence in this event shows that Ted Kennedy was framed in - the killing of Mary Joe Kopechne and then his life and his + The second clue is Chappaquiddick. A careful examination of the + real evidence in this event shows that Ted Kennedy was framed in + the killing of Mary Joe Kopechne and then his life and his children's lives threatened if he ever told the truth about what happened. The facts in the case and the conclusions that can be - drawn from them are contained in a book by Boston researcher Robert - Cutler.[2] - The third clue is Ted's withdrawal from the presidential race in - November 1975. It is a fact that all of his and Robert's children + drawn from them are contained in a book by Boston researcher Robert + Cutler.[2] + The third clue is Ted's withdrawal from the presidential race in + November 1975. It is a fact that all of his and Robert's children were being protected by the Secret Service for five days in November 1975. A threat had been made against the children's lives unless he officially announced his withdrawal. He made the announcement and has stuck to it ever since. The Secret Service protection ended the day after he made the announcement. - It does not seem likely that Senator Kennedy would withdraw from + It does not seem likely that Senator Kennedy would withdraw from the race because of a threat from a lone nut or from some obscure - group. He remembers the 1965 threat and Chappaquiddick very well. + group. He remembers the 1965 threat and Chappaquiddick very well. He knows about the Power Control Group and he knows their enormous capability. He knows what they did to his brothers. He has no choice but to hope that somehow, sometime, the Group will be exposed. But he dares not let them believe he would ever have anything to do with it. Publicly he will always have to support - the Warren Commission and continue to state that he will not run + the Warren Commission and continue to state that he will not run for president. Privately he is forced to ask his closest friends and his relatives not to get involved with new investigations, and to help protect his children. Some of them know the truth. Others @@ -2490,81 +2490,81 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

under the assumption that he has good and sufficient reasons not to open the can of worms represented by the conspiracies in his brother's deaths. - The Power Control Group faced up to the Ted Kennedy and Kennedy + The Power Control Group faced up to the Ted Kennedy and Kennedy family problem very early. They used the threat against the - Kennedy children's lives very effectively between 1963 and 1968 to - silence Bobby and the rest of the family and friends who knew the - truth. It was necessary to assassinate Bobby in 1968 because with + Kennedy children's lives very effectively between 1963 and 1968 to + silence Bobby and the rest of the family and friends who knew the + truth. It was necessary to assassinate Bobby in 1968 because with the power of the presidency he could have prevented the Group from - harming the children. When Teddy began making moves to run for + harming the children. When Teddy began making moves to run for president in 1969 for the 1972 election, the Group decided to put - some real action behind their threats. Killing Teddy in 1969 would + some real action behind their threats. Killing Teddy in 1969 would have been too much. They selected a new way of eliminating him as a candidate. They framed him with the death of a young girl, and threw sexual overtones in for good measure. - Here is what happened according to Cutler's analysis of the + Here is what happened according to Cutler's analysis of the evidence. The Group hired several men and at least one woman to be - at Chappaquiddick during the weekend of the yacht race and the - planned party on the island. They ambushed Ted and Mary Jo after - they left the cottage and knocked Ted out with blows to his head - and body. They took the unconscious or semi-conscious Kennedy to + at Chappaquiddick during the weekend of the yacht race and the + planned party on the island. They ambushed Ted and Mary Jo after + they left the cottage and knocked Ted out with blows to his head + and body. They took the unconscious or semi-conscious Kennedy to Martha's Vineyard and deposited him in his hotel room. Another - group took Mary Jo to the bridge in Ted's car, force fed her with a + group took Mary Jo to the bridge in Ted's car, force fed her with a knock out potion of alcoholic beverage, placed her in the back seat, and caused the car to accelerate off the side of the bridge into the water. They broke the windows on one side of the car to insure the entry of water; then they watched the car until they - were sure Mary Jo would not escape. - Mary Jo actually regained consciousness and pushed her way to + were sure Mary Jo would not escape. + Mary Jo actually regained consciousness and pushed her way to the top of the car (which was actually the bottom of the car--it had landed on its roof) and died from asphyxiation. The group with - Teddy revived him early in the morning and let him know he had a - problem. Possibly they told him that Mary Jo had been kidnapped. + Teddy revived him early in the morning and let him know he had a + problem. Possibly they told him that Mary Jo had been kidnapped. They told him his children would be killed if he told anyone what - had happened and that he would hear from them. On Chappaquiddick, - the other group made contact with Markham and Gargan, Ted's cousin - and lawyer. They told both men that Mary Jo was at the bottom of - the river and that Ted would have to make up a story about it, not - revealing the existence of the group. One of the men resembled Ted - and his voice sounded something like Ted's. Markham and Gargan + had happened and that he would hear from them. On Chappaquiddick, + the other group made contact with Markham and Gargan, Ted's cousin + and lawyer. They told both men that Mary Jo was at the bottom of + the river and that Ted would have to make up a story about it, not + revealing the existence of the group. One of the men resembled Ted + and his voice sounded something like Ted's. Markham and Gargan were instructed to go the the Vineyard on the morning ferry, tell - Ted where Mary Jo was, and come back to the island to wait for a - phone call at a pay station near the ferry on the Chappaquiddick + Ted where Mary Jo was, and come back to the island to wait for a + phone call at a pay station near the ferry on the Chappaquiddick side. - The two men did as they were told and Ted found out what had - happened to Mary Jo that morning. The three men returned to the + The two men did as they were told and Ted found out what had + happened to Mary Jo that morning. The three men returned to the pay phone and received their instructions to concoct a story about the "accident" and to report it to the police. The threat against - Ted's children was repeated at that time. - Ted, Markham and Gargan went right away to police chief Arena's - office on the Vineyard where Ted reported the so-called "accident." - Almost at the same time scuba diver John Farror was pulling Mary Jo + Ted's children was repeated at that time. + Ted, Markham and Gargan went right away to police chief Arena's + office on the Vineyard where Ted reported the so-called "accident." + Almost at the same time scuba diver John Farror was pulling Mary Jo out of the water, since two boys who had gone fishing earlier that morning had spotted the car and reported it. - Ted called together a small coterie of friends and advisors - including family lawyer Burke Marshall, Robert MacNamara, Ted - Sorenson, and others. They met on Squaw Island near the Kennedy - compound at Hyannisport for three days. At the end of that time - they had manufactured the story which Ted told on TV, and later at - the inquest. Bob Cutler calls the story, "the shroud." Even the + Ted called together a small coterie of friends and advisors + including family lawyer Burke Marshall, Robert MacNamara, Ted + Sorenson, and others. They met on Squaw Island near the Kennedy + compound at Hyannisport for three days. At the end of that time + they had manufactured the story which Ted told on TV, and later at + the inquest. Bob Cutler calls the story, "the shroud." Even the most cursory examination of the story shows it was full of holes - and an impossible explanation of what happened. Ted's claim that + and an impossible explanation of what happened. Ted's claim that he made the wrong turn down the dirt road toward the bridge by mistake is an obvious lie. His claim that he swam the channel back to Martha's Vineyard is not believable. His description of how he got out of the car under water and then dove down to try to rescue - Mary Jo is impossible. Markham and Gargan's claims that they kept - diving after Mary Jo are also unbelievable. - The evidence for the Cutler scenario is substantial. It begins + Mary Jo is impossible. Markham and Gargan's claims that they kept + diving after Mary Jo are also unbelievable. + The evidence for the Cutler scenario is substantial. It begins with the marks on the bridge and the position of the car in the water. The marks show that the car was standing still on the bridge and then accelerated off the edge, moving at a much higher - speed than Kennedy claimed. The distance the car travelled in the + speed than Kennedy claimed. The distance the car travelled in the air also confirms this. The damage to the car on two sides and on top plus the damage to the windshield and the rear view mirror stanchion[3] prove that some of the damage had to have been inflicted before the car left the bridge. - The blood on the back and on the sleeves of Mary Jo's blouse + The blood on the back and on the sleeves of Mary Jo's blouse proves that a wound was inflicted before she left the bridge.[4] The alcohol in her bloodstream proves she was drugged, since all witnesses testified she never drank and did not drink that night. @@ -2573,95 +2573,95 @@ Nntp-Posting-Host: ratmandu.esd.sgi.com

was no way she could have dived downward against the inrushing water and moved from the front to the back seat underneath the upside-down seat back. - The wounds on the back of Ted Kennedy's skull, those just above + The wounds on the back of Ted Kennedy's skull, those just above his ear and the large bump on the top indicate he was knocked out. His actions at the hotel the next morning show he was not aware of - Mary Jo's death until Markham and Gargan arrived. The trip to the - pay phone on Chappaquiddick can only be explained by his receiving + Mary Jo's death until Markham and Gargan arrived. The trip to the + pay phone on Chappaquiddick can only be explained by his receiving a call there, not making one. There were plenty of pay phones in - or near Ted's hotel if he needed to make a private call. The tides - in the channel and the direction in which Ted claimed he swam do + or near Ted's hotel if he needed to make a private call. The tides + in the channel and the direction in which Ted claimed he swam do not match. In addition it would have been a superhuman feat to have made it across the channel (as proven by several professionals who subsequently tried it). - Deputy Sheriff Christopher Look's testimony, coupled with the - testimony of Ray LaRosa and two Lyons girls, proves that there were - two people in Ted's car with Mary Jo at 12:45 PM. The three party + Deputy Sheriff Christopher Look's testimony, coupled with the + testimony of Ray LaRosa and two Lyons girls, proves that there were + two people in Ted's car with Mary Jo at 12:45 PM. The three party members walking along the road south toward the cottage confirmed the time that Mr. Look drove by. He stopped to ask if they needed - a ride. Look says that just prior to that he encountered Ted's car + a ride. Look says that just prior to that he encountered Ted's car parked facing north at the juncture of the main road and the dirt road. It was on a short extension of the north-south section of the road junction to the north of the "T". He says he saw a man driving, a woman in the seat beside him, and what he thought was another woman lying on the back seat. He remembered a portion of - the license plate which matched Ted's car, as did the description - of the car. Markham, Gargan and Ted's driver's testimony show that - someone they talked to in the pitch black night sounded like Ted + the license plate which matched Ted's car, as did the description + of the car. Markham, Gargan and Ted's driver's testimony show that + someone they talked to in the pitch black night sounded like Ted and was about his height and build. - None of the above evidence was ever explained by Ted or by + None of the above evidence was ever explained by Ted or by anyone else at the inquest or at the hearing on the case demanded - by district attorney Edward Dinis. No autopsy was ever allowed on - Mary Jo's body (her family objected), and Ted made it possible to - fly her body home for burial rather quickly. Kennedy haters have - seized upon Chappaquiddick to enlarge the sexual image now being - promoted of both Ted and Jack Kennedy. Books like "Teddy Bare" + by district attorney Edward Dinis. No autopsy was ever allowed on + Mary Jo's body (her family objected), and Ted made it possible to + fly her body home for burial rather quickly. Kennedy haters have + seized upon Chappaquiddick to enlarge the sexual image now being + promoted of both Ted and Jack Kennedy. Books like "Teddy Bare" take full advantage of the situation. Just which operatives in the Power Control Group at the high - levels or the lower levels were on Chappaquiddick Island? No + levels or the lower levels were on Chappaquiddick Island? No definite evidence has surfaced as yet, except for an indication that there was at least one woman and at least three men, one of - whom resembled Ted Kennedy and who sounded like him in the + whom resembled Ted Kennedy and who sounded like him in the darkness. However, two pieces of testimony in the Watergate - hearings provide significant clues as to which of the known JFK + hearings provide significant clues as to which of the known JFK case conspirators may have been there. - E. Howard Hunt told of a strange trip to Hyannisport to see a - local citizen there about the Chappaquiddick incident. Hunt's - cover story on this trip was that he was digging up dirt on Ted - Kennedy for use in the 1972 campaign. The story does not make much - sense if one questions why Hunt would have to wear a disguise, + E. Howard Hunt told of a strange trip to Hyannisport to see a + local citizen there about the Chappaquiddick incident. Hunt's + cover story on this trip was that he was digging up dirt on Ted + Kennedy for use in the 1972 campaign. The story does not make much + sense if one questions why Hunt would have to wear a disguise, including his famous red wig, and to use a voice-alteration device to make himself sound like someone else. If, on the other hand, - Hunt's purpose was to return to the scene of his crime just to make + Hunt's purpose was to return to the scene of his crime just to make sure that no one who might have seen his group at the bridge or elsewhere would talk, then the disguise and the voice box make sense. - The other important testimony came from Tony Ulasewicz who said - he was ordered by the Plumbers to fly immediately to Chappaquiddick - and dig up dirt on Ted. The only problem Tony has is that, + The other important testimony came from Tony Ulasewicz who said + he was ordered by the Plumbers to fly immediately to Chappaquiddick + and dig up dirt on Ted. The only problem Tony has is that, according to his testimony, he arrived early on the morning of the "accident", before the whole incident had been made public. - Ulasewicz is the right height and weight to resemble Kennedy and + Ulasewicz is the right height and weight to resemble Kennedy and with a CIA voice-alteration device he presumably could be made to - sound like him. There is a distinct possibility that Hunt and Tony + sound like him. There is a distinct possibility that Hunt and Tony were there when it happened. The threats by the Power Control Group, the frame-up at - Chappaquiddick, and the murders of Jack and Bobby Kennedy cannot - have failed to take their toll on all of the Kennedys. Rose, Ted, - Jackie, Ethel and the other close family members must be very tired + Chappaquiddick, and the murders of Jack and Bobby Kennedy cannot + have failed to take their toll on all of the Kennedys. Rose, Ted, + Jackie, Ethel and the other close family members must be very tired of it all by now. They can certainly not be blamed for hoping it - will all go away. Investigations like those proposed by Henry - Gonzalez and Thomas Downing only raised the spectre of the powerful + will all go away. Investigations like those proposed by Henry + Gonzalez and Thomas Downing only raised the spectre of the powerful Control Group taking revenge by kidnapping some of the seventeen children. - It was no wonder that a close Kennedy friend and ally in - California, Representative Burton, said that he would oppose the - Downing and Gonzalez resolutions unless Ted Kennedy put his stamp + It was no wonder that a close Kennedy friend and ally in + California, Representative Burton, said that he would oppose the + Downing and Gonzalez resolutions unless Ted Kennedy put his stamp of approval on them. While the sympathies of every decent American go out to them, the future of our country and the freedom of the people to control their own destiny through the election process - mean more than the lives of all the Kennedys put together. If John - Kennedy were alive today he would probably make the same statement. - John Dean summed it up when he said to Richard Nixon as recorded - on the White House tapes in 1973: "If Teddy knew the bear trap he - was walking into at Chappaquiddick. . . ."[5]

+ mean more than the lives of all the Kennedys put together. If John + Kennedy were alive today he would probably make the same statement. + John Dean summed it up when he said to Richard Nixon as recorded + on the White House tapes in 1973: "If Teddy knew the bear trap he + was walking into at Chappaquiddick. . . ."[5]

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[1] "The fabulous Jackie" -- Christian Cafarakis -- Productions de Paris +

[1] "The fabulous Jackie" -- Christian Cafarakis -- Productions de Paris -- 1972

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[2] "You the Jury" -- Robert Cutler -- Self Published -- 1974

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[2] "You the Jury" -- Robert Cutler -- Self Published -- 1974

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[4] A sliver of glass from two broken windows no doubt caused this - bleeding since Mary Jo was already face down and unconscious in the + bleeding since Mary Jo was already face down and unconscious in the rear seat. Since there was no autopsy this clean cut went unnoticed by the embalmers.

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Chapter 8 - 1972 - Muskie, Wallace and McGovern

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Chapter 8 + 1972 - Muskie, Wallace and McGovern

In 1972 the Power Control Group was faced with another set of - problems. Again the objective was to insure Nixon's election at - all costs and to continue the cover-ups. Nixon might have made it + problems. Again the objective was to insure Nixon's election at + all costs and to continue the cover-ups. Nixon might have made it on his own. We'll never know because the Group guaranteed his election by eliminating two strong candidates and completely swamping another with tainted leftist images and a psychiatric case - for the vice presidential nominee. The impression that Nixon had + for the vice presidential nominee. The impression that Nixon had in early 1972 was that he stood a good chance of losing. He imagined enemies everywhere and a press he was sure was out to get him. The Power Control Group realized this too. They began laying - out a strategy that would encourage the real nuts in the Nixon - administration like E. Howard Hunt, G. Gordon Liddy and Donald - Segretti to eliminate any serious opposition. The dirty tricks + out a strategy that would encourage the real nuts in the Nixon + administration like E. Howard Hunt, G. Gordon Liddy and Donald + Segretti to eliminate any serious opposition. The dirty tricks campaign worked perfectly against the strongest early Democratic - candidate, Edmund Muskie. He withdrew in tears, later to discover - he had been sabotaged by Nixon, Liddy and company. - George Wallace was another matter. At the time he was shot, he + candidate, Edmund Muskie. He withdrew in tears, later to discover + he had been sabotaged by Nixon, Liddy and company. + George Wallace was another matter. At the time he was shot, he was drawing 18% of the vote according to the polls, and most of - that was in Nixon territory. The conservative states such as - Indiana were going for Wallace. He was eating into Nixon's - southern strength. In April the polls showed McGovern pulling a - 41%, Nixon 41% and Wallace 18%. It was going to be too close for + that was in Nixon territory. The conservative states such as + Indiana were going for Wallace. He was eating into Nixon's + southern strength. In April the polls showed McGovern pulling a + 41%, Nixon 41% and Wallace 18%. It was going to be too close for comfort, and it might be thrown into the House - in which case - Nixon would surely lose. There was the option available of - eliminating George McGovern, but then the Democrats might come up - with Hubert Humphrey or someone else even more dangerous than - McGovern. Nixon's best chance was a head-on contest with McGovern. - Wallace had to go. Once the group made that decision, the Liddy + Nixon would surely lose. There was the option available of + eliminating George McGovern, but then the Democrats might come up + with Hubert Humphrey or someone else even more dangerous than + McGovern. Nixon's best chance was a head-on contest with McGovern. + Wallace had to go. Once the group made that decision, the Liddy team seemed to be the obvious group to carry it out. But how could - it be done this time and still fool the people? Another patsy this + it be done this time and still fool the people? Another patsy this time? O.K., but how about having him actually kill the Governor? - The answer to that was an even deeper programming job than that - done on Sirhan. This time they selected a man with a lower I.Q. + The answer to that was an even deeper programming job than that + done on Sirhan. This time they selected a man with a lower I.Q. level who could be hypnotized to really shoot someone, realize it - later, and not know that he had been programmed. He would have to - be a little wacky, unlike Oswald, Ruby or Ray. - Arthur Bremer was selected. The first contacts were made by - people who knew both Bremer and Segretti in Milwaukee. They were + later, and not know that he had been programmed. He would have to + be a little wacky, unlike Oswald, Ruby or Ray. + Arthur Bremer was selected. The first contacts were made by + people who knew both Bremer and Segretti in Milwaukee. They were members of a leftist organization planted there as provocateurs by the intelligence forces within the Power Control Group. One of them was a man named Dennis Cossini. - Bremer was programmed over a period of months. He was first set - to track Nixon and then Wallace. When his hand held the gun in + Bremer was programmed over a period of months. He was first set + to track Nixon and then Wallace. When his hand held the gun in Laurel, Maryland, it might just as well have been in the hand of - Donald Segretti, E. Howard Hunt, G. Gordon Liddy, Richard Helms, or - Richard Nixon. - With Wallace's elimination from the race and McGovern's + Donald Segretti, E. Howard Hunt, G. Gordon Liddy, Richard Helms, or + Richard Nixon. + With Wallace's elimination from the race and McGovern's increasing popularity in the primaries, the only question remaining - for the Power Control Group was whether McGovern had any real - chance of winning. The polls all showed Wallace's vote going to - Nixon and a resultant landslide victory. That, of course, is + for the Power Control Group was whether McGovern had any real + chance of winning. The polls all showed Wallace's vote going to + Nixon and a resultant landslide victory. That, of course, is exactly what happened. It was never close enough to worry the - Group very much. McGovern, on the other hand, was worried. By the + Group very much. McGovern, on the other hand, was worried. By the time of the California primary he and his staff had learned enough - about the conspiracies in the assassinations of John and Robert - Kennedy and Martin Luther King that they asked for increased Secret + about the conspiracies in the assassinations of John and Robert + Kennedy and Martin Luther King that they asked for increased Secret Service protection in Los Angeles. - If the Power Control Group had decided to kill Mr. McGovern the + If the Power Control Group had decided to kill Mr. McGovern the Secret Service would not have been able to stop it. However, they did not, because the election was a sure thing. They did try one more dirty trick. They revealed Thomas Eagleton's psychiatric - problems, which reduced McGovern's odds considerably. - What evidence is there that Bremer's attempt on Wallace was a + problems, which reduced McGovern's odds considerably. + What evidence is there that Bremer's attempt on Wallace was a directed attempt by a conspiratorial group? - Bremer himself has told his brother that others were involved - and that he was paid by them. Researcher William Turner has turned + Bremer himself has told his brother that others were involved + and that he was paid by them. Researcher William Turner has turned up evidence in Milwaukee and surrounding towns in Wisconsin that - Bremer received money from a group associated with Dennis Cossini, - Donald Segretti and J. Timothy Gratz. Several other young - "leftists" were seen with Bremer on several occasions in Milwaukee + Bremer received money from a group associated with Dennis Cossini, + Donald Segretti and J. Timothy Gratz. Several other young + "leftists" were seen with Bremer on several occasions in Milwaukee and on the ferry crossing at Lake Michigan. - The evidence shows that Bremer had a hidden source of income. + The evidence shows that Bremer had a hidden source of income. He spent several times more than he earned or saved in the year - before he shot at Wallace. Bremer's appearance on TV, in court and + before he shot at Wallace. Bremer's appearance on TV, in court and before witnesses resembled those of a man under hypnosis.[1] There is some evidence that more than one gun may have been fired with the second gun being located in the direction opposite - to Bremer. Eleven wounds in the four victims that day exceeds the - number that could have been caused by the five bullets Bremer + to Bremer. Eleven wounds in the four victims that day exceeds the + number that could have been caused by the five bullets Bremer fired. There is a problem in identifying all of the bullets found - as having been fired from Bremer's gun. The trajectories of the + as having been fired from Bremer's gun. The trajectories of the wounds seem to be from two opposite directions. All of this--the hypnotic-like trance, the possibility of two guns being fired from - in front and from behind, and the immediate conclusion that Bremer + in front and from behind, and the immediate conclusion that Bremer acted alone--sounds very much like the arrangement made for the - Robert Kennedy assassination. - Another part of the evidence sounds like the King case. A lone + Robert Kennedy assassination. + Another part of the evidence sounds like the King case. A lone blue Cadillac was seen speeding away from the scene of the shooting - immediately afterward. It was reported on the police band radio + immediately afterward. It was reported on the police band radio and the police unsuccessfully chased it. The car had two men in - it. The police and the FBI immediately shut off all accounts of + it. The police and the FBI immediately shut off all accounts of that incident. - E. Howard Hunt testified before the Ervin Committee that Charles - Colson had asked him to go to Bremer's apartment in Milwaukee as - soon as the news about Bremer was available at the White House. - Hunt never did say why he was supposed to go. Colson then said - that he didn't tell Hunt to go, but that Hunt told him he was - going. Colson's theory is that Hunt was part of a CIA conspiracy - to get rid of Nixon and to do other dirty tricks. - Could Hunt and the Power Control Group have had in mind placing - something in Bremer's apartment rather than taking something out? - The "something" could have been Bremer's diary, which was later + E. Howard Hunt testified before the Ervin Committee that Charles + Colson had asked him to go to Bremer's apartment in Milwaukee as + soon as the news about Bremer was available at the White House. + Hunt never did say why he was supposed to go. Colson then said + that he didn't tell Hunt to go, but that Hunt told him he was + going. Colson's theory is that Hunt was part of a CIA conspiracy + to get rid of Nixon and to do other dirty tricks. + Could Hunt and the Power Control Group have had in mind placing + something in Bremer's apartment rather than taking something out? + The "something" could have been Bremer's diary, which was later found in his car parked near the Laurel, Maryland parking lot. - Hunt did not go to Milwaukee, because the FBI already had agents at - the apartment. Perhaps Hunt or someone else went instead to - Maryland and planted the diary in Bremer's car. One thing seems - certain after a careful analysis of Bremer's diary in comparison to - his grammar, spelling, etc., in his high school performances in - English. Bremer didn't write the diary. Someone forged it, trying - to make it sound like they thought Bremer would sound given his low + Hunt did not go to Milwaukee, because the FBI already had agents at + the apartment. Perhaps Hunt or someone else went instead to + Maryland and planted the diary in Bremer's car. One thing seems + certain after a careful analysis of Bremer's diary in comparison to + his grammar, spelling, etc., in his high school performances in + English. Bremer didn't write the diary. Someone forged it, trying + to make it sound like they thought Bremer would sound given his low I.Q. One last item would clinch the conspiracy case if it were true. A rumor spread among researchers and the media that CBS-TV had - discovered Bremer and G. Gordon Liddy together on two separate - occasions in TV footage of Wallace rallies. In one TV sequence + discovered Bremer and G. Gordon Liddy together on two separate + occasions in TV footage of Wallace rallies. In one TV sequence they were said to be walking together toward a camera in the background. CBS completely closed the lid on the subject. - The best source is obviously Bremer himself. However, no + The best source is obviously Bremer himself. However, no private citizen can get anywhere near him. Even if they could he - might not talk if he had been programmed. Unless an expert - deprogrammed him, his secret could be locked away in his brain, - just like Sirhan's secret is locked within his mind.

+ might not talk if he had been programmed. Unless an expert + deprogrammed him, his secret could be locked away in his brain, + just like Sirhan's secret is locked within his mind.

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[1] "Report of an Investigation" by William Turner for the Committee +

[1] "Report of an Investigation" by William Turner for the Committee on Government Intelligence.

References:

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"Bremer Wallace and Hunt", The New York Review of Books -- Gore +

"Bremer Wallace and Hunt", The New York Review of Books -- Gore Vidal -- December 13, 1973.

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"The Wallace Shooting" -- Alan Stang -- "American Opinion" -- +

"The Wallace Shooting" -- Alan Stang -- "American Opinion" -- October, 1972.

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"Why Was Wallace Shot?" -- R.F. Salant -- Self Published -- +

"Why Was Wallace Shot?" -- R.F. Salant -- Self Published -- Monsey, N.Y.

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"Interview With Charles Colson" -- Dick Russell -- "Argosy" -- +

"Interview With Charles Colson" -- Dick Russell -- "Argosy" -- March, 1976.

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Subject: "The Taking of America, 1-2-3" (4/11) -Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted +Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted Keywords: part 4 of 11: first half of chapter 9 Lines: 995

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Chapter 9 +

Chapter 9 Control of the Media

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As mentioned in Chapter 1, one of the two clever strategies used +

As mentioned in Chapter 1, one of the two clever strategies used by the Power Control Group in the taking of America has been the control of the news media. For those American citizens who steadfastly refuse to believe that all of the American establishment news media could be controlled by the CIA and its friends in the White House, the - continuing support of the Warren Commission's lone assassin + continuing support of the Warren Commission's lone assassin conclusion by virtually all of the major news media organizations in November, 1975, twelve years after the event, must have been very puzzling indeed. Since 78% of the public believe that there was a conspiracy in the case, there must be a series of questions in the minds of the most intelligent of the 78% about the media's position on the subject.[1] - This Chapter is intended to enlighten readers and to remind them - of the control exercised by the intelligence community and the + This Chapter is intended to enlighten readers and to remind them + of the control exercised by the intelligence community and the White House over the 15 organizations from whom the public gets the vast majority of its news and opinions. Let's begin with 1968-1969. By 1973 the American public had @@ -2896,11 +2896,11 @@ Lines: 995

television or radio. Various news stories appearing in our national news media through those years had brought about this attitude. Some examples are: the Songmy-Mylai incident, the - Pueblo story, the murder of Black Panther Fred Hampton, the + Pueblo story, the murder of Black Panther Fred Hampton, the Pentagon Papers, the Clifford Irving hoax, the Bangladesh tragedy - and the India-Pakistan war, Hoover & FBI antics, the Jack Anderson + and the India-Pakistan war, Hoover & FBI antics, the Jack Anderson papers, and IT&T and the Republican National Convention. - The general reaction was bound to be, "Don't believe everything + The general reaction was bound to be, "Don't believe everything you read, see or hear, especially the first time around, and more especially if the story comes from Washington." In the case of the Pentagon Papers, things we all had taken as gospel for nearly two @@ -2912,7 +2912,7 @@ Lines: 995

can the American news media really find out about it? And if they do, what moral, ethical, political or other criteria should they use in uncovering the lies and presenting them to the public? - Vice President Agnew would have said, "The press is already + Vice President Agnew would have said, "The press is already going too far." Members of the press would have said, "We must remain independent and maintain the freedom of speech." Just how independent is the news media? Is it controlled to some extent by @@ -2920,17 +2920,17 @@ Lines: 995

The answer to some of these questions can be found by taking an inside look at the major national news media organizations during 1968 and 1969 and how they treated the most controversial news - subject since World War II. The assassination of John F. Kennedy + subject since World War II. The assassination of John F. Kennedy and its aftermath is an all-pervading, endless topic. It has yet to reach the Pentagon Papers, Anderston papers, or Mylai stage of revelation. Precisely because it is still such a controversial subject, verboten for discussion among all major news media (unless - the discussant supports the Warren Commission), it serves as an + the discussant supports the Warren Commission), it serves as an excellent case study. A categorical statement can be made that management and editorial policy, measured by what is printed and broadcast in all major American news media organizations, supports the findings of - the Warren Commission. This has been true since 1969, but it was + the Warren Commission. This has been true since 1969, but it was not true between 1964 and 1969. Of significance in this analysis and what it implies about the American public's knowledge about the assassination and its @@ -2956,35 +2956,35 @@ Lines: 995

majority of the television information seen by American citizens everywhere originates not only with three or four organizations but also with a very small number of producers, editors and - commentators in those networks. + commentators in those networks. A large majority of any national news items printed by local newspapers originates in a small number of press-wire services. AP and UP dominate this area, with selected chains of papers subscribing to a lesser extent to new services of the "New York Times," "Washington Post," North American Newspaper Alliance, and a very small percentage receiving information from papers in Los - Angeles, Chicago and St. Louis. + Angeles, Chicago and St. Louis. In a national news story of major significance such as the - assassination of John Kennedy, the smaller local papers rely almost + assassination of John Kennedy, the smaller local papers rely almost exclusively on their affiliated news services. Economic reasons dictate this situation. The small paper can't afford to have reporters everywhere. The major newspapers might send a man to Dallas for a few days to cover the assassination, or they might - send a man to New Orleans to cover the Clay Shaw trial. But even + send a man to New Orleans to cover the Clay Shaw trial. But even the major papers can't afford to cover every part of a continuing story anywhere around the world. So they too rely on UP and AP for much of their material. They also rely on AP, UP and Black Star[2] for most of their photographic material. In the case of news magazines, the holding corporations become important in forming editorial policy in a situation as - controversial as the assassination of JFK. Time Inc. and "Life," + controversial as the assassination of JFK. Time Inc. and "Life," "Newsweek" and the "Washington Post," "U.S. News," and McGraw Hill managements all became involved. Fifteen organizations is a surprisingly small number, and one is led to conjecture about how easy or difficult it might be to control or dictate editorial policy for all of them or some appreciable majority of them. An article in "Computers and - Automation"[3] reprinted a statement by John R. Rarick, Louisiana + Automation"[3] reprinted a statement by John R. Rarick, Louisiana Congressman and an entry made in the "Congressional Record" bearing on this subject. In the reprint, the "Government Employees Exchange" publication is quoted as stating that the CIA New Team @@ -2992,10 +2992,10 @@ Lines: 995

the large foundations, banks and newspapers to change U.S. domestic and foreign relations through the infiltration of these organizations. The coordinating role at "The New York Times" was - in the custody of Harding Bancroft, Executive Vice President. + in the custody of Harding Bancroft, Executive Vice President. A useful analysis consists of examining what happened organizationally and editorially inside each of the fifteen - companies following the assassination of President Kennedy. My + companies following the assassination of President Kennedy. My personal knowledge, plus information available from a few sources connected with the major news media, permits such an analysis to be made for eleven of the fifteen. They are: NBC, CBS, ABC, Time- @@ -3010,41 +3010,41 @@ Lines: 995

Most of these organizations had reporters and photographers in Dallas at the time of the assassination or within a few hours thereafter. Most of them had direct coverage available when Jim - Garrison's investigation broke into the news in 1967 and during the - trial of Clay Shaw in New Orleans in 1969. For many of them the + Garrison's investigation broke into the news in 1967 and during the + trial of Clay Shaw in New Orleans in 1969. For many of them the Shaw trial became the running point in the changing of editorial - policy toward the assassination. For a few, the Garrison + policy toward the assassination. For a few, the Garrison investigation and the Shaw trial took on the aspect of waving a red flag in front of a bull. They became directly involved in a negative way and thus not only reported the news, but also biased it. - Immediately following the assassination the media reported + Immediately following the assassination the media reported nearly everything that had obviously happened. All was confused - for the first few days. The killing of Oswald by Ruby on live + for the first few days. The killing of Oswald by Ruby on live television produced even greater confusion. For one year the major media reported everything, from probable - Communist conspiracies to the lone assassin theory. The media - waited for the Warren Report, and when it was issued in October of + Communist conspiracies to the lone assassin theory. The media + waited for the Warren Report, and when it was issued in October of 1964 many of the major media fell into line and editorially backed - the Commission's findings. Some questioned the findings and + the Commission's findings. Some questioned the findings and continued to question them until 1968 or 1969. "The New York Times" and "Life" magazine fell into this category. But by the time the Shaw trial ended in March 1969, every one of the fifteen - major news media organizations was backing the Warren Commission + major news media organizations was backing the Warren Commission and they have continued to maintain this editorial position since. The situation would perhaps not be so surprising had not the internal assassination research teams in several of these - organizations discovered the truth about the Kennedy killing + organizations discovered the truth about the Kennedy killing between 1964 and 1968. These teams examined the evidence and thoroughly analyzed it. No one who has ever taken the trouble to objectively do just that has reached any conclusion other than conspiracy. In each and every case the internal findings were overruled, suppressed, locked up, edited and otherwise altered to back up the - Warren Commission. Management at the highest editorial and + Warren Commission. Management at the highest editorial and corporate level took the action in every instance. Before drawing any further generalization about the performance of the media in - the JFK case, it will be revealing to examine what happened and + the JFK case, it will be revealing to examine what happened and specifically who took what actions in the case of the eleven national organizations and the nine local ones listed earlier.

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"Time-Life" stories. "Life" became directly involved in the assassination action and evidence suppression from the very beginning, on November 22, 1963. - "Life" purchased the famous Zapruder movie from Abraham Zapruder + "Life" purchased the famous Zapruder movie from Abraham Zapruder on the afternoon of the assassination for about $500,000. The first negative action took place when "Life" and Zapruder began telling the lie that the price was $25,000 (which Zapruder donated to the fund raised for the widow of Dallas policeman, J. D. - Tippit, who had also been murdered that day). Apparently, both + Tippit, who had also been murdered that day). Apparently, both "Life" and Zapruder were ashamed that he profited by the event. He lived in fear that the true price would be revealed until the day he died. As many readers know, the Zapruder film (viewed in slow motion) proves there was a conspiracy because of the backward motion of the - President's head immediately following the fatal shot. It proves + President's head immediately following the fatal shot. It proves the shot came from the grassy knoll to the right and in front of - the president while Oswald's purported position was very nearly + the president while Oswald's purported position was very nearly directly behind him. The film also helps establish that five, and not three shots, were fired, and that one of them could not have - been fired from Oswald's supposed sniper's nest because of the + been fired from Oswald's supposed sniper's nest because of the large oak tree blocking his view. "Life" magazine never permitted the Zapruder film to be seen publicly and locked it up in November 1968 so that no one inside or outside "Life" could have access to it, automatically becoming an "accessory after the fact". "Life" helped protect the real - assassins and committed a worse crime than the Warren Commission. + assassins and committed a worse crime than the Warren Commission. In answer to those defenders of "Life" who will say, "But `Life' - turned over a copy of the Zapruder film to the Warren Commission, + turned over a copy of the Zapruder film to the Warren Commission, and it is available in the National Archives," let's look at the facts. "Life" did not supply the copy of the film now resting in the Archives. That copy came from Zapruder's original to the - Secret Service to the Warren Commission to the Archives. It is + Secret Service to the Warren Commission to the Archives. It is available for viewing by the few people fortunate enough to visit the Archives. It can not be duplicated by anyone, and copies can not be taken out of the Archives or viewed publicly in any way. - The Archive management responsible for the Kennedy assassination + The Archive management responsible for the Kennedy assassination records state that the "Life" magazine ownership of the Zapruder film is what prevents copies from being made available outside the Archives. - The Warren Commission did not see the film in slow motion. Nor + The Warren Commission did not see the film in slow motion. Nor does the average Archives' visitor get to see it in slow motion or stop-action. Yet the most casual analysis of the film in slow motion convinces anyone to conclude there was a conspiracy. @@ -3099,22 +3099,22 @@ Lines: 995

suppress evidence of conspiracy. "Life" was involved in several other ways as an accessory after the fact. The organization began its efforts to discover the truth - about the assassination in 1964 when it assigned Ed Kern, an - associate editor, to investigate. By the fall of 1966, Kern had + about the assassination in 1964 when it assigned Ed Kern, an + associate editor, to investigate. By the fall of 1966, Kern had become convinced that the basic evidence pointed to conspiracy. "Life" management was also apparently convinced; they published - articles in November 1965 and November 1966 questioning the Warren - Commission's conclusions. - In the fall of 1966 "Life" transferred Richard Billings from + articles in November 1965 and November 1966 questioning the Warren + Commission's conclusions. + In the fall of 1966 "Life" transferred Richard Billings from their Miami office to headquarters in New York. His assignment was - to take over the investigation of the Kennedy assassination, and to + to take over the investigation of the Kennedy assassination, and to head a team of several people working full time on it. One of Dick - Billings' objectives was to search for and acquire as much of the + Billings' objectives was to search for and acquire as much of the missing photographic evidence as possible. This author initiated a similar search, independent from "Life" - magazine, in September 1966. As often happens, people with common - objectives decided to work together. Billings and the author - arrived at a tacit understanding that any JFK assassination + magazine, in September 1966. As often happens, people with common + objectives decided to work together. Billings and the author + arrived at a tacit understanding that any JFK assassination photographs, including TV films or private movies, found by either would be brought to the other's attention. In exchange for access to "Life"'s photographic collection (including the Zapruder film @@ -3124,82 +3124,82 @@ Lines: 995

would offer to purchase the materials from the owners and supply copies to the author. In this manner the author discovered and helped "Life" magazine - acquire the largest collection of photographic evidence of the JFK + acquire the largest collection of photographic evidence of the JFK assassination, outside of the author's personal collection and the - collection now located at the headquarters of the Committee to + collection now located at the headquarters of the Committee to Investigate Assassinations in Washington, D.C. Among the photos discovered were:

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The Dorman movie Private - The Wilma Bond photos Private - The Robert Hughes movie Private - The David Weigman TV footage NBC - The Malcolm Couch TV footage ABC - The Jack Beers photos "Dallas Morning News" - The William Allen photos "Dallas Times Herald" - The George Smith photos Ft. Worth "Star Telegram" - The John Martin movie Private - Hugh Betzen's photo Private

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The Dorman movie Private + The Wilma Bond photos Private + The Robert Hughes movie Private + The David Weigman TV footage NBC + The Malcolm Couch TV footage ABC + The Jack Beers photos "Dallas Morning News" + The William Allen photos "Dallas Times Herald" + The George Smith photos Ft. Worth "Star Telegram" + The John Martin movie Private + Hugh Betzen's photo Private

(See "Computers and Automation," May 1970)

Many of these were important in proving conspiracy and some showed pictures of the real assassins. - The "Life" team headed by Billings was in the process of + The "Life" team headed by Billings was in the process of discovering a great deal about the conspiracy during the 1966-1968 period. While editorially not taking a strong position favoring conspiracy, "Life" did take a position that favored a new - investigation by the government. This was editorially summed up in - a lead cover story on the fourth anniversary of Kennedy's death in + investigation by the government. This was editorially summed up in + a lead cover story on the fourth anniversary of Kennedy's death in November 1967 with the title, "A Matter of Reasonable Doubt". In - that issue, John Connally and his wife were shown examining the + that issue, John Connally and his wife were shown examining the Zapruder film's frames and concluding that he had been hit much - later in the film than the Warren Commission claimed. This meant - that two bullets struck the two men and, by the Commission's own + later in the film than the Warren Commission claimed. This meant + that two bullets struck the two men and, by the Commission's own admission, pointed automatically to the conspiracy. The government naturally did not respond to "Life"'s suggestion for a new investigation, so nothing ever came of that editorial - policy. Billings, however, continued his team's efforts and in + policy. Billings, however, continued his team's efforts and in October 1968 was preparing a comprehensive article for the November anniversary issue. The author continued to work with him and continued being given access to the photos right up to October 1968. It was at that point in time that a drastic change in management - policy occurred at "Life" magazine. Dick Billings was told to stop + policy occurred at "Life" magazine. Dick Billings was told to stop all work on the assassination; his entire team was stopped. All of the research files, including the Zapruder film and slides and thousands of other film frames and photographs, were locked up. No one at the magazine was permitted access to these materials and no one (including the author) was ever allowed to see them again. Simultaneously, editorial and management policy toward the - assassination changed to complete silence. Billings and crew were + assassination changed to complete silence. Billings and crew were not allowed to discuss the subject at "Life," let alone work on it. - In November 1968 the article Billings had been working on was + In November 1968 the article Billings had been working on was turned into a non-entity. A few of the hundreds of photographs collected by the author and purchased by "Life" were published in - the article, along with an innocuous commentary. Credit for + the article, along with an innocuous commentary. Credit for discovering the photos was given to a number of people at "Life" magazine in New York and Dallas, not to the individuals who actually found them. That article, published nearly nine years ago, was the last word "Life" has ever uttered about their extensive research probe and - their feelings about a conspiracy. Dick Billings moved to + their feelings about a conspiracy. Dick Billings moved to Washington, D.C. to become editor of the Congressional Quarterly - and is a member on the board of directors of the Committee to + and is a member on the board of directors of the Committee to Investigate Assassinations (CTIA). Who made the policy change decision at "Life" and why? Various high-level conspiracy enthusiasts claim that the cabal behind the assassination of the President brought extreme pressure to bear upon the owners and management of Time Inc. to silence all - opposition to the Warren Commission findings. Others conclude it + opposition to the Warren Commission findings. Others conclude it had something to do with the CIA's control of "Life"'s editorial policy from inside. This author takes no position on why. Dick - Billings knows only that the decision was made at high levels and + Billings knows only that the decision was made at high levels and passed downward and that it was irrevocable. Repeated attempts by the CTIA and several independent assassination researchers to break loose the basic evidence in "Life"'s possession, such as the Zapruder film, the Hughes film, - and the Mark Bell Film, met with total opposition and a stone wall. + and the Mark Bell Film, met with total opposition and a stone wall. Attempts to break loose the Archives' copy of the Zapruder film or slides met the same stiff opposition. In 1971 "Life" representatives indicated they might be interested in selling @@ -3209,26 +3209,26 @@ Lines: 995

CBS

The American public is aware of the editorial policy adopted by - the Columbia Broadcasting System toward the Kennedy assassination - because of a special four-part series with Walter Cronkite which - was broadcast on network TV in prime time in the summer of 1967.[4] - That series, while taking issue with some of the work of the Warren - Commission *and criticizing the Dallas police*, the FBI and the - Secret Service, nevertheless backed all of the basic Warren - Commission conclusions. - Anyone watching the Cronkite series might have wondered why the + the Columbia Broadcasting System toward the Kennedy assassination + because of a special four-part series with Walter Cronkite which + was broadcast on network TV in prime time in the summer of 1967.[4] + That series, while taking issue with some of the work of the Warren + Commission *and criticizing the Dallas police*, the FBI and the + Secret Service, nevertheless backed all of the basic Warren + Commission conclusions. + Anyone watching the Cronkite series might have wondered why the basic evidence presented by CBS in an itemized format for each of several areas in the case, did not always seem to point to the conclusion reached at the end of each section. The conclusion - always agreed with the Warren Commission's comparable conclusion. - Some viewers may even have noticed Cronkite's double-take after + always agreed with the Warren Commission's comparable conclusion. + Some viewers may even have noticed Cronkite's double-take after reading through the basic evidence and then reading the phrase, "and the conclusion is!" It seemed as though he didn't believe the conclusion and hadn't seen it until he came to it in the script. Actually, that is exactly what happened. CBS management caused the entire script to be changed from one concluding conspiracy to a - script supporting the Warren Commission in the last week before the - first part of the series went on the air. Cronkite had not seen + script supporting the Warren Commission in the last week before the + first part of the series went on the air. Cronkite had not seen the entire script until the program went on. Time had not permitted changing all of the points of evidence, so in most cases they were unchanged and only the conclusion was changed. @@ -3238,95 +3238,95 @@ Lines: 995

shed a little light on the subject. The discussion with all of the CBS people always centered on evidence of conspiracy and the CBS-TV film footage taken at the - assassination site. Bob Richter was the most knowledgeable of all + assassination site. Bob Richter was the most knowledgeable of all the aforementioned people on the basic evidence and he was firmly - convinced there was a conspiracy. Bernie Birnbaum was convinced + convinced there was a conspiracy. Bernie Birnbaum was convinced that a new investigation was desirable and his wife was convinced - there had been a conspiracy. Dan Rather believed there was a - conspiracy and so did Wes Wise. - CBS photographers Sandy Sanderson, Tom Craven, and Jim Underwood + there had been a conspiracy. Dan Rather believed there was a + conspiracy and so did Wes Wise. + CBS photographers Sandy Sanderson, Tom Craven, and Jim Underwood had taken movie-TV footages showing evidence of conspiracy. Craven's footage, for example, showed the assassin's get-away car driving away from the parking lot area behind the grassy knoll - about one minute after the shots were fired. Sanderson filmed one + about one minute after the shots were fired. Sanderson filmed one of the assassins being arrested in front of the Depository building about 30 minutes after the shots. Most of this footage was either lost or locked up in the CBS archives vaults in New Jersey. - Wes Wise so strongly maintained his opinion about conspiracy + Wes Wise so strongly maintained his opinion about conspiracy that he broadcast appeals for new photographic evidence over the KRLD local TV shows. This was done against the orders of Eddie - Barker. Wes became Mayor of Dallas, elected in 1971 and defeated + Barker. Wes became Mayor of Dallas, elected in 1971 and defeated the Dallas-established oligarchy. He actually received a new piece of photographic evidence based on his TV appeal from a Dallas - citizen named Bothun, who had taken a picture of the grassy knoll a + citizen named Bothun, who had taken a picture of the grassy knoll a few moments after the shots. - The script for the Cronkite series was being edited and was + The script for the Cronkite series was being edited and was going through its final preparation stages in May and early June. - The author was in constant touch with Wise, Birnbaum and Richter + The author was in constant touch with Wise, Birnbaum and Richter during this period and was informed about the basic thrust of the - script toward conspiracy and recommendations for a new + script toward conspiracy and recommendations for a new investigation. On May 8 a dinner meeting took place at the author's New York - club with Mr. and Mrs. Birnbaum. There, Mrs. Birnbaum and the - author tried to convince Bernie that he should take a stronger + club with Mr. and Mrs. Birnbaum. There, Mrs. Birnbaum and the + author tried to convince Bernie that he should take a stronger position on a new investigation. - On May 18, Bob Richter and one of Jim Garrison's investigators + On May 18, Bob Richter and one of Jim Garrison's investigators met in the National Archives with the author and reviewed the evidence of conspiracy. On June 2, 3 and 4 in Dallas, the author - showed Bernie Birnbaum and Wes Wise a film taken by Johnny Martin + showed Bernie Birnbaum and Wes Wise a film taken by Johnny Martin that showed three of the assassins and their cohorts on the grassy knoll running toward the parking lot a few seconds after firing two - shots. Wise and Birnbaum tried to interest Barker and others in + shots. Wise and Birnbaum tried to interest Barker and others in taking a look at the film. - On June 14 Bob Richter invited the author to meet Midgely, - Lister and Wallace at CBS in New York where an interview was being - taped with Jim Garrison for use in the series. At that time - Garrison, Richter and the author spent some time with the producer + On June 14 Bob Richter invited the author to meet Midgely, + Lister and Wallace at CBS in New York where an interview was being + taped with Jim Garrison for use in the series. At that time + Garrison, Richter and the author spent some time with the producer and his assistant discussing the evidence of conspiracy. Finally, on June 20, just five days before the program was to go - on the air, the author met with Richter and Dan Rather in the + on the air, the author met with Richter and Dan Rather in the Washington, D.C. CBS studios. The script was reviewed by Richter and Rather in the author's presence. The gist of the conversation was that Rather and Richter agreed that the conclusions stating conspiracy had to be made even stronger than they were at that time. - The day before the program was aired, Bob Richter assured the + The day before the program was aired, Bob Richter assured the author that the theme would point to conspiracy and demand a new - investigation. The author telephoned Richter immediately after the + investigation. The author telephoned Richter immediately after the first broadcast and asked what had happened. Richter was devastated. He could not understand what had happened. From that - time forward his course paralleled that of Dick Billings. He + time forward his course paralleled that of Dick Billings. He resigned from CBS in disgust and formed his own company, Richter- McBride, in New York. It was his original intent to make a film - about the JFK assassination based on his own research and the films + about the JFK assassination based on his own research and the films he could obtain. However, the massive suppression of the assassination, especially the suppression of the Zapruder film by Time-Life films, cancelled Richter's plans for a film. - Correspondence with Cronkite and others determined that the + Correspondence with Cronkite and others determined that the decision to change the script, distort and hide CBS's own findings - and back up the Warren Commission to the hilt came from Midgely and - Lister. How much higher did the decision go? Richard Salant was - head of the CBS News Division then and, of course, William C. Paley + and back up the Warren Commission to the hilt came from Midgely and + Lister. How much higher did the decision go? Richard Salant was + head of the CBS News Division then and, of course, William C. Paley was (and still is) chairman of the board. By an odd coincidence, in a sequel to the above CBS story, the - author had an opportunity to learn a little more about Mr. Paley's - knowledge. Jeff Paley, William Paley's son, returned to the United + author had an opportunity to learn a little more about Mr. Paley's + knowledge. Jeff Paley, William Paley's son, returned to the United States from Paris in the winter of 1967-1968, where he had been writing news stories and a news column for "L'Express" and for the North American Newspaper Alliance, a group serving small papers in - the United States. Jeff had become convinced there was a - conspiracy in the JFK case and came to interview Garrison and + the United States. Jeff had become convinced there was a + conspiracy in the JFK case and came to interview Garrison and others and to do a story for French papers. (European papers and - magazines always believed and still do believe in the JFK + magazines always believed and still do believe in the JFK assassination conspiracy.) He met at length with Richter and the author and became quite disturbed at what CBS had done. He approached his father with the idea that CBS had been wrong in the - Cronkite series and that something should be done to rectify the + Cronkite series and that something should be done to rectify the situation. - Bill Paley told his son that he knew nothing about the details + Bill Paley told his son that he knew nothing about the details of the programs or the work lying behind the conclusions. He said Midgely had been responsible for the entire production. He told - Jeff that if he could show proof that the CBS conclusions were + Jeff that if he could show proof that the CBS conclusions were wrong and there had been a conspiracy, that he would fire Midgely and all the rest of the team and do the whole thing all over again under new management. @@ -3334,34 +3334,34 @@ Lines: 995

the decision to suppress the truth came from within CBS is as deep as it ever was. Since June 1967, CBS has remained editorially silent on the - subject of the JFK assassination. The photographic evidence of + subject of the JFK assassination. The photographic evidence of conspiracy in their possession remains locked up and suppressed. The Craven sequence--film footage by the CBS photographer (who had been in the parade's camera car # 1) of a car driving out of the Elm Street extension (left-to right in front of the Texas School Book Depository) within 20 seconds of the assassination--was seen - by the author and Jones Harris in New York, but was cut out of the + by the author and Jones Harris in New York, but was cut out of the film where it appeared prior to the time the author and Richter began searching for it. There is little question that CBS is an accessory after the fact. CBS edited out one other important piece of TV film. In - November 1969, Walter Cronkite conducted a three-part interview - with Lyndon B. Johnson at his ranch in Texas. The series was + November 1969, Walter Cronkite conducted a three-part interview + with Lyndon B. Johnson at his ranch in Texas. The series was broadcast in the spring of 1970 and on the first program an announcement was made that portions of the taped interview had been - deleted at Lyndon Johnson's request, "for reasons of national + deleted at Lyndon Johnson's request, "for reasons of national security." - What actually happened and what Johnson had said six months + What actually happened and what Johnson had said six months earlier was made public due to a leak at CBS. The story appeared in newspapers all over the U.S. several days before the broadcast. - Johnson told Cronkite that there had been a conspiracy in the - assassination of President Kennedy, that Oswald was not a lone - madman assassin, and that he, Johnson, had known it all along. - Johnson reviewed the tapes a week or so before the program was to + Johnson told Cronkite that there had been a conspiracy in the + assassination of President Kennedy, that Oswald was not a lone + madman assassin, and that he, Johnson, had known it all along. + Johnson reviewed the tapes a week or so before the program was to go on the air and then called up the CBS management, asking that his remarks be deleted. Someone at CBS who was very disturbed by this called a member of - the Committee to Investigate Assassinations and told him what had + the Committee to Investigate Assassinations and told him what had been deleted. This led to the story being printed in the newspapers.

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The record of the "Times" through the 1969-1971 period follows the same pattern as CBS and "Life" magazine editorial policies. - The early editorials following the Warren Report supported the - Commission. The "Times" cooperated by publishing much of the + The early editorials following the Warren Report supported the + Commission. The "Times" cooperated by publishing much of the report in advance. In 1965, however, editorials began to appear - that questioned the Commission's findings and suggested a new + that questioned the Commission's findings and suggested a new investigation. In 1964 the "Times" formed a research team headed - by Harrison Salisbury to investigate the assassination. The team - of six included Peter Khiss and Gene Roberts. Their conclusions + by Harrison Salisbury to investigate the assassination. The team + of six included Peter Khiss and Gene Roberts. Their conclusions were never made public by the "Times" but indications point to their finding evidence of conspiracy. - Khiss, in particular, through the 1966-1968 period in several + Khiss, in particular, through the 1966-1968 period in several meetings and discussions with the author, expressed doubts about - the Warren Report and questioned the lone madman assassin theme. - When the Garrison investigation made the news, the "Times" began a - regular campaign to undermine Garrison's case, to support the - Warren Commission, and finally (during the Clay Shaw trial) to + the Warren Report and questioned the lone madman assassin theme. + When the Garrison investigation made the news, the "Times" began a + regular campaign to undermine Garrison's case, to support the + Warren Commission, and finally (during the Clay Shaw trial) to completely distort the news and the testimony presented. Martin - Waldron was the reporter sending in the stories from the Shaw + Waldron was the reporter sending in the stories from the Shaw trial, but someone in New York edited them to completely change - their content. The author saw the story written by Waldron on the + their content. The author saw the story written by Waldron on the first day of the trial and the final version appearing in the - "Times." The two were completely different, with Waldon's original + "Times." The two were completely different, with Waldon's original following the actual trial proceedings very closely. The author, writing under the pen name of Samuel B. Thurston, postulated the possibility that "The New York Times," on selected - subjects, including the JFK assassination, was controlled by the + subjects, including the JFK assassination, was controlled by the CIA through their representative among top management, Mr. Harding Bancroft.[5] - In the summer of 1968, the author discovered a remarkable + In the summer of 1968, the author discovered a remarkable similarity between the sketch of the assassin of Dr. Martin Luther - King and one of the three tramps arrested in Dealey Plaza following - the assassination of President Kennedy. Peter Khiss wrote a story + King and one of the three tramps arrested in Dealey Plaza following + the assassination of President Kennedy. Peter Khiss wrote a story about this and it was published by the "Times" in June, 1968. Apparently that was the final straw for the "Times" management as - far as Khiss was concerned. He was not allowed to do any more + far as Khiss was concerned. He was not allowed to do any more research on assassinations or to discuss the subject at the "Times." As he told the author in 1969, he doesn't attend any press conferences about assassinations because he doesn't like it when people in "Times" management say, "Here comes crazy old Pete - Khiss again with his conspiracy talk." + Khiss again with his conspiracy talk." The apex of "The New York Times" actions and editorial positions - on the JFK assassination came in November and December 1971. They - published three items supporting the Warren Commission eight years + on the JFK assassination came in November and December 1971. They + published three items supporting the Warren Commission eight years after the assassination, at a time when it seemed on the surface to be a dead issue. The first was a story about Dallas eight years later by an author from Texas who wrote his entire story as though it were an - established fact that Oswald was the lone madman assassin firing + established fact that Oswald was the lone madman assassin firing three shots from the sixth floor window of the Depository building - and later killing police officer Tippit. + and later killing police officer Tippit. The second was an Op-Ed page guest editorial by none other than - David Belin, a Warren Commission lawyer. He defended the - Commission and attacked the researchers. The third was a story by - Fred Graham about the findings of Dr. Lattimer, who was allowed to - see the autopsy photographs and x-rays of John Kennedy. Graham + David Belin, a Warren Commission lawyer. He defended the + Commission and attacked the researchers. The third was a story by + Fred Graham about the findings of Dr. Lattimer, who was allowed to + see the autopsy photographs and x-rays of John Kennedy. Graham actually wrote most of his story, which solidly backed up the - Warren Commission due to Lattimer's claims that the autopsy - materials proved no conspiracy, before Lattimer ever entered the + Warren Commission due to Lattimer's claims that the autopsy + materials proved no conspiracy, before Lattimer ever entered the Archives. - In other words, it appears that Graham knew what Lattimer was + In other words, it appears that Graham knew what Lattimer was going to find and say in advance. Either that or someone in Washington, D.C. gave someone at the "Times" orders in advance to prepare the story for the first page, upper left-hand corner, of the paper. It really didn't make any difference whether Dr. - Lattimer ever saw the x-rays and photographs. + Lattimer ever saw the x-rays and photographs. The concerted campaign on the part of the "Times" management could have been timed to prevent a discovery of new evidence of conspiracy in the autopsy materials. The reason for this possibility developing in the November 1971 period is that the - five-year restriction placed on the autopsy evidence by Burke - Marshall, a Kennedy family lawyer, expired in November of 1971. + five-year restriction placed on the autopsy evidence by Burke + Marshall, a Kennedy family lawyer, expired in November of 1971. Four well-known and highly reputable forensic pathologists, Dr. - Cyril Wecht of Pittsburgh, Dr. John Nichols of the University of - Kansas, Dr. Milton Helpern of New York City and Dr. John Chapman of + Cyril Wecht of Pittsburgh, Dr. John Nichols of the University of + Kansas, Dr. Milton Helpern of New York City and Dr. John Chapman of Detroit had already asked permission to examine the x-rays and photos upon the expiration of the five-year period. All four were - known to question the Warren Commission's findings. What better + known to question the Warren Commission's findings. What better way to freeze them out of the Archives than to select a doctor who - could be trusted to back up the Commission (Lattimer had published - several articles doing just that), commission him to go into the + could be trusted to back up the Commission (Lattimer had published + several articles doing just that), commission him to go into the Archives, and then persuade "The New York Times" to publish a front page story in its Sunday issue demonstrating that no one else need - look at the materials because they supported the Warren - Commission's findings. + look at the materials because they supported the Warren + Commission's findings. All attempts by researchers to convince "Times" management that the other side of the story should be told have been completely - ignored. Lattimer's findings, if correct, actually prove + ignored. Lattimer's findings, if correct, actually prove conspiracy. The "Times" has been informed of this but they have shut off all discussion of the subject. The complete story of the complicity of the "New York Times" in the crimes to which they have @@ -3463,31 +3463,31 @@ Lines: 995

NBC

The National Broadcasting Company became an active participant - in the government's efforts to protect Clay Shaw and to ruin Jim - Garrison. - Two of NBC's high-level management people, Richard Townley of - NBC's affiliate in New Orleans, WDSU, and Walter Sheridan, + in the government's efforts to protect Clay Shaw and to ruin Jim + Garrison. + Two of NBC's high-level management people, Richard Townley of + NBC's affiliate in New Orleans, WDSU, and Walter Sheridan, executive producer, became personally and directly involved in the Shaw trial. They were indicted by a grand jury in New Orleans for bribing witnesses, suppressing evidence and interfering with trial - proceedings. NBC top-level management backed Sheridan and Townley. + proceedings. NBC top-level management backed Sheridan and Townley. NBC produced a highly biased, provably dishonest program - personally attacking Garrison and defending Shaw prior to the - trial. Frank McGee, who acted as moderator, later had to publicly + personally attacking Garrison and defending Shaw prior to the + trial. Frank McGee, who acted as moderator, later had to publicly apologize for lies told on the program by two "witnesses" whom NBC - paid to give statements against Garrison. The FCC ruled that NBC - had to give Garrison equal time because the program was not a news - program but a vendetta by NBC against Garrison. NBC did give - Garrison 30 minutes (compared to their one-hour attack) to respond - at a later date. Sheridan was the producer of the one-hour show. - With Sheridan and Townley so deeply involved, and with such an + paid to give statements against Garrison. The FCC ruled that NBC + had to give Garrison equal time because the program was not a news + program but a vendetta by NBC against Garrison. NBC did give + Garrison 30 minutes (compared to their one-hour attack) to respond + at a later date. Sheridan was the producer of the one-hour show. + With Sheridan and Townley so deeply involved, and with such an extremely strong editorial position favoring the Justice - Department, the Warren Commission, and the lone assassin stance, + Department, the Warren Commission, and the lone assassin stance, suspicions were raised about NBC's and RCA's independence.[7] At one point in 1967 the president of NBC, according to Walter - Sheridan, helped in the bribery efforts by calling Mr. Gherlock, + Sheridan, helped in the bribery efforts by calling Mr. Gherlock, head of Equitable Life Insurance Company's New York office, and - asked for assurance that Perry Russo, who worked for Equitable, + asked for assurance that Perry Russo, who worked for Equitable, would cooperate with NBC. NBC is also the owner of several important pieces of photographic evidence. A TV film taken by NBC photographer David @@ -3500,9 +3500,9 @@ Lines: 995

importance. The author was able to purchase a copy from Hearst Metrotone News. NBC's affiliate, WBAP in Fort Worth, has several important film - sequences. James Darnell took several sequences on the grassy + sequences. James Darnell took several sequences on the grassy knoll and in the parking lot which should contain important - evidence. Dan Owens took TV movies in and around the Depository + evidence. Dan Owens took TV movies in and around the Depository building which should show how the snipers' nest was faked on the sixth floor, and one of the assassins in front of the building.

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Of the three major television networks, ABC has remained more objective and appears to be less under the thumb of the government than the other two. For example, when NBC was busy defending the - Warren Commission and Clay Shaw and attacking Jim Garrison, ABC was - giving Garrison a free chance to express his views without + Warren Commission and Clay Shaw and attacking Jim Garrison, ABC was + giving Garrison a free chance to express his views without interruption on their Sunday program, "Issues and Answers." They have never taken an editorial position one way or another on - conspiracy. However, in the Robert Kennedy assassination case, the + conspiracy. However, in the Robert Kennedy assassination case, the investigation was suppressed at ABC. The man heading the brief investigation was stopped and sent to Vietnam. The man at ABC who called the shots in stopping the investigation and in suppressing - evidence in ABC's possession was a lawyer named Lewis Powell. + evidence in ABC's possession was a lawyer named Lewis Powell. The evidence owned by ABC is a video tape of the crowd in the Ambassador Hotel ballroom before, during and after the shots were fired in the kitchen. The ballroom microphones, including ABC's, picked up the sound of only three shots above the crowd noise. - Since Sirhan fired eight shots, or certainly more than three, and - since Los Angeles police tests proved that Sirhan's gun could not + Since Sirhan fired eight shots, or certainly more than three, and + since Los Angeles police tests proved that Sirhan's gun could not be heard in the position of the microphones in the ballroom, the ABC film and soundtrack is important evidence of three other shots. - The sequence was originally included in the TV film of Robert - Kennedy's 1968 campaign and assassination entitled, "The Last + The sequence was originally included in the TV film of Robert + Kennedy's 1968 campaign and assassination entitled, "The Last Journey." Following a meeting at ABC when the management learned what the film showed, the next TV broadcast of "The Last Journey" (scheduled for the following week) was cancelled without any @@ -3539,12 +3539,12 @@ Lines: 995

United Press International

Of all the fifteen major news organizations included herein, UPI - has come closest to really pursuing the truth about the JFK + has come closest to really pursuing the truth about the JFK assassination. Yet they, too, have suppressed evidence, have not had the courage of their convictions in analyzing conspiratorial evidence, and by default have become accessories after the fact. Two different departments at UPI became involved in the - photographic evidence of the JFK assassination. The regular photo + photographic evidence of the JFK assassination. The regular photo news service department, which receives wire photos and negatives from many sources all over the world, accumulated a large collection of basic evidence both from UPI photographers and by @@ -3552,31 +3552,31 @@ Lines: 995

other sources. This department has made all of its photographs available to anyone at reasonable prices ($1.50 to $3.00 per print). - UPI photographer Frank Cancellare was in the motorcade and + UPI photographer Frank Cancellare was in the motorcade and snapped several important photographs. In addition, five other photographs at UPI, taken by three unknown photographers, are significant. All of these were purchased by the author from UPI. The other department has not been as cooperative. Within the - news department at UPI, Burt Reinhardt and Rees Schonfeld have + news department at UPI, Burt Reinhardt and Rees Schonfeld have varied in their attitude and performance. UPI news purchased the - commercial rights to two very important films shortly after the - assassination. These were color movies taken by Orville Nix and - Marie Muchmore (private citizens). Both show the fatal shot + commercial rights to two very important films shortly after the + assassination. These were color movies taken by Orville Nix and + Marie Muchmore (private citizens). Both show the fatal shot striking the President, and both show evidence of conspiracy. In the Nix film, certain frames (when enlarged) show one of the assassins on the grassy knoll with a rifle. Both movies show a puff of smoke generated by another one of the men involved in the assassination. - UPI, under the direction of Burt Reinhardt, did several things - with the Nix and Muchmore films. They produced a book, "Four + UPI, under the direction of Burt Reinhardt, did several things + with the Nix and Muchmore films. They produced a book, "Four Days," including several color frames from the movies. They made a - composite movie in 35mm from the original 8mm movies. The + composite movie in 35mm from the original 8mm movies. The composite used the technique of repeating a frame several times to give the appearance of slow motion or stop action during key - sections of the films. Reinhardt, Schonfeld and Mr. Fox, a UPI + sections of the films. Reinhardt, Schonfeld and Mr. Fox, a UPI writer, made the composite movie available to researchers at their projection studio in New York in 1964 and 1965. - Fox and Schonfeld wrote an article for "Esquire" in 1965 which + Fox and Schonfeld wrote an article for "Esquire" in 1965 which portrayed the Nix film as proving the conspiracy theories about assassins on the grassy knoll to be false. This was deemed necessary by UPI management because a New York researcher and a @@ -3586,15 +3586,15 @@ Lines: 995

The research team had used a few frames from the film in color transparencies and enlarged them in black and white to show the gunman. - In 1964, UPI gave the Warren Commission copies of both the Nix - and Muchmore films for analysis. The films were later turned over + In 1964, UPI gave the Warren Commission copies of both the Nix + and Muchmore films for analysis. The films were later turned over to the National Archives under a special agreement between UPI and the Archives. This agreement reminds one of the agreements between - the Archives and the Kennedy family on the autopsy materials, and - the obscure one between "Life" magazine, the Commission, the Secret + the Archives and the Kennedy family on the autopsy materials, and + the obscure one between "Life" magazine, the Commission, the Secret Service and the Archives on the Zapruder film. The UPI agreement prevents anyone from obtaining copies of the - Nix and Muchmore films or slides of individual frames for any + Nix and Muchmore films or slides of individual frames for any purpose. The agreement is just as illegal as the other two, yet it has been just as effective in suppressing the basic evidence of conspiracy. @@ -3610,12 +3610,12 @@ Lines: 995

The final Itek report was made public and highly publicized by UPI. It looked as though the UPI earlier claim of no gunman had been scientifically substantiated. As a by-product, Itek got some - great publicity for their commercially available photo-computer + great publicity for their commercially available photo-computer image enhancement system. - What the public did not know was that UPI gave Itek only 35mm + What the public did not know was that UPI gave Itek only 35mm enlarged black and white copies of selected frames from the Nix - film. The great amount of detail is lost in going from 8mm color - to 35mm black and white. And UPI gave Itek carefully chosen frames + film. The great amount of detail is lost in going from 8mm color + to 35mm black and white. And UPI gave Itek carefully chosen frames from the Nix film that did not show the gunman on the knoll. UPI and Itek defined "the grassy knoll" in a very limited and carefully chosen way so as to exclude five people (in addition to @@ -3626,9 +3626,9 @@ Lines: 995

detected by Itek because they only had the Nix film. Three men standing on the steps of the knoll, and two men behind the picket fence, were completely ignored or overlooked. - The author began to contact Schonfeld and Reinhardt in early + The author began to contact Schonfeld and Reinhardt in early 1967, viewed the two films both at UPI and in the Archives, and - requested copies of the original 8mm color films or color copies of + requested copies of the original 8mm color films or color copies of individual frames. The response to the requests were negative for more than four years. During this time, however, the author, a New York researcher, and a photographic specialist, enlarged in color @@ -3645,7 +3645,7 @@ Lines: 995

that it shows anyone on the knoll and they will not make copies available for research. The UPI editorial position (in articles, the book "Four Days," - letters and news releases) has supported the Warren Commission + letters and news releases) has supported the Warren Commission through the years. The major difference between UPI and "Life" or CBS is that no drastic reversal of management policy took place at UPI.

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Associated Press became an accessory after the fact by taking an action unprecedented for a news wire service. It published a three-part report by three AP writers in 1967, completely - supporting the Warren Commission. The report was transmitted by + supporting the Warren Commission. The report was transmitted by wire to all AP subscribers over a three-day period and it occupied a total of nine to ten full pages of the average newspaper. It was not news, but editorial policy and took a position supporting the - Warren Commission and the official government propaganda about the - assassination of John Kennedy. + Warren Commission and the official government propaganda about the + assassination of John Kennedy. Most small newspapers rely on UP and AP for their news stories. The three-part AP report ran in hundreds of papers across the - United States without opposition commentary. For many this was the + United States without opposition commentary. For many this was the gospel at the time. What more could the conspirators and their government protectors have asked? AP photographers were on the scene in Dallas during the - assassination. James Altgens, one of AP's men assigned to Dallas, - took seven important photographs in Dealey Plaza. Henry Burrows, + assassination. James Altgens, one of AP's men assigned to Dallas, + took seven important photographs in Dealey Plaza. Henry Burrows, an AP photographer from Washington, D.C., was in the motorcade and snapped two pictures. Four other AP photographers took ten important photographs. AP's photo department and Wide World Photos in New York purchased many other photographs taken in Dealey Plaza. - Meyer Goldberg, manager of Wide World Photos, set a policy early + Meyer Goldberg, manager of Wide World Photos, set a policy early in the 1966-1967 period which placed AP in the position of partially suppressing basic photographic evidence. The policy - contained several parts. First, Goldberg made it extremely + contained several parts. First, Goldberg made it extremely difficult for anyone to obtain access to the photographic evidence, particularly the negatives. Second, he set a high enough price on copies of photographs ($17.50 for one 8x10 black and white print) - to freeze out all but commercially-financed interests. Third, when + to freeze out all but commercially-financed interests. Third, when an original negative was discovered, the print order, when cleared by Wide World, was always cropped. (Full negative prints showing - important details in the Altgens photographs were nearly impossible + important details in the Altgens photographs were nearly impossible to purchase.) Whenever any suggestion was made to Wide World that - their photographs contained basic evidence of conspiracy, Goldberg + their photographs contained basic evidence of conspiracy, Goldberg and AP management turned blue with anger and literally refused to discuss the subject or permit research in their files. - Various researchers, including Josiah Thompson, Raymond Marcus + Various researchers, including Josiah Thompson, Raymond Marcus and the author met this type of stiff opposition, but after many visits discovered ways around it. The staff at Wide World in charge of the photographic files was more cooperative, and at least one staff member was completely convinced there was a conspiracy in - the JFK assassination. + the JFK assassination. Nevertheless, the broadly announced editorial policy and stance of Associated Press between 1964 and 1972 fully supported the - Warren Commission and the lone assassin fable.

+ Warren Commission and the lone assassin fable.

"Newsweek"

"Newsweek"'s editorial policy and coverage of the assassination and its aftermath was largely the doing of one man, Hugh - Aynesworth. Aynesworth was the Dallas-Houston correspondent for + Aynesworth. Aynesworth was the Dallas-Houston correspondent for "Newsweek" following the assassination. He was in Dealey Plaza - when Kennedy was killed, and he turned in several stories during + when Kennedy was killed, and he turned in several stories during the days and weeks following November 22, 1963. His point of view was always closely allied with that of the Dallas police, the district attorney and the FBI. He wholeheartedly supported the - Warren Report. - However, in May of 1967, after Garrison's investigation hit the - news, Aynesworth wrote a violent attack on Garrison's - investigation, and it was published in "Newsweek." Aynesworth - accused Lynn Loisel, a Garrison staff member, of bribing Al - Beaubolf to testify about a meeting to plot the assassination. - Beaubolf later denied this accusation in a sworn affidavit and - proved Aynesworth and "Newsweek" to be fabricators of information.

+ Warren Report. + However, in May of 1967, after Garrison's investigation hit the + news, Aynesworth wrote a violent attack on Garrison's + investigation, and it was published in "Newsweek." Aynesworth + accused Lynn Loisel, a Garrison staff member, of bribing Al + Beaubolf to testify about a meeting to plot the assassination. + Beaubolf later denied this accusation in a sworn affidavit and + proved Aynesworth and "Newsweek" to be fabricators of information.

"Saturday Evening Post"

The position of the "Saturday Evening Post" solidified after the - Garrison probe became public. It was based in large part on the - reporting of one man, James Phelan. Phelan wrote a blistering + Garrison probe became public. It was based in large part on the + reporting of one man, James Phelan. Phelan wrote a blistering article for the "Post" published on May 6, 1967. He attacked - Garrison and Russo, and claimed that Russo's original statement to - Assistant D.A. Andrew Sciambra differed from his later testimony. + Garrison and Russo, and claimed that Russo's original statement to + Assistant D.A. Andrew Sciambra differed from his later testimony. In view of the earlier editorial position of the "Post" when Lyron - Land and his wife questioned the Warren Commission findings, the - Phelan article came as somewhat of a surprise. In fact, the "Post" + Land and his wife questioned the Warren Commission findings, the + Phelan article came as somewhat of a surprise. In fact, the "Post" had taken a strong conspiracy stand when in 1967 it published a - long article excerpted from Josiah Thompson's book, "Six Seconds in + long article excerpted from Josiah Thompson's book, "Six Seconds in Dallas," and featured it on the magazine's cover. - The Garrison investigation, however, turned the "Post" around. - Phelan became directly involved in the case, and in a sense was - more of an accessory than Walter Sheridan or Richard Townley. He - travelled to Louisiana from Texas, spent many hours with Perry - Russo and other witnesses, and generally obfuscated the Shaw trial + The Garrison investigation, however, turned the "Post" around. + Phelan became directly involved in the case, and in a sense was + more of an accessory than Walter Sheridan or Richard Townley. He + travelled to Louisiana from Texas, spent many hours with Perry + Russo and other witnesses, and generally obfuscated the Shaw trial picture. - Phelan joined the efforts to persuade Russo to desert Garrison - and to help destroy Garrison and his case. According to a sworn - Russo statement, Phelan visited his house four times within a few - weeks. Phelan told Russo he was working hand-in-hand with Townley - and Sheridan, that they were in constant contact, and that they - were going to destroy Garrison and the probe. Phelan warned Russo - that he should abandon his position and that Russo would be the - only one hurt as a result of the trial. Phelan claimed Garrison - would leave Russo alone, standing in the cold. - Phelan offered to hire a $200,000-a-year lawyer from New York - for Russo if he would cooperate against Garrison. He asked Russo - how he would feel about sending an innocent man (Clay Shaw) to the - penitentiary. Phelan left New Orleans and Baton Rouge and returned - to New York, only to telephone Russo several times and offer to pay - Russo's plane fare to New York to meet with him and discuss going - over to Clay Shaw's side. - Phelan was subpoenaed by Shaw's lawyers during a hearing in 1967 - because his article attacked Garrison. Sciambra welcomed the - opportunity to cross-examine Phelan on the stand. He described the + Phelan joined the efforts to persuade Russo to desert Garrison + and to help destroy Garrison and his case. According to a sworn + Russo statement, Phelan visited his house four times within a few + weeks. Phelan told Russo he was working hand-in-hand with Townley + and Sheridan, that they were in constant contact, and that they + were going to destroy Garrison and the probe. Phelan warned Russo + that he should abandon his position and that Russo would be the + only one hurt as a result of the trial. Phelan claimed Garrison + would leave Russo alone, standing in the cold. + Phelan offered to hire a $200,000-a-year lawyer from New York + for Russo if he would cooperate against Garrison. He asked Russo + how he would feel about sending an innocent man (Clay Shaw) to the + penitentiary. Phelan left New Orleans and Baton Rouge and returned + to New York, only to telephone Russo several times and offer to pay + Russo's plane fare to New York to meet with him and discuss going + over to Clay Shaw's side. + Phelan was subpoenaed by Shaw's lawyers during a hearing in 1967 + because his article attacked Garrison. Sciambra welcomed the + opportunity to cross-examine Phelan on the stand. He described the article as being incomplete, distorted and tantamount to lying. - Sciambra said, "I guarantee that he (Phelan) will be exposed for + Sciambra said, "I guarantee that he (Phelan) will be exposed for having twisted the facts in order to build up a scoop for himself and the `Saturday Evening Post.'" - Sciambra went on to say that Phelan had neglected the most - important fact of all in his article. It was that Phelan had been - told by Russo in Baton Rouge that Russo and Sciambra had discussed - the plot dialogue (to assassinate JFK) at their initial meeting.

+ Sciambra went on to say that Phelan had neglected the most + important fact of all in his article. It was that Phelan had been + told by Russo in Baton Rouge that Russo and Sciambra had discussed + the plot dialogue (to assassinate JFK) at their initial meeting.

Capital City Broadcasting

This organization owns several radio stations in the capitol cities of various states and in Washington, D.C. Their interests - in the JFK assassination increased in 1967 and 1968 when the - Garrison-Shaw case made headlines. A producer at Capital City, - Erik Lindquist, decided to do a series of programs designed to + in the JFK assassination increased in 1967 and 1968 when the + Garrison-Shaw case made headlines. A producer at Capital City, + Erik Lindquist, decided to do a series of programs designed to ferret out the truth. The author furnished various evidence for scripts to be used in the programs. After several months of work the project was cancelled, presumably by top management, and the @@ -3780,49 +3780,49 @@ Lines: 995

North American Newspaper Alliance

This newspaper chain, with papers affiliated in small - communities through the northern and eastern U.S., supported the - Warren Commission findings as did all the other major newspaper + communities through the northern and eastern U.S., supported the + Warren Commission findings as did all the other major newspaper services and chains. - The Alliance also became involved in the Martin Luther King case + The Alliance also became involved in the Martin Luther King case and it circulated the syndicated column by the black writer and - reporter, Louis Lomax, who had taken an interest in finding out - what really happened in the King assassination. - Lomax located a man named Stein who had taken a trip with James - Earl Ray from Los Angeles to New Orleans. The two retraced the - automobile trip of Ray and Stein, beginning in Los Angeles and + reporter, Louis Lomax, who had taken an interest in finding out + what really happened in the King assassination. + Lomax located a man named Stein who had taken a trip with James + Earl Ray from Los Angeles to New Orleans. The two retraced the + automobile trip of Ray and Stein, beginning in Los Angeles and heading through Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. They were trying to - find the telephone booth from which Ray had called a friend named - Raoul in New Orleans somewhere along the route. Raoul, according - to Ray, was the man who actually fired the shot that killed King. - Stein remembered that Ray told him he was going to meet Raoul in - New Orleans and that Ray phoned Raoul at someone's office. Stein + find the telephone booth from which Ray had called a friend named + Raoul in New Orleans somewhere along the route. Raoul, according + to Ray, was the man who actually fired the shot that killed King. + Stein remembered that Ray told him he was going to meet Raoul in + New Orleans and that Ray phoned Raoul at someone's office. Stein couldn't remember exactly where the phone booth was because he and - Ray had been driving non-stop day and night. - Lomax wrote a series of articles depicting Raoul as the killer - and Ray as the patsy. He sent them to the Alliance, a column each - day, from the places along the retraced trip he and Stein took. - Finally, Lomax's column announced they had found the phone booth at + Ray had been driving non-stop day and night. + Lomax wrote a series of articles depicting Raoul as the killer + and Ray as the patsy. He sent them to the Alliance, a column each + day, from the places along the retraced trip he and Stein took. + Finally, Lomax's column announced they had found the phone booth at a gas station in Texas and that he was going to obtain the phone - number Ray had called in New Orleans. He presumably was planning + number Ray had called in New Orleans. He presumably was planning to visit the local telephone company office the next morning and obtain the number. - That was the last Lomax column ever to appear in the North + That was the last Lomax column ever to appear in the North American Alliance papers. He seemed to disappear completely. The readers were left hanging, not knowing whether he obtained the phone number or whether he discovered who it belonged to. The - Committee to Investigate Assassinations located Lomax several + Committee to Investigate Assassinations located Lomax several months later and asked him what had happened. He said he had been told by the FBI to stop his investigation and not to publish or write any more stories about it. He said he found the phone number and where it was located in New Orleans. He - gave the number to the Committee to Investigate Assassinations. He + gave the number to the Committee to Investigate Assassinations. He said he was afraid he would be killed and decided to stop work on the case. Whether North American Newspaper Alliance management knew about - any of this remains unknown. What is known, however, is that Louis - Lomax died in a very mysterious manner in 1970. He was traveling + any of this remains unknown. What is known, however, is that Louis + Lomax died in a very mysterious manner in 1970. He was traveling at a very high speed and was found dead in a car crash, according - to the State police report. Lomax's wife says he was a very + to the State police report. Lomax's wife says he was a very careful driver and never drove at high speeds.

From dave@ratmandu.esd.sgi.com Thu Jun 11 08:37:11 1992 @@ -3842,7 +3842,7 @@ Subject: "The Taking of America, 1-2-3" (5/11) Status: RO

Subject: "The Taking of America, 1-2-3" (5/11) -Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted +Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted Keywords: part 5 of 11: second/last half of chapter 9 Lines: 908

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The two newspapers in Dallas, "The Times Herald" and "The Morning News," became accessories after the fact. They suppressed evidence of conspiracy and evidence concerning the Dallas police - role in framing Lee Harvey Oswald. It was not immediately + role in framing Lee Harvey Oswald. It was not immediately established that the management policy of both papers supported the official positions taken by the Dallas police and district - attorney, the FBI and the Warren Commission. During the first few - days immediately following the assassination, both newspapers + attorney, the FBI and the Warren Commission. During the first few + days immediately following the assassination, both newspapers printed anything that came along. The editions on November 22 through 25 make very interesting reading for the researcher because the stories were printed before anyone had any idea what to suppress. (For example, there are stories about other people being arrested, about other rifles being found near Dealey Plaza, and - about Oswald's rifle being a Mauser and a British 303 model.) + about Oswald's rifle being a Mauser and a British 303 model.) Editorial and management policy took over within a couple of weeks and the lone assassin story received all the attention from then on. The two papers have not since made any independent inquiries, have not been interested in any conspiratorial discussions, and have remained completely faithful to the official governmental position. - There were some inquiring reporters around (like Ronnie Dugger, - for example, or Lonnie Hudkins), but they were eventually silenced + There were some inquiring reporters around (like Ronnie Dugger, + for example, or Lonnie Hudkins), but they were eventually silenced by management or the FBI and Dallas police. Photographers at the two papers left town or were frightened out of talking about the case or their photographs. Some of these photographs showed evidence of conspiracy, including pictures of three conspirators under arrest in Dealey Plaza. Other photographs proved that members of the Dallas police planted evidence in the Depository - building to frame Oswald. + building to frame Oswald. Between the assassination and 1967, the management and owners of the "Herald" and "News" were not completely aware of the significance of some of the evidence in their files. Nor were they attempting to control their reporters and news staff. For example, - Hudkins found that Oswald had been a paid informer for the FBI. He + Hudkins found that Oswald had been a paid informer for the FBI. He even found what his pay number had been (S172). He took the - information to Waggoner Carr, Texas Attorney General, in January of - 1964. Carr brought it to the attention of the Warren Commission. - Hoover denied it, and the matter died in secret executive sessions - of the Warren Commission. + information to Waggoner Carr, Texas Attorney General, in January of + 1964. Carr brought it to the attention of the Warren Commission. + Hoover denied it, and the matter died in secret executive sessions + of the Warren Commission. Several photographs taken by "Dallas Morning News" photographer - Jack Beers proved that the police created the so-called "sniper's - nest" from which Oswald allegedly fired the shots. The pictures + Jack Beers proved that the police created the so-called "sniper's + nest" from which Oswald allegedly fired the shots. The pictures show the positions of cartons in the sixth floor window before the police moved them. Beers's photographs also indicate that the police made the large paper bag found inside the Depository building. - Beers was permitted to use his photographs commercially in a + Beers was permitted to use his photographs commercially in a book that he published jointly with R. B. Denson, called "Destiny in Dallas." If it were not for that event, researchers would probably never have seen Beers's photographs. Once the "Morning - News" editor, Mr. Krueger, discovered that the photographs + News" editor, Mr. Krueger, discovered that the photographs demonstrated both conspiracy and the complicity of some of the Dallas police force, he locked them up. The pictures remain suppressed to this date. The "Times Herald"'s record is not much better. Through 1967 - John Masiotta, the man in charge of the assassination photographs - taken by William Allen, made copies available on a very limited + John Masiotta, the man in charge of the assassination photographs + taken by William Allen, made copies available on a very limited basis. The basis in the author's case was that a total of twelve - pictures out of seventy-three taken by Allen could be purchased. - The author was allowed to examine 35mm contact prints (about 3/4 X + pictures out of seventy-three taken by Allen could be purchased. + The author was allowed to examine 35mm contact prints (about 3/4 X 1/2 inches) of the rest, and the selection decision was extremely - difficult. Three of Allen's photographs showed the "tramps" under + difficult. Three of Allen's photographs showed the "tramps" under arrest who were part of the conspiracy. In 1968 the "Times Herald" management realized the implications - of some of Allen's pictures in pointing out the real assassins, and + of some of Allen's pictures in pointing out the real assassins, and locked their files. To date they have not permitted anyone to see the photos again or to purchase copies. - One photograph taken by "Dallas Times Herald" photographer Bob - Jackson was so obviously in opposition to the official police - position that it was suppressed by late 1966. Jackson was riding + One photograph taken by "Dallas Times Herald" photographer Bob + Jackson was so obviously in opposition to the official police + position that it was suppressed by late 1966. Jackson was riding in one of the news photographer's cars in the motorcade with - "Dallas Morning News" photographer, Tom Dillard. As Jackson's car + "Dallas Morning News" photographer, Tom Dillard. As Jackson's car approached the Depository building and travelled north on Houston - Street, between Main Street and Elm Street, Jackson snapped a + Street, between Main Street and Elm Street, Jackson snapped a picture (see map in May 1970 "Computers & Automation" article). At - the time, the Kennedy car was already on Elm Street and was + the time, the Kennedy car was already on Elm Street and was probably close to the position where the first shot was fired. - Jackson's car was eight cars behind Kennedy's (about twenty car + Jackson's car was eight cars behind Kennedy's (about twenty car lengths). - Jackson can be seen taking this picture in the Robert Hughes + Jackson can be seen taking this picture in the Robert Hughes film and in some of the TV footage taken by other photographers. He also testified that he took the picture. When the author asked - Masiotta about the Jackson photo in early 1967, he became very - flustered and claimed to know nothing about it. Jackson himself + Masiotta about the Jackson photo in early 1967, he became very + flustered and claimed to know nothing about it. Jackson himself was finally located and, when asked about it, became very angry and denied taking a picture. That photograph has never been seen by anyone outside of the "Times Herald" staff. It's not difficult to speculate about what it probably showed, since the Hughes film, the - Weaver photo, the Dillard photo and the Tom Alyea TV sequence all - show the same thing. Jackson's photo, without doubt, showed - "Oswald's window" in the Depository building empty when Oswald - should have been in it--an embarrassing counterpoint to Jackson's + Weaver photo, the Dillard photo and the Tom Alyea TV sequence all + show the same thing. Jackson's photo, without doubt, showed + "Oswald's window" in the Depository building empty when Oswald + should have been in it--an embarrassing counterpoint to Jackson's testimony that he saw someone in that window with a rifle. If - Jackson's photo (or anyone else's for that matter) showed Oswald in + Jackson's photo (or anyone else's for that matter) showed Oswald in the sixth floor window, the whole world would have heard about it on November 22, 1963.

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The Fort Worth "Star Telegram" shines like a light in the Texas darkness. It made photographic evidence from five of their - photographers, Joe McAulay, Harry Cabluck, Jerrold Cabluck, George - Smith and William Davis available to everyone. Even though the - "Telegram"'s editorial stance was eventually pro-Warren Commission, + photographers, Joe McAulay, Harry Cabluck, Jerrold Cabluck, George + Smith and William Davis available to everyone. Even though the + "Telegram"'s editorial stance was eventually pro-Warren Commission, the photographers, editors and the woman who ran the photo files were all cooperative. - George Smith's photos showed the three members of the + George Smith's photos showed the three members of the assassination team under arrest. Jerrold Cabluck's aerial photos were instrumental in establishing Dealey Plaza landmarks and - topography. Joe McAulay's photos of a man arrested in Ft. Worth in + topography. Joe McAulay's photos of a man arrested in Ft. Worth in connection with the shooting might yet become valuable.

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The second shining light in Texas was TV station WFAA, an ABC affiliate. WFAA was very cooperative (albeit expensive) in providing copies of all their photographic evidence. TV sequences - by Tom Alyea, Malcolm Couch, A. J. L'Hoste and Ron Reiland were + by Tom Alyea, Malcolm Couch, A. J. L'Hoste and Ron Reiland were made easily viewable and the copies made available. Much of this evidence demonstrating conspiracy was also sold to TV networks and newsreel companies.

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WBAP -- Ft. Worth

The NBC affiliate in Ft. Worth, WBAP, was less cooperative. - Even though public statements were made that viewing of Dan Owens + Even though public statements were made that viewing of Dan Owens and Jim Darnell's footage was possible, many roadblocks were thrown into the path of researchers. As mentioned in the section on NBC, Darnell's footage of the knoll and parking lot is very important. @@ -3982,18 +3982,18 @@ Lines: 908

KTTV -- Dallas

Independent TV station KTTV in Dallas also suppressed, or lost, - valuable evidence of conspiracy. Don Cook's TV footage contained + valuable evidence of conspiracy. Don Cook's TV footage contained twelve important sequences. One is a sequence of a man being arrested in front of the Depository building at about 1:00 p.m. From other evidence it is possible to determine that the man may be - William Sharp, participant in the assassination. Cook can be seen - in a picture taken by Phil Willis pointing his 16mm TV film camera + William Sharp, participant in the assassination. Cook can be seen + in a picture taken by Phil Willis pointing his 16mm TV film camera directly at the man from about ten feet away. - Willis' photo does not show the man's face. For this reason, - Cook's close-up footage is very important. In 1967 the author - interviewed Cook in Dallas and found that his film had been turned + Willis' photo does not show the man's face. For this reason, + Cook's close-up footage is very important. In 1967 the author + interviewed Cook in Dallas and found that his film had been turned over to the editor at KTTV. A phone call to the station resulted - in a statement being made to the author that Cook's footage had + in a statement being made to the author that Cook's footage had been lost "on the cutting room floor" and was not available for viewing. No further efforts have even been made to open up KTTV's evidence in the assassination.

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New Orleans Newspapers

The only two publications in the United States that printed the - truth about the Clay Shaw trial were the New Orleans "Times + truth about the Clay Shaw trial were the New Orleans "Times Picayune" and the New Orleans "Times Herald." Between 1963 and 1967 both New Orleans newspapers used AP and UP - stories on most of their coverage of the Kennedy assassination. + stories on most of their coverage of the Kennedy assassination. Suddenly, the papers found themselves deeply involved in the middle - of the sensational Garrison investigation, and in 1969 they + of the sensational Garrison investigation, and in 1969 they reported on the Shaw trial. - The papers took no editorial position on Jim Garrison, the + The papers took no editorial position on Jim Garrison, the trial, the investigation, the assassination, or the guilt or innocence of Shaw until after the final verdict was delivered by - the jury. Then both papers savagely attacked Garrison on the + the jury. Then both papers savagely attacked Garrison on the editorial page. Off the record, the reporters and others at both - papers supported Garrison. This was reflected in a book published - by the two "Herald" reporters, Rosemary James and Jack Wardlaw, + papers supported Garrison. This was reflected in a book published + by the two "Herald" reporters, Rosemary James and Jack Wardlaw, called "Plot or Politics." The management and editors of the newspapers evidently paid more attention to forces from Washington and New York than they did to @@ -4027,27 +4027,27 @@ Lines: 908

concerning events in New Orleans by "Time" magazine, "Newsweek," "U.S. News," "The New York Times," NBC, CBS, ABC, UP, AP, etc., the average New Orleans citizen was well aware that the Justice - Department, under both Ramsey Clark and John Mitchell, was + Department, under both Ramsey Clark and John Mitchell, was responsible for continually delaying the trail. (You and I were - fed the impression that Garrison delayed the trial.) - Mr. New Orleans citizen, let's call him Joe, knew that Shaw's + fed the impression that Garrison delayed the trial.) + Mr. New Orleans citizen, let's call him Joe, knew that Shaw's lawyers were paid by the CIA. You and I were told that Shaw paid his lawyers a lot of money and suffered financially because of it. - Joe knew that the FBI was looking for Shaw under his alias, Clay - Bertrand, before lawyer Dean Andrews ever mentioned the name - associated with Lee Harvey Oswald just before he was killed by Jack - Ruby. You and I were told that Andrews fabricated the name Clay + Joe knew that the FBI was looking for Shaw under his alias, Clay + Bertrand, before lawyer Dean Andrews ever mentioned the name + associated with Lee Harvey Oswald just before he was killed by Jack + Ruby. You and I were told that Andrews fabricated the name Clay Bertrand out of whole cloth, and no mention was made to us of the FBI's search. - Joe knew that twelve people saw Clay Shaw together with Oswald - and David Ferrie on many occasions, exchanging money on two + Joe knew that twelve people saw Clay Shaw together with Oswald + and David Ferrie on many occasions, exchanging money on two occasions. You and I were led to believe by "Time" and "The New York Times" that only three people saw them together and that the three were not credible witnesses. - Joe knows how Garrison was hounded and framed by the Justice + Joe knows how Garrison was hounded and framed by the Justice Department in a fake pinball rap. More importantly, he knows the - government did not want Regis Kennedy, FBI agent, and Pierre Finck, - Army doctor at the JFK autopsy, to testify at the trial. + government did not want Regis Kennedy, FBI agent, and Pierre Finck, + Army doctor at the JFK autopsy, to testify at the trial. Finck's testimony, however, was printed in the "Times Picayune" but not in "Time" magazine. He said that an Army general gave orders during the autopsy at Bethesda Naval Hospital. The @@ -4062,75 +4062,75 @@ Lines: 908

WDSU-TV -- New Orleans

As mentioned in the section on NBC, WDSU became directly - involved in the JFK assassination aftermath because of Rick Townley - and Walter Sheridan. Both were under indictment by Garrison for + involved in the JFK assassination aftermath because of Rick Townley + and Walter Sheridan. Both were under indictment by Garrison for bribing witnesses and tampering with evidence. Townley, on the - staff of WDSU, was close to the action with Garrison, Shaw, - Andrews, Ferrie, Perry Russo, Layton Martens, Gordon Novel, Sergio - Arcacha Smith, David Lewis, David Llewelyn, Guy Banister, and many + staff of WDSU, was close to the action with Garrison, Shaw, + Andrews, Ferrie, Perry Russo, Layton Martens, Gordon Novel, Sergio + Arcacha Smith, David Lewis, David Llewelyn, Guy Banister, and many other participants in the drama. According to accounts in the New Orleans papers and repeated in - Paris Flammonde's book "The Kennedy Conspiracy," Townley tried to - get Perry Russo, Garrison's prime witness at the Shaw trial, to + Paris Flammonde's book "The Kennedy Conspiracy," Townley tried to + get Perry Russo, Garrison's prime witness at the Shaw trial, to change his testimony at the upcoming trial to make it seem that - Garrison had hypnotized him and then asked leading questions to get - Russo to testify against Shaw. - Townley went to Russo's house twice, threatened to discredit him + Garrison had hypnotized him and then asked leading questions to get + Russo to testify against Shaw. + Townley went to Russo's house twice, threatened to discredit him and perhaps have him fired from his job, and offered him a chance - to work closely with NBC in their efforts to "destroy Garrison and - his case". Townley told Russo he could get Shaw's lawyer, F. + to work closely with NBC in their efforts to "destroy Garrison and + his case". Townley told Russo he could get Shaw's lawyer, F. Irving Dymond, to go easy on him if he would alter his testimony. - He assured Russo that his employer, Equitable Life, had promised + He assured Russo that his employer, Equitable Life, had promised the president of NBC that no retaliation would be taken against - Russo if he cooperated with WDSU and NBC. - Walter Sheridan told Russo that NBC and WDSU could set him up in - California (where Russo always wanted to live) if he helped break - the Garrison probe's back. NBC would pay his expenses there, - protect his job, obtain a lawyer for Russo and guarantee that - Garrison would never extradite him to Louisiana. Sheridan told - Russo that NBC had flown Gordon Novel out of Louisiana to McLean, + Russo if he cooperated with WDSU and NBC. + Walter Sheridan told Russo that NBC and WDSU could set him up in + California (where Russo always wanted to live) if he helped break + the Garrison probe's back. NBC would pay his expenses there, + protect his job, obtain a lawyer for Russo and guarantee that + Garrison would never extradite him to Louisiana. Sheridan told + Russo that NBC had flown Gordon Novel out of Louisiana to McLean, Virginia (home of the CIA) and had given Novel (an important - witness for Garrison's case) a lie detector test. Sheridan said - NBC would make sure Novel would never be extradited to Louisiana to + witness for Garrison's case) a lie detector test. Sheridan said + NBC would make sure Novel would never be extradited to Louisiana to testify. (Novel never was extradited.) - Townley also tried to influence Marlene Mancuso, former wife of - Gordon Novel, and an important Shaw trial witness. He told her - that she should cooperate with WDSU and NBC because Garrison was + Townley also tried to influence Marlene Mancuso, former wife of + Gordon Novel, and an important Shaw trial witness. He told her + that she should cooperate with WDSU and NBC because Garrison was going to be destroyed and that NBC was not merely willing to - discredit the probe: he said Garrison would go to jail. - On July 10, 1967, Richard Townley was arrested and charged with + discredit the probe: he said Garrison would go to jail. + On July 10, 1967, Richard Townley was arrested and charged with attempted bribery and two counts of intimidating two witnesses. He was also accused of serving as an intermediary to influence cross- examining trial attorneys that the character and reputation of - Perry Russo not be damaged. - Sheridan was arrested on July 7 on the counts of intimidating + Perry Russo not be damaged. + Sheridan was arrested on July 7 on the counts of intimidating witnesses and attempted bribery. Both posted bond. Townley's statements, however, did come true. The Federal Government, aided - and abetted by WDSU and NBC, did crucify Garrison. + and abetted by WDSU and NBC, did crucify Garrison. The author's belief is that this kind of behavior in the face of all the evidence gathered by the staffs of their own organizations, on the part of 15 to 24 major news media management groups is highly suspect. It might be that each major news organization shut - up about the Kennedy assassination because each was afraid of + up about the Kennedy assassination because each was afraid of losing face or influence, FCC licenses, business or advertisers, or Government favors of one kind or another. This theory is perhaps best exemplified by a story told by - Dorothy Kilgallen, before she died, to a close friend. Kilgallen - was writing several articles about the JFK assassination for the + Dorothy Kilgallen, before she died, to a close friend. Kilgallen + was writing several articles about the JFK assassination for the newspapers who published her column. She strongly believed there - had been a conspiracy that included Jack Ruby. She interviewed - Ruby alone in his jail cell in Dallas (the only person outside of + had been a conspiracy that included Jack Ruby. She interviewed + Ruby alone in his jail cell in Dallas (the only person outside of the police who had this opportunity). She told her friend shortly afterward that she was planning to "blow the case wide open" in her column. She said the owner of the New York newspaper where her column appeared refused to let her print stories in opposition to - the Warren Commission. When the friend asked her why, Dorothy + the Warren Commission. When the friend asked her why, Dorothy said, "He's afraid he won't be invited to White House parties any more". Of the three possible motives for suppression in the news media, the influence from the top and from high government places seems the most probable. When will we, as Americans, learn the truth - about influence in the case of the Kennedy assassination?

+ about influence in the case of the Kennedy assassination?

Conclusions

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deal more than money, power, or threats. In fact, the only kind of appeal which seems likely to have had a chance of shutting everyone up is a "highly patriotic, national security," kind of appeal. It - was probably just such an argument that worked with the Warren - Commission. Judging by the fact that Lyndon B. Johnson told Walter - Cronkite there was a conspiracy and then successfully persuaded CBS + was probably just such an argument that worked with the Warren + Commission. Judging by the fact that Lyndon B. Johnson told Walter + Cronkite there was a conspiracy and then successfully persuaded CBS to edit this out of his remarks "on grounds of national security," this kind of an appeal obviously does work. The second possibility, rather remote from a probability @@ -4157,7 +4157,7 @@ Lines: 908

disbelief in 1968-1969. It's possible the top managers of these 24 organizations reached this exasperation point independent of one another. Within a two to three-year period, culminating in the - Shaw trial and discrediting of Jim Garrison, every one of these + Shaw trial and discrediting of Jim Garrison, every one of these managers might finally have said, "Stop, cease, desist, lock the files, you're fired, shut up, I don't want to hear another word about it."

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How, one may ask, could all of this have happened in the world's greatest democracy? What has become of the principles of the - Founding Fathers, Horace Greeley, Will Rogers and others, in which + Founding Fathers, Horace Greeley, Will Rogers and others, in which the "free" press is supposedly our best protection from the misuse of governmental power. Didn't things change with Watergate? What about the "New York Times" and the "Pentagon Papers," the - "Washington Post," Bernstein and Woodward, Watergate, NBC's white - paper on Vietnam, Sy Hersh and the CIA stories in the "New York + "Washington Post," Bernstein and Woodward, Watergate, NBC's white + paper on Vietnam, Sy Hersh and the CIA stories in the "New York Times"? The actions taking place in November-December, 1975 and on into 1976, proved the media were still influenced and controlled by the same forces that controlled the media in 1968 and 1969. Some of - the names of the players were different: Ford for Nixon, Colby for - Helms, Kelley for J. Edgar Hoover. But the forces were the same. + the names of the players were different: Ford for Nixon, Colby for + Helms, Kelley for J. Edgar Hoover. But the forces were the same. The chairmen of the boards and presidents of NBC, CBS, ABC, Time, Inc., "Newsweek"-"Washington Post," "Los Angeles Times," "Chicago Tribune," UPI, AP, and the rest, were still very much controlled and influenced by the White House and the Secret Team. Some of the - influence was by infiltration, as Fletcher Prouty so aptly + influence was by infiltration, as Fletcher Prouty so aptly demonstrated.[10] The Secret Team members were to be found everywhere at or near the top. Other influence came from the Ford administration through direct or indirect pressure. The FCC, the IRS, the Department of - Commerce, the military and other government agencies had some + Commerce, the military and other government agencies had some control over the media or the personal lives of the top managers. - (It must be remembered that Gerald Ford was and is one of the - cover-up conspirators in the JFK case.)

+ (It must be remembered that Gerald Ford was and is one of the + cover-up conspirators in the JFK case.)

What is the Evidence?

What is the evidence for this? One measures the influence by results. In an era when all who have really examined the basic - evidence know there were conspiracies in the JFK and RFK + evidence know there were conspiracies in the JFK and RFK assassinations, we still find the 15 organizations concluding there were lone, demented gunmen in the two cases. For example, CBS broadcast a two-part special on November 25 and - 26, 1975, once again reinforcing their stand that Oswald acted - alone. Except for the substitution of Dan Rather as chief narrator - in place of Walter Cronkite, the cast was the same as in the 1967 - four-part series. Leslie Midgely was the producer, Bernie - Birnbaum, the associate producer, and Jane Bartels, Birnbaum's - girl-Friday. Eric Sevareid and Eddie Barker were missing. So was - Bob Richter, another 1967 associate producer who had discovered the + 26, 1975, once again reinforcing their stand that Oswald acted + alone. Except for the substitution of Dan Rather as chief narrator + in place of Walter Cronkite, the cast was the same as in the 1967 + four-part series. Leslie Midgely was the producer, Bernie + Birnbaum, the associate producer, and Jane Bartels, Birnbaum's + girl-Friday. Eric Sevareid and Eddie Barker were missing. So was + Bob Richter, another 1967 associate producer who had discovered the truth about the conspiracy and the way CBS handled it. (He now manages his own film-making company, Richter-McBride, in New York.) Richter's opinion about the 1967 CBS four-part special, as - expressed in an interview with Jerry Policoff published in "New + expressed in an interview with Jerry Policoff published in "New Times" magazine in October 1975,[11] barred him from becoming a consultant to Midgely on the November 25 and 26 programs.

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words "conspiracy" and "theory" together; never once did the major media mention any of the hard evidence pointing to conspiracy in any of the four major cases. The "Time" policy and article, - according to Jerry Policoff, was commanded from the very top, above - Hedley Donovan's level.[14] - The fine hand of David Belin can be traced in the "Time" + according to Jerry Policoff, was commanded from the very top, above + Hedley Donovan's level.[14] + The fine hand of David Belin can be traced in the "Time" article. All of the 1964 arguments against conspiracy were aired once again, as though they were brand new.

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A Life and Death Struggle

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David Belin: Belin shows up in several places. He constructed +

David Belin: Belin shows up in several places. He constructed a new CIA-White House base on behalf of his superiors by personally - writing most of Chapter 19 of the Rockefeller Report on the CIA and + writing most of Chapter 19 of the Rockefeller Report on the CIA and the FBI. That material was used by Belin and others to try and - shore up the Warren Commission defenses. + shore up the Warren Commission defenses. The reader may ask, "Why did Belin appear on `Face the Nation' on November 23, 1975 and get himself on the front page of the `New - York Times' on the same day by proposing the reopening of the JFK + York Times' on the same day by proposing the reopening of the JFK case?"[15] The answer lies in Belin's own explanation. He wants America to see that a new investigation will confirm the findings - of the Warren Commission, thereby strengthening the country's faith + of the Warren Commission, thereby strengthening the country's faith in its government. Just how did Belin manage to get on "Face the Nation" and on the first page of the "New York Times?" To answer that you must analyze the life and death struggle that is going on between the forces of evil who want to continue the cover-ups, and - the forces of good who want to expose the truth. Senators Richard - Schweiker and Gary Hart and the Church Committee's subcommittee - looking into the JFK assassination were not the push-overs that - Mark Lane, Harold Weisberg and others once were. There were also - Henry B. Gonzalez and Thomas Downing and their new resolutions in - the House, not to mention Don Edwards' subcommittee and Bella - Abzug's subcommittee. + the forces of good who want to expose the truth. Senators Richard + Schweiker and Gary Hart and the Church Committee's subcommittee + looking into the JFK assassination were not the push-overs that + Mark Lane, Harold Weisberg and others once were. There were also + Henry B. Gonzalez and Thomas Downing and their new resolutions in + the House, not to mention Don Edwards' subcommittee and Bella + Abzug's subcommittee. The evil forces needed to muster the strongest counterattack possible at this stage. For them it was a matter of life and - death. So they rounded up David Belin, Joseph Ball, Wesley - Liebeler, John J. McCloy, Dr. John Lattimer, the old Ramsey Clark + death. So they rounded up David Belin, Joseph Ball, Wesley + Liebeler, John J. McCloy, Dr. John Lattimer, the old Ramsey Clark panel of doctors who secretly went into the Archives in 1968, and some of the coterie of writers who were in their camp in the 1960's.

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"I've Seen No New Evidence"

Any doubts about Belin's recruitment by Ford and the White House - disappeared with Gerald Ford's press conference on Wednesday, + disappeared with Gerald Ford's press conference on Wednesday, November 26, 1975. A reporter asked Ford whether he would support - reopening the JFK investigation.[16] He said, "I, of course, - served on the Warren Commission. And I know a good deal about the - hearings and the committee report, obviously. There are some new + reopening the JFK investigation.[16] He said, "I, of course, + served on the Warren Commission. And I know a good deal about the + hearings and the committee report, obviously. There are some new developments--not evidence--but new developments that, according to - one of our best staff members (David Belin), who's kept up to date + one of our best staff members (David Belin), who's kept up to date on it more than I, that he thinks just to lay those charges (of conspiracy) aside that a new investigation ought to be undertaken. He, at the same time, said that no new evidence has come up. If @@ -4285,29 +4285,29 @@ Lines: 908

reopening the whole matter that took us 10 months to conclude, I think some responsible group or organization ought to do so. But not to reopen all of the other aspects because I think they were - thoroughly covered by the Warren Commission." + thoroughly covered by the Warren Commission." Thus Ford, in one of his own inimitable paragraphs, tried to - give the impression that he was following the lead of David Belin- + give the impression that he was following the lead of David Belin- -rather than the other way around--in the continued cover-up - efforts. Earl Warren was always saying, "I've seen no new + efforts. Earl Warren was always saying, "I've seen no new evidence." Ford, Belin and the rest were forced to echo this refrain, as though all of the things that have been learned since - 1964 about the real assassins of John Kennedy and their planners + 1964 about the real assassins of John Kennedy and their planners and backers, were false rumors or stories and theories created out of whole cloth by the researchers and later by Congress.[17]

Pure Coincidence?

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One CIA-White House lackey is James Phelan, formerly a freelance - writer for the old "Saturday Evening Post." Phelan was brought out - of mothballs to do a pro-Warren Commission piece in the "New York +

One CIA-White House lackey is James Phelan, formerly a freelance + writer for the old "Saturday Evening Post." Phelan was brought out + of mothballs to do a pro-Warren Commission piece in the "New York Times" Sunday magazine section.[18] By pure coincidence, it happened to appear on the same day that Belin's arranged interview was found on page one. The "Times" is one of the worst, if not the worst, news media organization on the evil side of the battle. An article in the July 1971 issue of "Computers and Automation"[19] shows that the CIA control of the "Times" had for - years been directed through Harding Bancroft, the Secret Team + years been directed through Harding Bancroft, the Secret Team member there. He controlled all stories and editorial positions on domestic assassinations. He undoubtedly arranged for both stories to appear on the same day.[20]

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doubt timed to coincide with the first two parts of the new CBS whitewash series. (The new name for CBS is "Cover-Up Broadcasting System".) The men at the top made the decisions in 1967 and 1975 - to support the Warren Commission, and Leslie Midgeley carried them + to support the Warren Commission, and Leslie Midgeley carried them out. In 1967 the entire program format was changed by top - management from pro-conspiracy to pro-Warren Commission in the last + management from pro-conspiracy to pro-Warren Commission in the last ten days before the first show went on the air.[21] By 1975 there wasn't any doubt about the conclusions. Midgeley and Co. started - out with the lone assassin thesis and, as the Warren Commission + out with the lone assassin thesis and, as the Warren Commission did, merely sought witnesses, experts and explanations that would back it up, while they totally ignored everything else. The CIA's man at CBS who controlled this policy is not known. Personal experiences and contacts within the organization by the author have led to the conclusion that it is someone below the - level of William C. Paley and above the level of Midgeley. That - leaves Richard Salant and one or two other possibilities. Salant + level of William C. Paley and above the level of Midgeley. That + leaves Richard Salant and one or two other possibilities. Salant is known to have had intelligence connections through the decades since World War II.

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CBS and the "New York Times" are sometimes simultaneously orchestrated by the evil forces. One example was the CBS show preview by the "Times" on November 24 (the show was scheduled to - appear on November 25 and 26).[22] The article, written by John J. - O'Connor, was a reverse-psychology strategy by the top managements - of both organizations and was used to reinforce their pro-Warren - Commission policies. To quote O'Connor, "In bringing some facts to + appear on November 25 and 26).[22] The article, written by John J. + O'Connor, was a reverse-psychology strategy by the top managements + of both organizations and was used to reinforce their pro-Warren + Commission policies. To quote O'Connor, "In bringing some facts to bear on the feverish speculation, CBS News is less sensational but - more telling." This was in reference to David Susskind and Geraldo - Rivera on Channel 5 in New York, and ABC, who the "Times" believed + more telling." This was in reference to David Susskind and Geraldo + Rivera on Channel 5 in New York, and ABC, who the "Times" believed provided no facts in disputing the lone assassin conclusion. - How did O'Connor and the "New York Times" take a look at the CBS + How did O'Connor and the "New York Times" take a look at the CBS shows *two days in advance* while other publications and reviewers had to wait and watch it with the rest of us? There goes the orchestration again.

"Newsweek" Editorial Position: - Schweiker, Hart and Gonzalez Misled by Kooks

+ Schweiker, Hart and Gonzalez Misled by Kooks

The "Washington Post"-"Newsweek" situation is a little more - mystifying. It is difficult to believe that Katherine Graham, + mystifying. It is difficult to believe that Katherine Graham, owner of both publications, is a Secret Team member. The - "Newsweek" story on the JFK assassination, published in the issue - of April 28, 1975[23] was not as blatantly pro-Warren Commission as + "Newsweek" story on the JFK assassination, published in the issue + of April 28, 1975[23] was not as blatantly pro-Warren Commission as the "Time" article. Yet it left the impression with the readers of "Newsweek" that editorial position regarded the researchers as - kooks who misled or talked Senator Schweiker and Representatives - Gonzalez and Downing into the wrong attitudes. "Oswald did fire + kooks who misled or talked Senator Schweiker and Representatives + Gonzalez and Downing into the wrong attitudes. "Oswald did fire the shots" is the "Newsweek" message. Individuals at "Newsweek" like Evert Clark did not really believe this. So where did the - pressure come from? Mrs. Graham herself, or Benjamin Bradlee at + pressure come from? Mrs. Graham herself, or Benjamin Bradlee at the "Post," or someone else near the top of "Newsweek?" With - reporters like Bernstein and Woodward, and Haynes Johnson who later + reporters like Bernstein and Woodward, and Haynes Johnson who later moved into management, it is strange that the "Post" supported the - Warren Commission. Yet that has been the "Post"'s editorial stance + Warren Commission. Yet that has been the "Post"'s editorial stance since 1964. It remains adamant in its continuing contention that lone madmen assassinated our three leaders and attempted to - assassinate Wallace.

+ assassinate Wallace.

Eliminate Areas of Doubt

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Researcher Jim Blickenstaff, disturbed by a "Newsweek" article - in April of 1975, wrote to the editors. Madeline Edmundson replied +

Researcher Jim Blickenstaff, disturbed by a "Newsweek" article + in April of 1975, wrote to the editors. Madeline Edmundson replied for them. "It was certainly not our aim to discredit those who - doubt the conclusions of the Warren Commission or to express - opposition to a reopening of the investigation of John F. Kennedy's + doubt the conclusions of the Warren Commission or to express + opposition to a reopening of the investigation of John F. Kennedy's assassination." Yet, "Newsweek" did exactly that and, in effect, took the same editorial position it had taken in May, 1967, when CIA lackey Hugh - Aynesworth was doing their dirty work. (Aynesworth later did the - CIA's dirty work and supported the Warren Commission for the + Aynesworth was doing their dirty work. (Aynesworth later did the + CIA's dirty work and supported the Warren Commission for the "Dallas Times Herald.") The new position in favor of reopening the investigation was the one taken by Belin. It was expressed best by - Harrison Salisbury, the man at the "New York Times" who knew + Harrison Salisbury, the man at the "New York Times" who knew better. Salisbury was quoted in "Newsweek" saying, "A new investigation is needed to answer questions of major importance. We will go over all the areas of doubt and hope to eliminate them."

-

UPI: Accessory After the Fact in the JFK Conspiracy Cover-Up

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UPI: Accessory After the Fact in the JFK Conspiracy Cover-Up

AP and UPI have not repeated their 1967-1968 performances recently in which they sent out the longest stories ever broadcast over their news service wires. They were so long that they were - divided into installments. The stories backed up the Warren - Commission and attacked the researchers, especially Jim Garrison. - UPI, of course, became an accessory after the fact in the JFK - conspiracy cover-up by suppressing the original 8mm color films by - Marie Muchmore and Orville Nix. It went even further by employing + divided into installments. The stories backed up the Warren + Commission and attacked the researchers, especially Jim Garrison. + UPI, of course, became an accessory after the fact in the JFK + conspiracy cover-up by suppressing the original 8mm color films by + Marie Muchmore and Orville Nix. It went even further by employing Itek Corporation to prove there was no one on the grassy knoll. - In July of 1975 a UPI alumnus, Maurice Schonfeld, published an + In July of 1975 a UPI alumnus, Maurice Schonfeld, published an article in "Columbia Journalism Review"[24] that subtly contended one of the riflemen on the knoll as seen in the original Nix film was either an illusion or a man without a rifle.

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November of 1975, giving its "expert" opinion that all shots fired in Dealey Plaza came from the sixth floor window of the TSBD Building. - Maurice Schonfeld, perhaps unwittingly, did a favor for + Maurice Schonfeld, perhaps unwittingly, did a favor for researchers in his "Columbia Journalism Review" article that - revealed that two officials of Itek, Howard Sprague and Franklin T. - Lindsay, were CIA Secret Team members. So when Ford, Belin and - Salant or whoever at CBS needed help, all they had to do was call - upon good old Itek and Howard Sprague. (Frank Lindsay has since + revealed that two officials of Itek, Howard Sprague and Franklin T. + Lindsay, were CIA Secret Team members. So when Ford, Belin and + Salant or whoever at CBS needed help, all they had to do was call + upon good old Itek and Howard Sprague. (Frank Lindsay has since departed.)

AP: Faithful to the White House and CIA

Associated Press has been editorially silent since 1969. They have faithfully broadcast all of the White House-CIA cover or - planted stories without comment.

+ planted stories without comment.

Keeping the Lid On

"Los Angeles Times:" "The Los Angeles Times," controlled by - Norman Chandler who was strongly influenced by the Ford - administration, the CIA and Evelle Younger (the Attorney General of - California), produced a complete cover-up effort in the Robert - Kennedy assassination conspiracy. Younger, of course, was D.A. in - Los Angeles County when RFK was killed. He and Ed Davis, L.A. - Police Chief, teamed up with Joseph Busch, assistant D.A., to cover + Norman Chandler who was strongly influenced by the Ford + administration, the CIA and Evelle Younger (the Attorney General of + California), produced a complete cover-up effort in the Robert + Kennedy assassination conspiracy. Younger, of course, was D.A. in + Los Angeles County when RFK was killed. He and Ed Davis, L.A. + Police Chief, teamed up with Joseph Busch, assistant D.A., to cover up the conspiracy evidence. The "Times" for a short, unguarded - period allowed reporter Dave Smith to publish the truth about the - assassination. This stopped in 1974, after Al Lowenstein stirred - Vincent Bugliosi, Baxter Ward, Thomas Bradley, and finally Governor - Pat Brown, Jr. to take a new interest in the case. - Younger influenced Chandler to shut off the flow of information - through the "Los Angeles Times." Chandler, who contributed to the - Nixon campaign, undoubtedly was strong-armed by both Nixon and Ford + period allowed reporter Dave Smith to publish the truth about the + assassination. This stopped in 1974, after Al Lowenstein stirred + Vincent Bugliosi, Baxter Ward, Thomas Bradley, and finally Governor + Pat Brown, Jr. to take a new interest in the case. + Younger influenced Chandler to shut off the flow of information + through the "Los Angeles Times." Chandler, who contributed to the + Nixon campaign, undoubtedly was strong-armed by both Nixon and Ford (or the CIA) to support the position of the Los Angeles police and - the D.A.'s office. Ronald Reagan and his immediate deputy at the - time also helped sway Chandler and others in California to keep the + the D.A.'s office. Ronald Reagan and his immediate deputy at the + time also helped sway Chandler and others in California to keep the lid on.

Zapruder Film Broadcast on Two Occasions

The American Broadcasting Corporation was the first of the television networks to seemingly break away from CIA-White House - control. In the spring of 1975, after Robert Groden, Dick Gregory, - Ralph Schoenman and Jerry Policoff decided to release and publicize + control. In the spring of 1975, after Robert Groden, Dick Gregory, + Ralph Schoenman and Jerry Policoff decided to release and publicize a clear, enlarged, stop-action color copy of the Zapruder film, the - ABC show hosted by Geraldo Rivera, "Good Night, America," showed - the film on two occasions. Rivera might have made this move + ABC show hosted by Geraldo Rivera, "Good Night, America," showed + the film on two occasions. Rivera might have made this move against the wishes of top ABC management. Rumor had it during the - summer months that he was in hot water with high level people. All + summer months that he was in hot water with high level people. All doubts about ABC's position disappeared when they broadcast an assassination special during the week of November 17, 1975 that supported the lone assassin theory.

"Conspiracy Fever"

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"Commentary:" One surprising newcomer to the cover-up - conspiracy group is "Commentary." The liberal, open-minded, non- - government magazine "Commentary" broke their pattern in the October - 1975 issue[25] when it published an article by Dr. Jacob Cohen from +

"Commentary:" One surprising newcomer to the cover-up + conspiracy group is "Commentary." The liberal, open-minded, non- + government magazine "Commentary" broke their pattern in the October + 1975 issue[25] when it published an article by Dr. Jacob Cohen from Brandeis University which attacked the researchers as paranoid - conspiratorialists. Cohen has been writing these defenses for the - Warren Commission for over ten years. This article was republished + conspiratorialists. Cohen has been writing these defenses for the + Warren Commission for over ten years. This article was republished in several other places in November, 1975, as part of the orchestrated campaign by the CIA-White House.

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"U.S. News and World Report:" "U.S. News" may be one of the few media publications to change positions. On September 15, 1975 they - ran a story entitled, "Behind the Move to Reopen the JFK Case". It - was a straight news story about Senator Schweiker's efforts and + ran a story entitled, "Behind the Move to Reopen the JFK Case". It + was a straight news story about Senator Schweiker's efforts and list of uncovered evidence raising new questions. The article - closed with: "Numerous Americans who long have doubted the Warren - Commission conclusions will be watching what the Senate does with - his (Schweiker's) idea." That is as close as any of the fifteen - organizations came to saying they believe the Warren Commission was + closed with: "Numerous Americans who long have doubted the Warren + Commission conclusions will be watching what the Senate does with + his (Schweiker's) idea." That is as close as any of the fifteen + organizations came to saying they believe the Warren Commission was wrong.

A Breath of Fresh Air

"Saturday Evening Post:" Like a breath of fresh air from the heartland of America in Indianapolis, Indiana, the revived - "Saturday Evening Post" (Bobbs Merrill subsidiary) took an + "Saturday Evening Post" (Bobbs Merrill subsidiary) took an editorial stance. The "Post" not only published several strong articles on the assassinations but also called for reopening all of - the cases, supported the Gonzalez-Downing resolutions, and offered + the cases, supported the Gonzalez-Downing resolutions, and offered a sizable reward for information leading to conviction of the - murderers of John F. Kennedy.[26] Thus the "Post" joined the ranks + murderers of John F. Kennedy.[26] Thus the "Post" joined the ranks of the "National Enquirer," "National Tattler," "National Insider," "Argosy," "Penthouse," "Gallery," "Genesis" and other publications of this type, plus nearly all the "underground newspapers" in @@ -4513,45 +4513,45 @@ Lines: 908

For News Organizations Abroad

"Variety:" On November 12, 1975, "Variety" published an article - on the House and Senate Intelligence Committees' suspicions about + on the House and Senate Intelligence Committees' suspicions about relationships between the CIA and broadcasting organizations.[27] - "Variety" said the committees were probing the CIA's influence on + "Variety" said the committees were probing the CIA's influence on the media organizations, particularly management connections, and - commented, "A central issue in the investigations is reports of + commented, "A central issue in the investigations is reports of financial dealings with the CIA and media firms with extensive overseas staffs." - William Colby admitted that CIA operatives were currently + William Colby admitted that CIA operatives were currently serving as journalists for news organizations abroad, and that "detailmen" were assigned abroad to news organizations, often - without the knowledge of management. Ronald Dellums, California - representative asked Colby in an open session of a House hearing if - the CIA had ever asked a network to kill a news story. Colby would - not answer specifics in open session, so the panel went immediately + without the knowledge of management. Ronald Dellums, California + representative asked Colby in an open session of a House hearing if + the CIA had ever asked a network to kill a news story. Colby would + not answer specifics in open session, so the panel went immediately behind closed doors to grill him for several hours.

Conclusions

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It is to be hoped that all committees in the House and Senate +

It is to be hoped that all committees in the House and Senate will investigate the Secret Team members in the 15 media organizations and their influence and control over editorial policies on domestic assassination conspiracies. It is also to be - hoped that the committees will investigate the role of then- - president Gerald Ford and his working relationship to various CIA - people in the original cover-up of the John F. Kennedy - assassination conspiracy. Certainly, David Belin's relationship to + hoped that the committees will investigate the role of then- + president Gerald Ford and his working relationship to various CIA + people in the original cover-up of the John F. Kennedy + assassination conspiracy. Certainly, David Belin's relationship to the CIA and to Ford in the media cover-up campaign needs be investigated. - Fletcher Prouty claimed in his November, 1975 article in + Fletcher Prouty claimed in his November, 1975 article in "Gallery Magazine," "The Fourth Force,"[28] that Belin is a CIA - operative. Prouty says, "The Rockefeller Commission did not look + operative. Prouty says, "The Rockefeller Commission did not look into this (the Fourth Force-CIA) because it had been penetrated on - behalf of the CIA by David Belin, its chief counsel and former - counsel of the Warren Commission. In fact, Belin still reports to + behalf of the CIA by David Belin, its chief counsel and former + counsel of the Warren Commission. In fact, Belin still reports to the CIA." If this is indeed true, it explains every move Belin has made since 1964 and it also explains the mysterious way he appeared and reappeared on the front pages and editorial pages of various major newspapers, on choice television shows, and on the - Rockefeller Commission. + Rockefeller Commission. If the Congress leaves the media-government-CIA link untouched- -more serious than any of the other problems raised by the assassination conspiracies and their cover-ups--the United States @@ -4560,19 +4560,19 @@ Lines: 908

Postscript

On April 27, 1976 "The New York Times" published a story on the - Senate Intelligence Committee revelation that the CIA would be + Senate Intelligence Committee revelation that the CIA would be keeping twenty-five journalist agents within the news media.[29] - The Committee disclosed that George Bush planned to keep these + The Committee disclosed that George Bush planned to keep these people in the media positions that they had occupied for a long time. The significant point about the story was a statement by a - Committee staff member that many of the individuals were in - executive positions at American news organizations. Bush had + Committee staff member that many of the individuals were in + executive positions at American news organizations. Bush had directed that the CIA stop hiring correspondents "accredited" by American publications and other news organizations. The "Times" - recognized that the pivotal word in Bush's directive was + recognized that the pivotal word in Bush's directive was "accredited." "Executives who do not work as correspondents are - apparently not covered by Mr. Bush's directive, nor are freelance + apparently not covered by Mr. Bush's directive, nor are freelance writers who are not affiliated with a specific employer." The article also said that in most cases the media organization was not aware of the individual's CIA connection. @@ -4587,16 +4587,16 @@ Lines: 908

political assassinations. The indications from the analysis in this chapter are that the following media executives are among the twenty-five retained by - the CIA: Harding Bancroft, Jr. ("New York Times"); Richard Salant - (CBS); George Love (Time, Inc./"Life"); Walter Sheridan (NBC); - Lewis Powell, lawyer (ABC); and Benjamin Bradlee ("Washington + the CIA: Harding Bancroft, Jr. ("New York Times"); Richard Salant + (CBS); George Love (Time, Inc./"Life"); Walter Sheridan (NBC); + Lewis Powell, lawyer (ABC); and Benjamin Bradlee ("Washington Post").

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[1] "Accessories After the Fact" is the title of a book by Sylvia - Meagher, published by Bobbs Merrill in 1967, accusing the Warren - Commission and the various government agencies of covering up the + Meagher, published by Bobbs Merrill in 1967, accusing the Warren + Commission and the various government agencies of covering up the crime of the century. This book accuses the national news media of the same crimes.

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do contract work for news media with Black Star acting as contracting agent.

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[3] Samuel Thurston, "The Central Intelligence Agency and `The New +

[3] Samuel Thurston, "The Central Intelligence Agency and `The New York Times,'" "Computers and Automation," July, 1971.

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[4] CBS-TV Special on the Assassination of John Kennedy -- June 25, +

[4] CBS-TV Special on the Assassination of John Kennedy -- June 25, 26, 27 and 28, 1972.

[5] "Computers and Automation," July, 1971

[6] For a more detailed analysis of the "Times"' culpability and selective bias in reporting the facts of the assassination, see - Jerry Policoff's October 1972 article in "The Realist:" "How All + Jerry Policoff's October 1972 article in "The Realist:" "How All the News About Political Assassinations In the United States Has Not Been Fit to Print in `The New York Times.'"

-

[7] A detailed review of NBC's performance and Walter Sheridan's and - Richard Townley's involvement is given in "The Kennedy Conspiracy" - by Paris Flammonde.

+

[7] A detailed review of NBC's performance and Walter Sheridan's and + Richard Townley's involvement is given in "The Kennedy Conspiracy" + by Paris Flammonde.

[8] Those interested in more detail are referred to the map in the - May 1970 issue of "Computers and Automation" on the JFK + May 1970 issue of "Computers and Automation" on the JFK assassination. The UPI definition of "the grassy knoll" was the area bounded by the picket fence, the stone wall, the top of the steps on the south, and the cupola.

[9] For a comparison of New Orleans newspapers and all other media coverage of the Shaw trial, see the author's unpublished book - "The Trial of Clay Shaw -- The Truth and the Fiction."

+ "The Trial of Clay Shaw -- The Truth and the Fiction."

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[10] Prouty, L. Fletcher, "The Secret Team," Prentice Hall, 1973.

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[10] Prouty, L. Fletcher, "The Secret Team," Prentice Hall, 1973.

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[11] Policoff, Jerry, "The Media and the Murder of John Kennedy", "New +

[11] Policoff, Jerry, "The Media and the Murder of John Kennedy", "New Times," October, 1975.

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[12] "Who Killed JFK? Just One Assassin," "Time" magazine, November +

[12] "Who Killed JFK? Just One Assassin," "Time" magazine, November 24, 1975.

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[13] "Up Front -- Did One Man With One Gun Kill John F, Kennedy? +

[13] "Up Front -- Did One Man With One Gun Kill John F, Kennedy? Eight Skeptics Who Say No," "People," November 3, 1975.

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[14] Author's discussion with Jerry Policoff, November 29, 1975.

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[14] Author's discussion with Jerry Policoff, November 29, 1975.

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[15] "Warren Panel Aide Calls for 2nd Inquiry Into Kennedy Killing", +

[15] "Warren Panel Aide Calls for 2nd Inquiry Into Kennedy Killing", "New York Times," November 23, 1975, p. 1.

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[16] Transcript of Gerald Ford Press Conference "New York Times," +

[16] Transcript of Gerald Ford Press Conference "New York Times," November 27, 1975.

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[17] For a summary of the evidence and scenario about what it shows +

[17] For a summary of the evidence and scenario about what it shows the reader is referred to two articles in "People and the - Pursuit of Truth:" "The Assassination of President John F. - Kennedy the Involvement of the Central Intelligence Agency in the - Plans and the Cover-Up," May 1975, and "Who Killed JFK?," + Pursuit of Truth:" "The Assassination of President John F. + Kennedy the Involvement of the Central Intelligence Agency in the + Plans and the Cover-Up," May 1975, and "Who Killed JFK?," October, 1975. Both by the author.

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[18] Phelan, James R., "The Assassination," "New York Times Magazine +

[18] Phelan, James R., "The Assassination," "New York Times Magazine Section," November 23, 1975.

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[19] Thurston, Samuel F. (psuedonym for Richard E. Sprague), "The +

[19] Thurston, Samuel F. (psuedonym for Richard E. Sprague), "The Central Intelligence Agency and `The New York Times'" "Computers and Automation," July, 1971.

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groomed by the CIA. However, Bancroft still has a strong influence at the "Times" on the subject of assassinations.

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[21] Based on a discussion among the author, Dan Rather, and Robert +

[21] Based on a discussion among the author, Dan Rather, and Robert Richter at CBS in Washington, D.C., approximately ten days before - the first Cronkite-CBS section of the 1967 four-part series on - the JFK assassination.

+ the first Cronkite-CBS section of the 1967 four-part series on + the JFK assassination.

-

[22] O'Conner, John J., "TV: CBS News is Presenting Two Hour-Long - Programs on the Assassination of President Kennedy", "New York +

[22] O'Conner, John J., "TV: CBS News is Presenting Two Hour-Long + Programs on the Assassination of President Kennedy", "New York Times," November 24, 1975.

[23] "Dallas: New Questions and Answers," "Newsweek," April 28, 1975.

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[24] Schonfeld, Maurice W., "The Shadow of a Gunman," "Columbia +

[24] Schonfeld, Maurice W., "The Shadow of a Gunman," "Columbia Journalism Review," July-August, 1975.

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[25] Cohen, John, "Conspiracy Fever," "Commentary," October, 1975.

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[25] Cohen, John, "Conspiracy Fever," "Commentary," October, 1975.

[26] "Saturday Evening Post," September, October, November and December, 1975 issues.

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[27] "D.C. Digs Deep Into TV News Ties With CIA," "Variety," November 12, 1975.

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[28] Prouty, L. Fletcher, "The Fourth Force," "Gallery," November, +

[28] Prouty, L. Fletcher, "The Fourth Force," "Gallery," November, 1975.

[29] "CIA Will Keep More Than 25 Journalist-Agents," "New York Times," @@ -4728,32 +4728,32 @@ Subject: "The Taking of America, 1-2-3" (6/11) Status: RO

Subject: "The Taking of America, 1-2-3" (6/11) -Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted +Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted Keywords: part 6 of 11: chapter 10 thru chapter 12 Lines: 1057

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Chapter 10 +

Chapter 10 Techniques and Weapons and 100 Dead Conspirators and Witnesses

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As Chapter 1 made clear, one of the two fiendish stratagems used +

As Chapter 1 made clear, one of the two fiendish stratagems used by the Power Control Group to cover-up the truth and to fool the people was the use of various intelligence techniques and weapons. The use of such techniques in assassination and murder completely conceals the real killer's presence or the real cause of death. From the moment the crime occurs the public is led to believe that there is either one lone madman assassin or that the death was - accidental, due to natural causes, or committed by natural enemies + accidental, due to natural causes, or committed by natural enemies of the victim. Some of the techniques are so unique that they are nearly impossible for the average American to believe. The intelligence forces of the United States as well as those of - other countries have out-Bonded James Bond. The development of + other countries have out-Bonded James Bond. The development of sophisticated murder methods and the control of humans for warfare and spying in other countries came home to the United States, - effectively used by the Power Control Group. Penn Jones, Jr. + effectively used by the Power Control Group. Penn Jones, Jr. published a list of "mysterious deaths" in his series of four - volumes, "Forgive My Grief."[1] Sylvia Meagher published facts + volumes, "Forgive My Grief."[1] Sylvia Meagher published facts about the first eighteen witnesses at Dealey Plaza murdered through the use of these techniques in the book, "Accessories After the Fact."[2] Very few people other than researchers pay any @@ -4763,17 +4763,17 @@ Lines: 1057

the PCG goes on murdering where and when it is necessary, and it covers up the murders where necessary. In 1974 and 1976, two murders became necessary. Rolando - Masferrer, mentioned as a JFK conspirator, became dangerous to the + Masferrer, mentioned as a JFK conspirator, became dangerous to the PCG, and he was eliminated in early 1976 with a non-sophisticated weapon. A bomb was planted in his car in Miami. The cover-up in this case merely involved planting an informer who claimed - Masferrer was killed by a rival anti-Castro Cuban faction in + Masferrer was killed by a rival anti-Castro Cuban faction in Florida.[3] - Clay Shaw became quite nervous in 1974 after Victor Marchetti's + Clay Shaw became quite nervous in 1974 after Victor Marchetti's statements to the press earlier that year made it known that Shaw was a CIA contract employee and that the CIA gave him assistance and protection before his trial in New Orleans and after Jim - Garrison arrested him. Shaw was murdered in New Orleans by the PCG + Garrison arrested him. Shaw was murdered in New Orleans by the PCG and the murder covered-up by simply controlling his embalming and burial and blocking any local investigation.[4] The reason for his murder was to keep him from talking and from returning to the @@ -4781,20 +4781,20 @@ Lines: 1057

The techniques and weapons fall into several classes. First, there are sophisticated weapons developed by the CIA. An example of this is the umbrella poison dart gun used in Dealey Plaza to - shoot JFK in the throat. Such a weapon was postulated by Robert - Cutler and the author in mid-1975 as the one that fired the first - shot from near the Stemmons Freeway sign.[5] This seemed + shoot JFK in the throat. Such a weapon was postulated by Robert + Cutler and the author in mid-1975 as the one that fired the first + shot from near the Stemmons Freeway sign.[5] This seemed incredulous to most observers and so wild an idea that the author - and Cutler did not discuss it with many researchers. Then Mr. - Charles Senseney, a CIA weapon developer at Fort Detrick, Maryland, - testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee in September + and Cutler did not discuss it with many researchers. Then Mr. + Charles Senseney, a CIA weapon developer at Fort Detrick, Maryland, + testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee in September 1975 and described an umbrella poison dart gun he had made.[6] He said it was always used in crowds with the umbrella open, firing through the webing so it would not attract attention. Since it was silent, no one in the crowd could hear it and the assassin merely would fold up the umbrella and saunter away with the crowd. (That is almost exactly what happened in Dealey Plaza. The first shot - had always seemed to have had a paralytic effect on Kennedy. His + had always seemed to have had a paralytic effect on Kennedy. His fists were clenched and his head, shoulders and arms seemed to stiffen. There was a small entrance wound in his neck but no evidence of a bullet path through his neck and no bullet was ever @@ -4815,178 +4815,178 @@ Lines: 1057

conducted to check for this particular poison. The CIA revealed this poison in various accounts in the early 1970s. Among the witnesses, important people and conspirators who might - have been eliminated this way are: Clay Shaw, J. Edgar Hoover, - Earlene Roberts (Oswald's land-lady) and Adlai Stevenson. - A second category, already discussed in the Robert Kennedy and - George Wallace shootings, is the use of a "programmed" assassin. + have been eliminated this way are: Clay Shaw, J. Edgar Hoover, + Earlene Roberts (Oswald's land-lady) and Adlai Stevenson. + A second category, already discussed in the Robert Kennedy and + George Wallace shootings, is the use of a "programmed" assassin. The Manchurian Candidate always seemed to be a science fiction story. It is now well known that the CIA has used hypnosis and - "programming" to achieve a number of objectives, including murder. - Certainly there is little doubt that Sirhan Sirhan was under + "programming" to achieve a number of objectives, including murder. + Certainly there is little doubt that Sirhan Sirhan was under hypnosis when he wrote in his diary and when he fired the shots in - the general direction of Robert Kennedy.[7] There is also - evidence that Arthur Bremer was "programmed" to shoot at George - Wallace. It is conceivable that one of the assassins in Dealey - Plaza could have been "programmed". A man surfaced after 1975 - who--under deprogramming--remembered a firing situation resembling + the general direction of Robert Kennedy.[7] There is also + evidence that Arthur Bremer was "programmed" to shoot at George + Wallace. It is conceivable that one of the assassins in Dealey + Plaza could have been "programmed". A man surfaced after 1975 + who--under deprogramming--remembered a firing situation resembling Dealey Plaza. However, it is much less likely that the PCG had to - use hypnosis in the JFK murder. - It is completely untrue that Oswald was programmed, as the book - "Were We Controlled?" by Lincoln Lawrence (an alias for radio - commentator Art Ford) postulates. The evidence shows Oswald + use hypnosis in the JFK murder. + It is completely untrue that Oswald was programmed, as the book + "Were We Controlled?" by Lincoln Lawrence (an alias for radio + commentator Art Ford) postulates. The evidence shows Oswald didn't fire a shot, that he was on the second floor of the TSBD Building at the time of the shots, and that he was very calm until - Patrolman Baker pointed a gun at him. Strangely enough, Ford's + Patrolman Baker pointed a gun at him. Strangely enough, Ford's thesis is true. We were controlled by the PCG, although he had the details wrong. - A third popular technique is, of course, the patsy. The PCG has + A third popular technique is, of course, the patsy. The PCG has developed this to the level of a real science. The assassination is allowed to be obvious, but the assassin is presented as a single - madman or criminal who acts alone. Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby, - James Earl Ray, Sirhan Sirhan and Arthur Bremer have all been + madman or criminal who acts alone. Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby, + James Earl Ray, Sirhan Sirhan and Arthur Bremer have all been patsies. They are not all exactly alike, nor is the way in which - they were used the same in each case. For example, Oswald and Ray - did not fire any shots, while Sirhan, Ruby and Bremer did. Sirhan - and Bremer were "programmed", whereas Ruby was talked into killing - Oswald by his friends in the PCG. Four of the five men were + they were used the same in each case. For example, Oswald and Ray + did not fire any shots, while Sirhan, Ruby and Bremer did. Sirhan + and Bremer were "programmed", whereas Ruby was talked into killing + Oswald by his friends in the PCG. Four of the five men were framed; a lot of evidence was manufactured and planted to implicate them, including fake diaries, fake photographs, planted guns, bullets and shells, and men using their identities. The one - who did not fit this category was Ruby. It was not needed in his - case because he killed Oswald before live television and believed + who did not fit this category was Ruby. It was not needed in his + case because he killed Oswald before live television and believed until the day he died of cancer that his friends were going to get him out of jail in exchange for his "patriotic" act. - The use of "seconds", men who looked like the patsy and who used - his name (true of Oswald, Ray and Sirhan) is a common intelligence - technique. The planting of fake photos in the case of Oswald + The use of "seconds", men who looked like the patsy and who used + his name (true of Oswald, Ray and Sirhan) is a common intelligence + technique. The planting of fake photos in the case of Oswald required some relatively special photographic facilities, but the job was not done well enough to avoid detection. A fourth technique is the "accidental" death. Many witnesses - and conspirators have been murdered in this way. Lee Bowers, the + and conspirators have been murdered in this way. Lee Bowers, the railroad yard control tower man who saw the real assassins behind - the picket fence in Dealey Plaza, was killed when his car rammed + the picket fence in Dealey Plaza, was killed when his car rammed into a concrete abutment in Dallas (it was traveling at high - speed). The doctor who examined Bowers prior to his removal from + speed). The doctor who examined Bowers prior to his removal from the car, stated that he probably received an injection of some - kind prior to the crash. Louis Lomax, the black author who was - getting close to the truth in the Martin Luther King case, was + kind prior to the crash. Louis Lomax, the black author who was + getting close to the truth in the Martin Luther King case, was killed in Arizona when his car was forced off the road after he - was made to drive at high speed. Hale Boggs disappeared in an + was made to drive at high speed. Hale Boggs disappeared in an airplane crash that left no trace of the plane. And of course the - classic "accident" occurred at Chappaquiddick. + classic "accident" occurred at Chappaquiddick. A fifth technique is an induced death that produces another finding of the cause either by disguising the true cause or by controlling the coroner or those in charge of burial. Examples - are: David Ferrie's murder by means of a karate chop to the back - of his head, disguised as an embolism of the brain, Clay Shaw's + are: David Ferrie's murder by means of a karate chop to the back + of his head, disguised as an embolism of the brain, Clay Shaw's murder by means unknown because there was no autopsy and complete - control of his removal and burial; Jack Ruby's supposed death by + control of his removal and burial; Jack Ruby's supposed death by cancer in jail (real cause unknown because he was never out of the PCG's hands until he was under ground). Then there is a favorite sixth technique: mock suicide. Examples of PCG murders that somehow became suicides are: Hank - Killam, a husband of one of Ruby's dancers, who committed suicide + Killam, a husband of one of Ruby's dancers, who committed suicide by throwing himself through a plate glass window off the street in - Miami; Betty Mooney, one of Ruby's girls who hung herself in her + Miami; Betty Mooney, one of Ruby's girls who hung herself in her jail cell by using her leopard-skin tights; Roger Craig, who shot - himself; Jesus Crispin, who knew Sirhan, supposedly killed himself - in his jail cell; Grant Stockdale, who threw himself off the top + himself; Jesus Crispin, who knew Sirhan, supposedly killed himself + in his jail cell; Grant Stockdale, who threw himself off the top of a tall building in Miami. There are some on the list who were admittedly murdered, but - supposedly not by the PCG. These include Robert Perrin, Nancy - Perrin's husband; Buddy Walters, deputy sheriff under Sheriff - Decker, shot by a man he was trying to arrest; Eladio Del Valle, a - cohort of Ferrie, killed in Miami by an axe on the same day Ferrie - was murdered; Rolando Masferrer, blown up in his car; Eddy + supposedly not by the PCG. These include Robert Perrin, Nancy + Perrin's husband; Buddy Walters, deputy sheriff under Sheriff + Decker, shot by a man he was trying to arrest; Eladio Del Valle, a + cohort of Ferrie, killed in Miami by an axe on the same day Ferrie + was murdered; Rolando Masferrer, blown up in his car; Eddy Benevides, shot by an unknown assailant (he recovered). The cover-ups in each of these cases were put into effect by controlling the investigation or simply by not having one. The complete list of deaths, including the eight major ones - (JFK, RFK, MLK, Mary Jo Kopechne, Lee Harvey Oswald, David Ferrie, - Ruby and Clay Shaw) numbers over a hundred. Here is a partial + (JFK, RFK, MLK, Mary Jo Kopechne, Lee Harvey Oswald, David Ferrie, + Ruby and Clay Shaw) numbers over a hundred. Here is a partial list:

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1. John Kennedy - 2. Robert Kennedy - 3. Martin Luther King - 4. Mary Jo Kopechne - 5. Lee Harvey Oswald - 6. David Ferrie - 7. Jack Ruby - 8. Clay Shaw +

1. John Kennedy + 2. Robert Kennedy + 3. Martin Luther King + 4. Mary Jo Kopechne + 5. Lee Harvey Oswald + 6. David Ferrie + 7. Jack Ruby + 8. Clay Shaw 9. Buddy Walthers 10. Roger Craig - 11. Eladio Del Valle - 12. Rolando Masferrer - 13. Hank Killam + 11. Eladio Del Valle + 12. Rolando Masferrer + 13. Hank Killam 14. Rose Cherami - 15. Hale Boggs - 16. J. Edgar Hoover - 17. Louis Lomax - 18. Lee Bowers, Jr. - 19. Jesus Crispin - 20. Jim Koethe - 21. Bill Hunter + 15. Hale Boggs + 16. J. Edgar Hoover + 17. Louis Lomax + 18. Lee Bowers, Jr. + 19. Jesus Crispin + 20. Jim Koethe + 21. Bill Hunter 22. Tom Howard - 23. Earlene Roberts - 24. Betty McDonald - 25. Eddy Benevides - 26. Robert Perrin - 27. Gary Underhill - 28. Bill Chesher - 29. Dorothy Kilgallen - 30. David Goldstein + 23. Earlene Roberts + 24. Betty McDonald + 25. Eddy Benevides + 26. Robert Perrin + 27. Gary Underhill + 28. Bill Chesher + 29. Dorothy Kilgallen + 30. David Goldstein 31. Levens (first name unknown) - 32. Teresa Norton - 33. Warren Reynolds - 34. Harold Russell + 32. Teresa Norton + 33. Warren Reynolds + 34. Harold Russell 35. Marilyn Moore Walle 36. William Whaley - 37. James Worrell, Jr. - 38. Captain Frank Martin + 37. James Worrell, Jr. + 38. Captain Frank Martin 39. Mrs. Earl T. Smith - 40. Karyn Kupcinet - 41. Albert Guy Bogard + 40. Karyn Kupcinet + 41. Albert Guy Bogard 42. Hiram Ingram - 43. Nicholas Chetta + 43. Nicholas Chetta 44. Mary Bledsoe 45. Jude Preston Battle - 46. John M. Crawford - 47. Richard Carr - 48. Kathy Fullmer - 49. Clyde Johnson - 50. Reverend A. D. W. King - 51. Carole Tyler + 46. John M. Crawford + 47. Richard Carr + 48. Kathy Fullmer + 49. Clyde Johnson + 50. Reverend A. D. W. King + 51. Carole Tyler 52. Dr. Mary Sherman - 53. Grant Stockdale + 53. Grant Stockdale 54. J. A. Milteer - 55. Hugh Ward - 56. Perry Russo + 55. Hugh Ward + 56. Perry Russo 57. Maurice Gatlin, Sr. - 58. W. Guy Banister - 59. Charles P. Cabell - 60. Dorothy Hunt - 61. Michelle Clark - 62. John Roselli - 63. Sam Giancana - 64. Fred Lee Crisman - 65. Carlos Prio Socarras + 58. W. Guy Banister + 59. Charles P. Cabell + 60. Dorothy Hunt + 61. Michelle Clark + 62. John Roselli + 63. Sam Giancana + 64. Fred Lee Crisman + 65. Carlos Prio Socarras 66. Charles Nicoletti - 67. Jimmy Hoffa - 68. George De Mohrenschildt - 69. General Donald Donaldson - 70. Lou Staples - 71. William C. Sullivan + 67. Jimmy Hoffa + 68. George De Mohrenschildt + 69. General Donald Donaldson + 70. Lou Staples + 71. William C. Sullivan 72. James Chaney

The large majority of these murders eliminated witnesses to, participants in, or investigators of one of the assassinations. People involved with the participants in one of the assassinations - or cover-ups were also listed above. The participants were: Jack - Ruby, David Ferrie, Clay Shaw, Rolando Masferrer, J. Edgar Hoover - (in the cover-up), and Robert Perrin. There were four - investigators: Jim Koethe, Louis Lomax, Dorothy Kilgallen and Hale - Boggs. The rest were witnesses or associates. + or cover-ups were also listed above. The participants were: Jack + Ruby, David Ferrie, Clay Shaw, Rolando Masferrer, J. Edgar Hoover + (in the cover-up), and Robert Perrin. There were four + investigators: Jim Koethe, Louis Lomax, Dorothy Kilgallen and Hale + Boggs. The rest were witnesses or associates. Two articles[8] written in 1976 analyzed some of these deaths and concluded that they were not accidents unconnected with the assassinations of our leaders. Another analysis by the authors @@ -4995,9 +4995,9 @@ Lines: 1057

directly or indirectly linked to the major assassinations. All met death under violent or very strange circumstances. No autopsies were performed in any of these murders. - The Charles Senseney dart weapon might have been used in some of - the murders. The injection given Lee Bowers produced such a - paralytic and terrorized expression on Bowers' face that the doctor + The Charles Senseney dart weapon might have been used in some of + the murders. The injection given Lee Bowers produced such a + paralytic and terrorized expression on Bowers' face that the doctor examining his body exclaimed he had never seen such before. Grant Stockdale was found to have died of a heart attack on his way to the street from the top of a building (a dart might have killed @@ -5005,26 +5005,26 @@ Lines: 1057

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[1] "Forgive My Grief" Volumes I, II, III, IV, Penn Jones, Jr., Self +

[1] "Forgive My Grief" Volumes I, II, III, IV, Penn Jones, Jr., Self Published, Midlothian, Texas.

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[2] "Accessories After the Fact," Sylvia Meagher, Scarecrow Press, +

[2] "Accessories After the Fact," Sylvia Meagher, Scarecrow Press, N.Y., 1976

[3] "Miami Herald," March, 1976.

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[4] "The Mysterious Death of Clay Shaw," Richard Russell, "True +

[4] "The Mysterious Death of Clay Shaw," Richard Russell, "True Magazine."

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[5] "The Umbrella Man," R.B. Cutler, & R.E. Sprague, "Gallery +

[5] "The Umbrella Man," R.B. Cutler, & R.E. Sprague, "Gallery Magazine," June, 1978.

[6] "New York Times," September 19, 1975.

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[7] "RFK Must Die!," Robert Kaiser, E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc., N.Y.C., +

[7] "RFK Must Die!," Robert Kaiser, E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc., N.Y.C., 1970.

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[8] (a) Self published article by Gary Schoener -- Minneapolis, +

[8] (a) Self published article by Gary Schoener -- Minneapolis, Minn. Researcher.

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Chapter 11 - Nixon and Ford -- The Pardon and the Tapes

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Chapter 11 + Nixon and Ford -- The Pardon and the Tapes

As the Power Control Group grew larger and the number of murders increased through the years, it became more and more difficult to keep the veil of secrecy surrounding the takeover intact. As - Nixon's instability increased, the danger of revealing the secret + Nixon's instability increased, the danger of revealing the secret superstructure to the American people increased. - Watergate and Nixon's resignation from office nearly ruined + Watergate and Nixon's resignation from office nearly ruined everything for the Power Control Group. A splinter faction in the CIA began showing strength and all of the dirt might have been - leaked to the press and to the people. Nixon himself had pulled + leaked to the press and to the people. Nixon himself had pulled the most dangerous boner in the history of the PCG. He installed a secret tape recording system that recorded a number of conversations about the PCG's murders, assassinations and dirty - tricks. Even worse, Nixon did not destroy the tapes before the + tricks. Even worse, Nixon did not destroy the tapes before the Congress found out about them and went after them. As soon as it - became obvious that Nixon would be forced to resign, the PCG had to + became obvious that Nixon would be forced to resign, the PCG had to use a desperation strategy. - Gerald R. Ford pardoned Richard M. Nixon on September 8, 1974: + Gerald R. Ford pardoned Richard M. Nixon on September 8, 1974: such was the PCG's strategy. Many skeptical U.S. citizens nodded - their heads knowingly and assumed Nixon had made his "deal" with - Ford when he nominated him for the vice presidency. Evans and - Novak[1] assumed that Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked Ford into the - pardon on grounds that Nixon's health was poor. The Ford's fears - for Nixon's health didn't seem to convince very many news media + their heads knowingly and assumed Nixon had made his "deal" with + Ford when he nominated him for the vice presidency. Evans and + Novak[1] assumed that Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked Ford into the + pardon on grounds that Nixon's health was poor. The Ford's fears + for Nixon's health didn't seem to convince very many news media people who saw a rosy-cheeked, apparently robust ex-president in San Clemente.[2] The pardon seemed to most Americans and news editors a gross error in judgment and a miscarriage of justice. But once again the - United States was fooled. This time, the PCG, Nixon and Ford + United States was fooled. This time, the PCG, Nixon and Ford managed to pull the wool over the eyes of the public and to narrowly escape revealing what can be called "the entire rotten crust at the top of American power." Any reasonable hypothesis @@ -5070,365 +5070,365 @@ Lines: 1057

not been even remotely suggested by either Congress or the media by 1976. Any explanation of the situation leading to the pardon begins - with the relationship between Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon. It - goes back to 1960, the year Mr. Nixon planned the overthrow of - Castro's Cuba. As earlier chapters have made clear, the U2 + with the relationship between Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon. It + goes back to 1960, the year Mr. Nixon planned the overthrow of + Castro's Cuba. As earlier chapters have made clear, the U2 incident and the Bay of Pigs was the beginning. - In 1960, Nixon and the White House action officer worked on the + In 1960, Nixon and the White House action officer worked on the plans for what was later called the Bay of Pigs invasion.[3] Prior - to that time the PCG and Nixon had accumulated plenty of reasons to - want Castro overthrown. The anti-Communist attitude was the - superficial reason. Beneath it were Nixon's connections with the + to that time the PCG and Nixon had accumulated plenty of reasons to + want Castro overthrown. The anti-Communist attitude was the + superficial reason. Beneath it were Nixon's connections with the Mafia and his friendships and financial holdings that were greatly - damaged when Castro closed the casinos run by the mob in Havana.[4] - When Nixon and Kennedy debated about the Cuban situation in the - 1960 campaign, Nixon purposefully lied to the American people about - U.S. plans for an invasion.[5] When he narrowly lost to Kennedy, + damaged when Castro closed the casinos run by the mob in Havana.[4] + When Nixon and Kennedy debated about the Cuban situation in the + 1960 campaign, Nixon purposefully lied to the American people about + U.S. plans for an invasion.[5] When he narrowly lost to Kennedy, it created a deep wound, and he and the PCG spent much of the next three years planning revenge. - Nixon became a tool of a number of Cubans and Americans, both + Nixon became a tool of a number of Cubans and Americans, both inside the CIA and outside, who agreed with him that casting out - Castro was highly desirable. One of these men was E. Howard - Hunt.[6] Another was Bernard Barker.[7] A third was Carlos Prio - Socarras.[8] Richard Bissell, Richard Helms and Allen Dulles were + Castro was highly desirable. One of these men was E. Howard + Hunt.[6] Another was Bernard Barker.[7] A third was Carlos Prio + Socarras.[8] Richard Bissell, Richard Helms and Allen Dulles were the three higher level men in the PCG. - These Nixon cronies and financial partners became involved with - the PCG. They murdered John Kennedy.[9] Whether Nixon was + These Nixon cronies and financial partners became involved with + the PCG. They murdered John Kennedy.[9] Whether Nixon was directly involved in the PCG's planning for the assassination is still open to question, although one researcher believes that he - was.[10] There certainly is substantial evidence that Nixon was - out to at least politically sink Kennedy and Johnson, and aimed to - do so in Dallas immediately before Kennedy was killed. (See section + was.[10] There certainly is substantial evidence that Nixon was + out to at least politically sink Kennedy and Johnson, and aimed to + do so in Dallas immediately before Kennedy was killed. (See section on evidence).[11] - Whether Nixon was directly involved in planning the - assassination of President John F. Kennedy does not have to be - settled here. What is important is that Nixon was directly - involved in covering up the truth about who did kill Kennedy. - Evidence from the Nixon-Haldeman tapes of June 1972 indicated that - Nixon knew the truth about the assassination when he suggested - Gerald Ford be part of the Warren Commission.[12] - A close personal friendship had developed between Ford and Nixon + Whether Nixon was directly involved in planning the + assassination of President John F. Kennedy does not have to be + settled here. What is important is that Nixon was directly + involved in covering up the truth about who did kill Kennedy. + Evidence from the Nixon-Haldeman tapes of June 1972 indicated that + Nixon knew the truth about the assassination when he suggested + Gerald Ford be part of the Warren Commission.[12] + A close personal friendship had developed between Ford and Nixon during their days together in the Congress, when both were strong, - ultra-conservative, "red, white and blue", anti-Communist, + ultra-conservative, "red, white and blue", anti-Communist, "religious" members who thought and talked alike. - When Nixon realized that John Kennedy had been killed almost + When Nixon realized that John Kennedy had been killed almost under his nose in Dallas by some of his Bay of Pigs friends, the PCG convinced him he had to do everything in his power to cover it up and to bide his time until his powerful military and intelligence friends could place him in the White House. It took - one more murder by the PCG (Robert Kennedy) to get him there, and - still another attempted murder to keep him there (George Wallace). + one more murder by the PCG (Robert Kennedy) to get him there, and + still another attempted murder to keep him there (George Wallace). Control over the investigations of these murders was essential - for Nixon and the PCG. In order to guide a presidential commission + for Nixon and the PCG. In order to guide a presidential commission away from the truth, the closed small circle of people in the PCG - who knew what had happened to John Kennedy had to be enlarged. - Allen Dulles was no problem. He knew the cause was an - intelligence/military one from the day it happened. Earl Warren + who knew what had happened to John Kennedy had to be enlarged. + Allen Dulles was no problem. He knew the cause was an + intelligence/military one from the day it happened. Earl Warren was a different matter. He had to be fooled and later talked into remaining silent "for the good of the country." - A ringleader inside the Warren Commission was crucial. It had - to be someone the PCG and Nixon could trust, one who had an honest - and trustworthy appearance. Nixon called on Gerry Ford, and he - convinced LBJ that Ford should be on the Commission.[13] - Nixon told Ford at some point prior to January, 1964 who killed - JFK and why. He convinced Ford that every effort should be made to - make sure Oswald was found to be the lone assassin. Ford did an - excellent job. He not only steered the Commission away from the + A ringleader inside the Warren Commission was crucial. It had + to be someone the PCG and Nixon could trust, one who had an honest + and trustworthy appearance. Nixon called on Gerry Ford, and he + convinced LBJ that Ford should be on the Commission.[13] + Nixon told Ford at some point prior to January, 1964 who killed + JFK and why. He convinced Ford that every effort should be made to + make sure Oswald was found to be the lone assassin. Ford did an + excellent job. He not only steered the Commission away from the facts[14] whenever a key witness was interviewed or an embarrassing - situation developed, but he also nailed Oswald's coffin shut - personally by publishing his own book on Oswald.[15] This, coming - from the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, served to + situation developed, but he also nailed Oswald's coffin shut + personally by publishing his own book on Oswald.[15] This, coming + from the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, served to firmly plant in the American mind the idea that there was no - conspiracy, that Oswald was the lone assassin, and that the Warren - Commission had done a good job. - From the day Ford's book was published, Nixon and Ford became + conspiracy, that Oswald was the lone assassin, and that the Warren + Commission had done a good job. + From the day Ford's book was published, Nixon and Ford became totally beholden to each other. They also both became totally beholden to the members of the PCG who were at or near the top of things and who were part of the small knowledgeable circle. Other - members of the PCG's inner circle included J. Edgar Hoover and - Richard Helms. + members of the PCG's inner circle included J. Edgar Hoover and + Richard Helms. No one could be permitted by the PCG to come into power in the White House, the CIA, the Justice Department or the FBI unless they were part of the PCG and willing to keep quiet and help suppress - the truth about the JFK assassination. The PCG's membership - widened, of necessity, when Robert Kennedy was killed and Nixon - became president. The people involved in killing Robert Kennedy - and Nixon's top aides had to be told the truth. This included - Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Kissinger, Mitchell (who had the job of - controlling Hoover's successors in continuing the cover-ups) and - possibly others. Mitchell was instrumental in stopping Jim - Garrison's investigation of Clay Shaw and other PCG members and in - totally discrediting Garrison.[16] He was aided by Richard Helms - and others in the PCG through CIA support in the Clay Shaw trial + the truth about the JFK assassination. The PCG's membership + widened, of necessity, when Robert Kennedy was killed and Nixon + became president. The people involved in killing Robert Kennedy + and Nixon's top aides had to be told the truth. This included + Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Kissinger, Mitchell (who had the job of + controlling Hoover's successors in continuing the cover-ups) and + possibly others. Mitchell was instrumental in stopping Jim + Garrison's investigation of Clay Shaw and other PCG members and in + totally discrediting Garrison.[16] He was aided by Richard Helms + and others in the PCG through CIA support in the Clay Shaw trial cover-up efforts.[17] The White House plumber section of the PCG decided in 1972, with - or without Nixon's knowledge and approval, to assassinate George - Wallace, so that Nixon would be assured of the conservative vote. - The PCG and its debts once again grew. E. Howard Hunt and Charles - Colson, along with Tony Ulasewicz, Donald Segretti and others, were + or without Nixon's knowledge and approval, to assassinate George + Wallace, so that Nixon would be assured of the conservative vote. + The PCG and its debts once again grew. E. Howard Hunt and Charles + Colson, along with Tony Ulasewicz, Donald Segretti and others, were in a position to make demands in exchange for their silence. The - Hunt million-dollar blackmail threat to reveal "seedy things" or + Hunt million-dollar blackmail threat to reveal "seedy things" or "hankypanky" was never explainable in terms of Watergate or the - Ellsberg break-ins. But three assassinations would certainly be - worth a cool million to keep Hunt silent. Again, the Haldeman- - Nixon June 23, 1972 tapes are revealing.[18] - When the Watergate crisis occurred, Nixon was trapped by his own + Ellsberg break-ins. But three assassinations would certainly be + worth a cool million to keep Hunt silent. Again, the Haldeman- + Nixon June 23, 1972 tapes are revealing.[18] + When the Watergate crisis occurred, Nixon was trapped by his own tapes, and the PCG was in grave danger. Discussions with Haldeman, - Mitchell and others mention the Kennedy assassination conspiracy - and the Wallace murder attempt on tape. The PCG was suddenly + Mitchell and others mention the Kennedy assassination conspiracy + and the Wallace murder attempt on tape. The PCG was suddenly threatened as a group. The tapes couldn't all be destroyed because - too many Secret Service people knew about them. Haldeman and Nixon + too many Secret Service people knew about them. Haldeman and Nixon managed to erase one revealing 18 1/2 minute section about the assassinations, but who could remember exactly what telephone calls or Oval Office conversations might have mentioned the truth about the three murders? - The PCG and Nixon again sensed the need for a successor who - would keep quiet. They called on Gerry Ford when Agnew was forced - out. Ford and Nixon, bound inextricably together by their mutual - cover-up of the assassinations, worked out a deal. Nixon nominated + The PCG and Nixon again sensed the need for a successor who + would keep quiet. They called on Gerry Ford when Agnew was forced + out. Ford and Nixon, bound inextricably together by their mutual + cover-up of the assassinations, worked out a deal. Nixon nominated Ford to be his Vice President. The Senate, completely bamboozled - by Nixon and Ford, never asked Ford any important questions about - the assassinations nor his performance on the Warren Commission. - When they asked Ford about his book, he committed perjury twice + by Nixon and Ford, never asked Ford any important questions about + the assassinations nor his performance on the Warren Commission. + When they asked Ford about his book, he committed perjury twice before the Senate (see item # 15 in the list ennumerated below). - Nixon and Ford agreed that Ford would keep quiet if Nixon - remained silent and that Ford would succeed Nixon if he were forced + Nixon and Ford agreed that Ford would keep quiet if Nixon + remained silent and that Ford would succeed Nixon if he were forced to resign or be impeached. They agreed to a pardon afterward. But the most critical part of the arrangement was that those tapes revealing the truth about the assassinations be kept out of circulation. When the Supreme Court ruled that the tapes must be turned over, it was then time to implement their agreed-upon strategy. - In addition, Jaworski, Colson, Mitchell, Kissinger, Haldeman, - Ehrlichman, the Warren Commission, Hunt, Helms, Shaw and anyone + In addition, Jaworski, Colson, Mitchell, Kissinger, Haldeman, + Ehrlichman, the Warren Commission, Hunt, Helms, Shaw and anyone else in the PCG had to be bought off, pardoned, protected or killed to insure their silences. - Leon Jaworski resigned. People asked why. The real answer was - buried in the fact that Jaworski knew what had been going on. He - knew because of information passed on to him by the Ervin Committee + Leon Jaworski resigned. People asked why. The real answer was + buried in the fact that Jaworski knew what had been going on. He + knew because of information passed on to him by the Ervin Committee and Cox regarding the assassination and the cover-up. He was also - personally involved in 1964 in the JFK cover-up. - Jaworski could have been a problem, even though he helped with - the JFK cover-up from the beginning.[19] Hunt was taken care of by + personally involved in 1964 in the JFK cover-up. + Jaworski could have been a problem, even though he helped with + the JFK cover-up from the beginning.[19] Hunt was taken care of by getting him out of jail, buying him a large estate in Florida and - paying him a lot of money.[20] Helms could be counted on. - Kissinger may have been a problem, but he finally agreed. His + paying him a lot of money.[20] Helms could be counted on. + Kissinger may have been a problem, but he finally agreed. His wiretaps were ordered to find out who knew about the - assassinations. Hoover was dead. Clay Shaw was murdered.[21] - Warren was dead. Richard Russell was dead. John Sherman Cooper - was bought off (he received an important ambassadorship). John J. + assassinations. Hoover was dead. Clay Shaw was murdered.[21] + Warren was dead. Richard Russell was dead. John Sherman Cooper + was bought off (he received an important ambassadorship). John J. McCloy was too old to worry about. - That left Colson, Mitchell, Haldeman, and Ehrlichman, plus some + That left Colson, Mitchell, Haldeman, and Ehrlichman, plus some other small fry. The PCG strategy as planned with these men involved pardons for all of them in exchange for their silence, - especially Haldeman and Mitchell, who not only knew what happened - to JFK, but who also took overt actions to cover-up. (Haldeman - erased the 18 1/2 minutes of tape and Mitchell nailed Jim - Garrison.) + especially Haldeman and Mitchell, who not only knew what happened + to JFK, but who also took overt actions to cover-up. (Haldeman + erased the 18 1/2 minutes of tape and Mitchell nailed Jim + Garrison.) Newer members of the PCG may cause some problems. They all have - to know the truth by now. Rockefeller and Alex Haig must know. - George Bush, William Colby, Edward Levi and Clarence Kelly knew + to know the truth by now. Rockefeller and Alex Haig must know. + George Bush, William Colby, Edward Levi and Clarence Kelly knew because of their access to the records, and they must have agreed to cover-up continuance. Ford and his cronies in the House had to - continue to knock out any efforts by Henry B. Gonzalez of Texas to - start a new House Committee investigation of the JFK assassination. + continue to knock out any efforts by Henry B. Gonzalez of Texas to + start a new House Committee investigation of the JFK assassination. They were very successful in their control of the House Rules - Committee. Haig seemed to have been bought off with the promise of + Committee. Haig seemed to have been bought off with the promise of a top NATO post in exchange for his silence. And control over - Frank Church and the Senate Intelligence Committee was necessary. - Gerald Ford remained committed to the PCG and to Nixon. - The tapes had to be controlled and edited at all costs. Nixon + Frank Church and the Senate Intelligence Committee was necessary. + Gerald Ford remained committed to the PCG and to Nixon. + The tapes had to be controlled and edited at all costs. Nixon no doubt required help in listening to the tapes after Haldeman left and in sorting out those in which assassinations and cover-ups - were discussed. General Haig was undoubtedly the man he selected + were discussed. General Haig was undoubtedly the man he selected to do the dirty work. It was almost certain that no tapes would be - turned over to Judge Sirica or to Jaworski with any assassination - references left on them. One of the tapes demanded by Jaworski had + turned over to Judge Sirica or to Jaworski with any assassination + references left on them. One of the tapes demanded by Jaworski had such references. This is the recording made on June 23, 1972 in - which Nixon and Haldeman are discussing Watergate just six days + which Nixon and Haldeman are discussing Watergate just six days after the break-in. - The Nixon transcript of that tape turned over to Judge Sirica + The Nixon transcript of that tape turned over to Judge Sirica upon orders of the Supreme Court showed many sections labelled "unintelligible." It is a near certainty that the critical - sections were edited out by Nixon and General Haig before they were - turned over to Sirica and prior to their transcription. Judge - Sirica was the only person in the chain of possession of that tape + sections were edited out by Nixon and General Haig before they were + turned over to Sirica and prior to their transcription. Judge + Sirica was the only person in the chain of possession of that tape who could have been counted on to make a scientific analysis of the tape to see whether it was tampered with before he received it. His near brush with death in 1975 must be viewed in that light and in the light of the PCG's use of weapon-induced heart attacks. - The rest of Nixon's tapes that were still in Gerald Ford's + The rest of Nixon's tapes that were still in Gerald Ford's possession and control might have contained many references to assassinations and cover-ups. Rather than go through all of them and edit or erase the critical material, it was more likely that - Ford would either turn them over to Nixon for total destruction or + Ford would either turn them over to Nixon for total destruction or sit on them as long as he was president. - The evidence for the Power Control Group's and Ford/Nixon's + The evidence for the Power Control Group's and Ford/Nixon's strategy is as follows:

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1. Nixon was White House action officer on Cuban invasion +

1. Nixon was White House action officer on Cuban invasion plans in 1960.

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2. Nixon was in contact with Hunt and others during the +

2. Nixon was in contact with Hunt and others during the Bay of Pigs planning.

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3. Nixon lied to the American people by his own admission +

3. Nixon lied to the American people by his own admission about the Bay of Pigs during his TV debates with - Kennedy in 1960.

+ Kennedy in 1960.

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4. Nixon was financially linked to the Mafia and to Cuban - casino operations before Castro took over.

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4. Nixon was financially linked to the Mafia and to Cuban + casino operations before Castro took over.

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5. Nixon was acquainted with Hunt, Baker, Martinez, - Sturgis, Carlos Prio Socarras, and other Watergate - people and anti-Castro people in Florida, and he was - financially linked to Baker, Martinez and Socarras.

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5. Nixon was acquainted with Hunt, Baker, Martinez, + Sturgis, Carlos Prio Socarras, and other Watergate + people and anti-Castro people in Florida, and he was + financially linked to Baker, Martinez and Socarras.

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6. Hunt, Baker, Sturgis and Socarras were connected with - the assassination group in the murder of JFK.

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6. Hunt, Baker, Sturgis and Socarras were connected with + the assassination group in the murder of JFK.

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7. Nixon was in Dallas for three days, including the - morning of the JFK assassination. He was trying to - stir up trouble for Kennedy.

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7. Nixon was in Dallas for three days, including the + morning of the JFK assassination. He was trying to + stir up trouble for Kennedy.

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8. Nixon went to Dallas under false pretenses. There was +

8. Nixon went to Dallas under false pretenses. There was no board meeting of the Pepsi Cola Company as he announced his law firm had had to attend.

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9. Nixon did not admit being in Dallas on the day Kennedy +

9. Nixon did not admit being in Dallas on the day Kennedy was shot and did not reveal the true reason for his trip. He held two press conferences on the two days - before the assassination, attacking both Kennedy and - Johnson and emphasizing the Democratic political + before the assassination, attacking both Kennedy and + Johnson and emphasizing the Democratic political problems in Texas.

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10. Research indicates that Nixon either knew in advance +

10. Research indicates that Nixon either knew in advance about assassination plans, or learned about them soon after the assassination.

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11. Nixon proposed to Lyndon Johnson that Gerald Ford serve - on the Warren Commission.

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11. Nixon proposed to Lyndon Johnson that Gerald Ford serve + on the Warren Commission.

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12. Ford led the Commission cover-up by controlling the +

12. Ford led the Commission cover-up by controlling the questioning of key witnesses and by several other means.

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13. Ford helped firmly plant the idea that Oswald was the +

13. Ford helped firmly plant the idea that Oswald was the only assassin and that there was no conspiracy by - publishing his own book, "Lee Harvey Oswald: Portrait + publishing his own book, "Lee Harvey Oswald: Portrait of the Assassin."

14. Ford purposefully covered up the conspiracy of the PCG - in the JFK assassination and also covered up the fact - that Oswald was a paid informer for the FBI. He did + in the JFK assassination and also covered up the fact + that Oswald was a paid informer for the FBI. He did this by dismissing the subject in his book as worthless rumor and by keeping the executive sessions of the - Commission (where Oswald's FBI informer status was + Commission (where Oswald's FBI informer status was discussed) classified Top Secret.

15. Ford continued the cover-up when he was questioned before being confirmed by the Senate as Vice President. - He lied under oath twice to the Senate Committee. He - stated that he had written his book about Oswald with + He lied under oath twice to the Senate Committee. He + stated that he had written his book about Oswald with no access to classified documents. He lied about this because his book used classified documents about - Oswald's FBI informer status. He lied when he said - that the book was entitled, "Lee Harvey Oswald: + Oswald's FBI informer status. He lied when he said + that the book was entitled, "Lee Harvey Oswald: Portrait of *an* Assassin." This was significant in 1973 because the public by then had become very skeptical about a lone assassin. By changing one word in the title, Ford made the book seem a little less - like what it actually was--an effort to make Oswald the + like what it actually was--an effort to make Oswald the assassin.

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16. Jaworski aided in the JFK cover-up by sitting on - evidence of conspiracy accumulated by Waggoner Carr, +

16. Jaworski aided in the JFK cover-up by sitting on + evidence of conspiracy accumulated by Waggoner Carr, Texas Attorney General, who he represented in liaison - with the Warren Commission. He also stopped the - critical testimony of Jack Ruby when he testified - before the Warren Commission, and diverted attention - away from Ruby's intent to reveal the conspiracy to - kill both Kennedy and Oswald.

+ with the Warren Commission. He also stopped the + critical testimony of Jack Ruby when he testified + before the Warren Commission, and diverted attention + away from Ruby's intent to reveal the conspiracy to + kill both Kennedy and Oswald.

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17. Nixon became president in 1968 only because Robert - Kennedy was killed by a conspiracy. Nixon was well +

17. Nixon became president in 1968 only because Robert + Kennedy was killed by a conspiracy. Nixon was well aware of the conspiracy whether or not he approved of it in advance.

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18. John Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover joined Nixon and the +

18. John Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover joined Nixon and the lower level members of the PCG in covering up the RFK murder conspiracy. They classified the evidence "Top Secret" and murdered several witnesses, controlled the - judge in the Sirhan trial and the district attorney and + judge in the Sirhan trial and the district attorney and the chief of police in Los Angeles during and after the trial. They still control these people and the Los - Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Clarence Kelly + Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Clarence Kelly also became involved.

19. The plumbers group ordered the assassination of George - Wallace in 1972 to insure Nixon's election by picking - up Wallace's vote (about 18%, according to polls).

+ Wallace in 1972 to insure Nixon's election by picking + up Wallace's vote (about 18%, according to polls).

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20. J. Edgar Hoover and Richard Helms were aware of who - killed John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. They helped +

20. J. Edgar Hoover and Richard Helms were aware of who + killed John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. They helped cover-up both conspiracies.

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21. John Mitchell controlled the trial of Clay Shaw and the - Garrison investigation and discredited Garrison by +

21. John Mitchell controlled the trial of Clay Shaw and the + Garrison investigation and discredited Garrison by framing him in a New Orleans gambling case.

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22. Nixon and Haldeman discussed the assassination of John - Kennedy, the conspiracy, Hunt's involvement, the - possibility that Hunt might talk, the cover-up, the Bay - of Pigs relationship between Nixon, Hunt and the other - PCG members, and the briefing Nixon might have had to +

22. Nixon and Haldeman discussed the assassination of John + Kennedy, the conspiracy, Hunt's involvement, the + possibility that Hunt might talk, the cover-up, the Bay + of Pigs relationship between Nixon, Hunt and the other + PCG members, and the briefing Nixon might have had to give anyone running against him in 1972, on matters of "national security".

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23. Nixon and Mitchell discussed the assassinations and the - attempt to assassinate George Wallace. Mitchell +

23. Nixon and Mitchell discussed the assassinations and the + attempt to assassinate George Wallace. Mitchell executed orders to suppress the truth about these events.

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24. Gerald Ford had possession of the most critical tapes +

24. Gerald Ford had possession of the most critical tapes on which assassinations and cover-ups were discussed.

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25. Jaworski could be counted on to keep the assassination +

25. Jaworski could be counted on to keep the assassination material under wraps even after his resignation. He was aware of the conspiracy evidence and cover-up in - all three cases (JFK, RFK, George Wallace).

+ all three cases (JFK, RFK, George Wallace).

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26. Hunt was taken care of and will keep silent. He had +

26. Hunt was taken care of and will keep silent. He had been out of jail and living on a beautiful $100,000 estate in Florida with plenty of money, across the street from his Bay of Pigs friend, Manuel Artime.

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27. Clay Shaw was murdered by the PCG, undoubtedly to keep +

27. Clay Shaw was murdered by the PCG, undoubtedly to keep him from talking once the truth about his CIA position - was revealed by Victor Marchetti. He was embalmed + was revealed by Victor Marchetti. He was embalmed before the coroner could determine the cause of death. Evidence indicates he was killed somewhere and then brought back to his apartment.

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28. Hale Boggs, a Warren, Commission member, was possibly +

28. Hale Boggs, a Warren, Commission member, was possibly killed by the PCG. Bogg's airplane disappeared in Alaska. No trace of it was ever found and no explanation of how the plane could have crashed has - ever been given. Mrs. Boggs has expressed doubts about + ever been given. Mrs. Boggs has expressed doubts about it being an accident.

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29. Four of the seven Warren Commission members are dead: - Warren, Dulles, Russell and Boggs. Of the remaining - members, Ford was President, John McCloy is retired and - living in Connecticut, and John Sherman Cooper was made +

29. Four of the seven Warren Commission members are dead: + Warren, Dulles, Russell and Boggs. Of the remaining + members, Ford was President, John McCloy is retired and + living in Connecticut, and John Sherman Cooper was made ambassador to East Germany.

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30. Richard Russell, Hale Boggs and Cooper believed there - was a conspiracy in the JFK assassination. Russell and - Boggs both said so publicly.

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30. Richard Russell, Hale Boggs and Cooper believed there + was a conspiracy in the JFK assassination. Russell and + Boggs both said so publicly.

31. Haldeman erased 18 1/2 minutes of a taped discussion - with Nixon. This tape undoubtedly contained "national + with Nixon. This tape undoubtedly contained "national security" matters. The fact that Haldeman did the erasing can easily be determined by tracing the trail of possession of the tape from the day it was taken out @@ -5437,13 +5437,13 @@ Lines: 1057

nearly 48 hours. No one else had the tape alone long enough to do the erasing.

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32. Ford and the PCG contemplated pardons for Mitchell, - Haldeman, Ehrlichman and possibly others who know the +

32. Ford and the PCG contemplated pardons for Mitchell, + Haldeman, Ehrlichman and possibly others who know the number one secret.

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33. Ford's statements to the sub-committee of the House - Judiciary Committee concerning his pardon of Nixon - dodged the real issue. Only Elizabeth Holtzman asked +

33. Ford's statements to the sub-committee of the House + Judiciary Committee concerning his pardon of Nixon + dodged the real issue. Only Elizabeth Holtzman asked questions coming close to the number one secret. When she asked about a prior agreement, Ford said, "I have made no deal, there was no deal, *since I became Vice @@ -5455,58 +5455,58 @@ Lines: 1057

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[1] Evans & Novak column -- September 12. 1974.

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[1] Evans & Novak column -- September 12. 1974.

[2] "Paris Herald Tribune" -- September 12, 1974.

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[3] "Compulsive Spy," Tad Szulc, Viking Press, 1974.

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[3] "Compulsive Spy," Tad Szulc, Viking Press, 1974.

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[4] "Nixon and the Mafia," Jeff Gerth, "Sundance," December, 1972.

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[4] "Nixon and the Mafia," Jeff Gerth, "Sundance," December, 1972.

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[5] "My Six Crises," Richard M. Nixon.

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[5] "My Six Crises," Richard M. Nixon.

[6] "Compulsive Spy."

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[7] "Nixon and the Mafia."

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[7] "Nixon and the Mafia."

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[8] "Nixon, Bay of Pigs & Watergate," -- R.E. Sprague, "Computers and +

[8] "Nixon, Bay of Pigs & Watergate," -- R.E. Sprague, "Computers and Automation," January, 1973.

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[9] "Nixon, Bay of Pigs & Watergate."

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[9] "Nixon, Bay of Pigs & Watergate."

[10] Trowbridge Ford, Holy Cross College, Boston, MA, Several papers and articles.

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[11] Warren Commission Hearings & Exhibits -- Vol. 23, Pages 941-943.

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[11] Warren Commission Hearings & Exhibits -- Vol. 23, Pages 941-943.

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[12] Nixon Transcript of June 23 1972 tape -- "New York Times," August +

[12] Nixon Transcript of June 23 1972 tape -- "New York Times," August 6, 1974.

-

[13] Trowbridge Ford -- Article on Gerald Ford & Warren Commission.

+

[13] Trowbridge Ford -- Article on Gerald Ford & Warren Commission.

[14] Ibid.

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[15] Gerald Ford "Lee Harvey Oswald: Portrait of the Assassin."

+

[15] Gerald Ford "Lee Harvey Oswald: Portrait of the Assassin."

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[16] "The Framing of Jim Garrison", R.E. Sprague, "Computers and +

[16] "The Framing of Jim Garrison", R.E. Sprague, "Computers and Automation," December, 1973.

-

[17] "The CIA and the Kennedy Assassination" -- Unpublished article by - R.E. Sprague.

+

[17] "The CIA and the Kennedy Assassination" -- Unpublished article by + R.E. Sprague.

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[18] Nixon tape, June 23, 1972.

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[18] Nixon tape, June 23, 1972.

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[19] Warren Commission Exhibits -- Testimony of Jack Ruby, Vol. V, +

[19] Warren Commission Exhibits -- Testimony of Jack Ruby, Vol. V, Pages 181-213 and Vol. XIV, pages 504-571. Also Trowbridge Ford - article on Jaworski.

+ article on Jaworski.

-

[20] "Washington Watch" and Triss Coffin newsletter, August 10, 1974.

+

[20] "Washington Watch" and Triss Coffin newsletter, August 10, 1974.

[21] Zodiac News Service release -- August 20, 1974.

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Chapter 12 +

Chapter 12 The Second Line of Defense and Cover-Ups in 1975 and 1976

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A special renewed effort became necessary to extend the cover- ups. Part of this effort was a program to bring the media back under control and to reinforce media support of the cover-ups. - This has been discussed in some detail in Chapter 9. Another part - of this effort was the expansion of the Rockefeller Commission's - assignment to reinforce the cover-up of the JFK assassination + This has been discussed in some detail in Chapter 9. Another part + of this effort was the expansion of the Rockefeller Commission's + assignment to reinforce the cover-up of the JFK assassination conspiracy. Separate new efforts were necessary to control the - courts and lawyers and other public officials in the King and - Robert Kennedy assassination conspiracies. These were brought - about by appeals for new trials by James Earl Ray and Sirhan B. - Sirhan. The appeals were accompanied by new revelations. New + courts and lawyers and other public officials in the King and + Robert Kennedy assassination conspiracies. These were brought + about by appeals for new trials by James Earl Ray and Sirhan B. + Sirhan. The appeals were accompanied by new revelations. New publicity was given to demands for an investigation into the - Wallace shooting by prominent people, including Wallace himself. - A minor success in the JFK case was scored by researchers with - the assistance of Dick Gregory, Geraldo Rivera of ABC, Tom Snyder - of NBC, Mort Sahl and others. They managed to have the Zapruder + Wallace shooting by prominent people, including Wallace himself. + A minor success in the JFK case was scored by researchers with + the assistance of Dick Gregory, Geraldo Rivera of ABC, Tom Snyder + of NBC, Mort Sahl and others. They managed to have the Zapruder film and other photographic evidence of conspiracy shown on local and national television. No one of any intelligence outside the PCG who has even seen the Zapruder film questions the fact that shots came from two different directions in Dealey Plaza. This breakthrough after eleven years of effort put new public and Congressional pressures on the PCG. It was closely followed by a - grass roots campaign conducted by Mark Lane's Citizens Commission - of Inquiry to reopen the JFK case. Pressure was brought to bear on + grass roots campaign conducted by Mark Lane's Citizens Commission + of Inquiry to reopen the JFK case. Pressure was brought to bear on Congressmen by their local constituents as a result of this - campaign. Henry Gonzalez from Texas and Thomas Downing from + campaign. Henry Gonzalez from Texas and Thomas Downing from Virginia introduced resolutions in the House of Representatives - calling for the reopening of all four cases and the JFK case, so + calling for the reopening of all four cases and the JFK case, so the public and Congress had a formal base to work with and a goal to reach. New revelations were made in 1975 about the FBI's and the CIA's - information withheld from the Warren Commission. From Dallas came - the admission that Oswald had been in closer contact with the FBI - than believed and that Jack Ruby had been an FBI informer. + information withheld from the Warren Commission. From Dallas came + the admission that Oswald had been in closer contact with the FBI + than believed and that Jack Ruby had been an FBI informer. Perhaps the most dangerous development for the PCG was the - creation of a sub-committee under the Church committee to - investigate the JFK assassination. This two-man subcommittee - formed by Senator Gary Hart of Colorado and Senator Schweiker of + creation of a sub-committee under the Church committee to + investigate the JFK assassination. This two-man subcommittee + formed by Senator Gary Hart of Colorado and Senator Schweiker of Pennsylvania became a real threat when it was given authority by - the full Senate Committee on Intelligence to conduct their own + the full Senate Committee on Intelligence to conduct their own independent investigation with a staff of nine people. It would be harder to control their efforts than to control the Church - committee, where the PCG had several strong allies, including - Senators Goldwater and Tower. - Gerald Ford, William Colby, Richard Helms (from his faraway post + committee, where the PCG had several strong allies, including + Senators Goldwater and Tower. + Gerald Ford, William Colby, Richard Helms (from his faraway post in Asia) and the other PCG members developed a three-prong strategy - for the JFK case in order to cope with all of these new problems. - First came the reinforcement of the lone-assassin Warren - Commission scenario. Ford selected David Belin to be chief of - staff of the Rockefeller Commission. Ford admitted that Belin in - his Rockefeller Commission role--as well as in his advocacy to - reopen the JFK case in order to prove the Warren Commission + for the JFK case in order to cope with all of these new problems. + First came the reinforcement of the lone-assassin Warren + Commission scenario. Ford selected David Belin to be chief of + staff of the Rockefeller Commission. Ford admitted that Belin in + his Rockefeller Commission role--as well as in his advocacy to + reopen the JFK case in order to prove the Warren Commission findings correct--was acting as "one of our best staff members." - This was necessary so that the Rockefeller Commission could add a + This was necessary so that the Rockefeller Commission could add a new assignment to its original charter and investigate the CIA and FBI. The new assignment was to prove that all of the new questions about the Zapruder film and the evidence for assassins on the - grassy knoll were answerable in support of Warren Commission + grassy knoll were answerable in support of Warren Commission conclusions. - The former Warren commissioner now President, who led the - cover-up and pardoned Nixon, nominated the Warren Commission staff + The former Warren commissioner now President, who led the + cover-up and pardoned Nixon, nominated the Warren Commission staff lawyer who led the cover-up at the working level as the new - Rockefeller Commission chief of staff. + Rockefeller Commission chief of staff. Belin did his job like a faithful dog. He personally called in - the most dangerous researchers, including Cyril Wecht and Dick - Gregory's cohorts, Ralph Schoenman and Robert Groden, who had been + the most dangerous researchers, including Cyril Wecht and Dick + Gregory's cohorts, Ralph Schoenman and Robert Groden, who had been making all of the noise on television. With the help (and possibly the knowledge) of only one other staff man, Belin interviewed these witnesses briefly, almost casually: then he misquoted them, edited their statements, or left them out of the Rockefeller Report. He - purposefully did not call any researchers other than Wecht who + purposefully did not call any researchers other than Wecht who might have presented some embarrassing evidence of conspiracy. He instead called a number of "experts" from the stable of PCG people, - including some of the Ramsey Clark doctors panel that had examined - the medical evidence in 1968 to back up the Warren Commission - during the Garrison investigation and the Clay Shaw trial. He also - called on reliable Dr. Lattimer, the urologist, to testify again + including some of the Ramsey Clark doctors panel that had examined + the medical evidence in 1968 to back up the Warren Commission + during the Garrison investigation and the Clay Shaw trial. He also + called on reliable Dr. Lattimer, the urologist, to testify again about the bullet wounds above the navel. - Belin wrote the chapter of the Rockefeller Commission Report + Belin wrote the chapter of the Rockefeller Commission Report himself. It formed a base for controlled media presentations of the lone assassin scenario. CBS used much of the basic material in its series in 1975. Others quoted liberally from the favorite - misquotes of Cyril Wecht and the statements of the CIA doctors + misquotes of Cyril Wecht and the statements of the CIA doctors concerning the fatal shot at frame 313 of the Zapruder film. That - had always been a sticky point with Belin and the other Warren - Commission defenders and technical cover-up artists in the PCG. + had always been a sticky point with Belin and the other Warren + Commission defenders and technical cover-up artists in the PCG. Belin was nearly driven to distraction at times, trying to avoid - any discussion of the back-to-the-left acceleration of JFK's head + any discussion of the back-to-the-left acceleration of JFK's head following the Z313 shot. He was therefore delighted to be able to produce a medical opinion that the back-to-the-left motion was consistent with a shot directly from the rear. The fact that no ballistics experts or - physics experts were called to testify about Newton's second law of + physics experts were called to testify about Newton's second law of motion and what happens to an object when struck by a rifle bullet traveling at twice to three times the speed of sound was never questioned by the Rockefeller panel or the media. Belin easily @@ -5616,7 +5616,7 @@ Lines: 1057

the FBI to say the assassins weren't there at all. Over a period of several months in the second half of 1975, the PCG (through its control agents in the 15 media organizations, and - by using Belin's creation) hammered away again at the lone assassin + by using Belin's creation) hammered away again at the lone assassin thesis. They caused the wave of excitement and furor created by Gregory, Lane, Groden, Schoenman and their friends to die out. Lectures on university campuses, discussions on FM radio talk shows @@ -5626,117 +5626,117 @@ Lines: 1057

conspiracy in any of the major fifteen national news media organizations. The second part of the strategy was to create a fall-back, or - second line of defense in the JFK case. If necessary the same idea + second line of defense in the JFK case. If necessary the same idea could also be applied in the other three cases when the situation became too dangerous. There was less danger in 1975 in the RFK, - MLK and Wallace cases because the researchers and the media had not + MLK and Wallace cases because the researchers and the media had not yet consistently begun to tie in the CIA, FBI and other PCG high level people. In 1976 a danger emerged in the MLK case when it was - revealed that J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI might be linked and that - Hoover attempted to get King to commit suicide. However, that + revealed that J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI might be linked and that + Hoover attempted to get King to commit suicide. However, that development occurred several months after the implementation of the - strategy began in the JFK case. Of course there had never been any - danger with the Chappaquiddick crime, because few researchers + strategy began in the JFK case. Of course there had never been any + danger with the Chappaquiddick crime, because few researchers realized what the PCG had accomplished in that event. No suspicions existed in Congress either, beyond some curiosity about - Tony Ulasewicz and E. Howard Hunt's strange visits to the island - and to Hyannisport. + Tony Ulasewicz and E. Howard Hunt's strange visits to the island + and to Hyannisport. There may be several second lines of defense positions already - prepared for the JFK case. The one that has been implemented in - 1975 and 1976 is the "Castro did it in revenge" position. The PCG + prepared for the JFK case. The one that has been implemented in + 1975 and 1976 is the "Castro did it in revenge" position. The PCG realizes that while the media will behave like slaves to present - the first line of defense (Oswald did it alone), the public isn't - buying it any more. In 1969, shortly after the Clay Shaw trial + the first line of defense (Oswald did it alone), the public isn't + buying it any more. In 1969, shortly after the Clay Shaw trial ended, the percent of people disbelieving the lone assassin theory fell to its all-time low of just over 50%. By 1976 it had risen to 80%, despite the faithful efforts of CBS, "Time," "Newsweek," et - al. More importantly, Richard Schweiker, Gary Hart, Henry - Gonzalez, Thomas Downing, and a very large part of the House and + al. More importantly, Richard Schweiker, Gary Hart, Henry + Gonzalez, Thomas Downing, and a very large part of the House and Senate weren't buying the lone assassin story any more either. So, a good second line of defense story was needed. It had to - be one that the House and Senate and Schweiker, Church, Downing and - hopefully Gonzalez would buy. It had to be one which could be + be one that the House and Senate and Schweiker, Church, Downing and + hopefully Gonzalez would buy. It had to be one which could be created out of existing facts and then shored up by planted evidence, faked records, dependable witnesses lying under oath, and - once again, the control and use of the media. The "Castro did it + once again, the control and use of the media. The "Castro did it in revenge" story met these requirements. The media had already - helped to some extent by publishing information from Jack Anderson, - Lyndon B. Johnson and others about Castro's turning around various - CIA agents or sending agents of his own, including Oswald, to - assassinate JFK. Perhaps even more importantly, Senator Schweiker - said he believed Castro might have been behind the assassination + helped to some extent by publishing information from Jack Anderson, + Lyndon B. Johnson and others about Castro's turning around various + CIA agents or sending agents of his own, including Oswald, to + assassinate JFK. Perhaps even more importantly, Senator Schweiker + said he believed Castro might have been behind the assassination and that this possibility should be investigated. - The Castro story strategy was implemented in 1975. Gradually at + The Castro story strategy was implemented in 1975. Gradually at first, a story appeared here or there in the press about the - assassins assigned to kill Castro. Then the media began to reprint - the Jack Anderson story about Castro's turning around of some of - these agents. New authors of the story appeared. Anderson's + assassins assigned to kill Castro. Then the media began to reprint + the Jack Anderson story about Castro's turning around of some of + these agents. New authors of the story appeared. Anderson's original story seemed to be forgotten. These articles never seemed - to have an identifiable source or any proof. Hank Greenspun of the + to have an identifiable source or any proof. Hank Greenspun of the Las Vegas newspaper circuit and the man involved with Howard Hughes, Larry O'Brien, released a story to the "Chicago Tribune." He said his information came from reliable sources. The momentum began to build. More and more "leaked" information - about Castro and assassins and Oswald being a pro-Castroite hit the + about Castro and assassins and Oswald being a pro-Castroite hit the establishment media. The stories and the sequence of events began to be predictable, if a researcher had understood the PCG and their - fight for survival in 1975 and 1976. Then the Church committee and - the Schweiker sub-committee issued statements that they were going - to investigate the "Castro did it" theory. The PCG began feeding + fight for survival in 1975 and 1976. Then the Church committee and + the Schweiker sub-committee issued statements that they were going + to investigate the "Castro did it" theory. The PCG began feeding them information in various forms and various ways that would back - up the idea. The JFK sex scandal was released by Judith Exner. - The PCG provided her with an incentive to spice up the "Castro did - it" theory with a little sex involving JFK and one of the assassins - assigned to Castro, John Roselli. + up the idea. The JFK sex scandal was released by Judith Exner. + The PCG provided her with an incentive to spice up the "Castro did + it" theory with a little sex involving JFK and one of the assassins + assigned to Castro, John Roselli. The PCG realized they had the double advantage of drawing - attention to Roselli and Castro and the turn-around assassin idea, - while at the same time gnawing away at JFK's image. There was - press speculation that Exner was a Mafia plant in the White House - to find out how much JFK knew about the Castro assassination plans. - Since Frank Sinatra had introduced Judith to both JFK and Roselli, + attention to Roselli and Castro and the turn-around assassin idea, + while at the same time gnawing away at JFK's image. There was + press speculation that Exner was a Mafia plant in the White House + to find out how much JFK knew about the Castro assassination plans. + Since Frank Sinatra had introduced Judith to both JFK and Roselli, there was speculation about Sinatra's Mafia friends linked to the - rat pack, to Peter Lawford, to JFK's sister and to JFK himself. + rat pack, to Peter Lawford, to JFK's sister and to JFK himself. All of this was meat for the PCG's grinder. It certainly drew - Schweiker's attention away from Helms, Hunt, Gabaldin, Shaw, - Ferrie, Seymour and all of the other operatives involved in JFK's - murder. In fact, the Schweiker staff, which had the names and + Schweiker's attention away from Helms, Hunt, Gabaldin, Shaw, + Ferrie, Seymour and all of the other operatives involved in JFK's + murder. In fact, the Schweiker staff, which had the names and locations of several participants and witnesses that could pinpoint - the Helms-Hunt-Shaw-Gabaldin group as the real assassins as early + the Helms-Hunt-Shaw-Gabaldin group as the real assassins as early as September, 1975 did not interview more than one or two of them and did not follow up on the rest at all. Their attention was diverted by the second line of defense strategy and they were also influenced by infiltration by the PCG. Part three of the strategy was the control of the Congress and - the committees in the House and the Senate concerned with - investigations of the intelligence community and the JFK - assassination. This subject will be covered in depth in Chapter + the committees in the House and the Senate concerned with + investigations of the intelligence community and the JFK + assassination. This subject will be covered in depth in Chapter 14. Suffice it to say here that the PCG planted people on the - staffs of the Church committee and the Schweiker sub-committee. - They exercised control over the other committees in the House and - Senate (Abzug, Don Edwards, Pike committees) and they controlled - the House Rules committee, which effectively blocked the Gonzalez - and Downing resolutions for over a year. + staffs of the Church committee and the Schweiker sub-committee. + They exercised control over the other committees in the House and + Senate (Abzug, Don Edwards, Pike committees) and they controlled + the House Rules committee, which effectively blocked the Gonzalez + and Downing resolutions for over a year. The CIA has always had its supporters in both House and Senate. - So has the FBI. So did J. Edgar Hoover (sometimes through - blackmail) and Richard Helms. There was a story published in the - "Washington Post" about a dinner party given by Tom Braden, former - CIA man, at which all of Richard Helms' old buddies rallied to his + So has the FBI. So did J. Edgar Hoover (sometimes through + blackmail) and Richard Helms. There was a story published in the + "Washington Post" about a dinner party given by Tom Braden, former + CIA man, at which all of Richard Helms' old buddies rallied to his defense. Several well-known Congressmen were there and Senator - Symington gave a rousing speech supporting Helms in his hour of + Symington gave a rousing speech supporting Helms in his hour of need. - Gerald Ford, of course, as then titular leader of the PCG, had - many old friends in the House. Nixon had many supporters in both + Gerald Ford, of course, as then titular leader of the PCG, had + many old friends in the House. Nixon had many supporters in both House and Senate and still has to this day. Thus, control by the - PCG over Congress and committees is not all that difficult. - Specific examples will be given in Chapter 14 of how this really + PCG over Congress and committees is not all that difficult. + Specific examples will be given in Chapter 14 of how this really works. So the cover-ups continue. The PCG is still in the driver's seat. The three parts of their strategy work very well. The lone assassin story is repeated at least once a month in some - media source or other. The "Castro did it" story will no doubt + media source or other. The "Castro did it" story will no doubt make its official appearance again. - The Congress is under control. Gonzalez was not under control, - nor was Downing. But they couldn't do much without the Rules - Committee, which was controlled. + The Congress is under control. Gonzalez was not under control, + nor was Downing. But they couldn't do much without the Rules + Committee, which was controlled. The people are left with no effective way of doing anything about the PCG and their crimes. What is worse, there is no way the people can elect the man of their choice.

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Subject: "The Taking of America, 1-2-3" (7/11) -Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted +Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted Keywords: part 7 of 11: chapter 13 thru chapter 14 Lines: 326

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Chapter 13 +

Chapter 13 The 1976 Election and Conspiracy Fever

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No, it's not the flu; it's conspiracy fever.[1] People afflicted by the disease imagine conspiracies everywhere. They believe, for example, that the CIA arranged for the takeover - in Chile and the assassination of Salvador Allende. They even - think Henry Kissinger had something to do with it. These poor - feverish devils have the strange idea that J. Edgar Hoover was a + in Chile and the assassination of Salvador Allende. They even + think Henry Kissinger had something to do with it. These poor + feverish devils have the strange idea that J. Edgar Hoover was a fiend rather than a public hero. They imagine that he ordered a - vicious campaign against Dr. Martin Luther King and a conspiracy + vicious campaign against Dr. Martin Luther King and a conspiracy against most of young America called Cointelpro. Some even think - Hoover had King killed. There are some Californians with the west + Hoover had King killed. There are some Californians with the west coast strain of this bug who imagine that the FBI and the California authorities created a conspiracy in San Diego and Los Angeles against black citizens. The California group also think - there was something strange about Donald DeFreeze and the + there was something strange about Donald DeFreeze and the Symbionese Liberation Army. They suspect an FBI or California state authority conspiracy, complete with police provocateurs, - double agents, faked prison breaks, and a Patty Hearst, alias - Tania, all thrown in by our own government to create a climate that + double agents, faked prison breaks, and a Patty Hearst, alias + Tania, all thrown in by our own government to create a climate that would make the public accept the prevalence of terrorism and demand a police state. The disease spread to Congressmen as well. It does not seem to @@ -5828,11 +5828,11 @@ Lines: 326

known to have this worst form of the fever. They include a Congressman or two. Others have come down with a milder form in which they imagine separate conspiracies in four assassination - cases (John and Robert Kennedy, Dr. King, and the attempted - assassination of George Wallace). - Members of the Ford Administration, particularly David Belin, - Mr. Ford's staff member on the Rockefeller Commission, went along - with an analysis made by Dr. Jacob Cohen, a professional fever + cases (John and Robert Kennedy, Dr. King, and the attempted + assassination of George Wallace). + Members of the Ford Administration, particularly David Belin, + Mr. Ford's staff member on the Rockefeller Commission, went along + with an analysis made by Dr. Jacob Cohen, a professional fever analyst, that the disease has been spreading rapidly because of a small group of "carriers" traveling around the country who are infecting everyone else. Some of these carriers, called @@ -5843,51 +5843,51 @@ Lines: 326

have intelligence experience. The highest level of fever in these patients produces the idea that this high level group, usually called the PCG, will eliminate presidential candidates not in their - favor or under their control. Others imagine that Jimmy Carter has + favor or under their control. Others imagine that Jimmy Carter has been brought into the PCG by threats against his children and - careful briefings by George Bush. + careful briefings by George Bush. It is worth analyzing the sick people with this domestic assassination conspiracy fever to see how far their imaginations take them. They calculate that the PCG, fearing exposure if any president is not under their control and influence, will go to whatever lengths are required to insure the election of the man - they do control. The idea is that Gerald Ford was nicely in the + they do control. The idea is that Gerald Ford was nicely in the PCG's pocket because he has been covering up for them ever since 1964. He has continued to help them through 1975 and 1976 by - maintaining a steady cover-up effort on all four cases. Jimmy - Carter was perhaps brought under control. The feverish "buffs" - figure that the PCG would have been sure to eliminate Jimmy Carter + maintaining a steady cover-up effort on all four cases. Jimmy + Carter was perhaps brought under control. The feverish "buffs" + figure that the PCG would have been sure to eliminate Jimmy Carter unless he could be controlled. The scenario continues into the future. The more control exercised by the PCG, the stronger they become and the more people in the executive branch become beholden to them to continue covering up the cover-ups. So, wake up America. Wipe out this disease. It's just as - dangerous as Communism, if not more so. Like the general in "Z", + dangerous as Communism, if not more so. Like the general in "Z", Americans must realize that such a disease has to be eliminated whenever and wherever it appears.

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[1] "Conspiracy Fever" is derived from an article with that title by - Jacob Cohen, a psychologist, in "Commentary" magazine, October, + Jacob Cohen, a psychologist, in "Commentary" magazine, October, 1975.

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Chapter 14 +

Chapter 14 Congress and the People

The last hope of the people to take back their government from the PCG is through Congress. The executive branch is a captive of the PCG. The legislative branch has no power in the situation. Where courts or judges do have some small measure of power, as in - the hearings and appeals for a new trial for James Earl Ray, they + the hearings and appeals for a new trial for James Earl Ray, they have been controlled by the PCG. The ruling of the judge in the - Ray appeals case, for example, was obviously a decision made for - him by someone higher up. He ruled that Ray could not have a new + Ray appeals case, for example, was obviously a decision made for + him by someone higher up. He ruled that Ray could not have a new trial after hearing a vast amount of evidence of conspiracy and - solid evidence that Percy Foreman had duped Ray into pleading + solid evidence that Percy Foreman had duped Ray into pleading guilty. Unless a people's revolution comes along, and that hardly seems likely, the only possibility left is to hope that Congress can do @@ -5906,52 +5906,52 @@ Lines: 326

know what it was doing or what the battle was about. How would such a battle start and such a power base be constructed? An important step would be to purify the special - committee created by either resolution and to purify the staff. + committee created by either resolution and to purify the staff. Preventing infiltration of staff by the PCG is especially - important. As mentioned in Chapter 12, the Church Committee staff - and the Schweiker sub-committee staff were infiltrated by the PCG, + important. As mentioned in Chapter 12, the Church Committee staff + and the Schweiker sub-committee staff were infiltrated by the PCG, and specifically the CIA. A leading assassination researcher and former intelligence officer in the Defense Intelligence Agency who knew many, many CIA agents discovered two of them in the Church - Committee staff offices in the fall of 1975. The other staff + Committee staff offices in the fall of 1975. The other staff members had not been aware that these two men were CIA agents because they were "deep cover" agents. This problem is rather complex because there is always great pressure from the House or Senate to create a balance on any - appointed committee. Thus the Church committee was hamstrung by + appointed committee. Thus the Church committee was hamstrung by several of the Senators appointed to be on it: they were close - friends and supporters of the CIA and FBI. Senators Goldwater and + friends and supporters of the CIA and FBI. Senators Goldwater and Tower, for example, fought very hard to block any efforts to have - the entire committee investigate potential CIA or FBI involvement + the entire committee investigate potential CIA or FBI involvement in domestic assassinations. This does not necessarily mean that - Goldwater and Tower are members of the inner circle of the PCG. - But it does mean that PCG members who know who killed John Kennedy - and why can influence Goldwater and Tower to block such efforts. + Goldwater and Tower are members of the inner circle of the PCG. + But it does mean that PCG members who know who killed John Kennedy + and why can influence Goldwater and Tower to block such efforts. The first step in the House or Senate might be floor voting because of the tight control exercised by the PCG over the - committee procedure on resolutions. In the House, for example, the - Rules Committee is all-powerful in determining which resolutions + committee procedure on resolutions. In the House, for example, the + Rules Committee is all-powerful in determining which resolutions are brought to the floor. - Henry Gonzalez introduced his resolution HR204 in 1975 and sent - it to the rules committee. Nearly a year passed. On March 18, - 1976 Mr. Gonzalez, together with Mr. Downing, was tired of waiting - for some action by Chairman Madden and they took the issue to the + Henry Gonzalez introduced his resolution HR204 in 1975 and sent + it to the rules committee. Nearly a year passed. On March 18, + 1976 Mr. Gonzalez, together with Mr. Downing, was tired of waiting + for some action by Chairman Madden and they took the issue to the floor of the House for discussion.[1] By this time the two representatives had 125 co-sponsors for their two resolutions (an - unusually large number). Gonzalez and Downing had taken over the + unusually large number). Gonzalez and Downing had taken over the floor of the House for two hours and had several supporting speakers. No one rose in opposition. Prior to that time, - Representative Sisk from California and Representative Bolling from - West Virginia had been vehemently outspoken in the Rules Committee - against both resolutions. Madden, Sisk and Bolling all left the - House before Downing and Gonzalez started speaking. - As a result of Gonzalez's and Downing's efforts, Madden was - forced by Speaker Albert and other members of the House and by some + Representative Sisk from California and Representative Bolling from + West Virginia had been vehemently outspoken in the Rules Committee + against both resolutions. Madden, Sisk and Bolling all left the + House before Downing and Gonzalez started speaking. + As a result of Gonzalez's and Downing's efforts, Madden was + forced by Speaker Albert and other members of the House and by some of his own constituents to hold a formal hearing on the two resolutions on March 31, 1976. The PCG controlled the hearing - through Sisk, Bolling and Lott. The resolutions were tabled, + through Sisk, Bolling and Lott. The resolutions were tabled, subject to future recall by the chairman. The vote was nine to - six. Representative Bolling was called into the hearing from the + six. Representative Bolling was called into the hearing from the House floor to cast the ninth vote at the last minute. He heard none of the arguments. He didn't have to. The PCG had instructed him on how to vote. @@ -5960,7 +5960,7 @@ Lines: 326

the Senate or House floor might it be possible to equalize things. The two events, the two hour discussion on the House floor on March 18, reported by the "Congressional Record," and the hearing by the - rules committee on March 31 illustrate another problem Congress has + rules committee on March 31 illustrate another problem Congress has combatting the PCG. Not one of the major news media organizations reported either event. Two hours on the House floor is an incredibly long time for any subject. There were many reporters @@ -5973,7 +5973,7 @@ Lines: 326

their eyes. Seeing it and believing it are two different things. For nearly all Congressmen who still have faith in America, the whole point of this book, and the existence of a Power Control - Group which included Ford, Nixon, Kissinger, the CIA, the FBI, the + Group which included Ford, Nixon, Kissinger, the CIA, the FBI, the fifteen major news media management level people, plus nearly anyone else of importance in the executive branch and many Congressmen, is too much to swallow. They would rather have the @@ -5981,25 +5981,25 @@ Lines: 326

gigantic. And that is the real source of the PCG's strength, the unbelievability of it all.

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Addendum to Chapter 14

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Addendum to Chapter 14

Several truly historic and highly encouraging events occurred in the months of September and October, 1976 that could indicate a change in the tide and power and control described in earlier chapters. First, on September 15, a coalition of representatives from the - Black Caucus, Henry Gonzalez and Thomas Downing managed to get - Resolution H1540 through the House Rules Committee. Mark Lane, - Coretta King and others were responsible for creating pressures - that finally convinced Speaker Carl Albert, Chairman Tom Madden of - the Rules Committee and others that this was necessary and - desirable. The new resolution, made up of parts of the Downing and - Gonzalez resolutions plus input from Representative Walter Fauntroy - from the Black Caucus called for a special 12-person committee to - reopen the JFK and Dr. King cases and any other deaths that the - committee might decide to investigate. - The Rules Committee voted nine to four in favor. Representative - Bolling, who perhaps unknowingly had lent his support to the + Black Caucus, Henry Gonzalez and Thomas Downing managed to get + Resolution H1540 through the House Rules Committee. Mark Lane, + Coretta King and others were responsible for creating pressures + that finally convinced Speaker Carl Albert, Chairman Tom Madden of + the Rules Committee and others that this was necessary and + desirable. The new resolution, made up of parts of the Downing and + Gonzalez resolutions plus input from Representative Walter Fauntroy + from the Black Caucus called for a special 12-person committee to + reopen the JFK and Dr. King cases and any other deaths that the + committee might decide to investigate. + The Rules Committee voted nine to four in favor. Representative + Bolling, who perhaps unknowingly had lent his support to the opposition in the earlier vote, was an important swing vote and actually introduced the resolution in the meeting. The position of the nine who voted for the resolution was more than vindicated two @@ -6014,50 +6014,50 @@ Lines: 326

column. The "Washington Star" and "Post" carried larger stories and the "White Plains Reporter Dispatch" made it a first page headline story. The PCG's media control slipped a bit. - The next hurdle was for Downing, Gonzalez and Fauntroy to - convince Albert that the chairman of the new committee for 1977 - should be Mr. Gonzalez since Mr. Downing had announced his + The next hurdle was for Downing, Gonzalez and Fauntroy to + convince Albert that the chairman of the new committee for 1977 + should be Mr. Gonzalez since Mr. Downing had announced his retirement. Because elections were being held in November, Mr. - Albert named Mr. Downing as chairman for the balance of 1976, with - Mr. Gonzalez as next in line. He also let it be known to the press - that Mr. Gonzalez would be the best choice to head the committee + Albert named Mr. Downing as chairman for the balance of 1976, with + Mr. Gonzalez as next in line. He also let it be known to the press + that Mr. Gonzalez would be the best choice to head the committee next year. - Mr. Albert then named ten other members of the committee for the - 1976 period. Four of them, Fauntroy, Burke, Stokes and Ford, were - members of the Black Caucus. Stewart McKinney, Representative from + Mr. Albert then named ten other members of the committee for the + 1976 period. Four of them, Fauntroy, Burke, Stokes and Ford, were + members of the Black Caucus. Stewart McKinney, Representative from Connecticut, is a well known supporter of the truth. Those five, - together with Downing and Gonzalez, could probably be counted on to - try to arrive at the truth. The other five representatives--Dodd - from Connecticut, Preyer from Tennessee, Devine from Ohio, Thone - from Nebraska and Talcott from California--were unknown quantities. + together with Downing and Gonzalez, could probably be counted on to + try to arrive at the truth. The other five representatives--Dodd + from Connecticut, Preyer from Tennessee, Devine from Ohio, Thone + from Nebraska and Talcott from California--were unknown quantities. If the PCG theory holds up, at least one of them, and perhaps two, will turn out to be PCG representatives. The next event of significance occurred on October 4 when Mr. - Downing named Richard A. Sprague, former district attorney from - Philadelphia and fearless prosecutor of the Yablonski murderers, as - executive director of the committee's staff. The main significance - of this event was who was not named. Bernard Fensterwald, Jr., was + Downing named Richard A. Sprague, former district attorney from + Philadelphia and fearless prosecutor of the Yablonski murderers, as + executive director of the committee's staff. The main significance + of this event was who was not named. Bernard Fensterwald, Jr., was in strong contention, but he was not selected because of suspicions that he might be a CIA agent and also because of conflicts of - interests among his clientele. Fensterwald represented Otto - Otepka, James McCord, James Earl Ray and Andrew St. George, among + interests among his clientele. Fensterwald represented Otto + Otepka, James McCord, James Earl Ray and Andrew St. George, among others. There is certainly a strong CIA flavor and PCG influence - among his clients. Whether or not Bud Fensterwald himself works + among his clients. Whether or not Bud Fensterwald himself works for the CIA or the PCG, his rejection as executive director was a - healthy sign that the committee might be able to go through the - purification process described as essential in Chapter 14. - Richard A. Sprague had his hands full attempting to separate PCG + healthy sign that the committee might be able to go through the + purification process described as essential in Chapter 14. + Richard A. Sprague had his hands full attempting to separate PCG applicants for staff positions from non-PCG members. The PCG, during the same time period (September and October) these historic events were taking place, was very active in spreading its second - line of defense information. "Castro did it in revenge" stories - began popping up everywhere. Jack Anderson was revived to back up - the strategy by publishing another of his "Castro did it" columns.

+ line of defense information. "Castro did it in revenge" stories + began popping up everywhere. Jack Anderson was revived to back up + the strategy by publishing another of his "Castro did it" columns.

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[1] House Resolution 204 -- Henry Gonzalez - House Resolution 498 -- Thomas Downing

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[1] House Resolution 204 -- Henry Gonzalez + House Resolution 498 -- Thomas Downing

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Subject: "The Taking of America, 1-2-3" (8/11) -Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted +Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted Keywords: part 8 of 11: chapter 15 Lines: 1172

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Chapter 15 - The Select Committee on Assassinations, - The Intelligence Community and the News Media

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Chapter 15 + The Select Committee on Assassinations, + The Intelligence Community and the News Media

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about the best way to arrive at the truth concerning political assassinations in the United States. The conservative view dictates we must build an investigative base from the ground - upward, beginning with the JFK assassination, and use "hard" + upward, beginning with the JFK assassination, and use "hard" evidence in each assassination case. This view assumes that any grand, overall conspiracy to cover up the cover-ups would be detected and made public following exposure of the first layer of @@ -6119,34 +6119,34 @@ Lines: 1172

The less conservative view holds that the political processes underlying the original assassinations and the massive cover-up superstructure should be attacked and exposed simultaneously. - The resolutions to establish a Select Committee to Investigate - Assassinations, introduced by Thomas Downing and Henry Gonzalez in + The resolutions to establish a Select Committee to Investigate + Assassinations, introduced by Thomas Downing and Henry Gonzalez in the House of Representatives in 1975, were somewhat related to both - views. The conservative Downing resolution called for a sole - investigation of the JFK case. Gonzalez's resolution called for - the reopening of all four major cases--JFK, RFK, Dr. King and - George Wallace--and more importantly, it called for an - investigation of the possible links among all four. Gonzalez + views. The conservative Downing resolution called for a sole + investigation of the JFK case. Gonzalez's resolution called for + the reopening of all four major cases--JFK, RFK, Dr. King and + George Wallace--and more importantly, it called for an + investigation of the possible links among all four. Gonzalez stated that he believed the country might be experiencing an assassination-controlled electoral process. His approach was clearly allied with the less conservative view. - Research groups, such as Mark Lane's Citizen's Commission of - Inquiry (CCI), Bud Fensterwald's Committee to Investigate - Assassinations (CTIA), and Bob Katz's Assassination Information + Research groups, such as Mark Lane's Citizen's Commission of + Inquiry (CCI), Bud Fensterwald's Committee to Investigate + Assassinations (CTIA), and Bob Katz's Assassination Information Bureau (AIB) were also divided in their views. CCI and CTIA took - the bottom-up approach and tended to support Downing. AIB took the - overview political approach and tended to support Gonzalez. The - Black Caucus, Coretta King and others were primarily interested in - a broad overview of the King assassination. - The coalition formed by Downing, Gonzalez and the Black Caucus - finally brought about the creation of the Select Committee on + the bottom-up approach and tended to support Downing. AIB took the + overview political approach and tended to support Gonzalez. The + Black Caucus, Coretta King and others were primarily interested in + a broad overview of the King assassination. + The coalition formed by Downing, Gonzalez and the Black Caucus + finally brought about the creation of the Select Committee on Assassinations in the House, which represents a mixture of these views and approaches. - The work of the Select Committee will produce results if it is + The work of the Select Committee will produce results if it is recognized that the bottom-up approach alone cannot be used successfully against the group of powerful individuals that currently controls the environment in which any investigation - attempts are to be made. The best way the Select Committee can + attempts are to be made. The best way the Select Committee can succeed against this group is to use what will be labelled the "top down" approach to investigating and exposing the truth as a supplement to the bottom up approach.

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continually demands hard evidence of conspiracy. Statements continue to appear in the media to the effect that, "I've seen no evidence of conspiracy." Or, "We are not sure whether there were - others involved in addition to Lee Harvey Oswald, Sirhan Sirhan, - James Earl Ray or Arthur Bremer." These statements are made in + others involved in addition to Lee Harvey Oswald, Sirhan Sirhan, + James Earl Ray or Arthur Bremer." These statements are made in spite of the fact that even the most casual analysis clearly shows - that Oswald, Sirhan, and Ray did not fire any of the shots that - struck JFK, RFK and MLK, and that they were all patsies. Bremer - fired some of the shots in the Wallace case, but there is evidence + that Oswald, Sirhan, and Ray did not fire any of the shots that + struck JFK, RFK and MLK, and that they were all patsies. Bremer + fired some of the shots in the Wallace case, but there is evidence that another gun was fired. The hard evidence is all old evidence. It goes back at least to - 1967 and 1968 in the JFK case, and back to 1970 through 1972 in the - RFK and MLK cases. The Wallace evidence is a little fresher, but + 1967 and 1968 in the JFK case, and back to 1970 through 1972 in the + RFK and MLK cases. The Wallace evidence is a little fresher, but nevertheless convincing. The people who demand new evidence are either members of the PCG, or they are brainwashed by the media members of the PCG into ignoring the old evidence. They do not @@ -6202,14 +6202,14 @@ Lines: 1172

The Bottom Up Approach

The bottom up approach is doomed to failure no matter how the - Select Committee tries and no matter how much effort any official - body puts into attempts to offer that "bombshell" that Tip O'Neill - and others look for to prove conspiracy in the JFK and MLK cases. + Select Committee tries and no matter how much effort any official + body puts into attempts to offer that "bombshell" that Tip O'Neill + and others look for to prove conspiracy in the JFK and MLK cases. The PCG is in complete control of the situation. It controls the media and the media controls the minds of most citizens and the Congress. The PCG is a living, dynamic body right now. They can eliminate an investigation or investigators right now. They can - eliminate a member of the House or a member of the Select Committee + eliminate a member of the House or a member of the Select Committee right now. The bottom up approach will never get off the ground because the PCG will not allow it. As long as the PCG controls all the sources @@ -6227,18 +6227,18 @@ Lines: 1172

that such a group exists, can see it operate almost every day. The prime objectives of the PCG in 1976 and 1977 were:

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1. To block and eliminate the Select Committee on +

1. To block and eliminate the Select Committee on Assassinations in the House of Representatives.

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2. To firmly implant the idea that the JFK assassination - was a Castro plot.

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2. To firmly implant the idea that the JFK assassination + was a Castro plot.

3. To block any Congressional attempts to investigate the four assassination cases.

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4. To control the Carter Administration in such a way as +

4. To control the Carter Administration in such a way as to permit only an executive branch investigation that - will conclude there was a Castro-based JFK conspiracy + will conclude there was a Castro-based JFK conspiracy and no conspiracy in the other cases.

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Exposing the PCG

The top down approach obviously begins with exposing the PCG's - immediate, present activities. The following examples are - illustrative. The Select Committee is certainly in a better + immediate, present activities. The following examples are + illustrative. The Select Committee is certainly in a better position to know which individuals and actions taken by the PCG - since the formation of the Committee in September, 1976 would be + since the formation of the Committee in September, 1976 would be most easily attacked. The first example is the leaked Justice - Department report on the King case.

+ Department report on the King case.

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The Justice Department King Report

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The Justice Department King Report

The PCG members' actions were leaked in the February 2, 1977 - King report and released a few weeks later. To review the list of - PCG members involved in the cover-up of the King case: J. Edgar - Hoover, the Memphis FBI, Phil Canale (Memphis D.A.), Fred Vinson - (State Department), Judge Battle, Percy Foreman, William Bradford - Huie, Gerald Frank (author), Frank Holloman and other members of + King report and released a few weeks later. To review the list of + PCG members involved in the cover-up of the King case: J. Edgar + Hoover, the Memphis FBI, Phil Canale (Memphis D.A.), Fred Vinson + (State Department), Judge Battle, Percy Foreman, William Bradford + Huie, Gerald Frank (author), Frank Holloman and other members of the Memphis police and judges at the state and federal court levels. One of the judges who became a PCG member in later years was - Judge McCrea. He heard James Earl Ray's plea for a new trial. - Solid evidence of the conspiracy to frame Ray was introduced at + Judge McCrea. He heard James Earl Ray's plea for a new trial. + Solid evidence of the conspiracy to frame Ray was introduced at that hearing. Everyone who read or heard the evidence, with the exception of - Judge McCrea and his law clerk, reached the conclusion that Ray was - framed and that his lawyer, Percy Foreman, deliberately mishandled - the case. Nevertheless, McCrea decided that Ray would not get a + Judge McCrea and his law clerk, reached the conclusion that Ray was + framed and that his lawyer, Percy Foreman, deliberately mishandled + the case. Nevertheless, McCrea decided that Ray would not get a new trial. The case was appealed all the way to the Supreme Court with no reversals of the decision.

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Leaking the Justice Department Report on the King Case

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Leaking the Justice Department Report on the King Case

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Attorney General Levi some years later ordered a review by the - Justice Department of the King assassination and the FBI's handling - of its investigation. A report was prepared by Michael J. Shaheen, +

Attorney General Levi some years later ordered a review by the + Justice Department of the King assassination and the FBI's handling + of its investigation. A report was prepared by Michael J. Shaheen, who did most of the Justice Department work. No public announcement was made in 1976 upon completion of the report. Suddenly, on the exact day that the House was debating whether to - reconstitute the Select Committee (February 2, 1977), the King + reconstitute the Select Committee (February 2, 1977), the King report was leaked to the Republican minority leader of the - opposition, Representative Quillen of Tennessee. He announced he - had a copy of the report. Representative Yvonne Burke from - California, a member of the Select Committee and also a member of - the House Committee responsible for oversight of the Justice - Department, took strong issue with Quillen over the leak. She said + opposition, Representative Quillen of Tennessee. He announced he + had a copy of the report. Representative Yvonne Burke from + California, a member of the Select Committee and also a member of + the House Committee responsible for oversight of the Justice + Department, took strong issue with Quillen over the leak. She said she had unsuccessfully tried to obtain the report that day from the - Justice Department. Quillen stated at first he did not have the + Justice Department. Quillen stated at first he did not have the report, but had an Associated Press release describing the report. About an hour later, he said he had received a copy of the report. - Burke stated that was very strange; not even the proper committee + Burke stated that was very strange; not even the proper committee of the House had received a copy. The report was quoted to say that the Justice Department had - closed the King case and concluded James Earl Ray was the lone + closed the King case and concluded James Earl Ray was the lone assassin. Placed in the hands of the opposition to the Select - Committee, the statement was strategically useful. Quillen argued - against continuing the Committee on the strength of the conclusions + Committee, the statement was strategically useful. Quillen argued + against continuing the Committee on the strength of the conclusions reached in the report.

Releasing the Report

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On February 19, 1977, the King report was released by the +

On February 19, 1977, the King report was released by the Justice Department. Blaring headlines again emphasized no conspiracy and exonerated the FBI's conduct in their investigation. - A showdown meeting was scheduled for February 21 between Henry - Gonzalez and Tip O'Neill, to be followed the same day by a meeting - of the Select Committee to determine whether they would continue - with Richard A. Sprague as chief counsel. + A showdown meeting was scheduled for February 21 between Henry + Gonzalez and Tip O'Neill, to be followed the same day by a meeting + of the Select Committee to determine whether they would continue + with Richard A. Sprague as chief counsel. The absurd report was published in the "New York Times" on February 19, 1977. The PCG 's tactics became somewhat obvious on - that date. Attorney General Griffin Bell, having inherited the - report from Mr. Levi, let slip an important opinion on the CBS + that date. Attorney General Griffin Bell, having inherited the + report from Mr. Levi, let slip an important opinion on the CBS program, "Face the Nation" on the Sunday before the report was described as "still secret" by the UPI news release quoting Mr. - Bell. - Bell said he believed there were questions the report did not - answer. Bell clarified his concerns after the February 19 release + Bell. + Bell said he believed there were questions the report did not + answer. Bell clarified his concerns after the February 19 release of the report by stating on the 24th that he might want to - interview Ray to find out where Ray obtained all of the money he - had before and after King was shot, and whether anyone helped him - obtain false passports or make travel arrangements. Perhaps Bell - was troubled by one of the report's conclusions--that one of Ray's - motives in killing King was to make a "quick profit." - This indicates that Mr. Bell, and presumably Mr. Carter, are not - members of the PCG cover-up on the King case. It also seems - obvious that Mr. Levi and the people preparing the report and + interview Ray to find out where Ray obtained all of the money he + had before and after King was shot, and whether anyone helped him + obtain false passports or make travel arrangements. Perhaps Bell + was troubled by one of the report's conclusions--that one of Ray's + motives in killing King was to make a "quick profit." + This indicates that Mr. Bell, and presumably Mr. Carter, are not + members of the PCG cover-up on the King case. It also seems + obvious that Mr. Levi and the people preparing the report and conducting the review had become members of the PCG. The timed release and leaking of that report and the total whitewash of the - King conspiracy are too patently obvious to be coincidental. This - is one area in which the Select Committee has an excellent chance + King conspiracy are too patently obvious to be coincidental. This + is one area in which the Select Committee has an excellent chance to expose a raw nerve of the PCG.

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Michael Shaheen -- PCG Member

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Michael Shaheen -- PCG Member

A key PCG member in the situation would appear to be Mr. - Shaheen, Judge McCrea's law clerk mentioned earlier in the PCG - cover-up in Memphis. Shaheen was deeply involved in the old + Shaheen, Judge McCrea's law clerk mentioned earlier in the PCG + cover-up in Memphis. Shaheen was deeply involved in the old cover-up as well as the new cover-up. He is from Memphis and part of that closed circle of people in Tennessee who know very well - what happened to Martin Luther King and how Ray was framed. Mr. - Shaheen is now planning to become a judge in Memphis with the help + what happened to Martin Luther King and how Ray was framed. Mr. + Shaheen is now planning to become a judge in Memphis with the help of all his co-conspirators and PCG members. Who called the shots in this Justice Department effort? Was it - Levi? Was it the PCG members left over from the Nixon-Ford + Levi? Was it the PCG members left over from the Nixon-Ford administration? Was it members of the PCG still in the FBI? Was - it the Tennessee wing of the PCG that includes Judge McCrea, Phil - Canale, Howard Baker, Mr. Quillen and Bernard Fensterwald, Jr.? - The Select Committee should find out. The report itself is easily - attacked. It quotes the fake Charlie Stevens testimony all over - again, as if no one knew he had been bought off by Hoover to - identify Ray. Stevens was dead drunk and saw nothing on the day of - the King assassination.

+ it the Tennessee wing of the PCG that includes Judge McCrea, Phil + Canale, Howard Baker, Mr. Quillen and Bernard Fensterwald, Jr.? + The Select Committee should find out. The report itself is easily + attacked. It quotes the fake Charlie Stevens testimony all over + again, as if no one knew he had been bought off by Hoover to + identify Ray. Stevens was dead drunk and saw nothing on the day of + the King assassination.

Ignoring or Suppressing Conspiracy and Framing Evidence

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Shaheen's review did not touch upon any of the evidence - regarding the framing of Ray that was introduced at the hearing - that Judge McCrea and Shaheen knew so very well. The witnesses who - had seen Ray at a gas station several blocks from the assassination - site when the shot was fired were ignored. Grace Walden Stevens - saw Frenchy (Raoul) in the rooming house, identified Frenchy as the - man she saw, and knew Charlie had seen nothing. She had to be - ignored. The witnesses who saw Jack Youngblood move away from the - bushes from which he had fired the shot had to be ignored. Hoover - and Fred Vinson's use of Stevens's false testimony to extradite Ray +

Shaheen's review did not touch upon any of the evidence + regarding the framing of Ray that was introduced at the hearing + that Judge McCrea and Shaheen knew so very well. The witnesses who + had seen Ray at a gas station several blocks from the assassination + site when the shot was fired were ignored. Grace Walden Stevens + saw Frenchy (Raoul) in the rooming house, identified Frenchy as the + man she saw, and knew Charlie had seen nothing. She had to be + ignored. The witnesses who saw Jack Youngblood move away from the + bushes from which he had fired the shot had to be ignored. Hoover + and Fred Vinson's use of Stevens's false testimony to extradite Ray from London had to be ignored. The FBI's role in Memphis, including its instructions to the witnesses who had seen Frenchy to keep quiet was to be kept a dark secret. The similarity between - Frenchy's photograph and the sketch of Raoul and Ray's subsequent - identification of Frenchy as Raoul had to be kept quiet. + Frenchy's photograph and the sketch of Raoul and Ray's subsequent + identification of Frenchy as Raoul had to be kept quiet. More ignored evidence was turned up by Huie. He found three - witnesses who had seen Ray and Frenchy-Raoul together both in - Atlanta and Montreal. They confirmed Ray's claim that he was - framed. All of the evidence involving Youngblood and Frenchy, - uncovered by Robert Livingston and Wayne Chastain and published in + witnesses who had seen Ray and Frenchy-Raoul together both in + Atlanta and Montreal. They confirmed Ray's claim that he was + framed. All of the evidence involving Youngblood and Frenchy, + uncovered by Robert Livingston and Wayne Chastain and published in "Computers and People" in 1974, was omitted. - Livingston was Ray's attorney in Tennessee. Chastain is a - Memphis reporter. Livingston and Chastain's sighting of Frenchy- - Raoul at the Detroit airport during a meeting between Livingston, - Chastain, Bud Fensterwald and the intermediary representing Frenchy - (in an attempt to obtain immunity for him in exchange for revealing - the identity of the Tennesseans and Louisianians who had hired him) + Livingston was Ray's attorney in Tennessee. Chastain is a + Memphis reporter. Livingston and Chastain's sighting of Frenchy- + Raoul at the Detroit airport during a meeting between Livingston, + Chastain, Bud Fensterwald and the intermediary representing Frenchy + (in an attempt to obtain immunity for him in exchange for revealing + the identity of the Tennesseans and Louisianians who had hired him) was ignored. Exposure of this segment of the PCG would have done more to - bolster the 1977 efforts of the Select Committee than any - presentation of conspiracy evidence in the King case itself.

+ bolster the 1977 efforts of the Select Committee than any + presentation of conspiracy evidence in the King case itself.

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The PCG's Tactics With the Select Committee

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The PCG's Tactics With the Select Committee

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In the early days of the formation of the Committee in September - 1976, the PCG might have taken the Committee very lightly. The +

In the early days of the formation of the Committee in September + 1976, the PCG might have taken the Committee very lightly. The PCG's efforts to stop an investigation from beginning in the spring - of 1976 through its control of the Rules Committee had been - successful. Downing and Gonzalez had given up. But when the + of 1976 through its control of the Rules Committee had been + successful. Downing and Gonzalez had given up. But when the three-way coalition suddenly brought about a reversal of their - earlier Rules Committee vote, and the House quickly and - overwhelmingly passed a resolution to set up the Committee, the PCG + earlier Rules Committee vote, and the House quickly and + overwhelmingly passed a resolution to set up the Committee, the PCG was forced to go back to the drawing boards for retaliation. - Before the PCG had time to react, Downing and Gonzalez hired - Dick Sprague as chief counsel. Sprague very rapidly hired the + Before the PCG had time to react, Downing and Gonzalez hired + Dick Sprague as chief counsel. Sprague very rapidly hired the equivalent of his own FBI. He sensed from the start that he might be up against both the FBI and the CIA, so he carefully screened his investigators, lawyers, researchers and other personnel to prevent intelligence penetration of the staff. However, some - personnel were "handed" to him by both Gonzalez and Downing. + personnel were "handed" to him by both Gonzalez and Downing. It goes almost without saying that the PCG would have tried to infiltrate the staff. What they learned by their early - infiltration was that Sprague and his crack team were not only on - the right track in both the JFK and MLK investigations, but also + infiltration was that Sprague and his crack team were not only on + the right track in both the JFK and MLK investigations, but also that the tactics used by the PCG in those weeks were making the - staff and some of the committee members suspicious about the PCG + staff and some of the committee members suspicious about the PCG itself.

PCG Control of Prior Investigations

It became imperative for the PCG to either eliminate the entire - Committee or to gain control of it and to rid it of Dick Sprague + Committee or to gain control of it and to rid it of Dick Sprague and the senior staff people who were loyal to him. It was no longer possible to turn the investigations around and bury the information that had been gathered as the PCG had done with six prior Congressional investigations. In each of the prior investigations (five Senate investigations and one House - investigation of the JFK assassination) the PCG had controlled the + investigation of the JFK assassination) the PCG had controlled the results, disbanded the staffs and buried the evidence. The six groups were:

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1. 1968--A Senate subcommittee under Senator Ed Long of - Missouri conducted a JFK investigation. Bernard - Fensterwald, Jr., was in charge of a six-person team. +

1. 1968--A Senate subcommittee under Senator Ed Long of + Missouri conducted a JFK investigation. Bernard + Fensterwald, Jr., was in charge of a six-person team. - 2. 1974--The Ervin Committee investigated the JFK case - during the Watergate period. Samuel Dash headed a team - of four that included Terry Lenzer, Barry Schochet and - Wayne Bishop. + 2. 1974--The Ervin Committee investigated the JFK case + during the Watergate period. Samuel Dash headed a team + of four that included Terry Lenzer, Barry Schochet and + Wayne Bishop. - 3. 1975--The Church Committee. A six-person team reported - to FAO Schwartz III. It included Bob Kelley, Dan - Dwyer, Ed Greissing, Paul Wallach, Pat Shea and David + 3. 1975--The Church Committee. A six-person team reported + to FAO Schwartz III. It included Bob Kelley, Dan + Dwyer, Ed Greissing, Paul Wallach, Pat Shea and David Aaron. - 4. 1975--The Schweiker-Hart subcommittee under the Church - Committee had a team headed by David Marston, that - included Troy Gustafson, Gaeton Fonzi, and Elliott + 4. 1975--The Schweiker-Hart subcommittee under the Church + Committee had a team headed by David Marston, that + included Troy Gustafson, Gaeton Fonzi, and Elliott Maxwell. - 5. 1975--Pike Committee in House. People unknown. + 5. 1975--Pike Committee in House. People unknown. - 6. 1976--Senate Intelligence Committee under Daniel + 6. 1976--Senate Intelligence Committee under Daniel Inouye.

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In addition, both Howard Baker and Lowell Weicker conducted - their own investigations of the JFK case during the Watergate +

In addition, both Howard Baker and Lowell Weicker conducted + their own investigations of the JFK case during the Watergate period. - Sprague and his senior staff people are professionals compared - to the amateurs listed above. Wayne Bishop was the only + Sprague and his senior staff people are professionals compared + to the amateurs listed above. Wayne Bishop was the only professional investigator in all of the staff groups. It was easy for the PCG to cut off or alter the directions of the prior investigations. Thus, the one with the greatest hope, the - Schweiker subcommittee, wound up not mentioning any of the + Schweiker subcommittee, wound up not mentioning any of the important evidence uncovered in Florida and elsewhere in their final report. The Congress and the public were left with the - impression that there might have been a Castro conspiracy to - assassinate JFK.

+ impression that there might have been a Castro conspiracy to + assassinate JFK.

PCG Strategy

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Faced with the new committee and Sprague's staff, the PCG had +

Faced with the new committee and Sprague's staff, the PCG had devise a strategy that included:

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1. Attacking Dick Sprague to discredit him with dirt and +

1. Attacking Dick Sprague to discredit him with dirt and print it in the media.

2. Using the media to spread PCG propaganda and control the sources of all stories concerning the Select - Committee.

+ Committee.

3. Using PCG Congressmen to provide biased, distorted quotes to the media for its use.

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4. Trying to discredit the entire committee by making it +

4. Trying to discredit the entire committee by making it appear to be disorganized and unmanageable.

5. Controlling the voting and lobbying against the - continuation of the committee in January and February.

+ continuation of the committee in January and February.

6. Influencing members of the House to vote against the - Committee through a massive letter and telegram + Committee through a massive letter and telegram campaign.

7. Exaggerating the emphasis placed on the size of the - budget requested by Sprague without considering the + budget requested by Sprague without considering the need for such a budget.

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8. Demanding that the committee justify its existence by +

8. Demanding that the committee justify its existence by producing new evidence.

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9. Splitting the committee and attempting to create - dissension; creating a battle between Henry Gonzalez - and Richard Sprague and between Gonzalez and Downing.

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9. Splitting the committee and attempting to create + dissension; creating a battle between Henry Gonzalez + and Richard Sprague and between Gonzalez and Downing.

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11. Trying to insert their own man at the head of the staff.

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12. Brainwashing Henry Gonzalez into believing that Sprague +

12. Brainwashing Henry Gonzalez into believing that Sprague and others were agents.

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13. Sacrificing Henry Gonzalez when it became obvious the +

13. Sacrificing Henry Gonzalez when it became obvious the PCG could not control him as their chairman.

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14. Leaking stories that seemed to make the committee's +

14. Leaking stories that seemed to make the committee's efforts unnecessary.

Media Control

The primary technique used by the PCG is its nearly absolute control of the media. This is not as difficult to achieve as one - might imagine. Since most of the stories about the committee + might imagine. Since most of the stories about the committee originate in Washington under rather tightly-knit conditions, it is necessary to control only a small number of key reporters and their bosses. The rest of the media follow along like sheep. The PCG trotted out some of their old-timers in the media to initiate the public and congressional brainwashing program against - the committee. They used the same tactic against Jim Garrison + the committee. They used the same tactic against Jim Garrison between 1967 and 1969. The old-timers included Jeremiah O'Leary, - George Lardner, Jr., and David Burnham. Jeremiah O'Leary of the + George Lardner, Jr., and David Burnham. Jeremiah O'Leary of the "Washington Star" was on the CIA's list of reporters exposed the - year before. George Lardner Jr. had been in David Ferrie's - apartment until 4 AM on the morning he was murdered. Lardner was a + year before. George Lardner Jr. had been in David Ferrie's + apartment until 4 AM on the morning he was murdered. Lardner was a PCG member in 1967, while he worked as a reporter for the - "Washington Post" (he is still with the "Post"). David Burnham at - the "New York Times," one of the several reporters in Harrison - Salisbury's and Harding Bancroft, Jr.'s stable of PCG workers, was + "Washington Post" (he is still with the "Post"). David Burnham at + the "New York Times," one of the several reporters in Harrison + Salisbury's and Harding Bancroft, Jr.'s stable of PCG workers, was called upon to carry the brunt of the "Times"' attack. There were, of course, others. As in 1967 and at other times during the first decade of media cover-ups, the major TV, radio, wire service, magazine and newspaper media acted as a cover-up - unit. Ben Bradlee, the PCG chieftain at the "Washington Post," + unit. Ben Bradlee, the PCG chieftain at the "Washington Post," made sure that "Newsweek" did their hatchet jobs. Time, Inc., CBS - (with Eric Sevaried, Dick Salant and Leslie Midgeley), NBC (with - David Brinkley), and ABC (with Bob Clark and Howard K. Smith) all - went on the attack. The overall theme was that the committee would + (with Eric Sevaried, Dick Salant and Leslie Midgeley), NBC (with + David Brinkley), and ABC (with Bob Clark and Howard K. Smith) all + went on the attack. The overall theme was that the committee would soon die out.

Media Tactics

The tactics first used were to create the impression that the - Committee was not going to find anything of importance. Then Dick - Sprague became the chief target. One of the dirty tricks used + Committee was not going to find anything of importance. Then Dick + Sprague became the chief target. One of the dirty tricks used against him portrayed him as arrogant, flamboyant, power-mad, and - as a man who usurped the powers of the Committee. The writers and + as a man who usurped the powers of the Committee. The writers and editors of the PCG are very good at this sort of thing. The "New - York Times," with Burnham writing and Salisbury and Bancroft - directing, did a real hatchet job on Sprague. These techniques + York Times," with Burnham writing and Salisbury and Bancroft + directing, did a real hatchet job on Sprague. These techniques convinced congressmen and much of the public. Sqrague was forced to stay very quiet and away from reporters and cameras. That did not deter the PCG people. Once an image of a man has been created @@ -6575,13 +6575,13 @@ Lines: 1172

The Vote to Continue

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The man chosen to eliminate Sprague was the new chairman of the - Select Committee, Henry Gonzalez. Before setting up a classic - "personality conflict" between Gonzalez and Sprague, the PCG used - another tactic. It attempted to kill the Committee with a vote not +

The man chosen to eliminate Sprague was the new chairman of the + Select Committee, Henry Gonzalez. Before setting up a classic + "personality conflict" between Gonzalez and Sprague, the PCG used + another tactic. It attempted to kill the Committee with a vote not to continue it in the 1977 Congress. The House and media PCG members overemphasized the large budget - requested by Dick Sprague, the use of the polygraph, the use of the + requested by Dick Sprague, the use of the polygraph, the use of the psychological stress evaluator and the telephone monitoring equipment. Rather than telling the truth about the budget, describing how the money would be spent, and describing why and how @@ -6589,109 +6589,109 @@ Lines: 1172

PCG members in the House itself) made it seem as though the budget was totally out of line and that citizen's rights would be violated by the use of such equipment. The PCG planted false information - that led Don Edwards of California to play into their hands on the + that led Don Edwards of California to play into their hands on the equipment issue. - The year-end report of the Committee, which they and the staff + The year-end report of the Committee, which they and the staff hoped would make these subjects clear, countered the media attacks. *But*, of course, the PCG controls the media, and the report was completely blacked out. Most citizens do not even know it exists. - Almost every U.S. citizen has heard and seen Dick Sprague called a + Almost every U.S. citizen has heard and seen Dick Sprague called a rattlesnake and an unscrupulous character. However, the PCG lost - the vote against continuing the Committee and used a new method to + the vote against continuing the Committee and used a new method to try to kill it.

The New Tactic

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The PCG decided to use Gonzalez to control the Committee. The - stage was set for the PCG to knock off Sprague and to install one - of their own men. The plan was to do this by brainwashing Henry - Gonzalez into distrusting Sprague and selected members of the - Committee and the staff. - The idea was to use Gonzalez in this way to install a PCG man - (the fact that he was a PCG man was unknown to Gonzalez) as chief - of staff. Gonzalez would fire Sprague and the key staff members, +

The PCG decided to use Gonzalez to control the Committee. The + stage was set for the PCG to knock off Sprague and to install one + of their own men. The plan was to do this by brainwashing Henry + Gonzalez into distrusting Sprague and selected members of the + Committee and the staff. + The idea was to use Gonzalez in this way to install a PCG man + (the fact that he was a PCG man was unknown to Gonzalez) as chief + of staff. Gonzalez would fire Sprague and the key staff members, first blocking their access to important files and witnesses. The PCG would then have been in a position to either fold up the - Committee by March 31, or to direct its efforts toward finding a - Castro-did-it conspiracy in JFK's case and no conspiracy in the - King case.

+ Committee by March 31, or to direct its efforts toward finding a + Castro-did-it conspiracy in JFK's case and no conspiracy in the + King case.

Tactic Backfires

The PCG did not forecast one important effect their tactics - would have. By the time Henry Gonzalez became chairman, the other - eleven members of the Committee and its staff had begun to smell a + would have. By the time Henry Gonzalez became chairman, the other + eleven members of the Committee and its staff had begun to smell a rat. They noted with curiosity all of the strange coincidences that occurred. During the floor debate on February 2, 1977 over - continuing the Committee, Representatives Devine, Preyer, Burke and + continuing the Committee, Representatives Devine, Preyer, Burke and Fauntroy let the rest of the House know that they believed something peculiar was happening to them. The appearance of the Justice Department report on that same day disturbed them very - much. The attacks on Sprague upset them also. + much. The attacks on Sprague upset them also. The staff were even more disturbed. Most of them had assumed they were being asked to conduct a thorough and unbiased investigation of two homicides. The power of the PCG became obvious to them over a period of several weeks. The effect of this - on both the Committee and its staff was to drive all eighty-four - people (73 staff and 11 Committee members) into a solid block (the - only exceptions were Gonzalez's people on the staff), more + on both the Committee and its staff was to drive all eighty-four + people (73 staff and 11 Committee members) into a solid block (the + only exceptions were Gonzalez's people on the staff), more determined than ever to get at the truth. Some staffers began using their own money for travel. All of them took pay cuts. Many of them decided they would work for nothing if necessary to keep going. The PCG's strategy had backfired. The eighty-four loyal people were like one giant lion backed into a corner, spurred on to greater heights to fight back. - For this reason, the PCG tactic to use a brainwashed Henry - Gonzalez failed. The eighty-four people resisted that manuever by - threatening to resign en masse. Tip O'Neill and others were forced - to go against Gonzalez. Gonzalez resigned. The House voted by a - large majority to accept his resignation and Tip O'Neill appointed - Louis Stokes as the new chairman. At this point, the PCG decided - to abandon Gonzalez and to try another tactic, signalled by an + For this reason, the PCG tactic to use a brainwashed Henry + Gonzalez failed. The eighty-four people resisted that manuever by + threatening to resign en masse. Tip O'Neill and others were forced + to go against Gonzalez. Gonzalez resigned. The House voted by a + large majority to accept his resignation and Tip O'Neill appointed + Louis Stokes as the new chairman. At this point, the PCG decided + to abandon Gonzalez and to try another tactic, signalled by an article in the "Washington Star" on March 3, 1977. Written by - "Star" staff writer Lynn Rosellini, the article was entitled, - "Gonzalez' Action Stuns Panel but Not the Home Folks." It was - manufactured by the PCG to discredit Gonzalez and his final demise. - (It was the first anti-Gonzalez article to appear.) The PCG had - obviously decided to throw Gonzalez to the wolves. The significant - quote was supposedly from a "source familiar with Gonzalez' career" - that said "Henry focuses in on conspiracies, the weird angle of + "Star" staff writer Lynn Rosellini, the article was entitled, + "Gonzalez' Action Stuns Panel but Not the Home Folks." It was + manufactured by the PCG to discredit Gonzalez and his final demise. + (It was the first anti-Gonzalez article to appear.) The PCG had + obviously decided to throw Gonzalez to the wolves. The significant + quote was supposedly from a "source familiar with Gonzalez' career" + that said "Henry focuses in on conspiracies, the weird angle of things. Once he gets involved in something, he shakes it by the throat until it's dead." That was a dead giveaway that the PCG no - longer wanted Henry around.

+ longer wanted Henry around.

Next Tactic -- Death By Acclamation

The PCG's next tactic was to convince a majority of the House - that the Committee had had it because of the feuding as portrayed - in the press. They hoped to either eliminate the Committee - altogether or eliminate the JFK investigation or to force Sprague - to resign. (After all, the King conspiracy can always be blamed on - J. Edgar Hoover, if it comes down to that. There is no particular - spillover from the King case into JFK, RFK or Wallace, provided + that the Committee had had it because of the feuding as portrayed + in the press. They hoped to either eliminate the Committee + altogether or eliminate the JFK investigation or to force Sprague + to resign. (After all, the King conspiracy can always be blamed on + J. Edgar Hoover, if it comes down to that. There is no particular + spillover from the King case into JFK, RFK or Wallace, provided Frenchy can be kept out of the limelight.) It might have been - possible for the PCG Congressmen to propose dropping the JFK case - or to propose postponing it in favor of continuing just the King + possible for the PCG Congressmen to propose dropping the JFK case + or to propose postponing it in favor of continuing just the King case with a reduced budget. Prior to March 31, a House floor vote - or a vote in the Rules Committee could have been proposed that + or a vote in the Rules Committee could have been proposed that might have limited the investigations and the authority of the - Select Committee in this way. The rules under which the Select - Committee would operate were not passed by the Committee due to the - conflict between Henry Gonzalez and the rest of the members, so the + Select Committee in this way. The rules under which the Select + Committee would operate were not passed by the Committee due to the + conflict between Henry Gonzalez and the rest of the members, so the proposal could have included restrictive rules. The PCG media could have boosted this idea with the PCG loyalists in the House. - Jim Wright appeared to be the new leader of the opposition to kill - the Select Committee. More ground was being laid every day for a - negative vote on continuation. The hint was that the Committee + Jim Wright appeared to be the new leader of the opposition to kill + the Select Committee. More ground was being laid every day for a + negative vote on continuation. The hint was that the Committee must come up with a bombshell or that it will die. - The Committee fought off this tactic by diverting the attention + The Committee fought off this tactic by diverting the attention of the media through a series of very rapidly developing activities - and a substantial reduction in the proposed budget, which plummeted + and a substantial reduction in the proposed budget, which plummeted to 2.8 million for the remainder of 1977. The House finally voted - to continue the Committee by a very narrow margin, with a swing of + to continue the Committee by a very narrow margin, with a swing of 25 votes determining the result. - The final weapon used to obtain a vote to continue the Committee - on March 30 was the resignation of Dick Sprague.

+ The final weapon used to obtain a vote to continue the Committee + on March 30 was the resignation of Dick Sprague.

Exposing the PCG

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of the House. Evidence of the clandestine activities of PCG members in the tactics described above could be introduced on the floor without media coverage. This happened to a minor extent on - March 30 when some of the Committee members began to accuse the + March 30 when some of the Committee members began to accuse the media of improper influence.

Who Are The PCG Members

The PCG members presently attempting to control the Select - Committee must be clearly identified.[1] There are, no doubt, some + Committee must be clearly identified.[1] There are, no doubt, some media people and Representatives who sincerely believe that there were no conspiracies and who have been playing into the hands of the PCG without realizing it. Other Representatives, and media @@ -6725,36 +6725,36 @@ Lines: 1172

between these two groups without tracing back some PCG connection of the culprits. Any CIA or FBI clandestine relationship or any direct connection with any of the assassination cases would be a - tip. An example of this is George Lardner, Jr.'s direct connection - with the JFK case ten years ago. (Lardner was in David Ferrie's + tip. An example of this is George Lardner, Jr.'s direct connection + with the JFK case ten years ago. (Lardner was in David Ferrie's apartment for four hours after the midnight time of death estimated - by the New Orleans coroner. Ferrie was killed by a karate chop to - the back of his neck.) Jim Garrison interrogated Lardner at some + by the New Orleans coroner. Ferrie was killed by a karate chop to + the back of his neck.) Jim Garrison interrogated Lardner at some length, but he never received a satisfactory explanation of what he had been doing there. While it may be difficult to tell which congressmen are sincere and which are knowingly trying to extend the cover-ups, the Select - Committee must turn its attention to any member of the House who + Committee must turn its attention to any member of the House who throws up roadblocks or who speaks out strongly against the continuation of the investigations. On this basis, one must suspect every one of the Representatives cited below. Many questions should be asked of this group. For example, who - encouraged Mr. Bauman during that autumn and on March 30, Mr. Sisk - last spring and Mr. Quillen in February to suddenly become so + encouraged Mr. Bauman during that autumn and on March 30, Mr. Sisk + last spring and Mr. Quillen in February to suddenly become so vehement about stopping investigations of the assassinations? - Their stated reasons were that the Kennedys were opposed, costs, - the lack of new evidence, the Warren Commission, etc. But these + Their stated reasons were that the Kennedys were opposed, costs, + the lack of new evidence, the Warren Commission, etc. But these reasons can no longer be their own true beliefs. On whose behalf - were they acting? How did Trent Lott find out that the Committee + were they acting? How did Trent Lott find out that the Committee staff made a telephone call to Cameroon, which he discussed on March 28 at the Rules meeting? - Who talked Frank Thompson into a campaign to shut off the Select - Committee's financial resources? (The Thompson efforts cannot be + Who talked Frank Thompson into a campaign to shut off the Select + Committee's financial resources? (The Thompson efforts cannot be explained away by the ordinary controller's motivations.) Who - convinced Jim Wright that the Committee was doomed and that he - should personally intervene in the Gonzalez, Sprague and Committee - members' battle? And, most importantly, who brainwashed both Henry - Gonzalez and Gail Beagle into mistrusting the people they had + convinced Jim Wright that the Committee was doomed and that he + should personally intervene in the Gonzalez, Sprague and Committee + members' battle? And, most importantly, who brainwashed both Henry + Gonzalez and Gail Beagle into mistrusting the people they had always trusted? Answer these questions and publicize the answers, and the top-down approach to exposing the PCG and solving the assassination conspiracies will be well along the path to success.

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"Hard" and "Soft" Propaganda in 1977

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When the time approached for the Select Committee on +

When the time approached for the Select Committee on Assassinations to ask the House of Representatives for its 1978 budget, it was interesting to once again examine the PCG's control over the American news media and the Congress. To those who observed the assassination scene with blinders removed, it was patently obvious that the December 1977 date for the Select - Committee's budget approval was a target. The PCG attempted to - defeat the Committee's efforts to get at the truth underlying the - John Kennedy and Martin Luther King assassinations and the cover-up + Committee's budget approval was a target. The PCG attempted to + defeat the Committee's efforts to get at the truth underlying the + John Kennedy and Martin Luther King assassinations and the cover-up crimes associated with them. An all-out effort was mounted by the PCG to influence the thinking of citizens and the votes of the members of the House. @@ -6785,48 +6785,48 @@ Lines: 1172

the American news media, as utilized in the continuing cover-ups of the domestic assassinations, and in the PCG's efforts to destroy the reputations of assassination researchers[2] and the two - official investigations of the John Kennedy assassinations.[3] + official investigations of the John Kennedy assassinations.[3] New evidence surfaced in 1977 to support these contentions: a CIA document released under the Freedom of Information Act and an article by a new potential ally for assassination truth seekers, - Carl Bernstein. Both of these documents were provided to the - author by Ted Gandolfo in New York, who now has his own weekly + Carl Bernstein. Both of these documents were provided to the + author by Ted Gandolfo in New York, who now has his own weekly cable TV show on Friday nights on Manhattan TV entitled, "Assassination USA."

Evidence of Media Control by the CIA

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Carl Bernstein wrote an article exposing the CIA's methods of +

Carl Bernstein wrote an article exposing the CIA's methods of controlling the news media.[4] The basic technique dictates planting a Secret Team member at the top of each major media organization, or obtaining tacit agreements from the top man to use reporters working for the CIA, and to use CIA people, stories, and - policies on the inside of the organization. Bernstein named men + policies on the inside of the organization. Bernstein named men above the level named by this author as CIA people in certain organizations. For example, the author's claim was that Harding Bancroft, Jr. has been the CIA control point at the "New York - Times." Bernstein named Arthur Hays Sulzberger, the owner of the + Times." Bernstein named Arthur Hays Sulzberger, the owner of the "Times" and Bancroft's boss, as the CIA's man at the "Times." At - CBS, the author named Richard Salant. Bernstein names William C. - Paley. At the "Washington Post" and "Newsweek" Bernstein names - Philip Graham, Katherine Graham's husband, former owner of the - "Post" and "Newsweek," and by inference, Mrs. Graham since her - husband's death. The author named Ben Bradlee. But Bernstein's + CBS, the author named Richard Salant. Bernstein names William C. + Paley. At the "Washington Post" and "Newsweek" Bernstein names + Philip Graham, Katherine Graham's husband, former owner of the + "Post" and "Newsweek," and by inference, Mrs. Graham since her + husband's death. The author named Ben Bradlee. But Bernstein's information confirms the author's contention that the CIA controls the 15 news media organizations in the U.S. - The other CIA top level individuals named by Bernstein are as + The other CIA top level individuals named by Bernstein are as follows:

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"Louisville Courier Journal"--Barry Bingham, Sr. - NBC--Richard Wald - ABC--Sam Jaffe - Time, Inc.--Henry Luce +

"Louisville Courier Journal"--Barry Bingham, Sr. + NBC--Richard Wald + ABC--Sam Jaffe + Time, Inc.--Henry Luce Copley News Service--James Copley - Hearst--Seymour Freiden

+ Hearst--Seymour Freiden

The PCG, through their prime intelligence members, are today still controlling what the media do and say about the subject of - assassinations and the Select Committee on Assassinations.[5] They + assassinations and the Select Committee on Assassinations.[5] They do this by influencing the heads of each organization who determine media editorial policies that are carried out by their subordinates. In some cases, however, lower level people are also @@ -6835,16 +6835,16 @@ Lines: 1172

or publish the books. The CIA also owns and controls many publishing houses, freelance writers or reviewers who can also be used in this massive campaign. - However, the reader should not immediately jump to the + However, the reader should not immediately jump to the conclusion that all of the media people knowingly continue to cover-up of the assassination conspiracies. It is only necessary that they actually believe the CIA's stories and positions against - conspiracies. For example, Anthony Lewis at the "New York Times" - participates in this entire fraud, actually believing that Oswald + conspiracies. For example, Anthony Lewis at the "New York Times" + participates in this entire fraud, actually believing that Oswald was the lone madman assassin. It is inconceivable, however, that men intelligent enough to rise to the top of CBS, NBC, ABC, the "New York Times et al." could - actually believe that Oswald was the lone assassin. Some or most + actually believe that Oswald was the lone assassin. Some or most of them must be cooperating fully in the PCG cover-up efforts.

Proof of CIA Efforts to Discredit Researchers

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A recently released CIA document[6] was a dispatch issued from CIA headquarters in April 1967 to certain bases and stations to mount a campaign through media contacts (called assets) against - certain assassination researchers. The targets included Mark Lane, - Joachim Joesten, Penn Jones, Edward Epstein and Bertrand Russell. + certain assassination researchers. The targets included Mark Lane, + Joachim Joesten, Penn Jones, Edward Epstein and Bertrand Russell. The document describes an entire program to be used to discredit the "critics." Many of the exact expressions that were used by the CIA-controlled media to attack the researchers can be found in this @@ -6861,47 +6861,47 @@ Lines: 1172

general. Conspiracy on the large scale often suggested (by critics) would be impossible to conceal in the United States, especially since informants could expect to receive large - royalties, etc." Another argument suggested is: "Note that Robert - Kennedy, Attorney General at the time and John F. Kennedy's + royalties, etc." Another argument suggested is: "Note that Robert + Kennedy, Attorney General at the time and John F. Kennedy's brother, would be the last man to overlook or conceal any conspiracy." How many times did we hear that between 1967 and 1969? - The document also suggests using an article by Fletcher Knebel - to attack Ed Epstein's book and to attack it rather than Mark + The document also suggests using an article by Fletcher Knebel + to attack Ed Epstein's book and to attack it rather than Mark Lane's book because "Lane's book is much more difficult to answer as a whole, as one becomes lost in a morass of unrelated details." The timing of this document is particularly important. April 1, - 1967 was approximately two months after Jim Garrison's - investigation surfaced, and only shortly after Garrison found David - Ferrie murdered in his own apartment and had Clay Shaw arrested. + 1967 was approximately two months after Jim Garrison's + investigation surfaced, and only shortly after Garrison found David + Ferrie murdered in his own apartment and had Clay Shaw arrested. Since we now know that both men were contract agents for the CIA - and that the CIA went to great lengths under Richard Helms' - direction to protect Clay Shaw and to keep his true identity from + and that the CIA went to great lengths under Richard Helms' + direction to protect Clay Shaw and to keep his true identity from being revealed, the chances are good that this document was - triggered by Garrison's investigation. + triggered by Garrison's investigation. The names of the authors of the document have been blacked out of the copy that was released. Further research might reveal who actually wrote it and "pulled it together" (as a note in hand print at the top states).

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The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

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The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

The top level media control was demonstrated by the ABC-TV - program, "The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald", whose co-director, - Lawrence Schiller, had to have been selected at the suggestion of - the PCG. Schiller, one of the worst people in the PCG's stable of - freelancers, is best known for his book supporting the Warren - Commission and attacking the researchers, called "The + program, "The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald", whose co-director, + Lawrence Schiller, had to have been selected at the suggestion of + the PCG. Schiller, one of the worst people in the PCG's stable of + freelancers, is best known for his book supporting the Warren + Commission and attacking the researchers, called "The Scavengers."[7] - Schiller is perhaps the biggest scavenger ever created. He - supposedly obtained a "deathbed" statement from Jack Ruby by + Schiller is perhaps the biggest scavenger ever created. He + supposedly obtained a "deathbed" statement from Jack Ruby by illegally and unethically sneaking a tape recorder into his hospital room. He then parlayed this into a wide-selling record with distasteful and untruthful propaganda. More recently he - seized the opportunity to interview Gary Gilmore before his - execution, practically holding a mike to his mouth while the - commands were being given to the firing squad. - How, the reader may ask, could Schiller become a co-producer of + seized the opportunity to interview Gary Gilmore before his + execution, practically holding a mike to his mouth while the + commands were being given to the firing squad. + How, the reader may ask, could Schiller become a co-producer of a major ABC television show? The answer is simple. He is available to attack and ridicule the assassination researchers and reinforce the no-conspiracy idea for the PCG. @@ -6913,7 +6913,7 @@ Lines: 1172

anyone to film a reenactment of the assassination showing conspiracy or the truth. The PCG had to assure them that the program's editorial position would be anti-conspiracy. - The "Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald" was given extensive publicity + The "Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald" was given extensive publicity on TV, in magazines, in newspapers. In England, a special article about it appeared in the Sunday magazine section of a London newspaper complete with photographs from the shooting sequence as @@ -6923,163 +6923,163 @@ Lines: 1172

there was a conspiracy: why wouldn't ABC go along with the 80% of their viewers and portray the truth? The answer again is simple: ABC is controlled from the very top, probably much higher than the - Sam Jaffe level, by the PCG and the CIA.

+ Sam Jaffe level, by the PCG and the CIA.

Other TV Shows

Both NBC and CBS are planning major TV specials on the - assassinations. CBS is planning a show on Ruby and Oswald. The - theme will be that the Warren Commission was right and that both - Oswald and Ruby were lone nuts. Mr. Paley and Mr. Salant are the + assassinations. CBS is planning a show on Ruby and Oswald. The + theme will be that the Warren Commission was right and that both + Oswald and Ruby were lone nuts. Mr. Paley and Mr. Salant are the PCG people calling the shots. NBC is planning a show on Martin - Luther King which will have a section on the assassination. Even - though Abbey Mann is directing the show and he would like to bring + Luther King which will have a section on the assassination. Even + though Abbey Mann is directing the show and he would like to bring out some of the facts, it is certain that the PCG members of NBC, - including Richard Wald, will not permit any conclusions about Ray's - innocence or information about Frenchy-Raoul or Jack Youngblood + including Richard Wald, will not permit any conclusions about Ray's + innocence or information about Frenchy-Raoul or Jack Youngblood (the real assassins) to be included.

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Priscilla McMillan--CIA Agent

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Priscilla McMillan--CIA Agent

One of the more remarkable things about the massive 1977 campaign of the CIA and the PCG is their blatant use of freelance writers and news reporters who are well known CIA agents to nearly anyone who has taken the time to pay attention. Three agents are - Priscilla McMillan and her husband, George McMillan, and Jeremiah - O'Leary of the "Washington Star." Priscilla (in particular) is so - obviously an agent that even Dick Cavett indirectly accused her of - being one when she appeared on his show with Marina Oswald to plug + Priscilla McMillan and her husband, George McMillan, and Jeremiah + O'Leary of the "Washington Star." Priscilla (in particular) is so + obviously an agent that even Dick Cavett indirectly accused her of + being one when she appeared on his show with Marina Oswald to plug her new book. - The CIA decided the perfect time to publish McMillan's book[9], + The CIA decided the perfect time to publish McMillan's book[9], which had been completed for several years. A publisher under CIA control was selected, and the book was published in time for the - December committee budget vote. The CIA arranged that Marina - appear with Pat on several national TV shows. Priscilla had Marina + December committee budget vote. The CIA arranged that Marina + appear with Pat on several national TV shows. Priscilla had Marina well rehearsed for these shows--she even retold the old lies about - Oswald shooting at General Walker. The commentators selected to - interview both women, including Dick Cavett, David Hartmann (ABC), - and Tom Snyder (NBC) had their orders to deal delicately with them - and not to ask any embarrassing questions. Cavett came closest - with his essentially accusatory question about whether Priscilla + Oswald shooting at General Walker. The commentators selected to + interview both women, including Dick Cavett, David Hartmann (ABC), + and Tom Snyder (NBC) had their orders to deal delicately with them + and not to ask any embarrassing questions. Cavett came closest + with his essentially accusatory question about whether Priscilla was a CIA agent. No one asked Marina the one embarrassing question she would have had the greatest difficulty answering regarding the picture of - Oswald holding the rifle and the communist newspaper that Marina + Oswald holding the rifle and the communist newspaper that Marina claimed she took of him: "How was it possible for you to have taken a photograph that since has been demonstrated to be a composite of three photographs, with your husband's head attached to someone else's body at the chin line?" (flashing on the screen - Fred Newcomb's slide showing the chin level discontinuity). Cavett + Fred Newcomb's slide showing the chin level discontinuity). Cavett actually flashed the fake photograph on the screen at the beginning of his show, but he never mentioned it. This monumental PCG effort that involved controlling at least - three TV networks, a CIA publisher, Marina Oswald, a CIA agent, - Priscilla McMillan, an enormous amount of time and money, and a + three TV networks, a CIA publisher, Marina Oswald, a CIA agent, + Priscilla McMillan, an enormous amount of time and money, and a special book review by the "New York Times"[10] demonstrates how much power the PCG has. Some of those people who watched "Good Morning America" and the - "Tomorrow Show" and the "Dick Cavett Show" (three different types + "Tomorrow Show" and the "Dick Cavett Show" (three different types of national viewing audiences) who believe the lone assassin theory - and the Warren Commission had those beliefs reinforced by Priscilla - McMillan and Marina Oswald. It is wise for researchers, the Select - Committee on Assassinations and others who know what is really + and the Warren Commission had those beliefs reinforced by Priscilla + McMillan and Marina Oswald. It is wise for researchers, the Select + Committee on Assassinations and others who know what is really going on, not to underestimate this power of the PCG.

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Fensterwald's Book

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Fensterwald's Book

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A book by Bud Fensterwald appeared in 1977 under the sponsorship +

A book by Bud Fensterwald appeared in 1977 under the sponsorship of the PCG.[11] This clever effort on the part of one of the CIA's best agents was designed to throw people off the track who have a - somewhat deeper interest in the JFK assassination. It was meant to + somewhat deeper interest in the JFK assassination. It was meant to divert attention away from the CIA by omitting at least twelve of - the CIA conspirators who were in the files of the Committee to - Investigate Assassinations (co-founded by Fensterwald and the + the CIA conspirators who were in the files of the Committee to + Investigate Assassinations (co-founded by Fensterwald and the author in 1968). No excuse can be given for leaving these key people out of the book, because the CIA had extensive files on most of them. Bud - Fensterwald even had a personal correspondent relationship to the - key informant of the group, Richard Case Nagell. The twelve are: - William Seymour, Emilio Santana, Manuel Garcia Gonzalez, Guy - Gabaldin, Mary Hope, Richard Case Nagell, Harry Dean, Ronald - Augustinovich, Thomas Beckham, Fred Lee Crisman, Frenchy, and Jack - Lawrence. All of them were included in a description of the + Fensterwald even had a personal correspondent relationship to the + key informant of the group, Richard Case Nagell. The twelve are: + William Seymour, Emilio Santana, Manuel Garcia Gonzalez, Guy + Gabaldin, Mary Hope, Richard Case Nagell, Harry Dean, Ronald + Augustinovich, Thomas Beckham, Fred Lee Crisman, Frenchy, and Jack + Lawrence. All of them were included in a description of the details of the assassination team earlier in this book and in an article by the author.[12] - Zebra Books, the publisher of Fensterwald's book, is a CIA- + Zebra Books, the publisher of Fensterwald's book, is a CIA- controlled organization that has also published another disinformation book, "Appointment in Dallas," by Hugh - MacDonald.[13] In both cases, the PCG intended to misdirect + MacDonald.[13] In both cases, the PCG intended to misdirect attention away from the CIA participants while at the same time - admitting conspiracy. There is no way the story in MacDonald's - book can be true. It maintains that Oswald at least planned to + admitting conspiracy. There is no way the story in MacDonald's + book can be true. It maintains that Oswald at least planned to fire from the sixth floor window of the TSBD Building. As all good researchers know, the photographs of the window, inside and outside, prove there was no one firing from that window that day.

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The de Mohrenschildt Murder

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The de Mohrenschildt Murder

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The Murder Inc. branch of the PCG killed George de Mohrenschildt +

The Murder Inc. branch of the PCG killed George de Mohrenschildt when he became too dangerous for them. The media branch of the PCG - then undertook a campaign to discredit Willem Oltmans and NOS-TV + then undertook a campaign to discredit Willem Oltmans and NOS-TV (in Holland) who happened to be in possession of a series of video - and audio tapes of de Mohrenschildt that will be very damaging for + and audio tapes of de Mohrenschildt that will be very damaging for the PCG. - The de Mohrenschildt murder has so far been concealed by the PCG + The de Mohrenschildt murder has so far been concealed by the PCG with the help of the media and portrayed as the suicide of a man - who had become insane. As Willem Oltmans' book clearly - demonstrates[14] de Mohrenschildt was quite sane when he + who had become insane. As Willem Oltmans' book clearly + demonstrates[14] de Mohrenschildt was quite sane when he disappeared from Belgium. He was in the process of giving Ed - Epstein a story about his involvement in the JFK assassination when + Epstein a story about his involvement in the JFK assassination when he was murdered in Florida.

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Donald Donaldson's Disappearance

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Donald Donaldson's Disappearance

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General Donald Donaldson, alias Dimitri Dimitrov alias Jim +

General Donald Donaldson, alias Dimitri Dimitrov alias Jim Adams, was intimately acquainted with the CIA people who planned - JFK's assassination. He was in Holland to tell his story to NOS-TV - and Willem Oltmans. He told Oltmans that Allen Dulles was the key - CIA man in planning JFK's assassination. (Donaldson had been + JFK's assassination. He was in Holland to tell his story to NOS-TV + and Willem Oltmans. He told Oltmans that Allen Dulles was the key + CIA man in planning JFK's assassination. (Donaldson had been brought to the U.S. as a double agent during World War II by - Franklin Roosevelt.) He held back his knowledge of the - assassination conspiracy until the Church Committee was formed. He + Franklin Roosevelt.) He held back his knowledge of the + assassination conspiracy until the Church Committee was formed. He then took his information to Church, who brought him to President - Ford rather than having him questioned by the Church Committee or - the Schweiker sub-committee. Ford, Church and Donaldson had a - meeting in which Ford talked both of them into keeping Donaldson's + Ford rather than having him questioned by the Church Committee or + the Schweiker sub-committee. Ford, Church and Donaldson had a + meeting in which Ford talked both of them into keeping Donaldson's information under wraps. - When de Mohrenschildt was killed, Donaldson decided it was time + When de Mohrenschildt was killed, Donaldson decided it was time to make his information public and to offer it to the Select - Committee. He approached Oltmans, asked that his identity be kept + Committee. He approached Oltmans, asked that his identity be kept secret, told NOS his story, and then remained in Holland while - Oltmans attempted to tell the story to President Carter. Oltmans - revealed Donaldson's identity on American TV and to the Select - Committee when Carter refused to listen to the story. Donaldson + Oltmans attempted to tell the story to President Carter. Oltmans + revealed Donaldson's identity on American TV and to the Select + Committee when Carter refused to listen to the story. Donaldson then moved to England, and subsequently disappeared from a London hotel, leaving large unpaid bills at both his London and Amsterdam hotels. The possibility is very good that he has gone the same - route as de Mohrenschildt, murdered by the PCG.

+ route as de Mohrenschildt, murdered by the PCG.

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Attacks on the Select Committee

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Attacks on the Select Committee

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One of a series of attacks on the Select Committee in November +

One of a series of attacks on the Select Committee in November and December, leading up to the December vote on the 1978 budget, took place in the form of an article by probable CIA agent George - Lardner, Jr., one of the Select Committee's biggest enemies. He is - one of the PCG's stable of reporters. Lardner wrote an article for + Lardner, Jr., one of the Select Committee's biggest enemies. He is + one of the PCG's stable of reporters. Lardner wrote an article for the Sunday "Washington Post" on November 6, 1977, portraying the - Committee as engaging in random, uncoordinated activity, - interrogating witnesses from the Garrison investigation (which - Lardner labelled, "the zany Garrison investigation", and "the + Committee as engaging in random, uncoordinated activity, + interrogating witnesses from the Garrison investigation (which + Lardner labelled, "the zany Garrison investigation", and "the fruitless investigation"). The "New York Times," "Washington Star" and other media can be expected to open up all barrels under PCG - direction. The general theme will no doubt be that the Committee - has done nothing at all and that Oswald acted alone.[15] - If Council Blakey or Chairman Stokes, or JFK subcommittee - Chairman Preyer try to respond to these attacks they will be ripped + direction. The general theme will no doubt be that the Committee + has done nothing at all and that Oswald acted alone.[15] + If Council Blakey or Chairman Stokes, or JFK subcommittee + Chairman Preyer try to respond to these attacks they will be ripped to shreds by the PCG's media people. As the author pointed out in - part I of this chapter, the only chance the Committee and the House + part I of this chapter, the only chance the Committee and the House have to keep the investigation going is to expose the PCG and their - media control, from the top down. Otherwise the Committee cannot + media control, from the top down. Otherwise the Committee cannot win the battle.

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The assassinations involved include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:

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John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King, George - Wallace and Mary Jo Kopechne.

+

John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King, George + Wallace and Mary Jo Kopechne.

The PCG is a much larger group than just the clandestine parts of the CIA and the FBI, or the Secret Team as defined by L. - Fletcher Prouty. It would however, include all those members of + Fletcher Prouty. It would however, include all those members of the Secret Team or the CIA or the FBI falling under the definition.

[2] The author's contentions about media control by the PCG have appeared in one self-published book and several articles:

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(a) Book: "The Taking of America, 1-2-3," R.E. Sprague, +

(a) Book: "The Taking of America, 1-2-3," R.E. Sprague, self-published, Hartsdale, N.Y., 1976. (First Edition. This Third Edition contains chapters 15-17 plus the Appendix which were written after 1977. --Editor) (b) Articles: "The American News Media and the Assassination of - President John F. Kennedy: Accessories After Fact," R.E. - Sprague, "Computers and Automation," June, July, 1973. + President John F. Kennedy: Accessories After Fact," R.E. + Sprague, "Computers and Automation," June, July, 1973. (c) "The Central Intelligence Agency and the `The New York - Times,'" R.E. Sprague. (Using pseudonym Samuel F. Thurston) + Times,'" R.E. Sprague. (Using pseudonym Samuel F. Thurston) "Computers and Automation," July, 1971. Republished in "People and the Pursuit of Truth," May, 1977. (d) "Congressional Investigation of Political Assassinations in the United States: The Two Approaches: From the Bottom Up vs. - From the Top Down," R.E. Sprague, "People and the Pursuit of + From the Top Down," R.E. Sprague, "People and the Pursuit of Truth," May, 1977.

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[3] The two official investigations of the Kennedy assassination +

[3] The two official investigations of the Kennedy assassination referred to here are:

(a) The investigation by the office of the district attorney of - Orleans Parish, New Orleans, La. 1966 to 1969 (Jim Garrison). - (b) The investigation by the Select Committee on Assassinations + Orleans Parish, New Orleans, La. 1966 to 1969 (Jim Garrison). + (b) The investigation by the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives 1976-1977.

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The investigations by the Schweiker-Hart subcommittee of the - Church committee and the Ervin Watergate committee were never +

The investigations by the Schweiker-Hart subcommittee of the + Church committee and the Ervin Watergate committee were never really approved by Congress, and so lacked the power and influence to become a threat to the PCG.

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[4] "The CIA and the Press," Carl Bernstein, "Rolling Stone," October +

[4] "The CIA and the Press," Carl Bernstein, "Rolling Stone," October 4, 1977. A copy of the full unedited manuscript of this article was also made available to the author. The "Rolling Stone" version had selected names omitted.

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[5] Bernstein's article also describes the CIA influence over several +

[5] Bernstein's article also describes the CIA influence over several other media organizations without naming the top executives. These are: "New York Herald Tribune" @@ -7151,42 +7151,42 @@ Lines: 1172

"United Press International" "Reuters" "Miami Herald" - And a CIA official told Bernstein, "that's just a small part of + And a CIA official told Bernstein, "that's just a small part of the list."

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[6] The CIA document was obtained by Harold Weisberg under the +

[6] The CIA document was obtained by Harold Weisberg under the Freedom of Information Act. It is dated 4/1/67 and labelled "Dispatch to Chiefs, Certain Stations and Bases." Document Number 1035-960 for "FOIA Review" on September 1976. Object: - Countering Criticism of the "Warren Report."

+ Countering Criticism of the "Warren Report."

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[7] "The Scavengers and Critics of the Warren Report," Lawrence - Schiller, Dell Publishing Co., New York, 1967.

+

[7] "The Scavengers and Critics of the Warren Report," Lawrence + Schiller, Dell Publishing Co., New York, 1967.

[8] "The Big If," "London Sunday Times," September 18, 1977.

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[9] "Marina and Lee," Patricia McMillan, Harper & Row, 1977.

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[9] "Marina and Lee," Patricia McMillan, Harper & Row, 1977.

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[10] A review of the McMillan book appeared in the "Sunday New York +

[10] A review of the McMillan book appeared in the "Sunday New York Times" book review section on November 6, 1977. It praised the - book to the skys, backed up the Warren Commission, and severely - attacked the researchers and the Select Committee.

+ book to the skys, backed up the Warren Commission, and severely + attacked the researchers and the Select Committee.

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[11] "Coincidence or Conspiracy," Bernard Fensterwald, Jr., Zebra +

[11] "Coincidence or Conspiracy," Bernard Fensterwald, Jr., Zebra Books, New York, 1977.

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[12] (a) "The Taking of America, 1-2-3," Richard E. Sprague, +

[12] (a) "The Taking of America, 1-2-3," Richard E. Sprague, self-published, 1976.

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(b) "The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: The +

(b) "The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: The Involvement of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Plans - and the Cover-Up", Richard E. Sprague -- "People and the + and the Cover-Up", Richard E. Sprague -- "People and the Pursuit of Truth," May, 1975.

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[13] "Appointment in Dallas," Hugh C. McDonald, Zebra Books, New York, +

[13] "Appointment in Dallas," Hugh C. McDonald, Zebra Books, New York, 1975.

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[14] "George de Mohrenschildt," Willem Oltmans, Published in The +

[14] "George de Mohrenschildt," Willem Oltmans, Published in The Netherlands, Unpublished in the United States.

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The Two Approaches: From the Bottom Up vs. From the Top Down," by the author in "People and the Pursuit of Truth," May, 1977. Since the original article was written, in November 1977 the - Select Committee decided that the budget money approved in 1977 + Select Committee decided that the budget money approved in 1977 was sufficient to carry over a few months into 1978. No budget request was made in December 1977. The PCG can now be expected to continue its attacks until the spring of 1978 when the @@ -7232,53 +7232,53 @@ Subject: "The Taking of America, 1-2-3" (9/11) Status: RO

Subject: "The Taking of America, 1-2-3" (9/11) -Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted +Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted Keywords: part 9 of 11: chapter 16 Lines: 867

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1979: The House Select Committee (1)

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1979: The House Select Committee (1)

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Chapter 16 +

Chapter 16 1984 Here We Come

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George Orwell undoubtedly did not realize how accurate his 1984 +

George Orwell undoubtedly did not realize how accurate his 1984 scenario would be by the year 1979. As 1978 drew to a close, - events in America made Orwell's descriptions of such concepts as + events in America made Orwell's descriptions of such concepts as Newspeak and a supposedly open but actually closed society, very close to reality. By 1984, now only five short years away, - Orwell's scenario will apparently be right on the nose. + Orwell's scenario will apparently be right on the nose. Any doubts about who is in charge of America and how effective they have become in creating our actual version of Newspeak, - disappeared as the Carter administration, congress, the courts, and + disappeared as the Carter administration, congress, the courts, and the media, all combined their coordinated efforts to cover up and distort our current history. The hopes of thousands of Americans that their only true representatives in government, the members of the House, would expose the fabric of lies about our recent history and the Power Control Group's activities were dashed to smithereens - by the House of Representative's Select Committee on - Assassinations. The hopes that Carter might be on our side, faded + by the House of Representative's Select Committee on + Assassinations. The hopes that Carter might be on our side, faded away in 1978 and the intentions of the executive branch were made quite clear by the new directors of the FBI and the CIA. The murder incorporated group within the Power Control Group continued to murder people in 1978, with efficiency and dispatch. - The presidential race in 1980 has been foreclosed to Ted Kennedy + The presidential race in 1980 has been foreclosed to Ted Kennedy for a long time, but the chances that any candidate, not willing to extend the assassination cover-ups, could be nominated and elected, are close to zero. The American people, by and large, do not understand or - appreciate very much of this. The Select Committee teamed with the + appreciate very much of this. The Select Committee teamed with the media and by holding public hearings with almost no live coverage they convinced the majority of Americans that there was no - conspiracy in the JFK case and that James Earl Ray shot Martin - Luther King although he might have had help from his brothers. The + conspiracy in the JFK case and that James Earl Ray shot Martin + Luther King although he might have had help from his brothers. The public has never heard of most of the eight men assassinated in 1977 and 1978 by the PCG, nor do they appreciate the fact that future assassinations will be carried off by the same bunch. How the hell did the PCG control Congress and the Select - Committee? It wasn't easy and they very nearly didn't. - There may also be another explanation about the committee's + Committee? It wasn't easy and they very nearly didn't. + There may also be another explanation about the committee's actions in which the word "control" is too strong. Influence, intimidation by throwing out implied warnings or threats, or just plain making it obvious that personal danger could be involved, @@ -7287,45 +7287,45 @@ Lines: 867

only guess at in 1979. However, a number of the PCG's methods are known and will be described herein. The executive branch control by the PCG was exposed even before - Carter's election by those whose eyes were open wide enough to see + Carter's election by those whose eyes were open wide enough to see it. This author frankly admits to partially closed eyes until 1978. The significance of the Bilderberg Society and the - Trilateral Commission was not obvious until Carter had been in + Trilateral Commission was not obvious until Carter had been in office for a couple of years. Now, it is very obvious that he is under the complete domination of the men who really run the U.S.A., and that he will never do anything to expose the truth about the political assassinations or their cover-ups. - The latest indication of where the Carter administration stands - was the testimony given by FBI director William H. Webster to the - Select Committee on December 11, 1978. He said that the FBI would - freeze the scene and take full immediate control of the + The latest indication of where the Carter administration stands + was the testimony given by FBI director William H. Webster to the + Select Committee on December 11, 1978. He said that the FBI would + freeze the scene and take full immediate control of the investigation of any future presidential assassination or that of any other elected U.S. leader. In case anyone has any doubt about what he meant by "freeze the - scene", Webster went on to say, "One purpose of the FBI + scene", Webster went on to say, "One purpose of the FBI investigation would be to lay to rest untrue conspiratorial questions that have a way of rising, and avoid the sort of mistakes - that followed the assassination of President Kennedy."[1] In other + that followed the assassination of President Kennedy."[1] In other words, the FBI will suppress or destroy any evidence of conspiracy even if they were not involved in the assassination itself. One such "mistake" in the Dallas murder surfaced in December 1978 when - Earl Golz of the "Dallas Morning News" found a movie that the FBI - failed to "freeze". It was taken by a man named Bronson and it + Earl Golz of the "Dallas Morning News" found a movie that the FBI + failed to "freeze". It was taken by a man named Bronson and it shows two men, not one, in the sixth floor window of the TSBD just five minutes before the shots were fired. One of the men is wearing a red shirt. That filmed evidence matches the still photo taken by an unknown photographer earlier that morning, and - developed at a Dallas photo lab by Ed Foley, the lab owner. The + developed at a Dallas photo lab by Ed Foley, the lab owner. The author found the photo and obtained a print of it in 1967. The - Foley photo, as it became known, shows two men in the sixth floor + Foley photo, as it became known, shows two men in the sixth floor window, one with a black shirt and one with a bright red shirt. - Mr. red shirt matches the description of the man in the Bronson - film. He is not Lee Harvey Oswald. Neither is the man in the - black shirt. He was most probably Buel Wesley Frazier, the man who - drove Oswald to work on November 22, 1963. The facial profile and - black shirt match photos of Frazier and another man entitled to be + Mr. red shirt matches the description of the man in the Bronson + film. He is not Lee Harvey Oswald. Neither is the man in the + black shirt. He was most probably Buel Wesley Frazier, the man who + drove Oswald to work on November 22, 1963. The facial profile and + black shirt match photos of Frazier and another man entitled to be on that sixth floor, were there around 10 AM and at 12:25, five - minutes before the shots were fired. Mr. Webster has in mind + minutes before the shots were fired. Mr. Webster has in mind rounding up all such evidence and destroying it right away in the next assassination. The evidence discussed in earlier chapters of this book, also @@ -7333,142 +7333,142 @@ Lines: 867

snipers nest at all, but just an area where workers on that floor were piling cartons to allow the floor laying crew at the west end of that floor to do their job. - Webster would like the FBI to grab such evidence the next time, + Webster would like the FBI to grab such evidence the next time, and destroy it before "conspiracy rumors" get started. The FBI came much closer to doing this in Memphis, but after all, they were involved directly in the planning and execution of the - assassination of Dr. King. They had a much greater incentive for - cover-up in that murder. William Sullivan's Division Five, at the - behest of J. Edgar Hoover, carried out the King assassination using - Raoul and Jack Youngblood plus others. - Returning to the Select Committee, I must switch over to a more + assassination of Dr. King. They had a much greater incentive for + cover-up in that murder. William Sullivan's Division Five, at the + behest of J. Edgar Hoover, carried out the King assassination using + Raoul and Jack Youngblood plus others. + Returning to the Select Committee, I must switch over to a more personal tone because of my direct involvement with the group from - its inception. I helped Henry Gonzalez in the early days of 1975 - and 1976 when the committee was just a wild dream for most people. - I made a presentation to Thomas Downing's staff members who - eventually became part of the Select Committee staff. Mark Lane - arranged that in the summer of 1976. The photographic evidence of - conspiracy in the JFK case was as overwhelming to them and to Henry + its inception. I helped Henry Gonzalez in the early days of 1975 + and 1976 when the committee was just a wild dream for most people. + I made a presentation to Thomas Downing's staff members who + eventually became part of the Select Committee staff. Mark Lane + arranged that in the summer of 1976. The photographic evidence of + conspiracy in the JFK case was as overwhelming to them and to Henry as it was to anyone who has taken the five or six hours or so to - look at it. I then became an advisor to Richard A. Sprague and Bob - Tanenbaum when the committee was formed and spent the months from + look at it. I then became an advisor to Richard A. Sprague and Bob + Tanenbaum when the committee was formed and spent the months from November 1976 to July 1977 helping them with the photographic - evidence and with evidence collected by the Committee to - Investigate Assassinations including Jim Garrison's evidence. - If Henry Gonzalez or Richard A. Sprague, or Thomas Downing had - stayed with the committee their work would not have been - controlled. Sprague's loyal deputy counsels, Bob Tanenbaum, in - charge of the JFK investigation and Bob Lehner in charge of the MLK + evidence and with evidence collected by the Committee to + Investigate Assassinations including Jim Garrison's evidence. + If Henry Gonzalez or Richard A. Sprague, or Thomas Downing had + stayed with the committee their work would not have been + controlled. Sprague's loyal deputy counsels, Bob Tanenbaum, in + charge of the JFK investigation and Bob Lehner in charge of the MLK investigation had already begun to get at the real evidence of the Power Control Group and the FBI and CIA's involvement in the two - cases and in the cover-ups. The committee members were already - becoming very suspicious of the two agencies. Walter Fauntroy, - chairman of the MLK sub-committee, even dared to speak out about + cases and in the cover-ups. The committee members were already + becoming very suspicious of the two agencies. Walter Fauntroy, + chairman of the MLK sub-committee, even dared to speak out about the CIA's influence. He was beaten into the ground by the PCG's members in the House. - So Gonzalez, Sprague, Tanenbaum, Lehner and others who dared + So Gonzalez, Sprague, Tanenbaum, Lehner and others who dared take on the intelligence portions of the PCG, had to go. They were forced out by one of the ancient techniques employed by the Romans - known as divide and conquer. Once Henry Gonzalez became convinced - that Richard A. Sprague was working for the CIA and the PCG, he - attacked Sprague bitterly. Henry knew there was a PCG and he knew - who had murdered John Kennedy and why. Henry had to go. He was + known as divide and conquer. Once Henry Gonzalez became convinced + that Richard A. Sprague was working for the CIA and the PCG, he + attacked Sprague bitterly. Henry knew there was a PCG and he knew + who had murdered John Kennedy and why. Henry had to go. He was made to look like a paranoid fool and forced out by the key PCG - members of the House. Two PCG agents, Mr. Z and Harry Livingstone, - helped convince him that Sprague was a CIA man. - Mr. Z was brought in by Henry as a lawyer for his committee and - worked on Henry's beliefs about Richard A. Sprague. Over some - weeks he convinced Henry that Richard A. Sprague was a CIA - operative. He was supported in this activity by Harry Livingstone - (later author of "High Treason"). Harry Livingstone engaged in + members of the House. Two PCG agents, Mr. Z and Harry Livingstone, + helped convince him that Sprague was a CIA man. + Mr. Z was brought in by Henry as a lawyer for his committee and + worked on Henry's beliefs about Richard A. Sprague. Over some + weeks he convinced Henry that Richard A. Sprague was a CIA + operative. He was supported in this activity by Harry Livingstone + (later author of "High Treason"). Harry Livingstone engaged in various plagiaristic activities and scams, and over quite a period - of time he worked on Henry to convince him that Richard A. Sprague - was a CIA operative. At the same time Henry was developing his - beliefs with the help of Mr. Z and Mr. Livingstone, Richard A. - Sprague and his staff were developing skepticism about Henry's + of time he worked on Henry to convince him that Richard A. Sprague + was a CIA operative. At the same time Henry was developing his + beliefs with the help of Mr. Z and Mr. Livingstone, Richard A. + Sprague and his staff were developing skepticism about Henry's integrity. The net result was both men resigned. In the next - year, 1978, the author appeared with Richard A. Sprague on a cable - television broadcast hosted by Ted Gandolfo in New York City, + year, 1978, the author appeared with Richard A. Sprague on a cable + television broadcast hosted by Ted Gandolfo in New York City, named "Assassionation USA," and the three of them had a detailed - discussion about Sprague's reasons for resigning from the - Committee. To some extent his thinking was influenced by his - skepticism about Henry Gonzalez's integrity. - Once Louis Stokes took over as chairman, Sprague's men were + discussion about Sprague's reasons for resigning from the + Committee. To some extent his thinking was influenced by his + skepticism about Henry Gonzalez's integrity. + Once Louis Stokes took over as chairman, Sprague's men were gradually calmed down, and the so-called search for the right chief counsel was underway. It is difficult to detect what was going on during that spring of 1977. Suffice it to say that the PCG was undoubtedly pulling out every stop to get their own chief counsel - into the committee and to build up the case for getting rid of - Tanenbaum, Lehner, Donovan Gaye, and others who knew too much or + into the committee and to build up the case for getting rid of + Tanenbaum, Lehner, Donovan Gaye, and others who knew too much or who had the gall to go up against the agencies. The result of all this hard work by the PCG was the installation - in July 1977 of Dr. Robert Blakey as chief counsel. Tanenbaum - resigned almost immediately, making Blakey's job a little easier, - but Lehner and Gaye had to be fired by Blakey. Many others were + in July 1977 of Dr. Robert Blakey as chief counsel. Tanenbaum + resigned almost immediately, making Blakey's job a little easier, + but Lehner and Gaye had to be fired by Blakey. Many others were also weeded out. We may never know exactly what they all knew or how they were forced out, because of the use of one of the PCG's cleverest techniques and one of the most insidious. - Each committee staff member, each consultant and each committee + Each committee staff member, each consultant and each committee member was required to sign, as a condition of continuing - employment or membership on the committee, a nondisclosure + employment or membership on the committee, a nondisclosure agreement. Now, nondisclosure agreements are nothing new, especially in classified situations or in sensitive or patent or - copyright situations. The committee's nondisclosure agreement was + copyright situations. The committee's nondisclosure agreement was however, very unusual. Many well-known attorneys have pronounced - it illegal. Richard A. Sprague saw it and said he would absolutely + it illegal. Richard A. Sprague saw it and said he would absolutely never have required the staff to sign anything like it. He said it was illegal and unenforcable in several of its clauses. The worst thing about it, or the best thing, from the viewpoint of the PCG, - are the paragraphs giving control over the committee to the FBI and + are the paragraphs giving control over the committee to the FBI and the CIA.[2] - The committee, under Sprague, planned to investigate the FBI and + The committee, under Sprague, planned to investigate the FBI and the CIA in regard to both assassinations and the cover-ups. In - fact, Sprague had put both agencies on notice to that effect. + fact, Sprague had put both agencies on notice to that effect. Subpoenas were being prepared for access to all of their withheld information. Investigations of the CIA's role in the Mexico City - part of the assassination conspiracy, as well as Oswald's and - Ruby's connections with both agencies were under way. - The Blakey agreement automatically put a stop to all of that. + part of the assassination conspiracy, as well as Oswald's and + Ruby's connections with both agencies were under way. + The Blakey agreement automatically put a stop to all of that. Here is one excerpt from the agreement. - "I (the staff member, committee member, or consultant) hereby + "I (the staff member, committee member, or consultant) hereby agree never to divulge, publish or reveal by words, conduct or otherwise, . . . any information pertaining to intelligence sources or methods as designated by the Director of Central Intelligence, or any confidential information that is received by the Select - Committee or that comes into my possession by virtue of my position - with the Select Committee, to any person not a member of the Select - Committee, or, after the Select Committee's termination, by such + Committee or that comes into my possession by virtue of my position + with the Select Committee, to any person not a member of the Select + Committee, or, after the Select Committee's termination, by such manner as the House of Representatives may determine or, in the absence of a determination by the House, in such manner as the Agency or Department from which the information originated may determine." - In other words if the committee or an individual staff member, + In other words if the committee or an individual staff member, or a consultant discovered that the CIA or part of it, was involved - in the assassination of John Kennedy, or that the FBI was in part - or in whole responsible for the death of Martin Luther King, or + in the assassination of John Kennedy, or that the FBI was in part + or in whole responsible for the death of Martin Luther King, or that either agency was guilty of covering up the conspiracies in both cases, the CIA and the FBI would have the right to prevent - these findings from being revealed to anyone outside the committee. + these findings from being revealed to anyone outside the committee. Furthermore, those agencies are still in existence today while the - Select Committee is not, so that the nondisclosure agreement which + Select Committee is not, so that the nondisclosure agreement which goes on in perpetuity, gives both the FBI and CIA continuing complete control over the individuals who signed it. Another excerpt reads as follows: - "The Chairman of the Select Committee shall consult with the + "The Chairman of the Select Committee shall consult with the Director of Central Intelligence for the purpose of the Chairman's determination as to whether or not the material (any material obtained by the signer of the agreement) contains information that I pledge not to disclose." If that sounds like Catch-22, it is. The interpretation that could be placed on that clause is that the - CIA has the right to decide what evidence in the JFK and MLK + CIA has the right to decide what evidence in the JFK and MLK assassinations should be withheld on grounds that the CIA itself determines. - How could the committee possibly have investigated the CIA under + How could the committee possibly have investigated the CIA under those terms and conditions? The answer is, they could not and did not. Can anyone doubt that the PCG prepared the agreement, implanted - Blakey, and coerced or blackmailed or threatened the Chairman and - the rest of the committee until they agreed to have everyone sign + Blakey, and coerced or blackmailed or threatened the Chairman and + the rest of the committee until they agreed to have everyone sign it! The most insidious part of the agreement is the clause that could be described as the threat, or blackmail clause. It is @@ -7492,74 +7492,74 @@ Lines: 867

the law of the District of Columbia shall govern the interpretation and construction of this agreement." Those readers who have followed the performance of the U.S. - courts in the JFK and MLK cases through the years, will recognize + courts in the JFK and MLK cases through the years, will recognize the trap in those last two sentences. Any ex-staffer or consultant, or even a Congressman would have about as much chance against a CIA/FBI-directed suit in a court of their choice, as the man in the moon. The United States Government, in this clause, is not your government or mine. It is the Power Control Group. You - can bet they would select a court already programmed for decision. + can bet they would select a court already programmed for decision. The clause is incredible on the face of it. - This was a mighty powerful weapon and the committee used it to a + This was a mighty powerful weapon and the committee used it to a maximum extent in carrying out a masterful job of continuing the two cover-ups. It was masterful in the sense that they were not as - bold and bald about it as the Warren Commission or the Rockefeller - Commission or the Justice Department and the courts have been in + bold and bald about it as the Warren Commission or the Rockefeller + Commission or the Justice Department and the courts have been in the MLK case. Their conclusions are inconclusive; sort of. They say that to determine whether or not there really were conspiracies in the two cases was beyond their means and the time they had available. Nevertheless, the preponderant weight of the public - testimony before the committee was toward no conspiracy in the JFK - case and a, "Ray shot him, but might have been helped," conclusion - in the King case. But the hold they exercised over the staff and + testimony before the committee was toward no conspiracy in the JFK + case and a, "Ray shot him, but might have been helped," conclusion + in the King case. But the hold they exercised over the staff and consultants in directing their investigations away from conspiracy was very smoothly done, with the nondisclosure agreement always lurking in the background as a possible threat. - The agreement was used as an excuse by the committee to avoid - answering questions. For example, I wrote to Louis Stokes on April - 5, October 30, and November 24, 1978 asking why the committee had - not called several important witnesses in the JFK case, including - Richard Case Nagell. Stokes had told me in a letter written on May - 15, 1978, that the suggestion that Nagell be called was being - followed and that the staff was being alerted about him. Blakey - took no action and did not contact Nagell or Richard Russell, the - only person who knew where Nagell was to be found.[3] - Stokes sent me this reply to my inquiries about the witnesses on + The agreement was used as an excuse by the committee to avoid + answering questions. For example, I wrote to Louis Stokes on April + 5, October 30, and November 24, 1978 asking why the committee had + not called several important witnesses in the JFK case, including + Richard Case Nagell. Stokes had told me in a letter written on May + 15, 1978, that the suggestion that Nagell be called was being + followed and that the staff was being alerted about him. Blakey + took no action and did not contact Nagell or Richard Russell, the + only person who knew where Nagell was to be found.[3] + Stokes sent me this reply to my inquiries about the witnesses on December 4,1978.

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"Dear Mr. Sprague: +

"Dear Mr. Sprague: Thank you for your letter of November 24, 1978. I am aware of the amount of time you have spent analyzing the assassination of - President John F. Kennedy and your interest in the work of the - Select Committee on Assassinations since its inception. However, I + President John F. Kennedy and your interest in the work of the + Select Committee on Assassinations since its inception. However, I regret that *under our Rules*, it is impossible for us to respond to your letter in a manner which would reveal the substance or procedure of our investigation, or the names of those persons who - will be called to testify before the committee. The committee is, + will be called to testify before the committee. The committee is, of course, grateful for your suggestions and those of the many other concerned citizens who have taken the time to write." (Underlining for emphasis is the author's) Sincerely, - Louis Stokes + Louis Stokes Chairman

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"The Rules" Stokes refers to include the nondisclosure +

"The Rules" Stokes refers to include the nondisclosure agreement. This letter implies that subsequent to December 4, - 1978, the committee might be calling more JFK witnesses. Of + 1978, the committee might be calling more JFK witnesses. Of course, that didn't happen. Except for some high level FBI, Secret Service and other government officials testifying about Presidential safety and future assassination investigations, the - committee's show was already over, and Louis Stokes was well aware - of that. I'm sure Louis Stokes had his own personal reasons, not + committee's show was already over, and Louis Stokes was well aware + of that. I'm sure Louis Stokes had his own personal reasons, not necessarily sinister, for making that reply. - The committee had no intention of risking the appearance of any + The committee had no intention of risking the appearance of any of the more knowledgeable or involved witnesses whose names I had given them in October 1978 as well as in May 1978 and November 1978. A list of these names appears later in this chapter. - The Warren Commission proved how easy it is to avoid finding a + The Warren Commission proved how easy it is to avoid finding a conspiracy if you don't look for one, even one that seems to jump - up and smack you in the face. The Select Committee did this in - spades. The procedure was orchestrated by Robert Blakey by various + up and smack you in the face. The Select Committee did this in + spades. The procedure was orchestrated by Robert Blakey by various means. One of his methods was to split up the hard core Dealey Plaza evidence and investigations into sections. He formed an advisory panel of outside "experts", for each section; one on @@ -7570,43 +7570,43 @@ Lines: 867

level. There was a great amount of internal complaining about this, but to no avail. Again, the nondisclosure agreement worked wonders. - An investigating team, in New Orleans and Dallas, headed by the JFK - task force leader Cliff Fenton, was never allowed to surface either - publicly or internally to other staff people or the committee. - Their findings alone would have blown Dr. Blakey and his CIA/FBI + An investigating team, in New Orleans and Dallas, headed by the JFK + task force leader Cliff Fenton, was never allowed to surface either + publicly or internally to other staff people or the committee. + Their findings alone would have blown Dr. Blakey and his CIA/FBI friends right out of the water. They spent a lot of time with Jim - Garrison, and with many of the witnesses and the assassination - participants described in Chapter 5 of this book. The public does + Garrison, and with many of the witnesses and the assassination + participants described in Chapter 5 of this book. The public does not even know who these staffers are, and undoubtedly will not hear - or see what they discovered either in the committee's final report + or see what they discovered either in the committee's final report or in the public hearings. The separation of assignments worked wonders in explaining away much of the hard evidence of conspiracy. Some of it during the public hearings was like watching a magic show, for knowledgeable researchers. For example, the medical panel and staff members - determined that the path of bullet 399 through JFK's body rear to + determined that the path of bullet 399 through JFK's body rear to front was slightly upward, given that he was sitting erect. But since the medical panel and the photographic panel were never - permitted coordination, the medical panel never realized that JFK + permitted coordination, the medical panel never realized that JFK was sitting erect at the time bullet 399 supposedly struck. - Neither panel was allowed to communicate with the trajectory panel, - so that their representative Thomas Canning testified that bullet - 399's trajectory backward from JFK's body, passed through the TSBD + Neither panel was allowed to communicate with the trajectory panel, + so that their representative Thomas Canning testified that bullet + 399's trajectory backward from JFK's body, passed through the TSBD sixth floor window. That erudite gentleman, a government employee from NASA, was forced to make up his own medical evidence, which he - proceeded to do. He merely moved the exit wound in JFK's throat + proceeded to do. He merely moved the exit wound in JFK's throat down somewhat and the back of the neck wound up somewhat from where - Dr. Baden of the medical panel had placed them. He then tilted JFK + Dr. Baden of the medical panel had placed them. He then tilted JFK forward at about 17 or 18 degrees based on his personal observation of one photograph, rather than on the photographic panel's conclusions. Presto; the trajectory tilted upward and leftward enough to pass through the sixth floor window. - Another bit of magic was presented by Canning to support the + Another bit of magic was presented by Canning to support the single bullet theory. He drew a straight line between governor - Connally's back entry wound position and JFK's back entry wound + Connally's back entry wound position and JFK's back entry wound position and found that the line also passed through the sixth - floor window. To do this he moved Connally on the seat to his left - and JFK to his right, and lifted JFK up a bit on the rear seat. + floor window. To do this he moved Connally on the seat to his left + and JFK to his right, and lifted JFK up a bit on the rear seat. Again he did this without consultation with the photographic panel. Some hard evidence was not dealt with at all and other hard evidence of conspiracy was presented without identifying it as such @@ -7616,14 +7616,14 @@ Lines: 867

sniper's nest was not a sniper's nest, that no one was in the window, and that no one could have fired shots from that position that day. I showed pictures of the nest from the inside and the - window from the outside to the JFK sub-committee in July 1977 and I - reviewed them at length for their evidenciary value with the JFK - staff, notably Ken Klein, Cliff Fenton, Bob Tanenbaum, Jackie Hess, - Donovan Gaye, Pat Orr, Chellie Mason, and Richard A. Sprague. - So the Committee cannot claim they didn't know about these - photos. They saw the Foley photo over a long period of time, and + window from the outside to the JFK sub-committee in July 1977 and I + reviewed them at length for their evidenciary value with the JFK + staff, notably Ken Klein, Cliff Fenton, Bob Tanenbaum, Jackie Hess, + Donovan Gaye, Pat Orr, Chellie Mason, and Richard A. Sprague. + So the Committee cannot claim they didn't know about these + photos. They saw the Foley photo over a long period of time, and were no doubt quite embarrassed by the unexpected appearance of the - Bronson film. Not one word about the sixth floor window, the + Bronson film. Not one word about the sixth floor window, the cartons, the planted shells, the planted rifle, and the extra rifle found on the roof, the impossible shot, no one in the window when the shots were fired; not one word was mentioned in the public @@ -7632,166 +7632,166 @@ Lines: 867

signed? An example of evidence of conspiracy left dangling was the testimony given by the photographic panel spokesman, Calvin S. - McCamy. The panel examined all of the photos of JFK during the + McCamy. The panel examined all of the photos of JFK during the early part of the shot sequence, and took a vote on when the first shot struck the President. It came out as around Z189 to Z196. Perfect. That matches. But no one asked the trajectory panel or - the ballistics spokesman how Oswald was able to fire bullet 399 + the ballistics spokesman how Oswald was able to fire bullet 399 right through the center of that big oak tree at Z189-Z196. Not - even the Warren Commission would make that claim, preferring to put - the timing at Z210 or later after JFK came out from behind the + even the Warren Commission would make that claim, preferring to put + the timing at Z210 or later after JFK came out from behind the tree. - There were some anxious moments for the Select Committee, even - as well orchestrated as the whole farce was. Dr. Cyril Wecht was - his usual grand self. He blasted the committee. They said he was + There were some anxious moments for the Select Committee, even + as well orchestrated as the whole farce was. Dr. Cyril Wecht was + his usual grand self. He blasted the committee. They said he was part of the medical panel and therefore was asked to present a - minority view. Cyril said they weren't planning to call him until + minority view. Cyril said they weren't planning to call him until he demanded to be allowed to testify. They tried to bamboozle him, to discredit him (a tough assignment), to attack him and to knock - down his testimony. Lawyer Gary Cornwell was particularly - obnoxious in his questioning of Dr. Wecht. Favorable witnesses + down his testimony. Lawyer Gary Cornwell was particularly + obnoxious in his questioning of Dr. Wecht. Favorable witnesses testifying to no conspiracy were handled with kid gloves and treated politely or dragged through an obviously rehearsed series - of questions. It was the Warren Commission revisited. Two - witnesses they couldn't mistreat were Governor and Mrs. Connally. + of questions. It was the Warren Commission revisited. Two + witnesses they couldn't mistreat were Governor and Mrs. Connally. They politely and calmly presented believable testimony destroying - the single bullet theory. That didn't bother the committee any - more than it bothered the Warren Commission. They resurrected the + the single bullet theory. That didn't bother the committee any + more than it bothered the Warren Commission. They resurrected the theory a few days later when the trajectory panel testified. - Dr. Barger of Bolt Baranek & Newman shook them up a little with + Dr. Barger of Bolt Baranek & Newman shook them up a little with his acoustical analysis of the police radio tape that reveals the - sounds of four, not three, shots. If Dr. Barger had been given all + sounds of four, not three, shots. If Dr. Barger had been given all of the facts initially, he probably could have helped prove where the shots came from. Except for the grassy knoll position behind the fence and the sixth floor TSBD window, he was not told about any other possible firing points. For example, he knew nothing about the Dal Tex building, the west end roof or high floor of the - TSBD, or other positions on the grassy knoll. In fact, Barger did + TSBD, or other positions on the grassy knoll. In fact, Barger did not know the location of the motorcycle where the microphone had been left open, picking up the sound of the shots. His assignment included a determination of where the motorcycle was, from the sounds on the tape and sounds made during a re-enactment of the - firing in Dealey Plaza. The only test shots Barger had fired were + firing in Dealey Plaza. The only test shots Barger had fired were from the TSBD sixth floor window and from behind the grassy knoll fence. The net result was that he decided the motorcycle was trailing the Presidential limousine by 120 feet. No one on the - committee or the photographic panel ever showed Barger the Altgens - photo, the Hughes film, the Martin, Nix, Couch, Weigman, Bell or - Muchmore films or any other pictures showing there was no + committee or the photographic panel ever showed Barger the Altgens + photo, the Hughes film, the Martin, Nix, Couch, Weigman, Bell or + Muchmore films or any other pictures showing there was no motorcycle anywhere near 120 feet behind the limousine.[4] Again, - Blakey divided and conquered. Barger told me that if he had known + Blakey divided and conquered. Barger told me that if he had known about the motorcycle trailing the limousine by a few feet, driven - by policeman D.L. Jackson, who disappeared completely after the + by policeman D.L. Jackson, who disappeared completely after the assassination, he could have altered his analysis completely. The sounds of the last two shots may well have been from the knoll behind the wall, and from the TSBD roof or the Dal Tex second - floor. Barger's analysis shows that the last shot sound, made by a + floor. Barger's analysis shows that the last shot sound, made by a rifle occurred just a faction of a second after the next to the last shot, possibly made by pistol. This would fit a pistol shot from behind the fence fired almost simultaneously with a rifle shot from either the TSBD west end or Dal Tex. The delay of the sound traveling from Dal Tex is about right so that the Dal Tex shot would strike at Z312 and the pistol or rifle shot from the right - front would strike at Z313. Prof. Mark Weiss of Queens College and - Barger were called into an executive session on December 20 after + front would strike at Z313. Prof. Mark Weiss of Queens College and + Barger were called into an executive session on December 20 after the hearings were finished. They testified that there were definitely four shots fired, at least one of which was from the knoll. - This new analysis was conducted by Weiss independently from the - one done by Bolt Baranek and Newman. Weiss said that his work + This new analysis was conducted by Weiss independently from the + one done by Bolt Baranek and Newman. Weiss said that his work proved to a 95% certainty that the third shot was a rifle shot from a position on the knoll. He said the data pinpointed the position to within two feet. The position was behind the fence, which eliminates man number two at the corner of the wall and also eliminates a pistol. However, the photos show man number two did make a puff of smoke, whether or not he fired a shot. - Congressman Sawyer broke the news about Weiss' testimony during + Congressman Sawyer broke the news about Weiss' testimony during a radio broadcast in Michigan, his home state. A furor broke - loose. The committee went into an executive session Friday + loose. The committee went into an executive session Friday December 22 to discuss what to do since there were only nine days - left to the end of their existence. The radio tape and the Bronson + left to the end of their existence. The radio tape and the Bronson film seemed to shake them up considerably. Or was it all rehearsed - and planned this way by the committee. It seems incredible that - the 12 members of the committee would be shaken by the sounds from - a tape when they weren't bothered at all by photos of the Oswald + and planned this way by the committee. It seems incredible that + the 12 members of the committee would be shaken by the sounds from + a tape when they weren't bothered at all by photos of the Oswald window showing that no one was there when the shots were fired. - The committee members could see those photos with their own eyes. + The committee members could see those photos with their own eyes. They had to take the word of experts about the sounds on the tape, which cannot be heard because of the noise of the engine of the policeman's cycle where the microphone was stuck open.[4] This was - the most blatantly dishonest stunt pulled by the Committee during - the Blakey period. Yet, the research community cannot complain too + the most blatantly dishonest stunt pulled by the Committee during + the Blakey period. Yet, the research community cannot complain too much because it did produce a conspiracy conclusion. - The committee's distortions and omission respecting the hard + The committee's distortions and omission respecting the hard Dealey Plaza evidence is overshadowed by the key witnesses that the - committee did not call. None of the players listed in Chapter 5 - were called, nor ever mentioned. One key witness, James Hosty, - insisted that he testify about Oswald's FBI involvement, but was + committee did not call. None of the players listed in Chapter 5 + were called, nor ever mentioned. One key witness, James Hosty, + insisted that he testify about Oswald's FBI involvement, but was turned down. Hosty told the "Dallas Morning News," "They don't want to hear what I have to say." He might have told them the same story he told the author, - through an intermediary in 1971. Namely, that Oswald was reporting + through an intermediary in 1971. Namely, that Oswald was reporting to Hosty on the assassination plans of the CIA group based in - Mexico City. FBI agent witness, Regis Kennedy might have given + Mexico City. FBI agent witness, Regis Kennedy might have given private interview evidence, but he was killed the day before he was - to meet with the committee. - Gordon Novel, Ronald Augustinovich, Richard Case Nagell, Mary - Hope, Guy Gabaldin, Manuel Garcia Gonzalez, William Seymour, Emilio - Santana, Victor Marchetti, Jack Lawrence, Major L.M. Bloomfield, - Frenchy, Sergio Arcacha Smith, Harry Williams, James Hicks, Sylvia - Odio, Jim Braden, James Hosty, Warren Du Brueys, Louis Ivon, E. - Howard Hunt and Jim Garrison were not called and no interest was + to meet with the committee. + Gordon Novel, Ronald Augustinovich, Richard Case Nagell, Mary + Hope, Guy Gabaldin, Manuel Garcia Gonzalez, William Seymour, Emilio + Santana, Victor Marchetti, Jack Lawrence, Major L.M. Bloomfield, + Frenchy, Sergio Arcacha Smith, Harry Williams, James Hicks, Sylvia + Odio, Jim Braden, James Hosty, Warren Du Brueys, Louis Ivon, E. + Howard Hunt and Jim Garrison were not called and no interest was shown in having them as witnesses. Some key witnesses who were called were not asked any important questions, or cross examined at - all. Marina Oswald Porter was one of these. Another was Gerald - Ford. Richard Helms told his standard lies, and no one asked him - about Victor Marchetti's statement about Helms protecting Clay - Shaw, or about E. Howard Hunt and Guy Gabaldin in Mexico City in - October, 1963, or about Harry William's statement that he, Helms, - Hunt, and Lyman Kirkpatrick were reconsidering another Cuban - invasion at the moment JFK was shot, in a Washington, D.C., CIA + all. Marina Oswald Porter was one of these. Another was Gerald + Ford. Richard Helms told his standard lies, and no one asked him + about Victor Marchetti's statement about Helms protecting Clay + Shaw, or about E. Howard Hunt and Guy Gabaldin in Mexico City in + October, 1963, or about Harry William's statement that he, Helms, + Hunt, and Lyman Kirkpatrick were reconsidering another Cuban + invasion at the moment JFK was shot, in a Washington, D.C., CIA location. - With respect to the assassination of Dr. King, the committee + With respect to the assassination of Dr. King, the committee also performed admirably for the PCG, in this case, the FBI wing. They failed to deal with the important evidence of conspiracy, failed to call the prime witnesses, and distorted or omitted evidence. They spent a great amount of time trying to prove, rather unsuccessfully except for media accounts, that James Earl - Ray was guilty and that he had help from his family and was + Ray was guilty and that he had help from his family and was possibly financed by some wealthy sountherners. Briefly, here is the evidence they did not cover. The witnesses who saw a man in the rooming house--all of whom said it was not - James Earl Ray--were not called. Charles Stephens, who was bribed - and coerced by the FBI into identifying the man as Ray, but who was + James Earl Ray--were not called. Charles Stephens, who was bribed + and coerced by the FBI into identifying the man as Ray, but who was dead drunk, and saw nothing, was not put on the stand with his - common law wife Grace and a cab driver who saw how drunk he was. + common law wife Grace and a cab driver who saw how drunk he was. Confronting his testimony by cross examination and by using counter witnesses should have been done. - The three bar maids in Montreal and Atlanta who saw Ray and - Raoul together were not called. William Bradford Huie found them - and Ray knew where they were. The committee didn't look for them. - Huie and Foreman were not put on the stand and asked all of the key - questions about why Huie changed his entire approach toward Ray as - soon as I showed him the Raoul-Frenchy photos. Foreman's role was + The three bar maids in Montreal and Atlanta who saw Ray and + Raoul together were not called. William Bradford Huie found them + and Ray knew where they were. The committee didn't look for them. + Huie and Foreman were not put on the stand and asked all of the key + questions about why Huie changed his entire approach toward Ray as + soon as I showed him the Raoul-Frenchy photos. Foreman's role was never explored under fierce cross examination as it would be if - Mark Lane were able to get a new trial for Ray. He should have - been asked why he told Ray he got the Frenchy photos from the FBI + Mark Lane were able to get a new trial for Ray. He should have + been asked why he told Ray he got the Frenchy photos from the FBI when he actually got them from me! - The Frenchy-Raoul sketch comparison, made by Bill Turner and I - in the summer of 1968, should have been produced and shown to - Foreman, Huie, Ray and other witnesses. - The complete list of witnesses who saw Ray and Raoul together, - as well as the complete list who saw Ray at the gasoline station a + The Frenchy-Raoul sketch comparison, made by Bill Turner and I + in the summer of 1968, should have been produced and shown to + Foreman, Huie, Ray and other witnesses. + The complete list of witnesses who saw Ray and Raoul together, + as well as the complete list who saw Ray at the gasoline station a few blocks away from the crime at the time the shot was fired, were - not called. The committee adopted the stance that it was up to - Mark Lane and Ray to produce those witnesses, as though the - investigation of the King killing was a trial instead. The - committee, not Ray, had the responsibility of investigating and - locating those witnesses. Bob Lehner wanted to do that, but he was + not called. The committee adopted the stance that it was up to + Mark Lane and Ray to produce those witnesses, as though the + investigation of the King killing was a trial instead. The + committee, not Ray, had the responsibility of investigating and + locating those witnesses. Bob Lehner wanted to do that, but he was fired. The evidence about the rooming house bathroom window as an - impossible firing point, presented so well in Harold Weisberg's - book "Frame-Up: The Martin Luther King/James Earl Ray Case," was + impossible firing point, presented so well in Harold Weisberg's + book "Frame-Up: The Martin Luther King/James Earl Ray Case," was either ignored or distorted. The evidence about the trajectory of the shot was completely distorted. 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between the two trajectories which was much larger, large enough to determine the firing point. They also failed to present a number of witnesses who saw the - actual assassin, Jack Youngblood, both before and after he fired - from the knoll. Wayne Chastain should also have been called to + actual assassin, Jack Youngblood, both before and after he fired + from the knoll. Wayne Chastain should also have been called to testify about this evidence and those witnesses. - The evidence concerning who Jack Youngblood and Frenchy-Raoul + The evidence concerning who Jack Youngblood and Frenchy-Raoul worked for, and their involvement, was not dealt with at all. The - committee should have presented the photographic evidence showing - Raoul was Frenchy, and should have asked Ray and the witnesses who - saw Raoul to identify him from the Frenchy photos. Jeff Paley - actually showed Frenchy's photo to witnesses in 1968 while Raoul's + committee should have presented the photographic evidence showing + Raoul was Frenchy, and should have asked Ray and the witnesses who + saw Raoul to identify him from the Frenchy photos. Jeff Paley + actually showed Frenchy's photo to witnesses in 1968 while Raoul's face was still fresh in their minds. They recognized the face. - They certainly should have since the sketch of Raoul was made from + They certainly should have since the sketch of Raoul was made from their recollections. They should have called Frenchy as a witness - in both JFK & MLK cases. I know from an inside source on the - committee that they found Frenchy alive in 1978. They certainly - knew about Jack Youngblood because they read Wayne Chastain's + in both JFK & MLK cases. I know from an inside source on the + committee that they found Frenchy alive in 1978. They certainly + knew about Jack Youngblood because they read Wayne Chastain's series of articles in "Computers and People." - In summary, the Select Committee performed reasonably well on + In summary, the Select Committee performed reasonably well on behalf of the PCG. There are no public outcrys over what they did - because the media wouldn't air them. Mark Lane held a number of - press conferences during the committee's life span, and no media + because the media wouldn't air them. Mark Lane held a number of + press conferences during the committee's life span, and no media organization reported on any of them. The media, of course, were quite willing servants of the PCG, as they always have been since 1963. The combination of the PCG, the CIA, the FBI, the Select - Committee, the House spokesmen for the PCG and the cooperative + Committee, the House spokesmen for the PCG and the cooperative media is really nearly unbeatable. - Some researchers hoped against hope that the Select Committee, - under Stokes, Blakey, Preyer and Fauntroy, would still unveil the + Some researchers hoped against hope that the Select Committee, + under Stokes, Blakey, Preyer and Fauntroy, would still unveil the truth, as the public hearings began in August. The hopes - disappeared during the first week of hearings on the King case as - the committee demonstrated quite clearly that they were going to - continue the cover-ups and to get James Earl Ray and Mark Lane in + disappeared during the first week of hearings on the King case as + the committee demonstrated quite clearly that they were going to + continue the cover-ups and to get James Earl Ray and Mark Lane in the bargain. Still, the hopes would not quite die. The letters I - wrote to Louis Stokes in the fall of 1978, expressed the last ditch + wrote to Louis Stokes in the fall of 1978, expressed the last ditch thought that maybe they were conducting a charade designed to fool the FBI, CIA and the rest of the PCG into believing they were going to cover-up the truth. It turned out be for real, no charade. The eight people assassinated by the PCG in 1977-78 during the - Select Committee's life span are probably the best proof of who is + Select Committee's life span are probably the best proof of who is in charge of the U.S. and what their intentions are. The murders are all part of the cover-up efforts and were all successfully carried out, a la The Parallax View, with very few suspicions raised on the part of the American media or the public. They - included William Sullivan, Regis Kennedy, George de Mohrenschildt, - Sam Giancana,[5] John Roselli, Carlos Prio Socarras, Thomas - Karamessines, Rolando Masferrer, and an attempt on the life of - Larry Flynt. + included William Sullivan, Regis Kennedy, George de Mohrenschildt, + Sam Giancana,[5] John Roselli, Carlos Prio Socarras, Thomas + Karamessines, Rolando Masferrer, and an attempt on the life of + Larry Flynt. Each of these murders was carried out with great success and for - varying reasons. One common thread connects them all. Each man - knew too much about the assassinations of President Kennedy or - Martin Luther King and the subsequent cover-up conspiracies. All - but Flynt were witnesses to be called by the Select Committee or + varying reasons. One common thread connects them all. Each man + knew too much about the assassinations of President Kennedy or + Martin Luther King and the subsequent cover-up conspiracies. All + but Flynt were witnesses to be called by the Select Committee or ones that had given some information and were scheduled to give - more. Of the nine people including Flynt, the two most important - were William Sullivan and Regis Kennedy. - Regis Kennedy was one of two FBI agents in New Orleans assigned - as contact men for Lee Harvey Oswald in his role as FBI informer. - The other agent was Warren du Brueys. James Hosty was his contact - agent in Dallas. Kennedy knew a lot, but was under strict orders + more. Of the nine people including Flynt, the two most important + were William Sullivan and Regis Kennedy. + Regis Kennedy was one of two FBI agents in New Orleans assigned + as contact men for Lee Harvey Oswald in his role as FBI informer. + The other agent was Warren du Brueys. James Hosty was his contact + agent in Dallas. Kennedy knew a lot, but was under strict orders from the FBI not to reveal any of it. He was called as a witness - at the trial of Clay Shaw and asked by Jim Garrison whether he - hadn't been searching for Clay Shaw under the name Clay Bertrand, - before it was known that Clay Bertrand wanted to hire a lawyer for - Lee Harvey Oswald. Kennedy took executive privilege, a popular - dodge at that time with the Nixon administration. When the judge + at the trial of Clay Shaw and asked by Jim Garrison whether he + hadn't been searching for Clay Shaw under the name Clay Bertrand, + before it was known that Clay Bertrand wanted to hire a lawyer for + Lee Harvey Oswald. Kennedy took executive privilege, a popular + dodge at that time with the Nixon administration. When the judge pressed him, he said he would have to check with the FBI and the - attorney general, John Mitchell, in Washington, D.C. Word came + attorney general, John Mitchell, in Washington, D.C. Word came through that he could answer that one question, so he said yes it was true. He went no further however. The significance is that - the FBI knew all about Clay Shaw's involvement in the assassination - because Oswald was reporting back to them as a paid infiltrator of - Shaw's team. There is a distinct possibility that Kennedy was sent - by Hoover and Sullivan to Dallas immediately after the + the FBI knew all about Clay Shaw's involvement in the assassination + because Oswald was reporting back to them as a paid infiltrator of + Shaw's team. There is a distinct possibility that Kennedy was sent + by Hoover and Sullivan to Dallas immediately after the assassination, to help coordinate the FBI/CIA cover-up. Beverly - Oliver, the Babushka lady, whose film was confiscated by three + Oliver, the Babushka lady, whose film was confiscated by three government agents on Sunday November 24, 1963 at the Carousel Club - owned by Jack Ruby, made a tentative identification of Regis - Kennedy from his photograph as one of those three agents. The film + owned by Jack Ruby, made a tentative identification of Regis + Kennedy from his photograph as one of those three agents. The film has never surfaced. It should show the assassins on the grassy knoll quite clearly since Beverly was much closer than either - Orville Nix or Marie Muchmore and had her camera trained on JFK all + Orville Nix or Marie Muchmore and had her camera trained on JFK all the way down Elm Street. - Kennedy died of a supposed heart attack the day before he was to - meet with the Select Committee staff. Heart attacks, as most - Americans know by now from watching the Church Committee hearings, + Kennedy died of a supposed heart attack the day before he was to + meet with the Select Committee staff. Heart attacks, as most + Americans know by now from watching the Church Committee hearings, and seeing the Parallax View, are easily induced by a CIA-developed pill, which leaves no trace in the autopsy, if there is one. - William Sullivan was eliminated by a clever, but simple + William Sullivan was eliminated by a clever, but simple technique. The PCG agents who killed him knew about his hunting haunts in New England. They also knew about a teenage son of a - state policeman living near Sullivan's country place who liked to - hunt in the same area. Two of them intercepted Sullivan early one + state policeman living near Sullivan's country place who liked to + hunt in the same area. Two of them intercepted Sullivan early one morning as he set out for a walk in the woods. They shot him with a deer rifle and took his body to a spot in the woods where they knew the boy would be. They carried a decoy inflated to the shape resembling a deer and probably acted like one. The boy shot at him - and thought he hit a deer. The agents dropped Sullivan's body at + and thought he hit a deer. The agents dropped Sullivan's body at that spot and left. They accidentally left the pair of gloves one of them was wearing. The boy went over to the spot in the early - morning semi-darkness, found Sullivan's body, and thought he had + morning semi-darkness, found Sullivan's body, and thought he had killed him by mistake. He still thinks so. There was no investigation and no questions asked. - Why was Sullivan killed? As mentioned before, William Sullivan - was J. Edgar Hoovers' right hand man in charge of Division Five, + Why was Sullivan killed? As mentioned before, William Sullivan + was J. Edgar Hoovers' right hand man in charge of Division Five, the FBI's clandestine domestic operation that included an - assassination squad. Every likelihood exists that Hoover ordered - Sullivan's division to kill King and that Sullivan used - Frenchy/Raoul and Jack Youngblood to do the job. Sullivan was also - due to meet with the Select Committee within a day or two after the + assassination squad. Every likelihood exists that Hoover ordered + Sullivan's division to kill King and that Sullivan used + Frenchy/Raoul and Jack Youngblood to do the job. Sullivan was also + due to meet with the Select Committee within a day or two after the day he was shot. Whether he would have talked or not probably makes little difference. The PCG couldn't take the chance. - Thomas Karamessines died of an apparent heart attack at the age + Thomas Karamessines died of an apparent heart attack at the age of 61 on September 4, 1978 at his vacation home in Grand Lake, Quebec. He headed the covert operations part of the CIA after - Richard Helms was promoted from that position to head of the CIA. - David Phillips, the CIA dirty tricks operative who is making public + Richard Helms was promoted from that position to head of the CIA. + David Phillips, the CIA dirty tricks operative who is making public speeches supporting the Deputy Director of Plans (dirty tricks) - function, worked for Karamessines. His knowledge of the JFK + function, worked for Karamessines. His knowledge of the JFK assassination and the CIA's cover-up role was undoubtedly complete - since he inherited the whole thing from Helms. + since he inherited the whole thing from Helms. The other dead people were bumped off figuratively, on the very - doorstep of the committee. Roselli was killed and dumped into - Miami Bay. Giancana was shot full of holes in his Chicago - residence. De Mohrenschildt was shot with a shotgun in his + doorstep of the committee. Roselli was killed and dumped into + Miami Bay. Giancana was shot full of holes in his Chicago + residence. De Mohrenschildt was shot with a shotgun in his daughter's friends house in Florida. All three were scheduled to - meet with the committee. Socarras was killed in a garage in - Florida. Masferrer was blown up in his car in Florida. Flynt was + meet with the committee. Socarras was killed in a garage in + Florida. Masferrer was blown up in his car in Florida. Flynt was shot on the street in Georgia. Florida. Why does it keep popping up in these cases? Bay of - Pigs, No Name Key Group, anti-Castro forces, Mafia operations; it - all fits together somehow. Jim Garrison's first real breakthrough - came when he found Masferrer in Florida through Manuel Garcia - Gonzalez. That led him and the District Attorney in Dade County, - Florida, to William Seymour, Emilio Santana, Howard, Hall, Hemming + Pigs, No Name Key Group, anti-Castro forces, Mafia operations; it + all fits together somehow. Jim Garrison's first real breakthrough + came when he found Masferrer in Florida through Manuel Garcia + Gonzalez. That led him and the District Attorney in Dade County, + Florida, to William Seymour, Emilio Santana, Howard, Hall, Hemming and Frenchy, all part of Socarras' and Banister's Florida-based, No - Name Key anti-Castro operations. It figured that some of them - would die in their own backyard when the committee was getting too - close. Gaeton Fonzi can personally vouch for that. He was the - committee's Florida investigator. - Why wouldn't men like Fonzi, Fenton, Fauntroy, Stokes, Preyer, - and a woman like Yvonne Burke, tell us the truth. I spent a lot of + Name Key anti-Castro operations. It figured that some of them + would die in their own backyard when the committee was getting too + close. Gaeton Fonzi can personally vouch for that. He was the + committee's Florida investigator. + Why wouldn't men like Fonzi, Fenton, Fauntroy, Stokes, Preyer, + and a woman like Yvonne Burke, tell us the truth. I spent a lot of time with all of them and got to know some of them very well. They all impressed me as being very honest and dedicated people. There may be another explanation, as I mentioned in the - beginning of this last chapter. A committee, is, after all, made + beginning of this last chapter. A committee, is, after all, made up of a bunch of individuals. So is a staff. Now, except for - Cliff Fenton, Ed Evans (MLK investigator) and one or two others, + Cliff Fenton, Ed Evans (MLK investigator) and one or two others, these people were not professionals in the investigations and certainly none of them had been involved in the really big game of espionage and clandestine operations. They were, and still are, ordinary mortals, like you and me, with fears and cautionary attitudes toward personal safety and danger. They also have families. - Not even Cliff Fenton had ever been involved with the kind of + Not even Cliff Fenton had ever been involved with the kind of monstrous game played by the spooks of the world. It is a game for keeps, of life and death, mostly death. Let's look at it from the - viewpoint of Louis Stokes, just to take an example. He took over - the chairmanship of the committee with the following knowledge. - He suspected there was a conspiracy in the JFK case and at least + viewpoint of Louis Stokes, just to take an example. He took over + the chairmanship of the committee with the following knowledge. + He suspected there was a conspiracy in the JFK case and at least wanted to find out whether the CIA and FBI were involved in covering it up. He may not have known all of the details, but he was aware of the fact that many people had died. He knew that - Henry Gonzalez had nearly been killed by a rifleman while driving + Henry Gonzalez had nearly been killed by a rifleman while driving through a Texas desert with his wife. This occurred just after - Henry made public statements about all four political + Henry made public statements about all four political assassinations being related and the intelligence agencies possibly - being involved. Stokes saw how the PCG swung their weight around - in the Rules Committee and on the floor of the House when the - Select Committee in January and February 1977, asked for a new + being involved. Stokes saw how the PCG swung their weight around + in the Rules Committee and on the floor of the House when the + Select Committee in January and February 1977, asked for a new budget and a reconstituted authority to subpoena records and continue the investigation. He also knew that something strange - had happened to Henry Gonzalez. He told me so in a luncheon - meeting on May 10, 1977. He said Henry had cut off all - communications with him and other committee members just as he had - with me. I told Louis that I believed Henry had purposefully been - fed information by the PCG that I, Richard A. Sprague, and some of - the committee members were working for the CIA. Otherwise, why + had happened to Henry Gonzalez. He told me so in a luncheon + meeting on May 10, 1977. He said Henry had cut off all + communications with him and other committee members just as he had + with me. I told Louis that I believed Henry had purposefully been + fed information by the PCG that I, Richard A. Sprague, and some of + the committee members were working for the CIA. Otherwise, why would he have instructed the CIA and FBI to close access to their - files to the committee staff, just after he had won the fight he + files to the committee staff, just after he had won the fight he fought so hard to get the subpoena power back. - Stokes agreed it must have been something like that. Stokes + Stokes agreed it must have been something like that. Stokes also must have had a frightened reaction during 1977 and 1978 to these eight bodies dumped on his doorstep. As in the scene in "The Godfather", it only takes one horse's head in your bed to get the idea you should keep your mouth closed and play it cool. - Given all of this, each committee member may have reached his or + Given all of this, each committee member may have reached his or her decision that this game was not for congressmen. In April 1977 - it is possible that all of those executive sessions the committee + it is possible that all of those executive sessions the committee held were partially devoted to a discussion of the personal safety of each member, each staffer, and all of their families. They may have reached unanimous agreement that the only safe approach would @@ -7998,29 +7998,29 @@ Lines: 867

certainly to avoid going after any of the dangerous guys in both assassination cases. Yet, to keep an honest approach going they would have to listen - to any credible hard evidence of conspiracy, comment on it, but + to any credible hard evidence of conspiracy, comment on it, but refrain from taking a stronger course than just listening. As Dr. - Blakey told me more than once, "I'm just going to let the facts + Blakey told me more than once, "I'm just going to let the facts speak for themselves." This is somewhat like the position the - Warren Commission took when Richard Russell, Hale Boggs and John - Sherman Cooper refused to sign the draft of the Warren Report until + Warren Commission took when Richard Russell, Hale Boggs and John + Sherman Cooper refused to sign the draft of the Warren Report until a qualifying statement was inserted. The statement read, "Because of the difficulty of proving negatives to a certainty the - possibility of others being involved with either Oswald or Ruby + possibility of others being involved with either Oswald or Ruby cannot be established categorically but if there is any such evidence it has been beyond the reach of all the investigative agencies and resources of the United States and has not come to the - attention of this Commission." - The committee has, in its final report, taken a stronger + attention of this Commission." + The committee has, in its final report, taken a stronger position than that by saying, in effect, that new evidence of conspiracy has surfaced and that the Congress should turn the job of pursuing that evidence and a continuing investigation over to - the executive branch. The recommendation is for the Justice + the executive branch. The recommendation is for the Justice Department to determine whether further investigations are - warranted. Thus the Committee members would be off the hook and, + warranted. Thus the Committee members would be off the hook and, more importantly, still alive and safe. They can claim that the funds they had and the time they had were not enough. Whose fault - was that? Certainly not the committee's, they can claim. + was that? Certainly not the committee's, they can claim. This scenario, if true, is really the only hope, though very slim, any of us have left. All other avenues have been closed.

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[2] See the letters in the Appendix for a copy of the nondisclosure agreement itself as well as correspondence between the author - and Louis Stokes.

+ and Louis Stokes.

[3] See copies of this correspondence in the Appendix.

[4] Following the December 22 executive session a public hearing was - held on December 29, the last weekday of the Committee's - existence. Weiss and Barger presented the acoustical evidence + held on December 29, the last weekday of the Committee's + existence. Weiss and Barger presented the acoustical evidence proving four shots, one from the knoll, thereby causing the - Committee to conclude there was a probable conspiracy. + Committee to conclude there was a probable conspiracy. But, the fact that the Couch and Weigman films prove the acoustical analysis was incorrect because there is no motorcycle where there was supposed to be one, was completely covered-up by - the Committee staff. Why? The answer obviously is that the - Committee wanted to close shop with a conspiracy conclusion but - one that wouldn't shake up the intelligence community and the PCG + the Committee staff. Why? The answer obviously is that the + Committee wanted to close shop with a conspiracy conclusion but + one that wouldn't shake up the intelligence community and the PCG too much. If the correct acoustical analysis had been presented, with the motorcycle directly behind the presidential limousine, the net result would have been the elimination of that 6th floor window as the source of the shots. Eliminate that window and you - eliminate Oswald and open up a can of worms with a completely - different kind of conspiracy. One with a patsy and intelligence + eliminate Oswald and open up a can of worms with a completely + different kind of conspiracy. One with a patsy and intelligence ramifications, written all over it. - So Cornwell and Blakey, and perhaps the entire Committee decided + So Cornwell and Blakey, and perhaps the entire Committee decided to prove by implication that the motorcycle was 120 feet behind - the JFK car at the time of the shot from the knoll. They showed + the JFK car at the time of the shot from the knoll. They showed publicly frames from the Hughes film which shows the motorcycle they fudged, somewhat more than 120 feet behind the limousine. But the Hughes film ends with the cycle on Houston Street. The @@ -8066,12 +8066,12 @@ Lines: 867

all times including the time of the knoll shot, more than 200 feet behind the limousine. Ergo, the cycle is more than 200 feet behind at the critical point. - Cornwell presented the cop driving the Houston Street cycle and + Cornwell presented the cop driving the Houston Street cycle and attempted to elicit testimony from him that it was his microphone that was open.

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[5] Giancana actually died in 1975 before testifying to the Schweicker - JFK assassination subcommittee of the Church Committee.

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[5] Giancana actually died in 1975 before testifying to the Schweicker + JFK assassination subcommittee of the Church Committee.

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1985: The House Select Committee (2)

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1985: The House Select Committee (2)

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Chapter 17 +

Chapter 17 THE FINAL COVER UP: How The CIA Controlled - The House Select Committee On Assassinations

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Introduction

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The final report of the House Select Committee on Assassinations +

The final report of the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA), issued in 1979, concluded that a conspiracy existed in the - assassination of President Kennedy. This news should have + assassination of President Kennedy. This news should have delighted hundreds of researchers who had disagreed with the no- - conspiracy finding of the Warren Commission. The fact that it did + conspiracy finding of the Warren Commission. The fact that it did not, is due to the HSCA conspiracy being a simple one, with Lee - Harvey Oswald still firing all but one of the shots from the sixth + Harvey Oswald still firing all but one of the shots from the sixth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository Building. The existence of another shooter and another shot, from the grassy knoll, was "proved" by the HSCA, based primarily on acoustical evidence presented in the very last month of their public hearings. - Dr. Robert Blakey and Richard Billings, chief counsel and report + Dr. Robert Blakey and Richard Billings, chief counsel and report editor for the HSCA, co-authored, in 1981, a book, "The Plot to Kill the President," following the publication of the HSCA's final - report. The book claimed that the other shooter and Oswald were - part of a Mafia plot to kill JFK. - To over simplify the current (1985) situation, most JFK + report. The book claimed that the other shooter and Oswald were + part of a Mafia plot to kill JFK. + To over simplify the current (1985) situation, most JFK researchers feel that the American public had been deceived once - again. The HSCA reaffirmed all but one of the Warren Commission's + again. The HSCA reaffirmed all but one of the Warren Commission's findings, including even the famed single bullet theory. The simplified conspiracy finding is now subject to review by the Justice Department and the FBI because it is based on very - questionable acoustical evidence. Justice commissioned the so- + questionable acoustical evidence. Justice commissioned the so- called Ramsey Panel[1] to review this evidence, in 1981, under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences. It found no evidence from the acoustics that a grassy knoll shot was fired. So, we are - back to no-conspiracy and Oswald being the lone assassin. And even - if there was a conspiracy, Blakey claims it involved the Mafia and + back to no-conspiracy and Oswald being the lone assassin. And even + if there was a conspiracy, Blakey claims it involved the Mafia and not the CIA. The HSCA report and all of its volumes of evidence omitting any reference to CIA involvement, concluded that the CIA was not involved, and did not reveal any evidence that the HSCA - staff had collected showing that CIA people murdered JFK, and that + staff had collected showing that CIA people murdered JFK, and that the CIA has been covering up that fact ever since. - Any followers of CIA activities connected with the JFK + Any followers of CIA activities connected with the JFK assassination, since 1963, must ask the question, how did they do it? How did the CIA turn things completely around from the 1976 - days when Henry Gonzalez, Thomas Downing, Richard A. Sprague, - Robert Tanenbaum, Cliff Fenton and others were pursuing the truth + days when Henry Gonzalez, Thomas Downing, Richard A. Sprague, + Robert Tanenbaum, Cliff Fenton and others were pursuing the truth about the assassination, to essentially the same status as when the - Warren Commission finished its work? How did they produce the + Warren Commission finished its work? How did they produce the final cover-up? The answer is that the CIA controlled the HSCA and its investigation and findings from the early part of 1977, forward. The methods they used were as clever and devious as any - they had used previously to control the Warren Commission, the - Rockefeller Commission, the Garrison Investigation, the - Schweiker/Hart Committee[2] and the efforts of independent + they had used previously to control the Warren Commission, the + Rockefeller Commission, the Garrison Investigation, the + Schweiker/Hart Committee[2] and the efforts of independent researchers.

The Situation in 1976

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In 1976, Henry Gonzalez, member of the House from Texas, and - Thomas Downing from Virginia, were both convinced there was a - massive conspiracy in the JFK assassination. They introduced a +

In 1976, Henry Gonzalez, member of the House from Texas, and + Thomas Downing from Virginia, were both convinced there was a + massive conspiracy in the JFK assassination. They introduced a joint bill in the House which resulted in the formation of the HSCA - and an investigation of the JFK and King assassinations. Gonzalez + and an investigation of the JFK and King assassinations. Gonzalez believed there were at least four conspiracies in the - assassinations of JFK, MLK, Robert Kennedy and in the attempted - assassination of George Wallace. He introduced an original bill to + assassinations of JFK, MLK, Robert Kennedy and in the attempted + assassination of George Wallace. He introduced an original bill to have the House investigate all four and the cover-ups and links - among them. Downing was primarily interested in the JFK case and - his original bill dealt only with that conspiracy. Mark Lane and - his committee members and supporters around the country joined - forces with Coretta King and the Black Caucus in the House to - pressure Congressmen and Tip O'Neill to investigate the King and - John Kennedy assassinations. The net result was a merging of the - Gonzalez and Downing bills into a Final HSCA bill dealing with only + among them. Downing was primarily interested in the JFK case and + his original bill dealt only with that conspiracy. Mark Lane and + his committee members and supporters around the country joined + forces with Coretta King and the Black Caucus in the House to + pressure Congressmen and Tip O'Neill to investigate the King and + John Kennedy assassinations. The net result was a merging of the + Gonzalez and Downing bills into a Final HSCA bill dealing with only two of the cases. - In the fall of 1976, with Downing as chairman, the HSCA selected - Richard A. Sprague, from the Philadelphia District Attorney's - office, to be chief counsel. Sprague hired four professional + In the fall of 1976, with Downing as chairman, the HSCA selected + Richard A. Sprague, from the Philadelphia District Attorney's + office, to be chief counsel. Sprague hired four professional investigators and criminal lawyers from New York City. They were very good and completely independent of the CIA and FBI, having been trained by one of the best professionals in the business, D.A. Frank Hogan of New York. - Sprague and his JFK team, headed by Bob Tanenbaum, attorney, and - Cliff Fenton, chief detective, were going after the real assassins + Sprague and his JFK team, headed by Bob Tanenbaum, attorney, and + Cliff Fenton, chief detective, were going after the real assassins and their bosses, whether this led them to the CIA or FBI or - anywhere else. Sprague had already made it clear to the HSCA that + anywhere else. Sprague had already made it clear to the HSCA that he would investigate CIA involvement, and subpoena CIA people, documents and other information, whether classified or not. He had also had meetings with several researchers, including the author, and made it known privately that he was going to use the talent and knowledge of every reliable researcher on a consulting basis. He - had contacted Jim Garrison in New Orleans and informed him he would + had contacted Jim Garrison in New Orleans and informed him he would be following up on all of his information and leads. He had initiated an investigation of the CIA activities in Mexico City - connected with the JFK assassination, including information - supplied to Sprague by the author.[3] - R.A. Sprague and Tanenbaum were aware of the CIA connections of - the individuals involved in the JFK assassination in Dealey Plaza, + connected with the JFK assassination, including information + supplied to Sprague by the author.[3] + R.A. Sprague and Tanenbaum were aware of the CIA connections of + the individuals involved in the JFK assassination in Dealey Plaza, in Mexico City, in New Orleans and in the Florida Keys. They had, in November 1976, exposed the entire HSCA staff to all of the photographic evidence showing these people in Dealey Plaza and elsewhere. They were aware of the assassination planning meetings held by CIA people in Mexico City and knew who the higher level conspirators were. They had initiated searches for the real - assassins; Frenchy, William Seymour, Emilio Santana, Jack - Lawrence, Fred Lee Crisman, Jim Braden, Jim Hicks, et al. They - were planning to interview CIA contract agents, Richard Case - Nagell, Harry Dean, Gordon Novel, Ronald Augustinovich, Mary Hope - and Guy Gabaldin. Cliff Fenton had been appointed head of a team + assassins; Frenchy, William Seymour, Emilio Santana, Jack + Lawrence, Fred Lee Crisman, Jim Braden, Jim Hicks, et al. They + were planning to interview CIA contract agents, Richard Case + Nagell, Harry Dean, Gordon Novel, Ronald Augustinovich, Mary Hope + and Guy Gabaldin. Cliff Fenton had been appointed head of a team of investigators to follow up on the New Orleans part of the - conspiracy which had included CIA agents and people; Clay Shaw, - David Ferrie, Guy Banister, Manuel Garcia Gonzalez, Sergio Arcacha - Smith, Gordon Novel and others. They were going to contact people + conspiracy which had included CIA agents and people; Clay Shaw, + David Ferrie, Guy Banister, Manuel Garcia Gonzalez, Sergio Arcacha + Smith, Gordon Novel and others. They were going to contact people who had attended assassination planning meetings in New Orleans. From the photographic evidence surrounding the sixth floor - window, as well as the grassy knoll, Sprague, Tanenbaum and most of - the staff knew Oswald had not fired any shots, knew no shots came + window, as well as the grassy knoll, Sprague, Tanenbaum and most of + the staff knew Oswald had not fired any shots, knew no shots came from the sixth floor window, and knew there had been shots from the Dal Tex Building and the knoll. They knew the single bullet theory was not true, and knew there had been a well-planned crossfire in @@ -8234,58 +8234,58 @@ Lines: 769

reviewing and rehashing the Dealey Plaza evidence, except as it might lead to the real assassins. They had set up an investigation in Florida and the Keys, of the - evidence and leads developed in 1967 by Garrison. Gaeton Fonzi was - in charge of that part of Sprague's team. They were going to check + evidence and leads developed in 1967 by Garrison. Gaeton Fonzi was + in charge of that part of Sprague's team. They were going to check out the people in the CIA that had been running and funding the No - Name Key group and other Anti-Castro groups. Seymour, Santana, - Manuel Garcia Gonzalez, Jerry Patrick Hemming, Loran Hall, Lawrence - Howard, Frenchy and Cubans Rolando Masferrer and Carlos Prio + Name Key group and other Anti-Castro groups. Seymour, Santana, + Manuel Garcia Gonzalez, Jerry Patrick Hemming, Loran Hall, Lawrence + Howard, Frenchy and Cubans Rolando Masferrer and Carlos Prio Socarras were to be found and interrogated. - Tanenbaum and his research team had seen the photo collection of - Dick Billings from "Life Magazine" which was, by 1976, deposited in - the Georgetown University Library's JFK assassination collection. - The No Name Key people and others showing up in Garrison's + Tanenbaum and his research team had seen the photo collection of + Dick Billings from "Life Magazine" which was, by 1976, deposited in + the Georgetown University Library's JFK assassination collection. + The No Name Key people and others showing up in Garrison's investigation appeared in these photos with high level CIA agents. - In 1977, Henry Gonzalez, who was far more supportive of a CIA - conspiracy idea than Tom Downing, was to become chairman of the - HSCA. Downing did not run for re-election in 1976 and was - retiring. At that point, December 1976, Gonzalez and Sprague were + In 1977, Henry Gonzalez, who was far more supportive of a CIA + conspiracy idea than Tom Downing, was to become chairman of the + HSCA. Downing did not run for re-election in 1976 and was + retiring. At that point, December 1976, Gonzalez and Sprague were of the same mind and getting along fine. Researchers were very - pleased with the way things were going and believed Sprague would - expose the CIA's involvement in the JFK cover up.

+ pleased with the way things were going and believed Sprague would + expose the CIA's involvement in the JFK cover up.

The CIA's problem

Given this background of the HSCA status in late 1976, it can easily be seen that the CIA was up against much more serious - opposition than it ever had been before in the JFK murder and - cover-up. They had ruined Jim Garrison's reputation and curtailed + opposition than it ever had been before in the JFK murder and + cover-up. They had ruined Jim Garrison's reputation and curtailed his investigation by various dirty trick means. They had been in - solid control of the Warren Commission by the simple expedient of - having four of the Commissioners belonging to them; Dulles, Ford, - McCloy and Russell. They were also able to kill enough people who + solid control of the Warren Commission by the simple expedient of + having four of the Commissioners belonging to them; Dulles, Ford, + McCloy and Russell. They were also able to kill enough people who knew the truth, to slow down any truth-seeking that might have taken place. They also hid documents, destroyed and altered - evidence, lied about other evidence, and bald facedly (Dulles) - admitted that they wouldn't tell the President or the Commission if - Lee Harvey Oswald had been a CIA agent (which he had been). In the - Rockefeller Commission situation they were in complete control of - that attempt to reinforce the Warren Commission's findings. And in - the Church Committee investigation, the Schweiker/Hart subcommittee - on the JFK case was very limited and controlled in what they could + evidence, lied about other evidence, and bald facedly (Dulles) + admitted that they wouldn't tell the President or the Commission if + Lee Harvey Oswald had been a CIA agent (which he had been). In the + Rockefeller Commission situation they were in complete control of + that attempt to reinforce the Warren Commission's findings. And in + the Church Committee investigation, the Schweiker/Hart subcommittee + on the JFK case was very limited and controlled in what they could do. - But in the new situation, in Richard A. Sprague and his + But in the new situation, in Richard A. Sprague and his professionals with so much knowledge of the CIA's role in the murder and the cover-up, they faced a crisis. They knew they had to do several things to turn it around and to continue to keep the American public from realizing what was happening. Here is what they had to do:

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1. Get rid of Richard A. Sprague.

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1. Get rid of Richard A. Sprague.

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2. Get rid of Henry Gonzalez.

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2. Get rid of Henry Gonzalez.

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3. Get rid of Sprague's key men or keep them away from CIA +

3. Get rid of Sprague's key men or keep them away from CIA evidence or keep them quiet.

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5. Elect a new HSCA chairman who would go along, or who could be fooled.

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6. Cut off all Sprague's investigations of CIA people. +

6. Cut off all Sprague's investigations of CIA people. Make sure none of the people were found or bury any testimony that had already been found, or murder CIA people who might talk.

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7. Keep the committee members from knowing what was +

7. Keep the committee members from knowing what was happening and segregate the investigation from them.

8. Create a new investigative environment whose purpose - would be to confirm all of the findings of the Warren - Commission and divert attention away from the who-did- + would be to confirm all of the findings of the Warren + Commission and divert attention away from the who-did- it-and-why approach.

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9. Control the committee staff in such a way as to keep +

9. Control the committee staff in such a way as to keep any of them from revealing what they already knew about CIA involvement.

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10. Control committee consultants in the same way, and +

10. Control committee consultants in the same way, and staff members who might leave or who might be fired.

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The first step taken by the CIA was to use the media they control, along with some members of Congress they control, and two - planted agents on the staff of and consulting for, Henry Gonzalez, - to get rid of both Henry and Richard A. Sprague. In taking this + planted agents on the staff of and consulting for, Henry Gonzalez, + to get rid of both Henry and Richard A. Sprague. In taking this step, they used the old Roman approach of divide and conquer. They - made Gonzalez and his closest staff assistant, Gail Beagle, believe - that Sprague was a CIA agent and that Gonzalez must get rid of him. - They also made Gonzalez believe that some of his other associates, + made Gonzalez and his closest staff assistant, Gail Beagle, believe + that Sprague was a CIA agent and that Gonzalez must get rid of him. + They also made Gonzalez believe that some of his other associates, both in the HSCA and outside, were CIA agents. At the same time, - they used the media to attack Sprague mercilessly. The key people - in doing this attack on Sprague were three CIA reporters, George - Lardner of the "Washington Post," Mr. Burnham of "The New York + they used the media to attack Sprague mercilessly. The key people + in doing this attack on Sprague were three CIA reporters, George + Lardner of the "Washington Post," Mr. Burnham of "The New York Times," and Jeremiah O'Leary of the "Washington Star." In all HSCA - committee meetings and in Rules Committee and Finance Committee + committee meetings and in Rules Committee and Finance Committee meetings, these three reporters sat next to each other, passed notes back and forth, and wrote articles continually attacking and - undermining both Sprague and Gonzalez, as well as the entire - committee. The CIA had the support of top management in all three + undermining both Sprague and Gonzalez, as well as the entire + committee. The CIA had the support of top management in all three news organizations in doing this. - Gonzalez eventually tried to fire Sprague, was over-ruled by the - committee, and then resigned from the committee. Sprague + Gonzalez eventually tried to fire Sprague, was over-ruled by the + committee, and then resigned from the committee. Sprague eventually resigned, because it became obvious that the CIA - controlled members of the Finance and Rules Committees and other - CIA allies in the House, were going to kill the committee unless he + controlled members of the Finance and Rules Committees and other + CIA allies in the House, were going to kill the committee unless he resigned. There are many more details to this story, which requires a book to describe. Suffice it to say, the CIA accomplished their first two goals by March 1977. The next steps were to install a CIA-controlled chief counsel and to get a chairman elected who could be fooled or coerced into appointing - such a counsel. Lewis Stokes was a perfect choice for chairman. + such a counsel. Lewis Stokes was a perfect choice for chairman. He was, and probably still is, a good and honest man. But he was completely bamboozled by what the CIA did and is still doing. The selection and implementation of a CIA man as chief counsel had to be done in an extremely subtle manner. It could not be obvious to - anyone that he was a CIA man. Stokes and the other committee + anyone that he was a CIA man. Stokes and the other committee members had to be fooled into believing *they* had made the choice, - and had picked a good man. Professor Robert Blakey, an apparently + and had picked a good man. Professor Robert Blakey, an apparently scientifically oriented, academic person, with a history of work against organized crime, was the perfect CIA choice. Once Dr. - Blakey took over as chief counsel, he accomplished goals numbered + Blakey took over as chief counsel, he accomplished goals numbered 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 very nicely. The fourth and fifth goals - having been achieved, Blakey set about the other parts of his - assignment very rapidly after he arrived. For Goal 3, he fired Bob - Tanenbaum, Bob Lehner, and Donovan Gay, three loyal Sprague + having been achieved, Blakey set about the other parts of his + assignment very rapidly after he arrived. For Goal 3, he fired Bob + Tanenbaum, Bob Lehner, and Donovan Gay, three loyal Sprague supporters, quickly.

The Nondisclosure Agreement

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The most important weapon used by the CIA and Blakey to pursue - goals 9 and 10 was instituted within one week after Blakely +

The most important weapon used by the CIA and Blakey to pursue + goals 9 and 10 was instituted within one week after Blakely arrived. It is by far the most subtle and far reaching technique used by the CIA to date. It is called the "Nondisclosure - Agreement" and it was signed by all members of the committee, all - staff members including Blakey, all consultants to the committee, - and several independent researchers who met with Blakey in 1977. + Agreement" and it was signed by all members of the committee, all + staff members including Blakey, all consultants to the committee, + and several independent researchers who met with Blakey in 1977. Signing the agreement was a condition for continued employment on - the committee staff or for continuing consulting on a contract + the committee staff or for continuing consulting on a contract basis. The choice was, sign or get out. The author signed the agreement in July 1977, without realizing its implications at the time, in order to continue as a consultant. The agreement is @@ -8393,13 +8393,13 @@ Lines: 769

services. This CIA weapon has several parts. First, it binds the signer, if a consultant, to never reveal that he is working for the - committee (see paragraph 13). Second, it prevents the signer from + committee (see paragraph 13). Second, it prevents the signer from ever revealing to anyone in perpetuity, any information he has - learned about the committee's work as a result of working for the - committee (see paragraphs 2 and 12). Third, it gives the committee - and the House, after the committee terminates, the power to take + learned about the committee's work as a result of working for the + committee (see paragraphs 2 and 12). Third, it gives the committee + and the House, after the committee terminates, the power to take legal action against the signer, *in a court named by the - committee* or the House, in case the committee believes the signer + committee* or the House, in case the committee believes the signer has violated the agreement. Fourth, the signer agrees to pay the court costs for such a suit in the event he loses the suit (see paragraphs 14 and 15). @@ -8407,36 +8407,36 @@ Lines: 769

members who signed it into silence forever about what they learned. The agreement is insidious in that the signer is, in effect, giving away his constitutional rights. Some lawyers who have seen the - agreement, including Richard A. Sprague, have expressed the opinion + agreement, including Richard A. Sprague, have expressed the opinion it is an illegal agreement in violation of the Constitution and several Constitutional amendments. Whether it is illegal or not, most staff members and all consultants who signed it *have* remained silent, even after three and a half years beyond the life - of the committee. There are only two exceptions, the author and - Gaeton Fonzi, who published a lengthy article about the HSCA + of the committee. There are only two exceptions, the author and + Gaeton Fonzi, who published a lengthy article about the HSCA cover-up in the "Washingtonian" magazine in 1981. The most insidious parts of the agreement, however, are paragraphs 2, 3 and 7, which give the CIA very effective control - over what the committee could and could not do with so-called + over what the committee could and could not do with so-called "classified" information. The director of the CIA is given authority to determine, in effect, what information shall remain classified and therefore unavailable to nearly everyone. The signer of the agreement, and remember, this includes all of the - Congressman and women who were members of the committee, agrees not + Congressman and women who were members of the committee, agrees not to reveal or discuss any information that the CIA decides he should - not. The chairman of the committee supposedly has the final say on + not. The chairman of the committee supposedly has the final say on what information is included, but in practice, even an intelligent and gutsy chairman would not be likely to override the CIA. Lewis - Stokes did not attempt any final decisions. In fact, the CIA did - not have to do very much under these clauses. The fact that Blakey + Stokes did not attempt any final decisions. In fact, the CIA did + not have to do very much under these clauses. The fact that Blakey was their man and kept nearly all of the CIA sensitive information, - evidence, and witnesses away from the committee members was all - that was necessary. Stokes never knew what he should have argued + evidence, and witnesses away from the committee members was all + that was necessary. Stokes never knew what he should have argued about with the CIA director. It is this document which proves beyond doubt that the CIA controlled the HSCA. - The author attempted to point out to Stokes in a letter dated + The author attempted to point out to Stokes in a letter dated February 10, 1978, "Exhibit B," the type of control the agreement - gives the CIA over the HSCA. Stokes replied in a March 16, 1978 + gives the CIA over the HSCA. Stokes replied in a March 16, 1978 letter, "Exhibit C," that he retained ultimate authority and was not bound by the opinion of the Central Intelligence Director. He also claimed that paragraphs 12 and 14, on extending the agreement @@ -8448,7 +8448,7 @@ Lines: 769

American public*. That is a key admission about what has actually happened. The only question is, who is controlling the information in the heads of the staff investigators who discovered CIA - involvement? Was Louis Stokes working for the public or for the + involvement? Was Louis Stokes working for the public or for the CIA?

Examples of CIA-Control

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Some specific examples will serve to illustrate how well the CIA techniques have worked and are still working.

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Garrison Evidence and Witnesses Example

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Garrison Evidence and Witnesses Example

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As mentioned earlier, when Blakey arrived, an investigating team - headed by Cliff Fenton, reporting to Bob Tanenbaum, had already +

As mentioned earlier, when Blakey arrived, an investigating team + headed by Cliff Fenton, reporting to Bob Tanenbaum, had already been hard at work tracking down leads to the CIA conspirators - generated by Jim Garrison's investigation in New Orleans. This + generated by Jim Garrison's investigation in New Orleans. This team eventually had four investigators, all professionals, and their work led them to believe that the CIA people in New Orleans - had been involved in a large conspiracy to assassinate JFK. As - Garrison told Ted Gandolfo, a New York City researcher, the Fenton - team went much further than Garrison, in locating witnesses and + had been involved in a large conspiracy to assassinate JFK. As + Garrison told Ted Gandolfo, a New York City researcher, the Fenton + team went much further than Garrison, in locating witnesses and other evidence of assassination planning meetings held in New Orleans, Mexico City and Dallas. In fact, they found a CIA man who attended those meetings, and who was willing to testify before the - committee. The evidence was far more convincing than the testimony - presented at the trial of Clay Shaw. In the Shaw Trial, CIA people + committee. The evidence was far more convincing than the testimony + presented at the trial of Clay Shaw. In the Shaw Trial, CIA people were involved in meetings in addition to the one brought out in the - trial. Clay Shaw, David Ferrie, William Seymour and others were - involved. Fenton's team discovered a lot of other facts about how + trial. Clay Shaw, David Ferrie, William Seymour and others were + involved. Fenton's team discovered a lot of other facts about how the CIA people planned and carried out the assassination. Their report about the conspiracy was solid and convincing and they were - convinced. The CIA, through Robert Blakey, buried the Fenton - report. Committee members were not told about the team's findings. + convinced. The CIA, through Robert Blakey, buried the Fenton + report. Committee members were not told about the team's findings. The evidence was not included in the HSCA report, nor was it even referred to in the volumes. The witnesses in New Orleans were never called to testify. That included the CIA man at the - meetings. Fenton and the other three members of his team, having + meetings. Fenton and the other three members of his team, having signed the nondisclosure agreement, were legally sworn to secrecy, or at least they thought so. To this day they refuse to discuss anything with anybody. There may also have been threats of physical violence against - them. There is no way to determine this. However, Fenton and the + them. There is no way to determine this. However, Fenton and the others are well aware of the witnesses that the CIA murdered just before they were about to testify before the HSCA. These included: - William Sullivan, the FBI deputy under J. Edgar Hoover, who headed + William Sullivan, the FBI deputy under J. Edgar Hoover, who headed Division V, the domestic intelligence division; George de - Mohrenschildt, Oswald's CIA contact in Dallas; John Roselli, the - Mafia man involved in the CIA plots to assassinate Castro; Regis - Kennedy, the FBI agent who knew a lot about Clay Shaw, alias Clay - Bertrand, in New Orleans and who was one of Lee Harvey Oswald's FBI - contacts; Rolando Masferrer, an anti-Castro Cuban murdered in - Miami; and Carlos Prio Socarras, former Cuban premier, killed in + Mohrenschildt, Oswald's CIA contact in Dallas; John Roselli, the + Mafia man involved in the CIA plots to assassinate Castro; Regis + Kennedy, the FBI agent who knew a lot about Clay Shaw, alias Clay + Bertrand, in New Orleans and who was one of Lee Harvey Oswald's FBI + contacts; Rolando Masferrer, an anti-Castro Cuban murdered in + Miami; and Carlos Prio Socarras, former Cuban premier, killed in his garage in Miami. - With the knowledge of these murders, Fenton and his team would + With the knowledge of these murders, Fenton and his team would not have required any more than a gentle hint, to keep quiet.

Frenchy Example

The "tramp," Frenchy, who appears in seven photos taken in Dealey Plaza, is one of the most important CIA individuals in the - JFK assassination. Researcher Bill Turner discovered that Frenchy - had been in the Florida Keys working with CIA sponsored anti-Castro - groups. Richard A. Sprague and Bob Tanenbaum knew about his role, + JFK assassination. Researcher Bill Turner discovered that Frenchy + had been in the Florida Keys working with CIA sponsored anti-Castro + groups. Richard A. Sprague and Bob Tanenbaum knew about his role, and intended to go after him when the HSCA restored its subpoena power and obtained enough money. They were aware of the evidence that Frenchy fired the fatal shot from the grassy knoll. They had assigned a team of investigators to follow a lead to Frenchy provided by the author in the early part of 1977. Unfortunately, the CIA managed to keep both the subpoena power - and the funds away from the committee until after they had forced - the resignations of Gonzalez, Sprague and Tanenbaum. The power and - funds were restored after Stokes was elected and after they - installed their own man, Blakey. The investigative team remained, - however, and they did search for and find Frenchy. But Blakey and + and the funds away from the committee until after they had forced + the resignations of Gonzalez, Sprague and Tanenbaum. The power and + funds were restored after Stokes was elected and after they + installed their own man, Blakey. The investigative team remained, + however, and they did search for and find Frenchy. But Blakey and the CIA suppressed that fact, and suppressed anything they may have learned from Frenchy. He is not mentioned in the report and was not called as a witness. The author dares not reveal the source of the above information because of the danger to staff people from the nondisclosure agreement.

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Nagell, Dean, Novel, and Augustinovich

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Nagell, Dean, Novel, and Augustinovich

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The Garrison investigation and a subsequent series of - investigations by the author and other members of the Committee to +

The Garrison investigation and a subsequent series of + investigations by the author and other members of the Committee to Investigate Assassinations in 1967 to 1973, turned up several witnesses who were willing to talk privately about the CIA - assassination team that murdered JFK. Harry Dean and Richard Case - Nagell had been Lee Harvey Oswald's CIA contacts while he was in + assassination team that murdered JFK. Harry Dean and Richard Case + Nagell had been Lee Harvey Oswald's CIA contacts while he was in Mexico City and knew about assassination planning meetings held in - Guy Gabaldin's apartment. Dean knew about William Seymour, CIA - contract agent, attending those meetings and how Seymour had been - pretending to be Oswald on many occasions. Gordon Novel knew how + Guy Gabaldin's apartment. Dean knew about William Seymour, CIA + contract agent, attending those meetings and how Seymour had been + pretending to be Oswald on many occasions. Gordon Novel knew how the CIA had covered up the truth about the assassination and how - they went to extreme lengths to ruin Jim Garrison and his + they went to extreme lengths to ruin Jim Garrison and his investigation. Novel had been employed by the CIA in this effort. - Ronald Augustinovich and his friend, Mary Hope, had attended some + Ronald Augustinovich and his friend, Mary Hope, had attended some of the Mexico City meetings. - Richard Russell and the author tracked down all four of these - witnesses prior to the arrival of Robert Blakey at the HSCA. - Russell interviewed them and knew they would be willing to talk, - given protection and some form of immunity. The author presented - their names and their involvement to Richard A. Sprague, Henry - Gonzalez, Lewis Stokes and Robert Tanenbaum in the fall of 1976. + Richard Russell and the author tracked down all four of these + witnesses prior to the arrival of Robert Blakey at the HSCA. + Russell interviewed them and knew they would be willing to talk, + given protection and some form of immunity. The author presented + their names and their involvement to Richard A. Sprague, Henry + Gonzalez, Lewis Stokes and Robert Tanenbaum in the fall of 1976. This was done as part of the author's consulting assignment for the - HSCA. The names were in a memorandum to Sprague, which outlined - the overall JFK conspiracy and the CIA's role, along with a - recommendation of the sequence in which witnesses should be called. + HSCA. The names were in a memorandum to Sprague, which outlined + the overall JFK conspiracy and the CIA's role, along with a + recommendation of the sequence in which witnesses should be called. The idea was to base each witness interrogation on what had been established from interviewing prior witnesses, working slowly from cooperative witnesses, to non-cooperative witnesses, to actual assassins, to higher level CIA people.[4] The highest level - people, E. Howard Hunt and Richard Helms, would be faced with + people, E. Howard Hunt and Richard Helms, would be faced with accusers. - As indicated earlier, Sprague and Tanenbaum could do nothing and + As indicated earlier, Sprague and Tanenbaum could do nothing and did nothing up to the day they left. By early 1978 it became - obvious that Blakey had done nothing about calling these CIA + obvious that Blakey had done nothing about calling these CIA witnesses. The author initiated a series of letter exchanges with - Blakey and Stokes, reminding them of these witnesses, and the + Blakey and Stokes, reminding them of these witnesses, and the possibility that their lives could be in danger prior to their - being interviewed by HSCA. Dick Russell had obtained an agreement - from Nagell to meet with the committee, but no contact had been + being interviewed by HSCA. Dick Russell had obtained an agreement + from Nagell to meet with the committee, but no contact had been made up to April 5, 1978, the date of the author's first letter to - Stokes on this subject, "Exhibit D." Nagell was hiding in fear of + Stokes on this subject, "Exhibit D." Nagell was hiding in fear of his children's lives, not so much his own life. He was a real CIA - agent and knew how they operated. Russell was the only person who - knew where Nagell was. In the April 5th letter, a recommendation - was given to Stokes that the committee contact Nagell through - Russell, and contact the other witnesses on the original list. - Stokes wrote on May 15, 1978, "Exhibit E," that the Nagell matter had - been referred to Blakey for follow-up. Blakey never mentioned it + agent and knew how they operated. Russell was the only person who + knew where Nagell was. In the April 5th letter, a recommendation + was given to Stokes that the committee contact Nagell through + Russell, and contact the other witnesses on the original list. + Stokes wrote on May 15, 1978, "Exhibit E," that the Nagell matter had + been referred to Blakey for follow-up. Blakey never mentioned it by telephone or by letter. By September 1978, when the public hearings had begun, there was - no indication that Blakey was going to call the CIA witnesses. - Nagell was standing by but had not been contacted. The published, + no indication that Blakey was going to call the CIA witnesses. + Nagell was standing by but had not been contacted. The published, intended witness list did not contain any of these CIA names. The - author wrote to Stokes and Representative Yvonne Burke on September + author wrote to Stokes and Representative Yvonne Burke on September 22 and 23, 1978, "Exhibits F," expressing dissatisfaction with - the committee's failure to call the CIA witnesses, and suggesting + the committee's failure to call the CIA witnesses, and suggesting that if they did not not, history would eventually catch up with - them. The names were repeated in the letter to Burke, and specific - mention made that the committee had never contacted Richard Case - Nagell. Louis Stokes sent back a letter dated October 10, 1978, + them. The names were repeated in the letter to Burke, and specific + mention made that the committee had never contacted Richard Case + Nagell. Louis Stokes sent back a letter dated October 10, 1978, "Exhibit G." It is what one might call a non-answer, stating "that - the committee will make every effort to tell the whole story to the + the committee will make every effort to tell the whole story to the American people." Seven years later (1985) it can be said that the - committee did not make an effort to call the most important + committee did not make an effort to call the most important witnesses and therefore did not tell the whole story. Nor did their report even mention these witnesses or any of the evidence - exposed earlier by the CTIA or Jim Garrison. Louis Stokes was + exposed earlier by the CTIA or Jim Garrison. Louis Stokes was either totally fooled or he is part of the CIA's cover-up. - The author responded to Stokes' non-answer letter of October + The author responded to Stokes' non-answer letter of October 10th with two more letters, dated October 30, 1978 and November 24, - 1978, "Exhibits H & I." Stokes finally answered them on December + 1978, "Exhibits H & I." Stokes finally answered them on December 4, 1978 with another non-answer letter, "Exhibit J." He says the - committee cannot reveal the procedure of the investigation or the + committee cannot reveal the procedure of the investigation or the names of those persons who will be called to testify before the - committee. This implies they were planning to call more witnesses - in December 1978. The committee's life ended on January 1, 1979. + committee. This implies they were planning to call more witnesses + in December 1978. The committee's life ended on January 1, 1979. The CIA witnesses were never called nor ever mentioned right up to the very end and the report was silent about them.

The Umbrella Man

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One last example illustrates the way the CIA and Blakey worked +

One last example illustrates the way the CIA and Blakey worked together to cancel-out any evidence linking the CIA people and/or - techniques used in the JFK assassination. For may years, various - researchers, including Josiah Thompson[5] and the author, had + techniques used in the JFK assassination. For may years, various + researchers, including Josiah Thompson[5] and the author, had speculated about the role of a man appearing in the photographs in Dealey Plaza with an open umbrella. He became known as "The - Umbrella Man," or TUM for short. Thompson speculated that TUM had + Umbrella Man," or TUM for short. Thompson speculated that TUM had been giving the various shooters in Dealey Plaza visual signals with the umbrella, and the author agreed this could have been true. - In *1976*, the Church committee took the public testimony of - Charles Senseney, a CIA contract weapons employee at the Army + In *1976*, the Church committee took the public testimony of + Charles Senseney, a CIA contract weapons employee at the Army Chemical Center in Ft. Detrick, MD. Senseney described a system used by the CIA in Vietnam and elsewhere, for killing or paralyzing - people with poisons carried in self-propelled Flechette darts. The + people with poisons carried in self-propelled Flechette darts. The darts were self-propelled like solid fuel rockets and launched silently and unobtrusively from a number of devices, including an umbrella. A CIA catalog of available secret weapons shows a photograph of the umbrella launching device and photos of the - Flechettes which were self-propelled from one of the hollow spokes + Flechettes which were self-propelled from one of the hollow spokes of the umbrella. They could even be launched through soda straws. - Researcher Robert Cutler, former Air Force Liason officer, L. - Fletcher Prouty, and the author did some additional research on the + Researcher Robert Cutler, former Air Force Liason officer, L. + Fletcher Prouty, and the author did some additional research on the photographic evidence and the weapon system, especially research on - the movements of JFK in the Zapruder film and various photos of TUM + the movements of JFK in the Zapruder film and various photos of TUM and a friend he had with him in Dealey Plaza. The friend had a two-way radio device. As a result of this research, an article was published in "Gallery" magazine in June, 1978. The article presented the hypothesis that TUM launched, from his umbrella, a - poison Flechette at JFK, which struck him in the throat at Zapruder + poison Flechette at JFK, which struck him in the throat at Zapruder frame 189, causing complete paralysis of his upper body, hands, arms, shoulders and head, in less than two seconds. The photos show this paralysis and the timing matches the testimony given by Senseney about how fast the CIA poison works and what its paralyzing effects look like. Whether one agrees with this hypothesis or not is incidental to - what Blakey and the HSCA did in reaction to it. Until the summer + what Blakey and the HSCA did in reaction to it. Until the summer of 1977, official investigators for the HSCA, or any of its predecessors, had shown no more than passing curious interest in TUM. They just paid no attention and did not take the researcher's - ideas seriously. On August 8, 1977, the author informed Robert - Blakey, in a letter of that date, about the TUM hypothesis. The - letter concerned a discussion the author and Blakey had on July 21, + ideas seriously. On August 8, 1977, the author informed Robert + Blakey, in a letter of that date, about the TUM hypothesis. The + letter concerned a discussion the author and Blakey had on July 21, 1977, two days after the nondisclosure agreement had been signed. - Blakey had said that if there was a conspiracy it would not have + Blakey had said that if there was a conspiracy it would not have involved a very large number of people. He was probably already laying the foundation for a small, Mafia type, conspiracy involving - Oswald and a Mafia friend, backed by a few Mafia Dons. + Oswald and a Mafia friend, backed by a few Mafia Dons. The August 8th letter maintained that the CIA had been involved and that it had been a massive intelligence operation, rather than - a conspiracy in the sense Blakey was using the term. The CIA - Flechette, umbrella launching weapons system, if indeed it had been + a conspiracy in the sense Blakey was using the term. The CIA + Flechette, umbrella launching weapons system, if indeed it had been used by TUM, the letter pointed out, would be solid proof of high level CIA involvement, since that system would not have been available to lower level agents or contract people. - Blakey did not respond right away to this letter and the author + Blakey did not respond right away to this letter and the author decided to make the TUM hypothesis public by publishing it with - Cutler as co-author, in the spring of 1978, in "Gallery" magazine. - Contact was also made with Senator Richard Schweiker who had been - the member of the Church Committee responsible for interrogating - Charles Senseney. Schweiker agreed to try and find out from + Cutler as co-author, in the spring of 1978, in "Gallery" magazine. + Contact was also made with Senator Richard Schweiker who had been + the member of the Church Committee responsible for interrogating + Charles Senseney. Schweiker agreed to try and find out from Senseney what had happened to the umbrella launchers he had constructed for the CIA; that is, who in the CIA had had access to a launcher. The information to be published in "Gallery" had been generated - by Bob Cutler and the author independently of any information + by Bob Cutler and the author independently of any information obtained from the HSCA, but the safest approach seemed to be an application to them for permission to print the article under the terms of the nondisclosure agreement. So, on January 9, 1978, the - author submitted a draft of the "Gallery" article to Blakey and, on + author submitted a draft of the "Gallery" article to Blakey and, on January 16, 1978, he wrote back stating that publishing the article would not violate the terms of the nondisclosure agreement, "Exhibit K." The article was published in the June 1978 issue of "Gallery" - which actually appeared in May 1978. Blakey knew in advance when + which actually appeared in May 1978. Blakey knew in advance when it would appear. - On August 3, 1978, the author wrote to Blakey stating that + On August 3, 1978, the author wrote to Blakey stating that photographic evidence showed a high probability that TUM was - actually Gordon Novel, the CIA contract agent from New Orleans, who - had been hired to ruin the Garrison investigation, "Exhibit L." + actually Gordon Novel, the CIA contract agent from New Orleans, who + had been hired to ruin the Garrison investigation, "Exhibit L." The reason that some new photo evidence was just then coming to - light was that the committee had discovered a never-before seen + light was that the committee had discovered a never-before seen film of TUM and had released a frame from this film to the press in July 1978. Shortly after the TUM photo was released by the HSCA, with an appeal to him to come forward, an unknown caller contacted - Penn Jones in Texas to tell him he knew who TUM was. Penn visited - Louis Witt, having been given his address, and upon seeing him, - jumped to the conclusion that he *was* TUM. This led to Mr. Witt - appearing before the committee in their televised hearings and + Penn Jones in Texas to tell him he knew who TUM was. Penn visited + Louis Witt, having been given his address, and upon seeing him, + jumped to the conclusion that he *was* TUM. This led to Mr. Witt + appearing before the committee in their televised hearings and making the claim he was TUM. He showed the umbrella on TV that he claimed he used. - It was immediately obvious to Bob Cutler and the author that - Witt was not TUM. He displayed the umbrella he said he had used in + It was immediately obvious to Bob Cutler and the author that + Witt was not TUM. He displayed the umbrella he said he had used in Dealey Plaza and *it contained the wrong number of spokes*. His height, weight and facial appearance did not match TUM's, and his description of his actions did not match at all the actions TUM took, as shown in the photos. On November 24, 1978, the author - wrote to Stokes telling him he had been fooled by a CIA plant, or - by his own staff, planting Mr. Witt, and that he should call Gordon + wrote to Stokes telling him he had been fooled by a CIA plant, or + by his own staff, planting Mr. Witt, and that he should call Gordon Novel as a witness because it was likely that Novel was TUM. HSCA never did call Novel as a witness. Novel had visited the HSCA - during the days Richard A. Sprague was still there, but he had not + during the days Richard A. Sprague was still there, but he had not mentioned being in Dealey Plaza or that the CIA had hired him to - ruin Garrison. Blakey and Stokes avoided contacting Novel. + ruin Garrison. Blakey and Stokes avoided contacting Novel. Now, the important thing to focus on, in this example, is the sequence of events. The HSCA had done nothing about TUM until they were faced with the possibility of a public article linking TUM to - the CIA through a CIA weapons system and through Gordon Novel. - They also found out that Senator Schweiker was looking into the CIA + the CIA through a CIA weapons system and through Gordon Novel. + They also found out that Senator Schweiker was looking into the CIA end of it. At about the time the "Gallery" article was being widely read, the HSCA suddenly released to the press a photo of TUM and asked that people identify him or that he come forward. The photo did not show his umbrella or where he was sitting in Dealey Plaza, nor did the release mention the umbrella or the theories - about it. Just his photo. An earlier photo used by Cutler and the + about it. Just his photo. An earlier photo used by Cutler and the author to identify Novel as TUM was not released. In a surprisingly short time after the photo appeared, an - unknown person calls a well-known researcher and leads him to Louis - Witt. Witt in turn lies about who he was and where he was, by - claiming to be TUM. Blakey and the committee put Witt on center + unknown person calls a well-known researcher and leads him to Louis + Witt. Witt in turn lies about who he was and where he was, by + claiming to be TUM. Blakey and the committee put Witt on center stage as though it was a play, and eliminate the TUM problem by pulling off a charade. The fine hand of the CIA can be seen in - this whole series of linked events. Blakey had to have known what - was going on, and he knows today that Witt was not TUM and the high - probability that TUM was Gordon Novel, CIA agent. - The extreme lengths that the CIA and Blakey went to in this + this whole series of linked events. Blakey had to have known what + was going on, and he knows today that Witt was not TUM and the high + probability that TUM was Gordon Novel, CIA agent. + The extreme lengths that the CIA and Blakey went to in this charade, made one believe that the umbrella probably *was* the - Charles Senseney weapon. Otherwise, why bother with TUM?

+ Charles Senseney weapon. Otherwise, why bother with TUM?

Goal Number Eight

What has been presented so far in this article represents direct - actions by the CIA to cover-up CIA involvement. Blakey played + actions by the CIA to cover-up CIA involvement. Blakey played another important role and that was to achieve the eighth goal on the list, namely to change the public impression of HSCA's main - effort. Researchers who concentrated on attacking the Warren - Commission's Dealey Plaza or Tippit shooting findings had created - a big problem. If Oswald had fired no shots, then he must have - been framed. If Oswald was framed, the evidence against him was + effort. Researchers who concentrated on attacking the Warren + Commission's Dealey Plaza or Tippit shooting findings had created + a big problem. If Oswald had fired no shots, then he must have + been framed. If Oswald was framed, the evidence against him was planted, and multiple gunmen were involved. All of this line of reasoning would point to a very well-organized and very well- planned conspiracy, which would in turn point to an intelligence style involvement. - So, Blakey set out from the beginning to create an investigative + So, Blakey set out from the beginning to create an investigative environment and image that appeared to be based on a *highly scientific, objective study of the Dealey Plaza evidence*. The overall objective of this approach was to prove "scientifically" - that the Warren Commission was right, and that Lee Harvey Oswald - fired all the shots that had struck John Kennedy, Governor Connally - and policeman Tippit. That required scientific proof of the - single bullet theory, among other things. Blakey did just that. + that the Warren Commission was right, and that Lee Harvey Oswald + fired all the shots that had struck John Kennedy, Governor Connally + and policeman Tippit. That required scientific proof of the + single bullet theory, among other things. Blakey did just that. Right up to the moment when the acoustical evidence on the Dallas police tape reared its ugly head, only one month from the end of - the life of the committee, Blakey managed to control and manipulate - the Dealey Plaza evidence to back up the Warren Commission - completely. The author described how Blakey did this in chapter + the life of the committee, Blakey managed to control and manipulate + the Dealey Plaza evidence to back up the Warren Commission + completely. The author described how Blakey did this in chapter 16. One of his "magical" methods was to split up the scientific - work into subcommittees or panels of advisors, and various staff - groups, and keep them all from communicating with each other. + work into subcommittees or panels of advisors, and various staff + groups, and keep them all from communicating with each other. *Thus, even though the medical panel gave testimony showing an upward trajectory of the single bullet (399) shot*, the trajectory panel turned it into a downward trajectory. The photographic panel @@ -8773,37 +8773,37 @@ Lines: 769

the sixth floor window, inside and outside. The photo panel had a number of government and military people on it, as did all of the other panels. Thus it was not surprising - that they testified that the fake photos of Oswald holding a rifle - were not fakes. Blakey rode roughshod over the evidence that these - photos were fakes, presenting only one witness, Jack White, to show + that they testified that the fake photos of Oswald holding a rifle + were not fakes. Blakey rode roughshod over the evidence that these + photos were fakes, presenting only one witness, Jack White, to show why they were fakes, and giving him a very rough time. Other - researchers, like Fred Newcomb and the author, who had done a lot + researchers, like Fred Newcomb and the author, who had done a lot of work on the fake photos, were not called and not consulted by - the photo panel or Blakey and his staff. There are many more - examples of how Blakey managed this magic show on public TV, too + the photo panel or Blakey and his staff. There are many more + examples of how Blakey managed this magic show on public TV, too numerous to describe here. One important result of this drastic change of investigative - environment compared to that existing under Richard A. Sprague, was + environment compared to that existing under Richard A. Sprague, was to draw the attention of the public during the hearings away from the evidence and the witnesses pointing to the real assassins, and - to the fact that Oswald was framed and did not fire any shots. It + to the fact that Oswald was framed and did not fire any shots. It thus provided an additional shield for the CIA and in effect, completed the cover-up.

-

Summary

+

Summary

Now, in the spring of 1985, the CIA appears to have under - control the final cover-up engineered by Robert Blakey with the + control the final cover-up engineered by Robert Blakey with the support of a few murders of key witnesses and the existence of the insidious, illegal, nondisclosure agreement silencing the HSCA - staff, committee members, and consultants. The situation for the + staff, committee members, and consultants. The situation for the American public appears to be hopeless. The CIA effectively controlled all three branches of government when the chips were down, and have had no problems controlling the fourth estate, the media, or the independent researchers. By what means could the American public combat this awesome power? It is hard to see that there is any means available. And we have now reached and passed - 1984. Would an election of Edward Kennedy to the presidency in + 1984. Would an election of Edward Kennedy to the presidency in 1988 change anything? If he lived through a presidency following an election campaign, it probably would. Most Americans react to that by saying, "he would be assassinated." Somehow they have @@ -8812,30 +8812,30 @@ Lines: 769

____________________

-

[1] Chaired by Prof. Norman Ramsey of M.I.T.

+

[1] Chaired by Prof. Norman Ramsey of M.I.T.

-

[2] Senators Richard Schweiker of Penn. and Gary Hart of Colo. formed - a sub-committee of the Church Committee.

+

[2] Senators Richard Schweiker of Penn. and Gary Hart of Colo. formed + a sub-committee of the Church Committee.

-

[3] The author became an advisor to Richard A. Sprague as soon as he +

[3] The author became an advisor to Richard A. Sprague as soon as he was appointed counsel to the HSCA.

[4] The names of the witnesses in the memo were: - Cooperative Witnesses: - Louis Ivon (Jim Garrison's chief investigator), Richard Case - Nagell, Harry Dean, James Hosty, Carver Gaten, Warren du Bruys, - Regis Kennedy, Victor Marchetti, Gordon Novel, Manuel Garcia - Gonzalez, Harry Williams, Jim Garrison, George de - Mohrenschildt, Charles Senseney, Mary Hope and Jim Hicks.

+ Cooperative Witnesses: + Louis Ivon (Jim Garrison's chief investigator), Richard Case + Nagell, Harry Dean, James Hosty, Carver Gaten, Warren du Bruys, + Regis Kennedy, Victor Marchetti, Gordon Novel, Manuel Garcia + Gonzalez, Harry Williams, Jim Garrison, George de + Mohrenschildt, Charles Senseney, Mary Hope and Jim Hicks.

-

Non-Cooperative Witnesses or Assassins or Planners: - Ronald Augustinovich, Guy Gabaldin, Frenchy, William Seymour, - Emilio Santana, Jack Lawrence, Jim Braden, Sergio Arcacha - Smith, Fred Lee Crisman, William Sullivan, Carlos Prio - Socarras, Rolando Masferrer, Major L.M. Bloomfield, E. Howard - Hunt, and Richard Helms.

+

Non-Cooperative Witnesses or Assassins or Planners: + Ronald Augustinovich, Guy Gabaldin, Frenchy, William Seymour, + Emilio Santana, Jack Lawrence, Jim Braden, Sergio Arcacha + Smith, Fred Lee Crisman, William Sullivan, Carlos Prio + Socarras, Rolando Masferrer, Major L.M. Bloomfield, E. Howard + Hunt, and Richard Helms.

-

[5] In his book, "Six Seconds in Dallas," Thompson showed photos of +

[5] In his book, "Six Seconds in Dallas," Thompson showed photos of TUM.

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upon the prejudices of the people until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.

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--- Abraham Lincoln (quoted in Jack London's "The Iron Heel").

+

--- Abraham Lincoln (quoted in Jack London's "The Iron Heel").

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Subject: "The Taking of America, 1-2-3" (11/11) -Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted +Summary: we were robbed of our capability of electing a president we wanted Keywords: part 11 of 11: Appendix Lines: 1151

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Appendix

-

The Secrecy Oath the Author signed after Robert Blakey took over +

The Secrecy Oath the Author signed after Robert Blakey took over the HSCA, and correspondence between the author and various - committee members.

+ committee members.

Exhibit A ____________________________________________________________

-

Select Committee on Assassinations Nondisclosure Agreement +

Select Committee on Assassinations Nondisclosure Agreement - [Richard E. Sprague] + [Richard E. Sprague] I, ____________________, in consideration for being employed by or engaged by contract or otherwise to perform - services for or at the request of the House Select Committee + services for or at the request of the House Select Committee on Assassinations, or any Member thereof, da hereby make the representations and accept the obligations set forth below as conditions precedent for my employment or engagement, or for @@ -8899,79 +8899,79 @@ Lines: 1151

mittee, the United States House of Representatives, or the United States Congress. - 1. I have read the Rules of the Select Committee, and I + 1. I have read the Rules of the Select Committee, and I hereby agree to be bound by them and by the Rules of the House of Representatives. 2. I hereby agree never to divulge, publish or reveal by words, conduct or otherwise, any testimony given before the - Select Committee in executive session (including the name of any - witness who appeared or was summoned to appear before the Select - Committee in executive session), any classifiable and properly + Select Committee in executive session (including the name of any + witness who appeared or was summoned to appear before the Select + Committee in executive session), any classifiable and properly classified information (as defined in 5 U.S.C. Section 552(b)(1)), or any information pertaining to intelligence sources or methods as designated by the Director of Central Intelligence, or any con- - fidential information that is received by the Select Committee + fidential information that is received by the Select Committee or that comes into my possession by virtue of my position with - the Select Committee, to any person not a member of the Select - Committee or its staff or the personal staff representative of - a Committee Member unless authorized in writing by the Select - Committee, or, after the Select Committee's termination, by + the Select Committee, to any person not a member of the Select + Committee or its staff or the personal staff representative of + a Committee Member unless authorized in writing by the Select + Committee, or, after the Select Committee's termination, by such manner as the House of Representatives may determine or, in the absence of a determination by the House, in such manner as the Agency or Department from which the information origin- ated may determine. I further agree not to divulge, publish or reveal by words, conduct or otherwise, any other information - which is received by the Select Committee or which comes into - my possession by virtue of my position with the Select Committee, - for the duration of the Select Committee's existence. + which is received by the Select Committee or which comes into + my possession by virtue of my position with the Select Committee, + for the duration of the Select Committee's existence. 3. I hereby agree that any material that is based upon or may include information that I hereby pledge not to disclose, and that is contemplated for publication by me will, prior to discussing it with or showing it to any publishers, editors or - literary agents, be submitted to the Select Committee to deter- + literary agents, be submitted to the Select Committee to deter- mine whether said material contains any information that I hereby pledge not to disclose. The Chairman of the Select Com- mittee shall consult with the Director of Central Intelligence for the purpose of the Chairman's determination as to whether or not the material contains information that I pledge not to disclose. I further agree to take no steps toward publication - until authorized in writing by the Select Committee, or after + until authorized in writing by the Select Committee, or after its termination, by such manner as the House of Representatives may determine, or in the absence of a determination by the House, in such manner as the Agency or Department from which the information originated may determine. 4. I hereby agree to familiarize myself with the Select - Committee's security procedures, and provide at all times the + Committee's security procedures, and provide at all times the required degree of protection against unauthorized disclosure for all information and materials that come into my possession - by virtue of my position with the Select Committee. + by virtue of my position with the Select Committee. - 5. I hereby agree to immediately notify the Select Com- + 5. I hereby agree to immediately notify the Select Com- mittee of any attempt by any person not a member of the Select - Committee staff to solicit information from me that I pledge + Committee staff to solicit information from me that I pledge not to disclose. - 6. I hereby agree to immediately notify the Select - Committee if I am called upon to testify or provide information + 6. I hereby agree to immediately notify the Select + Committee if I am called upon to testify or provide information to the proper authorities that I pledge not to disclose. I will request that my obligation to respond is established by - the Select Committee, or after its termination, by such manner + the Select Committee, or after its termination, by such manner as the House of Representatives may determine, before I do so. - 7. I hereby agree to surrender to the Select Committee + 7. I hereby agree to surrender to the Select Committee upon demand by the Chairman or upon my separation from the - Select Committee staff, any material, including any classified + Select Committee staff, any material, including any classified information or information pertaining to intelligence sources or methods as designated by the Director of Central Intelligence, which comes into my possession by virtue of my position with the - Select Committee. I hereby acknowledge that all documents + Select Committee. I hereby acknowledge that all documents acquired by me in the course of my employment are and remain the property of the United States. - 8. I understand that any violation of the Select Committee + 8. I understand that any violation of the Select Committee Rules, security procedures or this agreement shall constitute grounds for dismissal from my current employment. @@ -9001,15 +9001,15 @@ Lines: 1151

protection of classified information. 12. Unless released in writing from this agreement or any - portion thereof by the Select Committee, I recognize that all + portion thereof by the Select Committee, I recognize that all the conditions and obligations imposed on me by this agreement - apply during my Committee employment or engagement and continue + apply during my Committee employment or engagement and continue to apply after the relationship is terminated. 13. No consultant shall indicate, divulge or acknowledge, - without written permission of the Select Committee, the fact - that the Select Committee has engaged him or her by contract - as a consultant until after the Select Committee has terminated. + without written permission of the Select Committee, the fact + that the Select Committee has engaged him or her by contract + as a consultant until after the Select Committee has terminated. 14. In addition to any rights for criminal prosecution or for injunctive relief the United States Government may have for @@ -9044,7 +9044,7 @@ Lines: 1151

I make this agreement without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and I agree that it may be used by the - Select Committee in carrying out its duty to protect the security + Select Committee in carrying out its duty to protect the security of information provided to it. @@ -9052,16 +9052,16 @@ Lines: 1151

- [July 19, 1977] [Richard E., Sprague] + [July 19, 1977] [Richard E., Sprague] Date: _____________________ _________________________________ [ I am submitting a list of material and information which has already been _________________________________ - given to the committee, LOUIS STOKES, Chariman - or which I intend to Select Committee on Assassinations - give to the committee in + given to the committee, LOUIS STOKES, Chariman + or which I intend to Select Committee on Assassinations + give to the committee in the near future. I intend to publish some of this information.]

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February 10, 1978

-

Mr. Louis Stokes - Chairman, Select Committee on Assassinations +

Mr. Louis Stokes + Chairman, Select Committee on Assassinations U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 - Dear Louis: + Dear Louis: As I am sure you know, I signed a non disclosure agreement for the - Select Committee, given to me on July 19, 1977 by Robert Blakey. Not + Select Committee, given to me on July 19, 1977 by Robert Blakey. Not being a lawyer, I did not really appreciate some of the provisions of that agreemont at the time I signed it, even though some things in it seemed strange to me. @@ -9092,43 +9092,43 @@ Lines: 1151

read the agreement, the more puzzled I have become. I was finally triggered into writing you this letter by a conversation - I had with Richard A. Sprague. As you may recall I helped him and Bob - Tanenbaum from November 1976 forward with the photographic evidence in - the JFK case, and several other areas derived from my relationship with - Jim Garrison and the Committee to Investigate Assassinations. I had no - written agreement with the Committee at that time and did not ask for + I had with Richard A. Sprague. As you may recall I helped him and Bob + Tanenbaum from November 1976 forward with the photographic evidence in + the JFK case, and several other areas derived from my relationship with + Jim Garrison and the Committee to Investigate Assassinations. I had no + written agreement with the Committee at that time and did not ask for compensation for the work I had been doing. I had signed no non dis- closure agreement and such an agreement had never been mentioned. - The first time I had any idea that the Committee would want to pay me - for my assistance was some time after Dick Sprague resigned, when Mr. - Blakey approached me about it through Bob Tanenbaum, shortly before - Bob resigned. My recent meeting with Dick Sprague naturally led to - discussion about my continuing work for the Committee. He raised the + The first time I had any idea that the Committee would want to pay me + for my assistance was some time after Dick Sprague resigned, when Mr. + Blakey approached me about it through Bob Tanenbaum, shortly before + Bob resigned. My recent meeting with Dick Sprague naturally led to + discussion about my continuing work for the Committee. He raised the subject of the non disclosure agreement signed by each staff member, saying that he would never have enforced such a document while he was chief counsel because he believes it gives the CIA and other agencies - too much power to control the activities of the Committee. It was + too much power to control the activities of the Committee. It was because of that statement that I read the agreement again in the light of what he said. - I know that you had a lot of faith in Richard A. Sprague and did not + I know that you had a lot of faith in Richard A. Sprague and did not personally want him to resign. For that reason I'm writing to you - rather than Mr. Blakey, seeking answers to my questions. + rather than Mr. Blakey, seeking answers to my questions. - Encloged is a copy of the agreement with my signature. I have circled + Encloged is a copy of the agreement with my signature. I have circled on it the paragraphs in question, and underlined the key words. My - questions, Mr. Stokes are as follows: + questions, Mr. Stokes are as follows: 1. Are paragraphs 2, 3 and 7 inserted for the purpose of giving the - CIA power over the Select Committee to investigate the CIA's + CIA power over the Select Committee to investigate the CIA's role in the assassinations or the cover up crimes following the - assassinations of President Kennedy or Dr. King? I believe those - paragraphs could be so interpreted, especially if each committee + assassinations of President Kennedy or Dr. King? I believe those + paragraphs could be so interpreted, especially if each committee member and each staff member signed a similar agreement. 2. If the purposes of paragraphs 2, 3 and 7 are not as questioned - above, then how can the Select Committee, its staff or its con- + above, then how can the Select Committee, its staff or its con- sultants, *ever* discover whether the CIA was involved in the assassinations or whether the CIA, as I maintain, is *still* involved in covering up the conspiracies? @@ -9138,7 +9138,7 @@ Lines: 1151

whether or not the material I might receive contains information that I pledge not to disclose. - Assuming that all committee staff people signed that paragraph, + Assuming that all committee staff people signed that paragraph, it would seem to me that you would really be hamstrung in investi- gating the CIA's possible role. Your staff could not be working with any documents or other materials pointing toward CIA agents' @@ -9174,12 +9174,12 @@ Lines: 1151

investigations. I believe every staff member signed them. I would appreciate hearing directly from you on these questions Mr. - Stokes, rather than referring this letter to Mr. Blakey. + Stokes, rather than referring this letter to Mr. Blakey. Yours sincerely, - Richard E. Sprague

+ Richard E. Sprague

Exhibit C ____________________________________________________________

@@ -9196,24 +9196,24 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA. ------------ (202) 225-4624

-

Select Committee on Assassinations +

Select Committee on Assassinations U.S House of Representatives 3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

MAR 16 1978

-

Richard E. Sprague, Esq. +

Richard E. Sprague, Esq. 193 Pinewood Road Hartsdale, New York 10530

-

Dear Mr. Sprague:

+

Dear Mr. Sprague:

In response to your letter of February 10, 1978 concerning the non-disclosure agreement which you signed - with the Committee, I wish to first remind you that the + with the Committee, I wish to first remind you that the agreement was explicitly explained to you provision by - provision by Mr. Blakey, and that you were given the + provision by Mr. Blakey, and that you were given the opportunity to ask any questions that you desired prior to your signing the agreement. I want to assure you that the intent of the agreement is not to prevent information @@ -9223,13 +9223,13 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA. your specific questions: I. Paragraphs 2, 3 and 7 obviously are not for - the purpose of giving the CIA power over the Select Committee + the purpose of giving the CIA power over the Select Committee to investigate the CIA's role in the assassination. If you read these paragraphs carefully, they clearly provide - that the Select Committee, during its existence, will be in + that the Select Committee, during its existence, will be in full control and have access to all information. The paragraphs do prevent you from disclosing the information, without the - authorization of the Select Committee. + authorization of the Select Committee. Paragraph 3 does state that I, as Chairman, will consult with the Director of Central Intelligence to determine @@ -9243,35 +9243,35 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA. any of the provisions, I suggest you consult your own attorney.

I assure you that the very purpose of the non- - disclosure agreement is to give the Select Committee full + disclosure agreement is to give the Select Committee full control over the conduct of the investigation, including the ultimate disclosure of information to the American - public. In no manner should it be construed as the Committee + public. In no manner should it be construed as the Committee being restricted in its investigation by the CIA or any other federal agency or department. In closing, I remind you of paragraph 13 of the non-disclosure agreement which provides that you may not "indicate, divulge or acknowledge" the fact that you have - been retained as a consultant until after the Select Committee + been retained as a consultant until after the Select Committee has been terminated. I have seen a press release concerning - yourself issued by Mr. Altmans in conjunction with a new article + yourself issued by Mr. Altmans in conjunction with a new article in Gallery magazine. I note that while you technically did not violate the non-disclosure agreement which you signed, by carefully wording the release to describe the work you - had done for the Committee in the past, this is the exact + had done for the Committee in the past, this is the exact kind of exploitation of a consultant relationship that the - Committee desires to avoid during its existence. + Committee desires to avoid during its existence. - If you have any other questions or comments on the + If you have any other questions or comments on the non-disclosure agreement, they should be addressed to Mr. - Blakey as Chief Counsel.

+ Blakey as Chief Counsel.

Sincerely,

-

[Louis Stokes]

+

[Louis Stokes]

-

Louis Stokes +

Louis Stokes Chairman

LS:jwc

@@ -9284,42 +9284,42 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA.

April 5, 1978

-

Representative Louis Stokes +

Representative Louis Stokes U.S. House of Representatives - Raybur House Office Building + Raybur House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 - Dear Louis, + Dear Louis, Thank you for your most reassuring letter of March 16, 1978. As you know I have great faith in your own personal integrity and your goals as discussed with you at lunch nearly a year ago. I understand the necessity for non disclosure and - sensitive discretion in the way the Select Committee is pro- + sensitive discretion in the way the Select Committee is pro- ceeding. I believe I understand it more than most researchers because of my close working relationship with the staff and the - committee ever since it started. + committee ever since it started. You can rest assured that it is my intention to continue to assist you and to support your efforts right up to the finish line. I want to avoid as much as you do any exploitation of my - relationship to the committee that would cause problems for you + relationship to the committee that would cause problems for you or for me, especially with the media. In this regard, the press release you mentioned in your letter from Gallery magazine was initially prepared by their public relations department, and included a statement taht I am a - consultant to the Select Committee. I asked them to delete the + consultant to the Select Committee. I asked them to delete the statement and they insisted on retaining something about my - assistance to the committee in order to help establish my + assistance to the committee in order to help establish my credibility with their readers. After some discussion I was able to get them to modify the statement to apply to the past - work for Richard A. Sprague and Henry Gonzalez. + work for Richard A. Sprague and Henry Gonzalez. There will be another article in the June 1978 issue using this same statement. I believe I mentioned the article to you several months ago. It is about the CIA weapon system developed by - Charles Senseney at Fort Detrick, Maryland using rocket propelled + Charles Senseney at Fort Detrick, Maryland using rocket propelled flechettes carrying paralyzing poison launched by an umbrella. I described in the article the evidence pointing toward the use of this weapons system in Dealey Plaza. The article will appear @@ -9327,7 +9327,7 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA. I read your March 16 letter, on March 22, upon my return from a trip to Japan and a vacation. I contacted Gallery asking them to - delete entirely the statement about me and the Select Committee. + delete entirely the statement about me and the Select Committee. They told me it was too late, that the issue had already gone to press. However, they did agree to delete the statement from any @@ -9351,18 +9351,18 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA. ------------ (202) 225-4624

-

Select Committee on Assassinations +

Select Committee on Assassinations U.S House of Representatives 3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

May 15, 1978

-

Mr. Richard Sprague +

Mr. Richard Sprague 193 Pinewood Road Hartsdale, NY 10530 - Dear Mr. Sprague: + Dear Mr. Sprague: Thank you for your thoughtful letter of April 5 and I hope that you will excuse my delay in responding. @@ -9374,16 +9374,16 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA. advise me in advance about the article in the June issue of Gallery magazine. - Your letter has been sent on to the Committee staff - in order that they might share your recommendations about - Richard Case Nagell. + Your letter has been sent on to the Committee staff + in order that they might share your recommendations about + Richard Case Nagell. Thank you again for your continuing support. Sincerely, - [Louis Stokes] + [Louis Stokes] LOUIS STOKES Chairman @@ -9400,18 +9400,18 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA. September 22, 1978 - Representative Yvonne Burke + Representative Yvonne Burke U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 - Dear Mrs. Burke: + Dear Mrs. Burke: I don't know whether you recall our meeting on - July 21, 1977 when Jack White, Robert Groden and I - made presentations to the J.F.K. subcommittee of the - Select Committee on Assassinations. You may - remember my showing a summary of photographic evidence - of conspiracy in the Kennedy assassination. You asked + July 21, 1977 when Jack White, Robert Groden and I + made presentations to the J.F.K. subcommittee of the + Select Committee on Assassinations. You may + remember my showing a summary of photographic evidence + of conspiracy in the Kennedy assassination. You asked some very pertinent questions which I answered about how to obtain films and photos from media organizations that were stonewalling at the time. @@ -9420,58 +9420,58 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA. three weeks of the J.F.K. hearings because I feel that your presence would have created at least a minority of one against the carefully orchestrated cover up that - is now takinq place. I had great faith in the committee, - especially after a luncheon meeting with Louis Stokes + is now takinq place. I had great faith in the committee, + especially after a luncheon meeting with Louis Stokes in 1977 and after the presentation to you. I want you personally to know that I have now lost all of that faith. The farce that is going on is really almost unbelievable to an honest researcher. All - witnesses (except Cyril Wecht), all panels employed by - the committee, the staff and the committee members doing + witnesses (except Cyril Wecht), all panels employed by + the committee, the staff and the committee members doing the questioning, obviously made up their minds a long - time ago that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assassin, - that there was no conspiracy and that the Warren - Commission was right. + time ago that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assassin, + that there was no conspiracy and that the Warren + Commission was right. I cannot understand how this came about. As the - most likely committee member to still keep an open mind, + most likely committee member to still keep an open mind, I would like to ask your opinion. - How did the committee staff ignore all of the + How did the committee staff ignore all of the evidence of conspiracy. I am speaking not only about the photographic evidence, but about the - information that Clifford Fenton and his team + information that Clifford Fenton and his team uncovered in New Orleans. I know you know about - that from my conversations with Ted Gandolfo and - Jim Garrison. + that from my conversations with Ted Gandolfo and + Jim Garrison. Do you believe there was a conspiracy? If you do, will you say so when you return to Washington? - Will you insist that the committee hear from the + Will you insist that the committee hear from the important New Orleans witnesses as well as the - others I recommended long long ago. Specifically, - will you insist that the committee call as witnesses: - James Hosty, Warren du Bruys, Regis Kennedy, Richard - Case Nagell, Harry Dean, Ronald Augustinovich, Mary - Hope, Guy Gabaldin, Frenchy, William Seymour, Emilio - Santana, Jack Lawrence, Jim Braden, E. Howard Hunt, - Richard Helms and the others listed in the document - I gave Louis Stokes in 1977. If you can't or won't, + others I recommended long long ago. Specifically, + will you insist that the committee call as witnesses: + James Hosty, Warren du Bruys, Regis Kennedy, Richard + Case Nagell, Harry Dean, Ronald Augustinovich, Mary + Hope, Guy Gabaldin, Frenchy, William Seymour, Emilio + Santana, Jack Lawrence, Jim Braden, E. Howard Hunt, + Richard Helms and the others listed in the document + I gave Louis Stokes in 1977. If you can't or won't, God help this country. Yours sincerely, - Richard E. Sprague + Richard E. Sprague - P.S. In the case of key witness Richard Case Nagell, - Mr. Stokes assured me this spring that the committee + P.S. In the case of key witness Richard Case Nagell, + Mr. Stokes assured me this spring that the committee would contact him. As of this date, he has never - been contacted. He knows who killed President Kennedy.

+ been contacted. He knows who killed President Kennedy.

Exhibit G ____________________________________________________________

@@ -9488,18 +9488,18 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA. ------------ (202) 225-4624

-

Select Committee on Assassinations +

Select Committee on Assassinations U.S House of Representatives 3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

October 10, 1978

-

Mr. Richard Sprague +

Mr. Richard Sprague 193 Pinewood Road Hartsdale, New York 10530 - Dear Mr. Sprague: + Dear Mr. Sprague: I was greatly disturbed by your letter of September 23, 1978 in which you stated that, "I have one last hope @@ -9507,31 +9507,31 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA. meant to fool the FBI and the CIA. If it is, you have fooled me. If it is not, your statements to me over the past year about getting at the truth were all meaningless. I have - lost all faith in you and the committee." + lost all faith in you and the committee." I must say that I deeply regret the fact that you - have lost faith in the performance of my committee. We + have lost faith in the performance of my committee. We have attempted to do a thorough, competent and professional job which would be a source of pride for you and other concerned Americans. - I should state here for the record, Mr. Sprague, that + I should state here for the record, Mr. Sprague, that I find nothing inconsistent in my statements to you over the - year indicating that the committee would be seeking the truth + year indicating that the committee would be seeking the truth and nothing but the truth during the course of the investigation - and the testimony that the committee has received during its + and the testimony that the committee has received during its public hearings. Perhaps you are confused because I did not - explicitly state that the truth the committee is seeking is + explicitly state that the truth the committee is seeking is not your truth or my truth, but truth supported by the weight of the evidence. Thanks again for your past and current concerns. I - assure you that the committee will make every effort to tell + assure you that the committee will make every effort to tell the whole story to the American people. Sincerely, - [Louis Stokes] + [Louis Stokes] Chairman @@ -9552,55 +9552,55 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA. - Representative Louis Stokes - Select Committee on Assassinations + Representative Louis Stokes + Select Committee on Assassinations U.S. House of Representatives 3369 House Office Building, Annex 2 Washington, D.C. 20515 - Dear Louis: + Dear Louis: I appreciate your responding to my September 23 letter. I am truly sorry to be so disturbing to you concerning - the committee's hearings. I wish I could be more + the committee's hearings. I wish I could be more complimentary and positive about your work. I could not agree with you more that the "truth supported by the weight of the evidence" is what we are all after. I'm enclosing for your information one more copy of the - document I gave to Henry Gonzalez, Richard A. Sprague, - Bob Tannenbaum, and you in 1976 and 1977. + document I gave to Henry Gonzalez, Richard A. Sprague, + Bob Tannenbaum, and you in 1976 and 1977. Unless you call the witnesses listed on pages 4-6 of this - document, Louis, you have not dealt with the most impor- + document, Louis, you have not dealt with the most impor- tant evidence of all. How can you possibly claim to have unearthed anything approximating the truth, unless you - and the rest of the committee interrogate with strength, + and the rest of the committee interrogate with strength, the following important witnesses that you missed: - Richard Case Nagell, James P. Hosty, Louis Ivon, Victor - Marchetti, Gorden Novel, Ronald Augustinovich, Mary Hope, - Manuel Garcia Gonzalez, William Seymour, Emilio Santana, - Guy Gabaldin, Major L.M. Bloomfield, Harry Williams, - Sylvia Odio and Jim Garrison. + Richard Case Nagell, James P. Hosty, Louis Ivon, Victor + Marchetti, Gorden Novel, Ronald Augustinovich, Mary Hope, + Manuel Garcia Gonzalez, William Seymour, Emilio Santana, + Guy Gabaldin, Major L.M. Bloomfield, Harry Williams, + Sylvia Odio and Jim Garrison. The document explains how each of these witnesses was involved in the assassination of investigations of it. It is based, not just on my research, but on painful hours of investigative efforts of many, many people, - including Jim Garrison's professional staff, the - Committee to Investigate Assassinations and others. + including Jim Garrison's professional staff, the + Committee to Investigate Assassinations and others. I understand that James P. Hosty is finally ready to tell his real story, at the risk of physical harm to himself and his family. You have not called him. - Richard Case Nagell has been ready to testify for a - long time. Despite my requests to Dr. Blakey and to + Richard Case Nagell has been ready to testify for a + long time. Despite my requests to Dr. Blakey and to you, he has not been called and no effort has been made to locate him through the only person who knows - where he is, Dick Russell. + where he is, Dick Russell. - If you will pardon my saying so Louis, something about + If you will pardon my saying so Louis, something about just those two failures stinks, not to mention all of the others. @@ -9612,7 +9612,7 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA. - Dick Sprague

+ Dick Sprague

Exhibit I ____________________________________________________________

@@ -9627,43 +9627,43 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA. - Representative Louis Stokes - Select Committee on Assassinations + Representative Louis Stokes + Select Committee on Assassinations U.S. House of Representatives 3369 House Office Building, Annex 2 Washington, D.C. 20515 - Dear Louis: + Dear Louis: I am still waiting for a reply to my letter of October 30, 1978. I thought I should write again to remind you that the witnesses you should call in December are not going to - be around much longer. I'm afraid that Gorden Novel, - Richard Case Nagell, James Hosty and Warren de Brueys, in - particular may go the same way that Regis Kennedy, William - Sullivan, and George de Mohrenschildt went. You really + be around much longer. I'm afraid that Gorden Novel, + Richard Case Nagell, James Hosty and Warren de Brueys, in + particular may go the same way that Regis Kennedy, William + Sullivan, and George de Mohrenschildt went. You really must call them before they die. - Regis Kennedy reportedly died of natural causes the day + Regis Kennedy reportedly died of natural causes the day before you were to talk with him. I do not believe that. How many more key witnesses have to die before you would - be convinced? Kennedy, du Brueys and Hosty were Oswald's + be convinced? Kennedy, du Brueys and Hosty were Oswald's points of contact in the FBI, receiving his reports on the - conspiratorial group planning JFK's assassination. I have + conspiratorial group planning JFK's assassination. I have known this since 1971 directly from Hosty's own lips via - Carver Gaten and Jim Gochenaur. Regis Kennedy also knew - why the FBI was searching for Clay Shaw under his alias - Clay Bertrand in New Orleans, *before* Dean Andrews received - that phone call from him about defending Oswald. Kennedy + Carver Gaten and Jim Gochenaur. Regis Kennedy also knew + why the FBI was searching for Clay Shaw under his alias + Clay Bertrand in New Orleans, *before* Dean Andrews received + that phone call from him about defending Oswald. Kennedy may also have been one of the three agents who took the - Babushka lady's film away from her. At least she told me + Babushka lady's film away from her. At least she told me he was one of them from his photo. - So Regis Kennedy had to die. So do Warren du Brueys and - James Hosty. If they die of "natural causes" in the next + So Regis Kennedy had to die. So do Warren du Brueys and + James Hosty. If they die of "natural causes" in the next month or two, don't say I didn't warn you. - Nagell and Novel are in even greater danger. Nagell may + Nagell and Novel are in even greater danger. Nagell may now be safe. He fled the country recently. However, the CIA has tentacles everywhere, so he will not really be safe wherever he is. Novel could easily be killed, since he is @@ -9673,30 +9673,30 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA. As I have had told you in previous letters, the reason you *must* call Novel is that there is a very strong possibility that he is the umbrella man. If you laugh at that and try - to tell me that you found the umbrella man, Mr. Witt, I'll + to tell me that you found the umbrella man, Mr. Witt, I'll laugh right back at you and tell you that farce you put on for the American public didn't fool anyone with his eyes even half way open. In addition to the obviously planned - sequence of events and the way in which Mr. Witt surfaced, + sequence of events and the way in which Mr. Witt surfaced, his umbrella was certainly not the one used in Dealey Plaza. It was the wrong size, had the wrong number of ribs, and was missing the two round white bulbs on either end when folded up. - No, Louis, Mr. Witt was either planted upon you or else + No, Louis, Mr. Witt was either planted upon you or else your staff planted him. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt for the moment and assume that you do not know he - was a plant. If you let it go as is, you and Mr. Preyer - and the rest of the committee are going to look pretty + was a plant. If you let it go as is, you and Mr. Preyer + and the rest of the committee are going to look pretty silly. - You absolutely must call as witnesses, Gorden Novel, and - at the other end, Charles Sensenay and the CIA people asso- + You absolutely must call as witnesses, Gorden Novel, and + at the other end, Charles Sensenay and the CIA people asso- ciated with Fort Detrick, Maryland, where that umbrella launching system was made. Incidentally, two Bulgarian intelligence agents have recently been assassinated in England with an umbrella weapon using poison flechettes, - very similar to the one used on JFK. + very similar to the one used on JFK. I would appreciate a response to this letter telling me what you plan to do about those witnesses. @@ -9706,7 +9706,7 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA. - Dick Sprague

+ Dick Sprague

Exhibit J ____________________________________________________________

@@ -9723,39 +9723,39 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA. ------------ (202) 225-4624

-

Select Committee on Assassinations +

Select Committee on Assassinations U.S House of Representatives 3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

December 4, 1978

-

Mr. Dick Sprague +

Mr. Dick Sprague 193 Pinewood Rqad Hartsdale, New York 10530 - Dear Mr. Sprague: + Dear Mr. Sprague: Thank you for your letter of November 24, 1978. I am aware of the amount of time you have spent - analyzing the assassination of President John F. Kennedy - and your interest in the work of the Select Committee on + analyzing the assassination of President John F. Kennedy + and your interest in the work of the Select Committee on Assassinations since its inception. However, I regret that under our Rules, it is impossible for us to respond to your letter in a manner which would reveal the substance or procedure of our investigation, or the names of those persons who will be - called to testify before the committee. + called to testify before the committee. - The committee is, of course, grateful for your + The committee is, of course, grateful for your suggestions and those of the many other concerned citizens who have taken the time to write. Sincerely, - [Louis Stokes] + [Louis Stokes] LOUIS STOKES Chairman @@ -9779,7 +9779,7 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA. ------------ (202) 225-4624

-

Select Committee on Assassinations +

Select Committee on Assassinations U.S House of Representatives 3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515 @@ -9788,35 +9788,35 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA.

JAN 16 1978

-

Richard E. Sprague, Esq. +

Richard E. Sprague, Esq. 193 Pinewood Road Hartsdale, New York 10530 - Dear Mr. Sprague: + Dear Mr. Sprague: In response to your letter of January 9, 1978, I have reviewed your proposed article "The CIA Weapon System Used in the Assassination of - President Kennedy." It is my opinion that the article + President Kennedy." It is my opinion that the article is derived from your own sources of information, and contains no information that has come into your possession by virtue of your consulting work with the - Committee. Accordingly, your proposed publication of + Committee. Accordingly, your proposed publication of the article does not violate the terms of your non- disclosure agreement. As I am sure you can appreciate, - further comment by myself upon the article or its + further comment by myself upon the article or its proposed publication would be inappropriate, and consequently I decline to express any review or - comment upon it. + comment upon it. Thank you for your continuing cooperation - with the Select Committee. + with the Select Committee. Sincerely, - [G. Robert Blakey] + [G. Robert Blakey] - G. Robert Blakey + G. Robert Blakey GRB:jwc

@@ -9828,48 +9828,48 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA.

August 3, 1978

-

Mr. Robert Blakey - Select Committee on Assassinations +

Mr. Robert Blakey + Select Committee on Assassinations U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 - Dear Bob: + Dear Bob: Following our telephone conversation on Tuesday August 1, - I checked with Bob Cutler, my co-author on the Umbrella - Weapon System article in Gallery June 1978. Bob told me - he left with Mr. Preyer and with you, photographic material + I checked with Bob Cutler, my co-author on the Umbrella + Weapon System article in Gallery June 1978. Bob told me + he left with Mr. Preyer and with you, photographic material showing that The Umbrella Man (TUM) was quite probably - J. Gordon Novel. + J. Gordon Novel. Your news photo of him reinforces that belief for both of us. I did not have that portion of the Couch film from WFAA and so had never seen TUM's face as clearly as it - appears there. The Bothun photo of him has a light + appears there. The Bothun photo of him has a light reflection around his nose, as I'm sure you know. We have a 1962-3 photo of Novel taken from the same angle as the Couch, film of TUM and a photo comparison convinces - us more than ever that Novel is TUM. Mr. Preyer no doubt + us more than ever that Novel is TUM. Mr. Preyer no doubt told you back in April that Novel is in a jail in Georgia, - framed for a crime he and Jim Garrison, his former lawyer, - both claim he didn't commit. + framed for a crime he and Jim Garrison, his former lawyer, + both claim he didn't commit. Best regards, - Dick Sprague + Dick Sprague DS/mc P.S. I am still waiting for a response to my letters to - Louis Stokes about attending the hearings beginning + Louis Stokes about attending the hearings beginning August 14. - cc: L. Stokes - R. Cutler

+ cc: L. Stokes + R. Cutler

--

@@ -9880,6 +9880,6 @@ ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA. upon the prejudices of the people until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.

-

--- Abraham Lincoln (quoted in Jack London's "The Iron Heel").

+

--- Abraham Lincoln (quoted in Jack London's "The Iron Heel").

 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/tesla0.xml b/pythonCode/output/tesla0.xml index c7c6cd9..26be2d4 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/tesla0.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/tesla0.xml @@ -7,15 +7,15 @@

The question comes up from time to time. "Who's the greatest hacker ever?"Well, there's a lot of different opinions -on this. Some say Steve Wozniak of Apple II fame. Maybe Andy -Hertzfeld of the Mac operating system. Richard Stallman, say +on this. Some say Steve Wozniak of Apple II fame. Maybe Andy +Hertzfeld of the Mac operating system. Richard Stallman, say others, of MIT. Yet at such times when I mention who I think the greatest hacker is, everyone agrees (provided they know of him), and there's no further argument. So, let me introduce you to him, and his greatest hack. I'll warn you right up front that it's mind numbing. By the way, everything I'm going to tell you is true and verifiable down at your local library. Don't worry -- -we're not heading off into a Shirley MacLaine UFO-land story. +we're not heading off into a Shirley MacLaine UFO-land story. Just some classy electrical engineering...

THE SCENE: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Just some classy electrical engineering...

south of Denver. These days it is known as the home of several optical disk research corporations and of NORAD, the missile defense command under Cheyenne Mountain. (I have a personal -interest in Colorado Springs; my wife Sandy grew up there.) +interest in Colorado Springs; my wife Sandy grew up there.) These events took place some time ago in Colorado Springs. A scientist had moved into town and set up a laboratory on Hill Street, on the southern outskirts. The lab had a two hundred @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ generates a powerful pulse of electricity, and drains it into the ground. Because the ground is conductive, it doesn't stop. Rather, it spreads out like a radio wave, traveling at the speed of light, 186,000 miles per second. And it keeps going, because -it's a powerful wave; it doesn't peter out after a few miles. It +it's a powerful wave; it doesn't peter out after a few miles. It passes through the iron core of the earth with little trouble. After all, molten iron is very conductive. When the wave reaches the far side of the planet, it bounces back, like a wave in water @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ up, bouncing back and forth in the planet below? He had his Coil hooked to the ground below it, the 200 foot antenna above it, and getting as much electricity as he wanted right off the city power supply mains. Tesla went outside to watch (wearing three inch -rubber soles for insulation) and had his assistant, Kolman Czito, +rubber soles for insulation) and had his assistant, Kolman Czito, turn the Coil on. There was a buzz from rows of oil capacitors, and a roar from the spark gap as wrist-thick arcs jumped across it. Inside the lab the noise was deafening. But Tesla was @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ Colorado Springs power company!

All the lights in Colorado Springs had gone out. And that, readers, is to me the greatest hack in history. I've seen some -amazing hacks. The 8-bit Atari OS. The Mac OS. The phone +amazing hacks. The 8-bit Atari OS. The Mac OS. The phone company computers -- well, lots of computers. But I've never seen anyone set the world's lightning record and shut off the power to an entire town, "just to see what would happen". For a @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ never before done. He had used the entire planet as a conductor, and sent a pulse through it. In that one moment in the summer of 1899, he made electrical history. That's right, in 1899 -- darn near a hundred years ago. Well, you may say to yourself, that's -a nice story, and I'm sure George Lucas could make a hell of a +a nice story, and I'm sure George Lucas could make a hell of a move about it, special effects and all. But it's not relevant today. Or isn't it? Hang on to your hat.

@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ Defense Initiative. Most speakers claimed it was impossible, citing technical problems. So many people felt obligated to complain about SDI that the conference was jokingly called "SDIcon 2.0". Probably the high(?) point of the conference was -Jerry Pournelle and Timothy Leary up on stage debating SDI. I'll +Jerry Pournelle and Timothy Leary up on stage debating SDI. I'll leave the description to your imagination -- it was everything you can think of and more. Personally, I was disturbed to see how many gifted hackers adopting the attitude of "let's not even diff --git a/pythonCode/output/tesla1.xml b/pythonCode/output/tesla1.xml index 450825d..4e0de32 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/tesla1.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/tesla1.xml @@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ T. E. Bearden -. Nikola Tesla +. Nikola Tesla and - The Tesla Howitzer

+ The Tesla Howitzer

-

Before the turn of the century, Nikola Tesla had discovered and - was utilizing a new type of electric wave. Tesla repeatedly +

Before the turn of the century, Nikola Tesla had discovered and + was utilizing a new type of electric wave. Tesla repeatedly stated his waves were non-Hertzian, and his wireless transmissions did not fall off as the square of the distance. His discovery was apparently so fundamental (and his intent to @@ -21,18 +21,18 @@ deliberate isolation, and the gradual removal of his name from the history books.

-

By 1914 or so, Tesla had been successfully isolated and was - already nearly a "nonperson." Thereafter Tesla lived in nearly +

By 1914 or so, Tesla had been successfully isolated and was + already nearly a "nonperson." Thereafter Tesla lived in nearly total seclusion, occasionally surfacing (at his annual birthday party for members of the press) to announce the discovery of an enormous new source of free energy, the perfection of wireless transmission of energy without losses, fireball weapons to destroy whole armies and thousands of airplanes at hundreds of - miles distance, and a weapon (the "Tesla Shield," I've dubbed + miles distance, and a weapon (the "Tesla Shield," I've dubbed it) that could provide an impenetrable defense and thus render war obsolete.

-

In my pursuit of Tesla's secret, it gradually became apparent to +

In my pursuit of Tesla's secret, it gradually became apparent to me that present orthodox electromagnetic theory is seriously flawed in some fundamental respects. One of these is in the definition and use of THETA, the scalar electrostatic @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ a 4- dimensional concept.

Now mass is a spatial, 3-dimensional concept. Rigorously, mass - does not exist in time -- masstime exists in time. Mass and + does not exist in time -- masstime exists in time. Mass and charge are thus of differing dimensionalities!

Also, according to quantum mechanics, the charge of a particle -- @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@

To speak of a spatial "amount" of charge erroneously limits the basic EM theory to a fixed time flowrate condition (which of - course it was considered to be, prior to Einstein's development + course it was considered to be, prior to Einstein's development of relativity). Thus when the limited present theory encounters a "relativistic" case (where the time flowrate changes), all sorts of extraordinary corrections must be introduced. The real @@ -141,20 +141,20 @@

Now, if one varies the SEP solely as a point function, one would have a purely scalar complex longitudinal wave, and not a vector wave at all. This is the fundamentally new electrical wave that - Tesla discovered in 1899.

+ Tesla discovered in 1899.

Rigorously, all vector fields are two-point functions and thus decomposable into two scalar fields, as Whittaker showed in 1903. It follows that any vector wave can be decomposed into two scalar waves. By implication, therefore, a normal transverse EM vector wave, e.g., must simply be two coupled - scalar (Tesla) waves -- and these scalars independently would be + scalar (Tesla) waves -- and these scalars independently would be longitudinal if uncoupled. An ordinary transverse EM vector - wave is thus two pair-coupled Tesla scalar longitudinal waves, + wave is thus two pair-coupled Tesla scalar longitudinal waves, and only a single special case of the much more fundamental - electromagnetics discovered by Nikola Tesla.

+ electromagnetics discovered by Nikola Tesla.

-

A Tesla (scalar potential) wave -- i.e., a massless wave in pure +

A Tesla (scalar potential) wave -- i.e., a massless wave in pure 0,O, the stress of the spacetime medium -- would have very strange characteristics indeed. For one thing, since it moves in a complex 4-space, it has many more modes of movement than @@ -183,14 +183,14 @@ controllable or adjustable (e.g., simply by varying its initial amplitude which through a given medium changes the percentage of pair-coupling and hence the degree of drag on the scalar wave.) - The Tesla scalar wave thus can have either subluminal or + The Tesla scalar wave thus can have either subluminal or superluminal velocity, in contradiction to present theory.

-

Note that the scalar wave also violates one of Einstein's +

Note that the scalar wave also violates one of Einstein's fundamental postulates -- for the speed of our "new kind of light" wave is not limited to c, and need not be the same to - every observer. Thus Tesla scalar waves lead to a new "super- - relativity" of which the present Einstein relativity is only a + every observer. Thus Tesla scalar waves lead to a new "super- + relativity" of which the present Einstein relativity is only a highly special case!

But let us now look for some subtle but real examples of scalar @@ -270,11 +270,11 @@ of an earth stress light, could well be due to the enormous electrical charges between clouds or between cloud and earth, available to fuel the scalar interferometer. Very probably it - is this phenomenon which gave Tesla the clue to scalar wave + is this phenomenon which gave Tesla the clue to scalar wave interferometry.

Thus such phenomena as earth stress lights, ball lightening, and - the Tesla system of wireless transmission of energy at a + the Tesla system of wireless transmission of energy at a distance with negligible lasses and at speeds exceeding the speed of light may be explained. They are complex, however, and involve fundamental changes to present electromagnetic theory. @@ -288,9 +288,9 @@ at various levels of unconsciousness. Therefore the same functions that result in earth stress lights also affect mind and thought, and are in turn affected by mind and thought. This - is the missing ingredient in Persinger's theory that UFO's are + is the missing ingredient in Persinger's theory that UFO's are correlated with, and a result of, fault zones and earth - stresses. While Persinger seems to feel this is a "normal + stresses. While Persinger seems to feel this is a "normal physics" explanation, it indeed involves a paranormal explanation.

@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@

These ideas in condensed form comprise the concepts required to violate the speed of light and produce an ordinary electromagnetic field at a distance, using scalar - interferometry, without losses -- as Tesla had done in his + interferometry, without losses -- as Tesla had done in his wireless transmission system which he had tested prior to 1900 and had perfected by the 1930's. Scalar interferometry can give stable regions of EM or "light energy" at a distance without @@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ state, it need not obey the conservation of energy law. Further, a scalar wave of itself does not "push electrons" or other charges; hence it is nearly indetectable by present - detectors. Ionization detectors such as a Geiger counter tube, + detectors. Ionization detectors such as a Geiger counter tube, e.g., are exceptions if the scalar wave encountered is fairly strong. In that case sufficient triplex coupling with the ionized gas occurs to produce additional ionization or charge, @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ charged mass pileups can be increased by utilizing charged mass streaming. Essentially the charged masses must be moved suddenly, as quickly as possible, at or near the complete - breakdown of the medium. For this reason, Tesla utilized + breakdown of the medium. For this reason, Tesla utilized sparkgaps in his early transmission systems, but also found that he could induce ionized media to "breakdown" in such fashion by a slow growth process. One of his early patented atmospheric @@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ stress on the medium and hence some spillover stress onto time itself. In other words, THETA-3 is always an approximation; at sufficiently high spatial stress, sufficient spillover THETA-4 - exists to give Tesla scalar waves. For this reason, Tesla used + exists to give Tesla scalar waves. For this reason, Tesla used very high voltages and extremely sharp discharges to give "streaming" of the charged masses and thus high percentages of THETA-4 waves. This suggests that the breakdown of dielectrics @@ -368,43 +368,43 @@ longitudinal wave in complex spacetime -- directly in THETA-0, the normal average 4-space stress itself. And charge and charged mass must be recognized as two separate concepts. This - is the gist of what I finally recognized about Nikola Tesla's + is the gist of what I finally recognized about Nikola Tesla's work and fundamental discovery.

-

This is exciting, for it means that Tesla stress waves can +

This is exciting, for it means that Tesla stress waves can affect either space or time individually, or both space and time simultaneously, or even oscillate back and forth between - primarily affecting time and primarily affecting space. Tesla's + primarily affecting time and primarily affecting space. Tesla's waves were actually these THETA-field scalar waves. As such, they were fundamentally different from ordinary electromagnetic - waves, and had entirely different characteristics, just as Tesla - often stated. E.g., a Tesla wave can either move spatially, with + waves, and had entirely different characteristics, just as Tesla + often stated. E.g., a Tesla wave can either move spatially, with time flowing linearly; move temporally only (sitting at a point and waxing and waning in magnitude -- but changing the rate of flow of time itself in doing so, and affecting gravitational field, fundamental constants of nature, etc.), or move in a - combination of the two modes. In the latter case, the Tesla + combination of the two modes. In the latter case, the Tesla wave moves in space with a very strange motion -- it oscillates between (1) spatially standing still and flexing time, and (2) moving smoothly in space while time flows smoothly and evenly. I.e., it stands at one point (or at one columnar region), flexing for a moment; then slowly picks up spatial velocity until it is moving smoothly through space; then slows down again - to a "standing column," etc. This is Tesla's fabulous "standing + to a "standing column," etc. This is Tesla's fabulous "standing columnar wave."

-

Another wild characteristic of the Tesla wave is that it can +

Another wild characteristic of the Tesla wave is that it can affect the rate of flow of time itself; hence it can affect or change every other field -- including the gravitational field -- that exists in time flow. It can also affect all universal constants, the mass of an object, the inertia of a body, and the mind and thoughts as well! All of these exist in the flow of time, and they are affected if the time stream in which they - exist is affected. This was the awful secret that Tesla + exist is affected. This was the awful secret that Tesla partially discovered by 1900, and which he came more and more to fully realize as he pursued it nature and its ramifications into the 1920's and 1930's.

-

Tesla also found he could set up standing THETA-field waves +

Tesla also found he could set up standing THETA-field waves through the earth. He in fact intended to do so, for he had also discovered that all charges in the highly stressed earth regions in which such a standing wave existed produced THETA- @@ -418,31 +418,31 @@ enable anyone to put up a simple antenna and extract all the free energy they desired.

-

When Tesla's alarmed financial backers discovered this was his +

When Tesla's alarmed financial backers discovered this was his real intent, they considered him a dangerous madman and found it necessary to ruthlessly stop his at all costs. And so his financial support was withdrawn, he was harassed in his more subtle patent efforts (and the patents themselves were adulterated), and his name gradually was removed from all the - electrical textbooks. By 1914 Tesla, who had been the greatest + electrical textbooks. By 1914 Tesla, who had been the greatest inventor and scientist in the world, had become essentially a nonperson.

A few other persons in the early 1900's also were aware that potential and voltage are different. And some of them even - learned to utilize Tesla's PHI-field, even though they only + learned to utilize Tesla's PHI-field, even though they only vaguely understood they were utilizing a fundamentally different - kind of electromagnetic wave. For example, James Harris Rogers + kind of electromagnetic wave. For example, James Harris Rogers patented an undersea and underground communications system which - Tesla later confirmed utilized Tesla waves. The U.S. secretly + Tesla later confirmed utilized Tesla waves. The U.S. secretly used the Rogers communications system in World War I to communicate with U. S. submarines underwater, and to communicate through the earth to the American Expeditionary Force Headquarters in Europe. The Rogers system was declassified after the War --and very shortly after that, it had mysteriously been scrubbed off the face of the earth. Again, potential - stress waves -- Tesla waves -- were eliminated and "buried."

+ stress waves -- Tesla waves -- were eliminated and "buried."

-

Probably the most brilliant inventor and researcher into Tesla's +

Probably the most brilliant inventor and researcher into Tesla's electromagnetics was T. Henry Moray of Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Moray actually succeeded in tapping the limitless zero-point energy of vacuum (spacetime) itself. By 1939, Dr. Moray`s @@ -456,16 +456,16 @@ made -- was destroyed by a Soviet agent in 1939, but not before the agent had obtained the drawing for building the tubes and the device itself. Today the Moray amplifier is a standard - component of many of the Soviet secret superweapons and Tesla + component of many of the Soviet secret superweapons and Tesla weapons.

-

In the 20`s and 30`s, Tesla announced the final perfection of +

In the 20`s and 30`s, Tesla announced the final perfection of his wireless transmission of energy without losses -- even to interplanetary distances. In several articles (e.g., H. - Winfield Secor, "Tesla Maps Our Electrical Future," Science and - Invention, Vol. XVII, No. 12, pp. 1077, 1124-1126), Tesla even + Winfield Secor, "Tesla Maps Our Electrical Future," Science and + Invention, Vol. XVII, No. 12, pp. 1077, 1124-1126), Tesla even revealed he used longitudinal stress waves in his wireless power - transmission. Quoting from the article, "Tesla upholds the + transmission. Quoting from the article, "Tesla upholds the startling theory formulated by him long ago, that the radio transmitters as now used, do not emit Hertz waves, as commonly believed, but waves of sound." "He says that a Hertz wave would @@ -473,36 +473,36 @@ already in 1897 that the either is a gas, which can only transmit waves of sound; that is such as are propagated by alternate compressions and rarefactions of the medium in which - transverse waves are absolutely impossible." The wily Tesla did + transverse waves are absolutely impossible." The wily Tesla did not reveal, of course, that such scalar waves nearly always immediately pair-coupled into vector waves when produced by - normal means. Tesla himself was working with longitudinal + normal means. Tesla himself was working with longitudinal scalar waves.

-

In the 1930`s Tesla announced other bizarre and terrible +

In the 1930`s Tesla announced other bizarre and terrible weapons: a death ray, a weapon to destroy hundreds or even thousands of aircraft at hundreds of miles range, and his - ultimate weapon to end all war -- the Tesla shield, which + ultimate weapon to end all war -- the Tesla shield, which nothing could penetrate. However, by this time no one any longer paid any real attention to the forgotten great genius. - Tesla died in 1943 without ever revealing the secret of these + Tesla died in 1943 without ever revealing the secret of these great weapons.

Unfortunately, today in 1981 the Soviet Union has long since - discovered and weaponized the Tesla scalar wave effects. Here + discovered and weaponized the Tesla scalar wave effects. Here we only have time to detail the most powerful of these - frightening Tesla weapons -- which Brezhnev undoubtedly was referring to in 1975 when the Soviet side at the SALT talks + frightening Tesla weapons -- which Brezhnev undoubtedly was referring to in 1975 when the Soviet side at the SALT talks suddenly suggested limiting the development of new weapons "more frightening than the mind of man had imagined." One of these - weapons is the Tesla howitzer recently completed at the + weapons is the Tesla howitzer recently completed at the Saryshagan missile range and presently considered to be either a high energy laser or a particle beam weapon. (See Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 28, 1980, p. 48 for an artist's conception.)

-

The Saryshagan howitzer actually is a huge Tesla scalar +

The Saryshagan howitzer actually is a huge Tesla scalar interferometer with four modes of operation. One continuous - mode is the Tesla shield, which places a thin, impenetrable + mode is the Tesla shield, which places a thin, impenetrable hemispherical shell of energy over a large defended area. The 3- dimensional shell is created by intefereing two Fourier- expansion, 3-dimensional scalar hemispherical patterns in space @@ -520,11 +520,11 @@ shells due to repetitive absorption and re-radiation, and scattering in the layered plasmas.

-

In the continuous shield mode, the Tesla interferometer is fed +

In the continuous shield mode, the Tesla interferometer is fed by a bank of Moray free energy generators, so that enormous energy is available in the shield. A diagram of the Saryshagan- - type Tesla howitzer can be seen in drawing TESLA-1. TESLA-2 - shows the Tesla shield produced by the howitzer.

+ type Tesla howitzer can be seen in drawing TESLA-1. TESLA-2 + shows the Tesla shield produced by the howitzer.

In the pulse mode, a single intense 3-dimensional scalar Theta- field pulse form is fired, using two truncated Fourier @@ -542,17 +542,17 @@ pulse (EMP)" striking similar to the 2-pulsed EMP of a nuclear weapon. This type is what actually caused the mysterious flashes off the southwest coast of Africa, picked up in 1979 and - 1980 by Vela satellites. The second flash, e.g., was in the + 1980 by Vela satellites. The second flash, e.g., was in the infrared only, with no visible spectrum. Nuclear flashes do not do that, and neither does super-lightening, meteorite strikes, meteors, etc. In addition, one of the scientists at the Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory observed a gravitational wave disturbance -- signature of the truncated Fourier pattern and - the time-squeezing effect of the Tesla potential wave -- + the time-squeezing effect of the Tesla potential wave -- traveling toward the vicinity of the explosion.

The pulse mode may be fed from either Moray generators or -- if the Moray generators have suffered their anomalous "all fail" - malfunction -- ordinary explosive generators. Thus the Tesla + malfunction -- ordinary explosive generators. Thus the Tesla howitzer can always function in the pulse mode, but it will be limited in power if the Moray generators fail.

@@ -561,27 +561,27 @@ energy at the region where they approach an in-phase condition. In this mode, the energy in the distant "ball" or geometric region would appear continuously and be sustained -- and this is - Tesla's secret of wireless transmission of energy at a distance + Tesla's secret of wireless transmission of energy at a distance without losses. It is also the secret of a "continuous fireball" weapon capable of destroying hundreds of aircraft or missiles at a distance.

-

The volume of the Tesla fireball can be vastly expanded to yield +

The volume of the Tesla fireball can be vastly expanded to yield a globe which will not vaporize physical vehicles but will deliver and EMP to them to dud their electronics. A test of this mode has already been witnessed, See Gwyne Roberts, "Witness to a Super Weapon?, the London Sunday Times, 17 August 1980 for several tests of this mode at Saryshagan, seen from Afghanistan by British TV cameraman and former War Correspondent - Nick Downie.

+ Nick Downie.

If the Moray generators fail anomalously, then a continuous mode limited in power and range could conceivably be sustained by powering the interferometer from more conventional power sources such as advanced magneto-hydrodynamic generators.

-

Typical strategic ABM uses of Tesla weapons are shown in Tesla- - 4. In addition, of course, smaller Tesla howitzer systems for +

Typical strategic ABM uses of Tesla weapons are shown in Tesla- + 4. In addition, of course, smaller Tesla howitzer systems for anti-tactical ballistic missile defense of tactical troops and installations could be constituted of more conventional field missile systems using paired or triplet radars, of conventional @@ -591,12 +591,12 @@ reentry vehicles with scalar antennas and transmitters, ICBM reentry systems now can become long range "blasters" of the target areas, from thousands of kilometers distance (TESLA-5). - Literally, "Star Wars" is liberated by the Tesla technology. - And in air attack, jammers and ECM aircraft now become "Tesla - blasters." With the Tesla technology, emitters become primary + Literally, "Star Wars" is liberated by the Tesla technology. + And in air attack, jammers and ECM aircraft now become "Tesla + blasters." With the Tesla technology, emitters become primary fighting components of stunning power.

-

The potential peaceful implications of Tesla waves are also +

The potential peaceful implications of Tesla waves are also enormous. By utilizing the "time squeeze" effect, one can get antigravity, materialization and dematerialization, transmutation, and mind boggling medical benefits. One can also @@ -606,10 +606,10 @@ and a new super-relativity, but detailing these possibilities must wait for another book.

-

With two cerebral brain halves, the human being also has a Tesla +

With two cerebral brain halves, the human being also has a Tesla scalar interferometer between his ears. And since the brain and nervous system processes avalanche discharges, it can produce - (and detect) scalar Tesla waves to at least a limited degree. + (and detect) scalar Tesla waves to at least a limited degree. Thus a human can sometimes produce anomalous spatio-temporal effects at a distance and through time. This provides an exact mechanism for psychokinesis, levitation, psychic healing, @@ -618,20 +618,20 @@ a radionics or Hieronymus machine (which processes scalar waves), when ordinary detectors detect nothing. Unfortunately there is not room to develop the implications of this human - Tesla interferometry in detail, for that must wait for yet - another book, presently in its initial stages, that Hal Crawford + Tesla interferometry in detail, for that must wait for yet + another book, presently in its initial stages, that Hal Crawford and I are writing.

At the July 1981 U.S. Psychotronics Association's Annual Conference in Dayton, Ohio, I presented the first rough paper on - the Tesla secret and scalar interferometry. A videotape of the + the Tesla secret and scalar interferometry. A videotape of the presentation was made and will shortly be available. I am also scheduled to make a special presentation at the Alternate Energy Conference in Toronto, Canada in latter October, 1981. A professional, videotaped two-hour presentation on this subject is also being prepared. Wide distribution of the material through the international underground physics and technology - network has already been made. This time, God willing, Tesla's + network has already been made. This time, God willing, Tesla's secret will not be suppresses for another 80 years!

And perhaps it is not yet too late. The material has cost me @@ -641,13 +641,13 @@ either financially or otherwise. Indeed, most ordinary journals will not even accept material on such matters. Nonetheless, the area is of overwhelming importance -- and I truly believe - Tesla's lost secret will shortly affect the lives of every human + Tesla's lost secret will shortly affect the lives of every human being on earth.

-

Perhaps with the free and open release of Tesla`s secret, the +

Perhaps with the free and open release of Tesla`s secret, the scientific and governmental bureaucracies will be shocked awake - from their slumber, and we can develop defense before Armageddon - occurs. Perhaps there is hope after all -- for even Brezhnev, + from their slumber, and we can develop defense before Armageddon + occurs. Perhaps there is hope after all -- for even Brezhnev, in his strange July, 1975 proposal to the SALT talks, seemed to reveal a perception that a turning point in wear and weaponry may have been reached, and that human imagination is incapable of dealing with the ability to totally engineer reality itself. @@ -660,11 +660,11 @@ than was the original effect to his victim.

If we can avoid the Apocalypse, the fantastic secret of Nikola - Tesla can be employed to cure and elevate man, not kill him. - Tesla's discovery can eventually remove every conceivable + Tesla can be employed to cure and elevate man, not kill him. + Tesla's discovery can eventually remove every conceivable external human limitation. If we humans ourselves can elevate - our consciousness to properly utilize the Tesla - electromagnetics, then Nikola Tesla -- who gave us the + our consciousness to properly utilize the Tesla + electromagnetics, then Nikola Tesla -- who gave us the electrical twentieth century in the first place -- may yet give us a fantastic new future more shining and glorious than all the great scientists and sages have imagined.

@@ -674,14 +674,14 @@

Part II - Reference Articles for Solutions to Tesla's Secrets + Reference Articles for Solutions to Tesla's Secrets The Electrical Engineer - London Dec. 24, 1909, p. 893

NIKOLA TESLA`S NEW WIRELESS -Mr. Nikola Tesla has announced that as the result of experiments +Mr. Nikola Tesla has announced that as the result of experiments conducted at Shoreham, Long Island, he has perfected a new system of wireless telegraphy and telephony in which the principles of transmission are the direct opposite of Hertzian @@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ Mr. Nikola Tesla has announced that as the result of experiments cannot be transmitted through the ground, while in the former the Hertz waves are practically suppressed and the entire energy of the current is transmitted through the ground exactly as - though a big wire. Mr. Tesla adds that in his experiments in + though a big wire. Mr. Tesla adds that in his experiments in Colorado it was shown that a very powerful current developed by the transmitter traversed the entire globe and returned to its origin in an interval of 84 one-thousandths of a second, this @@ -711,11 +711,11 @@ Mr. Nikola Tesla has announced that as the result of experiments "Impractical," He says of Westerner's Plan to Circle Country with Electric Fire. - Nikola Tesla, the inventor, winner of the 1915 Nobel Physics + Nikola Tesla, the inventor, winner of the 1915 Nobel Physics Prize, has filed patent applications on the essential parts of a machine the possibilities of which test a layman's imagination - and promise a parallel of Thor's shouting thunderbolts from the - sky to punish those who angered the gods. Dr. Tesla insists + and promise a parallel of Thor's shouting thunderbolts from the + sky to punish those who angered the gods. Dr. Tesla insists there is nothing sensational about it, that it is but the fruition of many years of work and study. He is not yet ready to give the details of the engine which he says will render @@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ Mr. Nikola Tesla has announced that as the result of experiments working a lever, if the inventor's anticipations become realizations. - "It is not the time," said Dr. Tesla yesterday, "to go into the + "It is not the time," said Dr. Tesla yesterday, "to go into the details of this thing. It is founded on a principle that means great things in peace, it can be used for great things in war. But I repeat, this is no time to talk of such things. @@ -756,16 +756,16 @@ Mr. Nikola Tesla has announced that as the result of experiments depend upon it, its withdrawal or supply will bring about the same results as those now accomplished by force of arms. - Dr. Tesla then said that it would be possible with his wireless + Dr. Tesla then said that it would be possible with his wireless mechanism to direct an ordinary aeroplane, manless, to any point over a ship or an army, and to discharge explosives of great strength from the base of operations. Asked to express an opinion upon the announcement last Sunday of - Charles H. Harris, and electrical engineer of Los Angeles, that + Charles H. Harris, and electrical engineer of Los Angeles, that he would be able to surround this country with an electrical - wall of fire in time of war, Dr. Tesla gave it as his opinion - that Mr. Harris was not practical. + wall of fire in time of war, Dr. Tesla gave it as his opinion + that Mr. Harris was not practical. "It is hard to stamp as impossible such results as those described in the press dispatches to which you refer. Granted, diff --git a/pythonCode/output/tesla2.xml b/pythonCode/output/tesla2.xml index 7c560f4..f0799d9 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/tesla2.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/tesla2.xml @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ its story on May 28th on a ray weapon developed by the Soviets. The story opened:

News has leaked out from the Communist - circles in Moscow that behind Trotsky's + circles in Moscow that behind Trotsky's recent war-like utterance lies an electromagnetic invention, by a Russian engineer named Grammachikoff for destroying @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ other side of the world, the Colorado Springs Gazette, ran a local interest item on May 30th. With the headline: "Tesla Discovered 'Death Ray' in Experiments He Made Here," the story recounted, with a feeling of local pride, the inventor's 1899 researches financed -by John Jacob Astor.

+by John Jacob Astor.

Tesla's Colorado Springs tests were well remembered by local residents. With a 200 foot pole topped by a large copper sphere @@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ for commercial or military purposes. The secret of how through- the-earth broadcast power was found not in the theories of electrical engineering, but in the realm of high energy physics.

-

Dr. Andrija Puharich, in 1976, was the first to point out that +

Dr. Andrija Puharich, in 1976, was the first to point out that Tesla's power transmission system could not be explained by the laws of classical electrodynamics, but, rather, in terms of relativistic transformations in high energy fields. He noted that @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ electric field, two opposite charges of electricity are formed where there was originally no charge at all. This type of trans- formation usually takes place near the intense field near an atomic nucleus, but it can also manifest without the aid of a nuclear -catalyst if an electric field has enough energy. Puharich's +catalyst if an electric field has enough energy. Puharich's involved mathematical treatment demonstrated that power levels in a Tesla transmitter were strong enough to cause such pair production.

@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ the headline in the Colorado Springs Gazette for March 6th. Tesla's electrical equipment is sold to pay judgement of $928.57.

-

George Westinghouse, who bought Tesla's patents for alter- nating +

George Westinghouse, who bought Tesla's patents for alter- nating current motors and generators in the 1880's, turns down the inventor's power transmission proposal.

@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ Tesla suffered a nervous breakdown catalyzed by the death of one the partners in the Tesla Electric Company and the shooting of Stanford White, the noted architect, who had designed Wardenclyffe. Seifer places this in 1906 and cites as evidence a letter from -George Scherff, Tesla's secretary:

+George Scherff, Tesla's secretary:

Wardenclyffe, 4/10/1906 Dear Mr. Tesla:

@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ a depth of 118 feet.

Many explanations have been given for the Tunguska event. The officially accepted version is that a 100,000 ton fragment of -Encke's Comet, composed mainly of dust and ice, entered the +Encke's Comet, composed mainly of dust and ice, entered the atmosphere at 62,000 mph, heated up, and exploded over the earth's surface creating a fireball and shock wave but no crater. Alternative versions of the disaster see a renegade mini-black hole @@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ effects many orders of magnitude greater than the Colorado device. In 1915, he said he had already built a transmitter that "when unavoidable ... may be used to destroy property and life." Finally, a 1934 letter from Tesla to J.P. Morgan, uncovered by -Tesla biographer Margaret Cheney, seems to conclusively point to an +Tesla biographer Margaret Cheney, seems to conclusively point to an energy weapon test. In an effort to raise money for his defensive system he wrote:

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/teslaved.xml b/pythonCode/output/teslaved.xml index d1fd47e..a16497f 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/teslaved.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/teslaved.xml @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC. apprehending the existence of water; it is too uniformly immersed in it: and that is our condition in regard to the ether." - Sir Oliver Lodge, Ether and Reality.

+ Sir Oliver Lodge, Ether and Reality.

ABSTRACT

@@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC. natural phenomena. As early as 1891 Tesla described the universe as a kinetic system filled with energy which could be harnessed at any location. His concepts during the following years were greatly - influenced by the teachings of Swami Vivekananda. Swami Vivekananda + influenced by the teachings of Swami Vivekananda. Swami Vivekananda was the first of a succession of eastern yogi's who brought Vedic - philosophy and religion to the west. After meeting the Swami and after + philosophy and religion to the west. After meeting the Swami and after continued study of the Eastern view of the mechanisms driving the - material world, Tesla began using the Sanskrit words Akasha, Prana, and + material world, Tesla began using the Sanskrit words Akasha, Prana, and the concept of a luminiferous ether to describe the source, existence and construction of matter. This paper will trace the development of Tesla's understanding of Vedic Science, his correspondence with Lord - Kelvin concerning these matters, and the relation between Tesla and - Walter Russell and other turn of the century scientists concerning + Kelvin concerning these matters, and the relation between Tesla and + Walter Russell and other turn of the century scientists concerning advanced understanding of physics. Finally, after being obscured for many years, the author will give a description of what he believes is the the pre-requisite for the free energy systems envisioned by Tesla .

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC.

"Ere many generations pass, our machinery will be driven by a power obtainable at any point in the universe. This idea is not novel... We find it in the delightful myth of - Antheus, who derives power from the earth; we find it among + Antheus, who derives power from the earth; we find it among the subtle speculations of one of your splendid mathematicians... Throughout space there is energy. Is this energy static or kinetic.? If static our hopes are in @@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC.

This description of the physical mechanisms of the universe was given before Tesla became familiar with the Vedic science of the eastern Nations of India, Tibet, and Nepal. This science was first popualized - in the United States and the west during the three year visit of Swami - Vivekananda.

+ in the United States and the west during the three year visit of Swami + Vivekananda.

VEDIC SCIENCE AND SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC. use of Vedic terminology could provide a key to understanding his view of electromagnetism and the nature of the universe. But where did Tesla learn Vedic concepts and Sanskrit terminology? A review of the - well known biographies by Cheney, Hunt and Draper, and O'Neil 3,4,5, + well known biographies by Cheney, Hunt and Draper, and O'Neil 3,4,5, reveal no mention of Tesla's knowledge of Sanskrit. O'Neal however includes the following excerpt from an unpublished article called Man's Greatest Achievement;

@@ -104,59 +104,59 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC. imitate nature, to create, to work himself the wonders he perceives.... Long ago he recognized that all perceptible matter comes from a primary substance, or - tenuity beyond conception, filling all space, the Akasha or + tenuity beyond conception, filling all space, the Akasha or luminiferous ether, which is acted upon by the life giving

-

Prana or creative force, calling into existence, in never +

Prana or creative force, calling into existence, in never ending cycles all things and phenomena. The primary substance, thrown into infinitesimal whirls of prodigious velocity, becomes gross matter; the force subsiding, the motion ceases and matter disappears, reverting to the primary substance." - According to Leland Anderson the article was written May 13th, - 1907. Anderson also suggested that it was through association with - Swami Vivekananda that Tesla may have come into contact with Sanskrit - terminology and that John Dobson of the San Francisco Sidewalk + According to Leland Anderson the article was written May 13th, + 1907. Anderson also suggested that it was through association with + Swami Vivekananda that Tesla may have come into contact with Sanskrit + terminology and that John Dobson of the San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers Association had researched that association. 6

-

Swami Vivekananda was born in Calcutta, India in 1863. He was - inspired by his teacher, Ramakrishna to serve men as visible - manifestations of God. In 1893 Swami Vivekananda began a tour of the +

Swami Vivekananda was born in Calcutta, India in 1863. He was + inspired by his teacher, Ramakrishna to serve men as visible + manifestations of God. In 1893 Swami Vivekananda began a tour of the west by attending the Parliament of Religions held in Chicago. During the three years that he toured the United States and Europe, - Vivekananda met with many of the well known scientists of the time - including Lord Kelvin and Nikola Tesla. 7 According to Swami + Vivekananda met with many of the well known scientists of the time + including Lord Kelvin and Nikola Tesla. 7 According to Swami Nikhilananda;

Nikola Tesla, the great scientist who specialized in the field of electricity, was much impressed to hear from the - Swami his explanation of the Samkhya cosmogony and the theory + Swami his explanation of the Samkhya cosmogony and the theory of cycles given by the Hindus. He was particularly struck by - the resemblance between the Samkhya theory of matter and - energy and that of modern physics. The Swami also met in New - York Sir William Thompson, afterwards Lord Kelvin, and - Professor Helmholtz, two leading representatives of western - science. Sarah Bernhardt, the famous French actress had an - interview with the Swami and greatly admired his teachings. 8

+ the resemblance between the Samkhya theory of matter and + energy and that of modern physics. The Swami also met in New + York Sir William Thompson, afterwards Lord Kelvin, and + Professor Helmholtz, two leading representatives of western + science. Sarah Bernhardt, the famous French actress had an + interview with the Swami and greatly admired his teachings. 8

-

It was at a party given by Sarah Bernhardt that Nikola Tesla probably - first met Swami Vivekananda. 9 Sarah Bernhardt was playing the part of +

It was at a party given by Sarah Bernhardt that Nikola Tesla probably + first met Swami Vivekananda. 9 Sarah Bernhardt was playing the part of 'Iziel' in a play of the same name. It was a French version about the - life of Bhudda. The actress upon seeing Swami Vivekananda in the + life of Bhudda. The actress upon seeing Swami Vivekananda in the audience, arranged a meeting which was also attended by Nikola Tesla. - In a letter to a friend, dated February 13th, 1896, Swami Vivekananda + In a letter to a friend, dated February 13th, 1896, Swami Vivekananda noted the following;

-

...Mr. Tesla was charmed to hear about the Vedantic Prana - and Akasha and the Kalpas, which according to him are the +

...Mr. Tesla was charmed to hear about the Vedantic Prana + and Akasha and the Kalpas, which according to him are the only theories modern science can entertain.....Mr Tesla thinks he can demonstrate that mathematically that force and matter are reducible to potential energy. I am to go see him next week to get this mathematical demonstration. 10

-

Swami Vivekananda was hopeful that Tesla would be able to show that +

Swami Vivekananda was hopeful that Tesla would be able to show that what we call matter is simply potential energy because that would - reconcile the teachings of the Vedas with modern science. The Swami + reconcile the teachings of the Vedas with modern science. The Swami realized that "In that case, the Vedantic cosmology [would] be placed on the surest of foundations". The harmony between Vedantic theories and and western science was explained by the following diagram;

@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC. to study Sanskrit and Vedic philosophy.

Tesla apparently failed to show the identity of energy and matter. - If he had, certainly Swami Vivekananda would have recorded that + If he had, certainly Swami Vivekananda would have recorded that occasion. The mathematical proof of the principle did come until - about ten years later when Albert Einstein published his paper on + about ten years later when Albert Einstein published his paper on relativity. What had been known in the East for the last 5,000 years was then known to the West.

@@ -186,17 +186,17 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC. Divine Essence, from which all things emanate, by which they are sustained, and to which they return. Notice that this is very similar to the concept of the Great Spirit as understood by Native American - cultures. Ishvara is the Supreme Ruler; the highest possible - conception of the Absolute, which is beyond all thought. Mahat means + cultures. Ishvara is the Supreme Ruler; the highest possible + conception of the Absolute, which is beyond all thought. Mahat means literally the Great One, and is also interpreted as meaning universal - mind or cosmic intelligence. Prana means energy (usually translated as - life force) and Akasha means matter (usually translated as ether). - Dobson points out that the more common translations for Akasha and - Prana are not quite correct, but that Tesla did understand their true + mind or cosmic intelligence. Prana means energy (usually translated as + life force) and Akasha means matter (usually translated as ether). + Dobson points out that the more common translations for Akasha and + Prana are not quite correct, but that Tesla did understand their true meanings.

-

The meeting with Swami Vivekananda greatly stimulated Nikola Tesla's - interest in Eastern Science. The Swami later remarked during a lecture +

The meeting with Swami Vivekananda greatly stimulated Nikola Tesla's + interest in Eastern Science. The Swami later remarked during a lecture in India, "I myself have been told by some of the best scientific minds of the day, how wonderfully rational the conclusions of the Vedanta are. I know of one of them personally, who scarcely has time to eat @@ -208,18 +208,18 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC.

TESLA AND LORD KELVIN

-

William S. Thompson was one of the prominent scientists and engineers +

William S. Thompson was one of the prominent scientists and engineers of the 1800s. He developed analogies between heat and electricity and - his work influenced the theories developed by James Clerk Maxwell, one - of the founders of electromagnetic theory. Thompson supervised the + his work influenced the theories developed by James Clerk Maxwell, one + of the founders of electromagnetic theory. Thompson supervised the successful laying of the Trans Atlantic Cable and for that work was - knighted Lord Kelvin. Kelvin had endorsed Tesla's theories and proposed + knighted Lord Kelvin. Kelvin had endorsed Tesla's theories and proposed system for the wireless transmission of electrical power. 12 FootNOTE- - Grotz PACE

+ Grotz PACE

Tesla continued to study Hindu and Vedic philosophy for a number of years as indicated by the following letter written to him by Lord - Kelvin.

+ Kelvin.

15, Eaton Place London, S.W. @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC. most kind letter of May, 10, which I found in my cabin in the Lucania, with the beautiful books which you most kindly sent me along with it: -"The Buried Temple", "The Gospel of - Bhudda", Les Grands Inities", the exquisite edition of + Bhudda", Les Grands Inities", the exquisite edition of Rossetti's "House of Life", and last but not least the Century Magazine for June, 1900 with the splendid and marvelous photographs on pp. 176, 187, 190, 191, 192, full of @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC. way, but quite unsuccessfully, to find something definite as to the functions of ether in respect to plain, old fashioned magnetism. A propos of this, I have instructed the - publishers, Messrs. Macmillan, to send you at the Waldorf a + publishers, Messrs. Macmillan, to send you at the Waldorf a copy of my book (Collection of Separate Papers) on Electrostatics and Magnetism. I shall be glad if you will accept it from me as a very small mark of my gratitude to you @@ -250,34 +250,34 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC. interesting in the articles on Atmospheric Electricity which it contains.

-

Lady Kelvin joins me in kind regards, and I remain,

+

Lady Kelvin joins me in kind regards, and I remain,

Yours always truly,

-

Kelvin

+

Kelvin

Thank you also warmly for the beautiful flowers 13

TESLA AND RUSSELL

-

Walter Russell was one of the most accomplished artists, sculptors, +

Walter Russell was one of the most accomplished artists, sculptors, writers and scientists of this century. His periodic chart of the elements accurately predicted the location and characteristics of four elements years before they were discovered in laboratories. These are - now known as Deuterium, Tritium, Neptunium, and Plutonium. Russell

+ now known as Deuterium, Tritium, Neptunium, and Plutonium. Russell

apparently entered into a heightened state of awareness after being struck by lightning. He began several weeks of drawing and writing - about the basic nature and make up of the physical universe. Russells' - family finally called the family doctor to determine if Russell should + about the basic nature and make up of the physical universe. Russells' + family finally called the family doctor to determine if Russell should be committed to an mental institution. The doctor, upon seeing the - results of Russells weeks of work, said that he did not know what - Russell was doing, but that he definitely was not mad.

+ results of Russells weeks of work, said that he did not know what + Russell was doing, but that he definitely was not mad.

Although the exact time and occasion of their meeting has not yet - been determined, Nikola Tesla and Walter Russell did meet and discuss + been determined, Nikola Tesla and Walter Russell did meet and discuss their respective cosmologies. 14 Tesla recognized the wisdom and power - of Russells' teaching and urged Russell to lock up his knowledge in a + of Russells' teaching and urged Russell to lock up his knowledge in a safe for 1,000 years until man was ready for it. 15

WHY FREE ENERGY HASN'T HAPPENED YET

@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC.

Why hasn't power been made equally available to all people and nations? Why haven't the much touted free energy devices described by - Tom Bearden, John Bedini, Bruce DePalma, and others ever materialized? + Tom Bearden, John Bedini, Bruce DePalma, and others ever materialized? Perhaps because "easy things are seldom done for the same reason that impossible things are rarely done: no one will pay for anything believed to be easy or impossible". 20 Perhaps because when we talk @@ -416,12 +416,12 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC. continues to this day. Perhaps the reason for the delay of wireless power transmission or free energy devices lies even deeper within the human psyche. Is it possible that we could compare the Tesla story to - a biblical story? Bruce Gordan thinks so. In Gordan's analysis + a biblical story? Bruce Gordan thinks so. In Gordan's analysis Tesla's attempt at building a prototype magnifying transmitter parallels Genesis 11:1-9. 25

"The message; human curiosity and technological derring-do makes God - nervous; God demolishes project, confounds language". Gordan further + nervous; God demolishes project, confounds language". Gordan further outlines the the scenario as follows:

"ISOMORPHISM"

@@ -498,53 +498,53 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC.

FOOTNOTES

-

1. Ratzlaff, John, Tesla Said, Tesla Book Company, PO Box +

1. Ratzlaff, John, Tesla Said, Tesla Book Company, PO Box 1649, Greenville, TX 75401, 1984.

2. Yogananda, Paramahansa, Autobiography of a Yogi, Self Realization Fellowship,, 3880 San Rafael Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90065, 1985.

-

3. Cheney, Margaret, Man Out of Time, Prentice Hall, 1981.

+

3. Cheney, Margaret, Man Out of Time, Prentice Hall, 1981.

4. Hunt, Inez and Draper. Wanetta, W., Lightning In His Hand, The Life Story Of Nikola Tesla, Omni Publications, Hawthorne, CA, 1981.

-

5. O'Neal, John, J., Prodigal Genius, The Life Of Nikola +

5. O'Neal, John, J., Prodigal Genius, The Life Of Nikola Tesla, Ives Washington, Inc., 1944.

-

6. Anderson, Leland, personal communication. See also - Anderson, L.I., and Ratzlaff, J.T., Dr. Nikola Tesla +

6. Anderson, Leland, personal communication. See also + Anderson, L.I., and Ratzlaff, J.T., Dr. Nikola Tesla Bibliography, Ragusan Press, 936 Industrial Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94303, 1979.

-

7. Nikhilananda, Swami, Vivekananda, The Yogas and Other - Works, Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, New York, 1973.

+

7. Nikhilananda, Swami, Vivekananda, The Yogas and Other + Works, Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, New York, 1973.

-

8. Nikhilananda, Swami.

+

8. Nikhilananda, Swami.

-

9. Dobson, John, personal communication.

+

9. Dobson, John, personal communication.

-

7. Dobson, John, Advaita Vedanta and Modern Science, Vedanta +

7. Dobson, John, Advaita Vedanta and Modern Science, Vedanta Book Center, 5423 S. Hyde Park, Chicago, IL 60615, 1979.

-

10. Nikhilananda, Swami.

+

10. Nikhilananda, Swami.

-

11. Burke, Marie Louise, Swami Vivekananda in the West, New +

11. Burke, Marie Louise, Swami Vivekananda in the West, New Discoveries, The World Teacher, Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati, India, 1985, p. 500

-

12. Grotz, T., "Artificially Stimulated Resonance of the +

12. Grotz, T., "Artificially Stimulated Resonance of the Earth's Schumann Cavity Waveguide", Proceedings of the Third International New Energy Technology Symposium/Exhibition, June 25th-28th, 1988, Hull, Quebec, Planetary Association for Clean Energy, 191 Promenade du Portage/600, Hull, Quebec J8X 2K6 Canada

-

13. From the personal collection of L. Anderson.

+

13. From the personal collection of L. Anderson.

-

14. Russell, Lao. personal communication.

+

14. Russell, Lao. personal communication.

15. The University of Science and Philosophy, Swannanoa, Waynesboro, VA 22980, (703) 942-5161.

@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC.

17. Tesla, Nikola, The New Art of Projecting Concentrated Non-Dispersive Energy Through Natural Media, Proceedings of - the Tesla Centennial Symposium, Grotz, T. & Rauscher, E., + the Tesla Centennial Symposium, Grotz, T. & Rauscher, E., Editors, 1984.

18. Turchi, P.J.,Conte, D.,Seiler, S., Electrostatic @@ -579,16 +579,16 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC.

22. El-Kareh, E., Elswick, S., memo, 1987.

-

23. Grotz, T., & Sheppard, J., The Nikola Tesla Museum of +

23. Grotz, T., & Sheppard, J., The Nikola Tesla Museum of Science and Technology submitted to the Board of Directors of the International Tesla Society, December 12th, 1986. [Available as an ASCII text file on the TESLA BBS (719) 486- 2775]

-

24. Cheney, Margaret, Tesla, Man Out of Time, Prentice Hall +

24. Cheney, Margaret, Tesla, Man Out of Time, Prentice Hall Inc, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1981.

-

25. Gordan, Bruce, private communication, 1988.

+

25. Gordan, Bruce, private communication, 1988.

26. Arguelles, Jose & Lloydine, personal communication.

@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC. (719) 486-2775.

The Tesla Memorial Society The Tesla Coil Builders Association - % Nicholas Kosanovich % Harry Goldman + % Nicholas Kosanovich % Harry Goldman 453 Martin Road RD #6 Box 181 Lackawanna, NY 14218 Glenns Falls, NY 12801 (716) 822-0281 (518) 792-1003

@@ -617,25 +617,25 @@ THEORETICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC STUDIES AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION, INC. Greenville, TX 75401 Claremont, CA 91711 (214) 454-6819

-

Mr. Toby Grotz, President, Wireless Engineering, is an electrical +

Mr. Toby Grotz, President, Wireless Engineering, is an electrical engineer and has 16 years experience in the field of geophysics, aerospace and industrial research and design. While working for the Geophysical Services Division of Texas Instruments and at the - University of Texas at Dallas, Mr. Grotz was introduced to and worked + University of Texas at Dallas, Mr. Grotz was introduced to and worked with the geophysical concepts which are of importance to the wireless transmission of power. As a Senior Engineer at Martin Marietta, Mr. - Grotz designed and supervised the construction of industrial process + Grotz designed and supervised the construction of industrial process control systems and designed and built devices and equipment for use in research and development and for testing space flight hardware. Mr. - Grotz also worked for the public utility industry installing mini + Grotz also worked for the public utility industry installing mini computer based pollutant measuring data acquisition systems in fossil fuel power plants and as a results engineer in a nuclear power plant. - Mr. Grotz organized and chaired the 1984 Tesla Centennial Symposium and + Mr. Grotz organized and chaired the 1984 Tesla Centennial Symposium and the 1986 International Tesla Symposium and was president of the International Tesla Society, a not for profit corporation formed as a result the first symposium. As Project Manager for Project Tesla, Mr. - Grotz aided in the design and construction of a recreation of the + Grotz aided in the design and construction of a recreation of the equipment Nikola Tesla used for wireless transmission of power - experiments in 1899 in Colorado Springs. Mr. Grotz received his + experiments in 1899 in Colorado Springs. Mr. Grotz received his B.S.E.E. from the University of Connecticut in 1973.

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"Ere many generations pass, our machinery will be driven by a power obtainable at any point in the universe. This idea is not novel... We find it in the delightful myth of - Antheus, who derives power from the earth; we find it among + Antheus, who derives power from the earth; we find it among the subtle speculations of one of your splendid mathematicians... Throughout space there is energy. Is this energy static or kinetic.? If static our hopes are in @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ in attaching their machinery to the very wheelwork of nature." - Nikola Tesla addressing the American Institute of Electrical + Nikola Tesla addressing the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, 1891.

@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ perceptible matter comes from a primary substance, or tenuity beyond conception, filling all space, the Akasa or luminiferous ether, which is acted upon by the life giving - Prana or creative force, calling into existence, in never + Prana or creative force, calling into existence, in never ending cycles all things and phenomena. The primary substance, thrown into infintesimal whirls of prodigious velocity, becomes gross matter; the force subsiding, the motion ceases and matter disappears, reverting to the primary substance." - Nikola Tesla, Man's Greatest Achievement, May 13, 1907.

+ Nikola Tesla, Man's Greatest Achievement, May 13, 1907.

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ immersed in it: and that is our condition in regard to the ether." - Sir Oliver Lodge, Ether and Reality.

+ Sir Oliver Lodge, Ether and Reality.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/testing.xml b/pythonCode/output/testing.xml index a4f607a..f2be3e5 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/testing.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/testing.xml @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ testing budget for the US in FY 1990 was nearly $2 billion.[2] Millions of dollars are now being allocated to assess and begin clean-up of the environmental damage at NTS.

-

Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico and Lawrence Livermore in +

Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico and Lawrence Livermore in California design and perfect nuclear weapons for the US testing program. Both labs are managed by the University of California. The main NTS contractors are EG&G (Edgerton, Germeshausen & @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ weapons tests and has tested only once since October, 1989. The USSR has signed both the PTBT and NPT.

China tested above ground from 1964-1980. The two most recent -tests were detonated at Lop Nor in 1990. The Chinese will not end +tests were detonated at Lop Nor in 1990. The Chinese will not end nuclear weapons tests until the US and USSR have greatly reduced their nuclear arsenals and stopped testing. China has not signed the PTBT, but tests underground as that treaty requires. Recently diff --git a/pythonCode/output/theory.xml b/pythonCode/output/theory.xml index 781da86..bb5cc91 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/theory.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/theory.xml @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ THE HOLLOW EARTH: A MADDENING THEORY THAT CAN'T BE DISPROVED From OMNI Magazine (October 1983), Games section (p. 128)

-

If there were a hall of fame for pseudoscientists, surely Cyrus Teed +

If there were a hall of fame for pseudoscientists, surely Cyrus Teed would deserve a place of honor. It was shortly after the Civil War that Teed had his vision: The earth is a hollow sphere, and WE LIVE INSIDE IT. Everything else in the universe is in here with us -- planets, @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fundamentalists. It made the earth important again, rather than an insignifigant speck in the cosmos. And it eliminted the difficult concepts of infinite space and aimlessly scattered worlds. We're all right here together in this safe, spherical womb. - In 1870 Teed changed his name to Koresh (ancient Hebrew for Cyrus) + In 1870 Teed changed his name to Koresh (ancient Hebrew for Cyrus) and started a cult. At its peak in the Nineties the Koreshan (pronounced ker-ESH-an) Unity movement had some 4,000 followers. Teed established a religious/scientific community a few miles south of Fort @@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ sphere is inverted, ever point outside is mapped to a corresponding point inside, and vice versa. The goemetry is quite simple. If a sphere's center is "C" and its radius is "r," then every outside point "P" maps to an inside point "P'" -such that "CP x CP' = r2" {that's "r squared" - Foxx}. +such that "CP x CP' = r2" {that's "r squared" - Foxx}. {My apologies for not being able to include the accompanying -illustration. - Foxx} +illustration. - Foxx} Here's a good way to visualize it: For any outside point "P" (on the sun, or Pluto, or Cygnus X, for example), draw a circle that has "CP" as its diameter. From one of the two points where this circle @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ clustered around the center, which is, of course, infinity. Is there any way to prove we *aren't* inside a hollow earth? We asked H.S.M. Coxeter, mathematics professor at the University of Toronto and an expert on inversion geometry. "I can't think of any," he -said. "A rocket flight, an eclipse, a Foucault pendulum, a Coriolis +said. "A rocket flight, an eclipse, a Foucault pendulum, a Coriolis effect -- any observation we can makeon the outside of the earth has an exact duplicate version inside. There would be no way to tell which was the truth." @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ with a sphere some 4,000 miles in diameter. Celestial bodies that revolve around the earth's center appear to "rise" and "set" as they enter or leave that sphere.

-

Cyrus Teed said that the moon is an illusion, that gravity is really +

Cyrus Teed said that the moon is an illusion, that gravity is really centrifugal force, and that a horizontal line on the earth's surface eventually intersects the earth's upward curvature. We like to think that if he were alive today he would junk some of his earlier @@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ disappeared -- along the axis of spin. It is gravity of a peculiar kind that pulls us all to the outside. Teed's rectilineator experiment must have been in error. A line that appears horizontal actually curves in toward the center and so gets farther and farther "above" the surface. - Teed would have embraced Einstein's view of a finite, bounded + Teed would have embraced Einstein's view of a finite, bounded universe in which light travels in circles and eventually returns to its starting point. An infinitely powered telescope aimed straight up, -Einstein said, will eventually produce a view of the other side of the +Einstein said, will eventually produce a view of the other side of the earth. That idea might seem paradoxical to most of us, but it would -have been intuitively obvious to Cyrus Teed. +have been intuitively obvious to Cyrus Teed. ... the Australian Journal _Speculations in Science and Technology_ -has published an article by Mostafa A Abdelkader, of Alexandria, Egypt, +has published an article by Mostafa A Abdelkader, of Alexandria, Egypt, that considers in all seriousness the proposal that we really *are* in a hollow Earth. Abdelkader says that the only way to test the theory's validity is to drill a tunnel straight through the earth. Until such an diff --git a/pythonCode/output/theory1.xml b/pythonCode/output/theory1.xml index ee3d016..50f763f 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/theory1.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/theory1.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@

by

-

Toby Grotz

+

Toby Grotz

Theoretical Electromagnetic Studies and Learning Association, Inc. 522 West Third Street @@ -14,16 +14,16 @@

Abstract

Many researchers have speculated on the meaning of the phrase "non- - Hertzian waves" as used by Dr. Nikola Tesla. Dr. Tesla first began to + Hertzian waves" as used by Dr. Nikola Tesla. Dr. Tesla first began to use this term in the mid 1890's in order to explain his proposed system for the wireless transmission of electrical power. In fact, it was not - until the distinction between the method that Heinrich Hertz was using + until the distinction between the method that Heinrich Hertz was using and the system Dr. Tesla had designed, that Dr. Tesla was able to - receive the endorsement of the renowned physicist, Lord Kelvin.1

+ receive the endorsement of the renowned physicist, Lord Kelvin.1

To this day, however, there exists a confusion amongs researchers, experimentalists, popular authors and laymen as to the meaning of non- - Hertzian waves and the method Dr. Tesla was promoting for the wireless + Hertzian waves and the method Dr. Tesla was promoting for the wireless transmission of power. In this paper, the terms pertinent to wireless transmission of power will be explained and the methods being used by present researchers in a recreation of the Tesla's 1899 Colorado @@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ theories as they were both used by Dr. Tesla at various times to explain his system of wireless transmission of power. It should be noted, however, that the first theory was supported by Fritz - Lowenstein, the first vice-president of the Institute of Radio + Lowenstein, the first vice-president of the Institute of Radio Engineers, a man who had the enviable experience of assisting Dr. Tesla - during the Colorado Springs experiments of 1899. Lowenstein presented + during the Colorado Springs experiments of 1899. Lowenstein presented what came to be known as the "gliding wave" theory of electromagnetic radiation and propagation during a lecture before the IRE in 1915. (Fig. 1)

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ "The Spherical Oscillator." This was the beginning of an examination of what we may call the science of terrestrial resonances, culminating in the 1950's and 60's with the engineering of VLF radio systems and - the research and discoveries of W.O. Schumann and J.R. Waite.

+ the research and discoveries of W.O. Schumann and J.R. Waite.

The second method of energy propagation proposed by Dr. Tesla was that of the propagation of electrical energy through electrified gases. @@ -86,13 +86,13 @@ made by Dr. Tesla which indicate that he was using resonator fields and transmission line modes.

-

1. When he speaks of tuning his apparatus until Hertzian radiations +

1. When he speaks of tuning his apparatus until Hertzian radiations have been eliminated, he is referring to using ELF vibrations: "...the - Hertzian effect has gradually been reduced through the lowering of + Hertzian effect has gradually been reduced through the lowering of frequency."3

2. "...the energy received does not diminish with the square of the - distance, as it should, since the Hertzian radiation propagates in a + distance, as it should, since the Hertzian radiation propagates in a hemisphere."3

3. He apparently detected resonator or standing wave modes: "...my @@ -118,14 +118,14 @@

It does not indicate faster than light velocity

-

The mathematical models and experimental data used by Schumann and - Waite to describe ELF transmission and propagation are complex and - beyond the scope of this paper. Dr. James F. Corum, Kenneth L. Corum - and Dr. A-Hamid Aidinejad have, however, in a series of papers +

The mathematical models and experimental data used by Schumann and + Waite to describe ELF transmission and propagation are complex and + beyond the scope of this paper. Dr. James F. Corum, Kenneth L. Corum + and Dr. A-Hamid Aidinejad have, however, in a series of papers presented at the 1984 Tesla Centennial Symposium and the 1986 International Tesla Symposium, applied the experimental values obtained by Dr. Tesla during his Colorado Springs experiments to the models and - equations used by Schumann and Waite. The results of this exercise + equations used by Schumann and Waite. The results of this exercise have proved that the Earth and the surrounding atmosphere can be used as a cavity resonator for the wireless transmission of electrical power. (Fig. 3)

@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ the planet and to return. From this statement many have assumed that his transmissions exceeded the speed of light and many esoteric and fallacious theories and publications have been generated. As Corum and - Aidinejad point out, in their 1986 paper, "The Transient Propagation of + Aidinejad point out, in their 1986 paper, "The Transient Propagation of ELF Pulses in the Earth Ionosphere Cavity", this measurement represents the coherence time of the Earth cavity resonator system. This is also known to students of radar systems as a determination of the range dependent parameter. The accompanying diagrams from Corum's and - Aidinejad's paper graphically illustrate the point. (Fig. 3 & Fig. 4)

+ Aidinejad's paper graphically illustrate the point. (Fig. 3 & Fig. 4)

We now turn to a description of the methods to be used to build, as Dr. Tesla did in 1899, a cavity resonator for the wireless transmission @@ -148,21 +148,21 @@

PROJECT TESLA:

-

The Wireless Transmission of Electrical Energy Using Schumann Resonance

+

The Wireless Transmission of Electrical Energy Using Schumann Resonance

It has been proven that electrical energy can be propagated around the world between the surface of the Earth and the ionosphere at - extreme low frequencies in what is known as the Schumann Cavity. The - Schumann cavity surrounds the Earth between ground level and extends + extreme low frequencies in what is known as the Schumann Cavity. The + Schumann cavity surrounds the Earth between ground level and extends upward to a maximum 80 kilometers. Experiments to date have shown that electromagnetic waves of extreme low frequencies in the range of 8 Hz, - the fundamental Schumann Resonance frequency, propagate with little - attenuation around the planet within the Schumann Cavity.

+ the fundamental Schumann Resonance frequency, propagate with little + attenuation around the planet within the Schumann Cavity.

Knowing that a resonant cavity can be excited and that power can be delivered to that cavity similar to the methods used in microwave ovens for home use, it should be possible to resonate and deliver power via - the Schumann Cavity to any point on Earth. This will result in + the Schumann Cavity to any point on Earth. This will result in practical wireless transmission of electrical power.

Background

@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ were made of the frequency that is propagated in the resonant cavity surrounding the Earth, recent analysis shows that it was Nikola Tesla who, in 1899, first noticed the existence of stationary waves in the - Schumann cavity. Tesla's experimental measurements of the wave length - and frequency involved closely match Schumann's theoretical + Schumann cavity. Tesla's experimental measurements of the wave length + and frequency involved closely match Schumann's theoretical calculations. Some of these observations were made in 1899 while Tesla was monitoring the electromagnetic radiations due to lightning discharges in a thunderstorm which passed over his Colorado Springs @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ laboratory Tesla had constructed was to prove that wireless transmission of electrical power was possible.

-

Schumann Resonance is analogous to pushing a pendulum. The intent of +

Schumann Resonance is analogous to pushing a pendulum. The intent of Project Tesla is to create pulses or electrical disturbances that would travel in all directions around the Earth in the thin membrane of non- conductive air between the ground and the ionosphere. The pulses or @@ -300,7 +300,7 @@

The objectives of Project Tesla are divided into three areas of investigation. - 1. Demonstration that the Schumann Cavity can be resonated with an + 1. Demonstration that the Schumann Cavity can be resonated with an open air, vertical dipole antenna; 2. Measurement of power insertion losses; 3. Measurement of power retrieval losses, locally and at a distance.

@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@

A full size, 51 foot diameter, air core, radio frequency resonating coil and a unique 130 foot tower, insulated 30 feet above ground, have been constructed and are operational at an elevation of approximately - 11,000 feet. This system was originally built by Robert Golka in 1973- + 11,000 feet. This system was originally built by Robert Golka in 1973- 1974 and used until 1982 by the United States Air Force at Wendover AFB in Wendover, Utah. The USAF used the coil for simulating natural lightning for testing and hardening fighter aircraft. The system has a @@ -319,7 +319,7 @@

A location at a high altitude is initially advantageous for reducing atmospheric losses which work against an efficient coupling to the - Schumann Cavity. The high frequency, high voltage output of the coil + Schumann Cavity. The high frequency, high voltage output of the coil will be half wave rectified using a uniquely designed single electrode X-ray tube. The X-ray tube will be used to charge a 130 ft. tall, vertical tower which will function to provide a vertical current @@ -333,12 +333,12 @@ will be in the range of between 200-600 coulombs. Discharging the tower 7-8 times per second through a fixed or rotary spark gap will create electrical disturbances, which will resonantly excite the - Schumann Cavity, and propagate around the entire Earth.

+ Schumann Cavity, and propagate around the entire Earth.

The propagated wave front will be reflected from the antipode back to the transmitter site. The reflected wave will be reinforced and again radiated when it returns to the transmitter. As a result, an - oscillation will be established and maintained in the Schumann Cavity. + oscillation will be established and maintained in the Schumann Cavity. The loss of power in the cavity has been estimated to be about 6% per round trip. If the same amount of power is delivered to the cavity on each cycle of oscillation of the transmitter, there will be a net @@ -357,14 +357,14 @@ the transmitter site and at distant receiving locations. Equipment constructed especially for measurement of low frequency electromagnetic waves will be employed to measure the effectiveness of using the - Schumann Cavity as a means of electrical power distribution. The + Schumann Cavity as a means of electrical power distribution. The detection equipment used by project personnel will consist of a pick up coil and industry standard low noise, high gain operational amplifiers and active band pass filters.

In addition to project detection there will be a record of the experiment recorded by a network of monitoring stations that have been - set up specifically to monitor electromagnetic activity in the Schumann + set up specifically to monitor electromagnetic activity in the Schumann Cavity.

Evaluation Procedure

@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ field strength, and cavity Q will be calculated using the equations presented in Dr. Corum's papers. These papers are noted in the references. If recorded results indicate power can be efficiently - coupled into or transmitted in the Schumann Cavity, a second phase of + coupled into or transmitted in the Schumann Cavity, a second phase of research involving power reception will be initiated.

Environmental Considerations

@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ of 30 nanoteslas. The largest time varying fields are those generated by solar activity and thunderstorms. These magnetic fields reach a maximum of 0.5 microteslas (uT) The magnetic fields produced as a - result of lightning discharges in the Schumann Cavity peak at 7, 14, 20 + result of lightning discharges in the Schumann Cavity peak at 7, 14, 20 and 26 Hz. The magnetic flux densities associated with these resonant frequencies vary from 0.25 to 3.6 picoteslas. per root hertz (pT/Hz1/2).

@@ -404,15 +404,15 @@ amp per phase is 15 uT. ELF antennae systems that are used for submarine communication produce fields of 20 uT. Video display terminals produce fields of 2 uT, 1,000,000 times the strength of the - Schumann Resonance frequencies.9

+ Schumann Resonance frequencies.9

-

Project Tesla will use a 150 kw generator to excite the Schumann +

Project Tesla will use a 150 kw generator to excite the Schumann cavity. Calculations predict that the field strength due to this excitation at 7.8 Hz will be on the order of 46 picoteslas.

Future Objectives

-

The successful resonating of the Schumann Cavity and wireless +

The successful resonating of the Schumann Cavity and wireless transmission of power on a small scale resulting in proof of principle will require a second phase of engineering, the design of receiving stations. On completion of the second phase, the third and fourth @@ -428,22 +428,22 @@ Symposium and the 1986 International Tesla Symposium.

"The Transient Propagation of ELF Pulses in the Earth-Ionosphere - Cavity", by A-Ahamid Aidinejad and James F. Corum.

+ Cavity", by A-Ahamid Aidinejad and James F. Corum.

"Disclosures Concerning the Operation of an ELF Oscillator", by James F. Corum and Kenneth L. Corum.

-

"A Physical Interpretation of the Colorado Springs Data", by James F. +

"A Physical Interpretation of the Colorado Springs Data", by James F. Corum and Kenneth L. Corum.

"Critical Speculations Concerning Tesla's Invention and Applications of Single Electrode X-Ray Directed Discharges for Power Processing, - Terrestrial Resonances and Particle Beam Weapons" by James F. Corum and + Terrestrial Resonances and Particle Beam Weapons" by James F. Corum and Kenneth L. Corum.

FOOTNOTES

-

1. Tesla Said, Compiled by John T. Ratzlaff, Tesla Book Company, +

1. Tesla Said, Compiled by John T. Ratzlaff, Tesla Book Company, Millbrae, CA, 1984.

2. Dr. Nikola Tesla: Selected Patent Wrappers, compiled by John T. @@ -467,8 +467,8 @@

8. "PC Monitors Lightning Worldwide", Davis D. Sentman, Computers in Science, Premiere Issue, 1987.

-

9. "Artificially Stimulated Resonance of the Earth's Schumann Cavity - Waveguide", Toby Grotz, Proceedings of the Third International New +

9. "Artificially Stimulated Resonance of the Earth's Schumann Cavity + Waveguide", Toby Grotz, Proceedings of the Third International New Energy Technology Symposium/Exhibition, June 25th-28th, 1988, Hull, Quebec, Planetary Association for Clean Energy, 191 Promenade du Portage/600, Hull, Quebec J8X 2K6 Canada

@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT TESLA

The Tesla Memorial Society The Tesla Coil Builders Association - % Nicholas Kosanovich % Harry Goldman + % Nicholas Kosanovich % Harry Goldman 453 Martin Road RD #6 Box 181 Lackawanna, NY 14218 Glenns Falls, NY 12801\ (716) 822-0281 (518 792-1003

@@ -487,22 +487,22 @@

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

-

Mr. Grotz, is an electrical engineer and has 15 years experience in +

Mr. Grotz, is an electrical engineer and has 15 years experience in the field of geophysics, aerospace and industrial research and design. While working for the Geophysical Services Division of Texas - Instruments and at the University of Texas at Dallas, Mr. Grotz was + Instruments and at the University of Texas at Dallas, Mr. Grotz was introduced to and worked with the geophysical concepts which are of importance to the proposed project. As a Senior Engineer at Martin - Marietta, Mr. Grotz designed and supervised the construction of + Marietta, Mr. Grotz designed and supervised the construction of industrial process control systems and designed and built devices and equipment for use in research and development and for testing space - flight hardware. Mr. Grotz organized and chaired the 1984 Tesla + flight hardware. Mr. Grotz organized and chaired the 1984 Tesla Centennial Symposium and the 1986 International Tesla Symposium and was President of the International Tesla Society, a not for profit corporation formed as a result the first symposium. As Project Manager - for Project Tesla, Mr. Grotz aided in the design and construction of a + for Project Tesla, Mr. Grotz aided in the design and construction of a recreation of the equipment Nikola Tesla used for wireless transmission - of power experiments in 1899 in Colorado Springs. Mr. Grotz received + of power experiments in 1899 in Colorado Springs. Mr. Grotz received his B.S.E.E. from the University of Connecticut in 1973.

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/theory2.xml b/pythonCode/output/theory2.xml index 0624e78..34f70cb 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/theory2.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/theory2.xml @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ OFTEN ARE WOUND WITH TAPPED PRIMARIES TO FACILITATE FINE TUNING. THE SECONDARY COIL IS SITUATED BOTH ELECTRICALLY AND PHYSICALLY WITHIN THE PRIMARY. THE SECONDARY AND ITS DISCHARGE ELECTRODE, GENERALLY A - SPHERE OR TOROID, MAKE UP THE SECOND TUNED CIRCUT. THE WINDING SUPPLIES + SPHERE OR TOROID, MAKE UP THE SECOND TUNED CIRCUT. THE WINDING SUPPLIES INDUCTANCE; THE CAPACITOR IS CREATED BY THE ELECTRODE AND THE (EARTH) GROUND-PLANE. AIR IS THE DIELECTRIC. MOST TESLA COILS EMPLOY SECONDARIES OF 1/4-WAVELENGTH AT THEIR OPERATING FREQUENCIES. THIS diff --git a/pythonCode/output/totalism.xml b/pythonCode/output/totalism.xml index 2da2467..93c4b15 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/totalism.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/totalism.xml @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@

TOTALITARIANISM

-

by Chip Berlet

+

by Chip Berlet

(adapted from a forthcoming book)

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ organization new to this century's mass society. The style, strategies, tactics, and internal organizing practices of the totalitarian group were outlined by -historian-philosopher Hannah Arendt in her book +historian-philosopher Hannah Arendt in her book The Origins of Totalitarianism.

In recent years there has been a revisionist @@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ group through the use of coericive measures, physical or emotional.

The allure of undeniably efficient and expedient -totalitarianism is what Stalin succumbed to in +totalitarianism is what Stalin succumbed to in his rush to create a socialist society. Not totalitarianism as defined by cyncial philosophical revisionists such as Jeane -Kirkpatrick and Henry Kissinger, but +Kirkpatrick and Henry Kissinger, but totalitarianism in the original definition as an organizational form characterised by centralized control by an autocratic leader or hierarchy.

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ century--and the vast majority of progressives around the world have learned an important lesson from the disasterous consequences, and have rejected the siren call of totalitarianism which -infected both Hitler and Stalin in their zealous +infected both Hitler and Stalin in their zealous rush to power. Some elements of the NAP's methodology and style mirror the early stages of several European fascist movements in the 1930's.

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ with other similar political groups, and, failing that, attempts to undermine the group and establish parallel organizations.

-

*** Virulent and unprincipled attacks on critics, +

*** Virulent and unprincipled attacks on critics, including insults, agent-baiting, threats by attorneys and defamation lawsuits.

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ and implementation of a "secret-society" style.

These similarities do not change the fact that the totalitarian LaRouchite philosophy is apparently neo-fascist while the totalitarian -Newman and Parente philosophies are apparently +Newman and Parente philosophies are apparently left-progressive, but it does mean that internally, all these groups have an authoritarian hierarchy whose existence is @@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ appearances.

The propaganda and organizing techniques used by the internally-authoritarian and psychologically-manipulative cult groups run by -Lyndon LaRouche, Fred Newman, and Geno Parente +Lyndon LaRouche, Fred Newman, and Geno Parente (and others) mirror totalitarianism.

It is crucial to note the relationship of -LaRouche, Parente, and Newman during the early +LaRouche, Parente, and Newman during the early 1970's in light of their subsequent activities. All three white male political leaders viewed Marxist revolution through an egocentric prism @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ structure and methods not by its stated or apparent ideology.

Arendt's theories were first published in the -1950's, long before people like LaRouche, Newman +1950's, long before people like LaRouche, Newman and Parente arrived on the political scene, yet her analysis reads as if it were a study of the Executive Committee of the National Caucus of @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ social and religious secret societies.

glimpse of a totalitarian movement through its front organizations:

-

"Sympathisers, who are to all appearances still +

"Sympathisers, who are to all appearances still innocuous fellow citizens in a nontotalitarian society, can hardly be called single-minded fanatics; through them, the movements make their @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ totalitarian elements which are hardly recognizable as such but appear to be normal political reactions or opinions." (p. 367)

-

LaRouche, Newman and Parente have spawned dozens +

LaRouche, Newman and Parente have spawned dozens of front organizations, each designed around some issue of mass appeal. For instance, LaRouche followers used the front device of Proposition 64 @@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ leader toward power. Historically, when power is attained, the political allies and issues are betrayed.

-

Leninist Democratic Centralism + totalitarianism = Stalinism

+

Leninist Democratic Centralism + totalitarianism = Stalinism

-

Hitlerian Ultra-Racialist Fascism + totalitarianism = Nazism +

Hitlerian Ultra-Racialist Fascism + totalitarianism = Nazism

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/tv-stuff.xml b/pythonCode/output/tv-stuff.xml index 792087d..3476744 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/tv-stuff.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/tv-stuff.xml @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ are.

Who's Doing It But don't take my word for it. Ten years ago we spoke to a man from a think -tank called the Futures Group in Connecticut. Hal Becker had spent more +tank called the Futures Group in Connecticut. Hal Becker had spent more than 20 years of his life manipulating the minds of the leaders of our society. Listen to what he said:

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ what is being done to you, but your mind is being shaped and moulded.''}

``Your mind is being shaped and moulded.'' If that doesn't sound like -brainwashing, I don't know what is. Becker speaks with the elan of a +brainwashing, I don't know what is. Becker speaks with the elan of a network of brainwashers who have been programming your lives, especially since the advent of television as a ``mass medium'' in the late 1940s and early 1950s. This network numbers several tens of thousands worldwide. @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ power and bloodlines entitle them to rule.

One of the oligarchy's institutions for manipulation of populations is located in a suburb of London called Tavistock. The Tavistock Institute for Human Relations, which also has a branch in Sussex, England, is -the ``mother'' for much of this extended network, of which Becker is a +the ``mother'' for much of this extended network, of which Becker is a member. They are the specialists in {both} hard and soft brainwashing.

The Tavistock Institute is the psychological warfare arm of the @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ in the United States and elsewhere, are determined that you should be a television addict, sucking up a daily dose of brainwashing from the ``tube;'' that is how they control you.

-

Like his fellow brainwashers, Becker prides himself in knowing the +

Like his fellow brainwashers, Becker prides himself in knowing the minds of his victims. He calls them ``saps.'' Man, he told an interviewer, should be called ``homo the sap.''

@@ -219,11 +219,11 @@ viewing, is ready to accept any new illusion of reality as presented on the tube. The mind, in its drugged-like stupor of television watching, is prepared to accept that the images that television {suggests} as reality {are} reality. It will then struggle to form fit a -contradictory reality into television image, just as Becker claims.

+contradictory reality into television image, just as Becker claims.

-

Another Tavistock brainwasher, Fred Emery, who studied television for +

Another Tavistock brainwasher, Fred Emery, who studied television for 25 years, confirms this. The television signal itself, he found, puts the -viewer in this state of drugged-like oblivion. Emery writes: ``Television as +viewer in this state of drugged-like oblivion. Emery writes: ``Television as a media consists of a constant visual signal of 50 half-frames per second. Our hypotheses regarding this essential nature of the medium itself are:

@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ day, there is plenty of time for such repeated suggestion.

day. Think about those same issues today; notice how you seemed to change {your} mind about them, to become more tolerant of things you opposed vehemently before. It's your television watching that changed your -mind, or to use Becker's terms, ``shaped your perceptions.''

+mind, or to use Becker's terms, ``shaped your perceptions.''

Twenty years ago, most people thought that the lunacy that is now called environmentalism, the idea that animals and plants should be protected @@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ were morally and scientifically unsound. Let's take a more recent example: the war against Iraq. That was a war made for television. In fact, it was a war {organized} through television. Think back a year: How were Americans prepared for the eventual -slaughter of Iraqi women and children? Images on the screen: Saddam Hussein, +slaughter of Iraqi women and children? Images on the screen: Saddam Hussein, on one side, Hitler on the other. The images repeated in newscasts, backed up by scenes of alleged atrocities in Kuwait. Then the war itself: the video-game like images of ``smart'' weapons killing Iraqi targets.

@@ -306,11 +306,11 @@ show that most of television programming is geared to a less than remade in the infantile images of the television screen. All of society becomes more infantile, more easily controllable.

-

As Emery explains: {``We are proposing that television as a simple +

As Emery explains: {``We are proposing that television as a simple constant and repetitive and ambiguous visual stimulus, gradually closes down the central nervous system of man.''}

-

Becker holds a similar view of the effect of television on American's +

Becker holds a similar view of the effect of television on American's ability to think: {``Americans don't really think--they have opinions and feelings. Television creates the opinion and then validates it.''}

@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ determined, by the images on the screen. You are given the appearance of freedom of choice, but that you have neither freedom nor real choice. That is how the brainwashing works.

-

``Are they brainwashed by the tube,'' said Becker to the interviewer. +

``Are they brainwashed by the tube,'' said Becker to the interviewer. ``It is really more than that. I think that people have lost the ability to relate the images of their own lives without television intervening to tell them what it means. That is what we really mean when we say that we have a @@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ to the tube.

So, after what I just told you, what do say, buddy? Do you want to stay stupid and let your country go to hell in a basket? Why don't you just walk over to the set and turn it off. That's right, completely off. Go on, -you can do it. Now isn't that better? Don't you feel a little better already? +you can do it. Now isn't that better? Don't you feel a little better already? You've just taken the first step in deprogramming yourself. It wasn't that hard, was it? Until we speak again, try to keep it off. Now that will be a bit harder.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/twins.xml b/pythonCode/output/twins.xml index b1643d9..88766ce 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/twins.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/twins.xml @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@

Bewitching Science -by Val Dusek

+by Val Dusek

-

[Note by Brian Siano: This article originally appeared in +

[Note by Brian Siano: This article originally appeared in the November/December 1987 issue of _Science for the People_, published by the Science Resource Center, 897 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139. I don't even know if the magazine is still @@ -11,25 +11,25 @@ being published; it's a shame, because it regularly dealt with such topics as toxic wastes, nuclear power, eugenics, biotechnology, and the like. I have a few back issues, one of which has a dandy article in the psychological experiments of Dr. -Ewen Cameron conducted in Canada. I wish a local newsstand still +Ewen Cameron conducted in Canada. I wish a local newsstand still carried it. (BTW, its editorial advisory board includes Stephen -Jay Gould and Richard Lewontin.) - [Since this article appeared, Bouchard _has_ published his +Jay Gould and Richard Lewontin.) + [Since this article appeared, Bouchard _has_ published his data, although I don't have the specific references for where he published. This article addresses his public statements prior to -publishing, and raises important questions as to Bouchard's +publishing, and raises important questions as to Bouchard's impartiality over his thesis. - [Val Dusek, at the time of publication, taught philosophy at + [Val Dusek, at the time of publication, taught philosophy at the University of New Hampshire.]

For seven years, popular magazines have regaled us with -tales of Oskar and Jack, a pair of twins, one raised in Nazi +tales of Oskar and Jack, a pair of twins, one raised in Nazi Germany, the other raised as a Jew in Trinidad, who both think it funny to sneeze in elevators and always flush a toilet before -using it. We have also been told about Bridget and Dorothy, +using it. We have also been told about Bridget and Dorothy, British twins who each wore seven rings. These anecdotes issue from scientists undertaking a massive -study of identical twins. The study, conducted by Thomas Bouchard +study of identical twins. The study, conducted by Thomas Bouchard and others at the University of Minnesota, is said to show that I.Q., personality traits, and virtually every other mental attribute or behavior is heritable, or capable of being @@ -54,15 +54,15 @@ August 7, 1987 issue of Science, no reference is made to any article having been submitted; it is said only that "the group recently has submitted a paper." This seems like a minor anomaly until one realizes that for -the last seven years, Bouchard has been releasing announcements +the last seven years, Bouchard has been releasing announcements to the media regarding the Minnesota Twins Study and its results. The news section of Science has several times enthusiastically -quoted Bouchard. Also since 1980, articles have appeared in +quoted Bouchard. Also since 1980, articles have appeared in Science 80, Newsweek, The New York Times, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, People, the New Orleans States-Item, the Washington Post, and elsewhere. (2) In these articles, traits from political conservatism to -toilet flushing have been claimed to be heritable. Bouchard has +toilet flushing have been claimed to be heritable. Bouchard has declared his results "devastating" to feminists. (3) Opponents have been termed "ideological." (4) U.S. News stated, "Unable to hold back the swelling tide of evidence for the importance of @@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ genes, supporters of the nurture side try to fight back with words." (5) This public trumpeting of 'science' without data is perhaps the most extreme recent example of popular media releases without -scientific publication. Given the popular interest in Bouchard's +scientific publication. Given the popular interest in Bouchard's alleged results and their purported policy impact for child rearing, social welfare programs, the criminal justice system, and the schools, this situation raises questions of ethics and -responsibility. These questions relate to not only Bouchard and +responsibility. These questions relate to not only Bouchard and the Minnesota Twin Study group in releasing these so-far unverifiable claims. They also relate to the journalists who uncritically convey the study's claims and the members of the @@ -102,37 +102,37 @@ disadvantaged, or the 'naturalness' of female depression, rape, capitalism, and war. (6) However, biological determinists tend to claim that their own views are purely scientific, while their opponents' views are purely ideological. - Bouchard, his co-workers, and supporters follow this -pattern. According to Science, "Bouchard wants to keep his study -free from politics." But in the same article, Bouchard is also + Bouchard, his co-workers, and supporters follow this +pattern. According to Science, "Bouchard wants to keep his study +free from politics." But in the same article, Bouchard is also quoted as saying that his German twins are "devastating to the feminist contention that children's personalities are shaped differently according to the sex of those who rear them, since -Oskar was raised by women and Jack by men." (3) Thus, in a sample -of one pair of twins, Bouchard is willing to draw conclusions +Oskar was raised by women and Jack by men." (3) Thus, in a sample +of one pair of twins, Bouchard is willing to draw conclusions concerning child rearing and sexual politics. Many biological determinists portray themselves as liberals who were brought by the 'harsh facts' of biology to hold -conservative doctrines. Sociobiologist E.O. Wilson, psychologist -of inherited criminality Sanford Mednick, and others have made +conservative doctrines. Sociobiologist E.O. Wilson, psychologist +of inherited criminality Sanford Mednick, and others have made this claim. - Bouchard is no exception. Despite his discipleship to the -scientific racist Arthur Jensen at Berkeley, Bouchard claims to + Bouchard is no exception. Despite his discipleship to the +scientific racist Arthur Jensen at Berkeley, Bouchard claims to have been engaged in "political activism in the radical -sixties." (7) Bouchard also presents himself as having stumbled +sixties." (7) Bouchard also presents himself as having stumbled "almost casually" in 1979 into an interest in twins through reading about a pair of reunited twins. (8) - In fact, Bouchard had already published research and review + In fact, Bouchard had already published research and review articles years before on the heritability of I.Q. From this work -and that of his mentor, Jensen, Bouchard must have realized the +and that of his mentor, Jensen, Bouchard must have realized the centrality of studies of twins reared apart for the I.Q. debate. -This importance greatly increased after Cyril Burt's data, a +This importance greatly increased after Cyril Burt's data, a major basis for Jensen's claims concerning black/white I.Q. differences, was discredited as fraudulent. (9,10) Inferences From Coincidences Despite the claims concerning hard evidence, large samples, and the appeal to the biological sciences, what we find in -statements by Bouchard and in material released to the media from +statements by Bouchard and in material released to the media from the Minnesota Twin Study are anecdotes and amazing stories. What is striking about the anecdotal material is its similarity to the sort of evidence often offered as proof for astrology or @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ friend was immediately followed by a phone call from that friend are offered as evidence. The cases where forecasts failed or where a thought of someone is not followed by a phone call from that person are forgotten or left unmentioned. - Bouchard's coincidence anecdotes are of a similar nature: + Bouchard's coincidence anecdotes are of a similar nature: we are told about the similarities (seven rings on fingers, sneezing in elevators) but not about the differences. But some of the similarities are physical ones that are to be expected in @@ -155,17 +155,17 @@ later to live on opposite sides of the river in Louisiana. Even if "the mighty Mississippi divided" the twins, the fact that they both wear cowboy hats and like hunting is not that unusual for two working-class men in the same region of Louisiana.11 - Oskar and Jack, the Nazi and Jew -- superficially the most + Oskar and Jack, the Nazi and Jew -- superficially the most spectacular case of twins reared apart -- both had less isolation from each other and less different environments than the media stories reveal. They were raised by their own relatives in two German households. One of these households emigrated to -Trinidad. Bouchard himself admits that their household +Trinidad. Bouchard himself admits that their household environments were more similar than their Nazi-vs.-Jew image suggests. In fact, the two men met briefly during the 1950s in Germany, and their wives kept up correspondence since that meeting. (11) - Bouchard notes that one function of the media publicity + Bouchard notes that one function of the media publicity about spectacular coincidences is to recruit more pairs of twins. But such pairs may wish to exaggerate similarities of behavior or wear identical dress to receive publicity and scientific approval @@ -177,30 +177,30 @@ families which had adoptive brothers with the same name or the twins themselves being given the same name by their adoptive families. (12) Even the language of twin study reportage is similar to -that concerning the occult. One of Bouchard's co-workers says +that concerning the occult. One of Bouchard's co-workers says that they were still "bewitched by the seven rings." (13) Discover magazine's front cover introduces us to "The Eerie World of Reunited Twins." While admitting that "Genes do not cause fires," one popular book entitled Twins: Nature's Amazing Mystery moves easily -between enthusiastic reports of Bouchard's coincidences and +between enthusiastic reports of Bouchard's coincidences and discussions of telepathic communication between twins and synchronous events such as fires in the lives of distant twins. -(15) The anecdotes that Bouchard relates would seem more at home +(15) The anecdotes that Bouchard relates would seem more at home on the pages of the National Enquirer than in those of Science. - It is ironic that Bouchard, in his reviews of the critics of + It is ironic that Bouchard, in his reviews of the critics of the twin studies, dismisses their work as ad hoc and -unscientific. (14) In reviewing Howard Gardner's criticism of -I.Q. tests, Bouchard says. "This book is primarily an opinion -piece, a collection of anecdotes... Gardner's scheme is not, +unscientific. (14) In reviewing Howard Gardner's criticism of +I.Q. tests, Bouchard says. "This book is primarily an opinion +piece, a collection of anecdotes... Gardner's scheme is not, however, a theory in the rigorous (or even the non-rigorous) scientific sense." (14) This remark is particularly ironic since -all that Bouchard has so far released are anecdotes of strange +all that Bouchard has so far released are anecdotes of strange coincidences that "struck" him. Given that the largest study of identical twins reared -apart fraudulent by even Burt's students and admirers, and that +apart fraudulent by even Burt's students and admirers, and that earlier studies of twins are replete with tester and surveyor -bias,15 it would seem especially desirable that Bouchard and the +bias,15 it would seem especially desirable that Bouchard and the Minnesota group open to public scientific scrutiny their data and experimental design. However, all we have in the popular reports are assertions of the heritable nature of various traits and @@ -213,11 +213,11 @@ Both members of one of the male pairs are gay. Only one member of the other male pair is gay. Of the four pairs of female twins, only one member each is lesbian or bisexual and one member each is heterosexual. - From these results, Bouchard and McGue conclude that male + From these results, Bouchard and McGue conclude that male homosexuality has a strong heritable component, while lesbianism does not. That such a grand conclusion can be drawn from this sample of two gay male twins is even more mind-boggling than some -of the coincidences that Bouchard relates. +of the coincidences that Bouchard relates. The Science review of earlier I.Q. correlation studies 11 and the study on the heritability of homosexuality are the only articles in peer-reviewed journals closely relevant to or based @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ Methods of data collection, sources of sample populations, statistical techniques. and the logic by which conclusions are drawn can be carefully analyzed and criticized by other scientists. - The failure of Bouchard and his colleagues in the Minnesota + The failure of Bouchard and his colleagues in the Minnesota Twin Study to participate in the peer review process is an extreme example of circumventing the scientific process and using the media for public relations. But scientists in competitive @@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ Physical Review Letters have complained about this practice, (17) and have tried to discipline scientists who publish in the popular press before their work is refereed by other scientists through refusal of publication in their journals. - For seven years, Bouchard and the Minnesota group have been + For seven years, Bouchard and the Minnesota group have been announcing their 'conclusions' concerning the heritable nature of personality traits. They have been relating anecdotes of coincidences to convince the general public that subtle @@ -264,20 +264,20 @@ environment. group's representatives have also expounded on such topics as the heritable nature of Chuck Yeager's bravery (although Yeager is not known to be a subject of their survey). (18) - It is possible that Bouchard's survey is exhaustive and his + It is possible that Bouchard's survey is exhaustive and his logic impeccable. But as long as the Minnesota Twin Study does not publish its data and the methodological basis for its conclusions in a peer review journal, we cannot tell. To investigate the background, upbringing, and circumstances of -recruitment for the twins involved in Bouchard's research, a +recruitment for the twins involved in Bouchard's research, a book-length study would first have to be released. The Discover article promises such a book by 1989, but by the time critical evaluations are published by scientists, a decade of media coverage will have made its impression. The media anecdotes about "eerie" and "freakish" -coincidences that "struck" Bouchard must remain on a par with -tales about astrology and ESP. And Bouchard's data and methods -must remain in that limbo in which Cyril Burt's imaginary +coincidences that "struck" Bouchard must remain on a par with +tales about astrology and ESP. And Bouchard's data and methods +must remain in that limbo in which Cyril Burt's imaginary assistants and unverifiable data existed.

Notes

@@ -294,13 +294,13 @@ Are Mostly Inherited," The New York Times, Dec. 1, 1986.

Reared Apart," Science, vol. 207, 1980; "Twins, Nazi and Jew," Newsweek, Dec. 3, 1979; "Twins Reared Apart, a Living Lab," New York Times Sunday Magazine, Dec. 9, 1979; "Two Ohio Strangers -Find They're Twins at 39 -- and a Boon to Psychologists," People, +Find They're Twins at 39 -- and a Boon to Psychologists," People, May 7, 1979; "The Twins," States-Item, Feb. 25-29, 1980; "Me, Myself, and Us: Twins," Science Digest, Nov./Dec. 1980.

3. op. cit. Science, vol, 207, 1980.

-

4. Bouchard's coworker David Lykken quoted describing Leon +

4. Bouchard's coworker David Lykken quoted describing Leon Kamin as one of the "psychologists who object to genetic research on ideological grounds" and "do not understand its true implications." U.S. News, Dec. 15, 1986.

@@ -310,35 +310,35 @@ implications." U.S. News, Dec. 15, 1986.

6. For a sample of the history and criticism of biological determinist doctrines, see: Biology as a Social Weapon, the Ann Arbor Science for the People Editorial Collective; The Mismeasure -of Man by Stephen Jay Gould; Not In Our Genes, by R. C. Lewontin, -Steven C. Rose, and Leon Kamin; Biology As Destiny, Science for +of Man by Stephen Jay Gould; Not In Our Genes, by R. C. Lewontin, +Steven C. Rose, and Leon Kamin; Biology As Destiny, Science for the People Sociobiology Study Group.

7. op. cit Science 80, November 1980.

8. op. cit Discover, Sept. 1987.

-

9. L.S. Hearnshaw, Cyril Burt, Psychologist, 1979. Hearnshaw, -eulogist at Burt's funeral and "official" biographer of Burt, was -only reluctantly led to his conclusions that Burt invented both -data and research assistants. Leon Kamin (The Science and -Politics of I.Q., 1974) had already raised doubts about Burt's +

9. L.S. Hearnshaw, Cyril Burt, Psychologist, 1979. Hearnshaw, +eulogist at Burt's funeral and "official" biographer of Burt, was +only reluctantly led to his conclusions that Burt invented both +data and research assistants. Leon Kamin (The Science and +Politics of I.Q., 1974) had already raised doubts about Burt's data. Interestingly, the only person who by 1980 still seemed to -have doubts that Burt's data were fraudulent was Science -journalist Constance Holden, author of three articles in praise -of Bouchard (Science 80, Nov 1980, and Science, vol. 207, 1980, +have doubts that Burt's data were fraudulent was Science +journalist Constance Holden, author of three articles in praise +of Bouchard (Science 80, Nov 1980, and Science, vol. 207, 1980, to cite two).

-

10. A look at Bouchard's previous publications in psychology +

10. A look at Bouchard's previous publications in psychology does not increase one's trust in the so-far-unpublished twin -data. Bouchard and McGue's "Familial Studies of Intelligence: A +data. Bouchard and McGue's "Familial Studies of Intelligence: A Review," (Science, vol 212, 1981) reviews previous studies of -correlations of I.Q. among relatives, omitting Burt's discredited +correlations of I.Q. among relatives, omitting Burt's discredited studies. This article is obviously meant to show that despite the -loss of Burt's supposed data, there is a large body of work on +loss of Burt's supposed data, there is a large body of work on which hereditarians can base their assertions. - The survey has many faults. One is that Bouchard and McGue + The survey has many faults. One is that Bouchard and McGue do not mention or bother to deal with the faults already found in the early studies that they resurrect (dating back to the 1920s, and largely from the 1930s and 40s). Many of these studies @@ -353,11 +353,11 @@ studies show I.Q. rising with age. Thus, part of the weaker correlation between nontwin siblings than between twins arises from the fact that twins are exactly the same age, while other siblings may differ in age. - Finally, Bouchard and McGue simply pooled the samples from + Finally, Bouchard and McGue simply pooled the samples from very different tests and from tests which gave extraordinarily divergent results. For instance, one test of siblings gave an I.Q. correlation of 10 percent, while another test gave a -correlation of 90 percent. Bouchard and McGue simply averaged the +correlation of 90 percent. Bouchard and McGue simply averaged the two to give a correlation of 50 percent. Given the radically opposite results of the two surveys, it is likely that they were performed with radically different biases and methodologies. They @@ -371,12 +371,12 @@ drawing valid statistical inference.

13. Op. cit. Cassil, p. 134-5, 158-164, 189.

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14. Bouchard, Review of Howard Gardner's "The Intelligence +

14. Bouchard, Review of Howard Gardner's "The Intelligence Controversy."American Journal of Psychology, Vol. 95, 1987.

15. Kamin, Leon. The Science and Politics of I.Q. 1974.

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16. Eckert, Bouchard, Bohlen, and Heston, "Homosexuality in +

16. Eckert, Bouchard, Bohlen, and Heston, "Homosexuality in Monozygotic Twins Reared Apart," British Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 148, 1986.

@@ -389,35 +389,35 @@ Lykken is the source of the claim about Chuck Yeager.

Sidebar: "Financing Racist Research"

The first New York Times report about the Minnesota Twin -study quoted Bouchard as saying, "I'm going to beg, borrow, and -steal" to pursue the twin study. In fact, Bouchard has solicited +study quoted Bouchard as saying, "I'm going to beg, borrow, and +steal" to pursue the twin study. In fact, Bouchard has solicited money from the Pioneer Fund, a foundation with racist and radical right-wing connections. the University of Minnesota has received -grants from the fund for Bouchard's twin study. Butthe Pioneer +grants from the fund for Bouchard's twin study. Butthe Pioneer Fund is best known for its support of research purpoting the inferiority of blacks. Once headed by directors such as the Chairman of the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities, Representative Francis E. Walter, and Mississippi Senator James O. Eastland, the fund has long subsidized research and publication of the works of -scientific racists, including William Shockley and Arthur Jensen, +scientific racists, including William Shockley and Arthur Jensen, Jensen served on the scientific advisory board of the German Neo- -Nazi journal Newe Anthropologie. (SeeBarry Mehler's article "The +Nazi journal Newe Anthropologie. (SeeBarry Mehler's article "The New Eugenics" in the May/June 1983 issue of _Science for the People_.) - The Pioneer Fund financed the work of Roger Pearson, quthor + The Pioneer Fund financed the work of Roger Pearson, quthor of _Eugenics and Race_. Pearson also helped organize the 1978 World Anti-Communist League meeting in Washington, D.C. The League has united old European Nazis with leaders of Third World death squads. - Bouchard, in his grant application to the Pioneer Fund, + Bouchard, in his grant application to the Pioneer Fund, noted that the National Science Foundation has repeatedly refused funding for his study and has made numerous criticisms of his -method. Bouchard has claimed that the NSF and the National +method. Bouchard has claimed that the NSF and the National Institutes of Health are packed with left liberals who deny him funds on ideological grounds.

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[Additional Commentary by Brian Siano: In fairness to the +

[Additional Commentary by Brian Siano: In fairness to the Pioneer Fund, they also provided some funding for _The Atomic Cafe_, a savagely funny documentary about the ridiculous claims on the harmlessness of nuclear war circulated in the 1950s. It's @@ -426,9 +426,9 @@ hard to call this film 'right wing.' they're certainly true; the WACL was even condemned by the John Birch society as being too fanatical. A good resource on this organization (which has numbered Roberto D'Aubuisson, Rev. Sun -Myung Moon, Ferdinand Marcos and John Singlaub as its members) is -_Inside The League_, by Scott Anderson and Jon Lee Anderson. - [Roger Pearson deserves a study by himself. Many of his +Myung Moon, Ferdinand Marcos and John Singlaub as its members) is +_Inside The League_, by Scott Anderson and Jon Lee Anderson. + [Roger Pearson deserves a study by himself. Many of his books (some still sold my the American Nazi Party) argue classic racist themes, mainly against the dilution of the white race's genetic stock through intermarriage with blacks and Jews. _Inside diff --git a/pythonCode/output/uni-cons.xml b/pythonCode/output/uni-cons.xml index e374628..d45f317 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/uni-cons.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/uni-cons.xml @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@

Is proposed by a member of the intelligence community who claims to have seen the documents.

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Claims that the Kennedy assassination was not because the military +

Claims that the Kennedy assassination was not because the military industrial complex wanted to make money off Vietnam, but because he was going to go public with government secrets about UFOs.

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What follows is a transcript of a 45 minute lecture that I at- tended on 11-17-89 at the "Whole Life Expo." in Los Angeles, - California. Speaking was Mr. Milton William Cooper who I first + California. Speaking was Mr. Milton William Cooper who I first became acquainted with through a text file I downloaded from a local computer BBS. The file dealt with the subject of UFO's and our government's concealment of the truth about them in such a @@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

hearing it first hand, I ask that you please spread it as far and wide as possible. Upload it to every BBS in your reach and please, don't change anything. Also, please give considerable - thought to Mr. Cooper's suggestions as to what we all can do to + thought to Mr. Cooper's suggestions as to what we all can do to see that this information is confirmed by our government to make them stop what they are up to. - Thank you, and now, Milton Cooper:

+ Thank you, and now, Milton Cooper:

"For those of you who don't know who I am, I was raised in a military family. My family, my ancestors, since they came to @@ -103,16 +103,16 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

"I then reported it to the officer of the deck. I didn't tell him what it was that I saw because my Daddy didn't raise no fools and in case nobody else saw it I didn't want to be the - only looney onboard the ship. So I asked the officer of the deck + only looney onboard the ship. So I asked the officer of the deck to help me cover that area, and he did, which is common for of- ficers and lookouts to help each other while on bridge watch be- cause they all hang together if something bad happens. After a few seconds of watching, the same craft, or another craft exact- ly like it, came down out of the clouds, tumbled again on its - own axis, and went into the water. Ensign Ball, who was the of- + own axis, and went into the water. Ensign Ball, who was the of- ficer of the deck, was literally shocked! What could I say? Sea- - man Dejeralimo, who was the starboard lookout, had also witnes- - sed this, and ensign Ball called the captain to the bridge who + man Dejeralimo, who was the starboard lookout, had also witnes- + sed this, and ensign Ball called the captain to the bridge who was followed by the chief quartermaster who brought a 35MM cam- era, and we watched for between 7 and 10 minutes the same craft, or different craft that looked exactly alike, enter and leave @@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

ligence from the people who lived around the harbor and the fishermen who transited the harbor, and maintain the safety and security of the harbor and the shipping. After about 5-months I - was sent up North to the DMZ, to a place called Qua Vieaf [sp], + was sent up North to the DMZ, to a place called Qua Vieaf [sp], on the Tacan [sp] river. Our base camp was at the river mouth. We were only 3-miles South of the North Vietnamese border and our job was to patrol the Tacan river from the river mouth to - Dang Ha [sp], and then up the Quang Tree [sp] cutoff to Quang + Dang Ha [sp], and then up the Quang Tree [sp] cutoff to Quang Tree city, again to get to know the people on the bank, gather intelligence, and to patrol every night and maintain the safety and security of the river and the river traffic." @@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

checking on. They just show them their identification and start asking questions and that's when you find out who's your friend and who's not, because a lot of people get scared and think, - `Bill just robbed a bank and I'm not talkin' to him anymore.'" + `Bill just robbed a bank and I'm not talkin' to him anymore.'" "Now once you get that it's called a `B.I.' and for those of you who have received a copy of my service record look on the first page, the DD-214 where it says `Security Clearance,' you @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

ocean, and all the land masses in between. Believe it or not, if we go to war, if we ever go to war, it's the United States Navy that strikes the first blow and attempts to keep the enemy at - bey while we can get ourselves together, at least historically. + bey while we can get ourselves together, at least historically. Nuclear weapons have kind of done away with that concept, but military commanders like to talk about it anyway." "Because of this, and you have no conception of the amount of @@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

They were not successful despite what all these Nazi hunters want to tell you. If they had been successful, we would not have won the war, because you cannot beat those weapons! You cannot - outfly those craft, you can't even think about it with conven- + outfly those craft, you can't even think about it with conven- tional aircraft. If Germany had been successful, we would now have a German flag up in front of this podium." "They did make some headway. When we went into Punta Mundy @@ -260,17 +260,17 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

ject Grudge I saw photographs of these dead aliens, of the craft, I saw photographs of live aliens, I saw photographs of autopsies, internal organs, I saw photographs of the alien des- - ignated `E.B.'[or Ebe] which was held in captivity from 1949 un- + ignated `E.B.'[or Ebe] which was held in captivity from 1949 un- til June the 2nd, 1952 when he died. I saw the history of what they had been able to at that time put together, from incidents in the 1800's which involved aliens and their craft." "I saw the names of projects. I saw a project that was to fly - recovered alien craft that had been recovered intact and undam- - aged, and some of them were recovered intact and undamaged, and + recovered alien craft that had been recovered intact and undam- + aged, and some of them were recovered intact and undamaged, and how that happened I have no idea. It was called `Project Red- light,' and first was conducted from the Tonopah test range in the Nevada test sight and then was moved to a specially built - area, ordered built by president Eisenhower, called `Area-51,' + area, ordered built by president Eisenhower, called `Area-51,' code named `Dreamland,' in the Groom [sp] dry lake area of the Nevada test sight, by secret executive order. It doesn't exist officially, if you ask anyone, or if you write letters to the @@ -295,18 +295,18 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

ment technologically, since the end of World War II, has been due to the exchange of technology which occurs in the area called `Area-51' on a regular basis ...ongoing." - "When James Oberth, professor Oberth retired, many of you + "When James Oberth, professor Oberth retired, many of you don't know who he is ...not too many space people in here. Pro- - fessor Oberth was probably one of the greatest rocket scientists + fessor Oberth was probably one of the greatest rocket scientists and space commentists that ever lived. When he retired, the gov- ernment gave him a special award, there was a press conference, all kinds of ceremony, and when he got up to speak he said, - `Gentlemen,' and I quote professor Oberth, he said, `Gentlemen, + `Gentlemen,' and I quote professor Oberth, he said, `Gentlemen, we cannot take credit for all the technological developments that we have had in the last decade. We have had help,' and that's where he stopped." "One of the reporters raised his hand and said, `Professor - Oberth, can you tell us what other country helped us?'" + Oberth, can you tell us what other country helped us?'" "He said, `It was those little guys from out in space,' and then he got down and and would not comment any further. Now this occurred in 1959. I can go on and on but time doesn't allow it." @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

is. There IS a Unified Theory! We already know what it is, it's what makes these craft work. It's absolutely incredible what's going on." - "How many of you keep up with Billy Goodman's show on KVEG out + "How many of you keep up with Billy Goodman's show on KVEG out of Las Vegas? For those of you who don't, I would try tuning in on any night between 10:00 PM and 1:00 AM. It's 840 on your AM dial, and the subject every night are those subjects that no @@ -347,9 +347,9 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

you've got 3-minutes to say whatever you want to say as long as you don't cuss or swear or slander anyone, and every night they're helping to expose this." - "When John Lear and I first said what was going on out at + "When John Lear and I first said what was going on out at Groom Lake everybody said, `You're nuts, there's nothing going - on out at Groom Lake!' The listeners of the Billy Goodman radio + on out at Groom Lake!' The listeners of the Billy Goodman radio show put together an excursion and went up to Groom Lake and they all, ever since, every night, they go up there and watch them test fly the alien craft ...every night! The first night @@ -362,12 +362,12 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

where we WERE ...it's not where we're AT, and I'm really happy about that." "Now, if you want to see what's happening right now, keep - watching your movies, keep watching your television commercials, - your alien programs on television, read Whitley Streeper's + watching your movies, keep watching your television commercials, + your alien programs on television, read Whitley Streeper's `Majestic' which is a part of the contingency plan called `Ma- jestic' to test the reaction of the population to the presence of aliens on the Earth. And I have just finished my study of - Whitley Streeper's book `Majestic,' and I'm gonna tell you right + Whitley Streeper's book `Majestic,' and I'm gonna tell you right now that most of the documents in there, that he says are fic- tion, are real documents that came right out of Project Grudge. It is part of the government's campaign to leak information out @@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

that book. I'm telling you tonight they're real. Those are some of the same documents that I saw in Project Grudge back between 1970 & 1973, and where we have wondered before, now we know that - Whitley Streeper IS working for the government. And we had a + Whitley Streeper IS working for the government. And we had a suspicion anyway because in the front of his book he states that he got information and was helped by the research team of Moore, Shanderey, and Friedman. William Moore has publicly admitted on @@ -399,13 +399,13 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

ted this would happen when they slapped the secret stamp all over all this stuff." "You know, there's really nothing wrong with what's been hap- - pening except for 3 things;" [Cooper forgot to mention the 3rd + pening except for 3 things;" [Cooper forgot to mention the 3rd thing, or was sidetracked, or included it into the 2nd thing.] Number one, when they decided to keep it secret they needed to finance it, they couldn't tell the public so they couldn't tell Congress. They decided to finance it with the sale, importation and sale, of drugs. Now in the documents that I read, in Opera- - tion Majority, it specifically stated that when George Bush was + tion Majority, it specifically stated that when George Bush was the president and CEO of Sapata [sp] Oil, he, in conjunction with the CIA, organized the first large scale drug importation into this country from South and Central America by fishing @@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

from air controllers who have vectored the planes in, who have made sure that they're not interfered with in any way. We have affidavits from personnel at Homestead Air Force Base who say - the planes have been met by Zeb Bush, who's George Bush's son. + the planes have been met by Zeb Bush, who's George Bush's son. We have affidavits from people who work in the Gulf of Mexico, in the offshore oil business, that yes indeed, the drugs are coming in, at least some of them, from the offshore oil plat- @@ -432,34 +432,34 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

that's wrong is, to keep the secret, they killed a lot of people who tried to leak it out. And if I hadn't done it the way that I did it, you wouldn't be seeing me anywhere standing or walking - on this Earth now. They killed president Kennedy and during the + on this Earth now. They killed president Kennedy and during the workshop, for those of you haven't seen the tape, I will show you, on the tape, who shot the president and why. Between '70 and '73, in Operation Majority it stated verbatim that President - Kennedy ordered MJ-12 to cease the importation and sale of drugs + Kennedy ordered MJ-12 to cease the importation and sale of drugs to the American people, that he ordered them to implement a plan to reveal the presence of aliens to the American people within the following year. His assassination was ordered by the policy committee of the Vilderbergers. MJ-12 implemented the plan and carried it out in Dallas. It involved agents of the CIA, Divis- ion-5 of the FBI, the Secret Service, and the office of Naval - Intelligence. President Kennedy was killed by the driver of his - car, his name was William Greer, he used a recoilless, electric- + Intelligence. President Kennedy was killed by the driver of his + car, his name was William Greer, he used a recoilless, electric- ally operated, gas-powered assassination pistol that was spe- cially built by the CIA to assassinate people at close range. It fired an explosive pellet which injected a large amount of shellfish poison into the brain, and that is why, in the docu- - ments, it stated that President Kennedy's brain was removed. If + ments, it stated that President Kennedy's brain was removed. If you've studied the case, you will find that indeed his brain disappeared. The reason for that is so that they would not find the particles of the exploding pellet or the shellfish poison in his brain which would have proved conclusively that Lee Harvy - Oswald was NOT the assassin. In fact, Lee Harvy Oswald never - fired a shot, he was the patsy." - Mr. Cooper paused briefly, and a lady in the audience asked + Oswald was NOT the assassin. In fact, Lee Harvy Oswald never + fired a shot, he was the patsy." + Mr. Cooper paused briefly, and a lady in the audience asked the obvious question, "Why haven't YOU been assassinated?" "If they were to kill me right now, what would you think?" - Cooper posed. + Cooper posed. "That it's the truth," several people chimed. "I've got `em right where I want `em. If they touch me, everyone who's ever heard me talk is gonna be absolutely enraged @@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

"Okay, I've tried to cover a lot of stuff, just briefly, be- cause there's no time in 45 minutes to get into anything very much." - Mr. Cooper then announced the scheduled workshop session the + Mr. Cooper then announced the scheduled workshop session the following day in which tangible proofs could be seen but regret- tably I was unable to attend. He then opened up the floor to questions and answers. @@ -483,12 +483,12 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

they come forward? There must have been plenty." "There was, we know that there was at least 18 who were all murdered within 2-years of the event. The odds of that happening - are 1 in 300,000 trillion," Cooper replied. + are 1 in 300,000 trillion," Cooper replied. Again a muffled question, "Why did the DRIVER have to shoot - Kennedy?" + Kennedy?" "Because the other fools missed! There were a total of 3-shots - fired at President Kennedy, one hit him in the throat and didn't - kill him and 2 of them hit John Connelly [sp]. The one that was + fired at President Kennedy, one hit him in the throat and didn't + kill him and 2 of them hit John Connelly [sp]. The one that was fired from the grassy knoll hit the president in the throat. The other 2-shots came from directly behind the limousine, not the school book depository building, and hit Governor Connelly. Gov- @@ -496,23 +496,23 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

`can do' man, because he took 2-hits and still kept his mouth shut." "How is it that the driver, sitting on the front, left-hand - side of the car was able to blow off the right side of Kennedy's + side of the car was able to blow off the right side of Kennedy's brain when the bullet actually entered in, and it would have been virtually impossible..." another person asked. - Mr. Cooper seized the gist of his question and injected, "For + Mr. Cooper seized the gist of his question and injected, "For those of you who have been listening to all these talk show hosts, whose job it is to be a talk show host, and who have not done any legitimate research into this, if you come to the work- shop, I will show you, on the tape, how it was done. You will - see that Kennedy was, in fact slumped over against Jackie, his + see that Kennedy was, in fact slumped over against Jackie, his head was turned [this direction], it was very simple, it was easy and you will see it with your own eyes." - Another muffled, off-mike question from a member of the audi- + Another muffled, off-mike question from a member of the audi- ence inquiring why no one else had come forward with the infor- - mation Mr. Cooper was disseminating, and why those who knew it + mation Mr. Cooper was disseminating, and why those who knew it had kept it secret for so long was quickly answered, "It hasn't - been, I'm talkin' about it now. Bill English was talkin' about - it 8-years ago but everybody laughed at Bill English. John + been, I'm talkin' about it now. Bill English was talkin' about + it 8-years ago but everybody laughed at Bill English. John Lear's been talkin' about it for 3-years and everybody laughed at him. Now there's so many people have been talkin' about it, people are startin' to listen and it's about time. Because it's @@ -522,38 +522,38 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

hear. The next one dealt with the alien technology and asked in essence, "Hasn't any one else [other than the government] come up with the energy technology that the aliens have?" to which - Mr. Cooper answered, "There's been quite a few people who've + Mr. Cooper answered, "There's been quite a few people who've come up with it and they've ALL been stopped, and they'll all continue to be stopped. Because once you have it you have FREE ENERGY. Once you have free energy they no longer have power over you. You understand? That's why they stop it." Another question asking, "In the film of the assassination - which was examined greatly by experts, why didn't THEY conclude - that Kennedy's driver shot him?", to which Cooper asked, "Exam- + which was examined greatly by experts, why didn't THEY conclude + that Kennedy's driver shot him?", to which Cooper asked, "Exam- ined by WHO greatly?", and continued, "Most of the film that you can purchase has that segment cut out, and you can always tell it by the person running in the background, they'll run up to here... all of a sudden they'll be down here... running. You - will see in most of the clips that you've ever seen on televi- + will see in most of the clips that you've ever seen on televi- sion, or in the movies, or that you're able to get your hands - on, you'll see William Greer start to turn like this...", then a - muffled comment from the audience, then Cooper answered, "That's + on, you'll see William Greer start to turn like this...", then a + muffled comment from the audience, then Cooper answered, "That's because they clipped it out! And on a lot of them, I'll bet you - most of you, every time you've seen the clip on television, + most of you, every time you've seen the clip on television, never looked at the driver anyway. If you're really honest with yourself, and with me, you know your eyes were right on - Kennedy." + Kennedy." A woman asked if any of the alien technology was being used in present-day military equipment and was answered, "Yes, there's a lot of alien technology contained in the Stealth bomber, that's right. The Stealth fighter was flying for 10-years before you even knew it existed." As the hour drew late another question, more clearly stated, - was asked of Mr. Cooper by a woman closer to my ears, "Before + was asked of Mr. Cooper by a woman closer to my ears, "Before you let us all out of here, there's a bunch of us here wondering what can we all do to help bring this all out?" A single word, "REVOLT" issued from several listeners simul- - taneously but Cooper responded, "Don't revolt. What you need to + taneously but Cooper responded, "Don't revolt. What you need to do is what you should have been doing all along. You need to get involved with your government. The first thing you need to do is purchase a copy of the Constitution, which I know that most of @@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

subverting the Constitution and are ruining this country." A gentleman then asked, "What was traded to the aliens for their technology?" - "People and animals," replied Cooper succinctly. + "People and animals," replied Cooper succinctly. Another man asked, "Is the Soviet Union in on any of this?" "The Soviet Union and the United States of America have been close allies since the end of World War II and have been closely @@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

stick around and watch it!" A dubious woman then asked, "Why was the shellfish poison necessary? A lot of his brain was blown off anyway." - Cooper: "The shellfish poison? If you go to kill someone, one + Cooper: "The shellfish poison? If you go to kill someone, one thing I've learned, I learned it real good, I learned it espe- cially good when I went to Viet Nam; just `cause you shoot some- one doesn't mean they're gonna die. And if they don't die, @@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

sure that when you shoot them, they're dead. That way they can't hurt you, can't hurt you at all." Regrettably, the next question was totally unintelligible, I - was thankful however that Mr. Cooper had a good public address + was thankful however that Mr. Cooper had a good public address system to amplify his reply, "The first moon landing was May the 22nd, 1962... or excuse me, that was the first landing on Mars. I'm sorry, May the 22nd, 1962 was the winged probe that used a @@ -622,13 +622,13 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

ded on May the 22nd, 1962, was a joint United States / Russian endeavor. The first time that we landed on the moon was sometime during the ...probably middle 50's, because at the time when - President Kennedy stated that he wanted a man to set foot on the + President Kennedy stated that he wanted a man to set foot on the moon by the end of the decade we already had a base there." "What about Mars?" came another quick question. - "We have a base on Mars also," Cooper calmly replied. + "We have a base on Mars also," Cooper calmly replied. "When did that happen?" "I don't know the exact date but I know the project's name, it - was `Adam and Eve'." + was `Adam and Eve'." "How long have you known about this?" "Well, I revealed it publicly for the first time on July the 2nd, 1989, and within 3-weeks of the time I revealed it public- @@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

Mars, it's impossible that there's a colony on Mars because Mars is a dead planet.' And it's NOT a dead planet, they've lied to you about Mars." - "My name is Dave [unintelligible], I'm a representative of the + "My name is Dave [unintelligible], I'm a representative of the Crystic Institute, and I'd like to know why it was that when we sent a representative down to your home, at your request, you failed to produce any documentation to substantiate your allega- @@ -647,19 +647,19 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

"In the first place it was NOT at my request, I have never contacted the Crystic Institute in my life. I was on the Carol Hemingway Show, she contacted the Crystic institute, she told - Daniel Shehan [sp] that I had just said something about Bush and - drugs on her show. HE called ME and told me he wanted to send an + Daniel Shehan [sp] that I had just said something about Bush and + drugs on her show. HE called ME and told me he wanted to send an investigator, in fact he told me to even help the investigator - because he was new at the job, his name was Wayne Nelson, he is + because he was new at the job, his name was Wayne Nelson, he is a very good gentleman, he stayed at my house for 2-days, slept overnight on my couch, I gave him everything I had. I never told - Daniel Shehan that I had any documents and I never told Wayne - Nelson that I had any documents. In fact what I told Wayne Nel- - son, and I quote, `Wayne, if I did have the documents I couldn't - admit it and I don't know you from Adam, and I don't know Daniel - Shehan from Adam and what makes you think I would give them to + Daniel Shehan that I had any documents and I never told Wayne + Nelson that I had any documents. In fact what I told Wayne Nel- + son, and I quote, `Wayne, if I did have the documents I couldn't + admit it and I don't know you from Adam, and I don't know Daniel + Shehan from Adam and what makes you think I would give them to you.' Who am I going to give them to and how quick are they go- - ing to disappear, that was my thought. Wayne Nelson also came to + ing to disappear, that was my thought. Wayne Nelson also came to my house with a stack of documents this thick already substanti- ating the presence of aliens and extraterrestrial craft on this planet, and they are keeping it a secret, because they're afraid @@ -667,8 +667,8 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

"We need some patriots in this country, not people trying to make a name for themselves, trying to expose some drug runners, because those are just the bag-men. The real crook is in the - White House! And you can tell THAT to Daniel Shehan!" - "Why didn't Jackie Kennedy report [the source of the lethal + White House! And you can tell THAT to Daniel Shehan!" + "Why didn't Jackie Kennedy report [the source of the lethal shot]?" asked another audience member. "Who's she gonna tell? The Secret Service just killed her hus- band and they're assigned to protect the President. Also, who @@ -683,13 +683,13 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

"Alternative-3 is absolutely true and so is `Alternative-2'." Then a man in his late 20's or early 30's raised his hand, said something I couldn't hear, and was apparently recognized by - Mr. Cooper who asked him to take the podium and address the aud- + Mr. Cooper who asked him to take the podium and address the aud- ience. - "What I said was that I thanked him [Cooper] very much for + "What I said was that I thanked him [Cooper] very much for coming forward and saying something. A lot of my friends out here know that I was involved in the United States Special For- ces, UFO Tracking and Research from the years 1971 to 1975. My - name is Richard Murray, I was based out of the 71st Tac Controll + name is Richard Murray, I was based out of the 71st Tac Controll Flight, McDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida. We were `Mobile Radar Command,' that was combat and war ready. We could be load- ed on aircraft within an hour and many times were taken into @@ -699,25 +699,25 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

ous aircraft for their shrinkage and their dimension change dur- ing altered temperature. So, you know, I was told to shut up twice in 1982 and they finally threatened my parents life so I - stayed quiet, and, that's when Wendel Stevens was taken off the + stayed quiet, and, that's when Wendel Stevens was taken off the streets... Just like that! And I hid for quite awhile, and deci- - ded to come back out when I heard that you're [Cooper] of such + ded to come back out when I heard that you're [Cooper] of such high rank as you were, and I felt just in saying that your cre- dentials are true, and that what you have to say, everything you've said here today, I've heard before behind closed doors. - And you've really tied the link for me to the Kennedy killing. + And you've really tied the link for me to the Kennedy killing. And there's a few more links that have to go on with the Colum- bia Cartel and the money laundering. I think there's more than one cartel involved, and they're shutting one of them down so one can maintain a power, it just seems to be the way it works." A muffled question then came from someone in the audience - regarding the person referred to as "Colonel Stevens." - "Uh, Colonel Stevens is out of jail now," replied Murray who + regarding the person referred to as "Colonel Stevens." + "Uh, Colonel Stevens is out of jail now," replied Murray who was quickly asked another question I couldn't hear to which he answered, "I sure hope to hell so, he is a wonderful man and I give him my utmost respect and it was one of the saddest days in my life to see what happened to him happen to him. But I don't - care what they say about Wendel Stevens, in my heart you can't + care what they say about Wendel Stevens, in my heart you can't discredit that man to me. I don't care who the hell you are. I won't listen to it, I don't give a shit if he was screwin' ba- bies. You know... that doesn't... he's not that kind of a man, I @@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

The lecture was then essentially over. The "Alternative-2 and -3" that were referred to briefly are, to the best of my know- ledge, two government contingency plans and I don't know which - is which, to 1: Declare Martial Law and invalidate the Constitu- + is which, to 1: Declare Martial Law and invalidate the Constitu- tion on the premise that a terrorist group had entered the coun- try with a Nuclear weapon with plans to detonate it in a major city. All dissidents would be rounded up and placed in concen- @@ -735,11 +735,11 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

or if the aliens attempt a takeover, and 2: Another contingency plan to contain or delay the release of this information, the details of which I am probably wrong about anyway. - My own personal reaction to Milton William Cooper; Mr. Cooper + My own personal reaction to Milton William Cooper; Mr. Cooper is a man who appears to be in his late fourties, of medium height and weight, and was dressed casually when I saw him. His hairline was receding slightly and he carried himself with con- - fidence and purpose. Bill Cooper, as he was called by several in + fidence and purpose. Bill Cooper, as he was called by several in attendance, is not a professional speaker. His presentation lacked the polish of repeated deliveries which all the other lectures I heard during the Expo. had, but what it lacked in @@ -747,26 +747,26 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

not everyone in the audience was convinced of his sincerity I do not know, but the thunderous peal of applause which exploded as he concluded the session spoke for me and the majority of those - in attendance. I am convinced beyond any reasonable doubt that - Bill Cooper believes everything he said, and I'm about as + in attendance. I am convinced beyond any reasonable doubt that + Bill Cooper believes everything he said, and I'm about as skeptical as they come. - Please read the attached file written by Milton William Cooper + Please read the attached file written by Milton William Cooper which describes some of the government operations, projects, and code names that pertain to the above transcript. Perhaps from the two documents you can reach your own conclusions as to what "Alternative-2 and -3 are.

The following is the original file "OPER-MAJ.TXT" which - introduced Mr. Cooper to me.

+ introduced Mr. Cooper to me.

OPERATION MAJORITY FINAL RELEASE - THERE WILL BE NO CORRECTIONS TO THIS FILE + THERE WILL BE NO CORRECTIONS TO THIS FILE C - COPYRIGHT 1989 BY MILTON WILLIAM COOPER ALL RIGHTS RESERVED YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO QUOTE FROM THIS INFORMATION IN PRESS - RELEASES, PERIODICALS, AND SPEECHES. INCLUSION IN ANY OTHER - MEDIA REQUIRES MY EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION. + RELEASES, PERIODICALS, AND SPEECHES. INCLUSION IN ANY OTHER + MEDIA REQUIRES MY EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION. This file contains the absolute true information regarding the alien presence on earth and the US Government's involvement with @@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

All in the last paragraph has been independently verified by 2 different people who have no connection with each other. I will only list one for obvious reasons. - Tony Pelham, Journalist + Tony Pelham, Journalist Las Vegas Bullet, (Newspaper) 300 West Boston Las Vegas, Nevada 89102 @@ -803,10 +803,10 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

Please make copies of this file and send it to your Congressman, your Senator, the Attorney General of the United States, and to the Supreme Court. Send it also to everyone you - know. Attach copies of the Bill English file and John Lears + know. Attach copies of the Bill English file and John Lears file. Send anything else you may have which tends to support the information. - I, Milton William Cooper, 1311 S. Highland #205, Fullerton, + I, Milton William Cooper, 1311 S. Highland #205, Fullerton, California, 92632, (714) 680-9537, do solemnly swear that the information contained in this file is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I swear that I saw this information in @@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

of collected information has been used to advance the United States Space Program. MJ-12 is the name of the secret control group. President - Eisenhower commissioned a secret society known as THE JASON + Eisenhower commissioned a secret society known as THE JASON SOCIETY (JASON SCHOLARS) to sift through all the facts, evidence, technology, lies and deception and find the truth of the alien question. The society was made up of 32 of the most @@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

people of the United States. It was justified in that it would identify and eliminate the weak elements of our society. The cost of funding the alien connected projects is higher than - anything you can imagine. MJ-12 assassinated President Kennedy + anything you can imagine. MJ-12 assassinated President Kennedy when he informed them that he was going to tell the public all the facts of the alien presence. He was killed by the Secret Service agent driving his car and it is plainly visible in the @@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

A secret meeting place was constructed for MJ-12 in MARYLAND and it was described as only accessible by air. It contains full living, recreational, and other facilities for MJ-12 and - the JASON SOCIETY. It is code named "THE COUNTRY CLUB". Only + the JASON SOCIETY. It is code named "THE COUNTRY CLUB". Only those with TOP SECRET/MAJIC clearance are allowed to go there. MAJI is the MAJORITY AGENCY FOR JOINT INTELLIGENCE. All information, disinformation, and intelligence is gathered and @@ -910,18 +910,18 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

killed. The project was suspended at that time until the aliens agreed to help us. SNOWBIRD was established as a cover for project REDLIGHT. - Several flying saucer type craft were built using conventional + Several flying saucer type craft were built using conventional technology. They were unveiled to the press and flown in front of the press. The purpose was to explain accidental sightings or disclosure of REDLIGHT as having been the SNOWBIRD craft. - LUNA is the alien base on the far side of the Moon. It was + LUNA is the alien base on the far side of the Moon. It was seen and filmed by the Apollo Astronauts. A base, a mining operation using very large machines, and the very large alien - craft described in sighting reports as MOTHER SHIPS exist there. - NRO is the National Recon Organization based at Fort Carson, + craft described in sighting reports as MOTHER SHIPS exist there. + NRO is the National Recon Organization based at Fort Carson, Colorado. It is responsible for security for all alien or alien craft connected projects. - DELTA is the designation for the specific arm of the NRO which + DELTA is the designation for the specific arm of the NRO which is especially trained and tasked with security of these projects. JOSHUA is a project to develop a low frequency pulsed sound @@ -944,15 +944,15 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

under hypnosis which alien belongs to which star. EBE is the name or designation given to the live alien captured at the 1949 Roswell crash. He died in captivity. - KRLL OR KRLLL OR CRLL OR CRLLL pronounced Crill or Krill was - the hostage left with us at the first Holloman landing as a + KRLL OR KRLLL OR CRLL OR CRLLL pronounced Crill or Krill was + the hostage left with us at the first Holloman landing as a pledge that the aliens would carry out their part of the basic agreement reached during that meeting. KRLL gave us the foundation of the yellow book which was completed by the guests at a later date. KRLL became sick and was nursed by Dr. G. Mendoza who became the expert on alien biology and medicine. KRLL later died. His information was disseminated under the - pseudonym O.H. Cril or Crill. + pseudonym O.H. Cril or Crill. GUESTS were aliens exchanged for humans who gave us the balance of the yellow book. At the time I saw the information there were only 3 left alive. They were called (P&#'s) Alien @@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

through hybridization. The papers said that RH-blood was proof of this. They further claimed to have created all four major religions. They showed a hologram of the crucifixion of Christ - which the Government filmed. They claim that Jesus was created + which the Government filmed. They claim that Jesus was created by them. ALIEN BASES exist in the four corners area of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada. Six bases were described in the 1972 @@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

again, Texas, Mexico, and other places. GENERAL DOOLITTLE made a prediction that one day we would have to reckon with the aliens and the document stated that it - appeared that General Doolittle was correct. + appeared that General Doolittle was correct. ABDUCTIONS were occurring long before 1972. The document stated that humans and animals were being abducted and or mutilated. Many vanished without a trace. They were taking @@ -986,12 +986,12 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

every 40 people had been implanted. This implant was said to give the aliens total control of that human.

-

CONTINGENCY PLAN SHOULD THE INFORMATION BECOME PUBLIC OR - SHOULD THE ALIENS ATTEMPT A TAKEOVER. +

CONTINGENCY PLAN SHOULD THE INFORMATION BECOME PUBLIC OR + SHOULD THE ALIENS ATTEMPT A TAKEOVER. This plan called for a public announcement that a terrorist group had entered the United States with an Atomic weapon. It would be announced that the terrorists planned to detonate the - weapon in a major city. Martial Law would be declared and all + weapon in a major city. Martial Law would be declared and all persons with implants would be rounded up along with all dissidents and would be placed into concentration camps. The press, radio, and TV would be nationalized and controlled. @@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

similarity to MJ-12. It was designed to confuse memory and to result in a fruitless search for material which did not exist.

-

SOURCE OF MATERIAL CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS WHICH I SAW +

SOURCE OF MATERIAL CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS WHICH I SAW The source of the material was an ONI counter-intelligence operation against MJ-12 in order for the Navy to find out the truth of what was really going on. The Navy (at that time or at @@ -1023,9 +1023,9 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

so. Please get this file into as many hands as you can and maybe that will protect me but I doubt it.

-

HISTORY WILL BE THE JUDGE OF ME AND THIS INFORMATION AND I - HAVE NO FEAR OF THAT JUDGEMENT. I SWEAR THAT THIS INFORMATION - IS TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE.

+

HISTORY WILL BE THE JUDGE OF ME AND THIS INFORMATION AND I + HAVE NO FEAR OF THAT JUDGEMENT. I SWEAR THAT THIS INFORMATION + IS TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE.

I wish to thank all those people who have aided me in reaching this point and for their patience and understanding. I owe you @@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ your weirdness bit way past the Twilight Zone, and read on!

exact papers that I saw will surface and you will all see this exact information contained within them. - Milton William Cooper + Milton William Cooper 1/10/89

 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/vivi.xml b/pythonCode/output/vivi.xml index c0f3d7c..735150e 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/vivi.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/vivi.xml @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@

A LIE THAT IS KILLING US

-

Animal experimentation, also known as vlvisectlon, is directly +

Animal experimentation, also known as vlvisectlon, is directly responsible for the ram- pant growth of cancer, heart dissase, diabetes, birth defeds, arthrrtis, muscular dystrophy, leukemia, all kinds of mental diseases, and an sndless list of many otherold afflictions as well as @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ people every day, including you and your family and friends.

There is no money to be madefrom healthy people. This is why the medical and rssearch establishments are not in the least interested in preventlon (practically all diseases are pre- ventable). The criminal -refusal to remove ths known causesof so many human allments guarsntses a +refusal to remove ths known causesof so many human allments guarsntses a sltuation where practlcally everyone is sick or will eventually gat sick (the flat refusal to educate people about the vital need to adopt a vegetarian diet is a prime ex- ample). Once millions upon millions of @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ accordingly. In 1991 alone, the United States spent 750 billion dollars on what should more appropriately be called "sickness care." It is conservatively estimated that by the year 2000, annual "health care" costs in the Unrted States will have increased to at least 1.5 trllllon dollars -($1 ,500,000,000,000) (1) Needless to say, sueh astronomicai expendrtures +($1 ,500,000,000,000) (1) Needless to say, sueh astronomicai expendrtures (which have made countless doctors, surgeons, pharmaceutical companies, and all kinds of instrtutions rich) have alrsady broken the financial back of the country. It is clear that prevention, and not "health care reform," @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ largest source of funding for vivisectors, was8.6billlon tax dollars ($8,600,000,000).(2) Because of AIDS (the new gold mins for the biomedical establishment), we are now pouring more billions into the pockets of the very "researchsrs" and "scientists" who never cured cancer, heart disease, -diabetes, or anything else desprte having consumed hundreds of billions of +diabetes, or anything else desprte having consumed hundreds of billions of our tax dollars and billions of animals just in the last few decades.

A LIE THAT IS DESTROYING THE PLANET

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ human disease"). SCIENTlFICFACT#1: h is by definrtion impossible. Trying to re-create spontaneous human diseases (naturally occurring diseases that arise from wrthin) in a healthy being constrtutes "experimental ra- search." It is impossible to re-create a naturally occurring human disease -in a heaithy animal (or in a healthy human being for that matter) simply +in a heaithy animal (or in a healthy human being for that matter) simply because once it Is "recreated,"It is artificial and is no longer the original, natural diseass.Clearly,"re-creation" and "spontaneous" are contradlctory terms. It then follows that experimental research cannot @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ sometimes possible to re-create some of the symptoms of a disease but never the disease itseff. The exception to this fact is the case of infectious diseases. However, animals do not get human infectious diseases and we do not get theirs. Thls Is why vlvisectors cannot infect a single -animal with human AIDS desprte massive efforts aimed at creating "an +animal with human AIDS desprte massive efforts aimed at creating "an animal model of human AIDS." (Besides, a nonhuman animal cannot have a human disease because each species of animal is a drfferent biomechanical entrty.)

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ For decades the vivisectors have been able to disarm ths opposition by using the tired line: What will it be, your dog or your baby? (which implies that anyone opposed to animal experimentation is antihuman). We are now painfully aware of the fact that this emotional question tries to -hide an indisputabls fact: Vivisectors routinely take the Iives of both +hide an indisputabls fact: Vivisectors routinely take the Iives of both the dog and the baby. Vivisection as it is presented to the public is not a moral issue. It is a msdical and scientific fssue, a human health issue.

@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ a moral issue. It is a msdical and scientific fssue, a human health issue.

& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Taipan Enigma 510/935-5845 Burn This Flag Zardoz 408/363-9766 - realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 510/527-1662 - Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 801/278-2699 + realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 510/527-1662 + Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 801/278-2699 The New Dork Sublime Biffnix 415/864-DORK The Shrine Rif Raf 206/794-6674 Planet Mirth Simon Jester 510/786-6560 diff --git a/pythonCode/output/waco1.xml b/pythonCode/output/waco1.xml index 22917d8..a08dbb0 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/waco1.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/waco1.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -

This file taken from Search-Net on Prowler's DOMAIN call NOW +

This file taken from Search-Net on Prowler's DOMAIN call NOW 509-327-8922 four line ring-down

Conspiracy for the Day -- October 27, 1993 @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Waco, the Big Lie -Review by Brian Francis Redman

+Review by Brian Francis Redman

I was surprised to find myself afraid to view this videotape. When it came in the mail I did not rip open the package and kick @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ thoughts like, "Well later... perhaps tonight after dinner," came into my mind. I did not want to see that government tank setting fire to the Branch Davidian compound. Because if the government *did* purposely start the fire, then it would logically follow -that xx xxxxx xx xxx xxxxxxxxxx was wrong and that xxx xxxxx was +that xx xxxxx xx xxx xxxxxxxxxx was wrong and that xxx xxxxx was in cahoots with them. I did not want to face that.

But I overcame my fears, stopped what I was doing, and watched @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ of the Mount Carmel compound: "God Help Us. We Want the Press," it begs. Too late. The press is already setting up their RVs and their lawn chairs and is more inclined to relax. As the video makes clear, the "only news received by anyone in the U.S. will -be the official version told by agent Bob Ricks of the FBI."

+be the official version told by agent Bob Ricks of the FBI."

"Waco, the Big Lie" includes video of Koresh beyond those couple of clips we were shown over and over and over and over. Yes, @@ -46,20 +46,20 @@ decent chunk of an interview with Koresh in which the following exchange takes place:

INTERVIEWER: How many wives do you have? - KORESH: (sighs) One... *One*. + KORESH: (sighs) One... *One*. INTERVIEWER: Have you committed adultery? - KORESH: No. I don't commit adultery. + KORESH: No. I don't commit adultery. INTERVIEWER: Are you telling me the truth? - KORESH: I'm telling you the truth. + KORESH: I'm telling you the truth. INTERVIEWER: Have you beaten children? - KORESH: No. I do not beat children.

+ KORESH: No. I do not beat children.

So, in case anyone is interested, Koresh claims he didn't do it. Or rather, *claimed*, seeing as he's dead now.

Also noteworthy are statements by two unidentified ATF agents:

-

AGENT #1: [Referring to his "superiors" at the BATF] The +

AGENT #1: [Referring to his "superiors" at the BATF] The thing that I find totally abhorrent and disgusting is, these higher-level people took that same oath. And they violate the basic principles and tenets of the @@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ then are supposedly assassinated by a fourth agent.

And now, as to that tank that seems to be equipped with a fully functioning flame thrower:

-

When I see the Zapruder film of Kennedy being shot, it sure looks +

When I see the Zapruder film of Kennedy being shot, it sure looks to me like one of the shots came more or less from the front. But they found "experts" who say no.

-

When I see the videotape of Rodney King being clubbed by the Los +

When I see the videotape of Rodney King being clubbed by the Los Angeles police, it sure looks to me like he is being beat up. The "experts" disagree.

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/walker.xml b/pythonCode/output/walker.xml index 266aaa9..bf0b95d 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/walker.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/walker.xml @@ -1,18 +1,18 @@

-

The Strange Case of Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker

+

The Strange Case of Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker

-

General Edwin A. Walker is known to most JFK assassination buffs as -the man whom Oswald allegedly shot at in April 1963. The general's +

General Edwin A. Walker is known to most JFK assassination buffs as +the man whom Oswald allegedly shot at in April 1963. The general's right-wing connections are often noted, as is the fact that he was -forced out of his command by the Kennedy administration for his +forced out of his command by the Kennedy administration for his political indoctrination of his troops. His activities during the race riots in Oxford, Mississippi in 1962 are also often mentioned, when he was arrested on four federal charges including insurrection.

His public statement at Oxford was as follows:

-

This is Edwin A. Walker. I am in Mississippi beside Gov. Ross +

This is Edwin A. Walker. I am in Mississippi beside Gov. Ross Barnett. I call for a national protest against the conspiracy from within.

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ when he was arrested on four federal charges including insurrection.

[source NYT, 9/30/62]

-

The Army ordered General Walker to undergo psychiatric testing.

+

The Army ordered General Walker to undergo psychiatric testing.

The general's case is strange indeed. But another fact, not often mentioned, makes his activities in 1961-3 even stranger. Going back to 1957, we find @@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ The following article details his biography up to that time.

New York Times, September 25, 1957, page 18

HE GUARDS THE PEACE - Edwin Anderson Walker

+ Edwin Anderson Walker

-

LITTLE ROCK, Sept. 24 -- Maj. Gen. Edwin Anderson Walker, who will be +

LITTLE ROCK, Sept. 24 -- Maj. Gen. Edwin Anderson Walker, who will be responsible for maintaining peace in Little Rock, was described by staff officers today as "tough, but fair." A tall, lean-visaged Texan, -General Walker came to Little Rock only seven weeks ago as commander of +General Walker came to Little Rock only seven weeks ago as commander of the Arkansas Military District. He is still a stranger to the city. -Today, General Walker was at his desk in a downtown office building at +Today, General Walker was at his desk in a downtown office building at 7 A.M. He had not yet received formal orders to take over the Arkansas National Guard, but he knew what was coming. Already orders carrying his signature were being processed for the deployment of National Guard @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Guardsmen.

considered a prize for hostesses wherever he has been stationed. He was born in Center Point, Texas, on Nov. 10, 1909.

-

General Walker's favorite expression is "check," a word he snaps to +

General Walker's favorite expression is "check," a word he snaps to indicate a mission has been accomplished or that he understands his orders.

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ paratrooper. At his test, he approached a subordinate and asked:

He received a fast five-minute briefing and climbed into an airplane. He jumped, landed safe and snapped to the test officer: "Check."

-

General Walker is a combat officer. He has seen action in World War II +

General Walker is a combat officer. He has seen action in World War II and in Korea. He has carried out a number of unusual and hazardous assignments, particularly during World War II.

@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ Americans, in Italy and in France.

This outfit, trained for airborne, amphibious, mountain and ski operations, was called the Special Services Force.

-

General Walker led the Third Regiment, First Special Service Force, +

General Walker led the Third Regiment, First Special Service Force, in its initial operation at Kiska during the Aleutians campaign. When -the commandos were transferred to the Italian campaign, General Walker +the commandos were transferred to the Italian campaign, General Walker led the first Special Service Force in tough mountain fighting up the Italian peninsula and at Anzio beachhead.

@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ from the commandos and placed in command of the 417 Infantry Regiment, a separate force attached to the Third Army. At V-E Day he was commanding a special task unit in Oslo.

-

Returning to the United States in January, 1946, General Walker served as +

Returning to the United States in January, 1946, General Walker served as assistant director of the combined arms department, Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Okla. He was in charge of the Greek desk at the Pentagon during the Greek civil war and made an official visit to Greece and Turkey.

-

During the Korean War, General Walker commanded the Seventh Regiment +

During the Korean War, General Walker commanded the Seventh Regiment of the Third Infantry Division and later was senior adviser to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. His last assignment before coming to Little Rock was as commanding general at the Twenty-fifth Artillery @@ -135,61 +135,61 @@ Division in Hawaii.

A conspiracy is defined legally as including two or more persons.

-

On October 7, 1962, Walker posted $50,000 bond and returned home to +

On October 7, 1962, Walker posted $50,000 bond and returned home to Dallas amid 200 cheering supporters carrying signs like "Welcome -Home, General Walker," "Win With General Walker," and "President '64."

+Home, General Walker," "Win With General Walker," and "President '64."

On January 21, 1963, a federal grand jury in Oxford, Mississippi adjourned -without indicting Walker on any of the four counts against him.

+without indicting Walker on any of the four counts against him.

The Justice Department dismissed the charges "without prejudice" after the grand jury failed to indict. The dismissal "without prejudice" meant that the charges could be reinstated before the five year statute of limitations expired.

-

Walker and his supporters then went on the offensive. On April 2, 1963, +

Walker and his supporters then went on the offensive. On April 2, 1963, a group called the Citizens Congressional Committee filed a petition with the Senate Judiciary Committee requesting an investigation of the treatment of "America's fearless patriot on the occasion of his incarceration at the instigation of the Department of Justice."

-

Nine days later, on April 9, Walker was sitting at his desk at home when +

Nine days later, on April 9, Walker was sitting at his desk at home when the famous shooting incident occurred.

Meanwhile, the American Medical Association was receiving "a volume of letters from individual physicians" charging Dr. Charles E. Smith, the -Army psychiatrist -- who commented on Walker's mental state at the time +Army psychiatrist -- who commented on Walker's mental state at the time of the Oxford violence -- with unethical conduct: that he made an improper diagnosis without a personal examination. Dr. Smith was cleared by the -AMA on July 4, 1963. He said that news stories of Walker's "reported +AMA on July 4, 1963. He said that news stories of Walker's "reported behavior reflects sensitivity and essentially unpredictable and seemingly bizarre outbursts of the type often observed in individuals suffering with paranoid mental disorder." The society had received 2,500 letters from physicians alleging unethical conduct by Dr. Smith. Nevertheless, the board unanimously ruled in Smith's favor.

-

Walker then took his case to court, filing a total of $23 million dollars +

Walker then took his case to court, filing a total of $23 million dollars in libel damages against numerous media outlets alleging that they had made "false statements" and that their "suppression of truth was motivated by malice and a desire to hurt and harm him in his good reputation and blacken his good name." The statements in question were that he "led a charge of students against Federal marshals on the Ole Miss campus" and various other statements attributing to him a very active role in leading -the insurrection such as "Walker assumed command of the crowd." A jury +the insurrection such as "Walker assumed command of the crowd." A jury in Fort Worth awarded an $800,000 judgment against the Associated Press, ruling that malice was intended.

The offensive was also being taken up by Republicans in Congress in an alliance with Southern Democrats, who wanted to embarrass Attorney -General Robert Kennedy because of his civils rights activities. The House +General Robert Kennedy because of his civils rights activities. The House Judiciary Committee voted on September 1, 1964 by a margin of 18 to 14 to open an investigation of the Justice Department's handling of cases -including, but not limited to, those of Jimmy Hoffa, Roy M. Cohn, and -former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker. The vote among Republican and Southern +including, but not limited to, those of Jimmy Hoffa, Roy M. Cohn, and +former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker. The vote among Republican and Southern Democratic committee members was 16-2; that of non-Southern Democrats was 2-12.

-

Meanwhile, a Louisiana jury awarded Walker $3 million in damages in another +

Meanwhile, a Louisiana jury awarded Walker $3 million in damages in another one of his libel suits.

His luck started to turn sour however, and finally on June 12, 1967, the @@ -198,25 +198,25 @@ freedom of the press to libelous falsehoods about private individuals who willingly take part in public affairs. Such protections were already in place concerning libel against political officials, but this was a landmark case extending the applicability to private individuals who willingly -venture into the public arena. Walker's awards were overturned.

+venture into the public arena. Walker's awards were overturned.

-

Chief Justice Warren explained, "Our citizenry has a legitimate and +

Chief Justice Warren explained, "Our citizenry has a legitimate and substantial interest in the conduct of such persons... Freedom of the press to engage in uninhibited debate about their involvement in public issues should be subject to derogatory criticism, even when based on false statements."

-

Walker's name occasionally surfaced in the press after this, usually +

Walker's name occasionally surfaced in the press after this, usually in connection with anti-UN activities or in connection with the -presidential campaign of George Wallace.

+presidential campaign of George Wallace.

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APPENDIX

These articles concern the controversy about right-wing extremism in the -military in the early Sixties, specifically related to General Walker and -the Kennedy administration.

+military in the early Sixties, specifically related to General Walker and +the Kennedy administration.

============================================================================= New York Times, June 18, 1961, page 1

@@ -235,10 +235,10 @@ holding up to criticism and ridicule some official policies of the United States Government.

The most conspicuous example of some of these officers was Maj. Gen. -Edwin A. Walker, who was officially "admonished" for his activities +Edwin A. Walker, who was officially "admonished" for his activities by the Secretary of the Army earlier this week.

-

General Walker's offense was in saying that a number of prominent +

General Walker's offense was in saying that a number of prominent Americans, as well as elements of the newspaper and television industries, were tainted with Communist ideology.

@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ was "designed to develop an understanding of the American military and civil heritage, responsibility toward that heritage and the facts and objectives of those enemies who would destroy it."

-

General Walker was the commander of the Twenty-Fourth Infantry Division +

General Walker was the commander of the Twenty-Fourth Infantry Division in Germany at the time...

The problem for the Pentagon arises out of the fact that a number of its @@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ evolved by the National Security Council in the summer of 1958...

Cold War Widened

-

President Eisenhower and his top policy leaders decreed that the "cold +

President Eisenhower and his top policy leaders decreed that the "cold war" could not be fought as a series of separate and often unrelated actions, as with foreign aid and propaganda. Rather, it must be fought with a concentration of all the resources of the Government and with @@ -337,11 +337,11 @@ of the Twenty-First Army Corps, and their respective staffs...

"This sort of thing, if carried far enough among susceptible people, can breed a wave of vigilantism and witch-hunting," one Pentagon official -said. "Even Mr. Hoover of the F.B.I., whom nobody would call 'soft on +said. "Even Mr. Hoover of the F.B.I., whom nobody would call 'soft on communism,' deplores these self-appointed counter-spies." ...

Reinforcing his point, he took from his desk a memorandum from Secretary -of Defense Robert S. McNamara, which has been circulated as "guidance" +of Defense Robert S. McNamara, which has been circulated as "guidance" throughout the services. In part, it said:

"After the President has taken a position, has established a policy, or @@ -353,12 +353,12 @@ before the public." ...

============================================================================= New York Times, September 8, 1961

-

McNamara Refuses to Identify Individual Censors in Pentagon

+

McNamara Refuses to Identify Individual Censors in Pentagon

But He Gives Senators a List of Security Staff -- - Thurmond Voices Criticism of Policy on Anti-Red Speeches

+ Thurmond Voices Criticism of Policy on Anti-Red Speeches

-

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara refused today +

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara refused today to give the name of the person in the Pentagon immediately responsible for deleting anti-Communist statements from speeches by an Army general.

@@ -366,27 +366,27 @@ for deleting anti-Communist statements from speeches by an Army general.

which clears speeches. But he declined to identify particular individuals in the section who had made specific deletions.

-

The demand for this information was made by Senator Strom Thurmond, +

The demand for this information was made by Senator Strom Thurmond, Democrat of South Carolina, at the close of hearings before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his resolution for a full investigation of charges that military officers have been "muzzled." ...

-

It was also learned today that Gen. Edwin A. Walker, deposed last spring +

It was also learned today that Gen. Edwin A. Walker, deposed last spring from his command in Europe because of the nature of his troop indoctrination program, had pleaded the military equivalent of the Fifth Amendment's guarantee against self-incrimination during the investigation of his case by the Army Inspector General...

-

The entire transcript of the proceedings involving General Walker, which +

The entire transcript of the proceedings involving General Walker, which runs to more than 900 pages, is in the process of being declassified by the Department of Defense...

-

Senator Thurmond's inquiry today related to a speech prepared for delivery +

Senator Thurmond's inquiry today related to a speech prepared for delivery last March by Gen. Arthur G. Trudeau, Chief of Army Research. In testimony today it was indicated that the excisions had the effect of softening the general's blunt criticism of Soviet policies and tactics.

-

Mr. McNamara said that the justifications for the changes was that +

Mr. McNamara said that the justifications for the changes was that negotiations were then going on with the Russians for release of the downed RB-47. It was regarded as impolitic at the time, he explained, to provoke the Russians unnecessarily...

@@ -404,29 +404,29 @@ New York Times, November 19, 1961, page 1

by Tom Wicker

-

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18-- President Kennedy spoke out tonight against the +

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18-- President Kennedy spoke out tonight against the right-wing John Birch Society and the so-called Minutemen in a speech at a Democratic Party dinner here.

The President mentioned neither group by name but left no doubt whom he meant.

-

[In Atlanta, Senator Barry Goldwater, Arizona Republican, attacked +

[In Atlanta, Senator Barry Goldwater, Arizona Republican, attacked the "radicals in the White House." At a news conference, he called - President Kennedy the "wagon master" who is "riding on the left + President Kennedy the "wagon master" who is "riding on the left wheel all the time."]

The President, in his talk at the Hollywood Palladium, also made his -first public response to Edward M. Dealey, publisher of the Dallas -Morning News. Mr. Dealey attacked the President at a White House -luncheon for "riding Caroline's tricycle" instead of being "a man on +first public response to Edward M. Dealey, publisher of the Dallas +Morning News. Mr. Dealey attacked the President at a White House +luncheon for "riding Caroline's tricycle" instead of being "a man on horseback."

Some 'Escape Responsibility'

"There have always been those fringes of our society who have sought to escape their own responsibility by finding a simple solution, an appealing -slogan or a convenient scapegoat," Mr. Kennedy said.

+slogan or a convenient scapegoat," Mr. Kennedy said.

Now, he continued, "men who are unwilling to face up to the danger from without are convinced that the real danger comes from within."

@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ state with socialism, and socialism with communism. They object quite rightly to politics' intruding on the military -- but they are anxious for the military to engage in politics." ...

-

Mr. Kennedy chose a region in which the John Birch Society has some of +

Mr. Kennedy chose a region in which the John Birch Society has some of its strongest support to make his third and sharpest attack on what he called tonight "the discordant voices of extremism."

@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ New York Times, November 19, 1961, page 54

3,000 Parade in Los Angeles in Orderly Demonstration

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18-- Raucous picketing took place outside the Hollywood -Palladium where President Kennedy spoke.

+Palladium where President Kennedy spoke.

For nearly an hour, 3,000 persons paraded, carrying signs and chanting and singing their protests over a variety of issues.

@@ -477,10 +477,10 @@ rightists.

Some of the signs carried by men and women wearing red, white, and blue paper hats, read: "Unmuzzle the Military," "Clean Up the State -Department," "Veto Tito," "Disarmament is Suicide," and "CommUNism is +Department," "Veto Tito," "Disarmament is Suicide," and "CommUNism is Our Enemy."

-

The marchers sporadically chanted "Test the Bomb," and, "No Aid to Tito." +

The marchers sporadically chanted "Test the Bomb," and, "No Aid to Tito." They sang, among other things, "God Bless America" and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."

@@ -490,31 +490,31 @@ these carried signs urging the end of all atomic testing...

============================================================================= New York Times, November 19, 1961, page 54

-

Eisenhower Travels Aloft With Kennedy

+

Eisenhower Travels Aloft With Kennedy

-

SHERMAN, Tex. Nov. 18 (AP) -- President Kennedy and former President Dwight -D. Eisenhower rode together to Perrin Air Force Base near here by helicopter -today after attending the funeral of Sam Rayburn at near-by Bonham.

+

SHERMAN, Tex. Nov. 18 (AP) -- President Kennedy and former President Dwight +D. Eisenhower rode together to Perrin Air Force Base near here by helicopter +today after attending the funeral of Sam Rayburn at near-by Bonham.

-

Senator Carl Hayden, Democrat of Arizona, was also on the helicopter.

+

Senator Carl Hayden, Democrat of Arizona, was also on the helicopter.

-

Mr. Kennedy and General Eisenhower stood together talking by the side of -the aircraft for about two minutes. Mr. Kennedy gestured repeatedly with +

Mr. Kennedy and General Eisenhower stood together talking by the side of +the aircraft for about two minutes. Mr. Kennedy gestured repeatedly with his left hand and appearing to be explaining something to General -Eisenhower. General Eisenhower listened intently and shook his head +Eisenhower. General Eisenhower listened intently and shook his head affirmatively several times.

-

They shook hands. Mr. Kennedy then walked briskly to his plane and General -Eisenhower got into an Air Force automobile.

+

They shook hands. Mr. Kennedy then walked briskly to his plane and General +Eisenhower got into an Air Force automobile.

============================================================================= New York Times, November 24, 1961, page 1

-

Eisenhower Says Officers Should Stay Out of Politics

+

Eisenhower Says Officers Should Stay Out of Politics

Assails Extremists In TV Interview

-

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower last night urged officers of the +

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower last night urged officers of the armed services to shun partisan politics.

Speaking as a General of the Army, he declared it was "bad practice -- @@ -535,15 +535,15 @@ unionize... [and those] advocating some form of dictatorship." It also included those who "make radical statements [and] attack people of good repute who are proved patriots."

-

At that point, Walter Cronkite of the C.B.S. news staff, who conducted +

At that point, Walter Cronkite of the C.B.S. news staff, who conducted the interview, asked about the "military man's role in our modern political life." He did not cite, but obviously referred to, the case -of Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker, who stirred up a controversy that led to +of Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker, who stirred up a controversy that led to his "admonishment" for the political nature of the indoctrination of -his troops. General Walker lated resigned from the Army.

+his troops. General Walker lated resigned from the Army.

"I believe the Army officer, Navy officer, Air officer," General -Eisenhower said, "should not be talking about political matters, +Eisenhower said, "should not be talking about political matters, particularly domestically, and never in the international field, unless he is asked to do so because of some particular position he might hold." ...

diff --git a/pythonCode/output/waves.xml b/pythonCode/output/waves.xml index 5565a0d..0f31e2c 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/waves.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/waves.xml @@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ your favourite teachers, reporters, broadcasters, musicians, comedians, directors, actors, politicians, anyone whose words reach many listeners. That way it can no longer be suppressed just by removing its early disseminators. And the more other people know about it, the safer you are as well. - Don't hesitate to send it to people of considerable wealth and power, or + Don't hesitate to send it to people of considerable wealth and power, or their children, for that matter. Problems can indeed be solved by throwing money at them, if it's thrown right, and it can cost much less than it has to create the problems. @@ -366,16 +366,16 @@ victims' blood. Not only that, every other disease organism tested so far apparently has the same weakness. Even cancer growths contract and disappear when the oxygen saturation is sufficiently increased in the fluids surrounding them, since they are anaerobic. - AIDS, herpes, hepatitis, Epstein Barr, cytomegalovirus and other lipid- + AIDS, herpes, hepatitis, Epstein Barr, cytomegalovirus and other lipid- envelope viruses are readily destroyed by hyper-oxygenating the patient's -blood with ozone. This was demonstrated by among others Dr Horst Kief in Bad -Hersfeld, West Germany. Dr Kief has already cured a number of AIDS victims by +blood with ozone. This was demonstrated by among others Dr Horst Kief in Bad +Hersfeld, West Germany. Dr Kief has already cured a number of AIDS victims by drawing blood, infusing it with ozone and returning it to the patient, at regular intervals until all the virus is gone. (He can be reached through Biozon Ozon-Technik GmbH, An Der Haune #10, Bad Hersfeld, D-6430, Federal -Republic of Germany.) Dr S. Rilling of Stuttgart and Dr Renate Viebahn of -Iffezheim are among the growing number of physicians who have obtained -similar results with their patients. They are with Arztlich Gesellschaft fur +Republic of Germany.) Dr S. Rilling of Stuttgart and Dr Renate Viebahn of +Iffezheim are among the growing number of physicians who have obtained +similar results with their patients. They are with Arztlich Gesellschaft fur Ozontherapie and JrJ Hansler GmbH, respectively.

THE BASIS OF BIO-OXIDATIVE THERAPIES @@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ evolutionary origins, during the ages when free oxygen was far less abundant. Now their descendants can only survive in low-oxygen environments such as accompany stagnation and decay. To become a growth medium for such parasites, one has to have allowed the oxygen saturation of the body's fluids to drop -well below the loptimum level for healthy cell growth and function. +well below the loptimum level for healthy cell growth and function. The simplest substances available for restoring one's oxygen balance to a healthy range are ozone (O3), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), which is much easier to obtain and use. These are both highly toxic when concentrated, which @@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ confers some of its virucidal properties to the rest of the patient's blood as it disperses. The disease will not return, as long as the patient maintains his blood in an oxygen-positive state, throug proper breathing, exercise, and clean diet. - A Dr Preuss, in Stuttgart, has written up ten case histories of AIDS + A Dr Preuss, in Stuttgart, has written up ten case histories of AIDS patients he has cured by this method. But his and the other physicians' reports of cures are all anecdotal rather than in the form of "controlled studies", since they could not be expected to treat some patients and deny @@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ proposd for human treatment. "ozonation of blood and blood products", from the company "Immunologics", in exchange for Medizone stock shares. The patent pertains specifically to inactivating lipid-envelope virus. In humans, this includes AIDS, herpes, -hepatitis, Epstein Barr virus, and cytomegalovirus, among others. Medizone +hepatitis, Epstein Barr virus, and cytomegalovirus, among others. Medizone obtained tentative FDA approval in April 1987 to begin human testing, but for a variety of "bureaucratic reasons" the FDA has postponed the actual start of the tests eight times now, with requests for further data, some of which had @@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ practice. oxygen. Like ozone, it kills disease organisms by oxidation as it spreads through the patient's tissues. This also destroys cancerous growths which are anaerobic. Nobel Prize-winner -Dr Otto Warburg demonstrated over fifty years ago the basic difference between +Dr Otto Warburg demonstrated over fifty years ago the basic difference between normal cells and cancer cells. Both derive energy from glucose, but the normal cell requires oxygen to combine with the glucose, while cancer cells break down glucose without oxygen, yielding only 1/15 the energy per glucose @@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ and/or energy levels are sharply increased, or the cancer's food source eliminated.

HEART TRANSPLANT PIONEER RECOMMENDS OXYGEN WATER - Dr Christiaan Barnard, who performed the first heart transplant, said in + Dr Christiaan Barnard, who performed the first heart transplant, said in March 1986 that he was taking peroxide and water himself, several times daily to reduce arthritis and aging, and he recommended it highly at that time. Since then he has come under heavy attack by the medical establishment for @@ -554,19 +554,19 @@ still uses it personally. Over a hundred physicians are already curing a broad assortment of "incurables" with this natural anti-microbial agent. This includes some forty or more in the US. A principal liaison to these free-thinking physicians is -Dr Charles H. Farr, who wrote "The Therapeutic Use of Intravenous Hydrogen +Dr Charles H. Farr, who wrote "The Therapeutic Use of Intravenous Hydrogen Peroxide". He directs the International Bio-Oxidative Medicine Foundation, and publishes the "IBOM Newsletter" which contains procedural updates and technical refinements for physicians using intravenous H2O2 therapy on their patients. By classifying the treatments as experimental they can get around the FDA's archaic restrictions for now, until massive public demand and/or media exposure force official approval. - Dr Farr summarizes the beneficial effects of H2O2 in "IBOM" issue #2: these + Dr Farr summarizes the beneficial effects of H2O2 in "IBOM" issue #2: these include killing bacteria, protozoa, yeast, and virus, oxidizing lipids from arterial walls, increasing oxygen tension intracellularly, stimulating oxidative enzymes, returning elasticity to arterial walls, dilating coronary vessels, and regulating membrane transport. IBOM is at PO Box 61767, Dallas/ -Ft. Worth, TX 75261; 817-481-9772. Dr Farr is at 11330 North May Ave, +Ft. Worth, TX 75261; 817-481-9772. Dr Farr is at 11330 North May Ave, Oklahome City, OK 73120; 405-752-0070 and 799-8781.

H2O2 CAN BE SELF-ADMINISTERED @@ -597,19 +597,19 @@ taste pretty well. Adding seven drops of 35% H2O2 to a gallon of drinking water and shaking well purifies it and gives it a pleasant waterfall-like flavor. For more dosage details and extensive references on H2O2 taken -internationally, contact Walter Grotz, Box 126, Delano, MN 55328; 612-972- +internationally, contact Walter Grotz, Box 126, Delano, MN 55328; 612-972- 2144. His progress report, "ECHO", costs $1. He provided much of the material regarding H2O2 in this article. Another source is Father Richard Wilhelm, Box 18, Union Rd., California, KY 41007; 606-635-9297. These gentlemen have -continued the research initiated by Dr Edward Carl Rosenow (1875-1966). They +continued the research initiated by Dr Edward Carl Rosenow (1875-1966). They have located over 4000 peer-reviewed medical articles on the applications of hypdrogen peroxide, some dating back to the 1800's. They received the National Health Federation's Pioneer Award in Medicine this year, for this ongoing -research. Walter Grotz, in particular, has been touring and lecturing +research. Walter Grotz, in particular, has been touring and lecturing extensively on the benefits of self-administered H2O2, literally saving lives wherever he goes, and bringing hope to people who had been told their cases were hopeless. - Dr Kurt W. Donsbach at the Bio-Genesis Institute in Rosarita Beach, Baja + Dr Kurt W. Donsbach at the Bio-Genesis Institute in Rosarita Beach, Baja Mexico (714-964-1535), has achieved a remision rate exceeding 70%, in over 300 patients at last count, most of whom had been previously told they were beyond hope, and had "tried everything else". Bio-oxidative therapies are now @@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ applied to all cases that arrive at this clinic, and all respond except for some of those who arrive already very close to death. The Guadalajara Medical School, Mexico's largest, is initiating their own tests this summer, and will add it to their curriculum upon verification. - As Dr Donsbach has pointed out, no US clinic or institution has ever tested + As Dr Donsbach has pointed out, no US clinic or institution has ever tested intravenous H2O2 as a treatment for cancer, so any claim that it is not effective is not based on clinical trial, and amounts to wilful disinformation. @@ -677,14 +677,14 @@ intermediates, which are a key factor in reactivating the immune system. may turn out to be simply a very elaborate way to accomplish essentially the same thing as the H2O2 regimen. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) has long been recognized as essential to the -proper use of oxygen by the cells. Dr Linus Pauling has demonstrated that +proper use of oxygen by the cells. Dr Linus Pauling has demonstrated that large doses of vitamin C are effective against cancer. The mainstream medical community still has not acknowledged this discovery, let alone put it to use, -despite Dr Pauling's previous credentials. As it turns out, vitamin C actually +despite Dr Pauling's previous credentials. As it turns out, vitamin C actually creates extra H2O2 in the body. - Organic Germanium (bis-carboxyethyl germanium sesquioxide) is gaining + Organic Germanium (bis-carboxyethyl germanium sesquioxide) is gaining increasing recognition as a potent healing substance, primarily through the -work of Dr Kazuhiko Asai. This compound directly increases the body's oxygen +work of Dr Kazuhiko Asai. This compound directly increases the body's oxygen supply, as it contains a great deal of oxygen in a form that can be easily assimilated. (See "Miracle Cure: Organic Germanium" by Dr Asai, Japan Publications, Inc., Tokyo and New York.) @@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ the FDA as an "herbal tea" whose distributors wisely make no medical claims for it. Again, much of its effectiveness is apparently due to its high oxygen content, released in solution when brewed as a tea.

-

CAUSES OF OXYGEN DEPLETION +

CAUSES OF OXYGEN DEPLETION There are several very common practices that drop a person's oxygen level far below where it should ideally be. At sea level, 20% of the atmosphere is supposed to be oxygen, but city air gets down as low as 10%, due to smog and @@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ developing and mass-producing the lethal gas Zyklon-B specifically for exterminations at nazi death camps.

ECONOMIC INERTIA - Dr Terry McGrath, the CEO at Medizone, confirmed that Hydrogen peroxide + Dr Terry McGrath, the CEO at Medizone, confirmed that Hydrogen peroxide would in principle act much like ozone in destroying the AIDS virus, but pointed out that it's never likely to be tested and proven in the laboratory. There's simply no economic incentive, since it's an unpatentable process and @@ -896,12 +896,12 @@ unfortunately be necessary to lie. If you say you want it as a cleaning agent, that's at least pretty close to the truth. Several physicians quietly sell itthrough the mail, bu they aren't the same ones promoting its healing properties, for obvious FDA-related reasons. A good -source in California, though he can ship it anywhere, is Dr A J McDonald, at +source in California, though he can ship it anywhere, is Dr A J McDonald, at PO Box 775, Lodi, CA 95240; 209-368-8681; $12/pint. Your best move would be to share this information with owners of health-food stores in your area. Call and ask them if they have food-grade H2O2 (some already do) and tell them why you want it and how it works. Encourage them to -carry it and give them Dr McDonald's address if they don't seem inclined to +carry it and give them Dr McDonald's address if they don't seem inclined to track down a local source. Cleanroom-grade 30% H2O2 (used for cleaning in computer rooms since it is a powerful disinfectant and leaves no residue when it evaporates) is reported to @@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ what will happen to a politician whose constituents learn he knew of a cure for cancer and AIDS but didn't tell them about it. Call in on radio talk shows and share the good news, or send copies to their reporters and program directors, especially at listener-supported stations as these are less likely -to suppress it. Don't assume your local papers have already heard of this; +to suppress it. Don't assume your local papers have already heard of this; write letters to editors, and/or send copies of this report. Tack it up on every bulletin board you see, and post it on all relevant computer bulletin boards. @@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ from any known disease-causing organisms. Most important of these is that it might be refractory to the immunological and therapeutic processes upon which we depend to maintain our relative freedom from infectious disease." (See "A Higher Form of Killing: The Secret Story of Chemical and Biological Warfare" -by R. Harris and J. Paxman, p 266, Hill and Wang, pubs.) The funds were +by R. Harris and J. Paxman, p 266, Hill and Wang, pubs.) The funds were approved. AIDS appeared within the requested time frame, and has the exact characteristics specified. @@ -994,12 +994,12 @@ infection is twice as high among Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans as among whites, with death coming two to three times as swiftly. And over 80% of the children with AIDS and 90% of infants born with it are among these minorities. "Ethnic weapons" that would strike certain racial groups more heavily than -others have been a long-standing US Army BW objective. (Harris and Paxman, +others have been a long-standing US Army BW objective. (Harris and Paxman, p 265) Under the current US administration biological warfare research spending has increased 500 percent, primarily in the area of genetic engineering of new disease organisms. - The "discovery" of the AIDS virus (HTLV3) was announced by Dr Robert Gallo + The "discovery" of the AIDS virus (HTLV3) was announced by Dr Robert Gallo at the National Cancer Institute, which is on the grounds of Fort Derrick, Maryland, a primary US biological warfare research facility. Actually the AIDS virus looks and acts much more like a cross between a bovine leukemia virus @@ -1031,13 +1031,13 @@ participate in genocide, bear in mind that hundreds of top nazis were imported into key positions in the US military-intelligence establishment following WW II. US military priorities were then defeating nazis to "defeating" communism at any cost, and strengthening military control of economic and -foreign policy decisions. (See "Project Paperclip" by Clarence Lasby, Atheneum +foreign policy decisions. (See "Project Paperclip" by Clarence Lasby, Atheneum 214, NY, and "Gehlen: Spy of the Century" by E H Cookridge, Random House.) There's no proof those nazis ever gave up their long-term goals of conquest and genocide, just because they changed countries. Fascism was and is an international phenomenon. It's not as this was a total reversal of previous US military policy, -however. Hitler claimed to have gotten his inspiration for the "final +however. Hitler claimed to have gotten his inspiration for the "final solution" from the extermination of Native Americans in the US. For that matter the first example of germ warfare in the US was in 1763 when some of the European colonists gave friendly Indians a number of blankets that had @@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ priorities on military programs and get away with it, so far. the "Patriot" newspaper in New Delhi, India, on July 4, 1984. It is hard to say where the investigations of this story in the Indian press might have led, if they had not been sidetracked by two major domestic disasters shortly -thereafter: the assassination of Indira Gandhi on Oct 31 and the Bhopal Union +thereafter: the assassination of Indira Gandhi on Oct 31 and the Bhopal Union Carbide Plant "accident" that killed several thousand and injured over 200,000 on Dec 3. The Soviet press picked up the story in October 1985, making it easy for US @@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ their ability to manage it, you then pretty much have to do something about it. Three good sources, each of which lists many other key references, are: Covert Action Information Bulletin #28 ($5) Box 50272, Washington, DC 20004; -Bio-Attack Alert ($20) Dr Robert Strecker, 1501 Colorado Blvd, LA, CA 90041; +Bio-Attack Alert ($20) Dr Robert Strecker, 1501 Colorado Blvd, LA, CA 90041; Radio Free America #16 by Dave Emery & Nip Tuck (3 tapes, $10), Davkore Co., 1300-D Space Park Way, Mountain View, CA 94043.

@@ -1146,8 +1146,8 @@ Soviet military-industrial-intelligence establishments. increasing the world-wide demand for weapons. So you re-invest profits and/or government funds to "stimulate the market". Hire "ex-"CIA or other clever mercenaries to stir up or intensify foreign and domestic hostilities. -Overhtrow popular leaders and replace them with fascists, who need tons of -weapons just to keep their own outraged citizens subdued. Don't think about +Overhtrow popular leaders and replace them with fascists, who need tons of +weapons just to keep their own outraged citizens subdued. Don't think about the natives your merchandise ruins. Peace movements are costly and must be infiltrated and sidetracked, and their mjore effective leaders assassinated. The owners of the major news services are tightly connected with the @@ -1156,12 +1156,12 @@ membership in the Council on Foreign Relations. So if you get all your news and information from AP, UPI, NBC, ABC, CBS and the other established media owned by the same interconnected pro-war corpocracy, of course you'll remain totally baffled by the treason-disguised-as-bungling that dominates the news. -Don't expect those sources to expose any deeper layers of the cover-up of -illegal weapons deals than are needed to ease out the Reagan team and install +Don't expect those sources to expose any deeper layers of the cover-up of +illegal weapons deals than are needed to ease out the Reagan team and install a different batch of front-men to continue the same policies (if Americans allow it). Just like after Watergate. Only millionaires can get their own friends appointed to "investigate" them -when they are accused of criminal acts. Senator John Tower, assigned to "get +when they are accused of criminal acts. Senator John Tower, assigned to "get at the truth" in the Iran-Contra affair, is a long-time ally of key weapons industrialists. He's even married to the sister of Interarms president Sam Cummings, the world's largest private arms merchant. @@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ enslavement and population reduction appealed just as strongly to powerful American fascists, and still do. Only a few dozen Nazi officers were ever tried for war crimes. Literally thousands of other important Nazi personnel simply moved their base of opeartions to the U.S., South America, the Middle -East and elsewhere. Under the guidance of Martin Bormann, they also removed +East and elsewhere. Under the guidance of Martin Bormann, they also removed from Germany all the acpital they'd accumulated (over $370 million), and used it to form some 750 foreign corporations officially headed by local nationals, but with German expatriates as the principal shareholders. These companies, @@ -1204,15 +1204,15 @@ Nazi's niggest enemy, our war-time ally the Soviet Union, suddenly became "our" enemy. Only these two superpowers were big enough to provide a believable threat to each other, to justify continuing to maintain large-scale military forces and industries in both countries. - The governemnt checks and balances provided in the U.S. Constitution were + The governemnt checks and balances provided in the U.S. Constitution were completely sidestepped by the formation of the C.I.A. in the Executive Branch immediately following World War II and stomped into the ground as more such agencies were added (NSC, DIA, DISC< DARPA, FEMA, etc.). Few citizens are -aware yet that the CIA was created by Nazi general Reinhard Gehlen, Hitler's +aware yet that the CIA was created by Nazi general Reinhard Gehlen, Hitler's chief of intelligence against the Russians. Gehlen was brought over to the U.S. right after the war with his entire staff, and given 200 million dollars to continue the job for "our side". At the same time, hundreds of other top -Nais were imported (this was called "Project Paperclip") and given new +Nais were imported (this was called "Project Paperclip") and given new identities and government positions. They formed the core of the new U.S. intelligence, defense, and aerospace establishments. Why do you suppose every CIA-engineered coup installs a Nazi-like dictatorship that suppresses, @@ -1253,15 +1253,15 @@ _The_Warmongers,_and_the_Paper_Aristocracy_ -- Howard S. Katz; Books in Focus _The_Secret_Team_ -- L. Fletcher Prouty; Ballantine (CIA "controls" world) _Spooks_ (Wm. Morris & Co.), and _Secret_Agenda_ (Random House) -- Jim Hougan *A_Higher_Form_of_Killing:_The_Secret_Story_of_Chemical_and_Biological_Warfare - -- R. Harris and J. Paxman; Hill and Wang, NY (is AIDS a weapon?) + -- R. Harris and J. Paxman; Hill and Wang, NY (is AIDS a weapon?) *Nomenclature_of_an_Assassination_Cabal_ -- Wm. Torbitt (the removal of JFK) -_The_Taking_of_America,_1,_2,_3_ -- Richard E. Sprague -_The_Nazis_Go_Underground_ (1943) -- Curt Riess; Doubleday Doran +_The_Taking_of_America,_1,_2,_3_ -- Richard E. Sprague +_The_Nazis_Go_Underground_ (1943) -- Curt Riess; Doubleday Doran _Project_Paperclip_ -- Clarence G. Lasby; Atheneum 214, NY _The_Great_Conspiracy,_and_Sabotage!_The_Secret_War_Against_America_ -- - Michael Sayers and Albert Kahn; Little, Bronw & Co.; Harper + Michael Sayers and Albert Kahn; Little, Bronw & Co.; Harper *Moongate:_Suppressed_Findings_of_the_U.S._Space_Program_ -- Bill Brian; - Future Science Research Publishing Co., Box 06392, Portland OR 97206 + Future Science Research Publishing Co., Box 06392, Portland OR 97206 *International_Terrorism_and_the_C.I.A._ -- Syromsky; Progress Publishers *The_Real_Terror_Network_ -- Edward S. Herman; South End Press, Boston *The_Death_Merchant_ -- J. Goulden; Bantam (CIA arms U.S. enemies, terrorists) @@ -1270,11 +1270,11 @@ _The_Great_Conspiracy,_and_Sabotage!_The_Secret_War_Against_America_ -- *On_The_Take:_From_Petty_Crooks_to_Presidents_ -- Wm. Chambliss; Indiana U. *Amnesty_International:_World_reports_ (annual) -- Amnesty Int'l, London *The_Crime_and_Punishment_of_I.G._Farben_ -- Joseph Borkin; Pocket Books -_The_Glass_House_Tapes_ -- Louis E. Tackwood; Avon Books (LAPD & Cointelpro) +_The_Glass_House_Tapes_ -- Louis E. Tackwood; Avon Books (LAPD & Cointelpro) *Under_Cover:_35_Years_of_C.I.A._Deception_ -- Darrell Garwood; Grove Press -_Coup_D'Etat:_A_Practical_Handbook_ -- Edward Luttwak (how-to manual on - overthrowing a country by member of Reagan's transitionteam); Fawcett -*The_C.I.A._and_the_Cult_of_Intelligence_ -- V. Marchetti and J. Marks; Dell +_Coup_D'Etat:_A_Practical_Handbook_ -- Edward Luttwak (how-to manual on + overthrowing a country by member of Reagan's transitionteam); Fawcett +*The_C.I.A._and_the_Cult_of_Intelligence_ -- V. Marchetti and J. Marks; Dell *Trading_with_The_Enemy_, and _American_Swastika_ -- C. Higham; Delacourte *Operation_Mind_control_ -- Walter H. Bowart; Dell (CIA/Army & MK ULTRA)

@@ -1355,48 +1355,48 @@ what currently prevails. They have never been implemented only because they threaten to render various existing industrial monopolies obsolete. Agents of the power elite routinely sabotage efforts to get such breakthroughs into mass production. - Currently in the news is Joe Newman's Energy Machine. While Reagan stalled + Currently in the news is Joe Newman's Energy Machine. While Reagan stalled on acid rain, and Hodel pushed offshore drilling, the US Patent Office continued to block commercial development of this latest of many government- smothered free energy devices. - Newman is suing the patent office for refusing to grant his machine a + Newman is suing the patent office for refusing to grant his machine a patent, in violation of their own regulations and the advice of the expert they chose to examine the device. They also are issuing false statements to the press about the invention's workability. Over thrity respected electrical -engineers, physicists and technical experts have endorsed Newman's machine and +engineers, physicists and technical experts have endorsed Newman's machine and signed affidavits confirming his claim of greater energy output than external energy input. Ten congressmen have introduced bills which would require -Newman's patent be granted. - As the Newman battle heated up, Reagan appointed Donald Quigg, a thirty-year +Newman's patent be granted. + As the Newman battle heated up, Reagan appointed Donald Quigg, a thirty-year Phillips Petroleum executive, to head the Patent and Trademark Office. The -Judge entrusted with the case, Thomas P. Jackson, has violated judicial -procedure, ignored expert testimony and ordered Newman's prototype confiscated -and destroyed. During Watergate, Jackson was the attorney for John Mitchell +Judge entrusted with the case, Thomas P. Jackson, has violated judicial +procedure, ignored expert testimony and ordered Newman's prototype confiscated +and destroyed. During Watergate, Jackson was the attorney for John Mitchell and CREEP's corrupt finance division. - Newman identified the gyroscopic properties of subatomic particles and built + Newman identified the gyroscopic properties of subatomic particles and built a unique arrangement of coils and magnets to draw energy directly from them, thus converting almost immeasurably small amounts of the machine's mass into energy. Theory and device are detailed in "The Energy Machine", $38.45 -including postage, from Joseph Newman Publishing Co, Route 1, Box 52, +including postage, from Joseph Newman Publishing Co, Route 1, Box 52, Lucedale, Mississippi 39452; 601-947-7147. Free press releases and brief technical decsriptions are also available, send SASE.

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Much quieter is H R Johnson of Blacksburg, Virginia. His motor simply puts +

Much quieter is H R Johnson of Blacksburg, Virginia. His motor simply puts the continuous power of magnets in a usable rotary form. The device is composed of specially curved magnets, and uses the difference in force and quality of their north and south poles to create a net unidirectional rotation. His patent number is 4,151,431, granted in 1979, but commercial production does not appear to be occurring.

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Professor Shinichi Seike of Uwajima, Japan has built gravity-field energy -converters out of coils resembling mobius bands and klein bottles. The +

Professor Shinichi Seike of Uwajima, Japan has built gravity-field energy +converters out of coils resembling mobius bands and klein bottles. The equations describing electrical flow in such topological curiosities are very strange indeed. Imaginary numbers appear in the energy output figures. Power seems to well up inside the devices, which have no moving parts. Seike's work is covered in his book, "The Principles of Ultra-Relativity", $40 from Gravity Research Lab PO Box 33, Uwajima, Ehime (798) Japan.

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Fourteen years ago Joseph Papp was granted US Patwnt #3,670,494 for his +

Fourteen years ago Joseph Papp was granted US Patwnt #3,670,494 for his Noble Gas Plasma Engine. A mixture of inert gases (helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon) is sparked in a sealed cylinder with a piston. The spark causes the gases to expand violently though no cpombustion is occurring. @@ -1433,20 +1433,20 @@ covers many other areas of exotic science as well. 92256. Start with "Suppressed and Incredible Inventions", $10. "The Manual of Free Energy Devices and Systems", $10 from Electrodyne Corporation, PO Box 11422, Clearwater, FL 33516. - "Tesla Said", and "The Nikola Tesla Patent Wrappers", John T Ratzlaff, + "Tesla Said", and "The Nikola Tesla Patent Wrappers", John T Ratzlaff, editor. Tesla Book Company, PO Box 1685, Ventura, CA 93002. "Toward A New Electromagnetics", and "Solutions to Tesla's Secrets and The Soviet Tesla Weapons", by Tom Bearden. Tesla Book Company. "The Sea of Energy", by T Henry Moray. Cosray Research Institute, 2505 South 4th East, Salt Lake City, UT 84115. - "Living Water: Viktor Schauberger and the Secerets of Natural Energy", by + "Living Water: Viktor Schauberger and the Secerets of Natural Energy", by Olof Alexandersson, Turnstone Press Ltd, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. - "The Principles of Ultra-Relativity", by Shinichi Seike, $40 from Gravity + "The Principles of Ultra-Relativity", by Shinichi Seike, $40 from Gravity Research Lab PO Box 33, Uwajima, Ehime (798) Japan. - "Reality Revealed", by Douglas Vogt and Gary Sultan, Vector Associates, San + "Reality Revealed", by Douglas Vogt and Gary Sultan, Vector Associates, San Jose, California. - "The All-Electric Motional Electric Field Generator", Frances G Gibson (on + "The All-Electric Motional Electric Field Generator", Frances G Gibson (on W J Hooper's work), Electrodynamic Gravity, Inc, 34 West Tallmadge Ave, Akron, OH 44310. "Awesome Force", J H Cater, Cadake Industries, PO Box 9478, Winter Haven, @@ -1459,12 +1459,12 @@ deleted]

[TRANSCRIPT OF ISSUE #1 INCOMPLETE]

The following is the beginning of a short story by Waves Forest in -"Three-Fisted Tales of `Bob'". This part is *not* uncopyrighted.

+"Three-Fisted Tales of `Bob'". This part is *not* uncopyrighted.

"BOB" AND THE OXYGEN WARS - Waves Forest

The SubGenius boasts about Time Control always sound like a bunch of tall -tales, until you get a firsthand taste of the High Volt Age. One of "Bob's" +tales, until you get a firsthand taste of the High Volt Age. One of "Bob's" Friends from the Future just clued me in, partway at least, and my scrambled synapses still haven't settled. How do I apply some of these crazy new ideas in time to prevent or at least personally survive you-know-what?

@@ -1476,14 +1476,14 @@ run into otherwise. empty desert highway should be worth some sort of break to even things out, preferably before the sun melted me into the asphalt. But so far all I was getting was a new and deeper appreciation of the word -*barren*. Even the occasional scragglebush looked like it really resented +*barren*. Even the occasional scragglebush looked like it really resented being here, and wasn't about to put any more than the bare minimum of survival effort into it. So much for shortcuts. I'd been walking for three hours and had seen only only one car. The e"BOB" AND THE OXYGEN WARS - Waves Forest

The SubGenius boasts about Time Control always sound like a bunch of tall -tales, until you get a firsthand taste of the High Volt Age. One of "Bob's" +tales, until you get a firsthand taste of the High Volt Age. One of "Bob's" Friends from the Future just clued me in, partway at least, and my scrambled synapses still haven't settled. How do I apply some of these crazy new ideas in time to prevent or at least personally survive you-know-what? @@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ run into otherwise. empty desert highway should be worth some sort of break to even things out, preferably before the sun melted me into the asphalt. But so far all I was getting was a new and deeper appreciation of the word -*barren*. Even the occasional scragglebush looked like it really resented +*barren*. Even the occasional scragglebush looked like it really resented being here, and wasn't about to put any more than the bare minimum of survival effort into it. So much for shortcuts. I'd been walking for three hours and had seen only @@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ might have helped me postpone lifting anything heavier than a paintbrush a little while longer. It was starting to look like all my stubborn resistance to changing times had caught up with me. When their basic survival needs get threatened, most folks' interest in "art" evaporates quicker than piss on a -desert bush, which got the unpleasant surprise of discovering that it could +desert bush, which got the unpleasant surprise of discovering that it could get even more resentful than it already was. Shortly after that so did I. My crude pack of stuff salvaged from the car got its fill of bouncing and bellyaching, split open and scattered feeble @@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ sun, and to the water's invigorating aftertaste. My stomach started feeling rather odd. "How do you get magnetism into water?" "Put the north face of a large, flat magnet against it for a while. Makes it -more able to hold things in solution. Don't use the south face unless the +more able to hold things in solution. Don't use the south face unless the water's for plants." "Uh, just how much stuff is in solution here?" "Very little. It's mostly to help it dissolve and carry out unnecessary @@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ covered all the gauges. What should have been a gearshift obviously wasn't, since he hadn't touched it yet. There were extra knobs branching off it, and what looked like backhoe levers beside it. There were also several small video screens, all empty. - Seen against all this, the faded "Bob" sticker on the glove compartment was + Seen against all this, the faded "Bob" sticker on the glove compartment was rather reassuring. I'd met lots of SubGeniuses, and while most were pretty peculiar, none seemed to be actually dangerous to me so far. Just over the windscreen was a full-length detailed chart of the @@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@ You need it constantly; oxygen's the only thing you can die in minutes without. Get enough and it protects you from disease." "What about cancer?" "Especially cancer. It's anaerobic; high oxygen levels kill it pretty fast. -Otto Warburg won a Nobel Prize back in the 1930s for pointing that out, but +Otto Warburg won a Nobel Prize back in the 1930s for pointing that out, but your medical establishment has ignored the principle since then. Too unprofitable. Cancer cells get energy from glucose by fermentation instead of oxidizing it like normal cells. This wastes so much energy that the healthy @@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ about it." "At this point you'd never believe it, and that would interfere with your grasping certain other necessary facts first." I made a disrespectful noise. "You sound just like my old college professor, -Mr. McSploont." +Mr. McSploont." "How clever of him. What'd he teach?" "Disregard for college professors, mostly. I expect he eventually melted down in the white heat of his own brilliance." @@ -1899,24 +1899,24 @@ it, remind me to give you a few patent numbers and such before you get off." It occurred to me that during all this I still hadn't asked how far he was going. Whatever it was, we'd be arriving a lot sooner than expected. There was a billboard, of all things, about four miles ahead of us. Mr. -Science touched something under one of the video screens and it gave us a zoom +Science touched something under one of the video screens and it gave us a zoom picture of the road ahead. He reached up and pushed a spot just below the visible-light band on the spectrum chart, and a little car-shaped pink spot with abright center appeared on the screen at the bottom of the billboard. "Nice of 'em to build that feller some shade. Though I doubt he's been there long." "Well, don't you think you should slow down a bit?" - He shook his head. "My, aren't you well-conditioned. Don't sweat it; this + He shook his head. "My, aren't you well-conditioned. Don't sweat it; this car's not under any local jurisdictions." While I considered my response, trying to choose between sounding real law- abiding and getting some clarification, we zipped past the billboard. He touched a spot on the radio portion of the spectrum, just as a very dusty police car lurched out after us in a cloud of gravel. - "Got a live one, Charlie", buzzed a small speaker in the dash. "No plates, + "Got a live one, Charlie", buzzed a small speaker in the dash. "No plates, too fast to get the make. At least one-twenty." "Want me to come on out?" A fainter voice, younger. "May need you for a roadblock, so stand by. Let's see if this new engine is -as good as Clyde says." +as good as Clyde says." We were already nearly a mile past him but now we could hear a faint siren, slowly getting louder. We slowed down slightly, a move which sort of seemed at cross-purposes with rocketing past a sherriff in the first place. My ever- @@ -1927,8 +1927,8 @@ huh? Pull your fancy self over, before I get irritated." "That shouldn't be necessary. I can easily answer your questions in this manner, without being late for my destination." "You think this is open for discussion? Identify yourself." - "Changesmith. Or CS, whichever. Who's this?" - "Officer Harry Scrotum. You have about five seconds to pull off my highway." + "Changesmith. Or CS, whichever. Who's this?" + "Officer Harry Scrotum. You have about five seconds to pull off my highway." "I see", said CS sympathetically. "What seems to be the trouble?" "Are you nuts? Reckless endangerment, doing twice the limit, unauthorized use of police bands, no plates; hell, I expect your fine'll buy us a whole new @@ -1940,10 +1940,10 @@ one uses them from where I'm from." There was a strained silence. He evidently was not up for pursuing the implications of that. We were now less than a quarter mile ahead of the sherriff's car, which was still creeping closer, apparently at its top speed. - Changesmith added helpfully, "If our velocity is causing concern, be + Changesmith added helpfully, "If our velocity is causing concern, be reassured that this vehicle is crash-proof and does not threaten the safety of local traffic, should there happen to be any." - There was a heavy sigh. "Charlie, get that block up, now. Don't use any + There was a heavy sigh. "Charlie, get that block up, now. Don't use any working vehicles; drag over some clunkers from Philo's lot. "And as for you, snakebrain, consider yourself warned. This is your last chance to pull over in one piece." @@ -1952,8 +1952,8 @@ everything that moves through your area is subject to your rules and limitations." "That's it, pal, your detah wish is granted." A sudden shimmy fro the left hind wheel was followed by the faint sound of -two gunshots. Changesmith touched a panel on the dash and a small sign lit up -that said GUNJAMMER, then he accelerated us a bit. The shimmy grew more +two gunshots. Changesmith touched a panel on the dash and a small sign lit up +that said GUNJAMMER, then he accelerated us a bit. The shimmy grew more pronounced, then there was a loud clank and it stopped entirely. No flat tire, and no more gunfire that I could hear. I looked back to see a pistol being violently shaken out the cop's window, accompanied by some diff --git a/pythonCode/output/weather.xml b/pythonCode/output/weather.xml index 93f407a..d417a5e 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/weather.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/weather.xml @@ -20,30 +20,30 @@ calls it the "special facility." Its more common name comes from a weather station that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had maintained on the mountain. The authors of SEVEN DAYS IN MAY, Fletcher Knebel and Charles -W. Bailey II, were Washington journalists who learned a lot about -the then-quite-secret post. Few readers of Knebel and Bailey's +W. Bailey II, were Washington journalists who learned a lot about +the then-quite-secret post. Few readers of Knebel and Bailey's fiction could have imagined how close to the truth it was. The novel gives detailed highway directions from Washington:

...the Chrysler wheeled onto Route 50, heading away from Washington.... In the jungle of neon lights and access - roads at Seven Corners, Corwin saw Scott bear + roads at Seven Corners, Corwin saw Scott bear right onto Route 7, the main road to Leesburg. The two cars moved slowly through Falls Church before the traffic began to thin out and speed up.... - At the fork west of Leesburg, Scott bore + At the fork west of Leesburg, Scott bore right on Route 9, heading toward Charles Town.... They began to climb toward the Blue Ridge, the eastern rim of the Shenandoah Valley.... West of Hillboro, where the road crossed the Blue Ridge before dropping into the - valley....Scott turned left. Corwin followed + valley....Scott turned left. Corwin followed him onto a black macadam road that ran straight along the spine of the ridge. - ...Because of his White House job, Corwin + ...Because of his White House job, Corwin knew something about this road that few other Americans did. Virginia 120 appeared to be nothing more than a better-than-average Blue @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ novel gives detailed highway directions from Washington:

could run the nation in the event of a nuclear attack on Washington. - Knebel and Bailey disguised the directions slightly. You + Knebel and Bailey disguised the directions slightly. You continue on Route 7 west of Leesburg, turning left on Route 601 just west of Bluemont. It's Virginia Route 601 that runs right up to the gates of Mount Weather. Residents have long known there is @@ -84,19 +84,19 @@ entrance is said to be like the door to a bank vault, only thicker, set into a mountain made out of the toughest granite in the East. It is guarded around the clock. Mount Weather got more unsolicited publicity in 1975. Senator -John Tunney (D-Calif.) charged that Mount Weather held dossiers on +John Tunney (D-Calif.) charged that Mount Weather held dossiers on 100,000 or more Americans. A sophisticated computer system gives the installation access to detailed information on the lives of -virtually every American citizen, Tunney claimed. Mount Weather +virtually every American citizen, Tunney claimed. Mount Weather personnel stonewalled question after question in two Senate hearings. "I don't understand what they're trying to hide out there," -Douglas Lea, staff director of the Senate Subcommittee on +Douglas Lea, staff director of the Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights, said. "Mount Weather is just closed up to -us." Tunney complained that Mount Weather was "out of control." +us." Tunney complained that Mount Weather was "out of control." Mount Weather has been owned by the government since 1903, when the site was purchased by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. -Calvin Coolidge talked about building a summer White House there. +Calvin Coolidge talked about building a summer White House there. In World War I it was an artillery range, and during the Depression it was a workfarm for hobos. Mount Weather as an alternate capital seems to have been the idea of Millard F. @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ to stay airborne for as long as three days. Then its engine will conk out for lack of oil. That is where Mount Weather comes in. Government geologists selected the site because it has some of the most impregnable rock in the United States. The shelter was -started in the Truman administration, and it took years to tunnel +started in the Truman administration, and it took years to tunnel into the mountain. There is a whole chain of shelters for leaders and critical personnel. The Federal Relocation Arc, a system of ninety-six @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ called Raven Rock in Maryland. The administrative center of the whole system, and the place where the top civilians would go, is Mount Weather. Mount Weather is much more than a fallout shelter; it is a -troglodytic Levittown. In the mid-1970s Richard Pollack, a writer +troglodytic Levittown. In the mid-1970s Richard Pollack, a writer for PROGRESSIVE magazine, interviewed a number of persons who had been associated with Mount Weather. According to them, Mount Weather is an underground city with roads, sidewalks, and a @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ communication within Mount Weather's subterranean world. "All important staff meetings were conducted via color television as far back as 1958, long before it was generally available to the public," one former staffer bragged. - The most surprising of Pollack's revelations is that Mount + The most surprising of Pollack's revelations is that Mount Weather has a working back-up of U.S. Government EVEN NOW. Undisclosed persons there duplicate the responsibilities of our elected leaders, making Mount Weather an eerie doppelganger of the @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ Commission, and the Federal Reserve are there, too. "High-level government sources, speaking under the promise of strict anonymity, told me that each of the federal departments represented at Mount Weather is headed by a single person on who -is conferred Cabinet-level official," Pollack reported. "Protocol +is conferred Cabinet-level official," Pollack reported. "Protocol even demands that subordinates address them as 'Mr. Secretary.' Each of the Mount Weather 'Cabinet members' is apparently appointed by the White House and serves an indefinite term. Many @@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ stages a war game to train its personnel and explore various dire scenarios. Once a year they pull out all the stops and have a super drill in which REAL Cabinet members and White House staffers fly in from Washington. - General Leslie Bray, director of the Federal Preparedness + General Leslie Bray, director of the Federal Preparedness Agency, FEMA's predecessor, told the Senate that Mount Weather has extensive files on "military installations, government facilities, communications, transportation, energy and power, agriculture, @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ Federal Relocation Arc. There is a body of opinion that considers Mount Weather obsolete. Mount Weather is a non-movable target, and a very strategic one if the relocation works. The "toughest granite in -the East" may have offered some protection in Eisenhower's time, +the East" may have offered some protection in Eisenhower's time, but multiple strikes could blast the mountain away. It was reported that the TWA jet crash knocked out power at Mount Weather for two and a half hours. What would a bomb do? @@ -202,30 +202,30 @@ sale.

The Survivor List - In 1975 General Bray told the Senate that the Mount Weather + In 1975 General Bray told the Senate that the Mount Weather survivor list had sixty-five hundred names on it. Who might be included? The president, of course, provide he survives his Kneecap command. The vice-president and Cabinet members are on the list because they take part in the annual dry runs. Beyond that, little is known and the few existing accounts conflict. - For instance, what about Congress? General Bray said that his + For instance, what about Congress? General Bray said that his responsibilities included the executive branch only, not Congress or the Supreme Court. But in an interview in 1976, Senator Hubert Humphrey insisted that he had visited the shelter as vice- president and seen "a nice little chamber, rostrum and all," for postnuclear sessions of Congress. - Furthermore, Earl Warren is said to have been invited when he -was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Warren refused because he + Furthermore, Earl Warren is said to have been invited when he +was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Warren refused because he was not allowed to take his wife. The protocol for ordering persons to Mount Weather specifies that messages not be left with family members answering the phone. The vast majority of the persons on the list are believed to be ranking bureaucrats from the nine federal agencies with -branches at Mount Weather. Pollack said he heard stories that some +branches at Mount Weather. Pollack said he heard stories that some construction workers were on the list "because, the Mount Weather analysts reasoned, excavation work for mass graves would be needed -immediately in the aftermath of a thermonuclear war." General Bray +immediately in the aftermath of a thermonuclear war." General Bray admitted that some others such as telephone company technicians are included. Each person on the survival list has an ID card with a photo. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/weaver.xml b/pythonCode/output/weaver.xml index 1e1bb1a..65023a2 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/weaver.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/weaver.xml @@ -1,51 +1,51 @@ -

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THE RANDY WEAVER CASE Another Federal Fiasco!

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BATF's entrapment of Randy Weaver led to +

BATF's entrapment of Randy Weaver led to the violent deaths of three people. Says his - defense attorney, Gerry Spence: "What - happened to Randy Weaver can happen to + defense attorney, Gerry Spence: "What + happened to Randy Weaver can happen to anybody in this country." BY JIM OLIVER

Seeing his dog, Striker, shot to death by masked intruders clad in -camouflage, Sammy Weaver, 14, fired back in fear for his life. The +camouflage, Sammy Weaver, 14, fired back in fear for his life. The 4 ft., 11"-tall youngster was hit in the arm, then shot in the back as he turned to run for home. He died instantly, killed by an agent of the federal government.

-

Cradling her 10-month-old daughter in her arms, Vicki Weaver stood +

Cradling her 10-month-old daughter in her arms, Vicki Weaver stood in the doorway of her home, mourning her slain son, unaware that she -herself had only seconds to live. In an instant a bullet tore into Vicki -Weaver's face, blew through her jaw and severed her carotid artery. +herself had only seconds to live. In an instant a bullet tore into Vicki +Weaver's face, blew through her jaw and severed her carotid artery. The bullet was fired from 200 yds. away by an agent of the federal government.

-

What had the Weaver family done to bring FBI snipers and submachine- +

What had the Weaver family done to bring FBI snipers and submachine- gun-toting U.S. marshals to the woods around their cabin on Ruby Ridge -in northern Idaho? Why did the government act as though the Weavers +in northern Idaho? Why did the government act as though the Weavers had forfeited the protections guaranteed all Americans by the United States Constitution? Who made the decisions that led to their -unjustified deaths and also to the death of deputy U.S. Marshall William -Degan?

+unjustified deaths and also to the death of deputy U.S. Marshall William +Degan?

-

For the six men working near Weaver's plywood cabin on Ruby Ridge, +

For the six men working near Weaver's plywood cabin on Ruby Ridge, Aug. 21, 1992, was another day on a job that had been going on more than 16 months. Their employer, the U.S. government, was spending $13,000 a week, and there had been no end in sight to the work.

The cabin--really a shack--was home to 44-year old former Green -Beret Randy Weaver and his family--wife, Vicki; son, Sammy; and -daughters, Sara, Rachel and Elisheba. It was also home to their young -friend, Kevin Harris. They were subsistence hunters, and tended a +Beret Randy Weaver and his family--wife, Vicki; son, Sammy; and +daughters, Sara, Rachel and Elisheba. It was also home to their young +friend, Kevin Harris. They were subsistence hunters, and tended a garden, putting up vegetables. A generator produced occasional electricity. They had no TV, no radio.

This day there were some new men on the job site not far from the -cabin--one, 42-year-old William Degan, had been brought to northern +cabin--one, 42-year-old William Degan, had been brought to northern Idaho on special orders. He was to help plan a successful conclusion to the job.

@@ -64,77 +64,77 @@ their way. A mission somebody in the Marshal Service had dubbed

The "op" had included use of jet reconnaissance overflights with aerial photographic analysis by the Defense Mapping Agency, and placement of high-resolution video equipment recording activity by -the Weaver family from sites 1 1/2 miles away--160 hours worth +the Weaver family from sites 1 1/2 miles away--160 hours worth of tape used.

For nearly a year and a half, federal agents had roamed the area, -picking locations for surveillance and for snipers. Degan, belonged +picking locations for surveillance and for snipers. Degan, belonged to the Special Operations Group, the Marshals' national SWAT team. The six on-site this day were deputy U.S. Marshals.

The target of all of this--and of a Federal law enforcement and prosecution effort that would eventually total approximately $3 -million--was Randy Weaver. What kind of criminal was he to +million--was Randy Weaver. What kind of criminal was he to demand this kind of attention? Was he a major drug dealer? Serial killer? Was he a terrorist bomber?

-

No. On Oct. 24, 1989, Weaver sold two shotguns whose barrels +

No. On Oct. 24, 1989, Weaver sold two shotguns whose barrels arguably measured 1/4 inch less than the 18 inch length determined arbitrarily by Congress to be legal. The H&R single-barrel 12-ga. and Remington pump were sold to a good friend who instructed -Weaver to shorten the barrels. The "good friend" was an undercover +Weaver to shorten the barrels. The "good friend" was an undercover informant working for the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms -(BATF), who later told reporters he was in it "mainly for the +(BATF), who later told reporters he was in it "mainly for the excitement."

-

Eight months after he sold the shotguns, Weaver was approached -by two BATF agents with an offer--spy on the Aryan Nations, a +

Eight months after he sold the shotguns, Weaver was approached +by two BATF agents with an offer--spy on the Aryan Nations, a white supremacist hate group head-quartered in northern Idaho, -or go to jail. Weaver refused to become a government informer, +or go to jail. Weaver refused to become a government informer, and--six months later--he was indicted on the shotgun charge.

-

On Jan. 17, 1991, as Weaver and his wife were driving to town +

On Jan. 17, 1991, as Weaver and his wife were driving to town for supplies, they encountered a pickup truck-camper with its -hood up, a man and woman seeming to be in trouble. The Weavers +hood up, a man and woman seeming to be in trouble. The Weavers stopped to offer their help. A horde of federal agents piled out -of the camper. A pistol was pressed against Weaver's neck. Vicki -Weaver was thrown to the slushy ground.

+of the camper. A pistol was pressed against Weaver's neck. Vicki +Weaver was thrown to the slushy ground.

-

Weaver was arraigned before a federal magistrate, who later -admitted he cited the wrong law. Out on bond, Weaver went back +

Weaver was arraigned before a federal magistrate, who later +admitted he cited the wrong law. Out on bond, Weaver went back to his cabin. According to friends who testified in court, he and his wife vowed not to have any more dealings with the courts of the federal government. They would just stay on their mountain.

A hearing was set on the shotgun matter for Federal Court in -Moscow, Idaho. The government notified Weaver by letter that +Moscow, Idaho. The government notified Weaver by letter that he was to appear March 20, 1991. The actual hearing was held February 20--one month earlier. The error in dates was enough to give rise to a memo within the Marshal Service saying the case -would be a washout. (Weaver did not show for the wrong date, -either.) U.S. Attorney Ron Howen went to the grand jury anyway, -and Weaver was indicted for failure to appear.

+would be a washout. (Weaver did not show for the wrong date, +either.) U.S. Attorney Ron Howen went to the grand jury anyway, +and Weaver was indicted for failure to appear.

-

But why had the BATF picked Randy Weaver to set up as an +

But why had the BATF picked Randy Weaver to set up as an informer? He was a man devoted to family, a man with no criminal -record, a veteran who served his country with honor. It was Weaver's +record, a veteran who served his country with honor. It was Weaver's beliefs that made him an ideal target. His unorthodox religious and political views were far outside mainstream America. He -was a white separatist. And, Randy Weaver was little, a nobody.

+was a white separatist. And, Randy Weaver was little, a nobody.

-

Over the next 16 months, the feds painted Weaver as racist, as +

Over the next 16 months, the feds painted Weaver as racist, as anti-semitic, as a criminal. But they had to entrap him into his only crime, altering two guns. The media were unquestioning. In -print and on TV and radio, Weaver's home--the plywood shack he +print and on TV and radio, Weaver's home--the plywood shack he built himself--became a "mountain fortress," and then "a bunker," and a stronghold protected by a cache of 15 weapons and ammunition capable of piercing armored personnel carriers."

-

The common shotguns Weaver sold became the chosen "weapons of +

The common shotguns Weaver sold became the chosen "weapons of drug dealers and terrorists" or "gangster weapons" that "have no sporting use." The media always added the universal out... "agents said." But there were no gangsters. There were no terrorists or -drug dealers, just Weaver, the gun buyer and the government.

+drug dealers, just Weaver, the gun buyer and the government.

It was all a lie. Hate-hype. People believed it, maybe even the agents who planted the hate-hype began to believe it. It all ceased @@ -143,29 +143,29 @@ agents spying on the cabin--lives changed, lives ended.

Nobody, except the people who were there, knows exactly what happened next. There were several versions of the story. But some -facts jibe. Randy Weaver's little boy, Sammy--a kid whose voice -hadn't yet changed--and Kevin Harris followed Striker. Harris and -Weaver later said they thought the dog was chasing a deer. Harris +facts jibe. Randy Weaver's little boy, Sammy--a kid whose voice +hadn't yet changed--and Kevin Harris followed Striker. Harris and +Weaver later said they thought the dog was chasing a deer. Harris carried a bolt-action hunting rifle. The boy also had a gun.

Without warning a federal agent fired a burst into Striker, killing him. (It came out in court later that there had been a plan to take the dog "out of the equation.") The boy, frightened, shot back, and -when one of the agents fired another burst, Sammy lay dead.

+when one of the agents fired another burst, Sammy lay dead.

-

Kevin Harris shot deputy William Degan in the chest. He died a +

Kevin Harris shot deputy William Degan in the chest. He died a few moments later. The shooting ended relatively quickly. The -agents would claim Harris fired first. Harris claimed he fired after +agents would claim Harris fired first. Harris claimed he fired after the boy was shot. Agents told the media their men had been pinned down for eight hours. It was a lie.

-

The dog was dead. The boy was dead. Deputy Degan was dead. Two +

The dog was dead. The boy was dead. Deputy Degan was dead. Two American families had tragically lost loved-ones. During the night -hours, Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris brought the little boy's body +hours, Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris brought the little boy's body to a shed near the cabin and washed it.

-

Deputy Degan's shooting brought in the FBI. Soon, the Weaver -property was ringed by a huge force of FBI, BATF, U.S. Marshals, +

Deputy Degan's shooting brought in the FBI. Soon, the Weaver +property was ringed by a huge force of FBI, BATF, U.S. Marshals, Idaho state police and local law enforcement and Idaho National Guard.

@@ -177,11 +177,11 @@ FBI sharpshooters.

Normally, agents can only shoot when they are facing death or grievous harm. But 11 snipers that were positioned around the -Weaver cabin were given new ordrs:

+Weaver cabin were given new ordrs:

"If any adult in the compound is observed with a weapon after the surrender announcement is made, deadly force can and should -be employed to neutralize the individual." This meant Randy Weaver's +be employed to neutralize the individual." This meant Randy Weaver's wife would be fair game. It went on:

"If any adult male is observed with a weapon prior to the @@ -190,132 +190,132 @@ can be taken without endangering the children."

Of words reminiscent of hollow justifications used in Waco, Texas, federal spokesmen kept telling the media of their concern for the -children. In fact, Gene Glenn, the agent in charge of the siege, told +children. In fact, Gene Glenn, the agent in charge of the siege, told The New York Times he considered the kids to be hostages. Yet they'd already killed one child.

The negotiators were not in place, and no effort had been made to -contact the Weavers, when Randy Weaver, Kevin Harris--armed-- -and 16-year-old Sara Weaver left the cabin and moved to the shed -where Sam's body lay.

+contact the Weavers, when Randy Weaver, Kevin Harris--armed-- +and 16-year-old Sara Weaver left the cabin and moved to the shed +where Sam's body lay.

As the three reached the shed, an FBI sniper some 200 yds. away -aimed at Weaver. He told the court he was aiming for the spine, -just below the neck. He missed; shot Weaver in the back of the arm, +aimed at Weaver. He told the court he was aiming for the spine, +just below the neck. He missed; shot Weaver in the back of the arm, the bullet exiting through the armpit.

-

Sara later told Spokesman Review staff writer Jess Walter in a +

Sara later told Spokesman Review staff writer Jess Walter in a copyrighted story:

"I ran up to my dad and tried to shield him and pushed him toward the house. If they were going to shoot someone, I was going to make them shoot a kid."

-

At the cabin, Vicki Weaver was waiting at the door, holding her +

At the cabin, Vicki Weaver was waiting at the door, holding her infant daughter, Elisheba. The sniper fired again. His bullet hit -Vicki Weaver. She was dead before the baby hit the floor, -miraculously unhurt. Harris was hit by bullet fragments and bone -from Vicki's skull. He was bleeding badly. Randy Weaver, daughters -Sara and 10-year-old Rachel all saw the violent death.

+Vicki Weaver. She was dead before the baby hit the floor, +miraculously unhurt. Harris was hit by bullet fragments and bone +from Vicki's skull. He was bleeding badly. Randy Weaver, daughters +Sara and 10-year-old Rachel all saw the violent death.

-

Later, sniper Lon Horiuchi stated in court that killing Vicki Weaver -had been a mistake; that he was aiming for Kevin Harris. Defense +

Later, sniper Lon Horiuchi stated in court that killing Vicki Weaver +had been a mistake; that he was aiming for Kevin Harris. Defense attorney Spence asked him, "You wanted to kill him, didn't you?" He answered, "Yes, sir."

-

Sara Weaver recounted the night following her mother's death. -Again from reporter Jess Walter's story:

+

Sara Weaver recounted the night following her mother's death. +Again from reporter Jess Walter's story:

"Elisheba cried during the night. She was saying, 'Mama, mama, mama.'... Dad was crying and saying, 'I know baby. I know baby. Your Mama's gone....'"

-

She told Walters that on Sunday, they tried to yell at federal agents +

She told Walters that on Sunday, they tried to yell at federal agents and get their attention, to tell them that her mother was dead. She said they got no resopnse. Instead they would her the FBI negotiators.

"They'd come on real late at night and say, 'Come out and talk to us, -Mrs. Weaver. How's the baby, Mrs. Weaver,' in a real smart-alecky +Mrs. Weaver. How's the baby, Mrs. Weaver,' in a real smart-alecky voice. Or they'd say, 'Good morning, Randall. How'd you sleep? We're having pancakes. What are you having?"

-

The FBI later claimed it had no idea that its sniper had shot Vicki -Weaver. Yet a New York Times stringer quoted FBI sources as saying +

The FBI later claimed it had no idea that its sniper had shot Vicki +Weaver. Yet a New York Times stringer quoted FBI sources as saying they were "using a listening device that allow(ed) them to hear conversations, and even the baby's cries in the cabin." Another lie?

-

On Thursday, August 27, radio newsman Paul Harvey used his noon -broadcast to reach the Weavers, who he'd learned were regular -listeners. Urging Randy Weaver to surrender, Harvey said, -prophetically, "Randy, you'll have a much better chance with a jury +

On Thursday, August 27, radio newsman Paul Harvey used his noon +broadcast to reach the Weavers, who he'd learned were regular +listeners. Urging Randy Weaver to surrender, Harvey said, +prophetically, "Randy, you'll have a much better chance with a jury of understanding homefolks than you could ever have with any kind of shoot-out with 200 frustrated lawmen."

-

As part of their efforts to make contact with the Weavers, the FBI +

As part of their efforts to make contact with the Weavers, the FBI sent a robot with a telephone to the cabin. But the robot also had -a shotgun pointed at the door, so the Weavers feared that reaching +a shotgun pointed at the door, so the Weavers feared that reaching for the phone could result in death or injury.

-

Somewhere in all of this, the FBI discovered the body of Sammy. +

Somewhere in all of this, the FBI discovered the body of Sammy. They told the news media they didn't know he'd been killed.

-

The siege began to unravel six days after Vicki Weaver had been +

The siege began to unravel six days after Vicki Weaver had been killed. Her body remained in the kitchen of the cabin all that time. -Sara crawled around her to get food and water for her family. It -was during this time that Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris dictated -their version of their story to Sara. In this letter, Weaver accused +Sara crawled around her to get food and water for her family. It +was during this time that Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris dictated +their version of their story to Sara. In this letter, Weaver accused his government of murdering his wife.

The news media, based on information from the feds, repeatedly -reported that Vicki had been killed in "an exchange of fire" or in +reported that Vicki had been killed in "an exchange of fire" or in a "gun battle." More spin control.

The only shots were two--from the government's sniper.

-

Kevin Harris was the first person to come out. Sunday, August 30, +

Kevin Harris was the first person to come out. Sunday, August 30, badly wounded, he was rushed to a Spokane hospital where he was treated and charged with murder. A magistrate told him he was facing the death penalty.

The rest of the family came out on the next day. The surrender was -negotiated--not by the FBI--but by Bo Gritz, former Green Beret hero.

+negotiated--not by the FBI--but by Bo Gritz, former Green Beret hero.

All the lies and federal spin control over the story were about to end. The case was going to court.

The 36-day trial took place in the U.S. District Court in Boise, with -Judge Edward Lodge presiding. The jury of eight women and four men +Judge Edward Lodge presiding. The jury of eight women and four men heard the government put on 56 witnesses. The defense rested without calling a single witness, confident that the government had destroyed its own case. They were right.

-

The jury deliberated for nearly three weeks, and found Harris not +

The jury deliberated for nearly three weeks, and found Harris not guilty of murder or any other charges leveled against him. They -found Weaver not guilty of eight federal felony counts. The judge +found Weaver not guilty of eight federal felony counts. The judge had earlier thrown out two other counts.

-

Weaver was found guilty of two counts: failing to appear in court +

Weaver was found guilty of two counts: failing to appear in court and violating his bail conditions. He was declared not guilty of the gun charge--the seed of all this misery.

It was a bizarre trial, full of contradictions, with government witnesses countering each other's stories as to the events of -August 21, and countering the events leading up to Vicki Weaver's +August 21, and countering the events leading up to Vicki Weaver's death the next day.

-

The question of who fired first--Harris or the Marshals--was key -to the jury deciding on the murder charge against Harris. In the end -they believed Kevin Harris acted in self-defense. Earlier, the death +

The question of who fired first--Harris or the Marshals--was key +to the jury deciding on the murder charge against Harris. In the end +they believed Kevin Harris acted in self-defense. Earlier, the death penalty had been ruled out. The law the prosecution cited had been struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court two decades before.

-

The government spent days going over the Weavers' religious views, +

The government spent days going over the Weavers' religious views, trying to establish they were racist and demonstrated a long-lived conspiracy to violently confront the government. The jury didn't believe it.

-

Marshall service witnesses told about a series of pre-siege scenarios -to root Weaver out of his cabin. But when pressed by the defense, +

Marshall service witnesses told about a series of pre-siege scenarios +to root Weaver out of his cabin. But when pressed by the defense, they said they never considered simply knocking on the door and arresting him.

@@ -330,24 +330,24 @@ the FBI sent the material from Washington, D.C., via Fourth Class mail, which took two weeks to cross the country. For prosecutorial misconduct, the judge ordered the government to pay part of the defense attorneys' fees, an action almost unheard of in a criminal -case. Prosecutor Hoiwen also was forced to apologize in open court. +case. Prosecutor Hoiwen also was forced to apologize in open court. At the end of the trial, he collapsed in the middle of a statement, telling the judge, "I can't go on."

-

Gerry Spence told the jury, "This is a murder case, but the people +

Gerry Spence told the jury, "This is a murder case, but the people who committed the murder are not here in court."

After the trial, Spence told The New York Times, "A jury today has said that you can't kill somebody just because you wear badges, then cover those homicides by prosecuting the innocent.

-

What are we going to do now about the deaths of Vicki Weaver, a -mother who was killed with a baby in her arms, and Sammy Weaver, +

What are we going to do now about the deaths of Vicki Weaver, a +mother who was killed with a baby in her arms, and Sammy Weaver, a boy who was shot in the back?"

Spence has asked the Boundary County, Idaho, prosecutor to bring charges against various federal agents. Should that happen, lingering -questions about the Weaver case finally may be answered. Should +questions about the Weaver case finally may be answered. Should that happen another jury undoubtedly will serve notice to those who have forgotten that the United States government is supposed to serve its citizens, not entrap them, not defame them, not falsify diff --git a/pythonCode/output/web.xml b/pythonCode/output/web.xml index 113a70b..f65c6d4 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/web.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/web.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -

From: dona@bilver.uucp (Don Allen) +

From: dona@bilver.uucp (Don Allen) Newsgroups: alt.alien.visitors,alt.conspiracy Subject: Web of Conspiracy intro/README 1991Aug8.055902.24581@bilver.uucp @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ draw the line at personal slams, so please do yourselves a favor and avoid ad homenim attacks and we will get along fine. Let's endeavor to be a notch above the sci.skeptics and alt.paranormal obnoxiousness :-)

-

Don

+

Don

---------------------------------------------------------------------- This information is presented for your persusal and is a continuation @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ in mail.

THE UNDERGROUND CITY AT DULCE, NEW MEXICO

COSMIC AWARENESS is the Force that expressed Itself through Jesus of -Nazareth, the Buddha, Krishna, Mohammed, Edgar Cayce and other great +Nazareth, the Buddha, Krishna, Mohammed, Edgar Cayce and other great avatars who served as `Channels' for the `Heavenly Father' and who speaks again today as the world begins to enter the `New Age' of spiritual consciousness and awareness. Since 1963 Cosmic Awareness @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ material, including illustrations. This is entirely the responsibility of the editor. Members of C.A.C. are invited to send in questions of general interest to ask Awareness for possible publication in this newsletter. - Paul Shockley, Interpreter

+ Paul Shockley, Interpreter

ABOUT THE INFORMATION ON ALIENS THAT FOLLOWS

@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ time, less than 1 percent of the population has any inkling of what is really going on, and at least 5 percent should know. This Awareness indicates that probably one person in a thousand,--even fewer at this time,--has ever heard of the information released even -by Cooper, or the elements involved in such information. Probably -only one in a thousand has ever heard of MJ-12...perhaps even fewer +by Cooper, or the elements involved in such information. Probably +only one in a thousand has ever heard of MJ-12...perhaps even fewer than one in a thousand. It is likely that one in a half million, or quarter of a million, has heard of Nightmare Hall. This Awareness indicates, of course, this is changing, and more and more are hearing @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ of this.

This Awareness indicates that such information could be given to tabloids and immediately, upon publication, these figures would change enormously. This Awareness indicates a recent tabloid did -include information relating to Cooper and to Lazar, and much of the +include information relating to Cooper and to Lazar, and much of the population became aware, but to a very limited degree, since the article was only approximately one-half page in length.

@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ validity.

This Awareness indicates that in checking the validity, you don't go to the people who are unaware, and you don't check on a whistle-blower by going to the one who's had the whistle blown -against them. Thus, if Karen Silkwood blows the whistle on some +against them. Thus, if Karen Silkwood blows the whistle on some nuclear plant, or group of people who are causing some environmental hazards, you don't go and ask those in charge of the creation of the -hazards whether Karen Silkwood has her facts straight. You don't ask +hazards whether Karen Silkwood has her facts straight. You don't ask the fox in the henhouse if it has seen a fox in the henhouse.

This Awareness indicates that unless entities understand the @@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ in White Light, visualize the highest frequencies of Divinity coming down over you from the Divine Being Itself. Thus, you can call on the High Self, call on the Christ, call on God, call on anything that you see as being the Highest and Best. If -you are in to Buddhism, call on Buddha. If you are in to any of the +you are in to Buddhism, call on Buddha. If you are in to any of the other religions, call on the highest divinity that you can call on, and see this entity covering you with a shower of Light, wrapping you with Divine Light energy while this monitoring is in process. It @@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ my bathroom window in West Virginia: Whose craft were they and what were they doing in my yard? Also, was it in response to the energy of my astonishment that they immediately took off? Also, were they related to other craft seen in the area, the one written up in a -local paper, the ones Dr. Jenkins said visited his family regularly; +local paper, the ones Dr. Jenkins said visited his family regularly; and currently: why am I hearing the sound of crickets whenever it is quiet enough to hear it? Is this an effect of meditation, stress, UFO's or physiological malfunction?"

@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ the force, the glue force.

QUESTION: A question by M.G. in New York: "The alien flag Trilateral -insignia referred to by Cooper, is this the start of the Trilateral +insignia referred to by Cooper, is this the start of the Trilateral group of humans and aliens?

COSMIC AWARENESS:

@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ different.

There's some questions that arise from a book called: ALIEN MAGIC, by William F. Hamilton III, and there's a part of this book -called: THE DULCE BASE, by Jason Bishop the third, and I'd like to +called: THE DULCE BASE, by Jason Bishop the third, and I'd like to read some of this, if it's alright, and ask Awareness to confirm or deny this information, and when appropriate, to expand on it.*

@@ -604,13 +604,13 @@ advanced technologies of the subterranean aliens.*

*`Revelations of Awareness' No. 79-25: (The Secret of the UFOs).

-

This Awareness indicates the Deros described during that time +

This Awareness indicates the Deros described during that time are remnants of a humanoid species that were left underground for many generations. They have continued in their underground civilization which, through a network of caverns and tunnels extends throughout the United States, South America and in through Europe and other regions. These tunnels have been known by the Illuminati, -which was formed in 1776 on May 1st, by Adam Weishaupt, which is the +which was formed in 1776 on May 1st, by Adam Weishaupt, which is the reason for the May 1st celebration in many countries; that this Illuminati as the foundation for many of the occult and conspiracy type organizations that have followed. It was based on the alien @@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ Nevada, Arizona, etc.)"

(READING CONTINUES):

-

"The Secret Activity". Paul Benewitz reports, about his study +

"The Secret Activity". Paul Benewitz reports, about his study into the Dulce area: "Troops went in and out of there every summer, starting in 1947. The natives do recall that. They also built a road--right in front of the people of Dulce, and trucks went in and @@ -747,14 +747,14 @@ the base.

(READING CONTINUES):

-

"R & R and the Military Industrial Complex. The Rand +

"R & R and the Military Industrial Complex. The Rand Corporation became involved and did a study for the Base. Most of the lakes near Dulce were made `for' the Indians, via government grants. Navajo Dam is the main source for conventional electric power, with a second source in El Vado (also an entrance).

-

Note: If Rand Corp. is the mother of `Think Tanks', then the -Ford Foundation must be considered the father. Rand secrecy is not +

Note: If Rand Corp. is the mother of `Think Tanks', then the +Ford Foundation must be considered the father. Rand secrecy is not confirmed to `reports,' but on occasion extends to conferences and meetings. On page number 645 of the PROJECT RAND: Proceedings of the Deep Underground Construction Symposium (March, 1959) we read:

@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ access to the subterranean World."

color drawing of "The SUBTERRENE", the Los Alamos nuclear-powered tunnel machine that burrows through the rock, deep underground, by heating whatever stone it encounters into molten rock (magma), which -cools after the Subterrene has moved on. The result is a tunnel with +cools after the Subterrene has moved on. The result is a tunnel with a smooth, glazed lining."

COSMIC AWARENESS:

@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ rocks in that area, wouldn't it?

(CONTINUING WITH THE STATEMENT):

"These underground tubes are used by electromagnetically powered -"Subshuttle Vehicles," which can travel at great speeds. They +"Subshuttle Vehicles," which can travel at great speeds. They connect the `Hidden Empire' Sub-City complexes. Also, the top-secret project code-named "Noah's Ark," uses `Tube Shuttles' in connection with a system of over 100 `Bunkers' and `Bolt Holes' which have been @@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ other interlocking groups."

COSMIC AWARENESS:

This Awareness indicates that this is in the affirmative; that -you will recall, especially during the Reagan administration, the +you will recall, especially during the Reagan administration, the scandals associated with many of his cronies, and the connections with Bechtel; that in reviewing these, you will find the above information being pertinent.

@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ Security. This is a multi-leveled Complex. There are over 3000 cameras at various high-security locations (Exits and Labs). There are over 100 Secret Exits near and around Dulce. Many around Archuleta Mesa, others to the south around Dulce Lake and even as far -east as Lindrith."

+east as Lindrith."

Is that correct?

@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ brain (Advanced Research Project Agency). Two of the procedures were R.H.I.C. (Radio-Hypnotic Intracerebral Memory). The brain transceiver is inserted into the head through the nose. These devices are used in the Soviet Union and the United States, as well -as in Sweden. The Swedish Prime Minister Palme gave the National +as in Sweden. The Swedish Prime Minister Palme gave the National Swedish Police Board the right, in 1973, to insert brain transmitters into the heads of human beings covertly.

@@ -997,27 +997,27 @@ RAY that can change the "genetic structure" and "HEAL" also."

COSMIC AWARENESS:

-

How Dr. Beter Got His Information

+

How Dr. Beter Got His Information

This Awareness indicates that this is correct; that the -instruments which Dr. Beter once spoke of in his Audio Letters as +instruments which Dr. Beter once spoke of in his Audio Letters as being able to locate and determine what anyone on earth was doing at any time, is an instrument that was just spoken of, that was made available through his contacts with scientists in Nevada; that they were using these instruments in order to supply him with information for his Audio Letters. You will recall that often he spoke of entities who would allegedly be at some place, but by his sources -would be found to be elsewhere, such as Jim Jones actually being +would be found to be elsewhere, such as Jim Jones actually being flown to Israel and being thrown out of a plane near the Turkish boarder, and other instances of a similar nature, wherein entities were believed by press releases and so forth to be in a certain -place, and Dr. Beter would indicate that they were truly elsewhere.

+place, and Dr. Beter would indicate that they were truly elsewhere.

This Awareness indicates that this also allowed them to distinguish between the real entity and a duplicate, a double who was replacing that entity, because the vibration of that double would be slightly altered and different. This Awareness indicates that Dr. -Beter also was able to distinguish the difference between a robotoid, +Beter also was able to distinguish the difference between a robotoid, synthetic and human, because the human had a soul at the time; that in his later reports and in further technology, the robotoids were even being given a soul.

@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ bring about a changed person with a different philosophy or different values, and yet the entity would essentially be the same personality. This Awareness indicates that perhaps this can answer many questions that entities have had, in regard to past notable figures that have -been indicated by Dr. Beter as having been replaced by duplicate +been indicated by Dr. Beter as having been replaced by duplicate bodies. This Awareness suggests the reading continue.

(READING CONTINUES):

@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ diverted by the strategy of a `Shadow Plan'?"

COSMIC AWARENESS:

This Awareness indicates that this refers to the scenario -described in Stan Deyo's book, THE COSMIC CONSPIRACY, as that which +described in Stan Deyo's book, THE COSMIC CONSPIRACY, as that which would be a staged version, using the beliefs of the American people in regard to the BOOK OF REVELATION, wherein entities would be expecting the return of Christ after some kind of event or situation @@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ genome holds the genetically coded instructions that guide the transformation of a single cell--a fertilized egg--into a Biological Being. "The Human Genome Project may well have the greatest direct impact on a humanity of any scientific initiative before us today," -said David Shirley, Director of the Berkeley Laboratory."

+said David Shirley, Director of the Berkeley Laboratory."

COSMIC AWARENESS:

@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ legged human, were created genetically.

Atlantean Genetics: The Creation of the "Things"

-

This awareness indicates that you will recall the Edgar Cayce +

This awareness indicates that you will recall the Edgar Cayce readings, in the readings on Atlantis, in which he described the "Things" which the Atlanteans created. These were grossly distorted creatures; that the `Things" that were created became a part of @@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ for a while...but, it is currently active.

parts) slowed in the mid-1980s, when the Livermore Berkeley labs began production of artificial blood for Dulce.

-

William Cooper states: "A clash occurred wherein 66 of our +

William Cooper states: "A clash occurred wherein 66 of our people, from the National Recon Group, the DELTA group, which is responsible for security of all alien-connected projects, were killed.

@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ connection with a group working through the CIA, and that this did begin to have some effect.

This Awareness indicates, however, that there was also a split -in the intelligence bureaus, it appears came from MJ 12, in which +in the intelligence bureaus, it appears came from MJ 12, in which there was one faction that wanted this conflict to stop immediately, and collaboration to continue; and because of this in-fighting within the agency, many of those agents who were working to hinder the @@ -1305,8 +1305,8 @@ teepees and so forth. Is this information correct?

This Awareness indicates this is the affirmative; that these symbols appear to be correct in regard to the connection described. This Awareness indicates that the Greek symbols relate back to -symbols from Akkadia, and even back to symbols of Sumeria, and these -were given as symbols of Sumeria, and these were given as symbols +symbols from Akkadia, and even back to symbols of Sumeria, and these +were given as symbols of Sumeria, and these were given as symbols from the aliens of that time; thus the symbols are a kind of link between alien and modern human language, neither quite alien, nor neither quite English, but of a language that many who have been @@ -1419,9 +1419,9 @@ the animals for environmental tests, psychological warfare on people, etc. The aliens also wanted large amounts of blood for Genetic, Nutritional and other reasons.

-

"In the book, ET's and UFOs--They Need Us, We Don't Need Them, -by Virgil `Posty' Armstrong, he reports how his friends (Bob and -Sharon) stopped for the night in Dulce and went out to dinner. "They +

"In the book, ET's and UFOs--They Need Us, We Don't Need Them, +by Virgil `Posty' Armstrong, he reports how his friends (Bob and +Sharon) stopped for the night in Dulce and went out to dinner. "They overheard some local residents openly and vociferously discussing extra-terrestrial abduction of townspeople for purposes of experimentation." The ET's had our government's knowledge and @@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ further comment.

(Last two sentences are re-read)

This Awareness indicates that there is also some tension between -the Greys and the Dero. This reference to the Grey's only known +the Greys and the Dero. This reference to the Grey's only known enemy; this in reference to certain elements of the Greys, particularly the orange group which is generally hostile anyway. This Awareness indicates that the reference to the Reptoids in the @@ -1538,14 +1538,14 @@ Systems); BI-PASS; REP-TILES; etc."

This Awareness indicates that these areas and names as related to various aspects of various programs and locations; that the reference to Groom Lake(?) and DREAMLAND can be researched in the -work of Lazar, the release of information from Lazar, and other +work of Lazar, the release of information from Lazar, and other sources. This Awareness indicates that entities can do much of this researching for themselves into the meaning of some of these; that some of these terms are not defined clearly in publicly-released information. This Awareness indicates that the information on Element 115 as having been given in some of the earlier literature -also released by Lazar, and also to some degree, there are mentions -in the Cooper Material.

+also released by Lazar, and also to some degree, there are mentions +in the Cooper Material.

This Awareness suggests that entities can further research these areas for more details if they are inclined to do so.

@@ -1601,15 +1601,15 @@ the soul energies and astral energies and other mental and etheric bodies of the older original being.

This Awareness indicates that in the book of Genesis, which -states that God made Adam from clay, molded him; this was a poor +states that God made Adam from clay, molded him; this was a poor translation of the actual process. Rather than clay, it was -substance, then breathed the breath of life into Adam. The breath of +substance, then breathed the breath of life into Adam. The breath of life being qualities of the Life Force which were part of the creator, and this was in reference to the electromagnetic field of -the creator of Adam,--the Elohim, or alien that created Adam.

+the creator of Adam,--the Elohim, or alien that created Adam.

This Awareness indicates that this was the process of breathing -life or the breath of life into the substance that became Adam. It +life or the breath of life into the substance that became Adam. It was a similar process as the creation of replicas or duplicates, though that took place approximately ten thousand years ago.

@@ -1645,20 +1645,20 @@ shocking to one who has never been exposed to such reality.

(READING CONTINUES):

"The Phantom Empire: Above the Law. The Dulce base is run by -a "Board." The Chairman of the Board is John Herrington. Jim Baker -(of Tenn.) is the CIA link to Dulce. House Speaker Jim Wright, D- +a "Board." The Chairman of the Board is John Herrington. Jim Baker +(of Tenn.) is the CIA link to Dulce. House Speaker Jim Wright, D- Texas (the nation's third-highest office) is Treasurer at Dulce.

There is currently a power struggle going on. As Rep. William -Thomas, R-Calf., put it..."Part of Jim Wright's problem is, he fails +Thomas, R-Calf., put it..."Part of Jim Wright's problem is, he fails to understand what's equitable and fair. It's the arrogance of -power." Even among his fellow democrats, many find Wright to be -"uncomfortably aloof." Wright's operating style leaves him +power." Even among his fellow democrats, many find Wright to be +"uncomfortably aloof." Wright's operating style leaves him vulnerable.

Most meetings of `The Dulce Board' are held in Denver and Taos, -N.M. Former New Mexico Senator Harrison "Last man on the moon" -Schmitt, has full knowledge of Dulce. He was one of 7 astronauts to +N.M. Former New Mexico Senator Harrison "Last man on the moon" +Schmitt, has full knowledge of Dulce. He was one of 7 astronauts to tour the base.

In 1979, he held an "Animal Mutilation" conference in @@ -1731,13 +1731,13 @@ lives of those courageous researchers who are releasing information.

(FOLLOW-UP QUESTION):

-

"One question: House Speaker Jim Wright was drummed out of +

"One question: House Speaker Jim Wright was drummed out of office a few months back for alleged improprieties regarding outside interests, and also for monies given to him by various corporations, -etc. He has been replaced by Tom Foley, a Democrat from our own +etc. He has been replaced by Tom Foley, a Democrat from our own Washington State, and I'd like to ask: Did this information about -the Dulce complex and the alien information that Jim Wright had, was -this passed along to the new Speaker, Tom Foley?"

+the Dulce complex and the alien information that Jim Wright had, was +this passed along to the new Speaker, Tom Foley?"

COSMIC AWARENESS:

@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@ to various entities in various ways.

(READING CONTINUES):

"In the 1930's, `Division Five' of the FBI knew about the -`Aliens.' A Fascist cabal, within this country, had John Kennedy +`Aliens.' A Fascist cabal, within this country, had John Kennedy assassinated. Look to the links, within the larger umbrella...the `Web' of a fascist totalitarian secret police state...within the Pentagon: JCS; DIA; FBI; (Division Five); DISC/DIS and the CIA. @@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ examples and given time to do so.

This Awareness indicates that entities need to be most cautious in the coming years, love your neighbors, your children, your family. -Cherish them carefully. Watch them. Do not neglect them. Protect +Cherish them carefully. Watch them. Do not neglect them. Protect them, and be cautious yourself. Your chances are greater, much greater, that you will live a normal healthy and long life than that you would become a victim of alien technology. That would be most @@ -1848,14 +1848,14 @@ guaranteed `a crisis' which will persist until the final Revelation (or conflict). The crisis is here, global and real. We must mitigate or transform the nature of the disasters to come...and come they will. Knowing is half the battle. Read the book, The Cosmic -Conspiracy, by Stan Deyo."

+Conspiracy, by Stan Deyo."

COSMIC AWARENESS:

This Awareness indicates that knowledge is power. By knowing what you know now from this information, you are much more powerful, much more powerful than you were before being so informed. This -Awareness indicates in reference to the Stan Deyo information; this +Awareness indicates in reference to the Stan Deyo information; this book is not available or is very difficult to find. There is some possibility of acquiring this book from certain sources. If this book becomes available, you should, at all costs or at any reasonable @@ -1880,12 +1880,12 @@ Their symbol is that of a serpent climbing a vine, or a serpent. The Reptilian symbol is that of a dragon. The Grey's symbol also uses a serpent, this being a cobra.

-

This Awareness indicates that the Stan Deyo book has been +

This Awareness indicates that the Stan Deyo book has been suppressed in this country. There is some chance of getting copies from Australia. There are rare copies in the United States. This Awareness indicates that in regard to the corporations as being fascist in nature; that this is in the affirmative. This Awareness -suggests also that you will recall remarks by Dr. Beter that heads of +suggests also that you will recall remarks by Dr. Beter that heads of corporations were being replaced by synthetics or robotoids; in other words, replicas of themselves. This Awareness indicates that this as having been part of the alien program in order to assure continued @@ -1984,20 +1984,20 @@ consciousness.

this time or the Interpreter may be brought from trance.

HOW UFO RESEARCHERS GATHER THEIR INFORMATION - (High Praise To Valdamar Valerian)

+ (High Praise To Valdamar Valerian)

QUESTION:

"We do have a few more questions while we're on this subject. In the book, now out of print, called THE MATRIX, by Valdamar -Valerian, who's of the Nevada Aerial Research Group, there's a little +Valerian, who's of the Nevada Aerial Research Group, there's a little additional information I'd like to read, and ask if this information on these entities is also valid."

COSMIC AWARENESS:

This Awareness wishes to make a comment here, in regard to the -entity Valerian. This Awareness indicates that many entities may +entity Valerian. This Awareness indicates that many entities may wonder: How can a UFO researcher, having a group and putting out a newsletter on UFOs, get so much information and have it accurate or worthwhile? Is it possible that they are simply making up @@ -2020,7 +2020,7 @@ as not being the highest and best for the American people, they begin to desire to give this information, to get it out.

These entities often write to groups like the Nevada Aerial -Research Group and the entity Valerian; and this entity, just by +Research Group and the entity Valerian; and this entity, just by being there, receives enormous amounts of information from people who have something to tell, whose history and background was deeply involved in this kind of cover-up, and these entities often @@ -2102,7 +2102,7 @@ information, but that it is not critical or truly essential to do so. This Awareness suggests that any further questions be asked or the Interpreter by brought from trance.

-

Ed's Note: For information on Valdamar Valerian and his +

Ed's Note: For information on Valdamar Valerian and his Nevada Aerial Research Newsletter, please write: P.O. Box 81407, Las Vegas, Nevada 89180.

@@ -2114,17 +2114,17 @@ the Interpreter by brought from trance.

maps and illustrations of alien bases, including their tunnel network. Called by many UFO researchers, the most detailed information on aliens to date, "The - Matrix" was also listed in William Cooper's material + Matrix" was also listed in William Cooper's material as reputable references.

An interesting note, that backs up the information just given by Awareness, that bits and pieces of inform- ation comes in to this entity, and years later is verified by other information. In the last chapter of the `Matrix,' - Valerian included 14 pages of the UFO information + Valerian included 14 pages of the UFO information released by C.A.C. in 1978 and early `79, which included information on aliens, deros, replicas etc. In the preface - to this information, Valerian stated the following:

+ to this information, Valerian stated the following:

"COSMIC AWARENESS COMMUNICATIONS"--- Generally seen as one of the most esoteric channeled @@ -2149,17 +2149,17 @@ the Interpreter by brought from trance.

New catalogs are updated monthly. This editor has been able to locate quite a few books long out of print, which Awareness has recommended in the past-the - works of John Keel, for instance. Arcturus Book + works of John Keel, for instance. Arcturus Book Service buys, and sells used books in the UFO and related fields. Get on their mailing list without delay! - (Avaton)

+ (Avaton)

COULD HEAT BE A POSSIBLE DETERRENT TO THE ALIENS?

QUESTION:

I had a couple more. In the Book, *THE ARMSTRONG REPORT: THEY -NEED US, WE DON'T NEED THEM, by Virgil Armstrong, he suggests: "We +NEED US, WE DON'T NEED THEM, by Virgil Armstrong, he suggests: "We know the greatest weakness of these aliens is their lack of spirituality, but what about physical weakness? Surprisingly, the answer has to do with heat. Apparently, they are extremely sensitive @@ -2173,7 +2173,7 @@ deterrent or restraint. Something to ponder."

Will Awareness comment on that theory?

*The Armstrong Report: "They Need Us, - We Don't Need Them," by Virgil Armstrong, + We Don't Need Them," by Virgil Armstrong, Entheos Publishing, P.O. Box 20174, Village of Oak Creek, Az 86341. Price: $7.95 plus postage. (Also available from @@ -2216,7 +2216,7 @@ and volcanic lava and such that exhibits heat.

QUESTION:

-

"In this book I just quoted from, Virgil Armstrong has a theory +

"In this book I just quoted from, Virgil Armstrong has a theory I'd like to ask about. He writes: "The theory expounds that those who are being abducted and tampered with on the surface are in an agreement with a covenant established in another life. In short, @@ -2359,14 +2359,14 @@ of Awareness:'

89-7 ("ET's Go Home!"): 89-1 (Some Possibilities in the Coming Months);

-

90-2 (The Web of Conspiracy, Part 5): The William Cooper +

90-2 (The Web of Conspiracy, Part 5): The William Cooper Papers: The Alien Presence & the Secret Government Exposed: $5.00

90-3 (Is There a NASA Cover-up?) -90-4 (The Alien Presence: What was Missing from Dr. Beter's Info.); +90-4 (The Alien Presence: What was Missing from Dr. Beter's Info.); 90-5 (The Hidden Crisis: The Quandary of the Secret Government): -90-6 (The Third Prophecy of Fatima: The Alien Connection): +90-6 (The Third Prophecy of Fatima: The Alien Connection): 90-7 (The Drug Crisis: Are we Being Set Up for an Alien Takeover?); 90-8 (The Crystal Pyramid. Alien Walk-ins, Descriptions of Aliens etc.); @@ -2379,14 +2379,14 @@ of Awareness:'

available from C.A.C.

INTERESTING BOOKS AVAILABLE FROM C.A.C. -The Gulf Breeze Sightings, by Ed Walters. $19.95 plus postage -An Alien Harvest, by Linda Moulton Howe, $45 plus $3 postage +The Gulf Breeze Sightings, by Ed Walters. $19.95 plus postage +An Alien Harvest, by Linda Moulton Howe, $45 plus $3 postage BOOK LIST CONTINUED:

-

Communion: A True Story of Alien Abductions, by Whitley Strieber. +

Communion: A True Story of Alien Abductions, by Whitley Strieber. $15 plus postage (Hardbound edition).

-

The Earth Chronicles, by Zecharia Sitchin: Comprised of the +

The Earth Chronicles, by Zecharia Sitchin: Comprised of the following four books:

The Twelfth Planet...$4.95 @@ -2415,7 +2415,7 @@ can have the whole story. Send $2.00 for catalog and info.)

P.O. Box 0123 Alamogordo, N.M 88311

-

Send SSAE for free info on their services. (Newsletters, computer +

Send SSAE for free info on their services. (Newsletters, computer access).

Nevada Aerial Research Group Newsletter diff --git a/pythonCode/output/worldbnk.xml b/pythonCode/output/worldbnk.xml index 9433688..1f8344f 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/worldbnk.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/worldbnk.xml @@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ meet annually to determine policies. Decisions on loans are made by the executive directors (20), who meet monthly. Voting on loans is weighted according to members' contributions (capital subscription), and therefore the organization is controlled by the wealthier nations. Recent presidents of the -World Bank include Robert MCNAMARA, A. W. CLAUSEN, and Barber Conable. JOHN G. +World Bank include Robert MCNAMARA, A. W. CLAUSEN, and Barber Conable. JOHN G. STOESSINGER

-

Bibliography: Heilbroner, Robert L., This Growing World: Economic Development -and the World Bank Group, rev. ed. (1966); Mason, E. S., and Asher, R. E., The +

Bibliography: Heilbroner, Robert L., This Growing World: Economic Development +and the World Bank Group, rev. ed. (1966); Mason, E. S., and Asher, R. E., The World Bank since Bretton Woods (1973); Reid, Escott, Strengthening the World Bank (1973); Van de Laar, J. M., The World Bank and the World's Poor (1976). diff --git a/pythonCode/output/wtcbomb1.xml b/pythonCode/output/wtcbomb1.xml index 86ae51e..9ef5f8e 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/wtcbomb1.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/wtcbomb1.xml @@ -1,34 +1,34 @@

Wrong Number Filename: WTCBOMB1.ZIP

-

[From _The Village Voice_, March 30, 1993]

+

[From _The Village Voice_, March 30, 1993]

THE CIA AND THE SHEIK

-

The Agency Coddled Omar Abdel Rahman, Allowing +

The Agency Coddled Omar Abdel Rahman, Allowing Him to Operate in the U.S. Now This Unholy Alliance Has Blown Up in Our Faces.

-

By Robert I. Friedman

+

By Robert I. Friedman

"They were talking all the time about targeting American symbols," says the FBI undercover informant, "the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty. A few of the guys came to the mosque to pray and go home. But others gathered to conspire in small groups, talking in deep, low voices. -They see the U.S. as an imperialist power, the Big Satan, the root of all +They see the U.S. as an imperialist power, the Big Satan, the root of all the evil in the world."

-

The FBI operative, Mamdouh Zaki Zakhary, monitored the radical activities +

The FBI operative, Mamdouh Zaki Zakhary, monitored the radical activities at the El Salaam Mosque in Jersey City, which was the headquarters of the terrorist cell that allegedly planned and carried our the of the World Trade Center on February 26. Zakhary, a heavily bearded Coptic Christian from Egypt who owned an import-export firm in Jersey City, spent a year and a half spying on the local Arab American community and the mosque, beginning January 10, 1990. During this time, he watched the first two men -arrested in connection with the bombing. Mohammed Salameh and Ibraham +arrested in connection with the bombing. Mohammed Salameh and Ibraham Elgabrowny, as well as the spiritual leader who may have inspired them, the -fiery blind fundamentalist cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, who is infamous +fiery blind fundamentalist cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, who is infamous throughout the Arab world for his alleged role in the assassination of -Egyptian president Anwar el-Sadat.

+Egyptian president Anwar el-Sadat.

"The only thing they want is to establish an Islamic world," Zakhary told The Village Voice during an interview from his home in Alexandria, Egypt. @@ -38,32 +38,32 @@ to strike out, to avenge anything that hurts Islam. I asked Elgabrowny, dollars so that I can stab them in the back."

Zakhary reported the group's subversive activities in regular meetings with -his FBI handler, Special Agent Kenneth Strange. But Zakhary, who was not +his FBI handler, Special Agent Kenneth Strange. But Zakhary, who was not able to penetrate the cell's inner circle, had no advance warning that there was a plan to commit one of the most sensational acts of foreign terrorism on American soil before the bombing of the World Trade Center: the assassination of the controversial right-wing Zionist leader Rabbi Meir -Kahane.

+Kahane.

-

On November 5, 1990, El Sayyid Nosair, a pudgy, bearded 34-year-old +

On November 5, 1990, El Sayyid Nosair, a pudgy, bearded 34-year-old Egyptian American and a core member of the El Salaam Mosque, calmly walked up to the podium of a conference room in the Halloran House, a midtown -Manhattan hotel, after Kahane had finished, a one-hour speech. Moments -later, Kahane was shot once in the throat at point-blank range with a .357 +Manhattan hotel, after Kahane had finished, a one-hour speech. Moments +later, Kahane was shot once in the throat at point-blank range with a .357 magnum, and Nosair bolted outside. During a running gun battle down Lexington Avenue, Nosair was wounded by an off-duty postal inspector and finally captured by New York City police.

"At first, no one knew who Nosair was," recalls Zakhary, "so when I heard about it I called the FBI and identified him,' I told them he was a member -of the mosque and that he was very close with the sheikh [Abdel Rahman]. I +of the mosque and that he was very close with the sheikh [Abdel Rahman]. I told them that, four days before, I saw with my own eyes the sheikh meeting with Nosair at a Lebanese restaurant on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. It was 7 p.m. There was Nosair, the sheikh, a person escorting the sheikh, and another person I don't know. They were deep in conversation."

Shortly after police arrested Nosair they found startling evidence that the -Kahane killing was just the first in a planned spree. Scrawled on a bank +Kahane killing was just the first in a planned spree. Scrawled on a bank calendar in Nosair's home was a "hit list" that included the names of a U.S. representative, two federal judges, and a former assistant U.S. Attorney. Local police searching Nosair's Cliffside Park, New Jersey, home @@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ discovered a trove of terrorist paraphernalia: bombmaking manuals, AK-47 cartridges, a stolen New York State license plate, and a bullet-riddled target board. There were also a number of passports and driver's licenses under various names, as well as articles about the assassination of Anwar -Sadat.

+Sadat.

But despite Zakhary's reports, Nosair's hit list, and the suspicious cache at his home, the authorities seemed to be downplaying all signs of a terrorist conspiracy. Within 12 hours of the shooting, New York City chief -of detectives Joseph Borrelli declared the Kahane assassination was the -work of a "lone gunman." Borrelli added, '"There was nothing found [at +of detectives Joseph Borrelli declared the Kahane assassination was the +work of a "lone gunman." Borrelli added, '"There was nothing found [at Nosair's house] that would stir your imagination."

One New York City detective close to the investigation told me that the @@ -90,27 +90,27 @@ was it. We're not equipped to investigate international terrorism."

But the FBI is. On the eve of Nosair's trial, a frustrated federal investigator told me that he didn't believe Nosair had acted alone. "There's nothing to prove that Nosair took it upon himself to [kill -Kahane]. There are many conspiracy theories. We hit a lot of dry wells." +Kahane]. There are many conspiracy theories. We hit a lot of dry wells." Yet the federal agent said that the NYPD had jurisdiction in the case and that the FBI's investigation was "superficial."

What investigators would have found if they had done their job thoroughly -is that Sheikh Abdel Rahman and El Sayyid Nosair were at the heart of a +is that Sheikh Abdel Rahman and El Sayyid Nosair were at the heart of a far-flung terrorist conspiracy. A magnet for the angry and dispossessed of -the Muslim world, Abdel Rahman, through his violent preaching, has been +the Muslim world, Abdel Rahman, through his violent preaching, has been linked to dozens of terrorist incidents in Egypt and now to the attack on the World Trade Center. an act he says he deplores.

In the aftermath of the bombing, many are wondering why there wasn't a -comprehensive, wide-ranging investigation of Meir Kahane's murder. One +comprehensive, wide-ranging investigation of Meir Kahane's murder. One possible explanation is offered by a counterterrorism expert for the FBI. At a meeting in a Denny's coffee shop in Los Angeles a week after the -Kahane assassination, the 20-year veteran field agent met with one of his +Kahane assassination, the 20-year veteran field agent met with one of his top undercover operatives, a burly 33-year-old FBI contract employee who had been a premier bomber for a domestic terrorist group before being "turned" and becoming a government informant.

-

"Why aren't we going after the sheikh [Abdel Rahman]?" demanded the +

"Why aren't we going after the sheikh [Abdel Rahman]?" demanded the undercover man.

"It's hands-off," answered the agent.

@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ Kennedy."

Why might the U.S. government protect a militant sheikh linked to numerous acts of terrorism?

-

Sheikh Abdel Rahman left Egypt in 1990, in the wake of a series of bloody -clashes between his militant fundamentalist group, Al Gamaat al Islamia, +

Sheikh Abdel Rahman left Egypt in 1990, in the wake of a series of bloody +clashes between his militant fundamentalist group, Al Gamaat al Islamia, and the secular Egyptian government. The sheikh traveled to Pakistan, where he met with representatives of the Afghan mujahedeen, who were providing training for his underground terrorist group in Egypt, the very same @@ -142,13 +142,13 @@ continued to aid the mujahedeen through Pakistan until December 1990, in an attempt to topple the Afghan government.

According to a very high-ranking Egyptian official, when the sheikh moved -to Brooklyn in May 1990, he worked closely with the CIA, helping to channel +to Brooklyn in May 1990, he worked closely with the CIA, helping to channel a steady flow of money, men, and guns to mujahedeen bases in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The camps became a mecca for disaffected youth from across the Muslim world.

Of course, the mujahedeen's agenda was not exactly the same as the CIA's. -While Abdel Rahman was perfectly happy to accept CIA help to chase the +While Abdel Rahman was perfectly happy to accept CIA help to chase the godless Russians out of Afghanistan, it didn't stop him from teaching his recruits his revolutionary agenda. The camps, says the high-ranking Egyptian official, were "schools for jihad," or holy war. The sacred @@ -157,26 +157,26 @@ warriors were to overthrow secular, pro-Western Arab regimes and replace them with austere Islamic theocracies. The main target was Egypt, the largest and most powerful nation in the Arab world. The sheikh believes, the high-ranking Egyptian official says, "that if you take Egypt, you take -all the Middle East." Mamdouh Zaki Zakhary concurs: "Abdel Rahman -repeatedly preached that Egypt is the hand of Satan, and that you have to -cut off the hand of Satan immediately."

+all the Middle East." Mamdouh Zaki Zakhary concurs: "Abdel Rahman +repeatedly preached that Egypt is the hand of Satan, and that you have to +cut off the hand of Satan immediately."

-

The Great Satan itself, of course, is America, a state that, in the eyes of +

The Great Satan itself, of course, is America, a state that, in the eyes of the sheikh and his supporters, has routinely committed atrocities against the Muslim world. "Americans," said the sheikh on a recent Arabic-language radio broadcast, "are descendants of apes and pigs who have been feeding from the dining tables of the Zionists, Communism, and colonialism." He advocates the destabilization of the U.S. by violent attacks on its symbols of prestige and power, while proselytizing among African Americans and -other disenfranchised minorities. Abdel Rahman's "long-term goal is to +other disenfranchised minorities. Abdel Rahman's "long-term goal is to weaken U.S. society and to show Arab rulers that the U.S. is not an -invulnerable superpower," says Matti Steinberg, an expert on Islamic +invulnerable superpower," says Matti Steinberg, an expert on Islamic fundamentalism at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

-

According to Western intelligence sources, Abdel Rahman has 10,000 fanatic +

According to Western intelligence sources, Abdel Rahman has 10,000 fanatic disciples in Egypt and several hundred in America. But, as far as anyone knows, he never issues them direct orders. "He talks about the importance -of jihad in the U.S. without being concrete," says Matti Steinberg. "It's a +of jihad in the U.S. without being concrete," says Matti Steinberg. "It's a form of spiritual brainwashing called Dawa. All it takes is a few angry people to understand his message." A high-ranking Egyptian official agrees: "This man is instigating violence in a very clever way. You can't really @@ -185,13 +185,13 @@ Center bombing.

Just four months before the bombing, Egyptian intelligence officials warned the U.S. that the sheikh's principal mosques in America, the El Salaam -Mosque and the El Farouq Masjid Mosque in Brooklyn, were "hotbeds of +Mosque and the El Farouq Masjid Mosque in Brooklyn, were "hotbeds of terrorist activity," and that the fiery blind Muslim preacher was plotting a new round of terrorist attacks in Egypt. "There were many, many contacts between Cairo and Washington," says the official.

The FBI received a violent reminder of the sheikh's agenda on November 12, -1992, when a terrorist hit squad linked to Abdel Rahman machine-gunned a +1992, when a terrorist hit squad linked to Abdel Rahman machine-gunned a busload of Western tourists in Egypt, injuring five Germans. In the last year, three Western tourists have been killed in Egypt and at least two dozen have been wounded, crippling the country's $2.5 billion tourist @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ filled Egypt."

Some three months after the attack on the tourist bus, a rental van packed with a witches' brew of sulfuric acid, nitric acid, and urea exploded in the subbasement of the World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring -more than 1000. "If they had found the exact architectural Achilles' heel +more than 1000. "If they had found the exact architectural Achilles' heel [of the World Trade Center]," says an explosives expert who works for the FBI, "on if the bomb had been a little bit bigger, not much more, 500 pounds more, I think it would have brought her down. It's really scary."

@@ -215,14 +215,14 @@ first rumors that swept the country centered on an unidentified Serbian terrorist group. The theory was abandoned only after a sharpeyed investigator from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and a New York City cop who were combing through the rubble found a tiny metal -fragment with the identification number of the van rented by Mohammed -Salameh. "It was a miracle that it wasn't destroyed," says the explosives +fragment with the identification number of the van rented by Mohammed +Salameh. "It was a miracle that it wasn't destroyed," says the explosives expert. If it had been, the FBI might have been tracking Serbians for -weeks in stead of Sheikh Abdel Rahman and hi labyrintine web of local Arab +weeks in stead of Sheikh Abdel Rahman and hi labyrintine web of local Arab terrorists

Lost in the press avalanche about the World Trade Center bombing was the -new that on the same day terrorists linked to Abdel Rahman had detonated a +new that on the same day terrorists linked to Abdel Rahman had detonated a bomb packed with rusty nails in the Wadi el-Ni caf , a fashionable restaurant in Cairo, killing two tourists and two Egyptians, and wounding 16. "They wanted to show the Egyptian authorities that they could operate @@ -230,94 +230,94 @@ in the heart of the nation's capital; says the high-ranking Egyptian- government official, who adds bitterly, "We begged America not to coddle the sheikh."

-

Jack Blum, a widely respected former special investigator for the Senate +

Jack Blum, a widely respected former special investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee, puts it bluntly The CIA trained the mujahedeen in terrorism, then dumped them in 1990 as part of an agreement with Moscow, leaving behind a ragtag army of anti-Western Muslim extremists burning to vent their rage on their former patrons, America. "One of the big problems here is that many suspects in the World Trade Center bombing -were associated with the mujahedeen," says Blum. "And there are components +were associated with the mujahedeen," says Blum. "And there are components of our government that are absolutely disinterested in following that path because it leads back to people we supported in the Afghan war." The first -suspect arrested in the World Trade Center bombing was Mohammed Salameh, a +suspect arrested in the World Trade Center bombing was Mohammed Salameh, a 25-year-old Palestinian with a thick black beard and a degree from a Jordanian university in the shariah, Islamic religious law. On February 23, he rented the Ryder van that was packed with explosives and detonated underneath the World Trade Center. When it was revealed that he had returned four times to claim a $400 refund for the vehicle, which he claims -was stolen the night before the bombing, many assumed he was either a patsy +was stolen the night before the bombing, many assumed he was either a patsy or the stupidest terrorist in history. What was forgotten, of course, was that the odds against identifying the van were astronomical.

"He's not a clever man, but he's not a stupid man," says Zakhary, the FBI -undercover operative who met Salameh at the El Salaam Mosque. "He's an +undercover operative who met Salameh at the El Salaam Mosque. "He's an ordinary man, a working man. I think that, for him, the bombing was coming from his heart, not his brain."

-

The seeds of Salameh's discontent were sown in Bidya, a dusty, nondescript +

The seeds of Salameh's discontent were sown in Bidya, a dusty, nondescript farming village of 6000 Palestinian Arabs near the Nablus-Tel Aviv Highway, on the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The squat, ramshackle, cinder-block homes line unpaved streets that are strewn with garbage. Indoor plumbing is rare, and the town doesn't have a single telephone. The gray concrete walls -of Bidya's four schools are covered with pro-PLO graffiti and fierce +of Bidya's four schools are covered with pro-PLO graffiti and fierce tirades against Israel.

-

Bidya is a glaring contrast to nearby Ariel, the gleaming suburban +

Bidya is a glaring contrast to nearby Ariel, the gleaming suburban settlement of 15,000 secular Jews that was built on land expropriated from -Bidya and other nearby Palestinian villages in the mid 1970s. Ariel has the +Bidya and other nearby Palestinian villages in the mid 1970s. Ariel has the look and feel of an American Sunbelt suburb in the midst of a boom. At the mall in the heart of town, shops sell everything from falafel for $ 1.50 to expensive clothes. A large outdoor swimming pool attracts suntanned Jewish settlers, who moved to this West Bank outpost for its front yards and scenic vistas.

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Bidya has a long history of violence and rebellion. In 1936, when -Palestinian Arabs began a three-year revolt against the British Mandatory +

Bidya has a long history of violence and rebellion. In 1936, when +Palestinian Arabs began a three-year revolt against the British Mandatory authorities then ruling Palestine and the Jewish minority who were -struggling for statehood, Bidya became a staging base for fedayeen, or +struggling for statehood, Bidya became a staging base for fedayeen, or Palestinian guerrillas. The British Army was far more brutal putting down the revolt than the Israeli Army has been during the intifada. British planes strafed Arab villages, thousands of Palestinians were herded into concentration camps, and authorities passed emergency laws that made the possession of a gun or even a bullet a crime punishable by death. More -than 10,000 Palestinians were killed in the fighting; Bidya suffered +than 10,000 Palestinians were killed in the fighting; Bidya suffered hundreds of casualties.

After Israel's 1948 War of Independence, the Jordanian Arab Legion occupied -the West Bank, and Bidya spearheaded Palestinian opposition to Jordan's -King Hussein, a Hashemite originally from Saudi Arabia who treated West +the West Bank, and Bidya spearheaded Palestinian opposition to Jordan's +King Hussein, a Hashemite originally from Saudi Arabia who treated West Bank Palestinians with high-handed contempt. In 1959, 15 high-ranking officials of the Jordanian military, including a leading notable from -Bidya, plotted King Hussein's assassination. But the Jordanian mukhabarut +Bidya, plotted King Hussein's assassination. But the Jordanian mukhabarut (secret police) discovered the scheme, and the plotters were sentenced to -death. Mohammed Salameh was born in Bidya in September 1967, just three +death. Mohammed Salameh was born in Bidya in September 1967, just three months after it was occupied by Israeli troops in the June 1967 Six Day -War. "When the Israelis came to our village' says Osama Odeh, a distant -cousin of Salameh, "they made a gentlemen's agreement with my father and +War. "When the Israelis came to our village' says Osama Odeh, a distant +cousin of Salameh, "they made a gentlemen's agreement with my father and uncle, who is a lawyer. 'We know your Family is very nationalistic and -won't accept occupation,' they said, 'so if the fedayeen come to Bidya, you +won't accept occupation,' they said, 'so if the fedayeen come to Bidya, you can feed them so long as you then tell them to go. We will give you money for your new school and build roads and sewers."'

-

But from the onset of Israeli rule, Bidya's residents waged a fierce -guerrilla war against the Israeli occupation, and Mohammed Salameh's family -was in the forefront of that opposition. Salameh's maternal grandfather, -one of Bidya's largest landowners, was active in the 1936 Arab Rebellion +

But from the onset of Israeli rule, Bidya's residents waged a fierce +guerrilla war against the Israeli occupation, and Mohammed Salameh's family +was in the forefront of that opposition. Salameh's maternal grandfather, +one of Bidya's largest landowners, was active in the 1936 Arab Rebellion and later joined the PLO. He was arrested in the early 1980s for membership in the PLO, and, in spite of his advanced age, was imprisoned by the -Israelis and allegedly tortured. He died soon after his release. Salameh's -uncle spent 18 years in prison for a PLO attack on Israeli civilians. Odeh -told me that Salameh's "hate" comes from the "injustice" of the Israeli -occupation, his uncle's and grandfather's imprisonment, and Ariel's rapid -expansion. "Ariel," says Odeh, "is growing, and sucking the red blood of +Israelis and allegedly tortured. He died soon after his release. Salameh's +uncle spent 18 years in prison for a PLO attack on Israeli civilians. Odeh +told me that Salameh's "hate" comes from the "injustice" of the Israeli +occupation, his uncle's and grandfather's imprisonment, and Ariel's rapid +expansion. "Ariel," says Odeh, "is growing, and sucking the red blood of our land."

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When I last journeyed to Bidya, in the fall of 1990, the main entrance was +

When I last journeyed to Bidya, in the fall of 1990, the main entrance was blocked by a knot of heavily armed Israeli soldiers in riot gear. "A shooting took place," explained a soldier, who looked no more than 18. "The road is closed. If you go in, we will shoot you."

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Earlier in the day, students had gathered in the center of Bidya, shouting +

Earlier in the day, students had gathered in the center of Bidya, shouting anti-Israeli slogans under a huge banner that read FATAH AND HAMAS TOGETHER. (Hamas is the large Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist group dedicated to Israel's destruction.) Then hundreds of Palestinian youth @@ -325,13 +325,13 @@ marched to the Nablus-Tel Aviv Highway, where young boys and girls began to throw stones at Israeli cars. Soldiers raced to the scene and fired into the air, trying to disperse the demonstrators. Several armed Jewish settlers got out of their cars and fanned out among the almond trees that -line the side of the road and started shooting. Akhlam Abed, a 13-year-old -girl, was killed. She was Bidya's first casualty of the intifada.

+line the side of the road and started shooting. Akhlam Abed, a 13-year-old +girl, was killed. She was Bidya's first casualty of the intifada.

In the wake of Israel's lightning victory in the June 1967 Six Day War, -Salameh's parents left Bidya for a squalid shantytown on the outskirts of +Salameh's parents left Bidya for a squalid shantytown on the outskirts of Amman, Jordan, forfeiting their home and possessions, as did tens of -thousands of Palestinians. Like all Palestinian youth, Salameh passionately +thousands of Palestinians. Like all Palestinian youth, Salameh passionately followed the course of the intifada, the Palestinian uprising that began in the Gaza Strip in December 1987 and quickly spread to every Arab town, village, and refugee camp in the Occupied Territories. Every day Jordanian @@ -342,31 +342,31 @@ The children of the "stone revolution," as they are called, gave Palestinians around the world a collective sense of pride and determination.

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Salameh, one of 11 brothers and sisters, was an indifferent student with a -poor self-image. According to Odeh, he became a devout Muslim in his -teens. Salameh's parents have expressed surprise about his alleged role in +

Salameh, one of 11 brothers and sisters, was an indifferent student with a +poor self-image. According to Odeh, he became a devout Muslim in his +teens. Salameh's parents have expressed surprise about his alleged role in the World Trade Center bombing. "The Jews, this is from the Jews, who have -done this and blamed my son," Salameh's mother, Aysha, told The New York +done this and blamed my son," Salameh's mother, Aysha, told The New York Times.

-

Aysha might well blame Sheikh Abdel Rahman for leading her wayward son down -the combustible path of Islamic fundamentalism. Salameh, who received a +

Aysha might well blame Sheikh Abdel Rahman for leading her wayward son down +the combustible path of Islamic fundamentalism. Salameh, who received a tourist visa from the American consulate in Amman in December 1987, moved to New Jersey, where he worked at menial jobs, constantly changing -addresses. He met Abdel Rahman not long after the sheikh arrived in +addresses. He met Abdel Rahman not long after the sheikh arrived in Brooklyn; he was captivated by the sheikh's call for jihad and the downfall of America, becoming his sometime gofer, according to one U.S. law- -enforcement source. Salameh quickly fell into a circle of like-minded -Muslims, including Nidal Ayyad, a chemical engineer of Palestinian descent +enforcement source. Salameh quickly fell into a circle of like-minded +Muslims, including Nidal Ayyad, a chemical engineer of Palestinian descent who allegedly concocted the World Trade Center bomb.

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In Egypt, Abdel Rahman's name lives in infamy for his role in the October -6, 1981, assassination of Anwar Sadat, who was cut down in a hail of +

In Egypt, Abdel Rahman's name lives in infamy for his role in the October +6, 1981, assassination of Anwar Sadat, who was cut down in a hail of grenade and automatic-weapons fire while he reviewed a military parade. In -1980, Abdel Rahman had issued a fatwa, or religious decree, that called -Sadat an infidel for turning his back on Islam and for making peace with -Israel. This made Sadat a prime target for assassination, an act eventually -executed by the operational arm of Abdel Rahman's organization, Al Gamaat +1980, Abdel Rahman had issued a fatwa, or religious decree, that called +Sadat an infidel for turning his back on Islam and for making peace with +Israel. This made Sadat a prime target for assassination, an act eventually +executed by the operational arm of Abdel Rahman's organization, Al Gamaat al Islamia, which had penetrated the Egyptian army and security services.

During a tumultuous trial in which the defendants publicly charged they had @@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ three months in 1985, for one month in 1986, and for four months in 1989. He finally left his homeland in 1990, saying, "It was too much for me." After brief stays in Saudi Arabia and Iraq, the sheikh slipped into Pakistan, where he forged operational links with mujahedeen strongman -Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the head of a radical Afghan Islamic fundamentalist +Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the head of a radical Afghan Islamic fundamentalist army that was being covertly backed by the CIA. According to Stephen Van Evera, an affiliate of Harvard's Center for Science and International Affairs, Hekmatyar "strongly chastised the United States and its 'immoral' @@ -396,28 +396,28 @@ acquire the stamina and capabilities to wage war." And since these two events were successful, the militants "decided to pursue this march and spread their revolutionary message to other countries."

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In America, Abdel Rahman raised funds and recruits for the mujahedeen, many +

In America, Abdel Rahman raised funds and recruits for the mujahedeen, many oF them first-generation Muslim immigrants. His mosques in Jersey City and Brooklyn also attracted fundamentalists expelled from the Gulf Emirates after the Gulf War. But many Muslims repudiate his radical preachings. -Mosques across the country closed their doors to the rabble-rousing blind -man. Local Muslims grew even more wary in March 1991 when Mustafa Shalabi, +Mosques across the country closed their doors to the rabble-rousing blind +man. Local Muslims grew even more wary in March 1991 when Mustafa Shalabi, a 39-year-old Egyptian electrical contractor living in Brooklyn, was found lying face down on his kitchen floor in his pajamas. He had been shot once at close range near the left ear and stabbed in the back and stomach.

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Police sources say Shalabi had been running guns to the Afghan rebels, as -well as raising money for the legal defense of El Sayyid Nosair before his -trial on charges of assassinating Rabbi Meir Kahane. Earlier, Shalabi had -helped Abdel Rahman find an apartment in Brooklyn. Police speculate that -Abdel Rahman had Shalabi murdered for pocketing some of the money. Shalabi +

Police sources say Shalabi had been running guns to the Afghan rebels, as +well as raising money for the legal defense of El Sayyid Nosair before his +trial on charges of assassinating Rabbi Meir Kahane. Earlier, Shalabi had +helped Abdel Rahman find an apartment in Brooklyn. Police speculate that +Abdel Rahman had Shalabi murdered for pocketing some of the money. Shalabi "had a lot of enemies," says a police source. "There was also a lot of intrigue and infighting at his mosque in Brooklyn."

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Shalabi worshipped at the El Farouq Masjid Mosque, located in a bleak +

Shalabi worshipped at the El Farouq Masjid Mosque, located in a bleak storefront building at 554 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. The Friday sermons -were delivered by Abdel Rahman, until the directors of the mosque expelled -him soon after Kahane's assassination.

+were delivered by Abdel Rahman, until the directors of the mosque expelled +him soon after Kahane's assassination.

The sheikh then moved entirely to the El Salaam Mosque in Jersey City. The founder of the mosque is Sultan Ibraham El Gawli, a wealthy 55-year-old @@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ He often marched in front of the courthouse during Nosair's trial, carrying banners with fierce anti-Israel slogans. "It's no crime praying together, is it?" El Gawli asked me when I questioned him about his friendship with Nosair. -It was the infiltrator Mamdouh Zaki Zakhary who helped U.S. Customs set up +It was the infiltrator Mamdouh Zaki Zakhary who helped U.S. Customs set up the sting operation that netted El Gawli. Zakhary , a frail man afflicted with blindness in one eye and a large goiter on his neck, wore a wire into El Galwi's office at a travel agency he owned, Sultan Travel, recording @@ -439,14 +439,14 @@ McCarthy, the assistant U.S. attorney who prosecuted El Gawli.

"Sultan El Gawli was the brains behind the terror cell at the mosque," says Zakhary . "There were lots of meetings in his office. He also got foreign -money from the PLO and Iran. Many times he entertained and was visited by +money from the PLO and Iran. Many times he entertained and was visited by officials from Saudi Arabia, the PLO, and Iran."

"I always thought the El Gawli case was just scratching the surface of what was really going on [in the El Salaam Mosque]," admits a federal official who worked on the case. "First, El Gawli himself was this businessman who seemed to be trying to do things for the money, not for any grander scheme. -And secondly, since Mamdouh was a [Coptic Christian], I thought he wouldn't +And secondly, since Mamdouh was a [Coptic Christian], I thought he wouldn't have access to the real inner world of whatever was going on in the mosque. At the same time, I didn't have any indications that there was more stuff going on in the mosque."

@@ -459,12 +459,12 @@ marshals responsible for him crazy with complaints about the program.

Homesick and desperate for cash, Zakhary offered to return to Jersey City to spy on the Arab American community and the El Salaam Mosque, this time -for the FBI, under the code name Mubarak. He stayed away from the mosque +for the FBI, under the code name Mubarak. He stayed away from the mosque itself except for three visits gathering what information he could -- through friends and acquaintances.'

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"I didn't know Salameh very well," says Zakhary, who was better acquainted -with Ibraham Elgabrowny, a cousin of both El Gawli and El Sayyid Nosair. +

"I didn't know Salameh very well," says Zakhary, who was better acquainted +with Ibraham Elgabrowny, a cousin of both El Gawli and El Sayyid Nosair. "Elgabrowny was a very extreme fundamentalist. He belonged to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. In 1985, when the TWA plane was hijacked to Beirut, Elgabrowny said he was very happy. He said, 'lf I was the kidnapper, I @@ -472,14 +472,14 @@ would start executing passengers right now."'

In 1991, a year and a half after he began to work for the FBI, Zakhary reported to his handler that he had overheard a plot to assassinate the two -U.S. senators from New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Alfonse D'Amato. +U.S. senators from New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Alfonse D'Amato. When incredulous FBI agents hooked him up to a lie detector, Zakhary failed the test. He blames the result on prescription medication he was taking at the time because of an automobile accident. The FBI did not believe him and terminated his employment.

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"Mamdouh [Zakhary] is an honest man with very good intentions," Richard -Kennan, a U.S. Customs agent, told the Israeli newspaper Ma ariv. "[He] +

"Mamdouh [Zakhary] is an honest man with very good intentions," Richard +Kennan, a U.S. Customs agent, told the Israeli newspaper Ma ariv. "[He] prevented a mass terror attack on Christmas 1985. Unfortunately, he didn't understand the American system. He was confused. I'm very sorry about what happened to him. We tried to get him asylum in the U.S., but his @@ -497,12 +497,12 @@ but it is widely believed in intelligence circles that the Pan Am bombing was Iran's revenge.

The U.S.-funded attack that killed the greatest number of innocent -civilians took place on March 8, 1985, when the U.S. tried to liquidate +civilians took place on March 8, 1985, when the U.S. tried to liquidate what it believed was the very symbol of international terrorism: -fundamentalist Muslim leader Sheikh Mohammed Fadlallah, the head of +fundamentalist Muslim leader Sheikh Mohammed Fadlallah, the head of Hizbollah, the Party of God. On October 23, 1983, Fadlallah had sent a -suicide bomber barreling into the Marine compound in Beirut, killing 241 -Marines. CIA director William Casey contracted out the job of retaliation +suicide bomber barreling into the Marine compound in Beirut, killing 241 +Marines. CIA director William Casey contracted out the job of retaliation to Saudi intelligence, which sent a car packed with explosives into a Beirut slum near Fadlallah's headquarters. A city block was devastated and more than 90 people were buried under the rubble.

@@ -515,41 +515,41 @@ the U.S., but has refrained from attacking targets here -- although it has staged murderous assaults against Americans abroad. Ironically, the week the World Trade Center was bombed, a PLO official was being tried in a Brooklyn federal court for planting powerful time bombs in rented cars -parked outside two Israeli banks in Manhattan and the El Al terminal at +parked outside two Israeli banks in Manhattan and the El Al terminal at Kennedy Airport in 1973.

Most Americans would be surprised to learn, however, that the terrorist group that led the hit parade through much of the 1980s was the Jewish -Defense League, Rabbi Meir Kahane's fanatical right-wing Zionist -organization. By 1985, the JDL was ranked by the FBI as the most lethal +Defense League, Rabbi Meir Kahane's fanatical right-wing Zionist +organization. By 1985, the JDL was ranked by the FBI as the most lethal domestic terrorist group in America, overtaking the Aryan Nation, the -American Nazi Party, and the Puerto Rican Revolution. The JDL has been +American Nazi Party, and the Puerto Rican Revolution. The JDL has been linked to dozens of bombings and at least two assassinations, including the widely admired regional director of the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination -Committee, Alex Odeh.

+Committee, Alex Odeh.

-

For years the Brooklyn-born Kahane had been calling for the expulsion of +

For years the Brooklyn-born Kahane had been calling for the expulsion of all Arabs from Israel. After moving to Jerusalem, he established the Kach Party and was elected to Israel's parliament in 1984. He drafted a slew of bills that were never passed, including one that would have made it a crime punishable by two years in prison for a Jew to have sex with an Arab. -Israel's High Court banned Kahane from running for reelection in 1988 on +Israel's High Court banned Kahane from running for reelection in 1988 on the grounds that his party was racist and antidemocratic.

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It seems certain now that Kahane's fanatical ideas made him the target of +

It seems certain now that Kahane's fanatical ideas made him the target of terrorism himself. On November 5, 1990, he gave the last speech of his life. "My whole life has been ideas which eventually were taken up by -other people and succeeded," said Kahane in his characteristic stutter, an +other people and succeeded," said Kahane in his characteristic stutter, an impediment since childhood. "Today Jewish defense is an accepted thing. A patrol in a neighborhood is an accepted thing." But patrols were no longer adequate to defend Jews in a country that was becoming increasingly anti- -Semitic, Kahane warned. He urged his Jewish audience to move to Israel +Semitic, Kahane warned. He urged his Jewish audience to move to Israel before a new Holocaust engulfed them in America. "They hate us with a -passion out there," thundered Kahane, "with a virulence that's frightening +passion out there," thundered Kahane, "with a virulence that's frightening to see."

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Following Kahane's speech, El Sayyid Nosair approached the podium wearing a -black yarmulke, as if to ask a question. Moments later, Kahane was dead. +

Following Kahane's speech, El Sayyid Nosair approached the podium wearing a +black yarmulke, as if to ask a question. Moments later, Kahane was dead. In the irony of ironies, the FBI put the New York branch of the Kach Party under surveillance to prevent it from avenging their slain leader. The FBI failed, however, to monitor activities at the radical mosques.

@@ -575,72 +575,72 @@ we embrace Judaism or Christianity. "Judaism has a lot of materialistic rituals with a minimum of spiritual rituals, and that's why Allah sent Islam to mankind," Nosair said. Judaism is an abomination, he explained, not because of race or blood (the Arabs too are Semites), but because the -Jews refuse to accept Mohammed as the Prophet.

+Jews refuse to accept Mohammed as the Prophet.

-

I asked Nosair if the Koran says there is such a thing as a just killing. +

I asked Nosair if the Koran says there is such a thing as a just killing. "Of course, there has to be," he replied. "We have to have an Islamic state -- that's why we try to preach Islam to everybody."

Nosair admitted he is a big "celebrity" in the Muslim world, where he is -credited with killing Kahane. When Nosair's wife, Caren, a blue-eyed Irish +credited with killing Kahane. When Nosair's wife, Caren, a blue-eyed Irish Catholic convert to Islam, and three children traveled to Egypt a year -after Kahane's murder, they were met at the airport by government officials +after Kahane's murder, they were met at the airport by government officials and driven through Cairo in a motorcade. Caren's chaperone was none other -than Nosair's cousin, Ibraham Elgabrowny.

+than Nosair's cousin, Ibraham Elgabrowny.

Elgabrowny had helped raise more than $250,000 for Nosair's legal defense. The trial turned out to be one of the most shocking in New York history. -The Manhattan D.A.'s case against Nosair was as narrowly focused as the +The Manhattan D.A.'s case against Nosair was as narrowly focused as the investigation had been. The prosecution didn't present any of the evidence police found in Nosair's apartment suggesting his terrorist connections' and never offered the jury an explanation of Nosair's motive, despite the -fact that Manhattan Assistant District Attorney William Greenbaum knew that +fact that Manhattan Assistant District Attorney William Greenbaum knew that Nosair was bragging to fellow inmates at Rikers Island that "Allah chose me to kill the big Jew." At least one inmate reported Nosair's confession to the D.A.'s office, according to sources close to the investigation. After close questioning that included a lie-detector test, the inmate was deemed -highly credible by the D.A. But in a catastrophic miscalculation, Greenbaum +highly credible by the D.A. But in a catastrophic miscalculation, Greenbaum decided not to put the inmate on the stand.

The D.A. believed there was ample evidence to convict Nosair without delving into his motive, which would have led the trial into the swamp of -Kahane's radical ideas, 50 years of Arab-Israeli enmity, and the internal +Kahane's radical ideas, 50 years of Arab-Israeli enmity, and the internal politics of Israel and Egypt. What looked to every observer like an open- and-shut case ended with Nosair's stunning acquittal; he was, however, sentenced to 22 years for related charges.

"In this case the result is so jarring that has tempted people to talk about taking the law into their own hands," former U.S. Attorney Rudolph -Giuliani wrote to Manhattan U.S. Attorney Otto Obermaier after the verdict. -Giuliani recommended that the FBI reopen the Nosair investigation. The +Giuliani wrote to Manhattan U.S. Attorney Otto Obermaier after the verdict. +Giuliani recommended that the FBI reopen the Nosair investigation. The Justice Department refused, and the case dimmed from public memory until the World Trade Center was bombed.

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The authorities are just now reopening the Kahane investigation. It is -possible that Nosair will be tried in federal court for violating Kahane's -civil rights, much as the police in the Rodney King case are now being +

The authorities are just now reopening the Kahane investigation. It is +possible that Nosair will be tried in federal court for violating Kahane's +civil rights, much as the police in the Rodney King case are now being tried. A new investigation may find that the bombers of the World Trade -Center were also Kahane's killers. The connections seem strong. Both -Elgabrowny and Salameh visited Nosair in Attica. And federal agents found +Center were also Kahane's killers. The connections seem strong. Both +Elgabrowny and Salameh visited Nosair in Attica. And federal agents found forged Nicaraguan passports made out to Nosair and his family in Elgabrowny's Brooklyn brownstone. Attica officials are currently investigating whether an escape was being planned.

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Another suspect in the case, Mahmud Abouhalima, a New York City taxi driver -and an associate of both Nosair and Salameh, fled the U.S., reportedly for +

Another suspect in the case, Mahmud Abouhalima, a New York City taxi driver +and an associate of both Nosair and Salameh, fled the U.S., reportedly for Egypt. Investigators believe he may now be in Pakistan, where he had trained with the mujahedeen and later fought in the Afghan war. Investigators are also looking for links between the bombing suspects and -Mir Aimal Kansi, who is being sought for the slaying of two CIA employees +Mir Aimal Kansi, who is being sought for the slaying of two CIA employees in front of the agency's Virginia headquarters. According to a federal -prosecutor, Kansi had told his roommate that he was going to commit a +prosecutor, Kansi had told his roommate that he was going to commit a violent act to protest what he perceived as Western mistreatment of Muslims.

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This much is certain: Just 12 hours after Kahane's killing, the government +

This much is certain: Just 12 hours after Kahane's killing, the government was espousing the lone-gunman theory and Nosair's terrorist connections were ignored. Had the investigation into the assassination of Rabbi Meir -Kahane been vigorously pursued, the World Trade Center bombing may never +Kahane been vigorously pursued, the World Trade Center bombing may never have happened.

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 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pythonCode/output/wtcbomb2.xml b/pythonCode/output/wtcbomb2.xml index 8671728..7b53849 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/wtcbomb2.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/wtcbomb2.xml @@ -6,45 +6,45 @@ THE SHEIK'S REWARD - Will the CIA Come Clean About Abdel Rahman? + Will the CIA Come Clean About Abdel Rahman? - By Robert I. Friedman + By Robert I. Friedman Several prominent law enforcement officials, speaking on condition of -anonymity, say that it appears that Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman was allowed to +anonymity, say that it appears that Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman was allowed to enter the United States because of his support for the mujahedeen -- the fractious coalition of CIA-backed Islamic extremists who fought the Soviet army in Afghanistan and later the moderate regime in Kabul. -The Voice revealed last week that in 1990 Abdel Rahman left Egypt for -Peshawar, Pakistan, where he met rebel Afghan leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, +The Voice revealed last week that in 1990 Abdel Rahman left Egypt for +Peshawar, Pakistan, where he met rebel Afghan leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who was already providing training for the sheikh's militant fundamentalist -terrorist group in Egypt, Al Gamaat al Islamia. The rebel camps were +terrorist group in Egypt, Al Gamaat al Islamia. The rebel camps were "schools for Jihad," where fundamentalists from across the Muslim world received courses in everything from making car bombs to shooting down planes with American-made Stinger missiles. After several months in -Peshawar, Abdel Rahman traveled to Khartoum, Sudan, where he received a +Peshawar, Abdel Rahman traveled to Khartoum, Sudan, where he received a U.S. tourist visa, despite his presence on a State Department terrorist watch-list that should have barred him from the country. In America, where -he was also granted a green card, Abdel Rahman raised funds and recruits +he was also granted a green card, Abdel Rahman raised funds and recruits for the mujahedeen, many of them first-generation Muslim immigrants living -in Brooklyn and New Jersey. One was Mahmud Abouhalima, a World Trade +in Brooklyn and New Jersey. One was Mahmud Abouhalima, a World Trade Center bombing suspect and an Afghan war veteran. Not only did the sheikh encourage his flock of Muslim zealots to fight the godless Russians in Afghanistan, but he also exhorted his followers in -Egypt to wage a terror campaign against Hosni Mubarak's secular government. -In a CNN interview Monday, Mubarak said that a current wave of terror -bombings in Egypt was being funded by a U.S. group tied to Abdel Rahman. +Egypt to wage a terror campaign against Hosni Mubarak's secular government. +In a CNN interview Monday, Mubarak said that a current wave of terror +bombings in Egypt was being funded by a U.S. group tied to Abdel Rahman. "There is an association in New Jersey collecting a lot of money for the -refugees in Afghanistan," said Mubarak. "All this money is now being +refugees in Afghanistan," said Mubarak. "All this money is now being channeled to those extremists [in Egypt]." But even as the Egyptian government begged the U.S. not to coddle the sheikh, who was smuggling cassettes of his fiery speeches into Egypt -- -much the way Ayatollah Khomeini did from his safe-haven in France before -the fall of the shah -- Abdel Rahman was also denouncing his patron, +much the way Ayatollah Khomeini did from his safe-haven in France before +the fall of the shah -- Abdel Rahman was also denouncing his patron, America, as the root of all evil. Although the sheikh is apparently at the heart of a far-flung terrorist @@ -65,21 +65,21 @@ Professionals from abroad, he says, may have assisted the suspects. The FBI already has been criticized for failing to untangle the terrorist web around El Sayyid Nosair, following the murder of the Zionist demagogue -Rabbi Meir Kahane. Just 12 hours after Kahane's shooting, the government +Rabbi Meir Kahane. Just 12 hours after Kahane's shooting, the government was espousing the theory that Nosair was a lone gunman, despite having found considerable evidence that appeared to link him to a wider terrorist network. -Sheikh Abdel Rahman causes chaos wherever he goes. In Egypt, his -organization assassinated Anwar Sadat. Though acquitted himself, be was +Sheikh Abdel Rahman causes chaos wherever he goes. In Egypt, his +organization assassinated Anwar Sadat. Though acquitted himself, be was imprisoned three times during the 1980s. He finally left his homeland in 1990. After a pilgrimage to Mecca, he traveled to Baghdad, where Egyptian authorities believe he may have been involved in the planning of the unsuccessful assassination of Egyptian Interior Minister Mohammed Abdel- Halim Moussa. -Abdel Rahman later slipped into Pakistan, where he forged operational links -with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the head of a radical rebel Afghan army backed by +Abdel Rahman later slipped into Pakistan, where he forged operational links +with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the head of a radical rebel Afghan army backed by the CIA. Hekmatyar's career in politics began in 1972, when as an engineering student at Kabul University, he founded the Young Muslims, which advocated turning Afghanistan into a single-party Islamic republic @@ -87,52 +87,52 @@ based on the Sharia, or Islamic law. In June 1974, Hekmatyar fled to Pakistan after a government crackdown on Islamic fundamentalists. Hekmatyar immediately began to call for the armed overthrow of Afghanistan --- an idea that won the approval of Pakistani leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, +-- an idea that won the approval of Pakistani leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who supplied Hekmatyar with arms, training, and money. Hekmatyar orchestrated an insurrection in Afghanistan in 1975, but it was crushed. Many of his followers subsequently joined him in Peshawar. By 1979, six fundamentalist Muslim Afghani rebel groups were operating in Peshawar. Hekmatyar's was by far the largest and most important, thanks -to the support of his newest Pakistani patron, President Mohammed Zia. At +to the support of his newest Pakistani patron, President Mohammed Zia. At the time, the Soviet-backed, Marxist government in Afghanistan was attempting to weaken the hold of the traditional religious elite, who for centuries had ruled the countryside. The Afghani Marxists even went so far as to remove the Islamic green from the Afghani flag. Hekmatyar resisted, waging a fierce terrorist war. In December 1979, the Soviets, fearing the violence would spill across their borders, invaded Afghanistan. -Afghani president Hafizullah Amin was killed in the royal palace by Soviet -troops, and replaced by Babrak Karmal, an exile who had been living in +Afghani president Hafizullah Amin was killed in the royal palace by Soviet +troops, and replaced by Babrak Karmal, an exile who had been living in Moscow. -Hekmatyar's relationship with Abdel Rahman began around the time of the +Hekmatyar's relationship with Abdel Rahman began around the time of the Soviet invasion. Hekmatyar, who had only cursory religious training, drew -his inspiration from the sheikh's attempts to overthrow Sadat and his call +his inspiration from the sheikh's attempts to overthrow Sadat and his call for a pure Islamic state, where women would be veiled and children would be scrupulously taught by mullahs. -During Abdel Rahman's visit to Peshawar in 1990, the two charismatic +During Abdel Rahman's visit to Peshawar in 1990, the two charismatic leaders talked about spreading their holy war beyond the Muslim world into America, say several well-placed sources. But one of their most pressing concerns were the Islamic republics of the Soviet Union. As early as 1987, -Hekmotyar's warriors were fighting Soviet troops in Soviet Tajikistan, +Hekmotyar's warriors were fighting Soviet troops in Soviet Tajikistan, according to the Washington Times. Meanwhile, the CIA spent lavishly on the Afghan rebels. In 1987 alone, the mujahedeen received $640 million -- a sum matched by the Saudis. Additional funds were raised in the Gulf and -among Abdel Rahman's American disciples. At the same time, the U.S. was +among Abdel Rahman's American disciples. At the same time, the U.S. was building up the Iraqi war machine. When U.S. aid to the mujahedeen stopped in late December 1990 as part of an accord with Moscow, the ragtag army of Islamic fundamentalists turned its wrath on America. Around the same time, Iraq swallowed Kuwait, forcing America into the Gulf War. It is not surprising the U.S. government is attempting to cover up its -relationship with Abdel Rahman. It may take a congressional investigation +relationship with Abdel Rahman. It may take a congressional investigation to unearth the extent of the sheikh's ties to U.S. intelligence. Last -week's report in the Voice about CIA links to Abdel Rahman has "CIA +week's report in the Voice about CIA links to Abdel Rahman has "CIA officials running for cover," says a source close to the agency. Instead of ducking, the CIA should tell law enforcement what it knows about -Abdel Rahman and his American followers. CIA files might shed light on the +Abdel Rahman and his American followers. CIA files might shed light on the letter to The New York Times from the Liberation Army Fifth Battalion, which declared that the World Trade Center bombing was in retaliation for America's support for Israel and pro-Western Arab regimes. The letter diff --git a/pythonCode/output/wtcbomb3.xml b/pythonCode/output/wtcbomb3.xml index 8affde4..089a228 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/wtcbomb3.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/wtcbomb3.xml @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ["By way of deception shall you Conquer." -- Mossad's motto -Victor Ostrovsky was a career Mossad agent. He left Israel's +Victor Ostrovsky was a career Mossad agent. He left Israel's secret police agency and returned to his native Canada, where he wrote his best-selling book _By Way of Deception_. He is the only Mossad agent to leave the agency, discuss its covert @@ -19,18 +19,18 @@ activities, and survive for more than one year. By Robert I. Friedman -Renegade Mossad agent Victor Ostrovsky told the Voice that Israeli +Renegade Mossad agent Victor Ostrovsky told the Voice that Israeli intelligence may have been behind the World Trade Center bombing. Mossad -had motive and opportunity, says Ostrovsky, whose book about his spy days +had motive and opportunity, says Ostrovsky, whose book about his spy days caused a furor in Israel as it climbed the best-seller charts in Europe and -America. Ostrovsky admits he doesn't have "a shred of evidence" to support +America. Ostrovsky admits he doesn't have "a shred of evidence" to support his theory, which in my view is extremely dubious. -But consider: Prime Minister Yizthak Rabin summarily expels to a snow- +But consider: Prime Minister Yizthak Rabin summarily expels to a snow- covered mountain in Lebanon some 400 Palestinians suspected of aiding and abetting Hamas, a fundamentalist group in the occupied territories that killed six Israeli soldiers in November. The expulsion was "a big PR -mistake," says Ostrovsky, noting that the international media and most +mistake," says Ostrovsky, noting that the international media and most foreign governments severely criticized Israel. Meanwhile, the intifada had taken a new deadly turn. Spurred by the @@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ expulsion, Palestinian fundamentalists killed 12 Israelis this month, the highest single-month casualty figure since December 1987, when the intifada started. Desperate to crack down on the Palestinians in the territories, and draw media attention away from 400 freezing Palestinian deportees, -Rabin needed a plan to discredit Muslims in general and Palestinians in +Rabin needed a plan to discredit Muslims in general and Palestinians in particular so that Israel would emerge in the media as a hero. -Mossad, says Ostrovsky, then concocted a devious scheme. First Israeli -intelligence leaks to Judy Miller of The New York Times that Hamas is +Mossad, says Ostrovsky, then concocted a devious scheme. First Israeli +intelligence leaks to Judy Miller of The New York Times that Hamas is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, and is sending instructions to the territories via fax and courier. The Times publishes the account on the front page, using as a news hook the fact that Israel had just arrested @@ -52,29 +52,29 @@ institutions start carping about Palestinian Islamic terror cells operating in America. Having prepared public opinion and having already infiltrated the radical -mosques in New Jersey and Brooklyn where Abdel Rahman preached and -disciples like El Sayyid Nosair prayed, Mossad, says Ostrovsky, almost +mosques in New Jersey and Brooklyn where Abdel Rahman preached and +disciples like El Sayyid Nosair prayed, Mossad, says Ostrovsky, almost certainly recruited a close associate of the rabble-rousing Egyptian blind -man. The insider is recruited In what Ostrovsky calls a "false flag +man. The insider is recruited In what Ostrovsky calls a "false flag operation." The Arab "thinks he is being recruited by an Iranian agent or a -Libyan," says Ostrovsky. He never suspects he is actually being "run" by +Libyan," says Ostrovsky. He never suspects he is actually being "run" by Mossad. The Mossad "handler" then masterminds the world Trade Center bombing. But -the bomb, says Ostrovsky, is never meant to detonate. Mossad is supposed +the bomb, says Ostrovsky, is never meant to detonate. Mossad is supposed to call the CIA in the nick of time, becoming instant heroes. "I can just see the experts sitting on television saying the tower would not sustain the brunt of this one-ton truck bomb." The bomb may have exploded -prematurely, Ostrovsky explains. +prematurely, Ostrovsky explains. -Ostrovsky points out correctly that in the past the Mossad has effectively +Ostrovsky points out correctly that in the past the Mossad has effectively used this modus operandi. In the early 1950s, Mossad recruited agents to bomb American buildings in Cairo, hoping to drive a wedge between the U.S. -and Gamel Abdul Nasser. When the facts became known in Israel, the scandal -brought down the government. According to Ostrovsky, in 1984 Mossad +and Gamel Abdul Nasser. When the facts became known in Israel, the scandal +brought down the government. According to Ostrovsky, in 1984 Mossad detonated bombs outside of the U.S. embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital city, claiming credit in the name of an unknown radical Saudi -resistance group. Ostrovsky, a member of Mossad at the time, says the +resistance group. Ostrovsky, a member of Mossad at the time, says the purpose was to weaken U.S./Saudi relations by showing' the U.S. that the regime was fragile and about to fall. diff --git a/pythonCode/output/wtcbomb4.xml b/pythonCode/output/wtcbomb4.xml index 9780576..dc0f6e0 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/wtcbomb4.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/wtcbomb4.xml @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Sandinistas. In Nicaragua, the CIA fought Soviet proxies. In Afghanistan, the enemy was the Soviet army, which invaded Afghanistan in December 1979. Support for Nicaraguan and Afghani "freedom fighters" became the -cornerstone of the so-called Reagan Doctrine-an attempt not just to contain +cornerstone of the so-called Reagan Doctrine-an attempt not just to contain Communism but to roll it back. While the contras were mostly a collection of former dictator Anastasio Somoza's street thugs, in Afghanistan the rebels were Islamic extremists and narco-terrorists who hated America as @@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ high-ranking members of Pakistan's political and military establishment, controlled 60 per cent of America's heroin market. "Trucks from the Pakistan army's National Logistics Cell arriving with CIA arms from Karachi often returned loaded with heroin-protected by ISI [Pakistan's internal -security service] papers from police search," wrote Alfred McCoy in The +security service] papers from police search," wrote Alfred McCoy in The Politics of Heroin (Lawrence Hill, 1991). Of the seven rebel mujahedeen leaders who operated from base-camps in -Peshawar, by far the most dominant is Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who received +Peshawar, by far the most dominant is Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who received more than $1 billion in covert U.S. aid. Hekmatyar was an obscure Islamic fanatic before he was tapped by the CIA. Today, his forces are nine miles from Kabul, where until recently he was engaged in bloody battles against @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ even though Asia Watch, among others, published gory reports about his human rights abuses. Hekmatyar brutally murdered rivals, then had their corpses ritually mutilated. "He really did dominate the Afghan refugee camps and was known among the refugees as being willing to retaliate -against anyone who challenged his political authority," McCoy, a professor +against anyone who challenged his political authority," McCoy, a professor of Southeast Asian history at the University of Wisconsin, told the Voice. Only after the Soviets left Afghanistan in 1989 did The New York Times criticize Hekmatyar's "sinister nature." The Times, however, never @@ -72,17 +72,17 @@ and Pakistani intelligence. Some experts now believe that Hekmatyar will vastly increase Afghanistan's opium harvest when he becomes prime minister. "There were preliminary reports about six months ago based on interviews with UN personnel in the region that Afghanistan by itself could produce -3000 tons of opium," says McCoy. "Now that's nearly equivalent to the +3000 tons of opium," says McCoy. "Now that's nearly equivalent to the world's supply no matter how you calculate it. It's one little country and it's going to double the world's supply all by itself." It's easier-and far more profitable-for the 4 to 5 million Afghans returning home from the refugee camps in Pakistan to plant poppies than -rebuild their war-shattered economy, says McCoy. Afghanistan's agriculture +rebuild their war-shattered economy, says McCoy. Afghanistan's agriculture was destroyed by the war and it will take a lot of nurturing to revive the groves of oranges, its principal cash crop before the war. Poppies need little tending and they will guarantee peasants an almost immediate income. -"Opium is the ideal solution," says McCoy. "They can put it in and in six +"Opium is the ideal solution," says McCoy. "They can put it in and in six months they've got a harvest." But while Hekmatyar has inundated the U.S. and Europe with the potent powder, U.S. officials have remained silent. @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ orchestrating the Afghan war when the sheikh visited Pakistan just prior to moving to Brooklyn in May 1990. As the Voice previously reported, the CIA almost certainly facilitated the sheikh's entry into the United States as a reward for helping the mujahedeen-despite his presence on a State -Department terrorism watch list. Mahmud Abouhalima, an Afghan war vet and +Department terrorism watch list. Mahmud Abouhalima, an Afghan war vet and the sheikh's driver, has been indicted for his alleged involvement in the World Trade Center bombing. The wreckage and death caused by the blast is a depressing coda to the end of the Cold War. And thanks to the CIA's diff --git a/pythonCode/output/zionism.xml b/pythonCode/output/zionism.xml index a9dfc1e..f15ea28 100644 --- a/pythonCode/output/zionism.xml +++ b/pythonCode/output/zionism.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -

From: wmcguire@world.std.com (Wayne McGuire) +

From: wmcguire@world.std.com (Wayne McGuire) To: talk.politics.mideast Subject: The End of Zionism (Yet Another Failed Messianic Movement) Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA @@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ messianic in its outlook and foundations.

The collapse of Communism (the 20th century's premier secular messianic movement), the failure of the Israeli kibbutz -movement, the rush to proclaim Menachem Schneerson the Messiah, +movement, the rush to proclaim Menachem Schneerson the Messiah, the rise of Kahanism, and an unceasing succession of blunders by the Israeli government starting in the 1973 war and continuing -most recently in the Demjanjuk fiasco have all combined to lead +most recently in the Demjanjuk fiasco have all combined to lead me to the conclusion that something is so seriously awry with the Zionist experiment that it does in fact exhibit all the traits of previous failed messianic movements in Jewish history.

@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ interactively and seeing all the implications:

Golan, Matti. With Friends Like You: What Israelis Really Think About American Jews. New York: The Free Press, 1992. Translated -from the Hebrew by Hillel Halkin.

+from the Hebrew by Hillel Halkin.

Leibowitz, Yeshayahu. Judaism, Human Values, and the Jewish State. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1992.

-

Roth, Philip. Operation Shylock: A Confession. New York: Simon & +

Roth, Philip. Operation Shylock: A Confession. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.

Segev, Tom. The Seventh Million: The Israelis and The Holocaust. @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ creative thinking about what you've read. Attached below the post is a longer list of books which collectively provide an articulate explanation of why Zionism's future is bleak indeed.

-

If you want the really short course, just read the Martin Sicker +

If you want the really short course, just read the Martin Sicker book. Surveying thousands of years of failed messianism in a few hundred pages is a real education, and puts mere decades of Zionism into perspective.

@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ a physical Jewish state in the middle of a region which hates that state. All the old anti-Zionist arguments that Jews themselves hashed over before the founding of Israel are going to come to the surface again, and the original Jewish anti-Zionists -are going to look like prophets. Theodore Herzl will come to be -seen as notorious a failed prophet as Karl Marx.

+are going to look like prophets. Theodore Herzl will come to be +seen as notorious a failed prophet as Karl Marx.

The reason? Zionism is a false messianic movement, a well-known phenomenon in Jewish history. It is built on air, fantasies, and @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ reason yourself if you examine your heart: ask yourself why you don't live in Israel. Then you'll know why so many Jews want to leave Israel.

-

Trust me, Marty, it is over. Sometime during the last year or +

Trust me, Marty, it is over. Sometime during the last year or two, deep in the secret soul of Jews, of history, of the world, Zionism died, expired. Zionists will continue to go through the motions, engage in angry and self-destructive arguments with @@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ bitten by the messianic bug NEVER know when the house is about to cave in: that is one of the key traits of messianism: it destroys your ability to read objective reality clearly. The mind of the messianist--whether that of one of the leaders of the revolt -against Rome, or one of Sabbatai Sevi's followers, or one of Karl -Marx's disciples, or Menachem Schneerson's, or David Koresh's, is +against Rome, or one of Sabbatai Sevi's followers, or one of Karl +Marx's disciples, or Menachem Schneerson's, or David Koresh's, is clouded by a kind of drug which is able to ignore or distort every fact relevant to his or her true situation. All messianists are essentially mad, at least for the duration of their fever. @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ ideology and theory on a megalomaniacal scale.

This ideology is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to meet its maker. This is a late ideology. It's a stiff. -Bereft of life, its rests in peace. If you hadn't nailed it to +Bereft of life, its rests in peace. If you hadn't nailed it to the perch, it would be pushing up the daisies. It's rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-ideology.

@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ time to participate in this conference at any length to provide the long version of these insights. But after you laugh, give a little serious thought to what I am saying. I just may be right.

-

Wayne

+

Wayne

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@@ -234,13 +234,13 @@ little serious thought to what I am saying. I just may be right.

Avineri, Shlomo. Moses Hess: Prophet of Communism and Zionism. New York and London: New York University Press, 1985.

-

Friedman, Robert I. The False Prophet: Rabbi Meir Kahane: From +

Friedman, Robert I. The False Prophet: Rabbi Meir Kahane: From FBI Informant to Knesset Member. Brooklyn: Lawrence Hill Books, 1990.

Golan, Matti. With Friends Like You: What Israelis Really Think About American Jews. New York: The Free Press, 1992. Translated -from the Hebrew by Hillel Halkin.

+from the Hebrew by Hillel Halkin.

Harkabi, Yehoshafat. Israel's Fateful Hour. New York: Harper & Row, 1988.

@@ -249,15 +249,15 @@ Row, 1988.

State. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1992.

Leshem, Moshe. Balaam's Curse: How Israel Lost Its Way, and How -It Can Find It Again. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989.

+It Can Find It Again. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989.

-

Lustick, Ian S. For the Land and the Lord: Jewish Fundamentalism +

Lustick, Ian S. For the Land and the Lord: Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel. New York: Council on Foreign Relations, 1988.

-

Roth, Philip. Operation Shylock: A Confession. New York: Simon & +

Roth, Philip. Operation Shylock: A Confession. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.

-

Scholem, Gershom. Sabbatai Sevi: The Mystical Messiah. Princeton, +

Scholem, Gershom. Sabbatai Sevi: The Mystical Messiah. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1973. Translated by R. J. Zwi Werblowsky.